live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer johnson, news4. >>> thanks, jennifer. in fact sequestration could be a matter of life or death for some people. the national institutes of health would lose 1.5 billion in funding. along with the loss of jobs, that would mean fewer patients would be able to get the life-saving treatment they need. mark sea breeze met one woman who says she would not be alive without that funding. mark? >> reporter: jim, we wasly in a small town in arizona, doctors told her to prepare to die within months. instead she came here to nih as a research patient. >> i remember thinking to myself, what am i supposed to do? go home and wait to die? then he said, no, you go to nih. >> reporter: that was more than three years ago. >> within a month, they made me better, and i got to go home and enjoyed life, family and friends, home and school, and -- >> reporter: sanchez was the first person every diagnosed with an immunity distinguishes that attacked her lungs and spinal column, a diagnosis that never would have been made without the research at i

jennifer johnson joins us from capitol hill. >> reporter: congress is on another budget battle collision course. and millions of american jobs are on the line. surrounded by first responders who could lose their jobs, president obama called on republicans to make a deal. >> are they willing to compromise to protect vital investments and education and health care and national security wore they rather put hundreds of thousands of jobs and our entire economy at risk just to protect a few special interest tax loopholes that been fipt only the wealthiest americans and biggest corporations. >> reporter: if no deal is reached $85 billion in automatic cuts known as the sequester go into effect march 1. democrats want to close tax loopholes on the oil industry and raise taxes on millionaires. republicans want more deficit reduction. >> the president says it will be a balanced approach. so far it has all been tax increases. from the republican point of view they want to see the spending cuts in terms of the other side of it. >> reporter: if there is month compromise federal workers, everyone from

live on capitol hill, i'm jennifer johnson, news4. >>> taking a live look outside, a bitterly cold day is about to turn into an even colder night. storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson tells us how cold it's going to get. >> that's right. you can see those flags blowing right there with the kennedy center in the background. our winds have been gusting as high as 25 and 30 miles per hour. windchills here for the afternoon have been in the 20s, but as temperatures will start dropping off, down to the freezing mark by 8:00 p.m., or windchills will be dropping, too, down into the teens. it will be cold. right now a mixture of clouds and sunshine out there. that will be the case over the next couple hours. here's your satellite and radar. you can see how the northernmost areas, the counties -- you folks down around stafford, you've had more sunshine today, so temperaturewise right now we're in the 30s up to the north where those clouds are, and in the 40s down to the south from 40 degrees tacoma park, to 46 degrees in fredericksburg. and then we have one brisk evening out ahead of us,

jennifer johnson, wbal tv 11 news. >> someone in mount areas $26 million richer. winning the ticket from last night's drawing. it was sold in a shell station. a lot of speculation on who that twitter might be. >> that is the talk around here. there was one ticket with the winning numbers on it. all the $26 million jackpot will go to that one winner. >> there is still? on the -- still a question about the letter. the winner has yet to come forward. >> most people take the lump sum. the state also wins because maryland will get $1.60 million in tax revenue. quex the winning ticket was sold at the shell station in mount airy. people have been calling and coming in. >> >> all of military is abuzz. >> this is also retreateawesome. the winner is keeping to him or herself. no one has any idea who it is. >> it is someone here in town. i would hope so. it would be pretty nice to win that. >> checklist tickets if you did have a lottery ticket. the numbers are one, 15, 19, 30, 56 and the megaball is 28. if you have that to get you need to sign the back of that ticket and bri

johnson wants a new trial. earlier this month he was found guilty of killing phylicia barnes, but his lawyers say the decision was flawed. jennifer franciotti explains. >> michael johnson faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing phylicia barnes. his defense team is asking for a new trial. lawyers argue misconduct on the part of the prosecution, much of the argument centering on main witness james mccray. during the trial, he testified that johnson called him and admitted to raping and tobarnes and told him that he needed help wbaltv.com raping -- raping and killing barnes and that he needed help getting rid of the body. johnson's attorneys say that the jury was influenced to believe his testimony. baltimore city state attorney gregg bernstein says that the motion was not unexpected. >> after the verdict, filing motions for a new trial, that is pretty standard, and we will respond in due course. >> police commissioner anagony that -- anthony batts says that a review is underway about the department's use of guns and tasers. an officer accidently -- a training exercise, an officer axil

. >> after michael johnson was convicted, his attorneys are calling for a new trial. >> jennifer franciotti has more details on the story. >> attorneys believe michael johnson deserves a new trial because they feel the jury was misled. michael johnson faces 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of killing phylicia barnes. now his defense team is asking for a new trial. lawyers argue misconduct on the part of the prosecution. much of the apartment centering around the state's main witness, james mccray. mccray testified that johnson admitted to raping barnes. they said prosecutors made improper statements to the jury and tried to bolster mccray's credibility. some details have not been released to the media. johnson's attorney said the jury was influenced to believe his testimony. gregg bernstein says johnson's motion was not unexpected. >> that is pretty standard. we will respond in due course. >> new trials are granted one in every 50 cases. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a baltimore jury has convicted a man that prosecutors say repeatedly raped a girl. this

johnson is asking for a new trial. he was found guilty of killing phylicia barnes. jennifer franciotti has the details of his request. >> his attorneys attempted to lay out their case for a new trial. they are alleging the jury had been misled and that the verdict was contrary to evidence presented at the trial. he faces 20 years in prison after he was found guilty of killing phylicia barnes. his defense team is asking for a new trial. >> apparently there is some argument the prosecution did not release certain evidence that may have been helpful to the defense but under the rules they are supposed to release. >> that was a legal expert who estimates one in 50 motions are granted for a new trial. more information coming up at 5:30. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> there will not be a trial for the teenager accused of shooting another at perryville high school. robert gladden jr. fired a shotgun into a crowded cafeteria on the first day of school, hitting daniel borowy in the back. he wass father said pleasantly surprised about what happened in court. >> it would be n

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the attorneys for michael johnson file a motion for a new trial. one of the jurors says he feels compelled to speak out. he said conversations between johnson and family members weighed heavily on the jury's decision to convict him. like he was act emotional. not in one conversation he never claimed he was innocent. all he talked about was the consequences behind everything. like questions about how much time would you get for first- degree murder? what countries to extradite/ >> johnson's sentencing is scheduled for next month. >> a former gynecologists secretly recorded his patients. he used spy devices including a pen camera. officials found more than half a dozen servers filled with pictures and videos. former colleagues like any harris are stunned. >> i gave amnesty's it frequently for him when he was delivering babies. he is an excellent physician. his patients like him. it is shocking. >> levy took his life on monday, 10 days after johns hopkins fired him. police say somebody stabbed a student during a confrontation. police say there are up

police say johnson was driving the suv on the bishop ford tuesday and 27-year-old jennifer mitchell was a passenger. it is unclear whether she jumped or was pushed from her s- u-v. she was hit by a car and a semi. johnson has criminal record including two convictions on domestic abuse. he is in court right now. the 24 year-old brandon williams attacked a woman as she was taking her job on lake shore drive. three men actually saw this and came to the women's rescue. actually tackling and holding down williams until police got there. one of the men was an ex-marine. he actually took this video. he is this phone to do it. the suspect was lying on the ground at the time. this is the second time in five years that adams has actually come to a victim's rest yourrescue an asteroid will be passing close to earth in about an hour and a half from now but the big news today was the unexpected meteor that struck central russia. wgn's frank holland reports on the damage and injuries it caused. hundreds of people were injured and hundreds of buildings were damaged. the sonic boom. of a region of russ

johnson. and david cay johnston thank you so much for joining us tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> jenniferr book you drew up a similar blueprint to what the fcc is proposing. tell us why. >> it is a great day when i read this because it's what i have been arguing for. we have a system that is the equivalent of having to pay a fee to a company to drive anywhere. if you don't pay the fee you can't leave your house. it is an inefficient, incredible costly system, it's why people are dropping cable service. it is imposing dead weight losses in our society that are terribly expensive. and it is retarding economic growth. if we had a government-run system for something that is a natural monopoly and certainly with can be a natural monopoly where everybody has access to high-speed wi-fy we would development products and services that known has even thought about, instead you have the monopolist that want to protect their profits. >> jennifer: of course. isn't wi-fy actually free in many countries. >> not exactly free but much easier to get to and much much cheaper. we pay 16.5 times more than wha

jennifer franciotti. >> and i'm lisa robinson. let's take a look outside with our meteorologist, avery johnson. >> we have had temperatures mild and now the they are mott ter is skyrocketting. temperatures in the mid to up ir40's. i may even have to bump up the high temperature for today. moving off the coast, we had some sprinkles in baltimore this morning, that's about it. now the sunshine has us at 44 degrees at the airport but i saw 47 on tv hill and the highs today should at least get up into the low 50's and a few of you in the mid 50's. winds gusting up to 20 miles an hour. keep that in mind if you have outdoor activities. >> well, if you heard a loud boom around the cold spring lane area. that was the reason, around 7:00 a.m. this morning bg&e imploded the gas holder near west cold spring lane that has been out of use since 1997. >> it was really fast. it was kind of over and done with before i had a chance to focus on it. >> i wanted to see the piece of history that was gone. short. it was fun to watch. >> company says the 79-year-old container has been made obsolete by upgrades to the gas system. >> speaking about things

jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. our top stories in just a moment. but first let's take a look outside with with our meteorologist avery johnson. >> yes. but we -- with our meteorologist ava marie. >> but we don't have the cold weather. without the wind it makes a whole lot of difference. one storm is heading out to sea. that's the one that brought all the snow to new england. but look at thunderstorms possible in the south. a blizzard in the plains. all weaver mostly going to get is rain. there's a slight chance for freezing rain in the northern areas of the state. we're warming up to 30 at the airport. the forecast for today starting off with sunshine. clouds increase throughout the rest of the day with highs from 40-45 degrees. we do have that chance for rain tonight. only a slight chance for freezing rain. we'll detail that in your seven-day 23rk. >> digging out and restoring power is the priority in the area that got pounded by the blizzard. >> massachusetts was the hardest hit. we get the latest from 11 news reporter jay gray in boston. >> the wind and snow has finally stopped. and across new england the focus has turned

jennifer a third child to love. big brother ian and big sister mya couldn't be more proud. as mom says, such good helpers. congratulations to all of our johnson'sies and families. go to the website. >> thank you. >> as we go to break, we're going to see who wins. this is for san francisco and this is for baltimore. >> we're going to be talking -- >> nice try. >> just saying. >> we're going to be right back. >> oh, you got a good arm. >> today's healthy heart is brought to you by campbell's healthy request. it's amazing what soup can do. but thanks to hotwire, this year we got to take an extra trip. because they get us ridiculously low prices on really nice hotels and car rentals. so we hit boston in the spring-- even caught a game. and with the money we saved, we took a trip to san francisco. you see, hotwire checks the competitions' rates every day so they can guarantee their low prices. so, where to next? how about there? ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e... ♪ hotwire.com have given way to sleeping. tossing and turning where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta®(eszopiclone) can help you get there. like it has for so many people before. when ta

jennifer franciotti has lots of fans, too. plenty of ravens fans of course. >> hard to believe, right? >> it is outstanding aaron. they were walking around everybody is smiling taking pictures. i found greg johnson. >> good morning. >> how are you doing? >> good. >> how excited are you? >> i am beyond excited. it happened 12 years ago you can't predict it to happen it's great for our town and city and fan base. >> thanks so much. really appreciate it. walking around i saw so many ravens fans. i say do you have tickets of the game? so many don't have tickets. >> it feels like being at home there are so many fans here. you are bound to find somebody you know. >> we have ravens fans right back here. how excited are you to be here? >> i am so excited. this is my first time in louisiana, my son drove me. we live in texas but we are from baltimore. he drove me 6 hours. we left at 12 got here at 6:00. we are so excited. >> you look happy. you look so happy. >> i am so excited. i don't know what i am going to do when we win. >> have a party that's what we are going to do. >> the ladies in baltimore we have been saying that for the last three weeks. we have spirit we are bringing it home. >> what was you

jennifer lawrence's big miss. oopsy daisy. straight ahead. >>brian: car number 48 doubles down. >> for the second time the daytona 500 goes to jimmy johnson, five-time champion >> i claim him as my cousin. plus new video from that terrific crash just one day before. >> from a man who loves that car. democrats and republican governors saying the same thing, cuts to that stair doesn't have to happen. the countdown to sequestration. that is what this is about. "fox & friends" starts now. >>gretchen: good morning. hope you had a great weekend. we had some legal segments but we might need help with regard to the oscars. what was the lawyer's opinion of the oscars last night? >> it was great. loved it. i stayed up until about 11:00. >>gretchen: there was knowingly -- there was nothing litigious about jennifer lawrence's fall. >>brian: that show went on so long. the best picture of the year, it goes to "argo." i thought everybody that made the movie was actually on stage at the time. >>gretchen: everyone thought this was going to happen. daniel day-lewis for "lincoln." jennifer lawrence best actress for "silver linings playbook." >>brian: ann hathaway. >>g

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ashley johnson, your issued a marriage license, and normally if you apply for federal benefits, you show you have a marriage certificate. it opportunity say in the any of those state what is the jennifer is in either party. so under doman the federal government has to make some determination of who is what gender that is going accept the state's determination who is married. >> johnny cash had a song like that, boy named sue. >> i think the court is heading in the direction of saying that they're going to -- if not invalidate -- very harsh scrutiny on any system of admissions that like requires the state to make a determination of race. everything about a person- -- who their grandparents were texas the navy, one was african, mother was a teacher, and think that enriches your class. if you how of the say we get five points if we officially determine your race. a court is going to say that's one thing we dent allow. and what d missouri a is going to require the federal government to do is to make an official determination about gender in order to invalidate a decision that has been made by a state to confer marriage status, which has been an area of central state for a couple hundred y