counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. detained in egypt. american students questioned by police for throwing fire bombs. >> what the students are telling their parents. >> i'm kai jackson. >> here's what people are talking about. >> the obama administration is calling for restraint. violent protests in egypt entered their fifth day. amidst the chaos are three american students in custody. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, one of them was able to call home today. >> reporter: protesters clashed with police across egypt for the sixth day in a row. they are demanding that the country's military generals hand over responsible for running the government to civilians. reports say more than 30 people have died in the violence. thousands more have been injured in clashes with police

firing tear gas at the crowd. this man is among them. >> translator: it's devastating, he says. >> reporter: three american students are still in custody. they were arrested on the roof of an university building, accused of throwing fire bombs at security forces. the three say they were just watching. one of them spoke to his parents by phone. he said he's being treated well under the circumstances. >> u.s. embassy officials in cairo have visited with the students. the obama administration is calling on protesters and police to end the violence. >> the vision security forces need to show more restraint. the parliamentary elections are set to take place on monday. egyptians express themselves in their desire for a democratic future through the ballot box. >> reporter: the ruling general tried to calm the crowds by saying the military would hold the presidential election in

july, much earlier than the original plan but that wasn't enough to make protesters happy. they want a temporary civilian administration in place now. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. this uprising in egypt is the longest one since the 18- day stretch of protesters that ultimately led to the fall of hosni mubarak. children and youth services are looking into new alleged cases of child sex abuse against jerry sandusky. we have more on the penn state scand. >> the two new cases were reported less than 60 days ago and one of them is a member of the sandusky family. children and youth services is investigating the allegations against sandusky because the alleged victims are still in the age of 18. the former defensive coordinator for penn state faces 40 criminal counts for allegedly sexually abusing eight boys over a 15-year period. 67-year-old sandusky says he is

innocent. sandusky is out on $100,000 bail but his status could change based on these new charges. >> all right, thank you. penn state's head coach joe paterno and the president of the university were fired for not reporting the allegations. a man with knives, a police officer with a gun. both came together in a baltimore city street. alex demetrick reports that confrontation has ended in death. >> two blocks were sealed off in west baltimore shortly after 9:00 this morning after a female police officer shot a man who was allegedly brandishing two knives. >> he refused verbal commands, did not drop the knives, so the officer fired upon the suspect. he was struck least once in the lower abdomen. >> reporter: the man was said to be alert and talking when taken to the hospital but by afternoon, police reported he had died from his gunshot wounds. >> homicide detectives will be investigating, as is routine, and once the findings are determined, we will present that to the state's attorney. >> reporter: neighbors have

seen trouble here before. >> every time you turn around, something's going on. somebody getting shot. there ain't never no good news. >> at this point, it's not clear whether the man threatened anybody else with the knives before the officer arrived. >> it's a little too early. we're waiting to get more witness statements and more things. >> reporter: one aspect is clear: >> it's the holidays and everything. it's just a shame. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the officer wasn't hurt. neither she nor the man who died have yet been identified by police. a mysterious death in baltimore county is now being ruled a homicide. yulia pogrebenko, a russian woman living and visiting a relative, disappeared earlier this year. this summer, her remains were found in the chesapeake bay. police say she was murdered. detectives believe the homicide is demonstrate related. no charges have been filed. a multi-vehicle crash in baltimore county shuts down the

harrisburg expressway for hours. it happened just north of timonium on i-83 in the northbound lanes. eight people were hurt in the accident. details of the crash are still unclear at this hour. the road was closed for several hours while the crash was cleaned up. a school bus carrying children is hit in southern maryland. monique griego is live in the newsroom with more on the three- vehicle crash. >> 20 people were hurt in the accident, and now a truck driver is being charged with driving under the influence. the school bus was carrying students from great mills high school. they were heading home from a basketball game when the bus was hit last night. police say a truck failed to yield the right-of-way while turning at an intersection. and that truck driver was arrested and is charged with drunk driving. back to you. >> everybody injured has been treated and released. it seems the weather is adding insult to injury today as tens of thousands of marylanders hit the road for thanksgiving. wjz has complete coverage. mike mike has the latest.

>> about a million marylanders will be traveling for the thanksgiving holiday. >> reporter: with roads wet and packed, lines to get on trains and some flights delayed, the thanksgiving travel rush was enough to make some throw tantrums. >> once i'm on the train and it leaves, i'll be fine. >> any strategies? >> leave early. >> reporter: most marylanders are staying closer to home but trips are still averaging 251 to 450 miles. they expect 36,000 departing travelers today. there were a few delays this morning but most flights got off on time. >> this is like the super bowl for travel. airports and airlines, we work very hard throughout the year to plan and prepare for this thanksgiving travel period. >> reporter: and it could be worse. in some parts of the northwest, flooding made traveling like swimming upstreet. some areas saw major snow and ice, too. >> instead of leaving on wednesday, they may have to leave on thursday or on friday

or instead of coming back on sunday, they may have to come back on saturday. >> reporter: but getting there makes it all worthwhile. >> sunday is the busiest day to travel back and the marylandtransportation authority has suspended all construction projects until the middle of next week. mike helgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> our complete coverage continues with an update on the roads and the weather. let's start with meteorologist tim williams and i have a weather question for you. >> yes, sir. >> why did the fish cross the road? >> why did the fish cross the road? i don't know. >> i have no idea but we saw it in his video just now. >> when there's that much rain, he can get to the other side just by swimming across. >> there you go. >> we're looking at a lot of rain, though, and it has been so much rain over the last few days. take a look at first warning doppler radar, some flood warnings in effect for some of our counties for fredericuntil some of this rain starts to

move away, up and down the eastern seaboard, that rain is still pushing away. funk there was an exceptional amount of rain over the last few days, you are not incorrect. that's a double negative. you are correct, how about that? we're looking at rain amounts about 3.25 inches, 2.5 near sparks, 2 inches of rain near marshall, 1.75-inches and around 1.5 to 3 inches of rain from wbi north and west. it was actually until you got down to salisbury, you didn't really see a lot of rain there but even in those areas between a half and 1 inch of rain, all of this over the last 24 to 36 hours. it has been exceptional. we will have your complete updated first warning forecast and talk more about your travel forecast, coming up in just a few moments. we're going to chick in on our roads right now. here's the traffic control, another busy day out there, christy. >> i don't know if anything can top yesterday but we're well on

our way. if you're traveling on that north side of the inner loop, you're looking at 25 minutes there from park heights avenue. the outer loop, another 25 minutes there from providence road over to charles street and traveling on the west side of the beltway, you're looking at at least 30 minutes minutes there over to security boulevard. 95 in the northbound direction, stop and go there over to the beltway. and a couple of accidents out there. paring parkway at the beltway and west fayet at north fulton. things are slowing down there. there's a look, 70 at 29, also heavy in the eastbound direction on 70 as you make your approach to the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochrin firm. if you or someone you know have suffered a personal injury, visit them online at www.cochrinfirm.com for your free consultation. >> thank you. make sure to stay with wjz throughout the long holiday weekend. we'll have the latest on traffic, airport delays, weather and a special holiday

guide. just log onto www.wjz.com. still ahead at 4:00 on eyewitness news, a brush with death. a helicopter flips upside down. look at this video. wow. it's gone viral. we'll show you more coming up. suspects searched. police say this woman's dangerous and she could be in maryland. worried families, an update on the two missing boys from washington state. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a helicopter crash in nezelandzeland, take a look. as you can see, one of thechopper's blades clipped the structure. it all came crushing down.

workmen rushed to rescue the pilot. he walked away with only minor injuries. an investigation into the accident is underway. unbelievable. the search is on in new jersey for a suspected child killer. police say this man, arthur morgan, iii, may have killed his 2-year-old daughter. the child's body was discovered tuesday inside a car submerged in a stream in northeastern new jersey. police say the toddler was found still strapped in her carseat. morgan was supposed to return the little girl to her mom monday after a custody visit. she is a one-woman crime spree according to authorities. the fair fax county police say 26-year-old stephanie schwab has been committing multiple crimes in virginia and is now on the run. peggy fox reports with the latest. >> reporter: police say stephanie linn schwab has no fixed address. they say the 26-year-old with a tat on her neck robbed this virginia commerce bank in

manassas. the surveillance picture show her wearing a dark hoody. the next day on saturday afternoon, here in the parking lot of the nemen marcus at tyson's corner, schwab pretended to be out of gas and convinced a 59-year-old woman to give her a ride. >> the victim in this particular case was not injured. however she was extremely upset and very distraught by what happened. >> reporter: as the woman drove down the road, police say schwab pulled out a knife and told the woman to get out. schwab drove off in the woman's 2003 silver acura with virginia tags xek-8095. she may still be driving it. >> stephanie schwab is no stranger to police. she has a lengthy criminal record, including many traffic violations and felony charges such as grand larceny and shop- lifting. >> this individual could be dangerous. these were two rather high-profile violent crimes that were committed and so we are looking for this

individual. we hope that people have information. she could be anywhere, d.c., maryland, virginia, we don't know. >> schwab's name, age and home town match that of a former member of the violent gang ms13. well, not a lot to be thankful there on wall street. [ closing bell ringing ] >> they look happy there. but you know what, investors heading into the holiday weekend on a very down note. the dow is off 236 points. s&p off 26, nasdaq off 61. let's go to new york right now where we have tonight's cbs watch money update. >> reporter: investors led a selloff before thanksgiving. consumers increased their spending only slightly in october, while more americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. it's the first rise in jobless claims in two months. there was some positive news. americans' incomes rose the most in seven months, a sign they may spend more in the

coming weeks. triple a. says nearly 43 million people are expected to drive, fly or ride rains to their thanksgiving destinations. that's the most since the start of the recession. and it's more expensive. the average round-trip airfare for domestic routes is $212, up 20% from last year. the occupy wall street movement has cost local taxpayers nationwide at least $13 million so far. an associated press survey shows much of that cost is to pay police officers overtime. the movement has been most expensive in new york and oakland. and the post office is raising rates on express and priority mail. beginning january 22nd, the prices will increase about 5% but they'll still cost less than fedex or u.p.s. that's your money watch. for more, go to www.cbsmoneywatch.com. it's almost time for the annual festival of trees. it's a three-day extravaganza

of gingerbread towns and train gardens, full of activities for kids of all ages. proceeds benefit charities. the festival runs tomorrow through sunday at the maryland state fairgrounds. by the way, it was a great way to spend the thanksgiving holiday with your family and help a good cause. the institute festival of trees runs friday through sunday. it's part of wjz's continuing community commitment. wjz is a proud sponsor. for more information, you can go to www.wjz.com. i hope to take my mom there and you have something special for us, coming up at 5:00 regarding that. >> i reveal the gingerbread tree created by the wjz staff. we ate almost half as much as we put on the tree, right? coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, ladies, your morning coffee could do more than get you started on your day. the cancer it could help prevent. a class project but some college students got more than they bargained for while shooting a film about crime.

and the skies are clearing up after a wet morning. will we have sunshine tomorrow? >> ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

now, the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> a live look outside right now. we are on the day before thanksgiving. everybody's thinking about turkey. >> we are confused by the weather. i know you were out earlier today trying to run some holiday errands. we talked, sun, rain, clouds, i mean. what is it? >> it is a very confusing time. you're absolutely right. you know these are temperatures that are more indicative of late fall but late summer early fall i guess i should say. these temperatures up in the 60s. and i will use a little pun here. you mentioned sun. i have a jump on you because i have a son at home turning 16 today. >> tj, happy birthday! >> happy birthday. >> meteorologist bernadette woods with your two boys, enjoy it while it lasts. because 16 comes very quickly. >> good luck on his driving

test. >> you're going to get more gray hair. >> or no hair. you're right. well, we are looking at a very confusing forecast. if you're trying to peg it, let's give you an idea of what's going on. if you're trying to peg exactly what time of year it is based on our temperatures, today right around 2:00 or 3:00 this morning, we had just around 65 degrees or so. and we hit our daytime high around, then. we started to drop. so now we're at 50. even 50 is close to our normal high for this day. so deep in mind, 66 degrees or so is well above our average. we're at 73% relative humidity, 29.79 is the barometer reading and the barometer's going to go up. high pressure is now trying to take over our forecast. we have 36 in oakland right now, 57 down on the shore. everyone coming in somewhere around that temperature range. but look at the winds. this has really been the telling story for the day. winds coming in from the northwest have helped to suppress our temperatures. so 16-mile-per-hour winds

sustained it e airport, 20 down in d.c. but look at the gusts, just over the last hour. 29-mile-per-hour gusts. 35 down in d.c., 30 out towards oakland. we're not talking really a wind chill but it is going to start to get your attention when these winds start to finally pick up and the temperatures start to change. we're going to dry out right on through tomorrow. we're going to start to start tapping into some very mild air that's going to start building into the south and southwest. with high pressure moving in, this low that has brought us all this rain over the last few days is going to push out of here. the temperatures go up and with cooler air to our north, that high settles in and through the weekend, we're going to look at temperatures through the 60s. tonight, going down to just around 35 degrees, turning out clear and cool. for tomorrow, temperatures going to up to about 58 degrees, and then for the famed bowl, we are looking at kickoff temperature at 48 degrees, 49ers in town 8:20 so we're

looking at about 48, 45 degrees. >> it feels like football weather. so excited! >> going to eat your turkey and go out and enjoy the game. >> and not fall asleep in your chair. >> thank you, tim. don't miss tonight's primetime lineup. at 10:00, it's a new episode of crime scene investigation, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. the maryland terrapins hope to end their season on a winning note. see their last game saturday against nc state right here live on wjz 13. and scott pele has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. >> a new personalized cancertreatment for patients that has promising results. we will show you the next generation of therapies targeting cancer tonight on the cbs evening news. demanding answers. the chancellor at uc davis is responding to students about the pepper-spraying of peaceful demonstrators. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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that's verizon.com/superoffer. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. fios. a network ahead. this is wjz tv, wjz hd, andwww.wjz.com, baltimore. from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. it is 4:29, 50 degrees and overcast with light sprinkles falling in some areas. hello, thanks for staying with eyewitness news. matt at the media. the parents of a missing british child are venting their anger over u.k. press practices. tina krause reports for wjz, kate and jeremy mccann blame negative reporting for slowing the search for their daughter. >> reporter: kate and jerry mccann told a british judge the media invaded their privacy and

made the search for their daughter madeleine unbearable. >> we're shouting out please stop what you're doing. we're trying to find our daughter. >> reporter: the mccanns say at first, the press was helpful, showing photos of their 4-year- old, abducted at the family's vacation villa in portugal in 2007. but soon, they say the tabloids shifted blame on them and made stories up, printing headlines full of lies. >> the front page of the daily media with a photograph of her saying she's dead. >> reporter: she said she felt meantally raped when they posted part of their private diary. >> i felt totally violated. i had written these words, at the most desperate time in my life. >> it was the phone hacking scandal that brought down news of the world and that scandal

triggered the ethics hearing now underway. >> reporter: celebrities and families of murder and terror victims are testifying about how the media has treated them. >> chapter one. >> reporter: harry potter author j.k. roweling is set to speak thursday about the battle to protect the privacy of her children. there could be major changes in the way britain's media operates. in london, tina krause, wjz eyewitness news. and the hearing into press standards is being aired live on british television. prosecutors released audio recordings in the alleged georgia militia plot. the new incriminating evidence. >> this is the leader of the group talking about who they planned to kill. >> who are you shooting then? >> civilian government operatives is who we're going to be shooting at.

the fbi, the cops. >> a government informants recorded the four accused men discussing their plans. they each face charges for allegedly plotting to attack officials with explosives. fbi agents arrested the men november 1st after identifying them as being part of a fringe militia group. a federal judge has denied bond for all four suspects. picking up the pieces. the chancellor at the university of california davis addresses students at a town hall meeting. as we report, she is apologizing for the pepper- spraying of peaceful demonstrators. >> reporter: chancellor linda katehi at the university of california davis apologized to students but deflected blame over how campus police handled the peaceful demonstration. >> i explicitly directed the chief of police that violence should be avoided at all costs. >> reporter: but that's not what happened last week when

police broke down an occupy camp. footage posted online shows officers pepper-spraying over a dozen students protesting tuition hikes. the rebuilt camp sits outside the packed town hall. it includes a food station, medical tent, and even a community calendar. >> the camp is now double its original size. despite university rules banning tents, the administration is allowing them to stay, at least for now. >> a lot of people in the administration are just as stubborn as we are. so hopefully, we'll be able to hold out. >> i wanttuse take back this university. >> reporter: on monday, over a thousand students and faculty members rallied against the police response. now, the university's student government association is calling on california's attorney general to investigate. >> i think it's a problem that we still don't know who gave the order to pepper-spray students. we don't know if it was a chief from our administration, they have said it was not them. >> reporter: the campus police chief and two other officers are on administrative leave. the president of the university

of california has appointed former los angeles police chief william bratten to investigate the incident. state lawmakers also announced they'll hold a hearing. wjz eyewitness news. >> now, while the university allowed the tents to remain, so far they have yet to announce any long-term decision. the fbi razeed an amish compound. the men are confused of forcefully cutting the beards and hair of amish men and women in ohio. cutting hair is a highly offensive act to the amish. the goal of the attacks were to humiliate those not following the sex-strict rules. all seven suspects are now in federal custody. howard county police are now loaded with life-saving gear. police patrol cars are equipped with automatic external defibrillators. they can treat victims of sudden cardiac arrest. they hope this will help officer who often arrive on the scene of a medical emergency

first to begin life-saving efforts. we have more on a study that shows coffee could cut your risk of cancer. >> well, the new study shows women who drink several cups of coffee a day may be less likely than their peers to develop cancer in the lining of their uterus. researchers at harvard university followed women between the ages of 34 and 59. they found compared to women who drink little or no coffee, those who averaged four or more- ups a day have a lower chance of developing endometrial cancer. >> thank you, mary. the most effective way for women to detect endometrial cancer is to look out for irregular menstrual bleeding. rain-slicked roads jammed up traffic here on interstate 85 in maryland this morning and it's not just the roads. flights were delayed at the airport. according to triple a., most

marylanders are staying closer to home this year but trips are still averaging 251 to 400 miles. so how is the weather shaping up for the holiday? taking a live look outside right now, wjz has complete coverage of the thanksgiving weather and the thanksgiving traffic and bob is here first with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> some sprinkles this afternoon. now, south of the washington area, that's where it's still raining just a bit. take a look at radar, the d.c. area, the beltway, 95 down to way, still a little bit of light rain that's heading off to the south. if you're heading up 95 all the way up to boston, pretty much to connecticut, there are still some rain showers along i-95. so you'll be dealing with that unfortunately, at least for the next few hours. it is moving off to the east and eventually will get out of that region. it looks like a much better weather picture coming up tomorrow. everywhere it's going to be pretty much sunny and dry. take a look at these rainfall numbers. as much as 3.75 inches fell.

there were some serious flooding in washington and carl county and portions of baltimore county, as well. westminster a little bit over three, baltimore county, 2.82. the airport about 1.5 inches. south and east, a lot less, less than an inch in salisbury. the good news is dry, sunny weather for the entire holiday. >> that does sound good. let's check in on the roads with the wjz traffic control. >> hi, everyone. well, 95 continuing to build out there in the northbound direction. you'll see a lot of brake lights there from the split all the way up to white marsh boulevard. as far as 70 goes, the problems in both directions, westbound heavy from 29 over to mariesville road. traveling the west side inner loop, 25 minutes there. and another 40 minutes on the top side inner loop from park heights avenue over to harbor road.

the outer loop, about 20 minutes there from providence road over to charles street. as far as accidents go, south rolling road at woodland drive, also a couple to report in the talsen area. saddler road also another one to watch out there, lockraven boulevard. let's take a live look. not too bad of a driver there on the beltway. that's a look at delanie valley road. this traffic report is brought to you by auto service plus. check out their fall and winter maintenance specials, up to $65 in additional rebates. go to www.autoserviceplus.biz. we invite you to stay with wjz for the latest on traffic, airport delays and weather. go to www.wjz.com. well, the race has tightened up a bit in the pro football challenge. jessica kartalija is live at www.wjz.com to update this week's standings. >> i'm doing well. the leader remains the same in the bobblehead standings but his lead is shrinking. adam remains up top with 110

pointers. i'm right behind with 109 and a three-way tie for third with mark, dan and tim williams. they all have 108 points. mary has 106, don has 105. and this week's big winner, crystal ferguson predicted all 14 games and came closest to the score. she wins a best buy gift card and some sports memorabilia. you can sign up to play, go to www.wjz.com, check under quick links. and we'll have much more on the big match-up between the ravens and the 49ers coming up all-new at 5:00. and straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, the video's gone viral and today, the texas supreme court makes a decision about the judge caught on tape beating his teenage daughter. torrential rain sweeping away cars and wiping out bridges in italy. how the government may be to blame for the deadly flooding. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

at least three people are dead after mud slides in southern italy. this is video of the aftermath. a 10-year-old boy was killed as his family tried to escape from their home. the mudslides swept away cars and washed out bridges. some of the flooding is being blamed on the government's failure to regularly clean storm drains. george clooney may trial in the trial of the -- they are among more than 200 witnesses accepted today. he was invited to a party at berlusconi's villa but declined. the texas judge who is seen beating his daughter is suspended. we have more on this.

>> that video has been viewed online by millions of people. now, the texas supreme court has suspended the arkansas county judge spending the outcome of a review. judge williams adams seen here beating his daughter is suspended immediately with pay. the state commission on judicial conduct started an investigation earlier this month. adams is suspended until the results come back. adams did agree to the suspension but does not admit guilt, fault or wrongdoing regarding the allegations. >> all right, thank you. adams' now 23-year-old daughter hillary uploaded the 24 video of her father beating her. the father of another missing boy as a warning for the boy's parents. kyron horman disappeared over a year ago. >> we need to focus on them and bring him home. that's it. >> reporter: he last kissed his son the morning this picture was taken. it was june 4th, 2010.

he hasn't seen kyron since. >> we've got buttons. >> reporter: if he's not at work, he can be found passing out buttons, t-shirts or wrist bands at weekend events. he did say any advice he would give solomon metalwala would be between the two of them. >> our hearts go out to them. >> reporter: in the kyron case, his step-mother who took the then 7-year-old to school failed two polygraph tests and hasn't worked with police since late june of 2010. it's somewhat similar to sky's case. police in bellevue say they wish they were getting more cooperation from the mother. >> there's some level of obligation that you need to fulfill and not doing that, there's no excuse for that. >> reporter: when he first heard 2-year-old sky was missing, he wanted to reach out. the top of his list evident on

the back of his pickup truck. keep awareness of the case alive and work with police as best you can. >> and if we're not doing that, we're not doing what we're supposed to be. so get yourself clear and help investigators get every piece of information they can to find him as quickly as possible. >> reporter: an ending we hope for both families. >> that was michelle numen reporting. police are asking to speak with anyone who's seen the boy since october the 1st. sky disappeared on november 6th. police are trying to figure out the motive between a man's bizarre actions on the steps of a war memorial. he was standing against a large wooden cross at the memorial in indianapolis. he 10 pulled out what peered to be a gun but he put it down when police ordered to. then the man mooned police before they took him into custody. no word on any charges. well call it music of the movement. occupy wall street will soon have a soundtrack. members of the group are putting out a benefit album that will include music from

third eye blind and graham nash, dj logic and others. the goal is to raise between one and $2 million to help in the movement. the disk will be available this winter. some student philmakers shooting a -- filmmakers shooting a film get an "a" but almost get sent to jail. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: it's the final scene of a student film project. >> they just brought a helicopter. do you see that? >> reporter: the director did not cast lapd officers but a concerned neighborhood did. >> what happened was an old lady saw us filming and we told her that we were filming and she couldn't understand us that well. >> reporter: and in a panic and reported two armed guys holding up this north hollywood liquor store. but they were only actors waiting on their cue. >> there's nothing like hearing

30 armed officers pull off the safeties on their guns at the same time. >> reporter: while inside -- >> i wonder what they're seeing right now. >> reporter: the production crew still has no idea what their lead actor and detective are facing. >> you're going to get fined. >> reporter: it's not until each were ordered one by one to come out with their hands up. >> come out with your hands up. >> reporter: before officers learned this was all part of a school project. >> just go ahead and get shot. >> reporter: called the lion, the bull. >> we're definitely laughing now. i feel kind of bad that we held up traffic and the cops had to waste resources to get out here but it's a funny story. >> none of the students was arrested because he was able to provide a proof of permit. a homeless man gets a taste of the high life at the expense of the chicago white sox general manager.

kenny williams returned home monday night and found that someone had been drinking his beer, lying in his bed and had even defrosted a lobster. they had big plans. his 2005 world series ring was missing, as well. police arrested the suspect that night when they found him peeking through a window. at the time, he was wearing williams' clothes and his world series ring. well, it's not even thanksgiving yet and some people are already camping out to get black friday deals. lines are starting to form all over outside big retailers. in michigan, one man decided to dress up for deals. he's waiting in line outside a best buy store in a tiger costume. he says it's keeping him warm. a holiday classic, a christmas story, is being turned into a musical and the new version is getting help from the original ralphie. it's already opened in detroit and will hit five cities. the songs include a major award

and red rider carbine action bb gun. >> a major award. >> you'll shoot your eye out. all right. it's warm and a bit breezy with lots of clouds. >> bob turk has your first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

now, breaking weather, the complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. here's a nice shot outside. you can see the rain and it's getting chilly. >> the sun just going down. there have been some showers through the region and, in fact, right now, it is pretty solid,take a look at radar. down just south of the d.c. area, some showers pushing to the south as you can see approaching much of the same areas, charles county, southern portions -- central portions of the counties. it will be moving into calvar county shortly. let's take a look at the temperatures right now. down to 50, but the winds north-

northwest, 16 makes it feel more like 42 degrees. that's our dew point, humidity coming down a little bit. barometer way back up, 29.79 inches. 36, some snow activity. 46 cumberland, 57 ocean city. earlier today, they were close to 70 degrees. the front's gone through, the main's moved out for the most part, except for that last little bit of showers and temperatures will be getting pretty chilly. 16-mile-per-hour winds. 29 in hagerstown, up to 29 here. 35 in hagerstown, 30 in oakland, temperatures 36. it feels like 25 degrees out there. 35-mile-per-hour wind gusts in d.c. 25 down in ocean city. tomorrow, beautiful weather all up and down the east coast, even though it's snowing right now in maine, new hampshire, vermont got some snow, but tomorrow, big improvement. that low pressure there you see it moving off with all the

rain, there's the snow across northern new england, as much as 6 to 8 inches. rain continues to head out luckily for our region. still have a few lingering clouds, that one little batch of showers. it will clear out tomorrow. beautiful, bright sunshine, a really nice day. the wind will diminish. it will be cooler because our high was early today, it was 64 degrees. but friday with the hide moves off. here comes the mild air just in time for the weekend. it's going to be beautiful. northwest winds up at 25 knots. small craft advisory until 6:00 p.m. tonight, then, clearing skies, cooler down to 35. tomorrow, plenty of sunshine, average high around the low 50s. it will be warmer than that. 58 degrees, a really pleasant thanksgiving day and if you're going to the ravens game tomorrow night, it will be basically in the mid- to upper 40s. good football weather tomorrow night. >> it's going to be hot, hot, hot in those stands.

whoo! >> warm tension. >> that's right. still to come on eyewitness news tonight -- >> from temper tantrums at the airport to tie-ups on the road, i'm mike helgren with the thanksgiving travel rush. ,,,,,,

coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00, wjz is tracking the holiday travel chaos with extensive coverage. what to expect if you haven't left yet. a chaotic sight between two next-door neighbors ends fatally. i have the story of what happened from a woman who saw it all, coming up. the unpopularity of politicians in washington reaches an all-new high. i'm adam may. you won't believe what

americans like more than congress. that's coming up. check in for more on these stories on today's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. this is wjz tv, wjz hd, andwww.wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. thanksgiving travel mess. heavy traffic on the roads and in the air. >> it's another day of big backups and patience is running thin. >> hi, i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. >> maryland roads are packed again as the holiday rush continues. wjz is live with complete thanksgiving travel coverage. bob turk is tracking weather conditions first. mike helgren is live along i- 695 with a look at the roads