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jackie bensen has more. >> reporter: in a town where political arrests are commonplace, this was a big deal. it is that urgent. that was the message from actor and activist george clooney as he, his father, american university professor nick clooney, and numerous dignitaries took part in a protest at the embassy of sudan on massachusetts avenue northwest. >> this is your third and final warning. you will be arrested. step this way. >> reporter: clooney and the others were taken to the d.c. police second district station in northwest for processing then released after paying a fine. >> so what we're facing now is hundreds of thousands of people who are looking at the possibility of starvation because the rainy season is coming. it needs to start now. because best estimates are tens of thousands of people are going to die from starvation that is manmade. this isn't a famine. >> reporter: naacp president benjamin jealous also arrested during the protest shared a cell with clooney. >> it's sort of a father/son thing where he and his father got into this together. and his dad was here who's
jackie bensen has more. >> reporter: in a town where political arrests are commonplace, this was a big deal. it is that urgent. that was the message from actor and activist george clooney as he, his father, american university professor nick clooney, and numerous dignitaries took part in a protest at the embassy of sudan on massachusetts avenue northwest. >> this is your third and final warning. you will be arrested. step this way. >> reporter: clooney and the others were...
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news 4's jackie bensen joins us. she's live in suitland, maryland. jackie? >> reporter: wendy, police learned tonight that a second car pulled up here at this home after the realtor did. neighbors thought it was just someone she was showing the house to. prince george's county police detectives went door to door and handed out flyers to people in the 2300 block of du pont avenue in the suitland area. they want to know if anyone saw the man who entered an empty home while a real estate agent was inside. police say he tried to sexually assault her but she fought him off and he ran away. >> around 7:30 last night if anyone in the area saw someone that looked out of place or was acting suspicious, please call us. >> reporter: there are only about a dozen homes on the quiet street. most neighbors were unaware of the incident until detectives returned to the scene this evening. >> everybody's shocked, scared that something like this would happen. you know, when it happened, nobody had, you know, noticed anything. they're just thinking, oh, you know, somebody comin
news 4's jackie bensen joins us. she's live in suitland, maryland. jackie? >> reporter: wendy, police learned tonight that a second car pulled up here at this home after the realtor did. neighbors thought it was just someone she was showing the house to. prince george's county police detectives went door to door and handed out flyers to people in the 2300 block of du pont avenue in the suitland area. they want to know if anyone saw the man who entered an empty home while a real estate...
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and he said he was killed at bensen force. patton said i sent them to bensen force because they were short on officers. the next day after this incident he talks about how he went to the rear, and was buying flowers and candy. if he went to the front because they were desperate on officers, why is the guy back the next day behind the lines goofing around. so that's the story of captain jensen. so from north africa patton goes to sicily. it's popular in the movie he wanted to have the british land in the south and cut it off. i was reaching of a british officer who talked about the code breaking. they briefed patton two months before hand and said they concentrated troops in po lermo. it wasn't the great controversy that the movie makes. so here he is landing in the gela, is the way they pronounce it over there, in southern sicily. he said this is not a posed photograph. i don't know if i believe him. he said he could hear the machine gunfire in the distance and artillery. that's how close to the front it was. this african-amer
and he said he was killed at bensen force. patton said i sent them to bensen force because they were short on officers. the next day after this incident he talks about how he went to the rear, and was buying flowers and candy. if he went to the front because they were desperate on officers, why is the guy back the next day behind the lines goofing around. so that's the story of captain jensen. so from north africa patton goes to sicily. it's popular in the movie he wanted to have the british...
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jackie bensen is live to tell us about this. jackie? >> reporter: we have two men shot in the legs, we're told. non-life threatening injuries. two suspects in custody. we are told that as police closed in on those men in a white cadillac, they drove that cadillac the wrong way at a high speed down east west highway with a 1 1/2-year-old baby. we are told it happened in a wooded area behind the apartment complex. two men are adults. we do not believe they are teenagers, they are over 18. they were shot about a block apart. it's possible they were shot at the same time and one man ran. lookout was given for a white cadillac two miles away from here. police spotted that cadillac. they attempted to stop it. the passenger jumped out and the driver accelerated the cadillac backwards down east west highway with the baby in the back. we are told a prince george's county police officer was injured during that effort to apprehend the suspects. the suspects shot at police officers. that is not true. we are told the baby is okay. i'm told it is a l
jackie bensen is live to tell us about this. jackie? >> reporter: we have two men shot in the legs, we're told. non-life threatening injuries. two suspects in custody. we are told that as police closed in on those men in a white cadillac, they drove that cadillac the wrong way at a high speed down east west highway with a 1 1/2-year-old baby. we are told it happened in a wooded area behind the apartment complex. two men are adults. we do not believe they are teenagers, they are over 18....
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news 4's jackie bensen has the story from s. >> the state prosecutor has had his opportunity to present his side of the story and i look forward to our side being heard by the people of the county. >> reporter: anne arundel county executive responds to the indictment that accuses him of misconduct in office. it includes allegations that first surfaced at the westfield annapolis mall parking lot in 2009. leopold who makes $130,000 a year is accused of having county police officers drive him to parking lots and wait while he got into another car and had sex with a county employee, often two or three times a week. >> in a trial, the evidence and argument can be heard by both sides and i'm very confident that once all the facts are known and heard by the citizens, we will prevail in this case. >> reporter: susan wickman of the government watchdog group common cause notes the indictment is wide ranging. >> the part that concerns us the most are the allegations about keeping dossiers on political opponents and for using county resources to be involved in campaign activity. >> reporter: as for
news 4's jackie bensen has the story from s. >> the state prosecutor has had his opportunity to present his side of the story and i look forward to our side being heard by the people of the county. >> reporter: anne arundel county executive responds to the indictment that accuses him of misconduct in office. it includes allegations that first surfaced at the westfield annapolis mall parking lot in 2009. leopold who makes $130,000 a year is accused of having county police officers...
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jackie bensen joins us live. tell us what investigators i saying right now. >> reporter: the little boy is believed to be with his mother and that is a concern because she does not have custody of him. there are concerns about the safety of 9-year-old wuilbert garcia. they would not go into detail. an am bert alert was issued about 8:30 this evening asking people to keep an eye out for 9-year-old wuilbert garcia who was seen wearing a white polo shirt and navy blue pants. police have released a surveillance video. motorists are being asked to keep an eye out for the car, a black mercedes sedan with dents on the front passenger door. it has 2 ag 0407 license plate. school figures told us they were not informed by the father, who has sole custody of him that, his mother was not allowed to take him from the school. >> in this case we were not fully aware of the circumstances, and so right now we're just really focused on making sure that wuilbert is safe and helping the police in any way that we can to help with thi
jackie bensen joins us live. tell us what investigators i saying right now. >> reporter: the little boy is believed to be with his mother and that is a concern because she does not have custody of him. there are concerns about the safety of 9-year-old wuilbert garcia. they would not go into detail. an am bert alert was issued about 8:30 this evening asking people to keep an eye out for 9-year-old wuilbert garcia who was seen wearing a white polo shirt and navy blue pants. police have...
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bensen. let me ask if there are any members of the public wish to speak on the matters before the board. if you could, line up, and each member of the public will have up to two minutes, and we have our first speaker. but thank you very much, board of supervisors. just so you know, i am english but and a u.s. citizen. i, like all citizens who follow this, i am incredibly excited. the america's cup is the oldest trophy in sport. i am very much looking forward to san francisco hosting it. one of the important elements of this is the legacy it will have on san francisco and the citizens of san francisco and the bay area. the america's cup used to be exclusive. now, it is inclusive. san francisco will enable the next generation of sailors and youngsters to enter when this is a constructive support for all. as an international citizen, i can tell you personally that the groundswell around the world about the america's cup finally being hosted in the best place for sailing, the san francisco bay, i
bensen. let me ask if there are any members of the public wish to speak on the matters before the board. if you could, line up, and each member of the public will have up to two minutes, and we have our first speaker. but thank you very much, board of supervisors. just so you know, i am english but and a u.s. citizen. i, like all citizens who follow this, i am incredibly excited. the america's cup is the oldest trophy in sport. i am very much looking forward to san francisco hosting it. one of...
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bensen. >> brad benson, representing the port and port staff. i want to extend the thanks of the port to mr. martin. he has done an amazing job leading this project effort. i want to thank the event of 40 and raise management, as well. before i get into my presentation, i want to talk about the major change here, which is switching from a development model to a capital project delivery model. we did put a lot of time in putting this together, and i think the port staff has found that that had a set of development opportunities that would create great improvements in the south beach area of a waterfront consistent with the waterfront plan. that said, we do understand that it was a very expensive investment. there was a great risk involved in that, and the development discussion had started to overshadow what should have been the proper focus, which was the event. and i want to say that i think it is a testament to the strong planning effort that happened over the past year that with the event authority and race management and city staff, we were
bensen. >> brad benson, representing the port and port staff. i want to extend the thanks of the port to mr. martin. he has done an amazing job leading this project effort. i want to thank the event of 40 and raise management, as well. before i get into my presentation, i want to talk about the major change here, which is switching from a development model to a capital project delivery model. we did put a lot of time in putting this together, and i think the port staff has found that that...
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jackie bensen, news 4. >>> $540 million. a new world record.pools, of course, friends buying tickets for friends, families going in together. to call it mega millions fever would surely be an understatement. so imagine if somebody in the area, somebody other than me wins tomorrow night. what could one do with all that money? certainly there's charity, helping the needy. but there would also be plenty left over for some materialistic possessions. shammari stone reports. >> reporter: are you feeling lucky? it might be the perfect time to go out and buy a mega millions lotto ticket. the jackpot, more than half a billion, yes, with a b, dollars. >> if i won, i'd pay off some debts. >> reporter: boring. what about the finer things in life? a girl's best friend. eight carat diamond studs, $60,000. vintage platinum bracelet, 20,000. a 3 1/2 carat diamond ring, $60,000. that's nothing compared to your winnings. >> i'd probably buy my parents a nice house. >> reporter: the money will flow like water. so how about this 16,000-square-foot luxurious home i
jackie bensen, news 4. >>> $540 million. a new world record.pools, of course, friends buying tickets for friends, families going in together. to call it mega millions fever would surely be an understatement. so imagine if somebody in the area, somebody other than me wins tomorrow night. what could one do with all that money? certainly there's charity, helping the needy. but there would also be plenty left over for some materialistic possessions. shammari stone reports. >>...
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reporting from annapolis, jackie bensen, news four. >>> a prince george's county council member caught speeding last week will no longer be driving her government-issued car. yesterday, the county took away karen toles' car. last week, an officer clocked her at going more than 100 miles per hour on the beltway. but she only received a warning. toles has apologized and said she plans to enroll in a driver improvement class. the police department will conduct an executive review to determine why the officer only gave her a warning for speeding. >>> metro's general manager is speaking out about a controversial ad targeting president obama posted at a metro station in arlington. the ad in question is posted at the end of the platform at the clarendon metro station. promotes a film called "sick & sicker" created by a libertarian group that opposes president obama's health care law. the ad includes a profane way to tell the president where to go. yesterday the general manager sent an e-mail out to metro employees saying he's deeply offended by the ad, however, the ad will stay up. sarles say
reporting from annapolis, jackie bensen, news four. >>> a prince george's county council member caught speeding last week will no longer be driving her government-issued car. yesterday, the county took away karen toles' car. last week, an officer clocked her at going more than 100 miles per hour on the beltway. but she only received a warning. toles has apologized and said she plans to enroll in a driver improvement class. the police department will conduct an executive review to...