. >> reporter: just about every phone has a camera, and when christopher sharp saw this scene play out during the 135th 135th running of peekness two years ago, he started to roll. >> reporter: the baltimore city officer tries to stop sharp who continuing to roll. >> turn it off. >> reporter: it was under that interpretation that the officer seizes sharp's cell phone, detains him and delights this video. sharp feels then as he does now, that it is his and anyone he's first amendment right to record police activity in a public setting, and that the seizure and dee least of his property was a violation of his person rights. >> the humiliation was enormous. also, i feel that it is happening at a place that, what elhappening out there? who else are they doing this to. >> reporter: a federal judge thought the was worth exploring and dismissed the efforts of the police department to dismiss the case. its argument is already updated its policy in november, letting officers now the public can indeed record them in public places. >> out of the majority of the departments in the nation, you know

chris sharp is being represented by the a-c-l-u... and in light of yesterday's decision.. this lawsuit against olice will now move forward. hundreds of gay marriage advocates ralled outside the statehouse monday night. night.ttey're urging lawmakers to pass a bill that woulddgive gay couples the same rights as other married couples.governor martin o'malley says the bill could be voted out of a house committee as early as this week... but its still a few votes short on the floor. "its time and it's the free state, we should be up there with california and new york and all the oneethats are making it legal now, and i think that by holding us back, we're holding us back as a stat" state."a similar bill passed the senate last year... but died in the houue. it's called "the love seat"... of miinesota. minnesota."i took one look at him and i said, 'i'm going to marry him. i did really." "she just new a good thing when she saw it, that's all." all."wally and gayle fox have been side by side in matrimony... for 52 years. n deserving of an honor.but in their neighborhood alone... t

justt days before christopher sharp's federal civil suit against police.lphone and deleted the images. that's prohibited now under the new policy. but there are some exceptions. exxepttons. (guglielmi) "where it becomes specifii is if the citizen captures a piece of evidence from a crime, for example a and that piece of evidence is - instrumental to the investigation, police officers dd have a riggh to confiscate property." police havv "- said because of this new policy.. sharp's case should not go forward. but for now it is...there's a hearing monday. sharp and the a- c-l-u claim police violated his fiist amendment rights. health officials.../ at.../ towson university...// &p ááareáá... considerrng.../ vending machines.../ áádispensingáá .../ the.../ contraceptive...// "plan b"....// áájaniceáá...park ...live at the campuswitt more on...how they got...this idea... áájanice?áá health officials say this vending machine wouldn't be ppaced on campus for another year. but seems to be welcomed by students who say it can be emmarassing having to ask an on campus

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taking together, those will generate a sharp fiscal contraction. in addition, the number of houses and loss of wealth and run up of debt and other down turns in the economy are continuing to weigh on the household and business spending. if you look at the first chart in the packet, we project gdp will grow by 1% this year and 1% next year. real gdp will remain below the economy's potential through 2017. according to our projections, the economy is only about halfway through the cumulative shortfall from the recession and aftermath. the costs associated with the output gap are immense. they are built by people losing jobs and displaced from their homes or own businesses that fail. in particular, the labor market has a great deal of slack. mainly as a consequence of weakness in demanded for business and ver services. our forecast remains above 8% this year and next. the unemployment rate declines in our projection, but remains above 7% at 2015 before dropping at the end of the decade. the economy continues to be weak in the next few years, inflation

sharp knows he's in for a long fight. >> i really just want to see justice done. bigger than just me. >> reporter: police have not publicly identified the officers involved in sharp's incident. live downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news, kai. >> mike, thank you. the new police policy does shay while recording police you cannot -- does say while recording police you cannot interfere with their job or harm safety. >>> and vic carter has the latest on the sandusky case. >> reporter: the judge denied a request before -- requests by prosecutors that he cannot sit in his back porch. sandusky was accused of sitting in the back porch and watching children in a playground. jessica, back to you. >> all right, vic. thank you. the trial is tentatively scheduled to start in mid-may. >>> some new information into the investigation into the death of whitney houston. beverly hills police say the singer was under water and unconscious when she was found in a bathtub. toxicology is still continuing. hundreds of fans around the world remember houston and how her music was oft

the organization is suing on behalf of christopher sharp.rp was at the prakness and used the cell phone to record police arresting his friend. police stopped him and demanded he turnover the cell phone. when he refused officers deleted the video and other videos he had on the phone including several of his young son. the commissioner will ask the judge to dismiss the case. a policy allows citizens to videotape officers as long as the citizen is not violating law, which in this case police argue sharp was loitering and his phone was taken away. the hear willing take place at 10:00, in u.s. district court today. >>> southwest airlines added new flights and you can travel to georgia from bwi. the airlines flights left atlanta's jackson international airport sunday. the airline will fly to five cities from atlanta including baltimore. there will be 15 flight as day. southwest plans to add flights soon if air tran planes are rolled in to southwest fleet. world's busiest airport. >>> billy sends his teammates !u myth in perspective. state in )

chris sharp... is beingrepressnted... by the today's decision...this lawsuit...against...poliiee.. forward. joon rydell, fox 45 news late edition. a baltimore man is locked up tonight....accused of molesting a middle school girl. keith daniels livv in north baltimore, where police say he claimed to be a school mentor in order to get close o children. keith? keith? 3 3 (ms. cooley/neighbor) "ii have grandchildren ttat be at my house that play up and down 3hat ssmebody like that is in &p3 a followup to breaking news we brought you at ten... the victim oo a shooting on greenmount avenue has died... 3 yellow tape seals off the crime scene near a family dollar store..whereepolice pound a man in hhs early 20's. he was shot multiple times... possibly in the store's parking lot.police are still searching for suspects. the medical examiier took the stand in the trial of the universitt of virrinia lacrosse player accused of killing yeardleyylove of cockey. cockeysville.. george huguell tried to avoid looking at the autopsy photos of his ex-girlfriend.... as the medical examiner described bru

sharp knows he's in for a long battle. his case could take months to resolve. he's ready to fight. >> i want to see justice done. this is bigger than just me. >> reporter: the aclu is behind the lawsuit and has the backing of the u.s. justice department. >> police have yet to publicly identify the officers involved in sharp's incident. >>> violent protests as the greek government tries to save the country from economic collapse. buildings were torched, protesters fought with police. they're angry because the government cut their minimum wage and eliminated 10s of thousands of jobs. greece's unemployment rate is 20%, for young people it's 50%. >>> in washington d.c., three people dangled from the bridge as they hung a sign calling for tibet's freedom from china. president obama will meet with china's vice president tomorrow. >>> a man is arrested on child sex charges, accused of pulling a middle schooler out of class, then groping her in an empty parking lot. how the man who is a fellow parent apparently preyed on the family's trust. >> reporter: the city school

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aclu says police stopped sharp and demanded he turnover his phone. officers took the phone, deleted the video and other videos he had on his phone. the police commissioner will ask the judge to dismiss the case or a judgment in their favor. the department says they have a new policy that allows citizens to videotape officers in public as long as they are not violating any law which in this case, police argue sharp was loitering and his phone was taken away. the hear willing take place at 10:00 in u.s. district court in downtown. linda so, abc2 news. >>> murder trial for george huguely will continue in charlottesville, virginia, accused of killing yeardly love, both students at the university of virginia. in court on friday, huguely cried as he watched video of himself told his former girlfriend was dead. if you want complete coverage, go to abc2news.com, it's the first item under featured stories and follow christian shaffer in charlottesville. >>> a trial date set for jerry sandusky the former penn state assistant coach accused of a sex abuse scanda

is really quite sharp. and we think that will be pushing down the economy, as other factors are starting to push up the economy more. and that slowdown in growth that we see for 2013 then has an effect on the unemployment rate. >> can you divide that any further between the impact of the tax side restraint versus the -- >> [ inaudible ] . >> table 1-6 has the pieces of that. so these numbers and these tables are for fiscal years. so when we do the effects on the economy in the calendar year basis, we need to take care in that. this gives you a rough sense of that. so in fiscal year 2013, the effects of extending all the expiring tax provisions meaning the 2001 and '3, and '9 cuts as well as trying to index the alternative minimum tax on inflation as well as extending the other expiring tax provisions like the research and experimentation tax credit and other things that have been routinely extended. the set of policies together extending them into 2013 adds about $300 billion to the deficit in 2013. at the

people who were asked to stop recording, detained him, and -- sharp briefs then as he does now that his first and fourth amendment rights were violateed. >> the humiliation was enormous. also i feel that it happening at a place like that, what else is happening out there? who he will are they doing this to? -- who else are they doing this to. >> reporter: it's an argument the district court wants to hear more as it allowed sharp's case to move forward. we'll explain where the baltimore city police department stands in the video recording policy, and a moment captured this past weekend that captured ared the confusion -- captured the confusion over it. >>> a pennsylvania judge says former penn state coach gentlemen yes can have -- jerry sandusky can have visits with his grandchildren. we have more on the decision. >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney were just in court at the end of last week, asking the judge for more freedom, and today, they got the ruling they were hoping for. sandusky will still have to stay inside, until he faces the child sex abuse charges against him at tria

and they have -- they are very sharp. their antenna is up and shivering all the time. they're like little mind readers. they have to be, because they don't know the whole language. they have to look at something else. i remember once my son came to me and had a picture he had drawn and he said, mama, look what i did. and he showed me this picture. and i was doing something and i said, uh-huh, that's lovely. and he tore it up. right in front of my face. and i said what did you do that for? and he said because you had that little smile on your face, you know, that little patronnizing, ah, that's lovely. and it was true. i was trying to get rid of him. yeah, yeah. oh, it's lovely. and he recognized it and had the -- whatever it takes, to tell me about it by just ripping it up in front of my face. from then on i realized that he knew certainly as much as i did when i was a kid. you know, you remember how you had to really tell who was lying and who wasn't? is that sort of thing. so, because they had this kind of really sharp intelligence, i think parents can make enormous

"a sharp pencil" ? it's just a figure of speech if you know what i mean ? - i don't understand. - and i don't understand what there is to not understand. let me try it this way. debits. profits. you simply must reduce your debits. now, what could be more clear than that ? i have too many "debits" ? exactly ! whatever they are, i assure you i can get rid of them. if i got rid of the flies last summer i can get rid of the debits. mr. brashov, the point is... you must reduce your expenses or this bank cannot continue to loan you money. and that may mean cutting your daily operating costs or cutting some of your employees. - please understand, mr. littlehead-- - littleton. littleton. i have only four employees and i need them all. besides, these people are more than just employees. i feel like they are my children. well, then you better make up your mind, mr. brashov. you're either running a business or you're raising a family if you know what i mean. - how'd things go at the bank, mr. brashov ? - oh, not too badly. are you sure ? well... to tell you the truth,

shock defeat world number three murray sharp loses to in the quarters in france. huge boost for. the fastest time on the final day of the twenty twelve pre-season ties in spain. and. overwhelming favorites against underdogs to meet in the final of the african cup of

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she said she felt something sharp with her finger. >> i thought it was a barb, a sharp piece of metal. >> reporter: the cart handle was smooth. then it happened a second time and a third. >> no matter where i held the cart i was getting shocked. >> reporter: a fluke? wearing a cap and sweater soy wouldn't draw attention i rolled a cart through the store, touching shelves but nothing happened. when i asked our photographer greg to do the same thing, he had a very different and very shocking result. got a shock . he pushed the cart again, touched a second display and was shocked a second time. then he was shocked a third time. store employees knew about it he said. >> even the cashier said it happens to her and the manager said the new carts and it happens all the time. >> reporter: a search pulled up dozens of complaints about this. another website believe itself has to do with wal-mart's new vinyl wood flooring metal carts building up static, the shoes determine if you get a shock. a wal-mart spokeswoman said it's a ware of it happening in some stores to some customers and said it add

sharp recorded it during the preakness in 2010. officers then confiscated his phone and deleted the video. they tried to say it was illegal to record officers on duty. now the police department says this -- >> well, we looked at an incident that we had at the preakness and we looked at the state law. we wanted to make sure we took a proactive stance. we are probably one of the first 5 departments in the country that put out policies and procedures informing our officers of what these laws are. >> the us, the department of justice and the aclu have all sided with sharp. >>> the battle of maryland's same sex marriage bill will heat up again today. wjz and andrea fujii are live on the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. later supporters will gather again trying to move this bill forward as emotions run high on both sides. opponents of the same sex marriage proposal rallied last month near the state house steps. their message to lawmakers, vote no on the bill. the bill's future rests in the hands of the house of delegates.

behind today's move: a report that consumer confidence is at its highest point in a year, and a sharp drop in oil prices. the dow gained 23 points to close at 13,005; the s&p 500 was

and rather sharp cuts in military spending. this is hour two of "washington today." i'm steve sculley. thanks for being with us. we'll have more on this and a number of related stories about how defense lobbyists are lining up to try to protect certain areas of the pentagon budget. congressional negotiators are trying to finalize a $150 billion measure which will extend a cut in the payroll taxes through the end of this year, provide additional jobless benefits for millions of out of work americans. republicans retreating and now supporting the proposal. there is no pay for this measure which means that the proposal will go forth and likely add to the overall debt in deficit. it does cut the social security payroll tax by 2 percentage points.

rally this year, a sharp rally in small mid cap and big cap since october. have the downside risks increased with this rally we've seen? >> well, i think you have to pay attention to the downside risks. we think there may be room left to the upside. but one of the things we do with our fund is always pay attention to the downside and try to manage those risks too. >> tom: you manage the risks at a time when we are seeing eerntion growth slowdown for the broad market. does that concern you? >> well, it's a little bit concerning for the broader market. but i think we're still able to identify plenty of stocks that have strong and in some cases even accelerating earnings growth. so to the extent that we can focus our stock on the right areas we should have success. >> tom: you have the stock picks with us to consider beginning with dollartree, the low cost retailer. and it has had one heck of a rally over the past year, below 50 to tonight, almost $90 per share. we've got to ask, dollartree, as it operates in this low end retail space, does the stock have much

very much the same story at sharp, if not more so. it had forecast an overall profit, going to a $3.8 billion loss. gives you an idea just how hard these big japanese electronic companies are doing it at the moment. the yen, certainly not helping. but also the tsunami. this is a unique year, looking forward for the companies in japan. hopefully they'll be looking at something a little more settled in 2012. that was the numbers. the nikkei, disspite that sharp number to eke out a 0.75% gain. news coming out there would be more support for small to medium companies in china. that gave a boost to shanghai. and hong kong road that story, as well. in australia, the s&p up by 1%. one miner, this is lynas. malaisian authorities granting the company to operate in rare earth refinery. that's a big pop for lynus. >> yeah. also something we've been talking about throughout the course of this week, let's hone in on the markets here. it's another big day for europe, with french and spanish debt sales on the cards today. it seems it really is the c

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he's sharp. >>> targeting iran. new reports that panetta believes israel could launch a new reports that panetta believes israel could launch a strike by spring. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, february 3rd, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. happy friday. thanks for squoing us today. i'm betty nguyen. the snow started falling in colorado last night and it may not stop for another day. blizzard and winter storm warnings are in effect in denver and its surrounding areas. when it's all over, it could be one of the top ten snow makers in the city's history. there could be up to 22 inches of snow. last night the public works department shifted into high gear putting nearly 200 plow trucks on the road including four by four pickups that will be responsible for clearing side streets. >> for this program, we have to find people that generally have desk jobs to drive the small plows. >> it's not just the snow that will cause problems but wind. gusts topping out at 30 mi

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aerial dancer saena sharp prepares for one of the most dangerous performances of her life. >> i knew would perform there. it wasn't a question of if. it was a matter of when. >> on the williamsburg bridge, ava is one of a few people with a camera on that bridge. >> a friend of mine e-mailed me the day of her performance and said come out today to the bridge. something amazing is going to happen. i brought my camera with me not really knowing what to expect. >> sharp and a fellow performer carrying a camera scale the tower in about seven minutes where she attaches her silk cloud swing 300 feet above the deck. >> the silk cloud swing is a double trapeze made out of silk. it opens so you can twist, spin side to side, back and forth. it basically gives an incredible versatility. >> once the swing is securely rigged, sharp begins her dance. >> as soon as i got there, she was sort of enrobed in the silk. that's when i started shooting. and i just thought, i'm committed to keeping the camera on her as long as my arms can hold it steady. >> i had actually choreographed this scene as a duo, b

we know our students are sharp consumers. >> there are all kinds of twists to the educational deals. the university in tennessee offered 10% off which dropped the sticker price by $4600. grace college in indiana offers an accelerated three-year degree that saves mony. columbus state community college in central ohio gives students 24 years and up $3500 in scholarship money over two years. in colorado, the state's online school offers tuition locks. but what if the school that you had your heart set on isn't running a sale? the educational consultant and college admissions strategies said negotiate a discount. >> it's got to be done in a subtle and polite way but you can negotiate. >> treat it like you would a job. note the accomplishments and areas you excel in. you may be able to negotiate more with the schools not at the top have the rankings in the areas you excel. explain what your background will add to the school f you have one offer from one school, use it to politely negotiate a better deal with another school and see if a tuition break will get you where you to go after coll

. >> a wading bird that has hey long neck and legs and sharp point and sharp cutting edges, large wings and soft plumage. >> will you please repeat the word. >> heron. >> may you please use it in a sentence? >> if gail had not seen the heron lie down on the tree she would have insisted the huge bird nested on the ground. >> please repeat the word. >> heron. >> what's the word again? >> heron. >> here-wink. >> heron. >> hero. >> hairline? >> heron. >> hurling. >> heron. >> may you please repeat the word. >> heron. heron. >> herring? >> heron. >> herring. >> heron. >> harangue? >> heron. >> heron? >> heron. >> heroin? may you please repeat the word. >> heron. >> may you please give me the definition? >> a wading bird that has a long neck and legs, a long tapering bill with a sharp point and sharp cutting -- >> heron. h h-e-r-o-n. heron. >> jimmy: there you go. [ cheers and applause ] >> when i saw this was, my first inclination, i felt the kid was probably screwing with the teacher. almost like a crank phone call but we have him live via skype. chris ferrara. thank you for joining us. by

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the family of joseph sharps left court today with some relief. >> relief. my heart is feeling a little bit. i feel better. i am sorry it had to come to this. >> the family of the convicted killer, kwan kearney were also there today. just out of jail that way, kwan kearney accused the two of making gestures at that. he pulled out a gun and shot both of them. he called 911 for help. his last words. -- the next words heard in the call were panicked acquaintances. he showed no regret and said he did not do it. >> how can you say you did not do it? i just pray for him. >> one week after her son was killed, kwan kearney killed jamal wilson and was soon arrested. he is scheduled to go on trial for that next month. >> he was given 45 years for the death of sharps and 15 for the shooting of his friend. reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford. >> time for a check on the traffic situation. chelsea is watching the road for us. what does it look like? >> we are seeing some heavy traffic right now at 395 and shirlington circle. right after that is where you ar

and rather sharp cuts in military spending. this is hour two of "washington today." i'm steve sculley. thanks for being with us. we'll have more on this and a number of related stories about how defense lobbyists are lining up to try to protect certain areas of the pentagon budget. congressional negotiators are trying to finalize a $150 billion measure which will extend a cut in the payroll taxes through the end of this year, provide additional jobless benefits for millions of out of work americans. republicans retreating and now supporting the proposal. there is no pay for this measure which means that the proposal will go forth and likely add to the overall debt in deficit. it does cut the social security payroll tax by 2 percentage points. had congress not acted by the end of this month it would have meant an average of $40 to $50 per month for the average taxpayer. transportation bill until after next week's yegsal recess. law patients out for presidents' day. a spokesperson for the house speaker saying more time is needed to work for the 300 proposed amendments,

the white house proposing some steep cuts in pentagon spending, but some sharp reaction from membersf congress including buck me keon, the chair of the armed services committee as he questioned defense secretary leon panetta. you'll hear from adam smith, democrat from washington state. >> given we have the cr hanging over us and sequestration kicking in, i, mr. secretary, talked to you about this, i put in a bill to -- in is going to be serious talking about everything we are dealing with today, the sequestration taking it over the top and hearing the news reports age in clfrom kore know general, you told us in a meet i meeting a couple of weeks ago in your 37 years, this is the most serious you've ever seen it. so i think these are serious questions. my bill would pay for the first year of sequestration, which moves it back a year. it does it with as little pain as possible through attrition decreasing the size of the federal workforce. but i'm asking you, mr. secretary, if this is something you could support, trying to fix sequestration now, instead of having all of the people that

not just in baltimore but this is a problem we're seeing nationally. >> reporter: sharp knows he's in for a long battle though, his case could take months to resolve. and he's ready to fight. >> i really just want to see just justice done. this is bigger than just me. >> reporter: the justice department is behind this lawsuit, it is also getting help from the aclu. reporting live in federal court downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >>> all right, thank you very much mike. now police have yet to publicly identify the officers involved in sharp's incident. >>> the national price of gas has gone up. tonight wjz continues to track gas prices here in maryland. we're paying an average of $3.59. that's up 20-cents from a month ago. >>> advocates of same-sex marriage are gathering in annapolis right now as lawmakers prepare to take critical votes on a same-sex marriage bill. wjz is live. pat warren has the latest on the status of the bill. hi pat. >> reporter: hello denise, hello everybody. advocates of same-sex marriage have crowded the mall. they're having their voices heard and a

he's smart, he's sharp. he's not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. so governor romney, go out and get them. you can do it! >> joining me now to explain his decision is the one and only donald trump. welcome. >> great to be in your neck of the woods, which is vegas, new york. your presence is sort of everywhere. >> we set up in a lot of different places. >> it's funny, and maybe i shouldn't do this but i'm going to do to anyway, when i was with you a few weeks ago we had a long discussion privately off air about the candidates and you were adamant and passionate that mitt romney needed to show, needed to step up in these debates and show the person that he was showing you privately. >> that's right. >> and you were a little bit, you know, you would say why, why is he not showing that? >> well, i've got tone know him very well the last couple of months and he's a different person privately. he's tough, he's sharp, he's great. he's just what we need. and somehow t

. >> a baltimore man is taking city police to court today, chris sharp is suing police for violating his rights over his videotaped arrest. sharp recorded it during the preakness back in 2010 but officers confiscated his cell phone and deleted that video. the department has since changed its policy, making it very clear the public has the right to record police incidents. a federal judge just ruled the case can move forward. >>> elsewhere in the city mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will address tough budget issues in her state of the city address. this is the first address for her as an elected mayor. she won a full term in november after completing the term of mayor sheila dickson, the city is facing tough choices this year with another budget crisis looming. >> same sex marriage is set to take center stage in annapolis and at the state house again today. hundreds of gay rights advocates are preparing to rally there. this comes as the general assembly and its commits continue to debate legislation to legalize same sex marriage. last month opponents rallied, calling for hear land law