. >> no one knows what these kids face better than brian bob, part parent and all friend. he heads the street outreach program of hollywood's covenant house where he's worked for 11 years. seven nights a week you can find him and his team out here among the tourist trolleys and the limos, cruising the boulevard in his red van. >> we represent a moment of sanity for a lot of them in an otherwise chaotic life. you know, let alone a chaotic day. it's good to see you like this. usually when i see you, you're kind of depressed. brought some smiles in your life. >> on a typical evening he runs into 40 to 60 kids. many of them are new faces. >> hey, what's your name? >> columbia. >> you know -- you win with that name. that is a good name. where are you from, columbia? >> kansas. >> kansas. would you like a sandwich or something to drink? >> yeah. >> how long you have been in los angeles? >> about four months. >> you know what, this guy jose has sodas and sandwiches. grab one from him and he will give you a card and let you know what we do. >> all of a sudden we run across a perso

bob brian joins us now with a expect -- at what to now with ains us of what to expect. >> it will be a bit chilly tomorrow. you are storm stand. there were some sprinkles up england.w a week weather front that come through early this morning. look at frederick, it was down to 21. as they go through the weekend, morewill be happening is the same. more sunshine ahead. tomorrow will be 8 bit chillier was today. again, our temperatures rebound.n the more sunshine ahead. next chance for rain is not until the middle of the week. about are learning more cain big announcement his campaign for president. the contender is scheduled to a big decision and announcement tomorrow. expecting that you will drop out. we are live in a satellite latest.ith the >> new development hour by hour. appears we should know by to mother whether is in this race to stay. denied any wrongdoing. an alleged 13-year extramarital was a friendship and nothing else. cain, notherman words. >> there is a lot of garbage out about me. even his most loyal are dealing with of a 13-year affair. >> it is politics and it is dirty

. >> brian: bob massi will be here, as well as michelle magazine cup. it will be an extraordinary event. >> gretchen: have a good day, everyone. good morning, everybody. the dog days continue. fox news alert on the state of housing in america and what your home might be worth. new indications the housing market is even worse than thought. there is new data just out to help prove that. and it is not great news on your doorstep this morning. i'm bill hemmer. welcome here to "america's newsroom". >> fwreeting us with happy news. bill: some of these days we feel like door mats. we hope not. >> good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. hear is the news. national association of realtors will revise all their sales figures lower. turns out they had been overcounting home sales for the past five years. how did this happen? bill: we just see how bad might be. earlier in the year a real estate firm said the numbers may have been overestimated by as much as 20%? stuart varney of the fox business network, what is going on here? >> we have not had reliable info

. >> brian: bob massi, thanks so much. if you have any questions, e-mail bob your questions. you'll be on the show. bob, see you next week. >> thanks. >> brian: coming up straight ahead, later on this hour, a pastor and his wife working to push back some holiness, push holiness back into hollywood. so how are they doing so far? then this man, former mayor rudy guiliani headd into our studio. how do i know? steve is going to make sure of it. we'll find out what he thinks go the gop race and the debate tonight. stick around. we'll welcome him together. 'tis the season for great gifts and big savings at bass pro shops. like... plus kids can get a free picture with santa. the new spark card from capital one. spark miles gives me the most rewards of any small business credit card. the spark card earns double miles... so we really had to up our game. with spark, the boss earns double miles on every rchase, every day. that's setting the bar pretty high. owning my own business has never been more rewarding. coming through! [ male announcer ] introducing spark the small business credi

bob. >> brian, the man accused in these very similar cases is henry sanders. 50 years old of landover, maryland. he preyed on older men in one shopping center parking lot. in prince georges county, one of his alleged victims is much younger and speaking out tonight. >> he's a 37-year-old u.s. citizen from ethiopia and according to police, one of five known victims of an alleged serial carjacker. he was kidnapped and robbed outside the hyattsville home depot ten days ago by a man who said he worked at the store and needed a ride to the metro. >> find that he was in my car, we drove back and he took his knife and he said, i want to kill you and give me your wallet. >> he demanded they drive to this bank of america atm on new hampshire avenue. the crime captured by several security cameras. the bad guy wearing a redskins jacket. >> he said, take out the money, otherwise i want to kill you. and i put the number for my card and finally, just like he said, give me my money, give me my money and i was afraid. >> and so he ran. you can see it here on video. the alleged carjacker chasing after him. >> d

bob. >> reporter: brian, officer crouse was from the nearby community of christiansburg. he was an army veteran, married, the father of five children and step children, his murder this afternoon touching off another terrifying day here at virginia tech. >> keep your heads up. we'll take care of your, promise. >> our hearts are broken -- you, promise. >> our hearts are broken again and we extend our deepest condolences. >> reporter: the university police officer shot and killed today was a four-year veteran of the department, a patrol officer ambushed during the routine traffic stop in the coliseum parking lot on campus. officials say the gunman was not the driver who was stopped by the officer. >> shortly before 12:30 p.m. virginia tech police received its first call advising that they had witnessed a subject approach the officer and fire a weapon at the officer and then leave the scene. >> reporter: university police say there were witnesses to the shootings and others who came upon the crime scene right afterwards. >> he opened his car door and when they opened it, he j

by brian joins us with more on what we can expect. -- bob ryan joins us with more on what we can expect. the concern should be flooding. a rain producer for us. only a bite getting drizzle, look at the still in the 50's. the way the area all washington to philadelphia flood watch. a yes, there are some areas for spots ofigh virginia and western maryland where there is a winter weather advisory. all that you can see is a secondary storm developing in georgia. a rain producer. the real risk is over 2 inches rain in some areas, possibly some of flooding. about midnight to 1:00 in the some wetwe could see snowflakes. i will tell you more on the details when i join you. our weather team will track storm all day tomorrow and into thursday morning. for the updated forecast, go to wjla.com. >>> we are also following late developments in fairfax county. >> randy babbitt was arrested weekend for drinking and driving. he has now resigned. outside faa headquarters. >> he has taken a leave of absence from the federal aviation administration. his career as head of the agency been in question. >> he i

joining me tonight great bob costas talking a little bit of smack about brian william, maybe. i don't know what is going to happen. kidding can of course. let's begin with a new segment. we base it on the fact that no one has yet been held accountable for the 2008 financial crisis, it's a new segment we call how the [bleep] is it that martha stewart went to jail? (laughter) all right, let's get into it. we all remember the infamous bank bailout, tarp, troubled asset relief program and by assets i mean liabilities and by troubled i mean worthless. it was an enormous wall street bailout that everybody agreed we had to do and shouldn't do it. >> remember tarp, remember the bailouts, main street didn't get bailed out but the rich guys on wall street did. >> $700 billion thrown together over a weekend. >> $780 worth of tarp. >> tarps with a bailout fund that never should have happened. >> tarp is the most hated piece of legislation in recent american history. >> jon: oh! all, all of america, even more hated than the mandatory sasparilla enema act of 1908. (laughter) the secret ingr

bob massi knows these words. >> good morning. >> brian: welcome.tection? >> almost every state in the union, brian, has specific laws that were passed involving what we call wage began i canment, what we call homesteads and different type of retirement and pensions. we'll talk about them real quick this morning. >> brian: all right. can wages be an exempt form of asset protection? >> yes. yes. most states have a certain limit, brian that, a creditor could take out of your paycheck. for example, in the state of nevada, you can only take 25% of whatever your earnings are on a monthly basis. to it's important that our viewers understand that garnishment of our wage social security after somebody sued you, after somebody has a judgment against you and then they can take a percentage of your wages. that varies from state to state. >> brian: are retirement plans like park parks, iras exempt from asset protection? >> yeah. this is very important. i want our viewers to understand, the 401(k)s generally on a national level are exempt. best example, brian, o

bob: you also host fox and friends on occasion. cavuto. and andrea you host every show there is, right? pretty much? yeah, you -- >> andrea: i fill in for the one and only briansusteren. >> bob: would somebody please ask me to host? just once. >> andrea: sadness. >> bob: maybe i could do it -- >> greg: there is an applebee's and they're looking for a host to greet people coming in. all you have to do is say how many is in your party? >> kimberly: applebee's? >> greg: awesome. >> andrea: i buttons for your suspenders. >> kimberly: i love applebee's. >> eric: greg did fantastic job on o'reilly. >> andrea: so did you. you were on monday night. >> eric: did you do this? >> greg: i practiced. >> eric: what is the line? >> greg: caution! i practiced. >> bob: understand this is near the end of 2011 and this segment of the show. we didn't know what we'll do so we talk about this. back to the original point. can i please get a show to host? >> kimberly: i know, you were on hannity. remember? >> bob: that was on the -- >> andrea: you're not exactly is a pathetic soul. >> bob: the spin stops here. looking out for you. >> greg: you host this show. >> bob: i don't host th

bob gates. >> brian: how could they do that and not be embarrassed?t characterization. but it seems that in this case, what is it if it's not that? i don't understand how they avoid reality by talking around it and i think shame on them. they should be specific. >> brian: you could say war is workplace violence because the soldiers are doing their job and getting shot at by the enemy. it's workplace violence. >> i only point one of the worst records of violence was the american sergeant who killed five of his colleagues in camp victory back in iraq. that could perhaps have been called workplace violence. but clearly here you had a motivation and incentive and the catalyst was an affiliation and association and identification with muslim radicals. >> brian: didn't he say allah akbar? >> he did. but this is a great big report and the word islamic or, you know, not mentioned. >> brian: it's an embarrassment. >> gretchen: something else is this holiday package and i don't know how it can be gaining steam because we first heard of a professor on the east c

brian bolter. thanks for joining us. >> i'm shawn yancy. >> fox 5's bob barnard is working this developing story. >> it's the first anybody has claimed responsibility for warren weinstein's kidnapping taken by a group of armed men in august from his home in pakistan, dr. weinstein hasn't been seen or heard from since and despite his claims today al- qaeda showed no proof he's still alive. the kidnapping a world away is not forgotten in rockville where a giant yellow ribbon is tied around a tree in the front yard of the weinstein home on brad drive. dr. warren weinstein, a 70-year- old development contractor, was kidnapped from his fortified home in lahore pakistan four months ago. in this just released video osama bin laden bin's long time deputy claims al-qaeda has custody of dr. weinstein and will bargain for his release. >> it's terrible for anyone to be used like that. reporter: ed wagner is the weinstein's next-door neighbor and long time friend. >> i'm glad that we know something, that he's alive. we didn't know anything. i know his wife has got to be glad he's still alive because she hasn't

brian: i've never seen that look before from michelle. never directed at me. >> gretchen: the foreclosure crisis continues and millions of people are losing their biggest assets, which is their home. coming up, bob and the banks. >> brian: call him the governor who stole christmas. he's calling the official spruce a holiday tree. the farmer who donated it is speaking out. now the band perry. they're one family, three people. chafee >> brian: we all want to make sure our home is off limits, especially if we run into some legal trouble. now with rising foreclosures, more and more people are looking into asset protection. so what are some of the things that people need to know, like you, to protect themselves, even if you're not in trouble yet? bob massi joins us to break it down. first, you'll too a series on this. describe an asset. >> an asset is something that you own, it could be a vehicle, a home if it has equity in it, tangible things, personal property. what i want assets from judgment if you get sued down the line? it's actually part of what we call estate planning, when you do a will, when you do a trust, part of the things that a competent lawyer does is talk about potentially protecting

. >> i have a challenge to extent out to all the employees at bob- bmw and especially mr. brian blakesly. >> you're calling him out. >> make a donation,. >> this is a personal donation from you. >> from my mother and the hill family of gaithersburg, maryland. >> we have a personal challenge here. we appreciate you coming out and joining us i. >> i thank you very kindly. crystal, i want to talk to you. tell us about what a great cause this is. tell us about what you guys do year round and what we can expect today. >> the capital area food bank has been around over 30 years, serving the community, washington, d.c., prince george's countiy and northern virginia. there are over 641,000 people at risk of hunger. this is the largest food drive ever. >> how much food did you raise last year and what are we hoping to raise this year? >> we raised over 54,000 pounds laugh year and over $125,000 this year and we just want to top it this year. >> we'll be out here. we are at several stops around the area. tell me what kind of food do you professor? what can you put to the best use? anythin

bob barker who turns 88 years old. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. tonight, be sure to watch brian williams with nbc nightly news. >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. nbc weighs in on the republican presidential rate as mitt romney and newt gingerich went on the attack at the latest gop debate. >>> and actress car let johansson talks about her new film "we bought a zoo." >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm veronica de la cruz. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. the day today on your nbc station. have a terrific monday. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

the attorney general and bob mueller worked on this case 20 years ago when they were in the u.s. attorney's office. no one knows this case with the exception of brianse two gentlemen. we are honored that we have friends so high in government that knows this case and care so much about it. it is fair to say it is not a professional interest but personal with these guys. we know that -- the letter fbi director mueller sent to the scottish justice minister when he released the prisoners on compassionate grounds. an unprecedented letter objecting to it. we also know that john brennan called me gaskell on october 19th, 2009, and said do not release this guy. eric holder called the castle in june and said the same thing and said that if he was released it would be an outrage and it would be a hero's welcome which is exactly what happened. we don't talk about politics here because this is to memorialize people who died here but the best way to honor the people who died is to continue this quest for justice and that is why we are interested in the case and we are honored that eric holder and other people will come. we know our government and the scottish g