hinkley was down in williamsburg -n august. he wasn't. he said this conversation took place in the evening. hinkley did not go shopping in the evening. so if it wasn't in august, and it wasn't in the evening, asked hinkley's lawyer, barry levin, would you want to back out of your testimony? long pause, then richard roll said i would want to become out of my testimony. >> what is the judge to do, after hearing this? >> >> reporter: i don't know. i have covered hearings for a long, long time. you don't usually hear perry mason moments. this seemed like a perry mason moment. the judge is going to have to judge this, make a decision on whether this guy has any credit built at all. hinkley's lawyers moved to have all the testimony thrown out. the government contested that and will argue that at some.down the road. it is going to be interesting to see what the judge does. >>> thanks bruce. >>> a woman is dead after an accident in an elementary school parking lot. police say a maintenance worker driving a school van must have backed over the wom

today the government put on two secret service agents and a clerk from barnes & noble in williamsburg who testified about what they saw john hinckley do inside that bookstore and what book titles he was looking at that had to do with presidential assassinations. agent jason clicker in told judge paul friedman that he observed john hinckley looking at books about presidential assassinations on october 16th of last year. clicker in says he had hinckley under -- clicker in -- clinkner said he had him under observation for four hours. he watched him look at book titles and when he walked away the agent took a photo of the books which included stories about the assassination of william mckinley and jfk. when he was asked why he took a photo of the books, the agent said, "when a would be assassin looks at a book about the person he tried to kill, it causes great concern. i had an involuntary response of goose bumps." the judge also heard from barnes & noble clerk richard volpes who told the court john hinckley asked him if there were any new titles about the kennedy assassination. he said i

during one of his recent trips to williamsburg, virginia.day the agent testified hinckley became momentarily fixated on a book about ronald reagan while in williamsburg at a book store. hinckley shot reagan back in 1981. he's been in a psychiatric hospital but is seeking the freedom to eventually move into his mother's house in williamsburg. prosecutors are fighting that. they say he is still a threat to others. >>> privacy advocates woon key ruling from the u.s. supreme court today about how police can use technology in their search for suspects and evidence. the case involved a man from d.c. who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine but that conviction came after police attached a gps tracking device to his car. today all nine justices agreed that police cannot do that without a search warrant. >> nine zero in a fourth amendment case is remarkable and the long-range implications will be very simple, that the police are going to have to be a little more respectful of people's rights. >> experts say this decision will have far re

washington's journal was publ h published in williamsburg, virginia, not only there but also in london. it had an impact on the government in london and london was being appraised that there was a conflict between the british colonies and the french in the ohio country. in 1754, ware of the hostilities are about to begin and tensions are mounting. several of the british colonies send delegates to albany in the colony of new york to confer together. that's called the albany congress. one of the delegates is benjamin franklin. franklin representing the colony of pennsylvania believed as others did that the colonies would have to work together. that is the british colony, which did not have a history of working very well together or very strong ties among themselves. the colonies were custom apart from new england. the new england colonies would work together but the colonies to the south would operate more or less on their own individually. the albany congress where delegates of several colonies met in 1754 discussed how they could cooperate more effectively together. the plans did not b

they put a guy on the stand today richard rolls, he works in williamsburg, where john hinkley has been getting some time off to spend time with his mother. recalls testified hinkley came in and asked him about books on presidential assassinations. he testified he had never had someone ask about presidential assassinations. he remembered that, everything clicked, in december, and he told the secret service about it. but he was cross examined by hinkley's lawyers. you don't get very many perry mason moments, real life ones in the courtroom. here, we almost did. the defense attorney really took this guy apart. he had to admit that he had the wrong date, the wrong time. hinkley wasn't even in williamsburg, then, we are going to have much more on this at 6:00. >> we'll look forward to it bruce, thank you. >>> meantime a former cia age from arlington is being accused of leaking classified information to the media. he is accused of sharing classified information with a new york times reporter about al qaeda interrogations. the 47-year-old has been ordered released on a $250,000 unsecured bond

hinckley is seeking more unsupervised time to visit his mother in williamsburg.re fighting the request. >>> this morning, you may want to put away your smart phones and ipads while walking on the streets of washington. d.c. police chief lanier says street robbers are targeting high-tech devices. >> this is nationwide. and not only nationwide, this has been a problem in other countries, as well. smartphones, small, mobile devices. primarily smartphone technology which is very popular, can be resold quickly on the black market. >> lanier spoke to a packed oughtyents at shepherd elementary school -- audience at shepherd elementary school in word 4 in northeast washington. law enforcement officials from montgomery and prince george's county who represent the counties near the border attended the meeting. >>> there's a controversial effort to rededicate the d.c. war memorial to all americans who fought in world war i. the memorial sits on independence avenue west of 17th street just near the tidal basin. it was dedicated in 1931 to salute the 26,000 washingtonians who

during one of his recent trips to williamsburg. in court today the agent testified hinckley became momentarily fixated on a book about ronald reagan while in a williamsburg book store. hinckley you recall shot reagan back in 1981. he's been in a psychiatric hospital but is seeking freedom to move into his mother's home in williamsberg. prosecutors are fighting that and say he is still a threat to others. >>> still ahead on news 4 at 6:00 before stepping down this week congresswoman gabrielle giffords holds her final event today with arizona constituents. >>> dozens of road closures today as thousands of people descend on downtown washington for the march for life. >> a major ruling from the supreme court impacting gps technology. >>> and disney lets its own workers do something >>> gabrielle giffords had a full day of events today one of her last days as a member of the house of representatives. giffords visited a food bank today built in her honor with more than 200,000 dollars in donations that poured in after the shooting last j

john hinckley's attorneys argue he should be allowed longer visits with his mother in williamsburg, and ultimately be allowed to live outside st. elizabeth's hospital. federal prosecutors say that hinckley is still too dangerous. a jury found hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity after he shot and wounded reagan and three other men in 1981. >>> today, maryland governor martin o'malley will outline his legislative agenda. he is expected to call for the general assembly to legalize same-sex marriage in maryland. the democrat is also expected to push legislation to develop offshore wind energy. according to the "washington post," o'malley's energy plan would create nearly 2,000 new construction jobs and reduce air pollution but be paid for by customer rate hikes. >>> decision 2012 has turned into a bit of a sparring match in the republican presidential race. the two top candidates are fighting out -- fighting for a win in florida next week. mitt romney and newt gingrich have been on the attack since saturday's primary in south carolina. after a second-place finish there, romney is tryi

he's seeking more unsupervised time in williamsburg, virginia, to visit with his mother. prosecutors are fighting the request. >>> tonight the montgomery county council will hold a public hearing about adding cameras to county school buses. the cameras would not monitor students. the council is considering a bill that would allow cameras on county school buses to catch drivers who illegally pass stopped buses. violators caught on camera could be ticketed for $250. >>> and this morning, some fairfax county parents want to know why their children had to go to school on time when the federal government had a weather delay. the government announced a two-hour delay sunday night when the forecast called for possible icy roads for the morning commute. monday morning, that forecast changed. and fairfax county officials felt a late start for schools was unnecessary. parents feel there was a disconnect in an area heavily populated with federal workers. >> i was surprised. i was watching the news early in the morning to see who may have been delayed and who wasn't. and i kind of --

hinckley is seeking more unsupervised time to visited his mother in williamsburg. prosecutors are fighting that request. >>> today people in the deep south are cleaning up after a deadly storm moved through that region. right now the governor of alabama is surveying the damage after at least two tornadoes killed two people and injured more than 100 people. the twisters also destroyed more than 200 holmes across the heart of alabama. the system moved through arkansas, tennessee, mississippi yesterday. moving or leaving a path of destruction in all of those states. some people found their holmes in pieces. >> we made it just in the nick of time. good lord blessed us and we are glad we are here. we lost our house but at least we have -- i'm sorry. we've got our family. >> many say they were not prepared for tornadoes this time of year. they thought the storm would be bringing sleet and rain instead. >>> we are going to check in with tom kierein on the latest on our forecast. tom, sunshine coming today. >> yeah, it is breaking out now. here is a live view from the sky

government's case allowing john hinckly to spend more time with his mother, weeks at a time in williamsburg. back in november, and december, he and his attorney put on their own case arguing for it. today the government put on two secret service agents as well as a clerk, from barnes and noble in williams burg who all say they saw him looking at book titles, that had to deal with presidential assassinations. he told the court, he helped him look for a book about the kennedy assassination, in the late summer, early fall of last year. more specifically, the clerk at barnes and noble thought it was in august during evening hours between 6 and 10:00 p.m. he said he didn't recognize him at the time but remembered the encounter because he was detached and didn't ask for a specific book like most people do. he said he was sure it was him after looking a photo on wikipedia. on cross-examination, when barry he vine told the clerk, hinckly wasn't in williams burg in august and doesn't shop at night he said he would be willing to back off his story that he had an encount we are the would be assassin t

and washington's journal was published in williamsburg, virginia, not only there but also in london. so it had an impact on the government in london, and london was being apprised that there was a burgeoning conflict between the british colonies, particularly virginia in this case, and the french in the ohio country. now, in 1754, the british colonies, aware that hostilities with the french in the ohio country are about to begin and that tensions are mounting, several of the british colonies send delegates to albany. in the colony of new york to confer together and, of course, that's called the albany congress. one of the delegates at the albany congress most famously is benjamin franklin. as others did that the colonies would have to work together, that is, the british colonies which did not have a history of working very well together or very strong ties among themselves in terms of military policy-making. in, the colonies were accustomed, apart from new england, the new england colonies would often work together, but the colonies to the south would really operate more or less on t

he's been hospitalized but is seeking more unsupervised time with his family in williamsburg. prosecutors are fighting that request. >>> intense debate on both sides tonight as people for and against abortion rights gathered at the supreme court. it was it to mark roe vs. wade, the high court decision that legalized abortion 30 years ago today. tonight a huge crowd gathered for a candlelight vigil and people on both sides spoke out. >> we are here to say that we are organized. women are galvanized and women will not go back, and women will never give up. >> abortion was a selfish choice, adoption would have been logical and merciful to my child examine myself. >> earlier today tens of thousands of people marched on capitol hill and at the supreme court to protest the roe vs. wade decision. >>> another ruling from the supreme court today will impact how police track suspected criminals. the court unanimously aagrgreed bar police from installing gps technology to track suspects without a judge's approval. it comes after hearing an appeal in november from a d.c. man convicted of

john hinckley's lawyers argued that he should be allowed longer visits with his mother in williamsburg and ultimately be allowed to live outside of st. elizabeth's hospital. prosecutors say that he's still too dangerous. a jury found hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity after he shot and wounded reagan and three other men in 1981. >>> this morning a fire displaced at least nine people in montgomery county. that fire broke out last night inside a townhouse in the 2000 block of lintonsville. the fire spread upstairs and to two adjoining homes. the fire destroyed one townhouse and damaged two others. everyone inside was able to get outside safely. and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. >>> the college football world is mourning the loss of former penn state head coach joe paterno. paterno died early yesterday morning at the age of 85. he had been in the hospital for the past ten days dealing with complications from his lung cancer treatment. thousands gathered last night outside beaver stadium at paterno's statue to remember the long-time leader of the nittany lions i

hinckley is occasionally allowed to visit his mother in williamsburg but he wants those visits extended. testimony resumes monday. >>> tonight more stunning revelations about military gravesites, the washington post reporting review conducted by veterans affairs found scores of misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people being buried in the wrong locations at several military cemeteries across the country. this review was conducted after burial problems at arlington national cemetery surfaced. va officials say the new problems occurred during renovations at some of the cemeteries. >> a delayed commute and heavy fog to start the workweek, live look outside tonight. looks like things are clearing a bit. so what can we expect when we head out tomorrow morning? sue palka is in the weather center with the details. it looks a little bit better. >> yeah, it does, shawn. we've watched this fog closely worried maybe it would cause morning delays, but we're starting to see positive signs this isn't going to be a huge problem. no dense fog advisory has been issued and visibilities have

hinckley already visits his mother's house in williamsburg, virginia, but he wants to stay home permanently. however, the government argues that he is still dangerous. >>> today a major announcement from gabrielle giffords. she's resigning from congress one year after a gunman shot her at an event in tucson, arizona. nbc's jay gray has details. >> there's more than one person down. >> reporter: it was just over a year ago that the gunshots rang out in tucson. six people killed. a dozen injured. including arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords. shot in the head at point blank range. >> i don't remember much from that horrible day. but i will never forget the trust you placed in me to be your voice. >> reporter: a voice rarely heard since the attack. a voice that this weekend announced after five years in congress her public career would be put on hold. >> i will step down this week. >> reporter: in the youtube video giffords says she needs to focus on her continuing recovery and do what's right for arizona. news of her decision spread quickly. president obama released a statement late sund

take this empty hand house on williamsburg boulevard. were fresh eggs. they are great. >> the hens had to go after a neighbor complained. >> i do not believe for a second that it was being brought into the neighborhood. >> the arlington and project agrees. the project says it has the backing of 1000 county residents who want the freedom to raise their own foods. hens but not brewsters. -- roosters. >> the hens were not doing anything. >> advocates want the county to change the zoning laws. >> it requires 100 feet on all properties sides. that would require half an acre. >> it is still in the conversation phase. there are committed to meetings planned with pope sideswiping yen. >> i think it is fine if they want to do that. >> what is happening to the animal waste? >> really disappointed. >> on facebook, we asked, would you have a problem? 59% of those polled know. they would not have a problem with that. 41% said they would. that is it for abc 7 news at 5:00. coming up at 6:00 -- >> new hampshire is done now the battle wages in south car

had performed...what chops i had in performing were emceeing weird literary readings in bars in williamsburgsmith: yeah. >> hodgman: and yet i was always a ham and i always liked to -- i mean, it's obvious right? quetzalcoatl. [ laughter ] and so it was. but this was a situation where as soon as i read the script, i completely understood what was going on. i completely understood the dynamic, i completely understood this guy who of course was not a guy, but the living embodiment of the computer, but you know, i got where they were, and so i could meld into it very easily. >> smith: so you were a literary agent -- this is not just the myth, this is actually a fact. you were a literary agent prior to becoming a writer, prior to... >> hodgman: i wanted to be a writer when i moved to new york. i really wanted to write short stories. >> smith: you had gone to yale, you were a literature major. >> hodgman: yes, that's right.well, literary theory. literary theory. literature is too practical. [ laughter ] it might actually help me to get a job in some way. >> smith: right, something totally useless

john hinckley wants to spend more time at his mother's home in williamsburg.is doctors support extended visits. prosecutors say that is still a danger and to remain at st. elizabeths hospital. >> making news, more expensive mail. and the best time to book a flight. and big changes at blackberry. >> good morning. a shake-up for the maker of blackberry. research in motion founders are out. they had made the smartphone must have a business tool. but the blackberry has lost ground to apple and android devices in recent years. mailing a letter will now cost 45 cents, one penny more the last week. if you are a have forever stamps, they are still good. you will get the lowest air fare if you buy your tickets six weeks before the flight. there's been soaring the week before a flight and sometimes 45% above the average price on the day of the flight. underwrote awakening was an eye openinger at the box office, a burning $25 million this weekend. i am paula faris. have a good day. >> while we deal with the freeze and fog, the midwest is dealing with the cleanup after a

check you will see when he was running for president, he made one of his early visits here to williamsburgrolina. i watched closely what he did and was very fond of him, but, mitt romney got all that inheritance from his dad and he got no compassion. he didn't develop any in trying to get along, trying to make it in the world that most of us live in. it mak he makes it clear to remind us that he's not one of us and i don't think he can be no matter how much he tries. >> wow. thanks so much for joining us, sir. >> thank you. >> stay with us. our top line primary day edition are coming right up. >> you're mad at mitt romney. it's like mitt romney answered the republicans e-harmony ad and now you're saying it's unfair. ♪ shotgun plaque psoriasis. i decided enough is enough. ♪ [ spa lady ] i started enbrel. it's clinically proven to provide clearer skin. [ rv guy ] enbrel may not work for everyone -- and may not clear you completely, but for many, it gets skin clearer fast, within 2 months, and keeps it clearer up to 9 months. [ male announcer ] because enbrel suppresses your immune system, it

elizabeth's hospital for a week at a time to visit his mother in williamsburg, virginia.t, monday, a secret service agent testified hinckley stopped in front of books on presidential assassination inside a barnes & noble last year. now a worker at the store says hinckley asked him about books on presidentials as a nations. this hearing is expected to continue today and tomorrow. >>> today, a house committee will examine why the occupy d.c. protestors have not been evicted from their encampment. the site is on federal land which is policed by the national park service and you're not supposed to stay overnight. 9news now reporter delia gonsalves is live at mcpherson square with more and i know this is a question you've been asking for several weeks, delia. >> absolutely. i mean ever since really for several months, we've been covering this story since they were first here back in october. and certainly, read the rules ourselves afterwards with explicitly say there is no camping, no damage to the grounds to be done and i said well, clearly, they're in tents, sleeping overnig

john hinckley's lawyers argue that she should be allowed longer visits with his mother in williamsburg and ultimately be allowed to live outside st. elizabeth's humanity. federal prosecutors say hinckley is still too dangerous. the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity after he shot and wounded reagan and three other men in 1981. >>> 6:34. breaking news. we're following this breaking news. a suspected u.s. drone attack has killed four suspected militants in pakistan. this happened in northwest pakistan early this morning. the drone attack targeted a house and vehicle. this is the third attack in the past two weeks. american officials have said that the strikes have taken out many senior taliban and al qaeda operatives. >>> also, threats from iran are apparently not keeping the u.s. navy out of the persian gulf. the navy says the "uss abraham lincoln" passed through the strait of hormuz into the gulf. the navy called it a routine maneuver for maritime security operations. iran warned the u.s. not to send carriers through the region back in december. iran also suggested it migh

john hinckley's lawyers argue that he should be allowed longer visits with his mother in williamsburg and ultimately be allowed to live outside st. elizabeth's hospital. but federal prosecutors still say hinckley is too dangerous. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a jury after he shot and wounded reagan and three other men in 1981. >>> this just in from the supreme court -- a decision on how police can use gps technology to track criminal suspects. the court says police must get a search warrant before using that technology. the ruling came out of a case of d.c. nightclub owner antoine jones. a federal appeals court here in washington overturned his drug conspiracy conviction because police did not have a warrant when they installed a gps device on his vehicle and then tracked his movements for a month. he was sentenced to life in prison before the appeals court overturned the conviction. the supreme court agreed with the appeals court. >>> and today in arizona, congresswoman gabrielle giffords will finish her meet and greet that was cut short by a shooting that killed

them where places have been caught take them to historical sites, take them to gettysburg, to williamsburg and that's for parents and grandparents. it works. don't ever forget. go to the battle of gettysburg and suddenly it isn't something you have to memorize or spend one night trying to get ready for a test the next day. it is a huge world onto itself. the scale, the volume of it is almost beyond imagining. you suddenly realize the people that stood there were told you have to march up the hill and you're almost surely going to get killed. what made them do it? and try to picture what it was like an early july and all that wearing a wool uniforms and all the rest and they will never forget and it's very good that you show them you, the parent, grandparent, teacher showed them how much you are interested in it. show them what you love. attitudes, great, teachers margaret mcfarlane once said attitudes aren't taught, they are caught. you catch the attitude of the teacher. if you're excited about it, if you are enthusiastic about it, if you're willing to take time out of your life to drive t

host: williamsburg va, supporter of newt gingrich.e best candidate to debate obama and to win big by putting him in the white house, it will take our country in the right direction. i have one other thing to add to that. i am in as attrition where i cannot vote for this man because i am in williamsburg, virginia. his name was not allowed to be put on the ballot because he did not have enough time or enough votes or something to put on our ballot. is there anyone i can call or something like that so that we can write his name in? host: i do not know the answer to that. i think there has been a court review that was not found in gingrich's favor. next is joseph in chicago supporting mitt romney. caller: yes, i am an african- american man living in chicago, illinois and i vote republican. i am surprised -- i am shocked by the way christians in south carolina voted for newt, someone who has had to divorces. and he wants to have open marriages. during his term, president clinton was impeached when he was in the house. this is a double stan

talking about an incident on october 16th of last year in williamsburg, virginia at a barnes & noble bookstore. the agent testified that they still do overt and covert surveillance of john hinkley. on that day they saw hinkley go into the book se store and the agent testified that he saw hinkley become fixated on a middle shelf in the american history section. after he went to the movie money ball the agent sent back and he took pictures with his camera phone and he said the titles on the shelf made him feel extremely uncomfortable. he testified today that the titles included, politics, things about the air traffic controllers, but specifically a title called the president and the assassin. what is key here is that there was a second episode last year in july where once again hinkley was at a pw-rpbs and noble bookstore and he became focused or fixated begin on a title on president reagan and the attempted assassination. what the prosecution is trying to show here is a pattern to suggest that hinkley is still dangerous. the defense has cross-examined the secret service agent to show

reclaiming and revitalizing our waterfront and the park in queens will complete the reconstruction in williamsburg the first phase of the park we will transform tier five of the park into the open spaces and here in the south bronx will begin construction of the sound view park and in the harbor continue transforming the island time passed by with 30 acres of park land that will make the island one of the great waterfront destinations in the world. [applause] all across the city we will join with at&t to bring wi-fi services to a dozen city parks. so even if you are enjoying the beautiful day you can still work or study or plate words with friends. better in the park than on the plan. sorry. reclaiming the waterfront and wiring our part or just two of the ways we are reinventing the city around the needs of people today, not the needs of people 40 years ago. and that brings us to the third and final major change i would like to address and that is making our government the most innovative of any in the world. by creating an administration that empowers team members taking risks and leads in the fr

since 2009, hinckley has been allowed to visit with his mother in williamsburg, virginia for these 10-day block, his treatment team wants to extend that with two, 17-day blocks followed by six, two four-day blocks. they want to accomplish that within an eight to ten month time period with the ultimate goal of giving' a con vo lessens leave, a fancy term saying he will live with his mother and treated on an utpatient basis, jon. jon: what is it about that plan the prosecutors are objecting to in. >> >> reporter: well, prosecutions' objections boil down to three factors. first and foremost they believe he's a risk to the community, there's resistance within the community of virginia, which would ultimately house hinckley, and third, they say he's lied to the people who have treated him on a number of occasions. i went through the court documents late yesterday and there are two incidents that really stand out. in one incident, hinckley was being treated by a dental student, when they searched his internet records, they found he was tracking this woman online, he told them that she had e

reclaiming and revitalizing our waterfront and the park in queens will complete the reconstruction in williamsburg of the park we will transform tier five of the park into the open spaces and here in the south bronx will begin construction of the sound view park and in the harbor continue transforming the island time passed by with 30 acres of park land that will make the island one of the great waterfront destinations in the world. [applause] all across the city we will join with at&t to bring wi-fi services to a dozen city parks. so even if you are enjoying the beautiful day you can still work or study or plate words with friends. better in the park than on the plan. sorry. reclaiming the waterfront and wiring our part or just two of the ways we are reinventing the city around the needs of people today, not the needs of people 40 years ago. and that brings us to the third and final major change i would like to address and that is making our government the most innovative of any in the world. by creating an administration that empowers team members taking risks and leads in the front i think we a

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