along came their young prince, ben novak jr. >> he was a spoiled kid, a brat. >> ben jr, don't call himeveragey, would be trotted out to shake hands with the likes of j jfk, then it was back up the hotel elevator to home. birthday cakes came from room service. >> the kids who came to birthday parties were strangers, just kids passing through the hotel. >> the friendless boy, lost himself in the fantasy world of batman. the super hero became an obsession. even as an adult, he was still amassing a flor to ceiling collection of batman memorabilia. he even bought a bat mobile from the old tv show. but there was no holding off the real world and change. just as the rat pack fade id away, so too did the fountain bleu. by the late '70s, miami beach was regarded as a stale place for old people. ben novak sr lost the hotel in bankruptcy and died not long afterwards. the son, stayed in the hospitality business and made his mark. he created a company run out of his home here that organized conventions at big hotels. like his father, he was a hard-nosed businessman. in time, he was grossing $50 mil

jesse jackson, jr. and this video is about to get awesome. >> we got jesse jackson, jr. in d.c. it's the first time since he pled guilty to spending $750,000 on personal stuff. >> a fur cape. a mounted elk's head. >> a football signed by two american presidents. $17,000 on cigars and other tobacco products. >> and most importantly a used michael jackson fedora. >> and on the streets of d.c. our photog asked the questions everybody wants to know. why the michael jackson fedora and not the glove? >> come on. >> that is great. >> that's not all. >> where is the michael jackson fedora now? are you going to keep the fedora or the bruce lee memorabilia? >> apparently he bought a bunch of bruce lee memorabilia as well. >> we love him. >> amazing. >> you get to wear the michael jackson fedora? >> and finally -- >> have a good one, jesse. >> what do you think about j3 now? >> he's made some ethical choices in what he bought. >> where do you buy a fur cape? >> cape town. >> that sounds pretty cool. >> you got to love this a little bit harvey. >> hate him. >> he's not a good guy. >> but as

the former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. enterring the u.s. district courthouse with his wife to plowed guilty to federal charges. >> anything can you share today? >> reporter: this was one of the first public sightings of jackson since he disappeared from and resigned from congress last year, citing the treatment of bipolar disorder and he later admitted in court to using $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses. court papers say that includes a rolex watch, hdtv, travel, meals, and memorabilia from shen rities like michael jackson -- celebrities like michael jackson. the lawyer claims bipolar disorder played a key role in jackson's crimes. >> he has serious health issues and we're going to talk with them extensively with the court and they're related to his present predicament and that is not an excuse but a fact. >> reporter: in court, jesse jackson jr. said i did those things. as the judge read the charges. when asked if he was taking medication for his bipolar disorder that affected his judgement, jackson said, no, i have never bee

jesse jackson jr. is not the first law maker to make this journey but he's the one pleading guilty as we speak. no bail yet for the blade runner but the defense scores points as new details emerge from the death of his model girlfriend. >>> this used to be the place to see and be seen in kansas city. today it is a smoldering ruin and a woman is still unaccounted for. >> we begin at this hour at the d.c. course where jesse jackson jr. son of the civil rights icon former congressman from chicago is pleading guilty to skimming, making shoveling money from his campaign kofers. we're talking $43,000 for a watch, furs and cashmere clothing. two hats worn by michael jackson, almost $10,000 for children's furniture and a football autographed by u.s. presidents. illegally diverted and due to be paid back. that's not all. lisa sylvester is outside the courthouse. we're talking about the possibility of jail time. >> reporter: that's right. in fact, the preceding are still going on as we speak. i just came out min

robert gladden jr. was in court today. >> new details about the case. prosecutors offered robert gladden jr. a plea deal but he did not take it. he said he was sorry about the shooting. >> he tell the baltimore county court friday that taking a shot a gun to school and shooting one of his classmates was the dumbest decision he is ever made. the shooting took place on the first day of class is at perry hall high school in the cafeteria. in a special needs student was shot in the back. robert gladden jr. is charged as an adult but his defense team argued a case should be moved to the do not court system. he claimed he was trying to kill himself on a day of the shooting and that if he went to prison, it would be like a death sentence. he told the judge you are the only person i can give me that chance. they argued his actions were egregious. calling what happened a nightmare for all who were subjected to what he did. the defense attorney said robert gladden jr. was trying to commit suicide and came up with

that's part of what former illinois congressman, jesse jackson, jr., told a judge today. weeping quietly at times, while pleading guilty to one felony conspiracy count. >> jesse needed to come to terms with his misconduct and those who were in court so he did precisely that. >> his entire famous family was there. his father, the civil rights icon, his mother, jackie, and four siblings. >> well, jackie, do you have anything? >> we love the people of chicago. >> jesse, jr., often looked back at them in the courtroom while admitting to using more than $750,000 in campaign funds on personal expenditures, including a $43,000 gold plated rolex watch and furniture for their children's rooms. jackson entered treatment for a bi polar disorder. his defense will count on that at sentencing when he could face up to five years in prison. before the same judge, sandra jackson entered a guilty plea to filing a false tax return. >> legal observers inside the courtroom say she could get probation, but they expect the former congressman, jesse jackson, jr., to get prison time. sentencing f

jim j hen jr. was born the day after he was shot down in 1991.e oth there were both there for a a tryout, second-degree murder trial. he was convicted. >> okay. he was jim? >> jimlo thompson, the one that his ory hprisoner of war in american history. .. buried urn an avalanche of tragedy for the last 28 years. he's a stroke victim today. he couldn'ttell his own story and i met him in 1984 and got his permission to tell his own story and so "glory denied" is about what he went through in vietnam. it's also about what his family went through in vietnam and the family together went through after the war. >> who was alice? >> alice was jim's wife. they had been married 10 years at the time that jim was lost in vietnam and hs captivity began. and she -- they met in new jersey jim found in the army a place where he could realize his dreams and ambitions, but he was wep up in a war that he -- swept up in a war that he had no understanding of, alice had no understanding of. m wavidn ev knowhere if.the >> t

. >> plus jesse jackson, jr. stole campaign money and blew it on a fur cape, a mounted elk head and a used michael jackson fedora. >> bad decision. >> great decision making on what he bought. >> coming up, we got diane cannon. >> how long do you wait before  >> attention "tmz" viewers do you love "tmz" so much you want to wear it on your body? before you get that painful tattoo, check out the "tmz" store. we've got everything like shirts and hats and beanies and more shirts. got a cold dog, then you're a horrible owner so get him a dog hoodie. love to drink coffee, then pick up a hat. >> want to be like harvey? no. well you can still buy a sippy cup any way. come to "tmz" store.com where our motto is all major credit cards accepted. >> you're looking at the most hated man in u.s. politics. a man who stole almost a million bucks from his campaign and blew it on -- well really cool stuff. jesse jackson, jr. and this video is about to get awesome. >> we got jesse jackson, jr. in d.c. i

jesse jackson, jr. and this video is about to get awesome. >> we got jesse jackson, jr. in d.c. it's the first time since he pled guilty to spending $750,000 on personal stuff. >> a fur cape. a mounted elk's head. >> a football signed by two american presidents. $17,000 on cigars and other tobacco products. >> and most importantly a used michael jackson fedora. >> and on the streets of d.c. our photog asked the questions everybody wants to know. why the michael jackson fedora and not the glove?

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auto porter jr. led the way with 16 points and puts them in a tie for second in the biggest -- east. a half game for the lead and the hoyas have gone from hunter to hunted. >> and i think this group go did good on focusing on the next game and understands there is a lot of basketball to be played. this group definitely knows and heard that, you know, we're at the top of the stands and we lost. so, i think that speaks to the league and we can't look ahead and go past our next game. we have to put our energy here and now. >> the hoyas say they ought to stay focused and they'lled in -- need to on saturday and they face syracuse as a member of the big east and they will conclude against syracuse at home on march 9th. >> and let's go, hoyas. thanks, scott. >>> and lance armstrong won't testify under oath. he would have been required to talk with the agency if he wanted any chance of reducing his lifetime ban from competitive sports. he decided to give it up. armstrong said the requirement was designed, qu

jesse jackson, jr., pleads guilty to corruption. dean reynolds on how the congressman looted the funds of his donors. beware the first of march. that's when hundreds of thousands of workers will see their paychecks cut if the president and congress can't make a deal. >> this is one of the least -- or the most distasteful tasks i have faced in my four years in this job. >> pelley: reports from david martin and chip reid. a bail hearing for olympic runner oscar pistorius turns into a preview of his murder trial. emma hurd on how the defense tried to tear apart the prosecution's case. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. good evening. under the law, donations to a political campaign must be spent on the campaign. but today jesse jackson, jr., pleaded guilty to spending $750,000 of his donors' money on a lavish life-style. federal prosecutors say the looting began seven years ago, nearly half the time jackson has represented his chicago district in congress. jackson pleaded guilty to conspiracy t

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. >>> plus congressman jesse jackson jr. has pleaded guilty, but now the fight to limit his jail time begins. >>> and look at this, some spots that have the ability to swallow six earths but that's the least of our concerns. we'll tell you why. we're back in two minutes. >>> welcome back. here are some other stories making news this morning. five people are dead after a late night plane crash in eastern georgia. seven passengers were aboard the craft when it ran off the runway. a few survivors are injured but officials haven't released details about their condition. >>> the white house is quietly moving to have the supreme court overturn the california ban on same-sex marriage. the high court will take up two cases surrounding same-sex marriage later this year. >>> former congressman jesse jackson jr. pleaded guilty to using some $750,000 in campaign funds as a personal piggy bank. he'll be sentenced in june and could get more than four years in prison. >>> meanwhile, the former mayor of the big easy trying to get out of the

charles walker, jr. was shot in hillcrest heights. the high school student later died at the hospital. the victim ames aunt said the teen may have been killed for his shoes. >>> for the first time since that tragic shooting of a police recruit last week, the baltimore commissioner stepped in front of cameras. anthony batts talked about how all of his officers will use weapons. >> we had a major procedural breakdown in our system and we're working to fix those. what's what batts said. he held fire harm training off. the purpose is to give them a chance to determine what went wrong. the commissioner said he is using this tragedy to change not just police training but the culture in the baltimore city police department. >> this weapon that we carry on our hips, they are not toys. they're not here for games. they're not here for play time. we have a very serious job and we have tremendous responsibility. the constitution, the laws, give us trem machine dust responsibility and we're here to protect and teach our recruits properly. protocol

jesse jackson jr. had the drive, the ability, and the talent to be the voice of a new generation. but he squandered that talent. >> reporter: as he left, jackson was apologetic. >> not a proud day. >> reporter: but his lawyers at age 47, he still has a promising future. >> a man that talented, that devoted to public service, a man who has done so much for so many, has another day, there will be another chapter in jesse jackson's life. >> reporter: his wife was at the same courtroom tearfully pleading guilty to a related charge. jesse jackson jr. will be sentenced in june and most certainly face prison time, as much as four years. >> we want to move on to business right now. wall street looking to rally now as stocks closed at near sessions low. the dow lost more than 100 points. for more, let's check in with karen cho. she's love in london for us. karen, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. investors are seen this market, this time, the fed suggesting that some of the board members have concerns ab

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his recent publication, the book, martin's dream: my journey and the legacy of martin luther king, jr., a memoir about his transition from being a teenage participant in the march on washington to becoming a historian and an educator and, of course, if you sign up for a membership you can get that book today. it's here. in 1985 he was invited by coretta scott king to direct a long-term project to edit and publish the definitive multi-volume edition, the papers of martin luther kindergartenv, jr. those papers include many of king's speeches, sermons, correspondence, publications, and unpublished writings. in addition, he has written or coed ted numerous other works based on those papers. * he collaborated -- now, this is really significant. he collaborated with the roma design group of san francisco to create the winning proposal in an international competition to design the national king memorial in washington, d.c. (applause) >> all right. among his many honors and awards, he has received the honorary degree he received in 2007 from more house college, has special meaning to him beca

they do expect jesse jackson, jr., to do some prison time. back to you guys. >> all right, bruce, thank you. >>> newly released video shows the explosion that rocked kansas city, missouri last night. watch the upper right corner of your screen. see that right there? the mayor says there could be more victims in the rubble of the restaurant destroyed by an explosion and fire. search crews have recovered one body, 15 people were hurt in that blast. the cause is under investigation. but less than an hour before the explosion, firefighters got a call saying a construction worker had hit a gas line. >>> right after the break, hold the phone. an unlimited wireless plan for under $20 a month? we're going to tell you about it up next. >>> and just in time for dinner, we'll tell you which d.c. restaurants are on the list for the top eatlies in the country. hey topper. >> temperatures are going down, they never went that high today. here are the numbers for national. high was only 40. low 33. averages are up to 48 and 32. record high is 1930, 76. recor

inside jesse jackson, jr. cried profusely throughout the proceeding. he told the judge after steadfastly looking back at his mother, almost a distraction at one point, his attorneys kind of had to remind you you need to be facing the judge, he said to the judge i fully understand the consequences of my actions. now, he had nothing to say to us. we don't expect to hear from him. we should also point out he had a lot of political heavyweights here with him, willy gary, one of itself most noted -- the most noted civil attorneys in the country, flew his own plane in for this proceeding today. also, judy smith, the noted woman who flies in and swoops down when political figures like michael vick and others get in trouble. she was here helping to handle and form the response to all of this. so a lot of people surrounding him. very little to be said to us except for those comments you heard from the attorney. we're going to have more on that. also later today, the u.s. attorney will have something to say about this case. bruce johnson reporting live from u.s.

he replaces otto porter jr. another balanced effort for him. georgetown closing out a 3-game homestand. they've got a 68-54 lead on st. john's. 22 seconds left. [crowd yelling] >> ian: stripped of the ball, sampson lost it. out of bounds and st. john's will hold on to it with 15 seconds left. we've got a statistubstitution as stephen domingo, the freshman from san francisco, will check in. >> clark: outstanding job by nate lubick today. a well-deserved partial standing ovation. >> ian: and bradley hayes in. the penetration and the tip-in goes. it'll be sampson getting credit for it. [whistle] >> ian: and with 2.2, we get a tie-up. amir garrett and jabril trawick. john caprio back in for georgetown, the walk-on. and he will replace trawick, a strong effort for him, 12 points for trawick. five rebounds. four assists. [buzzer] >> ian: that's it. here in d.c., georgetown has won five straight against st. john's, 68-56, the final at the verizon center, for clark kellogg, this is ian eagle. so long from washington, d.c. 12 point win for the hoyas. cl

former congressman jesse jackson jr.his wife sandy jackson will both appear before a federal judge at this u.s. district courthouse in washington, d.c., today. jackson has agreed to plead guilty to spending $750,000 of campaign donations on personal items, including a gold rolex watch. >> he resigned from the congress. he's doing everything he can to try to make the government happy. he's willing to pay restitution. so he's basically saying hey, listen i've stepped up to the plate, i'm doing everything i can, give me a break. >> it'll will be up to the federal judge to decide whether he gets any kind of break. he faces up to five years in jail. >> they'll recommend jail, they'll recommend a five-year term, but the judge can ignore that recommendation. >> jesse jackson jr. agreed to resign from congress as part of his plea agreement. in his resignation letter he tried to protect his wife saying the mistakes were his alone but the prosecution would not accept any deal without the congressman acknowledging that his wife kne

jesse jackson jr. had the drive, the ability and the talent to be the voice of a new generation. but he squandered that talent. >> reporter: as he left today, jackson was apologetic. >> not a proud day. i'm sorry i let everybody down. >> reporter: but his lawyer says at age 47, he still has a promising future. >> a man that talented, a man that devoted to public service, a man who has done so much for so many, has another day. there will be another chapter in jesse jackson's life. >> reporter: his wife, sandra, a former chicago alderman, was at the same courthouse, tearfully pleading guilty to a related charge. jesse jackson jr. will be sentenced in june, and will almost certainly face prison time, perhaps as much as four years. pete williams, nbc news, at federal court in washington. >>> things got hot in arizona yesterday during a constituent town hall meeting with senator john mccain. it got tense when he got an earful on a couple of issues. after a while, the senator pushed back. and it started on

former congressman jesse jackson jr. could face prison time after pleading guilty to using campaign funds for personal items. the illinois democrat use the money to buy among other things, a rolex watch furniture, and electronics. he cut a deal with prosecutors today and waived his right to a trout. >> jesse jackson jr. will face up to five years in prison. he will have a guideline range of 46 to 57 months. he will have to pay back the money he stole. >> jackson remains free until he is sentenced in june. his wife was also pled guilty to filing false joint income tax returns. >> virginia voters could vote as early as tomorrow on a proposed transportation bill. this is weeks after gov. bob mcdonnell's original bill drew attention. it would increase the sales tax from 5.3% and 2.5% and increase the title tax on new car purchases. >> 6:00 tonight -- d.c. mayor vincent gray pushes for what he calls a sustainable d.c. in the years to come. part of this is encouraging commuters to use their cars to get in and out of the distri

jesse jackson jr., the former congressman acknowledging that he did that.e's looking up to five years in prison, paying fines, paying that money back as well. his wife also pled guilty to charges related to filing false tax returns in court today. that's the latest from the live desk. >>> we'reling following breaking news right now out of the prince george's county. less than an hour ago, police announced that five people were arrested, charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of charles walker jr. walker is the suitland high school teenager shot and killed on monday. it happened a few blocks away from the hillcrest heights home. the gunmen apparently wanted his shoes in a shopping bag. we learned late this afternoon that a teenager shot in a parking lot in forestville has now died of his injuries. aaron kidd, another suitland high school student died at the scene. seven teenagers have now been killed in prince george's county this school year alone. >>> we also have a dramatic end in texas this asp to the murder investigation of an expecta

jesse jackson jr., pleads guilty to corruption.ressman looted the funds of his donors. beware the first of march. that's when hundreds of thousands of workers will see their paychecks cut if the president and congress can't make a deal. >> this is one of the least -- or the most distasteful tasks i have faced in my four years in this job. >> pelley: reports from david martin and chip reid. a bail hearing for olympic runner oscar pistorius turns into a preview of his murder trial. emma hurd on how the defense tried to tear apart the prosecution's case. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. good evening. under the law, donations to a political campaign must be spent on the campaign. but today jesse jackson jr., pleaded guilty to spending $750,000 of his donors' money on a lavish life-style.