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Trying to hide? was it just the fact that it went counter to the president's promises during the election and during the early part of his term where he said, i'm not going to do these back room deals, i'm not going to do these deals with lobbyists and yet there they were around the table with the doors closed. martha: we look forward to seeing what you have in the future. congressman, thank you for sharing the story with us. we'll talk to you soon. bill: jon scott standing by waiting in the wings now. "happening now" eleven minutes away. what do you this. jon: good morning to you. the showdow...

Bill: new developments right now in the case against john edwards. the defense may rest its case today, we're told. we are also told that edwards daughter might take the stand in his defense, but apparently she has not shown up at court today. jonathan serrie is live in greensboro, north carolina. what is the defense strategy, then? it appears to shift by the way. good morning. >> reporter: yeah, it is certainly fueling a lot of speculation. every previous day we had seen cate edwards arriving with her father, today that was not the case, and she is not in court. is that because she doesn't wa...

His previous testimony. they've been trying to portray andrew young as soliciting the funds in question from two wealthy donors without the knowledge of john edwards. john moylan a south carolina attorney and close friend of john edwards described a visit with one of those two donors, rachel bunny mellon in which the heiress informed edwards about secret money she funneled to young. he said bunny should not be sending money to anyone. he went onto say, i believe to this day that andrew young was using senator edwards' name to get money from mrs. mellon. so the defense trying to discredit young...

We'll bring you up to date on what could be a blockbuster day in the john edwards trial. in a moment, the disturbing surveillance video that shows a military serviceman attacked in his tampa neighborhood. what police hope to learn by releasing these pictures. also, the intense conditions for firefighters in the middle of several wildfire battles in arizona. why they are having such a difficult time keeping those flames from spreading. >> and later on, another airline that allows passengers to make cell phone calls during flights. but are you ready to overhear all of those phone conversations...

Campaign finance laws, but the judge decided not to allow it. so the question now is, when will edwards' daughter cate take the stand? she was very close to her mother elizabeth who died of breast cancer and could testify her dad simply didn't want her mom to find out about the affair. >> all of that makes her sympathetic to this jury, could humanize john edwards in front of a jury. but only if she's got salient points to make. >> reporter: when cate does take the stand, it could be the most emotional moment so far. earlier this month she had to leave the courtroom because it was too hard to h...