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pepper spray to break up a rowdy crowd. injuring an 84-year-old woman and a pregnant woman. it's one of many violent confrontations around the country as protestors take over parks and streets. wjz is live with the problems protests are causing. yet we begin with mike hellgren and the clash between occupy baltimore and former bush adviser karl rove. good evening, mike. >> good evening, kai. there were some chaotic moments for the former presidential adviser. but he does not shy away from the protestors. today, we talked to mr. rove and the university. >> reporter: johns hopkins is making national headlines after occupy protestors heckled karl rove. and he fired back. [ yelling ] [ applause ] [ a lot of loud explosion ]
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>> reporter: hopkins security removed 15 people from the auditorium. nobody was arrested. the university says they were not students and that hopkins was warned about this. but did they tell rove? >> we would not be the ones to give him a heads up. mr. rove has spoken at a number of events, as you can imagine. and he's probably run into people who are not in total agreement with his points of view. >> reporter: some students became fed up with the disruption. >> you are not only a distraction, mr. rove, you are distracting us and the rest of the student body. >> reporter: now a conservative commentator, rove was a senior adviser to president president bush. he would, i was honored to speak at hopkins and recognized that outbursts did not come from hopkins students. >> i could do this all night long. you want to keep jumping up and
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yelling you're the 99%, that how presumptuous and air gant do you think you are? >> reporter: what happened when mr. rove left the lecture hall? new at 6:00, i'll tell you, as protestors confronted him outside. >> mike, thank you. >> complete coverage continues at mceldon square. derek valcourt spoke to the mayor about the future of the moment. >> reporter: for now, the movement is business as usual down here. that's because autoeven though the city has told these folks they cannot camp out here overnight, the protestors here refused to move. and the city refuses to do anything about it for now. >> reporter: from new york to portland to denver, police have cracked down on occupy denver sites. >> if you refuse to leave immediately, you will be subject to arrest. >> reporter: the crackdown comes after mayors from 18 cities took part in a conference call to discuss challenges with occupy protests, turning public spaces into smalt tent cities.
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oakland mayor jean kwan was on the qual. >> this is a national swlsh international movement. we're trying to get the movement to move on to something different than encampments. >> reporter: a spokesman declined to say whether she was one of the mayors on the conference call. but the mayor has expressed concerns about this encampment, which has now been here for more than six westbounds. at a press conference this morning, the mayor acknowledged that protestors are ignoring rules. but she would not say how the city plans to deal with the occupy encampment. >> i've repeated the tents to be removed. and we're going to deal with it at a time of our choosing. >> reporter: for now, the occupation continues. >> probably the time is coming that they're going to take some action. i actually talked to the mayor last night. i thanked her for keeping out of this so far. and she told me it won't be forever and the tents have got to go. i don't think we're going to be going anywhere. >> reporter: not only are these
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guys not going anywhere, there will be more joining them soon. that's because the group of occupy wall street protestors, currently marching from new york to washington, d.c., plan to stop here in baltimore this weekend and join the crowd down here at the inner harbor, where we are live. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. occupy wall street organizers plan to stage marches around the world tomorrow to mark the two-month anniversary of the movement. a developing story in baltimore now. police are searching for suspects in the sexual assault of a teenager. police have released sketches of two of the four suspects based on the girl's description. the suspect on the right had a grill studded with diamonds on his teeth. the 15-year-old said the men used a gun to force her into their car. the victim was sexually assaulted before the men let her go. anyone with information is asked to call police. new information about the atf raid in the city, the one that ended in that crash along
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patapsco avenue. tonight, we know who the federal agents were after and why. >> reporter: at f agents moved into a group of six men, to steal cotain that belonged to a mexican drug cartel. according to this federal criminal complaint, 25-year-old deron kip mason, met with an undercover kip agent in a baltimore ymca parking lot. the agent, wearing a wire, catches the suspect, saying he had a couple of dudes dudes that go straight in there, knock them off. but before they could do that, agents move in. deron and five other men drive away, driving recklessly before crashing. authorities say inside that white explorer, they found a 9- mill matter glock pistol, 38- caliber reslofler and 45- caliber handgun. all are now charged with intent to possess and conspiracy to
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possess a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. the atf tells eyewitness news, that was its goal to disrupt in select cities across the nation. >> reporter: and an atf agent was injured in that raid. he is now out of the hospital. the alleged victims of the penn state abuse scandal are expressing outrage tonight, after jerry sandusky proclaims his innocence. denise is in the newsroom with the latest developments. a lawyer for those accusing jerry san dunky of assault, say his repeated denials. police are reportedly interviewing more possible victims. the charity is also the target of a new investigation. state prosecutors say officials at the second mile charity may have known about allegations of inappropriate behavior, as far back as 1998. meanwhile, the penn state staffer who initially witnessed the abuse, is claiming he
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reported it to police. but the police department is denying they ever received a report from mike mccleary. >> penn state's head coach joe paterno and others were fired. danielle nottingham reports with details about the man in custody. >> reporter: crews hovered near the second story the white house, working to repair a bullet hole. in pennsylvania, police arrested a man wanted for questioning in the shooting. 21-year-old oscar ortega hernandez. friday night, secret service agents swarmed an area near the white house, after witnesses reported shots fired. a few blocks away, they found an abandoned car. and a semi automatic rifle linked to hernandez. >> this is a man who just charged a rifle in downtown d.c. i think it speaks volumes.
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>> reporter: it wasn't until tuesday morning that the secret service discovered the white house had been hit. the bullet cracked the interior, historic glass, but did not go through a protective ballistic black layer. >> president obama and the first lady were out of town attending in san diego, california. >> ortega-hernandez has been liching in the washington area, but his family -- living in the washington area, but his family reported him missing october 31st. charges are pending. >> in washington, danielle, wjz eyewitness news. >> earlier, they charged with shooting at several buildings. wjz is following breaking news in south florida. the cbs affiliate, west palm beach sreporting that -- is reporting that southwest flight 159 has been evacuated after officials discovered a suspicious powder on board.
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the plane was scheduled to come here to baltimore. all passengers were taken off the plane, while hazmat team investigates the powder. we'll keep you updated with any new information as we get it. it's a damp wednesday night as more showers are moving through the area. bob turk is tracking live doppler radar in the first warning weather center. bob? >> we had rain this morning. slowing down for a while. we had very widely scattered light rain in the area. but more to come tonight as you can see. not a whole lot across the baltimore, washington area. more west of us, southwest of us. and pretty good stuff you can see in there. might even be heavy as we saw a few of those heavy impulses early in the day. tomorrow, once this rain moves off, we'll get windy and cold conditions behind it. probably staying cloudy to the midafternoon before it clears up. but it will be quite chilly tomorrow, only around 50 degrees for a high. mary? >> all right, bob. thank you. the ravens are coming back to
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practice today coming off that the tough loss. sports director mark viviano has more. >> reporter: well, mary, several players said it again today. it's become their refrain. the key to a successful season in the nfl is to leave that last season behind and move forward. >> reporter: the pain of a disappointing defeat may linger. but the ravens say their focus is the next opponent, cincinnati. the loss to seattle was especially bitter for running back ray rice, who admitted he was too emotional to discuss it right after the game. but back at practice, he says he has his emotions under control and he's looking at positives. >> i always try to take some good out of it. so my biggest reason, when i try to look at a situation and take good out of it. and we were 6-3 with the rest of the season ahead. play-off highs with seven games to go. and valuable lessons behind. >> our three slipups this year. hopefully we've learned from
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them. like hey, win, lose or draw, it's next week. >> we can't really ride that wave and be on emotional highs and lows. you know, we have to get ready to prepare in a couple of days and play another game. and a very important game. >> and that side of it is what i'm trying to keep you guys focused on. understanding that every week is a new week, no matter who it is. >> reporter: now, as you can see, the ravens agreed. they need to get past the last lot. but there remains some internal disagreement about the game plan as it involves the running game. we'll get into that debate later on in sports. mary, back to you for now. >> i remember seeing ray rice shaking his head on the sidelines. thank you. and you can see the showdown between the ravens and the cincinnati bengals live here on wjz 13. catch all of the action this sunday at 1:00. still ahead at 5:00. expensive baggage fees. they're frustrating passengers. and now, the tsa says they're
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also dangerous. we'll explain security concerns. a slowdown if they're in the school zone because it could cost them. i'm monique griego. we'll have more on the speed program that kicks off today. why are tens of thousands of people across the country claiming one retail store is ruining a national holiday? i'm weijia jiang with the answers and what locals are saying about it coming up. and we're coming to the end of another day without any sunshine. bob has more on his updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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these mobile speed cameras have been given warnings. but as of today, if they catch you speeding in a speed zone, they will catch you. >> they zoom by, all day long, they zoom by. >> reporter: kristen weaver was happy to learn this van was eequipped to -- equipped to capture and your cite speeder nrs a school zone. >> i think that's fantastic. >> reporter: they had been issuing warnings for people caught going over 12 miles an hour over the limit. but now they hope to ticket. >> we hope to raise awareness. >> reporter: the vans will move into different school zones throughout the day, until the county figures out where they're needed the most. >> reporter: sharon luwellen says during the warning period, 350 citations were issued. >> we were not surprised with the number of warnings that were issued because we know it's a problem here. >> reporter: he said the department did a year-long study and found 66% were speeders. >> knowing that that camera is
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there, it should slow people down. because it doesn't slow down because it says school zone anymore. >> reporter: and they want to post it online. monique griego, wjz eyewitness news remember. >> right now, the county has two speed camera vans, but they could add more in the future. speaking of cameras, if you're waiting for someone to get home from work and traffic, let's check on the roads. what a soggy day, kristy. >> and the drive home is definitely going to be a headache for anyone traveling out there on the beltway. if you're traveling on the north side inner loop, we're up to 35 minutes there, from the jones falls expressway to harford road. west side inner loop, 45 minutes there. and 70 westbound, jammed up there from 29 to marriottsville road. as far as the harrisburg expressway goes, traveling in that northbound direction, at least 15 minutes, from shawan road over to belfast. and plenty of accidents out there, northbound 395, an accident there at conway street.
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also, 100 westbound at 97, all lanes are still blocked. traffic is being diverted to telegraph road. in cockeysville, westbound shawan road, closed between falls road due to a crash. and two to talk about in baltimore city. russell street at bayard. let's now take a live look, as you can see, plenty of brake lights there. that's a look at the beltway at security boulevard. and we'll take another live look. you can see, still plenty of congestion as well. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. bill's has it all for you. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >> thank you, kris tee. in tonight's school watch, it's a high honor for one school in baltimore. only the top performing scoot l schools-- schools receive the national blue ribbon. gigi barnett shows us which schools earned the distinction. >> reporter: high-test scorers,
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plus a challenge in curriculum, equals a high school blue ribbon. it's the only one to receive the top federal award this year. and one in six public schools statewide. this week, principals traveled to the nation's capital to pick up their awards. >> we have the faculty and students who are willing to go out there on the edge and really try to take challenging courses. >> reporter: that includes the school's law magnet. 98% of towson students pass the state's assessment test in math. and 99% ace the english portion. it's something the blue ribbon committee considered. >> we have students that are great at sports. and students that are great at academics. and all coming together to share their talents. >> to a lot of people, the school is really high prestige. especially to adults. >> my mom always went to baltimore public schools. exphee always told me she wanted -- she always told me
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she wanted to go to towson. >> reporter: towpson's -- towson's principal says the award is just the beginning. >> i really do see it as a nice start. but it's really not -- every student had-- has to be successful. >> reporter: congratulations to towson high school and all of the schools that received a blue ribbon. more than 300 schools nationwide, went to washington, d.c. this pick up their award this week. >> the blue ribbon schools were all maryland schools in december. >> that is a big, big deal when you get the blue ribbon awards. >> it is. let's take a look at some not-so-nice weather today. but it does rain from time to time. 57. dew point at 57. 100% humidity. northwest winds, just beginning to churn at 5:00. -- 5. take a look at more rain this evening after this. ,,,, woman: day care can be expensive.
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let's update that breaking news from south florida for you. you're looking live at palm beach international airport in florida, where the cbs affiliate there is reporting that southwest airlines flight 619 has been evacuated after they found a suspicious powder. that plane was scheduled to fly here to baltimore.
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all passengers have been evacuated from the plane while investigators investigate the powder. let's check in with bob turk in the first warning weather center. most areas this afternoon, it's quieted down. but there's another batch moving in, south of us. as you can see, south of washington, heavy air goes across southern maryland. and another batch here near fredericksburg. we have rain in the forecast during the overnight. unfortunately, going to look like it's probably lasting into tomorrow morning, rather than getting out of here late tomorrow night. even your drive tomorrow morning might be on the wet side. temperature-wise, hasn't really moved anywhere. 57 now. that, by the way, is the normal high on this date. 43 in oakland. 59, washington. warmer, 67 in pax river. 58 in elkton. 100% humidity. can't get any more moist than it is. at least at this temperature. 59, kent island, annapolis and
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washington. winds just beginning to turn to the northwest. that's a good sign that low pressure is beginning to move east of our region. so when the wind goes back to the northwest by tomorrow, dryer air but colder air will start moving in. tonight, we still have low pressure that is going to pass across the region. we still have that rain shield down across southern virginia. i think a lot of it is going to pass south of us or northwest of us. pretty big break in the air. but there's still more enhanced rain across much of west virginia as you can see. further west, a few snow showers here across the great lakes. tomorrow, we'll get into the dryer air. eventually, it will take a while to clear out. once that low gets out of here. here comes another chilly air mass. but it's only going to last about two days. but this high is off. right behind it, more mild air, with dry conditions, saturday and sunday. not too bad. northwest winds, up to 20 knots. small craft advisory. on the bay, bay temp at 55
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still. tonight, then, we'll see rain from time to time. 45. could be some moderate rain in some areas. tomorrow, maybe some morning rain and then cloudy. eventually, it will clear out and become colder with a breeze. 52 down in the upper 20s to low 30s tomorrow night. >> all right. we're prepared, bob. thank you. still ahead at 5:00. a sad end to the search for a missing child in missouri. which family member is in custody, after police found the boy's body. they left behind an empty lot. and the employee who started that fire, arrested. now, the man who owned that business has restarted it across the street. and he's welcoming back the man who burned down his business. that incredible story when eyewitness news continues. >> it is known as the house of horrors. several people held captive in a philadelphia basement. the key decision for the alleged mastermind. ,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it's 5:29. 57 degrees. light rain falling. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. more than 100,000 people take a stand against one of the nation's biggest retailers. target employees say their thanksgiving will be ruined because of the store's black friday hours. wjz is live at the target in cockeysville. weijia jiang is there and has petition and reaction from
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local customers. >> reporter: kai, target is now obviously a target for those who say extending black friday hours is simply greedy. but we found others who say, the more time to shop, the better. >> reporter: target is now a bull's-eye for black friday backlash, after executives announced it would open at midnight, instead of the usual 5:00, cloik 6:00 in the morning. >> we'll have to go to bed around 1:00, 2:00 in the afternoon. >> reporter: having to do thato a holday, -- that on a holiday, upset anthony hardaway. he -- so he started a petition to save thanksgiving. >> if we lose thanksgiving as just another shopping day, are we going to start looking at christmas with hungry eyes next? >> reporter: but despite the petition, it appears target is not going to budge. >> reporter: a spokesman are said a statement saying we have heard from our guests that they want to shop at target, following their thanksgiving
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day celebrations, rather than having just the option of getting up in the middle of the night. by opening up, we are making make -- delivering to our guests' needs. >> i can be there thursday night, rather than 4:00 in the morning friday morning. >> reporter: and someone has to ring it all up. >> you get paid for it. why are you complaining. >> but it's also important to remember why you're working. you work so thaw can live. -- that you can live. you don't live so that you can work. and my family is what i live for. >> reporter: the target spokesperson also tells us the company is working to schedule everyone's requests for thanksgiving off. and those who end up having to work will receive holiday pay. we're live at target, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. several other stores are also opening at midnight, including macy's and best buy. toys r us is opening at 9:00
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p.m. on thanksgiving. out in force tomorrow in new york city. a day of marches and civil disobedient is being planned. this comes after the protestors were evicted from the park where they had set up tents for the laof the two months. occupy wall street is also for spain, belgium and germany. >> it is called the basement of horrors. four mernt-- mentally disabled adults. vic is in the newsroom, regarding the alleged mastermind in this case. >> reporter: well, linda weston is accused of holding those people captive, in order to steal their social security check. weston's attorney says his client has trouble grasping the seriousness of the charges. the 51-year-old faces a preliminary hearing on kidnapping, conspiracy and assault charges next month. three others have also been accused, along with weston. investigators are also looking into the extent of the fraud
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scheme. 12 other fraud victims have been taken into protective custody. >> in 1983, linda weston was convicted of killing her sister's boyfriend. she spent four years in prison then. a baltimore tire shop burns down. now, the owner is speaking out about the employee who admits to starting that fire. mike schuh reports, his comments may surprise you. >> reporter: at 76, buddy washington can't read or write. but you're looking at a remarkable man. he's owned a tire business. >> 52 years for myself. >> reporter: but on september 26th, under that smoke, those flames, was his business. >> the will of god is going to be done. >> reporter: by the will of the state, his employee, jason hicks was arrested for arson. but buddy says hicks was just horsing around. all of this was accidental. >> it's not too many young blacks that come and work in cold and grease. and i sat there and watched him out there, with his hands cold
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and stuff like that, working like that. he is trying to make it, you know? >> reporter: so buddy traveled downtown and told the prosecutor hicks shouldn't go to prison. this week, hicks pled guilty to arson. based on buddy's words, his 10- year sentence, suspended. >> would you ever hire him back? >> that's what i told the state, if he got out, he got his job back. >> you'll hire him back? >> yeah, i'll hire him back. >> reporter: back at a business he's rebuilt outside, across the street. illiterate, but he's learned bits of this book. >> it's easy. easy to do right than it is to do wrong. >> reporter: and he shares the most important part. >> whatever you do to them, if you can forgive them, then god forgives them. >> right. >> wjz eyewitness news of. >> jason hicks is now on probation. and if violated, could be sent to prison for the remainder of his 10-year sentence. a rash of fireworks in
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baltimore has some on edge. they will hold a community meeting tonight to discuss the attacks that have police baffled. three fire bombs were thrown ought houses in northwest baltimore, last saturday morning. that follows at least nine similar attacks back in september. a record number of airline passengers are carrying on their luggage to avoid baggage fees. it slows down the security line. and now, the tsa says it also poses a serious danger. bigat shiban has more. >> reporter: michael and marilyn mccartel are in for a wait. >> it's almost like a zoo. >> like many of their fellow travelers, the mccartels are flying with carry-on bags that must go through the security line. airline passengers are packing about 90 million more carry-ons than just two years ago, avoiding those checked luggage fees. >> sometimes they're difficult for us to manage. you know? we're on a fixed income.
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and it's one more expense. >> reporter: but the surplus of bags often stuffed to the max, presents an extra challenge for airport security screeners. >> if we're trying to get everybody through in the next light of fashion, we need to spend more time to resolve those potential risks. and if they are not as densely packed, then it's frankly easier to do that. >> reporter: and the transportation security administration says screening all of those carry-ons costs about $360 million a year. the u.s. travel association is lobbying to bring back the days of at least one checked back bag. but last year, baggage lines cost them $3.5 million. >> fees offered to customers is really very small but helpful to companies. >> reporter: they say they will stick to this if the airlines keep charging. >> i don't want to send it to
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the post office. they've gone up, too. >> reporter: which means for now, that line and wait at the airport won't be getting any shorter. >> those baggage fees are also attractive to the airlines because they're exempt from federal taxes. we have an update on that breaking news in south florida as we have been telling you. southwest airlines flight 619 was evacuated after suspicious powder. the plane was scheduled to fly here to baltimore. a hazmat team just went onto the plane to investigate the suspicious powder. pilots say poor training is putting passengers and crewmembers at risk. a new report from the pilot's union says the airline is using computer slide shows for training, instead of a flight simulator or classroom time. pilets say that's -- pilots say that's leading to three recent dangers. the united states is expanding its military presence in australia.
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president obama announced today that 250 marines will arrive there next year, with a full military staff of 2500 to follow. the white house says the goal is to provide disaster aid and fight terrorism and piracy. but the security deal is also seen as a safeguard of aggressive action. republican presidential candidates but one of them is facing questions about new consulting work. danielle nottingham reports. >> sticking to scripts on the economy. herman cain outlined his 999 tax plan to a cloud in miami. >> when i become president, i'm going to ask congress to send that to me within the next 90 days. >> he argues a washington insider can't make the
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necessary bold changes. >> i'm the outsider, who is willing to step on toes. recent polls show more than half of republican voters could still be talked into. >> he's facing new questions to the government-backed housing agency, freddie mac. >> he was taking $300,000 from fanny and freddie to influence republicans. >> reporter: a former freddie mac official says gingrich was paid at least $1.5 million. gingrich admits, the agency hired his consulting firm, but insists it was all above board. >> especially when you do know this. my advice was generic. wasn't aimed specifically at house republicans or congress. >> the candidates are handling every question carefully. there's no clear front runner in iowa yet. and just seven weeks remain
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before the caucuses. danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the candidates are fighting to win iowa. but that's not always a sure sign of who will get the nomination. four years ago, john mccain came in fifth place in iowa and later became the gop nominee. time now for a quick look at the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. nsa whistle-blowers suing the fbi to get their computers. why a hanover-based trucking comusm is shut down by the government. 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. getting kids to go to class. it is a challenge for any school. but one school has boosted its attendance record, thanks to volunteers.
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andrea fujii has the story. >> a pense pencil? take whatever color you'd like. z z. >> reporter: students are rewarded for perfect attendance. they received gold coins and got to pick out school supplies for free with the help of maryland verizon pioneers. >> givers us an opportunity to work with getting them help. >> the pioneers are an organization of more than half a million current and retired ones nation wide who volunteered in the communities. during their day of caring, they helped river view because of their attendance. >> reporter: last year, their attendance was below the state standards. but this year, with all of the incentive, nearly 6% of students attend class every
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day. >> then one day, it changed. >> volunteers gave them the student diction showing it pays to go to school. >> setting up for when they go to college and work. you have to be there on time when you go to work and every single day. andrea fujii. >> students also made blankets for those wounded in the line of duty. bizarre behavior when a south carolina teacher allegedly forced her students to do. and why it has parents extremely upset. standoff. how it came to an end. bob turk. first warning weather center. dryer and chilly end to the week. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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november 21st, at 6:00 a.m. come on down. it's only on wjz. >> then eat some pancakes after your done. why not? dealing with more cloudy, damp weather. let's take a live look outside tonight. hoping for big improvements and the weather for the weekend. looks like that way. bob has a look at what we can expect tomorrow and the next few days. take a look at tomorrow's forecast. probably starting off with some rain. and temperatures in the upper 40s to low 50s. maybe. i don't think it's going to get a whole lot warmer than that. but the rain should be over by morning. and clearing and turning chilly. tomorrow night, back in the upper 20s. only 50, but sunny on friday. sunshine on saturday. 56. 64 on sunday for football. and a chance of showers. back on monday, with a high near 60. mary? >> all right. thank you. today's energy saver comes just in time for dinner. don't peek when cooking. every time you look at it, the oven temperature is lowered by
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25 to 75 degrees. so use the oven door if it does not have a window. the search for a missing toddler comes to a tragic end. now his mother is in custody. 13-year-old tyler dasher was reported missing tuesday morning. police say the body was found a mile away hours later. his mother is behind bars. she's not yet charged with a crime, though. police have not said how the boy died. a student shot by police during a standoff, has died. an employee reported seeing him with a gun. when police ordered him to drop his weapon, they say he refused and officers opened fire. the 32-year-old was an undergraduate student. still no word on a moif i mo -- motive, but police say his gun was loaded. students say their teacher forced them to massage her feet during class. jessica kartalija has the latest on the investigation.
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>> felt appalled and disgusted. >> i was shocked. very shocked. >> reporter: parents react after learning a student force -- teacher forced students to rub her feet. >> the teacher just said, who wants wants to rub my feet today or whatever. or she would point them out and say, you're going to rub my feet today. >> reporter: now, parents and grandparents are sharing their story with the teacher. >> she said, i haven't been peeped. and i said, what do you mean, you haven't been peeped? and she said, during story time, she points people out and she asks them to do that. >> >> being a fellow teacher, i know often times things are said and done that aren't true. but on the flip side of that, i think the evidence is overwhelming. >> we trust our kids in their hands. and you telling our kids it's okay to rub your feet?
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that's not right. >> my kids don't go to school to rub feet. >> we just started the investigation. so we have a lot to do yet before we get to that point. >> i don't want trust the system alt all now. i can't trust the system. i'm afraid for her to go to school. >> the school says they took immediate action and began an in addition. -- investigation. the children don't want to go back to school. >> at least six parents have come forward, saying their children have been asked to rub their teacher's feet. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 and more. denise is standing by with a preview. baltimore agents are singling out one. nothing to do with sex. surprising reasons why many teenage girls are using the birth control pill. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. coming up. but now back to kai and mary. stir style to come on eyewitness news. an angry iphone user has a
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a james madison student is dead. virginia state police haven't released the student's name. it happened last night in harrison burg. they say the city bus had a green light when the accident happened. and that the student was wearing dark-colored clothes. a minnesota woman will remember her 27th birthday forever. she was driving her car when she had a seizure behind the wheel and went out of control. her car plunged into a lake. luckily, the state trooper was right behind her and jumped
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into the water. 15 seconds later, the car sank. call it an imergency. a man's iphone doesn't work. so who does he call for help? 911. >> do you have an emergency, sir? >> yes, i do. my emergency is my phone don't work. >> reporter: the best bet is to probably either go to an at&t store. >> how about if i blow this phone up? >> 48-year-old michael skopeck was so upset with his broken iphone that he called police in kendall county, illinois. in fact, he called 911 five times about his broken iphone. the officer finally got his address and police arrested him for obstructing an officer. still ahead on eyewitness news. they have been forced out in other cities. what will happen to the occupy baltimore movement. i'm derek valcourt. you'll hear from the ,,,,,,,,,,,
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coming up next. eyewitness news at 6:00. a fight evacuate -- flight evacuated in florida. what happened? officials challenge a former high-profile security adviser. will the city crack down on them? troubling details about the suspect. why are tens of thousands of people across the country claiming one retail store is ruining a national holiday. i'm weijia jiang looking for answers. what locals are saying about it
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coming up. rainy wednesday evening. when will things clear up? stick around for the updated forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. making their voices heard. new protests by the occupy baltimore group. >> why they canceled -- heckled the former presidential adviser. and what the may mayor says about the future. is it the end of the road for the occupy wall street movement? [ a lot of commotion ] >> reporter: leaders in cities across the country, including
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