obviously the traditional stuff of extortion and drugs and loan sharking but also the more insidious stuff where they insinuate themselves into sectors of our economy. so yes, this is a big blow, certainly the colombo family if you read the indictment, one of the five traditional families here in new york city took out the whole leadership of the family. you wonder will it regenerate like the nine-headed hydra monster of lore. it has a way of rebuilding itself over time. >> eliot spitzer is a former mafia prosecutor, former attorney general in new york and former governor of new york. don't forget his would he "parker spitzer" airs 8:00 p.m. right here on cnn. our sound effect today, pure elation. on august 4th, 1987 it, joy white took her 33 week old daughter carlina to a new york hospital because the girl had a fever. the child was admitted. the mom went home to rest, came back to the hospital, carlina was gone and stayed gone.