[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news tonight. >> it garnered widespread attention. tonight, there is an arrest. police have charged james johnson, just 17 years old when he was murdered. >> police arrested johnson yesterday after they say the teenager confessed to killing the man held side his east baltimore home. 70-year-old milton hill was a caring man full of life. >> he was strong, energetic. >> he was parking his scooter in the backyard of his home last

year when investigators say teenager james johnson shot him twice in the chest. johnson and two other men struggled with hill before the shooting and then took off with his scooter. he confessed to the murder after being brought in twice for questioning. police are still looking for the other two suspects. >arch church was like a second home. he spent most of this time volunteering as the caretaker. >> he took out the trash. you miss that kind of a person. he did all that with a smile on his face. >> a playground down the street from the church will be named in his honor. the church pastor says his sunday sermon will include prayers for both hill and johnson. >> our prayers go out to him and his family. obviously, some things went wrong for him to have made that

kind of vague action. we're praying for them. -- kind of inaction. we are praying for them. >> the scooter was found four days after the murder, just a couple of miles from where he was killed. >> we are hearing from the family of a convicted hit man who confessed to killing the baltimore county gas station owner. they spoke out today after a jury ruled that walter bishop is eligible for the death penalty. " i do not want to see him get the death penalty. he is my nephew. >> i am surprised that he did it. something had to push him to this. something drove him crazy. >> at the time, defense

attorneys argued that he did not know we was being recorded in his videotaped confession. prosecutors countered, claiming that the confession was voluntary. under maryland law, police did not have to disclose the maximum penalty. the victim's wife is accused of setting up the scheme. her trial is set for next month. a teenager has been arrested for a crime that has shaken one pennsylvania community. the 17-year-old is charged as an adult for a violent home invasion last thursday. wearing a ski mask and gloves, pennsylvania state police say he entered the home through a dog door. once inside, he shot a 56-year- old man and forced the victim's wife to hand over the keys to the car. >> this is a country area. you do not think about that stuff. >> police said the families car

was recovered. that is less than 10 miles from the car scene. he is facing a long list of charges, including attempted murder. a truck driver is in the hospital after a fiery crash. investigators say the fuel tanker hit a guardrail before bursting into flames. the aftermath of the crash is causing some major problems 24 hours later. good one and remained closed. -- route 1 remains closed. >> a lot of businesses are still rebounding from all the money that they lost during the flood last month. with route 1 still closed, they're facing another had it right now. >> because it is closed, some of

the usual customers will not be able to make it here. we're being affected badly. >> businesses -- business is already down 30%. >> the economy is bad. >> the driver of the drought is expected to be okay and is being treated for minor burns. -- the driver of the truck is expected to be okay and is being treated for minor burns. frustrated drivers sat in traffic. >> all the traffic had to be diverted back to route 40. >> the user takes about 20 minutes, today it's about twice that. >> it is frustrating. i do not like waiting in traffic. >> businesses are trying to make up for all the money that was lost. they hope to lure customers

however they can. >> you have to give better specials. >> he will provide for our family. >> there is no telling when it will be open, officials said they he to have it open by the morning rush hour. >> there is a guilty plea in what officials are calling the scheme to kill presidential artifacts. a 24-year-old has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal valuable documents from the maryland historical society. officials said back in july, they found a man with about 80 documents, including paper signed by president abraham lincoln. it was worth $300,000. a software developer pleaded guilty to defrauding the house sit authorities. the 65-year-old college and

maintained a." program used by several housing agencies. officials say between february of 2010 and january of 2011, he was -- he laundered more than $30,000 to his personal account. he faces up to 20 years in prison. hundreds of local students and their teachers are disappointed. there were expecting a visit from a baltimore raven, the company that made the promise never came through. the schools are now out of thousands of dollars. >> and richard henry lee elementary school, students have not lost their loved for the ravens. what happened this month has left a bad taste in their mouth of the principal and head of a number of school-parent-teacher organizations. a company called odyssey group promised a big baltimore ravens players in 17 schools to speak

to students about anti-bukkying. ullying. >> that is a terrible blow for children, the disappointment is still there. >> disappointment for student at nine elementary schools, six middle schools, and a high school, and a special education center. the $14,000 used to pay for the failed appearances came from pta's. >> they were very excited. when we told them, they were pumped up about it. the pto wanted to be able to do it for the school. the apparent support us with all the fund-raisers. >> we tried to contact the owner of odyssey group. he did not return our telephone calls. we did obtain a letter from a

law firm representing him. odyssey -- the ravens player is art in a way to blame. in most cases, schools and pta's believe they were getting a good deal. >> they wanted to get these things scheduled. it sounded legitimate. " school officials say a legal team is going after the company for reimbursement. >> to see a complete list of schools that were stamped, you can go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> applause, a major reason to clap on wall street. a trillion dollar deal to contain the european debt crisis electrified markets around the world. the dow shot up 340 points and

the s&p is on track for its best month in more than a quarter of a century. president obama cigna build -- >> europe this week. if europe is not growing, that will have an impact on our businesses and our abilities to create jobs. >> stronger u.s. economic growth and corporate earnings contributed to the stock's surge. it is one congressional panel with two very different plans. as the dead planning committee struggles to find common ground -- as the debt planning committee struggle to find common ground, these workers, the pavement. >> that hard year was over. he is finally getting off the bus and coming home. >> the mission complete. these service members are home with their families. we will take a look at the light

at the end of the tunnel. >> your forecast is straight ahead. in baltimore, 45 at the airport.

>> concern that the super committee might stop their jobs, thousands of workers protested in downtown baltimore this afternoon. they're worried that cuts will result in furloughs and closed offices. the bipartisan panel has until

november 23 to agree on a plan or risk automatic cuts to domestic programs and the pentagon. several banks are planning to charge monthly fees for debit card use. bank of america's plans fees of $5 a month has really struck a nerve with consumers. why is this happening? we investigate. >> if you are a bank of america customer, that is the sound of $5 coming out of your wallet. >> bank of america would like to remind you is that they do not want to use your atm card, feel free to use one of art tellers. if you want to leave, it is $6. >> he is a spokesperson which a

u.s. firm, the public interest research group. since wall street took over, the insistence on extra fees has become that rages. the banks cannot seem to make money any other way than a nickel and diming consumers. >> people are frustrated. we would all like everything to be free. cut off onenment's of the sources of income to help pay for the checking accounts. the cost has shifted to consumers. >> the recently enacted dodd- frank act limits the amount banks can charge merchants for processing debit card transactions. merchants used to pay about 44 cents for transactions. they now pay 21 cents. according -- banks lose money on half of their checking account customers.

>> $5, given the value of a checking account, is good value. you cannot -- the cost of a sub is $5. >> only one other bank is charging $5. consumers should vote with their feet, absolutely. bank and a credit union. bake at a community bank. >> which -- bank at a community bank. >> which is best for you? there are a handful of web sites to help you decide. like this one -- find abetterbank.com. it comes up with a list of banks that may work for you.

it breaks down estimated annual fees and how many atms are nearby. for some customers, it is all about the atm. >> with the security guards, they are always around. i love it, i feel safe. >> cash -- the time it takes me to do that is not worth it. >> for this man, the $5 fee is the final straw. >> i am changing banks. >> some customers hope banks will get enough people doing just that and more reconsider charging extra fees. >> bake of america's $5 monthly debit card feeble going to affect early next year. wells fargo and chase will test fees in states. that does not include maryland. suntrust already charges customers $5 a month. there is a link to the website on our website, wbaltv.com.

a maryland national guard soldiers left for afghanistan a year ago. tonight, all of them are back with their families. the servicemen and women have been in afghanistan, iraq, and kuwait. they were welcomed back home. >> it has been a long, hard year. i am just happy. i cannot wait for all our boys to come home. >> the rain does not even matter. it is as good to be home. >> it is awesome, overwhelming. >> glad to have you home. >> i am glad to be home. >> the service members were part of an aviation battalion. >> your insta-weather-plus

forecast -- >> there were some showers and our area today. a cold front making its way across the state. we have already seen some big temperature changes. overall the western shore, a little bit of rain. for most areas around baltimore, things have dried out pretty nicely. this front is moving away from us. there has been some selling in new england. maybe a sign of things to come this weekend. today, it was a mild day, 64 degrees at the airport. we hit 67 degrees. a cold front went through these evening, and these lows are the current temperature. these are the current wind gusts, 26 at cambridge.

that is dragging the error -- dragging in the air. it is a little bit milder down south. the northwest suburbs might have a little bit of frost. the growing season is coming to an end this weekend. 33 to 43 the temperatures. the sun does not come up until 7:30. the mild air is being pushed away. the cold is coming in from canada while is storm develops to the south. it could produce some heavy snow and part of the midlantic this upcoming weekend. you'll see partly cloudy skies in the morning. the rain is not too far south of us by the evening rush hour. tomorrow night, it is a chilly

rain. as the storm is departing in moving away from the coast, it will drive that cold weather at of the mountains and towards the bay. we expect temperatures to fall. there may be some snow accumulation to the north and west of baltimore saturday afternoon. it is part of an early season wake up. by sunday, sunshine, beautiful weather returns in time for football in downtown baltimore. you can see the light dusting, maybe an inch. if you get into the higher terrain, you could give a couple of inches of what -- wet snow. the storm on the coast we will have to watch over the weekend.

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>> the tidal wave of banks in town today. -- angst in town today. the cardinals have lost 10 in a row on the road. overshadowed, but continued emergence of the ravens' defense. the defense has only given up five touchdowns. they have set the tone in the season opener, and they have continued. the offensive coordinator is gone for this week. the defensive coordinator is reminded that success can have a short shelf life in the nfl. >> the staff is really excited

about the way our guys are playing. it is not where you start, it is where you finish. at the end of the day, whenever the season is over, our goal is to be the very best. our goal is to win at the championship. >> for several years, the university football has lacked two things. wins and crowds. not anymore, a packed house expected for this weekend. the tigers have put together a six and one starts to the season. they ranked 13th and the country. on saturday, they play the defending national champions, delaware. the team that be the tigers last year. >> the picture of the scoreboard

sits in every player's locker. to be honest, you can say about delaware. it is the same concept. it is time we change things around a little bit. >> howard suffered a broken bone in his left foot. the injuries put him on the sideline for up to three months. the injury will likely mean more playing time for the freshman from baltimore city college. the regular season begins for maryland's november 13. game 6 of the world series, it is on track to become the final game of the series. not ready to lock this one of

just yet. texas holds onto a 7-5 lead. the cardinals have the bases loaded. if the rangers can hold on to the lead, they will win their first ever world series. it has a stunning piece of history. it happened on a muddy track today. he tied the record for most consecutive wins with 19 in a row. the only other two horses to a better one at 19 in a row. >> thank you. we have a look at your seven-day forecast. stay with us.

at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and communities who call baltimore home. from funding to help a local business expand their operations... to financing for an organization which provides affordable housing for artists... and partnering with a local hospital to help expand patient care. because the more we do in baltimore, the more we help make opportunity possible.

>> there will be more weather and some of it could be wintry. this is the snowfall forecast for the 48-hour time period ending saturday. it is possible all the way to the i-95 corridor. be on the lookout for that rainy changing to snow on saturday. it will dig out of here in time for ravens fans. >> good night, everybody.

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