the matter, horace's argument is wholly meritless.risdictions, one expression of people of color's vote is their ability to elect their candidate of choice who at times may look like them in if african-americans. the sought to elect the african-americans the cities are looking to the redistricting plan. and this say significant feature as it acts as our discriminatory check points for dmauemocracy. >> the focus of the inquiry is always what does the minority community want, latino voters, african-american voters, who's their candidate of choice. that's what we look at. we look to see what do the voters want. this is not some patronizing or some course of black people or latino people. it really looking at actual voting patterns. the thing that's often true in many of the section five jurisdictions, a level that's not true in other places, is that the minority community are trying to elect candidates that the majority community will systematically reject. you have to find a place to have a political voice. >> can i make a point? this i

horace holmes is live in baltimore with all the excitement. >> baltimore is erupting again. it is because their heroes are back home. they just got back from new orleans about 45 minutes ago. the ravens t the fans were out there to greet them. the arrival was low-key. the big celebration including the parade will be tomorrow. around town today, everyone is smiling, talking about the game. they're just as proud as they can be of their super bowl champions. >> we are the chance by god's grace and mercy. we did not break. >> they are happy, overjoyed, ecstatic about the big winner last night. that would be understating the obvious. as soon as the seconds clicked off on the clock the celebration began in ravens nation. there were pouring out of the bars restaurants, and hauled out onto the street. >> i did not get any sleep. i was up until 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. >> the party continued after the sun came out. >> what a great year. >> it's been a great ride. >> everywhere you look on the streets of baltimore, you see ravens purple. >> i have my purple scarfing, my purple eve

horace holmes joins us from northwest, and he says he's retiring for personal reasons? >> yes absolutely, personal reasons. his term here at the district building has been laced with controversy, but he leaves on a very high note. the unexpected announcement by the chief financial officer has startled many in city hall. three days ago he quietly celebrated one of his finest moments on the job, when he announced the district was enjoying a $417 million budget surplus. today he announced his retirement. >> there are times when we have become exasperated with each other, but i think that is to be expected. there's a lot of passion involved and sometimes it gets put on display. then he took office in 2000 when the district was nearly broke. now they have nearly $1.5 billion of savings. some residents were grateful for his work, but they want more. >> employees such as myself, we need money to help our families. i>> we should budget for what we have and get it right. it should have been spent on something worthwhile. >> he has had controversy like the 2009 conviction of a ta

with the daily caller carl fresh democratic strategist and partner with both light strategies and horace cooper conservative i covered editor and senior fellow at the national center for public policy research thank you all for joining me perfect time for the time ok let's start off by talking about the new senator in town elizabeth warren there she was there first banking committee hearing asking a very important question a banking regulator she asked them why they haven't brought the wall street giants to trial for their crimes take a look. i know there's been some landmark settlements but we face some very special issues with big financial institutions if they can break the law and dragon billions in profits and then turn around and settle paying out of those profits and i'm much incentive to follow the law it's also the case that airy time there's a settlement and not a trial it means that we didn't have those days and days and days of testimony about what those financial institutions had been up to so the question i really want to ask is about how tough you are about how much levera

with the daily caller carl fresh democratic strategist and partner with both light strategies and horace cooper conservative back of a hater and senior fellow at the national center for public policy research thank you all for joining me perfect time for the time ok let's start off by talking about the new senator in town elizabeth warren there she was there first banking committee hearing asking a very important question a banking regulator she asked them why they haven't brought the wall street giants to trial for their crimes take a look. i know there's been some landmark settlements but we face some very special issues with big financial institutions if they can break the law and dragon billions in profits and then turn around and settle paying out of those profits they don't have much incentive to follow the law it's also the case that every time there's a settlement and not a trial it means that we didn't have those days and days and days of testimony about what those financial institutions had been up to so the question i really want to ask is about how tough you are about how muc

have to it's very simple you may have to the question so easy argument you're making is backwards horace you're saying they're totally private organizations therefore they can discriminate on the basis of race or gender or sexual preference bought you know they really get hurt because they're not totally private organizations because they take money from the city or the state they're supported by the city or the state parks and usually you can't have me both ways noto this is another example of how you progressives take liberty away from people and then use the example of that by having the city hall and if you support the way you have them the city of philadelphia supports the boy scouts is because the city of philadelphia doesn't have the funds to try to do it directly that's the same with milwaukee and you think the boys are though philadelphia the way scouts know you know the boy scouts are providing a service that the cities and a lot of jurisdictions value they don't have the resources to duplicate that one studies they audit over exam and i just an emanation doesn't come into play

the suspect, horace thompson was hurt in the explosion. d.c. police arrested him yesterday after his release at the burn center. >> folks were looking to the skies today. it started when a 10 ton meteorite exploded over russia. 1,100 people were hit by flying glass and debris. than an asteroid passed the earth closer than our satellites. >> we're following this disaster in russia. great to see you tonight. >> as you been showing the meteor images crashing into the earth. could it happen here and we're talking about the other asteroid and more on the nightmare on the carnival cruise. did american taxpayers foot the bill for this rescue? >> another incredible story. a woman who gambled her husband's fortune away? >> a fortune $1 billion. if you do the math, that's $12,000 an hour. tonight here on "world news" you will hear her excuse. see if you will buy it. >> we look forward to that. nice to see you. how could you spend that much in an hour? unbelievable. >> shopping. >> even that would be hard. you can watch those stories tonight on "world new

horace holmes is indianapolis tonight. please bring us up-to-date on this story. >> they are still meeting in testifying here in the state house. we talked about the governor's desire. a lot of people are now rushing to buy guns. that has created a backlog because of the seven-day background check. shooting ranges and gun stores in maryland are buzzing with activity these days. >> sales are pretty much good everywhere. people are steadily coming in the door. sales are skyrocketing but is taking an extra long time for gun owners to actually take their guns home. because so many people are buying them, the wait can take as long as a month. >> it is a necessity that needs to be done. >> this rockville collector disagrees. he attended today's gun rally in annapolis. he says it is just a method the government is using to slow down the sale of guns. >> they have just got rival stack up with the paperwork on them. we cannot do anything but man the bones and look for paperwork. >> maryland state police have received 26,000 applica

as the poet horace noted: reader: "can all your tapestries, or your pictures show more beauties thanin herbs d flowers do grow? fountains and trees our wearied pride do please, even in the midst of gilded palaces. and in your towns that prospect gives delight, which opens round the country to our sight." narrator: where space was too tight for expansive gardens, they painted gardens on the walls. the villas and houses and their contents reflected the enduring roman fascination with greek culture. paestum near naples was colonized by the greeks in 600 b.c. southern italy was part of greece before it was part of rome. naples, its name abbreviated from neapolis -the new city, retained its greek character for centuries. once rome's rival in the mediterranean, greece fell captive to rome in 146 b.c. swept from the stage by war, greece returned in a new role. its artistic traditions became a handsome backdrop to the mixture of politics, business and pleasures conducted in the private spaces of roman homes and villas. knowledge of ancient greek culture was a status symbol and badge of culti

investigators suspect that man was horace thompson. reese is recovering from his injuries and plans to re-open the store when he gets better. >> funeral services for the 22-year-old will be tomorrow in pennsylvania. police say his roommate day dayvon green shot and killed him and wounded another roommate tuesday morning. >> president obama began this day talking to families affected by gun violence. the families of six deachers were honored today at the white house. the president went to chicago where one week ago a 15-year-old girl was laid to rest. she was another victim of gun violence. abc 7's rebecca cooper is live in the newsroom with today's developments. >> the president went home to chicago to pro met his economic agenda. just a short time ago the president said protecting the nation's children is a crucial part in helping them success. president obama pushing for gun control is crucial in protecting our nation's children. >> himer to to make sure that we talk about and work towards giving every child every chance in life. mos

police arrested horace thompson from thewas released burn unit yesterday. nine days ago, injured the subchapter oscar .wner fourthered third and degree burns, but is now home. the sole survivor of a murder- suicide off of the university of maryland campus is are covering this weekend. he is home and recovering well. the stepfather says he even asns to get back to school soon as possible. dave on green killed the manmate and wounded before killing himself. fororked for campus police -- two weeks, but was fired up fore failed to show work. --had been suffered a mental illness. an attempted burglary in washington ended with the -- and dead and off-duty off-duty sheriff's deputy lives in the home. -- we dohat happened not know what happened leading but we do shooting, know the deputy did not use his weapon. there is a strong per -- strong presumption fear for their safety if they should a suspect. car take offort a the the street after .hooting think the suspect an accomplice. the dc council is taking a at how the police sexual assaultle cases. discussed aers r

we should point out that horace holmes will have all of the action from the big game coming .p sports. we want to turn to a high-speed chase that started in virginia. roz plater joins us from the newsroom. was driving more than 100 miles an hour. the mystery is why this driver was running away from virginia state police in the shet place. witnesses say had a passenger and a young child in the car. folks that live in that are asking why sue a car for speeding in the first place. virginia state police say the again unfolding about 3:30 in the afternoon. emergencyon his driver sped off. the trooper began pursuing. by ae say that car, ribbon driven by a woman, speeds of 100 and miles per hour. carolited on south street. the blue police cars in my rearview and i heard the , so i tried to move over. .here was not much room i know i saw a red car coming up .n me i did not know where the car trying to go, so i try to move over as much as possible. >> the speeding driver got away, but neighbors say it was an unusual sight. dc police have one of the thectest pursue policies in country. reported

horace and my two children matt and christina who is away at college for their endless support and dinners and the long evenings of events that i'm not home. i love you very much. you're all my support glue. thank you board of education members, superintendent carranza, principal carol fong, the teachers who are here and the great community for this great honor and award and recognition. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. we also like to call to the podium our chief of early learning carla bryant and director of early education to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the san francisco unified school district early education department. [applause] >> turn this -- >> good evening superintendent, president norton, vice mayor president fewer and board commissioners. it gives me great honor to talk about the wonderful history of the program now known as the early education department. the program has been in the district for 70 years serving family children from low income and high risk communities. we would like to take time in our day to actually celebrate those 70 years by actually d

battle for equality within the boy scouts joining me now is someone who thinks that's perfectly ok horace cooper conservative commentator and senior fellow at the national center for public policy research morris welcome back thanks very much on how is this not a civil rights issue well it clearly isn't a civil rights issue of the supreme court has already weighed in on this this is a right of association issue all the supreme court had weighed in on civil rights issues back in let's say dred scott i mean just because the supreme court hasn't caught up with the times doesn't mean it's not real what's i mean i'm not absolutely there's always a supreme how is this not a civil rights issue this is a fundamental issue of the right of association a fundamental issue or are you going to go now to the catholic church and tell them that they're going to have to have women ordained every private organization has a fundamental right this whole american experiment is based on these ideas that there's a private sector and a public so you're saying that the boy scouts should be allowed to discriminate

the suspect, horace thompson, 25 with no fixed address. the blast happened in the williamsburg square shopping center on richmond highway february 6th. the store owner was severely burned. police say thompson was also burned, so far no word on a motive. >>> thousands of passengers from the carnival triumph cruise ship are finally back home now and they are telling their stories of their nightmare at sea. the ship itself was also on the move today just hours after it was towed into port. randall pinkston with the latest from the port in mobile, alabama. >> reporter: tugboats haul the broken down carnival triumph from its berth in mobile, alabama, to a shipyard friday. the u.s. coastguard and national transportation safety board are investigating the cause of the engine fire aboard the ship and the extent of damage. triumph maybe moved to the bahamas for clean-up and repairs because it's registered there. >> it's almost like coming back to the scene of the crime. >> reporter: after rest and a hot shower passenger dorene ruthhart return to th

horace thompson was taken into custody after leaving the washington burn center on thursday. the 25-year-old is accused of detonating a device inside the shop on february 6th in lorton. he's awaiting extradition to fairfax county. the owner of the sub shop now recovering at home. >>> the acting county executive in anne arundel county says he's interested in filling in until the next election. following the resignation of john leopold. hammond made the announced today at hiss home in annapolis. leopold resigned earlier this month. the council is expected to choose a replacement on thursday. >>> monitoring metro and you can expect delays if you plan on taking it this weekend. scheduled on all lines. shuttle buses will be designated at the stations to help commuters. give themselves an additional 15 to 20 minutes and on presidents' day monday it will run on a saturday schedule. >>> post office problems. coming up on the news edge despite the criticism eliminating saturday service, doesn't seem to be bothering you much. >> then you may want to check for green ring around your fin

horace thompson is served with a warrant. on february 6th, the 25-year- old through an -- threw an incendiary device into the shop. he was taken into custody after being released from the burn center. the owner of the store was injured in that explosion. >>> a fourth victim died after a horrific house fire. the 11-year-old deja price passed away late friday night at the children's medical center. the fire officials say an electrical problem caused the fire at the family's home on leslie avenue on thursday morning. darrell terrace price jr. has an eight-year-old daughter tamia and four-year-old daughter patrice who was killed in the blaze. the 33-year-old mother and eight-year-old girl remain hospitalized. >>> firefighters battled another fire at a home in prince georges county. the crews responded to a call on barry road in accokeek. two people inside the one-story home were able to escape. the cause of the fire is under investigation. the officials say the home did not have working smoke alarms. >>> police continue with a co

officers have arrested 25-year-old horace thompson. they arrested him as he left the washington burn center last night. he is now facing charges of arson and malicious wounding because of that explosion inside a deli on route 1 in reportlord virginia last week. >>> three men have been arrested for the late-night string of car vandalisms in fairfax county. they're accused of steals ipods, sunglasses, gps units, and loose change. police say they broke the windows of every vehicle that they got into. anonymous tips led police to the suspects. they're facing a number of charges now, including felony and misdemeanor charges. there may be more arrests coming. >>> many people wouldn't think of leaving work with a massive unresolved budget problem looming, yet both chambers adjourned today. lawmakers are taking next week off. when they come back, just four days left to make a deal to prevent the automatic budget cuts. danielle leigh on capitol hill right now, where it's pretty quiet. danielle? >> it is. good evening. we are talking about $85 b

i go back to the big picture joining me tonight are patrick holland carl fresh and horace cooper and let's get back to it after what happened in russia this morning let's talk about the threat of a meteor meteoroids meteorites from outer space last night's meteor shower of the year all urals damaged more than three hundred buildings injured a thousand people it comes just before a much larger asteroid two thousand and twelve d a fourteen hundred fifty feet across past dangerously close to the earth today even closer than the moon actually ten percent of the distance to the moon and this is the asteroid hit earth a. be equal to a ten to twenty megaton explosion now here's the question we don't have ways to defend ourselves against this threat so you know this this was only discovered recently so so what do we do this seems like the kind of thing that could pull all of the world together patrick that the you know we could we could reach across you know if every international border well you know if little or so are now calling for an increased space funding then i think they need to be

horace which comes ancient egypt which was a high ark it will form of rule rule over people. yeah i mean it's so powerful there's a goal that the elite have really sees that i mean you see it inherent in so much commercial commercialization of different products. from time warner that it's a very liberal yeah exactly it's a really powerful symbol and that's why i like they are kind of flipping it on its head and really showing it for what it is i wanted to talk about another painting actually it's where you've constructed obama you have known this bush the surveyance day i mean is this kind of symbolic for that osama bin laden was just a construct created by the establishment to create perpetual fear i believe so when when you do enough research into the actual information behind september eleventh. and everything else that's kind of happened since then and when you start looking into the past everything from. the overthrow in iran. the revolutions what took place in central and south america during the one nine hundred seventy s. and early eighty's. you start to realize the

horace which comes ancient egypt which was a high arc of goal form of rule rule over people. yeah i mean it's so powerful there's a mold that they alit have really sees that i mean you see it inherent in so much commercial commercialization of different products. for time warner. it's a very very liberal yeah exactly it's a really powerful symbol and that's why i like they are kind of flipping it on its head and really showing it for what it is i wanted to talk about another painting actually it's where you've constructed obama you have bush the survey island state i mean is this kind of symbolic for that osama bin laden was just a construct created by the establishment to create perpetual fear i believe so when when you do enough research into the actual information behind september eleventh. and everything else that's kind of happened since then and when you start looking into the past everything from the the overthrow in iran. the revolutions what took place in central and south america during the one nine hundred seventy s. and early eighty's. you start to realize the the

. >> horace holmes joins us now from annapolis.rstand the way for a background check in maryland is up to three weeks now. >> so many people rushed to purchase guns recently and police just do not have enough people to process those applications quickly.

police arrested horace thompson last night after he got out of washington burn center. investigators believe he set off a blast inside this deli on route 1 in reporten. that explosion caused extensive damage as you see. thompson will now be transferred to fairfax county to face arson charges. >> honored with a trip to the white house. president obama recognized two people from our area for their community service. today maria gomez, and terry shima received the 2012 presidential citizens medal. a total of 18 americans got the award. today the president told recipients, this is one of his favorite events. >> because it's a moment when, as a people we get to recognize some extraordinary men and women who have gone above and beyond very rarely for the profit. >> the six women killed during the sandy hook elementary school shooting were also honored today. family members accepted their medals. >>>. the best-selling rapper arrested, and the controversy over what police did next. the so-called blade runner sobbing. what authorities revealed. >>> plus -- >> if you don't do you

he grew up as timmy smith thinking his stepfather, horace smith was his real dad. >> he's really sortt a lot of time in his truck listening to 8-track. probably six years old hauling cotton seed across louisiana and texas. >> reporter: but at age 11 while snooping in a closet for christmas presents tim found his birth certificate. what did it say? >> it said father. and then it said frank ed win mcgraw occupation, professional baseball player. i knew who tug mcgraw was. >> reporter: you had his card. i had his baseball card all my life but i couldn't comprehend it. >> reporter: his mother betty reached out to tug mcgraw, but the baseball star wasn't eager to admit he was the father much less have a relationship with tim. how did you not let that disappointment appointment ruin your life? >> well, look, i had a great mom. i think one thing that i think i got from finding out that tug was my father and seeing his success and the things that he did with his life, i think it flipped a switch in me that i might not have necessarily had quit. >> reporter: in 1989, tim who had now taken on t