matthew drove back to new york but josh brumberger and the senator got in bunny's private plane and took off from her front yard going to north carolina. josh made a big fun story out of that, and the jury, again, seems really engaged with this young man. >> yeah. and in the end trying to establish that much of that $925,000 came into john edwards in large part given by bunny was to cover up the affair with rielle hunter and the allegation here, too, is he was using campaign funds. in the end we're still yet to see whether this was indeed campaign money or whether this was money separate from that, private funds. all very confusing, but fascinating nonetheless. >> reporter: and what was john edwards' intent? all we've heard so far was john edwards had checked with financial advisers, campaign finance people, and he was told that it was perfectly legal to take this money. prosecution is going to have to get over that hurdle. i think they need somebody to come forward and say, oh, no, no, he knew that this was a risky business. we haven't heard that yet. >> diane dimond, thanks so much fro

afttr tte heavy and often combative testimony that marked the start of the trial, edwards aide josh brumbergerrought the courtroom back to llfe. he was funny at times, reeounting his travels with edwards in 206 before he declared what would be his final run for he white house. with edwaads's mistress rielle hunter tagggng long shooting web videos of edwards -- including on this bad news to edwards, issuing sa- several warnings about hunter p.the first warning shortly after she walked up and at the regency hotel in new york. brumberger said he told edwards that mm hunter quote he researcced things she -- posted on the internet and said he found alll sex, drugs, rock n roll and astrology."later brumberger was surprissd toosee hunter with herrcamera --traveling with edwards and said he wasn't impressed..that he said and unprofessional "when -3 edwarrs told staff that huntee should getthealth insurance evv consultant bbumberger wrooe in an email, "the whole thing is know it"..but he wrote, edwards was fairly adamant tood edwards directly that stafffwas noticing he treated rielle hunter differently

josh brumberger was a travel aide to john edwards. he was there on the night the affair began.llegedly, hunter was hired to make these behind the scenes campaign videos. and even interviewed him about his role in edwards' campaign, as a presidential candidate prepared for a trip to china. >> you never know what to put as my occupation. travel companion. >> i want to hear the response [ bleep ]. >> reporter: now, josh brumberger was fired by john edwards because he confronted him on this affair. he was one of the closest aides to john edwards. he will actually be in the courtroom later on today, george, and this is going to be a major big, key part for the prosecution's case. >> it sure is. bob, thanks very much. >>> now, to the shocking video just released of a tour boat ride turned fatal. for the first time, we're seeing exactly what happened onboard a philadelphia duck boat, just seconds before a huge barge plowed right into it. abc's rob nelson is here with the story. boy, rob, that is hard to look at. >> tough video to watch. good morning, guys. we remember that horrific du

earlier today, the jury heard from josh brumberger, the candidate's young, trusted traveling aide. their close relationship captured by rielle hunter herself in those campaign webisodes. brumberger was there the night i was worried that some of the staff were talking about how he treated rielle hunter differently from the rest of the staff, brumberger testified. he says edwards replied. i got ya, i appreciate it. he said edwards in a profanity tirade said, why didn't you come to me like a man and tell me to stop? that night, his relationship with edwards was open. cate edwards did return later and listen to a wrenching details about a fight with her father and mother. diane? >> okay, bob. thank you. and knew we turn from one family drama to another. late today, word of a mysterious death. word of a suicide by on powerful athlete on the football field. junior seau, dead with a gunshot wound to the chest. his mother in shock tonight. and his football colleagues asking if there is an example of the punishment the players take on the field. here is david wright. >> reporter: during a 2

earlier today, the jury heard from josh brumberger, the candidate's young, trusted traveling aide. their close relationship captured by rielle hunter herself in those campaign webisodes. brumberger was there when edwards and hunter met for the first time. more than once, brumberger confronted his boss and mentor. i said i was worried that some of the staff was tacking about how he treated rielle hunter differently from the rest of the staff, brumberger testified. he says edwards replied, i got ya, i appreciate it. but nothing changed. brumberger finally went to senior campaign 5ids but he said that edwards find out in a tirade. he said, he shouted, why don't you come to me like a man and tell me to stop? that night, brumberger's job with the campaign was over. and so was his relationship with john edwards. diane, later, cate edwards did return later and listened to wrenching details about a fight between her mother and father. he said he tried to keep a secret to the protect his wife, not his campaign for president. diane? >> okay, bob. thank you. >>> and we turn from one family dr

josh brumberger is also expected to take the stand today.aide for edwards who was reportedly present when edwards first met his mistress at a hotel in new york city. newt gingrich will end his run for the white house today. gingrich will announce he's dropping-out of the republican presidential primary... this afternoon in arlington virginia. he's expected to throw his support behind the clear front- runner... mitt romney. plans are underway for the two of them to appear together at a formal endorsement event. gingrich won 141 delegates during the primary. a four-alarm fire damages tyler perry's studios in atlanta. the fire broke out shortly before nine last night. the multi-million dollar studios sit on 60 acres and include five sound stages, a theater, a chapel and other offices. nobody was injured but the flames caused one building to partially collapse. firefighters have not yet determinded the cause of the fire. last year, perry topped forbes' "entertainment's highest-paid men" list, raking in 130- million dollars. a woman in new jersey

former aide josh brumberger was called to the stand this afternoon and prosecutors hope the inner circlecan help piece together the timeline of events and fill in gaps in the money trail. >> they're also going to try to, for the prosecution, identify how john edwards was in control. he was the master here, the puppeteer. they worked for him. that's really an important part of the prosecution's case, that it was john edwards who was controlling. >> reporter: it speaks to the question at the heart of this high profile case. was that control outside the bounds of the law? there was an emotional turn in the case today as the testimony shifted to her mom and how she found out about the affair. kate edwards, who stood by her father's side for most of this trial, whispered something to him before leaving the courtroom in tears. in greensboro, north carolina, i'm jay gray, news 4. >>> coming up on news 4, pucker up. a birthday kiss for david beckham in front of a packed house. >> they're blushing. >>> bobby brown talks about whitney houston's death. find out what he says about her drug use. ♪ >>

josh brumberger traveled with edwards during his presidential campaign and testified about a meeting edwards had with a donor whose money allegedly helped hide edwards' pregnant mistress rielle hunter from the media. prosecutors are using this testimony to establish a timeline for edwards' affair. he is accused of misusing nearly a million dollars in campaign funds. he has pled not guilty. >>> now politics. mitt romney ramps up his campaign today with stops across northern virginia. he's focusing on small businesses and jobs but there is still a lotd of speculation over his potential running mate. chris gordon has our report. >> reporter: kicking off his virginia campaign today in chantilly, mitt romney portrayed himself as the champion of small business. he took direct aim at president obama. >> what the president did was one item after another make it harder and harder for small business to thrive and to grow and to start up. it was the most antismall business administration i've seen probably since carter. who would have guessed we'd look back at the carter years as the good ole d

earlier they heard from josh brumberger, the young trusted traveling aide.lose relationship captured by rielle hunter herself in those campaign webisodes. brumberger was there the night edwards and hunter met for the first time. more than once he confronted his boss and mentor. i said i was worried about the way he freeted rielle hunter differently from the rest of the staff. he said edwards replied, i go gotcha, i appreciate it. but nothing changed. he went to senior campaign aideses but edwards found out in a profanity laden tirade. edwards shouted why didn't you come to me like a man and tell me to stop. that night, brumberger's job on the campaign was over. so was his relationship with john edwards. now cate edwards did return later to the room, listening to wrenching details about a fight between her mother and father. he says the cover-up it twous keep the affair secret to protect his wife not his campaign for president. bob woodruff, abc news, greensboro, north carolina. >> and that is the question that bob pointed out. what was the use of that money.

. >> reporter: now, josh brumberger was fired by john edwards because he confronted him on this affair. he was one of the closest aides to john edwards. he will be in the courtroom here later today, george. this is going to be a major, big, key part for the prosecution's case. >> it sure is. bob, thanks very much. >>> now, to the shocking video just released of a tour boat ride turned fatal. for the first time, we're seeing exactly what happened onboard a philadelphia duck boat, just seconds before a huge barge plowed right into it. abc's rob nelson is here with the story. that's hard to look at. >> good morning, guys. we remember that horrific duck boat crash on the delaware river nearly two years ago, that left two dead, when a barge slammed into that tour boat. and now, with a wrongful death suit approaching in a few days, new video has just been released that shows the final minutes before the deadly accident. newly-released video shows one of the duck boat's crew members jumping off the vessel, just seconds before the barge smashed into the smaller boat. it's also being reported t

former campaign staffer josh brumberg brumberger, was with edwards when he met rachel "bunny" mellonas particularly concerned about where his head was at the time, he said of edwards. brumberger said, he repeatedly warned edwards, but after he alerted other staffer, an angry edwards called him on the carpet, saying, why didn't you come to me, like a man? that was brumberger's last day. now, prosecutors will continue building their case with more testimony from former campaign staffers today. of course, a key question here is whether rielle hunter and john edward, either one of them or both, will be brought to the stand in this trial. charlie and erica, back to you. >> anna, thank you. cbs news legal analyst jack ford is here. welcome. >> good morning. >> what's the impact of this testimony? >> it's interesting. perhaps huge emotional impact. you know, as we heard in anna's piece, high drama inside of that courtroom. kate edwards going out, john edwards upset by this testimony. a real question as to how much strictly legal impact. you know, this goes once again, very compelling eviden

witness did talk about edwards' first meetin at the heart of the case, former campaign staffer josh brumbergerin a campaign video seen here in a campaign video edwards 2005. but but the main concern was edwards' growing relationship with hunter. i was particularly concerned where hi where his head was at the time he sa he said of edwards. brum brumberger said he warned brumbergt& said he warned edwards but after he alerted other other staffers an angry edwards called him on the carpet saying why didn't you come to me like a man. that wa that was brumberger's last day. now the prosecutors will ue& the prosecutors will continue building their case with more with more testimony from former campaign staffers today. of course, a key question here s is whether reille hunter and john edwards either one or both will be brought to the stand in this trial. charlie and erica, back to you. >> cbs news legal analyst jack ford ford is here. welcome. heat's t what's the impact of this testimony? >> it's >> it's interesting. perhaps huge emotional impact. as we heard, high drama inside that courtroom. kate ed

. >> that's what the testimony of josh brumberger, a personal aide to john edwards. he was fired on the spot for talking about the affair. >> and seemingly someone that doesn't have an interest in this. and does seem to be backing up the testimony of the youngs. andrew and cheri young, who are testified about how john edwards is orchestrating the cover-up. one of the issues is, did john edwards know about the money? and you have him saying that john edwards was ordering a littal action committee to pay her health insurance. and john edwards was well aware of everything that was happening. that's very important. i think one of the most important witnesses in the case. >> dan abrams, thanks very much. >>> now, to the death of former nfl superstar, junior seau, and why it could be a warning to parents of teen athletes across the country. experts say it could be linked to head injuries from all of the hard hits he took on the field for all those years. abc's paula faris has more. >> reporter: good morning, robin. these traumatic brain injuries, affecting 1.5 million youn

. >> reporter: that's right and josh brumberger was concerned about rielle hunter even before suspicions arose about the affair from the get-go. she approached john edwards. suddenly hired by the campaign as a videographer. he searched for her name on google and quote, what i found on line was pretty much, sex, drugs, rock and roll and astrology. brumberger said her individualinggraphy skills were shoddy and unprofessional. prosecutors played sample of her work to the jury. the video appeared to shake and times out of focus. harris. harris: we have a legal panel joining us later. we'll ask some interesting questions about this. thanks very much. good to see you. >> reporter: certainly. jon: a fox news alert. three special agent with immigrations and customs enforcement were shot serving warrants if the san francisco area. we're told the agents were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries of the at least one suspect is now in custody. claudia cowan is on the story live from petaluma, california, with the latest. claudia? >> reporter: hi, jon. the three special agent with i

he said when one of the staffers called, a man named josh brumberger called him and said we have a problem, her name is hunter. she acts crazy around this man. she misbehaves. he said he made an appointment with the senator to meet him at the regency hotel in new york and he warned him, and he said john edwards said to him are you asking me if i'm sleeping you with her. he said, yeah, i'm asking you. he said, no, i'm not sleeping with her. that's at a time that we know rielle hunter was pregnant. but he said the senator agreed she should not travel with him anymore and that was that until october 2007 when -- i'm sorry, 2006, when he says he got another call from a staffer and rielle hunter was back. he was very angry. he picked up the phone. he said, john, what the blank are you doing? and john edwards told him to go blank himself because he didn't need a babysitter and that was that. the relationship was over between the two men. but not with rielle. >> salacious details coming out of that trial. all right. diane dimond, good to see you again. have a good weekend. >>> here is a rundown o

. >> reporter: and josh brumberger, former chief of staff, was seen walking inside the federal courthousehe defense and the prosecution. harris: technical but tawdry! jonathan serrie, thank you very much. okay. what does it all mean for the case against john edwards? it's hard to think of a former presidential candidate perhaps going to prison. i'm going to ask our legal panel, what are the chances of that. they'll be here to break it down later in the program. >>> a new and diz million monthly jobs report to tell you about how -- now, raising concerns about the health of the economy. today, a closely watched payroll company adp showed private sector employers added only 119,000 jobs in april. that's far fewer than expected. my next guest says the adp numbers give a much more accurate reading of the jobs situation out there than the labor department's monthly figures. let's ask him about it, it's steve moore, senior economics writer for the "wall street journal". so what does this tell us that maybe we don't already know? >> hi harris. that number by the adp, suggesting 110, 115,000 new j

meanwhile, bill, we've seen josh brumberger, former chief of staff for john edwards, saw him enteringouse here. he is currently on the witness list for both the defense and the prosecution. bill: jonathan, thank you. we roll on there in that case in greens borough, north carolina. some of the allegations are that they used the money to make improvements with their house and some of it is not disputed. some of it has been admitted. martha: what a mess. they think they're bailing out john edwards, and say what you want about that part of it, but the money doesn't go to them, it looks like it ended up going to these two. bill: and the swimming pool out back. martha: how about this, this is coming up, folks, illegal immigrants reportedly claiming tax credits for their children that don't even live in this country, and somehow, that turns out to be legal. i kid you not. we're going to tell you about a loophole that costs us billions of dollars, every year. bill: also, who's the best, and who is the worst? the country's airport list is now out and rated by you, the traveler. who made the li

times it was out of focus, at times the interview subjects were out of frame, and the staffer josh brumbergercribed the camera work as shoddy and unprofessional, and said that it didn't make john edwards look presidential in his opinion. tori. >> and i understand there's a emotional reaction to some of the testimony from john edwards' daughter. is she expected back in court today? >> she is expected back in court today. it was during christina reynolds' testimony as she was beginning to describe that argument in the aircraft hangar, that christina or kate edwards stormed out -- she didn't storm out of the courtroom, but she left the courtroom visibly upset. she was in tears, and then she later returned during a break. and we anticipate that she'll be back during most of today's hearings, if not all today. >> all right. thank you. >>> the san francisco unified school district is accused of violating more than 100 special- education regulations in the past year. that's according to a state department of education report that was published in today's bay citizen. the alleged violations include f