>> oh, yeah. >> one of them, sarah jones herself. rah to take a job working for deters as his legal secretary. she even wrote motions for her own case. >> you've read every page in these files? >> yes. this is my life, so who's going to fight harder to save their life than yourself. >> reporter: but sarah's life was in limbo. >> actually i'm exiting my 21st week of home incarceration. >> reporter: she revealed her fears in personal video diaries for "dateline." >> everything is coming to a close and coming to a head. so the nerves are -- i'm beyond terrified as to what the end is. >> reporter: her trial was around the corner. both sides armed and ready. but hold on, sarah was about to shock everyone in open court. >> i am now taking responsibility for my actions. >> there you go. coming up, sarah's surprise sets everyone reeling. then she explains herself to us. >> it is literally the saying the truth will set you free. >> when "crossing the line" continues. [ male announcer ] precision. at lenscrafters we call it accufit. a digital s

if it had been reversed, a man doing this to a female student -- megyn: the mother of sarah jones, theisten to the mother in the case. >> i know why i had to go through this. mentally sarah couldn't have don't by herself and she needed my support. megyn: she means she couldn't have tampered with the evidence? >> she called up the victim and said you probably want to get rid of your phone because of all the text messages. that's tampering with evidence. megyn: that would help us a lot if you could destroy the evidence. megyn: here is what the prosecution was up against. his mother being on the side of the cheerleading teacher. jury members are at risk in these cases saying look at her. there is a 10-year age difference. she is 27, the kid is 17. she is beautiful. what's wrong with it? >> it's illegal. >>it is illegal. the realities are the only thing that i know for sure having tried over 130 jury trials is you never note outcome. at least you would concede the same. a jury could ignore the law it's going to be something like this. >> we are fine with that double standard never mind a p

abc news had learned that sarah jones, the former cheerleader and high school teacher accused of havingex with a student will avoid a very public trial. jones' attorney said later this morning, she will accept a plea deal after originally pleading not guilty to sexual abuse. >> people don't know the real me. i ask people to hold their judgment until the truth comes out. >> reporter: prosecutors said the 26-year-old used e-mails and text messages to seduce a 16-year-old student back in november of 2011. the relationship they say led to a three-month affair with the teen. up until now, jones denied wrongdoing, blaming the boy's ex-girlfriend for spreading lies. >> this has gotten out of control and it was started by high school girls. and at the end of the day, everyone will know the truth. >> reporter: jones maintains the 16-year-old boy was a family friend. in a surprising twist, the teen's family showed up at court to support her. >> yes, he was a student, he was not my student. he was a family friend, who i'm close with his parents. had it not been for their support, it would have bee

sarah jones allegedly had sexual contact with a 17-year-old while teaching at a high school in kentucky. >>> and trending right now on nbcnews.com, did you know your pets can catch the flu? in some cases, from you. new research finds a jump in the number of cats infected with both the seasonal and h1n1 virus. a third of american homes have at least one cat. nearly four in ten have at least one dog. and they too can be infected. who knew? >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow closed at 13,610. aftering 34 points friday, the s&p was down a fraction. the nasdaq lost 13. taking a look at overseas trading, the nikkei was closed for a holiday, but in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 187. >>> bond markets are closed, but stock markets will be open for business on this columbus day. but don't expect much holiday spirit. investors are bracing for what's being forecast as one of the worst earnings seasons since late 2009. as always, alcoa will kick things off followed by jp morgan chase and google. this morning economic worries were a drag on most asia

sarah jones allegedly had sexual contact with a 17-year-old while teaching at a high school in kentucky. >>> and trending right now on nbcnews.com, did you know your pets can catch the flu? in some cases, from you. new research finds a jump in the number of cats infected with both a seasonal and h1n1 virus. a third of american homes have at least one cat. nearly four in ten have at least one dog. and they too can be infected. >>> and now here's your "first look" dish at scrambled politics. george clooney was on hand for a fund-raiser last night. also there was seth mcfarland, creator of "the family guy" who will host the oscars. politics says president obama blinked at a rate of 70.8 times per minute last week. much more than mitt romney. it's a measure of stress, but does it definitely say which candidate will win in november? on "meet the press," nbc political director chuck todd said that president obama may have a problem because hispanic voters are not as enthuse see as 12ik as they were in 2008. >> even though he's going to get more hispanics if less of them turn out, it's a net z

. >> sarah jones is from texas. >> one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. >> reporter: she's teaching english at elementary and junior high schools. >> reporter: she was first drawn to japan by its natural beauty and culture. last year she was in the teachers' room at her high school when she felt the most intense earthquake she'd ever experienced. she left the school and went home. sarah speaks some japanese. but she couldn't make out the insistent announcements on the tv. she looked up a word and found it meant "evacuation." she's close to the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant, and residents were being ordered to flee. she took shelter at an elementary school more than 60 kilometers from town. >> i evacuated with people. i was the only foreigner here. and no one spoke english. so it's a little lonely, i think. >> reporter: in her notebook, sarah recorded information about the disaster from the news, as well as of life at the shelter. she met some of her students and says she was surprised by how they behaved. >> the students were helping, watched the little ones or helped the old pers

sarah jones taught at the school where that teen attends and she has since agreed never to apply for another teaching job again. jones walked out of the courtroom actually hand in hand with that teenager. she's now working as a legal secretary. >>> the washington nationals are preparing for their first home playoff game after taking one on the chin in st. louis. jordan zimmerman got the start yesterday despite being 0-5 against the cards in the regular season. his bad luck against st. louis continued in the post season. zimmerman only lasted three innings giving up seven hits and five runs. the nats shuffled out seven different pitchers. as a group they gave up 12 runs. the cardinals crushed the nats 12-4. the series is at one game a piece. >> they got a split away from home and come home. do it in front of the home crowd instead. >>> encouraging news for the red scints. coach shanahan is opt mick -- optimistic about the quarterback. griffin got a mild concussion after basically getting crushed near the sideline. his head was hit twice. doctors are monitoring throughout the week. mike

so when sarah jones was accused of sexually abusing one of her students, 17-year-old cody york, it was a shock. sarah denied it. >> did you ever have sex with this student? >> no. >> she said, mom, nothing has happened. >> reporter: but the rumors wouldn't die. and police began an investigation. little did sarah and cody know, police obtained records of their phone calls. and text messages. >> there are over 8,000 text messages between sarah and cody. they were very sexually explicit. they actually made me blush. >> reporter: brought in for questioning, sarah denied there had been any improper contact between her and cody. prosecutors charged her with first-degree sexual abuse for having sex with a student younger than 18. and using text messages to lure him in. >> i'm beyond terrified. >> reporter: then just days before the trial, a plea deal. sarah admitted in open court that she'd had sex with cody. >> i take responsibility for my actions. >> you were a teacher, he was a student. >> right. >> did you know that was wrong? >> absolutely that's wrong. >> reporter: now cody york speaks

all along sarah jones said she was innocent, never she had sex, never had a romantic relationship withe of her students, but prosecutors said they had evidence proving it and charged her. now, a stunning end to the case. this morning sarah and that teenaged student are coming clean, opening up in exclusive new interviews. >> that's her, sarah jones, nfl cheerleader for the cincinnati bengals. this was her weekend gig. her main job. >> who can tell me after looking over -- >> reporter: a buttoned up high school english teacher in kentucky charged with a felony sex crime. >> a cheerleader indicted. >> reporter: she was painted as a predator who seduced one of her own students, cody york, a 17-year-old who played on the high school baseball team. we questioned sarah about it back in august. did you ever have sex with this student? >> no, it was never like that, no. it was -- >> reporter: emotional? >> yes. >> reporter: but not sexual? >> no, it was never about that. never like that. >> reporter: sarah's defense team wanted prosecutors to lay off. >> they are obsessed, in my humble opinion

the winner is sarah jones! and she is joining us, she's home in cedarville, north carolina. p to new york. how are you feeling? >> i think we just saw. >> and sarah, look! i know while you gather yourself, look who's here to say hello. >> hi, how's it going? >> oh! >> oh, my god. i'm so happy, i get to say hi to you. >> oh. >> i just wanted to say, i'm so happy i get to say hi to you. and i'm so happy i get to meet you and give you a hug tomorrow. thank you so much for coming. >> that's great. that's great. >> that is fantastic. >> oh. >> congratulations, sarah. >> i'll see you tomorrow. >> it's going to take a while to recover from that one. >> she's breathing now. >> awesome. >> if that wasn't -- it was so great. another wonderful person on the show today, gerard butler is here. loved his movies. oh, look at that. he loves you, taylor. >> oh. >> they put every one of those on that heart. >> i hope he made that. i love what he made. >> you're going to love his new movie. he's got a new movie, called "chasing maverick." it's a surfing film. he's going to tell us what happened

the agreement will allow sarah jones to avoid a trial slated to begin wednesday.he 27-year-old jones is expected to serve probation but no jail time for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student while she was a teacher at a local high school. >>> the international space station is getting a special delivery from the u.s., an unmanned privately owned rocket and cargo capsule launched sunday night bringing some 882 pounds of food, clothing and other scientific supplies to the space station. perhaps the most anticipated item in the dragon capsule, a freezer containing chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream. nasa has turned to the private sector to supply the space station since the retirement of the space shuttle program last year. >>> and a massive 25-car pile-up at talladega on sunday in the final last of the nascar race. race leader tony stewart was bobbing and weaving to avoid a takeover attempt when michael waltrip clipped his bumper sending him careening into several other cars. amazingly, no one was seriously injured, and as for matt kenseth he manage

to having sexual relations with a teen student while a high school english teacher. 27-year-old sarah jonesntered a guilty plea as part of an agreement that had felony charges against her dropped sparing her jail time. instead, jones will have to report to a probation officer and can never apply for a teaching job again, but she will not have to register as a sex offender. jones left court monday together with a former student who is now 18 years old. >>> nasa's curiosity rover has been distracted from its scooping mission on mars by a mysterious shiny object. curiosity found the bright object sitting on the ground, and even though officials suspect it is a piece of the rover itself, they are not doing any more scooping until they figure out what exactly it is. >>> and fearless felix baumgardner proves his mettle. the 33-year-old daredevil is set to sky dive 23 miles above earth and plummet. if successful he will be the first human to ever break the sound barrier outside of an aircraft. the former austrian paratrooper has trained for this day for five years. guys, he even had to overcome cl

the agreement allows sarah jones to avoid a trial slated to begin wednesday. the 27-year-old jones is expected to serve probation but no jail time for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student while she was a teacher at a local high school. >>> the international space station getting a special delivery from the u.s. an unmanned, privately owned rocket and cargo capsule launched sunday bringing food, clothing and other scientific supplies to the space station, perhaps the most anticipated item in the dragon capsule, a freezer containing chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream. nasa turned to the private sector to supply the space station since retirement of the space shuttle program last year. >>> and a massive 25 car pileup at talladega sunday, the final lap of nascar, tony stewart was avoiding a takeover attempt when michael waldrop sent him careening into other cars. no one was seriously injured. for matt kenseth, he avoided the carnage unscathed, winning the race. quite a cleanup there on the track. >>> 7:12 now, you're up to date. let's turn it bac

sarah jones is going on record for the first time about the affair she says that's now turned into truen court. the newly appointed judge said they can see trayvon martin's school records but must maintain private. twitter and facebook accounts. zimmerman was the neighborhood watch volunteer when he killed 17-year-old martin back in february. he said the teen was acting suspiciously and he shot him in self-defense. trayvon martin was unarmed. let's go to my colleague sunny hostin, analyst for "in session." let's look at the rulings and get some perspective. first of all, are you surprised about the request to see trayvon martin's school records. >> i wasn't surprised at that. some of this information, this case, has been so very public, richelle. some of this information has been out there. my understanding is there is some information in his school records about his suspension, about some of the things that happened while he was at school that would -- that a defense attorney would want. i wasn't surprised at the request. i was surprised at the ruling. i was surprised that the judge al

vice-presidential debate is this week on thursday and our athena jones takes a look at what to expect. >> reporter: then governor sarah palin wanking during the 2000 debate with presidential nominee joe biden. not just once but half a dozen times and senator dan quayle in 1978. >> i knew jab jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: memorable moments but hardly game-changers. vice-presidential debates like this week's upcoming matchup between vice president biden and his gop challenger paul ryan are a different animal. >> you need to be able to see that each vice-presidential candidate has hit the standard of readiness, that they'll be ready in the event of a national crisis to step into the oval office and take the reins of presidency. beyond that, unless there's a star-killing or star-catching moment, it rarely changes the course of the debate. >> reporter: democratic strategist donna hill says the first step here is to do no harm. >> try not to break any ground. this is not an audition for 2016. >> i don't like a damn thing about it. >> reporter: biden who only p

jones falls, back to you guys. >> a major problem today will be the roads. >> some wires are down. sarah call has been tracking the road situation -- sarah caldwell has been tracking the road situation. >> there is a travel restriction. a few things to watch for. to breed will be a big issue as well as flooding -- debris will be a big issue as well as flooding. let's take a look at some maps. there is some flooding near belcamp. we have some closures in elkridge along 103. 176 and central avenue in the glen burnie area. let's take a look at a graphics. no service on mta, mark, or metro -- marc or metro. the bay bridge is still closed. we have some live cameras. the roads will continue to be wet. sal f. down route 13 is still closed along with eastbound 50 in ocean city. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. jennifer franciotti is live in reisterstown with the latest at mema. >> i'm here with jim brown. talk about the continuing concern. >> the funding issues. -- the flooding issues. we want people to stay off the roads. if you do not need to be on the roads, please stay off. our hospit

sarah thanks so much for being on the kaiser report. states and for the second to be speaking to john logan jones in maine all about lobster economics. commissioner. critique a should three years for charges free. range month free. three stooges free. food free bonus clothing videos for your media projects a free video dog hearty dot com. polls fifteen goats. to count. kilograms of rice one seldom flatbreads. in a bad mood. to tell the group the long. room is a done deal. fifty feet. if he'd feel the. heat. max kaiser welcome back to the kaiser report time now to go to maine and speak with john logon jones who is running to be a representative from a state house in district one twelve john welcome to the kaiser report thanks wrong imax all right john logan jones you're running for a main state representative on a platform of primarily about civil liberties and economic matters between occupy wall street and the tea party these seem to be the two biggest issues for young people and yet are completely absent from the mainstream debate why is that god don't have a good answer for why i guess people just don't want to talk about it becau

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tina jones previews the ryan/biden match-up and looks at moments from previous debates. >> reporter: who could forget that wink? governor sarah palin winken during her debate with joe biden. not just once. but half a dozen times. then, there's senator lloyd benson's dig at dan quayle in 1988. >> i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: memorable moments. but hardly game-changers. while presidential debates can affect the outcome of an election, vice presidential debates, like this week's upcoming match-up between vice president joe biden and his gop challenger, paul ryan, are a different animal. >> you need to see that each candidate has hit the standard of readiness. that they will be ready to step into the oval office and take the reins of the presidency. beyond that, in terms of the actual debate itself, unless there is a star killing or catching moment, it rarely changes the course of the debate. >> reporter: democratic strategist, donna brazil, says, the first rule here, do no harm. >> try not breaking new ground. this is not an audition of 2016. this is about

sarah shourd, who later married shane, was held for more than a year. i want to play another excerpt from the video report that goes with the mother jones article shane bauere called, "no way out." when it goes inside california's pelican bay prison to report on prisoners in solitary confinement in the immense challenges they face to being released into less isolating conditions. >> is brought by gang investigators that comes from informants, confidential and cannot be repeated. >> multiple avenues to review the game materials being used against them and challenge it. >> but he says he is never seen a successful appeal in this 15 years at pelican bay. when journalists are led into the shu the only people allowed to talk are those talking a fellow inmates but they do not like me ask. >> [indiscernible] they take me out of the shu to a prison that was held for 12 years. >> it is meant to break a person critics he got out by informing on other prisoners, called debriefing. that could mean death. >> you will be a target for assault, possibly murder. >> there are a lot of myths about the debriefing policy. it is hammered a lot rid of the document is checked and

athena jones previews the ryan/biden match-up and looks at standout moments from previous vice presidential debates now. >> reporter: who could forget that wink. then-governor sarahalin winking during her 2008 debate with fellow vice presidential nominee joe biden. not just once, but some half a dozen times. then there's senator lloyd benson's dig at senator dan quayle in 1988. >> i knew jack kennedy. jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> reporter: memorable moments, but hardly game-changers. while presidential debates can affect the outcome of an election, vice presidential debates like this week's upcoming match-up between vice president biden and his gop challenger paul ryan, are a different animal. >> you need to be able to see that each vice presidential candidate has hit the standard of readiness, that they will be ready in an emergency in a national crisis to be able to step into the oval office and to take the reins of the presidency. but beyond that in terms of the actual debate itself, unless there is a star killing or star catching moment, it rarely changes the course of the debate. >> reporter: democratic strategist do