hinckley's lawyer is trying to prove that hinckley is no longer dangerous and should eventually be allowed to leave the hospital. a final decision is not expected until april or may. >> the pentagon is considering a rule change that could allow women in the military to get even closer to combat. the new rules would let women serve in front line units and in roles such as intelligence analyst and supply officer positions. the new rules would not let women fight on the front lines. those in favor say the pentagon is finally catching up with reality. others say the proposal doesn't go far enough. >> they have proven their ability to serve in an expanding number of roles on and off the battlefield. these changes will allow them to accomplish even more. >> in the kind of warfare, the irregular warfare we've engaged in for the last ten years, there is no front line. everybody anyplace, even driving the the airport is in danger. >> of the nation's 1.5 million active duty military personnel, 217,000 are women. >>> coming up next a kindergarten teacher and a 16-year-old high school student allegedl

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hinckley spends part of his time painting at a washington mental hospital. he made the statement to a doctor who interviewed him in the last year in connection with his request to spend more time away from the hospital. >>> up next, as we continue to hear tonight, alicia keys helping to make this broadway season like no other. >>> finally tonight, there's something happening on the broadway stage here in new york that a lot of theater watchers say they have never seen before. the current crop of shows includes three written by african-american women. and that's just the beginning of some barrier-breaking changes. we get the story from nbc's ron allen. >> can i fix you something? >> that would be great. you know what i like. >> black or white rice? >> let's keep it black. >> reporter: stick fly is about summer vacation, comedy, drama and conflicts as the sons bring girlfriends home to meet dad. >> my friend, mm-hmm. she's italian. >> you mean she's white. >> she's italian. >> reporter: what's unusual for broadway is that this family is wealthy, dysfunctional

. >>> in closing arguments today a defense attorney for john hinckley jr. said he has shown his client is no longer dangerous. hinckley is going before a judge asking to spend more time with his mother in williamsburg. he's been at st. elizabeth's hospital since being found not guilty by reason of insanity for shooting president reagan in 1971. hinckley visited his mother for as long as 10 days and wants the visits extended up to 24 days and eventually be out of the hospital full time. >>> the army private accused of giving classified information to wikileaks back in court later this month. bradley manning's arrangement at ft. meade, facing 22 counts. military prosecutors say he downloaded and transferred nearly half a million sensitive battlefield reports, hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and video of a deadly 2007 army helicopter attack. >>> some are calling it another black eye for the marine corps after a photo surfaced showing a sniper team in afghanistan posing in front of an american flag with a logo resembling the nazi's infamous ss issue.

. >>> a decision regarding would-be presidential assassin john hinckley jr.'s mental health is in the hands of a federal judge. attorneys argue that hinkshe no longer a danger to himself or others and should be granted longer unsupervised visits with her mother who is now 86 years old. the government says he is still a risk because he's been caught lying and has not integrated well interest the williamsburg community. hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity for trying to senate president reagan in 1981. he's spent the last three decades at st. elizabeth's hospital in the district. the judge is not expected to make a ruling before april or may. >>> this morning a former kindergarten teacher at a school in rockville is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old student. 27-year-old ashley campbell was arrested. until recently she taught at montrose christian school. she had a relationship with a student where she taught -- at a school where she taught for more than a year. the school called police when they received an anonymous e-mail about the sexual

john hinckley says he is frustrated he's only known as a would-be assassin.ding to court documents, he regrets not being able to show or sell his paintings or play his music for others. in 1981, hinckley opened fire on president reagan, wounding him in an attempt to impress actress jodie foster. he says he's angry that he can't change the public's perception of him. >>> a phone hacking scandal led to the shutdown of murdoch's old sunday edition newspaper. he watched this morning as the first copies of "sun on sunday" rolled off the press. last year, "news of the world" stopped production after reports that it hacked into voicemails of crime victims and celebrities to score leads on stories. the new paper is expected to be less salacious and feature more family-friendly stories. news4 hopes to sell more than 2 million copies of its "sun" on sunday. >>> jobs fairs don't usually offer jobs right on the spot, but veterans and their spouses got to take place in a unique event that for some of them led to getting hired immediately. it wasn't a job fair, but a hirin

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. >>> a decision regarding would-be presidential assassin john hinckley jr.'mental health is in the hands of a federal judge. attorneys for hinckley argue that he is no longer a danger to himself or others and should be granted longer unsupervised visits with his elderly mother. the government says he is still a risk. hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity for trying to assassinate president reagan in 1981 and has spent the last three decades at st. elizabeth's hospital. >>> bomb threats, drug use, and gpas, those are some of the highlights from the fbi's background check into apple co-founder steve jobs. the fbi began the investigation when the first president george bush wanted to nominate jobs to the president's export council. the newly released report says jobs experimented with illegal drugs including marijuana and lsd. at one point, someone tried to extort $1 million from him, threatening to blow up a bomb at apple. no bombs ever went off, and no suspect ever identified. the documents also reveal jobs' high school gpa was 2.65. the fbi inte

. >> closing arguments to see whether john hinckley should deserve more freedom. he is allowed to visit his 10 days a month. no longer ay is threat and deserves more visits to be eventually released. untilng is not expected or may. >> the republican race to the house and eight financial surge to one of the candidates. three of the candidates will be there tomorrow. is happeningwhat -- a preview of what is happening on the campaign trail. >> you can bet mitt romney is focusing on a speech to convince conservatives he carries that torch. on fire seems to be the started this campaign driving county to county in a truck. on a day when other were taking a rest, was raking it in. a 43 delegates. i hear that. >> yesterday we raised $1 million online. doing ok. are >> the website got so much traffic after his three day sweep, it crashed. much of a concern is this for mitt romney? some are being more vocal about lack of enthusiasm. playing it safe is not going to get it for him. there is not exactly romney- now. right where romney cpac must do a better job of convincing. h

attorneys for john hinckley jr. say that he is no longer a danger to himself or others and should be granted longer unsupervised visits with his elderly mother. the government argues that he is still deceptive and is still a security risk. hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity back in 1981 and has spent the last 30 years at st. elizabeth's hospital. >>> a reality television producer charged with killing his wife while on vacation will face a judge in mexico today. defense attorneys for survivor/producer bruce barrisford red man are expected to ask a judge to drop the charges. he's accused of killing his wife monica in cancun of april of 2010. the judge will decide if there's enough evidence to support the charges and whether the trial will move forward. >>> we know new disturbing details about the man who set his house on fire killing his sons and himself. authorities say they found untest use image on -- incestuous images on josh powell's home computer. the images show sex between a parent and a child

john hinckley says he'd rather be known for his artistic talents. according to court documents, he regrets not being able to show or sell his paintings or have others hear his music. in 1981, hinckley opened fire on president reagan, wounding him in an attempt to impress actress jodie foster. he says he's frustrated that he can't change the public's perception and will always be the man known as the guy who tried to kill the president. >>> well, it is 6:38 right now. david gregory, moderator of "meet the press," will be joining us live right here on set in our studio to preview the michigan and arizona primaries when we return. >> looking forward to that. >>> and also ahead, controversial concoction. the ingredient in a new ice cream named for hoops hero jeremy lin that many people call insulting. >>> and a record-setting year for adam sandler, and that's not necessarily a good thing. why the actor may not want to celebrate his latest award nominations. ♪ ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ] ♪ [ male announcer ] at northrop grumman, every innov

were wrestling with the little guy to the ground in a frenzy just as they wrestled john hinckley back in 1981. and the one security guard was -- really tried to break his neck. t.r. called out, don't kill him, bring him here. they brought this little man to t.r., and t.r. with an oddly gentle gesture reached and held his face, looked at him, and said why did you do it? and looking into this guy's face, which you can see very clearly in photographs taken at the time, i think i have the portrait, you can see straightaway that the expression that symptomizes insanity. and t.r. says, oh, what's the reason, take him away. >> what happened from that period forward in the campaign, the other candidates, and who were they, and how long was he in the hospital? >> he was in hospital for i think 10 or 12 days. but it took several weeks before he began to recover. by which type the cime the camp practically over. he made one final speech in madison square garden a couple nights before the election in november of 1912. the other two candidates were president taft running for re-election, and gover

the jury and the murder trial of george hinckley is on its first day of deliberations working into theight. into the night. -- >> more americans died today from hepatitis c than hiv. most of us are never screen for the disease, partly paid as there is a bleak there is nothing you can do about it. one doctor believes everyone should be screened because there is a cure. >> wallace found out he had hepatitis c about nine years ago when at a routine checkup the nurse mistakenly taste -- tested him for it. >> i was like, no way. i went to denial. i did not believe it up first. >> with no symptoms, which is not unusual coming he has no idea how he contracted hepatitis c, but he does have tattoos. >> nothing against tattoos these days, but from back in the day, we're talking about the 1970's, lifestyles were a little crazier. >> hepatitis c and d are sped -- spread through cont contaminated blood. at the time the only treatment was injections, which have serious side effects. he did not respond to the drug, so he stopped treatment. the possible outcomes are not good. cirrhosis of the liver, l

a jury found john hinckley insane when he shot and wounded the president in 1991. doctors say his mental illness has been in remission for years and they want him to be able to spend longer visits with his family. prosecutors say he is still a potential danger. >>> time now for a look at the baltimore sun. loyola university's basketball team is off to one of its best starts ever and one of its players is contending for a spot in the olympics. >>> suggestions on ways to celebrate valentine's day, no matter what your budget is. and a look at this week's new movies. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz first warning weather team. >>> a baltimore county paramedic is being recognized as a trailbraise blazer. -- trailblazer. no other african american woman has reached her rank. >> reporter: congratulatory e- mails for lieutenant bianca thompson, flooded her inbox this week. >> i don't think it's set in yet. it's still surreal. >> reporter: last month, she received a major promotion in the baltimore fire de

in closing arguments today, lawyers for john hinckley argued that he should be able to spend more time at his mother's home. the 56-year-old was determined to be insane when he shot and wounded reagan in 1981. one of the three siblings accused in a multistate crime spree reaches a plea deal. today, lee grace doherty pleaded guilty to one count of attempted first-degree assault and two counts of felony menacing. the 29-year-old and her two brothers are accused of shooting at a police officer in florida, as well as robbing a georgia bank, before they're captured in august. >>> the week-long assault that has killed hundreds of people in syria is railging on -- raging on. and the u.n. secretary general says the brutality must stop and is urging international people to help. >> government forces unleashed tank fires, mortars and rockets in a relentless assault to wipe out fighters. this internet video claims to show the battle for homes now in day 6. activists say troops loyal to president bashar assad. these women wept over bodies of the dead. >> we will take revenge on you, assad, we will

after the hinckley acquittal, i think people feel very uncomfortable with the insanity defense, but thattainly would happen if he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. he may spend the rest of his life in a mental institution. >> on the case as always, sunny hostin. thank you very much. >>> piers morgan just sat down with the governor of new jersey, chris christie. you're going to hear why christie says the republican party isn't in love with the guy he endorsed. that is just in. we'll play it for you next. lighr how good they taste. get your free sample of quaker oatmeal squares on facebook. [ man ] you have one new message. [ mom ] hi scooter. this is mommy. the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. the vegetables are cut nice and thick... you were always good at cutting your vegetables. and it's got tender white-meat chicken... the way i always made it for you. oh, one more thing honey... those pj's you like, the ones with the feet, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>>

navy announcing the next combat ship and 45 minutes after that, we'll hear if a judge will let john hinckley have longer unsupervised visits to his mother's home. he has been in a psychiatric hospital. >>> we're finding other developments. let's check in with jim acosta. >> i'm at cpac in washington which is shaping up to be a santorum-romney smackdown. we'll be talking about that in a few moments. >> this time, demonstrators are holding protesters all across syria despite the threat of attack. the theme of today's protest, russia is killing our children. i'll have more on that in about 15 minutes. >> thanks so much. plus, michael basen will be here. i'm going to ask him if anyone or anything at cpac is resognating with him or his listeners. ize. improve the health of your skin with aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the natural oatmeal formula goes beyond 24-hour moisture. it's clinically proven to improve your skin's health in one day, with significant improvement in 2 weeks. for healthy, beautiful skin that lasts. i found a moisturizer for life. [ female announcer ] daily moisturizing loti

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