gas prices on the rise... and a proposed gas tax to make that price even higher.. the tate law that makes it almost impossible to find a deal at the pump. singing nats nats and... backstreet's back!your chance to win tickets to see nick carter live in concert átonightá.. and how you could meet the former boy band member. 3 3 today is friday, february 3rd. today is friday, today is friday, february 3rd.

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3 police charge four men with murder in the shooting of a 19- year old man at townson town center.but this morning, detectives are still trying to figure out exactly how the four were connected to tte vict. victii.megan gilliland is live from the mall where the shots out.good morning paarice,right now detectives don't know how the suspects knew the thh shooting that happened here was not random. random.police say 19 year old tyrone chester brown fatally shot 19 year old rodney pridget in december at the

surveillance video shows fran williams... jermell brandon and william ward communncating following the victim through the maal.pridget was found lying on a sidewalk outside nordstrom with multiple gunshot wounds.he was pronounced dead at the scene. (49:52)we hould note this investigation remains open....we do not know why pridget was targeted only that he was targeted they went to him.all four men are charged with first degree murder and pse of a handgun during a felony crime. they're waking up this morning county detention center live in towson, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 3 3 an inmate using facebook ppompts an investigation...

after a surprising allegation. it's a story you're seeing first on fox. fox.it's this image on of it all. charles er johnson, a-k-a, "chucky t"..... seen in his ccll on his profile picture. johnson is an inmate at the baltimore city detention center suspected of using his cell phone to post statuses... ann send messages to witnesses. now... there's a sweep for contraband at the jessup correctional institution with the country's first cell phone sniffing dog &punit. officials say th dogs are part of the state's &pmulti million dollar efforts to keep cell phones and other contraband out of the hands of inmates. 3 "it isn't just the dogs.. we have to have all these components.. technology, intelligence officers.. better stafffng in certain areass.." areas..."experts say cell ppones can not experts say cell certain areas..." areas..."officers.. better staffing in certain areas..." areas..."expprts say cell phones can not only endanger those inside lockups but it can also have grave consequences for those on the outside including witnesses in

criminal cases. 3 there is a legitimate way for imates to use the internet to correspond with the outside world.a convicted murddrer from baltimmre county is taking advantage of it. nicholas browning... who pled guilty to killing his parents and two brothers four years ago.. isslooking for a pen pal oo a website kkown as good prisoner -dot-com. browning and the other prisoners can't access the website directly . they mail correspondence tooan administrator, who charges 30 dollars per account. police hope this clue will help them solve the death of an abandoned baby..n infant the porch of a home in washington d.c. last month. this picture of a multi-colored towel... that the child was wrapped in was ... was just releasedpolice someooe's memory.and help track down the person responsible. 3 should politicians who break the law... still get pensions? penssons?that's the question anne arundel county delegate ron george is aaking lawmakers.

on thursday... he introduued a bill... that would stop crimes while in office... from getting their pension and benefits.george says the bill would close a loophole in currenttlaw... thht allows an individual to still get benefits if they resign first. 24:37 what happened with jack johnson and sheila dixon and others we've had other instances here in anne arundel county with the county councilman and things, wheree um, people realizz this is happening and it's got to stop 2 sponsorss71 votes are needed -- join oor waste watch.if you see government waste... call our hotline at 410-662-1456.you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com. mitt romney is apologizing... for a comment he made on c-n-n. c-n-n."i am not concerned about the very poor we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the very rich, they're doing just fine" fine"critics are outraged... for romney's comment about the

very poor.romney's camp recognized the problem right pway... saying the "pro middle class" message could get lost and distorted by opponents. romney hiiself tried to clean "it was a misstatemmnt. i misspoke. i've said something that is similar to that but quite acceptable for a long time.and, you know when you do i don't know how many thousands of interviews now and then you might get it wrong. and i misspoke." misspoke."romney goes on to say... his focus is on helping the middle class.... aying we have a safety net that protects the poor... and that he wants to keep that safety net trong. 3 it's the hottest ticket in the nation right now: super bowl 46.football fans are converging on indianapolis ahead of the sunday showdown. ninette sosa takes a look at all the excitement. 3 the countdown to kickofffis the new england patriots will take on the new york giants in giants fans...."let's go giantt!"and patriots fans...

"i'm rooting for the patriots." ....have been flocking to the city ahead of the big game. ""ost exciting event that is held in the u.s."both teams have been practicing haad. giants quarterback eli manning says his team should just continue playing the way they've been playing."they just gotta do what they've been doing all season. they don't haae to do anything special. they don't have to try extra hard. you just got to go out there and compete and do your jobb"but that won't be so easy, according to the competition..we're pretty confident too. that's why we're going to show up sunday night and do our best."the spptlight won't just be on the peams.it's also game on for madonna who'll be the half- time act."i have never worked so hard or been so scrupulous or ddtail-oriented or freaked out as much as i have in trying to maintaining my sanity and trying to make the most amazing show for the super bowl."i'm ninette sosa, reporting. the show will go on

before 70-thousann ans at lucas oil stadium...and millions of football fans watching from home. wife is praying for victory.l according to the new york post... gisele bundchen seet out an email to friends and family... asking them to pray for her husband during sunday's bii game.when asked about it... bundchen says it was a private note only sent to close friends and familyy 3 even without the ravens in the super bowl... the parties can still be memoraale. joel d. smith is live in pannon to show us how a celebration there, is promising to beememorable , no matter who you're rooting for. good morning joel d. 3 3

it's friday and that means it's your turn to sound off on anything you want.let us know what's on your mind-- and your response could air in our "facebook feedback" segment. segment.justtgo to facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore to becooe a fan and join the conversation. coming up on the early edition... attacks on washington... and the ppesident. president."a big government fiasco. infused with politics at every leeel. 500 million to solyndra, now bankruut." bankrupt."how these ads aae trying to portray the president... and if they're working on the americcn people. people. [ mom ] hey guys.

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3 3 33 3- he hasn't quit playing games with your heart. heart.singinggnats nats nick carter and the rest of

the backstreet boys took the 90's music scene by storm.now .. nick is back with a solo career... and you have a chance to meet him live in pers. person.he'll be at rams head live this friday february 3rd at 9p-m.tickets are still available.but we wanna get you inside the show for free. ffee.the 10th caller right now at 410-481-4545 wins a pair of tickees to the show. show.all our winners will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a meet and greet with nick carter. 3still to come... she sued áhondaá... and won. the problem she had with the major car company.and how much money she was awarded. awarded."wealthy donors with ties to solyndra givv obama hundreds of thousands of dollar" dollars."but first...these ads are floodinn the airwaves.... attacking the current adminiitration.the message the ads are trying to send... and if americans are believing it. ((bump out)) ((break 2)) 3

3 as the republican presidential candidates battle each other for the nomination, the republican super pac's are declaring war against president obama.jessica yellin tells us.... a new big money president as a dirty politician. politician. --reporter pkg-as follows -- president obama 3

fewer people filld for unemploy. unemployment...but does that mean, the economy's really &pimproving.what the chairman o the federal reserve is saying. saying.and she wasn't happy with her áhondaá... so she sued and won!how much money she was given...and how honda is responding... next. ((break 3)) the word is swapportunity. can i have the definition? swapportunity: the opportunity to swap a higher calorie snack for a yoplait light. can you use it in a sentence? mmm. swapping a 300 calorie donut for this 110 calorie strawberry shortcake is a good swapportunity. that's not a real word. oh haha it's real. [ female announcer ] delicious, creamy, yoplait light. over 30 flavors each around 100 calories. do the swap today. --reporterrpkg-as follows --

stocks were mixed thursday as investors were cautious ahead of friday's big jobs report. the dow, lost 11 points to close at 12, 705.the nasdaq and the s&p 500 finished higher.the fed chief says the u-s economic recovery remains "frustratingly slow".ben bernanke - chairmaa of the committee that europe's debt crisis poses additional challenges to the recovery at home.while the news may be cause for concern, bernanke also told lawmakers the fed will do everything in its power to prevent another slowdown.there are signs of slow-but-steady improvement on the jobs front.first-time

unemployment benefft filings dropped again last week. 367-thousand peeple filed for initial jobless benefits, down 12-thousand from the week before.the goveenment's much-anticipated monthly jobs report is due out friday.a california woman took on a major car manufacturer and won. disappointed with her car's gas mileage, heather peters sued honda.she said she bought her honda civic hybrid because it advertised 50-miles a gallon...but the car failed to deliver. a small claims court judge agreed."it's justice in a very small place but it proves sometimes the little guy wins."peters won almost 10- thousand dollars.honda plans to appeal.for business brief, i'm elizabeth corridan -----end-----cnn.script----- a wealthy florida man legally adopts his giilfriend... as his ádaughter.á ádaughter.áthe legal reasons behind the bizarre move. move.

3 we have a moral obligation to thhs nation to draw line in the sand. we have an obligation to say "no" nothing to stem the profligate, big-government spendiig favored by the democrats. conservatives cannot allow republican lawmakers to softennor defect on the party's fundamental principles; or worse, align with those who are diametrically opposed to everything the gop stands for: free enterprise, reasonable taxes, limited government and tort reform. yes, tort reform and here's why. ignoring

tort reform has been devastating to taxpayers, the economy and american business. the u.s. is the most litigious nation in the world; it weakens us ompetitively and lessens respect for america's legal system in the eyes of how this critical issue fell from our sight lines to the sidelines. the question is: why have we permitted trial lawyers to worm their way into our ranks to undermine gop priorities and the party itself? for more go to behind the headlines dot net and follow us on facebook and twitter. i'm armstrong williams.