and i would love to go buy me a mary jane. >> i knew know what a mary jane s. >> i told you. >> i learn a lot from jim vance. all right, guys, a lot coming up later today. >> bring some back. they are good. we love them h they will be back at 5:00 tonight with more from indianapolis and you can catch vance and helly's live reports every week all week long, all night, leading up to the super bowl, watch the big game, of course, sunday right here on nbc 4. we are counting down and we are pumped. >> we are indeed. >>> and there's much more ahead on news4 at 4:00. >> as always in parting, we wish chicago peace and -- >> love. >> the creator of the tv show "soul train" found dead in his california home. >>> and as we do countdown to the super bowl -- ♪ so many places in my life and time ♪ >> talk super bowl, we are singing for "the voice." we have a preview at 4:45. >>> also, why snooki and jwoww wouldn't be partying in another jersey shore town. >>> his long-running tv dance show "soul train" took viewers on what was described as the hippest trip in america. now, fans are mourning his death

. >> reporter: few new richardson's father better than his cousin mary jane.who lives just a few hours away. >> reporter: when you heard your cousin was dead. what was your first thought. >> my first thought was, what the hell did he do to that child to do that. because he was never like that. >> reporter: were there warning signs that could have been missed and could authorities have acted before it was too late. >> they know there were so many signs that something was wrong in that house and too many people looked the other way. >> reporter: wjz obtained these documents which show hartford county sheriff responded to the richardson house 16 times but never for domestic violence. >> of the times that we were called to go to that home over the last year none of those were related to child abuse, neglect or domestic violence. >> reporter: while people say the young man was in danger, no one suspected abuse. i -- >> i felt the boy has been so let down. and so void since his mother died. >> reporter: child abuse does happen, each time people ask could something h

. >> reporter: other styles of pregnancy shoes are in development like mary janes and even sandals. the cost of the shoes is about $80. they will be available online in mid-february. >> great idea. >> reporter: yeah. expandable pants and shoes. >> i like you can do it with one hand, perfecting like a slipper. thanks. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. for eyewitness news at 6. he paid thousands for long-term health care insurance. but when alifornia war hero t >>> i'm dana king. here's what we're working on for the 6:00 news. he paid thousands for long-term healthcare insurance but they were california war hero tried to cash in, he got the runaround. the tricky tacti

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i mean mary jane. that was. so this was the late sixty's she's wearing a little short skirt i say this is driven between a combination of nice legs and maybe women's liberation movements that were gaining steam you say this is the bull market explain why. well i was the first one to come up with that idea that's been around since the twenty's but i think social nomic theory explains why there's truth to the idea when the mood has been swinging positively for a number of decades people reach a. feeling of euphoria in essence and they express it in many different ways over valuing stocks is one way that people do it and people dressed with more color a lot more colorful things such as in the mid sixty's they also dress a lot. of women dress with less less clothing let's see in the mid sixty's you had . bikini's where the big thing i mean they were making headlines that was so daring you know and as you say short skirts in the late sixty's they certainly returned in the late ninety's and watch any of the m.t.v. vid

. >> reporter: few knew richardson's father better than cousin mary jane.hen you heard that your cousin had been murdered, what was your immediate response? >> my first thought was what the hell did he do to that child to make him like that because he was never like that. >> reporter: there's no doubt that robert richardson shot and killed his father but many are wondering were there warning signs. could sthorts have acted before it was too late. >> there were so many signs. something was wrong in that house and too many looked the other way. >> reporter: wjz obtained the document charles showed harford county sheriff responding to the house 16 times but never for domestic violence. >> of the times we were called to go to the home, none was related to child abuse, neglect or domestic violence. >> reporter: the sheriff's department never suspected abuse. social services refuse to say whether they were involved. >> i felt the boy has been so let down and no love and no nurturing since his mother died. >> reporter: while rare, killing parents does happen, trag

. >> few new his father better than his cousin mary jane who grew up with him and lives a few miles away. >> when you heard that your cousin had been murdered, what was your immediate response? >> my first thought was, what the hell did he do to that child to make him like that, because he was never like that area. >> there is no doubt that robert shot and killed his father inside this house, but many ask, were there warning signs that could have been missed? >> they know that there was so many signs that something was wrong in that house and too many people look the other way. >> wjz obtained these documents which show shares responded to the house 16 times but never for domestic violence. stay back of the times we were called to go to the home, none of them were related to child abuse. >> well say it -- social services refuses to even tell wjz whether they were involved. >> i felt that the boy has been let down and no love and no nurturing since his mother died. >> while rare, children killing parents does happen. tragically, each time people ask, could something have been done to prev

. >> reporter: few knew rich richardson's father better than his cousin mary jane, on who grew up withim and lives just a few miles awail. >> when you heard that your cousin had been murdered, what was your immediate response? >> my first thought was, what the hell did he do to that child to make him like that? because he was never like that. >> reporter: there is no doubt robert richardson shot and killed has father inside this house. but what many people are asking in this bel air neighborhood was, were there warning signs that could have been missed? and could authorities have acted before it was too late? >> they know there was so many signs that something was wrong in that house. and too many people looked the other way. >> reporter: wjz obtained these documents which show harford county sheriffs responded to the richardsons' house, 16 times, but never for domestic violence. >> of the times we were called to go to that home over the last year, none of that was related to child abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. >> reporter: while police say the young man was in danger, the sher

later priests, paulie mare must mary, thurgood marshall, charles hamilton houston, they all prevented her from excelling at howard university law school. sexism said jane crowe instead of gym jim crow, it was all around. part of it was pushing the movement. this is why it was called movement. pushing further than the bounds people wanted to go. it was jim crowe, but these women knew there were jane crowe. then other people came along and said, if two men or two women or whatever, the boundaries of democracy should be for everybody. everybody has entitled to the right to live in a democracy. and so the boundaries get pushed. clearly king -- ella baker said this about king and all black preachers. they were used to being in control. they were the spokesman for the community. you know, you ask every black preacher who really runs a church and they will tell you, don't make the deaconess mad. you can make the deacon mad but you better not make the deaconess mad or you won't have a church. there is a give and take going on there. king was part of his generation sexist. if i watch rap music, it ain't too much better. we have the possibility of growth. >> tha

jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> this week she has joined the circus and learn how to train the dolphins. >> ava marie to try to take a dip in a pool -- decided to take a dip in a poll. ol. >> our first task was to feed a bat. in almost resembled a puppy. batsr lunch, we let the th out to play. next we prepare the food for the stingrays. when it came time to feed them, i was ill little nervous. -- i was a little nervous. here we go. now that is a hungry fish. what does it take to work with such intense animals? >> patience. you cannot rush. >> this is a fresh water crocodile. she's just a baby but still has a full set of teeth. the music tape her mouth shut -- they usually taped her mouth shut. >> that is a cry for her mother to come help her. >> what a day so far. i won with a slim with some sharks and stingrays -- i went for a swim. >> do not worry. they could bite. lot of the animals were born here at the aquarium and they get most of their food from the divers. >> i jumped into the water. i got a chance to meet the queen of the aquarium. she is missing a flipper. she was rescued off the coast of long island

mary snowe. >> reporter: this is what's left of the patient's room at illinois's harrisburg medical center. fortunately nobody there was hurt. nurse practitioner janerses rushed to move about a dozen patients to safety after a tornado warning sounded at roughly 4:30 in the morning. and then -- >> what i heard was the explosion when the windows blew out and the wall came off and the front door blew open and the ceiling came down and the water started and the fire alarm went off and metal doors closed and it was total chaos because the power was out. but what i heard really i think was the windows blowing out. >> reporter: harper credits the staff and patients with staying calm, and says there was no time to get scared. she was stun today later learn that the tornado that tore through harrisburg was so strong it brought winds up to 170 miles per hour. >> we didn't even know the wall had come out until people started checking the rooms to make sure everybody was out. and i walked down and opened the door to this one room and there was no room there. and none of us realized that there had been that extent of damage until we started the last check to ma