the piggy bank. you know where the boxes and the churches collect money? yeah. this is the original he here. yeah. >> (speaking spanish) (laughing) (speaking spanish). >> this instrument is called c carete and with the right hand and the left hand and open and shuts in a rhythmic time. >> (speaking spanish). >> so this instrument is called sen sero but it's actually a cow bell. >> (moo). >> it was made out of material. >> (speaking spanish). >> but for the african and any instrument that create a rhythm or a sound will become an instrument. (speaking spanish) (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> these are the spanish influences. >> (speaking spanish). >> they adapted to the style of this type of music (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> these are just simple spoons, kitchen spoons. (applause). >> (speaking spanish). >> and here we have our principle instrument. >> (speaking spanish). >> the name of this instrument is called cajon. >> (speaking spanish). >> in certain places in africa this instrumentality existed. >> (speaking spanish). >> and the percussionis

his own personal piggy bank they said. see you at 5:00 and 6:00 as well. we'll follow this throughout news 4. coming up at 5:00, we'll hear from the u.s. attorney's office and the irs who spoke about the case and for the first time, the latest, anytime, visit our home page at www.nbcwashington.com. >>> there's good news on the economic front today. a report says the 200,000 jobs created, the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%. it's the lowest it's been in three years. the president says the economy is moving in the right direction. many say we are not getting it fast enough. brian mooar has the story. >> reporter: the u.s. economy picked up 200,000 jobs last month. unemployment is the lowest in three years. >> we have added 3.2 million new private sector jobs. nearly 2 million new jobs last year alone. >> reporter: it's good news for president obama in this election year. he's crediting the middle class tax cut. >> the economy is moving in the right direction. we are creating jobs on a consistent basis. we are not going to let

. >> the taxpayers of the district of columbia became his personal bankers his piggy bank. >> in a raid on his home last month, the fbi and irs seized some of the things he bought, a motorcycle, a car, and his integrity. >> i've tried to teach you the importance of character and integrity. my conduct set a poor example. >> thomas resigned his position last night. he will be back here by u.s. district court on may 3rd. he is facing sentencing. the guidelines say he should get between 37-46 months in prison. the judge does not have to give him that, but people will be surprised if he does not get some prison time. it is 114 days before an election to replace thomas, and people are scrambling to get that job. >> thank you. you can read more about harry thomas online right now at wjla.com. let us know what you think about the plea and the resignation on our facebook page. >> also tonight, a grandmother will spend more than three decades behind bars for killing her own granddaughter. today, a judge sentenced carmela dela rosa to 35 years in prison for throwing her granddaughter of a walkway

now spokes people claim folks have given the opposition some $7 million in piggy bank donations.ip around the world in 80 seconds. a kayaker coming to the rescue of a dog that turned up in the gulf of mexico half a mile off the coast of florida. his own video camera capturing the moment he pulled the animal to safety. he said that dog was bleeding and shaking pretty badly so he tried finding its owner. >> you didn't lose a dog, did you? >> no. >> it just came swimming up to me. >> shepard: nobody out on the water recognized the dog. so the man paddled back to shore and dried the animal off. when he finally learned the identity of its owner the news was not good. >> highway patrol officers say a drunken driver had killed that owner near a beach in florida earlier in the day while she was jogging with the dog. the pet is recovering with that woman's family? a hundred miles of ice up to three feet thick posing some serious problems for a tanker trying to deliver oil to alaska. plus, what's worse for your lungs? marijuana or tobacco smoke? the results of a brand new study may surpris

. >> they took my baby's piggy bank, my purse, social security cards, shot records. just personal items. >> did they harm her in any way? >> she says she wasn't hampled. she says the blessing is that nothing happened to her. there's something a little odd about this story. it seems like there's more to this. >> it's creepy, too, how calm and collected these people are. you watch this video, you say, this is a robbery video. it doesn't look like that at all. >> it will be interesting to find out what happens as the police do further investigation. but at this point, we just have what she says happened. >>> nick, if we get you married, i know it's going to be a motocross wedding, but i think i've found the wedding dress. this is a video of the caviar gauche fashion show at the berlin fashion week. and they're showing some really cool dresses down the runway, right? >> i like both of those dresses. very nice. very classy. >> that is the setup for their wedding dress that i think nick will like very much. >> i'm waiting for it. >> and enter wedding dress. >> whoa! >> thi

i got ready to leave, a fourth grader named jeffery looked me in the aye and he said i've got a piggy bank at home and i'm going to help you build that school. west side school raised 65, 300 pennies. it wasn't the celebrities or the sports heroes or movie stars or if i lan throw pears but children reaching out to children half way around the world to help them build a school. what can you buy with a penny the bay area? probably nothing. in montana you can buy 1/2 tootsie roll. but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but th

i got ready to leave, a fourth grader named jeffery looked me in the aye and he said i've got a piggy bank at home and i'm going to help you build that school. west side school raised 65, 300 pennies. it wasn't the celebrities or the sports heroes or movie stars or if i lan throw pears but children reaching out to children half way around the world to help them build a school. what can you buy with a penny the bay area? probably nothing. in montana you can buy 1/2 tootsie roll. but in afghanistan you can buy a pencil. it's not that's so important but education gives a child hope. you know, if you fight tear riz her rorism it's based in fear but the real enemy is ignorance that bleeds hatred. here in america, afghanistan, africa or pakistan. the way to overcome that i think is through education and also with having courage and compassion. instead of building walls we need to build peace and have the courage to do that. so i went back to pakistan in 94 and brought the school supplies and finally got to the village and the man was again there to greet me. he shook his head and said, chizle wh

you've got money in your piggy bank. i spent it. what on? on my friends. well, that's nice.y in my class 20p. why? so they'd vote for me in the school council election. ben, you can't give all your classmates 20p to buy their votes. why? isn't it enough? no, you see, ben, that isn't how democracy works. what am i saying? anyway, can i have some ice cream money? ben, i said get your shoes on! come on! next up is nigella! oommy, aweee, slurpy, skirpy, lovely, ovely, scrummy, tasty, mastey, slurpy, burpy. jake: it's not jane. two men delivering a shelving unit. the one i waited in for yesterday. can you get them to put it in the sitting room, please? no, they've gone. they put it in the hall. oh! it's flatpack! they didn't say anything on their website about it being flatpack. is some furniture not flatpack, then? karen! what's up with the suit, dad? you up in front of another disciplinary panel? no. it's johnsy's funeral. what happens at a funeral? well, uh, when someone dies, all their friends get together and they...say goodbye to them. wouldn't it be better if their friends

union simply house not acknowledge the extent to which they spend all of the money that's in their piggy bank and more out now they're trying to raise more money and ultimately they look like an alcoholic i mean they're looking for yet another bottle of vodka as they struggle to avoid drawing really a major potential catastrophe that they should be able to get their hands on solving the struggle or even trying to look as if they're serious to solving the struggle. let's see how the old price is doing at the moment both brant. in the red bridge has gone up in the last few seconds the bells between gains and losses throughout the day with investors torn between improved economic news and tensions in iraq do you still have moved into the red in the last hour with food and energy sectors talking form suitable companies are also suffering do you believe or has most of the two percent off to a brokered downgrade investors are also waiting for the results of a big german border. crossing markets opened up the day in the red and haven't advanced much since field here says they'll go over one percent

union simply has not acknowledged the extent to which they spend all of the money that's in their piggy bank and more now they're trying to raise more money and ultimately they look like an alcoholic i mean they're looking for yet another bottle of vodka as they struggle to avoid driving it really is a major potential catastrophe that they feel to get their hands on solving the struggle or even trying to look as if they're seriously solving the struggle. those who are the business news or be back in about fifty five minutes for financial news here in ulti. when clinton comfortable question leads to a grave accusation the world who is more xeno fogging. the president who isn't supposed to hide anything. or it's someone asking him why do you make a secret out but when the powers to be suppress the voice of those who think different culture when you go experiencing very serious problems often the saakashvili government came to power in two thousand and three but it was a book that was when the problems began piling up. interviews were now off limits to our journalists they were often beason up

this administration thinks that you are their piggy bank. if they cannot get an of spending out of congress, there will run up the debt. and that is exactly the wrong approach. we are mortgaging the future. i think it is flat immoral that this of debt is running up, because some of us with gray hair, you are passing on to your kids and your grandkids. that is the wrong thing to do for america. moody's downgraded the federal government. s&p just downgraded about 8 european countries, starting with france and portugal. this is what is happening in the west now is that we have lost as a basic understanding of fiscal responsibility that most american families and small businessmen get. you have to live within your means and set parties and balance your budget. that is why i said that the governors will do well. we have a great canada its across the board. you'll see the monday night. everyone of them would be better than what we have and the white house now. [applause] >> greg carter moon? sent us a question over facebook. do you support the web

his piggy bank. >> the government plans to sell thomas' chevy tahoe and his motorcycle that they seized last month to pay back thomas' debt to d.c. meanwhile, the courtroom was packed as thomas admitted his guilt. family members, supporters, members of the media, but also his former colleague who said this. >> it's very devastating when the first council member in history steps down because of, you know, criminal violations and to hear a former member say guilty as charged, that's devastating. it's very painful to sit through that. >> the u.s. attorney made it clear today that this investigation continues, but would not elaborate on others who might be involved or could possibly be charged in the future. thomas was ordered back to court on may 3. that's when a judge will decide on that sentencing. we're hearing it would be 3 to 4 years, but once again, it's up to the judge to make that decision. >> matt acklin, thank you very much for keeping us up to date. a special election will be held for the ward 5 seat. with more on how that will work and what else comes next, we are joined by all

taxpayers like they were his own private piggy bank. some things harry thomas jr. bought with your money. a victory motorcycle, $23,745. an audi suv, $58,575. airline tickets, $19,000. there were clothes and restaurants. well, you get the idea. >> time and time again, mr. thomas used for his personal gain taxpayer funds that were intended to benefit his city's most important resource, its children. >> reporter: there was no holding back today. in strong words, members of the justice community denounced harry thomas jr. as a common crook who stole from the children of our city and betrayed the trust of the people who live here. >> the victim is the whole of the district of columbia, including its youth. the offender, who is a different opportunist, one who is elected stole tens of thousands of dollars at a time. >> reporter: harry thomas jr., he took office as the ward 5 councilman in january, 2007. they say before the paint on his office door was dry he was stealing. >> almost immediately, almost immediately upon taking office, he made a decision that he was going

taxpayers like they were his own personal piggy bank. some things harry thomas jr. bought with your money. a victory motorcycle, $23,745. an audi suv, $58,575. airline tickets, $19,000. there were clothes and restaurants, well, you get the idea. >> time and time again, mr. thomas used for his personal gain taxpayer funds that were intended to benefit the city's most important resource, its children. >> reporter: there was no holding back today. in strong words, members of the justice community denounced harry thomas jr. as a common crook who stole from the children of the city and betrayed the trust of the people who live here. >> the victim is the whole of district of columbia, including its youth. the offender, who is a different kind of opportunist, one who was elected, stole tens of thousands of dollars at a time. >> reporter: harry thomas jr., he took office as the councilman back in january, 2007. they say before the paint on his office door was dry, he was stealing. >> almost immediately, almost immediately upon taking office, he made a decision that he was g

taxpayers in the district of columbia became his personal bankers, his piggy bank.e that they seized last month to pay back thomas' debt to d.c. meanwhile the courtroom was packed as thomas admitted his guilt. his former colleague council member vincent orange said this. >> to hear a former member say guilty as charged, it's devastating. it's very painful to sit through that. reporter: so how did the embezzlement allegations come to light? earlier i spoke with main who helped expose the fraud, tim day, a lifelong d.c. resident and republican who ran against thomas in 2010. what is your reaction to thomas' guilty plea? >> it's kind of -- it's sad and somber. it's sad that when anyone goes through this ordeal and the family, especially when they belong to a family that has done phenomenal things. his mother romaine thomas has just done a phenomenal job and dedicated her entire life to the residents of the district of columbia, specifically the youth in ward 5 in the district of columbia. so it's very sad that this had to come to. this. reporter: so you're a tax accoun

. >> what have we gotten for the president taking a sledgehammer to every kid's piggy bank and spending5 trillion? i did the math the other day. i mean, if you look at population 310 million people and you take five or six trillion dollars and you disburse it among people and take out the people that don't need it, you are dealing with real money, and to every man, woman and child in the bottom 50%. what do we have for this money? it's amazing. when you say your policy aren't working, more people on food stamps, that's over the line. pretty amazing. >> heaven forbid you bring out a fact like that and you shed light on more people are on food stamps than before. that is why this election is so important, sean. people feel like government is riding on our backs right now. only way that the government can ride your back is if it's bent. we need to stand up with strong titanium spines, as michele bachmann used to talk about, and we need to say no more. we know what works. we know the time-tested truths about free markets and free men and women who are able to get out there and do what they

there's so many people that regard the taxpayers' pockets as piggy banks.to make a distinction. if you're bailing out goldman sachs and the farmers and the people with the beach houses, how do you say no to any other group in society? we have what is described as the coalitions and they are all basically moving around figuring how can we get our access to other peoples' money? i think part of it is that we're going to have to start backing off from the trough and start making very tough decision about what our priorities are and what our needs are versus our wants. >> sam, go ahead. >> who are the other groups you're talking about? people who get food stamps? are you talking about people who get tax credits because they are too poor to pay for income tax? social security people? are you talking about the takers you prefer to as government workers? do you not think they do any work? >> okay. there's a lot there. if you paid into social security, no. recipients are not the takers. but let's talk about food stamps right thousanow. the free lunches in schools.

. -- as a piggy bank. real estate is a shelter. that speculative nature has n expensive black eye. host: nancy sherman has a different proposal altogether . guest: that is out of my area. i have seen, in effect, even in the occupied movement, one of the desires. stephen debt is a serious problem. debt in general is a serious problem. it is a big challenge this nation faces s and economy. it is expressed in that? -- has and the economy. it is expressed in that question. this is a nation as been a nation of borrowers and spenders for far too long, and we need to get to a protocol where we are savers and investors. that is a transition as think we will learn. host: robert, an independent in nashville. caller: i wanted to address this to c-span, and not necessarily david stevens, who essentially it is a shill for the mortgage banking industry, ok? the entire crux of this is the biggest crock i have ever heard in my entire life. my wife and i played by the rules, paid our mortgage on time, did everything we could possibly do to keep our home without any problems. we paid on time every t

this demonstration things you are their piggy bank. -- this is administration thinks you are their piggy bank. that is the wrong approach. i think it is flat immoral that this debt is running up. some of us with a little gray hair are passing on to your kids and grandkids. moody's, as you know, downgraded the federal government. s&p downgraded about eight european countries, starting with france and portugal. this is what is unfortunately happening in the west -- we have lost this basic understanding of fiscal responsibility. most american families and every small business gets you have to live within your means and set priorities and balance your budget. that is why i said governors would do well, but we have great candidates across the board. you will see them all monday night and everyone of them will be better than the one we have in the white house now. [applause] >> we have a fair question over facebook. do you support the bill regarding offshore drilling near the coast of virginia and what cautions would you take to protect the environment? >> absolutely. we have tried to position

am i being a piggy bank for this transfer society?ans for the first time since the great depression who are getting money from the government. sorry, we paid out more money in transfer payments than people paid in taxes. that's unsustainable. >> gretchen: very interesting. the third big example is the bailouts of the banking and auto industry. >> right. that's right. this is where you get into this culture of everybody is lining up at the trough. it's not just people getting food stamps. it's what happened on wall street. i think that's the central dynamic. i understand the president wants to make this about the rich and the poor, the 1% versus 99%. i think this needs to be about the responsible people who play by the rules and the people who increasingly are being bailed out for their wrecklessness and irresponsibility. there is something to say for people who work hard, pay their mortgage and they're look around and going, hey, look at all of the people who are being bailed out for their recklessness, for their greed, for their irre

. -- as a piggy bank. real estate is a shelter. that speculative nature has created an expensive black eye. host: nancy sherman has a different proposal altogether. guest: that is out of my area. i have seen, in effect, even in the occupied movement, one of the desires. stephen debt is a serious problem. debt in general is a serious problem. it is a big challenge this nation faces s and economy. it is expressed in that? -- has and the economy. it is expressed in that question. this is a nation as been a nation of borrowers and spenders for far too long, and we need to get to a protocol where we are savers and investors. that is a transition as think we will learn. host: robert, an independent in nashville. caller: i wanted to address this to c-span, and not necessarily david stevens, who essentially it is a shill for the mortgage banking industry, ok? the entire crux of this is the biggest crock i have ever heard in my entire life. my wife and i played by the rules, paid our mortgage on time, did everything we could possibly do to

you can not use real estate as a piggy bank. real estate is a shelter. whether you own or rent.for community stability and market stability, we have to have rules for the road. and most of these bad programs do not exist anymore. that speculative nature has created an expensive black eye. the trust lovell and those that have to remain have to have vigilant focus on responsibly going forward for their own institution will not survive. host: nancy sherman has a different proposal altogether. guest: that is out of my area. i have seen, in effect, even in the occupied movement, one of the desires. stephen debt is a serious -- students and debt is a serious problem. debt in general is a serious problem. it is a big challenge this nation faces s and economy. it is expressed in that? -- has and the economy. it is expressed in that question. for consumers with student loan debt, for people who are over extended in their home dead, or a nation that has too much debt on its balance sheet. this is a nation as been a nation of borrowers and spenders for far too long, and we need to get to a

. -- as a piggy bank. real estate is a shelter.ommunity stability, you have to have rules of the world. -- rules of the road. that speculative nature has created an expensive black eye. host: nancy sherman has a different proposal altogether. guest: that is out of my area. i have seen, in effect, even in the occupied movement, one of the desires. stephen debt is a serious problem. debt in general is a serious problem. it is a big challenge this nation faces s and economy. it is expressed in that? -- has and the economy. it is expressed in that question. this is a nation as been a nation of borrowers and spenders for far too long, and we need to get to a protocol where we are savers and investors. that is a transition as think we will learn. host: robert, an independent in nashville. caller: i wanted to address this to c-span, and not necessarily david stevens, who essentially it is a shill for the mortgage banking industry, ok? the entire crux of this is the biggest crock i have ever heard in my entire life. my wife and i played by

clients, now members with a savings account and now they have a direct deposit and now they have a my piggy bank saved up for the end of year spending that they need to do and a fresh start credit builder loan. and those are real stories from folks who would go a check casher, cash and check and be done with it. we provide the steppingstones that go from unbanked, underbanked, paying my bills with cash, slowly walking with them along their journey so now they have a checking account. maybe they have online banking. so you can get there but it needs to be a barrage wall process. >> it's not an easy sell. >> it isn't. and what we have learned at the branch listening to their stories is look, it's not necessarily intuitive or straightforward to go from handling cash only. right? if you have a debit card, maybe you know and maybe you don't and there is holds you have to take into account and that requires somebody to hold your hand a little bit, explain the process and here is what happens on the back end. here is how it works. here is what you want to watch out for. is that helpful hand to say that