anna gristina said they're trying to sweat me out. i'd bite my tongue off before i tell them jeanne thing. she said prosecutors grilled her for hours, demanding that they tell her about each one. the ones i knew for a long time investing in politics and real estate. i got the impression they were trying to make a case. they didn't know what it was. you know what this was, phishing. >> might have said something boasting, exaggerated. might have been kidding. >> reporter: the post also as photos from rift rift's -- gristina's love nest. >> it as an apartment. it's a small one bedroom, with not even a real kitchen. >> reporter: they say i have made millions for years and i have for other people. she has helped in real estate. anna gristina claims the woman who said she is her partner in crime is a legitimate match maker. t.j. winick, new york. >>> clear skies over maryland today. man, a nice looking day, a little bit of a breeze on federal hill. today was cooler but very comfortable. this will get colder as we get a reinforcing shot of c

anna gristina said she was broke without two nickels to her name. the court granted her request for a court-appointed attorney but denied letting her pick the attorney she wants. no signs yet of the hockey mom's alleged accomplice, a 30-year-old named jaynie mae baker, seen here in her facebook photo, who reportedly was planning to turn herself in. friends of baker describe her as an upstanding citizen engaged in charity work for children and animals. the high-priced tricks were apparently inside this upper east side new york city apartment. prosecutors say moguls, celebrities, and politicians forked over 2,000 bucks an hour or 5,000 for an entire evening. gristina says she's no madam, admitting only to renting the place as a crash pad for friends involved in secret affairs. but prosecutors say it's an airtight case, with hours of incriminating recordings from gristina. a potential bombshell to the hockey mom's defense, this woman, irma nici. nici has come forward, saying she worked as a call girl in anna gristina referred her clients. here's nici's

. >> reporter: this morning, anna gristina is heading back to court.the judge will examine whether she can afford to hire an attorney. prosecutors say she ran a lucrative prostitution bring but he reportedly claimed to be broke. now there are new reports that the alleged hockey mom alleged accomplice, a 30-year-old named jaynie baker is planning to turn herself in this afternoon. while baker is facing up to seven years on felony charges promoting prostitution, her friends say she's downright faintly involved. there's a bed on the floor, a few candles for mood lighting. also a small living room with a disheveled couch. this $600 a month apartment, prosecutors say is the place where moguls, celebrities and politicians paid to be with p t prostitutes. meanwhile, this woman, irma nisi is coming to say that she worked as a call girl and. we spoke to the attorney. anna gristina is portraying herself as a suburban mom who is running a business on the up and up. from what you know, is that true? >> that's false from what i know. what i've been told, anna grist

. >> anna gristina is portraying herself as a suburban mom who's running a business on the up and up. >> what i've been told, anna was running prostitution services. >> the judge reviewed gristina if convicted, she could spend seven years in prison. >>> a little built of a breeze out there but tough to complain. temperatures well above 70. you can see the flag flapping moderately on federal hill. 68 at bwi but we were above 70 earlier today, not record-breaking warmth but warmer than expected. this is seth the stage for a warm day. these last days of winter looking like they'll feel like anything but. it was plenty of blue skies, lots of sunshine. kent island, a gorgeous shot over the mighty chesapeake. the weather is holding up. what about ocean city. so very few people out there in this part of early march still. maryland's most powerful radar, any active weather, some yes. we're tracking a line of showers pushing into deep creek lake just a slow moving line that will diminish somewhat overnight. not that we couldn't get a couple of showers but i think the better chance will hold of

attorney said his client worked as a legitimate matchmaker and wouldn't comment on connection to anna gristinaher than his client's. today the issue of bail will take center stage when the judge decides whether gristina can serve house arrest at the attorney's loft. >>> one reason is prosecutors argued she's a high flight risk citing personal and financial connections she has that the defense said she doesn't have two nickels to rub together. the bail hearing is later today. >> odd case. up next, a sneak peek at spring's newest beauty products with bobbie thomas right after this. what's this? [ male announcer ] quaker oatmeal squares have 46 grams of whole grains... mmmm. ...and a touch of sweetness. you'll be delighted to discover how good they taste. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. my name is lacey calvert and i'm a yoga instructor. if i have any soreness, i'm not going to be able to do my job. but once i take advil, i'm able to fini

there's a report he was a client of anna gristina. she told investigators that a call girl working for her was paid to have sex with him in 2007. edwards was in the city and at the time to raise money for his presidential bid. edwards'lawyer said not commented. small protest outside an event for mitt romney at the hyatt regency and northwest d.c. women protested his pledge to get rid of planned parenthood should he become president. he was holding a fund-raiser this morning at the highest. he went in a different entrance from where they were protesting. campaign 2012, lots of controversy over the edge -- etch a sketch issue from his campaign staff. now more from the campaign trail. >> its should've been a banner day for mitt romney. he just won a big victory in illinois. and got a key endorsement from jeb bush. the former florida governor says now's the time for republicans to nine -- to unite behind governor romney. instead of reveling in his renewed momentum, the romney camp was on the defensive. this top strategist was asked whethe

anna gristina showed up at court today to ask a judge for freedom. she's being held on $2 million bond. sha lawyer is allowing her to live with him but the judge is not decided on that unusual proposal today. a possible conflict of interest for the lawyers representing john edwards in his campaign finance trial. the judge today will consider edwards plan to hire the same lawyers who purpose and his mistress in a lawsuit over the couple's alleged sex tapes. at settlement ordered all copies of the tapes destroyed. the defense lawyers could have a conflict of interest in defending edwards. former illinois governor rod blagojevich trading in his suit for prison uniform. he left home and flew to denver today to start a 14 year sentence for political corruption. he was convicted of trying to sell president obama's vacated u.s. senate seat as well as 17 other criminal counts. the former governor last night took the spotlight one last time and for final speech proclaiming his innocence. >> while my faith in things has sometimes been challenged, i still belie

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he offered to put up his manhattan loft as securityxd for anna gristina's $2 million bail. gristina is accused of running a high priced escort service for years. >>> every six minutes a child is injured in a fall down the stairs. that's a sobering statistic from researchers who studied children under the age of five for several years. it really is a call is for parents to make sure their home is ready for toddlers. roosevelt leftwich joins us with the latest. >> reporter: it happens very fassments researchers at hopkins has been working with families for years on ways to make their home safe for children. overall children injured in accidents is down 12%. stairs are one hear that cannot be ignored. it's probably the first big accomplishment in a baby's life, climbing the couch or climbing the stairs. jennifer and teresa's kids prefer to climb over the old aluminum bleachers. it's fun. when this comes time to go home, the stairs in the house are off limits. >> something like stairs you can blockade so they can't get to them when you're not watching every second. you really h

anna gristina pleaded not guilty to promoting prostitution.f con vicked she faces up to seven year bes hind bars. as we mentioned, the judge is expected to announce his decision on gleason's request for house arrest tomorrow. matt? >> amy robach on the upper east side in manhattan. thank you very much. let's get a check of the weather now from al. >> thank you so much, matt. who do you want to say hi to? >> ryan, claire and elena. >> and you're friends with ray farmer. we love the farmers. let's see what's going on as we check out the afternoon temperatures. 60s in the northeast. 70s and 80s throughout the country. 40s in the pacific northwest. we're looking at snow. you can see on the map that heavy rain in the pacific northwest with heavy mountain snows. record highs from the plains to the gulf coast. sunshine along the north coast but showers along the pacific northwest coas >> good morning. it will be a warm day today with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. maybe >>> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> al, thank you very much. up next

tonight anna gristina, a mother of four is accused of running a high prostitution ring for the rich and powerful out of an apartment she rented. the lawyers claim she's been treated unfairly and argue the former new york governor eliot spitzer did not go to jail after being caught in a prosecution ring in 2008. >> what we have here is a caring mother of four who has been slapped with a $2 million bond. mr. spitzer walked and mr. spitzer has primo spots on nationwide company. >> prosecutors say they have tapes of gristina saying her black book included lawyers, politicians and other high profile clients. >>> this is amateur video of jerrod niemann's bus moments after an explosion in the front of his tour bus tuesday night. he and the others had just boarded the bus after a concert. someone saw something burning, smelled smoke and got off, moments later techs pleaded. >>> a consumer alert -- it exploded. >>> a consumer alert tonight and coke changing up its formula. >> up first tonight why your coke coal palace changing. no. 5, coke cages -- coca-cola is changing. no. 5, coke is adjusting

attorney said his client worked as a legitimate matchmaker and wouldn't comment on connection to anna gristina or why her bail was higher than his client's. today the issue of bail will take center stage when the judge decides whether gristina can serve house arrest at the attorney's loft. prosecutor says it 's unethical. one reason for the substantial bail is prosecutors say she's a high flight risk citing persona and financial connections. the defense said she quote, doesn't have two nickels to rub together. matt? >> thank you very much. peter gleason is with us now exclusively. good to see you, mr. gleason. >> please, call me pete. >> all right. you are making as many headlines as your client is. you have taken the case pro bono but you didn't know her at all. you have offered your home as collateral for her bail and offered to have her family move into your apartment while she faces house arrest. why have you done these things? >> let me give you background. first of all, growing up i had three idols, a civil rights attorney i had the privilege of meeting and working with, elvis presley an

anna gristina tells the new york post investigators have been grilling her to spill some of the namesclients. gristina has been accused of making millions running a high prostitution ring out of her apartment with the rich and powerful. she claims she was only running a dating service and refuses to name names. she was caught on wiretap talking about her close ties to police, federal agents and other authorities. >>> at home new numbers about d.c.'s hiv pron, but pepco is help -- problem, plus pepco is helping you landscape your yard. maureen umeh is back with your fox 5 top five. >> alarming news about the rise in hiv rates among local women. no. 5, black women in d.c. and baltimore are becoming infected with hiv at the same rate as some african countries. a recent study found the rate of infection in several east coast cities including d.c. is 24 in 10,000 compared to 28 in 10,000 in the congo. no. 4, hybrid cars are safer than cars with regular gas engines, put hybrid electric vehicles can be hazardous -- but hybrid electric vehicles can be harvardous to pedestrians because they're

anna gristina said she was broke without two nickels to her name. the court granted her request for a court appointed attorney but denied letting her pick the attorney she wants. no signs yet of the alleged accomplice, a 30-year-old named janie mae baker seen here in her facebook photopoep friends describe her as an upstanding citizen engaged in charity work for children and animals. the high-priced tricks were apparently i lly inside this up east side new york city parliament ploos say moguls politicians forked over 2,000 bucks an hour or 5,000 for an entire evening. gristina admitted only renting the place for friends nifld secret affairs. but prosecutors say it's an airtight case with hours of incriminating recordings from gristina. a potential bombshell to the hockey mom's defense, there woman irma nise. she has come forward saying she's a call girl. >> the clientele consisted of well-to-do and in some cases quite well known clients. >> reporter: according to her attorney nise who was originally from bosnia had a business relationship with anna

anna gristina is being held on $2 million in bail this morning.ors want to know just how far her web of proous constitution reaches. block buster revelations. a prostitute that says she earned more than $10 thoux a night. no-limit shopping sprees, private jets. that woman, anna gristina was selective and generous to her boys. three people were linked to her upscale brothel. jaynie baker, a possible accomplice. she now on the run. the alleged moneyman, david walker. a morgan stanley banker. and her possible inside man, nypd sergeant richard wall. internal affairs is investigating him. gristina seems to have fall frn the idyllic life she led are her husband, calvin gore. she was known as an man rescuer and devoted mom. >> down to earth. a soccer mom. >> reporter: her husband was spotted on wednesday leaving the home where she allegedly ran her sex empire. new details describe how she allegedly ran that empire. all cash thanks actions. a sliding scale rainging from $1,000 an hour to $25,000 for a weekend. and yecarefully selected girls. still, her de

new york's district attorney says anna gristina made millions of dollars over 15 years.ex to a large circle of rich, influential friends. prosecutors told the court this british citizen would run if they let her out on bail. relying on hidden money and connections in the police department. the judge set bail at a steep $2 million. but her lawyer said she didn't do it. >> she's not admitting to anything. what she's admitted to is being a decent, kind, loving mother of four children who she's been ripped away from. >> reporter: the 44-year-old has been married twice and has four children. she lives in a modest home an hour outside of new york city. on wednesday her husband took their 9-year-old son to school. despite posting the occasional racy photo online, friends say she lives an average suburban life. a caring mom who spends her free time rescuing dogs and raising pot-bellied pigs. >> she's a soccer mom. it was shocking to the people in the neighborhood what happened. she's a nice person. >> reporter: hardly the image of a tawdry madam, the target of avenue five-year i

this woman who come forward said she worked as a call girl and the anna gristina referred her clients. >> they were well-to-do and, in some cases, quite well known. >> she is really from bosnia and had a business relationship with her from four the six years. >> she made more than $10 million providing hookers' the big shots and will spend another night in jail. abc news, new york. >> whitney houston's daughter is talking publicly for the first time since a mother's death. the 19-year-old said she collector mother is still with her. she opened up to oprah in an exclusive interview. >> i can hear her voice and spirit talking to me and telling me "i'm right here. i have got you." >> bobbi kristina plans to follow in her mother's footsteps. whitney houston died at a beverly hills hotel last month at 48. >> coming up, caught on camera. two people stealing apartment complex cameras. >> i'm horace holmes. a bill to restrict smoking in your car could soon be a lot. reaction coming up. >> sexual abuse charges against a teacher we want to protect the house. right. but... home security systems

he was once hired by the brazilian bomb shell to find anna gristina but claims he met her just a couple of years ago at a networking event. i'm lisa ebers, fox 5 news. >> thank you. >>> we're following breaking news in the death of whitney houston. autopsy results show she had cocaine in her system when she died. the official cause of death is an accidental drowning but the l.a. county coroner notes heart disease and cocaine were contributing factors. houston was found in a bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel last month and several pills were found inside but there was no evidence of cocaine. >>> and coming up, why one school district is telling this student he will have to find another day for the prom. >>> and a student goes on a violent rant inside a college classroom. what set her off. set her off. [ male announcer ] at green giant we know nature gives us the most nutritious of gifts. but only when they are ready to be given. that's why green giant picks vegetables at their peak. ...and freezes them fast, locking in nutrients ...for you to unwrap. ♪ ho, ho, ho. green giant those fi

. >> reporter: the website dna info was first to break news of anna gristina's arrest for allegedly running high priced call girl ring. now that same website reports a hooker who worked for her told investigators she was paid to have sex with former presidential candidate john edwards. she says it happened during a fundraising stop in 2007 when edwards was running for the democratic nomination for president. a spokesperson for the former senator says, "mr. edwards categorically denies that he was involved with any prostitute or service. these allegations are false." investigative reporter murray weiss stands by his story. >> i'm not saying whether she's telling the truth or not. what i am saying is that she told this story to the investigators and they found that her story was credible enough that they pursued it. >> reporter: meantime tonight fox 5 uncovered some striking similarities between the millionaire madam's alleged operation and an earlier call girl ring run by brazilian bombshell andrea schwartz. she's a madam who allegedly helped set up eliot spitzer. court records show like gri

the website dna info first broke news of anna gristina's arrest for running a call girl ring. now a prostitute who work for gristina told investigators she was paid to have sex with john edwards. the alleged incident happened during a 2007 fund-raising stop. edwards was seeking the democratic nomination for president at the time. >> i'm not saying whether she is telling the truth or not. what i am saying is she told this story to the investigators, and they found that her story was credible. >> but a spokesperson for edwards says he denies any involvement with prostitutes or services. >>> just about an hour ago, at the white house, president obama announced who he is nominating to be the next president of the world bank. areas on the left of the screen, the president nominated dirt mother college president jim yung kim. kim is a physician by training, very prominent figure in the global health world. the actual selection of a new president will be made by the world bank's executive board. but kim is expected to be selected partly because the united states has the largest percen

when you're in new york, that is, and this involving the case of an alleged new york city madam, anna gristina running a high-end brothel. now her attorney is saying in exchange for her spending any more time in rikers, i'm willing to put up my $2 million apartment. there was no previous relationship between them. the judge is going to consider whether this woman who is considered a flight risk should indeed stay at his $2 million apartment in new york. very strange arrangement, is it not, richard, for an attorney to feel that close to their client to want to put everything on the line while the case is unfolding, fred? hasn't gone to trial yet, by the way. >> yes, it's very -- quote, very strange. but this case is strange, fred. she's only charged with one count of prostitution. i mean it's a d felony. clean history, no criminal history. all of a sudden there's a $2 million bail on her. and they're claiming she's facing serious prison time. the problem here is -- not the problem, but i think what's happened is this has been an investigation ongoing for a year to two years. there have been wir

the new york post scored this exclusive interview of anna gristina behind bars on recker's island inr to tell them what she knew about the men, so let me quote her. the post quotes her as saying, it's not about me, it's bigger than me. they're trying to sweat me out. they are clearly trying to break me. she goes on, i would bite my tongue off before i would tell them anything. now, newspaper headlines make gristina out to be worth millions of dollars, but a man who lives on this same block from the walk-up where she allegedly worked says he did see limos, town cars at night. as for the passengers -- >> they're very well dressed. >> men. >> yes. >> all of them men? >> yes. >> but gristina paints a far less luxurious picture. she tells the post, quote, they say i've made millions for years, and i have for other people. i've struggled to keep my daughter in college. the utilities are always on the verge of being shut off. we live a very simple life. and a friend tells us she isn't rich. >> it's sexy, it makes for good headlines, but a lot of the things they're talking about are not true

this is all about the case of anna gristina, arrested last month in midtown, manhattan, for promoting prostitution in the third degree. she allegedly ran a brothel out of an apartment building in manhattan for years and allegedly boasted about her profession. gristina was meeting with the financial adviser just before her arrest. she in fact still works there in the midtown office. a morgan stanley focus said they're investigating but it's important to note that no one at the firm has been charged. our calls to the broker's office and apartment have not been returned. so who were her clients? our nbc station in new york, wnbc, reports the nypd is reviewing the activities of a sergeant once assigned to the neighborhood, but at this point that sergeant is not suspected of wrongdoing. we're still looking into it. maria, back to you. >> scott, thank you so much. still to come on the "closing bell," we'll show you what social media game makers could be the big winners from the new ipad. we're checking out the ripple effects of the new product. up next, how is china's economic slowdown affe

he's representing has in oinvolvement in the investigation of accused multimillion dollar madam, anna gristinais said to have used law enforcement ties to evade arrest. >>> and whitney houston's will shows that she left everything to her daughter bobbi kristina. the will leaving 19-year-old bobbi kristina all the clothing and the cars. whitney houston died on february 11th. >>> the city of indianapolis is still reeling from the news that after 14 years under peyton manning, he is no longer going to be the quarterback for the colts. the four-time league mvp was released yesterday after a neck surgery that sidelined him for the entire 2011 season. he delivered a tear-filled, heart felt good-bye to the only nfl team he's played for. >> this town and this team means so much to me. it has been truly an honor to play in indianapolis. i do love it here. i love the fans and i will always enjoy having played for such a great team. >> i'm joined by the former pro bowl linebacker for the colts and he was with peyton manning when they won the super bowl, super bowl xli. great to have you here, cato and pe

. >> reporter: anna gristina has said she's under pressure to name names.in effect, it was tell us what we want, we'll let you go. they're trying to sweat me out, clearly trying to break me. i would bite my tongue obvious before i would tell them anything. she said she was grilled for hours. the ones knew were people i have known for a long time who are in politics, investing, real estate. i got the impression they were trying to make a case but didn't know what it was. it was fishing. she remains at rikers island. picture an old military bar racks. it smells like cat urine. it's deplorable. far cry from the rent-stabilized apartment that may have seen $10 million in prostitution over the years. in these exclusive photos, we see the modest living room and bedroom. >> very well dressed. >> all of them men? >> yes. >> reporter: she claimed she's helped friends with real estate yet her family has trouble making ends meet. i've been struggling to keep my daughter in college to pay the tuition. we live very much a simple life. and the self-described hockey mom o

>> her name is anna gristina.siness contacts around the world. they say her arrest follows a five-year investigation. >> headlines lie madam x are splashed across tabloids in an odd case about who may be exposed through her black book. by day a married mother of four, described as a soccer mom, living outside of new york city. by night, prosecutors claim she ran a brothel out of this modest manhattan apartment house and boasted of making millions. to prove it, this el say, they have hundreds of hours of video and audio recordings. private investigator vincent parko says he's a friend of gristina. she asked him to do background checks. he says she can't confirm if she had call girls confirmed, but he thinks the accusations are overblown. >> it's sexy, makes good headlines, but a lot of the things they're talking about are not true. >> such as? >> that she's a millionaire madam. if she was a millionaire, she would be out on bail now. >> reporter: she remains on rikersite after her bail was set at $2 million. prosecu

anna gristina was being held on $2 million. >>> the encyclopedia britannica is suspending production.will still be available in digital form, the publishers plan to add a new range of educational products. i know, when my mom and dad bought these. >> i'm saving them. do you have yours? >> oh, yeah. >> it's upsetting. i don't want my kids to be using them for school projects now because they are outdated but there is something about that. >> collector's item. >> you can't surf anything when you read an encyclopedia. >> you got that right. we turned out okay, didn't we? >> dead silence. >> the jury is still out. >>> thank you, christine. 19 minutes past the hour here, we're getting an early read on local news making national headlines. >>> we have papers from new york city, los angeles and houston. >> they are somewhere. >> the new york times, we have brand new scientific research published this morning that says 3.7 million americans are at risk from constant coastal flooded expecting in coming deck atds. the experts are blaming a rise in the sea level on global warming. the entire ame

. >> reporter: anna gristina has said she's under pressure to name names.prosecutors tried to intimidate her. in effect, it was tell us what we want, we'll let you go. they're trying to sweat me out, clearly trying to break me. i would bite my tongue off before i would tell them anything. she said prosecutors grilled her for hour investigators rotating in and out of the small interrogation room. showing her list of men and demanding she tell them about each one. the ones i knew were people i have known for a long time who are in politics, investing, real estate. i got the impression they were trying to make a case but didn't know what it was. it was fishing. the accused soccer mom madam remains at ryker's island where she said she was initially placed in solitary confinement. picture an old military barackracks barracks. it smells like cat urine. it's deplorable. a far cry from the rent-stabilized apartment that may have seen $10 million in prostitution over the years. >> if she had $10 million, she would be out on bail right now. >> reporter: in these excl

anna referred her clients. >> consisting of well to do and in cases well known individual autos according to her attorney, nisi had a business relationship with gristinaour to six years. prosecutors say the madam, who made $10 million will spend another night in jail, unable to come up with bail. john muller abc news, new york. >> struggling internet giant yahoo going after facebook. we're live with that in today's after the bell report. hi, emily. >> well, yahoo is suing facebook. yahoo filed a complaint alleging several fasbook products infringe on yahoo patents. yahoo was likely waiting for more information revealed in the filing to decide whether or not to act on them. yahoo said the patents relate to information sharing and says facebook must pay to license technology and looking for ways to remove growth after lugs ground in display ads and to google in web searches. and yahoo lost that top spot to facebook last year but there could be more than needs the eye here. listen to what this patent attorney told use i think going this length because they want something what. do they want? money? this is more of an induce partnership. >> and ibm is well