officer on thursday and that apparently turned the gun on himself. investigators are trying to figure out what -- why ross ashley shot the officer. chris has tonight's big story. >> it was a habitual filled with the motion for virginia tech police officer clouse killed at and what police say was a murder-suicide. >> derrick was a father. derrick was a son. i asked that you keep this family in your prayers and thoughts. >> the same gun was found by a man with a self-inflicted gunshot. it's still not know -- they

still do not know why the officer was targeted. it was on thursday after a trumpet -- a traffic stop that a man walked up and shot a decorated officer as he sat in his patrol car. one half hour later, the dead suspect the killer was found that. police say unlike the virginia tech shooting of 2007 when a student killed 32 others before killing himself, this suspected gunman was not a student. >> there are several photos released, showing how the campus locked down. you the photos and also leave messages on wbaltv.com. be sure to click on national news. a schoolteacher accused of having sex with students is out on bond tonight. authorities say jeffrey had encounters with students on and

off campus. is said to have taken place between 2009 and october of this year. he has been an english teacher and jayvee boys' basketball coach since 2006. officials are working with police to ensure the safety of the students. former prince george's county councilwoman leslie johnson will spend one year behind bars. jack johnson was sentenced today after -- she was sense today after pleading guilty to evidence tampering. in other fatality in charles village after a 22-year-old morgan state student was shot to death in his apartment. it made the discovery just before 11:00 p.m.. >> according to officials with morgan state university, 22-year old brendon hudson was a senior

majoring in marketing at the school. police are looking into the possibility this was a drug- related crime. thursday night baltimore city police investigate a murder and the 2100 block in charles phillips. the body of brandon hudson seen in this photo from his facebook account was found by a friend on his couch. he had suffered a gunshot wound to the head and had been dead for an undetermined amount of time. >> and replete -- i am deeply troubled by it. i have my son and my wife. is troublesome. >> anthony o'donnell describe a very chaotic scene. >> he just heard a lot of commotion. my wife asked me to look out the window. we heard some strange sounds, possibly gunfire. i do not know what it was. loud noises. >> round in hats and was a senior majoring in business at morgan state.

his facebook and twitter accounts tell but this information. he had no previous criminal record, however, police say based on evidence they are looking into the strong possibility the crime is drug- related. >> another does not seem to be signs of forced entry. the detectives are frustrated and it stopped a little bit. we are hoping intel will be instrumental in solving this case. >> residents are still reeling from several violent event including the high-profile stilling of stephen pitkaren. >> we really have to look at our neighborhood and how we can partner with northern district and some of the other districts that border our boundaries so we are doing everything we can to make sure the residents are safe. >> the charles college district will be holding its regular scheduled meeting of tuesday next week to discuss this crime. they are asking anyone with the permission to call the city homicide unit at 103962100.

>> tonight state police are trying to identify a man who was lying in the street in bel air and was killed when he was run over. a car traveling southbound on route 924 red over a 43-year- old of carrots fell. it happened at around 5:30 this morning. trippers tell us -- federal government says something needs to be done about the spike in vacant properties it around the country. they are outlining what needs to be done now to battle blight. city officials estimate it will cost $180 million to tear down all of the abandoned homes in the city. a baltimore city law, the number of vacant properties has surpassed the 16,000 marks costing the city millions of dollars every year to port of buildings.

they are blaming the problem of a population decline coupled with a surgeon foreclosures. a fire forced dozens of people from an apartment complex in annapolis. we are told a ceiling fan in a bathroom on the 10th floor fell and started to burn. nobody was hurt. the fire did cause $5,000 in damages. >> in tonight's education a large, two university of maryland campus is will not merge after a vote today by the board of regents. the decision revealed a six month study was made public this afternoon. tim tooten has the details. >> students have been keeping track of the merger talks. those who seem surprised by the outcome are also looking to the benefits of a proposed alliance. >> and know a couple of my friends want to go to law school but they do not know where they want to go. they are thinking of applying to

baltimore. the thing knowing about this and how they collaboration might actually increase would give them a better chance of being accepted. >> the university system of maryland chancellor told the board of regents and the and there were too many disadvantages to merging the two schools. >> expressed concern that the bureaucratic effort to implement a merger could be distracting and divert the institutions from the important work they are doing and impede the impressive protectory of progress both institutions currently enjoy. >> it came as a sigh of relief for both college president to agree to create an alliance between the two schools. >> this alliance provides needed gentility enabling university of maryland in baltimore and maryland college park to probably focus on high impact initiatives which benefits the state economy today. >> the fact that we are engaged

in good faith in this effort was highly beneficial to us as i am sure it was to our colleagues in baltimore. >> tim tooten, wbal tv 11 n3ews. "to get rid the final report on wbaltv.com. be sure to click on "eudcation." >> the latest and commitment 2012, newt gingrich is facing heat from his opponents. i was caucus is now less than one month away. they are expected to gang up on the gingrich in an effort to get his numbers up. newt gingrich has taken a lead in many national polls. the national unemployment rate continues to hover at around 8%. with so many people out of work, the demand for jobs is still a top concern. sheldonis live with more on what leaders are doing to spur job growth

>> to urge lawmakers to pass a jobs bill to help marylanders back to work here >> their message was clear. >> save our state. >> fed up with the condition of the economy, leaders and people who identified as the 99% gathered in south baltimore for the national action network justice rally. >> to encourage our elected officials that we can and do more to get more people employed. we are demanding that the jobs bill passed. >> according to the civil rights organization which was founded by al sharpton, the rallies were held in cities that have been the most impacted by joblessness and a tax on workers' rights. >> in baltimore we have a plethora of problems. >> it is vital that we keep working together, all of us to fight any budget cuts that will

lead to significant job losses or cuts in programs such as medicare and medicaid. these measures would ultimately lead to more pain and suffering across the entire country. >> leaders brainstorm differ with to bring about change. >> we cannot to keep talking about stuff and not acting on it. we cannot keep having these leaders comment, fighting this for us and the people not standing up and backing us up. >> coordinators say tucker has been setup for friday, january 14 at the empowerment church in west baltimore. reporting live, sheldon, wbal tv news. >> well ray lewis played a sunday? the team has a backup plan. ford recalls thousands of vehicles. is your team -- is your car on the list? you can teach your kids and yourself about holiday traditions throughout the years. >> i am rob roblin, it is the

annual running of the army navy game ball. that story is coming out. >> this evening we have picked up a few clouds. they have been making a little rain and snow elsewhere. see about the forecast for your coming up. right now the temperature is 35 at the airport.

>> we began to that's consumer alert with a recall for anyone driving a ford fusion or mercury lot. the wheels can literally fall off the cars. the recall affects cars with a 17 inch steel wheels build from april 1, 2009 through april 30, 2009 and from december 1, 2009 through november 13, 2010. dealers say they will replace the like nuts and check out the

wheels for you. it starts at some time next month. the midshipmen join their army rebels and an annual arrival, the running of the game ball. >> it has been a tradition at the naval academy for three decades. this year's running of the army, navy game ball is special. >> down to fed ex field and landover for tomorrow's army navy game. >> in this has been done for 30 years. we did miss one year because of going to pasadena. this is a tradition of restarted running the ball. we started running to pennsylvania. this year we will run over to

landover. >> which a man from the 13th company added their parents gathered in front of bancroft hall to kickoff the run. >> they made the run the same length. that will be fun. i like 11 miles. we will see how that works out. >> it will be a big gain. we are excited to be out there. the ball -- is a pretty good for our company coming together. >> as i talked with are proud to be a part of this tradition and proud that this year's run will honor the 10th anniversary of 9/11. >> the army marathon team will be running past the 9/11 set in nyc. will be running past the pentagon and washington, d.c. the alumni group is running past the flight 93 site in pennsylvania. it is a pretty special event, especially with the three groups coming together and being unified under that. >> army cadets left west.

yesterday. they will bring the game balls to the stadium for tomorrow's game. rob roblin, wbal tv 11 news. >> are you looking for ways to enjoy the holiday season this weekend? to cancel a pretty old-fashioned way at the hampton historic mansion in towson. it will provide fun and free activities for children and their parents to learn about holiday traditions over time. the rooms of the mansion are each decorated in different errors -- carries. -- eras. >> i will be teaching children and their parents of their parents are with them -- the virginia reel. >> rights will also be available for a free. -- for a fee, seating is limited. we invite you to get into the

spirit with us at wbaltv.com. our holiday gift guide can help you find ideas to bring smiles to your loved ones. also, we have the area mall hours for you for those of you who want to shop at the malls. the office party etiquette you need to know before you go pretty is holon wbaltv.com. be sure to click on "holidays." >> you might not know how cold it is anymore. baltimore city officials say they are lowering the temperature needed for the city to offer additional services for the homeless during the winter. it will activate when the wind chill is reading 13 degrees. last year it was higher at 20 degrees. under the program officials distribute information on shelters and respond to calls regarding people at risk for extreme cold exposure. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with john collins.

>> some clouds have drifted in this evening. they are thin. as you can see here, the bill and is quite visible tonight. this is a live picture of the moon. it is a full moon. we also have an eclipse coming up. is not in effect right now. by around daybreak, a slight shadow will appear on the part of the moon. the mood will be setting at that point. it will be low in the western sky. at the same time, the sun will be rising. the shadow that will appear will be rather obscure. it will not be a clear-cut shadow. man not be visible and it just depends on how many clubs we have any of the sky is bright. a partial lunar eclipse. the eclipse will occur before that. around 7:00 a.m., 6:45. you might want to give it a shot. it will be more of a complete lunar eclipse up in the

mountains. here on the east coast we only see a slight shadow. let's take a look at the radar. satellite combination. the clouds are rutherford -- then. you can see thicker clouds to the west and south of us. a little bit of snow activity in the mountains of pennsylvania coming into west virginia. there was more activity earlier today. there is a cold front coming through and it does not look like it will produce any precipitation iran baltimore at all. the stuff that has been on the eastern shore in significant as it has been will be moving out of the picture. the overnight hours look dry, at least for most of the area. let's see what happened for most of the day. plessey with the temperatures dip. above normal. typical this time of year. we were down a round of freezing this morning. with clouds out there, temperatures probably will not

drop as far. we will not see some of those suburban 20's as i suspect. temperatures maypop toward -- more temperatures on the eastern shore were the clouds are thicker. a little cool from the bay westward and the downright chilly in the mountains to the west. here is a satellite image with red are showing the sprinkles along new jersey and delaware coast. here is different as to the west of us, it will come 39 and it will be disappointing. not much moisture with it. out to the west, no big weather systems at all. our forecast is pretty dry. futurecast shows rain and leaving. that will dissipate during the day on saturday. as we go into the weekend, a pretty dry forecast. it like northwest wind. 10-15 for the once tomorrow.

the statewide forecast shows a readings some flurries and snow showers in the mornings out to the west. gusting to 20 with a small craft advisory with waves up to two feet. we skip ahead to sunday. but such a great day for the baltimore ravens as the play the colts at 1:00 in the afternoon. a lot of sun. it will be 40-40 dick -- 40-45 degrees. also tomorrow, the army navy game. lots of sun over the weekend and then too much of next week. we will get high is close to 50 degrees, a little above the average. by the end of the week a chance for rain. >> high school hoops tonight. check out this scene -- pandemonium at one local school. we will tell you what caused this celebration coming up and sports.

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>> you knew there would be a lot of hype surrounding st. joe's and st. francis. an intense rivalry between these two perennial powers. both were undefeated and the game live up to the killing and then some.

let's go where the crowd was loud from start to finish. breaking some ankles. he steps up cavan sadler. kevin with the easy two, they are up by eight in the first half. tyrone rejected. that sets up the alley do. cameron williams throws it down cutting the lead to 4. it would go to overtime. hi arcing three from the corner. this falls, they are up by three. the lead is at two. watch this, kevin southwark for the tie. huge again with the game saving block. what a thriller. joe -- signed joe winds. the ravens are not rolling out ray lewis for sunday's game against the indianapolis colts, of are he will miss his fourth

straight game. the new concern is the status of the kicker. he is dealing with a calf injury. last sunday, he struggled. he missed two of his three football -- field-goal attempts. the baltimore ravens will likely sign grey who competed for the job last season. >> we will have a backup plan for sure people --. we will see how it feels for sunday. we will take every precaution. >> back to ray lewis. since the team has not ruled him out, are taxed question tonight is should the ribbons rest break even if he feels healthy enough to pay it -- play. by huge margin, 69% of you think race should sit this came out. look to this little guy was

throwing to. part of a promotion. how about the penalty kick? a little razzle dazzle. just the way they drew it up. the same thing cannot be said about the score as the loss to missouri 20-10. andrew look as one of five finalists for the heisman trophy that will be awarded tomorrow night. he is not expected to win but he does have a trophy he will chair is. he earned it the johnny unitas golden arm award given to the nation's top quarterback. he was wearing the colors he might wear one season, and he was learning more about football and johnny unitas. there are calling andrew looked the best prospect in the past decade. he is well aware of the name on the trophy he won last night. >> it is a complete honor. i remember i had a biography of him in my bedroom growing up.

arguably the first prolific passer to ever play the game of football. for all the things he stood for off the field as well. it is a huge honor. i am proud of it. >> andrew blog knows his football history. john collins knows about the forecast. he has a coming up after the break. [ female announcer ] during the holidays, there's a lot to get done. and safeway select appetizers help you rise to every occasion. ♪ from delectable to amazing. there are over 20 affordable safeway select appetizers ♪ to make all of your gatherings just as merry as can be. ♪ only at safeway. ingredients for life.

>> it will delight tomorrow.

and it will stay cold and only in the 40's over the weekend. notice no rain drops in the forecast until the end of next week. a chilly weekend but is december. >> good football weather both saturday and sunday for the game. "all right. that sounds good. >> that is a look at our news. thank you for joining us.

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