he is the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba. >>> okay. you don't speak the language of showna that was a clip of one of william shake spears plays a festival in britain is celebrating the birthday with performance of his work in 37 languages. plays at london's globe theater will last for the next six weeks. >>> washington, d.c. prince harry is coming to town, a think tank is giving him an award for humanitarian word supporting the armed forces. he will receive the prestigeous award at the lantic council at the awards dinner may 7th and will accept it on behalf of his brother and the foundation. it's time to start the 5:00 news. >>> now "good morning maryland." . >> the general assembly could be one step closer to reconvening for a special session. new information on the goal to finish work on the budget. >> looks like winter than spring in some parts of the country. when the temperatures will warm back up. >> voters in ve

that's personal pricing. >>> the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway may be comingited states this summer. his attorney says h ebelieves his client will be extradited in the course of three months to face u.s. charges of extortion and wire fraud. a federal grand jury indicted van der sloot after he allegedly offered to lead natalee's mother to natalee holloway's remains. the information turned out to be false. and the whole say york uh no e, no good deed goes unpunished. listen to this one. a long island woman says she was fired after she donated a kidney that moch h especiallied save her boss' life, right sdebbie stevens said she donated a kidney to someone else so her boss would be higher up on the list. when they both came back to work, her bos became hostile to her. >> she had been treating me so badly for the months before. as soon as she came back to work after her recovery, she became demonic. what a story. we just thought, we never heard of anything like this. just hearing it on the surface, does it stand up in court? >> it's possible. you have an employer w

to face charges connected to the natalee holloway disappearance? ru is consider a request to extradite van deer loot. u.s. prosecutors say he tried to extort thousands of dollars from holloway's family in exchange for information for where her body was located. holloway went missing in 2005 while on a trip to aruba. >>> emotional testimony from singer jennifer hudson in the murder trial against her former brother-in-law. hudson broke down in tears when she took the stand monday testifying that she has known william balfour since middle school but never liked him and warned her sister not to marry him. balfour faces three counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of hudson's mother, brother and nephew four years ago. so sad when news broke of that. she is trying to be strong obviously. >>> bleak news about your financial future coming up, particularly your retirement. social security funds will run out faster than expected. >> are there some probably solutions in we'll explain what all this means for you? >>> still cloudy and cold out ther

he is the only suspect of natalee holloway.erving a 21 year sentence for murdering stephany flores ez. he faces extortion charges in alabama. he got money from holloway's mother. n hole hole disappeared while on a tri to aruba. the body was never found. his lawyers say they fear extradition because united states prison is very hard on inmates. what do you think should he be brought to united states. go to greta wire.com. most life insurance companies look at you and just see a policy. at aviva, we do things differently. we're bringing humanity back to life insurance. that's why only aviva rewards you with savings for getting a check-up. it's our wellness for life program, with online access to mayo clinic. see the difference at avivausa.com. (spoken in mandarin) i've still got hours of battery life. it's an ultrabook. you bring great shame upon this coffee hut. with a long-lasting ultrabook, everything else seems old fashioned. ultrabook. inspired by intel. >>. >> greta: was any secret service white white house involved in the

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. >> also interest online about the man accused in natalee holloway's disappearance. here is yahoo!'oo! users are following developments in the u.s. extortion and wire fraud case against joran van der sloot. the prime suspect in the teen natalie hollaway. the u.s. is in the process of trying to extradite van der sloot from peru. where he is serving time for the murder of another young woman. searches for natalee holloway and gruesome details of her death are up 800,000% this week. >>> immigration reform is generating a lot of search action this week as the supreme court heard arguments that would determine the fate of arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration law. lookups for illegal immigration are up 100% this week and queries about arizona's measure are off the charts. >> with graduation season quickly approaching, lots of students are turning to the web for advice how to pay for a college education. searches for private student loans are up 179%. and people are asking questions about loan forgiveness and also, if and when, to pay off their loans. >> more and more people are feelin

aaccused of trying to ex tort more than a million dollars from the mother of natalee holloway and theh would have been in exchange for information about her daughter's whereabouts. >>> listen to this. did an ohio mom's facebook punishment go too far? denise wanted her daughter to learn a lesson about posting nasty notes online. she created a profile picture showing ava with a red x across her mouth saying she was banned from using the social network while some question the cyber discipline and denise says parents need to get with modern times and her daughter respects that decision. >>> very emotional testimony from singer jennifer hudson on the first day of the trial of the man accused of killing her family. the singer herself taking the stand on monday to tell the court about greing up on chicago's hard south side and her love of family and fears that her sister would marry a man that prosecutors say then killed her mother, brother, and seven-year-old nephew back in 2008. katie is live in chicago with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, thomas. court is about to start once ag

. >>> the key suspect in the death of natalee holloway could come to the u.s. to face charges. joran van der sloot's attorney says he would not fight extradition. he is currently serving a 28-year prison sentence in peru for a woman he murdered back in 2010. >>> the number of illegal mexican immigrants living in the u.s. is dropping for the first time in decades. there were just over 6 million unauthorized mexicans here last year. that's down from a peak of nearly 7 million back in 2007. fewer attractive jobs, as well as stronger border enforcement are among the reasons for the big drop. >>> and two cuban actors, stars of the film about defecting to the u.s., may be doing just that. they were supposed to be in new york for the movie's premier. but they disappeared after landing in miami. they have a year to apply for asylum. >>> a week after basking in summer-like warmth, people in the northeast are breaking out the show shelves. a late. season nor'easter dumped up to a foot of snow. schools were closed. and 75,000 customers lost power. that storm triggered superhigh waves that

they want to try him on charges of extortion and wire fraud in the natalee holloway case. he is the prime suspect in the disappearance and. he is now serving time for murdering a girl in 2010. >>> something just exploded. >> a all right. an explosion led to the discovery of a smoking manhole. two emergency workers were hospitalized a fire captain and firefighter bent over to look inside when an electrical volt inplodded in their face. one of four explosions in all. the fire chief says responders did everything right when looking into the manhole. >>> chinese teen recovers this morning after falling through a sidewalk. if you wonder how this happened. a close look at your screen shows surveillance video. she is talk on the cell phone and as you see right there, a cabdriver who witnessed the whole thing ran into there and got into the hole and saved the girl. she was laying at the bottom of an 18-foot well. cabbie jumped into the pit to help the girl but both had to be pulled out to the surface by firefighters. they had to rescue them the driver and the teen are fine this mo

the man best known for the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway could be heading back to the u.s.ch the process to extradite him from peru to the u.s. has begun. his lawyer is he can stoked take up to three -- expected to take up to three months to complete. he is serving a 28 year prison sentence for a murder of a peruvian girl in 2010. >>> 4,000 people took part in a test run for london's olympic games including organizers and emergency services and transport operators. the three-day test run aims to mimic the games where 26 sports will take place across 14 venues. >>> in the wake of the kony video a hearing will be be held about the united states policy to counter the warlord resistance army which is run by a well-known war criminal. the kony2012 video is to stop the war tactics. >>> prince harry can't get enough of the united states. he will return next month. he is heading to washington, d.c. to accept the atlantic council 201 award for distinguished humanitarian leadership a tribute to his work on behalf of military veterans and their families. the prince is the

prosecutors want to try him for extortion in the disappearance of natalee holloway.n's family purity is now serving 28 years for killing a peruvian business student. >> a stand against plastic bags? >> and it is getting harder to save for your dream wedding. >> good morning. someone is putting off getting married because of the cost. studies say the people put off weddings' the most when the economy is lousy. sometimes waiting more than two years. the paper says -- are you looking for trouble deals? social sites will help you find promotions on everything from air fare to hotels. for examples, jetblue has had twitter exclusive deals since 2009. united has been awarded 50,000 miles for each 4 square or facebook check-in since december. and a trip to sea world is getting greener. the park is setting a precedent at eliminating plastic bags at to gift shops. part of the reason is doing this, it is taking a stand plastic bags and up and oceans and injuring wildlife. that is business news. i am linda bell, reporting for abc 7 news. >> thank you. it is 5:50 right now. >> we

you might remember the 24-year-old is suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway in aruba. he's wanted in alabama for extortion. holloway's mother sent him $25,000 in exchange for telling her where to find the remains of her daughter. neither holloway nor her remains have been found. right now, joran van der sloot is serving a 28-year sentence in peru for the murder of a young woman he met in a lima casino. >>> this morning the white house says none of its staff is involved in the ongoing prostitution scandal involving secret service and members of the u.s. military in colombia. secretary of defense leon panetta is in colombia as the investigation widens. right now the pentagon suspended the security clearances of 12 military members under investigation in that scandal, including a person who works in the white house communications agency under the military. the secret service has taken action against 12 of its employees. six of them have been let go. those under investigation are accused of bringing prostitutes back to their hotel rooms, where some had hard copies of the p

the united states wants to try him on extortion charges in connection to the disappearance of natalee hollowayr sloot is serving time in peru for the murder of a woman. the united states prosecutors say that he extorted $25,000 from the family promisingsing to lead them to her body. >>> the royal easter show in sydney, australia attracts thousands of people every single year. and the attraction of the show? a duck fashion show. that's right. i said ducks. ducks. dressed up in hats, dresses, bow ties you name it. look at that. this is basically put on by a 60-year-old man who put five ducks in about 90 different outfits. and he has been doing this for about 25 years every year. he is the hit of the easter show. >>> all right, well stay with us this morning because mitt romney makes a clean sweep in the latest round of primaries and it looks like one of his rivals is going to bow out of the race. we've got details on what newt gingrich has to say this morning coming up. and on his plans to stop his campaign. >> we're following breaking news this morning in the case of phylicia barnes. police hav

they want to try him for allegedly trying to ex tort money from natalee holloway's mother. he is the key suspect in her disappearance from raar rouibu . chaff vez take to go twitter to announce his late night return. i am on the plane now everybody is feeling happy because we are headed to our beloved venezuela. they send their greetings. long live venezuela. chavez has been there for the past two weeks for cancer treatment. >>> comes to an end with a big splash. they dressed up as their favorite characters heading downhill landing in a giant ice puddle. this event has become an annual tradition. >> there is a bikini of course. >> we asked you to brew on this. a woman was arrested after she picked up money that she found on the floor of a convenience store because police claim she saw who dropped the money. so we wanted to know what you would do if you found this money on the ground would you pocket it or would you return it? here are some of your responses so far. >> we have peter saying if i saw that person drop the money i would have to return it i hope someone would do

. >> plus main suspect in the disappearence of natalee holloway could be on his way to the united states to face criminal charges more on that. >>> as we head to break another cool start to the day, latest weather and traffic from tucker and julie coming up in a couple moments stay with us we will be right back  >>> van der sloot making headlines a peruvian court approved the first step of his extradition to the u.s. where he faces charges connected to the suspected murder of alabama teen, natalee holloway she disappeared during a class trip to aruba in 2005 van der sloot is accused of demanding $250,000 from her mother in exchange for information about the location of her daughters body. trial in the u.s. is slated for 2015, van der sloot is currently serving a 28 year sentence in peru for murdering a 21-year-old woman in 2010. >>> there are new developments in the trayvon martin case in florida the sanford city commission is rejecting the resignation of the city's police chief. bill lee stepped down as chief last month then announced it would be permanent in a vote

can try him on charges of extortion and wire fraud in the natalee holloway case. and jury in alabama indicted him after allegations he tried to extort $250,000 from holloway's mother beth. van der sloot offered to provide what turned out to be bogus information about the whereabouts of holloway's remains in exchange for that money. peruvian judges in january sentenced van der sloot to 28 years in prison for the 2010 murder of stephany flores, a murder he confessed to. he is also the prime suspect in the disappearance, as everyone knows, of american natalee holloway but was never charge inside that case after years of botched investigations in aruba where the teen was last seen with him. once the formal extradition request is submitted in peru and the courts handle van der sloot's inevitable appeal, it'll be just a few months before he's extradited and tried here in the states, and once he's sentenced, be returned to peru to finish serving his 28 years, then come back to the states to serve whatever sentence he gets here. he could be sentenced to 25 years in prison.

he is the mane suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway. he is serving 28 years in prison for killing stephanie flores in 2010. >> what a view. check this out. ♪ >> nasa putting together a time lapsed photography. the stunning images set to their own sound track. the soung walking in the air by howard blakes. the light displays and weather systems were taken by the international space station crew. >> that is certainly beautiful isn't it? >> hollywood could not have done any better. let's go to the big story of the day. social security is going to dry up even sooner than we expected. that is a finding of a brand new government report. kelly wright joins us live in washington. when is it supposed to dry up? >> to answer the question it will drive sooner than expected. the social security and medicare finances for the retirement program for being hit hard. that could result in president obama having a tough time with senior citizens. trustees with social security and medicare say the disability trust fund which helps 11 million americans will

. >>> van der sloot could soon face charges connected to the natalee holloway disappearence. peru is considering extraditing him to the u.s. he tried to extort thousands of dollars from holloway's family in exchange for information where her body was located. holloway went missing in 2005 on a trip to aruba, van der sloot is in peru serving a prison sentence for murdering a woman in 2010. >> to the trayvon martin shooting case police chief sanford florida submitted his resignation, chief lee said it would be effective as of midnight last night but city leaders rejected the resignation they blame outsiders for all the attention the case has drawn and want to wait for the independent investigation of the chief's handling of the case. >>> one time aid to former senator and presidential candidate john edwards will be back on the stand today in edward's criminal trial young claimed he helped edwards use nearly a million dollars in secret campaign con industry bruces to hide his pregnant --contributions to hate his pregnant mistress. young could be in legal trouble he recently talk

because he is also accused of extortion of beth holloway for information as to the whereabouts of natalee hollowayso you have a situation where the united states is seeking to give justice to this poor woman. >> bill: do you think it's worth it. >> i absolutely think it's a horrible idea. we're going to take him, extradite him from peru where he is facing 25 years in a high andy's harsh prison, bring him back to a relatively cushy u.s. froifn serve time on extortion and then they will figure out some way to leave him there and then when his sentence is up and he is 45 years old then bring him back to face the music. >> bill: they have a hearing on this in peru. i agree with you. >> it hurts me so much to hear you say that. >> bill: leave him there to rot. >> leave him there. is he exactly where he belongs. >> bill: geraldo rivera, everybody. >> is he a lying dog, anyway. >> bill: is he a lying dog. we needed that last comment. when we come right back, bad economic news today, obviously not good for the president. lou dobbs will run it down. the presidential campaign going to the dogs. mitt romney

to face charges connected to the natalee holloway disappearance. peru is considering a request to extradite him. he is in peru serving a prison sentence for murdering a woman back in 2010. >>> the police chief of the florida see where trayvon martin was shot and kill has submitted his resignation. as ainsley earhart reports, city leaders are telling him to stay put. >> reporter: the sanford city commission rejects the resignation of its police chief. bill lee temporarily stepped down in march. he wanted to let tension surrounding the trayvon martin case cool down. >> what did the chief do wrong? >> some at the meeting were holding signs supporting lee. >> if police chief lee is guilty of anything, he is guilty of a poor press conference. >> reporter: the majority of commissioners blame the uproar on outsiders. >> i feel the city was invaded by people who have their own personal aend a i do not feel the city is broken. >> police didn't initially charge george disciple are man would says he shot trayvon martin in self-defense. florida law gives peopl

. >>> the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway may be brought here to the u.s. to face extortion charges. joran van der sloot faces those charges in alabama. prosecutors there say he tried to bilk $250,000 from holloway's mother in exchange for information about what happened to her daughter. an attorney for van der sloot says they're evaluating the request to expedite the dutchman. he says he believes he'll be extradited in the next three months. he's serving a 28-year sentence in peru. >>> the head of the pentagon is weighing in on the secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. meanwhile, there are more agents involved now. nbc's mark potter has our report. >> reporter: as defense secretary leon panetta arrived in bogota for previously scheduled meetings with colombian officials, a senior u.s. defense official said the number of american military personnel being investigated in the prostitution scandal has risen to 12 and that security clearances have been pulled. >> my biggest concern is the issue of security. and what could possibly have been jeopardiz

. >>> could the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway, be extradited back to the u.s.? joran van der sloot is sentenced. but u.s. prosecutors want to put van der sloot on trial here for extortion and wire fraud charges. he's accused of demanding a quarter million dollars from holloway's mother, in exchange for information about the location of her daughter's body. but the information he gave, according to authorities, was false. >>> a pretrial hearing continues here in maryland for the army private accused of engineering the largest leak of government secrets in u.s. history. lawyers for private bradley manning are arguing the charges should be dismissed. he's accused of leaking thousands of classified war documents to the website wikileaks. his trial hasn't been scheduled. the hear suggest taking place at fort meade. >>> it went to three alarms. but a fire put others at risk. more information about the chemicals inside the burning building. >> reporter: firefighters knew early on that sunday night's three-alarm fire at the company involved potentially dangerous chemi

. >>> the main suspect in the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway may be extradited to the united states. joran van der sloot faces extortion charges in alabama. prosecutors say he tried to bilk $250,000 from holloway's mother in exchange for information about what happened to her daughter. an attorney for van der sloot says peru is evaluating a request to extradite the jailed dutchman. he says he believes he'll be extradited in the next three months. he is currently serving a 28-year sentence in peru for killing a woman he met in a casino there. >>> a simple stroll took a frightening turn for one teenage girl in china. take a look. the teenager was walking down a city street talking on a phone when she suddenly -- there she goes. falls through the pavement. this happened last month. a cab driver saw what happened, pulled over to help, climbed inside the hole. it was 20 feet deep. emergency views eventually were able to pull them both out. the girl visibly shaken alive and not terribly hurt. authorities say water erode the ground under the sidewalk causing it to become unstable. >

the united states wants joran van van der sloot to come to this country to face charges in the natalee holloway disappearance. van der sloot has long been a suspect in the holloway disappearance. she vanished in aruba back in 2005. prosecutors accuse him of trying to extort $25,000 from holloway's family in exchange for information on where her body was located. >>> the first witness in the trial of baseball great roger clemons is expected to testify in court today. yesterday, 12 jurors and four alternates were seated in the federal perjury trial. clemons is accused of lieuing to congress in 2008 when he testified he never took steroids or human growth hormones. the jury is made up of mostly women who apparently are not baseball fans. we'll see how he does. >> we'll continue for follow that one. >>> a group of children fearing for their lives all due to a vicious attack by dogs. >> up nexts those kid were held at bay on top of cars. you can kind of see from this video. it was all caught on camera. they were not the only ones attacked. that is coming up next. >> a cloudy and cool start to your d

the 24-year-old is suspected in the disappearance of 18-year-old natalee holloway in aruba.e is wanted in alabama for extortion. holloway's mother sent him $25,000 in exchange for telling her where to find the remain of her daughter. neither holloway nor her remains have been found. right now joran van der sloot is serving a 28-year sentence in peru for the murder of a young woman he met in a lima casino. >>> the white house says none of its staff is involved in the ongoing prostitution scandal involving secret service members and members of the u.s. military in colombia. secretary of defense leon panetta in colombia for an update on the counterterrorism training as the investigation widens there. right now, the pentagon has suspended the security clearances of 12 military members who are under investigation in this scandal, including a person who works in the white house communications agency under the military. the secret service has taken action against 12 of its employees, six of them have been let go. >>> lawyers for the soldier accused of leaking classified military in

because he is also accused of extortion of beth holloway for information as to the whereabouts of natalee holloway you have a situation where the united states is seeking to give justice to this poor woman. >> bill: do you think it's worth it. >> i absolutely think it's a horrible idea. we're going to take him, extradite him from peru where he is facing 25 years in a high andy's harsh prison, bring him back to a relatively cushy u.s. froifn serve time on extortion and then they will figure out some way to leave him there and then when his sentence is up and he is 45 years old then bring him back to face the music. >> bill: they have a hearing on this in peru. i agree with you. >> it hurts me so much to hear you say that. >> bill: leave him there to rot. >> leave him there. is he exactly where he belongs. >> bill: geraldo rivera, everybody. >> is he a lying dog, anyway. >> bill: is he a lying dog. we needed that last comment. when we come right back, bad economic news today, obviously not good for the president. lou dobbs will run it down. the presidential campaign going to the dogs. mitt romney ha

on fraud and extortion charges in connection with the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway. >>> singernd actress jennifer hudson testified today in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother, and nephew. the defendant is the estranged husband of hudson's sister. >>> police in tucson arizona are saying they're following more than a hundred leads in the case of a missing 6-year-old girl. isabel mercedes cesil was last seen friday when she went to bed. police say they are investigating a broken screen in her bedroom. >>> and a soccer ball that washed up on a beach in alaska apparently drifted more than 3,000 miles from a city in japan hit by the earthquake and tsunami more than a year ago. the characters written on the ball have helped trace it to a teenager in japan who says he's sure it's his and it may soon be returned. >> thanks. coming up, the ridiculist and a bizarre controversy over mike & ike the candy. details ahead. ♪ you make me happy [ female announcer ] choose the same brand your mom trusted for you. children's tylenol, the #1 brand of pain and fever relief r

. >>> the man lightning suspected in the disappearance of natalee holloway could be coming to the u.s he's serving a 28- year prison sentence in per right for the killing of a woman there -- in peru for the killing of a woman there. he could be here in about three months. >>> well, wesley shermantine has drawn up a new map that he claims more human row maynes are located -- human remains are located. >> so he's thinking about things that happened 26 years ago, 27 years ago. he definitely knows there is a well here. >> and in that well, what is supposed to be there? >> 10 to 12 bodies. >> investigators in san joaquin county dug up a well and found three sets of remains. >>> happening right now, president obama is about to get off marine one there and board air force one on his way to north carolina. this is a live picture of joint based andrews in maryland. president obama is going to the ufer of chapel hill and while there he will deliver a speech calling on congress to prevent student loan rate rates from going up. and -- and later he will travel to boulder with the same message. the

on fraud and extortion charges in connection with the 2005 disappearance of natalee holloway. >>> singerfer hudson testified today in the trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother, and nephew. >>> police in tucson arizona are saying they're following more than a hundred leads in the case of a missing 6-year-old girl. isabel mercedes cesil was last seen friday when she went to bed. >>> and a soccer ball that washed up on a beach in alaska apparently drifted more than 3,000 miles from a city in japan hit by the earthquake and system more than a year ago. the characters written on the ball have helped trace it to a teenager in japan who says he's sure it's his and it may soon be returned. >> thanks. coming up, the ridiculist and a bizarre controversy over mike & ike the candy. details ahead. >>> time now for the ridiculist. we're adding a debate over mike & ike. who they are. why they're going their separate ways. what message they're sending. i'm talking about the candy. this candy. the name mike is scribbled out on the box. right there. it was like that when we bought it. it

he was the only suspect connected to the disappearance of the alabama teen, natalee holloway. find out why american investigators want him here in the states. >>> and we have time now for a final check on our forecast, here's tom kierein. tom? >> as we approach the noon hour, temperatures now are beginning to climb into the low 60s, we'll hold steady during the rest of the afternoon. then tomorrow some sun back, into the mid 60s and milder on thursday, might get some showers around. and then as we head into the weekend, a few more showers are possible on sunday. friday and saturday looking partly sunny with cooler temperatures, low to mid 60s. sunday cool as well with potential passing shower. highs only around 60. have a great afternoon. see you tomorrow morning. barbara? >> thank you, and that's "news4 midday" for today, we thank you for joining us. and invite you to tune in for more news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00. breaking news, we'll continue to stay on that and bring you the latest beginning at 4:00. and we will be here tomorrow morning, we continue wedding