for day trotter?probably not. we just recently started having other branchs as far as other studios that we work out of. places we have gone to record in the past, that we've gotten to like the people and feel we can get as good as a sound as we get back home tp there's a couple of places we just started our london studio a couple weeks ago. we do things out here frequently. we have a studio in austin. a studio in nashville and a place we use every once in a while in montreal. >> how did you get started doing this? are you a musician? >> i was writing back home. i went to university of iowa for journalism. and started -- >> you're not doing this. >> i did it for a long time. i started in high school answering phones. like how a lot of people get started in the newspaper business. i worked in the sports department for a long time. i would come back from school in the summer, winter breaks or whatever, christmas. and write. and i worked there for like 12 years. and you know, it was just something that i

when did the harlem globe trotters have white players ?> it has been awhile. >> i must be out of it. when i was a kid i watched them on the wide world of sports. >> and they were all asian of the. >> they were all asian. >> i remember that. >> oh my gosh. you know what i find amazing about that package is i know you were looking for somebody to say, oh my god he's tall. thank god you have that stock footage of that woman. >> i would like to thank of the globe trotters for sending that footage so we don't have to go on the street. >> oh my gosh he is tall. >> did you get into his dating life? >> i did. the last two girls he dated were 5 foot 5 and 5 foot 6 respectively. now that begs the obvious follow-up question which the globe trotters wouldn't let me ask because it is a family organization. the question stopped there. all of the things that are going through your head are going through mine too, but i never resolved how that worked. >> well i can tell you how it it works being 5 foot 5. >> and dating sturgis? >> oh my god. jill, what is

the defendant, gregory trotter and earnest tee were found guilty of murder. trotter got 58 years in prison and tee got 47 years. >>> youngsters and alcohol just don't mix. why is drinking underage so dangerous? here are some stark examples. each year, approximately 5,000 young people under the age of 21 die as a result of alcohol use. and this is according to the cdc. people who start drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to become alcohol dependent at some point in their lives and the younger children are when they start to drink the more likely they will become victims of physical and sexual say -- assault. they are also at a higher risk for suicide and homicide. 9 wants you to know we're doing our part to help combat the problem and we also want to help parents. tonight, on 9news now at 11:00, derek mcginty gets only advice from -- some advice from a mom and dad whose daughter almost died from alcohol poisoning. she was a straight a. student. her parents were oblivious to her drinking, they aren't anymore and they have some very strong w

. >>> finally, the harlem globe trotters are soaring to new heights. that guy is the world's tallest professional basketball player. paul sturgis is 7'8" tall. he was atop the empire state building. his nickname is tiny. now for a look at your national and regional weather. here is bill karins with your weather channel forecast. >> we were talking yesterday about the snow in the middle of the country. little bit this morning, lynn. nothing too major. areas in northern kentucky were a little surprised. areas around louisville getting a wintery mix and getting snow north to the louisville area. detroit will have a little bit of snow. same with columbus and cleveland. a lot of spots 1/2 inch to an inch. further to the south, plenty warm. plain old rain in areas of georgia. that will spread to south carolina this morning. here's what we're looking at. we've got just a wintery mess headed through the east, and then we've got mild air that's coming up from the south. the next storm system is coming through areas of arizona and utah with snow in the higher el

. >> reporter: roj died of his injuries the robbers, gregory trotter and earnest payne, jr. were and handed. in the 20 months since that awful day, ms. middleton have honored the memory of roj sync. >> i'm grateful he gave me life. i have a granddaughter that's getting ready to go to her junior prom. i'm around to do that. >> reporter: the roughly 50 year sentences means the robbers will most likely die in prison. reporting from northeast washington, jackie bensen, news 4. >> chilly out there tonight but it about to get seriously cold. doug? >> it is, jim. we is not seen a whole lot of cold air across the area. 30 in gaitersberg, washington coming in at 41 degrees, huntington at 33 and fairfax county coming in at 36 degrees. we're going to start our future weather 4-cast about noon tomorrow. we see cloud move in and moisture moves in and some of it will move in as snow. other areas will see rain. before it's all said and done, everybody will have a chance for some snof and some very cold temperatures. i'm break it all down coming up in just a minute. >> thank you, doug. the

gregory trotter said that he had become so bad they were going to conduct an intervention after the season. but he chose to do what he did. >> on the stand this hour, a computer expert brought in to evaluate yeardley love's computer and to display that is threatening e-mail that he gave her in the days before she was murdered. reporting live, at gail pennybacker air. >> thank you, very interesting stuff. when we are not on, get the latest from the trial at wjla.com. >> meanwhile a fairfax teenager is recovering from a sexual assault. police are looking for the suspect. it happened near monument drive in fair oaks. >> this assault took place along this very busy street. it was a around 6:20 yesterday morning. with so many people in this community nervous, the victim believes she saw the suspect lurking near her school bus stop so many times. >> the girl followed her regular route on this busy road. along the way she encountered something terrifying, a sexual predator. >> i live in the apartments just behind here. i did not know that. that is scary that these things could happen here. >> the

. >> wgno's darian trotter takes a look at the history, the partying, and the great costumes you mayll-time favorite city. >> the costumes are beautiful. >> reporter: they are two of the biggest mardi gras traditions. >> this is new orleans. this is mardi gras. >> reporter: a sea of costumes on frenchman street. >> this is my 25th mardi gras, and it always happens like this all day, all night. nothing like frenchman street. >> reporter: and a parade of mardi gras indians along the claiborne underpass. >> it's culture, man. family. family history. >> all the people. the energy. all the love. >> reporter: as always, throngs of spectators rallied to pay homage and celebrate a bit of african-american history. >> during slavery times when slaves was able to run away from slave holders they ran to native americans. native americans took them in. and when slave holders came for them, the indians refused to surrender them to them. >> reporter: the culture was passed along to the youth. >> if we don't teach the younger generation, the tradition will die. so we have to keep it going. it has to

liz trotter is an author, journalist, and fox news contributor who joins us every sunday at this timeary. good morning, liz. >> good morning, eric. >> you know, you can see it like carnac, he's now anointed the frontrunner. >> he is, but media still loves newt gingrich, the evil genius, the guy that gives great copy and the guy they hopes gets into another media fight with a reporter, because it will make a great story. in fact, one of the commentators said last night, i believe over at cnn, said, well, you know, at least he didn't pick on reporters. that wasn't quite true. this isn't his news conference that he gave after the primary victors had come out and spoken for a while. he said, but the fact of the matter is, he was wrong. one of the reporters, it was hard to hear all of what he said, did suggest that romney was in gingrich's head. now, that's really pop psychology from the '60s or the '70s. and gingrich certainly didn't like that, and let him know it. not as volumable terms as he has when he dangled with reporters before, but he's still there ready to fight the ignorant ques

. >> and he's actually shortest globe trotter ever and this is the tallest professional basketball player not actually from the united states. you're from the u.k., right? >> i'm english, yeah. i'm a brit! >> is that ok? are we allowed to have that? >> can i put this in perspective? i'm 6 feet tall. >> you get tired of that? people coming up to you -- >> i don't know -- >> it was funny, we were watching you walk down the hall and it's like literally there's like two inches before he can actually hit the ceiling. >> can we see that? >> if you don't get to see us much right now, you can see us throughout the new york area, we're playing all over and go to harlem globetrotters.com to get more information. >> you are all over the world. >> all over the world. >> i'm always right. >> always -- >> yeah! >> coming up -- >> coming up. still a bunch of big markets coming out for those who haven't seen the globetrotters, get our web site, harlemglobetrotters.com. >> wow. >> can i try this. >> thank you. >> here we go. >> watch this, people. watch this. it's beautiful! look at that! >> here you go.

of you personally if he will reach out across the country if you will use facebook and youtube and trotterne calls and even visits tell friends in the other 46 states there's a chance to nominate a conservative who knows what he's doing who knows he has done that before and has the courage and determination to get it done. i promise you. my life, fortune and my secret honor this is about america. thank you, good luck and god bless you. [applause] ♪ in orlando florida after his second place showing in a florida gop primary. and it was a solid win for the governor of the 14-point between mitt romney at 47% of most of those counted now 92% reporting and new gingrich trailing at 32%. about ten more and it's in our program tonight. we are going to take telephone calls to review telephones set up for the candidates and the gop primary process. you can also send us a tweet or post comments on facebook and we will mix the was and as well. one of our viewers on twitter about the signs use all at the rally 46 states to go. our reviewer says 46 states to go only he was too disorganized to get on the