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strike again. >> the major home invasions that the police want to stop. >> they have badges, handguns and cuffs but they're not the good guys. >> reporter: police don't know if all the cases are linked together but they're almost identical in their intense

level of violence and of course of that brazen lies suspects are telling their victims. of the streets of baltimore city criminals are using a new weapon to attack. >> preys on the trusted victims. >> reporter: police say groups of men are impersonating officers to get inside homes across the city to rob them. their frightening trend started when houses in edner gardens were targeted. victims were beat up. >> that scares the, off of me. >> reporter: they handcuffed three residents then scoured for valuables. when one man broke free, a suspect shot him in the face. >> if they are and you don't do what they say, then you're in trouble. but if you do what they say and they're not, then you're in trouble. so it's like, what are you supposed to do. >> reporter: investigators say the suspects were even dressed

like officers, one had a badge. so we asked police how are people supposed to know whether police are real or not. >> police will not randomly break down your door and announce a raid. that's not the way business is conducted. >> reporter: they say the best thing to do is call police if you see anything suspicious. >> reporter: the guys from this morning are still out here. and police are asking for your help to catch them. we're live at police headquarters, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia thank you. police say the men fled the scene in a silver vehicle. police say there have been nine fire bombings in the past two weeks thrown through first floor windows while residents

slept. so far there have been no serious injuried or property damage. but if you see someone carrying gasoline particularly in a glass bottle. call police. shocking testimony in the case of michael jackson's doctor. candyce gibson has more for wjz. >> reporter: bodyguard alberto alvarez was the first person to reach michael jackson's bedroom after conrad murray called for help. alvarez testified that murray asked him to do something before calling 911. >> he reached over and grabbed a handful of viles then he reached to me and said, put these in a bag. >> reporter: he saw dr. murray doing one hand compressions on michael jackson while the

children watched. >> paris screamed daddy. >> reporter: prosecutors played alvarez' 911 call. >> we have a gentleman here that needs help, he stopped breathing. >> reporter: jackson's mother appeared distraught while the 911 call was played. her son randy comforted her. she even left the courtroom early. >> do you think that you could have performed all these events that are listed here in half a minute? >> that's what happened sir. >> really? >> that's the time frame sir, that's what happened. >> in half a minute, is that what you're saying. >> i'm very sure sir. >> reporter: the trial could last as long as six weeks with more testimony to come. >> candyce gibson, wjz news. stay with wjz throughout the michael jackson murder

trial. we will continue to bring you the latest developments. an ambulance catches fire and explodes in prince george's county. what you just saw is the oxygen tanks blowing up inside that ambulance. a volunteer firefighters captured the video on rhode island avenue in mount reinier avenue. terror threat in the air. the fbi unfoiled a plot to blow up the pentagon with model airplanes but could the plan go through? there are no restrictions in buying these planes in the united states. but terror experts say they are too small to inflict any

damage. paying to use your bank card. that's what bank of america is asking customers to do. other banks could soon follow. bank of america customers did not welcome the news. >> i think it's crazy, at the end of the day they charge us other fees, this is ridiculous. >> reporter: bank of america joins sun trust in initiating fees for using a debit card. bank fees continue to climb to record levels. fees are now a report 2:40 2.40 for using an atm. >> i would say the day of the bank has gone out like the

dinosaur. >> reporter: this weekend another regular takes effect that limits the amount a bank can charge merchants for debit card purchases. >> they've reduced that to 23- cents a transaction. >> reporter: the bank says the economics of offering a debit card have changed with the new regulation. bank of america also has to offset the cost of billions of the dollars of bad mortgage loans. new problems uncovered by experts on the washington monument. experts pulled off two chunks that were damaged. the monument is closed indefinitely. caught in a flash flood. a woman is saverred by a complete stranger just minutes

before drawning in her car. megan mccorckell. a flash flood took over the highway. >> you could row a boat through the area it was so high. >> reporter: carletta stuck in this car as the water rose. >> water started rushing in, she was up to her neck in water. >> reporter: her mother was trapped. >> the car had completely shut down so she couldn't get the window open. >> reporter: carletta frankicly tried to get out of her car but her seat belt was stuck and would not come off. david lopez and his daughters had to jet out of their jeep. >> she said, daddy, i have to save the lady, i have to save the lady. all i was thinking is i have to get her. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 62 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. the complete forewarn weather forecast is coming up. tense moments in florida a child pinned under the passenger side of this car. you can see a group of people lift the vehicle while a man in a dark shirt pulls the man free. the 6-year-old fell in front of the approaching vehicle on his way to school. he was taken to the hospital but is expected to be okay.

36 employees were arrested, many of them at the facility. prosecutors say the group was dealing in prescription drugs including powerful painkillers. the plant produces military helicopters. a u.s. attorney says he wasn't aware of any problems involving the aircraft built by the suspects. some of the victims of the shooting rampage at a reno ihop is speaking out on that day. she saw three of her comrades from the nevada national guard die at the hands of eduardo cension. she remembers how he acted. >> he just nonchalantly walked off. like he hasn't shot all these people. i will never forget his face. every line in his face, because

he's in my dreams. i see him all the time. >> sergeant jeremy mock continues to recover after nearly losing his arm. a lesteria outbreak linked to cantaloupes has killed nine. and now a farm is adding lettuce to that list. a puppy in alabama has emergency surgery because he bit off a lot more than he

could chew. this is an x-ray showing the metal postshowing the metal pipe in the pit bull's puppy. the owner says he hopes the dog will now stick to dog food. he is doing fine. here's another story, a tale of two piggies. animal control officers officers wrangle a pair of pigs. >> reporter: these little piggies are getting well deserved rest after living next to a park for close to a month. >> they were lone pigs that somebody decided somebody no longer wanted or could not care for. >> reporter: the domesticated pot belly pigs were incapable of surviving on their own. but they had some help, like

the workers at this shoe store. >> i would come check on them there would be a pile of corn or lettuce leaves. >> reporter: animal control was notified. they caught the female two weeks ago, but the male took off. best friends now named mrs. piggy and kermit have not been apart. >> we could not keep them apart, he headed straight for her. >> we know they'll be given to a family and be taken care of. >> reporter: all the pigs will be adopted in a few days. they will be placed in a home together as pets. andrea fujihi. >> if caught the former pig owners could potentially face abandonment charges. >> that brings an end to our animal segment here. time to check in on the

weather. >> we're going to bob. >> very smart and very clean actually. very nice. let's take a look -- they were very popular about 15, 20 years ago. let's take a look at temps and conditions now. we're down to 62. what are you having for breakfast tomorrow. >> hey, hey. >> northwest winds barely moving. the barometer 29.76. there's a good chance we'll get down in the 50s. many places already 50. some spots really pleasant. cool and it's a lot drier than it's been finally we've got rid of the tropical air. the high humidity that's been with us for days on end. finally a day with no rain most places. we did have some showers early on. very light wind. looks like they'll be very

light. north wind to our north across the ring. low pressure now sitting over wisconsin is moving across the west lakes it's going to drag this front across our region tomorrow night. as you can see it's beginning to weaken. most of the energy again to the north. it's going to be close enough in new york state the next couple of days it may kick up a shower tomorrow afternoon or tomorrow night as the actual front goes through the region. we'll have to keep that in mind. it's breezy and much cooler. saturday afternoon with that chilly air coming in. the low not too far north around the cats gill there would still be a rain shower. the first snow flakes probably coming tonight and again on saturday. ofelia has gotten a little stronger. it's going to pass some 100 or so miles west of bermuda. there might be a brief period of tropical storm winds as it

quickly escalates into the north atlantic and phillipe probably expected to die. the day

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mark is here with our sports report. the eve of purple friday. >> we're getting there. it's going to be football family feud coming up on sunday or some version of it. now if the steelers are the ravens fiercest rival, then the jets are the next thing. there's four assistants in new york that used to work for the ravens and three prominent players were ravens including derrick mason who makes his return this sunday. steelers, jets compare the rival. >> very different. it's different than the steeler's rivalry. same kind of atmosphere but different. you know because the steelers are the steelers. but these guys were ravens at one point. so you know sort of like, like you said fighting your brother.

at practice today the return of two starters on the offensive line center mark burke and ben brook, both participated after sitting out yesterday. peter angelo huddled with manager showalter to discuss the future of the team. no official word from the meeting it is expected that mcfail will walk with his contract set to expire and showalter could take on a greater role. the o's ended their losing season on a high note that come back win in the finale. the 4-3 final put the red sox at the mercy of the tampa bay rays. and about three minutes after that orioles victory, tampa bay clenched the wild card spot with a win over the yankees. evan longoria the deciding blow. an emotional 8-7 win for the

rays that knocks out boston and moves tampa bay to the play offs again. they now have to regroup to face the rangers in texas tomorrow. >> that is so unthinkable to do what we did last night. and actually like i think some people said it. at the moment it happens what are you supposed to do? how do you react to this. >> reporter: the orioles have been calling the tampa bay rays the blueprint baltimore need to follow. the amazing race in the play offs for the first time in four years despite having the second lowest payroll in the majors. rays and rangers game one in texas coming up tomorrow. they should celebrate. i consider that team the greatest story in team sports in america now. it's amazing. >> yes, sir. >> all right, thank you mark. well it's a sweet lovers paradise. >> coming ,,,,

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