so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all my children. >> what do you make of that hampton? >> national television. >> john edwards, sure. i think that's a normal response. john edwards now may be best known as a father. he took an incredible risk to go to trial when he is the sole living parent for two young children and two pre teens sharing custody with quinn. 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

so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all of my children, including my son wade who we lost years ago. but you know, this is the last thing i'm going to say. i don't think god's through with me. i really believe he thinks there are still some good things i can do. whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i'm hopeful about is all those kids i've seen in the poorest parts of this country and in some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them. and whatever way i'm still capable of helping them. i want to dedicate myself to being the best dad i can be. and to help those kids who i think deserve help. and who i hope i can help. thank you all very much. >> kimberly: all right. well, imagine what a fall from grace john edwards once considered a top contender to be president of the united states of america, finding his faith in the hands of the jurors today, acquited on one count, not guilty, the other counts hung. giving a statement saying he doesn't believe that god is done with

and i am so close to and so, so grateful for, so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all of my children, including my son wade, who we lost years ago. but you know, this is the last thing i'm going to say. i don't think god is through with me. i really believe he thinks there is still some good things i can do. and whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i'm hopeful about is all those kids that i've seen, you know, in the poorest parts of this country and in some of the poorest places in the world that i can help them in whatever way i'm still capable of helping them. and i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad i can be and to helping those kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you all very much. >> well, i ask if pete williams wants to respond to that. i found that a very effective confession, pete, on a personal front and a resilience for what he's been through. >> yes, and i think, you know, he made a similar statement at the start of the trial. he didn't believe he ever did anything illegal but

and then finally my precious quinn. who i love more than any of you could ever imagine, and i am so close to and so, so grateful for. so grateful for quinn. >> during his trial, witnesses including his longtime aid testify how he had concocted the plan to cover up quinn's real father. edwards initially denied that he was the father and later asked a former aid to claim that he, not edwards, fathered the child. it's not clear just yet if the justice department will seek to -- on edwards on the five counts of deadlock today. >>> and the edge on virginia, threatening messages against the president and traced back to a monasses man. he fell for an fbi sting when he tried to transform a rife bowl is a fully automated machine gun. paul wagner has that story. >> reporter: the fbi's story is a white supremacist threatened violence against the president and the attorney as l. he was locked up yesterday afternoon after the fbi recorded him taking the modified weapon from a man he thought was a helpful gunsman. the fbi said the ag

these companies will be all over us lowering the braid and >> out, not acceptable to governor pat quinn house panel has moved this further just one step to passage which needs to happen this week >> we have the ability to solve the pension problem right now if you strip the cost and said the bill to the governor pat but these days of bipartisanship little tough to find that thebatt but i cannot speak? batt but you just spoke batt but i answered i asked one followup question about pension entirely different matter battle lines drawn * rondout tomorrow the last day of the legislative session. >> first interview from prison former governor rod blagojevich top aide tony rezko telling the chicago sun-times disgraced governor knew that bribes were being paid says tony rezko rod blagojevich was aware of money paid out. also says never gave rod blagojevich cash or bribes but the two would have conversations people on board and contributions they made interview also said he regretted participating in politics. coming up president obama polish problem community an uproar over what the president s

so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all my children. including my son wade, who were lost years ago. >> reporter: refhe finished wit what amounted to a stump speech, beginning of his rehabilitation. >> i don't think gold's throud' with me. i believe he believes there are good things i can do. and whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i'm hopeful about is all those kids that i've seen, you know, in the poorest parts of this country and in some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them. in whatever way i'm still capable. >> reporter: now, we didn't hear yet from the prosecution at all. when the decision came down, they just really just stared straight ahead, perhaps even shocked. now, they need to make that decision, whether they will have a new trial. a few justice department officials we talked to did tell us that this is unlikely. diane? >> all right, thank you so much, bob woodruff. i want to bring in abc's legal analyst dan abrams here with me. is it unlikely they will retry this? >> reporter: i th

and i am so close to and so, so grateful for, so grateful for quinn. i am grateful for all of my children, including my son, wade, who we lost years ago. this is the last thing i am going to say. i don't think god is true with me. i really believe he thinks there is still some good things that i can do. whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i am hopeful about is all those kids that i have seen in the poorest parts of this country and in some of the poorest places in the world that i can help them in whatever way i am still capable of helping them. i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad i can be and to help those kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you all very much. >> our senior correspondent, joe johns, has covered the trial in greensboro, north carolina. jeffrey toobin and sunny hostin, joe, i want to start with you. you are there throughout the trial. you also know edwards from his career in politics. he said little to anybody except spaul talk. good morning. how are you during the trial. he

rainbow push leaders reverend jesse jackson urging governor pat quinn not to sign legislation passedt week that would cut medicaid by $1.6 billion hundreds of thousands of low- income residents lose health coverage prescription drug discounts and dental care under the cuts lawmakers in support say the cuts needed to prevent the collapse of the entire medicaid system jackson urgent revenue to be found elsewhere to prevent any medicaid reduction >> corporate tax loopholes other sources of revenue institutions not paid their share of taxes or maybe billion dollars federal tax it >> additional $1 tax pack of cigarettes today intended to help fund medicaid facing nearly $3 billion deficit next year. federal spending on medicaid about $15 billion each year family dog rescue during a fire in riverside this morning just after 5:00 a.m. house across the street from riverside brookfield high-school the daughter boyfriend all inside at the time riverside brookfield 4 year old people woke the boyfriend up quickly woke everyone else most of the house engulfed in ruins because of penn but everybod

[applause] >> our next speaker is our own mark quinn with the sba. [applause] >> not a lot of prep on that, steve. [laughter] sharon and all the organizations mentioned are connected with sba. for us, the richest part of what we do is the micro-enterprise support in san francisco and organizations that do us -- do it. we're fortunate to have a terrific network of partners to work with. as steve said in the beginning, no other city is doing small business week like we are in san francisco. small business week here is not just about awards. it is also about all small businesses feeling like they are a participant in house small business suite i -- small- business week. we were trying to speak over the crowd last year at flavors. it was about all small businesses and them. that is what it should be about. it is an opportunity for us to recognize special small businesses, a special small business of the year. while i am in san francisco, i cover all of northern california. this is really the small business of the year for northern california. every year,

i recall edwards saying i knew other people were supporting quinn. but edwards decided not to include the information about money in a later draft of the statement. button told the court, he said for legal and practice cal purposes, we needed to take it out. it's part of the ongoing greek tragedy playing out here, the prosecution had been por portraying him with a fatal flou, befriending people, manipulating them, and when they had no more use, discarding them. the prosecution's attack on his edwards' character began 12 years ago with andrew young, who agreed to hide edwards' girlfriend. we did everything he asked us to do and the abandoned us. then there was bunny mellon, the lonely multimillionaire philanthropist who loved him and wanted to help him. a close friend of melon testified that when schee foundut on the $725,000 was used to hide hunter, she said, maybe you should pay for your girlfriend yourself. in those conversations that edwards had with his speech writer, wendy button, he told her he was struggling with how to quick the news to his o

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michelle quinn, reporter for politico. marisa lagos, staff writer for the fran chronicle. and scott shafer host for kqed radio. scott, president obama made history on wednesday by announcing that he now supports gay marriage. what has been the fallout from that? >> well, the fallout, if you want to call it that, so far there's been mostly up side for the president in the short term. he had a big fundraiser. george clooney digs in hollywood. he was treated like a rock star. that hollywood group supportive of gay marriage so the fundraising has ticked up. that's been good. there's also sort of an enthusiasm among the base liberals, students, young people who generally are very supportive of same-sex marriage. that's the short-term fallout. the same things could be said of mitt romney. his fundraising ticked upwards. evangelicals, not base but the base he's trying to get that have been a little suspicious of him, gives them another reason to support romney if they needed one. longer term impact remains to be seen. this election, like all elections, national elections, will be

if signed by governor quinn, the law would take effect in june 2013. in medical watch..eterans are similar to those in athletes. scientists who've studied a degenerative brain disease in athletes have found the same condition in combat veterans exposed to roadside bombs in iraq and afghanistan. it's known as cte.. anf it's an incurable disease that can only be detected by autopsy. by simulating explosions on mice.. the researchers believe they've found the way explosions damage brain tissue and trigger cte. the study could help in developing preventive measures for blast-related brain injuries.. as well as drug therapies and diagnostic tests for cte. coffee drinkers live longer.. and it doesn't seem to matter if it's regular or decaf. a new study by the national institutes of health and the american association of retired persons followed 400 thousand people. at first it seemed that coffee drinkers were *more likely* to die at any given time. but after the researchers took into account that coffee drinkers tended to smoke drink more alcohol, eat more red meat and exercis

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so grateful for quinn. i am grateful for all of my children including my son wade who lost years ago. this is the last thing i will say. i do not think god is through with me. i think he still believes there are some good things i can do. what ever happens with the legal stuff going forward what i am hopeful about is all the kids i have seen. in the poorest parts of this country and some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them. in whatever way i am still capable of helping them. i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad eye candy and helping those kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you very much. >> there you have it. just after the jury came back after nine days of deliberation they had a not guilty verdict on one count but were deadlocked on all the others. a mistrial forced. >> the headlines will be what he said at the top is when he said he did nothing illegal but he is aware he did a lot that was an awful lot of wrong the. >> he took full responsibili

and i am so close to and so, so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for awful my children, including my son wade who we lost years ago but, you know, this is the last thing i will say. i don't think god is threw with me. i believe there is some good things i have to do and whatever happens, what i'm hopeful about is all of the kids i see in the porest part of the country and in the world that i can help them. and in whatever way i am capable of helping them. and i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad i can be and to help the kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you all very much. >> you have been listening to john edwards coming out to spoke a second ago and he was acquitted on one charge of campaign finance fraud and there was a mistrial. he came out to speak outside of the courthouse saying that while he did not believe he did anything wrong with regard the campaign finance violations, he said he did a lot that was wrong and took responsibility for his own sins. >> you saw his daughter kate there by h

. >>> crazy there's some much trash >>> that is why the demands to end of quinn was a trash hot spot for the groups save the bay. >>> it is worse than i thought >>> dozens of volunteers gathered along martin luther king shoreline to pick up everything from rappers to cigarette butts. were constantly trying to find fresh hot spots in the bed clean those up incurs the community to participate as to the kinds of problems plastics cause. >>> trash that comes from road west washes into storm drains and into the bay. >>> i feel like i'm contributing to it >>> and now they're contributing to the solution and a dirty job. save the bay has year-round opportunities you can find up more by going to cbs s f dot com in oakland anne mackovic cbs 5. >>> save the day told us they collected 40 bags of trash that is 400 lbs. of trash a rocket carrying supplies to the international space station does not make it off the ground. address defects may be needed. >>> were looking at more of the san more clouds along the shoreline were in the low 80's inland, along the shoreline the '60s that is usual for th

agreed to address the money with this statement, quote, some people without my knowledge, supported quinner testified, i knew it wasn't true so i wanted to make sure if we released a statement it was accurate. the prosecution asked her, what wasn't true? button replied, without my knowledge, refering to that phrase in edward's statement, bill. bill: jonathan serrie, following it again today. we'll be back in touch when there are headlines. thank you, sir, greensboro, north carolina. >> new reaction to comments by vice president joe biden on iran. he claims that global efforts to rein in tehran's nuke program were going nowhere and the u.s. was the problem. that is until president obama took office. here's the vp yesterday. >> when we took office, let me remind you, it was virtually no international pressure on iran. we were the problem. we were diplomaticly isolated in the world, in the region, in europe. the international pressure on iran was stuck in neutral. patti ann: well, joining us to talk about this, kt mcfarland, a fox news national security analyst and a former deputy assistant

time for another check of the weather with lonnie quinn, who's right behind us. >> right here.ot right here. little boys of summer. this is in central park. the ball fields. you have the red team right about here. you know what, its shaded over here but they're taking on the green-shirted opponents. i want to show you what we've got out there in terms of clear skies. certainly, i can show you that beautiful picture of new york city. but look what we have in the midsection of the country. one-third of minnesota has cloud cover. two-thirds, beautiful skies. this line, that line of clouds, we'll give you a big picture, that's a cold front. a little heating around this area, up around the northern plains. you will start to see some showers pushing through minnesota in toward the chicago area, but keep following that cold front toward the rocky mountains. this is a story. the western rockies, it is beautiful. eastern rockies, cloud cover and rain. why rain on one side, why not on the other? because that air moving to the east rises up over the mountain. rising air, boom, you'll get

with more on our holiday weather weekend, we have lonnie quinn. >> good morning to you. want to give you a little shot of the empire state building. what i'd like to do is show you the satellite and radar image that would go with the entire country because you're going to find -- first of all, subtrob cal storm beryl. you can see it 250 miles southeast of charleston south carolina. but i'm looking at this area of disturbed weather in the northern tier of our country. a front from northern rockies up to northern new england. it's around the northern rockies rockies, montana portions of wyoming, we're talking snow above 6,000 feet. look at this 1 to 2 feet of snow. somebody tell >>> i will tell you, everybody, a big swath of cool air in a big portion of our country. >> thank you, lonnie. >>> here's an interesting story that's getting some attention. the faa is now investigating an online video that's gone viral. why? because it looks like an 80-year-old woman was pushed out of an airplane. dave broad >> whose idea was all this? >> mine. >> and the occasion? >> i just turne

quinn, again. >> i was asking ken what i should make this afternoon at this little bash.e, garlic, onion, olive oil and throw it on the grill. >> jeff, had you your wife texting you during the segment. >> she was. she was commenting on ken's restaurant in boston and she was reminding me what we ate there. >> it was memorable. >> it was. no, it was great because ken is has a great tapas place, which is torro, which is fantastic. and i remember -- we went for the first time, must have been, what, six or seven years ago now? >> does he remember? >> when did you open, right around then? >> yeah. >> see, i remember that part of it. >> ken's parents are here, too. mom and dad, do you want come over? >> come over here. >> more mother's day. >> come on over here, mother. >> you don't have to get her flowers now, ken. >> take a seat. >> here, mom, for mother's day. >> here we go. cheers! >> for more on "cbs this morning," visit us at cbsnews.com. ,,,,,,

who kept rielle hunter, the mistress in hiding, as well as claiming paternity of her child francis quinnunter. button says edwards eventually agreed to address the money that was supporting them with this statement: some people without my knowledge supported quinn. button testified i knew it was true so i wanted to make sure if we released a statement it was accurate much the prosecution asked what wasn't true? button replied without my knowledge, quoting that phrase from edwards' statement. shep? >> shepard: speculation about weather the mistress and mother of the child rielle hunter would actually testify. anything new? >> yeah. she is on the witness list for both the defense and prosecution. and while that is no guarantee that she'll be called to testify. some legal analysts watching this trial closely say it is likely that she will. listen. >> this whole trial is circulating around rielle hunter. if the prosecution doesn't call her, the defense will. given what's been said about her, no one know what is she is going to say and when she may lash out at one side or othe other. >> but t

so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all of my children, including my son wade who we lost years ago. but you know, this is the last thing i'm going to say, i don't think god is through with me. i really believe he thinks there is still some good things i can do. and whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i'm hopeful about is all those kids that i have seen, you know, in the poorest parts of this country and in some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them in whatever way i'm still capable of helping them. i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad i can be and to helping those kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you all very much. >> tonight now the question is whether or not the prosecutors are through with john edwards. there is a late-breaking report from the associated press suggesting the justice department will not seek another trial. jonathan serrie though live in the courthouse in greensboro, north carolina with more from down

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quinn's like, "oh, he's a friend of mine."laughter ] but you made up for it. you saw me, like an hour later, in front of 30 rock, on the sidewalk. i was crying, so you waved down a mister softee truck and got em a nutty buddy. >> jimmy: yeah, thank you so much. yeah, yeah. that is such a fake story. >> it's all true. >> jimmy: that is such a fake story. why do you make up things and lie? >> you were really nice. >> jimmy: i was nice. >> you were actually nice. >> jimmy: i have a problem being nice to people sometimes. but -- shouldn't have been on that elevator. how are you, buddy? everything good? >> i'm doing all right, you know. >> i was at westchester airport, like two weeks ago, and this big, fat, obese son of a bitch -- >> jimmy: don't hold back, nick. >> but this why -- i mean, he's this big fat guy. and he gets up and goes, "watch my bag. i'm going to the toilet." like, he ordered me. so, it bugged me, his tone of voice. so, i say, as he's leaving, "what if this thing explodes in 30 seconds?" and he goes, "well, do i l

so grateful for quinn. i'm grateful for all of my children including my son wade who we lost years ago. but, you know, this is the last thing i'm going to say. i don't think god's through with me. i really believe he thinks there's still some good things i can do, and whatever happens with this legal stuff going forward, what i'm hopeful about is all of those kids that i've seen, you know, in the poorest parts of this country, and in some of the poorest places in the world, that i can help them in whatever way i am still capable of helping them. and i want to dedicate my life to being the best dad i can be and to helping those kids who i think deserve help and who i hope i can help. thank you all very much. >> reporter: former democratic presidential cdidate john edwards flanked by his daughter kate and parents as he mentioned attended every day of this trial. remarking on the events that happened today. the judge declaring a mistrial as to five of the six counts against him. the jury acquitted him on one o

in this statement, edwards says, i made a mistake, she is not -- she being their daughter, quinn, outs button's damage been? >> she's a mixed bag. she actually helps the prosecution because she has an admission from john edwards to her that he knew about the money from fred baron. on the other hand, she helps the defense saying that john edwards told her he only recently found out about the other source of money, bunny mellon's money. but she does add something really important for the defense, that john edwards did not want to disclose because he did not want his wife, elizabeth, suffering the public humiliation of a public statement. >> let's talk about elizabeth because edwards' former press secretary, jennifer palmieri, a current white house staffer, she also takes the stand today. she was present when elizabeth edwards confronted one of edwards' wealthy backers, fred baron, about he and his wife's support of rielle hunter. john edwards was reportedly present as well. explain why palmieri is so important? >> there are lots of underlying stories here. and elizabeth edwards is an im

ñcñs hey everybody i'm lisa quinn. welcome home.little she's about to turn thirteen. so let's meet her and her mom and she what she hopes for for her room makeover. steven is my husband, hannah's dad and it's the three of us who lives here and we came to the u.s. 17 years ago and we've lived in san jose the whole time.

quinn, jane seymore on the right. hill doesn't care.ends a two-run homerun into the bleachers. 2-1 giants. those were the only runs for the game. james loney slicing this ball to the gap in left center. it is a two-run game. vog gel song itch ped great. lopez on in relief and ethier and he gets him to hit into the double play. the giants hold on tight for the victory 2-1. tay tha was good and this is better. a's back home after a 9-game road trip. he tweaked his left wrist in batting practice and had to sit out. he is feeling the pain and bautista followed through. he is tough. 2-2 and kelly johnson with his third r.b.i of the night. a's rally in the bottom of the night. he knocks in michael taylor and we are tied at 3. he is facing cor dare row with the bases loaded and that is gone. grand slam walkoff. good night, game over, drive home safely. the a's rally for five in the 9th. his second best move of the night and blocking the shaving cream in the face during the interview. that was a veteran move. all right, they saw baseball histor