up next, how visitors at you simms simms -- you simms tee national park are celebrating. >>> people took part in the big brothers big zesters polar bear plunge. this was saturday. the event is tiply held new years day but moved to accommodate the packers game. 47 jumpers raised $6000 for big brothers and big sisters. i've done this before and it's cold. >>> group of water skiers in north carolina hit the water in their bear feet part of annual new years day barefoot tournament. again, something i'm sure is painful on the feet. never done that, though. >>> ice skating over the frozen lake is a rare treat for some in yosemite national park. this year, there is not too much snow yet, the roads to the lake have been open to visitors. >> you can see the bubbles and down in there. >> as we were pulling up, we got creeped out a little. this is a lake. there is water underneath us. >> the ice is nearly clear and thick. people out there on the frozen lake, a good time had by all. winter, and some parts of the country, they got normal winter. >> colorado having above normal snowfall and northern p

reporting live, barry simms, wbal tv 11 news. >> stay with us. much more ahead at 6:00 p.m. >> i am lisa robinson. i will take you to the martin luther king jr. parade, coming up. >> the ravens camp at owings mills where john karr vah has high praise for more than just the ravens players -- john harbaugh has high praise for more than just the ravens players as they move closer to the super bowl. >> 37 at the >> some baltimore city schools students spent this month the third king jr. holiday giving of their time. dozens of schools across the sea honored his legacy today during the annual day of service. -- across the city honored his legacy today during the annual debt service. some of those project included making valentine cards for soldiers, art packages for children at the johns hopkins children's hospital and other things. grex lisa robinson -- >> lisa robinson attended today's event where hundreds remember the legacy of the civil-rights legend. >> the martin luther king jr. parade proceeded down martin luther king jr. boulevard. cold to' bra

reporting live from cecil county, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tax season is now in full swing. >> unless you do it yourself, avoiding the costs of tax preparation can be quite a challenge. how you might qualify for free professional bonds. >> the build up to super bowl 46 is taxing. that is coming up later in sports. >> we will see how long this warm weather continues as we track some wet weather. right now is still incredibly mile, 60 degrees at the mile, 60 degrees at the airpor whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! mile, 60 degrees at the airpor whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he-he-heeeeee! x a top u.s. education officials spent the day in baltimore pitching the student loan forgiveness program. there was a panel discussion at the university of maryland baltimore today, urging students to consider the program that promises to forgive loans if they agree to work in public- service after graduation. last

they mess with their simms and mess with their lives. >> it's for their sake that brent and his team spent a year testing the release. >> how much effort has been put in to making sure it was perfect? >> almost indescribe amp. >> he won't be playing it before mch, he says he has played it enough. >> do you dream of it? >> sometimes. >>> jonathan bloom, "abc 7 news" 7 news. >> if you want more information, go to our website.com and look abc7news.com and look under the news link for assignment 7. that is all for this edition. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. >> the growing frustration in oakland after another child falls victim to street violence. >> we want to get these s.o.b.s before the hurt something. >> 16 more car fires in the l.a. area. this latest round of arsons is different than the first. >> a live look as people pack times square in new york city, and how san francisco is getting ready for its own new year's eve

reporting live, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. opening statements are expected in the trial of an inmate accused of murdering a corrections officer at the former house of corrections in at jesup. prosecutors say 32-year-old lee stevens step to the corporal mcguin into the other six and a second suspect has been charged. it could be a test of maryland's revised application of the death penalty. four arrested in connection with a deadly bar brawl in carroll county in august. identified the men as the two- year old john robie from hagerstown and his two sons, each charged with second-degree manslaughter and assault. a fourth man, michael grimes, is charged with manslaughter and assault. police say each of them took part in the brawl that killed 26-year-old craig myers. two people are in shock, following a stabbing in brooklyn park. it happened just after 8:00 p.m. sunday night in the 300 block of orchard ave. a man and woman were both stabbed. they are in serious condition. no word on a possible motive or suspect. friends and family

similars electronic management, the feds say simms leaked toxins. let's bring in nbc bay area's traci grant joining us at the environmental protection agency, the e.p.a. in san francisco. these are serious allegations against that company. what's next? >> reporter: you're right. this is very serious. the peche.p.a. is being very secretive about what they found. the company is saying they're surprised by what was going on. they say they were blind-sided by this. the owners have pledged to do whatever it takes to clean it up. >> these things are not permissible, that e.p.a. is the environmental cop on the beat. >> the environmental protection agency says simms metal management has until monday to clean up what is visible in these photos. >> this represents only the residue that landed directly there. the presumption is that other residue had been falling all around it and all around it would be the water. >> reporter: the e.p.a. says simms metal management has been polluting the bay with metals, pcbs, mercury, copper and led for years. an annual avera

barry simms has the story. >> the rest of father stuart karl looked happen all the priest was on vacation, according to a letter that was given out -- the arrest of father stewart bullock. he was an associate pastor at the church of immaculate conception in towson since last year. now his ministry is in limbo. he is charged with indecent exposure. harford county sheriff's deputies arrested him january 16 in abingdon. >> it is an unfortunate incident. he made a mistake, and we don't condone it in any way. bulloick was found in that theater room near the rear of the store. sheriff's deputy observed him sitting on a couch with his pants off, wearing no underwear, exposing himself. >> the individual could still be seen by patrons in the front of the bookstore and he was in a state of undress. >> the adult bookstore is a family-owned business that has been open 18 years. one owner said she was shocked to warn the man arrested was a priest. >> i just found out that he was a priest. i knew that someone had been arrested, but i had no idea who he was or that he was a priest. >> signs that the sal

i don't want people to think that's not a simms toll. half of women exhibit indigestion, fatigue, lightheadedness and vomiting. they can really be heart attack and a lot of women may overlook them because they are thinking they don't have chest pain. >> fatigue and nausea, those are things that women experience, what should they do, you don't want them to think i have nausea, should goi i go to the hospital. >> if you don't feel like yourself and you have risk factors. simms symptoms that aren't going away, and a combination of symptoms, short of bries, nausea and vomiting, these are things you should call your doctor about. maybe it's not heart disease, 42% of women exhibit the symptoms. >> thank you so much for that information. she will join us in the next half hour and we will be talking about risk factors and the changes to make in your life to avoid having one. >>> u.s. park officials say an officer used a stun gun on occupy dc, we will get to that report in a moment. a report shows 85% of baby items retardants in them. the groups

they mess with their simms and mess with their lives. >> it's for their sake that brent and his team spent a year testing the release. >> how much effort has been put in to making sure it was perfect? >> almost indescribe amp. >> he won't be playing it before mch, he says he has played it enough. >> do you dream of it? >> sometimes. >>> jonathan bloom, "abc 7 news" 7 news. >> if you want more information, go to our website.com and look abc7news.com and look under the news link for assignment 7. that is all for this edition. i'm eric thomas. thanks for joining us. thanks for joining us. >> a plastic bag ban in the bay area's biggest city catches some people offgarrett. >> tomorrow is the third anniversary of the shooting death of a b.a.r.t. passenger. >> the is back at the zoo but officials are suspicious how he was

otto porter a bounce pass into sim and simms is pumps. two minutes to go now tied at 66.no, sir. simms with 13 points and georgetown takes the lead. tied at 70. out to thompson, buries it. eight of the 16 points coming in the final three and a half minutes. odom for the tie. air ball. crowder grabs it. his shot? no good. jason clark grabs the rebound georgetown wins a thriller. the hoyas have won 11 in a row, matching the longest winning streak in program history. >> first half we are not going to talk about the first half. that was borderline embarrassing, i thought but as bad as the first half was i'm proud of the guys in what they did in the second half just strapping up. that's the only way to put it. >>> the hoyas play at west virginia on saturday; st. bonaventure beats washington and temple upsets duke 78-37. >> wow. >> a trip to orlando, florida this time of year sounds like a pleasant destination. not for the wizards. they have a 6-33 record in orlando. tonight another loss and the wizards start the season 0-6. want to get away? rashard lewis sharing pleasantries

hoyas up for simms. drives. shoots. but stays with it. gets the putback. simms just two of 13. but he gets a big hustle play and crunch time. hoyas shoot 30% but they hang on to win, 49-40. georgetown improves to 12-1 and wins its 10th straight. >> the things that make you win isn't just putting the ball in the basket. it's a deflection. it's the rebound. the communication on be defense. the attentiveness when we need to be attentive. i think we have done a decent job of that this year. as you get into conference play, that determines what wins and loses. >> in college park, mark turgin and the terps taking on sanford. in the first half, howard pushing it up in transition. the no-look pass to alex. he finishes with the slam. 13 points in his second game with the terps. later in the half, maryland up four. terrell, nice moves. slits the "d." drives the lane. 15 of his 24 points in the first. terps up 13 at the break. second half now, michael parker, steal and save. terps are headed the other way. howard to foust who steps up, drains the three. freshman had 13 points. maryland wi

barry simms is live with more on the story. >> rg steel believes things are turning around.are restructuring and building for the future. many of the workers laid off are already back on the job. posing with the governor, steel workers presented a united front. many of them are from rg steel. >> a line of credit has been secured to allow rg to fire up the furnace and get our steel workers back to work at sparrows point. >> gone is the uncertainty, frustration, and anchor -- anger of december when they announced they were laying off 700 workers until march. some were not sure the plant would reopen. the plant operator got the news. >> i was scared for me and my child. i am a single mother. that is my only income. i was scared. it was a shock. >> she says now she is going back to work and everything is ok. >> as long as we have the possibility to stay employed, we're going to stay and fight the battle. >> we have been through this so many times. you never really think the time is coming when you will be down. hopefully, it has definitely brought our members back to work for a

barry simms has been in court all day. he joins us with the latest developments. >> the judge tossed out 11 of the charges against dave. they decided not to prosecute 12 others. the jury will charge of second- degree rape, assault and perverted practice. now let's tell you about the dna evidence. >> prosecutors presented a key part of the investigation into the sexual assault of a 12-year- old girl. they also included an explanation on why their case did not include any dna evidence. he is charged with the august 14, 2010 rape in woodlawn. the victim claims that they dragged her into -- a director into a storage room and forced her to do sexual acts on them. she found the dna of the co- defendants on the victim and on the victim's clothes. jurors were told there was no dna match for dave. dna cannot prove guilt or innocence. it is a small piece of the puzzle. the main reason dna is not found in the sexual assault include the use of a condom, the person cannot produce sperm or had a vasectomy. the dna was there but not dete

. >> prison psychologist mary ruth simms conducts group therapy with cutters and other self-mutilators assigned to wabash's secured housing unit. >> if i see my blood, in another world i'm somebody totally different from myself. that's the only time i can actually, you know, feel real, feel alive, feel like everything's going to be okay. >> simms says this particular group does not injure themselves for the typical reasons. >> they self-injured as a way to control their level of pain. that when they're in so much pain they don't know what to do, they are starting to feel like suicide, self-injury cuts their pain down. so it is pain control. >> you give the baby a bottle because he is crying, change his diaper. me you give me something sharp to hurt myself with and i'm fine. >> you're communicating things are not okay for yourself. >> if i don't cut myself at least once a week i'm not right. >> some people here think there's nothing good in them at all, that they've messed up totally and they're totally worthless. >> i know the problems i have need to be fixed. i've got a 6-year-old dau

barry simms is live in cecil county with the latest on that investigation. >> the thieves did not get very far with what they were trying to steal pretty investigators did not have to travel far because the crime happen right across the road from the state police barracks. the grand opening for this new lowe's home improvement store does not happen until thursday. no customers have arrived yet, but the store has already become a target for thieves. >> an employee at the lowe's store which has not open yet saw five suspects in dark, hooded sweat shirts in a pickup truck loading a john deere tractor from the back of their lot. police say one of the suspects died just a short distance away. state police a 35-year-old david rowland of elkton -- as a truck collided with the car. it is not far from out 272. according to investigators, the accident happened moments after the attempted theft. employees at loews closed the gate trying to stop the crime, but the suspect was determined to get away. >> he rammed the gate several times and were able to push their way through the gate. as they move

barry simms is live with more on the developments. >> will tell you about the evidence and an interesting twist that happened with it today. first, we want to tell you what happened with the charges. charges of second-degree rape, sex offense, assault, and perverted practice. the judge tossed out 11 other charges to date. the state's attorney decided not to prosecute 12 others. prosecutors presented a key part of the investigation into the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl. they also offered an explanation why the case did not include any dna evidence against 26-year-old dave. he is charged with the rape at a skating rink and whatnot. -- in woodlawn. they claim they dragged her into a storage room and forced her to perform sexual acts on them. she found the dna of the co- defendants on the victim and on the victim's clothes. there was no dna match for dave. och it is a small piece of the puzzle. they climb scientifically the main reason dna is not found in the sexual assault include the use of a condom, the person cannot produce sperm or had a vasectomy. attorney rollin brown as high a

bar4ry simms is live with the very latest. >> and deciding to hold robert richardson iii without bail, the judge had concerns about the team being a flight risk. >> they came to district court to show their support for robert richardson iii. his half sister and mother read over the court charging document and the police report. the sister called some of these statements are untrue. the charging document describes how an anonymous caller contacted -- contacted the deputies saying a relative had shot their father. in court, richardson appeared on a video monitor for his bail review. he calmly listed to the charges against him that included first and second degree murder. he is accused of using a hand gun to shoot and kill his father at their home in bel air. he is also accused of dragging the body and transporting it to aberdeen and dumping it in upon the. sheriff's deputies said they found the body partially submerged in the pond. during the bill review, the judge asked if richardson had received a copy of the charges. he replied, i signed a lot of papers. i am not sure i received a co

starks to henry simms. he dishes for the big two-handed dunk. georgetown within one. knights lead by five. but the hoyass come back. gets the steal, chucks it ahead to otto porter. it's a two-point game. ensuing georgetown possession. the hoyas go to porter. the freshman delivers. hits the jumper. georgetown up by two. eight seconds to go. here's the radio cause from the voice of the hoyas. >> trying to drive, down the lane, puts it up, no! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! hoyas win! >> they were down five and came back to beat rutgers 52-50! >> i love that, the energy. otto porter scored the hoyas' final six points. georgetown improves to 6-2 in the big east. upset alert. notre dame knocks off number one and previously undefeated syracuse 67-58. also, duke goes down in durham. florida state beats duke 76-73, snapping the blue devils' 45-game home win streak. on wednesday at college park, maryland will try to beat duke 37 terms on the road in temple. trying to bounce back after their loss against fsu. second half, terms down ten, but t

henry simm ditches. eli carter gets an open look, buries it. scarlet knights lead by five.cks it ahead to otto porter, out front by his lonesome, he makes it up and in. it's a two-point game. the freshman delivers, hits the jumper. we're tied at 50. here we go. then porter at the free-throw line. he's clutch, get them both. here's the radio call from the voice of the hoyas. >> eli carter trying to drive, down the lean, no, hoyas win, hoyas win, hoyas win. they were down five and came back and beat rutgers 52-50. >> 38 years he's been the voice of the hoyas, he said it serve ti seven times thachl's not his record. here's what coach john thompson ii had to say. >> sometimes you're having a bad offensive day and it's because the other team is disrupting you i thought this was the second time this year that we were missing lay-ups. this team, these guys understand and they're willing to do, now we have to go to a different style. the style of an offensive team. wh >> coach j.t. and the hoyas have plenty of time to rest up. this afternoon maryland at temperature. the head coach

henry simms misses, jason clark, though, with the tough offensive rebound laz it in for two. check it out again, clark tips it, saves the ball from going out of bounds and gets the hoop. clark had a game high 16 points. later under 6 to go, hoyas up 4. sims drives in the paint. misses the shot, but he stays with it, and gets the putback, sims just two of 13. he gets the big hustle play and crunch time. hoyas shoot 30%, but they hang on to win 49-40. georgetown improves to 12-1 and wins its tenth straight. >> the things that make you win isn't just putting the ball in the basket. it's the deflexions, the rebound. the communication on defense, it's the intensiveness when when he need to be attentive, i think we have done a decent job with that this year 37 as you get into conference play, those are what -- that determines what wins and loses. >> going to the terps, mark turgin looking for their sixth win in a row. howard in transition, the no look pass to alex, who finishes with a slam. 13 points in his second game with the terps, big help for them. later in the half, maryland

here in the second half henry simms finds clark for the layup and the lead. clark with 26 points. with 25 seconds left, hollis thompson nails the three to take the lead for g. hoyas beat marquette to win their 11th straight game. >> there were times there that, yes, that were frustrating, but, i mean, i think from our poor decisions in the first half and our numerous turnovers in the first half, our talking points were, stay with it, at both ends of the court. >> they stayed with it. this win ties the hoyas' longest win streak in the last five years at 11. the wizards could use some of that hoya talent and maybe a little lady luck. wizards visiting the magic in orlando. wall wants a goal tending call, and dwight howard doesn't get it. it was just that kind of night. magic's dwight howard dominated, 28 points, making it look easy. the wizards fall to 0-6, the worst start in franchise history. >>> the nhl has suspended nate bork for this hit. >>> west virginia and clemson facing off in the orange bowl. the tigers elington gets stripped by west virginia. he returns 99 yards for the s

steve: phil simms said he's never seen you throw it better. how does the arm feel? >> feels great. from phil, he's one of my favorites. steve: let me talk to the big guy here. three big touchdowns, a couple of big after catches. >> it is a big game. it's a one-game season. we were playing complementry football, everyone played good, including the whole line. steve: you played this team in week 15. how did that game set you up to have success tonight? >> we watched that game and stuff, it's a whole new game, we knew we had to come out and execute, we knew we had to play all four quarters, that's what you've got to do. steve: there's a game tomorrow in the a.f.c., are you cheering for the ravepes or the texans? >> not really. whoever wins, wins, that's who our opponent will be. steve: your compatriot over there, hernandez came out with a bit of a head injury. talk about how you play off each other, he was carrying the ball out of the backfield tonight, how is he feeling? >> he's feeling great. he's a beast, i love playing with him, just cant wait to get out there and practice togethe

steve: phil simms said he's never seen you throw it better. how does the arm feel? >> feels great. from phil, he's one of my favorites. steve: let me talk to the big guy here. three big touchdowns, a couple of big after catches. >> it is a big game. it's a one-game season. we were playing complementry football, everyone played good, including the whole line. steve: you played this team in week 15. how did that game set you up to have success tonight? >> we watched that game and stuff, it's a whole new game, we knew we had to come out and execute, we knew we had to play all four quarters, that's what you've got to do. steve: there's a game tomorrow in the a.f.c., are you cheering for the ravepes or the texans? >> not really. whoever wins, wins, that's who our opponent will be. steve: your compatriot over there, hernandez came out with a bit of a head injury. talk about how you play off each other, he was carrying the ball out of the backfield tonight, how is he feeling? >> he's feeling great. he's a beast, i love playing with him, just cant wait to get out there and practice togethe

on one end simms says i am pacman. look out. on the other end, big man running the floor. so you have to feed him the basketball. he's a tidy bowl man because he can flush. hoyas up by 6. second half clark if this was a twitter bomb it would say hash tag. i have a good stroke. he had a career high 31. georgetown wins it by 8. they host rutgers on saturday. terps trying to win their fourth straight against florida state. stogland sophomore, young guy. he may be young but he's ready. he had 24. the top of the key, the jumper is wet. but nobody else had double digits. and james here former staff sergeant in the air force, 26 years old, man among board. florida state wins. lady hoyas at marquette. this is amanda reed. she's an intern here at channel 9. look at the young lady here. she comes up with the steal. she had 18. georgetown wins 67-39. amanda reese with four points tonight for the lady hoyas. doing a good job. all time greatest muhammad ali enjoying his 70th birthday. he has spent most of his time doing great humanitarian work. his wife is throwing him five birthday pa

barry simms is live in bellaire with what the women there are hoping to accomplish. >> this case has plenty of people asking what they can do to help support robert richardson iii. and many are communicating on social media. that is what has put those bellaire mothers into action. >> it breaks my heart. he is just a kid. >> determined to help, four bellaire women came to district court morning to find out more about the murder case against robert richardson iii. after telling the judge he was a 16-year-old freshman in high school, he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. >> he is skinny as a rail. and everybody that knows him says he is quite in a good kid, very polite. >> several of them have been following it case in the news. they know he is accused of shooting his 58-year-old father, robert richardson jr., on january 9, and taking the body and dumping it in a pond behind a relative's road. -- home. he is then a budget -- he and then allegedly crashed the suv into a church. >> we just want to do the right thing for the boy that has been falling through the cracks for too long

barry simms . two more charges have been dropped against him? >> that is what is going on with the assistant state attorney. she actually told the judge that she was not going to prosecute two charges. the charges are perverted practice and assault. the jury is considering other charges. both the prosecution and defense claim surveillance of the deal from the state works roller rink was crucial evidence. stephanie porter is a 12-year- old girl was targeted in isolated and a dark room. davon perry was one of three people who sexually assaulted a young and naive female. her will was overcome. she did not know what to do or how to get out of that situation. porter they saw her as an object as pray and that is how they treated her. she identified her attacker says tracy hank and faceins is charges and juvenile court. davon perry whow as then 24. his attorney asked not to base their decision on sympathy. there was supposed to be one victim. the two individuals who did it confess. another victim was created. that is mr. perry. he argued that she misid

barry simms has been on this story since it broke. it has been an emotional day. >> there was a lot of concern about the teen here and bel-air and hertford county and about what happened. robert richardson iii is being held without bail. he was charged as an adult. a judge spoke to him about the charges today. appearing in hartford county district court on a tv monitor for a bail review, robert richardson iii listen to the charges against him. the 16-year-old high-school student is accused of shooting and killing his father monday at their home located on mills road in bel air. he is accused of transporting the body to aberdeen and it bought -- dumping it into a pond in a neighbor's home. police found the body partially submerged in the pond. during the bail review the judge asked if richardson had received a copy of the charges. the teen replied, i received a lot of papers. i am not sure i received a copy of the charges. the judge told richardson he would remain on made no bond status because of the seriousness of the charges. he als

barry simms joins us in the studio. >> we have been going through the early retirement application sheved. she still believes she is eligible for the plan. she says she discussed it with school officials and claims they gave her the wrong paperwork. she calls her work as a teacher's assistant rewarding. for 20 years, she has worked with special needs children. >> i love my students. sometimes you have to know when to let go. it is time for me to let go. >> she thought she had the perfect opportunity to retire. this february 2011 letter explained the program from baltimore public schools. they offered it to teachers and then teachers assistance. she says in april of last year, she went to headquarters and talk to someone in human- resources who helped her son up for the early retirement plan. she claimed she received and was told to fill out the wrong form. >> i asked them to the meeting it was the right paperwork. they told me i was still a teacher even though i said was an assistant. >> when she signed, and her irrevocable resignation became permanent. she was then told to resign acce

barry simms is live in bel air tonight. >> hartford county sheriff's deputies are still trying to find a motive. they are not sure what led to a fatal shooting. robert richardson in the third is being held without bail. >> crime scene technicians remain at 841 moores mill road as the continued to gather evidence. >> according to a court trudging document and the police report, the teen confessed to killing his father. an anonymous 911 call alerted deputies that a family member had shot their father. it was during a domestic dispute between father and son. deputies arrived and noticed some blood on the ground appeared >> they saw some evidence that gave the impression that something had happened there. it looked inside the home and saw nothing there. the data entry into the home and found some evidence that gave the impression that somebody had been shot inside the home. >> that evidence included blood stains in a bedroom and a trail of blood from the better to the front door as if somebody had been dragged. around 6:00 tuesday morning, a maryland the trooper spotted the vehicle. he pur

barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> showers are slowly making their way off the mid-atlantic coast. left behind is moister, and as warmer air moves over the frozen ground, it is producing some fog. temperatures in most areas are safely above freezing and looks like it will stay there overnight. temperature should hold steady or rise a little bit. the threat of freezing roadways are icy spots is diminishing with each passing hour. to the north, wintry weather, patches of freezing rain, sleet, and drizzle in parts of new england. the worst part of the storm is to the south. violent other storms and tornadoes ripped through that region last night. still some strong storms in south -- eastern alabama and florida panhandle. overall, not bad compared to what other folks are dealing with. a little bit of a warming trend to talk about tomorrow. details on that with the forecast and a couple of minutes. peck's anyone driving along i-95 will have one less place to stop for fried chicken. >> estate syndication department is announcing some big changes. -- the state sanitation department is ann

craig simms of our station in shreveport has the story. >> reporter: pajamas or pajama pants are comfortable of us choose to wear them out in public. but that will get you into trouble with the law if one caddo parish commissioner has his way. >> if you're wearing pajama pants in the public, they should not be worn. that's what they're going to say. >> reporter: district 3 commissioner michael williams is proposing an ordinance that will ban the wearing of pajamas in public. williams says the idea for the ban came from a situation inside a local store where some senior citizens thought a young man was exposing too much of himself. >> and i asked him to cover up because of those senior citizens. because they did not respond in a positive way like i thought, i thought it was time that we addressed this issue. it's long overdue. >> reporter: some people disagree with the proposed ordinance and wonder how williams will define what is pajamas. >> they have to learn the difference between actual pjs and pajama bottoms and people wearing jogging pants and stuff like that. as pajama bottoms. >> repo

margaret simms? >> thank you. i would just like to build up on some of the things that bob said that despite in particular to people that are persistently poor. we get figures every year about the number of children in poverty but that only points to one place and time. but about 10% of children are persistently poor, that is they spend at least one half of their year between zero to 18 living below the poverty line. that is a study that two of my colleagues have looked at this issue and are continuing to look at how it changes over time. but in their study found that of the 10% of children who are consistently poor, about 40% is african-american children persistently poor and that means as i mentioned at least one-half of the childhood in poverty and for many three-quarters or more of their years in poverty. the consequences in the early adulthood and most likely if we can look at that group beyond early adulthood are detrimental to the succeeding generations they have the entertainment, lower employment in the e

romney in political terms said any criticism of hits time at bain capital and what he sees as krit simmsf his own wealth is just a function of envy, that people are jealous of him and anybody using that in political context is fuelling class warfare, is there a flip side what is offering overall in terms of an economic package? is mitt romney offering to make 19 1% problem worse or does he think he makes income and equality better, whether or not people agree with his plans how to get there? >> look, capitalism, people uses this phrase creative destruction destruction, competition and people are going to feel the effects of that. we understand that. it's part of the way the free market works. how you create more wealth. wealth. but the question is, what do you do about that? and that's really what's so troubling about mitt romney. he doesn't seem to appreciate the fact that if you're going to have an economy where people sometimes lose their jobs, where they can't pay their bills, then someone's got to step in and say, look, if you lose your job, we're going to take care of you, we're go

jim nantz and phil simms trying to settle things here.week,, the winner to take on new england. john elway engineered the broncos' only playoff overtime win, the famous drive in 1986 against cleveland. eddie royal is the returner. will he get a chance? no, he won't. so the broncos will take over at the 20. a 20-6 halftime lead by the broncos disappears. a tebow touchdown run and a couple of prater field goals. field goals coming off in the one case a pass interception. and then wallace ran one in from the yard out. the fumble setting up a roethlisberger strike. great catch, cotchery. and here we go. first snap of the overtime. the broncos have been in three overtime games this year. they won them all. got him at the 30! it's thomas at the 50. stiff arm got him through to the 30. to the 20. thomas to the 10. denver is going on to new england! they win it on the first play of overtime! the new rules, you've got to score six on the first possession to close it out. they do it on the first possession to close it out. they do it on the very fi

but you can also put your simm card in here. >> nice. >> and call for about ten hours. >> okay.can you get it? >> it will be 50 bucks, and it will be at the end of march at smartone.com. >> all right. >> this is kind of a first because we're the first to be showing you -- >> ooh. >> -- the new motorola droid 4. i'm going to unlock it here. there we go. so the droid 4 is the thinnest lightweight smartphone way keyboard. beautifully lit keypad, as you can see. so it goes on the 4g network, verizon, dual core processor. front and rear cameras. card slot. >> show me how thin that is. >> i'll close it again. it's the thinnest droid that as has a built-in keyboard. price not announced yet. going to be in verizon probably the next few weeks. motorola droid 4. this is pretty nifty. sow know it's a drag trying to plug in all the cables to -- >> oh, yeah. cables everywhere. >> so the mini charger, they're little magnetic zip tails. you go near it, it actually just picks up the little zip tail, and as soon as that hits there it starts charging. there's one here for your ipad, ipod. same th

. >> but perhaps it is a small surprise that for caleb simms, anything doesn't just include music.lso knowing what to do in an emergency. >> hello? >> can you come over to my house? >> last thursday caleb's mother and grandmother got so sick they could not move to the phone. caleb could. >> are you with your mom and grandma now. >> yeah, i just checked on my mom. my mom is upstairs. >> for the next 10 minutes this boy became unrattled. they dispatched an ambulance at which time caleb became caleb. >> i had a good time at school today. >> you did? >> i have fish in the tank. and i have fish. >> caleb's grandmother was taken to the hospital. a week after, they are all back under one roof again. caleb a bigger believer than ever that he can do anything. >> i'm real happy that my mom is back. >> that's so cute. 5:55. 34 degrees on tv hill. here's a look ahead to our next hour of "11 news sunday morning." >> seven people including three teens are killed after a rash of car accidents. we'll have the latest. >> and they are popular among children and teens and sometimes news anchors. why

i'd been a rural post office and i see by the way, can you sell the fishing license orie hunton when simmscan't do that, it's against the law. i think if we get some smart people together to understand that we have a letter carriers knocking on 60,000, 160, every single day we have infrastructure all over this country if we sit down and say how can the post office work with other government agencies, how can the post office be more with the private sector generating for business i think we can come up with solutions that is a lot more positive than the cuts that the post office is now bringing. [applause] for the last several months i've been working with some of her leaky on these issues now let me reintroduce senator patrick leahy. [applause] faugh >> thank you, bernie. deborah told me the hearing back in the back and i said don't be unusual and shaw, speak up so we can hear you. thank you. [applause] serious for a moment. one of the hats that i wear representing all of you is as the chairman of the senate judiciary committee you may wonder why i bring that up. i want to remind when peop

i'd been a rural post office and i see by the way, can you sell the fishing license orie hunton when simmshat, it's against the law. i think if we get some smart people together to understand that we have a letter carriers knocking on 60,000, 160, every single day we have infrastructure all over this country if we sit down and say how can the post office work with other government agencies, how can the post office be more with the private sector generating for business i think we can come up with solutions that is a lot more positive than the cuts that the post office is now bringing. [applause] for the last several months i've been working with some of her leaky on these issues now let me reintroduce senator patrick leahy. [applause] faugh >> thank you, bernie. deborah told me the hearing back in the back and i said don't be unusual and shaw, speak up so we can hear you. thank you. [applause] serious for a moment. one of the hats that i wear representing all of you is as the chairman of the senate judiciary committee you may wonder why i bring that up. i want to remind when people talk ab

i'd been a rural post office and i see by the way, can you sell the fishing license orie hunton when simmsan't do that, it's against the law. i think if we get some smart people together to understand that we have a letter carriers knocking on 60,000, 160, every single day we have infrastructure all over this country if we sit down and say how can the post office work with other government agencies, how can the post office be more with the private sector generating for business i think we can come up with solutions that is a lot more positive than the cuts that the post office is now bringing. [applause] for the last several months i've been working with some of her leaky on these issues now let me reintroduce senator patrick leahy. [applause] faugh >> thank you, bernie. deborah told me the hearing back in the back and i said don't be unusual and shaw, speak up so we can hear you. thank you. [applause] serious for a moment. one of the hats that i wear representing all of you is as the chairman of the senate judiciary committee you may wonder why i bring that up. i want to remind when peopl