if whitey bulger used to ha the f.b.i. in his pocket, right now the only thing he has in his pocket is revenge. whether he chooses to exact that will really depend on who gets to debrief him and who gets to ask him the questions an whe the justice department is prepared to take this. >> ros revenge meaning where he will point his fingers? >> absolutely. anwe know for a fact that he thinks the f.b.i. reneged on a deal. the deal was he would never be taken, he would never face charged as long as he helped them. he thinks he kept up his bargain. of course, the evidence is overwhelming that whitey bulger was murdering people and particularly murdering people who might be able to turn evidence against him. and as the cases both here in u.s. district court in boston and in the district court in miami showed, the f.b.i. and exactly john connolly and other people within the f.b.i. helped whitey bulger to identify potentl witnesses against him who would expose this sordid faustian relationship between whitey bulger and the f.b.i. a

boston crime legend james "whitey" bulger was reportedly going by the name charlie. living here at an ordinary apartment building just three blocks from santa monica beach. at 7:13 p.m. wednesday night, california time, federal agents entered the princess eugenia

whitey bulger was his informant. tion he used to eliminate rival italian mobsters and consolidate his own grip on power. bulger's fbi handler john connelly was eventually put in jail himself. now bulger may be in a position to implicate other agents, as well. i'm david wright in santa monica. >> much more on the long legal road ahead for whitey bulger coming up on "good morning america." >>> well, justin bieber's people are blaming a misunderstanding for the pandemonium that broke out during his visit in new york. it happened outside macy's in manhattan. police and security were rushing bieber away from a surging crowd when a man refused to step aside. he turned out to be a bieb bodyguard but got a ticket for disorder early conduct anyway. >>> lindsay lohan got a turn talking to but wasn't returned to jail during a hearing. the judge chided her for hosting rooftop parties while she's on house arrest. but he said she had not violated any other rules of probation. >>> well, the nba draft was last night but maybe most in

just as investigators say whitey was ordering hits, his brother, billy bulger was rising in state government, president of the massachusetts state senate and later president of umass, he came to court today to see his brother. billy has always denied any knowledge of whitey's alleged crimes or where he's been hiding. msnbc's lawrence o'donnell grew up nearby. >> you would not be asked questions about what your brother does, because too many people have brothers doing things they couldn't explain. >> reporter: but those pesky questions never went away, even at a 2003 congressional hearing. >> i do not know where my brother is. >> he was respecting his brother by not telling him where he was. >> everybody knows everything and kept people, same old, same old. >> reporter: you think billy knew? >> yes. >> reporter: billy did release a statement after the arrest late last night saying i wish to express my sympathy to all of the families hurt, but also said he will not comment any further. >> by the way, lester, it's important to remember, whitey bulger was an fbi informant. many believe he actual

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take a look at whitey bulger then and now. on the left, fbi wanted poster photo from 1994 sho 4 shortly ae fled justice. on the right, an older scruffier bulger taken off his capture in california this week. then and now. >>> let's get to the u.s. military action in libya. the house of representatives rejekr rejecting a bill that would have restricted funding for the u.s. military action. republicans failed to undercut the president using their power. the commander in chief got a firm slap in the face. let's two to senior congressional correspondent dana bash working the story for us. dana, sort of mixed results for the president today. >> reporter: that's right. the goal of the house republicans was to deal a double-barrelled blow to the president for the way he's handled the libya mission. because of what is best described as a big oops by the house gop, there was a mixed message. it was a resounding rebuke. 70 of the president's fellow house democrats joined republicans in voting against giving him authorization for the miss

only today did we find out what whitey bulger really looks like. a big difference from all those grainy photos from long lenses. perhaps that's why the bearded bulger seemed to be smiling. captured on camera. right after the fbi finally knocked on his door. a door to a rent-controlled apartment here in santa monica, now sealed off with police tape. >> the arrest marks the end of a long and exhaustive hunt for america's most wanted man, for one of america's most wanted men. >> reporter: today, investigators hold out dozens of boxes of evidence, including more than 60 weapons. they also found $800,000 cash. bulger and his girlfriend catherine greig have lived in this biflding for 15 years. as charlie and carol gasko. barbara lived just down the hall in apartment 307 for 15 years. >> i think he was impatient and full of rage. he seemed so vie leapt. >> reporter: other neighbors described them as friendly enough, but low key. >> they seemed like they did not want to make eye contact. >> reporter: in boston, whitey bulger is the stuff of legend. the iri

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launched an ad campaign nationwide on daytime television. >> she is wanted for harboring james "whitey" bulger. >> reporter: and that led to an immediate tip that took the couple down. ironically, in the movie "the departed," the mob boss based on bulger warned that women are a fatal liability. >> that's what brings you down in this business. >> reporter: diane, when we spoke to the fbi here in boston today, they were so elated, so glad that after all these years, they finally brought bulger to justice. the manhunt is over. >> i bet there were high fives there. thank you, pierre. >>> but there is another unbelievably strange twist to this story. while whitey bulger was running a gang, his brother was a celebrated star of massachusetts politics. how did two brothers take such different paths? abc's boston-bred john berman. >> reporter: it is south boston's own special opera. an opera with an irish melody. ♪ one morning irish day >> reporter: while one brother was growing up to sing with the likes of ted kennedy, the other was in a cell in alcatraz. james bulger, called whitey because of that bl

james whitey bulger will face a federal judge for the first time in 24 hours. he was caught wednesday after 16 years on the run. abc's t.j. winnick has more. >> reporter: even after he was arrested outside of los angeles wednesday night, after 16 years on the run, former boston mob boss whitey bulger smiled in the camera. yesterday, he and his long-time girlfriend appeared in federal court. >> he was calm and collected and said in a matter of fact way, he's familiar with charges against him. >> it includes 19 count of murder. tom donahue's father is one of the victims. >> a good feeling, they got him. they finally got him. >> they lured him out of the santa monica apartment by pretending to be the build's manager and called to say the storage locker was broken into. when they came to investigate, agents pounced. inside his apartment was $800,000 in cash stuffed in

we've got the next best thing. >>> but first, whitey bulger could be back in boston later today to facest of charges. >> it turns out that bulger, one of the fbi's most wanted men, spent most of 16 years on the lam living in the same santa monica apartment. david wright reports now from southern california. >> reporter: this is the first reliable picture of whitey bulger in years. his booking photo. and this was the rent-controlled hideout for him and his girlfriend. they've lived here at least ten years. the $1,200 rent paid cash every month. today the fbi carried out boxes of evidence, including 60 weapons, enough for a gangland shoot-out. plus $800,000 cash. whitey bulger is finally behind bars. the former mob boss is accused of 19 murders. once he allegedly strangled a young woman who dated a member of his gang. just to keep her quiet. >> i didn't know them well. >> reporter: barbara gluck from 307 knew the couple for years as charlie and carol gasko. >> she and i would start to chat. if they were together. a couple of times he had rage outbursts. like, stop talking to her, let's go

whitey bulger in '95. what did that do to his reputation in boston? aura. >> well, going back to the first chapter of his reputation, for the longest time he was perceived as kind of a lovable gangster from south boston, a robin hood who looked after his neighborhood. and it was a public image that was promoted by his handler, his corrupt handler at the fbi john conolly who maintained many relationshippings with reporters. by the time he takes off in 1995, all this has washed away. the horrible truth has been tumbling out for, in court hearings and other cases and in journalism in the city. and so by this time, you know, the mythology was gone. and it just added to the cynicism in the city that yet again he was tipped off. he got ahead of everybody and for 16 years, he has been on the run. >> warner: so what does his capture mean forboth the fbi and for boston? >> well, let's start with the fbi. ever since he ran in january of 1995, there has been a huge cloud over the boston office of the fbi. on top of the corruption that had spilled out. so for the

they were arrested wednesday and are due in court next week. >>> now to james "whitey" bulger the notorious mobster captured in southern california after 16 years on the lam. 81-year-old bulger will be returned soon possibly today to the scene of most of his alleged crimes, boston. kendis gibson has more. >> reporter: invisible for 16 years, a balding james "whitey" bulger smiled as he was led away by law enforcement agents from a federal courthouse in los angeles, the reputed head of boston's winter hill gang will finally answer to charges, including 19 murders. >> he was ordered by the court to be transferred to boston. >> reporter: bulger led the fbi on a worldwide manhunt since his 1995 disappearance. it turns out he'd been living at this apartment in santa monica. the fbi got its break after a series of daytime tv announcements focusing on bulger's long time girlfriend, catherine greig. >> have you seen this woman? >> reporter: a credible tip came in. >> security concerns prompted the agents to lure bulger out of his residence and they took him into custody. >> reporter: they seized 30

i just never bought it. >> reporter: what do you think whitey bulger's legacy should be? >> a fraud and a coward and a rat. and king rat at that. >> reporter: boston's most notorious gangster, no longer larger than life. elaine quijano, cbs news, boston. >> mitchell: later, another claim of civilian casualties from nato fire in libya. how one mayor would spend his share of any future peace dividend. and a top chef has her own recipe for comforting childhood cancer parties. those stories and more when the cbs evening news continues. >> mitchell: libya charged today that nato airstrikes have again caused civilian casualties. officials claim 15 people were killed by a missile that hit a bakery and restaurants and other buildings. nato says it has no indication civilians died in the attack. syrian security forces are said to have killed five protesters today. funerals for some of the 20 activists today and the biggest day of protest since the uprising erupted 102 days ago. more syrians tried to escape, with hundreds crossing into neighboring lebanon as turkey temporarily clos

in the end, it only cost the f.b.i. $50,000 and a bit of macho pride to catch whitey bulger. after spending 16 years and a small fortune in time and manpower searching for the elusive mob boss, the boston f.b.i. hit on a new tactic. instead of focusing on bulger, how about targeting his girlfriend? >> have you seen this woman? >> reporter: the boston f.b.i. convinced headquarters to produce this television commercial detailing the habits of bulger's companion, catherine grieg. the idea was to move beyond wanted posters and target female viewers watching afternoon television or surfing the internet. lead boston agent rick deslauriers, who made a career working counterintelligence and chasing spies, had to overcome some skepticism, selling the concept to the top brass. >> we were trying to think outside the box on this one, bob, and really be creative and use the power of the worldwide internet and social media. >> reporter: the f.b.i. produced the ad and spent $50,000 to buy airtime in 14 cities-- notably, los angeles was not one of the targeted markets. but a tipster who saw n

and this morning james whitey bulger is under arrest.nta monica along with his girlfriend. the two will appear in a los angeles courtroom today. our boston station wbz has the latest. >> reporter: it was a case that haunted fbi agents here in the boston office for 16 years. this morning one of the most wanted is behind bars. 81-year-old james bulger was captured hiding in plain sight last night outside this residence in santa monica, california. and the fbi wasted no time updating its most wanted website. he carried the infamous nickname whitey for the shock of white hair and was wanted for his alleged role in 19 murders. kevin weeks, bulger's long-time henchman, who turned against him told "60 minutes" in 2006 his boss was a cold-blooded killer. >> after he would kill somebody he was like a stress relief. he would be nice and calm for a couple weeks afterwards. >> reporter: but for decades bulger was an informant for the fbi. in 1995 he was tipped by a former boston agent that he was about to be indicted and that was the start of his 16

there was a lot of hits that were done by his associates, but my uncle was killed by james "whitey" bulger. >> this is what he looks like. this is a photo taken just after his capture wednesday night in california. after 16 years, not so much on the lamb, apparently hiding in plain sight. bulger and his long-time girlfriend katherine crieg were living in a rent controlled apartment a block from the ocean. the fbi found some $800,000 in cash in their place, 30 guns and an assortment of fake i.d.s. deb feyerick is live for me outside the courthouse in boston where whitey bulger is expected to appear before two judges this afternoon and timewise are we just about an hour out from potentially seeing him? >> reporter: absolutely. smaveng we havele a little bit of new information. we're told that kwlit bulger and his girlfriend landed at logan airport a short time ago. also, his brother, a prominent boston politician, billy bulger entered the courthouse about ten minutes. you can see the activity outside here. there are police barricades set up. boston police is in place, federal security. one p

they also feel that whitey bulger has more money. he said bulger didn't make 800 grand by working a paper route along the santa monica boulevard. so a bit of back and forth. bulger certainly showing he certainly hasn't lost any of his feistiness. >> hearings like this can range from somber and subdued all the way to circus atmosphere. paint a picture of sort of the mood for me around the court today. >> reporter: this court was packed. there was a huge overflow room. there was a crush of people from the public, reporters, family members trying to get into that courtroom. people wanted to be there at this moment in history especially if you live here in boston because it is so dominated almost the psyche of parts of boston certainly south boston especially. there's still a great deal of anger, a great desire for justice. one grown son said he wants the cha chair for bulger. so really a lot of people just wanted to get a glimpse of the famous whitie i whitey bulger. >> thank it s for that reportin. a fascinating case involving the mob,

say the affable couple known as charles and carroll gasko were in fact infamous boston gangster whitey bulgerong time companion catherine grieg. >> we have captured a man notorious in boston and around the world. >> bulger, wanted in connection with 19 murder, had been on the run since a corrupt former fbi tipped him off in 1994 to an impending indictment. for more than 16 years, sightings of bulger were reported across the globe. from new york -- clearly having a problem with that piece. i apologize for that. joining me now is drew griffin who's been hearing that the tv and tip explanation of how the fbi caught bulger could be a cover story for something else. cnn producer tom fuentes joins us and dick blare at author of "black mask". >> if you listen to the fbi it was these tv spots. you've been talking to a lot of law enforcement sources outside the fbi. they are casting doubt about that. >> these sources are saying it was too easy. 16 years on the run, thousands of tips have come in. there's been movies, tv shows, newspaper reporting. and all of a sudden one day after they air this psa an

james whitey bulger appeared in federal court today. his brother former massachusetts speaker of the house, william bulger was also there. whitey bulger asked for a public defender, but prosecutors objected siting a large sums of money seized from his santa monica home. bulger is being held without bail and faces numerous charges including 19 murders. tonight bill talks to the people who shared a neighborhood with the alleged mobster and his girlfriend. >> people in this beautiful seaside city lived beside james whitey bulger and his girlfriend for almost 15 years, but most never suspected a thing. barbra lived on their floor and did see flashes of anger. >> he would sort of scream, stop talking to her. or don't talk to me. and there was a kind of a -- what i call a rage-aholic response. >> 81-year-old bulger and 60- year-old katherine greig lived nondescript lives in a neighborhood full of retirees,, they were hiding in plain sight. >> famous, notorious guy, criminal was living in a rent control building, perhaps not. but maybe it's a g

for 16 years whitey bulger was on the fbi's ten most wanted list. this week his years on the lam ended when he was arrested in california. bulger is back in boston this morning. we'll have more on what's next for him later on in the broadcast. but first, new details on his life on the lam. for that here's nbc's lee cowan. >> reporter: in the end, james "whitey" bulger's best disguise may have just been old age. he and his girlfriend catherine greig looked like any other east coast transplant in search of a little california sun. >> they were very charming. for catalina they were the gasko's. the most-wanted pair lived in the apartment right above her for the last 15 years. >> you never know who is next to you. >> reporter: their home stood out for nothing. and neither did they. except, perhaps, that whitey was known for his temper. >> my experience of him was, he was a kind of what i call, he wasn't a very well-balanced person. and she was putting up with a lot. >> reporter: neighbors say he kept to himself more than she did. that didn't raise any ey

we'll help with you that in just a moment. >>> first, james "whitey" bulger sits in a jail in boston orning. the crime boss had been on the fbi's most wanted list for more than a decade but now bulger could embarrass the fbi because he says he corrupted six agents and more than 20 police officers. cbs news correspondent alain quijano report. >> reporter: after 16 years on the run james "whitey" bulger and his long time girlfriend arrived in boston in a justice department jet and were taken to federal court in south boston. bulger appeared in court to face a host of charges, including racketeering and 19 counts of murder. for patricia donahue who believes her husband michael was shot and killed by bulger 29 years ago his capture is long overdue. >> i think this could have happened 16 years ago, and i believe that they knew where he was and nobody did anything about it. >> reporter: officials say bulger committed his crimes during his days as the ruthless head of boston's winter hill gang. he turned fbi informant before going into hiding. after his arrest wednesday in california, author

any case that sort of struck you that you would say, man, i'd like to see that closed. >> yeah, whitey bulger out of boston whom we're still pursuing as a fugitive. >> reporter: this week, the fbi decided to try a different tactic. they would attempt to focus the public's attention on bulger's longtime girlfriend. >> have you seen this woman? the fbi is offering $100,000 for tips leading to catherine greig's whereabouts. >> reporter: it apparently worked. wednesday a tip came in pointing to this santa monica location. game, set, match. >> it's just a surprise to come and see that he was right around the corner from me. a crime boss from boston. >> reporter: the fbi had long suspected that bulger liked to take long walks on the beach. that turned out to be prophetic. robin? >> we want to know that someone finally gets that $2 million reward for him. we don't know that just yet. okay, pierre. thank you. >>> let's turn to david wright, who's in santa monica, california, where whitey bulger was captured overnight. good morning, david. >> reporter: good morning, robin. from some of the toughest ne

the affable couple known as charles and carol gasko were in fact infamous boston gangster james whitey bulgeris long time companion catherine grieg's. >> we have -- >> bulger wanted in connection with 19 murders had been on the run since a corrupt former fbi agent tipped him off in 1994 to aim depending indictment. for more than 16 years, sightings of bulger were reported across the globe, from new york to oklahoma, florida to california. and in london where authorities say there was a confirmed sighting in 2002. whether or not bulger actually made the risky move of looefding the country and then returning remains unclear. local media reports indicate he and his con pan on have been living in the rent controlled santa monica two bedroom since the late 90s. officials say it was filled with hundreds of thousands of dollars of cash and weapons. the largest capture ever for domestic fugitive, bulger was never a household name nation-wide. but in boston, whitey was a larger than life legend. foreuse the now 81-year-old irish mobster was a secret fbi informant, providing the federal government with

say the affable couple known as charles and carroll gasko were in fact infamous boston gangster whitey bulger long time companion catherine grieg. >> we have captured a man notorious in boston and around the world. >> bulger, wanted in connection with 19 murder, had been on the run since a corrupt former fbi tipped him off in 1994 to an impending indictment. for more than 16 years, sightings of bulger were reported across the globe. from new york -- clearly having despite a $2 million reward for his capture, the largest ever for a domestic fugitive, he was never a household name nationwide. in boston while he was a larger-than-life legends. for now, the irish mobster was a secret fbi informant providing the federal government with details about the italian mafia and at the same time continuing his own murderous reign of organized crime. the question of where is whitey is one they thought never would be answered. how badly did that want to capture and given what had been described by some boston reporters as his only alliance with the fbi. a suggestion authorities have also tonight. >> his bro

notorious boston gangster james "whitey" bulger is now expected to appear in court this morning. agents arrested him in los angeles last night ending a 16-year run as a fugitive. bulger is accused of taking part in at least 19 murders. we'll have much more later on his arrest on "good morning america." >>> president obama travels to upstate new york to visit the army's 10th mountain division whose soldiers are frequently deployed to afghanistan. the president has announced he'll start bringing thousands of troops home from the war. >>> and the first lady continues her tour of south africa and botswana. mrs. obama is expected to meet with archbishop desmond tutu and also meet with disadvantaged students. our david muir will have an exclusive interview with her on "world news." >>> and it looks like lindsay lohan is in trouble again. she was ordered to appear before a los angeles judge today. she reportedly tested positive for alcohol in a court-ordered test earlier this month, a violation of her probation. >>> the guessing game is almost over for harry potter muggles around the wor

james whitey bulger will face a federal judge for the first time in 24 hours. he was caught wednesday after 16 years on the run. abc's t.j. winnick has more. >> reporter: even after he was arrested outside of los angeles wednesday night, after 16 years on the run, former boston mob boss whitey bulger smiled in the camera. yesterday, he and his long-time girlfriend appeared in federal court. >> he was calm and collected and said in a matter of fact way, he's familiar with charges against him. >> it includes 19 count of murder. tom donahue's father is one of the victims. >> a good feeling, they got him. they finally got him. >> they lured him out of the santa monica apartment by pretending to be the build's manager and called to say the storage locker was broken into. when they came to investigate, agents pounced. inside his apartment was $800,000 in cash stuffed in the walls. 30 firearms, some hidden in hallowed-out books. >> sometimes it's simple to deceive. when you make yourself average looking. >> announced a new strategy focussing on his girlfriend who is o

. >> reporter: what was it that the fbi says led agents to the california apartment where whitey bulger was living? publicity. >> this is an announcement by the fbi. have you seen this woman? >> reporter: the day after this tv ad began running seeking help in finding bulger's girlfriend, the fbi got a tip leading them to her and bulger at their apartment in santa monica, though the ad itself did not run in the los angeles area. >> about how they are trying to catch whitey bulger -- >> reporter: stories were seen. in local and national media. >> of their current strategy to find whitey by finding catherine. >> reporter: attention is also the goal behind placing someone on the fbi's time-honored ten most wanted list. when bulger was added in 1999, he was 69, the oldest person ever put on the list. >> today's announcement is to put on to the fbi's top ten list, two crime fugitives. >> reporter: the purpose, to enlist public help in locating fugitives who are hard to catch. the top ten was the idea of j. edgar hoover, who liked the attention generated by his newspaper story about the top to

. >> the fbi finally gets nyt bolger -- gets whitey bulger. >> if i found him, i would have done the same thing to him as he did to my sister. >> that is the brother of a woman in james "whitey" bolger is alleged to have killed years ago. the rest of white people for was too good to pass up. -- the arrest of whitey bulger was it too good to pass up. how did they finally get him, nina? >> they decided that if they could not get him, they could get his girlfriend. they put a stop on television -- and twitter, i guess -- and someone recognized for almost immediately boarde -- almost immediately. >> it was not on television in l.a. it must have been traveling in former. what you love about these stories is that a soldier for is nostalgia for the dramatic a gangster. dillinger. the romance is a station -- romanticization of all of these is phony. extremely nasty people who deserve none of that romance. >> what is interesting about him is his brother, billy bulger. >> collateral damage in this g. exceptionally able public servant. 80 years says -- 18 years as president of the state senate.

whitey bulger asked for a public defender, but prosecutors objected siting large sums of money seizedfrom his santa monica home. bulger faces multiple charges, including 19 murders. tonight bill talks to the people who shared a neighborhood with the alleged mobster and his girlfriend. >> people in this beautiful seaside city lived besined james whitey bulger and girlfriend for almost 15 years, but most never suspected a thing. barbra did see flashes of anger. >> he would sort of scream, stop talking to her. or don't talk to me. and there was a kind of what i call a rageaholic response. >> the 81-year-old bulger and 60-year-old katherine lived nondescript lives in a nondescript rent control apartment. in a neighborhood full of retirees, they were hiding in plain sight. >> famous notorious, you know guy, a criminal. would you think he would be living in a rent control building? perhaps not. maybe it's a good strategy. >> bulger were unremarkable. when it comes to public record, they were almost nonexistent. there's no public record of an address. no record that anyone called to the poli

. >> new details in the arrest of crime boss whitey bulger and b.a.r.t. approved a $3 million extension that will help east bay commuters. a live look outside this morning. it's friday, june 24th and this is "today in the east bay." >> good morning. it's 4:30. i'm scott mcgrew. start with a weekend forecast and christina loren. >> good morning. we are so happy it's friday here. we have a cool start for you. 54 in fairfield, 54 in concord and 54 in livermore. wherever you are headed it's going to be gorgeous. 79 degrees is the forecasted high in concord, livermore around 80. one of those days you're happy it's the weekend so you can enjoy it. stays nice through saturday. we have changes sunday into next week. we'll talk about that. 4:31, you have to head out the door now, what are they facing on the roads, mike? >> a lot of nothing. because it's 4:30. there is construction, though, overnight because it's still officially, well, daytime but nighttime. 880, the repaving going on. resurfacing the on and off ramps so watch for that. jackson street, we're watch

will whitey bulger talk? >> he is ready to do it. t of fbi agents and other people retired who aren't sleeping well at all. >> reporter: bulger is due back in court next week. and many are wondering if there is anyone he will take down with him. from old accomplices to the fbi agents who protected him for years. >> you have someone out there committing capital crimes, murder, per se. and acting as informants, that's not a policy that should be practiced. >> reporter: too late for the family of his victims, who finally faced the person, the man they have reviled for so long. >> it was a sickening feeling in my stomach seeing him. the guy who murdered my father. it's never an easy thing. >> reporter: back in santa monica, where bulger hid out for years, a more complicated picture is emerging of a man who some neighbors say gave them gifts, and worried about their personal safety. giving one a flashlight for late-night walks. another, a light for his bike. but it but bulger's affection for dogs that gave one neighbor a glimpse of somethi

and he said when he walked out he was almost afraid to leave because he was afraid that whitey bulgerill him. the mayor's famous quote is -- about billy and whitey together. he said if my brother threatened to kill you, you would be nothing but nice to me. the politicians were nothing but nice to billy bulger. >> if i remember correctly, billy bulger actually testified before congress. do you know if there was ever any evidence of corruption there? >> no. they sent congressional investigators up that summer to check on all these bills that punished whitey's enemies. they couldn't find any fingerprints on them. >> do you have any idea how close the fbi was to finding him before this final tip sent them out to santa monica? >> i thought they were just dealing with a lot of dead ends. i didn't think they were close at all. there hadn't been -- there had been various crazy rumors over the years. the most reticent one was he died in coast rica and katherine greig, his girlfriend, had him cremated. >> what do we know about her? >> she was a dental hygienist and married to a boston firefight

james "whitey" bulger more than a dozen alleged murders. a repufuted boston king pin.is larger than life persona borrowed by jack nicholson in the movie "the departed." >> makes me curious to see you in this neighborhood. >> today, boston's most notorious gangster and his long time girlfriend are in jail after 16 years on the run. they will make their first court appearance today. kara finnstrom in l.a. an unusual strategy that was used to nabbing him? >> reporter: right. certainly was. gangster -- we are told a tipster actually saw this psa that was airing. then he called in and he led them to the pair last night. interestingly enough, james "whitey" bulger had eluded authorities for more than a decade and a half. they tried to find him but he traveled. he would use disguises and had gone all around the world eluding them so finally they went after his girlfriend and they aired these psas which had specific information about her and that is what ultimately led them to him. >> tell us about that information. actually, some of it is quite comical. >> reporter: yeah they

is bragging about a recent coup mob boss james whitey bulger he was captured after sixteen years on the run near los angeles this case is interesting because it shows what happens when the full light of the federal government's law enforcement effort is focused on a truly dangerous criminal the rest came after a tip from a t.v.

i'm betty nguyen. >>> after 16 years on the run, notorious boss and mobster james "whitey" bulger is behind bars this morning. bulger was captured last night in california and will appear in court today. the fbi updated its most wanted list earlier this morning and cbs's terrell brown has details on all of this. terrell? >> betty, good morning to you. for 16 years he was one of the fbi's most wanted but not anymore. 81-year-old james bulger was captured wednesday outside this residence in santa monica, california. he carried the infamous nickname whitey for his shocking white hair. people who knew him called him ferocious with a vicious streak. he was wanted for his alleged role in 19 murders and was the feared leader of boston's winter hill league. but for decades bulger was also an informant of the fbi. in 1995 he was tipped by a former boston agent that he was about to be indicted, that put him on the run. he was thought to have been seen time and time again. the last true sighting back in 2002 in london. bulger was arrested with his long time girlfriend, 60-year-old catherine grei

a los angeles judge ordered whitey bulger back to massachusetts. he had been on the run 16 years, until last night, police arrested him in santa monica, days after the release of an fbi public service announcement targeting anyone who may have seen his girlfriend. >> have you seen this woman? the fbi is offering $100,000 for tips leading to her whereabouts. >> abc 7 with more now on how the law caught up with whitey bulger. >> for 16 years the legend grew. the fugitive mob boss step add head of authorities until wednesday night arks rested at the princess eugenea apartment complex in santa monica, california. >> today marks a moment whf james whitey bulger will face justice for a number of crimes including murders related to 19 individuals. >> turns out the now 81-year-old along with his long time girlfriend were living here. inside of the apartment, agents discovered hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and dozens of firearms. in addition to being one of the most ruthless gangsters in boston he was an fbi informant, corrupt agents looked the o

james "whitey" bulger, finally facing justice, 16 years after he fled, and his younger brother, william, once considered one of the most powerful politicians in the state. in the working class neighborhoods of south boston known as southie, both men once ruled their respective worlds. white whiteiest head of the fearsome irish american winter hill gang while william rose to the american state senate. >> you are loyal to your friends and family and without that there's nothing. >> reporter: ultimately that loyalty may have cost william his job, after his career in the senate william was forced out of his position as president of the university of massachusetts in 2003, after being questioned during a congressional investigation. >> i do not know where my brother is. i do not know where he has been.

james whitey bulger is captured. i'm john hendren.'ll have more on that coming up. >> plus, the first thing you need to ditch from your diet if you want to lose weight. >> the waiting is over this morning. harry potter awe for j.k. rowling believes -- reveals her next big thing. >>> welcome back. temperatures trending cooler across the country, low to mid-60s in seattle, and portland. minneapolis to boston. 82 in atlanta today. hot in dallas. phoenix 110. we have flight departure and arrival delays in new york. we have a chance of severe weather from kansas city, memphis, to new york today. there will be delays. the flight tracker will have them. you can, too. eric? >> thank you very much. >>> 4:48 is our time. members of the san jose city council are donating funds from their office budget to help keep domestic violence prevention program operating. they are giving the program $20,000. councilmember donald rocha and mayor chuck reed are contributing $100. the announcement coinsided with the domestic violence training day for santa cl

mo-wanted list, the notorious boston criminal james "whitey" bulger. >> this is a guy who murdered people. who murdered real people who ruined real families. and of all the families that i've come in contact with, of the ones that i think of the most at a time like this are the donahues of dorchester who were... pat donahue was left with three little boys to raise and the wheelers of oklahoma. two totally innocent men who came across a guy who was out there and with the assistance of the f.b.i., with the active complicity of the f.b.i. was out there murdering potential witnesses against him. >> rose: we conclude this evening with rick stengel, the editor of "time" magazine who write this is week's cover story on the constitution. >> whether people can carry guns in arizona whether drone warfareiolates t constitution, whether obamacare violates the commerce clause, those are not crises. what the constitution is fors to deal with conflict. there was no greater conflict in some ways in american hiory than the conflict in that room

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