your more likely to get electrocuted like ben franklin. to be the next lotto winner? your odds are 1 in 176 million. >> you can dream about what you might do. >> reporter: back to the world of unreality, here's some food for thought, if you are the big winner. >> go seek some league advice. >> reporter: and the eternal debate, will your honor sum or series of payments. >> most people take the lump sum but 26 annual installments, you can't go wrong. >> it's so much better to do a press conference up front. >> reporter: since he already beat the odds in the white house, president obama isn't pushing his luck. >>> all right. let's see what happens. i know we're all going to be pulling. i thought we were going into the next open but i guess this is a good point to say good morning and welcome to fox 5 news. >> it doesn't feel too bad outside. it's a little bit chillier than yesterday. >> i felt like it was the same, i didn't made to cut you off over the lotto, i was waiting for something to happen. as we were coming into the studio, that's what we were talk about. all of

one of my favorites is ben franklin. when he left the constitutional convention, one of the people on the street and asked him what kind of government he had given them, and he said, "a republic, if you can keep it." i think in many ways, they are one in the same. frankly, there may be some differences that people at some level view it, but i view it as almost interchangeable words. >> speaking of which, the aba has recently given attention to the problem of lobbying. in particular, the concern that, speaking of republics, that people will have access to money -- businesses, but others as well -- had higher voices whispering in the year -- can higher voices whispering in the year of congressman or more important, in the year of staff of congressman -- the ear of staff of congressman. do you think that is a serious problem? and what could they do about it? >> if you look at how the supreme court looks at even funding of judicial elections, which are meant to be different than legislative elections -- remember that we have

ben franklin's cousin larry to make us feel healthy when we eat oatmeal.. >>> let's kick it outside to sam. >> everybody, say good morning. we're a pretty, happy, giant crowd here in times square this morning. it's friday by the way, happy friday. moisture in the northwest, this has been a real issue for days. some places have seen more than a foot of rain as in the past couple, since march, if you go through the next couple of days into monday, those areas highlighted in yellow will see even more, we want to tell you and welcome an abc affiliate, in bermuda. there's your forecast for the next three days. who cares? it's always gorgeous in bermuda. josh who's this? >> this is madison. they come no cuter than madison. you want to say hi to somebody back home. >> i want to say hi to mommy. >> and grandma, too? >> yeah. >> say good morning, america. >> good morning, america. >> can you say that's the weather? >> that's the >> clouds will increase later afternoon with temperatures 60-65 degrees. with the clouds, showers and for tonight, 47-53 degrees and for t

ben franklin used to keep a daily journal where he tracked his virtues to figure out, you know, if he was being a better person. and i think we live in a society where we like the idea of archiving and tracking ourselves. i know lori, you were talking about this pool of deleting data and having it automatically expire. i don't know if anyone would want their photo albums to disappear in two years. that is kind of our worst nightmare when your house burns down and you lose, you know, precious photos. but i think there are so many benefits to this -- to these new technologies and this idea of tracking and gathering data from our lives and being able to look at it over a long period of time and i think that's something that ben franklin for one would have lived to a certain extent. >> yeah, i think certainly the founding fathers would have found tremendous utility with these tools except if george washington is crossing the delaware and one of his guys, you know, says on facebook, oh, it's pretty cold, you know, this christmas as they head for trenton and alerting, you know, those other

we've actually had politicians are politically correct almost the entirety of this country from ben franklin to many of the senators and congressmen as you see today march double standards applied to being p.c. depends on who they are basis i think when you're new and when you're rick santorum as we thought at the debates like you want to get an applause and say something totally offensive brag about how many people you've killed say that people should be left to die if they don't have health care insult a gay soldier like the more mean spirited you are the better you do in the polls with republicans these allegations far far from bill clinton to eliot spitzer i sincerely apologize to anthony weiner i did not send that tweet scandal walks hand in hand with american politicians it shows you that behind the surface you know the very near of propriety veneer of you know of respectability there's some really pretty kooky pretty kinky people that are out there you know once you begin to unmask them you know you know people are shocked it's often not what's said or done but the way it's reacted to

. >> i thought of ben franklin. >> i know my founding fathers.. [ laughter ] >> peyton manning gets ready to say goodbye. i know my history and the giants say hello to him. he sends the dodgers a couple of okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >> dan: coming up tonight at 11:00, latest super primary results. mitt romney declared the winner in ohio. latest numbers and what bay area experts have to say about romney's big night and santorum's strong showing. >> what a homeowner did right before a river of lava went right through his home. those stories coming up on channel 7. layer. >> up close to the lava. what you do is you get away. that is what he did. he got away. all righ

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>> what if i was delicious of the ben franklin wanted turkey to be the national bird. that is delich. i want to have eat the eagle and let us know if it is a culinary delight. and shame on you for not telling us that he is an arapoho. being native american is awesome. i want to show the pride for the red man with the sunburn. you can kill eagles and take paoti and have casinos and sell super cheap smokes. i am going to convert of the call me dances with bears. i from now on am a arapaho. >> you have always been called dances with bears. >> you know how populous they would be if they were delicious and we were eating them more and then you have the mceagle. what better symbol of america could there be than an eagle with fries. >> you know the bald eagle has no idea it is bald. >> it is not bald. it has white feathers. >> but it also has no idea it is a national bird, right? >> what good is it being a bald eagle. have you seen them fly? >> they are confident. >> they lirks you want to -- they are like, you want to take a shot at me? >> eagles can't speak the queen's engl

its father, ben franklin, thought we could save 64 million tons of wax and tal low if we went to daylight saving. but we don't need to save wax and tallow anymore, do we? energy, yes, but study show that daylight saving doesn't save much of that anymore. >> daylight saving is horrible. >> reporter: we went it a bar in brisbane to check the pulse in the community in these post- wax days. >> i think it's better for business. >> reporter: she said it doesn't matter that it's usually dark in here anyway. >> if it stays light later people stick around longer. >> my dogs are sleeping late, i'm sleeping late. >> reporter: then there's the accumulation of people all messed up because of the change. >> affects my biorythyms. >> i feel behind... [ audio ] >> that's a little editorial comment. >> that's what daylight saving dogs. >> good evening, we fired it up, it's live our high-def doppler radar. let's get to it because so far, according to our doppler sweep atop mount vaca, not a raindrop in sight. but that's going to change beginning in the overnight hours. right now we are looking out towards

some of that and i are thrilled to be with you and even more thrilled to be here in the ben franklin room pyrrophyte " epitomizes so much of what is good about the character of our two countries -- passionate, diligent, a man prepared to stand up for his values and that his words with deeds. in the best tradition of our two nations, he was also a straight talker. he once said guests are a bit like fish -- they begin to smell after three days. you will be relieved to know having a ride yesterday, i am leaving tomorrow. [laughter] -- having our ride yesterday. i want to start by paying personal tribute to the mr. -- half -- by paying personal tribute to mr. vice-president. i remember in the 1990's when you spoke out for the need of military intervention to stop the ethnic cleansing in bosnia. your right to do that, and in libya, i believe we showed we learned a lesson. we were able to intervene and act and change the course of that country's history, and we were right to do so, said today, we applaud your vision and your courage. [applause] also, a word of deep gratitude to you, madam

. >> ben franklin, put away your kite and key. >> we can do it ourselves now. how about that?> exactly. let's go to tom kierein, he's looking at the skies. >> franklin invented the lightning rod, and that's helpful keeping homes safe. >>> here this morning, it's cool and damp. a dramatic drop since yesterday afternoon's 82 at reagan national, which was the record high. set a new record yesterday for march 15. now down to 52 there. just in the 50s, all these areas in green from the eastern shore, across virginia, maryland, into west virginia. a few pockets in west virginia in the upper 40s. over the last 12 hours, we've had a lot of cloudiness. we've got a little shower activity, panhandle of west virginia and northern shenandoah valley now. it's drifting east. sun mid morning through the middle of the day. we'll number the 60s. peaking in the perhaps mid 70s by mid-afternoon. chance of some rain, though, by mid to late afternoon into this evening. could have thunder and lightning, as well, through the evening. then ending after midnight. here's how it's looking for the weekend

. >> let's talk to ben franklin about that. >> the wind created all kinds of problems with my hair today> i can tell. wow! >>> coming up, we're going to have the report on the results of an undercover sting on stolen cell phones. >> metro knew about the problem, but the agency now admits waiting for several years before fixing the faulty "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. "access hollywood" test. >>> and now, from washington's leading news station, this is news4 at 6:00. >> police are investigating an armed robbery inside flowers high school in maryland. they say two people who they believe are students robbed another student during gym class this morning. they got away with the cell phone and cash. police caught one suspect. the other is still on the run. school officials say they're sending a letter home with parent, and they'll have extra officers a the school tomorrow. >>> three more suspicious letters were sent to addresses in the district today. the latest one arrived just before 4:00 at the epa building in northwest. earlier today, a restaurant in northwest, and the

coming out of the constitutional convention ben franklin was asked what kind of government had they given us and he replied it's a republic, madam, if you can keep it. and that you, is you. the individuals, you collectively. we have a representative citizen government and only you can keep the stitssn in that government. you have to speak up. you have to not allow yourself to be coopted. you have to support your principles. you have to share them. you have to plant the seeds of liberty. thomas jefferson said one man with courage is a majority. meaning men with courage and women stand up. otherless follow. you're not alone in this. look around you. you have plenty of help. only if you choose to exercise your voice collectively are you going to reap the seeds of your liberty. i tell you that it's time to tell your politicians that excuses are the nails that built the house of failure. and you're tired of seeing them let america fail. failing to enact the house bills, failure to balance the budget, failing to tell the truth, failing to restore jobs, failing to restore the economy, failing to

. >> reporter: scientists think history is full of short sleepers from ben franklin to bill clinton.ct, very good for them personalities. >> they're very energetic. very optimistic. they are resistant to failure. many of them are very successful. >> reporter: again short sleepers are rare. perhaps 1% of us or less. and that doesn't include people who sleep fewer hours during the week and then sleep in on weekends to catch up. they aren't short sleepers. they're just sleep deprived. and sleep deprivation, says new research is a root of a lot of bad news for our bodies. >> it's associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood. >> reporter: dr. nate watson is co-director of the university of washington sleep center in seattle. he says the metabolism of sleep deprivation makes it every dieters' nightmare. >> when you sleep less, genetic factors that are associated with obesity seem to be turned on. for instance, there's a hormone called leptin which is released from fat cells that tells your body that you're full. when you've eaten. that hormone level goes down when you're sleep de

some of that and i are thrilled to be with you and even more thrilled to be here in the ben franklinroom pyrrophyte " epitomizes so much of what is good about the character of our two countries -- passionate, diligent, a man prepared to stand up for his values and that his words with deeds. in the best tradition of our two nations, he was also a straight talker. he once said guests are a bit like fish -- they begin to smell after three days. you will be relieved to know having a ride yesterday, i am leaving tomorrow. [laughter] -- having our ride yesterday. i want to start by paying personal tribute to the mr. -- half -- by paying personal tribute to mr. vice-president. i remember in the 1990's when you spoke out for the need of military intervention to stop the ethnic cleansing in bosnia. your right to do that, and in libya, i believe we showed we learned a lesson. we were able to intervene and act and change the course of that country's history, and we were right to do so, said today, we applaud your vision and your courage. [applause] also, a word of deep gratitude to you, madam s

and even more thrilled to be here in the ben franklin room. it epitomizes so much of what is good about the character of our two countries -- passionate, diligent, a man prepared to stand up for his values and that his words with deeds. in the best tradition of our two nations, he was also a straight talker. he once said guests are a bit like fish -- they begin to smell after three days. you will be relieved to know having a ride yesterday, i am leaving tomorrow. [laughter] i want to start by paying personal tribute to mr. vice- president. for your ouststanding contribution as a statesman. i remember in the 1990's when you spoke out for the need of military intervention to stop the ethnic cleansing in bosnia. your right to do that, and in libya, i believe we showed we learned a lesson. we were able to intervene and act and change the course of that country's history, and we were right to do so, said today, we applaud your vision and your courage. [applause] also, a word of deep gratitude to you, madam secretary. you have been a great friend to

ben franklin was very much of a race man. andrew jackson was a strong race man. in fact -- that's a good question you ask because they're -- there in a sense you have -- i'm brought face-to-face with, in my view, the ugly side of being a race man. some of the great people in the history of american statesmanship, white race men, john c. calhoun a race man? yes, he was. and we are the the worse off because of that. i guess i would -- you know, make a distinction. race man for what purpose? do i embrace all blacks who are race men? no. no, i don't. so, if you are a race person, of whatever race, and your aim is to institutionalize the superiorworth of your group, am i for that? no. am i for that -- no. am i a race man that wants black racial superiority? no, i'm not. no, i'm not for that. i'm a race man that wants to use sentiment of racial solidarity to create a justice society for all people. so, i guess i'm a transitional race man. i'm a race man strategically. i'm a race man that wants to create a cosmopolitan society that one day actually would see the witheri

ben franklin was very much of a race man. andrew jackson was a race man. that is a good question because they are in a sense -- you have -- brought face to face with my views being the ugly side of being a race man. words that some of the great people and the great people in american statesmanship. john c. calhoun erase man? yes he was. i guess -- make a distinction race man-july embrace of blacks who are raise men? no i don't. if you are a race person of whatever race and your aim is to institutionalize the superiority of your group, i am for that? no. am i a race man that wants black racial superiority? i am not. not after that. i am a race man that wants to use sentiment of racial solidarity to create a just society for all people. i am a transitional race man. a i am a race man strategically. i am a race man that wants to create a cosmopolitan society that one day actually will see the withering away of racial consciousness. i am a transitional race man. >> host: randall kennedy is author of five books. "race, crime and law," the "n" word, "interracial

ben franklin was involved will.t's not like you're a new guy on the block. >> that's true. >> before we get to mary on the floor, jcpenney and gap, a couple good commentses. retailers looking for comps pav favorable in march. >> citigroup says people like the new jcpenney strategy. maybe people are coming back to the idea that you've got these -- david, you know this apparel injury. >> doing a crash course. >> that brings me to gap. mickey dresser has not been a fan of gap. >> of course, after you get fired from the place that you helped to create in a sense, you're not going to have the best of feelings. >> but the xap gap is closing stores. this analyst upgrade is centered on they're finally starting to it right in terms of consume are choice. lots more color, things of that nature. very competitive industry. >> but i saw a khaki suit at banana republic that i said, you know what, i -- yeah, i'm shopping again. this khaki suit, you're going to see it, it's so gorgeous. i feel good about this. and i own a j crew su

seized from lan daw's-- landauo manhattan apartment including letters from abraham lincoln, ben judge min franklin, carl -- karl marx and fdr. he also had a paper by andrew jackson and a land grant. >> in terms of america, they are priceless. >> reporter: as part of his plea deal, landau must also try to reconnect the rightful owners with the objects. >> landau will be sentenced in may. >>> new polls show baltimore anians -- baltimoreans are split on the issue of gay marriage. survey for marriage equality say 52% say they will probably or definitely vote for the bill. but recent polls by gonzalez and the washington post put the issue much closer at 50-50. oppone epts -- opponents have until june to put the issue to a ballot. >>> get ready for some new taxes. the budget work is under way now in annapolis. and the senate budget and taxation committee is moving down the list. political reporter pat warren has more on what they've done so far. pat? >> reporter: that's right. just minutes ago, the budget and taxation committee approved a tax on smokeless tobacco and cigars included on the governor's pr

coming out of the constitutional convention, ben franklin was asked what kind of government had given he replied, "it is a republic, if you can keep it." that is you, the individuals, you collectively. we have a representative citizen government, and only you can keep the citizen in that government. you have to speak up. you have to not allow yourselves to be coopted. you have to support your principles. you have to plant the seeds of liberty. thomas jefferson said, "one man with courage is a majority." meaning man with courage, and women, who stand up -- others will follow. you are not alone in this. look around you. you have plenty of help. only if you choose to exercise of your voice are you going to reap the seeds of your liberty. i tell you it is time to tell your politicians that excuses are the nails that bill the house of failure. we are tired of seeing them let america fail. bill you to balance the budget. failing to tell the truth. failing to restore jobs and the economy. failing to live up to their promises. it is time to get angry. it is time for you to let them know what

coming out of a constitutional convention ben franklin was asked what type of government have they given us. it is a republic madam, if you can keep it. that you is you. the individuals. you collectively. we have a representative citizen government. only you can keep the citizen in that government. you have to speak up. you have to support your principles. you have to share them. you have to plant the seeds of liberty. thomas jefferson said one man with courage is a majority meaning that men with courage and women stand up others will follow. you are not alone in this. look around you. you have plenty of help. only if you choose to exercise your voice collectively are you going to reap the seeds of your liberty. i tell you that it is time to tell the politicians and excuses are the nails that build the house of failure. you are tired of saying let america fail. failure to balance the budget. failing to tell the truth. failing to restore jobs. failing to restore the economy. failing to live up to their promises. it is time to get angry. it is time to let them know what you think. it is ti

ben nelson. an apology from the reverend franklin graham to president obama. graham came under fire after he questioned that president obama is a christian. it happened during an appearance on "morning joe." graham now says he's sorry and regrets any comments that may have cast doubt on the president's faith. >>> now to the ohio up to that was the scene of monday's school shooting. we learn more today about the victims and teenager accused of killing three boys. our report from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: teachers returned to chardon high school today. while students won't be back till friday, freshman casey and her family turned out to greet them. >> they're the sole reason why most of us are okay. >> reporter: as this ohio town struggles to recover from monday's shooting rampage, more news about alleged gunman 17-year-old t.j. lane. parents divorced, his father had numerous run-ins with the law and a brother with a heroin addiction. court documents from 2009 show t.j. lane was charged with assault, following a fist fight with family at the home of his