wbal tv 11 news 11 news tonight. >> we are thankful that this nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. >> tonight family and friends of amanda knox are reacting after an italian appeals court overturned the murder conviction against her. that is our big story tonight. good evening, everyone. i am rod daniels. amanda knox is now a free woman. she was released from a -- an italian prison after her conviction was overturned. she is expected to arrive back in the states tomorrow. here is the report. >> for the first time in four years, amanda knox is a free woman. she was driven away from the prison she has called home. she was not convicted of the brutal death of a roommate. after the verdict was announced, she was in tears. >> she is looking for two or future back home. she is looking to go back as soon as possible -- she is

looking forward to our future back home. she is looking back to getting a lesson as possible. >> outside of the court, and her sister talked to reporters. >> we are thankful that her nightmare is over. she suffered for four years for a crime she did not commit. >> her family is expected to return to seattle. nbc news. >> the city of seattle is anxiously awaiting for her to return home. family and friends watched the verdict come back alive and erupted in applause and tears when the conviction was overturned. [applause] >> i feel like passing out. i am so overwhelmed. it is amazing. this is what we were waiting for. >> we are very happy. we will take her any way we can get her. >> her seattle supporters say they are planning her a boisterous a welcome home which

is just hours away. amanda knox got entangled in the murder investigation while doing something that thousands of american college students do every year, study abroad. kerry cavanaugh spoke with the dean of loyola university of the office of international programs on how students can study abroad successfully. >> more than half of the leeland in a class studies abroad every year in europe, asia, and abroad. italy is always the program's biggest draw. the world is watching as amanda knox prepares to leave italy. it is a far cry from the way she entered the country four years ago as an unknown college student. she is one of thousands of american students studying abroad in italy, embarking upon an experience to reach academic and cultural benefits. studying abroad is a rite of passage for many american students. according to the dean of international programs at loyola university, maryland. >> from the day they get out of

bed to the moment they go back to bed, everything they do is a learning experience. >> they conduct orientations' state side and on location for parents and students for an immersion into a foreign culture. >> [unintelligible] a sometimes they think that because i am a foreigner the local law does not apply to me. >> if they find themselves in trouble, the american universities can offer some guidance, but -- >> they may need support with a translator or a lawyer. but with the law, there is nothing we can do about it. >> amanda knox and their case may represent an extreme case, but this professor believes that most studies abroad are more

marketable because of their experience. >> they are put in situations that can be challenging. they are young and must take some risks to deal with the situation they are encountering that they have never encountered before. >> they want all students to register with the state department. if you run into trouble, it is much easier to get support if they know you are already in the country. he also says [unintelligible] if you need help, it is easier to get a phone once you get there. >> baltimore police are looking for the man who sexually assaulted a johns hopkins university student. the attack happened around 1:00 saturday morning according to police. it is two blocks from the north baltimore campus. the attacker indicated that he had a gun but never showed a weapon.

october is domestic violence awareness month. we are hoping that a new grant will help in the dangerous and sometimes deadly cycle. local officials announced a $750,000 grant to expand the city's violent abuse initiative. they want to identify homes that are high risk for domestic violence behavior. there are 800 homes to check on domestic violence victims. dozens of people gathered in bel air tonight to celebrate survivors of domestic violence and to mourn the victims. a candlelight vigil included speeches, singing, and prayer. and 11 news reporter was there and joins us live in the studio. >> organizers of the vigil said their ultimate goal is to get as many people as possible to understand the domestic violence, holds no boundaries and speaking up to saving someone's life. >> age 30. >> the names of 31 people called off one by one.

>> tina blanford, age 50. >> they are all maryland victims of domestic violence, and who were killed by the perpetrators over the last year. >> we want to remember the memory of them. and it also helps to bring awareness to the issue that the domestic violence is very real. it is happening in our communities, and it knows no boundaries. >> family members, counselors, and others gathered at the bel air armory to light a candle and take care for people that did not get help in time. >> i am a survivor. >> she did not give details about her three years in an abusive relationship, but she says getting help helped her life. she says a non-profit organization that helps out -- that reaches out to victims that have no also to turn. >> it is a hard thing. one of the hardest things to go through. you care about somebody, and you think they care about you as well. but if somebody loves you, they do not treat you like that.

♪ >> it is estimated that one in four people will be in an abusive relationship in their lifetime. the victims ranged from the young to the elderly. each t-shirt included a powerful message written by victims or their friends and family. >> sometimes we have small children that will write on the t-shirt. one of them said it is not nice to hurt other people. and showed some tears, and that is a very simple message. >> going through what i went through, knowing there is somebody out there can help you be strong, do not be afraid to speak up. try to get help. >> safety awareness resources and change, the program includes a 24 hour hotline, counseling, and a 28-bed safe house. it holds the candlelight vigil every year. wbal tv 11 news 11 news. >> the tonight, a burglary

suspect accused of escaping police custody is back behind bars. this afternoon, police say a man broke free of his leg shackles, a kick out the window of a transport vehicle, and took off in his yellow jumpsuit. it happened at an intersection of york and west road. he was on his way back to the detention center after a bail hearing. a shooting in woodlawn late this afternoon forced security administration officials into a lock down. we are told the victim was a social security administration employees and was shot during a robbery attempt. >> the shooting occurred in a wooded area with footpaths near the security complex. the victim was taking his lunch break and was taking a walk to that area. >> the building was under lockdown for two hours. extra security was present when workers left the parking lot for work. no word on the victim's condition.

11 news has learned that the man shot by a baltimore police last night has died from his injuries. we are told officers were told -- were called to the 3600 block of the district where they confronted a man with a gun. police say officers fired one shot hitting the man in the chest. his identity has not been released. tonight's commitment 2012 report, south carolina republicans have moved up its primary date. it allows the state to keep its first south distinction after florida moved its primary contest to january 31. >> south carolina will hold its presidential preference primary on saturday, january 21. last friday, a committee said there was chaos to the camp -- calendar. today, we restore order. >> michele bachmann is out of a

senior adviser and pollster. she began in july with $3.5 million, which had been transferred from a congressional campaign account. she lost a campaign manager last month as a well as a deputy press secretary. research shows one in four women are infected with the virus that leads to cervical cancer. now the conversation over h-p is shifting to all cancer among men. tonight the disturbing new trend. plus, >> my assessment when he arrived was that he was clinically dead. >> week two in the manslaughter trial of michael jackson's doctor. tonight, the information that dr. conrad murray did not tell doctors at the e r. >> everything should have ended. >> a patron says she was trying to stop violence, when she became the victim. she explains how police treated her after the incident and says

it was even more hurtful. >> the pressure over the mid- atlantic produces cool and damp weather, but big changes are coming this way. insta-weather + straight ahead.

>> maryland's first lady launched a new program to promote a fun and healthy eating for maryland families. she was joined by a doctor, the head of the first lady michelle obama is last minute -- let's move campaign. the program will feature new and help the ec by deceit -- recipes using ingredients -- easy recipes using ingredients that children and parents can cook together. >> we want them to use locally grown food and learned to have a fun cooking with their family and to prepare healthy meals so we can prevent a childhood obesity. >> the recipes will be featured on line and get local help organizations around the state. for more on the new campaign,

visit the medical alert page of our website, wbaltv.com. new research out of a higher state shows a rise in hpv cancer cases. it went from 16% in the 1980's to more than 70% in the 2000's. it has been especially prevalent among men. experts predict that if this trend continues, hpv oral cancer will surpass cervical cancer as the leading form of hpv associated cancer by the year 2020. baltimore county police are warning residents to lock their vehicles. they have nearly 20 pass their since mid august. the thieves are targeting dodge, chrysler, and jeep products from model years 1994-2006. police suggest owners park their vehicles as close to home as possible. if you have a driveway with more than one car, parked your at

risk vehicles closest to the house or the garage. a baltimore woman says she has lost faith in the system after she was punched in the face during a brawl at a fells point bar. when she went to the police after the attack, she did not get quite the response she was expecting. >> i do not feel very safe. it seems like this could happen all the time to people. >> sheila kauffman says she is black and blue after a brawl that occurred here last night. >> the guy fell in front of me. when he stood up, i said nobody should fight. this should end. he punched me. >> she says what hurts most is not face but the treatment she got from police. she says police officers and an ambulance responded. police confirmed that officers

were called to the scene for a fight that night. >> 10 cops came, but i was in the bathroom cleaning up. they told my friend that when i come out, they would talk to me after they were done doing everything else. >> she says they were all gone when she came out of the bar. the next day, she went to bayview medical center where she was told she has a fractured cheek. she asked for a police officer to file a report. >> we ask for a cop to come over then. as i wanted to press charges against a guy who hit me. the cop told me because i do not have his address and his birth date, there is nothing we can do about this. >> maria alvarez took her to the hospital. she says she was shocked by the officers' response. >> he pretty much a said that there was nothing they could do. there were just like, we cannot go get this person. we cannot figure out who it was.

there is nothing there can we did nothing they can do. >> lisa says kauffman plans on filing a report with the internal affairs unit with the police department. and one person took the stand today in the involuntary manslaughter case against dr. conrad murray. she says by the time she saw jackson, there was nothing she could do to save him. she also describe the state of his children. >> my assessment when he arrived is that -- with iraq is that he was clinically dead. -- when i arrived is that he was clinically dead. they were crying. >> she says if that dr. murray never admitted to giving michael jackson propofol. she believes the trend had likely war -- wore off by then. >> a low pressure locking of the mid-atlantic the past few days

keeping our skies cloudy and temperatures clues -- cooling, is slowly moving out. swirling clouds producing quite a bit of rain in southern new england, but lighter showers on this side of the low pressure. we are seeing a couple of hundreds of an inch. 56 at bwi marshall. a normal high is 71 degrees. it is still cloudy and cool in some spot. the ground is very moist. temperatures have dropped a couple of degrees. we see thick overnight forming. 45 around parkton. 40 around allegany county. still a chance for a sprinkle around dawn. sun up around 7:00 05. -- 7:05. this is drifting east.

some clear real estate under a sprawling area of high pressure with temperatures of around 80 degrees near minnesota. some of that air will be moving in. you will see that on the insta- weather futurecast. some showers tomorrow morning may be around lunchtime. then it should start clearing out. the winds will help to drag things out. once the high-pressure get in here, we get through the middle of the weekend towards next week with fantastic fall weather. 63-68 tomorrow. a little milder as the sun breaks through. it may become a breezy so a small craft advisory is up on the bay for a 2 ft. chop. when of the northwest that make us to 20 not on the open waters of the bay. here comes some nice fall weather. sprinkles tomorrow. into the 60's on wednesday. great weather to get to the leaves turning cut of around garrett county as the head

towards the glory time in garrett county. some fog to deal with that in morning. then partly cloudy in the afternoon. sunny skies on wednesday. ocean city will enjoy the same basket -- basic pattern. lots of sunshine expected right there through the middle of the week at ocean city. the tropical storm is still out there and a bit of a worry for bermuda. 65 mile per hour winds and about 750 miles away. it will drift and then strengthen into a hurricane and strengthen the defense could off to the north east. it will do a curl and almost a u-turn as it heads back into the atlantic. it will be nerve wracking for bermuda as they watched the storm strengthened over the next few days and then finally move away from them. the seven-day forecast, for our region is getting better. spring is about to come to an end. but for fog in the morning. it's such a sunny beautiful weather wednesday, thursday, friday, and into the weekend.

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>> the ravens continued to bask in the glow of their win over the jets. crashing york with a record- setting defense display. john harbaugh improved against his former defensive coordinator and/rival.

he had a presence to his players, no practice monday. they get a full week of wes -- rest. the team will learn long-lasting good will. >> nobody likes practice more than me. [laughter] our guys do like practice. they are not afraid of work. with our numbers, we just did not see a way we could put together a viable conference with our numbers. >> shop, first of all. i think it was a gay -- shock, i think it was a very wise decision. that just shows the majority of them and this team to say what is best for this team. >> all earlier today, we asked our the ravens the best team in the nfl?

47% say yes, 53% to say no. thanks for playing along, texting in common and voting on line. ath of brown,debt o who died from complications with diabetes. that is according to the medical examiner. he leaves behind three sons and a daughter. in pittsburgh, the steelers suffered their second loss of the season. that was in houston. the score does not indicate how physically the texans dominated the series. ben roethlisberger had to leave the stadium. he was sacked five times. he hobbled home in a walking boot. sources from pittsburgh say his availability this week against the titans stands very questionable. his history of toughness says he

will play. his offensive line must improve. and we will get to the yankees in a moment, but the magic carpet ride of tampa -- in game 3, against texas. the devil rays, bottle -- desmond, a solo shot, first of two in the game for jennings. a pretty good ricky. top 7, -- rookie. top 7, jones would like a duel over on that. mike rocking and out into the left. rangers take a 2-1 lead. a lovely term and to end the game. the rangers win and will close up the series tomorrow in st. petersburg.

in the eighth inning. 5-4 in the eight. tigers in front. >> go tigers. here is jay leno before the forecast. here is a look at what is ahead on the "tonight show." >> we have evangeline lily, and magic johnson.

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>> prepare yourself to see a lot more zombies at the end of the month. the hottest costings list this halloween season include captain america and super heroes like charlie sheen, look-alikes weiner.he winnandy and here is the weather forecast. >> tomorrow morning will have some cloud and thick fog around, some sprinkles, and temperatures around 40 degrees. but to the northwest winds are a dry breeze and will clear things out in the afternoon. it will start the warm-up mid

60's. mid 70's for the next five days. wednesday through friday looks like gorgeous october weather. the temperatures around 40 degrees. the pattern will last through the upcoming weekend. the ravens picked a good week to have a vacation. >> i love the forecast. light during the day and dark at night. >> it works really well. >> i am with you. that is it for our news this evening. thank you very much for joining us this evening. the "tonight show" is coming up next with jay leno. we will see you tomorrow. >> follow breaking news and weather any time on wbaltv.com. stay connected through facebook and twitter.

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