found correct we are live in towson with the latest details -- were also found. >> we are live in towson with the latest details. >> we know that there have been several incidents and they are not sure if the area is being targeted at this time. >> what happened here? >> it lifelong phoenix resident, joe reille, saw a disturbing sight outside of his neighbor's home. >> i woke up at about 2:00 a.m. or so and i went to the kitchen and i looked up there and i seen all kinds of red lights. i thought, oh, my gosh, somebody's had a heart attack. >> a pickup truck was on fire in the driveway of a home. firefighters worked to put out the blaze that destroyed the gmc suburban. >> i would hate to wake up in the middle of the night and see my car or light truck being borne out. >> police said there have been

other suspicious incidents. >> later that morning we responded again to that area and discovered some broken bottles and some areas of the road that had been burned. on friday of that week, we received a call that a container of gasoline had been recovered on the roadway. >> has there been any trouble like that out here? >> never, never. >> police have added extra patrols in the neighborhood. they are trying to find a person or people responsible. >> at this point, we do all they have one fire. we do not feel that it's enough to say this is an arson situation. >> anyone who may have seen anything that looked suspicious, give baltimore county police bacall. -- a call. >> the final report is out on the fire academy cheating scandal. it does not reveal a systemic

problem, but did recommend disciplinary action against several instructors. >> although investigators believe disciplinary action is warranted against five academy employees, a hearing board cleared them all. >> the members had done something is wrong, obviously, but the charges should be dismissed based on a lack of deliberate misconduct. >> the investigation was launched to determine how many recruits received advance copies of an exam as part of the training for emt. none of them realize that the material they study could have contained material on the test. however, investigators determined that they in structures -- that the instructors knew. they should not have provided the students with this material. >> it was basically two things,

a lack of experience in that role of training officer, and a lack of leadership, quite frankly. >> the report cites one possible motive. the instructor told investigators they missed 40% of their class because of family issues and an injury. the instructor had to reschedule exams. the report includes that it is reasonable that the instructor had to provide information and some areas to ensure that they would pass the test. >> the motive was not nefarious. i think there was a lot of experience. there was also through the process and owned -- and underlying culture that they have got to make sure people get through this training and that they are successful. that is always problematic. >> the report describes a toxic i academy atmosphere. there was bullying and an atmosphere of intimidation and coercion.

the chief was reassigned over the summer to beef up recruiting efforts. training is now being done by the baltimore city community college. this investigation is not over. a separate state probe is currently under way. >> police are searching for the suspects who barged into an apartment and insulted the resident. it happened just after noon today in the 6900 block of millbrook park drive in pikesville. the victim was taken to hospital with a head injury. authorities say he may have been familiar with the suspects, but that is still under investigation. a woman in glen burnie was killed this morning in 82 vehicle crashed in glen burnie that ended in someone's front yard. -- in a two-vehicle crash in glen burnie that ended in someone's front yard. both vehicles travelled more than 200 feet after the impact

and came to rest along the highway. police are still investigating the cause. we're also looking to learn more about an accident at a gas station in woodlawn that sent one person to shock trauma. it happened just before noon. it is unclear if the person hit was walking outside the vehicle or not. authorities will release more information as soon as it is available. >> and two men tried to take two flat screen tvs out of a wal-mart without paying for them. when an employee tried to stop one man, he found himself face to face with a handgun. >> it is scary. it is not impossible that anyone would have the guts to do that. it does not seem possible that anyone would have the guts to do that. >> it is sad. >> these shoppers were surprised to hear what had happened at

this wal-mart. >> you think these guys organized and had done it before? >> i am sure they had done it many at time. >> monday afternoon, two men made their way to the television department at this store and tried to walk out with two large flat screen tvs. >> this is not a small tv. it is a 47 inch big screen lcd tv. they took it outside. we did review the store video. he just drags it out the door. >> eckman lamont perkins was apprehended by police. but his partner, a man he refers to as bugs, pulled a handgun on a store employee when he tried to stop him. >> he displayed a firearm and the employee immediately walked out -- backed off and he walked out. they took an opportunity to get

what they wanted. >> police are still looking for the second suspect and a flat screen tv. >> tonight, police have arrested an edgewater man they believed approached a 14-year- old boy and offered him a ride at the bus stop last tuesday. he was charged on a probation violation warrant in connection with that incident in edgewater. it is where the south river high school student said a man driving a pickup truck attempted to give him a ride to school. police said the suspect is a registered sex offender. >> with the holiday shopping around the corner, we have this report on hazardous towards -- hazardous toys. experts say to watch out for toys with small parts and those that contain toxic chemicals. here is an at home test that you

can try. >> we recommend that parents actually use a test with a toilet paper roll, which is something everybody has in their home. if the item fit in the to the paper roll, it is too small for children 3 and under. >> for a list of hazardous toys, go to our website wbaltv.com, be sure to click on consumer alert. >> the republican candidates meet again. tonight, they will highlight their 11th debate of the year, focusing on national security. happensnight's debate here at constitution hall. the candidates making another hit for the white house, which is just a few blocks away. >> the stage is set for the eight gop candidates squaring off at yet another presidential debate. >> hopefully, there'll be no gotcha questions. >> this debate will center

around national security. >> everything from rogue states like iran, north korea, syria, the relationship with pakistan, how we deal with the un the banking crisis. -- with the eu and the banking crisis. >> and it will also cover the billions we spent in defense. the forum comes amid a shakeup in the polls. >> we have a moral and responsibility not to spend more than we take in. >> mitt romney retains his front runner status, but newt gingrich is challenging. he holds slight lead in at least three national polls over romney. >> this will not be the first time that gingrich will have been on a debate stage where he is the alternative to mitt romney. it is his job to stay in that

spot or get knocked off. >> there will be questions coming from the moderator, the audience, and social media. the economy is likely to be included in the discussion. >> despite the rain, demonstrators from various occupations marched down from one groups to the university of washington. that group was formed by concerned students, faculty, and local resident in support of the occupied wall street movement. the original movement originated in zucati park in new york. >> brother against brother on thursday at " dealings -- at owings mills. >> more wet weather coming our

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>> celebrities and students are teaming up to help some local folks have a nice holiday. drew hill was on hand today to distribute baskets of food to families. students collect food every year and this year, but their collections will help to feed some 60 families. >> we have an i-team follow-up, the subject, social security and disability benefits. >> our results included a lot

changing results for one family. you'll never believe what happened when we vote at that system again. >> when it happened the first time, we were stunned. when it happened a second time, we were shocked. does the i-team have the midas touch, or is something else going on with social security? remember the davis family and their two-year battle to obtain social security benefits? when the i-team got involved, there was a huge government pay and $59,000. it happened again with jeffrey smith. >> it was directed positive for $36,963.50. >> from people seeking social security and disability benefits to the doctors with claims cappella the floodgates have opened. >> the general public should be concerned about what? >> they may not be getting a fair shake when it comes to

disability. >> coming up tonight, what officials have to say this time. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we have had what weather in the middle atlantic all day long and it will have it tonight and into tomorrow morning. but then changes come in that should open the door to a nice holiday weekend. it will last through the entire weekend beginning tomorrow afternoon. it is starting to dry out in far southern maryland, but even those locations may pick up a thunderstorm. the thunderstorms near atlanta are tracking east/northeast. they may hit southern maryland and eastern shore late tomorrow morning. -- late tonight and into tomorrow morning.

this may be crossing through the mid-atlantic and heading off to war the east. rainfall totals on the almanac- looking at the almanac today, you can see rainfall totals that are impressive. temperatures have been climbing now. 56 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. that is the current high temperature for the day. in southern maryland. that is where the air will be coming from this evening. expect the temperatures to stay steady or clyne. early tomorrow morning, we may have showers or even thunderstorms tracking through the central or eastern part of the state. the middle of the day, the clouds tried to break up of a bit. clearing skies tried to remain tomorrow night. we are just about done with the wet weather. keep an eye out for more rain

tonight, and maybe even thunder. loews, 43-50, with the temperatures rising into the 60's tomorrow morning. it will be windy in the afternoon. and then temperatures will be falling in the afternoon as the cooler air comes in. on the bay, craft advisory. that may be upgraded to a gale warning tomorrow night. rain tomorrow and then sunny skies for thanksgiving day in garrett county. on the eastern shore, a better chance for a thunderstorm. 62 at cambridge tomorrow. around salsbury and ocean city, lots of sunshine. the nice weather should last through the holiday weekend. strong low pressure tracking through the ohio valley. with this storm tracking through the northwest, it draws the air

through the north of vanek. if you are north of boston, you may have to deal with wintry weather. but it looks like rain around boston and new york. showers moving out of atlanta tomorrow. denver and dallas look good. seattle, some showers. on thanksgiving day itself, most of the nation will have a pretty decent weather, although the east coast may still be dealing with some rain. a cooler day on thanksgiving day, but lots of sunshine. we warmup friday into saturday. mid to upper 60's on sunday. >> 11 sports with jerry sandusky. >> earlier today, ray lewis did

not talk with the media. instead, he used the media time to get treatment on his injured toe. we will not know until hours before kickoff on thursday whether or not he can play against the san francisco 49ers. the game has been -- become known as the brother bowl. john r. vah of the ravens and jim harbaugh of the forty- niners. it is the first time in team history that the two coaches are both brothers. this game is so much more than just a family novelty. it is about the ravens controlling their destiny into the postseason. the 49ers have a tough trip coming from the west coast. joe flacco told me they really do want to win this game for john harbaugh. the coach has made this week about the team, knocked -- and

not himself. >> it is an important win for us right now. it is just as important as any other women. >> much more coming up on ravens and one tonight. that will be on wbal radio immediately following the newscast tonight. you know webb will have a few things to say about the brother poll as well. on top of that, jim harbaugh weighing in on this matchup. unlike john cannot he is turning away -- unlike john, he is turning away from the idea of a family matchup. he is only focused on football. he does not want to talk about

the family issues. you would expect that from the younger brother. john, of course, is the older brother. he knows this will come down to two great football teams as well as two competitive brothers. >> we are going up against a team that is possibly the best team we play all season. >> family football on thanksgiving, the first of its kind. we will have that game for you right here on tv 11.

>> tonight, more on the cheating scandal that has rocked the baltimore fire department. and police are set to release their findings on an argument between local residents.

>> you had to be out today. it was a mess. >> it was terrible. >> it was so gloomy. >> we're almost done with this gloomy, wet weather pattern. the timing is good for the holiday weekend. still some showers tonight into tomorrow morning. a round of afternoon showers, but by tomorrow night is clearing out nicely. lots of sunshine around thanksgiving day. saturday, sunday, partly cloudy. great football weather on thursday evening. temperatures coolly into the upper 40's.