government and maybe even his church. >> reporter: north east faith tabernacle church promises jesus is coming soon but for its reacher, the law got there first. the cecil county state's attorney filed these charges against pastor woodrow fannin of tax fraud and theft between $10,000 and $100,000 from the federal government. it was a joint investigation that came out of an audit which attracted the attention of the maryland state police and the social security administration's office of the inspector's general. details of the tax fraud will be scarce until fannin is arraigned on the charges later this month. fannin was served his papers on friday after a nearly year long investigation but that doesn't come as a surprise to many members of this small church. >> as a trustee you're looking at the books and it didn't look right to you. >> no, it didn't. >> reporter: vaughn smith said he couldn't make sense of the money trail and when he started to ask questions, pastor fannin threw him and other members out of the church. it has resulted in a separate civil suit to bring a restraining o

i'm on the top of the story, tabernacle. i'm in trouble. how am i going to get down. what's that? where? on the top of the temple? it's a bird. no. i don't think so. i think it's a man. [laughing] no one could climb up - climb - up. [singing] something is happening in the temple. whoa what's that. i think it's a performer. i think it's a man. man! what's he doing up there? i don't know but he must be in trouble. let's help him but we don't have a ladder. okay. so, somebody, let's bring this across with a big blanket to catch him with. let's help him, hurry up. bring something. there are so many people down there. is it the kind of festival today? i don't know. a big cloth. what's that for? they are shouting but i can't hear anything. louder there, please? what? jump? jump from here? whoa they are telling me to jump? they are going to catch me with the big cloth. okay. yes i'm ready to jump. i'm scared but the only way to get down from here so i try it. he jumped and the man hit the cloth waiting for him to land. fortunately the man hit the blanket. in the big center but unfortunat

this is fannon of northeast faith tabernacle. he maybe guilty of stealing from 10 to $100,000. church members suspected something. he will have to answer to a higher authority say members. >> he will be judged here on earth, and prosecuted. he has to stand before god come judgment day. he will pay the price. >> church trustees have gotten their attorney. fannon will be arraigned this moth. >>> martin o'malley will address students at school of law discussing marriage equality. this is a big issue he is pushing. he will speak at noon at the campus. marriage equality is the issue in california today. sherrie johnson is standing by with more on what is at stake. >> 9th circuit court of appeals will issue ruling on whether it stands or falls. proposition 8 overturned same sex marriage in california in 2008. judges with the 9th circuit court of appeals will make the announcement at 10:00 a.m., pacific time. in august of 2010, a judge ruled the voter approved ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional. proposition 8 supporters say the judge who made the ruling should have removed

. >>> new this morning, we received a picture of a pastor of the northeast based tabernacle accused of stealing from the government and maybe his church. johnson sent this picture of fannon. he is accused of tax fraud and theft between 10, and $100,000 from the government. it was a joint investigation that came out of an audit which attracted the attention of the maryland state police and the social security administration's office inspector general. >> things were just wrong. we knew it. the trustees got us an attorney. >> fannon is due in court this month to be arraigned on criminal charges of theft and tax evasion. if convicted the pastor could face up to 25 years in prison. >>> governor o'malley will address the baltimore school of law students on marriage e quality. he feels it is time that the state change. marriage e quality is an issue that's the focus in california today. >> here o'malley is pushing for same sex marriage. on the west coast in california, the 9th circuit court of appeals will issue ruling on whether proposition 8 stands or falls. they jove turned same sex marri

. >>> new this morning, we received a picture of the pastor prom the tabernacle charged with stealing. cindy johnson, cents this picture in. he is seen here next to the fire. fannon accused of tax fraud and theft of up to $100,000. fannon is due in court later this month. the pastor could face 25 years in prison if convicted. >>> stay with us this morning, the move to get kids to make healthier food choices, pushes on. when a sore throat strikes, the pain can leave you feeling dreadful. and all you want is for it to go away. cepacol works fast and gives powerful sore throat relief. that's because the numbing medicine in cepacol is the maximum strength you can get without a prescription. and it stays there after the lozenge has gone. tame your painful sore throat with cepacol. >>> giants are back home after a big super bowl win. they will have a parade. ending up with keys to the city at city hall. this is ea minders, if you happen to miss it, the giants beat the pats 21-17 in super bowl xlvi. >>> restaurant owner in long island, probably wishes he hasn't had made a bet. the owner said

the state's attorney charged pastor woodrow fannin of tabernacle church on pulaski highway. they said he filed bogus tax returns and stole as much as $100,000 from the federal government. the details of the arraignment will not come out until later this month. coming up tonight at 6:00, website woab news by -- abc2 news brian kuebler will have more. >> you see the cameras blowing around. saw a little bit of sunshine. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart who joins us from the storm center. >> more of that mighty fine weather. temperatures climbing to above 50 degrees. take a look across the state. hardly a cloud in the sky. right now. temperatures running just above 50. d.c. at 50. eastern shore mid-40s. light southwesterly breeze with that cooler temperature coming off the bay water. this evening 40s, a few clouds. we cool off. is there any change in this nice pattern. we answer that coming up. >>> washington state authorities spent the day sifting through the wreckage of yesterday's house explosion that killed josh powell and his two young sons. powell was the s

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partners, the non- profit housing association, mercy, bridge, chinatown community development, tabernacle, who is part of this effort here. the community housing partnerships. tenderloin housing. i know randy is here today. mission housing. south of market. community action. enterprise community partners. and then, of course, the developer family. san francisco planning and urban research, the housing action coalition. lennar is here today. thank you for being here. jackson. pacific. hei capital. bank of america. tenants union. coming together to join all of us to make this effort genuinely open for dialogue and for hopefully reaching an agreement again so that we can house our middle-class families and make sure that we represent everybody can have housing for everyone in the city. with that, i would like to ask members of our board of supervisors to join with me on this. president chiu. [applause] supervisor chiu: thank you, mayor lee. i am really happy that we have represented to a really a wonderful spectrum of folks that care about a topic of folks that i think we all have been talki

take place this morning at providence baptist church, third baptist engleside presbyterian, grace tabernacleege of san francisco. >>> much more ahead on "today in the bay," remembering the japanese internment camps. where you can see an exhibit of internment at one of those camps this weekend. okay, people, let's get started. pete, did you forget yours? me pete, me use pen! (laughter) sorry i'm late, i was in the 16th century looking for pete's pen. (laughter) guys, guys. take it easy, ok? pete's mom is videochatting me, and she wants her pen back! ok, alright, well. i just got one. so... yeah, you've got a little... yep, i can feel the wet patch. don't look at it. when it's on your mind, it's on ebay. >>> good morning. once again look live at the construction work there on the upper deck of the bay bridge. folks are working around the clock, crews are, anyway, trying to make sure that they hit that tuesday morning 5:00 a.m. deadline. they are doing such a good job, they may open sooner than that. >>> today is the 70th anniversary of what many consider to be one of the biggest stains on amer

following a year- long investigation. 73-year-old woodrow fanon is a pastor at northeast faith tabernacle. he is charged with theft schemes to steal more than $10,000 in filing a false tax return. prosecutors will not confirm nor deny if the charges are related to the church. desire a maryland mall is in lockdown during an uproar over sneakers. police say the crowd grew out of control. wjz is live. mike hellgren explains, this is just the latest in a spring of violent incidents in a string of malls around the country. >> it boils down to money. these are limited edition shoes. people can resell them for more than $100 a pair. it certainly came as a surprise to police in hagerstown. >> reporter: pandemonium erupted at malls across the country, including in maryland, just weeks to go. as people scrambled to buy just- released air jordans. leading to brawls at malls in annapolis, wheaton, gaithersburg, and bethesda. now, a new nike foam shoe has spiked similar interest. where dozens have had to respond and evacuate valley malls after fights broke out among 100 people waiting in line to buy t

morning at providence baptist church, third baptist ingleside presbyterian city of refuge and grace tabernacleity college of san francisco. >>> coming up at 7:00 on "today in the bay," overnight shooting in the east bay, the latest developments there and what you can do to help catch the assailants. plus, caltrans leaders weigh in on the progress of this weekend's construction project on the bay bridge. those stories and more coming up right here at 7:00. right how here's back to the "today" show. >>> a sunday morning, february 19th, 2012. our thanks to some wonderful people who have come out this morning on presidents' day weekend to be part of the crowd outside on the plaza, i'm jenna wolfe, alongside lester holt. two things. one, dad is turning 50. not my dad. but this person's dad. are you the dad in this group? awesome, because if this was the dad we'd have big problems. and two -- > >> happy birthday. >> and we're talking more about whitney houston. >> we are. and the funeral went on for almost four hours yesterday. incredibly emotional as family, friends, and entertainers, well-known en

. >> reporter: the mormon tabernacle choir, until now the best known voice of an institution that for many remains a mystery. >> they see themselves as something of an embattled minority. >> reporter: nearly half say they face discrimination. >> obviously when you are referred to as a cult, it is disappointing. >> reporter: 62% say they feel other americans are uninformed about their beliefs, but is all that about to change? >> i believe in america and i'm running for president of the united states. >> reporter: with some very high-profile meshes of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints in the spot light, many are calling this the mormon moment. there's the smash broadway musical "the book of mormon." the book, the twilight series is written by mormon stephenie meyer. and, of course, mitt romney. >> he's been the vanguard of mushing the mormon faith into kind of a mainstream american culture. >> reporter: when he ran for the white house in 2008 he addressed his religion. >> no candidate should become the spokesman for his faith for if he becomes president, he will need the p