this is barry and ann watson. they were married in 2002 but the marriage lost its luster over the year, you know. things weren't going so good. so they renewed their vows in 2011 except this time barry was named jane. barry, as you see here on the left, had himself a sex change and became jane, and the marriage is still going as a same sex relationship. >> what? >> yeah. barry said she thought he was cheating on her with another woman but turned out he just wanted to be one. >> they looked happier where barry was a guy. >> complete sex change with all the works. >> i believe so. ann says she does miss barry at times. now she gets to talk to jane about hair, clothes, and makeup. she'll love the person whether that person's name is barry or jane. >> what does she miss about barry? does she say? >> i would think it would be the really main part of barry she's really missing. >> a little bit of a weird turn. >> i imagine they may say love is love no matter what form it comes in, whether it is in the female or male for

barry will be challenged by jackie patterson, former chair of the ward 8 democrats, former barry spokeswoman natalie williams and darryl gaston. >>> maryland state senator anthony muse will challenge incumbent senator cardin for his seat on capitol hill. cardin has received the backing of much of the state's democratic establishment. muse has said he's not concerned about the senator's campaign organization or ties with other popular democratic leaders. >>> 20-year-old man who crashed his car last may and ran from the scene while leaving his three friends to die in the wreckage has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. during his sentencing, kevin coffay told the judge "words cannot do justice to the shame and guilt i feel every day. this is doing nothing but eating me alive inside." the people sat in the wrecked car for four hours before all of them died. he will be eligible for parole in five years. >>> six children from lundsford school were accused of drinking at school. the loudoun county sheriff's office said the students ranging in age 12 to 14 drank alcohol before classes started. on

why councilman marion barry is so upset. >> reporter: night gingrich is in hot water with the afterry -- newt gingrich is in hot water with the african american community. >>> there is no neighbourhood in america, you asked do you want your children to have food stamps or pay checks they wouldn't say i want a pay check if naacp invites me i will go to their convention and tell them why african american community would prefer pay checks than food stamps. >>> it is a racial slur, i have known newt 40 years what newt doesn't realize, people had to get food stamps, if they don't have jobs. >> barry doesn't believe gingrich is racist but returned fire the black community leader issued a challenge. >> what newt ought to be doing is promising millions of jobs to all americans and african americans. >> it is unclear how his recent comments may reflect in the polls it likely won't help he finished if fourth place out of the iowa caucuses if he does make it to speak at an naacp convention marion barry has a few words for him. >> if he goes to nacp convention and says that, i bet he will be run

will barry sanders junior.ith andrew luck leading for the pros, give you a little star power coming in. hopefully he can be in the same ball park as his great, great father. >>> now, we move ahead. they're now the first place san jose sharks. todd mclellan, his 7 hundredth game in franchise history. mcclellan right now is the third winningest coach in team history. ends up with what would be the deciding goal. but goalie, thomas greiss, 2-1 sharks. they're in first place. columbus near the bottom . but they battle san jose tonight. but everything is going the sharkies' way. >>> college hoops, stanford, 12 and 2 going into oregon. matthew knight arena we were laughing at how bad this floor looks. you know whose idea that was? phil night, the guy who founded nike. so you can imagine as bad as this looks, all the oregon state, you know, athletic director -- oh, boy, it looks great! throw up some more on it. [ laughter ] >> anyway, johnny dawkins, now, 12 and 28 on the road at stanford. oregon wins 68-67. cardinal

barry larkin will be the only guy to give his speech in july. he was aided by the fact that he played for one team. and tiger woods is going to play at the at&t golf tournament for the first time since 2002. so all of a sudden that event becomes more than just huey lewis. okay? >> good night everybody. ♪ secondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it.

we have dave barry and alan zweibel peter i am along for the ride. you answered about 10 questions that people have submitted. about the movie, i picture steve carrell as one of the characters. reading it, i was alternating for that character. any idea who willpeckerman? who would you like to? >> brad pitt. >> i knew that was your answer. [laughter] >> thank god it is radio. >> alan is the film guy. >> i just hope this does better than the last time i had a book that was going to be a movie. i am not sure i want to be connected with it an alan zweibel film. a number of years ago, our son adam was about seven years old. he was at that age where at the dinner table, he would look across at me and my wife, and just an expression on his face, you could tell what he was thinking. like, i could do better than these two, you know? so i wrote this little novella, a fable about a 9-year-old boy who declared himself a free agent from his parents. he went all over the world offering his services as a son to the highest bidding mothers and fathers. it did ok. i

please welcome dave barry and alan zweibel. [applause] >> thank you. >> thank you for the fairly lengthy introduction. those are going to go first. i am dave. first of all, we're thrilled to be here at the commonwealth club. i want to tell you a little bit about myself. i live in miami. i moved there in 1986 from the united states. [laughter] one of the things i always feel like i should do is to defend my city because it had a bad reputation, a bad image. the zogby does this organization -- and does this poll were they asked people about different cities. many respondents thought miami was a dangerous and violent place. that hurts. when we see that, we want to attract those people down and kill them. [laughter] it is a wonderful city, it really is. it is a question of learning to adapt to the local culture. for example, you would never say out loud in miami, i do not know, i think you have to admit that castro has done some good for cuba. [laughter] anyway, what ever you have heard, disregard. it is a great town. we have a new

they're legitimate in some cases. >> barry, thanks so much for joining us. we appreciate it. >>> up next a look at the capabilities iran is developing alright everybody, get your heads up. now when i was in the military, i learned that if you stand together, you can stand up to anything! no matter where i was deployed, i always knew that somebody had my back! you boys are your own band of brothers! you have each other! just like i had navy federal credit union... 24/7... live customer support! let's go! let's go! 3 1/2 million members. 3 1/2 million stories. navy federal credit union. >>> iran talks a lot about closing the strait of hormuz but most analysts say they don't have the capability to do so yet. but iran is building the capabilities to succeed in the future, including developing a nuclear weapon. iran's approach to closing the gulf is called an antiaccess area denial strategy that focuses on developing specific capabilities that make it so difficult, expensive or dangerous for american and allied forces to operate in the region that they effectivel

. >> and an update on the help of marion barry. when he is >> culpeper residents will be to learn more about the to them after the earthquake. the small business administration is holding a meeting at culpeper county high school. answer questions rebuilding and registering for assistance. >> cleanup is under way in alabama after two tornadoes hit the middle of the night. look at the destruction. than 100 people were hurt. more than 200 homes were destroyed by the powerful storms. that was the same area people lost everything and through it again. ask why.to unbelievable. it gives you respect for the of fierce wind. the power of mother nature. you have to have a plan in place. to be on top of it to save yourself. let's take a look at our satellite and radar composite. the back edge of the cloud is moving out of town. we have some fog underneath. along the mason-dixon line we advisory until 8:00 a.m. temperatures are cooler. hagerstown, 32 degrees. 36 in cumberland. 45 in the district. fredericksburg is warm as well. mid 50's this af

a spokesperson says barry is otherwise in good health. he is expected to be released from the hospital tomorrow. >>> d.c. councilman, michael brown, wants the city to take a chance on internet gambling. today, brown said opening up online gaming could raise $15 million or even more for the district. >> the question is, how to implement it and make sure it's implemented properly. what we wanted to do was make sure we had as much public input as possible. we went to every ward in the city and had community meetings related to igameing. what it means, how it's going to be implemented and frankly, there wasn't a large outcry opposed to it. >> brown says the d.c. regulated version is different from the professional gambling because of the weekly limits. >> a victory for now for the massive campaign against the internet piracy act. postponed the legislation known as the protect ip act and stop online piracy act. some of the most popular websited withdraw their support after the protest. the bills would give the justice authority. >> speaking of

reporting live, barry simms, wbal tv 11 news. >> stay with us. much more ahead at 6:00 p.m. >> i am lisa robinson. i will take you to the martin luther king jr. parade, coming up. >> the ravens camp at owings mills where john karr vah has high praise for more than just the ravens players -- john harbaugh has high praise for more than just the ravens players as they move closer to the super bowl. >> 37 at the >> some baltimore city schools students spent this month the third king jr. holiday giving of their time. dozens of schools across the sea honored his legacy today during the annual day of service. -- across the city honored his legacy today during the annual debt service. some of those project included making valentine cards for soldiers, art packages for children at the johns hopkins children's hospital and other things. grex lisa robinson -- >> lisa robinson attended today's event where hundreds remember the legacy of the civil-rights legend. >> the martin luther king jr. parade proceeded down martin luther king jr. boulevard. cold to' bra

reporting live from cecil county, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tax season is now in full swing. >> unless you do it yourself, avoiding the costs of tax preparation can be quite a challenge. how you might qualify for free professional bonds. >> the build up to super bowl 46 is taxing. that is coming up later in sports. >> we will see how long this warm weather continues as we track some wet weather. right now is still incredibly mile, 60 degrees at the mile, 60 degrees at the airpor whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! mile, 60 degrees at the airpor whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! x a top u.s. education officials spent the day in baltimore pitching the student loan forgiveness program. there was a panel discussion at the university of maryland baltimore today, urging students to consider the program that promises to forgive loans if they agree to work in public- service after graduation. last

and barry petersen on the real estate boom. yes, there is one-- down on the farm. >> black gold is what you're holding in your hand. it's not oil, it's dirt. and it's worth more than ever before. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. reporting tonight from des with scott pelley. reporting tonight from des >> pelley: good evening from the starting line of the race for the republican presidential nomination. we're in the library under the dome of the skate capital building in des moines. that dome soars 275 feet above ground and is covered with 23-carat gold. but more precious than gold to the republican presidential candidates tonight are votes and one day before the caucuses they were trying to win over the nearly half of voters who say they haven't settled on a candidate. the latest polling shows mitt romney in the lead with 24% followed by ron paul at 22%, rick santorum 15 and newt gingrich 12%. santorum is on the rise. in the past month his numbers have more than doubled while one time

reporting live, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. opening statements are expected in the trial of an inmate accused of murdering a corrections officer at the former house of corrections in at jesup. prosecutors say 32-year-old lee stevens step to the corporal mcguin into the other six and a second suspect has been charged. it could be a test of maryland's revised application of the death penalty. four arrested in connection with a deadly bar brawl in carroll county in august. identified the men as the two- year old john robie from hagerstown and his two sons, each charged with second-degree manslaughter and assault. a fourth man, michael grimes, is charged with manslaughter and assault. police say each of them took part in the brawl that killed 26-year-old craig myers. two people are in shock, following a stabbing in brooklyn park. it happened just after 8:00 p.m. sunday night in the 300 block of orchard ave. a man and woman were both stabbed. they are in serious condition. no word on a possible motive or suspect. friends and family

barry simms has the story. >> the rest of father stuart karl looked happen all the priest was on vacation, according to a letter that was given out -- the arrest of father stewart bullock. he was an associate pastor at the church of immaculate conception in towson since last year. now his ministry is in limbo. he is charged with indecent exposure. harford county sheriff's deputies arrested him january 16 in abingdon. >> it is an unfortunate incident. he made a mistake, and we don't condone it in any way. bulloick was found in that theater room near the rear of the store. sheriff's deputy observed him sitting on a couch with his pants off, wearing no underwear, exposing himself. >> the individual could still be seen by patrons in the front of the bookstore and he was in a state of undress. >> the adult bookstore is a family-owned business that has been open 18 years. one owner said she was shocked to warn the man arrested was a priest. >> i just found out that he was a priest. i knew that someone had been arrested, but i had no idea who he was or that he was a priest. >> signs that the sal

councilmember marion barry is out of the hospital tonight. the 75-year-old had surgery on his urinary tract. people who spoke to him said he's in a good mood and is glad to go home. still no word tonight on whether a major redevelopment project will get the green light in old town alalexandria. they're debating the pros and cons of bringing new parks, hotels and commercial development to the water front. critics worry that building hotels will take away from the city's unique historic character. a vote is expected at some point tonight. >> next up on the broadcast, new developments in the cruise ship disaster off the coast of it tally. what was found near the ship today. >>> a dog stolen along with his owner's truck. owner's truck. the happy reunion that happened we're gonna erase breast cancer once and for all. walking 60 miles... in three days. (woman) we're united. (woman) a family. (woman) a coming together of thousands. so that one has to suffer the agony of a loss. the agony of my loss. we're going to erase breast cancer once and for al

this could be a review of 1954 with nelson rockefeller and barry goldwater.e said barry goldwater is too extreme and he cannot make it, he got the nomination he got the nomination over this plutocrat. >> this is a big slap in the face for the governor of south carolina isn't it? >> every time you turn around, there is another senator standing there. we don't deliver groceries very well in this country. we do deliver mail and we don't deliver milk and launder and nobody delivers votes. voters understand that they will make the decision, not a lieutenant governor. let's consider the and evangelical leaders got together behind rick santorum. >> rank-and-file evangelicals look at this and don't care what their leaders say. >> jeb bush has learned the lesson he is endorsing no one. >> you can't influence it so why get into it? >> it lightning were to strike -- newt gingrich is not in the ballot in many states. virginia for one. it is not clear what is that the nomination. if lightning strikes in modern america and he wants to turn somewhere else, jeb bush is somew

how marion barry's friends say he's doing after surgery.nd ♪ okay, so who ordered the cereal that can help lower cholesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. that's yours. lower cholesterol. lower cholesterol. i'm yummy. lower cholesterol. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste? honey nut cheerios. want whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. it's a win win. good? [ crunching, sipping ] be happy. be healthy. can i try yours? >>> the council approved a plan by a 5-2 vote tonight. more than 100 people weighed in on that issue during an eight-hour public hearing. critics worry that tall modern buildings would disrupt the city's chark ferps subpoena porters say shops would bring money to the area. an oxon hill family escaped their home that caught on fire tonight. firefighters rescued one family dog after hearing barking but two other dogs are still missing. no people were hurt. d.c. council member marion berry recovering from surgery at home tonight. the former d.c. mayor was releas

when i was in high school, my cousin gave me one of your books, "dave barry talks back." i have not read anything like it before. i was on my couch laughing out loud. i went to college couple of years later and said i wanted to try this. i was at usc. i wrote a weekly humor column in a similar style to yours. i ended up writing 100 of these every week, every night. >> and you are homeless now. >> sincerely, it was one of the most rewarding experiences i had done, so thank you for that. >> is that the statement or the question? >> the statement. >> he is so much more a fan of mine and yours. if anybody has any questions about deli, i am here for you. sliced meat? i am here for you. hitler, bin laden, and this kid. i hate him. >> you're right about that head comment. >> and you are standing pretty far away. [laughter] >> in transitioning from writing your short for humor to yearlong for narrative, what was the biggest challenge? >> being brave enough to try it. i was in my 40 pause before i even tried to write a novel. i said i did not know how to do it. if you read a lot,

barry simms has been in court all day. he joins us with the latest developments. >> the judge tossed out 11 of the charges against dave. they decided not to prosecute 12 others. the jury will charge of second- degree rape, assault and perverted practice. now let's tell you about the dna evidence. >> prosecutors presented a key part of the investigation into the sexual assault of a 12-year- old girl. they also included an explanation on why their case did not include any dna evidence. he is charged with the august 14, 2010 rape in woodlawn. the victim claims that they dragged her into -- a director into a storage room and forced her to do sexual acts on them. she found the dna of the co- defendants on the victim and on the victim's clothes. jurors were told there was no dna match for dave. dna cannot prove guilt or innocence. it is a small piece of the puzzle. the main reason dna is not found in the sexual assault include the use of a condom, the person cannot produce sperm or had a vasectomy. the dna was there but not dete

>> barry sanders jr. is going to stanford.e cardinals of following the all american bowl he is the son of a deep water barry sanders of -- heisman winner. ohio state was also in the running for barry sanders jr.. >>isabel: great. >> marty: coming up, we're going to tell you about a celebrity bera celebrity birth. we will be back. gabe slate's tech report a look at your 7 day around the bay >>gabe: coming up, we will take a look at the gadgets expected in 2012 coming up my tech report. sweetheart. we need to talk. i've seen your stunts online. i can explain... jumping a ramp in a shopping cart. so 2005. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t. laces? really? slip-on's the way to go. more people do that, security would be lik

as i mentioned earlier in the program, 30 years ago she was in "diner" barry levinson's director debutnd you know how that turned out and we're still talking about it 30 years later. you might want to catch his son's debut, sam levinson in "another happy day" starring ellen barkin. they don't give you enough time around here. i could have done this a few more hours. >> i'm honored to be here. tavis: that's our show for tonight. see you next time on pbs. until then, good night from l.a. thanks for watching and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on cronenberg on "a dangerous method." >> every community has martin luther king boulevard and the cornerstone we all know. it's not just a street, but a place for wal-mart to stand together w thank you. ♪ captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

i'm lynn barry. those stories and more straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >> and we begin this morning with anybody's ball game. the gop presidential contest is heating up in the sunshine state. where mitt romney is hoping that releasing his most recent tax returns will help him reclaim his front runner status after being beaten in south carolina saturday. tracey pots joins us with more on this. >> lynn, good morning. ron paul has decided essentially not to compete in florida. it's a winner take all state for the delegates there. so this is a three-way race between mitt romney, newt gingrich and rick santorum. >> number one, biggest race in the country is? >> florida. >> in tampa, the stage is set for tonight's debate. taxes, once again, will be a key issue. rick santorum says he'll release his this week, and, now, so will mitt romney. >> we were going to release them anyway in april. >> after reversing his double digit lead and losing south carolina, romney's hitting florida hard, reminding voters of newt gingrich's failed le

. >> barry goldwater, handed the tomorrow to ronnie. and in turn, ronnie turned the torch over to newt. the republican members of congress to keep that dream alive. >> bret: that was the talk on the campaign trail today. here is the latest polls. rasmussen, romney with a lead of eight points over newt gingrich. there you see rick santorum and ron paul. monmouth university poll, this is out. seven points for romney up. percentage points. there you see. the real clear politics average is an average of the recent polls and romney taking the lead. gingrich had the lead in this average yesterday. bring in the panel. kirsten powers columnist for the daily beast. mara liasson of national public radio. syndicated columnist, charles krauthammer. start with the reagan back and forth. >> try to clear out the underbrush. nancy reagan is right that the torch was passed from reagan to newt. but that speaks to what newt did in the '90s, not what he did in the '80s. on the other hand, an attack on newt he criticized reagan to which i say so what? reaga

marion barry made it official. he's running to represent ward 8 again. this will be the third time in that office for the colorful 75- year-old democrat, but it could be a little different this time around. barry has told the washington post he might not serve the entire term if elected and hopes to transfer his seat to his son christopher. >>> d.c.'s health director thinks the occupy encampment at mcpherson square is attracting rodents. he toured the encampment late this afternoon and said there are signs of rats all over the square. the protesters have temporarily shut down their tent kitchen for now. the health director says he's just trying to keep everybody safe. >> i haven't seen myself during the day, but i'm sure people do during the night. that's the time the rats come in and people have seen evidence of it and there are the rat manifestations, you know, all around the place. >> d.c. struggles to control rats in the best of circumstances and the protesters say there were plenty of them in mcpherson square long before they arrived. >>> an incredi

councilman marion barry has been released following minor surgery. his staff said was a procedure involving the urinary tract. the 75-year-old barry is seeking a third consecutive term as the ward 8 representative to the d.c. council. he's a four term mayor of d.c. >>> all those in favor of the motion that's on the floor, please say aye. those that oppose, nay. motion carries. >> with that vote a controversial plan to redevelop alexandria's waterfront gets a nod of approval from the city council. the plan would put boutique hotels, shops and restaurants along the blightest areas of the waterfront. alexandria mayor says tonight's vote is only the first step. now residents and city officials will need to work together to come up with a detailed plan that works for residents and the city's economy. some residents oppose commercialization of the area and they were on hand at today's hearing. >> when there is an alternative that we've been pushing for arts and history and that that be the emphasis of our waterfront, along with parks. >> it has a potential

i was at at&t park 1 barry bonds -- when barry bonds hit his home run and everyone is out there taking pictures try to upload to facebook. could anybody do it? no. at that point you have a situation that is unique where everybody is over using capacity. my question is to at&t and spencer, what is the level of capacity you are willing to accept? we had our engineer look through report. there is no guideline. what is acceptable? what is the criteria? i think the only conclusion you can draw from this is there is no real criteria. i want to present to you and i am sorry if i do not have it with me. you received it as one of your attachments. it is what at&t identified as their plan. my printer does not paint -- print out, it is a spreadsheet. it talks about desired sites, how close are they to the ring, and what is the plan for 2g, 3g, 4g. this is what at&t was presenting as a plan. where is the strategy, where's the criteria, where's the baseline of what the coverage should be in the area? i think one of the things you'll get is you may reject our bid here. and in january when you presum

the first big orthodox cathedral that was built initially then more cathedrals and son removed and barry appeared and only five years ago a big church in rome was built that. tchaikovsky the demeter family to c.s.t. a real russians with a strong connection to italy. twenty minutes outside the city will match with beautiful scenery vibrant colors. but what has this park got to do with russian culture. to answer that question let's meet this week's guest. great to meet you thank you very much for your time nice to me while we here in this beautiful and i guess of the question this place is called par dellec a sheen and there are many beautiful alleys here one of them in fact where we're standing right now is named after dusty of ski he spent a year in the city and it was said to be one of the happiest times and as. live. came to florence with his young wife and they found out here that they were going to have a baby and the couple stayed in the city while she was pregnant. also finished then over the eaters here so she left a remarkable trace in the history of this city. and it's not just

if you're heading out of waldorf on route 210 and barry road, watch out, there could be potentially some police activity at the intersection there. we're just trying to find out what's going on. in the meantime again just watch out. you might find some police activity in that area. otherwise route 5 looks great out of bandywine. no problems toward oxon hill. a live look at the beltway and route 50 in new carrollton and everything is fine up to college park. more coming up at 4:55. >>> a new report suggest there is is rampant fraud and wrongdoing in a district program designed to provide housing for at risk youth. ward one councilman jim graham who initiated the probe said millions of dollars were spent with little to no accountability. the report shows a lot of the questionable funding went to the group piece holics. it -- peaceaholics. it had never bought or repaired a building. the head of the agency released a response to this report. he said he is asking the inspector general and the d.c. attorney general to investigate the matter further. >>> we have some new information into metro'

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yesterday you called me barry. >> dana: two days ago. >> kimberly: his friends called him barry.former secretary -- if i say secretary rice i would not call her condie ever. >> greg: when i was writing for the post, there was nothing more disgusting than what was said about bush. you don't do that, bob, but some people said -- they would take the name bush and use "h" to spell hitler. >> bob: i was the deputy assistant secretary of secretary of state. you don't call me mr. mr. secretary. i don't get any -- >> dana: mr. secretary? >> eric: deputy to secretary of state. >> dana: we have title inflation going on in the government. >> kimberly: do you have business cards? >> bob: this is where you fail to understand the depth of the federal government. >> kimberly: that would help you dating.

. >> barry was not my fto, not my field training officer. i was riding with him because my fto had other arrangements and had something else to do that night. >> no. >> no. we don't go out with a rookie very often. >> they're at the tail end of a particularly busy night when they decide to look for an easy way to finish their shift. >> i went on a county road i'm familiar with. >> we were working stationary radar. we were sitting still. the lights were out. >> a car comes by 64 in a 50. i'm a little bit bored. i go pull it over. and make a traffic stop on the car. >> the trooper questions the driver, who is now out on the car who is avoiding eye contact. >> we see what the story is with the guy in the front seat. we wanted to find out what was going on. >> the passenger still will not exit the car. >> we can do it the easy way or the hard way. which do you want to go? >> you just stop for a moment in our mind and think to yourself, okay, am i prepared? something is fixing to happen. >> although she senses danger, she focuses on the driver as

barry peterson reports. >> reporter: welcome to dallas, iowa, population not quite 550. recent chilly morning, it seemed hatch the town was packed into the local community center. the occasion was a land auction. presiding, a man who calls himself the dirt dealer. >> when farmers make money, they buy one of two things usually -- iron or dirt. i sell both. >> reporter: for 30 years jeff obreck has been in the farm equipment and land business and business is booming. >> there's been no better time in our history to sell a farm than today. >> reporter: while real estate values continue to fall in much of america, values for farmland soared here 32% in 2011. the biggest gain ever. the upsurge is driven, the dirt dealer told us, by the perfect storm of low interest rates and the high price of corn thanks to strong exports and the increasing need for corn to make ethanol. the more productive the soil, the more it's worth. and at an average price of $6,700 an acre, it's worth a lot. >> this stuff is like black gold. black gold is what you're holding in your hand. it's not oil,

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