at-large councilman michael brown and jim graham calling for a criminal investigation into what theyall a brazen abuse of authority. they say they have uncovered serious evidence of housing employees enriching themselves in the sale and renovation of favored contractors. the members specifically cite $4 million. >> we turn now to decision 2012. less than two days to go before the florida primary and mitt romney is widening his lead. gingrich is trailing romney by 15 points. gingrich was on the defensive today. he called romney a liberal and tried to connect himself to ronald reagan. >> i am the legitimate air of the reagan movement. >> they have listened to the speaker and the other candidates and said you know what? midst is the guy we're going support. >> romney has gone back to criticizing obama calling him detached from reality. >> still ahead, a history making coffee shop closing its doors in dc. oi will also tell you about the cruise ship disaster. and that color -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it

segun el concejal michael brown, debe llenarse un vacio que podria perjudicar al distrito cinco.en esta brecha hasta que haya un representante del distrito cinco, así como asegurarnos de que el desarrollo económico no colapse, queremos que se contrate a quienes deben llevar adelante los proyectos existentes. queremos representarlos apropiadamente. lo ocurrido con harry thomas jr, deja a los vecinos con un sentimiento de desconfianza en la clsae politica.. muchos de los ciudadanos creíamos cuando el estaba diciendo que era inocente y de que iba a pelear los cargos y hasta el ultimo minuto venir a decir que era culpable , entonces ha habido mucha traición entonces eso si causa un poco de desconfianza en el sistema el proceso electoral en el que se elegira al reemplazante de harry thomas jr. culminara el 15 de mayo, entretanto, los concejales aseguraron a los vecinos, que no se interrumpiran los servicios debido a la ausencia de un concejal que los represente. organizaciones comunitariasde v para evitar que se aprueben propuestas contra los inmigrantes... detalles al regresar... y m

that millions given to a youth outreach group to develop housing for at riss mis councilmember michael browns us from the wilson building good morning councilmember brown good to see you. >>> thanks tony how are you. >> good i want to start with this we will talk about dc state hood but saturday you put out a press release talking about this now your fellow consul member, jim graham wants an investigation as well what is alleged here? what went on between the district department of housing and community development and specifically,. >>> that is one of the reasons during our oversight tony a year ago we started asking questions about these trans actions as i am sure you know, the housing and development committee, what we discovered there were irregularities related to some trans actions and the irregularities raised to such a level we thought it was important enough to refer to the attorney general and inspector general as we go through the process of the investigation all the facts will come out and rumour and innuendo are out now that is why it will get referred and then we can see what h

michael brown and jim graham say they've uncovered a brazen abuse of authority. they leave housing agency employees are making deals concerning the sale and renovation of city properties that favored certain contractors. the council members specifically cite $4 million given to peaceholics, an anti-gang organization with little housing experience. graham and brown want the d.c. inspector general and attorney general to launch probes. >>> today a coalition of church and elected leaders will be in annapolis to rally against maryland's same-sex marriage bill. the group says it's rejecting an attempt to redefine marriage. governor o'malley proposed an exemption to the legislation that would allow churches to refuse to perform same-sex marriage ceremonies. instead, same-sex marriages would be civil ceremonies. rally organizers say the group supports maryland's current definition of marriage which is between one man and one woman. >>> a new poll shows governor o'malley may have challenges pushing his legislative agenda. marylanders gave him a 55% overall approval ratin

. >> council chair kwame brown, council members michael brown and david kitania attended the announcement. they're expected to be a part of the city's delegation as well. >> president obama will make a rare appearance at the pentagon. he'll join defense officials in outlining a strategy for a leaner u.s. military. the proposal is expected to include plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power. >>> president obama spent his wednesday making a campaign stop in ohio. while, therehe announced the appointment of cordray to lead the consumer protection bureau. >> the financial firms have armies of lobbyists in washington looking out for their interests. you need somebody looking out for your interests and fighting for you and that's richard cordray. his job will be to protect families like yours from the abuses of the financial industry. >> cordray was first appointed to the position last summer but that sparked a long battle with republicans who said the new office had too much power and no oversight. the nomination was blocked by the g.o.p. just last m

michael brown is the son who saw his father in the driveway the moment before he died. >> because i knowwatching and i know he can hear me. and i love you, dad. >> do you swear or affirm -- >> on january 1st, 2001, thomas brown, no relation to derwin, was sworn in as interim sheriff. and prosecutors began to interview hundreds of people. >> anyone who was going to be affected by the new administration now needs to be interviewed and accounted for for their activities that evening. >> two grand juries were impanelled. one who investigated the charges of corruption in the former sheriff's office. the other, the murder of derwin brown. >> i can't speak to what's going on in the prosecutor's head or primarily what his motives are. my statement to you is that i am not guilty of any form of corruption and i had absolutely nothing to do with the murder of derwin brown. >> nine months after brown's death, the case was at a standstill. >> the investigation was dead in the water. we knew we needed inside information. >> then came the big break. on september 12th, 2001, a man named patrick cuffy wa

today, mayor vincent gray, kwame brown, michael brown and david catania will hold a news conference to detail their upcoming trip to new hampshire. it is part of a new effort in which advocates will be asking stat legislatures to pass a resolution supporting the cause. >>> prince george's county police are searching for a missing man. he is 76-year-old john holiday hawk ipse. he was last seen yesterday evening driving from his home in temple hills. he was driving a 2005 green chrysler 300 with a maryland tag of a 056455. hawkins suffers from diabetes and dementia and is in need of medication. >>> the search is on for the bandage bandit. there you go. details of his alleged crime. plus, tensions are growing between the u.s. and iran. we'll hear the latest verbal threats coming up.  >>> ate robbery in montgomery village but it wasn't cash that the criminal was after. police say the robber, who held up a cvs on montgomery village avenue wanted drugs. they say this is the suspect right there. his actual is in a sling and a bandage around his head. police say on christmas eve,

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michael brown and jim graham say they've uncovered evidence of employees at the housing agency enriching themselves in what they call a brazen abuse of authority. they say it has to do with the sale and renovation of city properties which favor contractors. the councilmen specifically cite $4 million given to peaceaholics. that's an anti-gang organization that has little housing experience. graham and brown want the inspector general and attorney general to launch probes. >>> we turn to decision 2012 tonight. there are just two days before the florida primary. a new poll shows mitt romney widening his lead. newt gingrich, though, insists that no matter what happens on tuesday he's in it for the long haul. brian mooar is following the race. >> reporter: newt gingrich is trailing mitt romney in florida but says he can still seize the gop nomination. >> we have no evidence yet that romney anywhere is coming close to getting a majority. and i think when you take all of the non-romney votes it's very likely that at the convention there will be a non-romney majority and maybe a very spushl one

council members michael brown and another plan to testify before the interstate lawmakers. >>> it is >> still ahead, police made a huge break in dozens of suspicious car fires in the los angeles area. learns whorn who has been arrested. >> and super bowl and eds are setting records. >> traffic and weather eve >>> at jordan's pains' paradise poll fitness, for men and women. >> good morning, washington. >>> 5:38 on this tuesday morning. we have a piece no few snow flurries again today. most of them on the western facing slopes. garrett county and children don't have school today. in northern frederick county virginia and even winchester, areas of light snow. not amounting to anything. in southern washington county along the potomac, a few snow flurries. frederick could get a few snowflakes early this morning. 24 degrees in rockville and fairfax. 23 in inwood this morning. it feels like the teens across much of our viewing area. that will be the case into the afternoon. highs near freezing for the afternoon. when you factor in the gusty wind, it will feel like the teen's even this after

councilman, michael brown, wants the city to take a chance on internet gambling. today, brown said opening up online gaming could raise $15 million or even more for the district. >> the question is, how to implement it and make sure it's implemented properly. what we wanted to do was make sure we had as much public input as possible. we went to every ward in the city and had community meetings related to igameing. what it means, how it's going to be implemented and frankly, there wasn't a large outcry opposed to it. >> brown says the d.c. regulated version is different from the professional gambling because of the weekly limits. >> a victory for now for the massive campaign against the internet piracy act. postponed the legislation known as the protect ip act and stop online piracy act. some of the most popular websited withdraw their support after the protest. the bills would give the justice authority. >> speaking of the web, one of the biggest file sharing sites has been shut down. federal prosecutors in virginia charged its founder with violating piracy laws.

michael brown was one of the bidder in the game until the very end.e wanted the weapons for a gangster museum. >> we wanted to acquire this one t didn't work out. the way things go. >> reporter: one online bidder ended up buying both guns. >> it never surprises me. it is hard to put a value on something like this. at the end of the day, we like to say it is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. >> reporter: on this day, the price for both guns $210,000. the fascination continues. >> they were ruthless. they were just ruthless and believed they were above any kind of control or law so they did whatever they wanted to do. so i think people are fascinated by the fact that they just lived outside of any social norms that we would even think of and especially in that day and time. >> reporter: making them worth a big chunk of change today. kill burns, fox news. >> pretty fascinating. >>> we want to tell you that the winchester school is keeping you updated on the weather conditions. winchester school is on a two- hour delay as well. for more informa

today, vincent gray, kwame brown, michael brown and david cat ran i can't will hold a news conferencethey will make a trip to new hampshire where they will make the case that the district should become the nation's 51st state. en make sure you stay with fox 5 morning news. congresswoman eleanor holmes norton will join us live with her hopes for the district in 2012. that is coming up in our 8:00 hour. >>> other topper toies, a man on drugs goes on a rampage at a local hospital. list say the man, marlin summerville, stabbed a visitor with scissors and threatened others. he admitted to be on pcp. officers had to tase him four times and deploy a police dog to get him under control. police in manassas had previously arrested him for breaking and entering a home on new year's eve. >>> fairfax county police have identified the man whose body was found in the water near bell haven marina. they say it is 23-year-old mohammed raymond of alexandria. investigators tell us so far there is nothing to indicate foul play. they are waiting for the medical examiner to determine the cause of death. >>>

today, mayor vincent gray, kwame brown and michael brown and david catania will hold a news conference to detail their upcoming trip to new hampshire where they will make the case that the district should become the 51st state. they will be asking state legislatures to pass resolutions supporting their cause. new hampshire lawmakers introduced such a resolution last year. >>> frightening moments during an attack at a local hospital. >>> a murder mystery in the uk. the body of a woman found at the estate where the royal family celebrated the new year. we'll have more on that after the break. >>> the dow up about 1.5%, 108 points on the day. nasdaq up 43. the trend continued overseas. l an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done mom! less drama, more fun!

. >> council chair kwame brown and members michael brown and david catania were among the other local leaders attending today's announcement. >>> health anyone inspectors are expected back oocyst occupy camp thursday. the washington examer says health inspectors visited the occupy kitchen yesterday and found pratts. mayor gray ordered in -- found rats. mayor gray ordered inspections at both of the sites. >>> in the medical world tonight it appears the battle against some cancers is being won bit by bit by bit. the american cancer society's annual report shows disease rates and deaths are down again this year. better treatment and screening have saved more than a million lives in the last two decades, but there are still some cancers on the rise. 68-year-old enrique lencheske knew something was wrong. he felt pain every time he ate. >> it radiated through the back and then my shoulder. reporter: a c.a.t. scan revealed pancreatic cancer, one of several diseases still to the rise according to a new report from the american cancer society. >> we're seeing a rise in cancers of the thyroid,

council members michael brown and jim graham are saying that they've uncovered evidence of corruption by the district's housing agency. they believe housing agency employees are making deals concerning the sale and renovation of city properties that favor certain contractors. the council members specifically cite $4 million given to peacea-holics, an anti-gang housing organization with little or sno no experience. they want the inspector general and attorney general to launch probes into this. >>> right now petco is discussing a potential rate hike in the district. news4's tracee wilkins has more on this electrifying debate. >> reporter: customers are protesting not only outside of the pepco hearing but also inside of the hearing as well. they are saying that there is no way that pepco should be allowed to raise its rates. pepco customers packed the hearing room in protest and interrupted with demonstrations as pepco executives prepare to defend their request for a rate increase to the d.c. public service commission. pepco's evidence was stacked in boxes and organized in notebooks pil

. >> michael brown the chief sponsor of online gambling, council member marion barry and lottery officialseverything was done legally. >> in the opposition side you can't make things up. >> ward 6 council member wants to start all over. >> if this is such a good idea, if we have such confidence to do this, if it's going to sweep the nation, why truncat echl the process? >> jack evans wore thad the online law surprised too many people. >> and i have to say there is no way when this council voted on december, 2009 on the lottery contract we would have known we were voting on internet gambling. >> with the contentious hearing left in doubt when and even if online gambling willing be added to city lottery games. tom sherwood, news 4 washington. >> there was sharp criticism as to how online gambling has been handled and he called on the officials responsible to resign and is threatening to file a lawsuit against the city if online gambling isn't done properly. >>> a new study is putting pressure on schools in the district's poorest neighborhoods to improve or face closure. that study was commis

michael brown and jim graham say they've uncovered evidence of what they call a brazen abuse of authorityieve housing agency employees are making deals concerning the sale and renovation of city properties that favored certain contractors. the council members specifically cite $4 million given to peaceholics, an anti-gang organization with little housing experience. graham and brown want the d.c. inspector general and the attorney general to launch probes. >>> virginians who lost their jobs due to last year's east coast earthquake have just one more week to file for assistance. the aid is intended to help those not covered by state unemployment insurance programs. those in the city of fredericksburg are eligible, along with culpeper, guchland, and spotsylvania counties. applications can be filed with the virginia employment commission offices. the 5.8 quake rocked the region last august. >>> today, interior secretary ken salazar will help make the national mall brighter. he'll flip the switch at 5:30 tonight for the new l.e.d. lights along the mall. officials say the system from 3rd to 15

councilman jim graham and michael brown say they've uncovered serious evidence of housing employees enrichingelves in the sale and renovation of city properties which favored contractors. the council members specifically cite $4 million given to peaceaholics an anti-gang organization with little housing experience. graham and brown are asking the d.c. inspector general and attorney general to launch potential criminal probes of the alleged abuse. >> today we are releasing the draft report of the committee on human services on how a very good project, you know, supportive housing for at risk youth, became simply a way for people to make a buck and a lot of bucks off the d.c. government. >> councilman graham says there are about $2 million that can't be accounted for. >>> a fairfax county lawmaker protesting efforts to make women get an ultra sound before having an abortion. her attempts to stifle the bill have failed. senator janet howell of reston proposed an amendment to the abortion legislation and she says if women are required to get an ultra sound, then should be required to undergo erec

councilman michael brown and jim graham say tonight they've uncovered evidence of corruption by the district'sgency. they believe housing agency employees are making deals concerning the sale and renovation of city properties that favored certain contractors. the councilmen specifically cite $4 million given to peace-a-holics an anti-gang group with little housing experience. graham and brown want the d.c. inspector general and attorney general to launch probes. >> today we are releasing the draft report of the committee on human services on how a very good project, you know, supportive housing for at risk youth, became just simply a way for people to make a buck. and a lot of bucks off the d.c. government. >> councilman graham says there is about $2 million that can't be accounted for. >>> still to come today, a silver spring man arrested for the murder of his wife. coming up what police say he did after her death. >> and pepco customers sounding off as officials discuss a possible rate hike. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. we've warned you about cashing bogus checks you get in the mail but what if the

michael brown and jim graham believe house agency employees are making deals concerning the sale andistrict properties that favored certain contractors. the council members specifically cite $4 million given to peaceholics. that's an anti-gang organization with little housing experience. graham and brown with the d.c. inspector general and attorney general, they want them to launch probes. >>> the food and drug administration is being sued for allegedly spying on its own workers. according to the "washington post," a group of scientists and doctors says the fda secretly monitored personal emails after warning congress the agency was approving medical devices that could harm patients. the group says the fda spied on them for two years. the group says their constitutional rights have been violated because although they accept that their work communications are open to inspection, their private ones should not be. the fda says it does not comment on any litigation. >>> we're a little more than 24 hours from the start of voting in florida's primary. today, newt gingrich will get help cam

people were not thinking very much about domestic politics, thought a lot about nixon. >> brown: michael just said 1972, the first important iowa caucus. this wasn't around forever. >> it seems that way already. >> brown: what's your thought on the incumbent now and then? >> think of jimmy carter who experienced the highs and the lows of iowa. in many ways he's the man who defined the modern iowa caucuses coming out of no where with no money, no organization to speak of in 1976. to tap into the mood post watergate mood for change. but then four years later as an incumbent facing a very tough challenge in his own party from the left from ted kennedy. had approval ratings in the mid 30s. then along came the iranian hostage crisis which allowed carter to strike a statesman- like pose. he gained by staying out of the partisan fray. he came from behind and won convincingly. it really put him on the road to renomination in 1980. >> justify, you've... jeff, you've watched many of these things from iowa and we heard about the obama campaign team out there. what are you seeing now compared to in

there is only one or president of icy that is michael brown. he is the only person i see tried to make a stand and fight for the people. it o'clock in the morning in front of the dmv by himself. -- 8:00. guest: i agree with you we have to look very carefully with a certain amount of healthy skepticism at how those who are supposed to serve our public are doing their jobs. we have to be transparent. we have to be accountable. those words are used frequently, but i think the way thensure that we're getting performance we need from our legislators is to look at how vigorously they advocate for the principles that the founders represented. as you have said, as thomas jefferson himself did not live those principles as fully, and that is an understatement in the way in which african-americans were treated. we think of that acutely with rev. king's birthday obviously, but it is crucial that we create fairness. that we work steadily toward lifting burdens. toward being honest and fair and open up about the way we treat regulatory burdens, about the way

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karen brown, cbs news, new york. >>> michael jackson fans are suing the singer's doctor for emotional distress. the lawyer representing about 100 fans says it's similar to lose ago childhood friend. jackson's doctor, conrad murray was found guilty in november of involuntary manslaughter. each fan suing for emotional damage in france could legally win up to $13,000, but they are only asking for a symbolic one euro in damages. >>> shedding the pounds for the new year is possible, but keeping it off, another story. and researchers may know why. a study in mice shows eating high fat foods causes damage to an area of the brain that regulates weight as the brain tried to fix the problem, it caused scarring. there was also a loss of cells that play a critical role in fat control. researchers believe that could be a hard time keeping weight off. meteorologist is joining us now. it's been a lovely saturday so far. let's see how sunday is shaping up. >> another gorgeous weekend as we continue this dry and mild pattern. right on through the week. possibly next week as well. as high pressure prev

brown. the offense capitalized. smith with the quick pass to michael crab treatment he will break a tackle and win the sprint. 14-7 sanrancisco. they led 20-7 at the half. third quarter, the 49ers catch the. you can't just walk on the field. nobody saw him. there he goes for the fake field goal and the touchdown. david akers first career touchdown pass. they clinch the first round bye. >> the only thing they wanted to make sure -- >> yeah, i can't quantify it for you. we needed it, we needed it really bad, we needed it very bad. you plug in whatever you want, okay. how do i quantify that? "did you need it really bad?" we wanted to win. it was the next game, we wanted to win it, and we did that. >> okay before, kickoff the raiders knew their road to the playoff was through the afc west after the wildcard portion was eliminated in the morning. so the formula became simple. beat the chargers and hope denver loses to kansas city. the biggest game for hugh jackson and the raiders in nearly 10 years. carson palm tore darrius heyward-bey. 7-0 raiders. dhb nine receptions, 130 yards. phillip. game tied at 7. over 100 yards fo

i do recall there was a series of e-mails after hours -- the brown act limits conversations at board meetings, as you know. i think michael will confirm this conversation -- we have a very small budget, $400,000 to coordinate community meetings. if lyric wanted to take the lead on that, we are happy to join them. supervisor wiener: thank you. i do have some closing remarks but i am happy to defer to my colleagues, whatever the chair what it prefer. supervisor mar: i was wondering if i could ask the first amendment question. the aclu has given us several memos and some have been directed to me as the chair of the land use committee. one came in yesterday at one of the issues was the potential of first amendment violations of free-speech rights. one broad areas of equal protection and legislation being neutral on its face, perhaps starting a group of people who are extremely vulnerable and who use for wheeled or larger shopping carts. i wonder if mr. adams could comment on this. i think the language from a letter from a staff attorney of the aclu says we are troubled by the equal protection considerations. numerous prohibit

it came up in the democratic primary with michael dukakis as he was being challenged in that primary. what we have been hearing from the brown end deluge campaigns -- the have any -- from the romney and the gingrich campaigns -- the you have any reservations about what will be brought up in default? i will -- the fall. >> i would rather our candidates not attack each other. what pains me the most about these attacks that have gone both ways are attacks on the free market system, how someone are as their income and how they are successful. president obama and his reelection committee will use that against us. he will have dug it up and come up with some kind of spin on it. most importantly, we need to make a compelling case for the free market. we need to go out and talk to people who are middle-class and below middle-class about how jobs at the free enterprise system will lead to them and their children out of their station in life. we know that the obama demonstration delays in government programs. they get a check every month or every week. they are there. people are stuck in what they believe is their lot in life. we need

brown. bit more enthusiasm. just read 'em a bit faster... he used to be black, and played with children. ben: michael jackson! yeah. "he used to be black and played with children"? what, like hoopla and...? fat gold guy. goldfinger. david dickinson. he's like a god. who is he? buddha. the divine inspiration for hundreds of millions of people-- "fat gold guy." he's a liar. tony blair. his nose gets big. tony blair. rock, paper, scissors. velociraptor! come on! ben, can you just please...? it's paper, it's rock, or it's scissors. that's it. three things in the repertoire-- rock, paper, scissors. ...paper, scissors. nuclear bomb! right. karen wins. no! please, both of you, stop. okay, shall we play something else? so, what's this game you want to play? it's called dinosaur-teddy-robot. dad: what do we do? mum: what are the rules? well... robot kills dinosaur, dinosaur kills teddy, and teddy kills robot, because the dinosaur can eat the teddy, the teddy can deactivate the robot, and the robot can laser the dinosaur. sounds so complicated. but it's good. good, mind. you hide them under the table, and then we say,

so joining us now to talk about this michael libby, co-founder of central iowa bloggers and members of the des moines central media club, deb brownlarry sealer, an iowa farmer and an undecided voter. we have clair selsy, president of the des moines social club. >> they look freezing. >> it is a little chilly there. so, larry, we'd like to tart with you. when you think of iowa you think of farms, not social media. how are you using the social media to assist you with farming? >> we've got into social media as just a way of communication so we can get on our computers or cell phones and get ahold of our consumers and share ideas and start a dialogue. >> do you talk politics? >> we talk politics a little bit. it's kind of hard to avoid politics. that kind of decides everything that we do. it's controlled by the government. we got a lot of regulation and have to keep up with it. >> deb, if we can talk to you for a minute here, you connect all the farmers and small businesses. how does that work and is this new to rural areas or have you done this in other areas, as well? >> no, it's not really new to rural areas. we've been talking t

brown. two more take-aways for the 49ers defense today. that has been the most impressive part of the team this season. and the offense capitalized. smith with the quick pass to michael crabtree. he breaks the tackle and wins the sprint down the sideline. 4-7 san francisco. they had a 20-7 lead at half- time. later in the third, 49ers catch the rams napping. nobody covered michael crabtree, so david akers throws his first career touchdown pass. san francisco would open up a lead, then they had to hang on to win and clinch a first round bye. >> we needed it really bad, very bad, you plug in whatever you want, okay. how do i -- however you want fie that. did you need it really bad? we wanted to win. it was the next game. we wanted to win it, and we did that. >> and so they do get the bye. before kickoff the raiders knew their road to the playoffs was through the afc west after the wildcard was eliminated. the formula became simple. beat the chargers and hope denver loses to kansas city. biggest game of the year. carson palm tore darrius heyward-bey for the touchdown. 7-0 raiders. dhb had nine receptions for 130 yards, just shy of 1,000 for the season. san diego answers

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congresswoman asking governor brown to replace the man leading the investigation into the san bruno explosion. jackie spear sent a letter arguing that the commission president michaeleevy cannot be objective. the cpuc was headed by peevy in 2010 when it was found by investigators to be partly responsible for the deadly pipe line rupture. eight people died and dozens of homes destroyed in that blast. >> pg&e has a new tool. the utility will demonstrate a gas leak detection device. it is more sensitive for detecting problems on thousands of miles of a transition line. they are testing two of them. >> the domestic violence charges against sheriff ross mirkarimi taking another step forward. a status hearing is set for this morning though work work is not expected to attend. we're learning more about the state's case. they want an expert in battered women's syndrome to testify that know, it's not uncommon to deny abuse. both mirkarimi and his wife have publicly dismissed the allegations. >> a couple of companies helping the president bring a new meaning to hanging out. scott mcgrew is here to explain. >> good morning. google calls it video and text chat system a hang-ou

michael bloomberg at 9:00 p.m. eastern. also, the inaugural address of mississippi's governor, phil bryant, and california gov. jerry brown. plus, other state leaders that you can see listed on your screen. starting tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. and tomorrow morning, a republican presidential debate with candidates nuking rich, mitt romney, rick santorum, and ron paul. it happens in tampa bay, florida. we will bring you the debate at 5 taye -- 5:10 a.m. eastern on c-span. an event called the conservative platform was hosted by representative alan west of florida. you can see all of this tonight after a u.s. house coverage, which starts in about 15 minutes from now at 6:30 p.m. eastern. here is part of the forum with congressman west. >> i concluded a long time ago that most black people do not think alike. they just vote alike. with the exception of the arena that we are in and most arenas, it is reality. in my church on sunday morning, if you come to my church and we give you the impression that we do not care about you visiting our church, you are probably not going to combat because of the% -- not going to c

brown, who gets a wider view of the caucuses. jeff. >> and for that, i am joined by presidential historian michael and richard morton smith, scholar and resident at george mason university, and with us from iowa tonight, jeff stein, vice chair of the board of trustees for the state historical society of iowa. jeff stein, i would love to start with you and pick up on something judy and guinn were talking about earlier which is this thing we call the caucus, it is still a mystery to many americans and people are in your state are par taking right now, give us a little snapshot, where did it come from? why do you do it that way? >> well, it is an outgrowth of an effort by the democratic party after the turmoil of the 1968 campaign to get more citizens involved, and so iowa decided as part of its delegate process to start at the most basic level, the precinct level, select delegates there, and move on to the county convention, a smaller move on to the district convention then the state convention and ultimately we get our delegation that goes and votes for a nominee. in order for all of those steps to fall into place, you nee neea certain

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so joining us now to talk about this michael libby, co-founder of central iowa bloggers and members of the des moines central media club, deb brownlarry sealer, an iowa farmer and an undecided voter. we have clair selsy, president of the des moines social club. >> they look freezing. >> it is a little chilly there. so, larry, we'd like to tart with you. when you think of iowa you think of farms, not social media. how are you using the social media to assist you with farming? >> we've got into social media as just a way of communication so we can get on our computers or cell phones and get ahold of our consumers and share ideas and start a dialogue. >> do you talk politics? >> we talk politics a little bit. it's kind of hard to avoid politics. that kind of decides everything that we do. it's controlled by the government. we got a lot of regulation and have to keep up with it. >> deb, if we can talk to you for a minute here, you connect all the farmers and small businesses. how does that work and is this new to rural areas or have you done this in other areas, as well? >> no, it's not really new to rural areas. we've been talking t

brown. i mean, that's was -- he was like amazing on the apollo. >> i threw it out at the apollo theater and they threw it back at me. >> michael jackson.. >> what? >> yeah, i got booed on out the game. ♪ >> i told you i was going to do it. the sand man did not come out. >> so he did it and helped

governor brown to replace the man charged with investigating pg&e for that deadly 2010 san bruno pipeline explosion. the palo alto weekly says that she challenged the commission president michael peavy's ability to be objective in this case. the cpuc was headed by peavy in 2010 when investigators found that agency partly at fault for the pipeline rupture. the explosion ultimately killing eight people and destroyed 38 homes. speaking of pg&e it has a new tool to try and prevent future disasters. later on this morning pg&e will demonstrate a gas leak detection system. it will be able to spot gas leaks within its thousands of miles of transmission and pipeline. pg&e has two of these devices in place, and is wrapping up tests to determine how they will perform. >> health care workers for one of the biggest hospitals are getting ready to stage a one-day strike. thousands of kaiser permanente employees are expected to walk off the job tomorrow, the fourth since negotiations began in 2010. workers are striking over proposed cuts to health and retirement benefits. the hospital will remain open during the strike. >> less than 24 hours and it's become a two-man race for the republican p

brown makes. >> this is absurd! this is absolutely absurd. >> reporter: crime victim advocates say they are frustrated with the medical board. she wonders why the board can suspend the medical license for michael jackson's doctor, but not dr. tan. >> they are supposed to be the watchdogs. >> reporter: so why didn't the medical board take tougher action against dr. tan? >> they felt that with some retraining and some help, he could again become a viable practicing doctor. >> reporter: so dr. tan is back at the prison where he must be closely monitored for the next three years while collecting a six-figure paycheck. >> that was sam shane reporting. now, sam asked dr. tan for an interview to tell his side of the story but he did not respond. >>> the ahead of the uc system says he will consider a bold student-backed plan to abolish tuition. a student group called fix uc presented the idea at today's regents meeting at uc- riverside. here's how it would work. under the plan, students would pay no up front tuition at all. instead, they would commit to paying back 5% of their annual salary for 20 years after they enter the workforce. they say it could triple revenue. >> 10 years down the line the uc