about. >> a life-or-death decision. walter bibop admit -- bishop admits that he kills a gas station owner. but the jury spared his life. >> reporter: kai, not only did the jury decide walter bishop, jr., does not deserve to die. they also say he should have another chance to walk as a free man one day. >> reporter: the same jury that convicted 29-year-old walter bishop, jr., of capital murder, spared his life, rejecting the death penalty prosecutors pushed for. jurors sentenced him to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. his defense attorney sobbed tears of joy in court. >> i think he was just biting his lip. i think we were all very emotional. >> emotions also ran high for the victim's family who had hoped for a death sentence. bishop shot and killed porter in exchange for a promise of

$9,000. >> it's just obviously been very difficult. like i said, we just, you know, we appreciate all the support we've gotten. and the job that's been done. >> reporter: the key piece of evidence in this case, a rare piece of video evidence made bishop eligible for capital punishment. but the recording may have also saved him from an execution. >> reporter: jurors were convinced of bishop's story that he was manipulated by porter's wife, carla, who is accused of setting up the murder-for-hire plot, who gave are the reasons he should not die. he had no criminal past. he has a lack of family support, mental and drug addiction. >> we had a fair trial. i'm happy that we had that opportunity. >> reporter: bishop also faced charges of conspiracy and having an illegal gun. before the judge punished him for those, he said, i'm not the villain or monster the state is making me out to be.

i don't feel i should have to die in prison for what i did. >> reporter: clearly, a judge disagreed. he gave bishop another life sentence, plus 20 careers for those charges charges to -- 20 years for those charges to run consecutively. reporting live from bel air, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> carla porter's trial has been moved to carroll county. it will begin sometime next year. >> a baltimore man is finally come home after he helped the rebels take down libyan dictator moammar gadhafi. new information from matthew van dyke's family. >> well, mary, matthew van dyke will be back in maryland this weekend. the 32-year-old writer is returning home, eight months after he departed on a trip to witness the libyan uprising against moammar gadhafi. after six months in prison, he escaped. but he remained in libya to fight alongside the rebels until gadhafi was killed.

his mother said he is expected to arrive at bwi airport saturday evening. >> she will certainly be glad to see him. van dyke expects to write a book about his experiences. outrage and calls for change after a nightmare school bus mix-up that leaves a 4-year- old boy wandering the streets by himself. wjz first broke the story. tonight, we stay on the story. mike hellgren investigates how it happened. >> reporter: school administrators promised immediate and decisive action in our report last night. well, we have just learned they have disciplined three employees in connection with the incident. >> reporter: there are calls for action, after a school bus snafu wjz first reported that had baltimore county school leaders under fire and apologizing. >> we're sorry that little pierre got on the wrong bus. and we're going to do everything we can to make sure that does not happen to another student again. >> reporter: pierrea the --

pierre is the 4-year-old who attends hernwood elementary and had a nightmare ride home. placed on a bus, when he doesn't even ride one, and dropped often in a strange neighborhood, where a woman found him in tears, called the school and got him back to his mom. >> it was my baby. >> what happened was, we had a breakdown in our process. >> what are the safeguards? if a bus driver does not recognize a student, he's returned to the school. the youngest students are tagged with their name, bus color and number. new students are always introduced to the bus driver, and color codes separate cars from bus riders. >> reporter: the school has apologized. though they can't say what personnel action they took, sighting privacy concerns. >> as far as picking the kids up from school. if you send somebody up there, they're very strict with that. they will not release those children, unless a parent was there. and if there was someone other

than a parent, they have to show id. so this really surprises me. i think it's just one of those flukes. >> reporter: as for pierre's mom, she told me today, she wants her son out of hernwood. >> he's in their care, and nobody knew where he was. >> reporter: and new at 6:00, we'll have the county executives take this on. we'll talk about the incident next hour. kai? >> thank you, mike hellgren, reporting live. pierre's mom says she would still like to sit down and talk with the superintendent about what happened. tonight, wjz has learned the fire at the mount washington tavern caused $2.5 million in damage. the owners promised to rebuild. but that could take a year. the baltimore city fire department still investigating the cause of the fire. closing arguments today in the federal case against a powerful maryland state senator. he's accused of taking bribes from a chain of grocery stores. wjz is live at the federal courthouse. derek valcourt explains the

jury is getting two different pictures of senator ulysses currie. >> closing arguments. one side is trying to paint senator currie as an honest politician whose only mistake was some sloppy paperwork. the prosecution, meanwhile, wants the jury to know of him as a corrupt politician who sold his power. >> reporter: 74-year-old prince george's county senator ulysses currie in the fight of his life, as prosecutors blast him in closing arguments, telling jurors, senator currie used his office to get shoppers what they wanted. that's c they paid him a -- why they paid him a quarter million dollars. prosecutors say they used evidence that proved currie used his power to pass legislation, allowing shoppers to transfer a liquor license, to get shoppers traffic lights near stores and he tried, though failed, to get millions in state grant money for a benefit that would have benefited shoppers, all,

prosecutors say, without ever disclosing that he was working as a paid consultant for the grocery store as required on forms. >> but his attorneys say it was all perfectly legal. and they call his omissions on his state ethics forms a mistake. >> reporter: former lieutenant governor anthony brown and steny hoyer all took the stand to say he is a good man. they'll all confess they had no idea he was being paid by shoppers. his wife said that she was supposed to fill out the forms and errors were her fault. the defense says he didn't forget $245,000. it didn't get lost on the stack of papers on his desk. >> reporter: two former shoppers food warehouse executives are also on trial, along with senatorux lises -- senator ulysses currie. their attorney was making closing arguments today in their defense tomorrow morning.

senator currie's attorneys will make their closing arguments. then the federal prosecutors get a chance for rebuttal. by day's end, it is expected that jury will begin deliberations in this case. live at the federal courthouse, ulysses ulis -- derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> senator currie faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted. we have breaking news for the occupy baltimore protestors. wjz has learned that the city is shutting off power to the outlets at mceldon square. the protestors have been able to plug in until now. the city said it is shutting off power due to safety concerns. wjz has more new at 6:00. new budget troubles. the city is facing a $52 million budget shortfall next year. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is considering cuts to city employees pension and benefits. >> a heated rivalry.

some say is the best in the nfl. the ravens hit the practice field today to get ready to play the steelers in pittsburgh on sunday. sports director mark viviano was with the team in owings mills today, joins us now with the very latest. >> well, mary, sunday's game in steeltown marks the 35th time these two teams have tangled. and for the ravens, it comes with the added challenge of heading into hostile territory. >> reporter: from the serene practice field in owings mills, to the raucus and rocking atmosphere of pinesfield in pittsburgh. the ravens are aware. it's always a heavyweight fight. >> this is my madison square garden. you know? i love playing in this stadium. i love the way the people treat me. the welcoming they give me with the number 1s. think of it. and i love it. >> i mean, i'm excited about it. and being that i went to school

in maryland, i'm familiar with the rivalry. to be part of it, i'm excited about it. and playing away, it's always fun to play away. >> reporter: as much as the rivalry has produced harsh words and trash talk, the ravens are relatively quiet this week. >> it doesn't matter who says what or how they say it. , the whistle has to be blown sunday night. they know what we bring. and we know what they bring. here we go with another rivalry. >> reporter: and emotions will be riding high on sunday. >> this is an aggressive team. have you two aggressive teams going in for the fight. you have dogs running around without leashes. that's basically how i look at it. >> that's part of the game. emotions run high. but the game, after the first couple of snaps, you try to get all of that stuff out of the way. so, you know, the rest of the game, you can just play football. >> reporter: bernard pollard, who you heard refer to dogs off leashes also told me that he and his team knows their goal is to make super bowl.

and they have to beat pittsburgh to get there. 13 times ravens have come back home with a loss in the last 18 times. >> not this time, mark. thank you. it is a big weekend of college football as well. saturday at noon, see the terps take on virginia in college park. then at 8:00, it is number 1lsu versus number 2, alabama. see both games here on saturday. we're enjoying blue skies and sunshine right now. our beautiful november weather conditions. -- continues. it's calm and comfortable. wjz is live with first warning weather. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking the conditions. >> beautiful day today. 62 degrees again. just like we saw yesterday. look at radar. nothing going on. a few high clouds moving in. we're down to 61. south winds barely moving. the barometer holding steady. tomorrow, looks like the same kind of weather pattern. although the high pressure that is over us will begin to move off shore. it will still be pleasantly

mild. all in all, very nice weather. looks like friday will cool down just a bit. but really not looking for any rain for the next four or five days. but speaking of rain. bernadette woods has a look at how we are in the rain category. bernadette? >> reporter: that's right. as we're wrapping up october, i want to bring you up to date. it's the second day of november. but what this what we have. it's official now. so far, for the year, we're nearly 50 years. -- 50 inches as far as rainfall totals go. that is 14 inches above normal. for october alone, we had 3.31 inches. it is very wet. september, as we all know, broke the records, right and left. still a wet october overall. so november is starting out dry. november starting out dry. and we do look like we're dpk to stay that way for a little longer. we'll have that forecast coming up. >> excellent, bernadette. thank you. it is already time to get into the holiday spirit.

today, crews draped baltimore's washington monument with dozens of strands of holiday lights. this year, they're using more than 16,000 energy-efficient leds. but you'll have to wait to see them all turned on. the 40th annual monumental lighting takes place as it always does, at the very beginning of december and december 1st. >> it will be nice to have purple lights this weekend? >> that would be nice. >> well, we do that as we get closer to the big game. >> we have to be patient. >> we have to get there. >> absolutely. still ahead at 5:00. herman cain gets angry. >> excuse me. excuse me! presidential candidate fights off sexual harassment questions. will his accuser tell her side of the story? senior citizen terror plot. how four elderly men plan to attack washington, d.c. with deadly poison. a surprise serenade from a star. and the foundation that

believes music is medicine. i'm gigi barnett at johns hopkins hospital. that story is next. and take another look outside. are there any rainy days in the near future? bob has more in his forecast. ,,,,,,,,

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a plea from police tonight, after the murder of a troubled carryout restaurant. this is the second deadly robbery to happen while a customer waited for his food. >> reporter: this is freddie jones, waiting for his food order. in just a few seconds, he's going to be shot to death. police want you to look at this video, as they want to know who these four machine are, as they

are all now wanted for murder. >> the victim was approached by the suspects. he resisted. >> he reaches for a wallet. a gun comes out. police stop the video at this point. it's 6:45 on halloween night. the 52-year-old bus driver getting something to eat before going to work. >> i just word how can people just kill anyone? like my dad was a wonderful man. >> reporter: killed, his wife said, over $13. >> for $13, you took a good man, a good husband, a friend, a dad. and i hope you pay for what you've done. >> reporter: first, police need to catch the killers. so 20 detectives fanned out, flyers in hand, their message, saw something? say something. >> this has been the site of two other murders in two years.

the city is researching if time is up for this business. >> i'm also asking the police to look at this place as a candidate for closure under the law. >> you're going to get caught. it's just a matter of time. >> crimestoppers is on the case. up to a $2,000 reward for information on the case. >> the family says they're still making funeral arrangements for freddie jones. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin. >> reporter: we can't seem to catch a break. 25 minutes to liberty road. and another 15 minutes reisterstown road to the jones falls expressway. as far as the outer loop, 25 minutes to get through that

delay. and northbound 895 jammed up there from the spur to the harbor tunnel. as far as accidents go, 100 eastbound. old court road at greens lane in the reisterstown area. bel air road at wholesale club drive. and also philadelphia road at golden eagle road. things are pretty heavy today. that's a look at greenspring avenue. and the same with situation. take a electric at our camera there. a lot of activity there. also sun glare. this traffic report is brought to you by carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. we're following breaking news, a suspicious death in baltimore county. >> reporter: little in the way of initial details here, mary. we're in the 2700 block of sarah lane off of old harford road in parker county. police were called here by

someone, stating that someone had been choked. and police responded to the scene as well as paramedics. someone has been found dead inside this home in the 2700 block of sarah lane. now, police supervisors are here. the original medical unit that responded more than an hour ago, also remains here. they called for crime lab technicians and homicide detectives to respond to the scene. it is not clear what the circumstances were surrounding this death. and what the sex and age of the person that has died. but we'll continue to monitor the situation and keep you updated as we continue to gather information here. back to you on tv hill. >> all right, captain mike. thank you. it is a wish come true for one teen fighting cancer at johns hopkins hospital. a chance to meet one of her favorite singing stars turns into a surprise serenade, with a song written just for her. gigi barnett has that story. >> there she is. >> how are you? >> reporter: for months, 14- year-old cancer patient, brook

shockley waited for this introduction, a chance to meet singer, actor, and high school musical star, drew sealy. but this special meeting is just the beginning. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: seem sealy serenaded brook and other cancer patients at johns hopkins hospital. it's all through a foundation called "music is medicine," a baltimore-based group that asks artists to write songs for patients. >> i get autograph requests all the time. but i don't get requests to meet a really special person and write a song for them. >> reporter: the name of brook's song is "fly" because bone cancer has stripped her ability to walk. the song may be released soon to help other children with cancer as well. >> in the song, talking how i walk and everything, just makes me want to work harder. >> reporter: he founded freedom

is music 13 years ago. it was a college student who asked him to write the song. he is the first big star to sign on with the foundation. >> who doesn't love music? and because of that, it's such a powerful tool. >> reporter: the foundation says the next step now is to think big and invite other artists to join in the jam session. on the list, taylor swift, and justin bieber. at johns hopkins hospital, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> sealy says he wrote the song "fly" within a matter of minutes after talking with brooke over skype. >> he is a great guy for doing that. i hope they can get others to do it. beautiful afternoon out there. we're at 61. no wind at all. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at a very nice few days headed our way. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. now, bursting weather, with complete forecast and complete warning of severe weather. >> well, the weather has really settled down to very, very fine conditions. and it looks like it will continue through the weekend. take a look at temps around the region. plenty of sunshine still before it sits in about 45 minutes. 57, oakland. 55 ocean city. we're at 61 now.

over in washington and hagerstown. upper 50s, low 60s. pleasant conditions. very light winds. we just went dead calm. but we haven't seen much in the way of winds today at all. today, that's where the real weather is going on. very cold temperatures from montana down to northern new mexico and out through utah and nevada. east of that region, shower activity, thundershowers. this is snow this morning in the afternoon, to nebraska. they had almost blizzard conditions with strong winds out there. anywhere from 8 to 14 inches of snow. now, east of that, the winds are generally southwest. very mild temperatures. detroit, nearly 70 degrees this afternoon. now, we're not going to get that warm. but there is a weak front across southern canada by later tomorrow. it will bring us a few clouds. then looks like it will just drop temperatures a little bit friday into the weekend. but dry weather. this low is going to head down to our south. keeps us in the mild air. then the cooler air comes in on friday for the weekend.

but should be generally dry. new rain expected, heading down the carolinas. we'll probably see showers down there, thursday night and friday, before that clears up. for us, looks like it stays dry right now. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, in the mid- to upper 50s. sunrise, 7:36. sets at 6:03. and reminder, this weekend, before you go to bed, saturday night, we fall back once again. your clocks, turning back. clear overnight. 30s to low to mid-40s, which is pretty normal. 62, another great day tomorrow. just a few more clouds coming through the region late in the day. but all in all, beautiful day. >> we are liking november a lot. >> all right. thanks, bob. still ahead at 5:00. flying high. how this incredible car crash happened. and why police are still searching for the driver. lindsay lohan. you know what? she is going back to jail. how long she will spend behind bars. george hamilton brings to life at the hippodrome.

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it's 5:30. 61 degrees and clear. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. we're following breaking news from west baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a shooting. let's go to captain mike perry

with details. mike? >> hello, kai. we are in west baltimore at franklin town and edmondson. this is edmond son and franklintown, where a shooting occurred a short time ago. police were called. we know that an adult male was shot here. you can see that some of the paramedics supplies that were left in the center of the roadway. that person has been transported to a local area hospital. we know only that it is an adult male at this point. and it's not clear whether this happened as a result of a robbery or anything like that. but police have completely closed edmondson avenue in franklin town in both directions. homicide are en route to the scene, conducting their investigation. but at this point, it's not clear what has happened, as far as the victim being transported. back to you. >> captain mike perry, reporting live. a major gang bust. dozens ever people are named in a federal indictment. they're accused of murders, violent robberies and drug deals around maryland.

adam may is there and has details. good evening, adam. >> federal officials believe that this new indictment puts a major dent in one of the most notorious criminal organizations. >> reporter: they operate in just about every jail and prison across america. the gang. >> this is a gang that allegedly began here in jails and prisons in maryland and now is operating on the streets and is extended beyond the state. >> reporter: now, the area's top law enforcement officials announced 22 federal indictments. charges include four murders, planning for additional murders, armed robberies and extortion. >> for many years has terrorized comurnts in maryland. -- communities in maryland. >> it has been one of the most active gangs in baltimore county. this is a significant series of arrests. >> reporter: dmi supreme

leader, allegedly ran the criminal enterprise from behind bars, using cell phones smuggled into the prison. rourke's alleged accomplices went by the names of mom, skinny boy, the fat boy. >> we believe we are to target the leaders of the gangs. >> reporter: 11 of those defendants are already locked up in prison on other charges. seven were apprehended earlier this morning. four of them remain at large. we're live downtown, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. kai? >> adam, thank you. if convicted, all of the suspects face life in prison. a man accused of killing his wife and stepson returns to maryland to face charges today. police say 45-year-old curtis lopez murdered jane and william mcquain last month in montgomery county. lopez fled where he was arrested.

and police brought him back to maryland this afternoon to face charges. fbi says four senior citizens plotted, using a deadly poison. vic is in the newsroom to explain. the men are also plotting. >> they were arrested at their homes in georgia. they dispersed the deadly ricin. also wanted to attack federal, including the irs. the fbi says the suspects are part of a right-wing militia group. at least two of them are federal employees. one of them served in the u.s. navy for years. >> the fbi has been monitoring the men since march. hemman cain becomes angry.

amidst allegations of sexual harassment in the past. >> reporter: reporters are chasing republican hopeful herman cain all over washington. >> excuse me! >> reporter: the gop front runner is trying to steer clear about more allegations of sexual harassment allegations. >> don't even bother asking me all of these questions. >> a third restaurant employee said cain behaved inappropriately towards her, when he headed the group in the 1992ints. -- 1990s. cain says he never sexually harassed anyone. >> there are factions that are trying to destroy me personally, as well as this campaign. >> reporter: cain has admitted, he knew about an agreement between the restaurant association and one of the women. so far, none of the accusers has spoken publicly. but one of their attorneys says

that should change. >> lawyer joel bennett says he does not remember the specific allegations. but his clients signed a confidentiality agreement with the trade group more than a decade ago. >> i think the national restaurant association ought to waive the confidentiality and nondisparragent positions ask let the two women, if they choose to do so, come forward ask tell their stories. >> reporter: cain is trying to stay focused on his busy schedule on capitol hill. he met with lawmakers, in search of endorsements and cash for his campaign. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and so far, cain has zero endorsements from members of congress. the other republican front runner, mitt romney, has lined up 30 congressional endorsements. a new york city is fighting -- woman is fighting for her life, two days after a shopping cart is dropped onto her head. 47-year-old marian hedges is on

breathing tubes and will be in rehabilitation for months. she was struck by a shopping cart thrown by kids four stories above her in a shopping mall. the suspects are charged with juvenile assault. troubled actress lindsay lohan is going back to jail after she 5d mitts -- admits she violates probation. >> reporter: lindsay lohan is going back to jail. >> you're to serve 30 days in the county jail now. >> reporter: the 25-year-old actress admitted she violated her probation, when she got herself fired from a women's shelter. she was supposed to do her community service there for a shoplifting incident and a drunk driving case. >> the sentence i'm going to impose is known in our circles as putting the keys to the jail in the defendant's hand. >> reporter: when she's done with her jail time, the judge said lohan will have to do all of her community service at the los angeles county morgue, where she started working two weeks ago. >> reporter: because of a work commitment, lindsay lohan has a

week to turn herself in. the judge said this time, she is not eligible for house arrest but because of jail overcrowding, it is still possible she could be let out early. >> reporter: if lohan messes up again, the judge said she will have to serve the remaining 270 days of her jail sentence. >> do you accept all of these new terms and conditions and modifications? >> yes, your honor. i do. >> reporter: lindsay, we love you. >> reporter: outside the courthouse, lohan's fans showed their support. >> we want to remind her that she does still have people who are rooting for her and don't want to see her torn down. >> reporter: lohan will also have a tough new probation officer. her last one refused to work with her any more. in los angeles, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> this is the fifth time lohan has been sent to jail for her drunk driving arrest. a pilot in poland is denying he's a hero, after he makes an emergency landing without wheels. he says it is a huge relief that everybody is safe after he

is forced to bring the plane down on its belly. the safe landing brings back memories of the miracle on the hudson. and the pilot of that flight, sully sullenberger, is now offering his thoughts on yesterday's crash-landing. >> it's important to have not only flying skills, but the skills necessary to analyze a situation, develop a plan, and to lead the crew in the execution of that plan. and that's what led to this good outcome. >> reporter: and the pilot in this incident said he credits the landing to his years as a glider pilot. the medical expertise of shock trauma medical center is at work in afghanistan. physician in chief thomas scallia, returned from a trip to assess the healthcare professionals get right here in baltimore. >> reporter: where shock and trauma are the norm. >> reporter: medical personnel trained at shock trauma center are on the job. >> everywhere i went, someone

would come up to me and say, you trained me. and i'm better because you guys trained me. >> reporter: and our men and women in uniform are better for it. >> you think about vietnam, the last sort of big war, that would take two or three weeks. now, it takes two or three days. and so it's a very, very different look at things. >> reporter: dr. scalia's field trips may put him in harm's way, but war is a shared battlefield. >> it was fabulous to see the il -- impact that we have had on the care of the injured soldiers. >> reporter: an impact he hopes to see continue. >> reporter: dr. scalia believes that real challenge now would be to maintain that medical expertise as america draws down its military presence. >> reporter: shock trauma, in conjunction with the air force, has trained more than 3,000 air force medical personnel. tonight, we know what killed former baltimore colts player, bubba smith.

the 64-year-old was found dead in his home in august. now, autopsy results show that he overdosed on a weight loss drug. also suffered from heart disease and an enlarged heart. he spent five seasons as a baltimore colt and later became an actor. one of the first anchors here in wjz has passed away. ted jaffey started when we were wbbm. he worked as a news director and a variety of news stations. he retired in 1989. he is survived by three sons and two grandchildren. he was 92 years old. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. exxon corporation says if a merger is approved, it could mean the loss of hundreds of jobs. ncaa clears 7'1" freshman to play for the terps. and why it's taking so long to

play for the o's to find a new general manager? and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. the broadway hit, lacajafollow folies is taking over the hippodrome. and taking the stage is the lead role, none other than george hamilton. monique dpriego -- griego has more. >> reporter: first, it was a hit on broadway. then it was made into an equally popular movie. but that didn't stop it from getting a hit last night. >> open your eyes. you have arrived. >> reporter: it's lacaja falls, done george hamilton's way. >> it went from a very ambitious, look how good i can dance to now. you remember 30 years ago when i did this? >> the hollywood icon in the hit broadway musical. ♪ [ music ] the play focuses on the adventures of george's and his partner, running a drag nightclub with family issues.

>> a really good story has to be universal to make it. and that's why it keeps coming back. >> reporter: the story line, which was the basis for the robin williams movie "the bird cage" always gets a good laugh. but hamilton tuesday is also a -- hamilton said it is also a show stopper. >> to go see something that beautiful and funny, there aren't many of those around. >> reporter: whether you come for the costume. hamilton says the joke is in the point. >> the show opened up last night and runs through november 6th. reporting from downtown baltimore, monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> tickets for the show start at $22. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. safe from the shooting. the unlikely items that stopped a man's bullet. a real-life halloween story.

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nice night. just a few high, high thin clouds out there. looks like november will be a really nice warm, november day. >> there is a front approaching our area. but it's going to fizzle out. partly to mostly sunny skies. in the 30, but as we head through the afternoon, still a lot of sunshine, mixed with those clouds occasionally. still topping out in the low 60s. and tomorrow evening, temperatures start to fall once again. >> we've taken the rain out. 62, -- 60. down to the mid-50s for saturday and sunday. still, a lot of sunshine. even into monday. look at that warmup.

63, 48 monday. today'stoday's energy saver talks about switching to cfls. they last about 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs. for more information on how you can be an energy saver, go to wjz.com, and click on our special section. a teenager is slashed in the face when she opens the door for trick or treaters. >> saw the knife. and hoo rl -- he cut me like that. >> cole needed 17 stitches. police are still searching for the suspect. a man is shot during a

robbery and survives thanks to a cigarette lighter. the bullet was deflected by the man's seg rit lighter, leaving him with just a bruise. he was treated at the hospital and released. amazing video of the aftermath of a car crash in california. check this out. this is in san diego. water pressure blasts the vehicle, 10 feet into the air. police say the drivers and passengers ran from the scene. police believe the car was stolen. close call, a cliff collapses, leaving several motor homes, dangerously close to falling over the edge. you can see the collapse left more than a dozen caravans, literally inches away from the edge of a cliff in a park in south wales. luckily, nobody was hurt. the homes are being moved to different locations. >> not soon enough, i don't think. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for all new stories coming up. a string of murders inside

a maryland psychiatric hospital. new at 6:00, who is charged with cleaning things up. and... i'm alex demetrick. coming up, moving a dam from a river and into the bay. that story as eyewitness news continues. check in for more on these stories. and we'll have other news, of course. coming up at 6:00. now, back to kai and mary. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. the freshman 15. is it real or a myth? >> the surprising results of a new study on college weight gain. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is blanet earth like you've never seen before. these are images captured by the crew by the international space station. you can't tell from the video, but the iss is traveling at 17,000 miles per hour. in wjz healthwatch. freshman 15, fact or fiction? a new study says college

students might not have to worry about the weight gain. 25% of those studied lost weight when they go to college. and others seemed to gain only 3. overdosing on prescription painkillers. there's cause for concern. especially among men nearly 15,000 people died from overdoses in 2008. the cdv is recommending changes based on the way they died. i'm mike hellgren. i'll tell you about the break in the baltimore system. what school is doing about it. ,

coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 6:00. 4 years old, left alone. and he wasn't even supposed to have been on the baltimore county school bus that cook him away. how it happened and what his motor is saying. should the convicted murder- for-hire man be sentenced to death? the jury made their decision. closing arguments. the corruption trial of a powerful state senator winding down. what a week so far. will when last?

don't miss the updated first warning forecast. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. calls for action. a child dropped off in the wrong neighborhood after school. >> tonight, the fallout. who is in trouble and what is being done to make sure it doesn't happen again? hello, everybody the i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> it is a parent's nightmare. a school bus mix-up leaves a 4- year-old boy wandering the streets by himself. wjz first broke this troubling story. now we stay on it. mike hellgren investigates how it happens and what is being done about it. >> reporter: denise, after promising swift and decisive action, we can tell