. >> prosecutors outline some of martinez's alleged confession. wjz will have more on that and the reaction from the suspect's mother coming up live at 5:00. >>> another record fall at bwi thurgood marshall. the airport announced nearly 2 million passengers passed through in october. this october was the 6th straight monthly record for passenger traffic at bwi

antonio martinez admitted to -- >> the government says that antonio martinez admitted to everything, while his lawyers say it is entrapment. >> new details came out because prosecutors wanted to make sure antonio martinez stays in jail. the mother of a suspect and to do martinez today said it her son has been brainwashed by his religion. he is accused of trying to set off a car bomb outside a military recruitment center in catonsville last wednesday. his motive, investigators say, to strike back at the u.s. for what he calls the war on islam. his mother says he could not have intended harm. >> this is not him. i just do not think this is him. >> in court, his lawyer raised the argument of entrapment. the bamann said the car last week was not real, but fake, -- the bomb inside the car last week was not real, but fay, provided by the fbi agent. what we have, his lawyer said, is a government sting. all of this, he went on, was pitted the creation of the government. >> but the government argued the plot was real. they say martinez admitted to the plot and parked the vehicle right in fron

his defense attorney arguing to get him out on bond says martinez was used by the fbi. federal prosecutors beliefly out lined their case against antonio martinez who goes by the name of muhammed hussain. he talked about his hate for the military and calls for jihad. he met with an undercover agent where he outlined what he wanted to do and the idea of a car bomb was his and his alone. she then outlined the vents leading up to last week's bomb plot. video tape shows his smiling as he had the car bomb. she said he showed no remorse, no concern, no nervousness about going to kill people with a very powerful bomb. she says he also made a video tape before the bombing on the tape that martinez says this was not about making a statement. it was about fighting for allah. >> i don't care what the court says. >> is he guilty? >> no he's not. >> how can you be sure? >> i know him. i'm the only person that knows him. >> reporter: a woman who would only say she's his mother defending him calling the case entrapment. martinez's attorney says the got took facebook postings by a man w

and in the end, the judge ruled, martinez is a danger to society. >> 21-year-old antonio martinez faces life in prison for attempting to blow up this catonsville military recruitment center. wjz was inside the federal courthouse. and we're learning more about his possible defense. his lawyer is questioning the government's tactics. martinez was unknowingly working with an fbi informant and an undercover agent. who according to the federal affidavit guided his bombing plans for the past two months. he wanted to know more about the informant. saying is the informant combing through mosques of baltimore? he said that his client was entrapped. >> address to the issue as to whether or not mr. hussein should be detained pretrial. important part of the case. pending trial, he is going to be at liberty. you know, the government -- the court maid their decision. and it didn't go the way they wanted it. >> reporter: the defendant's mother was in the courtroom to support her son. she said only this. >> reporter: i know him. i'm the only person that knows him. >> i just believe it's entrapment. tha

where hh is, from federal cussody. >>> now the government aid martinez had several opportunities toinary hearing ss3 scheeuled for december 21st unless martinez is indicted bbforehand.3ú >>> well, llter on the early edition, gas prices on he riieú how much a gallon oo regular mmayland. busiest shipping daahassits3 @Ñ p>> toy to recalls another car, business is boomingg,with fedex and tte dow is up. %->> reporter: another toyota recall, this time it's the sienna,,toyota it recalling 94,000 minn vans to fix lights to staayon. >>> and fedex says ttis is shhping up to be its busiest day everyy ever it's expected to sendd3 $16 million packkggs today, ú%%-the dow now up orr than 9%s yearr >>> a mergee monday general ellctric saying it will pay more than $1 millionnto buy energy companies. >>> aad dell ponying up to buy data storage, reliant ú%chnooogy. >>> chernoble becoming a touris3 attraction. they areerunning tourr ver of the plant thaa exploded.ú they say the tours re both safe and informative. >>> a drug delivery gone wrong in westtbaltimore..3 how the driver of a pparmaceutical tru

in the end, the judge ruled that martinez is a danger to society. >> reporter: 21-year-old antonio martinez faces life in prison for attempting to blow up this catonsville military recruitment center. wjz was inside the federal courthouse. and we're learning more about his possible defense. his lawyer is questioning the government's tactics. martinez was unknowingly working with an fbi informant. and an undercover agent, who according to the federal affidavit guided his bombing plans for the past two months. his public defender asked to know more about the informant, saying is the informant combing through mosques of baltimore to find sussentible young -- susceptible young men? he says his client was entrapped. >> our argument is as to whether or not mr. hussein should be detained. and whether or not pending trial he is going to be at liberty. you know the court made their decision. and it didn't go the way we wanted it. >> reporter: the defendant's mother was in the courtroom to support her son. she said only this. >> i know him. i'm the only person that knows him. he's not a terrorist. >>

as a flight risk and danger tt she decided to keep martinez he exactly where he is.federal custody. inndowntown baltimore. joy lepola, fox 45 news at 11:00. >> the government saiddmartinez @%d several opportunities to back out. and didn't. preliminary hearing s scheduled for december 21, unless martinez is indicted in the meantime. >> police get new inforration about a suspected dogfighting %-policcecame across six pitbuls while raiding a house for ddugs @% friday. thoussnds of dollarssii cash.nd four uspects were immediately @%rested. as officials continue to iivestigate whether they were @%nning a dog fighhinging. >> it is happening in everybody's backyard and we need to be aware of it and report anything when we see it. >> olice say they also fouud a treadmill, a commonly used item to strennthen fighting dogs. >> a & p filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy. it happened yesterday. the company owns super fresh and a & p started back in 1159. and ran 15,000 stores across the u.s. at one poinn. and it now ruus fewer than 400 stores. mostly innthe northeast. and ankruptcy fi

martinez mother was in court úor hhs son detentiin hearrng and talked with her as well as martinez attorneyre leaving court todayy >> tony is not a terrorist. he's not a terrorist. i don't care what tte report says. he's not a terrorist. >>reporter: what about ombing the mosqueethat wasssomethingg6 that you felt assif the informant might be doing in the area. courtroom speak for themselves and they are all inference úased on what theegovernment alleged in their affidaait. >>reporter: federal prosecutor& back to last yyar in which the suspected terrorist wrote quote i want to be remembbreddforever as a fearless warrior. this is news at 5:30. >>> thank you joy. new challenge to president obama health careelaw, federal judge in the commonwealtt of virginia ruled today key part oo the reefrm is uncoostitutional. judge took issue with mandate úequiiing most americans to purchase hhalth insurance byy& 20144 this is the first federal court nw to strike ddpprtment is expected to chhllenge tte ruling in a federal appeals court. >> the goals here were noble in this bill. but even noble goa goaas maa

martinez's mother was in court for the detention hearing. we talked to her, aad marrinez's attorney as they were leaving court today. >> toney is not a terrorist. he is not. i don't care what the report saad. he issnot. >> what about combing the mosquee ttat was somethinggthat you felttas if the informant the area? >> again, the arguments i made in the coortroom speak for themselves. and they are all based on what the government has alleged in their affidavit. >> prosecutor detailed how martinez on his own arc -traighted the attacc. and pointeddto a journal dating back to last year, in which the3 suspected terrorist rote quote. i want to be remembered forever. as a fearless warrior. joy lepola, fox 5 news "late >> a pharmaceutical delivery3 driver kidnapped and drugs stolen. it happened this mornnng at the westside pharmacy on west pratt street.3 police say the driver was delivering medication when three -en grabbed the driver. one of the men was armed with a gun. >> ttis is not a random attack against a pharmacy. but robbers in this case ha

martinez made clear to them he wanted to attack the u.s. military. he seemed obsessed with the recruitment center. he discussed burning it down to instill fear and to send a message whoever joins the military, they will be killed. and he said, i wish i knew how to make a car bomb. the fbi says they gave martinez many opportunities to back out. he chose not to. authorities say today, the sting reflects a disturbing trend. home-grown radicals. >> my assessment is that the threat environment now is increasingly active. >> reporter: the fbi says they fear that there are dozens, if not hundreds, of people just like martinez, angry and easily manipulated. >> however isolated he was, he meant this. but pierre, any sense of how many investigative teams the fbi has out there? >> reporter: well, diane, at any given time, the fbi says there are about 100 terrorism leads they're tracking down. so, they say they are constantly under pressure looking at cases just like this. >> pierre thomas reporting from maryland tonight. thank you, pierre. >>> and we have a new

if convicted martinez would face life in prison. >> couric: armen keteyian, thank you. now turning to wikileaks, the website has made plenty of enemies by posting secret documents, including u.s. diplomatic cables. but it also has supporters, including it appears, an army of hackers. and today mark phillips reports they launched a cyber attack. >> reporter: wikileaks founder julian assange is still in jail, but his battle is still being fought. the same internet power that's been used to attack wikileaks is now being used in its defense. a cyber-war has broken out. the targets, commercial websites which have withdrawn services from wikileaks including master card and visa which have refused to process payments to the site. and the swiss bank post finance which froze assange's account. it's being called operation payback. so called "hacktivist" secretly infiltrate thousands of online computers whose owners who are unaware of the process, they form a so-called some by army of slave computers that bombard the main trails of the target companies with so many messages the ta

antono martinez' lawyers claims was set up by federal agents.a hearing in federal court downtown prosecutors say martinez was grinning grinning ear to ear as he prepared to blow up a military recruitment cornet route 40 in catonsville. but it was a fake bomb planted by the fbi. listen to what the -- listen to what the woman who says she is martinez' mother says. >> [audio not understandable] >> i don't care he is. >> the terrorist. he is not. >> how can you be sure. >> i know him. i am the only person that knows him. needs guilty? >> i just believe that it's entrapment. >> the fed said martinez planned to video the explosion after he detonated the bomb from the site near catonsville. >>> new reports that george hughley the former university of virginia lacrosse player could get a plea deal. they don't plan the death penalty. he is charged with the murder of yardley love. he admitted to police he fought with love shake her as her head repeatedly slammed against the wall. >>> baltimore speed cameras bringing in some serious revenue. baltimore's de

. >> reporter: earlier martinez's mother told us she tried to talk her son out of a conversion to islam. he was arrested after plotting to bomb this recruiting station outside of baltimore. he waived his miranda right after the arrest and told him he was a committed jihadist intent on attacking the u.s. until caught or killed. his public defender called it all entrapment, saying the governmenten duced him to be involve -- government induced him. >> and kelly mcphearson from our sister station wjz spoke with the people who pray add long side this terror suspect and said they tried to stop him. >> he needed counseling, i would say again and again, that kid needed counseling, not a jail. >> reporter: in this mosque in woodlawn is where martinez converted to islam. the people here say they tried to steer him away from his extremist views. >> he was asking about what is jihad and how do jihad and what to do? we told him the real jihad is to kill inside of you, like to go and pray, be good muslim. jihad is not to go and kill people who haven't done anything bad to you. >> reporter: mosque mem

antonio martinez was nabbed in a a government sting. what we have is a governors -- government sting, the lawyer said in court. the government induced him to be involved and it adds that was the design of the government. all of this was the creation of the government. >> the arguments we are making today were decided to make, support the best position we could with regard to what he should not be detained. >> the government argued the plot was a real. prosecutors revealed that he admitted to the plot and told investigators he parked the vehicle right in front of the recruiting center to do what he thought would be maximum harm. prosecutors say it is on tape. if you look at the tapes of him are in the device, it is like everyday routine. there is no nervousness. he is about to kill people with a powerful car bomb. the judge determined that the charges were so serious he will remain in detention. the entrapment argument, she said, is one for another day. prosecutors say the day before the bomb was to go off, he sent a facebook message cla

don knapp at the tesoro refinery near martinez. >>> all right. let's go to tracy with the details on the weather for today, tomorrow, the weekend. >> yeah. today, tomorrow, let's not forget that weekend. live look at the bay bridge. we have a lot of things -- i guess you could call that fly in the ointment? a lot of flies out there today. we have clouds, low clouds, rainfall. here we go. hi-def doppler showing we have some scattered showers in the bay area for today. so we are going to move into the north bay and show how is pick up rainfall and where it's heading. inverness, novato, light rainfall pushing towards the east of vallejo as well as concord you will be seeing some light rain showers moving into your area within the next 30 to 45 minutes. and more light rainfall in pacifica, moving down through redwood city headed towards hayward and into fremont. scattered showers will be in the forecast through the afternoon and we are also going to keep a chance of scattered showers in the forecast tomorrow. i'll explain why. so here's what we're ex

no bail for martinez. his lawyers say the actual plot was the government and not his. >> reporter: on video tapes prosecutors say antonio martinez thought of himself as a samurai. his masters was god and the cause would be helping against those who fought against islam. video made on the day of the bombing attempt showed he didn't show remorse or nervousness as he assembled what he thought was a bomb. his defense attorney said the government orb straited a plot. >> i know him. i'm the only person that knows him. >> i was putting forward our best argument as to why he should not be detained until pretrail. we felt strongly he should not be retained. >> reporter: a federal judge denied bond for martinez. he's expected to be indicted next week. a retrial hearing is set in the case for next tuesday. >>> tonight reports that the former virginia man's lacrosse player charged with killing his ex-girlfriend could get a plea deal. he is accused of killing yardley love in her off campus apartment last may. he admitt

. >>> he's accused of trying to kill local soldiers but antonio martinez's attorney said the plot to bomb local recruitment centers were not his. >> reporter: 21-year-old antonio martinez faces life in prison for plotting to blow up this military recruitment center. his mother spoke high know him. i'm the only one who knows him. i believe it's entrapment. >> reporter: that's also what the public defender says. he will argue that the informant may not be credible. asking in court. is the informant combing through mosques in baltimore to find susceptible young men? he said his client was entrapped. >> our argument is whether mr. hussein should be detained. the court made their decision and didn't go the way we wanted. >> reporter: martinez remains in custody. the prosecutor describes him as a young man who had been dreaming of violence floor years. in his confession he said he went through with it because this was the right cause and his duty to wage jihad. he also said he thought this might be a setup until he smelled the gas fumes from the bomb inside the suv. prosecutors say they ha

a judge ordered martinez be held without bail. >> reporter: according to prosecutors, martinez was arrested but his mother said it's a case of fbi entrapment. >> i don't think this is him. he's not a terrorism. i don't care what the report says. it's entrapment. that's all i have to say. >> you believe it's entrapment? >> yes, it is. >> reporter: earlier martinez said she tried to talk her son out of converting to islam after several brushes with the law. last week his sister was outraged by questions. >> pretty alarming. >> reporter: homeland security analysts say he is the latest example of home grown terrorists, in spired like this one posted on the martinez facebook page and by the preaching of outlaw u.s. cleric. he was accused of plotting to bomb this military recruiting station outside of baltimore and triggering a dummy car bomb supplied by undercover agents. he waived his miranda rights and told him he was a jihadist intent on attacking the u.s. until caught or killed. he said he was inspired by the sam you arey warrior. his public defender called it entrapment, saying the governme

a detention hearing for antonio martinez. jim miller has more from federal court downtown. >> that is not him. that is not him. i just don't think it was sent. >> the mother of suspects antonio martinez today said her son was brainwashed by his religion. he left his family and friends in a state of shock and disbelief. martinez is accused of setting off a car bomb in catonsville last wednesday. he described this as a counterattack to what he believes is america's war on islam. there was no real bomb. he was nabbed in a government sting. his lawyer said in troubled will be the defense strategy. while we have is a government sting. there is no question the government induced mr. martinez to be involved in an act that was the design of the government. >> the arguments we're making today are designed to make the best position we could with regard to what he should not be detained because the government argued the plot was real. they say he parked the vehicle right in front of the recruiting center to do what he thought would be m

martinez made clear to them he wanted to attack the u.s. military.down to instill fear, and send a message to whoever joins the military, they will be killed. and, he said, i wish i knew how to make a car bomb. the fbi says they gave martinez many opportunities to back out. he chose not to. authorities say these stings reflect a disturbing trend, home-grown radicals. >> my assessment is that the threat environment now is increasingly active. >> reporter: the fbi fears there are dozens, if not hundreds, of men just like martinez. angry and easily manipulated. pierre thomas, catonsville, maryland. >>> supporters of wikileaks' founder julian assange have struck back on the web. hackers attacked mastercard, visa, swedish prosecutors, a swiss bank, and sarah palin, among other sites. twitter was choked with messages tax cut deal with republicans. >> the president is trying to convince party leaders that the compromise could head off a second recession, also known as a double-dip recession. so far it's a tough sell. john hendren joins us now from washingto

antono martinez' lawyers will say that he was set up by feds. the hearing in federal court downtown, prosecutors said he was grinning ear to ear as he prepared to blow up the military recruitment center on route 40 in catonsville. but it was a fake bomb planted by the fbi. listen to what the woman who says she is martinez mother had to say about her son. >> i don't care -- he is not a terrorist. >> how can you be sure? >>i know him. i am the only person that knows him. >> he is not guilty? >> i just believe it's entrapment. that's all i am saying. >> she started off by saying tony is not a terrorist. i don't care what the court says he isn't. how can you be sure? i know i am the only person who knows him. some of that was blocked by the wind. the fed say martinez planned the video the explosion after detonating the bomb at the site near catonsville. >>> bwi is marking a milestone this morning. more than one million passengers traveled through the airport last month. that's ion crease of 7.2% from last year. last month was the straight 6th monthl

live in martinez with what's ahead in the final leg of the preliminary hearing.ng to you. attorneys are expected to present oral arguments in a martinez courtroom and as you said it's up to a judge to decide which of the seven will go to trial and on what charges. now yesterday judge gregory expressed concern about two of the defendants. first he is concerned whether there is enough evidence to bring a 16-year-old to trial and has concerns about evidence relating to a 23-year-old richmond man. the oldest defendant in this is 44 years old. what's become a high profile case. police said it was october of 2009 when a 16-year-old girl was raped, beaten and robbed outside of the high school homecoming as people watched. the judge seemed most concerned about the 16-year-old. he ruled that his police interview is not admissible as evidence because his rights were violated when he said that police ignored his request to remain silent. the defendants could face 26 years all the way up to life in prison. the preliminary hearing is expected to conclude today. live in martin

antonio martinez will go before a judge for a detention hearing at u.s. district court in baltimore. martinez was arrested last week in a sting operation after he allegedly tried to detonate a phony bomb. martinez is charged with attempted murder of federal officers and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. he is 21 years old and is a recent convert to islam. in court documents, it describes him as obsessed with jihad. >>> christmas is just 12 days away, and so u.p.s. and the postal service are bracing for the holiday shipment spike. fedex is expecting today to be the busiest day in the company's history. kristin fisher gives us a behind the scenes look at the fedex facility in northeast washington. >> reporter: 86 packages every single second. that's how many packages fedex delivers between thanksgiving and christmas day. and monday will likely be the company's busiest day ever. >> we will see 16 million packages come through our system today. >> reporter: this dc hub is one of the busiest fedex facilities this the entire washington hear and tod

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antonio martinez is expected to attend the hearing later this morning. prosecutors plan to argue that he is a flight risk. he was arrested last week during an fbi undercover sting operations when a mysterious say he tried to detonate a b

today in the bay is live in martinez with what's ahead on this final leg of the preliminary hearing. good morning, christie. >> good morning. attorneys are expected to present oral arguments in the richmond high school gang rape case and it will be up to a judge to decide which of the defendants will go to trial. the judge said he has two concerns moving forward. one whether there is enough evidence to bring a 16-year-old to trial. he is concerned about evidence on a 23-year-old richmond man. yesterday he ruled that an interview with the 16-year-old is not admissible because he believes his rights were violated and ignored his first request to remain silent. the preliminary hearing has gone

. >> the mother of antonio martinez says her son was brainwashed by religion. he has left his family and friends in a state of shock and -- and disbelief.ef the fbi claims he was planning a bomb attack. but there was no real bomb. he was nabbed in a government sting. his lawyer made it clear that in trotman will be the defense strategy. -- entrapment will be the defense strategy. >> the arguments we will be making today, we put forward the best position we could. >> but the government argued the plot was real. the prosecutors said martinez admitted to the plot and told investigators he parked the vehicle right in front of the recruiting center to do what he thought was maximum harm. the prosecutors said it was all on tape. if you look at the tape of the army of the device, there is no remorse, no nervousness. he is about to kill people with a powerful car bomb. he will remain in detention. the entrapment argument, she said, is one for another day. >> federal prosecutors say martinez can also be seen on that tape grinning broadly, as they described it, as he dro

the fbi says that antonio martinez who calls himself muhammed hussein attempted to detonate a bomb at the facility. no one was in danger during the operation. martinez is charged with attempted murder and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. >>> the ninth street nightclub known for its in the bands may reopen. five employees, including a co- owner, were initially charged in a man's death. charges were dropped. then the ninth district ruled that the club could be reopened. in the liquor board disallowed the bar from rehiring any of the previous employees until after january 19. >>> the fda says that four loco and other alcoholic energy drinks are unsafe. four loco intends to remove the caffeine from the drink and put it back on the market. >>> take a look at the top headlines and who may become "time magazine's" person of the year. the power of your imagination may be the trick. >>> we have snow showers forecast for tonight and tomorrow. get ready for the windy and cold weather on tuesday. detail ♪ ♪ [ children laughing ] ♪ [ female announcer ] sometimes, if you wish hard eno

. >>> antonio martinez in court today where prosecutors outlined his team leading up to that bogus bomb attempt. the defense argued that the government orchestrad the event. >>> driving is hazardous in many parts of the country thanks to a lot of snow. indiana has been hit hard. even snowplows are finding the road too hard to pass. >> reporter: spinning wheels are all over the road in northwest indiana. state police say all troopers were out helping drivers. state police rode in the passenger seats. police say they rescued about one hundred drivers. joe whirl got stuck at 3:30 a.m. >> for us a gentleman with payloadser came out to frame my car and pull it forward, and i'll be able to get to work. >> reporter: the treacherous weather and icy winds kept them out for 12 hours straight. >> been out here since 6:00 last night. cars and snow about five foot high. snowplow stuck. >> reporter: the sideways snow stopped her travels in indiana. >> it took me two and a half hours to go 45 miles yesterday and eventually got here off of exit 240 to get a hotel room and i was one of the last few that

antonio martinez and in court yesterday. he was arrested last week and charged with trying to blow up a military recruitment facility in catonsville. outside of court, his mother had a few words. >> tony is not a terrorist. i don't care what the report says. he is not a terrorist. >> prosecutors say that if martinez is found guilty, he could spent the rest of his life in prison. >>> bernie madoff is not going to amend his son's funeral. he is serving a life sentence in a north carolina prison for fraud. his lawyer says he is staying put behind bars out of consideration for his daughter in law and grandchildren's privacy. >>> some important health tips before you step into the cold. >>> plus, how to treat foot odor with tea. we'll get an update on the metrodome roof repairs. >>> lots of advisories. i'll have all the updates on that. we have this band of snow across the north side of the radar and talk to you about the very cold forecast for today. julie wright has a look at the on-time traffic right after the break. 

prosecutors say martinez confessed it was his duty to wage a jihad on this country. he will remain behind bars before he goes to trial. >>> the mother of a son who fell out of a wheel well said her son was afraid of heights. he was found near boss ton. investigators said he most likely fell from the wheel well of a plane when the landing gear came down. his mother said he had never flown in his life. >>> the cordish company gets the go ahead for the casino in run recount mills. it will be in the parking garage next to the mall. there will be 2,000 slot machines and should be up and running by the and of next year. a larger permanent casino is scheduled to open at 2012. >>> time is running out to prevent tax increases for americans. the senate could vote on it as early lamps tonight but as joel brown reports for wjz, democrats in the house are calling for major revisions. >> reporter: the senate started its debate on the bipartisan tax plan overwhelmingly approved. >> the code. >> reporter: then the bill moves to the house where it faces opposition from democrats. swe

during the detention hearing, his defense attorney argued that antonio martinez did not initiate the plot, but it was planted into his mind as the creation of the government. >> the arguments we are making today are designed to put forth the best position we could with regard to why he should not be detained. >> prosecutors claim antonio martinez had been plotting to bomb before meeting with government officials. he remains in federal custody. >> the baltimore ravens below their seventh fourth quarter lead this season but came away with a heart-stopping when. what looked like an early blow out looked like a near comeback win at the home for the texans. after a kickoff return for a touchdown by david reed, the offense sputtered, and the defense tired out, allowing the texans to drive 99 yards and then and 95 yards back-to-back to tie the game at the end of regulation. the offense failed to move the ball, but a punt pinned the texans inside the 10 yard line, which allowed josh wilson to pick off matt schaub and return it for the winning touchdown. >> for the defense to come up with a p

she got a letter from martinez of the dmv all warning-help the nation. and--the ball from martinez of the dmv to the transgender woman was harmful. >> this continues to be a very difficult in denthat in endeavor and we're on track to achieve our goals. it is important to remember why we remain in afghanistan. it was afghanistan were al qaeda applauded the 911 attacks that murdered 3000 innocent people were the al qaeda plotted the 911 attacks. >> the u.s. is going to withdrawal troops next july, and also devoted to extend bush era tax cuts, one more contentious item before reporting before the holidays come in samantha hayes, on how they'd make sure to finish in time. >> several big agenda items are blocking down the legislative process of capitol hill. crating holiday discontent among lock makers. first, a vote allows t democrats are not happy with the measure because it extends the busyear cap tax cuts for two-years. including the wealthy, and even republicans are opposed because of the deficit. >> and understand a two-year publicly but i do not unders

i don't care what the report says. >> reporter: martinez himself did not speak during the hearing. he is due in court next tuesday. prosecutors say if he is found guilty, martinez could spend the rest of his life in prison. >>> a federal judge in virginia says the government cannot require americans to purchase health insurance, getting right to the heart of healthcare reform legislation. as for white house officials and democrats, they call it a minor setback. the question tonight where does the court case go next? a federal judge says president obama's health insurance law goes too far by requiring americans to buy health insurance or be penalized. in his decision u.s. district judge henry hudson says the mandate amounted to an unchecked expansion of congressional power that would invite the unbridled exercise of police powers. he said, "the minimum essential coverage provision or mandate appears to forge new ground and extends the commerce clause powers beyond its current high water mark." hudson is the first federal judge to strike down a key portion of the law, but white house

. >>> antonio martinez is not going anywhere could he was in trial until his trial. his lawyers say that he was set up in this. prosecutors say that martinez was grinning ear to ear as he prepared to blow up a military recruitment center. it was a fake bomb planted by the fbi and what is interesting two days listening to the woman who says she is his mother. listen to what our microphones picked up. >> it is not fair. i do not care what people say. he is not a terrorist. i know him. i am the only person who knows him. >> she said that tony is not a terrorist. he detonated a bomb near a site in catonsville. >>> police say a driver for a pharmaceutical company was making a delivery in the 2000 block of west pratt when he was approached by three suspects be they kidnapped the driver and took off with 87 crates full of narcotics. cops say they unloaded the drugs into their own u-haul and the driver was left behind unhurt and able to call police. they are working with the fbi and dea. >>> speed cameras are bringing in some serious cash. the department of transportation sa

. >> su nombre es adriÁn martÍnez trabajÓ como mesero en un hotel pero hace 30 aÑos su vida cambiÓ para, en ese tiempo rentaban los terrenos a 50 centavos...ahora 500 dolores. >> una compaÑÍa ha rentado el terreno durante dÉcadas, aÚn recuerda cuando en 1978 recibiÓ su primer cheque. >> para $ 369! cÓmo? si, mira, quÉ tienes? son $ 369.000 >> al banco le tomÓ varios dÍas investigar la legitimidad del cheque, este hombre tomÓ $ 70 prestados para agradecer su bonanza. > > fui a visitar a la virgen y dar gracias de pase a mÉxico en el mismo autobÚs, agarrÉ un taxi y me fui a darle gracias a la virgen de guadalupe. >> el dinero no le ha faltado. en san ignacio todos lo quieren. anualmente dona $ 50.000 para becas, ayuda a las monjas y bomberos, a pesar de todo es un hombre sencillo que recuerda con mucho cariÑo a sus ancestros. >> aquÍ estÁ mi mamá, guadalupe martÍnez, mi papÁ alberto martÍnez y allÁ están mis dos hermanas. >> en este cementerio tambiÉn yacen los restos de los primeros dueÑos del terreno, sus abuelos. >> quÉ es lo malo de ser rico? >> mira, lo mÁs feo que es es que cuando y

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they say ruby martinez was driving her truck with her friend.nvestigators say he fell out and may have been hit by another vehicle before he died. they said martinez knew that her friend had fallen but did not go back to hell. and later tried to cover up the incident. she faces manslaughter, dui and other charges. >>> the price of gas has climbed about $3 a gallon for the first time in more than two years. california continues to have the highest gas prices in the us. the average price for regular gasoline is $3.30 in oakland. $3.31 in san jose. that's about 40 cents more than a year ago. authorities credit the rising price of crude oil. >>> sewage released from a series of pipeline breaks and overflow and officials say as much as 3 million gallons poured into the creek in the past week. >>reporter: there's a bit of [ indiscernible ]. it's just not easy to get around. 2 out of three interested are blocked. >> this is tricky. >>reporter: some businesses are suffering. >> i just hope that this is not here for long. >>reporter: down magnolia avenue

>>> that breaking news is from the refinery in martinez which is flairing right now. >> we want to show you a live picture right now. it's very foggy outside so you can see above the fog, the plume moving to the right of your screen. this is one of our cameras. we're told this is not a dangerous situation. no evacuations have been ordered. >> we've learned there's a power outage. this is what they call a level 2 situation which means flares are going off to burn off whatever is in the stacks during the power outage. you may see flames at the top of those stacks to burn off whatever's being admitted. the flares at the refinery in martinez are not part of a hazardous situation however there was a similar situation on november 11th. another power outage where they emitted flares once more and again nobody was hurt in that situation. but we're going to keep an eye on what's happening today and bring you the latest. >> other news of the day. the house democratic caucus is saying no to president obama's tax deal with the republicans. that warning that if the deal isn't done, americans will se

%-blowup a millitary recruiiing ceeter in catonnville is expected o be ii courr ttday.ú antonio martinezssheduled for later this afternoon. he ii facing charggs including attempted murrer of federal officees and attempted use of -ederal investigators say last wedneeday, martinez tried to detonaae a fake bomb outside of the recruiting enter.úheeis eing held without bonnd3ú until the hearing. >>> now it's nnt technically winter just yet bt some cities are already feeling thh white pain. here is craig boswell wwth a look. >> it's wiiter in wisconsin. >> it's a white out i west bend wisconsin. it was bad, very wet, ttick ssow. 10 inches of fallln snow is oo snow blowers. least two people werr killed n the accidents in wisconsin. %- >> they eed to keep thh roads3 for those who nnee ttaveeing but stronggy suggest if you3 don't needdto be out, don't come out. p> high inds forced utility in detrrii landscapers are loading up on salt. anddthey are in high demand. drivers had to cootend with slushyyann slipperyypavement. >> iislipped twice wwile out ú% here. don't b an aggressive drrver. >> eporte

we will to you) vallejo into martinez the accord until it is looking at some rain at this hour but fore starting to dry off. the hon temperatures in the '50s. but 54 in fremont and in san jose. still a chance in to the next hour of spotty raindrops' left over san 4 8:00 hour not amounting to one if you feel anything like raindrops out there by 9 a.m. best chance in the north bay for left arraigned by 11:00 a.m. passing shower even moderate rainfall often to the north bay about the 11:00 hour. by the afternoon we are in the drawing and will be in the dry to more as well tuesday gives this partly sunny conditions a chance for rain on wednesday rainey and breezy thursday showers continue friday. the weekend looks nice to get up to '70s in some of the 1 locations. >> meter lead have been activated you can see the back of forming a looks good from a 880 so that's probably your best bet right now. want to pass the meter lights we have a strong advisory still a fact for the ride across the upper decks the watcher speeds keep both hands and your steering wheel of you can. san mateo bridge west

>>>stoy pidiendo una barbie. >>> y rogelio martínez fue sin su esposa.a operación de nariz wisin, lo hizo para corregirse el tabique y se quitó un lunar de la cara. >>> y le tenemos la foto de guillermo y su prometida kate. >>> unos diseñadores se preparan para vestir a una reina especial, las competidoras son las muñecas adoradas por niñas, las barbies. >>> y el espíritu navideño en california, repartieron juguetes, los regalos fueron donados por la comunidad. >>> qué gusto convivir con los niños. >>> así es, regalaron juguetes que ellos pidieron en sus cartas. >>> la mayoría son niños mexican mexicanos. >>> fuimos privilegiadas de estar ahí. >>> la verdad que es una labor maravillosa. crece la violencia, un saldo sangriento. >>> y una amenaza de muerte los separó y hoy vuelven --buenas tardes, hoy en noticias univision 14 a las seis...--en un crimen insolito, dos hermanos menores de edad se debaten entre la vida y la muerte luego de que un adolescente de 14 anos violara a la mayor de ellos y despues apuñalara a ambos en su propia casa.--un bebe que la

news, health officials have issued a warning for communities around the golden eagle refinery in martinez. a power outage has caused f laring at the east bay refinery this morning. no shelter in place has been ordered. health officials are currently monitoring air quality but have not detected any odors. the refinery first reported a partial power outage at 10:30 this morning, which caused several units to flare down and shut down and flares to be activated. at this time, only one flare is still active. again, health officials have issued a warning for communities around tesoro's golden eagle refinery in martinez. if we get any more information during this newscast, we will pass it on to you. >>> earlier this morning, house democrats gave the deal for the tax cuts a thumbs down. by a voice vote in a closed- door session, the package was passed that it not come to the floor as written. nancy pelosi says democrats will continue to work with the president and republicans to continue to work on the p roposal. it's not known when that will b e. if congress doesn't work on extending the bush-er

rita williams was in court today and she joins us now live from martinez with the details. >> reporter with seven defendants, the preliminary hearing here is taking a long time. >> we're winding down. >> reporter: today each defense attorney tried to pick apart the dna evidence presented by this man, dave stockwell. the 19th witness to testify. >> long testimony day. >> reporter: stockwell says he received dna from all of the suspects. the strongest evidence stockwell testified is connected to the oldest defendant, 43-year-old crane. sperm found on the victim's body as well as a broken condom. trace dna found on the same condom was linked to peters 18, and stockwell said sperm of manuel 20 was found. there is apparently no dna evidence linked to the three other defendants. but investigators found dna at the scene from four males who have never been identified. >> you'll be done by christmas? >> i think we're going to be done by tuesday, wednesday next week. >> reporter: there's only one witness left in this hearing to determine if there's enough evidence for the men to stand trial on a

today, prosecutors said martinez admitted everything after his arrest and said it was his idea. he said he wanted to be remembered as a warrior for islam. when he got behind the wheel, he was grinning from "the year-to- year -- "ear to ear." trip to the man police say was behind a string of burglaries had a day in court this morning. they arrested brad adman's who was accused of breaking in more than 100 cars and homes -- they arrested brad edmonds. >>> prosecutors do not seek to have the death penalty. he is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his former girlfriend. he beat love allegedly to get back in may. people close to the case say the the case may end with the plea bargain. >>> the ponzi scheme madoff has decided to not seek permission to attend his son's funeral. his client will instead more privately in his prison cell. his oldest son, market, himself saturday in his new york city apartment. he is currently serving a 150- year sentence. inmates may apply for permission to attend family funerals which is granted on a case by case basis. >>> breaking news ton

the fbi arrested antonio martinez last week in a sting operation. they say he tried to detonate a fake car bomb. his mother says he was set up. prosecutors say antonio martinez came up with the plot himself. >>> a renewed effort to crack down on -- there is a new task force being created. former county executive brad johnson and his wife are among those charged in a scandal. the baltimore mayor and a retired judge will oversee the task force. >>> 7 is on your side about a new airline fee. continental airlines announced something called fairlock. passenger is pay up to $9 to hold a given seat. -- passengers paid $9. tickets can still be cancelled within 24 hours. but the fee is non-refundable. >>> one of the most famous bars is looking for patrons to give a new name. the people who are poorest -- poise to buy the brickseller are asking patrons to come up with a new name. the new owners plan to take over the bar next month. >> we are getting word of problems caused by this weekend snowstorm. we have new video of problems from indiana, ohio and pennsyl

today a judge ordered martinez be held without bail until his next hearing on monday.helle franzen, nbc news. >>> a local hero being recognized by the coast guard, former petty officer honored today with the medal for extraordinary heroism for the 2008 rescue of a man from a capsized boat. >> there are three people on the boat. one person was trapped underneath and two people had managed to climb on top of the hull. and the guy underneath was starting to become a little bit panicky. he had been under there. it was kind of a little bit rocky that day from the wind, and we just got in the water and got him out. >> he is the only person to be awarded that model. she's only one of three 10 service members to receive the honor since it was established in 1949. and congratulations to her. >>> and congratulations to jeff ranieri for correctly predicting the storm that is hitting us right now. >> yeah. i get a congratulations each and every time. we are right 100% of the time here at nbc bay area. let's take a look right now at the radar. this storm system that started some 12

homeland security analysts say martinez is the latest example of home-grown terrorism inspired by videos like this one he posted on his face book page and by the preaching of u.s. clericsal waral locky. he waived his miranda rights after the arrest and told them he was a committed jihadist and in tended on attacking the u.s. until attacked or killed. >>> and here you take president obama and add defending nba champion los angeles lakers and toss in kids from the boys and girls club and then have everybody put together care packages for wounded combat troops. this is how it all went down today at the boys and girls club on mississippi avenue in southeast d.c. >> i wish all of you guys great luck for the rest of the season. but especially i just want to thank you for being so generous with your time with these kids. >> the lakers also held a basketball clinic for the local kids, and yes, they did visit the white house. that is customary for -- teams that win the national title. >>> still to come, new music from the late king of pop. we'll have more on michael jackson's new cd. >>> plus --

>>> that breaking news is from the refinery in martinez which is flairing right now. >> we want to show you a live picture right now. it's very foggy outside so you can see above the fog, the plume moving to the right of your screen. this is one of our cameras. we're told this is not a dangerous situation. no evacuations have been ordered. >> we've learned there's a power outage. this is what they call a level 2 situation which means flares are goinoff to burn off whatever is in the stacks during the power outag you may see flames at the top of those stacks to burn off whatever's being admitted. the flares at the refinery in martinez are not part of a hazardous situation however therwas a similar situation on november 11th. another power outage where they emitted flares once more and again nobody was hurt in that situatn. but we're going to keep an eye on what's happening toda and bring you the test. >> other news of the day. the house democratic caucus is saying no to president obama's tax deal with the republicans. that warning that if the deal isn't done, amerins will see smaller pay