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travel overseas. tonight the intelligence pointing to planned terror attacks in europe. hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. americans visiting europe are urged to be vigilant after threats of terror attacks surface. why some americans aren't changing their plans. >> reporter: most here are on alert but not alarmed. the intelligence is just so vague. still travelers are asked to take common sense precautionings. the state department issued an extraordinary alert to americans traveling in europe warning against terrorist attacks there in mayor cities where security has been tightened at tourist sights and transportation hubs. >> we believe we have credible information that justified the alert. >> reporter: sources say osama bin laden and other senior al- qaida leaders are behind the

plot. the trained operatives may have already been dispatched to carry out attacks mod modeled after the one in mumbai. >> i wouldn't say we have specific information about a particular place, a particular time, but we have sufficient information that justified the issuing of the alert. >> reporter: japan has joined the alert of warning citizens. but the number of terrorists involved and hard information about where they'll strike is unknown. >> we are in the middle sequence of this plot. but we know it's underway, we know it's been directed by al- qaida but we don't know when it may be executed and we don't know who's going to perpetrate it. >> reporter: travelers coming back from europe noticed the increased security. >> i think there's always a threat. here in the united states also. >> reporter: those leaving on the flightily night to london were not disrupting their travel plans. >> we have to go about our business don't we. if we stop because of this we

won't do anything. >> reporter: the state department recommends americans register their travel plans with the u.s. embassy. but does not warn people to cancel their trips. >> reporter: eight german nationals were killed during a drone attack in pakistan. they are believed to be islamic radicals and they could have been instrumental in putting together these attacks. european countries and the u.s. are working together sharing intelligence to combat the threat. a heart attack killed the driver of that charter bus that plunged off a ramp on i270. passengers reported seeing the 66-year-old driver slumped over the wheel before the crash. and now an autopsy has confirmed the driver did die of a heart attack. pulled from her posthours after reaching a plea deal in

court. city councilwoman holton is removed from her duties as head of the taxation and economic committee. today holton entered a plea of no contest. the plea deal is just the latest chapter of the corruption probe at city hall. alex demetrious explains what's next. >> reporter: today holton came to court to hear her plea deal. she does not dispute the facts against her but did not plead guilty. she will however have to pay a $2,500 fine. >> today ends this case. i will continue to serve on the city council and to serve my community to the best of my ability. to help make baltimore city a safer, healthier and more prosperous city. >> reporter: the case begins with holton's run for will

legislation and her solicitation of million of dollars. the contributions were larger than the $200,000 a contribution allowed. >> the grand scheme of things relatively minor charges. and you know we think the case that really needs to be resolved is the bribery case that is up in front of the court of appeals right now. >> reporter: if state court of appeals does not overturn the rulings, today could be the end of helen holton's problems. >> i thank god for being a constant help, i thank my family for being my constant

strength. god bless you all. bank of america, jp morgan chase and gmac have halted foreclosures in 23 states because they couldn't verify documents that were filed. now maryland wants to do the same. governor o' malley and comings sent a letter to the federal department. pge wants to raise rates increasing your bill again. the hike would add about $55 to the average residential bill for a year. expenses have risen dramatically, the last time electricity distribution rates rose. you do have a chance to express your opinion.

for more information go to our website wjz.com. click on local news. more than 100 additional malpractice claims are expected to be files against a local hospital and a surgeon who used to work there. according to our media partner the baltimore sun, a local attorney plans to file malpractice claims on behalf of 104 104 patients. a doctor who is at the center of the controversy no longer works at the hospital. something needs to be done. that's the demand tonight from students at the university of maryland following a number of armed robberies at college park. wjz is live, kelly mcpherson explains the latest violence happened in the heart of the campus. >> reporter: eight robberies some that involved weapons have happened on and off campus in college park since the semester began. now students who are scared are

asking for help. students are fed up with crime at the university of maryland college park. the campus crime alert system has reported eight robberies since classes started. >> there's never been a time when students haven't gotten crime alerts. >> reporter: most recently a male student was jumped and robbed of his wallet and cell phone. >> what really shocked me, it happened right in the heart of campus. >> reporter: sunday's assault didn't happen in a back alley. it happened here right behind the library in the middle of campus and very close to student dorms. >> i would never expect somebody to be you know tackled two minutes after arriving on campus. >> reporter: robberies have happened around campus but never on campus. on this map, students are showing where they feel unsafe in college park using push pins. the student government will

share the map with campus police next week hoping for some action. >> definitely there's times when no matter who you are you are going to feel unsafe. >> i feel like there's only so much we can do too and it has to start coming from people above it. they're going to have to start teaming up with us or taking another step and going past us. >> reporter: officials will walk with university police on monday pointing out hot spots they believe needs to have something done, for example adding lighting or emergency phones. reporting live, kelly mcpherson, wjz eyewitness news. kelly, thank you. there is an ongoing campaign that informs students to be most vigilant between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. witnesses spotted three people armed with a gun and box cutters trying to rob the family dollar. the city school police officer shot one of the bandits before

he could get away. the other two fled wearing dark clothes. the herbal instance spice is sprayed. that doesn't stop teens from using it as a institute for marijuana. its chemical compounds have the same effects. if you tuned in to nfl football, you may have seen a lot of pink. but the ravens didn't and that brought up a lot of questions. they plan to reserve the tribute next weekend on their home game. >> that certainly was a lot of support from the steelers any way. it's going to be happening here next weekend.

are laptop computers too dangerous for your lap? just minutes away, the results from a new study. a lion turns on its trainer and it is all caught on tape. a maryland marine killed in iraq, now his dad is the one fighting in a battle reaching the u.s. supreme court this week. i'm mary bubala it's freedom of speech versus a father who just wanted to give his son a peaceful burial. that story next. i'm meteorologist bernadette woods in for bob turk tonight. after a wet and chilly start after a wet and chilly start to the week, this storm ,,,,,,,,

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it is 61 degrees, mostly cloudy in central maryland tonight. the complete forewarn weather is coming up. two lions turn on their training. they bit into the trainer several times before circus workers managed to subdue them by spraying them with a hose. fallen heros together in life and death. a maryland soldier killed in afghanistan was laid to rest today next to his the best friend and roommate. brandon rooney was laid to rest next to lieutenant manyen. manyen was killed by a sniper three years ago.

the men's families decided they would have liked to be buried together. the father of a maryland marine who's funeral was disrupted by protesters will plead his case to the highest court in the land. it puts freedom of speech against a father's fight to bury his son without interruption. >> reporter: they gathered outside a church chanting and carrying signs, god hates soldiers among others. >> reporter: the maryland marine was killed fighting in iraq in 2006. >> they don't have a right to terrorize families and single families out. and that's what they do. >> reporter: members of the westboro baptist church based in kansas have protested at hundreds of military funerals

with this message on their website. these soldiers are dying for the homo sexuals and other sinners in america. >> shame on schneider, that's how i feel about it. >> i have one opportunity to bury matt. one. and it was taken away. >> reporter: al schneider sued the church four years ago and won. but the $5 million verdict from a federal jury in baltimore was overturned on appeal. schneider refused to back down. >> nobody in the history of this country has ever done this to a military funeral. >> reporter: he appealed to the u.s. supreme court and it agreed to hear its case. it'll be a landmark decision, does freedom of speech trump a person from suing if it was a target of hateful speech. >> he's not only a hero, he was

a random victim of a group trying to hijack his son's funeral. >> i think we have a very good chance at the u.s. supreme court. >> reporter: i know you are a reserved, shy man, you're in the national spotlight. do you have any regrets you've taken it this far to the u.s. supreme court? >> at least i know that i have gone as far as i can for matt. i took it to the limit. and at least i know that i've exposed these people for what they are. >> reporter: mary bubala, eyewitness news. wjz will stay on this story, check in this wednesday mary will have our live coverage from washington, d.c. as al schneider goes against this group to keep them from

protesting other funerals. habitat is building 86 homes in honor of former president carter's 86 years. he will continue his efforts right here in charm city. in tonight's wjz health watch. you might want to think twice before you sit your laptop in your lap. recent studies show that this hasn't can lead to what they're calling toasted skin syndrome. a skin condition caused by long term heat exposure. researchers say the condition is generally harmless but it can cause permanent skin darkening. doctors suggest placing something under your laptop if you have to hold it in your lap. it hasn't been a good week for tiger woods. he lost the coveted title cup for europe. if tiger looks like he's annoyed because he just duffed the chip in whales instead of heading toward the hole. the ball went straight to photographers who were able to capture this picture before

they nailed his camera. >> wow. >> see the ball right there. midair. >> that was a great shot. >> it is. >> they had rain problems over there that's why everything got delayed to today. for us the rain was around today. most of it has stand off to the north of us. we're not done with the storm system yet. we want to show you what we have going on. the rain was really in place, overnight into most of the today. as we moved through the afternoon and evening hours all of us started to push off to the north. the clouds are actually trying to break up some what. it's falling out generally in our area and until it's gone we do still have a chance for a shower both tomorrow and wednesday. the other thing going on with the storm, the winds out of the northwest and that is bringing in cool air. you will definitely notice it today, it did not warm up much. we will drop into the 40s overnight, 45 right now in

hagueer's hagerstown. today we made it to 54, that's all for a high. that's a new record on the date. it was so cool out there and nearly 20 degrees below average. now all in all this is our set up. we had the storms over our region, you see most of the heavier rain has pushed off to the north of us. the storm responsible has cut itself off from the jet stream. the jet stream really pushes the storms out of here so it's going to sit for the next day or two. while it's around it's not going to be as strong as it was. it will keep some clouds around and temperatures below average. it's not until thursdays that it finally leaves us, when it does we see sunshine return and that's when we're going to see the sun return. out in the waters, winds out of the northwest. we are cools it down to about 46 degrees. the chance for a shower or two still as we head through the

night. again so tomorrow. not as much rain as today, but still the chance for a few showers, clouds, and a few peaks of sunshine getting to about 60 degrees for our high. after that same idea on wednesday. it's not until thursday we finally get rid of the storm as we do. take a look at the sunshine as we head toward the weekend and temperatures back in the 70s. denise and vic. >> looking better as the week goes by. coming up ravens fans are flying high after a big win. but the players say the celebration is over. mark has sports next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,, [ male announcer ] baltimore.

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the ravens may be moving on to prepare for denver. but most fans are still celebrating. >> yes because they have friend that are from baltimore and

they want to keep telling them about it. the ravens are again being touted as super bowl favorites with several national writers elevating the ravens to the top. joe flacco came through with a go ahead touchdown against one of the top defenses on the league. the toss to tj led to a wild celebration in a 17-14 win. but flacco said today it's already old news. >> honestly, i mean, it's just another game. we moved on. it's over. and you know i'm not lying to you and sitting here and just trying to say stuff that sounds right. we moved on, we're getting ready for denver. it was a good win. we're happy that it turned out the way it did and a new week.

in injury news, the team says mcgahee is okay after he was knocked out of the game with a a hit that jarred his head. mcgahee should be okay to play on sunday. that's when the denver broncos come to town and that's a game you can see right here on wjz. com. -- today his suspension ends. and he talked about the experience of having to watch it off from a distance. >> i have no fingernails left. it was hard, it really was to watch them at home and it was on the edge of my chair trying to keep busy. watching, standing up, sitting down. so it was tough. >> roethlisberger now gets three weeks to get back into

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