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Welcome back to "hardball." new jersey native bernie kerik rose from high school dropout to become police commissioner in new york. in 2001 under then-mayor rudy giuliani. he also had been, this would become oddly important, commissioner of corrections. in 2004 george bush wanted him to join his cabinet. his failure to pay a nanny taxes made him withdraw. by february of 2010, bernie kerik stood convicted eight counts of criminal conspiracy, tax evasion and lying under oath and headed to prison. ...

Im a gay boy gangster. >> they call us gbgs. you have to be able to fight to get in the gay boy gangsters. most gay boy gangsters are previous gang members that dropped out or kicked out because of their sexual orientation. on the mainland i ran as a skinhead. i just tried to be that guy, the tough guy. someone needed to get beat up i raised my hand. anybody that tries to forcefully take property, rape or in any way hurt a homosexual that cant defend themselves, thats where we step in. we come i...

>> theres always that guy whos wide eyed, who absolutely doesnt want to be there. you get to go home and they dont 69. >> such was the case with 23-year-old an drew dikeman. we were there the day he arrived at utah state prison on a statutory rap conviction. >> i have never been here before. >> what do you think about it so far? >> man, the bars on the windows, its a lot more serious. its scary. worry about getting beat up by other inmates, they try to make it as safe an environment as possible,...

The layers of the onion, you had two people who were unhappy. they were going through an incredibly acrimonious divorce. and one of the players just decided to take it to a level that you dont see very often. >> he had a cash business. his fencing business. and now suddenly theres no money when they go to divide up the money. thats what was making her angry. >> in 2008, susan contacted joel labella. an undercover detective from new york city now working as a private investigator on long island. ...

>> somebody else has to get beat up, too, you know what im saying? >> rather than face a jury, santosh throws himself on the mercy of the court, pleading guilty to solicitation and conspiracy to commit murder and receiving a sentence of five to 15 years. >> theres always such fascinating dichotomy, if you will, of someone who has done so well in life yet they can be so stupid to think they can get away with something like this. >> from prison, santosh paul said he wasnt interested in speaking to...

Well, this guy hes a child molester and this is a child molester, and you catch him out in the yard and you go through his stuff and read his paperwork and see what hes really here for, you know? then, yes, he is, or, no, hes not. >> then what? >> well, generally somebody will catch him in a day room or tv room or whatever and punch him in the mouth, tell him to roll it up now. and if he blinks twice or hesitates just a little bit, like i was saying a minute ago, wait a minute, let me explain. t...

When oklahomans see hail in late spring, they immediately prepare for what may follow, severe lightning or even a tornado. >> oh, my god. >> but from the moment aaron and his wife, jen, spot the size of the first few hail stones, they realize that this time, the hail itself may do the greatest damage. >> my whole family is at the front door watching the wind and everything pick up. >> that is going to do damage. oh, those are bigger. >> oh, no. >> and then we noticed like these huge pieces of ic...

Bergdahl wants to hutput him on the wins stand to sell the jury how well he served. remember what susan rice said she said on national television he served with honor and distinction. >> he was promoted to sergeant while he was in captivity and also earned $200,000 in back pay. will he see the money? >> the penalty of both of these crimes is forfeitture of back pay. if he is acquitted, he will see the money. if there is a plea bargain it will depend on the nature of the bargain. >> they wrote a ...

Same thing happened new york city two cops shot at this morning in queens and new york. it certainly seems like its open season on cops. certainly seems like, you know, the narrative that has been advanced is now, well, inspiring people if you will, to act crazy. >> i dont know if id say that, but i do think thered be some real conversations around police community relationships and how were going to handle this particularly in the age of social media. i think you raise a good point, bo. social ...

We have to bring decently and honor into the work that we do. that applying not just if youre in the space of public service. it applied when i was a navy s.e.a.l. it applied when i was working with veterans. it applied when i was doing work like you did in the peace corps. i worked with families overseas in bosnia with refugees. i worked in rwanda with kids who had been abandoned and abused in all of those situation, you have to bring discipline, courage compass and do so, because you always ha...