it's called arby's tax relief. you fill out a quick form you can find on arbys foy com. then you'll get a coupon for free curly fries you can redeem just for today. >>> if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. a check of the news before you go is next. >>> today is tuesday, april 17. here's a check of the thus before you go. -- of the news before you go. these are live pictures from florida. in just a few minutes the space shuttle discovery will leave there. it will fly piggyback on a 747 and make a low flight over the district. it will land at its new home the smithsonian's udvar-hazy center by dulles airport. >>> three prince george's county police officers were honored for their bravery during a house fire in forest hill. they helped rescue two children and an elderly man in a wheelchair back in february. the men were presented with certificates during a ceremony yesterday. >>> boston scored with two minutes left last night breaking a 3-3 tie, breaking caps' fans hearts as the caps fall to the brui

to help with the sting of filing they're offering tax day freebies including arby's, cinneb cinnebon, and maggie moo's ice cream. however, many want you to log onto their facebook page. give them a like. >>> the lakers defeat the defending champs in overtime. plus a big hit in the stanley cup playoffs as the kings near a knockout punch. your early morning headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather thankfully no tornado outbreaks are in the forecast this week. you're forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> hey, there, good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports game series quickly turned into a grudge match. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. and that's your look at sports >> hi, there, good morning. the penguins began the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the stanley cup. now they're a single loss away from playing golf. day three was a throwback to the days of broad streeft bullies. they were trying to push the flyers around and the flyers pushing right back. there were 72 minutes in

arbys is giving away curly frys and banana public is offering a 30% discount. we have a list on abc2news.com. >>> members of the american postal workers union and mail handlers union will be happening out information in the city. layoffs of hundreds of thousands of wkers as well as the closure of more than 3000 post offices. union members will be happening out leaf lets of information on why they don't think this should happen. house republicans here are going to explain about the doomsday budget. they plan to hold a press conference at noon talking about the possibility of a special session and what taxes could be imposed if the governor doesn't call the session , the budget will go in to effect july 1 stand includes steep cuts to education, layoffs, cuts for state services. >>> the only person aired in the st. patricks day beating has bail reduced. parsons is facing charges including assault and robbery. bail set at $1 million, his lawyer calls absolutely ridiculous. >> $1 million bail? come on. it's ridiculous. this is a 20 year old, no record, never had han

arbys is offering curly fries, maggie moos has a deal. retail shops are getting in on tax day. banana republic is offering something. the main post office extended their hours. the bad news is not every post office is doing that. we will be here all morning talking to people who wait until the last minute and talking to the comptroller, peter his offices are open late. if you are going to go to a tax preparer and take your documentation in, don't forget your social security information, income information, all the forms that you need and plus receipts. couple of things to keep in mind, live all morning long, back to you, now. >>> expect crowds outside post offices, baltimore residents joining national tax day protest, demanding 1%. the rally for tax justice is going to begin at 5:00 in front of the shot tower across the street from the post office. carl stoke h be there along with occupy baltimore, schoolteachers and religious leaders. >>> a busy day at the post office, last minute mailings, the post stall workers union will happened out information and petitions. congress prop

arby's offering free curly fries. cinnamon bun giving away dona bites and chile's giving away a free appetizer. panda express is giving away a free shanghai stake entree but you need to go to their facebook page to check that out. if you have a consumer problem or question and give our hot line a call, we have volunteers standing by right now to take your calls. >> the stanley cup playoffs, a bad night for the sharks in their first home season game of the year. >> they gave up three power-play goals to st. louis giving them a lead. colin white, caw each scoring in the final minutes. a little too late for the sharks. st. louis 1 4/3 taking 2/1 series lead. the best of seven games for set to go on thursday night. talk,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> today's tip of the day is mangos. they are finally in the market. from mexico. let me tell you the season is underway, they will get even sweeter and less expensive in a few weeks but right now the price is still pretty good for this early in the season. selection and storage is so i

also, a list of places offering free deals today on tax day, arbys giving out curly frys. abc2news.com to check out the full list. >>> house republicans in annapolis will hold a press conference talking about the budget. they plan to talk about the possibility of the special session as well if the governor doesn't call the session, the budge let go in to effect on july 1st, including steep cuts to education, layoffs with employees and cuts to services. >>> baltimore councilman come up with a way to save three fire companies, could corporate sponsorships be a solution to part of the budget problems? sherrie johnson is here with the story. are we talking about fire stations and engines sponsored by leg mason? >> councilman pete welch is hoping corporate america might be willing to pay the bill to keep three fire companies open. he is suggesting corporate sponsorship. this idea comes from the proposed closing of three fire company ace announce by the fire chief this month. councilman welch wants to keep them open and says corporate sponsorship is the way to godo it. ladder tr

with your state taxes go to abc2news.com for the locations nearest to you, also free deals today, arbys curly frys and banana republic offering 30% off on line. abc2news.com for a full list and a look at the dozen locations where you can get help with state taxes. >>> lawmakers are hold agnus conference on tax day, talking about the doomsday budget. also the possibility in the special session if the governor doesn't call the session, the doomsday budget goes in to effect july 1st. it carries cuts to education and state services. baltimore city trying to come up with a plan to relieve the woes and one option could be talking about response sponsorships for fire houses. are we talking about m and t bank? >> pete welch says corporate sponsorship could be the so loose to the budget myth. this is the proposed closing of three fire companies announced earlier this month. welch wants to keep them open and hoping corporate america might be willing to pay the bill. ladder truck 15 is one of three companies set to close to be replaced by an engine and medic unit. truck 10 set to close. they have

to help soothe the sting of filing, a number of companies are offering tax day freebies, including arby's, cinnabon, and maggiemoo's ice cream. however, many companies do require that you logon to their facebook page first. give them a "like." >>> the dodgers' triple play, the nba heats up, and the lakers beat the defending champs in overtime. >>> plus, a big hit in the stanley cup playoffs as the kings near a knockout punch. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> in weather, thankfully, no tornado outbreaks are in the forecast this week. you're forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> hey, there. good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, game three of the stanley cup series between philadelphia and pittsburgh quickly turned into a grudge match. here's nbc's mario solis with an early look at all your sports headlines. >> hi, there. good morning. >>> the penguins began the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the stanley cup. now they're a single loss away from playing golf. game three was a throwback to the da

arby's, panda express, and seattle's best coffee are offering deals if you like their facebook pages. some businesses like chili's are offering deals if you go to the web site, others like p.f. chang's and sonic will give you a break just for showing up. >>> this morning, president obama is accusing republicans of "once again choosing to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest americans." yesterday senate republicans blocked the president's so-called buffett rule named after billionaire warren buffett who says his secretary is taxed more than he is. it would have mandated those making $2 million a year to pay a 30% income tax. republicans say it's a political gamic that would have done little to help the economy. >>> a double dose of bad news for the capitals as they lost the game and possibly one of their top players against the bruins. with less than two minutes in regulation and the game tied, chara scored thanks to an accidental deflection from a caps player. boston goes on to win 4-3. >>> after the final whistle, nicholas brooks trim cross checked a player in the face and received

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. >> bill, you lived in an arby's dumpster for three years. were you depressed or happy you had a co swree bed and discarded guns. >> it was less on burgers and more on smack. but this story is absolutely true. i don't buy the fact that you are only unhappy after it is over with. you ever looked at yourself? you are probably in your sweats and you go back and get in line and you look at yourself and others and say i look like this. they know they will not hate themselves and they know immediately the feeling left by a sense of emptiness and burger sweat and everyone there is miserable. but it is a drug and they can't help themselves. >> there would be more mirrors. >> it is great. i said we as if i own disok -- stock in the company. >> the billion of burgers, there is one thing if you ever notice and i talked about it on the show. i call it the eating phase. you know you are walking down 6th avenue and you see people eating who don't know you are botch -- watching them. and they -- their eyes are blind. they are seating and their eyes are like

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it's called arby's tax relief. fill out a quick form. then you'll get a coupon for free curly fries that you can redeem just for today. if you have an offer you've seen or you're a local merchant with a deal, i'd love to hear from you on facebook. over to you. >>> a serious illness could put the world out of whack. >> but life at channel 9 got a bit more normal yesterday. everyone was glad to see jc hayward returning to anchor the 9news after finding a lump. she was diagnosed with cancer two weeks ago. an m.r.i. found a second mass but that turned out to be benign. she had both the cancerous and benign tumors removed last week. this week she'll have her first post offtive meeting. they'll go over the pathology report, discuss radiation therapy, possibly exeem mow and the -- chemo and the appropriate hormone therapy to prevent a recurrence. we were glad to see her back. >> the world is spinning the right way again. >> and she's got all the lipstick she'll ever need. >> we'll explain that later. >>> a new campaign is starting to remind par

arby's, panda express, and seattle's best coffee offering deals, as well, if you like their pages.'s offering deals on their web site. others like p.f. chang's will give you a break, too, just for showing up at the restaurant. >> there you go. i guess trying to soften the blow a little bit. it's your birthday, too. happy birthday, aaron. >> thank you. >>> 25 years old. it feels good. >> yeah. i'm only a couple of years older than you. we're approaching our 30s in good spirits. and tom who's also in his 20s. >> yes, it feels like that this morning. a clear start. great weather for "discovery" day. "discovery" day 2012, the final flight of space shuttle "discovery." excellent weather. off to a promising start. here's the live view from our city camera. look at that golden sunlights shining on the monuments. that's a great place to view it. the virginia side, district side, beautiful viewing. on the monument grounds at the monument, 70 at reagan national. the wind at ten miles per hour, may pick up mid morning. may be gusting to around 20 miles per hour. we're in the 60s to near 70. t

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arby's, panda express, and seattle's best are offering deals, as well, if you like their facebook pages. some like chili's are offering deals if you go to their web site. others like p.f. chang's will give you a break just for showing up at the restaurant. >> there you go. >>> this morning, president obama is accusing republicans of "once again choosing to protect tax breaks for the wealthiest americans." yesterday senate republicans blocked the president's so-called buffett rule. it's named after billionaire warren buffett who says his secretary is taxed more than he is. the bill would have mandated those making $2 million a year pay a 30% income tax. republicans say it's a political gimmick. >>> 20 minutes now after the hour. the caps are not only down in their series against the bruins, but they could be without one of their best players. the two were tied late in the third period. boston scored thanks to an accidental deflection from a caps player. boston goes on to win 4-3. after the final whistle, caps center nicholas baxtrum crosschecked a player in the face. he got an automatic

like arby's. go to their facebook page for the coupon for a free order of curly fries.ain on bagels is on bruger's page. by liking panda express on facebook you get a free serving of its shanghai angus steak. while fire house subs is using facebook to get word out on its tax day double the meat deal. chile's website is where you go for the coupon for a free appetizer or dessert. and not every deal requires a download. only a trip to the store. for example, office depot is offering anyone who comes in today or tomorrow up to five pound of free shredding and 25 free black and white copies. a trip to marble slab creamery pays off with a free scoop of frozen yogurt from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. tuesday. p.f. changs is giving a 15% discount on dine in and carry out orders to ease the sting of tax day. >> on the flip side folks could be forced to dig a bit deeper to pay for cable in the coming years. according to consumer market research group npd the average cable bill was about $86 in 2011. by 2015 it could rise to 123 bucks and hit $200 a month by 2020. some experts say the cost

tomorrow, arby's giving out free curly fries if you like their facebook page. and liking panda express will give you a free serving of shanghai angus steak. visit chili's for a free appetizer or dessert. pf chang's giving out a 15% discount on all orders to try to ease the sting of tax day. and a little reminder here, the offer's only valid tomorrow. >> okay. interesting cornucopia of selection if you happen to eat them all at once. nice forecast ahead. let's check in with christina loren. >> yeah, you might want to make those outdoor plans this week. that's really good-looking weather. you deserve it after getting through last week. i would have to say thursday into friday probably the most severe weather day. you made it through as a stark contrast this week we're talking about sunshine, 70s, quiet weather pattern. that lasts well into this week. in fact, we've got a warm up on the way. getting too hot for some people come this friday. we're in the 50s, so nice and mild start. right by the water, comfortable conditions, we'll be at about 62 in fremont as you

arby's stepping up offering curly fries if you like their facebook page. if you like panda express, you'll receive a free serving of shanghai angus steak. get a free coupon for an appetizer. now as we run down the list, pf chang's giving a 15% discount on all orders trying to ease that sting of tax day. and remember, the offers are only valid this tuesday. so lettuce wraps might help you get through. >> now i know why i invited christina to lunch tomorrow. >>> 6:15 right now. jury selection begins in the retrial of former major league pitcher roger clemens, accused of lying under oath during congressional testimony back in 2008. prosecutors say he didn't tell the truth about never using performance-enhancing drugs in his career. last july, a district judge declared a mistrial. the first time prosecutors showed jurors inadmissible evidence. if found guilty, clemens faces the possibility of up to 21 months in prison. >>> some heartbreaking news for san francisco fans and ms. christina loren in particular here. one of the most recognizable players down and ou

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also nonexecutive chairman of both dunkin brands and arby's.bout that, joe. >> left to my own devices, i'd just say back this. we had sonic on last week. and one of the questions i asked is it's a million dollars for a sonic franchise. >> sure, to build the store out. >> and during the height of the crisis, there was no funding for that, was there, because mall b? >> the banks were holding back on lending and the small business community got hurt the most. so a lot of demand for franchising because the formula for franchising is it a very workable formula. it's been proven, it's been tested. so we have a very high success rate when you open a franchise store. and not just restaurants. lodging, services, you have retail, you have a lot of other franchises other than food that need to get capital to get started and grow. and during the crisis, the banks held back and the demand built. so what we did through the ifa, international franchise association, withis is our seco annual small business summit. and we're bringing bankers together with franc

linger.com we have links to facebook and places where you can download the coupons one big one is arby'sries but you can also, enter a sweep stakes to win $5,000. >> that is great. >> and their curly fries are good. >> print the coupon out at chevy's they are offering a couple margaritas, at a good discount price and this one i like, they will cover your sales tax part of your bill on tax day. two completely different taxes federal and local but you get the savings. >> makes sense i like that. >> very good chillies. >> you get if you get a free appetizer or if you buy an entree again that one you can go online and you don't even have to printout the coupon just pop it on your smart phone. >> we won't see a good shot. >> just you know, i went on facebook i liked it they e- mailed it to me i show up i go hello server here you go. >> very easy. >> no paper involved. >> a lot of these seem to be restaurants are those the main people who take part? >> there are others that are sort of nonedible items the one i like, i don't think you have this on the list but office depo will give you five si

there is free food go around like arby's, changes, many more, giving away food, discounts, even office so that's good. you can take all of those tax documents you didn't use to the shredder for free. if you are stressed out, if you are, you can go to hydromassage offering free massages. and who doesn't like tax day humor. the bagel bundle on sale for, get this, $10.40. like the tax form. that's a $5 discount. your discounts and specials of the day. >> can i get my massage even if i filed an extension and not paying today? >> you're the one -- you're the one getting the extension. good for you. get your massage. >> my massage and i'm going out to dinner. thank you. good to see you. >> top of the hour. i nt

arby's, cinnabon, on tax day they want to give you something nice for your hard work. hit them up. >> curly fries will help, help on tax day. >> my accountant took care of my taxes. ,,,,,,,, >>> look at that nice view, central park. >> gorgeous. >> welcome back to "cbs this morning: saturday," i'm jeff glor. >> i'm rebecca jarvis. live and let die, that's what guns in ros runz in roses will be doing at rock and roll hall of fame. >> do you feel like you're under more and more stress every single day? >> need i answer that? >> stress can cause serious -- you're the one doing your own taxes this year, by the way. stress can cause serious health problems, so we have advice on how to lead a calmer, less stressful life this morning. >> and the traffic cop who is hanging onfor dear life just to hand out a ticket. we'll explain. >> stressed out. >> very stressed. >>> first, our top story this half hour. now that george zimmerman is behind bars for shooting trayvon martin, there are questions this morning about how strong a case prosecutors have against him. and his judge coul

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