hear what sheila dixon had to say the day before her sentencing.s well, the latest of the recalls from toyota. >> good afternoon, maryland. your peccary -- p 3 -- 6. 4. 9. that makes your pick three numbers 6, 4, 9. malty match is moving to saturday night. your pick for numbers are 2. 4. 4. 8. ick four two,ur pick four two, four, four, eight. the maryland lottery. let yourself play. >> it has been one of those winters. in terms of what we can expect this weekend, it is too early to tell but we are expecting a lot of energy with the system. at any rate, enjoy the next few days. something to look forward to for at least 48 hours. >> thank you. be sure to watch at 5:00 tonight. who are better drivers, men or women? men don't merge. the woman will sit there and wait. this is what men do. you see where i am over here? and, ka-blam, and then we're all an hour late. depend brand. for women and men.

the change in power follows sheila's sentencing in an embezzlement conviction. we were in the courtroom to hear the judge give sheila a strong message. >> reporter: after spending more than 20 years in politics, mayor sheila diction came to an end today just blocks away from here at courthouse east. for mayor sheila dixon the two criminal cases she faced are now bind her. >> it was sad to see it come to an end. >> reporter: it follows her sentencing on perjury and misdemeanor embezzlement charges. she received probation before judgment under a plea deal, a deal that required diction tonto step down. >> it's the end of one period of her life and the beginning of another. >> as far as the state is concerned, this ugly chapter in baltimore history is closed. >> reporter: during her sentencing judge sweeney had harsh words for dixon. she leaves the office of mayor in total disgrace describing her crime as a badge of dishonor. >> the good thing about being the judge is that nobody responds to her. >> i felt the judge gave miss dixon a dose of reality. >> i think she

around public property this afternoon, she became the 40 nightmare, replacing sheila dixon that resigned amid scandal. first, we are joined live from city hall with more on the transition of power. >> mayor stephanie rollings blake immediately tackle some enormous problems, including a record budget deficit and that looming snowstorm that could shut down the city of baltimore. >> i, stephanie rollings blake -- >> she took the oath of office standing next to her mother, husband, and a daughter sophia. >> today marks the beginning of a new day in city government. not all of us must it said the challenges and hard work that, this. -- all of us must prepare for the challenges and hard work that comes with this. >> the snowfall this weekend and the budget deficit, it will snow was under the next few months. it will be trying times, but she is ready to move forward. >> the projects and the snowstorm -- the leadership team made up of new staff and holdovers is a move that impressed councilwoman mary clark. >> she is not throwing out the old to bring in the new, but she is bringing what has been

sheila johnson.ter to talk about something negative. it sells more. >> i have taken a team and given it back to the fans. >> i throw it back in so i can catch him again. >> "my life 365" is presented by mcdonald's i'm loving it. >>> i enjoy life. i enjoy living every day. every day is different for me. i don't do the same thing every day. i'm a person that likes to explore different avenues. i like to do different things. i like to meet new people. i like to embrace people. i like to help others. i like to be there for people. >> she is inspirational for a lot of women for any color. the issues that women face, the challenges that they face are still existent but it's sheila johnson has shown that you can play with the big boys and with the old boys network and be at the table. and she uniquely is at that table. >> she likes the fact that if she can show someone especially girls and women throughout and does everything in her power to help them be successful. >> dr. johnson with inspired you to be th

when sheila dixon tried to -- the state ethics commission cried foul. what is his plan if he claims the council? >> my plan would be to take a leave of absence. it is just an acting position. i would take a leave of absence until i decided i will run. >> the election for city council president is not until the fall of 2011. when the press are questions, he seemed to change his mind at least for a moment. >> if you become council president next week, which you are likely to become, what are you going? >> i will leave the state job. >> turn in your resignation? >> yes. you just asked a trick question. i told you i am going to use my time that i have and then i will be taking a leave of absence. that is it a duplex in the absence is not a resignation. >> under state rules, he is only eligible for 30 days of unpaid leave. he stuck around long enough to say he plans to hire four of sheila dixon's 8 for the office. >> the state prosecutor has released an attack on baltimore mayor sheila dixon's recent comments. she will be sentenced on thursday as potiphar pl

. >> as for sheila dixon, her resignation was effective at noon today. it was part of the plea agreement with prosecutors that allowed her to keep her pension and to avoid jail time. jayne miller has more. >> it was sheila dixon's last public act as mayor, a 30 minute courtroom appearance to be formally sentenced for crime and street of her political seat. she said nothing, but the judge said plenty. >> she wanted to make sure she knew that she had committed to serious wrongs and was being punished for it. >> she leaves the office in total disgrace, the judge said, tagged with a badge of dishonor that she will live with for the rest of her life. the judge took aim at public statements dixon made, and dispel the idea that her prosecution was nothing more than politics. from what i saw, the judge said, the cases against dixon were strong, if not overwhelming. if anything, jury was generous with her in convicting her of only a single count. >> most defendants are not going to receive the kind of conditions and sentence that the mayor did for two separate cr

how sheila dixon is responding to harsh criticism. >> why the census bureau is shelling out big bucks for a superbowl ad. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> the scraping, the shoveling, and the plowing, maryland cleans cars and roads, after the latest round of snow. >> just didn't feel like dig out the car. >> i had to shovel the sidewalk to get to the car. >> you have to keep the shovels handy. a storm packed with snow, may be here in a couple of days, giving us a big new winter blast. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. this winter weather is now on the roll. >> yeah, snow keeps falling, we keep moving it out of the way. and more comes right on down. >> this is what the storm left last night. in canton. snow covering side streets. the main roads in the city, however, were cleared rather quickly. >> and snow overnight meant people dug cars out before going to work this morning. it is routine we're getting all too used to. people don't like it. examine some find alternatives. >> sometimes i ride the bus,

. >> coming up, days before her resignation, prosecutors are firing at baltimore mayor sheila dixon. what they have to say this time. >> what do you think of the governor's visit to maryland? e-mail your response to us. why does lubriderm work so well with skin? one reason? lubriderm® contains the same nutrients naturally found in healthy skin. skin absorbs it for a clinically shown 24 hours. for skin that looks and feels truly comfortable. lubriderm®. your moisture matched. introducing aveeno ultra-calming with active naturals feverfew. we know feverfew... has properties that lp neutralize irritation... to strengthen skin and calm redness in just one week. discover new aveeno ultra-calming. >> people are digging out from a couple of inches of snow. on average, 3-4 inches of snow. the accumulating snow is off to the east. snow clearing throughout the day. it is slightly below freezing. sidestreets may not have been treated so they could be slippery. we will be close to 40 degrees today. another storm in the seven-day forecasts. we will talk about that in a few moments. >> baltimore m

all words used to describe mayor sheila dixon. the surprising source of the harsh criticism. >>> the big storm up on the way from the gulf coast. when it will arrive and how much snow we could get in my skywatch forecast. >>> hello, i'm pwarp pwarp. >> and i'm jennifer gilbert. >>> a man convicted for sex assault may have continued to earn a paycheck if the city while he was behind bars. tonight it's getting the attention of a city council member. >> karen parks at city hall where a story you saw first on fox is bringing a lot of change. >> reporter: council woman holton submitted a resolution today to make sure there were policies in place to keep this from happening again. 37-year-old dennis mclaughlin who is behind bars and works for the department of public works as a utility repairman was also charged with sexual assault and impersonating a police officer. he served ten months in 2008 for sexually assaulting a minor. now there are allegations that mclaughlin used sick time, barroed from the city's sick bank to cover if his of

. >> she was appointed to the remainder of sheila dixon's term, which ends in late 2011. kate amara reporting. >> stephanie rawlings-blake's administration is expected to announce plans to tackle weekends this note today. the outgoing mayor sheila dixon received her sentence of probation before judgment from a judge whop no sympathy. judge dennis sweeney said dixon was leaving office in total disgrace. judge sweeney agreed with prosecutors that the case was strong and dixon got off easy. >> we wanted to make sure that she knew that she had committed two serious wrongs and was being punished. ms. dixon should be grateful bet she received a fair trial, a very good representation, and more leniency and justice than most defendants will have. >> dixon would not comment on the sentencing. she will still receive the $83,000 pension, which is expected to start in march. 32 degrees on tv hill. coming up, and american missionaries arrested for attempting to flee with orphans. the sentence that could face. >> edrik rescue in oregon after a car flips and lands vertically against a t

>>> times are a chaining by tomorrow night sheila dixon will be out, stephanie rawlings-blake will be in as the mayor of baltimore. good evening, i'll kelly swoope. we're starting tonight with more confusion and concern. sometimes tomorrow area toyota dealers should be able to start fixing the gas pedals on millions of vehicles. but some toyota owners are wondering whether they should be driving their cars at all and whether the fix will really solve the problem. christian schaefer is here with that story. >> reporter: toyota says if you haven't felt any stickiness in the gas pedal your car is safe to drive but you should schedule a repair at a toyota dealer. the head of the u.s. department of transportation was apparently trying to clear up the issue before a congressional panel. his comments did not go as expected. >> reporter: this is one of the 2.3 million toyotas being recalled because of sudden acceleration that led to crashes and at least 19 deaths worldwide. >> and i was like, coming down 83, what would i do if i couldn't stop. >> reporter: the past several weeks have not help

. >> mayor sheila dixon will resign tomorrow. but just yesterday, the state prosecutor lashes out about her behavior, after her plea he deal. in the three page memo prosecutor rohrbaugh labels the mayor as arrogant, unrependant and state of deny y he goes on to say that dixon succeeded in making baltimore fodder. but after the jury finding dixon insisted on bringing further disgrace to herself and the city. >> i refuse to read anything negative from the topic. >> what the state prosecutor has done here, is articulated the reasons, and at the same time, made it clear, that he feels that the mayor engaged in unlawful conduct. >> mayor shiela dixon sentencing is at 9:00 tomorrow morning. the woman replacing her as mayor is planning a low key swearing in ceremony. >> i have been working very hard to have a smooth transition. i think, you know, the circumstances don't warrant a celebration. i will be sworn in, and i will be working before i was sworn in, and get back to work after. >> stephanie rawlings-blake said she plans to reareta

mike hellgren has the sentence for mayor, former mayor sheila dixon. but we began with mary bubala, with the swearing in of the new mayor. stephanie rawlings-blake. >> city hall saw a major change today. stephanie rawlings-blake is now fully in charge. much of mayor dixon's staff that wasn't staying on for the transition has gone. they are not here tonight. we even saw some locks on doors being changed. >> reporter: the mayor being dual sworn, may i be the first to congratulate you? [ applause ] >> reporter: at 12:15 this afternoon, stephanie rawlings- blake, officially became the 49th mayor of baltimore city. with her husband, daughter, mother and a roomful of supporters looking on, she signed her name under disgraced mayor sheila dixon's, and then took the reigns of city government. >> none of us asked for this moment. but all of us must accept the challenges and hard work that comes with it. >> reporter: moments after, the transfer of power could be felt and seen inside city hall. the official city seal with dixon's name, is taken down, replaced wit

. >> and former baltimore mayor sheila dixon was seen in public at an event yesterday. our reporter caught up with her to ask her about her life as a private citizen. >> don is the expense of staff, pr and on to russia -- gone is the expensive staff, p r and entourage that she had when she was mayor. >> i have been taking it easy. >> she is monitoring the way her successor has steered the city from back-to-back blizzards. >> there are things you need to do, and i think we did part of it. there were things i would have recommended that we do differently. >> inside the event, she joined panelists including a former police commissioner. >> we have made great strides in the last three years. >> she was not as willing to discuss the recurring question, is she sorry for her role in the corruption scandal. >> are you sorry for your actions? >> she expressed gratitude for the support she received when she accepted a plea deal and saved her pension. she has not began the community service mandated by her plea deal. wbal-tv. >> still ahead, a frightening and tragic scene in orlan

sheila dixon said she wanted to bring a more different approach to government. a more proactive approach to city services. to use her words a cleaner, greener safer city. she promoted gardening and turning city hall grounds into a farm. and increasing things like bike bike lanes to make it easier for others to do so. >> it was nothing. piece of cake >> reporter: my the end of the her first 100 days her and her staff were riding high. crime were going down in the city. she could also claim an improvement in city services. >> we have had a lot of quick fixes. it is not just one area. it is not just let's go out and put police officers on every corner. there are other services and resources that people need in their lives >> reporter: things began to go sour a few months later. state police officers raided her home to look for evidence that dixon took gifts from developers. that lead to the indictment, her trial and in the end a tearful plea garbage. where she regrets the loss of the potential of things that could have been achieved. >> i can't begin to tell you th

. >>> today is sheila dixon's last full day as mayor of baltimore city. good afternoon, derek. >> reporter: tomorrow mayor dixon heads back to court for sentencing and will officially resign. this is video from her final board meeting this morning. her resignation is part of a plea deal to allow her to expunge her record and keep her annual city pension in exchange for leaving office. the mayor was found guilty of embezzlement in december and last month pleaded guilty to perjury. >> i move on, and i believe that the city is in a good place to make tremendous growth and progress for the future. thank pup [ applause ] -- thank you. [ applause ] >> city council president stephanie rawlings-blake will take over the mayor's office tomorrow. don? >> thank you, derek. wjz has complete coverage for you. we'll be live at fort dixen's stenning tomorrow followed by the swearing in of the next mayor of baltimore. >>> a drastic new warning for owners of recalled toyota vehicles. transportation secretary roy lahood says you should stop driving them immediately. joe bro

she signed her name under disgraced mayor sheila dixon. >> none of us asked for this moment. but all of us must accept the challenges and hard work that come with it. >> reporter: moments after the new mayor's comments, the transfer of power could be felt and seen inside city hall. the official city seal with dixon's name taken down, replaced with one bearing our new mayor's name. rawlings blake admits that the office she's filling needs to regain the trust of the community. after tending to her aunt who had fainted during the ceremony. mayor rawlings-blake went right to work. she says boosting public education is one of her top priorities. >> i want to see the progress, i wanted to see how they were using technology to assist learning. it's an important first stop. >> reporter: has it sunken in yet? what if i call you mayor rawlings-blake, will that help? >> it's sunken in. once you sign that big book, that's when it becomes real. >> the wheels of this city keep turning and the way they are turning right now i think is well for us. i think people are focused on the job at ha

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. >>> baltimore mayor sheila dixon is getting ready to learn her fate. she will be sentenced for perjury and embezzlement charges. the prosecutor says she is out of touch with reality. in december, she was convicted of embezzling gift cards that were originally meant for the needy. >>> a. you top senator has filed legislation to prevent -- a utah senator has filed legislation to prevent people in d.c. from legalizing gay marriages until people get to vote on the measure. the measure passed in the city council back in december, but has not t taken effect. congress can review the legislation until march. >>> get ready to drive faster in virginia legally. virginia lawmakers have passed a bill to boost the top speed limit in the state from 65 miles an hour up to 70. the bill is expected to be signed soon by gov. bob mcdonnell. he pushed for the increase during his campaign. >>> still to come, bracing for another terror attack officials tell us how likely is that al qaeda will strike again. and more problems for toyota after the company's huge recall. now the

sheila dixon resigns from the post. dixon was mayor almost three years. we are joined now with a look back at her career. >> reporter: in today's board of estimates meeting dixon made her final public appearance as the mayor of the city of baltimore. during her time in office she was all over the place trying to move the city forward. she pledged to create what she called a cleaner, greener and safer city. she promoted bike paths to a guard finance city hall and backed new initiatives to fight crime, which lead to fewer arrests n and a drop in the murder rate. dixon's resignation becomes official after she is sentenced for perjury tomorrow morning. stephanie rawlings blake will be sworn in tomorrow. >>> even in her final days mayor dixon has come under fire. state prosecutors say she has lost touch with reality after her convictions on perjury and embezzlement charge. she'll be sentenced tomorrow. she'll receive probation before judgment. >>> an area attraction by a be shutting down. baltimore plans to close the public works museum and lay off the five em

. >>> tough words today for mayor sheila dixon. the state procuter pulled several punches. saying the mayor tarnished the position of mayor. >> reporter: the people of baltimore are owed the truth, finally. mrs.dixon is unwilling or unlikely to deal with the truth. now the mayor is days away from being thrown out of office for taking gift cards meant for the needy. so far she's showed emotion. >> and i'm sad not because of the decision i made, but because i have a great staff. >> reporter: but offered no apology. >> what i owe the citizens is to move on. >> reporter: in the court findings, the mayor's statements were described as laughable. >> if you're a public servant, you are there to serve the public, you are not there to line your pockets. >> reporter: the mayor has continued to tarnish the office of mayor of baltimore says the prosecutor. he urges a judge to sentence the defendant so she will finally become what she call yesterday's news. i'm mary bubala, back to you. >> just a few minutes ago, the mayor's office did contact us. but they are not offering a comment. >>

tonight we'll take a look back at mayor sheila dixon's time in offers. >>> remember, c mark? the one in harford county? it is closed but there is a new store in its place. the big tarp. we'll give you a look inside and the merchandise it is offering up. >>> cooking with cancer. what chemotherapy patients can do to make their food tastes better. >>> teen pregnancies are on the rise after a year of decline. that left experts looking for answer here's a new approach to teaching abstinence >> reporter: it could change the national conversation about young people and se researchers say for the first time they have clear evidence that focusing on abstinence works. researchers followed sixth and seventh graders in separate groups. in one abstinence was the sole focus. in the other group they were taught contraception and safe sex. half the students learning about safe sex were now having sex. while far fewer a third in the group focused on abstinence were engaging in sex. something else was at play. just as important was the way they approached abstinence staying clear of religion,

. >> just after sheila dixon was sentenced for her role in the corruption case that led to her resigning, the judge whooversaw dixon's case took a swipe at the mayor, chastising her actions while running the city. he says "dixon leaves office in a total disgrace and must wear a badge of dishonor for the rest of her life." >> absolutely what i expected. i was pleased to hear judge sweeney's comments. i think it's up to ms. dixon to decide if she's finally going to tell the truth. >> from here, you go to the inauguration of a new mayor. it's the end of one era for the city and the beginning of another. that's also true for ms. dixon. >> dixon slipped out of the back of the courthouse after the sentencing, which lasted about 20 minutes. >>> all right. going up to the gas station, open the tank and starts pumping. >> one man didn't realize his car was leaking oil when it started fueling. we'll show you this fireball that nearly destroyed an entire block. >>> we need a good laugh from a super bowl ad. >>> fist we check in with justin berk. >> do you have all of your supplies? big storm on the

we all have our opinions on out going mayor sheila dixon. state prosecutors say that mayor dixon is quote unrepenitent and lost touch with reality after her convictions. dixon will be sentenced tomorrow. under a plea deal she will receive probation for judgment meaning convictions can be wiped off her record. >> you are on the ground, looking up wondering how do they do it, the window washer. well, yesterday if you were watching you got more than a little nervous. someone was in that chair a window washer, quite a frightening scene yesterday afternoon when this motorized chair got stuck and dangled 13 stories off the ground. a rescue team opened a window one floor above and pulled him into safety the. worker is doing fine here this morning. >>> a senior administration official says the family of a nigerian suspect accused of trying to bomb an airliner is co-operating. he is said to be providing useful intelligence and critics accused the obama administration of botching the case handling him as defendant. >>> we thought we would get a nomina

scathing assessment of baltimore's out going mayor listen to this in court papers state prosecutors say sheila dixon is unrepenitent and lost touch with reality after her convictions on purgery and embezzlement. she will be convicted and will receive probation before judgment meaning it can be wiped off her record. >>> a carroll county woman is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old boy. she is charged with sexual abuse of a minor. the 14-year-old was staying at the couples home during the summer. her husband found photographs of the two kissing and internet chats. the 14-year-old admitted to having a sexual relationship with the 35-year-old. >> two baltimore doctors just back from haiti and they say the need for help and medical supplies is growing every day. let's go to union memorial hospital and see the doctors, they spent a week at a small hospital about 70 miles north of port-au-prince every day dozens of victims streamed in from earthquake stricken areas and the doctors say infections that could be treated easily here in the u.s. are taking hundreds of lives and he s

on the heels of the scandal that cost former mayor sheila dixon her job, rawlings-blake already formedition team to try to plug a hole in next year's budget. the first of the cuts comes from her own office. >> mark my word. we will keep what works and fix when's not broken so our people emerge stronger. together we can and will build a better, safer, stronger baltimore. >> there was no pomp and circumstance. no big gala last night, all that we've seen in the past. yesterday was a thank you and let's go to work. >>> we have a traffic warning that involves killer roads. a new report shows the dangers of roads in the area. our partnership with the scripps howard news service reveals which roads are more deadly and what day, month, and time most fatal crashes early. >> in the morning, we like to think motorists have a good night's sleep but on the way home they are probably more tired, distracted thinking about the day's events. >> more 4,000 people have been killed an roads around baltimore in the last 15 years. that's about enough to fill every seat at the hippodrome twice. our coverage

out going mayor sheila dixon is unrepenitent and lost touch with reality in wake of her charges. judge is not asking her to get stiffer sentence but takes her to task in what he calls her defiant arrogance. she will be sentenced tomorrow. >> all right giant squid are taking over in the sea. >> squid, some weighing up to 60 pounds, as long as 4 feet first spotted off the california coast last week. hundreds have been caught since saturday night. the squid invasion has prompted fishing boat operators to add more. >> orange county? >> yeah. >> you just got another option about escaping warmer weather. >> how is a 2 hour flight from bwi to experience summer in the dead of winter. we will tell you about it. >> she is an adult he is 14 the sexual relationship carroll county investigators say she had with the teen and what her husband did when he found out. pgh >>> >> snow blanketed the baltimore area overnight but this may not last. winter weather will tell you how there might be more on the way. >> 35 inches on the ground this morning, snow for the most part is done. here is another r

. >> reporter: and sheila well earl's cousin met him. >> he was a photographer and she wrote the name john berger in her address book and she disappeared. >> reporter: ellen was just 23 years old. a new york socialite whose father owned a los angeles nightclub. her disappearance and murder was front page news. >> it was heartbreaking to everybody in the family. people don't forget these things. even years later, they don't forget the loveliness of a young woman and the absolute awfulness of this kind of a murder. >> reporter: back in court this week, alcala spent his entire closing argument rambling about only one case. robin. >> magical thinking. magical thinking is an irrational belief that one can bring about the circumstance by thinking about it or wishing for it. >> it's the one that took him down. the other ones -- it's a fluke now to him that the other ones came up. he thought he had it all beat. >> reporter: alcala says he could not have killed robin. his proof? his appearance on "the dating game." investigators found an earring belonging to robin in alcala's storage locker. t

. >>> baltimore mayor sheila dixon steps down tomorrow.he gave a farewell address at a city government meeting. dixon said it's been a privilege to serve as mayor but is now starting a new chapter in her life. tomorrow she will be sentenced for embezzling gift cards intended for needy families. under a plea deal she'll serve probation, community service and donate $45,000 to charity. >> here's a question. how much more snow can you take? we are running a positive on wusa9.com. about 1/3 can't get enough snow, 42% have had it and more than 1/4 are looking to escape some place warm. that would be nice. bruce leshan is live in bethesda and so the question, bruce, is too much or not enough? that is not a question about your shovel. that's about you. >> reporter: that's about me and i've had it, lesli. i've definitely had it but what's been amazing to me is how many people have not had it, how many people really recall just loving this. we hit the sledding hill in bees that da here at stone ridge school and -- in bethesda here at stone ridge sc

and so he and sheila live on through that center.d have been easy just to have memorials and anecdotes and humor that expresses truth. about senator wellstone and sheila. but they went the next step. i recall when john kenneth galbraith passed away. there was no effort to extend the kind of progressive economics, the kind of wit and insight in an institutional elaboration for young john kenneth galbraith to come. when molly ivins passed away, the great, witty, incisive columnist for a number of outlets and syndications, again, there was an attempt to extend what she stood for institutionally, and there was no follow up. and when william sloan kaufman, that great person who fused the gospel with the peace advocacy and anti-war marchs as he led thousands of people from his position at yale university's chaplain, and there was no follow up. think of the invigoration of a democratic society that comes from those kinds of follow ups. we must change the american way of funerals and memorial services. we must do it with our energy while our

operating room that we were very fortunate as a country we had hey, ben bernanke, tim geithner and sheila bair at head of the fdic. i know a lot of people in finance and business and government. i cannot think of four people who would have done a better job to get us through that. it is fashionable to look back and look at one little aspect of what was happening our country's financial system froze up during that period. some of you were at a party i was at september 2008 when the talk of what are the money market funds save? when you have 3.5 trillion of funds held by 30 million people who on a sunday night worry about whether they can get their money, that was half of all deposits. you have a panic. you have commercial paper frees up entirely and some of the biggest companies in the united states that are described, worried if they would be payrolls in a short period of time. the six largest bank in the country with domestic deposits washington mutual and the third largest bank, wachovia, needed of shock on a monday morning to survive. most interesting, but this book starts and early se

government to affect at 12:00 yesterday as she was sworn in as mayor following the resignation of sheilaon. the new mayor will pitch to the ground running, and dealing with a deficit and a storm that threatens to shut down the city this weekend. at age 39, she's the youngest mayor to hold office in baltimore. parents of a student at the broward county elementary school are stuck to your bedroom of their teachers is being charged with assaulting a fifth grade student. 38-year-old tracie clay accused of second-degree assault after allegedly selling a girl into the hall at jeffers hill elementary school last month following an argument. she is on paid administrative leave. >> tre the boss 11 ander insta- weather plus together. >> sarah caldwell texting on your morning commute. it's nice for the moment. a different story this evening when the snow comes into the picture of southbound charles on-ramp to gen. lute on the topside, the left turn lane is closed due to construction. volume is rising. 47 miles an hour on southbound 95 coming out of the northeast approaching the beltway. if slowing

. >> the storage management briefing came from staff who worked until yesterday for sheila dixon, and they have been through this before. still, it is a heck of a way for a brand new mayor to cut her teeth. >> we have no control over the whether or what mother nature is going to do. what we have control over is how we respond to it. we have a very integrated, coarctate system. -- cooperative system. >> as of 6:00 p.m., parking will be banned on snow emergency routes. the mayor or the temporary suspension of the rotating closures of firehouses and also at 6:00 p.m., the new bus service will stop operating. >> today's snowstorm is expected to bring as much as 2 feet of snow to the baltimore area. >> the mayor recorded a phone message advising residents to be prepared for a three day long storm event. >> we are expecting to get gusts up to 40 miles an hour, which makes it blizzard conditions and make it difficult for those out there on the streets to see what is in front of them. >> the new mayor said today that many city employees will be working a very long weekend. the city is getting

. >> harsh words tonight for outgoing mayor sheila dixon. dixon will step-down thursday after her conviction for embezzlement. prosecutor robert rohrbaugh said statements she made since the plea deal are unacceptable in a statement to the court, rohrbaugh writes, ms. dixon has insisted upon bringing further disgrace to herself and by the -- to the city by disclaiming the gifts she received did not amount too much. such an attitude can be only be described as shameful. >> never waste a crisis. >>the the billons spent on the loafer act. where did the money go? we will talk to one business owner that tried to get some, later in the cover story. >> a controversial study on vaccinations, retracted. why a medical journal tossed it out. >> people buying houses, signing papers, you know and that's what happens. >> but next. residency questions tonight about the leading candidate for city council president. why he said these questions might be coming up now. >> always keep everybody involved in what you are doing. >> texting and driving. the dangerou

congresswoman sheila jackson lee believe the air martial's program, put together hastily after 9/11, got those kinds of problems, we need to get a ready broom and sweep it out. the only way we're going to secure the security and safety of the american people is that we have staff excellence. i know they're out there. >> we're talking to drew brees, special investigation unit. drew, this is pretty shocking stuff. i think the congresswoman wants a clean sweep of this agency. you've been covering air martials for a long time. why so many problems? >> this group was put together hastily after 9/11. it was a knee jerk reaction to get this group together. they point, really, to a group of former secret service who have basically run this from the ground to the ground up. as we have been reporting for three years now, the odds of an air martial actually on your flight are embarrassingly low. add to that this discrimination and retaliation or assignments being assigned based on perk or retaliation, and it's just a mess. there is a call in to congress now for an investigation, and as you hear

she'll serve out the rest of sheila dixon's term. dixon resigned yesterday following the terms of her plea bargain on perjury charges. >>> we are following a police involved shooting that we first brought you as breaking news last night at 11:00. three people shot in northwest baltimore. here is kai jackson with the latest. >> reporter: the baltimore city police detective was shot twice in the right arm in the 3700 block of oakmont avenue. it happened about 8:00 thursday night as two detectives were responding to a report of an armed suspect in the area. >> the detectives made their approach to the suspects on foot and as they came around the corner to the house, the suspect at least one suspect immediately opened fire with a handgun. >> reporter: police say two days prior to the detective being shot there was a non-fatal drug involved shooting in the area. the detective who was hit thursday returned fire. police say his partner then engaged in a gun battle with another suspect. >> we know that one suspect succumbed to his wounds at

congresswoman sheila jackson lee believes the air marshal program put together hastily after 9/11 needso be reinvented. >> if we have those kinds of problems we need to get a ready broom and sweep it out the only way we're going to ensure the security and safety of the american people is we have staff per excellence and i know they're out there. >> the allegation of discrimination of gay men, of lesbians, of minorities is so widespread that congress now is demanding an immediate investigation. the air marshals, themselves, say they are dedicated to carrying out this mission. they just say the management is getting in the way of it. don? >> thank you, drew. very interesting story. >>> coming up we'll have the second part of drew's report in just a little bit. that's fun ! you didn't say i could have a real one. well, you didn't ask. even kids know when it's wrong to hold out on somebody. why don't banks ? we're ally, a new bank that alerts you when your money could be working harder and earning more. it's just the right thing to do. reliable, high-quality vehicles has been our first prio

we have tim geithner, and we had sheila bair, the head of the fdic. and i know a lot people in finance. i know a lot of people in business. i know a lot of people in government. and i can't think of four that would have done a better job of getting us through that. now it's kind of fashionable now to look back and pick out one little aspect or another of what was happening then, but our country's financial system froze up during that period. some of you in this room were at a party i was at in september of 2008 when the talk was, are our money market funds safe? now, when you have 3.5 or more trillion of funds held by 30 million people, who on a sunday night are worrying about whether they can get their money, that money was half of all the deposits held by u.s. banks at the time. you have a panic. you had commercial paper freeze up entirely, and you had some of the biggest companies in the united states, and some of them are described in this book, to worry about whether they're going to meet their payrolls in a short bit of time. you had the sixth l

we had hank, ben bernanke tim geithner and sheila bair the head of the fdic. i know a lot of people in finance and a lot of people in business and government. and i can't think of for that would have done a better job of getting us through that. now it's kind of fashionable to look back and pick at one aspect or another of what was happening and our country's financial system froze up during that period. some of you in this room were at a party i was at in september of 2008, one to talk was the money market funds saved. if we have 3.5 trillion fun missile by 30 million people who on is and they might are worrying about whether they can get their money that was half of all the process held by u.s. banks at the time you have a panic. you had commercial paper frees up entirely in the biggest companies of the united states and some are described in this book that worried whether they were going to meet their payroll and a short period of time to read the sixth largest bank in the country in terms of the domestic deposits, washington mutual failed over a weekend. y

i yield myself a minute before i yield to sheila jackson lee.ear friend, the ranking member, asked what is the point of this legislation? we made a long list of points of this legislation, but to begin with, it's to increase competition in the health care industry. and it also is to shine a light on industry practices that are currently unavailable and undetectable because of the exemption. that's why we are on the floor today. i yield now to a distinguished member of the committee, the gentlelady from houston, texas, sheila jackson lee, three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished speaker. i thank the distinguished chairman. i rise to announce to the american public and to this body that as we stand here today over a year's time, 45,000 americans die because they don't have health insurance. they don't have health insurance because the premiums have literally spiraled beyond any imagination. so today we are rising to create an opportunity for ameri

. >>> well, sheila dixon will step down as mayor of baltimore tomorrow. a moment too soon it seems for the state prosecutor. robert warbow had harsh words for the outgoing mayor calling her arrogant and shameful. dixon was convicted for stealing gift cards for the needy. statements she made since her plea deal are unacceptable. misdixon has insisted on not only bringing further disgrace to herself but to the city by outrageously explaining the gifts she received didn't amount to much. such an arrogant attitude can only be described as shameful. after tomorrow the city can move on and dixon will, quote, become yesterday's news. >>> coming up the fbi and cia say another terrorism attack is coming. where they expect that threat to come from. >>> you're waking up to a bit of a wintery mess. check out the neighborhoods in rogers forge, but it's passable. i will show you what others coming up in the traffic edge. >> reporter: . >> reporter: i >>> the groundhog said yesterday that winter wasn't over and there's proof outside this morning. meteorologist jessica s

. >>> it's almost the end of the road at city hall for sheila dixon. today her final day as mayor.er that. >>> nasa and the space telescope institute have released amazing new pictures from the hubble space telescope, saying it appears to be a collision between two asteroids. the hubble is operated by engineers at the goddard center in maryland. again the space telescope instinstitute at the campus of johns hopkins university. >>> the football season comes to a big finish this weibeling. you can see new orleans and indianapolis clash in super bowl in miami here on wjz 15. our coverage kicks off subject evening at 6:00. it starts at noon on subject. >>> and stay with wjz maryland's news station, complete news and first warning weather today at noon. as always updates available all morning long at any time from

oath of office to become baltimore's 49th mayor on the heels of a scandal which cost former mayor sheilalake already formed a transition team to plug a deficit in next year's budget. the first of the cuts will come from her own office. >>> gosry stores are busy and it is a safe bet shoppers will be buying bread, milk, toilet paper head of the snow. in rogers ford at the giant, the lines extended way down the aisle. and tough to find a parking spot. >> i've been in her long enough to forget about the parking lot and the wait for a space. then there was a wait for the cart. >> emergency management officials say you should prepare for a possible power outage so add bottled water to the shopping list, a flashlight if you don't have one and batteries since candles are not a safe bet in the power outage, they can be a hazard. all things to keep in mind. >>> southwest airlines already canceled 100 flights at bwi thurgood marshall beginning at 2:00 today. other flights will be grounded at dulles and philadelphia international. again, no flights from bwi from tuesday to sunday morning at the late

strong words about outgoing mayor sheila dixon from prosecutors saying she was unrepentant and has lostbezzlement charges. prosecutors say they are not asking the judge to give dixon a stiffer sentence but they do ask that he takes her to task in the court papers filed yesterday for what he calls her defiant argue gangs. defiant arrogance. >> siblings of wyclef jean will host rock to rebuild. it's a concert february 11 at 7:30 in our community at the meyerhoff. mario and maya and morgan state university choir, ryan cabrera and t-boz will perform, tickets are $35. you can find them on our website. the proceeds go to help victims in haiti. we're out of time. back to new york for good morning america. we'll see you in half an hour for good morning maryland at 9:00. have a great day. so, i'm in love with this cute pair of jeans, only $100. but am i wearing them now? hello. i'm wearing my older sister's jeans that she ruined with bbq sauce... or so i thought. see, my mom washed them with this tide stain release in-wash booster stuff. she's all, "you use it with your detergent to help get sta

the delegation includes john conyers, james oberstar, sheila jackson lee, and on a cushion to them.nate, george lemieux, tom harkin, and in the klobuchar. they returned to the u.s. tonight. >> up next on c-span, a world economic forum discussion on the impact of future of global energy needs. after that, david cameron n.a. #others discuss the impact of government financial assistance for banks. thad allen on haiti relief. tomorrow on "washington journal" the private security fun details pakistan's war and fighting the role and afghanistan. douglas wilder discusses his recent -- where he calls on president obama to make changes to his and visors and for the removal of democratic national committee chair tim kaine. neil munro talks about his recent article on progressesxr reshaping biomedical technologies. "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> and discussion on the global energy outlook with the president and numerous oil companies around the world. this was held in davos switzerland last month. it is about an hour. ño'lp>> good morning, everybody. i want to wel

host: sheila, good morning. is on the way, calvary will arrive. in america the capability to organize a space mission is the same quality to provide a relief effort to haiti and a disaster situation. i want your c-span audience to consider, if you eliminate the space program in any way, you could kiss civilization good-bye. host: let's here from republican, carl. caller: good morning, i think it's disgraceful and a shame that obama administration has set aside the exploration of the moon and mars beyond and allow india and russia and another nation to plant a flag on these civilizations. and the united states to continue to go down the hill. and i disagree with the gentleman with the ufo's because there are too many unexplained situations to explain away and to say that they don't exist. host: you have thoughts? guest: no, i think there are better ways to spend money than ufo's. host: what happens next with the budget? guest: it goes to capitol hill, both houses will have hearings on the proposal. hopefully ther

host: sheila on the republican line. caller: i appreciate what the former two people said.because they are too busy not understanding. they are too nervous and uncomfortable. host: why do you believe and that reporters, the media -- called coke because it makes news. it is repetitive -- caller: because it makes news. it is repetitive. it is bad. we should not be supporting something that is false. host: thank you. anthony on the pending land -- independent line. conn. caller: i disagree with everyone who has called in. ever since the obama administration took over, all these critics -- the christmas day bomber, right away they jumped on that. yesterday, you had someone from the hoover institute who said this number two taliban man was captured in pakistan and the u.s. government does not know anything about him. he did not say anything about cia being there. that was all over the newspapers yesterday, that the cia was there with the pakistani intelligence service. i am a veteran. i am upset about the politics, -- the protection of our nation -- in respect to both parties. w

congresswoman sheila jackson-lee believes the air marshals program put together hastily aft after 9/11e need to get a broom and sweep it out. the only way we're going to ensure the safety of the american people is that we have staff par excellence. i know they're out there. >> the allegations of retaliation of discrimination of gays and minorities is so widespread congress is now demanding an immediate investigation, but also, as you heard, christine, a potential overhaul in the entire management of the f.a.m.s, the air marshals themselves say they are dedicated to this mission of protecting the public but literally they're telling me they're hampered by mismanagement, and that is creating a security risk. >> drew griffin, thanks so much. >>> it'sminutes after the hour. a potentially powerful winter storm paralyzing travel on the east coast. several major airlines have canceled flights to and from washington and new york. amtrak also canceling several trains. check ahead, folks. the storm system which is already dumping rain in the south could bring at least two feet of snow to the mid

reports from july of last year identified possible disagreement between fdic chairman sheila bair and secretary geithner concerning bans on proprietary trading by banks. according to chairman bernanke of the federal reserve, ben own proprietary trading for commercial banks may not be constructive. dr. summers, chief economic advisor in the current administration in the past has been a vocal proponent removing glass-steagall restraints. is there something in this obama administration and among the regulators concerning the volcker rule and restricting size and if so, what process -- what was expressed there? >> thank you, senator shelby. that's obviously a very important question. the proposals that the president articulated with respect to size and scope two weeks ago were ones that were based on a consensus recommendation of all of his economic team. so -- and i think you've heard secretary geithner and director summers speak to that quite directly. i think with respect to the regulators they are, of course, independent and i feel slightly less comfortable expressing their views. but

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