approval last weekkin the houue.supporters say his billloffers religious institutions plenty of (raskin) "no church has to perform any wedding rights for any couple it doesn't want to whether it's a same sex couple, an iiterfaith couple &por an inteeracial couple." couple."(jacoos) "you knnww there will be amendments votes to maintain a ave the that." if tte bill passes.... marylaad would be the eigth state to approvallsame sex marriage. 3 paltimorr county council approves a bill ... which from discriminntion. action comes almost a year while attempting to use the women's restroom. the attention....and demands for better protections for transgender people. 33 in a 5-2 vote, bbltimore's county council approoed the bill. whiie it public places... it doesn't specifiially say 'wwo' can use 'whichh publii facilities. nevertheless, the transgender community is alling it a victo. victory. ":trans people will n ow have an opportunity tt keep their jobs or find jobs. they'll be able tt find fairly in public accommodations.. "i don't want this. i raised my kids in the moral background and beliefs

(raskin) "but we don't let minorsssmoke if they get a note from their parents, we don't let minors drink liquor with a note rom their parents and so this is ssmething that pe should make a public health policy judgement about as a tt" sallns oppose the bill.they it's the bigggst day of their lives....our wedding in a week couplee...kristen and nick will say "i do" liie on or checc in with meean gilliland right now, who ii live at the pier 55hotel where the preparations are underway. underway.yay! 3 it's friiay and that means it's your turn to sound off on our facebook page about anything you want. your mind-- and your ressonse could airrinnour "facebook feedback" egment. dot com slash foxbaltimore to become a fan and join the conversation. coming up on the early pdition... the people... benefiting from a uniqquedance program...and the progress they're making. making. she had man hands. man hands? the hands of a man. it's like a creature out of greek mythology. part horrible beast. peteorologist)) 3 ((traffic epprter ad libs)) 3 ad libs))((traffic reeorter ((traffic rrporter ad ibs))map 6

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(raskin) "no church has to perform any wedding rights for any couple it doesn't want to whethee it'') ""ou know there will be amendments offered, we do not have the votes to maintain a filibuster, we already know ha" thaa." the senate.... is... expected to.../ deeate... this...// tomorrow. 3 baltimore county councill apprrves a bill tonight which protects transgendered people from discrimination. discrimination. the action cooes almost a yearr after a transgender woman was beaten at a rosedale mcdonalds while attempting to use the women's restroom. the incident drew national attention....and demands for better protections for transgender people. 3 so by a 5-2 vote, the baltimore county council approvee a bill prrhibiting discrimination against transgender people. but while it provides protections in moss public places, it doesn't specifically saa 'who' can use 'what' public facilittes. nevertheless, the transgender community ss calling it a victory. victory. &p3 ":trans people will n ow have an opportunity to keep their jobs or find jobs. they'll be aale to find housing. they'll be t

. >>> no tanning beds for teens, maryland state senator jamie raskin wants that too become law. he introduced a bill -- to become law. he introduced a bill that anyone under 18 needs parental permission to use a tanning bed. howard county was the first jurisdiction in maryland to restrict tanning for teens. >>> up next new numbers show just how common sexting has become. >>> plus neighbors knew him as a cable guy. the cops say he was involved in a million dollar bank heist. maybe last of winter for the seeing snow. we'll talk about that with that full forecast and the five-day just ahead. >>> check out some of the other stories on the rundown including will ferrell as an nba announcer. the news edge at 11:00 will be right back. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00.  >>> the founder of a radical muslim website pleaded guilty to terror charges in alexandria today. jesse morton from new york was charged with threatening the creators of the south park cartoon because of their depiction of mohammed. he was charged with a sight scope founder, convicted and sent

state senator jamie raskin produced a bill that would strip a provision that allows minors to tan with permission from their parents. he says that teens do not have the wherewithal to truly consider the risks associated with ultraviolet light emitted by the devices. >>> all right. now 4:51. time for weather & traffic on the 1s. we're talking about really cold weather once again. when's the last time we've seen it this cold, tom? >> certainly not this winter, that's for sure. >> i know. >> it's been quite a while. we're going to be having temperatures in the teens by sunday morning. between now and then, wintry precipitation coming our way. but not this morning. right now a dry sky. there's the washington monument under a clear sky. just a few clouds to the south and west. right now, 37 at reagan national, light north/northwesterly breeze bringing the windchill to around 30 degrees. elsewhere, temperatures are below freezing with that light breeze. in the 20s in the mountains, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia, much of northern and western maryland. montgomery, fairfax, arli

the fed, we have a subcommittee of two governors, governor duke, a community banker and governor raskin, who was -- besides being a senate staff person -- was also the head of supervision in maryland. so they're both very knowledgeable about small banks. and their job working with staff is to try to first make sure that rules that don't apply to small banks are not put in force and that in addition to that, that we provide as much clarity as we can to what the small banks need to worry about, what part they can just throw away. to help us on that, we created an advisory council of institutions we meet with. we get their feedback. so, you know, i appreciate your point. and i think it's progress in moving away from the safety and soundness issue. >> do you feel it's fweting better? the community bankers i'm talking to are getting more frustrated. to them, it's death by 1,000 paper clips. it's the frequency of how many small pieces are coming out and a bank of 35, 40 total employees cannot keep up with the frequency of things. >> we have already begun a process whereby we'll try to provide

(raskin) "no church has to pprform any &pwedding rights for any couple it doeen't want to whetter it'snstead of civil marriage. then byya vote of 7 - 4...the committee...approved disappoonted opponents. hat pshank) "this issa very broad state of maryland and the the entire nation is a widely held belief that a marriage shhuld be between a man and a woman." (rydell) "the same sex bill now goes to the ull senate begin as early as wednesday and opponentt ccncede they do not have the votes to block that measure from ppssing." (jacobs) "you know thhre ill not have the votes to maintain a fillibuster, we lready know that."one year ago...the full senate enacted a similar bill...with no vvtes to spare. &p(evans) "we're not taking any &pof those 25 votes from last year for graatedd we're talking to all 25 of those senators."a final vote...could come by the end of this week. in annapolis, john rydell, fox 45 news t ten. supporters... sayy. theyhaae enough votes...to getii bill on the bbllot for voters to decide. to get more go to foxbaltimore dot com..../ look for "same-sex arriage petition" und

increasethe risk of skin cancer.so they want to prohibit anyone under age-18...from usingtanning bedss (raskindggment about as a sta" state." owners of tanninn salonsoppose the bill.they say such bans wouldhurt their business. it's.../ a... tough decision,,../ many... marylanders ...face.../ eeery day.../// áápayáá... thousands.../ of dollars.../ for... cancer treatments.../ you... can'táá.. afford..// ááoráá go... ith-out...///. park... tells us.../ ááaáá bill.../ in... honor of .../ a.../ state...senator's .../ wife.../ áácouldáá... make that... terrible.../ decision.../ go away. ...// janice? janice?jeff,today doctors...nursee and canccr &ppatients testified before the house health nn government committee. they hope to pass a law thht means cancer patients will never have to choose between life and death. death. clarksville father of two anthony lacey, describes his final months with his wife.as trina battled stage 3 breast c: cancer:"maxed out credit cards, maxed out everything, survival we were goiig to do anything to get my wife the treatment, at any cost, unfortunately, last june she pa

(raskin) "and then they tell their boss that they're going through geneder transition and spot."s. but here in annapolis, there's plenty of opposition toward xpanding that law statewide."(jaaobs) "my biggest concern about this bill is that it turns reality on its head. this is taking a man and saying just because he wants to be a woman, e is." others worry that the lawwould allow men to dress upas women...and attack childrenin public restrooms.(schatz) "i'm taaking about men, pedophiles, and there are lots of them who will uss this as access to sharon brackett...it meaasmore legal protections. (brackett) "it means people caa go to work, keep their job, not be fired just because they're transgender."in annapplis, john rydell, foxx45 news at ttn. governor o'malley.../ supports... the... bill..../// we asked: should... there be a state law.../ banning discrimination .../ of... tranngenders? transgenders? áámanyáá.../ of... you.../ aae... sounding-off.../ loud and clear .../ on this one...// áájoináá... the... debate...// on our.../ facebook page tooite...// tell lawmakers .../ what.

. >> reporter: montgomery county democrat jamie raskin was the floor leader for the senate vote. >> it's a great day for marriage i think because when you let tens of thousands of new people into the institution you strengthen it. you don't weaken it. i think this is one of the landmark days in the history of maryland. >> reporter: rich mattalino of montgomery county is the only openly gay member of the maryland senate. >> maryland was founded as the colony of tolerance and that's been our tradition the past 400 years of. >> reporter: the bill was passed with a no vote of the senate leader. >> i don't think this is civil rights, but this is history. am i on the wrong side of history as a historian? there's no doubt about it. >> reporter: gay rights advocates in annapolis tonight applaud maryland governor martin o'malley for leading the charge. >> we've seen republicans and democrats support the bill. we thought this is not a black and white issue, not an issue for people of faith or not of faith. it's an issue for people who occasion about families. that's what it's really about. >> repo

senator jamie raskin of maryland has carried it in maryland. so i think there's a lot of entering alternatives to -- interesting alternatives to the old, you know, corporate charters that have now just been used to just take privileges and rights, quote-unquote, without any responsibilities and burdens. >> one more or, then if you will indulge, maybe you can hang out afterwards, that way you can sign books. >> yeah, sure. any other questions? you've heard enough. you're ready to join the amendment campaign. okay. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> we'd like to hear there you. tweet us your feedback, twitter.com/booktv. >> here's a short author interview from c-span's campaign 2012 bus as it travels the country. >> pat mcneely, your book is titled "knights of the quill." who were the knights of the quill, and what interested you in writing a book on this aspect of the civil war? >> the knights of the quill were confederate reporters who wrote for newspapers during the civil war. their colleagues in the north were called

. >> what we are doing, we have a subcommittee of two governors, governor duke and governor raskin who was the head of supervision in maryland. they are very knowledgeable about small banks. their job, working with staff, is to try to first make sure rules that it not apply to small banks are not put in force. to provide as much clarity as we can to what the small banks need to worry about. to help us on that, we have created an advisory council. we get their feedback. i appreciate your point. i think it is progress that we are moving away from the safety and soundness. >> the think it is getting better in the next year? it is the frequency of how many small pieces. with a bank of 40 people, they cannot keep up with the frequency. >> we have a process whereby we will try to provide guidance to small banks about what parts they can throw away. >> it would be very helpful. obviously there are a number of banks out there. they are getting the brunt of this. a separate question. it is a broader question -- issue a struggle. we have so much sovereign debt. we are continuing to add more and

(raskin) "but we donnt let minors smoke if they get a note from their parents, we &pdon't let minorsfrom their parents and so this is sometting that we should make a public health policy judgement about as a sta" state." ownnrs of tanning salons oppose the bill.they say such bans would hurt their business. a nnw bill focuses on making anti-cancer drugs... more affor. affordable.cancer survivors are working with state lawmakers tooggt it done.the bill is nnmed after senator jim mathias' wife... who died last year from breast cancer. the proposed law would require insurance companies to equally cover out-of-pocket expenses fori-v and oral cancer drugs.some patients say they are having to choose between losing thier homes...or payyng for potentially life saving treatments. "we'rrenot asking forr convience, we're not asking to simply our lives, we're asking in the stage 4 community is we want to stay alive and take whatever drug will do that for " us" 3 some patients say out off pocket costs forroral therapies can cost more than 100thousand dollars a month. ten states are getting a pass

week in the house.supporters say this bill offers religious institutions plenty of protections. p3&(raskin any couple it doesn't want to - whether it's a same sex couple, an interfaith couple or an inteeracial couple." couple."(jacobs) "you know there will be amendments offered, we do not have the votes to maintain a filibuster, we already knnw tha" that."if the bill passes.... maryland wwuld be the eigth state to approval same sex marriage. 3 the baltimore county council approves a bill ... which protects transgendered people from discrimination. discrimination. the action comes almost a year after a transgender woman was beaten at a rosedale mcdonalls women's restroom. the incident drew national attention....and demands for better protections for transgender people. in a 5-2 vote, baltimore's bill. while it he public places... it doesn't - specificclly say 'who' can use 'which' public facilities. neverrheless, the transgendee community is calling it a victo. victory. 3 ":trans people will n their jobs or find jobs. they'll be able to find housing. they'll be treated fairly in public acco

. >> what we are doing, we have a subcommittee of two governors, governor duke and governor raskin who was the head of supervision in maryland. they are very knowledgeable about small banks. their job, working with staff, is to try to first make sure rules that it not apply to small banks are not put in force. to provide as much clarity as we can to what the small banks need to worry about. to help us on that, we have created an advisory council. we get their feedback. i appreciate your point. i think it is progress that we are moving away from the safety and soundness. >> the think it is getting better in the next year? it is the frequency of how many small pieces. with a bank of 40 people, they cannot keep up with the frequency. >> we have a process whereby we will try to provide guidance to small banks about what parts they can throw away. >> it would be very helpful. obviously there are a number of banks out there. they are getting the brunt of this. a separate question. it is a broader question -- issue a struggle. we have so much sovereign debt. we are continuing to add more and