tonight jackie benson shows us the surveillance video of the person police are looking for. the surveillance camera video taken about 8:30 thursday night shows a man walking calmly across east capitol street away from the bus stop where 23-year-old jones had been stabbed to death. >> whoever did this i want you to be a man or whatever you was, a hater, whatever, just step forward and just plead your case and say that you did it. >> reporter: all that is left is her love for an only son whose choices included living as a trans gendered person she always supported. she said it was easy to love her child. >> we never had a boring day in our house. if i just mention my son's name to anybody they start laughing. everybody loves him. >> reporter: police say a motive for the murder has not been established but they want to talk to the man seen in the video. d.c. police hope someone in the area walking or driving may have seen some of what happened. if so they are eligible for a $25,000 reward. reporting from northeast washington, jackie benson, news 4. >>> an 84-year-old woman was

the greatest love of all was a remake from george benson from 1977. how many people tharm version? the same for i will always love you which was a dolly parton song and she made it number one. when you are talented, you are talented, no two ways about it. at the staples center, people ever paying tribute there tonight. what are you hearing? >> what i am hearing is how floored people were when the announcement came. they were in rehearsals. it's an important night the saturday before the grammys. they work hard putting on the best show they can. when the word came, the energy was sucked out of the room. it was stone cold quiet. someone said they saw rihanna walking around very, very somber and quiet. they are preparing for the show and it will go on. a forever for chris brown and others is attending the show. the music business is a tough business. express to us the level of respect that whit me houston had with her peers. >> she had an effect on people young and old. not a person that didn't like her through the ups and downs. she was a great inspiration to all and a tree legend ha

it happened at the viiletville volunteer fire department n benson avenue. one man was stabbed then another person after the stabbing. police haven't said if the two injuries are relattd. so far no one has been arrested, the stabbing victim is expected to make a full recovery. the case of a missing utah woman takks a trrgic turn. washington state authorities say they believe a set off an explosion that took his life... and the lives of his two boys.as rick vincent explains... josh powell was the focus of an investigation into the disappearance of his wife... susan cox-powell. cox-powell. roaring flames, thick smoke and sh.the aftermath of an explosion -- one that authorities say josh powell ignited, to kill himself and his two oung sons.sheriff's deputies say it appears powell sent an e-mail shortly before the fire, saying, quote "i'm sorry, good-bye.""this is ll on him. he set this up. he did it. he is the one who started the firr." investigators say a fosserrcare case worker brought powell's two boys to this pierce couuty, washington home on suuday, for a

the greatest love of all was a remake from george benson from 1977. how many people tharm version? for i will always love you which was a dolly parton song and she made it number one. when you are talented, you are talented, no two ways about it. at the staples center, people ever paying tribute there tonight. what are you hearing? >> what i am hearing is how floored people were when the announcement came. they were in rehearsals. it's an important night the saturday before the grammys. they work hard putting on the best show they can. when the word came, the energy was sucked out of the room. it was stone cold quiet. someone said they saw rihanna walking around very, very somber and quiet. they are preparing for the show and it will go on. a forever for chris brown and others is attending the show. the music business is a tough business. express to us the level of respect that whit me houston had with her peers. >> she had an effect on people young and old. not a person that didn't like her through the ups and downs. she was a great inspiration to all and a tree legend has been ta

the greatest love of all was a remake from george benson from 1977. how many people tharm version? the same for i will always love you which was a dolly parton song and she made it number one. when you are talented, you are talented, no two ways about it. at the staples center, people ever paying tribute there tonight. what are you hearing? >> what i am hearing is how floored people were when the announcement came. they were in rehearsals. it's an important night the saturday before the grammys. they work hard putting on the best show they can. when the word came, the energy was sucked out of the room. it was stone cold quiet. someone said they saw rihanna walking around very, very somber and quiet. they are preparing for the show and it will go on. a forever for chris brown and others is attending the show. the music business is a tough business. express to us the level of respect that whit me houston had with her peers. >> she had an effect on people young and old. not a person that didn't like her through the ups and downs. she was a great inspiration to all and a tree legend ha

reporting live in rockville, jackie benson, news 4. >> thank you. >>> a u.s.upreme court justice held up by a man armed with a machete during a family vacation. authorities confirmed justice breyer, his wife, and family friends were robbed at their vacation home in the caribbean. it happened about 9:00 last thursday night. the suspect was wearing a ski mask and holding a machete. the suspect got away with about a thousand dollars in cash. nobody was hurt. this is the third time that a member of the supreme court has been the victim of a crime. justice david suter was mugged in 2001 and justice ruth bader ginsburg had her purse snatched in 1996. >>> more testimony today at the george huguely murder trial. he's the former university of virginia la crosse player who has been charged with murdering his ex-girlfriend and another la crosse player yardley love. today jurors heard from the medical juror who performed the autopsy on love. julie carey is in charlottesville with more. >> dr. william gormley is the assistant chief at the state crime lab and today showed j

. >> luke benson will kick off the festival. the red carpet will be held at the california theater. this semester they will get the taste of art. show casing student work through the the samesser and it's a chance to show their vision to the public. >> it's an opportunity, i think to connect with people and not necessarily is it always something that you want to tell someone what the works is about but you want to give them an opportunity to see what you see. >> it presents new art work each week. the gnat lie and james thomson gallery is the only one that changes every month. these are among the longest running in the country. >>> the word is out and it rhymes. the word series. the open mick night. >> these artists and i think that it's important to have situations and things like where they were open. >> this word series is posted and students performed. the work takes place on the first thursday of every month on the student ewe i don't know. once our student was nominated but scott had to over come some challenges. >> doing 1.231. >> you may not have heard of him but you will kn

police headquarters in northwest washington, jackie benson, news 4. >>> all right. thank you. >>> we are also following some breaking news on reports of gun fire outside a prince george's county school. officers have arrested one person near duval high in green belt. police say some shots were fired about 3:30 this afternoon when two groups of males got into a fight. no injuries and right now it's not clear who the gun belonged to or if the person arrested was a student. >>> it is some of the most compelling testimony yet in the trial of the uva la crosse player accused of murder and came from the defendant himself. in his first recorded conversation with police, george huguely describes what happened the day his ex-girlfriend and fellow la crosse player was found dead. news 4's julie carey joins us outside the courthouse in charlottesville with the dramatic details today. julie? >> reporter: it was the most emotional, gripping hour yet in this trial because of the way the courtroom is set up only the jurors, the judge, and the attorneys could see george huguely but

. >> brad benson of support staff. as you know, the mayor negotiated the relocation of one marino right, the rain, water basin -- therincon -- the rincon water basin. we thought that was great improvement to the underlying deal. we had discussed the arrangement of marinas with staff. they understood that that was the improvement the committee would make. under the dda, the port would enter an exclusive negotiating agreement. the authority would be obligated to get all of the permission to build a marina in this location, including permission from bcdc. staff explicitly addressed this point and said that the proposal going forward or to build a marina in that location, there would be a requirement to identify a new open water basin to replace this open water basin. so, i think the policy makers have their eye on this issue and will continue to work with the event authority on it. commissioner campos: one question that i have, going back procedurally to something that supervisor avalos was noting, i do think that the --

jackie benson, news 4. >>> breaking news on the highway right now several lanes of interstate 95 and interstate 895 are shut down near the fort mchenry tunnel in baltimore. chopper 4 over the scene a tractor-trailer crashed on 95, lost the load, spilling ink on i-895, right below. clean-up is underway could take hours and could also affect the morning commute. the driver taken in custody under suspicion of drunk driving. >>> health scare in the district, norovirus hit students on two campuses of one university. >> really rough. hit me 4:00 a.m. >> reporter: he received a knock out punch. >> a little nerve racking since it happened spontaneously. >> doctors treated him at the gw student health service, identified 85 students having the gastrointestinal illness since monday. most of them got it in heavily populated areas where they live, eat and study on the mount vernon and foggy bottom campuses. >> you're in bed couldn't do work, stomach cramps, nausea. >> elizabeth kennedy thought she was the only one in her sorority house until the officials sent out a campus-wide e-mail. >> you ha

. >>> jackie benson joins us with details hidden in the paperwork. >> reporter: these court documents describe a man who absolutely intended to kill people at the u.s. capitol this afterno afternoon. in a federal courtroom in alexandria, attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against u.s. property. his target, the u.s. capital, specifically the visitor's center. in chilling detail, court documents describe his movements this morning. he got into a van near his alexandria home. he contained a bomb that could be detonated by cell phone and a mac-10 weapon. he requested a gun in case he had to shoot officers at the capitol. al khalid learned the men he thought were his al qaeda coy conspirators were actually federaling agents and that both the bomb and gun were inoperable. witnesses say it was like a scene from a movie. >> where were they? >> right here outside. >> the moroccan citizen who's been in the u.s. illegally since 1999 had done a test explosion with agents at a quarry in west virginia. he even had a goal for his suicide bombing. he told the undercover agents he would be

reporting live in northwest washington, jackie benson, news 4. >> jackie, thank you. >>> now to decision 2012 where four new polls have mitt romney and rick santorum tied for first place now in the gop race for the white house. romney's expected to launch attack ads on his new rival buying air time in michigan and other key states. santorum is also on the attack. today he compared romney's health care plan to that of president obama's. >> so who is the best candidate to go up against barack obama on this signature issue of the day? one it uniquely disqualified. we won't mention his name, but don't go to massachusetts and try to get any health care is what i'm having to say. >> santorum hopes to take his new momentum into the ten-state super tuesday contest on march 6 6th tinch. >>> there are no plans for be a pub viewing for whitney houston. the hope baptist seats 1500 people. it is the church where whitney sang in the xhoir as a child. >>> nobody likes getting a parking ticket especially when it's not your fault. tonight we explain while you may need twoer about tickets for cars you don

whether it was farming affairs by taft benson, all of this stuff never stuck to dwight eisenhower. i spent several to not enough minutes talking to dean codlowski talking about civil rights. now just a taste for you all i started out with three paragraphs on richard nixon and civil rights. i now have three chapters on richard nixon and civil rights. he was the lead person and public affairs under dwight eisenhower pushing desegregation and pushing equal job opportunity. he was next to linden johnson in 1957 bringing republican senators onboard from the civil rights act in 1957. the story about lbj and richard nixon not getting along. i have their letters. they got along fine. they worked well together. richard nixon, taking all of these goodwill missions abroad to get them out of town so he wouldn't be around. every time with one exception. when richard nixon goes abroad the first person that sees him before he leaves to brief him is dwight eisenhower in the white house. the first person that richard nixon sees when he comes back is dwight eisenhower in the white house so the whole

reporting live, jacky benson, news4. >>> someone in prince george's county got shot during a i have legitimate for a teenage murder vict victim. the man suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. 200 people gathered to remember 16-year-old chris smith who was shot and killed on tuesday. >>> a robbery spree in fairfax county. four kbriems in a five-mile radius in one hour. women were attacked. men were punched. guns pointed at the victims. tonight, we spoke with two of those victims. >> incredibly angry that they would try something like that. >> reporter: carolyn's concerned about hair fairfax county community. three armed men dressed in black sweatshirts, ski masks tried to remember her thursday night when she was walking home from her car. >> one brandished a gun and put it to my head. told me to, you know, give me my wallet and empty bhooish pockets. >> reporter: they penched her in the throat and she screamed an they took off running. she's one of four robbed in an hour. they all match the same description and the four robberies may be linked. >> they have proved themselves to be violent by st

news 4 has confirmed that the lake forest mall is for sale, and as jackie benson reports what happens next is complicated. >> a sea of empty parking spaces tells the story that montgomery county residents have known for some time. lakeforest mall is not the draw it once was for local shoppers. >> probably like second or third. we usually going to milestone up in german town for general things. >> reporter: it's 1 million square feet of retail sfas in a county where the amount of land available for commercial development is dwindling fast, but like its cousin white flint, lakeforest built in 1978 is outdated. >> there was a time that everything became the enclosed mall, and now we see that times have changed. >> the mayor notes any plans for lakeforrest have to take into account a what unusual arguments, the anchor stores own their buildings and some of the parking lot. >> what we understand parts of it are for sale. you have to say parts of it, because it's confusing as toot exa exactly. >> input from the public is incredibly important and they hope to have things on the subject in th

jackie benson has our report. >> reporter: sources tell news 4 that prince georges county council member karen toles that represents an area was driving a county suv an estimated 105 miles per hour on the belt way near branch avenue the afternoon of february 22nd. though sources say an officer followed her onto an exit and two lights before he could catch up with her. police confirmed she was given a ticket for an unsafe lane change, $90, but only a written warning for speeding. that does not sit well with her constituents. >> it's wrong. nobody is supposed to be speeding like that on the beltway. >> if i'm out there doing the speed limit, i'd get jail time because that's over the speed limit. >> reporter: in a written statement she said i was leaving a meeting and was late for my next appointment. i consider moving violations serious matters and i regret the incident. i intend to pay the appropriate fine for these traffic violations. i spoke to officers from several other jurisdictions. they said it's not only unusual for not getting a speeding ticket but in many areas it's an arrestabl

jackie benson reports. >> reporter: 37-year-old major thomas pedrako and 28-year-old captain michael quinn, both with ties to the d.c. area, both naval academy graduates. both marine corps helicopter pilots. both perished in wednesday's accident during helicopter training in yuma, arizona being done in advance of deployment to afghanistan. captain quinn graduated from lou den valley high school in percenterville, virginia. his family told news 4 they are too devastating to speak right now. >> obviously when the two marines and the chaplain showed up yesterday at the door, my daughter opened it and is courted them in. we knew something was wrong. >> reporter: donald pedrako recounts the life of his son. three tours in iraq, one in afghanistan. husband, father, beloved son. >> but he liked it. he was a perfect marine. so that's what he lived for. that is what he lived for. just a humble guy. just a humble guy. that's the way he wanted to be remembered. >> reporter: major pedrako's family said he will be laid to rest in a ceremony in connecticut. captain quinn will be laid to rest at ar

an armed man is stiil on phe loose after he stabbed a it happened at 4000 benson - avenue.r no ooe has peen arrested, tte stabbiig victim is expected to make a full recovery. yeardley love as murdered in may of 2010. the trial for her acccsed killer begins next week, but tonight, her alma mater, notre dame prep held a huge event to honor her memory. memmry.. myranda stephens is live at the school tonight with the latestt lltest. 3 3 myranda stephens, fox45 neww at ten. stay with with fox 45 for complete coverage of the yeardley love murder trial.our when jury selection begins on monday. the susan g. komen foundation is in full disssttr control mode after mmking what some call.....one of the worrt moves in the history of non-profit organizations. organizations. komen will be picking up the pieces for months afttr they decided to stop funding planned largest abortion provider. after a counnry-wide backlash, komen reversed their decision and angered pro-life supporters by rrstoring funding to planned paaenthood. the only winner from this public relations niggtmare is planned a

replacement net at his first appearance of trying to try to make a printer from long range while benson are completed the route by adding five seconds on the night the final result of four nil so the real test for lennon still scares men in the sticky on tuesday i come on because when you play against a team that comes from a close lower than your own career now the game plan usually means to win but to get the right result in the coming fixture against real simply fall into the game plan might not be enough but from there we sure hope that our pool and don't perform to the limits of their ability we also need to try to take advantage of some weak points that any team has the. reminded well that the championship race isn't over yet i spent all this chargers claimed victory in their sunday game against valencia it was it is just opened nine minutes into the game but then responded with five unanswered girls. with the biggest contribution of four five one the final score their victory kaplan's up ten points drift over the plate is i want to tell us now where roger federer has won the worl

it happened at the violetville volunteer fire epartment on benson avenue.ne man was sttbbed then another person was hit by a car just seconds after the stabbing. police haven't said if the two incidents are related. so far no one has been arrested, the stabbing victim is expected to make a full recovery. police in d-c are continuing to patrol freedom plaza today... to make sure "occupy" protesters are following the rules.over the weekend... sweep of the area... taking down a handful of tentt.crews then came through to clean the area of debris hat was left behind. security proved to be a major player at this year's super bowl. in ffct.. it was the most technologically advanced super bowl yet.1-thousand officers were out on the streets...four police helicopters watched from the air....and cameras in the area recorded he ccowds day and night.if police were looking for someone specific... computer software could take over the search. 3((we are using facial recognition technologies, so if there is someone we are lookinggfor in the crowd, we can identify them by

jocelyn benson, would you raise your hand, so we know who we are is an associate professor at wayne state university, founder of the military spouses of michigan, founder of the michigan center for election law which hosts projects which support transparency and integrity in elections. in 2011, she was selected to serve with retired u.s. supreme court justice sandra day o'connor on the national board of directors. and a nonprofit created by justice o'connor to improve civics education throughout the country. she's a former member of the abas committee on election law, developed two protection efforts in michigan, published the book on the role of secretary of state in enforcing election and campaign laws and in 2010 was the michigan democratic party's candidate for secretary of state. she previously served as a law clerk to the honorable damon keith on the u.s. court of appeals and the sixth district. she earned her master's at oxford and her law degree at harvard. nice to have you here. obviously very smart. bob carey was appointed director of the federal voting assistance program in jul

i would hang out at night at the clubs, and that is where i met bobby benson.redible guitar, and he was also a drummer. i would be there every night and i heard these west african musicians. i also played with fela kuti before he played saxophone. what is more important, on the weekend, he would bring the traditional people from nigeria. it was my first live contact with african traditional music. when you hear that music, you go to school. they do things with music that we cannot do. they capture the spirit of a continent itself. that music was swinging before man ever arrived. nature is in rhythm, the crocodiles, birds, everything. that is the foundation of world music. it was a wonderful trip. when we arrived at 11:00 at night, myself and a few others were the tallest of the group. there were about 50 african drummers, and we smell the air, and i said, my answers were taken away from africa for slavery. how great that we can come back here. some of us kissed the ground because we knew that that was our ancestral home >. >> you come back home and then you dec

> [ applause ] >> benson, katherine, allison and channing. thank you for being in my life. thank you steven spielberg. please wrap-up. i'm sorry, i'm freaking out. >> it was so pure of heart it seems. best supporting actor christopher plummer. he isal 82. the oldest actor ever to win his first oscar. >> acool. canada is proud of him this morning. >> i loved his velvet. >>> one interesting thought producer dan brought up. all the oscar nominated pictures and the winners didn't make a ton of dough. the help and hugo topped $100 million. the artist 28. and it walked away with a bunch. >> i'm the only one that saw it, i think. out of all of us? >> true. >> i loved it. >> deathly hallows, $381 million. >> billy crystal made that. you just have to be here if a few seconds. i thought he did a great job. for his ninth time. >> it was familiar but good. >> mixed reviews. >> and cirque du soleil, wow. >> did not like the oscars, for the rap. >>> time to reveal our answer to question of the morning. according to usa today it happens more often on fridays between 9:00 and 11:00. traffi

same goes for 97, just north of benson boulevard. this traffic report brought to you by your toyota dealer. test drive the all new reinvented camry. back to you. >>> top of the news this half hour, jury selection resuming in a few hours in the trial of george huguely. he's the virginia student from chevy chase charged with murdering yeardley love from cockeysville. >> reporter: two maryland families will be back inside this courtroom today. the jurors facing questions about alcohol consumption and their views on domestic violence. the mother, family and other friends of cockeysville native yeardley love walk into court seeking justice two years after the star lacrosse player was murdered. a case that put the small college town in national headlines. more than 200 reporters are covering the trial of george huguely, a fellow lacrosse player. huguely broke into love's campus apartment and beat her to death after a night of heavy drinking. the huguely family had nothing to say as lawyers began selecting a jury. on street corners and cafe

benson rainfall by the evening.ter tonight and only snow northwest of the metro into early tomorrow morning. that could lead to an inch in martinsburg, hagerstown. up and down the 95 corridor, not expecting any accumulation, just colder and gusty this weekend. >> complicated. on 66, newschopper 7 is looking at the area of vienna. 66 eastbound, the service road from nutley street was closed because of a crash. and has been moved out of the way and they are reopening the service road. light volume getting nervous. 123 is where we think there may of been a crash in the back up. you want to stick around. we will be back in less than 10 minutes. a possible new accident on 66 eastbound between 50 and 123. >> we will check back with you. it is 32 degrees in woodbrige. >> y " this is different. your eyes are not fooling you. a purple squirrel. a couple in central pennsylvania found its and snapped photographs. it's not clear how the gap that color. they said they found it that way. the animal is pretty popular now and alrea

. >> reporter: larry benson says his wife takes comfort in knowing that she did the right thing in calling for help. but there is growing concern that the dispatcher did not. >> seconds count in what we do. lives depend on that. we get that. and we are all about trying to be the best at what we do. >> reporter: the dispatch pleaded with workers to send a deputy, for several minutes, even after she told them she smelled gone. the dispatcher continued to ask her about her job, not seeming to understand the grapherrity of the situation. >> how long will -- graph it -- gravity of the situation. >> how long will it be? >> i don't know, ma'am. they have to respond to life- threatening situations first. >> well, this is life- threatening. he went to court wednesday and didn't get his kids back. this is really -- i'm afraid for their lives. >> we try to get it right every single time. with humans here, sometimes there are mistakes made. >> reporter: it is not known if a quicker response could have saved the boys who had already been attacked with a hatchet by their dad. >> while the investigation

benson avenue, at south caton. also, west rogers at park heights avenue. now take a live look. you can see, your drive seems to be pretty good there. and we'll take another look, as you can see, right after that accident, traffic is moving free and clear. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800 the firm. or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. >>> valentine's day is a day for surprises. >> i'm looking for christine brewer. are you christine? >> yeah. >> hi. your sweetheart -- >> they surprised christine at the salon where she works today. christine's boyfriend nominated her to win $700 worth of prizes. among other things, she won a hotel stay, dinner, jewelry and show tickets. christine is one of 12 winners. happy valentine's day, christine and to matt. >> wow. that's very nice. i wonder what she did. he must have written something really lovely about her. >> must have. >>> straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. the hidden charges you ne

. >>> this silver teapot tells the story of peter benson born in st. croiax as african decent one of the best silver smiths in the world early 19th century. >> this illuminates another aspect of of black life 1800s most afterry can -- african americans were slaves or if they were flee they had very little opportunities. >>> abolitionist and under ground railroad leader hair yet tub man this belonged to her. >> as you may know, harriet tub ban when she went into the south would often signal to the enslaved population this is a night we are going to try to flee by singing a song, whether it is sing low sweet chariot or steal away jesus. >> and so the anticipation of the new museum and buildings, one afternoon the chief architects took a group of howard university architecture students on a tour of this site. >> hopefully when we are done the building will have its own presence and be magnificent but feel like it fits in. >> architects explain they designed a water feature people will notice as they arrive at the site from the metro. >> right over there,

guy benson is here as well. syria, obviously there's a desire this weekend to condemn it.e saw it at the u.n. the russians and chinese said no. i personally would like to know more about what are all these relationships and what does the resolution mean. or is this another war? do we know what we're talking about before we get worked up? >> there's a limit to what we can do as the west as it were with syria. because fundamentally, there's a limit. they have a naval air base within syria. it's our one in the mediterrane mediterranean. >> let's back it up a minute. i'm going to do a little of what i said i wasn't going to do. the egyptian government using egypt to support mubarak and suppress the people. that switches around. we're on this side of it. now you have assad who is taking money from somebody else. the issue in the middle east is there's a rampant hypocrisy. is there any path through this carcus that's developing that anybody can see that moves towards not killing each other, which when you break it down when you see any of these governments or individuals, govern

. >> reporter: larry benson said his wife takes some comfort knowing she did the right thing when she called for help. but there is growing concern that the 911 dispatcher did not. >> seconds count in what we do. lives depend on that. we get that, and we are all about trying to be the best at what we do. >> reporter: the case worker pleaded with the dispatch for several minutes to send a deputy, even after she told him she smelled gasoline and that powell wouldn't let her in. and that the dispatcher continued to ask her questions about her job, not seeming to grasp the gravity of the situation. >> how long will it be? >> i don't know, ma'am. they have to respond to emergency, life-threatening situations first. the first available deputy. >> this could be life threatening. he went to court wednesday. and he didn't get his kids back. this is really -- i'm afraid for their lives. >> we try to get it right every single time. with humans here, sometimes there are mistakes made. >> reporter: while the investigation is under way, the dispatcher will stay on the job. >>> new revelations tonig

your character is the love interest for detective benson. tell me a bit about that.t later on? >> i don't know. they don't really reveal things to me. >> what? >> i've done three of them. >> he's a good guy so far. >> we'll see. hopefully, he'll stays good. i hope they kill me off because the last thing i want to do is break her heart. she's so loved among the fans. >> you want the easy way out. that happens a lot on svu. you've said that your dad was a big part of convincing you. that's a big deal, a series. that's a big commitment. >> i like that. i like to work. i like to keep twisting things and doing as many creative things as i can. >> can't put harry in a box? >> not really. >> that doesn't sound right any way. part of your crew. >> they'll be there. i've known hillary for a long time. they are really good friends. i thought that i got the role on svu through some kind of recommendation through hillary or something. it was a weird thing. hillary has always wanted to come to mardi gras. they're both going to come. >> the giants have their big super bowl parade

. >> larry benson says his wife takes comfort knowing she did the right thing when calling for help. but there is growing concern that the 911 dispatcher did not. >> seconds count in what we do. lives depend on that. we get that and we are all about being the best at what we do. >> the social worker pleaded with him to send sheriff's deputies and that she smelled gasoline and powell wouldn't let her in. the dispatcher continued to ask her questions questions about her job. not seeming to understand the gravity of the situation. >> how long will it be? >> i don't know. they have to respond to life- threatening situation first. >> this could be life- threatening. he went to court wednesday and department get his kids back. this is -- i'm afraid for their lives. we try to get it right. every time. sometimes with humans here, mistakes are made. >> while the investigation is under way, the dispatcher will stay on the job. >>> the pentagon announces plans to allow women to serve in military jobs closer to the front lines. kai is in the newsroom with more on the new rules for women in comba

reporting from bethesda, jackie benson, news 4. >>> and we have just received the 911 calls from passengers aboard that bus. we'll hear from them and have a live report coming up right here on news 4 at 5:00 tonight. >>> a wealthy florida man is getting a lot of attention for legally adopting his 42-year-old girlfriend. personal injury lawyers say 49-year-old john goodman is trying to protect his fortune from an upcoming civil case. two years ago he was involved in a crash that killed a 23-year-old man. the family of the man is now suing goodman for wrongful death. since goodman's girlfriend is now his legal daughter and since she's over 35, she has access to his trust fund. goodman's attorney says the adoption was to help stabilize his future. >>> a new investigation says tanning salons all over the country are lying to customers about the potential health risks. a new report out was compiled by the house energy and commerce committee. it says that many tanning salons downplay the known health risks associated with indoor tanning. officials say investigators who identify themselves as fair

"the greatest love of all" was a george benson song from the '70s. >>. >> and if you are not the produceey. >> thanks for joining us, lola. they say the party must go on, it does, but it will never be the same without whitney houston. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now.

c-span: you got miles benson here... >> guest: he's that one, yeah. c-span: ...and bob jackson... >> guest: right. they're from the los angeles times. c-span: ... probably from the la times... >> guest: yes. c-span: ...and josh darsen over at the far right. >> guest: uh-huh, that's from... (unintelligible). c-span: then on the next page over, a man who is no longer with us, doug kiker... >> guest: yes. c-span: ...there on the left, and do you know the gentleman on the right? >> guest: no. i've tried to find out who he was. i sent the picture to a lot of people, and i'm--i'm sure i'll now find out, after it gets this exposure, but i didn't know at the time. c-span: and who's this man? >> guest: this is... c-span: norman mailer. >> guest: ...norman mailer. i'm sorry. c-span: it's easier for me; i--i can read it. >> guest: but you can see the headline that he's reading. well, he came do--and he's doing his research here, but he was--you know, this was the show to see. this was--you--you had to come, if you could, and be part of the--of the watergate hear

. >> jill benson helps run a massive egg operation in california. so-called enriched colony barn that basically doubles the normal space for birds, that's because california has passed a law forcing more room for chickens by 2015. making it more expensive to produce eggs here. now there's a bill in congress to make it federal law for all egg producers. >> i think that the reality today is that consumers are demanding certain standards in the way their food is produced. >> there's a reason we want this federal legislation is to create an even playing field across the nation. and this federal legislation only changes the egg inspection act. it doesn't affect any other anim animal ag in history. >> pork producers and cattle ranchers are crying foul, saying once any federal law mandates these rules for one species, how long before it's forced on all of them? >> it's not a food safety issue. it's not a human health issue. these are issues about animal housing. we've had over 100 million sows in the country today, if you take that times any kind of a smal

george benson of jackson, mississippi. 104 years old.s. finally we have kathleen snavely of syracuse, new york. 110. loves gardening and her secret to longevity is hard work. something we here at nbc know absolutely nothing about. now back to the worker bees in new york. >> all right, willard, thanks. up next, improving a comfort food classic. giada has meatloaf two ways. >> two ways. >> two ways. >>> cooking with giada is brought to you by target. her line of kitchen products and delicious food only available at target and target.com. >> back now at 8:37. this morning on cooking with giada, meatloaf two ways. one of our ultimate comfort foods. here with the recipe is "today" contributor and chef giada de laurentiis. >> good morning. >> what are your earliest meatloaf memories? was this big in your house? >> no. >> i grew up on it. >> i know, but i'm not american. >> do you have an italian version of this? >> 20 years ago i started making it for my husband. that's where meatloaf started. >> when you go to the grocery store, different cut

i'm proud to say if i can channel senator benson for a moment, i knew sopa, i fought sopa and, mr.chairman, this bill is no sopa. [laughter] >> here here. >> i opposed sopa for the same reason that i support this bill. as a nation, as a legislature our first obligation is to protect the security of the this country. sopa would have made us less secure to serve the interests of hollywood. this bill will make us more secure, and that's why i support it. um, just two points on why i believe that. we know today the most sophisticated security companies in the country have been unable to protect their most important secrets. this shows us how deep the security problem runs. we also know from direct experience, things that i saw when i was at dhs and that have emerged since, that once you penetrate a network you can break it in ways that leave behind permanent damage. you can break industrial control systems on which refineries, pipelines, the power grid, water, sewage all depend. and we've had a lot of analogies today about this is like september 10 or september 11. if you want to know