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groups connected to the baltimore ravens. the story is just ahead. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 enws at 6:00. >> our big story tonight, winter weather heading our way. this time tomorrow, it could actually be snowing. >> i think you and i feel the same way about that trip we will check on the forecast with john cullen to the insta-weather center. >> this is a rare storm. that type of storm could develop your the have cold air and also we have a chance for some snow. that is really chat -- that is really strange. the record snowfall for tomorrow is one trace. it may not be hard to break that or at least tie it. it would not take much. the center of the storm was down in georgia were not much is happening. we have preliminary moisture coming up. this thing will really get cranked up when the storm center starts to move north
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along the coast. naturally, baltimore is always right on the line. we have this strange forecast. some of their rank. some will get a mix. all this goes into effect tomorrow. the blue shaded areas, that is a winter storm watch. there could be a. were you accumulate a couple of inches of snow. that is just northwest of the city. the purple shaded areas of, that is the winter storm warning. i will detail is coming up in a few minutes. >> any time whether strikes, here are some pictures.
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see some great pictures on wbaltv.com and click on ulocal. >> tonight our ietam follows a concern about the reliability of the guns and state troopers carry. beretta insists the guns are safe. another problem just surfaced in the last few weeks. jay miller to assess war with that story. >> it maryland company, they have been a customer since the mid-1980s. the issue here is a series of problems discovered in training. >> the service weapon carried by a maryland state troopers is a 40 caliber beretta. the about the particular model in use in 2008. the problem started in 2010. police spokesman said the
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problem with the dance magazine surfaced at first. a problem that prevented the magazine from falling free when a trooper needed to reload. >> this is important in police combat situations. >> then returned the now refurbished plants to trippers over the past year. >> there were a couple of other issues that developed as this process was going on. >> the plant at the bottom of the magazine caused the next problem. trippers did firearms training. >> the base plate was coming off and causing all the rounds to fall out of the magazine emptying the weapon. >> not what you want to be happening if you are in the heat of the moment. >> that certainly is not what you want happening in a combat situation. >> operetta created a fix, but a few weeks ago another problem surfaced when the guns used by the swat team and malfunctioned again while training. that issue remains under review. is a familiar story, he says
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reliability problems caused him to ditch the bread the and switch to another manufacturer. >> we put them in a big box and took them back to read a. you're not want to sacrifice officer safety cured >> the fact that russia is a maryland company, does that factor into the conversation and discussion at all? >> if we can purchase a product that is reliable and that functionable, we want to do that. the ultimate priority is the safety or our troopers and the citizens we serve they believe some of the problems is a result of the training drills. the guns, they say, are
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absolutely reliable. >> police are investigating a shooting from a baltimore sheriff's deputy. eight men barged into the cruiser with a knife as he sat at a traffic light. >> it happened at the traffic light right over there. it is near the governor's old neighborhood when he was mayor .o it - baltimore city deputy sheriff stopped at a traffic light on his way to work what authorities say john an artery jumped into the front seat of the police cruiser. >> he pulled a knife and actually looked to lunge at him. the deputy was able to discharge his weapon in time. the suspect was struck in the left are. >> he did not get her to. emergency crews took john
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godfrey to the hospital for treatment. the bottom for the attack is on no. the intersection is very busy. a day care is located just a few miles from the -- a few yards from the crime scene. >> i heard "pop pop." the parents come in the morning, and is still dark. is kind of close peter >> or they speaking were just laying skill? >> he was just laying skill. >> he did not look right. he looked out of it and crazy looking. he steered her in the eye as may be a predator would or something like that. >> daughter has a criminal history dating back to 1993. what is curious about it is five of the nine cases go on the stat
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pocket. the reserve the option to revisit it later. the charges include battery, felony theft, drug possession. in 1994, police charged gaudery with attempted murder. daughtery as the case to enter a drug charge. he lives two miles from the crime scene. they urged us to check his criminal history which shows what the charges but only a couple of minor convictions. he had a psychotic episode that put him into the hospital in august. this is somebody stole his car recently. he has been upset about that. family members wonder if he was simply asking the sheriff's deputy it got that. >> he sheriff's deputy is ok. he is on administrative leave. they are investigating. the suspect is in custody. no charges have been filed just
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yet to. >> into night's education a lawyer, there is a growing number of school systems saying they were scanned. it is a story we first told you last night at 5:00. tim tooten is like in the newsroom at the follow up. what is the latest? >> in the process, school pta is have lost thousands of dollars. don't use me. as much as i love the kids and i never want to upset the kids and the schools, i do not want my name to be up there. >> ravens quarterback on hearing his name was being used at school assemblies without his knowledge. >> i would love to talk to kids about bullying. a happy set it with the right person. >> 1/2 of a dozen school systems thought joseph gill was
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the right person. he booked the event, took the money, but never delivered. according to the maryland better business bureau, the company is located at 1423 sharps. road in annapolis. we tried to reach him at this address but have gotten no response. we were not the only ones trying to get answers. the better business bureau has been after him to follow up on complaints from local school systems. >> we contacted -- we contacted him directly, spoke to him on the fall, and it during the course of that conversation, he clearly stated, i will be making that refund. >> according to our investigation, his company is nothing -- his company is not in good standing. he has judgments against him worth several thousand dollars. meanwhile, raven's quarterback
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said he is trying to clear his name. >> i love the kids. somebody bought it without us knowing and without my intentions. i am sorry to all of these schools that have bothered. >> a spokesman for the baltimore ravens said the organization is in no way affiliated with odyssey. >> thank you so much. stay with us. there is so much more news ahead up at 6:00 peter >>. >> the last time we had accumulating snow in the corridor baltimore area, the orioles did something special. i will tell you about a coming up.
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>> north fulton avenue, an accident where a pedestrian was struck. police have shut down the afternoon while the deal with the accident. we are not sure how serious the accident is. as you get more information, we will update you. >> it is hard to believe we're talking about snow in october. >> residents report -- >> i am not looking forward to its. i do not want winter to be here. >> snow in october? really? >> i am not excited because i
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get cold easy and i am cold anyway. >> the national weather service is calling for up to several inches of snow in the greater baltimore region on saturday with more in the mountains north and west pita what makes the particular storeare comes down to timing thanks to unusually cool air coming from canada. by the time the low pressure system which is our area and wins a switch to the northwest and northeast, conditions will be ripe for snow. >> the last time we had measurable snow in baltimore city, the orioles were in the world series on october 10, 1979. toi don't want this note come. if it snows tomorrow, i am not prepared. >> according to the state highway administration, the temperature of asphalts is well above the freezing. most of not all of the snow
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should amount when it hits the road to. if it is heavier snow, it could stick for a little while. there are still a lot of leaves on trees. it could strain at the trees and make them fall on power lines. it is amazing we are talking about this stuff considering fall is just starting. >> we are not ready for it. we cannot think about snow yet on a beautiful day like today. >> storm is not here yet, but moisture pushing out ahead of it. it is trying to produce a couple of sprinkles on the radar. the air at the moment is really dry. the bulk of it if not all of it is even like -- evaporates before it hits the ground ' we will be watching to see what goes on. list at a look at what happened today. temperatures 10 degrees cooler
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for what is typical this time of year p.o. the inner harbor is 53 degrees. you can see the cool air sitting over a speed of the storm is going to run into it. there is a lot of moisture with it. moisture and cold air, the storm will be moving out over the atlantic. the border there is also very war. core a while as long as the storm is to the south, it will drag in air off of the atlanta. that is part of the storm will involve bernanke delaware that does not -- as a means for their no., he will see rain and snow. here is the minister trying to come in. nothing has happened yet. behalf high-pressure and the dry air. it will transfer its energy. then it will move north to cape
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cod. it will bring in all the moisture from the south our way. it will be bringing air of the atlantic ocean -- relatively warm air. once it gets up toward new jersey and delaware, it will start pulling in from the north. that is where some folks will see a change over to snow or at least to a brain snow mixed. everything is going to happen tomorrow plo the rest of the weekend and part of next week looks fine. when developing. not just the sprinkle this stuff but actual rate. -- actual rain. rain and a rain and snow mixed developing it depends where you are. the further you go west the rent it into the air sooner. soth of us it may be all rain on
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the bay and annapolis. here is how things will attract our futurecast by saturday afternoon. some heavy rains. by evening, he will begin to see the snow up in north. baltimore stays with warmer air for the most part. it is out of here in the overnight hours. these lighter shades get the heavier snow when you get three, four, 5 inches of snow up to the north and west of us. by sunday, you get the sun back. the temperatures pop-up. good for football weather during the afternoon. still unseasonably chilly. it is not snowing or training or anything like that. here is the forecast. tomorrow is a back-to-back. most of the rain and snow makes
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will be in the afternoon. trick or treat day looks fine. 50 degrees on monday. thursday we could see some rain. a complete turn it around. >> final injury report for the reagans today. -- ravens today. cleared for the first time since week 3, he should start at 60. -- safety. he took out a half page ad in the sun thinking them for all of their support during the 10 year run in baltimore. >> he know the kind of guy he is and how much fun he had in his time in baltimore. how good his career was here. the friends he has in the community. i am not very surprised by it
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to. >> ravens text question -- do you expect them to bounce back from last sunday? text a for of course, b for i hope so, and c for -- i'm not sure. game 6 of the world series became an all-time classic but you had to stay up late to see it. bottom of the night, rangers are up 7-5. inexplicably, all over his head,david frese made a hero in the gateway city. top of the 10, josh hamilton erasing that mistake. 2 run homer. 9-7 rangers.
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>> you talk about something on twitter we did not get to see tonight. >> i have a preview of that. we connect it -- we cannot get to it to. we will at 11:00. >> there is an advisory in cecil county. and watch of snow north of the city added to the west of the city in hartford, nor the baltimore county. the purple areas are a warning. here in town, a metro area trace to two inches p.o. tomorrow is kind of a marginal de. 38 degrees is the high. dry, and -- dry on sunday and monday. the weather looks fine. >> most of the bad weather tomorrow afternoon. >> it is all tamara. ♪
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