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anyone immunity from criminal prosecution. st. joseph's medical center will pay $22 million to the fends. part of a settlement, where the government claims the hospital paid kickbacks to midatlantic associates in exchange for the referrals. but that is notable for what it does not include. and that's a deal to stop any criminal prosecution. >> i want to say, if i'm going to give you that amount of money, i want you to guarantee me that you're not going to prosecute me criminally. here, the answer was, no, we're not going to guarantee you that. anybody this this chain could go down. and you never know where these cases are going to go. >> reporter: here's what the u.s. attorney told wjz about the possibility of criminal charges. the only issue here is the resolution of civil liability. no promises beyond that as to settlement matters. >> also charged against dr.
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mark medee. >> he denies any wrongdoing. he filed his own lawsuit. >> they're certainly ready to cooperate with the government. >> right now, no one has been charged as a result this investigation. >> should this go on? yes. yes. should everybody play it safe and get lawyered up? yes. yes. >> reporter: the hospital did not admit any liability. and says it will cooperate fully with any further investigation. reporting live in st. joseph, mike hellgren. and they also faced more than 100 lawsuits from stent patients. the settlement does not stop those from moving forward.
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>> behind the election day robocall controversy. maryland's attorney general takes action. >> hopes this complaint, which asks for $168 million in fines will make an example of what some call dirty campaign tricks. >> i'm on the bob ehrlich team. >> political consultant filing this complaint. doug gansler alleging robocalls violated the telephone consumer protection act by failing to disclose the required information about who made this robocall to registered democrats, hours before the polls closed. >> i'm calling to let everyone know that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine.
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the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> this was with the intent of suppressing voter turnout. we do not tolerate this type of behavior in maryland. >> reporter: gansler's complaint asked for a fine of $168 million against henson and a coworker who were paid consultants, hired by bob ehrlich. >> we have absolutely no reason to believe that bob ehrlich had any knowledge these calls were being put out, nor any knowledge that he had any view of the content of these calls. >> reporter: for his part, julius henson has denied that the robocalls were not about voter suppression. but it didn't end as wanted. >> in retrospect, we should have put a tag on that call. >> reporter: while this say federal suit, gansler says it is still
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possible there could be more charges. we're live at fed hill, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, derek. neither jewelious henson -- julius henson nor his attorney have been available to wjz. we want to update you on the bad traffic accident. >> reporter: hello, denise. it all occurred about 20 minutes ago. on 395 outbound, on 395 outbound near i-95. it's going to be between hamburg street and 95. four vehicles in all involved. one pitched up into the air. and i guess the jersey barrier. precariously close to the edge of the waterway here. we know that at least one person was trapped in the sport utility vehicle for a short time. maryland transportation authority police were able to get him free. three others are being treated at the scene. it is not clear how significant any of these injuries are.
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but it has 395 completely closed onto southbound 95. all traffic along 395 is being made to go northbound on 95. as maryland transportation authority police continue their investigation. it looks like they're starting to clear up the accident right now. but it could last another half hour to 40 minutes. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much, captain mike. a tragic fire or something much more sinister? two bodies found in a burned out business. >> reporter: the chilling controversy was made or discovery was made as investigators comb through the rubble of an industrial building. wjz was on the scene of the 300 block in glen burnie this morning. you can see the heavy smoke coming from the building. at first, firefighters thought there were no injuries. but as they started looking for the cause, they came across two bodies. it's not career clear if the-- not clear if the victims died in the fire or if they were killed beforehand. >> took more than 60 firefighters to bring that fire
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under control. halloween night horror. three people shot in baltimore county. one dies. now, police say the gunman is in custody. tonight, 17-year-old sterlin matthews is in custody. he is charged with first-degree murder. the two other victims are expected to survive. police rush to baltimore county, where two students begin brawling in the cafeteria. school officials used pepper spray to break up the fight. the two sphiewntses who started the -- students who started the fight face assault charges. a woman raped while taking out the trash. and now, there is a just released sketch of the suspect. >> reporter: the victim was attacked by a man, after she was walking back to her apartment after taking out the trash. it happened on scenic meadow drive. the suspect was wearing maroon
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sweatshirt, sweat pants and white shoes. >> thank you, mary. anyone with information is asked to call police. international intelligence agents are digging deeper into the cargo bomb plot. and what they're finding is very scary. as charlie d'agata reports from london, terrorists had the east coast of the u.s. in their crosshairs. >> reporter: british police say an air mail bomb from yemen was designed to explode over the united states. the device was intercepted in britain, and was diffused with just three hours to spare. it was hidden in a printer casualty ridge and bound on a plane for chicago. >> reporter: forensics teams say if that bomb had activated, it would have exploded 10:30 a.m. british time. that was 5:30 in the morning on the east coast. >> reporter: the plane could have been over the eastern sea board in the u.s. at this point. investigators think al qaeda is
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responsible for the bomb found in britain and another discovered at a cargo center in dubai. saudi born ibrahim hassan alasiry is -- al-asiri. transportation officials are banning toner cartridges at britain's airports, even in hand luggage. both were wired to plastic syringes. the fbi is warning cargo companies across the u.s. to double check any package with no return address or excessive postage. in london, charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is vowing to send more explosive packages. it's been a spectacular week so far. let's take a live look outside. how much longer can this possibly last? meteorologist tim williams and
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bob turk have the answers. actually, looks like it's going to be with us until early next week. not going to last forever. right now, in the region. still comfortable with light winds. a few clouds on the coast. otherwise, dry and sunny and beautiful weather will continue. tim williams in the outback with a look at what we can expect for you this thursday. tim? >> much like today, we're going to deal with warm air, we'll say mild air. seasonably mild. moving across the region. it's allowing the warm air to come in. very nice for november. our average high for this time of year, right around 58 degrees. we'll be topping out tomorrow in the low 60s much like we did today. for the entire forecast, we'll send it in to bob. he'll have that for you coming in a few minutes. the nfl has just wrapped up its investigation into a wild confrontation between baltimore ravens running back le'ron mcclain and a dolphins player.
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it all centered on the spitting allegation. >> reporter: there will be no punishment for ravens running back le'ron mcclain. the league reviewed it and decided there will be no discipline. crowder claims the raven purposely spited on him. it's an accusation that mcclane repeatedly denied. again, no punishment for le'ron mcclain. he is in atlanta. they traveled there today. i'll have more on the game coming up a little later on in sports. >> we'll see you then. getting fans to turn off their high-dev tvs and get back to the ballpark. that's the goal, as orioles begin making major renovations. here's the stadium tonight from sky eye chopper 13. the lights are out for the evening. baseball done for the year. wjz is live there. weijia jiang has more on the plans and even more changes
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being considered. weema? -- weijia? >> reporter: well, baseball might be out for now. but the changes are just now getting under way. and designers say you won't feel a major drastic change. but you will feel a lot more comfortable. >> it's not that there's a problem with the seats in orioles park at camden yards. >> i always like when a ball game, versus a football game, because you can actually spread out some. not as crunched. >> reporter: it's just that there is a problem filling them. >> not only the product you have on the field. but you want to be comfortable when you go to the ballpark? who wants to go there and be uncomfortability? >> to lure fans away from their hd tvs. >> markakis will score. >> crews are working on $1.5 mill million in renovations. and tear down antiquated corporate skyfox -- skyboxes. soon will have more options.
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>> just sort of the little viewing decks, the little platforms, if you will, where we could do barstools, tables, things for groups. >> reporter: many say they are looking forward to sitting in these new seats. but they don't want to have to pay for it. maybe the best news is, the stadium had already set money aside for this project. with bigger seats. the station size is more on par with those in d.c. and philly. combined with a new concessions company, and a team that is finally showing some promise. game goers hope they'll have much more company on opening day. >> maybe give us a fresh new outlook and get behind them like we should. >> reporter: and the city's department of public works has to give a final stamp of approval. but folks here at camden yards are not anticipating any problems. we're live in downtown baltimore tonight. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you very much, weijia. and they have plenty of time to get that done before
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opening day. >> a few months. still to come. corpses, cancer. diseased lungs. gruesome images coming to boxes near you. find out why. ravens fans paid $40 to park in this public street. then end up with expensive tickets. i'm adam may. who is to blame for this outrageous parking snafu? that's coming up. how dark is too dark? i'm mary bubala. we'll take a look at window tinting. in light of what happened with ray light. that story just ahead on eyewitness news. and how much longer will this beautiful weather last? bob has an answer that you'll like. [ male announcer ] southwest is having a nationwide sale,
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a parking debacle leaves ravens fans fuming. they got tickets, even though fans paid for the spots. adasm may has more on the place accused of selling illegal parking. >> reporter: outside, dozens of people got tickets for $252 for parking angled, instead of barrel. >> i had no idea i was breaking the law. >> that's because he paid someone $400 for a spot that was legitimate. >> i thought it was an organization that was renting
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the space out for the game. >> the owner tells wjz, if people were smart enough to know that it was a public street, we would not have charged them. we had no idea that everyone would end up with tickets. >> reporter: they also said someone was charging. >> reporter: city officials have no plans to waive the tickets. although one person apparently did get off the hook. >> 30, 40 cars down the line got 240 tickets, except for one car, when had an fop tag. he was three cars down from me. he didn't get a ticket. >> reporter: and after a long talk here, the owner of fop said he would reimburse all of the people who got a ticket. the original amount they paid for parking. but it's still up to the individuals to fight the ticket in court. >> city officials say if you suspect someone is illegally
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selling parking, you should call 311. more accusations of unfairness in the housing market. minority and low-income buyers are being charged higher rates nationwide for fha-backed housing loans. they are call for actions after a report finds they are paying twice the rates. >> homeownership has always been the pathway to building wealth. so we want people to understand there is still ability to purchase homes. and they should be able to do it without being preyed upon by lending institutions. because of their race and the areas in which they choose their home. >> reporter: the data was compiled. and the urban league is asking congress and lending institutions to investigate. oysters once powered an industry in maryland. overharvesting, disease put that industry on the rocks.
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now, as alex demetrick reports, maryland is trying to bring it back, one underwater acre at a time. >> reporter: maryland once served up oysters to the nation. it figures, the appetite is still there. there is room for 2 1/2 to 3 million bushels of oysters now. >> weather -- whether raised on top of the water or below, it is leaking 5,000 to potential growers. like waterman johnny shockly. >> i just saw a need to go in something more modern, more stable. >> to attract more, the state is hosting how-two conferences. rachel dean and her husband, currently harvest wild oysters but will try raising her own. >> if we're able to go out there and put our blood, sweat and tears into our own lease site and able to market that. possibly we could do what virginia is doing. >> reporter: which is making top dollar for raised oysters. while maryland is -- >> trying to rebuild the
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industry. >> reporter: but opportunity doesn't necessarily mean change will be easy. >> it's one of those things that might be necessary. and we're willing to take a shot with that in that change. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> for aquaculture to work, oysters must stay healthy. new strains show signs of being disease tolerant and grow quickly. there is a way to give back during the holidays with a special purchase. ties, designed by patients at the johns hopkins children's center. this morning, joseph a. bank clothiers presented a check for $50,000 to hopkins from last year's sales. since 1995, sales of the miracle ties have resulted in 800,000 dollars in donations to hopkins children's center. >> they are great ties. this is a look at the one that was sent to me. it's designed by alexis, lexy dimbeck of baltimore. and it's simply called fish. and i actually like it a great deal. >> i do, too. it's very colorful.
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>> i have one, too. it's christmas trees. >> yours is causing premature panic on my part. >> designed as a 70-year-old from new jersey. i don't know if you see that. very nice little tie. and as we mentioned -- >> there it is. >> you can get it at joe banks. >> i have one, too. but first, i have to learn how to tie a tie before i wear it. >> that's a windsor. take a look at temps around the region. it's a wonderful cause. great organization. 59 now. northwest winds at 3. barometer rising. come back and take a look at your end of the week, weekend forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,
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all right. laughing because it's such a wonderful day to be smiling. 64. the normal high is in the upper 50s. we're talking really nice weather. look at the record, back in 1999. it did get up to 75. and not that long ago, 2003, 24 degrees on this day. the low this morning was 43. average low now is down to 36 degrees. 59 here. 48. patuxent river, chilliest temperature right now. in this area, normally, they're pretty warm. because they're close to the water. but at patuxent, with no wind, clear skies, they do have a lot of sandy soil, temperatures can really fall. as you can see, it's 50 in oakland. still 59 in cumberland and d.c. the dew points are low. still very dry air. winds here, very, very light winds.
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under 4 to 5 miles an hour. winds not really a factor at all. out to the west, still a little rain and snow going on. across the rockies and even cross portions of nebraska. they got snow. this weak little frontal boundary is probably not going to make it here. but may have a few clouds sunday night with that system. primarily, this is going to move up toward canada and not impact us. but what is going to happen, ahead of it, mild air comes to the east. in fact, out to the west, you have valley temperatures in the mid and upper 60s. for us, off the east coast, still that low pressure, slowly moving away. for our region, high pressure with beautiful weather continues, with a very, very big dome of high pressure that is dry and descending air. eventually we'll get into the mild air for the weekend. northeast winds on the bay. won't get quite as warm tomorrow as it did today with a 5- to 10-knot wind. bay temp 55.
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tonight, generally clear. upper 30s. average low now, 36. we'll call it cool or chilly. tomorrow, bathroom day once again. -- beautiful day once again. average low is 58. and that's what we're calling for, about 58 degrees. with a lot of sunshine. light breeze. very pleasant weather. >> what a week. thank you, bob. well, nine weeks in the books. in the wjz pro football challenge. jessica kartalija is back at wjz.com to update this week's standings. jess? >> reporter: denise, incredibly the same trio continues to dominate tonight. sports director mark viviano continues to lead the way with 84 points. i'm in second with 83 points. meteorologist bernadette woods. this week, holly schnauffer knott. she wins a $25 best buy gift certificate. way to go, holly. you can still sign up to play. just in cometo wjz.com. click on the banner at the top
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of the home page. back to you. >> i'm mildly impressed you're in second place. but i'm really impressed you're beat being bernadette. >> it's the end. play the atlanta falcons tomorrow. >> did you see how bernadette unplugged her microphone just now, so she couldn't make a comment? still to come on eyewitness news. hypertexting teens. a surprising new study linking social networking and too much texting to dangerous behavior. i'm adam may in garrett county, with exclusive behind- the-scenes look at the wind farm. that's coming up in my special report. stranded at sea. thousands of crews. passengers sailing without hot water or hot food. water or hot food. how long theiei,,,,,,,,,, ♪
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the cruise ship to mexico. the ship is being towed back but it's going to take days. >> tsd passengers on board are making the best of a tough situations. a spokesman says the guests have been very understanding, playing cards, listening to acoustic music and dancing. a scavenger hunt was initiated for kids. and some have also used the phone system to call for help. thanks to the u.s. military, the food situation has improved. although it's not exactly fans fancy. spam, and crab meat. >> reporter: if the weather cooperates, it will arrive here thursday. >> carnival is promising to have hotel and flight reservations for everybody. >> the blaze was contained and there were no injuries.
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but the giant cruise ship was left dead in the water. more than 4,000 passengers and crew had no air conditioning or hot food. the ship's backup generator is running some lights and the bathroom facilities as well. to make sure everyone remains safe, a coast guard cutter is shadowing the 2 pan- -- 259- foot ship. passengers will get a full refund and a free ride on another cruise. kendis gibson, cbs news, san diego. >> it was set to tour the mexican coast for seven days. corpses, cancer patients, and rotting lungs. just some images that could soon be coming to labels on cigarettes in stores near you. gigi barnett is live in the newsroom to explain why. >> reporter: it's all part of a new federal government push to get people tol quit smoking. they hope the graphic labels will get smokers to kick the packet. it will take up half of the cigarette package. part of a new law in 2009 gives
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the food and drug administration new powers to regulate tobacco. they also want to include phrases like "smoking will kill you." >> 433,000 americans die from tobacco-related illnesses each year. robbers target a private baltimore christian school for underprivileged children. they broke in and took 17 brand- new computers and other equipment. it was all just bought with grant money. the school is hoping anyone with information will come forward and call police. an unusual sight for people who live in one harford county neighborhood. and you can see why. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene. that accident in jarrettsville, where a pickup truck slammed into a building. it happened in the 4500 block of norrisville road. no word on injuries. police officer cleared. baltimore county police say an officer followed the rules.
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involving tinted windows on ray rice's car. >> reporter: rice tweeted he gave the officer an autograph, but later insisted that came after the warning. this incident has many wondering tonight about window tinting, what's legal and what's not? >> reporter: at dnl professional window tinting, about a dozen cars a day get their windows professionally tinted andenned. >> 50% is 100% legal. 35% puts you about an eye lash over the legal limit with the dye that is in the car. 20% is the equivalent of what comes on the back of an suv that comes from the factory. 5% is limo film. >> reporter: ray rice was warned about the dark windows on his range rover. >> i must get my windows fixed. because i am pretty dark. >> it's called 35%. and this is example of front windows on an suv or truck that
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are too dark. >> reporter: getting tinted corrected can cost hundreds of dollars. kurtis hill is trying to get it right with his mercedes, knowing he's close to the limit because the car already has tinting from the factory. >> it's expensive. i want to get the right tint one time. >> reporter: and remember, police are focused on the suv's front windows, not those back windows. those, according to dnl, can be any level of darkness. officers want to make sure they can see inside the vehicle and see the driver. vic? >> reporter: okay, mary. thank you. and police typically give out warnings and repair orders on the first offense. for the second time the state fails to find anyone to bid for a slots license at a western maryland lodge. the tuesday deadline came and went without a single bid for licenses at rocky gap lodge near cumberland. it is financed by the state. and the license would allow a casino with 1500 slot machines. a major step forward in the
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quest to build a wind farm off the shore of ocean city. federal regulators have given parts of the plan a green light. that makes maryland the second in the country to clear the significant hurdle in expanding wind power. the project could provide as much electricity as a coal- fired power plant without pollution. now, wjz has learned that maryland's first onshore wind farm is just weeks away, from delivering clean, green energy. tonight, adam may takes an exclusive look at maryland's new wind farm. >> rising high, the state's first wind farm will begin operating in just a few weeks. and wjz got an exclusive tour as construction crews put the finishing touches on the criterion wind farm. >> this is the first wind project. and we're proud of it. we think it's elegant. >> reporter: paul allen is a senior vice president for constellation energy.
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their $140 million project will produce enough electricity to power up to 21,000 homes a year. that's exciting to residents, hoping to get the green energy. >> we like the wind. build more. build more. >> reporter: the expansion of wind is considered a key component. some get a fifth of their energy from wind. but in the u.s., most of our electricity still comes from polluting sources like coal and gas. wind energy is less than 1% but it's growing. >> these wind turbines are making their contribution to cleaning up the overall pool of power that we have that we're all drawing out of. >> what's inside these huge towers? >> we have a lot of equipment. >> reporter: the criterion manager showed wjz how the wind farm works. gusts of wind spin the blaze on top of the 250-foot towers, cranking a generator. all 28 feed into this substation, through eight mileiles of underground cable. >> it will end up in somebody's
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home, eventually. right now, maryland trails most other states in the expansion of wind energy. but that could soon change. ocean city could become home to one of the nation's first and largest offshore wind farms, after federal regulators just okayed a state proposal, 10 miles off the state's coast. that new project could power up to a million homes and create foi,000 jobs for people like electrician doug williams, who is almost done with his job at the criterion wind farm. >> we keep hearing that this is a bad economy. >> probably would have been laid off. >> hoping another job is right around the corner. if maryland becomes a leader in the green energy revolution. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> governor o'malley hit a goal of 20%. time now for a quick look at the baltimore sun.
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an area recalls general george s. patton. and setting up thursday night's battle of the first round quarterback picks. for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. in a matter of months, baltimore's roads will be invaded by speeding cars. today, grand prix organizers gathered at the american visionary arts museum, where they kicked off celebrations with a breakfast, featuring indy racing champion derek daly. it races into charm city, august 2011. it's expected to bring over 100,000 people to baltimore. and nice, new roads. >> i'd like to nominate my route into work as -- >> good luck. >> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. springing into action. he's confined to a wheelchair. but that doesn't stop one man from helping one woman under attack. i'll tell you this.
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an angry mob scene in london, as students protest a tuition cost. >> shame on you! shame on you. >> the group marched to the the headquarters of britain's conservative party. protestors smashed windows and set off smoke bombs. his tirade gained national peangz but the angry father will not go to prison. james jones was arrested for disorderly tucket after boarding his daughter's buzz. he said he snapped after his
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daughter told him about the bullying. a woman accused a customer of trying to pass a counterfeit bill. the confrontation was stopped by a man in a wheelchair. he helped subdue the man until police arrived. the clerk says she doubts the man will return to the store. a study links mass texting and overlinking sexual behavior. each day on social networking sites. parents are urged to monitor cell phone and web use by their children. what about adults? >> there are some adults i know who are in that three-hour range. katie couric has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. if you need a kidney transplant, where you live could determine how long you have to wait. but now, kidney chains are
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a beautiful mid-november evening across the region. will this continue through the rest of the week? meteorologist tim williams is out there. >> definitely average but definitely comfortable tonight. we go right on target for our overnight lows. our average for this time of year. tomorrow, we start off there. but go right up to 60 degrees. overnight lows getting back into the 30s and right around the 40s. for the next five days, we send it in to bob. 58. maybe 60. 60 on friday. back in the low to mid-30s. 63 saturday. 63 sunday and monday. a few clouds coming in. but all in all, still extremely pleasant conditions. still to come tonight on eyewitness news. a preview of the ravens' next
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the ravens with joe cool. the falcons have mattie ice. joe flacco and matt ryan. they came into the league the same year. the ravens were prepared to draft ryan, instead they got flacco. two seasons, two play-off appearances. he and ryan have compiled nearly identical statistics for different teams. the comparisons are easy to make. >> i think maybe one day, we'll look at it like that. but we're still young. i mean, this is our third year. the third year for each of us. and we're just out there each week, trying to play well. and i know, i'm not really thinking too much about that. >> these are both very good quarterbacks. they both have all of their skills to lead the team to great heights. obviously, they're both two of the younger quarterbacks in the team. and it will be interesting to see how they develop. but we have a lot of respect for matt. roddy white has nearly 800
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receiving yards for the season. that's second most in the nfl. well, dolphins' qb chad henne came in with flacco and ryan. but he is being benched in favor of pennington. he mays the change after henne flue three. coach tony sparano makes the change, as the dolphins get ready to take on the ravens next wednesday. and matt catula. signed by the patriots. and he joins, along with kicker shane graham. he takes over for kicker steve gakowski who got hurt and is gone. >> my goal is to come in here and perform at my best and perform for my team and help us win games. and help the team win all of the goals that they set for themselves. >> you get a phone call. and you're on a plane to boston next. the life of being on the outside looking in. welcome back to the league.
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matt katula takes over long snapper duties after five years of doing it for the ravens. well, there's basketball in college park tonight. little terps take on the college of charleston in the second game of the season for maryland. terps open with an easy win. they'll tip it off in about 10 minutes. baseball, the free agent shopping season is under way. and there's a growing belief that yankees new stadium will be the home of prize pitcher lee. the yankees report that brian cashman met with lee and his agents in lee's home state of arkansas today. lee's price tag, expected to be well in excess of $100 million. to the sport of kings. ninth race at laurel. royal sling shot. charging the victory. but he gets off course. he veers toward the grand stand. jockey joe rocco gets him back. and a burst to finish first in the 9th race at laurel park
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don't miss the cbs piem time lineup tonight at 10:00. finally, the perfect holiday gift will soon be on the market for your significant other. take a look at this rare pink diamond. the 24-carat gem will hit the auction block next week. it is expected to set a world record with a price between $27 and $38 million. more than what some athletes earn in a few years. not all but some. that's it for us right now. >> couric: tonight, a
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presidential commission calls for deep cuts to social security, a higher retirement age, and for the end of many tax breaks, all to dig america out from under a mountain of red ink. i'm katie couric. also tonight, shock therapy-- the government orders new cigarette warning labels with graphic examples of why smokers should quit. the mystery in the sky-- if it wasn't a missile, what was it? plus, paying it forward. how a kidney chain involved 20 surgeries and saved 10 lives. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a monster that grows more menacing by the day, a monster made of red ink, nearly $14 trillion worth, that could cripple america's economy. today a commi
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