what happened in brent kendra, the plan in ohio was to make sure nothing like this happened again. this year the new john kasich administration took over and the ohio governor's office decided the exotic animal ban was not for them. they let the exotic animal rules in ohio expire. too much regulation, they said. "our standpoint right now is this is not something we're enforcing. if it was enforced at this very moment it would hurt small businesses." no telling how on earth small businesses are helped by these 49 dead animals. 18 of them rare bengal tigers, among the most threatened species in the world. it is frankly bizarre this is a political issue at all, that wild animal trafficking is the sort of thing about which there would be controversy that there ought to be rules. believe it or not, this is not the first time this came up or the first time this has come up this year. it's not just john kasich in ohio. last month republicans in congress called in a snake breeder to testify against what they called the job killing regulations of the obama administration. this guy breeds ex

kendra marr resigned after they determined she borrowed work from others. they pointed out similarities to one of their articles and one written by marr. politico says they looked at other works by marr and found signs of plagiarism. >>> president obama is heading to michigan today with south korea's president lee myung-bak. the two leaders will tour a general motors assembly plant. president obama and mr. lee will address relationships between south korea. president obama says the long awaited agreement is good for both countries and could reportedly expand u.s. exports by $11 billion. >>> not even the thunderous downpour could dampen the spirits at the white house state dinner last night. about 200 people attended the formal affair. president obama and president lee offered toasts, emphasizing the alliance and partnership between the two countries. >> success breeds success, speaks to the truth that reputation and hard work anything is possible. the spirit both our countries share. in english, it translated as yes, we can. >> the skies really opened up as

in new york city, they passed kendra's law, and our own senate in california passed laura's law, that would allow san francisco to bring assisted outpatient treatment outside of the current prison system. by doing that, we saw in new york they were able to bring homelessness down by 60%, a decrease in incarceration of the mentally ill by 72%, and the program itself, the pilot program in los angeles has worked very well. for every one person with mental illness in our system, it costs us $100,000. by pulling them out, it costs 25,000 others to give them assisted outpatient programs outside of the jails. it costs $25,000 to give them assisted outpatient services. [applause] >> i agree, are homeless issue in san francisco is a national problem it also affects families with children. a big part of the homeless population are families with children, and we need an approach that has already been planned. the 10-year effort to end homelessness and san francisco talked about the continual of care, and we need that. that includes support of housing, not just a room, but housing that comes with

here's walter and kendra showing off their pride! we love the face paint!d gretechen knowles sent this work of art. thats bootsie with a style all her own. we love seeing your raven's photos...so keep' em coming. just go to facebook dot com slash fox baltimore and click on "inside fox" on the left of your screen. this weekend is a great time to get out and have some fun in historic fell's poi. point. girl dancing 4 seconds. seconds. 18 month old aubrey from baltimore city couldn't help but dance at the fell's point fun festival. in addition to the live music, hundreds of area vendors have booths where you can shop and see some of the area's best.... this is the 45th year the festival has been held. they expect 700 thousand people will attend, it runs through tomorrow evening. the second amendment under fire. why the united nations wants to track americans who own guns. an al qaeda leader operating just an hour and a half away from baltimore. why the strike that killed him is the biggest blow to terrorism since killing bin laden. i'm jeff barnd. we have new

year-old christopher suarez originally faced reckless driving charges in april 20 christ and killed kendranna mouratidis, both teenagers. >>> heads up, eastbound 66 will be closed at the beltway during the nighttime hours this week. there's bridge demolition. metro says red line trains will be single-tracking between gondar avenue and rhode island avenue happening from 10:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. monday through friday. something to remember. >>> after 33 years spanned 1097 un-air commentaries, and denise said goodbye light. >> bought the 92-year-old says he is not retiring. >> i wish i could do this forever. i cannot, though. i am not retiring. >> his final address was called "my lucky life." he >> i spent my first 50 years to try to become well-known as a writer and the next 30 trying to avoid being famous. i don't say this often but thank you. although if you do see me at a restaurant, please just let me eat my dinner. >> he began his career writing for television and radio and switched to on-camera work in 1978. an amazing career. >> 1097 commentaries. that's a lot of stories. >> a lot

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kendra grasses died saturday after -- tender gpendergrass. the funeral is tomorrow. >>> more than 450 people died in the earthquake in turkey and aftershocks have been sparking panic. the country needs shelters to help survivors. thousands of people have been sleeping outside in near freezing temperatures. >>> 53 degrees, 5:07. >> still ahead, earlier this week, president obama announced a plan to help struggling homeowners. now he's trying to tell a student loan borrowers. we will look at the plan that is unveiling today in denver. >> chaos during an occupy wall street rally in oakland california. we will show you and tell you what led by police to fire tear gas. >> and a check on traffic and weather every 10 min >>> 5:10 on this wednesday morning. time a check on traffic and weather. >> steve rudin is standing by. it still feels good out there. >> tomorrow you will need your rain jacket. there will be a cool front moving. this will allow the clouds increasing through the morning and afternoon. by later on this evening into the overnight you

peter is still here and kendra is here and mr. mokowski is here. do you think he's hurting?is what he's doing. a little wink-wink, nod-nod, still have a good time, trying to drive this to some degree without having to come out and saying it, getting really into it. >> i think that the larger liberal political machine he's a part of is definitely planting the seeds and now that it's garnered some, you know, attention, they're trying to figure out what agenda to attach to it. >> peter. it's amazing how much rhetoric comes out of those interviews of the protesters and squatters that are exactly like the president's speeches. >> absolutely. these are the folks that believed in the president. for two years, he got everything he wanted. it didn't solve their problems. now he's tongue lashing the wealthy, again, class warfare so basically these folks are disappointed and he's picking the villians he is telling them to pick. >> in a way, do you fight back about this explaining how society works? that the most successful, higher people to get jobs to earn a living and you have an opp

kendra marr resigned after editors determined she had borrowed the work of others without attribution. "the new york times" brought it to their attention when they found articles of theirs that were similar to marr's. >>> a new york city judge sentenced galyon group founder to 11 years in prison and fined him $10 million. authorities say he made more than $50 million in profits from illegal trades. prosecutors asked for a 19-year sentence, but the judge credited him for acts of charity and cited health problems as reasons for leniency. >>> a hearing scheduled for 7:00 this morning could push wall street protesters from a park in new york city. the company that owns the park wants to power wash the area and says that protesters have created unsanitary conditions. protesters say the claim to clean up is just an attempt to kick them out. instead, they've been trying to clean the area themselves. demonstrators blame wall street and corporate interests for economic problems. >>> and the occupy wall street protesters now have the support of former vice president al gore. gore wrote in his b