legendary penn state football coach is caught up in a scandal. >> will legendary coach, joe paterno be forced to step down? >> i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> joe paterno is charged with -- his former coach is charged with molesting eight students. some say he did not do enough to stop the abuse. >> reporter: penn state football coach joe patorno got a big show of support.

and his son told supporters, his father has no intention of resigning. paterno said his father wanted to address the scandal earlier today but the universality canceled it. >> we determined that today's press conference cannot be hold. >> reporter: paterno's former assistant coach, jerry sandusky is charged with molesting 15 boys over an eight-year period. paterno said that he saw sandusky assault a young boy in a locker room shower in 2002. the coach told administrators, as the law requires, but they failed to alert authorities. law enforcement is determining whether paterno had a legal obligation to do more. >> reporter: paterno, during his six decades of coaching, he's won two national championships and pushed his players to succeed on and off the field. >> reporter: matt millen played

in the late 60s and 70s. >> it's pretty disturbing. >> reporter: millen was also at the charity sandusky started for kids, and is where they said he started. >> makes you sick. to see that this could happen at this level, if, in fact, that has happened. >> reporter: it's a black eye on the university and its legendary coach, who may be forced to wrap up his last season with the litany lions. and today, another potential victim is coming forward. the man is in his 20s. and he said he knew sandusky from the second mile charity the coach founded in 1977. fear and anger in frostburg. a student is dead. another in jail for murder. and now, there is more information about the chaotic scene the night of the killing. denise is in the newsroom. >> reporter: the cumberland

times student is reporting the scene saying an ambulance did not respond quickly enough to the stabbing scene. sean a. liggens is charged with stabbing courtney mccoy sunday. mccoy died at an off-campus apartment at a house. there was a crowd of about 150 people there. frostburg police say when medics arrived, people began making verbal death 38s. -- threats. now, the frostburg city police department says it will also respond to 911 calls received off campus. kai? >> members of courtney's church talked about their grief. that's all new at 5:00 and 6:00. shocked by police. the identity of a suspect wounded by a howard county police officer is released today. 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is in critical condition at shock trauma. investigators were investigating the call for an armed man in the 7400 block of high tech road. they say nichols was armed with a gun and put it down.

that's when police opened fire, hitting nichols. howard county police are investigating the shooting. attacking his credibility. in less than an hour, republican presidential candidate herman cain is going to talk about the woman accused of sexual -- accusing him of sexual misconduct. >> reporter: republican national candidate herman cain is going on the offensive. >> there's not an ounce of truth in all of these accusations. >> reporter: he's set to hold a press conference to fight back against allegations from sharon biyalic. she accuses cain of making an unwanted sexual advance towards her. >> i wanted to be the voice and face for those women who couldn't or wouldn't come forward. >> reporter: tuesday, cain's camp put out a question saying, who is sharon biyalic. it lefts -- lists where she was a defendant, menges a bankruptcy filing and includes

a report about a paternity case. >> reporter: cain has been fighting allegations of sexual harassment and bad behavior for more than a week. it's thrown his campaign off message. and he's tried several times to tell reporters he's done talking about the issue. >> excuse me! >> don't even go there. end of story! >> reporter: the conversation wedan with two-- began with two young women who said it started with them. they each reached a confidential settlement with the organization. some conservative activists admit they're growing a little uneasy about the accusations. but so far, cain is still doing well in the polls and bringing in millions of dollars for his campaign. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> and cain's campaign questions whether biyalic is making money from this. >> no verdict yet. right now, jurors are still

behind closed doors, debating whether powerful attorney ulysses currie is guilty of taking bribes. derek valcourt has an update on the case. >> no verdict at all. in fact, it has been relatively quiet as that panel of 12 continues to hsh -- hash through six weeks of testimony. >> reporter: shoppers foot warehouse needed an ally in annapolis. and prosecutors say they needed one in the chair of the powerful budget and state taxation committee. senator ulysses currie admits he was working as a paid consultant for shoppersic -- shoppers, taking nearly a quarter million dollars. his attorneys maintain he did nothing illegal while prosecutors say he was selling his power in exchange for money. jurors must now choose which

side is right. legal analyst, andrew levy. >> right here, you have a defense of, i didn't do it on purpose, i meant well. some jurors are much more receptive to that kind of argument than others. and that can be the kind of thing that jurors can argue a long time about. >> and it, appears that is what is happening. they are now in day 4 of deliberations. and this jury has a lot to consider. keep in mind, there are two former executives from shoppers food warehouse on trial, along with senator ulysses currie. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> curie is charged with multiple counts of violating state and federal laws. he faces 20 years in prison if convicted. it is election day in baltimore city. wjz found voters out casting their ballots this afternoon. turnout is very low. right now, only 4% of regterred- - registered voters are visiting. the polls will remain open

until 8:00 tonight. it's a beautiful day outside. no reason not to go out and vote because of the weather. feels more like spring than fall. right now, it's sunny and warm. well above normal for this time of year. wjz has weather and traffic together. meteorologist bernadette woods is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bern, you know what? we don't care how long it lasts, we appreciate the moment. >> i totally agree with you. you have to enjoy days like today. because they don't come that often. absolutely wonderful. there is nothing going on in our area at all. when i can open it up for you, i'll show you, here's the next storm. it is off to the northwest, but it's going to take its good old time coming our way. and take a look at temperatures. 69 degrees. look at all of these areas close to 70s this afternoon. a little cooler along the coast because of the influence of the water. but everywhere is warm this afternoon. so we'll have that full forecast coming up. mary? >> thank you. a potentially dangerous situation, a gas main break in locust point. this is video of a locksmith

opening homes on ford avenue with no one home. he was brought in by bge crews to disconnect the gas service. the gas must be turned off in each home and business while crews work to repair a gas main break. the contractor hit the gas main yesterday, knocking out service to 2700 customers. at last check, 900 people are still without gas service. let's check in on the roads now. here's kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. kristy? >> hi, mary. hi, everyone. we have a couple of accidents to start off with in the harford area. the best way to get around would be to take ashton way. a second accident in harford county, up in bel air. west churchfield road at south hickory. traveling in the towson area, we have a crash there, east of jobba road-- joppa road. and cherry valley drive. as far as delays go, a couple

on the beltway. southwest side inner loop. to liberty road. north side outer loop, some slowing there from providence road to charles street. about 15 minutes to get through. and on the top side inner loon, -- loop, another 15 minutes from york road to providence road. average speed, as can you see from the speed sensor there, about 37 miles per hour. let's take a live look. you can see at wilkens avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you or someone you know has suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm, or visit them online at cochranfirm.com for your free consultation. back to you. still ahead at 4:00. terrorized. what happened to two students caught on tape harassing a new mexico boy. mishandled remains. disturbing allegations against the military about missing body parts of soldiers killed in the line of duty. it's been watched by millions. what one group in texas is doing to get the judge responsible taken off the bench. we are having a sort of

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breaking news. there is a verdict in the bribery trial of maryland state senator ulysses currie. currie is accused of taking bribes from a popular chain of grocery stores. he admits he was working as a paid consultant for shoppers. food warehouse taking in nearly a quarter million dollars from the grocery chain. during the trial, currie and his attorneys maintain he did nothing illegal, while prosecutors insist he was selling his power and influence and pushing the grocery store agenda in annapolis in exchange for money. wjz will bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced, but it is in. we have breaking news to report as well. a five-story building in new york comes crashing down,

trapping three workers. those workers were pulled from the rubble a short time ago. this was the scene in brooklyn, new york. there is no condition on the workers at this time. an investigation is under way into what caused that collapse. a school in new mexico is making a push to end bullying. this video shows two ninth graders beating up the third grader in the blue jacket. now, all students are taking classes on bullying. the two teens are charged with a number of offenses and are suspended for the rest of the school year. the sports world is mourning the loss of one of boxing's all-time greats, smoking joe frazier. he passed away last night after a brief battle with liver cancer. susan mcginnis reports for wjz and has more on frazier's life. >> reporter: smoking joe frazier's vicious left hook earned him a place in boxing history. born in south carolina, in 1944, he picked up the sport at an early age.

a top amateur, he won olympic gold and turned pro the following year. in 1971, frazier became the first man to beat muhammad ali, knocking the boxing great to the canvas in the fight of the century in new york's madison square garden. frazier fought ali twice more, losing both battles, including the famous thriller in manila. ali called that fight the closest he ever came to death. in all, the two men traded a total of 241 punches during their total rounds. >> in the three fights. [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] >> reporter: outside the ring, ali taunted frazier mercilessly. but following his death, ali released a statement saying, the world has lost a great champion, i will always remember joe with great respect and admiration. in later years, frazier ran

into money troubles troubles and ran a gym in his adopted hometown of philadelphia. he then returned to his home state of south carolina, where he was honored with a lifetime achievement and service award. frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer only weeks ago. he died in philadelphia at the age of 67. susan mcginniss, wjz eyewitness news. >> and frazier is survived by his long-time girlfriend, denise mimes and his 11 children. a strong finish to the day on wall street. [ stock bells ringing ] >> stocks went up on a word of progress for bailout packages for troubled european countries. dow was up. nasdaq up 32. let's go to new york where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> reporter: italy may soon have a new prime minister. silvio berlusconi has said he

will resign. he lost majority in parliament during a routine vote. italy needs to pass new measures to avoid defaulting on its massive debt. a vote on the measure is planned for next week. here in the u.s., a hopeful sign that the job market is improving. employers advertise more jobs in september than at any other point in the last three years. the labor department says they posted more than 3.3 million job openings. that's a 7% increase since august. and the most since the summer of 2008, just before the financial crisis hit. wall street bonuses are set to shrink by an average of 20 to 30% this year from a year ago. it would be the weakest bonus season since the financial crisis of '08. the sluggish economy is hurting businesses at many wall street firms. bonus payments could climb as much as 25%. and tsunami back in march,

put a big dent in its profits. and toyota is warning that flooding in thailand is expecting parts supplies this quarter. that's your money watch. for more, go to cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. coming up at 4:00, the jury returns a verdict in the bribery trial with state senator ulysses currie. the decision is moments away. free wi-fi. if you took advantage of the services in public, we'll explain why you may want to stop. dinner interrupted. surprise guest crashes through a window. and it really is hard to believe it is the first week of november. how long can we expect to enjoy this warmer weather? >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,

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updating the breaking news. the federal jury in the ulysses currie trial has reached a verdict. it will be read at 4:30. stay with us for complete coverage. we'll bring you the verdict when it comes in. meantime, here's meteorologist bernadette woods

with a look at another beautiful day, bernadette. >> that's right. with everything else going on, we had a gorgeous day weatherwise. you just don't get that many this time of year. take a look at this. we topped out at 79 degrees. and look at the record we were closer to that. we did start off in the 30s. and you can see we've gone way above. that and a light southerly breeze. that's warming up the air. take a look at this map right here. here's where the colder air has locked up to the west. and slowly, some of it is going to push our way, but not quite yet. we also have a storm just offshore. this is subtropical storm sean. and all of this dry air on top

of us. that's the way it will stay. to the west, storm passes to the north of us, initially we'll see clouds come in thursday. could weaken as it passes through. then friday morning, it will start to move away. could see rain lingering friday morning. so the forecast comes together like this. and you're looking out over the waters. you got this subtropical storm sean. barely moving at this point. but with that front we were just talking about, it's going to pick this up and off to the east. it's not going to affect us, not going to be an issue. back here, our waters are much quieter. with winds so light, we could see fog form once again overnight. down to 41 degrees. by tomorrow, though, any fog giving way to mixed clouds and sunshine. just a few more clouds than

yesterday as that front approaches. still warm, though, going up to 64 tomorrow afternoon. then we have a chance for a little rain with that front on thursday. gets out of here pretty quickly. we'll cool down. we start to warm up once again over the weekend. >> can't go swimming. >> if you want. you go for it. >> we have our short sleeves on, though. >> and that's what wet sleeves are for. and don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. it's the hit show, "unforgettable. then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. ravens are back this weekend. purple birds taking on the seahawks. you can watch that game live here on wjz 13. and scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. plus, we are following the news that the jury has a verdict in the bribery trial of senator ulysses curry. we're asking leaders from outside washington what they

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it is 4:29. 69 degrees and sunny. hello, everyone.

thanks for staying with eyewitness news i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. there is a verdict in the case against senator ulysses currie, who is accused of taking bribe from shoppers. currie admits he was a paid consultant for the grocery chain, taking in nearly a quarter million dollars between 2003 and 2008. prosecutors accuse him of pushing the grocery store's agenda. wjz will bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced. behind barbs and on suicide watch, one day after dr. conrad murray is convicted in michael jackson's death. the doctor is being watched closely. as bill whittaker reports on wjz, the guilty verdict is what jackson's fans have been waiting for. >> fans could not contain their

excitement. >> we, the jury in the above- entitled action find the guilty guilty. >> murray showed no emotion when the verdict was read but showed surprise when the judge ordered him remanded into custody immediately. while his emotions were difficult to read, reaction from his fans and family were not. >> lock him up, lock him up! >> we did get justice. >> i was very happy that it came out as it did. >> i feel very good, knowing our justice system still works. >> michael was watching over us.

>> reporter: dr. murray faces a possible four years behind bars. for michael jackson and his fans, the conviction might not bring closure, but satisfaction that justice has been served. bill whittaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> a sentencing hearing for murray has been set for october 29th. -- november 29th. five people accused of trying to steal the carcass of an animal. >> reporter: police say the attempted theft occurred shortly after terry thompson set more than 50 animals loose and then attempted to commit suicide. -- it includes lions and bears. the five suspects were caught loading a lion's remains into the jeep. it isn't clear what they wanted with the carcass. the six remaining were moved to the columbus zoo, which are now fighting with the widow to keep

this. >> thompson was apparently deep in debt and upset over marital problems. preparing for a nationid -- nationwide emergency alert. tomorrow, the government will run its first-ever national test of the emergency test system. >> reporter: talk show, soap operas and every other tv and radio program across the nation, will all be interrupted at exactly 2:00 p.m. eastern time, wednesday. for 30 seconds, fema and the fcc am conduct the first-ever nationwide test of the emergency alert system, also known as eas. >> in the past, if you heard it on one station, you could change the channel and list tone something else. now, if you change the channel, it will be on that channel as well. >> reporter: this is designed to quickly alert americans about a national emergency, like a nuclear attack, a major power grid failure or a

catastrophic storm. >> reporter: local stations like wfax have always been required to run tests individually. now, they must coordinate with other stations. >> we monitor wmal, wtop, and we also monitor the national weather service. >> reporter: the e.a.s. is a modern-day version of the old emergency broadcast system, designed to protect americans from missile strikes during the cold war. the new system has never been used on a national scale. but the government says this test is important to ensure it will work in the event of an emergency. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> and once again, the test is set for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. protestors are calling for a texas judge to step down, after a video of him beating his daughter goes viral. >> dad gum it. [ screaming ]

>> this video, which has been watched by millions on you tube, shows judge william adams whipping his then-16-year-old daughter with a belt. today, protestors in rockport took to the streets, calling for adams to be removed from the bench. a texas judicial conduct is reviewing the judge's actions. a surprising new study on spanking pins experts against parents. 74% of mothers believe spanking is acceptable for children ages 1 to 3. and 60% condone spanking as a regular form of punishment for young children. meanwhile, for decades, a long list of experts has denounced spanking as ineffective. mary is live in the newsroom with the details. >> reporter: a panel of 22 nutritionists in the u.s. just released their top five. helping people lose weight. topping it with number 1 is the

dash diet. rich on eating fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy and whole grain. the other is tlc, high in fiber in low saturated fat. and mediterranean diet, which consists of salmon and drinking red wine. weight watchers, jenny craig, and nutrisystem also got high marks but fell short of the highest nod. >> reporter: coming in at the bottom were the palio diet, raw food diet and atkins. what an unseasonably warm day. feels more like spring than fall. but are changes on the way? wjz has traffic together. bob? >> gorgeous afternoon. take a look at radar. there is zip. nothing going on in the east coast. there are showers. chicago, up toward michigan and into illinois down to st. n and louis. we won't see that probably until thursday afternoon or evening as the front comes through the region. tomorrow, look at this map. just beautiful weather, up and

down the east coast. one more day, temperatures well above normal again. probably in the mid to even upper 60s. to the afternoon. we touched 70 degrees this afternoon briefly. looks like we may see a little fog overnight as well. >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hello, denise. hi, everyone. definitely not a good start for harford county. the accident at toll gate road has been cleared but still congested. also a new accident in the abingdon area. emerson atwoods dale drive. as far as delays, traveling north side inner loop, slowing from york road to providence road. average speed about 28 miles an hour. and north side outer loop slows down there from providence to charles street f. you're traveling on the southwest side of the inner loop, southwestern to liberty road, at least 25 minutes to get through that delay. and northbound 95, also sluggish there, from 175 to route 100. as far as other accidents go in

towson, east of joppa road, at fair mont avenue, and in baltimore city, east 30th street, at north calvert. let's take a live look. you can see things are still building there on the west side at wilkens avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by auto service plus. it's service you can trust. check out their fall and winter maintenance specials, up to $65 in additional rebates. to find a location nearest you, go to auto service plus.biz. back to you. some traffic patterns will be changing in downtown baltimore this friday for a special observance. alex demetrick reports, if there's inconvenience, it's nothing, compared to the sacrifice made by america's veterans. >> reporter: there is a statue honoring veterans with a scroll. but it was the end of world war i that eventually set veterans day on november 11th. and this friday -- >> the date is 11-11-11. and on the 11th hour of this year, we're going to have all

of the church bells in baltimore city to ring. >> reporter: but first, veterans will march from the monument. >> going to travel south on charles street. and east on lexington street. and it's going to end up just off to the right here at the war memorial plaza. there's going to be quite a number of street closures on that route. so up until probably noon, will there be traffic interruptions. >> reporter: the event is open to all. and organizers hope as many as possible will show up in their old uniforms to stand and be recognized. including those from the most recent wars in iraq and afghanistan. to veterans from vietnam. to the war in korea, to world war ii. and for their duty, appreciation, and the rest of us. >> it's a real pleasure when someone says thank you for being a vet. >> reporter: the opportunity will be here friday. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> for veterans attending the march and ceremony, the city has arranged for free parking

in nearby garages. all right. updating the breaking news now. the federal injury in -- jury in the ulysses currie trial is being read in court right now. derek valcourt has let us know, on count 1, conspiracy to commit bribery, currie is found not guilty. he was accused of taking a bribe from a popular chain of grocery stores. wjz will continue to update you. >> we'll update the breaking story we're telling you about. the bribery trial of state senator ulysses currie. and open the windows. it's a beautiful day outside. meteorologist bernadette woods has your updated first warning weather forecast. and bob? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

as we have been telling you the past few moments, the breaking news out of the

federal courthouse downtown. the ulysses currie trial has reached a verdict. derek valcourt has more on the verdict. >> reporter: this was a sweeping victory for the defense here. this was not guilty, all the way around, for senator ulysses currie, the embattled 74-year- old prince george's county senator, has been found not guilty on every single one of the charges that he faced. he also found not guilty with him two of the former executives, along with shoppers from shoppers food warehouse who were accused of paying him bribery money. the jury did not buy the prosecution's arguments in this case, that currie intended to commit illegal acts. the jury clearly sided with the defense, who argued that currie thought he was working in a perfectly legal manner for shoppers food warehouse, thought he was not violating any laws, thought he was working with no criminal intent. he was also charged with lying to federal prosecutors. the jury found him not guilty

of that as well. this is a sweeping victory for the prosecution -- for the defense. a crushing defeat for the prosecution. right now, the jury is inside being polled. we will try to get some reaction from the jurors, find out exactly what it is that convinced them to find maryland- prince george's county senator, ulysses currie, not guilty on all of the bribery charges against him. here at federal court, where we are live, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek. we know you have a lot more work to do. we'll check back with in -- in with you at 5:00. air force investigators say the facility lost portions of human remains, twice in 2009, while preparing them for burial. that was the findings of a year- long federal investigation. three senior officials have been disciplined for gross miss management. however, the air force inspector general concluded that no laws have been violated. most of us don't think

twice about using wifi in a hotel or airport coffee shop. but a new report shows how easily hackers can steal private information or passwords. hackers can even create their own wi-fi hot spots to lure in workers. >> they make it easy to stay connected while on the go. >> reporter: these so-called wi- fi hot spots are everywhere, at the airports, parks, libraries. it's convenient but it can be dangerous. hackers now have the technology to steal your personal information. >> reporter: most people aren't even aware of the danger. >> reporter: darren kitchen exposes hacking techniques. using a laptop and router, he created his own hot spot in san jose, california. to people, it looks like a safe network. my ipad connect with the darren's wi-fiz. not the cafe's. >> i can see all of the e-

mails, instant messaging, web pages they go to, all of the passwords they type in. >> reporter: when i go to my facebook, he gets my user name and password. but there are greater danger. they could get hold of social security numbers and credit card numbers. >> most wi-fi is not encrypted. and without it, hackers can easily break into your virtual world. but there are ways to protect yourself from these internet thieves. >> reporter: make sure you know the name of your wi-fi hot spot you're connecting to. and avoid websites that require you to give passwords or trusted information. they say it's a good idea to purchase a vpn, or virtual private network. that will encrypt your information and keep hackers from stealing what no one else should see. >> reporter: sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> experts also warn people to never check their bank accounts

on an unsecured network. getting sugary beverages and sodas out of schools. in a study of thousands of public school children, researchers found bans on soda and high-calorie fruit drinks had little or no effect on consumption rates. it's an amazing video you have to see. a deer makes a surprise visit. >> when they spotted the deer, they took cover any place they could. >> reporter: surveillance video shows customers standing on chairs and tables after a deer busted through a window. >> it felt like someone got thrown through the window. nobody knew it was a deer. >> reporter: the deer narrowly missed a customer. >> 3:15 in the afternoon. getting down to the third quarter. total silence. then total oohs and ahs. and then some exclamations. >> taco macgm witnessed it.

>> how long was the deer in the restaurant? >> could have been more than 15 to 30 seconds. i mean, it was a pretty quick incident. luckily for us. luckily. >> reporter: amazingly, the deer ran out the restaurant's patio door. >> in this business, i've seen some wild stuff. never had a grown deer jumping through the window. >> reporter: stanley said it was no doubt one of the wildest days on the job, which had customers asking him unusual questions like -- >> are we going to serve deer tonight? things like that. once the deer was out the door, it became kind of a fun atmosphere. >> wow. the deer then took off into the parking lot and presumably into a nearby wooded area. if you're already in the mood for black friday, you don't have to wait to start your shopping. analyst says retailers have already started slashing the prices of big screen tvs by as much as 40%. experts say stores are trying to stir up excitement and get you in the door early this

holiday season. the tlc reality show, 19 kids and counting may soon need a new name. arkansas couple, jim bob and michelle dugar announced today they are expecting their 20th child in april. 45-year-old mirnl says she's -- michelle says she's in good physical shape. she's not worried, despite complications during her last pregnancy. she also says she didn't expect to get pregnant again. oops. and that the entire family is excited. >> they're like, what is causing this? where are these babies coming from? >> yeah, right. >> over 19 kids. how can you tell when they're excited or just calm? >> how do you tell them apart? running out of names. will the weather last? >> bob turk has the updated first wa,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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i guarantee you by 5:00, it will probably be down in the low 50s. south/southeast wind at 60. humidity, 40%. barometer holding steady. 30.21. 68, cumberland. 67, elkton. and by the water, ocean city, 59 degrees. locally, still in the mid- to upper 60s. the cooler spots by the water, annapolis and kent island, at 60, 71, 36. kind of hard to know what to wear. you go out, it's 36 degrees. in the afternoon, it's 71. 59, 39 are the averages now. records, 80 and 24 back in 1960. a light southeast and southerly wind keep us in the warm air for the wind. then we have this front to the west. been talking about it. but the main area of low pressure is going to pass way to our west. a little piece of that will pass through our region thursday. we'll have clouds. a few showers associated with it. not a lot of activity with it. by the time it gets to our region, most of the energy is going to pass way to our region. we might even get through the

rest of this week without much rain. it's going to get cooler behind that front. so one thing is for sure. the warm temperatures we're seeing will be really a ting of the -- thing of the past, by late thursday and friday, temperatures will be heading back down below normal. front comes through, dry but sunny and breezy for friday. but only in the low 50s, rather than 71 or the mid- to upper 60s. and on saturday, actually, the weekend, starts a warmup once again. probably getting above normal again. meanwhile, winds tomorrow, southeast, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 55 degrees. tonight, clear. maybe more fog as we saw this morning on the eastern shore, 41. 64, maybe 67, all depends if we have any clouds or not. but still way above the averages as you saw, 59. so another nice, warm day and dry, once again. >> wonderful. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> breaking news from the federal courthouse. where there has been a bombshell verdict in the case

against a maryland senator accused of bribery. senator ulysses currie right now talking with reporters about his vindication. about his vindication. i'll have ,,,, li s about his vindication. i'll have ,,,, id li s m ba llral,was about his vindication. i'll have ,,,, id unl m ba

continuing breaking news. a powerful politician, acquitted. the jury reaches a verdict in a federal corruption trial against state senator ulysses currie. >> sex scandal. at penn state university tonight. the investigation widens. will legendary football coach, joe paterno be forced to quit? >> gas emergency at locust point. i'm adam may. police breaking into some homes and businesses are shut down.

the details are coming up. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. the verdict state senator ulysses currie, facing charges of bribery. >> the jury's decision is in. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. we are following that breaking news. the powerful politician, found not guilty on all charges. the jury just reached a verdict in the federal corruption trial against senator ulysses currie. derek valcourt has more on the jury's decision. derek? >> reporter: this is a sweeping victory for the defense, which all along argued in this