all that moisture will make its way to spokane throughout the day.n seattle, tell you what, once this rain is gone, it may be zrie for a while. may be nice for a while too. upper 40s possible this weekend with sunshine. i think we have a very enjoyable forecast coming once we get past the damp weather this morning. that's a look atwarm, but nothiy either. pacific air dominates. it's not just seattle. looks like many areas of the west will enjoy a beautiful weekend. >> nice. thank you. >>> well, facebook is going public. not your information. it is stock that's going public. >>> plus, it may be the biggest head shaker of all when it comes to super pac money. you're not going to believe how much stephen colbert has raised. >>> coming up, carmelo anthony returns and the spectacle of super bowl media day. you're watching "early today." ou >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here's some of your top headlines this morning. the director of national intelligence told congress tuesday that iran is prepared to launch terrorist atta

raquel is in spokane for the trials and she competed last night. for that reason we're excited to have her sister, tenisha. thank you for being with us today. she is here on behalf of her sister. while the trials will demonstrate that women can pack a punch, her success demonstrates the particular persistence and imagination of the women right here in our community. specifically coming from bayview. bayview hunters point. one of the most remarkable and moving aspects of her story is the energy and ferocity she attaches -- attaches to a goal. because of this she has made enormous progress in her dreams to become a world-class boxer and in a short time. it was two years ago that she signed up for boxing classes. through our very own recreational and parks department. at the mission rec center. although she works full time as an administrative assistant she trains to tirelessly every day and finds time to teach boxing classes at the mission rec center. i think we wish her the best in her efforts and are honored to have for represent our city in the tr

up 2 but the zag so hard to beat newspaper spokane.ll junior knock it down and right now gonzaga leading. west coast conference santa clara trying to snap an 11 game losing streak at usf. determined on the gate. clark. santa clara scored the game first 11 points hear come with the shop. a jumper. 71-64. pack 12. stanford and ucla and andrew luck in the house. sloppy early. the steal. gets back to the lane here. ucla led by 14 early after 19-2 run. stanford chased down ran doll. hits the 3 as time runs out. cardinal in 3 at the break. ucla check out jones. this is really pretty. on the run behind the back pass. jeremy anderson. and ucla leading 56-53 in the second half. cal defeated uc s 75-49. harper camp 19. gold heen bear 19 and 6. stanford and usc the cardinal jump on the trojan early courtesy of this spin and lay autopsy. up 7 early. stanford put this one out of reach. pl 75 in a row. 69-52. in a sure sign that baseball season is almost here milwaukee brewers packing up for spring training including the sausage who make the trek to

when this man walked into a spokane pharmacy, dressed all in black. the pharmacist knew exactly what to expect. >> one of my technicians, kind of came zipping past me and said, it's him. we're being robbed again. >> it was aaron miller's third alleged attempt robbing the same drugstore. >> he handed me the note. gun. give me all of your oxycontin. >> reporter: what miller wasn't expecting was this, a blast of grisly-strength bear mace. she had enough. she unleashed a torrent of the chemical. >> i grabbed the pspray. i turned and sprayed him in the face. he put his arm up and ran out the door. >> and then she and a co-worker with the bat chased him out. of the pharmacy. police say that he confessed to the deed along with the other two successful robberies. as to her co-workers she said that she was ready to get miller a blast of his own medicine. >> she is our own mama bear. you know, she likes to have her bear spray close to her. >> mama bear. she said that she felt she needed to do something because it's so far from the nearest police station. she sa

she is currently in spokane, washington fighting her way through the first-ever women's olympic boxing trials. we are happy to report that the dream is still alive. after an opening loss, she has bounced back with two wins. she will face off against a fighter from michigan tonight. we are all rooting for her. i am now pleased to recognize self help for the elderly. tomorrow, we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of the program at the senior center at south sunset playground. in 1966, self-help provided hot meals to those in chinatown, but today it provides training and social activities to more than 35,000 seniors across the bay area. opened in 1992, our senior center serves an insult -- an important community hub for seniors. our ongoing partnership with self-help for the elderly is significant because of our commitment to provide quality programs to the the elderly. the self-help director betty fung is here. i just wanted to congratulate her on 20 great years and present this certificates on behalf of staff. [applause] >> commissioners, on behalf of self-help and the many senio

. >> tonight baltimore -- will throw a few punches hoping to make u spokane washington in the trials. we have been following this them for months and we will let you know. >> steven briere robbed last week while in the caribbean on vacation. a man with a machete surprised him. he got away with about a thousand dollars this cash. nobody was hurt. >> we are learning more about the death of whitney houston. there were prescription drugs in the hotel room but they aren't say figure it had anything to do with the death. fans have been leaving flowers all day outside the hotel where her body was found. an autopsy was done and there were no indications of foul play or obvious signs of trauma. her family took her back to new jersey where a funeral is being planned. >> the case against jerry sandusky could go to trial in may and also the judge ruled to let him spend time with his grandchildren. he said he is relieved about the judge's decision. >> you know competing for a job is tough enough. now put in other resumes, stacked against yours, that may have a fake degree and fake employer. >> thr

. >> i had dinner with man and haze wife in spokane, washington. quite sincerely asked us two questions, do these foreigners hate us as much as they seem to and are they ever going to be grateful for the things that we do for them? now you've just come back from one of your latest trips in the far parts of the world, could you answer those questions? >> i would not say that foreigners hateded us. i would say that many of them were a little suspicious everything they wanted to do, they had to ask us for our help or some of it would come from the united nations and they liked that better because they were members and they felt they got it by right and there was no one individual nation that they had to depend on. but i would say that it's awful hard to be grateful for something which you felt you would like to be able to do without asking anyone. >> well, mrs. roosevelt, we heard a lot about criticism of american policy and what we have done or tried to do. is this something new? i mean, is this something to do with this administration, the truman ad

olympic trials for women's boxing in spokane, washington.r has won three bouts so far in the tourney and lost only one. if she loses tonight she's out of the tournament. one person from each of three weight classes will advance to the 2012 world championships in china in may. the winners of that tournament will advance to the olympics. we wish her the best. >> the oakland a's may have found a new designated hitter. they may sign 39-year-old manny ramirez sometime this weekend. the downside other than his being a bust in l.a. with the dodgers, ramirez has a 50-game suspension for violating major league baseball's drug policy. fox sports says he can play during spring training games and would be allowed to work out with the team during the regular season but manny would have to leave the ballpark before gates open for the actual game. >>> all right, here we go, hat, check. glasses, check. now all he needs is the right jersey. how spike lee's getting into all of this linsanity. we'll tell you about it, coming up. honey...? [ mom ] yes. honey, i

police searching for a suspect in a triple murder in north spokane.now about the horrendous crime. >> brian: iran's president saying a big announcement regarding his nation's nuclear program is days away. the statement coming and tension in the middle east grows by the day. did ahmadinejab tip his hand on what we should expect? >> gregg: the next word in the republican race for the white house about to be handed out. the polls close this 30 minutes in maine's week long caucuses. not long after, we'll be getting the results. the four job gop contenders all on the ballot. there they are. but only mitt romney and ron paul actually campaigned aggressively there. romney looking to end his recent losing streak. ron paul is looking for his very first win. molly line joins us now. what are gop leaders telling you? >> they're telling me there is a lot of excitement in maine, that they're having a great time being in the national spotlight. that's not always expected here for this state. but because the race for the nomination has turned into a dog fight, here

st.mary's ending gonzaga's run at least tonight for a while longer as spokane fans going crazy up therethe campus of gonzaga. the zags don't let them down. where's the defense there? he had 27. the, zags just throw the doors off in the second half. gary bell jr. locking it up with a deep three. first conference loss of the year for the gails. now on the other end of the wcc. usf denies them 85-69. moving on over to the pac12 where andrew luck was checking out his buddies. stealing and he will put it down. he had 16 points to lead them. ucla thanks to 22 stanford turnovers will take care of the game. look at eric jones, no look. anderson to dunk it down and the bruins victorious. as for cal they crush usc. harper camp 19 points in that one. and stanford women are wi we're gonna erase breast cancer once and for all. once and for all. walking 60 miles... in three days. join us. join us. (woman) we're united. (woman) a family. (man) a movement. (woman) a coming together of thousands. (woman) thousands... (man) with one goal. join us. we're committed. relentless. (woman) we've refused to sur

st.mary's ending gonzaga's run at least tonight for a while longer as spokane fans going crazy up thereus of gonzaga. the zags don't let them down. where's the defense there? he had 27. the, zags just throw the doors off in the second half. gary bell jr. locking it up with a deep three. first conference loss of the year for the gails. now on the other end of the wcc. usf denies them 85-69. moving on over to the pac12 where andrew luck was checking out his buddies. stealing and he will put it down. he had 16 points to lead them. ucla thanks to 22 stanford turnovers will take care of the game. look at eric jones, no look. anderson to dunk it down and the bruins victorious. as for cal they crush usc. harper camp 19 points in that one. and stanford women are winners too. that's the sporting life for a thursday night. >> thanks. mark. and thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news.

. >> bret: moments ago at rally in spokane, washington, newt gingrich criticized president obama for the apology letter. >> the president apologized for the burning. but i haven't seen the president demand that the government of afghanistan apologize for the killing of two young americans. >> bret: the west is said to be about to present been ultimatum to syryrian president bashar assad. so far, all other efforts to end the carnage in syria have been ineffective. the latest from the battlefield tonight from national security correspondent jennifer griffin contains some images you may find disturbing. >> plea for help from the same attack that killed journalist marie colvin. one shown here and colvin's photographer paul conroy hiding with syrian doctors. >> in 2012,ers i was wounded in rocket attack yesterday. in my leg. my colleague marie was killed in the same attack. >> this unconfirmed video shows syrian forces continuing to hit homs. leaving across among opposition fighters. the government won't allow american red cross to remove the wounded journalists or the body of colvin or i

we had 800 people in the tri-city area, over 600 people in spokane. standing room only, 450 people outside seattle today. then we had another 200 people standing outside. it was an amazing turnout. i was humbled by the turnout. we'll have one more event tomorrow. tomorrow at state convention in california, i will take president obama's energy speech and going to take it apart step by step. it was a remarkably false speech and illustrates the passion of his ideological commitment to a fantasy world. he said on the one hand, you can't drill your way to $2.50 gasoline. his idea for a solution was algae. it's interesting long range possible solution, next 30-50 years, the idea that a president of united states you can't drill but i've got a jar of algae will strike most people from a saturday night live skit. >> greta: thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> greta: straight ahead, seven states telling the obama administration we'll see you in court. what has them fired up. gregg abbot is here to tell you. new fuel for the campaign fire. find out on the

. >>> far different story in spokane, washington, where a pharmacy employee takes matters into her own hands. the wood-be robber walks into the medicine shop and demands prescription drugs. the worker walks to the back. instead of coming back with medication, she pulls out pepper spray and sprays it right in the man's face. >> wow. you go, girl. okay, he runs out, police eventually arrest him outside the store. listen to this, investigators believe that the same guy is responsible for three other robberies since december. i'm thinking she was ready. >> right. don't mess with the pharmacists. >>> anything could happen when you are on live tv. this next video proves it. >> check out what happened behind a tampa reporter in the middle of the live shot about high gas prices. >> reporter: oil and gas prices go up, slight cost go up too. so we could see people driving. >> it spun out right behind you, did you see that, adrienne? >> reporter: i did, but now i will. yeah, it looks like they have gotten into an accident out here. >> and probably shocked by the gas prices. [ laughter ] >> oh man

>>> a brave employee fights back after a would-be robber tries to steal drugs from a pharmacy in spokaneance video shows the employee blasted in the face with grizzly bear spray, which is normally carried by campers to fend off the bear. the 24-year-old suspect got away but didn't get far. police arrested him a short time ago. >> i may need some of that for bob. >>> time now for some of the quick stories we'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. reports from the nfl combine in indianapolis. what you need to know about the lacrosse season. and a guide to the show at the convention center. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> well, check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for all new stories. >>> the debate over same-sex marriage continues in annapolis. gone too soon. a 9-year-old chances and dies. wait until you hear how and who is now charged, back in court. >>> and the soldier accused of leaking classified documents is arraigned here in maryland. new at 6:00, why protestors b

. >> right after steve was arrested we went over to spokane and pulled up the record. >> reporter: thereegations in there that josh had attempted suicide by hanging as a teenager, that he had threatened his mother with a knife, and there was this story about josh and steven. >> i heardthere was an incident where josh killed his younger sister lena's hamster by smashing it against the side of the cage. and josh's mother was outraged, and steve's response, according to the papers there, was, she just does not understand teenage humor. >> teenage humor. >> i'm going, huh? what on earth are you talking about? and one of the first things i heard regarding killers is they abuse or kill animals. there was a warning sign way early. >> reporter: of course they believe he was a killer, had killed their daughter, even though he hadn't been charged. and then, they say, the kids began to open up. >> one of them told me one time -- i think it was charlie -- that he hoped mommy knew how to camp or something because she was out where she needed to know how to camp. >> reporter: and they heard about an e

within the past hour in spokane, washington newt gingrich slammed the president for making any kind of an apology. >> the president apologized for the burning. but i haven't seen the president demand that the government of afghanistan apologize for the killing of two young americans. there seems to be nothing that radical islamists can do to get barack obama's attention in a negative way. and he has consistently apologizing to people who do not deserve the apology of the president of the united states period. [ cheers and applause ] >> last hour coming up here the united states formally support the opposition against the syrian president bashar al assad. >>> plus new details in the man accused of engineering the biggest leak of classified information in u.s. history. for a limited time, passages malibu will be giving away free copies of the alcoholism & addiction cure. to get yours, go to ssagesmalibubook.com. . disturbing new images from syria where reports say -- united nations report identifies syrian commanders and high-ranking officials who the u.n. says bear responsibility for gr

surveillance video of a man walking into the medicine shoppe near spokane demanded drugs and the attendant said, okay. here you go. and nailed the would-be robber with pepper spray. the suspect was arrested on the spot. this was the third time this pharmacy has been robbed since december. >> an egg farm operator in the san joaquin valley is expected to face animal cruelty charges. here's why. tens of thousands of chickens were found starving to death. this was at a ranch near turlock in stanislaus county. chopper 5 was overhead as county and state crews had to load up thousands of dead hens into a dumpster. those birds had apparently starved to death. others were in such poor condition that they had to be euthanized. stanislaus county animal control received an anonymous tip about the farm on tuesday. the owner has declined to comment on this case. >>> let's talk about the key evidence. some of it could be thrown out against san francisco's new sheriff. ross mirkarimi goes on trial tomorrow for domestic violence charges. his lawyer though has filed a motion claiming that the sheriff's wife

. >> reporter: the man you see here walked into this spokane, washington pharmacy dressed all in black gloves. pharmacist susan beller knew exactly what to expect. >> one of my technicians kind of came zipping past me and said, "it's him. we're being robbed again." >> reporter: it was aaron miller's third alleged attempt at robbing the same drugstore for painkillers. >> he handed me the note. the note said, "gun. give me all your oxycontin, oxycodone, and methadone." >> reporter: what miller wasn't expecting was this. a blast of grizzly bear-strength mace right in the face. beller had had enough. and she unleashed a torrent of the burning chemical. >> i grabbed the pepper spray and turned and sprayed him in the face. and he put his arm up and then ran out the door. >> reporter: then she and a co-worker wielding a baseball bat chased him out of the pharmacy. police nabbed the would-be crook right away. and they say he confessed to the deed. along with the other two successful robberies. as for beller, her co-workers say they're just glad she was ready to give miller a blast of his own m