giannetti was not biting. when asked about last-minute legislation in the 2005 session to allow the transfer of a liquor license from one jurisdiction to another, giannetti said the political reality is, everyone knew this was a shoppers bill. prosecutors pressed giannetti on whether he was aware currie was being paid by shopper. the prosecution could not solicit a definitive answer from giannetti on what he knew about the shoppers relationships and whencurrie knew it. giannetti said, i told senator curry that i would put in an amendment on the bill that would allow the transfer of the liquor license. the center replied no, you are too hot right now. prosecutors filled in the blanks for the jury, suggesting currie did not want giannetti to put in the amended because he was getting a lot of press at the time. he said he was getting a lot of heat from the community for supporting the proposal to put a beltway exit ramp to the college park campus. the defense tried to put a fine point on their point oncurrie's re

john giannetti testified last thursday and seemed reluctant to say there was a relationship with shoppers food warehouse. he is accused of taking $245,000 from shoppers in exchange for legislative favors. >> many marylanders support higher electricity prices if it comes from offshore wind power, according to a poll. some up would be willing to pay $2 a month for wind power. this is based on studies by the maryland energy administration. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. would you be willing to pay more for wind power? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the cost of constant police surveillance is climbing. the new city police department has spent $1.9 million to patrol the protests. the cost will continue to rise. raymond kelly said the rising cost could threaten a class of new cadets. protesters in washington, d.c., will have four more months. they have except an extension to their permit. they are camped out on freedom plaza. they showed up to protest the 10th anniversary of the war

john giannetti testified on thursday. he is accused of taking $245,000 from shoppers in exchange for its legislative favor -- in exchange for a legislative favor. new job numbers come out today. as kate amara tells us, the outlook is not good. >> good morning. many expect to see employers added about 60,000 jobs last month. not enough to keep pace with population growth. it is another important check on the pulse of the u.s. economy. the labor department out with its september jobs report today. >> the underlying factor is we don't have enough growth. >> it comes amid some bad news on the hiring front. claims for first-time unemployment benefits rose slightly, a sign that the job market remains weak. >> it's an ugly situation and the forecast going forward doesn't look much brighter. >> an economist says the public sector continues to hemorrhage jobs, and the private sector is not yet poised to take over. >> when the economy's in a situation like this, governments generally have two main levers they can pull, two main sor