at least three vehicles now we see that are involved in this collision. you see the minivan. then there's a car actually next to that, which has been pretty much taken apart by fire officials during the course of a rescue. we know that at least two people have been transported from the scene here to shock trauma. looks like another medic unit just left the scene. and further up the scene here, we noticed a school bus, looks like one of the smaller buses -- buses involved in this. it is not clear if any of them are significantly injured. we just saw a medic unit going in. minor damage on the back of the bus. but as you can see, really, really significant damage, causing patapsco avenue to be closed in its entirety as baltimore city police conduct their investigation. police are detouring traffic from the hanover street side and also from points north of the accident scene. expect delays in the area. we'll stay on top of the scene and keep you updated.

back to you. >> thank you. captain mike perry, reporting live. a damaging phone conversation forces sir accuse university to -- syracuse university to fire long-time basketball coach. and another accuses bernie fine of sexual abuse. manuel gallegus has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: syracuse university fired assistant basketball coach bernie fine after a third allegation of sexual abuse and the discovery of a 10-year-old audio recording. on the tape, fine's wife acknowledges her husband's alleged sexual abuse, while speaking with one of the accusers, bobby davis. >> bobby is in denial. i think he somehow, through his own mental telepathy, erased him out of his mind. >> reporter: davis accuses fine of molesting him repeatedly at their home and on syracuse basketball trips. he was a ball boy for several

years. during the call, lori fine talked about confronting her husband. >> you know what? go to a place where there's gay boys. find yourself a gay boy. >> reporter: davis also claims he had a sexual relationship with fine's wife when he was 18. and now there's another accuser. 23-year-old zach. >> he put his hands down my shorts and began to fondle me. >> reporter: but thomaselli may have a credibility issue. he faces sexual assault charges in maine and his father says he is lying. fine has lost all university support. on facebrook -- facebook, bayheim said, i deeply regret any statements i made that may have been insensitive to the

abused. >> this comes on the heels of the child sex abuse scandal. >> reporter: police are searching for a man who is kidnapping and robbing elderly people outside of a business maryland shopping center. vic is in the newsroom with details of the attack. >> reporter: a third kidnapping happened yesterday afternoon, in the parking lot of a target store in wheaton. montgomery county police say the attacker wanted a victim to withdraw cash from an atm. police believe the suspect is responsible for two additional crimes in which elderly people were kidnapped from a giant supermarket in wheaton. in those cases, they also forced the victims to withdraw cash from their bank accounts. >> crime solvers is offering a $1,000 reward for information. you can call. the head of bob ehrlich's campaign for governor last year is defending himself in a baltimore courtroom.

prosecutors say he used illegal robocalls to try to win the election against governor o'malley. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse. derek valcourt has the latest. >> reporter: the jury was seated just moments ago. they'll now be asked to decide whether those robocalls amounted to an innocent expression of free speech or dirty politics. >> reporter: the phone started ringing on election night, with robocalls to 112,000 registered voters. baltimore judge, lawrence fletcher hill stone was one of them. they heard this. >> governor o'malley and president obama were successful. we're okay. relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: but the judge said that wouldn't stop him from conducting a fair trial for bob ehrlich's campaign manager, paul shuric, who now faces allegations that he and julian henson attempted to suppress

african american voter turnout and failed to identify who was behind the calls as required. his attorneys insist he's innocent. >> possible witnesses testify. city court clerk frank conaway, and congressman elijah cummings, who taped his own call. urging people to vote after he heard about the ehrlich campaign call. he talked to wjz about the controversy after the election. >> and anybody who is responsible for such actions should be brought to justice. >> defense attorneys want to know what and how cummings learned election night about the campaign robocalls. >> the trial expected to last a week. opening arguments begin tomorrow. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> derek, thank you. shuric faces the possibility of

prison time and fines if convicted. campaign consultant julius henson is scheduled to go on trial on february 6th. officers discovered $25,000 worth of marijuana inside a home in the 800 block of north cathedral street. police initially went to the home to serve an arrest warrant for the unrelated case. they recovered 9 pounds of marijuana andest arrested one man at the scene. the rape of a 13-year-old girl leads to the arrest of a 61-year-old man in baltimore. how science helped police track down their suspect. >> police took a hard line on a suspect they arrested. >> an arrest. and there's really no other way to describe this individual than an utter animal. 61-year-old alvin wright was arrested by baltimore police. >> oh, thank you, jesus. thank you, jesus.

oh, i'm so -- oh, jesus, i'm so happy. >> a 13-year-old girl was grabbed and forced inside. the house is so dilapidated. >> she fell through the first floor into the basement. our suspect then came in, viciously attacked and sexually assaulted her. >> reporter: the strongest lead came from dna samples left by the man on his young victim. because of the nature of the attack, the police dna lab put the case on a fast track. >> this case was prioritized. it was put to the front of the cue. >> reporter: police say the suspect does not have a history of violent crime, but has been arrested in the past on drug charges. and that's how his dna got in the system. >> reporter: from the evidence that we recovered from the forensic medical examination, put that into the database. the two matched up. and that's how we identified mr. wright. >> reporter: who was arrested 24 hours after the lap made the match. and while a trial will determine his guilt or innocence, on north caroline street. >> i don't feel no sympathy for

him or anyone that does something like that or thinks about doing something like that. >> reporter: alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: alvin wright faces charges of rape, kidnapping and assault. he's been ordered to be held without bond. >> wall street soars today, following a record black friday weekend. the dow was up, 291 points. investors are encouraged because 226 million americans went shopping over the long weekend, which is more than ever before. those strong holiday sales are also providing a big boost for businesses. wjz is live at mondawmin mall. mike hellgren shows us what this means for maryland. >> this is good news, after an anemic few years. you mentioned stocks, like underarmour, saw their stock rise today. and the move by big bucks retailers like target here to start early black friday, really paid off. >> the sound of success,

retailers nationwide are counting their cash, with black friday sales up 6.6% to a record 11.4 billion dollars at a critical time. >> i'm very happy that the stores did so well. >> the stores and the lines are crazy off the hook. >> they ripped shoppers into a frenzy. their average spree totaled $400. >> and maryland was so exception. >> although preliminary sales are not in yet. we anticipate with the foot traffic that we had, that the sales are probably going to follow what the trend is nationally. >> we were optimistic, cautiously, that we'll see that reflected in revenues. >> reporter: big box retailers opened their stores. >> retailers took a chance by opening at midnight on black friday. and they were relieved to see the thousands of people coming in for the great deals that they're offering this year. >> reporter: minas owns a

consultant shop. >> do you have opt mifl in the economy because of this past weekend? >> i think we should all have this. >> it's not just brick and mortar storesing in. cyber deals means traffic online. >> expect it to grow every year. double-digit growth could be the biggest online shopping day in history. >> wow. >> reporter: but not all economists are cheering this. some say all of this pent-up demand was unleashed over black friday, the weekend. and now over cyber monday. and they predict that december may not be quite as rosie. reporting live at mondawmin mall, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, new at 6:00, we'll explain why maryland's comptroller is discouraging shopping online. >> a woman is recovering tonight, after she gives birth at bwi marshall airport. the bwi spokesperson said the

woman. helped the woman to deliver a healthy baby boy. the woman and her newborn child were taken to baltimore washington medical center for treatment. >> the long thanksgiving weekend is over. but our warm weather, apparently, is sticking around. it's partly cloudy right now. very mild as we take a look outside right now. what a beautiful sunset. let's check in with bob turk. he's updating our conditions. >> it was an absolutely spectacular 4 or five days. beautiful weather. all through the holidays. cool mornings. a little light sprinkle activity. starting way out to the west of us. that's going to get a lot more coverage. as rain down to the south will begin to move in probably midmorning. looks like a pretty wet afternoon on your tuesday. finally, by late in the afternoon, early evening, the bulk of that rain will be past us. and by tomorrow night, we'll start clearing out. but it will be turning colder for tomorrow night and the rest of the week. but it will be drying out. mary? >> all right. thank you. baltimore radio icon ron

smith retires. the veteran wba announces he is now at home in hospir pis care with pancreatic cancer and can no longer do his radio show. >> reporter: it was just over a month ago we were stunned to hear ron smith announce the diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. >> and i certainly didn't want to try to keep this a secret. too many people knew about it already. and i owed it to my audience to be honest with them, as i try to be honest with them on my comments on political and social matters. >> reporter: this morning, once again, on the air, he made the leap from honest to brutally honest. >> the decision has been made, by me, to stop appearing on the radio shows. i'm retiring. i basically can no longer do it. i'm getting weaker every day. and it's time to pull the plug. >> ron smith ends his 26-year long year, at wbl radio, after

assuring listeners that he'll be able to broadcast as long as possible. >> i was hoping i could do it several days a week. >> right. >> but i'm just not up to it. you have to face that kind of thing. >> it's sad news all around. >> thank you so much, ron, for all of the wonderful years we've had. you are an inspiration. >> we really thank you for what you did in baltimore, keeping us informed with a good heart and attitude. we wish you well. >> ron smith was a favorite of mine and my son's. we wish him well. >> i wish him the best, as he seeks to recover and wish him well as he retires. >> i think he's brave to share that. hard for people to share news like that. >> i'll be praying for him. i'll keep him in my prayers. >> according to wife june smith, ron smith's radio show has been his, quote, highest calling. there is no measure of how hue heisley he is thought of by his callers. >> reporter: ron smith is 69 years old. and kai, listening to that radio show, as i drove into

work today. it was so tough for ron. taking us through this difficulty. >> he's brave. i think it's going to inspire a lot of people. >> you got it. still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00. a clash between two elderly men. what causes this fight at a football alumni event. going free. the man suspected in robyn gardner's disappearance could be coming home to maryland. new details about his release in aruba. families try to cope, after two teens are killed in a weekend car crash. but police say their deaths could have been prevented. i'm andrea fujii, in howard county. that's just ahead on wjz eyewitness news. an overcast monday. but the cloudy weather won't last for long. bob has more in his updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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police say charges are possible for the driver who caused a car crash that killed two teens. andrea fujii has more on this. >> both say the driver was speeding down a dark, windy road. >> family members say john deckman and jeff jiles were inseparable. and friday night, died together. >> they were best friends. >> very close friends. >> reporter: the tworp passengers in a car of five people, driving on lawyers hill road in howard county, when police say the driver was speeding and crashed into a tree. >> only the driver was wearing his seat belt. the other four passengers weren't. and that's something police say could have saved the young men's lives. >> there's a good chance if he would have had his seat belt on, he would have still been alive today. >> reporter: john's family remembered the 18-year-old who wanted to be a math teacher. >> you hear people talk about

their kids and how wonderful their kids are. but i can honestly say, he was ray perfect child. >> reporter: on saturday night, a vigil was held for 19-year- old jeff, at his alma mater, at his high school, where parents talked about his attitude. >> jeffrey was just an incredible kid, young man who literally changed the world. >> reporter: as police considered charges against the 18-year-old driver, the families are split. >> i know they're already talking about pressing charges. but we have no interest in that. that young man is going to pay. >> yeah. >> in his mind, for the rest of his life. >> there's not a place here to judge. but what he did, if he was speeding and caused the accident, you know, he was at fault. >> reporter: but for now, no one is focusing on guilt, only grief. >> reporter: now, police say alcohol was not a factor in the crash. the driver is still in the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries.

>> the other two passengers were released from the hospital after over the weekend. >> 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, kai. hi, everyone. well, let's give you an update on the accident on west patapsco avenue. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. it is enclosed at the city- county line. three vehicles involved. and traffic is being detoured onto hanover street. but the best case is to avoid the area until they can get that whole mess cleaned up. as far as the rest of the region goes, we still have the accident 95 southbound at gun powder falls. it still has traffic pretty sluggish back to the bel air exit. as far as the harrisburg expressway goes, sluggish in the northbound direction from shawan road to belfast. and north side inner loop, a stop-and-go there. we're also seeing plenty of brake lights around the top side inner loop, from the jones falls expressway to perring parkway.

outer loop, not tooing butch motor. let's now take a live look, as you can see, that is part of the delay there, on the harrisburg expressway there. at shawan road. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. call them at 1-877-75-bills. first placed ravens are back at work after a mini holiday break. stan saunders tell us us about a key holiday division. >> ravens have put their thanksgiving win behind them. and they're now focused on what should be a tough matchup in cleveland against the browns. purple birds are in first place in the afc north division. despite having the same as the steelers. baltimore is really number 1. also, the offense seems to be cranking up steam productively, while the ever-improving defense works on becoming more consistent. here's head coach john harbaugh, addressing that consistency issue, moments ago late this afternoon. >> we had to kind of search for

week to week, ways to win football games. and sometimes we've done better than other times. all of us. that's where we're at. >> reporter: as for the status of ray lewis for sunday's game. hear baugh said he's hopeful that -- harbaugh said he is hopeful that louis can play. but still hasn't recovered from his turf toe. by the way, when the ravens take on the browns, you can see that game live, sunday at 4:00. >> all right. >> some great weather. great football to watch the last couple of days. i'm sure a lot of you did. 64 now. southeast winds, 7. another warm day. that will begin to change. we'll talk about that change coming up right after this. ,,,,

a really terrific afternoon, with temperatures again close to 70. some areas even got a little over 70 degrees. not too far from the records. take a look at temps now, with a few clouds here and there. but all in all, not bad at all. 64 here still. 68 in washington.

boom, elkton just dropped to 65. 66, easton there. at least 70 earlier. 54 in oakland. cloudscloud to the west. humidity will be increasing this evening and tomorrow, we'll see some rain. 59 now in annapolis and kent island. close to the bay, which is like in the low 50s. imof any of those places, close to the water, cooler. record, 73. 51, 33, the average now. and the record low, 15 degrees, 1951. southeast winds, that will continue to bring in moisture off the atlantic ocean. so late tonight, more clouds. maybe some drizzle can form. and maybe patchy fog overnight. but tomorrow, low pressure to the southwest of us, going to pass to the west of our region. but it will drag this area of rain, up along the coastal plain in the maryland region. we're looking for rain, probably 9:00, 10:00 in the morning. continuing until about 7:00, 8:00 tonight. then in the clear, behind it, it will turn cooler and breezy, once this low passes.

dryer air slowly moving in. there will be some clouds on wednesday, but much cooler than we've seen the last couple of days. and a cool but dry end to the week. and start to the weekend, too, looks like. southeast winds, 10 to 15. bay temp, around 52 degrees. you see it's cooler there. 52 tonight for the low. which is really our average high. it's crazy. temperatures, with a little bit of fog, maybe and drizzle overnight. rainy by afternoon. but still mild. tomorrow's high, 63, down to 39 as it clears out tomorrow night. >> all right, bob. thank you. still ahead at 5:00, everybody. rescued by strangers. see incredible video that saved a woman's life, following a horrible car accident. risky buys. the scary reason the government is investigating a popular electric vehicle. a high school band member gets to play in the big game. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on who is heading to the ,,,,,,,,,,

it is 5:30. 64 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening. and thank you for staying with wjz's eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. major developments in the criminal investigation involving a maryland man in aruba. authorities say gary giordano is being set free because of a lack of evidence in the disappearance of robyn gardner. and he could be released as soon as tomorrow. >> gary giordano was expected back at his home in

gaithersburg, maryland sometime tuesday. agents raided his home two weeks ago. the montgomery man is the only suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner. he went to aruba -- she went to aruba with giordano, after meeting him online. prosecutors pointed the finger at him, but after 100 days in custody, a judge said enough was enough. >> there is no reason for him to be detained. even if there is reason for further investigation. the judge decided she will not grant the prosecution another extension. >> reporter: giordano said gardner was swept out to sea as the pair was snorkeling at sundown. but prosecutors are suspicious giordano tried to cash a large insurance policy. but gard ner -- gardner's family and friends are still looking for answers, including her boyfriend, who started the

robyn gardner foundation to search for her. >> unless there is proof to me that she is not alive, there's no reason for me to think she's not alive. >> reporter: giorda know -- giordano faces charges. a frightening end to a day of shopping at arundel mills. police say a gunman tried to rob a 38-year-old man saturday, as he was getting into his car in the parking lot. the victim argued with the gunman. but the suspect fled into the woods nearby and he's still at large tonight. a dramatic rescue is caught on cell phone following a horrible accident in california. >> well, kai, when a pickup truck overturned, witnesses jumped into action to save a woman who was trapped inside.

there you can see a group of people actually lift up the truck so the woman can be pulled out. this all happened before rescue crews even arrived. another person was inside the pickup. but it's not known whether she survived. >> vic, thank you. the accident closed down the highway for several hours. we're following some developing news. more claims involving republican presidential candidate involving herman cain. a woman claims she had a 13- year affair with cain. he admits he knows the woman, but denies the affair tonight. cain insists he won't quit the presidential race. a standoff in los angeles between occupy wall street protestors and police. demonstrators are defying an order to move out. sandra hughes has more on the intense situation. >> police and riot gear moved in earlier this morning. protestors, blocking city

streets in downtown l.a. >> it is not our intent to clear the park at this time. once again, it is only our intent to clear the streets. >> reporter: hundreds of demonstrators flooded the streets around city hall as a midnight deadline to pack up their camp came and went. >> occupy wall street. >> occupy los angeles. >> occupy everything and never give it back! >> reporter: all morning, the situation remained tense, with minor scuffles and a few arrests. >> it's a waiting game. we're just like, i don't think anybody has a plan. >> so you don't want to get arrested at this point? >> no. >> i don't think getting arrested is the right idea. so we're going to try to avoid that. >> reporter: may be people -- many people came downtown to witness the potential showdown between police and protestors. now they're all gone. but the people who call this park home for nearly two months are still here. >> hundreds remain. >> i think it's important to take a stand and eventually, we will be evicted.

we know this. however, the movement has never been this galvanized. >> reporter: there's a strong police presence all around the encampment. but l.a. a -- l.a.'s mayor says his city will give them plenty of time to move out, in an effort to avoid violent clashes that have played out in other parts of the country. sandra hughes, wjz eyewitness news. >> protestors in philadelphia also defied eviction orders and remain in their camp. another arrest in the s.a.t. cheating scandal on long island. michael pomeranz surrendered to authorities today. he is accused of getting paid thousands of dollars to take the college entrance exam for other students. an idaho man, accused of trying to assassinate brahm is back in court. one bullet actually hit the building near where the first

family lives. an initial evaluation found hernandez competent to stand trial. it is an newscastic election day. thousands head. >> reporter: egyptians waited in lines that stretched around the block. when hosni mubarak was in power, results were rigged. so this time, egyptians believe they have a voice. he says all of my life, i never voted until now. >> i feel like my vote has value, she says. >> reporter: security is tight at the polls after nine days of clashes with cairo killed 40 people. the massive crowds have dwindled. but dozens who remain refused to vote, saying egypt's

government must go first. >> reporter: the army did not step down says this protestor. none of our demands were achieved. but millions are expected to cast ballots to choose a parliament that will draft a new constitution for the country. egypt's best organized group anticipates winning a third of the vote. presidential elections won't be held until next june. but that doesn't -- didn't stop presidential homeful amir muceph from mingling with voters. it is thought to be the leading contender for the job. he is for his invasion of israel. and the u.s.-led invasion of iraq. just a third of egypt's regions were cast ballots today and tomorrow. the rest will go to the polls over the next 8 weeks. the final results are expected sometime in mid-january.

tensions are rising in pakistan after a cross border attacked by nato. nato fired, killing 24 soldiers. in retaliation, the pakistani government closed a key border crossing that nato uses to move supplies to afghanistan. nato is investigating the incident. the weekend attack has further fueled anger. >> president obama hosted leaders of the european union at the white house today. as danielle nottingham reports for wjz, the subject was the ever-deepening european debt crisis and its threat to the u.s. economy. >> reporter: president obama sat down with leaders of the european union, insisting they must solve their debt crisis and do it fast. >> i communicated to them that the united states stands ready to do our part to help them resolve this issue. >> reporter: the president released the group at the white

house monday. in fears that they could collapse. now italy and spain's are in process of crumbling. >> reporter: europe's financial chaos has created a drag on the u.s. economy. if it does any more damage here, it could impact the president's re-election bid. >> this is of huge importance to our economy. if europe is contracting or if europe is having difficulties, then it's much more difficult for us to create good jobs for us here at home. >> reporter: european leaders admit they need tougher policies to get their budget under control. >> we are aiming for stronger fiscal discipline in our courtries -- countries. >> reporter: but president obama may have little. the impact of the u.s. to cut its own spending may fuel its

own problems. at the white house, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> the white house has ruled out using any taxpayer money to help the countries dig out of the crisis. meanwhile, out of wall street, there was good news as the dow finished up 290 points. nasdaq up 86. the government opens an investigation into safety concerns over the chevy volt. this comes after problems during government crash tests last week. when a lithium ion battery pack caught fire. while there have been no fires reported in highway crashes, a volt caught fire and caused damage to several other cars. gm insists the volt is safe. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a maryland woman and her efforts to gain release from a cuban jail. using a digital billboard. and looking ahead to the final five games on the ravens regular season schedule. 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. a high school band member in ellicott city receives a top honor from the army. monique griego has more on his spot in this year's all- american army bowl. >> reporter: howard high school senior accepted the important jacket he'll wear in the army bowl. >> i'm happy i got this opportunity to come perform in san ran tonio. -- san antonio. >> seis one of 125 marching band students. the bowl, which features high school football standouts is broadcast on national television. >> this is a very elite opportunity. elite performance opportunity for nick to perform in front of the entire country. >> reporter: for keller's parents, this recognition is a

long time coming. >> picked up the trumpet in the fourth grade and it took off from then. >> keller's mother is the first to give him the news. >> she started screaming at me and at first i thought she was angry at me. >> reporter: but then she showed him the letter saying he was going to san antonio. >> he was shocked and like, woo hoo, we made it. >> reporter: those who know him say he deserves it. and they can't wait to see him play with the best of the best. >> this is a big deal, a big honor for him and we're excited. can't wait to see him go to san san antonio. >> reporter: the army all- american bowl takes place january 7th. >> i love proud parents. >> good luck to him. childhood obesity in the spotlight. the controversial punishment for the parents of an overweight child in ohio. pornography on an airplane. how a college professor is responding to accusations from other passengers on his flight.

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no problems out there now. pretty pleasant. pretty warm. by morning, maybe a little mist. maybe a little drizzle. and late morning, look for rain to develop around the region. and it will be with us through the afternoon and evening hours. still pretty mild. upper 50s to low 60s. wednesday, clears out and gets cooler. sunshine, for the most part. thursday, friday, and saturday. 54, and 54 for friday and saturday. >> today's energy saver focuses on electrical outlets and exterior walls in your home. cold air can seep into your home in these. so energy experts say take off the cover and check the space in the outside box. you can find foam to reduce the cold air coming inside this winter. for more information, go to wjz.com. scroll down to the right-hand

side of the page. the body of a missing ohio man has been found. and it's been linked to a growing craigslist murder investigation. the father said his son answered a bogus help-wanted ad for a farm hand. two people are currently in custody for the murder. a lawsuit is being filed by the family of the florida a&m drum major who died in an alleged hazing incident. robert champion passed away earlier this month, following a performance during a football game in orlando. his parents say they're concerned the school will try to cover up. the school says 30 students have been removed from the band this year for hazing incidents. a professor accused of watching child pornography on a plane says he's not guilty of charges against him. massachusetts police say university of utah professor, grant smith, was sitting in first class, when another passenger saw pornographic images on his laptop and

alerted a flight attendant. smith was arrested after landing in boston. he's been placed on administrative leave. >> a 200-pound third grader has been removed. the 8-year-old boy has been placed in foster care, after social workers cited medical neglect. the boy has an increased risk for boys with diabetes and hypertension. but his mother says they overreacted in taking her son because his health is not in imminent danger. >> reporter: in tonight's healthwatch, more and more babies are getting flat heads from sleeping on their backs. now, the american academy of pediatrics is releasing guidelines for the syndrome. now, randall pinkston reports from new york. >> reporter: one side of vincent antonucci's head is flat. so the 4-year-old is wearing a helmet to try to reshape it. >> i noticed the flattening at

the 10-week visit and i was really concerned. >> reporter: there's been an increase in children with flat head syndrome, since doctors have said to sleep children on their backs to prevent sides. the a.a.p. says moving the child into different positions or physical therapy on the neck muscles can correct most cases. >> these deformities do happen. most are benign, which means they will go away on their own. >> reporter: the report says parents should keep their babies off their backs as much as they can during the day. and turn the child's head from left to right each night in the crib. >> reporter: doctors say when there is no improvement in six months, that's when parents should see a specialist. but some say acting sooner is best. >> if we know the child is going to need the helmet anyway because the numbers and the asymmetry is so great, i recommend not waiting. because the younger the baby

is, the softer the bones are, and the faster the bones grow. >> reporter: the antonuccis tried everything. but decided a helmet was the best thing for their baby. >> i knew it was so significant, the flattening, it wasn't going to get better on its own. >> reporter: vincent will have to wear the helmet for about three months. but after three weeks, his parents already see a difference. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news remember. >> the report says that helmets are not dangerous. but researchers say there is no evidence they work any better than just changing positions. >> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for these stories and more coming up. vic is standing by with a preview. on the loose. baltimore county police are looking for this woman. what she's accused of doing, and why she's also wanted in virginia. penn state sex scandal. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news coming up new at 6:00. now, back to you. still to come on eyewitness news. unusual. two elderly men fight on stage

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thousands of people are stranded by floodwaters in australia. emergency workers have begun dropping food, baby products, even medical supplies by helicopter. rising floodwaters have forced at least 70 people to evacuate. state officials say the water has reached its peak but can it remain high for eight to 10 days. more rain is predicted later in the week. a mysterious plane crash takes the lives of four people. ray harris, his two daughters and a family friend who died in the field near crystal lake. investigator says harris was flying his daughter back to school at wheaton college. officials are looking for what caused the accident. today issue a federal judge ordered massachusetts man,

resjuan harados. he has pled not guilty. he's also accused of attempting to provide resources to al qaeda. he was arrested after an undercover operation. a 50-year-old football grudge heats up an alumni luncheon. take a look. two players started fighting on the podium. the 73-year-old threw punches after one offered a wilted flower to the other. he even uses his cane. the rivalry dates to the 1963 championship game, when one player hit the other, knocking him out of the game. guys, you gotta get over it. >> that's the second time. i'm still amazed. >> that thing came swinging. >> okay. still ahead on eyewitness news. why is congressman elijah cummings being subpoenaed in the new infamous election night,

coming up on eyewitness news at 6:00. robocall controversy. a former aide to governor robert ehrlich on trial. was he trying to suppress voter turnout? a nationwide boom in black friday sales. what that means for the economy and how maryland faired. >> radio show host ron smith

says farewell. >> i'm getting weaker and weaker every day. it's time to pull the plug. unusually warm november. but changes are coming. stick around for the updated forecast. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. free speech or dirty politics? an aid to governor ehrlich on trial. hello, everyone i'm vic carter. >> the controversial robocalls on election day.