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their home. >> reporter: claiming one family member was in on it. >> reporter: hello, everybody, i'm denise koch, a 16-year-old maryland girl is behind bars tonight accused of plotting with her boyfriend to kill 5 members of her family. it happened in dorchester county. kelly mcpherson spoke with the girl's family. >> i spoke with the girl's father and sister. they didn't want her to date this boy because they thought he was a bad influence. they certainly did not expect to be gunned down in their own home home. >> it seems that we have some difficulty with the story. let me explain to you what happened. police say in dorchester county that the two 16-year-olds used

text messaging to set up this plot and that the 16-year-old boy -- i believe we have the tape. we'll roll to it now. no good? i'm sorry for the technical difficulties. the two are behind bars right now on $500,000 bail. they are charged with attempted murder. no one was injured in the attack, reporting live. all right, thank you very much, kelly. we will try and get that tape a little later. one family member, the girl's aunt was injured by bullet fragments. a bitter -- reaches the highest court in the lands. whether the protesters have the right to protest outside the funerals. >> with lines wrapping around

the supreme court and protesters packing the sidewalk, the debate over america's first amendment right unfolds inside the u.s. supreme court. on one side the father of fallen american marine matthew snyder. >> there is a civilized way to express an opinion in america. but does not include intentionally inflicting. >> the church says its members were on a public sidewalk speaking about public issues. >> the rule of law is the mere fact that you take offense at words or call yourself having your feelings hurt over word is not enough to shut up the speech. >> reporter: during oral arguments why should the first amendment tolerate the exexploitment of a grieving

family. just as steven briar asked, can a person put anything on the internet or tv about a private individual. >> it's about harassment, targeted harassment at a private person's funeral. >> the 9 members of the u.s. supreme court will now decide whose rights are greater, the rights of a tiny church out of kansas or a grieving father trying to bury his son in a solemn ceremony. >> all we wanted to do was bury matt with dignity and respect. >> a very emotional day for matt snider. he waits for the rest of the nation for this landmark decision that is due from the u.s. supreme court justices this spring. back to you. several baltimore veterans were in dc today to support

albert snyder. >> we thank you for your patience. as we explained at the top of the show a 16-year-old girl was charged with plotting to kill her family. >> i heard the shots and when i jumped up and looked out the window. >> reporter: markmarkings remain on the family car. police say 16-year-old william collins aimed the gun -- fired the gun aiming for his girlfriend's family. his 16-year-old girlfriend is also charged. police say she helped device the plan to kill the family so they could be together. her father tells me i'm standing by her, the whole family, all five people that were there that night are standing by her. >> reporter: her father tells me after the shooting he got a

gun. so if kaitlyn really wanted the family dead she could have used that weapon but she didn't. >> they pretty much ruined their entire life because of this. >> reporter: they exchanged text messages to set up the murder but it didn't go as planned. in fact, kaitlyn was in the living room during the shooting. >> i can't understand why two 16-year-olds would want to do this to anybody, much less people that they know. >> reporter: the girl's family said they have not been able to see the teen but they are very anxious to speak to her. >> all right, thank you, kelly. and once again one family member was injured by fragments but no one else was hurt. flames shooting straight out of the ground. over at stanford boulevard where a break in the gas line ignited this fire.

the flames were too close to underground lines. the cause of the break is underinvestigation. dead heat with less than a month to go before the election the campaign for maryland's first congressional seat is growing tighter and uglier. inside the contentionious race. >> instead of looking out for us, cat ohville. >> reporter: democrats portray andy harris as pro wall street and anti family. >> that's not his only bad idea, harris was the only senator. >> reporter: the candidates for the first congressional district are locked in with a new poll giving harris a 3 point edge. some of the ads are funded by special interest groups but each is calling the other false, misleading, phoney scare

tactics. >> the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive. >> it's something both do but neither like. >> i'm going through it and watch all the ads and can only imagine whether people are starting to get overwhelmed. >> i think you're going to get some pretty silly things said on tv. >> reporter: this is a rematch of the 2008 campaign which until then had been held by a republican and cat ohville now is on the list of endangered democrats. >> probably in terms of the dream cat, it's -- democrat it's the 7th most difficult. >> reporting from the chesapeake bay bridge, i'm pat warren. another contentionious race is the race for governor. will meet to debate the issues

next monday. i will moderate, it will be broadcast here at 7:00 p.m. exclusively. hope from the holidays that you will be willing to spend more of your money this holiday season. kei jackson explains experts are forecasting a lot of change this year. >> the holiday season forecast isn't rosy, but a lot of optimism goes a long way. >> expect more feet marching to the beat of holiday music. estimates more people will be shopping this season than in previous years. >> i do care because it would be a lot better for me for christmas shopping because god knows it's so expensive. >> reporter: the national retail federation estimates sales will rise.

in maryland there's cautious optimism over the news. places like the popular pan dore a's jewelry. >> because we offer an affordable line it appeals to the masses. >> reporter: i know. >> i know that some have forecast between 2 and 3 1/2% increases in sales. weaver we're hoping we make those kind of marks. >> reporter: baltimoreians would say a good forecast is good news for consumers and also those who work or need a job. >> it really is going to be hard to buy things out here when people have a little bit of money. >> reporter: howard summer hill says before we start thinking about sales more people need jobs. >> before it declares the recession a thing of the past it will be eyeing the key

economic indicators. well, if you were out shopping today you got a special visit from the queen of hip hop soul, mary ann -- her sunglasses called melodies. >> me and my fans in baltimore on the east coast between new york and baltimore, they are all here. it means so much to meet these women face to face. they are me and so it's wonderful to see they are doing so well. i just love them. >> reporter: mary jay blithe is scheduled to perform in virginia tomorrow night. >> you want to perform one of those songs for us? no, another night. >> plowed down by a car and just a scratch on her. what police are saying about the driver. surprised in court.

a pregnant maryland woman murdered for her unborn baby. how her killer is avoiding the death penalty. this is the bear, he has come here to say thank you. we'll explain what that means. sunshine and much warmer temps are on the way back coming up next. (woman blows at scented tree) hefty bags with unscented odor block technology help neutralize odors with no added scent.

i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

it is 54 degrees and cloudy in central marry lands night now. the forecast is coming up. another unexpected weather event in arizona. forecasters confirm a total of 4 touched down. dozens of homes were damaged. so far no serious injuries or deaths have been reported. an oregon woman add mists she murdered a woman to try and steal her unborn baby. pleaded guilty to beating 21- year-old heather to death last june. what she did next is beyond comprehension. she used a razor to cut the baby from the womb. the two met on craigslist.

say roberts obsession began when she gave birth to a still birth child. if she had gone to trial and was found guilty, she would have faced the death penalty. a woman thrown in the air after being hit by a drunk driver lives and will be okay. the woman walks across the street and is violently struck by a car and tossed nearly 60 feet in the air. the driver does stop. the woman suffered only minor injuries. a kodiak bear made an appearance in a parking lot today. he was there to say thank you to a company that has made his life more bearable. >> it's common in maryland to see deer. in fact bear sightings are becoming more, but at this parking lot rodey the kodiak bear is spotted in a parking

lot, the parking lot of -- and rodey had a bear after problem. a couple of years ago his handler noticed he was occasionally limping. >> he started kind of hobbling around a little bit so i wanted to get him on something to take care of it. i started in march of this year, 2010 and i have seen a dramatic deference in the way -- difference in the way he can move now. but getting a bear size dose was getting expensive. >> his vet had given it to him, so he gave me a call and was trying to find a source. so i offered, said why adopt you come on in, i'll send you some and we'll see how we can work together. >> because of those samples sent brodie is here to say thanks and give those who make the supplements a boost.

>> we can help a lot of animals. i'm a veterinarian and i don't practice every day. >> i appreciate what it has done for us. brodie could live another 10 years or so and -- easy. i want to keep him on this for quite a while. >> back to you on tv hill. brodie and his trainer live in indiana. when not on commercials he appears on outdoor shows. an emotional surprise on stage at the hip oh dome tonight tonight. the crowd erupted in cheer after philip clark proposed to his girlfriend on stage during tonight's performance. each night audience members take part in the show and tonight he asked jennifer to

marry him. >> she just said yes so she wouldn't get booed. >> marriage desol a, something like that. a few showers around the region but a few folks got some showers a few hours ago. there you see it moving through the area. now it's pretty much past baltimore, just past dc. around dover pretty much gone. temperature wise only 45, it's been cold there. 50 here and 50 at ocean city. right now winds out of the west, southwest, 13 right here, 73, but tomorrow it will pick up again as low pressure that's been giving us this cloudy rainy weather is going to strengthen as it heads up to

eastern question beck. -- quebec. you see this stuff rotating around and over the late afternoon hours some of that precip came down and that's what's going through the ridge right now. so for the next hour, a few more showers, then that will move out of here, warmer and pleasant conditions, really nice friday, saturday. a big warm up, may even get to 80 on monday. sunday for the game here on baltimore, mid-70s, a beautiful day. a quick look at the tropics. otto now a tropical storm. heading off to the east, northeast but it is another tropical storm. bermuda is up here. a little tiny spot, really hard to find. there it is right there, and it's moving away so it won't be affecting any lands at all. on the day tomorrow, west to

southwest wind, maybe gusting to 20 knots. tomorrow, 66 the bay temp. a few showers ending and probably a lot of clouds overnight. 46 tomorrow, sunshine back out. warmer, up to 72. even warmer and sunshine on friday. 78, 75 on raven sunday and 80 with a few clouds on monday. denise. thank you, bob. check in tomorrow starting at 4:55 a.m. for the updated forecast. mark has details next in mark has details next in sports on the ,,,,,,,,,,,, man: let me see the map.

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"maryland is moving forward"... ...and moving maryland forward. [ female announcer ] ...this jobs report tells the truth... maryland's economy stalled. [ male announcer ] "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost." [ female announcer ] o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. [ male announcer ] "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top..." [ female announcer ] martin o'malley. first he makes stuff up. when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells the truth. baseball playoffs, i only know who i don't want to win. >> baseball steals the headlines when we're usually

talking football. roy hall a day does something we haven't seen in half a century. makes a memorable debut facing a cincinnati team. he mowed them down with 8 strike outs. there were zeros across the board, going to the 9th inning, one out to go when he gets in front of the plate. catcher threw him out at first. he completes a no hitter. the only other no hitter in post season history was the famous world series game 54 years ago. >> i just wanted to pitch in the post season and to be able to go out and have a game like that, it's a dream come true. >> reporter: and pitching was the story in the opener at

tampa bay. cliff lee blew away the race. lee had 10 strike outs, the rangers opened up with a 5-1 victory. all of the first round veers are best of -- series are best of five. baltimore has been riding high for a while. but the focus quickly turns to another opponent. >> we're playing a real physical get after it defense, so this is a very important football game. it's a home conference game. those are not things you have to talk to our guys about, they understand that. >> reporter: and they also understand they are back on home turf which the ravens really enjoy. and if you don't have a ticket for the game, no problem. we will bring the game to you, see the ravens and the broncos right here. randy moss is headed back to

minnesota. in exchange for a third round draft pick. moss did have three outstanding seasons. he joins brett favre and the vikings and is expected to play for them monday night against the jets and when the vikings travel there on halloween. diamonds are a girl's best ,,,,,,,,

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awareness month, decided to have brazil's christ the statue lit up in pink. just one of the monuments around the world. >> that statue isn't the only thing going pink. if you have some extra millions hanging around this pink diamond can be yours, it's expected to fetch $38 million. this stone may be flawless after repolishing. the auction is next week eaks to send jobs over seas.

i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!!

two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times,

martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first.