to be moved hearing about the pain to elizabeth edwards caused by her husband, john edwards. >> kate edwards returned to the courtroom only a few minutes later and shed a few more tears when the witness, under questioning by the defense, testified that she saw john edwards attending to elizabeth in the final moments before she died. lisa myers, nbc news, greensboro, north carolina. >>> when we come back, the first pictures have emerged of a big city disaster on the water. >>> newly released video tonight showing the moment of impact when a barge smashed right over a disabled sight seeing duck boat in the delaware river in philadelphia back in july of 2010. two people died in the accident. the video was released on the eve of the trial in a wrongful death suit brought by the families of the deceased, both young tourists from hungary. the tug boat pilot guiding the barge was sentenced to a year in prison last november. >> earl rose has died. his role in history was as the local medical examiner in dallas the day of the jfk assassination. he insisted it was his duty to perform an autopsy before

after standing with her father through weeks of painful testimony, will daughter kate edwards take the stand? >>> driven to distraction. the dangers for young drivers at the wheel. tonight, new ways for parents to keep an eye on their kids and keep them safe. >>> and the french connection. look who's replacing carla bruni as the first lady of france. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we begin tonight with word today of a real glimmer of hope in a disease that's shattered so many american families. news of a new clinical trial that could lead to a treatment to prevent alzheimer's disease. millions of americans live in constant daily fear of it, millions more are living with it. and, of course, millions more are caring for them. the numbers, in fact, are bad, almost five and a half million americans are currently living with the disease. and that, by the way, makes it an epidemic by any measure. the experts say by 2050, that will go to 16 million americans, at a cost of over a trillion dollars to treat it. it's why the government h

to be moved hearing about the pain to elizabeth edwards caused by her husband, john edwards. >> kate edwards returned to the courtroom only a few minutes later and shed a few more tears when the witness, under questioning by the defense, testified that she saw john edwards attending to elizabeth in the final moments before she died. lisa myers, nbc news, greensboro, north carolina. >> when we come back, the first pictures have emerged of a big city disaster on the water. every day potentially harmful germs pictures have emerged of a big city disaster on the water. leading regular toothpastes are not designed to kill the bacteria that polident is designed to kill. polident's unique microclean formula has been proven to eliminate thousands of times more of the germs that can grow on dentures than leading regular toothpastes. that's why it's best to clean your denture by soaking in polident. not just once or twice a week, but every day. using polident on a daily basis will make sure that you are as confident as you can be in that denture. and these come together, one thing you can depend on is

hunter, kate edwards, perhaps john edwards. none of that is going to happen now.se had a very good day, made some strong points and they had to weigh the strengths and weaknesses of calling these witnesses. they had to make the decision this morning of not calling these witnesses in the defense's behalf. >> why wouldn't they want to use kate? >> well, she certainly could have humanized john edwards, but if she appeared to have been called by the defense and by her dad to get sympathy and for no other reason, i think it would have backfired against john edwards because the jury, i think already feels that mr. edwards may have used his campaign staff, may have used mr. young and others. so if kate didn't have anything that was substantive to add in addition to humanizing her father, they liked the state of the -- they were satisfied that they could argue the law to the jury and not risk losing the ground that they feel like they gained yesterday. i think a lot of people might be disappointed not to see her take the stand, but i think it really could be a torpedo tha

kate edwards has never spoken publicly about this scandal. legal experts say she could be a very powerful witness for her father and maybe the one person who can humanize john edwards in the eyes of this jury. jonathan serrie has been covering the trial for us. is he live again tonight for us at the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. kate edwards, john edwards, and his mistress rielle hunter could all take the stand, what, tomorrow? >> yeah, possibly tomorrow and, also, andrew young, also on that list of some very high profile witnesses. you know, when you talk about john edwards' daughter, kate, being by his side every day of the trial, it's really in keeping with something that she said at her mother's funeral, we are still a family. now, edwards' lawyer, while keeping open the possibility of calling these high profile witnesses to the stand tomorrow also said that if they don't call these witnesses, they will rest their case on wednesday. >> they are, tonight, going to make a tactical decision about who to call. until they really dec

edwards trial. he could take the stand in his own defense along with his daughter kate and rielle hunter. ney given to edwards to keep rielle quiet during the campaign is what led to the -- >> i understand that kate edwards is not around the courthouse now, at least as much as you and the nbc folks have seen. does that necessarily mean that she won't show up today and testify? >> we don't know for certain, she is not in the courtroom right now. and the defense has not rested, so while there was an indication given right at the outset this morning by john edwards lead attorney abby bowls that will be the last witness on the stand and that we will not see rielle hunter or kate edwards or john edwards. but the defense has indicate they will rest today. >> but that would say if you don't have john edwards to take the stand or kate edwards or rielle hunter, they think they are made their case? >> it's been a bold close to their defense. it's taken just three days to call witnesses when the prosecution took three weeks. it would signal real confidence on edwards part that he was able to make the

yesterday, daughter kate edwards left the courtroom in tears. today, a campaign aide was on the stand, raising new questions for the jury about what presidential candidate john edwards knew and when he knew it, specifically on the subject of money to take care of his secret mistress. nbc's lisa myers reports from the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina. >> kate edwards was back by her father's side again today, looking composed. prosecutors produced a parade of former edwards aides who testified that edwards repeatedly lied to them about his affair with rielle hunter, even telling one she was crazy. then the defense had a surprise. asking former press aide mark kornblau about december 2007 when he said a tabloid editor suggested he might not run another story if edwards would sign a sworn statement denying the affair and denying paternity of hunter's child. abbey lowell asked, he wouldn't sign a affidavit? kornblau said, he would not. lowell, he refused? answer, he refused. >> it's important because it shows that edwards was unwilling to bre

if kate edwards can forgive him then the jury should. that's got to be part of the message here. we'll see if the jury buys it. it's not just that edwards will testify through his daughter. it's that she will forgive him in a way that the jury perhaps will accept. >> if she forgives him the jury should. >> correct. >> we expect kate edwards to testify her father loved her mother elizabeth edwards. any indication what the prosecution plans to ask kate during cross-examination? can you guess what they would ask? >> by and large the prosecution will want to stay away from kate edwards. they have made their case, put in the evidence that this money came from bunny and fred baron and it was, in effect, a campaign contribution. i don't think the prosecution will get a lot of mileage out of attacking the daughter, the blameless daughter of the defendant when her mother has died, her brother died. she's going to be a sympathetic figure. the best thing for the prosecution is to get her off and on the stand as quickly as possible. >> they won't win points attacking her. jeffrey toobin, than

remember that little girl is kate edwards' half sister. kate is an attorney. she temporarily gave up practicing law after her mother died of breast cancer. edwards' lawyers argued that it was not a campaign contribution but instead it was a gift and according to the lawyers, because the money was a gift, was not subject to campaign finance laws. that the key to the whole case. and our man jonathan is following it. kate is testifying or do we not know yet? >> reporter: not yet. we have a producer in the courtroom as soon as she takes the stand. that has not happened yet. we anticipate it will happen within the hour. she is the last witness on the defense list for today. we anticipate they'll get to her before court recesses. they usually do so around 4:30 and they will reassume the bulk in the morning. >> shep: are we going to hear from the other witnesses today? >> reporter: the defense called the former chairman with the federal election xa commission, he returned to the stand. defense asked him whether third party payments to another third party to cover up a

kate edwards going out, john edwards upset by this testimony.ion as to how much strictly legal impact. you know, this goes once again, very compelling evidence about john edwards being what people are calling a despicable person. did awful things, sleazy things, his wife is dying of cancer. inside of this courtroom, the question is not did, indeed, elizabeth edwards know about that. everybody knows she did. the question is not did he have an affair. everybody knows he did. was the money paid? we know it was. the big question is why? the defense says just to keep this out of the public eye other than any other reason public humiliation, that's a crime. if it was paid to do all that, to buttress his chances of becoming president, that's a campaign violation. jurors are going to look at him. if they don't already dislike him, i think they really will after this. but the question becomes legally what does if mean? >> could that backfire on the prosecution because they do seem to be having this sort of emotional buildup that technically no one is sup

. >> bill: kate edwards daughter of accused fell lodge john edwards set to take the stand in her father'sense. edwards an attorney. cover up extra money affair. even while ms. edwards' mother was fighting the cancer that eventually took her life. here now to analyze attorneys kimberly guilfoyle author also the author of the big new thriller eyes of justice. all right, wiehl. she didn't take the stand today, she was supposed to but she didn't. this is basically the defense wants kate edwards on the stand to say what a good guy. >> humanize him. >> bill: what a good guy the dad is? >> that's a major stretch but she is his daughter. she has been sitting behind him this whole trial. i know. >> bill: the prosecutor is going to come in and say are you kidding me? >> right but they have to be careful. the prosecution can't be too hard on her. >> bill: she attacked her. they have to raise questions about why would you say your father is a quality individual when this happened? >> why is the defense putting her on? she really has nothing relevant to say to whether or not. >> bill: to bolster edwar

kate edwards was visibly upset as she left the courtroom.as testimony was beginning regarding that airport argument her parents had, edwards' former communication advisor christina reynolds said after elizabeth edwards collapsed in that airport parking lot. she regained herself and confronted her husband in a private airport hanger pulling her blouse off saying you don't see me anymore. another staff recalls an argument as he was driving the edwards' to the airport. mrs. edwards started grabbing her husband inappropriately is this when you do in new york city. mr. edwards responded not in front of our friends. mrs. edwards said they are not our friends, they are our staff. that was recounted by matthew nelson former campaign staff. >> what did say about reel's reaction. >> prosecutors asked that very question. what was rielle hunter's reaction when she was confronted by reporters from the national enquirer? and christina reynolds, that former staff says that she wanted to comment that she was abducted by aliens. the followed up. was campaign

. >> bill: kate edwards daughter of accused fell lodge john edwards set to take the stand in her father'sefense. edwards an attorney. cover up extra money affair. even while ms. edwards' mother was fighting the cancer that eventually took her life. here now to analyze attorneys kimberly guilfoyle author also the author of the big new thriller eyes of justice. all right, wiehl. she didn't take the stand today, she was supposed to but she didn't. this is basically the defense wants kate edwards on the stand to say what a good guy. >> humanize him. >> bill: what a good guy the dad is? >> that's a major stretch but she is his daughter. she has been sitting behind him this whole trial. i know. >> bill: the prosecutor is going to come in and say are you kidding me? >> right but they have to be careful. the prosecution can't be too hard on her. >> bill: she attacked her. they have to raise questions about why would you say your father is a quality individual when this happened? >> why is the defense putting her on? she really has nothing relevant to say to whether or not. >> bill: to bolster edw

i think his decision not to put his daughter kate edwards was made by the father. so i think for him to define hi himself as a father is perfectly understandable. >> do you think this is something he had to do personally because he had not done it before? >> it's like something out an old novel where the father where he has a child through wedlock makes a formal statement of parenthood in an unusual way. it struck me as very literary. you don't see this. i can't think of another case in my life where someone went on national television and said i am the parent. >> at bottom, this case came out of her birth, and out of the affair that proceeded it. you know, it was an incredibly tawdry case. a lot of that came out on the stand in favor of the government's prosecution theory. it's understandable to me that he would address it. he embraced kate edwards, his parents were here every day, i think it will be the defining role of the rest of his life. he can still be a good staur and -- father and start that process today. >> thank you for getting the factual information f

that's something we could hear from kate edwards and maybe she could answer. >> joe, paint a picture you will, what have you seen in the courthouse, how does john edwards look in terms of his mood, is he self confident in moving forward in his defense? >> reporter: it's really interesting. he hasn't been sending signals, the big question is whether john edwards himself might get on the stand. he came in on monday morning with his shoulders lifted pretty high. a little bit more of the john edwards swagger we are accustomed to during the campaigns and on capitol hill. he had lost some of that, i think, over the years. especially when we got into this indictment. he's sitting with his shoulders a little straighter and he's been engaged whenever his defense attorneys make a good point. he's indicated he was pleased with that. i've also seen in some very difficult times more than once he leans back on the table and grips the table as tight as he could fast he was letting the tension out of his left hand. there are ups and downs in trials like these and john edwards has seen both sides. >>

reviled man in america and the jury would look forward to hearing what she has to say. >> reporter: kate edwardshe money and found a trail of $70,000 that apparently went directly from an edwards' benefactor to rielle hunter the mistress and bypassed any middle sxhen this occurred long after john edwards got out of the race for president which undercuts the government's case that this was all about saving john edwards' political career. >> all right, joe, thanks very much. we'll check back with you tomorrow. president obama has just released new information about his finances. we'll explain. >> only hours after the new french president was sworn in, he rushed to leave the country. we'll tell you what's going on and it was an unforgettable car crash, but the driver can't remember a thing. [ mrs. hutchison ] friday night has always been all fun and games here at the hutchison household but one dark stormy evening... there were two things i could tell: she needed a good meal and a good family. so we gave her what our other cats love, purina cat chow complete. it's the best because it has something

. >> kate edwards left the courtroom in tears earlier this month during testimony about her mother's reaction to her father's affair. edwards was a former presidential candidate. he has pleaded not guilty to campaign financing violations stemming from the money used to support his mistress he faces 30 years if convicted. >>> right now the third stage of the amgen tour of california bike race is just about to get underway in downtown san jose. surrounding festivities have been going on all morning. terry mcsweeney always part of the fun, right there at the starting line, nice day for a ride terry. >> reporter: it is the perfect day for a 117 mile pride from san jose over mount diablo down to livermore which is what 117 of the world's best riders are going to be doing in a few minutes. you see them at the start line. that was a photo-op. they stand there, photographers from all over the bay area, state, country and world come out and get pictures of this race, it is that big that exciting a deal. it is truly america's greatest bicycle race. they are some of the greatest cyclists in the

edwards and his daughter, kate, were not called. nor was rielle hunter, his former mistress. he could spend time behind bars for using $1 million in illegal campaign contributions to cover up the extra marital affair with hunter. >>> even stranger, word of a second woman being infected with a rare flesh-eating bacteria. the case does appear to be less severe, she was diagnosed days after giving birth to twins. her husband says following surgery, he hopes the infection is on its way to healing. >>> meanwhile, we've been telling you about 24-year-old amy coplin who continues to fight for her life in a georgia hospital. her father says she's courageous and amazingly resilient. she had her leg amputated and is expected to lose fingers because of the infection. >> really bizarre. >>> new questions this morning about how sanford police handled the trayvon martin shooting. revealing a series of missteps in their initial investigation. among the findings, they took just one photo of george zimmerman's injuries at the scene. his vehicle was n

. >> kate edwards left the courtroom in tears earlier this month during testimony about her mother'seaction to her father's affair. edwards was a former presidential candidate. he has pleaded not guilty to campaign financing violations stemming from the money used to support his mistress he faces 30 years if convicted. >>> right now the third stage of the amgen tour of california bike race is just about to get underway in downtown san jose. surrounding festivities have been going on all morning. terry mcsweeney always part of the fun, right there at the starting line, nice day for a ride terry. >> reporter: it is the perfect day for a 117 mile pride from san jose over mount diablo down to livermore which is what 117 of the world's best riders are going to be doing in a few minutes. you see them at the start line. that was a photo-op. they stand there, photographers from all over the bay area, state, country and world come out and get pictures of this race, it is that big that exciting a deal. it is truly america's greatest bicycle race. they are some of the greatest cyclists in the w

kate edwards has been her father's most visible supporter during the trial. his lawyers argue the money was not intended for his political campaign. kate is expected to corroborate her father's version of events. >>> government's star witness returned to the stand today in the roger clemens perjury trial. brian mcan me testified he kept everything a secret until clemens double crossed him. paul wagner is at the courthouse now. paul? >> reporter: brad, government prosecutors say they can prove clemens used performance- enhancing drugs and lied to congress about it because of that medical waste that mcin a me saved. they say the dna is on the needles. here in court, he told the jury he had no intention of revealing he had secretly hidden that waste inside his new york home until clemens played a secretly recorded phone conversation during a nationally televised news conference. he is seen her leaving the courthouse last night, and took the stand early and stayed there most of the day, telling the jury how he injected clemens with performance- enhancing drugs in

. >> kate edwards expected to take the stand tomorrow. in the trial of her father in north carolina. john edwards is facing six criminal counts of campaign finance violation, all stemming from his 2008 presidential run. the prosecution says edwards used campaign money to cover up an affair and child that he had with a woman named riell hunter. if he is convicted, edwards could get 30 years in prison. >> d.c. ward five has a new council member, kenyan mcduffie. mcduffie beat ten candidates with 44% of the vote. delano hunter. 20%. frank wilds. 14%. >> police tonight told dozens of frustrated residents they're doing everything to find the person who attacked a man over a beer can. it happened last thursday near 14th and w streets northwest. the victim beat sewnsewn -- bea so badly. residents want quicker action and better notification of crimes. >> protests included bull horns and cake today. 100 people gathered in downtown washington to show how upset they are about a proposal for a 4% rate hike. some smeared cake on the logo and doors whi

jonathan, what do we expect kate edwards who's been right by her father's side throughout this entire process, what do we expect her to say? >> reporter: it will certainly be interesting. kate edwards may not have firsthand knowledge of the financial dealings that went into hiding her father's mistress, but she can personally testify to the emotional impact that the affair and the botched coverup had on her family. as someone who's been by her father's side every day of this trial, she may be able to paint a more sympathetic picture of john edwards than some of the previous witnesses. now, this comes a day after the judge blocked testimony from a key defense witness. former federal election commission chairman scott thomas was prepared to testify that he did not consider nearly $1 million in secret funds to hide edwards' pregnant mistress to be campaign contributions. in a preview of his testimony, without the jury present, thomas said, quote, in my view, it's a fairly clearcut case. these are obviously intensely personal kinds of expenses. these expenses would have remained, irrespec

kate edwards going out, john edwar edwards being upset by this but but the real question is how mu youoes once again very very compelling evidence of john edwards edwards being what people call despicable person. d& did sleazy things. his wife is dying of cancer. inside this courtroom, the question is not did, indeed, eliz she she did. the question is did he have an affair. he he did. everybody knows it was. inside this courtroom the big question is why? because if all that money was paid the defense says just to keep keep this out of the public eye for for no other reason than public humili humiliation is not a crime. if it was paid to do all that to buttress his chances of becoming the president then they say that's a campaign violation. so so all these facts are coming out out now. pjur jurors will look at him and if they they don't already dislike him l&ey don't already dislike him they will after this. the question becomes what does it mean? >> could that backfire on the prosecution because they do seem &rosecution because they do seem to be having this emotional build build up te

kate edwards arrived at the courthouse yesterday with her father. ll be the first family member to testify for the defense. edwards is accused of violating campaign finance laws to cover up his affair. >> if the jury smells or senses that that she's being used it will destroy this case for the defense. >> there are reports the defense may call hunter to the stand and maybe edwards himself. >>> a maryland man is arrested during a screening of the avaningers. david -- avengers. david wallet ters is accused of pulling the fire alarm. he got upset because the movie was closed captioned. if he's convicted he could spend up to 5 years in prison. >>> animal lovers descend on the state house over the fight of pit bulls. they're upset over recent court rulings. >> this boy was mauled by a pit bull. the dog's owner's landlord was partially responsible. now rented rs like mark dave -- -- renters like mark davis has been given the news his dog must go. >> do you have open room? >> no. increase on pit bulls we're going to have to make tough decisions. >> i can't

kate edwards has been at her father's side throughout his trial in north carolina she testified about. edwards. elizabeth edwards was fuming over a tabloid articles exposing his extramarital affair. she was shouting at him in the raleigh airport parking lot and later collapsed. she tore off her shirt and brought and said he will not see me anymore. >> it is the biggest crackdown on medicare fraud in history. more than 100 health-care workers are charged. federal agents and out to make 108 arrest in seven different cities. they built the program out of $450 million. doctors, nurses, health care company owners as well. >> this is the highest amount of -- i is about involved in a single takedown in the strike force's by-year history. >> the chicago case involves a defendant accused of committing one begin dollars in false medicare buildings. -- medicare billings. >> did a mother put her young daughter in danger? the story in the video that of viral overnight. >> jeans and pot. >> jamming on stage with one of chicago's most popular rock bands. >> blood sugar in a mood. a new study finds p

kate edwards has been at her father's side for weeks. if called, she could speak publicly for the first time about the break up of her parents' marriage. edwards' attorney is also considering calling the woman at the heart of case, rielle hunter. edwards is charged with using campaign funds to a her expenses documents show she was getting a $the,000 a month cash allowance. -- getting a $9,000 a month cash allowance. >>> getting a feeling it is not going to be terribly warm today. >> low clouds out there mike? >> just because they are low doesn't mean they are going to dominate the weather. above them 5,000 feet the air is warmer than yesterday once we can peel back those clouds temperatures will jump a little the coast not so much. moisture in green that's why we have the marine layer clouds back the dry air we had an across the baja. today cloudy through 7:00, possibly 9 then clouds retreat from east to west upper 60s to low 70's bay and inland mid 60s at the coast upper excuse me upper 50s at the coast 4:00, upper 60s around the bay bre

as much as she is her mother's daughter -- >> kate edwards had not been called to the stand. in court today finance documents were introduced showing his finance director paid hunter a $9,000 a month allowance to hide the fact she was pregnant with his child during his 2008 presidential bid. she received a total of $1 million from donors. the defense called on witnesses that said edwards did not know anything about the money saying some of it went directly into her checking account. they wanted to call the former chairman of the federal election commission to the stand. he was prepared to testify that edwards did not violate laws but the judge will not allow him to testify. >> this person would have said, but this is not a crime. >> tomorrow could be a pivotal day in court. late this afternoon, defense lawyers said they may call hunter and john edwards to the stand. >> for florida children are dead allegedly at the hands of their own mother. they had gone to a neighbor for help before their death. 33-year-old tanya thomas shot and killed her four children. three had gone to a

edwards daughter kate left the courtroom in tears just as a former campaign staffer testified about hers pain and rage after being betrayed. the staffer said after tabloids revealed edwards affair with rielle hunter elizabeth edwards screamed and yelled you don't see me anymore and tore off her shirt. they said it's relevant to the legal aspects, it's to make them dislike edwards. >>> four students face charges in the death of a drum major, facing a maximum of six year in prison. the family was hoping for murder oremans charges. prosecutors say champion's death cannot, however, be attributed to any single blow. >>> a college student is suing the dea for $20 million after he was forgotten in a holding cell for four days without food, water, or even a toilet. daniel chong was picked up in a drug sweep near the university of california san diego but never charged or arrested. when he was eventually found he had to be hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure. >> i kicked the door many, many times. even my neighbors, i guess, were getting annoyed with me and telling me to shut up. i h

ttd# 1-800-345-2550 >>> gut wrenching details of her late mom's pain and suffering sent john edwards daughter katerom court in tears during part of the criminal trial. that reaction fueled by very powerful testimony from a family friend about how her ailing mom elizabeth edwards collapsed in an airport parking lot in grief when she learned of the former presidential candidates infideli infidelity, just one of the powerful and sad things in greenville carol carol. joining us university professor stephen friedman. good to have you back on with us. as we talk about this testimony, it's so voyeuristic it's coming forth. it caused a reaction came from a former campaign staffer, close friend to elizabeth edwards, the details very sad. after elizabeth recovered, confronted her husband, tore off her bra and blouse and said you don't see me anymore. from your legal perspective, how does this testimony affect the jury, what's going on in this courtroom and the damage it's doing to john edwards. >> this was really gut wrenching testimony and it definitely brought to the surface the human drama. however, the

kate edwards is the oldest daughter.every day of the trial except for when she actually left the courtroom in tears during testimony about her mother's reaction to her father's affair. the question is what information can kate provide for her father's defense other than personal family stories? jay gray joins me from greensboro, north carolina. they're calling her a key witness for the defense. how is she key to all of this? was she working with her father? >> reporter: she was in the inner circle and i think she will be key for the defense in a couple ways. first they hope she can humanize john edwards. for almost three and a half weeks, he was demonized. he was cast as a greedy politician, a liar, and someone who allegedly covered up his affair. hiding it not only from his wife but from the public as he ran for president. also, she can really provide a picture of how that drama unfolded within the edwards family really giving jurors an up close and personal look at what was going on as all of this unfolded. it has been