out. >> well, we hope to have a jury verdict in the sullivan's favor tomorrow. but regardless of how the jury comes down in this matter, there was no dispute from the city school system that this did happen. >> the judge in this case dropped nine counts yesterday, leaving four for the jury to decide on. those deliberations will continue later this morning. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> closing arguments set to begin a trial of a u.s. soldier. the defense rested yesterday in the trial of bradley manning. he was accused of leaking classified data to wikileaks. the scale is considered the biggest national security leak. he may be court-martialed. the governor will hold a hearing on a controversial redistricting map. residents can voice their hearings on the proposed changes. there are 12 majority black districts. the regional map contained only 10. there is a lawsuit against the map saying it will dilute the black vote in the case. shootings continue in the city. there was a case in the shipley help area. officers responded around 10:30 on wednesday and found

but the sullivans made the complaint. >> that is the argument from the sullivan's family attorney, donna king, moments after leaving th

sullivan jail, the very jail named after him. miguel almaguer, nbc news, los angeles. >>> now to news from overseas. new fallout from the attack yesterday on the british embassy in tehran. today the uk ordered the embassy closed. they pulled their people out, ordered all iranian diplomats out of the uk immediately. >>> and a history-making visit by secretary of state hillary clinton to myanmar, the first visit to that repressive regime by a top u.s. official in more than half a century. there have been some signs of reform recently. secretary clinton says she is there to see how real they are. vice president biden is on a visit to iraq just a few weeks before u.s. troops there complete their withdrawal. among the more than 1 million americans who have now served in iraq over the past eight years, biden's own son beau in the delaware national guard. ann curry is traveling on this trip with the vice president and is with us tonight from baghdad. ann, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. that's right. vice president biden

sullivan came to the rescue. moments later the suspect pulled a gun, fired a shot and then shot sullivan. >> he is paralyzed from the neck down . >> reporter: christina is sullivan's younger sister. they are having a hard time dealing because he was always so active. sullivan played football and wrestled. he dreamed of buying a mma fighter. >> he likes to come home and one with his little brother. that's the thing they were doing. >> reporter: soldiers his unit have called the family to offer support saying to urge chris not to give up. >> no. no he won't give up. >> reporter: the damage worse than they thought. how the spill is causing heart problems. >> less than a week until 2012. free car seats to cough syrup the change once california brings in the new year. >> i finally got the final phone call from my oldest brother. >> a bay area college student haunted by troubles at home. her tough road to success. environmental harm than firt thought. y says the 2007 . >>> the oil spill in san francisco bay caused more

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. >> the attorney for the sullivan family says despite the outcome of this case, she is helping parents with kids will better know how to press the issue when it comes to bullying. >> they did not put in any defense. they said, we did not have something in writing. >> that is the argument from donna came moments after leaving the courthouse after de four of their landmark bullying case. king and the children's father say they want to win. >> i do not want to pretend that i know what the jury is going to do. i hope that they will render a verdict in the sullivan's favor. >> they claim their two children faced bullying at glenmount elementary and hazelwood elementary between 2008 and 2009. they say school administrators did nothing to stop it because they deny the paperwork. they deny whether or not they should have written a letter. >> i thought it was ok just to tell somebody. >> the family hopes to bring more attention to what they feel is a concern with the school district. >> i am glad that this issue is getting attention and that our children may be more safe as a result of it. >> t

sullivan's friends threw him a party on friday.rned ugly when his younger brother and another man started fighting about football. when sullivan tried to break it up, police say the other man pulled out a gun and shot him twice, shattering his spine. investigators say the suspect, 19-year-old rub pin jurado is still on the loose and is considered aurmd and dangerous. we're joined on the phone by suzanne sullivan, the mother of christopher, a family going through so much at the time. thank you for joining us. please tell us how is your son doing today? >> christopher is hanging in. he is on life support, but that's only to sedate him so he won't move or get hurt. little by little they'll give him -- let him breathe on his own, but it's going to take some time. >> and the doctors are telling you that they believe he's going to be paralyze friday the neck down? >> yes. >> you weren't actually there when this shooting happened. >> no. >> talk to me. how did you find out about what had happened to your son. >> my son called me -- my you

and he basically took these pools of investors and they routed them right into sullivan. and he's moving it to madoff. >> smith: avellino knew sullivan through bible group at this fort lauderdale church. after 1992, sullivan took on around 30 of avellino and bienes' accounts. >> avellino and bienes kept their hands in the jar. the sec action was simply a bump in the road. it was... it barely slowed them down. >> smith: bienes denies routing clients through sullivan or anyone else. >> if they called me, i said, "listen, the only advice i can give you is call bernie, if you want to get... i don't know if he'll take you." >> smith: or "call michael sullivan." >> no, absolutely not. never! >> smith: now, why does that push a button? >> because it's not so, and that's what really bugs me. >> smith: but you got people saying that they were advised... >> i don't care what people say. they're lying. >> smith: but documents show that after 1992, former avellino and bienes clients began moving their money into partnerships that were michael sullivan's conduits to madoff. avellino a

the sullivan family claimed two of their children faced bullying between 2008 and 2009 and that the school system did nothing to stop it. the sullivans attorney says what is most important is that the issue of bullying is out there for discussion. >> i am glad that this issue is getting attention and that our children may be more safe as a result. >> yes today the judge tossed out nine different counts leaving four for the jury to decide. those jury deliberations will continue later this morning. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are asking for your help to identify two men wanted in a local barbershop shooting. the owner of the upclose barbershop survived the attack but lost his eye to a gunshot wound. police are asking anyone with information to please come forward. police say the men in the photos matched witness descriptions. there is a reward for information on the crime. the man who was murdered outside the towson town center apparently knew who shot him. rodney pridget saw someone he knew and commented on his dislike. somebody followed pridget outside the mall and he was sho

sullivan's testimony included experiences at hazelwood. the son's teacher called multiple times and would get on the phone crying and frustrated. she went to the school several times. one time she went to get him and found him under a desk. he said the children are making fun of him. other times, he would have marks on his face and back, puncture wounds on his knee. >> the schools have to take a very assertive action immediately to let these people know that there will not tolerate bullying. >> a psychologist testified on behalf of the family and thought the boy should have received specialized placement in school and the bullying caused him to suffer depression and act aggressively. they claim in interviews with doctors that the boat -- the boy reported that his father beat him and was trying to kill him. dr horton considered that an exaggeration by a young child. >> kids can exaggerate when a parent is being a normal disciplinarian. if there were actual physical abuse, it would be caught very quickly. >> barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >>

surge altercado entre su hermano y un asístente, el soldado sullivan trato de detener la pelea, peroo saco un arma. el soldado el año pasado resulto herido, lo mandan a casa, ahora esta entre la vida y la muerte el 9 de enero jurado tendrá que presentarse en corte >>cientos de mexicanos que intentan legalizar sus autos tuvieron que abandonarlos en la frontera por los tramites burocraticos en la frontera >>muchos han optado por abandonarlo los carros, y continuar hacia su lugar de origen, tamaulipas, nuevo laredo gares están al máximo de su capacidad de atención. este hombre lleva dias varado, su intencion es pasar las fiestas con su familia >>los costos son excesivos, el hecho de quedarse aquí y tener que pagar hotel, es mucho >>ahorita no entregue regalos por qué, pues aquí esta todo detedo >>la mayoría de los turistas opto por hacer tramite temporales de permisos. >>hemos visto un incremento en peticiones, estamos varados en la norma 41 donde optaron por importar su vehículo y legalizarlo >>la norma oficial ambiental 41 entro en vigor el pasado 21 de noviembre estable que vehículos

the defense attorneys say their client shot sullivan in self- defense. the bullet left sullivan paralyzed from the neck down. >>> new rumors about ex-union labor boss jimmy hoffa. a man said his old boss is still in detroit, buried below general motors headquarters. it's part of a brand-new book. he claim his found out about the burial place during a teamster's conference back in the '80s. hoffa disappointed back in 1975 and hasn't been seen since. >>> around the world tonight, israel prides itself in being a country that allows religious freedom, but now some orthodox jews are trying to enforce strict rules on women who live outside the community. it's causing an up roar. >> reporter: this eight-year- old is afraid to walk to school. >> you want to school a little bit? no. and then we'll cross? no. >> reporter: she's terrified that ultraorthodox. >> phil: s in her naked will assault her and her mother for not dressing modestly enough. i'm afraid when one of them passes by me, says the mother, i dewpoint know if she will spit on me. -- if he will spit on

sullivan was shot twice when he tried to intervene in a fight. one of the bullets shattered his spine and doctors say he will probably be paralyzed from the neck down. >> he is on life support but that's only to sedate him so he won't move or get hurt. little by little they will -- they will give him -- let him breathe on his own but it'll take some time. >> sullivan was on leave for christmas. he received a purple heart after being hurt in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan last year. >> today marks the 7th anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people in 14 countries. the tsunami was triggered by a 9.1 quake that struck along the ocean floor. thailand was one of the hardest hit countries. the waves killed more than 5,000 people there. memorial ceremonies were held throughout the country. >> the most popular holiday gifts but still not always a winner. >> how do get the most bang from your buck from the holiday gift cards. >> keeping the needy warm as the temperature drops. the extreme inspiration behind a young

shawna sullivan and her husband are suing the city and the school district. they talk about how they did not stop of. >> about testifying against the harassment she cleanser's on faces, she says a boy, is special needs students, seemed to like going to school while one role that glenmount -- while enrolled, but then complained about being hit and kicked. it filed a $1.30 million lawsuit against baltimore city and two principals who say they want the school to provide a safe environment for children to learn. >> we pray about it every night and tried to do everything we can protect our own children. the fact that other people have had similar issues and they support us in the action that we're going for. we're not doing this just for our kids, but it is for our kids. it is for the system to realize that you just cannot not do things and pretend it does happen. >> the sullivans' complained of bullying happened over and over again from 2008-2010. it also included experiences at hazelwood elementary. the teacher called multiple times and would get on the phone cr

march, which it sullivans march, just south of market. not only did it solidify and saddle, but when the ground slopes, and actually flows and moves latterly. some areas of mission creek and sullivan's marsh, that was on the order of 15 feet. it was significant. everything you see south of market was built after the 1906 earthquake. the longer the time between the 1906 earthquake and the time of construction, the more likely people forgot about all the damage that occurred in 1906. so they were not as sensitive and perhaps cautious as they should be. many of these buildings that we see south of market, while they appear to be in excellent shape and are performing well, have not been either seismically strengthened or had at the subsurface conditions improved, so they are waiting. there could be significant damage during the next major earthquake. >> that reminds me of one of the central questions i wanted to ask you. which is this example relief focuses on the point. that is, what would you recommend for someone who is considering purchas

he reportedly got into a fight with sullivan's younger brother.stepped in to break it up, he was shot twice, shattering his spine. i spoke with sullivan's mother susan who is remaining close by his side. >> he's a very good son. and i don't know, just to say -- he was a wonderful man and a great soldier, and yes, he got the purple heart. that's showing a lot of people right there that he would give his shirt off his back just to help anybody. now he comes home to this and he always said, mom, you know, i know i'm going to die by the time i'm 24, but i'm going to die for my country. i don't think christopher ever thought in his own back yard. >> talk to me about what you know ability the man who allegedly shot your son. did they even know each other prior to this party where they were at? >> what i was told is no, i don't know who he is. but what i was told is, he went to school with christopher and i guess they played football for a year or two. that's what i've been told. they just wanted him to turn himself in. we just want justice to be done, a

and 22-year-old christopher sullivan is on life support in california. jeff wynn speaks with his heart- broken family. >> i put it on his dog tags because he bought this for me. it's a mother holding her baby. >> reporter: susan sullivan wears her son's military tags. 22-year-old christopher sullivan, a veteran of the war in afghanistan is paralyzed from the neck down after being shot at a party this weekend. his mother can't even hold him now for fear of causing greater injury. >> we were planning on doing so many things. and now we're not ever going to do them. >> i closed my eyes and i can't get to sleep. even if i go to sleep, i dream about it. >> reporter: the man police accuse of the shooting turned himself in. his attorney told the press enterprise it was geraldo who was being attacked by a group of people at the party. and that he fired the gun in self-defense. >> i don't know why he thinks he's a victim when my brother is in the hospital. when my brother can't move. >> reporter: police say sullivan was sticking up for his younger brother brandon

sullivan's family says he's in critical condition and his spine has been shattered. he was stationed with the 101st airborne out of fort campbell kentucky and the army specialist was home on leave from afghanistan. >> and he defended our country and he didn't deserve to come home to this. >> and he was just so happy, for the party. but it happened now and it's time that we have to be strong for christopher 'cause he's going to really, really need us. >> authorities say that they have no real leads in this case, and the suspect is only described as a hispanic male in his 20's and it's not clear who he knew at that party in the first place, jamie, if he was invited or if he just crashed it. >> well, casey, it's an esteemed member of the screaming eagles, a tragic story, what do you know about his status in the military? was he done with his service? >> well, he was on leave, as we know, but he was set to complete his enlistment in april, and we understand that he apparently had then plans to return home here to california and go back to school and he of course was inju

sullivan is paralyzed from the neck down.e had received a purple heart last year after being injured in a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan. >>> a babysitter is due in court today accused of killing a fort wayne, indiana girl. the suspect is a neighbor of 9- year-old alana lemon. she disappeared from the suspect's home friday morning. the girl's body is found but police are withholding details of her death. the suspect was watching the two girls and her sister because the mother was sick. >>> a news conference is scheduled today about the christmas morning fire that killed three children and their grandparents in connecticut. crews demolished the heavily damaged home yesterday and that indicates that investigators have probably found the cause of the fire. the home was under renovation when it burned. the home's owner and contractor were the only survivors. >>> another ugly scene repeated this holiday season bad behavior at shopping centers. one of the latest was at the mall of america. a video of the brawl in bloomington, m

ed and jonna sullivan said their nightmare just got worse. >> i feel betrayed, honestly. i feel betrayed that this school system can do these things and get away with it. >> reporter: a jury ruled in favor of baltimore city schools, despite the couple's grave allegations. they say their 10-year-old special needs child was severely bullied at two schools. stabbed with a fork and choked until he passed out and the principals knew about repeated attacks but did nothing. >> obviously i feel upset because i'm going to have to go and tell him that the system failed him, that we failed him as parents and weren't able to protect him. >> reporter: two boys faced charges of negligence and both were cleared. >> thank the lord. it's all god, that's all i have to say. >> reporter: the sullivans said they never had a written complaint or pictures of injuries. they said they thought their word was enough. >> in-person complaints don't mean anything. >> reporter: jurors tell us a paper trail could have led them in the other direction. >> it would have made a big difference but we went th

the man pulled a gun and shot sullivan in the back shattering his spine. sullivan was award the purple heart after surviving a suicide bombing in afghanistan. >> there is no holiday for the highway patrol. so far in santa clara they reports 243 people have been of ther arrested for driving under the influence since it started on december 16th. they say there have been no dui deaths so far but there have been two accidents linked to drinking and drives. >> excitement building right now in oakland. just about two hours from now the warriors will play their season opener and of course it's a season that almost didn't happen. jade hernandez live where fans are being welcomed back. >> reporter: the warriors play the clippers tonight. fans on both sides weighed in on how they feel watching players get back out on the court. >> i kind of like that it's 66 games, i think it condenses the season more. it's -- 82 is a lot any wait a minute. >> it shouldn't have been a lock out. basketball has been around forever. the economy is bad. first it was nfl and know basketb

christopher sullivan was wounded last year and he earned a purple heart for that. the 22-year-old was at his welcome home party when he tried to break up a fight between his brother and another man. that's when the man pulled out a gun and shot sullivan. >> i'm mad. i'm really mad. because he's a good boy. he's an excellent boy. >> the gunman got away. doctors haven't said how much of sullivan's body is paralyzed or whether those injuries are permanent. >>> a bay area bank manager and her husband are accused of stealing almost a million dollars from a 96-year-old man. san jose police say christina and jimmy met the victim at a bank where christina worked and convinced him she was a relative of his. they withdraw cashier's checks and got a timeshare property, a mercedes, even cosmetic surgery. the victim's relatives notified police did while detectives were talking to the victim, the couple showed up at his house and police arrested them. >>> on to other bay area headlines, there's a rumor to the a's are getting close to sealing the deal to move to san jose. a u.s.a

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the sullivan & cromwell attorneys were representing mr. maples up to the argument, the decision in the 11th circuit. but i think for purposes of what this court would do, i think a reading and would be appropriate because if you conclude, as we think you should, that abandonment of counsel would be an external factor that would be appropriate to reman for further proceedings if we don't know what these other turns were doing. the record doesn't show that. >> we do know though -- >> they hadn't told the court denied they were not counsel of record big mr. maples never agree that anyone else representing in a way that could bind him to the alabama court specifically found that only that they were not counsel of record, but they were not authorized to practice in alabama. this is on page 223 of the petition appendix. >> but it seems to me it's up to you to produce the facts that would justify our reversing the case that you're asking us to. we don't have these facts. send it back so i can -- no, you should've gotten the facts in the first pla

that's when he opened fire shooting sullivan in the neck and shattering his spine. a veteran just returning home from rehab after surviving a suicide bombing in afghanistan. he had broken collar bone and brain damage. now this war hero is back in the hospital tonight we're told in critical condition. doctors say he will never walk again. our anita vogel with more live from our west coast newsroom. what does the suspect's attorney say happened that night? >> hi there, harris. reuben's attorneys claim that the people at chris sullivan's homecoming were drinking heavily and inhaling nitrous oxide. he claimed his client was kicked and punched repeatedly after he was trying to leave after he got into an argument with football with sullivan's younger brother. along with the attempted murder charge, four special allegations including premeditation and causing great bodily injury were also added today. legal analysts say if this case goes to trial it may be hard to find an impartial jury. >> the fact this was a welcome home party for a wounded afghan vet makes it very diffi

he shot christopher sullivan at a party in sullivans honor on friday. sullivan stepped in to stop a fight. the afghanistan veteran remains on life-support. >>> the ntsb is investigating a deadly crash from a helicopter from the mayo clinic. a surgeon, a medical technician, and pilot per all killed. they were picking up transplanted organs at the university of florida. >>> nine people had been arrested after a series of fights at the mall of america. 50 teenagers work caught in the food court yesterday. police say there were earlier reports of gunfire and video shows several officers responding with their guns drawn. police tried pushing shoppers out of the mall during the chaos. >>> time now for a check on the traffic situation. >> good evening. taking a look at the 14th street bridge, the left lane is blocked. it looks like a disabled vehicle. it is not going to cause too much of a delay but you will see slow traffic. springfield, you are looking pretty slow at the end of the springfield interchange. after that, delays all the way to dumfries. >> thank

sullivan's mother suzanne is staying by his side in the hospital.r son is. >> he was a very good son. and i don't know -- just to say that -- he was a wonderful man and a great soldier. and yes, he got the purple heart. that's showing a lot of people right there that he would give his shirt off his back just to help anybody. and now he comes home to this. he always said, mom, you know, i know i'm going to die by the time i'm 24, but i'm going to die for my country. i don't think christopher ever thought in his own back yard. >> christopher had a visit from someone in his infantry. you've already said being part of the army meant so much to him. share, if you would, what that visit -- what happened during that visit and who came to see him. >> richard. his name was richard. he's from the 101st infantry division, a retired vet. he came to bring christopher the screaming eagle flag. he hung it on the wall. and when i went back last night, i told him, i don't know if you remember when he came earlier, christopher. i said, but richard came to bring you y

but prosecutors say he pulled a gun after arguing with sullivan and his brother. >>> this morning thehird infant is now testing positive for the bacteria that prompted several retailers to pull a popular baby formula off shexs. officials say a baby in oklahoma has tested positive for a bacteria that has been linked to rare diseases in newborns and also been found in milk based powder baby formula. the oklahoma department of health says the baby did not get the infection from infa mill formula. walmart and others pulled that formula from store shelves after a newborn in missouri died. so far, the fda has not found a link between the formula and that death. >> claims for unemployment benefits holding steady this month. that's good news for stocks so far. stocks opening higher this morning after the government reported the number of those claims is at a level consistent with modest job growth. the four-week average of unemployment claims fell to a 3 1/2 year low of 375,000. experts say that could be an indication ta hiring may be picking up. >> this morning, the republican presidential r

when sullivan tried to break up the fight, harado opened fire shattering sullivan's spine.ullivan's family says he is in critical condition and paralyzed from the neck down. sullivan was already recovering from injuries he suffered in afghanistan during a suicide bombing last year. >>> a turkish military air strike is causing anger on both sides of the border. iraq says the suspected rebels were actually cigarette smugglers. the air strike is being called the crime against humanity by kurts in turkey and and iran. >>> the wall street journal reports that prosecutors are focusing on whether bp engineers and at least one supervisor lied to regulators about the risks they were facing while drilling the well. it's up to the federal trial to determine the fate of bp is set to start in december. >>> in all of the 79 stores in this partial list, 29 are sears, 38 are k mart. three of the sear stores are in southern california but no kmart stores in the state were listed. >>> this community room is part of the san jose community project. we'll tell you why soon these types of projec

investigators say the man shot christopher sullivan friday night after an argument over football -- aftern argument over football teams. his lawyer claims he was attacked. >> he was attacked, he was invited to a welcome home party. >> the shooting comes after christopher sullivan survived a suicide attack in afghanistan. >>> an indiana man will be in court this morning accused of killing a nine-year-old girl he was baby sitting. mike has been charged with the murder of the girl. she was reported missing on friday, her body was found yesterday. police say the family lived in the same mobile home park and she and her two sisters were staying with him because their mother was sick. they did not say how the girl died. >>> investigators are saying they are certain somebody abducted a missing 20-month-old girl. she vanished more than a week ago. yesterday was the first time police said publically they do not believe she left on her own. his father said he last saw her when he put her to bed the night of december 17th. a $30,000 are ward is being offered -- a $30,000 reward is being offered for

in opening statements, city attorneys questioned the credibility of the sullivan stories saying that accused school principals have more than enough experience to handle these situations. >> scathing key testimony today in the sex scandal that has rocked penn state. the judge says two university officials can be tried on charges of lying to a grand jury. curley and schultz will face trial on perjury charges related to the sandusky scandal. the decision comes after graphic testimony from assistant coach mike mcqueary. he talked about how he saw sandusky molesting a young boy in 2002 and reported it to his superiors. prosecutors say curley and shall slide to the grand jury about what mcqueary told them. the defense argues there were not informed of the seriousness of the matter. you will see a recap of the testimony and evidence following tonight's news. ♪ >> $50 million is how much money maryland is getting to improved early learning programs. nobody knows how and where the money will be spent. tim tooten joins us with more on the story. that is good news. >> they made the pitch for t

the army specialist christopher sullivan was broken up a fight. received a purple heart. sullivan's family said he's now paralyzed and hospitalized in critical condition. >>> gop candidates plan a major push on the airways. many iowa, there's a statistical tie among the three. perry and bachmann and santorum show no signs of quitting. huckabee predicts that romney will win if the weather is good. paul will win if it is not. >>> serious face time with president obama. the president and first lady were visiting with u.s. troops and their families when an 8 month old took a keen interest in the president's smile. he was just a bit too slow to notice. >>> a marijuana dispensary shuts its doors and hit the road. mobile marijuana delivery. >>> a bay area man part of a precedent setting legal case involving a former lawyer. the question is, just who owns the twitter account? >>> five day forecast with your weekend in view and perhaps some rain drops. [ child ] it's so cool! you can put a force field on him and be invisible! [ child 2 ] i call first player. no. i already called i

martin savidge, cnn, sullivan city, texas. >> wow.ascinating to look at the threat of corruption on the border. >>> coming up, rick perry on the campaign trail. once again, he is caught on camera trying to jog his memory. what got him tripped up this time? we'll show that you ahead. >>> and the jury is back with their recommend that is horrible, horrible horrific connecticut home invasion trial. the reaction from the sole survivor of the attack when we continue. >>> i hope you join me this sunday night. i'm going to be hosting a tribute to cnn heroes. you can learn all about the top ten heroes. they're really extraordinary group of people and making a huge difference in other people's lives. we're going to have a closer look at top ten hero diane latiker through the lens of photographer chris ann johnson. >> i was sent to photograph the chicago neighborhood of roseland. >> we're losing a generation to violence. >> diane expanded a nonprofit she has set up this program for those caught in the middle of this violence and for those who w

pat sullivan remains in jail today. the jail that bears his name.s bond is a half million dollars sheechl accused of trading drugs for sex. they searched his home yesterday. we are told they found computer files that had gay pornography on it. he is scheduled to be in court again next monday. no sign of him bonding out so far. this story as you mentioned shocked colorado. it'sç unbelievable. sullivan is 68 years old and a lawman for 40 years and the sheriff of the county, a large metro area from 1984 until 2002. during that time, he was labeled a hero after he drove his car into a shootout to rescue a deputy who had been wounded. he was selected national sheriff the year 2001 and president clinton named sullivan to the commission on crime prevention in 1995. he was one of the most respected letters in colorado and now this. it's hard to believe somebody could fall that far that fast. we are all still trying to figure it out. >> what a story. next on "news nation" and the scoop. >> i'm 30 and i'm a virgin. >> i'm 29 and i'm a virgin. >> this show is

never used these bullying reporting forms at either school, something the sullivans say they were neverd about or offered. mike schuh, wjz eye witness news. >> the case is expect today go to the jury tomorrow. >>> piers morgan is a prime target in the phone tapping conspiracy. today he had several exchanges with the investigating panel. they insist morgan listened to illegally acquired voice mails but he defended his position as editor. >> not one complaint was made against the daily mirror. >> more began could be subject to criminal procedurers. >>> a woman is cleared for offering sexual favors for world tease tickets. she was convicted for attempted prostitution. to do, the state superior court over turned that decision. >>> a study at the university of oregon showed when their team was successful, gpas dropped for the male students. the grades for female students were not affected by the football season. >> i don't mean to brag but the girls just forge right through. >> they have some responsibility too, i guess. >> the student athletes. student first, athlete second, right? >>> the

and the suspect shot sullivan twice.ullivan survived an attack in afghanistan last december and recently returned home from kentucky to recover from his injuries. >>> that is a sad and strange story. let's check out warm weather with christina loren. >> it's been so frigid. now this morning, you'll probably want to layer up. it's not all that cold compared to where we have been. right over the water, still looking good in terms of your vizability. so that's the good news. we'll continue to update you on how visibility is treating you all morning long. right now we have good visibility areas south of the golden gate bridge in general. let's take you to the maps and tell you what temperatures are doing. 39 in napa. still above the freezing mark in napa. good morning to you up there. 32. they are going to keep us nice and mild for the first part of the day. it's keeping the fog from settling into the surface. right at the surface. and widespread fog like we had yesterday. i don't think that will be the case. nor is frost go

it is believed he shot sullivan after an argument over football. he is now said to be paralyzed and the shooter remains on the run. >>> they want to know why seven people were shot to death inside an apartment on christmas morning. officers responded after a 911 call with nobody on the line. it looked like the victims just finishing opening christmas presence when they were killed -- presents when they were killed. the four men and women are believed to be related. they are not sure if the victims lived in the home or if some were just visiting for the holiday. >>> the cause of a fire that killed three children and their grandparents were caught in a fire and some were able to escape. the other person who made it out, contractors doing work on the home. they workup to the sound of screaming when they woke up. >> it was absolutely incredible. you take a towering inferno or the worst things you have seen in the movie and it was by a factor of five. >> the woman who escaped the fire was a well-known executive in the fashion industry. >>> investigators

>>a stunning moment in illinois history thank-you terry sullivan. a 14 year sentence. he will serve anywhere from 11-12 years at the minimum ... this is a day illinois citizens will not forget this is the second consecutive illinois gov. headed to the federal penitentiary adding to the moment a difficult one for the people of illinois to swallow. >>julie unruh reports from upstairs that the governor is sobbing literally after hearing this sentence ... >>well is a stiff sentence and the judge said that he wants to send a message ... on a state level there are murderers who do not do this much time getting out in less than 14 years ... >>here's a guy who will be near 70 when he comes out his children will be grown up these hurried the human factors but there are consequences for those actions of the abuse of power >>you saw the governor gets pretty emotional julie >>it was actually patti bloagojevich there was little emotion at the time when the sentence was being handed down she had her composure ... but the floor got cleared and she rushed to her husband's arms they ar