>> john barnes has emerged in philadelphia. income from investments were going into a john barnes account on which jefferson hosted a tory authority, power of attorney. $4000 of these went into that account and he said right of you use this money for the purposes and so he was using it like a good way of shorts money as collateral in this ingenious method of financial madness that makes today's financial managers the click takers. he was very skillful enough to have access to the money. there's a list of people. that's what he was able to live with the debt. >> did you see the letter written after jefferson started by randolph tried to revive the bill? he wrote to the lawyer in new york who is apparently controlling the funds and said, can we please revive this because i would like to get those funds and free some slaves. i don't know if you >> petite teen 16 will negated the previous close and that was a decision the supreme court. it was a really uphill legal battle to try to get today. >> jefferson didn't have the legal syst

this is in the house, it is voting on the speaker of the house seat currently occupied by john boehner. peter barnese vote tally as well. >> they still have a while to go, each members called up by name and cast his or her vote for john boehner or nancy pelosi. so far we have heard just one hoose republican. from michigan voting for another republican, not for john boehner, he voted for congressman paul lever door of indiana. there are 233 republicans, 200 democrats, two vacancies, so boehner can afford to only lose 17 republican votes. there were a lot more than 17 republicans mad at him about his handling of the fiscal cliff negotiations. raising taxes on millionaires. there is no official challenge to boehner. we expect him to win the speakership yet again, but the floor of the house is an interesting dynamic, organic place keeping an eye on the vote to watch it to its conclusion to see if john boehner is reelected speaker, which we expect he will be. cheryl: eric cantor did vote for john boehner, so it is a voice vote instead of the computer tally we all see on our screens with the tiny numbers

the phylicia barnes murder case. >> john lÉopold is accused of misconduct in office. >> hit defense askede judge to throw the charges out once again. >> the defense rested to date and the judge decided not to toss out the full remaining charges. one thing that did not happen today, and john lÉopold did not take the witness stand to explain his actions. anne arundel county executive john lÉopold and his defense attorneys made no comment while leaving circuit court. the attorneys are saving their final arguments for the judge who must decide whether lÉopold is guilty and if he inappropriately used county money for his own benefit. >> the fact remains that the evidence is out there, the actions were completely irresponsible, immoral, and destructive to county resources. >> former county employee continues watching the case. her lawsuit against the county executive accuses lÉopold of harassment and retaliation. >> people want to know what he was thinking by having police officers try 45 minutes and delivered newspapers. the accumulation of the activities is horrible. >> prosecutors accused lÉ

the father of porn -- phylicia barnes had to leave the cert room. >>> john leopold's future remains in question. today the council introduced a bill to vote leopold out of office. he was found guilty on two counts of misconduct in office. the council plans to vote on it monday. if five of the seven members are in favor, leopold would not have a job. a sentencing date has not yet been is scheduled. >>> the grorn outlined his -- governor outlined his plans. we have more on his speech. >> reporter: depending on who you talked to, the governor's speech was either about the state of maryland or martin o'malley. >> the state of our state is strong, and we are growing stronger still. >> reporter: with that, governor martin o'malley outlined his plan there were several themes first jobs and job creation. he talked about alternative wind power and rebuilding the state's infrastructure including mass transit projects and improving highways. >> we could be creating thousands of jobs and alleviating traffic congestion at the same time. we can figure this out together. >> reporter: some say this co

john johnson is accused of murdering phylicia barnes. there was a wild chase from pennsylvania.eral agents had been looking for two 25-year-old son after a robbery of a gun store earlier this week. their license plate was spotted in baltimore on tuesday morning. this began a pursuit and they crashed their car at baltimore national pike. face several charges. >> john leopold is now suspended from office. sarah sampson joins us live with more. >> the judge called leopold's conduct outrageous and beyond any authority he possessed. he was convicted for using his detail for re-election campaign duties. and for forcing county employes to do personal chores. leopold was found guilty on two counts. right now he is suspended. the county plans to introduce a measure that would remove him from office permanently. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have some problem spots to talk about on southbound 295. two accidents have been moved off to the shoulder. southbound 295 between 895 an

outscoring them 21-0 in the second half and tucker barnes can celebrate. would wroar johnr jim in the super bowl? well, he did this in the fourth quarter. he is going to do the mock birthy bird to atlanta. fran wins. it will be jim versus john in the super bowl. the odds makers in las vegas have opened this game up. ready for this. san francisco as a four and a half point favorite. very little respect for the purple people up north up by 95. lit a go back out to you guys. >> now, i got to root for the ravens. >> let them keep disrespecting the rav an. we'll show them. we all of a sudden. >> let's go to the happy tucker barnes. tucker, here is the thing. did you stay up the whole time? >> i won't to bed about 11:00. >> you had to. >> what a beautiful sunrise. you guys checking on the the sunrise over your shoulder over there. >> yes, it is stunning. >> i was just admiring to a minute ago. both tony and allison bundled up. it is cold out there. it will be a chilly day today but we should get up into the low to mid-40s. compared for four years ago, and this particular go-arou

john leopold. on friday the judge threw out one misconduct office charge. >>> felecia barnes murder trial continuesael johnson is accused of killing the 16-year-old. a witness saw barnes dead body the day she went missing. >> broadway stars, writessers, producers and directors are putting together a benefit. proceeds going towards the sandy school support fund. . the miami heat now paying a visit to the nation's capitol. greeted by the president congratulating them on the championship. >> today is the day we appreciate bubble wrap. the 12th year for bubble wrap appreciation day. bubble wrap was called air cap. >>> next time you swipe your card you might be saving money if you choose debit rather than credit. stores are charging fees to customers part of a settlement between visa, mastercard and nine banks, charged 1.5% for a purchase if you use the credit card. i doesn't apply to debit transactions. >>> if you looked out the window, the big story now is the weather. >> a big issue throughout the course of the day. this is going to effect the commute and maybe affect the pep rally today. >> it's goi

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barnes. wbal tv-11 news. >> us small victory for county executive -- a small victory for county executive john leopold as the judge decided to drop a charge in his misconduct case. the defense asked to drop all the charges in that case. in the end, the judge decided to dismiss a misconduct charge that had to do with the theft of his political opponent's campaign signs. the judge said not enough evidence was presented to show the law was broken. he still faces three misconduct charges and a fraud charge. fasten your seatbelts. there are more gas tax increase proposals floating around annapolis than gas fumes at the pumps. the governor is keeping score. he joins us live from annapolis with more. are we going to have this gas tax or not? >> let me tell you, rob, it feels inevitable, but -- let me tell you, rod, it feels inevitable, but who really knows? there are no shortage of ideas. there are 10 proposals and counting. there are more gas tax proposals than fumes around the pomps. >> my hope is we can get support behind a set of ideas. >> proposals include allowing the local governments to raise taxes 10 cents

john boehner. it subtracts from the number he needs. melissa: peter barnes, thank you so much. with the fiscal cliff averted, they will close out the widely controversial term in just a few minutes. what impact will this have on washington and the upcoming debate over the ceiling? let's ask bureau chief for the "wall street journal." what is your take on the congress that just left? >> lets me see, where do i begin? they ruined my christmas and new year's vacation. and they set records for unpopularity lowest job approval, so probably not so great. it is a tough time to run congress, it is a tough time to run the country. the country is evenly divided not just washington, it is polarized and so was the congress, that is the difficult part of the path john boehner will have if he is reelected. and harry reid running the senate sms president obama. it will not look all that much different. there is a big election, mostly status quo election. two more democratic senators, if more democratic house members but those are pretty much changes in the margins. same as the old one. lori:

john harbaugh, they got it down. this is how they got it done. nifty footwork there, tucker barnes. scoots into the end zone. there is the hoodie. he looked discombobulated all day. it was 13-7 new england at the half. here is the funny stat. the patriots, 67-0 with tom brady and bill belichick when they led at the half. they didn't care about that staff. joe flacco got it done. the first and two to antoine bolden. if you liked that one, you will love the next one because it is the same play a little bit more to the right side. ravens shut out patriots 21-0 in the second half. they are going to the super bowl. what about another half? 49ers in hotlanta. there is jim harbaugh,ed older brother of john harbaugh. it is the terps helping to bring them back. just before the enof the first half, atlanta would strike again. he will find tony gonzagaally he's who would have to retire. he said he is retiring if these lose. tony gonzalez dunking the ball over goal post because here come the 49ers. watch what he does? dirty bird. san francisco completes the harbaugh bowl. this is going to be an exciting two weeks as we

barnes and dumped her body. the trial picks up again tomorrow morning in annapolis, anne arundal county john dee pold did not take the stand -- leopold did not take the stand in his own defense. he faces three counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraud tomorrow we'll learn more thabt sxhan the miracle surgery he had here in baltimore. he was the first soldier to survive after losing all four limbs in the war. we'll have more on this story at 5:00 and 6:00 tomorrow. >> and come canning up in one minute, love cracker barrel? the new place you'll soon find the food. >> and another sal ma nel ala outbreak. we'll tell you how to keep your family fra getting sick. >> one weather maker moving out from this morning but there is more coming in. >> plus abc2 news is your home for the comben race for the cure. we're back in just 60 seconds. . >> new at 11:00 the government is warning of another salmonella outbreak and this time it's in beets. none of the cases are in maryland but a michigan company is recalling 500 pounds of ground beef. the cdc says cook beef tlorly. >> some of your country favorites may be comi

john leopold still faces three charges of misconduct. >> the trial of michael johnson is accused of killing a north carolina teenager, phylicia barnes. the prosecution is expected to call up a surprise witness who is called a jailhouse snitch who cannot be trusted. jayne miller has been following the case. >> in opening statements, there was suggestion of a love triangle at work. they claim that suspect, michael johnson, was a flirtatious and unthinkable boyfriend. the plan is to use a video that showed johnson intimate with deena while locking eyes with phylicia. there is no evidence to link johnson to flooul play. it is not about promiscuity. it is about the tragic loss of a young woman posing -- one's life. there was a surprise witness who they say saw barnes body. it is corrected as an acquaintance of johnson. on the day of question, johnson called in to come to the apartment. he says there was a body on the bed, the body of phylicia barnes. it might be the strongest evidence that prosecutors have a link johnson to barnes's death. the witness did not come forward until june of this year and cannot be believed. a liar by all accou

criminal and a friends who claims to have seen barns body in the suspect's apartment the day she went missing. the witness is a jailhouse snitch says the witness. john leopold trial. the judge says leopold was acting as a private citizen when he rode around in secure detail and ripped out the opponents campaign signs. leopold faces three oh misconduct charges. the gift that is going to help students who need to attend college. michael bloomberg is giving $350 million, bloomberg has given more than a pillion bucks to the school since he graduated in the 60s. of the 350 million, $100 million will be used for financial aid. thank you the for staying with us. we have the big winners from the screen actors build awards. cia thriller argo won for cast performance. lead acting honors to jennifer lawrence. r rated fairy tale, hansel and gretel took top honors. play book which is up for 8th academy awards landed third place with $10 million. >> working for you, keeping you ahead of the icy storm. a pree have you of the rally, the sendsoff they are going to new orleans in style. the fans are in the cold. >>> i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. weather

barnes is from north carolina, she disaappeared while visiting her sister over the holidays and tomorrow we'll hear more about the john leopold case. supervisor of the security detail said he requested leave of the position because it was too much stress. if convictedleopold could be voted out of office. >> the vote is in, english is the official language of carol county. the policy will require official actions and statements of county government to be in english. it doesn't prohibit county employees from communicating in other languages. . >> for most of the football world -- while most of the football world has their sights set on the big easy. >> but today there was some nonfootball related news -- r -- superbowl related football news. >> manti te'o spoke out about the scandal. >> there have been a lot of questions over that scandal and whether manti te'o had anything to do with it. he tried to disspell those rumors today. >> new orleans, home of the french quarter and where the ravens are hoping to win another superbowl. if the players needed an example of what could happen if they're not careful, they can look a

john hammond is the acting county executive. >> thank you. in the michael johnson murder trial, jurors heard the taped statement that he gave to police days after 16-year-old phylicia barnes went missing. he said he last saw her sleeping on a sofa and had no clue as to what happened to her. johnson is accused of murdering phylicia barnes. her body was found four months later in the susquehanna river. >> ravens and players from the other team and coaches face a super sized media throng today in side the mercedes-benz of for dom. >> the talks ended around ray lewis and his alleged use of a banned substance. gerry sandusky to join us live. ray lewis stated this did not happen, right? >> that is correct. expect a huge crowd of media members gathering around ray lewis. his last nfl game. but those story lines were very quickly overshadowed by the sports illustrated article but claims to have a link between ray lewis and a substance on the nfl ab -- banned list. the product is on the nfl nann -- banned list. lewis denied the use. he pointed out this is a similar store that surfaced two years ago which he denied then. sources say he is used products from a company in the past bu

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barnes' half sister. in 2010 she was visiting family for the holidays when she went missing and was found a few months later. >>> when it comes to john leopold's misconduct trial we have heard juicy testimony from the current and former employees. now it's time to hear his side of the story. his defense team begins making his case today. the state retired after calling more than a dozen witnesses. leopold faces charges of fraud and misconduct. if convicted, he could face prison time. >>> abc2 news update this morning. three officers involved in a death of anthony anderson will not face any charges. anderson died in september while in police custody. police say and heson was selling drugs in -- anderson was selling drugs when officer tried arresting him. at one point they threw him to the ground. his family members says he was kicked. the autopsy determines the death was a homicide. after investigating the incident, the city state's attorney decide not to file criminal charges against the officers. it's a move with which anderson's family is not happy. >> basically it tells us what we knew. we knew it because we saw it. the autopsy co

barnes. bacon called the honesty of the lead investigator. he is under investigation for an unauthorized search when his own daughter ran away last year. defense attorneys for john leopold will make a motion for acquittal today while the judge decides if the case can move forward. prosecutors rested their case on thursday. >> this man victimizes everybody who crosses his path, whether you cross him personally or by contact. >> everybody is afraid to get fired because they are afraid to speak up to john leopold. they belong out of office. >> you can see a report from website,imms on a wbaltv.com. >> a brazen robbery in towson. four men ambushed employees inside the mall on thursday night and made off with 14 purses. >> two of the employees did react. the suspect used pepper spray to attack them. i believe one of the victims was a security officer. >> police are reviewing surveillance footage to identify the suspects. >> it is a strategy that has worked for the obama administration in the past. that is what vice president joe biden hopes to do to push for gun control. >> the vice president will be talking with gun safety efforts who were called in five years ago a

john leopold. he did not take the defense it is on trial. the judge denied a request. testimony resumes in the murder trial for michael johnson. he is accused of murdering phylicia barnes. deena barnes testified in court yesterday. there's more on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 38 degrees at 5:07. a big announcement. lots ofoy's scowl america could lift a ban -- the boy scouts of america could lift boy scouts of america could lift a ban these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one. [ man ] excuse me miss. [ gasps ] this fiber one 90 calorie brownie has all the deliciousness you desire. the brownie of your dreams is now deliciously real. >> the boy scouts of america is considering lifting a ban on gays. they are considering removing the ban from the national organization's rules. that would leave the decision up to local troops. the senate joins the house in approving relief funding for victims of hurricane sandy. the measure is aimed at helping residents and businesses build after the late october storm. >> the

johns hopkins. the patient 26-year-old brandon was injured in a roadside bomb in 2009. we will be there when morocco and his doctors discuss the amazing surgery and how he's doing now. >>> barnes & nobles expects to close about a third of its stores in the next ten years. but derek says don't bet on there being even a barns and noble in ten years. that's bleak. >> it is bleak. and i am a book lover from way back. but for most of us at least, convenience trumps love. here's what i'm talking about. i loved going to record stores, and it's not like i ever actually decided to stop heading out to power records or circuit city. i just looked up one day and i was ordering most of my cd's online and downloading then digitally and then tower and most of the music stores were history. think about it. did you consciously decide to abandon your beloved blockbuster or did netflix or on demand make it too easy to get your movies at home. that's what barnes & nobles are up against. sure, people love bookstores but most will be seduced by the convenience of the ebook, as in i've got 40 or 50 books on this iphone. why would i ever buy print again. the still only 3% of the market on vinyl recor

john leopold. there were motions to dismiss all misconduct charges on friday. the judges decided to dismiss one charge. leopold still faces three other charges. michael johnson is accused of killing phylicia barnes back in 2010. prosecutors suggested a love triangle between johnson, phylicia barnes, and deena. jayne miller will have more on the trial throughout the day. >> it will but remains in critical condition after an early-morning shooting. police found a man and woman suffering gunshot wounds. officials believe this was a domestic dispute. there was a deadly weekend fire claimed the life of a girl in dundalk. went up in flames on saturday night. seven other family members escaped the fire. >> now insta-weather plus and traffic pulse 11 together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we are following a bad crash in harford county. this is an area to avoid. that scene is blocked northbound with the fire trucks and rescue crews. southbound traffic is moving just fine. northbound is completely blocked. 56 on 795 heading south. 60 on 83 heading south to the beltway. the same story on 70 at 29. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the earlier you leave, the better i

john leopold security detail says he saw immunity. we will tell you why, coming up. >> a judge rules the lead detective in the phylicia barnes murder casecan be questioned about whether he lied when he got in trouble. >> english is now the official language of carroll county. coming up, why the decision was so controversial. >> you are watching wbal-tv 11. this is 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> are big story at 6:00, more personal details coming out of the misconduct trial of john leopold. >> shady campaign activities and sexual liaison. barry simms is live in annapolis with a late breaking details. >> state prosecutors did end their case this afternoon after the treasurer for john leopold's election came -- election campaign representative and a leopold security detail officer testified. another former member of john leopold's security detail outlined his duties and responsibilities. he testified that he took his concerns to superiors, but nothing was othered

john leopold. the defense rested their case without calling leopold to the stand. it will be up to the judge to decide if leopold misused his security detail. the older sister of phylicia barnes testified about sexual behavior between deena and michael johnson. michael johnson is accused of murdering the teenager. testimony resumes this morning. 6:07. which businesses see a big boost in their bottom line from the big game? >> one institution about to change their stance on gays? >> ava marie live in gu dundalk. dundalk. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have a problem spot on route line.the cow new-lincounty 55 on the topside of the beltway. things are looking good on the inner and outer loops. yet.elays just sa picking up in volume at the tunnel. looking good on the northbound side as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. what is that on your head? >> it is ravens of course. let's talk about the temperatures right now. 37 at the airport. 39 degrees downtown. it is a little chilly. we're live in dundalk this warning. we'reere with tracy -- live in dundalk this morning. >> this is a visual bi

john henrehan, thank you very much. >>> take a look outside right now. beautiful day, albeit and the chilly side. >> should fans stock up on hand and feet warmers? tucker barnes joins us. >> not bad at all. afternoon in the mid-40s, there will be sunshine. let's get right to the forecast, again, we are looking at quiet conditions by game time. temperatures will shall in the mid-40s at kickoff and will be falling back near 40, programs some upper 30s there by the end of the game. breezes out of the north and west at about 5:00. we should be dry. considering january, pretty much uneventful here for the seahawks and redskins. >> quick tipoff for tonight. might be a rain and or snow shower after midnight. overnight lows here in the low 30s. more details on the forecast here. this is no big deal and, of course, we want to talk more about the big football game on sunday coming up in a little bit. >> thanks, tucker. >>> redskins memorabilia, as we just said, flying off the shelves? >> okay. >> as the team prepares to battle seattle this weekend. >> a manassas family is hoping to add to their collection if they have any room for it. audrey barnes took them to the ult

barnes live at the white house. dennis: joining us from both sides of the aisle, republican congressman john flemming of louisiana andressman john yarmouth of kentucky. congressman fleming, yarn and ardent proponent of gun rights. what did you think of the president's announcement today? >> beyond that, i am also a physician. i served as a coroner. and i have dealt with mental health quite a bit in my career. i think these executive actions or orders sounds like beefing up law enforcement. i have no problem with that. the devil is in the details. on the other hand what the president is calling for is again things we have done in the past, going after the guns, going after the criminals and, after assault weapons. the focus needs to be people doing the shooting. every case where we have mass murder we find a severely mentally ill mentally deranged person. we need to do a lot more in beefing up our mental health and also be more proactive in keeping people away from weapons and in this case these were legally purchased weapons he got from his mother. his mother should not have allowed him to have them. dennis: let's go

neil: peter barnes, if you are still with me, too, i want to bring you into this. secretary of state hillary clinton with johnmentality expressed by the likes of chuck hagel and, of course, john kerry that the u.s. should not be involved in each and every crisis that comes up. in other words republican critics will say surrounding that role to international agencies, united nations or europe, more to the point. the french wanting some funding and more support and what they were seeing. islamic activity and malley and elsewhere. those days, that sort of unilateral coast, you know, americana argon. peter: you also did not want to see that america's role as a superpower in the world. sometimes, events forced the united states to take action. we saw that for example in libya. i do want to let you know, by the way, one of the things that the president did today, as you saw him, he sat down and signed a bunch of documents. among the documents he signed were for nominations to formally send for nominations to the senate for consideration, including that of john kerry to be the secretary of state. jack lew and john b

there signed by barn by conrad who was an author that wrote about bullfights, so it was related to hemingway who was also a officionado of bullfights. and there was a book signed by john steinbeck. it was just a great catch. when we get something like that, either collectors or other dealers are quick to come in and make purchases. we started out as a pretty small store and slowly grew over the years and have been able to adapt to the changes in the book trade which have been pretty substantial with the introduction of the internet and changes in people's book-buying habits. the people coming into the store was the dominant driving force for sales. we did some mail order, but it was pretty small. once the internet started, especially amazon, that kind of changed people's buying habits. so we saw a reduction of people coming into the store, walk-in traffic and an increase in mail order traffic and people o -- order oing over the phone and especially ordering over the internet. it's especially affected us in a couple of ways. one is that it's kind of driven down prices for average books, for run-of-the-mill books. things, even some of the books that were priced slightly

john boehner's statement. his revelation that president obama said there is no spending problem. we can disagree how big the spending problem is but obviously there is a spending problem. stuart: that was fred barnesernment spending problem, bipartisan policy center saying we will hit the debt ceiling february 15th, weeks before the treasury said we would it it. president obama says, quote, we do not have a spending problem. interesting situation. check the market, dow industrials down 55 points. take a look at the big board. 55 points down. sears is down again. nicole: the ceo at ambrosia is stepping down and lambert moving into the role temporarily. here is the stock down 7-1/4%, some good sales recently, same-store sales, analysts say they were not as bad as they were anticipating. despite the s&p sales numbers we are seeing stock moving dramatically to the downside down 7-1/4%. stuart: well said. a new study says that college professors have the most stress free jobs in the country. a month off in winter, the entire summer off, yearlong sabbaticals full repay. at 10:35 we will ask a college professor is that really the case? i am about to make myself wildly unpopular in some circles. here's my

barnes is on capitol hill with rare agreement between republicans and democrats. finally, we have something, peter. >> yeah, cheryl and dennis. that's right. it's a preemptive bid ?t senate. the group includes senator johnigration reform for simple years, and florida senator marco rubio join this group as well. they are trying to get ahead of the president's speech in nevada tomorrow on his immigration plan which he introduced in 2011. just reading that over for fun. like the president, they want to create a pathway to citizenship, and their proposal includes a registration and probation program allowing illegals to stay and live and work in the united states with a green card as long as they paid back taxes and paid penalties and get in line for citizenship and approval. they also, however, want stronger border security and tracking of legal immigrants and whether or not they overstayed their welcome. they want to strengthen the employment verification system out there for immigrants, and those getting advanced degrees, ph.d. and masters in the math and the sciences. all of this is good politics, take a listen. >> look at the last election. look at the last election. we are losing dramatically the his

john boehner, house republican speaker, saying, quote, the house will pass real spending cuts, meaningful reforms of entitlement programs that are driving uhgs deeper into debt and a fairer, cleaner tax code. ashley. ashley: peter barnesyou so much. well, the december jobs report could definitely be described as lackluster at best and markets seemed to agree. our next guest says that the markets are harley even focusing on economic data anymore these days. it is all about what goes on in washington. joining us milton ezrati, lord abbett senior economist and market strategist. milton, thank you for being here. we know the jobs report, ho-hum. what will it take and will we see real improvement when it comes to unemployment? >> i think washington has to stop jerking us around. they talk about these, the solution to the fiscal cliff or what little bits there. it doesn't add anything to the economy. it just saves people from concerns that they were going to go off the cliff. now we're only going off a portion of the cliff. we have at least three showdowns before now in march. i'm not taking sides in these, but each one creates uncertainty and it keeps the economy from growing. if you're a manager at a corporation, why are

barnes is outside the capitol building keeping an eye on all of this for us. pete? >> reporter: well, hey, jon, that's right. the two nominees, the names have been put into nomination here, johnoehner of ohio running against nancy pelosi of california. and you just ran through the numbers here, 333 new -- 433 new members of which 233 are republicans, 200 the democrats, two vacancies. this should be a slam dunk for john boehner. he has no challenger among the republicans. there has not been a second vote for the speakership since 1923. but there have been some comments from some conservative house republicans, some tea party members about boehner's handling of the fiscal cliff negotiations with the president, about his handling of in this vote on the hurricane sandy relief bill. a few republicans actually coming out and saying they might not vote for john boehner as speaker. not vote for nancy pelosi, but they might abstain. and we've heard some conservative tea party groups actually calling for john boehner to step down. so with 233 republicans, boehner can afford to lose just 17 of them on this vote, and, you know, we can tell you that there are a lot more than 17 who oppose