. >> bloodworth's stay at suffolk county were marked by violence.e and his cell mate were both in the segregation unit after they attacked another inmate. >> you guys feeling like a real criminal here. >> and on the first day we met bloodworth he decided to put on another display of violence. though cuffed and shackled he attacked another inmate as we followed behind. >> usually when you're filming an inmate they're a little more cautious about what they're doing because they know they're on camera. this was blatant. this was right in front of us. it happened right there. he knew he was being filmed at the time he started this fight. >> central control we have two restrained -- >> you thought it was over, huh? you thought it was over. >> we later learned that this fight was the result of a dispute that followed bloodworth from the streets into the jail. >> he has a distinction of trying to switch his gang affiliations. he was in a constant battle with different feuds and he is fighting the friends with the old neighborhood. that is his problem right

. >> bloodworth's stay at suffolk county were marked by violence.e and his cell mate were both in the segregation unit after they attacked another inmate. >> you guys feeling like a real criminal here. >> and on the first day we met bloodworth he decided to put on another display of violence. though cuffed and shackled he attacked another inmate as we followed behind. >> usually when you're filming an inmate they're a little more cautious about what they're doing because they know they're on camera. this was blatant. this was right in front of us. it happened right there. he knew he was being filmed at the time he started this fight. >> central control we have two restrained -- >> you thought it was over, huh? you thought it was over. >> we later learned that this fight was the result of a dispute that followed bloodworth from the streets into the jail. >> he has a distinction of trying to switch his gang affiliations. he was in a constant battle with different feuds and he is fighting the friends with the old neighborhood. that is his problem right

good the bad of the very very tricky tylo maniacally oddly the good suffolk county new york officials last week suffolk county new york officials gave local students samantha garvey and her family a new home barbie is not just a student she's a prodigy and recently was named a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest she was also homeless after a family lost their house as a result of the economic crisis and recession her story of excelling in academics despite living in a homeless shelter has garnered international attention and she was just invited by president obama to attend the state of the union address it's refreshing to see that in a society so polarized by political positioning and constant disagreement some of those in government can still come together and agree to do the right thing the bad republican governor tom corbett since last august governor corbett department of welfare has removed over eighty eight thousand children from the medicaid rolls in an effort to reduce waste fraud and abuse sadly the majority of these children's families can't afford legal

he returns to training with the suffolk county on monday. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecastkies will begin to cloud up to some degree here as this next weather disturbance drifts our direction. we have a fair skies this evening in the temperatures have been dropping for let's take a look at what happened during the day to day care if above the average for the season but not as warm as it was yesterday and the day before. 51 and 52, the respective highs at the airport and downtown. still 10 degrees above the average high. the los today, 37 and 40 at the airport and downtown. some of the other regions, annapolis down to 41, down the freezing in cambridge. 27 in ocean city. westminster, 34. in the 20's out in western maryland. we have had a clear skies and the lack of wind has held to allow those temperatures to drop. they should stabilize once the clouds get over the area. notice the rain shower activity. a few sprinkles down in southern virginia right now, all part of a weather system developing down there, if all the way or disturbance developing along the stationary front.

. >> reporter: officials from new york suffolk county stepped in and offered samantha, her parents and twin siblings a three-bedroom home through an affordable housing program for families in shelters. last week, an appearance on the "ellen degeneres" show. >> they are going to give you a $50,000 scholarship. >> that was like someone pulling out your dream and giving it to you. this is your dream. have it. >> reporter: tuesday, samantha was invited by her congressman. >> mr. speaker, the president of the united states. >> reporter: to attend the state of the union address in washington. >> he actually signed it for you? >> yes. >> reporter: then appeared on the "today" show. >> this is the lab where you spend a lot of time. samantha didn't make it to the final round of the science competition. as she waits to hear from colleges, she is convinced now more than ever education will change her life. >> i had all these amazing opportunities. just the fact i was able to apply to this competition, had other people acknowledge my research and see what i've done is winning in itself. >> reporte

school where samantha garvey worked over a marine biology project for 2 1/2 years, officials from suffolk county social services showed up and offered her family a three-bedroom single-family home. most announcements are not publicized, but the county regularly provides affordable housing for families in shelter, about 40 families each month. even though samantha's parents work, the garveys fell on hard times and were evicted from their home new year's eve. samantha continued to work hard despite the trauma of being uprooted. >> we had to leave everything behind at the old place, so this is, to have everything given to us -- this is completely amazing. thank you. >> an incredible story. i understand the good news didn't stop there? >> reporter: it didn't. in ten days they get the keys to the new house and they get their dog back which they were not allowed to have in shelter. >> talk about quality of life, that is important. rehema ellis, thank you very much. we'll stay on this story. what an interesting young woman. >>> up next tonight, a giant milestone for our friends at "today." the all-star

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. >> at the suffolk county jail in boston, we encountered one group of inmates who found working outt them more motivated than working out alone. >> get that ab workout. get it toned up. this crew right here, that's what we do all day. six day workout, one day rest. every day, every rep we're out here. we out here. >> man, it's not that big but twice this week, man. i take it for granted, man. big things come in small packages. rise against these walls and these bars. >> definitely. got to do something with your time. >> always working out. always working on my mind, my body, my soul. >> that's pretty much it. >> in another section of the jail, we discovered a group of women also working on mind, body, and soul. but in the most unexpected way. >> lift the buttocks up any amount, excellent. move the inner thighs through the back wall. >> we found out that once a week a professional yoga instructor would come inside the jail and teach yoga to the women. we decided to cover it and when we got there we saw a normal classroom environment had been transformed into a yoga studio. they had p

suffolk county police say more remains from the same person were also found on a different beach in 1996ors think a serial killer is responsible for the body, along with nine others that were found on the same stretch of highway. authorities say that woman accidentally drowned. denise? >> thank you, kai. authorities are asking anyone with information about the identity to contact police. >>> a colorado woman is badly burned after a package explodes in her car. now police say her ex-husband may have been responsible for the attack. jennifer bryce has more. >> reporter: the package exploded inside this volvo lafayette police believe was intended. it was evacuated as bomb squad technicians and robots investigated. >> it's very am strange. very, very strange. >> reporter: chris was driving, allison was a apparently. a facebook friend of the stone family have updated the couple's condition saying, chris is just fine and allison is badly injured but eventually will be okay. please pray and thank you in advance. police say they do not believe there is a threat in the community. >> i have more k

but suffolk county officials are renovating a home for her family. long island congressman, steve israel offered garvy the ticket to the state of the union. her family says they would love to go. >>> still ahead, a handful of area burger kings will deliver fast food right to your front door. is that a good or bad thing? we'll put the new service to the test. up next, new information on a deadly nasty looking crash that tied up the rush hour this morning. stay with us. and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9.com. we'll be back. >>> sky 9 out over the scene of a deadly crash today. 46-year-old was killed when his pickup was hit by a tractor trailer on maryland route 75. that's south of jones road. the crash closed the roadway for four hours this morning. maryland state police say charges against the driver of that tractor trailer are pending. >> general service's administration is refusing to budge. at least when it comes to the mileage reimbursement for federal workers. the rate will remain at 51 cents per mile. the workers using their cars for fe

. >> reporter: samantha's story grabbed the attention of new york's suffolk county.c housing. >> this is the most amazing thing you could ask for. we're all in tears here. like we can barely compose ourselves enough to speak. >> reporter: with the tears there was disbelief from samantha's mother olga. >> i break in tears. why did this happen? yes, this is happening. >> reporter: samantha's father said his daughter has always been a fighter, weighing only two pounds when she was born. >> she's gone from one little tiny thing to a giant. a giant of a woman. >> reporter: the garveys hope to move out of the shelter into their new home within the next two weeks. samantha meantime is waiting on word about whether she'll be accepted to brown or yale. >> i wonder which one she'll go to. i accepted she'll be accepted by all those schools. this has become a really big story in new york and the new york city area, hasn't it? >> reporter: it truly is. to see a 17-year-old with such poise and determination, to really fight against those odds. her parents were saying that she has

. >> reporter: officials in suffolk county social services stepped in and offered the family a three-bedroomfamilies in shelters. >> we had to leave everything behind at the old place so to have everything given to us -- you know, this is completely amazing. thank you. >> reporter: a call from the ellen degeneres show resulted in more good news. >> a $50,000 scholarship. [ cheers and applause ] >> i could not believe it. i have never seen that many zeroes in my life. >> reporter: then an invitation from her local congressman to attend the president's state of the union address. >> she has not only inspired her peers, but she has inspired her community and the nation at large. >> my parents said, keep your head up. if you look down and mope, nothing will come out of it. i always took that to heart. i just kept a positive mentality. >> reporter: samantha garvey is keeping that positive outlook as she waits to hear from colleges. this is a kid who told me she figured out early on that education is her ticket to a better life. she's truly a remarkable kid and it's a great story, ann? >> it is, r

we conducted the sister tests that we do at suffolk just to verify the margins and the outcomes and we selected three countiesida. one in the northeast region, one in the southeast region, one in the southwest region from like elections. and all three of these are pointing to landslide win tomorrow. >> shepard: when you say -- >> bill: when you say that the counties you selected selected ; they are heavily white counties not like dated. how do you say that? how do you know it's a landslide because the vote is tomorrow. not even here yet. how do you know? >> well, we have had some pretty good success with bellwethers at suffolk. there have been 0% accurate in terms of straight up winners. in the cases in the last three election cycles where all three bellwethers agree on the same outcome they have been 100% accurate. >> bill: polling from those counties. not advanced votes, right? >> that's right. part of it were people who had already voted and part of had indicated very likely to vote. and in all three scenarios, in two of the three scenarios, romney actually broke 50%. 52% to 24%. in the other it was mid 40