the corruption trial is under way for the city's former mayor, kwame kilpatrick.s father, his longtime friend and the former city water director. prosecutors laid out their case saying they turned city hall into a den of bribes and kickbacks, making themselves rich. let's bring in our legal guys, avery friedman in cleveland, good to see you. >> hi, fredricka. >> and richard herman in new york, criminal defense attorney and law professor, joining us from las vegas. good to see you as well. >> hi, fred. >> i figured you guys were on the road so much, might as well join you. >> good to see you. >> loving it in home court, that's right. let's talk about this fascinating case. kwame kilpatrick and three others including his dad now facing some pretty sizable charges. they now have a very diverse 12-member jury, this after kwame kilpatrick argued he couldn't possibly get a fair trial of his peers there in detroit. so now we're talking about the four being accused of rigging water contracts, helping the contractor friend, bobby ferguson, who's also facing the charges her

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form earn detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick is returning to the courtroom today, accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, kickbacks and other favors. >>> one texas hospital is now in a 10-year war on 8 different types of cancer, spending up to $3 billion to find treatments and cures. some include breast, prostate cancers and leukemia. >>> the president will make a rock formation in colorado a national monument. and mortgage rate haves fallen to record low levels. a new survey found the average 30-year fixed rate fell 3.49% last week. the feds announced it would buy $20 billion in mortgage backed securies each month to spur economic activity. >>> the space shuttle endeavor is scheduled to fly over northern california around 11:00 this morning, one hour later than originally planned. the last leg was delayed because of fog over san francisco. >>> that's the time of year the leaves start to chain and become brilliant shades of yellow, red and orange. if you want to find where to go, there are several apps that you can use to find the best places. leafkeeper is one app, als

jury selection begins in a federal corruption trial against former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick. kilpatrick and three others, including his father, are charged with extortion, fraud, threats, bribery, and obstruction of justice. if convicted, the four defendants face 20 years in prison. >>> in los angeles country music crooner vince gill will be honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame. gill's star will be placed next to his wife, singer amy grant. >>> happy birthday to actress and "saturday night live" alum jane curtin who turns 65 today. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and more as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. in a "today" exclusive, president obama's sister and the first lady's brother give an inside look at the obama family, and actress eva longoria previews the speech she is scheduled to give at tonight's democratic national convention. >>> and now keep it on this

. >>> kwame kilpatrick will be in court today.d three others go on trial, charged with using the mayor's office to enrich themselves. kilpatrick stepped down in 2008 because of another scandal that sent him to prison for 14 months. this trial could put him back behind bars for a decade if he's convicted. >>> a bizarre happening at a soccer game in iran. watch number 40 in yellow. he picks up something that was thrown from the crowd. and it explodes. the referees, they got right out of there. the game was delayed for a couple of minutes. nobody was injured. and the game was finished as if nothing had happened. the official match report didn't even mention the incident. how about postponing the game? >> right. >>> back here at home, baseball's postseason spots are filling up. and there was a major beatdown on thursday night football. highlight, now, from espn. >> good morning. i'm doug kezirian with your "sportscenter" update. in sports, we hear the phrase, next man up. the giants put that to test last night. 14 g guys on offense, f

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jury selection begins today- in the corruption trial of former detroit mayor, kwame kilpatrick. in september of 2008 kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice stemming from his efforts to cover up an extramarital affair. he served about one year in prison. this time, kilpatrick, his father and two others are accused of "shaking down" contractors who wanted business or favors from detroit city hall. government officials call it "the kilpatrick enterprise." all have pleaded not guilty. the american civil liberties union vows to continue challenging a controversial provision of the arizona immigration law.. upheld yesterday by a federal judge. the judge denied a request to block the "show me your papers" provision in the law. it allows local law enforcement to check on the immigration status of people they stop for other reasons. the judge ruled the court could not block the provision based on the possibility of racial profiling.. citing the u-s supreme court decision upholding that part of the law. the aclu says it will continue the challenge by docu

still bizarre behavior for him. >>> well, former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick faces the music todayderal court charged with using the mayor's office to enrich themselves. kilpatrick resigned his office back in 2008 because of another scandal that sent him to prison for 14 months. this trial could last four months and send him behind bars for a decade if he's convicted. >>> 16 members of an amish community in ohio have been convicted for hate crimes in a bizarre series of hair and beard-cutting attacks. federal prosecutors say that sam mullet and his followers aimed to humiliate victims over religious differences. the defendants never denied the attacks. but said they stemmed from a family feud. sentencing is scheduled for january. >> mullet, a classic last name. >> a muller, not mullet. >> florida convenience store. you might say he got a round of beer on the house. the knife-wielding man, he reached over the counter, yanked a wad of cash from the register. but he didn't get far. look at this. the clerk just grabbing a four-pack of beer, and just whipping the cans at the thief. the

whether they came from the 2010 deep water horizon spill >>> the federal corruption trial of kwame kilpatrick begins today with jury selection. they're charged with more than 30 counts that include rackateering, bribery and fraud during his time in public office. the 42-year-old kilpatrick could face 30 years in prison in convicted. >>> the dallas cowboys ready for football, the giants not so much. they beat big blue 24-17 as the 2012 nfl season kicked off last night. tony romo had three touchdown passes in the victory. as for the replacement officials, they were okay. no blunders. no on field confusion. the nfl locked out the regular refes in a contract dispute. >>> andy roddick ending his career last night after losing to juan martin dell quattro in four sets. roddick announced this would be his last tournament. >> it has been a road, a lot of ups, a lot of downs, a lot of great moments. i have appreciated your support along the way. i know i certainly haven't made it easy for you at times, but i really do appreciate it and love you guys with all my heart. >> wow. roddick was the last ameri

the case against kwame kilpatrick has been ten years in the making.secutors say he conspired with his best friend and his dad to turn city hall into a den of bribes and kickbacks. they say pil patrick used this to fund his luxurious lifestyle. if convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> the anti-muslim video that's touched off protests across the middle east, well, it can stay on the web. at least it can for now because a california judge has denied an initial request to have the movie trailer taken off the internet. cindy lee garcia, there you see her there, she's an actress in the film, asks the court to order its removal. she says she was duped into her role and has gotten death threats because of it. >>> now back to this. you can thank me for these pictures. i want to see them again. there's endeavour taking the piggyback ride, and the reason i wanted you to see this. this was just moments ago during our break. endeavour taking that biggy pac ride, and it went right past, there you see it. the golden gate bridge. how cool is that? of cour