we've been trying to reach arthur huntington since monday.been no comment, no word he has an attorney. we'll wait and see when and if he appears in public. >> what's the secret service saying about all of this? >> the secret service has been very tight-lipped about all of this. as you can imagine, this is somewhat of a personal matter and a personnel matter for the secret service. we have been busy all week clearing all of the agents and narrfainarrowing it down to the and it was the one agent that sparked the entire controversy that has the entire service. >> he is no longer a member of the secret service and no longer affiliated and completely severed his ties. we don't know if he was fired. we don't know if he was retired. the sources tell us he is no longer with them. >> martin savidge -- excuse me, drew griffin, thank you very much for that report. we are also learning more about the secret service agent in question, this pivotal role in the prostitution scandal. brian todd went to the neighborhood where he lives just outside of washingt

huntington have been cleared and will be going back to work.as you said, nine have been forced out of the 12 involved. but those two other gentleman on that floor are apparently not involved. >> all right. drew, appreciate the update. thanks. >>> still ahead, the case of andrea yates. the houston mom that drowned all five of her kids 11 years ago. her attorney is now making a special request to a judge. but first, aisha is here with a "360" bulletin. >> a suicide bombing in the capital of damascus killed nine people and wounded dozens more. it called the attack a, quote, terrorist bombing. violence in other parts of syria today killed civilians and security forces. a "360" follow tonight on the case of missing toddler ayla reynolds. police in maine are examining items discovered this week to see if they're connected to her disappearance. the 20-month-old vanished from her grandmother's home in december. police refused to describe the items and would only say they were found not far from where ayla disappeared. >>> and the space shuttle "enterpr

sources tell drew griffin the agent is arthur huntington of maryland. 41-year-old father of two is the agent who got into a dispute with an escort over pay at hotel. that dispute is what set off the massive investigation into misconduct from the secret service. huntington is now gone from the secret service. cnn reached tout him for a comment. he declined. nine secret service members resigned or are being forced out as a result of the scandal over the alleged events in colombia. >> two, dominique strauss-kahn accusing opponents of destroying his bid to be president of france. he accuses the operatives of intercepting the phone calls and a new york housekeeper went to police to accuse him of rape. the case was eventually dropped. before the scandal broke, he led some polls in france. and sarkozy versus francois leads in new polls ahead of the second round in about a week. >>> three, the space shuttle "enterprise" arrived in new york city on the back of a 747. if you didn't see it it's worth looking at. a pretty neat thing. flying over the statue of liber

huntington -- after checking local property records, we found eight arthur huntington. when we arrived at the home, we found a wooden marker in the front garden with the huntington's inscribed on it. someone opened the door and immediately closed it. i tried to get a comment from you ever open the door, but no one responded when i knocked. neighbors declined to go on camera but said the family had not been on the block for long. several said they did not know the huntingtons personally. so far, eight secret servants -- secret service agents are out, one has lost security clearance. allegations are still under investigation, but homeland security secretary janet napolitano told a senate panel the incident appears to be isolated. >> the governor says it is a law that protect citizens, but the maryland court of appeals struck it down last week. police say it is putting their work putting criminals behind bars in jeopardy. we spoke with police about the change. >> an unusual directive on the baltimore county police chief on friday. he ordered his department to stop collecti

it is confirmed the agent that lives in severna, maryland, as arthur huntington. >> arthur huntington was in a colombian hotel room where a dispute over payment erupted. after checking lot property records, 11 news found an arthur huntington listed as an hone e owner -- as an owner of a home on east wade. it is unclear if this is the home of the secret service agent allegedly in question. someone did open the door and close it once they noticed our camera. i tried to get a comment. neighbors declined to go on camera with us but say the family had not been on the block for long. several said they did not know the huntington's personally. one man expressed concern about news crews showing up in the neighborhood. three face administrative punishments, one has been fired. homeland security secretary janet napalitano told a senate panel this week that the incident appears to be isolated. >> the governor says it is a law that protects citizens. calling the maryland d.n.a. protection act unconstitutional. they say it is putting their work to put criminals behind bars in jeopardy. >> an unusu

his name, arthur huntington. he's from maryland and he was the secret service agent who had the payment dispute with colombia escort swuarez. that argument in cartagena, colombia, set off a long-ranging investigation into misconduct by president obama's advance team. as a result, right now nine secret service members resigned or are being forced out of the agency. the military launched its own investigation into 12 members also in colombia before the president's visit. now, drew griffin was the first reporteder er to bre reporter to figure this out. real on the ground, hard reporting? >> reporter: the secret service tried to make sure none of these names came out, erin, which made it tough. wep we knew from security the dispute happened between two rooms on the seventh floor where the agents were staying, both occupyed by secret service agents. we then were able to obtain a list of all the agents in that hotel who had checked in and noticed something interesting about knows rooms on the seventh floor. in three of

none of huntington's neighbors would speak to us on camera. the few of them as but with us off-camera are very surprised by this, very shocked. they had no idea anything like this would be happening in the neighborhood. cnn is reporting that an addiction is no longer with the secret service uncleared whether he has resigned or at has been fired. his house is up for sale. >> and now we turn to another scandal. the political controversy that brought down d.c. councilman harry thomason jr.. federal prosecutors are recommending the maximum sentence of 46 months in prison for congressman -- for promises conviction -- for thomas' conviction on corruption charges. his lawyers are requesting a one. five-year prison term. >> turning to the weather, we are tracking the possibility of a weekend storms. this on the eve of the anniversary of one of the worst storms in recent memory. it was 10 years ago tomorrow that and f4 tornado ripped through maryland, killing three people injuring more than 100 and destroying more than 300 homes and businesses. bob rya

. >> estos residente de huntington park aseguran que aracelly martínez los estafó desgraciadamente nores . >> dinero que se hizo humo junto con sus ilusiones . >> algunos aseguran que fuer hasta amenazados por ser inmigrantes indocumentados . >> ella dijo tengo parientes que son sheriff y no me puede hacer nada . >> porque va en contra de tí . >> y hoy armados de valor la denunciaron formalmente ante la pli de huntington park . >> en ésta sociedad se castiga a las víctimas de crímenes . >> entonces de verdad no deben tener miedo de reportar esto . >> la fiebres apstosa humana causa dolor en la boca y presencia de hastas, llagas o ampollas . >> sarpullidos extensos y caída de uñas en manos y pies, para evitar contraerlo hay que lavarse las frecuentemente . >> en portland un hombre se desnudó para protestar por la exagerada seguridad en la revisión . >> durante el proceso de seguridad rumbo a san josé california . >> y muchos padres de familia dicen conocer muy bien a sus hijos pero saliendo de su casa pasan muchas cosas . >> juegan un peligroso juego que consiste en que se asfixian . >

. >>> sources with knowledge of the columbia investigation tell cn nr cnn arthur huntington is the one who had the pay dispute with a prostitute that brought the whole thing to light. huntington has left the agency we're told. >>> a former aide for john edwards feared for his life when dealing with the senator and two donors. andrew young called it bizarre in allegedly helping edwards conceal a million dollars in campaign contributions. prosecutors say he used the money to conceal an affair with a mistress. it was the third day on the stand for young. edwards faces up to 30 years in prison, he has denied doing anything wrong and we'll have much more on the trial later on. >>> a teacher at the center of a bullying scandal says she did nothing wrong. kelly altenburg is accused of verbally abusing a boy with autism. the boy's father taped some of the interaction. >> what did do you in the library yesterday? >> looked at the sculpture. >> you looked at the sculpture, is that what you did? did you go to see any books or look at sculptures? >> oh, akian, you are a bastard. >> the school dist

john, we have been trying to reach arthur huntington for comment from his representative. since monday there has been none. as one former agent told me this is not just a crisis for the secret service. this is a real and personal crisis for the families involved. >> excellent reporting, drew. the reason we want to bring it to light is without this payment dispute in the hall way of the hotel we may not know about the conduct in colombia. >>> new standards of conduct were passed out to all secret service personnel today. two government sources tell cnn the enhanced standards of conduct designate areas and establishments that will be off limits during future overseas trips. also bans agents from bringing any foreign nationals into their hotel rooms. the rules say united states laws will be in effect to all traveling secret service personnel over seas and the new standards ban alcohol consumption within ten hours of reporting for duty. alcohol consumption is not allowed in any hotel where someone being protected by the secret service is staying and now two supervisors will be

take a look at huntington beach, california.mal experts are hoping this full-grown common dolphin will eventually find its own way back to open water. it swam through a local in a tidal gate yesterday into a narrow channel and couldn't find a way out. it stayed there through the night. we just spoke to a marine biologist on the phone and he told us they're not planning to intervene and just wait and see what happens. this biologist expects the dolphin will eventually figure out how to get back out through the gate and back into deep water. jacqui jeras, i know you've been on phone with somebody. high tide will help the dolphin get out? >> yeah. my understanding. you want a little more depth to that water to help guide him out there and find the even deeper waters eventually and lie tide, just about 5:30 pacific time. this is the area we're talking about near huntington beach, california. just to put it in perspective. here's los angeles, and here's huntington beach. tough to follow really cute dogs and dolphins. >> in terms of t

arthur huntington is married. according to his neighbors, he has two sons and they're home schooled. the former agent told me, yes, this is a crisis for the secret service, but it's a much deeper and personal crisis for the families of the men involved. don. >> thank you very much. a chilling sight for supporters of the resistance in syria. syrian troops in this youtube video march through an alley in doma. activists say ten military dete detectfectors will killed there today. a second group of monitors was due to arrive this weekend to keep watch on what is supposed to be a cease-fire. >> the taliban is claiming responsibility for a raid on a building in kandahar. they walked into the compound with pistols hidden in their boots. >> the white house faces a diplomatic dilemma. a chinese civil rights activist is said to be taking refuge in beijing. he escaped from howse arrest last week. secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled to be in beijing next week. >>> here in the yunls united states, students in henry

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the scandal spread costing nine agents their jobs including huntington. neighbors say huntington is married with two children. >>> on alert for al-qaida retaliation. osama bin laden is dead but a threat of an attack against the united states is still very much alive today. kai jackson has a new counter terrorism bulletin released tonight by the fbi. >> reporter: the white house doesn't want the country to panic but they want americans to be on guard. the fbi and agency of security are on alert. the obama administration says, there's no evidence of a specific threat. >> at this time we have no credible information that terrorists organizations including al-qaida are planning attacks in the u.s. to coincide with the murder of osama bin laden. >> reporter: john miller was the last western journalist to interview osama bin laden. he's not surprised that the date is a threat. the u.s. is also concerned about this man, alsiri, al- qaida's top bomb maker. he's resurfaced and may be planning his next attack. >> most conversations may be a lot of hot air but when

sources with knowledge of the columbia investigation tells cnn arthur huntington is at the center of the scandal. he had the dispute with the prostitu prostitute, he has left the agency. >>> a former aide of john edwards feared for his life. he called the situation bizarre when describing his role in allegedly helping edwards conceal nearly a million dollars in campaign contributions. prosecutors say edwards used the money to conceal an affair with the mistress, it was the third day on the stand for young. edward faces up to 30 years in prison, denied doing anything wrong. much more on the trial a little later in the show. >>> a teacher at the center of a bullying scandal says she did nothing wrong. kelly altenberg is accused of verbally abusing a 10-year-old boy with autism. the boy's father taped some of the interaction. listen to this. >> what did do you in the library yesterday? >> looked at sculpture. >> that's what you did? >> did you see any books in the library or look at sculptures? oh, akian, you are a bastard. >> the school district says none of the teachers involved work

agent arthur huntington was checked into this resume. two sources with knowledge of the investigation says it was him who had the dispute president escort named danya swarez. she her attorney said she was an escort not a prostitute. earlier this week a man identified himself as huntington denied comment. yesterday cnn returned to his home where the door was gently pushed shut. the home was listed for sale this week. >>> the secret service has revealed new rules. no alcohol, ten hours before duet and non moderation when off duty and all agents traveling must complete ethics training with chaperones companies agents on some trips. >>> in missouri at least one person is dead and 16 others hurt when a tent collapsed at st. louis sports bar. fire officials believe strong winds knocked down pieces of the tent. baseball fan when is gather there had to celebrate a victory after a basketball game. >>> an earthquake shook people out of bed in southern california this morning. the mag any constitute 3.8 hit after 8:00 a.m. it was follow bid two sma

after checking property records, we found and arthur huntington listed as an owner of a home. when we arrived, we found this marker in the front carter = = -- garden. someone opens the door and closed it when they noticed our camera. i tried to get a comment from whoever opens the door but nobody responded when i knocked. his neighbors say the family had not been on the block for long. several said they did not know them personally and one man expressed concern about the news crews in the neighborhood. eight surveys -- secret service agents are out. delegations are still under investigation but home as security secretary janet napo9litano says it appears to be isolated. in response to the scandal, the secret service has tightened its policy and is limiting how much secret service agents can drink and where they are on service. >> after a time of fiscal abuse, elizabeth smart says she is ready to shine a positive light on others. she was the keynote speaker for chairs the child that the child protection or in this event today. she described her objection at the age of 14 and sh

arthur huntington of severna &p who had a dispute in the hotel room with a prostitute over how much she'det paid.in a separate incident, a -s government contractoo says before president obama's arrivaalto el salvador last year... a dozen secret service aggnts went to a strip club .... where agents drank vvi-p section where sexual or a favors were provided in return ffr cash. "throughout my career i have been on advance teams, i have supervised advance teams, and detail on two different occasions, and i have never wittessed anything of this magn" magnitude."huntington declined to comment...he has left the secret service...but its un- clear under what circumsttaces. wicked weather hits missouri.... the damage left behind.... and thh sport fans accident..... girl crossing a busy a little intersection... the quick thinking that aved her life when a truck came barrelling towards her. acrosssthe saint louis area this weekend. high winds toppled trees..... sending them crashing down on top of cars. oneewoman says a tree felllon her s-u-v just sister got out of it. large hail crashed through 30 d

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. >>> thrusters coaching a dolphin out to sea near huntington beach are frustrated tonight. the six furlongs stray was spotted in a channel of the chico woodlands friday while the experts convinced that to move to open water but it was built by two other dolphins and quickly headed back. the dolphin is part of a small pods seen in huntington harbor the other five men also had to be encouraged as well. did waves elizabeth we're joined this now with a look at the forecast and so far the weekend has been gorgeous. did we think will even be worse marcel in some parts of the bay area i should say will be warmer in some parts/libya little bit cooler because the attitude of millions that he expects tonight to a difference between you and spots on the coast and inland will be mostly clear but concealed a patchy fog and a few clouds along the coast and days at temperatures in much will be in the upper '40's to very low 50s across the bay area of and tomorrow will see plenty of sunshine for the most part we will notice the spread of temperatures along the coast regionalist '60s and th

these are live pictures from huntington beach. the dolphins have been swimming around in the wetlands channel for a few hours. wednesday night this all finance six others swam in there for some fish. the other five made it out into the ocean but this one is maybe a little confused. rescue officials are there and the crowd is there. the dolphin is only 12 ft. from the shore. >> he has good taste, huntington beach. hopefully he will be ok. >> they have rescuers on hand to help it get out from that channel and get back to the ocean with its friends. meanwhile a bbc daughter will become one of the most adorable attractions. at the pittsburgh zoo. he was found close to desk, stranded on a day in alaska. residents kept him alive feeding him and making sure he's a nice and cold and officials at the zoo say he is doing very well. visitors will be able to start seeing him beginning today. >> that is great. >> bouquet, a good day for a walk? >> great weekend coming our way. last week and we had hot tempers in the bay area. maybe not as hot

volunteers and wildlife leaders trying to work hard to free a dolphin trapped in the wetlands off huntingtoneach. we have a live look from the chopper. the dolphin is swimming in circles in shallow water since this morning. others in the group were able to get out there. this dolphin is having a tough time. they will continue. they need volunteers to free him up to catch up with his dolphin group. >>> up next, a stanford grab, grabbing headlines across the country. thanking his fans on google plus. >>> and the east coast got paul mccartney. who got the west on 30 rock live? >>> join the discussion. find nbc bay area on facebook. >>> everybody knew this was going to happen. andrew luck set to play with a hort shoe on his helmet next season. there was a surprise for google plus fans after the announcement after the colts made the stanford quarterback the first pick overall, he joined a google plus hangout to hang out, chat with friends. scott reports after seeing this, you get to understand luck is a thoughtful and intelligent young man. watch that whole conversation right now on nbcbayarea.co

what we're looking at, huntington beach, california. in the water, that is a dolphin. and this dolphin is a little too close to the beach, to the shore. you're looking with me. appears to be swimming in circles here. this is a channel near a nature conservancy, crews are watching here as this dolphin is circling. this is very, very shallow water. it looks like two people maybe there on the shore, trying to see if the dolphin is okay. bystanders they're on the road nearby as well. chad myers, here we go. a closer shot of this doll fen. do we know how shallow the water is and how the dolphin ended up here in the first place? >> this is on the other side of the beach. this is the east side of huntington beach. there are not many ways in and out for this dolphin. been swimming around for a couple of hours. people on shoert seeing him there. there's a way in and way out. they just have to figure out how to get the dolphin back out the way he came in. the only way to do that is to try to push it along or scare it along in the right direction.

when we arrived at the listed home, we found this wooden marker in the front marker with the huntingtons insubscribed on it. it is not known whether this is the home of the secret service agent. someone did answer the door and immediately close it once our cameras appeared. neighbors declined to go on camera but said the family had not been on the block long. one man expressed concern about news crews showing up in the neighborhood. so far eight secret service agents are out, one has lost security clearance, and three face administrative penalty. allegations are still under investigation. homeland security naacp -- that policy tan owe -- napolitano said the incident teemed to be isolated. >> police say their work to put criminals behind bars is being put in jeopardy. kate amara spoke with baltimore county police about a change. >> an unusual directive about -- by the baltimore county police chief. he ordered his department to stop collecting d.n.a. samples from suspects arrested for certain violent crimes. the move a direct result from a ruling this week on the maryland court of appeals

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chasing fish near huntington beach in southern california. hard to figure out where it is. it's not stranded in muddy waters 12 feet from shores. rescuers say they appear disoriented and healthy. an attempt to coax it back was aband kroned and now, rescuers are hoping it finds it's own way out. >> lady gaga making headlines again this, time a country is planning it's young people from attending her concert. >> details in today's entertainment report. >> lady gaga kicked off her world tour but with a government plan. they banned everyone under 18. still, about 45,000 fans filled the stadium. and the tour lands next in hong kong. >> back here in florida -- l.a. bruce springsteen continued his "wrecking ball" tour, the first time they'd gone on tour since 2009. they're off to new orleans next, then newark and then, spain. a week from today avengers will take over box office. until then a couple other movies will vie for your attention. and john cusack becomes edgar allen poe in "the raven". >> this is super funny the situations i'm put in. i thi

arthur huntington of severna park s said to be the agent who had a disputeein the hotel room with a prostitute much she would get paid.huntington has eft the secret service but its un-clear under what circumstances. the secret service also distributed new rules friday forrits agents on assignment in hopee to prrvent future misconduct. a howard ounty firefighter just returned from a trip to liberia.... now he's on a crusade to help his felllow firefighters oo the other side of the globe. kathleen cairns joins us now to explainnwhyy.. john butler describes the conditions for firefighters in liberra as deplooable... nnw he is iivolved in a massive effort to collectt donated equipment to senn overseas. att tation two in ellicott helping people " john butler has spent the past two decades fire force. now, in his ty - spare time, he's taking his expertise overseas. (john butler)"ended up going to liberia.. on thh west coast of africa. " years old civil war &phave taken their toll oo this small country. it's about the size of ohio... but it's &pfirefighting capabilities... donnt reflect anything on t

you can see the dolphin swimming around huntington beach. marine mammal officials say the common dolphin looks healthy and could go day was out eating. he thop to use a hash harness, searchers hunted all day with no luck for the entangled whale spotted in trouble in southern california. the gray whale spotted tuesday near big sur. rescuers have not seen it sirns and say the lack of sighting increases a chance that the whale has died but they're not giving up the search yet. >> pg&e shut down diab lch o canyon unit two saying the screens are being plugged by jelly fish like creatures and it's not going to open until they're gob and no one is sure when that will be. the state's other nuclear power plant has been off line for three months. >> well there is a lot of talk and concern tonight over san francisco giants first baseman aubrey hough. he's just gone on the disabled list. he has just been pardon me. he has just been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. one of the surprise heroes of the world series win in 2010 now dealing with what w.what is

meantime sources with knowledge of the investigation tells cnn arthur huntington is the agent at the center of the scandal. he's the one that had the pay dispute with the prostitute that brought the whole story to light. huntington, we're told, has left the agency. >>> secretary of defense leon panetta says there's no question the u.s. is safer with osama bin laden dead. he insists there's no silver bullet to complete eliminate al qaeda's threat. panetta was cia director when bin laden was killed by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s one year ago today. he wasn't with the group at the white house but the other operation center. he said there were several nerve-racking moments before he got word the mission was a success. >> they said they had kl i.a. with geronimo and confirmed, in fact, it happened. that was the moment when we knew that all the work that had been done was paying off. i think the one thing all of us feel pretty good about involved in this operation as a result of what we did, america is safer. >> republican senator john mccain is blasting president obama for a new election ad that

can you just first talk me through what folks there on the ground in huntington beach, what the situation is what they need to do? >> i think the first thing is that you have to assess whether or not this is an animal that is in need of human intervention or not. and so, you know, from what i've seen, there's a pod swimming somewhat freely and then this one particular animal that's a little bit away and stranded. here normally if we have a situation like that, we would try and actually move the single animal and move it out toward a deeper water area. often times you get animals, these are common dolphins. they're supposed to be in deep water. once they get into a shallow area, particularly a wetland area, it's really confusing for them. >> what can happen? can you hammer home how dangerous this is, how urgent this is for these folks to get this dpolphin to deeper water. >> as long as the animal can stay afloat, they're not in immediate danger. it's when they strand they don't have the ability to survive. neck suffocate under their own weight. the animal is still afloat, it has some time.