the slurs are painted in white on both sides and on the back of the house. a fire division chief says at this point it is unclear whether the residents had reported being harassed in the past. the case is being investigated as arson and a hate crime. >> i think it's scary, like, to know that, like, it's right across the street. it could have been our house. so -- i mean, like, we could have all been home and it could have happened to anybody. >> a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in this case. call metro crime stoppers, 1- 866-7-lockup. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. the housing authority is pay a price for its failure to pay on a judgment in a lead paint lawsuits. about 20 city owned vehicle that were tagged. >> the liability is enormous. the housing authority is taking a position that they are sticking their head in the sand like an ostrich. it will not go away. >> vehicles tagged for auction could go on the block as early as this month. >> after examining testimony, frank conaway and adam meister, they have

. >> the firefighters found some graffiti of some racial slurs and slurs on the home. -- from sky chopper 13, you see the white power play painted on the back. the other words are 250 off fen sigh to show on television -- the neighbors go know who would do this. >> we tonight have a lot of problem z like that in this maybe. usual hey that happen down in the city, but this is very surprising. the two elderly women that were this was not home at the time and neither was the care giver. >>> back to you. >>> metro crime stoppers will be offering a warrant to an indictment in that case. >>> a man will return $4 million in fees he took from pay phones. he had them dial an 800 number and because he owned the homes, he got a person from the free and his scam h's eight million sniement and object that law urn performing, most workers will be offered yobs at other stores as the kmart and town send is closing. >>> police said that the two jobs are closed overnight. the suspected gunman is in critical finance. a teen from texas is tractiond when a $4 year old ran off in houston. she was arrested for

the slurs are painted in white. it is unclear whether the residents were harassed in the past. the case is being investigated as arson and a hate crime. >> it could have been our house . kenaf happen to anybody -- it could have happened to anybody. >> ever word is being offered to this case. call metro crime stoppers, 1- 866-7-lockup. jennifer franciotti , wbal-tv 11 news. >> bruce roister was found slumped over in his car. he was rushed to hospital but later died. a violent scene goes viral on youtube. the scene was captured on new year's eve morning and posted online. please were detaining one man when someone else moves in and punches a police officer in the face. this happened on east monument street. officers were speaking with him and another man interfered. this one he lunged forward -- that is when he lunged forward. >> it is a sobering reminder what these men and women go through. investigator >> say there were previous charges against the man. >> nancy jacobs is expected to announce her run for -- she has been a state senator since 1999 and will face off against larry

it's full of racial slurs and shows six guys beating up young asian boy in the south side of chicago.> boom! during this video, the boy is dragged through the snow he's kicked, punched, they steal the shoes out of the back of his bag. >> [ bleep ]. >> they steal his wallet, take his money and the entire time they're screaming racial slurs at him. >> [ bleep ]. >> boom! >> he was taken to the hospital with cuts and bruises to his face and released. he's okay. >> this is absolutely infuriating. who do these guys think they are. all of this because he is asian? >> well, no. >> why? >> police are saying this isn't racially motivated. what's new in this is a video that's been posted up on youtube by a girl claiming she knows the attackers in this video. >> it was not right for them to do it. it was very wrong. i agree. but -- they have their reasons. >> she claims the asian boy that's getting beaten up here is part of a larger group. he was part of a group of about 20 kids that went and attacked two of the boys that you see in this video. >> apparently they found one of the group members t

. >> slurs written on the outside for the first clue that somebody said the fire on purpose. >> and the house is boarded up now with the debris littered over the front yard. early new year's day morning, there were flames and smoke and terrified neighbors watching from a distance. >> she saw the house was up in flames and called 911. >> elderly women were there when the fire broke out. once the smoke cleared, investigators found racial and sexual slurs painted on the outside of the home. gosh we immediately contacted county police that reported to the city, determining that the fire was intentionally set. >> investigators are looking into if there was a break-in or of an accelerant was tossed in beforehand. the fire division chief told us he did not know if the residents have reported being harassed in the past. the case was being invested as arson and a crime. >> is carried to know that it is right across the street, it could have been our house. we could all have been held and it could happen to anybody, i guess. >> anyone with information is urged to call metro crime stoppers. report

. >> reporter: spray painted right on the side of that home, both racial and sexual slurs and that'snged the entire scope of the investigation. in cell phone video shot by a neighbor, you can see flames shooting out the windows of this church street home. >> i think there were people banging on the door. >> reporter: he woke as other neighbors tried to help the two elderly women and male caretaker who live here. no one was home, but as the flames were doused, investigators saw something more disturbing. >> our firefighters discovered graffiti or slanderous paintings of racial and sexual slurs on the home. >> reporter: from sky high chopper 13, you can see the phrase white power spray painted on the back deck. the other words so offensive we can't even show them to you. because of the words sprayed on the side of the home, police are now investigating this as a hate crime. >> fire investigators were called to the scene. >> reporter: investigators brought in an arson dog that found traces of axel rant inside the home. now this neighborhood is on edge wondering who set fire to this hous

a dash cam from the trooper's cruiser showed he's used racial slurs and ethnic jokes before arresting her. >> she probably works at taco bell. burrito doctor? yeah. >> it's very difficult to trust people now, especially the police, you know. i have nightmares almost every night. >> prosecutors reduced his charges to a $50 fine. now the doctor says she's considering a civil suit against state police. the trooper involved would not comment outside the court. he remains on regular patrol duty. >> coming up tonight, some video just seconds after three buildings collapse as people literally are running for their lives. >> a plan to change the taxi system in washington that could have our streets looking a lot more like new york. >> we'll tell you why a school is banning uggs and other boots >>> dramatic video out tonight of the moment when three buildings collapsed in rio deri de janeiro. they expect illegal construction work may have led to the collapse. >> people were tail getting this afternoon while 10,000 others were inside paying tribute to former coach joe paterno. people talked abo

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the sheriff's cruiser showed he used ethnic slurs and racial jokes before arresting her.he questioned why they were asking her to sign a ticket. >> work at taco bell, so -- [ inaudible ] >> burrito doctors, yeah. >> it's very difficult to trust people now, especially the police, you know. i have nightmares -- almost every night. >> prosecutors reduced ferrare's charges to a $50 fine. now the doctor is considering a civil suit against virginia state police. the trooper involved would not comment outside the court. he remains on regular patrol duty. >>> those planning to take metro rail this weekend, expect delays on four of the five lines because of track work. beginning at 10:00 tonight, metro will close two stations on the red line, woodley and cleveland park. shuttles will take passengers between dupont circle and van ness stations. on the orange and blue lines, trains will single track between mcpherson square and the smithsonian station. on the green line, trains will single track between naylor and branch avenue stations. because of the work, yellow line trains will

. >>> a virginia state trooper hurling racial slurs at a driver. tonight a report on what happened when the two came face to face in court. >>> the pentagon announces deep budget cuts as the military shifts its focus away from the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> and an effort in virginia to shorten the summer of school kids has failed. >>> dan, what's ahead in sports? >> hey, doreen. rafael nidal, roger federer putting on a show at the aussie open. a two-time all star takes the trip down i-95 to sign with the nationals. and hear what maryland's head coach has to say about his team's loss to duke last night. not necessarily a bad thing either. >>> people are still talking about the tense exchange on the tarmac yesterday in phoenix. arizona governor jan brewer handed president obama a note asking for a meeting but he fired back saying the last time they met she wrote an unflattering account in her memoir. she was asked whether she thinks a photo snapped of her on the tarmac shows her being disrespectful to the president. >> you know, i probably hav

police say two elderly women were the victims of arson and a hate crime.vandals sprayed gay and racial slurs on the side of their home.shattered glass still coots the front porch on church street... and a burned bible lies in the yard.then on friday... half a mile away... people woke up to over 30 vehicles... all with their tires slashed.rick lilly... a father of six... moved back after some time away from the neighborhood... but now he says... he's ready to move again. "it's disturbing, it's alarming, i don't want children out of the house" "if my kids have ever thought about doing any of these things, i'd turn them in myself""it makes me sad because people are losing their houses because people are mean and stuff" stuff"police have not said whether they believe any of the crimes are connected. police are searching for a driver who struck a maryland state trooper ...then ook off. off.eye -83 is quiet now ... but just after 1 o' clock in the morning on sunday...a trroper was hit while on a traffic stop ...near ruxton road in baltimore county.the driver oo a tan or gold buick drove away.the t

dash cam video captured two virginia state troopers using racial slurs to describe a hispanic doctorled over. this happened after the woman crashed her car on i-395 last year. julie carey has our exclusive live from arlington where the woman came face to face with one of the troopers during a court hearing. >> reporter: with the dash cam video in hand the doctor's attorneys were able to negotiate a plea deal so favorable to her they didn't even need to play it in court or call any witnesses today. but dr. ferreira says the case is only partly over for her. a relieved dr. maria ferrara left the arlington county courthouse this afternoon. nearly all of the criminal charges filed against her after a july traffic accident had been dropped or reduced. she pleaded guilty to failure to pay full-time and attention and paid a $50 fine. >> it was a very, bad experience and -- >> you're glad it's over? >> i am glad this part is over. >> reporter: this is virginia state police dash cam video that shows her bad experience. last july 3rd the florida doctor crashed into the hov gates on i-395 but w

they noticed racial and gay slurs spraypainted on both sides of the house.d a male caretaker all live at the home ... but were not there at the time. the crime has many neighbors on edge. 18:55 it's incredible that that, i mean we're in the 2012 to be going through this. and i myself i am a latino and it's concerning 06 authorities are asking for the public's help to determine a motive for the arson and who's responsible. so far, they have no suspects or leads. police shoot and kill an 8th grade student in texas. police rmed with rifles .. shot 15-year old jaime gonzalez twice in the main hallway of this brownsville middle sshool wednesday. officers were called to the scene after a school administrator saw gonzalez with a gun.when they arrived... investigators say officers repeatedly ordered gonzalez to drop the pellet gun he was hhlding... but he refused... instead pointing the weapon at them. no one else was hurt in the incident. montgomery county police want your help looking for this man...they say he robbed a bandages make him stand out. out. police don

i resent the kind of comments you routinely make without accurate information and slurring people. >> when i was drafting, i was married and had two kids. i went. >> the next debate is going to be tomorrow morning. let's talk about the contentious debate tonight. >> with analysis is rebecca cooper from manchester, new hampshire. >> what were the headlines tonight? >> midevening. i think the headline from tonight was that while the candidates did criticize mitt romney they did not focused their attacks on him. a lot of the bickering was between the second tier candidates. rick santorum, they did not focus their fire on mitt romney. many feel like mitt romney was able to come out relatively unscathed. he might not have won over any converts but he did not lose any. for that, it was a win. >> amazing how he has walked away unscathed. what was the focus tonight? >> they did talk a lot about the economy. the focus was supposed to be jobs but there was a lot of discussion of other social issues, gave rise, contraception, foreign policy. -- gay rights, contraception, foreign policy. rick per

. >> did you ever use any racial slurs? >> we never used a curse word, we never used a racial -- any racial word at all. none. >> campbell's brother, william, was not there but describes events as he came to understand them. >> he's going to probably try to work around to get to his car. that's when richie came out and i think he came out from behind the truck and he said die, nigger die and shot him three times. >> this man said he saw the bat aimed at the elder man. >> full force swings hitting him at least in the legs and almost the head. you could hear the smacks like a block away, that's how hard he hit him. you see your father getting beat with a bat, you're going to do something about it. it self-defense what i saw. >> i remember at one point watching dillan on television saying you see your father getting beat, you got to do something, it was strictly self-defense and i remember saying oh, thank god for this witness. >> we brought murder charges -- >> but that same night district attorney perro charged richard with

. >>> pop john's pizza chain is customer that a victim of a racial slur. noticed that an employee had her by derogatory name on receipt. papa john's quickly apologized. by a was written york times reporter. it describes confrontations mrs. obama and top rahm emanuel and robert gibbs. indicates that she for some time over the confinement and obligation of being first lady. >> it takes time for anyone coming into the white house and this new level of public comfortable with the limitations. >> the book is based on interviews with 30 current and former aides. >>> the man who played a pivotal role in republican revolution of 1990's has died. he was press secretary to former house speaker newt gingrich. gingrich became speaker when the control of the house in 1994. he served as editorial page editor at the washington times. he had stomach cancer and died saturday night in washington. he was 63 years old. century, aearly a favorite is closing its doors. movied town alexandria 1914.r opened back in >> since then, the theater has survived two world wars, a depress

you can't miss it - with all of the gay and racial slurs still spray-painted on it.re out ... why 1800 oh, there were flames i meaa flames just coming out of the front window and the side lopez grabbed his camera phone to get video of this new year's day fire - that authorities now say was arson - and possibly a hate crime. roderick 6:17:37 was actually sleeping and i heard some banging and people talking and running 41 uh looked out the side of the window and i noticed smooe just oming out of the side of this house over here 49the fire happpned about four o'clock sunday morning at this home on church streettin brooklyn park. it took firefighters less than a half hour to put it out - but when it was all over - they found &pevidence showing the fire was no accident. chief 37:51 through the course of our operations there at the scene, our crews did discover what appeared to be some racial and sexual graffiti or slurs painted on the side of the hhuse 02 authorities say two elderly women and a male caretaker all lived in the home... but it appears they were not there at

. >> did you use any racial slurs? >> we never used a curse word and we never used a racial -- any racial words at all. none. >> reporter: campbell's brother, william, was not there, but describes events as he came to understand them. >> he's going to probably try to work around to get to his car, and that's when richey came out, and i think he came out from behind the truck, and he shot him three times. >> witness michael dylan says the -- >> reporter: eyewitness michael dylan less than 30 feet away said he did not hear any racial slurs, but said he saw the bat aimed at the elderly man. >> full force swings aimed at the head and legs. that's what i saw. you could hear smack blocks away. that's how hard he hit him. you see your father getting hit with a bat, you're going to do something about it. it was self-defense, that i saw. >> i remember at one point watching dylan on television saying, if you see your father getting beat, you got to do something. it was strictly self-defense. and i remember thinking, oh, thank go

when firefighters fought the flames under control, they found racial and sexual slurs painted on the outside of the house. no one was, at the time of the fire. a shocking attack is caught on tape and has gone viral. you can see these men trying to detain a man when another person comes out of nowhere and punches the officer in the face. officers say they were initially dealing with ham, who smelled of alcohol, when there -- with manuel, who smelled of alcohol, when their attention was diverted by the second man. >> it is a sobering reminder of what these men go through. >> police have a charged manuel with assault on an officer. they have issued a warrant for the second man's arrest. a man is accused of raping a 12- year-old girl. police officers working security at skate works testified. they also heard from the alleged victim and saw surveillance video from the day of the alleged attack in 2010. the attorney for the defendant argues there is no dna evidence. the city housing authority is paying a hefty price for its failure to pay on a multimillion-dollar judgment. city sheriff's a

johns said it fired a cashier at one of the locations after she identified a customer using a racial slur. she said when she picked up the receipt it read -- lady kinky eyes." papa johns apologized. >> one year after the mass shooting in tucson, arizona, the man who did the shooting will be back in court january 25th for a new report on his condition. he is being held at a federal medical center in missouri until then. >>> we all know that exercise is good for your children's health, but what about their grades what researchers say activity does to a student's brain. and there are so many diets out there. it's hard to know which ones really work. just ahead more on the do i et cetera voted the best for 2011-- 2012. [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ thunder crashes ] [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nighttime, sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold... medicine. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ [ male announcer ] get ready for some deli-style delic-ious-ity: the subway b

in the video, some of the assailants can be heard yelling racial slurs at the teenager. but police don't think at tack was racially motivated. >>> a georgia man learns his fate for the murder of a 7-year- old girl. 20-year-old ryan brun was sentenced to life in prison after admitting to sexually molesting, basketballing and stabbing the little girl to death a little more than a month ago. her body was found days later in a dumpster. he told police he killed her to stop her from telling her parents about the assault. >>> in wisconsin, a petition to force the governor out of office. petitions submitted more than a million signatures, twice the number necessary during scott walker's first year in office. he striped public workers of their collective bargaining rights. >>> if you have something to look up today, wikipedia won't be help. it has gone dark. this is what you'll see when you log on to the internet encyclopedia today. the website has gone dark to protest legislation before congress and other sites are supporting the move. lawmakers are trying to crack down on pira

. >> firefighters did find some grafitti, racial slurs painted on the out received the home. that time the county police were told. fire investigators are called to the scene. through the course of the investigation done by the investigators at the scene it was determined this as arson. >> reporter: police are considering the fire a hate crime and that the mail caregiver is an african american man. >>> the fire department wants your help. call the investigators. ors. all tips will remain anonymous. >> we continue to lead the way in mobile news offerings. check out the growing list of apps for whatever type of phone or tablet you have. you will get the latest and live streaming video right to your device. >>> and the last two days have been the coldest in the area in a year. last night was colder than we saw all of last winter. now will we have more of the same tonight? wyatt in the storm center with the forecast. >> reporter: we are still have the cold and there are snow sho another winter night to say the least. here is the set up. disturbance tracking through west virginia

. >>> prosecutors reduced the charges against a florida doctor who was subjected to racial slurs.troopers arrested dr. maria ferrare after a minor accident near the pentagon in july. >> she worked at taco bell, so -- [ inaudible ] >> burrito doctor. >> burrito doctors, yeah. >> the video from the trooper's cruiser showed he used ethnic slurs and racial jokes before arresting the officer. she said troopers arrested her because she questioned why they were asking her to sign a ticket. she also says it took her a long time to recover from the ordeal. >> very difficult to trust people now, especially the police i have nightmares almost every night. >> the ticket was reduced to a fine. she's considering a civil suit against state police. the trooper would not comment and remains on regular patrol duty. >>> this morning the loudoun county sheriff's office is investigating reports a student brought marijuana-laced brownies to school. the sheriff tells news4 the deputies will spend the day at the farmwell station middle school in ashburn looking into the claim. the school district is not

virginia state troopers are caught on tape using racial slurs when they arrest her. >> she works at taco >> reporter: tonight the exclusive story of what happened next. and a former marine pleads guilty to shooting at military facilities in our area. tonight we get a look at the chilling home video filmed as he carried out his shooting spree. and welcome to news 4 at 5:00. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm pat lawson muse in for jim handly today. >> we begin tonight with the guilty plea from the man who was charged with firing shots at the pentagon and other military facilities in northern virginia. news 4's pat collins was at today's hearing and joins us with more on the plea deal and the evidence that prosecutors found. pat? >> what we have now is video of a terrorist at work taken by the terrorist himself. what you're about to see is scary. very scary. this is the terrorist, masked, and then unmasked. night time video he recorded in his car as he fired shots at the marine corps museum in triangle, virginia. you can hear him

one wine, this man is slurring his speech. >> one bottle, one barrel, one -- >> maybe his first ever glass of wine. >> now, he goes on to fail miss rably the heel to toe test. and we get a nice clear shot here of the, for lack of a better word, urine stain down the front and the back of this man's pants. >> that's a lot of liquid. >> one, two. >> the guy can barely count let alone stand up straight. the sobriety test continues where the man says pick a leg and try to stand on it and count to 30 seconds. when he does -- and good night. >> why did they make him take this test? >> yeah. >> he couldn't even stand up. >> gayle, i wondered the same thing. the man was given a owi operating while intoxicated, spent the night in a drunk tape and embarrassed himself on this video. >> i think you've had too much to be drink to be drivin what do youthink. y.>>> we've seen lots of immaagf the costa concordia, the ship on its side. this is a different look. this infrared video was shot late friday night into the early hours of saturday morning as people in the pitch-black dark were trying to escap

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police say three men yelled homophobic slurs at the 20-year-old victims and then, the man got out of the 1970s oldsmobile said yn and -- sedan and started kicking and punching the man. >>> a man and woman wanted for seven daytime street robberies. police say the first half of the day, this past and latest this past saturday, occurred between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. and police say the woman approaches the victim, asks and says she has a gun, then demands victims' wallet or purse. >> individuals are targeting people walking alone and waiting for an opportunity in an area where they feel it can fit their crime. >> and they range from 18-60 years old, anyone with information is asked to call the police department. >> two adults have been arrested in the alcohol-related death of an 18-year-old. a woman was killed in an accident last february. the driver, an 18-year-old was arrested for dui. amelia chin and another suspect are facing charges of furnishing capitol dhol a minor, police say chin, a family friend accompanied her inside of the good and rich dairy market to help buy alcohol. the

. >> we have a laundry on polk street my father got called all kinds of ethnic slurs because we wouldsomebody's sock i blamed it on ourselves and our family and being born chinese. when i got to state i was quite ripe to hear an alternative story. >> as young people left their ethnic neighborhoods they entered a new community. an academic environment that because of world issues and current affairs. college students were galvanized by the vietnam war and inspired by the black power movement. in the daily nies people were agitated and there were a growing number of people who had the obviously political feelings. i understand it had a lot to do with civil rights and the pressure for equality and demands for social justice. i had not found a group of people they could talk to about political issues in global terms, yes. in national terms, yes not in ethnic specific terms. how does this affect filipino americas. >> they were organizing around california. in san francisco the third world liberation front was formed to challenge education. the front was spearhead by the black student union

front porch on church street...and a burned bible lies in the yard.vandals sprayed gay and racial slurse side of their home: ((take sot))"if my kids have ever thought about doing any of these things, i'd turn them in myself"((take sot))"two weeks later, the two elderly women and their caretaker still haven't returned, but what is here...is this metro crimestoppers poster, where they're offering a 2 thousand dollar reward"((take sot)) "it's disturbing, it's alarming, i don't want children out of the house" ((take sot)) "it makes me sad because people are losing their houses because people are mean and stuff"then just this friday...half a mile away...people woke up to over 30 vehicles...all with their tires slashed.another disturbing event...this father of 6 says he doesn't understand.janice park, fox45 news at ten. police are searching for a driver who struck a maryland state tropper and fled the scene. i-83 is quiet now ... but just after 1 a.m. ...a trooper was hit while on a traffic stop ... near ruxtonnroad in baltimore county.the driver of a tan or gold buick fled the scene.the trop

he was called raisist slurs, forced to speak in chinese and hit with rocks during his tour of duty in afghanistan. officials say on october 3rd of last year, he was forced to wear all of his equipment and crawl on all fours while others threw stones at him. later that day he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. military leaders were aware of some of the abuse, but took no action. >> what happened to dan ny coul happen to any one of us, because of the color of our skin and the shape of our eyes. we have a right to have meaningful access to these trials to see that justice is served. >> the army announced last month it is charged eight of his fellow soldiers in his death. five were charged with involuntary manslaughter and neglect homicide. >>> president obama announced today a drastic downsizing with the u.s. military. mr. obama says at least $480 billion will be cut from defense spending over the next decade. defense secretary and bay area native was by the president's side, adding that the fiscal crisis has forced the u.s. to take these steps. both maintain a

. >>> prosecutors reduced the charges against a florida doctor who was subjected to racial slurs. virginia state troopers arrested dr. maria ferer after a minor accident near the pentagon back in july. >> work in chicago now, so -- >> burrito doctor. >> burrito doctor? yeah. >> a dash cam from the trooper's cruiser showed that he used racial slurs and ethnic jokes before arresting the hispanic doctor. ferer says troopers arrested her because she questioned why they were asking her to sign a ticket. she also says it took her a long time to recover from the ordeal. >> it is very difficult to trust people now, especially the police, you know. i have nightmares almost every night. >> prosecutors reduced ferer's charges to a $50 fine. now the doctor is considering a civil suit against virginia state police. the trooper involved would not comment outside court. he remains on regular patrol duty. >>> well, the secret service is investigating an arizona police officer because of a photo the officer posted on facebook. the picture showed seven men, some of them armed, holding up an obama t

attackers are seen kicking and punching the victim, hitting him with his own shoes while shouting racial slurst viral until the site removed it. friends and classmates say they were disgusted when they saw the video. >> in my opinion, he was actually a real nice guy. these guys are pretty stupid for them to jump him. especially on youtube, which they show their faces and everything. so i heard most of them are in jail. >> victim suffered cuts and bruises, but will be okay. questioning the teens. >>> the only one professional enough that cares. >> wow. seen this viral video before. federal agent accidentally shot himself while lecturing children about how he was the only person in the room who had enough training to hold it. it was safety back in 2004. safety class. today lee page lost his appeal to keep the video from being released. claiming the video subjected him to ridicule, which it is. upheld an earlier ruling. didn't provide any evidence of who made the video public. >> new technology is easing frustrations. more in your fox 5 top 5. >> what type of cell phone do you have? we'll tell yo

. >>> it is a racial slur, i have known newt 40 years what newt doesn't realize, people had to get food stamps, if they don't have jobs. >> barry doesn't believe gingrich is racist but returned fire the black community leader issued a challenge. >> what newt ought to be doing is promising millions of jobs to all americans and african americans. >> it is unclear how his recent comments may reflect in the polls it likely won't help he finished if fourth place out of the iowa caucuses if he does make it to speak at an naacp convention marion barry has a few words for him. >> if he goes to nacp convention and says that, i bet he will be run out of there. >>> marion barry wasn't the only person to voice out their opposition to his comments, mark morial the president of the national urban league put out a statement, saying gingrich suggesting the african american community would prefer food stamps than jobs is insulting, 70% of food stamp recipients are white. there is a lot of campaigning left we will watch everything these candidates say. >> thank you after months in hiding casey anthony is

attackers kicking and punching the victim, even hitting him with his own shoes while shouting racial slurs. they stole nearly $200 other items. the victim suffered cuts and bruises. an accomplice posted the video on youtube where it went viral until it was removed. >>> blood, graphic violence and sex, it's what you'll find in the pages of dc comics today. the comic book company just went through an edgy makeover causing controversy among some fans. fox 5's sherri ly has the story. reporter: today's comic superheros would make archie and veronica blush. it's the new dc comics, batman, superman, wonderwoman, love it or hate it. >> they more or less darkened the characters up and today they introduce a lot more reality like homosexuality, adultery, all that stuff that's in books now today of. reporter: joe blackwell started reading comics when he was at, but they didn't look like this, batman and catwoman having sex on the rooftop, a drunken bruce wayne or blood splattered battles with heads whacked off. >> you know, it's sort of like a fictionalized playboy for kids at its worst. reporter: c

it is a racial slur. i've nope it since 1994. what newt doesn't realize people had to get food stamps if they didn't have jobs. >> barry doesn't believe gingrich is racist. he did return fire. he issued a challenge to the former speaker of the house. >> what newt ought to be doing have promising millions of jobs to all americans and to african americans. >> it is unclear how it may reflect in the polls but it more than likely won't help. he finished in fourth place in the iowa caucuses. recent numbers show him fading away in new hampshire. if he does make it to speak at an naacp convention, marion barry has a few words for him. >> if he goes to the naacp convention and says that, i'll bet he'll be run out of there. >> reporter: i'm ken molestina, 9news now. >>> marion barry wasn't the only one to make their opposition about the public comments known. the ceo of the national urban league said gingrich's suggestion that the african- american community would prefer food stamps to jobs is beyond insulting. the vast majority of food s

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. >> i take offense to the comments he makes without accurate information and slurs people with. >> john huntsman and rick perry tried to cast themselves as the outsiders in this contest. >> a lot of insider gobbldy-gook. >> i think you have seen a great example of why i got in this race. >> kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> meanwhile, final preparations are underway for tood's second presidential debate in new hampshire. the nbc news facebook presidential debate will air on "meet the press" and candidates will come from "meet the press moderator david gregory. >> a 24-year-old airman from westminster has died in afghanistan. he died thursday when an i.u.d. hit his vehicle in hellman province in afghanistan. his name is matthew seidler. two other air meb --men were also killed in that explosion. >> a man found stabbed. no motive or suspects. >> a 29-year-old man was wounded in the -- friday night. medics transported him to a hospital where at last check he is in stable condition. no arrests have been made. >> four men behind bars this morning charge in connection with the death of a man af

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accused of holding the victim and knifepoint and in a noose around his neck and calling him racial slurs >>anthropologist will examine two human skulls that were discovered in bull lavallee it boy found one of those calls on his property along the 1500 block of cherry valley road tuesday morning police and cadaver dogs found that second one nearby authorities to not believe there is any threat to the public and man who grew up in chicago's beverly neighborhood was killed in an avalanche in colorado chris norris became buried while skiing sunday and died of asphyxiation he graduated from mount carmel high school in 2002 he moved from beverly to colorado after he attended college there. his mother lives and evergreen park he leaves behind a wife and two young children his family said he loved it skiing so much he even taught his three year-old daughter how to ski his baby boy is only seven weeks old. after disturbing pictures surfaced of overcrowding at the cook county morgue when commission moves to get the medical examiner fired and at this hour board president toni preckwinkle is tourin