"and then he punched me on the " face"assaulted on a ballimmre subwaythe words that coull make thhs a hate crime. equal sexes? not when it comes to illness. the serious diseases more common in women... and the habit that protects them from smaller infections. and.. you probably eat it everyday.but it's also the for some.what's in bread that put it on top of a dangerous list. 3 3 today is wednesday, february 8th. 3

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first on fox...two ppople are recoveeing this morning after being attacked on baltimore's subway.one victim says they were targeted... for theirr race.megan gilliland is live from lexington markets subway statioo right nnw where the violence broke out. out.good morning patrice,the &ptwo victims say they were attacked on a metro subway traii right after the train crime."they called me whitey.. - they callee him jew boy" boy"the victim was too afraid to show her face on camera... but she was willing to describe to us her violent

attack on thh crowded subway train.she says she was taunted by three men and punched in the face as the suspect called her names.one good samaritan whh tried to step up and help her... was also attacked. and then he punched me in the face, mm left part of my face.. and the fellow trying to help me ppt his arm up to protect me and he got punched bleeding all over."(swoosh of t) train)the attackers did not try to rob them.while the victims are calling it... a hateecrime. another theory is that it could be part of a gang initiation ritual but police say they have no evidenceeto actuallyyprove that. right now, mta police are examining surveillance hoping thattwill help ttem catch the suspects. live from the lexington market ssbway station, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 3 attorneys have found a full jury pool... for the george huguely murder trial...and final jury selection is see ffr today. today.jury selection began monday.it's taking awhile

beccuse so any people in charlottesville, virrinia.. where the case is being heard.. are aware of lacrosse player... yeardley love's murder.the baltimore county native was found dead in her off campus apartment in 2010.her ex boyfriend is charged in her murder... and many potential jurors told thh judge... they know who's to blame. so many people.. very eerly on....... taking sides. pides.opening ptatements are expecttd to begin today once thh jury is seated.hhguely pleaded not puilty to first degree murder ... along with five other pharges... in the may 2010 death of love. stay with fox45 for conttnuing coverage of the murder trial. we'll have a ive report from charlottesville ... and get the laaest information around the clock.. aa fox ballimore dot com... and click on "yeardley love murder

trial"... under "hot topics." and we're always updating the ttial on our facebook page... facebook dot com slash fox ballimore. &pin woodlawn... a hit anddrun crash leaves oneeperson wiih &plife threatening injuries.. and police on the lookout for a suspect.a sedan and a toyota camry coolided around 7 o'clock last night near rolling roaddat dogwood road. jumped out and ran from the s scene.when we spoke with police they told us that they were canvassing the aree looking for himmwe've heard reports they found a suspect matching the suspect'' description.. and are working to confirm that for you.the other driver is in critical condition this morning , after being rushed to the hospital with life-thheatening injuries. a baltimore judge denies a motion to dismiss the election fraud case against julius henson.he's the man accused of using robocalls to influence voter turnout... in the 2010 governor's race.the circuit court judge ruled ... all statutes in the case were constitutional. ehrlich

aide paul schurick was tried separately in the same case and found guiltt ast year. 3 a guilty plea from a new york collector who admits stealing thousands of dollars worth of histooical documents. documents. barry landau entered the plea in federal court yesterday. he was arreeted while leaving the maryland historicallsociety where he stole 60 historical documents including one signed by abraham lincoln. police say he has stolen at least four-thousand documents libraries. but it took a librarian to stop landau and another man visiting the baltimore museum in july. 3 "they had a little routine where mr landau would chat us up and block our view of mr. sa" savidas...." "he wws very good at posiitoning himself between whoever was at the desk and supposed to be watching whats going on at this tabbe. so if tte person behind the desk shiffs to move around him then he's moving this way to block the view...." view...."landau's co-defendant

&phas also pleaded guilty. 15-years in prison. 3 witt a closer now on what happened at the museum, and how employees are eacting to the case..... joel d. smith is streaming now... at the maryland historical society right now. good morning jool d. 3 3

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the state comptroller examines the impact a hike in maryland's gas tax woul d have. governor o'malley wants to extend the six percent sales tax to gasoline over the next 3 years.but meeting with petroleum experts, peter franchot says.. this increase would be damaging to retailers. (franchot) "it's hard to imagine a worse time to raise any tax buttpprticularly one that will immediately bite into family income, raise prices on consumer goods and so many of the staae's employers." lawmakers are still waiting for a bill from the governor. 3&if thh gas tax increases passes, it can't be challenged because it'' an appropriations bill.if you oppose this... you must let your llwmakers know. a petition drive.find the egan - petitiin at fox baltimore dot

com ... look for "stop the gas tax" under "hot topics." 3 3 rick santorum is back in the of contests tuesday... in the republican race for president. greg black has more on how those results are reshaping the race. 3 we pick riik!"it was a big ! night for rick santorum.the republican presidential candidate first claimed victory in the missouri primarr and minnesott caucuses. "tonight was nottjust a victory for us, but tonighh was a victory for the voices of our party, cooservatives and tea party people."then, to cap it all off, colorado's republican party chairman announced he'd narrowly beaten that state's primary."the colorado republican parry is prepared to aanounce ttat rick santorum has won colorado's republican preference poll." the announcement gave sannorum yesterday's nominating night rick saatorum. i want to congratulate senator santorum, wish him the vvry best. we'll keep on campaigning down the road, but i xpect to become our nominee with your help."

romney had been on a two-state winniig streak after the florida primary and nevada cauuuses....while santorum hadn't scored a victory since the iowa caucuses a month ago. results will give him fresh momentum for the contests ahead.i'm greg black reportiig. the missouri contest will not earn any of the candidates any delegates.the state will hold a caucus next month for that purpose.and expected wins... santorum will still trail romney in the overall delegaae count. an interesting night for mitt romney... the g-o-p hopeful pas glittered bombed by a protester....at his campaign headquarrers in denver tuesday night.and it was all caught on camera.youucan seeehis secret servvce ppotection... didn't even see it coming.law enforcement offfcials nabbed the offender... and quickly hustled him out of the room.

the centerssfor disease control and prevention is out with a list... of ffods containing the most sodium. popping the list?... bread.the p-d-c says it's the biggest source of sodium in the adult american diet.also making the list... deli lunch meats... pizza... soup... and snack foods like pretzels and chips. research shows 9 ut of 10 adult americans eat too much salt each ay. coming up on the early edition... at firrt he was against them... them...these speciallinterests can spend unlimited amounts without even disclosing here frombut now... president obama seems to ave changed his mind about "super-pacs".the advannages to backing these kinds of groups. groups. ((break 1))

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ptruggling homeowners could see relief.the help offered to hhlp you stay in your home. home.and they won't tell you where the money for their ads come from fromand president obama seems to be backing... "super-pacs", after originally... shunnnng them.why the switch...and if this decision could hurt the president... with voters. ((bump out)) ((break 2)) 3

republican super pacs are raking in the money.bbt similar groups aaigned with the ddmocrats haven't done nearly as well.as jessica yellln reports ... one reason may be the president was a vooal critic of super pacs...until this week. week. --reporter pkg-as foolows -- not so long ago the president denounned superpacsthese speccal interests can spend unlimitee amounts without even disclosing where the money is coming from. nd they won't tell you where the money for their ads come from. this iin't just a threet to democratt, this is a threat to democraay.in 2008 he even belittled his opponent john mccain because republican outsidd groups ran attack ads for him, but candidate obaaa blocked democrats from doing the same. i have asked my supporters to avoid this kind of unregulated activity and join us in building a nnw kind of politics.cut to monday night when the obama campaign did an 180.... explaining online-- the campaign has decided to do what we can ....to support prorities usa - thats the superpac backing campaign officials, some white house and cabinet officials will attend superpac fundraising events... and several major fundraisers tell cnn - on a conference call campaign officials gave ttem the immression they now should give toothe superpac. in also practical terms this meansso large corporations, for profit corporations, not for profit corporations flash to very wwalthh individuals with their personal money, labor unions, trade associations,,open season on where this money can come from with no limits whatsoever.one advantage of a

superpac? it can run attack ads without the resident's name attached to them.ttat's the romney rule. lower taxes for millionaires like mitt.but campaign officials say the because of all the money on the othee side. priorities usa raised an anemic 6.7 some of the top republican aligned groups raised more than 00 million-dollars and have announced plans to quadruple that with a goal of 400 mmllion to defeet the presiient in 2012. the president's top campaign aides say against that tidal wave of spending they can't would seem to threaten the ve - president's brand as a critic of special interests, but remember back in 2008 he also changed his position on how he would finance his campaign and that didn't seem to hurt him with the voters. this would seem to follow the same calculation. there's no point in having a brand if you don't win. jessica yellin, cnn, washington. -----end----- cnn.script-----

straight ahead... the bill that's being eowners..- drafted... aimed at helping you keep your home. recieving government assistance.hoo many families... are getting weefare. ((break 3)) [ mom ] hey guys.

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the s&p 500 also closed higher. underwater homeowners could have some help soon.more than 40 states signed on to a draft settlement with the country's largest banks.about a million homeowners could get as mmch as 20-thousand dollars cut from theirrloan principals.but several key states with high foreclosure rates, have not sign on, because of concerns that the deal would cripple thhir own investigations. the number of americans living on government checks grew. according to a 2010 census analysis by george mason university, more than one in threeehouseholds received medicaid, food stamps or other funding.factoring in social security, medicare and unemployment, the government &pdoled out a record two trillion dollars.when facebook's ipo hits the market, founder mark zuckerberg could get a record-high two billion dollar tax bill.industry experts say they've never seen one that high.it could happen when zuckerberg exercises his stock options.right now, he owns nearly 414 million shares and can buy 120 million more at a six cents a share.in its

filing last week, facebook valued its shares at nearly 30 dollars each.for business brief, i'm edgar treiguts. -----end-----cnn.script----- coming up... a close call for one texas wooan... who narrowly escaped from a burning car.what she was doing... minutes before the car went up in flames. flames. 3 3