. >>> ed polaski is said to announce he is running for the u.s. senate. polaski is looking to challenge pat toomey, there is no official word from his camp but the chairman of the democratic party says he is calling party officials to tell them about his decision. joe sestak is also running, he narrowly lost to toomey back in 2010. >>> still to come on "action news" at noon, pope francis may be adding to his itinerary when he visits the u.s. later this year and hundreds gather for a special ceremony to honor the victims of germanwings flight 9525. and a good samaritan rushes to save a person whose suv is dangling off a cliff. and we'll get more from accuweather forecast. (female announcer) you could win $1,000 a day for life... (husband) hon! it's grover cleveland! (female announcer) ...when you play the new cash4life, from the pennsylvania lottery. (grover) nice! (husband) 3 club seats. 50 yard line. (female announcer) that means you too could experience the joy of winning. every day, for the rest of your life. (grover) new wheels. nice. see you tomorrow

there was a guy named ed polaski that a lot of you guys know about, a blue-collar guy, kicked around, middle aged but probably the most, the one indisputable hero of the fire, the plastic the polaski -- the polaski tool which of course is a tool with a blade at one end and a whole at the other side of the. is they were. they call these people little tv -- little gps in honor of the big gp, gifford pinchot. he knew what it was like at a because he let you. but the other ones did not. so the come out here from you and they come to these new national forests and they are in their '20s. and they are being given charge of, you know, an area bigger than some southeastern states so they have these giant national forests is all full of interesting characters. people are not necessary take the idea of national forests the way that pinchot and roosevelt intended which is that it would be land for the little guy. this is what i'm going to read as an idea of what it was like for a new ranger to newly arrive here in the great state of montana, and go out and check out his national forest. in a thi

we're about five minutes drive from where you are right now here on polaski avenue an area that's full of stores and this is one of them that was destroyed. set on fire last night. the firefighters were here just a little while ago putting out some hot spots. we're still smoldering as you can see. we've talked to the owner of this building and he is devastated. after a night of rioting and looting, he came to check on his two businesses this morning on west pratt street. >> all the damage has been done. horace: this is what he found. by afternoon, the fire was still smoldering and both of his stores check cashing business and a food mart destroyed. >> whatever happens, it's done already. horace: two miles from the west baltimore neighborhood that was the focal point with confrontations with police last night, pratt street, this quiet street lined with neighborhood mom and pop stores grows quiet at night. >> lifetime, you know hearing these problems you know what are you going to do? horace: that's when all of the damage was done to the j. mart store. >> my life retirement all gone. hor

tweeted out a group of violent criminals have set a car on fire at the intersection of north avenue and polasky street. we've seen several vehicles set on fire and the biggest thing was the cvs where it had been looted and where some of the protesters literally were cutting the fire hoses which were set there positioned there to try to knock down that fire and they were trying to keep the firefighters from doing the life saving work. >> this is wusa special coverage of the riots in baltimore. it's 26 minutes after 7:00. we're going to be with you until at least 8:00 until this situation resolves itself. i'm derek mcginty along with jan jeffcoat and lesli foster as we continue to keep you updated as to the violence so far. here's what we know. seven police officers injured, one very seriously. we don't know how many arrests have been made. we do not know how many people are still out on the streets and we're not sure how many businesses have been robbed or looted or burned. we know the loss is significant. >> there will be a press conference at the maryland emergency management emergency. the go

the charges come after his body was found inside of a tank on the family property of polaski virginia. his mother says the last time she saw him he was watching tv. alison: a bizarre arrest in montgomery county. a naked man breaks into an apartment and tries to kidnap her infant daughter. he is blaming it all on bad drugs. kevin lewis with the investigation. kevin: imagine spending a nice afternoon at home with your newborn baby daughter and then out of the boom you hear a loud crash and in pops a naked man in your dining room. that is what happened here in rockville. >> caller advises a naked blackmail grabbed the child and that the mother is running. the mail is screaming. kevin: chaos at his rockville apartment complex. he went on an alleged naked rampage. the 22-yec units and the used a lawn chair. he reportedly tried kidnapping a seven month old girl. police say he punched and choked the infant's mother, shouting, call me your king and bow to me. responding officers found him pacing and panting in this nearby forest. remakes told cops their friend was acting out because of bad we

learner he is learning military engineering on the fly in 1852 when the federal's attack and reduce for polaski from atlanta georgia, and reduce that fort to rubble. he decides to build his fort out of sand. also, it's nice the fact that there is plenty of building material there on the beach. by the fall of 1864, fort fisher is the most imposing seacoast fortifications. it boasts 47 guns. that may seem like a lot. but the union fleet out guns the fisher defenses on the order of almost 10 to one. in fact, the largest union warship, the colorado, both 55 guns alone. now, the federal seat appears at fort fisher on the afternoon of april 12 and proceed to bombard the fort over two and a half days, they fire more than 19,000 rounds. and knock out all but two guns on the northern land face. in the meantime, general bragg and wilmington has refused to send reinforcements south for the notable attack. -- the inevitable attack. when whiting gets to fort fisher, he says lamb, my boy i've come to share your fate. we are to be sacrificed. after that massive bombardment the federal's launched their assault

learner he is learning military engineering on the fly in 1852 when the federal's attack and reduce for polaski from atlanta georgia, and reduce that fort to rubble. he decides to build his fort out of sand. also, it's nice the fact that there is plenty of building material there on the beach. by the fall of 1864, fort fisher is the most imposing seacoast fortifications. it boasts 47 guns. that may seem like a lot. but the union fleet out guns the fisher defenses on the order of almost 10 to one. in fact, the largest union warship, the colorado, both 55 guns alone. now, the federal seat appears at fort fisher on the afternoon of april 12 and proceed to bombard the fort over two and a half days, they fire more than 19,000 rounds. and knock out all but two guns on the northern land face. in the meantime, general bragg and wilmington has refused to send reinforcements south for the notable attack. -- the inevitable attack. when whiting gets to fort fisher, he says lamb, my boy i've come to share your fate. we are to be sacrificed. after that massive bombardment the federal's launched their assault

host: francis, polaski, tennessee. caller: i disapprove of eric holder. when they said they had targeted conservative groups, what did he do? how could an be a fair and complete investigation. in areas where crime is rampant, we do not hear about that. what we hear about is policeman. maybe policeman do wrong. how much have we heard about areas like chicago. this morning, you had three calls for him and only one against. i think there must be some more if the people on c-span can come up with 1, 2, 3. we are not asking for an a partial -- an impartial number, just fair. host: some of the issues include same-sex marriage, voter rights act, criminal justice reform, civil rights, the financial crisis journalist, the espionage act, and drone attacks. when president obama was at the official unveiling of eric holder's portrait, he talked about his attorney general. [video clip] pres. obama: you are a good man. having good men in positions of power and authority, who are willing to fight for what is right, that is a rare thing. it is a powerful thing. it shapes