last weekend. paterno was recently fired after he was said to not have done more in the child sex abuse charges against jerry sandusky. paterno has said he wished he had done more. >> this has tarnished his career. another college sex abuse scandal is under investigation tonight. two people have come forward, claiming they were molested. the university has placed assistant basketball coach bernie fine on administrative leave tonight. two former ball boys accused fine of molesting them during teen road trips. and on the campus, at syracuse university. 39-year-old bobby davis was the first to come forward. he says the sexual contact started in 1984 when he was 12 years old and lasted until he was 27. davis is now publicly telling his story.

>> first he'd start rubbing my leg. he'd silt next to me and start rubbing my leg. and just gradually put his hand down my pants and try to grab my. >> davis's stepbrother is also claiming he was abused by fine. syracuse university said it conducted its own investigation in 2005 but the allegations were unfounded. bernie fine just released a statement, calling the allegations patently false. right now, twin brothers are being re-tried for allegedly leaving a pit bull to die in the streets of baltimore. it's a case being closely watched by animal abuse advocates around the world. wjz is live at the courthouse downtown. weijia jiang is there. and has the latest in this high- profile case. >> reporter: some of those advocates sat in court all along. they say this would mean so much for one dog. it would serve as protection for all animals. >> reporter: in may 2009, this

pit bull, known as phoenix, was set on fire, left to die in the baltimore streets. burned so badly, she had to be euthanized. friday, hep -- steps toward a new trial. travers and tremain johnson entered the courtroom in shackles. both held on unrelated charges, including drugs, burglary, and attempted murder for travers. the pair have already been tried once before in the fieption case. but the judge declared a mistrial. >> reporter: the johnsons' first trial ended with a hung jury in february. a single holdout could not be convinced they were the ones who started the fire. >> reporter: but animal welfare. the mayor established an anti- animal abuse task force as a result. the first of its kind in the country. and deerhart is a member. >> we hope that there is a good verdict in the case. but either way, this case has brought enormous attention to animal abuse here in our city. and we'll be here next week.

>> reporter: during the pretrial process, the judge ruled defense attorneys will be permitted to call on a new expert witness who will testify about surveillance video taken at the scene. prosecutors argue two people running away from the dogs are the johnsons. outside the courthouse, the twins' mothers decline comment on camera. but tells we'll, her boys are innocent. >> reporter: the judge who also presided over the first trial said the jury pool would normally be about 40 people, but that is do you doubled because of the high profile of this case. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. once the jury is stlected -- selected, the trial is expected to last four to five days. scary moments at a bus stop. he employs approached by two men as he waited. the men asked the child if he wanted a ride but he

immediately left the area and reported the incident. the men were driving a red ford f150 pickup truck. police questioned the driver. but so far, no charges have been filed. a student is robbed at knife point at the universality of maryland, college park. now, the campus is on alert. and police are searching for suspects. as gigi barnett reports, police believe the upcoming holidays may be the motive for the crime. minutes before midnight, two masked men approached the university of maryland students near a dark parking lot yesterday on campus. they had a knife, electrician electronics -- electronics. he was robbed. >> i feel like i would just run away. >> if something doesn't seem right. if you see individuals who don't really kind of fit in with what you expect on a college campus.

>> i am not that concerned. telling them about the crame that happened close to cecil hall. and a warning. >> between like 11:00 to 3:00 in the morning. >> last time maryland saw this type of crime on camp us was a year ago, almost to the date. and police say with the holidays fast approaching, that may have been a factor to the robbery. >> people are shopping. carrying around a lot of expensive electronic equipment. and just keep that in mind. >> reporter: police say both suspects are about 6 feet tall, medium build and wearing dark clothing. the student involved in the attack was not injured in the robbery. university police are asking anyone with information to call them. right now, dozens of occupy protestors are walking through maryland. they're on their way from new york to washington, d.c., where

they'll deliver their message to congress. wjz stays on the occupy movement, live at mceldon square. mike hellgren is there and has the latest on this ongoing protest. >> reporter: hi, kai. we have been showing you over the past few days how are the cities have been kicking occupy protestors out. that is not the case here. they are still thriving. and the group, we caught up with them today, about 20 to 30 people in harford county. >> reporter: the occupy movement's day of action turned into a day of action in new york city thursday. but these demonstrators left it all behind. walking from the birth place to zuccotti park. >> a little rough. but you know, it's not anything to really worry about. you just gotta keep pushing. you know, push through the pain. >> it's made me really realize that this movement has really created a network of like- minded people who really want change. >> it started off as one thing. then it's just grown to

something that is beyond our own control. >> reporter: they'll be stopping at the baltimore encampment at mceldon square. >> we have a lot of history within our city. and i just think it's nothing more than baltimore taking its rightful place within this movement. >> the entire journey is about 230 miles. many in the loosely organized movement are upset over bank bailouts, a lack of jobs ask a lack of action in washington. and for this, traveling through maryland has not been entirely welcoming. >> we were kicked out of a couple -- we were outside of one general store, where people were purchasing items. and then the owner asked us to leave. so that, you know, that kind of struck a nerve with some people. and it wasn't great for morale. >> reporter: but they pressed on. they know where they're going. what happens beyond that remains unclear. >> and you saw some of the hundreds of arrests that happened yesterday. well, none happened here. and several union leaders have

come together to show support for the occupy movement. >> mike, thank you. about 200 people marched across yesterday as part of the occupy protests. thanksgiving travelers, be prepared. it will be heavier than last year. they will hit the road to get to their thanksgiving day destinations. air travel is also expected to be up a little bit. >> well, speaking of the holiday, mary. outside now, the skies are clear. calm and dry. look at that sunset. we've had some beautiful sunsets or what. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking your updated conditions. bob? it was a chilly day. temperatures running about 8 to 10 degrees below average for your high. take a look at radar. hardly a cloud to be seen

anywhere as that area of high pressure sitting down by norfolk will govern our weather. we're down to 41 now with the same high pressure. that will eventually allow the winds to go back to the southwest. and speaking of milder, tim has a look at what we can expect for the ravens game. >> bob mentioned, it will stay with us for sunday. keep in mind, we've moved everything back. so the day-time high sunday will be around 3:00. meaning that with a 61-degree daytime high, our temperature around kickoff will be about 58 degrees. that's at 1:00. partly cloudy. and pretty mild, considering our daytime high. now, our normal is about 56 degrees. we'll be above that for that game with the bengals. bob will have your complete updated first warning forecast. >> we'll continue to talk about the big game against the bengals. and there are concerns about

the health of ray lewis. sports director mark viviano has more on his toe. >> he missed practice for the third straight day today. and that's something to look look at as we match up in cincinnati. without the team's top tackler, an emotional leader, ray lewis. coach john harbaugh was quick to point out that louis may still play. he's evercome injuries throughout his career. >> that's a louis. and the consider is not any kind of serious, serious thing, where it's career threatening. i think i saw a report that it was career threatening this morning. >> they have more injury issues than the ravens. and our panel of experts likes the chances. >> weekend sports anchor stan saunders. wondering if the ravens will

win this game, 20-17, like i think they will. it's ed norris. bengals coming to town. give us a little more of an edge since we're hometown. but keep in mind, i picked bci last weekend, too. and here's a novel idea. joe flacco, meet ray rice. hand him the football. more than five times. you do that. ravens win it, 17-13. this is scott garceau, 105.7, the fan. bengals were a pretty good football team. i don't know how this thing goes. but let's take a guess. 21-17 ravens. but don't bet the house on it. >> that is good advice, scott. i'm going with a ravens victory, 15-9. all field goals in honor of matt stover, who will be inducted in the ravens ring of honor. we'll be hearing more in

sports. >> and you know, i always have my matt stover jersey on. and you can tune in sunday at 1:00. i can't wait. >> you do wash the jersey. >> never. he touched it once, i think. >> oh, that's it. now you're done. >> a little crush i have. still ahead at 5:00. panic in the skies. how a pilot's bathroom break almost caused a terror scare. reopening one of hollywood's biggest mysteries. why police are taking another look at the death of natalie wood. and we're on a one of a kind mission. see it exclusively on wjz when we return. a crisp friday fall evening. bob will have more on your weekend weather in his updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,

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an unusual move by los angeles police. they are reopening the investigation into the mysterious death of actress natalie wood. bigad shaban reports for wjz. >> reporter: detectives are reopening their investigation into holed -- hollywood star, natalie wood. >> people who have remembered things from back then. or back then didn't talk to the police and now want to tell their story. so already, people are coming forward and want to talk to us. >> the oscar-nominated actress died, after drinking heavily on a yacht with her husband, robert wagner. and fellow actor, christopher

walken. but the ship's captain, daven davern now says he lied. and that woods got lost in the woods. >> i didn't want my whole life to go by without having the truth come out. >> reporter: sheriff's officials say wagner is not a suspect. they're hoping tips from the public may shed new light on how wood, who is afraid of being in the water ended up going overboard. >> we're always open to receiving additional information about older cases, as well as current cases. >> reporter: wood starred in hollywood classics, like "rebel without a cause." she and wagner had one daughter together. but the couple's relationship was tumultuous. they were married twice. a spokesperson for wagner said he welcomes the investigation but warns of people who might be trying to profit from the 30th anniversary of his wife's

death. in los angeles, bigat shiban, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: the coroner speculated that wood may have slipped off the yacht while trying to board a small, inflatable boat. you can hear more in a 48 hour special tomorrow. it airs at 10:00. if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with kristy breslin, at wjz traffic control. hi, kristy. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. a lot of traffic out there. northbound 95. that's just bumper to bumper there. from keith avenue to whitemarsh boulevard. we're also looking at over an hour delay on the inner loop. that's 95 to harford road. traffic moving along at about 25 miles an hour. if you're traveling on the outer loop, not much better. looking at 55 minutes there from bel air road to baltimore national pike. and trouble continues on 70 in both directions. westbound from 29 to marriottsvillesville road.

and also eastbound heavy toward the beltway. in towson, west towson town boulevard, at bosley avenue. and also in baltimore city. north monford at east madison. let's now take a live look. you can see, we have brake lights there. that's 70. and let's take another live look. you can see the delays still very heavy on the beltways there, west of york road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hard wood and laminate, too. you ca -- can call them. the military cuts known as brack base realignment and closing means many soldiers and civilians are moving to maryland. but as part of those cuts, eight large cargo planes were taken away from the maryland national guard. now, mike schuh was able to get aboard the replacement plane on its first one of a kind mission. >> reporter: it is about half the size of the plane it replaces. they call it a c-27.

totally modern, the maryland air guard is among the first in the country to get them. in back, an 11-man special forces team. a team ready to head out the back door. >> reporter: so for the first time today, special forces from the maryland national guard, jumped out onto the air guard's newest plane. >> look up at the back of this plane. two miles off. they step off that open back door and freefall for over a mile before they pull their chute. it's a maneuver called a halo. >> to civilians, what does that mean? halo? >> high altitude, low opening. >> reporter: besides pure military missions like this one, he sees these new planes being used for disaster and humanitarian mission. >> if we have natural disasters, we can get into smaller airports with it aircraft. >> reporter: three times on this day, these special forces soldiers, most with afghanistan experience, climb aboard to get

familiar with their new rides. this time, they land in maryland. but with just a phone call, they and those in the air guard could find themselves half a world away. at the aberdeen proving grounds, mike schuh, eyewitness news. >> right now, maryland is home to three of those planes and another is on the way. now, mike schuh always gets involved in his stories. but he did not parachute today. >> he had great video from the ground. we've got a beautiful, sunny, dry cold air today. cold night tonight. and a warmer weekend in store. 41 now. the dew point is way down. 19 degrees. very dry air. no wind at all. the barometer way back up. we'll look at the weekend after this. ,,,,,, we had a mouse.

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clear. look at that shot. we're looking west toward the catoctin, blue ridge mountains. and on a clear night like tonight, you can actually see that far away. isn't that a great shot. sure shows how clean the air is. that's beautiful. if you get up high enough, you can see. take a look at temps and

conditions now. around the region, we're at 41. 36 in oakland. ocean city at the airport. they've dropped down already to 37 degrees. light winds and clear skies. temps really do tumble some nights. 44 in washington, elkton. locally, with this dry air, temperatures are going to drop, next hour probably most places will be back in the mid- to upper 30s. and tonight, once again, well below freezing. north and west of the city. maybe mid- to upper 20s as a result this morning. and in the city, probably may get -- it may get down to 32, 33 degrees. right now, with no winds most places, very light flow. but tomorrow, the winds will start coming back, as we said, to the west/southwest. that means milder air that is building to the west of us will move into our region. look at this. chicago is 50 now. minneapolis, 48 degrees. we're at 41. boston is 43. 56, kansas city. 64, dallas. 66 in denver. so this milder air as you see

is going to be transported up in our direction. throughout the entire weekend. even early next week. now, the really cold stuff. way along the extreme northern portions of the united states. montana, wyoming, north dakota. it's in the 20s. minneapolis is still at 48. and because of that, we're seeing some precip developing. most of it is in the form of light snow as you can see. that low pressure eventually is going to head down south of our region. and probably at this point, looks like it might bring in some rain. maybe a shower here on monday. a better chance, i think, we'll see rain on wednesday, before thanksgiving. then it's out of here. at least based on all of the models. for the time being, clear skies. looks like a great weekend. there will be some increasing clouds on sunday afternoon and sunday night. as that weak front approaches, maybe some shower activity to the west. looks like for the most part, we stay mild all weekend long. bay temp, around 52 now. it has come down.

sunrise, 6:54. so the forecast then for tonight. look for clear skies. yeah. it will be chilly, down around 30, 31 degrees. tomorrow, sunshine. 54. normal high being 56. so just about where it's supposed to be, even warmer, as we said, on sunday. for football looks great. temperatures, upper 50s to maybe 60 degrees. so nice for football fans. thanks. still ahead at 5:00. avastin revoked. why they are no longer approving the world's most popular cancer drug. and details in the plane crash that killed two college basketball coaches. beyond the dream. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. president obama grants a form of amnesty to illegal ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪

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records. >> reporter: this action by the president is more far-reaching for the baltimore community than the dream of in-state tuition for students here illegally. president obama is testing a policy that freezes with those with no criminal records. that puts about 85% of cases on hold. crowds of people in the u.s. illegally staged demonstrations like this one, for years, protesting immigration laws. this new policy has immigration lawyers here rejoicing. >> of course, from a maryland perspective, it's great. because now you have a law enforcement financial resources. everything being focused where it needs to be focused most, which is to try and deal with criminals. >> reporter: state delegate pat mcdonogh tells wjz, baltimore was picked because it is considered a sanctuary city for immigrants. >> the federal people felt that baltimore city was not complying with the law.

that baltimore city already had a policy of not arresting this 85 to 90%. and as a result, they felt that baltimore city, which is a sanctuary city, was violating federal law. now, obama is saying no, it's okay to do that. the federal government agrees with you. and the congress believes he's violating the law. while congress harshes out -- hashes out its own issue, the test policy starts here, december 4th. and the project runs a total of six weeks. however, it could be expanded in january. >> thank you. fewer than 20% of the immigration cases involve people with criminal records. a suspected serial robber is now in state police custody. 25-year-old michael melpass is charged with holding up the exxon station along i-95 last week. melpass is also a suspect in several other robberies in harford, cecil and baltimore

county this month. police say numerous tips led them, after these surveillance photos were shown through the media. >> the ncaa opens its own investigation into alleged child rape and a cover-up. today's announcement comes as police look into why former coach jerry sandusky may have been overlooked. armen catay an reports. >> reporter: the first major miss, 1998. allegations by the mother of an 11-year-old boy that her son had showered in the locker room with san dunky. according to the-- sandusky. according to the report, with police listening, sandusky apologizeds, telling the -- apologizes, telling the mother, i wish i were dead. >> the showers in the locker room of the penn state football team. sandusky apparently had unrestricted access to as part of this retirement agreement. >> reporter: 2000, a university janitor tells his

superior of seeing the now- retired san dunky, performing oral sex on a young boy, in the shower. fearing for their lives, both men keep their silence. in 2002, a rape is witnessed by grad assistant coach, mike mcqueary. what mcqueary describes as anal intercourse to the grand jury ends up as simply "horsing around "by the time it makes its way to joe paterno, two university officials and all the way to university president graham spannier. once again, no formal police investigation is conducted. >> as wjz told you at the top of the newscast this afternoon, joe paterno's son released a statement, saying his father was undergoing treatment for lung cancer. and doctors are optimistic he'll make a full recovery. the campus of oklahoma state university is reeling after two women's basketball coaches are killed in a plane crash. head coach curt budkey and assistant coach miranda serna

were returning from a recruiting trip. the pilot and one other person also died in the crash. the university dealt with a similar tragedy back in 2001 when 10 people associated with the men's basketball team died in a plane crash. >> a bathroom break causes a scare in the air on a flight from north carolina to new york. it started when the pilot got stuck in the rest room. chris wragge has more on the situation and how it unfolded into some very tense moments. >> the captain has disappeared into the back. and i have someone with a thick foreign accent, trying to access the cockpit right now. >> reporter: the passenger tried to explain the situation. the copilot remained doubtful. >> what i'm being told is he is stuck in the lav, and someone with a thick, foreign accent is giving me a code to access the cockpit. airline traffic control apparently thought it was best not to take any chances. >> we'll declare an emergency. just get on the ground. >> reporter: but the emergency was diverted when the pilot

finally managed to get out of the lavatory. >> situation resolved. >> yes, sir, we're all good and ready to start the approach. >> reporter: the fbi and port authority police still met the plane when it landed. the airline said officers talked to the passenger and quickly realized what happened. former nfl players will be part of a new study on brain disease. researchers will test 100 retired players, in order to learn how to diagnose the condition. it results in memory loss, depression and progressive dementia. 50 former athletes who died in the past year, were later found to have the disease. the blockbuster drug, avastin is no longer approved to treat breast cancer. the ruling from the food and drug administration was instructed. but breast cancer patients who say the drug helped them are disappointed. and they are speaking out. >> okay. >> reporter: 47-year-old erica rothheim took the popular

cancer drug, avastin, to treat her breast cancer. >> two months, i was in complete remission. >> reporter: the drug did help erica. but studies show it did not increase survival rates and can have serious side effects. so the fda now says avastin should no longer be used for the treatment of advanced breast cancer. >> we know that some patients do benefit. many don't. and just have the side effects. and again at the moment, we don't know how to separate one group from the other. >> reporter: avastin is still approved for other uses, such as lung and colon cancers. so doctors can still prescribe it. but for breast cancer. insurance companies may not pay. >> reporter: the makers of avastin say despite the decision, they will begin research to see if it can still be used in certain breast cancer cases. >> it's not really clear how it's going to play out, you know, in the overall treatment of cancer. >> reporter: rothheim does not agree with the fda's decision. >> as metastatic breast cancer patient, there's not a lot of

options out there. but they're getting to be more. but you want all of the options that you can. >> reporter: she's disappointed that a drug she credits with helping her survive cancer, may now be out of reach for other women. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> the centers for medicare and medicaid says it will monitor the issue but will continue covering avastin for breast cancer for now. the secret service confirms that herman cain is the first republican presidential candidate to receive its protection. there have been reported threats, including a call to cain's campaign office, claiming to be a opinion of the ku ku klux klan. normally, it is given to each major party's presidential nominee. time is running out on the so-called super committee. their plan to cut more than a trillion dollars to the deficit is next week. some familiar issues could keep them from meeting that familiar deadline. >> reporter: the super committee says it will work through the weekend to try to

meet its deadline. members must agree on a plan to slash at least $1.2 trillion from the deficit over the next 10 years and take a vote by wednesday. >> and we are painfully, painfully aware of the deadline that is staring us in the face. >> reporter: congress created the 12-member bipartisan committee to end the summer debt ceiling standoff. but committee members find themselves locked in a familiar battle over raising taxes and cutting entitlement programs, like social security, medicare, and medicaid. >> where the divide is right now, is on taxes. and whether or not the wealthiest americans should share in this, that all of us have to make. >> reporter: the super committee must come up with a draft for the public to see by monday. committee members admit they have not made much progress but say they are still optimistic they will come up with a deficit reduction plan that the house and senate will pass.

>> reporter: steep spending cuts automatically kick in if the super committee does not meet its deadlines. financial analysts are also concerned that if the committee fails, congress will let social security tax cuts and emergency unemployment aid expire january 1st, healing a huge blow to the economy, just as it's starting to show signs of growth. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> today was the first time in a few weeks in which the whole super committee met in at this time room. previous meetings were kept in smaller groups in an effort to find common ground. time for a look at the baltimore sun. a fire department. the first in the city since the fire recruit died in a similar drill. and college football game. and more on ray lewis's status for sunday's game. for all of these stories and

more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, finding it in a trash can takes special vision. alex demetrick reports, what is found can look amazing. >> reporter: a large portrait of lady gaga, done in portions she'd probably like. . >> i drew it up. and next thing, we were on acrylics. then our school got involved by getting bottlecaps and recyclable junk. >> reporter: 68 things all made by sepsyche labl stuff. -- recyclable stuff. with coke zero fans, fashioned into dragon scales. or everyday newspapers turned into a dress to fit its creator. >> i just have to take out a seem and put in a zipper and i could wear it until it falls apart. >> reporter: maryland puts on

this show to promote recycling. >> the biggest obstacle into an effective recycling program is just education. >> i love it. because i'm pro-recycling. i love to recycle everything. >> reporter: and why not. >> peacocks. they're a nice animal. i decided why not do something. that means a lot to me. >> anybody get cut doing this. >> our fingers got cut a couple of times. >> reporter: not bad at all. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> wow. what talent those young people have. this is the tenth year maryland's department of the environment has samed the recyclables into an art event. >> yeah. those are true works of art. they can go next door to the american visionary art museum. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. texting while driving a schoolbus. the punishment for this woman, after she was caught in the act. victimized on craigslist. the brutal scan that ended in murder.

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one of wjz's biggest holidays is less than a week away. the 13th annual man -- i knew i was going to mess it up today, it's friday. mammoth manic monday meltdown. got it. we'll crown a new singing champion. thank you, kai. all this week, ron matz has taken a look at the five finalists. >> reporter: our fifth finalist for the 2011 annual mammoth manic monday meltdown. they appeared on july 11th. the team from deco. >> it's just another manic monday ♪ ♪ i wish it was sunday ♪ because that's my fun day deco ♪ my i don't have to run day ♪ it's just another manic monday ♪ >> oh, yeah!

[ applause ] >> reporter: three days. three days left until the 13th annual mammoth manic monday meltdown. you can vote until 7:00 p.m. sunday. here at wjz.com, the winner will take home tim williams and the coveted valentino. now, back to you. >> fantastic. we have been trying to get rid of tim for so long. >> finally. >> finally, we're going to give tim away. don't forget to join ron, don and marty for all of the fun at jimmy's in fells point. the annual mammoth manic monday meltdown is november 24th at 6:00. >> i think that was every employee in the building. nobody was working. it's a chilly friday night. we're enjoying clear dry skies around the state. and expecting a warmup for the weekend. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk have a look at what we can expect tomorrow and the next few days. bob? >> you saw my face. but i really wasn't there. let's take a look at temps

and continues. tomorrow start off cold. most places around evening. by afternoon. increasing temperatures. tim has a look at that five-day forecast. tim? >> reporter: well, the five-day forecast does warm up very nicely, bob. talk about saturday. we'll pick it up. and of course we talked about 58 degrees, the kickoff. 62 for the high on sunday. look for clouds to start to increase monday. and a chance of rain tuesday evening through wednesday. temperatures dropping from 60 to about the mid-50s. with overnight lows down in the 40s. now, for your energy saver tip of the day. if you are thinking of replacing your furnace, consider getting one that's rated 90% or higher in efficiency. replacing your old furnace with a new, more energy-efficient one, can save up to 30% of your heating cost, and remember to look for the energy star label. for more information, you can log onto wjz.com. and click on our special section down the right-hand side of the page. and for your information, mary

and kai. i'm like a bad penny. you can throw me away, i'll keep coming back. >> we know that about you, tim. we love you. thank you. switching gears here. one person is dead, another is recovering after they answered ads on craigslist. police say 16-year-old high school student and another suspect lured two men into a false craigslist ad. the first man arrived to the area and was shot in the arm but escaped. when police later inspected the area, they discovered a second body in a shallow grave. the 16-year-old has been arrested for attempted murder. a postal worker is violently attacked in north miami. you can see the woman here. with her head bandaged before she was taken to the hospital. police say she was on her mail route, when an attacker pistol- whipped her and ran off with her gold, chain and keys. police are still trying to track down the suspect. this is the fourth attack on a female postal worker in the area since october. caught on camera. a florida school bus driver

uses her cell phone. let's take a look as she concentrates on the phone instead of the road. she even takes her eyes off the road for more than 10 seconds. parents are furious. the driver told her supervisor she was watching a game on the phone. she was suspended for a day. denise is in the newsroom. reliving his ordeal. the washington nationals baseball player, kidnapped and held for ransom in venezuela is speaking out. what he's saying to his fans. and... landmark cases of coaching triggered by a high demand for fish. i'm adam may. could this create problems and be healthier for you at the dinner table? >> check in for more on these stories coming up at 6:00. but now, back to kai and mary. still to come tonight on eyewitness news. children caught in the crossfire. the disturbing video, surfacing from the occupy wall street

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control in reno, nevada. putting nearly 5,000 homes at risk. at least it wasn't homes have already gone up in flames. nearly 10,000 people have been told to evacuate. one man died of cardiac arrest, trying to escape to safer ground. firefighters are also dealing with wind gusts, in excess of 60 miles per hour. some distracting video surfaces from yesterday's massive occupy wall street parade in new york city. as emily smith reports. some heckled students as they tried to walk to school. cbs 2 found these little school kits trying -- trying to get to class. anything to ease their fears while some protestors chanted follow those kids. >> damage. horrible. they're afraid. we're not even able to get

through. >> one protestor followed all the way down the block. as the school day ended, just after 3:00 today, children trickled. we heard this 4-year-old boy telling his mom he was scared. he told me it looked like a parade. >> he told me it was a parade. >> a parade? >> yeah. >> was it fun or a little scary? >> it was a little scary. because it was really crowded at school. >> it was really crowded? >> after a while, it got so bad, that a lot of parents couldn't get their kids. >> some see it as chaos. others see it differently. >> so far, school officials say they haven't had to change school times or cancel a class. still ahead on eyewitness news. baltimore city twin brothers are on trial again for an animal abuse case that disgusted people across the

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still to come. horrific case. burning a dog to death. now they go on trial for a second time. >> i'm mike hellgren mike hel

-- helgren from washington, d.c. washington, d.c. >> university of maryland on alert. i'm gigi barnett at the university of maryland. that story is coming up. chilly night ahead. will we get a weekend warmup. get 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. tonight, the message and the future of this controversial group. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> right now, about two dozen members of the occupy wall street movement are