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lead to rapid decline. it has been delayed because of a suspicious substance on the plan. we will stay on top of the story and bring more information as a continues to develop. >> our other big store, occupied wall street organizers say they are more organized than ever. >> lowell melser lawyer is live with the latest. >> occupy baltimore has been down here for about one month and a half and despite being told they are not allowed to have tanks down here it seems that their tent city has and thriving -- they're not allowed to have can't sit down. their tent city has been thriving. there are encouraging other occupiers from other cities to come down here because they say it is safe. >> the occupy movement in
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baltimore city has now entered its 44th day and it protesters who spoke to said they had no plans to leave anytime soon. this despite the images coming out of several images around the country including new york work camps are being torn down. despite it being against a city law, they feel they have every right to camp out at the square and welcome occupiers from other cities to join them. >> it will continue to grow. we are trying our hardest to comply. we will not be squashed and we will not be silenced. >> may r. rawlings like continued to slump -- sympathize with the occupiers. "our hope is we should be able to peacefully but this into a protest that is not an
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encampment. >> asked about a possible time or of the laws will be enforced, at the mayor skirted the issue. >> there is no deadline. we know the direction that we are heading. we have asked and -- at the tent to be removed. we will deal with it at a time of our choosing pure >> he alluded to the fact his office is just waiting for the call. >> i think the mayor has made it clear pritchett is not want people camping in the city. >> they are not enforcing it. >> with the mayor decides to enforce a, there will be time to do it. >> if they are forced to take down their tents, they say they will come back. they do not think the city is ready to deal with it. >> i do not think they are
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willing to risk that. >> occupiers and york city are marching down to washington, d.c. and are expected to step down in baltimore this weekend. it will be interesting to see how many of them stay and how many from other cities come down here. the word is stuck there are no plans to remove the tax. -- tents. >> there is continuing coverage of the occupied baltimore protests and a nation on our web site. you can find it all on wbaltv.com. baltimore county police are looking for two man who insulted a girl this afternoon treat the victim told police she was walking in the 1800 block of woodlawn drive when one man forced her into a van at gunpoint for the drop off into another location, possibly
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baltimore city. the victim told police it was there she was assaulted by a second man. she was returned to move on a word she wanted to the police station for help. if you recognize the men in these sketches, you are asked to contact baltimore county police. let's montgomery county police hope surveillance photo -- it shows two suspects leaving the target store in wheaton after trying to buy gift cards with a stolen credit cards. their victims include an 87- year-old woman and an 89-year- old man. >> no more warnings. that is the story from howard county officials. if you get caught speeding on speed camera, you will have to pay a fine. >> the fine is $40 with no points on your license. the money will go straight back
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into the speed camera program. any extra will go to public safety projects. the real goal is to slow drivers down. >> drivers in howard county listen up. a decrease. is open for speed camera. now anywhere -- now anyone speeding could get a $40 ticket in the mail. >> we would much rather have people slow down and get a citation. there are speed camera is and we hope they will slow down. >> the county has a two dance with a speed camera is that will move it around to different schools zones on weekdays during a trial. >> during the time we spread ourselves out throughout the county to assess each location and make sure the equipment worked properly. we do not think that is reflective of what we start to see now in the coming months
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because we intended to focus on areas where we see the biggest speeding problems. >> one of them is a long centennial land. they know that all too well. >> i don't think people pay attention. i think there are already going that fast. ago with the flow of traffic. >> speeding cars are a bit concerned. it will let people play in the front yard as well. they hope it will slow drivers down. >> once somebody gets the first ticket, i know if it were me i would be more conscious of it. >> the bottom line is safety. that is what the traffic cameras i feel would bring to this particular area where we live. >> howard county police will be listed locations for speed camera each week on their website treaty can find a link on our website wbal tv.com >> federal government to just
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put the brakes on a lot -- local trucking business. it ordered the operation to shut down the media elite. 80-year probe uncovered evidence the company allowed drivers to falsify a broad powers and operate trucks that post a high risk. in the past year one person was killed and four others injured after seven accidents including their trucks carried >> into next education a lark, stevenson university is literally stretching out. tim tooten is like in the newsroom with more on the expansion pure >> this is a big deal. a $10.5 million deal for a school with big dreams to grow its campus. school officials did not have to look very far to expand. >> there was the name change to stevenson, and then a second
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campus and orange mills. now i chance to attract even more students. that is why they have bought the buildings just minutes from the warrants mills site. >> a think it is great because we are all about career orientation. it is in the pharmaceutical company. that is why we are all about bringing expenses in the classroom to the students. >> they are adding a hundred 68,000 square feet. >> there have been some really great growth over the years. the expansion will help us be able to specify within each major. >> it means a lot. a lot of things are happening here. everything is getting bigger. it feels good to me. >> the buildings will open to students and staff by the summer of 2013. brooks will move our school two sciences which has term --
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expanded dramatically. we are moving into the large building. >> the school of design will also move to the new site. it is reassuring to know that a dynamic properties such as this, which was once used to manufacture of medicines to people in meaningful ways, will be transformed into a lively college campus. but some were fortunate enough to get this land. we started out with the baltimore ravens printing facility and we built adorns up on the hill. in the student union building where >> back in the day the campus was small. there were a few buildings on the campus. all of my classes were in the same building. my class graduated with 11 people in the school of education. >> stevenson was just named as one of america's up and coming colleges and universities. >> a large delegation will join
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martin o'malley on a trade mission to india. more than 100 representatives will accompany the governor and his wife on the six day trip. the goal is to raise awareness in india about export opportunities and expanding educational ties to us here in maryland. the trip to india is the first ever by a sitting maryland governor. there are expected to leave on the 28th. >> the perspective of the lettuce baltimore ravens loss and how the team can regain control of the playoff picture.
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>> we continue to follow breaking news from west palm beach florida for a flight has been delayed it. we are told 137 passengers evacuated the plane after a flight attendant found an unidentified substance on board the thought was suspicious. the flight was expected to arrive at bwi wells marshall and 20 minutes. right now it remains grounded. if you know somebody on the flight, they are safe but there is a delay in the flight. >> thanks to the maryland lottery, 10 lucky baltimore ravens fans will take a trip of the lifetime. they claim their prizes, is will get to travel with a guest on the team plane to the game against the cleveland browns' next month.
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they will also get a chance to stay in the team hotel. >> i can't think of anything that can top this for me. really. i have been a baltimore ravens fan since the baltimore ravens have been. i wish it was today. >> once in a lifetime. you cannot ask for anything -- you cannot put a price tag on that trip >> a once-in-a- lifetime trip. you could not ask for anything else. >> this is the third year that the maryland lottery has teamed up with the cash fantasied scratch off game. >> a local doctor has an amazing story to tell. he collapsed inside a local mall in cardiac arrest and thanks to something he was wearing, he survived. i spoke with the doctor and his wife. after open heart surgery, they walked every day at the mall as
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part of his we have that. this past september, they had finished two miles once something unexpected happened. >> i did not feel anything. the only thing i felt was a little bit queasy and lightheaded. >> you are just finishing up and we were right over there. all of a sudden, i see him put his hands to his head. he is standing perfectly upright and he goes down. >> he had suffered cardiac a rest, at a condition that is fatal if something is not done immediately. he was wearing a known device that saved his life. it really is an incredible story. tonight at 11:00, i will have a special medical and look for you. you will see the technology that saved his life. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> right across the area today. some of the moderate to heavy at
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times. most of it fairly light. a more substantial area of rain approaching from the west. the eastern sections of the state which had a decent rain earlier a little bit tighter. there is a patch of showers on the border of carolina and the dorchester counties where there may be substantial rain to the west of federal bird. cambridge picking up showers as well. this is going to continue over night. shares of the way to the carolinas right along the spine of the appalachians. since midnight, two areas of the center ring in the state. it covers parts of hartford, baltimore, carol, frederick county. another struck a decent rain from southern maryland to the eastern shore richter southern caroline county and over to delaware. here in town, the official measurements, 0.32 inches of rain. just under three tenths of an
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inch at the inner harbor. temperatures were a little warmer today but not as warm as we started this work week. it was in the '60s as to the, 50's 4 highs today, and a cool air will filter and tonight and tomorrow. we will see temperatures and the week below normal. low temperatures tonight. tomorrow the temperatures will not climb much. a front that stalled the to the south, covered the roadway for an area of low pressure coming up out of the plan states right along the front. as it passes through, it brings a little more rain and the drugs and cold air to the upper midwest. as rain passes through, some spots in the state might see it makes too wet snow. tomorrow morning, light rain or drizzle. the potential that the northwest of french of it would mix over to what snow before ending. and skies will clear tomorrow night. the further north and west to go, the better chance to see a little snow.
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an inch or two might accumulate. we are not expecting that. a chilly rain may end as a brief period of what's known north and west of baltimore. winds gusting to 25 degrees. as temperatures fall to the 40's, it will feel a lot cooler tomorrow. western maryland a wintry day tomorrow with snow showers and a high of 30 degrees. sunny skies on friday but temperatures in the low 40's. not quite that cold, but a significant drop on the eastern shore. 50 degrees tomorrow to 40 degrees on friday. in the same basic patterns and scenarios on the lower eastern shore where rain tomorrow clears out and senate on friday. high temperatures a route ocean city and salzburg only in the 40's on friday. --salsbury only in the 40's on friday. 27 friday morning at 47 in the
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afternoon. partly cloudy in the 50's on saturday. good football weather on sunday. the rain chances should hold off until later in the evening. >> from the subsequent of banks, this is the love of sports. >> what to get this deep into the november, injuries play big roles. lee evans did practice today at remains limited. he did not take part in all of the drills werin the workout. the ribbons lost in seattle with the same record as the asthe ravens lost in seattle. the baltimore ravens can regain control of their destiny with the wind against the cincinnati bengals. if the baltimore ravens beat cincinnati, they regained the top spot in the conference. home field advantage in the
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playoff probably means more than ever this year. >> we are trying to get above that. we put ourselves in this position. we have lost three games with the same game plan and we know it. everybody else knows it. it is not a secret. members do not lie. that is what you tend to study in this league. we know how we got ourselves in this situation and we know how to get out. it is a matter of time. >> as a rule of thumb, great players don't necessarily make great players or a manager. that is not the case with gibson. he was manager of the year with the arizona diamondbacks. he led them from a first -- a worst to first season. in the american league, madden will be manager of the year for the second time. they had to win their final five games to earn a wild-card playoff spot.
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francona had discussions with former red sox g.m. about the cubs manager job but today he withdrew his consideration -- his name from consideration. he probably could have become a material legend if he could have figured out a way to help the cubs with their drought. he wants to manage again in the big leagues but did not think the cubs job looks like the right situation right now. sticking around, tom tasselmyer looks at the potential for snow in the seven-day forecast.
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>> police say a 15-year-old girl was raped at gunpoint and also sexually assaulted. we will ask you if you recognize the men in these sketches.
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>> it really was not that bad because it was mild outside her >> the rent will get colder. -- the rain will get colder. >> highs in the 40's tomorrow. it will get colder during the day. >> maybe you should stop talking. is getting worse and worse. >> friday we are talking about right sunny side -- skies on the chilly side. a warm-up for the weekend. temperatures on sunday should be around 60 degrees. >> that is a look at the news. thank you forge joining us.
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