heard that guilty verdict in court. while there were some dr. conrad murray supporters here and police lined up in anticipation of violence, so far no confrontations. although one michael jackson fan had to be taken away by ambulance to a hospital. >> we the jury -- >> reporter: there was a gasp in the courtroom when the guilty verdict was read. >> guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> reporter: after less than nine hours of deliberation, jurors decided dr. conrad murray was responsible for michael jackson's death. prosecutors argued murray caused the super star's death purchasing more than 4-gallons of propofol and administering it michael jackson. and then failing to monitor him and failing to call 911. when prosecutors blamed murray for leaving michael jackson's

children without a father. murray admitted he routinely gave michael jackson propofol to help him sleep. dr. murray was led out of the courtroom in handcuffs his sentencing will take place on december 29th. now just a couple of seconds ago, joe jackson the father, the pay patrioarch of the family just got into his car. waiting for the rest of the jackson family. when the sentencing takes place, the judge could send dr. conrad murray to prison. he could lose his medical license as well. reporting live from the criminal courts building in downtown los angeles, i'm sandra hughes, back to you. >> again as you heard the judge could sentence dr. murray up to four years in prison, as well he could lose his medical

license. we will continue to bring you the latest development overnights. and the latest on the news from howard county where a shooting is under investigation. wjz has confirmed one officer fired his weapon at least once and no officers were injured. we do not know who the officer was firing from. we'll have updates on this breaking story coming up at new at 6:00. today there's a new push to help a maryland man inprisoned in cuba. starting today activists are gathering in washington, d.c. volunteers hope their presence will eventually help set gross free. he was arrested in cuba two years ago for bringing prohibited communications exhibits into the country he said he was only trying to provide internet access to the

island's small jewish community. politics have repeatedly called for his release. his wife says she is touched by the ongoing support. a scandal continues to rock penn state university. first the former assistant coach is accused of sexually abusing children. now two other officials are failing to turn themselves in for failing to report the abuse. >> reporter: penn state's formal athletic director and the former vice president have turned themselves in to authorities. the 67-year-old retired coach was arrested saturday on charges he targeted eight boys over a 15 year period. he faces 40 criminal counts, ranging from inappropriate

touching to statutory rape. prosecutors say sandusi prayed on boys he met through a charity he founded for at risk kids. in 2002, a graduate assistant says he saw sanduski assaulting a ten-year-old in a shower at campus and alerted coach satorno. the two men say they did not wrong. shultz lawyer says the charge did not pertain to his client because he did not see the assault. >> you follow him when he was coach, he was doing so many things with the second line. and you are kind of like proud of him. >> reporter: sanduski who is

free on bail denies the charges. >> sanduski denies all the charges, he faces two years in prison. the city of baltimore is threatening to pull the plug on future grand prix races. city officials say racing development owes $1.5 million for city services provided during the labor day weekend race. the city has a five year contract with the group but says if the group does not pay up, it will flow out the contract. officials have yet to comment. a student is stabbed to death while trying to break up a fight at frostburg state university. mike hellgren reports from the frostburg campus. another student is facing murder charges. many here are reeling from this murder. a judge denies bail for the accused killer. courtney mccoy was stabbed in the head and neck after a vicious fight. the 19-year-old was from baltimore. graduated from poly and had a

reputation as a peacemaker. she died trying to break a fight leaving those on campus stunned. >> great personality, everybody talks about her. >> i can't believe it actually happened. >> reporter: police arrested shanay ligins for the murder who's still in jail with no bail set. she was a business major and lived in the dorms where the fight started. >> courtney got to the hospital and went to each and every person at the hospital and let them know what had happened. >> reporter: ligins told him someone else stabbed mccoy, but pictures from the bloody aftermath led to the charges against him. this is the second student on

student violence. >> i share your outrage, alarm and grief. >> mccoy loved to sing and was on a gospel choir on campus and now her voice is gone and a community is asking how could this happen. university police say they monitored troubles off campus party houses but this was not one that was on their list. in frostburg, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. what happened to courtney mccoy have happened to others like yardley love and christopher comings. they went off to college and never came back. >> the ravens pull out a huge last minute win over the steelers in pittsburgh and tonight it is still obviously the talk of the town. wjz is live with complete

coverage. jessica cartalia has the latest. >> coach harbaugh did just meet with the media in owens mill. he is still flying high from that victory. one that could take the raven as long way to the ultimate goal of the super bowl. the ravens say their road to the championship must go through pittsburgh. it included a critical fumble by flacco and butter fingers by some receivers. >> not a single catch, but a catch that had to be made. >> reporter: before this one slipped away, the ravens got a grip. flacco let it rip completing seven passes in the final two minutes including the game winner to tori smith. to cap a magical 92-yard soaring drive that gave the raven a sentlating win.

>> i didn't even know tori caught the pass. i thought it was pass interference. when i found out he caught the pass, i just lost it. >> i can't thank those guys enough. >> either one or two things are going to happen. either we the same team from last year, or we're going to show the world how we've grown up. and we did just that. >> reporter: so the ravens are now tied for first in the division with cincinnati. baltimore looking more and more like the best team in the afc and who knows, maybe a rematch with the steelers ahead in the play offs. we're going to hear from coach harbaugh. >> i don't know if i can handle more. fans have plenty to say about the ravens victory. complete coverage continues with jessica cartalia. >> reporter: i don't know if i can handle that either. they are the team that we fans, the players themselves and the coaches love to hate and last night we were all on the edge of our seats.

the grand finale of a hard fought game between two arch enemies. ravens fans say it best on the fan cam. >> we have to face the ravens now because flacco is the man, that's why. >> i knew we were going to come back because we just have that about us, we win. >> all in all they did great. if they win this way, they could win every game this way. >> i had no doubt at all. >> every time the steelers lose it's a good thing. >> reporter: the rivalry had both teams on edge and some even doubted that the ravens could actually pull it off. >> to tell you the truth i thought flacco was going to blow it. he came through, he shocked me. >> i was surprised, pleasantly surprised. my husband said they scored, and i said you're kidding. it was great. >> i was scared to the end and when he pulled it off, wow.

>> reporter: still some say they never lost faith and are confident the ravens will sweep the series. >> i knew that flacco was going to come back. i knew that we were going to pull out a w especially against the steelers. >> always have faith in the ravens. we bleed purple and black baby. >> reporter: the stadium is not quiet tonight. it is the bud fan. fans have an opportunity to win a trip to hawaii. pretty cool. >> that sounds great. the ravens are back on the road again as they take on the seahawks in seattle. you can catch all the action right here on wjz sunday 4:00. >> this weather certainly matches the mood of ravens fans everywhere. outside right now with sunny and mild and we couldn't ask for a better monday. bob turk is tracking our updated conditions in first

warning weather, bob. >> the sun set at 4:59. essentially the sun is down but it's been like that all day long. clear skies, nothing at all to look at. 62degrees and tomorrow, well, if you like today you're going to love tomorrow. because we may have a little fog tomorrow but high pressure over the region means warm conditions once again. any clouds and rain stay out to the west until thursday and not everyone that great a chance for that happening. but we've got some great weather ahead. mary. >> bob, thank you. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. new evidence that popular birth control pills may lead to blood clots. what all birth control users should know. another woman accuses herman cain of sexual harassment. how he's responding. what this note for the jury could mean for the federal trial of a maryland politician.

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right now a jury is still deliberating a fate of powerful state senator eulises curry. and the jury sent a note to the judge. derek valcourt tells us what the note said. >> reporter: this question may give us some indication at which way the jury is leaning and if that's so it is not good news for senator curry. >> senator are you feeling confident about this trial. >> no comment. >> 74-year-old prince george's county senator curry waits to

learn his fate as jurors decide whether the evidence proves grocery chain shoppers food warehouse paid curry $1 million in bribery money as prosecutors allege. they say curry used his power to benefit the grocery store. traffic lights near certain stores and an attempt to get millions in state grant money. but prosecutors say that curry's work was legal. he said that he paid taxes on shoppers money and that he's an honest man who never made any political appearances on shoppers behalf. monday afternoon jurors asked the judge a single question

about the bribery conspiracy bribe and two executives from shoppers food. if we believe the conspiracy was not in effect in 2002 or 2003 but may have started at a later date can we find any of the defendants guilty on count one? >> and the judge told them yes. some of the defendants could be found guilty of conspiracy as long as the jury believed beyond a reasonable doubt that the conspiracy began within the time frame alleged by the government. now there are nine other additional charges besides conspiracy that the jury has to consider in this case those deliberations still under way at this moment. we are live, derek valcourt wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, the trial is entering its seventh week. curry faces up to seven years in jail in convicted. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work let's check on the roads with

christie breslin. >> hi kai, hi everyone. those traffic delays are starting to get to us at this point. heavy from charles street to harper road. average speed only about 20 miles per hour. another 15 minute delay from york. stop and go from south western boulevard to security boulevard. 70 westbound jammed up there from 29 to marysville road. ohio state between ontario and eerie street. bridge road at liberty road in the westminster area. let's now take a live look. plenty of break light there is on the interloop just west of york road. same situation as you can see semoni at 29. this traffic report brought to you by bills carpet warehouse.

the owner of cafe hunn makes a huge about face. the word hunn no longer belongs to denise whiney. today she did away with the name to save her business. >> it never belonged to me in the first place. it belongs to the people of baltimore, the thing is baltimore is going to defend it. so i don't have to hold on to it. i don't have to keep it. it was never mine to start with. >> reporter: it is a complete reversal for whiteing until now dismissed the protest. but now she revealed her restaurant is failing. it is why chef -- is at the

restaurant. >> she realized she made a mistake. >> reporter: will this move save the business. the community reacted strongly when they first heard about the trade mark, a lot of people boycotted. will they come back. >> it was not doing her any good. i don't think she really had any kind of claim on that word. >> i stopped eating there because the food wasn't that great honestly. and there are other options on the avenue that i liked more. >> i'm one of those people that haven't been in there for a while for the same reason. i will go back if she's really apologized and she's sincere. >> i apologize from the bottom of my heart. >> reporter: whiteing began trademarking the world hunn since 1992 and has been in

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oh the sun is set unfortunately but it was a spectacular day. tomorrow will be just like today. maybe one or two degrees warmer if you can believe that. we have 69 degrees. the normal high right now is 60. take a look at temps right now, it's dropping. the clear skies and light winds and with nighttime falling temperatures will be dropping back into the upper 30s to low 40s. 59 in oakland, 68 up in cumberland still 57, 55 cool by the water because the water temperature is chilly. away from water it's still mild. temperatures quickly dropped. 59 up in bell air, 56 westminster. at last report 53. south and southeast winds will kind us in the mild air tonight. a normal low now 38, 39. and we'll be close to that. tomorrow looks like a day just like today. upper 60s, mid-60s, cooler by the water. there's a front to the west causing some pretty good

thunderstorms active activity which is a little unusual. behind this system very cool air. behind it generally 40s and 60s. that contrast going through here and causing showers and storms through oklahoma up to illinois. this front for the most part, the energy heading to our west. a piece of that will go through the region on thursday. then after that a little cooler by the end of the week. high pressure rules the roost and those wind continue southwest continue to flow through the east coast. unusually mild. the bay temp right in the mid- 50s. so if you're by the water that's pretty much where you're going to see the sunrise, 6:41 set today at 4:59. tonight then, look for clear

skies, maybe some fog overnight. 64 tomorrow. another gorgeous sunny dry afternoon. >> we'll take it, bob thank you. still ahead, it was a plan to stop people from smoking but tonight it's been thrown out. what's happening to those graphic labels on cigarette containers. and police continue the search for a missing boy. what his mother told police about the day he disappeared. >> only 15 years behind bars for her [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com, you can choose your channel package. ♪ you can choose your own internet speeds. ♪ you can even choose to chat with a live person. ♪ and you're always guaranteed the lowest prices online. so don't wait... try, compare and buy

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it's 5:30. 62degrees and clear. good evening, thank you for staying with wjz. updating the breaking news from los angeles. a jury returns a guilty verdict in the trial of dr. conrad murray. adam is live right now with the developments. >> a stone faced murray showed no emotion when the verdict was read. murray was taken away in handcuffs after the verdict was read. murray served as his personal physician at the time of the death. murray gave him the sleeping aid propofol say the jury. that was in combination with two sedatives.

here is what the l.a. district attorney had to say moments before the moment. >> a strong and powerful message that this sort of conduct does rise the level of criminal negligence and to the extent that someone dies as a result of their playing dr. feel good they will be held accountable. sentencing will now be set for october 29th. >> murray's medical license will be automatically suspended. a fire that led 17 people homeless in baltimore county is ruled an accident. the flames ripped through a building on perry hall on friday. fire investigators decided the fire began on the second floor condo. all of the displaced residents are staying with friends and relatives. a judge makes key decisions regarding the case of a cocksville native murdered at the university of virginia. attorneys for the man accused

of killing yardley love will be allowed to examine her medical records. prosecutors say hughley smashed love's head during an argument. a woman involved in the murder of a hopkins researchers finds out today how long she will spend blind bars. andrea fujihi tells us what she had to say in court. >> reporter: she will spend a 30 year sentence for her part in the death of steven petkaren. >> this ends the time of a terrible ordeal. >> reporter: john wagner and

merit robbed him. wagner then stabbed petkaren and merit robbed him. she only faced conspiracy and robbery charges. >> in as much as she was a willing participant, she got the sentence she deserved. >> it seems a little ridiculous, they were in it together, they should get the same sentence it seems like. >> i was told they would be in it together. i was told both were responsible. >> reporter: merit says she is just as guilty as wagner but she is not a cold-blooded person. the judge though didn't buy it. after merit's 15 years the judge said she'll be watching for any probation violation to impose the full 15 years suspended sentence. andrea fujihi, eyewitness news. well velva merit will be

eligible for parol after 7-1/2 years. a woman days after a helicopter crash. >> reporter: hariette was visiting new york city from england. she was one of five people on board a helicopter that plunged into the water last night. dickerson's daughter and friend also died. her husband survived aid long with the pilot -- survived along with the pilot. the pilot reported problems right before the plane went down. a fourth woman is accusing herman cain of sexual harassment. today she told her story in new york city. cain's campaign is calling the accusations false. >> reporter: a woman is publicly accusing herman cain

of unwanted sexual harassment. >> i want you mr. cain to come forward and admit that you were inappropriate to people. >> reporter: sharon bayolick told her story in front of cameras. she visited cain when he was head of the restaurant administration to ask for help getting a job. and she says in the car ride home after dinner, he touched her inappropriately. >> i said, what are you doing. you know i have a boyfriend right. he said, you want a job right. >> reporter: he found himself in some testy exchanges with reporters. >> don't even go there. where is my chief of staff. please send him the code of ethics. >> reporter: cain and mitt romney are in first place.

so far voters seem to be shrugging off the allegations. >> i don't think we have enough information but i don't think he would sway me either way. >> reporter: he and his fellow gop candidate will meet for a debate. >> the woman said she did not alert the association because she did not work for the trade group at that time. she says she has no plan to file a lawsuit or take any action against cain right now. 2-year-old sky mellow wallow was last seen sunday morning. his mother told police she ran out of gas, left the boy in her car while she walked to a gas station about a mile away. when she returned to her vehicle about an hour later, the boy was gone. today police with tracking dogs searched the area for the child. people in oklahoma are recovering from a record earthquake followed by 10

aftershock, one of them was caught on national television. >> our lights shaking quite a bit. it is now calming down as another earthquake has just hit. >> reporter: you see that news anchor reacting to oklahoma's largest earthquake ever. the 5.6 quake came hours after a 4.7 earthquake. no one was injured but damage was reported throughout the state. a u.s. district judge ruled that it's likely the cigarette makers will succeed. the wealth gap between young and old is growing ever wider. household headed by people 64 years of age or older have a

net worth 47 times larger than household headed by people 25 or younger. that's four times higher. the gap is due to older people working longer and younger people carrying larger debt. the crumbling relation between constalation energy. unusual and not contested oriole manager has been out of baseball since 1962. and does the last game make flacco an elite quarterback? for all these stories and more check out tomorrow's baltimore sun. the sounds of the soulful

symphony have a new home. composer atwater and his group were picked for a grant. >> it just cements our impresent on baltimore. >> reporter: atwater says he plans to pack the venue by playing music baltimore enjoys. atwater says besides changing the way people perceive the

music, they can see what can be done. soulful symphony will be provided with office space and marketing support. >> soulful's shows kick off in january. for more information log on to our website for a link. still to come, invasion of privacy. gps easy pass can make driving easier but it can also be used against you. what you need to know if those devices are in your car. >> and coming up, a massive die off of oysters in the bay is threatening livelihoods and a way of life. that story as eyewitness news continues. i'm bob turk in the weather,

a massive die off of oysters in the chesapeake placing livelihoods on the brink. alex demetrick report some water men are already calling it quits. >> reporter: every oyster season will turn up empty shells and dead oysters, but this year. >> some of the bars were 100%

dead. we didn't find a live oyster on it at all. >> reporter: they blame the massive run off from hurricane irene and tropical storm lee which brought debris and a flood of fresh water which kills oysters. >> we can't oyster through this. this has really hit us hard. >> the hurricane is gone from people's minds. but we're dealing with it every day. >> reporter: barry swisher is dealing with it by getting out. he will place his boat for sale. a boat that supported his family for 56 years. >> i don't have a choice. logistically i cannot work the fresh water because it's too far away. >> reporter: it will take years to recover. >> if you have a good spawn like once every five years in the upper bay you're doing pretty good. >> the worse part for me of this boat is not the money you make off of it. it's the opportunity to go out there and watch the sun come up

and actually do the job. that's what's heartbreaking for me. that breaks my heart. >> alex demetric. water men believe tropical water triggered the die off. state scientists are yet to determine an exact cause. we're enjoying calm, clear weather around maryland right now. i'm so excited mary i'm just choking up over it. let's take a live look outside. it's a beautiful monday evening. bob turk has a look at what we can expected in the next five days. >> it's so beautiful it's easy to get choked up. upward 50s yes but eventually probably upper 60s by 3:00 or so. dropping back down into the 50s, maybe some 30s tomorrow night. a big warm up in the 60s, mid- 60s on wednesday. a few more clouds.

cooler and breezy friday 52 and sunshine again on saturday. back up to 58 degrees. >> bob, thank you. today's energy saver focuses on lighting in your home. brighter light is not needed and use task lighting instead of lighting the entire room. focus your light where you need it. dimmers can also help in your home. for more information, click on your special section. a large fire at a disabled care center in california tills five. only one of the six residents could walk out without any assistance. but she did not manage to make it out alive. when firefighters arrived at the scene, two care givers were out front, the six disabled people were still inside. the cause of the flames is still under investigation. a car plunges off the edge of a cliff in idaho. officials say slippery road conditions sent the suv over the hill and into a creek

nearly 130 feet below. rescuers set up a rare high rig system with ropes and harnesses to lift them to safety. all of them are recovering in the hospital. no one suffered life threatening injuries. easy pass can let companies know your whereabouts and many. sue takes a look at privacy issues on the go. somebody is tracking medical student sean mcarvey on his commute to the arlington medical center. >> they know what time i drive, what time of day. they know how much i drive and they know how i break, when i break and how often. >> reporter: they are the agents at progressive insurance. this device hooked into his honda accord lets progressive know how safe of a driver he is. mcarvey is among a larger

number of drivers sacrificing privacy for convenience. that includes services like gms on star. so called black boxes now in most new cars and electronic toll collectors like easy pass. while the technology brings benefits on the roads it's also collecting driver information that can be shared, stored and sold. and that has privacy experts worried. >> the bright line for me is when this information is used for marketing or for other purposes. other than for safety or what the consumer has been told it will be used for. >> reporter: consumer activist joan claburn wants information restricted until then she says, drivers beware. >> consumers should read the contract before they purchase a product or sign up for a service. >> sean mcarvey read the fine print. he says he's comfortable with what his insurance companies knows and the discount is worth

it. >> and cars are likely to know even more about us in the future. ford engineers are working on safety features that provide health condition alerts, advising drivers when they have low blood sugar and need a snack. checking heart rate to check for a pending heart attack. denise is standing by for the preview. >> we will follow the breaking news from los angeles. a verdict in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. new reaction from court coming up at 6:00. and 20 years later, the progress made in the fight against hiv. two decades after magic johnson's bomb shell announcement. all these stories and more coming up at 6:00. but now back to kai and mary. a new warning about ,,,,,,l.

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number of sexual harassment in middle to high school. many said the harassment affected their study habits and willingness to attend school. only 9% reported an incident to an adult. more evidence is linking newer birth control pills to a higher risk of blood clot. pinkston reports from new york on the latest study. >> reporter: 35-year-old misha edwards started taking birth control pills five years ago knowing they could increase her risk of blood clots. >> i was a little bit nervous about that. >> reporter: now more research shows blood clots are more likely for women taking newer birth control pills like yaz or yazmin. they found those taking the so called next generation of pills which contains a synthetic hormone are at much higher risk for clots than women taking older drugs.

>> the risk is highest in the first few months after starting the pill. >> reporter: the food and drug administration released another large study that showed women taking yaz have a 75% greater chance of developing a clot than women taking an older pill. oral contraceptives are the most popular birth control in the united states. patients should discuss the other risk factors with their doctors. >> family history, obesity, and other medications which can increase your risk of blood clot. >> reporter: misha edwards says she's confidentable with the choices she's made. after doing her research, she opted for a newer pill that contain as safer hormone --

contains a safer hormone. >> women should also discuss risk of blood clots with their doctors if they plan to take birth control. age, family history and weight can afford your chance of developing a blood clot. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. judgment day. a jury reaches a verdict in the case of conrad murray. a live look at the courtroom next at 6:00,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up right now on wjz eyewitness news. the verdict is in, dr. conrad murray guilty of manslaughter in michael jackson's death. what this means for his future. i'm mike hellgren, steps from the straus sberg state university. we'll tell you about a student that was killed here and what happened to her alleged killer in court. ravens sweep the steelers. and you won't believe what fans have to say. that story coming up on wjz. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now.

we the jury in the above entitled action find the defendant conrad robert murray guilty of the crime of involuntary manslaughter. >> reporter: judgment day for michael jackson's doctor. >> the verdict and what it means for conrad murray. hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> conrad murray faces nine years in prison. let's go to the live look. >> reporter: there are still some michael jackson fans here. the jackson family, at last heading home. the prosecutors have held a very brief press coen