victims and a shooting victim in a less than four hours from start to finish. not just limited to the geographic boundaries of the their district. >> last night series of robberies punctuates at a few people are committing most of our violent crime in the baltimore area. we have worked hard, baltimore county and the city to build a partnership and relationship that reduces crime. >> police say the crime spree included two kidnappings. one of the robbery victims was shot in the leg and the eye. the suspects were driving a stolen and green lincoln continental and that cost a handgun out of the sunroof. they crashed. three people are in police custody in this hour.

we will have more coming up tonight at 6:00. >> and other late afternoon crash landed two people in a hospital and a car on its roof after a car hit a pedestrian and a house. sky team 11 was on the scene. the merger to occur tells us nobody was killed when the car flipped over. the house did not suffer significant damage. police are investigating what caused the crash. police say they have caught up with a mother behind a series of carjackings and robbers after she tried to rob another bank in arlington, virginia. but before police chased her down the capital beltway and then a foot chase. police accuse stephanie lynn schwab of pulling a knife on a good samaritan who gave her a ride. additional charges are pending

and they are still being investigated. >> we are hearing about a key witness about the robocalls. she denies the calls were ever intended to suppress the vote. jane miller is covering the trial of bob ehrlich. >> paul schurick's lawyers will use the testimony of rohonda russell to bolster their claim that there was no crime. >> rhonda rusell was the voice on the robocall that was sent out in the election. she told lawyers she was the one who picked who had a call and had no instruction to target voters that were bought. >> it was never given anything specific as far as ethnicity. >> he wrote the text of the call

but told voters there was no need to vote even though the polls have not closed. the illegal voter suppression. russell call it something else. >> i would call it a political tactic -- counter into nativity. >> the calls were never intended to keep people at home but reverse psychology. >> the calls for bent to somalia to voters that would not have or ain support of o'malley democratic administration. this would simulate bullet and say, my vote was going for ehrich. i will go out and go after i heard this call. >> she could have included republicans attempt -- independents and the call, but she did not take the time to use those lists. >> i was being lazy. it was not out of anyone's asking. it was my decision to use the

list. >> she is a key witness. she testified she has never spoken with them but knew she was working for theehrlrich c ampaign. >> suppress turnout of black community -- 100,000 votes. reporting live, i am jane miller. >> tonight a former rock climbing instructor has pleaded guilty to sexual child abuse. he and a 14 year-old girl he coached had sex several times prosecutors will seek to have him serve eight years in prison with another seven years suspended. he will have to register as a sex offender. after spending several months in an aruban jail, gary giodorno is

a free man. an appeals court rejected a prosecution bill to put him back in print out -- pre-trial detention. gary had already left the room but when prosecutors ruled in they lacked sufficient evidence to hold him over the presumed death of his travel companion, robyn gardner. the prosecutor office said it was disappointed with the ruling but still considers him a suspect and will continue to pursue the case with the assistance of the fbi. >> montgomery county police say they have the bad in custody who has been carjacking aldermen in a shopping center. he is also accused of beating and stabbing his latest victim, a 77-year-old man with a box cutter. older men kidnapped and forced to withdraw money from atm machines. each one of them happened at the

and washateria. he is start with multiple counts of kidnapping and robbery. as a city police investigate a homicide in west baltimore, tonight the identify the man who was killed. they are confirmingkenneth davis was shot in the head around 7:00 tuesday evening. he died about half an hour later after he was taken to shock trauma. we are told investigation is ongoing. >> the first civil case in the penn state sex at least scandal was filed today. a native victim filed a lawsuit against jerry sandusky, his charity and at penn state university. it out once the allegations oncesandusky and claims that they helped cover up years of abuse. >> fallout from the child sex and abuse scandal continued today.

>> kit is against jerry sandusky who abused them and violated his trust as a child for over 40 years. >> the man is 29 years old pal and identified only as john doe. in a written statement, he claims that former penn state coach jerry sandusky assault him more than 100 times between the age of 10 and 14 and threatened to harm him and his family if he told anyone about the abuse. the in his only broadcast interview about the scandal, sandusky told bob costas he had never abused a child appeared >> are you denying you have any appropriate contact with these boys? >> yes, i am. >> the man who filed suit

against sandusky in the penn state said it happened repeatedly at the coaches state college home in the locker room and on football road trips. he said he chose to come forward now because of the bravery of other victims and the pain he feels for those who may have come after him. >> i have been hurting for a long time because of what happened. now i feel even more tormented that i learned so many other kids were abused after me. penn state, the second mile, and sandusky's lawyers have not responded to the litigation's. >> jury sandusky remains on bail and his next scheduled to appear in court on december 13. >> we are putting the final touches on one of the war novembers on record in baltimore. it will end up in the top 15 warmest november is going back to the late 1800's. as you can feel, changes are on the way after 10 straight days

of temperatures well above normal. thanks are to feel typical of late november. morning lows were not too bad. 53 degrees in boston. look to the north and west of us, you get temperatures in the 30's, and even in the teens as you had to the west. that era has been pushing it to the mid-atlantic. they are going to clear out again tonight as high pressure built in. rain and snow showers to the north and west. a coating of snow in the western maryland mountains. during trend will continue as we have to the afternoon and evening. temperatures will be heading to some chili levels. we are in the mid 40's in baltimore. 20 in oakland and western maryland. it is 27 downtown. a little on the breezy side over night. we will see if it sticks around into the weekend with a seven- day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> several former athletes are

filing a class action lawsuit against the ncaa. >> many athletes have been absorbing those blows to the had since childhood. what is being done to stop that. >> a fire ripped through a baltimore county home. will tell you how long it took firefighters to put out the flames. >> a startling video on youtube. a teacher student confrontation at a special need to school. what action the school has taken.

>> baltimore county fire officials respond to before 6:00, that is where the smoke was coming from the second-floor window. everyone was able to get out of the house. one patient had to be transported to the hospital. no word at this hour on that person's condition. >> in tonight's medical alert, one of the best-selling drug in history goes generic today. we are talking about lipitor. it has annual sales topping $11

billion. you probably know when drugs lose their patents, engineering manufacturers usually got of the market share in one year or so. they are not going down without a fight. they are offering patients a discount card that could give them a month supplied for $4. however you look at it, patients will be saving some money. several former college athletes are filing a lawsuit against the n.c.a.a. alleging -- they have been observing sports related loss to the head since childhood. >> griffin will keep again that. >> in a game with texas tech this past saturday, robert griffin in the third took a blow to the had suffered a concussion. three former college football players at one soccer player a

lead to the organization has not done enough to raise awareness or treat brain injuries in athletes. concussion experts say it is impossible to point to one or two big hits as the problem. >> some of the hits are a little harder than you expect. >> college of virginia tech is the default football season measuring had impacts and kids. the goal was to collect enough data to help decide the best use of football helmets. >> right now there is no way to know how to decide the, it's because nobody knows how hard and often they are getting hit. >> some use specialized, can cause errors because of the space in motion between the helmet and a skull. >> the next best thing in a live human is to have it fixed sensors to the teeth which are attached to this call. >> researchers are developing an intelligent mouth guard. it will collect information on had impacts in youth hockey

players this winter. the n.c.a.a. says the current lawsuit is misguided. in a statement, they say they have great compassion for student athletes who are injured as a result of trading, practice, or competition which feels to make student athletes' safety a top priority. while safety should be a top priority on the playing field, it now seems the topic may be debated in the court room. >> how about some things that might be good for your brain? of video games and fish. in a new study out of indiana university, a series of the brain involved in a motion and aggressive behavior were less active among young men who played a violent video game with a day. another study found adults who ate baked or broiled fish once a week at work great matter in areas of the brain. more gray matter is an indicator of a healthy brain. >> now, your 11 insta-weather

forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the afternoon temperatures on the chilly side. would you average out the temperature today, it is the 11th straight day with an average temperature above normal. 54 the high today. as one above the normal high. it balances out on the other side. we are supposed to be getting down to freezing for a normal low. while things are trending toward a normal pattern, it still averages out to a warmer than normal for november 30 of 2011. 74 the record high and it 12 bone chilling cold on this day in 1929. off to the north and west of us, some snow showers can fit the mountains. up ingarret county a little like dust or snow. these clouds will clear out. you can see clear skies across southern and central virginia, parts of west virginia and ohio. that trend should continue

moving east over night. by tomorrow morning we should have a clear sky. it will be colder. winds out of the north and west contribute to some of the children see. freezing at the bradford, pa. that there is moving toward us with a brisk northwest winds. or 20 miles per hour in annapolis and bwi marshall. you factor that with the chilly air coming in and it feels a lot colder, especially in western maryland. wind chills and oakland and is starting to feel much closer to the west of baltimore as well. the trend is for colder weather to come in as western -- westerly breeze is slow. it is about 20s in the suburbs. high pressure will follow the store which is now in eastern canada and pulling away. that comes in for a couple of days. it will hold a chill and snow off to the north and west of us

for the next several days. this is where all of the winter weather will be while milder weather will spread east. insta-weather + futurecast shows the pattern unfolding. a little weather disturbance will pass on friday. other than that, basically high- pressure supplies some nice early december whether. "tomorrow with northwest winds at 14. it will be cold in the morning but warm up in the afternoon. winds out of the northwest at 15 knots, and occasional gusts at 20 knots. a small craft advisory is in effect. western maryland had a coating of snow. it is mostly sunny conditions on friday. high temperatures on the chilly side. that is what you expect in the mountains in december. sunshine on the eastern shore, breezy up to 53. from ocean city here comes december with sunny skies. 53 on thursday at 57 on friday.

the insta-weather 7 around baltimore. mostly sunny on friday. temperatures will stay in the low to mid 50's for the next four days with closed pretty close to freezing. the rain holds off until monday night. rain is likely on tuesday. >> coming up -- as the occupied wall street protests turns violent in philadelphia and los angeles, could it happen here? ahead at 530, baltimore demonstrators say absolutely not.

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depending on who you talk to. it appears to be a work in progress. there are some who still give the agreement a less than a passing grade. it took two coding days to pass the teacher contract. some educators are still not pleased and what they got in that riding. >> here is the contract. it is field which lies. there is no money for teachers to choose from for mentoring in the ways we are supposed to improve our student's behavior and performance. >> even the teachers union admits the contract is far from perfect. the call the deal a major improvement over what they had before. >> teachers are more excited about work and did their practice. they're getting involved in how to improve their practice, how to make sure students are achieving and it to do the kinds of things they have always done that. >> some say it is filled with broken promises. >> we basically had to prove we

did what we said we do every day. did the contract is a bit like it but to pay as for the things to do outside of teaching. we do that. we still do not know. >> top city school officials say they are looking at the bottom line. test scores at the graduation rate. >> a think it is too early. we will know we have been successful when we see significant improvements sustained over time. there needs to be a lot more. >> one of the major hurdles that the contract is still on the table is a teacher evaluation system. one type to student performance. >> the baltimore city teacher contract expires in 2013. to read the contract, log onto our website at wbaltv.com and click on education a large. -- education alert. >> he is heading to federal

prison for something else. >> herman can -- defiant. the latest from the republican race coming up next.

>> life, local, late breaking, you are watching wbal tv 11 news with stan stovall, donna hamilton, tom tasselmyer. >> right now, this video has

gone viral on the e two. a teacher shouting at a student in a confrontation. that video was taken at a baltimore county school. >> it is run by the national center for institutions and alternatives. the video has received tens of thousands of hits and plenty of reaction. >> i told you to move. you have to get on first. if i bust a move, -- if i posted a, it is all over. if you ever want to get real, you let me know. i can beat you. i know where you stand. >> the two are standing outside of the youth in transition school in baltimore county. is a private school described as a special education school. it focuses on students with

autism and the emotional and intellectual disabilities. >> we have not even started. >> the incident happened in september. >> let me and it for you. if you do not want to go to school anymore, i will make sure you do not go to school anymore. put your hands on me and watch. >> somebody posted the video on youtube where it has gotten at least 20,000 use in sparked thousands of commons both in support of it critical of the teacher. the dispute turned physical after the teacher goes inside that war. it comes back out. >> you need to speak publicly in the eyes when you speak. that is what i need from you. >> they found out about the altercation on youtube. the statement said -- the student was 17 at the time and it never reported the incident to the school.

>> the school's mission included on the website is to provide a structured learning environment to support the maximum development of each student. about 100 -- about 100 students attended the school. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories in the hour. the woman her recorded the robocall took the stand today. rhonda russell blamed her own laziness for sending the call to democrats instead of republican and independent voters. the calls were used to try to keep african americans from voting. lawyers for theehlich aid said it was meant to inspire more republicans to vote. >> jose deportation stemmed from a deportation and frederick county.

police say he shot and killed a burger king manager back in march as she opened the restaurant. frederick police plan to serve the warrant after sentencing. police confirm one of the drivers in a multi vehicle crash yesterday was killed. the accident happened tuesday morning just before 8:30. investigators tell us a chevy pickup was trying to pass and suv when the driver lost control and ran into oncoming traffic and flipped over. the other driver was not injured. speed and aggressive driving were factors in the crash. >> the occupied protest and two of the nation's biggest cities have been effectively shut down. philadelphia and los angeles police moved in over 92 event protesters. they were protesting against economic inequality and corporate influence over washington.

>> early wednesday more than 4000 police officers were used to clear the occupied los angeles camp bribing protect -- dragging processors from a park around city hall. although more than 200 were arrested, it was considered peaceful. >> reacted with professionalism, with discipline. >> others who have camped out in cities across the country to protest economic disparity and corporate greed wonder what is next. >> i was a little discouraged that we did not get further why we were here. it will be real interesting to see how the group reforms the movement -- earlier, they were ejected from their camp near philadelphia city hall.

>> i think it has gone well. it was a long night. we were able to clear the plaza without any problems. >> more than 50 demonstrators were a rested. the cleanup of the park that has been occupied since september was under way well before sunrise. other occupy protests are facing the same thing. this one and oklahoma city has until thursday at midnight to shut down. occupy san francisco protesters have rejected a city proposal to relocate their camp setting up a possible confrontation with police. >> city officials have denied occupied baltimore's request for a permit to remain in a book called and square. the continuing protests with 300 people through april i should say. parks and recreation director denied the request saying the

department cannot approve permits longer than five days. also, other permits have already been granted during some of the periods requested. what it would hundred 50 people are prohibited. still, demonstrators tossed it seems like in l.a. in philly, it will not happen in baltimore. >> you cannot sit there and argue all day and fight and try to fight the law. heat away however you look at it, the law is going to win. at the same time, keep it peaceful and able not mess with you. >> the group has also been denied a request to have four large tents -- up to 40 personal tense in a park or activities are only allowed between 8:00 a.m. at 11:00 p.m.. >> coming up by the end of the month, 11 -- the american troops and iraq will be coming home. >> the relationship between iraq and the u.s. wants the withdrawal is complete. >> joe flacco has not lost to

the clvenland browns. the recipe this year has been to lose a game after a big win. would that be the case once again on sunday in cleveland? su

>> joe biden says the pullout from iraq will begin eight -- a new relationship between the two countries. he praised the iraqi people for their resilience. many have wondered why the u.s. will still have a large presence after the troop pullout. >> few nations have gone through what you have gone through. few nations in recent history have made the progress you have made. it is because they can of the incredible natural resource which rests in the people of iraq. >> the move by the world central

banks to lower the cost of borrowing exhilarate did investors on wednesday to sending the dow jones average of soaring. here is a look at the closing numbers. the dow closed up more than 480 points. it is the highest one day gain since march of 2009. banks were among the top gainers as much as 7%. if >> is firming kate is about to quit the republican race, he gave -- if herman cain is about to quit the republican race today, he gave no sign. >> he will stay in at least through the holidays. >> on a swing it through ohio, herman cain sounded defiant. >> they want you to believe that with enough character

assassinations on me i will drop out. >> herman cain will not quit anytime soon. according to the former party chairman who has been in touch with herman cain. but i do not think herman cain is contemplating getting out of the reset this moment. he does not really have a strong reason to do it. >> with much of his support and tact, herman cain can wait until january when the voters in iowa decide about the alleged 13 year affair. the charges of sexual harassment. if herman cain drops out, the poll finds the rest of the field and will not reshuffle much. mitt romney would get herman cain voters. the romney denied the charges of flip-floping last night on fox. >> your list is not accurate. we will have to be better informed of my views on issues

in your >> newt gingrich would get herman cain voters. he thought that if he was the nominee, gingrich will shatter him. >> wherever the president goes, i will show up for hours later and to take apart his speech and we bought him. >> -- reed bought him. >> the american people are going to raise some cian in 2011. >> there is a good possibility the biggest gifts on your shopping list this season are going to be high tech. >> aside from the kindles and ipads, what may be your best buy in consunmer alert. >> there is a move in congress

to let states impose a sales tax. details just ahead. >> a windchill to factor in with brisk winds dropping temperatures to more seasonable levels. you will see what happens with the seven-day forecast. 45 degrees at the airport.

>> here is what is coming up at 6:00. hear from the woman whose -- hear from the woman behind the robocalls. hear why it only went to a certain demographic. a number of burglaries in churches and preschools and howard county. the latest on the investigation. these stories and more when you

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>> the baltimore ravens of a share of the best record in the afc and the rest of the season only have one game against the team with a winning record which looks like a perfect recipe for a first-round bye. looks can be deceiving for the baltimore ravens when it comes to easy street. >> the baltimore ravens are 6-0 against the cleveland browns. joe flateau has not lost to them. the recipe this year has to be -- the recipe this year has been to lose a game after a big win. will that be the case once again this sunday? >> this team is too good to lose to the also-rans of the nfl. he said. brought up today. >> we have to compete. everybody will give us their best shot. we continue to say that we have lost the two teams and they have given us their best shot.

we have to overcome that. we have to overcome it as a team. >> any specific explanation remains elusive and probably does not exist. the trend is the acknowledged and accounted for in the locker room. >> a lot of mistakes on our part. a lot of success -- it is on us. eliminate the mistakes. any time you are dealt with a bad situation, you put it behind you. away can't seem to get from it. rightfully so, we have learned that if we go on the road against a team that "uncle was not good and we drop it, we have earned that reputation. until we show you different, that will be the story. >> the recent history has

familiarity. despite their record as we saw last week, they will fight you for 60 minutes. expect another ugly physical battle. hopefully for baltimore ravens fan, one that ends with a new story line. >> now, your insta-weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we will be keeping an eye on the possibility of ray and for that game sunday afternoon. around here we are transitioning to a more normal weather pattern as we head into december. we are wrapping up november as one of the warmest on record. we slipped a notch. we are tied for 13th place on the all-time list of boris novembers a baltimore. the warmest would ever was in 1931. 1946 and 1985 tied for third place. we slowly dropped out the list. so far this month, the average monthly temperature is 50.6

degrees. it puts us in 13th place for the warmest november is on record. we ended october with a burst of snow. that did not mean a whole lot as far as the month of november goes. switched right back to a warm note. it looks like it will be about normal as we head into december. rain and snow showers will be winding down this evening. there was a coating of snow this evening. we will see clearing trend it tonight. this inquiry trend to the north of pittsburgh and back toward cleveland and much of west virginia has already began to clear out. look at the chilly air coming our way. 28 degrees in oakland at this hour. low 40's just to the north and west of baltimore. even now to the 40's on the lower eastern shore. he factor in someone's at 20 miles per hour at times in the cool air feels even chillier.

it feels about 20 degrees and western maryland. clearing and breezy tonight, 37 degrees downtown as discussed are partly cloudy and even mostly clear by the time we can't dawn tomorrow. trekking through eastern canada, high-pressure fell again from the south and west. the area as mild over the plan states are now. our temperatures will recover. really kind of normal for this time of year. winter conditions over the rockies. a band of snow showers cutting through the northern lights as well to the north of chicago. dry and sunny weather. this little with a disturbance north of us might bring a few clouds into baltimore on friday. other than that, it is dry and cool it to the beacon. it will all be unsettled weather over the plains states and even some wet rate snowbanks in the panhandle of texas. that is where the rough weather will before the start of december.

highs of 55. of the day a small craft advisory continues into the early afternoon with winds gusting at 20 knots. such an for thursday and mostly sunny on friday. dry cool weather into the weekend. the next storm approaches during the day on monday with rates holding off until monday night. showers are likely on tuesday. how would you feel about paying a sales tax on internet purchases this holiday season? some lawmakers say the move would lower in the playing field -- level the playing field. >> so-called mainstream retailers today are at a competitive disadvantage. having to charge sales tax while online counterparts do not.

>> savvy shoppers are saving a little here and there holiday season by shopping online. are bargains to be had for sure, but there is another benefit, no sales tax. >> online retailers have an unfair advantage. >> under current laws, a brick and mortar stores are required to collect sales taxes while most on-line retailers are not. >> to have a 6% sales tax differential is something that creates an unlevel playing field. >> bills moving to the house and senate would not steps -- states require that online retailers charge from out of state businesses. amazon supports the move up. >> we will make a service of tax collection available to our sellers. we only ascii date does the same. >> -- we only ask that each day it does the same.

>> some of my retailers say they simply do not have the means to collect taxes. >> it will be purchased and for companies like my to establish databases and a charge appropriate taxes in every jurisdiction. >> the national governors' association says cyber shopping sales tax could mean an extra $20 billion a year in revenue for states. >> with holiday shopping under way, you are likely trying to figure out which high-tech goodies are the high commodities. industry experts say electronic sales are up 5% this year and expect holiday spending on gadgets to climb another 2.5%. the hottest gadgets are eu leaders at computer tablets. a new category a computer is making the scene -- the offer book. cox --the ultra book.

>> the ultra books are coming out from various manufacturers. they are charged at -- they cost under $1,000. >> when it comes to your privacy -- if you are a facebook user who has complained about the ever-changing facebook privacy said is, the ftc will put it through an audit every two years for the next two decades. facebook will create an opt in approval before changing their privacy control settings. the government believes they misled over a hundred million account owners about the use of their personal information. mark zuckerberg stopped short of admitting any wrongdoing and says he admits some high- profile mistake in the past. the few mistakes have overshadowed the good work facebook has done.

>> a spectacular spurs gets ready for its close-up. the rockefeller tree lighting ceremony just hours away.

>> tomorrow by baltimore lights up this holiday season. >> tonight the action is in new york city with the lighting of

the rockefeller center christmas tree life at and o'clock p.m. >> standing tall and ready for the spotlight, the rockefeller christmas tree will be let for the first time this season. a tradition that draws tens of thousands to the city each year. >> we watch it every year. became last year for the ball dropping. >> the 74 foot tall tree is wrapped in 5 miles of wire and a 30,000 alley delights. >> it is crowned by the crystal starr. this towering trees had roots in the tiny town in pennsylvania on the corner lot of tyler's home. >> i had just got home from making eggs at my church. the fellow said, that is the

most beautiful norway spruce tree i have ever seen. i said i did not know what it was. he handed me a card from the rockefeller center. >> it made the journey on veterans day. crews worked a round the clock to get it spruced up for tonight's show that will include performances by tony bennett, the rockettes, and j justin beiber. >> in addition to watching on tv or seeing the tree in person, you could follow it on twitter. this tree has a twitter profile. >> there you have it. 11 news live coverage of the lighting is another monumental occasion of the season. "i will never forget the tree with a twitter profile. >> i know. let's get with him right now here is what is coming up at

6:00. >> prosecutors rest but not before jurors hear from the woman who actually recorded the election day robocalls at the center of the case. >> after a number of churches and preschools are burglarized, police make an are rest. >> what the candidates has to say about his future in the gop race coming up. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 enws at 6:00. >> good evening, our big story is prosecutors just wrapped up their case against an aide of bob ehrlrich accused of using robocalls. >> jane