york and new england today. several inches top ground in massachusetts and rhode island already. by tend of the day, parts of maine, and new hampshire, should be buried under the snow. we're covering it all for you later on "good morning america." >> folks were talking about a mild winter. it's officially over. >>> more breaking news from the seychelles this morning. the crippled ship finally docked. >> more than 1,000 people have been trapped on that ship since monday when the generator fire occurred. no shower, toilets, lights. so far, the disembarking process is going well. >> reporter: they seem very, very organized. buses are waiting to take them to hotels. clearly, the priority is a hot shower and a hot meal. >> best shower they'll probably ever take. they're being greeted by sticky, humid conditions in the seychelles. temperatures there in the mid 90s. >>> students at the ohio school where a fatal shooting took place are planning a show of support this morning. they'll march from the town square to the sc

he launched a new newspaper, the sun on sunday.as either a bold move to save the business or perhaps something much more important to him. >> i was brought up by a father who was not rich but made it and was a great journalist. and, um, he, just before he died, uh, bought a little small paper, specifically in his will saying he'd given me the chance to do good. i would love to see my sons and daughters follow, if they're interested. >> bergman: his long-expressed hope for a family dynasty is now in peril. there is reportedly dissension among the siblings. his son james, who was the heir apparent, is in trouble. it goes back to the beginning, to that enormous £725,000 settlement with gordon taylor. james murdoch had approved the payment.now members of parliamed to know if he had previously lied to them about a cover-up. >> mr. murdoch, did you mislead this committee in your original testimony? >> no, i did not. >> so if you didn't, who did? >> as i've said to you, as i've written to you and i've said publicly, um... >> bergman: his

the number of new h.i.v. cases in baltimore is five times higher than cdc estimates for urban black women nationwide. doctors are calling baltimore a h.i.v. hotspot, along with five other cities along the east coast. henry has been living with h.i.v. since 1995. >> i had to make a decision to either live orders or die. >> reporter: now, she serves as a patiented a vucould at johns hopkins, most people fear their status. >> yeneed to encourage each other to get tested. >> reporter: that what a baltimore city task force is aiming to do. to cut the infections by 25%. >> everyone should be screened. in particular, we're trying to help those. >> reporter: health department is making screening easier than ever, with mobile clinics. >> we do outreach in the vans six nights a week. five night as week. we were work on the block and needle exchange. >> people are taking advantage. >> it is good to get tested. because people are walking around. just having sex with anybody. >> reporter: that tested could help the number

new video obtained by abc news raised more questions about the trayvon martin case.lance video shows george zimmerman right there being taken in for questioning the very night of the shooting. he does not appear injured, though, even though he claimed that martin punched him in the nose and also smashed his head into the ground. he did not go to the emergency room after leaving the sanford police station. >> very interesting video there. >>> well, there are new, horrifying details in the murder of a single mother in vermont. police say a married couple strangled the popular teacher, doused her in bleach and then dumped her body in a river. and what's worse, they say, is that the shocking crime took place in front of her 2-year-old son. wmur's melinda davenport reports. >> reporter: sharon tinder says her brother and sister-in-law, 30-year-old allen prue and 33-year-old patricia prue, are innocent. >> i think they are ridiculous. my brother would never do anything like this. and i mean, my sister-in-law wouldn't either. they don't have a mean bone in their body. >> re

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>>> there's breaking news on this wednesday morning. >> in mexico, new aftershocks overnight. startling the already shaken part of that country. >>> and in france, new developments as police rush to find a killer before he strikes again. >>> a big win for mitt romney in the critical state of illinois. so, what does it mean for rick santorum's hope of more delegates? >>> also, an emergency landing in alaska strands passengers there for two days. the travel nightmare we learned about overnight. >>> when you mess with nature, sometimes nature wins. one tree trimmer learned that lesson the hard way. >>> good wednesday morning, everyone. we're tracking a number of breaking stories right now, beginning with mexico. still shaking from that massive earthquake. there have been several, powerful aftershocks. one just hours ago. >> it is rattling nerves here no the border, too. the epicenter of the 7.4 quake was between oaxaca and acapulco. spring break destinations. thousands are americans are there right now, including malia obama, on a school trip. she is okay. >> the quake was felt h

recipients were chris wallace, david new house, and i watched news. -- eyewatch news. >> we are delighted and lucky tonight to have eric schmidt, the executive chairman of google. he is quick to talk about the future of mobile communications and the movement of information. this is the first in a series of talks we want to present at our awards dinners for leaders who live at the intersection of technology and media -- which is where we all live now and where we are going to live up for some time to come. eric is a member of the president of a council of advisers on science and the prime minister's advisory council in the united kingdom. he joined google in 2001. eric will speak for about 10 minutes and take questions for about five minutes. there will be some microphones down the center of the ballroom that way. please do not go to the center aisle until he has finished speaking. eric schmidt. [applause] >> thank you. this is a fantastic group i am glad everyone is here to support the foundation. i wanted to talk about what will happen in the next decade, in particular about how so many

good news, news, the pilot is okay and no one else was on board. fire crews are on the seen and we will continue to update you as we get new information. >>> new anti-smoking ads, one woman's story and how she hopes it will scare people into kicking the habit. >> move facebook is making next. (car horn) paying with your smartphone instead of cash... (phone rings) that's a step forward. with chase quickpay, you can send money directly to anyone's checking account. i guess he's a kicker... again, again! oh, no you don't! take a step forward and chase what matters. >>> the centers for disease control released a new service ad, one to get people to swear off cigarettes. >> she is a former smoker. her story is member to scare smokers into quitting and persuade nonsmokers to never pick up a cigarette. . >> one ad features three people with holes in their neck for breathing and others show the risk for stroke, heart attack and asthma. officials hope a dose of reality will prevent meanty of those illnesses. >> these are real people's lives. the real effect

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in a new video gone viral.ere viral is the word. it was viewed 30 million times yesterday alone, propelled by celebrity tweets and fans on facebook. especially teens and young adults. with more, he's cecelia vagilia. >> reporter: a viral video with an unusual mission. to bring down one of africa's most ruthless war lords. >> we're going to make joseph kony a house hold name. >> reporter: he's the leader of the army that has terror rised uganda. behind the movie, a group called invisible children. >> we want him captured and alive. >> reporter: the film urged view toers call, and tweet. the idea to create a celebrity army. the video posted on youtube on monday. on thuz, the oprah effect kicked in. she and other stars like justin bieber and ryan seacrest tweeted about it, the number of clicks skyrocketed. >> half hour of your life, just watch our video. >> reporter: at one point, 4% of all tweets were about kony's crimes. >> i'm aware of it. i've been briefed on it. >> reporter: this movie is not without critics.

there is breaking news now on fox news channel.ust gotten word from the scene of that dramatic standoff in france. we told you earlier that authorities on scene reported to us the assault is on on a place where an admitted terrorist believed to have ties to al qaeda. that they had an assault on after nearly 24 hours of surrounding this man saying they wanted to take him alive. then we heard explosions. seconds ago we heard explosions according to french officials on the record were intimidation tactic. that the the assault has not begun. they are still is surrounding this home where a man is ho is believed to have killed a rabbi and three children, reuters translating the french police. but here is what i'm saying this thing has not begun. very possible this man has not been stopped. standoff continues in toulouse. continuing breaking news coverage next. this is fox news channel. [ tom ] we invented the turbine business right here in schenectady. without the stuff that we make here, you wouldn't be able to walk in your house and fl

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>> on the panel this week, viter and fox news contributor, judy miller. jim pinkerton, contributing editor the american contract magazine and most of the alan combs radio show, alan gomes. i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. ♪ >> why extremists always focus on women remains a mystery to me. but they all seem to. itoesn't matter what country they're in or what religion they claim, they all want to control women. yes, it is hard to believe, but even here at home we have to stand up for women's rights and resecretary efforts to marginalize any one of us, because america needs to set an example for the entire world. >> that's one of the most powerful women in the world, secretary of state hillary clinton, speaking at the women of the world summit and continuing the left's call to arms over what that side has called the right's war on women. what about that, jim? the secretary stated getting into the act, adding her voice to those who suggest that president obama's contraception mandate is really a war on women. >> well, i think this vindicates the

they note if there's no 4g available the new ipad will run on the 3g. they demoed a new feature. voice dictation with your e-mail where you can speak in english, french, german or japanese and have that translated into an e-mail. tim cook, ceo of apple, says the category they defined, portable tablet category is now going to make that the pc is no longer the center of the universe but just a device. >> everyone's been wondering who will come out with a product that's more amazing than the ipad 2 with its big, beautiful 9.7 inch screen. super fast a5 chip. all-day battery life. elegant, thin and light design. everybody's been wondering this. well, stop wondering. we are. >> the new 4g versions, laura and marla, will be priced ranging from $629 to 8$829. preordering kickoff today. they go on sale a week from friday. reporting live outside the yerba buena center for the arts in san francisco, nbc bay area news. >> so many people anxious to get their hands on the latest ipad. scott watching the effect this is having on the markets. >> what we normally expect out of apple is that the

tim tebow. >> the new excited new york jets backup quarterback.ut the new york city media today. and he made it excitedly perfectly -- even excitedly painfully clear he is experiencing one excited emotion. >> i want to say exciting. >> i'm so excited about being a jet. so excited about meeting my teammates. and i'm very, very excited. i was really excited about that. all right. i'm excited. i was excited. that was exciting for me. i'm excited to be a jet. i'm excited to be here. i think the exciting thing. that would be exciting for me. i think it's just exciting. i'm excited about the opportunity. excited about working with me. i'm excited about working with him. i'm excited about that opportunity. i'm excited. i'm excited about the opportunity. i'm excited about my future. how exciting it is. i'm excited to be a jet. it excites me. i'm excited. and that was exciting. i'm just excited that i'm here. i'm excited about this opportunity. it would have been exciting. this is exciting. it's exciting for me. excited about that. i guess they are pretty

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steve handelsman, wbal tv 11 news. commitment 2012 update, another gop presidential candidate will make his way to maryland before in the primary. in annapolis tomorrow. he will meet with area business leaders on the campaign trail. maryland has been drawing more attention than usual in the race for the white house. mitt romney had visited recently in arbutus. >> if you live in northeast baltimore, you may hear some strange noises over the next few days. >> there will be a siren and and with an echo. >> the company that makes the pinks line be feller has a major announcement. >> freeze watches and warnings covering most of the state as th >> residents in northeast baltimore will hear blasting through bedrock. they are clearing the way for a new sewer line it. the work will take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., if you will hear a siren go off prior to the blast. we are told that the vibrations should not be felt by nearby homes. and also tonight, near the aberdeen proving ground, some may feel some vi

who new jobs numbers. dylan byers noticed fox news burying the news. the screen grabs, he did the same thing last month when again all the news websites were leading with front page headlines about the startlingly good jobs news from january but fox news put the job growths news off to the side in a teeny font above their story on why hollywood is a sex predators paradise. for folks whose professional identities are caught up in criticizing president obama on his handling of the economy, evidence the economy is getting better, that jobs are being created, well it may be good news but it's unwelcome good news. good news for country, bad news for anti-obama conservative politics. by this evening the folks at fox news found a solution they are no longer pretending the good jobs report doesn't exist. they are claiming it's secretly bad. see the headline. jobless stats disputed. as economy starts to recover. try as fox might to convince you otherwise, this really is good news for the country. the economy added 227,000 jobs last month. that is more than econ

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andrea fujii, eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> stay with eyewitness news for complete coverage of the inditement of the anne roundal county expert, john leopold. >>> oil giant bp has reached a new deal to settle lawsuits from 100,000 fisher men hit hard from the 2010 oil spill. they will payout 7 1/2 billion$. this is the largest class action settlements ever. two years ago the oil rig killed 11 workers and pumped crude into the water. it took three months to shut off the leak. >>> there is widespread damage this morning in the mid west and the south. a massive storm killed two dozen people and tornadoes wiped out communities. terrell brown has the latest for eyewitness news. >> reporter: the powerful storm picked up a school bus and slammed it into this house. homes and businesses across the small town are gone. blown apart by the storm. kids were evacuated from the high school 20 minutes after the roof is off. >> i'm thankful everyone in safe. >> and this neighborhood was flattened. leaving homes in pieces. >> just amazing. >> reporter: a strong of tornadoes ripped through the midwe

but it is new. >> this is very new. this whole experience is very new. it's been interesting.er gotten was from my family. i've been raised in the belief to be true to yourself. and not let things change you. this is incredible. if you listen to the good things or the bad things, you're going to start changing how you behave. i'm going to keep being me, no matter what. >> i love the kentucky roots. >> that's true. >> josh -- gary, where are you? not many people can say this. have you seen the pillowcase? >> yeah. >> now, i had the "star wars" sheets. but -- >> that's -- >> that's when you know you've made it. >> that's a lot. that's a lot. no one's ever going to sleep with me. >> i'm going to make somebody really happy. are you ready? are you ready? and nobody lost an eye. >> that was a good catch, by the way. ninja style, one hand. >> and very civilized, too. >> thank you very much for the pillow. i'm going to use this. >> i'm going to play a clip. we had jennifer lawrence here. >> she is fantastic. >> she was going on and on and on about you. and liam was here earlier in the

the news keeps coming tonight. shawn is in for brian on the news edge at 11:00. >>> the news edge begins in maryland, a prince george's county county family stunned at at ordinary -- at the verdict in a murder for hire plot. 17-year-old stacy keaton was pregnant when she was shot to death execution style near her home in 2005. today the jury found the accused triggerman not guilty on all charges am fox 5's karen gray houston has the story. fox 5's karen gray houston has the story. >> jarvis tyler was hired to kill stacy keaton. the man who hired tyler is awaiting sentencing, but tyler is going free. justice in the case has been a long time coming. outside the county courthouse in upper marlboro prosecutors tried to put their best face on an outcome they did not expect. >> today 's verdict was not what we hoped for, but we do respect the process. >> reporter: nearly seven years ago stacy seton found shot to death in a park near her home in bowie and died to a single gunshot to the back of her head. police arrested m

tim tebow, a new york jet. new york post, gangrene gets tebow. what do you think?> shannon is going to be pretty strong. >> shannon, let's hear you. >> i think this is something that had to be done. i commend john elway because change is very unpopular, especially when it's been successful. this young man came in for the broncos, 1-4, leads them to the afc west division title. wins a playoff game. but john elway felt, mr. bolen also had to sign off because this was a huge commitment, in order for them to win a championship moving forward, peyton manning at any chance could be their quarterback, he needed to be their quarterback. i understand. people, why won't they keep tebow to let him learn under payton manning? my grandfather used to tell us, as long as the lions and elephants are in town, so is the circus. they had to remove -- >> by the way, shannon will be here with shannonisms that you love. >> the circus is coming to new york. >> yes. >> more about this another day. thank you. >> thanks, guys. >>> a little bit more serious story now as we look at this, two

breaking news now.e newsroom of the situation that is happening in oakland at this moment. police are involved in a standoff with a man wearing a ski mask who maybe armed inside of a cvs store. you can see police is getting a shield or something. something else out of his car. that story is developing. we will be back with an update after this. >>> breaking news we are watching now. this comes to us out of east bay. interest is a man wearing a ski mask who maybe armed inside the cvs store. employees were not hurt. the store has not opened yet. there is stull a heavy police presence as what--still a heavy police presence. they are trying to find out where he is at this moment. we are at the scene gathering new information. we will have a live update in about 5 minutes. >>> new this morning police still did not know the identity of a man who opened fierp at the university of pittsburgh i will kg--killing one person. >> that suspect was shot and killed by police. he did not have an id on him. his fingeprin

jon lapook, cbs news, new york. >>> today former illinois governor rod blagojevich begins his 14-year prison sentence for corruption in office. blagojevich greeted supporters at his chicago home yesterday still insisting he did not break the law but accepting the verdict. >> the decision went against me. i'm responsible for the things i've said. i accept that decision as hard as it is and the law as it stands right now is that i have to go do what i have to go do and this is the hardest thing i've ever had to do. >> blagojevich will serve his time in a low-security federal prison in colorado where he won't have to change his hairstyle. >>> coming up after your local news on "cbs this morning," the latest on the race for the gop presidential nomination and award winning movie producer, harvey weinstein. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." weinstein. i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." [ male announcer ] this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups, it's back to more pain, back to mor

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we saw a new record of our bilateral trade.a experted $167.70 billion to china, up by 19%. that makes china and america each other's second-largest trading partner. the state of california placed a large role in this relationship with china. the state of california experted $10.50 million to china, an increase of 19%, making california the largest exporter to china among all 50 states in this country. last year, california and kelly -- china and california established an official sister relationship. since then, the contacts and exchanges between the state of california and the province of xuangzhou has been intensified. in particular, i would like to mention that san francisco made new contributions to the overall development of china-u.s. relations. last year, the state councilor and the chinese foreign minister, as well as dozens of chinese provincial players, visited this city. san francisco maintains frequent and many exchanges and full cooperation with your 30 year- old sister city, shanghai. and the newly established cit

live from the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, reporting for wbal-tv 11 news.with a b? >> right. >> i think i could have even guessed that. >> yeah, yeah, with a b. no-brainer. >> there you go. starbucks has a new way to perk you up in the morning, and it has nothing to do with coffee, i understand. >> yeah, energy drinks. starbucks is giving red bull a run for their money. they're out with new drinks for those that don't like the taste of coffee, but you still want the jolt. we'll have more details on that and also details of a nursing shortage. seems like that is over, at least for now. that's coming up. >> look forward to it. >> jolt is always good, no matter how you do it. >> yeah, we're ready. >> 5:22, 60 degrees on tv hill, 59 degrees. new statistics show the trend of marriage is moving away from the aisle. why more people are saying i don't. >> i'm going to leave that one alone. and don't forget your answer to our water cooler question of the day. do you think a year-long suspension for new orleans saints head coach sean payton is fair for having lied ab

we get highlights, now, from espn news. >> good morning. i'm don bell with your espn news update.nd we go to the nba. couple of big games in the eastern conference. bulls and magic. chicago, without derrick rose. first quarter, orlando, they have dwight howard. and that's working out pretty well. 18 points, 12 rebounds. magic up by three. later on, john lucas off the bench, sticks the three. i said, john lucas. one more time. he had 20 points. bulls lead 22-14. second quarter we go. they're up by six. carlos boozer had a good game. fading away. bulls up 30-22. in the third, boozer will not quit. 24 points, 13 rebounds. bulls up 59-46. fourth quarter, lucas finds joakim noah. jamming on glen davis. bulls win, 85-59. >>> to atlanta, we go. josh smith and the hawks taking on the celtics. third quarter, jeff teague down low and he goes. punching it home. fourth quarter, mickael pietrus off the inbounds. beats his man. celtics up by one. ray allen. balling. six of three there. he was not done. finished with 19 points, 4 of 6 from deep. celtics up 73-58. later on, teague, now, with wks.

in new market, maryland, john hanrahan, fox 5 news. >> rihanna slammed by big music names. are calling her out. plus, the idol contestants belting out billy goal. the good, bad, and ugly. but first, trouble for the pillsbury dough boy. >> the pillsbury dough boy isn't smiling now. general mills making less money because it is costing more money to make their products. general mills saying it has not seen inflation like this since mary lou redden was on its wheaties box around 0 years ago. and gas keeps jumping higher. helping drive it up, oil. the cost of a barrel rising over $1 on wednesday. surprising news of a drop in american oil supplies. meantime, the warmer winter is heating up the housing market. sales for existing homes seeing their first winter performance in five years. that is coming with a slight dip in sales last month. and starbucks is hoping to bring in more green with green mountain coffee. the coffee chain will start selling packs of joe for green mountain's new single brew machine. that's business. i'm neil.  [ male announcer ] the d

but the fbi in new jersey now says that because the new york police department is spying on the mosques and the muslim businesses, it's causing the fbi's miss i limb sources -- muslim sources now to dry up. listen. >> we're starting to see cooperation being pulled back. people are concerned that they're being followed, people are concerned that they can't trust law enforcement. >> reporter: the fbi goes on to attack new york city police commissioner ray kelly saying that he's going beyond new york city boundaries, sending his police officers where they should not be. kelly has built a thousand-member counterterrorism force that is considered to be the best in the country, and the nypd has aggressively defended the program saying the unit is seeking out those who want to attack new york city, pointing out that terrorist attacks like the '93 world trade center bombing and the 9/11 attacks actually were masterminded in new jersey. new jersey governor chris christie recently criticized the nypd for not sharing its information. listen. >> that's the real danger of this, that you can screw up

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first let's get to the news here at 30 rock in new york city. new protests broke out overnight in afghanistan as anger continues to build over the rogue u.s. army sniper alleged to have killed 16 afghan civilians early sunday in a door to door shooting spree about a mile from his military base. hundreds of students gathered today to call for the soldier's assassination. the massacre is reframing the debate inside the white house where some of the advisers reports are urging president obama to speed up the withdrawal of american forces from that country. today's "new york times" says one option under consideration would reduce the number of troops by an additional 20,000 or more by 2013. those talks have been underway to weeks, but given the new set back, some members of the administration feel the mission has reached the point of diminishing returns. no decision on troop levels have been made and both president obama and u.s. ambassador to afghanistan ryan crocker are stressing the importance of not giving up on the fight. >> what happened this

time for sports news. four big names on wednesday's european champions league quarterfinals. >> indeed. for the first time in the season's competition, barcelona fails to score. trying hard to break the deadlock, sanchez is denied a penalty after being fouled. munich against marseille. just before halftime. a second goal added in the 69th minute. the second night of both of those matches will be next tuesday. >> not an easy ride for him. >> it was a tough quarterfinal against tip air is vick. he made 34 unforced errors but he came out on top. he won 4-6, 6-3, 4uf6. he will face rafa nadal. who beat tsonga. nadal claimed a decisive third. he is chasing his first tournament win of the season and also it would be his first title in miami. >> thanks very much. now an elephant in need of refreshment escaped from a circus in ireland and went on the hunt for what looks like a cup of coffee. she appeared out a big shopping center. >> what do you do with an escaped elephant wondering in the city's center fingerprin

eyewitness news is downtown. now, monique griego is live with more on the festivities and top of the morning to you, monique griego. >> reporter: top of the morning to you, tim, but it is not your fault, i said it wrong, too. it does not look like lunch, but it is, i have to call you guys, out, too. you are not wearing a speck of green. >> not a bit. you will pinch us when you get here. >> reporter: yes. i will l. right, obviously, people are kicking off the holiday here. they arrived at 6:00 this morning. here is our resident irishman, dave, the bartender here. so, what is it like here today. an irish pub. >> it is irish pub. we have dancers at like 3:00. we have had rugby at 1:00. that's huge for us. a line out the door at 6:00 a.m. we're going to be partying all day. the weekend, a bigger party than normal. >> reporter: i was surprised. i thought there will not be customers here. obviously, i was really wrong. >> you were really wrong. every weekend, we show football. so we have a line outside of the door at 7

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necessary. >> reporter: at issue, whether a new event center should be built in front of a new club house, and the cost of that new center. >> this group has been -- they represent a minority of the people. >> reporter: she is the president of the homeowners association. >> we have silent majority and a vocal minority. >> 3500 people are a minority of 9200. >> reporter: protesters say the center will be too expensive, not necessary and could up their monthly dues. >> a lot of them don't understand what is going on and what the true costs will be. >> reporter: nonetheless -- >> can we do that loudly? yes. yes. yes. yes. yes. >> reporter: final decision in a few days. reporting live, consumer editor tom vacar, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> newt gingrich suffered a big defeat last night but he is vowing to stay in the race. today he was in illinois. he talked about the need for energy someplace and u.s. oil development. >> we have developed a new technology for drilling. which enables us to go down much deeper and to develop other kinds of rock formations that we couldn't tap in the past. >> he i

tina kraus, wjz eyewitness news. >> u.n.icials say more than 9,000 people have died in syria's year-long battle. >>> the lawyer for the u.s. soldier accused of killing 17 afghan civilians early this month, says his client centuries from tremendous depression and anxiety. the lawyer says the army staff sergeant robert bales experienced a traumatic incident during his second tour in iraq that triggered the condition. bales is accused of killing nine afghan children and eight adults as they slept. >>> more fallout from the hazing scandal at florida a&m marching band. two university professors have been placed on leave. the school's report says they were present during the hazing of band members. it also reveals the pledges were paddled at the home of one of these professors. this comes after the hazing death of drum major robert champion last november. >>> actress lindsay lohan's final probation hearing comes with a happy ending for her. the probation connected with her 2007 drunk driving case was lifted. the judge said lohan c

from abc news, this is abc "world news" with diane sawyer. >>> good monday to all of you. news is breaking about the soldier accused of that massacre in afghanistan. for the first time, we are hearing from his wife. late today she sent a message to the country and the world about her husband, saying, she is, quote, trying to make sense of something that makes no sense at all. tonight staff sergeant robert bales is in solitary confinement. his lawyer emerged from a meeting with him today reportedly saying, he has amnesia about the horrific attack. abc's neal neal karlinsky is on this story for us tonight. neal? >> reporter: sergeant bales attorney met with his attorney face to face for the first time today. he says it was extremely emotional. his client claims he has amnesia. even as that soldier's wife is now speaking out for the very first time. in his her first public statement, robert bales wife approximate writes, what has been reported is completely out of character from the man i know and admire. she's been forced to flee for protection on base. the pain inflicted in

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it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> tracing the threat. how police tracked a warning of a shooting rampage from an internet message board. >> to a student at the university of maryland college park leading to his arrest. >> hello, again. i'm jessica kartalija. >> and i'm don scott. >> the student who police say made threats at the shooting of the university of maryland remains hospitalized are you we are learning new information about the investigation this noon. >> reporter: the 19-year-old is getting a psychiatric evaluation after anonymous postings on the internet. alexander song, an honor student, placed threats of shooting rampage on campus anonymously online and they try to alert people on message boards with taking them seriously enough to report them leading to an arrest. >> he was very emotionally distraught to the point of shaking and crying. >> i actually found out from one of my good friends who saw the article firsthand and read it. >> he said that he immediately was scared. >> if you are joking, you better speak up, because y

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polka ♪ do the world news polka ♪ i said, now do ♪ the world ♪ news polka >> thank you.re, s.w.a.t. teams, and unpredictable danger at a psychiatric clinic. >> pittsburgh police say the man with two semi-automatic weapons who stormed the clinic was shot dead and he was not the only victim. it's friday march 9th. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> finally it's friday. >> yes. long week. >> well, i'm paula faris. the gunfire at a pittsburgh psychiatric hospital claimed the life of a gunman who stormed that place and at least one more person. as many as seven people were injured, including a police officer. this morning detectives are trying to sort out exactly what happened. >> another big hanl on this friday morning is this weekend's, believe it or not, one-year anniversary of japan's tsunami, earthquake, and then the nuclear disaster that followed all of that. we're going to take you back to japan this morning for the painful lessons learned at a school that was so hard hit in that tragedy. bill weir's going to have that report for us coming up. hard

terry mcsweeney, abc7 news. >>> 6:03. it is a decision that could dramatically change the political future of san francisco sheriff ross mirkarimi and it is expected today. the sheriff was sentenced on false imprisonment charges yesterday. now the mayor must decide whether to attempt to remove him from office. amy hollyfield is live at city hall with who are. >> reporter: good morning. mayor ed lee has all the power now. he could make the decision today to start the process to try and remove mirkarimi from office. the two men met yesterday in the mayor's office. which was a quick private meeting. no one is saying what was said. mirkarimi has said that he has no plans to step down. he says he's been in counseling for arrogance and anger issues. he's going to keep working to regain the public's trust. he was sentenced yesterday to three years probation for false imprisonment, a charge related to a domestic incident involving his wife and son. >> i'm going to devote myself to repair my relationship with my family, with the p

jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 11 news has obtained the list of guests at the sky boxes this past season. the guest typically included politicians, aides to the governor, and his family members. the season opener against the steelers had 15 o'malley guest s. legislators were also on the bulist. mike miller was not among them. the state budget is moving on to the house of delegates. the senate approved a spending package. middle-class families will pay anywhere from $40 to $65 a year more. the plan shifts the combined cost of teacher pensions and social security to local jurisdictions. differences between the senate and house plans will have to be worked out in conference committee. >> personal taxes are due one month from tomorrow. the irs is offering some relief. unemployment tax payers will have a six-month grace period. you must have been out of a job for 30 consecutive days to be eligible. if you qualify, you still have to file by april 17. >> it is in the best interests of the government to make things easier for taxpayers to pay their fair share. programs lik

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