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Where leading companies and millions of people go to get the real answers they need. call today. we're back. a series of voicemail messages from john edwards at one of his top fund-raisers are being used by prosecutors to suggest that the former presidential candidate coordinated an attempt to cover up his affair and the child he had with her, reille hunter. phone messages left for former edwards aid andrew young and have been turned over to the federal grand jury that's investigating whether edwards violated campaign finance laws by using campaign funds here. here's an audio from the campai...

Two-time presidential candidate john edwards has testified under oath in a lawsuit over a videotape that allegedly depicts him in a sexual encounter with his former mistress. meanwhile, a federal grand jury has been investigating whether edwards broke campaign finance laws in trying to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. that investigation has reached a decisive point. nbc news correspondent lisa meyers has the details from washington. lisa? >> reporter: hey, richard. in what could be an ominous development for john edwards, nbc news has learned that prosecutors are preparing to record the...

Senate budget committee. chris coons of delaware. prosecutors have reached a decisive point involving john edwards. the investigation focused on whether edwards violated campaign finance laws when supporters spent more than $1 million to cover up his affair with rielle hunter. lisa meyers joins us with latest details. >> reporter: richard, the evidence gathering part of this case is over. justice department attorneys are now in the process of conducting a final review of the evidence to determine if the former presidential candidate will be charges with a crime. now, sources close to the cas...

Questions could focus on whether edwards used campaign funds to hide the affair, but being called to give a deposition doesn't mean he'll give one. >> new details about the foiled terror plot to attack new york city subways. the terrorist pleading guilty in brooklyn federal court yesterday. talking about his trip to pakistan with fellow accused plotter. zai is saying high ranking operatives gave him the marching orders to launch bombing attacks on new york city landmarks. prosecutors say they initially plotted a bigger attack, but chose to target the subway systems at grand central and times s...

Get their first chance to present their case to the jury. last thursday the prosecution rested after bringing dozens of witnesses to the stand. they tried to shred the credibility of the former presidential candidate, including presenting edwards' 2008 interview in which he denied fathering a child with mistress rielle hunter. analysts say that video puts pressure on edwards to testify. >> i think the heat is really on john edwards to take the stand. >> reporter: the government alleges that funds used to cover up his affair with hunter were actually illegal campaign contributions, a charge edw...