francesco was the captain.hey believe it was contaminated. >>> caught on airport surveillance video, a man steals a rolex watch in fort lauderdale. he hesitates and then grabs the watch worth $16,000. police arrested him on grand theft charges and returning the rolex to its rightful owner. >>> finally, a good excuse to shop. it's a packed weekend for thousands of shoppers looking to save big on appliances. as gigi barnett explains, it only rolls around once a year. >> reporter: donna has big plans for her kitchen. a complete makeover. >> steel and light colored wood. >> reporter: she waited for this weekend to buy more than $20,000 in appliances in pikeville. thanks to the tax free weekend on certain products, she saved big. >> i saved about $500 in today. a tax free weekend. how about that. >> reporter: in the store, he said this weekend kicks off the busy weekend for him and the sales tax will only bring in more shoppers. >> business is generally quiet until this time and then come out of hibernation for a go

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. >> reporter: captain francesco schettino was charged with failing to describe to maritime authorities scope of the disaster. the captain already faces charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwreck and abandoning ship before all passengers were evacuated. the giant luxury ship hit rocks off the italian coast of giglio last month. he is under surveillance. >> just today, divers discovered an 8th body aboard the wreck. >>> a parkville man is being investigated by police investigators. derek propalis was pulled over. that's when the officer noticed propalis was wearing a virginia state uniform. his car also had a spotlight laptop and siren. after an investigation, it was determined propalis was not a state trooper. he is currently on home detention. >>> a former washington, d.c. police commander said he he spoke out. burton said he intends to file a whit -- whistle-blower lawsuit. they provided escorts for celebrities. they deny britain's was due to testimony or sheen's. >>> spring is in the air. temperatures seem to send everyone outside today. we found lots of johns hopkins university st

its captain, francesco samitto, faces possible charges of manslaughter, shipwreck, and abandoning ship in connection with the incident. the captain said managers instructed him to sail close to the island. and denied allegations that he was driving too fast. >>> new york's mayor michael bloomberg is defending the nypd's monitoring of muslim students. they include the university of buffalo. university of pennsylvania and yale university. bloomberg says the surveillance is a justifiable counterterrorism tactic. but the association of american muslim lawyers is urging the new york state attorney general to investigate. >>> a new law is on the boobs, declaring english the official language of frederick county. alex demetrick reports, although it doesn't change anything, it is what the law has symbolized that has people talking. >>> declaring english as the official language, i don't see what the big deal is. >> reporter: but the only county commissioner to vote against it, does see something. >> the chairman wanted to scare people that might be -- from coming here. >> we did not look at il

italian authorities say captain francesco schettino deliberately steered the "costa concordia" into shallowress tourists. the boat hit a reef and capsized last month, killing 32 people. lawyers representing survivors of the disaster say lab tests show cocaine near a hair sample, hair strands or in a urine sample. the captain faces manslaughter charges and accusations of abandoning his ship before all the passengers could evacuate. >>> the time right now is 6:39. coming up, espn issues an apology to jeremy lin. why the major sports network is back-tracking from one of its headlines. >>> and she thought her dog was being put to sleep, only to find out he was still alive and living with another family. how the mix-up happened and where the dog is now. >>> welcome back. we're about a week and a half away from our next republican primary, and rick santorum is emerging once again as a formidable candidate. is mitt romney in trouble? joining us now is moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. thank you, david. good morning. >> good to be here. >> most polls are showing santorum is leading romn

captain francesco chetteino is now -- schettino is now facing charges of manslaughter, causing a shipwrecknd abandoning ship. the luxury ship hit rocks off the coast of italy last month. searchers continue to find seven still missing. >>> several members of congress receive threatening letters. and investigators say more are on the way. the letters were addressed to the lawmakers' district offices, including speakers of the house, john boehner. investigators say it contained harmless, powdery substances. but in one, the messages warned, every senator would receive a later that -- letter that may contain poison. >>> presidential hopefuls are locked in a tight race in upcoming primaries. tara mergener has the latest for wjz from the white house. >> reporter: mitt romney hit the campaign trail in arizona, ready to hit his chief rival's record. speaking to a group of builders and contractors, romney slams rick santorum's vote. >> he voted to fund planned parenthood, even though that was against his principles. he voted for no child left behind, even though that was against his principles. >> r

italian authorities say captain francesco schettino deliberately steered the "costa concordia" into shallowss tourists. the boat hit a reef and capsized last month, killing 32 people. lawyers representing survivors of the disaster say lab tests show cocaine near a hair sample but not in the hair strands or in a urine sample. the captain faces manslaughter charges and accusations of abandoning his ship before all the passengers evacuated. >>> and the time right now, 9:37. it's been nearly six months since last summer's east coast earthquake, and our region is still feeling some aftershocks. now, details of another quake that shook the ground while you were asleep last night. >>> and espn issues an apology to jeremy lin. why the major sports network is backtracking from one of its headlines. >>> let's debate one more time. a new nbc poll in michigan and arizona, and mitt romney tries to go home again. on wednesday, a new nbc ne news/marist poll of michigan and arizona will be released. the race in michigan, the state where mitt romney grew up and his father was governor, has become contentiou

the jim also denied a request by prosecutors to jail captain francesco schettino.e faces possible manslaughter charges for running the cruise ship aground last month off the coast of italy, killing 17 people. 15 remain missing. >>> tackling child sex abuse in the catholic church head on a four-day international conference, backed by the vatican is discussing ways the church can become more aware of the abuse problem. pryces and bishops from about 100 countries are attending the symposium in rome and hearing feedback from both victims and psychologists. they are expected to draft new policies on sex abuse and present them to the vatican by this may. over the past four decades -- actually, the past ten years, 4,000 cases of sex abuse have been reported to the catholic church. so, the whole point of this meeting is to become more transparent. >> right. what a lot of people have been asking for for this last decade. thank you, janelle.r >>> turning to decision 2012, california's primary isn't until june, june 5th, to be ex-act. one of the republicans running for presid

it appears to show captain francesco ske tenobeing pressured by other officers to evacuate the ship. he reportedly replies, okay, fine. let's let them go to land. at least 17 people died in last month's disaster. 15 are still missing, and the captain is under house arrest. >>> as president assad tries to hold onto power in syria, satellite images released friday appear to show syrian army tanks and other armored vehicles moving into the city of homs, which has been under siege for several days now. fighting in homs has reportedry killed hundreds of people over the past week, and with some of the violence even reaching the capital of damascus. american officials are now closing the u.s. embassy there. >>> activists in egypt plan to mark this first anniversary of president hosni mubarak's overthrow with anti-army protests. our reporter is in cairo. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, janet. called for the departure of the president has been replace by new political realities marked by some differences between some revolutionary groups and political parties. today a nationwide stri