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. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake announced her choice to replace ed gallagher. some are questioning our choice of harry black. he had a number of issues when he held the same position in virginia. lowell melser joins us with the latest. >> he was the chief financial officer for richmond from 2005 until 2008. according to published reports, he had a difficult time in the job because he was caught in the middle of a political boxing match between the mayor and the city council. there is some question as to whether he will bring any of the drama to baltimore. >> it is my pleasure to welcome back home to baltimore mr. harry black. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake proudly announces her choice for the new director of finance. he is a part heights native and graduate of dunbar high school. he will most likely takeover for ed gallagher who is retiring. he held a similar role in richmond for three years with great controversy. the majority of the richmond city council did not approve of black. in retaliation, wilder claimed the power to hire and fire for the city counc

lowel mesler joins us with reaction from young and blake. >> they both insisted there is no bad blood between them to that. however, there is deep concern and anger as he says the mayor's press secretary attacked the opinion he made about the grand prix last night saying that the grand prix needs to go. >> starting in august of 2011, our city will be home to one of the most exciting sports events in the world -- the baltimore grand prix. >> it was supposed to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship forming a baltimore grand prix. now more than four months after the inaugural race leaving all sorts of problems in its wake including bringing in $47 million for the city, short of a projected $70 million. more than $10 million owed to vendors. kelso president jack young says getting rid of the race now would be the best for baltimore. >> i said i supported the race. i believe what the race was going to do. i did not have a crystal ball to see that it was not going to financially worked for the city or the state or the people who had contracts with the rest. >> in an op-ed piece, he sai

decisions made when mayoo 3 stepanie rawlings-blake was taking flak during the rolley from 9/3/11 pkg"the mayor's grand prix is more likely to cost taxpayers money than make money for baltimore." wws it all spent -- to savv ffce?14:05:44"when yoo have losses like this you going to start to see the ugly side of things.meanwhile, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake... continues to stand by the grand prix.... insisting it's &pa good bet for baltimore... (mayor bite from pkg 20:40:38) "it's an important parttof baltimore's plans o move forward."officals from the department of transportation defend the race too.... they peleased these documents to us defended the spendingg claiming...."the project waa million under budget, rrpaving nine lane miles on major downtown streets used by days aayear. "but it's also part of a growing tab.... and vendors who provided prrvate services are still waiting for their payday too ----insert bite from file pkg 01/02/12) "it was a big lesson learnewd for us... they weren't."while some city leaders say they'll pursue new investors... are push to bring the race bac

so what i was saying is that -- >> inside blake fears the worst. >> i just thought, oh, great.d here. i've got four kids. we don't even have a place to stay yet. this is horrible. we are so done. this is over. i'm going to be fired. you know, i just thought it was over. >> his wife ali is in the audience thinking the same thing. >> the very moment that those words came out of his mouth -- >> to go pinch his -- excuse me. >> a million thoughts went through my mind like did he really just say that? he really just said that. is he going to have a job tomorrow? and i think i sat there with my hand over my mouth like, oh, my goodness, this really happened. this is happening. it really happened. i think i was a bit in shock. >> but their shock turns to relief when laughter fills the church. then i saw everybody laughing, the parents laughing and it was like, okay, this is -- it's going to be okay. this is funny. this is just funny. there's nothing you can do about it. >> blake's popularity among his youth group soars. >> at that ministry after that happened, my teenagers started putt

blake griffin to the net. blake had 23 and 14 boards.o the third, griffin to his best bud deandre jordan. clips win it. >>> lamar odom returned to l.a. and the lakers spoiled his homecoming. lakers won it 73-70. >>> college hoops, kansas won six straight at home against top five teams. third ranked baylor, first loss of the season. jaw hawks are flying. 92-74. >>> despite losing to the giants all is not lost for packers quarterback aaron rodgers. listen. >> in the reigning super bowl champs, call me, aaron rodgers. i'm laura kaeppeler. >> she went on to win miss ameri america. >> that is your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> martin luther king day was observed nationwide yesterday but we will show you a tribute to dr. king that fulfilled one little boy's dream. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today,". thunderstorms, yes, thunderstorms with large hail right along interstate 70 into the indianapolis area here. we have seen so

. -- blake griffon with weight loss programs can be expensive. so to save some money, i just got the popular girls fromhehe local middle school to follow mm around. ew. seriously? so gross. ew. seriously? that is so gross. ew. seriously? dude that is so totally gross. so gross...i know. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. [ male announcer ] this was how my day began. a littltle bird told me about a band... ♪ ♪ an old man shared some fish stories... ♪ ♪ oooh, my turn. ♪ ♪ she was in paris but we talked for hours... everyone elsee buzzed about the band. there's a wireless mind inside all of us. so where to next? ♪ ♪ >> new developments over the plot of public land in potomac. >> ike leggitt wants to turn into soccer fields, but the residents have questions about lobbying, campaign contributions, and transparency. a letter it charges the county with refusing to release public records. ben is there has more. -- ben eisler has more. >> in 2009, leggitt proposed turning this into separate fields

blake griffin and the clippers challenge the rich guys from miami. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> very good morning to you. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, the los angeles lakers made a strong statement last night handing the utah jazz their first home court loss of the year. here is nbc's fred roggin with an early look at your sports headlines. >> good morning. kobe bryant has done it again. the night after scoring 48 against the suns he dropped 40 in utah. lakers needed every single one of them and coney did most of his damage in the first and 14 at the quarter and 21 he is half enjazz hung around all game and forced overtime. josh howard tied it in the final minute with all eyes on kobe, he dished to pau gasol and he hit a three for the league. go figure. no one thought he was a threat from the outside. bryant hit the 40 mark for the second straight game and the lakers won 90-87 in o.t. >>> rocket needed a bucket and got it from

the boston mayor has pledged a lobster dinner and rawlings- blake has pledged crabcakes if the ravens loses. >> a man is out on bail today after police say he fired shots at another car in the case of road rage on interstate 95. lowell melzer has been tracking these developments and is live at police headquarters in pikesville. >> police are calling this a very serious situation. they admit it could have had a far worse outcome. they are telling us a driver on interstate 95 became so enraged at another driver that he took a couple of shots at him. >> anyone could have been hit. it could have caused death and injury on the interstate. just completely illegal and inappropriate, and very dangerous. >> a strict reminder to drivers concerning road rage after a joppa man is arrested for allegedly firing three shots and another driver. he got into an altercation with another driver near exit 67 on i-95 north. after jockeying back and forth with each other, police say he fired at these three shots. >> this apparently started when one vehicle cut the other off. they were cutting each other off

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and first lady katie o'malley shared their support with attendees and talk about the likelihood of the bill passing. >> i think is close. that is why there is a big lobbying effort. hopefully people will see that it is about families. it is about getting over prejudice and about making sure we protect families. >> i think it has a very good chance of passing. i don't know the actual numbers are, because i stay out of all of it. i just hope and pray that the people, the good people of the state of maryland, will come together around this issue and vote for tolerance and equality in marriage. >> naacp president benjamin jealous was the keynote speaker. he spoke about his transgendered brother and the need to need no discrimination everywhere -- to end discrimination everywhere. >> the organization with strong connections to the fight for lgbt rights. >> he talked about ending school bullying and a voting rights. the biggest applause came when he vowed to help the maryland lgbt community. >> the non-profit sector in the state of maryland, we will be there

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and maryland's first lady katie o'malley shared their support with attendees and also spoke about the likelihood of state lawmakers passing a marriage equality bill. >> i definitetly think it is close. but that is why there is a big lobbying effort. and hopefully people will see that this is about families. this is not -- it's about getting over prejudice and about making sure that we protect families. >> i think very good chances of passing. i'm just hopeful. i do not know what the actual numbers are because i stay out of all of it. i just sort of hope and pray that the good people in the state of maryland will come together around this issue and vote for tolerance and equality in marriage. >> opponents of marriage equality site religious convictions or previous warnings of the bill in their opposition to the bill. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. state lawmakers had found some common ground on some issues. they stood united in annapolis, pledging to work together on with a call quality of life issues which include legislation that

the first is suppprt from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also oints to the introduction of targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after criminal... with guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders off city streets. a new year's eve party gets out of hand in odenton.police say this man... michael daniels, of d-c, wws drunk at a party and when anotterrman tried to throw him out of the house.....daniels stabbed hhm.it happened around 3:30 sunday morning... the 26 year old victim was stabbed in the leg, and is expected to survive.daniels is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. still no word on the conditions of two people involved in an altercation in white marsh.police say they're investigating a fight where ... at least one person was stabbed.... and another person was struck by a car.the chaos erupted around two sunday morning.the victims were rushed to nearby hospitals. now back to candace dold and that tragic canton on fire... fireeripped through a string of rowhomes on new years day. candace dold i

mayor stephanie rawlings a blake shared support with the attendees. >> i definitely think it is closed. that is why there is a big lobbying the effort. people will see this is about families. it is about giving -- in getting over prejudice and making sure we protect families. >> i am hopeful. i do not know what the numbers are. i stay out of it. i hope and pray the good people in the state of maryland will come together around this issue and vote for equality. >> naacp president was the key speaker. he spoke about the and -- the need to end discrimination everywhere. >> an organization with strong connections for the 54 lgbt rights. he drew the biggest applause when he vowed to help the lgbt community. >> we will be there in the masses to make sure you will get your identity and anti- discrimination bill passed. [applause] >> the cited religious convictions or previous wording of the bill in their opposition to the bill. gov. martin o'malley is expected to speak of the conference. >> despite the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage and other hot topics, they have found common ground o

when tim tebow heard about blake, he called the boy.the family to denver to meet him. blake didn't talk much but there is his smile that said it all. >>> the rose parade brought thousands to the streets of pass dean a. the 123rd version of the parade that ushers in the new year. the protests did happen but the crowds on the walks were mostly peaceful. >>> and california's had weather around here a long time until today. >> and it just changeed today. >> right. >> it's been cold out there. >> and wait until tomorrow. >> really? yes, tomorrow is a day that will take your breath away. >> okay. >> and the winds will be whipping out there tomorrow. thirty, 35 miles an hour and dare i that there could be a time tomorrow morning where some of us will have windchills in the single digits and through the day tomorrow, most of us will be enjoying windchills of about -- well, just saying the types to the lower 20s, and with those higher gusts, of course, and that is more miserable. layers, people. and let me show you the cold readings. this is not

the first is support from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction of targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after criminals with guns.... in hopes of offenders off city streets. a mother in california is accused of running over a pedestriaa... while driving drunk.and to make matters worse... police say she had hhr four chillren with her in the car at the time.the alleged incident happened on new year's eve.the suspect... 29-year-old lanesha thomas... is now facing several &pcharres... including endangering her children. year's tragedy... is a new averted....thanks to a couple of good samaritans in salt lake cityy city.over the weekend... a car carrying a family drove off theeroad... due to icy conditions.the car plunged into a frigid river.while the father managed to gee out... his three children were stuck innide.moments later... a father and son... who happened to be driving by... saw what was happening... and ran to their rescue. m. carlson says: "the man next to me started yelling, my son, my s

when it comes to dunks, blake griffin is the king of the jungle.hat might be the dunk of the years. clippers won their third straight. >>> bieber fever has hit miami. teen heartthrob justin bieber witnessed an outbreak of offense from the heat. six players score the in double digits. dwyane wade with the alley, lebron with the oop. lebron forced the turnover. wade off to the races. the heat swatted the hornets. >>> now to d.c. where derek rose put a hex on the wizards. sliced his way through the lane for a season high 35. he had eight assists. found carlos boozer for the jumper. bulls ran all over washington. >>> and finally, indianapolis got a giant package from new york yesterday. eli manning and the giants arrived for super bowl xlvi. and look who came along for the ride. that's the same oversized teddy bear that was their good luck charm when they beat the patriots four years ago in the super bowl. james brewer with a bear hug for ted teddy. the giants may have a bear, but they're two and a half point dogs in the super bowl. that's your early l

blake gruffen, dunks all over kendrick perkins. per kins is 6'10", 270.e business we call that nasty. clippers win it, 112-100. >>> how about the bulls taking on the wizards. derrick rose at the cup. nifty move. bulls up 14-8. third quarter. rose. in the lane. bulls up 70-49. how about rose again. this is the derrick rose highlights. 35 points for him. the bulls win it by ten, 98-88. >>> dwight howard and the struggling magic on the road taking on the sixers. third quarter, iguodala. a season-high for him. the sixers out shot 21-9 in the third. that ast williams putting the circumstances up 12. how about evan turner. 12 points off the bench. sixers win, 74-69. they're 11-2 at home on the season. >>> check out the highlight express on espn news. 11:00 p.m. eastern every night. >>> coming up next, "the pulse." and a look at some of the new super bowl ads. >>> and the video you have to see. 145 water-skiers and just one boat. forty years ago, he wasn't looking for financial advice. back then he had something more important to do. he wasn't focused on his fut

mayor rawlings-blake calls the proposal unrealistic. at midnight, voters in new hampshire can begin casting their ballots in the nation's first primary. this evening, there are security concerns after protesters swarmed a couple of events. sally kidd has tonight's 2012 commitment update. >> rick santorum rallied supporters at a campaign event across the street earlier this evening, and protesters shook things up. harrowing moments after a campaign rally in manchester. protesters watched the candidate as he left with his family and campaign staffers. a rattled rick santorum dashed to his vehicle. earlier in bedford, occupy demonstrators shouted down mitt romney and the candidate fired back. >> how about you talk. instead of shouting, why do you not say what you believe? >> and newt gingrich canceled a campaign event after protesters swarmed the entrance. romeny is expected to call off a victory tuesday. the only question seems to be by how big a margin. >> in this country is too important to hand over to president obama. >> can you feel

we caught up with baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and boston mayor menino.y have made a wager. >> also tonight, a joppa man is under arrest, accused of firing shots during a road rage incident on i-95. police say he pulled out a hand gun and started firing while he and another driver were cutting each other off starting at the white marsh exit and ending at the mountain off ramp. police traced him to his home where they sit -- where he surrendered. he was released today on $50,000 bond. the maryland court of special appeals has taken baltimore housing authority off the hook for $2.5 million in judgment awarded to two lead paint poisoning victims. today, the appellate court overturned the decision, ruling that the two victims, a brother and sister, had waited too long to make their complaint. we're still waiting for the attorneys involved to see where the case goes from here. >> if you had a few extra million dollars to share -- to spare, how would you spend it? a philanthropist has made a sizable donation to make repairs after last summer's earthquake. >> th

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced her choice to replace ed gallagher as the new finance directorsome are questioning her choice. harry black had a number of run in 20 held the same position in richmond, virginia -- issues when he held the same position in richmond, va. >> blacks served as the chief financial officer of richmond from 2005 until 2008. he had a tough time while he was there. he was caught in the middle of a political boxing match that involved his mayor and the richmond city council. there are questions as to whether he might bring any of that drama to the city of baltimore. >> it is my pleasure to welcome back home to baltimore mr. harry blackm. >> the mayor proudly announced her choice for finance director. he will most likely takeover for edward gallagher who is retiring. black held a similar role in richmond for three years. it was with great controversy. according to published reports, the majority of the richmond city council did not approve of black, who was wilder's >>> the city council sued and won but not before he put in three years. >> they transformed f

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake named baltimore native harry black to become the city's finance director. as lowell melser explains, some question her choice after learning of a number of run-in's black had while in the same position in virginia. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake proudly announces her choice for the city's new director of finance. harry black, a park heights native and graduate of dunbar high school, will most likely takeover for edward gallagher not, who is retiring. black held a similar role in richmond for three years under then mayor doug wilder, but it was with great controversy. according to published reports, the majority of the richmond city council did not approve of black, it was wilder's choice. wilder claimed the power to hire and fire staff members for the city council and then hire blacks as deputy chief administrator. the city council sued and won, but not before black put in three years. >> the city of richmond transition from a council manager former government to a strong mayor form of government. as a result, there was tremendous tension between the c

baby blake is doing fine. they nicknamed him otis after the elevator company. >>> important to note the husband left the elevator but there were a couple of nurses and a midwife in the elevator to help her. >> i got it covered at that point. >> he was saying oh, my god. >> have a great day. that's the sierras. get up there. lots of snow.

when it comes to dunks, blake griffin is the king of the jungle! posterized kendrick perkins.ght be the dunk of the year. clippers won their third straight. >>> justin bieber witnessed an outbreak of offense from the miami heat. lebron james with the basket. dwyane off to the races. he and james finished with 22. the heat swatted the hornets. >>> rose sliced his way through the lane an he also had eight assists. carlos boozer for the jumper. bulls ran all over washington 109-88. indianapolis got a giant package from new york yesterday. eli manning and the giants arrived in indy for super bowl xlvi. and look who came along for the ride. the same oversized teddy bear was their good luck charm when they beat the patriots four years ago in the super bowl. james brewer with a bear hug for teddy. the giants may have a bear but they are two and a half point dogs in the super bowl. that is your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and how for another look at the weather, here is bill karins. >> morning. we don't want to be insensitive to the people in northern new england, that'

some politicians agree with the change including mayor stephanie rawlings blake. connecting with the presidential cycle might be moo are popular because a move would shorten the terms of those serving. >>> and new for you this morning, the tsa says despite extra efforts in security at the airports, people are still trying to sneak guns on the plane. since 2007, tsa officials say the number guns they find at checkpoints is on the rise an average of 4 guns a day have been found. passengers are allowed to travel with guns but only if they are checked in the baggage declared and placed unloaded into a hard container. >>> and today montgomery county policeman will receive an award to fr congress for behaviory. -- behavior -- from congress for his bravery e learned about gunman in silver spring and helped hostage and provided information to other officers on the scene. the gunman james lee was shot by police before he could detonate a series of explosives. >>> sports now becomes news especially on a monday morning. it's play off time and tim tebow connected with thomas

blake griffin, kevin durant, chris paul. thunder and clippers. durant with the three.lippers go off at the end mo willialf. mo williams, three. chauncey billups will dial up long distance as well. 12 unanswered points in the final 1:15 of the first half. this is the play of the nba season so for. blake griffin, dunks all over kendrick perkins. perkins is 6'10", 270. griffin does not care. in the business we call that nasty. clippers win it, 112-100. >>> how about the bulls taking on the struggling wizards? first quarter action. derrick rose finishes at the cup. nifty move. bulls up 14-8. third quarter. rose. in the lane. bulls up 70-49. how about rose again? this is the derrick rose highlights. 35 points for him. the bulls win it by ten, 98-88. >>> dwight howard and the struggling magic on the road taking on the sixers. third quarter action, andre iguodala. a season-high for him. the sixers outshot the magic 21-9 in the third quarter. that's williams putting the circumstances up 12. how about evan turner. 12 points off the bench. sixers win, 74-69. they're 11-2 at home

blake griffin to the net. blake had 23 and 14 boards.e third, griffin to his best bud deandre jordan. clips win it 101-91. >>> lamar odom returned to l.a. and the lakers spoiled his homecoming. lakers won it 73-70. >>> college hoops, kansas won six straight at home against top five teams. third ranked baylor, first loss of the season. jayhawks are flying. 92-74. >>> despite losing to the giants all is not lost for packers quarterback aaron rodgers. listen. >> from the home of the reigning super bowl champs, call me, aaron rodgers. i'm laura kaeppeler. >> she went on to win miss america. super bowl champ and miss america. that's a power couple. and that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >>> and now for another look at the weather, here's bill karins. see, all you need to do is give a shout out to scarlett johansson, and it will work. >> then it would happen? i have a funny feeling that miss wisconsin is probably single. >> sorry, mrs. karins. >>> good morning, everyone. hope you're having a beautiful morning. we are watching a

mayor rollings-blake was sworn in february 4th, 2010. she was first elected to baltimore city council in 1995 at the old age of 25. the youngest person who was ever elected to city council. in 2000 -- if we can just be -- guys, thank you. thank you, appreciate it. let's give our folks up here respect. in 2007 she created the city council's education committee dedicated exclusively to addressing the challenges facing the baltimore city's public school system and exploring innovative solutions to address those needs. she's dedicated to serving at-risk youth and continuing her youth program to provide young people with extra uable work skills that the secretary of labor spoke about today at lunch. we look forward to her remarks, thank you for being here. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> good afternoon, everyone. it is certainly -- i appreciate the invitation to speak to you this afternoon. thank you u.s. conference of mayors for putting this panel together. i'm especially pleased to have an opportunity to share a strategy we've been using in b

mayor steehaaie rawlings-blake pulls the plug on baltimore's ggand prix... after racing officials fail to ppy the city 1-point-5 million dollars inn back taxes.the mayor imposed a december 31st deadline for the grand prix to repay its pebt... but that never happened.one state lawmaker saas he's ddsappointed by he news. he hopes some type of agreement can still bb back next year. (anderson) "this is something that we just have to work out way through because i think in the long run....ttat will be aa bigghopefully something like the preakness or any of the rrvens games." in light of the mayor's unlikely.however...the mayorrs office says "the citt now has the right to move forward with other individuals and organizatiins that are interested. 33 3 "but definitely we have the chemistry, we have the expeeience " "ravens fans are waking up happy in thii new year after they clinch the a-f-c north. the purple and black can now shift thhir sights on the play-offs... theeravens went into mind... to nail down a first round bye in the playoffs... but the bengals had ple

young.there's word that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake took back two skybox tickets to attend last weekend playoff game against houston... that she had given to young.it happened... shortly aater younggpublicll called for an end to the baltimore grand prix.we called the mayor's office to see if there was a connection between the race and the ticket take back... but we never got a response.as for young... he tried to downplay it all after yesterdays city's board of estimates meeting. 20:45:27"i really want to move forward, i mean we have a lot of important things that we have to do for this city and to talk bout tickets and sky boxes is not something i want to deal with right now" now"young did find a way to &pget to last weee's sold out game though.he was able to get box eats from ray lewis.young now says, he will be paying ray back. he says he wants to follow the ethics law the city council approved a few months ago that bans gifts. baltimore fans are known for supporting the ravens with their hearts, their voices... and their wallets. wallets. the most recent rankings have the ravens fan

blake got the chance of a lifetime. >> blake hey buddy.sary no child should ever have to experience. >> tebow gave this day a new special meaning. >> that is pretty cool to be able to meet him in person. >> the sideline meeting left blake speechless. >> what do you think? >> reporter: but his smile says it all. >> in denver, debra takahara. >> 8:58 a.m., that will do it for this hour of fox 5 morning news. >>> right now, at 9, thousands of caucus goers in iowa say they are undecided as voting is set to begin. >> mitt romney who told supporters he would come out on top is back peddling the latest from des moines. >>> a local man said his cell phone helped save him and his dog how police were able to find the two when they went missing. >> another amazing story of survival a young boy fell two dozen feet into a well, he is recovering this morning, hear from his family. >> and the story of a mother and daughter they meet for the first time in 70 some years we will show you their first time together in just a little bit. >> coming up later the

a monster jam by blake griffin!n, that's big. >> that's blake griffin nailing kendrick perkins. thunder over and out get out of my face. big slam from the clippers big man. >> get out of my face? get out of my face! >>> 4:56. the polls are open in florida. we have a live report as mitt romney and newt gingrich battle for the sunshine state. >> plus, another fight night at walnut creek how frustrated city leaders are now taking action after a series of late- night bar scuffles. >> and a new tactic to help fight "occupy oakland." the mayor's solution that is similar to a gang injunction. >> and the prosecutor in the case against sheriff mirkarimi wants to use a video that was recorded by a neighbor. we'll tell you what it has when we come back. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> it is time to vote in florida. why mitt romney shouldn't celebrate too early. >>> the mayor at this moment is scrambling to try to figure out what to do with this movement. >>> well, she may have found a solution. mayor

from washington, jonathan blake reports. >> one year ago, gabrielle giffords was shot in the head. one year ago, gabrielle giffords was shot in the head, left seriously injured and unable to walk or talk. 12 months on, the extent of her recovery is clear. >> i don't remember much from that horrible day. but i will never forget the trust you placed in me. >> in this video message posted online, she thanks people for their prayers and support, but admits she has a long way to go and that resigning from congress is the best thing to do. >> i will step down this week. >> gabrielle giffords was meeting voters at a supermarket when she was shot, the bullet passed through her brain. since then, she's undergone intensive speech and physiotherapy. for now, she clearly feels it's best for her and the voters she represents to step down. politicians here on all sides have wished her well. it's clear she plans to return to politics in the future. >> i will return, and we will work together for arizona and this great country. >> jonathan blake, bbc news, washington. >> the author of mega upload,

stephanie rawlings-blake and maryland's first lady shared their support with attendees and spoke about the likelihood of lawmakers passing a marriage equality bill. >> a do you think it is close. that is why there is a big lobbying effort. hopefully people will see this is about families. this is about getting over prejudice and making sure we protect families. >> i'm just hopeful. i do not know what the actual numbers are. i stay out of that. but i hope and pray that the good people of maryland will come together around this issue and vote for tolerance in marriage. >> opponents of marriage equality site previous warnings of the bill in their opposition to the bill. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if a baltimore gets is lawmaker, the city will regain control over the school system. a bill would appoint the control to the mayor. it is time for that to change, says mitchell. >> this is not a knockout and dr. alonso or on the current school board. it is a way that the baltimore city can control the school system and continue to progress and move forward. >> the mayor favors more fundi

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced collaboration's that have significantly reduced violence amongouth of the city. among those efforts, the prevention program where law enforcement officials work with schools to prevent crime. the numbers, they say, speak for themselves. >> it is hard to imagine and in 1999, there were 168 children shocked in baltimore city -- shot in baltimore city. by comparison, this year, there were 28. >> they're working to build on that success, making progress by providing opportunities for young people and intervening in what could become a cycle of crime >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> light snow and flurries from about baltimore city south down into northern virginia. it changes to rain in southern maryland, but you can see this image that is dissected by snow coming across the central part of the city and then tapers off as you get north into baltimore county and hartford county. it gets more substantial toward this area, but it will not last much longer. the eastern shore could get a light co

blake and so it's really helped us here to keep that going. >> how you doing?is actually our news respondent. reporter: chances are you couldn't stop him if you tried and the students wouldn't have it any other way. >> and always make sure to follow the pumas at all times. have a great day, guys. >> that's my kind of school administrator. if you have an idea for cool schools, please e-mail mike at mhigh deck at

ironically, if she had not been shot, he might have been running for senate against jeff blake. that was a moment to watch over and over again. >> very emotional moment for all of us watching. david gergen, you served for four presidents, what would you give the president for the sdraesz? >> it was a politically shrewd speech. it will mobilize democrats, win over some independents, he refrained the conversation. after the republican debates, he had a different take, a different agenda. far more government intervention to solve problems. far more spending. he moved away from talking about deficits that occupied our time so much. republicans are going to have, as john king said, a huge contrast. on many occasions, if the speech had been 30% shorter, it would have been 30% more powerful. but bill clinton gave long state of the union addresses, they were very powerful. we'll have to see, i may be wrong. >> we're awaiting the republican response from mitch daniels, the governor from indiana. paul begala, you helped write several of the state of the union addresses. did this president

we are proud that paul grogan is one of our panelists, and we're delighted to also have with us blake jordan from the highland street family foundation. and i want to also make sure that you know that after the formal part of our evening, we invite you to stay for some more food and drink, we're going to have much more food outside in the reception area, and we also have copies of the book, "do more than give." they'll be available right afterwards, and our authors will be available to sign the book if you'd like to have that. um, so with that, i'd like to now introduce one of the authors of the book, leslie crutchfield, who will introduce our other speakers as we go along, and leslie will start with an overview of the tenets of the book, "do more than give." leslie is an adviser, an author and a leading authority of the high impact of philanthropy. her previous book, "forces for good," was named by economist magazine on its best business books of the year list. leslie is a recent managing director of ashoka and the u.s. and canada fellowship program. in the 1990s she co-founded and p

monster play by blake griffeth!clippers blake -- this made even a fan of lebron james tweeted out "dunk of the year!" the wizards were also in action last night. t against p shor chicago last night. they will face orlando tomorrow. here's mr. tim brant with the rest of this morning's sports. >> this is super bowl week. the patriots arrived on sunday. the giants yesterday afternoon about 3:30. so let the party begin. favored by 2. when eli manning met with the media, he talked about the status of elevating his game. >> i think the mindset of the players is to do well sunday. it is trying to get ready, focus, go out and play your best football. >> today is media day at super bowl xlvi. other quick notes. jim caldwell is the new quarterback with the ravens, and there are rumors that the redskins are interested in payton manning if and when he is healthy. >> that might shape things up. . yes >> 5:44 is the time now. looking at 44 degrees in chevy chase. the news continues. >> and an update on a former prince george's co

blake miller, steve garcia, we appreciate it. now here's jenna. >>> lester, thanks. we'll switch gears now and talk politics. and the final push in south carolina. with the primary there now just six days away, the latest polls show mitt romney as the clear front-runner. can the other candidates close the gap? david gregory is moderator of "meet the press," joins us this morning. hey, david. >> hey, jenna, how are you? >> i'm good. so it's a tight race between gingrich and romney. does this surprise you at all? and how much of this is because gingrich has backed off criticizing mitt romney and his time as ceo at bain capital? >> a little bit cautious about the numbers we're seeing in south carolina right now. i think we'll get a better picture as we get into the week with some of our own polling. but, look, if you are santorum, if you are gingrich, the fight that you have been leading against romney is twofold. certainly for gingrich, it's attacking the business record, which has been controversial. but more generay it's attacking him on his conservative credentials.

tiff.good morning patrice, there's word that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake took back two skybox tickets to attend last weekend playoff game against houston... that she had given to city council president jack young. young.it happened... shortly after young publicly called for an end to the baltimore grand prix.the two have been in dispute over the race recently.right now, it owes about 12 million dollars to the city, state and various vendors. 20:45:45"i already made my statment about the grand prix there's more important things to deal with in this city than to be focusing on the grand pri" prix."we called the mayor'' office to see if there was a connection between the race and the ticket take back... but we never got a response.as for young... he tried to downplay it all after yesterdays city's board of estimates meeting.he did find a way to get to last weeks sold out game though.he was able to get box seats from ray lewis.young now says, he will be paying ray back. he says he wants to follow the ethics law the city council aaporved a few months ago that bans gifts.live from m and t b