ambush. this is the only time usually in a criminal trial where a defendant gets to pull the curtain away and see what the wizard is up to. i think what he probably, the reason he did it was so that he would remain free on bail. because after preliminary hearing, that proves probable cause, it is possible that a judge will say, this is really bad, i m going to raise your bail, going to remand you until trial. just bought him time out of prison. exactly. that could be a reason. the other reason, i think he will be tried and convicted in the court of public opinion, no plea deal possible when ten young men get up and testify against him in shocking detail in front of a tough 200 folks from the media. it was remarkable to me. probably the smartest thing that he has done. and heard he got new co-counsel. maybe the new lawyer said this is not a good idea. smarter move than giving the interviews. the trial six month as way. here we go. there is a development in the college sex abuse
against the school. i want to help children to have the courage to tell adults if they re sexually abused. also battle for the heart and soul of the gop. newt gingrich calls for a positive campaign. is that really any way to win an election? i ll ask two men who are no strangers to the rough and tumble of the trail howard dean and tom ridge. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. a dramatic day in a pennsylvania courtroom. jerry sandusky, the former penn state football coach who is charged with child sexual abuse was expected to come face-to-face with his accusers. then at the last minute sandusky dramatically waived his right to a hearing leaving the packed courtroom in shock. he s under house arrest tonight and not due back in court until his trial begins sometime next year about. joining me now is jerry sandusky s defense counsel carl rominger. almost unprecedented certainly in pennsylvania. the big question everyone is asking, why did you waive jerry sandusky
members were legally allowed to use inside information, information they learned through briefings or reports to make money. something regular people like us would be arrested for. why does congress get a pass on this? it s really the way the rules have been defined and the people who make the rules are the political class in washington, and they ve conveniently written them in such a way that they don t apply to themselves. reporter: the buying and selling of stock by corporate insiders who have access to nonpublic information that could affect the stock price can be a criminal offense. just ask hedge fund manager who recently got 11 years in prison for doing it. but congressional lawmakers have no corporate responsibilities and have long been considered exempt from insider trading laws, even though they have daily access to nonpublic information and plenty of opportunities to trade on it. we know that during the health care debate, people were trading health care st
good morning, everyone. it s wednesday, december 14th. i m christine romans along with carol costello on this american morning. good morning. good morning, good morning to all of you. good and bad news this morning for the gop front-runner newt gingrich. with less than thee weeks until the iowa caucuses his political director in the state stepped down after calling mormonism a cult. two gop candidates, mitt romney and jon huntsman are mormons. gingrich is already working with a bare bones staff in this state and meantime, gingrich opened a commanding lead nationally over mitt romney, but head-to-head with the president, well, that s another story. cnn political director paul steinhauser got your title wrong, paul. it s all good. you re the best guy at cnn. paul steinhauser, and you re here on this american morning. okay. let s talk about these polls. reporter: yeah. starpt with t staff with the numbers. brand new from nbc wall street journal numbers. the battl
track to passage, a fast track that seemed to have been created a few weeks ago after steve croft on 60 minutes revealed that congress members were legally allowed to use inside information, information they learned through briefings or reports to make money, something regular people like us would be arrested for. why does congress get a pass on this? it s really the way the rules have been defined and the people who make the rules are the political class in washington and they ve conveniently written them in such a way that they don t apply to themselves. the buying and selling of stock by corporate insiders who have access to nonpublic information that can affect the stock price can be a criminal offense. just ask raj rajaratnam, who got 11 years for doing it. but congressional lawmakers have no corporate responsibilities and have long been considered exempt from insider trading laws even though they have daily access to nonpublic information and plenty of opportuni