leslie johnson asked where's the check? where's the check. jack johnson described a box within a drawer in their bedroom. leslie johnson is overheard shuffling through items on this bugged cell phone. and he explained the check was under the underwear drawer. lesscy johnson asked if it is in a box where they stored liquor and he said yes. she stated the check is in here. and johnson said tear it up, that's the only thing you have to do. according to the fbi this morning. leslie johnson questioned jack if he had the cash down in the basement and if jack johnson wanted her to move it also. jack johnson replied put it in your bra and walk out or something. i don't know what to do. the fbi says when they went inside the residence, that mrs. johnson had $79,600 in cash in her underwear. and that when they placed them under arrest charging them each with two federal crimes and they are about to leave the courthouse. we expect in the next hour after they take care of official business we are told that jack johnson will address the media. the couple'

again, leslie johnson had just been elected. she was slated to take office december 6th at noon just as her husband was due to leave office. >> thank you. bruce leshan reporting. >>> scott broom is live outside of the johnson home now. scott, we learned that this fbi investigation had been going on for years but investigators, we got the sense that they needed to move fast today because of what they heard the johnson's allegedly talking about. >> reporter: yes. apparently they were talking on the phone as investigators were knocking on the door and, in fact, there is a broken window in the house behind us. right at 5 p.m., nine investigators here wrapped it up and when we saw what they were leaving with from the house here, and we matched that up with these allegations, it does appear that the search here may have been quite revealing. 9 investigators leave the johnson residence tonight with at least 13 crates of evidence. it included clothing. earlier in the day a plumber was called to the residence saying he was here to disman

at the house of jack johnson and his wife leslie. our own tracee wilkins was there very soon after it went down and shis still there with more. >> it was very obvious that the county executive was not expecting this to happen. his car wasaiting outside of his whous the enne running, the drive behind the wheel, while fbi investigators made their way into the home. from what we understand, they knock several times and they could their johnsons inside their home trying to figure out how theyould deal with this situation. just as all that was happening, the agents made their own way in. this was the scene her in mitchellville less than an hour ago as federal agents walked out of the johnson home carrying several boxes of evidence fill with papers and clothing. just after 12:30 this afternoon, prince george's county executive jack johns hopkins and his wife leslie johnson were taken into federal custody at their mitchellville home. >> special agent second a search warn. >> what is that about in. >> i'm not at liberty to discuss that. if y

>> leslie wilson was thinking the same thing. a small group of black members hoped to walk out that next morning to go on a picnic, so they said. but at first her husband, joe wilson, seen here in yellow, a top security guard for jim jones, told her she could not take their son, jakari, but suddenly he handed the boy back to leslie. >> and we immediately started taking off. and so to say i was panicked is -- i was horrified. i was so, so scared. >> nine of them left. these five adults, plus three young daughters in one family and leslie's 3-year-old son. >> and i started carrying him tied to a sheet on my back. >> they had to climb a hill in the open to leave. >> everyone can look up and see us walking. i was just shaking. i was so, so frightened. >> they heard a truck approaching as they reached the thick jungle near the entrance to the compound. >> we dove in and hid the kids. diane, who worked in the pharmacy, had made -- this is so ironic -- a cocktail of valium and kool-aid for the children to keep them calm. >> the truck wa

>> leslie wilson was thinking the same thing. a small group of black members hoped to walk out that next morning to go on a picnic, so they said. but at first her husband, joe wilson, seen here in yellow, a top security guard for jim jones, told her she could not take their son jakari but suddenly he handed the boy back to leslie. >> and we immediately started taking off. and so to say i was panicked is -- i was horrified. i was so, so scared. >> nine of them left. these five adults, plus three young daughters in one family and leslie's 3-year-old son. >> and i started carrying him tied to a sheet on my back. >> they had to climb a hill in the open to leave. >> everyone can look up and see us walking. i was just shaking. i was so, so frightened. >> they heard a truck approaching as they reached the thick jungle near the entrance to the compound. >> we dove in and hid the kids. diane, who worked in the pharmacy, had made -- this so ironic -- a cocktail of valium and kool-aid for the children to keep them calm. >> the truck was bri

underwear. -- leslie johnson's underwear. >> i am innocent of these charges. i cannot wait for the facts to come out. >> johnson says that when the facts come out, he and his wife will be vindicated. he defiantly said that he has three weeks left in office and he will serve out his term and then he left the courthouse in his official vehicle. this is not likely the end of this trouble. sources tell us that he is likely to face those criminal charges of corruption from the federal agency. >>> today's fbi raid and arrest put an unflattering spotlight on one of the most popular men in local politics. >> he is a to turn county executive that will leave office next month due to term limits. according to the county's website, johnson helped to build the economic industry of the area. he is also supported the construction of nine new schools. he previously served as prince george's county's state attorney. >> a woman is shocked by the specific nature of the charges against jack johnson. cynnÉ simpson continues our coverage with emotional reaction that is leaking out

among them, leslie wilson's husband joe. larry layton, the lone shooter to survive, would not be paroled from a u.s. prison until 2002. tim carter and his companion spent a few days in a guyana police cell, then were released. four others in jonestown lived through the suicide night. two men were able to sneak away during the slaughter. one of them, odell rhodes. >> he was telling people it wasn't painful and that, you know, people had to die with dignity. >> this 76-year-old woman asleep in the infirmary was overlooked. so was one elderly man. only 33 left alive out of almost a thousand faithful followers in jonestown that day. the rest came home in metal coffins as ostracized in death as they had been isolated in life. many of the children could not be identified. other victims went unclaimed. the unwanted, the unnamed were buried on a hillside more than 400 in a mass grave here in oakland, california. >> i don't think society cared because they were nameless. they were nameless faces. >> leslie wilson's mother, her niece

jack johnson said to leslie, put the cash in your underwear. leslie applied, i have it in my bra. the details just came out. just a few minutes ago from this affidavit from the fbi. more details are still coming out abouthis case. jack johnson and leslie johnson both facing two federal counts of tampering with evidence and destroying records. we'll have more on this coming up. that's the very latest. we're still waiting for a press conference here with the fbi, the irs, as well as the u.s. state's attorney's office. for now we're live here outside the courthouse. back to you in the studio. >> you were saying this go back to 2006 or 2007. were those developers already sort of working? did they already get them with the fbi so it goes on for a while? >> it is the information is still coming out. at this point i'm not sure when developer "a," the person in on this sting, was cooperating with the fbi. the fbi did say 2006 and 2007. they have been investigating prince george's coty executives who have been allegedly involved in this cash for developing disease. >> he's been in office f

leslie calls her husband on his cell phone, which was tapped by the fbi. leslie johnson said, two women are at the door. jack johnson tells her, don't answer it. prosecutors allege that johnson directed his wife to the ster beoom to find a $100,000 check from a developer which was hidden in his underwear drawer. jack johnson says, tear up the check. lease lee jo leslie johnson says, do you want me to put it down the toilet? jack replies, yes, flush that. the sound of a toilet flushing was heard. the fbi called in a plumber to check the drain. >> they're just asking me to checka couple things for them. >> reporter: the court affidavit contains an intimate, embarrassing allegation that nearly $80,000 was found concealed on leslie johnson's person when she was arrested. jack johnson tells his wife to put the cash in her underwear. she replies, i have it in my bra. neighbors inside this quiet cull did i sack -- cud-de-sac are sh. >> they've been good to us. the johnsons did have a visit or inside their home, an attorney working on their case. >>> security guar

yes, there is a check in there leslie johnson stated. tear it up. that is the only thing you have to do. leslie then questioned if jack had the cash down in the basement and if he wanted her to move it. jack replied, "put it in your bra and walk out or something. i don't know what to do." leslie then asked, "what do you want me to do with the check? " johnson replied tear up the check. leslie then said, "they're saying fbi, jack. do you want me to put it down the toilet?" johnson replied yes, flush that. investigators overheard a flushing toilet in the background. jack then told his wife to put the cash in her underwear. she replied, "i have it in my bra." the fbi met leslie at the door and after searching her they found nearly $80,000 in cash in her underwear. >> three weeks to go and i am going to put all my efforts into this defense and to take care of the business for the people of prince george's county for the remaining three weeks. i am just -- i can't tell you how strongly i feel about what i face. i know the facts and they will be revealed

among them, leslie wilson's husband joe. larry layton, the lone shooter to survive, would not be paroled from a u.s. prison until 2002. tim carter and his companion spent a few days in a guyana police cell, then were released. four others in jonestown lived through the suicide night. two men were able to sneak away during the slaughter. one of them, odell rhodes. >> he was telling people it wasn't painful and that, you know, people had to die with dignity. >> this 76-year-old woman asleep in the infirmary was overlooked. so was one elderly man. only 33 left alive out of almost a thousand faithful followers in jonestown that day. the rest came home in metal coffins as ostracized in death as they had been isolated in life. many of the children could not be identified. other victims went unclaimed. the unwanted, the unnamed were buried on a hillside more than 400 in a mass grave here in oakland, california. >> i don't think society cared because they were nameless. they were nameless faces. >> leslie wilson's mother, her niece

jack johnson told leslie johnson to put the cash in her underwear. homes later fbi agents were at the front door searching leslie johnson. >> agents discovered $79,600 concealed on mrs. johnson. >> jack and leslie johnson had their initial court appearances this afternoon and were released with several conditions including the surrender of their passports. >> i cannot go into these allegations because my lawyers will kill me if i do. let me say that i'm innocent of these charges and i just can't wait for the facts to come out and when they come out, i am absolutely convinced that i'm going to be -- we will be vindicated. >> now jack and leslie johnson are both charged with tampering with evidence and destruction of records in a federal investigation. that pertains to what happened today. the federal prosecutor says more arrests and charges are expected later. jack johnson closing out second and final term as county executive. his wife was elected to the pge county council. the affidavit is posted on the website. it is definitely a look at abc2news.co

yes, there is a check in there leslie johnson stated. tear it up. that is the only thing you have to do. leslie then questioned if jack had the cash down in the basement and if he wanted her to move it. jack replied, "put it in your bra and walk out or something. i don't know what to do." leslie then asked, "what do you want me to do with the check? " johnson replied tear it up. leslie then said they're saying fbi and asked do you want me to put it down the toilet? johnson replied, "yes, plush that." investigators overheard a flushing toilet in the background. jack then told his wife to put the cash in her underwear. she replied i have it in my bra. the fbi met leslie at the door and after searching her they found nearly $80,000 in cash in her underwear. >> three weeks to go and i am going to put all of my efforts into this defense and to secure the business for the people of prince george's county for the remaining three weeks. i am just -- i can't tell you how strongly i feel about what i'm saying. i know the facts and they will be revealed in a m

lesli. >> thank you, brett. >>> that is it for us. going to rain a little bit before the second half is over, just a little bit.

leslie, can you stand up? there she is. leslie lako is the creator and manager of the project that we have at bcdc to deal with climate change and sea level rise. as usually is the case, she does all the work and so of course i get invited to speak. i want to make it clear that any errors, omissions, oversight or inappropriate comments are my responsibility. any facts, solid analysis and clear logic belong to leslie. leon canetto likes to tell the story about the learned professor and scientist who is on the rubber chicken circuit making speeches about a particular subject and the university provides a driver to him as he goes to these talks. and the driver typically sits in the back of the room and listens and they are on their way to a presentation and the driver says, you know, professor, i've heard your presentation so many times, i think i could give it. well, the professor, always being interested in a good experiment, says, fine, let's try it. so they get to the auditorium and the driver takes off his chauffeur's hat

voters elected leslie johnson to the county council earlier this month. another council member said the county would be better without her in a public possible vigts now. >> i hope leslie chooses not to take the oath of office. legally she can. but, it would help save prince george's county from further embarrassment. >> more than 100 prince george's county residents sign an online petition against leslie johnson taking office. organizers plato deliver to it the maryland general assbly and then to governor martin o'malley. >>> authorities have rule a northern virginia house uninhabitable because of too many cats. inveigators say the owners hered the animals. julie carey has more. >> reporter: fairfax county animal control officers say they lost count at 69 cats when they entered this home to report of possible animal hering. they brought out cage after cage containing cats of every size and color. the home was the headquarters for a rescue adoption group called kitty caregivers. but now code enforcement officials declare the house uninhabitable. >> condit

. >>> tributes are pouring in this morning for leslie nielsen. the canadian-born actor got his start in serious films, but he is best known for the "naked gun" series. >> nielsen was cast against type in the "airplane" movie from that came "his memorable mind" "i'm serious" and "don't call me shirley." >>> gusty winds, isolated tornadoes and heavy rain in houston, new orleans, little rock, jackson, mississippi. meanwhile, 6 inches of snow in the dakotas and cascades. snow showers in the rockies and rain in the pacific northwest. >> 45 in seattle, 27 in boise, 30 in salt lake city. 39 in minneapolis. 40s from omaha to detroit. 40s also from boston atlanta. miami up to 83. 78 in new orleans, 68 in dallas. >>> and when we come back on this monday mo it it is cybermonday. what kind of a start is the holiday shopping season off to jt answer in your business news straight ahead. >>> and san diego puts it to peyton manning and the colts. that and the rest of your nfl highlights are coming up as well. >>> and time now for a check of market activity start

where his wife leslie johnson, @%o was just elected to a seat on city council. called her husband asking him what she should do about the cash in the basement. jack johnson replies, put it in your bra and walk out or something. i don't know what to do. leslie then asked her husband what to do about a $100,000 check he allegedly received from a developer. leslie asked. do you want me to flush it down the toilet? jack johnson replies, yes, flush that. moments later fbi agents enter the home and meet leslie johnson at the door. arrest her. and recover more than $79,000 from her underwear. jack johnson is also arrested. the couple now faces several charges from tampering with a witness and evidence to aiding and abeting. >> the affidavit reveals that today's law enforcement investigation is the tip of an what i mean by that. is that it is part of a broader ongoing corruption investigatio3 by the fbi and irs here in prince george's county. >> arrest comes at the end of johnson's tenure as county executive, a post he has held since 2002. prior to that, johnson served

brown leaves it for leslie. just barely over the rest of the dunk. that works. the patriots lose 78-65. you know there is nothing like the high school playoff. for most kids it's the last time they will ever wear a football iform. last night two montgomery powers tried to get one step closer. quince orchard and damascu remember these days when it di't matter you root for your boys to get it in the end zone, second quarter no score hand off to marco. damascus on top. fraser up top to brandon phelps. how about a 64 yard touch. 33-14 is the final. damascus beats quince orchard. that's your morning sports. i'm dan hellie. everybody have a great weekend. >>> good game. hakim talked to two coaches on air. they are friend. worked together in the past. the winner had to take the loser to ruth chris. >> like that. >> this morning a massachutts man can thank his airbag for saving his life. >> but it didn't necessarily keep him from getting hurt in a crash. richard silvia was eating raisins of all things. he choked on one and passed out. he smashed his truck into another c

what about leslie johnson. she is an incoming member of the county council. what is her background. >> they met in law school at howard university. they met and fell in love there. she is an attorney. she had a 27 year career with the government of the district of columbia holding several executive positions, using her legal training and rising to administrative law judge in d.c. alj is not -- it's sort of a judge. you are a hearing officer and you decide cases put in front of you, minor cases, not criminal cases when there is a dispute among city residents. she was technically an administrative law judge and an attorney. one might think that should she be r jack johnson be convicted, an attorney and former prosecutor, judges may not be very lenient. they should have known better. again, he says he's innocent and these are charges. we are a long way from a trial. >> one thing we can agree, their legal background will come in handy for them. john henrehan live in the newsroom. thank you. >>> johnson's opponents are not wasting time chiming here. here is a stat

>>> and for instance george's county executive jack johnson is reacting to his arrest and his wife lesli. >> federal agents raided his home and office and then they took the couple into custody today. >> let me say that i'm innocent of these charges and i just can't wait for the facts to come out. and when they come out, i am absolutely convinced that i'm going to be -- we will be vindicated. i know the facts. and they will be revealed in a manner consistent with what i know to be the truth. >> well, tonight the truth is the outgoing executive and his wife, a newly elected council member, are facing some very serious charges. and for that we turn to andrea mccarren. >> reporter: derek and anita, this 10 -page affidavit details the government's case against the johnsons. they are charged with tampering with a witness and evidence and destruction of records in a federal investigation. each carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. >> prince george's county executive jack johnson and his wife council women elect lesli johnson looked exhausted as they stood before a federal ju

leslie johnson is accused of hiding $80,000 in her underwear. earlier today a plumber was called to the residence saying he was here to dismantle toilets. leslie johnson is alleged to have tried to flush down a $1000 check down the drain. investigators could be inside scouring the house. johnson was returned to the home and finally was led away in handcuffs about 1:00 p.m. in the afternoon just after his wife had been taken away. >> they are our neighbors. they scrus got arrested. i'm just like what happened? >> reporter: i'm bruce leshan at the prince george's county administration building in upper marlboro where federal agents have just wrapped up their search of jack johnson, the county executive's offices upstairs here on fifth floor. >> i'm sorry, you have to go back downstairs. you can't be up here. >> reporter: we don't have any idea what they found and it may be some time before we find out. but law enforcement officials did issue a clear warning to other people in the county who might be involved in what they call a pay to play scheme.

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bruce leshan has that part of the story. >> reporter: yes, lesli they have lesli, they have been here trying to build the case. the cars of the forget agents are still on either side of the county administration building and we have no idea when they are going to come down. >> i'm sorry, you have to go back downstairs. you cannot be upstairs. >> reporter: prince george's county police officers stopped us at the door of the executive suite of offices. inside, county officials insist work continues. employees are still conducting the county's business even as federal agents go through the executive's papers and computers. in jack johnson's eight years as county executive there have been numerous allegations of shakedowns. earlier this year a prince george's county developer sued alleging johnson and his allies demanded what amounted to bribes in exchange for a million dollars county lease for a new complex. but law enforcement sources tell us that the allegations that led them to lead he and his wife off in handcuffs involve another development. this one a massive project near the green

this after federal agents arrested him and his wife leslie. they are accused of destroying evidence in a political corruption investigation even flushing a $100,000 check down the toilet. an affidavit also says johnson told his wife to stuff $80,000 in cash in his underwear. yesterday's arrest at their mitcllville home came after a five-year probe into kickbacks and bribes. real estate developers regarly played government officials for official actions. after leaving u.s. district court last night, johnson said time will tell what really happened. >> i am innocent of these charges and i just can't wait for the facts to come out and when they come out, i am absolutely convinced that i'm going to be -- we will be ndicated. >> federal investigators say the arrests come after tapping the phones of johnson's cell phone. johnson will stay on as county executive for remaining three weeks of his term and will wear a monitored bracelet. johnson and his wife are due back in court next month. >>> prince george's cnty government officials have a plan john

lesli? >> boy, that is an incredible twist in an incredible case. bruce, when is sentencing and how much time in prison is gaundique facing? >> reporter: yeah, sentencing is slated for february 11. gaundique could face 30 years to life in prison without the possibility of parole. we have not heard from the defense attorneys, and we don't know at this point whether they plan to appeal. >>> all right. bruce leshan reporting. thank you. >>> and after three-and-a-half days of secret deliberations, some jurors broke their silence today just moments after delivering their guilty verdict. we continue our team coverage with delia goncalves outside the courthouse. delia, you talked about what jurors looked at in terms of evidence that helped them make their decision. >> reporter: yeah, the jurors that came out, there were about a half dozen jurors who came out. three approached the microphone and spoke directly to reporters about their experience, and calling it really a grueling deliberation. they d

leslie johnson repeat lid asked where's the check. he said it is in the drawer in the bedroom. this seems to go with what you were talking about there and the fact a plumber was brought to the house. i know the information is just coming out. do you have any other information you heard in court? >> not in the court. i will tell you that attorneys for jack and leslie johnson asked the criminal complaint would not be read allowed in court. their youngest son was in court with them. but in terms of any other information we are not sure. i will tell you that people have been talking about, you know, this being something that was hanging over the county, long-standing allegations that this kind of thing might be going on, money for jobs or for deals for contracts. something never proven and still not proven. however, just a matter of weeks before jack johnson was to end his 18-year career here in prince georges county and a matter of weeks before his wife was to begin hers on the prince georges county council. the two are under arrest, charged with federal crimes for allegedly tampe

look, leslie. >> that's debatable. it's so fallacious it hurts my ear lobe. the taxes were $4 billion more or a trillion dollars -- i don't know. they were much higher than they are under president obama. the government took in more money under bush than under obama because the economy was better. the better the economy is, the more revenue goes into washington. so, come on. i mean, you know, he says we can't afford it. and if the economy -- it's going to be worse, leslie, you know that. >> if they are going to give credits to tax credits to the rich, specifically and the rich can guarantee they are not going to buy turkish bonds, bill, i would be for it that's not what happened. the money was either pocketed, put into investments overseas such as turkish bonds if you have seen that market. when you look at. >> bill: turkish bonds? >> when you see what's happened in america they need to be able to employ people to stimulate the economy and purchase more goods. >> bill: keeping the tax rates for the same if they don't spend any money doesn't help, i got it all

leslie sanchez, do you first. how much of an effect is all that money going to have on this campaign? >> i think it's going to raise a tremendous amount of buzz, certainly media interest. with the advent of social media and a lot of those ads have become viral, they're seen by a lot more people. it creates an area kind of a collective area of people who are in tune to those particular candidates. to that extent i think they have an influence but money has been part of campaigns. this is not new. it's not so over top as one would think based on the media coverage. >> woodruff: karen finney, not new and not over the top? >> you know, i'm going to have to respectfully disagree. i think one of the big stories coming out of this election actually will be as we learn more about... when reports actually come out, how much money really was spent by outside groups. it's important to remember part of what the citizens united case changed was the way that money could be spent. previously, as you all will recall, it was issue

you will see a picture here, his wife leslie. we are told that the two charges are involved. one is witness tampering and the other is destruction of evidence. the affidavit just released to delete -- detailing the case, it includes allegations that johnson received $100,000 from a developer in 2007 in return for his help as kenneth executive in getting federal funding for that developer's project. -- his help in getting executive -- his help as county executive in getting federal funding for that developer's project. a payment to $15,000 to johnson was interrupted. there was a conversation that agents say that jack johnson had with his wife leslie in which he instructed her -- and personal, asking where is the check? where is the check? then he instructed her to take the cash or there was cash down in the basement. i am just reading through this. johnson replied, "tear up the check." leslie johnson then replied, " fbi, jack. do you want me to flush it down the toilet?" the affidavit concludes that the jack johnson then told leslie johnson to put the cash in her underwear. le

leslie nielsen is dead from complications from pneumonia in florida. he was 84. he is best known for the roles in comedies including airplane, but his career started on a different note. on today in the east bay, we take a look back. >> goofball comedy was leslie nielsen's specialty. >> it's happening! you will never take me alive! >> playing a nit wit cop or any number of films that followed, leslie nielsen loved playing the clueless bumbler. >> great fun to watch. i laugh at things i do in the film. i like the dumb looks. >> for the first half of his career, he was almost exclusively a dramatic actor. the canadian's role came with the sci-fi classic forbidden planet and among his 200 acting credits, the ill-fated captain in the 1972 disaster film the poseidon adventure. airplane changed everything for leslie nielsen. >> can you fly this plane and land it? >> surely you can't be serious. >> i am serious and don't call me shirley. >> a new career path was born. the naked gun capitalized on his bed pan humor to play a nit wit cop. >> the most wonderful thing that

the great leslie nielsen was 84 years old. >>> we'll take one last break here tonight. when we come back, what the average american can learn about struggle from a member of the british royal family. >>> the list of names is long and surprising. joe biden, julia roberts, jimmy stewart, carly simon, james earl jones. they all have one thing in common, they stuttered. as impediments go, it can be crippling. but it can also be fixed. it's the subject of a new film called "the king's speech." it's already an academy award favorite. it's about the real-life king of england who needed to speak to his people and overcome his own stutter. our report from nbc's lee cowan. >> reporter: in hollywood, screen writers make a living by writing words for others to speak. a perfect career for david siedler, a man once terrified of speaking himself. >> a childhood of stuttering is something that no sane person would choose. >> reporter: it was crippling. >> you live in dread, in absolute dread. >> reporter: but it is that dread that makes his latest screenplay, "the king's speech," so re

. >> it comes days after authoritiesarrested jackson and his wife leslie. tracee wilkins was there when the arrest went down on friday. she joins us live from hnson's house this morning. tracee, good morning. >> good morning, joe. the house is still dark. he does have three weeks left. he said he would be returning to work this morning. the window on the first floor of the county executive's home is still probroken. today that's what we expechim to do. johnson and his wife leslie returned home fray night after the two were charged with accepting kickbacks and prescribes in exchange for favorable treatment. johnson and his wife leslie, a newly elected county council member were taken into custody friday afternoon. fbi and irs agents then stayed inside their home for several hours leaving with boxes of evidence containing recordsnd also clothing. federaofficials say johnson's arrest may not be their last in this investigation. >> our message is clear. if you have information regarding a pay to play scheme in this county or in this state, it is far better for

then leslie is saying, they're saying fbi, jack. do you want me to put it down the toilet? and he said yes. flush that. now, the fbi believed that they were referring to a $100,000 check that a developer had written to the county executive. at this point, in the conversation, he tells her to put the cash into her underwear. and she says, quote, i have it in my bra. now, the fbi, once they got into the home, found and seized more than $79,000 in cash from inside mrs. johnson's bra. and now, they are still in court behind me. they are being processed. and alex, they will be released tonight on their own recognizance. but the county executive will be wearing a home monitoring device to be monitored. >> thank you very much, kelly. and the charges are very serious. they carry a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison. jack johnson is finishing up an eight-year term here in prince george's county. his wife was just elected to the county council. denise, back to you. >> thank you very much. alex and kelly. a short time ago, governor o'malley released this statement, and i quot

how leslie nielsen i >>> surely -- he will be missed. the academy award winning actor who hated be called shirley has died. unlisted" tonight we remember an ,, people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capital one bank. with interest plus savings, go to capitalone.com!!!!! what's in your wallet? tonight we remember an actor whose off- the-wall sense of humor kept audiences laughing for decades. today leslie nielson died from complications ia at a hospital >>> tonight, we remember an actors who senseomp humor kept audience laughing for decades. today, leslie nielsen died because of pneumonia complication. he started as a serious actor, but that changed in 1980 with "airplane." he was 84-year-old. >>> wikileaks has done it again. they posted hundreds of thousands

his wife, leslie, concealed her face from cameras, with a coat. the two are accused -- >> these investigations include allegations that investigators have been paying off people in return for actions. >> an affidavit filed in court alleges f.b.i. agents have been monitoring their movements through wire taps and other movements as far back as 2007. investigations including payments to johnson for $1,000 in one instance and $5,000 in another. today agents allegedly interrupted a $15,000 payoff. >> jack johnson was allowed to leave that interview and then made a series of telephone calls to his wife. >> those calls include johnson instructing his wife to destroy a $100,000 check. >> leslie johnson asks, do you want me to put it down the toilet? and johnson plizz, yes, flush that. the tape alleges he told his wife to put the money in her underwear, and she said, i have it in my bra. >> u.s. attorney rod rosenstein said today, the allegations are an ongoing investigation into corruption in prince george's county. >> we still have several people to inte

terry mccarthy, cbs news, portland. >>> actor leslie nielsen has died. he passed away sunday from complications from pneumonia. this morning he is remembered as a serious actor who became famous for his bumbling comedic roles. >> can you fully this plane and land it? >> surely, you can't be serious. >> i am serious and don't call me shirley. >> airplane" turned him into a comic star followed by his recurring role as the accident-prone detective in the "naked gun" comedies. in an interview in 1991, he said he never worried about being remembered for those wacky comedies. >> what is it somebody said about an adult is a deteriorated child. i'm not too sure that that's not 100% accurate. you know, i want to go back and find out, make an ally or find that little fellow that had to give himself up so long ago and become an unreal adult. >> nielsen came to hollywood in the 1950s after performing in live television. leslie nielsen was 84 years old. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia edged up this morning. ashley morrison is in new york with much more on

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leslie sanchez, karen finney. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> lehrer: again to mark shields and david brooks. okay, mark, do you think picking up on what karen and leslie said that if the result goes the way it's projected to go republicans win the house, a narrow margin but it stays democratic in the senate and barack obama is still the president of the united states. are these people going to work together? >> jim, 80% of people, voters want two parties, both branches of government, congress and the executive to work closer together. >> lehrer: every poll shows that. liberals, conservatives, republicans, demate karats, independents, mostly independents. >> the wall street journal/nbc poll asked a wonderful. request it came down to you for a choice inour vote this year between somebody who will make compromises in order to achieve consensus to pass legislation or somebody who will stand his positions and refuse to make a compromise even if no consensus can be forged, no policy can be achieved, which would you vote for? by 73 to 21, better than 3 to 1, tea party voters said they wante