"i'll just interview myself if mind, bizarre.. evasive answers... from gary giordano.. about the disappearancc of robyn gardner. how heettied to explain... the million dollar insurancc policc he took out on her life. (22:07) "the fllmes ssot out of the handle..." handle..." flames. the models - involved... the part causing the fire... and the big legal battle now being brought onnby homeowners. and.. a police officer.. law.how many áminutesá hh was texting while driving. 3 3-

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3 fiber map for the first time...the prime suspect in the disppearance of a frederick woman is speaking out.gary giordano was releasee from an ruban prissn after being held for four months in connection with the case. case.he was extremely defensive during his appeerance on "good morning america", thursday.he says he had nothing to do ith robyn garnder's disappearance and presumed eath.giordano is the only suspect in her august 2nd disappearance in aruba..e reeused to answer any ddtails garnder the day she disappeared...but he id comment on thh 1 point 5 million dollar insurance policy he had on gardner and himself for the trip. "i have children and a large house, if i go traveling, andd disappear, i wanttthem to be co" giordano needs to be careful about what hh says from now on privately and publlcly... because any inconsistencies

cannbe used as a base for charges. a major charge against the ehrlich... is dropped. dropped.thursday, the judde dropped the " obstruction oo justice" charge against paul schurick.he stilllfaces 4 charges connecteddto those robo calls made on election was sent to more than 100-thousand voters...and &pclaimed goverror o'malley already on last year's gubernatorial election beforr polls closed.former governor bob ehrlich.. who ended up losing the electtin... took the sttnd in schurick's defenss yesteeday.schurick's attorney's say the roboball was protected by the first amendement. (janey) "if you carried some of the state's aagument to its pogical conclusion, thh state proescutor could proseccte a blogger who said exactly the saae thing on his own blog." blog."the message did not include an authority line... who paid for the call.iscllse prosecutors say the calls weren't just a dirty trick.. but it's against the law.

new details are released about what exactlyyhappened between clerk of court ... frank conaway...and internet blogger, adam meister... during an ltercation. &paltercation.according to the police repprt..back oo novvmber 21st...police noticed the two arguinn in front of conaway's house... on hilton and liberty heights avenue. that's when police sayymeister &pconaway reeealed a tan hooster... holding a gun. 3 would comeeto my houseman - &phousefrank conaway sr is a public official an elelcted year...he should be able to a take criticism in a public spac. space....conaway denies he had a gun. meister could not be &preached for comment on thh report. 3 3 maker of a popular line of dishwashers is slapped wwth a mulli-million dollar lawsuit. lawsuit. we first told you about this story back in june after peveeal customers complained

their kitchenaid dishhashers had caaght ire.. now, the whirlpool corporation which makes the appliances is facing a class action lawsuit that blames a defecttin the washer's control panel for the fires. soofar, at least four hundred coosumers have comppainee.... some of them have seen flames shooting out of the appliance. 3 (11:51) "you could see where components on the circuit board, the wire connectors and components were melting and there as burnt material...." material...." (16:15) "if this was a wooden countertop, then there's potential for a significant fir" models of both kitchenaid and kenmore dishwashers re believed to be affected. whirlpool ays its launched an investiggtion. 3 an atttrney forrjerry sandusky says as of now... no plea deal haa been discussed with his cli.

client.sandusky... a former assistant coach for penn state football... is facing 40 sex abuse charges... rom at leass 8 boys he met through the ""ecood mill" foundation. sandusky claims... he's innncent. "the bottom line remains is &pmaintained his innocence from the outset of theefirstt allegation and he continues to maintain his innocence. now, again what happens with aay additionnl charges which may be filed but as of yet, haven'ttremains to be seen." p sandusky's attorney says his client is still friends with 3 or 4 of he allegeddvictims... and that former coach. meanwhile... one of the men &pwho cllims he was sexually abused by former syracuse university basketball coach in court thhrsday.theealleeed victim... zach tomaselli... is accused of being a molester himself.he's charged with ssxually assaultiig a 13- year-old boy.his attorney is fighting to get an interview tomaselli gave to police... claiming the ssatements were

invvluntary... and that the detective misquoted the law. district attorney conccded - that he misstated the law on compulsion. so it's our argument, any statemeett that mr. tomaselli made subsequeet to that point were nott voluntary, but were the esult of police coercion. tomaselli mainttins he's innncent.as for former ssracuse coach bernie fine... he's also maintaining his innocence... after being firrd from the jobb &pdon't underestimate the power of the santa ana winds.as bill caiaccii explains... they were strong enough to tear apartt homes in southern california... shut down ski resorts in colorado... and topple trucks in utah. utah. (nats oo chainsaw)this is what's left behind from a windstorm that nearly knocked people off their feet yesterdayy"it's insane. it'' like a post-apocalyptic war zone or something."southern cclifornia was hit hardest. winds there packed the power of a hurricane.and thht's exactly what some ssy they

to bed. it was about of a suddee, bam!"treee that - toppled over took power lines with them, knocking ut electricity to thousands.that shut down for the day.it was a similar story in states aaross the southwest, incllding utah -- where even big rigs couldn't stand up to the winds. "trucks and trailers my size road. and, of course, semis e tipped over. and motion sickness,,lots of motion sickness." (nats of wind) ....adding to the region's problems is the fire threat -- which is high because of the winds and dry conditions.i'm bill caiaacii, reporting. crews are working to ressore power across the reggon, but in california's hard-hit san fernando vaaley it may take up to another day.los angeles county has declared a state of emergency. the baltimore running festival brought big bucks to the

city... and state.the annual festival pulled in about 30 million dollars.a record 25- thousand runners took part in the ffstival...which iicludes... a marathonn. halff marathon and 5-k.over the past 10 years... it's become one of the biggess events in maryland. let there be light! light!nats hundreds gathered for the pighting of the washington mooument.this marks the 40th year... for the holiday event... in mount vernoo. former ravens great....matt stover presided... over this year's festivities. "it's exciting to be here to community coming together." the morgan tate university choii was ne of the groups who performeddsanta claus even made an appearance...and later listened to the christmas wishes of children....attthe nearby maryland historical society. every child should have a christmas and this morning we are trying to mmkk ttat happen... but e need your

help.it's our toys for tots rrll call.megan gilliland is live outside our studios waiiing for you. good morning patrice,ad lib... lib... 3 --just stop by our studios at 2000 west 41st streee, baltimore 21211 unwrapped gift is today 6 to 10 a-m--you'll l get to help every child in merry chhistmas.. and meet the morning crew too 3 it's friday and that means it's your turn to sound off on

our facebook page aaout anything you ant. want.let us know what's on your mind-- and your response could air in our "facebook feedback" segment. segment.juss go to facebook dot com slash foxbaltimooe tt become a fan and join thh conversation. 3&cominggup on the earlyy edition... chilling newwaudio is released...connerning that deadly stage collapse at the indiana state fair. fair.the stage hhs collapsed. (inaadible) ...i'm calling a mass casualty. casualty.but could it all have been prevented? what police knew beforr the tragedy hit.

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3 33 3 stiil to come... startling audio is released of the indiana state fairrstage collap. coolapse...can yoo estimate total quantity f patients?a lot. do you think we neee to start more than five units?abso. absolutely.find out exactly

whht authorities knew... just momenns before the fatal collapse happpned.that's next. next.and later...more cars drove off the lot ii oveeber. find out how well áu-sá automakerssare doing... in liiht of recent financial 3roubles..- ((break 2)) 3

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the tragic indiana state fair stage ccllapse in august.the chilling emergency radio calll for help and behind the scenes detaals are now ublic.sandra chapman explainsswhat police knew before the tragedy hit. --reporter pkg-as follows -- about 30 minuues or less before weather comes in.for awaiting the storms arrival fair. they say so an exclussve obtained by 13 invessigates capturing marion county dispatch communications with emergency reeponders. the warnings begannat 8:38 pm, five minutes before the collapse. all units, all units, severe thunderstorm warnings at 9:45 for marion county. use your best judgment, find shelterrwhen needed. two minutes later, a voice of concern, thousands of

people were still awaiting the that's when we hear the call inquiring whether fans had been moved to safety. go ahead.have they released fann from the grandstandd yet?i have no information on that i will check and advise. three minutes later, a lone radio call of sheer panic.the sttge has collapsed. (inaudible) ...i'mmcalling a mass casualty. that was at 8:40pm. seconds 3 later, reports of theehuman toll began triccling in . some trapped, others going into shock. those critically injured were code rees, the walking wounded were greens and ellows. the dead, taggedd in black.multiple reds, multiple reds, unknown bbacks. i need everything toothe grandstand..i've got at least

one with a head injury. at 8:48 with heavy rain and more wind expected, a scraable tt evacuate. unknown type f weather. we may need to expedite evacuating the rest &pof the major ggandstands. police on evacuations at this time. and then the firstt descriptions of the chaotic neee for heep in a hurry. situation is this, the stage framework and the speakers have collapsed onto the rows of chairs just in front. can you estimate total quantity of patients?a lot. do you think we need to start more than fiveeunits?aasolutely.i've got one behhnd the stage, black tag done. the first reported fatality, just 11 minutes -----end-----cnnnscript----- straaght ahead... a disturbinn fight..caught on camera. getting involved in this altercation between a

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stocks sputtered thursday, following wednesday's huge gains.the dow fell 25 points. the s&p 500 dropped tto points, but the nasdaq posted aamodest gaii. the unemployment rollerrcoaster riie conttnues...first-time jobless claims ticked back up over the key 400-thoussnd mark last week, an increase of 6- thousand from the previous week.that's the highest level in a month.holiday shopping has gotten off to a stronn start...according to a thomsoo reuters index, leading retailers reporttd sales rose more ttan thrre percent last be bargain hunting. but some big-name stores, incllding targgt, j-c penney, kohl's and gap, reported disappointing sales.november mmyyhave been the best month for u-s auto sales since august 2009, when the government was offering

its "cass for clunkers" program.general motors ssys its sales rose 7% compared to a year earlier. sales rose 13- percent at ford, and chrysler saw aa uge 45-percent increase. televiiion ownership is on the decline.according to nielson, the number of u-s homes with a ttv will drop between this year and next.nielsoo is expecting just a one-percent decline, but it will be the first ip in t-v ownershippin are watching more t-v than ever. for bbsiness brief, i'm shelby lin.-----end----- cnn.script----- coming up... republican presidential hoppful herman cain could be in the dog house and out of the presidential race.find out what he ádidn'tá teel his wife....concerning new allegations he had an affair with another womaa. woomn. america is witnessing several

european states economically collappe. we can vividly see the roadmap for failure. yyt, thhre are who insist on taking &pthis same route. the nationa debt was bush left office. itts more than $15 trillion nearly 10 years. all 535 memberr of congress claim to budget. yet, we havvn't seee one in years. in august, congress voted tooraise the debt spending in return. it didn't. last mmnth congress gave up trying years. ust think of it. conggess will spend nearly $100trillion it next decade. but it can'tt trim that total by 1.5 trillion. those should be haaging fruit. and this is becauue democrats wildlyy republicanssmildly overspend. both parriessspend way too much. maybe it's because voters keep sending them back to dc.washington politicians spend money like drunken sailors. but there's a difference. money. and they stop when it runs out. this will only end when amerrcan voters starve potomac. and cleaanout all of washington. foo more on this story headlines dot net. and follow us twitter and facebook. i'm mark hyman

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