blow after blow, simms doesn't resist.ttacker finally pulls away with the car as simms falls helplessly to the ground. the video is disturbing for anyone to watch but especially for simms' family. his son, tony simms. >> i'm seldom speechless. i was speechless. i was shaking with rage. that physical beating that he took at his age is beyond me. >> when i saw the video, i was almost in tears. i really was. he could have gotten this man's car without doing what he did to get it. and i vowed then, we're going to get this guy, we're going to find out who this is. >> the video would also show something else, something equally disturbing, that during the beating several people stood nearby watching, and no one did anything to help. >> there was a group of people right next to my car. i think very, very bad of them. i think they're cowards. >> that group of people are the same ones standing alongside the suspect moments before he walks over to simms. even if they didn't know what was about to happen, ellison says they could have

jim nantz, phil simms. >> jim: the broncos do own the tiebreaker over the raiders. but matthew stafford trying to drive the lions down the field. just outside of a minute to go in that one. stafford has thrown for three touchdowns today. you can see bunkley walking to the sidelines. >> phil: and i think tom brady sneaks it again. if you run it, you think they have to go outside because this defense, they're playing for the inside run. >> jim: going to hand it off. they have the touchdown to

a longtime talk-show host, a man who challenged people around him to think. 11 news reporter barry simms has more from those who knew him best. >> we have a fitting tribute tonight, where ron's image is being projected on the building that houses wbal tv and wbal radio. friends, critics, colleagues, and listeners are remembering ron smith. he covered a wide range of topics, giving his opinion and taking people to task. now, the man known as the voice of reason is gone. >> ron smith is being remembered. ron died last night after a battle with inoperable pancreatic cancer. >> listeners calling in, offering condolences. >> the loss of such a great friend. >> to politicians and others, sharing their sense of spirited debates. >> in talk radio, in terms of being able to communicate, being able to make an audience respond. >> i remember, he spoke out against the war, and that's -- that angered many. >> he loved going cynical, and that reflected his personality. self-taught, opinionated, did his homework. >> ron loved his show and challenged people who disagreed with him. >> the only time he ev

if there were actual physical abuse, it would be caught very quickly. >> barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> much more ahead including a new leader at the helm of johns hopkins. we introduce you to the new ceo of the famous institution. >> ravens come home reeling from a west coast trip that will likely complicate travel plans for january. >> a little rain in the forecast of the next few days. a look at the seven-day in just a moment. traffic heavy this afternoon. your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> state leaders say they are hoping to land the fbi headquarters in maryland. they are looking to relocate from the j. edgar hoover building because of problems with the facility. the fbi estimates a new headquarters would cost more than $1 billion and would not be completed until 2020, but site selection to begin next year. governor o'malley has signed an executive order outlining the first plant for sustainable growth. the o'malley's administration says the purpose of the plan maryland is to work wi

barry simms is live in the studio with details. >> jack johnson tried to get home confinement, but a judge thought the prince george's county executive who served from 2002-2010 deserved a much stronger sentence. >> i have advised mr. johnson since there are some pending issue still for sentencing that have not been worked out, not to make any statement at this time. >> following his lawyer's statement, 62-year-old jack johnson left federal court without comment. during his sentencing, the former prince george's county executive focused on his political court. critics focused on his political career. he said i have lost everything, my reputation, all the things i have worked for. >> the judge told him he was not allowed to line his pockets or corrupt the system. prosecutors did not dismiss his good deeds. >> jack johnson could have been a role model for integrity. instead, he chose to be a poster child for corruption. >> jack johnson pleaded guilty in may to extortion, witness and evidence tampering. he was arrested in november of last year as part of a corruption probe. >> he just l

reporting live from annapolis, barry simms. >> there is much more ahead on a lebanese and 6:00. >> ray rice the star running back spreads the wealth. details coming up in sports. >> colder weather on the waiting be read as likely to change over to snow. >> more than 24 americans -- 2100 americans were killed. >> rob roblin shows us how baltimore chose to remember a day that will live in infamy. >> the coast guard here at the inner harbor is the only mass of float that was at pearl harbor on december 7, 1941. it was on the tawny this morning were the can to remember what president roosevelt called a day to remember and to for me. >> as we think back to the fateful? -- the fateful day, let us remember the courage of the men and women. >> there were only a few survivors from that day. thomas was in the marine corps. >> the do not consider myself a hero. i was doing my job -- i was blessed to be there. blessed to be here. i hope somebody is a hero. i am not. i am just doing my duty. >> his father was here last year. he passed away this year. >> he thought there were doing maneuvers like wh

barry simms joins us live with more on the story. barry? >> this may not look like anything major, but this is the new feature and it is designed to help give security officers a bird's eye view over the parking lots. the latest security device at arundel mills mall gives security officers a lift. this rises to 15.5 feet in the air and gives security officers a better view of the parking lot allowing them to look between cars. >> of people around here before the wrong reason, we will look out for them. we will not be lax about it. >> this is another security enhancement joining forces with closed-circuit television cameras, scooters, by, and car patrols. >> we patrol the interior and the exterior 24/7/0365. this is another element that people are not accustomed to. not only the criminal element that will see this and go somewhere else, but the customers will feel safer about shopping in the shopping center. >> last month, it was the scene of a fatal double shooting involving people who knew each other and was not a random act. the incident

barry simms explains, the prosecution has the story all wrong. >> he took responsibility authorizing the call in 2010, but he denied it was intended to keep voters home. it was written by julius henson, a political consultant. he read me a proposed script and i approved it, he told jurors. was there any motivation of voter suppression, the lawyer asked. no, we were trying to get 3000 or 4000 people to leave and go vote. prosecutors say the call was fraudulent because it subjected the election was over before the polls closed. prosecutors tried to attack on that. by showing an e-mail from 40 -- >> do you think he would have done something like this? >> absolutely not. the paul i know is one that grew up in the head. he hung out on old york road with the brothers. i just do not see that in his makeup. >> he was an adviser to the 2002 ehrlich campaign. he now works with juveniles in dallas. he says paul has always been above board and says the case should not been brought against him. >> mr. henson will have his day in court. today we are here to support paul shurick. the jury gets the

i'm barry simms with the that coming up. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> here is a live look at the square downtown where the occupiers of camp is no more. after demonstrators were peacefully kicked out. baltimore city swat team officials in the full riot gear moved in overnight to evict the protesters. >> the dismantling began about 3:30 a.m., and stephanie rawlings blake is calling it, and respectful. lowell melser third joins us with the latest. >> there is still a police presence down here at the square this evening. we have also noticed that a metal fence remains around the perimeter of the entire park and it has been here since the protesters were kicked out earlier this morning. as you mentioned, the whole process -- process was not- violent. tuesday afternoon, a much cleaner park dr. the protesters were kicked out in the early morning hours. they were power washing stained areas and passers-by could once again enjoy their pa

henry simms with the finish on the break. 12 points for simms.rgetown up by 7 at the break and they were feeling good. second half, great passing by georgetown. porter to wide open clark. he hits the 3. 17 points for clark. georgetown doing work on the boards as well. nate lubic grabs the rebound. nifty pass to hollis thompson. they call him "hollywood", he's from l.a. georgetown win it is 70-59. this win all about the d. >> we focused on that all week, playing them hard, just helping each other. i think our pressure caused them to turn the ball over more and i think we were just in the right places at the right time doing what we were supposed do. >> i think for most of tonight our defense was very, very good. we didn't have careless turnovers. i thought our defense was pretty good, was very good actually for large, large stretches of tonight's game. >> all right. liking it. gmu and gw going at it. tony taylor with the ball. we kind of lose him in the crowd here but trust us, he made it. taylor led the colonials with 12 points in the game. first

barry simms has the story. >> a school employee who became suspicious of the teacher contacted harford county sheriff's deputies who said charges are pending. the alleged fraud is reported december 12. deputies have not released the teacher's name. >> concern for the teacher in aberdeen has changed to anger. co-workers who gave financial support after hearing she had cancer are wondering if they were duped. >> we had a victim that reported to our agency that there was a co-worker that she worked with who was stating that she had cancer. and this victim and several of her co-workers were allegedly giving the suspect money for necessities. >> harford county sheriff's deputies are investigating a case of probable fraud. a teacher is accused of telling fellow state employees in january of last year that she had cancer and struggled to provide for herself. >> right now, the detectives need to complete their investigation to determine what crime was committed. >> according to a harford county sheriff's office report, co-workers raised $10,000. they paid rent, buy groceries, and supply funds

--barry simms is live downtown. >> right now they have not release the identity of the victim. >> the victim -- a 31-year-old man. they are in the early stages of their investigation. here is what they believe happened. the victim was standing on his porch. two people approached and both wearing masks. >> the forced him into the home and asked for money. the victim was shot. he did not recover from his wounds. >> the man was shot in the head. family and friends gathered in their neighborhood in northwest baltimore. the shooting happened at around 10:00 wednesday night. the victim was well known to police. officers did interview people who were inside the house at the time of the murder. one woman says she was asleep when something startled her. when she looked out her window, she saw paramedics and police vehicles. police tell us this is a relatively quiet neighborhood. remnants of police tape tied to a tree branch into a fence. this was the 196 homicide of the year in baltimore. detectives are trying to find it two murder suspects. >> we are hopeful that while we have spoken to some

gaining momentum despite questions over a news letter from the 80s and 90s that contain racist, antcy simmsat -- simmsetic and gay remarks. jon huntsman will not be in iowa making his campaign on a strong showing in new hampshire. >>> anybody caught in the 40- mile goon along the turnpike, a tanker truck spilled 900 blueness 900 gallons. travelers insurance company says the company will be liable for $1 million. travelers insurance company is seeking ruling that it's not liable for the damages under two other policies that are held by the trucking company. >>> what began as a football rivalry led to wedding bells for a missouri couple. the bride is a fan of the chiefs. the rivalry didn't stop the couple from falling in love when they met at a tailgate five years ago. saturday they got married in the same place where they met while tailgating. >> you are about to tie the knot to a raider's fan. are you worried? >> not yet. >> despite being husband and wife, the couple says this is no way they are going to cheer for the other's team. >>> stage and floats are ready for the rose bowl parade. re

henry simms had a big day. inside again. look at the drive. a big fellow. 17 points, six assists. 81-55. the european l.p.g.a. concluded its season today with the dubai masters. the 16-year-old american still the show. she is are the winner on the lpga tour this year. she does it for the heroes as well. she handled herself like a seasoned pro. she patted beautifully all week. thompson's approach on the par- 5. i have t-shirts older than lexie. she may be next great women's golfer. please stay with us. we will check on the forecast right after this. hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> coming up tonight, the latest on the boat sinking in the chesapeake bay. the new legislative map of maryland is out. it could impact the state. some baltimore police officers made the holiday is brighter for special friends. those >> what about the forecast? we're talking about snow. >> no big deal. maybe a flurry tonight. 42 will be the high tomorrow. we should see some breaks

jim nantz and phil simms. new england leads it 34-23. "60 minutes" will be seen after this game, except on the west coast. >> phil: and in you're in this stadium, you're the crowd, you need to get it started. >> jim: ridley on the toss for 4. >> phil: jim, let's go back. here's demaryius thomas. decker makes the safety stay inside. it allows tim tebow to throw it deep down the field on the sidelines. excellent throw by tim tebow. gave them a chance to score that touchdown and get the crowd back in the game. >> jim: and dumervil's hit on brady also got the crowd stirred. and gronkowski to the 30 yard line. >> phil: you start the game. you talk about communication. it's a blitz by the denver defense. nobody is covering gronkowski. a couple times we've seen that today. >> jim: and champ bailey frustrated with that one. he was one of the defenders. and gronkowski got away from him and others. picked up 38. >> phil: pretty nimble for a big, tall -- about 6'5", 6'6." he can surprise everybody. >> jim: he's nimble an

barry simms is live with more on this investigation. >> police are calling this a very strange case. there are looking for three men who had a brief conversation with the victim and then attacked him. >> i would classify it as an unusual type of robbery being that his clothes were taken during the robbery. we also trying to gather more fax. >> a happen at a bus stop where anne arundel county police say three men approached the pasadena man while he was waiting for a boss. one member of the trio ask a question and the victim was attacked with pepper spray. >> one suspect asked if he had any drugs. he indicated he did not. that is what the other two suspects got involved. >> the other two grabbed the man and took his cell phone and cash and other items. >> the victim had his clothes taken. he had some money which was also taken. >> police say the robbery happened just before midnight on wednesday. the suspects fled toward walton ave. police were alerted a long residence -- were alerted by residents. they claimed they was a man scantily dressed saying he had been robbed asking for help.

barry simms has been following the case closely all week. >> if the verdict and hinged on concern for children safety. the parents wanted the bottle -- baltimore public school system held responsible for bullying incidents against their son and daughter. >> there was not enough credibility for it to be a " bullying case. >> the sullivans' lawsuit claimed their children were believed at their respective elementary schools between 2008 and 2010. their special needs son was beaten, kicked, and stuck in the knee with a fork. >> i will have to tell my son that the system failed him. that we failed him as parents. that we were not able to protect him. >> how did you feel him as a parent if you brought this? he went as far as you could. you tried. >> because we were not able to correct the problem. >> jurors felt the couple presented a strong emotional case, but lacked documentation proving the principal and other officials were neglectful and fail to take action. >> they could not give names or dates. the stories could not match up. the fact that a child was choked out on school property an

simms with the miss. porter says i've got your back. watch out for that guy.town holds on to the lead. pulls off the=ñu ranked louisville 71-68. >> it was a very good win against a very good team and a very difficult place to play. so we're worried about validations right now. we just want to try to keep the team winning. >> alex land finally making his terms debut as maryland hosts albany. see what the big guy can do. terps up 22-13 and the two hook up again in the final seconds of the first half. maryland goes on to beat albany 83-72. george washington hosting uab tonight. uab went on a 17-1 run in the first half and gw, well, they just couldn't recover. george washington loses to alabama birming ham. >> georgetown has been impressive. we have a team ranked in the top 25. >> something washington oriented to root for. >> exactly. between them and the lady terps, we have at least >>> and that is our broadcast for tonight. thanks for sticking around. >> bundle up tomorrow morning, right. and don't forget you can always find us at wusa9.com. good night.

our 11 news i-team reporter barry simms have more of 5:00. it has been four years since a boy it was gunned down in west baltimore and his mother is still convinced the perpetrator will be brought to justice. she is determined to confront her son's killer. >> whoever it is, i can forgive you. i am for giving you. but you still need to bring yourself forward and own up to what you did. because you have a mama, and your mama is hurting. >> this is still an active case. if you have any information, call city homicide at -- >> 3, 2, 1 -- >> what a beautiful show. as spectacular finale for a monumental occasion. thousands rain in the holiday with the lighting of the -- thousands celebrate the holiday with the lighting of the washington monument. beautifully choreographed fire works to music. if you missed our special coverage or would like to see it again, you can see videos of -- videos and more than 100 photos on our website, wbaltv.com, and you can watch the special in its entirety on wbal plus. thank you to viewers for their holiday photos. wi

with the helm of a few best buy employees he purchased two itunes $50 gift cards, the simms and "just" for the wii. >> in case you're wondering, "just dance" for the wii, the girls beat me every time on these various dance games. and you guys will never get a picture of me doing it because i get graded f every time. >> i don't know if we'll ever get a picture of you dancing, mr. president, judging from the president's entrance on the "ellen show," he can dance. or as jamie foxx said. >> come on, man. i saw you on "ellen." [ laughter ]. >> that definitely was not the black side in you right there. >> i'll let you tell it. >>> a former ambassador to china, former governor to utah and successful businessman, great resume. jon huntsman showed off a new talent last night that might just win him the nomination. >> is it possible for you to run over and do something at the organ with paul. >> what do you think? >> run right over there. >> let's go. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> oh, my goodness. ♪ ♪ go, johnny, go, go ♪ go, johnny, go, go ♪ go, johnny, go, go ♪ johnny be good >> i love seeing

the pass to henry simms, oh, man, nice move for the big fella. now it is tied up at 54 with seconds remaining in the game. >> all right. >> kansas state hosting gw. tony taylor leading the colonials. taylor with the pass. david pellham is there. he dunks it in there. gw down by 1. second half gw down by 3. tony taylor again to chromia. how nice is that. 14 points. but k state would begin to run away with it, spradling with the three. that caps a 15-point -- 15-1 run, 14 points for spradling. wildcats beat the colonials 59-56 is the final. >> donovan mcnabb looking for a new job. mcnabb asked to be released and the vikings are granted his wish. on the college front west virginia and south florida going at it. mountaineers trying to clinch a share of the big east title against south florida. second quarter is where we pick it up, west virginia up 3-0. daniels to landy. pass is a little too high, picked off by pat miller at the 48 and he's going to distance, 52 yards to the end zone. mountaineers on top 10-0. still in the second quarter. great throw

reporting live from brooklyn park, barry simms. >> city police have released new surveillance video of a person wanted for investigation in a triple shooting. did this man may have crucial information in the shooting of three individuals on december 9. police say the shooting happened on the 1800 block of maryland ave. two more victims walked into the hospital moments later. police are asking anyone who recognizes this person to contact the homicide unit at 4103962100. and it now to wall street were stocks have been sliding throughout the day amid growing concern in europe that banks have hit another record. here is where the markets closed one hour ago. the dow has lost 140 points or 1.1% to just over 12,000. the s&p fell 16 points and the nasdaq 35. the state releases 2011 data for hans. about 91% of residential properties dropped in value. >> according to officials within the department of assessments and taxation in maryland, out of 750,000 homes that were assessed, they dropped an average of 17.1% when it came to their value. this is not all bad news, especially for folks whose ho

barry simms spoke with her today. he joins us with this incredible story. >> she is 20-years old and she tries not to dwell on what happened. she says she is focused and committed to moving on with her life and making sure her unborn child is healthy. >> following a grueling therapy session in baltimore, she speaks of her hopes and wishes for the new year. >> getting into a routine of what i can and cannot do. >> on the wall of her room is a picture of her to year old daughter. she is six months pregnant. she said she is having a son and has already picked out his first and middle names. >> at first i thought he was

barry simms . this at the courthouse with what he had to say today. >> he was the campaign manager for bob ehrlich. today he told the jury he had nothing to hide. testifying in his own defense, he said he approved of the robocalls in 2010. he denied it was an attempt to keep voters home. they were written by a consultant hired by the ehrlrich campaign. was there any discussion of a voter suppression, the lawyer asked. no, we were trying to get 3000 to 4000 votes. we were trying to get people to leave their homes and go and vote. he said it was aimed at getting black crossover voters to vote for ehrlich. the call was fraudulent because it suggested the election was over before the polls have closed. he denied he told him to leave the authority on which should have identified the source of the call. prosecutors tried to attack on that point by showing any bill from -- and the bill from months earlier. >> do you think that he would have done something like this? "absolutely not. you are all familiar w

henry simms. passes outside to thompson. smooth. finished with a career-high three three-pointers.ed them 84-44. georgetown improves to 7-1. and elsewhere, virginia defeats longwood, 86-53 and george mason beats townsend, 65-53. that's your morning sports. i'm hakim determine iraq. have a great day. >> still more news 4 today after the break. >>> also news 4's viewpoint. so stay with us. [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for our best price online -- just $79.99 a month for two years with a 2 year agreement. this holiday deal is only for a limited time. so don't wait. get fios at this great price. act now and we'll add a special bonus -- $300 back. hurry, go to verizon.com/greatdeal. fios. a network ahead. contact the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. i could use all the help i can get. like nutella, a delicious hazelnut spread that's perfect on multigrain toast, even whole-wheat waffles, for a breakfast that my kids love and i feel good a

. $50 apple gift cards, for itunes or whatever, and the simms 3 pets, you can have an interactive family online. you add in pets with this. >> so that's for the girls? >> yes. go spend money at christmas, go out and have some fun, and he needed to get out of the house, jay carney said. >> i guess so. i guess so. jessica yellin, thank you for those very important nitty gritty shopping presidential detail. we appreciate it. jessica yellin, our seen your white house correspondent. now to this. and brian todd is in washington. >> new rules on pilot fatigue. in buffalo, a crash that killed people, a pilot mishandled the control column of the plane and found that fatigue was a factor. one of the pilots had commuted from tampa too newark and the other from seattle. the new rules unveiled today is a way to head off the pilot fatigue. pilots will have a minimum ten-hour rest period between shift, two hours less than they have now. that means another new factor in all of this. the opportunity for eight hours of uninterrupted sleep. that means it limits a pilot's time in the day. and for the first

barry simms is live. >> this is a time when people come together, families and police to try to deal with the loss and try to celebrate the lives of the people who have died because of the drunk driving accidents. it is also a time when families come together to remind everyone about the dangers of driving under the influence. >> the procession was heartfelt and somber. >> my son was 16 and killed by a drunk driver in august of 2005. >> campbell is escorted by law enforcement officers in a ceremony to remember victims of drunk and impaired drivers. >> week -- we have a big hole in our family and a huge hole in our hearts because we miss them so much. >> betty jones was here to honor her son sean killed at age 43 by a driver high on pcp. >> they do not believe he knew he was on wheels. he acted as though he may have been floating or flying. >> brooks shared her story telling how her father was on duty when he was struck and killed by a drunk driver on new year's eve 2007. she offered comfort to other victims families. >> we all know the feeling of not being able to talk to or hear the

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the game between the packers and the raiders, jim nantz, phil simms here. "60 minutes" will be seen in its entirety immediately after the game except on the west coast where it will be seen at its regularly scheduled time. lambeau field, where the packers jumped on the raiders early and haven't let up. outside. that's bush picking up eight. this matchup between the participants in super bowl ii. where bart star won the m.v.p. for the second sective year. super bowls i and ii. phil: jarrett bush -- michael bush, that was a good game by us. what did he telled us yesterday me? plays fantasy football. jim says, whose your running back? he says, of course, it's me. jim: got a first down. this super bowl ii, don chandler, like crosby today, had four field goalless. the mad bomber, number three, to bill miller for a touchdown, closed the gap to 13-7 but green bay goes on to win it 33-14. halves the last game ever coached by vince lombardi for the packers. phil: you don't realize how tall he is until you see him in person. jim: the broncos have gotten the ball back against chicago because on o

. >>> police have made an ans in the decade old murder of a woman, 21-year-old alice simms' body was found in the nevada desert in 1999. investigators have taken her former boyfriend into custody. police initially considered ramon wong a person of interest but was never charged. detectives uncovered new evidence that led them to him. for her family the long wait for justice is almost over. >> i had a very emotional conversation with allison's father today. he has waited 12 years for this to happen. and i'm very happy and our investigators are very happy that we with able to bring him that news today that contra costa district attorney's office was going to file the case. >> wong is charged with murder with special circumstances. >>> sheriff's office warning people who use a trail along highway 1 to be on guard after a woman was assaulted. she was walking on the trial in half moon bay between kelly and philibert streets around 7:30, tuesday night. police say someone came up from behind, knocked her to the ground and pulled her jacket. the suspect ran when the 2-year-old child began to

little more difficult but the last three movies are four movies there is jacquie and the twilight saga simmously, so ously, so i have been doing that. >> but an actor's dream. >> yeah, and also playing characters so rich and 180 degrees apart from each other it was a ball for me. >> now not to -- we hope to give a spoiler alert or anything, this movie how different was it from the other ones, of course, we call this a saga, it is not a triology, a sequel, it is a saga, how difficult is this one having settled into your character, knowing what your character is doing, maybe than the first few? >> well, we always have a new director on these films so that kind of keeps it fresh for us as actors. they are coming in, they are -- it is a whole another look, it is a whole another tone and they are asking new questions so you know it doesn't get stale for us and this one is shot completely different than the other ones and it has its own specific look and i think he did a great job with it. it was a very difficult book, i thought to make. and i was very curious to see how it was going to turn out

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simms is in a nasty mood. she hears the comment, she decides to make a scene, a very big scene. >> what you saying? say what you're saying. >> she immediately became enraged got right up into the victim's face was using foul language against him, was hitting him. poking at him. just screaming like a lunatic at him. >> joe sif tries to ignore her as the woman bellows for her boyfriend outside. >> then the manager gets involved. the woman was loud and swearing and out of control when the person working at the pizza shop just started saying get out of here. >> hey you need to go. >> you need to leave. get out of my restaurant. she then just got hostile with him. and to put an exclamation on her argument, she spits in his face. the manager asks her to leave but the woman is on a roll. that's when mark jones, the boyfriend enters. mr. jones stands 6'4", weighs in at about 295 pounds. he also happens to be an ex-con. meanwhile, joseph scar pinot is still on the phone with his wife. >> my wife tells me she's coming i

the criticism, coburn's krit simm aside, it has not been that loud. >> considering how many people just don't like him. >> a lot of people have bad memories. >> it's a double edge sword. the guy's a visionary. he's brilliant. he's an ideas guy. sometimes those type of people -- >> look at steve jobs. >> whoa. we have just heard newt gingrich being compared to steve jobs. we are going to have to tackle that later in the show after break. is the uncertainty of the republicans an opportunity for president obama? that's next on "now." ♪ when your chain of supply goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, that's logistics. ♪ [ female announcer ] we never forget the nearly 12 million cancer survivors in america today... and the countless lives lost. we owe it to them to protect funding for cancer research, prevention and access to care. congress, make cancer a priority and give millions of amer

he says he stinks, "the simms three pet special," $49.99 and a couple $50 apple gift cards. there is a santa claus and we hope we didn't ruin anything. a little tough there. >> you have other important news. >> this was almost kate bolduan usa. i ducked out to go to a very important event. that's hannah marie king for the wooten high school patriots, mb

simms went for 17 points and 6 assists helping the hoyas defeat the eagles. improving to 9-1.here, virginia tech beats campbell university, 85-60. saturday night football in florida. cowboys against the buccaneers. tony romo for three touchdowns. romo also rushed for a td. 8-6 record. later today redskins play the giants on the road at 1:00. that's your sports minute. i'm hakim dermish. have a great day. tphrs your seven-day forecast. 43 and chilly today. 50 tomorrow with sunshine to start, clouds to finish. as you get into tuesday, a chance of a few showers. the bulk of the rain on tuesday. christmas eve could be a little cloudy and wet as well. follow me on twitte twitter @chuckbell4. there i am getting the inside scoop with santa claus. as i told you, some of the kids, santa is having a hard time picking on who is on which list. >> did you tell them what you wanted? >> well, i want a snowstorm for christmas every year. every year. >> you're the one. >> i rarely get it. >> well, that's a perfect segue into our next story. in case santa does get sick this holiday season, he h

he had the first female campaign manager that year, a woman named ruth anna mccormick simms. her father was mark hannah, no mean political operative himself, but it was -- it's revealing -- you mentioned him singing in synagogues. one of the things that he did when he was -- in his legal career particularly the racket days when he put out sort of a -- tough inside. 20% of the lawyers were applied at a time when the old law firms didn't necessarily hire jews. i mean, that's one revealing aspect. >> and let's take a little bit more about his record. he runs more with governor in 1942. what does he do if that position? >> oh, gosh. i would call governor dewey a liberal. -- a threat to the liberal. -- thrifty liberal. he used to say that before there was government, there was mayhem. and government rose to meet man's needs. and in the modern industrial society that we live in, that means as much economic security as is consistent with individual freedom. so it was that constant balance. in terms of the operation, he cleaned up the cobwebs in albany. albany had been run by one par