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put overnight. and how cities nationwide of tackling the thorny issue. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> cities are talking about how best to deal with "occupy" protestors, after occupy oakland left an iraq war veteran bloody. >> reporter: hundreds film filled -- filled the streets of downtown oakland. many city leaders are discussing whether to limit camping and other health and safety concerns. mike hellgren has more. >> reporter: it's really a waiting game. it's getting much chillier, much windier at this point. there's been much from the mayor. we haven't heard anything official at this point. we're going to have to wait and see. >> tear gas, injuries, arrest. some occupy baltimore
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protestors, had harsh words for the mayor, who said they were camping in mceldon square overnight, is illegal and they must go. >> tear gas and rubber bullets. i don't want that. but like i said before, if it comes to that, i'm ready to roll. i'm from east baltimore. >> you've seen what happened in oakland. we don't want baltimore to be another oakland. >> reporter: ernie greco hand- delivered this letter to the mayor. telling her, we believe it would be wise for the city of baltimore to act with restraint and responsibility. among those signing on, the fraternal order of police. >> we endorsed her for her re- election. we consider her a good friend. and we just disagree. >> reporter: some cities have started doing health and safety inspections at the campsite. >> reporter: like here in boston, where they said it was okay for demonstrators to stay. but los angeles is thinking about kicking them out. atlanta has already done so. in new york, protestors took to the streets, marching in
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solidarity, with oakland, after the violence there. >> i think most of us know what's wrong. but what most of us don't know is what to do about it. >> reporter: so what is baltimore city going to do? the mayor says she supports the cause and the right to free speech. and the city is thoashting with -- negotiating with demonstrators. it still remains unclear, though, how long they'll stay here. >> we believe they should have their first amendment rights and be able to protest. >> reporter: now, we're on a bit of an island here. not right in front of any store front. so far, we haven't heard of any major complaints from businesses. reporting live at the inner harbor, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and mceldon square is a designated protest site in baltimore. an emotional return. phylicia barnes' father returns to her home in north carolina, months after she vanished in baltimore. mary has more on his return. >> reporter: russell barnes drove from north carolina today to meet with high school
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students, teachers and counselors who knew phylicia. she was last seen in baltimore, where she was visiting family. though her body was recovered in april in the susquehanna river, no one has been charged in the case and the case is open. her father fears the trail is growing cold. >> waiting is -- it's unbearable. but we know patience. and we have to have time and faith. >> felish -- phylicia disappeared 10 months ago tomorrow. >> investigators are in touch frequently with the state's attorney's office. his life is in the jury's hands. a baltimore county man could be sentenced to die after he is convicted in a murder-for-hire plot. the case was moved because of publicity. weijia jiang has more on the important decision the jury made today. weijia? >> vic, it took jury members the entire day to decide
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whether walter bishop is eligible for the death penalty. >> the same jury that convicted 29-year-old walter bishop, jr., of first-degree murder is now deciding whether he will live or die. >> he has five children. and i know he loves his children. because he talks about his boys all the time. and he always took care of his girls. and taking the father isn't going to help the kids any. >> reporter: bishop was found guilty of killing ray porter who was the gas station owner with carla porter his wife. she was the accused mastermind of the murder-for-hire plot. bishop says she offered him $9,000. it was this that likely convinced jurors, bishop's own confession on tape. in which he laid out the shooting and how he put on gloves at a convenience store. >> i came towards his face. i just closed my eyes and pulled the trigger. >> reporter: under a new state law, a videotaped confession
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makes the suspect eligible to receive the death penalty, but only if he gives the confession voluntarily. defense attorneys are arguing bishop was misled in the interrogation room. and that he only talked about what happened because detectives baited him, not because he chose to. >> reporter: they also say bishop had no idea he was being recorded and he wouldn't have talked if he did. but prosecutors fired back, saying police aren't obligated to disclose any cameras. a jury agreed. now they have to decide whether he deserves the death penalty. >> i don't want to see him get the death penalty. he's my nephew. and it's just going to kill all the people. >> reporter: defense attorneys asked the judge for time off tomorrow to have more time to prepare to plead for their client's life. the judge said no. so the jury will be back here tomorrow morning to decide bishop's fate. reporting live from harford county, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> if bishop does not receive
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the death penalty, he will be sentenced to life in prison. either with or without parole. a wife's worrieds. today, jurors in the federal bribery trial against powerful senator ulysses currie hear from his powerful ally. defense attorneys are hoping senator currie's wife. >> his wife testified that she is the one who filled out his state ethics forms, leaving some sections blank, leading to the legal troubles he now faces. >> reporter: the reverend walked to the federal courthouse, with her embattled husband. hoping to convince ulysses currie. the former chair of the budget taxation committee faces charges that he accepted nearly a quarter billion in -- quarter million in bribes in change for use -- exchange for using his
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political power. >> reporter: his relationship with shoppers was perfectly legal, who claims he never used his power on shoppers behalf. though they say he did fail to acknowledge the relationship. and that mistake says it was her fault. shirley said that because her husband was unorganized and messy, she did all of the paperwork. telling jurors, i was copying the ethics forms from the year before. and i certainly different think i was doing -- didn't think i was doing anything wrong. she said, i feel in a way i failed him in a time when he should be enjoying the golden years, he is fighting for his dignity. if i were more diligent, we wouldn't be where we are today. >> reporter: but prosecutors were all too quick to point out to the jury and to currie's wife that it's his aren't spment -- his responsibility
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not hers, to make sure his ethics forms were complete and accurate. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> closing arguments are expected wednesday. it is a damp wednesday or rather thursday. take a live look outside right now. the sun is setting. and we got some chilly weather arriving. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams are updating the first warning weather forecast. bob? >> coldest air we've seen so far this fall will be moving in over the next couple of days. we'll talk about that. take a look at radar. a batch of light rain moving through north central maryland. winds are gust beginning to shift to the northwest. 15 with gusts to 20, 25. it's still warm, though. won't be in the next hour. temperatures will be dropping quickly. tim has a look at some of those readings just north and west of us. tim? >> definitely. this front, you can feel it coming through. you know these temperatures will respond here very shortly. temperatures have been taking a bit of a hit everywhere. the front has already pushed through. we're at 62. just look off to our west. 42 back toward pittsburgh. 40s in cleveland.
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30s up toward buffalo. that's where the front has already crossed by. we can expect the temperatures to take a hit. tomorrow with a good bit of sunshine. and cooler temperatures in place. we have a frost advisory in place for carroll county, right on out to the western edge of allegheny county. and again, that frost advisory, pretty much just indicating that we could get down to temperatures that could be damaging to tender vegetation and some smaller plants and crops. so definitely, if you have any of those out there, this wind is hitting me right in the face. if you have any of those out there, bring them in or cover them up in the short run. we'll have more on your complete updated first warning forecast, including a wintry mix this weekend. back to you inside. immigrant tuition controversy. marylanders expect to vote on tuition breaks for undocumented students in next year's general election. but as political reporter pat warren explains, continuing to challenge the position on the referendum could change that.
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>> may 10th. the maryland dream act, giving tuition breaks to students with no legal status. >> providing for in-state tuition for high school families who have been paying taxes. >> i can't see why we should be supporting them when we're having such financial difficulties anyway. the law is the law. >> supporters of the dream act gather to defend it. >> the dream act gives hope to our young people in this state to move forward. >> reporter: and in august, opponents of the referendum go to court to prevent the question from appearing on the ballot. >> the hopes and the dreams and the plans of these young people have been disrupted. >> reporter: today, the organizers of the petition drive are defending their process. >> here we have illegal aliens, suing american citizens in order to prevent them from vote being. >> reporter: md petitions.com, the internet arm of the drive has been granted permission to
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drive as a party in the case. they should not have been allowed to use the internet to gather signatures. >> there's nothing in maryland law that says that that is not proper. >> reporter: the group judicial watch. >> we are confident that we are going to be able to overcome those challenges in court. >> reporter: the court has scheduled a january hearing and is expected to rule in plenty of time for appeals to be settled. in annapolis, i'm pat warren. now back to you on tv hill. and the board of elections validated almost twice the number of signatures required to put the referendum on the ballot. >> you notice how pat was all coordinated there? >> she looked like a flower. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. down to the wire. the defense calls. shocking evidence in the lulu lemon murder trial. saving lives are a costly
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>> 24-year-old jason sabidove walked out of federal court. >> do you feel relieved today with a guilty verdict? >> we're not going to say anything. >> reporter: sabidove admitted he conspired with barry landau to steal hundreds of documents. dozens were swiped from here at the maryland historical society, including a document signed by president lincoln, worth $300,000. in july, this is where the duo was arrested. today, while he wasn't talking about his plea, barry landau's attorney was. steve silverman says landau was upset because his supposed friend is pinning the entire scheme on him. but he says the evidence shows otherwise. >> all of the documents were under the custody and control of jason sabidove. >> reporter: this is why museums are constantly updating and changing their security. >> reporter: paul brackoff says
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thefts are thoroughly investigated. >> unless you're going to do full body searches and be very invasive, there are going to be able to beat you and stillsteal documents. >> reporter: landau, a historian has largely been portrayed as the mastermind of the heist, something his lawyer denies. >> there is a very reasonable argument that mr. sabidove manipulated mr. landau. and we'll save the rest for trial. >> reporter: sabidove is scheduled to be sentenced in february. until then, he remains under court supervision. >> landau is under court- ordered electronic monitoring. a trial date has not been set. a truck crashes. you can see the dam is still closed while hazmat cleaned up the spilled fuel.
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the driver went there. do red light cameras make roads safer? that is the claim when they are installed? a five-year study backs up that claim. >> reporter: seems like they're on every corner. >> have you gotten a ticket? >> yes. >> and at $60 a flash, governments say that people should learn to stop rather than go. a five-year study seems to confirm that. in areas with cameras, fatal red-light crashes are down by 24%. >> that's good, then, i guess like they're helpful. >> reporter: the study of 14 cities shows 159 lives were saved. >> who says that? >> insurance highway institute study. >> yeah. okay. >> you don't buy it? >> no. >> how come? >> i just don't. >> that figure seems to me like it would be accurate. and then people would think before they went through a red light because they would be afraid of getting a ticket. so i'm fine with it. >> so if those statistics are to be believed, many are changing their behavior to avoid getting a ticket.
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but many people believe that those cameras are nothing more than a way for the government to generate more money. >> the head of the national motorists association says just lengthening the duration of the yellow could reduce red-light running by 50% or more. but are these devices doing both? saving lives and generating money? >> there's others who feel that they are strictly a money- generating business. >> yeah, definitely. >> that's what i think. >> mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> the insurance institute says that had red light cameras been installed in all u.s. cities with populations above 200,000, that eight of 15 deaths would have been prevented. having a spooky and safe halloween. the state highway administration is offering up their own costumes to help keep children safe this year. they're offering to loan reflective safety vests to children so they can be easily seen. you can get them at any state highway maintenance shop.
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they just need to be returned by november 4th. >> big question, what is the weather going to be like halloween night? >> a little cool. but should be dry. that's good news. >> some years, it's really mild and rainy this. year, looks to be cool. not bad at all. let's take a look at temps and conditions. it's down to 62. but it's going to drop a lot more. winds have just turned to the northwest at 15. way back up. talk about your friday and some tricks for the weekend coming our way right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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here's a live look outside right now. take a look at the sky. earlier, we saw a opening where the sun was. but no more. >> a little bit of rain coming in the next few minutes. because the front is just coming through the region. temperatures will begin to fall. by about vefn:-- 7:30, 8:00. in the 40s. if you're heading out tonight. take the wrap. breeze is picking up. right now, still 62 at last report. that came in at 6:00. i guarantee, it's going to be much cooler in the next hour. 36 out in oakland. 52 in cumberland. still 70 in ocean city. they got into the mid-70s. salisbury with 75 dids -- degrees today.
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richmond, 79 degrees. down 95. still 65 in washington. just west of us, temperatures dropping quickly into the 40s and low 50s right now. only 50 in westminster. 15 degrees warmer right down here in kent island. so just across the region a big drop. and that chilly air will filter in tonight and during the day tomorrow. northwest winds here. as you see, d.c. had a wind gust up to 28. on the eastern shore, still had a bit of a southerly, southwesterly wind with the warmer air. but that's going to change. low pressure passing our region. that's what's going through the area. this front, but to our west and southwest. another little bubble of low pressure that is causing snow in northern texas. they need the rain and snow. it's been so dry there. this low pressure is going to move across arkansas into tennessee valley off the coast and up the coast. saturday. hmm. what's that mean for us? well, we'll have cold air in place. maybe not quite enough cold air in the beginning. we'll just see some rain on
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saturday. then, particularly north and west of the city, as the colder air comes back. side of that storm. we'll see some wet snow in the city. wet snowflakes for a while. north and west, could be a couple of wet snow. not too far north and west of the city. maybe northern carroll, northern baltimore, northern harford. western mont montgomery, could see a couple of inches of wet snow. on saturday. you're saying yes. already? it's not even november. but it does happen from time to time. the mild air we saw this afternoon now being pushed down to the south. temperatures down here in afternoon. columbia was 81. this low, there you see it. exceeding coastal areas. there comes the chilly air behind it. we think we'll see a change from a wet, chilly rain late friday night into some wet snowflakes. sunday, it will be just fine. by the way, rena continues to
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weaken. around the cozumel cancun area. and a very, very small storm. it will not affect the united states at all. it's just going to die down there along the yucatan area as you can see. northeast winds around here. 5 to 10 knots. and a small craft advisory. in fact, a gale warning. 63 is the bay temp. tonight, showers. clearing and colder. 39 by morning. and tomorrow, 54. not a bad day. a little breezy. sun and clouds. but the colder air moves in tonight. probably mixing to change with wet snow saturday before it quits. >> did you say 39 by morning? >> that's not so bad. >> that's not too far from normal. normal, 42. >> feels cold to me. thank you, bob. all right. the wjz pizza bolis challenge. the tight race continues. jessica kartalija is at wjz.com to update this week's standings. >> only 4 points separate the top four places in the bobblehead leader board.
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still on top, adam may, with 73 points. i'm trying to close in on him at 72 points. a four-way tie for third. marty, tim and mark, and stan all have 70 points. and don, you're not doing too bad with 69 points. this week's big winner, steve harris of baltimore. he correctly predicted 12 out of 13 games and came closest to the score of sunday night's game. way to go, steve. you can still sign up to play. just come here to wjz.com. just click on pro football challenge. under quick links on the home page. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. mark viviano will have more on their preparations for sunday's game against the cardinals coming up in sports. still coming up. popping a pill to prevent colon cancer. the medicine you can take to cut your risk. the elderly man murdered. now after a year investigation, a suspect is behind bars. i'm gigi barnett. that story is just ahead. i'm alex demetrick.
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it is 6:29. 62 degrees and mostly cloudy. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. coming to a close. the defense is calling its final witnesses in the trial of michael jackson's personal physician. karen brown has the latest for wjz from the courthouse, where it's still unclear whether dr. conrad murray will take the stand in his own defense. shall be the truth, the whole truth. >> reporter: an expert in medical addiction testified there is evidence michael jackson was addicted to painkillers in the months before his death. >> what about addicted? >> possibly. >> reporter: dr. robert waldman examined medical records from a dermatologist, who was treating jackson with injections of demmerol. >> i would suggest that 230 mill milligrams over 30 minutes is an overdose. >> reporter: during a contentious cross-examination, the prosecutor questioned how
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dr. waldman conducted his analysis. when it supported your opinion, you brought in outside sources. and when it did not, you did not. >> gross misstatement. >> reporter: prosecutors say it was an overdose of propofol. and and that dr. murray is responsible. >> reporter: the judge reminded the cardiologist he has the right to take the stand in his own defense employs. >> the way this trial is going, as poorly as it has gone for him, i would consider that option. >> jurors will decide if dr. murray is responsible for the singer's death or if jackson himself was to blame. in los angeles, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> murray faces four years in prison if convict would. but there's also the chance he would face house arrest.
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inside the crime scene. a judge releases evidence photos during the lulu lemon murder trial. mary is in the newsroom with the latest from court. >> reporter: prosecutors say britney norwood used at least three -- six weapons to inflict pain on jayna murray. police say norwood staged an elaborate crime scene inside the bethesda store claiming she and murray had both been attack would. opening arguments, admitted that she killed murray after a fight. >> norwood could be convicted of first-degree murder, which carries a sentence of life in prison without parole. the wait is over for a baltimore family who wanted to know who killed their 70-year- old father. police have a suspect behind bars. gigi barnett has more. >> i've been praying for it for a long time. >> reporter: for months, tracy hill waited for a phone call
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from baltimore detectives, telling her that a suspect was behind bars for kill being her 70-year-old father, milton hill last year. the months drifted into years. but this morning, the call came. >> just still kind of like in a state of shock to know that they didn't find anybody. >> reporter: this is the suspect. 18-year-old james johnson. police say johnson's motive for shooting hill last year was robbery. the teen allegedly wanted hill's green scooter. it happened behind north avenue at a church. hill worked there as a handyman. the question, why, still haunts the family. >> why would they leave him in the street all night long. it was a senseless murder. >> reporter: police say they relied heavily on witness toss crack the case. >> there was community intelligence involved with this. this was members of the community working with detectives. >> reporter: hill's daughter says the arrest brings some
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closure, but there's still a trial to attend. >> i don't have any anger. i don't want the death penalty because it's too easy. i just want him to serve his time and get maybe life. >> reporter: police arrested johnson last night and charged him with first-degree murder, robbery and a weapons violation. back to you. >> gigi, thank you very much. johnson is behind bars at central booking. fighting to free a jailed maryland man. today, secretary of state hillary clinton called on cuba to release allen gross from prison. gross has been held in prison since 2009, when he was accused of being a spy. the social worker went on a mission to bring internet access to a small community. clinton testified about this when she testified before a foreign affairs committee. >> we think it is a gross violation of his human rights and a humanitarian abuse that he has not been returned to his family. and we would like to see that
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happen as soon as possible. >> the u.s. offered to let a returned cuban spy come home. but cuba rebuffed the offer. after a year, difficult separations were bridged in an instant. >> you know how it's going to end, even if you can't hear it. aftergoodbyes, one year ago. >> how does it compare? well, at least this is a happy day. last year was a sad day. >> reporter: and the last morning came at aberdeen proving grounds. families of 80 maryland army national guard members. they of. >> they worked throughout iraq and afghanistan. and they supervised and managed aviation units. >> and families managed in their own ways. mary sinclaire. >> family and friends have always been there to help
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during storms and hurricanes, earthquakes and everything. but survived it. >> reporter: for families, technology like skype made a long year a little shorter. >> definitely being deployed is rough on the family. but thankfully, we saw the technology to stay in contact with each other. >> what did all of that come down to? >> i love you. >> not even rain could wash out a moment like this as the buses that took them away brought them home. and 12 months apart ended with a single word. >> this is my day! >> everybody is all excited about being home. it's great to see everybody. family members and all. it's super. this is great. >> alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, it may not be first in their minds this evening, returning guard members are in line for a unit citation for
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excellence. time now for a quick look at the baltimore sun. an eastern shore family whose name is becoming synonymous with police. up close to the middle. ravens defensive line. and how you can become a ghost hunter. remember, you can look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a babysitter buried. who police suspect in her murder. colon cancer breakthrough. the simple way you can cut your risk in half. bob turk in the first warning weather center. will we see some snow this weekend? i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news and the forecast. log onto wjz.com.
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the hardest hit by sunday's 7.2 magnitude quake. so far, the death toll stands at 534. thousands of women in yemen are burning their veils to show they disagree with their government. they are protesting the government's brutal crackdown on anti-government demonstrations. this is the first time in nine months of yemen's uprising that such an event has happened. a utah couple's babysitter has turned up dead. now police have named them both persons of interest. 16-year-old lani rasmussen. at first, relatives thought she had run away. but last year, they found lexy's body buried near a highway in salt lake city. her mother spoke about the case today. >> makes me sick to my stomach. if i -- i ran into dia, two weeks after lexy disappeared. and she didn't ask me one
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question about lexy. so i thought that was really strange. >> the state's attorney says the couple will soon face charges that could range from body desecration to capital murder. the search continues tonight for a missing baby in missouri. kansas city police have yet to speak. but they have talked to a forensic specialist. lisa vanished from her crib more than two weeks ago. two-time presidential candidate john edwards heads to court. earlier, he denied to have the charges against him dropped. he is accused of using campaign money to cover up an affair. edwards has pleaded not guilty. in tonight's wjz healthwatch, millions of people take an aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke. now, british researchers found it can lower the risk of cancer in some patients.
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rita nissin reports on this just released report. don maxton was with his mother when she was diagnosed with colon cancer. >> they checked her out right away. and they could tell there was something wrong. and of course, we suspected colon cancer at that point. >> reporter: his family history puts him at higher risk of getting the disease. but now, british it wases -- scientists have found that a very common drug may be used. >> now we're seeing that it does. >> reporter: researchers found that two aspirins a day can lower cancer rates around 60% in people who are genetically predisposed to colorectal cancer. they followed people with an inherited disorder called lynch syndrome. but scientists say the results are so impressive, doctors should consider giving aspirin to all high-risk patients. >> reporter: the staisht patients in the study took
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about 600 milligram aspirin a day. that's about two extra strength aspirin. >> smoking can put you at high risk. so can a diet high in processed meat, low exercise and heavy alcohol use. aspirin may seem like a simple solution but experts caution it has strong side effects like stomach bleeding. >> it is important to talk to your physician to find out how high risk you are. >> reporter: maxton already takes a low dose to protect his heart and plans to find out if he should start taking more to protect against cancer. >> the study results are published if the british journal "lancet." here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,, ring ring
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house, just reach up and grab him and send him home, please. we're looking at the winds. the front is moving through. this is what happens when the actual front starts to push through the area. it's raining sideways. the wind is blowing all different directions. and we're looking at the temperatures starting to drop. we'll start off tomorrow around 40 degrees with a good bit of sunshine. clouds will increase through the day. but not before we get through a daytime high in the mid- to upper 50s. and the temperatures will start to drop with the rain approaching by tomorrow night. for the next five days, we'll send it in to bob. >> late tomorrow night, maybe some rain moves in. 37. saturday. particularly let's say midmorning to early afternoon. we'll have rain. could be heavy at times. and then look for a mixture of rain and snow east of the city. north and west of the city. higher ground. carroll, baltimore, howard, montgomery county. could be a couple of inches of heavy, wet snow. saturday before it all ends. 42 for the high. 31. that will be the coldest front
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we've seen so far this fall. sunshine returns. 56 and partly sunny skies for monday and tuesday. may see some flakes this weekend. denise? >> okay. >> okay. we're warned. thank you, bob. the ravens have heard the criticism. and the offense has to defend itself. >> mark has the latest coming >> mark has the latest coming up in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,
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all right. another game, another chance to put the past behind you. >> they would like to put the past behind them. ravens are seeing red with the arizona cardinals coming to town. in many ways, the purple birds were red with embarrassment. for how bad they played monday night. how about the team's top past catcher. wide receiver anquan boldin. what is on his mind is his current team. and boldin spoke with us about this. no reason to panic, he says.
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>> we played well up to this point. we had just one bad performance. and everyone thinks we're the worst in this league right now. but that's the way this thing rolls. we'll come back and have a good performance. and you're back on top again. we don't worry about the weekends and weekouts. our whole focus is getting better every week. there's nothing to worry about. for us, we know what we're capable of. we go out. >> the ravens are likely to be without receiver lee evans. he continues to miss practice with an ankle injury. ed reed. he has a neck injury. sunday is a homecoming for long- time ravens todd heap. it's unclear if he'll be healthy enough to play. heap has missed two straight games with a hamstring injury. he was a limited participant in arizona's practice today. there's baseball news, as an in- house candidate has searched for an orioles manager.
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john stocksdale will interview tomorrow. he will be the fourth to interview for the job that was vacated by andy macphail at the end of the season. college basketball news, it's a bad break for maryland's pishon howard. that will keep him off the court for 10 to 12 weeks, meaning he'll probably miss at least a dozen games. he averaged 5 points in three assists his freshman year. and is being counted on to be a major contributor. reports in progress in negotiations to end the nba lockout. commissioner david stern followed a marathon session yesterday that both sides say did move them closer to an agreement first two weeks of the season have already been canceled. but there is still some hope that a quick resolution to the standoff could result in a full
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82-game season. horse racing history in the sixth race. the four horse in the yellow colors, rapid reducks, cruises to his 19th consecutive victory. that matches the longest winning streak ever in north america. rapid reducks has a 5-year-old disclaimer. they got him for $560. this has brought him worldwide attention. the jockey rode rapid reducks for the fourth of the horse's 19th straight victories. he's a gelding. he's still running and looking good. >> producing money. thank you, mark. be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news. we invite you to >> pelley: tonight, could it be? the economy turning a corner? a third quarter of increasing growth, a debt deal in europe, and the dow is on pace for one of its best months in decades. anthony mason is on wall street. when your life is a lie, how do you explain that to your wife? ruth madoff tells "60 minutes" about the day bernie confessed to her. >> i was kind of paralyzed. bernie got up and said "i'm going back to the office." >> pelley: hundreds of railroad workers cash in on disability and then head to the golf course. sharyl attkisson says it may have cost a billion dollars. and a mystery under the sea. why do patients with paralysis seem to get better after diving. dr. sanjay gupta reports.
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