:The Politician:: Bombshell Book On John and Elizabeth Edwards

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Event Date(s): 01/27/2010 | Event Location(s): Johnston, Iowa;Washington, DC;Chapel Hill, North Carolina;California; | Description: The book written by former presidential candidate John Edwards' former personal aide Andrew Young comes out soon, and is full of tawdry details about sex, betrayal and countless lies, including details on Edwards' affair with his campaign videographer Rielle Hunter, Edwards fathering her child, the cover up, and is critical of his wife Elizabeth Edwards' behavior during the campaign. NBC's Lisa Myers reports live on-camera in the newsroom in Washington, DC. 09:05:37 (EJ=3:58) STILL: Photo of then-Democratic Presidential candidate John Edwards and his campaign videographer (and eventual mistress) Rielle Hunter. GFX: Graphics of various tabloid headlines on Edwards' affair with Hunter. INT CU: Panning shot of copies of"The Politician." EXT DAY MS: Edwards' former personal aide (and"The Politician" author) Andrew Young walks. INT PLANE MS: Edwards holds up handwritten speech in campaign airplane flirting with Hunter (unseen). STILL: Photo of Young. STILL: Photo of Hunter and Edwards. STILL: Aerial photo of the Edwards' home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. GFX: Insert still of Young. GFX: Graphic of"The Politician." GFX: Supers"Rielle talked about living in the mansion once Mrs. Edwards was out of the way." STILL: Photo of Hunter operating a video camera. INT CU: Copies of"The Politician." GFX: Insert photos of Edward and of Hunter. INT MS: In interview, North Carolina columnist Hal Crowther says,"It just gets thicker, uglier, and more evil." GFX: Photo of Edwards and insert super"LOVE LIPS." GFX: Photo of Hunter and super"A Crazy ____". EXT DAY MS: Hunter walks down steps with others as she carries her and Edwards' baby son Quinn. STILL: Photo of pregnant Hunter. GFX: Insert still of Young. GFX: Graphic of"The Politician." GFX: Supers"some kind of golden child, the reincarnated spirit of a Buddhist monk who was going to help save the world." INT JOHNSTON, IOWA 2007-12-13 HIGH WS: Then-Democratic presidential candidates on-stage waving to the audience during candidate debate. MS: Tight shot revealing candidates Edwards, Barack Obama, Bill Richards, and Hillary Clinton. EXT DAY MS: Edwards steps off of a campaign bus. STILL: Photo of Edwards and Young. STILL: Close up photo of Edwards' wife Elizabeth Edwards. GFX: Insert still of Young. GFX: Graphic of"The Politician." GFX: Supers"I know you're mad at (Elizabeth), Andrew, but I love her. I can't let her die knowing this." INT JOHNSTON 2007-12-13 MS: During the debate, Edwards says,"We can make absolutely certain, starting here in Iowa that we make this country better than we left it. Uh, leave it better than we started." (laughter) The moderator says,"We all knew what you meant." Edwards says,"I thought you did." GFX: Graphic of National Enquirer headline on Hunter's pregnancy and graphic excerpt"Woman linked to senator - PREGNANT& living in N.C." GFX: Insert still of Young. STILL: Photo of Hunter and Quinn. INT MS: In interview, Crowther says, Seems to most of us to be such a spectacular, vile thing to do, to take your friend, who's married and have him confess to impregnating your mistress. It's almost unbelievable." EXT DAY CALIFORNIA WS: Homes built along the beach. GFX: Insert photo of Edwards and Young. GFX: Insert photo of Hunter and Quinn. EXT DAY CALIFORNIA WS: Mansion seen. GFX: Insert still of Young. GFX: Graphic of"The Politician." GFX: Supers"John Edwards and a naked pregnant woman, photographed from the navel down, engaged in a sexual encounter." EXT DAY CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA MS: Edwards and Elizabeth walk up to a tree for a press conference. MS: Elizabeth speaks (no audio). MS: Edwards says,"The biopsy showed that the cancer had returned, it was malignant." MS: Edwards and Elizabeth hug and talk (no audio). GFX: Insert still of Young. GFX: Graphic of"The Politician." GFX: Supers"Within days, they agreed that this diagnosis would generate positive publicity after frustrating months when the press ignored him. They actually believed the cancer would give the senator's poll numbers a boost." INT MS: Elizabeth speaks. MS: Zoom in to Elizabeth seated at a table. BRIEF CUTS: Close up shots of Elizabeth. GFX: Insert still of Elizabeth. GFX: Supers"Contains many falsehoods and exaggerations... the allegation that she sought to politicize her cancer is unconscionable, hurtful and patently false." EXT DAY MS: Young walks. INT MS: In interview, Elizabeth (partial VO) says,"You can stop people from saying what they will. I think it's frankly, if I had one word to describe it, I'd say that it's sad." Myers reports and closes live on-camera. (No signoff.)