we called john bailey for an interview.said he had no comment and jason hart didn't respond to in any of our requests for comment. who should be overseeing the ceo? >> the board of directors. >> crimmon attended the fourth of july party. >> reporter: he's on the identiv board of directors. the match.com founder is also the chairman of the santa clara valley water district. she says he not only partied with bailey and hart in vegas, he didn't hold back. >> in fact, he's the one that had the massages. >> reporter: her lawsuit claims he received $1900 in massages paid for by identiv. cremen did not respond for comment. how would you characterize the relationship between identiv and this government employee? >> corrupt. i mean, assuming the allegations are true, this sort of wining is and dining is clearly meant to win business. once you involve the government and taxpayer dollars, it becomes inappropriate. >> i'm risking a lot, but it's important for people to understand what happens when there is abuse of authority. >> identi

we called john bailey for an interview. he said he had no comment and jason hart didn't respond to any of our requests for comment. who should be overseeing the ceo? >> the board. the board of directors. >> gary cremen attended the fourth of july party. >> reporter: gary is on the identiv board of directors also chairman of the santa clara valley water district. she says he not only partied with bailey and hart in vegas, he didn't hold back. >> in fact, he is the one that had the massages. >> reporter: her lawsuit claims he received $1,900 in massages paid for by gary. how would you characterize the relationship between identiv executives and this government employee? >> corrupt. assuming the allegations are true, the sort of wining and dining is clearly meant to win business. once you involve the government and taxpayer dollars, it becomes inappropriate. >> i'm risking a lot, but it's important for people to understand what happens when there is abuse of authority. >> reporter: identiv did not file a response to anna's com

claims that the company paid for the party, airer fare, and hotel rooms for hart, his girlfriend and john bailey, a person who was with the marshall's office and she provided these records. >> do you think the company benefitted by getting a government contract because of all this wining and dining? >> at one point, jason mentioned to me mr. bailey was a -- influential person in purchasing, specifically the products that we sold. >> reporter: according to the website that tracks government contracts the company has been awarded $1 million in federal contracts since may of 2011 including deals with the department of justice. >> there is a specific statute that prohibits government employees from accepting gifts. >> reporter: john crawford is a law professor in san francisco. his research focuses on financial markets and institutional regulations. he points to the law that says that federal employees are not allowed to accept gifts not to exceed $50 a year from a single source and all require to be reported. >> if you are eating and not picking up the bill or drinking and not picking up the bill t

includes deals with the department of justice and the general services administration where john bale baileyorks. a law professor at uc hastings in san francisco. his research focuses on financial markets. he points to the law that says federal employees are not allowed to accept gifts that exceed $50 a year from a single source. all gifts must be reported, including entertainment and meals. >> if you're eating food and not pick up the bill. if you're drinking drinks and not picking up the bill, those are all types of in-kind gifts. >> the investigative unit requested all bills. both agencies said they have no records of tpheany gifts. bailey said he had no comment. >> who should be overseeing the ceo? >> the board. the board of directors. >> gary crimmon attended the fourth of july party. >> the match.com founder is chairman of the santa clara valley water district. ruggiero said he not only partied with them in vegas, he didn't hold back. >> he is the one that had the massages. >> he received $1,900 in massages. kremen did not respond for comment. >> how would you characterize this relatio

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john lewis' recollection. the sharecroppers who written worked the soil bailey earned enough to survive. ohn was a precocious student on the path to want to a black america's most prestigious occupations, the ministry. there were not many black doctors or lawyers, engineers or accountants. even bright young men like lewis if they were lucky enough to go to college found themselves founded working the shop clerks, jobs jobs that were beneath their education. by contrast it offered prestige and talents that was a promise of a life of more than modest comfort. the butting minister did not follow a straight path through study. in february 27, 1960, just a year before he was arrested for blockading the ticket booth he had spent his first night in jail. hauled away from the lunch counter and charged with disorderly conduct simply for asking to be served a meal. lewis helped convene the student movement, inspired by the lunch counter earlier that month. after weeks of planning and training in nonviolent tactics, they launched a month-long peaceful assault on nationals lunch counters. the 1960s c

john: middle and high school kids are already up to date. they have chrome books. brevard middle principal jeff bailey says a little learning now will help make up days later, including saturday school. >> it's just building on skills utilizing some of their strengths. >> john: middle schooler jackson brooks says it won't ruin his snow days. mrs. keever tells us other states have already experimented with virtual days. but transylvania county is the first here. now all we need is snow. and by the way, in the event of power outages, folks here say that those chrome books are still very valuable because they have such a long battery life. for those little kids, blizzard bags now standard equipment. >> anchor: a couple of new hotels have broken ground. but this time it's not in asheville. a holiday day inn express just broke ground. street said last year 200,000 visitors from 29 countries stopped in. >> we keep numbers on anybody. we try and click as many as we can coming through. and we broke our record this past year. >> anchor: coming up at 6 o'clock, we'll tell you about a third project that could be

you see john elway and coach kubiak sharing the steering wheel. the caption comes from duane bailey so he wins a prize for his creativity. that's a good one. >> you can see more of his cartoons on drewing.com >> i am wearing the sleepless because i know it's going to be 50. >> she was listening yesterday. [laughter] >> you are listening and taking >> and i more and cut off shorts today. [laughter] >> oh, dear. they will not be shown on television. >> it's a family show. >>> around here today, fairly warm. tracking storms to the south in new mexico, arizona, parts of texas, heavy rain in central and northern california today. monster snow out in the sierras again today. through the next few days, it stays to our south but it is going to allow some cold air to drop in here. over the weekend. thursday, friday, saturday sunday much colder and progressively colder as we go into the weekend. we do have light snow, wannabes down in south eastern colorado but that doesn't amount to anything. snow in southwestern colorado, up into the grand junction area and to montrose seeing snow also. mee

you can see john elway and gary kubiak sharing the steering wheel in the front seat. the caption comes from duane bailey... he will win several fun prizes for his creativity. you can see more of drew's cartoons and other weekly caption winners on drew litton dot com. later this week... the worlds biggest consumer electronics show kicks off in las vegas... and we have a preview of the some of the coolest gadgets ces the world's biggest consumer electronics show kicks off later this week. but companies big and small have already descended on las vegas. some are giving a sneak peek of their newest and coolest tech. 9news reporter-- noel brennan takes us inside the first big event leading up to the show. this room is packed with media from all around the world. this is ces unveiled the first official media event of ces where global brands and startups share the same space, fighting to stand out in the middle of the room. wearables have been a big part of ces in recent years. when it comes to fitness trackers how about a smart shoe? "tighten and untighten the shoe." "count your steps, calories and distance.

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>> just yesterday, ringling brothers and barnum and bailey announced they will enthe elephant act in may. a year and a half early than planned. >> john: we're ready to do the >> i hope i don't have to play royalties on it. >> i love these guys. >> we're winning. we're winning. >> joining us, jonathan iverson along with two of his friends. >> my funny friends. furry friends, too. >> let's start with the elephant in the room. >> yes. let's talk about the decision to retire the elephants. take us through that. >> listen. change is what we do. we've been tloifring for nearly 150 years and we have not been fliering for nothing. change is what we do. there was a time we in big tents then we moved to arenas and we fliered. and we had one show, moved up to three units and people thought the world was going to end. and we had three rings and people almost fainted when we was so much to show. it was the greatest show on earth. we still have the world's greatest men angry, we have lion, tiger, kangaroos, residue dogs, even have peg gay sus and the unicorn. >> listen. it's the greatest show on earth. you're still going to have a good time. the e

john: it falls on a holiday this year. i don't know how depressing that is. welcome back. today is the last chance to see the ringling brothers bar numb and bailey circumstance cuss. # p.m. this afternoon. you can -- 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. show up to meet the performers and take pictures and autographs. it's the last chance to see the elephants as part of the circus. they announced that they will be retiring the elephants in may. >> john: this morning a officer is dead and a second officer is fighting for his life, in utah. caught up with a man, cory henderson, who shot and killed him. henderson continued to shoot as backup officers arrived and injured officer ritchie. and henderson was eventually shot to death himself. and police say that henderson was wanted for several crime, including federal arms violation. officers arrested the woman who was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. >> john: high levels of lead in michigan city's water supply stepping in today. president obama has issued a state of emergency foe flint granting it federal aid. they switched the source of drinking to the flint river two years ago. not long after resi

. >> john: there are options and a few things are happening in central florida where the family can have a good time. today is this last chance to barnum and bailey circus and kicks off the final night at the amway center -- 1:00 this afternoon, actually and show up early for the pre-access show there and you meet the get autographs. >> amy: and, at the science center, an event invites state of the art gaming and simulation technology for guests and check out the future of gaming and design and interact with leaders and workshops for your inner techie. >> john: today is your last chance to catch the famous eagle at the brevard zoo. the eagle became famous after the video surfaced of the bird giving donald trump some trouble. at a "time" magazine photo shoot. the raptor exhibit at the brevard zoo ends today and comes free with your admission to the zoo. >> new, this morning, why drive destination. >> john: coming up we'll explain the on demand service uber is >> amy: this morning on this day in history, january 18th, 1975, jefferson's ran on cbs and ran for ten years and, there was appearance, we're moving up to the east side ... >> amy: on this d

bailey took circus xtreme to them. clowns, dancers, and other entertainers filled the halls at palmetto health children's hospital this morning. circus xtreme premiers at colonial life the 24th. up next chief 3 meteorologist john farley has a look at your seven day forecast. stay with us for more a-b-c columbia news at gervais. dawn staley and the gamecock women on the road tonight in a crucial s-e-c battle. and the carolina panthers gearing up for the n-f-c title game against the cardinals sunday. sports. inching toward the n-f-c championship game.hi i'm mike gillespie. the panthers, already with the franchise's best record ever, are just one win away from super bowl 50. after surviving what could have been the biggest collapse in playoff history against the seahawks sunday, carolina, who has the best record in the n-f-l, now goes against arizona second-best record in the n-f-l. panthers cornerback josh norman can taste super bowl 50, bubuhe says, t's take this one thing at a time. atlanta 3 tight end robert tucker has pledged his commitment to the gamecocks for the class of 2016 today.the three-star athlete is the 23rd commitment for the class. he also plays a little bit of linebacker.he chose u-s-c over min