and i said, alan has been wanting to get married for a while, as i understand it. i want to see if you guys are going to get married. and she said in emphatic terms, absolutely not. so i don't know how all that sits. apparently she's upset. did you know that she didn't want to get married, or -- >> yes. she's the one that asked me. you know what i'm saying? she told me to go ahead and put in the application for the marriage, and that's the reason why i come to you and asked you about going about getting married. >> what do you think changed her mind? >> i have no idea. >> she's noticeably upset. yeah. yeah. probably need to straighten that up, whatever miscommunication might be taking place. >> yeah, definitely. all right. >> okay. see you later. >> apparently, she's mad at me for some reason. i don't know. i don't know why she's mad at me. this is news to me. you know, she's the one that asked me to get the ball rolling on getting the marriage going, you know? and, you know, i don't know what's happening. >>> coming up, terrance mosley's problems forces the warden

alan has worked as a farmer, in the bio here, and that often comes up at washington think tank events. people are often -- that's interesting. a farmer, a newspaper reporter and aitd to mississippi attorney general and a mississippi governor. we're really mreelsed to have you both. going to give a short presentation and then we're going to continue the conversation. thanks a lot. >> well, first, thanks for having us today. we are those guys that are out there, i guess, for lack of a better phrase, deking e i diggi dirt on these candidates. years just in a nutshell, to tell you what we do, when you start a campaign, we're the games that you hire to go out and tell you everything you need to know about the person you're running against, but equally as important, to tell you everything you need to know about you. and so, we don't win a lot of popularity contests, as you can imagine. sometimes the things we find on our candidate are, is damaging or worst than the guy we're running against. so, we're going to show a try tn those, h

it sticks to you. >> with time running out, alan has only one option. e other skydivers chute line but as he does that it causes another problem. >> once alan cut the line, the other parachute started spinning. now it's wrapping alan's parachute lines up into a coil. >> alan's chute was spinning out of control and time was running out. >> i didn't know if alan was going to make it. i had never seen anything that violent before. i knew we were getting quite low and i could see the numbers on the runway. i thought he was the way i watched him through this ordeal. >> with the lines twisted so thick and tight, alan's problems go from bad to worse. his knife breaks. alan reaches for another knife which he wouldn't have been carrying that day if it hadn't been for his friend brian scott. >> the day before i went to the pro shop and bought him a metal hook knife and i think alan had a knife that was already in his rig. it was kind of like on his harness right here. but it was plastic. i bought him a better knife. it was just a present to my buddy the day before

alan has got another one that has a segue to the current presidential campaign. >> yeah, when i'm listening to everybody talking about, you know, whether or not negative ads are good or bad thing, i realize, we're kind of outside the margin, in the margin, i guess, since that because our basic premise is that no one is fit to rule unless proven otherwise? that's sort of like what we do for a living. so, we -- our -- and we're kind of negative, by nature, i mean, michael gets on my nerves big time when we're t mutual. this is just the way we roll. and so we go out there and we're looking for what's wrong. that's just what we do. andof you saw us on "the daily show," the last question jon asked us, who is beneath us, you know, in the political hierarchy of negative campaigning? is and we were like, hmm? well, there were a couple of guys in a pick yum truck that were harassing us for two days. we didn't bring that up. we're pretty much the bottom level in that regard. it's just -- that's what we do. so, we are out there gathering this information, and so if you are running for office, we're ju

alan has worked as a farmer, newspaper reporter, aide the mississippi attorney general and mississippi governor bridge we are pleased to have you both. michael and alan will give a short presentation and we will continue the conversation. >> first, and thank you for having us today. we are the guys who are out there digging up the dirt on the candidates. we don't have you ever long time. we are the guys you hired to go out and tell you everything you need to know about the person you are running against. equally as important, to tell you everything you need to know about you. we don't win a lot of popularity contests, because sometimes the things we find in our candidate are as damaging or worse than the guy we're running against. we will show you a couple of ads and explain how the stuff you see gets there. you watched these things today probably with it and i then we do but we're not looking at all the great music and images and voices. we're looking at the sites, to see where the information came from, if he's convinced gave you the information. >> the u.s. supreme court will decide

one was hit in the exchange. >> ama: a freon leak in the warehouse at costco in concord. >> alan: a 7.2 quake has struck off the coast of chile. it prommed an emergency evacuation order for people living near the ocean in case of a fume but so far there are no immediate reports of death or injuries. >> ama: hundreds of thousands turn out for mass with the pope today in mexico, and how cubans are preparing for their meeting with the leader of their church. >> alan: film director james cameron goes to place where only two men have gone before. >> ama: the record, breaking weekend for "the hunger games". >> leigh: we started off the morning with scattered showers and some reports of hail in san jose, and we're ening the afternoon and evening period with clearing. a nice break tomorrow. moyer rain -- more rain and win in the seven-daycl >> ama: the u.s. has given money the victims of the afghanistan shooting rampage, the family of each villager was paid $50,000. each person who was wounded was given $11,000. army staff sergeant robert bales is accused of sneaking off his base and opening fire on the

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coach david shaw has updates at 6:00. >> alan: coming up in l.a.here sin is in, a 340-ton guest makes a big entrance. why a rock is the talk of male announcer ] for some reason those five food groups sound a whole lot better when you put them in a taco shell instead of a pyramid. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meathicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? >> alan: coming up at 6:00, go ahead and enjoy that glass of wine with dinner. it could actually help you live longer. the new gold rush. why so many people are flocking to california, hoping to strike it rich. join us at 6:00. >>> finally, a massive rock has become a big neil los angeles. crowds came out this morning to see the arrival of a 340-ton, 21-foot tall boulder. it complete an 11 day downfrom the desert to the museum of art and will be centerpiece of a new exhibit entitled levitated mass.

it was nneka ogwumike, contributing in a way she has only done wise ititititititititip >> alan: a bay area city has been named one of the best cities in the nation retire. walnut creek is one of the top ten cities to retire in according to yahoo finances. it offers a rich variety of entertainment and good medical care even if it may be a bit pricey. other stus include marquette, michigan, santa a the, new mexico, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, and winston-salem, north carolina, at the other end of the scale is stockton. in the past ten years, stockton has been at the top of forbes magazines most miserable cities list. the city with a $15 million deficit is on the verge of bankruptcy. city leaders have gone negotiations with bond holders and credit unions and leaders in an attempt to stay solvent. >>> ideal conditions including weather and water level have people on a gold rush. here's why so many are panning for gold again in california. >> reporter: old time gold panner jason smith say, look around on aarea waterway, it's clear, gold pang -- panning is exploding in popularityishing there'

i'm ama dates.Ñi alan wang has the night off.people were hoping to play in the snow, but they were told to turn around. the highway leading up to theÑi summit was closed to the general public. a big disappointment for those who wanted to enjoy the last few days of winter. lilian kim reports from mount hamilton.ç >> in less than 24 hours, a fresh blanket of snow covered the top of mount hamilton. the observatory is at theñr center of it all. but as pretty as it may seem, conditions are pretty harsh. >> any weather is accompanied by a lot of wind. that's what we've got right now. that's what we have had the last couple days. we are ready for spring to come. >> we are at the summit at 4200 feet. it started snowing yesterday and continued this morning. about six inches have fallen so far. despite the cold and blustery conditions people have been clamoring to get to the top. they didn't have a chance to go to tahoe this season and said this was their onlyÑi opportunity to see some snow. >> we noticed the snow because the mountain cle

has come up with a way to get the bank its money. and rain all day. ahead, meteorologist leigh glaser with let us know if the entire yankeeend will becl >> alan: a japanese fishing vessel swept away by the tsunami has been spotted adrift off the west coast of canada. no one is believed to be on board the ghost ship and the canadian government is monitoring it. the tsunami generated more than 25 million tops of debris, with up to two million tons still floating on this ocean century faze. >> occupy protesters held a rally at a wells fargo branch. a woman bought her house in 1972. the protesters say wells fargo challenged her bankruptcy and then foreclosed on her home. she found a real estate investor who is willing to awill you -- allow thor continue living there and wells fargo won't negotiate. >> i've been in my house since october 30, 1972. that's 40 years worth of furniture, et cetera. where am i going to go with 40 years of stuff? >> alan: eviction protesters plan to be back at her home on wednesday morning when she is scheduled to be evicted. wells fargo has not returned our requests for comment. >>> beautiful day out there. if you're a farmer. leig

alan clark has recently been transferred to holman and hasn't formed any friendships with the inmateshere, but he does have a relationship with someone on the outside. >> for 15 years i didn't have anybody to come see me or write me or anything like this. and then came [ bleep ]. she's a darling, you know. she's the love of my life. i miss her so much. you just wouldn't believe. you know, i really miss her. last year in september i became real sick. you know, i had been sick all that day. and when i got to the infirmary, they took my blood pressure and found that it was real, real low. and they rushed me to the emergency room. but i met a nurse there, and when she walked into the room and we made eye contact i knew, you know, that she was going to be my girl. you know, when we started seeing each other, i said, i've got life without parole. i may not ever get out. she told me, she says, you let me worry about that. finally, you know, one day on the visiting yard up here when she come to see me, i got down on my knee and i asked her, will you marry me? and she says yes. so i said, okay

think it's pretty clear that this has had a significant effect not only in afghanistan, but on the american public opinion. i hope that we realize that general alan'slan has succeeded on the ground and we can succeed and are succeeding. >> we have a strategic partnership and now we're working on another partnership for the-- to define our relationship for the years to come. so this is the biggest thing we should not forget that. but down the road, it's a bumpy road. >> peter doocy following the story for us from washington. >> staff sergeant robert bales and wife karilyn bought a house for 380,000, but days before he alleged killed afghan civilians, she asked a real estate to put it on the market and 51,000 hit. and this comes two-years after the bales abandoned a home in auburn washington about ten miles away. the president of the home owners association there in auburn says about that second home, it was ram shackle. they were not dependable when they left. there were vehicles parked on the front yard and we've given up on the owners. and the man who allegedly went into the home for afghan villagers, was having problems with his oem. in 2002 he w

i just want dwight, wherever he is, if someone has him, just to turn him in bring him home. >> alan: county officials say they made several checks on edwardss and her son prior to laos april but they couldn't fine him. edwards has a long history with drugs and is being held without bail because of the severity of this case. >>> a search continues today in santa clara county for missing teenager sierra lamar. more than 90 people, including the fbi, scoured a 12-mile area near her home. she went missing a week ago friday. investigators found her cell phone and her purse with some clothes inside last week. but they're still no sign of the missing 15-year-old girl. >> you're looking at some cases simply to see if things are different, if things changed recently, and they become indicators to do a further expression see what's there. >> alan: investigators fear the rain could wash away valuable clues that might help them find sierra. a vigil will be held for sierra tonight night at the crossroads chin center in morgan hill. >> still to trace of a missing marine in pacifica despite the best

football, and not early enough for football anytime for me. >> alan: a long fight finally comes to an end. >> the state goes after a tax refun it haso right to. 7 or your side puts an end to a four year long ordeal. >> alan: remembering the tragedy in japan one year after the earthquake and tsunami. >> alan: good evening inch tonight's heed lynns, berkeley employs chief michael meehan says he is exterior for what the calls a mistake in judgment. he sent a sergeant to speak with a reporter over a newspaper article. >> talk talk coe trucks are hiring security. >> a 92-year-old hayward woman pulled out of a fire by her son is fighting for her life. the house fire is under investigation as well as another fire that broke out a short distance away in a strip mall. >> it's now sunday in japan, and the one-year-for-of the earthquake and tsunami that wiped out the coastline and coasted a nuclear disaster at fukushima. people in japan held a moment of silence in tokyo, people laid a white rose at a memorial to the victims. bill weir rend a year later. >> considering the magnitude of the quake, the biggest in this nation, considering the pow

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the largest it alan trade union has called an eight hour strike against the measure which is would make it easier for companies to layoff employees. mario monti has signaled that he will pass the measures new parliament with or without their support. >>> portuguese workers have kicked off a strike against the plan to cut austerity measures. concerns that it may not meet its budget goals. portugal may have to ask for more aid. is there anything they can do about it, is that a foregone conclusion? >> nothing's ever a foregone conclusion, but i think the markets are beginning to indicate that that's the way they think. if you look at what happened after the last ltro, portugal is one of the pew markets that really didn't participate in the nice rally in bonds that you saw in some other countries, italy and spain, for example, suggesting markets isn't actually going to be 00 relevant for you. it does look as if people are pushing towards the idea of a bail out, maybe the third quarter. >> and how about ireland? they seem to a gotten reasonably likely. >> they inchlimented a lot of reforms p

. >>> in other news this morning texas tycoon alan stanford has been convicted of a $7 billion ponzie. stanford was accused of bilking nearly 30,000 investors in more than 100 countries over a 20-year period. a federal jury found him guilty of 13 of 14 charges. each fraud count carries a sentence of up to 20 years. >> wow. >>> well, asian markets are lower this morning on new worries about greek's debt crisis. investors in greece fas a deadline tomorrow to agree to a complicated swap involving government bonds. and the losses in asia came a day after stocks on wall street had their first big stumble of 2012. the dow jones dropping more than 203 points. but one bright spot for all of you, gas prices finally dropped just a little bit after nearly a month of increases. >>> all right. some happy news here. could be a big day for all you techies out there. apple is expected to unveil its latest ipad. as always, the announcement is top, top secret. but the new model is rumored to have some modest changes like a sharper screen, also a faster wireless capability. it's expected to be called t

as a legitimate representative of the syrian people has said that alan's comments and his idea to find their way out of crisis through dialogue are disappointing while syrian people here are being massacred every day here in the country but hunger you has also said that any political solution will only work here in syria if it's a compliment by military pressure on the regime of bashar al assad calls to give more weapons to the rebels and to provide them with any help they need have become especially loud after the rebels withdraw from the baba amr neighborhood in heart of the conflict following the army's operation there saudi arabia and carter have been among the most active supporters of the militarization of the conflict in syria calling the idea to on the rebels an excellent one who recently heard a lot about foreign weapons is here in syria and foreign volunteers and security officers captured in codes following claims by the free syrian army that it's already received weapons and anti aircraft missiles from the west meanwhile coffin one has been warning that further militarizati

according to supporters, the pope will press for the release of alan gross, who has been held in a cubanl for more than two years. he has been convicted of bringing spying equipment to the island. but his family says it was just to help the cuban people. pope benedict is expected to visit march 26th through 28th. >>> a new army charging document. now buildings bradley manning aided terrorists with its actions. weijia jiang has more on these developments as they unfolded. >> reporter: bradley manning faces 22 charges, including aiding the enemy. his defense attorney asked exactly who that was. and without hesitation, the military judge answered al qaeda. >> reporter: a security detail escorted pfc bradley manning into a courthouse thursday, as he takes one step closer to a trial. >> hi. you've reached brad manning at my deployment phone number. >> reporter: the army private is accused of spilling hundreds of thousands of pages of secret documents onto wikileaks and faces nearly two dozen charges, including aiding al qaeda. >> manning went out and on his own conscience, said, hey, i think

alan? >> right now we've been able to talk weekly. >> how hard has it been without him for the past two yearse. i wake up in the morning and the first thing i think of is alan and i go to bed at night thinking of him. my daughters are very, very emotionally upset about the situation so i'm taking care of my needs and my family. it's been really a strain. >> and it's your husband, but you have to be the rock for everyone else. >> right. i work for him. i come home from work and this is my second job. i'm constantly working on getting him home. >> i know senators patrick leahy and richard shelby were down in cuba and talked to raul castro. what did he tell them? have you -- i know you must be afraid to hope, but do you feel that it's really building to a point where this could happen very quickly? >> erin, i think you're right. i am afraid to hope. i feel like i've been burned a couple times. but president castro told senator leahy that he knew that alan wasn't a spy. so hearing those words gave me a little hope that there will be some room for negotiations. >> what emotion is the one that you

he has written a show with alan zweibel. please welcome dave barry and alan zweibel. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you for the fairly lengthy introduction. those are going to go first. i am dave. first of all, we're thrilled to be here at the commonwealth club. i want to tell you a little bit about myself. i live in miami. i moved there in 1986 from the united states. [laughter] one of the things i always feel like i should do is to defend my city because it had a bad reputation, a bad image. the zogby does this organization -- and does this poll were they asked people about different cities. many respondents thought miami was a dangerous and violent place. that hurts. when we see that, we want to attract those people down and kill them. [laughter] it is a wonderful city, it really is. it is a question of learning to adapt to the local culture. for example, you would never say out loud in miami, i do not know, i think you have to admit that castro has done some good for cuba. [laughter] anyway, what ever you have heard, disregard. it is a great town. we have a new

has breast cancer. these pictures were taken of alan gross in december 2011, when a maryland del gate went to check on him. >> alan is sitting in jail, kind of wasting away. his weight is now down to 154 pounds. he's suffering quite a bit from arthritis. >> reporter: kai jackson, wjz eyewitness news. >> secretary of state hillary clinton hillary clinton and other prominent officials have called for alan gross to be released. he and his family deny that he is a spy. >>> struggling maryland schools are getting more help from the federal government. the u.s. department of education is giving the state nearly $7 million more to help turn around low-performing schools. that is in addition to the more than $60 million the state has already received. in past years, the bulk of the funds have gone to schools in baltimore city and prince george's county. >>> time now for a quick look at the baltimore sun. a maryland company is becoming a favorite of designers for its concrete kitchen counters. >>> a preview of saturday's first round, ncaa tournament -- turn report game. and coverage in the soccer championship seri

has left its mark across the bay area. we have team coverage. leslie brinkley is in lafayette. alan wang is in sonoma. but we begin with ama dates in santa cruz where the san lorenzo river is now threatening the boardwalk there. >> reporter: carolyn, if you look behind me, everything looks great as it normally does. it is what is on the other side of the sign that is causing all of the problems. the san lorenzo river normally goes right by the boardwalk and straight into the ocean. but now it has taken a right turn right behind the boardwalk and on to the beach area, and then it snakes out to the ocean. now, fortunately there is a large retaining wall on this side of the boardwalk, so it is a good situation here. here is where the problem is. this is where the retaining wall ends. what they have done is they have taken a lot of sand and they have built it up and pushed it up against where the retaining wall ends and it uses the sand bar, if you will, to guide the river out to the ocean. basically there is enough sand that is controlling the flow of the water going into the ocean. but it could be a pro

has left its mark across the bay area. we have team coverage. leslie brinkley is in lafayette. alan wang is in sonoma. but we begin with ama dates in santa cruz where the san lorenzo river is now threatening the boardwalk there. >> reporter: carolyn, if you look behind me, everything looks great as it normally does. it is what is on the other side of the sign that is causing all of the problems. the san lorenzo river normally goes right by the boardwalk and straight into the ocean. but now it has taken a right turn right behind the boardwalk and on to the beach area, and then it snakes out to the ocean. now, fortunately there is a large retaining wall on this side of the boardwalk, so it is a good situation here. here is where the problem is. this is where the retaining wall ends. what they have done is they have taken a lot of sand and they have built it up and pushed it up against where the retaining wall ends and it uses the sand bar, if you will, to guide the river out to the ocean. basically there is enough sand that is controlling the flow of the water going into the ocean. but it could be a pro

similarly asking for humanitarian release because of his mother who has -- is very, very ill with cancer? is there any chance that alanss would be released in the state department contractor who has been in prison here to visit his mother? >> you know, renee gonzales who is one of the cuban five served totally his sentence. and he was released after 30 years in prison. he's under supervised release under supervised freedom and there is nothing in the conditions of his supervised freedom that impedes or limits him from the ability to the ask for permission to travel. and the case of alan gross is different. he is serving his sentence. >> is there any chance that he could be released on humanitarian grounds at least he's ailing and to visit his mother? >> on that specific issue, we have conveyed to the united states government our willingness to have a dialogue to look for a solution on this case on humanitarian reciprocal basis. and we are waiting for a response. >> waiting for a response from the obama administration right now. >> yes. >> thank you very much. >> it's my pleasure. >> thank you. >> good to have you here

alan gross of potomac has spent more than two years behind bars accused of spying. his wife says his health deteriorated rapidly while behind bars. >>> new from overnight. virginia experienced yet another aftershock. 3.1 quake hit about eight miles south of mineral. that area was where that 5.8 earthquake hit last august, you will remember. dozens say they felt the aftershock but luckily there are no injuries or damage being reported this morning. it is the largest quake to hit virginia since january 30 and one of more than 100 aftershocks to hit since last year's earthquake. >>> republicans inning the district will get a chance to show support for their presidential candidate. the d.c. republican committee will hold its primary straw poll tonight ahead of next week's primary. gop front-runner mitt romney is expected to be the winner. he's already been endorsed by some republican leaders here in the district where gop voters tend to be socially moderate. >>> after his big win in louisiana, the primary there rick santorum is stepping up his attacks on romney. santoru

alan gross of potomac has spent more than two years behind bars accused of spying while on an internationalid mission in cuba. judy gross is hoping that supporters of her husband will be able to nudge pope benedict into addressing his case when he sits down with raul castro. gross' wife that's her husband's health has deteriorated rapidly while in prison. >>> rick santorum using his win in the louisiana primary to step up his attacks on mitt romney. santorum claims romney's lead in total delegates is inaccurate, claiming bad math does not reflect what's going on the ground where stay-at-home's campaign is thriving. santorum told voters in wisconsin that romney's views "uniquely disquahim -- disqualify him from being the nop nomination" and says he's the worst person to put up against president obama. >>> republicans in the district will get a chance tonight to show support for their presidential candidate. the d.c. republican committee will hold a straw poll tonight ahead of next month's primary. >>> 5:21 is our time. time for a look at weather & traffic on the 1s. >> that's right. if you t

alan gross of potomac has spend more than two years in jail, accused of spying. his wife says his health has deteriorated rapidly while behind bars. >>> a developing story out of chile. a 7.2 earthquake rocked the country late last night, causing fears of a tsunami. the quake hit about 20 miles north of the city of talka, in the middle of the country. officials ordered evacuations of some coastal cities, but so far there have been no tsunamis reported. amazingly, there have been no reports of deaths or damage from last night's quake. >>> a woman accused of breaking into music mogul and tv producer sim producercitement -- producer simon cowell's home today. she was carrying a brick when she broke into the home on saturday. cowell heard a loud bang and found the woman in his bathroom. police say nothing was taken and no one was hurts. >>> if your bracket is busted, you've got plenty of company. espn is reporting that less than 1% of the bracket entries got all of the final four teams correct. number one seed kentucky is moving on after the wildcats crushed baylor y