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Susan turned to her trial assistant and said, "my life is over." >> i dont think susan polk is a violent, vicious person. but she murdered her husband. shes got to pay the price for it. >> reporter: but was she delusional? was she, as her eldest son called her, cuckoo for cocoa puffs? >> she has been telling us for 3 1/2 months that she is not delusional, and there was certainly no evidence that shes delusional. >> reporter: susans three boys, once as close as brothers could be, now estranged op...

Time, seemed to come from somewhere deep in their mutual past. >> bonkers, cuckoo for coco puffs. >> cuckoo for cocoa puffs. that was one of the most amazing lines of the trial. >> how would she react? >> she would shake her head and go, adam, when did you learn to lie so well? >> but there was another son, remember, there was eli. the war of the polks was about to resume in court. over in the jury box that group of people seeing their civic duty thought they had taken about as much as they coul...

By the year 2000 felix and susan polks 20-year marriage was disintegrating, and the boys caught in the middle witnessed it all, says eli. the long, slow escalation of the war of the polks. felix, much older than his wife, trying to stay in control. susan, in her rages, threatening to leave. felix, in front of the boys, and this went on for years, says eli, calling his wife crazy, delusional. >> and my mom would say -- you know, we would confront her, and she would say no, no, thats not how it is...

where are things happening today? hong kong, share prices there up more than 5.5%. we wont be going to for a away from the story on the markets. also today, world aids today. the world is marking 30 years since hiv was discovered. leaders, researchers and activists are pushing a very big goal -- ending aids forever. president obama today announced a $50 million boost in funding for hiv prevention and treatment in america. and also a goal of helping 6 million people access life saving t...

with president obama and the first family, but hes with me this hour to explain more. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." hes come on through the rise and fall of michele bachmann, but this time, it might be different for mitt romney. newt gingrich is now posing a threat to romneys persistent high polling, opening up a new battle line in the republican race for the white house. joe johns the working the story for us. whats the latest between romney and gingrich? >> well, ...

Eagles colors. >> were all good. i can take that. what are you looking forward to? >> attending the eagles game in the meadowlands. >> so you are going to be one of the few eagles fans. >> vince young getting his first start this week. michael vick is out. well see what happens. but something about eli, when he has an off game he sends to go nuts when hes in the second game. following game. >> true. he will make up for it. >> primetime game. 8:30. so you know. i think eli. >> expect you here on ...

Care. another is a four grader in kentucky who attends the worst school in the state and wrote him to tell him what her day was like. he went there to visit her. sometimes these exchanges are fascinating. >> eli saslow, washington post reporter/writer and also an awe there was. awesome cover. theres been a million books written by president obama. a really interesting way into who this guy is. thank you, eli. >> thanks for having me on. up next, herman cain hits the pause button while newt gin...

I when he was hired four years ago. lack of skis necessitates a change. >> pete boone the athletic director today he announced he will be stepping down as well. who will fill these voids? search efforts? capable hands. ole miss legend harshy manning father of eli and peyton is to co-chair a committee to find a replacement for each position. the new coach will have a choice in the ad decision for all involved big things are on the hoards, they tell us. ole miss planning to spend hundreds of milli...

Season, but it was not gone well, 12 straight s.e.c. losses. the announcement was made a few minutes ago. (inaudible). >> lack of success in the past two years necessities a change. >>shepard: that is coming to, and pete boone is out and will step down in the year, to days lost to kentucky. each was winless. and now that dragged the conference report to 0-6, twelve straight over two seasons. they have gone winless in the second. and, now, what happens now? now the good news. the first father of ...

word agreement you know, im not sure what they called it. and yes, that was some sort of settlement or termination and i dont even know what the contents of that was. >> well, he came out this morning that cain had a pretty good recognition of the settlement from the outset. >> she was making huge claims about sexual harassment. i do recall she was asking for a lrnlg sum of money. i dont remember what the sum of money was. as the review of this moved forward, that sum of money negotiat...