BLITZER: Guilty on 20 of 21 counts. That's just coming in here to CNN. Courtesy of our affiliate WDSU. WDSU in New Orleans, in Louisiana. Ray Nagin, the former mayor of New Orleans, guilty of 20 of 21 counts, found guilty by a jury just moments ago. The trial involved prosecutors claiming that Nagin had taken bribes worth half a million dollars both before Katrina and after Katrina. A lot of us became familiar with Ray Nagin during the whole Katrina story, a horrible story. We interviewed him clearly many times. He was in charge of New Orleans during Katrina, before, during, and after. Since then, there was a 21-count criminal charge leveled against Ray Nagin. The jurors deliberating since Monday for about three hours continuing yesterday and today they have now reached a verdict: guilty on 20 of 21 counts taking bribes worth more than $500,000. We're going to have much more on this coming up throughout the day. That's it for me. Thanks very much for watching. See you at 5 p.m. Eastern in "THE SITUATION ROOM." NEWSROOM continues right now with Don Lemon.
Ray Nagin Found Guilty by Jury