this student. i know a whole bunch of kids went down to the city. i think it s crazy that they would do that over slurpees. it doesn t make sense. reporter: it gained even greater attention amid greater concern of unruly kids. groups of youth blocked an intersection on st. patrick s day weekend. the same weekend that a student was beaten and stripped naked. reporter: new patrols involving school police and better camera technology to watch the streets. they show up downtown. there s something wrong. and i hope they, you know, get the parents of these kids and sit them all down and lecture as to what is proper behavior. and you should see those extra patrols thursdays through sundays, throughout the summer. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. thank you very much, mike. 80 people have been murdered in baltimore city this year, one more than this time last year. well, one of those murders happened on east preston street last night. a 28-year-old man
the president plans to step up his travel schedule. the latest cbs news, new york times poll of registered voters find the president leads all potential opponents except mitt romney, whom he ties. republican candidates are set to debate tonight in south carolina and terrell brown is in washington with more on the president and the south carolina primary. good morning, terrell. reporter: betty good morning to you. one of the topics that will likely be seen tonight in the debate is mitt romney s wealth. on top of not immediately releasing the tax record, he also admitted that he has part of his millions invested in an off shore account. this couldn t come at a worse time and another candidate is gaining ground. mitt romney is fighting to hang on to his lead in south carolina. if i m president, i will repeal obama care and get us back to free market principles. he tried to fire up voters at a rally last night before attacking newt gingrich. him taking credit for the jobs
for newt gingrich. reporter: romney praised perry. a terrific guy. terrific conservative. been a great governor. was great in the race. but he slammed gingrich. the speaker was talking about all of the jobs he helped create in the reagan years. he d been in congress two years when reagan came to office. reporter: romney got more bad news from iowa where he d claimed his first 2012 win. officials there say a new count puts santorum ahead and there is more potentially damaging financial news about romney. he sent some of his millions to the cayman islands but aides deny romney used the secretive banks there to dodge u.s. taxes. gingrich got bad news in this religious state. a reminder of his three marriages and infidelity from a second wife on abc. he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused. no. no. that is not a marriage. reporter: campaigning with his current wife gingrich said intruding into 10-year-old family matters is wrong. tonight the four remain
president obama is kicking his reelection campaign into high gear. his first tv ad is expected to hit the airways today. the president plans to step up his travel schedule. the latest cbs news, new york times poll of registered voters find the president leads all potential opponents except mitt romney, whom he ties. republican candidates are set to debate tonight in south carolina and terrell brown is in washington with more on the president and the south carolina primary. good morning, terrell. reporter: betty good morning to you. one of the topics that will likely be seen tonight in the debate is mitt romney s wealth. on top of not immediately releasing the tax record, he also admitted that he has part of his millions invested in an off shore account. this couldn t come at a worse time and another candidate is gaining ground. mitt romney is fighting to hang on to his lead in south carolina. if i m president, i will repeal obama care and get us back to free market princi
tsa. leave the grandmother as loan. very bizarre story here. fallout from the iowa gop debate. new questions about newt gingrich and how mitt romney s $10,000 bet noise back firing. later this half-hour, michael jackson cal jackson s daughter paris gets her first starring movie role. could this be her first step in hollywood? we have the push to protect elderly airline passengers from being subjected to humiliating strip searches. two new york lawmakers are calling on the tsa to create a position, advocates, strike a balance between passenger safety and dignity. reporter: two senators believe that each and every airport needs a passenger advocate. under their new proposal, an advocate could be called over by passengers if they feel they re being inappropriately searched. instead of being pleasant if some times frustrating experience for these passengers flying became a degrading experience. reporter: it comes after three elderly women, three different times cl