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Where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? i'm martin bashir. coming up at the top of the hour, watching events unfold as a new series of tornadoes threaten millions in the midwest. and john edwards, how the mighty have fallen, and an indictment imminent. we explore how everything went so wrong for the one-time presidential hopeful.

Flown around in a private jet. much of that was paid for by edwards' campaign finance chair, fred barrett who claimed, before he died that edwards didn't know anything about it. >> i never paid a dime of money to any of the people that are involved. i never asked anybody to pay a dime of money, never been told that any money's been paid. nothing has been done at my request. >> reporter: now, sources indicate the government can prove otherwise. arguing the money contributed by two wealthy donors was not a gift but a form of political contribution used illegally. >> a source with knowledge of th...

Nation." the justice department gives prosecutors the go ahead to file criminal charges against john edwards. will the former presidential candidate go to trial. president obama becomes the first american president to speak to the british parliament from westminster hall. a live report from london. one of the stars of "law and order svu" stuns fans with an announcement that star is leaving the show. "news nation" gut check. a town pays tribute to a fallen soldier and a power company slaps it with a bill. we'll explain. developing now, nbc news has learned former presidential candidate ...

Decorator? one check packed in a box of chocolates. >> is it proper for a presidential campaign to accept six-figure contributions or donations from somebody and claim that this's just personal moneys? >> reporter: mellon's lawyer says she simply was trying to help edwards with a personal problem and had no idea what the problem was. john edwards has repeatedly said that he did nothing wrong. and a spokesperson says he remains optimistic that the investigation will confirm that. i should add, richard, that some former prosecutors are skeptical about this case. they question why so many resourc...

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...