from emmett's point of view. >> emmett, come on.ey, emmett. do you not recognize me? he clearly smelled me coming in through the door. so i had no idea his reaction was going to be like that. it made it special for us. >> he was just like trying to look him in the eyes. i think he remembers you. >> how you doing? >> it was really fun to see emmett greeting trevor coming back. and it was really cute. i'm glad that i caught it on camera. >> and we're done. >> in buffalo, new york, another soldier is greeted by a very emotional pooch. [ whining ] >> i miss you, yeah. >> karen fisher, an air force captain is returning from afghanistan, when she's surprised by her beloved golden retriever molly. [ whining ] >> i knew she would react, molly would react, but i didn't expect her to react the way that she did in the airport. i think she was just kind of beside herself and, we were both just overjoyed. >> staff sergeant joe meyers knew his surprise return from iraq would bring joy to his 9-year-old daughter hannah. >> come here. [ applause ]

emmett til, i'm sure he was hung and he was drastically horrible beaten. and i'm sure they called him more than just nigger at that time. >> what did you agree particularly on? >> i didn't agree with the fact that he said he wouldn't show the book to children. >> well, no, he just said that samuel clemens said he didn't want the book shown to children. >> sorry. my mistake, kevin. >> and that's okay. here's how it goes. there's also a point of view about what young people should see and not see. okay? in your own household, if you have kids, if you have kids, ask your mother was being wrong done in your house. she'll point right to your wife. this is what i would have been doing. will that ever end? every teacher has an idea what's appropriate for kids and what's not. if he was the school library, he has another censor to deal with that as a person or as allele intellectual don't have. he's got the principal, he's got the school board. okaying? he's got anybody that governs what teachers do coming after him in a second. no controversy. no controversy. god

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that includes baltimore county delegate emmett burns, who is also a baptist pastor. >> we will get the requisite number of signatures, and we will have it on the ballot. and they will lose. badly. >>> the district and seven other states already recognize same sex marriages. well it is no holiday today for the gop presidential hopefuls. as more critical primaries and caucuses approach, the candidates are working overtime to convince voters to come over to their camp. tara mergener has the latest from the house. >> reporter: rick santorum is campaigning in ohio and gaining momentum across the country. >> this race is about freedom. economic freedom and the opportunity to grow our country. >> reporter: the latest survey shows santorum heading the pack of presidential hopefuls. he is focusing his attacks on president obama. one remark about the president's environmental policies has stirred up controversy. >> it is not about your jobs. it is about some phony ideal, some phony beliefs. >> reporter: the obama campaign cried foul but santorum said he wasn't questioning the president's faith.

judge emmett sullivan, of federal district court, issued an opinion ordering the public release of a 500-page report outlining serious misconduct by the justice department attorneys from the public integrity section during the prosecution of senator stevens. in the opinion, judge sullivan discussed the tortured history of the stevens prosecution, specifically he noted that after a public indictment, a public trial, a must be lick conviction and a press conference celebrating the guilty verdict, the ed of prosecutorial misconduct arose. he also noted that only as the evidence of misconduct became clearer and harder to repute, did the justice department dismiss the indictments and vacate the verdict, however the justice department also stepped in to protect the prosecutors. the justice department initially sought to prevent any misconduct review by the court arguing instead of an internal review, the prosecutor's conduct via the office of professional responsibility. to his credit, judge sullivan did not allow this and instead appointed a special investigator to investigate and prosecu

here with me in the study is emmett carson, the ceo of silicon valley community foundation.'d love to learn more what you do. >> we are a collection of some 1600 individuals, families and corporations. we aggregate the resources for investment purposes and make recommendations about worthwhile causes within silicon valley but also around the world to make things better. >> cheryl: let me talk about that, but obviously you studied the recession and a huge gap. what are you are seeing? >> we are seeing a shrinking middle-class. community foundation issued a report less than a month ago you see the middle-class shrinking. we have seen a 31% in school children, we are putting a squeeze. we're finding that increases in food assistance has gone up significantly at the food shelters. over five years we've btd $8.5 million 20 to food and shelter organizations. >> cheryl: and to think somebody in this rich area could go hungry? >> it happens every day. increases in homelessness and you see increase where families are living out of campers because of extraordinary foreclosure rate. >>

luther smith, professor of church and community, cambridge school of theology at emmett university, and dr. king, philosophical professor at the department of political science. dr. mays would often say, every man and woman is born into this world to do something unique and something distinctive, and if he or she doesn't do it, it will never be done. so we thank god much for the three of you and for your scholarly work with mays, thurman and king, but

passing on the envision to join dancing with the stars -- invitation to joindancing with the stars emmett says he can't do 58 count but -- stars. he says he can't do a 8 count but can only count to 9 counting referring to the 999 tax plan. cast for the 14th season for dancing with the stars will be announced february 28th. >>> there are -- they are eyeing michelle bachmann. >> really? >> yes. >> much more to come on this wednesday. >> stay with us, your abc2 news to go straight ahead. linda. >> reporter: all new information on the gas main break in southwest baltimore. how long before hundreds of homes will get the heat back on. >>> the state of new jersey plans to honor whitney houston. and the latest on the funeral plans. >>> and the same sex marriage bill goes to the full house today. coming, more on that controversial legislation. >>> there's no rain or snow today in the forecast. but there is some down the line. i will tell you when coming up. >>> and lynette traffic is starting to pick up with two hot spots you may need to avoid. details straight ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our

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that's baltimore county delegate emmett burnstalking about sharpton'snew video where he endorsessameto alllof the cclebrities and preaches at funerals when they die. dellgate burns testified against the same sex marriage bill today.he says he knew that ay relationships were inappropriatewhen he wass solicited for see bytwo men when he was 12-years old. 3 a victory for exxon as a new ttial is ordered in the case where the oil giant áhadá expected to pay more then 70- million dollars to fammlies in jacksonville. as kathleen pairns reeorts tonight... the families that expected to coolect... say the ruling is unnair and unjust. 3 (garage door opens) there are no cars in ddnnis berlin's garage:(man)"this is just for two people in a three week assured of is that by buying the filtered water that there is no threat of contamination at least that what we are aware of. dennis lives less controversial exxon station in jacksonville. in 2006 26- thhusand gallons of gasoline llaked.. leading to the contamination of water wells in the neiihborhood. (dennis)"they never warned the women who have bab

i disagree because emmett teal was a child. malcolm x was a child. i'm sure they heard the word nigger and much worse words used derogatory. i think about in the aspect of culture it's not that that was hidden. he was hung and drastically beaten. i'm sure they called him more than just nigger during that time. i didn't agree with the fact that he wouldn't show the book to children. >> well, he just said that he said he wouldn't show the book to children. >> well, no, he just said that samuel clemens said he didn't want the book shown to children. >> sorry. my mistake, kevin. >> and that's okay. here's how it goes. there's also a point of view about what young people should see and not see. but some people are more afraid of litigation than they are of intellectual freedom. okay? and intellectual freedom for some people is dangerous. how dare you be thinking? i didn't bring you here to think. true and false. get the hell out. but the idea is in here, i'm at least hoping you guys are encouraging the idea that i trust you to come to your own own conclus

or emmett till is murdered because these are the sorts of things that happen. so let's go to the letter itself. and it's long. so we're not going to deal with the whole thing, obviously. so what strikes you, first off, about this letter? >> king seems to be very polite. because i know if that were me responding to people attacking me and what i was doing, i would have been enraged. so i wouldn't have been as polite as he was. >> it's hard to be that polite, right? do you think he's really polite? what do you think? marris, you're in some ways emotionally least -- i think you feel least like martin luther king speaks for you, right, in certain ways? >> i wouldn't say that, no. >> you wouldn't say that? well, tell me, do you think he's polite in here? >> i do think he's polite. he's very calm and organized and how he organized and states his points. >> he is calm. he's super organized. does everybody think he's polite? i'm just wondering. heather? >> i think he's just trying to be understanding. >> so you think he's going sort of a step towards them to try to und

that includes delegate emmett burns, who also happens to be a pastor. >>> we will have it on the bole lot and they will lose, badly. >> now if the voters aprivate reference dumb -- approve a referendum they would join four other states. >>> aaa's fuel gauge report says regular grade gas here in the dc area now averages $3.65 a gallon, up 23 cents from a month ago and 52 cents from this time last year. the rising gas prices is an issue in the presidential campaign so far. republicans say more needs to be done. >> the president is keenly aware of the impact higher gas prices have on families trying to make ends meet. >> i ca guarantee you the obama program is higher prices, more dependency on the middle east, more vulnerability to saudi arabia and iraq and iran. >>> some believe rising prices means demand is going up. >>> want to take a funky vacation? the first ever "soul train" cruise will set sell from fort lauderdale and head toward grand islands and they are celebrating president's day today in mt. vernon in virginia. one of the biggest sellers at the mansion's gift shop. whiskey.

emmett is a long haul. to be able to get here, it is a great experience. each is different.y're all special. >> very special when they faced off on super sunday four years ago. it is the reason that thousands of fans are already gathering in indianapolis. >> the excitement, the people, and it has exceeded our expectations. >> kickoff is still a couple days away. another example of the magnitude of this weekend, hundreds of thousands of fans will be in indianapolis. most do not have a ticket and will never see the inside of the book is oil stadium. -- will never see the inside of lucas oil stadium. >> tonight's question, which teamed you think will win on sunday? send a text message. text a for the ginats, b for th e patriots. 88509 is the number, and standard text message rates apply. >> with unemployment just over 8%, but straight month of better news on the economy, how this could impact the campaign trail. >> it is a unique way to see some diving beetles, part of a bug exhibit at the maryland science center. >>> a new exhibit at the maryland science center will have kids

but state prosecutor emmett daffit see its differently. saying they violated election law, and failed to include the required disclosures that it came from the ehrlich campaign. >> you're claiming that the statute itself is vague, overbroad and unconstitutional under the first amendment. >> reporter: the defense said the law violates julius henson's rights to free speech. we'll have an update at 5:00 and 6:00. at the courthouse, i'm dearec valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and paul suric is -- schurick is scheduled to be sentenced february 16th. >>> jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with the latest fallout in the charity dispute that involves a maryland native. >> reporter: kai, a high- ranking official of the susan g. komen foundation is resigning. karen handle, the vice president, stepped down from komen today. she supported the move to cut off $700,000 in funding to planned parenthood. the charity decided to continue the grants after the cutoff sparked a nationwide controversy. handle ran unsuccessfully for georgia governor in 2010 a

. >> delegate emmett burns is against the bill and is also a pastor, he says more religious groups arepeaking out against it. >> people are rushing up to me saying we don't want this. >> it is going to be close but i think we are going to be successful. >> reporter: he is one of eight openly gay lawmakers who want same sax marriage legalized. his office is bombarded with phone calls for and against the bill. today he plans to support a rally backing it. he says at least 1000 people are expected. >> it is a sign of a growing support that we have in -- on this issue and i think we are going to continue to see that support grow in the days to come. >> reporter: six states and washington, d.c. currently allow same sex marriage. later today washington state is expected to join that group. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, andrea. >>> a recent poll finds 50% of the marylanders polled are in favor of legalizing same sex marriage. 44% are opposed. >>> on capital hill republican leaders aren't satisfied on the compromise on the president's birth control directive. he pulled back on a pl

and the family of emmett till, the 14-year-old murdered in mississippi in 1955, donated the casket inch he was buried. there are other artifacts from historic figures: harriet tubman's hymnbook, rosa parks' dress. and many from popular culture: chuck berry's red cadillac, michael jacksons' fedora, louis armstrong's trumpet. but, the vast majority, says bunch, will be from the unheralded and everyday life. >> many museums start with thousands of objects. we started with zero. so what we had to do is think of different ways to suggest that most of the 20th century and most of the 19th century is still in the basements, attics and homes of people. so we created an array of programs where we've gone around the country and found amazing things. >> brown: when completed this new national museum will join some 300 other museums around the country devoted to african- american history including the african american firefighter museum in los angeles, the wright museum of african- american history in detroit and the national civil rights museum in memphis. several new ones, including in atlanta

. >> and in this case, would it transcanada have to abide by state law when it comes to emmett domain>> so they would have to live by whatever the state law is relative to it ended the main. >> that is correct. >> when these pipelines are laid, in my understanding in this case it will be fairly deep in the ground. is that correct? >> i think for stretches of it. i'm not sure if all of it is underground. >> that which is underground, oftentimes you can still conduct agricultural activity above it? >> absolutely, yes. >> tell me how the pipeline safety law would intersect? >> the federal laws continue to apply. for this particular pipeline -- >> could get closer to the microphone? >> it would continue to apply. for this particular pipeline, as contemplated under the final environmental impact statement, there are 57 special conditions that create a standard for this pipeline as opposed to most oil pipelines. >> i was just hearing about the potential of leaks. does the pipeline safety act not have pretty strict requirements in terms of the safety of a pipeline? >> yes, pipeline safety la

you said in the past that you do think a solid fall was emmett. given the fact that the increase in violence over the weekend, last night, do you still see the situation in that light? >> there's no question that president assad has lost control over parts of this country. there's a question that he certainly lost the support of his people long ago, thanks to his brutality and his refusal to participate in the kinds of forms of what would've led to a democratic transition in syria. there's no question that because there's no question that because of the efforts of the international community to put the squeeze on the regime financially that is assets and his capacities, and there's no question that those around him along, within the military and governmental leadership are beginning to doubt the wisdom of sticking by him. so yes, we believe his days are numbered and that's why we find it disappointing to say the least that votes were taken in the u.n. security council to block an important resolution. it is simply a mistake to side with a regime t