under the law, salvatore lopez could get up to half of that $925,000 fine.is lawyer says the philippine resident desperately needs the money, after blowing the whistle and being black-listed. >> he has four small children, one severely disabled. he is without money because he did the right thing. >> reporter: the judge will ultimately decide just how much of that $925,000 salvatore will receive. until then, he remains a whistle-blower in limbo. >> he has no job. the steam ship company won't hire him. >> and without that, there would be no trip to court. >> today's plea agreement is only one of two expected in the agreement. the owner of the ship is also charged as well as the greek company that managed the ship. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. definitely getting a lot busier out there. the harrisburg expressway in that northbound direction. we're up to 20 minutes there from shawan to belfast. also, west side inner loop. that delay continues

. >> cathline and salvatore, they exchanged phone numbers and will remain friends for the rest of their lives. in leesburg, virginia, back to you. >> that's definitely fate. what were the odds they would wind up at the same place at the same time? interesting. we brought you the story of a serviceman whose family was asked to take down the tree house while he was deployed overseas. another military family is coming forward with a similar problem. you see this father said he finished the tree house with his kids just before being deployed. news 4's jane watrel has a report. >> the boy can get up in the lost here. >> it's a labor of love for phillip levin who spent two years building this tree house with his son. after the family transfered from colorado. >> we contacted the county and said we are looking at building a tree house in the back yard. they said for a tree house unless it was something extravagant, we didn't need permissions or paperwork to go along with it. >> two months after finishing, he was deployed as part of operation enduring freedom. someone brought the tree house to

salvatore wrote on his website the propagandist reporter also refers to herself in the third person plural we when referencing liberals and liberal reactions the media if you're going to have to paint yourself as an anchor at least have the wit to not disclose your partiality and take care to pronounce the subjects name correctly so all right let me start by responding to where p.j. did get me i did mispronounced dana's last name and i apologize for that i guess as somebody who's had my name is pronounced my entire life but something about be able to shake off pretty easily but hey that's just me and it's really pretty insignificant and quite a distraction from my actual commentary about what dana had to say when it comes to the other claims clearly pj's never actually watched this show because if he had he would know that i don't portray myself as an anchor this is a political commentary show i freely and openly share my personal opinion with the audience and i'm pretty sure that anybody that's watched the show for more than two minutes would easily get that i'm the host of an opinion sho

under the law, salvatore lopez could get up to half of that $925,000 fine. his lawyer said the philippine resident desperately needs money after blowing the whistle and being black listed. >> he has four small children. one severely disabled. he is without any money because he did the right thing. >> reporter: the judge will ultimately decide just how much of that $925,000 salvatory lopez will receive. until then, he remains a whistle-blower in limbo. >> he has no job. the steam ship company won't hire him again because he blew the whistle. >> reporter: and without that, there won't be a trip to court. >>> now, today's plea agreement is one of two expected in the dumping incident. the owner of the ship has also been charged, as well as the greek company that managed the ship. >>> time now for a quick look at some of stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. the ways local chefs stay in shape and healthy, while surrounded by tempting food. >>> will one pharmacy be left entirely out of the state's prescription program? >>> and more on the dedication of gary wi

diane salvatore from "prevention" magazine is here with foods that will improve your mood and some tipsle. this happens this time of year, doesn't it. >> absolutely. the back to business blues, all the holiday hijinks are over, very short days. >> reality sets in. gained a lot of weight. >> there's that, too. and there's a serious sunshine shortage. >> there certainly is. >> that's why we're pushing to move to florida. >> you're saying there's something you can do personally with your finances because a lot of times when you buy something, you feel good. >> don't spend money on material objects. spend it on experiences. all you shoe lovers out there, sorry to break the news. if you have activities, go to a museum, an amusement park. this creates a shared social experience and it's something that will linger in your memory as opposed to an object being a solo experience. >> or getting your mind off how miserable you are. because it's something to concentrate on. >> especially if it's sunny. >> there you go. >> a lot of people keep journals. i keep journals but only on -- >> still? >> don

a woman named big ange, the niece of salvatore lombardi. >> they bought me nice houses. furs.s. cars. they're very generous. and they're very good-looking. good-looking guys. >> let me ask you something, that guy. you said you went out with him 30 years ago. >> i went out with him -- >> the black shoe polish head. >> i've dated plenty of wise guys. and i'm looking forward to meeting another one. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that is some laugh. that laugh, it reminded me of someone. but i'm trying to place where i -- [ laughter ] the very beautiful herman muenster. "mob wives." former governor of utah jon huntsman has dropped out of the race for president to return to his former job as the guy in the picture that comes with the frame. you know him, right? there he is. [ laughter ] during his concession speech on sunday, huntsman endorsed his opponent, mitt romney, which is interesting, considering how critical he was of romney throughout the campaign. in the old days you could get away with this sort of thing because people would forget what you said. now that we have the internet, y