a judge ordered neil prescott to way a tracking device op his apingel while in detention. prescott will only be allowed to leave his parents home where he is staying for medical appointments. he has opinion getting outpatient mental health treatment and will not have access to guns. prescott's next hearing is scheduled for september 11th. >>> hundreds of people are expected to gather for a vigil, remembering sherman waldon. his body was recovered in middle river yesterday. he had been missing since eler when officials say he disappeared after trying to help two women who drifted away from the boat. his son says that's the kind of thing his father would do. it's being held on wilson point road. his family says there are also

prescott's alleged threatening statement. >> reporter: prescott will be band from buying anymore guns until his case moves threw the court system. >> reporter: he's in the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. >> it's a serious concern when somebody has a mental problem and they are going to have a lot of guns. >> reporter: heub earth -- hubert williams says more needs to be done to crack down on gones. >> what kind of disaster needs to happen before we realize that there these to be a respect for this? >> reporter: prosecutors vowing to lobby for a felony threat statute. >> reporter: if prescott is convicted, he will be banned from owning guns. federal charnlings are still pending. >> thank you, megan. in d.c. -- federal charges are still pending. >> thank you, megan. in d.c., there is a felony statute that brings a possible 20 years behind bars. >>> a judge found a law unconstitutional and ordered the state to allow more people to buy guns. >>> more trouble from jamal lewis. the 32-year-old is charged with failing to pay child support, a misdemeanor. lewis filed for bankruptcy in a

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. >> reporter: the charge against 28-year-old neil prescott is telephone misuse, a misdemeanor. prescott, the man who threatened to splatter brains of his victims all over the sidewalk to, go joker on his former workplace, recalling the mass shooting in the aurora colorado theater july 20th and who had an arsenal of 25 guns, mostly assault rifles, when he was arrested. he's getting off too easy prince george's county prosecutor angela alsobrooks fears. >> unfortunately maryland does not have a law that makes it expressly illegal to communicate generalized threats over the telephone. i believe that when people like mr. prescott threaten violence, especially in in day in age with all that we have going on right now, he ought to be facing a felony charge, not just misdemeanor charges. >> reporter: alsobrooks with her hands tied said prescott's guns were all legal and there will be no charges there. he's in a hospital now. police chief mark magaw. >> we're not walking away from this individual. he's going to have a lot to answer to when he comes out of the hospital. >> reporter: reg

prescott is still undergoing a medical examination. friends and family gather to remember frederick native robyn gardner.today marks one year since she disappeared during a vacation in aruba. aruba. gardner traveled to aruba last august with gaithersburg businessman gary giordano ... who says gardner disappeared while the two snorkeled off the coast. giordano spent four months in an aruban jail while police tried to build a case against him but was eventually let go for lack of evidence.giordano took out an accidental death policy on gardner which he tried to collect 2 days after notifying police of her disappearance. 3 im still devastated .......that she will come home sometime... 3 sometime... a year later... police have not found a body or a suspect. meanwhile... giordano is suing american express for failure to pay a 1-point- 5 million dollar death benefit. caesars entertainment group wins a license to build a slots casino in baltimore. baltimore.the maryland lottery commission made the decision tuesday. the casino near m&t bank st

prescott made. >> reporter: it was last week that neil prescott, who they say was in the process of getting fired, said he was the joker and threatened to blow everybody up. that came on the heels of the mass shooting in colorado, where a man with hair colored like the joker killed 12 people and wouldn'ted 58 others at a showing of the new batn movie. police and federal agents moved quickly to search prescott's apartment in croften and get him sent away for a mental evaluation. >> it's hard to measure what you prevented, but all the elements were here that we believe that a tragedy was averted in this case. >> reporter: the prosecutor says all of prescott's weapons were obtained legally, but if convicted of this telephone charge, he would be prevented from legally owning a gun. his mental evaluate could also disqualify him from legal gun ownership. >> we're not walking away from this individual by any means. >> reporter: now, prescott is still undergoing that mental evaluation. when that's finished, he'll be charged, and if he's convicted of this telephone crime, he could face a maximum pen

prescott is currently under the care of a facility. >> let's go outside it. was a warm day. 47 shades of gray type of day. we're looking around baltimore. it's typical. here we are. there you g she's taking it away -- go. she's taking it away. great day to be out there working construction. all right. meteorologist mike masco is here. >> ready for the humidity? that's back, back big time. you can see a pretty nice looking shot in the inner harbor but north and west found it's getting interesting. 84 in the city. 81 in east ton -- easton. this is going to be something we'll keep an eye on and this storm we have our eyes on in woodsboro, walkersville, new market at 6:34. this is slowly drifting toward the south. if you're planning trip toward frerks know there is a storm that's starting to get pretty interesting. we'll let you know about that weekend forecast coming up in just a little bit. >>> today really is a milestone for president obama's healthcare law, the day insurance companies have to start paying 100% of the cost. one part of the law has gotten more

>> mayor prescott, -- neil prescott who only called himself a joker. will face misdemeanor charges. prosecutors are upset. >> reporter: prosecutors and police say he made very serious threats against a former employer in prince george's county, but he only faces one charge. that misdemeanor you mentioned, misusing the telephone. the state's attorney there is outraged because he says the law does not adequately cover the crime. >> reporter: prosecutors will only charge neil prescott with a misdemeanor. saying maryland does not have adequate laws to press charges against the kind of threat he was making. he got mad and in a phone call with a supervisor said he wanted to blow his brains on the sidewalk and that he was the joker and would load his guns up and blow everyone up. words that raised alarm after the batman incident in colorado. >> i believe that when mr. prescott threatened violence, especially in this day and age, with all we have going on right now, he ought to be facing felony charges. not just misdemeanor charges. but the state of the law in maryland at this time does not

prescott's alleged threatening statements. i believe that when people like mr. prescott threaten violence, especially in this day in age with all that we have going on right now, he ought to be facing felony charges, not just misdemeanor charges. >> prosecutors are hoping that a conviction on the telephone misuse charge will give authorities enough reason to take prescott's guns away. the misdemeanor carries up to three years in prison and a $500 fine. >>> new developments this morning in the case of a deadly hit-and-run in herndon. police discovered the body of a man near the accident scene. early yesterday morning, a car hit a woman in the 600 block of center street. investigators are still looking for the driver who abandoned his car at the scene. that car in the accident is registered to 32-year-old fitsam giberatatios. we are still waiting on police to identify both the man and woman found dead. >>> a close call at reagan national airport, this one involved three planes. the federal aviation administration says the planes, all operated by us airways, came w

prescott is accused of calling his supervisor last week... and threatening a mass murder, similar to the colorado theater shooting. police searched prescott's crofton apartment and found 15 guns and thousands of rounds of ammo.investigators believe he intended to kill. "iq: its hard to measure what you prevented... averted." averred." maryland doesn't have a specific law against making threats by phone.but prosecutors say they will lobby for one.prescott is still undergoing a medical examination. just a week before the state's gun permit laws were set to loosen... a federal appeals court delays the move.a federal judge ruled maryland's law unconstitutional last week... but the state attorney generrl asked for a stay until the court decides on the constitutionality of maryland's law.a hearing is tentatively set for late october. caesars entertainment group wins a license to build a slots casino in baltimore. baltimore.the maryland lottery commission made the decision tuesday. the casino near m&t bank stadium will have 37- hundred slot machines

hasta temprana horas de la tarde se pensaba que neil prescott del condado de prince george, el hombre acusado de planear una balacera en su trabajo enfrentaria cargos federales. angela alsobrooks fiscal de pg "después de una exhaustiva y muy minuciosa investigación hemos decidió poner cargos en contra del señor prescott por violar la sección 3-804 del código de maryland que significa el uso indebido del teléfono y sus facilidades" lo que esto significa es que el hombre de 28 aÑos autodenominado, el guason o jocker no recibiÓ otros cargos criminales por falta de evidencia. segÚn las autoridades el cargo que prescott recibirÁ es de mal uso del telÉfono, cargo cuya sentencia mÁxima podrÍa ser de 3 aÑos en prisiÓn y una multa de $500 sin embargo los cargos federales aun no estÁn descartados ya que todavÍa se debe esperar que el sujeto sea dado de alta del hospital para imponerlos si es que se encuentra la evidencia en este caso angela alsobrooks fiscal de pg "quiero hacerles saber que pienso que es insuficiente, especialmente después de que el señor prescott hizo comen

prescott is accused of calling his supervisor last week... and threatening a mass murder, similar to the colorado theater shooting. police searched prescott's crofton apartment and found 15 guns and thousands of rounds of ammo.investigators believe hh intended to kill. "iq: its hard to measure what you preventtd... oq:a tragedy was 3averted." averted."maryland doesn't have a specific law against making threats by phone.but prosecutors say thee will lobby for one.prescott is still undergoing a medical examination. 3 the psychiatrist treating accused colorado mass shooter, james holmes...appaaentll told her colleagues she was concerned about his behavior... six weeks before the shhoting. shooting.sources close to the investigation say... lynne fenton contacted several members of the "behavioral evaluation and threat assessment" team to say ... she felt holmes could be potentially dangerous to others.holmes is acccsed of opening fire in a packed colorado theater more than a week ago...killing 12 and wounding 58. just seconds from disaster... thr

prescott threatened to load his guns and shoot up his workplace. he has been charged with one count of telephone misuse. a special task force begins examining whether people with mental illness can legally purchase firearms. the commission was created long before this summer's mass shootings in colorado and wisconsin.right now... it is against maryland law for anyone with a criminal history of violence or mental illness to own a gun.but state police say it can be difficult to investigate whether somebody has been treated for mental illness. (durst) "we are not in favor of exclusing mental illness all together as a disqualifier for being able to own or carry weapons, but we want to make sure that the definition of people who are not a danger to themselves or other people." people."the commission will submit its findings and recommendations to governor o'malley later this year. animal rights groups react to a reeised ruling on pit bulls from maryland's highest court. the court of appeals has reaffirmed its earlier decision ... pit bulls are inherentl

this morning even some law enforcement officers are saying the charge against 28-year-old neil prescott is simply not enough. mike schuh is live. >> reporter: good morning. for all the seriousness of what police allege could have happened the charge is relativity minor. the misuse of telephone equipment, a misdemeanor, not felony. >> an arsenal of weapons found inside the apartment of neil prescott. police searched his home after he called his former boss and claimed i'm a joker, i'm going to load my guns and blow everybody up. with the movie theater massacre in colorado that set off alarms. >> we believe a tragedy was averted ed. ed -- averted. >> the at a time -- the state of the law does not make it a felony to communicate a threat. >> the maximum seasons 3 years in prison and a $500 fine. >> i believe this is unsufficient in light of his alleged threatening statements. >> if convicted he would be banned from owning guns. >> reporter: eyewitness news has learned that the feds are also considering charges. he's currently in a hospital for a court ordered mental psychiatric evaluation.

prescott made. he should be facing felony charges not just misdemeanor charges. >> reporter: prescott got all of his weapons legally but a evicti conviction on the telephone misuse fine may give the prosecutors what they need. >>> big crowds at chick-fil-a here and all over the country. many went to support the ceo's comments on gay marriage. shomari stone now with both sides of the debate. >> we are outside the chick-fil-a outside silver spring. to some folks, you have the chick-fil-a bag. they say this is a chick-fil-a sandwich. to others it's a symbol of hatred and intolerance for same-sex marriage. >> you don't know anything about it. >> reporter: outrage outside chick-fil-a in silver springs, maryland. >> you are arrogant to come up to everyone -- >> reporter: a man confronts two women who are protesting against the restaurant. they are opposed to the ceo's support of traditional marriage. >> we can express ourselves through opening our wallets. >> reporter: jason and his wife are on the defens

segÚn las autoridades el cargo que prescott recibirÁ es de mal uso del telÉfono, cargo cuya sentencia mÁxima podrÍa ser de 3 aÑos en prisiÓn y una multa de $500 sin embargo los cargos federales aun no estÁn descartados ya que todavÍa se debe esperar que el sujeto sea dado de alta del hospital para imponerlos si es que se encuentra la evidencia en este caso lo que sucede segÚn la fiscal angela alsobrooks, es que este sujeto compro las armas y su masivo arsenal de forma legal y no existÍa suficiente evidencia para imponerle cargos de asalto en segundo grado. por otra parte en maryland tampoco existen leyes que prohÍban realizar una amenaza por telÉfono, asÍ que el uso indebido del telÉfono es el cargo mÁs cercano que se le puede imponer. recordemos que el hombre de 28 aÑos del Área de crofton, maryland fue arrestado el viernes pasado despuÉs de ser acusado de llamar a un compaÑero de trabajo diciendo que era el guason y pensaba descargar sus armas y hacer volar a todos. en su domicilio se encontraron mas de 2 docenas de pistolas y 40 cajas largas de de municiones. por e

that's it, prescott the -- misdemeanor, and that's it. prescott was the man who threatened to splatter his brains all over the sidewalk to go joker in the workplace recalling the mass shooting in aurora, colorado, last month at a theater and had an arsenal of mostly assault rifles when he was arrested. he's getting off too easy prince george's county prosecutor angela alsobrooks fears. >> unfortunately maryland does not have a law that makes it expressly illegal for a person to communicate generalized threats over the telephone. i believe that when people like mr. prescott threaten violence, especially in this day in age with all that we have going on right now, he ought to be facing felony charges, not just misdemeanor charges. >> reporter: alsobrooks with her hands tied said prescott's guns were all legal and there will be no charges there. >> he's in a hospital now. >> reporter: police chief mark magaw. >> so we're not walking away from this individual by any means. he'll have a lot to answer to when he is released. >> reporter: regard

prescott threaten violence, especially in this day in age, he ought to be facing a felony charge, not just misdemeanor charges. >> reporter: alsobrooks with her hands tied said prescott's guns were all legal and there will be no charges there. one consolation for prisoners, the charges will prevent prescott from getting his arsenal of 25 guns back and if he's convicted, he'll lose his right to possess firearms in maryland into the future. scott broom, 9 news now. >>> in herndon police are looking for the husband of a woman killed as a hit and run victim. the 32-year-old is a person interest of in the crash that killed his wife in the 600 block of center street in herndon. police say just of that crash the driver of a black toyota camry slammed into -- after that crash the driver of a black toyota camry slammed into the other car and ran off. >> reporter: was he ever in any trouble? >> not at all. he was always talking about his wife and family, always pick up pizza for them. he was so nice to his family i think. >> the three small children were inside their apartment. they are unhurt

facility.a prince george's old neil prescott to the ttesday. prescott was ordered to continue taking medication and attend counseling while he awaits arraignment. police say back in july ... prescott ttreatened to load his guns and shoot up his workplace. he has been charged with one count of telephone misuse. three delaware childcare employees face serious charges for encouarging toddlers to fig. fight.dover police are not releasing the cell phone video from march ... but say it shows the female workers encouraging two 3-year-olds to reportedly iscovered during an unrelated investigation. police say in the video... a daycare worker can be heard telling a crying child... "no pinching only punching". 21-36 "the kids was crying. obviously did not ant to partake in this and was basically urged to continue on so again as i said it's sickening to see it. it's unfo" unfortunate."the daycare's business license... is now suspended. parents in connecticut could soon have to pay up... every school.a high school there is &pstarting a program to fine unexc

all the guns found in prescott's home were obtained legally. we'll have much more including how prosecutors are working with state lawmakers. >>> police say that 40-year-old jonathan blankenship was killed after officers were called to the home for a family fight. the first officer struggled and was on the ground with blankenship when a second officer found a knife nearby. the shooting is under investigation and a report will be handed over to the police department and the state attorney's office when this has been completed. lots of clouds mixed with blue skies. we have a look at the forecast. here's the current stats. 84 degrees. that humidity, our dew point value up to 70 with an easterly wind. you can see a good thunderstorm moving through parts of delaware. >> we are seeing a spotty shower that's going to cross the pennsylvania line, clipping extreme northwestern carroll county. north and west of the city, well north and west, especially along the i-70 corridor you could be dealing with storms. hagerstown got a good downpour. a few rumbles

enough reason to take prescott's guns away. the misdemeanor carries up to three years in prison and a $500 fine. >>> a psychiatrist at the university of colorado denver reportedly raised concerns about the accused gunman in the colorado movie theater massacre back in june. that's several weeks before james holmes allegedly killed 12 people and wounded nearly 60 more at a midnight screening of "the dark knight rises." according to "the denver post," the psychiatrist notified the campus threat assessment team. it is still unclear if the university contacted aurora police, where holmes lived. university officials have not commented on those reports. and some are now making comparisons to the 2007 shooting at virginia tech, where officials are accused of ignoring warnings given by the gunman there, seung-hui cho. >>> also in colorado today, mitt romney will campaign with his possible running mates, including virginia governor bob mcdonnell. they'll be at a fund-raiser tonight in aspen. other guests include republican governors bobb

prescott - threatened to load his guns and shoot up his workplace. he has been charged with one count of telephone misuse. george huguely... the former university of virginia lacrosse player who killed his ex- girlfriend... will not receive a new trial.a circuit court judge rejected a defense motion to set aside huguely's second- degree murder conviction and order a new trial in the slaying of yeardley love.attorney's for huguely claimed there were a series of errors before and during the trail.the chevy chase man was convicted in february of killing the suburban baltimore woman in a violent encounter may 2010 after a day of binge drinking by huguely.he faces 26 years in prison and is due to be sentenced august 31st. a... second maryland soldier... in the past week... dies... in afghanistan. afghanistan.the... pentagon says ... 24- year- old... sergeant david williams... died in kandahar.../ but... wont... say... what the cause of death is.. / williams... was... part... of the 2nd battalion,.../ in washington. baltimore's... comptroller... files a ve

prescott made. >> reporter: so police here in anne arundel county seized all of those guns. will he get them back, though? well, the state's attorney says that will not happen while this case is pending. and if he is found guilty, she says, he will never get those guns back. reporting live at anne arundel county police headquarters, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. prescott has no prior criminal record. >>> police identify a man shot and killed by an officer in north baltimore. vic is in the newsroom with an update for us. vic? >> 43-year-old john blankenship died when police responded to a domestic disturbance call. they found him fighting with a pregnant women. police say he turned and found attacking the woman. and that's when the investigators shot. they say that's possible that that's when blankenship threatened the officer with a knife. >> the pregnant woman was not hurt. >>> aberdeen police are still looking for help in identifying the man who abducted the mother of cal ripken jr. at gunpoint. weekis live -- wjz is live in harford county. rochel

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police seized about two dozen weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition from prescott's apartment. >> unfortunately, maryland does not have a law that makes it expressly illegal for a person to communicate generalized threats over the telephone. >> police talked prescott into a voluntary commitment at a mental hospital. if and when he is released, he will be taken into custody on the misdemeanor warrant. >>> up on capitol hill last night, congress passed new sanctions iran. they are meant to stop iran's suspected nuclear weapons program. lawmakers in the house voted 421-6 on new sanctions that target iran's energy, shipping and financial industries. the senate also approved it. >>> republicans want a one-year extension of all bush era tax cuts. yesterday, the house passed a bill that is set to renew the package which will expier at the end of the year. democrats want to raise taxes for wealthier earners. congress isn't expected to fully address the issue until after the november elections. >>> take a look at. this a 28-foot rv. it is not something you would expect to see in a swim

. -- neil prescott. he has been receiving an emergency state -- psychiatric evaluation since he was taken into custody. fire officials in hartford county confirm that two people have been heard in a tree- cutting accident in boston. it happened just before 5:00. we are told one person was cutting a tree and fell, then a winds struck a second person. no word on the severity of the injuries. breaking news yesterday at 5:00. police went to the town homes for our report a family disturbance. a struggle broke out between an officer and man inside the home. one officer called for back up, the responding officer fired shots to break up the struggle. one man died from the injuries. that officer is now on administrative leave. >> you never know how things will turn out when you arrive on the scene. to go so true. when a man got a vicious dog called. -- >> so true. when no one claimed the pit bull, he took him home. that officer was honored today. >> this is bo. he now has a great life. nowadays baltimore city pol

is given home detention at a hearing, on thursday.prosecutors say neil prescott made several threats stockpile of guns in his home... all legally owned. prescott faces just a single charge of misusing a misdemeanor.which is a - state officials plan to spray for mmsquitoes in the mildford after the first death connected to the west nile virus is reported. reported.state officials won't oocured, but the spraying is scheduled for next week.this year, there have been 13 cases of west nileein marylandd (sot)"certainly something unusual, so we are remaaning vigilant here.. looking for cases we have our labs looking at diagnostics and our health depts collecting information havent seen a spike like that.. but 13 cases is alot for maryland at the end of augu" august."nationwide...there have been more than 16-hundred cases of west nile virus two l-a-p-d officers have been pulled off the street... after the surveellance video you're seeing here... irst surfaced. surfaced.it shows the slamming a woman in handcuffs to the ground. the woman in the video is michelle jordan.she was arrested after b

prescott called his supervisor threatening to load his guns and shoot up his workplaae. he has been charged with one count of telephone misuse. you might have found aafew gems while cleaning out your attic but nothing quite like what stephon tull ffund.inside an old boo in chattanooga, pennessee, tull discovered an audio reeording f an interview his father did with martin luther king juuior.... back in 1960.in one part of the interview... tull's father asks ing what effect he thinks sit-ins will have on his struggle for equality. equality.dr. martin luther king jr.: "oh, i think a tremendous effect. i am convinced that when the historr books are written in future years, historians will have to recood this 3 movement as one of the most greatest epics of our heritage. heritage. the recording was made three years before king's famous " i have a dream" speech.tull's father was writing a book about "jim crow" segregation laws... bbt never finished it. here's a study most parents won't be thrilled to hear. 3new research shows binge drinkers are happier with their college exper

. >> police have charged neil prescott with one count of misuse of a telephone. that is after they found a 20 guns and he allegedly threatened a shooting scene similar to the shooting in colorado. >> there has been a lot of discussion about what charges would be available to prosecutors in the case. all of those guns were legally owned. this young man did not act on his threats. there was not enough evidence for a second degree assault charge. nobody here seems all that happy about it. that the prosecutor and not the citizens we have spoken to. >> police say they will never know if neil prescott would have acted on threats to shoot up his capitol heights workplace. tonight they say what matters is, he did not get the chance. >> the very first priority was to eliminate the threat. >> he remains hospitalized as he undergoes a psychiatric evaluation and treatment. he was arrested last friday morning one week after the colorado batman shooting. he allegedly called himself a joker in the two third in calls to his former workplace. after an investigation police have de

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prescott remains hospitalized undergoing treatment and evaluation. given his arsenal and what happened at a colorado theater, police again defended their decision to act on the telephone threats. >> we looked at the evidence and we took action and we have no other choice. there's not much difference between this and other tragic accidents or incidents that have occurred across the country. the key piece here, it didn't happen and that's the key piece. >> reporter: people who work near the pitney bowes facility say they are glad authorities have acted. should they refer charges? >> absolutely, yes, absolutely. >> they definitely should. >> yes. somebody makes a threat like that and you go and he's got the ammunition, it's not like an empty threat, you know, because he's got the stuff to back it up. >> reporter: in maryland if a person is voluntarily committed to a mental health facility, it's up to the hospital as to when that person leaves. if and when prescott gets out, he will be taken into custody on the misdemeanor warrant, brought before a commi

neil prescott is being transferred from a psychiatric facility to the custody of his parents. the judge ordered prescott to take his medication and to attend counseling while he awaits arraignment. >>> and police have just announced an arrest in the crash that killed a prince georges county officer and sent another to the hospital. >> i'm bruce leshan in beltsville where police officers are placing black bunting on a cruiser in memory of officer adrian morris. police say he was killed trying to take a couple of criminals off the street. the suspect, a suspect in custody under arrest, kenneth mitchell, 24 years old, of laurel. >> he loved being the police. >> morris and his partner were out to catch a couple of guys suspected of trying to steal a car at a shell station in laurel. they took off after the suspects who were drivg a gray or green acura. sources say the officers chased the acura down i-95 at up to 100 miles an hour. still unclear, is whether officer morris had permission from commanders to chase that vehicle. a police spokeswoman confirms tonight that officer morris

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prescott was in the process of being fired. police say they subsequently found a stockpile of guns and ammo at his crofton apartment. the weapons are being held by the atf. >>> the showdown between mitt romney and president obama in "decision 2012" is about to become official. tonight, romney will accept his party's nomination on the rnc stage, but last night it was all about his vp pick, paul ryan. in a rousing speech, the wisconsin congressman lashed out at president obama over health care and focused energy on what will arguably be the campaign's biggest issue, the economy. >> after four years of government trying to divide up the wealth, we will get america creating wealth again. with tax fairness and regulatory reform. we will put government back on the side of men and women who create jobs. and the men and women who need jobs. >> ryan also reiterated his ticket's goal to create 12 million jobs during their term. the daughter of virginia governor bob mcdonnell also took center stage to introduce senator john mccain. she wa

ne that neil prescott charged with misuse of a telephone, a misdemeanor. ch charged that way, because maryland doesn't have a felony threat law. state's attorney angela brook says she wanted to do more. >> i believe when people threaten violence, especially in this day and age, he ought to facing felony charges, not just misdemeanor charges. >> reporter: it was last week that neil prescott, who they say was in the process of getting fired, called the pitney-bowes office, said he was the joker and threatened to blow everybody up. that came on the heels in the mass shooting in colorado, where a man with hair colored like the joker killed 12 people and wounded 58 others at the showing of the new batman movies. and police moved quickly to get him sent away for a mental evaluation. >> it's hard to measure what you prevented, but all the elements were here. that we believe that a tragedy was averted in this case. >> the prosecutor says all of prescott's weapons were obtained legally, but if convicted of this telephone charge, he would be prevented from legally o

earlier this month, the police say neil prescott threatened to shoot up his former workplace. he received two dozen weapons or so and thousands of rounds from his apartment. he was ordered to stay home with a gps ankleet. prescott is not allowed to have access to guns. >>> straight ahead on the news edge, at a time when the government is scrambling to -- guns and shipping them to west virginia. lindsay. >>> from nashville, in sports, we'll talk about another great outing for kurt cousins and the nationals begin an important 11- game home stand. and speaking of the nats, bryce harper has an up-and-down day last night. as the news edge at 6 continues.  i'm barack obama and i approve this message  now mitt romney's attacking the president on medicare? the nonpartisan a-a-r-p says obamacare "cracks down on medicare fraud, waste, and abuse and strengthens guaranteed benefits." and the ryan plan? a-a-r-p says it would undermine medicare and could lead to higher costs for seniors... and experts say ryan's voucher plan could raise future retir

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that it might finally mean to lean on europe's a bailout fund next nobel economics laureate and word prescott explains what he thinks has gone so wrong in the region and what needs to be done to put it right. noble economics laureate edward prasco says the euro is doomed old boy in the schools of america will have a joint collapse much bigger than in two thousand and eight mr prescott let's start with the euro was it dead in the water and if you have. for children and give more credit cards. but tell me that they have to behave responsibly and one of them does. what he. is going to be problems and that we have to sort of cut out that it's analogous to the sub. which made it was not beneficial to either side but the government wanted to foster home ownership pretty much set up a bad system the problem is that the germans and the french to somebody they should not have one too. and somebody who should be borrowing them was the matters should not of the borrowing should when people monitoring the market should let their corporation in the usa have some big ones and they've got many have gone ban

america will have a joint collapse much bigger than in two thousand and eight mr prescott let's start with. the water if you have. poor children and give more credit cards. but tell me that they have to behave responsibly and one of them does. it. there's going to be problems and that we have to sort of cut out that it's analogous to the subprime mortgages which made it was not beneficial to either side but the government wanted to foster home ownership and pretty much set up a bad system the problem is that the germans and the french lent to somebody they should not run to. and somebody who should not be borrowing them was not as should not of the borrowing should when people monitoring the market should let their corporation in the usa have some big ones and they've got many of bankrupt and the old people vote. the old people want the place to say so the french and german governments. said lend to the banks in the banks or do them do with all this money and they said well you know what has greece gone. i think there's a good chance of the paulding i do not think there will be. an ec

later nobel economics laureate edward prescott explains to his why the single currency is ruining the region's finances as he sees it. have. poor children and give more credit cards to go out and buy. but tell me that they have to behave responsibly and one of them doesn't deserve it and that we have to sort of cut off out of the problems that the germans and the french lend to somebody they shouldn't have one too. and somebody who should not be borrowing shouldn't people monitoring the market for your made the complete collapse of the beds to having it's. symbolic it's true that it's convenient for the poorest were moved between the states and but countries that did not enter the world. have done as well or better. than those that. did. the full interview with nobel economics more it would prescott on air again in fifteen minutes you have quoted already today. a teenage protest has been shot dead health ranty regime group fired on an army patrol in saudi arabia which killed one soldier demonstrators have been calling for an end to discrimination by the saudi monarchy since march last

prescott remains hospitalized. he's under psychiatric evaluation now. >>> 4:33. we are learning of a weird twist of a fatal hit-and-run case in herndon, virginia. a person of interest in that case was found dead last night. the body of 32-year-old fitsum gebretatios was found lying in a creek not far from the accident scene which was on center street. it all started just after midnight wednesday morning. that's when police were called to the scene. they found a woman's body in the 600 block of center street and it turns out that was fitsum gebretatios's wife. investigators say she was killed in a hit-and-run involving a black toyota camry. the driver of that camry also hit several parked cars before running away from the vehicle. now police are investigating to see if these two events are connected. they say if he was driving that toyota camry, key have possibly been injured -- he could have possibly been injured crashing into parked cars. they have three children who are now in protective services. >>> here's a look at some other things making news. republican m

a full interview with noble economics laureate edward prescott as well just over an hour right here on our team. activists in bahrain say at least forty five people have been injured after the country's security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at crowds of protesters hundreds marched demanding an end to discrimination by the sunni rulers in videos leaked online allegedly showing government mercenaries driving cars at demonstrators around forty people were arrested early on friday after activists blocked a key highway bahrain's uprising started eighteen months ago but have been largely ignored by many foreign news outlets human rights activist saeed hadi almost says the government's blind to the real to the people's real concerns. the problem the authorities always try to change this subject and saying there is. violations comes against them while you know on the other hand they are of a buy only thing the know trying to use although i have learnt against the people saying that they are trying to control the security in the country the problem but they don't listen to the opposi