>> now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, medicine's news station. >> the state senator accused of taking a quarter million dollars in breeb, cleared 92 and why he

walks away fro. >> i'm vic vic carter. >> and i'm denise coke. >> a jury rules state senator curry is not guilty. here's the reaction to the verdict from federal court tonight. >> reporter: after a six-week trial and three and-a-half days of deliberations, the jury handed senator curry and his defense team a sweeping victory and a crushing defeat for the prosecution. senator curry, his wife, was all smiles since they left the courthouse, vindicated of the convictions that he used to power and influence for exchange of nearly a quarter million dollars from 2002 to mid-2008 when the fbi first raided his home for evidence. >> this has been a rough four years for my wife, my family and i, and for my constituents, so

this is the greatest moment of my life. >> reporter: his defense argues his paid consulting job for shoppers may have been a conflict of interest but not as prosecutors contended a bribery conspiracy. he was an honest man who never set out to do anything illegal. jurors told wjz tv that they were not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that they broke the law. >> he was looking out for their interest. i think he was cognizant of the ethical lines that needed to be respected. we were not convinced he met the goal on that, but it's a hard call to make. >> reporter: he's returning to his political life without the cloud of conviction over his head. he issued a brief statement saying he's aware that many corruption trials end in acquittals. he says he will not complain about the outcome of this trial. at the federal courthouse, derek

valcourt, wjz, eyewitness news. >> it's like low the general assembly will look into possible ethics violations against curry. major ethical concerns swirl around herman cain as the candidate says the sexual allegations will not knock him out of the race. >> the charges and the accusations, i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. >> cain stood his ground as another accuser came forward. carol works for the federal government now and received a $45,000 settlement when she and cain worked at a restaurant trade group. he said he'd be willing to take a lie detector test to prouv his innocence. students rally around

legendary football coach joe paterno amid calls for him to step down. critics say he didn't do enough to stop allegations of a staff member. >> reporter: several pennsylvania newspapers tonight are calling on joe paterno to resign and now new word that the winningest coach in college football could be gone within days: in the middle of an impromptu rally outside his home, he speaks out amidst rumors that his days that his days are numbered. the university canceled paternoo's weekly press conference. they say he will coach saturday. the new york times reports the university is planning paterno's exit after his former coach

jerry sandusky was charged with sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. a graduate assistant told paterno he saw sandusky assaulting a boy in a shower. he told supporters and didn't call police. >> he could have done more. but he'd probably have to go. i don't want him to go but personally i think he has to because of the severity of the situation. >> reporter: students here at penn state's york campus say they're worried it reflects poorly on the school. >> i'm going to penn state because i hear all these great things about it and something like this is not good. >> reporter: at least one more alleged victim has come forward. coach paterno had a message for those affected now, fans are hoping he doesn't fall victim too. and just minutes ago, the university board of trustees announced they will form a committee to discuss the university's response to the

child sex abuse allegations. meggan mccorkle, wjz eyewitness news. >> two officials have been chashlged with failing to report the abuse. 900 customers are without heat or hot water for more than a day. this is what it looks like as crews work to fix the gas main. pge held a meeting to update customers and it could be days before service is fully restored. baltimore police stand guard as locksmiths hired by bge break into homes across locust point, the utility in a race to disconnect gas service to about 1,000 customers. >> what utilities will you be missing? >> the stove and the dryer and the shower. >> it's hard cooking with the microwave. >> reporter: the problem started with a contractor working at a nearby bridge broke this gas line monday morning. >> once the repairs are

completed, we'll have to go back and relay the gas service. >> reporter: businesses like award winning lp steamers have crabs waiting to be cooked but no customers to eat them. >> we keep calling and we tell them we're not oechlt we don't know what to say. it's bad. we're losing a lot of money. >> reporter: the gas problem itself hasn't been without problems. >> when i showed up at work, the korpz were outside, all the doors were open, i thought, what happened. >> reporter: the security alarms were set off. >> they inadvertently forgot they didn't record that they shut off my gas so they broke back in to reshut it off. >> reporter: adam may, wjzeyewitness news. >> once the gas main is repaired, crews will have to reenter the affected homes and businesses to restart services. a driver is on the loose

tonight. an officer was dragged two blocks onto west lexington street. police are looking for a gold or light brown ford pickup truck and the officer will be okay. it's official, baltimore mayor blake wins the general election tonight and gets her first full term as mayor. here's reaction from the mayor and her supporters. >> reporter: denise, she and her party won today's general election and the party is on for raulins blake. supporters are fired up at stephanie rawlines blake wins her first mayoral election. >> i hope that people are -- that people see the potential in the city that i do and that they're willing to work with me to get there. >> reporter: she took the job nearly two years ago when the former mayor resigned in a scandal, and though turnout was low, supporters are optimistic.

>> it's very optimistic for a mayor to have a full term after an election. >> reporter: the mayor says show has little time to celebrate. a $50 million city budget short fall and other pressing issues demand her attention. >> i guess we have to wait until we get the mayor's recommendations, but $50 million is a huge amount of money. >> reporter: mayor stephanie rawlines blake defeated challenger alfred griffin iii, back to you. >> she and the city delegation are preparing their wish list for the state legislature in january. we're also keeping a close eye on two hotly contested city council races. they're both trying to win write-in campaigns. those votes won't be counted until thursday at the earliest. you can find the latest election resultos wjz.com. a dangerous bactieria

strikes, a man died from lesionairs disease. it spreads through water. earlier this week, two other cases of legionairs disease occurred at a baltimore nursing home and they're expected to survive. owners of the burned out washington tavern hope to open by preakness weekend. it burned down last month with $2.5 million in damage. it'll be a race against time but the tavern is the meeting place for horse racing regulars during preakness. . >> and a lot of media parties have happened in there as well. >> a lot. coming up, one good deed leads to another. >> someone up above mutt me in the right place at the right time. >> instant karma, how a man's selfless act help save his life. a terribly twisted crime. the horrifying secrets hidden inside this cluttered home. chaos steps from campus.

i'm mike helgren. i'll tell you how it led to the death of a college student. you'll hear from the man defending her accused killer. another mild dry day on tap. the complete forecast is coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,

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>> it is 42 degrees and clear in central maryland. the complete forecast is coming up. a major rescue operation in brooklyn. firefighters had to dig through rubble after a building collapses. one of the men died late tonight. the collapse occurred after concrete was pumped into the third floor of the building. a horrible mistake by the air force. an independent agency says the military failed to accept responsibility for his mishandling war remains. they lost portions twice in 2009. senior officials were disciplined and no one was fired. the air force punishment didn't go far enough, and were also critical of the decision not to notify the families of the service members whose remains were mishandled until after the investigation. police in russia make a bizarre discovery after the arrest of an alleged grave robber. they found life-sized dolls made

in part from mummified remains. the dolls were dressed in female clothing and displayed in the suspect's apartment. police say the 45-year-old man dug up 28 corpses. they also confiscated signs and photos from the grave. a community is in mourning as a recent gradual of pauley high school is murdered at college. wjz is learning more about the out of control crime scene. mike helgren has the development in this disturbing case yoo police describe the party so out of control that people made death threats on courtney mccoy, the 19-year-old student from baltimore who was stabbed to death in a house off campus. she was a beloved member of the church of northwest baltimore where people are struggling to understand what happened. >> what is going on that another young lady can stab someone? i mean, are you that angry that

you would want to take someone's life? >> i know i've been to that location before. >> it was just a regular party. if you see any arguing or anything, usually you just walk away or try to leave. >> reporter: police charged a fellow student with first and second degree murder saying she stabbed mccoy with a kitchen knife after she tried to break up a fight at the home. >> the facts will come out and i feel for the parents of the deceased child. equally, these parents are in great turmoil about this incident. >> reporter: university officials told wjz they cannot say whether alcohol fueled the chaos at the party but they're working to curb binge drinking and keep students safe. >> as much as i would like to hold each and every student in the palm of my hand and keep them safe every day, that is not possible. >> we want answers and unfortunately, who has an answer to that. why did this happen? >> reporter: the victim graduated from pauley in northwest baltimore last year.

mike helgren, wjz, eyewitness news. >> empowerment temple will hold a memorial service for nicole in northwest baltimore. a wisconsin man's good deed actually helps save his life. victor geesbreck and his wife have helped two women change a flat tire on a highway. as they drove away, they noticed victor's wife waving for help because victor was in cardiac arrest. he is currently in stable condition. one of the most influential rappers of the 1990s has passed away ♪ i got nothing but love for you honey ♪. police say heavy d was found unconscious at his beverly hills home and later died at the hospital. they say there was no signs of foul play. the 44-year-old whose real name was dwight arrington myers was

best known for his single, now that we found love. he caught pneumonia overseas. at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, every television and radio program will be interrupted. that's because the first nation wide test of the emergency alert system will take place. it's designed to quickly notify americans about a national emergency such as a nuclear attack. the test will last for 30 seconds. fortunately, this wasn't an emergency. the earth had a close encounter with a speeding asteroid. the space rock was the size of an aircraft carrier, but it sailed on by at 29,000 miles per hour. at one point this evening, it was actually closer to us than the moon, that's the closest an asteroid has been to the earth since 1976. >> and you can actually see it tonight too, with a telescope. telescope around #:30 tonight. the moon is 230,000 miles away. this was 200,000 miles away.

that's kind of close. >> that is. >> but it did not enter the atmosphere. kept on going. and the weather just keeps on going. just beautiful around here today. unbelievable. taking a look on the clear skies, it's cool down to 42, the dew point at 40, humidity at 92% and likely seeing fog forming in some areas with no wind. the barometer is still rising. 43 oakland, 38, the cool spot there at the airport in ocean city, that is certainly away from the marine influence of the water there. 47 up in elkin and 51, a warm spot there in hagerstown. locally, it's going to drop into the upper 30s, low 40s, and with the dew points getting close to the temperature, a lot of fog this morning. we had some school closings for awhile this morning and

scattered fog developing north and west of the city in the morning. 71 today. not a record. the record is 80. 59 is the average high this time of year. 36 this morning, 39 is the average low now, and the record low 24 degrees back in 1960. all right. we have a system in the atlantic. not a big deal, but it's actually a tropical storm. to the west of us, shower and thunderstorm activity this afternoon. it has weakened to the night, cold and snow, almost into texas, extreme southwest and portions of kansas, the wet snow is pretty much done. showers and storms continue funneling north ward toward the great lakes. that front in a weak eped stage enned stage will pass on thursday, and a chance of showers ahead of it. it stays mild until late thursday and friday, a lot cooler, a breeze, and a good

deal of sunshine in the atlantic. we have, shawn, believe it or not, tomorrow into the end of the week, it heads just northwest as a weak tropical system, and may bring down some rain, which wouldn't be a horrible day but it's pretty weak. the winds right now are around 52 miles an hour. the water is getting colder so won't last much longer. 55, tonight clear, patchy fog forming, 41 by morning, maybe upper 30, and tomorrow sun and clouds, 64 tomorrow, a bit of a southeast flow up the bay. 52, warming up again for the weekend, 58 and 63 with a lot of sun for the weekend, denise. >> thank you, bob. there's a new man in charge the or else. >> the team he's taken over and what fans can expect next season. ♪

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and build up our pitching staff, and that'll get us back in the first division. >> anybody with a strong opinion about his background, i'm in. >> they share a philosophy and emphasize his starting pitching. simoan has been cleared on all charges relating to a shooting incident in his native dominican republic nearly a year ago. simoan simoan mone says he is grateful. >> among the many stand out performers, second year tight end dennis pita caught several catches and every one of them came on third down and led to a first down. it launched his ability to adjust within the game.

>> dennis has a knack for getting open. he and joel developed an ability for timing and concentration. for those two guys to be on the same page like that says a lot and it says much about our offense going forward. >> he says when in pittsburgh, the ravens are dimin issued if they don't win. that'll be in sunday in seattle at 4:00. ravens practice tomorrow, i'll be there and will have the latest for you t,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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