hello, .../ i'm... jeff barnd. barnd. ann i'm jennifer gilbert.he's due to explaan more aaout it tomorrow aad if the goverror gets hhs way, you're going to be paying more at the pump. pump. governor o'malley...// wants.../ to... apply... the statt.../ sales tax .../ to... gas .../ áácreatingáá... even... more pain.../ att.. the pump. pump. jeff abell ...// live...// in... north baltimore.../// áátoáá explain why ...the governor .../ wants... this.../ major tax hike. hike. the governor wants the tax to pay for he'd earlier talkeddabout - raising the gas tax..... but here at the pumps, motorists are learning that the salls tax proposal would be far more taxing. it would mean an additiinal 18- ceets per gallon.... and motorists would still pay the states gas tax already in place.. the governor says but it could be a tough . - sell in annapolis. 3 "the governor haa been using moneyyout of the transportation trust fund tt why he fund is not whole today." tax would be stretched over es - three years..... but in the end, it would give &pmaryland the fourth highest gas tax ii the country. live in north baltimore, jeff abell, fox 45, news late edition. that brings us to our question of the day. ii a higher gas tax... the best way... to pay for... transportatiin projects in the state? state? hhad to our facebook page and let s know what yyu think of the plan. the anne arundel countt sheriff wants to use taxxs to fight back against fugiiives, but don't worry it won't cost you a dime. dime. sheriff ron bateman wants to link tax refuuds to outstanding warrants. in his proposal, anyone in anne arundel county with n outstanding criminal warrant would hhveetheir state tax refund withheld until they turned themselves in. the sherifffsays money talks, even to wanted criminals. 3 "first, it's very efficient, it allows the bad guys to come to us instead of spending tax ppyers money aad time, here we have to go out and try to search for them and track them down. and it's also a big safety factor cause they're coming to my turf.. and it's much safer for my deputies." deputies." if passed the new law wouldd have exemptions, among them juveniles, active military and people who file jointly. a wild ride for police trying to pull pull over 26 year old monppet chona this morning. the chase went through two counties ... ending in baltimoreecity after chona was shot and killed. killed. it's this parking lot where police finally caught up with chona and killed him. it ll started when he threatened to shoot a baltimore county police officer, stole a police cruiser and led them on two high speed chases. this is cell phone video that captures part of the chase. n one &pssction you can ear cracks o gunfire as officers try to those ho witnessed thhs high spped pursuit.... theyy weren't sure what to think. 16:52:59 hearing gunshots was crazy and its not what you'd expect to see at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning :05 ::516:57:25 all i heard was a realy loud banging like that commng down the street. street.16:56:04 i juss llcked the door doorpolice say the officers who fired shots were from anne arundel county and baltimore county. this is he second chase in just over a month that's ended with officers from those departments firing shots. in the case last month the driver survived. an... elktonnman &p...was killed.../ ááafteráá he... was ejected ...from a pickup... trrck.../ ááwhileáá... trying... to escape... pol. police.thhs picture .../ of... the damaged truck... was snnpped by .../ matt given.../; p of.../ "cecil daily ddo com."...// áámondayáá... 5---people.../ tractor .../ at.../ - a lowe's .../ in... north east..../ áábutáá the.... tractor got stuck .../ fled...// when ...the truck... hit a car .../ in... chesapeake city... .áákillingáá 35-year-old... david rolland. "the pickup ruck that thh suspects were driving turned out to be stolen, it belonged to woman who lives in northeastt she had actually given it to a friind f hers wwo was going to do some truck."police... are ... " &psearching ...forrthe four... suspects...//. pátheáá other driver... was treated nd peleased. governor ... o'malley.../ tells...// a... &psenate committee.../ in... annapolis.../ ááexpandingáá marriage.../ to... gay couples.../ ááwilláá... protect... their.../ children....// he.../ sayy.../ this... year's bill...// offers.../ more... protections.../ to... religious institutions.../ ááthatáá... ádon'tá... upport.... same sex... marriage...///.áámanyáá... others.../ also... testified.../ forr.. nd against.../ the bill. (smith) "and we want to get married in maryland and have a be able to file taxes together, we want to be able to have death benefits if that happen."((aughnn "ttis marriage betweee one man and one woman is a sacrament, it's not ssmething that should be legislated by the house, the senate or even in washinggon." washington."one... year agg.../ ááaáá similar bill.../ .by the ...state senate....//ááitáá died...// ii... the house. republicans say.../ attorney general eric holder .../ is... &porchestrattng ...a ...coverup.../.. ááwilliamáá la jeunesse operation... "fast and how furious".../// áácouldáá leed to... criminal charges .../ for... top.../ white house.../ officials. officials. holder says, "it is my understanddng that department about the inappropriate tactics employed in this operation." from the very beginning, attorney his top staff waa unaware that the u-s illegally sent sooe &ptwo-thoosand guns over the releaaed tuesday by democrats on the house oversighh committee backs him up, saying &pthere's "no evidence" top aides lanny breuer,,gary grindler, monty wilkinson, and &pjason weinstein knew the bureau of alcohol, tobaccc, firearms aad explosives phoenix divvsion was "walking guns""to cartels as part of an enforcement strategy. republlcans disagree.issa says, "lanny breuer knew, approved and continued to approve this kind offa ppocess, this kind of a program long after brian terry was gunned down with fast and &pfurious weapons." issa points to three memo's: in april 2010 weinstein tells breuer "the a-t-f let a bunch of guns walk" in a previous case, months later breuer suggests allowing straw buyers justice departtent said the alllgation that "a-t-f knowingly allowed the sale of assault weapons to a strrw purchaser who then transported them intoomexico - is false." fast and furious was not just about who knew. it was who was kept from knowing; the u-s ambassador to mexico city,,the a-t-f agents in mexico." the report clearsstop a-t-f melson, billyyhoover or bill &pmacmahon and instead blames a-t-f ann the u-s attorneyss office in phoenix for lying orr cass. late today, congressman issa said hee belleved holder was actively engaged in a cover up and unless he turned over subpoena week, the oversight committee would begin contempt attorney general. holder appeared before hat committee thursday morning. in los angeles, william la jeunesse, fox news. 3 bad day for a colorado state la. laamaker....she was pulled over for d-u-i last week, and yesterday.....apologized to of colorado. 3bradfood says: 'it's with a deep sense of pain and remorse that i stand before you ttday.' today.'but a little known state law... kept her bad day from getting worse.evee though bradforr was pulleddover, and officers smelled alcohol on &pher breath...and she admitted driiking....and... she failed a field sobriety test....she wwss't arrested.....all because of a state law on required police to drop tte h d-u-i investigation affer bradford said she was coming prom and then going to a legislative fuuction.a lot of peoplee-- are calling for that law toobe changed. bad day for an accountant..... after she was attacked by this woman... with a curling iron. police saa sonia watson and her son walked into a tax preparation office in toledo, ohio.... and demanded onny. ttey got 280 bucks.but when one woman refused to hand over her possessions... watson hit her with a curling iron. &psurveillance video caught an as they fled. detectives say thee were able tt catch watson... because she had been to that officc recently.... to work on her taxes. and it was a great day to be out and about in baltimore. we were aa the inner harbor as people traded out inter coats for long sleevee and windbreakers as the sun pushed temperatures higher and higher. the beautiful, clear day brought out hundreds of eople to eejoy the water and fresh air. 3 it... was so nice...// ttday...// ááiiáá... 3 looks... like... we're... outtof theewoods...// for... winter. winter. sunshine and temps cllmbing towards the 70's? it's a wild finish to january. 3&let's go to chief meteorologist vytas reii with pour ssywatcc forecast. 3 3 we need change. not obama change, but romney channe." the most negative campaigg in history. why florida ended up piccing mitt rommey to take on president pbama. the pope versus the president. the move by the white house that will force chhrches to pay for abortions. a bmwwends up buried inssde a living room. why police didn't even bother asking the driver how it happened. 3 t tonight, mitt romney ggts back in front of vote 2012 pith a huge winnin the florrda primary. phil keatingg talked with some of the vast majority of floridd voters who waited until the last moment to maae up their minds. even before the sun rose in valrico, floridaaon primary day, about a third of the state's republicans had voted early. those who remained on the fence until the last day lined up on theii way to work, finally committed.mcgrath sayss "newt aad mitt really were beating the heck ut of each other nd the guy i voted for was talkinn about the issues. (rick sannorum?) rick santooum,,yeah." in florida, the constant barrage of t-v attack ads and the televised debates greatly influenced voters, both bad and good. what made uu lenora maestas' mind was mitt romney's improved debate performances in florida. maestas says, "just the way he handlld imself after coming off the loss in outh carolina. he rebouuded appropriately and i was impressed by that." and fflrida republican crystal oberle is serious. she's, one of about a million republicans walking into precincts tuesday to vote, and says she has invested a lot of time in her that really struck me, the one - followed him, i read up on - him, he's the one i really want as a ppesident. like he said, he's reagan guy." bud leistl disagrees.leistl pays, "newt is an old-time, political insider. we need changg. not obama change, but romney change." the change dave bovee wants is he calls obamm-lite." for pim, hat's gingrich.bovee says,,"at this tiie, i just think we need somebody with good judgment, sound mind, clear thinker and not afraid to state his opinion and it happens to be very much like mine." republican party leaders in tallahassee report primary voters set records this year over 2008, for both early and absennee votes. they saa that indicates an energized gop electorate ready to ut florida ack in the rrd coolmn this novembbr. outside of tampa, phil keating,,fox news. 3 thh... catholic ccurch.../ fights.../ obama--care.../ ááwhicháá would... require churches .../ to... cover.../ employee... birth control .../ and abortions. abortions. "if weepay for those services for people whoowork for us, then we're saying... in effect, saying, well, doo't do it, but then giving the money to pay for it." it." the ... health care ... bill.../ requires... all employers contraception.../ and abortion.../ uuder the ... "preeentative are"... section...//// áátheáá policy... goes august .../ áábutáá churches .../ get... another year.../ to... comply...///. áátheáá,... bishop... of... green bay...//. áápetitionedáá... sayingg.../ the... new law ...fooces them.../ to... choose between ...health care.../ for employees.../ and.../ their core.../ beliefs. super bowl sunday.../ is.. .a... great day... for chickens...///. chickens...// ááthisáá sunday,.../ 1.5---billion... chicken wings.../ will hit... "the gameday"... spread....//// ááifáá you... lined upp.../ all... the wings.../ ááthey'dáá circle the earth... twice.../ ááwitháá plenty... left over.../// for... a party.../// in.../// the... entire state... of... mmryland...////. ááthat'sáá morr than... 740--million chickens.../ served up.../ fans.../ áá withináá... a... six hour... window..../// pátheáá... chhckens.../// have... no comment...// 3 &p is it possible that w sunday? we... could haveetoday...// ááhere'sáá... chief meteologist ytas reid...// forecast. watch forecast. 3 you knoww..// ááanáá... alarm clock... causes...less damage...// ááhere'sáá a... wake up... call..///. someone... in this hoose.../ wasn't expecting...// áwhereáá... this happpned...// ááandáá... how that...someone's doing tonite. these guys take fast asleep to whole new level. why these ttams are taking their beds to the track. 3 33 3 p ahhh. so soft. time out. sweet. 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[ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. a... reaaly... nicc person...// áágoodáá... driver... too... too... ááaáá... police chase.../ in...new haven... conneeticut...// ends... with the suspect's car.../ crashing.../ into...// someooe's bedroom..../// ááaáá man ...in... this house -- / was... trapped... under that car.../ for... an hour....///. ááheáá... suffered... burns...// to... his lower.../ body..../// áátheáá suspect... of course... took... off like...// a... coward...// áápoliceáá say.... the driver.../ was wanted ...for.../ motor- vehicce.../ violations../. ááthey'reáá... searching... for.../ that an..../ tonite...// that...// have a relative.../// in... califorria...// ááthisáá... car.../ blew.,.. thru.../ a... ddnut shop... this morning.../ inn.. orange,.../ california...///. ááownersáá... say... people.... hit... áábutáá no one .../ ever crashed... áthruá... it...///. áápoliceáá... say... the car.../ seemed to accelerate .../ ááevenáá after... the.../ crash....// áámaybeáá... the... driver...// mis- understoodd..// the... term...// "drive---hru"... an... international... race .../ raising money.../ in.../ an.../ unconventional way.../ thailand dozens... of... international teams.../ competed ...in the bed race.../ sunday.../// ááeacháá team ... has.../ 6--members...// with.../ 5--runners...// and.../ one... on the bed...////. wilcott says-"it's a lot thought. we thought it would be over in a good, four, five, six minutes. i think it lasted about 12, 3. it gets your hearr going a wee it. we all performed well as a team i think. a gooo bunch of lads here, good strong guys. it was great tiie."( the.../ half million dollars.../ raised.../ will... go to.../ charities.../// / 3 the ocean unleashes it'ss fury. the severe &pinjuries happening o anyonee braae enough to drop in these haaaii waves. 3 mother nature is putting on a show right now in the middle of the pacific. waves.../ are ... breaking.../ on... the.../ north shore ...of hawaii .../ ááannáá... it's tempting... everyone ...// from... pro surfers.../ to... rookies. rookiess leigh says: "i think its actually awesome. (woold you go in thhre?) yeah, if i had a " surfboard." you'll...// want to ...think twice.../ before... paddling out... into this.../// áátheseáá waves ...were easily topping.../ 30 feet.../// accorddng to ...the... national weather service.../////. áásomeááá.. of... the best surring... in the world.../ is... on... these.../ north shore beaches....// áátheáá wavvs .../ wwre... so strong.../ áátheyáá dis--located... the... hip surfer. it was perfect surfing weather in baltimore today. today. sunny and warm, .../ if... you're into that... sort of thing. thing. let's ooto vytas to see if we'll start february with this beach weather. 33 ...and the area's first family of athletics has another emerging star.. bruce cunningham profiles miranda ripken, next in sports unnimited 3 that's all... for the late edition.../ but sports unlimited.../ has ...a.. "ripken"...// back... in the headlines. heaalines. it's not cal but it'sssomeone who is just story as sports unlimted e - starts right now. of all theeevents that make up super bowl week, media day has to be the moss unique...when the ravens made the super bowl in 2001, i remember being awed attend...the nfl granted over 3,000 media requests for media day, in which players from both teams face hungry reporters...and it's alwwys a poon...and as you can see from these pictures, this year was no exception...the players aren't razy about it, but they understtnd 3 3elsewhere...peyton manning is sounding bullish said today he feels really .he - good, and continues to make progress most everr day in his surgery...anddwhile he wants in the air is wherr?he's due a 28 million roster bonus on march 8th, and the colts could opt to release him and save that money..manning says he and colts owner jim irsayyhave not discussed his future..as alwayus, stay tunnd. it's another tuesday night, and around here that means another ediiion of our prep player of theeweek award...now in it's third decadee it has honored the area's finest high in 1991...this week we're on phe basketbbll courr for a player with a very familiar last name... name... ii's now tiie to announce the candidates in our contest...brought to you by varsiit sports network dot com...you can vote for the game you'd like to see highlights of by going to ox- baltimore dot com and clicking on high school game of the week... here's thissweek's games... for friday february 3rd...all basketball this week...arrndel travels to broaaneck in boys hoops... notre dame prep hosss john pply wwlcomes lake clifton in boys...and mount st. joe visits mcdonogh...we'll wednesday night...r on - that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited... pnd be sure to tune in to fox45 morning news tomorrow -- &pstarting at 5-am.goodnight. goodnight. 3 3 introducing olive garden's new three course italian dinner for $12.95. start with either unlimited homemade soup or our fresh crisp salad, and all the warm breadsticks you want. then, enjoy one of five new specially created entrees, like our smoked mozzarella chicken or five cheese marinara with shrimp. finish up with one of five desserts. like our chocolate mousse. our new three course italian dinner, just $12.95. try it tonight at your olive garden when you're here, you're family.