this tiny town is where warren jeffs is new in jail as he stands trial. one thing above all else. he's spent a lot of time on the phone. in this past month, how much money has he spent would you estimate on phone cards to make phone calls? >> roughly $3,000. >> reporter: and a similar pattern when he was for a time in a different texas jail, a few dozen miles away. >> so do you know how much he spent on phone cards? >> i would say probably in excess of 10,000. >> $10,000. in the four months he was here. >> correct. >> and is it unusual to spend that much money? have you ever had an inmate spend as much money on phone cards? >> no, we haven't had. >> reporter: authorities tell cnn jeffs has been given cash by his loyal followers to pay for the calls. and jailers say they monitor what's said. mostly lengthy sermons and detailed instructions to his followerses a few miles away at his isolated yearning for zion ranch. as well as to his followers in the twin polygamist towns of colorado city, arizona and hilldale, utah. if that sounds like he's still run the ch

what were the threats from warren jeffs today in court?a courtroom after he repeatedly interrupted court proceedings. the judge send the jury out. the jury couldn't believe what he was saying about polygamy and why his religion is so great. then after the jury left, warren jeffs who says he's a prophet, the closest man on earth to god, said he had received a letter from god and wanted to read it to the judge. "i the lord god of heaven ask the courts to cease the prosecution of my holy way. there will be a judgment against all who prosecute the church. i shall let all people know of your unjust ways. i will bring sickness and death. let this cease". now the judge as you might expect took that as a threat and she said if you say that when the jury is here i will kick you out of the courtroom. he said i'm not issuing a threat. this is just a message i received. >> was this that an actual letter from god? or did he transcribe it? did he explain how he got a letter from god? >> well, no. but i will tell you that some courtroom observers and som

against sex with children, and, remember, the prosecution plans to actually play an audio tape of warren jeffs2-year-old girl and while the prosecution continues to score points, jeff's former defense team remains in court as observers. listen. >> the judge has asked us to stand by which i'm of course willing to do, and it is always preferable to have an experienced counsel at the table. >>trace: is the trial has reconvened and the judge is allowing warren jeffs to continue absenting as his own lawyer but she has admonished him he has to play by the rules or that will end quickly. >> thank you, trace. and now our legal panel, new york prosecutor and from denver criminal defense attorney. first of all, if he is representing himself, he has fired well-known and high powered lawyers, and if he is representing himself does that make it a slam dusk for the flex >>guest: the case is what it was and it was strong before this, but it is not a slam dunk in court. look what they are dealing with. day after day, and this is just the beginning, they are going to be faced with a an accused who is his own c

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but the woman who filed the first charges against warren jeffs says that it was commonplace for him to marry children. listen to her. >> for warren to choose a 12-year-old girl or even a young bride, it was actually considered a gift to that girl. and the people wouldn't just be okay with it they would be delighted for him to choose their daughter. >> court, by the way, ended about 45 minutes ago, shep. the prosecution still questioning the first witness and still warren jeffs remained silent, shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher, thank you. a film from here in hollywood descended into chaos after fire inspectors shut it down because of overcrowding. cops in riot gear squared off against a reported crowd of 2,000 people who turned out for a documentary about a music festival called the electric daisy carnival raid. we're told rioters threw bottles in front of the famous mans chinese theater. cops responded by firing beaten bags. some in the crowd say officers went too far. >> i got shot in the arm and she got shot in the head. it didn't hurt as bad as i thought it was. >> i'm not going to

the judge now allowing warren jeffs to represent himself.uld face life in prison for assaulting two underage girls, t,r as he puts it.time he has a one claimed in 2001 when she was 14 this "prophet," forced her to marry and have sex with her 19-year-old first cousin. and now trace is in los angeles, he tried to delay this trial again, right? trace -- >>trace: the judge said the trial would begin, the 7th legal team warren jeffs fired telling the court and i quote, "the condition of my represent defense is such i cannot use them. they not having all the needed understanding from my defense which was for representation by one who knows and understands the facts of these truths, and warren jeffs claims this is all about religious freedom. >>shepard: we are learning more of what happened inside the fundamentalist mormon commune, right? >>trace: and the woman you talked about, is the one who gave us a stunning interview a short time ago, giving insight into what goes on in the polygamist sect and says describing warren jeffs as a man who controls

. >> shepard: new details tonight in the case against the polygamist cult leader warren jeffs the mannce graced the most wanted list alongside usama bin laden. a woman claimed in 2001 when she was but 14 years old this leader of sorts, prophets jeffs forced her to marry and have sex with her 19-year-old first cousin. now he is accused of sexually assaulting two underaged girls himself who he later married. opening statements for the trial set for tomorrow. today a judge blood a major blow to the defense. lawyers argued a 2008 raid on zion ranch based on false information. the judge said the police acted in good faith and refused to exclude the evidence that they collected. trace gallagher with the news live in the west coast. we are hearing from that woman, i guess, who made that earlier claim against warren jeffs. >> and she says, shep, the evidence in this trial will open the world's eyes and shock the world. she is alyssa wall. she is now 22 years old. you pointed out when she was 14 she says that warren jeffs forced her to marry her 19-year-old first cousin. she brought charges ag

this tiny town is where warren jeffs is in jail and where he will stand trial. he spent a lot of time on the phone while he has been here. in the past month, how much money has he spent, would you estimate on phone cards to make phone calls? >> roughly $3,000. >> reporter: and a similar pattern when he was in a different texas jail a few miles away. do you know how much he spent on phone cards? >> probably in excess of $10,000. >> reporter: $10,000 in the four months he was here. is that unusual? do inmates usually spend that much money -- >> no, no. >> they monitor what was said. lengthy sermons and instructions to his followers miles away, as well as to his followers in arizona and utah. if that sounds like he is still running the church from jail, he is. inside jurors say he has been ex-communicating those that disagree with him. but what it has not done is stop a growing feud between those that still believe in him and those that now believe he is a child molester. >> i would like all of you -- >> reporter: three years ago, jessop here was one of the most tr

the trial of polygamist leader warren jeffs is set to begin today in texas.d on his yearning for zion ranch. here is a preview from trutv's "in session." >> it's just a few minutes' drive from warren jeffs' yearning for zion ranch in el dorado, texas to his jail cell, but it's been a three-year wait for prosecutors, who accuse him of sexually assaulting at least two girls, one aged 13, the other just 12. >> he's been hurting the souls of all these children. they don't know whether they're up or down. >> even one of jeffs' most loyal followers has been ex-communicated by jeffs and lost the luster for his leader. >> willie definitely still has a lot of love and respect for those folks and i think he would even say he is still a part of that community. he is just not in agreement with the leadership. what he says, the disagreement came about when he learned of the evidence against warren jeffs, that he was able to see that evidence before it became public and he came to feel that warren was, in his word, morally indefensible. >> regardless of this 180, on a pers

polygamous sect leader warren jeffs fired all his attorneys.udge he wants to represent himself in his trial. he said if he's not allowed to serve as his own attorney true justice cannot be served. he asked for more time to prepare his defense. he faces charges of sexual assault and big my. >>> some relief may be on the way for some of the most drought-plagued areas of the u.s. the current path of tropical storm don has it headed towards some of those regions. the storm is currently working through the gulf of mexico and heading to corpus christi, texas. rainfall in some parts of the lone star state, more than 15 inches below average. >>> the woman who says the former head of the international monfry fund sexually assaulted her made a public appearance today at the church in brooklyn. she thanked organizations and community leaders for their support. she met with prosecutors for several hours yesterday. strauss-kahn has pleaded not guilty, and prosecutors have questioned the hotel maid's credibility. >>> here's a question for you. what do dolphi

there are even some who believe that warren jeffs, if he is incarcerated for life it will elevate hiss because it makes him a martyr for the cause but in prison he would have less access to a phone. >>shepard: thank you, trace, from los angeles. we are talking about a woman who says he forked hadder to marry her own first cousin when she was 14 years old. the legal panel on this case next. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. >>shepard: back to the trial of polygamist warren jeffs, jury selection in next and now finished but the defense is pushing and our legal experts are here, arthur and drew. one thing that the cult allows is you will be a god in the after life and he forces this first woman who filed charges to marry her first cousin. i believe he was 18 and i'm almost positive she was 13 or 14. and, now, they want him to pay, drew. >>guest: well, i tell you something that i find interesting about to case

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polygamist leader warren jeffs scheduled to go on trial monday. been in court and faced trial in utah. now it's texas. richard, what's different here? >> don't mess with texas, fred. we say it all the time. he's messing with texas. he's going to be tried there. he's charged with sexual assault and bigamy. seven previous members of his organization have been convicted for charges similar to that, got sentenced 7 to 75 years. he's facing 99 years in prison. he performed all those religious ceremonies which led to those convictions. this guy is going down in the lonestar state. >> avery? >> here it is, very simple, two children, one 12 years old, one 13 years old, that's the relationship he had. i don't know how he gets what kind of defense is being offered. i think we're looking at a conviction. and i think it's going to be bulletproof. so look for that happening. we start up that trial on monday. >> that's right. avery, richard, thanks so much. don't go away, we'll see you again in just a few minutes. we are going to be talking about the amanda kno

but today, a short time ago, warren jeffs, who says he's a prophet, says he had a revelation.t this time. but he read a note that he didn't necessarily say he wrote, but he said god told him, he said, i the lord god of heaven ask the courts to cease the prosecution of my holy way. there will be a judgment against all who prosecute the church. i shall let all people know of your unjust ways. i will bring sickness and death. well, the judge was offended and she told warren jeffs, if you call for the jury's destruction, you'll be removed from the courtroom, and he said, i'm not calling for the jury's destruction, i'm releasing a message. but he's objecting and interrupting people. if she kicks him out of the court, that's what he wants. he wants this trial to be stopped and delays, and she wants it to keep going on. >> so you said 60 minutes, 6-0 is how long he talked. do you have any idea, gary, if he really is on acting on his own, if he is representing himself, or is he getting any kind of advice from any actual attorney? >> reporter: one of -- he had seven attorneys yesterday

. >>> jury selection has started in the trial of polygamist leader warren jeffs, charged with sexual nd bigamy. police arrested jeffs after raid on the ranch run by his church in 2008. the fundamentalist chur of jesus christ of latter day saint saints is a breakaway sect of the mormon church. gary tuchman is here to talk about this. these are the most serious charges in terms of this trial he has ever faced. >> the most tearious charges, the viewers heard about warren jeffs a long time, on the fbi ten most wanted list, he was convicted in utah of a less serious charge but overturned because of faulty jury instructions. arizona dropped their charges because arizona convicted him no longer valid, now, very serious charges two charges of sexual assault against two girls 12 and 13 years old, jeffs accused of having relationships and a baby with the 13-year-old. very serious. what is interesting, ton knot an attack on religious, pro what prosecutors say, prosecution based on a man had he say sexually molests children. listen. >> the issue for the people of the jury to consider is whether o

so much notoriety, warren jeffs is finding it hard to get a fair trial in texas. ter group, is facing charges he sexually assaulted two underage girls he married. jeffs pleaded not guilty but on the second day of jury selection, more than 100 would-be jurors said they could no longer presume he's innocent. a jury was finally selected. >> it looks like we should begin with the opening statements and evidentiary portion of t t trial next week. i think it's moving at a pretty good pace. >> reporter: the accusations stem from a 2008 raid on an flds ranch. hundreds of children were taken away for over two months. jeffs has been accused of being with girls as young as 12. both alleged victims in this case, along with 76 women, have been called to testify. many believe jeffs is still running the church that once had over 10,000 members from his jail cell. two texas sheriffs confirmed to abc news that jeffs spent $23,000 on phone cards in five months. they believe he's directing church members over the phone. and former flds members say he has a powerful grip. >> he is the

. >>> new development in the trial of warren jeff, he fired his attorneys and wants to represent himselfutor says he will present an audio recording of jeffs raping a 12-year-old and shows he impregnate ad15-year- old. we will be back. there is more news ahead. >>> a pilot attacked by two brothers after the pilot attempted to remove one of the brothers. it happened last night in miami. the passengers finally made it to sfo, share their accounts of what happened. >> the guys were weird in the beginning and shouldn't have been on the plane. they were talking weird and looked different. >> then we left to go to take off and the pilot brought the plane back. >> as they got through the side door there, one of them struck the pilot. >> that's when he backed up and all the other guys from the airplane got in on it. >> they went berserk. >> the guys to help out the situation, waited to see what was going to hap he struck the officer again and struck one of the ladies. so we followed them out. >> the guy just lost it. the guy that was ill walked up to the capt just went bam! and slapped him reall

neglect occurred. >> reporter: the compound was run by the flds, a radical off shoot head bid warren jeffshed that polygamy was the key to heaven. he reportedly had at least 58 wives. the mormon church has condemned the sect. when jeffs were first charged with illegally arranging marriages between men and underaged girls, he fled and became one of the ten most wanted fugitives until 2006. >> would i like to announce the arrest of the fbi's top ten most wanted fugitive warren steve jeffs. >> reporter: jeffs was tried in utah. >> count one, guilty beyond reasonable doubt. >> reporter: last july his conviction was overturned by utah supreme court because of faulty jury instructions. jeffs is now being held without bail in texas where seven other flds leaders have already been convicted. at the heart of each case are the beliefs of the church. as utah private investigator sam broward told cbs news program "48 hours." >> i know that the flds want to spout religion and want to make it about polygamy, but that's not it. it's about child abuse. it's on a scale that's never been seen before in this

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helping people with diabetes find balance. >>> warren jeffs, the polygamous sect leader on trial foraping a child says he can defend himself better than anyone else. so he's fired his lawyers. let's bring in our legal guys, avery friedman in cleveland, ohio, and hello to you. and richard herman, a new york criminal defense attorney and law professor joining us from tampa day. good to see you as well. this has gotten very interesting. he fires his attorneys and apparently jeffs has interrupted witnesses. he's gone on kind of a rant in the courtroom and even going to the point where the judge says he's threatening the witnesses. so did he fire his attorney so that he would have the freedom to do just this, use this as a platform? >> well, i think he fired his attorneys so he could stare down any of the prosecution witnesses that are put on the stand from his cult and intimidate them. but basically the other day in court outside the presence of the jury, he basically told the judge, if anybody rules against him or he has any problems as a result of this, everyone is going to suffer and

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warren jeffs went on to say if the trial was not halted immediately, all those involved will face sicknessnished jeff if he threatened the jury he would be removed from the courtroom. so far outburst and objections. no sure how long she would tolerate that. when the prosecution did get a word in edge wise. the courts have consistently ruled against polygamy and practice of sex with children. remember, the prosecutors plan to play an audiotape of jeffs sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl and if at some point jeffs cannot continue to defend himself, his former attorneys are observing in court. listen. >> the judge asked us to stand by, which i'm, of course, willing to do. it's always preferable to have an experienced counsel at defense table. >> so far the prosecution has called six witnesses. court reconvenes monday morning at 9:00, harris. >> harris: what about the prosecution? what's the argument there? >> the argument for the prosecution mainly here is is that there is no freedom of religion when you are talking about polygamy. that it is against the law and the courts have riewstled

i think it's beautifully ironic it comes on the eve of the state of texas putting warren jeffs on trial this may be a wonderful family, and this may all be consenting adults, but the bottom line is they are the exception. when they talk about thousands of polygamists, yes, they are, and most of them live in communities like colorado city and the flds community where young girls don't have a choice. they're not educated. they're impregnated at 12, 14 years of age. warren jeffs, their prophet, will go on trial in texas a week and a half from now or taking two underage girls, both of them under the age of 17. that many ways is the reality of polygamy. and this fine attorney and professor can pontificate all he wants about the law and what these people's rights are, but this system of belief, this practice has been utilized in the american southwest to oppress women and children for generations now. let him go to court and see what happens. i wish them the best because this probably ought to be ironed out. but the practice of polygamy almost inevitably leads to the abuse of women and childr

. >>> polygamous sect leader warren jeffs will be representing himself in his criminal trial after firingnse team. in opening statements a prosecutor says they'll present audio recordings and dna evidence to prove jeffs raped a 12-year-old and impregnated a 15-year-old. >>> a delaware man convicted of killing a woman with an ax was executed this morning. robert jackson was put to death by lethal injection. the state's first execution since 2005. >>> and the skeletal remains of a man missing for 27 years was discovered in the chimney of a bank in louisiana during renovation. joseph sheffsnyder got stuck there, and it remains a mystery. >>> the dow opens 12,240 after losing 62 points thursday. the s&p fell four points. the nasdaq was up one. taking a look at overseas trading this morning. in tokyo the nikkei tumbled 68 points, while in hong kong the hang seng dropped 130. >>> a sell-off late in the game yesterday had the dow tallying its fifth straight day of losses. stocks reversed course on late development over the ongoing debt stalemate. earlier on the markets had been getting a boost o

warren jeffs is now on his third attorney.on dismissing his attorney, and his current attorney says he needs more time to prepare. the prosecution has objected because this case has been going on for such a long time, and the government has objected, and the judge has ruled that they will go forward as soon as the motion to suppress is dealt with, and that should be about 2:00 today. >> sunny, you mentioned the makeup of the jury. ten women and two men. how could that impact this potential case? >> this is a sex assault case, and historically if you look at the statistics, women are more likely to convict on sex assault cases. we know that we will hear probably from a 14-year-old girl, and perhaps not from the 12-year-old that he also allegedly married. so i think that this is probably a better jury statistically for the prosecution. the problem here, though, that i think the prosecution does have is that i mention there are two victims, a 14-year-old that he married, and a 12-year-old that he allegedly married, and the 14-yea

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opening statements could begin this hour in the sexual assault trial of polygamous sect leader warren jeffs. jeffs has pleaded not guilty. the jury of ten women and two men will hear the assault case. jeffs will be tried later on the bigamy charge. >>> streets look line rivers in illinois. heavy rain sent flash floods through cities in the northwestern part of the state. up to ten inches fell in some areas and in one county, half a dozen people were rescued after they were trapped in their cars. >>> in south korea, the heaviest rain in a century has killed at least 49 people and the rain keeps falling. some areas around seoul are getting two inches an hour. >>> many cars and buses have been submerged across the city of seoul. here we're on the banks of the river that cuts seoul in two and you can see that it has burst it banks. usually you would have 100 meters of park land there. just in front there should be a basketball court. but all you can see is the net. >>> game show host alex trebek arrived on crutches. he told the audience what happened to him with the dry wit fans have come to lo

over toe my buddy, russ. >>> polygamist leader warren jeffs is on trial in texas for allegedly assaultingffs objected to what a witness was saying and wouldn't stop talking. cbs news correspondent hattie kaufmanhas more. >> reporter: warren jeffs objected and ended with a threat. >> he wanted an occasion to give a sermon. >> reporter: shouting, jeffs accused the court of violating sacred ground saying the religious persecution must cease and warning god would bring sickness and death unless the trial was stopped. jeffs stood trial in 2007 was as an accomplice to death. >> count one the defendant is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. >> reporter: conviction later overturned because of faulty jury instruction. in 2008 fbi agents raided the compound of the breakaway mormon sect led by jeffs after allegations that children were being forced to marry. texas is now trying jeffs for two counts of sexual assault of a child. prosecutors claim they will play audiotapes of him raping a 12-year-old girl. >> religion is not on trial here. you can have a religion. it doesn't entitle to you rape a 12 or

. >>> polygamist religious leader warren jeffs has a new strategy in his sexual assault trial.e is now defending himself. jeffs fired his attorneys yesterday just before opening statements were getting ready to start. then when it was time to make an opening statement, jeff, well, he sat silent. he has gone through seven attorneys in just the last six months. >>> new jersey governor chris christie plans to hold staff meetings today just one day after a health scare landed him in the hospital. christie, who suffers from asthma, found it hard to breathe yesterday on his way to a bill signing. he underwent some tests, which all came back normal. and when he left the hospital, christie said he felt fine but was just a little tired. >>> the pilot who survived crashing his plane into lake huron and treading water for 18 hours says he still can't walk. michael trapp explains the details of this week's ordeal to reporters yesterday. he admitted making some mistakes like not taking an emergency beacon with him after hitting the water, and trapp described his moment of rescue. >> i got t

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warren jeffs made a surprise move in court that even the judge advised him against doing. abc's andrea canning has been tracking the latest twist in this case. >> reporter: polygamist and self-proclaimed prophet, warren jeffs, quietly walked into this texas courthouse thursday and in a bold move told the judge he was firing all seven of his defense attorneys and that he'd represent himself. the leader of the breakaway mormon sect, flds, gave no opening trial statement and later proceeded to ramble for 30 minutes in sermon-like tones. >> in almost all cases where someone decides to represent him or herself it usually doesn't end well. >> reporter: jeffs is facing charges he sexually assaulted two underaged girls he married. he told the judge, quote, i have trained my defense. but they were unable to do what i said. i am presenting the need for true justice to be presented and for the truth to come out. she granted his request to act as his own lawyer. but had a stern warning, saying, it's not as easy as it looks on tv, mr. jeffs. you're on your own. but not quite. the judge

warren jeffs stayed silent mostly clout the trial until now. what happened in court today?porter: randy, he was the most silent attorney i have seen in my career covering trials, and he didn't look at the jury or judge or take notes. just about an hour ago, a dramatic and crazy and wild and nutty turn. there was evidence being presented of dock mauments show the names of the 75 different women, and he stood up and said he objected. and the jury acted shocked and surprised. the judge said on what grounds? he said religious grounds. and then he talked for 60 minutes, not just about why he objected to the evidence, but gave a talk about mormonism and polygamy, and he said we believe in -- this is a quote, heavenly authorized not to be interfered with by government powers, and the irony is, if he is guilty of what he is charged of, he is what has helped make this a wicked word. the judge suspended the morning proceedings because he kept interrupting the prosecutor afterwards, so lord knows what will happen. >> this sounds like a waste of time. does jeffs even plan to cross exam

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. >>> religious sect warren jeffs is speaking out tonight and defending the practice of polygamy.the head of the church of the latter day saints says he believes polygamy is the i will of god, a power larger than court. he is representing himself in a trial going on in texas. if he is convicted he could face life in prison. jeffs is also facing a separate trial for bigamy in october. >>> as the nation prepares to commemorate, president bush is speaking about what he experienced in the hours after the terror attacks. >>> in an interview, the 43rd president said some of the first thoughts are for the safety of his family. he says when he flew to new york it looked quote like a giant scar from the air and that it was in his words like walking into hell. the interview will air on august 28. >>> a transcript of richard nixon -- nixon gave the testimony in june of 1975 ten months after he resigned as president of the united states. historians sued to have the testimony made public. the judge said historical significance outweighs the need for secrecy. nixon died 17 years ago. >>> the wa

. >>> in texas, the jury has been chosen in the sexual assault trial of warren jeffs.is charged with two counts of sexual assault on a child and one count of bigamy. >>> the nation's debt crisis lots of talk and little action. in fact, even less action than expected. one debt plan backed by boehner is yanked from a scheduled vote today. the cbo saying the numbers need to be crunched again. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says it's time for fellow republicans to accept something less than perfect. we are now less than six days from the default deadline when the federal government will run out of money and be unable to pay its bills. at the top of the hour, lawmakers on capitol hill are going to learn just how damaging that mere threat can be. executives from credit rating agencies will warn of the far-reaching impact of a u.s. downgrade and that could happen even before we reach the august 2nd deadline. cnn's ali velshi is here to explain all of the concerns that we have right now. the importance of this time line. ali, i know many ways, we sound like a broken re

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warren jeffs, the polygamous sect leader on trial for sexual assault of a child says he can defend himself better than anyone else so he fired his lawyers. i talked with the legal guys about this move earlier today. >> i think he fired his attorneys so he could stare down any of the prosecution witnesses that are put on the stand from his cult and intimidate them. but the other day in court, he basically told a judge, if anybody rules against him, are ahe has any problems as a result of this, everyone will suffer and they're going to die. that's the message he gave to the judge. the judge warranted him, if does he that in the presence of the jury, they'll throw him out of the courtroom. his message, fred, is this. he haze religion been around for 100 years, he believes they can rape children, they can molest children, they can have -- they can father babies with children. and it is okay because it is all cloaked under the veil of his religion. that's not how it works. and it will be a sad day if we get a repeat of a casey anthony in this particular case. >> so, avery, you see it differentl

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. >>> jury selection began in texas in the trial of warren jeff the leader of the fundamentalist mormonnor and bigomy. >>> nfl will play the 2011-2012 season. the team owners and players association signed a new ten-year collective bargaining she year collective bargaining agreement that ended the four-month lockout. players can begin reporting to club facilities tomorrow. >>> and the incredible story of the chile yankee miners are chileian miners are headed to the screen. production on the film is expected to begin sometime next year. that's one for your diary anderson. >> the producer from "black swan" and he has an interesting history. we've been waiting for you this entire hour, where have you been? i kept getting word, you're not here -- are you having travel problems yet again? >> i flew from l.a. -- you're in pla l l.a. so >> you have endless travel difficulties it seems. we cross paths. >> i'm trying to figure out the highlight of the day that the child that screamed so hard that i thought he was going to be sick or my time at max and ermas watching people eating chicken wings.

. >>> jury selection began in texas in the trial of warren jeff the leader of the fundamentalist mormonrged with bigomy. >>> nfl will play the 2011-2012 season. the team owners and players association signed a new ten did she year collective bargaining agreement that ended the four-month lockout. players can begin reporting to club facilities tomorrow. >>> and the incredible story of the chile yankee mine hrs are hd to the screen. production on the film is expected to begin sometime next year. that's one for your diary anderson. >> the producer from "black swan" and he has an interesting history. we've been waiting for you this entire hour, where have you been? i kept getting word, you're not here -- are you having travel problems yet again? >> i flew from l.a. -- >> you have endless travel difficulties it seems. >> i'm trying to figure out the highlight of the day that the child that screamed so hard that i thought he was going to be sick or my time at max and ermas watching pooim eating chicken wings. >> thanks so much. i'm glad you made it in. >>> for the rediculist, tonight we had t