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government programs. >> hello, everybody, i'm denise koch. the congressional super committee admits defeat. that means government agencies are facing steep automatic budget cuts. >> with just hours to spare, some super committee members headed in search of a deal. but in the end the panel of 6 republicans and 6 democrats could not agree on how to cut $1.6 trillion from the budget. evejohn kerry said the democrats did offer an 11th hour deal. >> i think we could have reached an agreement on so many other parts of this. >> but the gop rejected it. >> they were not willing to cut
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a dollar. >> the spending cuts that will now kick in in 2013. >> my message to them is simple, no, i will skeet oh any -- veto any effort. >> reporter: the pentagon alone stands to lose $454 billion. cuts they say would be devastating to the military. this means the credit rating could take another hit. the nasdaq also took hits. a serious scene when a car slams into a townhouse. you see the car smash flu through brick and glass. police tell us the driver accidently stepped on the gas. the state of maryland is going after the race organizer for a $6000 tax lean.
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along the race course that's bringing so much trouble. what this means for the future of grand pree in baltimore. >> owes the city $600,000 in taxes. now officials say they will get their money one way or another. the first annual baltimore grand prix could be the last. baltimore racing development owes nearly 6 machine thousand $600,000 in taxes. >> they owe money to baltimore and vendors, but when they owe money to the tax man, they are in trouble. >> reporter: says the state will go after the corporation. >> these folks have chosen to duck their responsibility and it's only fair that we collect this money. >> reporter: earlier this month the mayor planned to pull the plug on the 5 year deal unless the organization settles its debts with the city by the ends of the year. 3/4 of a million in city
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services. $250,000 for race fees and 50,000 for parking authority. that doesn't include hundreds of thousands owed to vendors. former race ceo spoke to wjz. >> if they ask for us to do it without running the race again, no. we don't have the money sitting there. >> he said he thought ticket money would be used to pay the taxes. it hasn't. >> what he says fair is fair and wrong is wrong. and this is wrong. >> reporter: and tonight jay davidson told us he could no longer speak on behalf of the grand prix since he is no longer the ceo, however he and his wife are named on that tax lien. home grown terror, a
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manhattan man is being held tonight charged with making explosives and targeting police and u.s. military men and women. an apology from the suspect's mother. >> officials describe him as a lone wolf who sympathizes with al-qaeda. they say he was making at least 3 bombs in a manhattan apartment. >> he was actually ready to assemble the bombs and whether they went off accidently or -- people's lives were in jeopardy. >> police made a similar bomb. he sped up his plan after the death of al qaeda's anwar -- he is being held without bail. >> he talked about killing u.s. servicemen returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly
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u.s. army and marine corps personnel. >> the 27-year-old was also targeting police cars, a police station and postal facilities. he lived with his mother and uncle in this apartment building. >> i'm sorry about what my son did. i didn't taught him to do this. >> his mother said her son made a mistake and now must face justice. >> everybody has to pay. >> reporter: says the case against his client is not as strong as prosecutors claim. he will face state charges, not federal terrorism charges. in new york, randall. the associated press is reporting the fbi didn't pursue against him believing he didn't have the predisposition or ability to carry out the plot. a woman is arrested for
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police think he bought the -- from home improvement stores. a huge group of teens steal from a montgomery county store. about 50 teens rushed inside, then stole snacks and drinks. police think they may have gone there after a birthday party. police arrested 6 teens but are looking for the rest of the group. another brazen robber stealing from the poor. wyz is live at police ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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part of a los angeles road, there were no injuries are property damage, no other buildings are in immediate danger. thousands of students want answers after protesters are pepper sprayed. the campus police chief and two officers have been placed on leave. thousands gathered at the school. they were protesting to show solid airty. continues into its third day of violence.
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calling for a second revolution saying they have failed to stabilize the government. egypt's health ministry said at least 4 24 people have been killed. a former fbi will head the investigation into the penn state investigation. said his inquiry against jerry sandusky will expand on the report. he is accused of -- one last gift, the sudden death of a pasadena teenager outside a carnival this summer teaches her family about organ donation. tells us about a young girl and how her legacy lives on. >> one moment she is enjoying the carnival and the next,
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unspeakable horror her father can't forget. >> i was sitting there waiting for him to come out of the ambulance and i knew she was gone. >> crossing busy ricci her. the driver doesn't see them until it's too late. >> it was tough. it's still tough. >> reporter: a tragic hero, a life saver, an organ donor who through her death gives life. >> she wanted to help people. >> reporter: kara's family is only now able to talk about her death. they speak to only wjz about what she taught them. >> she said she wanted to be an organ donor. i said no, kara, if something happens i'm not going to let them cut on you. she said, what good is it going to do me, i'll be gone. >> reporter: the accident that killed kara and critically
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injured her boyfriend shattered the family. >> she called me 4 minutes prior so i'm thankful i got to tell her i love her. >> reporter: kara saved 7 other people because of the decision she made earlier. >> knowing her intention, knowing her wish is what drove him to say yes. >> right now 2000 in maryland could die waiting for a transplant but only half of all adults in our state are signed up. >> we are not meeting the need. >> it what is the biggest myth. >> i think -- their mission is to save lives. >> reporter: kara's aunt works hard trying to get people to sign up to be donors. >> her heart is still beating. we might not know where it is,
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but her heart is still beating. >> it's nice she could save somebody else and i love her for it, but it's still hard knowing she's up there. >> reporter: mary bubala, wjz eyewitness news. most people sign up to be organ donors at the -- you can find the link on the website at wjz.com, click on the news tab. a newborn couldn't wait to join his family. picked up their other three children from school when mom suddenly went into labor so the whole family present and no time to get to the hospital, dad had to deliver his new son in the backseat of the honda civic. the little guy is doing fine. his parents made his middle name civic. good thing it happened in this era, it could have been point
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oh or. >> he gets 38 miles to the bottle. 5 speed. let's take a look at radar real quick. we have some drizzle. there's some rain, there you see it primarily moving from west to east. so overnight we'll see some more light scattered rain and drizzle. 50 now but the dewpoint is 49. technically it can only drop a degree or two. the barometer holding steady at 38.2. 43 in oakland, 55 ocean city, 49 up in. the dewpoint very close to the temperature so there's some fog forming in some areas. we saw some this morning. 47 over in westminister. 61-48 today. the average low down to 35 now
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and the record 7 79 in 1900 and 61 in 1951. generally a east wind keeps it damp and cool for a day and a half. by wednesday things imine to change. low pressure that's developing down to our south, this is a stalled frontal boundary. most of it across northern maryland. another batch tonight and more developing in texas where they need the rain. that's going to head in our direction tomorrow and into wednesday about noontime. then it will pass the region. once it does the rains go back to the northwest, cooler air will come in but briefly it will get a little milder. tomorrow temperatures moving up to maybe 61 by wednesday morning and then cooler air coming in, drying out by thanksgiving, should be bright and sunny by afternoon. the mild air gets pushed out to
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the south and southeast of us. bay temp around 52. sunrise, 6:57. 46 tomorrow, let's call it the low 50s, not going to move much with periods of rain. could be some moderate rain tomorrow night. but it will end sometime wednesday. 38 at night, sunshine, 53, warming up to 60 with sun and 64, partly cloudy skies for the beginning of the weekend, nice warm up headed our way. wonderful. coming up the next game comes up quickly for the ravens. >> the latest on their >> the latest on their preparations for ,,,,,,,,
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beat up on sunday, again on thursday. mark is here with the fan sports report. >> no time to think how good or bad you were. mark limited today but he was at practice. that's the good news. he told some of his teammates he should be ready to go on thursday night. it is a short preparation time after the win over the bengals yesterday. the ravens offense back on the practice field. big improvement from the rough outing in seattle. flacco continues to enjoy the development of torre smith. he's coming off his biggest game yet. set a rookie record with 165 receiving yards. i asked flacco about the maturation of the speedy receiver from the university of maryland something he's becoming a good one. he's going to continue to get better and better as the year goes on. part of that is having to break out. he's been able to come back
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from some things and play really well and that's what's good to see about him. >> he knows just understanding the game plan, understanding my role and basically understanding that everything you do is important. every catch, every missed block, every penalty. everything is important and those are the things you can't afford. >> ravens step out of the division and get one more full day of practice tomorrow. the first ever thanksgiving day game in ravens history. another historic first, jim harbaugh, the first ever between head coaching brothers. the surprise story in the nfl this season to face john's ravens, much more on the harbaugh family coming up on eyewitness news tomorrow at 5:00. the american league's best pitcher is also named the best overall player. dustin wins the most overall
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vote. he's the first starting pitcher to win the mvp since. horse racing history tonight, rapid reduction pulling away, that is the 20th straight win for rapid reduex reduexsphl. surpasses pepper's pride who had the previous record of 19 straight. 20 in a row and still going at age 5. that's a bargain horse. well, do you have an ugly sweater sitting in the back of your closet? >> why those ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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. a man from michigan breaks through a -- the first to earn the mary kay pink cadillac. he has sold more than 300,000 products. they were once ban issued to the land of -- but now the christmas sweater is in vogue. people have been searching secondhand stores for the brightly colored sweaters and the more bells and buttons the better. seem to be an upcoming theme for holiday parties. don't have one, will ,,,,,,,,,,,
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