county executive. he was led out of his house by federal authorities. you will see a picture here, his wife leslie. we are told that the two charges are involved. one is witness tampering and the other is destruction of evidence. the affidavit just released to delete -- detailing the case, it includes allegations that johnson received $100,000 from a developer in 2007 in return for his help as kenneth executive in getting federal funding for that developer's project. -- his help in getting executive -- his help as county executive in getting federal funding for that developer's project. a payment to $15,000 to johnson was interrupted.

there was a conversation that agents say that jack johnson had with his wife leslie in which he instructed her -- and personal, asking where is the check? where is the check? then he instructed her to take the cash or there was cash down in the basement. i am just reading through this. johnson replied, "tear up the check." leslie johnson then replied, " fbi, jack. do you want me to flush it down the toilet?" the affidavit concludes that the jack johnson then told leslie johnson to put the cash in her underwear. leslie johnson replied, "i have it in my barack." the fbi agents -- i haven't -- ra."ave it in my bar

the fbi agents then entered the premises. jack johnson served two terms as prince county executive. we have much more in this haseloping case that i literally exploded in the past few minutes. >> a lot of things to try to digest the there. that is a nice job in trying to bring it all together. a 49-year-old woman who was supposed to be tutoring special education students is accused of bilking the school system of several thousand dollars. she now faces a two-count indictment. she billed the school system for to bring that she never provided. charges carry a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.

>> it is paid for more than 10,000 people who were for the baltimore county school system. but there is a problem that employees cannot overlook. there many showed up -- their money never showed up in their bank accounts. >> there are still a lot of questions right now about what happened today. we're starting to hear from schoolteachers this morning from their paychecks. they were not alone. the district says there was a technical error and the money should be in the bank by now. the county school system peril problem came to light this morning. thousands of employees started checking their bank accounts only to find out their checks had not been posted. here's what happened. there was apparently a computer glitch in a payroll file sent from the assistant to the bank that helps process employee accounts. >> their computers did not read

the file. there was a computer glitch somewhere in the system. on thursday, it was a banking holiday. >> the bank has been notified of the problem and has already started to release funds. most of those affected by the payroll problems are baltimore county schoolteachers. >> so the calls started coming in and the e-mails started coming in. they sent this an e-mail early saying that they were working on it. >> a customer may be dealing with a bank in utah or elsewhere out of state. they may not receive the information and post the money into the account until after today. that main issue for some folks. >> we are asking people to be patient and we are working with the employees in case they have overdraft fees so that no one is penalized for this mistake. >> there is a bigger issue of

who will pay those bank fees. we contacted amann t bank -- which contacted mnt bank. >> we do not know how long it will be four out of state banks. >> it will take some time. >> baltimore police union has overwhelmingly rejected a proposed contract that included a 2% pay cut and five additional days of vacation. what is next for them? >> it is hard to tell at this point. the mayor is kind of -- the ball is in the mayor's court. she says she is sympathetic with the men and women in low. she says these are tough times. something needs to be done. something has to give. and everybody needs to make a

sacrifice. >> tonight's rejection is, in essence, a rejection of the mayor and the folks down in city hall who do not appreciate the hard work that our men and women have done over the last several years. >> at a thursday evening news conference, union officials continue to express anger and resentment with the city, which the fob have had. >> our office is experiencing tough times right now. but these are men and women who are expected to go out there and take a bullet. >> stephanie rawlings blake told reporters she was disappointed rejection of the contract. >> we have realities. those realities for the fiscal condition of the city and days

when we could talk about pay increases and things like that. those days are not here now. >> the biggest sticking point in the contract had to do with pay cuts. according to the fop, in 2011, officers would take 11% -- would take a 2% pay cut. >> we need to negotiate his contract. hopefully, like other unions have already done, acknowledge that we are in tough times and sacrifices need to be shared. hopefully, the police union will do that as well. >> still, the fop say this is unacceptable. officers will continue to be served, but they need to be rewarded for their work. >> they have spoken as loud as they can speak. this rejection speak volumes. >> we tried to contact union representative bob sherry a

number of times today to find out simply how many people voted on the contract. but he did not return our phone call. the contract, the mayor would like to get something hammered out sooner or later simply because the police have been working without a contract since the summer. >> the day started off with cold temperatures. the overnight low was 28 degrees all around the mid- atlantic region. you can see the chill down into the carolinas. but with lots of clear sky across the region, hardly a cloud to be found. temperatures made it up into the 60's. the structures will fall rapidly over the next few hours. the low tonight will be near 25 degrees in the outlying suburbs and closer to 40 degrees in

downtown baltimore. >> did you catch the game last night? >> i did? >> it was hard to describe. it ended up being one by the wrong team. >> that was after an amazing ravens come back. it reminded me of the name of a fairly recent movie, "gone in 60 seconds." >> they are still trying to drink it all in. the ravens looked disinterested and then look like champions. but now the key plays. >> far corner. touchdown! ravens!

>> how fitting is that? he told them to go ahead. >> brian takes the stand. looking over the middle. he is grabbed up and taken down. it is the second sack of the night. he wants the throw. pumps one and throws into the end zone. it is caught four touchdown. flacco takes the snap. try to get the outside. he does. 25, 15. he makes it all way down to the 11-yard line. in the hands down, caught! touchdown! and the ravens have tied it with an extra point pending.

he rolls to the left. he has roddy white and he is in for the touchdown. unbelievable! >> it was a great comeback. >> that look on him, that pretty much summed it up. we will find out from the defense what went wrong in that final draft. >> win or lose, our ravens -- are ravens fans of some or what? we ask you for pictures and you sent them. there is a nine-month-old baby raven. >> we have new information on the controversial book that gives advice to pedophiles. >> are you one of the 25% americans who is a habitual snore? new researcher says that sleep apnea may lead to memory loss. >> if we do what we think we're capable of doing, if we think are able to change --

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in a study of more than 5000 acne patients taking accutane, suicide attempts increased between one and four years after starting treatment. researchers believe that patients whose acne was cured were distraught if there was no improvement in their social life. they need to be monitored both on and off treatment. >> clear cold nights and sunday mild days. it is fall in the mid-atlantic for sure. this area of high pressure will continue through the weekend. it was 20 degrees at the airport. many of the outline suburbs were in the upper 20's. it was 20s in some of these

areas in new england today. clear skies from new england, southern new england, central new york, right through baltimore into virginia and the carolinas, all the way westbound into ohio and indiana. all of that abundant sunshine turned to the 20's in the mornings and to 60 degrees. there are cooler 50's along the coast. temperatures across the state of maryland, we will start to cool off rapidly through the evening. the dewpoint is down around 13. that is really bone dry. with the setting sun, like wind, and setting sun, we will see a good 30-degree temperature drop tonight. a huge temperature range from the downtown area to ride along the shore in the bay where 20's

will be, again with the nearly calm wind. the high pressure slowly moving out to sea, but it is sticking around long enough for the weekend. it probably will not impact our region until monday. look for more the same tomorrow. it will be cool in the morning, mild in the afternoon, clear skies, and lots of sunshine. then we will start to see this weather system approach from the west on sunday. there may be showers reaching far western maryland on sunday afternoon. but rain chances will likely hold on until next week. there will be a better chance of some rain on wednesday and tuesday of next to it. north to northeast winds. on the bay, wis a ride around the fort. sunny and a beautiful 63 degrees and geared counted tomorrow and across the western maryland mountains.

sunny skies around the bay. on the lower eastern show, it will be a beautiful sunny day with high temperatures around 62 degrees. well-60's tomorrow and into the 60's on sunday. our best chance for rain is tuesday afternoon and into wednesday morning with blustery weather to follow that, gusty wind. temperatures by friday will remain in the 40's. >> late breaking news tonight in connection with a disabled girl in north carolina. >> investigators believe that remains found earlier this week may belong to 10-year-old zahra baker. >> we are remembering heather heard, a student killed by distracted driver. we will hear from her parents about what they're doing to preserve her memory. >> a problem and said the howard

street tunnel was discovered during an inspection by the mayor.

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will host the second biannual heather heard by k. >> heather's parents are continuing their work to preserve their daughter's memory and hopefully prevent another tragedy. >> heather was a magical child and a young woman. >> heather was the bravest person that i know. she picked up her whole life and went to florida. something i would not have the guts to do. she was determined to live her dream. >> a dream that would lead her to florida. upon graduating from harford community college, heather planned to start fresh there. she was on her way to meet her wedding planner at her favorite place, does the world. then that dream came to a tragic called. >> i had to go from planning a

wedding to planning a funeral. >> heather was killed by a distracted a tractor-trailer driver who was texting behind the wheel. that pain is still evident almost three years later as they reflect on the life of their daughter. but is heather's memory that pules their crusade. >> we are trying -- that fuels their crusade. >> we are trying to save someone. >> i do it because i know it can change somebody's life. >> hopefully it ignited a movement. one person tells one person who tells another person. on this day, the students at harford community college are listing. >> when i heard that texting while driving was connected, it suddenly hit home. she was on her way to plan the wedding. meanwhile, i am going to be

there. >> we want to bring remembrances to all the others. there is a heather in everyone's life across the united states. when you -- you need to protect them. >> you can go to \heather.rd.edu/hea >> students can also enter a contest for the best video at about distracted driving. if you go to wbaltv.com, you will find a link and the home page. >> we will recap the stories on the homepage, including why some county teachers did not get the paychecks than expected today. >> also, where leaders are looking to put a new arena. >> police made an arrest on the murder that happened a week ago.

>> police make an arrest in the murder ratof a 33-year-old man. >> police say he killed a man in randallstown on november 5.

>> police are unsure about what led to the shooting, but witnesses identified the shooter. >> i am elated. i emulated. >> -- i am elated. >> one woman said that she is shocked to know that the man charged in connection with the november 5 murder is one of her neighbors. but troubled places terry. >> it seems that the police are around here more than we are. >> police arrested quillon cunningham. they say he grabbed a rifle and shot three times. the victim was found behind this apartment building. >> basically, our investigation revealed that the victim had been at that location. he was an acquaintance of the suspect and witnesses in this case. >> a day lopolice say that a won

called for help, claiming that kojak was throwing objects at her bedroom window. in their investigation, detectives learned that the woman's daughter sent messages to cunningham, her boyfriend, to come to the apartment quickly. cunningham grabbed the rifle and shot the victim. he denied any involvement he first told police he did not go outside. after detectives showed him tax records, he said he walked outside to walk the dog. he saw police standing near the body. the neighbor we talked to said that problems here include fights. >> there was blood on the pavement the next day. >> she has had enough. >> i am already to go. -- i am already ready to go. >> cunningham is being held at

the baltimore county detention center. his bail has been denied. >> prince george's county executive jack johnson and his wife leslie are both under arrest and face federal charges of witnesses and evidence tampering. they were arrested at their home this morning. the investigation centers around payments of over $100,000 from a developer to johnson. more of the stories coming up tonight. baltimore officials are looking for a new site for indoor sports and concert arena. the plan to tear down the aging arena and build a new one at that site. but that project stalled during the recession. they're looking at sites near the convention center. and there were some serious paid

a problems for 10,000 baltimore county school employees, mostly teachers. thereby weekly paychecks did not post this morning. school officials say it -- their biweekly paychecks did not post this morning. there is no word on who will pick up the tab for any bounced checks or overdraft fees. >> north carolina authorities have confirmed everyone's worst fears about a 10-year-old disabled girl who has been missing for more than a month. it is a case that that international attention because the girls australian mother arrived just before the terrible news. >> to the month-old search in hickory, n.c. 4 zahra baker has ended tragically. partial human remains indicate that there were hers. >> the recovered enough physical evidence to believe we have found zahra. >> zahra had been hearing

impaired and had lost a leg to cancer. her father, who brought her from australia shortly after her birth, called police claiming that she had been kidnapped. >> so no one has seen your dollars to 30 a.m.? >> no. -- so no one has seen your 2:30 a.m.?ince to 3 >> no. >> her biological made her way from australia and became distraught at the makeshift memorial. >> angry, 6. >> they have been sent to the medical examiner's office. >> the result of those tests could come as early as tuesday, which would have been her 11th

birthday. >> investigators in ohio are searching for a woman, her two children, and a family friend. tina herman's boyfriend reported her missing wednesday when her co-workers say that she failed to show up for work. she has a 13-year-old daughter. her son is 10. there was a sign of a struggle at the herman home, including blood. officials placed a school on lockdown, telling children that a potentially dangerous person was in the area. so far, no arrests have been made. >> there is more tonight on that controversial book that gives a nice to pedophiles. >> a man was sentenced for hacking into the e-mail of sarah palin during her campaign for vice president.

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>> the former student accused of hacking into sarah palin's account has been sentenced to a year and a day. he has been suggested to be sent to a halfway house, not a prison. after the sentence was handed down, palin posted a message on her facebook page comparing it to the watergate scandal. >> amazon says that the pedophiles guide to love and pleasure has been pulled after complaints. >> folks are making inadvertent threats pierre >> he wants the

book to address the harassment that pedophiles face. >> a federal lawsuit has been filed against a possible coach and mississippi after video was seen of him whipping a player. look at this. uc marlon dorothy hitting a player on the backside with a leather belt. his behavior has been called appalling. >> he does not have the right to hit you. teachers, especially, do not have the right to hit you when you have violated no rules. >> he met with parents back in november and said he apologized for punishing students for bad behavior. he has been suspended for a month without pay. >> the mayor of san francisco plans to veto the city's new ban on the mcdonald's happy meal. the board of supervisors decided

to ban toys that come with happy meals that do not meet nutritional standards. the veto may not mean much because the board has enough votes to override it. the kids' meals have to have more then -- under 600 calories. >> hundreds of thousands of trucks and suv's are on the recall tonight. >> you may want to catch consumer alert. we have the extra fees you may be able to avoid. >> it will be called during the overnight, but comfortable during the day. it looks like the beautiful weather pattern will hold through the weekend. the seven-day forecast is coming up.

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>> when i first came into office, people might have been interested in more photo ops. >> now they are in to economics, negatively. the stronger the u.s. economy, the more the chinese can sell here. the more korea can sell cars, tvs, cellphone. president obama still wants stimulus. >> progress is not coming nearly fast enough, especially when it comes to my highest priority, which is putting americans back to work. >> but other nations are upset that the fed pumped $600 billion into the u.s. economy. leaders oppose stimulus spending. they want the u.s. budget balanced to present another meltdown like republicans say they do back on capitol hill. >> what we see in terms of the criticism of the fed and criticism of the additional stimulus strengthens the

republican argument that this is the time for austerity. question president obama signaled that he might go along with -- >> president obama signaled that he might go along with republicans on taxes, even for the rich. >> i want to make sure that taxes do not go up for middle- class families starting on january 1. >> mr. obama is in japan tonight for more economic debate. not raising taxes means more american red ink. that is what the bipartisan deficit reduction committee said. but next week, congress could begin to block tax hikes. >> we started the day with temperatures in the 20's and ended up in the mid-60's. there are huge temperature swings and it could happen again tomorrow. things could get back to normal by next week. in the meantime, it is like

living in the desert, bone dry across the region right now. humidity is 20% at dwi marshall. you get these huge temperature swings. it was 28 degrees this morning and 66 degrees in the afternoon. we were way below normal on below and way above the high temperature on the far side of the swing. you get the picture. 78 degrees, that goes back to 1979 for the record high current check out the lows for the 12th of november, 18 degrees back in 1957. clear skies from eastern massachusetts to new york, baltimore, all the way down to virginia and the carolinas, westbound to cleveland. it is just crystal clear out there. temperatures will fall fast through the early evening. we fell 5 degrees in the last hour.

that's a big drop will continue for the next few hours. it is 45 degrees already in frederick. it will be in the 20's overnight. there is a huge temperature range from the shore and the bay to the cooler outlying suburbs. this high pressure that is wiping out to the cloud cover stretches from new england down to florida. while this is bringing a lot of char activity, just west of chicago and through kansas city, it will still rest of us through the weekend as well. what you see is what you get for saturday and sunday. things will start to change in the western maryland monday mountains on sunday afternoon. we do not expect anything as far as a threat of rain until monday and certainly on tuesday and wednesday of next week. in aould be a to 69 degrees o

few spots. waves will be running around a foot. around the day tomorrow, temperatures will respond rapidly to the bright sunny sky. the lower eastern shore has a bit of a northeast wind bringing cooler off the ocean. it will be a couple of degrees cooler around ocean city and chris field. it will be a beautiful november weekend. there will be sprinkled on monday and a better chance for rain on tuesday afternoon and into wednesday morning. some of that could be fairly heavy. by next friday, the highs will be only in the 40's. >> we have good news tonight for folks looking to make extra money during the holidays and a major recall involving the son. -- involving nissan.

>> the company says that steering columns and battery cables need to be fixed. the recall covers pickups and suv's made between 2002 and 2004. owners will begin to be notified next month. with the busy travel season two weeks away, there's something that you should know by renting a car, these that you may not expect to see. >> so your rental car has a flat or dead battery and you did not get your roadside assistance insurance. keep your wallet handy. rental car companies are imitating the airline industry. >> we have found a lot of creative ways to gouge consumers. >> breakdowns are likely on older -- on new models. but you are now responsible for

paying a locksmith for running out of gas. that is why consumer advocates advise you do other things that save money, like filling up before returning the car and being smart with accident insurance. >> these entrances are probably duplication of coverage. if you own a car and you have insurance, that will cover you when you rent a car. when the agent offers you a an upgrade for $10 a day, it could be because they do not have the car you reserved. >> you may not understand why they are offering it to you, but you can decline it and they can give it to you for free. >> you would not be surprised when car companies start to charge you for steering wheels. >> but you will not laugh when it is your money. >> we have good news for job- seekers. retailers are looking for

seasonal workers. sears is doing the most hiring with 12,000 jobs postings. other companies that are looking to hire during the holidays are shippers ups and fedex. holiday jobs could be the gift that keeps on giving. 40% of the companies that career builder surveyed say they plan to make some of the holiday full-time. target will offers doorbuster deals from 4:00 to 10:00 on a number of appliances. shoppers can also get a $10 gift card if they spend $100 or more during that six-hour sale. for a sneak peek of the black friday deals, go to our web site and click on consumer. >> the call is mercury grohl kanye west has -- the always

mercurial kanye west has canceled an appearance on the " today show." he tweeted that he is excepting in advance the apology he expects to get from matt lauer. >> he is such a -- >> he is sensitive. officials are taking a hard look inside the hearts beat,. >> the problem is now raising -- the howard street tunnel. >> the problem is now raising concerns. >> hacking christmas trees for our soldiers overseas. the details are next.

>> nothing says the holidays like a decorated tree. that is why one organization wants to send them to troops overseas. >> but they need help filling requests. >> each year, we have done more and more requests from guys on the field. >> this is the new home of operation christmas tree where, in just a few weeks, trees for soldiers will be packed by volunteers and sent overseas. it is a project he started five

years ago when his the dollar was deployed during the holidays. >> this is the fifth year. the letters get more detailed. it is just a piece of home for the guys. >> that provided 10,000 trees to servicemen and women. but with the economy, donations are down. just 1 $25 donation will pay for a complete report soldier. >> that includes a lights, the ornaments, shipping, the whole deal. >> kory says the trees packed up in carroll county mean the world to the troops who are from all over the united states. >> we had people from california to maryland every year, after we sent off trees to iraq, and take a trip to walter reed to take about two hundred trees to the veterans there, too. >> more than ever before, they need donations from folks willing to send a tree to a soldier they do not know, something special for the

sacrifices they make every day. >> it is frustrating because i do not want to turn any of them down. >> volunteers are definitely needed. if you are a student and need service hours, you can get it here. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. >> here's what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> scandalous allegations against the you county executive and where he told his wife to stash cash. >> the police union rejects the new contract with the city. >> the mayor toward the howard street tunnel and her team discovers a problem. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the chief executive of one of maryland's largest counties, along with his wife, were taken into federal custody. good evening, everyone.

that is our big story tonight. it sounds like a movie script. a prominent politician accused to flush theis wife o evidence. >> what is the very latest? >> of this investigation dates back to 2006 and centers on prince george county developers giving a $200,000 to -- and giving up to $100,000 to county executives. jack johnson and his wife were taken into custody by federal agents this afternoon, not long after they interrupted a payoff of $15,000. the affidavit says johnson was reported today,