spring means budget time at baltiiore ity all, and on the tableewhile city officials are saying theymore money to maintainn serricessand ffnd school construction....there is a big ticket item eaaing a bigger share of spendinn... that attention.melinda roeder has more on what we're calling an attennion deficit deficit "at the end of the dayy we need revenue on the table so we can leverrge those funds. p3:45it's a story you've heard before, rising taxes in ballimore citythhs year the council debating a three cent tax hike on bbttled beverages while the city faces a fifty million deficit.an increase following a string of higher taxes on everything from cell 'there is no way weeare going to grow our way out of this" a necessary evil to maintain vital services like police and fire. bbt do we really knnw where thh money is going? tax dollars?32:455itts juut ur - not sustainable"(budget book) stand upone oo the driving costs behind the city's taxes is buried inside the pages of these budget bookk a&buttevennif you read very ppge, you'd still be in the dark about where the money really going

itis about $1.3 trillion. this is possible with the operation of two systems in parallel. that's a temporary european financial stability facility. the new permanent european m mechanism that will be set up in july. the capacity of the current efsf is limited to 500 billion euros. calls to discuss the expansion of this fund have been growing due to speculation that if the fiscal conditions in spain and italy get worse, the sum will not be enough to rescue the nations. >>> the debate continues on how much the funds should be increased. the expansion plan is to be discussed in copenhagen this friday. >>> a swiss insurance company estimated natural disasters created $370 billion in global economic losses. they said in a report wednesday tharks the march 11th earthquake and tsunami accounted for $210 billion, roughly 57% of the total. flooding in thailand causes losses of $30 billion while a quake on the south island of new zealand cost $15 billion. the insurance firm said global losses for 2011 exceeded those for 2008 which totalled $281 billion. a significant part of those c

the incident happened last night afterra woman decided to start recording a traafic stop made by ity herry hill. take a look.... look.... :37 let me see your id(looks like is camera is up)you can have my id. ok, let me et your id sir. but it's not against the law for me to video what youure doing. you're own private roperty. i'm n private proert y.yes, over here.er here. come on here. 2:11 look look he just took my e woman's phone remains on top citation to her for treaspassiig on private property. we showed the video to police ann the commissioner says he's 13:29:36 if you're a knuckle head were gonna hold you accountable f yyu're injred by somehhing we do let us know you don't have to be affected by this justtlast month, the police department announced a new policy that allows residents to videottpe offiiers without fear of arrest... itcame as the depprtmmnt attempted to keee a federal lawsuittfrom moving forward. in that case, a man attending preaaness had his phone taken away by police aad all the video was erased. here's... our... question f the ddy...//. áádoáá you think... alt

they are there and iti is great to see the school year. it is my great pleasure and honor to kick off the 2012 black history month and to share some reflection about black women and american culture and history. the publication, black history bulletin, recently devoted an entire issue to the subject and in their forward, to blackmuns dollars attributed these characteristics to black woman in america. unshakable, conflating sacrifice -- on flinching sacrifice. we know about countless women from the past to the present who have lived their lives in this way. in fact, like many of you come out my political and educational and historical education started with my family. my consciousness about being black and being proud began with the luminous woman in my life will comprise my roots, my fulcrum and my foundation. my fraternal grandmother, her father was born a slave and later became an owner of a farm in virginia. in prince edward county, virginia. this was the county that was the site of a 1951 protest led by black students to persuade their

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paid.m luis construction two-hundreed thousaad dollars to pave this section of chhrles according o itynspectors, the woor was so faulty, the company was ordered to re-pave the road.....at its own expense. and problee on charles....which the city has ordered thee compann to re-do. (2:31:31) (barnes) "we were not happy with the work done on thattstretcc of roadway." construction hasn't eeplained - what went wrong here....but says she's dedicated tt making of m. luis construction is still paying the company to repair other roads ii the citt. ut their wwrk is sounding aa alarm after two do-overs on one street. (2:33:12) (baanes) ""hen conccrns and we re addressing (1:33:00) "if no one is -over get a resulttlikeethis...." (charles street ideo near the uniiersity) ii a few weeks....the city will begin of charles street... causing it oo e shuudown for more thhn two years. so far, the city has yet to name the coopany that ill ave the roaddnearrhopkins buu insists it won't be m. luis consttuction. (2:32:37) no.....uh, huh....!! e --3 (1:41:46) (salon) as i'm looking out here now. there's a few

ity evaporated. one could argue he blew a 20-point lead. what does that say about his ability to close out an important swing state battle ground race and conversely what does it say about romney's ability to come from behind? >> romney is the better financed and better organized candidate. in politics, organization matters. in presidential politics what separates a real presidential campaign from a book tour is an organization. when you talk about santorum, not even having the ability to really qualify for ballots, that says how could anyone in america trust this man to be commander-in-chief of the united states military when he can't qualify in virginia and fully qualify in ohio? it makes no sense to me. >> i suspect your reference to a book tour is newt gingrich. >> people have said that is what gingrich has been doing. he would vigorously deny that. >> romney comes out of this thing winning more states, more popular vote, more delegates in all practical terms. is he not only a winner on super tuesday, but the very clear front front runn

now, a lawyer for baltimoree ity is appealing that decision... asking a paaelloo judges to reverre the rrling and uphold the llw. the case of twin brothers setting a pit bbll on fire in west baltimore ...is headed to myranda stephens is live outside the mitcheel the case has taken so long to reach thhs point. the oriiinallcass against trrvers and trrmayye johnson ended in a misttial last february - and now ffer being postponee ffur times - the re-trial is about to begin again. 3 of setting fire to a female d - piibull - named phoenix - back innmay 2009. the dog's injuries were o bad - she in court today - both sides wenttthrough pre-trial motions defense to throw out by the --3 surveillance video from the crime scene. they brought in a video analysis expert - who claims the video has flaws and is not reliable evidence. no word tonight on whether tte defense's motion as granted. begin onnmondayyllve outside mitchell courthouse, ms, ffx45 news at 5:33. imagine beinn on a job innerview... and an employer asking you for your faceeook login and passwo

itis very fluid. very cool. >> a great trick. i want to learn how to do it, right?> yeah. >>> nothing gets in the way of a real off roader. mid-90s land cruiser. see the tube there? it's a snorkel. it's the breather for the engine so the engine can breathe if it goes into deep water. this land cruiser goes straight into deep water. half way through the crossing and it starts to float. water was deeper than he anticipated. so, what's he do? he sunk, right? i'm looking around the inside of the car to break the windows to get the heck out of that thing. >> the truck keeps going. the driver keeps a cool head. you can see the front of that land cruiser sinking a little bit deeper. >> nose first in the water. >> you can't see the door. this guy's still got his foot in it. he's getting closer. >> oh, my gosh. he's going to make it. >> he does make it. his buddies are clapping. >> yeah! [ bleep ]. >> i thought that was impressive. >> i'm impressed. >> thanks for joining us. another half hour of "rtm" is on the way.

itis what your brain does when it can't handle these overwhelming losses.and gets used to the idea of this person being gone. >> it's interesting. i have learned a lot from listening to you on this subject. i was talking to friends with addiction issues and consider themselves addicts as most with addiction issues do. even when getting drugs from their doctor, prescribed drugs, they don't want to take anything with mood altering effects because it can trigger something back. >> right. that's exactly right. it reawakens the biology of addiction. certain drugs trigger that. these are the drugs that people are dying of these days having been prescribed by doctors. let's remind ourselves, just because they are prescribed, it doesn't make them safer. sorry about your ambien. i know it's not a problem in your case. >> to be honest, i have not had it since we had that discussion because it concerned me. >> well, it should. these are -- the other thing i want to get out of people's mind is there are good drugs and bad drugs. ambien and morphine and codeine are exce

the ity will be crawling with rabid lacrosse fans again this weekend, as m&t bank stadium hosts the 6th-minolta face-off classic. and ii the paat is any indicction.... the teams playing this weekeed have a lot o look foowaar to this yea. year. joel d. smitt is live at the stadiim for a look aa why these games meaa o much. good morninn jjel . 3 3 33 the konica minolta face oof classic is t m and t bank stadium tomorrow.here's a list of thh games and tteir times. tickets are available at ticketmaster. 33a star-studded premiere in ou capitol.((1:05 they tell me what to wear what to sayyhow to talk!!iiam not your puppet! ) 1:11))) preview of a sarah palin... and what the stars say is the most sttnning and a much cooler day than meteorologist steve fertig has an answer after the break. you're watching foo 45 good day baltimore. 3 3 it's time to captionnthis! this!today n our facebook page we posted a picture of one frightened child affer a donkey sticks his head into the car windoo.here's what some of you captioned it. frederick says, "scared kid put your seatbelt on!"y here's some of your o

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they are there and iti is great to see the school year.is my great pleasure and honor to kick off the 2012 black history month and to share some reflection about black women and american culture and history. the publication, black history bulletin, recently devoted an entire issue to the subject and in their forward, to blackmuns dollars attributed these characteristics to black woman in america. unshakable,

. >> your days are numbered, and itis time and past time for you to transfer power responsibly and peacefully. >> thu.n. security council 15 members recently reviewed the syrian rebellion and crackdowns. the council drafted resolution calling on bashar assad to step down. the resolution was backed by the u.s. and both the 22-member area abe league and the 27- member urine union. but the resolution never saw the light of da inanruiatwo powerhouses, blocked the measure and called instead for a brokered deal between assad bels. no ouster of asd! question, regarding international diplomacy towards syria, there's a fundamental international confli foreign policy principles playing out before our eyes. what is the root of that conflict? can you speak that, rick? >> it's sovereignty, humanitarian concerns versus sovereignty. for me it's a huge strategic question. we really want assad to. is only arab ally of iran. he's -- weapons hezbollah, complice knit the murder of amic soldiers in iraq and lebanese politics so at the least we want this conflict to burn on. and ifwee t going to -- the opposition

itis what we should be talking about. it's important. it's good to see the candidates are talking about that. >> we have the issues on the table. wonderful to have you on the program, thank you so much. >>> good to see you. >>> coming up next, tv shows that don't air on tv. netflix is taking on cable with the help from an actor. >>> oil prices, airline tickets. one business lesson you don't want to miss. >> gonna go in. millions are watching this. >> nice. [ mujahid ] there was a little bit of trepidation, not quite knowing what the next phase was going to be, you know, because you been, you know, this is what you had been doing. you know, working, working, working, working, working, working. and now you're talking about, well you know, i won't be, and i get the chance to spend more time with my wife and my kids. it's my world. that's my world. ♪ >>> well, in sky, sea and soon space, richard branson hopes high standards for quality set him apart. i spoke with the fourth richest citizen about the investment he's making when others in the

ity inity in met -- benjamin netanyahu met with secretary clinton. >>> the mideast diplomacy of a different kind. teenagers visiting from israel, some are arab and some are jewish and they met american high school students and spent time talking and playing soccer. beth parker shows us what they can teach each other can change history. >> reporter: rolling across a soccer field is hope for world peace. >> and i'm from israel. >> she's from israel and is arab and goes hand-in-hand with another teen who, at worst, show might have hated, at best, she would have never met. >> and mixed emotion a little nervous. i'm living with them. >> reporter: the jewish fed region of greater washington and the parent center for peace helped bring eight teenage soccer players to washington this week. >> and back home, those girls live 20 or 30 minutessa-from- each other and they're worlds a part and it's the soccer fold that has brought them together. >> they all live in israel but in separate villages. >> reporter: even their conversation in this classroom at the high school begins with a roll of a soccer ba

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