design and damage done to one of the girders as well as the catwalk underneath. obviously, the construction equipment was damaged rather severely. traffic at this location is backed up from here all the way past 70 on the elderly by of the beltway. it is very slow going because only one blade is able to get through. they have shut down one lane southbound on interstate 95 well people working to cut down the sign could work safely. they say the bridges safe. we hope they get it cleared up within the next hour. but this has been going on since 1:30 this afternoon. >> our other big story tonight -- a bank robbery bets telson university on lockdown. police said they suspect in custody after they say he robbed a bank inside the university

union. the incident lasted only 15 minutes but authorities told students to stay indoors. we have been talking to students all day who are pretty shaken up. >> this story had a confusing start as the university of originally said of the armed all gunmen had robbed the bank and was running around campus, most likely in the liberal arts building. but as it turns out, the suspect was not armed and was apprehended quickly. still a very unnerving day for students and faculty here. >> some frightening moments here on monday morning after several emergency messages were broadcast from the university's twitter account concerning a robbery at the bank inside the student union. at 10:40, they broadcast at about arm robbery had been hat

-- have happened in this did you get. five minutes later, they said at the university union, take seller -- take shelter in your ear and standby. 10:47, suspect may be in liberal arts. that was followed by armed robbery, shelter in place, or information to follow. >> my teacher ran to the door and locked the door. we were all really nervous and paranoid about it. about the time we got out of class, i was exiting the liberal arts building. i was glad to see got caught. >> he was inside the liberal arts building when an announcement came over the intercom system say the suspect was inside his building. some nervous public, but thankfully the all clear was given moments later as was

indicated at tackler 49 -- suspect in custody, please resume normal activity. >> it is amazing it would happen on campus. >> students like this one who showed up at the bank right after the robbery were shocked by the news that someone could be so brazen as to rob a bank on campus. >> they have a good system of telling us what is going on and you usually only hear about things happening outside of the university like somewhere in baltimore. they even update you on that. for it to be in the university is crazy. >> county police say at a clock 32, the suspect entered the bank and verbally demanded money from the teller. he never displayed a wreck -- never displayed a weapon. he was later found on a bench at a brief chase and to scott and arrested.

>> us suspect has not been charged since day are conducting interviews. police tell us that at this point in the investigation, they believe this suspect is not affiliated in any way with the university and we hope to learn more information to our morning. >> investigators are trying to figure out what sparked an afternoon high-rise fire at an apartment building. fire officials say the blaze was reported on the 24th floor of the complex. crews had to treat three people on the scene for smoke inhalation. it's still unclear whether any of the residents have been displaced. >> police are releasing a sketch of a man wanted for a stabbing and robbery. detectives say one of the two men were approached on charles

street and was asked for a light. he tried to rob his victim and then stabbed him. investigators ask anyone who recognizes the person in this sketch to contact them. five people are facing charges in connection with the attack and robbery of a pizza delivery driver. this is a group of suspects who approached the driver from behind as he was making a delivery and started to assault him. it happened along the 2200 block on concourse drive. the driver dropped the suit and took off. investigators were able to find the suspects shortly thereafter. one of them is 17-year-old and is being charged as a juvenile. an update on the armed robberies of the goodwill stores -- the former employee who is now charged with committing those crimes was denied bail. our reporter is live at the district court with the latest. >> we learned more about him

today. he was on parole for armed robbery and attempted robbery when the good will robberies' started. a prosecutor told the judge he stole from an victimize the people who employ them. >> the man remains in baltimore county detention center and appeared before the judge via video monitoring. he said very little except to ask for a preliminary hearing. he's accused of robbing goodwill stores. the targets included dislocation in baltimore city. there was another store and the -- there were two others. those -- one of the stores is where he once worked. he was fired on november 17th for poor job performance, just six days after the robbery began. witnesses told police a masked man came into the stores and showed a semiautomatic handgun and forced employees and customers to a back office.

he would leave after taking money from the cash register and safe. during one robbery, the suspect said thank you for your cooperation. he told a customer "if you don't come to the back, i will blow your brains out. good will customers reacted to the robberies and arrest three >> they help people who most people wouldn't employed. i thought it was disgusting. this time of year, being robbed at gunpoint had to be scary. >> he became a suspect because of some good will workers at the match the description of the robber and recognized his voice and boots. police used technology as part of their investigation. when he denied any knowledge of the robberies and said he did not love the location of the goodwill store and had no reason to go there, detectives revealed several calls made from his cell phones to that store prior to the robbery. according to one document, he could not give a logical reason for the calls.

in response to the arrest, he said while the investigation is ongoing, we're deeply gratified and appreciate the attention of the police department. we look forward to having this resolved. please tell us they -- they're trying to figure out if he was involved in the other robberies in this area. >> baltimore county police have not released the name of a woman struck and killed by the light rail this morning. skype team 11 arrived on the scene just before noon, -- sky team all of them are arrived on the scene. it disrupted light rail service in the area for some time. a bus bridge was in place. the county is now handling the investigation. >> it was the coldest warning of

the season. upper teens and the low 20s starting off this monday in december. temperatures in the '30's and in the teens to the north of us. there was a little bit of cloud cover we were dealing with and set as a cool morning temperatures have not had a chance to warm up. into the low 40's in the baltimore area. clearing skies and calm wednesday, meaning we are in for another cold night tonight. but a hint of a warmup in the seven-day forecast. >> turning the page is what president obama says our nation is doing on the iraq war. president obama met with the president of iraq at the white house and two of them went to a place that sadly as symbolizes the huge u.s. investment in iraq.

>> arlington national cemetery, almost nine years after u.s. forces invade iraq, sparked a civil war but set the stage for democracy, elected iraqi prime minister, nouri al-maliki went to pay his respects to the americans who invested the most. the iraqi national anthem. since 2003, 4483 americans have died in iraq. in a few days, almost all u.s. troops will be gone. >> we are here to mark and of this war. to honor the sacrifices of all those who made this day possible and to turn the page. >> president obama opposed the war, but today some of like george w. bush. >> we think a successful democratic iraq can be a model for the entire region. >> the goals we established were achieved. >> were they? critics say no.

>> is there any reason to trust nouri al-maliki? >> at a protest outside the white house, iraq's closest ally is now iran. >> the single greatest terrorist organization in the world is iran. >> iraq is promising to stage joint trading with u.s. forces. >> so that iran does not think they have a free hand to will the region. >> but thanks to the sacrifice of americans, iraq will choose its own friends and go its own way. >> almost 5000 troops have died in operation iraqi freedom. you can share your thoughts and condolences on our website. >> ross sewage and heavy traffic plagued commuters and frederick county. >> and there is still a warning -- avoid contact with water

downstream. >> i went to brush my teeth and rinse my mouth and i could not hold water in my mouth. >> it's not a stroke -- sometimes debilitating condition can happen in an instant. what you need to know about bell's palsy. >> the fedex truck -- fedex trucks are packed and ready to roll up for the

>> skype team 11 was over the scene after 8 sewage spill in frederick. county officials are warning anyone in that area to avoid water contact downstream from the spill. officials say the drinking water in the city has not been impacted. the plant is now operating on generator power. >> a new study of more than 150,000 adults find no increase wreaths for hard attack linked

to adhd medication. that compared patients to people and never used drugs and found no evidence of an increased risk for heart events. passed eddie's suggested the dedications mate -- past studies suggested -- to babies who were about the size of an iphone when the airborne are now developing normally. both girls were born in illinois and weighed roughly 9 ounces. there were born about 26 weeks gestation period while they are both small, they have normal motor and language development. doctors say modern technology is helping them keep small babies alive longer. but these babies have an advantage -- their mothers were given steroid injections before they were born to strengthen their lungs and brains. bell's palsy is a frightening disorder that often strikes

without warning, leaving one side of the face paralyzed. what happens, patients sometimes believe it's a stroke. but the two are very different. >> thanksgiving is a day this 43-year-old will never forget. after dinner, her family noticed something terribly wrong happening right before their eyes. >> as i was talking, by family was like what is wrong with your face? i said what do you mean? one -- i went in the mirror and went to brush my teeth and rinse my mouth and i could not hold water in my mouth. >> she believed she was having a stroke but found out she had bell's palsy, a temporary paralysis of the face. >> i was devastated. i started crying and you don't know what to do. >> one doctor says that even

nobels policy paralyzes one side of the face, it is very different from a stroke which affects not just your face but to arm and leg of the same side as well. >> if you cannot will your eyebrow or smile, more likely than not this is bell's palsy, assuming you can move your arm and leg without problem. but if you can move your eyebrow and not smile, that is more often than not a stroke. >> what causes bell's palsy? viral infections, diabetes and even lyme disease. >> when they're right i closes but the left eye does not, you can see the white of her eye. >> she is taking medication to treat her symptoms and the doctor is pleased with her progress. >> you are improving compared to the way you were last weekend i am optimistic you will have continued improvement. >> the doctor says even that

most patients recover completely from bell's palsy, it's important to get treatment in the first few days to reduce its severity and speed up recovery. >> the coldest morning of the season so far -- 22 degrees. your backyard thermometer might have even been colder. outlying suburbs addicted to the upper teens. 46 for the high this afternoon. 47 at the inner harbor. the normal was 46, so we're close to normal temperatures after a frigid morning. mid-40s in downtown baltimore, dropping into the upper '30's near the pennsylvania line. manchester is at 37. randallstown at 37 already.

44 degrees in ocean city. a little bit of cloud cover associated with an east wind. a slight area of low pressure along the carolina coast producing sprinkles in virginia. indications are this will hang on for a couple of hours and then move out to sea. if that clearing trend happens, it's going to be cold again. the wind overnight becoming calm. quiet whether other than this weather disturbance on the carolina coast. all of the stormy weather out west and the cold in the northern rockies. a big storm coming in off the pacific. reining in los angeles right now. to the mountains just to the east, 10 to 20 inches of snow in the southern california mountains as this storm of swings and lund. that will take awhile to impact our weather. -- swings in inland.

a warm up ahead of the western storm whiffs no way to the north and the storm continuing in the rockies. wednesday night into thursday, the system is making its approach and we might pick up some rain on thursday night as the friend is making its way through. mostly sunny tomorrow, 49 and 54. a 1 ft. job on the open waters of the day. 40 in the mountains and the upper '40's with a chance of rain late in the day. eastern shore locations, a slow, gradual warming up and in the low 50s tomorrow and wednesday. on the lower eastern shore, mostly sunny skies and temperatures getting back into the low 50s. sunny to partly cloudy on tuesday and wednesday. showers arriving in that evening. mostly cloudy skies continue on friday and saturday.

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>> the ravens make it look easy. >> let's go live to the studio with a perspective on some days highlights. >> yesterday's when doesn't provide closure, but it moved their raven's closer to where they want to go. you have to love that -- indianapolis, a host of super bowl 46. in the year they host the super

bowl, the colt may not have a single win. a single win. >> down to the backfield, the shotgun. here it comes. looking in some, fired. there also is way down to the 26 yard line. another first down.

taking it down to the 9 yard line. keep those crabcakes warmed up. all comes loose and its recovered by indianapolis at a 20 yard line. >> what does it matter if we lose our first playoff game? it's short-lived, it don't last forever, but championships do. >> three receivers bunched to the right -- drifting to his left, and complete -- incomplete. >> of the ravens travel to san diego to take on the chargers. if the raven's when that sunday out west, the ravens will lock

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>> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 5:00. >> a record-setting day for fedex -- when it comes to shipping fat -- comes to shipping packages, a holiday season is on and experts say it proves of an improved economy. today's the biggest day of the year for mail carriers. fedex is expecting 17 million parcels to pass through their facilities. >> we've got a look at inside the sorting center. >> it is the busiest shipping day of the year and the fedex facility in rosedale was a flurry of activity before the sun came up. >> we started about an hour

earlier and have an additional 20 or 30 people sorting the packages. >> the first step is sorting packages. 17,000 packages will come through this one center on monday alone. the packages are labeled and sent to the couriers to load them into the trucks and take them out for deliveries. >> our deliveries doubled and even tripled. he in the morning, the packages are over flooding. it is very busy and stressful, but we do it in a safe, timely, organized fashion. safe, timely, organized fashion. you would not be able to tell we are so busy. >> fed ex. starts preparing for the holiday season before thanksgiving. most of their packages are headed to their destination before christmas. >> if you have a gift to mail, wrap it well and place it in bubble wrap and seal up the edges with tape and put a clearly written address othe outside of the box and another

copy inside the package. >> as a precaution, our labels, if they labels, if they happen to get scraped over or written over and package, the package can be opened and we can find out where it needs to go. >> fed ex. workers are used to working overtime. there are some perks. >> they treat us a nice. they give us beverages and presence, so as long as they -- as long as we take care of the customers, they take care of us. >> you can still send something overnight as late as december 23rd to get there overnight. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories -- a bank robbery puts telson university on lockdown. county police say the suspect entered the bank at 10:30, demanded money but never

displayed weapon. once he got the body, the suspect took off and was later found on a bench inside the liberal arts building. students were told to stay indoors as authorities searched for the robber. the suspect in a police-involved shooting remains in the hospital as please investigate the incident. it happened in southwest baltimore. investigators say the officer was responding to a call of domestic violence with iran to a bite -- and that with a guy who refused to drop his weapon. commuters are being asked to avoid a stretch of the elderly of the beltway after a vehicle carrying construction -- the elderly above the ballet cahow -- is the outer loop of us up elway. the impact on interstate 95 is my corporate >> jerry sandusky is preparing to face his

accusers of the court tomorrow. the victims, now adults, are expected to testify over allegations sandusky sexually abused them when they were children. >> on the eve of his first hearing on more than 50 charges of child sexual abuse, we are getting a better idea of the defense strategy. >> it seems that all of these now young men are following a similar pattern. >> the attorney is suggesting the alleged victims may be working together and toward a high dollars civil suit. >> especially when you are being told by people in some cases involving a least one of the accusers that it is all they are talking about, what they're going to do with all the money they're going to get. >> the lawyer for one of the students dismissed the allegations. >> this is ridiculous. >> several alleged victims are expected to testify, but there's

questions about whether one key witness will speak at what he might say. assistant coach, mike mcqueary, said he saw sandusky assault a young boy on campus in 2002. but a report was confirmed this weekend that another witness jeff, a family friend, testified he only heard sex sounds in the shower and he asked three separate times whether he saw sexual activity. each time, he said no. >> the highly charged schering is getting a lot of attention. almost 1400 people entered public lottery for the 100 seats available tomorrow. >> an emotional day in blacksburg virginia. >> the slain officer's family and children said goodbye after this laying at virginia tech. >> toys for kids in need. that story coming up.

>> friends and family honored the virginia tech police officer killed in the line of duty today. the officer's funeral services were held at the coliseum in blacksburg where gov. bob mcdowell delivered remarks. the officer is making a traffic stop when ross truett ashley walked up to him and shot him before turning the gun on himself. investigators are still trying to establish a motive for what appears to be an unprovoked attack. >> the supreme court is taking up the case of arizona's controversial immigration law. the law prompted protests and heated debate when it took effect last year. a federal judge has blocked some of the most controversial provisions cover such as requiring immigrants to carry papers and requiring police to arrest suspected illegal immigrants without a warrant.

lowes, improvement store is sticking by its decision to yank its advertising despite opposition is facing over the move. the muslim community made apparent a ban on the store after they pulled their ad from a show which was about muslim life in america. they say the program became a lightning rod on the societal views on the project. one at california legislator is good -- is considering a boycott. critics say the show is mild compared to what else is on tv. >> this show is no where near as controversial as the shows, and afterward about multiple wives or reality shows like "jersey shore." >> they pulled the ad after

protests from evangelical christmas group -- evangelical christian group. >> the payroll tax cut, just ahead. why some key lawmakers say it is going to pass. >> making christmas a little brighter for some kids in our area -- that story coming up. >> get set for more cold temperatures tonight. just a hint of a december warmup in the middle of the week. getting chilly and a baltimore, temperatures have dropped into temperatures have dropped into the '30's in

>> friday moments after a bank was robbed on a university campus. gov. martin o'malley has returned from his trade mission in india. we'll have details on the trip in hell will bring millions of dollars to maryland. these stories and more

>> for kids, not getting a toy for christmas is just not christmas. toy drives are trying to bridge the gap. >> is at the annual holiday project and it has become a baltimore county tradition. they lined up to pick up toys for their children for christmas. for over two decades, baltimore county government and a lot of volunteers have sponsored this toy drive for that needy. >> we have invited 580 families to this toy store alone. they each get two or three toys. mittens and gloves and books. >> for those who came to pick up toys, it makes a big difference.

>> i have four little kids and i'm now working at the moment. so they would not get that many toys. they would get what i could afford. >> it seems there are lots of toys and families that will need help. one county executive is asking for your help. >> we are asking volunteers to donate money or unwrapped toys that can be taken to any branch of the baltimore county library system. right now, we have today's and and we go to line up on saturday. if you can, your help as needed. you can bring their toys to any baltimore county library. >> what child wants to wake up on christmas day and not have any toys.

>> to just help these people out that are less fortunate access feel better when we leave the building. we are going to continue to do it forever. >> a little bit of a cloud cover and sprinkles and the southeast virginia. a weather disturbance on the carolina coast is drifting out to sea. the clouds will not produce any precipitation, but a sprinkle or to to the virginia eastern shore, we will see if that makes its way to the ocean city. it will eventually make its way to the coast. but you can see the cloud cover moving out of the picture. clearing skies and the land will be calm overnight, producing

cold temperatures. freezing in western maryland and the clouds will hold the temperature up and then getting chilly toward the morning. 32 degrees in downtown baltimore. high-pressure old and on to the north of us. a trough off the coast will drip by and we should get a decent amount of sunshine tomorrow and wednesday of for this storm starts rolling our way. the winter recess is in places you would not expect -- southern california collector storm warnings for the mountains east of l.a. and san diego. parts of arizona, mexico and colorado will be hit with this storm as it rolls off the

pacific. rain in l.a. now with snow in the higher elevations. chicago will get rain showers toward the middle of the week. 40 as far north as boston. sixties in atlanta as the warmer side of this storm continues into thursday. our next chance for precipitation would be rain on thursday evening. still under the influence of high pressure. temperature starting to rise a little. waves of the day averaging 1 foot. sunshine and western maryland and sunshine later in the day and later and thursday. temperatures are a little too warm for the ski resorts. mostly sunny on the eastern shore. tablatures warming back into the low 50s. 51 degrees tomorrow and

wednesday with clouds began and a chance of showers on thursday evening. mostly cloudy friday at the weekend with temperatures close to normal over the weekend. >> online sales are up this holiday season. according to one research firm, online sales are up 15%. stales got off -- sales got off to a good start of black friday and cyber monday. analysts say signs are pointing to a strong finish for the holiday season with the heaviest time for all online retailers beginning today. it is that time of year when you should turn your attention to uncle sam and the tax deal. we have some last-minute reminders that could save you some money. >> if you want to feel less pain

when tax time rolls around, tax experts advise you to take advantage of what you can before the year end. it's a good idea to maximize your retirement contributions in these last few paychecks. >> go to your payroll office and ask them to increase your withholdings from your salary and that will reduce your current tax liability and increase your retirement fund. >> don't forget charitable contributions. they have to be made before the end of the year. >> if you want to make a large donation, you can use your credit card as long as it hits by december 31st. >> if you plan to donate a vehicle, there are rules to remember. if the organization uses the car in its operation, you can take the kelley blue book value. if they sell the car immediately come needed to take the amount

they sold for. >> if you pay estimated taxes, don't wait on state taxes. >> fourth quarter state taxes are due january 15th, but we recommend paying state taxes by december 31st so you can deduct those in 2011. >> just a few options to help you get your most out of your tax returns. >> congress will agree to extend the payroll tax cut before it expires at the end of the year. set up minority leader, mitch mcconnell says a house republican plan will get bipartisan support in both chambers. the plan links the tax cut to a pipeline. mcconnell says enough democrats support it to get past. the house will take another vote on tuesday.

san francisco is about to make history. they will become the first in the nation to pay minimum wage workers more than $10 an hour. the city's lowest paid workers will earn $10.24 an hour, more than $2 more than california's minimum-wage add $3 more than the wage set by the federal government. >> toyota's pilling -- is pouring millions of dollars into land across the nation. it's part of the president's great outdoors initiative to make sure during rough economic times, we don't forget to keep our environment healthy. money goes to a group to teach city students about the part and enhance living historical activity. >> this is a national shrine. we're coming up to the one- hundred year anniversary -- the bicentennial of the war of 1812.

the young people should know this is their part, their land and their heritage. >> the funds will go to greeting interpreted exhibits. in just a few weeks, american troops will be out of iraq. the focus is now what comes next. that's what president obama and the iraqi prime minister were mulling over today on capitol hill. >> the challenges include many of us to the tv and got us back on reality tv. "fear factor is back and changes "fear factor is back and changes are making t

>> what would you do to win $50,000? covered with bees or steaks or being dangled from a helicopter? >> one of the few things contestants will face and the return of "fear factor." >> it all began 10 years ago at the dawn of reality television >> the show that creeped people out has returned. >> for contestants who grew up watching the original "fear factor, its return had them fired up. >> who doesn't want to do fear

factor? this is every child's dream. >> or maybe their nightmare. >> its crazy. everything about it is crazy. the hose returns to a fear factor that has been and that thanks to advances in technology. >> we can put the cameras and so many different places and that makes the show more exciting. >> we used to be able to drop some 1 10 feet. now i can drop them from 100 feet up and stop them inches from the concrete. >> as long as there are do those ready to step out of their comfort zone, fear factor is ready. >> it is the old show, but it went up a notch.

>> "fear factor" premiers here tonight. that's all for us at 5:00. >> a robbery on the campus of the house and university. i will have those details in a live report. >> bail denied for the former employee and accused armed robber of the goodwill stores. we will tell you what we have learned about him. >> the governor's trade mission to india it cleans $60 million in business deals for maryland. >> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 6:00. >> we begin with breaking news -- a police pursuit. we're going to go to capt. roy taylor. >> we are at fault road in the

northern district where baltimore city school police requested assistance to try to stop this vehicle that you see here. the headlights were out and they pursued them for a good while and were able to get the vehicle stopped. one suspect has been taken into custody and have requested a medic. we are not sure if it is for the suspect or a police officer. we're trying to get more information as we do, we will keep you updated. >> some very tense moments this morning after a bankrupt -- after a bank robbery at the university. students were told to stay indoors as authorities searched for the robert. >> police say they have the robber in custody. robber in custody. >>