lee baca is expected to make the announcement within a few hours. his department had been rocked by scandals and an fbi investigation. 18 deputies are facing federal charges for beating jail inmates. baca has headed the department for 16 years. >>> meanwhile, an idaho man has been sentenced to prison for slapping a crying toddler during a flight. he used a racial slur and hit him under the eye. he was flying to atlanta to see his son who had been declared brain dead after an apparent overdose. prosecutors had recommended a six-month sentence but the judge upped it to eight months. >>> the supreme court put gay marriage on hold in utah. the decision stays in effect until an appeals court can take up the case. that court may decide if the state's ban on same-sex marriage violates gay and lesbian couples' constitutional rights. more than 900 couples got married in utah during the 17 days it was legal to do so. >>> when you head into work this morning you might see a lot of people who seem a little tired today. cut them a break. they were probably up la

. >>> anunciÓ su renuncia el alguacil lee baca.nde un alguacil acribilla a un sospechoso crearon una imagen negativa, muchos casos como la muerte de carlos oliva quedan sin resoluciÓn con el repentino anuncio del retiro voluntario. >>> el hecho que se retira porque no es fuerte para detener la corrupciÓn. >>> esta madre sigue luchando por esclarecer los hechos sobre la muerte de su hijo, pero asegura que la ineptitud dificulta todo. >>> se va porque quiere que se limpie, la percepciÓn que tiene el pÚblico de la dependencia. >>> es cobardÍa, se retira por todos los escÁndalos que rodean el departamento del alguacil. >>> ademÁs de las denuncias, enfrenta una investigaciÓn federal por violaciÓn a los derechos civiles de reclusos en las cÁrceles que supervisan los agentes. podrÍa ser nombrado en los prÓximos dÍas como implicado, en la investigaciÓn que aliza el fbi. el prÓximo serÁ elegido por la ciudadanÍa. salvador duran, "primer impacto". >>> y por lavado de dinero y manejo de fondos sospechosos es acusada la infanta cristina. serÍa

. >> lee baca announced his resignation today he and his department have come under pressure since an investigation showed rampant abuse of prisoner business deputies. 18 current and former deputies have within indicted for beating prisoners and jail visitors. >> dennis rodman had an on air melt down in a televised interview from north korea. rodman there with ten other players for a game tomorrow marking the birth dave his friend jim kim johning un. this morning he was questioned about kenneth bey, detained by the north korean government. >> do you understand what he did? >> yes. >> do you understand what he did? >> you tell me. no. nochlt you tell me. you tell me. why is he held captive? i have -- let me just, i would love to speak on this. >> go ahead. >> you know? he's got ten guys here. ten guys here have left their families and their daily families to help this country in a sports venture. ten guys. do you not understand sna >> we do. we appreciate it and wish them well. >> no. no. i don't give a [ bleep ] what the hell you think. look at the guys look at them. >> don't use them

the cure and was angeles county sheriff lee baca announced today that he will step down from his post at the end of the month and will not run for a fifth term as the county's top cop because he doesn't want of a canteen of negative contentious politicking. the decision comes on my terms. the sikh religion for a fifth term as sheriff. i will retire at the end of this month. so in conclusion was elected sheriff the past fifteen years. belfast. your core values. this great department the decision comes just a month after federal prosecutors filed the charges against a team and the share of current and former deputy is the deputies were charged with beating jail inmates in attempting to intimidate fbi agent. ah ling and in depth investigation into the alley jill says. at a press conference today baucus said the decision was out of polled the highest concern for the future of the sheriff's department. can sue the news of another county sheriff who is in sentenced to two years' probation and fined ten thousand dollars for installing a key logger on to his wife's computer while j slack was

. >> lee baca announced his resignation today he and his department have come under pressure since antigation showed rampant abuse of prisoner business deputies. 18 current and former deputies have within indicted for beating prisoners and jail visitors. >> dennis rodman had an on air melt down in a televised interview from north korea. rodman there with ten other players for a game tomorrow marking the birth dave his friend jim kim johning un. this morning he was questioned about kenneth bey, detained by the north korean government. >> do you understand what he did? >> yes. >> do you understand what he did? >> you tell me. no. nochlt you tell me. you tell me. why is he held captive? i have -- let me just, i would love to speak on this. >> go ahead. >> you know? he's got ten guys here. ten guys here have left their families and their daily families to help this country in a sports venture. ten guys. do you not understand sna >> we do. we appreciate it and wish them well. >> no. no. i don't give a [ bleep ] what the hell you think. look at the guys look at them. >> don't use them as an

and los angeles county sheriff lee baca announced earlier today that he will step down from his post at the end of the month and will not run for a fifth term as the county's top cop because he doesn't want quote a campaign of negative contentious politicking. i will go out on my terms i'm not going to seek reelection for a fifth term as sheriff and i will retire at the end of this month so in conclusion as you like to share for the past fifteen years. i have held. to the core values of this great department the decision comes just a month after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against eighteen of the sheriffs current and former deputies the deputies were charged with beating jail inmates and attempting to intimidate an f.b.i. agent following an in-depth investigation into the l.a. jail system at the press conference earlier today baucus said the decision was out of quote the highest concern for the future of the sheriff's department. and still ahead here on our t.v. sit back relax and let the car do the driving we'll take a spin in the driverless cars of the future and nex

sheriff lee baca blames the violence on a lack of staff, saying that his decision to close some facilitiesudget shortfall has forced far fewer deputies to watch over a growing inmate population. that's our report. thanks for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. >>> from nbc news in washington, the world's longest-running television program, this is "meet the press" with david gregory. >> i am extraordinarily disappointed by this. but this is the exception. it is not the rule of what's happened over the last four years in this administration. >> what a week of politics. playing defense, new jersey governor chris christie right there responding to the bridge scandal rocking his administration, raising questions about the impact on a possible presidential run in 2016. good sunday morning. special program for you this sunday. two big stories to talk about, the nastiness of politics and the rough-and-tumble of government as well. the new jersey scandal and also the

los angeles county sheriff lee baca has announced his retirement one month after the arrest of 18 current and former deputies for the alleged abuse of prisoners and other offenses and local jails. yearsad served nearly 50 and had planned to seek reelection in june, but now says he will step down at the end of the month. the charges follow a multi--- followed a multiyear investigation. a forthcoming memoir from former defense secretary robert gates says president obama did not believe in his own strategy for the war in afghanistan. of troopsred a surge in 2009, but gates said the president have major doubts. describing his thoughts at a 2011 meeting, gates writes -- gates was appointed under president george w. bush, but stayed on during president obama's first term. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. today we will spend the rest of the hour unraveling one of the greatest -- great mysteries of th

today, sheriff lee baca said he decided not to seek a fifth term, to prevent further damage to the department the reasons for doing so are so many. some are most personal and private. but the prevailing one is the negative perception this upcoming campaign has brought to the exemplary service of the men and women of the sheriff's department. >> woodruff: baca is 71 years old. he said he'll step down at the end of month. more than 100 former new york city police officers, firefighters and prison guards were charged today with faking mental problems to get federal disability benefits. some falsely said they suffered ailments after 9/11. prosecutors say four ring leaders coached officers on how to describe symptoms of depression and other problems. they received payouts as high as $500,000, and the ring leaders allegedly got kickbacks. in chicago, a ban on handgun sales is now in limbo. a federal judge ruled monday that ordinances barring such sales are unconstitutional. but he agreed to delay his ruling from taking effect, to give the city time to appeal. last year, chicago led all other americ

in a surprise announcement los angeles county sheriff lee baca said he will not seek reelection for a fifth term. he planes it retire at the end of the month citing the negative reception that could come for the embattled department. the department has charges of beating inmates and jail visitors. >> makers of the weight loss additive sensa has been ordered to refund $26 million. the company used deceptive advertising claiming it only takes a sprinkle of sensa on your food to curb your appetite and lose weight. sensa is accused of using bogus studies and paid endorsements. the company says they are standing behind the product. >> we can't resist calling it a cheesy story when the maker of velveeta cheese says some customers won't find it on score shelves. they call it the nature of manufacturing for anyhortage velveeta lovers may find. there is a lack of the cheese because of the nfl playoffs. supermarket chains say they are not experiencing any shortages. hhmmmm hhmmmmm-what is going on here. >> we were talking about that before. people rushing to the store to buy it because of sayin

su oficina, dijo a a un canal de televisiÓn local un jefe cercano que lee baca hablÓ con asesores. ximena que nos hablarÁ del estado del tiempo, verdad ximena? >>> claro que sÍ. la noticia el frÍo, desde el 1996 se vio la Última ola frÍa de esta magnitud, temperaturas en grandes lagos. minneapolis menos doce, y chicago menos 14, la sensaciÓn tÉrmica es diferente. cÓmo se sentirÁn temperaturas, green bay, menos 41 grados, una temperatura extremadamente peligrosa, se recomienda no salir de la casa, si sale protÉjase con varias capas de ropa, puede congelar a una persona en 5 o diez minutos, proteja a sus niÑos, familias, y mascotas. chicago, menos 30, y minneapolis, menos 21, chicago con mÁxima de 2 grados, la temperatura se sentirÁ en menos 31, minneapolis con menos 8 grados de mÁxima, y mas vientos de 5 a diez millas por hora, se sentirÁ a menos 27 grados. precisamente se emitieron avisos y alertas de viento frÍo para los estados, lo que hace que temperaturas se sienten por debajo de lo que realmente estÁn. nueva york, con temperatura mÁxima de diez grados. vientos de 30 millas por

. >> "the los angeles times" says sheriff lee baca announces his retirement, after filecharges were filed against 18 officers. he won officers when his rival incumbent died days before the election. >>> "new york times," sunday's fire broke out on the 20th floor. one man was killed. another man hospitalized in serious condition. the fire department says multiple appliances were connected to the power strip. >>> and the atlanta journal constitution says a man who slapped a crying baby on a plane will spend eight months in prison. joe huntley apologized in court. he was seated next to the toddler and his mother on a delta flight when the baby wouldn't stop crying he used a racial slur for the boy and slapped his face. huntley also lost his job after the incident. >>> southwest britain is bracing for new flooding monster waves yesterday, some measuring 30-feet high. key homes and businesses were evacuated. it is part of a storm system that brought heavy rain and wind to large parts of england. the extreme weather is linked to the same winter storm that hit the u.s. last >>> lot of clouds rig

> some breaking news overnight about one of the top cops here in los angeles, the county sheriff lee baca is expected to resign today after a number of scandals. most recent, 18 of his deputies were charged with beating jail inmates. >>> and overseas with iraq now on the brink of full-scale war vice president joe biden has lent his support to iraq's prime minister in a phone call expressing concern over the violence there. the u.s. is said to be speeding up deliveries now of missiles and drones to help iraqi forces target al qaeda strongholds, particularly those in fallujah. >>> and unemployment benefits that expired for more than 1 million americans last week are now the subject of a key vote in the senate today. democrats need 60 votes to move forward a bill renewing those benefits. >>> and finally, it is back to school today for prince william. he is beginning a course in agricultural management at cambridge university all to prepare for his future job of running the property he'll inherit when his father becomes king. he commuted to cambridge by train from london even reportedly sat i

in a surprise announcement los angeles county sheriff lee baca said he will not seek a re-election forld have on his embattled department. the department is facing several scandals, accused of beating inmates and jail visitors. >>> makers of weight loss additive sensa have been ordered to refund customers $26 million. the ftc said it used deceptive advertising. sensa is also accused of using bogus clinical studies and paid endorsements. the company says it is standing behind the product. >>> we can't resist calling it a cheesy story when the maker of velveeta cheese says some customers may not be able to find it on store shelves. kraft is blaming the, quote, nature of manufacturing for any shortage velveeta lovers may experience. the company says the lack of velveeta is more noticeable these days because of the nfl playoffs. major supermarket chains say they are not experiencing any shortages. hmm, what's really going on here? >> we were talking about this before. what a way to, you know, to boost and get people running to the stores to buy this stuff if you say you have a shortage. i'

there's word that los angeles county sheriff lee baca will announce his retirement today one month after federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against 18 sheriff's deputies accused of beating jail inmates and visitors. the 71-year-old baca has served as sheriff since 1998 and was up for re-election in june. he oversees a department of 9,000 deputies. the fbi has been investigating allegations of excessive force and other misconduct at the county's jails for the past three years. >>> 7:26. boy, it was a big victory for florida state football fans. [ cheers ] >> touchdown! >> 13 seconds left in the game. heisman winner jamas winston hit benjamin for the touchdown. they won the bcs championship game. so the seminells end the season with a 14-0 record. jamas is happy right there. this was the last bcs game ever. that season comfortable football starts a playoff system. [ cheers ] >> this is after the game. florida state students celebrated in the streets of st. louis, florida a dance party -- in tallahassee, florida, a dance party broke out. thousands gathered to watch the big game down

y ya suenan posibles reemplazos de lee baca, que no aspirarÁ a la reelecciÓn en noviembre, se jubilarÁo involucrado en corrupciÓn de sus oficiales. investigan las cusas de un Áccidente de un helicÓptero donde murieron 4 ocupantes, se estrellÓ en el reino unido al realizar un entrenamiento de rutina de la fuerza aÉrea, se barajan varias hipÓtesis, una que fue por un choque con un grupo de aves en el medio de la noche. >>> con el inicio del aÑo nuevo, el comercio se la ingenia para calmar el apetito de comensales de forma original, en el sur de california hay doce mÁquinas expendedoras de burritos, frescos y calentitos en 6 variantes, quienes optaron por esto, dicen que funcionan, y son sabrosos. la prÓxima mÁquina se instalara en west hollywood en diez dÍas, y se considerarÁ la opciÓn tal vez >>> sÍ, definitivamente, como decÍa el video fue tomado en japÓn. de los mÁs populares en youtube. >>> no crea en el video, es paul stanley cantando seÑores. >>> quÉ lindo. >>> puede trabajar en la estaciÓn de bomberos. >>> paul no sabÍa que eras tan peludo. >>> al sacar mi disco de platino o diama

. >>> el sheriff de los Ángeles lee baca permanecerÍa como alguacil de reserva, a pesar de anunciar queentado por progreso. descubre el sabor casero de las sopas progreso. ♪. ♪. ♪. > >>> muy bien. (aplausos) >>> trataba de variar un poquito. >>> bravo!. (aplausos) >>> otra, otra, otra. >>> muy buenos dÍas chicos. bueno quiero contarles, los quiero a todos, para hoy el fin de semana, se pronostica lluvia para oklahoma, texas, arkansas, louisiana, georgia, y la florida. por ejemplo, dallas tiene un 70% de lluvia, un dÍa mayormente nublado, la mÁxima que va a tener 69 grados. y tambiÉn condiciones invernales, quiere decir lluvia helada, hielo y nieve, para arkansas, missouri, iowa, illinois indiana, kentucky y ohio, y chicago, un 80% de nieve, hielo mÁs en la noche ye sin se incrementarÁ un cien por ciento, mÁximas se recobraron, nueva york con 41, atlanta 50 y miami 84, estamos con calorcito en miami. de nuevo, san francisco, 60 y los Ángeles por supuesto, con un dÍa mayormente soleado, agradable, la mÁxima de 74 grados, como agradables, los chicos en el estudio, o no anita, y jhonny? (ri