free flours are nothing. lowers are nothing. >> the jury shows mercy and the walter bishop jr. case, but then he had to face the judge. details coming up. >> two days after murder of a baltimore city carry out some of police ripleys surveillance video showing that act caught on video. we will show it to you next. -- police release of the surveillance video showing that act caught on video. >> our big story, he will not be executed. a jury sentence made him eligible for parole, but walter bishop jr. will be in prison for a long time. >> barry sims has the latest on today's sentencing. >> he received two life

sentences, one from the jury and the other from the judge. >> the jury sentenced him to life in cent -- in prison with possibility of parole. that was for his first-degree murder conviction. >> we had a fair trial. i am happy we have the opportunity. i accept what they say. >> absolute relief. these cases are very stressful and so much on the line. it is difficult to think any jury should be in the position of having to decide whether someone lives or dies. >> the judge gave bishop another life sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, plus 20 more years for a hand gun offense. all of the sentences to run consecutively. >> our understanding is that would make him eligible for parole in about 50 years.

>> it has been very difficult. that is really all i have a. we appreciate all of the support of gone and the job that has been done. >> in a videotaped confession, he admitted to shooting him three times in the head. he claimed the victims wipe supplied the handgun, pressured him into committing the crime and promise to pay him $9,000. the bishop told detectives he believed she was being abused by her husband. the defense tried to show he was manipulated. in their decision it is clear some jurors believed it. the judge called suggestions that he was manipulated preposterous. the judge said this was a crime that could have been avoided. the videotaped confession made him eligible for the death penalty. the prosecution and defense considered it critical. >> i think that helped us that all of the defendants in the case, he is the only one owned up to his role in it.

>> he was key to our ability to prove premeditated first-degree murder. he acknowledged he was doing this for money. >> the victim's wife goes on trial sometime next year. others have also been implicated in this case. >> we're learning more tonight about the victim murdered in an east baltimore carry out. the family of freddie jones hopes surveillance video leads police to his killer. lowell nelson is live with that story. and >> chris today we pointed out the fact that there was twitter leave no police activity in and around the -- yesterday we pointed out the fact that there was no police activity in and around the area. they have released to as a key piece of evidence in this case. surveillance video clearly

showing the three faces of the suspects in this case, and also showing what happened leading up to the shooting. freddy jones jr. on the cellphone as surveillance video shows three men in their teens or early twenties entering the carry out on green mount ave. monday night at 6:30. one of the suspects as something to him and shoved him, an argument breaks out, and the suspect pulled out a gun. jones was shot multiple times and died at the hospital. crystaled jones, his wife was very upset while talking to reporters wednesday, saying she was frustrated by the fact the police waited so long to start going door-to-door along the avenue. >> one cop was there. there was no one searching around. they need to do something about this in general. >> two days after the crime police let 11 news know they

would be canvassing the neighborhood with lawyers, much like they did in april of 2010 when charles bowman, a security guard was gunned down in a similar robbery at the same carry out. what is interesting is less than 24 hours after his murder, police were out in full force. a day after jones murder, we noticed there were no officers to be seen. >> initially we were at the scene. we gave the media preliminary information we had. there was evidence in this case. that evidence is particularly a video. his family said he was an army veteran and currently working as a shuttle driver. the night he was killed he was stopping by to get food before going to work the night shift. police insist they will be increasing patrols. the word on whether the commissioner -- commissioner will use power to temporarily close the business.

>> should this establishment be shut down? >> of this establishment, i believe companies to close. this establishment, i believe, needs to close. >> the councilwoman is in the process of talking to the owners to figure out if something can be done. if you have any information that can help police, you are asked to call metro crime stoppers. >> closing arguments in the federal corruption trial lasted the entire day. it will resume tomorrow morning. he is charged with bribery, extortion and making false statements to the fbi. david collins is falling but trial live. >> some of the closing arguments by defense including quotes from movies, and a comparison to a

very tail. the defense contends the number one question the jury must answer comes down to was there criminal intent or was senator kerrey and his co-defendant ask -- acting in good faith? prosecutors described the consulting arrangements between you this is cursory and the shoppers as a cover. the prosecution challenged the defense strategy that he was not smart enough into disorganize to pull off such a conspiracy. that he is likable, a man who could get things done, which was also about you to shoppers. the government focused on his dog you to shoppers, and blamed part of that closing argument on the issue of disclosure. they reminded the jury he never introduced himself as a consultant. the prosecutor advise the jury that this is not an accidental product of carelessness.

prosecutors pointed to his ability to pay attention to detail. which senator kerrey is it? the disorganized and messy and for people, or the dishonest tax filing who complied with the letter of law and nothing more? the government explain this extortion charges came from the soliciting of shoppers. the detailed his list of accomplishments that included legislation from expediting and resurrecting project that had been previously denied by state officials. the prosecution told the jury the lobbyist was a sitting member of the senate. this refers to specific acts during his contract from december 2002-may 2008. the stake in the venture is that government -- is that currie got

paay got paid. the extortion counts centers on him allegedly using his elected position to obtain money not do the official or public office. to go the jury is patiently sitting through six weeks of testimony, and the trial is not over. closing arguments reef -- resume tomorrow. followed by the prosecution, which will have the last word. reporting live from federal court downtown, to be 11 news. -- tv 11 news. >> overall fewer students are being suspended and expelled. administrators are concerned the numbers have gone up. >> this is part of renewal --

new attempt to keep students say. they met with piercing on paper is a mixed bag. the latest numbers point to student progress. from the classroom to the board room, it focuses on what is behind those numbers. suspensions are down. they are up 40.5 for hispanic students. -- 45 percent for hispanic students. the common denominator regardless of the child's skin is party. if you eradicate everything else and go back to property, you are dealing with the same problem year after year. it is clear school officials are not satisfied. >> anytime you lose instruction of child because of conduct, you cannot ignore that. the goal is to not be distracted by other things. >> 60.7 reduction in student

expulsions. referrals are down by 10.6%. >> i think this respect is obviously something a lot of teachers see. learning how to deal with it in a way the students will learn from it and not continue to disrespect teachers. >> the conversations is how are we receiving the information getting from students. >> when you start to look at the overall behavior ability of schools, the more parents are involved in the schools in participating, the better those numbers will look in the end. >> the school board is set to approve a new five-year plan that will address schools and academics later this year. >> still to come, one of the best kinds of stories, especially with the holiday is fast approaching. >> part will come home from a

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his children were also brought excited to see their dad. and i can imagine they were overwhelmed. we would love to see your welcome home videos and pictures. you can send them to us by going to our website, wbaltv.com. >> now your 11 insta weatherplus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> we hit 62 today. and those records are based on the b.w.i. marshall reporting, and that was at 62 degrees today. that is the normal for this time of year. the warning was chilly at 33 degrees. that is seven below what is normal for this early part of november. -- the morning was chilly at 33 degrees. 58 downtown right now. 58 in randallstown. white marsh at 53 degrees.

ocean city in the low 50s. so is oakland in western maryland. it is about the same. a little bit of high, thin cloud coverage. that may drift through for a few hours. other than that, it will turn out to be mostly clear night. 34 in the suburbs. 34 in downtown baltimore. a big hike pressure system will pass for north tomorrow. -- a big high-pressure system will pass to our north tomorrow. this is the same weather disturbance that brought snow into the colorado rockies and working its way through the plains right now. a little bit of snow on the western edge of it in parts of kansas and parts of southern nebraska. that will not get here until friday. until we get here, look for a lot of sun tomorrow. thickening clouds from our night. the possibility of rain, especially south of us during the afternoon on friday.

ocean city has the best chance of rain. we have a slight chance of sprinkles reaching as on baltimore. it should clear out friday night. the week and looks gorgeous was sunny skies expected saturday and sunday. great weather in pittsburgh for the ravens 78 evening. -- sunday evening. on the bay, a light breeze coming out of the south. they water temperatures ranging through the '60s. a slight chance rain would hit the mountains on friday. state michael's a high of 64. 68 with a 20% chance of a midday throat -- shower. a slightly better chance for rain on saturday. even then as lightly higher chance.

western pennsylvania sunday evening, november, you can expect anything this time of year. a south breeze and a little bit of cloud coverage should keep temperatures relatively mild. looking for the game to start in the low 50s. 64 tomorrow. 58 with a sprinkle friday, especially south of us. sunshine in abundance for the weekend. highs at 55 to 60. the clock goes back one hour to standard time on sunday morning. partly cloudy in my old tuesday. chance for showers next wednesday. -- partly cloudy in my old on tuesday. >> it is later in the year than you think. college basketball tipped off next week. we will tell you more about that

coming up in just a moment. asst, it is rivalry reacheweek baltimore takes on the pittsburgh steelers leader of the week. the injury reports starting to go the ravens way. wide receiver lee evans did not take part. everyone wants to see this game. the man has a point. the last couple of years the road to the super bowl has gone through pittsburgh. the ravens want to get a series sweep for only the second time in the history of the series. >> you can say we caught them on a bad day, what ever you want to say. they are a professional team. they're going to come ready to play. we're stepping into their territory. you have to similar teams better

want to go out there. these teams are cord to go around fighting. this will be a bottle. we are excited about it. we cannot get off track. it is going to be a battle sunday. >> off-season score so for two- one. first, the golden gloves. 37% of the runners. mark taken not a single error. -- mark hagen not a single error. the free market opens up later in the week. later this week, the college basketball season gets under way. joining me now is the coach of the tigers. you are coming out of the gate

hot, taking on kansas next week on the road. that is quite a challenge. >> a great challenge, and a super opportunity for the young faces of the program. >> i know your goal is to try to make baltimore more of a college mecca. what are you looking to achieve? >> we practice early today. they got the chance to put on the uniform and a few people in the stands and hopefully get the jitters out. for us, any time we get on the floor we have to get better. we have a young group and new group. we're trying to change a culture a little bit. >> we look forward to the preview tonight. stay with us. tom tasselmire back with a tom tasselmire back with a seven-day

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>> coming up, we will continue to follow a developing story from downtown baltimore with the city said they would count -- cut off power of 5:00. we will take a closer look at the concerns of the city and the demonstrators. the hunt is on for an inmate who escaped. tonight the police say they are searching an area at the defendant is known to go to. defendant is known to go to.

>> no complaints about today. >> it was gorgeous. >> temperatures about or a little above normal. cools off a little with a shower passing south of us saturday, but a gorgeous weekend setting up. picture-perfect for pups and -- pumpkin seed county on saturday. >> you're going to count those or die trying. >> thank you for joining us. >> nbc nightly news with brian williams is next. good night, everybody. [captioning made possibl