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but more importantly where that those projects were south boston. tell us a little bit. >> south boston is a name hood where there was an irish even to there were many different ethnic groups that live there had. the name identified as as the irish. even in the public schools, the al banon kids were forced to sing irish songs. it's a neighborhood where loyalty meant everybody. it's interesting billy, as you said, would was probably the most politician if in the senate for many years. he describes growing up in south boston in aid listic term about how close knit it was. and nobody had very much and they were feeling poor they were, you know, the kids hanging together outside playing games, kick the can, football, whatever. there was a lot of, you know, of it sort of not unusual for one family to have someone who would be a priest or a politician or a police officer. and another who would be a gangster. it was not all that unusual in that city at that time. and one of whitey's closest associates also grew up in the project, and two of his brothers we
but more importantly where that those projects were south boston. tell us a little bit. >> south boston is a name hood where there was an irish even to there were many different ethnic groups that live there had. the name identified as as the irish. even in the public schools, the al banon kids were forced to sing irish songs. it's a neighborhood where loyalty meant everybody. it's interesting billy, as you said, would was probably the most politician if in the senate for many years. he...
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the robin hood of south boston.would cruise the neighborhood offering rides home to the elderly. when people would sit around saying he's out there, he's a robber, he's a criminal. the women would say that jimmy, bulger, he's a nice boy. >> reporter: a nice boy with a nose for trouble. in the 1950s he was sent to federal prison for bank robbery and then transferred to alcatraz. after his release in 1965 bulger became a top lieutenant in the winter hill gang and began to solidify his reputation as a vicious gangster. >> nothing happened in south boston without whitey's blessing and people were terrified. >> reporter: terrified because bulger was considered a cold-blooded killer. after he and his partner gained control of the winter hill gang in 1979, bulger allegedly took part in 19 murders, including these two women who may have known his secret. whitey was working with the fbi. kevin weekes was bulger's right-hand man. >> they were killed and then their teeth were pulled to prevent the identification. >> reporter:
the robin hood of south boston.would cruise the neighborhood offering rides home to the elderly. when people would sit around saying he's out there, he's a robber, he's a criminal. the women would say that jimmy, bulger, he's a nice boy. >> reporter: a nice boy with a nose for trouble. in the 1950s he was sent to federal prison for bank robbery and then transferred to alcatraz. after his release in 1965 bulger became a top lieutenant in the winter hill gang and began to solidify his...
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they grew up together in south boston.hether or not bulger was using information he gained from the fbi to take out his enemies, while the fbi was protecting him will be a key issue at his trial. in 1995 when investigators decided to indict bulger, it was john conley who warned him giving him time to skip town. whitey bulger fled boston, was later joined by his girlfriend, catherine greig, and managed to disappear. after tips and alleged whitey spottings all over the world he and greig settled into a modest apartment in santa monica. they paid rent in cash and neighbors knew them as a retired couple charlie and carol gasco. for 16 years they avoided capture but in 2011 investigators got the break they needed, thanks to a national ad campaign sot lights whitey's girlfriend. >> have you seen this woman? the fbi is offering $100,000 for tips leading to catherine greig's whereabouts. >> reporter: cnn broadcast a story about the ad and a former beauty queen recognized greig. she used to live in the same santa monica neighborhoo
they grew up together in south boston.hether or not bulger was using information he gained from the fbi to take out his enemies, while the fbi was protecting him will be a key issue at his trial. in 1995 when investigators decided to indict bulger, it was john conley who warned him giving him time to skip town. whitey bulger fled boston, was later joined by his girlfriend, catherine greig, and managed to disappear. after tips and alleged whitey spottings all over the world he and greig settled...
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. >>> in south boston jury selection begins in the trial of james "whitey" bulger.of charges including murders. they look at what may be the biggest case in years. and clearing his south boston neighborhoods of drug leaders but the leaders methods were hardly charitable. he's accused of extortion, money laundering racketeering, and corrupting law enforcement, but the focus of his trial will be on his role of 19 murders. the 2006 martin scorsese film "departed" was large by based on his larger-than-life persona. >> when i was your age we used to say we could be cops or criminals. today i'm saying this. when you're facing a loaded gun what's the difference? >> reporter: bulger became an fbi agent in 175. but his agent alerted bulger that the authorities were preparing to arrest him. bulger fled. a fugitive for more than 16 years, bulger was caught in 2011 when the fbi released a public service announcement for the capture of his long-time girlfriend katherine greig. a former neighbor tipped off the fbi to bulger's santa monica apartment. bulger was arrested without in
. >>> in south boston jury selection begins in the trial of james "whitey" bulger.of charges including murders. they look at what may be the biggest case in years. and clearing his south boston neighborhoods of drug leaders but the leaders methods were hardly charitable. he's accused of extortion, money laundering racketeering, and corrupting law enforcement, but the focus of his trial will be on his role of 19 murders. the 2006 martin scorsese film "departed" was...
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bulger allegedly ran the violent winter hill gang in south boston, and at the same time, prosecutors say, he provided the f.b.i. with information on a rival gang. in 1994, he fled as he was about to be indicted, and managed to evade capture for 16 years. while he was being hunted, his former f.b.i. handler was convicted of tipping him off. >> have you seen this woman? >> ifill: in 2011, agents finally tracked bulger down through his longtime girlfriend, catherine greig, and he was arrested at this rent-controlled apartment in santa monica, california. his trial is expected to last three to four months. for more we turn to kevin cullen, reporter and columnist for the "boston globe," and co- author of the book, "whitey bulger: america's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice." he was in the courtroom today. he was in the courtroom today. this corruption trial that we are following now, kevin, are we talking about something that was individual in his alleged crimes or institutional. >> well, i think the corruption that's at the heart of this, gwen, is absolutel
bulger allegedly ran the violent winter hill gang in south boston, and at the same time, prosecutors say, he provided the f.b.i. with information on a rival gang. in 1994, he fled as he was about to be indicted, and managed to evade capture for 16 years. while he was being hunted, his former f.b.i. handler was convicted of tipping him off. >> have you seen this woman? >> ifill: in 2011, agents finally tracked bulger down through his longtime girlfriend, catherine greig, and he was...
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and you look at the scenes in south boston? m just saying, yes, the south was run by bigots in 1965. in 2013, i just wonder whether we should still be judged by 1965 standards. >> you ought not to be judged by those standards of 1965. 50 years ago this summer we had the march on washington. it's rather ironic you have this ruling now. 50 years ago, the world, the south all nine states and more were vastly different than they are today. here's what's going to happen. we take a look at national elections. presidential elections. with the full force of the federal law. no discrimination. we're taking a look at you. county commission ker elections, state legislature elections, those elections will continue and maybe republican legislatures in some states might try to tichker with them at their peril. if they do, they will not be able to defeat the tide of demographics in the south. hispanic and african-american votes are going to be overwhelmingly majority in most states. >> reverend, i understand where you're coming from. but i thi
and you look at the scenes in south boston? m just saying, yes, the south was run by bigots in 1965. in 2013, i just wonder whether we should still be judged by 1965 standards. >> you ought not to be judged by those standards of 1965. 50 years ago this summer we had the march on washington. it's rather ironic you have this ruling now. 50 years ago, the world, the south all nine states and more were vastly different than they are today. here's what's going to happen. we take a look at...
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him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south bostonhave to tell you, john, you're from this time. in a place like southty, everything is about loyalty, loyal the to your neighborhood, neighbors and loyalty to your family. >> that's dead on. kevin, before i let you go, one other thing i want you to tell people about, if you're not from boston you might not remember. 1991 you heard the news whitey bulger won the lottery. use the word win loosely. you can't make this up. explain how this worked in whitey world. >> a guy -- pat lenski was a friend and won. by whitey never had a legitimate source of income and took part of the ticket to say he had 80 grand in tax-free money every year. the first thing whitey did after he won the lottery was go to florida and buy a condo because the feds couldn't seize it because he had a legitimate source of income. that's all that was about. just another scram, just another day in whitey's world. it's whitey's world, john, we're just living in it. >> i wish i could be in that trial along with you. thank yo
him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south bostonhave to tell you, john, you're from this time. in a place like southty, everything is about loyalty, loyal the to your neighborhood, neighbors and loyalty to your family. >> that's dead on. kevin, before i let you go, one other thing i want you to tell people about, if you're not from boston you might not remember. 1991 you heard the news whitey bulger won the lottery. use the word...
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him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south boston. i don't have to tell you, john, you're from this time. in a place like southty, everything is about loyalty, loyal the to your neighborhood, neighbors and loyalty to your family. >> that's dead on. kevin, before i let you go, one other thing i want you to tell people about, if you're not from boston you might not remember. 1991 you heard the news whitey bulger won the lottery. use the word win loosely. you can't make this up. explain how this worked in whitey world. >> a guy -- pat lenski was a friend and won. by whitey never had a legitimate source of income and took part of the ticket to say he had 80 grand in tax-free money every year. the first thing whitey did after he won the lottery was go to florida and buy a condo because the feds couldn't seize it because he had a legitimate source of income. that's all that was about. just another scram, just another day in whitey's world. it's whitey's world, john, we're just living in it. >> i wish i could be in that trial along with you
him because he wanted to protect the family because he grew up in the same housing project in south boston. i don't have to tell you, john, you're from this time. in a place like southty, everything is about loyalty, loyal the to your neighborhood, neighbors and loyalty to your family. >> that's dead on. kevin, before i let you go, one other thing i want you to tell people about, if you're not from boston you might not remember. 1991 you heard the news whitey bulger won the lottery. use...
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it comes after an exhausted man hunt for south boston's once-feared irish mafia mob boss. it is a trial about murder, betrayal and retribution. for the city of boston, it is about time. after more than two decades as the reputed head of boston's criminal underworld, followed by 16 years on the run, this is how james "whitey" bulger returned home two years ago after one of the fbi's large est and longest manhunts. since that disgraced homecoming, bulger's been housed facing charges to which he's pleaded not guilty. >> mr. bulger this afternoon stood up and said good afternoon to the jurors. >> reporter: the trial will likely close a traumatic chapter in boston's history, as well as the history of the fbi. by all accounts, bulger's ruthless empire was allowed to grow unchallenged in the '70s, '80s and early '90s because of this man, john connelly. >> he destroyed the reputation of the boston office. a lot of very good agents were hurt and the whole office was tarnished. >> reporter: connelly was raised in the same housing projects as bulger and ultimately cut a deal with the
it comes after an exhausted man hunt for south boston's once-feared irish mafia mob boss. it is a trial about murder, betrayal and retribution. for the city of boston, it is about time. after more than two decades as the reputed head of boston's criminal underworld, followed by 16 years on the run, this is how james "whitey" bulger returned home two years ago after one of the fbi's large est and longest manhunts. since that disgraced homecoming, bulger's been housed facing charges to...
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marlie hall has the latest from south boston. >> reporter: james whitey bulger's attorney arrived tuesdayarted the day introducing bulger to a group of 225 possible jurors. bulger said "good morning." two years after the mobster's life on the run came to an end, lawyers began narrowing a jury pull pool of 695 people. the judge expects opening statements will begin monday. >> still cry at nights sometimes. >> reporter: steve davis plans to attend every day of the trial. his sister is one of the people bulger is accused of murdering. he plans to testify against bulger. >> look at us, the families. look at the pain and the suffering that we're going through all of these years, over 30 years. >> reporter: in addition to 19 murders, bulger is accused of a long list of other crimes, including extortion and corrupting law enforcement. he could face life in prison if convicted. >> reporter: bulger, now 83 years old, was an fbi informant, who secretly snitched to investigators about rival gangsters. that was until about 1995, when a rogue agent tipped off bulger he was going to be indicted. bulger
marlie hall has the latest from south boston. >> reporter: james whitey bulger's attorney arrived tuesdayarted the day introducing bulger to a group of 225 possible jurors. bulger said "good morning." two years after the mobster's life on the run came to an end, lawyers began narrowing a jury pull pool of 695 people. the judge expects opening statements will begin monday. >> still cry at nights sometimes. >> reporter: steve davis plans to attend every day of the...
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. >>> and also in national news, the allegedly ran the criminal underworld of south boston while he was in bed with the fbi. today the case begins against james "whitie "bulger for murder and mayhem. how many crooked fbi agents are being brought to justice? hi, everybody. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." >>> peel begin with two window washers who are trache in midtown manhattan. their scaffolding collapsed, buckling in the middle, leaving both men straded hundreds of feet in the air. rescue crews are already on the way to the scene. you can see the men are wearing harnesses, they appear to be okay. in fact we saw one of the them on his cell phone a few minutes ago. we'll keep checking in on the rescue efforts throughout the show. >>> now we turn to the world lead. you might not know his name, but he might know a lot of stuff about you. keith alexandre right now is facing questions from a senate committee. the appearance was scheduled before nsa contractor edward snowden leaked a trove of information about the agency's domestic spying information. but the leak was today's elephant
. >>> and also in national news, the allegedly ran the criminal underworld of south boston while he was in bed with the fbi. today the case begins against james "whitie "bulger for murder and mayhem. how many crooked fbi agents are being brought to justice? hi, everybody. i'm jake tapper. welcome to "the lead." >>> peel begin with two window washers who are trache in midtown manhattan. their scaffolding collapsed, buckling in the middle, leaving both men...
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the reputed south boston mob boss who inspired jack nicholson's character in the movie "the departed.y would say we could become cops or criminals. today what i'm saying to you is this. when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference? >> bulger was arrested in california just a couple years ago after more than 16 years running and hiding with long time girlfriend katherine craig. and judging from today's opening, this trial will read like a script for a martin scorsese movie. vivid descriptions of murder by what brian kelly calls a quote, unquote, hands on killer. check this out. kelly says bulger tried to strangle middleman john mcintyre with a rope. but the rope was too thick. bulger allegedly asked, do you want one in the head? yes, please. so the prosecutor says, whitey bulger shot him. i'm about to talk to a man who knows whitey bulger. you have, in fact, met him on this program before in an interview i will never forget. roll it. >> it's a dream of me seeing him in the streets of new york. just bumping into him. and grabbing ahold of him and pulling him into a building. a
the reputed south boston mob boss who inspired jack nicholson's character in the movie "the departed.y would say we could become cops or criminals. today what i'm saying to you is this. when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference? >> bulger was arrested in california just a couple years ago after more than 16 years running and hiding with long time girlfriend katherine craig. and judging from today's opening, this trial will read like a script for a martin scorsese movie....
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hernandez is being investigated for this double murder that took place last summer in july in south boston. now there have been no charges in that case and the boston police department won't comment on it publicly, but this is on top of being charged officially with first degree murder in the murder of oden lloyd. there was detailed testimony during the hearing yesterday from pros cuesors where they outlined what they believe happened to oden lloyd. it included a fight at a club with aaron hernandez one night and then two nights later he called in, according to them, two of his friends, to orchestrate what the prosecutors are calling an execution. they picked up oden lloyd at his house at 2:30 in the morning and then they brought him to a neighborhood, industrial park very close to where hernandez lives and then they shot and killed him. he is here today for a bail hearing. on wednesday the judge denied bail. his lawyers say that this case is weak, that he should be granted bail. he's never committed a crime. he's a homeowner and that he lives at home with his fiance and young baby. tamron
hernandez is being investigated for this double murder that took place last summer in july in south boston. now there have been no charges in that case and the boston police department won't comment on it publicly, but this is on top of being charged officially with first degree murder in the murder of oden lloyd. there was detailed testimony during the hearing yesterday from pros cuesors where they outlined what they believe happened to oden lloyd. it included a fight at a club with aaron...
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and i'm a southie transplant, south boston transplant.athletes. >> jimmy: like if someone were to wind up with a black eye you would help them cover it up? >> i would figure out something better than a car door. [ laughter ] [ applause [ applause ] and i would shoot a compelling and realistic re-enactment. >> jimmy: what part of that wasn't realistic? oh, yeah, my abs are a little tighter than that guy's were. >> that's what i thought. >> jimmy: and jon voight is great in the show. he's very menacing. he's scary in the show. sxel yot gould, who i have not seen in a while-s a great actor. a very interesting character. loopy and a little bit nutty on top of that. >> it's an incredible cast. i mean, the people that we got. i was so, so grateful that they wanted to do this. paula malcolmson dashed my heart. a. marchand. just incredible actors. i think that's been the story of the show for me this year. >> jimmy: were you the first one on board and -- >> i was. >> jimmy: -- then they asked the others to be part of it? >> i was. and then i aske
and i'm a southie transplant, south boston transplant.athletes. >> jimmy: like if someone were to wind up with a black eye you would help them cover it up? >> i would figure out something better than a car door. [ laughter ] [ applause [ applause ] and i would shoot a compelling and realistic re-enactment. >> jimmy: what part of that wasn't realistic? oh, yeah, my abs are a little tighter than that guy's were. >> that's what i thought. >> jimmy: and jon voight is...
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when he talked about this betrayal by whitey bulger, which is the worst thing you could be in south bostonrat, an informant. that's when he seemed a little sad, that he was betrayed by this man he had been close to. >> we also learned today about the relationship of john conley. he was convicted of helping bulger avoid arrest. his brother, billy bulger. >> absolutely. the relationship between whitey bulger and the rogue fbi agent, john connelley is what many people believe allowed the empire to flurish for so many years. when connelley returned to boston, he met with billy bulger who was powerful, he met with billy and said, look, thank you for keeping me honest, if there's anything i can do let me know, billy said, keep my brother out of trouble. that's when the relationship began, whitey began paying connelley cash, bought him gifts, gave him some diamonds to give to his wife for his anniversary, it was a long relationship, and one that allowed many of the murders, prosecutors contend to take place, because connelley was telling him when someone was going to testify against him, that all
when he talked about this betrayal by whitey bulger, which is the worst thing you could be in south bostonrat, an informant. that's when he seemed a little sad, that he was betrayed by this man he had been close to. >> we also learned today about the relationship of john conley. he was convicted of helping bulger avoid arrest. his brother, billy bulger. >> absolutely. the relationship between whitey bulger and the rogue fbi agent, john connelley is what many people believe allowed...
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. >>> the trial of accused south boston mob boss james whitey bulger gets under way this week.r who is now 83 years old is accused of being involved in 19 murders. he managed to elude police 16 years before he was captured two years ago in california. bulger's lawyers said he may take the stand in his own defense. >>> in california, search teams spent the day looking for a missing teen. he got caught up in a fast current and was swept or a 600-foot waterfall in yosemite national park yesterday. park rangers using dogs and helicopter haven't found any sign of him. >>> let's get an update from this weekend's tornado disaster zone. i just spoke with the fire chief in hooklahoma city. emergency crews are looking for some people missing since friday night. these are people who were seeking shelter from the tornado but something else happened that was just as deadly. so live now to cnn's nick valencia in el reno, oklahoma. nick, what's the very latest from where you are? >> reporter: hey, don. you just mentioned it, they're still looking for two independent groups of people. we under
. >>> the trial of accused south boston mob boss james whitey bulger gets under way this week.r who is now 83 years old is accused of being involved in 19 murders. he managed to elude police 16 years before he was captured two years ago in california. bulger's lawyers said he may take the stand in his own defense. >>> in california, search teams spent the day looking for a missing teen. he got caught up in a fast current and was swept or a 600-foot waterfall in yosemite...
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that and being an informant was the worst possible thing you could be in south boston.ew that he was going get away with it because no one would ever believe that he was ratting out his friends. the i.d. card that you showed, the 700 page file, which was about this tall and put right in front of the witness who was testifying about it shows a very different story. that bulger provided details on murders, on drug deals, armed robberies, even criminal fugitives leading to several arrests. and the prosecutor said, look, he was not going to engage in the fiction that bulger was not an informant. and he mocked what he called bulger's ego, his tampa to preserve his reputation saying it was a ridiculous contention saying that he knew that 15 years of information provided by bulger told otherwise. that in fact, yes, whitey bulger, the alleged murderer of 19 people was, in fact, a rat. >> pretty amazing. i mean, i guess he's more focused on his reputation among those in the mob community than around the country. all right. we were also hearing, though, that bulger was muttering
that and being an informant was the worst possible thing you could be in south boston.ew that he was going get away with it because no one would ever believe that he was ratting out his friends. the i.d. card that you showed, the 700 page file, which was about this tall and put right in front of the witness who was testifying about it shows a very different story. that bulger provided details on murders, on drug deals, armed robberies, even criminal fugitives leading to several arrests. and the...
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. >> by the time he was a man everyone in south boston knew what he had become. him. >> stone cold killer. >> james bulger, so feared and so ruthless some relatives of the 19 people he is accused of killing decades ago still harbor a vivid hatred as the man known to everyone as whitey. >> i describe him as a scumbag. he is the lowest of the low. he is a mass murder like i said before. he has destroyed hundreds of families. he doesn't give a crap about anybody, no one but himself. >> for more than two decades from the '70s to the early '90s nothing happened in boston's criminal under world but bulger getting a piece of it. he is accused of shaking down gamblers, loan sharks, drug traffickers and legitimate businessman. john shea, nicknamed red, ran his drug operations. >> he wanted to be as strong and as powerful and rich as he could be. he made tough guys shake. >> there was something else about bulger, something that made him even more lethal. he cut a deal with another southy from the same projects, john connelly, an fbi agent who recruited him as an informant.
. >> by the time he was a man everyone in south boston knew what he had become. him. >> stone cold killer. >> james bulger, so feared and so ruthless some relatives of the 19 people he is accused of killing decades ago still harbor a vivid hatred as the man known to everyone as whitey. >> i describe him as a scumbag. he is the lowest of the low. he is a mass murder like i said before. he has destroyed hundreds of families. he doesn't give a crap about anybody, no one but...
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whitey bulger is considered both folk hero and criminal sometimes both at the same time in south bostonly was a major politician in the senate up there in massachusetts and jack nicholson's role in "the departed" was loosely based on bulger. here is a clip from that movie. >> when i was your age they would say you could become cops or criminals. what i'm saying to you is this. when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference? >> that was from the trailer. next week's trial promises to trump anything hollywood could imagine. joining me now is kevin collin coauthor of the new book about bulger called simply "white biel jere america's most wanted gangster and the man hunt that brought his to justice." first of all explain it to people who don't know it i always say south bonnett where my eternal side is from and where i lived in the '80s and '90s, literally a peninsula, figuratively an island. it is a place that thinks itself apart from the city. if you don't have to go there you wouldn't go there. a lot of people didn't go there any very recently. not on the way to anywhere. >> no.
whitey bulger is considered both folk hero and criminal sometimes both at the same time in south bostonly was a major politician in the senate up there in massachusetts and jack nicholson's role in "the departed" was loosely based on bulger. here is a clip from that movie. >> when i was your age they would say you could become cops or criminals. what i'm saying to you is this. when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference? >> that was from the trailer. next week's...
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the president was with him in south boston this week.linton is going to be doing a rally tomorrow, but those of us in western massachusetts know it is central mass. then joe biden will be back campaigning for ed markey, so he is having a couple of good weeks and the election is two weeks away. but you know it is not all bad news for the other guy, gabriel gomez, because he just got scott brown, the massachusetts half-term senator, who won his seat in a special election but then lost it for the first time, after waiting until this late day in the game, scott brown said he will do whatever it takes to get gabriel gomez elected. whatever it takes, if you have been wondering what scott brown has been up to since he was taken out of the senate, well, me, too. this is still his twitter page, still says scott brown united states senate. not anymore. right next to him, looking into a glowing, white blob, here is scott brown, saying this is him and watts, scott brown, next tweet. oh, i see, not governor constangy, that was apparently the governor
the president was with him in south boston this week.linton is going to be doing a rally tomorrow, but those of us in western massachusetts know it is central mass. then joe biden will be back campaigning for ed markey, so he is having a couple of good weeks and the election is two weeks away. but you know it is not all bad news for the other guy, gabriel gomez, because he just got scott brown, the massachusetts half-term senator, who won his seat in a special election but then lost it for the...
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patriots tight end aaron hernandez is now being investigated in connection with a double murder in boston's south end. this taking place in july of last year allegedly. the source is telling us that boston police department has located and impounded a silver suv that was policed at the scene of the murders and lina cho is following this as well. they're linking this vehicle with hernandez. this is completely separate to the other murder charge. >> michael, we are just getting this information right now and you detailed much of it. to reiterate for the people joining us, cnn has just learned from a law enforcement source that in addition to the murder charge levelled against him in the death of 27-year-old oden lloyd in the massachusetts area near his home, cnn has learned that he is now being investigated for a double murder that happened in boston's south end in july of 2012. now, again, we're just getting in the details. here is the best way to explain what we know at this point. apparently police have located a silver suv placed it he scene of this double murder and they have been looking for
patriots tight end aaron hernandez is now being investigated in connection with a double murder in boston's south end. this taking place in july of last year allegedly. the source is telling us that boston police department has located and impounded a silver suv that was policed at the scene of the murders and lina cho is following this as well. they're linking this vehicle with hernandez. this is completely separate to the other murder charge. >> michael, we are just getting this...
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. >> the trial against notorious south boston mobster whitey bulger continues.ar-old was recaptured after 16 years on the run. bulger - who did time at alcatraz - is facing a long list of charges - including murder. today there was testimony from a confessed hit-man. john mar-torano - known as the "executioner" - says he was 'heartbroken' when he learned that bulger was an fbi informant for a time. he's a star witness in the trial and is expected to offer a lot of details on bulger's criminal history. >> a passenger aboard a united airlines flight from hong kong to newark has been taken to the hospital after claiming fellow travelers had been poisoned. the flight landed safely as scheduled in newark, and the f-b-i says the passenger was taken off the plane and transported to hospital. you can see officials escorting the passenger off the plane here. the f-b-i said no charges had been filed, and the c- d-c cleared the plane. the airline says the crew followed procedures and got the person under control. authorities are still looking into the poisoning claim. >>te
. >> the trial against notorious south boston mobster whitey bulger continues.ar-old was recaptured after 16 years on the run. bulger - who did time at alcatraz - is facing a long list of charges - including murder. today there was testimony from a confessed hit-man. john mar-torano - known as the "executioner" - says he was 'heartbroken' when he learned that bulger was an fbi informant for a time. he's a star witness in the trial and is expected to offer a lot of details on...
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some buried in south boston basements, later exhumed and reburied so new homeowners would not find themfore the trial started, a certain journalist that the defense tried to keep out to no avail. joined by said reporter, kevin cullen with "the boston globe." co-author of "whitey bulger, america's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice." you exposed his allegedly corrupt relationship with the fbi. the defense said they might call you as a witness and therefore don't want you in court, covering the story on a daily basis. do you think you might be depos deposed, or something more personal? >> it's all person. if they are going to call me as a witness, they haven't done due diligence, so they don't know what i'm going to say. the first thing you ask in law school, you don't ask a question if you don't know the answer. the idea that i could be a benefit to whitey bulger's defense is somewhat laughable. who knows? stranger things have happened. >> what was bulger's demeanor like this week in court? >> i actually described him today as wearing bad clothes and a blank
some buried in south boston basements, later exhumed and reburied so new homeowners would not find themfore the trial started, a certain journalist that the defense tried to keep out to no avail. joined by said reporter, kevin cullen with "the boston globe." co-author of "whitey bulger, america's most wanted gangster and the manhunt that brought him to justice." you exposed his allegedly corrupt relationship with the fbi. the defense said they might call you as a witness and...
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south bay, boston. >> that is only $250,000 per space. >> all right, thank you guys.hat we have for you today. have a great weekend and happy happy father's day. "the willis report" is coming up next. gerri: thank you for joining us. tonight on "the willis report." %-veterans waiting for benefits. one of our heroes is here tonight to share his story. and young americans saying no to credit cards. and new concernssfor young athletes. we are watching out for you tonight on "the willis report." gerri: we will have the latest on our
south bay, boston. >> that is only $250,000 per space. >> all right, thank you guys.hat we have for you today. have a great weekend and happy happy father's day. "the willis report" is coming up next. gerri: thank you for joining us. tonight on "the willis report." %-veterans waiting for benefits. one of our heroes is here tonight to share his story. and young americans saying no to credit cards. and new concernssfor young athletes. we are watching out for you...
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believe that that car may have been used or at least embalmed in that unsolved double homicide in south bostonhas expanded significantly as they try to gather evidence to see whether or not hernandez was involved in that murder as well. carol. >> let's talk about the case where aaron hernandez is already charged. he's charged with being involved in the killing of his friend odin lloyd. where does that stand now? >> reporter: okay, so here's what we know already. and for those folks who may not have been following this with respect to odin lloyd. odin lloyd was a semi pro football player who was dating the sister of hernandez's fiancee. about a week ago, just so you know, his body was found in a gravel pit not too far from this very home. a week ago, hernandez picked up lloyd in a rented silver car and then picked up two other men. the men stopped at a gas station. that's where hernandez bought this pack of blue bubble gum, among other things. and when the car was returned, a.45-caliber casing from a gun was found along with a chewed piece of bubble gum. and they believe it's the same kind of c
believe that that car may have been used or at least embalmed in that unsolved double homicide in south bostonhas expanded significantly as they try to gather evidence to see whether or not hernandez was involved in that murder as well. carol. >> let's talk about the case where aaron hernandez is already charged. he's charged with being involved in the killing of his friend odin lloyd. where does that stand now? >> reporter: okay, so here's what we know already. and for those folks...
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enforcement force that hernandez is being investigated in another murder case, a double slaying in boston's south in july 2012. police think they may have rented an suv used in the crime. the patriots have cut hernandez from the team and puma sponsor has dropped him as well. tmz got ahold of this portrait of hernandez holding a gun in a mirror in 2009. >> the senate just wrapped up a vote on the immigration reform bill. i want to get dana bash live on capitol hill. that was quick. what's the us? >> it was quick and the us? this immigration reform bill passed 68-32. 68-32, which is generally what we expected based on some of the test votes that we've seen over the past few days. this is something that is noteworthy and it's worth stopping and taking a breath and marking the moment. james, you've been up here walking these halls, you know what kind of issue immigration was for many years, a dead issue. but it came alive after republican leaders said we need to do something to bring latino voters back into the fold. it happened given the fact that the immigration issue was really nowhere, it happene
enforcement force that hernandez is being investigated in another murder case, a double slaying in boston's south in july 2012. police think they may have rented an suv used in the crime. the patriots have cut hernandez from the team and puma sponsor has dropped him as well. tmz got ahold of this portrait of hernandez holding a gun in a mirror in 2009. >> the senate just wrapped up a vote on the immigration reform bill. i want to get dana bash live on capitol hill. that was quick. what's...
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morning, on saturday the circulation is north of us s and it's probably going to go go across or south of the boston extrr time. a lost schools are out so thattt is good news.is good you can see some of the bands, some of the models are trying tr say there could be heavier bands west of d.c. we will watch thath because with the higher elevations we could qee squeezeu more showers.showers. heavier rain, and as we gowe g through the evening rush hour heavier rain, and possibly maybe 2-3, four inches of rain, friday at 7:00, look at that. it's trying to wind down and and that about saturday, lots ofy, f things going on around town town saturday. it does look like separate from andrea, there's been one more me impulse coming on through, but u think it's mainly south and east of d.c. we are hoping it's not going to mess up the weekend too much. m. not as big of a chance and itan won't be a tropical thing, more, sun, maybe a late shower from a frontal boundary moving on by. lets wrap it up. up the accuweather seven-day sevedy forecast.forec wish i could deliver a totally o dry weekend. weekend. the bulk o
morning, on saturday the circulation is north of us s and it's probably going to go go across or south of the boston extrr time. a lost schools are out so thattt is good news.is good you can see some of the bands, some of the models are trying tr say there could be heavier bands west of d.c. we will watch thath because with the higher elevations we could qee squeezeu more showers.showers. heavier rain, and as we gowe g through the evening rush hour heavier rain, and possibly maybe 2-3, four...
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that hernandez is also being investigated in connection with a double murder that happened in boston's south end in july of 2012. so almost exactly a year ago. here is what we can tell you. apparently there was a silver suv that was found by police recently. it was placed at the scene of the murders and missing for nearly a year. what boston police are now saying is that car was being rented by hernandez at the time of the murders. we should also bring you up to date, wolf, on what's happening right here behind me. in about an hour, almost exactly an hour at 2 p.m. eastern time aaron hernandez will appear in court again for the second day in a row. this is a bail hearing. essentially his lawyers will be appealing the judge's decision yesterday to not grant aaron hernandez bail. they will argue that there is so much media attention surrounding this case and that he is not a flight risk, there is no way aaron hernandez frankly could go anywhere without everyone following him and they will also argue that he is a family man and has a fiance and an eight month old baby and most of all they will
that hernandez is also being investigated in connection with a double murder that happened in boston's south end in july of 2012. so almost exactly a year ago. here is what we can tell you. apparently there was a silver suv that was found by police recently. it was placed at the scene of the murders and missing for nearly a year. what boston police are now saying is that car was being rented by hernandez at the time of the murders. we should also bring you up to date, wolf, on what's happening...
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what is now washington as you walk that in, that was the neck as you come in from now the south end into boston. and this was an island. but the -- and one of dozens of islands that occupied gigantic boston harbor. and the british had their navy. and they had their men of war and other ships scattered throughout the harbor in strategic areas and kept the entrance open so that they could get provisions whether they be from england or from canada. this meant that even -- no matter -- even though they were completely surrounded by land, boston as a british-occupied garrison was not going to starve. and so it became a stalemate that then erupted into violence with the battle of bunker hill. in june 17, 1775. and this was a battle like none other. it was a terrifying spectator event for those not only living in boston, but in towns around. because all of the roofs of boston were filled with people watching as more than 2,000 british regulars made their way across the harbor in the charles river to the charlestown peninsula and began the assault that would erupt into the battle of bunker hill. and so
what is now washington as you walk that in, that was the neck as you come in from now the south end into boston. and this was an island. but the -- and one of dozens of islands that occupied gigantic boston harbor. and the british had their navy. and they had their men of war and other ships scattered throughout the harbor in strategic areas and kept the entrance open so that they could get provisions whether they be from england or from canada. this meant that even -- no matter -- even though...
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molly line is south of boston with more on this story. molly? >> reporter: good morning. what we don't know at this hour where aaron hernandez actually is or if he returned to his upper class home in north attelboro, which is short walk from the industrial park where the victim's body was found. we're told by the bristol county district attorney's office this morning they can not affirm that an arrest warrant has actually been issued this hour but our boston affiliate reported that a state police source gave them a head's up that aaron hernandez will be charged with obstruction of justice but not clear where the state police are in the process. odin lloyd, 27 years old was found monday afternoon. fox 25 sources confirm a hard drive to hernandez's home surveillance system was heavily damaged. sources say there is video evidence that shows hernandez and two other men walking into hernandez's home within minutes of neighbors hearing gunshots. that happened roughly between 3 or 3:30 on monday but neighbors did not immediately report gunshots to police. an hour before hernande
molly line is south of boston with more on this story. molly? >> reporter: good morning. what we don't know at this hour where aaron hernandez actually is or if he returned to his upper class home in north attelboro, which is short walk from the industrial park where the victim's body was found. we're told by the bristol county district attorney's office this morning they can not affirm that an arrest warrant has actually been issued this hour but our boston affiliate reported that a...
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the former south carolina gamecock back in the big. boston by the way, 17 runs. ortiz had a triple. they're up two first half games. >> i want some of those rinse tonight. what about the kid from the dodgers? >> yes, let's talk about it. you want to say his name? carl crawford, who was injured, there is a shocker there. two home runs. >> what? there's your lead story. al crawford is on the disabled list? >> two home runs for the first time since 1949 when barn cal was in college. he had two home runs and five ribis. he took a curtain call. how about that? >> something carl crawford couldn't do, he hurt himself on the steps. >> bottom of the 10th, john mayberry evens the game, next inning still tied with the bases loaded, 2 outs, mayberry at the plate again. >> line drive, left field, ball game! walkoff, grand slam! >> in your softball game yesterday. >> walking off with a limp. >> a groin pull. thank you. let's go to bill cancer, yesterday, it might have been one of the most beautiful days in the north. >> everything was beautiful until we heard them talk about mike's groin. >> you
the former south carolina gamecock back in the big. boston by the way, 17 runs. ortiz had a triple. they're up two first half games. >> i want some of those rinse tonight. what about the kid from the dodgers? >> yes, let's talk about it. you want to say his name? carl crawford, who was injured, there is a shocker there. two home runs. >> what? there's your lead story. al crawford is on the disabled list? >> two home runs for the first time since 1949 when barn cal was in...
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charged with one murder, is now being investigated in connection with a double murder last year in boston's southt night, boston police searched hernandez's home, possibly looking for clues. law enforcement sources tell cnn police recently recovered a car that was placed at that crime scene, a silver suv hernandez allegedly rented at the time of the murders, and in yet another twist, the "boston globe" is reporting the man hernandez is charged with killing june 17th, 27-year-old odin lloyd may have known about hernandez's connection to last year's murders, another piece of a complicated puzzle that is now aaron hernandez's life. >> most respectfully your honor i'll ask -- >> reporter: on thursday his attorneys pleaded for bail for a second time. >> mr. hernandez is not just a football player but is one of the best football players in the united states of america. >> reporter: denied. massachusetts state police issued this bulletin asking for the public's help to find this man, earnest wallace, who is described as an accessory after the fact in lloyd's death. and then there's this, another man hel
charged with one murder, is now being investigated in connection with a double murder last year in boston's southt night, boston police searched hernandez's home, possibly looking for clues. law enforcement sources tell cnn police recently recovered a car that was placed at that crime scene, a silver suv hernandez allegedly rented at the time of the murders, and in yet another twist, the "boston globe" is reporting the man hernandez is charged with killing june 17th, 27-year-old odin...
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that hearnandez is now being investigated in connection with the double murder that happened in boston southnd. that was july of last year. here now, live pictures as this is under way. right now hernandez, you can -- i don't know if you can see him in this picture. there he is in the back row. he is back in court one day after being charged with murdering 27-year-old odin lloyd last week. he is appealing the judge's decision to withhold bail. a second suspect, carlos ortiz, was arrested yesterday in connection with this hernandez murder case. and we have a picture of him. his mugshot. ortiz is due in court as early as today. this is hernandez there, obviously. we do not know what ortiz -- we don't know yet what ortiz may be charged with. we're standing by for that. also this. we're hearing reports today of these chilling text messages from the victim, from odin lloyd in the final moments. the final seconds of his life. the "boston globe" is reporting that lloyd texted his sister after 3:00 in the morning while hernandez allegedly drove him down this dark dirt road toward this industrial com
that hearnandez is now being investigated in connection with the double murder that happened in boston southnd. that was july of last year. here now, live pictures as this is under way. right now hernandez, you can -- i don't know if you can see him in this picture. there he is in the back row. he is back in court one day after being charged with murdering 27-year-old odin lloyd last week. he is appealing the judge's decision to withhold bail. a second suspect, carlos ortiz, was arrested...
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south africa on friday. >>> time now 4:34, the winner of this year's boston marathon gives this year's gift boston bombings. >>> and more on the new carpool lanes, they are on a 4-mile stretch into mill -- milpitas lane and this is the first commute day that the chp will be enforcing new rules for the new lanes it is expected to reducing crowding and janine de la vega will have a live report coming up. it you will not have to deal with that and this will be obviously where we will have cross bound and it heads out to the maze, traffic is moving well at the way bridge toll flag is a and there are no major problems on 280 northbound whatp hand it is dry will -- well examine speed. we have tweet until poem testify. it is just crazy warm and we have a south wind and there is no real kicker in the atmosphere, we have to wait until we get a ripple in the jetstream and that looks like it will happen and now there could be some and there could be some very light rain, so we can get below average temperatures and a little more towards eastern cost terrible count tip -- cost more as they head -- things could get coo
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all right, abc's brandi hitt reporting this morning from pretoria, south africathank you >>> well, more than seven weeks after the bostonings the last victim has left the hospital. eric brannock -- erika brannock, excuse me, received a very warm welcome from her friends and family as she returned home to maryland yesterday. the 29-year-old preschool teacher lost most of her leg in the blast, and her right leg was badly damaged. after 11 surgeries, she couldn't wait to see some familiar faces. >> it's wonderful. it's really good to be with the people that know me the best and to finally be home with them. it's a little overwhelming too. >> reporter: brannock starts rehab in baltimore today. in the coming days, she plans to attend her students' graduation and she'll be the maid of honor in her friend's wedding. >>> in the central valley, amtrak service was restored after a freight train derailed all caught on surveillance cameras. the train kicking up dust as ten cars came off the tracks. no one luckily was hurt, but sections of that track had to be replaced, and the station platform was damaged. there is that dust. >>> a
all right, abc's brandi hitt reporting this morning from pretoria, south africathank you >>> well, more than seven weeks after the bostonings the last victim has left the hospital. eric brannock -- erika brannock, excuse me, received a very warm welcome from her friends and family as she returned home to maryland yesterday. the 29-year-old preschool teacher lost most of her leg in the blast, and her right leg was badly damaged. after 11 surgeries, she couldn't wait to see some familiar...
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that is what a man shelled out for a space in a south beach garage off of at&t park. or a spot in bostont an i.r.s. auction yesterday, two side-by-side parking spots went for $560,000! the opening bid was $42,000 but it grew after that. >> parking mud be hard to come by. >> i bought a house for that. >> oakland city workers have a dispute that is threatening them to walk out. >> a man terrorizes bart rider because of what he is wearing. actually, what he is not wearing. bart police had to let him go. the only thing standing between him and an arrest warrant is ahead. >> a new fire chief is wanted for the city of san jose and >> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news. >> good morning, everyone, at 5:00 a.m. on friday. thanks for joining us. i am katie marzullo here for kristen sze. >> happy friday! >> i like that friday word. >> lisa? >> good morning, to you. we have partly cloudy conditions in san francisco. live doppler 7 hd is not picking up much but the low clouds and fog will return and you can see the scattered clouds from above the exploritorium with temperatures i
that is what a man shelled out for a space in a south beach garage off of at&t park. or a spot in bostont an i.r.s. auction yesterday, two side-by-side parking spots went for $560,000! the opening bid was $42,000 but it grew after that. >> parking mud be hard to come by. >> i bought a house for that. >> oakland city workers have a dispute that is threatening them to walk out. >> a man terrorizes bart rider because of what he is wearing. actually, what he is not...
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it's in the theater district nightclub into the streets of boston on the south end where the car wased with bullets and two men died at the scene on the street and police are now saying that they are probing if hernandez was involved in that case. martha: you have got the man who lost his eye and was shot by hernandez in florida. then you have got this double homicide in 2012, and the latest murder of odin lloyd and you put this against the time period all this was happening. he was in the middle of signing a $40 million contract with the patriots. he had a fiance with a child. he said no more of this playboy stuff for me, i'm going to settle down. it's amazing how contrary those two pictures are. >> he went on national television to say i'm a role model. up and coming superstar on a perennial super bowl steam, yet there is this dark side the prosecutors are saying was there and was there in a big brutal way. martha: we know other teams passed him over because they were concerned about behavioral issues. the patriots decided to give him a chance. he had this amazing future in front o
it's in the theater district nightclub into the streets of boston on the south end where the car wased with bullets and two men died at the scene on the street and police are now saying that they are probing if hernandez was involved in that case. martha: you have got the man who lost his eye and was shot by hernandez in florida. then you have got this double homicide in 2012, and the latest murder of odin lloyd and you put this against the time period all this was happening. he was in the...