this big black berry because. sadly my tank spills on. much of the break to join olga and find out a little more about what was going on. for. some time. too old for this previous who don't know so what's going on here then there is a bit of marrow making going on here spring has come the snow is melting away when you call those who with two dition it's a festive occasion. and it's been celebrated for well over a century mothers would bake shaped biscuits and when everyone how to treat it was time for the procession. everybody sings and books around the village leaving a biscuit on the door of every house. the idea of putting these little birds here is that they're supposed to attract the real well then fly down and bring spring with. the nesting locks were regarded as a good omen meant to protect the villages homes from fire and disease and finally when the biscuits are thrown into the air it's believed they become part of spring itself. but if you're taking part in this ritual you might want to keep an eye on your new friends. the way i

we all carry black berries. -- i have a blackberry. we all carry blackberrys. no one was in harm's way. >> do you think you should have been notified before he was arrested? >> i do not know enough. this is in the last couple of hours. we will learn more about it. i do not know -- we had a number of votes on some important subjects. the police take our security very seriously as they should. i am very glad that they caught him. again, we have had two different notices now that were sent. one that he was caught and arrested and one that was a little bit more detail that i literally read as i was waiting to come out here. and they assured us they have this under control from the get go, which is good. did we know about it in advance? no. >> can you share details? >> i do not have any. i do not know much about it. thank goodness the system worked. >> thank you. appreciate your time. >> thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> congress agrees to pass this bill tax extension for a

maker of the black berry. all six from agreed to comply with state law.king with app developers to create policies, post them before a down load occurs. harris says mobile applications can collect a user's name, address and other detail was out the user's knowledge. the state office of privacy protection autos knowing you're going have to explain the information you're collecting and what you're doing witness is going to cause you to think it through. >> i would think long term would be an impact big unknown is that they'll down load apps. and if they don't go with bombsies the chances of people not installing an app they want or want to test out, are slim. >> and look for those policies to start popping up. otherwise, the app developers could be subject to a fine or every down load vile yaipgs. in the newsroom abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and president obama is seeking to lower the corporate tax rate, unveiling a plan it claims would make businesses more competitive and encourage manufacturers to stay in the u.s.. the president's plans to lower the rate

amazon, apple, google, hp, microsoft, and research in motion the maker of the black berry. all six have agreed to comply with state law by working with app developers to create policies post them before a down load occurs and to help enforce the law. harris said mobile applications can collect a user's name, phone number address, location and other detail was out the user's knowledge. the state office of privacy protection. >> knowing you're going to have to explain what information you're collecting and what you're doing witness can cause you to think it through and make decisions on the front end. i could would think long term that, would be a good impact. >> big unknown is whether they understand them. seth rosenblatt is senior editor for software at c net.com it means you're not installing data. and chances of people not installing an app they want to test out because of a privacy ol polsy are pretty slim. >> look for those to start popping up. developers could be subject to a $5,000 fine for every down load violation. >> still to come here tonight on abc 7 news an ash

i would contend one of the things interesting is poverty no longer means not having a black berry or stratification in society, studies show us by and large technology and sort of cutting technology tends to affect and benefit those at the very top. how do you domestically suggest that this sufficient may increase the fairness potion throughout america? it allows people in the world to earn an income. it's a means by which they increase their income. in the united states, what's going on right now you have situations like the southcon academy. where an individual can self educate themselves. in a bad school, no family support. there's the technology for a kid to go online and learn something. it's about giving people the opportunity that they've never had before and now we have to motivate them. we really need to create that sense that science and technology is a driver so at abundancet abundancethebook.com people can find out more. stop complaining about problems. let's go and solve them. >> that's a great message in the book. this is the beginning of something. not the end of somet

black back to "early today". i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> with the crackdown in syria showing no signs of slowing down, the u.s., arab and european nations are expected to deliver an ultimatum today. at a conference they will demand president assad allow humanitarian aid. former u.n. secretary-general kofi annan has been appointed as the u.n. and arab envoy to deal with the crisis. >>> maryland is set to become the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state senate approved a bill thursday sponsored by the governor, who plans to sign it into law this week. >>> in virginia, a bill requiring ultrasounds for women seeking abortions has been pulled from consideration for the year. the move comes a day after governor bob mcdonald dropped support for a key provision requiring invasive ultrasounds. >>> emotional reaction in court from an alabama man acquitted after being charged with the murder in the drowning death of his newlywed on their honeymoon. gabe watson was accused of ki

berry. today we begin with "the artist," a black and white nostalgic nod to old hollywood stole the show at last night's oscars. nbc's jinah kim joins us from hollywood with all the red carpet glitz and glam and the details on who took home the coveted gold. jinah, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. you know, george clooney joked during our interview with him on the red carpet that now he's going to be doing silent pictures. and after this, that may not be far from the truth. with no color and almost no words, "the artist" has revived an art form that has not been celebrated by oscar in 83 years. >> and the oscar goes to -- "the artist." >> reporter: "the artist" swept the academy awards' top three honors, winning best picture, best director and best actor for jean dujardin. [ speaking foreign language ] merci beaucoup. i love you. >> reporter: dujardin is the first frenchman ever to win an acting oscar, and "the artist" became only the second silent film to take the academy's top prize and the first since 1929. another first? best supporting actor christopher plummer, who is no

playing black records, do you think that it was just the fact that they were african-american artists, or was it the fact that rock and roll was starting to come into play with artists like chuck berry was black artists, but i think what was really scaring the, i guess, the city fathers of the white south was that at these rock 'n' roll showers, bear in mind, you know, in the south, and you know this from having read ann moody, these public gatherings were supposed to be segregated. in the movies, the whites are in the mezzanine. the blacks are in the balcony. at these concerts, what they would do is they would run a tape down the middle of the auditorium, and whites are supposed to stay on one side, blacks on the other, or they would just be, you know, totally segrega segregated. white-only events, et cetera. so people really thought that black music, rock 'n' roll, was transgressing those social boundaries. that's one of the points i was trying to make. i think it was maybe in the text, but i don't know if i really gave full voice to it in the presentation. music, popular music, through the radio dissemmation and radio and television and to some extent in public performances, real

black history month. it's going to be broadcast on pbs for everyone so see the full version. >>> i'm lynn berry. "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> in rio, carnival festivities ended with a bling. rhinestone gowns and feathered head gear dominated the party at the annual carnival gay ball. every year, men don makeup and heels and dance until dawn in what's become the city's most luxurious events, drawing thousands from around the world to gather for one last hooray. in germany, carnival celebrations are just getting started. revelers counted down to the party very early in the morning with hundreds dressed in elaborate costumes. soon, dancing and drinking fill the city streets along with traditional jigs and songs. the carnival celebrations here are said to put even oktoberfest to shame. >>> finally, in london, two ladies may have you doing a double take. capitalizing on their likeness to the middleton sisters. a faux kate and pippa posed for some fake photography. they got the royal treatment in london's fashion week. one says she is often mistaken for

black history month. it will be broadcast on pbs. the first time he was a little apprehensi apprehensive. this time he owned it. i'm lynn berry. >>> republican candidates gear up for tonight's debate as new polls show a tight race between front-runners mitt romney and rick santorum in the next primary states of michigan and arizona. meanwhile, mitt romney joins the chorus of republican voices accusing president obama of wagging war on religion. the question is which candidates will stoop to the lowest common denominator to win primary votes. >>> and more good news for the economy. yesterday the dow surged briefly past the symbolic 13,000 mark, the highest since 2008, when unemployment was at a meager 5.4% and lehman brothers was still a respectable organization. the question is, if wall street is making a comeback, why does it

berries. >> why do you toast them? >> to bring out the natural oils and great flavors. black pepper.> we toasted them together. mix it up. keep it like that for 24 hours. >> right. do you just rub? >> rub it all over. at the end take a bucket of water and rinse it. the texture of the spices get to be too much. you just want the flavor. salt and sugar as well. >> right. >> after 24 hours do you know the. [ speaking in a foreign language ] >> the chinese box! they created that a in miami. >> 200 degrees for six hours. nice slow roast. we end up with this. then we secure the top clearly. >> oh, my. >> look at this thing. this is good stuff. >> wow. >> serve it with an apple mustarda. so it's apples, mustard, wasabi oil. that's just delicious. let me cut you a smaller piece. >> you could. you didn't have to cut a smaller piece, but if you want to. >> wow. >> and a nice change of flavors. this as well. >> hol on. . >> we get lucky sometimes. >> when people think about barbecue, what's the big mistake they make? >> i think it's people overcook the meat. clearly a properly cooked piece of m

fred berry, for example, would later become known as rerun, and then there was this hammer guy. thing number two, soul train may have started out as a blackw but soon everyone wanted to raid on the hippest trip in america. the first white artist on the show, guitar man dennis coffee. the second was elton john. the number one thing you didn't know about soul train, while most guest performers lip synced their song, in 1979 james brown sang this one live and in living color. ♪ say it loud >> you didn't have to be black to sing along with james brown or dance along with soul train. don corneal yule, an icon who created an american institution. now that we already knew. anita. >> thank you, derek. >>> as you probably know, dating websites are crazy popular these days, a place where people go to meet potential boyfriends or girlfriends but a new website is kicking this concept up a notch designed specifically for people who want to get married, and soon. it's called marry me already.com. it so far more than 1,000 people have signed up. no word if anyone has popped the question yet. >> like you're putting out that desperate vibe. i think that w

berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we're going to begin in morning with "the artist" a black and white nod to hollywood stole the show at last night's oscars. we're joined from hollywood with all the red carpet glitz and glamour. details on who took home the coveted gold. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. you know george clooney joked during our interview that now he's going to be doing silent pictures. after this, that may not be far from the truth. with no color and almost no words "the artist" revived an art form that's not been celebrated by oscar in 83 years. >> and the oscar goes to "the artist". >> reporter: swept the academy awards top three honors winning best picture, best director and best actor. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i love you clm. >> reporter: the first frenchman over to win and oscar was the second silent film to take the academy's top prize and the first since 1929. another first? best supporting actor christopher plummer, the oldest actor ever to win an oscar at the age of 82. >> you're only two years older than me, darling. where have you been

black history month and will be broadcast on cbs. >> the first time, wow, he can sing. now he is just rubbing it in. for us that can't sing, yes. >> that's the point. >>> i'm lynn berry.rly today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it's where you see yourself going and how you choose to get there. the all-new 2013 gs. our boldest response ever. there's no going back. ♪ >>> 4:28. 46 degrees outside right now. good morning to you. i'm joe krebs. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news4 today" for this wednesday, february 22, 2012. today, a charlottesville jury will begin discussing the fate of a former university of virginia lacrosse player on trial for murder. jurors will decide if george huguely had the intent to kill his ex-girlfriend, yeardley love, or if her death was an accident. in closing arguments the prosecution argued that huguely broke down love's apartment door to beat her and urged a verdict of first-degree murder. huguely's defense team called love's death a tragic accident and asked jurors to consider a le

black history month and will be broadcast on cbs. >> the first time, wow, he can sing. now he is just rubbing it in. for us that can't sing, yes. >> that's the point. >>> i'm lynn berry.early today," your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. a few clouds to start the day. we will begin our streak of mild conditions. we were in the 20's yesterday and this morning we're in the 40's. 43 degrees in westminster. a mixture of sun and clouds. it will be nice and mild. we have a chance for rain shower, 30%, with a high temperature between 55 and 60. >> 4:57. 47 degrees on tv hill. the jury begins to look deliberations in the murder trial of george huguely. >> an armed robbery at a local convenience store. >> the attention turns to arizona tonight were the gop candidates face off for the first time in nearly a month. first time in nearly a month. >> hi thwhoaa! chase freedom is offering 5% cash back at gas stations this quarter. that's great! i know, right? just learned how to drive this yesterday. one second i'll be back around... here's that 5% cash back you earned. wow, thanks! courte

berry a despicable human being. in an interest view after -- interview afterwards, barry says, katanye disrespected black man. he said he would be failed because he turn d his back onward 8 constituents. >>> how the budget proposal will impact federal workers, back on the hill with congress woman holmes norton. >> the big picture for the district of columbia, good news. >> not so good for federal workers although the president gives them a slight increase taking them out of the freeze for the district the way you judge it, is on policy terms and on muddied terms let's look at money first we have four top priorities and the president funded them all education priority is a dc tag, a $5 million increase sending our youngsters across the country, to any state supported institution. $100 million to continue development, in ward 8 and new money so that the district can start to develop its part of the st. elizabeth campus on the east campus. >> then there is our health priority the president put $5 million for treatment and prevention of hiv aids and then our big environmental has a prior yourty so we can begin cl

black pepper. some of the more familiar ones, would you like to try a toasted marshmallow or cotton candy? they're very good. >> combine them chocolate cream with the razz berry a & w cream soda. >> i have toured the factory in northern california. it's really quite interesting. what's interesting is how this is not a normal jelly bean because not -- forget the flavors, it's the way the entire process, the hard shell and it's all the way through. it's really not your traditional jelly bean. that's what you come away from the tour if nothing else knowing. >> these are intense flavors. they're also working up a brand of beans that are energy beans. we fill you with electrolytes, like an energy drink in a bean. >> like gatorade or something like that. okay. >> tonight 9:00 p.m. "how i made my millions." we pick them out of our teeth. >> coming up next, the world's most expensive crude. what you get for the money. and greed is good, but insider trading is bad. his new message to the street when we come back. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is n