that was the day of the great lindh fire that almost burned down the city of lindh. he was a known torch, arsonist, and claimed to have been in florida. but an agent for atf, alcohol, tobacco, and firearms, found his fingerprints on a ticket at the delta warehouse in atlanta and proved he had come up and flown back to tampa. so that's a perjury case. maybe kind of like the al capone income tax evasion case. you're really getting at something else, and you would never prosecute somebody for perjury for falsely denying they had a terrorist with some lady of their acquaint answer. to we beneath the dignity of the law. >> do you remember when you learned president nixon was going to resign? >> yes. i had a longstanding commitment to go fishing with my brother

lindh quist , s but in your testimony you testified that social security is adding to the federal deficit and could add more in the years to come. could you expand on that? >> i think perhaps the best way for me to answer this is the parts of my answer that all analysts would agree with and then i'll get to the part where there's disagreement among analysts. i think all analysts agree that to the extent that social security is supported by its own payroll tax revenue or by the taxation of benefits. to that extent, it's not adding to the federal budget deficit. i think most analysts would also agree that to the extent that social security is receiving a subsidy from the general fund like the general fund transfers that accompany the payroll tax cut, that portion does add to the deficit, where you get into the murky area where analysts argue with each other has to do with the interest payments that are made to the social security trust fund. right now to a very large extent from now up through 2033 and certainly into the 2020s, social security will subsist to a large extent based on the int

written about your experience being a whistleblower yourself talking about the case of john walker lindh the american taliban first let me just ask you your reaction to senator lieberman's comments over the weekend i think he is completely out of touch with what's been going on for the last two years which is people most of whom are whistleblowers being prosecuted under the espionage act which is meant to go after spas not whistleblowers and to the extent that he may be. propelled forward by the events of the last week in terms of the house and senate intelligence committees being angry that the white house appears to be engaged in high level leaks of classified information including sources and methods and that there needs to be a greater leak law he is completely wrong and that we need a broader leak law i mean the part about because the espionage act it has to do with intent the person being charged has to show that they intended to harm this country and it seems to me that that senator lieberman wants to take this several steps further yet he would completely dilute that and remove t

today in philadelphia, 61-year-old william lindh was found guilty of endangering children but was acquitted on a second charge of conspiracy. the archdiocese is accused of keeping predators -- >>> tonight rescuers continue to try to recover the body of a ranger on mt. rainier in washington. the rescuer slid 3,000 people to his death while trying rescue three climbers. the fourth climber remains on the mountain with other rangers, poor weather conditions have e prevented helicopters from picking up the fourth body. >>> rising sea levels triggered by global warming will hit the california coastline more than any other areas. by 2013, sea levels in the bay area and southern california could rise by as much as a foot. it gives planners their best look yet at how melting ice sheets will allow sea levels to climb along the east coast. researchers predict on average sea levels will be up to 24 feet higher. >>> an unprecedented attempt to save the life of a child while the child was still growing in her mother's womb. >>> the san francisco giants go at it with the oakland a's at the coliseum. tempe

proposition 29, cigarette tax hike measure, slight lindh after being slightly ahead hours ago. i want to take a look at 100% of the precincts reporting. 51% against it and 49% in favor. that's a close one. it has been a controversial one as well. i want to check in with marla tellez with an update. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. just a couple of months ago a statewide poll suggested proposition 29 would pass with two-thirds approval as you said down to the wire trailing by a slight margin this morning. so-called tobacco tax would tax on an extra dollar on every pack of cigarettes. bringing the total tax on a single back to $1.87. the tax would generate an estimated $735 million a year and that money would fund cancer and tobacco related research. former state lawmaker don perata was inspired to help write prop 29 when he learned cancer resear researchers need cash. >> this is a user fee. if you don't smoke you don't pay it. >> reporter: opponents worry about a lack of accountability as the money would be funneled into a new agency. >> directed to another special uncon

lindh's largest casino is -- maryland's largest casino is set to open tonight.isitors will find thousands of slot machines inside the facility, as well as electronic table games and half a dozen restaurants. most of the features are expected to be available during the grand opening at 10:00 p.m. it is expected to bring 4000 jobs to the area. here is sarah caldwell and traffic pulse 11. >> izzy for motorists on i-95 south. heavy delays from the harford county line to the white marsh area all due to accident that is off to decide. inner loop of belair road, watch for an accident off to the shoulder. watch foreclosures that remain in effect along fulton ave and ramsay st. that is due to fire department activity. slow-go on 29 in the southbound direction and route 40. no. hundred three and waugh chapel road, watch for an act accident there. easing up at white marsh. prior to this, you will find i have the backup. stop-and-go on the inner loop from dowler road -- from belair road. over to you, tony. >> we are off to a quiet start. in little rain passing south of us.

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