katherine gallagher, the director of the cochran collaboration college for policy where she's the associate professor of criminology in law and society. her research focuses on improving the intersection between health care and justice systems to better address the needs of adverse populations in public health in larger communities. she also provides guidance to numerous federal agencies. then we'll hear from dr. georgia leap from ucla. she's worked nationally and internationally in violence post war settings with major focus on gangs and youth violence. she currently serves as a senior policy advisor on gangs and youth violence for the los

tom cochran and i at least have one thing in common. we flow where we were when tupac was killed because we were standing on the same street corner in vegas but that's a different story. good to see my friend the commissioner here frommer t tec errant county. i think i've visited all of your states since i've been in office. we've started a new template for a trade policy that was focused, at least as much on the job creating benefits of trade, than the traditional consumptive benefits of it and we did that for a fairly simple reason. president obama recognized two things early on. given the reality of our global economy and our competitiveness in the opportunity that america has, to answer our n

santa clara county sheriff's off-road unit will search the south coyote creek trail today and cochrane road. on thursday, investigators found suspicious items near her home including an empty box labeled handcuffs and to use condoms. those items are as a client crime lab being tested as potential evidence. >> a law enforcement agency does not want to prematurely, you know, notify me of anything unless they're sure. i appreciate that, i understand >> in march is also planned for 11:00 this morning and it will start at the morgan hill community center. the estimated cost for california's high-speed rail project has brought. the price tag is now $68 billion, a relative bargain when it the last figure was $100 billion. the first full section of track is being expanded stretching from merced to the san fernandez valley. there are several meaning mega million tickets sold in maryland kansas and illinois and there might be more out there. it is too early to know any other information about the lucky ticket holders or if others could have been sold elsewhere. the jackpot of $640 million it dwa

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800 the firm or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. skiers watch in horror as an avalanche rolls through a resort in france. see more of this incredible video. >>> national health concerns. why a banned substance is sending people to the hospital. >>> residents in a baltimore neighborhood, outraged after getting tickets for hundreds of dollars over cracks in the sidewalks. is it fair? wait until we show you what city-owned sidewalks look like in the same neighborhood. that's coming up. >>> gloarsz spring-like -- glorious spring-like weather is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a giant avalanche rolls through a french ski resort. and it's all caught on video. skiers watch in awe, as snow came tumbling down the mountain side, demolishing the ski lift in its path. even though you don't see anyone, dozens of skiers were on that lift when it was struc

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm, or these them online for your free consultation. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> no relief at the pump. is there any end in sight? >>> i'm ron matz at fort mchenry. and it's your first look at the war of 1812, commemorative coins. they're on sale today. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> crime victim with a message. what's behind this unusual sign going up in a neighborhood. >>> another round of spring- like weather is coming up. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in you don't think black ice is dangerous, this next video will change your mind. take a look at the scene here in columbus, ohio. a string of accidents, caught by a news crew. in fact, five accidents happened within just five hours -- half an hour. and at one point, the photographer had to duck for cover. >> wow. man. >> fortunately, even watching that video, we are told, no one was ser

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. >>> all of this is pure, trumped-up for politics purposes. pure and simple. everybody knows what i do here. everybody knows how i do it. >> president obama reacts to rush's controversial comments. >>> wildfires char hundreds of acres. why firefighters are struggling to bring the flames under control. >>> vanished. a canadian woman disappears on a cruise ship. the role the u.s. is now playing in the investigation. >>> and turn off that heat. open the windows. it is a gorgeous day outside. will it be as nice tomorrow? stick around for your updated first warning weather forecast. i was paying too much with cable. paying so much, you want better quality. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. for the amount of money that i'm paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second be

cochran with the layup. closing minute of the half, davidson up one. they make it more with a three-pointer. second half action. under 25 seconds left. western carolina, down four. sumler with the three-pointer. in the extra session, motumbo with the layup. there'senjoying the game. second overtime. davidson, lead by two. last chance for the cat, a mounts. davidson wince, 93-91 in double overtime. they're going dancing. >>> west coast conference, gonzaga taking on st. mary's. matthew dillavedova gets tied up. a three-pointer could tie the game and send it into overtime. that's just what they do. though, one last chance for st. mary's. can he sink the shot? he cannot. we go to the extra session. gonzaga down two. a upper missed. the gails win. the west coast conference tournament. gonzaga will also mostlily head to the ncaa tournament. >>> a quick shoutout today to baizele smotherman. >> he grabbed a rebound, throws up a long distance hail mary. boom. in it goes. >> his great shot was not neeed the end. the team won by, yep, three points. >>> mike tyson

cochran suspect will trend is there to show us how things are going.>will: most of the water has been capped. the crews are investigating whether rep to might have taken place. even now this attrition is under control we do not know yet when the water will be restored. >>mark: authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a 15 year-old morgan hill girl disappeared friday morning on her way to school. she was reported missing by her family who said they last saw her at 6:00 a.m. when she was headed to school. she did not return friday afternoon and her family called police. she is 5 ft. 2 in., a thin build, and olive complexion with long dark hair. they have not found any evidence that the girl had planned to run away. >>mark: in oakland, authorities are looking for two men who raped a woman near oakland's city hall their 14th in a broadway early sunday morning. the victim told police that she was grabbed from behind. the suspects are african- american men between 18 and 25. one of the man spoke in a low voice and was armed with a gun. >>darya

cochran here is a look at your 7 day around the bay.he bay area will see clouds and sunshine. there could be a few showers in the north bay. >>stanley: the posted speed limit is 45. if you do not believe me, there are signs posted everywhere. however, what i find interesting are some of the reasons people are caught speeding, like this guy who was clocked at 65 mi. per hour. >>stanley: of all the people i spoke to ward never spoke to, the driver of this mercedes was clocked not once, but twice. >>officer: you are being stopped for speeding on the golden gate and on the wall look great. 45 on the golden gate, had you at 66. as i got behind you, you were at 70 mi. per hour. >>stanley: the driver was less interested in the officer into more interested in the fact that there was a camera present. even after i backed up in recorded from a distance, the driver still had issues. >> he is continually filming me. >>officer: he can fill whatever he wants. >>stanley: for the record you can be video taped in public at any time in your permission is

cochran hikes hall >>marty: most of the rain is moving south.n the right, and atmosphere, a couple feet of fresh snow. >> enough for them to have put out a winter storm warning. that has been cancelled for the raiders lehigh whole area. give >> a year taking this look as on driver, as marty mentioned, the storm is pushing south. a lot of rain in the monterey area. as for the bay area, definitely a different picture than what we saw yesterday. scattered rains sells through the south bay. as for the afternoon we are expecting scattered showers. hah there is also a highs of the advisory taking into night lasting until 3:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. swells of 12-50 ft expected. >>ysabel: here is a look at what the storms caused around the bay area. this is now the park boulevard exit, the tree blocked both lanes of highway for several hours. it's it does not appear that there were any injuries. earlier this week on highway 13, severe weather led to a fatal accident on thursday. a teenager was killed shortly after hitting a tree and the road. followin

katherine gallagher, the director of the cochran collaboration college for policy where she's the associate professor of criminology in law and society. her research focuses on improving the intersection between health care and justice systems to better address the needs of adverse populations in public health in larger communities. she also provides guidance to numerous federal agencies. then we'll hear from dr. georgia leap from ucla. she's worked nationally and internationally in violence post war settings with major focus on gangs and youth violence. she currently serves as a senior policy advisor on gangs and youth violence for the los angeles county sheriff. she works in partnership with california wellness foundation, california endowment, and the advancement project. she's author of a new book. and we have a copy of that book. then we'll hear from bobby kuemper, who is a former police officer in new port, virginia. best-selling author of "100 ways to stop gangs from taking away our communities." he is also a consultant for universities in our area and for the virginia department of

the ground search is now in areas like this home complex here in morgan hill, not far from cochran and monterey road, involving hundreds of volunteers, as you mentioned, entering its third day with a goal of hitting a radius of 15 miles by day's end. as for lakes and ponds, the sheriff's office just told us that they have completed their search of all the major bodies of water near morgan hill with no new evidence surrounding the disappearance of 15-year-old sierra lamar. this search covered anderson reservoirs along with ponds and lakes. investigators conducted the search via boats with a dog on board that can detect human remains underwater without actually having to dive in. the dog never indicated to a body or remains. 11 days since investigators found sierra's purse, cell and clothes. but there's been nothing since. in spite of the massive search going on right now in morgan hill. now, marc klaas says this kind of search takes a lot of patience. >> remember, we worked the michelle lei case last year. it took four months to resolve that situation. we had to go back into the various

research by the institute of medicine, the national cancer institute, the community guide, the cochran collaborative, reviews in the scientific literature are unanimous. hard-hitting ads cause smokers to quit and reduce the likelihood that kids will start smoking. i will confess about eight years ago when i was running a health department, i wasn't convinced ads like this worked. so we decided to do essentially a test. we ran hard-hitting ads for one year and systematically monitored the impact and the we saw a substantial decline in smoking, especially in the communities where the highests e models, people who came forward, wherever we showed the adsst, p the greatest numbers. it was a dose-response that the tobacco industry continues to do aggressive marketing and promotion. the tobacco industry has spent more on january 1st and 2nd of this year than we in the cdc will spend in the entire year on this campaign. so this is going up against great odds, but i am very confident that we will prevail because the truth does prevail and the truth is what these ex-smokers are showing to ameri

research by the institute for of merchandise and national cancer institute, community guide, congre cochran initiative are unanimous. hard hitting ads convince smokers to quit and reduce the likelihood that kids will start smoking. i will confess that about eight years ago when i was running the health department, i wasn't convinced that ads like this worked. so we decided to do essentially a test and we ran hard hitting ads for one year and systemically monitored the impact and the impact was dramatic. we saw a substantial decline in smoking, especially in the communities with the highest rates of advertising were -- the models, people who came forward, wherever we showed the ads the most, people stopped smoking in the greatest numbers. it was a dose response relationship. now the fact is that the troeb indust tobacco industry continues to do marketing and they have spent more on january 1st and 2nd of this year than the cdc will spend in the entire year on this campaign. so this is going up against great odds. but i am very confident that we will prevail because the truth does prevail. an

effort by give gainey scotchgard regulation and one all that's a good horse finishing fourth nicole cochrane and scored the winner in the second minute of health over time so to want to track her in that series while earlier on out and guard also came from a goal down to a piece of worse three one and edge of heads in their time. while on saturdays or better nizhny novgorod have taken it see one series lead against the now more in the last eight or better grab the dramatic four three altered side when in their latest encounter and watching it for us was constantly and that's awful. dinara produced a quick starts in their first home age of the serious and threw everything at their foods myrick well bill fired from the blue line and yet the clip is for himself and marking their bones to send it home one thing off to just two minutes of play the muscovites to total control and should have doubled their lead but there panto's netminder a little a call was brilliant between the pipes while ginormous goaltender had to deny just one shot in the old you know anything like out of guts or panel even a

chris cochrane looks at some answers -chris clackum- . stay >> a step ahead -- >> stay a step ahead. wireless companies touting 4g while some are still confused by 3g. >> the whole g way of county is a way of accounting. this is the fastest throughputs. -year-old pc dial-up internet access. >> it is all about the upload and download times. >> superfast network connections are imperative. people use smart phones for work and pleasure or watching movies. >> your connections can get 10 times the throughput of a 3g connection and some networks is radically faster. >> 4g is expected to solve 3g's most persistent problem -- the dreaded dropped call. chris clackum, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tech jobs are blowing up. united continental hit some turbulence over the weekend. jane king has the bloomberg business report. did you know what g meant? >> i think i heard at some point but i have trouble keeping up. i'm getting too old. good morning. the continental website on saturday began redirecting traffic over to united. that switchover was bumpy. to seek

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on a song cclled mad mad world, which was ritten by a canadian named tom cochran -- >> smith: yeah. >90, a song i've loved.3 version of it. i come at you like a >> smith: yes,,you do. >> meat llaf: and i ask the -úgodfather of rap, chuck dee -- >> smith: chuck dee. >> meat loaf: -- who is the rapper's rapper, who everr rapper wants to be, to do. i was going to do johnny úash, god's going to cut you down, because i thought the lyrics were very apropos to what we were doing, so ii3 sent them off to chuck dee. four days later i got back from huck dee, good god's a3 woman and she don't like ugly. únd it -- he had read my mind. now he has a certain style of poetry. and, and -- but i never was i'm -- i would never put it down because i would never put down the artist or yyu don't like picaaso so you go to thh museum. and because you don't like you take your razorblade and now. they slice them ith >> smith: yeah.3 >> meat loaf: and you would -- it would be unthinkable to o and -- because you don't like picasso. >> smith: well, this all, with everything you're saying about the record peoppeej

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money goes to the park district and the city imposes a tax on top of that under alderman william cochrane the city would tack on another $740 he said the extra revenue could help the city keeps six mental health clinics open mayor emanuel plans to close them to help balance the city's budget the first to closures are set for next month if bicycling is the way that you would like to get around you may be able to take a ride with the help of a new bicycle sharing program mayor rahm emanuel chose a company from oregon to operate that program he is presenting the plan to the full city council today the mayor said will be paid for by membership user fees advertising and sponsorships millions of dollars are coming from federal grants as well in the medical watched warm weather has a downside for people with multiple sclerosis when temperatures rise it can significantly affect cognitive functioning in people with ms researchers followed a people over one year half of them were ms patients during warmer outdoor temperatures the ms patients performed worse on tests involving processing speed and m

cochran thought >>james: we are tracking a storm, here is a live look from the roof camera where we haveeports of rain in san francisco. we saw the rain on the radar earlier, it is finally here. we also have a quick look at the radar. some of their rain is finally its overlapping and portions of san francisco and the north bay as well from sausalito to santa rosa. your 7 day around the bay shows wet weather today and tomorrow but particularly tonight and over by tomorrow we have heavy rain expected around the bay. we have some quick headlines and back with more in just a moment. here is a live look at the golden gate bridge. half >>mark: thank you for joining us. this are watching the next round of storms in the bay area. rain moving from san francisco to the north bay and this time it looks like it is headed for the south bay as well. like traffic on the bay bridge so far. let's get a check on whether. >>darya: it seems like it is just sliding in this morning. >> days. >>james: we have reports coming in that rain is getting heavier as he pushed in fact he was the raid. as the host to th

this track report is brought to you by the cochran firm. visit them online at koch rin firm.com. >>> the loyola greyhounds are dancing today. the 15th seeded greyhounds will face second seeded ohio pittsburgh in the ncaa tournament. the game will be thursday night around 10:00. this is the first time loyola is headed to the dance since 1994. we will be on campus and have more on the excitement new at five and six. and you know we want to invite you to try your hand at the asus challenge. just click on the link at the top of our home page. >> can't wait to cheer them on thursday night. >> absolutely. >> all right. still ahead at 4:00 skipping the sugar. a new study shows the dangers for men who drink sweetened beverages. >>> a horrible school bus accident. the accident that takes the life of a student and a bus driver. >>> i'm ron match. the girl scouts are 100 today and baltimore is part of the big celebration. >> happy birthday dear girl scouts. >> the story coming up here on wjz. >>> spring-like weather returns after a cool weekend. that'

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on the other hand, the attorneys for the children -- including johnnie cochran at one point from the o.j. case -- who insist the children are larry's legacy, and not only that he didn't change his will because he wanted them to be included, so, in fact, this was like larry's final little practical joke to set up a huge estate battle with these kids he'd fathered versus his old friends and family. this became a huge, huge battle. it was called the world cup of probate at the time, and there was a lot of talk about larry's legacy. he told his best friends he really didn't care what happened after he died because he'd be dead. but the end of the probate i won't, i won't reveal. um, i will say, though, going back to the top of the conversation steve jobs has been compared to larry quite a bit now in the reviews s and i didn't realize how similar they were until i started reading her about jobs. they were both brilliant, they were both obsessed with technology. larry had actually created one of the first word processers in existence which a lot of people didn't know. it's still used in th

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury. call 1-800-the firm. or call them for your free consultation. >>> still ahead. fallen boulders, just how big is it? and what caused it to crash into a ohio home. >>> spend most of your day in front of a computer, well, you might need a pair of these. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll tell you why. >>> maryland is getting a new area code. stick around for the 411. >>> and there are more clouds than sun out today. does that mean rain is in our first warning weather forecast? , >>> a boulder breaks free in a hillside in ohio, spelling disaster for one homeowner below. the boulder slammed into the home in athens. it also crushed up the cars and knocked down utility poles there. believe it or not, no one was injured. families in the neighboring homes have been evacuated while crews crook looked into the rain's intensity. >>> flames engulf a marina in san diego, causing millions of dollars in damage. nine boats there caught fire.

northbound 101 heavy approaching an injury crash at cochran traffic slow through morgan hill.ur way with shun mid to upper -- 70s. cool again tonight 30s and 40s ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger stand a little taller ♪ >>> welcome back everyone. look at that great crowd. just outside. >> great crowd. >> you think? kelly clarkson singing "stronger." why are we playing that? >> at clue to the special world premier announcement just moments away. we're minutes away. this is going to be amazing. superstars will battle it out for the most electrifying competition. >>> we're having fun with animals gone wild. this adorable black bear cub. just over six weeks old. he'll grow to be over 300 pounds. casey anderson is here with some of the wildest animals. get it? wild thing. the song. i was playing with him. the sweetest little thing. >> for now. >> for now. he'll go on to live at a sanctuary. >> we're going to stay on the wild theme. day two of our extreme campout wind winter edition. matt gutman is up in the wet suit for a dive under a foot of ice. ♪ >> reporter: one small

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> animal lovers may be in for a treat at the catoctin zoo in thurmont. the zoo is pranking -- planning to expand. and possibly a dinosaur exhibit. the change would give the zoo an extra 25 acres. if all goes as planned, it could be finished by next year. of course, they have to find the dinosaurs first. >> they may be right there. you never know. >>> it's the latest rage in robberies, where a flash mob robbery took place. >>> deadly and devastating. we'll remind you of the power of the tornadoes that roared through the nation's heartland. >>> another gorgeous day. but will it stay warm through the weekend? mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment

investigators will be searching along the south coyote creek trail from cochran road to bernal road. george kiriama has the latest. >> reporter: as several hundred volunteers stream back into the command post, the family thanks them for sacrificing their personal time to look for their 15-year-old daughter sierra. >> it tells me that you are not giving up on sierra. it tells me that you're dedicated. >> reporter: two weeks after the teen vanished, spirits remain high among volunteer. they are confident they will find her and solve this mystery. >> nobody has backed down. and it is just truly amazing. i'm grateful. >> i think about her every day as if i knew her. >> reporter: it was the first time searching for lisa feldman and her daughter brooke. they joined three hours in a trek up a steep, muddy hill. >> trying to picture where she would be and i really want to find her and see where she's at. >> reporter: they feel at any given moment they could find a clue or maybe sierra herself. >> i know i would want people doing the same for me in the same situation. >> reporter: in the mean

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online. back over to you. >> thank you, kristy. >>> beautiful blooms around the potomac in washington, d.c. a mild winter has the cherry blossoms opening early. for 100 years, the tree's pink and white blossoms have decorated. it is normally coming up in april over the next month. but about a million people are expected to walk among the lovely flowers. wonderful. >> i've never been. i need to go. >> it on really -- it's really a dichotomy. it's absolutely chaotic. but it's the most spectacular thing to see. >> to see up close, with all the trees. >> have you to do it. -- you have to do it. and you have time to go. >> and it's warm, which is important. >> which is good. >>> still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. heads up. better hang up before walking across the street in washington, d.c. we'll explain. >>> heavy damage. why soccer fans in greece trash their own stadium. >>> brace your

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or these them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> be cool. as is customary on this first official day of spring, rita's is celebrating by giving a free scoop. just show up to any rita's stands. and the promotion runs until 10:00 tonight. last year, rita's gave away more than a million servings. >> isn't this nice? >> great way to kick off spring. >> sometimes you're freezing. >> but you still enjoy it. >> still enjoy it. >>> still ahead. search for explosives, hear from the outraged father of a wheelchair-bound boy. >>> one day only. find out when you can get inside the national cathedral before it closes for long-term repairs. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, baltimore has a new archbishop. but not a new position on hot- button issues. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and the first day of spring is starting to feel like summer. don't miss bob's updated first warning weather f

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury. call 1-800 the firm, or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> media here in baltimore are remembering a pioneer tonight. alice steinbalk passed away last night from cancer. she won the 1985 pulitzer prize for her account of the world of a 10-year-old blind boy. she was the first woman at the baltimore sun to win the prestigious award. she spent more than two decades with the paper. alice steinbalk was 78 years old. >>> the good times are almost ready to roll at the new maryland live casino. the first 100 slot machines arrived at the casino this morning. it will eventually house the state of the art slot machines and electronic table games. >>> march madness is officially under way with two more opening round games tonight. we want to invite you to try your hand at the asuswjz bracket challenge. you can challenge marty, mark, stan, bob, bernadette, tim, jess, adam, don, mary, plus radio personalities fr

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know have suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or these them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. back to you. >>> communion controversy. today, a priest who refused to give the host to a lesbian is being punished. he's now on leave, which the archdiocese of washington say is part of an unrelated investigation. >> reporter: father marcel guarnizo, cannot work as a priest in the archdiocese in washington. his post withdrawn, pending an investigation into what authorities termed credible allegations that the father had engaged in intimidating behavior toward parish staff and others, not responsive, they say, because he -- not specifically, they say, because he refuse said to give communion to a lesbian. johnson was at her mother's funeral with her partner. but father guarnizo told her she was living in sin and cannot receive the host. catholic law says that those in sin should not receive the host of christ's body and blood. >> i think

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or you can visit them online for your free consultation. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. so close they could feel his breath on their backs. but did they remember what they were taught about how to react? >>> how to extend the life of your cell phone battery. everything you need to know, coming up. >>> dramatic success stories. and there's only one other like it. see the automatic cpr machine next. >>> it doesn't get much better than this. but the spring temperatures are temporary. we are told. get your updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a terrifying encounter when a grizzly bear charges a tourist group in alaska. watch as the bear sprints toward the tour group. apparently they were in this bear's fishing spot. he was not happy. the tourists were trained to stay still and not say a word on what was called a "safe viewing tour." luckily, the bear only sniffed them and wan

south bay, head over to morgan hill, locals will know where that used to be in cochran plaza.l also be there to help register your kids. best of all, a portion of entrant fees will benefit rebecca children's services. a family centered mental health services group. it's all for the kids. we said it. the super toy comic book and collectible show is on at the santa clara county fairgrounds. over 200 vendors selling new and vintage items. hot wheels, g.i. joe, "star wars," you remember orl? billy d. williams. he'll be there. the empire beat hans solo to cloud city. make it a great one, "today in the bay." >>> this is "today in the bay." >>> baby gray whales making history in the batters off baja, california. mexico's government says it registered a record number of whales, nearly 1,200 calves and 523 adults counted so far. the number of baby whales is nearly double the number they had last year. it's the highest it's been since 1996. mexico's government says that could be a sign that more food is available and water temperatures have improved. and that mexican government environm

cochran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi is recognized. mr. cochran: mr. president, the harsh realities of the recent action by the congress in passing legislation on expansion of the federal guarantees of health care are coming home to roost. my state is bracing for the impact -- the impact of the so-called affordable care act. under the health care reform bill, enrollment under an expanded medicare -- medicaid program is projected to increase in my state of mississippi by as much as 44% in 2014. thousands of people will be forced on to the medicaid rolls in my state. the legislature is wrestling with the serious budget pressures from the costs of the medicaid program. mississippi has the highest federal matching assistance percentage in the country at approximately 75%, but over the course of the next ten years, our state's match requirement will increase by $127 million each year for a total of $1.3 billion by the year 2020. our state's budget can't handle tha

i want to talk a little bit about what senator cochran talked about very quickly.t is the strategies that va is using to recruit folks. this is not in the gp area. this is an area that is much more difficult and gp is not easy, and that is the need for mental health professionals. we have as you know, mr. petzel, you were there i think when we opened up the facility in helena, and we need -- it's a great facility. we don't have staffing at this point in time as far as from a psychiatric standpoint. do you have the adequate amount of flexibility to be able to go out and recruit and if we go to the secretary or mr. petzel, to be able to go out and recruit and really get folks and? because i'm not sure where they are at. >> thank you mr. secretary and thank you senator tester. i am aware of the issues in, at fort harrison. we have for psychiatric psychiatrists vacancies. in general, we can recruit around the country very successfully for psychiatric social workers, for psychiatric nurse clinicians and for clinical psychologist. the most difficult improvement versus th

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm.> the university of maryland honors student has been charged with threatening to shoot up the exam pus. monique griego has his story. >> reporter: good morning everyone. police say they waited to alert students because they didn't want to tip off the suspect. and police were able to track down university of maryland student alexander song after he made this anonymous post online -- i will be on a shooting rampage tomorrow on campus. stay away from the mall tomorrow at 1:30. hopefully i kill enough people to make it to national news. authorities traced him through the internet and then the campus. investigators arrested song but didn't find any weapons at his dorm or home. and he is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. don back to you. >>> thank you. montgomery county coach has been cleared of criminal charges in a sex scandal involving a student. scott spear was accused of having sex with a 16-year-old girl he coached in the cross country team. the prosecutors dropped the cha

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochrane firm. >>> back over to you, don. >> in the newsn the university of maryland college park campus after a student there has been detained for threatening a mass shooting, andrea fujii has the story. >> reporter: that student is now behind bars, according to police alexander song posted threats on a website, plans for a rampage that would kill enough people to make it to national news. the message also warned people to stay away from the mall. song was not armed when police arrested him. he is now awaiting a mental evaluation. back to you. >> thank you. a baltimore city police officer has been suspended accused of theft. investigators say darlene daughter undercharged her. they noticed her incorrectly entering prices and say her bill should have been more than 400 dollars but she was only charged 100 bucks. the community gathers to mourning a young girl shot. this weekend they gathered to say good bye to her. two boys are charged with shooting her as they played with a rifle. that rifle was later found in the car of a police officer j

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochrane firm. >>> back over to you. >> thank you.maryland soldier murdered in afghanistan is underway. monique griego has the story. >>> good morning, every 1. the funeral procession for robert marchanti is headed to arlington national cemetery where he will be buried. yesterday he was honored a at the church. a member of the national guard he was murdered last month in afghanistan, leaving behind a wife and four children. it happened in the wake of the burning of the copies of the koran, riots swept the country and there were attacks on nato troops. governor ma typo martin o'malley has ordered that flags be flown at half staff today. >> stay with us, up next has tax season become fraud season? a look at this year's digital thieves. >>> plus a new type of background check. turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have ni

meanwhile, santa clara county investigators will be searching the old coyote creek trail from cochranrd road. several hundred volunteers combed the hills and fields around morgan hill yesterday. sierra's family thanked all the volunteers for coming out saying they are waiting to hear if an empty handcuffs box and a couple empty condom boxes have any connection to sierra's disappearance. >>> well, the search for a hit-and-run suspect in sunnyvale extends to dubai and possibly india. sunnyvale police are working with the fbi and u.s. marshalls to track down 25-year-old powanjit singh wanted in connection to the hit-and-run death of jennifer flores on sunday. the san jose woman was inside singh's acura suv before she was thrown out and run over near mission college. we have learned singh boarded a plane to duh dubai the following day. authorities believe he may try to flee to india. >>> today marks the one-year since the brutal bake beating of ryan stowe. he now uses a wheelchair and has trouble speaking. he also has short-term memory loss and needs around-the-clock care. the stowe famil

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochrane firm. >>> don, back over to you. >> thank you.land republicans, monique griego has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, mitt romney will host a town hall meeting here later today, looking to build on his momentum he won last night in illinois. romney scored another victory with that convincing win and now he will look to build on that when he makes a campaign stop at the american legion here. romney has collected more delegates than his rivals combined but rick rick santorum insists this race isn't over. it is expected to start at 4:00 this afternoon. >> up next candor rite toes save taco bell, how the fast food chan ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> ladies and gentlemen, ready for another installment of mitt romney: president? >> these pancakes are something else, i'll tell you. these pancakes are as large as my win in puerto rico last night. the margin was just about as good. ♪ >>> i myself like a president who likes pancakes. 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." before we get started, can we just say a thank you to the crew

there is another shot, which is not coming up and we will tell you this is brought to you by the cochraneck over to you. >> thank you. >>> in the news this morning the governor will try to sell lawmakers on his plan to increase taxes on gasoline in this state and the idea is not sitting well with too many drivers, monique griego has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, today the governor is expected to testify in support of raising the gas tax but already high prices could derail his plan. the price is higher now than it was one month ago but the governor says he needs to raise the taxes but aaa says now is not the time and mike miller agree, suggesting having a special session later. >> police are offering $25,000 for any information into the disappearance of kelly rothwell, friends say they last saw her when she was on her way to break up with her boyfriend. >>> a collaboration between police and professionals led police to 19-year-old al alexander song, they were able to track him down three through ip address, he faces charges that carry a maximum of six months in jail at

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm.a free consultation. >>> a police officer has been suspended over his conduct after the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old in baltimore. >> sources tell wjz that the gunman who ended monet ended up in that police officer's car. it was a rifle like this one, a 22 caliber. the now suspended officer was beating a relative of one of the juvenile suspects in this case. two boys are charged. police say they were with her playing with the gun when it accidentally went off and shot her in the chest on saturday night. afterwards, the boy dragged the body into a house into an alley. at this point, police have not released details about how the gun ended up in the police officer's car, nor have they released his name. back to you. >> thanks. >>> murder charges have been now dismissed against two abortion doctors. they were accused of killing a fetus during a late-term abortion at brigham's clinic. they were charged under a maryland law that allows prosecutors to pursue murder charges in a feet us. p

this report is brought by the cochran firm. >>> body of a missing 13-year- old girl discovered underbarnett has the story. >> reporter: police say they have very few leads in this case. the family of 13 year-old monet turnage feared the worst on saturday night when the teen went roller skating and never returned. the family called police to report her missing, but they say they were told to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person's report. the victim's brother and friends went out searching for her and just before 6:00 on sunday night they found her body in the alley behind the 1600 block of cliff view avenue. police say the next step is determining how she died. back to you. >>> friends and family will gather to say good-bye to a 5 year old beaten by her father. a viewing will be held for my karr. her father confessed to killing her inside his home in baltimore. saturday night loved ones gathered where maya went to school for a vigil. >>> also this morning, a maryland police officer is recovering after struck by a drunk driver. the officer was hit during a traffic stop along ro

catherine gallagher, the director of the cochran collaboration college for policy at george mason university where she is the associate professor of criminology and law in society. her research focuses on improving the intersection between health care and justice systems to better address the needs of at-risk populations and public health in larger commitments. she also provides guidance to numerous federal agencies, she holds a ph.d. in behavioral and social science from the university of maryland. then we'll hear from dr. jorja leap, an adjunct associate professor of social welfare at ucla. she has worked nationally and internationally in violence, in violence postwar settings with major focus on gangs and youth violence. she currently serves as senior policy adviser on gangs and youth violence for the los angeles county sheriff, lee baca, who is a strong supporter of the youth promise act, and she works in partnership with california wellness foundation, the california endowment and the advancement project. she is author of a new book, "jumped in: what gangs taught me about violence, drug