that is the word from form mayoru sheila dixon. dixon didn't weigh in on hot topics, he questioned the mayor about the scandal. dixon said she wanted to take the stand to testify but her legal team advised her against it saying she is still at the mercy of judge sweeney. >> i would never do anything to hurt anyone or to take advantage of anyone. it really was about a relationship that i made a bad choice in. that's all i'm saying. >> dixon called talk of her joining the contractor's association preliminary saying she is exploring her options including possibly writing a book. you can see more sunday night at 6:30 and you can watch it online at abc 2 news.com. >>> is this just a scare tactic. from political science experts toes the former mayor herself everyone is squaring off on this budget battle. reaction from experts and sheila dixon. >> reporter: this week the mayor dropped a bomb to make budget nearly nothing is being spared including your safety. even with proposed deep cuts some say the mayor's announcement is nothing more t

sheila dixon sat down for her first one on one interview since resigning in february. she was a panelist on square off. she doesn't weigh in on the hot topics. she questioned the former mayor about the scandal that forced her from office. dixon says she wanted to take the stand to testify but her legal team advised against it saying she was at the mercy of the judge. she was tight lipped about other details of the scandal saying only it wasn't about gift cards. >> i would never do anything to hurt anyone or take advantage of anyone. you know, it really was about a relationship that i made a bad choice in. and that's it, and that's all i'm saying. >> now, this is's word that dixon made take a job with the minority contractors association but she says she's exploring other options including writing a book. >>> and this is definitely a hot topic on our facebook fan page. john writes in, sure she wants to blame the other parties involved but she is the one who got caught red handed spending the gift cards. sharon says, i think that she is still getting her pension. and tha

today sheila dixon was here for an exclusive interview. abc 2 news joins us now with the details. >> reporter: from wanting to testify other own trial to basing her legal troubles not on the gift cards, speaking for the first time since leading her post as the leader of baltimore. former mayor facing the music and the host of square off for her first interview since stepping down from office. it has been nearly 2 months since dixon resigned as part of a plea deal. >> it is not something you drop and say ip don't miss it. >> reporter: dixon doesn't miss the trial that marred her trial as mayor. >> at the advice of my attorneys and the fact that one of the major persons who should have testified was not a part of it, they felt that i should not have. >> reporter: as for the now infamous gift cards she said he really can't talk about her case. >> i'm not getting into that because it wasn't about a card. it was about a relationship that i had. with a person. i'm not even parting my lips to say the name. >> reporter: when it comes to an apology

. >>> new job for sheila dixon. what the former mayor is doing now. >> hello. >> i'm karen parks. baltimore doesn't man is dead after a fear at his home. broke out about 2:30 in the 7400 block of old adelboro road in dup dog. miranda has more on the breaking news. miranda. >>reporter: well care the fire trucks are all gone but investigators are still here at the home trying to determine what caused this deadly fire. firefighters say when they arrived to the home they found smoke and flames inside and the body of a man in his 50's dead in the living room. neighbors say the man who they only knew as buddy was battling cancer and had just returned home from the hospital a few months ago. they say at the use a pellet stove for cooking and noticed something was unusual about it earlier today. >> it was just a little heavier smoke than normal coming out of the exhaust vent open the pellet stove. and then the smell was a little stronger than normal. so that's the only thing i noticed. >>reporter: now firefighters have not determined the exact cause of this fire. it appears the man was le

moore was later sentenced to 40 years for pulling the trigger and dixon 30 years as his accomplice. the day that benji died his simeon teammates decided to play their first game of the season without no. 25. earlier in the day students sobbed at simeon simply overwhelmed with grief, but benji's mother stood tall in the gymnasium. >> so today i speak in love of all of you who keep benji's memory and dignity and be strength v and strength and love alive -- strength and love alive. >> reporter: the wake was held on the gymnasium floor and 8,000 people came to see benji lying in his no. 25 jersey. the line stretched blocks outside of the school, mourners waited seven hours. >> i still have dreams about him like, you know, he came back and he was able to play again, but just dreams. >> sometimes i sit down and, you know, when i'm going through things, you know, i speak, you know, just like i would to my grandparents, you know. hey, benji, how you doing, that type of thing. i just can't forget about him. this is very emotional. >> reporter: still an emotional story 25 years later. there a

dixon comes in to replace him. holloway at the line.is 3-3 tonight. 11 points for the musketeers' point guard. jim: that one is huge. ian: two-possession game now. no time-outs least -- left for xavier or pitt. second one is good! 71-66. panthers running out of time. 10 seconds left. down the lane, woodal lays it in with 7. 2. it's a three-point game. crawford comes to the ball with 8.2 left on the clock. jim: everybody is looking for the grabs. [whistle] ian: it will be a foul given. dante jackson, an 81% shoot we are 6.9 showing on the clock. jim: chris mack and company really found their good shooters at the free-throw line. to give pitt credit right now, they did just about everything they could to give themselves opportunities for a bounce or two but xavier did a better job of getting their shooters to the line and obviously this one here is the huge one. ian: first trip to the line tonight. short. and the window is still open for pitt. jim: all those times you practice at the line thinking i want to win a game. ian: pivotal one he

. >> former baltimore mayor sheila dixon goes to the highest bidder, we will show you how much money her first race for charity. >> and exciting news for breast cancer research that could save thousands of lives. >> and let's call it vasectomy madness. why some urologists are preparing for overtime over the next couple of days. >> how about groceries with your library books? >> a beautiful late winter day as spring is rapidly approaching. there is a storm to our south that we will have to keep an eye on. >> there is a new option for city folks that don't have access to grocery stores. they're giving east baltimore the opportunity to order their groceries online and pick them up at local libraries. the program will make it easier for residents. >> the library provides a really opportune chance to offer healthy foods to persons in those communities. >> both the washington village and other library branches are participating in the program. >> in tonight's "medic alert," they have teamed up to announce a new clinical trial that could save millions of dollars of the cost of the new breas

moore was later sentenced to 40 years for pulling the trigger and dixon 30 years as his accomplice. the day that benji died his simeon teammates decided to play their first game of the season without no. 25. earlier in the day students sobbed at simeon simply overwhelmed with grief, but benji's mother stood tall in the gymnasium. >> so today i speak in love of all of you who keep benji's memory and dignity and be strength v and strength and love alive -- strength and love alive. >> reporter: the wake was held on the gymnasium floor and 8,000 people came to see benji lying in his no. 25 jersey. the line stretched blocks outside of the school, mourners waited seven hours. >> i still have dreams about him like, you know, he came back and he was able to play again, but just dreams. >> sometimes i sit down and, you know, when i'm going through things, you know, i speak, you know, just like i would to my grandparents, you know. hey, benji, how you doing, that type of thing. i just can't forget about him. this is very emotional. >> reporter: still an emotional story 25 years later. there a

susan gillette used her own money to buy one of dixon's coats on ebay. it was $1700 she says she'll use the jacket during ethics training classes. >>> morgan state university wasn't able to duplicate the success of the terrapins. it turns out to be short lived. the west virginia fast break is part of an overwhelming rally ending the season for morgan state university. last year, they were knocked out and this year, it's barely better. >>> to be honest, they played a good game and we department play too well. we didn't get that many open looks. >> it was an emotional end to reggie holmes. he is the all time leading scorer of the school. >> here's a look at the standings in the xfinity bracket challenge. well, i'm here and lost one. i'm choke up, gigi. >> i know, it's okay. >> i lost to the on air team. mark and stan are tied with the first. and now, i'm in second with don, marty and bernadette and jessica. we have 22 correct and the shark is first with 29 out of 32. i have no idea how people get that. they're all one bounce away. >> well, it's okay you lo

dixon plans to work with minority business owners.he's been helping the maryland minority contractors association with marketing and will soon take over the job full-time. dixon has started the 500 hours of community service mandated as part of her plea deal on charges of perjury and embezzlement. >>> the obama administration is announcing a new plan to help homeowners. it groups homeowners into two groups. homeowners who owe more than their mortgages are worth will be given a chance to refinance. the homeowners receiving unemployment would receive their mortgage payments decrease to 30 per september of their income for six months. officials say the plan could help as much as 4 million people. >>> in maryland, a little disposable income can buy a favorite appetizer. you may not know buying a plate of oysters is also an investment in the bay. >> reporter: oyster shells may seem common enough until you need them. in the fight to restore native oyster stocks to the chesapeake, a lot of shells are needed for the bars. >> there is a shorta

vasquez leaves as maryland's second all time leading scorer behind juan dixon but ahead of len bias and he leaves with plenty of respect for his head coach gary williams. >> he's one of the best coached in the ncaa. not everybody has thatbridge. all i can say is i'm very, very proud of my teammates and my coaches and everybody involved with us. >> a great player. >>> wizards wrapped up a four- game west coast trip tonight in los angeles. they brought with them a ten- game losing streak. talk about madness. first half wizards mike miller starts to drive. loses it. finally he's going to tip it to sean livingston and that's a good idea because look out below. second quarter belonged to kobe bryant who scored ten. check out the moves he puts on mike miller to beat the shot clock. 4th quarter the wizards trail. shock being. >>> you know what? if you ain't rubbing, you ain't racing. ricky bobby.  >>> the nascar sprint series in bristol, tennessee. lap 342. we have a situation. mark martin in the number five car gets hit by greg biffle. he goes into the wall. sparks fly. slo

and one proposal may give thousands of dollars thanks to the dixon scandal. the money is benefiting the youth job program from the auction of some of her items. >> those fur coats from former lot of money. the state wanted to help you out posting real time delays ongov. o'malley is skeptical about them. he says the signs should not be used if they are a distraction for drivers. he said it should only be used information. that brings us to our area -- watercooler question of the day. do you think overhead signs providing real-time traffic updates is a distraction? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. continued to search for a missing county woman. area on february 21. -- catonsville area on february 21. she has not been seen since. she has a tattoo on her neck. you could get a reward of $4,500 to her whereabouts. please call crimestoppers if you have any information. do you recognize this man? he was found unconscious on february 16. he was admitted to the hospital and treated for hypothermia. he has not regained consciousness. here is the number

the state prosecutor's office, listed two fur coats on ebay, that was seized from dixon's home. the gifts were from former developer ronald lipscomb. the bids got a high bid of $2400. there's still time to purchase the x box that she bought with gift cards meant for the poor. that bid is now up to $3,000. proceed goes to charity. >>> and a live look outside right now. and an equally beautiful evening. wjz has your updated first warning forecast. bob is here now from the first warning weather center. >>> give it a 10 all the way around. and in the next 10 days, probably going to be even nicer. clear skies. temperatures get really up there. 66 here. still, 67 in d.c. 64 in westminster. cooler by the water, annapolis. and kept island, 59. and they'll be cooler tomorrow. but most places tomorrow will reach the upper 60s again. >> all right, bob. thank you so much. >>> members of the baltimore city council want to change the way grocery stores bag groceries. jessica kartalija is in highlandtown with the details. >> reporter: the goal is to get those flimsy plastic bags off of city st

moore was later sentenced to 40 years for pulling the trigger and dixon 30 years as his accomplice. on the day that benji died his simeon teammates decided to play their first game of the season without no. 25. earlier in the day students sobbed at simeon simply overwhelmed with grief, but benji's mother stood tall in the gymnasium. >> so today i speak in love of all of you who keep benji's memory and dignity and be strength v and strength and love alive -- strength and love alive. >> reporter: the wake was held on the gymnasium floor and 8,000 people came to see benji lying in his no. 25 jersey. the line stretched blocks outside of the school, mourners waited seven hours. >> i still have dreams about him like, you know, he came back and he was able to play again, but just dreams. >> sometimes i sit down and, you know, when i'm going through things, you know, i speak, you know, just like i would to my grandparents, you know. hey, benji, how you doing, that type of thing. i just can't forget about him. this is very emotional. >> reporter: still an emotional story 25 years later. ther

former mayor sheila dixon speaks out.he is saying about baltimore's crime problem. >>> and next, lots of movies coming out on dvd this week. and great-tasting zavors. >>> from a desaster-y t movie fr the films for the little ones. there's a wide variety of releases at the dvd store. >>> we begin with a movie that was a huge at the box office. in 2012 the end of the world is the beginning of an adventure. it's brought to you by the mastermind behind the movies the day after tomorrow and independence day. sheer a look at it. >>> director roland emrick is back with more destruction on a plantery scale, this time based on the mayan prediction that the world will end in 2012. solar flares begin to heat the earth's core and melt the polar packs. the movie required them to do dangerous stunt work. the movie is rated pg13. >>> a classic adventure is finding new life on video. when it was made almost 30 years ago, clash of the titans used photographic. movie is being remade for a release date on april. but you can the original on

sheila dixon gets new work.g for the minority contracts association promoting minority contractors. she left office back in january as part of a plea agreement for lying about gift cards she received meant for the needy. due in court mandated community service. >> a new addition to the maryland zoo in baltimore has patrons getting around faster. >> zoo train, jones fall zepher. laying track that spans a valley. runs from farm yard of the zoo behind the african journey section on 1 mile round trip. >> the train runs through africa and runs behind some of the exhibits. this gives all the train loving public, you know, another opportunity to come back to the zoo and go for a ride on the train. >> the bridge is 105 feet long and had to be shipped in two parts. >> when it comes to news occurring in your community see it, shoot it, send it, and you can upload photos and video to our website. foxbaltimore.com and click on the see it, shoot it, send it icon. >> temperatures are going to dip overnight. how low we will go

. >> those fur coats from former mayor sheila dixon ad raised a lot of money. one sold for $1,700. bidding is still open for an xbox game console going for $3,000. the state wanted to help you out posting real time delays on overhead signs. gov. o'malley is skeptical about them. he says the signs should not be used if they are a distraction for drivers. he said it should only be used for traffic rerouting or safety information. that brings us to our area -- watercooler question of the day. do you think overhead signs providing real-time traffic updates is a distraction? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we could learn more about what is in the final health care reform bill. democrats are preparing for a vote soon. our washington bureau reporter has the latest. >> today was supposed to be the day of the vote. democrats say it is likely to happen sunday. >> perfect climate for us to pass a wonderful bill. >> they have the details of the latest bill that could be posted as early as today. they want to make health care more affordable for the working and middle class

the state prosecutor listed two fur coats on ebay that were seized from dixon's comb. the coats were gift from her former boyfriend, developer, ron lipscomb. a mink coat got a high bid of about $2400. there is still time to put a bid on an exbox -- x box. bidding is up to $3,000. the proceeds go to charity. you couldn't ask for a more beautiful st. patrick's day. live look outside right now. sunshine, clear skies. a great day to be outside. and spring is now just days away. bob turk is in the first warning weather center. with a look at what we can expect during these final days of winter. bob? >> it's getting green. almost like ire land out there. -- i- land out there. beautiful. the sunshine is really helping. take a look at temperatures. i mean, just perfect temperatures everywhere. the only cool spot fist you can call it are closer to the water. everybody else, mid- to upper 60s. and tomorrowing one or two degrees. maybe a few degrees warmer than today, with more sunshine. mary? >> thank you. towson town center is set to get a touch of tiffany. the high-end jewelry

. >> forbidding is closed on the sheila dixon furs, and they did not go cheap. one jacket sold for $7,000, another sold for $2,426. bidding is still open on an x box game consul -- console. >> an mta bus packed with passengers crashed today. more than a dozen people had to be taken to the hospital. no word on what caused the bus and the car to collide. students in different parts of baltimore county had a rough time to school today. nine students and adults were taken to franklin square after two buses and car were an accident just after 7:00 this morning. the world transported as a precaution when the buses were on their way to work the middle and high schools. no word on who was at fault. a scary ride for students when the car slammed into the back of their school bus just before 9:00. the bus stops to pick up students in paramount avenue. the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. no students or bus driver was injured. >> within an hour of fixing a gas leak, workers hit a 3 inch gas main shutting off the service and evacuating residents. it had

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sheila dixon works for the maryland minority contractors association promoting minority contractors. she left office for february as part of a plea deal for lying about gift cards she received. she is still doing community service. >> and former congressman and naacp president also has a new gig. he is now the executive leader of the national medical association. it is a national group that represents more than 30,000 black doctors and patients. and he says he hopes to increase the number of minority health care workers and end racial disparity in disease, diagnosis, and treatment. >> four people accused of trying to tamper with phones at senator mary landrieu's office may cop a plea deal. prosecutors filed charges against them for lying to get into a federal building. that's a misdemeanor. face felonies charges when first arrested. james o'keefe is one of the people arrested. he was the person behind the acorn videos shot in baltimore. >> world two largest nuclear powers cutting the number of nuclear weapons on both sides. u.s. and russia expected to walk away with 1500 war heads ap

the mayor has gotten a lot of crticism for her plan, including crticism from the former mayor sheila dixon who called it a scare tactic. >> i certainly understand people's frustration and crist im. these are tough decisions but i don't do anything other than talk plainly and honestly about the budget that we face. i didn't create this problem but it's a problem that we have solve together. >> reporter: and perhaps prayinperhapspraying together ie start. >> god the father and god the holy spirit, amen. >> the massive cuts are part of the mayor's draft budget. he expectshe expects to announcn alternative plan on april 12th. >>> a catholic school staying open and the >>> homeowners get a new way to refinance their homes and ditch the inflated mor mortgages. stan case has more in today's business brief. >> reporter: a mixed day on wall street despite an agreement by european leaders to bail out greece, another plagued nation using the euro. the nasdaq ended little change. the obama administration announced new mortgage assistance plans. the new initiative will help homeowners refinance their h

. >> the board investigated and cleared dixon. she was later prosecuted and convicted by the state of embezzlement. >>> community activity group acorn is closing its doors for good. the baltimore's office a shownsd last week that it was shutting down. now it seems that's the plan for all acorn offices across the country. the group is disbanding because of money problems. the group closing comes 6 months after they were recorded giving advice to pimp and a prostitute. congress and the private donors stopped giving the group money. the last offices will close april first. >>> a new bilk considered by the general assembly would take the governor out of the parole process. the legislation under consideration would eliminate the need for the governor to grant parole to inmates serving life sentences. maryland is currently 1 of three states where the governor is required to give approval to the decisions made by the parole board. >>> voters across maryland could decide whether to allow card games at prince george's county. state senator

moore was later sentenced to 40 years for pulling the trigger and dixon 30 years as his accomplice.ji died his simeon teammates decided to play their first game of the season without no. 25. earlier in the day students sobbed at simeon simply overwhelmed with grief, but benji's mother stood tall in the gymnasium. >> so today i speak in love of all of you who keep benji's memory and dignity and be strength v and strength and love alive -- strength and love alive. >> reporter: the wake was held on the gymnasium floor and 8,000 people came to see benji lying in his no. 25 jersey. the line stretched blocks outside of the school, mourners waited seven hours. >> i still have dreams about him like, you know, he came back and he was able to play again, but just dreams. >> sometimes i sit down and, you know, when i'm going through things, you know, i speak, you know, just like i would to my grandparents, you know. hey, benji, how you doing, that type of thing. i just can't forget about him. this is very emotional. >> reporter: still an emotional story 25 years later. there are some updates t

moore was later sentenced to 40 years for pulling the trigger and dixon 30 years as his accomplice. on the day that benji died his simeon teammates decided to play their first game of the season without no. 25. earlier in the day students sobbed at simeon simply overwhelmed with grief, but benji's mother stood tall in the gymnasium. >> so today i speak in love of all of you who keep benji's memory and dignity and be strength v and strength and love alive -- strength and love alive. >> reporter: the wake was held on the gymnasium floor and 8,000 people came to see benji lying in his no. 25 jersey. the line stretched blocks outside of the school, mourners waited seven hours. >> i still have dreams about him like, you know, he came back and he was able to play again, but just dreams. >> sometimes i sit down and, you know, when i'm going through things, you know, i speak, you know, just like i would to my grandparents, you know. hey, benji, how you doing, that type of thing. i just can't forget about him. this is very emotional. >> reporter: still an emotional story 25 years later. ther

when dixon's parents reported her missing, it was after they went to school and picked her up and foundhere was no such event. anybody with information about either of those missing teens call the police. >>> a local man who identified himself as a chiropractor for two sports teams is behind bars for taking part in a steroid distribution operation. we have details and reaction from the teams. brett. >> reporter: nagel is a doctor who claims to be the team chiropractor for the washington nationals and capitals. both of the sports teams are taking great pains to distance themselves from the doctors tonight. two investigators from the polk county, florida sheriff's office spent part of the day at capitol's office investigating him that nagel and another doctor who was arrested in florida last may provided steroids to dc pro-athletes. both teams issued quick did he niles today. the caps -- did he niles today. -- denials today. the caps saying there is no evidence that steroids were provided to any capitol player. he is not the team chiropractor as they stated. the doctor's office has seen s

. >>> and close to $10,000 that's the money the evidence from the shelia dixon's trial is fetching. and a camcorder taken from the home have now ended. an x-box console sun for grabs. that ends around noon today. the current bid is 3,$050. >>> new signs with information on the road conditions are crewing criticism from some drivers. many people, including the governor, think they need to go. >> they are a sign the time in maryland that it will take to you get from point. a to b. >> they can be helpful when they tell me about rough trafficment they are the message sign seen here from chopper 13. 23 of them are positioned. we were doing real time information and travel times along the interstate highways swraoefplt been able to use that information to provide travel times to the drivers. >> some people complain that the drivers are paying attention to the messages on the signs and not enough to the roads. it is creating a hazard and increasing the commute times. >> they can be a distracted and they are informative. i'm mixed on it. >> it prompted the governor to review the possibility

could have been a burglar williamson's attorney dixon young, argued the police should have entered the home in the first place. >> a bigger issue of play here and the bigger issue at play is the rest of the people who live in fairfax county and the rest of the country who think they safe and secure in their person and home from police intrusion. >> reporter: young thought the law office his side and the judge ruled against the defense saying police were fulfilling their function as a community cetaker, checking to make sure no one inside the house needed help and in december, wilson was found guilty of indecent exposure. the lawyer appealed and aid it had a negative impact on his life. >> beth parker, thank you. >>> a man who pleaded guilty to helping take a maryland family hostage to rob a bank is sentenced. the judge gave 24-year-old deal the maximum of five years in prison. he's accused of helping two men kidnap a bank manager and the family from the prince georges county home in december 2008. they never made it inside the place. the father was able to alert police while they were

our other speaker is karen dixon buick.he is a professor of history in virginia and is continuing to explore this topic working on a project about women who entertains soldiers throughout the last century and we are going to ask her to present first. we will have time for both of our authors to present. they will talk for a little bit and we will have time for your questions. there will be an opportunity to buy a book or two to talk to them as well. will you start? [talking over each other] >> i changed it up. >> thank you for coming. really glad to be here. how we came to the topic and the book itself that i will read to you a story. i will tell you a little bit about the book and a couple examples that really illustrate the things i deal with in the book. i am a women's historian and i am interested in women's experiences in and with the military. i am interested in women's experiences but also broader social and cultural changes have shaped the way the military used women. i am interested in women's experiences and polic

check dixon and an actual illustrator who is in canada to make the forgotten man graphic because althoughs been translated into other languages other people have said i like the story so much, can you spell it out more and the economics get too boring. why not just tell the story? for home schoolers or adults who like graphic novels or especially places like mexico we are doing this. in mexico they don't need explanations about inflation or deflation. they experienced it personally but they want to hear the stories. i am writing a biography of calvin coolidge, in vermont. they have been a great help. i am doing that with joe thorndike who is finishing a book about taxes in the roosevelt area. >> what about you? what is next? >> i got caught up in debate about financial reform or financial transactions but i have another book about taking economics seriously which is to my mind beating up the conservatives at their own game. as i point out in this book, the conservatives very much want government intervention. they just don't own up to it. to give a couple examples, bill gates is a very we

had been left to his own devices he would have been the 19th century british novelist like his hero, dixon but the turbulence of the 30's and 40's pushed him into becoming what he called a pamphleteer. >> host: i have to interrupt this one of the completely unconvincing things. >> guest: i was going to say that because it wasn't that evens that pushed eminem direction, it was his own inclination. >> host: it's a case of him being conceited if it wasn't for all of these polemics' i have to write and that is a bit much. the burmese say he flattered them by writing three novels about the country. >> guest: i actually heard that line in burma last year. orwell is a huge presence in burma. all the more now there's a young generation who didn't learn english well. they came after the generation schooled by the british. they had their future blighted by the totalitarian regime and the war will speaks to them on just because he wrote about burma the as you said he wrote totalitarianism, 1984 has so many echoes today so you can find a animal farm sold discreetly and the streets of rangoon said he h

i am working with to artists and an adapter, chuck dixon and an actual illustrator who is in canada come to make forgotten man graphic because though "the forgotten man" has been translated into languages there have been many people who have said i liked the story so much can you spell it out more and the economics gets too boring. why don't you just tell the story and so for homeschoolers, for adults who like graphic novels and especially for places like mexico we are doing this. in mexico they don't need explanations about what inflation or deflation are. they have experienced it personally but they do want to hear the stories. the other is i'm writing a pyett garfield calvin coolidge. i have been working with the calvin coolidge memorial foundation in vermont on this. they have been a great help and we have a blog. we invite you to go to it. i am doing that with joe thorned iq's just about finished with a book about taxes and the roosevelt era. >> host: mr. baker, what about you? what is next? >> guest: i am caught up in the debates today about financial reform, financial transactions

our other speaker is karen dixon. she's the author of officer, nurse, woman, the army nurse corps in the vietnam war. she's a professor of history at bridge water college here in virginia and she's continuing to explore this topic through time now working on a project about women who entertain soldiers throughout the last century. and we're going to ask cara to present first. we'll have time for both of our authors to present. they'll either read or talk for a little bit and then we'll have some time for your questions. and there will be some discussion and then, of course, after that there will be an opportunity to buy a book or two. and to get your books signed and to talk to them as well. and, laura, would you start? .. >> so i'm interested in women's experiences but also policy. so when i thought about this book, long ago, and interested in the vietnam war and interest in women's history and realized the to go well together, you look at nurses. what i was interested in was all of the changes in the '50s and '60s,

we have a cluster of a shower north of the mason-dixon line. a light shower has passed.he northern counties and the southern townships. we'll look at the forecast and primarily gray this day and a 66-degree high. we get overcast earlier >>> thanks for coming all the way from plymoutplymouth, michi. harry, back inside to you. >>> ben stiller is a genuine hollywood leading man. his movies have brought in close to $5 billion at the box office. but his new movie, greenberg oig, is a bit of a departure for help. teller play as lost soul who meets a young one who may help him find his way. >> i'm impressed by you. >> in what way? >> i don't know. you seem very teen doing nothing. it's like you didn't feel the pressure to be successful. i mean by other people's standards. >> you know i almost had a record deal when i got out of college. i haven't done nothing. i want to be doing nothing. i'm doing nothing deliberately. >> and ben stiller is with us this morning. good morning. >> how are you? >> i'm well. who is -- roger greenberg is not so well, hothough. >> no, he's at a point

if anything the money that sheila dixon gets needs to be put back in city government. >>> thank you for. >>> coming up on the fox 45 morning news. add a new recipe to your collection. the cleaver cleaver brothers show us how to make the spring time chicken mars ala. >>> but next there's a way to remove all of the >>> e human mouth is one of the dirtett dirtiest part of th. when you brush your teeth all of those germs a tash t tach attac. >> it's the first thing you do when you wake-up and the last thing you go before you go to sleep n every day you have the coat on your teeth, hopefully you're brushing that as much as you can. >> the amount of bacteria hiding out in your mouth is also hard to swallow. >> people's mouths are thiest arethedirtiest areas in the bod. >> brushing your teeth regularly gets rid of the germs. >> that transfers to the toothbrush. >> the studies in the 70s, it shows that when you flush the toilet there's arrow solz that flow around your toilet for up two hours. >> now the vio light claims to reduce the amount of bacteria on your toothbrush by 99.9%. >> what it's

dixon plans to work with minority business owners. she's been helping the maryland minority contractors association with marketing and will soon take over the job full-time. dixon has started the 500 hours of community service mandated as part of her plea deal on charges of perjury and embezzlement. >>> the recession has millions of americans struggling to pay their mortgages. the white house has a new plan to help them. karen brown reports for wjz on who will benefit. >> reporter: trying to hang onto their new jersey home, their two children and grand new grandson. >> this is cory, he is the next generation. >> reporter: like millions of americans, canal lost a good paying job, diane has a new one, but it is not enough to make mortgage payments. >> even though i lost a job and found another job, i am making $20,000 less. >> sleepless nights, anxiety attacks, depression at times. >> reporter: the obama administration has been criticized for not doing enough to help struggling americans keep their homes, so it is launching a new plan t

former mayor sheila dixon says she will soon be promoting minority contractors. dixon says she's been helping the minority contractors with advertising. >>> job or no job, this recession has millions of the american struggling to pay their mortgages. and now the obama administration has a new plan to help give them some help. karen brown has more on who will benefit and how. >> reporter: genell and diane spadey are trying to hang on to their home for their sons and grandson. >> this is cory, the new generation. >> reporter: like hundreds of americans, genell lost his job. diane has a new one, but is not making enough to cover the costs. >> sleepless nights, anxiety attacks, depression at times. >> reporter: the obama administration has been criticized for not doing enough. so it's launching a new plan to prevent foreclosure. homeowners who are under water or currently owe the bank more their home is worth, can qualify for refinancing if they have not fallen behind on their existing payments. but the new program won't help everyone. >> there are going to be many h