hit the store twice. >> goodwill stores in towns and cockeysville have been robbed three times in less than a week. the good will on joppa rd. has been hit twice, police believe, by the same person. >> he had a gun and there was a confrontation with the employee at the location. money was taken from the register and the safe. >> a week ago friday, the suspect entered from the rear and shoved a gun in an employee's face and took cash from the register and the safe. he is described as a 30-year- old black male, or complected, approximately 5 foot 8 inches, and 130 counts. at the other route robbery on fredonia road, the rest altercation -- there was an altercation between the suspect and the store employee. >> the suspect fled the location and we were able to recover a bb gun.

>> was their money taken at that location? >> no, no money was taken at that location. >> why the goodwill store has become a target suddenly is no one -- is anyone's guess. >> we are taking security measures to make the stores more safe for but the customers and employees. >> goodwill stores have serving as cameras. footage of the robberies is now in hand of detectives. people have been surprised by their robberies' because most know that the proceeds of the stores go to help the needy. good will served more than 16,000 people last year alone. >> we provide training and job placement services. it is particularly disturbing in this economy as we have seen an increase for people needing our services go up that we have experienced these robberies. it takes away from our ability to help people. >> authorities say no one was hurt in his latest robbery. and anyone with information is

urged to call baltimore county police. >> there is new information tonight concerning two home invasion rapes happened last week in baltimore. police now believe they are related. investigation the from police headquarters. >> police tell us they have uncovered a number of clues in both -- both of these home ofrapes -- home invasion rapes that they say leads to one suspect. they're reaching out to the public. baltimore police believe two home invasion rape ins evolving two -- rapes involving two female victims in their late 20s are related. police say 29-year-old mother was raped while her children were in a room next door. the second attack have been less

than 3 miles away early last sunday morning in the 700 block of rynex street in northwest baltimore. the 27-year-old victim was sleeping when a rapist crept into her bedroom. news of the attacks shocked both neighborhoods. >> that is unbelievable. >> police tell 11 news that because of the way the crimes were carried out there were very similar in nature and other things that would not be revealed because of the investigation led to this discovery. >> the suspect secretive his identity by placing items over the victim's face so they could not see him very well. and because of the time frame and the closeness in age of both victims, but we do believe the same suspect is wanted in both incidents it -- both instances. >> unfortunately, because both victims were blindfolded they do

not have a good description of the suspect. however, police have been revealing -- reviewing footage of several area surveillance cameras and they are going door- to-door. >> we are employing the public -- imploring the public, if anyone saw anything in those early morning hours, and one acting suspicious or was not familiar, please contact the police department. >> tonight, police are reminding city residents to make sure that that windows are locked in their homes and that the outside of their homes are well lit. anyone with information should call 991 immediately. >> thank you. it was another tough announcement this morning from our longtime friend and colleague, radio veteran ron smith. as you may recall, iran announced last month that he has pancreatic -- ron announced

last month that he had pancreatic cancer. >> i am a lawyer on chemotherapy. after consultation it was determined that was a few trout way to go. i have ceased. there will not be any second round of chemotherapy. instead, we are doing palliative care that will result down the road in home hospice care. >> i can tell you, that was not the news that any of us wanted to hear. he said he will continue to be on the air when possible as long as he can. if you would like to send messages of support, you can find a link on the front page of our website wbaltv.com. dozens of people have been detained today in occupied protests across the country. -- ociupy pert's across the country. >> for the occupy movement it was a massive debt and also i

resulted in mass arrests. >> thousands of demonstrators tried to shut down wall street. tensions were high as this woman was pulled by officers, with hundreds arrested, including its former retired police capt. in los angeles command least 20 were taken into custody after sitting in the middle of a downtown street. some had to be physically carried away. a similar scene in portland, ore., where activists confronted authorities on a bridge. in the nation's capital, the mood was more peaceful with a rally. >> we all decided that we needed to stand in solidarity with new york. >> we will not go anywhere. >> the demonstration is all part of the day of action to mark the group's anniversary, which has come under crackdowns in recent weeks. >> we are seeing a natural progression away from 24 our occupations into whether tactics. >> at the center for american

progress on the impact 60 days in. >> what they have succeeded in doing in these two months is shifting the conversation. now has to be, how can a switch from that to a more pragmatic, practical outcome on the policy level? >> despite today's arrests, new york city officials say the demonstrations caused minimal disruptions. >> local protesters had gathered at the howard street bridge in conjunction with what they are calling a national debt action. sheldon continues our live team coverage from there. >> all of the protesters have finished their march on the howard street bridge and they have made their way over to joe squared pizza. abidine began planning their next move. -- they have been eating pizza

and planning their next move. the event was organized by good jobs, better baltimore, in conjunction with other grassroots organizations in the area copper occupy baltimore and other organizations in the area. they're calling for better infrastructure, creating jobs and stopping cuts. almost all who came out said they felt a sense of responsibility. we caught up with a city schoolteacher wants to see more investment in the infrastructure at his school. >> i am fat out which rodents, rats, roaches -- i am fed up with rodents, rats, roaches, bathrooms smelling like sewers, thinks falling off the walls, cracks in the floors, holes in the ceilings. i think our kids deserve better. >> people have been holding up signs, beating on empty buckets.

they're letting people know they are the 99%. the folks out here have been honking in solidarity and support. for now, live in north baltimore on north avenue. >> if you have pictures or video from the occupy baltimore demonstrations, we encourage you to share them on line at wbaltv.com/ulocal. there is a peanut butter recalls affecting maryland. smuckers is recalling thousands of its stars of its chunky organic peanut butter. they would have been purchased in the last week or so. they have best if used by date of august 3, 2012 and august 4, 2012. 3000 jars are being recalled because of salmonella contamination.

another 16,000 never left the warehouses. much more news@13wham.com on 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> coming out -- much more news on 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> coming up, why there is concern about the story breeding proposal. -- story reading proposal. >> colder weather to our west and north. we will see how that affects the weekend. 41 at the

>> in tonight's education other, howard county is about to introduce what some are calling

a controversial middle school reading policy. it could change how the subject is taught and who could be required to teach it. >> right now, there are more than 160 middle school reading teachers. under the proposed policy, all of them could be reassigned to teach other subjects. that is raising concern from the howard county education association. that is the union that represents teachers. here is how the union sees it. under the board proposal, a teacher would be required to teach reading along with other subject areas, who are already -- which could hurt students for already struggling to read. >> the concern for students is that they will have more struggles with learning to read. the concern for educators is that we have experts in the field and we want to use those experts to do what they are best at. >> more on the school changes on

december the eighth. a public hearing is set for mid january. the proposal could happen by mid -- by the end of january. last night, the board hired a consulting team from iowa to begin looking for a superintendent to replace the one in howard county that is retiring at the end of the school year. they have developed an online survey to come up with a superintendent profile. >> it is critical. we owe it to our students. their future is on the line. we have to find the best and brightest in the united states. >> the board is hoping to stop interviewing finalists for this job by the spring and fill it by this summer. >> the state highway administration is getting ready for winter weather. today, they showed off their new

blauvelt, the largest one in maryland. -- their new plow, a large as one in maryland. it is as large as two trucks, but only one driver. you can get prepared for winter as well. our interactive guide is that wbaltv.com, click on whether block. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> not quite wintry, but getting a little bit chillier, and even our snow -- some snow to our west. that lake-effect machine is starting to kick in as the cold air crosses eri and ontario. in our region, the skies are beginning to clear out. the precipitation was not that impressive. most of it falling south and east of baltimore. when the temperatures were colder, we did not have that much precipitation.

where the temperatures were warmer, a bit more shower activity. generally dry if almost on measurable amounts of precipitation to the west of us. -- and not measurable amounts of precipitation to the west of us. 41 degrees is the current temperature at the airport. down to 46 in downtown baltimore. 30's starting to creep into the suburbs. down to 27 at oakland at this hour. expect a cold night tonight. the winds will be brisk out of the west, 25 suburb, 35 around the inner harbor and the bay. this front offshore now, thankfully. at one time it was producing severe thunderstorms at ports of 1819 possible tornadoes -- up to 18 or 19 possible tornadoes yesterday.

it was a violent front to our south as it moved through. now as high pressure comes in and delivers that shot of chilly air to a week that started at record high levels, now friday looks like it will finish with temperatures in the 40's. but the winds on the day could still gust to 20 at times. one to 2 foot waves on the open waters of the day. 11 to 2:00 a.m. is the high tide at fort mchenry -- 11:52 a.m., the high tide at fort mchenry tomorrow. the eastern shore will be kind of breezy and chile tomorrow, but a nice sunny friday. 48 tomorrow. 55 with sunny skies on saturday. temperatures climbing into the 60's at ocean city by sunday. saturday, may be a few, high,

thin clouds around here. sunday should be a part the sunny day. the rain showers are not expected to hit baltimore until later sunday evening. the next few days are looking very nice. sunshine and 47 tomorrow. 55 on saturday after lows in the 20's in the morning. sunday, 60, just about ideal for football. a 20% chance of a late evening sprinkle or shower that continues into monday. tuesday, mostly cloudy and showers. wednesday, the big travel day ahead of diggs giving, but for showers in the morning and in clearing out. on thursday, partly cloudy and 50 degrees. >> this is 11 sports. >> as the ravens get that -- get set to face the bengals on sunday, it seems like they're

running around all this week. the first touchdown last week in seattle came on one of the biggest cause of the season. ed dixon on the receiving end reeling it in. he knows the more it defense is focused on ray reisch, the more they cannot focus on the tight ends. >> in the red zone like that, it is the prime time to call the play. >> it never looked back good in practice, either. >> really? >> yeah. >> that was something different that happened. i told raping and -- i told ray rice and it happened right there. >> you can catch the game right here on wbal tv. airtime is 7:30 p.m. this evening. the schedule for the big college

games, i keep hitting the button. the terms played pr and in pr over unc wilmington. maryland is spending most of the afternoon playing catch-up. 17-5. you can see things developing. three from the corner. right now, alabama leads in the second half. this year's venue for the world cup, down under in mel bourne. not exactly good mojo for the americans. former players and caddie --

former player cady of tiger woods, steve williams. that is a 28-point lead in the nfl. steve stricter lives than that. stick around. tom have the seven-day forecast straight ahead.

>> coming up tonight at 11:00 p.m., baltimore joins a national day of action. right now, protesters are hitting the streets coast-to- coast. tonight you can see what local protesters are adding to the debate. and please execute a faulty search warrant, but do not realize is -- police execute a faulty search warrant, but do not realize it is a mistake not realize it is a mistake un

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>> today felt like winter. >> it is coming right around the corner. it is going to get colder tomorrow. 40's for the highs. 50.ad 70's monday, tuesday, by friday, in a 40's. but we have a nice looking weekend. a big travel day next wednesday. just a chance for a shower or around here in the morning. we will keep an eye on the region. thanksgiving day looks really nice. >> lovely. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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