will online gambling save atlantic city? i don't know atlantic city needs saving but online gaming is certainly going help. you know, we've lost some 40% of our gross gaming revenue over the last five years in atlantic city primarily to convenience gaming markets, you know. local casinos in pennsylvania and new york and delaware. so online gaming gives us the opportunity to really lead the way with what is the ultimate in convenience gaming. so we think it's a great opportunity and something that will help out. >> okay. look, i think this is a brave thing by christie myself. one of the big houses they just filed bankruptcy, a couple of gambling casinos were sold for peanuts. you do need something. i want to ask you how will this get that economy moving. in other words do you think people will move to atlantic city in order to go online because that's what the law, the federal law stipulation you can take advantage it but you got to live in that domicile. is that what will happen? >> what will really happen, larry, gaming as

in new jersey and i don't have to go to atlantic city to do it? but it has been going on for years. offshore gambling establishments have had internet gambling. this gives us the opportunity to regulate it and make sure we put protections and transparency in place. d also to win on the revenue side rather than having strong revenues, leavinnot only the united states but even the state of new jersey for the ones that participate in the illegal offshore enterprises offering internet gaming. this allows us to keep it within our jurisdictional boundaries within the state of new jersey and to be able to draw that revenue and increase that tax revenue to help the residents and seniors. dennis: estimates, half a billion dollars in gambling revenue the first full year and new jersey would get 15% of that. congratulations on your breakthrough, assemblyman. good day. >> dennis, thank you. dennis: okay. up next on "money", you who far would you walk in the snow to get a job? one teenager's epic journey to land a paycheck takes an unexpected twist. stay right

>> atlantic city over these last couple of years has really evolved to offer amenities past the partyhe thinking here is that the extension of the ability tech reach a market that presently is not traveling. so the casino operators will tell you that they're mindful, some drop-off, what they see the ability to renew relationships with people that they have lost, people playing online that they can offer incentives to, things of that nature, so it just fits in with the landscape because this is taking place illegally as we speak, including in new yo and connecticut and the markets that your signal reaches. we're looking to capture what is happening illegal and tax it and make it an environment where consumer can be safer to play in the benefit of tax revenue. >> if you look at the revenue, talking about taxing at a rate of 15%, it could cover the revenue could be increased to $300 million of reading in the first year. the only thing about it, there is not a lot of positive social value. even though you are getting that tax revenue, do you think overall t is worth it? >> people made thi

. >> allen, big time snow fall from atlantic city to cape cod including boston. live picture in boston right now where winds are gusting at 40-mile-per-hour and snow coming down heavily and we have a blizzard and blizzard warnings in effect. here's a look at the storm. it's a huge strong low pressure area passing just to the south of the east coast passing just to the east of atlantic city. that means all the cold air is getting dragged down from canada but all the moisture is piling in from the atlanta. the i-95 corridor heavily traveled, philadelphia, new york, hartford, providence, boston, all going to see more than a foot of snow. the heaviest snow along the i- 95 corridor and i just saw a report of thundersnow being reported in providence. the big-time problems there of course getting in and out of there will be a huge problem especially when it comes to planes. roberta gonzales is at sfo with details on the flights. >> reporter: more than 60 flights were canceled here at sfo due to that potentially historic blizzard that's converging with a secondary storm

but really approving on-line gaming is a bid to help atlantic city's casinos.y pointed out, are struggling. neighboring states like pennsylvania behind 43% decline in atlanta city's gaming revenue since peak in 2006. so any added revenue would be welcome to ac's 12 casinos, including those run by caesar's and boyd gaming. five properties account for 60% of that market's revenue. don't expect on-line gaming to be available tomorrow though. regulation needs to be written. casinos need to be licensed and approved. players have to register and there will be jn line plat forms for age verification, and verifying a player is indeed in new jersey. seth polanski, a spokesperson, says the earliest launch date is likely 2015 adding nevada approved on-line gaming three years ago but has yet to take an on-line bet. what is the pay off? analyst estimate $350 million in additional revenue to the first year to 1.5 billion in 2015. wide range reflecting uncertainty about additional demand in the garden state and questions of whether on-line betting the hurt casino's brick and

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i think it hurts businesses and it may hurt casinos if atlantic city and new jersey. want in their own home. the worry i have is people will start doing this and they will get in big trouble because it may be easier in their home and the states rely on the revenue to keep spending. that is not the way to do it. new york is relying on people to light up and smoke because of the cigarette taxes. not the best way to go about it. >> bob: dana, you are at the track every day betting. >> dana: i am a big gambler. i don't know how you hide it online for the states. there are no boundaries on the state. i'm sure they figure that out. in some ways the legislators need to be for what is going to happen. online gambling is here to stay, so they might as well hop aboard a train. >> greg: i gamble with my day. in the old days you went to vegas, saw show, saw glamour and hired something now. you sit in your hotel room and hand money to person in the kaymans but i miss the mafia. casinos look at adult bookstores and think that is what is going to happen to them internet, no more adu

how they're reaching out to same-sex couples in the military. >>> an atlantic city casino, >>> coming, police take new steps to find a killer who brutally beat an elderly woman. we're right back. >>> welcome back at 4:30, i'm jim handly. >> his decision is being praised around the world as honest and courageous. the pope's announcement today stunned the world when he said he will step down at the end of the month. pope benedict xiv says he's too old and too frail to lead his flock. the last time the pope did not die in office was the year 1415. >>> this is what it looked like when a tornado tore through hattiesburg, mississippi last night. the twister destroyed hundreds of homes and cars, knocked down trees, left a trail of debris. 60 people were hurt, but luckily no one was killed. >>> getting off to a cold start again tonight with more wind. >> veronica has the latest. >>> well, we're going to be dropping down into the 30s tonight. we stand at 54 degrees right now. we have overcast skies, but we are seeing some clearing. you can see the wind is picking up, too out of the southwest a

. >> first, the miss america pageant is headed back to atlantic city.s a staple there for decades before it moved to las vegas back for 2006. a formal announcement will happen today on atlantic city's boardwalk hall. we'll be right back.   this is dylan right here, this is dylan, and this is his big brother hayden. dylan's only five, but he's already been through two surgeries for brain tumors. and he just went through his second round of chemo. and this is their mother, dawn, who runs this loving and happy home. she too struggled with tumors. but that doesn't slow her down. her love of family comes first. their dad, phil, works two jobs, repairing copiers, and on weekends delivering newspapers. but the bills keep piling up, and the heating bill gets pushed off. when you learn about their difficulties, it just breaks your heart. when we asked the biggest oil companies to help families in need, only citgo, the people of venezuela, and president hugo chavez responded. thanks to them, citizens energy is able to deliver millions of gal

. >> atlantic city is suffering post-sandy.dwalk wasn't hit at all, but they have seen a big decline in tourism. help atlantic city out and go to the water club. it's a very ritzy, five star hotel. it has five swimming pools. it has fantastic spa. they'll give you champagne and strawberries, a $50 dine-in credit. all sorts of celebrity chef restaurants there, and try your luck on the tables if you can win some money with your loved one. >> they really do need people to come on down. >> lastly, you have to splurge in south carolina. >> yes, charleston. this is a bit of a splurge. it's $280 a night, but it is a beautiful hotel. you get things like free dinner for two. you get a ride on a horse-drawn cart or a kayak tour. and the hotel itself is really old. it's got the oldest landscaped garden in the whole of america. it's about 70 degrees in charleston at the moment, and it's a beautiful historic, romantic city. cobblestone streets. fantastic low country food. great time of year to go there. >> thank you. >> that was really grea

he took her to a motel in atlantic city. >> there was a woman in the motel room. she was very, very pretty, and he kind of handed me over to her and said, get her ready. >> they took her to the street and sold her body for money. >> the two of them haggled on a price, and she told him to go and get a car and pick me up directly and take me directly to the hotel room. >> what followed was 36 hours of hell, a mortifying arrest and a lifetime of suicide attempts and secrets. >> when you talk to young kids about this, you can't say human trafficking. you have to say what the real words are. the real word is a pimp. >> reporter: gina is a pioneer. >> hello. >> reporter: since 2008, her nonprofit, courtney's house in d.c. has helped more than 500 local sex trafficking victims. she's part mom, part activist, part cop. >> they look like your children. >> reporter: and all fighter. her goal? to open your eyes. >> if you're not explaining it, a trafficker is explaining it to your child and he's not telling the truth. >> reporter: after 17 years of secrets, holly met tina. y

cutting a deal to return to atlantic city after years in vegas. it's a huge boost for jersey's tourism industry. coming months after that super storm sandy made a mess out of parts of the shore there. they are still working out the details. officials say the pageant will spend at least three years in ac. that planned merger of american airlines and u.s. airways is no longer planned. it's done. and it could wind up costing everybody who buys airline tickets. that's the concern from lawmakers on capitol hill. reaction from fliers coming up. plus, a stunner from katie couric. she says somebody has been making 911 phone calls from a phone line belonging to her late husband. what in the world as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news as fox reports live tonight. as your life and career change, fidelity is there for your personal economy, helping you readjust your retirement plan along the way. rethink how you're invested. and refocus as your career moves forward. wherever you are today, a fidelity ira has a wide range of investment

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tonight philadelphia to atlantic city and long island may see a few inches of snow. trace to perhaps an inch well north and west of d.c. till about midnight. let's go to monika samtani. a quiet wednesday morning so far. >>> yes, it is a quiet wednesday morning. that's a good thing. no problems to report. for all of you early morning risers who are already getting your cup of coffee and heading out the door, not too bad. things look good on 95. that's unusual. on the northbound side in virginia coming up from dale city to woodbridge and into springfield. in fact, let's go live over to the northbound side of 95. look at that. it's a little heavier than it was about 30 minutes ago but still looking good. no delays. let's go back to the maps, this time heading over to the north side. coming in from rockville, aspen hill, wheaton, even burtonsville 95 coming in, this is actually okay now. it's cleared there. was overnight construction at route 198 in laurel. i don't think you're going to find anything wrong there. let's go back over to a live picture. this time route 108

. >>> the miss america pageant moving back to the east coast home of atlantic city. a spokesman for new jersey governor chris christie confirmed that last night. we'll get the official word later today in a press conference on atlantic city's boardwalk. the miss america pageant moved to las vegas in 2006. pageant organizers would not say if this latest relocation is permanent. >>> going for a long walk is just as healthy or even healthier as going to the gym for an hour. researchers in the netherlands found people who spent two hours standing and four hours walking each day were healthier than when the same people spent an hour at the gym. they also found these people burned the same amount of calories cycling or slow walking for four hours. researchers say it's more important to cut the number of hours you spend sitting every day. any kind of exercise is good for your health. note the four hours of walking. >> yes. got it. not all at once necessarily. >>> redskins fans, if you want to take a roadtrip today, you may want to head to richmond. the team will break groun

tours and museums and there's a lot of free stuff here where you would not have in new york or atlantic city or chicago or philadelphia, and so this is going to be a big boom, and it's a good thing that they finally got this thing going and rolling. >> for a lot of corporations, we are talking about the seat of the government, which is there is leverage there. >> is it going to be competition for national harbor? >> well, now -- >> the argument is everybody should be -- they can absorb all of it. there's enough people that want to come to washington that will for one reason or another will go to the harbor or the hotel, and the hotel has a unique position, and there's only one washington, d.c. >> you do raise an interesting question, because there has always been a fear that national harbor will drain the district of columbia of much commerce. >> what will happen, you have certain sized conventions, and the larger conventions will hit washington, d.c., and national harbor will get their conventions that will fit the national harbor. >> aren't they targeting conventiongoers going to other maj

the chips are down for donald trump's atlantic city casino. trump plaza was recently sold to a california company for $20 million. it's the lowest price ever paid for a casino in the jersey gambling mecca. reports say trump entertianment resorts is $270 million dollars in debt. the donald has a 10% stake in the company. in our cover story, makers of electric and hybrid vehicles got a boost from one of their own, a solar energy systems ceo who organized a road rally in chicago. more than a dozen alternative fuel cars and one produce truck re-enacted an 1895 road rally through chicago and north suburban evanston - a rally inspired by david funcheon, whose company builds solar thermal electric systems. "if i can't get people behind alternative energy cars, i can't get them interested in solar thermal systems." the rally, just 50 miles - barely into downtown chicago's closest northern suburb, was more parade than race. on a 25- degree day about 50 onlookers braved a sharp wind off the lake. fisker led at the half- way point, where someone asked ev

the hotel in atlantic city will be the first casino if the u.s. to let guests gamble over the tv in their hotel rooms. pick up the clicker. starting next week, the e- casino program will let players set up electronic accounts and risk up to $2500 a day. you don't even have to get out of bed. >> oh, man. >> can you afford the room rate after that if you blow it. >> is gambling that strenuous to begin with that you can't get out of bed and go downstairs? >> i don't want to say anymore. >> lips are sealed. >> lips are sealed. >> brutal. >>> 4:42. still ahead, maryland lawmakers are getting ready to start a debate that could save some children's lives across the state. we'll explain. >>> if you cross a certain line, that one, you will be ticketed. some saying new red light cameras in our region are going just too far. >> wusa9 returns in two minutes with those stories and of course your weather first. we'll be right back. >>> good morning. welcome back to wusa9. coming up on 4:45 this tuesday morning. a great day in our neighborhoods. >> it's really g

. >>> and finally the house lost big at the trump plaza casino and resort in atlantic city, new jerseyfornia company brought the struggling gambling hall for $20 million on thursday. the trump plaza cost, get this, $210 million when it was built almost two decades ago. the new owner says they will make a sizeable investment in the property. that is quite a deal, anne-marie. >> it i. ashley morrison here in new york, thank you. >>> well, in new york the miami heat and oklahoma city clashed in a battle of nba title contenders. lebron james led the heat with 39 points and 12 rebounds as the heat won their sixth straight game against the thunder dating back to last year's sweep in the nba finals. miami beat oklahoma city 110-100. >>> and now to golf and the australian women's open where things were hopping. kangaroos on a golf course, it's kind of common down under, but not this many. during the dry australian summer the kangaroos are drawn to the lush watered courses. might as well get them to pick up a few balls, right? they've got a pouch to carry them around. >>> when we return we take

. >> soon, you may not have to go to vegas or atlantic city to be a high roller.available to play in the u.s., three states have already legalized online gambling. zynga is up more than 43% this year as it is expected to be a main player in internet gaming. so, should you roll the dice, ha-ha. let's take a deeper dive with doug kreutz, the senior research analyst at cowan and company. great to speak with you. >> thank you. >> in terms of zynga specifically, you look at when governor christie signed the bill into law and zynga shares have absolutely been popping. you take a look at what the law legalizes and it's not clear that zynga is going to directly benefit as soon as its is available in new jersey. only gamblers physically located in new jersey can do online gaming and they can only be services of atlantic city casinos. zynga has to tie up with somebody, correct? >> i think that's a likely outcome. it is also legal in nevada, which has a little bit more expabsive definition of what's going to be legal, and delaware. obviously, as you mentioned, one of issues

atlantic city and long island, a few winter weather advisories later tonight into the overnight. go over to monika with timesaver traffic. >>> thank you so much. watch out for road work. if you're planning to head southbound on i-95 in maryland, there had been road work in place after route 198 eat here in the laurel area. you can see it's a bit red still getting by. i'm told construction has been picked up so you should be okay if you're just heading out the door traveling through that area and down to the beltway. let's take a live look at 270 on the southbound side through rockville. you'll be fine. no problems at montrose road down to the point where the lanes divide. let's go back to the maps this time to virginia. coming in on the dulles toll road and 66, everything is fine. no issues. a tiny bit of slow traffic from earlier this morning. had some construction in place there. let's take a live look on the northbound side of 395. north of duke street very quiet. no issues at all. back you to, andrea and mike. >> monika, thank you. >>> we begin with a developing story from ca

guests at the atlantic city casino can place bets from their hotel room tv sets. and the casino says it is planning to expand further, with mobile devices on its property. and as soon as the law allows, the internet, as well. >> i know where you'll be this weekend. >> no comment. >>> now, to news about our extending abc family. the network we're launching with our colleagues at univision will be called fusion, a meeting place for english-speaking latinos, bringing together different cultures and viewpoints. fusion launches later on this year. >> amazing the impact of the growing hispanic culture, affecting media, our politics, perhaps the decision of the next pope. >>> coming up next, the navy s.e.a.l. who shot osama bin laden, breaking his silence. talking about how tough his life is now. >>> plus, the slow tow to shore. we'll hear from passengers aboard that crippled cruise liner still days from port. ♪ i -- i got it, i got it made ♪ i got it made, i got it made ♪ i got it made ♪ fresh at subway ♪ breakfast made the way i say [ male announcer ] at subway, you go

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the bill signed yesterday allows gamblers to play any game currently offered by atlantic city's 12 casinosjersey will collect 15% of the online winnings, but save your chips. it could be a year before the betting can begin. >>> well some sweet sounds for the music industry. sales are up for the first time in 13 years. according to the federation for the phonographic industry overall music sales rose half a percent from 2011 to 12. digital sales increased almost 12% last year and music subscription services went up almost 44%. >>> and beer lovers want to know where's the buzz. they filed a lawsuit against anheuser-busch. they say the beer maker waters down its brew. brands like budweiser have 5% but they claim the water cuts the content up to 8%. anheuser-busch calls the news groundless. i'm sorry to leave you on that buzz kill there. >> they must have been sorry when they saw the first draft of the lawsuit. ba da bum. >>> still coming up, alarming news, medical trend. a look at how more younger women are being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer. d i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up

. >>> tourism in atlantic city, the miss america pageant is returning to the boardwalk. >> that came as a surprise to the las vegas convention and visitors authority, which hosted the pageant for seven years. a formal announcement about the move is set for today. >> hmm. maybe i'll go this year. >> hi. >>> when we come back, that breaking news about the blade runner. he's under arrest this morning for a death in his house. >>> and the nation's top college hoops team trying to avoid even more upsets this season. which was the latest to fall? ♪ i woke up to a new day ♪ every little thing gonna go my way ♪ [ female announcer ] we've added a touch of philadelphia cream cheese to our kraft natural shredded cheese so you can bring a creamier melt to any morning. ♪ so you can bring a creamier melt to any morning. nature's true celebrities aren't always the most obvious. take the humble stevia plant, with a surprising secret to share: sweetness. truvia sweetener. zero-calorie sweetness, born from the stevia leaf. from nature, for sweetness. you're always on, so we're always ready. tyson gril

starting next week the borgata in atlantic city will allow gambling in hotel rooms.he ecasino program lets guests risk up to $2,500 a day. right now it's only on hotel tv sets but could expand to handheld devices anywhere on casino property. >>> if you're tired of coffee or tea, there's a new breakfast drink that will certainly perk you up. it's called kick-start and it's mountain dew is an extra jolt of caffeine with added juice and vitamins. they hope kick-start helps them jump into the fast-growing market. before i drink coffee, i used to always drink mountain dew for breakfast. >> i know how you feel. i'm not going to lie. i've done the dew on more than one morning. >> gives a jolt. >> sometimes you need the kick. thank you, ashley morrison here in new york. >>> straight ahead, your tuesday morning weather. >>> and let the good times roll. it's the final day of the mardi gras, and we are live in new orleans for the fun. >> with hotwire's low prices i can afford to visit chicago for my first big race and l.a. for my best friend's wedding. because when hotels have

. >> reporter: during nine years of hard gambling in vegas, atlantic city, and san diego, msz o'connorered well over $1 billion. that's more than $300,000 every single day, more than $12,500 every single hour, waking and sleeping. her total losses -- $13 million. >> i did borrow the money from my husband's foundation. >> reporter: that's why she landed in court. over $2 million taken from a charity set up by the late husband. she'd already remortgaged her home, sold a hotel, auctioned her possessions. apparently spent her last dime. peterson died in '94 with o'connor by his side. she claims grief drove her to gambling. >> i lost my husband, i lost three of my siblings. i lost my two best friends. >> it can be triggered by grief, loss, stress, medications. gambling simply too much. >> reporter: o'connor has a brain tumor during the gambling years. >> in the centers of the brain that affect and control logic, reasoning, and most importantly, judgment. >> reporter: ms. o'connor is now 66 years old, in poor health. the court just gave her probation and two years to pay back that $2 million

heavy rains in atlantic city and jersey. the pink is the mix. that's going to be pulling up in toward the northeast. by saturday morning, some wrap around snow showers even around here but we're looking at tremendous snows from northeast pennsylvania, but especially eastern new york and new england. i want to show you the snowfall accumulation. this is a model projection here. up in new england all of these areas in orange are 2 feet plus from eastern new york state all the way toward areas of maine and massachusetts. around here, well, it's going to be a cloudy day with a late sprinkle possible, 41. rain tonight. rain tomorrow, more east and west, 46. 39 on saturday. tomorrow night's winds could gust to 45 miles an hour and a dry weekend ahead. monika? >> thank so you much, howard. >>> good morning, everybody. things are looking pretty good outside. no big issues to report. most of your overnight construction have been cleared up. no issues to report coming in from southern maryland, route 4, 301, 210 out of accokeek toward oxon hill and across

the proposal would allow atlantic city casinos to run gambling websites for players physically in new jersey. users in other states where online gaming is legal would be allowed to bet as well. another casino with a presence in the garden state, boyd gaming was 9.4%. in a different kind of online business, a.o.l. saw business improve last quarter with it first overall growth of revenue in eight years. earnings were almost twice what they were a year ago and matched estimates. a.o.l. continued to see its internet subscription business shrink, but an increase in ad sales more than half up for it. shares rallied 7.3%. the growth in ad sales came primarily from third party sales ads on websites a.o.l. does not own. professional networking website linked-in shot up to a new high, gaining 21.3%. late yesterday it reported a strong fourth quarter. the business of credit ratings was in the headlines this week with the federal government accusing standard and poor's of fraud over rating of mortgage bonds during the housing boom. competitor moody's is not part of the lawsuit, but strong earning