i'm ninette sosa reporting from atlanta.ppers in minnesota's mall of america can expect to find securrty at every turn today.that's because the mall is stepping up measures... after almost a dozen fights broke out monday.at least 9 people were arrested... for throwing chairs and punching limit... to require that age anyone under the age of 16... must have an adult with them at all times. the phrase ..."it's all in the family" isn't always a good thi. thing.a family of thieves pull off a heist at a store in new mexiio... and it's all caught on tape.you can see a man and a group of young boys distract the staff at an audio store... while a mom and her daughters make off with a 650 dollar alarm system.but then.. a day later... it seems one of the crooks had a change offheart... and returned the stolen item. "went ver o the door, and an employee told me, 'i think he has got our alarm.""if they wouldn't have had kids with them, it wouldn't have been such a big deal." ssolen alarm... then split around the corner.police have an ide

i'm ninette sosa, reportingg the failuue to pass either consequences.if no spendingg bill is passed... hundreds of thousands of ederal workers could be furlougheddand if the payroll tax cut iss't 3 gg up y a thousand buckss &pstartiig next month... balttmore county will grant -3 health are benefits toosame sex ccuples... that aree legaaly married i other states.the meaaure was approvvd earlier this weee... followwng thh recommendation of county executtve kevin kamenetzz -3& 3 "you know this is 2012 and frankly we try and make decisiins for what we think &areethe right reaasnn and thiis really was just the ight thing o do." 3 the move comes after an arbbter ruled in favor of two county olice officers last previoosly denied benefits for the two wommn who were same-sexxspouses. the company known for its sexy - lingerie is linked ii a ew 3 bblooberg eportt that cotton used in some victoria'sssecret produccs is groon using child labor.the cotton in question comes frrm tte west african nation f burkknn faso.pprrnn - company... "limited rands"... & says he cotton issonly used in a small port

as ninette sosa reports, that's noo easy. "let's go, hokies!"fourr pears... two shootings.that's what students at virginia tech are trying to bounce back from ....after a campus police officer was shot and killed yeeterday."in shock, this happened again. what else ccn you say?"a late night vigil waa held in honoo of 39-year-old officer deriek crousehh had been with the campus police department ffr routine trrfficcstop hen witnesses say a guuman walked right up to his car and shot him."thh police pulled up and they opened his car door and wwen they opened it he just fell out to the ground."--nats offpolice siren--the school was on lockkown foo four hours killer.that lockdown was liftte after a second body was found.police won't say for sure if it's the suspect.bbt a video camera from inside crouse's police car shows a mmn matchiig the description of the one found dead.in 2007, a shooting rampage at the school left 33 dead, including the shooter.the schoollwas criticczed then for beinn sllw tt alert students.but not this time."i got aaout five text messages in

and ttese three band membees face criminnl charges in the case.i'm ninette sosa, repprtiig. 3 both hunter and champion &attended southwest dekalb high has announced it's suspending all oo its high school marching band activities to look iitt ppssible hazinn iicidenns. 3 mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and swimable. 3 itts part of the healthy haabor initiative... aimed att future for baltimorr's neighbbrhooos, streams and 3 these... outline he plan to - help rrduce the citt's probbees. mong the harbor's biggest problems... are trash, sewage leaks and ssormwater runoff.the mayor says is up to you... to elp bbrng more vitality to the city. -3 3&p"everyonn can keep their yard, oo heir ront or their yard & clean, everrone cannmake a harbor" 3 the coalition hopes the citt's waterfront will eemore fishable and swimabll by the &pyear 2020. the healthy harbor - iiitiative is a partnerrhhi bbtween the mayor... -3 waterfront partnersshi board chaiiman michael haakin... and students from the living - classroom foundation. 3 a d-c woman is slapped with a fine... for not recyccing shredded newspaper.onl

as ninette sosa explains... while mitt romney fights to hold onto his lead and carry hampshire...r formerly more obscure candidate finds himself taking fire on all sides. 3 enter a man with growing support...and growing pressure. a poll this week puts texas congressman ron paul in second place in the fight to win tuesday's republican iowa presidential caucuses.ttursday he continued to push his message of a government with limited purse strings.i'm a strong advocate..and i believe we have to do it as soon as possible...to have a full audit of the federal reserve system. other republicans have ssepped up their attacks that paul's positions make him unelectable.ron paul is not getting the nomination. i can't buy the isolationist viiws. i can't buy somebody who's not going to be engaged with the world.rick santorum -- who has surged from the place in a recent iowa survey - said he'd need to have some antacids ready before voting for paul.another troubling with his name in the 1980s and 1990s that contained some racially incendiary writings. paul has disavowed the papers. finally the c

i'm ninette sosa reporting from atlanta. the hunt is on in massachusetts...or a robberr suspect who threatened a store clerk... with a syringe. syringe.to make matters worse... the suspect held the and claimed it was contaminated with aids.it's unclear whether or not the claims were true... but shoppers say the thought of it... is scary enough. "a needle, i mean, aids - i mean, how low can you be? that is just awful." the clerk was not harmed. police are offering a 750- dollar reward for any information that will lead to an arrest. the phrase ..."it's all in the family" isn't always a good thi. thing.a family of thieves pull off a heist at a store in new mexico... and it's all caught on tape.you can see a man and a group of young boys distract the staff at an audio store... while a mother and her daughters makk off with a 650 dollar alarm system.but then.. a day later... it seems one of the crooks had a change of heart...and returns the stolen item. "went over to the door, and an employee told me, 'i think he's ot our alarm. i think he has ggt ouu alarm.""if

there's the vote needed to pass the payrool tax cut to ensure millions of you nexx year.bbt as ninette sosaorks. 3 for the third time this &pyear, congress is working on last-minute deel to avoid a partial government shuudown. the deaddine to get it done: miinight.democraaic sources last nighh onna spending bill to fund the government through surprising considering the tonn of congressional leaders hassshifttd frrm combative... "i'm tiree of hearing whattthe senate can't do. i think it's time to wait ann see what the senate caa do......to compromising..."i ttinkk everyone ust needs to step back and take a deep breath. i think there's an easy way to untangle all of this." ""e hope that we can coom up with something that would get us out of here at a reasonable time."" lawmakers haadbeen they're aiming to pass both the spending bill -- and an extension on a payrollltax cut pefore that happens.this congress cannoo ann ssould not have maae sure that that tax increase doesn't appen."a deal to extend the tax holiday would lso include an extension of unemployment benefits.and despite thh clock tic

i'm ninette sosa reporting from atlanta. coming up... holiday trash...ike you've never seen it before.what gets done to all that wrapping paper... after you recycle it. and the one thing... you probably never knew. ((joel live tease)) you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. rate. what the police commissioner thinks is behind baltimore's lower 3 -harbor 3 3 3 map fiber map 3 traffic cameras continue to nab drivers all across maryland.but a new study really there for safety.re - safety. joel d. smith is live downtown near one of the cameras now to explain. good morning joel d. good morning megan, this study looked at deals between municipalities and vendors of traffic cameras like these across the country... and it fouud in some cases, profits are a huge motivator for vendors based on the contracts with cities. they all agree the need for safety is there, but some say 3&pfamily and friends gather to say their final goodbyes to the young maa ... killed at towson town center last week. hundreds filled the march funeral home in east bal

forrmore peeple to come forward who may nottbe forthright..sandusky piil face a preliminary 3i'm ninette sosaandusky's attooney says he wasn'' able to post bail yesterday because he wasn't given enough time to ake the & arranggments.a grand jury report last month listed 400 chaages of rape and molestatton aaainst sandusky. these new charges add six new counts: four of invoountary 3 two of nlawful contact with a minor. 3 the formmr governor of illinois is aboou to spend a - long time behind barss weenesday a feddeal judge sentenced rod blagojevicc to 14 years in prison.he was 17 corruptionncharges in connection with trying to sell president barack obama's old senate eat. blagojevich has 3 on thheeve f its 20th anniversary... camden ards is & abouu to uudergo some rrnovations. renovations.maryland'ssboard of public worrs has approved 1- &ppoint-8 million dollars in renovations to the outfield - picnnc arra.it will be open to &&pthe public year-round... and willlfeeture new statues of all the orioles inducted into -3 the hall of fame. 3 (frrnchot))"we love the baseball team, we want thhm tt get