. >> this is brad. >>. [ laughter ] >> lift her legs up. >> why are they changing her in like a gamethis work is but brad took his infant daughter to work, she's got a pop py diaper and he just does not have the stomach to change the poopy diaper. >> oh, that's a look. >> so one of her co-workers has to step in and wipe her down while brad is off in the corner wretching. >> has he never changed a diaper? >> it would seem he hasn't or maybe she just had an extra special package for him that day. >> hold your breath the whole time and look away but doesn't leave her there. >> i feel brad's pain, though, because once you get into that state where you started the gagging, your mind goes nuts. >> he does pull it together after the baby girl pulls out of it. >> she's payie peeing right now. >> he probably has to change her clothes. >> that's a lot of poop. >> usually we see home surveillance cameras peck up criminals. this is sadie. april cording to her onners, she doesn't like being home alone. if she's mad at someone,he'll grab their around the house. >> she's looking for scent. she want

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brad signals that he sees a crocodile. at first, i can't see anything.the darkness, on the floor of the cave just as brad warned, i see that gleaming row of white teeth. to finally see one, it's amazing. there's a beauty to it, but it's also incredibly intimidating. you really have the sense when you're so close to it of just how strong it is. and it looks right at you, and you know and it knows that it could attack you at any moment, and there is nothing you can do about it. the crocodile disappears into the darkness. we push further into the cave. it gets narrower and more claustrophobic as we move deeper into the gloom. then, lurking on a nearby ledge, there's another crocodile. this crocodile is about nine feet long. its tail, though, makes up about half its length. crocs have the amazing ability to actually slow their heart rate down. they can close off one of the valves in their heart, which stops the flow of blood to some of its organs and allows them to stay underwater for hours at a time. it... it's amazing how close the crocodile is. you can't

brad bell, abc 7 news. >> there are five other casinos in maryland. theis under construction in inner harbor. the biggest one is that marilyn live!- maryland >> stay with us for continuing coverage of the prince george george's county casino announcement. we are following the meeting on facebook, twitter, and wjla.com. we will be back tonight at abc 7 news at 5:00. >> the holiday travel rush is on. the weather could cause some problems for people all over the country. >> this is coming to us from salt lake city. up to eight inches of snow and ice caused a mess on the roads. it shut down the airports were a bit. what can we expect as we head out? >> it is a very busy travel day in washington. a lot of folks heading out of town and they're going to run into problems, especially north and west of the d.c. area. the national weather service has entered weather storm watches, winter storm warnings, if you have travels to st. louis, chicago, detroit, you can expect delays. here, wegh it is quiet have a lot of moisture. a funnel system that will stall out ac

it's not really likely to happen in the next year, either. >> brad?enate democrats who are going to be taking president obama's baggage to the polls in 2014. republicans are now tied or ahead in eight key battleground states. >> doug, five seconds. >> loser? i would say the republican rebrand. remember that? it's not happened and republicans still have problems with hispanics, with women, with young voters, and this unemployment insurance is one of the reasons why they're still tanking in the polls. >> susan, doug, brad, thanks so much. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, she's an oscar winning actress with a 60-year career in hollywood but is her role on the british hit show the one that got her the most attention now? mine was earned orbiting the moon in 1971. afghanistan in 2009. on the u.s.s. saratoga in 1982. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve current and former military members and thei

i was, together with brad at that time... >> brad is your partner. >> brad is your partner. >> yes. >and you are married? >> a little after swarzenegger's veto. we saw young people pouring on to santa monica boulevard venting their rage and here we were at home comfortable. we discussed it and i said, "i have to speak out on this. we are so close and that hippo crit swarzenegger vetoed it. for me to speak out my voice needed to be authentic. i spoke to the press for the first time. >> did the united states change. >> it's changing rapidly. we are changing. we need to change more. we have some ways to go yet. >> when you came out and you got angry because arnold legislation. >> hip okay risy enraged me. >> then you became an advocate for gay rights. >> i did. >> tell me about that. what was the reaction. mr sulu is gay. >> there were a lot of those. >> and he comes out. was the reaction positive, was there negative as well? >> there was negative as well. it was overwhelmingly positive. i went on a nation-wide speaking tour in partnership with the human rights campaign and spoke at univ

could plea bargain down to lesser time. >> brad didn't kill anybody.'m the one that shot and killed the guy. so i didn't think it fair for him to spend the rest of his life in prison, which i didn't want that anyway. he gets to go home, where i'll probably end up dying in prison. >> the brothers live in separate cell houses on the prison grounds. but outside, they're always together. >> lifting weights, it keeps me from bugging out on somebody or hurting them. it's a good way to release your frustration. >> growing up, i wanted to be him, you know? he's almost four years older than me. >> so, when i was like 11, he was already 14, in his teens and stuff. i see him running around and drinking and breaking into stuff and doing whatever he is doing, and i'm like, i'm going to be like him. that's my big brother. that's my idol. so, you know, i kind of followed in the same footsteps. >> i love him to death. i would do anything for brad, anything, short of killing somebody again. we're really close. he makes doing time so much easier. he was 18. he had a who

ladies and gentlemen, brad gregory. [applause] >> thanks very much, mark, for the gracious introduction. thanks to all of you for being here, for coming this evening. you can tell from the last quoted line that mark offer that the book is a real upbeat and encouraging diagnosis of the situation which we find ourselves. it's an extraordinary honor and a privilege to receive this year's book award, to be added to a list of award receptions at in the last five years alone includes pauline maier, philip hamburger and charles taylor is humbling to say the least. i'm grateful to the intercollegiate studies institute for selecting my book from among any -- from among many others which i'm sure also worthy. i would like to express my particular gratitude in public to mark henry for his standout hospitality. i will speak for public about 30 minutes or so, and would be happy afterwards to answer any questions that anyone might have. needless to say, a brief presentation like this one cannot hope to convey the fullness of a book t

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brad bell, abc 7 news. foroming up, a warning anyone who spent time at one of the nation's largest military installations and their children after a warning from the cdc. >> heating up in the high-stakes battle to become the new home of the fbi. a retailers taking notice of trend, spending big bucks on toys even though they don't have children. >> sam ford will have some of the recollections avo: the volkswagen "sign then drive" sales event is back. which means it's never been easier to get a new 2014 jetta. it gets an impressive 34 highway mpg and comes with no charge scheduled maintenance. and right now you can drive one home for practically just your signature. sign. then drive. get zero due at signing, zero down, zero deposit, and zero first month's payment on any new 2014 volkswagen. hurry, this offer ends january 2nd. visit vwdealer.com today >> a massive memorial growing outside the home of former south african president nelson mandela. people gathering as the news spread that the 95-year-old man con

that's where their concern is. >> brad avakian commissioner of oregon bureau of labor. we appreciate it. >>> fast food workers rallied around the country demanding higher wages. he earlier this year lawmakers in the hoosier state rejected a bill to raise minimum wage above the federal level of $7.25 an hour. afraid if the minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour, he'll have to dismiss workers and raise food prices. mr. curry joins us from carmel, indiana. why not raise prices of those tasty things like the peanut buster parfait, you can pay people more and help the local economy. >> the impact it's going to have on our business will the consumer be willing to pay that price? will he be willing to pay $6 for a peanut burster parfait or small blizzard. >> never mind fans like me from indiana, your sense is that most of your customers will not be willing to pay those higher prices. >> we may offer a 10% discount just because you're from indiana. >> what percentage of your workers are simply saying, like i was once upon a time kids in the summertime who don't care what the wag

>> okay. >> let brad answer. i want to cover the legal ground here. >> sure. yeah. then what happened is she was brought in and forced to sign an admission that she was -- had offended someone and apologized not to do it again. the problem with this, neil, point blank is that -- here we have a case of a government agency that is -- oppressing and punish something one because of their speech. silencing them because of their viewpoint and reality is, the other employers in the office are -- worn pro-obama buttons, talk positively about obama care. she's outnumber bid the liberals in the audience, some of the other liberals working there, and that's a violation of her rights and first amendment free speech clause. >> is that true? did other workers -- sing praises of obama care and nothing happened to them? >> let me put hit the way. we have eye-level obama care bumper stickers in our parking lot. we have people that are totally for it that don't really understand or have read, unlike me, you know, any of the obama care, you know, legislation. >> okay. what we -- we di

it's going to be close. >> brad, appreciate your time. thank you. >> thank you. >> he's from the washington post and joining us from washington, good to talk to you. >>> a brutal mix of ice, snow and bitter cold has become a really deadly mix from coast to coast right now. travel is dangerous. and if you have booked a flight you may want to call ahead before you get to the airport. chances are it would be a good bet. let's get a check on the weather system now with meteorologist dave warren. dave. >> yeah, it looks like the weather system is really holding together. it's moved out, we're getting a break between system, the pattern is really the same. we could first see this winter weather developing across the northern plains. this is the actual temperature but when you factor in the wind speed i.t. goes to 20 below, fargo, north dakota is 21 below. there might not be a lot of snowfall but a blizzard warning, decreased visibility, cold air moving south, not a lot of snow but blowing snow reducing visibility. that's one area of concern. th

brad, thank you, sir.el, good to have you here. >>> the stunning reasons why our prison system so expensive and provides perks and punishing views. we're coming right back with author robert. it doesn't usually work thatay with health care. but with unitedhealthcare, i get information on quality rated doctors, treatment options and estimates for how mumuch i'll pay. that helps me, andy guys, make better decisions. i don't like guesses with my business, and definitely not with our health. innovatis that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. turning now to our >>> turning now to our failing correctional system, our next guest who was here two weeks ago, when we first started talking with him about his idea of punishment. here to continue our conversation, the fundamental credo of let the punish fit the crime. professor of law at new york law school and the author of the important book, "the death of punishment punishment." you have spent how many days, to see some of the facilities that a

autria, brad, back to you. >> food trucks in d.c. will have to start parking in assigned spots. >> this is all part of a lottery. we understand some food truck owners not happy about this. >> yeah, this is a big issue that came up a couple months ago. the direct was trying to get a hand he will on exactly what the food trucks were doing. they were popular but unregulated, until today. the downtown plaza, this is one of the eight popular locations where people like to.come and congregate in this dining experience. there are about 95 spaces throughout the district that were part of this lottery system. there are approximately 250 drugs in the district. what this lottery means is that those trucks will be in certain spots on certain days, and if they don't participate in the program, they have to stay at least 200 feet away from the designated locations. some of the more popular locations include union station and franklin swear. they're working very hard to try to get a listing of exactly where the trucks will be on which days online s

if they pan out brad will i have no doubt he will admit he is wrong. >> i will not be wrong.ystem is flawed and there is no incentive for the youth to convince them to buy something they can afford and something they will never use. >> great to see you guys, thank you so much >> an attack of a virginia law maker. and raising new concerns about mental health care in america. in far too many cases, facilities have to turn people away. here's more. >> hi, alisyn. usually when there is violence debate goes to gun control and not health care. you don't need to look farther than cook county to see the practices of revolving door and turning them to the street and repeating the process. >> dealing with mentally ill people in the throes of a psychotic episode. this is part of every day in the cook county jail. >> you have the voices? >> the and jail is now the largest mental health care in the nation. >> you can see they are not supposed to be here. we are not equipped to treat them. >> the problem started with closing of mental hospital. they turn to the street and jail. >> it is no

do you hear what brad said? he said he blames tea part yes on the government on the same time we need to be united against obamacare. reason shut down the government the conservatives said obamacare was going to be a disaster as it was and obama shut down the government. the tea party were the ones sitting there saying this is going to sit here and going to blow up as it s now, saying wait a minute. we need to unite behind obamacare disaster. but that is not what john boehner said. he threw down the gauntlet, and tried to demonize it. that is where they're wrong. i think john boehner if he wanted to unite parties why you would reopen this wound that the democrats wanted him to do? he played right into the hands of democrats and thank you, john boehner. >> no. he didn't. you have to be strategic in this town. you don't have to vote to do what you seek to do. paul ryan is a states person realizing you've got to reach across the aisle. we're going to get everything we want? no. >> we're getting 10% republicans poss

brad, what about it? 2 million people expected to be enrolled by january 1. that will only grow. many of those folks will benefit. look, obamacare is a reality and often once that happens it sticks. so how do republicans proceed? >> i think republicans, it's not enough to be against something, we've got to stand for something. we've got fix something. the democrats created this mess and it's now an opportunity, i believe, for republicans to try and fix it. there is no way even if we were going to get the senate in 2014 to retain the house, even if we passed a bill through both house, repealing obamacare, do you think the president will sign it? then do we have the votes necessary, two-thirds of both houses to override a veto? the answer is no. let's deal in reality and not govern the way we wish things could be and let's have a plan of action for obamacare. has yet to play out in services. we know the web site stinks. let's try and fix it as best we can. >> i'll come back to an alternative with you in just a moment. but jehmu, let me jump in here with you. social security, medica

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[applause] and finally our last author is brad meltzer. and he is a hometown hero who has made a career out of helping all the trim others see the hero within them. he brings us work based upon the popular history channel show in his latest book is the "history decoded: the 10 greatest conspiracies of all time" ended his knew his work, he asks questions in what is going on in area 51 and did john wilkes booth really get away? brad meltzer is the number one best-selling author of the inner circle, as well as a slew of other best-selling books. i would be remiss to say that he and his wife are the leaders who founded and brought this to miami. his latest book just may build bestsellers list and without further ado, i want to have that although biology would never reveal it, he is also my bigger brother. >> same haircut. [laughter] >> over to you gentlemen now. >> i am brad's father. [laughter] >> go ahead. >> go for it. >> make you all, ladies and gentlemen. >> so your last name means arabic for sword. so when you go by something like sword,

brad, good to see you. lou: another obama cover-up. revealing the obama administration knew about a flaw in the obamacare business exchange. romney health care advisor next on this latest obamacare outrage on this latest obamacare outrage were [ male announcer ] here's a question for you: where does the united states get most of its energy? is it africa? the middle east? canada? or the u.s.? the answer is... the u.s. ♪ most of america's energy comes from right here at home. take the energy quiz. energy lives here. lou:ouse energy and commerce committee releasing new e-mails showing that administration officials knew they needed to delay the healthare exchange for small businesses as early as august but it wasn't until six weeks later on september 26th that the administration actually announced it was delaying the online portal for small buness. energy a commerce committee chairman fred upton said about that revelation, quo, as the paer trail broadens we see more and more evidence that the administration was fully aware its signature he

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brad, let me get back to it. here's how the new york post editorial has put this thing about millennials. america's young are not staying away from obama care because of bad information. they're staying away because they've figured it out. it's a bad deal for them. i mean, that's true, isn't it? >> it is a bad deal. economically, it just doesn't work. when you don't have a job and you're in school and you're trying to better yoursel your education and you're burdened now with the demand that you get health care and you don't feel that you need it, you can't afford it, but there's a $95 fine you can pay to absolve you of your liability, of course they're going to do that. guess what, where are the young people, most of them, getting their funds from? either working one or two jobs and going to school or they're living with their parents and their parents are not going to foot the bill. >> how does it make sense, richard, to a young person to pay more for insurance than he or she otherwise would be doing so, so as

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who can forget a shirtless brad pitt?ack in 1991, of course, the movie, yes "thelma and louise" that young man was a 27-year-old bursting onto the scene. but today he is angelina jolie's life partner and he turned 50. the real-life benjamin button got a special birthday cover from aarp today. hopefully we're all hoping he's not quite ready for retirement. we hope he will grace our screens for many many years to come. in the meantime in case you missed it, happy 50th birthday, brad pitt. here is to the next 50 years. >>> now to the video wall. these are the strongest pictures that have come into cnn over the course of the last 24 hours. let's begin high up in the french alps with this incredible piece of video. watch, look at those feet. two of the most skilled tight rope walkers in the world. you have frances julian milot and ted milet. they're walking between two cable cars suspended 200 feet above the ground. the line which is only two inches wide for these two? no problem. from walking at death-defying heights to well,

joining me now from washington, brad blakeman, former spokesperson to george w. bush and news director from the tea party network. john, i want to start with you right off the top. john boehner says he's as conservative as anybody. would you agree? >> congratulations, john boehner, because you now are remotely going to be claimed the john mccain of the house. that's exactly what he's trying to do with this. i wear his scorn like a badge of honor. and that band-aid we had put in our party that was going to give us a chance of winning in 2014, literally john boehner just ripped it off, and it's almost like he enjoys seeing the infighting between the two crowds. >> some of the push-back in the conservative group, what went through the house yesterday had a lot of spending increases with some tax issues down the road that may or may not ever show up. your thoughts? >> there is perception and there is reality. the perception is this is a huge budget deal. it is not, but it moves us in the right direction, we have divided government. the tea party in some -- without th

brad bell tells us how people dealt with the latest round of winter weather. the bad part of the snowstorm, the power outages. one of the things, look at this backdrop in baker park. the snow was manageable. only about four inches. who youid, depending on ask it is bad or good. there is no business like snow business for brian. after a snow free winter last year, he is glad to be pushing snow and making money. >> it is a start. ,> on the popular sledding hill he is pleased with the snow days. reynolds gets it. >> you are never too old for a snow day. this started his commute morning and found conditions terrible. cars like this slid off roads. , andffice decided to close he turned around. some businesses chose to close. the town seems to be the accumulation champ. here in westminster, they have gotten five inches of snow on this walk. when you combine it with what fell over the weekend, look at this. about a foot of snow. >> it caught everybody off guard. >> they were told to stay off from work. she has no choice but to shovel out and get to the post office. s

it's brad pitt who turns 50 today, and made us all think back 22 years ago.ear-old brad pitt as we first saw him in "thelma and louise." >> ladies, gentlemen, let's see who wins the prize for keeping their cool. >> unforgettable. >>> and a rolling stone is also defying age today. keith richards, does this sound like 70 to you? ♪ >>> he said his personal philosophy on aging is it's a privilege just to wake up to a new day. >>> and we got a kind of early christmas present right here in our news room today. you may remember the a cappella powerhouse you met as our persons of the week. they came by, the group known as pentatonix. they came back and they sang to us all those beyonce songs in six minutes. we had to buckle our seatbelts. ♪ >> wish you had been there for that talent, the kindness and the happy break in the news day for all of us at "world news." >>> and coming up next right here tonight, talk about an era, barbara walters, two decades worth of fascinating people. can you guess the person she chose as her very first? we'll tell you. know the feeling?

-- the bullet brad sochi olympics would be in denver colorado. it is relatively close in proximity, about 500 miles. so it is a very lethal combination because sochi itself is vulnerable because you have 000 athletes coming. the ability to do this with impunity is shocking and surprising. >> what has been the kremlin's response? --t is good and's strategy putin's strategy? >> he deals with an old western energy of shoot first ask questions later. he is locked up members of the opposition inside russia, he is the man with the iron fist. but the problem is that his approach has created a lot of enemies, and so the ways he has dealt with the rebels has been relevant -- really violent. he has made a lot of enemies, and this is really dangerous to the situation because we have six weeks to go, we have 5000 athletes coming to sochi, and if there is any target anyplace anywhere, it can happen inside of russia, and it is going to put a lot of people on edge. your it have five leaders that have canceled participation in the ludwig's solely because of puti

and georgetown university professor brad blakeman. me out, there is what appears to be a most peculiar political winds i've ever seen work. >> the service employees union, amnesty advocates of the fast food workers, the restaurant industry association and organized labor itself. all behind a movement to strike 100 facilities to raise the minimum wage by more than double. >> this is a grand diversion. the unions were complicit in their support of obamacare and what they should be marching on is the white house and why are people going to shed jobs from full-time to part-time? .is protesting fast food in raising the minimum wage. this is part of obama's plan to change the argument away from the complicity of the union and creating a protest or protesting for the wrong reason. protesting the damage that has been part of the movement for themselves. lou: the fast food industry did align itself with oter amnesty advocates because they need three quarters of a million votes and it looks like they got a little too cozy to the wrong people an

one of the great things about bookstores, liz and brad are a wonderful addition. everybody did a huge sigh of relief when they bought the store. politics & prose helped put me in business when i announced i was going to start my business. there's a lot of pushback from people. a, they were going to step up for us, we could use them as references and, people just better shut up and cooperate. and, you know, it really helped. we jump-started very nyse. sarah mcnally, whom i mentioned, this woman's a rock star. i mean, she's really impressive. veteran bookseller from canada, but she is actually drawn to her community. you can't work there unless you've got a book in progress. you know? everybody there is doing three different things outside the store and on the staff, and it just makes for an incredibly rich environment. christine at words in green point, the folks who opened green light bookstore, huge two-year fundraising campaign involved the borough president, involved, you know, the community, developed a huge measure of support. i mean, this is the sort of lead

brad, welcome back to the show.iate it very, very much. >> thank you. >> let me ask you, this is a serious question. i mean, timing is everything in life. do you think this is the right time for the gop to call us around a specific all ketern ti plan? >> i do think it's a good time to do that. i will say some of the ideas from the plans that we have have been there for years but were ignored. when the president comes out often and says republicans have no plan, there's a difference between having no plan and not listening to what that plan is. because i often found in town halls, et cetera, people say you have no plan. i say, look, we've been espousing. for some time. it's on our website. the rsc website. one of the plans. that's one we can talk about tonight. >> all right. let's talk at the republican study committee plan. first of all, you changed the tax treatment. is that right? >> yeah. we would like individuals to be able to get a tax deduction by purchasing insurance on their own. that way it gives them much

brad smith is the general counsel and an executive vice president of microsoft. he's also speaking on behalf of the companies that signed today's letter. >> brad smith, welcome to the program. what is it that the government is doing that microsoft and the other companies want them to stop? well, throughout our industry we're concerned about the increasing reports that government surveillance including in the u.s. but also elsewhere has gone beyond what people understood. we see a need for reform. and specifically we're hoping that there will be clear legal rules, all of this should take place pursuant to the law there should be stronger executive oversight there needs to be enhanced review by the courts. and there needs to be a bit more transparency, certainly, so that we can all have the confidence in the public that we live in a safe country. but also one where we know enough about what the government is doing to be confident that people are striking the right balance. >> isn't it the case that the tech companies, though, have been providing data to the governm

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. >> osgood: baseball "money ball" with brad pitt featured jonah hill playing a different sort of rolemall pleasure in exceeding the insider's expectations. michelle miller sat down for a few questions and answers. >> are you wearing underwear and a t-shirt? >> no. you know why, i told you about,000 times. >> as sidekick and star jonah hill has earned laughs for his comedic timing. >> saying like, so -- we can be that mistake. >> his serious chops. >> your goal should be to buy wins, you need to buy runs. couple more coming in like a week. i'll give you a call you come pick it up. >> in his latest film "the wolf of wall street" a sidekick of a different sort. >> sweetheart, you have my money. technically you do work for me. >> a partner in crime in a story about a real life long island brokerage name defrauded stockholders of millions. >> it's a rise and fall film. you see repercussions for excess and treating people badly. >> hill is donny, the first employee of stock swindler jordan bellford played by l.e.d. leonardo dicaprio. >> you show me a pay stub for $72,000 i'll quit my job ri

the obamacare dsaster, the crisis of credibility for the obama administration and brad thor joins usdget deal still on capitol hill as the clock ticks down. the "a-team" on the political prospect in the book that the atf didn't want you to see and that attorney general eric holder insisted that you not. we will be joined by john dobson and his new book much more straight ahead. the chinese aircft carrier is on its way to the south china sea and afghanistan signed an agreement of cooperation with iran, but not with the ited states. general tom mcinerney joins us nextto a possessed the success or failure of the obama foreign lou: two days of talks to work out the details of implementing last months and around nuclear deals and specifically the two sides need to settle the start date of iran's promise of a six-month nuclear freeze and how it will be monitored and when sanctions against iran will be eased. in a permanent deal is taking a number of very serious obstacles. holding talks with top government officials and the drawdown of american forces from neighboring afghanistan. today, c

brad bell is live tonight. >> police are happy to make this announcement. they were looking hard for this guy. it turns out he was in jail eight hours after the attack. it happened right about here, but eight hours later the committed anedly armed robbery in montgomery county. he was caught and locked up. he was not linked to these crime until the dna evidence came in. -- princerge's county george's county police say that emerito chicas-savala is a brutal rape is that left a community in fear. it is good news to hear he is arrested. >> we still have to be cautious. >> i am glad they caught him. i am glad, i am glad. that is all i can say. but it was october 29. it 24-year-old woman and a 14- year-old girl were attacked 20 minutes and 100 yards apart behind this building. police conducted a massive manhunt for days. they generated an artist sketch of a suspect. it are that he was arrested that night for an armed robbery. while behind bars, his dna was linked to an earlier sexual assault there and then to what happened here. the victim ofin the to sex assault