christopher gail entered an alford plea for the march 29 shooting of ricky johnson jr. police say johnson was shot during a drug deal of the mall. >> president obama says the state of the union is getting stronger. >> kate amara has that story. >> good morning. today the president hits the road, a swing through $5 grant states to sell his ideas to voters. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> facing a divided congress and a divided electorate, president obama's third state of the union address began with a moment of unity -- a hug for congresswoman gabrielle giffords, who's resigning this week. then the president got down to business, making it clear the economy is his top priority. >> it is time to apply the same rules from top to bottom. no bailouts, no handouts, and no cop-outs. >> the president laid out his economic blueprint, which includes higher taxes for millionaires, funding for education and job-training, and tax breaks for companies that create jobs. >> we have a huge opportunity at this moment to bring manufacturing back, but we have to seiz

one of the three men accused of raping a 12-year-old girl inside a skating rink has entered an alford plea. they found him not guilty but they were deadlocked on to other charges. the victim identified. as one of the attackers who forced her to perform sex acts on them. the incident happened in 2010. perry will be sentenced on february 1. prosecutors said they will recommend probation. a 16-year-old accused of killing his father was back in court. robert richardson iii waived his right to a preliminary hearing. the teen was charged as an adult with murdering his father and dumping his body in an aberdeen park -- pool. >> we want to do something for our kids. we want to help someone -- this little boy. he has got no one. i would expect the same for my kids. >> richardson's public defender said he may ask for reverse waiver so the case may be moved to juvenile court. if you have a lead foot, more speed cameras could be popping up in baltimore county. the county council voted on a new contract that would expand the number of cameras. kerry cavanaugh of joins us from thompson. >> the coun

that's the basic premise of the alford plea. you're right, it is very rarely used.cell mate in the case where the state won't budge and grant a person freedom who was innocent of a crime based on their innocent, solely on that, we want to say based on guilty plea and conviction to say, hey, this guy according to us is guilty but he says he's innocent, and as on my end, i'm totally innocent of it. but, they won't release me on that. >> the story is not finished yet. because there's still convicted. they're free, which was a huge thing. >> it was very bittersweet conclusion to this two decade journey. and the alford plea, you know, it's great that these guys are out and can try to clear their names from outside the prison walls. but, it's, i think the state of arkansas was extremely cowardly in not admitting that they just made a mistake. >> the previous films looked at the trial, the appeal. tell me what this third film focuses on. >> the third film we wanted it to be self-sufficient so that if people haven't seen the other two films, they could see the entire saga f

and that evidentiary hearing ended up getting canceled in lieu of this alford plea.hat will something big is happening and we've got to get down there. and we dropped everything and you know, filmed them getting out of prison, you know, tears of joy. tears of joy at seeing them breathe fresh air but utter indignation at the raw deal that these guys had to take. you know, it is great that the death penalty for echols was vacated. it's great that the life sentences for jason and jesse were vacated. but they've had to falsely admit to crimes just so the state would not be sued for wrongful conviction which is tragic because you're telling the families of the victims basically we're not going to look for the real killers. that's just a travesty of justice. >> you address that in the documentary. sort of a final question to both of you. i'm going to play one more clip. your documentary talks about the person the defense believes who did murder these boys. >> damian he canals quit talking to reporters after getting warnings from his attorneys. last week he said mark buyers

the regional body will decide whether to continue its own alford's or ask the un to intervene. and romania is gripped by mass protests as frustrated crowds demanding an end to the government's austerity measures and corruption and call for the president to go some sixty people were injured in violent clashes among protesters and police in the capital. now libya maybe trying to move on from forty years of colonel gadhafi is ruled by his children are demanding justice next the lawyer of the late leader's daughter explained starchy why his death still hasn't been investigated. the daughter also may be a dictator a woman gadhafi has hired and is raising noir to force the international criminal court to investigate the full circumstances of her father's day as it could be colorful and thank you very much for joining us here on r t why have you agreed to take on the case of i should gadhafi who has a judgment complaint her father was murdered murdered in a brutal fashion. the whole world saw it. prosecutor the international criminal court has an obligation to investigate all aspects

davon perry entered and alford plea. jury was deadlocked on two other sex offense charges.his happened at skateworks back in august of 2010. he will be sentenced february 1. >> family friends and fans gathered yesterday to remember a legendary baltimore talk show host. gerry sandusky officiated the public memorial for ron smith in towson. ron passed away at the end of last year after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. it began with his days on the action news team and how we became the voice of reason to many of his radio listeners. >> i'm a long time listener of ron's show. >> he is probably the most influential person in my life, particularly in people cooperating and getting along despite any differences of opinion. >> about $20,000 has been raised in his memory towards pancreatic research. you can watch yesterdays tribute on our website, wbaltv.com. you can also donate to help fight pancreatic cancer. >> it was lovely. >> it was a loving, loving memory. >> 43 degrees on tv hill. >> welcome back. you can see the purple lights downtown. we had a cold front go by a cou

the man entered an alford plea for an attempted murder.secutors said he met another man outside a mall to sell cocaine. he shocked johnson twice. -- he shot johnson twice. >> after seeing a man, they locked all the doors and hit the alarm. the man shouted for them to open the door. he ran off into the woods. a series of home break-ins in baltimore county. four homes were burglarized three rear door or window and they open the garage door and ransacked their homes. police are looking for a blue or gray four-store honda sedan. 5:36. a report on the number of amputations is released. who is most at risk? >> do you dread taking your parent or grandparent to the doctor? >> a couple of accidents, one on the west side and another in the west side and another in >> welcome back. 42 degrees downtown. mostly clear skies this morning. it will turn out to be nice day today. 32 at the airport. 33 in york, pennsylvania. we will start out with sunshine. clouds will thicken up. it will stay dry. a high of 48. will check the seven-day forecast going throug

. >> reporter: larry alston entered an alford plea to several counts, his sentence three years in prison. ed advocates hope it will send a message. >> it will not be tolerated. >> he said the disrespect for them was willful and deliberate and hopefully the lesson is that the lives of animals mean something. >>> a total of 9 dogs were rescued in 2009, but three died, the remaining six are up for adoption. >> if you are interested in rescuing those dogs call the humane society in reisterstown at that number. that number also available on our website for you. >>> the new jersey doctor charged with performing illegal abortions will stand trial. dr.stephen brickum will appear in court in june now. he and another doctor are accused of providing late term abortions here and without a license. >>> the governor is living up to a promise to propose another bill to legalize same sex marriage in the state. according to our partner the legislation will include changes to protect relationous institutions and leaders from having to perform the ceremonies if they don't want to, six states plus the selec

meredith vieira will make her rock center debut with an exclusive interview with mimi alford.hile you may not know that name, you'll be hearing about the book she's written. in 1962, she was 19, an intern at the white house. and she tells meredith a secret she's kept for half a century that she was seduced by president john f. kennedy on just her fourth day on the job. >> the president came over to me and asked me if i'd like to take a tour of the second floor of the white house. and see some of the rooms that had been redecorated. the last room that we went into was the bedroom. and we walked in to the bedroom. and it was a beautiful room. >> it was jackie kennedy's bedroom. >> i learned later that it was mrs. kennedy's bedroom. >> an unbelievable story from this book. meredith will have that. second thing we need to tell you is don't look for us here. this is our last monday night. we're moving to wednesdays at 9:00, 8:00 central. that's the wednesday after the super bowl. thanks for being with us. -- captions by vitac -- www >>> tonight, a stairwell collapse in the middle o