-- pa -- patapsco avenue. we're talking 24 hours ago, in the middle of rush hour. >> reporter: surveillance video shows atf agents running. snipers on the roof. then the suspects fleeing as they drive wildly on patapsco avenue. sky eye chopper 13 captured dozens of officers, showing the scope of this large-scale bust that involved agents from all over the east coast. it was all part of a major federal raid, from a select atf unit with a goal to disrupt and prosecute the most violent criminals in select cities across the nation. >> this was very well organized. >> there were swarms of officers everywhere? >> there were many. it was astounding. it was almost like they were coming out of the woodwork. >> reporter: one agent was hurt. he's now out of the hospital. analyst vernon heron works for the center for homeland and

security. >> these officers train year round. they're tactical officers and they train for situations just like this. these are very unpredictable. you're dealing with people with a propensity for violence. and they're not going to give up easily. >> reporter: and that unpredictability, gave people not only a scare, but feds a look at crime-fighting units. >> i've never seen anybody respond so quickly. this is the closest i've ever seen that that -- to that. >> reporter: the atf decrine -- declined to speak of it on camera. no one else, we're told, was injured in any of this. reporting live in south baltimore, i'm mike hellgren. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, mike. members of the baltimore city police department also assisted in the raid. a man admits burning down his boss's tires at a tire store. but he's only serving two months in prison. and he might even get his job

back. >> you may recall the massive entire at belvedere tires. the flames could be seen for miles. today, a former employee, 35- year-old jason hicks, pleaded guilty to first-degree arson. detectives say he admitted he started the fire because his coworker was using his favorite paint brush. prosecutors say the owner of the tire shop is willing to rehire hicks when he is finished with his sentence. >> hicks will also have to tour the burn unit at johns hopkins as part of his release. the child sex abuse scandal at penn state is expanding. 10 additional victims have come forward. this comes as jerry sandusky comes talks to an interview. >> reporter: jerry sandusky denies molesting boys.

sandusky refutes the allegations. >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> reporter: san dunky was charged -- sandusky was charged last week with molesting boys. a grand jury report outlines complaints of abuse, including showers and the locker room. >> i have horsed around with kids, i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them. i have touched their leg, without intent of sexual contact. >> reporter: the president of second mile, jack racovits, resigned monday in an effort of what he calls to restore the organization. >> we do know that pedophiles don't become pedophiles at age 50. i think a lot more about mr. sandusky is going to come out. but that doesn't mean the board knew about it. >> reporter: the board is doing

its own digging to find out what could have been done differently. there's criticism on many levels as to why charges against sandusky were not brought sooner. >> the people should be assured that we tried to move that case as quickly as we possibly could. >> reporter: late monday, the new york times reported close to 10 additional victims have come forward. sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. and coming up on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, penn state assistant coach, mike mcqueary speaks out for the first time about the penn state scandal. you can see the interview here at 7:00, on wjz 13. a face-off at the occupy wall street protest in new york city. police forcibly remove people in the park. and made 200 arrests during an overnight raid. city police say the protestors can no longer inhabit the place

because it a health hazard. police are investigating a crash on the baltimore beltway. a man died on the outer loop near interstate 795 in baltimore county. that accident tied up traffic for more than an hour. no one else was hurt. reviewing wire taps. evidence of corruption becomes public. the newly released audio recording shows how former county executive jack johnson and his wife tried to hide money. adam may has the tapes. >> reporter: former prince george's county jack johnson and his wife leslie, guilty. >> i don't know who they are and they're banging on the door. >> reporter: agents surrounded the home. the couple in a panic over a $100,000 bribery check there from the developer. what do you want me to do with the check? do you hear them banging? >> tear the check up.

just tear it up. >> they're the fbi, jack. >> i know. that's what i'm telling you. >> you want me to put it down the toilet? >> yeah. >> you want me to flush it? >> yeah. flush that. >> reporter: leslie johnson also tried hiding $80,000 of cold, hard cash in her underwear. >> what do you want me to do with this money? they are banging. what do you want me to do? >> put it in your panties and walk out of the house. >> no. but i mean all this cash, jack. >> put it in your panties, leslie. >> oh, my god. okay. >> reporter: yeah, stuff it in your panties. >> reporter: that doesn't work. and johnson was busted. [ glass breaking. >> what the hell is going on? >> it scared me. >> we're the fbi. we're here to serve a search warrant. >> reporter: the johnsons will be sentenced next month. jack johnson faces up to 13 years in prison. and his wife leslie faces up to a year and a half. >> those are unbelievable

tapes. jack johnson admits. justice delayed. the man behind the crime for the controversial 2010 election night robocalls. derek valcourt explains the new developments in the case. derek? >> reporter: well, the defendant in this case worked for the campaign of republican bob ehrlich. and since the judge was appointed by democratic governor martin o'malley, he said he did not want there to be an appearance of bias. >> reporter: political consultant julius henson showed up for court, but court wasn't ready for him. judge peters recused himself. >> he was a recent appointee of governor o'malley. and he felt it would be a conflict for him for this. >> reporter: politics, unavoidable. since henson was a paid consultant, working for the campaign of bob ehrlich. henson admits he was behind the

election night robocalls to 112,000 registered democrats in baltimore city and prince george's county, hinting there was no need to vote. >> calling to let everyone know that president obama and governor o'malley have been successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: henson and ehrlich's campaign manager were both indicted on three counts to violate election laws, attempting to suppress voter turnout and for failing to identify who was behind the robocalls. henson maintains his innocence and believes his prosecution is political. >> so this is something by ben cardin, o'malley, just to punish people who disagree with what goes on in democratic party. >> reporter: henson's attorney says his client has already turned down a plea deal offer. >> it's something when you feel that you're not guilty and that you're innocent, that you don't really want to accept.

>> reporter: henson's trial has been postponed to february 26th. meanwhile, paul suric goes on trial november 28th, facing similar charges. we're live at the baltimore courthouse. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> suric faces an additional charges obstruction of justice. unfortunately, the sun was nowhere to be found today. it's dark and cloudy. we are expecting some rain tonight. still getting used to that. daylight saving time. >> it was pretty mild, actually. 68. but we had the clouds. take a look at radar. light rain in portions of maryland. most of the activity, still way up to the north. around the city now. very light activity, moving through the area. from, near ellicott city, columbia, toward port deposit. very light stuff. south of us. and a little batch moving into southern maryland from virginia. and from the north and west, that's where the really steady stuff is, north of cumberland,

and north of oakland, into southern p.a. that's still moving away from us. it's going to take a while longer for the activity to get into our region. and during the day tomorrow, looks like it will be pretty wet, but still mild. and by late tomorrow night, early thursday, it will finally get out of here. and it will get chilly, at least for a couple of days, once again. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news rat 5 -- at 5:00. the o's unveiled their new uniform. and why they're bringing back something we haven't seen in more than 20 years. i'm mike schuh in towson. a new study that shows just how unpredictable our beltway and i- 70 really is. the story when we return. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a missing mummy comes home to maryland. that story as eyewitness news continues. take another live look outside. a dreary tuesday night. will the sun return in time for the weekend? bob has more on his updated forecast. ,,,,

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three corridors, driven by millions of people in maryland, are named some of the country's most unreliable. mike schuh reports, the new study further confirms how bad this region's traffic really is. >> reporter: your troop on the beltway is going just fine. but suddenly, there is a sea of red lights. >> i think this mirrors baltimore. >> reporter: 695 seems to be the wort. and this study seems to confirm that. >> this is not talking about predictable delays. rather, this is talking about the kind brings the beltway to a complete stop. >> it doesn't matter what time

i come, i can be completely stopped. there's no consistency in that. so i don't understand it. >> reporter: in frederick, i-70 is so slowed by construction, it's the 11th worst in the country. >> reporter: and the top and west side of our beltway, is ranked 92nd, nationwide. >> and it's all day long that you have this traffic jam coming through towson and going up through frederick. this is the third slowest in the country. the inner loop, around new hampshire. the 27th worst. the state chafes at these types of comparisons. and on i-695, sha has several major bridge projects. and i-70 will go back to normal in 2013, when the i-70 widening project is done. want some perspective? this motorist recently moved.

>> that congestion is around here. >> oh, my god. it is horrible. >> in towson, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> the state says this will result for safer and stronger roads once completed. >> well, with all of that in mind, let's get a check on our roads. here's kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> well, mary, that story couldn't have put it any better, especially about the beltways. it's very heavy at this hour. if you're traveling on the top side inner loop, we're up to 30 minutes there from the jones falls expressway to harford road. average speed, about 15 miles an hour another 30 minutes to security boulevard. and 70 westbound just like it said in the report. very heavy there, from 29 to marriottsville road. as far as 95 goes, slow in the northbound direction, from pulaski highway to the beltway. we're also seeing several brake lights there. northbound on the harrisburg expressway, from shawan over to

belfast. and accidentwise, lower baltimore drive, at windsor mills road. a car fire reported in the glen burney area. and baltimore city, watch out for an accident there, north charles at west highfield. let's take a live look. as you can see, it's definitely going to be a slow drive. and we'll take another live look. you can see a look at the beltway there, where the 83s split. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. a young child mummified over 200 years ago, has returned to the university of maryland. it wasn't missed until the mummy showed up on ebay. alex demetrick is going to show you a closeup of the mummy, which a warning may be disturbing to some. >> reporter: the mummy came back to the university of maryland's medical school in the mail.

a woman put it up on ebay. its age of death? >> maybe 8? 7, 8. >> as for when it went missing? >> probably somewhere from the 1870s up until maybe the 1950s. a scottish anatomist mummified bodies and parts 200 years ago. in 1820, a college brought the collection to the university of maryland. it won grandville sharp patterson a teaching job. >> it was very rare to have a collection of his own specimens like that. no one else had something like that. it was a big interest to of it. >> reporter: today, students can study cyber cadavers and real ones. >> students now have a better deal if they could come up with their own teaching specimen. >> internal organs and arteries were cast in plates.

>> who the child was will never be known, but returning here is a kind of homecoming. >> he's back with his family. >> alox demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the mummy was found when an old building was found in detroit. police have not filed any charges. >> let's take a look at temps and conditions around the region. light rain here and there. 63. west/southwest winds at 6. barometer currently holding steady. we'll come back and take a look at our wet wednesday after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

how day to day is. >> not as warm as yesterday. of course, we had no sunshine to deal with. let's take a look at temps and conditions around the region, though. on this cloudy night. we're at 63 right now. 46 out in oakland. the warm spot, way down to the south and east. and across virginia. it was pretty warm. 65, ocean city. places in virginia today, got into the low 70s, once again. because it was mainly sunny, south of -- let's see, south of

our region into the carolinas. temperatures in the mid-70s, like we saw yesterday. 63 now. 61 in westminster. and a warmer, annapolis and kent island. 68, 57 today. for a few minutes, got up to 68. 57 is the average high. average low now is 37. 20 degrees above normal. 79. the record high. and the record low, 19 degrees back in 1986. quite a range. now, our winds generally today have been out of the south, keeping us in the mild air. off to the north and west, there's a bit of a change in the wind. and we won't see that until late in the day tomorrow. once that happens, our wind goes back to the west/northwest. that's where some cooler air is residing. in fact, much cooler with little air in the dakotas. northern portions of wyoming. rain pretty much from texas across the midwest. ohio valley, up toward new england. but it's all rain because it's very, very mild.

even up here temperatures in the 50s and low 60s. here's the rain. mostly, as you can see, well north of us. but as you head further south and west, there's a batch of rain developing across kentucky, west virginia, as this front sags a little forward to the south. that rain area will move into our region by overnight. and during the day tomorrow, looks like it will be pretty wet, at least from time to time. the mild air slowly being pushed out by this front. but the low pressure passes south of us, will eventually get into cooler, dryer air on thursday. temperatures probably not even much higher than 50, compared to the upper 60s. north winds, 5 knots on the bay. bay temp around 55 degrees. tonight, cloudy skies. a little sprinkle activity and rain developing overnight. rain at times tomorrow. and some areas could see decent rain. and turning cooler late in the day or tomorrow night. 63, back in the 40s. but highs on thursday. only around 50 degrees. so a big drop there.

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coveted val eptino. and now, back to you. >> all right, ron. thank you. don't forget to join ron, don and marty for all of the fun at jimmy's in fells point. once again, the mammoth manic monday meltdown is next monday, november 21st, 6:00 a.m., only on wjz. and still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. controversy over holiday bargain shopping. how angry employees are trying to change target's black friday hours. plus. : -- plus... >> libya. president obama supported this, correct? president obama called for -- >> herman cain, facing more controversy after an uncomfortable interview. his excuse for his foreign policy slipup. protestors take on the catholic church in downtown baltimore. i'm ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 5:29. 63 degrees. cloudy. a great night for a game of football. good evening, everybody. and thank you for staying with wjz, eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. local victims of sex abuse are calling for action in light of the recent scandal at penn state. today in baltimore, they took on the catholic church. wjz is live.

monique griego has the protestors' message. monique? >> reporter: well, mary, the protestors want the clergy to create tougher laws for people who don't report sexual abuse. >> reporter: this has some calling for action from another high-profile organization, the catholic church. >> the parallels that are clear between penn state and the u.s. congress or the way bishops are handling the sex abuse case. >> reporter: today, a small group of members, from s.n.a.p., those abused by priests, gathered outside the conference of bishops. >> they can help make the laws tougher, make the punishment harsher. >> in the case of pen spit -- state, the people who hid these crimes, these heinous crimes, were punished. >> reporter: several bishops did speak out on the san dunky scandal. sandusky scandal. >> this is a great regret on

our souls as well. for become anyone who would be victimized. >> reporter: one thing that is coming out of this with the penn state scandal is it is getting people energized. >> i think this has people looking into, do we have loopholes? do we need to do this? >> i think it should be reported. you know, there's no question about that. >> reporter: s.n.a.p. believe fist the church takes a stand against sexual abuse, others will follow. >> the bishops were in town to discuss several topics, including gay marriage and abortion. police have identified 25- year-old cornelius johnson as a suspect. police believe he fatally shot a man. police don't know where he is. and they're asking anyone with information about him, to call

911. >> air tran airways is slapped with a lawsuit after cockroaches are on a recent flight. denise is in the newsroom with disturbing photos. >> reporter: a north carolina couple spotted them after they spotted cockroaches coming out of air vents and storage areas. coming up, the bugs appeared. the couple claimed flight attendants were told about the cockroaches but were too busy to investigate the problem. harry marsh and his wife said the experience made them nauseous and they're reluctant to fly again. they're seeking more than $100,000 from air tran plus the price of tickets. >> air tran says it can't comment on litigation. but says its planes are regularly treated for bugs. occupy wall street protestors are kicked out of their makeshift campsight -- campsite in new york city. and now they're fighting back. demonstrators and city officials seem unsure of what's going to happen next.

>> reporter: occupy wall street protestors lined the streets outside ducati park, waiting for police to let them back in. >> these guys are getting paid to be here. and we are here because we believe. and they're going to run out of money before we run out of faith. >> you need to leave the park. if you refuse to leave the park, you'll be subject to arrest. >> reporter: new york city police arrested demonstrators overnight, promising to let them reenter, but without tents and sleeping bags. police arrested about 200 protestors who refuse the to -- refused to leave. >> unfortunately, the park was can becoming a place not for people to come protest, but for a place to violate laws and harm others. >> reporter: the police moved in overnight, and without warning. mayor bloomberg said the raid was timed in the middle of the night to minimize disruption to the protestors and to the neighborhood. >> i think it's unnecessarily provocative. >> it's just going to rally the troops. >> reporter: but residents

complain the protestors' presence hurts their business. >> i don't think anyone has the right to take over someone else's property. >> reporter: demonstrators say their fight against corporate greed and economic inequality will go on. they are planning a major demonstration on thursday to mark the two-month anniversary of the occupy wall street movement. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> you're looking live right now at new york city, where protestors are marching in the street. now, a judge just sided with city leaders and pruled -- ruled the protestors can no longer camp overnight. eyewitness news will keep you updated on the occupy movement. facebook is launching a major investigation into violent and pornographic images, which have been appearing on users' news feeds. the social network says the problem began a few days ago. security experts say the images are either caused by hackers or

spam viruses that invade a person's account. facebook has over 800 million users worldwide. congresswoman gabrielle giffords gives her first extended interview since being injured from a shooting in january. >> ever get angry at what happened to you? >> no. no. no. no. >> no? >> no. life. life. [ applause ] >> reporter: giffords has undergone intensive therapy for the last 10 months. today, she sent a recorded message to a constituent, saying she's anxious to get back to work. with the iowa caucus less than two months away, this shows them in a dead heat for the nomination. voters haven't completely made up their minds. >> reporter: it's a four-way tie at the top of the gop field in iowa. just seven weeks away from the caucuses, the latest bloomberg

news poll puts it at 27%. only a point separates each candidate. cain hit the campaign trail, fighting to hold onto his small lead there. he's also trying to move past his shaky response to a reporter's question on libya monday. >> okay. libya. >> reporter: his popularity has already taken a hit from sexual harassment allegations that surfaced a couple of weeks ago. >> reporter: cain's campaign troubles are good news for his republican rivals. and the latest national survey, newt gingrich has pulled into second place, behind mitt romney, who has reclaimed his front runner status. >> reporter: so former massachusetts governor was in columbia, south carolina, tuesday, focusing his attacks on president obama. >> he said that americans are lazy. i don't think that describes america. >> reporter: but the gop race

is still wide open in the first state to vote. bloomberg's iowa survey found 6 out of 10 voters polled could be talked into changing their minds. >> reporter: in washington sedaniel nottingham, week eyewitness news. >> -- wjz eyewitness news. >> another poll today shows herman cain could be in trouble. three quarters of women surveyed categorized the harassment charges against him as serious. fighting back. one worker started an online petition, after target announced it will open at midnight on thanksgiving. so far, 83,000 employees have signed onto that petition. employees say if the store opens at midnight, they will miss thanksgiving dinner with their families because they have to get there earlier to set up. target says it is traying to -- trying to give its customers what they want. shoppers can also start shopping thanksgiving night. the store will open its doors

alt 9:00. that's an hour earlier than last year's opening. toys r us joins a growing list of stores getting a head start on black friday shopping. although i think we have to call it black thursday shopping at this point. >> baltimore announces the dates for winter restaurant week. and there are some changes. the winter dining promotion will run from january 20th through the 29th. and the fixed price for the dinner menu will be cheaper. instead of $35, you'll pay $30 for three courses or $20 for two. you got a choice there. organizers say the changes are in response to the customer feedback. time for a quick look at some of the stories that you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. in the wake of the penn state scandal, a look at maryland laws, regarding the reporting of suspected child abuse. a preview of the game tomorrow in the tipoff classic. and find out where you can partake in the afternoon tea trend. for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the

updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. the baltimore orioles have a brand-new look. the team unveiled new uniform designs this morning. and they are going old school. >> reporter: the cartoon bird is back. a slight variation from the 70s and 80s bird, fans are liking the vintage look from the orioles' 2012 season. >> i'm extremely excited for them to go back to the old look. kind of remind us of the old days. maybe it will bring back namentality. >> reporter: in honor of the -- that mentality. >> reporter: in honor of the ballpark, every uniform has an honorary patch. and the o's will wear orange jerseys for saturday's game. >> i have a feeling they might want to wear them more often. >> reporter: and the new merchandise is already available at the store at camden yards. it will be at other retail stores in the next couple of weeks. >> you couldn't wait? >> no.

no. i couldn't wait. i found out about it a couple of weeks ago. i went all over glen burnie today for me to try to find one for me and my brother and my dad. so i came up here. >> reporter: they made a special trip to the store to buy a hat with the new logo to surprise her fiance. >> he's a die-hard fan. he's been talking about it for a couple of weeks. i thought i'd come down here and grab one. >> i grabbed one, too. >> that was nice of her to do that. >> i already got it dirty, though, on the front. >> you look adorable in that. and this is the jersey. this is the one you'll see at saturday home games. >> now, because we'll get these calls, can we tell people how much these are. >> i don't know. does it have a prize tag? -- price tag. these are mark vivianos. see the size? >> we will get these back to you, mark. >> i think it's very nice. and i think this is in roseberg. a lot of people will remember. >> ready? go, o's. right?

when it's time. don't miss the cbs evening news. here's a few of the stories they're working on. police are investigating even more claims in the penn state sex abuse scandal. we spoke to assistant corch mike mccleary today who was a key witness in the investigation. that story tonight on the cbs evening news. and still to come tonight on the wjz eyewitness news. doctors believe they discovered the key to finding heart disease. he thought he was getting a good deal. instead, he made a shocking discovery inside his used minivan. the hidden secret that had him calling police. bob turk in the first warning weather center. rain and eventually, cooler temperatures on the way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and here's today's report from wall street.,,

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well, these clouds, as you can see, rolling through the evening. and low clouds, too. will give way to shower activity. already some light rain. overnight tonight, the rain should pick up. looks like a pretty wet wednesday. from time to time, should be

raining much of the day. temperatures in the low 60s eventually. tomorrow night, early thursday, the rain clears out and much cooler air coming in. 52, 29 on thursday. friday, sunshine. 50, 59 on saturday. in the mid-60s. with increasing clouds sunday. looks like some showers by sunday night. but football in the afternoon should be just fine. kai? >> bob. thank you. investigators say the mother of a missing washington toddler may have been on a dating website, the sugar babies site is for women who are looking for someone wealthy to support them. this comes after she claims she took sky meta walla in her car to get gas when but when she came back, it was gone. police investigated the condition of the car and found the statement suspicious. christopher beinger is charged with premeditated attempted murder and

discharging a firearm. police say he fired 10 rounds at his ex-girlfriend while she sat in a patrol car, in a uniform, then left and ordered a pizza. the woman wasn't hurt. police do not have a motive. police in massachusetts say they have caught two brothers behind a spree of dunkin' donuts store robberies. police say they caught peter and wayne wallace when they were trying to escape from the location. inside their car, police found masks and various tools used in these break-ins. well, a california man buys a used minivan and ends up shocked at what is hidden in his car. the man brought his van to a mechanic when he noticed the driver's side window wouldn't go all the way down. and that's when the mechanic and the man were stunned to find cellophane-wrapped cocaine, jammed in the door panels. >> he stuck his finger in it. put it on his tongue. he said his tongue was numb. i went numb.

we both stared at each other for a long time. and we called police. >> reporter: they called police immediately. discovered over 14 kilos, stuck in each door, valued at over half a million dollars. police say the van was previously used by smugglers. >> and big changes for the cbs early show. cbs news has announced a new morning news program that will launch january 9th. the program will be hosted by charlie rose, gayle king, and erica hill. the new broadcast will take place in a brand-new studio. it will bring a hard-hitting news approach to the news show. gayle king grew up here in maryland. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for all new stories. vic is coming up in the newsroom with more. former coach facing dozens of charges. new at 6:00, the man who saw the assault that sparked the investigation. and... >> sean johnson. just a young child on a front porch. gunfire erupts. sean is killed. someone knows who did this but they're afraid to talk.

wjz's mary bubala, baltimore's top cop, a -- plea to break their silence. >> check in for more on these and the day's breaking news. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. when the ravens struggle, it's usually the offense that gets the blame. >> what's the issue this week? mark has that answer coming up. ,

it is a day of rest for the ravens. but the coach is hard at work for sunday's game. mark viviano has more. >> reporter: seems like whenever the ravens lose, the fingers get pointed at the offense. and that is the case again this week. and it's not just a lack of execution. there are questions about the offensive game plan in those losses. running back ray rice declined to comment just as he declined comment. in seattle sunday, he ran the ball just five times for 27

yards. because they trailed the entire game, the ravens pass the ball, most of the game, did not sit well with rice. and the coaches know that balance is the key. >> we're going to have to run it and throw it. we'll need to throw it against the keeps we need to do that. and we're always going to hang our hat on being a physical football team. we definitely want to be able to run the ball and run it well. but the way that game went, it made it tough for us to do that. >> they will face another challenge at hom on sunday. marvin louis brings his surprising cincinnati bengals to town. cincinnati and baltimore tied with identical records of 6-3 bengals have a history. kickoff comes your way at 1:00. we'll get john harbaugh's thoughts on the game in an

hour. plus, the latest on a busy day in baltimore. and a unanimous win ner baseball. that's all ahead at 6:00. in tonight's wjz healthwatch, a new study shows one in five americans has severe hearing loss. researchers at johns hopkins found that 48 million americans have hearing problems in at least one ear. nearly a fifth have loss that is so intense, it makes communicating difficult. a study has found that hearing loss can impact your ability to function well. keeping pizza and french fries on the excuse me r school menu. it would have boosted whole grains. it also would have allowed tomato paste to count. doctors are excited about a

new experimental drug that could help they control their cholesterol. sandra hughes reports for wjz. he may look fit now, but two years ago, bill turner's doctor told him his cholesterol was too high. >> it was a bit of a wake-up call. my doctor encouraged me to eat a little more healthier. and exercise more. >> reporter: now, researchers may have a new weapon in the fight against cholesterol. it's an experimental pill that raises good cholesterol, while lowering bad cholesterol levels. cleveland looked at almost 400 people who took evisetripid. at the highest dose, the drug was able to raise good cholesterol, or hdl levels by 130%. and lower bad levels by 36%. >> many people believe, and i'm among them, that raising levels

of the good cholesterol of hdl is the next frontier. >> reporter: about one in six adults has high blood pressure. untreated, it can lead to cardiovascular disease, including strokes and heart attacks. >> we have to come up with drugs to raise cholesterol, if we're going to defeat this disease. right now issue we don't have them. >> testing was stopped because it raised blood pressure levels. so far, this new pill doesn't seem to have side effects. but researchers cautioned that this study only looked at people for three months and more testing is needed. >> reporter: sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> the american heart association recommends all adults have their cholesterol checked once every five years. still ahead on eyewitness news. chaos in south baltimore, inside a major atf race. >> it was astounding. almost like they were coming out of the woodwork. >> i'm mike hellgren.

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coming up right now on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. a wild chase and crash during a federal raiferred. -- raid. the incredible video and new insight on the operation. >> i'm derek valcourt with the surprising reason why the trial for the 2010 election robocall controversy has been postponed. i'll explain coming up. >> a crooked politician tries

hiding tens of thousands of dollars in bribes. >> what do you want me to do? >> put it in your panties. >> reporter: i'm adam may, with more on the fbi wire taps, coming up. >> rain moving this way. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. dirty maryland politics. a politician and his wife busted for taking bribes. >> you want me to put it down the toilet? >> yes. >> you want me to flush it? >> yeah. flush that. >> tonight, re