Roosevelt leftwich joins us with the latest. Robert gladden, jr. Was facing 27 counts including nine counts of firstdegree murder. Prosecutors said he specifically planned to come to school to hurt people that day and one persons life was changed. The trial of robert gladden, jr. Was supposed to start. He brought a shotgun to Perry Hall High School and opened fire on the first day of school. Gladdens attorneys approached prosecutors. I think its clear from the strength of the evidence. Reporter under the a arrangements, most of the charges were dropped. Although its up to the judge to decide they have recommended a sentence of life in prison. Its really clear, just the brazen nature of what he did. Its clear that he thought about this for a long time and he made the decision that he would cause misery on others before he took his own life. Its something that would factor in. Reporter after several weeks in the hospital daniel is back in school. His friends in the the in the entire scho
View they want to see the spending cuts in terms of the other side of it. Reporter if there is month compromise federal workers, everyone from fbi to Border Patrol agents, could be furloughed or laid off. A wells fargo study says federal and Defense Industry workers in maryland, virginia, and d. C. , will be hardest hit. As the military faces massive cuts. A new bipartisan commissions plan led by former clinton adviser Erskine Bowles and alan simpson cuts the deficit by 2. 4 trillion over ten years. They can squawk all then want to. Get your country on course and forget the fact that you are a democrat or a republican and get to be an american and get cracking. Reporter the sequester was going into effect january 1 but was delayed as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. More difficult news for this area, the pentagon announced this afternoon lit notify Congress Tomorrow of its plan to furlough 700,000 civilian employees if no deal is reached. Those furloughs would begin april 22. Im
If they dont, that means acrosstheboard cuts affecting millions of people. The president called for bipartisan action. He made it clear that congress has only two acceptable options. Now republicans in Congress Face is simple choice. Are they willing to compromise to protect vital investments in education and health care and National Security and all the jobs that depend on them . Or would they rather put hundreds of thousands of jobs and our economy at risk just to protect a few specialinterest tax loopholes that benefit only the wealthiest americans and big corporations . President obama was not the only one focusing on the sequester today. 3 county leaders from maryland met this morning to figure out what to do should the cuts go into effect. Jummy olabanji joins us now. A lot of concern that the deadlines are coming quickly. Absolutely. Officials from montgomery prince georges, and Howard County is in maryland say the time for congress to act is right now. They say on march 1 they
Sequester. Andy with more. Urging a crowd of republicans to act now to avoid automatic cuts to defense spending set to kick in next friday. With Emergency Responders by his side, youre looking at a live picture right here. The president stressed that their jobs are in jeopardy if a plan isnt reached to delay the sequester. Dozens of Government Programs and local Services Stand to be hit hard. The white house backs a deal that raises tax revenue to offset the 85 billion in cuts. But Senate Republicans arent onboard saying the president already got his tax increases at the beginning of the year. These cuts are not smart. They are not fair. They will hurt our economy. They will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment list. People will lose their jobs. The Unemployment Rate might tick up, again. And thats why democrats, republicans, Business Leaders and economists theyve already said that these cuts here in washington and sequesteration are a bad idea. Theyre not good fo
The students here at Suitland High School. They are mourning the death here in the last couple of hours. The mother of the 18yearold who was killed last night spoke to Prince Georges County bureau chief tracee wilkins, talked a little bit about her son and exactly what has happened. Obviously a very difficult time here. What are her memories and thoughts of what happened . Well, she said first of all shes mourning with the rest of this community, what happened with charles and what happened on monday. Covered that monday night, you were here tuesday and its devastating for every parent in this community. And then she said, just to think of the same thing happening to her son, it was very difficult for her. I was so hurt i just started praying for that mother and that little boy and then just to know that i had just took my son to school and i wouldnt see him again and this has happened. Reporter aaron kidd had learning difficulties, had left the school for a period but then came back t