wesley snipes in a little while. sad night. we, like everyone, were very sad to learn of elizabeth edwards' death today. we send our sincere condolences to her family. she died at her home in chapel hill just a day after anoungs on her facebook page that further treatment for cancer would be unproductive. joining us with the latest from north carolina is amanda lamb with wral tv in raleigh. what do we know about her passing? do we have an official cause of death and everything established, amanda? >> well, larry, we know it was late this afternoon. we also know that the cancer had gotten into her vital organs, her liver and presumably that's what caused her death. as you said, we found out yesterday that she was seriously ill. i don't think any of us realized it was going to be this quick that she would pass this quickly. she was hospitalized around thanksgiving for about a week. we understand she came home late last week and was surrounded by her family and friends, including john edwards, including her older daughter kate. sh

frarchgs sefshd on the jury that convicted wesley snipes in 2008. after the trial, he contacted mr. ' defense team. at their suggestion, we reached out to him and he provided us with a statement that says in part, there was one juror that had said they knew mr. snipes was guilty when they first saw him during jury selection. i told the juror that was not right and it went against what the judge had said to us before the trial was to begin. two other jurors then agreed and said that they thought he was guilty when they first saw him before the trial began. we were deadlocked on our decision about mr. snipes before this happened. i was not expecting to hear that from a juror and most of the jurors felt the same. that's when a deal was made to find him, mr. snipes, guilty on the failure to file taxes and not guilty on the federal tax evasion charges. we did not think he would go to jail. wes, are you surprised that the judge did not consider that? >> very much so, larry. very much so. i was surprised that not only did he not consider it he wouldn't consider even interviewing the juror e

while actor wesley snipes failed to pay millions in taxes has been ordered to prison.to explain fox news anchor megyn kelly you see her at 1:00 p.m. each weekday on america life. i got tons of email on this why isn't rangle being prosecuted by the justice department and you say. >> his situation is different from wesley snipes. rangel got outed by the most which discovered this problem back in august of 2008. as soon as he was outed he, as far as we can tell, said, i havo tell you. i like to cut a check. >> bill: what are you little bo peep today? 17 years the guy didn't pay it. >> he only had to go back. i'm not excusing. this is what he did. >> bill: tell me if this is the law. >> the bottom line is that rangel affirmatively went to the irs, owned up on it. >> bill: affirmatively after he is on the font page of the most. paid the back pages. snipe to this day denies that he owes anything. >> bill: snipes is a total moron. if you commit a crime, which tax evasion is, and then you get taught, which rangel did and then you go oh. >> the irs doesn't want to encourage. wh

. >> a new life drama wesley snipes finds himself in. >> welcome back.is wednesday and it's going to be wet across parts of california, especially north of the monterey bay and up to tahoe where it will be actually rain at lake level and 43 degrees with snow above i would say 7500 feet. we'll see high clouds and sunshine around fresno, 63. and more warmth around l.a. and palm springs, 72 and 76. here's degrees and eric with the news. >> mike, thank you very much. 5:47 is the time. >> let's take a look at the stories we're following this wednesday morning. many san bruno residents still don't feel like they're getting the answers they deserve. a forum was held last night by pg&e and the state puc but they could not explain why a pipeline burst in september killing eight people destroying 37 homes. >> a man charged with sexually assaulting a two-year-old in a union city dollar store is due back in court this morning to enter a plea. eugene ramos is a registered sex offender. he assaulted the girl in a matter of minutes with her relatives just an aisle away

. >>> today, a judge ordered wesley snipes to begin a t hree- year sentence next week. he was convicted of tax evasion in 2008. his first appeal failed. he's now appealing to the u.s. supreme court. his attorney claims two jurors were bias ahead of time about his guilt. but he's still expected to surrender by noon by d ecember 9th to a prison in pennsylvania. today is the 55th anniversary of a pivotal moment in the u.s. civil rights movement. on december 1st, 1955, rosa parks refused to move to the back of a city bus in m ontgomery, alabama and was arrested. that led to a year-long boycott by the city of the bus. some called her the mother of the civil rights movement. she died five years ago at the age of 92. >>> the first day of hanukkah starts later today. governor schwarzenegger got an early start to the celebrations. the governor danced and handed out gifts yesterday as part of the 17th annual menorah l ighting ceremony. hanukkah begins at sunset and lasts eight days. >>> pup at 5:00, a fight has broken out, casino official the are furious about footage s howing th

. >> actor wesley snipes starts serving a three-year prison sentence for failing to pay taxes. u.s. marshal ordered snipes to surrender to a federal jail in pennsylvania. the actor tried to remain free on bail while appealing to the u.s. supreme court. he was convicted in 2008 for willful failure. he starred in a trilogy and a number of other film autos this is the first cold weather spare the air day of the season. and there is air quality violated the standard on smog. heat cooked up smog across the board. if you violate the ban you'll get a warning after that, $400 fine. >> and there is poor air quality forced authorities in tehran to close offices and schools today. police are limiting number of cars into the city. this is due to heavy air pollution there. >> and window for mavericks surf contest now open. surfers invited to the event will look for ways between today and february 28. once settling on a date all have 24 hours to get to half moon bay and this is new organizers and fans not allowed on beach or bluffs after spectators were injured by strong breakers at last maverick

got to rap ♪ the nation's taxpayers have a crisis ♪ ♪ they might stop paying their taxes like wesley snipesto win support from his own party obama enlisted the services of former president clinton. oh, yeah. with obama swings this way and that only makes sense to call in the biggest swinger of all, the smoothest of them all, the barry white of democratic politics, slick willie, bill clinton's a bad mother -- >> shut your mouth. >> i'm just talking about bill clinton. >> i can dig it. it just gets funnier every time he welcomes paul rudd and alan black weeknights 12:35, 11:35 central time on your local nbc station. >>> it's time for your "first look" at entertainment news. last night at the premiere of his latest film johnny depp gave swarms of fans more than their money's worth. he waded into a huge crowd patiently signing autographs and posing for pictures as hundreds turned out for the italian premiere of "the tourist." angelina jolie turned out with brad pitt saying her focus for christmas is on her children. >>> at 43 pamela anderson will make her 13th appearance in "playbook" magazine.

. >>> actor wesley snipes is heading to britain a week from today. federal lockup in pennsylvania, to begin serving a three-year sentence for failing to file income tax returns from 1999 to 2001. a motion to allow snipes to remain free while he appeals was denied by a judge. >>> well, if you were anywhere close to the cleveland cavaliers arena tonight, be prepared to hear the thunderous roar of 20,000-plus fans booing at the top of their lungs. that's because former hometown hero, lebron james, returns for the first time, wearing the jersey of another team. t.j. winick has a preview. >> reporter: in cleveland, they were the words that turned the king into an outlaw. >> i'm going to take my talents to south beach. >> reporter: that proclamation by nba superstar, lebron james, in july, set the stage for tonight's homecoming, when lebron's new team, the miami heat, come to his old team, the cleveland cavaliers. >> emotionally draining. i can tell already for myself. >> reporter: after lebron fled blue-collar cleveland for the glitz and glamour of miami,

. >> actor wesley snipes is set to report to a pennsylvania prison to serve a three-year sentence forul failure to file income tax returns. he relied on the advice of tax professionals and doesn't believe he deserves to go to prison. he says his case has been misrepresented in the media and wanted to clear the air by appearing on cnn's larry king live last night. >> i never took the position of being a tax protestor. and the press has continued to report that that's exactly what i was doing. they've also reported that i was charged with tax evasion. these things are completely false, larry. >> the 48-year-old star of the blade trilogy was convicted in 2008 in a florida court for failing to file tax returns from 1999 to 20001. snipes earned $40 million. >> it's 4:58. the latest bay area community ready to say no to plastic bags. >> i'm terry mcsweeney live in san bruno where fire victims turned out last night to get some answers from puc and pg&e so figures -- officials. some thought nothing got done. >> and hundreds, maybe even thousands of east bay school kids are forced to bundle up

wesley snipes was convicted in 2008 of failing to file tax returns. he is gonna serve his sentence at a minimal security institution in pennsylvania. >>> the legendary singer jim morrison of "the doors" will get a posthumous pardon today in florida. he was convicted of indecent exposure during a show in florida. well, the governor says he has enough votes to approve that pardon. >>> a house packed with explosives will be destroyed today. why employees have pushed back the time that it will burn. >>> lebron james, he's in the bay area. he will star in a new commercial being filmed in san francisco today but he won't actually be there during film. >>> we'll take you live to san francisco to hear from mayor gavin newsom as he -- ve yourse. good speech dad. [ whimper [ male announcer honey nut cheerios tastes great and its whole grain oats can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. >>> breaking news from washington, d.c. house democrats have just passed a resolution saying they will not vote on the controversial tax package. this is a package tha

and we also have the latest on wesley snipes in looks like the 48 year-old is going to report to prison in pennsylvania he is going to serve time for not filing income tax returns. it is a minimum security prison. now there will be offenses around to a perimeter he was convicted in 2008. we will be back with more couple of minutes we can see the golden gate bridge socked nfib this morning traffic looks heavy in the deck is still wet. 6:29 a.m. moment it's away from the opening bell. we are setting ourselves up for good opening encouraging news from the opening the ringing of the belt labor department reported first- time claims actually dropped last week to the second level this year. claims fell 421,000. better than expected news from the labor department we will see how the number shape up as we begin trading thursday morning. >> around the day area watching the rain and fog lay thick right now lisa has the latest. >> we are seeing improvement in some spots other areas problems with visibilities in the fogs of floating around the leftover moisture really helping to build the fog in th

this morning, wesley snipes reported to federal prison in pennsylvania to begin a three-year essentisentenceot filing income taxes for ten years in a row. oops. seems odd that the punishment for not paying taxes is that you go live and eat in a place paid for by taxes. but that's what we do here. three years is a long -- you know, he goes into prison the swaggering bad ass from "blade" but maybe leaves the drag queen from "to wong fu." the british government just voted to triple school fees for university students. there have been massive protests in the streets. and it all led to this astonishing video mixup this morning on cnn. >> thousands of angry students are outside parliament protesting. on capitol hill, house democrats have voted to not bring up the tax package that president obama vo voted to compromise with republicans. we didn't just put that on tv, did we? >> jimmy: yes, you did. and then we did. how is that even loaded in the machine? make sure we have jeff daniels on the toilet standing by just in case. tomorrow, the nobel peace prize will be awarded tomorrow to liu xiabo, an i

right ♪ the nation's taxpayers have legitimate gripes they might stop paying their taxes like wesley snipescheers and applause ] >> in his latest effort to win support from his own party, obama enlisted the services of former president clinton. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. [ laughter ] with obama swinging this way and that, it only makes sense to call in the biggest swinger of all, the smoothest of them all, the barry white of democratic politics, slick willy. bill clinton's a bad mother --♪ >> shut your mouth! [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i'm just talking about bill clinton. >> i can dig it. ♪ taxpayers are getting the shaft ♪ >> the president's task just got a whole lot harder. >> jimmy: he might find himself one day getting jimmy carter'd. ♪ yeah, the liberals are thinking the attacks, unrelenting ♪ ♪ but obama is staking his due on bill clinton he tries everyday to change his politude ♪ >> jimmy: and that is how we slow jam the news. ♪ oh, yeah >> jimmy: give it up for brian williams and the roots, everybody! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ >> jimmy: yeah, thank you, brian williams

. >> actor wesley snipes will start severing a three-year prison sentence for not paying taxes.nsuccessfully to remain free on bail while he appeals to the u.s. supreme court. he was convicted in 2008 for willful failure to file returns. prosecutors say he cheated the government out of $2.6 million. the 48-year-old has starred in a number of films. >> the grammy nominations are out and rapper eminem is enjoying a major comeback. he picked up ten nominations for his recovery album. he's nominated in the three top categories, song and record of the year. bruno mars received seven nominations, jay z, lady antebellum and lady gaga received 6. >> ten grand is the bill facing a stockton high school because of the principal's mistake. this year the school district struggled with a $30 million deficit. staffing students are unhappy about replacing all the locks. >> as all principals do, we're doing multiple things on multiple days. this is one of those days quite chaotic. the key came missing during that process. >> kind of over the top. when that money could be going elsewhere to like

and wesley snipes has gone behind bars today. 40 year-old was sentenced be year-old, and he says thatfile on his behalf, and he is going to appeal his conviction. he is sentenced to three years. >> and aretha franklin is doing better than doctor's expected. 50 year-old said that she is undergone a procedure. and there is report dishes pancreatic tissue has pancreatic cancer, 50 year-ol 58 year-old. >> and these photos were taken in the privacy of her home and only between her and her stylist. however, they leaked to the internet. >> and a just and bein biever >> and google has analyzed billions of search terms. and compared to 2009, what has increased over the year. some of the biggest, the number one is chatroulette and ipand and justin beiber and an online gamins gitng site and swine flu has lost it's spot and >> and also number 5 falling from grace. and susan boyle the 0 from last year. stay with us, kron 4 coming up next >> cyberspace between the lewikileaks supporters and different companies try to stifle their support. the un wait and. >> it seems the entire world is watching in

actor wesley snipes due to report to prison today to start a three year sentence. he was convicted in 2008 of failing to file tax returns. he will serve his sentence at a minimum security federal corrections institutions in pennsylvania. >>> soul legend aretha franklin reportedly had pancreatic cancer. family members are telling fox news that aretha franklin is recovering from surgery. she's expected to be out of the hospital this weekend. her family didn't specify which kind of cancer, but there have been several reports that it is pancreatic cancer. we're waiting for confirmation from the family. she's an 18 time grammy award winner. she's canceled all of her concerts through may. >>> a thrilling win for the san jose sharks as they came back from a three goal deficit to beat the philadelphia flyers in a shootout. >> he scores. and the sharks win it in the shootout. >> that was ryan with the game winning goal. the sharks and flyers went into overtime though. game tieing goal that is. joe knocked in the tieing goal in the third period. the flyers appeared to win in

. >> a judge in florida has denied wesley snipes is request for a new trial, the film star has are restartedng to pay taxes. the prison camp is where the 48 year-old will be serving time is a minimum security camp, it doesn't even have fences. he was convicted in 2008. >> we will be right back as a kron4 morning news continues until 8:00 a.m., golden gate bridge, the fog starting to break up. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i can't find my internet cord. oh, i'll borrow hailey's. you're downloading movies. fast! from here? where is her cord?! we switched to at&t high speed internet and got wireless access. no more cords. wireless, okay, honestly, can i just get a cord, please? dad, the cord's invisible. [ female announcer ] for a limited time, call to get high speed internet for just $14.95 a month with a 1-year price guarantee. it's our fastest internet for the price! oooh. videos online? here? how much is that? nothin'. at&t high speed internet at home includes access here. our invisible cord is really long, dad. oooh. [ female announcer ] get access to the entire at&t national wi-fi network

. >>> wesley snipe, about to be a federal prisoner.xt wednesday to begin a three-year sentence for tax evasion. the order coming yesterday after a judge denied the request to be free on bail while appealing the conviction to the supreme court. >>> new york congressman rangel learns the extense of his punishment today. the full house expected to vote. the ethics committee found him guilty on 11 violations including not playing taxes on a vacation home and using the office to raise money for an educational center that bears his name. >>> president obama deciding he won't allow new drilling in the eastern gulf of new mexico for seven years. an oil exploration in the arctic proceeding with the utmost of caution. the white house saying these are lessons learned from the bp spill. louisiana governor not pleased with the decision saying it costs the u.s. and his state more jobs. >>> while white house press secretary robert gibbs brushing off republican threats yesterday, he had a close encounter with a different kind of animal. have a look. >

wesley snipes ordered to prison december 9th.ree years for failing to pay taxes at the federal pen tnsylvani penitenti small town. arrests are likely of vandalism of ancient carvings in red rock canyon. investigators believe local gang members defaced them with spray paint and stuff. look at that. over to you. >> thank you, steve. after seven seasons with the cleveland cavs, lebron james packed his bags and headed to the miami heat. the decision hurt the city and his fans. tonight, he makes his long awaited return to cleveland. >> going to be very emotional for myself. i got a lot of great memories in that city so many times, some ups and downs, and you know, a lot of things that i've done in my life i give a lot of thanks to that city. lot of thanks to those fans. >> the feeling is not mutual for those cleveland fans. they're expected to greet him with boos instead of hugs. but our next guest is welcoming lebron. he is the bishop for the in touch christian center and joins us right now. what is your suggestion for the very hurt

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