beginning as university officials had tweed it out that an armed robbery occurred in the student union building and an armed suspect was somewhere on the campus. as it turns out, he was not armed but still some frightening moments for students and faculty here today. >> some frightening moments monday morning after a man robs the bank inside the student union. county police have taken over the investigation say the suspect entered the bank and verbally demanded money from the teller. he never displayed a weapon and no one was injured. the suspect was later found on a bench inside the liberal arts building. there is a brief chase and to scott and arrested. >> my teacher ran over to the door and locked the door. we were getting nervous and

paranoid about it. about the time we got a lot of class, i was exiting the liberal arts building. i'm glad to see got caught. >> this freshman was at his class inside the building when an announcement came over the intercom saying the suspect was inside his building. students and staff learned about the robbery after several emergency messages were broadcast. the university broadcast that an armed robbery has secured it -- has occurred in the late university union. five minutes later, a robbery reported. take shelter. stand by for updates. 10:47, suspect may be in liberal arts building. followed by armed robbery at a university union. shelter in place. more information to follow. at 10:49, suspect in custody,

resume normal activity. >> you would never think it would happen on campus. >> students who showed up at the bank after the robbery were shocked by the news that someone could be so brazen. >> they have a good system of telling us what's going on in the area. usually you only hear about things happening outside the university. for it to be in the university is crazy. >> while police have a suspect in custody, they have not charged this person yet. they tell us that at this point in the investigation, this person has no affiliation with the university. we hope to find out more information sometime tomorrow. >> the former goodwill employee charged with robbing area stores at gunpoint will remain in jail

after he was denied bail. to district court for details. >> the judge called him a serious threat, especially after hearing he was on parole for armed robbery at the time the robbery's for the goodwill stores started. >> appearing by a video monitor, he said very little to the judge. he asked for a preliminary hearing. he's accused of robbing goodwill stores with targets including this location in baltimore city and to others. one of the stores was where he once worked, according to court records. he was fired on november 17th for poor job performance. that was just six days after the robbery began. witnesses say a masked man came into the stores, showed a

handgun and force employees and customers to a back office. during one robbery, the suspects of "thank you for your cooperation. he told another customer, if you don't go to the back, i will blow your brains out. goodwill customers reacted to the arrests. >> i think it is a shame someone would steal from a business like good wealth of their giving back to the community and helping those less fortunate. but i am glad they found a guy who is doing it. >> he became a suspect because some goodwill workers said he matched the description of the robber. police used technology as part of their investigation. when he denied any knowledge of the robberies and said he did not know the location of the goodwill store and had no reason to go, detectives revealed several calls made from his phone prior to the robbery. he could not give a logical

explanation for the calls. police say this is an ongoing investigation and they're trying to determine whether or not he was involved in other areas robbery's. >> a man is in critical condition tonight after a police-involved shooting in southwest baltimore. officers responded to a domestic disturbance round-the-clock last night. they found a man with a knife. authorities shot the suspect after he refused to drop the weapon. the officer was not heard and the end -- the incident is under investigation. police have released this sketch in hopes of finding a suspect in a stabbing and robbery. police say it's one of two men who approached the victim on north charles street. he tried to rob the victim and then stabbed him. if you know this person, you are

urged to call police. >> stayed bridge inspectors are assessing the damage after a vehicle hit the past on the beltway. a vehicle was carrying construction equipment would hit the bridge over the outer loop. it happened after 1:30, leaving just one lane open for traffic. the wreck caused damage to a beam and catwalk. authorities are urging commuters to avoid the area. >> gov. martin o'malley has returned from his trade mission to india, a trip that netted nearly $60 million in deals for the state. let's go live to the newsroom for details. >> some taxpayers criticize the cost of the trade mission. the contingent of more than 100 people included business executives, the first lady, state lawmakers and legislators.

18 to nearly $60 million worth of business deals and more are in the works. it looks crowded and poor, but india has one of the largest emerging economies in the world. much of this video was shot by the governor. he and many state officials spent six days in india, capitalizing i chance to import jobs and opportunities to maryland. >> we signed nearly $60 million in business deals for our state. there are several additional deal -- additional deals worth millions more. >> they shared the details of their sales pitch -- that maryland is the gateway to doing business in the u.s.. >> for us to go to these areas and come back with these deals was the highlight for me. >> one food company makes

organic foods and it will invest $10 million in opening a company that will hire 100 workers. one of india's top pharmaceutical companies with a manufacturing plant in salisbury plans to pump 20 million into its warehouse space. maryland already has a robust export business to india. >> our imports --ur exports increased by 70%. >> the businesses include everything from a theme park ride manufacturer to a cyber security firm. the governor signed agreement to create and india at maryland center to boost trade. >> if we had a center, they would be busy in putting 3000 business cards that make a stack this big that i brought back from the pockets of the suits i rotated. >> india will lead a delegation

to maryland in april. the indiana chamber of commerce and industry wants to focus on establishing a partnership and biotechnology and infrastructure. >> just a few days until u.s. troops are out of iraq. president obama met with the iraqi prime minister about what's next now that the war is over. >> president obama called a historic moment and said troops can leave with honor and with their heads held high when they leave iraq at the end of the month. >> what we have achieved is an iraq that is self-governing, that is inclusive, and at has enormous potential. there is still going to be

challenges and i think the prime minister is the first one to acknowledge those challenges. >> some of those challenges include security, including how iran may try to influence baghdad. the president -- a president says the u.s. what is strong presence in the region and have a comprehensive relationship of everything from trade to a joint military exercises. that two leaders went to arlington national secretary to honor the 4500 u.s. troops who died in the nearly nine-year war. the president and first lady will travel to north carolina to bank soldiers for their service. >> much more ahead tonight. >> the raven's pursuit of a first ever playoff game has got to do with the quarterback pursuit. >> a little cloud cover moving through tonight but it looks like clearing skies and a warmup on tap for the rest of the week.

>> its all hands on deck at fedex. today is the busiest shopping day of the year. more than 17,000 packages will come through the center today alone. officials began preparing before thanksgiving. you have until december 23rd to send out your holiday packages for them to arrive in time for christmas. baltimore county officials are asking for your help to make the holidays special for children. the annual toy year drive in baltimore county has made it possible for children just toys for christmas, but more help is needed. more families are in need because of the economy added has

cut into their donations. >> we are asking volunteers to donate unwrapped toys that can be taken to the baltimore library system between now and december 22nd. we have today is and then we will go lineup in would lawn on a saturday. >> if you want to donate, you can drop off toys at any baltimore county library. >> the maryland winery association says 28 wineries have paid a fee to ship wine directly to consumers. a new law allows winery's to ship directly to customers, but they have to pay a fee to the state. the executive director says many wineries have updated their web site to take shipping orders. they also purchased boxes needed for wine shipping.

>> the 12th day of december, and it feels like it with temperatures just about normal. 46 for the official high temperature after a rather cold morning -- that is the lowest temperature has been this fall. the normal high is 46. not record-setting territory. 10 degrees at the record low in 1988. low 40's around baltimore right now. 35 degrees in the chair itself. columbia, crisp at 38 degrees and high cloud cover moving up along the coast. high pressure along the banks clipping southeast virginia. looks like most of the cloud cover will be gone as we head toward morning. the clearing trend may take a

few hours and of the temperatures are cool but will not drop dramatically until the skies turn mostly clear. 33 in hagerstown. look for twenties in the outlying suburbs and down to around freezing with nearly called wind. high pressure will reestablished itself and we will wait on the next storm to impact the region thursday or friday morning with this western storm having something to say about our weather. right now, cold air and cool rain in los angeles. in the mountains, winter storm warnings for southern california. expect to get several inches of snow, tend to 20 inches of snow possible. that is where the wintry weather will be -- in the southwest, eventually pushing some rain up

and we're on the warmer eastern side of the storm, so the eastern seaboard get a chance to see temperatures climb above normal with grain arriving late thursday. if you are heading out on the day, a light wind and bay water temperatures getting cool. sunny skies and 40 in the mountains to our that raid late in the day. maybe a little colder for the weekend but the resorts are suffering very warm asphalt so far. 51 degrees for the next couple of days. your 7-2 forecast -- 55 on thursday with mostly cloudy skies. thursday evening, showers move through and it won't completely move out. temperatures cooling back into the 40's by the weekend.

>> this is the 11 sports. >> the raven's come out of the wan that yesterday perfectly positioned to achieve what they set out to do, get the home field advantage in the playoffs. if they win in san diego, they will lock up a fourth straight trip. winning in san diego presents challenges. but if he can get to fill up rivers, they went out west becomes easily achieved. the ravens have a 13-1 record. the career high a has put him and to the discussions about defense of player of the year. >> he is playing great. i don't think there is a player who is playing better right now. it seems like he gets better

every week. the work ethic is unparalleled. >> that brings us to our text question. will the ravens win their final three regular-season games? standard messaging rates apply. we've already heard from more than 200 of the. 77% see the raven's wing all the way through the regular season. the chiefs led haley to the front door today and told him don't come back. he was fired one day after the chiefs lost to the jets. kansas city stumbled this season and he did himself no favors with his personality conflicts with the players and media and his own front office, not to mention the lead dresses. the miami dolphins fired their

head coach today. he arrived in miami, the same year as john arrived at the ravens. he has not had a winning season since. the dolphins started at with a record that pretty much sealed his fate. the dolphins coaching moves will not trigger a late season turnaround or fan joy. they did to basically stay ahead of the other teams. a lot of candidates won't talk to a team before they fire their head coach. to you thatalk respect for someone who had the job you had before. why do you fire a coach with three games left? because you are looking for the next coach. >> we've got a look at your seven-day forecast next.

>> a suspect is in custody after robbing a bank on the campus at telson university. reaction from students who were forced to stay put during the lockdown. one local lawmaker is speaking out against the speed camera campaign. why he says the state is being too aggressive with citations. too aggressive with citations.

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>> cold stuff that night but warming up decently during the day. sunshine tends to warm things up. some like to partly cloudy, tomorrow. thursday night showers, but the temperatures will hardly cool off. on friday, chile over the weekend with highs in the mid '40's on saturday and sunday. which direction are you headed? >> san diego. >> i was not going to bring that up. i know better than to bring that up. >> i had a christmas in cleveland last year. give a brother a break. >> that's a look at our news. thank you for joining us. >> nightly news with brian williams is next.