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the jury's verdict? one judge was convinced that's exactly what happened. >> richard diguglielmo, sr. is consumed by the verdict that sent his son to prison to serve 20 to life. >> i wish my son was never there. whether i got killed or not, it doesn't make any difference to me. what do i have now? my family is torn apart. literally torn apart. where's my son? >> we wanted to talk about the shooting to both the dobbs ferry police department and the then west chester county district attorney jannine perro. repeated interview requests were denied. in her book she says no question the shooting was racially motivated. race dominated the headlines but never came up at trial. instead prosecutors claimed diguglielmo shot charles campbell in a murderous rage. assistant district attorney patricia murphy telling the jury, quote, this is a case about revenge. had is a case about retribution. this is a case about payback. prosecutors argued the father, son and son-in-law ganged up on campbell so that campbell had no choice but to grab a bat from his car. >> i know chaz. when he grabbed that bat, th

van ness special use district, so that is $160 million for affordable housing, and it seems like the 20 sr road -- sro's, could you just tell us a little bit about the numbers of little bit more and how far apart the proposals will be from what the community coalition is requesting? >> because we are in negotiation with cpmc it is difficult with me, in fact, i am not in a position to disclose in a huge amount of detail the precise numbers and modernization. i will say however that the underlying premise for the unit goal was based upon a square foot calculation. actually, let me backup a little bit and give a little more background. number one, the van ness special use district requires a roughly 3 to 1 residential sort of production versus commercial production. based on a sort of detailed process that the community advocates engaged them with the mayor's office and the mayor's office on housing and the planning department, we landed on roughly a 1.37 $6 million square foot residential obligation. if you essentially take 20% of the square footage not for circulation, which is roughly stat

january 8th was one issue was shot when she was meeting with turkish thconstituents -- the sr has beenot mentally stable to stand trial. >> a candlelight vigil starts at 8:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. -- three different locations listed. the martin walker king memorial foundation and mission street between third street and fourth street. the >> marty: sexual assault has been identified as a 32 year-old frederick dodger-this surveillance video released. investigators say evidence from a crime seemed linked hamid to three attacks on women. they all linked him to three attacks on women from june-december last year. >>isabel: republican candidates are debating this year we have a recap on some of their top arguments >> marty: we will take a live look at the paper it with sunny skies, warm temperatures. we will be right back at the be- bridge. a bridge the bay bridge >>isabel: this beautiful weather to the bay area it is a bit unseasonable. this is from yesterday. everybody was having a great time. many people chose to go to the beach. 60s and 70's and we could see the same, today. 67 degrees yesterda

the son of thurgood marshall sr., the lawyer whose arguments swayed the supreme court in the brown versus board of education case, and who later became the first african-american justice on the supreme court. thurgood marshall supreme court justice. graduating from the university of virginia and the university of virginia school of law, as a young lawyer he clerked for the u.s. district judge barrington parker and served as counsel to various entities and bill clinton and as the secretary of the cabinet of the clinton administration. currently is he a partner in the international law firm but his interests go beyond a legal field. he has wide ranging interest and public spirited, serving on boards as diverse as the national fish and wildlife foundation, historical society and ethics advisory committee of the u.s. olympic economy, among many others. newsweek magazine named him as the 100 people to watch and we have an opportunity today to hear him share his insights on the legal issues surrounding the eisenhower years and the men who shaped them. following mr. marshall we have dr. charles

the son of thurgood marshall sr., the lawyer whose arguments swayed the supreme court in the brown versus board of education case, and who later became the first african-american justice on the supreme court. thurgood marshall jr. is distinguished in his own right. graduating from the university of virginia. he's public serving on board as the national fish and wildlife foundation and the ford foundation, the supreme court historical society and the ethics advisory committee of the u.s. olympic committee among many others. newsweek magazine named him one of the 100 people to watch in the new century. and we have the opportunity today to hear him share his insights on the legal issues surrounding the eisenhower years and the men who shaped them. following mr. marshall, we have dr. charles sanders, a professor at my al a mater, and he received his undergraduate degree from north georgia college. another master's degree from the united states naval war college, and a ph.d. from can stas stakas state where he has been teaching. he has written a well-regarded book on military prisons in the ci

the driver who hit mildred freeman and michael thomas sr. never stopped. the car was traveling eastbound when it hit the couple who were crossing to get to a bus stop. they were not walking in the crosswalk, but were in the middle lane when they were hit. >> and sure, they weren't in the crosswalk, but you took somebody's life. to take somebody's life and to not even consider stopping, it's not like it's in the woods where you could have thought maybe you hit a deer. there's no doubt in your mind. if you hit something on that street, it had to be a person. >> thomas is a long time custodian with prince georges county schools. his wife worked at the thrift store center on indian head highway for the last 20 years. they worked opposite shifts, so he walked to the bus stop every single day. >>> a montgomery county man is badly hurt after getting shot in a fight he wasn't part of. the man was inside the home in gaithersburg. when a fight began between two other people inside the home. one person pulled a gun and as the fight continued, the gun went off. >>> har

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. >> this is the councilman's father, harry thomas sr. who represented the residents of ward 5 on the d.c. council over a decade. back there is the councilman's office. he hasn't shown up for work today and word ask harry thomas jr. has given his staff permission to find work elsewhere. >> there is hurt and disappointment, but we will get passed. this. reporter: sources say thomas is now telling close associates as part of a plea deal offered by prosecutors he would resign from office, pleaded guilty to at least one felony tax evasion charge, maybe more and the councilman says he would be facing two to three years in prison. >> the justice system has been given an opportunity to work and i think that's the fair way to do this. if council member thomas chooses to resign, he is taking that action and what we hope is to be able to make sure the residents of ward 5 are well represented. reporter: thomas' legal team and federal prosecutors are set to meet again tomorrow. bruce johnson, 9 news now. >>> voters in new hampshire will have one less

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candace dold previews what's ahead during the search for a sr star (((pkg)))the judges came togetherun as an american idolljudgg -- with a more defined idea of what he's looking for in a contestant. tyler says: "i look for that crazy with a lot of big of that strong melodic sensibility but i have to have the crazy cause without that test of time. you can get - anyone good, i can work with anyone that sings good"nats: steven singing steven has more than four decades of experience under his belt in the music industry -- but he says he is humbled to work alongside his fellow judges. tyler says: "when your as talented as randy have as good of an ear as he does, he knows what's going on in the music business, he knows what it takes to be a star and jennifer she knows what it takes to be a star and you take that and lay it over your judging of someone else, you'll notice the talent was a years /// spot it you got it, - if you are that than you'll find that." and if they can find several more "scotty mccreery-type" singers this go around -- season 11 should be another solid year. tyler says

sr. was working behind the counter of his family owned deli. y to help his brother-in-law and father, richard diguglielmo, sr., who was recovered from a heart attack. parking was a major problem along this street. they owned the building and say they had been withholding rent to protest the lack of open spaces. wells, charles didn't know about the issue when he pulled into this open spot and went across the street to get a piece of pizza. richie's father remembers that day. >> i asked if i am if he could please move to the other lot. he refused to do it. >> so the deli owner did what the police told him to do, plaster a sticker on the window. here what's they say happened when campbell saw the sticker on his new car. >> listen, i need a cop over here. a fight just broke out. >> he was in the store. he saw him come running across the street. i was like this, he came behind me and he stepped like this and he put his hands up like this and he said, there's no need for this. >> and then -- >> he hit richie in the face. >> it was like getting hit wit

would never waiver, never veer, earned him the enmitt of some reagan cabinet folk and certainly the bush, srstration folks, and he might wear that as a badge of honor. >> he might. agree there's a point be made but days of newt was buried in this avalanche of stories about him supposedly dispaperring reagan how he was dealing with the soviets, doesn't seem like they way to take this on. i think he wants to talk as much as he can, as he had been before, about him being a reagan conservative, not, i'm more conservative than reagan. reagan wanted to raise taxes. i don't thinkes dispaging reagan here. i just think that if the attack on you is, you're not really with reagan, you were always against reagan, why would you respond by saying, here's another way i was against reagan? because he was trying to raise taxes. and it's just against the -- the lack of message discipline on newt gingrich's part is something that is just going to dog him, and doesn't matter how you feel about it. you don't have to like mitt romney to realize a candidate is who all over the map and saying things that distract f

the thomas family though has been extremely influkessal in the board -- influential in the ward since harry thomas sr. held the council seat. the corruption conviction of his son is a huge blow and has divided the ward. one community activist is now calling for unity. >> we need serious leadership on all levels. we do need to have a vigil. we do need to have some type of way to bring the community together to say ok, this has happened. it is something that i know it is hurtful. but we can get beyond this. and we can really move on. >> reporter: the date to move on, may 15th. that's the date of the special election. now, even though there is no official council member right now for ward five, constituents services is still being handled and transferred over to a chairman, kwame brown's office. so, if you live in ward five, you have questions that need to be answered, give that council number a call and kwame brown's office will answer it. mike, back to you. >> thank you, delia live outside the wilson building this morning. >> well, u.s. conference of mayors is meeting here in washington today and it w

he's the son of harry thomas sr. was reelected in 2010 but dogged with complaints he was misusing city money. d.c. attorney general forced thomas to agree to repay the district $300,000 in misspent funds. he admitted no wrong doing. federal fbi and irs agents got into the case and raided his house in december leading to the plea agreement. the federal charges are criminal, not civil charges. he faces almost certain jail time with the plea agreement. he's expected to resign from the council soon. accused of em bezelment and theft, he's under pressure to resign. he would be the first to resign under a legal cloud. again, thomas is due in federal court tomorrow at 11:15 to face a judge for the first time in this case. doreen, jim, back to you guys. >> tom sherwood reporting from the wilson building. thank you. >>> reaction has been swift and strong at the wilson building. some of his colleagues are urging him to give up his seat now. pat collins spent the day getting reaction from city leaders and continues coverage at t

thomas, the son of harry thomas sr. was reelected in 2010 but dogged with complaints he was misusing city money. irving nathan forced him to repay the district in $300,000 in funds. he admitted no wrong doing. the charges are criminal, not civil. he faces certain jail time with the plea agreement. he's expected to resign from the council soon. he's accused of embezzlement and theft. he would become the first councilmember in the history of government to resign under a legal cloud. thomas is due in federal court tomorrow morning to answer the charges. jim and doreen, back to you guys. >> if thomas resigns, what will happen to his seat in ward 5? >> reporter: if thomas resigns, he sends a letter to the board of elections and ethics saying the seat is vacant. the board of elections and ethics schedule a special election within about 114 days. it's possible that could be held on april 3rd, the date of the city's primary. until there's a special election, the seat is vacant. >> if he doesn't resign, can he still serve on the

the vote. his father harry thomas sr. occupied the same seat from 1987 to 1999. thomas jr. is not the only district leader under scrutiny right now. mayor vincent gray and council chair kwame brown are both involved in their own federal investigations. the mayor is being investigated for allegedly giving campaign cash and a city job to a mayoral candidate in exchange for attacks on then mayor adrian fenty. brown is under investigation for spending $300,000 in campaign money back in 2008. d.c. residents say corruption seems to be a part of politics these days. >> i'm really sad about it honestly. it's a sad situation when you vote people into office and then they abuse your trust like that. >> well, it's what politicians do, it seems to me. these days at least. a lot of people are getting caught up in corruption and things. >> ahead at 6:30, reaction from other district leaders, including some facing their own investigations. >>> republican presidential hopeful jon huntsman picked up a major newspaper endorsement this morning. the "boston globe" endorsed the former utah gove

. >> this is the councilman's father, harry thomas sr. he represented the residents of ward 5 on the d.c. council over a dicked a. back there is the council -- a decade. back there is the councilman's office. he has not shown up for work today and word is harry thomas has given his staff permission to find work elsewhere. >> there is hurt and disappointment. we will get past. this. reporter: sources say thomas is telling close associates as part of a plea deal that he would resign from office, plead guilty to at least one felony tax evasion charge and maybe more and the councilman says he would be facing two to three years in prison. >> the justice system has been given an opportunity to work and i think that's the fair way to do this and if council member thomass coulds to resign, he is then taking that action -- chooses to resign, he is then taking that action. whole the residents of ward 5 are well represented. >> this is big news throughout the district and probably beyond the city's borders. the mayor, council chairman have their own

the example i think of is george bush, sr., got the best economic news of his presidency a week beforeection. >> a narrative had been created and he did not have enough time to undo it. timing is everything in these campaigns. the other historic number that we all know, there's never been a president re-elected with anything over 7%. >> and the s&p 500 found grade was an effect. still on the campaign trail, we are speaking with business owners and there's tremendous uncertainty with business owner sk s and people trying to buy a home or a car, until something comes along and creates a feeling of, okay, i can hire people and invest in my business, he will not be re-elected. >> the attack is difficult even for romney. the specifics are pretty weak and the left attacks obama all the time for doing too much deregulation and being too easy to bafrpnks. the country is more on the left on this, and a housing policy which doesn't exist on this, it not like, mitt romney will have some plan, here is how the federal government will fix the housing market because it's against everything that he is

courier labeled, first labeled the double v campaign, victory against fascism abroad, and victory against racism at home. our first black general was benjamin o. davis sr who had served in the army since 1898 and who received his star in 1940. and during the war won a bronze star and a distinguished service cross. his son, benjamin o. davis jr., would become the commander of the 3 32nd fighter group, one of the most experienced and successful of the squadrons formed by the tuskegee airmen. you know the story of doris miller, a black mess man on the ship called the west virginia, dear to my heart because i'm from piedmont, west virginia, during pearl harbor on december 7th. he manned a 50-caliber machine gun and shot down four japanese planes. his heroism went unrewarded until the pittsburgh courier lobbied for his recognition. because of his race, the navy balked until president roosevelt personally ordered that he receive a medal for his heroism. on may 27, 1942, admiral nimitz awarded him the navy cross, and most of our popular understanding of world war ii these days comes from hollywood. yet how many of us know that the marine corps first accepted

the guy. everyone was frightened there would be a fight. you know, like in a western movie your something, and instead of having a fight. ♪ sr. arted talking to this man about the dangers of racism and how terrible it is to be racist. and that it is hurtful to the person who is the victim of the racism and that it is also demeaning in the long run to the resistance self. they become -- they dehumanize themselves. he was very clear. in fact, it was so convincing that at the end of this half-hour lecture, if you will, the guy was so moved that he bought everyone a round of drinks. that was a story that he was told regularly growing up by his mother. the interesting thing was that even though it's a mess because, you know, we don't know about it , after his father died about a year later he writes that he got a phone call from somebody who was at that part. i he said i've been trying go book you. i want to tell you the story about how amazing your father was. now, as a psychoanalyst i concede that that may corroborate. as a scientist we only have been in of to, but i think that might be enough. and it was convincing enough that t

all of them along the monongahela river, those mills were in my district and i ran a tough election year when george bush sr. was losing the election by a landslide in my district. i got 60% of the vote because i share the values of the working people in that district. if we have someone who can go out to western pennsylvania and ohio and michigan and indiana and wisconsin and iowa and missouri and appealed to the voters who have been left behind by a democratic party that wants to make them dependent instead of valuing their work, we will win this election. [applause] those are the same people that president obama talked about who point to their guns and their bibles. thank god they do. [applause] they share our values about faith and family. they understand that when the family breaks down, the economy struggles. [applause] they understand when families are not there to instill values in to their children and into their neighbor's as little league coaches, as good neighbors, fathers and mothers being part of a community, that the neighborhood is not safe and they are not free. these are the basic values t

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santorum is still in the race thanks in part to the generosity of finance mogul foster freeset and a super p.a.c. has reportedly received billions from jon huntsman, srresident obama complained about the growing political power of the wealthy but didn't complain when jeffrey katzenberg gave a super p.a.c. $2 million to help the president. for all the candidates, there's a risk in being associated with sometimes controversial billionaires. for example, he made his billions in casinos. many conservative republicans strongly oppose gambling. >>> in south carolina thursday, gingrich told reporters that he would not be as competitive now if he didn't have the support of that super p.a.c. that received atelsons $5 million. chip reid, cbs news washington. >>> i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." d can i, can i (repeated) v.o: can now be enjoyed in your coffee ( can i, can i (repeated) ) v.o: only international delight v.o: put's the real flavours from v.o: your favourite treats inside as a va pharmacist, working directly with our veterans is really gratifying. plus, i have advanced pharmacy systems that keep accuracy high, along with training

the residents of d.c. his mom, a long had been time d.c. schools principal and his late father, harry thomas sr. held the same post that harry thomas jr. did. he was a ward five council member for three full terms before he passed in 1999. the charges against him carry 13 years behind bars. he's likely to serve about three. harry thomas jr. in court. mike? >> stay tuned. a lot more to come on that. delia gonsalves is live outside federal court. we have more on the case against harry thomas at wusa9.com. you can read his entire statement about his resignation. you can check out the charging documents against him all on the front page of wusa9.com. >>> a d.c. health department report on the conditions at the occupy protest sites hits the mayor's desk. the city's health director turned up at mcpherson square encampment. there have been complaints the garbage is creating a rodent problem. some protestors deny the claims. the health department will likely make additional recommendations after thursday's inspection. >>> the grandmother convicted of throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter to her death wil

thomas senior, harry thomas senior, the late thomas, sr. ell as the son, harry thomas, they were -- they had good pathways into ward 5. so the question remains what's going to happen to ward 5 now. kwame brown said the people of ward 5 won't suffer. >> well, it also opens up a new era, as you pointed out. you have legacy type elections. we see them all the time. marion barry, for example, is thinking about the same type of thing. it's a sad story. >> yeah. >> i mean, it really s. because i think a lot of us like harry thomas. we have never had any difficulty with him. and i suspect, and i will have this on tape, there probably won't be a big trial. i suspect that he probably will have a plea bargain. and the rumor is already out there. usually when there's rumors that he's cut a deal, he will do some time, pay a fine. someone has probably already leaked it. >> you raised the name, jerry, qwame brown. what does this mean involving other city leaders? does it show others that, you know, the feds mean business? >> well, it depends on what the j

the vote. his father, harry thomas sr occupied that same seat until 2009. and we have more. >> the u.s. attorney's office is busy investigating two other scandals surrounding d.c. politicians. first let's talk about major vincent gray. the u.s. attorneys office expanded their investigation since brown's initial allegations. how gray received the campaign contributions now being looked at. >> the other politician is brown. brown is under investigation for how he spent campaign money back in 2008. he also came under scrutiny for asking city officials to order him a fully loaded lincoln navigator where the lease payments cost merely $2,000 a month. he asked for a different suv when it arrived because of the wrong interior color. they expressed the fed probes will not interfere with their work. >>> we will have the latest on what happens inside the courtroom as thomas jr. is expected to enter a guilty plea. a man and a woman were hit by a car which then drove off this morning. the woman is in critical condition as the man is in serious condition. police are asking anybody with information o

race thanks in part to the generosity of finance mogul foster freeze and a superpac that supports jon huntsman has received millions from his billionaire father, jon huntsman, srent obama has complained about the growing political power of the wealthy, but he didn't complain when jeffrey katzenberg gave a superpac $2 million to help the president. but for all the candidates, there's a risk in being associated with sometimes controversial billionaires. adelson, for example, made his billions in casinos but many conservative republicans strongly oppose gambling. today in south carolina gingrich told reporters he would not be as competitive now if he didn't have the support of the superpac that received adelson's $5 million. >> pelley: the money is rolling in. chip, thanks very much. donations poured in when haiti was devastated by an earthquake, so why are so many haitians still homeless? that story is next. which gels to remove unsexy waste and reduce cholesterol. taking psyllium fiber won't make you a model but you should feel a little more super. metamucil. down with cholesterol. flavor, meet food. introducing swanson flavor boost. concentrated broth in easy

tonight's question: will former massachusetts governor mitt romney win the south carolina primary? text sro 36288 for yes. he will. or text sr2 if you think he will not win. we will bring you the results at the end of tonight's show. >> bret: we're going to spend the next few minute talking about the u.s. economy and the state of business in america as the new year begi begins. with me is the president of the chamber of commerce. you will give a speech. what is the state of the american business overall? >> it's doing better than it was a year ago. i think you can see the market is up and unemployment is down a little. the numbers can be misleading. i think you will see in this quarter, maybe three, 3.5 growth. but it's very clear it will fall off in the next two or maybe three quarters. depending who you talk to, it could be 2.5 or lower. you could errr going down and it could be worse. you can err going up. it could be better than you think. there are positive things going on. we will say here or five or six things and if you do them you are going to see the value going up, not value goi

frequently walking the family dog. 55-year-old michael thomas sr. was a long time evening custodian in prince georges county. his wife, 62-year-old mildred freeman had worked for at least 20 years at the thrift store center on indian head highway. >> she was a very loving person. always very helpful. i have never seen her in a bad way. never. in all the years i've worked with her and i worked with her in this store and the george palmer store before that store was closed down. and she is just a very good person. >> since both partners and the couple worked opposite shifts, they tried to spend time together so michael would walk milly to the metro bus stop so she could go to work. on friday morning just before 7:00, the couple tried to cross oxen hill road in the middle of the 6200 block. the center lane is a left turn lane for traffic coming from either direction. many pedestrians use that lane as an island from the main traffic. police believe michael and milly were struck while standing in that middle lane. both pedestrians were gravely injured. th

six people on board the train also hurt >> divers looking for any more sr. ers or remains in the cruise ship disaster off italy's coast. they suspended their work for today, and this after officials said rough seas and strong winds caused the ship to shift suddenly and quite noticeably. they are saying it could take a very long time, a year, to move that ship. you will recall the ship hit rocks two weeks ago, autofew feet from shore. more than 4200 people on board. divers found the body of the wreck's 17th victim yesterday. a crewmember, at least 15 people still missing. there's also the matter of all that diesel fuel in that ship. that's why they want to move it because they want to avoid a spill. officials say it will take up to a month just to pump that out safely and another ten months to finally move the ship. >>> a deadly fire breaks out at a rehab center. a former political prisoner now running for officer and getting a ton of support. just two stops as we go around the world in 80 seconds. >> peru. a rehabilitation center up in flames. firefighters pu