also coming in, collin klein.afing highsmith for a free run -- leaving highsmith for a free run at the quarterback klein with bequette also back there. >> gus: they need the three points so they bring on cantele. a 42-yard attempt. down and up. oh! no good. 6:36 to play in the fourth quarter. kansas state comes up empty. it's so nice to spend time, just you and me. i know, this is great. you know, i feel like... did you just check the game on your phone? what? no! what am i, like some kind of summoner who can just summon footage to his phone like that? come on. i guess i'm just a little... ooh! ...oversensitive... it's just that you and i -- yes! [ male announcer ] only at&t's network lets your iphone download 3x faster. at&t. never took life too seriously... till our son was born. that day, he bought life insurance. now there's no way i could send our boy to college without it. if there was one thing i could say to hank, it'd be "thank you." you're welcome. hey, hank. [ male announcer ] life insurance you can use

and here comes collins right on time. >> hi. how are you?et me just grab my stuff down here, okay? >> officer kevin paneda of the flagler beach police is stationed right under that walkway along with his partner. they're ready in case collins decides to run. >> give me a sense what it was like crouching down beneath the walkway there. >> well, the sand's falling into our face from his shoes. just walking back and forth, which was very suspenseful for us because we had no idea if he was going to jump down, see us and our position is given away. >> how are you? >> and collins does follow the decoy right down to the beach and within just a few feet of the police. >> at that point in time, we just wanted to jump out of the hole and take him into custody. >> so -- >> i haven't flown a kite in like forever. >> i know. what's going on? >> how you doing? >> look at the beach. it's so pretty. >> i'm kind of shy. >> come on, no hug? >> let's stand here and look at the beach for a minute. i'm kind of shy. >> let me -- let me go to my truck real fast. >

also coming in, collin klein.afing highsmith for a free run -- leaving highsmith for a free run at the quarterback klein with bequette also back there. >> gus: they need the three points so they bring on cantele. a 42-yard attempt. down and up. oh! no good. 6:36 to play in the fourth quarter. kansas state comes up empty. it's so nice to spend time, just you and me. i know, this is great. you know, i feel like... did you just check the game on your phone? what? no! what am i, like some kind of summoner who can just summon footage to his phone like that? come on. i guess i'm just a little... ooh! ...oversensitive... it's just that you and i -- yes! [ male announcer ] only at&t's network lets your iphone download 3x faster. at&t. never took life too seriously... till our son was born. that day, he bought life insurance. now there's no way i could send our boy to college without it. if there was one thing i could say to hank, it'd be "thank you." you're welcome. hey, hank. [ male announcer ] life insurance you can use

is that what you're hearing, collin?hem moving. >> we want to get it on. we're doing it as fast as we can and, of course, you know the first lap of it is like water and snow park. then we're going to be expanding doing a lot of wonderful things in that area. so we'll get it open quick as we can. so we want those people coming into tennessee. >> final question. then i'll let the two of you go. my executive producer angie massey is a dear friend of mine. her favorite song is "jolene." would you mind taking us to break with a couple notes? ♪ jolene, jolene, jolene ♪ ♪ i'm begging of you please don't take my man." hit it, collin. at least you can do this or something. >> you just made someone's day. dolly parton and collin reed, thank yo thank you. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. >> thank you. in its class that adapts to conditions as they change, now all you have to worry about is what you accomplish when you get there. ♪ >>> "the situation room" with wolf blitzer is coming up in a few minutes, live from south car

i hear collin's point. just think if you're jeff bezus, amazon, you have a kind of dominating the world retail strategy that is many, many years longer than the quarterly cycle of stock investors and that's a mismatch that obviously can hurt the stock. i don't think it hurts the company necessarily. >> talk about broadcom. what's the trade on the chip maker given apple's blow-out numbers with record iphone and ipad shipments? joet.? >> i'm more excited and have more confidence. yes. >> front-runner, i understand. >> he just called me a front-runner. >> i think he did. >> that's something we never say that. >> you know what i mean. the stocks up 19% year to date. >> it is. >> looks good. >> coming off the bottom. you're correct. what we heard from the iphone and understanding that the bluetooth and wi-fi chip from broadcom, this should be an excellent quarter. one thing to concern yourself with, historically the guidance for the next quarter, this is when their operating expenses -- you are laughing -- tend

first we would like to check outside with john collins. boy, is it cold. >> we are definitely back to the winter mode. we have had ups and downs as far as temperatures are concerned all winter long and all autumn, too. it is hard to settle in on any one thing. right now at b.w.i. marshall just to get you out the door. well, it is 27 degrees at the airport and in the neighborhood around there. the humidity is down. dry, 56%, the winds at the airport, in the open areas around the runways gusting into the 20's. i didn't encounter much wind coming in this morning. science center, 31 degrees right now. again we have clouds out there. there are breaks in the clouds. we can see the stars. it is just colder. it's january. what can you expect? we'll check the fore-- complete forecast coming up. >> ravens get ready for tomorrow's home play wroff game. >> the ravens take on the texasans at m&t stadium -- texans at m&t stadium. kai reed has more on how fans are getting ready for the big showdown. the consumer concussion are getting customers in the mo

john collins is standing by in the storm center. >> i think tomorrow will be very similar to today. you mention temperatures feel like they're falling today. temperatures are falling out into the 20. tomorrow the low will become low 30's 4 hawaii. -- 30's for high temperatures. the wind chill at times was a little bet, it might feel more like 25 or so. if you are heading to the game were doing some tailgating, you have to bundle up. more in the forecast for not only tomorrow but the week ahead in a few minutes. >> baltimore county police are searching for suspects after a man was assaulted and robbed this morning over rick to 95. the attack happened just before 8:30. police say the 39-year-old man was attacked by three men who punched and kicked him and then took cash. they have increased patrols. >> we are reminding pedestrians that it is getting darker earlier. we are asking people to use caution in the area. remain alert to their surroundings. if you see anything suspicious contact the police and immediately. >> we are told his injuries are not considered life-threatening. if you

although as ranking member collins said, the s.e.c. theoretically has the ability to prosecute members, there has been no precedent for it, and the state of law at this point is very, very unsettled. to remove any and all doubt, we need to act and we need to act now. in addition to clarifying that insider trading is indeed a criminal offense, we are increasing the trainers of members' trading activity to make sure that our investment decisions are out there for everyone to see plain as day. as president ronald reagan liked to say, trust but verify. in conclusion, i want to say that senator coburn has a phrase that i think is very accurate in this context. he talks about all the earmarks and contracts that -- in washington spending that ends up in the hands of those people he calls, and i quote, well heeled and well connected. in my opinion, no one is more well connected with more access to a wide range of privileged nonpublic information than members of congress, their friends, employees or family members. at a time when our economy is

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had found a way to voice her grievances. >> my name is gwendolyn collins.nd the poem is "why i write poetry." i don't write poetry for the fame, speaking loud with no shame, the words i spit i claim, it's all a part of the game i call life. i consider myself an artist, painting mental pictures in my head. >> we saw collins the slam poet when she gave an impromptu performance for the women in her jail dorm. >> and the bible says that god blesses baby and fools. i think god has a sense of humor and is amused, you see, because being in a women's detention center is not all he has in store for me. i guess that's how i started to write poetry. it saved me from arguments, headaches and heartaches. i like it because i feel that i can express, i can teach, i can motivate others. i feel good when i'm up there. when i'm on stage and i recite and on the mike i feel free. there's no boundaries. living a life of crime bought nothing but misery. i had nice cars, living like a star with the bling-bling and the dress code and my gun always on lock and load on a long, dark

sho david collins has -- wbal-tv 11 news' david collins has the story. >> news of the stabbing death of mary hines brought condemnation from friends, neighbors, and even strangers. >> she was a sweet woman. it shouldn't happed happen. >> she didn't sound like she had an enemy in the world. >> she didn't. >> the murder of mismary -- miss mary is a surprise. her body was found on the first floor between the first and middle rooms. fire sfrals say her smoke alarm worked but she moved slowly with a cane. according to neighbors, gas and electric was shut off. >> she say the lady was stab multiple times. it is a sad thing. i hope something will be done about it. >> now the home is a major crime scene. agents with the bureau of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms has teamed up with detectives. mary hines was a fixture in the neighborhood for decades. residents say she held court with young people on her front porch to keep them out of trouble. city officials say she retired in 1981 as a school principal. many in the neighborhood believe miss mary recognized or simply opened her door. >> they cou

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collins: thank you, madam president. madam president, i thought i would bring our colleagues up to date on what is going on since the evening is getting late. we are close, i believe, to working out an agreement for a vote on an amendment that was offered by senator paul earlier. it has to do with extending to executive branch officials these same kinds of reporting requirements and ban on insider trading that would apply to members of congress and their staff. it's an amendment that enjoys the support of both of the managers and the principal authors of this bill. what we're trying to do is to make sure, however, that we narrow the amendment so that it applies to top-level federal employees and not to low-level federal employees who have no policy responsibilities. so we were looking at limiting it to senate confirmed positions. the problem with that is it brings in all of the military appointments that are senate confirmed so we want to make sure that we exclude those individuals who are clearly not the target of the a

david collins has the story. [speaking latin] >> edwin o'brien promoted to the position of cardinal. he will serve as an advisor to the pope and will be able to vote in papal elections. he's already in rome for the appointment of a new bishop. >> i will be traveling a lot with the order do try to rev up zoo important porl for the holy places in the holy land and have people more familiar with the plight of christians there. >> we knew this would happen in our new assignment to rome. to serve christians in the holy land. >> it makes me feel part of the historical history of the church. >> during this exclusive interview it was summed up this way. >> he spoke to me yesterday to say that was thrilled. >> one wft most important -- one of the most important activities of a cardinal is to select a pope. >> it was not just catholics praying for us, but protestants, jews, and muslims. it was a tremendous help to me. >> rob daniels, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and the commencement ceremony will take place on march 15. only other

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once again, who is sneer senator lieberman, sneer -- senator collins and me. we're trying to save the post office. that's the next thing. and what's next after that? we need to address orifice school financial issues and come out of this recession in a leaner, meaner manner to be able to compete on a global basis and stop putting -- start putting te american people's interests first instead of everybody elses. so i usually get trouble when i go off like this but i think it's critically important to let the american people know that one good deed begets another good deed and another good deed, and this is a chance to do just that, and thank you, and i yield the floor. >> thank you, senator. i appreciate your commentses. >> senator from connecticut. >> thank you, chair. mr. president, i'm pleased to report i just received notice that within the hour, the administration put out a statement of the administration policy, strongly endorsing this legislation as 2038, and appreciate that very much. it's a very strong statement of support for the principles and exactly

collins: mr., to me, this illustrates the confusion over this issue, so i'm pleased that the committee not only reported senator brown's bill, but unanimously adopted an amendment that i offered with chairman lieberman that states clearly that members and their staff are not exempt from insider trading laws. the need for this unambiguous statement can likely be traced back to the nature of the insider trading laws. as our committee has learned, our nation's insider it trading laws are not, generally speaking, based on statutes passed by congress, but rather on court precedents. as one of our witnesses, a law professor from indiana university, pointed out during our hearing, congress has never enacted a federal securities statute that explicitly prohibits anyone from insider trading. that explicit statutory ban on insider trading is entirely absent in u.s. securities law. rather, mr. president, the s.e.c. pursues insider trading cases under the general antifraud provisions of the federal securities

david collins has the latest. >> governor martin o'malley. >> the governor is floating the idea of increasing the sales tax from 6% to 7%. he said the revenue could flood the budget deficit and help replenish transportation funding. >> if we were to raise the sales tax by another penny, it would be a broad based think it to do and it would enable us to do a lot of the things that have to get done and the course of this session. >> the governor's top aides say he is not committed to doing it. it will not be included in his budget proposal. increasing the sales tax will be an alternative to raising the gas tax. analyst estimate the increase would estimate -- would increase. he doubts it would pass the senate. he favors raising the gas tax. >> we need roads. we need to relieve the congestion in the washington area. it is a tough vote but leaders lead on this issue. we will put people back to work. >> they are also talking about covering job -- garage work and haircuts. further protecting the day by raising the philosophy to $90 a year. there will be an effort to curb septic tank use to require n

david collins is following the debate.e joins us with the latest. >> the governor has a proposal to shift the cost of teachers' pension. that will have an impact on local school funding. a good education is considered priceless in maryland. a growing number of counties contend they cannot afford to pay their share. >> as the effects of the recession continue to take a toll on state revenues, local revenues have also been affected. >> state law requires local governments to spend as much money on school operating budgets on a per student basis as they did the year before. the maintenance of effort law has been a cornerstone of education funding since the 1980's. this year, seven counties of reduced their school funding. some of them face fines and risk losing state aid. one affluent montgomery county has cut the most. >> you can see the declining effort relative to the local tax bases. >> two legislative committees or briefed on the issue. they can seek a waiver if they can show an extraordinary event shows it difficult to

that is when they say collins doused himself with rubbing alcohol and attacked his mother.e're told the woman died as a result of long damage from smoke. collins's imprisoned. still ahead, hopefuls are gearing up for the crucial vote in south carolina. commitment 2012, a last-minute efforts to win over voters. [applause] ♪ crooner in cheif? -- chief? ravens fans are getting ready to hit the road. what they can expect when they arrive. >> some light snow is falling. more to come through the overnight with an icy makes possible. the snow in baltimore, 31 degrees. get america's favorite coffee for america's favorite single-cup brewer. try all five delicious varieties, only at dunkin' donuts restaurants. america runs on dunkin'. >> the latest polls show mitt romney and newt gingrich are neck-and-neck with hours to go until the primary. the polls show gingrich's gaining support despite allegations from his ex-wife who claims he asked for an open marriage during an affair with his current wife who was his mistress at the time. some are saying that passes the past. >> i am more in

pat collins explains. >> reporter: they found the baby jesus. >> praise god. that's wonderful. >> this is what christmas is about, baby jesus. >> reporter: it's not how the story is told in the bible, but baby jesus returned to the manger in the arms of this policeman. you have been on the job how long? >> 43 years. >> reporter: you have recovered a lot of stolen property? >> yes, i have. >> reporter: have you ever recovered anything like this? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: baby jesus stolen tuesday night. he weighed 80 pounds. he had been stolen before, some years ago, so they filled him with concrete to keep it from happening again. that proved to be something less than a wise idea. now they say little baby jesus weighs 60 pounds, he lost 20 pounds after he was taken from here. they found the little baby jesus. >> oh, thank you, lord. >> reporter: who stole baby jesus? police say it's a woman, a 25-year-old woman who works at this walmart in the same shopping center. she lives in spotsylvania county. she posted pictures on facebook. someone asked her is tha

have a purple donut. >> so good. >> reporter: i'm pat collins.aurel. >> i want the donut. >> we wonder how pat gets those people on the street to cooperate with him. and now we have to wonder how he persuaded his own son to be part of his report. >>> here as look at what we're working on next in sports. >> yes, ladies. you heard what the fans have to say. we'll tell you how the ravens players feel about the burgundy and gold faithful coming over to their side plus how the wizards plan to have wednesday's win lead to bigger and better things. >> also coming up a big surprise at a texas safari park. we'll hear from the woman >>> so you're serving purple donuts in the sports department? >> i'm going to get some. i was up in owings mills yesterday talking to the team. you know i'm a browns fan. i grew up in ohio. >> yes. >> so this is really difficult. this is kind of difficult for me. this is really kind of difficult for me to pick the ravens but i am picking the ravens to beat the patriots. >> oh, my. >> against all odds. that's my pick. i'm sticki

john collins how are you this morning? i'll tell you what, before we throw it to you, look at this, is that not beautiful? i want to comment on this. that is a gorgeous sky over the bay bridge. >> it is beautiful. the chesapeake bay is one of the most beautiful bodies of water on this planet. when you get a sunrise, it is going to be coming up soon and you are out here, ss it is outstanding, beautiful, with the bridge here. instead of looking at me, look at that. now you can see some beauty. >> all that beauty of the chesapeake bay and all those beautiful people doing the super plunges overnight tonight. it is going to be a huge event down at sandy point beach state park. here in baltimore, we have clouds overhead. north of us, the clouds up in pennsylvania are trying to produce a few snow flakes or a sprinkle, but the air is dry. those echos you see north of carroll county, harford county, it is up in the clouds. as we call it, it is not hitting the ground. we expect a dry day in our forecast. details coming up in a few m

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. >> we will check in with meteorologist john collins who joins us live from the insta- weather plus weather center. >> nothing showing up on the radar right now, but is a little bit of drizzle or missed out there this evening. temperatures are at or just below the temperatures of a freezing right now. it is not very evident right now in the radar to the south of us that as soon as the moisture comes our way, we could see some more significant freezing rain come in for a time. temperatures will warm above freezing, and it looks like we basically have some rain in the forecast. we will tell you more about the details in the full forecast in just a few minutes. >> you can always stay ahead of the winter weather using facebook by searching "maryland insta-weather updates." >> tonight's biggest story, the death of penn state coach joe paterno. >> he passed away this morning in state college, pennsylvania. we are live with more on his life and career. >> no code to identify more with the school then joe paterno did. his passing leaves a huge void in the community. he died today from compl

john collins has your insta-weather plus forecast next. stay with us. "11 news saturday morning" is just getting started. >> well, this morning, the weather is almost perfect. there are a few scattered clouds out there this morning. when i last came in, the sky over the city was clear. a big moon in the western sky. almost a full moon. it is beginning to set now. our radar shows a clean sweep. you can see a couple smudges on the radar. let me put the clouds in motion. there are a few clouds drifting overhead from time to time. it is a dry situation. it is very nice. it is the temperatures that are very nice. look at this. yesterday we were in the 60's. at b.w.i. now, it is 40, and at the inner harbor, it is 43. the typical high this time of year is 42. so yesterday 20 plus degrees above normal, and right now we're at normal high, roughly speaking. 62% the humidity. the southwest wind at 5 miles per hour. 63 was the high at the airport. 64 at the inner harbor. 41 is the normal. 27 and 34 were the lows yesterday. we're up around 40. so we're

david collins has more. >> an off-duty police officer casually driving by lombard court.aced door to door. he was told an elderly man lived at 703. horace and another man that did not want to be identified called 911 while at the same time courageously put their lives on the line to save another. >> when the door was open, you could see black smoke. at that time, the fire was consuming. it is too dangerous to go in at that time. it was so light, there was no visible sign of any kind of a light, so you knew not to go in there. by that time it was dropping from the ceiling, lowering, so oxygen could leave the house. >> firefighters found the severely burned body of an elderly man. authorities say he was deceased. according to public real estate records, the man was john youngblood believed to be in his 80's. neighbors describe him as a young guy. they say he was in the army until the 1950's. his wife died five years ago. neighbors didn't believe the couple had children. >> we will do our investigation in conjunction with the maryland state police to determine the origin and

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jon: a new motor city in the rockies, fort collins.st becoming a hub of automotive innovation and cleaner green technologies. alicia acuna live from denver for us. alicia? >> reporter: jon the work being done in fort collins is university research on green technologies but what i cans it so different is they have taken a bunch of private companies, all working together in the same building so this research doesn't sit on the shelf and put to practical use quite quickly. which means in two to four years we'll be driving with a larger variety of fuels. >> it will be those that will be natural gas. it will be electricity. it will be a variety of different fuels and solutions. >> reporter: many future transportation leaps won't just come from detroit but fort collins, colorado. it will feel the same but cost less? >> it will cost less and use a lot less fuel. >> reporter: ed's fuel developed an engine to capture the vehicle's own heat and rout it back into the car t was created right here at the for the collins energy super cluster, a buil

i'm pat collins, news 4, ft. washington. >> the suspect is in prison serving a 17-year sentence for her murder. >>> in frederick county, a man has been accused of leaving his young children in a car while he went shopping. it happened yesterday at the walmart store in frederick. police say he left his 5-month-old and a 4-year-old in the car for 20 minutes while he went shopping. it was 24 degrees outside at the time. he's been charged with child abuse. the kids were unharmed. they are now with their mother. >>> lots of students across the area went back to school today. for kids at three schools that means upgraded facilities. seven locks, garrett park and cannon road have had renovations. an entire second floor added to garrett park. they got a new gym, cafeteria, computer lab and library. they now have their own hallway and lockers. >> the little ones are excited about lockers for the first time. we had an assembly and they asked about the lockers. >> it's all new and all new supplies and everything's like, new

david collins, wbal-tv 11 news pierre >> and interesting debate. is that your own risk, not very comforting when you talk about something you will use on your hair. >> anyone getting a brazilian blowout should be warned about some dangerous chemicals. >> first, it may be bittersweet for cardinal o'brien. >> if you are still trying to figure out how to pay off those college loans, the government may have a deal for you. i am tim >> baltimore's cardinal designate edwin o'brien is making the rounds during catholic schools week. he was greeted by the student body at st. casimir in canton. he visited a number of classrooms and he says despite recent school closings and consolidations, he is confident about the future of archdiocese schools. >> i think we have turned a corner. in our consolidation last year, washington has done the same. i think we have built a pretty solid foundation. we are going to need a lot more support, though, not only from our people, but from the public. >> the cardinal designate has been charged visit since 2007. he will be amo

collins: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: mr. president, i would then ask unanimous consent that we proceed with amendments so that we do alternate from side to side since there are a number of amendments that have been filed, and i think that would be the fairest way to proceed to make them pending. the presiding officer: is there objection? hearing none, so ordered. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. toomey: i ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendments. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. toomey: i ask unanimous consent to call up amendment 1472, my amendment with senator mccaskill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from pennsylvania, mr. toomey, for himself and others, proposes amendment numbered 1472. mr. toomey: i ask unanimous consent we dispense with the reading. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. toomey: mr. president, i'd like to make some comments about this amendment, but i will do it at a later time

as david collins shows us, the city's shrinking population may have also been affecting the numbers. >> -- -- the easiest to be some of the meanest streets in baltimore, but not any longer. overall violent crime declined by 12% in 2011. non fatal shootings brought by 9%. an analysis of population trends in 11 baltimore neighborhoods may provide a clue to the reduction in crime. it by the 42% drop in population since 1990 -- it finds a 42% drop in population since 1990. >> i have just seen how hopkins has taken care of this property, and we have seen the crime rate drop. >> from patterson park on of, yes, crime is down, most definitely. the area is better because johns hopkins had a lot to do with it. >> according to law common- sense, fewer residents may have diminished crimes of opportunity. overall crime in baltimore city dropped by 6% in 2011. juvenile arrests and declined by 25%. property crimes increased just 4%. residents believe there is a correlation between reduce crime and development around hopkins. not necessarily increased police patrols or crime camera technology. some

unconscionab unconscionable. >> collins says the buildings should never have been a school. >> it's anustrial site. not a place to have kids going to school. >> new york city records show ps 51 did house a car garage and a lamp factory. tce, once used to degrease metal, could have been leftover waste. many schools around the country are built on old industrial sites according to lenny seegle, who digs up the past of toxic schools. >> we don't consider contamination before we decide where to put the school. and particularly in new york city, they have so many schools on leased properties, most of which are former industrial sites or at least many of which, i don't know the exact number, they had a policy of not looking for problems. >> segal believes that ground and water testing should be mandatory. he also says ps 51 was probably always problematic. just weeks before brandon and the other ps 51 kids started at their new school, parents were hit with more unsettling news. tests revealed slightly elevated levels of a common but toxic dry cleaning chemical, pce. >> what's going to happen

back to you. >> pat collins reporting. thank you, pat. >>> the thomas investigation is one of three major scandals being investigated by federal prosecutors. major gray's campaign for corruption. staffers are accused of giving cash and promising a government job to suleman brown. that initial investigation has now expanded to include tracking a large amounts of money that flowed into the gray campaign. >> d.c. council chairman kwame brown is under investigation over his 2008 campaign. the u.s. attorney's office is looking into how brown raised and spent $300,000 in campaign money. when he took office as chairman, he was in controversy after revealed the staff ordered a fully equipped suv for his leased car. he rejected it because the interior color was wrong. the city ordered a second suv lease. kwame brown gave up both vehicles after criticism. the government was stuck with thousands of dollars in lease costs. >>> stay with news 4 and www.nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage of the harry thomas case. tisha thompson w

jim, back to you. >> pat collins in ft.crat duchy tractenburg is not running for the district. she decided to run when she had a clean bill of health. i was treated for breast cancer earlier in 2011. while i undertook the campaign with a clean bill of health, things have deteriorated. i must focus on treatment and recovery with the love and support of my family. >>> some students across the area went back to school today. for kids in three month gulf of mexicory county schools, a new ar means new facilities. they have just been renovated and modernized. we spent the morning at garrett park and found a lot of excitement about the new building. >> reporter: take a look around. everything you see is new or upda updated. they added this entire second floor where i'm standing. every grade level now has its own hall. on a cold morning, garrett park elementary students shuffle into their new school and see almost nothing looks the same. >> it's awesome. >> reporter: they are excited about a new building and a new year. the moderni

we're live on collins avenue, miami beach, florida. just a day away from the florida prima primary. my how things have changed in the nine days since newt gingrich's overwhelming victory in south carolina. mitt romney's money and organization combined with a strong debate performance last week put him in the driver's seat. new polls show romney pulling away from speaker gingrich and the rest of the field. according to an nbc/maris poll released yesterday, romney leads newt by 15 points in miami, florida. romney's lead is deep and wide, a breakdown shows romney cleaning up in just about every subgroup of voters. he beat speaker gingrich by 21 points among women, 9 points among men, 6 points among christians and he's within the margin of error also among tea partiers. romney holds a commanding lead among hispanics, a large florida voting bloc. 72% of registered republicans in miami-dade county are hispanic. romney leads gingrich by 24 points vong those voters. between campaign spending and superpac, romney is outspending gingrich by a ratio of four to one. romney spent $15.7 million o

our live team coverage continues with pat collins. he's at the u.s. attorney's o office on 4th street northwest with more from there. pat? >> reporter: jim, let me start with housekeeping. you know the resignation letter handed down last night biharry thomas jr.? that wasn't voluntary. the prosecutor made him do it. harry thomas jr., they say he treated d.c. taxpayers like they were his own private piggy bank. some things harry thomas jr. bought with your money. a victory motorcycle, $23,745. an audi suv, $58,575. airline tickets, $19,000. there were clothes and restaurants. well, you get the idea. >> time and time again, mr. thomas used for his personal gain taxpayer funds that were intended to benefit his city's most important resource, its children. >> reporter: there was no holding back today. in strong words, members of the justice community denounced harry thomas jr. as a common crook who stole from the children of our city and betrayed the trust of the people who live here. >> the victim is the whole of the district of columbia, including its y

pat collins has more on the story. >> reporter: high tensions here at mcpherson square as some men off the street tried to take matters into their own hands. >> hey, what's going on here? >> it's called taking -- >> reporter: rick says he's a retired d.c. resident. he came into mcpherson square and using a pair of scissors, he tried to cut down what the protesters call their tent of dreams. >> the police and park services have been ineptd at doing anything about this. >> he's not a cop. mind your business. leave us alone. leave us alone. >> get your hand off me. >> there was some name calling on both sides. and some pushing. >> back up. >> reporter: and finally the cops came in and led mr. mangus away. unclear as to whether charges were filed against anyone here. should it stay oar should it go? if it goes, who should take it down? all day long this was the center of controversy, this large blue tarp draped over the statue of general james mcpherson. the park police says it defaces the statue, they want it down. and earlier another man acting on his own tried to rip it off. but he made

pat collins joins us live in prince georges county to tell us about this. pat?porter: there are a number of victims in this story. two families surrounded by satness and a 2-year-old boy left without parents. >> the victim's sister. >> unbelievable. >> the shooter's friend. >> i talked to him that morning, he seemed fine. >> nobody knows what drove adam to do what he did inside is this laurel apartment. no one knows why he killed the mother of his baby and then turned the gun on himself. the victim 19-year-old ayers was a nursing assistant, the gunman 21-year-old he was an employee at the goddard space center, he was a member of the national guard. they were high school sweethearts, together they had a little boy named dwayne. even though they broke up a year ago, they still remained friends. for police this was an open and shut case, for family members on both sides what happened last weekend will likely haunt them for a long time. what do you think caused this? >> no one knows. >> reporter: adam comes over and picks of ayers they're going to buy some things fo

now back to john collins. >> thank you. it is and ok morning this morning.ratures in the 30's to around 40 degrees. all eyes are on sunday. there is a big football game. we're all wearing purple and we're kind of concerned about the game and the weather. ava marie is out there with the cheerleaders. >> i am sure you are jealous. it is purple friday. we are kicking off early. we're starting the party already in getting excited for all of the events they have planned. >> we are going to 18 different locations in five different counties. we have bracelets and photos which are nice. >> some money things that people can do at the defense. i'm here with kelly. the whole team will be participating today. half the team arriving at 7:00 a.m. >> the other will start at 6:00. we have a fun-packed day today. >> there were already topping before 6:00 a.m.eg >> it will be exciting. >> and poe is here. we're starting at alonso's at 6:00 a.m. and the rest of the cheerleading team will be out. >> we're going to towson town center, m&t bank, verizon stores. check the website,

david collins post a preview of the agenda every morning on our website, wbaltv.com. click on session 2012. >> 36 degrees on tv hill. damage control time for carnival cruise lines. >> well fires in nevada -- wild fires. >> talk about a close shave. what turned this van into a convertible. >> we have details on this party after the break. >> we're not dealing with any de >> good morning. it will be called bank outside. 38 degrees right now at the inner harbor. we are kicking off the purple caravan, for stopped to celebrate purple friday. i have these two leaders here. you guys are stopping lots of places. >> you can catch the light up online at baltimoreravens.com. >> you can win some tickets to the game. >> we have four different spots. you can go to the giants or mothers on federal hill. >> go to the web site and follow them. i'll have you send us all with a cheer. >> here we go, ravens, here we go. here we go! yay! >> this party is getting started. you can join the party. lots of different locations today. stormkeeping our eye on a at down to the south. some interes