"judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution donald watson is suing his former tenants, ray and becky smith, for unpaid rent, stolen property, and damages. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, it's case number 360 of the calendar in the matter of watson vs. smith. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. gentlemen, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. watson, you rented the defendants an apartment that you own -- >> correct. >> judge judy: that was above a pizzeria. it had four bedrooms. when did you move in, mrs. smith? >> we moved in on may 1, 2015. >> judge judy: and when did you move out? >> we were out october 1, 2016. >> judge judy: and there came a time that, during your tenancy, your husband lost his job and you fell behind in your rent. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: how much rent, when you moved out, had not been

>> judge judy: and you said? >> no. >> judge judy: why not? he paid for the bike. >> he's a minor. >> judge judy: is that the reason? >> no. >> judge judy: don't give me a lot of baloney, mr. miller! what was the reason? >> announcer: "judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution 17-year-old thomas miller and his mother, suzanne oliver, are suing thomas' father, jim miller, for the return of a dirt bike. jim says thomas doesn't deserve it. >> byrd: all rise. your honor, this is case number 489 on the calendar in the matter of oliver and miller vs. miller. parties have been sworn in. ma'am, have a seat. >> judge judy: what's your first name? >> thomas. >> judge judy: thomas, this is your mom and that's your father and this is the problem. parents are divorced? >> never married. >> judge judy: and they shared custody and visitation of you in a sort of informal re

"judge judy." alice kipp says her daughter camille gregg owes for a loan for attorney fees so she could fight for custody. camille is countersuing, also for attorney fees. >> judge judy: now, the retainer agreement clearly doesn't say $5,000. it says retainer for a flat fee of $4,000, $3,000 to be payable now. and you do have a withdrawal for $3,000, and that's on october 6th. >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: is that what your mother sent you? >> yeah, she sent me the $3,000. >> judge judy: where did you to pay the lawyer? >> me and my partner together. my mother did get the settlement. she was excited about it. she sent me the $3,000. she offered to send that. she said god gave her this money because he must have known that i was gonna need it. she never been able to help me before. >> judge judy: just a second. how much money do you claim you gave your daughter? >> i gave her a total of $5,900. her partner sent me a check for $300, which i cashed. i had $600 on me. i got a cashier's check, the first

"judge judy." you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real. the cases are real. the people are real. the cases are real. the rulings are final. captions paid for by cbs television distribution judee nan rhea is suing her ex son-in-law, ben hathaway, for a loan to put a new heating unit in his home. ben says the loan was his ex-wife's idea. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 343 on the calendar in the matter of rhea vs. hathaway. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. >> judge judy: miss rhea, this is your daughter? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: you used to be married to mr. hathaway? >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: are you currently divorced? >> yes. >> judge judy: okay, this is what this case was about. miss rhea, it is your claim that you made a loan to mr. hathaway to put a heating system in the house, and you claim it is a loan solely to mr. hathaway. you want him to pay you back th

"judge judy."ou are about to enter the courtroom of you are about to enter the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution byron polin and his son, 25-year-old alexander, are suing their former landlord, dennis valdez, for return of rent and property. >> byrd: order! all rise! this is case number 430 on the calendar in the matter of polin vs. valdez. parties have been sworn in. you maybe be seated. have a seat, please. >> judge judy: this is your son, mr. polin? is that right? >> yes, your honor. >> judge judy: how old is he? >> he's 25. >> judge judy: who else lives with you other than your son? >> just the two of us. >> judge judy: are you still living in a property that's owned by mr. valdez? >> yes, i am. >> judge judy: when did you move into his property? >> i believe it was about october of 2014. >> judge judy: when did you stop paying rent? >> i didn't stop paying rent. i had a vehicle that was stolen in december, and it set us back, and that's when

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when judy was murdered, larry claimed judy was having an affair with a co-worker, james isaac, who died in a suspicious traffic accident days after judy's death. to see if it was isaac's dna on the bedding, investigators obtained a court order allowing them to exhume james isaac's body. >> when the dna profile from isaac was compared with the unidentified semen on the electric blanket, it was found to be not a match so the semen on the electric blanket remains unidentified. >> investigators found no evidence that judy bruce and james isaac were anything more than acquaintances. next, investigators asked dick bisbing, senior researcher at mccrone associates, to analyze the dirt on the bottom of larry bruce's shoes which were still in evidence. to do this, bisbing used a polarized light microscope. >> it's like looking through polarized sunglasses and by manipulating the light we can see different optical properties, different optical features of each of these mineral grains. their appearance, their color, their optical properties all help us identify the type of mineral. >> the dirt on l

judy didn't like that. little things like that, judy had started picking up on. a lot of us. a lot of touchy-feely stuff that didn't quite-- we didn't think was right. --look right. kay black: and judy would ask me about it, and i'd say, maybe, maybe not? nobody knows for sure, but everybody's talking about it. andrea canning: so judy decided to find out for herself. kay black: she even confronted teri. and what did teri say? kay black: teri said, we're not doing anything. she confronted jamie, and he told her the same thing. she said, but kay, they're so calm about it. she said, i know they're doing something. andrea canning: within about a week of judy's death, kay sat judy's sons down and told them everything. as they absorbed it all, they remembered something strange. teri king was at the hospital the night their mom died. in fact, she got there before they did. josh orr: why are you here before us? i mean, this is our mom, our flesh and blood. and we're talking about 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning. andrea canning: and there was another, even more awkward story kay felt she

judy's niece.t about what happened, it seemed suspicious. >> i had a very weird feeling in my stomach. >> although jamie had an explanation for why he took his wife to that far away hospital, it didn't make sense to jessie. >> i'm like, why would you not go to chester hospital? it's so close to the house. if she just bumped her head, you know? >> and why did jamie take a dark, rural backroad to the hospital when he could have taken a much faster nearby highway? do you think that was odd? >> that was super odd to me. >> so jesse decided to take a bold step. she put her amateur detective hat on and called jamie. you decided to record the call that you had with jamie. >> i did record it. >> what in your gut was telling you to record this call? >> i'm not sure what exactly told me to do it. i'm surprised i did it because i was in such shock. but i knew in my heart that something else had happened. and i wanted to hear what he had to say. >> hey, jesse. >> hey, jamie. she asked jamie how he got knocked

it's about her judy. judy? judy? well, why didn't you say so? yeah, uh, just wait a minute. i'll unlock the door. but first, could you do me a favor and wipe your feet on the welcome mat? ndercove yeah, not to be nit-picky or anything, but, uh, your hostess skills could use a little work. i mean, would it kill you to put out a plate of cookies? maybe hide the dirty socks? don't you-- i wanna know who you are.$ and i wanna know right now. get that dirty sock out of my face and no one gets hurt. look, i'm with the organization. the organization? uh-uh, i'm done with you people. well, it looks like you're done with all people. look, , heard you are a totol recluse and no one has lked to you for year and i'm assuming that includes your housekeeper. lo, i just want to talk to you about judy. you mean junior undercover digital youth? yes. never heard of it. you're a liar. listen, calling me a liar is not gonna get you out of those chains. no, but my bracelet will. i believe you invented it? yeah, back in the day. when i worked for the organization, i invented a lot of things. incl

judy: that is underway. i wanted to ask you about the effect covid has had on other health risks and frankly on our research infrastructure in this country? dr. fauci: unfortunately it has been disrupted across the board. not only in the united states, but globally because of the shutdown and the diversions of resources and attention away from other diseases and covid. the typical type of screening for things you need to pay attention to, screening for breast cancer, for prostate cancer, getting people following up on things that were suggestive of an issue you asked for a follow-up and it was delayed by months, you can wind up getting to a situation where diseases that have nothing to do with covid, diseases of different types, infections, cancer, autoimmune, they might get neglected. routine checkups you would need tend to get neglected. we know in the hiv community the disruption of services and the disruption of availability of drugs can actually really be a problem. bottom line is it is quite disruptive

judy's niece.in my stomach. >> although jamie had an explanation on why he took his wife to that faraway hospital, it didn't make sense to jesse. >> i'm like, why would you not go to chester hospital, it's so close to the house, if you just bumped your head. >> and why did jaime take a dark road to the hospital, when he could've taken a much faster, nearby highway? >> do you think that was odd? >> that was super odd to me. >> so, jessie decided to take a bold step. she put her amateur detective hat on and called jaime. >> you decided to record the call that you had with him. >> i did report it. >> what in your gut was telling you to record this call? >> i'm not sure what's told me to do it. i'm surprised i did it because i was in such shock, but i knew in my heart that something else happened. i wanted to hear what he had to say. >> she asks jamie how he got knocked out when the jeep crashed. >> what did you hit your head on? >> probably the rule bar, most likely, or the door, i don't know. >> jess

judy was seeing another man.judy were to die, allen would gain sole custody of their son in addition to her life insurance. but he had no history of violence, and didn't own a .9 millimeter handgun. >> i understand people's suspicions. there was nothing other than a husband and a wife who are having troubles. lord knows if every marriage that i just described resulted in homicide, we'd have to build a lot more cemeteries than we have. >> investigators were perplexed, and turned to the note found at the murder scene. although the signature was illegible, the name at the top of the note was clear, melanie binney. since the note was addressed to "my wife, melanie" investigators checked marriage records and identified the woman's husband as 26-year-old jonathan binney. the binneys lived just three miles away from the southerns' home. allen southern said they didn't know the binneys. >> they're not any more neighbors than people who live a mile apart in manhattan are neighbors. >> investigators needed to know whether

judy: mr. ford had been appointed vice president during watergate and became president when richard nixon resigned in august 1974. years later, former president carter spoke to jim lehrer on what it was like as a challenger, debating a sitting president. >> i had been quite successful in the primary season, but it was a very disturbing concept for me to be on the stage with the president of the united states. i saw it as a good opportunity to let the people know that i could indeed deal on an equal basis, hopefully, with an incumbent president. judy: the two men faced each other three times that fall. >> he says he's learned how to match unemployment with inflation. that's right. we've got the highest inflation we have had in 25 years right now. judy: but the third debate, just two weeks before the election, saw mr. carter on the defensive. he had given a candid in-depth interview to playboy magazine, and on his religious beliefs was quoted as saying, "i've looked on a lot of women with lust. i

tray judy. insisted, there was no crime, just two tragic accidents. most importantly, the defense insisted there was no crime, just two tragic accidents and, they said, the state didn't have any evidence to prove otherwise. >> there was no dna. there were no fingerprints and there was no weapon. >> they call detective reynolds to the stand and attacked his investigation. his investigation. ourselves in this situation. they would have cleared up all those questions at that time, >> how does that all play into your defense? >> had a done a better job we probably would not have found ourselves in the situation. this would've gone down as an accident. it's what it was. >> the defense did agree the stocking holder may have caused due to spinal injury, but not because jamie used it as a weapon. >> we believe she was on the ladder and fell and struck the ornament that was sitting on the mantelpiece and fell to the floor. >> ross gardner testified and told us all the blood found in the jeep proved somet

judy: yes.harlie: what was the magic between them, they could talk to each other, they just liked each other, she was at ease around him, he was at ease around her? stephen: absolutely. the empire was so ridiculous and the court was so absurd and then there was somebody who probably wasn't part of it. she is: this is where asking abdul to become her teacher. worryare not here to about ourselves, we are here for a greater purpose. in the koran it says we are here for the good of others. koran? >> yes. i know it by heart . >> isn't it very long? muslim people know the koran. thought youdu -- i were hindu. >> i went for my father, he was my teacher. >> we would like you to be the queen's teacher. i'm only a servant, your majesty. a servant cannot be a teacher. you are a servant no longer, , theill teach me urdu koran, and anything else you can think of. stephen: i think she found him exotic. charlie: what you mean? friend said would you like to -- because it was exotic. might have had a point, some

judy: mr.en is willing to speak with vladimir putin if putin shows an interest in ending his war in ukraine. more cities across china lose and covid-19 restrictions today ter mass protests last weekend. in the south, traffic flowed again in the city of guangzhou as workers took down road blocks and dismantled outdoor testing sites. reuters reported chinese authorities plan tallow home isolation and to reduce mass testing. that is up 25% from this year. the world body estimated today that nearly 340 million people worldwide will need help. that is roughly the population of the united states. >> needs are going up because we have been smitten by the war in ukraine, by covid, by climate, and i fear that 2023 is going to be an acceleration of all those trends. judy: than five times the amount it needed just a decade ago. back in this country closing , arguments began in new york, in the criminal tax fraud trial against the trump organization. defense lawyers toldhe jury that a longtime finance chie

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judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on "the newshour" tonight, calls for action. demands for school safety grow more insistent as you've laced some of the slain tourist. then, the cost of the conflict. european leaders meet to discus another round of sanctions against russia as some countries resist an embargo on russian oil. and looking back. retired duke men's basketball coach mike krzyzewski root -- ncaa and histhemost five decad'e coached.on ous i f tejudy: that and more on "the newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can help find the plan that it's you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> the john s. and james l.net foundation, fostering engaged and informed communities. -- james l.night foundation. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. this program was me possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contr

♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on "the newshour" tonight, calls for action.emands for gun safety reform grow more insistent as uvalde residents lay some of the slain to rest. then, the cost of the conflict. european leaders meet to discuss another round of sanctions against russia as some countries resist an embargo on russian oil. and looking back. retired duke men's basketball coach mike krzyzewski root -- reflects on the state of the ncaa and his long, illustrious career. >> i have reflected some, but not so much about games. what really matters is people and we have had a tremendous impact on people during the almost five decades we've coached. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshr." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newsur has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wireless plans design to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-bas customer service team can help find the plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. >> the john s. and james l. knight foundation, fostering enga

♪ judy: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the news hour tonight, stepping down.ritain's prime minister boris johnson succumbs to pressure from his own conservative party to resign after multiple scandals. then, covid year three. the biden administration's top pandemic advisor discusses the rise in new variants and how the u.s. can combat the virus. secretary of state henry kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises, and the current state of american politics. >> for an american president to challenge the constitution, and to try to overthrow the constitution is a grave matter. judy: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> fidelity dedicated advises are here to help you create a wealth plan with tax and sit of investing strategies. -- sensitive investing strategies. we focus on tomorrow while you focus on today. that is the planning effect from fidelity. >> the candida fund, restorative justice in a meaningful work through ideas. more at candidafund.org. carnegie information from new york.

only judy.e law would ensure that kim's awful secret would be exposed in court, the crime revealed, justice served. but would it be justice? or even the whole truth? kim had turned on judy. but this mother hadn't quite finished yet with her daughter. >> i know she was screaming, do it, do it, do it. just do it. >>> coming up -- judy tells her story. and there's one more twist in store. >> a jury could acquit her. >> when "the family secret" continues. dn't use that single miles credit card. nice ring. knock it off. ignore him. with the capital one venture card you earn... double miles on every purchase. [ sharon ] 3d is so real larry. i'm right here larry. if you're not earning double miles... you're settling for half. really? a plaid tie? what, are we in prep school? [ male announcer ] get the venture card at capitalone.com and earn double miles on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? i was gonna say that. uh huh... two of the most important are energy security and economic growth.

judy: good evening, i'm judy woodruff. on the next newshour. pres. biden: i will allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of democracy. judy: then we take an hour-by-hour look at the events january 6 and speak to a panel of seasoned political observers about where the u.s. goes from here. and in our exclusive interview, vice president kamala harris defense white house strategy to combat covid-19, two years into the pandemic. >> we want to get back to normal, we all do. but we have to then do the tough and hard work of pushing through with solutions, understanding that there are going to be challenges, but let's meet the challenges where they are. judy: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> planning focused on tomorrow while you focus on today. that's the planning effect from fidelity. >> johnson & johnson bnsf railway consumer cellular financial services firm raymond james the kendeda fund committed to advancing restative justice and meaningful work for investments and tran

judy: he's into these now] judy [microwaving food]: its my career. i was a photographer and a writer. [cut to zach eating food] and when i saw that my son needed me more than anything it became my career. thats why at the end of my career, i still havent achieved a safe harbor for zachary. judy is among the growing number of parents struggling to make long term plans for their children who cant take care of themselves. nevada services more than 1700 autistic adults. rickey scott, zach's patient care assistant (provided by state): in reality, there really isn't a future for a client like that. there would have to be someone like a relative and step up and do something like his mom does. for the rest of his life, because once going to be there? its a question that keeps judy up at night. she says she turned to the state for help and got emergency 24 hour care in july and august - only because she was recovering from surgery and couldnt take care of zach. she says she was transitioned to respite care - a service meant to give care givers like judy a bre

peter: judy dempsey? after deep thought -- judy: unfulfilled wishes. peter: ok, humanity, diversity, unfulfilled wishes. here is more on the same question. >> since it was founded, the european union has stood for peace, prosperity, and shared values like human rights. the agreement signed in 1990 led to open borders and free movement of goods and people. the eu, practically every country on the continent wanted to be a member. especially in eastern europe, where nations could hardly wait to join the union and later the eurozone. but now, the bloc faces major problems. the financial crisis. the greek debt crisis. a huge surge in the number of migrants trying to get in. more and more countries are distancing themselves from european values, like britain and hungary. for many, the eu stands mostly for bureaucracy, a callous attitude toward those in need, and a mountain of debt. can europe be saved? peter: what most people agree is that europe needs a new narrative. how could the new narrative look, alan posener? judy: -- alan: in a time of relative ameri

judy: remind us. to what extent are these programs in danger of being cut back or eliminated altogether? what are we looking at in terms of durability, the fact they could continue for years to come? what do you see there? dana: i think we have a robust mix of programs, and again, the mix of programs has been with us through multiple administrations. i think there is solid packing for a lot of those programs. we have seen during recessions the implementation of a number of temporary measures that have helped families make ends meet in times of increased economic hardships. those include some measures that were implemented during the pandemic such as stimulus to -- payments, the child tax credit, pandemic ebt and mental assistance. those have been critical for a continued increase -- decrease in child poverty. judy: i should say finally, i what you are reporting, over 8 million american children who are still living below the poverty line? in a nutshell, was the difference in the quality of life for th

judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, an alarming new record. more than 150,000 new covid cases in a single day as the pandemic's troubling resurgence continues. then moving forward, president-elect biden focuses on the transition as the dangers posed by president trump's denial become clearer. plus critical care. the coronavirus complicates efforts to counteract alarming child mortality ratesn pakistan. >> these children are not dying because of pneumonia or diarrhea. these children are dying because a society has yet to decide that their lives are worth saving. judy: and it's friday, mark shields and david brooks analyze the president's refusal to concede. and what a joe biden administration could look like. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." announcer: major funding for the "pbs newshour" has been provided by -- [music] moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf. the engine that connects us. consumer cellular. financial services firm raymond james. johnson & johnson. >> fostering informed and engaged communities. more at kf..org. anno

judy: yes. robert: thank you, judy, for spending the time to give us this little perspective on this story of your family. we appreciate it. judy: thank you. [applause] robert: well, after every storm, there is a calm. some time would pass before the situation would change for jehovah's witnesses, but it did come, almost exactly three years later. something remarkable happened to bring that about. there were strong indications, and we heard it in the presentation, that the court was changing its position on the flag salute. this meant that the majority might actually be in favor of a reversal if there was a new trial. that opportunity came in early 1942 when the barnett kids were expelled from school, and marie will be speaking about it later. their case was heard by the supreme court in 1943. by that time, public opinion and sentiment had changed and shifted to some extent in their favor. in addition, chief justice stone and jackson, and 4 other judges agreed in a ruling of 6-3 at the conscienc

♪ judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on "the newshour" tonight...inter woes -- thousands more ights are canceled as the death toll from a major storm rises. then... changing course -- china ends quarantine requirements for international travelers, the latest move away from s zero covid policy. and... exit interview -- after losing to a trump-backed challenger, a republican representative discusses how politics in the united states have changed. mr. davis: president trump demands loyalty, and in many cases, he doesn't give that same loyalty back. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for "the pbs newshour" has been provided by -- >> for 25 years, consumer cellular has been offering no contract wirelesplans designed to help people do more of what they like. our u.s.-based customer service team can find the plan that fits you. to learn more, visit consumercellular.tv. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of "the newshour," including kathy and paul anderson and george and

judy: yes? >> i believe that the amendment for women's voting was passed -- finally ratified in 1919. johanna: no, it was passed in 1919. it was ratified in 1920. >> so it was really a bad time for, like, progressive things. we had the palmer raids we had had during the war, all the germans being lynched, we had the ku klux klan coming in. how was it possible to get such a progressive thing passed? judy: good question. johanna: i think there's the flipside of that is that it was the end of the progressive era. it was a time of many reform causes and all of them in that period seemed to attract a cross-class coalition, a broad tent. so the movements to clean up city hall, to rid city governance of political bosses, to -- [laughter] judy: i know him. [laughter] johanna: so my view is a flipside, that they were the tail end of a progressive era that saw many reform causes over all kinds of issues. even there's some causes even earlier, the audubon society is formed and there's an effort to get wome

judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, a precipitous plunge. stock markets take a deep dive as inflation hits ordinary americans and eyes are on the federal reserve for its next steps. then, the hearings, day two. a congressional committee makes the case that president trump spread lies about vote-count fraud in the weeks before the attack on the capitol, despite his own advisors repeatedly telling him he lost the election. and guns in america. congress moves forward on a firearm safety deal, with a focus on mental and emotional health. what the research says about identifying people who might commit mass shootings. >> about half of the individuals that went on to perpetrate a mass shooting were communicating that intent to do harm in advance. judy: all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- >> it's the little things. the reminders of what's important. it's why fidelity dedicated advisors are here to help you create a wealth plan. a plan with tax sensitive investing strategies.

judy: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight. >> american troops cannot and should not be fighting in a war and dying in a war that afghan forces are not willing to fight for themselves. judy: the taliban takeover -- afghanistan falls to insurgents, bringing a chaotic close to america's longest war. are in kabul and examine the wider fallout. then. disaster strikes again -- another major earthquake hits already-suffering haiti, leaving over 1000 dead and many more thousands injured. plus. political stakes -- tamara keith and amy walter consider what the rapid collapse of the afghan government means for president biden. all that and more on tonight's "pbs newshour." ♪ >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by -- ♪ consumer cellular. johnson & johnson. bnsf railway. financial services firm raymond james. the william and flora hewlett foundation. for more than 50 years advancing ideas and supporting institutions to promote a better world. the chan zuckerberg initiative. working to build a

>> yeah, he ushe the. >> judge judy: wr ounc: "judge judy."o e the courtroom of judge judith sheindlin. captions paid for by cbs television distribution charles griffith is suing his neighbors scott and debra fitzgerald for scamming him of a sale of a truck. >> byrd: order! all rise! your honor, this is case number 205 on the calendar in the matter of griffith vs. fitzgerald. >> judge judy: thank you. >> byrd: you're welcome, judge. parties have been sworn in. you may be seated. gentlemen, have a seat. >> judge judy: mr. griffith, what kind of work do you do? >> i'm a carpenter, ma'am. >> judge judy: do you work for yourself or for someone else? >> i worked for myself for 38 years. >> judge judy: work out of your home, or do you have a place of business? >> i work out of other people's homes. >> judge judy: so they call you and you do jobs for them... >> yes, ma'am. >> judge judy: ...at their home. you don't have a place. >> i have a small place, a small area at my home that i do small work. >> judge judy: who do you live with? >> with my wife

judy: right. we can't get behind political candidates, but we certainly support more women political leaders and certainly, i think more women who want to, as secretary clinton has done and the late secretary albright did, is use their position and their power to really push forward and advance issues that are important to women in their families. secretary clinton: yeah, and i certainly subscribe to that. and what's exciting about the vital voices network is that we have women who are running for office all over the world. judy: secretary clinton, alyse nelson, thank you both very much. secretary clinton: thank you. judy: thank you. ♪ judy: in the leaked supreme court draft opinion striking down roe v. wade, justice samuel alito says the nation has an unbroken tradition of criminalizing abortion. but as john yang reports, it's much more complicated. seems like this --5 seems like this have become routine. >> please let us help you. >> in the nation's capital, they made their voices heard. >> in t

judy: oh, sure.ndlin, justice must not only be done and seen to be done, it must be seen to be done fast. could you please move on, miss allen? i have about 20 other cases to do today, counselor. from that "60 minutes" piece, a couple of years later two of the girls from "the people's court" called me in my chambers and said, "would you ever think of doing this?" and it was from that, came-- came the show. i went out to california and larry little said, "if you sign on the dotted line i'll make a pilot." and that was it. tv announcer: you are about to enter the court room of judge judith sheindlin. the people are real, the cases are real, the rulings are final. this is "judge judy." it was a risk. it was a risk. i knew i would have to go back to work if it didn't work out. but they paid me enough the first year, which was a guarantee, so that i was making, in that first year, three times as much as i was making on the bench. and so i figured i had a three-year grace period-- - to make it work. - to m

ma'am, have a seat, please. >> judge judy: your last name >> judge judy: ms. delgado, you weren't present. you are an owner of the car. is that why you're here? >> yes. >> judge judy: why don't you have a seat? >> thank you. >> judge judy: what's your first name? >> valeria. >> judge judy: valeria, this is a friend of yours? >> ex. >> judge judy: and do you have a car? >> yes. >> judge judy: you had a car. >> yes. >> judge judy: what kind of car did you have? >> a 2005 volkswagen jetta. >> judge judy: and you had insurance on the car. >> yes. >> judge judy: and the car was totaled on what date? >> december 27, 2011. >> judge judy: tell me about it. >> i was on my way to work, and i was on the phone with my boyfri and he wanted to take me out. so, i didn't want to leave my car at work overnight. lucy overheard my conversation. >> judge judy: she was in the car with you. >> oh, no, this was when we were at home. i was on the phone with him, and he was telling me he wanted to take me out that day. >> judge judy: did you work together? well, how did she find out t