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rob blagojevich is favoring victory this morning. jurors convicted the former illinois governor on only one of 24 counts in his corruption trial. prosecutors are promising to try him again. john hendron has the details. >> it was a colossal setback for prosecutors, one that left former governor rob blagojevich largely in the clear and wholly defiant. >> perhaps maybe the biggest lesson i learned is that i talk too much. >> on 23 counts no conviction, plus trying to sell president obama's senate seat. >> it would make lincoln roll over in his grave. >> there was a conviction on the 24th charge lying to the f.b.i. >> every charge except for one they could not prove that i did anything wrong, that i did break any laws. >> that despite more than 100 wiretaps like this one. >> i've got this thing. and it's (bleep) golden. and i'm just not givin' it up (bleep) nothin'. >> 11 jurors wanted to convict blagojevich of extortion and robbery but there was a lone holdout. >> we listened to the phone call and she would say that supports the guilt

former illinois governor rob blagojevich says he plans to appeal after being convicted on one count. he was von vote shy of being found guilty of trying to sell president obama old senate seat. sandra has this report. >> reporter: good morning. 24 counts, 14 days, the jury found former governor rob blagojevich guilty on one count, but as you mentioned, he says he is still fighting:former illinois governor rob blagojevich was just one vote shy of being found guilty for trying to sell president barack obama's senate seat. out of 24 counts the only charge that stuck, lying to the fbi. >> every charge except for one they could not prove, except for one nebulous charge from five years ago. >> reporter: after 14 days of deliberation the jury could not come to agreement on the more serious charges which could have put the former governor in prison for 20 years or more. instead the maximum penalty he faces for lying is five years in prison, and a $250,000 fine. >> we did everything in our power. you know some people feel that they were you know cheating the taxpayers and wasting the governme

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former illinois governor rob blagojevich is declaring victory after a federal jury deadlocked on all but one of the 24 charges against him in his federal corruption trial. blagojevich was convicted on a single, less serious account of lying to agents. now one jury said they were deadlocked 11 to 1 in favor of convicted blah goy jaw very much on the most explosive count he tried to auction off obama's old senate seat. prosecutors hillary try the case with a new -- will retry the case with a new jury. >> they will be gunned down on the streets and children who can't play in front of their homes in the summertime because they might get gunned down. and we have a prosecutor who is wasted and wants to spend tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to keep persecuting me. >> blagojevich plans to appeal the conviction. >>> dr. laura shaw leashing yes, sir -- slesh shin yes, sir says she is levering. -- leaving. she used the n-word several times when a black woman in an interracial marriage called looking for advice dealing with her white relatives. >> i was trying to make a point to he

. >>> former illinois governor rob blagojevich says he will appeal a jury's verdict today convicting him of lying to federal investigators. the federal jury in chicago found blagojevich guilty of just one of the 24 counts against him. the judge said he'll declare a mistrial on the other 23 counts. prosecutors say they'll ask for a new trial on those counts which include accusations blagojevich tried to sell or trade the senate seat president obama vacated. >>>a chain reaction collision shut down the golden gate bridge foreclose to an hour this morning. sending two people to the hospital and causing a huge traffic backup. the c.h.p. says there were four vehicles involved. just after 9 a.m., the highway patrol says a northbound big rig rear-ended a car just north of the toll plaza. that car then crossed into southbound traffic and struck another vehicle. a fourth vehicle then plowed into those two cars. all of the lanes were blocked. c.h.p. says the two taken to the hospital had minor to moderate injures. >>> after years of stawed movable barrier designed to stop cross over collisions

. >>> jurors in the corruption trial of former i wille governor rob blagojevich sent a note to the judge today suggesting they may be deadlocked on some counts. the note says the jury is looking for guidance if they cannot reach a unanimous decision. the judge sent back a note asking the count their undecided on. lawyers for both sides say the judge would advise the jury to keep working to figure out some consensus. today marks the 11th day of deliberation. >>> the apple ipad is a big hit as we all know, but it's about to get some competition. nbc bay area's business and tech reporter scott will youedman gives us a first look at the new dell tablet. it goes on sale friday. is it worth our money? >> this is the make that i work on. >> reporter: paulina and john know their way around gadgets, so we gave them the new dell streak tablet to see what they thought about its five-inch screen and how it stacks up to the current tablet champion. >> they do the same thing at the same time. >> reporter: the streak, considerably smaller than the ipad, also has a smaller price tag, $300. it has a came

blagojevich. that's after the jury said it's deadlocked only some of the 24 counts against him after eleven days of deliberation. he's accused of trying to sell a u.s. appointment to the senate seat that was vacated when president obama took office. the judge said he needs clarification on the jury's deliberations before he can decide how to move forward. >>> california's budget crisis will not slow down plans to build a new death row. the governor's office announced construction is still scheduled to begin at san quentin this november. and the state will borrow almost $65 million from the state's general fund to help pay for it. state finance experts say borrowing now will save money in the long run by reducing intest payments. but critics say it's foolish to take money from the general fund when california's facing a huge budget deficit. >>> thirteen candidates now in the running for mayor of oakland in the november election. councilwoman juan just one of the local politicians to file her paperw

the verdict is in but rob blagojevich's legal battle is not over. we are going to tell you about the one vote that made all of the difference in the corruption trial of the former governor. >> also look at this. if you don't know what this symbol means you will want to stick around. here is a hint. it is a very important safety warning in your car. >> good morning. traffic is going to be effected here in san francisco's sunset neighborhood by a motorcycle accident involving police. we will tell you more coming up. ..with a bose premium sound system. and an ultra-view sunroof designed to let more summer time in. summer brings out the best in all of us, so now's the perfect time to get behind the wheel of a new cadillac. hurry in for great lease or purchase offers on an all new srx during cadillac's summer's best sales event going on now at your cadillac dealer. >> a motorcycle officer hit a pedestrian on brotherhood way. one of the eastbound lanes is blocked coming away from the lake toward the neighborhood. right now there is not a big traffic jam.

plus, the "today" show, then the daily show and now the rob blagojevich show. coming up, we're going to hear more from him and what's behind this new high visibility campaign. >>> plus, a sign of the times in the new movie "the switch." jennifer aniston's character decides to become a single mom and have a child without being in a relationship. >> the movie certainly has people talking. we'll take a look at why more women are making a similar choice. >>> but first, more troubling signs in this tough economy. nbc's john yang has our story. >> reporter: vicki hasn't had a full time job in nearly three years. after burning through her savings, she took the steps she hoped to avoid. she raided her 401(k) retirement account to pay the taxes on her house. >> it was that day when i had to make that decision that it had to come out that i cried. and then i could cry right now thinking about it. >> reporter: a painful step more americans are taking. according to fidelity, the number of people dipping into their 401(k)s is on the rise. the top reasons, avoiding eviction

blagojevich. the jury said it's deadlocked on some of the 24 counts against him after 11 days of deliberation. he's accused of trying to sell an appointment to the u.s. senate seat that was vacated when president obama took office. the judge says he needs clarification on the jury's deliberations before he decides how to move forward. >>> california's budget crisis will not slow down plans to build a new death row. the governor's office announced construction is still scheduled to begin at san consistentin this november. it will borrow nearly $65 million from the state's general fund to help cover the costs. a state finance expert says borrowing money now will save money in the long run by reducing interest payments. but critics say it's foolish to take money from the general fund when california is facing a huge budget deficit. >>> 13 candidates now in the running for mayor of oakland in the november election. [ applause ] she was just one of the local politicians to file her paperwork before yes

this morning federal prosecutors are promising to retry rob blagojevich. he was convicted on a single less serious count of lying to federal agents. one juror said the panel was deadlocked 11-1 in favor of convicting blagojevich on the most explosive counts that he tried to auction off president obama's vacated senate seat. blagojevich says the jury's verdict shows the case has no merit. >> we have police officers who are being gunned down on the streets. we have children who can't play in front of their homes in the summertime because they might get gunned down and we have a prosecutor who has wasted and wants to spend tens of millions of taxpayer money to keep persecuting me. >> blagojevich says he plans to appeal the single conviction. this morning it appears california republicans have denied democrats the chance to get more power in the state legislature. republican blakesly won the vacate central valley state senate seat in yesterday's special election getting nearly 49% of the vote. he beat democratic challenger of santa cruz. a democratic victory w

prosecutors in chicago are promising to retriformer illinois governor rob blagojevich. jurors convicted him on one of 24 counts, failing to reach a verdict on the rest. in chicago this morning, barry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. a lot of posturing today. the prosecution saying it's gearing up for a speedy retrial. blagojevich saying he will appeal that one guilty count. after the courtroom drama, blagojevich was holding court with supporters at his home and labeling his prosecution persecution. >> it's about a government prosecutor out of control and the jury on 96% showed there was nothing. >> reporter: well, not exactly nothing. it was one holdout juror, said to be a female retiree from the chicago suburbs who spared blagojevich from being convicted of trying to sell president obama's old senate seat. >> to me it was obvious we were going to end like this from the beginning basically. >> reporter: in fact, after three weeks of increasingly tense deliberations, 11 jurors were ready to convict blagojevich of a political corruption crime spree. but on

i'm vinita nair. >> i'm rob nelson. >>> former illinois governor rod blagojevich is savoring a court victory this morning. he was found guilty of just one count, and that was lying to a federal agent. >> jurors were deadlocked on the other charges, as chris bury reports. prosecutors want a quick retrial. >> reporter: as he left his home, the ousted governor asked for divine intervention. >> say a prayer for us. >> reporter: during his seven weeks on trial, the ever-chatty blagojevich worked the crowds outside, glad-handing every step of the way. >> thank you so much. >> reporter: but inside the court, jurors heard a crass, profane politician on wire-tapped conversations. scheming, prosecutors said, to sell political favors, including an appointment to barack obama's senate seat. >> i mean, i've got this thing. and it's [ bleep ] golden. and i'm just not giving it up [ bleep ] nothing. >> reporter: but his colorful defense team -- a father and son -- argued their client's only crime was talking too much, that no money or jobs ever changed hands. arguments that swayed at least some jur

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i'm rob nelson. >> i'm vinita nair. >>> the corruption trial of rod blagojevich and his brother have been thrown into confusion. jurors told the judge they are now deadlocked. >> today the judge will try to clarify the situation. paul meincke reports now on the courtroom drama. >> reporter: robert blagojevich would like to know where the jury's said is at but he doesn't. nor does his brother. nor do their attorneys. >> i understood it to be that they're -- they can't reach a -- make a decision. and it seemed like every count was a specific act. and we don't know what it means. the judge doesn't know what it means. >> reporter: for the first time since this case went to the jury 15 days ago, both blagojeviches were summoned to court for the reading of the jury note. when the ex-governor arrived he said, i missed you guys. the note from the jury asks for guidance. it reads in part, in a situation where jurors cannot unanimously agree on given counts what should the next logical step be? we've gone beyond reasonable attempts to reach verdicts. the judge sent a note back that said essent

blagojevich guilty of one count the judge says he intends to declare a mistrial on the counts, including charges he old senate seat for a high-paying job or campaign cash. the count on which blagojevich wasç jury did not convict him on a related allegation that he kept a "firewall" between political campaigns and government work. >> check this strange tornado that was, in camera store and dishes that this video and does this wispy tornado as its tearing through a power line and then also revenue shot apart this is an eastern colorado take a look, usually the tornadoes are not usually this widespread. there is also an other one is called a rope tournedos, check this out it stretches almost horizontally as we follow it. roque fernandez usually form when a twister is dying. but sometimes a tornado keep a roof shape throat. >> time now for some tech news blackberry is doing what it meant to compete with apple's i found our tech reporter gabe slate has details. >> this is blackberries big attempt at a phone that can compare and compete with the iphoneç and android phones. its the coolest,

afterwards the former illinois governor said nothing but the co-defendant and brother rob did talk with reporters. >> i don't know. i don't know. what do you all think? your opinions matter here, too. >> reporter: the brothers are accused of pay-to-play politics and including a charge rod blagojevich tried to profit off of his power to appoint barack obama's replacement to the u.s. senate. earlier in the week, his attorney, sam adams sr., suggested that the lengthy deliberations indicated a hung jury. >> what do i think? i think that -- obviously there's some people for us and some people against us. and we have no idea whether it is 11-1 or 6-6 or what the lineup is. >> reporter: legal analysts, or miller says, even if it is only one juror holding out, that's all it takes. >> don't forget the government needs to convince 12 people of guilt. defense only has to have one juror out there saying listen, i'm not going along with the program. >> reporter: aside from the jury no one is sure what to think at this point. the jurors' note to the judge did not specify which charges are giving the