this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered personal injury, call 1-800-the firm. or visit them online for your free consultation. back to you. >>> kristy, thank you. >>> president obama is getting ready for tonight's state of the union address. the economy will be the focus of his speech. but he'll touch on several other issues, including gun violence. tara mergener reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> reporter: president obama wasn't offering a preview of his state of the union address to reporters this afternoon. >> mr., how is the speech? >> we'll find identity tonight! >> reporter: white house aides say improving the economy and creating jobs will be front and center when the president speaks to congress and the country. >> as he outlays his plan tonight, everyone will see that if we work together, that we really will have a robust future, we can build that

. >> that's why lawyers of the cochran firm held a peting for patients of dr. levy who was fired after allegations he taped patients during exams. police say levy committed suicide after learning he was under investigation and the event was closed to cameras but lawyers were giving out information on patient's rights. >> we have those to help us on the litigation. as investigators look at information on which patients had their privacy and one of the patients said -- >> it's unnerving to think i could have possibly being ever been directly affected. even being exposed to that possibility means patients are entitled to damages not just those photographed. one firm is still waiting to decide if they will file a lawsuit. >> many after just not knowing for six months or a year or longer whether they are a victim would certainly cause them harm as well. >> they say hopkins could be held responsible simply for employeing levy but if the hospital didn't follow its own policies and practice that, could open up another avenue of liability. >> breast and pelvic exams wer

patients and joins me now in the studio david welcome and the cochran firm jimmie johnnie cochran's from that's right right we're in the d.c. office here and baltimore how cool is that what's the story or yeah this is a terrible story which is breaking out of baltimore it's getting worse every day last monday the eighteenth dr nikita levy took his own life and when police searched his home and in his basement they found a huge volume of computer evidence including ten hard drives and disturbingly six servers that come to light and dr lee was under investigation that he had been secretly recording patients for what appears to be years in his offices using pin cameras and toss oblio other fixed cameras and the johns hopkins clinic. in east baltimore and so we have hundreds if not over a thousand women who are very concerned about whether or not they've been recorded and whether or not that information has been disseminated on the internet or what has happened yes servers as in to serve it out into the internet that's right that's right not just for storage but and so the concern is th

. >> i'd like to now turn to senator cochran. senator cochran, you weren't here when i thank youd you -- thanked you during the time of senator inouye's passing where you were the ranking member. i know under the republican rules there was a change because of time limits, but i really thank you, and i want to reiterate it with you here. your big help during that time was very much appreciatedded, and all of the courtesy you extended to me, the way our staffs worked together, and then the way we worked together to move hurricane sandy. and as i said, your steady hand, your wise and seasoned advice and experience and even direct guidance to me was really very much appreciated. and your service to the nation, and i think it helped during a really awkward time and even a sad time of transition. you were just terrific, and i just wanted to say that, say that publicly. so i'd like to turn to you thousand for your questions. >> well, i deeply appreciate your generous comments and your friendship over the years. we appreciate your leader

today the cochran firm hosted a meeting for former parktes. earlier this week the doctor committed suicide. investigators say they've herd from hundreds of patients and potential victims. tonight we talk to an attorney who specializes in medical maling practice. this is a case where there will likely be litigation. he added a case of this nature with so many potential victims over so many years is rare. >> there are a large number of claimants in these cases. so out of necessity the claimants are going to be going to different law firms. >> now as we've already mentioned, several firms have already filed suit against johns hopkins. he is talking to clients but his firm is waiting until the investigation is complete before determining if they will become involved. >> thank you. late breaking news at this hour involving the arrest of a baltimore county politician driving under the influence. councilman todd huff was pulled over around 3:00 this morning when officers saw him driving without his head lights. he was in his county owned jeep at the

find out more about with cochran firm.com. more comments or your questions when we come back about this case just -- dallas not a case filed yet. there is a case under investigation. >> a couple of cases were filed late friday. we are continuing to investigate, investigate. we will institute litigation as well. >> this is a case with a lot of national implication. right here with david haynes. >> heard around the country and seen on current tv this is "the bill press show." converstion started next. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. >> you are. >> the troops love me. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. alright, in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know that i'm not bs'ing them with some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know that i'm going to be the first one to call them out. they can question whether i'm right, but i

steffen, welcome. >> good morning ranking member cochran and members of the committee. i want to thank senator johanns for his earlier introduction and all of you for leadership and hard work on behalf of our nation. i salute your commitment to public service. my family, our employees and i produce milk, corn, soybeans, wheat and hang on our farm in humboldt and southeast tabasco. another hundred 35 cats in 1900 acres of not irrigated dryland fired my family members at home right now caring for and treating animals so i can be here today. this nation has benefited from the food supply that is wonderful, inexpensive and at the highest quality in securing the food supply for the future is clearly responsible public policy. facing a growing world population is a moral imperative. the impact of fire and drought has had her fire operation and the price of high-quality hay has gone gone up by 50% in the price of lower quality hay for beef animal says were than doubled. while we the appreciative that she recently for conservation reserve program for emergency headache increase

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm, or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. >>> ravens are raising ticket prices for next season. but ravens say the ticket increase was planned and has nothing to do with their super bowl win. this is the first increase in four years. and only the 6th since the stadium opened back in 1998. tickets will go up about 10%. the ravens are also expected to announce a plan for improvements and renovations to their stadium. season ticket holders should look for their renewal letters in the mail this week. >>> well, still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news, at 4:00. [ screaming ] >> a screaming, kicking windows and cursing. you'll be surprised to find out who is being restrained in this fort worth police car. >>> i'm rong matz. ron matz. at boys latin, it's dodge for a cure. a unique fundraiser to fight cystic fibrosis. the story coming up here on wjz. >>> nearly three years after the deadly gu

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. >> reporter: the cochran law firm met with the women in the hilton in downtown baltimore city, to discuss rights of patients. while some rights may be obvious, such as not being recorded without consent. attorneys believe others may go ignored. >> one is a concern about the notification. did johns hopkins notify them appropriately and in a timely fashion or at all? >> reporter: dr. nikita levy worked at johns hopkins for 25 years and saw thousands of women during his tenure with the hospital. he committed suicide last week, prior to the investigation being exposed by media outlets. >> reporter: johns hopkins saying only, words cannot express how deeply sorry we are for every patient whose privacy may have been violated. >> reporter: and johns hopkins hospital said dr. levy was dismissed from the hospital staff this month. but they never said why. i'm rochelle ritchie. adam, back to you. >> investigators believe dr. levy used a camera that was on his pen to record those women. well, wjz is following breaking news right now from florida. a chaotic end to today's nationwide series race at da

contestants john cochran and laura alexander will be part of it all. >>> today is ash wednesday. with that pope benedict the 16th delivered his final public mass. catholics packed st. peter's pa silica to get one last look at the -- basilica to get one last look at the retiring pontiff. thousands gave him a standing ovation at the end of today's services. >>> right now the st. george's episcopal church is offering ashes at the virginia square metro plaza in arlington as part of the church's ashes to go program. church officials were out there this morning as well offering ashes to anyone who wanted them. >>> he is the young boy whose story has gripped the country. >> for six long days ethan kirkland was held hostage in an underground bunker. a short time ago right here on wusa9 ethan and his mom spoke with dr. phil. >> heard that he had been rescued, how did they tell you? what did they say? >> i was outside the church and they kept telling me to come on in, that they had something to tell us and they showed everybody else out. that's when they said that ethan had been recovered.

the bears bolstered their offensive line with five new players including aaron cochran who is 6 foot 8 and 360 pounds and vincent johnson of sacramento. san jose state signed los gatos defensive tackle amaneti, a wide receiver from gilroy and sykes from summit high school. now to baseball and the giants and sergio romo have agreed to a two-year $9 million contract. romo became the team's closer last season and was just superb during the playoffs. one win and four saves and a .84 earned run average. abc7 sports was brought to you by river rock casino. i understand larry as -- has recovered from his trip to new orleans, and he will be back tomorrow. >> it remains to be seen. >> exactly. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, monopoly will never be the same. >> no, the new game piece that will walk down boardwalk and park place wearing a collar >>> here is your wake up weather. wet for the morning commute. make sure you give yourself extra time. scattered showers, breezy at times and chilly innd la. bundle up -- chilly inland. mid30s to mid40s. by 8:00 a.m., the numbers will be in the low

one republican, thad cochran of mississippi has said he will vote for hagel. that makes him the unluckiest republican in the senate because he announced that before this hearing. republicans can try and filibuster. 40 republicans would have to stand in the way. one from missouri has said he doesn't favor filibuster. so it looks as if chuck hagel will be confirmed. >> what does it mean to have a really partisan vote on this? i don't know if we can find any republican on the committee who would vote for him. and a couple of republicans on the floor, is that unusual? is that going to hurt his -- >> it's not unusual but that has been happening more and more often. one of george w. bush's attorney generals got in by a 50-43 vote i think it was, maybe more than that, that was pretty much a party line. no, it is becoming more frequent that these votes become partisan but for a job like secretary of defense that's not a good thing. gwen: so in the effort to take hagel down there were a lot of things that came up, mostly about his role in the surge and what he thought

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she hired the cochran law firm, that is johnnie cochran's former firm in hopes of invalidating the document s that fair? is it legal? let's bring in our legal panel. arthur aidala, former defense attorney and former federal prosecutor. fred tecce, former federal prosecutor. fred what do you think of this. she wants him to go to a school close to home. she wants him to stay in florida. he wants to play for arkansas. the first thing she did was grab his letter of intent and ran off with it. now she is suing because his father signed the letter of intent. he is cleared to go to arkansas as far as his father is concerned but mom says no. who wins? >> very intimidating because fred is sitting here nodding his head back and forth. i'm scared. >> i want you to see a you work a miracle with this one? it's a miracle. >> it is a mother's dream. who will fault her mom for wanting her boy to stay at home. number two they're in florida. not like there are not a couple of awesome football teams in florida. here is the bottom line. what the law firm will attack to try to invalidate this. the ncaa has very

i would now like to turn to my good friend and ranking member, senator cochran for his opening remarks. >> madam chair, thank you very much. again, i am pleased to join you in welcoming members of our committee to our initial hearing and meeting today. we are here to learn more about how we can respond to the drought and other disaster events of recent years. for that to express appreciation to members of the committee and especially to members of our staff who are working to prepare for hearings such as this in meetings so we can respond to the interest of american agriculture in an efficient, thoughtful and understanding helpful way. it's an honor to serve as ranking her of this committee. it has a great tradition of service on its membership from leaders of the senate and go back all of my lifetime. it's of course decorated with portraits around here. and what you don't to be dead with your picture on the wall. that's a nice touch. but we are here to learn from our witnesses, so i'm going to ask my full statement be printed in the record and expressed the hope again that our good wo

be cut four times, republicans introduced legislation, they cannot get rid of it because senator cochranes a contributor on the board preserves it. >> you don't have to go to an example like that, but also talk about farm subsidies that is bipartisan agreement they are broken in the same bill as food stamps , american farmers are not in trouble yet we cut them dozens of checks every year including thosewho lived in manhattan. >> get the farm subsidies grow forever and ever. >> end then we find out what the super bowl ad the farmers are the backbone of america. [applause] john: let's talk about college. he will have a score card and in fairness "u.s. news and world report" does it but they will say who gets jobs. >> bill gates gave his annual address on issues facing the world and said we need to rework the scorecard and education bill gates, u.s. news and the government version that no one reads badly for matted and cannot find it on the internet except pd f and it has to be downloaded. [laughter] [applause] and will cost millions of dollars. john: climate change. we must do more to comba

the bears bolstered their offensive line with five new players including aaron cochran who is 6 foot 8 and 360 pounds and vincent johnson of sacramento. san jose state signed los gatos defensive tackle amaneti, a wide receiver from gilroy and sykes from summit high school. now to baseball and the giants and sergio romo have agreed to a two-year $9 million contract. romo became the team's closer last season and was just superb during the playoffs. one win and four saves and a .84 earned run average. abc7 sports was brought to you by river rock casino. i understand larry as -- has recovered from his trip to new orleans, and he will be back tomorrow. >> it remains to be seen. >> exactly. >> thank you very much. >>> up next, monopoly will never be the same. >> no, the new game piece that will walk down boardwalk and park place wearing a collar and fur coat. >>> here is your wake up weather. wet for the morning commute. a time.re you give yourself scattered showers, breezy at times and chilly innd la. bundle up -- chilly inland. mid30s to mid40s. by 8:00 a.m., the numbers will be in the l

requested it closed fourd a greastor times, republicanswa introducedll legislation because senator cochran has a contributor on the board who preserves it. >> don't go to a silly example but talk about farm subsidies that is bipartisan agreement they are broken, in this same bill as food stamps, american farmers are not in trouble right nowre at we cut themns of dozens of checks even those who lived in manhattan and on a farm get they grow forever. >> especially after the super bowl ad we hear the farmers of the backbone of america. [laughter] [applause] >> 50% college students --bsies students in the audience. he will have to start -- scorecard but "u.s. news and ont world report" does it but there's will be better. >> bill gates gave his annual address on issues facing the world and said we need to rework the score card on education we have bill gates then u.s. news than the governor's version that is badly for matted you cannot find on the internet but have to download. [laughter] >> and spend for thecd ar $5 million. john: i was struck bylimate climate change remus do more to combat it

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i want to a knowledge the wonderful cooperation i received from senator thad cochran, when on december 20, when i became the chair, senator cochran was the vice chair, and heat -- he helped me in those earlier days to expeditiously move the hurricane sandy appropriations bill. i will be forever grateful to his steady hand, his wise counsel, and the direct assistance that he provided me. now will acknowledge that my ranking member in this committee is called the vice chairman. senator richard shelby. islam and to many members of the preparations committee in the senate that senator shelby and i have a longstanding personal and professional relationship. we came to the house of representatives together. we served on the same committee. we have served together. i look forward to working with him as my vice chair in continuing the tradition of bipartisanship that has been characteristic of this committee. my relationship with senator shelby is based on mutual trust, mutual respect, and a desire to move things in the regular order. we know that we will disagree on matters of policy. matters

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she hire add lawyer from johnnie cochran cochran's own law firm. the attorney says mrs. says she hopes all ncaa rules and regulations were followed during the signing. she's not seeking any personal financial gain because her only concern is for alex's happiness and well being. >> now at that press conference in which you saw alex was dressed in camouflage suit because his story wasn't bizarre enough alex has spoken with his mom. she wasn't against him going but she wanted him to buy some more time before signing so he didn't make the wrong decision. >> she's >>> good morning. we have got gray skies in the area and indeed we continue seeing rain falling. i have to tell you i think the steady rain, probably give it 2 and a half, 3 hours it will be out of here and we will have periods of rain through the afternoon. it will linger -- a winter weather advisory in effect through 10:00. the effects of winter weather in the area have been minimal at best. today gray, >>> buying your medications online can be cheaper and easier, but it's not always safe. a new book examines the

senator thad cochran of mississippi is for him. i think he is a good pick. >> sean: he said the united states must eventually eliminate nuclear weapons. he said we must eliminate all nuclear weapons globally. he said the israelis are keeping the palestinians like caged animals. his comments -- >> ronald reagan wanted to eliminate nuclear weapons. >> sean: he believed peace through strength and different mentality as chuck hagel. he did, but he also believed in strength. the incidents between him and chuck hagel wants to pare down military. it duwlt have the gap of vulnerability that reagan fixed after carter became president. >> what you have to look at is the record. for 12 years, chuck hagel had a very pro-israeli voting record. he is somebody that is very committed to peace in the middle east. he knows the region. he is strong on israel. on iran, he made that comments 12 years ago. all of us have 30 years of public record of votes. i think you have to look at the context of him being nominated right now. he is a republican. he i

they are mike johan of nebraska and cochran of mississippi. many are predicting hagel will be confirmed. >> i think for a cabinet office 51 votes is generally considered the right standard for the senate to set. and at that level i think he makes it but doesn't make it with a lot of room to spare. >> senator blunt is among those planning to vote against hagel siting too many inconsistencies. >> you know steve with that margin he mentioned the 51 votes you wouldn't need very many republicans couto vote in favor. thank you very much. >>> in alabama now prayers for a little boy held hostage and for the bus driver tonight. first the 5-year-old child being held inside an under ground bunker for a 6th day. police still keeping in constant communication with the man suspected of kidnapping a child off the school bus after killing the bus driver and today the funeral for the bus driver. hundreds of people gathering to say good-bye to 66-year-old charles albert olof jr. the julie given by the superintendent of school district where he worked. poland wa

this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran. call 800-the-firm. back over to you. >> thank you . >>> entertainment artists pitable, maclamore will head the concert at the preakness in may. that's when the 138th running takes place. acts on the second stage will be announced later. if you buy your infield tickets today the price will be $40. they will be $50 until may 11th and $60 after that. >> there's pit bull. he's looking sharp. >> he will bring a good show. that's become the place to be. well, i guess it's always been the place to be. we considered going. >>> still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, a second person dies at the ski resorts in dangerous conditions. >> you are what you eat. want to fight fa tigue, don't miss together's health watch. >> i'm ron matz from baltimore to the bayou a new documentary takes you back to a legendary nightclub. the story coming up on wjz. >> it is sunny right now but there is rain on the way. it could include some sleet. meteorologist bernadette woods is updating our first warning weather forecast. >>> c

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he did and he came through as did other teams thad cochran our list of wonderful example of a dedicateddemic administrator and of course ryan crocker, who epitomizes public service. let me say a quick word about andy. the bush school of his deeply and profoundly fortunate. we only overlap briefly here to my great regret. yet in that short time, i discovered the man who more than any other that i've met in my life and career, a man with great power, great intellect and great substance, who is also a truly great gentleman. so you're lucky. come to think of it, there's one other person who combines a great sense of power and leadership with the nature gentleman and he tires who was named after him. it really is of course he did not come here to hear me go down memory lane. we come to launch a boat, the scowcroft institute research program is an edited collection which explores a variety of interpretations and analyses of the gulf war. the book began as part of the schools 20th commemoration commemoration of the gulf war and underlayer nappers excellent leadership, his scowcroft institute e

. >> >> of the 58 votes for chuck hagel's confirmation there were four republicans, cochran, shelby and rand paul. here is a top republican no vote. >> for that matter, senator hay gel was candid to admit there is many things about the department that he doesn't really know. he assured us he will learn on the job. that doesn't inspire confidence in me president obama gets his man to lead the. >> he was from the beginning. treasury pick jack lew. >> that's right. jack lew was voted out of the senate finance committee. the vote was 19 to 5 there wasn't much of a sales pitch for him. it wasn't needed. there was one vocal critic. >> what we have seen so far is that mr. lu lu was good at getting paid. citigroup received a taxpayer funded bailout and gave mr. lew a piece of it on his way out the door. >> senate majority leader harry reid is hopeful there will be an agreement on the entire senate on the lew nomination tomorrow. >> bill: negotiators for the united states and other major world powers today offered iran a deal on its nuclear program. officials from six nations said they would eas

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he needs five republican votes but so far he only has two, mike johanns of nebraska and thad cochranesissippi. so he took his colleagues to task in his own soft-spoken way. >> it's tragic that they've decided to filibuster this qualified nominee. it is really unfortunate. >> michael: you know, reid is of course not totally off the hook. he didn't push filibuster reform through earlier this year even though it looked like he had the chance to do so. but the ludicrous part of this whole thing is the reason why republicans are giving for opposing hagel is bengahzi. that this was a cover up after the ambassador was killed. they're alleging that chuck hagel was involved. not only is that a stretch but chuck hagel oversee something like this. they dignified the response. after both lindsey graham and john mccain said they were largely satisfied according to the hill, but they still wanted to push the hagueel vote back. in reality it's not like they actually care about any of that. this is purely about political grandstanding. and speaking of that john boehner is using the senate to excuse h

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. >> chris tee, thank you. kristy thank you. the pope took a break. rome is preparing for the election of a new pope. >> reporter: in his second to last appearance, overlooking saint peter's square, benedict asked pilgrims to pay for the next pope. the retired pope creates a host of problems that will require creative solutions. benedict will eventually live inside vatican city. that will allow him to stay out of the public eye and ensure security. because it is sovereign territory, it will also make it impossible for lawyers to sue him for the sex abuse scandal, which some have already tried to do. when the pope dies, normally, his writings are put in the secret archives. but benedict plans to keep writing so his notes will likely be handed over to him. the issue has been titled bishop emertus of rome, for which he'll be paid a salary of just ove

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they are mike johan of nebraska and cochran of mississippi. many are predicting hagel will be confirmed. >> i think for a cabinet office 51 votes is generally considered the right standard for the senate to set. and at that level i think he makes it but doesn't make it with a lot of room to spare. >> senator blunt is among those planning to vote against hagel siting too many inconsistencies. >> you know steve with that margin he mentioned the 51 votes you wouldn't need very many republicans couto vote in favor. thank you very much. >>> in alabama now prayers for a little boy held hostage and for the bus driver tonight. first the 5-year-old child being held inside an under ground bunker for a 6th day. police still keeping in constant communication with the man suspected of kidnapping a child off the school bus after killing the bus driver and today the funeral for the bus driver. hundreds of people gathering to say good-bye to 66-year-old charles albert olof jr. the julie given by the superintendent of school district where he worked. poland wa

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