one of those districts being redrawn is that of roscoe bartlett. there's speculation he might run for another term. he has not commented on his future. >> about $1 million in questionable contracts have drawn the attention of state auditors. the average price was 7 $200 a higher than other contracts. the world famous blue angels are preparing for a big show. 11 news crews were on hand as the navy jet crew made their way onto the base. the air show is taking place in june of 2012. >> this international maritime and air festival promises to be worthy of our proud heritage because when it comes to air shows, no one does it better than the blue angels. >> that is true. maryland tourism officials hope to attract more than 1 million people for the celebration. >> 3, two, one -- [cheers] >> it was a great night last night as thousands rang in the holiday season in mount vernon. musical guest performed an array of holiday favorites. it was very impressive. if you like to see it again, you can see a video and more than 100 photos online at wbaltv.com. you c

yesterday three more people announced they may run for the seat currently held by rosco bartlett. brinkley, moo knee and his own chief of staff harold budotis are now considering making a bid. both brinkley and mooney are making exploratory committees. the men would join five other republicans and three democrats who are already running for the seat. >>> five female students are suing howard university after they say the school ignored their complaints that a staff member was sexually harassing and assaulting them. george bright abeu who was convicted for sexually abusing two of the victims was a work study supervisor at the library. the suit says after the student reported the harassment in 2010 to staff members, bright abeu continued to prey upon students for seven months. in april he was arrested and eventually convicted. he's now under two years supervised probation. he has been fired from howard since. >>> one of the last american bases in iraq is now in the hands of the iraqi military. america agreed to pull out of iraq at the end of the year under an agreement which was sig

mckeon, and ranking member smith, as well as my chairman, roscoe bartlett, for the inclusive work that was done in this legislation. it is important to note that what this bill does not include during conversation negotiations unnecessary provisions limiting the work of military chaplains were dropped. now the bill will allow the repeal of don't-ask, don't-tell to proceed so that troops who defend our values will have protections that they have fought to defend. working with the white house our committee achieved a final compromise on detainees that does not grant broad new authority for the detention of u.s. citizens and does not establish a new authority for indefinite detention of terrorists. the bill strikes a reasonable balance between protecting our nation from terrorists like those who attacked our nation on september 11, and protecting our american values. it demonstrates that we do not need to sacrifice our civil liberties to be safe. finally, i urge members to support this legislation because it also includes a pay raise for our troops and provides funds for the care needed t