[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. the teacher in anne arundel is under arrest this afternoon, it charged with having sex with three underage students.

jeffrey roberts had sexual relations, according to police, with glen burnie students. the investigation -- regarding an allegation of sexual relationship between a teacher and a student at the school. during the investigation, police identified three female victims between the ages of 15 and 16 years old. we have a news crew following that story. we will have the very latest on that tonight that 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. jerry sandusky has posted his two hundred $50,000 bail -- his $250,000 bail. >> police led to jerry sandusky away from his home in handcuffs following new criminal charges

of alleged child sexual abuse. it involves allegations by two new abusers who claim that sandusky abused them. a grand jury accuses sandusky of assaulting one of the boys in the basement of his home. the victim claims "he screamed for help knowing that sandusky's wife was upstairs, but no one ever came to help him." the coach had been free on bond following his initial arrest, charged with sexually abusing eight other children. according to testimony, sandusky met all of the victims through the second mile charity. >> if you were facing the kind of charges is facing, you would be devastated. he and his wife and his children are all devastated by this. >> his lawyer says he expects them to be out of jail on bail later today.

>> the continued allegations against former penn state coach jerry sandusky has led to some backlash on our own jerry sandusky. we got plenty of rain, so much so that parts of the state experienced some flooding. part of route 1 was closed due to the flooding. one motorist had to be rescued from their vehicle. the rain is gone and, in its place, wind and cold temperatures. how long will the last? >> this is a complex and a large storm coming through. we had mild temperatures yesterday.

pre-dog, it was in the 60's. now we're in the 40's. we will be stuck there for a while. this is satellite imagery of the storm passing through the area. light precipitation and wind gusting into the 40's and 50's. some of the snow is up to around 6 inches. in the baltimore area, no snow. there was snowflake activity, but no accumulation. the forecast is coming up. >> we will check back with you. the medical examiner has ruled the maryland man's death a homicide after baltimore police say that he died from a shooting. he was shot in the middle of a crowd when he was 16. surgeons say repaired his aorta, but it deteriorated. he died of those injuries in

july of this year. the case was never solved. a suspect is behind bars accused of a deadly stabbing in west baltimore. the attack happened around 9:00 wednesday night. investigators say the unidentified victim died at the scene. no word on what led to the violence. two female city police officers are suspended as the department investigate allegations of sexual harassment. a third officer witnessed an incident of a sexual nature. >> there is a general order to the police department. there is a certain way you have to act and maintain yourself in public if you're a member of the baltimore police department. that just underscores our commitment to holding ourselves to a higher standard. even when individuals are off- duty, they are bound by the

journal orders. >> they were stripped of their guns and badges pending the outcome of the investigation. swimming and fishing and not usually come to mind when you think of the inner harbor. but the mayor wants them to be. she plans to unveil a health the harbor plan. the goal is to make the harbor healthy enough so that people can swim and fission it by 2020. it is part of an initiative that contain solutions to deal with issues of trash, sewage leaks, and storm water runoff. a state legislative audit shows that maryland paid half a million dollars on medicaid to people who were already dead. $2.5 million in erroneous payments were made for 23 people who may have already been dead. state agencies have recovered about $115,000 of those payments. there is a new twist to the payroll tax cut debate.

republicans are trying to tie the extension to the construction of a controversial oil pipeline. president obama says absolutely not. >> this project is not just a pipeline. it is in fact a lifeline. >> the $7 billion pipeline would run two thousand miles through the u.s. to canada. democrats questioned whether that is safe. republicans say it will create tens of thousands of jobs. they want it approved as part of the payroll tax cut extension. >> any effort to try to tie keystone to the payroll tax cut i will reject. so everybody should be on notice. >> i think that would be terribly irresponsible. >> we are taking money out of the social security trust fund. we have a trust fund that we all know is going broke. >> with canada's prime minister, president obama urged a straight up or down vote on the tax cut. >> i expect they will have

enough sense on capitol hill to do the people's business and not try to load it up with a bid to politics. >> of the tax break ends december 31. president obama told the democrats that no one, including him, gets a holiday break until there's a final vote. >> we are staying in washington. we get that job done. >> now we hear there will be a vote on the house republican version on how to pay for the payroll tax cut in extension on monday. >> coming up, the maryland zoo in baltimore takes the national stage. plus some important changes to gift card policies. what you need to know before buying them as gifts. a fiery standoff in washington is over. one mystery remains. where is the suspect? and we are here to enter your

>> investigators say that no way a man escaped the burning home after a police standoff. clark county sheriff's say the man fired hundreds of rounds as

the house burned down around him. the fight went on for more than 90 minutes before the house completely burned down. officials say there is no sign of the man in the charred remains. police in north carolina are looking for the gunman who shot three people inside a grocery store. a situation erupted during an argument between the store employee and another man. that man shot the employee several times before turning the gun on a second employee and a third person interviewing for a position in the store. all three victims were taken to the hospital. no word on their condition. still to come, a warning -- before you snatch up those cards this holiday season. still have a lot of shopping to do? you're in luck. there is another free shipping a coming up. >> the sun is out, but the temperatures are not very warm. 40's here and 30's to the west of us. we will see what happens in the next few days. the forecast is just ahead. at the airport, 42 degrees.

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>> good news for those of you who like to shop online. free shipping is back next friday, december 16. more than 1500 retailers have signed up. they will also guarantee the packages will arrive by christmas eve. 90% of consumers spend more of an offer for delivery. this time of year, many consumers purchase gift cards the federal trade commission wanted to be aware of all of the new rules if you choose to get plastic this holiday season. it is the gift to be when you do not know what to get. gift cards ensure that the

recipient will get what they want. you just have to decide from where. only by a gift card from a source you know and trust. >> it is important to be where -- to beware. >> find out if there is a fee to buy the card. >> all of these fees must be conspicuously disclosed either on the card itself or on the card packaging. >> we have done many stories about codes on the back of gift cards being scratched off revealing the pin and rendering the card worthless. >> many cameras the number of the card and the pin code and make purchases online. >> always get a receipt for purchases and gift cards are no exception. the give a gift received along with the gift card. if they lose the car, they can go to the store or arrest card -- or a restaurant with the receipt and get a

. >> it is best to use the card as soon as possible to make sure that that the vendor does not go out of business. some vendors may declare bankruptcy. in that case, one of the first things to go is gift cards or gift card value. >> according to the ftc, gift cards cannot expire for at least five years after their purchase date. that goes for all get cards. inactivity fees can only be charged after a car has not been used for at least one year and can only be charged once per month. the expiration date of the card must be clear on the card and nes seceded fees shown on it. >> a different flavor weather today. we do not have the clout for the incessant rain. although the temperatures have changed a little bit. what is left from the storm?

some like the fact -- some lake effect. a few clouds in western maryland showing up. there is a little snow on the ground. some of it may be visible. there are 6 inches of snow in parts of west virginia. today is a totally different day. let's take a look of some of the temperatures with all but sunshine we have out there. their three sets of tortures on this map. the lighter blue from baltimore southward. those are readings in the low- to-mid-40's. and then you see the central and northern part of the state with temperatures only in the upper- 30's. then the deep blue in western maryland is in the 20's. in the far western part of the state, it is really cool. in west virginia at the moment, 29 degrees, as well as monterey. oakland is a chilly spot with 23

degrees. there is the departing storm pulling out of the picture right now. high pressure coming in. cold air, the windy, especially in a lower new england. it is when you're no.. -- it is windier of the north. the clippers tonight carry a lot of moisture. this will be floating to our north tomorrow night. we're watching to see if something develops over the ocean. basically, we have a fair weather forecasts. there's a lot of cold or the united states right now. there is very little warmer air, except for places like southern for. the stream of northwest wind will keep the temperatures down for a while. today, we will only be in the low-to-mid-40's for highs. a couple of gusts and a small

craft advisory on the bay. wind gusting to 20 m.p.h. clear tonight. the wind will calm down. the overnight low of temperature range will get into a good hard freeze tonight, maybe a few wispy clouds here and there. here is that clipper coming in from the northwest. saturday at midnight, we see it off to the northwest and the development of may be some showers. not all the models agree on the rain for saturday night. it will not last long. we are essentially calling for a dry weekend. maybe some clouds coming in on saturday night. the ravens-colts game, 45 degrees with a north breeze at 2 miles per hour to 7 miles per hour. 50's next week with the rain chance by newednesday. >> dr. ken hammond is here with

the most critical bob. >> a little schnauzer, a miniature schnauzer. >> it is a boy, right? he does not even want to stand up. he is like a little bald baby. adorable. how about some questions? i make my own dog food and use 50% venison, 25% notes, 25% vegetables. is this formula corrected? >> you have to add a vitamin to a to make things completely balanced. it is not so much the formula, but how much about his eating. with that amount approaching, it should be sufficient based on whether you do sit out efficiently. i am not a big fan of high protein diets like that. there are people that can advise

you. the science guy has an 800 number. there will give you how to formulate a homemade diet. >> what is the best day to prevent chronic ear infections for a shih-tzu? >> shih-tzus get your infections a lot times after a bath because they get water into their ears. generally " i recommend is to look at the anatomy and see if there is anatomically something you can do. maybe clip out the the hair around the year. every time you get a room, you can score some swimmers ear in there. >> all right. normal stuff. you can e-mail your questions to put questions at wbaltv.com.

some baltimore locals got there 15 minutes of fame this morning. some animal ambassadors from the maryland zoo in baltimore joined the cast of "the the today show ." the guests included to penguins, a key to do -- a kikajou, and more. we will have another check of the forecast with john. first, a look at

>> police say it went on for two years, on and off campus. the latest on the sex abuse delegations by a glen burnie teacher. local teach for america participants get to live the wish of their dreams through the maryland ravens. >> maryland lottery pick 3 numbers. here we go -- one, a seven, five. 1, 7, 5. next, pick 4 -- play keno now.

hi, uncle bob. how are you? pick 4 -- 4,6,0,4. winning pick 4 4, 6, 0, 4. let yourself play. >> no problems. now we're clear sailing right through the weekend. lots of sun. it may cloud up a bit on saturday. but it looks dry this weekend. >> thank you for joining us. be sure to watch tonight at 5:00

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