ray nagin lashed out: many residents blamed ray nagin, the federal government accused the mayor of the same crimes he campaigned against. while on the stand testifying in his own defence, nagin continually pointed the finger at other people, saying most of them were lying and confusing facts. after seven days of testimony, a jury sided with the prosecution. >> laurie jane. what is n. for louisville politics this is a big one. clancy rejoins us. you know, this is quite remark i believe. 20 out of 21 charges he was convicted on. what does that tell us? what was the one charge he was not convicted on? >> the one charge he was not convicted of was the one involving his sons. i'm speculating. while the mayor was on the witness stand, at one point when the prosecution was cross-examining him, he kind of threw his sons under the bus saying "i didn't do that, they did that on their own", and another time he blamed his sons for not filing impact tax returns. i suspect the jurors were discertaining in spiriting his sons from him. i think he might have gotten sympathy for his sons. his sons were

>> wow, there is a lot that stands out about ray nagin.this is a man who rode almost a tidal wave of popularity. he was, quote, a business plawn, getting elected as a mayor for the first time when there's no incumbent in the race. even though plit cli he was -- politically he didn't even like politics, he didn't enjoy politics. whenever he hit a brick wall, he would say, oh that's just politics. people ate it up then katrina hit. >> and he gaifne gained such not after that. >> he called the president out, that's the highlight of ray nagin's career. when he went on a radio signal that has a pretty large signal, the shout heard around the world, he said, mr. president, get your a ass down here. from that moment on, he went downhill. what happened was katrina was the first real crisis that ray nagin faced as mayor. before that he had pretty much smooth sailing. people, the average voter didn't really see ray nagin's problems or his shortcomings. after katrina when we needed a leader like we never had before the mayor's shortcomings really cam

. >>> in new orleans, mayor ray nagin is back on the stand today. the prosecutors are set to continue their examination, and he's being tried on corruption charges. ben lemoine is in new orleans. >> a year ago as you know, ray nagin was indicted on 29 corruption charges, accused of taking bribes and favors from businessmen in exchange for city contracts. this was a time after hurricane katrina, when billions of dollars why flowing into the city for these types of contracts, and right now, prosecutors are presenting evidence that the jury has already seen. the reason enter that, six people in connection with ray nagin's case, have already pled guilty or been convicted on charges related to it. those people have already testified. and so the jury has already seen what the prosecutors are saying right now. mostly contracts that ray nagin signed. and there are nuances to it. it has to do with a company that he owns with his son. a granite company. contracts that he gave to a businessman, more than $60,000 that the nagin family got, in exchange, apparent

former new orleans mayor ray nagin soon may be heading to jail guilty. nagining corruption charges including accepting $500,000 worth of bribes. al jazeera has been following the story from new orleans. ben, what did the jury say? >> reporter: well, del, as you might know he was charged with 21 counts of different types of corruption including bribery and kickback schemes. the jury found him guilty on 20 of those 21 counts. count number 7 involved a bribery charge with a family business and investment that was to pay off the mayor for city contract. but the jury came in moments ago and deliberated for 6.5 hours. three on monday and three and a half today. this is day 11 of this trial. as we talked before, one of the great mysteries was many people figured the mayor had the opportunity to take a deal with prosecutors. this is an investigation that has been at least four years in the making. six other people have pled guilty or been convicted on charges to nagin's case. giving him a page out of the playbook of the prosecutor. essentially he saw the evidence

(t) corruption trial of new orleans mayor ray nagin went to the jury a few moments ago. essentially, is ben lemoin is are outside the ne new orleans courthouse. do we know why the mayor didn't agree to a plea deal? >> nagin had an advantage in this case, six other people had been charged, indicted, five of them pled guilty, one of them went to trial and was found guilty, and obviously, mayor nagin knew what the evidence was prosecutors had. he was indicted last year, that eliminated the possibility of taking a deal from federal prosecutors. prosecutors laying out their case, presenting a long laundry list of different types of paper trail evidence. bank statements, financial statements, phone records, and of course, city contracts. the mayor is accused of taking money and bribes from state contractors in return for giving them the contracts. over the past two weeks, defense attorneys have denied all of these allegation is, saying everything he did, every contract he granted was strictly for the benefit new orleans. >> ben lemoin, thank you very much, we'll wait for the j

ray nagin has been called by many people a renegade of sorts in his term and after so. we'll see how that pans out. the jury has his fate in their hands getting back to business tomorrow. >> ben, thank you. >>> in gentleme geneva round tw. both sides are still very far apart. the opposition denounced what it said are violent attacks by the government. >> it is not acceptable that the regime will send it's own delegation t for peace while the is killing in syria. we're asking the international community to do something about it. >> while both sides have agreed to the seize fir crisis fire, io matt hollings worth who is in homs now. >> we managed to get 1,100 people out of homs, the area under besiegement. let me say a large proportion of the 1 1100 people are women, children, and elderly people who really are at their wits' end, people who have forgotten about fresh fruit and fresh vegetable look like, taste like, and really have been living an unbelievably difficult life for an extended period. >> matthew, talk about the effort to get aid into the city. we understand th

former new orleans mayor ray nagin has been convicted o. and the new debate about mammograms. >> a busy afternoon for you on capitol hill. the senate just voted to increase the nation's debt limit. and we begin with a major storm that is affecting millions of people from the deep south to the east coast. all up and down the east coast. thousands of flights, trains have within canceled. only a few people ventured out into this mess braving the elements, despite warnings from city and emergency officials, and for good reason as areas from washington, d.c. to new england will see inches, possibly a foot of snow. robert ray is in marietta, georgia. the man is walking on a road. i see you. i don't see the traffic, robert. >> yes, tony, check that out. check out this road. i'm on a bridge on i-75 outside of atlanta. it is completely dead as bbs of sleet is coming down and ice-lanta as people are calling it, my photographer is going to wipe his lens plus it is coming down. getting sand blasted at a hurricane. speaking of hurricanes, the hurricane

ray nagi nagin convicted. we'll have more on that. >>> and the outspoken nascar driver sprint cup driver, brad keselowski. all on the fox sportsdesk. let's get to it. >>> as i said, a very busy hour ahead, first from the fox newsdesk at 3:00, the monster winter storm has hammered the deep south knocking out power to more than 200,000 customers in the state of georgia alone. this is so far from over. the snow and ice have created an enormous mess in atlanta. this kind of storm is rare for folks in this part of the country. two weeks ago, another winter blast crippled the city of atlanta and others. looking at the ribbon up above, the new storm has shut down nearly every, in downtown atlanta. the public schools are all closed. roads and interstate appeared desolate this morning. plows and salt trucks some of the only vehicles in sight. video from our fox station shows how empty the roads were earlier, after local officials begged drivers, please stay home. all of this in huge contrast to when the last storm stra

we won't see ray nagin for quite some time. gretchen carlson, back to you. >> thanks so much, shep. >> another fox news alert. a storm of epic proportions slamming the southeast. it's on the move. forecasters calling it potentially catastrophic. it's already doing big damage. dangerous combination of snow and ice paralyzing the region, knocking down trees and power lines and leaving hundreds of thousands of people in the dark and they don't have any heat either. governors in seven states declaring emergencies from louisiana all the way up to virginia. crews working round the clock to keep roads salfe. people in atlanta aren't taking any risks. remember the last storm, it brought the city to a standstill. plows and salt trucks out in full force there. further north in georgia, bracing for up to 9 inches of snow. officials in south carolina warning folks they could feel the effects of this storm for weeks to come. thousands of flights grounded today. let's take a look at reagan national airport. this is, of course, in washington,

. >> former new orleans mayor ray nagin back in court insisting he didn't take any bribes. that is next. and one of the most iconic brands arrive in new york city 50 years today. a look back at the beatles. >> violent mass demonstrations in brazil that started over a hike in bus fares. five months before the world cup protesters say this is about the country's money going to the wrong place. we have the story. >> reporter: scenes of mass confusion in ri rio de janeiro. the protesters took over the train station and over took the turnstiles trying to bring attention to a rate hike. several people were injured or overcome by tear gas. a video journalist covering the protest was badly injured when a firecracker projectile exploded near his head. he's in injured and in hospital. it's unclear if the projectile was fired towards police or protesters. this is nothing compared to the riots last june, that, too, was because of rates hikes. protesters say this is about more. >> if we had good health services and education, you wouldn't have this many people on the street. on top of t

ray nagin guilty of 20 of 21 charges of corruption. his reaction in front of media after he left the courthouse was simply i maintain my innocence and his attorney simply said, we did the best that we could. a very confusing sort of trial for a lot of people. first, in the fact that ray nagin did not take a deal with prosecutors he did, instead, decide to go to trial in the first place. the second is that he took the stand in his own defense. and prosecutors had a whole lot of evidence against him. six other people have been charged or have been convicted or pled guilty in relation to nagin's case. so he had some idea of what was coming. but today was doomsday for him, john. >> ben lemoin in new york city, ben. thank you. >>> a law aimed at stopping illegal immigrants from renting. the rule has the community deeply divided. paul beban has that story. >> fremont, nebraska is the sort of agricultural town you see all over the american midwest. this is a conservative community with a couple of commercial strips and a sleepy downtown. but

three e events still taking pla. >> closing arguments begin in the trial against normal mayor ray naginarged with accepting bribes and money laundering. there has been intense testimony over the last two weeks. >> reporter: yes, del, it's been a tough couple of weeks foray nagin because of the level of evidence and the high profile in this case. six people have either pled guilty or been convicted on charges related to nagin's case. those people have been brought in to testify and admitted they, in fact, did bribe the normal mayor. his defense council saying that's not true. these people are just trying to save themselves. closing arguments are under way right now. prosecutors right now presenting evidence. what they're doing is showing a bullet point, saying this is the evidence we've shown you over the past two weeks. this is how important it is when you're making your decisions. >> do we have idea right now when we can expect the jury to get the case? >> yes, so each side has an hour and a half, the prosecutors began an hour ago. just in about 30 minutes the defense will have its hou

. >>> closing arguments are under way in corruption trial former new orleans mayor ray nagin, chargedn a scandal that dates all the way back to hurricane katrina and the rush of contractors after the storm. what is going on right now? >> reporter: the defense attorneys are recapping their counterattack against prosecutors who have said that the former mayor ray nagin were taking bribes and money in return for giving out lucrative contracts. six people have been convicted in charges related to this case. they testified saying, in fact, that they bribed the former mayor. prosecutors breaking out paper trail, contracts, bank statements, piecing together a puzzle that they say shows the mayor was corrupt, and, quote, sold his office. nagin has denied all those allegations, and defense attorneys hoping that they can convince this joy today by recapping their kay that these people were lying to save their own skin. they're all in prison or face prison time. we'll see what happens with that. >> what is the mood in new orleans? i guess the question has to be asked, is the big easy on edge? >>

. >> ray nagin looking at time behind bars. the former new orleans mayor convicted on federal bribery charges. >> french president francis hollande travels to silicon valley. why he find himself in familiar company, thousands of miles away from paris. >> this has nothing to do with racism. the people of fremont, i haven't detected racial tension. >> a nebraska town passes a law preventing undocument immigrants from renting apartments. >> welcome back, a live look at a snowy washington d.c. the nation's capital expecting up to 8 inches of snow and ice. the federal government shut down on thursday. that storm heading towards new york city and new england. stay with al jazeera for further updates on the storm. >> a man has been executed in florida for murdering a 9-year-old boy two decades ago. a controversial drug cocktail was suicide to execute juan carlos suarvez. before the execution his attorneys requested a stay, claiming the sedative was ipp effective and would violate his clients rights. florida's supreme court rejected th

. >>> former new orleans mayor ray nagin was found guilty of 20 of 21 charges today. he was charged with taking describebribes after hurricane . any reaction from the former mayor or his defense team? >> reporter: one piece of reaction from the former mayor, tony. he said, i maintain my innocence. nevertheless, 11 days of trial, six hours of jury deliberations and ray nagin walked out of federal court in new orleans as the first former mayor in the history of the city to be convicted on public corruption charges. he had been charged with 21 counts of corruption. he is found guilty of 20 of those counts. one count he was not found guilty on, it had to do with bribery and a city contractor. as you said he was convicted of these counts accused after hurricane katrina when billions of federal dollars were coming in the city, of bribes and kickback schemes. he hung his head as the jury rattled off the counts saying guilty. his wife began crying, and nagin sat there somber looking. the big problem for him, the big concern is the consequence of his actions after this guilty

jazeera, montezuma, iowa. >> and we have an update for you now in the case of former new orleans mayor ray nagin has been found guilty in his corruption trial in new orleans. nagin facing 21 federal charges including bribery and corruption. the details are straight ahead in our next half hour. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we're following for you. president obama set to sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers even as the senate now voting on increasing the debt ceiling. >>> and slipping and sliding in the south, another winter storm blowing in from texas to the carolinas. and the verdict is in in the trial of former new orleans mayor ray nagin.

in the meantime ray nagin is facing 21 counts on corruption-related charges. is found guilty on all 21 counts he could be facing more than 20 years in prison. again deliberations will begin tomorrow morning at 9:00. >> in algeria the military is blaming bad weather for a plane crash that killed all but one person. it crash into a mountain killing 77 of the 78 people on board. >>> no. britain prime minister david cameron said the government will spend whatever it takes to help the country recover from massive flooding. >>> british royal marines have been reinforcing flood defenses in southern england after the river thamesover ran its banks. over 5,000 homes have been flooded and some have been underwater for more than a month now. >>> and in russia the last remaining independent news channel could soon be shut down. russia's big cabbel satellite provider dropped the station earlier this week. many are blaming the kremlin. we have reports from moscow. >> reporter: since 2010 tv deutsche has been feeding it's mix of entertainment into russian homes. it's willing

the affidavit did not state what it is for ray nagin junior the former new orleans mayor was convicted this week. add one t it's two zero counts of corruption. taking home the award for being the first of may here in the cities to live in a six year history to be found guilty of her outfit megan was in there before and during and after hurricane katrina hit new orleans. we now know that you call people who wanted to help clean up the aftermath have to pay him first the lyrics but with the rockwell the founder and chairman of the nieces and cds. i first asked them what survives a politician to accept kickbacks and the expense of their community pool because he's a politician. and especially not shocking at all when mrs municipal government in america i'd argue as other kinds of government to all the cities of grantham is a corrupt. they all take bribes the snow with the city's runs in the town council and so i'm in the spring when the shocking all the ray nagin is corrupt. i like and dislike of the big city mayors. the question to me is why was he singled out because of course he's corr

ray nagin jr the former mayor of new orleans was convicted this week of twenty two zero counts of corruption taking all the award for being the first mayor in the city's two hundred ninety six year history to be found guilty of corruption nagin was the mayor before during and after hurricane katrina hit new orleans we now know that he told people who wanted to help clean up the aftermath that they had to take him first earlier i spoke with lou rockwell the founder and chairman of the missus institute i first asked him what drives a politician to accept kickbacks at the expense of their community well because he's a politician i mean it's not actually not shocking at all i mean this is municipal government in america to argue with other kinds of government to all these cities are corrupt the mayors are corrupt they all take bribes this is the way the cities run the city the town councilman so it's really not shocking at all the ray nagin is corrupt on like you just like other big city mayors the question to me is why was he singled out because of course he's corrupt of course he was taking br

ray nagin jr the former mayor of new orleans was convicted this week of twenty counts of corruption taking home the award for being the first mayor of the city's two hundred ninety six year history to be found guilty of corruption nagin was the mayor before during and after hurricane katrina hit new orleans we now know that he told people who wanted to help clean up the aftermath that they had to pay him first here to discuss as lou rockwell founder and chairman of the me says institute. lou what this man has done is really shocking katrina caused one hundred thirty five billion dollars in damages in new orleans and one hundred eighteen hundred people died across the gulf coast well the city was in chaos nagin accepted close to half a million dollars in bribes and exchange for city contracts what drives a politician to accept these kind of kickbacks at the expense of their community. well because he's a politician i mean it's not actually not shocking at all i mean this is municipal government in america to argue with other kinds of government to all these cities are corrupt the mayors are

el ex alcade de nueva orleans, ray nagin, fue hallado culpable de 20 de 21 cargos de corrupcion federalra su familia a hawai, entre otros.nagin, quien dejo el cargo en el 2010, se hizo famoso por la busqueda de ayuda para los damnificados del huracan katrina. logro convertirse en el primer alcalde latino de san diego,california luego de que perdio la segunda vuelta de las elecciones especiales ante su contrincante, el republicano kevin faulconer. hoy se dieron a conocer los resultados finales de los comicios que favorecieron a faulconer con 54.5 por ciento de los votos, mientras que alvarez recibio 45.5 por ciento. la lucha sin cuartel contra el rimen organizado en mexico no solo ha cobrado las vidas de muchos militares sino tambien de periodistas!!tan soloen el estado de veracruz 12 pcomunicadores han sido asesinados en menos de una decada!!el ultimo de ellos, un reportero desaparecido hace una semana, lo que ha originado protestas como nos informa lucia buga. >> los periodistas de veracruz dicen sentirse indignados e impotentes ante la violencia en mÉxico. " lo queremos vivo" por la d

. >> ray nagin, democrat ray nagin hates black people. >> coming up, wrist watches, device that tells time or a device used by satan to control your mind? why do bu students want to ban robin thicke? i don't know. i drank two bottles of cough syrup and i can't feel my face. >>> his lyrics are crass for this bu class. the humanists of boston university, aka, the most popular on campus, are saying thisy will cancel the upcoming concert of rob thin thicke. they say it is about having sex with women against their will. they said we work hard to avoid sensorship and respect differing views, but individuals may or may not choose to go to the concert. by the way, i won't be attending after what robin's dad did to me in a hot tub in 2003. it was a back rub, but it was a terrible back rub. >> it was more of what he didn't do. >> here is a preview of error bin -- of robin thicke's performance. >> he added the special effects. that's progress for him. >> will you be joining the protesters? >> i just want to ask for my money back. >> i am highly disappointed. i will stand up for the men this time

ray nagin was found guilty today. a jury convicted him on 21 counts. nagin accepted $200,000 in bribes, free vacation and other gratuities. nagin left office in 2010. he's free on bond while he awaits his sentence. >>> sid cesar set the same for everything from carol burnett to saturday night live. his sketches lit up television sets with humor. he died today at the age of 91. he won an emmy for best actor and appeared on broadway and on the big screen in "it's a mad, mad, mad world." >>> nearly 2 million toyota owners will receive recall notices. the automaker is recalling 1.9 million prius hybrids. 713,000 were sold in north america. toyota says there's a problem with the software. the glitch could cause warning lights to go off or the car to stop. toyota says it can do a software update and has no reports of the accidents or injuries related to the problem. >>> bay area consumers having a hard time getting organic eggs, what's sparking a shortage and how local farms are benefitting. >> organic eggs are flying off store shelves, leaving suppliers scr

>> that ray nagin was not only a democrat, but he became pretty left wing.g. to see him now go down, i can't say that anybody should be prized. the fact that he's a democrat, i guess is a very significant detail. that should not have been omitted. but more important p more to the point, is he robbed the people, the victims of new orleans and all the people who gave in terms of compassion and generosity. >> it's a good point. >> he robbed them blind. no doubt. >> geraldo rivera, always great to see you. valentine's day plans tonight? >> we're going to puerto rico. thank you for asking. if the flights fly. >> no matter what i do, you'll do something better. >> the romantic geraldo rivera. >> safe travels for sure. >>> coming up, he is in the running to be the next republican governor of california. we're going to meet today's political rising star up next. >>> here is a skiing tip. make sure your pants fit. the olympic baggy pants tumble seen around the world. get some suspenders. [ sneezes, coughs ] i'veot a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's te for

the headlines from today, mayor ray nagin of the city of new orleans found guilty on 20 federal counts. he is a convicted felon. an appeal will come. and we will break out when -- break in when news breaks out. here's neil. >>> politicians aren't going to make them pay fox on top of the latest salvo of the fast food war. make ronald mcdonald the new marlboro man. welcome, everybody. sorry, ronald, you're about to get kicked in the bunce, fat chance you will be alone. lawyers ready to serve up a big plot to make big food pay big time and get a lot of states off a big budget hook by making fast food the new big tobacco. their pitch to state ags, you're in the red, go for their green. mcdonald's green, and wendy's green, and burger king's green, make them pay for making your citizens sick and your medicaid and related health care costs soar. and if legal broadside isn't small fries, my friends, they are talking about hundreds of billions of dollars for an all-out industry assault, the fast food giant very much fear and say you should fear, too. the lawyer leading that charge is with us. f

. >> closing arguments are set for monday in the trial of ray nagin. he is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands in bribes from contractors in exchange for lucrative city contracts and filing false tax returns. the former mayor took the stand last week. he faces more than 20 years in prison, if convicted. >> the pressure is mounting for ukraine president viktor yanukovych to step aside. tens of thousands flooded the streets for anti-government protests. demonstrators call for viktor yanukovych's resignation as the country spirals into an economic crisis. russia will continue to withhold a $15,000 aid package. anti-government protestor picking up steam. people are upset over high unemployment and poor living conditions. the protest began in tusla after a factory was shut down. the demonstrations have spread to three other cities. angrily bosnians set fire to government buildings. hundreds have been injured, including dozens of police. protests continued all weekend. authorities say the crowds were smaller and peaceful. >> tens of thousands have bee

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. >> a jury found former new orleans mayor ray nagin guilty of 20 federal corruption charges. he faces 20 years in prison for taking kickbacks during time in office. he's the first mayor to be convicted of corruption. >> federal contractors who earn minimum wage will get a raise. the president signed an executive order increasing hourly rates by $3, from $7.25 to $10.10. the raise will not take effect until january 1st, 2015. >> the debate over the benefit of mammogram screenings has been refived. a canadian study shows that it does not lower the risk of women dying of breast cancer. those are the headlines. i'm thomas drayton. >> on "america tonight," the ice, the snow, the flooding. extreme weather of every kind. why all of this could be our our new normal. >> the next 48 hours will be tough in the carolinases. >> extreme whether is too common and frequent. >> also, from upstart performer to a raft of corruption convictions. in a city well-known for political implosion, the verdict against the new orleans former mayor rocks the

. >>> ray nagin, the controversial former mayor of new orleans who rose to public attention during hurricane katrina has been convicted on federal charges of corruption and bribery found guilty of accepting payoffs. he faces decades in prison now. a glittering state dinner at the white house last night for the visiting french president. came stag, and steven colbert learned it pays to have a french name. he sat at the table. and first lady michelle obama turned heads in what was roundly reviewed as a stunner. and mary j. blige was the entertainer, there was no dancing planned to make it uncomfortable for the french president who came alone. >>> and say it ain't so but there it is on facebook today, derek jeter making the inevitable official. he will retire after his next season, his 20th season as a yankee. there is no one like him in the game, 13-time all-star, he broke gehrig's hit record. which stood for 70 plus years. with five world series rings he is the consensus hall of fame, obviously. and just imagine the ticket prices for number two, the captain's last game at yankees stadium. >>>

former mayor ray nagin who became the face of the city during hurricane katrina has been convicted on federal charges of corruption and bribery. nagin was accused of accepting more than $500,000 in payoffs including first class trips to jamaica and manhattan in exchange for millions of dollars in city contracts and he was found guilty on 20 of the 21 counts against him. each charge carries a prison sentence from 3 to 20 years. sentencing is scheduled for june 11th, until then, he is on home confinement. >>> to an nbc news exclusive. alleged nsa leakerer snowden may have obtained that information when he swiped a password from a civilian colleague using trickery. what happened was the colleague entered his password on snowden's computer and he didn't know but snowden was able to capture it. it says a civilian employee was unaware of snowden's contentions but he failed to imply with security voks so that clearance was revoked and he has resigned. the memo also reveals two people barred from accessing nsa facilities and active duty member in the military and a contractor. they have been,

people died, more than 260 were injured in the bombings last april. >>> former new orleans mayor ray naginy finding him guilty on 20 counts of bribery, conspiracy and wide fraud for accepting illegal gifts from contractors before and after hurricane katrina. nagin, of course, was the public face of that city during katrina. he has long denied taking bribes. he likely faces 20 years in jail when he's sentenced in june. >>> busch gardens tampa back open today after this. >> terrifying. >> investigators will be on the scene looking into the scary stop of a roller coaster six stories above the ground. 16 people were on board the cheetah hunt, suspended at a 30-degree angle right there before fire crews were able to get them freed nearly four hours later. there abowere no injuries repor. >>> coming up, a major deal that could affect how much you pay for cable tv. that's right. there's going to be a new name on the cable bill. comcast merging with time warner cable. details in "money time." as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amaz

a new orleans jury convicted former new orleans mayor ray nagin guilty of 20 of 21 charges. >>> and the lifting the nation's debt ceiling if, president obama is raising the minimum wang that federal contractors must pay. mr. obama craz raised the federl minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour. >>> states of emergency have been declared in a number of areas. snow and ice are already causing problems. more than 200,000 homes and businesses are without power. >> prime minister david cameron has promised substantial aid to effected areas. and derek jeter announced on his facebook page that he will retire after this season. jeter cited his injury plague pe season. al jazeera is next. that was alcohol. i spiralled down. >> inspiration for the movie "jerry maguire" talks about his football. >> i called it a ticking time epidemic. sherman. >> he twerked his way into the national consciousness, taking a page out of miley cyrus's book. >> when you started off the term super agent didn't exist. if you think about it player representation didn't exist as it does today. how did you sta

a jury convicting former new orleans democrat irmayor ray nagin yesterday on 20 out of 21 counts. the charges include wire fraud, conspiracy, bribery, prosecutors said even though nagin vowed to fight corruption, he accepted money and vacation and other gifts from contractors who wanted to do business with the devastated city. officials say it started doctor hurricane katrina and continued well into the city's recovery efforts. he could be behind bars for up to 20 years. >>> a federal judge striking down the state's ban on recognizing same-sex marriages performed legally in other states. the judge said the ban violated the equal protection clause of the u.s. constitution. now supporters of marriage inequality say the ruling could lead to same-sex marriages in kentucky. also happening yesterday same-sex couples filing lawsuits for similar bands in louisiana and missouri. remember a few hours we will get the latest on unemployment numbers. yesterday the markets were mixed with the nasdaq closing in positive territory and four day rally we have been witnessed on wall street and jeff

. >>> and back home, down in new orleans today, a conviction for the former mayor, ray nagin. he became a household name in the wake of hurricane katrina. the face and voice of the city in ruins. but today, nagin was found guilty of corruption, for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and a family vacation to hawaii in exchange for lucrative city contracts. >>> and we learned late today that one of comedy's original kings has died. sid caesar, from tv's first generation, his "show of shows" was appointment viewing. groundbreaking and side-splitting. it paved the way for shows we love today and launched so many comic stars who kept us laughing. abc's david wright looks back. >> reporter: he was often called the king of comedy. but really, sid caesar was the pioneer. "your show of shows" created the live sketch comedy genre. the original "snl." caesar could be funny without even talking. in one sketch, he pantomimed an entire argument to "beethoven's fifth." ♪ caesar could speak, too, in convincing gibberish in multiple languages. [ speaking gibberish ] >> report

ray nagin's trial, jurors continue on wednesday, and he faces 21 counts. >>> the house today voted onhe debt limit. republicans who voted against the bill said that congress has not done enough to curb the government spending. it's expected to pass stephanie. a potential interruption to the underwater food chain. heeding environmentalist warnings, banning plastic exfoliating beads in facial scrubs, and they're not biodegradable much and. >> the slaughterhouse at the center of the controversy, sick animals without inspection, and this comes on the he would see of another shocking discovery in the food industry. first, it was the subway sandwich bread, stuffed with plastic used in yoga mats and sneakers. turns out that the chemical keeps loves white and it has been banned in europe and australia because of possible linking to asthma, skin irritation and cancer. >> who needs to be eating mask in bread? >> mcdonald's bread is so full of it, so that billions and billions served could really be billions and billions served toxic chemicals. >> and food industry critics point out that the yog

. >> a jury returned a guilty verdict in the corruption trial of ray nagin.rosecutors say he began taking money before hurricane katrina in 2005, and continued afterwards. they say he accepted free trips and truck loads of granite for a business owned with his sovenl the defense claims he did not know gifts came from city contractors. he faces 20 years or more, in prison. >> up next at 4:00, not a typical day on the walk of fame. why super heros could not help in this situation. >>> a camera falls from the a sky diver into a woman's property. wait until you see what she saw on video. >> i'm spencer christian from our camera looking towards mount diablo, no rainfall yet i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> let's check out afternoon commute. this is mcarthur maze, you can see traffic eastbound on 80. it's bumper to bumper. better for folks going into opposite direction and making a righthand turn heading back to san francisco. stay with us more still to come at 4:00. covered california is howt californians can take advantage. we can help you get qu

of course ray nagin denied having done anything wrong and the jury has the case.no telling how long that will take. they've got a lot to consider. >> and ben, remind us here, nagin was offered a plea deal, wasn't he? >> you know, that's big the wig head scratcher, was he going to make a deal before he got indicted last year. keep in mind six people had been charged. we saw one trial, and so he kind of did have a piece of the playbook from the prosecutor's playbook, and instead he chose to take a big gamble. a lot of people not sure why, but apparently he would rather see a jury than make a deal with prosecutors. >> ben lemoine for us in new orleans. >>> president obama and french president franÇois hollande has committed to climate change. today they're visiting the home of thomas jefferson. >> it's often forgotten that the statute to you of liberty is one of a pair, a gift to the americans from france, which helped them win their independence. the old alliance between america and france has had it's ups and downs over the years, but between obama and hollande for

. >>> corruption case of former new orleans mayor ray nagin.

this is humira at work. . >>> he led new orleans and now former mayor ray nagin could be headed to prison has been found guilty on 20 of 21 charges of federal corruption. nagin took more than $200,000 in bribes. the jury acquitted him on count. he got the office back in 2010. no immediate reaction from nagin who insisted on his innocence. senator rand paul led a class action lawsuit filed against president barack obama about nsa data collections. here he is, rand paul announcing the suit in washington. >> there is a huge and growing swell of protest in this country of people who are outraged that their records will be taken without suspicion, without a judge's warrant and without individualization. this we believe will be a historic lawsuit. we think it may well be the largest class action lawsuit ever filed on behalf of the bill of rights. >> so it's kind of a two-pronged story. you got the legal and you have got the constitutional. those two. you also have the rand paul story, the rising republican star commands headlines for two weeks. he's the son of ron paul and perennial presidentia

for the former mayor of new orleans. >> the former mayor of new orleans, ray nagin, was found guilty mayor of new orleans convicted of selling his office and also taking bribes while the people he represented suffered after hurricane katrina. he was found guilty on 20 of 21 charges and now faces two decades in prison. he's free on bond until his sentencing. >>> it's their land, but if the country has its way, it won't be for long. sisters joany and nancy were left the ten acres of prime land by their father when he died. now the county wants to build a bike trail on it. the case is headed to court. the county moving to repossess the land under eminent domain law. boy, we told but situations like that. >>> and this one is really going to make car makers cringe. video captures the moment a sinkhole swallows eight classic corvettes. look at this right here. the cars, including the millionth corvette made, disappearing in just 30 seconds. this happening at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. boy, are they upset about it. >> those cars were our babies and it's upsetti

. >> former new orleans mayor ray nagin was found guilty of corruption charges and faces 20 years inprison. he's the first man in city history to be convicted of corruption. >> federal contractors signed an executive order increasing the hourly wage by $3, from $7.25 to $10.10. that change takes effect in january. those are the headlines. "america tonight" is up next with joie chen. you can get the latest on the website aljazeera.com. >>> the flooding, t drought right now. >> on "america tonight," the ice, the snow, the flooding. extreme weather of every kind. why all of this could be our our new normal. >> the next 48 hours will be tough in the carolinases. >> extreme whether is too common and frequent. >> also, from upstart performer to a raft of corruption convictions. in a city well-known for political implosion, the verdict

fire work between ray nagin and prosecution on his second day on the stand. he's accused of accepting bribes. >>> ben joins us from new orleans, ben, tell us more about with what happened in court today. >> reporter: tony, the best way to put it, it was a very feisty day in court today as prosecutors continue to cross-examine mayor nagin as he's on the stand taking his own defense. he was indicted including charges that he was taking bribes and kickback schemes in return for giving lucrative city contracts to businesses. this was right after hurricane katrina and federal dollars were flowing in at his discretion to give that out. prosecutors have taken guilty pleas or convicted six other people involved in this case. those six people testified over the past eight days using the same evidence that found them guilty and in jail against nagin, saying they did do it. they did offer bribes. an interesting thing today and prosecutors were at the end of getting testimony and sort of grilling him, restaurant seat receipts. taking his wife to a valentine's dinner and

ray nagin is accused of taking more than 200-thousand dollars in exchange for city contracts dating back to 2004 -- before hurricane katrina devastated the city. nagin served two terms as mayor and left office in 2010. he now faces up to twenty years in prison. his lawyers say they will appeal the conviction. a church burglary suspect in california was captured almost in texas case was not heard by judge. the judge did not say when the ruling would, gay marriage but he did say it would eventually go before the state supreme court. in missouri 86 same-sex couples are challenging the ban. an amendment was put into the constitution back into the us and forcing a marriage is between a man and woman. in about the city will no longer defend the case in court because of the recent federal court ruling. >> a church robbery suspect caught in camera in church. the 26 rolled left behind his cellphone at the church when he ran out after a robbery. he apparently took pictures of the mess he made in the pastor's office and took a picture of himself. police were able to identify him and his location. o