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talked to on monument stteet... had heard &pabout this video... many off them have seen it.ii was captured new years eve by bystander using his cell phone. already it's gone viral... on youtube.listen in for yourself... (áááánats up full: "back up, back up, back up!!!"áááá) up!!!"áááá)you can see the officer trying to handcuff a man on the ground... when suddenly another man comes out of nowhere and punches the officer in the face.the officer falls down... allowing the other suspect to get away. there's a truggle... then officers in the area respond... soon you'll see one of them even kick the man.we spoke to police about this video... they call the attack outrageous.and as for the suspect... here's what they pave to say about him... (guglielmi) "i can't describe this act as anything less than an act of cowardice...." (ááááááats up full: "wow! oh, get out of there!! get out of t) there!!ááá)police have arrested and charged manuel imel wwth assault, for attacking the officer. he's waking up behind bars this morning on a $100- thousand dollar bond.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. see the whole video online.go to fox-baltimore dot com s

talked to on monument street... had heard about this video... many of them have seen it.it was captured new years eve by a bystander using his cell phone. already it's gone viral... on youtube.listen in for yourself. (áááánats up full: "back up, back up, back up!!!"áááá) up!!!"áááá)you can see he officer trying to handcuff a man on the ground... when suudenly another man comes out of nowhere and punches the officer in the face.the officer falls down... allowing the other suspect to get away. there's a struggle... then officers in the area respond... soon you'll see one of them even kick the man.we spoke to policc about this video... they call the atttck outrageous... and the suspect... a coward. (guglielmi) "and i think it's time to make this man famous. i think the people of baltimore should know that this is the individual responsible for hurting the peeple that are trying to kkep you safe."(áááánats up full: "back off!!ááá) off!!ááá)police have arrested and charged manuel imel with assault, for attacking the officer. he's waking up behind bars this morning on a $100- thousand dollar bond.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. see the w

eve of the new hampshire primary. >> rom any talking about making it easier for americans to fire their health insurance company. his opponents usinghat company to boost claims romney is out of touch. >> and caren travers is in touch with republicans' final hours of campaigning there. >> good afternoon. the comment gave his republican opts -- opponents more ammunition for attacks. mitt romney they'd maid a long career a key element of the campaign, kunling under fire for his work as the head of a venture capitol firm but today gave fresh material. >> i like being able to fire people that provide services to me f i, you know, if someone doesn't give you good service i want to say i'm going to get someone tols provide that to me. >> romney explaining how he believes americanned should have freedom to choose health care. he later defended comments. >> and my comments reflected that discussion which is that we should be able to choose the company of our choice. >> but the damage was done. his rivals stepped up attacks trying to turn that into weakness. >> governor romney enjoyses firing people. >> his company, with jobs killed i'm sure

eve of the florida primary a look at how the race is shaping up. >> and the latest talks about facebook's ipo. a live report is coming up. >> yeah, come on over check us out. he likes to jump in on mondays but i'll take it from here. search us nbc bay area. >> this is a live look outside overlooking san francisco, city by the bay, the bay bridge there. we'll keep tabs on your monday morning commute and have a look at the forecast. 4:42 now. >> a lot of good things going on on the ice. the u.s. figure skating championship crowned its men's and women's champions. for the women with, ashley wagner wowed the crowd saturday picking up her first ever national title. on the men's side, jeremy abbott, he had it going on. he made history winning his third tight well the highest score ever recorded at these championships. abbott landed the only quadruple jump of the day. >> i like that, you read that. san francisco, celebration of a different kind, the zoo bringing in the year of the dragon with its most dragon like resident. the 4-year-old lizard has been part of the education program since 2010. the zoo celebrated the lunar new year with chinese yoyo tricks a

eve of the iowa caucuses. texas governor rick perry will join us live, and savannah guthrie will be in iowa talking to the all important undecideds. and a blast of arctic air will have temperatures plunging from the midwest to maine, and up to two feet of snow suspected in some spots. we'll tell you what you can expect as you head out the door when we get started here on "today." joe, the calendar does say january. it's about time it's starting to get cold. >> just about time. we're in for it. thanks very much, natalie. have a great day. have a great day. >> you too. whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! have a great day. >> you too. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! >>> good morning. on this 2nd day of january, 2012. starting off with chilly temperatures. low to mid-30s from shenandoah valley to the bay and eastern shore. it's near freezing farther to the west where there's a winter storm warning out far western maryland a

first we want to talk about newt gingrich, stirring things up on the eve of the new hampshire primary. paul steinhauser, senior political editor, here's newt gingrich. >> those of usn free markets and those of us who believe, in fact, the whole goal of investment is entrepreneurship and job creation would find it pretty hard to justify rich people figuring out clever ways to elude a company, leaving behind 75,000 people without a job. >> paul, it sounds like romney took the bait on that. any fallout today? >> yeah, that's fighting words. as mitt romney runs for the republican nomination, he says, i am the best equipped of all the candidates to create jobs. he points to his years as a businessman, especially at bain kapt capital. we've heard a lot about bain capital, the private investment firm. gingrich says maybe you actually destroyed jobs at bain capital by ripping jobs apart. this superpack has acquired a 7-minute film, brooke, that basically bashs romney's time at bain capital. and they're going to blank at south carolina from this movie. and this is independent of gingrich, but it's going to be attacking romney. romney was asked about that a couple hours ago

eve. please stay with us. us.  >> i want to learn math and reading. or i can become a doctor when i grow up. >> that's what i'm talking about, a big bash in the heart of the big apple. a few people cramming at time square to welcome the new year, and of course, party. fox'sgenter davis is there with all of the -- jennifer davis is there with all of the action. hi, jen. >> reporter: happy new year,mar own. it's a party here and you're right. they started coming in to time square here and being stuck here at 3:00 this afternoon. they have not moved since then and you're not going to hear anyone complain. they estimate as many as 1 million people piling in here to one of the most famous interception -- intersections in america and they're ready to spring in the new year. >> three, two, one! >> reporter: an energized crowd practices the countdown in time square. they have come from all over the country and the world to see the famous ball make it plunge and catch a glimpse of the favorite performers. singers like drake, justin bieber, and lady georgia. -- and lady gaga. perhaps the biggest attraction here is that nearly s

us know. up next, i chat with emmy rossen and talk about "smash," plus, our number two game changer of the year when new year's evend zesty rotel tomatoes and green chiles. a throne for the tv... room for movies... your workout gear... non-stop football... it's a man cave! the boys next door will never leave. who says we want them to? >>> well, it is so much fun here at times square. if you've never been and wonder why people come here, the party they throw here in times square is so much fun and it's just great to be here. it's just after 10:30 and we are under 90 minutes from a new year. we are watching nbc's coverage. it is music in television. not since the early days of mtv where i logged many hours right there have we seen such an influx of music on the small screen. last year the "singoff," "america's got talent," and "the voice." latest entry called "smash." here in times square to perform "let me be your star," please welcome one of the stars of "smash," megan hitty. ♪ ♪ make you forget where you are ♪ ♪ the music starts playing ♪ it's the beat of her heart saying, let me be your star ♪ ♪ flash back to a

eve resolution. >> not to get lost. >> reporter: chris tells us he learn from this experience. next time he'll hike with a map and a real compass. we talkedthority and they say it is important to hike with a friend and let people know where you're going. in frederick, back to you. >> that's news4 at 4:00. news4 at 5:00 starts right now. >> tonight, strangers risk their lives to save three young children. >>> republicans begin to caucus for the candidate they want to face president obama in november. >>> and the new year brings a

eve. and i'm jessica doyle. >> this is the hardest hump day to overcome for some reason. we've all been talking about that. >> mike is off today. thanks for joining us this morning. monika is going to have our traffic in a moment. we start with howard and your weather first. >> a quiet morning out there. we've got some frost on the windshield. you may be scraping it in you park outside. a cold start with 30s and some upper 20s. today will be a dry day, just not as mild as yesterday when we hit 56. we'll be about 10 short of that this afternoon. here is a look at our day planner. we start with temperatures as i said in the 30s here in town, 38. we'll dip a little bit more before we start to climb into the mid-40s by midday. we'll probably stay there, partly sunny, maybe a few more clouds late this afternoon. high about 45, 46 or so. and winds not that bad out of the north to west at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. clear this morning, you'll notice some cloudiness down here. that will try to sneak in this afternoon and this evening and tonight, late, that's when we could get a few showers. we start with 20s in manassas and culpepper. 30s from leesburg u

talking to police. lisa washington joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: this is pretty shocking. there is video evidence that the prosecution wants to use from that alleged new year's eveident. of course, the assistant district attorney in this case wants to use this video but she will have to do so under the exceptions of the hearsay rule. sheriff mirkarimi is charged with three misdemeanor accounts including domestic violence, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. that's after prosecutors say he assaulted his wife in front of their 2-year-old son and kept her isolated inside their house so she wouldn't call police. mirkarimi's wife eliana lopez has not been cooperating with the authorities and she insists that her husband didn't abuse her. a neighbor took the video that the prosecution wants to use as evidence. the d.a. says it's a candid glimpse of the victim suffering. mirkarimi's attorney told the "san francisco chronicle," we will be objecting to the admission of the out of court statement including the video. and, of course, sheriff mirkarimi's trial is scheduled to begin on february 24. he has vowed that he will be fighting those charges. >> lisa, no one

office right then and he talks about finding out a today this friday afternoon and that he is facing three charges in connection with an incident that happened over new year's eve. the us listen in to what the shares had to say. our cruise review report vilified by the district attorneys of his career from her three misdemeanor charges have been assigned to meet hear your answer assumes reporter tweet are cooperating with law- enforcement and edition attorney's office do this and we will continue to do so. arasu i believe in this system i have said all along. and we believe that we must allow the system and its investigation and to proceed accordingly. >> as i said before i have no complaint it is my husband hit he are together and we're going to fight this. mom and this is my husband and my son. this is unbelievable how this is completely wrong here yields as the hudson and his courage the three misdemeanor charges of the district attorney announced this afternoon that he is charging the sheriff. we are back here live at san francisco city hall. but the district attorney held a news conference her talking about the responsibility that he had to follow the letter of th

used to be. and i do want to slightly rebut some of the election lawyers i talked to on the eve of citizens united because i would raise questions around transparency, and i was frequently told, well, super pacs disclose everything. i'm here to say, you know, conventional political action committee, every dollar in and every dollar out if you're a journalist, you can go and look at. and that's just not the case with super pacs, at least not now. so with that, i'll pass it on to mimi. >> great. hello. again, apologies -- >> mimi, the mic. >> thank you. and so, obviously, most of our conversation today is forward-looking as we grapple with the very important questions that super pacs have raised about how they should be, whether they should be regulated, how they should be regulated and, in fact, um, whether basic assumptions underlying our campaign finance system make any sense. .. and there are three points that are particularly important for the instant obsession. first, the buckley court found because money is needed in most forms of mass communication, restrictions on political spending should

used to be. i do want to slightly but some of the election lawyers i talk to on the eve of citizens united -- because i would raise questions around transparency and that was frequently told super pacs disclose everything -- and i am just here to say, conventional political action committee, every dollar in and every dollar out, you are a journalist, you can go and look at. that is not the case of super pacs, at least not now. with that, i will pass it on to mimi. >> again, apologies. obviously, most of our conversation today is forward- looking. the very important questions super pacs have raised about whether they should be regulated, how they should be regulated, and, in fact, whether basic assumptions underlying our campaign finance system makes any sense. but before we can fully grapple with these questions, i am here to push us back a little bit and look behind us and make sure we all understand where these super pacs came from, the legal theories and assumptions underlying them. and so, i am going to give you a little bit of a tale, it will not be too long. if things actually started in 1976 w

used to be. i do want to slightly but some of the election lawyers i talk to on the eve of citizens united -- because i would raise questions around transparency and that was frequently told super pacs disclose everything -- and i am just here to say, conventional political action committee, every dollar in and every dollar out, you are a journalist, you can go and look at. that is not the case of super pacs, at least not now. with that, i will pass it on to mimi. >> again, apologies. obviously, most of our conversation today is forward- looking. the very important questions super pacs have raised about whether they should be regulated, how they should be regulated, and, in fact, whether basic assumptions underlying our campaign finance system makes any sense. but before we can fully grapple with these questions, i am here to push us back a little bit and look behind us and make sure we all understand where these super pacs came from, the legal theories and assumptions underlying them. and so, i am going to give you a little bit of a tale, it will not be too long. if things actually started in 1976 w