explosive evidence in the child sex case against syracuse basketball coach bernie fine. why this investigation is now in the hands of the secret service. >> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. a new accuser comes forward and old audio tapes are revealed. the conversations recorded are gaining attraction tonight. even the coach's friends are turning against him. >> 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 his

accusers, bobby davis. >> bobby is also in denial. it's the things he did. but he somehow put it all through mental telepathy and erased it out of his mind. >> reporter: davis accuses fine. repeatedly molesting him at his home at syracuse at his home and on road trips. >> he grabbed my hand. [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: during the call, lori fine talked about confronting her husband. >> you know what? go 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 a third accuser, 23-year-old zach thomaselli, says fine molested him when he was 13. >> he put his hand down my shorts and began to fondle me. but thomaselli may have a

credibility issue. he is facing abuse charges himself and his father says he is lying. on facebook, bayheim said, i deeply regret any statements i may have said that may have been insensitive to victims of abuse. fine has not been charged with any crimes. manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> fine says, it prompted them to come forward about their own abuse. dna evidence, baltimore police make a disturbing arrest. alvin wright is charged with arresting a girl inside a house. police were able to match his dna to a sample taken from the victim. we're following breaking news in east baltimore, where the fire department stumbled on a possible meth lab. right now, hazmat crews are at the 3300 block of meckleberry street, along with city police and bge. the fire department responded to reports of a gas leak but

found evidence of a meth lab inside. no one is believed in any danger. but this is still an active scene. serious crash, involving baltimore city school bus tonight. three vehicles collided in the block of west patapsco avenue. you can see the damage from sky eye chopper 13. several were rushed to the hospital. no one on board the school bus was hurt. police impersonators, taking advantage of innocent victims. it's a growing problem. and tonight, police want to warn people in southeast baltimore, about a series of new strikes. wjz is live. megan mccorkell explains why the hispanic community is especially vulnerable. >> they struck three times over the weekend, all in the patterson park neighborhood. now, police are pleading for more information so they can put them behind bars. >> reporter: they've got a badge, a gun, and claim to be city police. they jump out of an suv then rob their victims at gunpoint. >> this is incredibly

troubling. i mean, this is a situation where individuals are posing as police officers, they're preying on the trust that police have with the public. and really, elderly victims are vulnerable. >> reporter: three attacks happened in the paterson park area. the vehicle used is described as either a green ford explorer or blue ford expedition. >> reporter: they are targeting a particularly vulnerable population, hispanic elderly. >> reporter: jean holds monthly crime meetings at the assisi church, sacred house of jesus. the robbers, hoping immigrant victims will be too scared to call police. >> they are preying on their fear of immigration status for those who may not have the appropriate status they need to be here legally in the united states at this time. >> reporter: the news has neighbors on edge. >> just really scary. it's frightening that people would try to attempt something

like that. >> this is incredible. makes you wonder who you can trust. >> reporter: that eroding trust, the reason police want these robbers behind bars. >> reporter: and all of the attacks happened between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m. police will step up patrols in that neighborhood, until the impersonators are caught. baltimore police say they will not ask any questions about any victims' immigration status. they just want information on the suspects. a violent carjacker is on the loose in baltimore county. and police want your help. this is the suspect. 26-year-old stephanie lynn schwab. police say she walks up to her victims and asks for a ride. in both cases, a knife was used. one person was cut. and if you have seen her, you're asked to call police. police go to serve a warrant and end up with nearly 10 pounds of marijuana, worth $25,000. officers went to the home in the 800 block of north cathedral in mount vernon.

once there, they smelled the pot and got a warrant. the homeowner was arrested. retailers see a surge from black friday to cyber monday. it is good news for the economy. mike hellgren explains what is behind this year's big success. >> reporter: the sound of success. retailers nationwide are counting their cash, with black friday sales up 6.6%, to a record $11.4 billion at a critical time. >> for the economy? absolutely. extremely. >> i'm very happy that the stores did so well. >> the stores and the lines are crazy off the hook. >> reporter: well-advertised, big deals, whipped shoppers into a frenzy, coast to coast. their average totaled $465. and maryland was no exception. >> although preliminary sales are not in yet, we anticipate that the sales are probably going to follow what the trend is nationally. >> we're optimistic, cautiously. but we'll see that reflected in the sales tax revenues.

>> reporter: big box retailers open their stores earlier than ever. >> with consumers really being frugal, retailers took a chance with opening black friday. they were relieved to see people coming in to see those great deals they were offering this year. >> reporter: this is a make-or- break time for him. >> reporter: do you have optimism in the economy because of this past weekend? >> i think we should all have. >> it's not just brick and mortar stores cashing in. cyber monday means big deals and lots of traffic onlineful. >> expected to grow year over year about 18%, double-digit growth, could be the biggest online shopping day in history. >> reporter: but some economists say with shoppers unleashing all of that pent-up demand now, december may not be quite as rosie. at mondawmin mall, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> stocks are way up tonight, thank to that -- thanks to that strong start.

dow is up. s&p up 94. and nasdaq up 86. with the big shopping weekend behind us, baltimore is pulling out its holiday lights. and tonight, charm city is getting national recognition for some of the best displays anywhere. wjz is live. kai jackson shows us what all of the fuss is about. >> you know, baltimoreans already knew their city was a great travel destination for the holidays, thanks to a yahoo.com article, now the rest of the world knows it, too. >> there's good reason to be in baltimore for the holidays. the city is charming locals and visitors alike with an amazing display of lights. >> the lights are gorgeous. my first time ever seeing it. and i have to come back. >> reporter: in fact, an article posted on yahoo.com travel lists the city as the number 10 travel destination for the holidays. and points to a variety of brilliant light displays. >> it's a big deal. but it's also accurate. we are one of the best places for holiday lights. >> i think it's wonderful. it's nice to have the

notoriety. and know that the hard work we put into this is showing up. >> reporter: with all of the lights, the miracle on 34th street is both a source of pride for baltimoreans. and one of the reasons it is named a classic destination. a new $400,000 laser light show at power plant live. and the ever-popular and nationally-recognized license plate, which is the miracle on 34t street in hampden. and it was prominently mentioned in the yahoo.com article. >> what do you think of the lights? >> they're pretty. and i like santa. >> did you see santa? >> he's in the sleigh. >> and don't forget, there are other brilliant things to see around town, including the annual holiday parade of light of boats. >> new york city came in at number 1 for holiday travel destinations. coming up, unthinkable acts on an airplane. what one man caught another man

allegedly doing sitting in first class. why two former professional football players came to blows. radio talk show host ron smith says farewell. >> i'm getting weaker every day. and it's time to pull the plug. >> heartfelt reaction to this brave announcement is next on eyewitness news. >> looks like a wet tuesday headed our way. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete firstwarning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it's 61 degrees and cloudy in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. good samaritans come to the rescue in the desert. this shows a group of people surrounding an overturned pickup truck. they were able to lift it up and pull a woman free from the cab. two of the others also survived the accident. the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. investigators still are trying to determine a cause. the parents of the florida a&m drum major who died from the alleged hazing are speaking out. robert champion became responsive while traveling with the band on november 19th. his motor says they are filing a lawsuit in order to bring the issue of hazing to the forefront. she says no other parent should have to experience what they're going through. >> this needs to stop.

no one wants to be standing in our shoes. no one wants to hear on a phone call that your son collapsed and died. >> school has stopped all band performances and fired the band director. the official cause of death has not been released. a tourney event hosted by the canadian football league turns ugly when two 73-foot rivals start brawling. joe caps offers a wilted flower to angela mosqua and was met with the swing. neither man was seriously hurt. the animosity stems from an alleged dirty play in the 1963 championship game. a university of utah professor is charged with watching child pornography on a flight to boston. another person claims grant smith was viewing the images on his laptop. they say 66 porn graph -- pornographic material was found.

the university has placed him on administrative leave. republican presidential candidate herman cain launches a preemptive strike, against allegations of an extramarital affair. >> i acknowledge that i've known her for about that period of time. but the accusation that i had a 13-year affair with her, no. >> ginger white told the fox affiliate in atlanta that cain took her to expensive hotels and gave her gifts. she said her reason for coming forward was because cain demonized the women who previously accused him of sexual harassment. baltimore radio icon ron smith retires. he announces he is now in hospice care, at home, with pancreatic cancer and can no longer do his radio show. pat warren speaks with his long- time listeners. >> reporter: it was just over a month ago we were stunned to hear ron smith announce a diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. >> and i certainly didn't want

to try to keep this secret. too many people knew about it already. and i owed it to my audience to be honest with them, i try to be honest with them on my comments on political and social matters. >> morning, he made the leap from honest to brutally honest. >> well, the decision has been made, by me, to stop appearing on the radio shows. i'm retiring. i -- i basically can no longer do it. i'm getting weaker every day. and it's time to pull the plug. >> reporter: ron smith ends his 26-year-long career at wbal radio, after assuring listeners that he would continue to broadcast for as long as possible. >> i was hoping i could do it several days a week. >> right. >> but i'm just not up to it. so you have to face that kind of thing. >> reporter: it's sad news all around. >> thank you so much, ron, for all of the wonderful years we've had. you are an inspiration. >> thank you for what you did for baltimore. keeping us informed with a good heart and good attitude.

we wish you well. >> ron smith was a favorite of mine and my son's. >> i certainly wish him the best as he seeks to recover and wish him well as he retires. >> i think he's very brave to share that. hard for people to share news like that. >> i'll be praying for him. i'll keep him in prayers. >> reporter: according to wife june, the radio show has been his highest calling. there is no measure of how highly he is thought of by his callers. >> and ron smith is 69 years old. a proud moment for howard county schools -- howrdz high school's marching band as its star trumpet player receives a national honor. nick keller, senior was selected from applicants across the country. will play burg during the high school all-american bowl on january 7th. >> i hope it's nice and warm on january 7th. san antonio can be cold or it can be 70 or 20.

we'll see. [ laughter ] >> around here, it's been awfully nice. what an incredible stretch of weather we've had for thanksgiving. take a look at temps right now. it's still warm. it's 61. east winds, steady. barometer holding steady. set your barometer there. humidity way up now to 83%. dew point getting closer to the temperature. we've had some spotty sprinkles in a few spots. 61 here. 61, easton. they were 72 earlier. and it's still mild. 52 in oakland. 63, first time of night, 56, dew point. it's getting more moist, more humidity coming in off the ocean with the southeast winds. 58, close to the water, kent island and annapolis. 69, 45 today. the average now is 51 for a high. 33 for a low. and a record 73. 4 degrees shy of that. and 15 degrees in 1951. east winds coming right off the atlantic, bringing in that moisture.

clouds and a couple of sprinkles and drizzle and mist. that will continue overnight. and during the day tomorrow, low pressure, pretty much not too far from atlanta, moving up to our west, along the spine of the appalachians, however. east of it, shower activity, moving our general direction. we look for clouds overnight. maybe some of that east wind can cause drizzle, maybe a little fog. but tomorrow, the shower activity moving into the area. probably raining by, let's say 10:00 in the morning. and then continuing to the afternoon or early evening, before it quickly cuts off behind it. it's going to get pretty chilly. maybe snow, not too far north of atlanta tonight. i'm talking about the mountain areas in the appalachians. but for us, once the low passes, it will turn breezy and cool -- cooler. late tomorrow night. wednesday and thursday. a lot of sunshine. for the most part, wednesday and thursday, a few clouds. temperatures just about normal really, upper 40sto low 50s. so a big change coming. southeast winds, 10 to 15 knots. and a small craft advisory out

there tomorrow for those breezes. sunrise, 7:05. won't see much of that. 4:45. probably rain at that hour of day. tonight, then, we've got clouds, mist. maybe some fog. 52. rain developing tomorrow, probably becoming steady by tomorrow afternoon. for at least 5 to 7 hours. 63 for a high. but then it drops down to 39 for a high. clearing out. 53 on wednesday. 50, 50, 54. but dry for wednesday through the weekend. vic? >> meteorologist tim williams tomorrow afternoon, starting at 5:00, for the updated first warning weather forecast. and coming up, stan has a look at the ravens-browns matchup. that and more later in sports. ,

well, we're looking ahead now to the ravens and the browns, with our wjz the fan

sports report. >> yeah, they're getting a whole lot of rest, after two games and five days. the first-placed ravens in ready set mode now. among those who help the defense make a quantum leap. defensive tackle cory reading. >> very talented. big man. you know. playing with a ferocious football now. he plays in a fury now. so i think he fits in real well with our defense. >> nothing like ferocious football. don't forget the ravens a week from yesterday. see that game live at 4:00, here on wjz 13. well, this evening. university of maryland, defensive tackle, joe, averaging nearly eight tackles a game, has made the all- atlantic coast conference

defense. he had 20 tackles, 14 solos against georgia tech last month. also, irvin myer took over to take over ohio university beleaguered football. while we're on the subject. the washington capitals have handed bruce boudreau his walking papers. he's being replaced by former star hunter. duke university indianapolis. better known as iutui. sims out of baltimore's mount saint joe. sims average is 13 points, six rebounds and a team high, four assists per game. men's north carolina lost in a basketball game in a 90-80

defeat saturday night. they also lost their top national ranking. so who is number 1 for now? answer? undefeated kentucky. duke number 3, rising up from 6. syracuse is 4. and the former number 1 team just days ago is number 5. that's a quick hit at sports. vic? have a good night. >> thank you, sir. kids with guns? what's behind this unusual what's behind this unusual photo shoot ,,,,,,

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the swiss air force gets a unique partner for a recent flight. he calls himself jetman and donned his wing suit and took to the air among fighter jets. they flew in formation over the

alps. it can reach speeds of over 125 miles per hour. however, he can only stay airborne for five minutes. so he bid goodbye to the real jets and parachuted safely to the ground. it's not a usual setting for santa. instead, it was a machine gun and assault rifles around jolly old st. nick. the scottsdale, arizona gun club allowed its members to make unique holiday cards by posing with santa. it was such a success, they are having another santa and guns night next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up next on the late show with david letterman, robert patterson. that's it for us tonight. thanks for watching wjz's eyewitness news, on wjz 13, maryland's news station.