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is wjz. maryland's news station. >> the hitman sentenced. a convicted killer learns his fate. >> will walter bishop pay for his crimes with his life? >> hello again, am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> we begin with breaking news, walter bishop was given his sentence for being part of a murder-for-hire plot. wjz and weijia jiang are live outside the courthouse. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don, good afternoon to everyone. that is absolutely the best case scenario for walter bishop , jr. you will remember his life was on the line, he was eligible for the death penalty but the jury sentenced him to life imprisonment with the chance he might walk free. the jury decided his own life is too high a price to pay for the crime. though the death penalty was on the table bishop was sentenced to life with the possibility of

parole for killing towson gas station owner william ray porter in march 2010. his family visibly emotional moments after. >> it has been just been obviously very difficult, that is all i have. i mean like i say we just appreciate all the support we have gotten and the job that has been done. >> jurors told the judge there were several reasons why they decided against capitol punishment. they said it was because he had never been convicted of a crime before. he was manipulated and acting under duress from the victim's wife carla accused of planning the plot. they also pointed to his lack of family support, drug addiction and mental illness as to why they had mercy on bishop's life. >> very relieved. i mean obviously there is a victim's family here and this is -- you know, this is a tragedy but we believed in what we were telling this jury, that this was a complete

aberration. i think it is an appropriate sentence. >> he will be sentenced for other charges by the judge not the jury at 1:00 p.m. for now weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, we will continue to update you. >> the prosecution is wrapping up the murder trial of a yoga shop employee. the state will soon rest its case against britney norwood yarks causccusedccuseed of murdering. her attorney says it wasn't

premeditated. the trial of curry is expected to close soon. he is accused of taking bribes from shoppers food between 2003 and 2008. he is charged with bribery, extortion, conspiracy and making false statements. if convicted he could face jail time. >> a baltimore county school has explaining to do after a mix up that left a 4-year-old lost in a strange neighborhood. ron matz is live with details on what happened. good afternoon. >> reporter: hi, don. it was a nightmare scenario for a local mother when she arrived to pick up her young son and found his class completely empty. >> nobody knew anything. they didn't know how -- where he was -- >> it turns out four-year-old pierre had been put on a school bus and dropped off in a different neighborhood. not only does pierre not ride that bus, pierre doesn't ride the bus at all. a concerned neighbor found him wondering alone and called his school. officials say the mix up is

totally unacceptable. >> it is the unthinkable, it is a parent's nightmare, it is a school system's nightmare. parents should be outraged. we are outraged that this happened. >> reporter: baltimore county school officials say there are safe guards in place to prevent incidents like this but admit there was a break down in the system. don, back to you. >> thank you very much, ron. the baltimore county school system says it has identified and disciplined the employees involved. >> we are learning more about the extent of the damage caused when a fire swept through the mount washington tavern. it caused 2.5 million worth of damage. workers are cleaning up. the owners plan on rebuilding the tavern. they say it will take at least a year. some bittersweet news for the city as the mayor prepares a new budget plan. city auditors have identified a 52 million dollar budget shortfall for next year. the mayor's administration will monitor pence costs after years of cut backs to city programs. however, there could be good

news for city employees who were slated to receive a 2% raise. the official budget proposal will be presented in march. >> wikileaks founder julian assange has lost his fight. we have the latest. >> reporter: julian assange walked out of britain's high court calling the ruling against him merely technical. >> i have not been charged with any crime in any country. we will be considering our next step in the days ahead. >> reporter: two judges ruled assange should be extradited to sweden where he is wanted for questioning in the attacks of two volunteers. the wikileaks founder says they were consensual.

he created a firestorm there. he could face charges there. from the beginning he has argued his critics were behind the allegations. >> s it is disappointing but not surprising. he has made powerful enemies. >> he might end up in the united states, i think that is the end game. >> he remains under house arrest. >> in addition to his legal problems his wikileaks website is running out of money and if do notions don't pick up it could go silent for good. >> if you are trying to think what a typical fall day looks like just take a look outside. marty is ebb enjoying this

weather and bern na death bernadette has this report. >> it was a chilly start but seasonably chilly. warming up nicely this afternoon, close to 60, how does that fair for the next couple of days. for more here is marty in the outback. >> thank you very much. let's take a look at some graphics, we mentioned yesterday as you take a look at temperatures we have tapped into a mild pool of air that is going to continue over the next 24 hours. as a matter of fact, let's go ahead and take take a look at the graphic. tomorrow you may see a few clouds but otherwise it is quite pleasant, quite nice, just a splendid fall pattern we are in so how long is it going to last? i want to know myself. meteorologist bernadette woods will have no, sir details shortly, now we throw it back inside. >> turning to sports it was a

dreadful season for the orioles as a team but two players are receiving big time recognition for their defensive excellence. nick markakis wins his first gold glove. and for the first time an oriole catcher is given a golden glove. matt wieters throughout 37% of the runners attempting to steal off him with just one passed ball, congratulations. >> so cool isn't it? >> yeah. >> still to come new details about the murder of a teen aged girl in utah, why police are investigating two of her neighbors. >> a justin bieber baby, more on the allegation shocking a lot of people this noon. >> and it is not quite sweater weather out there but you may want to keep a jacket with you at least. meteorologist bernadette woods will be back with your updated weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

♪[ music ] herman cane is back on the campaign trail today despite allegations of sexual harassment. he denies he has changed his stories on the allegations made when he was head of the national restaurant association

back in the 1990s. at least two women got financial payouts that included a confidentiality agreement. however an attorney for one of them now says his clients wants permission to tell her side of the stories. >> s naturally she has been very upset about all this since the story broke last sunday because mr. cane has been giving the impression that she is someone who came out and made false allegations and that is certainly not true. >> recently cane addressed the allegations, saying they were, totally baseless and totally false. >> we are learning more about the investigation into the death of a 16-year-old out in utah. alexis rasmussen disappeared after babysitting for a couple in the neighborhood. her body was later found in nearby woods. now investigators say the couple and the girl were involved in some sort of drug fueled relationship. police say eric and da have long been persons of interest but they still have not been charged with anything. teen pop star justin bieber is facing paternity allegations this noon. a 20-year-old woman has filed a

lawsuit claiming the 17-year- old fathered her three-month- old child. she claims the two had a sexual encounter backstage at a concert in los angeles and she wants a dna test. he has released a statement denying the allegation. >> if some scientists in japan have their way getting old won't be as hard as it used to be. the team debuted its newest range of robots designed to help the elderly continue every day. activities include walking upstairs and exercising. officials say the technology backed by toyota may one day take the place of a cane. >> amazing how frequently robots are in the news. >> i know. it is the future. >> must be. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at noon take another live look outside and certainly stick around, your update forecast now just two and a half minutes away. >> first here is a look at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cks and last

♪[ music ] >> now first the weather, complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> welcome back, everybody. definitely aboding type of a day. we don't have a whole lot of wind out there, the sun is out and it is going to be a mild afternoon. now we are warming up, 58 in baltimore, closer to our averages. cooler in the valley here in cumberland at 41 but also 57 in

ocean city. now, here are the winds if you are heading out on the waters, very light out there and turning around to the south, that is about all for today. the thing is there is a front out in here and it is actually a major storm over the rockies once again dumping a lot of snow but the thing is that is going to weaken as if moves east. so for us sunshine out there today, clear skies tonight, then tomorrow as that storm approaches it is going to weaken and mainly just clouds dragging their way through here. that is about it. the second part of the storm is going to come through on friday. at this point it looks like the bulk of the moisture with that is going to pass to the south, so something we will be watching, probably getting clouds also from that round but not a lot in the way of showers. so the forecast really comes together like this, today is going to be a beautiful one out there, it already is, 62 degrees a lot of sunshine. tonight we go down into the 30s and then tomorrow sunshine mixing with high clouds from that one front to the west. not a whole lot to it.

going out to about 63 degrees, the breeze will kick up more tomorrow. then that gets out of here. a chance for a storm on friday because most of the rain passes to the south and at point it still looks like that gets out of here in time for the weekend so looking okay in that forecast. >> mary nice, thank you, bern, a big weekend of football. see the terps take on virginia. then at 8:00 the biggest game of the year, lsu versus alabama, see both games live right here on wjz 13 on saturday. >> and still to come on eyewitness news at noon it is a drug problem that has reached epic proportions and fueled by what can be found in millions of homes every day. the details of a new study in health watch. >> wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com. for ininstant updates and the updated first warning weather forecast please log on to wjz.com. ,,,,,,

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♪[ music ] in today's wjz health watch, the centers for disease control reports overdosing on prescription painkillers is an epidemic in the united states, especially for men. government researchers say more people suffer deadly overdoses from prescription painkillers than heroin and cocaine combined. nearly 15,000 people died from

prescription overdoses in 2008. the cdc says there needs to be changes in the way the drugs are prescribed in order to cut back on mis-use. riding your bike instead of taking the car on short trips could have significant benefits. they calculated it could save 1100 lives each year from improved air quality and increased physical fitness. the study authors say many americans don't get the recommended amount of exercise and riding a bike to work or on errands can certainly help. >> you want to be sure to check back in with wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, because she is headed back to court, will a judge send lindsey lohan to jail. and sleeping in separate bids for the first time. the latest on the surgery to separate conjoined twins. join us at 4:00 right after dr. phil. >> and please stay with us, your five-day-forecast is next.

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welcome back, everybody, a beautiful afternoon out there. >> yeah. >> anything to do outdoors make sure you enjoy some of it at some point this afternoon. so for the rest of the 5 days, here is marty. >> take a look at the 5 day. we will have ample opportunity to enjoy some fine fall weather. one fly in the ointment is going to be with a cold front moving through friday into saturday. we will not put these showers symbol up but we do have to

mention there is a slight chance. 63 tomorrow, 60 friday, down to 54 saturday with a breeze but a quick rebound to 62 sunday. how about monday? four shy of 70. that is nice. throw it back inside. >> all right, thank you very much and don't miss tonight's cbs line up right here on wjz. at 10:00 it is the original csi, then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. >> finally this noon if cats really do have 9 lives then these two certainly didn't wait long to use up number 1. these leopard cubs are recovering after being rescued from a flash flood in cambodia, they were loud fluff to catch the attention of a fisherman who grabbed them and delivered them to to the zoo. workers have yet that name them. >> they are so tiny. >> if they were picked up by a

fisherman they plus have must have been in the water. deep water. >> i don't recognize that graphic. >> you are fine. >> okay. >> all right. thanks for watching eyewitness news on wjz 13, maryland news station, i am jessica kartalija. >> don scott. >> i am bernadette woods, have >> i am bernadette woods, have a great afternoon ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, @ @