susie, they include a top hedge fund co-founder, financial analysts and a former dell employee. >> susie: tom, federal prosecutors called it "operation hedge fund." today's charges are part of an aggressive campaign by the u.s. attorney's office in manhattan to crack down on insider trading. these are the most prominent arrests since the conviction last year of hedge fund heavyweight raj rajaratnam. he's now in prison serving an 11-year sentence. >> tom: what's interesting about this case is nearly all of the money was allegedly made off a single trade in dell stock. erika miller has details of the case and those accused. >> reporter: preet bharara is one of the nation's top federal prosecutors. the way he sees it, insider trading is rampant and routine on wall street. he called today's arrests a stunning portrait of organized corruption among a group of friends. >> the charges unsealed today describe a tight-knit circle of greed on the part of professionals willing to traffic in confidential business information, all to obtain an illegal inside edge over ordinary law-abiding investors.

sharing confidential information about the dell computer company. a decaying residential building has collapsed in a densely packed neighborhood and the cuban capital city. killing three people and injuring six. the central of on that building was home to several families. rescuers are continue to serve to the rubble -- searched through the rubble. mr. obama said the deadline set by republicans did not give the government and of time to check the safety of the project known as the keys to x onl pipeline. -- the keystone xl pipeline. >> those who want this pipeline built state it would create thousands of jobs. they also argued it would help the u.s. to look after its own energy needs. those against worry about the impact on the environment, but that is not the reason the government has said no. it claims the hands were tied,

the dells go up by 21. and finding waldo isn't a problem. dells beat byu 80-66 for their 11th straight win. >>> usf taking on san diego. second half, angelo polaris, touchdown, they win 84-70 to get back to .500. >>> stanford hosting cal and the bears ended on a 9-4 run to force overtime but they had no answer for ogulahe, final seconds, a shot from the corner, hits the side of the backboard, and the cardinals hang on to beat the bears, 74-71. stanford has won 66 straight conference games. >>> the folks are getting their money's worth on the $1.5 million appearance fee they paid tiger woods. he continues his move up the leader board and for the second time in three days he played a bogey-free round. laynce looking good. lands a few feet from the hole setting up an easy birdie. much better with the putter last two days. tiger shoots a 66 and is tied for the lead at 11 under. >>> pga tour, stanley is at 18 under. ties tiger woods with the lowest score at san diego course. stanley takes a five-shot lead in the final round. >>> doing a dance bef

they're reinventing themselves, and the way dell has done. intel constantly goes through points of inflection, recent venning themselves and saw good news today on intel where they know they have lost out on handsets. they're not whining about handsets not using their chips. they moved to the ultrabox. they're constantly moving and staying ahead of where technology is evolving. >> susie: i'm sorry to interrupt again but we have less than a minute. but i want to ask you this. kodak is saying it plans to continue operating while it goes through this restructuring process. you're talking about reinventing yourself. do you think kodak will be able to reinvent itselfo is this truly the end for this iconic company? >> i'm worried about this being a likely wind-down. xerox was pearlly close to the end, but anne mull kayy was able to reinvent them, not by seeling off their core technology but not taking a nickel, a dime out of research and development. here, kodak is selling off a lot of their great intellectual property and hoping this new graphic b

going to do everything all the time, everywhere, with and for nato, but also it's going to have some dell tairious impacts, is the u.s. going to be with us, the central and eastern europeans who are worried about a resurgent russia, will the u.s. be there for us, is the transatlantic link still very sound. these are some very important questions, healthy to debate them, but i think the u.s. needs to be very clear about what its strategic intent is and how it's going to underright write that in time. >> officials have repeatedly stressed that the article 5 commitment where any attack on europe would bring -- an attack on any member would bring the alliance to the defense of that member. should there be a specific number around which america's commitment to europe is built? does the troop number -- you know, can it go down to 40,000, does it matter more in the capabilities that are in that number, that's the first question. the second question is what can washington do to reassure some allies that are concerned? >> good question. i'm a capabilities, not numbers guy. i think it's much more i

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. >> a year ago, the vice president was highlighting ener dell as the obama administration goal to putillion advanced technology vehicles on road by 2015. mr. biden confused the name with another ill-fated energy company. >> we believe americans are ready to embrace that transition. you folks, you folks standing right here on this floor, enron 1, are on the ground floor of that transformation. >> ener 1 bankruptcy comes after the failure of two other government backed renewable companies. solar panel maker solyndra received $535 million in loan guarantees and filed chapter 11 in september. energy storage company beacon power received $43 million loan and sought bankruptcy protection in october. all with taxpayer support. the president explanation in his "state of the union" address was these companies aren't always successful. >> some technologys don't pan out. some companies fail. >> even today at the university of michigan, mr. obama made his pitch for alternative energy. >> i don't want to see the wind or the solar or the battery industry to china or germany because we were too timi

the scheme allegedly involved more than $60 million in illegal profits on just one stock, dell computer. the crackdown on insider trading is known as operation perfect hedge. among those charged are anthony chiasson, who is the co-founder of level global and john horwath. u.s. law enforcement officials say the case is similar in scale to that of wrath -- raj rajaratnam. we have a current partner of a law firm in washington. he says this is just the beginning of a broader investigation into hedge fund practices. >> many would have thought the raj rajaratnam conviction, not only was that the tip of the iceberg, that was planting the flag at the top of the mountain. but this broad investigation has been going on for five years now. what we're seeing here is the results of at least two of the dell insiders who already have pled guilty. the results of their information becoming known to the government and in turn resulting in prosecutions. bottom line, it means that this broad, wide-ranging investigation into the hedge fund industry is continuing and we're going to see more cases. >> you'll

we had dell will then lateral to kansas city's derek johns son. here's the interception, run it go back. time running down. five minutes left fourth quarter. he is going to lateral it. afc takes this one 5-41. the highest scoring pro bowl ever. look ago the that. nobody really wanted to tackle ethe girls on the hardwood aamanda reis, the lady highway as. doing well. sug rogers with the jumper. tia mcgee led with 21 points. here's two of them to cap off a 15-4 run to put the game away. >>> uva ladies, taking on florida state. moore with three of her game high 15. virginia wins this win 62-52. a quick look at sports this morning. have a great monday, everybody. >>> thank you, and governor martin o'malley renews his push to legalize same sex marriages in maryland. >> we are back in three minutes with your weather first. keep it here. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progressive customers. i plugged in snapshot, and 30 days later, i was saving big on car insurance. i was worried it would

. >>> we're going to have tom dell bark here. protesters vow to return to oakland, following a violent day and night that ended in a lot of arrests. >> three officers were injured in the clashes. protesters also ended up with cuts and bruises. news trucks and crews were also -- by evening, demonstrators left for a second protest. they say an attempt to take over the convention center could be used as a business of operations. -- base of operations. instead they moved to an apartment complex. they were fenced in at a large vacant lot. the group break the fence and headed for the street. moving at will through the city with police behind them, they made their way to 29th and broadway and made their way inside the ymca. they round up those inside and outside and made arrests. >> we have about 100 people that are being detained and possibly going to be arrested. >> meanwhile, back at city hall, other demonstrators made their way into city hall and trashed things as they went. the american flag was burned at the door. officers arrived

linda dell. >> thank you. 4:37 and 27 degrees. >> coming up, an update on the cruise ship disaster in italy. >> we will have more on a huge snowstorm. it walloped parts of the pacific northwest. >> another check local t [ male announcer ] when you're a coach in the nfl... ♪ ♪ ...there are no sick days. ♪ ♪ vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ indistinct talking on tv ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching fever, best sleep p u ever got with a cold...medicine. ♪ ♪ >> big problems for the pacific northwest. the national weather service warned that flooding is possible tomorrow. yet today's storm caused hundreds of accidents and closed at many schools. let's take a look at traffic and weather every 10 minutes. >> we made it through the weather yesterday. what do we have in store for today? >> very cold this morning. you will need a few more later as compared to yesterday. we could be looking at a brief snow shower. not a big deal. maybe a dusting or a light coating. 18 in winchester. 24 in che

and dell and communications company are leasing space in nearby santa clairea. they'll move its u.s. headquarters to san jose. and there is a number of companies made a best place to work sur vai. google rated best place to work. other companies on the top list sunnyvale based net app ranks sixth. and mountain view's intuit ranks 19th. we have a list on our web site. >> republican lawmaker urging colleagues to override governor brown's decision allowing local governments to take over operations of state parks set to close because of cuts. >> this is a common sense bill. the governor vetoed it. thought it was proper to bring up the conversation is it time to override silly governor vetoes? >> abc 7 news called and said what is kill sil gee what is called empty post you'ring by republicans. and this also says the governor did sign a bill allowing community groups to use private donation autos u.s. soldier accused of leaking a stockpile of documents to the anti-secrecy web site wiki leaks will likely be ordered to stand trial. the first recommendation came in a hea

in the neighbors town of rio dell, boarded up shops look better and they are back open for business.scosha in particular are no strangers to natural catastrophes. there have been many significant earthquakes in the region and in 1964 a flood wiped out several homes and at the mill destroyed more than 20 million feet of lumber. the latest set back is worse. the company that actually owns scosha is still shut down. but the feeling still seems to be we'll get over it. we'll survive. >> that's it for this week's second look. i'm julie haener, thank you for watching. wait, what? and only 3 likes? honey, it's embarrassing. carol's son got over 12 million views on that dancing squirrel video. don't you want that? i...i suppose. now go make your dad and me proud. try something funny. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. get high speed internet for $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one year term. at&t.

mary's beat dell and new 71-64 to remain undefeated in the west coast conference. they have now won 20 games in five straight seasons. >>> games are not going as well for santa clara. the broncos taking on usf without kevin foster who got the tty over the weekend. terrence bothwell was one of four dogs and double-figure's. usf shoots 50% from the field and beat santa clara 90-77. the broncos have lost eight straight for the first time in 40 years. tiger woods is apparently at big deal in abu dhabi playing in his first tournament of 2012. he shoots bogey free round of 70 leaving him with peter is peter is right not going. roger better to process and set and it was all rapping. he advances to the final where he will take on either show back no coverage for andy murray. and for rehab advances to the finals after beating patrick. she will face the 13th -ranked player in the finals. and what i come back, she was once ranked 126 after the shoulder injury in 2009 so it's great to see her comeback. >> so tiger got some cash in abu dhabi. >> of little bit, i'm sure his room

> which are a few including fog, two -- >>> there are a few including fog, two accidents, ann arun dell and 198, east end of the belt way, fog warnings in effect east side of the key bridge fog warnings in effect on the bay bridge, route 50. there is a look at your speeds on the belt way everything still above the posted speed limit no issues there, there is a live lookout side at 95 just north of mountain road, the roads are a little wet traffic is moving just fine there is a look at the west side u.s. 40 you can see fog and rain there. wjz 13 is on, log on to wjz.com back over to you. >> here is what people will be talking about today the woman convicted of murdering a johns hopkins business school student at lululemon clothing store in bethesda will learn her punishment later today. good morning andy yeah. >> reporter: good morning don good morning everyone. brittany norwood's family made a last minute plea for mercy claiming she deserves a second chance. wjz obtained that he patience gnat letters written by family and family of brittany norwood the 29-year-old was convicted in march

. >>> roger do dell had his -- goddel had his contract extended today. a very strong personality, and more to the point, has tv deals in the billions. his contract extended through 2017. >>> and you want to see a new coach? it's chuck pagano. probably haven't heard of him either. if you didn't know who allen was, you sure didn't know who chuck pagano was. the baltimore ravens defensive coordinator, now the boss in indianap lis -- indianapolis. >>> joe paterno was laid to rest today in a private ceremony. prior to that ceremony, tens of thousands of mourners turned out en mass to honor the head coach. he was there for 61 years in all before being fired in november for not doing more for doing to stop the alleged sex offender, jerry sandusky. >>> 38 years of age, can't catch on with an nfl team, he earned roughly $80 million during his nfl career. and he says he is flat broke. he has four children with four different women that he cannot support. he does not have any friends . he says all his friends including his agent have betrayed him. and he's -- he's

. >> i don't thinkified dell is going to meet his maker.e's going to another place. >> jon: i guess that would be middle earth. [ laughter ] doesn't seem to be any better. if castro gets his hands on -- way to one up romney though. point gingrich. watch romney reveal a plan to solve the foreign policy crisis. >> how do you end a war in afghanistan without talking to the taliban? >> by beating them. [ laughter ] >> jon: by beating them in afghanistan. right. right now alexander the grait going oh, beating them! what was i thinking? what was i thinking with the freezing to death and the -- [ laughter ] all i needed to do was beat the people in afghanistan. [ laughter ] the important thing about last night was it showed us a new side to mitt romney. gingrich gained momentum by being a bomb thrower. romney liked it. >> the speaker was given an opportunity to be the leader of party in 1994. he resigned in disgrace. his approval rating was done to 18%. we suffered historic losses after his four years in office. freddie mac was paying $1600,000 at

president yee: thank you for your report, student dell gas. again, if anybody is interested in being in their positions next year, please apply. this is really a great opportunity for the high school students to be at this meeting and participate at this level. i think. are you excited? >> yes. it's a good thing to do. president yee: ok, parent advisory council report. representatives? >> good afternoon, everybody. congratulations, norman, president norman yee and rachel norton. i just want to say, i don't know you that well but i preebt the way that you handled the meeting and everything and you coming to the class meeting as well and just your support so thank you, ms. mendoza for your hard work and leadership and the way you carry yourself, thank you for that. my name is gloria mald, i'm a parent of two children within the district, i'm a member of the parent advise recommittee under title 7 and i wanted to also quickly acknowledge the delac and the new members as well and their hard work. thank you. for mr. -- for your contributions and ms

prosecutors say dell computer employee passed along inside company information that eventually made ito several different hedge funds. it will be the largest transaction ever prosecuted in manhattan. >>> well, it's news that some iphone and ipad users don't want to hear. at&t is raising the rates of its data plans for smartphones and tablets. new customers will have to choose from a menu of options that are more expensive than the current choices, but offer more data. existing customers can keep their current plans. >>> and the washington monument will be fixed thanks to a donation from a billionaire. david ruebenstein is giving the final $7.5 million to repair cracks to the tower that were caused by last summer's earthquake. betty, it will be good to see that get fixed. >> yeah. good to be a billionaire and help fix it too. ashley morrison joining us live in new york. thank you. >>> straight ahead, your thursday morning weather. plus in sports, tennis can be a frustrating game. but this guy, he might need some anger management. in my line of work, it's not uncommon for the term "hero"

this operation by contrast runs off a single dell desktop system.s nasa's new internet radio station, and yes, mission control is right here in houston. >> you're listening to third rock. it's america's space station. >> freedom. freedom. >> you're connected to the space station. >> third rock radio. >> but why would nasa need its own radio station? especially one that plays a lot of indy and alternative rock. it's a good question. an fm radio veteran whose company is behind this effort. >> the idea with third rock is to create a new method of communication for the hard to reach generation. >> in other words -- >> one small step for man -- >> the under 40 crowd whom the moon landing is an entry in a history textbook. nasa can advertise its astronaut openings. >> going to astronaut school, learning how to do the weight less stuff, maybe even actually getting to go into space. how cool would that be? it all starts with astronaut school, you can find the details. >> and generally get young adults considering a career in the space game. >> think about a

another note on apple, general electric is going to start testing macs as opposed to dell or hp so they could make inroads there as well. so things are looking pretty good. stock futures pretty good. we were lower, we turned positive after decent gains on wednesday fueled by goldman sachs which reported better than expected earnings, and positive on the housing market from the biggest home builders. asia was higher, europe has turned positive as well. we get data on unemployment. housing starts, building permits. google, microsoft, ibm all report earnings later this afternoon. the dow up 96 yesterday to 12,578, the nasdaq up 41 to 2769. facebook unveiling more than 60 new apps to help you share more information. the apps let you share details on what you cooked for dinner, facebook calls it frictionless sharing. you sign up for the app, it shares your info. frixtionless info. i had greek yogurt. i have to trim a few lbs. one other note, president obama speaking of warm weather he is in disney world to promote tourism, expected to announce steps to make it easier for foreigners to visit

here in san francisco, bob ra dell. >>> a fire near the microsoft campus in mountain view, flames shooting up higher than trees as firefighters battled the blaze last night. the glow was so bright, drivers could see it from near highway 101. pg&e says it is possible a transformer blew, that would spark the fire in the area around stevens creek trail. very close to microsoft. pg&e crews working through the night trying it repair downed power lines and restore power to nearly 400 pg&e customers. crews will likely remainñ on th scene until 5:00 tonight. >>> happening now, a seen eerily similar to a recent shooting at a cement plant here in the south bay. deputies investigating the deadly workplace shooting at a lumber company in north carolina. deputies say at least three people are dead, and two are injured, including the gunman. the gunman reportedly shot himself at his home after shooting his co-workers. and the mcbride lumber company in the city of star, witnesses describe the gunman as disgruntled. >>> this morning the new look at men suspected of killing an east bay father to death righ

the pro-democracy leader visited the southern city of dell way sunday to garner support for her party, national league for democracy or the nld. >> translator: in the elections every single voter has their vote, and every vote is equally valued. their support, nld will work for development of the country. >> the bi-elections are scheduled for april 1st and will be fought over 48 states and upper and lower houses of parliament and local assemblies. nld is fielding candidates for all the seats up for grabs, and she's running for a lower house seat in a constituency. >> translator: she's the one that fulfills our hopes. i'm thrilled to see her. >> she's assured a victory in her constituency, so she's expected to tour outside the area to win support for the other candidates from her party. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. tokyo. thanks for joining us. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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