first card eric smith when i believe just spoke out of turn but i'm not sure. was that mr. smith? okay. i don't believe there is another eric -- >> [inaudible] >> reverend smith. okay. eric smith doesn't seem to be getting to the podium. all right. (calling speakers). you will each have two minutes to speak. >> steve seldz swrer. we on a little out burst today about what is going on at martin luther king school and this board has covered up criminal activity from the staff of the school. he makes a joke about psychological testing and pearson to evaluate the students here in san francisco. pearson is under investigation for corruption in new york state and will be investigateed in california for corruption because you're spending more time on testing than taking care of the students particularly here at martin luther king. additionally this superintendent and the board is aware of the ongoing situation at martin luther king and the superintendent said there was no cover up and slander going on but the whistle blower said the principal laid on a student and injured as a result that

he was gunned down during robbery.nt gregory was walking his dog when approached by 25-year- old eric smith. during the struggle, smith shot away. murder and robbery charges. >> this is tied to the flu vaccine. disease control and prevention say that the 9% effective in people age 65 and older. health officials are not sure exactly why that is. the hospitalization is the decade for old people. seniors should not ignore any serious flu like symptoms. dr. donald trump's twitter seriouslys been lyrics by offensive rapper who pleaded to his home 2 million followers. back in control of the account, said whether will soon be if lives are able to hack into accounts. >> we are 72 hours away from hollywood's biggest night. the biggest stars are in contention for oscars this year. dodge the oscars team is on the hollywood tonight. arch campbell left us his picks he thinks will be the big winners. >> oscar buzz centers on argo, itcoln, zero dark thirty, like a good election. too close to call. what did you think of tommy lee as thaddeus stevens? jones the early favorite but his competition includes ro

. >> eric smith is a day late and $26 million short. >> wish it was me last night oar are you didn't play? >> no. >> reporter: but someone purchased the lone win are right here at this shell station in mt. airy and customers here are abuzz about it. >> $20 million i heard. >> reporter: $26 million. you think you could have fond a place to spend $20 million? >> i could have done that. >> reporter: while the person hasn't come forward, the owner of the store will collect a retail bonus. he didn't know how much. we contacted the maryland lottery. do you want to know how much you will get? >> how much? >> reporter: $26,000. he said that's more than he makes off of lottery ticket sales all year, at five cents a ticket. at this point he only has one regret. wish you had bought a ticket? [ laughter ] >> reporter: don't worry. or not alone loo wish i had $26 million. >> reporter: what would you do with it? >> i don't know. i'd have a good time doing it. whatever it was i'd have a good time doing it. >> reporter: in carroll county, jeff hager. >> now the single winner can elect a cash payout

minutes before the call, eric smith shot and killed retired atf agent, gregory holly, stealing his ipod and badge. holly was walk his dog near his house when it happened. lieutenant robles happened to be a couple blocks away in his car. >> the homicide suspect made it across the road. >> after the shooting, police say smith ran across cardinal drive to this fence right here. he tried to jump it but wasn't able to. then say they he crawled under here. robles saw him in a cul-de-sac on the other side of this fence. >> a good suspect. he had the demeanor. he was out of breath. matched the description. >> reporter: at that point the lieutenant chased him and tackled him. holly's family and friend thank him. >> you say this officer is a hero. why? >> he took a killer off the street. and police recovered holly's ipod, and other belongings. and they also found the suspect's gun. tonight that suspect is facing first degree murder charges and waiting trial. live here in wood bridge, virginia, i'm shomari stone, news 4. >>> a new clue in the search for a hit-and-run driver in the district of colu

they say he was approached by 25-year-old eric smith. a trump -- a struggle followed and that shots were fired. >> this man who does not want to identify himself can't believe it happened here. this years, nothing of nature has ever happened here. >> an off-duty officer happened to be in that area and tracked down smith on cardinal drive close to the crime scene which is about 1/4 of a mile from smith's home. police say he took the wallet and self on. >> if it can happen in a neighborhood like this, it can happen anywhere. >> in a statement, the family said he spent his life helping others and will be missed. >> i never had a reason to be fearful. >> it all leaves one woman asking one question. >> i have two small children and to think about something like that -- >> police say the gun used in this shooting was stolen from a vehicle last week in montclair. the suspect is in prince william county jail charged with armed robbery and first-degree murder. >> thank you. a longtime d.c. area olympic swim coach has pleaded guilty to child sex a

. >> we should know when eric smith went there last month the state department called that quote, unhelpful. they have no opinion on b. rodman's trip at all. he says he hopes to run into the gangnam style dude while he is over there and is he from south korea, of course. kick kick kicking kicking it gangnam style. confusing the north and south part. we did get troubling news out of north korea today human rights group a major outside of pyongyang has doubled in size in recent years. the gool logs are prison camps housing mostly political prisoners. now there run confirmed reports that kim the younger is spending members of his father's administration to these camps. here again is gordon chang. >> it's not just a person being put into the camp in detention. it is usually his or her entire family. sometimes 2 or 3 generations. the conditions in the camps are, perhaps, the worst in the world. sheng adds that former administrations are imprisoned so that current administrations power is not threatened. shep? >> shepard: trace gallagher in l.a. this afternoon. is he still the pope. pope benedict

eric smith tried to rob him wednesday night.walking his dog in woodbridge, had just gotten home from church. he struggled with smith before the deadly shooting. >>> music is helping some students in prince george's county deal with the loss of two classmates killed this week. suitland high school hosted a concert last night for the entire community. comes after the death of ninth grader charles walker jr. someone shot and killed him in hillcrest heights on monday. the next day another student was killed. five people were arrested in walker's death. no one yet in kidd's case. >>> the general assembly will vote on the most sweeping transportation bill in the commonwealth in nearly three decades. a committee of senators and delegates negotiated the measure this week. it would generate hundreds of millions of dollars for transportation projects and it would do so by replacing virginia's gas tax with a wholesale tax on gas. would also raise the commonwealth's sales tax, impose a fee on hybrid cars and shift about $200 million a year

when he spotted suspect eric smith he tackled him right on the sidewalk. he spoke exclusively to news4. >> the fact that i was able to contribute and all the officers there were able to contribute and help with arresting this individual the same night that it occurred, it speaks volumes for our department. i'm just part of the team. i'm not a hero. if it wasn't me, you know, it was somebody else. >> police have recovered an ipod that they say smith stole during the shooting. smith now faces first-degree murder charges. >>> people around the country will pause for a moment of silence a little more than a half hour from now to mark the 20th anniversary of the first attack on the world trade center. six people were killed and more than 1,000 others injured when a truck exploded below the north tower. six islamic extremists were later convicted of that attack. the moment of silence will begin at 12:18. that's when the bomb went off. >>> today also marks one year since a florida teenager was shot and killed bay neighborhood watch volunteer. and people across th

. >> reporter: minutes later, police arrest this man, 25-year-old eric alexandre smith. he has a tattoo on his neck. it says family is forever. smith lives in this house about a mile from the murder scene. police searched it for hours last night. a neighbor says the cops have been there before. this statement tonight from the family -- greg's life's work was about fighting crime and, unfortunately, it was a violent crime that took his life. now, police say they've recovered mr. holley's stolen cell phone. they say they've also recovered the murder weapon. live in prince william county, pat collins, news4. >>> now to the weather on the serious winter storm that has parts of the midwest paralyzed tonight. more than a foot of snow is already on the ground in cities between colorado and southern illinois. schools, businesses, even state capitols are shut down. missouri is seeing some of the worth worst of the storm. kansas city is under a state of emergency, the airport is shut down and major roadways are shut down due to snow, ice and whiteout conditions. here in our area,

eric alexander smith also faces robbery charges.enseless murder leaves a community in shock. >> i would say this is kind of unusual. but luckily the suspect was apprehended and is in jail. >> if i could sum it up, great citizen. devoted father, married, wonderful wife. just a really, really great guy. >> holley leaves behind a wife and four sons. >>> to maryland now, where an 11-year-old girl continues to fight for her life this morning following a deadly house fire. a 36-year-old man and 8 and 4- year-old girls did die in the father. a woman and another 8-year-old girl are recovering in stable condition we're told. firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say there were no working smoke alarms in that home. >>> new gun proposals in maryland this morning. a committee in the state senate approved the governor's sweeping gun control measure. the vote last night was 7-4 in the senate -- i'm sorry, in the judiciary senate committee. it includes a ban on assault weapons. this is a top priority of the governor's. >>> another vo

smith replaces eric russell, who was suspended. a trainee was shot in the head and remains in critical condition. >> the suicide of a doctor formally employed by johns hopkins university. he apparently took his own life. kim dacey is live in the studio with the latest on the investigation. good morning. >> police say dr. nikita levy treated hundreds of patients at johns hopkins hospital, but there could be more out there. police were called to his home on monday morning -- monday morning the doctor was found dead. they confirmed nikita levy took his own life. at the time of his suicide, he was being investigated for allegations that he photographed and videotaped his patients during appointments. in a statement, an employee first notified the hospital on february 4 and within a day it was determined that levy had been illegally photographing his patients and possibly others with his personal video equipment and storing those images electronically. the doctor acknowledged the allegations and was fired on february 8, 10 days before p

. >> reporter: the 25-year-old eric alexander smith of woodbridge is in custody and being held without bond and is facing first-degree murder charges. police say that they did recover some of his property on the suspect after he was chased down by the officer and they recovered the murder weapon. it was stolen from a vehicle in mount clare just last week and back to you in the studio. >> audrey barnes, thank you. >>> a developing story in south africa. a murder case against the olympic gold medalist. the lead investigator in the oscar pistorius case is facing attempted murder charges. he and two other officers are under investigation for a shooting into a van back in 2011. the police named a new detective to head the pistorius investigation now. >>> developing now, the dramatic deaths on the vegas strip this morning. investigators say that it may have started with a fight at a hotel. three people died, at least six were hurt when someone in an suv opened fire on the maserati. the driver was killed sending that car into a taxi which burst into flames. the cab driver, the passenger died

eric alexander smith is now facing first degree murder charges. >>> a follow-up to yesterday's deadly house fire in prince george's county. 11-year-old girl remains in critical condition. a 36-year-old man and 8 and 4- year-old girls did die in that fire. a woman and 8-year-old girl were hurt. they are all recovering in stable condition. firefighters are still investigating the cause, but say there were no working smoke alarms in that home. tony? >>> a news alert from the defense secretary. leon panetta reportedly says the u.s. will leave between 8,000 and 12,000 troops in afghanistan after next year. the german defense minister told reporters this morning that panetta informed him of those numbers. the white house has not publicly said how many american troops will stay in afghanistan after 2014. >>> it's down to the wire on capitol hill. congress now has one week to strike a sequestration deal. without one, billions of dollars in spending cuts will take place march 1 and could affect millions of americans, including many jobs in the district and surrounding region. sherri ly joins u

at shepard smith's apartment. >> eric: don't buried the lead. apartment. >> i don't know what you were implying. i was on a show called the pulse, and he had a party to thank us for the hardwork. she was there. she was asking about me and checking up on me. she happened to be at the partner that day and i happened to see her. >> shep playing match maker? >> twins out of that. >> i don't think he is that involved in the story. >> andrea: she pursued you? >> i'm not going say it like that. >> eric: dating your wife before she was your wife and she stole you from -- you stole her from shepard? >> she is a beautiful women and i fell head over heels with her. we have two beautiful children and worked together. >> bob: my experience, i dated many coworkers. it opened the company. >> did you date employees? was it appropriate? >> bob: when it came to me. >> bobme >> dana: did you host sexual harassment training? >> don't do it here. >> andrea: when you were dating the women who worked for you, did it go poorly? break up with tem and angry at you or fir

smith replaces maj eric russell. the i-team learned william kern fired his service weapon during the exercise shooting the trainee in the head. he remains in critical condition this morning. there was a home invasion and robbery in north baltimore. a woman was heading to her apartment when a man came up behind their with a gun. police say the man took the woman's purse inside the apartment. >> i am scared about that. we thought this was pretty safe but it is not. >> it is not the first time this has happened in the committee. >> police say no one was hurt. >> a $2,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a death of a student. police say edmond st. clair died on saturday night. he was stabbed after there was a fight on campus. anyone with information can call state police at the number on your screen. >> 5:07. oscar pistorius return to wait south african court room. >> lawmakers are considering a ban on smoking in your car when kids are inside. >> client is starting to build pretty early -- volume is starti

at shepard smith's apartment. >> eric: don't buried the lead.rtment. >> i don't know what you were implying. i was on a show called the pulse, and he had a party to thank us for the hardwork. she was there. she was asking about me and checking up on me. she happened to be at the partner that day and i happened to see her. >> shep playing match maker? >> twins out of that. >> i don't think he is that involved in the story. >> andrea: she pursued you? >> i'm not going say it like that. >> eric: dating your wife before she was your wife and she stole you from -- you stole her from shepard? >> she is a beautiful women and i fell head over heels with her. we have two beautiful children and worked together. >> bob: my experience, i dated many coworkers. it opened the company. >> did you date employees? was it appropriate? >> bob: when it came to me. >> bobme >> dana: did you host sexual harassment training? >> don't do it here. >> andrea: when you were dating the women who worked for you, did it go poorly? break up with tem and angry at you or fire th

. >> eric: wayne rogers, jonathan honig and sandra smith and also joining us is julie. welcome everybody. so as the national debt continues to soar, unions say they don't want to tolerate spending cuts. >> we won't allow cuts to social security or medicare or medicaid. we are going forward. this is like this. we build it and we're going to take it back! >> no more cuts! >> eric: jonathan is big laborer a reason we won't do it? >> the public education and steel industry and bankrupting unions, as well. only 6% in the private work force. i have to tell you the nerve of richard and the union, the unions is to demand jobs. where do they et off with that. we have more government workers now than we a citizens in 1776 and so many have so much to do. they should be cut. unions need to take a back seat and put this country for once. >> eric: sequestration threatening spending, let's not gog go to sequestration. >> guess what. this is our country. god bless us. they are asking for more money. the debt clock over $16 trillion. this country is in trouble. the money is gone. they a

and then there's former navy corpsman eric smith who was once in charge of a 20-bed intensive care unitin san diego. after that he served two tours in iraq as a combat medic for a marine infantry unit. but when he came home, he couldn't get hired in a medical clinic. so he had to take up odd jobs, you know, he had to serve as a bartender, do some day work. and at one point he had to sign up to be a test patient for a drug study just to make enough money to get by. and as he put it, and these are his words, he said: in the civilian world, my military education and training did not translate because i didn't have a piece of paper saying that it did. so we all have to think about that, you know? because of a piece of paper, because our credentialing processes don't adequately reflect the skills and expertise our troops have gained serving this country, putting their lives on the line, troops like petty officer smith end up tending bar. instead of saving lives. but fortunately, again, all of you have the power to make this right. as we have seen on the spousal licensing issue, there are a n

eric? >> thank you, joe montana ended his career in kansas city after being traded bit 49ers and now, alex smithotsteps. multiple sources say the 49ers have a deal to trade smith but it is not clear that kansas city chiefs are the team but they need a quaterback and the niners are not likely to pay alex $8.5 million to play backup. >> breaking business news, ahead, the big box retailer that could see a change in ownership. >> and a look at the big board with the dow up slightly and we go live to jane king. >> but, first, jennifer lawrence's fall is one of the buzz worthy moments from the academy awards, ahead, what >> walnut creek and all the bay area this is abc7 news. this is the ferry building with the bay bridge in the background. we are a degree warmer in oakland at 63 and napa at 64 where you should be and redwood city at 62, a degree cooler and live more at 61 and san francisco at 59 two degrees cooler and san jose at 63, three degrees shy of where you should be. if you travel around the state, look how dry it is, higher elevations snow moving through northern california right now but wat

smith center. as for the coach, it's win number 399. >>> the washington capitals are being urged to better protect themselves on the ice. after at would defenseman eric carlson had his achilles tendon sliced by a skate. george mcphee bought all his players kevlar socks and hopes that they wear them. a few guys already do. it's not mandatory but it's suggested. that will do it for your morning sports. it's kristen berset. >>> we go live to glenarden, maryland. we have an update on this breaking news story. a tragic house fire. we believe four people are being treated. >>> a fire in rockville as well. branch parkway at marwood court. you might want to consider courier drive instead. 270 out of clarksburg looking good into germantown and rockville. we'll be back with more news, weather and traffic when we return from [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller. [ sally umlaut ] it's greek-style yogurt. thick, scrumptious, and more protein than those regular yogurts. are those almonds i see in the corner thingy? caramelized almonds i think you'll find. well, who wants ordinary run-of-the-mill almonds when you could have the caramelized kind? if i was this