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Tapped phone conversations as they layout alternate explanations for what the prosecution says was an opportunity to essentially sell off bits and pieces of the state for campaign contributions and to enrich blagojevich and his team. jenna: reading the transcripts, as you rightly point out is different than actually hearing the calls themselves. they have heard the jurors from blagojevich himself. yesterday you were telling us how he was talking about his hair and the disco era and everything else. anything like that today? >> reporter: no as a matter of fact he's been a will order more discip...

On -- the state has put on a case solely of dealing with the bad character of my client, or the attempted character assassination of her past conduct, boyfriends, people she slept with, things that have absolutely nothing to do with the crimes charged. >> reporter: but judge perry agrees with the state that these witnesses are serving a purpose beyond lack of remorse, that sharon showing casey anthony's conduct at a time her child was dead because both sides agree kalee died kwr*upb 16th, 2008 whether by homicide or accidental drowning. the defense said a family secret that he says casey told ...

Two was nearly beaten to death at the home opener at dodger stadium in march. now we're getting some brand new details from the l.a. police about the arrest in the case. harris faulkner is on it from the breaking news desk. >> reporter: i'll give it to you in a simple headline, police say they feel from this latest lineup with the suspect, 31-year-old giovanni hernandez, that they have the right guy. his lawyers are saying he's willing to take a lie detector test and that he has a strong alibi. but police in just the last little while in los angeles saying we feel like giovanni ramirez, excuse...

Jon: i liked your bracelet question. jenna: my question was she kid kid -- did have to go to court to get the electronic bracelet because that's part of being under house arrest, but she pled no contest to stealing jewelry, so my question is, do they get the ankle bracelet after she's done? jon: i don't know. i think she's going to have to give it back. she doesn't want another charge on her rap sheet, doesn't -- does she? jenna: she's going to have to serve at the l.a. morgue, so she's got a little bit in front of her. jon: does she have an ocean view in that -- jenna: i cannot confirm that, ...

Steve centanni has more live from washington. steve. >> reporter: yeah jon, the recession has officially ended but these new figures pulled from government data by usa today indicate the recovery is still fragile. people -- the numbers indicate that americans are relying on government assistance, including social security, medicare, food stamps, unemployment benefits, more than at any time in our nation's history. the amount of income people get from their wages accounts for 50.5% of their overall income, the lowest level since the government began tracking the information back in 1929. now, w...