again and welcome to spotlight and to the show on art and al gore in our van today my guest christian ballard in hollywood movies we often hear about a mysterious and thrilling thing called witness protection. it gives the witness a new life new identity sense people overseas in exchange for a few words in court. it's all that intriguing in real life of course in many countries the witness protection barely exists or doesn't work well partly due to low international cooperation so what can be done to improve we're asking the europol officer in charge of witness protection power who came to russia to share experience. to one extent or another the witness protection concept exists in most countries and judicial systems it's usually required during trials against organized crime where defendants were their accomplices meeting timid eight witnesses thanks to hollywood the us to despard action program is the best known in the world it's really very widespread and well developed but the largest witness protection or glance to the europol the e.u. criminal intelligence agency. is a very welcome to t

. >> reporter: the weather is here and marlin ballard is getting out there. clear skies, warm air, just a great day to get out on the trail, formerly the ncr trail in northern baltimore county. the early season is great for those getting back in shape. >> sufficiently a beautiful day -- such a beautiful day. >> reporter: still, marlin finds room for his tricycle. getting there has to be half the fun. >> when you live in the city, it's a great experience to be abell to come out and enjoy nature. >> reporter: amid cheers and doubts. >> how you doing? >> reporter: not a bad idea. did i mention it's nearly a mile to the boat launch? >> i guess you never tried it. >> reporter: on a popular trail, on a sunny day, marlin took the road less traveled. >> it's unbelievable. i could sit here all day. it's great. >> reporter: tony marsala, abc2 news. >>> air, land and sea. weather like this inspires you to do something like that. a little windier tomorrow and perhaps not as bright of a day. we'll see some more cloud cover. i think there will be decent sunshine. right now

mississippi state running back vick ballard running the 40 at the nfl combine.ballard was thinking about first down because he only ran 10 yards before tackling himself. he would get to try another time and he couldn't be stopped. in case you missed it, you have now seen it all. >> not a big deal. those guys only prepare for two or three months. >> at least he got a makeup attempt. >> that's good. >> good stuff. >> thank you. >>> up next, co-workers save a colleague's life in the work place, an important lesson they want you to learn from this story. >> and for all your news, follow news 4 online. just search nbc washington. we're on facebook and twitter too. we're coming right bac >>> and finally at 5:00 the quick thinking of a man in upper marlboro helped save his co-worker's life. >> this morning a maryland national capital park and planning commission worker was having a heart attack. remarkably, his fellow employee knew just what to do. news 4's tracee wilkins has more in the story you saw first on 4. >> reporter: jim worthington is the lead mechanic for th

highly ballard's about supporting or eight or whenever somewhere has the high support here is there always about that election here in russia so. i think. no matter it's true or not at least the fact is that majority of the people they have costed though that a lot i think the it should be the fact and also from observation team from i think from a different the civil society as they have also witnessed all those are voting process so i tend to believe even though those those supporting root extremely high but i tend to believe at least the like a seventy present should be. a majority should be. bad should be the fact do you think our side will remain in power and if he does what will his regime evolve into i think a so far the situation is tense to be favoring they were before their assad regime so if the situation goes like that either way there is no possibility for any like a warranty just to have done this are south of our share jim but of course i also noticed like the us president obama when he had to join the conference with the. british prime minister the commodore and he used tha

deess ballard. >> thank you very much. good to see you. let me first start by madam chairman, telling you that the commissioner, the chairman and staff have been exceedingly open to myself and to my staff, and i thank you for that. to have the opportunity to nome speak with you but meet with you. i want to thank you for that. we spent a lot of time talking about transparency any a number of different areas. when we were preparing for this meeting and then the issue of light square kind of came back and we were kind of -- i was kind of ---because since you've been so open to me, i was a little shocked at some of the things i've read about light square. the fact had you a member of the international in essence saying you couldn't get the information. the fcc told him that, the information of that sort is only given to members of relevant committees, which obviously this one would be included in that, but because of that i sort of kind of started digging in a little bit because i was frankly shocked because of the fact you have been open to m

it features the work of robert ballard. he helped lead a team which discovered the ship wrecked team in 1985. james cameron just organized 33 -- he organized 33 dives to the titanic site. the exhibit runs through july 8th. >>> if you know the theme song to the beverly hillbillies tv show you know the work of bluegrass legend earl scruggs. he worked with other legend too in the bluegrass world and worked with very popular artists as well. he's credited with elevating the banjo to a bona fide lead instrument. i was interviewing him before, very, very nice man. earl scruggs died yesterday at 88. >>> relationship rumors are overshadowing rihanna's upcoming movie debut. >> and amy winehouse leaves her millions to her family. bigad shaban has those stairs and more in inter-- stories and more in this day's look at entertainment. >> reporter: it shows amy winehouse left behind an estate worth more than $4.5 million. she died of accidental alcohol poisoning last year. >>> oprah winfrey is planning to stop by "cbs this morning" next

pennsylvania prior to becoming inspect juror general she was a law partner to philadelphia office of ballard, spal, llp. she's had a lengthy career in public service as an assistant u.s. attorney, deputy attorney general of pennsylvania and philadelphia public defender. that is a lot to pack in a short time. if you would all rise pursuant to our committee rules, all witnesses are to be sworn. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> let the record reflect all witnesses -- please be seated -- answered in the affirmative. this committee historically tends to have a soft gavel as i informed the witnesses ahead of time, we have a vote on a district work period last working day. i know my people. they will not return. so in order to not have you wait an hour for a relatively small period afterwards, if we have not concluded by the time of the vote, we will end at that point. as a result, i will hold everyone on your side very close to the five minutes. i will hold my

sending robin ballard dirkle unemployment checks last june, while she sat behind bars.she got out, she used the money for a freedom party. and in missouri, a businessman faces charges for faking his employment and using the money on hotels in costa rica and meals at hooters. and it's not just fraud. the feds say much of the problem is due to lack of oversight and errors by state agencies, like how they continue to let people collect after they find a job. how big is the problem? >> well, it's a big cost. >> reporter: united states secretary of labor, hilda solis, sat down one-on-one with abc news. and said last year, american states doled out $13.7 billion to people who had not properly qualified. states like colorado, which is department of labor says improperly paid more than $300 million over three years. louisiana, more than $500 million. and indiana, $1.7 billion. indiana, according to the u.s. department of labor, seems to have a real problem with doling out a lot of money in what they called improper payments. >> well, that's just poppycock. >> reporter: he says

ballard and ferry with a pole vaulting task, the frisbee toss, he sticks it. they'll attempt the hackie sack and the hammer throw. we check in with kobayashi. he's attempting to eat the most grilled sandwiches in a minute. they're lined up, and they're running--grilled cheese. hum, hum grilled cheese. hum, ultimately at the finished 13 of them in a minute. kobayashi's birthday is tomorrow, and if you're looking for a last-minute gift. my sowses insist he loves grilled cheese. time marchs on. >>> the new york congressman who sees terrorists under every bed and believes law enforcement is always right is accused of stay tuned for the answer. brought to you by the 2012 fiat 500. visit fiatusa.com well, online dating services can get kind of expensive. so to save money i've found a new way to get my profile out there. check me out. everybody says i've got a friendly disposition and they love my spinach dip. five foot ten... still doing a little exploring. but... my sign is sagittarius, i'm into spanish cheese, my hairline is receding but i'm getting a weave. getti

. >> reporter: robert ballard that founded the titanic in 1985 says that was easy compared to finding haystack, this is at the top of the list in deep sea exploration. >> reporter: but ballard also says if that fuzzy image in that old photograph really is the landing gear of a plane, it could be the smoking gun in this 75-year investigation. charlie and erica? >> chip, thank you. how about that? wouldn't it be incredible? >> yeah. all these years later, i'm surprised there's anything left that they could find anywhere. >> looking forward to seeing what happens with that. of course, if you missed perhaps part of chip's story or anything this morning -- sgho we hope you didn't. >> we hope you didn't. or maybe you would like to revisit them because you want more. we have a new way to catch up starting today, you can get "cbs this morning" on your iphone, your ipad or ipad touch. here's our new app, which is now available. there we go. you've got a rundown. you can even watch the eye opener here. i'm launching it. there we go. >> makes me think maybe i need to finally break down and get a

ballard and ferry with a pole vaulting task, the frisbee toss, he sticks it. attempt the hackie sack and the hammer throw. we check in with kobayashi. he's attempting to eat the most grilled sandwiches in a minute. they're lined up, and they're running--grilled cheese. hum, hum, grilled cheese. hum, ultimately at the finished 13 of them in a minute. kobayashi's birthday is tomorrow, and if you're looking for a last-minute gift. my sowses insist he loves grilled cheese. time marchs on. >>> the new york congressman who sees terrorists under every bed and believes law enforcement is always right is accused of interviewinginterfering with law enforcement. coming up. stay tuned for the answer. brought to you by the 2012 fiat 500. visit fiatusa.com [ laura ] maine is known for its lighthouses, rocky shore and most importantly its lobster. it's the tastiest, the sweetest, the freshest. nobody can ever get enough. [ male announcer ] it's lobsterfest at red lobster the one time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees like lobster lover's dream or new maine lo

. >> i'm joined by jose diaz ballard and by msnbc political analyst karen finney.ood to see both of you. jose, is that going to help him with puerto ricans? i remember he talked about his close relationship with puerto rico. >> i mean look. it's interesting to see that in the past, mitt romney has attacked senator santorum for son sonia. i think that's what he's trying to bring up that he is the person who supported her when romney blasted him for it. i'm not sure exactly what it means, but we'll find out. >> santorum also told a local paper if puerto rico wants to be a state, it's going to have to adopt english as its main language. what about that, jose? >> that's an interesting point because, you know, i think that they are expecting maybe 00,000 or more people to come out to vote one way or another this sunday. i think for the prison m that they are dealing with these candidates is how they have spoken about the issues most important to puerto rico. and obviously, their positions on statehood versus it staying a territory or becoming independent are relative. a

. >> it was fun to work with tim ballard. he does an amazing job.ing positions just right that are in the book. >> i'll do a turn here. let's make it more interesting. in terms of your kids, i understand one of your daughters is learning to skate with rudy galindo. >> our youngest, emma, is taking lessons. >> the next generation. great to have you here, kristi yamaguchi. the book is "it's a big world, little pig." still to come, demi lovato with a live performance in studio. first, this is "today" on nbc. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >> at just 19 years old demi lovato has already faced her share of adversity battling addiction and depression in her young career. she talks about it in a candid documentary airing tonight on mtv. she's ready for a fresh start with her new album. appropriately it is called "unbroken." demi lovato, good morning. >> hi. >> why put yourself out there? why have you been so willing to be brave and talk about your recovery in this mtv documentary? >> well, i decided to tell my

faulkner was a law partner at the philadelphia office of ballard llp. she is has had a lengthy career, not that lengthy, you are too young, and public service as an assistant u.s. attorneyattorney, deputy attorney general of pennsylvania, and philadelphia public defender. that is a lot to pack in a short time. if if you would all rise pursuant to our committee rules all witnesses are to be sworn. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? let the record reflect all witnesses answered in the affirmative. this committee historically tends to have a soft gavel as i informed the witnesses ahead of time. we have a vote on a district last working day. i know my people. they will not return so in order to not have you wait an hour were relatively small period afterwards if we have not concluded by the time of the vote, we will end at that point. as a result that will hold everyone on your side very close to the five minutes. i will hold my own pe

. >> it was fun to work with tim ballard. he does an amazing job.are in the book. >> i'll do a turn here. let's make it more interesting. in terms of your kids, i understand one of your daughters is learning to skate with rudy galindo. >> our youngest, emma, is taking lessons. >> the next generation. great to have you here, kristi yamaguchi. the book is "it's a big world, little pig." still to come, demi lovato with a live performance in studio. first, this is "today" on nbc. hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain isn't the first ingredient in your breakfast cereal, what is? now, in every box of general mills big g cereal, there's more whole grain than any other ingredient. that's why it's listed first on the side. from honey nut cheerios to cinnamon toast crunch to lucky charms, get more whole grain than any other ingredient... without question. just look for the white check. clinically proven unisom helps you fall asleep faster and stay asleep so you wake rested. unisom. fall asleep faster. sleep longer. >> announcer: the toyot

faulkner was a law partner at the philadelphia office of ballard llp. is has had a lengthy career, not that lengthy, you are too young, and public service as an assistant u.s. attorneyattorney, deputy attorney general of pennsylvania, and philadelphia public defender. that is a lot to pack in a short time. if if you would all rise pursuant to our committee rules all witnesses are to be sworn. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? let the record reflect all witnesses answered in the affirmative. this committee historically tends to have a soft gavel as i informed the witnesses ahead of time. we have a vote on a district last working day. i know my people. they will not return so in order to not have you wait an hour were relatively small period afterwards if we have not concluded by the time of the vote, we will end at that point. as a result that will hold everyone on your side very close to the five minutes. i will hold my own people