to tell me what was going on. reporter: the feds say the pimps would charge $50 to $60 a trick. the women wouldn t get a cent of it. they d also swap the women out every few weeks. the ring stretched into pennsylvania, new york, and new jersey. there was a gal named cass. nisee her again. but she saw a lot of johns. i didn t see any like 16- year-olds. it was mostly older men. it sickened me to think, this is someone s father, grandfather, husband. there was only one girl that day. she must have been asleep upstairs. reporter: the five men in connection with the brothel face 70 years each in prison. reporter: and the feds say most but not all of the women were undocumented aliens. in the past four years, baltimore county has busted about six of these illegitimate massage parlors. reporting live from downtown, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. investigators used wire taps and gps tracking to build their case. we have breaking news, as wjz was first to tell
diand he s headed for surgery. early this thursday, july 28th, 20 1. captioning funded by cbs good morning to you, i m erica hill. beautiful sky. i m chris wragge. we re allowed to have our cup of coffee. a lot of people. it was a tumultuous day on wall street but not for dunkin donuts. their stock jumped 50%, taking aim at starbucks and mcdonald s when it comes to the coffee wars. if you were smart enough to get in, you were rewarded. cheers with your ice water over there. we re faking it. we ll get to that ahead this morning. we want to update you first with the latest from washington on the debt talks. there are only five days left for congress to pass a budget cutting plan that will raise the government borrowing limit and avoid a default. this morning the house is set to take an important vote and much of america from main street to wall street will be reporting. nancy cordes is on capitol hill, good morning. reporter: good morning to you, erica. the
but trebek is now headed for surgery early this thursday morning, july 28th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs good morning to you. i m erica hill. a beautiful sky. nice start to the day. i m chris wragge. want to talk coffee? we love to have her cup of coffee. now the coffee wars are on. tumultuous day on wall street but not to dunkin donuts. stock jumps and they are taking aim at starbucks and mcdonald s when it comes to the coffee wars and look into that. if you were smart to get in, you were smart. it has become a big business the last few years with the cost of coffee. cheers to your ice water there. we want to update you, first, with the latest from washington on those debt talks. there are only five days left for congress to pass a budget cutting plan that will raise the government borrowing limit and avoid a possible default. this morning, the house is set to take a very important vote and much of america from main street to wall street will be watching. cbs
wasted time. there is still a chance a final compromise could be crafted from speaker boehner s bill. senate majority leader harry reid says his plan is the best compromise and the best solution. holds many of the same as a technical default. democrats are not willing to put our economy on the line. reporter: u.s. treasury officials are already starting to decide which will trade and which won t. in washington, jay dow, wjz eyewitness news. here now is another live look at the floor. house. senate majority leader harry reid says if the house passes speaker boehner s bill, the senate will take it up immediately, and defeat it tonight. count on wjz to keep you updated on the votes when it takes place. federal prosecutors say they cracked a prostitution raingz ring operate ring operating in baltimore county. mike hellgren has new insights on the secret sex trade. mike? reporter: and denise, according to records, this was a lucrative records. police seized a porsche
here and across the nation. firefighters went door to door in a neighborhood, where a room filled with the odorless, colorless gas. it was very scary. it could have happened to any of us. reporter: laura said she bought new carbon monoxide detectors for every floor of her home. there was one in the basement. one in the kitchen. you are in the house comfortably. and that same house turns around and takes a life. reporter: and carbon monoxide, probably from an oven, killed mckale louis and venita gibbs. it s critical to have your appliances, furnace, chimney and ventilation inspected every year. low levels for longer duration. or monoxide at higher concentrations, both can be deadly. reporter: and there was another scare just 24 hours ago, in pigtown. eight people had to go to the hospital after possible carbon monoxide exposure. nobody was serearly severely injured, though. the ambulance. and basically, it was on top of this roof. reporter: and in the two c