. >> robert burke the man known as the naked cowboy says he's running for mayor of new york. hit with tourist in times square for more than a decade. burke promises to have some new ideas on major issues. >>> almost 6 months after chris brown beat up his girlfriend rihanna he's now publicly saying he's sorry. in a video posted on u.tube the r&b star apologized to his fans. he says he wanted to express his deepest regret and accept responsibility although he didn't talk about what actually happened that night. >> as many of you know i grew up in a home with domestic violence. i saw firsthand what uncontrolled rage can do. i saw it and continuing to seek help to ensure that what occurred in february can never happen again. >>reporter: brown said he's told rihanna countless times that he is sorry. >>> well a new group of chef will face chopping block on fox's hit show hell's kitchen. >> i said are you ready? >>reporter: gordon ramsey continue with his annex during tonight season 6 premier. hot tempered chef meets his match in a fiery contestant. that's not the only spice you wil

robert burke says he's strumming his guitar dressed in nothing but tidy whities in times square.ou've seen him before. now he says he wants to be the mayor. he wants to bring transprancey to a whole new level. if you know what i mean. he will formally announce tomorrow saying that no one knows how to do less with more. than yours truly. >> ok. you know he's going to advertise i'll tell that you much. >>> coming up next on "good morning maryland" - >> a compliment to your morning coffee that won't cost you a dime. >> we're at a local starbuck's where if you like one of these you can get one totally free today. i'm brittney gordon and we'll tell you how to get your free breakfast, next. >>> 6:45. "good morning america" coming up at the top of the hour. i'm jamie costello. >> i'm megan pringle. here are the top stories we're following for you today. >>> the new health care plan is more important than his ratings. the president is going to take his proposal to the public. we'll have a live report. >>> also ahead -- a fiery suv crash that has a happy ending after all thanks to some qu

. >> well, watch out michael bloomberg, robert burk, also known as the naked cowboy, said he is running for mayor of new york. burk promises to have new ideas on major issues, and wants another stimulus plan to help small businesses, the naked cowboy has become a hit with tourists in time square. he has been hanging out there for more than a decade taking pictures with anybody that pays him a small fee. . >> get this. boot see is receiving oxygen from a special pet sized mask after she was rescued from a florida house fire. the homeowner and her granddaughter had already been taken to safety when firefighters discovered the cat under some furniture. with burned ears, and covered in soot. after receiving treatment, boot see opened her eyes and was able to move around. her owners plan to take her to an emergency vet for a checkup. >> drivers in oregon aren't sure what to make of this street sign. >> looks confusing. >> certainly not on the driver's manual. >> looks like a tattoo. >> city of eugene said the sign was put in place to explain a complicated u-turn drivers must take to turn lef

robert burke made the announcement at a press conference yesterday.de a living strumming a guitar in times square, dressed in boots and tight briefs. his main opponent, incumbent michael bloomberg who is running for his third term. >>> here's video to make you -- look at this. the lion who became an interpret sensation a few -- internet sensation a few years ago when he hugged the woman who rescued him from the circus. turns 10 years old. jupiter, african lion, rescued from a circus where he was malnourished and abused. the woman nursed him back to health and she's the reason he's celebrating his 10th birthday today. the lion hugging the woman. >>> 6:55. watching some rain. some of you just barely getting clipped briefly. we're also watching some of you getting locally heavy downpours. you're getting clouds now. this does extend on the other side of severna park to glen burnie. the south side of the beltway, looks like it's going to get wet. watch the rain as it continues to stroll in from the south and off the bay. today, only 82 this afternoon. a ve

robert burk plans to announce in times square saying, quote, no one knows how to do more with less thanrs truly. his opponents will be incumbent michael bloomberg, who is running for a third term. >>> an oregon couple wants to see if they can go without sending trash to the landfill for a whole year. and get this, three weeks into it, the trash can is still empty. the pair is recycling and paying more attention to what they buy at the store, buying in bulk and also using reusable containers, eating veggies they grow and they compost kitchen scraps. >> as long as you approach this from the mind-set that you go to the store, you don't buy something you know will have to be thrown away this the first place, and you buy something you know is recyclable or do without, then it's not really a problem. >> for example, they won't buy potato chips because the bags are not recyclable. as for produce stickers, they're saving them for the artist in their neighborhoods. >>> how safe is your ride? experts have put in cars to the crash dummy test. how well did yours do? abc 2 news at 5:30 starts in jus

his real name is robert burk.s the small business community approached him to run while he does have a website detailing his plans for the city he admits he has no real experience. you think? >>> tokyo train line is trying a new tactic to try to make proceeds smile more. the company has install ad device that can tell the staffers who are smiling by calculating the curve of their mouth. the employees are encouraged to test their smiles before they head to the platforms and ticketing areas to help passengers about 2350,000 passengers a day passed through that station. >>> the world has a newest oldest man. walter bruning is 112 and has become the world's oldest living man after a british man died earlier this week. the montana man has become something of a celebrity. he spent most of his days on media interviews and receiving visitors who want to talk about history. walter was born in 1896. he says the secret to longevity is staying activity and not eating too much and being good to people. >>> to the latest in the

his real name is roberts burke. he claims the small business community approached him to run.es have a website detailing his plans for the city, he admits that he has no real experience except, of course, running around times square in his skivvies, which may be qualification to be mayor. >> i don't think mayor bloomberg's going to go for that, running against the naked cowboy. >>> that does it for "news4 midday." be sure to tune in to news4 at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00 for all the day's news. >>> we'll all be back tomorrow morning at 4:55 with "news4 today." we hope you join us then. have a terrific day. >> see you tomorrow. ♪ (announcer) worst-case scenario. so i'm thinking we need a better way to save money. better than subleasing office space? ideally. (announcer) best case solution. switch to verizon high speed internet and phone for business-- with a dedicated high-speed connection from our office to yours, so you won't be slowed down because your neighbors are online. as low as $79.99 a month for 12 months with a 3 year agreement. plus, get over $180 back in available online

. >> 38-year-old robert burke has been a times square fixture for a decade now and does a brisk businesslmost. >> thankfully. >> yeah. indeed. like i said, opening a can of worms and finding worms is not a reason to be upset you opened the can of worms. there's worms in there and why we opened it. in this case, he's a naked cowboy. >> and potentially the mayor of new york city if things go well for him. >> what a follow-up to michael bloomberg that would be, huh? a naked man. listen. things have gotten so bad in this country that the california budget office has done explicit mathematical calculations on the market impact of marijuana legalization. the price drop, the consumption rise, the tax policy ranging from bulk to joints. what is america coming to when our tax -- our bean counters are bean counting drugs and potentially drilling? we'll talk about that here coming up. if you're taking 8 extra-strength tylenol... a day on the days that you have arthritis pain, you could end up taking 4 times the number... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pill

his real name is robert burke. he says "no one knows how to do more with less than yours truly." his main opponent will be incumbent michael bloomberg, running for a third term, who happens to be a millionaire. he might have the best body, but might not have the most money. >> a lot of dead cakdication. >> i think he works out in more clothes than he does his job in. >> when does he have time to work out? he is always out there. >> he must work out. >>> the cost of rescuing the economy could add up to more than many people expected. the worst k-case scenario is a staggering $23.7 trillion. christine romans breaks it down for us. look at that figure. it fills up our entire big screen. >> this is trillions of trillions of guarantees, loans, promises, back stops for the financial industry and the economy this is the first time we have seen a price tag this big. this isn't total potential losses. this is how much money has been guaranteed. it doesn't count the collateral and the money paid back to taxpayers. let me roll down for you what the s.i.g. t.a.r.p.. this is the bailout cop.

robert burke entertains tourists in times square. wearing nothing but a guitar and undies.incumbent mayor michael bloomberg is, indeed, seeking a third term. no comment from him yet. >>> the white house was a little bit country last night. ♪ star-studded musical event at the white house featured some of the best known names in country music. the president and first lady hosted brad paisley and alison c krausse featured here. >>> here is the question during these tough times, what if you were need of fast cash? it's a huge concern for millions of folks without a job who may need money to i don't know mix a washing machine, go to the doctor, dentist. we want to know what do you do if you need fast cash? senior market editor for "smart money" magazine has a way to get the fast cash. we got a lot of folks' attention saying that. we're not talking about hitting up a loan shark, are we? >> no, no. this doesn't involve robbing banks or selling blood or turning to a life of white collar crime. there's actually three things that are easy ways to raise cash. the first is a lot of peo

economic expertise within the panel but also able -- aided by nobel laureate robert martin, a professor daniel burke stressor and professor victoria, all are from the harvard business school. all advice is independent without consulting with each other and help us review our models, help us review our inputs and ultimately we did all of the calculations internally to the panel and that's how we came up with the numbers we came up with. now are finding with the price paid in the first war and sold for about 66 percent of what our valuation which show was the current market value. if treasury got only 66 percent of current valuation, as it went forward, that would be a loss to the american taxpayer or about $2.7 billion. we are very careful in this report to point out some key features, the first is only a tiny proportion of the warrants have been sold and there are very small banks in the first sales. with a knowledge and there may be differences about what are they prepared liquidity discounts to put into the evaluation. we also a knowledge that there may be considerations other than maximizing thei