. >> it's going be up to him to be able to look the skrur in the eye and convince them that he did not violate the campaign finance laws. >> reporter: whether hunter or edwards takes the stand remains to seen. >> the more likely it is we'll see john edwards and rielle hunter and it's rielle hunter who can bring that negative focus back on andrew young, and i think that edwards' defense team may feel like they need that now. >> reporter: a focus the defense hopes will convince the jury of edwards' innocence. frances kuo, nbc news. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in denver, a bizarre scene after a driver lost control and smashed into a home. police found a dog in the back seat. the canine appeared frightened but officers were able to recover him and he didn't appear to suffer any injuries. >>> in new mexico frightening moments as a tornado bore down on a neighborhood sunday afternoon. look at that. the twister was likely a category 1 with speeds of up to 100 miles an hour. neighbors had to run for cover, but no one was hurt. locals say

the skrur -- jury found him guilty of all four of those control charges. he does face possible criminal punishment, up to a year in jail. that is not at all likely to be the punishment he will face. sentencing for this one charge that he was found guilty of here today will happen on june 13th. we'll keep you posted. >> thank you very much. we will continue to follow this story an bring you the latest -- and bring you the latest. >>> a manhunt involving murder and kidnapping is over. last night adam mays shot and killed himself as swat team moved in to arrest him. the missing sisters were found safe and have been taken to a hospital. mays was accused of killing their mother and their sister in order to abduct the girls. >>> police say 26-year-old eric allen fell on to the pool deck at the holiday inn earlier this week and later died at the hospital. detectives are trying to determine from where he fell. >>> a grand jury indicts a man with killing his wife more than 20 years ago. robert jared is now facing a murder charge. he was arrested a month ago. jared

willingness of others to share information with us when they don't think that information will remain skrur. it also has some longterm effects, which is why it's so important to make certain that the persons who are responsible for the leak are brought to justice. >> sometimes, there is no other lead that leads you to the result except talking to the reporters involved. in the past, you and others in the law enforcement community have taken a very strong position indicating your concerns about legislation that would undermine your ability to protect intelligence sources and methods that could seriously impede national security investigations. do you think, is it still your view that it would not be a good policy for reporters to have a special privilege or special right not to talk to fbi or other law enforcement officials if they may have the information that would lead you to the leaker? >> that's somewhat a general in terms of sort of framing a legislation. i have to leave the ultimate decision on the department of justice, but i do believe that the protocols established in the departmen