police arrested cbs radio howard arenstein and his wife after discovering th plants in plain sight.rcy spencer has details. >> reporter: howard arenstein, an edward r.murrow award winner charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. after police found a den pot plants at his home in georgetown. >> if it's illegal, they'll do it. it seem that they probably should have known better than to be growg it in their backyard. >> reporter: the officers were responding to an anonymous tip when they found the plants. they say they recovered more pot inbaggies and paraphernalia inside the house during the execution of a search warrant. >> we said hello. and he told me to call him howie. i said call me margie. that's how i know him, as a good neighbor. just a likle person. he didn't do anything, didn't seem anything out of the ordinary to me. >> reporter: according to court documents, police spotted 11 potted plants in the yard and there was a strong odor of marijuana in the air. arenstein and his wife orly, a correspondent for an israeli newspaper, were taken into custody. >> i w

they arrested cbs radio reporter howard arenstein and his wife. nd 19 cannabis plants. officers also found at least one half dozen smaller bags inside. >> arenstein was a prominent voice for cbs. he has covered numerous international stories, including the 9/11 attacks in the iraq war. >> in baghdad, a suicide bomber attacks the cafeteria of the iraqi parliament. >> he has interviewed numerous world figures. most neighbors say they had no clue about the marijuana. >> to hear that, it is surprising. >> when we not saturday night, nobody came to the door. >> are you mr. arenstein? two or you, sir? >> for some, there is 70 -- sympathy for the newscaster and his wife. >> it is not the first time that somebody is supposedly one way and surprises everybody and has a little secret. >> the couple has been released on probation. the sale or cultivation of marijuana is a felony in b.c. it is punishable by five years in prison and a fine. richard reeves, abc 7 news. >>> terror alerts have been released for travelers in europe. we are live with the very latest

howard arenstein is a deejay for a radio show.hey were both released on their own recognizance. >>> three men jumped a student walking between two dorms early sunday morning. they took his wallet and his cell phone. this is the latest in a series of robberies that began when the school year started. from now on 911 calls from students will go directly to the university police instead of prince george's county dispatchers. >>> the owners of a 1960 vw bus were told to move it off their lawn or be fined. they say the peace mobile, which has been used in school plays, is art. but last month a neighbor complained and now the department of plic works says the family will be fined $1,000 if it's not moved out of there. city code bans inoperable vehiclesrom yards. the family has started an on-line petition to save the van. >>> coming up tonight, the story of best friends killed in separate wars now buried nxt to each other in arlington. >>> leaving your dog outside the store could soon be pretty expensive in one local hey ove, i'm gonna n

>>> taking a look at our top headlines, cbs news radio correspondent howard arenstein is out of jail. officers received a tip. he and his wife were growing marijuana plants on their property. some of the plants were 8 feet high. >>> police are searching for this man after he committed an armed robbery saturday morning. the incident happened at a deli. he got away with an undisclosed amount of cash and drove away in a van. >>> thousands of people descended on the national mall today for the one nation rally. speakers addressed the crowd in the same spot as

police arrested howard arenstein and his wife in their home. >> police say they got a p about severalarijuana plants right there in plain sight. >> reporter: howard arenstein, the manager for cbs radio charged with possession. marijuana. then police found nearly a dozen pot plants growing in the backyard of his home. >> if it's illegal, it seem they probably should have known better than to be growing it in their backyard. >> reporter: the offic were responding to an anonymous tip when they found the plants themselves say they recovered more pot in baggies and paraphernalia inside the house during execution. a search warrant. >> he said hello. he told me to call him howie. and said call me margie. that how i know him as a very good neighbor. just a likable person. i mean, he didn't do anything, he didn't seem anying out of the ordinary to me. >> reporter:ccording to court documents, police spotted 11 potted plants in the yard and there was a strong odor of marijuana in the air. arenstein and his wife orly were taken into custody. >> i was really taken by surprise. there was indication

. >>> cbs radio correspondent, howard arenstein was arrested for marijuana charges.arrested. officers found 11 marijuana plants more than 8 feet high and found packaged marijuana in the residence. arenstein and his wife are charged with possession with the intent to distribute marijuana. a cbs spokesperson had no comment. >>> tonight thousands of firefighters gathered in emmetsburg, maryland, to honor comrades fallen in the line of duty. the weekend is also designed to help them heal. >> reporter: the names were added to the national fallen firefighters memorial. >> by their know ball and sacred deeds, these heroic ones remind us of the pride and the service. >> reporter: grieving loved ones were escorted by the firefighters during the ceremony. the president of the group made a pledge. >> please know we will assist you in any way we can as you rebuild your lives. we do that through the efforts of our staff, supporters, and our returning survivors whose loved ones have been honored just as yours are being honored this weekend. >> reporter: those families were given p

police arrested howard arenstein and his wife after finding marijuana plants in a search of their home on t. street northwest. officers say they found eight fully mature pot plants and bags of marijuana in his home. >>> thousands gathered for the one-nation rally. and it was billed by some as the liberal answer to the tea party movement. one of the top rallies was getting jobs back at an event many hoped would be nonpartisan. >> we have not red states or blue states, we are people together for one common cause. >> speakers at the march blasted politicians for a weak response to the poor economy. the one-nation movement claims jobs, justice and education are three key issues. >>> well on the heels of rahm emanual leaving the administration, another staffer could be saying farewell to his position. politico reporting robert gibbs may be leaving in advance of the 2012 election bid to become the chair of the democratic fashional committee. insiders are taking the temperature of top partiers for the move. tim kaine presently holds that position. >>> the president is treating his cabinet mem

cbs reporter howard arenstein was arrested on saturday for growing marijuana in his backyard, which probablyxplains why all his news stories started with, "dude, you're not going to believe this." [ laughter ] that's right. a cbs reporter was arrested for growing marijuana. people could tell something was up when the cbs logo looked something like this. [ laughter ] something's up. [ scattered applause ] something's going on. this is pretty crazy. this is a true story. there's a guy who just won a congressional election in brazil, and this is true. he's actually an illiterate clown. [ light laughter ] can't read, and he's a clown. i tried to tell someone that an illiterate clown could be elected in america, too, but they totally refutiated me. lll [ cheers and applause ] they did. they did -- to my face. >> steve: are you serious? rude. >> jimmy: absolutely rude. lll this is cool, it's the beginning of vegetarian awareness month, you guys. [ scattered applause ] i just read. it's very interested statistic. did you know that every 11 seconds a vegetarian tells you he's a vegetarian? [ laughte

. >> howard arenstein and his wife were arrested in hair home in northwest.es police say they found several large pot plants as well as packaged marijuana. couple charges with possession with the intent to distributed. around teen serves as radio bureau manager for cbs news here in washington. >>> jon jon stewart played host to a comedy show and taking shots at rick sanchez. it was called a night of too many stars, an overbooked concert for autism education t raised money for autism programs for children and adults. >>> you remember the red sari that was worn by michaele slaly to the state dinner at the white house has been auctioned off. the person would bought it was the owner of the georgetown salon where the couple prepped before heading to the dinner. >>> verizon wireless paying out millions in refunds after wrongly charging customers. was your account affected? business beat is straight ahead. [ female announcer ] this is a strawberry pop tart. but this is warm, fresh-baked strawberry toaster strudel. [ music ] see the difference? pillsbury toaster stru