he is inside of the courthouse in winston salem courthouse. and you can see it in the bottom right-hand corner of the screen, but we are expecting john edwards along with the defense attorney to walk in front of a crowd of reporters, and we will bring it to you live as soon as we see it, but i know that my pal, joe johns, has been out there off and on covering the story, and he has literally walked outside of the courtroom. joe, first, talk me through what you have just experienced inside of the courtroom. you saw edwards, himself, in front of the magistrate, and how did he appear and what did he say? did you see his daughter with him as well? >> i didn't see his daughter. and it is funny, you know, i have covered john edwards for a long time, and i have to tell you that it looked like the exact same john ed warwards not hair out of place. i have known his lawyer for a long time and been around town for about 15 years. he looks like he has aged immensely and has gray hair, but for some reason john edwards looks like the guy running around the

joe johns is in winston salem, north carolina where john edwards appeared in court today. i spoke with him earlier. >> hi, eliot. well, this was a long day for john edwards and certainly one of the most extraordinary for him and one of the most extraordinary in north carolina politics and perhaps in american politics. this was a guy who was one of the top three contenders in 2008 for the democratic nomination for president and indicted on six counts relating to his activities during that election. so what we had are six counts ranging from conspiracy on one hand and a number of accepting illegal campaign contributions and there was a false statement charge tacked on at the bottom. the information came out here on the docket in winston salem, north carolina, and that's where john edwards showed up this afternoon to face a judge. he came outside after that and talked to reporters for just a minute. he didn't answer any questions outside the court. inside the court he answered only a few and the judge imposed some conditions on him and set him free on his own recognizance. so

joe johns is in winston salem, north carolina where john edwards appeared in court today.him earlier. >> hi, eliot. well, this was a long day for john edwards and certainly one of the most extraordinary for him and one of the most extraordinary in north carolina politics and perhaps in american politics. this was a guy who was one of the top three contenders in 2008 for the democratic nomination for president and indicted on six counts relating to his activities during that election. so what we had are six counts ranging from conspiracy on one hand and a number of accepting illegal campaign contributions and there was a false statement charge tacked on at the bottom. the information came out here on the docket in winston salem, north carolina, and that's where john edwards showed up this afternoon to face a judge. he came outside after that and talked to reporters for just a minute. he didn't answer any questions outside the court. inside the court he answered only a few and the judge imposed some conditions on him and set him free on his own recognizance. so it is clear j

. >> and bob woodruff joins us now from winston-salem.ob, what an extraordinary day in american political history. what was the emotion like there? >> reporter: well, in terms of the emotion, certainly, when john edwards came out with cate, his daughter, she's 28 now. she knows all about these details, all about the law, but they came out there and they stood side-by-side. so, certainly, publicly, they are being, very, very close. we just don't know if they're doing the same thing when they're actually private with themselves. >> so, this is a family drama in addition to everything else. and, what comes next legally, bob? >> reporter: well, legally, of course, they're going to go to trial. he did, had to surrender his passport. he was told he can't get another one. he can't leave the country now. he has to stay in the continental u.s., which means he cannot go to alaska and hawaii. he's got to stay here. and at trial, we are told, is going to be happening, starting on june ly 11th. >> all right, bob. amazing story. thank you very much for

i am from winston-salem, n.c. one thing we are graling with is social media. it impacts ethical obligation that we have, client confidentiality issues. i figure if we are grappling with those issues that it is probably more acute in the court system. i was wondering how the supreme court has dealt with this phenomenon. i have this image of one of your clerks tweeting about what is going on. is the dghter of a justice by justice basis? do you have certain policies enacted on that area? -- it is its enacted by justice by justice? >> i sit down with each of the clerks and go through a number of things they need to be aware of. i tell them that they should obviously not be tweeting about what they are doing. a lot of it is inadvertently. we are working very hard on opinion this week, getting ready, and discerning people can look at what they are saying and put two and two together and figure out what their boss is doing. even unintentionally, they can sometimes reveal confidences and that is very dangerous. it my advice is to put that all on hold. i appreciate tha

we begin with bob woodruff at the courthouse in winston-salem.d evening, bob. >> reporter: good evening, george. yes, the justice department has now indicted john ed wars on six counts, claiming that he lied about his affair and set up a secretive conspiracy to protect and advance his candidacy for president. this afternoon, john edwards, with his daughter by his side, said he will fight the charges against him and win. >> there is no question that i've done wrong, and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. but i did not break the law, and i never, ever thought that i was breaking the law. >> reporter: but the government charges he did just that, alleging he illegally s ly solyd donations during the campaign to hide his affair with rielle hunter and the child they their. the indictment stating that the public revelation of the affair and pregnancy would destroy his candidacy. the indictment lays out how the money was spent. to keep hunter away from the attention of the media and in the lap of luxury. there are pricey flights for hunter

. >> i was working for hanes brands incorporated in winston-salem. >> reporter: she spent nearly 18 yearst july when her job was shipped overseas. she was forced to borrow from her 401(k) for basics like groceries and gas. she says is jobs are just not there. >> you get to the point where you don't want to go look. what's the point in going? when you're going to get shoved right back out the door. >> reporter: that was the reality for the nearly 2,500 people who showed up at a jobs fair last week in winston-salem. caterpillar is set to open a new plant next year. they're expecting a total of 4,000 applicants for just under 400 jobs. steven douglas was one of those in attendance. >> if you can live till next year in 2012 when the building's built, then maybe you might gate job, but 90% of the people going over there is not going to get the job. we want to work, but it seems like the only people working is politicians. >> reporter: douglas says he's not giving up. he's going back to school to get a degree in business administration, but the truth is in this economy, even with that degree, t

but kay anderson from winston-salem, north carolina, disagreed -- "if they cannot answer your questionsa straight-forward way, that shows they either do not know what they're talking about or do not want the american people to hear the real answer." then there was an exchange on the factor over whether tim pawlenty was too bland to run for president. cynthia writes -- >> chris: please keep your comments coming. you can find us at foxnewssunday.com. we'll be right back with a note about next week's program. ♪ [ male announcer how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason 80% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. >> chris: now this program note. next week we continue our series of 2012 one-on-one int

. >> reporter: john edwards left the federal courthouse in winston-salem north carolina with his oldestaughter at his side after pleading not guilty to several charges. >> i will regret for the less of my life the pain and harm that i have caused to others but i did not break the law. and i never ever thought i was breaking the law. >> reporter: in court, the judge released the two-time presidential candidate without requiring him to post bail but ordered him to surrender his passport. he is accused of secretly using nearly a million dollars from two donors to hide his mistress and their baby during his 2008 run for the white house. prosecutors argue the money helped protect edwards' image as a devoted family man allowing him to stay in the race. but the defense says edwards just wanted to protect his marriage to elizabeth edwards, who had cancer and has since died. >> no one would have known or should have known or could have been expected to know that these payments would be treated or should be considered as campaign contributions. >> reporter: the charges come after a two-year inves

edwards pleaded not guilty at a hearing today in winston-salem, north carolina, and professed his innocence afterward. >> there's no question that i've done wrong, and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my life the pain and the harm that i have caused to others. but i did not break the law, and i never, ever thought i was breaking the law. >> holman: edwards's lawyers say the funds in question were not campaign donations and were not used to protect his 2008 campaign. instead, they say he was trying to hide the affair from his wife, elizabeth. she died of cancer last year. the former bosnian serb general ratko mladic was arraigned today at a u.n. war crimes tribunal in the netherlands. he was granted until next month to enter his pleas. he's charged with genocide and mass murder in the bosnian civil war of the early 1990s. he called the indictment "obnoxious". we have a report from bill neely of independent television news. >> reporter: once, his orders spelled death. the very sight of him could terrify. ratko mladic is now a gray man, pinned

edwards appeared in court today in winston-salem north carolina and denied all charges and pleaded not guilty. >> there's no question that i have done wrong. and i take full responsibility for having done wrong. and i will regret for the rest of my li the pain and the harm that i have caused to others. but i did not break the law and i never ever thought i was breaking the law. thank you all very much. joining me now is jeffrey toobin of the "new yorker" magazine and cnn, from washington, d.c. mark halperin of "time" magazine and pete williams of nbc news. i'm pleased to have all of them here on this program. pete, let me begin with you. give us the legal case that's being made against john eards. >> well, it all comes down to what was the money for. itertainly is no illega, it's certainly unwise but not illegal under federal law to have a mistress or try to cover up that fact. or even to ask other people for money to do it. the problem according to the government is that this was tied centrally to edwards campaign. the justice departmt sa today that the whole point of his campaign was

ron davis from winston-salem, north carolina. one of the things our firm has grappled with is social media. it impacts ethical obligations that we have. its impact client confidentiality issues. i figure if we are grappling with those kind of issues, it is probably more acute in the court system. i was just curious how the supreme court has dealt with this phenomenon. i had this image of one of your clerks tweeting from the supreme court about what is going on. it is it -- is it on a justice by justice basis where had you enacted certain policies? >> i sit down with the incoming clerks at the beginning of the year as soon as we get back and go through a number of things they have to be aware of and that is one of them. i tell them they obviously should not be tweeting about what they are doing or whether they have websites or whatever. a lot of this is an advert in. they think they're working really hard this week and getting ready -- so many people can look at what they are saying and put two and two together and figure out what

he is on his way to winston-salem, north carolina.the specific counts against edwards. what is he being charged with? >> well, he's being charged with conspiracy to accept illegal campaign contributions, filing misleading campaign reports and furtherance of that. he's also being accused of false statements. in other words, not fully disclosing the fact that he had received something like almost a million dollars from a couple contributors to try to cover up his affair with this woman rielle hunter who eventually had his child and he's also being charged with false statements. so, it's sort of a complete package filed by the united states government against john edwards, in a case that sort of sprang out of the 2008 presidential campaign when he's getting ready to run and now he has to defend himself. he has a very good attorney. it's been pretty clear for a while that edwards was thinking about fighting it out in court, as opposed to making some type of a plea agreement that would have seen him essentially pleading guilty to a felony.

i am from winston-salem, n.c. one thing we are grappling with is social media. it impacts ethical obligation that we have, client confidentiality issues. i figure if we are grappling with those issues that it is probably more acute in the court system. i was wondering how the supreme court has dealt with this phenomenon. i have this image of one of your clerks tweeting about what is going on. is the daughter of a justice by justice basis? do you have certain policies enacted on that area? -- it is its enacted by justice by justice? >> i sit down with each of the clerks and go through a number of things they need to be aware of. i tell them that they should obviously not be tweeting about what they are doing. a lot of it is inadvertently. we are working very hard on an opinion this week, getting ready, and discerning people can look at what they are saying and put two and two together and figure out what their boss is doing. even unintentionally, they can sometimes reveal confidences and that is very dangerous. it my advice is to put that all on hold. i appreciat