henson just didn't get it. >> during his sentencing wednesday henson told the judge the case againstm was unfair, labeling it a witch hunt, calling state prosecutors evil. the judge ordered henson to 60 days in jail. henson's attorney calls the punishment unfair. >> it's a terrible situation. it hurt s my heart. i do know that people like myself can always fight another day. i'll file my appeal, i'll go to annapolis and do what i have to do. >> henson was also sentenced to 300 hours of community service and one year of supervised probation during which the skwuj forbid henson from participate anything any election campaign. >> when henson is -- henson has been handed a $1 million fine. >>> hundreds of firefighters continue to battle wild fires. in northern colorado the biggest of the fires has already burned over 70 square miles. it's burning its way into the state of wyoming. over 100 structures have been destroyed by this fire alone, hundreds more are in danger. a lightening strike started this one. >>> new allegations of drug abuse aimed at lance armstrong. the group says it has e

henson at all.e agrees the election night robocalls for offensive and reprehensible, clearly intended to suggest democrats need not go vote. >> nevertheless, it is dangerous to our society and particularly to minority communities to begin to criminalize political statements. >> reporter: gibson called the election laws that henson and paul shurek were charged with unconstitutional. also, henson's one zeern con vick resulted him n him being put into jail for 60 days, while the other was charged convicted of 2 felonies and only will spend 30 days in jail. >> reporter: but prosecutors say the lack of remorse that henson displayed justified his harsher punishment and jail time. >> mr. henson made clear he didn't see this as a problem what he did. it was almost the implication highway would do it again. >> reporter: but gibson says henson's treatment was unjust and calls on the judge to reduce henson's punishment. >> henson says he's confident he will be vindicate bid appellate courts. >>> lance armstron

karen falk helped put together the traveling exhibit -- jim henson's fantastic world. on display at the museum of the moving image in astoria, new york. give us a bit of jim henson's early history. >> well, he was a very visual child and very imaginative, and he did artwork whenever he could. his grandmother taught him how to sew and -- this is a very early photograph of jim. you can see he's pretending to be a snake charmer, and he's charmed the garden hose. then when he was in high school, he worked on all sorts of high-school publications, he designed sets for school plays. at the university of maryland, he also worked in the theater department. but right out of high school, he really wanted to work in television, and he answered an advertisement for a television station that wanted puppets and a puppeteer. so he went out, and he learned how to make some puppets from a book and auditioned and got the part. at first, jim made sort of traditional puppets with hard materials like papier-mâché, but he discovered that, with television, unlike a puppet theater, you could

derek valcourt was there, as henson was actually led out of court in handcuffs. >> reporter: henson's punishment of 60 days locked up in jail strikes some people as severe, when you consider that his codefendant was found dealt -- guilty on two felony charges and two misdemeanors and got half as much time in jail and home detention, -- home detention, rather, and julius henson was found guilty of only one misdemeanor. >> it was a very clean call. >> reporter: julius henceani -- henson's interview angered prosecutors. >> he made clear he didn't see this as a problem. it was almost the im implication he would do it again. >> reporter: in the interview, henson defended the robocall he wrote for republican bob ehrlich and blamed democrats, including governor o'malley for his prosecution. it was never about voter suppression. it was about trying to do something for a political operative who went to work for a republican who should oiment work for democrats ntheir view. >> reporter: in light of that interview, prosecutors asked for a harsher punishment than the 30 days given to paul schuric

henson just didn't get it. >> reporter: henson told the judge the case against him was unfair, calling it illegal. he was ordered to an immediate 60 days in jail, saying he tried to influence the election process. his attorney calls it unfair. >> it hurts my heart, but i do know that people like myself can always fight another day, so i'll file my appeal, i'll go to annapolis, and i'll do what i have to do. >> reporter: henson was also ordered to one year of community service and one year of supervised pro bags, during which he's bard from participation in any election campaigns. >> and henson has also been filed $1 million in a federal civil lawsuit. >>> a little girl gets caught in the cross fire, and now her family wants to hold an unlikely group responsible. they are holding the gps tracking group $50 million. raven was hit by a strail bullet inside her home and still suffers from the injuries today. >>> a maryland man's help continues to worsen. alvin gross' lawyer says the government is withholding key results from medical tests. gross has walking and has a mass bind his shoulder

julius henson... is... ehind bars... in connection with an election night robo-call.john rydell has mmreon today's &psentencing...fromthe mitchell. courthouse... (rydell) "julius henson arrived at the mitchell courthouse this morning much like any other citizen, he entered the front door but this afternoonn he left the courthouse in handcuffs after being sentenced for his role in the 2010 eleccion night robocalls."juuius henson is escorteddo a sheriffs vehicle...momentt... after learnnng his fate.60-days in jail...for crrating a robo- call...that proseutors claim...was aimed at keeping black voters from the polls. henson...had been hired by tte campaign of former governor bob ehrlich.but he still insists...he did nothing prosecution...waa a witch-hunt. (question) "do you agree with mr. henson's statements in political witchhunt? i agree that that's what he believes." (davitt) "certainly the state feels it's important to send a messageenot justtto mr. henson but to other consulttnts that no, this is not okay, thii is not

henson's attorney calls the punishment unfair. >> i think it's a terrible situation. it hurts my heart. but i do know that people like myself can always fight another day. so i'll file my apeel. -- appeal. i'll go to annapolis. and i'll do what i have to do. >> the judge also sentenced to henson to 300 hours of community service and one year of supervised probation. the judge said during that probation, henson would be forbidden to participate in any kind of campaign. we're live at the courthouse, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, derek. and henson has also been fined $1 million in a federal civil lawsuit filed by the maryland attorney general. >> one by one, dozens of glorious tall ships pull into the baltimore inner harbor. the star spangled sailabration, full steam ahead. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the inner harbor now, where we see some skydivers, jumping from an airplane, as part of the sailabration. there's one now, creating smoke, a trail of excitement. for all of those waiting on the ground to see him. wjz is live wit

henson was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs. >> reporter: as if the calls julius henson wrote weren't controversial enough, he repeated many of the same controversial comments he said in a wjz interview that aired last night, comments that had him walking out of the courtroom in handcuffs, headed for jail. >> reporter: at his sentencing, julius henson told the judge the case against him was patently unfair, labeling it a witch hunt. as he did in our interview, he called state prosecutors evil and defended the controversial robocall he wrote on election night for republican candidate bob ehrlich. >> it was a very clean call. >> it appeared to the state, and i think the court felt that mr. henson just didn't get it. >> reporter: prosecutors say after watching that interview air on wjz, they decided to ask for an even harsher punishment than the 30 days home detention given to paul schurick. they say henson showed no remorse for the robocalls they claim are an obvious attempt at voter suppression. >> mr. henson certainly has every right to speak to the press and say what he wants in the

>> henson points to the $1 million fine the judge slapped against him.is employee was also fined. >> paula was found guilty on four charges and didn't pay one single dime. rhonda russell wasn't charged with anything yet she was fined $10,000. you know, that's some preverse justice right there. >> his legal troubles haven't soured henson on political consulting. >> would you do this over again? would you make that call? >> i'm sure in the future i'll be in a position to write a call so i'll be making calls again, but i won't be making this call. >> today wjz will be in the courtroom for henson's sentencing. >>> next up this morning here on wjz. >> good morning. an unmanned drone crashes into the eastern shore. coming up, why this incident is sparking new concerns. >> millions from maryland, i'm mike schuh live at the hyatt with the presidential campaign came to town. a report next. >> two teenagers are in police custody after throwing a bottle bomb at a 6-year-old girl. now parents in ann arundel are on high alert. that story coming up. >> i'm christy bre

tonight, julius henson's attorney cries falling, saying what happens to henson is not fair.ys he is a sole voice, speaking out publicly. >> i'm not afraid of julius henson. >> reporter: in fact, law professor larry gibson doesn't like campaign consultant julius gibson at all. he even agrees the election night robocalls were offensive and reprehensible, clearly intended to suggest democrats need not go vote. >> nevertheless, it is dangerous to our society, and particularly to minority communities to begin to criminalize political statements, even those that are false and misleading. >> reporter: gibson, who has run several political campaign himself, called the election laws that henson and schurick were charged with unconstitutional and said it is unacceptable that his one misdemeanor conviction landed him in jail for 60 days, compared to schurick, home detention 30 days for two offenses and two misdemeanors. >> reporter: gibson was also upset that henson was put right into handcuffs and deny them bail. >> the only reason to deny a person bail is that they are an imminent th

henson has every right to speak to the press. the judge's consideration was to other members of the public. >> he made the decision to say what he said. you didn't make him say it. the deal is that sometimes when you say things that people can use against you, it was their comments by the prosecutors as to what they said wasn't unfair because it was said. >> reporter: you may remember that henson's co-defendant paul short got 30 days of home detention. julius henson now sentenced to 60 days in jail, double the punishment and more severe. he will be incarcerated to the department of corrections e he's on -- he's on his way there. he's locked up here and will have to serve one year of probation at which the judge said at no point will he be allowed to participate in any election activities. we'll have an update coming up tonight at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >> thank you very much. we will have much more on henson's sentencing coming up on eyewitness news today at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the other story we're following this noon. lighte

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the judge explained that he henson was unapologetic for his crimes. >> he he did not see this as a problem. that is what the court was facing and that is why the court made a strong sentence in this matter. >> paul schurick was sentenced to a month of home detention for his role in the crime. >> police hoping surveillance picture will help them identify somebody who robbed a convenience center. this happened on reisterstown road. the suspect brandished a gun. police are asking anyone who can identify this person to give them a call at 1-866-7-lockup. >> who is do you think will do a better job about the economy, president obama or mitt romney? tara mergener has more on the story. good morning. >> good morning. president obama and mitt romney are gearing up for these du eling economic speeches just minutes apart in the crucial swing state of ohio. the president's first major economic speech of the general election will happen at a community college in cleveland, where he is expected to defend his handling of the economy, tell voters he feels their pain, and urge them to stick with him for a

julius henson was handcuffed and taken to jail yester day after refusing to apologize at his sentencing for those robocalls in the election in 2009. he was convicted in the case. larry gibson, a professor at the university of maryland school of law today called the sentence and injustice. >> by comparison his codefendant, the sentence is unacceptable. the man convicted of the least amount of charges was given the most severe sentence. >> gibson said he is not a friend of julius henson. criticizes the law prosecutors used in the robocalls case, saying is dangerous to criminalize political messages. >> a welcome ceremony today in downtown baltimore for the star- spangled sailabration. let's head down to rob roblin who has been there all day for the festivities. >> the tall ships are so majestic and they are fascinating to look at. and everyone wants to go aboard and take a look. people were already lined up early this morning, waiting to take a tour of the tall ships. folks from all over the country are here for star-spangled sailabration, and many are quite impressed. >> it is fantastic,

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julius henson told a judge he believes he was singled out because he worked for a republican in a state ruled by democrats. >> it was almost the implication that he would do it again. i think that is what the court was facing and that is why they made a strong sense in this matter. >> he was also ordered to complete 300 hours of community service and serve three years' probation. >> a man robbed at a local convenience store. investigators said the incident happened last tuesday afternoon just before 4:00 on reisterstown road. a man brandished a gun at the man inside the store before robert him. police are asking anyone who can identify this person to give them a call. >> the summer is now in effect for thousands of baltimore their heads. the city curfew center on north avenue is open. it will be open on mondays -- on friday and saturday all summer long from 12 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. the mayor says it provides a way to get young people off the streets and hold their parents accountable. >> we expect parents to enforce a curfew all year long, but in the summertime, kids are risk of being more

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henson was found guilty to make calls that prosecutors say were designed to keep black vote res from going to the polls. this dates back to november of 2010. henson was working for former republican governor, bob ehrlich, who lost to democratic governor, martin o'malley. >>> and late this afternoon, we learned that federal prosecutors are dropping all charges against john edwards. the former senator's trial on corruption charges ended in a hung jury on all but one count last month. edwards was acquitted on that final charge. prosecutors will not seek a new trial. >>> the mysterious disappearance of a teenage girl from takoma, park, maryland, 32 years ago has been solved. but not the way her family had hoped. it's now a homicide investigation that police from virginia and maryland are helping them solve for good. >> she liked to dance and you know, sometimes she loved to poke fun at people. >> vividly remembers their youngest sibling and the details about the day she disappeared 32 years ago. >> it's extremely important that someone come forward and help solve the case. >> 18-year-old

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julius j =henson -- henson was jailed after he refused to apologize at sentencing. >> i am hoping that cooler heads will prevail. they got their pound of flesh. the man has been in jail for over a week. people do get into cars and do not have insurance and run people off the road and not people in the head, they do not get 60 days. they get probation. this is tacky. >> his lawyer argued that the state recommended just a fine in the only other case involving a violation. >> the multimillion-dollar judgment as leveled against johns hopkins and the story of that lawsuit continues to be the most read story on the homepage of wbaltv.com. a circuit court jury awarded the family of two-year-olds enso martinez $55 million. attorneys for the family claimed that doctors waited two hours to perform an emergency caesarean section. they say as a result, he has brain damage. >> it was common sense. urgent means urgent. urgent does not mean take your time. >> hospital officials say they sympathize with the family, but appropriate medical care was provided and the standard of care followed. the plan t

>> reporter: henson points to the million dollar fine a federal judge slapped against him. his employee who recorded the robocall was also fined. >> she was found guilty on four charges, didn't pay one single dime. russell was not found guildy of anything. wasn't charged with anything, yet she was fined $10,000. you know, that's some perverse justice right there. >> reporter: his legal troubles haven't soured him on political consulting. >> would you do it over again? >> i'm sure in campaigns i'll get calls on election day and i'll be in position to write a call. i'll be making calls again, but i won't be making this call. >> wjz will be in court tomorrow for his sentencing. >>> a massachusets town has a warning for potty mouths. hush up or pay up. the long-standing ban on public profanity. if you're caught doing curb-side cursing, police can issue a $20 sporting event. >> gosh, darn it. >>> let's look at radar. we have a couple of showers around, mainly in the d.c. area. approaching college park. some thundershower activity. looks like that's going to do it for tonight. 74

valcourt about the ugly side of misdemeanor politics and his uncertain future >> reporter: julius henson makes no apologies for the election night robo call he made. >> it was a very clean call. >> reporter: but democrats called it dirty, an illegal attempt at voter suppression. maryland's attorney general and state prosecutor went after him. >> why do you think they did that? >> unhappy, bitter, evil. >> reporter: in his first in- depth interview he tells me his prosecution was politically motivated. >> it was about trying to do something to a political opposite who went and worked for a republican who should only work for democrats. >> who do you think is behind this? >> the democratic hierarchy. do you think governor o'malley doesn't have a hand in this somewhere? he was in the race against golfer governor ehrlich. he pointed the state prosecutor. i'm sure the first question he asked him how do you feel about robo calls. >> reporter: the state prosecutor said he never spoke with governor o'malley about the case. he won criminal convictions against ehrlich's campaign manager. but there

henson was taken into custody immediately after yesterday's sentencing. he was convicted of the least serious offense of leading off the authority line on the robocalls sent out on election night 2010. larry gibson called the sentence in justice, considering the home detention sentence. >> in the sentencing, by comparison with the co- defendant, it is unacceptable. the man convicted of the least amount of charges was given the most severe sentence. >> gibson says he is not a friend of henson, but criticizes the law prosecutors used saying it is dangerous to criminalize political messaging. >> in our commitment 2012 update, the presidential contenders dueled in economic speeches that were minutes apart in the same state, ohio. mitt romney and president barack obama spoke in ohio today. the president warned that all romney win would mean more gridlock. >> this election is your chance to break that stalemate. if you want to give the policies of the last decade another try, then you should vote for mr. romney. >> the president and the first lady then headed t

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the jane henson foundation and the corporation for public broadcasting. >>> welcome. i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. after a two-year-long investigation, the vatican strongly condemned a 2006 book on sexuality written by a prominent american nun. the vatican's doctrine office said just love by sister margaret farley reflects a quote "defective understanding" of church teaching on issues including masturbation, homosexuality, marriage and divorce. sister farley taught christian ethics at yale divinity school for more than 30 years. she said her book was not intended to be an expression of official catholic teaching, but rather an "exploration of contemporary interpretations." with this week's news, the book has shot up the bestsellers' charts. many lay catholics around the country have been rallying in support of u.s. nones -- nuns. last week, the umbrella group representing the majority of american catholic sisters pushed back against a vatican rebuke of them. in april, the vatican accused the leadership conference of women reli

. >> julius henson will spend the next two months in jail. a jury convicted henson last month of conspiring to send robocalls to suppress the african american vote. he was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service. today is flag day, falls right in the middle of the star- spangled sailabration right here in baltimore. >> the first to arrive in the inner harbor is cisne branco. sheldon dutes joined the ship. just gorgeous. the bicentennial is not all about ships and boats. ava marie took a ride in the cockpit of the blue angels. what a great time. we'll take a closer look at their experience throughout the morning. >> drivers are being warned about potential delays. major delays could pop up all of the fort mchenry tunnel. the worst traffic could come on the weekend. people should take public transportation. you'll be able to tour all of the tall ships for for ree. you can board the ships starting at 1:00 this afternoon at north locust point. the navy band will be playing at 10:30 this morning. check out the flag house on pratt st. at

henson was found guilty in a maryland election scheme in 2010. prosecutors say the calls were designed to make black voters think they didn't need to go to the the polls. henson was working for former maryland republican governor bob ehrlich who lost to martin o'malley. >>> this is phil mendelson's first full day as chairman of the d.c. city council. after a lengthy discussion yesterday, mendelson was elected unanimously by his colleagues to replace kwame brown who resigned and pleaded guilty to criminal charges last week. mendelson will serve as the district's second iest local e- - highest local elect official till an election in november. independent at large councilman michael brown was elected as interim pro tem second in command to the chairman. >>> the time right now is 5:05. i am watching your money. red arrows around the world this morning and it's all about the health of european economies again. higher interest rates in spain and italy signaling that investors really don't have much faith that those countries with repay their debt. the

julius henson was the author of the election day calls. they went out to largely african american homes telling voters to stay home because the outcome of the election had been decided. >> a state lawmakers faces possible jail time after a jury convicted her of using state money to pay employees in a private home. prosecutors say she used $800 in state funds to pay your personal employee saying the person was a member of for a legislative staff. she could be forced out of office and spend time behind bars. >> the campaign trail wound its way through baltimore on tuesday with campaign stops from president obama. he attended a private fundraiser in owings mills. there were about 600 people gathered and he said there was much more work to be done. >> not now, with some much at stake, baltimore. we have come too far to abandon the change we of work for. >> ann romney appeared at a private dinner at the bwi marriott hotel. bob ehrlich says republicans are the minority in maryland that is worth the campaigns time to stop by. >> traditionally mar

. >>> protestors come out to demand the release of julius henson.he's serving 2 months for the election row robocalls. pros ku ecutors have said henson's lack of remorse contributed to his harsher sentence. >>> a new report finds city schools needs $2.5 million in repairs. many buildings are beyond saving. what the city plans to do about that. >> tyny dust, rusted lockers, these are some of the issues plaguing baltimore city schools. >> what does that say to my students about their worth? >> she knows firsthand how a poor infrastructure can effect learning. >> i think i'm going to effect change. i realize physically in a building it's compromised. >> she is one of many who sports the mayor's decision to sign the -- supports the mayor's decision to sign the bottle tax into law. it will fund school construction project totally $2.5 billion. >> we can't keep building that are 34% utilized. it's not common sense. we're paying full funding to keep the buildings open. we're not serving anyone's children by doing that. >> the district received an f. >> the

celebrate world oceans day by learning about how they impact their lives and how we impact them at the henson robinson zoo. >> thanks, bill. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment news. the summer season's first real battle at the box office went to the animals. madagascar 3: europe's most wanted finished with a better than expected $61 million. mad gar car 3 also took in $75 million overseas. and then another big opening settled for the second spot ridley scott's "prometheus" taking in $50 million. >>> lady gaga suffered a concussion during his final show in new zealand when a dancer accidentally hit her on the head with a metal pole. >> they're fired. >> i know. oops. she's said to be just fine and still set to start her australian tour on friday. >>> two kid, matthew mccon that hey and camilla were married in a sunset ceremony in austin, texas. cute couple. >> slightly. >> yeah. wedding guests slept over friday in luxury tents. he was wearing a dolce & gabanna tux. the couple whispered into each other's ears during vows. >> i didn't realize they were toge

celebrate world oceans day by learning how they impact their lives and how we impact them at the henson robinson zoo. that's your early event of the day. >> all right. >>> and now here's another look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. this summer season real battle at the box office went to the animals. the cute critter of the "mad gar car 3" with a better than expected $63 million debut. they also took in $75 million overseas. >>> another big opening had to settle for the second spot, ridley scott's alien saga "prometheus" taking in $50 million. >>> lady gaga suffered a concussion during her final show in new zealand when a dancer accidentally hit her on the head with a metal pole. she is said to be doing just fine and still set to start her australian tour on wednesday. i wonder how often that happens? >> well not often. >>> finally after five years and two years matthew mcconaughey and camilla alves were married in austin, texas. wedding guests slept over friday in luxury tents. he was wearing a dolce & gabanna tux. for the vows, the couple whispered into each other's ears

henson's codefendant, the campaign manager for bob ehrlich, was convicted of the more serious counts in this case, but he showed remorse and state jail time. hanson did not. julius hands and went straight to jail after sentencing. the was convicted of a role in the robo-calls that went out in 2010, suggesting that martin o'malley had already won before the polls have closed. his lawyer asked for probation, not even -- for the judgment that was not even a conviction, arguing that it was merely a technical violation of election law. hanson himself criticized the judge and said this has not been fair. the whole prosecution from day one was a witch hunt. he downplayed the charges for which he was convicted. he made no apology and showed no remorse. >> people who stand up like men and women and look you in the eye and say what they have to say, they are prepared to face the consequences. if you do not believe that you were convicted according to the law, and if you believe you are innocent, why stand up there and say i'm sorry? no, you do not do that. >> the judge told them, you are obliv