baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. more controversy over a pepper spray incident at a california university intensified. >> what students are demanding from the school today. >> hi, everybody. >> not backing down. the fallout from the uc davis pepper spray incident is growing. today, students and protesters are doubling in size. they have a very clear message for administrators. >> reporter: the occupy camp is back at the university of california davis. >> do you want to double check the tent? >> reporter: ph.d. student kim swanberg and about a hundred other students spent the night in 83 tents, the same spot where police pepper- sprayed seated demonstrators last week.

she wants the cool's chancellor to -- the school's chancellor to step down. >> we're a community that needs to be taken seriously. >> i want us to take back this university. >> reporter: on monday, over a thousand students and faculty members rallied, venting their frustration over how campus police handled last friday's peaceful protest. officers pepper-sprayed over a dozen students sitting on the ground, protesting tuition hikes. >> now, the campus has more than doubled its original size. there's a food station, recycling in the back and there's even a medical tent. >> reporter: the hike in tuition could leave her with $20,000 in debt. >> if i'm in debt coming out of a four-year university, then i won't be able to pay for law school. >> reporter: kim swanberg is leaving her tent for french class but says she'll be back. >> a lot of people in the administration are just as stubborn as we are so

hopefully, we'll be able to hold out. >> reporter: the university says it's trying to balance security with a student's right to protest. in davis, california, wjz eyewitness news. >> two police officers are on administrative leave. the university says it is monitoring the new occupy site on campus and has not yet decided what action it will take. dna links him to rapes up and down the east coast, including five here in maryland. now, prosecutors in connecticut say they don't want to try him there. we have more on aaron thomas. >> the first rape they linked thomas to was in 1977. he was tracked down. thomas was arrested in new haven connecticut. dna evidence off a cigarette helped police link him to 17 attacks in maryland, virginia and rhode island. prosecutors there want to

extradite thomas to virginia to face trial. a hearing on that is scheduled for next week. >> thomas was arrested in marchand is also contesting his constitutional right to a speedy trial. a flash mob pours into a silver springs store and a few dozen teens just start stealing. police say store surveillance video doesn't seem to even scare them. >> reporter: before you know it, it's 50 teenagers packed into a 7-eleven store off tech road, some loaded their pockets and hands with food, drinks and candy. >> it was real crazy. that was uncivilized. >> reporter: take a good look at the video montgomery county police are hoping the public can recognize some of the teens and lead investigators to them. some who frequent the 24-hour store are asking security to be tightened up. >> more police officers or at least security or something you know. >> reporter: investigators say only a few teens were spotted at a nearby parking lot.

the rest got away, but not before striking a pose for the crook cam. >> and detectives are exploring the possibility that the suspects had been attending a birthday party nearby. anybody with information is asked to call montgomery county police. a developing story at this hour from the baltimore city school system. news that students can now go to school on saturdays. in tonight's school watch, a new program called take 10 will help young people brush up on mathematics. transportation, materials, even breakfast and lunch are free. we speak to city schools, coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. supercommittee failure. it has congress wondering what to do next. if lawmakers don't do something about the country's debt, americans are going to be hit hard in the wallet. >> reporter: lawmakers left town for the holiday. when they return, congress will try to do what its

supercommittee could not: reach a budget deal to avoid more than a trillion dollars in automatic spending cuts. >> the american people are going to force congress to do this and i think this will be the centerpiece going forward in this next election. >> reporter: the automatic cuts start in 2013 and would slash nearly a half trillion dollars from the defense budget alone. but reaching a compromise will be difficult. republicans and democrats remain split over an old stumbling block: taxes. >> democrats were not willing a cut a dollar without raising taxes. >> the supercommittee's failure to reach an agreement has also created an immediate problem for congress. tax breaks and unemployment benefits for millions of americans expire in january. >> reporter: if the payroll tax cut ends, the average family could lose about $1,000 next year. president obama says he is sending congress legislation next week that will extend the cut. >> if congress refuses to act,

then middle class families are going to get hit with a tax increase at the worst possible time. >> reporter: however, the president's bill could create another stand-off. democrats may once again ask the wealthiest americans to pay more in taxes and many republicans have vowed never to raise taxes on anyone. in washington, wjz eyewitness news. it looks like the downward slide continues on wall street. the s&p is down 5, the nasdaq down, also. on the move. expect a lot of company if you're visiting family this thanksgiving holiday. we have complete coverage of holiday travels. we have an update on one of the busiest travel days of the year. >> well, more than 42 million people will travel at least 50 miles over the next few days. that's up 4% over last year. but gas prices are also up, making the drive more expensive. the nationwide average price for unleaded gas is $3.39 for

regular. fewer people will take to the skies to get to their thanksgiving day destination because of high airfares. if you are flying with food or gifts, you should check to find out what you can take and what you cannot take on the plane. >> thank you. sloppy weather for people trying to get out of town. complete coverage continues with bob who's tracking first warning live doppler radar. >> very sloppy today and remember: if you've got your wipers on, put your lights on. it's the law and it's plain dangerous. i saw so many cars driving with no lights. you can't see them. look at the rain, all across northern maryland. some pretty good rain amounts in some spots, almost an inch in a few spots. to our southwest, there's a big, big low coming so it won't rain all the time but moderate echoes from north of the city up towards fairmont and a

little bit of heavier echoes near d.c. to the west, it does cut down. southwest of charleston, very late activity. south of us, a few heavier echoes but maybe a couple of thundershowers across southern sections where it's been a little bit warmer but it looks like for the time being, we'll see the rain this evening. but later on, it may kind of cut down a bit, maybe just some drizzle during the overnight tomorrow. maybe some morning rain and clearing late in the day. if you're traveling, you're going to avoid the rain. the later, you leave, the better off you're going to be. but you're going to run into rain anywhere north and northeast of the baltimore region. let's check in on our roads right now. another wet day out on those roads. >> hi, everyone. it is definitely a mess so far out there. southbound 95 we have a tractor- trailer fire. it's blocking the right-hand lane and the delay is pretty solid back to perryville. it should be at least 20 minutes to get through. it also slows down southbound 95, making your way from white

marsh boulevard towards the harbor tunnel freeway. traveling 795, 20 minutes there in the southbound direction from the boulevard over to the beltway and the beltway itself already up to 35 minutes on the west side outer loop from 795 over to the avenue. traveling on the north side, you can expect a 20-minute delay, at least for from hartford road and plenty of brake lights southbound on the expressway over to 28th street. other accidents include the road at old court road and also lock raven boulevard at stonewood road. let's take a live look. as you can see so much congestion there. that's a look at the beltway at security boulevard. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochrin firm. you can visit them online at www.cochrinfirm.com. back to you. stay with wjz for complete thanksgiving coverage for the latest on the traffic, the airlines and the weather, plus

a special holiday guide. log onto www.wjz.com. you told me that's our new cornucopia. >> that is the wjz cornucopia. >> what's the difference between a cornucopia and a horn of plenty? >> let me call tim williams. he's the one who's always quizzing us, not you! >> still ahead at 4:00 from the lunch counter to the courtroom, what police say this man put into a customer's coffee. investigating allegations. the latest from police and theaccusations against a basketball coach. the toys too dangerous to give to your children. and we'll have our forecast, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

an ohio man is behind bars, accused of trying to poison

customers. edwin ledguard, an employee in west toledo was arrested after a coworker spotted him trying to poison drinks. he dumped two vials of a drug used to treat anemia in baby pigs into a pot of coffee. he told police he had a delusion to kill customers. he's charged with contaminating a substance for human consumption. more students surrendered in the new york s.a.t. cheatingscandal, three students were implicated today. eight other students who paid impostors to take the tests are also expected to turn themselves in. there is an investigation of security procedures for that test. high school accomplishment, not scandal, brought some high- level recognition at howard county today. it's coursework designed to open doors. >> reporter: in columbia, the career research and development

course sounds kind of dry, unless you're taking it. >> it's a really interesting class. i highly recommend it for other students that are a little iffy of where they want to go in life. >> ask students to look at themselves. who are you, where are you headed? where do you want to be when you're 25? >> reporter: it's a strategy that caught the eye of the u.s. secretary of education. after the usual ice breaker. >> where do you want to go? >> maryland. >> reporter: duncan visited some of the classes where the emphasis isn't always on college but on making the most of each student's potential. >> it's what we want to do. it's not really learn this, learn that, learn the history of other people. it's making your own history. >> reporter: this program may be in all of the high schools but it's far from being universal. >> i go to grade schools, i go to struggling schools. i think this is a school i can learn from. >> any thoughts on where you want to head? >> forscythe university for music production. it's a big goal of mine. i'm glad that i have this class

to help meth there. >> reporter: wjz eyewitness news. >> and the howard county program has been closing the achievement gap between students, nearly doubling proficiency in math and reading. holiday shoppers should beware. some toys could be dangerous for children. a new report finds more than a dozen toys violate safety standards for lead and chemicals or present a choking hazard for small children. the dangerous toys include a wheel, a plastic book for babies, a wooden block set and a sesame street oscar doll. be sure to watch wjz eyewitness news at 5:00 and 6:00. it's the bell that rings for charity. it's for the salvation army to remind you to give to those less fortunate, but in ohio, a kettle for collecting and a volunteer were the targets of serious crimes. the kettle worker at a k-mart was approached by four men, one

holding a knife, demanding the red pot. the suspects ran off with around $300 in that pot, money that should have gone to feeding the needy. police are still searching for the four men. well, there is black friday, cyber monday and small business saturday and baltimore's part of the celebration. we have more on how supporting locally owned businesses especially during the holidays can help your community. >> good day. >> reporter: greg novick is the epitome of the small business man. he opened greg's bagels 23 years ago. he'll be part of the celebration of small business saturday at the square. >> i think it's wonderful. i think finally some of the powers that be in this country do understand that small businesses keep the country rolling. >> reporter: it's another busy day at atwater's, famous for their great soups and delicious

baked goods. ned atwater opened here eight and a half years ago, a successful small business. >> that's why we're in business. because we know the first names of the folks that come in, that live in this neighborhood and it's been great. >> reporter: saturday, you'll find big discounts at all of the stores, including nouveau contemporary goods. >> instead of the fighting of the crowd and getting run over by the carts, come to a unique store, get a unique gift. >> reporter: a reminder of what it takes to be the little guy in the economic fight. >> if your definition of making it is working six days a week 11 hours a day for 23 years, yes, we have. we're still in business, which in these days is quite an accomplishment. >> reporter: wjz eyewitness news. >> greg is always there. i see him all the time. this is the second annual small business saturday. the market at belvedere square will open at 8:00 a.m.

until 8:00 p.m. a mystery man leaves a suitcase filled with money in australia. they are looking for the owner of a suitcase stuffed with cash that was left at an italian restaurant. it contained around $1 million. a man carried the suitcase into the cafe. he then looked spooked and left without the money. coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, the paperwork glitch that released a prisoner. flower children. the major mess two children get into while mom's in the bathroom. you've got to see this. showers instead of sun across maryland today but that's going to change. stick around for your first weather warning forecast. ,,,,,,

now, the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. a live look outside. that's kind of pretty considering that it's really

not that pretty outside. >> that's pretty after today. it will not last forever. take a look at radar. south and west of us, just south of washington, it's really cut off completely, at least at this time. as you can see it's moving off towards the new york area, around the baltimore region now, some heavier echoes. north of town, southwest of us. as you head out to the west, south of martinsburg, very late drizzle. south of that region, the rain has temporarily ended. a few heavier pockets but for the most part very widely scattered areas of rain. it looks like the next few hours, we'll see this moderate rain across northern sections of maryland but later this evening, cloudy, drizzly and foggy conditions. there is more rain to the west and southwest of us. so we do still have some rain in the forecast for overnight and into tomorrow morning before hopefully, we start seeing some drier air move in. temperatures right now, we're

at 55. dew point 55, 100% humidity. east wind at seven, 57 down on the south. there's some warmer air trying to move in from virginia and the carolinas. temperatures tonight probably aren't going to go anywhere. maybe a couple of degrees and actually come up during the morning tomorrow, maybe into the low to mid-60s before the rain ends and a front comes through the renal and that will change the wind to the northwest. that will bring in drier and cooler air. right now, generally an east wind in the area. look at that low pressure out over missouri this afternoon. now, it's heading towards ohio so the bulk of that heavier rain to our north and northwest as you can see, warm, sunny down here and some thundershower activity as that front approaches so we're not yet done with the rain. this front's going to have to go through the area tomorrow and maybe even a thundershower with it before it begins to dry out. so looking for cooler and eventually drier conditions late wednesday night and thursday now, sunny yes.

drier and cooler. temperatures in the low to mid- 50s. and a nice pleasant day really, a nice fall afternoon and the same thing for friday but even warmer. so tomorrow the rain for the most part. east of us, there will be a little bit in the mountains. plenty of clouds i'm sure. so overnight tonight, look for rain, maybe even some thunder in some spots. 54 and some fog. tomorrow, mostly morning rain. then maybe a shower or thundershower and then clearing by evening, may take a while. 64 degrees tomorrow, and then it drops to low to mid-50s for thanksgiving. but we do dry out. so travel tomorrow, not the best day for travel. >> but not cold. thank you. don't miss cbs's prime time lineup everybody at 10:00. a new episode of unforgettable, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. the maryland terps hope to end their season on a winning note. see their last game live right here on wjz 13. there's more ahead on wjz. at 4:30, lingering questions.

the lifeguard captain who found natalie wood's body in the pacific. his unique insight into thishigh-profile investigation. why football coach jerry sandusky won't be in court as scheduled. violent demonstrations in egypt. we continue right after this. ,,

from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. it's 4:29, 55 degrees and light rain showers in central maryland. hello everyone, thanks for staying with us. >> here's what people are talking about. >> american students in police custody. police in egypt arrested three u.s. students during violent protests in the capital city. here's a live look at tens of thousands of protesters flooding cairo's central square just days before scheduled elections. >> reporter: police in cairo

arrested three american college students, accusing them of throwing fire bombs at security forces during mass protests. egyptian television showed video of the men they say authoritiesdetained. they are part of a study abroad program. their arrests came as giants street clashes broke out between police and protesters for a fourth day. the military addressed the nation, aiming to calm growing outrage. the military council has to go, they shout. a huge crowd carried the body of a dead demonstrator through cairo's tarir square. egyptians are demanding the generals running the country hand over power to a civilian government. >> we need to have a president by april, we need to have a proper democracy in place and a proper system so that we know where we stand. >> reporter: politicians say the ruling military has now

agreed to transfer control to civilian leaders next july, an announcement many protesters quickly rejected. they wanted the military to leave much sooner. egypt's military took power last february after a revolt ousted president hosni mubarak. now, many protesters are pushing for a second revolution to force the army out and tens of thousands are answering the call. tina krause, wjz eyewitness news. the arrested american students have been identified as luke gates, gregory porter of drexel university and derek valcourt of georgetown university. the state department says it's working to gain access to the students. a sexual molestation investigation at syracuse university is expected to drag on for weeks. that is according to police handling the case. we have an update. >> two former ballboys for syracuse assistant basketball coach bernie fine see he molested them around 25 years ago.

fine has called those charges false and asked for a quick review so he could be vindicated. bobby davis told espn that fine molested him starting back in 1984. his step-brother also made similar claims. davis reported his allegations to police in 2002 and to the university in 2005. however, police declined to pursue the case, citing a lack of evidence and because the statute of limitations had expired. >> the university found no evidence to support the allegations. fine is on administrative leave. meanwhile, child sexual abuse charges against former penn state coach jerry sandusky are moving forward after a short delay. a district court has rescheduled a preliminary hearing for sandusky until next month. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing eight boys over a 15- year period. he is free on bail but legal experts say his bail could increase or be revoked if prosecutors bring new charges from additional accusers. a suspected murderer is on

the loose after a paperwork glitch. scott broom has the story. >> prosecutors failed to is a judge to keep scott held without bail because they claimed there was some incorrect paperwork in his bail. he was offered $75,000 bail. he took the deal and walked out of jail on november 10th. he hasn't been seen since. >> reporter: the county's state attorney did their best to explain this late today. >> and the status hearing, there was no mention of his bond, and what happened is there was an erroneous bond for $75,000 that was placed in mr. scott's file by the clerk's office. that paperwork belonged to another defendant and because the issue was not raised, the defendant was subsequently -- he made the bond through a bail bondsman and the jail released him using that bond information. >> reporter: meanwhile, frederick scott, aged 24, is now missing, according to the county police who have a

warrant for his arrest. last time police went looking for him, he was found in las vegas. scott is charged along with a codefendant with the murder of philip watson outside a night club in march. >> anyone with information on scott's whereabouts is asked to call police. as we approach the holiday season, president obama keeps to tradition and grants several pardons for convicted criminals. the president issued pardons for five people convicted on drug and gambling crimes. he also commuted the sentence of eugenia jennings, a woman sentenced to 20 years for distributing cocaine in 2001. the president has pardoned 22 people since december of last year. every day, millions of fliers are hit with checked bag fees, but that won't be the case for long if a maryland lawmaker gets his way. we have the details of new legislation. >> senator ben carden is pushing for a new bill that could save frequent fliers a lot of money.

the senator is cosponsor of a bill stopping any airline from charging a fee for checking one bag. it would also require airlines to tell passengers about all bag restrictions before they arrive at the airport. tsa officials say the fees prompt many people to carry on more bags, slowing down the lines. spirit airlines is the only airline to charge fliers for carry-on bags. >> according to a survey, 70% of passengers say their biggest pet peeve is when people trying to bring too many carry-on bags through security. hopefully the weather will improve as we approach thanksgiving. outside right now, it's gray and dreary with rain showers. that's from the weather guy. wjz has weather and traffic. bob is here now with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> not great on the roads as i mentioned a little while ago, the law requires lights on when your wipers are on. i saw a lot of cars today without the lights on and it's

very dangerous. you just can't see the cars with all the spray coming up behind the cars. take a look at radar. we do have an end temporary to the rain -- end temporarily to the rain south and west of us. west of the area, just south of berkeley springs, charlestown, there's an end to that solid rain, just some fog and drizzle down there. and there's some spotty rain across southern maryland and maybe some thunder down there, as well. take a look at the activity. you see it moving pretty much from southwest to northeast, moving up generally toward eastern pennsylvania. so if you're heading up that way, it will be rainy a lot longer. we do expect to see an end to the rain, probably not until tomorrow afternoon but it will be much drier on thursday with a lot of sunshine just in time for thanksgiving. >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads right now with the traffic control. >> hi, everyone. well, it's gone from bad to worse out there. if you're traveling on the inner loop, you're looking at an hour and a half delay from the parkway all the way around

to bel air road. the outer loop almost as bad in that direction. it's from bel air road over to baltimore national pike, at least 70 minutes. 95 southbound, because of the earlier accident, it is just crawling along there over the emmerten by bel air. and it slows down again on 95 southbound from the beltway to 175 on the southwest corner. harrisburg express way in the southbound direction, an accident there. north point road at kimberley road, west fayet at north mlk and richie highway at marly station. let's take a live look. as you can see it's going to be quite a drive there. that's a look at the beltway at security boulevard. and we'll take another live look. you can see not too much better there on the beltway on the west side there at liberty road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate. you can call them. >> thank you. stay with wjz for complete thanksgiving coverage for the latest on the traffic, the airlines and weather and a

special holiday guide, log onto www.wjz.com. okay. we all know this. it only takes a few seconds for a child to make a mess and one michigan mother learned the lesson the hardway. >> uh-oh. >> what's the matter mommy? >> her two sons had a little fun with a bag of flour while she stepped away to use the bathroom. the woman says she captured the scene on her camera. in total shock. how does she feel when the shock wore off? >> as soon as i stopped recording, i sat in the middle of the floor and started crying. i told my mother-in-law that i feel like i've inhaled so much flour i'm going to start to rise. >> it took hours to clean up all that flour and in case you're wondering, the carpet could not be saved. >> my favorite is the little boy, what's the matter mommy? >> they're looking for a new home. [ laughter ] >> it's a good thing they're so cute. straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, armed

and holding his fellow airmen at bay. what sparked the violence. some memory blunders make the news now. an unusual new way to treat memory loss. and we've had a few days of rain. when is it going to clear up? don't miss your updated forecast with bob, coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

an investigation is underway after an airman gets his own handgun onto a sensitive air-base and barricades himself in a building for several hours. it happened at the shriver airforce base in colorado. he was taken in custody 10 hours after he locked himself in a building. no one was hurt. the man is facing a discharge over a matter in civilian court but no details have been released. an argument over loud music. police say that may have been the reason the seattle mariners outfielder halman was stabbed to death. he was killed in the

netherlands. it looks like he walked down the stairs because of the loud music but they're trying to piece together what happened after that. investigators are still interviewing halman's brother as a suspect in the 24-year-old dutch baseball player's death. new developments tonight in the investigation into actress natalie woods' death. a hyphguard is talking about wood's chances for survival. >> the lifeguard captain pulled natalie woods' body from the water. roger smith says he's hoping that reopening the investigationwill answer more questions. she had been on a yacht with her husband, actor robert wagner on thanksgiving weekend in 1981. the original investigation intowood's death concluded she fell into the water while tying up a loose dinghy. >> thank you. the investigation into wood's death was reopened last

week. more celebrities are telling their stories of dealing with london's tabloids. a judge holds another round of hearings in the u.k. phone hacking incident. >> reporter: this morning, comedian steve cuagain joined the long list of celebrities stepping up to rip into the british press. he's called the empire a protection racket that will leave a toxic legacy. author jkro wling is also looking to turn the tables. the most explosive testimony so far has come from hacking victim and sworn enemy of the illegal practice actor hugh grant. >> it's perfectly fine to hate me. i have become very accustomed to that. >> reporter: what he doesn't expect he says is the ruthless invasion of privacy like harassing his former girlfriend when she was pregnant with his child. >> they followed her around, she was a single pregnant

woman, she was being tailed by paparazzi, one in particular who frightened her a lot over the months of her pregnancy. >> reporter: he says the paparazzi were the kind who doctored photos afterward. >> they tried to take pictures up girls' skirts. >> hacking prompted the prime minister to call for a public inquiry into media ethics. the revelation that employees had listened to and deleted the voice mails of a murder schoolgirl in search of a story led to the shutdown of the paper. in london, wjz eyewitness news. >> victims say other papers not just murdock's must have hacked their voice mails, as well. those therapies deny any wrongdoing. a deadly mistake. a south florida man goes into the hospital but dies after a nurse gives him a drug used in executions by mistake.

doctors say the wrong medication sent him into cardiac arrest. in tonight's wjz health watch, improve your memory with help from a jellyfish. there's a new slept on the -- a new supplement on the market. >> what's the third one there? >> reporter: on campaign trail -- >> the third one, i can't. sorry. oops. >> reporter: brain-freeze moments can be especially public and embarrassing. >> um, nope, that's a different one. >> reporter: at any age, a memory lapse can strike. >> i think it happens to everybody. >> reporter: experts say stress and being overly tired can compound the problem. >> i have kids, they drain your memory. >> reporter: now, jellyfish of all things might be able to help with memory problems. yes, jellyfish, like these on display at the adventure aquarium. >> i would like to learn more about that. >> reporter: here goes: jellyfish are partially made of

something called apluchlorine, it's a protein that's critical to human brain cells. >> by using this jellyfish protein, we're able to see memory improvement. >> reporter: he's president of the company that sells the supplement, which contains the jellyfish protein. he says they have scientific studies showing it works. >> we've demonstrated that it helps to improve memory. >> i think it's intriguing. i think it's very preliminary. >> reporter: dr. melissa caren, a neurologist, says there's not enough research on prevagen to know if it can help. she says exercise is the only thing that's proven to improve memory. >> while the effectiveness of prevagen is debated, there's no evidence it can be harmful. today marks the anniversary of the assassination of president john f. kennedy. >> on the anniversary of the death of president john f.

kennedy, we remember our president. >> the house of representatives recognized him with a prayer. kennedy was shot and killed in dallas texas on this day in 1963. he was the first president killed in office. robin gibbs is fighting liver cancer. he was diagnosed several months ago and was rushed to a british hospital last week. he was released a short time later. so far, he hasn't commented on his health but he did tell the press he was feeling great last month. the best friend of natalie woods speaks up about her mysterious death and we have the latest from hollywood. >> coming up on entertainment tonight, one of natalie woods' closest friends reveals what he knows about the actress' mysterious death. >> reporter: she speaks with wagoner often and says he's in good spirits but one aspect of the new investigation enrages

him, the claims of the captain of the boat who implies wagner could have saved his life. >> what i personally think is it is such a dreadful betrayful. i don't think it's any accident that he's written a book on the 30th anniversary, which is to be released coincidentally with this event and i think he's probably just out to make some money. >> reporter: as a dear friend and long-time business associate, he was there in good times like this beach party with natalie in a bikini. after that tragic night, mark helped a family in crisis. >> the phone rang and i immediately recognized rj's voice when all he did was scream in the phone she's gone. >> also, tonight, dancing's final three before the winner

is announced. plus, did former dancing star kate gosling get a face lift? that and much more coming up later on "entertainment tonight." well, the rain's not over yet, but there's drier, cooler weather on the way. >> bob turk has the updated first warning forecast. that's coming up next. ֖֖֖֖֖֖ ,,,,,,,,,

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now, first weather, complete forecast, and the first warning of severe weather. >> wow, it's hard to see a hundred feet down there on the ground, bob. >> what a beautiful day and certainly driving this afternoon, and i've said it twice already, you must have your lights on when it's raining. if you're using your wipers, please put the lights on. driving behind cars, you can't see them at all with all the spray coming up, very difficult. can cause an accident. take a look at the radar. we still have rain in the region it looks like south and west of us, it's pretty much done. around the baltimore region, light to moderate rain, as you can see, the farther west you go, southwest of berkeley springs, martinsburg, charlestown, it's ended, maybe

just fog and drizzle but the overnight south of us, shower activity as you can see. and a few rumbles of thunder down there, but primarily south and west of washington, no echoes showing at all. so i think by that 8:00 or 9:00 hour, the bulk of the rain across the region will be moving up to the north and feast. the region as you can clearly see, it's moving pretty quickly now. another couple of hours and we'll be dealing with it unfortunately for the rush hour home when we deal with the rain. it looks like tomorrow, there will be an end to the rain but not until maybe 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon. it's going to come back again to haunt us. let's take a look at temperatures right now, 55, dew point 55, humidity 100 percent. can't get any more humid than it is, east winds at seven. the barometer just high, cooler in oakland, 57 d.c., and ocean city. elkton at 52. locally, mid-50s around the region. not going to move much tonight.

in fact, later tonight, temperatures may start coming up overnight. 11 up to 60 by morning. 76 in atlanta. 43 in chicago. these are the temperatures, 45 in bismarck, the cooler air will move in. once we get rid of the rain, the front will move through the area and what's going to happen is all the rain will move up towards new england. this front will pass that area during the morning tomorrow, maybe some turned after that and behind it, slow clearing by afternoon. so there is some hope for drier conditionses by tomorrow night. thursday looks great, temperatures in the low and mid- 50s but bright and sunny and a nice cool thursday night. sunshine again on black friday. so some good weather for the end of the week. tonight, then, some rain and fog, maybe a thundershower in a couple of spots. 64, and then cooler and drier but probably not until later in the afternoon. tomorrow night, clears back up

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