they want to go back to miss missoula, montana and tell the 3,000 people that voted them into office were tough on iran and a friend to israel. it will get them reelected to two more years for a fairly curby job to get paid to do nothing. but it's a danger to the country. >> jon: when you look at it there are certain absolute boogiemen that are out there, the united nations, iran. and not for no reason there are certain things iran is doing. they are bad actors in certain fields of play and all that. >> absolutely. >> jon: if we don't engage these country and build more productive relationships i think we're beginning to learn that pure sanctions driven consequences or invading them and trying to hold the territory until a government arises that likes us is not maybe the answer. >> what cracks me up was if get iran to the negotiating table. sanctioning them is a punishment for coming to the negotiating table? the sanctions worked because they were international sanctions. they worked because we got the europeans and russia and even china to go along with them. if this sanctions law p

. >> kyung lah joins me now from missoula, montana.ng with every damaging piece of evidence you lay out against her, what are the chances she actually gets off the hook? >> reporter: well, remember, brooke, we've only heard one side of the story so far in court. the prosecution's case. the defense has yet to present its side. so just based on that, yes, it sounds like she's in trouble. but the defense says there's an explanation for all this. she's a scared, 22-year-old woman who rushed into marriage. she was overwhelmed. so yes, she lied. but there's a reason for those lies. and the other thing we should point out is that no one saw this happen. no one saw her push him off the cliff. it's very plausible that her explanation is the case here, and the jury's going to have to weigh all this. and one last thing. don't underestimate the power of a good attorney. her attorney, michael donahoe, he represented the unibomber ted kazin skrkz kazinski. this is a guy who knows his stuff. >> kyung lah, thank you. >>> in case you missed it, the 6-y

we have been following this murder trial playing out in missoula, montana. that happened in july in glacier national park. she had just said i do to her husband eight days prior and she ultimately admitted to pushing him off this cliff. the question became, was this self defense or was this murder? now, the prosecution had been out during the trial thus far, and they of course are arguing this was purposeful, that this was premeditated. she was charged with murder one, murder two, and lying to investigators. a deal was struck in which she has pleaded guilty to murder two, but it waives the other two charges. let's talk about the nitty-gritty of the trial, how this really was a gift, according to sunny hostin. sunny hostin rejoining me, jane velez-mitchell joining me. first, the deal. was the deal a surprise? >> it's a surprise to me because prosecutors, once they have put in the resources to try a case like this, generally don't offer a plea after the case is closed and it's about to go to the jury. she was looking at first degree murder, which is life in pr

that's what it feels like when you head out the door. 7 below in missoula. are heading into today you are looking at places in the highs in the single digits. it will get even colder than that. by friday the cold air from canada is going to be moving southward. only 12 degrees only in the 30's. the middle mississippi valley and even up into the sections of the northeast. prepare yourself across parts of the plains it will get very cold. all of this cold air is across the rockies and mid west moving southward. they are across the rockies and midwest. and we will be talking about this tomorrow. icing a concern in the southern plains up into parts of ohio valley. over to you. >> thank you maria. >>> be careful when you shop on-line. why using a particular search site could cost you a lot more money. the top baby names of the year. here's a little more of a hint as we go to break. >> when someone walks out the door he will still stay. check on a claim...you know, all with the ah, tap of my geico app. oh, that's so cool. well, i would disagree with you but, ah, t

. >> he went to a bathroom at the bus station in missoula, montana, and he actually took hairs off the floor of the restroom. and then in subsequent bombs, he would take those hairs and put them in between layers of tape. and the whole idea was when the subsequent bombs exploded at a crime scene, we would think that hair might have something to do with the unabomber. when he was out on a run to collect information or to collect components for his bombs, he would make sure he had a disguise. he put cotton up his nose so his nostrils would look bigger. he had a fake mustache he had worn. >> for another 18 months, everything was quiet. then on december 10th, 1994, the unabomber claimed his second fatality. >> the latest victim was advertising executive thomas mosser. in all 16 bombs in 17 years in locations all over the united states. >> thomas mosser was killed by a mail bomb sent to his home in north caldwell, new jersey. as it turned out, mosser had been targeted because kaczynski mistakenly believed he had helped exxon clean up its image after the exxon valdez oil spill. just over thr

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abc's ryan owens has the latest from missoula, montana.porter: good morning to you, robin. the prosecution may rest by the end of today. they're almost done with witnesses. they got through 18 of them on wednesday, including the victim's mother. from day one, this trial has been all about newlywed jordan graham. why did the young bride push her husband off that cliff? why did she lie about it? on wednesday, prosecutors shifted the focus to her husband. 25-year-old cody johnson. his mother, sherri, told the jury how excited her only child was for his wedding day. he told me it was the best day of his life. starting a family. i always wanted to be a grandma. she sobbed on the stand. and several jurors looked at jordan graham, who sat expressionless. prosecutors say eight days after that wedding, she shoved her husband off a cliff at montana's glacier national park, because she regretted getting married. his mom recounted at a memorial service for her son, she tried to comfort the woman charged with her murder. i put my arm around her and sai

for "good morning america," ryan owens, abc news, missoula, montana. >> more from dan abrams.u expect opening statements from both sides? >> the prosecution is going to say, her story doesn't make sense. they'll focus on what she did afterwards. they have a lot of evidence that she was engaged in a coverup. she wasn't telling the truth, et cetera. they'll point out specifics. some of the text messages. an hour and a half after her husband died, she's texting about dance moves. the defense will try to put the police on trial. they're going to say they have not gibb accurate accounts of what she said. they'll foe downs legal standard a lot. you're talking about the intent to kill somebody. for first or second-degree murder, you need a level of intent. it can't have just been that she was defending herself, pushing back. and the prosecution has the burden of proof when it comes to that. >> and no eyewitness. that has to be dafifficult for e prosecution. >> it will make it very hard. you heard there, the discussion about the possibility that there was a blindfold involved. without

abc's ryan owens has been following the case from the very beginning, there in missoula, montana. ryan. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. jordan graham is now officially an admitted murderer. and she is locked up here this morning. you're right. she surprised everybody. a woman who has said nothing the entire trial suddenly stood up just before closing arguments to say one word. guilty. >> jordan, how are you feeling? >> reporter: he didn't testify during her murder trial. but the judge wasn't about to let jordan graham off the hook. he made her stand before him and answer questions about the july night she pushed her new husband, cody johnson, off a cliff. she told the judge, it was definitely a reckless act. and i just pushed. what was said that made you so angry? it wasn't anything that was said. he grabbed me. i pushed his hand off. and i pushed him away. did you push with both hands? yes. the 22-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, bringing a sudden end to a trial that lasted half as long as her eight-day marriage. graham's attorney says prosecutors offered

kyung lah is outside the courtroom in missoula, montana. >> carol, there's no dispute here about what johnson did, indeed, fall to his death. the question is whether or not this is an intentional planned crime or just a terrible accident. jordan graham waited for the cameras outside of court, on trial now for pushing her husband of eight days in the back off the cliff at glasher national park. prosecutors say despite appearing in love in her wedding video, graham was distraught. her matron of honor back on the stand, testifying after a few days after the wedding, graham sent numerous text messages, expressing regret to her marriage to cody johnson sheechlt texted, i should be happy and i'm just not. i've never cried this much in my entire life and even, i don't want to live. >> what was it like to be in that courtroom and see jordan? >> obviously, it was very nerve racking. >> jennifer toren, another friend, was visibly shaken after testifying that graham had lied to her. toren testified one day after johnson plunged to his death, she got this text from graham. some park buddies from

versus the white house, boehner versus some in the tea party, the montana murder trial wraps up in missoulangeles. the earth quake lady is here, and james bond dead at 56? we'll explain coming up, "happening now." ♪ bill: a good show. thank you, jon. check this out. floating to the edge of space by way of a souped-up hot air balloon. i talked to two of the people behind this cool endeavor about it. mark kelly is director of flight crew operations for world view enterprises, former astronaut, and jane pointer is the ceo of world view enterprises. cool idea. i mean, really, really cool. 100,000 feet, you need oxygen at that level. >> oh, yeah. you need more than oxygen. you need a space suit if you're outside the capsule. >> you're not going to be outside. and that's the, you know, unique thing we're going to do here is take people to a unique vantage point in, essentially, what's a spacecraft. very comfortable. >> when you look out the window, your going to be able to see the blackness of space, the curvature of -- bill: he just said shirt sleeve? >> oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. comfortable. you kn

i'm ryan owens in missoula, montana. >> that's interesting even the plea and second-degree charge, couldlaining what happened. and prosecutors the entire time thought they knew the story saying that she pushed him with both hands, face first down that cliff. and they were pretty darn close. >> her own words, pretty much what she said. the sentencing, by the way, scheduled for march. >> yeah. we'll learn more then. >>> topping our headlines -- health headlines, british researchers say popping a pill might prevent breast cancer before it develops. the theory was tested on nearly 4,000 women at high risk for breast cancer. now the women who took an estrogen-reducing pill were 53% less likely to develop cancer than those on a placebo. analysts say a larger study will help determine if the pill is beneficial as it seems. >>> and the government is touting the effectiveness of flu shots. new numbers from the cdc show that getting vaccinated led to 79,000 fewer hospitalizations last flu season compared to the year before. the cdc also says the flu shot prevented nearly seven million americans fr

max, i'm getting in the car right now to drive, a four-hour drive to great falls, montana, from missoula, so he could sit and hear some cases in great falls. judge don malloy travels over 340 miles one way, greater distance between d.c. and hartford, connecticut. they have the qualities montana demands of their federal judges. their intellect, experience and integrity are above reproach. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting their nominations. i yield the floor. mr. roberts: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: i rise to address the nomination of cornelia pillard for the d.c. circuit. it appears to me the environment in which we are discussing these nominations is a good example of the new rules of the senate. we're already getting a taste of the new world order around here. it didn't take long. it's only but a few weeks but we are already experiencing life in the new senate. those in the majority who wanted to change the rules are now certainly getting their wish. it should have been obvious that the rule change would impact the senate in m

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kyung lah, missoula, montana. >> let's continue the conversation with sunny hostin.? was this self-defense? what is the prosecution's strategy here? as we discussed yesterday, two people know what happened. one of them is dead and one of them is on trial. >> we heard the prosecution's strategy yesterday in opening statements. and what they're saying is, listen, no one behaves this way. look at her behavior before. we know she was upset. she didn't want to be married. she was second guessing her marriage. we know after she pushed him, both hands to his back over a cliff, she lied about it over and over and over again. no one innocent behaves that way. >> doesn't the defense have a lot to overcome here, joey? >> they do, kate. they really do. however -- >> i can't believe you just admitted that. i was waiting to hear -- >> they do. however, the bottom line is that it's very circumstantial. you don't have n eyewitness. two people who were at the top of that cliff. one of them is now the decedent. the other is telling the story as to the accident. the prosecution is ampi

kyung lah, cnn, missoula, montana. >> what a story. >>> let's take a look at headlines making news. robert levenson, the retired fbi agent who went missing in iran in 2007 was in fact working for the cia. the associated press and "the washington post" reporting he was working undercover, gathering intelligence, both the state department and levenson's family long denied he was working for the u.s. government when he vanished. they decided to run the story after attempts to bring him home came up empty. >>> chemical weapons were likely used in five locations in syria over the past year, acoding to a new united nations report, that includes the deadly attack outside damascus in august which led to threats of a u.s. strike. syria since agreed to eliminate its chemical weapons arsenal, a civil war has raged there for more than two years. the inspectors are barred from identifying blame in those attacks. >>> new this morning, several people were stabbed outside the denver broncos stadium after the team's loss to the san diego chargers. police say one of the men is in critical condition,