>>> doing time at corcoran state prison can be like living in a war zone.or most of corcoran's crime and violence are the powerful prison gangs that prey on each other and on the weak. their booming drug business not only pervades every facility at corcoran, it extends far beyond the prison walls into the outside world. lieutenant terry norton knows that being locked up does not stop inmates from conducting business as usual. >> the gangs inside the prison control drug trafficking, extortion, any kind of crime you can think of that happens in the streets, happens within with the prison system. they have their politics, they have their pecking older, their soldier that has to eliminate the guy they want off the yard. they all have their little jobs that they have to do. >> gang members communicate with each other both in and out of prison, by microwriting on scraps of paper. >> even though the individual is locked up, they have a lot of access to individuals on the street. they have visitors that see them on a regular basis. they have the mail. they're able

its feet. >> when i got here in 1996, corcoran frankly was under an intensive media barrage. that had on the staff here, it was tremendous. you cannot maintain a prison like this well if your staff morale is poor. so the first part of it was getting the staff morale up. the next thing that we focused on was the issue of violence. >> you might have to fight. >> in a prison like this one, because of the types of inmates that we have, violence is a real thing. >> you might have to kill, you might have to stab. >> the inmates generate violence among themselves. >> one of the places where inmates have always posed a threat to one another is corcoran's main yard. while it may look like an open community space, to the educated eye it is a complicated network of neighborhoods ruled by several prison gangs. >> without order, we have anarchy. when we have anarchy, people die here. so we have to have lines where the races are divided. and we do this to protect ourselves. >> on the south side of it you have your southern mexicans and your whites. they play there. on the north side of it,

i mention william corcoran. william corcoran was a famous socialite, banker, someone who contributed to washington. i'm sure you're all familiar with the corcoran gallery. he was one of the most committed to a cross-sectional washington community. in part because he knew his livelihood depended on it. as long as he was able to help keep the country together he could make some money, how his -- have his friends, be on good terms with people from both sides of the country. so he tried to facilitate a cross-sectional interaction, which is why he always invited people from both sections of the country to his house. you never passed up a dinner at corcoran's. it was a wonderful place to eat and he always had the best food. for the people who lived in boarding houses in particular, you had some pretty nasty males on a day-to-day basis, so you never passed at a dinner at corcoran. a lot of this is about getting involved as possible in the washington community which , allowed you to stay longer allowed you to have more

the corcoran closed in 2014 after years of financial and mismanagement trouble. an alert for drivers using i-66 tonight. a westbound lane will close at westmoreland street from 10:00 tonight until 5:00 tomorrow morning. the work resumes friday night into saturday morning. vdot plans to lift and move steel beams for a bridge widening. still ahead at 6:00, a shakeup in president obama's administration. when the f.d.a. commissioner plans to step down. and get ready for a bitter cold night. doug will show us how far the temperatures will drop. >> there's breaking news tonight about tiger woods. and how did the terrapins celebrate their win over penn state last night? by lighting candles for mark >> a virginia home owner is suing the town of vienna after a water main break flooded her basement causing $30,000 in damage. "7 on your side" investigator chris pabst first brought you this story last week. chris is live in vienna with the update. chris? >> well when you hear the term "act of god," what do you normally think about? a tornado, earthquake? possibly something g

"lockup" crews have also been frequent guests at california state prison corcoran. >> you might haveo fight. you might have to kill. you might have to stab. you never know. it depends on the situation. >> a lot of times it's just fistfights out here. but i would say maybe every other month we get a righteous stabbing. when they do stab each other, they go for the kill. they don't just stab each other to play around. >> every morning you wake up you dealing with a thousand different attitudes. you never know what could happen on that certain day. all you can do is think the worst and hope for the best. >> we met two inmates on the yard at corcoran who are much more pro-active when it comes to surviving life in this powder keg. they gave our crew a tutorial on how they do it. >> some of the rules that you want to live by behind these walls is you want to give everybody the same respect that you expect to receive from them. >> without order we have anarchy. when we have anarchy, people die here. >> robert morales is serving 35 years to life for burglary under california's three strikes

diane corcoran is a retired colonel in the u.s. army and president of the international association for near-death studies. >> we're all going to die, and wouldn't it be nice to know what happens on the other side? >> reporter: corcoran says near-death experiences or ndes typically occur during times of crisis including near-drownings surgery or severe illness, but no matter the circumstances, some of the same elements are usually present. things like having a sense of being lifted out of your body feeling at peace and seeing deceased relatives. >> we know that all people have them all ages all genders, about half and half all religions, even those religions that don't believe in an after life. >> reporter: corcoran works with researchers like robert mays who collect people's near-death experiences to analyze them. he believes that ndes occur when a person's consciousness or awareness separates from their physical body. >> the experience is so intense, so hyperreal that we speculate that that is because when you're in your body the

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. >> during one of our shoots at california state prison corcoran our crew barely got a glimpse of manson before he covered up his window. a recent mug shot shows how much he has aged since first coming to prison in 1971. but his artwork provides a unique insight into his life behind bars. >> here's a scorpion that he's made. basically just taking thread from various types of items, socks and t-shirts and towels and he creates it and uses a marker to color it. this is probably one of the items that he makes the most of, would be scorpions and spiders. this is, i would assume, something like a harp and he's made it out of toilet paper, and newspaper. this looks like some dental floss, a small stick and probably for the coloring he used kool-aid to get the coloring for it. >> why do you guys have this stuff? >> he's not allowed to have it. he occasionally -- when we go through and do a cell search, and just confiscate all items. he doesn't have a hobby card. other inmates try to sneak it out and put it on ebay and sell it and whatnot so we go in and confiscate it and dispose of it. >> how d

corcoran closed last year fp. it has an estimate $2 billion worth of art.ational gallery is just -- >> gorgeous. it's an experience. >>> well, we want to get to know you and have you get to know us. >> ♪ getting for know you ♪ >> going to sing? i'll join in. >> every week -- every day next week 10:00 a.m. you can chat on facebook with a member of the "news 4 today" team. it all starts with angie goff on monday. tom on tuesday aaron wednesday, i'm doing the chat on thursday and melissa will round us out on friday. so each day next week, 10:00, cha with chat with us, we'll be there hanging out. >> don't worry, we'll remind you about this next week, too p. and we'll talk about whatever you want to talk about. wide open. >> your singing capabilities. >> my old theater days is up for -- no it's not. >>> now we have to focus on the weather. it is so cold out there. you're right, it's bringing tears to my eyes. >> it makes my eyes water, too. and my furnace was on the fritz last might. i night. i woke up my house 56 degrees. >> you should talk to the land lord. >>

diane corcoran is a retired colonel in the u.s. army and president of the international association for near-death studies. >> we're all going to die, and wouldn't it be nice to know what happens on the other side? >> reporter: corcoran says near-death experiences or ndes typically occur during times of crisis including near-drownings, surgery or severe illness, but no matter the circumstances, some of the same elements are usually present. things like having a sense of being lifted out of your body, feeling at peace and seeing deceased relatives. >> we know that all people h about half and half, all religions, even those religions that don't believe in an after life. >> reporter: corcoran works with researchers like robert mays who collect people's near-death experiences to analyze them. he believes that ndes occur when a person's consciousness or awareness separates from their physical body. >> the experience is so intense, so hyperreal that we speculate that that is because when you're in your body, the physical body and the bra

the corcoran was once one of the nation's oldest privately owned museums.s. >>> a national daycare chain is changing its policy on vaccines after a cluster of measles cases. kindercare learning center now has all staff working with children under 15 months to be vaccinated. five infants were diagnosed with the disease at a suburban chicago location this week. the babies are too young for the vaccine. kindercare is now also limiting access to the infant room to immunized staff and parents dropping off or picking up their children. >>> with this measles outbreak more parents are taking a closer look at immunization requirements for school. here's how our area stands. maryland virginia and the district all allow families to opt out of vaks for religious reasons. but you can't just have a philosophical objection to vaccines. west virginia and mississippi are the only two states that don't allow any exemptions. >>> there is a new warning about scammers tonight for customers of anthem insurance. the health insurance company is warning customers to be aware of a f

the gallery is acquiring a trove of art from the corcoran gallery. more than 6400 works of american and european art to be exact. it will go on display at the national gallery starting today. the corcoran closed last year it has an estimated $2 billion worth of art. >>> in an effort to find a cure for dementia a new study found that some elderly people have distinctly different looking brains than those of people without dementia. northwestern university researchers discovered three common components for these sharp thinkers 80 years old and up or so-called super aenlgers. they are thicker region of the core text significantly fewer brain tangle markers, and very large supply of a specific neuron linked to higher social intelligence. >> interesting. >>> so you have noticed that i'm wearing red, aaron is wearing red, melissa, tom, a mealmelia. it's national wear red day to raise awareness for heart disease. >> there is an effort this day every year to get people to talk more about heart health and to make sure you're paying attention to your heart and

the corcoran closed last year. it has an estimated $2 billion worth of art.casino revenue in maryland is down for the second straight month. raising question as the market has been pushed beyond its lirmts. state's largest casino reported revenue of just over $49 million last month, down 8% from january of 2014. a new casino mgm is scheduled to open in 2016 at national harbor. it's not known whether this will pull customers away from the existing casinos. >>> if your son or daughter is apply to go virginia tech they're not alone. the university says applications for admission have increased more than 7% this year. the admissions office says it has received more than 22,000 freshman applications. school officials say that they have also received more than 9,000 34riksapplications for the college of engineering. there are just over 1600 available spots in that school. wow. >>> a new wegmans supermarket is coming to the ft. belvoir area. that will happen on june 14th at 7:00 a.m. they will open. the help wanted sign is out there. the store is looking to fill abo

the national gallery is expecting to acquire even more corcoran art in a future transfer.or says this is going to quote, redefine the national gallery's american collection. >>> the help wanted sign is out at a new supermarket coming to the ft. belvoir area of fairfax county and tonight we know the opening date for wegmans. sunday june 14th at 7:00 a.m. mark your calendars. that new store is located at the hilltop village center at telegraph and beulah streets. it will be the company's seventh store in virginia and there are 300 part-time jobs that are available. >>> and electric fight is brewing. what a powerhouse merger could mean for your utility bill and how exelon and pepco are responding. >>> seeing red. a congressman responding to criticism tonight for his elaborate "downton abbey" decorations in his government office. >>> a i love how you guys did another wegmans story not opening in my area. anytime soon right? tomorrow another cold day. technology has improved our lives, in small ways. in big ways. but what about this? couldn't this be better too? at rsked oursel

charles mansion is now 80 years old and serving a life sentence at corcoran state prison. >>> tonight the measles outbreak is growing. the centers for disease control today added 19 new cases to the list. that makes a total of 121 cases nationwide. the cdc says all but 18 are tied to the outbreak that started at disneyland back in december. >>> president obama may send weapons to the ukrainian military to defend itself against russian backed rebels. angela merkel met with president obama at the white house today to discuss that crisis. had president says russia has sent more tanks and artillery to eastern ukraine. ukrainian separatists have seized more territory, destroyed villages, and driven thousands from their homes. >> i don't see a military solution to this conflict, but we have to put all our efforts in bringing about a diplomatic solution. >> i've asked my team to look at all options. >> a team meeting for russia and ukraine is set for wednesday. the u.s. and europe already hit russia with tough sanctions. >>> putting democracy in the hands of 16-year-olds. the bay area city's

never seen a more bizarre display of this gut-churning activity than at california state prison-corcoran. it happened during a routine shoot at the prison hospital. >> we were there for like about ten minutes, did a couple interviews with a couple doctors and initially it seemed like it was going to be kind of mundane and going through the process. so we decided to leave. we were all packed up, ready to go back into the other section of the prison when all hell broke loose. >> we have four inmates in four different cells that are holding food trays, some of them have started flooding the tier, which means they're causing the toilets to back up and causing water to come out onto the floor. i'm going to first go out and try to talk to the inmates and try to get them into complying with staff instructions. if the inmates fail to comply with staff instructions we'll probably have to extract them. >> one by one, the cells just started popping off. you know. one guy just started throwing feces, the other guy was covering up his cell. and i was like, wow, this isn't boring. this is pretty inten

. >>> also today a former police officer kevin corcoran facing two years in prison for sentencing in obstruction of justice. he handcuffed an iraqi war veteran and drove him around in his cruiser for 16 minutes all because the veteran questioned him about making a u-turn in his police cruiser. >>> new video this morning shows a burglar in action at a home in camden. and just watch this video closely. look in the center of the screen. that is a 55-inch flatscreen tv. we just saw the surveillance video from january 27th showing the suspect riding a mountain bike down church street at 3:30 in the morning. he goes around to the back of the house and then comes out about an hour later carrying the huge tv. >>> police are looking for a serial burglar in bucks and montgomery county. here's what we know about that. the burglar hit 20 homes in hilltown new britton and another area. he cruised a crowbar to get into the homes during the daytime. investigators got a break in the case last week with a woman seeing a man driving a cream-colored honda. the man asked for directions and then took off

. >> at california state prison corcoran, we met one young inmate was ordered to attack an older, weaker gang member simply to thin out the herd. he asked that we not use his name. >> i accepted that because that's the way it is. you know i didn't question it. some things i was against but i just dealt with it and accepted it because that's the law of the land in here. >> he explained that the hit was ordered because the older victim was unable to keep up with the gang's military style exercise program. >> he couldn't keep up with the exercise. you know, that was the reason. this is how stupid this is. you know, the dumb reasons they have in here. when i did speak up for him, it was placed on me. well, since you're speaking up with him, you'll deal with it. i dealt with it because that's what it was about. >> the older inmate survived the stabbing and his assailant quit the gang. >> finally i made my stance and went against them. now i'm a christian and i go for that. i wrote him a letter and i apologized that i was sorry i had to do that i was so weak. and i didn't protect him. i should

. >> in the exercise yard at california state prison corcoran, we met an inmate whose art is inspiredl me your name. >> kevin moore, m-double o-r-e. >> what were you convicted of? >> doing a parole violation for sales of marijuana. >> the yard is an interesting place because you never know who you're going to run into. you never know who you're going to talk to. you never know what personality or who they are. i kind of just started looking around and trying to find interesting looking faces. so i happened upon kevin moore. he started telling me that he's a rap artist. he's a ghost yeutter. >> i got a record deal waiting on me at death row records for anybody, anybody wrap fans that's listening my aka is sassooon and i've got a demo coming out in a few months. >> when you start talking to inmates, you're not really sure what to believe. they start telling you these stories and you're kind of like saying all right. >> i've been a ghost writer in the wrap industry for about 13 years. a lot of stuff that i've written from behind these walls i've sold to other artists that have been out t

when corcoran -- he's the man who built and donated the land for the cemetery and georgetown -- he went to paris and waited out the war. he thought it would be more congenial to him. his daughter was married to an eight who was the confederate representative to paris. there was a lot of concern about attitudes compresses session, secession, a lot of traders talk, so congress undertook an investigation and early 1861 and hurt a lot of witnesses and satisfy themselves that while there was a lot of hotheads sing with her going to do when the confederacy to the washington, that in fact there was not ever a major threat to the city. the war was -- well, it was the making and unmaking of washington. i've get to the unmaking part first. would you hit the first -- ok. go to the next one in just a minute, right, go back. i would just explain this. this is the washington, d c end of long bridge at that time. that is 14th street bridge. the . next slide. look what's behind them. who knows what that stump is? washington monument. construction had just stopped and it was not completed until 1864. th

senator john corcoran said he will as well.nteresting as each of these senators would like that to be, i think it is fair to say that nobody much cares they have announced their opposition, loretta lynch has enough support from enough republican senators not running for president or who are not from texas that she will sail through her confirmation vote when and if the senate decides to hold that vote. she will be replacing one of the largest serving attorney's general in the united states. only three former attorneys general have served longer in that job than he has. today the former u.s. attorney general that served in the job for the shortest time ever, the man that served in the george bush administration for one day, that guy is in the news today in a sort of awesome way. that will come up tonight at the end of the show. >>> you get a box like this one >>> you get a box like this one from the government. normally it doesn't have an adorable cat like this one, it looks more like this. every expectant mother is eligible. in

. >>> okay barbara corcoran invested this pipcorn. it doesn't get stuck in her teeth.oves this. three different times of pipcorn. you get truffle sea salt kettle corn two bags of each. six bags total. normally $39, slashed in half $19.50. >> all right. i can't stop smiling about the tooth. >> i know. >> what do we have here? >> damon invested in this company. because he says he carries them with him all the time. it's a party. it's an instant party wherever you go. there you go. >> i feel like captain and tennille. >> beyonce wore these in a video. miley cyrus, huge celebrity following. big assortment so there's so many fun styles. hardly you know necessary for the sun but it's just a fun thing. damon gave this company $300,000 investment. >> rrr. >> normally $13. these are slashed in half $6.50. and last but not least another company that barbara corcoran just recently invested in started by two moms who she said had more enthusiasm than anyone she's ever met. five sets of cookies. big assortment. all you do is add egg and butter. you get that home baked cookies but i

manson of course is serveing a live sentence at a california state prison in corcoran for mastermindingmurders. he has been denied parole 12 times and is not eligible again until 2027. >>> six passengers force united airlines flight to return to chicago o'hare international airport. the six passengers reportedly became sick because of a pressurization issue with nausea and ear pain. emergency responders met the plane at gate and we're told those passengers were treated on the plane and of one else is doing okay. >>> it's long been said that plants respond to a affection from their growers. to some that means talking to your garden but bun denver based marijuana grower is now using music to get the most out of this plants. fox's boris sanchez has the story. ♪ >> hello again girls. >> reporter: among the necessary components needed for all plants to 35 -- >> plants have very basic needs. they want light they want water water. >> reporter: expert marijuana grower adds one more fundamental hmm g that's what they need. you know, what do they want? they want live. >> reporter: love in the for

. >>> finally, 6,000 pieces of atwork are heading over to the national gallery from the corcoran collection closed its doors in 2014 after significant financial trouble. according to the national gallery, the collection that will be on display now been a quote transformative infusion of art. we're told that it's going to feature art from both europe and the u.s.. >> that will be good. such a beautiful building. you know glad there's something that's going to be there. >> indeed. >> thank you nick. >>> 6:18. it's cold outside. but things are going to change a golfable weekend. >> yeah in fact even though you might get out this afternoon for the hearty ones because the winds aren't so bad. they are really really light. >> go from teens the 50s in -- to 50s? yeah -- >> today upper 30s and low 40eds. -- 40s. but that's still going to be better than the morning when you are in the single digit. we're starting out with sunshine well dark first and then sunshine with some clouds here and there this afternoon. upper 30s and low 40s. southwest west southwest winds at about 10 miles an hour. so that'

barbara corcoran. >> they both look at a house and try to redo it and there's blood on the floor in the who we have -- oh my gosh! >> hello. thank you so much. >> oh and one for me. >> eugene has a new show. it's on pop. but the name of it we're not allowed to say. i'm going to say this "up [ bleep ] creek." >> the thing in the middle that's what it is. >> don't you find in comedy, if you -- >> we've been saying [ expletive ]. >> oh, that's good. >> that was ralph lauren's first originally last name. >> yes. >> one of our favorite comedic actors in the world. i was talking to my son yesterday and we were talking literally about all the movies you did with chris guest. and i said, i want to see that crew back together again. and now we get half of it. you and katherine. >> and katherine plays my wife in the show. >> and your son's in it as well? >> and my son daniel. we created the show and we're producing it. >> give us a little synopsis please. >> the show is -- despite the title, but it's really -- >> i think it's hysterical. >> it's a legitimate sir name. surname surname. there's a p

most dense expensive sale ever for a single-family home, that is the entire brownstone listed by corcoran has eight apartments in it. does someone go in and spend the 40 million and make it one gigantic mansion or do you keep it as is? which is one large apartment within it. there are families that are together. tom: okay so you could figure out if you could afford it or rent it out. there is some risk and reward for you. we have "risk & reward" coming up. deirdre: millions of names social security numbers and birth dates or stolen. and chairman tom wheeler calling the proposal to think of the internet as a utility, the strongest internet protection ever seen. and sarah jessica parker, reese witherspoon, they are all scammers. the founder of a popular new intersite joining us later. and sony's amy pascal stepping down. after dealing with hacked e-mails and new scri

robin and george you remember barbara corcoran certainly remembers. >> i do. >> so i want to know are i mean i'm a little worried because kyn's reaction she was crying crying when she found out it was me. >> you're a strategist. if you were investing in one of your competitors, who would your money be on as the toughest competition? >> well you know as a dancer it's really about me and not the other person. you have to compete against yourself so we're not worried about the other people but we just want to do the best we can. >> hello, my friend. suzanne somers in the house, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] >> and i know you to be a big fan of "dancing with the stars." >> yes. >> in all the years that you've been a fan and that you've watched. who do you think has really done it right and who will you emulate? >> the winner. >> there you go. >> whoever goes to the end. >> this is my opportunity to see if all those hormones and vitamins i've been taking all these years will really pay off. we'll see. >> the thighmaster didn't hurt matters. >> i have a great partner so -- >> who? >> o

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the next steps have already begun senators mccain and corcoran talk to the caucus about the issue. and hearings are starting. there is a hearing in the house today. in fact, the house for a fair committee is having a hearing to talk about the threat is by isis. the foreign relations committee is promising hearings very soon. of course, congress is having a recess next week, so after their break they will adapt. and they will be having hearings on most right away in both houses. there has already been a steady series of consultations, and ensure the administration will have officials here regularly. and then after that, it is accepted to go through committee , and in house it's the foreign affairs committee, and in the senate from foreign relations committee. they will discuss it and run up their own versions of the bill. and then eventually, something would go to the florida house and something to the floor of the senate. -- to the floor of the house and something to the floor of the senate will stop -- of the senate. i'm not sure who will have the better debate, but i'm sure there

. >>> also today, former philadelphia police officer kevin corcoran faces two years in prison when he'seteran and drove him around for 60 minutes because the veteran questioned him about making a u-turn. see you in a half hour. >>> it's 8:00 and coming up going red. the women of "today" team up to raise awareness for heart disease as they reveal their cholesterol test results live. ahead of the curve. a plus sized swimsuit model and why she prefers to be called curvy. 50 shades mania. >> you are here because i am capable. >> the stars make their way from our exclusive fan screening to studio 1a and they brought along one more sneak peek on this friday february 6th 2015. >> good morning. >> my 18th birthday. >> my 16th birthday. >> it's our birthday. >> people in illinois love it. >> matt lauer, my wife wants a hug. >> we are back at 8:00 on a friday morning. it's the 6th day of february 2015. by the way, that makes it also american heart association's national wear red day. i got my red pin on under this. >> i got red on. >> all taking part. a lot of people here. going to get the word o