. >> reporter: detectives craig catlin and rocky festa of the north miami beach police department wille him with buying these gift cards with stolen tax return money. police say here's the same guy on video at target using a debit card in someone else's name with a fraudulent tax refund on it. and, police say, he used that debit card to buy those gift cards that were on the front seat of the car. he's arrested for marijuana possession. but police later charged him with grand theft in connection with tax refund fraud. he has not yet entered a plea to either charge. how easy is it to do this? >> the fraudulent refunds are so easy it's like the federal government putting crack cocaine in candy machines. it's that easy. >> we already have one detective on the scene with an eyeball at the jewelry store. you guys show up. we'll need help over there. a car just pulled up. it's the target we observed receiving about 23 fraudulent u.s. treasury checks. >> reporter: police in north miami beach alone, with just 98 officers patrolling a city of 41,000, have seen over $100 million in tax refund fra

the north miami mayor has made a written appeal on her behalf.f alexandria was feeling a little irish today. the 36th annual saint patrick's day stepped off their parade today. the mayor went back to the future, traveling the parade route in a delorian. other politicians were seen driving in retro cars. the parade sponsored by the bally shaners. and a little bit of irish spring in the air. >> and always, if not the earliest saint patrick's day in the entire country. one of my roommates from oklahoma was one of the organizers for many years of that. always proud to say one of the first if not the first. wow, what a nice day today. outside, we ended up with some bonus sunshine on a saturday. everybody loves bonus sunshine on a saturday. and as a result, 63 degrees for your high temperature today. hope you enjoyed it because tomorrow, not going to be quite that nice outside. out we go, now, clouds have already started to sneak back into the area. a lot of clouds down across southern maryland where you may have to worry about a rain drop or two. earl

treasury checks. >> reporter: police in north miami beach alone, with just 98 officers patrolling a cityover $100 million in tax refund fraud just in the last two years alone. it's big money. the criminals cash in those debit cards as quickly as possible. showing off their riches with expensive luxury cards. jaguar. porsche. bmw. mercedes benz. souped up sports cars with expensive rims. they flaunt fancy watches. diamond pendants worth $55,000. and other jewelry. this one inscribed with the words "money hungry." is this all about fast money, fast lifestyle? >> i think it is. the money doesn't mean anything to them because they can make so much of it. >> reporter: the fraudsters buy the social security numbers from insiders at hospitals, doctors' offices, even car dealerships. any place where you have to give your personal information. larry gomer, the interim police chief, says as soon as the thieves buy a debit card, they're off and running. >> they register the card in the name of the victim. they already have the victim's name, date of birth and social security number for the return t

. >> the detectives of the north miami beach florida police department will later charge him with buyingax return money. police say here's the same guy on video at target using a debit card in someone else's name with the money from a fraudulent tax refund on it. and police say he used that doesn't card to buy those gift cards on the front seat of the car. >> come on, man. >> he's arrested for marijuana possession. but police later charged him with grand theft in connection with tax refund fraud. how easy is it to do this? >> they're so easy it's like the federal government putting crack cocaine in vending machines. >> the criminals cash in those debit cards as quickly as possible showing off their riches with expensive luxury cars. they flaunt fancy watches, diamond pendants worth $55,000, and other jewelry. this one inscribed with the words money hungry. just a few hundred miles north up in tampa, police estimate the fraud approaches a staggering half billion dollars in the last two years. >> that's over 2,000 in cash. >> just one example of what is happening nationwide. police chief j

police in north miami beach say the students were part of a group that walked out of school. the kids should be easy to catch because some of them dropped their i.d.s in the store. >>> mitt romney hammered president obama again this evening as he sat down with jay leno for taping of the tonight show. after criticizing the president yesterday for his off mike comments about russian relations, to night romney focused on afghanistan. >> i think it was a mistake to say the date we withdraw, a mistake to say the day we would end combat operations, the president made a mistake in not giving the troops the number of troops necessary for the surge. and believe that we have potential of doing in afghanistan what happened in iraq. >> there were a few lighter moments as well. when asked about rick santorum's outburst towards a reporter, romney said santorum could be his press secretary. the full unts view airs immediately following our broadcast. >>> questions to night about president obama's health care law. and whether it will survive in the supreme court. during arguments today, just

thens protested outside of a north miami high in support of daniellea. she wants to go to yale. judge ordered her to leave the country first. the decision's been overturned but alex depretos tells us it may not be permanent. no audio ] >> obviously, having technical difficulties. we'll get back to you on that. >>> firefighters in arizona continue to battle a large brush fire an hour outside of phoenix. it started yesterday afternoon. it charred per than 3 -- charred more than 300 acres. it's not threatening any homes but high winds are making it tough to contain the blaze. >>> and brush fires in march. seventy degrees here. what is going on? >> and this is good. seventys, hopefully, 70 degrees tomorrow and were close with temperatures in the upper 60s story everybody and breezy conditions tonight and that is still going to be nice out there. and i would say very, very comfortable to be outside this evening. the sun is setting, a few clouds are coming over the head right now and we will start off with the satellite and radar together. and there is no radar. only satellite and som

a security video shows 50 high school students breaking and stealing merchandise from the north miami store. police say the students were part of a group that walked out of school. they should be easy to catch because some dropped their i.d.s in the store. >>> the country's largest meat producer says criticism over the so-called pink slime may end up costing you at the grocery store. tyson's foods says that negative publicity is hurting ground beef demand and will reduce the supply in the long term. a number of consumers, grocers, and fast food chains including mcdonald's stopped buying beef containing the low-cost filler made out of scrap meat. tyson's executives say that beef demand should recover quickly, but the market will be slow to adjust. the transition traditionally drives costs up. >>> well, millions of americans are out of work, but a growing number are men in the prime of their lives. data from the bureau of labor statistics shows that nearly two in ten men, that's 20% between the ages of 25 and 54, are not working. that may seem like a low number, but it's higher than fiv

i was just saying at north miami and international back lor yet program, we're all a tight-knit familyd my whole world would come apart if i weren't allowed to stay here. >> daniela, thank you so much. we really appreciate you talking with us. we know you have a lot of support in your community. obviously, let us know what happens in your case and in the next couple of weeks. i want to also take a look at perhaps the legal options here in this case, whether or not there are any. joining us from new york is michael wild, an immigration attorney and former prosecution attorney. michael, is there anything that daniela can do? the judge says she has to go back to colombia? is there some loophole or room here where that doesn't have to happen? >> there is not just a lot of wiggle room but there is a tremendous obligation that her lawyer has. i had the privilege of speaking to her attorney. this demands attention. congress could legislate a private pill if it had the tenacity to do it and co-siuld n a green card over to her. we see entire community and schools coming forward and look at how

katrina continued to head for florida, making landfall between hallandale beach and north miami earlyevening of august 25th. seven people died as 80 mile-an-hour winds and heavy rain swept the coast, flooding the streets and knocking out the electricity supply to more than one million people. however, this was just the beginning. katrina then moved inland over the everglades, emerging over the gulf of mexico on august 26th. as they tracked its progress observers at the us national hurricane center in miami were pretty sure the storm would end up striking the heavily populated louisiana and mississippi coastal region. on the morning of august 27th the nhc issued an urgent warning covering southeastern louisiana and the new orleans area. this was extended during the afternoon to include the mississippi and alabama coastline. by now everyone was getting extremely worried about what would happen to new orleans. the city is surrounded by water and 80 per cent of the urban area lies between six to ten feet below sea level. the mighty mississippi river lies on one side; on the other is lake

-dade, the north miami beach students actually charged into a walgreens. this is the kind of situation, and extremists that the mcleans have to be worried about. alisyn: let's say that spike lee hadn't tweeted the wrong address, that he'd gotten it right, okay? that he'd actually tweeted out george zimmerman's accurate address. is that a crime? >> i don't think necessarily it's a crime per se, but i would even argue given what may end up or reasonably expect to happen to george zimmerman under those circumstances he might even be legally responsible to george zimmerman. look, i understand he wants to take a stand and have a position and be involved in this situation. obviously. but i think under the circumstances even he would admit that he made a mistake. alisyn: now, is there a larger lesson here for all of us, basically, in social media, and that is can we all just go around tweeting whatever we want, or are there laws here? >> well, the fact is that spike lee is a celebrity, and he's really, he really is held to a higher standard or at least should be

it happened in north miami last night. police say it was a drive by shooting.nd the gun men injured 12 people including a five year old girl. it looked like a war zone. people were screaming and ther looking for six suspects. the shooting may have been gang related. >> the head line from sir yarks the revolt is over. that is according to the government spokesperson. he said the violent year long uprising aimed at ending assaud's power has ended. and the opsession is calling for outside power to arm rebel forces. they are calling for kofi anan to outline the peace plan. inationination say 9,000 people were killed in the uprising in assad's regime. syria is in the forefront of discussion held by the top dip dip today. secretary secretary -- of state clinton issues a warning in iran as well. she arrived in turkey in the friends of syria conference. while attending a security conference in saudi arabia, clinton said about iran, the window of opportunity for a peaceful resolution will not remain open forever. she said they plan to meet in isstan bull for a round of

. >> the detectives of the north miami beach, florida, police department will later charge him with buyingards with stolen tax return money. police say here's the same guy on video at target using a debit card in someone else's name with the money from a fraudulent tax refund on it. and police say he uses those for tax fraud. he's arrested for marijuana possession but later charged with grand theft and tax fraud. >> how easy is it to do this? >> it's like the federal government putting crack cocaine in gum ball machines. it's that easy. >> the criminals cash in the debit cards as quickly as possible, showing off their riches with expensive luxury cars. they flaunt fancy watches, diamond pendants worth $55,000 and other jewelry. this one inscribed with the words money hungry. just a few hundred miles north up in tampa, police estimate the fraud approaches a staggering $500 million in the last two years. >> that's over 2,000 in cash. >> just one example of what is happening nationwide. police chief says the irs efforts to curtail it aren't working. >> it's wide open and they just don't seem

daniella is valedictorian of her north miami high school.nstead of getting her diploma she was on the verge of a deportation diploma. she's in the united states illegally. a last reprieve will allow her and her sister diana to stay for the time being. >> fabulous news, my attorney was able to get a two-year deferred action and we've waived deportation for two more years. >> reporter: why do you want to stay here in the united states? >> i've lived here since i was 4 years old and consider myself american. >> reporter: her high school rallied by her side. members of congress including senator bill nelson appealed to immigration authorities to give palaez a chance to stay. >> until we can pass the dream act. >> reporter: she is in washington, d.c., the new face in the fight for the dream act that would put undocumented students on a path to citizenship. but palaes' own future is far from settled. yes she can stay for two more years but what happens after that? she has applied to several ivy league colleges and hopes to go continue to medical s

earlier today 2,500 students protested outside north miami high cool in support of danell -- school inport of danella valayez. >> i will put my job on the line. there are some things worth fighting for. i will take on anybody who will stand in her way. >> the student considers herself american and appealed the order. the judge says no action will be taken against her while she pursues her legal option. she's applied to several ivy league schools and wants to become a heart surgeon. >>> the news edge at 11:00, a local county executive facing eyebrow raising charges. >>> plus two firefighters seriously injurthis house, some insight on their rove from someone who has been there. >>> -- recovery from someone who has been there. >>> also ahead. >> reporter: it may not be the most pleasant sound but it helped save somebody's life here. i'm beth parker, that story is coming up. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call greater washington, d.c. home. from supporting an organization that helps new citizens find their way... to proudly supporting our

they're going in, hundreds of north miami beach students staged a walkout protesting the death of trayvonn. then you have hundreds of students looting a walgreen's. police are asking for help identifying the students in the video. we have done our best to paint a portrait for you of who george zimmerman is and who trayvon martin was. and despite our news team's efforts, we can't get the first man to talk to us. and we'll never hear from the latter. and here's something you may not even realize, even though we are a visual medium, pictures of both are not always easy to come by. so this picture here or george zimmerman, for instance, is the most cent we've been able to get access to. it friesz a company yearbook. and these pictures over and over feature a much younger than now trayvon martin. he grew into a tanler six fe tet tall. one of the people you're going to hear from is his farmer youth football coach. here he is sharing memories with cnn correspondent george howell. >> he said i want to fly planes. i say no black people wants to fly planes. he goes i'll be the first one. >> you'll

the north miami student says she'll now appeal the decision. >> i'm american, you know? i know the national anthem. i know the laws. i know what it is to be an american. trying to kick me out. layman's terms. >> in a statement regarding daniela i.c.e. said it would not pursue action against her as she pursues legal action. >>> now to the republican presidential race. if you thought the candidates fought hard over michigan wait until you see how hard they fight over ohio. it's just one of the states up for grabs next week on super tuesday. let's get the latest from steve handelsman. >> reporter: the republican race is so intense mitt romney went to washington state where they caucus tomorrow but pick no delegates. >> i think we have to have leaders that'll tell us the truth and are willing to live with integrity. >> reporter: truth is romney needs any boost and a win tomorrow would be good pr going into next week's megaprimary. on super tuesday 424 delegates are at stake, roughly a third of the total needed to win in 11 state contests but it's the primaries in georgia and

. >> reporter: daniellea is valedictorian of her north miami high school but instead of getting her diploma, she was on the verge of getting a deportation order. she's in the united states illegally. but a last-minute reprieve will now allow her and her sister, diana, to stay for the time being. >> very fabulous news. my attorney was able to get a two-year deferred action and waive their deportation two more years. >> reporter: why do you want to stay in the united states? >> well, i've lived here since i was 4 years old and consider myself american. i just want to live the american dream like everybody else. >> reporter: her high school rallied by her side. 2500 students and teachers holding a protest last week. members of congress, including senator bill nelson, appealed to immigration authorities to give her a chance to stay. >> until we can pass the dream act. >> reporter: she is in washington, d.c., the new face on the fight for the dream act that will put undocumented students on a path to citizenship. but her own future is far from settled. yes, she can stay for two more years, but w

danielle is at the top of her class of 823 students at north miami senior high school.ily came from colombia 14 years ago, but overstayed their tourist visas. number three, crude oil prices climbed nearly 1.50 today. gas prices are up 15% so far this year with the average 3.76 a gallon and we went through the latest petroleum status report today. gasoline supply is down about 8% over the past month compared to a year ago. number four, the private sector added 216,000 jobs in february, half from small businesses. companies of fewer than 50 employees. analysts told "outfront" getting much stronger number from the labor department report out friday. we'll get the latest unemployment rate as well. it's been 216 days since the united states lost its top credit rating. what are we doing to get it back? well, borrowing some money. data from the fed showed consumer credit rose by $17.8 billion in january. most from student and auto loans. credit card debt actually fell. it is a sign people are feel more confidence, bit's more deb. >>> the case against dharun ravi took a turn to

our affiliate has the latest from north miami, florida. >> it's crazy.been like a roller coaster of emotions. >> she's at a high point. she'll get to stay in the united states, at least for now. >> i can't believe i get to stay for graduation. >> reporter: she is the valedictorian and both she and her sister were facing deportation to columbia within a month. but ever since their story went public last week, students and the community have rallied to their defense. and on tuesday, immigrations and customs decided to allow the sisters to stay for two more years. >> i'm very grateful. i told my sister, we are so blessed. >> reporter: but the decision is bitt bittersweet because the women are still here illegally and face deportation again in 2014. >> it is good we are moving forward. ho however, that is not the goal. the goal is to keep them here permanently. >> their lawyer is filing a motion to keep them here as permanent residents. >> i was raised here. this is all i know. >> i'm grateful to it but in two years we're going to be want to go stay again. >

. >> the north miami beach florida police department will later charge him with buying these gift cards return money. >> how easy is it to do this? >> the fraud is so easy it's like the federal government putting crack cocaine in candy machines. it's that easy. >> the criminals cash in those debit cards as quickly as possible, showing off their riches with expensive luxury cars. they flaunt fancy watches, diamond pendants worth $55,000 and other jewelry. this one inscribed with the words "money hungry." >> just a few hundred miles north up in tampa, police estimate the fraud approaches a staggering half billion dollars in the last two years. >> that's over 2,000 in cash. >> just one example of what is happening nationwide. police chief jane caster says the irs efforts to curtail it aren't working. >> i don't think that i have ever seen this magnitude of fraud that is just wide open. it's wide open and it just doesn't seem to be much being done about it. >> for its part, the irs identified $6.5 billion in tax refund fraud related to identity theft last year. >> i'd like to hear the other

daniella is value ticket tornado of her north miami high school.ing her diploma, she was on the verge of getting a deportation order. she's in the united states illegally, but a last-minute reprieve will now allow her and her sister diana to stay for the time being. >> very fabulous moves, my attorney was able to get a two-year deferred action and waived our deportation for two more years. >> reporter: why do you want to stay in the united states? >> i've lived here since i was 4 years old. i consider myself american. i just want to live the american dream like everyone else. >> reporter: her hiss rallied by her side. 2500 students and teachers holding a protest last week. members of congress appealed to immigration authorities to give her a chance to stay. >> until we can pass the dreem act. >> she's in washington, d.c., the new face on the fight for the d.r.e.a.m. act. but her own future is far from settled. yes, she can stay for two more years, about what happens after that. she hopes to go on to medical school. >> we need to fix the problem. we

miami, i think this is the model program right now. it's been replicated at two colleges in detroit and one in north carolina. it's new, and basically any university or community college could be look at thing at this. university of miami is way out there with collaborative opportunities of getting alums as their students, getting with their community. it's got great results. so i think if you wanted to look at a program that's not m.i.t. or stanford, really, look at this university ofgram. i think we'll see it do great things in the future. >> give me one more example because i think we're familiar with that one. take a look at university of michigan in ann arbor. michigan lost a really big business y. michigan has, as a program where they have an entrepreneurial internship. they have physical space, they're building relationships with universities across the globe. entrepreneurs can go in and get consulting help. students who are going through their business programs can start their own company, they can consult. they even have one of the few investment funds that students run, okay? they act as vcs. student

miami. atlanta, 24 for you. slightly cooler towards the north. 14 in chicago. just 4 in toronto and 9 in seattle as well as in vancouver. all right. lastly, we go to europe. europe is still going to be pretty much the same as it has been most of the week. however, the -- we're starting to see some cooler and wetter conditions dropping into central europe. so keeping it dry towards the west, but pretty unstable out towards the eastern and central portions of the continent. the heaviest rain will be targeting northern parts of turkey. also some rain moving into iberia from the south which is definitely a very good thing. we've had extended drought conditions here. however, some of the storms could be a little bit on the severe side with heavy rain coming down on dry land. the potential for possibly flash flooding here. temperatures are set up like this. still above average out to the west but pretty much on target for this time of year elsewhere across the continent. i'll leave you now with your extended forecast. >>> and that's all for now on this edition of "ne

the legal counsel division and assistant special agent in charge in miami and houston as special agent in charge in charlotte, north carolina, from 2004 and in that capacity led the investigation of a large hezbollah fund-raising and smuggling case. you are recognized five minutes, and thank you for being here today. >> good morning, mr. chairman and members of the committee. thank you for inviting me to speak to the committee today on a topic so vital to our national security. i preface my remarks today saying and emphasizing i'm appearing as a concerned u.s. citizen, not an official spokesperson for the fbi. any opinions i give you this morning would be those of my own and not necessarily those of the fbi. as april assistant director of the fbi's criminal division from '04 to '06 and acting assistant director i saw firsthand how terrorist organizations use criminal activities to support terrorism around the globe. i also spent the fall of 2003 as the fbi's on-scene commander in iraq. on a mission focused primarily on counterterrorism matters and in that capacity i saw terrorism firsthand and attacks against u.s.

miami, maybe flor day. i think jacksonville, north florida group. went, he went to florida. tebow in florida makes a lot of sense and jacksonville makes more sense. >> you sucked helium on national television. >> this is an important story. in a way, i was make a stand i. against birthday parties or for helium? >> good question. >> a balloon that costs $100 is ridiculous. >> isn't that what chou wants to do with gas. >> they are giving up a very good quarterback for a guy who is the walking wounded and a little long in the teeth. >> he has the best record in the league. >> yeah, but he was out for a year with a bad -- >> by the

speech he gave was identical to the speech he gave on the 7th of march in north carolina and the one he gave a month ago in miamince, today he left out algae, which is a pity 'cause jonah and i have done all that research on algae on how it grows on turtles and sloths and other stuff. i'll spare you the details. >> bret: it's on youtube. >> yeah. he knows it's a funny word. it's inherently a funny word. like bugger. [ laughter ] algae, he knows he's going to get a laugh. i have never used it on the air before. i figured, here we go, what do i have to lose? bio mass instead. what he's talk being here is stuff in the future, as if he's the man who can look into the future of energy and have the right answer. i would think he would have more humility about that after solyndra, after the energy one company, the battery company that just went under, after the chevy volt, which now has its production suspended because there is no demand, the idea that democrats have that they know what's going to be in the future and the way obama disdains oil, he called it in his speech a week ago, the fuel of the past, when everybod