purple heart?t take me back to when this man walks into the store and offers this up to you? >> well, it was roughly he about a week ago or a week prior to that, just after thanksgiving, probably fell short of cash until payday. he asked me if i wanted to by a purple heart. i said, if you want to bring it in, i will take a look at it. i asked if he wants to get it back. he said, i have two of them. it's okay. i said, if you want to come back, it will be here for you. it's never been for sale. the sentiment from a lot of people is that i put it up for sale. i put it on display in the case. >> so you're not selling it? >> no. >> it's on display. why aren't you selling it? what are you waiting for? >> i'm not waiting for anything. in fact, it was just on display. it was never up for sale at all. >> because what are you ultimately hoping? first of all, let me just go back. was he hesitant at all? did you say, why are you giving me this amazing purple heart? hold on to it? was that part of conversation?

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your son should be awarded the purple heart posthumously. a conference committee this afternoon on the department of defense authorization bills that have passed. i'm sure everybody would support this. i will see it weaken draft of some language that could be included in that conference report which hopefully will be passed by the end of this calendar year. if not, we will do it separately as quickly as we can. we argued a lot about how to handle detainee's in the senate and house on this bill i am talking about. one thing that was mentioned over and over again is that there is a supreme court holding that says an american citizen such as miss bledsoe who is found to be an enemy combatant can be treated that way. in other words, as having committed an act of terrorism. in my opinion, he ceded be subjected to military incarceration. -- he should be subjected to military incarceration and tribunal. coming of which you have experienced, i want to ask you -- i know you have spoken from your heart and with disappointment and anger about some thin

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the purple poll.he purple poll looks at the 12 swing states that they think could hold the key to the 2012 election including new hampshire and iowa. this month it was the purple poll that asked voters what they think about obama versus not just mitt romney, not just obama versus newt gingrich, but, yes, obama versus jeb bush. who is not running. so now we know who did it. now we know who's been polling on jeb bush. next question is why they've been polling on jeb bush. joining us now is doug usher, managing director for polling at purple strategies who i think has the answer to all my questions. mr. usher, thank you so much for being here. >> thanks, rachel. i'll be happy to answer all your questions. >> all right. well, jeb bush says he is not running, so why did you guys poll on jeb bush? >> we had the poll in the field last week. we polled people all around the country. that is, those in purple states. the states that will swing this election. we tested jeb bush just to test another republican. to

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because your son should obviously be awarded the purple heart. probably a little too quick, but i'm kind of wondering because there's a conference committee this afternoon on the department of defense authorization bills that have passed. i wonder, because i'm sure everybody will support this. i'm going to see if we can draft up some language that might be included in that conference report which hopefully will be patched by the end of this calendar year. if not, we'll do it separately as quickly as we can. we argued a lot about how to handle detainees in the senate and the house on this bill i'm talking about, and one thing that was mentioned over and over again is that there is now a u.s. supreme court holding that says that an american citizen, such as mr. bledsoe, now also need as ab duled mouhammad, who is found to be an enemy combatent can be treated that way. in other words, as having committed an act of terrorism, perhaps in my opinion best being subject to military incarceration and the military tribunal. coming off of what you've experi

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let your supply. >> obviously, we are all about the purple. >> we have a purple one with sparkly things in a. >> beautiful. >> i do not think we will bring this to cleveland. it will get soaked. in our forecast going into the weekend is a great one. a great seven days. cooler tomorrow, but approaching 60 on sunday. looks like plenty of sunshine, although we pickup clouds on sunday and rain enters the forecast monday, tuesday, and wednesday, followed by a chillier temperatures once again. i hope we are winners on sunday, because it may be inclement weather. >> thank you for joining us for 11 news at noon. be sure to join us for 11 years at 5:00. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. it's an amazing holiday deal. but don't wait. it's only available for a limited time. so go to verizon.com/superoffer to sign up. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. fios de

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if you look at eastern canada, that purple, that is extremely cold temperatures. they will be even farther south once we get through the weekend. we're talking about a brief warming trend and then a shot of cold air. details on the forecast in a few minutes. >> baltimore county firefighters say that a malfunctioning furnace may be to blame for a morning house fire. crews responded to the 1300 block of western run road in cockeysville just before 10:30 this morning, where they saw smoke coming from the home. a firefighter may have been injured. no word on the seriousness of the injury. oblique warning from the u.s. treasury department. the agency says that by the end of the day, the nation's debt will, within $100 billion of its limit. the number is significant because it is the exact point at which the obama administration must stop the process of increasing the debt limit all over again. -- start the process of increasing the debt limit at all over again. a disturbing new report shows the economic recession may have reshuffled america's class system. new census n

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>> not much to talk about so far on the roads to this purple friday. one issue and that will be the fireworks near the park way. we started out the morning with that and the clean up is continuing. the speeds are nice on the major roads. there it is all above 55 and there is a look at the averages on the beltway and above 50 miles per hour. there is a look outside, the traffic is light there and traffic is light on the topside of the beltway at bellaire road. this report is brought to you by toyota . >>> an error in judgment left a resident injured. >> the teens had used branches to start a fire in a fire pit and when it did not light, one took a cans tear of gasoline and put it on the fire. >> it exploded and it engulfed all three of them in flames -- a father of a teen ran $0 -- to help and then the teens were rushed to the hospital. the neighbors are shocked, saddened by the accident. >> sorrow for the kid that was hurt. i hate to see anybody get hurt, let alone a young teen. >> my grandson knows the little girl. it is really, really sad. >> a 17-ye

the fired up with purple pride at b.w.i.g the ravens fans were checking in to head west for the big game. correct everybody is fired up. everybody's excited. -- >> everybody is fired up. everybody's excited. >> this is a trip that he and helen kim have been looking forward to all week. >> we travel pretty well, i think. >> nearly 100 are going to the ravenstrips.com for tickets. >> san diego is beautiful. >> we ran a fund-raiser the other night and ray rice was there. they like to support. >> they are known as the familiar faces at every home game. poetic justice and capt. defense are there to send off the fans. >> we are the ones that keep it going and put it together. we are a rallying force when things are going bad, but we're there to cheer them on when things are going well. >> we are there to give them a bunch of high fives and tell them to bring back the victory because this is a business trip. we are going out there and we're going to win and keep our first place in the a.f.c. north. >> we hear you. >> i hope they br

purple spotted brush. 2 calla lillies take root. birds return listening to lost meats all day until dusk beckons them to come to the nest and try again in the morning. this next poem is indian an ina ontholingly. on telegraph avenue it's no longer in existence, the sadness of this. berkeley, late fall. um -- this is from forest hamer who is a bay area poet who wrote berkeley late spring. this is berkeley late fall. i have been browsing the peet ree section had come to lose the unconcern but persistant rain that followed me in as a trail of damp shoe prints and dripping conscientious hacompanied to a solitude. i ran my right index if anything are across each spine flesh going along volume and groove. imagine the book seller anding by to fold and flatten we down to on an oblong shape and reshelf me into an americay sandwich between the t's and v's stacked up along the unexpected and unknown. i notice that the pe ems i imagine crowding around you were the unquieted the unrequited. distant citizens far from the disposition of the safety

it was a case of purple heart gone wrong. what happened is they sent out about 9,000 of these very special christmas ornaments with be purple heart logo, so to speak. what it was designed to do was to honor or show respect for the men and women that received a purple heart at christmastime. the problem is, the list of recipients didn't distinct wish between those living and deceased. so more than 1,000 families got this ornament at christmastime addressed to the names of their loved ones. as you can imagine, really tough to take any time of year, but especially this time of year so close to christmas, dozens of families called saying wha, wha going on here? they have said, there's no excuse for this. we take full responsibility. the man in charge of the wounded warrior program is calling some families, sending an apology letters to others. bottom line, there is nothing malicious about this. just a mistake, plain and simple. >> chris lawrence, thanks. >>> next, we'll go to capitol hill where kate bolduan is. we talked about th

friday at all month long. >> at the purple friday. go, ravens. -- happy purple friday. for starters, that is a zero. in middle, six as printed on the ball. final number is eight two. pick 3 numbers today are zero, six, two. first, want to win season tickets for 2012? we are moving right along. we have a four. that is a-6 as printed on the ball. your next number is -- that is an 8. your final number for your pick up for your game -- pick 4 game, 8. recapping your numbers -- 4, 6, 8, it. >> cold stretch of weather, but it is december. >> we have not been used to this kind of weather, but today, it is pretty nice. by the time you get into the week and, it will feel like winter for sure. we will hit 51 this afternoon, which is not bad for this time of year. sunday morning, we will be of all the way into the low 20's. we will make it into the mid- 40's in the afternoon. the ravens game is going to be a little chilly, but if you stay in the sun and out of the wind, it will feel fine. it is going to get cold this week in, but dry. no snow. >

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the purple battleground states and democrats got to realize they got to make up through some purple hazeight for the states. you know what? if they don't treat this poll as a major wake-up call, the purple states will be not their enemy, but -- not their friend, but their enemy big time. >> that's amazing. let's add to the conversation. david frum former speechwriter. good to have both of you with us. david frum, what do you make of this, especially when in the general election the president beats newt gingrich handily, but mitt romney barely. >> needs to hear more purple haze on cnn, first of all. >> yes, that's true. that's what we're here for. >> look, this is going to be the fifth bad christmas in a row. families all across the country have been promising their kids, wage earners have been promising their loved ones, themselves, maybe next year will be better. five in a row since december 2007. the patience of the country is fading under the onslaught of unremitting bad economic news. and, of course, in large parts of the country, we're having a cold winter, that means heating bills.

. >>> it's purple friday. you know what that means, another raifns game is upon us. who the birds are taking on this weekend and when you can catch that game. plus who missed practice this week, all of that is coming up when we return. first let's go inside. reporter: you may want to put down your pens and stamps and pick up your tablet. i'll explain coming up. @ @ . >>> time 4:44. five things you need to know on this friday morning. governor martiny will host a job symposium in annapolis this morning. it is a step to create jobs in maryland. that event is set to start at 9:00. >>> next week president barack obama will travel to fort bragg where he'll speak directly to troops and their families offering his appreciation for their service and sacrifice during the iraq war. all u.s. troops are scheduled to leave iraq by the end of 2011. >>> if you're out and about tonight in town, enjoy fire and ice night. ice sculptures will be on display and there will be street performers and free roasted chestnuts and s' mores. that event goes from 6:00 to 9:00 tonight. >>> and sad

heart. >> reporter: the purple heart was pinned on sergeant jergen tonight.the 23-year-old lost all feeling in his legs. jergens was a combat medic. >> you win right? >> you win. >> reporter: 19-year-old jennifer has been at her husband' side through it all. including a three week coma. >> really it was doctors saying he might not ever woke up. then he woke up. and doctors were saying he might not ever talk. he started talking. he's so stubborn and he just beat all the odds. >> reporter: sergeant ben stemen was in the humvee when it exploded he too received a purple heart. >> it's something you really don't want, but when you do get it you're just glad that you're in my condition where you can talk about it. >> reporter: while jergens injuries are severe, at one point doctors told his wife he might not make it. >> we were so blessed that this turned out the way it did. it could have gone so much worse and bryan is progressing, i'm thrilled and so proud of him. it's a happy christmas. >> reporter: this month is the couple's first wedding anniversary. today his

the purple battleground states and democrats got to realize they got to make up through some purple hazeht for the states. you know what? if they don't treat this poll as a major wake-up call, the purple states will be not their enemy, but -- not their friend, but their enemy big time. >> that's amazing. let's add to the conversation. david frum former speechwriter. good to have both of you with us. david frum, what do you make of this, especially when in the general election the president beats newt gingrich handily, but mitt romney barely. >> needs to hear more purple haze on cnn, first of all. >> yes, that's true. that's what we're here for. >> look, this is going to be the fifth bad christmas in a row. families all across the country have been promising their kids, wage earners have been promising their loved ones, themselves, maybe next year will be better. five in a row since december 2007. the patience of the country is fading under the onslaught of unremitting bad economic news. and, of course, in large parts of the country, we're having a cold winter, that means heating bills. t

. >>> when we continue, the multimillion dollar pledge for marilyn's governor as the proposed purple line project into a new phase. >> then, what changed at a virginia university since the reversal of the controversial gun law. >> later how would congresswoman difference -- wounded congresswoman giffords plans to mark the anniversary of the incident in tucson. >>> next sunday marks one year since the deadly shooting rampage in tucson, arizona. we know the wended congresswoman plans to attend some of the events. ceremonies planned for the anniversary include an interfaith service and a candlelight vigil. just one month after reversing a campus gun ban, liberty university has received dozens of gun permit applications. school officials say 64 students and staff have asked to bring weapons on campus. liberty changed its policy in november after multiple gun- related and the set -- incidents at college campuses nationwide. students will not be allowed to bring guns into campus buildings. >> governor martin o'malley announced a new commitment to a long-debated transportation project. for

. >> in san diego be prepared for plenty of purple pride as >> welcome back to ravens countdown and we have good news with mark burnett joining us with happiness for the holidays, with a five year partnership. >> thanks pete, we are happy for the ravens and couldn't be better and consistency and talent and you guys got it all, and the ravens got it. >> the raven's broadcasting, 98 rock and tv all working together. and we hope to have things going on year round. >> that's exciting and don't forget where we are on every night. >> and this partnership talk about what makes it special. >> the enthusiasm and the knowledge and experience, and the energy and promotion. the working together, the partnership, it makes a difference. and we have reached the whole state and eastern coast. and we guys are proud of you and want to thank mark for the time to share the good news, and hope for a long playoff year. and the superbowl on nbc. >> don't get ahead of yourself. >> checking on the injury list, ray lewis missed last four games but won't miss the fifth, and will suit up in san diego. and billy c

. >> we are celebrating purple friday on thursday. ravens fans are heading out to san diego. details are next. >> does holiday shopping picking up or stress to out? tell us how you feel. >> looks like there's some rain heading our way. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> starting out to be a mild day. >> we're in the 40's right now. we're doing good. jumping up 10 degrees per day. we will not keep that going tomorrow. mostly sunny and 75 on saturday. that is not the case. we have cloud cover but it is dry. 46 at the airport. we will make it to 56 or 57 this afternoon. we have some rain to talk about. the morning commute should be just fine. maybe take an umbrella with you. we will check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. first we say good morning to sarah. >> good morning. we are tracking a few new problems. southbound

heart. >> reporter: the purple heart was pinned on sergeant jergen tonight.-year-old lost all feeling in his legs. jergens was a combat medic. >> you win right? >> you win. >> reporter: 19-year-old jennifer has been at her husband' side through it all. including a three week coma. >> really it was doctors saying he might not ever woke up. then he woke up. and doctors were saying he might not ever talk. he started talking. he's so stubborn and he just beat all the odds. >> reporter: sergeant ben stemen was in the humvee when it exploded he too received a purple heart. >> it's something you really don't want, but when you do get it you're just glad that you're in my condition where you can talk about it. >> reporter: while jergens injuries are severe, at one point doctors told his wife he might not make it. >> we were so blessed that this turned out the way it did. it could have gone so much worse and bryan is progressing, i'm thrilled and so proud of him. it's a happy christmas. >> reporter: this month is the couple's first wedding anniversary. today his wife

you see the temperatures drop, the color coding, the darker blue, the purple to the west.this dry air and winds expected to diminish, a lot of the temperatures will get close to 20 degrees for the overnight lows. around the bay coming even colder. here are the skies. here is the cloud cover associated with the front that went through early this morning. you're the clause related to the lake effect snow up in new york state. high pressure over tennessee and kentucky right now. that will be moving east over a couple of days. that is cold, dry air. no big apparent forms in development right now. rain in texas. there will be a storm developing out here in the plains states by the middle of the week. it will move eastward. it may take five days to get here. we do have rain in the longer- term forecast. the median forecast is so the cold air -- uc how there are the darker blues and purples readings. that is settling in now. we have a few days where it will be cold. 19 to 25 the overnight low range tonight. the sun will come up before the moon sets, 7:16. 42 and 47 tomorrow. cold

today he got a purple heart.nding officer pinned it on him during a special ceremony about an houring ao. the purple heart is given to military personnel wounded or killed in ak. -- action. he and two others were injured august 7th when the humvee ran over an explosive. the medic suffered the most injuries this, is video of him arriving in september and he's fwn at of this hospital getting treatment since. >> it's been hard and i've seen people who have it worst than we do. and he's going to get better. >> he with a wanted to wait to give him the purple heart until things stabilized but today is learning to write with his left hand. the right hand isn't functioning. he deployed for afghanistan in january. the rest of the unit returns before the new year. back here live now, the sargeant's wife did tell me she expects her husband to be discharged from the hospital in about a month. after that will be transferred in-to-california or colorado. live in palo alto tonight abc 7 news. >> glad he's home, tu and christmas