this drive is all part of the sarah and vinnie show on 97.3 as we speak. you are out there doing tv and showing us how it works. >> any way we can raise the money and raise the toys, you are absolutely right. it is the annual toys for tots campaign put on by the marines. we have all sorts of toys here and they're collecting toys and money to shop for toys. we have the morning show here. how are you doing? sarah and vinnie of the morning show are here and you can meet them if you make a donation. we have a lot of food from their lunch with tony coming up to support the troops and the toys. we have a humvee behind me. they like to see that and a truck filled with toys and donations. they will talk a little bit with an honest to goodness marine. handsome guys to take your money and come on in. this is the sergeant. thank you so much for doing what you are doing. tell me about the need and what you are hoping to do. >> the biggest program here in the bay area. we are trying to collect as many clothes as possible. we have about 100 different organizations and n

. >> i would normally agree with everything that jonathan says, but my cousin vinny won with a purple suit. [laughter] >> john and i have known each other for 15, 20 minutes. [laughter] i am not a media person. these folks know better. one thing i can tell you the public defender should do, lawyers in private practice, public defenders, should not view each other as the enemy. the criminal defense bar, public or private, needs to be unified. when you are unified, it increases your numbers and increases your financial base with which to try to do the kinds of media efforts, contribute to the media like you are talking about. >> i wanted to pick up on something. i agree entirely with jerry. i agree with your focus in the blank case -- blake case. although we try to get the interview and tried to distract you in the cause, you are right to focus on the case. in the end, we had a conversation after verdict. in the end, it is important to be concerned about the image, not during the case, but in general, of public defender offices and criminal defense attorneys. i think it is also importan

the baltimore humane society and say each month that they take in 50 new animals, cats and dogs like vinnie. he cautions giving pets as presents but says that the floral pets are a great idea. >> that is a perverse way to do it than you can see the floor of the arrangement on your counter and think you need a real one. >> she can make just about anything. >> any color you want, any type, if you want a scottish terrier, we can do it. >> anything can be customized. if you want a ravens outfit or at orioles out that, we can do it. >> they are hoping to hit a home run for other pets like vinne and charlie. jenny -- jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight, chrysler is recalling some of their vehicles. you can find the information by clicking on "consumer alert" on wbaltv.com. >> a portion of east eager street was named after matt lewis. he has taught thousands of young boys boxing and has mentored them into leaving a good life. he has included former heavyweight champions. he passed away on november 12th at the age of 92. >> he changed a lot of boys' lives. >> yes, he did. >> the latest

do i look like vinny? >> wow -- that's a situation. >> jimmy: yeah, that's pretty -- yeah. kind of interesting right there. we kind of look like brothers, i guess. >> yeah, that's pretty cool. >> jimmy: do you have favorites in there, or now you just feel like family with everybody? >> you're talking about the cast? >> jimmy: yeah, the cast -- yeah. >> oh, yeah, you know what we're -- >> jimmy: people in general. i mean, yes. [ laughter ] do you have a favorite of anything? what an awful question. it's like ice cream. [ laughter ] >> you know what, we are all friends, so to speak. >> jimmy: i thought you and pauly d. had a thing. >> yeah, me and him are definitely very close. also, me and snooks. but we all talk, you know, throughout the off-season, you know, texts and e-mails. you know, we send fist pumps back and forth, you know. >> jimmy: yeah, absolutely. [ laughter ] like smoke signals. absolutely, yeah. i have an idea for this -- for this next season. have you filmed it already? >> for number four you're saying? >> jimmy: yeah. >> no that would probably -- if there wa

people dropped off toys and donations all morning long, helping us and sarah and vinnie from alice radio's morning show got the word out. >> we have about 100 different non-profit organizations that deal with collecting toys and donating them to children in need for this christmas holiday. we're accepting toy donations, cash donations, anything will help. >> it's really just a way for us to be part of the community. and hopefully stoke some kids out. because i mean that's pretty sad. especially with the economy having been beating people for what, two years, three years, four years now. and this is just a chance for us to give something back and give back. >> reporter: and we're proud of our tech and business reporter scott budman who was out this morning helping to collect donations. >>> fresh or fake sf? that's the question for families shopping for christmas trees. now there's a push to get you to go for the real thing. nbc's chris clackum shows us why. ♪ it's beginning to lock a lot like christmas ♪ >> reporter: naturally at a christmas tree lot customers have faith in fresh over f

the sara and vinny morning radio show and the u.s. marines raised $45,000 for the event. all of the toys being purchased will go to bay area children in need. $45,000 can buy a lot of toys. >> yeah, bravo to them. >>> we just heard about a loud filed in san francisco this morning. the laws that one -- about a lawsuit filed in san francisco this morning -- filed in san francisco this morning. >>> las vegas police are looking for the man who committed a bold robbery at one of the strip's most fame out casinos. he escaped with at least $ 1.5 million in chips. take a look at the surveillance camera video of the robber r unning into the bellagio casino shortly before 4:00 yesterday morning. they clay he cleaned out the chips from a craps table, ran off and drove off on a motorcycle. i. >> i think it was the audacity of it and the surprise. he walks in the casino, he's in there less than three minutes and i think everybody was so stunned, by the time they r eacted to it, he was out the door and driving away. >> the chips can only be cashed at the bellagio. so it's unlikely he w