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that includes senator ben cardin from maryland and some tech analysts say they saw it coming. >> the pressure was already on the act, before this happened. but this made it even more visible. so even the few were left were running away from it at this moment so they don't get hit by the fallout. >> the congressional backers who pulled their support are asking fellow lawmakers to redo the bills to address the first amendment concerns. >>> well, the new movie red tails is the latest war film to hit the big screen it. tells the story of the tuskegee airmen during world war ii. alexis christoforous reports. >> reporter: red tails is the true story of the tuskegee airmen of world war ii. facing segregation and racism, this first squadron of african- american pilots won medal after medal for bravery. rapper neil plays an airman and says this story was barely mentioned in school. >> tuskegee first african- american firefighters in the u.s. air force. so, hitler -- >> he credits his father for teaching him about i airmen but says his friends didn't believe him. >> they were like, you're lyin

when democratic senators barbara mikulski and ben cardin came here for a groundbreaks and a company that makes components for transit systems, they took their time to explain to the local audience why they vote for transit aid for the washington area metro rail system. >> we need mass transit to guarantee safety and good environment. many of you may not realize that when 9/11 hit, metro did not shut down. men and women risked their lives to remain at their metro duty stations so that we could get people out of the pentagon, we could get people out of the washington area. >> reporter: the kanore brake corporation manufactures brakes and other components for metro rail and other transit systems. 230 employees currently work at their factory in carol count is. >> three, 2, 1! >> reporter: the politicians came for a ceremonial groundbreaking and is constructing a larger facility in westminster, maryland. the company will supply brakes and air conditioning parts for the next generation of metro rail cars. it's promised to stay at least 10 years and to expand the local workforce in exchange fo

senators mi cullsy and ben cardin will join baltimore executive announcing 2 million dollars in funding for the first responders. the monies will be used to purchase life saving equipment. >>> and as a reminder, the low temperatures outside posing a serious health risk out there. baltimore city declaring a code blue weather alert and emergency shelled -- shelters will extend hours and workers will conduct outreach for residents a list of code blue locations can be found at abc2 muse.-- abc2news.com. this is something we need to pay attention to. >> it's cold out there. we have light northeastern breeze making it feel colder and hence the code blue this morning. this is the way it feels and what you need to dress for the wind chill is what you need to dress for. teens in frederick and baltimore and york. and hagerstown winchester and culpepper he and easton's temperature what it feels like is coming in around 21 right now. so the satellite and radar not picking up on anything. we are not dealing with cloudsout there. plenty of sunshine and it will be pretty to look at but it's going to b

senators barbara mikulski and ben cardin will announce a 2 million dollar grant to purchase life savingipment. >>> and pg county is making it easier to learn about emergencies and severe weather in the area. a new system allows you to receive emergency notification and alerts through e-mail and text messages and pages. it is voluntary and covers emergencies including amber alerts and severe weather and school and government delays as well as closures and emergency proceedness measures. for more information, sign up by heading to abc2news.com and click on the news and local then state and then you link to the website where you can receive the automated alerts. >>> if you are looking for a way to beat the winter blues, get ready for restaurant week kicking off tomorrow going until the 29th. the 3-course dinner will from 20.12 to.30.12 not 35 like last year. the price depends on the restaurant and all participating restaurants and menus and can found at abc2 now is.com. >>> 35 years ago today, snowflakes briefly duffed the palm trees and windshield and people from miami to west palm beach.

month that's the russian companies convert overseas earnings into local currency to pay taxes for ben cardin and from troika dialog says russia is in a very good position right now. but you know what's wrong clothing to do. with when you're in belgium it all year we are normally a bit. because we were a big economy would be because you were demand internally with the river structure but it's a very bright stable of agree. with your position or still better you can explain better to people in other parts of the world. we would have trouble with the. russian banks report a record high profits for twenty levon despite the economic uncertainty the central bank says the total profits reached twenty seven billion dollars held by strong growth in one day the central bank expect a lower profits this year around twenty two billion dollars. and let's now check out the markets well first then it's getting for a third day on unproved sentiment about the health of the global economy but w t eyes at around one hundred one and a half dollars a barrel brant is topping one hundred thousand eleven dollars. an

him a long time as congressman ben cardin and he's been senator now for several years. but he's a democrat of maryland. senator, what did the president say tonight that perhaps you disagree with? >> welcome you know, i thought the president's tone he set really challenged us to get the job done. he's taken action, as he can as president. but he pointed out we get more done working together. was clearly focused on creating jobs. that's what we need to do. it was clearly focused on how american -- america can be competitive in manufacturing, treynor workers, dealing with our environmental needs and energy needs. so i thought it was -- the speech tonight fully supported it. i think america will agree. let's get the job done. >> we saw several pairs of senators walking in together, democrats and republicans, making i guess making a statement that they were sitting together. who did use it with? >> i sat with roger wicker a republican from mississippi. and it wasn't just symbolic. the two of us worked together, and we want to work together to get things done for our country.

then later in the day just like an hour ago like you said the democratic senator from maryland ben cardin who is also co-sponsor the spill said that he wouldn't vote for it as it stands right now you know he had prior said before that he was going to vote for it but now he's been here chris constituents constituents she's change his mind so i think the internet activism and all the people calling their senators writing into their senators is really starting to help because we can see that even people who we thought were their biggest supporters are finally wavering well you know i think that you know there's always an element when constituents start writing and start calling into their senators but to me the one of the most interesting things here is the online activist community do you think that this is really something new that we're seeing that we're going to start seeing more out of because reddit has been incredibly vocal in all of this and to me the only way to interpret what's actually happening in congress because before it was kind of going on in the radar none of these congress

. >> next week our guest will be senator ben cardin.ve a guest e-mail us at sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. don't go awafmente we'll be back -- don't go away. we'll be back in a moment. david gregory has a look at what's coming up on "meet the press." >> good morning. 48 hours to go until the florida primary. plus, romney vs. gingrich has been pretty vicious the last couple days. today a discussion between two of their top supporters. john mccain and former senator ted johnson. then david axelrod will lay out the plans for the preside's re-election. and we look at the florida and the primary calendar. that's all come -- coming up >> good morning. let's start you off with a beautiful view from the sky cam. winds out of the west at 7 miles per hour. while watching the storm on h.d. doppler you can see the storm pushing out of milwaukee and chicago. it is a quick-moving storm heading for detroit and maybe a wintery mix in indianapolis. it is going to impact the mid-atlantic tonight. once it moves over the mountains, it will weaken a bit. w

we are pleased to have joining us senator ben cardin. longtime yours of c-span will recognize him. he has been senator for several years. he is a democrat of maryland. what did the president say tonight that perhaps shyou disagreed with? >> i thought the tell was the -- tone was the right tone. he challenges to get the job done. it was focused on how american can be good. turning our workers, dealing with our barmen on aids and our energy needs. i thought it was a speech that i fully supported. americans will agree. >> we saw several pairs of signatures walking in together. -- senators walking in together. democrats and republicans making a statement that they were sitting together. hooted to sit with? -- who did you sit with? >> we want to wear together to -- we want to work together to get things done together. it is a clear message that we want to rise to the occasion. we know it is an election year. there's plenty time to get it done. >> economy, financial enforcement, some of the things that the president called for. >> some of the things were legislative proposals including t

. -- ben cardin were on hand. >> we were very excited.ew job creation has been a big priority in the county. >> braking systems, passenger doors, and brake systems -- >> how much mitt romney pays in taxes has become the center of a political debate that has produced an interesting plan for newt gingrich. >> he wants to lower every person's taxes to the rate mitt romney pays. how that is sitting with the gop, coming up. >> he was critical of joe earlier this week and now the quarterback response. that story, straight ahead. >> ravens fans are sort of rattled by the comments on satellite radio about joe flaco. tonight, he is responding. >> back at training camp today, he did step up and talk to the media about what happened. let's go live for more on what he had to say today. >> he did talk as did his teammates. they handled everything very well this year. any controversy that has cropped up, they have tried to dust off pretty well. >> you guys are not going to let go? >> the kind of criticism not seen here since he was head coach -- he hel

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support of a similar measure in the house and there are reports that roy blount from missouri and ben cardin pulling their support. companies like modilla and read it raised their voice at a protest in front of city hall today. david wright explains how easy it toss be an online pirate. >> even going the familiar name blacked out. on wikipedia what hopped up thousands of websites taking part in the first ever digital strike. a one daypro test against bills aimed at stopping online piracy. >> the tech community woke up and realized what a big problem the laws would cause. >> a massive fight between silicon valley and hollywood studios. >> hollywood studios like disney want to make it harder for people to access copyrighted material online. >> people are stealing. offshore criminals are stealing american jobs and content. >> internet companies say the proposed new laws go about it the wrong way. >> this is a giant game of whack a mole. the technology will always move faster than the law and if people want the content illegally that badly they will find a way. >> how hard is it to find movies o

ben cardin of maryland sponsored the bill until today. same for tim holden of pennsylvania. rejecting legislation, he himself signed on to co-sponsor. also in the house, congress\map ben quail and lee terry took back their previous support. so did dennis ross a sponsor of the house version before he decided he now rejects it. how that is for an about face? all these members of congress surrendering today in the face of an angry system of tubes. it's not just a big truck. >>> if you were who has been fitted from getting something done in washington d.c., because of the way things usual hi get done in washington d.c., if you're a fat cat in the system works for you, today probably shook you a little bit. look at who was on the other side of this. look at who is on the side who wants the anti-piracy. big money, muscle, big power, the largest share of lobbying money. big blue slice of the pie came from cable and satellite tv interests. hi, boss. followed by hollywood, the music industry, commercial tv, big time players who have funded this zillion dollar effort to get the legisla

we're pleased to have joining us now, senator ben cardin.ong time viewers of c-span will remember him as congressman ben cardin. he has been senator for several years. a democrat of maryland. senator, what did the president say tonight that perhaps you disagreed with? >> well, you know i thought the tone that the president set was the right tone. he really challenged us to get the job done. he has taken action as he can as president but he pointed out we can get more done working together. he is clearly focused on creating jobs. it was clearly phobe discussed on how america can be competitive in manufacturing, training our workers, dealing with our environmental and energy needs. i thought it was a speech that i fully supported and thought america can agree. let's get the job done. >> we saw several pairs of senators walking in together, democrats and republicans making a statement they were sitting together. who did you significant wit in there? >> i sat with roger wicker, republican from mississippi. it wasn't just symbolic. the two of us

that includes senator ben cardin, a democrat from maryland. some tech analysts say they saw that coming. >> the pressure was already on the act before this happened. but this made it even more visible so even the few supporters that were left are probably running, screaming away from it at this moment so they don't get hit by the fallout. >> they're asking for the lawmakers to review the bills in order to address the first amendment concerns. >>> well, it has been nearly five months since the earthquake rattled and damaged the washington monument. >> it will take a lot of money to fix it. now, the national park service is getting some much-needed help to futhe repairs. >> a big, fat check. delia gonsalves ive on the national mall with the story that's new this morning. good morning, delia. >> a big fat check sounds good anyone, right? we're talking a check that many of us cannot even imagine writing ourselves. $7.5 million, the man of the hour, the man behind the big, fat check, david rubenstein, the cofounder of the carlyle group and a very l

senate and he would take on senator ben cardin in the primary.s been a state senator since 2007. cardin was first elected to the house of representatives in 1987 and was elected to the senate in 2006. >>> prince georges county public schools are at a crisis level. that is what some local groups are saying about the state of education in the county. now, several organizations are teaming up to form the consortium of concerned organizations. the goal, to improve the county's school system. here to talk more about the consortium of concerned organizations is bob ross, the president of prince georges county naacp. thank you for being with us tonight. first of all, i want to ask you who will make up the consortium and what kind of influence will you have in decision making on this matter? >> made up of the naacp, the administrative -- . >> and kind of influence will you have in the decision make something. >> we're going to come up with a plan to take the agenda to the school board, superintendent and to county council's. >> to make recommendations? >

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will attend the president's address as the guest of senator ben cardin. and you can see president obama's third state of the union, live tonight at 9:00, right here on wjz 13. >>> well, what a warmup, after getting our first taste of real winter. temperatures climb back up. take a live look outside. oh, my goodness. that looks like a summer sunset. or at least a spring sunset. there are still a few clouds out there. but we'll take it. wjz has more. meteorologist bernadette woods updating our conditions. we will start inside with bob. >>> we had a few clouds between 2:00 and 4:00. they're gone. finished as you saw. clear skies. look at radar. nothing around here at all. i mean, absolutely spectacular. i mean, very mild afternoon. nothing on radar at all. still at 52 degrees, west winds at 5. take a look at the rest of the readings. 54 in easton. 41 in oaklanding. -- oakland. that's our normal high. 50 in cumberland. and a 47 down by the ocean in ocean city. the dew point is much lower than it's been at 34 degrees. bernadette woods has a look at these craz

joining mess is nor ben cardin. the tradition is you ask the loyal opposition what they liked.l ask the loyal supporters this first, it's good to be with you. all of his comments was to make mer competitive and create more jobs. i think he challenged congress to take up his initiatives and moves legislation forward. >> let me play a portion and get you to respond. where hard work pays off and respond is rewarded. let's fix what needs to be fixing and let's move forward. i want to speak about how we move forward. it's time for college and universities have to do their part by working to keep costs down. we've heard the white house push a lot of these proposals before. >> reporter: well, there's no question we are recovering from the worst recession in our lifetime and we need to continue to get job growth. he said, look, let's focus on what we can do toke redo or energy grids, invest in job training, improve manufacturing, all of those are themes that we have heard in the past, but the president is right to say this is the time we could do things to create more jobs for people w

. >>> maryland senator ben cardin will face a primary challenge this spring. state senator c anthony muse will announce he's running against cardin. muse represented prince george's county in annapolis since 2007. >>> and the shake-up in the race to be the democratic nominee in maryland's sixth congressional district. trachtenberg is dropping out. she says she's fighting breast cancer again and she needs to focus on her health. businessman john delaney is getting in the race. the 48-year-old is from potomac. he will face state senator rob gaj ola for the democratic nomination. the winner will face off against roscoe bartlett. >> for montgomery county public schools, the math simply doesn't add up. the county has asked the state lem slate tour for $184 million to help upgrade and renovate aging school buildings but the state is only offering $24 million. >> we have about 2500 more kids every year coming in and it is important that we have facilities they need to meet the growth. >> the county plans to keep asking the state for the extra cash. >>> time right now

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we are pleased to have joining us senator ben cardin. he has been senator for several years. he is a democrat of maryland. what did the president say tonight that perhaps she disagreed with? >> i thought the tell was the right tone. he challenges to get the job done. it was focused on how american can be good. americans will agree. >> we saw several pairs of signatures walking in together. hooted to sit with? did you sit with? >> we want to wear together to get things done together. it is a clear message that we want to rise to the occasion. we know it is an election year. there's plenty time to get it done. >> some of the things were legislative proposals including the senate passing an up or down vote. is the possible tax cut that will be a real challenge. the senate has a response ability to vote. you cannot routinely denied the consent. i think he is absolutely right. a lot of the other issues he talked about is fairness. these people need to step up. adding he really did try to bring us together and say let's do things that our rights and fair. >> senator ben cardin is j