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about tonight. >> officers fired more than 40 shots, leaving two dead, including one of their own. now, a review panel cites major leadership and training errors. wjz's mike hellgren has more on the fallout. >> reporter: vic, 42 shots in six seconds. this is the report. it contains a laundry list of failures, from start to finish, in the response. >> reporter: city watch camera video, wjz obtained, shows officer william torbit's final moments, responding in plain clothes, after a fight turned out of control outside of a downtown club. a new independent review shows the police response was also out of control. uniformed officers who responded did not realize torbit was one of their own. he fired his weapon into the crowd, attacking him. then they began firing. and when it was over, officer torbit was dead. his devastated family is still struggling to understand why police were unable even to determine whose bullet killed
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him. >> it appears they are trying to put this incident under the rug. but we're going to continue to fight for truth and justice. >> reporter: the report revealed numerous breakdowns, including inadequate training, disorganized response, lack of leadership and failures in the investigation. >> there were a series of mistakes, and tragic consequences. >> reporter: among them, no command post, officers being rude to witnesses, and waiting months to start an internal investigation. >> reporter: the officers involved are still all on administrative leave. the supervisors were never punished. >> reporter: and they never talked, each after -- even after the commissioner ordered them to do so. >> which we thought handicapped the investigation. >> i was not interested in having a "glossy version "of what happened. but we were digging deep. >> reporter: the independent review found officer torbit and the four uniformed officers did use deadly force within police policy but never had the training they needed to prevent
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this tragedy. >> our brother, rest his soul, did his job. he performed as an officer. and we want the truth to come out and justice and in honor of him. >> reporter: this report contains 33 recommendations. the commissioner and mayor wants most or all implented within the next 90 days. reporting live at city police headquarters, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. vic? >> mike, thank you. the civilian killed on that tragic evening was sean gamble. he was 22 years old. violence inside a baltimore city school is under investigation tonight. a tenth grade student at sivick house high -- civic house middle school. police arrest a 14-year-old student. the victim was taken to sinai hospital, where at last check, he was listed in stable condition. shock and disbelief. baltimore county police release new information about a murder in a normally quiet baltimore
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community. mary is in the newsroom with the latest on this crime. >> police are now calling it a murder suicide, involving a woman and her grandson. the body of 66-year-old evelyn hoffersberg. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene. officers found her car missing. and a short time later, her car was found on loch raven drive. inside, police found the body of 21-year-old bret hofferberg. he appears to have fatally shot himself. >> police are trying to determine why hofferberg killed his grandmother before taking his own life. tonight, a family member is moving on after britney norwood is convicted for killing their daughter. they spoke with weijia jiang about the verdict and why they want norwood put away for life. >> reporter: even though the nightmare of waiting for justice is over for jayna murray's family is over, now comes the daunting task of moving on.
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>> nothing will start until we pass the first day of the new "normal" that we're searching for. so this was the appropriate location. >> reporter: less than 24 hours after a jury found their daughter's killer guilty of first-degree murder, jayna murray's parents went shopping inside the lulu lemon store where it happened. >> we have always had lulu lemon gifts underneath the tree for christmas. and we decided this year was not going to be any different. >> reporter: though composed now, moments after learning their verdict late tuesday, the murrays sobbed. >> . >> . >> iment -- i want no other family to go through this. >> reporter: the family said revisiting the crime scene is necessary to find peace, after a grueling trial that showed how much murray suffered. it took the jury less than an hour to convict her coworker, britney norwood. >> the autopsy photos we saw
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today were definitely disturbing. and it gave us an idea of how long and how brutal the attack was. >> murray endured at least 331 stabbings, cuttings, choking before she died. prosecutors say she used a hammer, knife wrench as weapons. >> she has never even acknowledged our existence. >> still, the murrays are ready to move on. >> jayna always resides in our hearts. >> reporter: norwood faces possibility of life without parole. >> prosecutor says norwood attacked because murray caught her stealing from the store. a reward is being offered for information leading to the killer who killed christopher cummings. police still don't have any suspects, but cummings' family will pay $10,000 for
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information leading to an arrest. powerful maryland state senator ulysses currie. he is accused of using his influence to benefit a grocery store chain. derek valcourt has more on the closing argument in this case. >> reporter: no verdict tonight. in a moment -- moments ago, the jury was sent home after just two hours of deliberations. this comes after they heard lengthy arguments, with the prosecution and defense painting two very different relationships between senator senator currie and grocery chain, shoppers food warehouse. >> reporter: it is the day senator ulysses currie has been waiting for three years, ever since fbi agents raided his home and the office of shoppers food warehouse. >> they went through the house, room by room, grabbing boxes. >> reporter: the evidence seized, prosecutors say, proves the former chair of the powerful budget and taxation committee took more than a quarter million dollars in
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bribes between 2003 and 2008, in exchange for using his office and influence to benefit the chain. allowing them to transfer a liquor license, traffic lights near certain stores and an attempt to get millions in state grant money that would have benefited shoppers. >> reporter: the defense argues not only was what currie did perfectly legal but the evidence shows he did not believe he did wrong, and therefore he did not have the criminal intent to commit bribery. >> the defense contends that curr ise -- curry should have disclosed his consulting position. but they say he is smart not dumb. but he is a mess when it comes to organizing details. but prosecutors say this was no accident, no mistake, this was intentionally concealing from the public his connection to
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shoppers. >> reporter: and the jury has a lot to sort through here. weeks and weeks of testimony from dozens of witnesses and hundreds of pieces of evidence introduced into this entire trial. they're expected to resume their deliberations at 10:00 tomorrow, here at the federal courthouse. we are live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> if he is convicted on all charges, senator currie faces the possibility of up to 20 years in prison. trying to collect. the baltimore grand prix owes more money than it made, including unpaid taxes. political reporter pat warren gets a key reaction from the former ceo. >> reporter: the inaugural year of the baltimore grand prix is a hit with fans. >> it was great! >> the speed! the camaraderie. >> it was amazing. >> it's just unbelievable. >> going, vroom, vroom. >> reporter: but it missed the money. >> they gotta be raking in the money. look at all of the people here.
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>> but it was a money pit. thousands of dollars in dues in taxes have not been paid. payment arranges are -- arrangements are in the works with the state and others. >> vendors have not been paid. >> we've got some vendors that we owe money to. and we're working basically on a payment plan. >> reporter: mayor rawlings- blake refused to answer questions today about money owed to the city. and there are other outstanding loans, including one owed to davisson's father-in-law. >> my father-in-law is owed some money, as a couple of us are, frankly. and i don't have -- nor would i push the company. >> and creditors have been assured the debts will be paid. >> they haven't gotten to a plan b. what happens if we pay the bills? >> reporter: davidson said he has voluntarily resigned as ceo but still has an active role in the race and says the race is
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still on. >> the city has not released its official report on the grand prix yet. reporting live, i'm pat warren, wjz eyewitness news. >> and that report is expected to be released tomorrow. our string of delightful november evenings rolls on. live look outside right now. another dry, mild day. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. sun just set about five minutes ago, unfortunately. we have clouds to the west of us. however, look at radar. most of the activity is going topaz down across -- to pass down across the carolinas. and by tomorrow, way down to the south. taking that precipitation with it. really not concerned except for some clouds during the overnight. now, tomorrow, that front way down to the south, keeps the rain away. we stay dry with high pressure moving in. it will be cooler tomorrow. and particularly tomorrow night and on saturday. but what about the weekend? and tim has a reminder of what you must do this weekend.
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tim? >> well, definitely the weekend looks to be pretty nice. our temperatures, as bob mentioned, are going to take a bit of a hit. we stay a bit on the cool side through saturday. mild air moves through the region. it really moves through the south and goes up and down the eastern sea board. and it looks to be a pretty nice weekend. and with that weekend, we have to remind you that standard time resumes on sunday morning at 2:00 a.m. so before you go to bed on saturday night. definitely set your clock back. you get an extra hour of sleep. hopefully you remember to set all the clocks back and remember to change the batteries in your smoke detectors, your carbon monoxide detectors, and all of the emergency appliances in your home. again, we fall back this weekend. bob will have the updated forecast, for unseasonably warm temperatures coming up. >> might make it to time this time tonight. tale of two cities. and one of the nfl's most fierce rivalries. wjz is live.
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jessica kartalija reports. things are heating up in both cities days before kickoff. >> that's exactly right, vic. after that brutal blowout, you can imagine, the steeler the are ready to take on the ravens. and they are planning revenge. and meanwhile, fans on both sides are already getting very fired up. >> reporter: baltimore loves its ravens and loves to hate the pittsburgh steelers. the feeling is mutual. >> i would say ray lewis doesn't know what's coming. that's what i'd have to say to him. >> terrell suggs. i hear he plays with baby dolls. >> now, ravens make their way to the steel city. >> and while not every ravens fan can head up to heinz field for the game, you better believe these seats will be filled here in hunt valley. >> if we play anything like we have been playing, it could be a little nerve-racking. however, i am really, really hoping that we win. >> energy level is high, volume is high. people are having a good time,
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beam are enjoying -- people are enjoying themselves, every play matters. >> sure does. and players are already talking a big game. >> i'm looking right at you, 86. i need you to play. i need you to play. please put on that 86 and that smile and all the things you do. yeah, we need all that for this game. >> suggs is already calling out heinz ward. and so this is going to be a typical ravens-steelers, knockdown, dragout fight. >> reporter: last time the two teams met, it was a blowout. now the steelers are looking for revenge. ravens fans say don't count on it. >> they talk a lot of smack. we talk a lot of smack. it's good defenses up against each other. and it's a long time coming, they're going to get it. >> reporter: and both sides. have heard heinz ward. he says the teams genuinely don't like each other.
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no doubt it will be a black and blue game on sunday. but guys, if you ask me, those steelers don't have a chance. back to you. >> jessica, you know, there are big rivals here in our newsroom. there are people rooting for the steelers here in our building. >> i know. >> of course it's a free country. we allow them to do that. >> but we don't talk to them for a few days. >> thank you very much, jessica. and it is a big weekend in college football here on wjz. saturday at noon, the maryland terrapins host virginia. then the biggest game of the year. number 1lsu, versus number 2, alabama. saturday on wjz 13. >> you don't have to leave your couch at all if you don't want to. >> absolutely. he broke a sacred trust. emotional testimony in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. why they say the evidence is overwhelming. it's a popular victory dance that placed one soccer team in trouble. i'm gigi barnett. that story is just ahead. now into a second month.
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downtown oakland overnight. they tried to use flash grenades and tear gas to break up the crowd. it took a while but police were eventually able to clear out the group. well, there have been no such problems at the "occupy" movement in baltimore. those protestors have been displaced out of mceldon square. those in the "occupy" movement are raicting with a shrug. >> no one, not police or the protestors want to see what happened in oakland happen here in baltimore. >> nobody is here to cause trouble. >> reporter: so hiding in plain view in the inner harbor. teachers and students aive road for a field trip -- arrived for a field trip. >> but they tolerate this expression of free speech. while cataloging where it's running afoul of city law. the latest, a safety violation. two plugged into city power
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poles. >> the power. >> while the power of free speech is still evident, the free power from the city, gone, unplugged, turned off. >> honestly, it's not going to have that much effect on us. we only use power for microwave, coffee, internet. >> we can find other ways to power those that don't make us dependent on a city that we may come into conflict with. >> streetlights here still light up at night. this passerby supports the city. >> bums can't hang out anywhere they want. set up a tent and just relax. they should have to come back, every day, just like any other protest. >> how much longer can this continue? the city says they're still looking at it, day to day. and protestors say they're not leaving any time soon, unless they're forced out. at the occupy baltimore movement downtown, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. >> and the city can't say how long or if they will overlook the other health and safety violations their inspectors found at the protest site.
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a celebratory dance lands a high school team in hot water. perry hall team lost a chance to play in the championship. as gigi barnett explains, students and parents are calling foul. >> reporter: it's called the burning. an on-the-field victory dance after game-changing sacks points. kicking a winning goal against delaney high school, parents from the opposing team complained, calling the dance lewd, inappropriate, and unsportsman like behavior. perry hall's principal, george roberts, quickly suspended the varsity team, shutting down the season and blocking all chances for a chip to -- trip to the championship. >> two more games, they're state finalists. two more games. >> reporter: now, perry hall parents and students are outraged. students say they've done the dance before. >> we've done the dance before. it's never been a problem until
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delaney. >> reporter: principal roberts says it may be okay on the nfl field, but it's the wrong gesture for high schools. >> engaging in those they see. ravens players, professional soccer players doing. that's just not something we consider. >> reporter: but perry hall's parents hoped this letter from the coach could have changed the principal's minds. in it, the coach said some of the parents may have wanted retaliation that they lost. he saw it and found that the burning may have been misconstrued. >> they made a mistake. and thank you, delaney coach for sending the e-mail and stepping up and admitting you're wrong. the man said it the right way. >> perry hall's principal isn't budging. he said he considered other punishment options like community service, maybe even saturday school, but none of those will do. he stands by the suspension. and what's more, school headquarters backs his decision as well. back to you. >> thank you very much. the regional semifinal match is tomorrow afternoon.
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>> bob does that dance every time his forecast is right. which means he does it a lot, right? >> dancing bobby. >> been dancing a lot lately. mid-60s. east/southeast winds. barometer falling a tad. come back and take a look at friday. beautiful sunset tonight. come back and look at the friday weekend after this. ,,,,, [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money?
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really pleasant afternoon. looks like more of this morning cooling down temporarily for the next few days. we're at 58 now. 55 in oakland and ocean city. and pretty much in the 50s for everybody. cumberland, that's computer air, for some reason it didn't report. they're down to 64. right now, locally, upper 50s to low 60s once again with clear skies, 12 rarely. -- temporarily. now, once again there are clouds that will start moving down later this evening. winds pretty much all over the place. they have been generally in a southerly component. at the airport today, got up to 64 degrees. normal high now is 61 degrees. out to the west, shower activity across chicagoland. to about detroit, where yesterday was 70. they'll be cooling down. this front to the north of us is very weak. most of the energy down here across missouri and southern illinois is moving toward atlanta and the carolinas. most of that rain is going to pass well to the south. but we will see a cloud from
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the frontal system. that's move in this direction. this low pressure looks pretty impressive. most of that energy is going to head down to the carolinas. take the rain with it. north of harrisburg, that's where the clouds begin. clouds overnight, into the morning hours. then it clears out with sunshine in the afternoon. that low pressure once again passing south of us. it does cool down with winds going back to the north. however, it won't be lasting that long. because this high that is going to be cooling us down moves off the east coast. winds come back, bringing back milder air by sunday and early next week. we could get up close to 70 like detroit did. that will be on monday and tuesday next week. north winds on the bay. that will cool us down. wind gusts to 20. and we'll have a small craft advisory out there tomorrow. bay temp in the mid-50s. tonight, there will be clouds coming in overnight. it will be mild. 44 tomorrow. clouds early and the sun comes right back.
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a little cooler. 58 and dropping probably to around 50 by late in the afternoon. and back in the chilly 30s tomorrow night. and saturday and sunday. great-looking weekend. it will be a little cooler, but lots of sunshine. >> wonderful. thank you, bob. still to come tonight. trouble on the tracks. a train derails and bursts into flames. why wasn't it handling any hazards? get off the couch. surprising details about cancer research in tonight's healthwatch. an ellicott industry barber is arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year- sexually assaulting a 13-year- old boy inside his barber shop.,
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6:30. 56 degrees and mostly clear. good evening, everyone. thanks for staying with wjz. here's what people are talking about. closing arguments, in the man accused of being responsible for michael jackson's death. >> the prosecution accused dr. conrad murray of breaking a sacred trust with michael jackson. >> conrad murray corrupted that relationship and for that
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michael jackson paid with his life. during closing arguments, prosecutor david wal gren said the evidence against dr. murray is overwhelming. he called it criminally negative with an overdose. >> for michael's children, this case will go on forever because they do not have a father because of the actions of conrad murray. >> defense lawyers argue nothing dr. conrad murray did or did not do was criminal and that it was jackson, desperate for sleep, who killed himself, when he self administered the lethal dose. >> the prosecution during these six weeks have absolutely failed to prove a crime. >> the judge began the day by giving detailed instructions. he told the panel to use their common sense and experience
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when deliberating. >> do not consider for any reason at tall all the fact that the defendant did not testify. >> some spectators have been there almost every day of the trial. so have members of the jackson family. the case will soon be in the hands of the jury. in los angeles, karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. stay with wjz for complete coverage of the manslaughter trial of dr. conrad murray. we'll bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced. no bail for the maryland man suspected in two gruesome murders. >> curtis lopez made his first court appearance since being extradited from north carolina. he is being accused in a murder. and he is also accused in the murder of the woman's son, william mcquain, 11 years old. his body was found in a field.
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lopez was arrested in north carolina last month. >> prosecutors have not yet revealed a motive for the murders. stunning allegations. a howard county barber is accused of sexually abusing a boy. and police fear there may be other victims. >> reporter: police say the assault happened here at the barber shop in ellicott city, where the suspect worked alon. and now -- alone. and they now believe there may be more victims. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: that was the reaction from customers today at the scissors sound hair salon in ellicott city, after they found out police had arrested the owner, 54-year-old jung gon kim for sexually assaulting one of his 13-year- old customers. >> i'm shocked. >> reporter: monday, witnesses saw howard county police take him away in handcuffs. >> i had no idea what was going on. it was crazy. >> reporter: police say the 13- year-old boy told them that over the course of a few months, kim began acting inappropriately. >> that this man repeatedly
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said sexually innerappropriate -- inappropriate things to him. >> investigators believe kim sexually assaulted the boy. >> reporter: they said while the assaults only happened once. >> this is a case where we think there might be are the victims out there who just haven't reported or told mom and dad what's been happening. and those are the people we need to hear from. >> reporter: neighbor rebecca vandenberg hopes that isn't true because the shop was so popular. >> concern. and i think the word needs to get out if that's the case. >> kim is charged with several charges, including sodomy. >> howard county police are asking anyone with more information to give them a call. a woman charged with abusing dozens of cats is now fighting to get the animals back. animal control room removed 89 cats. so far, 26 of them have died or been euthanized. now, the suspect is filing a petition to have the surviving
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cats returned to her care. the suspect faces 104 counts of animal cruelty. time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. two maryland senators are calling on state energy regulators to order, as a condition of approving the merger between constellation and exelon. baltimore and freeport now have a direct air link. and the long-time host of it's academic is retiring after 50 years. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. get up and move. new research is linking a lack of physical activity to nearly 100,000 cases of cancer each year. begat shivan has the healthwatch for wjz. >> reporter: attorney, exercise wasn't a priority until she
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found out she had breast cancer. exercise could help keep cancer away. could be lack of physical activity. >> sitting is bad for you. and sitting does. >> factors like hormone resistance can increase if someone sits too long. and that's a big concern since only 31% of americans say they get regular physical activity. >> between work, driving, and relaxing at home, some people can spend most of the day sitting. but doctors recommend getting up at least every hour for a minute or two. >> this is something nais within the reach of every
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patient. >> she now walks more than 10,000 steps daily. >> i was hoping when i started the exercise regime to maintain my health. and hopefully not get cancer again. at this stage, though, i like it. >> reporter: angie says taking the right steps has kept her cancer free for over a decade. in new york, begat shoban, wjz eyewitness news. >> . >> we can do the news standing up. >> stop that. more sexual harassment claims. a third woman with allegations against herman cain as the presidential candidate is handling the scandal. tragedy in argentina. a horrible bus accident. bob turk in the first warning weather center. more great fall weather headed our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on
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bursts into flames. it is not clear what caught fire. but two of the cars were carrying dangerous chemicals. luckily, the three cars contained only 22 and scrap metal. no injuries have been reported and crews are working to contain the fire. a train plows into a bus full of children in argentina. at least eight people were killed in the crash. 45 others were injured. officials are now investigating. they say the train crossing was marked by signs but did not have a security bar, bridge, or underpass. the bus was headed on a religious retreat. world leaders are tackling greels's financial crisis at the g20 summit. leaders welcome the decision by the greek parliament to scrap a national referendum on the plan. white house officials are concerned the financial problems in greece could derail our own economic recovery. herman cain is facing a new sexual harassment allegation. a third woman said she is
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considering filing a formal complaint. cain continues to hit the air waves in his defense. >> reporter: herman cain is criticizing what he calls the guilty until proven innocent culture in washington, d.c. he says the allegations that surface said this week started with rival rick perry's campaign. perry denies it, telling the blog red state.com, i would suggest to you there is not anybody from my campaign who knew anything about it. perry turned the finger to mitt romney. romney's camp had a two-word response "not true." >> cain's response has been answering thin. >> there are factions that are trying to destroy me personally, as well as this campaign. >> reporter: thursday, politico.com reported one accuser settled her sexual harassment claim with a $45,000 payout from the national
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restaurant association. more than the two- to three- month salary. a second woman reached a $45,000 settlement. >> texas tea party patriots. >> reporter: cain is scheduled to appear in a tea party debate saturday. organizers hope to avoid talking about the scandal. >> the response we seem to be hearing is, let's get to the substance of it. let's have these two guys get out there and talk about entitlement reform. >> reporter: but cain keeps getting questions about the controversy and the debate is just two days away. ines ferre, wjz eyewitness news. >> looking at a proposed statement with a woman who signed a confidentiality agreement with the group. we have a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >> one in 15 americans is now looking into deep pov earliy. -- poverty. we will look at a family that has fallen out of the middle
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pizza bolifootball challenge. jessica kartalija has an update. >> reporter: the tight battle continues at the top of our bobblehead leader board. adam continues in the lead with 83 points. i'm right behind him with 81 points. marty has 79. a three-way tie for fourth between don, tim, and stan. mary has 77 points. this week's big winner, brian bodwright. he came closest to the score of the sunday night game, with winning the most. he comes out with pizza bolis, and best baybuy gift card and sports memorabilia. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. the ravens have two of their next three games on the road. our string of very nice november days rolls on. hard to ask for much more than this. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast as we head into the weekend.
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first, here's mr. tim. any november evening, where you don't have to wear a coat outside and you're still comfortable is a great november evening. tonight, we're going down to around 44 degrees or so. we'll start tomorrow in the mid- 40s. we'll have clouds tomorrow. clouds break. sun comes through. we'll stay a little cooler tomorrow than we will for the next few days. but we'll top out in the 50s. and that is the coolest day of the next five. for the next five days, we send it in to bob. >> saturday will feel pretty chilly. most of the days in the 40s. it will be sunny. chilly at night. back up to 61. 66 monday. 68 maybe 70 on tuesday. denise? >> all right. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. seems like every plan has a fan to help make the ravens offense better. >> we'll hear,,,,
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well, i bet those ravens players are dreaming in gold and black. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> as long as they're positive dreams, that will be good for them come sunday. ravens are riding a good feel of a comeback win. that comeback was fueled by a hurryup no-huds offense, that featured quarterback joe flacco, standing back from center. it's what is known as the
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shotgun formation. and since it worked, fans want to know, why don't they do that all the time. offensive coordinator cam cameron is behind the game. he points out, flacco was actually statistically better when he's not in that formation. flacco and the ravens were very successful in three touchdown drives against arizona. cameron says it has its place. the steelers like to pressure the qb. >> because of all of the different blitzes you get today, even even everybody, even the guys who said they'd never get in the shotgun. certain blitzes almost dictate that. and certain packages, you'll want to use more than others. you want to continue in what you saw last week. >> good defenses are going to be disguising no matter what. but i think when you up tempo a little bit. you get them on their heels. and you have to get calls in that aren't quite as
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complicated. it can limit what they do. >> pass protection is key. ravens hope to have offensive guard ben grubbs back for the pittsburgh game. number 66, grubs did practice today for a second straight day. remember, he hasn't played since the season openingin win. -- owning win. -- opening win. college football, college park on saturday. and maryland coach, randy edsel wants you to come support his team when they come take on virginia. in fact, he doesn't understand why fans haven't been out in more force this season. the first-year coach says real fans will support their team, despite a bad record. edsel added, he's an orioles fan, and he still supports the o's, despite their tough time. well, it's been a tough time for the terps. and the seats were sparsely occupied for that cold, wet loss for boston college this saturday. forecast looks good this weekend. and edsel expects the football atmosphere to heat up because
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virginia is a maryland rival. >> i know it is a rivalry. and it's one of those border war type things. so kids have talked about it. and we're anxious to play with them. >> they mix up coverages. it's going to be big for us. >> they have been part of an ongoing quarterback shuffle. brown struggled and was replaced by o'brien. terps lost and dropped to 2-6 saturday's home game will be part of the seniors. catch the game from college park here at noon. then saturday night. number 1, lsu, traveling to tuscaloosa to face second- ranked alabama. more on the ravens tonight at 11:00. >> okay. >> thank you, mark. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we had a mouse.
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don't miss the cbs primetime lineup tonight at 10:00. it's the episode of the mentalist, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. thanksgiving may be a couple of weeks away. but that hasn't stopped macy's from putting up its christmas tree. it will open for the first time at midnight, the day of thanksgiving. more stores are expected to announce their holiday hours in deals in the next week. >> not ready yet. >> get ready. it's coming, whether you like it or not. >> that's it for us tonight. back at 11:00. i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching wjz. more on the way. cbs evening news with scott pelley, including more americans are living in deep poverty. the story of one family ,, >> pelley: tonight, the legacy of the great recession.
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more middle-class americans fall below the poverty line, and a record number are far, far below it. bob orr on cyber theft. u.s. intelligence says russia and china are stealing american technology to build their economies. >> reporter: how often are these attacks happening? >> around the clock. >> pelley: of mice and men and women. dr. jon lapook reports mice may hold the secret to slowing down the aging process in humans. and albert reingewirtz survived one of the greatest horrors the world has known. anthony mason on why he's telling his story now. >> they were taking away my mother! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning tonight with a story that really brings home the impact the great recession has had and is having on this country. a new analysis of census b
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