republican there -- i'm from the buffalo area. the erie county controller, a pretty popular republican there, he's already announced he's going to seek the seat, so there is already republican plans to make this process go forward. but it's not going to be easy. let's talk about the legal aspect of all of this. collins facing extensive insider trading charges. up to 150 years in prison if convicted. what do we know about this place and in particular his family's role in all of this? >> it seems like a strong case. particularly about the evidence with the phone calls on the white house lawn is problematic for him. these kinds of cases with family members inof voed, i would expect him to choose a plea deal. he been able to avoid his family going down with hip, he would have already resolved the matter. i think the son, the son's