. -- houston texas. >> rob roblin is live. >> how are you guys doing? this place will be rocking coming this sunday and the fans, are they getting pumped up. >> i began this morning in westminster painting the baltimore ravens low. i knew they were in the towson doing the same thing. it is part of getting the fans and fired up against houston. >> baltimore was coming alive. the change was made and the baltimore ravens know, they are professional players. we are going to the super bowl. i need it tickets. >> i love being out here and supporting the baltimore ravens. >> it is exciting and great. we will win on sunday. black>> this is the year. i am happy to hear >> baltimore ravens cheerleaders were here taking pictures of the fans. >> the son is very bright. it is during the month for sunday. >> i love coming out to the sites because people come out and they get so excited. we had a little girl from westminster who was so excited by the cheerleaders. the best part is seeing how excited the fans are appeared >> these are not the only lobos you will be see

tambiÉn recordemos porque pasÓ esto con un antiguo edificio de houston, texas, volvemos. >> con gritosrÍa recibir el hombre de monumento de la corrupciÓn porque en un principio se estimÓ que costarÍa unos 30 millones serÁ pero en realidad costÓ mÁs de 75 millones. >> este es el sÍmbolo de la corrupciÓn mÁs grande, que es lo que estÁ acabando con todo el paÍs y con nosotros. >> los ciudadanos tambiÉn piden que en lugar de ser monumento del bicentenario sea el de honor a las vÍctimas de narcotrÁfico. daniel ortega iniciarÁ el martes su segundo perÍodo consecutivo en nicaragua en una ceremonia en la que estarÁn los gobernantes hugo chÁvez, de venezuela,y mahmud ahmadinejead de irÁn. temen que se dejase una dictadura constitucional. en colombia hay una controversia respecto a una cuestiÓn poco comÚn. nos cuentan. >> indigentes, mendigos, habitantes de las calles, nos suman de muchas formas, seres humanos que perdieron las comodidades de una sociedad a la que todavÍa pertenecen. alrededor de ellos quiera ultimar polÉmica el nuevo alcalde de pucaramanga propuso poner uniforme por vivir en la

. >> una explosiÓn tuvo lugar hoy en houston, texas.s cÓmo vienen miles de haitianos luego del terremoto. ya volvemos. este lunes, esta tarde, en primer impacto.los pitbull vuelven a ser noticia!! después de las peleas prohibidas los canes son sacrificados..y una valiente se atreve a denunciar las sangrientas matanzas!! # >> dos personas murieron y siete fueron hospitalizadas luego de que un camiÓn se sellaron una casa en el estado australiano de nueva gales. chocÓ con un automóvil antes de salir de la vÍa e importar la casa. el chofer del automÓvil y un niÑo de once aÑos fallecieron en este accidente. cientos de miles de haitianas todavÍa viven en albergues improvisados dos aÑos despuÉs de que su paÍs fuera atravesado por un cruel terremoto. muchas personas han sobrevivido en carpas y sin servicio de alcantarillado. el servicio nacional del tiempo dijo que el 2000 onzas y del mes mÁs seco en texas. la entidad indicÓ que la precipitaciÓn pluvial promedio fue 14,88 pulgadas. el anterior mÁs seco fue registrado en 1917, con 14,99 pulgadas

this woman is visiting from houston, texas.he travels all the way to baltimore to cheer her home team on. these ravens fans are putting their rivalry aside and engaging susan and her friends in conversation. >> people here are fantastic. ravens fans are awesome. it all starts out zero and 20. >> trying to show -- 0 to 0. >> the temperature out here has dropped gradually. i have my gloves on. what can we expect for tomorrow's game? john collins is standing by in the storm's center. >> today was a little warmer than we expect tomorrow to be. the entire eastern seaboard is a little bit on the chilly side. let's take a look at what the playoffs weather is going to be like. we do have a game tonight, and it is up in boston. it was nice in san francisco this afternoon. boston's temperature 21 to 16. at least they will not have any style. in a cold night. tomorrow, our weather calls for temperatures in the low to mid- 30's. the winds will not be that strong. the game begins at 1:00. in green bay, temperatures are close to what we will

. >>> we have breaking news that has been coming in and it's bad stuff out of houston, texas. g on a school campus. it seems like a senior has shot a freshman. we'll get to houston for all the details in a minute. cavuto is waiting back in new york. ghratd glad you are with us. jus. we were having too much fun, we weren't thinking about a will at that time. we were in denial. that's right. [ laughter ] we like our freedoms, but at the same time we have responsibilities to the kids and ourselves. we're the vargos and we created our wills on legalzoom. finally. laughter ] [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. >> shep: breaking news out of houston, texas, i'm told it's north forest high school. there has been a shooting, according to a reporting of our station fox houston metro area. some senior shot a freshman in the leg. at first they thought it was worse than that. an 18-year-old senior at north forest high school has shot a ninth gr

two guys from houston, texas. one guy was actually wearing the jersey of one player from the texans. >> not welcomed well around town . >> not many people want to hug you? >> a couple gentle four-letter words here and there, but overall, it has been ok. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> gentle four-letter word? what does that mean? >> i don't know. >> coming up, stress is something that most of us can't avoid, but comperts say we're getting better at dealing with it. find out how coming up. >> honoring the greatest in hollywood. >> in this morning's medical alert, johns hopkins researchers have found an inherited gene linked to a significantly higher risk of prostate cancer. this has been a 20-year quest to find the genetic driver that strikes men with prostate cancer early. they said men that inherit the gene have a 10 to 20-times higher risk of developing the disease. these men may benefit fra additional or earlier screening. >> there is no question that americans are stressed out. experts say as a whole we're

the ravens getting ready to take on houston, texas. now your maryland lottery pick 3 and pick 4 numbers. >> good afternoon, everybody. angela jackson from wbal radio. first number, 6, printed on the ball, moving on to the next number, a one. and here is your final pick 3 mid-day number -- 4. 614. the new to dollar power ball rolls and to maryland sunday with a bigger jackpots, better odds and more millionaires. even more powerful than ever. here we go. of course number straight out of the gate, i, and then the next number up is, zero, and then we have this one for everybody, bob -- it is another zero. we will wrap it up with this number, 8. 1008. it is the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> back again with a quick check of the seven-day. >> chance of showers this afternoon. don't be surprised if it mixes with snow, dry tomorrow, more rain wednesday and thursday. >> a good day to be out this tomorrow. thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00.

. >>> clean up in houston, texas. city hammered by storms rain ands, flooded streets left hundreds of drivers stranded. fire crews were called out to rescue frantic drivers. the waters continued rising in some areas, even for some of the trucks, they had major problems. that's a bmw suv. the water is up to the doors. they needed rain. texas needed rain. they didn't need this. >> i can only imagine the parts are expensive for repairs up to the doors. >> the opposite day, we pretty much expected, i love the emails i got talking abut the surprise snow. we say it was going to be snow and stick on the grass, south of baltimore. this is it. opposite day, monday's snow was to the south. point 4 inches bwi. an inch in annapolis. those of you who follow the annapolis page on facebook, we can't confirm it, we don't have official report. i believe the contest still goes on. here is the deal, watching the system getting on out of here, residual mid level clouds, low fog in a few spots. that's going to get out of here, our tempera

dÓlares, la esperanza de los trabajadores r del consulado que la mayorÍa logre reinscribirse en houston texasla hasta ahora con bien posibilidades de triunfo es romney, pero como nos dice lourdes sus de claroses sobre el "dream act" y la reforma migratoria podrÍan costarle caro. >>> romney y otros aspirantes perduran al voto apto latino en elecciÓn nosotros noviembre segÚn algunos activistas proinmigrantes y analistas polÍticos, en una cono fe fenz llamaron extremo la posiciÓn de romney que dice que como presidente vetarÍa ley del dream r acto si fuera aprobada por el congreso. >>> tambiÉn es un suicidio polÍtico, en que mira, el partido republicano el candidato por la presidencia tiene que ganar por lo menos 40% del voto, para ser competitivo. en florida en nuevo mÉxico en y colorado,% na tambiÉn. >>> el presidente bush logrÓ ese respaldo pero romney recibe el 20, 20 precio entre hispanos. >>> Él trata de ganar la primarÍa, y mientras estÁ haciendo eso, va a perder la elecciÓn general, porque el voto latÍn no va a apoyar. >>> serÁ un problema en un estado como la florida dÓnde el voto republ

the other plant in houston, texas, both factories have been operating for over 30 years. t.i. reported a profit of almost 300 million for the october to december quarter marking a 68% drop from the previous year. the company blamed the result on a drop in demand for semiconductors after flooding hit come computer production in thailand. the international labor organization says unemployment around the world is down to slightly below 200 million in 2012 -- 2011. but it predicts the figure will likely rise again this year due to europe's credit crisis. the u.n. labor agency said in a report on tuesday that the jobless rate dipped .1% to 6% last year. despite the improvement, however, the report says about 27 million jobs have been lost worldwide since 2007. it also projects hard times for job seekers. >> have a very rapid solution to the euro debt crisis. we could see an improvement of about one million in terms of a reduction in unemployment versus our baseline forecast. if the situation deteriorates further, we could see global unemployment rise above $204 million by the end o

where the baltimore ravens were more than ready to play spoiler against the houston texas team coming off their first playoff win ever in their maiden appearance houston though unable to take care of the ball like they did in their thirty one to ten win over the cincinnati bengals on the wild card around a muffed punt by the texans jacoby jones allowing baltimore to run the table early on joe flacco taking advantage of a short field to find tight end chris wilson for a seven to three lead the texans made a game of it but rookie quarterback t.j. yates had three interceptions and couldn't deliver when it mattered most to the ravens winning twenty to thirteen they now face a patriots team when they crushed thirty three to fourteen back in the two thousand and nine clay on the back of his new england no doubt remember that embarrassing home loss in the wild card round the patriots don't play nothing like that seam of a few years ago absolutely demolishing the denver broncos at the weekend tom brady throwing six touchdown passes to tie the postseason record in a forty five to ten rom. the

i watched him from houston texas when he was a longhorn, followed his career while he was in college. reporter: we can probably expect a pretty decent crowd tonight. i've already seen a lot of oklahoma city jerseys. i talked with some youngsters yesterday coming to the game. they didn't really care to see the wizards. they just wanted to see kevin durant. here's what some of the other fans already waiting here had to say about tonight's game. >> he's coming back home and i expect the crowd to show up. >> seeing kevin and russell westbrook will be really awesome, see how john wall stacks up with them. reporter: are you guys wizards fans usually? >> not really at all. i just wanted to see the thunder honestly. reporter: they're pretty honest. switching gears to the nfl, the ravens prepping today for their afc championship game against the patriots sunday. they were up at owings mills for a full day knowing any time you play the patriots the no. 1 priority is stopping tom brady and the pats offense. >> tom, you're talking about arguably probably one of the best quarterbacks of all time.

. >>> roads in houston, texas flooded thousands have lost electricity after storms plowed through the area. several inches of rain dropped over two hour period on the drought stricken area yesterday roads flooded, drivers became stranded possible tornado damageed shopping mall no immediate reports of injury. even with above normal rainfall this winter it won't stop texas from having one of its driest periods in history that is really bad. [ unintelligible ] >> then the ground is so hard everything runs off and causes the flooding. >> it has been feast or famine you've had dry weather, forest fires. >> we thought it was bad here, texas does have it worse but we are starting to get closer to them. let's find rain if we can we've been trying for a couple of months and we haven't had much luck, other than sprinkles today we'll still be out of luck. looking down from sutro tower looks hazy not a spare the air but there's extra moisture in the air we are keeping an eye on that fog, right now it is not very thick and widespread. let's talk about freezing temperatures in the north bay valleys

. >>> an explosive weekend in houston, texas.be we should have called it implease sieve, as in an implosion that brought down the former life insurance building. it was torn down to make way for new buildings. the skyscraper on the current texas medical center campus opened in 1952. >>> young athletes tend to dream big. stacy manello of new york is no exception despite some limitations. we have more on this talented and quite bold teenager. >> reporter: it's a beautiful thing seeing her ski. >> i started skiing with like two instructors. there was like a bamboo pole and one instructor would be on one side and one on the other side and i was in the middle. my parents thought i would be like that the rest of my life. but then i just started getting better and better. and now i'm where i am. >> reporter: where she is now, her racing bibs say it best. partially sighted, wicked fast. the 15-year-old new jersey native is legally blind, only able to see three feet in front of her. >> i've never had vision, so it's normal for me to ski w

. >>> this is gene norman from houston, texas, and i know that texans are going to win. in fact, i will bet you a case of houston barbeque sauce that you have to eat on the air wearing texans gear after we beat you. barbeque sauce goes real good with dead bird. >> gene you are a little green my friend. i don't think you understand and i think you are green with envy and there's too much green in texas. you are a warm weather dome team and coming to baltimore with this many check out kick off weather, 35 and maybe snow showers. and i think the guys are going to be shaken. let me tell you something. arian foster you think you want to -- you think you are run against the d? let me tell you something will. we have the defense and yates let me tell you something many you may be going down. have you met ray rice? you know what he can do? i think you will be eating your barbeque sauce but we will have to talk about p that bet. we will do that later on. i will put up crab cakes and yrsy a and we will see who wins and i think we know who will win and i think who will be watching u

through houston, investigators say foreign women and girls make up the biggest pool of victims forced into sexual slavery. >> we abolished slavery back in the 1800s, but it's alive and well in texassergeant mike barnett says traffickers lure thousands of girls by the busload from south of the border and force them to become prostitutes in houston's cantina's. >> you have people's daughters getting raped in bars under threat of force. >> translator: i was put in a room and a man came in. i told him i wasn't a prostitute, that i had been tricked. and he told me, they all say the same thing. and he forced himself on me and did whatever he wanted. >> more often than not, the story behind sex slavery begins in a small latin american village with young girls with big dreams. that was true for a woman who goes by the name of wendy. at 16, she was recruited by wealthy men in honduras for what she thought was a well-paying textile job in the u.s. >> translator: they said they would pay us $150 a day and they wanted to help people from our country with jobs in their factory up north. they said they wanted to help poor people. >> in january 2003, wendy and her friends, 16-year-old sue and 1

vamos al punto de las noticias.en houston, texas, un niÑo de un aÑo murio tras ser atacado por un perrocusion y el debate con jorge ramos. california fue detenido por presuntamente intentar de envenenar a su esposa. >> son escenas de la pelÍcula, me pareciÓ extraordinaria, es la historia de una joven que entra en un concurso de belleza pero cae en el narcotrÁfico. ahora nos acompaÑa diego luna, gracias por estar con nosotros. >> muchas gracias por lo que dices de la pelÍcula. >> la vi y me pareciÓ interesante y sobre todo estaba pensando en un paÍs tan lleno de violencia y de narcotrÁfico cÓmo escogen un tema que llame la atenciÓn en un pÚblico, en un mexicano que cada vez estÁ mÁs sensibilizado cuando ve todo esto en la televisiÓn. >> el cine tiene esa labor de reflejarnos, despertar conciencias, iniciar debates, invitar al pÚblico a una reflexiÓn que tenga que ver con uno mismo y esto es un grito desesperado que viene de todos, en nuestra compaÑÍa liderados por el director que tenÍamos una necesidad tremenda de expresar esta confusiÓn en la que vivimos, expresar un sentimiento que com

. >> you might think they had to have their eyes tested, but drivers, motorists in houston, texas, called emergency services after being distracted by a strange sight on top of a building. look at this. yep, they reported that a tiger was resting on the roof -- oh, that looks really well -- on the roof of an abandoned hotel in the northeast of the city. no, definitely not real. fire crews responded, but they realized pretty quickly, yep, that's a stuffed toy. they did use ladders to remove the tiger, saying it was a hazard because so many people were stopping to look at it. more news on our website, bbc.com/news. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to know your business, offering specialized solutions and capital to help you meet your growth objectives. we offer expertise and tailored solutions for small businesses and major corporations. what can we do for you? >> bbc world news wa

here is the rainfall arkansas houston texas rainfall a stormy day 60 mi. d texas rainfall at idea heading into parts of louisiana tonight closer to home it is ice and snow not a big deal but enough to cause i sedans through areas. wind advisory is perhaps wild fires first signs of cold air approaching in the form of weather advisories. tamara severe weather is spreading through this area florida panhandle parts of mississippi and alabama. it will be mild tomorrow by january standards just a touch of drizzle and sleet. cold air hits in two stages one saturday second sunday pulling out of here late this now corridors of snow coming in with each will push the weather map at midnight cloudy patches of freezing drizzle perhaps an ice public mourning and noon tomorrow evening rush-hour we could get flurries or ice pellets before we clear out for a brief period friday morning starting the day with sunshine what is amazing about the weather map is the lack of true arctic air anywhere in the lower 48. for that you have to go north warmer than 24 hours ago. the warmi

more technical and complicated than that but that is the framework of how they will attack the houston texas defensively on sunday. sunday and will beat up on in baltimore is an understatement. -- sunday will be bedlam in b altimore is an understatement. >> you are exactly right. the baltimore ravens have to worry about mr. foster, baltimore ravens have to worry about what party to go to, what to eat, whose tour is to wear. they are painting the town purple. >> they started this morning in westminster. the baltimore ravens ground crew overlooking the highway painting the baltimore ravens local. now, to meet the job looks complicated. how do you know what color goes where? >> you can see how it has white paint on it right there. in between that is a block line and another gold line around at that. or the purple is, that is where we just fell and from there. you outline in and fill in the blanks. >> lots of fans along with some cheerleaders. >> i think it is great we have a mascot up here in westminster. i think everybody will love it. >> this will be a nice little landmark for a couple of day

. >>> a kidnapped toddler is found in a stolen suv in houston texas. 18 -month-old boy and seven year old cousin were left inside a jeep. she was only gone for a few minutes but someone carjacked the jeep with the toddler still inside. the boy was found safe in his car seat and the abandoned vehicle. police are looking for suspects. >>> caught on camera, a young woman fights back as she's beaten and robbed in the lobby of her own apartment building. juan hernandez reports from california on this dramatic incident. >> reporter: watch what happened to 18-year-old jane santamaria sunday night when she came home from the store. a man followed her into her apartment building on westmoreland and tried to steal her purse. but santa maria didn't have it. she fought back. >> i didn't think about nothing, it was just in the moment. >> reporter: were you worried for your safety? >> not really, i wasn't thinking at that moment. my mind went blank. >> reporter: santa maria went after the man who then turns around and begins to beat her begin. he didn't take her pur

two guys from houston, texas. one guy was actually wearing the jersey of some player from the texans. >> since i got this jersey, it has kind of been mixed. i have not been welcomed well around the town. >> not many people want to how do? >> a few gentle four-letter word here and there. overall it has been ok. >> welcome to baltimore reporting live, rob roblin. >> welcome to baltimore. >> still ahead tonight, a beautiful barbie may soon go bald. >> and internet movement is urging the mattell to make the doll lose her here. >> this controversial video has gone viral. it shows u.s. marines urinating on a tall a ban of fighters. >> tried and failed to land tickets? concerns and quest [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining how this fresh toasted number would tantalize your taste bu

look at dallas, areas east of houston texas. and approaching new orleans.thunderstorms, possibility of severe weather and very rough storms. all part of that system will be tracking to the north-northeast. tomorrow morning, we're dry, throughout the day we're dry. we 230ek us in on this area of low pressure that will be tracking to the north-northeast. we have some clouds coming into the area tomorrow. 3:00 wednesday, turning to partly sunny, and eventually mostly cloudy, i think our first drops of rain come in thursday, around 6:00 a.m. we're going to get a break and see more rain coming through the area. it definitely is going to be mild thursday. we take a little step back with the mercury tomorrow for highs, and then it's back up for thursday. do enjoy the evening. tomorrow morning we're 27 to 35. a very nice start under mostly clear skies. sunshine early, cooler than today. but still mild for tomorrow. between 45 and 49 degrees. friday we step it down to 52. and then 48 degrees for saturday. we'll take a look at the rest of the weekend coming up in a c

i was born in houston texas -- houston, texas. i started working in the gasoline business. have run in 18 political races. no successors. -- successes. if i win in new hampshire or louisiana, that will be an exception. i have posted over 600 articles on my website. i was getting all around 100,000 hits a month when i brought it down earlier this year. september 11, a determined that in -- i determined that the planes were flown by remote control and posted the same a couple of days later. i believe there are four major things that really need to be changed in this country if we're going to save the country like we think we are. the first thing we have to do is if you get money from the government you can not contribute to a political candidate. i will not be able to tell you all my words of wisdom, but maybe there will be some questions that will let me explain some of the other bad things that might be coming down the line in this country. >> thank you, randy crow. l. john davis, you are next. >> i am from grand junction, colorado. a couple years ago, god spoke to my heart

we know that is going to be against houston, texas. so it is going to be very, very exciting for them when they see that. write your letters, get out there. >> good stuff. 5:27. 42 degrees on tv hill. coming up, a look at our top stories. >> including six people killed and one badly injuried one year ago today. coming up, the victims and what they rep remember in that fateful day in tucson. >> we're looking at temperatures today. much cooler than what we've seen. details coming up in the insta-weather plus forecast. >> welcome back to "11 news sunday morning." thank you for joining us. >> first david here with another look outside. it feels warm this morning. >> it is not going to be as warm as it is the past couple days. >> just to look back in the history books to show you how tumultuous the weather can be from year to year, do you remember in 1996 we had a massive blizzard? the fourth biggest of all time, 32.6 inches of snow fell around this time. so you compare this to what we're dealing with today, we're starting off well above th

>> next up is yolanda marshall from houston, texas. she dropped 146 pounds.e is her before picture. she now weighs 146 pounds. >> come on out. let's see yolanda. oh, my gosh. >> fantastic! >> come on and have a seat. >> you're enjoying standing there. >> finally, karen from denver, colorado, a hairstylist, mother of four. she lost 72 pounds. here is her before picture. she now weighs 122. come on out, karen. >> oh, my goodness. i thought it was vana white. come on over. have a seat. congratulations, ladies. >> wow, wow, wow. diet was a big part of it. who are the two zumba people. this exercise is one of the few exercises a lot of people enjoy doing. >> it's fun. so much fun. >> how much of an impact did it have on your weight loss? >> i use it for maintenance because i started afterwards. it's so much fun. i know i'm not doing exactly what she is doing. but i'm having fun with it. >> but you're moving. >> in my mind i'm doing exactly what she is doing. >> how long did it take to drop the weight? >> five years. >> five years. >> mine was a little bit less, ab

this one happened near houston texas. there is the plane.ot was forced to land suddenly after losing engine power six mile from the airport. it landed right in the street. this is downtown con row, texas. hit a power pole as well. luckily no one was hurt. the 22-year-old pilot has less than 100 hours of flying time. believe it or not, she just got her pilot lions three months ago. >>> the iowa caucuses have ended with the closest results ever. ktvu alison burns is in our washington, d.c. newsroom with how mitt romney eked out a win, rick santorum surprised a bunch. >> reporter: we just learned that michele bachmann has canceled her campaign trip to south carolina this morning and she is going to be holding a news conference to talk about it. it was the middle of the night in iowa when the vote counters declared mitt romney the winner by eight votes. it was the closest march gin of victory in caucus history. they each got about 25% of the vote. ron paul finished third. now it's on to new hampshire where fourth placed finner newt gingrich angr

we have new video to show you of an emergency landing near houston, texas. look at this. the pilot of that plane was forced to lapped suddenly after losing engine power six miles from the airport. the plane landed right in the streets of downtown conroe texas. hit a power pole too. the 22-year-old pilot has less than 100 hours of flying time and just got her pilot license three months ago. >>> it was the closest race in the history of the iowa caucuses. mitt romney beat rick santorum by eight votes. ktvu alison burns reports the race for the white house now shifts to the next big battleground state new hampshire. alison. >> reporter: that is right mitt romney and rick santorum are heading to new hampshire today after their big night in iowa as you said romney edged out santorum by eight votes. the closest margin of victory in iowa caucus history. >> this is a campaign night where america wins. we will change the white house and get america back on track. >> reporter: rick santorum was the long shot that won the conservative vote. now he's looking for an upset in new hamps

. >> a robbery leads to a dramatic high-speed car chase in houston, texas. [ sirens ] >> three men tried to escape police with a stolen safe in the back of their car. officers followed this white car with the 300-pound safe in its trunk. but the chase came to an end when the suspect stopped in the middle of the high and -- highway and tried to run on foot. >>> a man accused of throwing his son overboard a tour boat in southern california will not be spending time behind bars. sloan briles was convicted of child endangerment and sentenced to three years of probation. in august, briles purposely threw his 7-year-old child overboard. another witness saved the child. part of brile's probation includes one year in a child abuser's program. >>> a major drug bust at dulles international airport in virginia. custom and border protection officers have arrested a 61- year-old nigerian man on alleged heroin smuggling. an expert revealed pellets in the abdomen. he later passed the pellets that police say are filled with nearly 16 ounces of heroin. the drugs have a street value of about $31,000. >>>

sister-in-law. ,,, >>> an activist for women's rights in iran is shot to death in her car in houston, texasthe body was 30-year-old was found slumped over the wheel when officers arrived at the scene. police say it is unclear if her civil rights work had anything to do with her murder. friends say she was very well known in her community. because she was constantly out pro testing. >>> occupy protestors in london are being kicked out the city's occupy camp must be removed. the city says it was affecting worshipers -- worshipers. >>> also, in london, prince phillip is given a clean bill of health. queen elizabeth's husband has returned to his official duties, following a heart procedure during the holidays. he attended a fundraising procedure. this has been the most serious problem for the 90-year-old. he is known for his active lifestyle. >>> britain's pippa is asking photographersers to back off. tina kraus reports for wjz from lond london. >> reporter: pippa middleton nearlystome the show in her hip- hugging gown at kate's wedding. but they say the show is over. it's more than a royal req

a private collector from houston, texas, has offered to pay $1 million for the tia dora. someone from due by wants to cough up the same amount, it is clear, the bidding war has begun. >> when people see this who have the means to afford something like this, no amount of money is out of the question. >> reporter: rainy wouldn't disclose how much he paid for the stone, he says, though he is auctioning it off to the highest bidder in cologne nah, bc, on january 28th. >> an arty town. >> reporter: bidding starts half a million dollars. >> reporter: sonia denton, cbc news, cal gary. >> almost looks fake you not used to see anything like that mammoth. >> no, we aren't. >>> coming up on news4 at four, what a thrill you the highest free fall ride in the world. >>> the world's first street-level private jet show room takes off. >>> i'm wendy rieger. on news4 at 5:00, deadbeat parents, authorities tracking down dead and moms who say can afford to pay their child support but don't. >>> a new restaurant is opening its doors with a very good deal for its first customers and they are l

and the number one city where we expect to have a slow commute for you tomorrow morning, houston, texascting fog, heavy rain and some thunderstorms. we could see one to three inches of rain in houston. we'll get some of that ponding on the roadways where you head into the intersection and drive through those puddles so watch out for that and go real slow. >> you're right about the umbrella and the rain boots as well. thank you, jacqui. we appreciate it. >>> we want to check your headlines. british police now know the identity of the young woman found dead on one of queen elizabeth's royal estates. dna tests helped to identify the 17-year-old latvian student missing since august. no cause of death yet but it's being investigated as a murder. >>> north korea's new leader kim jong-un is expected to have had a birthday this week. the state-run newspaper did not announce the occasion as they are still observing a period of mourning after the death of his father kim jong-il. that i tv aired new footage of the leader on a horse and tank and with military officials. he's believed to be 28 or 29

. >>> also, severe storms left a mess around houston, texas today.one point, an inch and a half of rain fell in about ten minutes. flash floods inundated highways and neighborhoods. 7,000 customers lost electricity. emergency crews needed boats to get around. crazy weather in houston. it was what, 60 degrees in d.c. last week, snowing today. >> i'm not sure you want to come home yet, buddy. >> the weather center is right off the election center. maybe i'll try to direct it from here. >> exactly. >> kate, we'll see you in a few minutes. still ahead, the truth about mitt romney's business record. he's telling voters he created 100,000 jobs when he was the ceo of bain. and ron paul's strategy could mean more attention to some other states and less attention on florida. to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. we're paying for all spill- related clean-up costs. and we've established a 500 million dollar fund so independent sci

i was the chicago business correspondent but i ended up spending a year in houston, texas, covering enron. >> rose: i know that about you. >> living out of a hotel and a service apartment and my colleague in houston was the beijing bureau and the shanghai bureau was open so he suggested that i apply for the shanghai bureau and i thought... you know i studied chinese history in college and i had a real interest in chinese film and in art and it's... it was already... the story was the business in china is growing fast so i said can i go and visit th shanghai bureau, i asked the editors. >> rose: before i accept this job. >> because i'm not sure i would want to leave the country and could i ve in china? my images of china in 2000 and 2002, 2003 when i was first considering this where it was... the images were from the 1970s, you know? that it would be difficult to live, you couldn't eat the food. all these ereotypes so i took the trip december, 2002 and immediately fell in love with shanghai and china. >> rose: what did you fall in love with? >> well, i think part of it may have also been t