we'll pick it up with john thompson's quest for justice. to attend today's supreme court session. john, thank you for stopping here first. tell us about this case. it's conic versus thompson and it will be heard before the supreme court. >> so after john was released in 2003 he and his lawyered approached the d.a. and said john spent 18 years in prison for two crimes that he didn't commit, we don't want to make him a richmond but can we help him put his life back together. the d.a. office said they would do nothing. so in 2005 john and his lawyers filed a lawsuit charging that the d.a.'s office had violated john's civil rights by failing to train how to handle evidence properly. and that's the case being heard today by the supreme court. >> the term deliberate is a term we heard and it was a climate of -- i don't want to put words in your mouth, but it appears to be a crime of corruption almost there in the d.a.'s office. you tell me how to describe it better. >> harry connick, jr., was the d.a. in new orleans during that time and there is a

coach john thompson iii came to grips with life after monroe. >> there is no one person that is goingsay hey, you are going to be what number 10 was last year and i think that we may have a little more depth up front and i think we may have more depth on the perimeter also and this year's team will wok and he -- look and feel different from last year's team. >> and gilbert arenas is expected to make the preview against the bucks. >> thanks, you have the news edge, the news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. back here at 10. the man lip. hope you will be, too. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust.

coach john thompson, ii has come to grips with life after the big fellow. >> there's no one person ever going to say you're going to be what no. 10 was last year, but i think we may have a little more depth in the perimeter. so this year's team will look and feel much different than last year's team. >> college hoops season, football season, wiz, hockey, all going on at one time. that's pretty good. i'm dave feldman. have a food night. brian bolter is back with the edge -- good night. brian bolter is back with the edge. swigakimth joe woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need hel

the tickets to all four schools are free but if john thompson iii dances like he did, you should do got for that. maryland in the same predicament. each losing their biggest star to the nba last year. as the two teams convened today for their media days, they couldn't worry about the past. >> losing greg is a big loss. okay. once you get past that, you don't think about greg. you think about who is in the building right now. who is going to win. who is on the team right now. >> the last time we check, we still get the chance to play games and we're looking forward to getting on the court and seeing what we can do. >> finally tonight, hey philly fans, compared to these guys, you're like a bunch of librarians. this is at the soccer match between italy and serbia. and before the game ever start, the fans begin rioting and setting the stadium on fire at which point both teams say forget about this, they left the field. they never played it. here come the riot police to take the field. i have seen fans in philly throw snow balls at santa claus, but i have never seen them set the stadium on

the coach john thompson has to come with grips with life after monroe. >> is there no one person thate're going to take and say hey you're going to be what number ten was last year. but i think we may have a little depth up front and a little more depth on the perimeter also. this year's team will look and feel much different than last year's team. >> all right. in college park the terps are holding a midnight madness. this year's squad of 13 features three seniors,. the terps are coming you have a 24-9 season but lost two to graduation. the head coach is not concerned. >> you can't let anyone put limits on you. wherever they pick us preseason i think that's fine. we're picked sixth last year or whatever it was in the acc preseason. but, you know, that didn't bother us because the last time we checked, we still get the happens to play games and we're looking forward to getting on the court and seeing what we can do. >> and be careful what you wish for, especially if you're gilbert arenas. one day after he admitted to fake agony injury in tuesday night's game against the atlanta hawks,

joining me to talk about these issues are john donnelly and lauren thompson and john barry and john bennettwelcome to the show. john bennett, let me start with you. the savings drive. they want to save $101 billion over the next five years. ash taylor has put together issues. what is next in the process of saving this much money in the coming years? >> they are in the implementation phase. several task forces are moving along with how they go about instituting what secretary gates wants to do. that goes through mid-december. at the same time, the services are coming up with their own plans of organizations and commands to cut and scale back generals to fire. i think that is where the fight is really going to be on the hill. that will be rolled out with the 2012 budget in february. >> let me ask you about the joint forces command. secretary gates wants to show he can cut the staff as well as one of the pentagon information agencies he wants to cut. the delegation is furious. what are the chances that gates will win this? >> i think the odds are he will win it. i think it is a healing cry fro

cox our next question was submitted by john thompson, a utility worker who lives in hartsdale. he would like to know, what are the facts, negative or positive, of the obama health care plant and how will hoosiers' be affected? how would you change the plan and why? >> as you know, i voted for the health care plan that came before us. it was important -- when i first started to run for congress, my first meetings were constituents that if you get elected, please do something about the rising cost of healthcare in this country. i am proud that we took it on. i think that it does some great things. it eliminates pre-existing conditions for children and eventually, adults. it closes the doughnut hole for seniors so that when they get to a certain point of using medication, they do not have to go into bankruptcy or stop taking medicine. eliminates the cap so that if you get sick and -- you do not spend your whole entire savings on your health care. it gives tax breaks to small businesses. that is a very important first step. is the bill perfect? absolutely not. will it be added to a

surround this man, john thompson.rongly convicted of murder and carjacking on doet row in louisiana and a month from the execution, the attorneys found that the prosecution hid evidence that proved he was innocent and everyone admits this. prosecutors today say it's true. these guys did it back then and overturned. so what the case -- the supreme court is hearing now what he did that's unusual. he went after the district attorney's office. people know harry connick. his son -- it was the d.a. harry connick at the time. he filed suit against him and his daufs because they employed the prosecutors. >> oh. you can sue the d.a.? that's the question? >> a jury gave him $14 million. and the test now is whether he gets to keep it or not. >> right. >> i want to tell you. this is from "usa today" and did a great job. take a look at what they found. 201 cases since 1997 judges have found federal prosecutors broke laws or ethics rules. you would think prosecutors maybe don't need to sue them to take them to law. look at this. ze

cox our next question was submitted by john thompson, a utility worker who lives in hartsdale.e would like to know, what are th facts, negative or positive, of the obama health care plant and how will osiers' be affected? how would you change the plan and why? >> as y know, i voted for the health care plan that came before us. it was important -- when i first started to run for congress, my first meetings were constituents that if you get elected, please do somethingbout the rising cost of healthcare in this country. i am proud that we took it on. i think that it does some great things. it eliminates pre-existing nditions for children and eventually, adults. it closes the doughnut hole for seniors so that when they get to a certain point of using medication, they do not have to go into bankruptcy or stop taking medicine. eliminates the cap so that if you get sick and -- you do not spend your whole ente savings on your health care. it gives tax breaks to small businesses. that is a very importa first step. is the bill perfect? absolutely n. will it be added to and deleted from?

cox our next question was submitted by john thompson, a utility worker who lives in hartsdale. he would like to know, what are the facts, negative or positive, of the obama health care plant and how will hoosiers' be affected? how would you change the plan and why? >> as you know, i voted for the health care plan that came before us. it was important -- when i first started to run for congress, my first meetings were constituents that if you get elected, please do something about the rising cost of healthcare in this country. i am proud that we took it on. i think that it does some great things. it eliminates pre-existing conditions for children and eventually, adults. it closes the doughnut hole for seniors so that when they get to a certain point of using medication, they do not have to go into bankruptcy or stop taking medicine. eliminates the cap so that if you get sick and -- you do not spend your whole entire savings on your health care. it gives tax breaks to small businesses. that is a very important first step. is the bill perfect? absolutely not. will it be added to a

john in (applause) for many this will be in all week event. they plan to be here for every game (cheering) you can you're the same behind me reporting from at&t bart kate >> thompsonso at the prior offer phillies fans, and they say they're still feeling confident that philadelphia can bounce >> back. i can't think we give sweep the rest, the next game is critical. i am feeling it is only two-one the allotted time to come back and win. a winter moscow on what led to sylvia, 3-2. king was listens to the giants but it's hard series, there's still a lot of calls to be played. >> there's a still ball games to play. it's not the end of the world. >> we're hopeful, it is going to be a right. we're a future defense we feel like it will be okay today was not the day but they will come back >>. i am happy for the giants and i think it's great to get a w today. the next two days due to rebut. >> phillies fans tune of reason to be concord but if they have won the last four straight years. but game for again today at 5:00 p.m. keep it in here to kron4 for continuing terrorist. william betancourt the hell's angels member allegedly to get sensitive dmv information is due in cour