for mccormick and company c.e.o. alan wilson, that insight is vital to success. he told washington bureau chief darren gersh today that he expects a better year ahead, but still an uncertain one. >> it's basic kitchen table economics. when the outlook is iffy, families eat at home. it's an opportunity for spice companies like mccormick but it doesn't leave much room for fat. >> some analysts say it's hard to raise prices. consumers are still strapped. what's the business condition. >> the consumers are strapped and with the rise in commodity cost overs the last couple of years the consumers have been some what stressed with that and so we've been very conscious of making sure that we're very responsible in the price increases we've taken. >> the spice trade has always been a global business and gives them a view into europe which is low and emerging markets with latin america and eastern asia which are holding up well though some are nervous. we hear china may be slowing down, forever, it never seems to happen. is this finally -- are you seeing signs of china slo

mccormick says it will hope its first retail location named mccormick world of flavors. light street a spriffion-- pavilion. they will have drop-ins from chefs. you'll get a whiff of sen na min, garlic, dill weed. >>> nora roberts, once again, has written out a big check this mcdaniel college. the college announced they've been awarded a $100,000 grantq /e&ei"'jg collegejffáçóqçc)ñÑiñd funding. rowÑiçóñrñrÑiÑi mansñrn and an online writing course. >>> what would she write about today, a beautiful day. all right. what's coming up tomorrow? that's what we're worried about. wyatt has the word snow in his forecast. 3q irene, drop the itch. we dropped the itch, you can too. with maximum strength scalpicin. not a shampoo, scalpicin stops intense itch fast. i dropped the itch. free yourself from embarrassing scalp itch. drop the itch with maximum strength scalpicin. also available, scalpicin 2-in-1, itch relief plus dandruff control. [ male announcer ] for a better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep

. >>> spice maker mccormick said they are opening a new store. they are hoping it will let visittors explore the world of flavor. >> mccormick's will be a great place for families to taste great food that our chefs prepare, have fun, engaging, interactivities. >> now the new location is steps away from the site of the old mccormick plant, which stood at 414 light street from 1920 to 1989. >>> dis ni is considering launching it's own 24''s clan-- channel. it would be aired in english and target english speak latinos. it been based in miami with the goal to have it on air before the presidential election in know. disney is the parent company of abc. >>> another partnership may be in the works between verizon and red box. it offers dvd's. it would combine video streaming service with red box' already network of dvd rental kiosks in grocery stores, gas stations and other business. >>> and online sales giant amazon is branching out. the store would open in seattle in the next few months and it would be a test for the company to see if the store could

but nako mccormick, who was eddie mccormick's father, was also on the committee.nd nako was about as different of a speaker as you could make. he was coarse and rough and tough, and i remember when his son was withdrawing from a campaign for the attorney generalship or something of that nature, and the father stood in the middle of the aisle in the mechanics hall yelling at his son, sit down! that's a stupid thing to do! so he wasn't what you would call a wise counselor that you think of is in the back of a lot of these things. but we got through this fight and everybody was convinced there were big piles of money, because the kennedys were going to buy this thing, and how much are you getting? so i went home and said, gee, i hope there's something waiting for me. dinner was waiting for me. but that was the meter of the day, to determine who was good and who was bad. but that continued on, and everybody is correct, people will recall, where were they in the fight for lynch and o'neal burke? and they never did get it solved. because people were still mad much, much

my "m" word is mccormick. in the tower of the tribune tower. this gentleman, robert mccormick. he was the publisher of the "chicago tribune." referred to franklin roosevelt as a dictator with regularity. when martin luther king died, he said he had it coming because he told people they did not have to follow the law. "the chicago tribune" was as powerful as fox news. it was the newspaper of the midwest. it was the "new york times" of massive parts of the united states. so, it was always the reactionary publishers reacting in the interests of the 1% and i think that it's easy to forget how -- you know, how to create political power in the country. >> the last quick question in the back. yes, sir. >> gary gurstolh. i think this is for jackson and michael. maybe for rick and alan, too. both of you spend a lot of time every week editing a small journal. i wanted you to reflect on that in american journalism. the role of small journals has had a long and distinguished career in american journalism. the concept is the big mainstream institutions. over the course of history, small jou

, and eddie mccormick's father was on the state committee. >> he was the brother of the state majority leader? >> yes, and he was as different as a speaker as you could make. he was course and rough and tough and i remember when his son was withdrawing from a campaign for the attorney generalship or something of that nature and the father stood in the middle of the i'll in the mechanics hall yelling sit down, that's a stupid thing to do. so he was not what you would call the wise counselor that you would think is in the back of a lot of these things. but, we got through this fight and everybody was convinced that there were big piles of money because the kennedys were going to buy this and i think how much are you getting and how much -- so i went home and said, gee, i hope something is waiting for me. dinner was waiting for me. but that was the meter of the day to determine who was good and who was bad. but p that continued on and everybody is correct, people will recall where were they in the fight for lynch or o'neil or burke and they never did get it solved. because people were sti

. >>> mccormick's is returning to downtown baltimore. the spice company is opening mccormick's world of flavors in the light street pavilion in harbor place. it is just steps away from where mccormick's headquarters is located on light street for almost 70 years. the store will offer cooking demonstrations, gift packages, and products like grill mates, lowrys, and of course, old bay. >> the spice of life. >> spice of life, isn't it? for those of us in maryland. i think tourists will love it. and locals will, too. i think it's a neat idea. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. your young ones keeping you awake at night? what sleep professionals recommend you do. >>> a woman claims she was jfk's mistress. can she prove it? and why is shy coming forward -- she coming forward now? >>> not a second to spare. a mom looks away for a moment. see the incredible rescue. >>> it is sunny and mild. will they bring snow? bernadette woods is updating our first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,, hey guys, breakfast! ♪ [ female announcer ] if whole grain i

show runs at mccormick place through this sunday.children 12 and under get free welcome back it is behind us now but the saskatchewan screamer i still can't figure out how that name came about >>i have had calls from the canadian broadcasting corporation and they don't seem to mind ... there is quite a buzz of will be speaking to someone from the cbc right after the show today ... this is the view from waconda we're still looking at some snow flurries coming down ... we have some beautiful shots from hawthorn woods the snowfall was 8 in. in the elgon quit area algonquin area this is the way it has been looking on the backside of the storm it targeted the northern suburbs and swiped the suffered suburbs southern suburbs in mchenry county there were reports of over 9 in. ... here are some other accumulation totals: it was window oone of the three winter storms we had this winter but still a mild winter ... the snow began as rain ... it is now marching eastward through the appalachian moundsmountains there is a new winter storm watch in

and of this year rest of the cars rolling out in the next five years >> interceptor on the floor mccormick place. looks a lot better here and it will look better when we put these up for chicago police department decal and on the streets protecting residents >> somebody asked how the new interceptor suv improve met over the old version the mayor cannot help but take a swipe at former police superintendent to jody weis 2 wheel drive model with major problems in last year's blizzard four-wheel-drive vehicle >> cook county commissioner william beavers the f bomb on united states attorney patrick fitzgerald dropped the "f" bomb says nothing wrong with not step down from office after indictment announce patrick fitzgerald charges yesterday claiming william beavers not pay taxes on money taken from campaign fund at county expense accounts for personal use beavers claims targeted because when not cooperate investigation to wear a wire against cook county commissioner john daly. state rep toni berrios maddow news release cook county commissioner william beavers indicted for not paying tax calls bu

john mccormick. >> members of the congress, it is a privilege and i deem a high honor to present to you a brave and courageous american. a hero in world war ii and in the korean conflict, who recently in the most notable manner, added glory and prestige to our country, the first united states astronaut to have achieved orbital flight, lieutenant colonel john h. glenn, united states marine corps. [ applause ] >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the congress, i am only too aware of the tremendous honor that's being shown us at this joint meeting of the congress today. this has been a great experience for all of us on the program and for all americans, i guess, too. i'm certainly glad to see that pride in our country and its accomplishments are not a thing of the past. [ applause ] i know i still get a real hard to define feeling when the flag goes by and i know all of you do, too. [ applause ] the launch itself was conducted openly and with the news media representatives from around the world in attendance. this is certainly in sharp contrast with similar programs conducted elsewher

anybody with information is asked to call the mccormick added police. burning more tonight about the police officer accused of tipping off suspected drug dealers. he is charged with obstruction and conspiracy to distribute marijuana and cocaine. investigators said got wind of what alexander was up to thursday that when they searched a suspect's home in shadyside. the police found small amounts of drugs in the home, but the suspect told authorities they moved more out because they were warned by alexander. still to come, mass slaughter hundreds dead tonight and syria after a violent crackdown by the government. copter braziel deployment, tensions escalate between the u.k. and -- copter braziel deployment tensions escalate between the u.k. and purcell. and people in the west that record-breaking >> it may be the bloodiest crackdown yet in syria. government forces out allegedly killed more than 200 protesters today. at the outbreak came as the u.n. security council failed to pass a resolution calling the president to step down. president obama condemned th

in love and dedication to their late soul mate and partner francis mccormick. [applause] thank you. i want to take a personal moment to thank our volunteers, the board of directors, my team for your dedication and generosity. to john cunningham and steve for your tireless and constant efforts. to ray good enough -- [applause] for his daily tending of this garden. and for your friendship. [applause] i would also like to thank my predecessor, marcia rolston, for teaching me, encouraging me and for believing in me. [applause] finally, i would like to thank my outgoing chair, gina. [cheers and applause] i don't know where you are. for 13 years of service to the growtve. [applause] and for being my friend, a supporter, guide, and mentor. [applause] i will miss you. thank you all for being here, and thank you to our honorees. the legacy of san francisco and all those who have contributed to creating and maintaining this city's model response to the epidemic is one that inspires and endures. while today is a time of remembrance, reflection, and appreciation of those who have died, those wh

spicemaker mccormick is opening their first store. it's back where they started. the shop will offer food, family friendly activities and a lot of information about where their spies come from. it will -- spices come from. >>> the town council voted to allow horseback riding on the beach. riders will have to pay $50 per horse to ride. and you can way $20 for a daily permit. riding will be loud from 27th street -- be allowed from the 27th street. and riders will have to clean up after their horses. it's a $500 fine if you don't. >> grocery store bag is not going cut it. >> no. >>> naturally formed ice sickles on this waterfall in china, the water from the mountains and the streams freeze almost immediately when it hits the riverbank. and a lot of freezing video. we showed you switzerland earlier. in russia is five degrees. not so bad here. >>> not. speaking of the snow, well we're seeing this area of low pressure that will slide through the area. and with it, it will bring the snow as we go in through about 2:00, 3:00. i'll show you the exact time in a second. but

ken mccormick is with the d.a.. he says that salazar rented out empty homes in walnut creek, bent rood and antioch. >> there are innocent people coming and rent the reports. >> and according to the investigation he would find an empty home, claiming adverse possession. something that can be done within the law. except that in california, it requires five years of continuous use. the person taking possession must pay local property taxes. police say he changed locks and put the homes on the market. >> i heard of frauds like this before. this is the first one that i'm aware of that our department has been involved in. >> he took possession on behalf of a southern california organization called the national alliance of homeowners for justice. they claim to be a counseling service. >> we dmot know if the company was instructing this man to do criminal activity or whether or not just doing this on his own. >> this organization did not return our calls. and leon remains this in his rental and refuses to move out though th

spicemaker mccormick is now moving back into the city. it will move in the light street pavilion and will be open in the summer. you'll be able to see cooking demonstrations and chefs and you name it t. >> that is great. >>> do you ever wonder what happens to all of the food left over after the super bowl game? >> there are 35,000-pound of unused super bowl grub. >>> and runners will take to the streets and it's all for a worthy cause. i'm going to make you breakfast. what? with magic. you are? see the egg. uh huh. ♪ so, look at the orange. now close your eyes. ♪ alakazaam! you're good. and now i'm going to make this flower bloom. presto. "love you lots." do you want to see it again? yes, i want to see it again! [ female announcer ] hallmark blooming expressions delivers your love again and again. [ male announcer ] little owen wanted to play, but his nose was raw and sore. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion f

we worked with our union partners to overhaul workplace rules at mccormick place. to lower the cost of conventions. new conventions are picking illinois and putting our people to work. in each of these landmark reforms shows the power of bringing everyone to the table to repair broken systems. that's moving forward but we just begun. [ applause ] we've not just made illinois a better place to do business, we've also invested in our public works. our highways, our bridges, our railroads, our schools to make illinois stronger. we created good paying jobs while laying the foundation for future growth. thanks to our illinois jobs now plan, illinois has the largest capital construction program in our history. and over the past three years, we have been building, repairing and modernizing. every day you see the fruits of our labor all across illinois. we improved 5,948 miles of highways and 842 bridges. in southern illinois, we are building new lanes on route 13. in rockford, we are building a new morgan street bridge. in east peoria, we are building technology boulevard

mccormick theological seminary masters divine tee and ph d in history. ordained clergy in the presbyterian church of the usa. he has published scholarly and journalistic articles in the areas of african american religious history, civil rights history, and urban and african as far as the history as well there. he is also published an award-winning book entitled "african americans in the furniture city, the civil rights struggle in the grand rapids, michigan." he has a fourth coming book due out in just a few months, entitled "benjamin elijah mays, school master of the movement" we look forward to having that. we'll start with professor jelts as he speaks about benjamin e. mays and his role as an interfaith pioneer. >> thank you, all the students for coming out. thanks for allowing me to be on this distinguished panel. i want to beginning my comments with saying that mays was a baptist. one of his articles was i have been a baptist all my life. and for mays what that meant was one of the key elements of being a baptist was freedom of conscience, that one

history, graduate of the rnal of university of michigan with an undergraduate yaud degree in michigan, mccormick theological seminary with masters of divinity, and michigan state university with a ph.d. in history. he's also an ordained clergy person in the presbyterian church of the usa. professor jelts has published scholarly and journal is tick articles in the areas of african-american history, civil rights history, and urban and african dispore ya of the history as well there. he's also publishnd an award-winning book entitled african-americans in the up for turn city, the civil rights struggle in grand rapids, michigan. he has a forthcoming book that will be due out in just a few months, and it's entitled benjamin elijah meis, school master of the movement biography and we look forward to having that. so we'll start with professor jelts as he speaks about benjamin e. meis and his role as an interfaith pioneer. thank you all the students or allowing me to be on this distinguished panel. i want to begin my comments with saying meis was a baptist. one of his articles is i've about been a bapti

the largest convention center in the country is in chicago mccormick place at 3.1 million feet. you see javits is 832,000 square feet. this is not a new problem. we've talked about it for years. we talked about expanding the center. it's hard to expand because it's locked. the hudson river is on the west side. there's development to the north. there's development to the east. today is different. today is different because we're not just going to talk about our problems. we're not just going to talk about the challenges. we're going to talk about the opportunities. and today is different because we're not just going to talk about this challenge. we're going to do something about it. let's build the largest convention center in the nation, period. we believe we can attract $4 billion in private sector investments to build a state of the art convention center at the aqueduct racetrack. it will be all about jobs, jobs, jobs. thens much thousands of joks, building the number one convention center in the country. we'll go from number 12 to number 1. because that's where we deserve to

the first is a kind of self arrow gated task of elite, someone like robert mccormick. i think the news executives in the golden age of it tv journalism and anchor men and commentate torsion david brinkley first among those, who took it as their roll to address the national community. as a national community and make sense of it in a way that may or may not have actually had a point of view, but it definitely had a set of moral valence to it. it was moral list tick. and there were setting boundarieses of what was permissible and what was strange and what was normal. of course that has come under a lot of criticism over the years. and what has replaced it is almost this pseudo scientific professionalized journalism in which there is this attempt to neutrally objectively report the world according to the ideology of balance. and i think it's an interesting and open question which model has done a better job of getting it right. i as a case study -- first of all, i've been riveted by "time" magazine. but i grew up with it and that was kind of my window on to the world. but

as john mccormick has nothing to lose in this fight all the bells that we saw the press conference have been unifying to a lot of use in now it's all on the line so i have a responsibility full for all the job in previous years and i think it's going to be very very challenging especially in the of the five. and finally the big guys who are out in force in the russian capital over the weekend with five hundred thirty powerlifting arriving for the moscow open it's not an olympic event but the sport is highly competitive and involves all ages as remark or truth found out. where there's a will there's a way to end these power lifters are a fine example of the triumph of human spirit the first moscow open was in two thousand and eight and today it's a bolt into a major bridge and stage and head of the european championship with more and more ready to bulk up for their chance plus i am a scout each tournament to be staged proves time and again that there's an ever increasing number of people who want to lead a healthy lifestyle and if that choice is powerlifting or bench pressing it makes us

john mccormick has nothing to lose in this fight all the bells that we saw the press conference have been a unifying for a lot of years now it's all on the line so i have responsibility for all for all the job done in previous years and i think it's going to be a very very challenging especially in the first two rounds of the fight elsewhere russia's mild rusia team are yet to be given the green light by formula one's governing body out of the new season which starts on march the eighteenth their cars haven't yet passed all the f.i.a. as crash tests being the team will be forced to miss final testing in barcelona next month the m.r.o. one car completed seventeen of the eighteen required accident simulations becoming the only team without that final crash test checkmark drivers team oclock and shells pick won't be able to test the new cars of the first race of the season in australia the team also missed the first test in early february because the car wasn't ready. meanwhile in tennis world number one novak djokovic remains on course to win the dubai championships for a fourth straig

have been attacked in the past mass protests are expected when the nato and g-8 summits are held at mccormick place in may the police department has already ordered new face shields that will fit over the gas masks >>illinois secretary of state jesse white is refusing to apologize for remarks that he made about a state senator despite that senator's threat to sue him for slander he once supported chicago senator annazette collins and a reelection bid but he later switched to support to her opponent patricia van pelt watkins white told the chicago sun-times that collins is " the most unethical person in government you can almost put blagojevich beside her " collins says that white may have turned against her because she did not give out state college scholarships to some students that he was trying to help >>jesse white said that annazette collins took a homeowner's exemption on property for an outsider for district uncirculated brochures claiming that she could help people kickback their suspended driver's licenses collins said that she repaid that money she got from the exemption >>coming up

mccormick and company will launch a new shop. there will have a cooking demos. an opening date has not been saiet. magical profits at walt disney. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. some good news for the walt disney company. more people are visiting their theme parks. they are also optimistic about their cruise ship business. other things are weighing on their quarterly results. profits are getting fatter at buffalo wild swings. -- wild wings. the restaurant chains announcing plans to open as many as 600 more stores. we're waiting on quarterly results from wholefoods and sprint. a modestly higher day for stocks yesterday. the dow is at its highest level since may of 2008. the bloomberg maryland index was lower. red robin welcoming a girl's night out and offering wine and dessert at half price. about 70 million probably dined out on valentine's day last year. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:20. 35 degrees on tv hill. two early-morning problems in owings mills. >> the terrapins take on the clemson tigers. >> don't forget to e-ma

the secret service as a terrorist could use a boat to plant a bomb or launch a grenade toward mccormick place with a summits will be held. the head of the secret service offices that pleasure boats that are normally docked at burnham harbor will be moved to no cost to owners >>chicago aldermen george kerr dennis is producing and proposal for a tax on sugary beverages one-third of u.s. children are are overweight or obese and studies show that it's partly because of too many sugary drinks are being consumed ... better education on exercise and nutrition is preferred by many of overtaxes >>next in the noon hour and workplace disputes between to immigration agents leaves one person dead at a california federal building to millions of out of work americans and the blackhawks stunned the conference leading new york rangers to snap a nine game losing streak we she was pulled over for not using a turn signal. now a 54 year-old immigrant is in jail waiting to be deported. the woman's family and immigrant support group claimed that her arrest was a violation of her rights julian crews is live de

' compensation and cutting red tape for environmental permits and overhauling workplace rules at mccormick place and the new education reform law a model for this nation. each of these historic reforms demonstrated the power of bringing everyone to the table to repair broken systems. now we must apply the same collaborative approach to stabilize the public pension system. we took a first 2010 when we overhaul the pension rules for new employees. these changes will save taxpayers billions of dollars in the next generation. we have lots more work to do: since i have been governor and the last three years we have paid exactly what the law required us to pay and to this pension system but for decades paying what is necessary for a stable pension system did not happen in illinois. previous members of the general assembly and governors did not invest the proper amount into the pension system. indeed it in the past the general assembly even increased retiree benefits without sufficient revenue to pay for these benefit increases. previous legislate tours and previous governors even awarded taxpaye

working out a way to compensate businesses for revenue lost during in the g8 and nato summits in may mccormickyor rahm emmanuel did not say which businesses would be eligible for the compensation planning for all businesses to remain open not reimbursing businesses to close on their own n.f.l. wrongful death lawsuit filed by the son of ex chicago bear who committed suicide last year dave duerson duerson's son says nfl didn't do enough to prevent concussions that gave his dad brain damage. jenniferdave duerson family says depressed about having brain damage crated suicide says the league should have done more to protect he and other players as well. chicago black hawks captain jonathan toews having a tough week missing second straight game because of injury concussion and crashed his car heading to united center this morning. clipped a support beam for "l" tracks as he turned eastbound onto lake street car sustained damage was not injured nobody in the car. sure that a coach now upgraded to fair condition after stabbed in the chest breaking up a fight at the school for community and environment

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mccormick and company will launch its first retail company called of the world of flavors. location will be steps away from the side of the former mccormack plant and headquarters that closed in late 1989. they are planning a retail outlet with cooking demonstrations and celebrity chefs. there will be interactive educational displays to allow visitors to determine a personal flavor profile. tire and auto centers around the state are recruiting for new positions tonight. the national tire and battery association is hosting a two-day job fair in towson. it will last through tomorrow in conjunction with merchants tire and auto along york road. positions include store managers, service managers, auto technicians, sales associates throughout the baltimore and dc metro areas. h.r. managers will be on-site conducting interviews. good luck to you. another big designer is joining forces with a target. jason wu is launching a and it is already selling out online. we take a closer look in tonight's consumer alert. >> the man who sparked a fashion frenzy after michelle obama were one o

more on mccormick's announcement that it plans to open up a spice super store. >>> meet this week's top high school boy and girl athletes. and red velvet cake is showing up in everything from ice cream to wine. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> love, mary, is wild. and it's no different for animals at the maryland zoo. andrea fujii tells us, that's why they're holding an adults- only event, right in time for valentine's day. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: extended quills on a male porcupine is a sign it's ready to mate. that's just one lesson folks who attend the maryland zoo, sex at the zoo will learn. >> it's sort of an interesting lecture, where we talk about sort of the wild side at the zoo and how the animals go about breeding and reproducing. >> reporter: and where to better learn about the breeding than at the zoo, where they house more than 200 species, including the pan mainium golden frogs that take a friendly approach to breeding. >> the males actually take a wave. and they'l

and mccormick is also opening the world of flavors. shoppers will be able to match spices to their personality. >> what do you think? bubba's cayenne pepper? >> dry mustard, i think. [ laughter ] >>> let's take a look. at temps around the region now. 49 now. humidity coming up a little. south and southeast. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at wednesday rain after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> another beautiful, spring day. call it a stringter. >>> the chances of us getting another winter like this in the next 30 years are pretty slim. let's take a look at temps. you saw the clouds moving into the area. sun went down a little while ago. looks like we'll see rain and drizzle on your wednesday. temperature-wise right now. 49. tomorrow, probably won't get much higher than that with clouds. 53 in d.c. 46 oakland. and 43 in ocean city right now. locally, upper 40s to around the 50-degree mark. 55, 36 today. way above normal, 48, 29. and the averages once again. the record, 71, 1903. and 1934. 5 above zero. right now, winds

and we've worked with our union partners to overhaul workplace rules at mccormick place to lower the cost of conventions. already, new conventions are picking illinois and putting our people to work. each of these landmark reforms shows the power of bringing everyone to the table to repair broken systems. that's moving forward. [applause] but we've just begun -- [applause] but we've not just made illinois a better place to do business, we've also invested in our public works our highways, our bridges, our railroads and our schools to make illinois stronger. we've created good-paying jobs while laying the foundation for future growth. thanks to our illinois jobs now! plan, illinois has the largest capital construction program in our history. over the past three years, we have been building, repairing, and modernizing. every day, you see the fruits of our labor. all across illinois. we have improved 5,948 miles of highways and 842 bridges. in southern illinois, we're building new lanes on route 13. in rockford, we're building a new morgan street bridge. and in east peoria, we're buildi

. >> mccormick, a perfect stay at home situation. i liked the quarter, a lot of people didn't. spice company, food. bank of america, bank. this is health care. alcoa, big industrial. and apple, we have three apples in a row. and we have tech, industrial, health care, we have bank, and we've got food, and that, again, is what we want and i -- perfect diversification, and doing quite well i might add. >>> let's go to walt in new hampshire. >> caller: hey, booyah from concord, new hampshire. how are you doing? >> doing great, how about you? >> caller: doing great. i have domino's pizza, dpz. whirlpool, whr, at&t. and cyprus semiconductor, cy and fizer, fpfe. >> an interesting one. telco, nice yield, nice yield. whirlpool, nice yield, appliance, cyprus semi, a big buyback. domino's one complaint here if you use the apple app, you can't order the no cheese option. put that out. completely extraneous. restaurant, telco, drug, appliance, and tech. once again, perfection. congratulations to all players. stay with cramer. [ leanne ] appliance park has been here since the early 50s. my d

. >> and don't forget, mccormick is also opening the world of flavor. shoppers will be able to match spices to their personality. >> there's only one flavor in maryland. that's old bay. we don't need anything else. >> that is true. that is true. that will be fun to see what your personality is. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news. a bus driver acquitted. the reason he's off the hook for his involvement in a deadly crash. >>> gordon gecko switches roles. how the infamous character is now helping the fbi. >>> i'm bob turk. the first warning weather center. rain headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. ,,,,, >>> northwest baltimore has a spectacular new building. it's family-friendly, high- teched and designed to help kids. more on the new children's hospital at sinai. >> we are absolutely excited. >> reporter: this saturday new children's hospital. at i si nigh. sinai. 26 rooms designed to be child and family-friendly. >> patient center care. family-center care. patients like it better. hospital stays are shorter. fewer visi

. >> along with bubba gump shrimp and ripley's believe it or not, johnny rocket's and mccormick world flavors will be moving in, bringing the occupancy rate to 95%. >> we will be able to offer things that we have not offered in the past, and we think it will be a whole new experience. >> if everything goes as planned, there will be a grand reopening the summer. >> that sounds pretty exciting. baltimore county residents are breaking records with their recycling. the county executive says residents participating in a single straight to cycling program set out more than 51,000 tons of recycled last year, and the increase is not all the good for the environment but also beneficial to the county's bottom line. >> currently, it costs $56 a ton to dispose of trash in the traditional manner. by subverting these materials to recycling instead, we saved almost $3 million in avoided disposal costs. >> 2011's recycling total is a 42% increase from two years ago. good on you, baltimore county. speaking of the environment, where have all the trees gone? the baltimore area is losing its tree-lined.

. >> mccormick is also on inning up the world of flavors. shoppers will be able to match spices to their own personalities. >>> now next up this morning, right here on wjz -- >> reporter: good morning, everyone. a five-year-old little girl is killed and i am monique griego. coming up we will have more on the family member police arrested. >> reporter: i am manuel gallegos in chardon, ohio, the community gathers to mourn the death of three students. we have that story coming up. >> dirt bike dangers, we will show you what is legal and what is being done. >> a second accident on the roadway is causing a big jam on the west side of the beltway. a live look. right now over to marty. >> a great coffee with coming up at 6:45. t-sizzle five joins us from the grid iron to the silver screen. you know terrell suggs just finished his 5th screenplay. and the coalition, one of them is coming out soon. he joins us on coffee with to talk put the hollywood side of a baltimore raven. you stay tuned the morning edition continues right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

mccormick with the contra costa county da office. he says salazar rented out foreclosed empty homes in walnut creek, brentwood, hercules and antioch. >> people would respond to craigslist ad for the rental. innocent people would come and rent and part with 3 to 6000 dollars. >>reporter: according to the investigation salazar would find an empty home and claim adverse possession. something that can be done within the la law. except that in california it requires 5 years of continuous use. and the person taking possession must pay the local property taxes. walnut creek police say salazar changed the locks and put the homes on the rental market. >> i have heard of fraud like this before. this was the first one that i'm aware of that our department has been involved in. >>reporter: salazar took possession of the home on behalf of a southern california organization called the national alliance of homeowner for justice. they claim to be a counseling service. >> we do not know at this stage whether or not that company in southern california

john mccormick said this "fresh off his big win in florida, mitt romney made the most stunningly stupid remark of his campaign." one guy romney did get some backup from was his romance competitor ron paul. >> not too long ago he was taken out of context that he liked to fire people which is completely out of context. i don't think he would come in here and say, you know what? i don't care about the poor people. >> international democrats seem to be enjoying this, too. white house press secretary jay carney weighed in from the podium. >> middle class americans, lower income americans and poor americans were hit hard by the recession. and that's why he's been focused very aggressively on doing everything he can to grow the economy and create jobs. >> and not exactly coincidentally as romney campaigns in nevada where the unemployment rate has gone from a 5.5% when republicans lost caucused there to 13% today. and the construction industry has collapsed. the president had his latest pointed remark at a housing event that seemed to be shot at romney. >> it is wrong for anybody to suggest tha

members from the illinois delegation, which priest was a part of, including congressman ruth ann mccormick, had come and told him they feared that southerners who were sworn in might object to is seating. and so what he opted for is what persists to this date in our practice of dumping day which is to spur and the whole on mass. when he the staff were discriminated against in the then segregated house restaurant he came to the house floor and give this "as part of a speech, if we allow segregation and denial of constitutional rights of the dome of the capitol where in god's name will we get them. he shamed thousand degree in special investigatory committee, but the majority of its members proceeded to the number of racial conservatives and is living right across the surface. a primary sample of the session in the 1960's was the house rules committee which, as you know, stretches bills and pulses them on to the floor for consideration. it was chaired by an art segregationist, judge harris but the viejo, and this hugely influential panel routine the watered-down a long parade of civil rights