justice for michael jackson's family. the king of pop doctor heading to jail. >> how long he'll spend behind bars and the reason the judge threw the book at dr. conrad murray. >> hi everybody, i'm mary bubala. >> here's what people are talking about. >> dr. conrad murray is sentenced to nine years in jail for michael jackson's death. the judge showed no sympathy for the doctor. >> reporter: sheriff deputies escorted michael jackson's personal physician out of the courtroom and back to jail. after the judge sentenced him to the maximum sentence of involuntary manslaughter. >> he has no sense of remorse, no sense of fault and is and

remains dangerous. >> reporter: judge master judged michael jackson to nine years in prison. >> the defendant was playing russian roulette with michael jackson's life every night. >> reporter: jackson's mother and several of his siblings attended the sentencing. jackson's children did not. >> you can't bring michael back, he's gone. >> we'll never be satisfied because michael is never coming back. >> we are not here to seek revenge, there's nothing you can do today that will bring michael back. >> prosecutors blamed murray for giving the anesthetic to jackson and failed to monitor him.

the defense wanted life. because of overcrowding murray will likely spend under two years in jail. before leaving the courtroom, the doctor blew someone a kiss. >> the judge is still deciding how much murray owes. hours away from freedom. the maryland man suspected in the disappearance of a maryland woman is about to be released from jail. >> giordiano will be a free man by 9:00 tonight. police still have not found her body and they don't have enough evidence to keep jiordano locked up. prosecutors aren't giving up on the case just yet.

they will appeal tomorrow. >> if prosecutors win that appeal they say they will try to bring jiordano back to aruba. an aid to former governor ehrlich goes on trial. >> reporter: jurors have to decide whether they agree with the prosecution who says those robo calls were intended to keep african american democrats from voting or if they agree with the defense who says those robo calls were intended to get african americans to vote for bob ehrlich. calls that prosecutors argued misleadingly suggest there's no need for democrats to go vote.

>> governor o' malley and president obama have been successful, we're okay. all there is to do is watch the results on tv tonight. >> the only thing that you have is a campaign manager accepting the recommendation of a consultant who's contracted to make those decisions and saying hey, you believe this will help us get our votes out, go ahead. >> reporter: the star witness is the woman you can hear rhonda russell, she's agreed to testify in the prosecution in exchange for immunity. >> we have more at 5:00 and 6:00. anthrax attack, the federal government is shelling out thousands of dollars to the

family of one of the victims. robert steven's family will get $130 million. he was one of the first to die when anthrax was mailed to florida. the fbi blame it is attacks on army scientists who later committed suicide. more trouble for former syracuse assistant basketball court fine. andrea fujihi has more. >> reporter: sealy told the fbi fine sexually abused him at a hotel. others have come forward accusing him with fines. fine's wife still admits she

had that conversation but parts of it were edited. the school's chancellor said today bayhime remains the syracuse basketball coach. flames blew through a home leaving a family homeless. 80-year-old stanley cusman died in that fire. the rest of the family escaped when they heard the smoke alarm but could not save him. investigators are trying to figure out what caused the fire. check this out, the sink hole caused by the major main break. crews shut down the streets while the they fixed the main. as promised we're getting wet today from a steady dose of rain. let's look outside right now.

the rain is slowly starting to let up. bob turk is tracking the first radar. >> the rain now beginning to wind down. take a look at radar. i will show you where the action is right now. most of us east and northeast of the area. just west of columbia pretty much done. in the city more rain. and your northern sections of maryland and west of pa. west of dc it's pretty much done. eastern shore still remains here but you can see west of us it's over. for the rest of the tonight. things will slowly clear out. for tomorrow looking for a much brighter day. it'll be breezy and certainly cooler. we got into the 60s today but we'll be dropping down into the upper 30s tonight.

>> lots of wet roads out there tonight. here's christie bresley. >> it'll be a wet commute for you this afternoon. keep those wipers going. from york road to the harrisburg expressway we're seeing some congestion. stop and go from security boulevard to the pike. and traffic struggling from white marsh to the 895 split. as far as accidents go north charles street at gate house drive. that's in the townsend area. middle river at martin boulevard. and the emmerton pass at the beltway. that's a look at the beltway at security boulevard. this traffic report brought to you by -- if you or a family member is in the army, navy, air force or the department of

defense they're happy to serve you. back over to you. >> a major announcement from a local landmark. right now an official ribbon cutting is being held at the phillip's seafood restaurant. i consider that all the inner harbor. today is the official opening, phillips is promising big news this afternoon. we'll let you know what it is as soon as we hear it. kai what do you think? bigger crab cake. >> it is a different feel. it's a different kind of space. >> it feels more contemporary i guess. >> yeah, much more contemporary. >> we'll see what that announcement is. explosive accusations rock herman cain's campaign again. his message for supporters and

where his campaign goes from here. oh my goodness, that is a honk, one unhappy driver will regret. how slamming on the horn landed him behind bars. a family vacation ruined the decision that left him out thousands of dollars in the fight to get the money back. and a soggy day out there. bob will let us know how much longer we'll need an umbrella in the forewarning forecast. ,,,,,,,,

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fort wayne indianapolis says jason spurgen was upset they blocked off a road during an investigation. spurgen honked his horn several times and got out of his truck and started yelling. that's when police realized he was drunk. his blood alcohol level was twice the legal amount. he was arrested. kim molestino reports a family's fight with the airline. >> reporter: this day the closest lynne mccaine she will get to her dream trip in belize is through pictures. her doctor recommended she not travel. after she was given the all

clear her family booked the trip to belize. they bought the nonrefundsable tickets -- nonrefundable tickets. and now that the family has had to cancel the trip, the airline is not bending their rules. >> big deal, i might not be alive. what good is it going to do? what good is a voucher going to do me. >> reporter: mrs. mccain has sent letters and medical documents to the airline as proof of the disease and her inability to travel. she says it has done little to help her cause. now as she undergoes chemotherapy, she is hoping the airline will make an exception for her and refund the money. now she is left with memories of a trip hoping she will one day have a chance to do it again. >> i would love nothing more

than to do it again. i hope that before i die i get to sit on a beach. that's all i want. >> until now there's still no refund for the mccain family for the tickets. can wall street build on monday's gain? the dow lost some ground in the final hour of trading but still finished in positive territory. the dow is up 33. nasdaq is down 12. let's go to new york right now where alexis christoforous has tonight's updates. >> the parent company of american airlines is filing for bankruptcy. they've been saddled with rising debt. shares plunged 80% in the news but the airline assures passengers the bankruptcy will

not disrupt its flights. the fcc had charged that the social network would keep their information private, then they shared it. home prices are falling again in most major cities after posting small gains over the summer. home prices fell the most in atlanta, san francisco and tampa. the only cities to show price increases were new york, portland oregon and washington. online sales jumped 33% compared to last year. and more people bought items over their smart phones and other mobile devices. that's your money watch, for more, go to cbs money watch.com. in new york i'm alexis christoforous. did you miss out on those cyber monday deals? well, kai don't worry. and everybody else you're not

out of luck yet. when you can still shop with deep discounts for holiday gifts. angels on the cat walk. we're going backstage at the victoria's secret show. including the pricey piece of lingerie. >> and for instant updates and weather click on wjz.com. ,,,,,

beautiful shot, look at that. the sun is appearing to the west of us. still a lot of clouds but the rain will be ending shortly around the baltimore metro. it's now east of the city. it's still raining pretty good. take a look at radar, a whole batch of rain northeast of the baltimore metro. all of us getting good rain.

but west of the city has cleared up. there's been some breaks in the cloud cover. so we'll see clearing skies tonight. probably all the rain should be done here in the city by 8:00. at 10:00 it was 66 now we're down to 51. the winds start to turn more, the variable at six. basically for the next five minutes north. but they're pretty much all over the place. they will become more west and dry things out later tonight. the barometer holding steady. colder air to the south and west of us. still rainy over there, 55 in elkton and to the south and west of us holding in the lower 40s. with the rain cool, winds pretty much all over the place. but tonight we'll be coming out more to the west. that will dry things out.

that will get things pretty breezy. that is snow over extreme eastern portions of mississippi, alabama. see how well formed it is. look at that spin, you can see the spin in the atmosphere, rain coming up in the region. now the cool air is beginning to move in, it won't snow here but garrett county will see some flakes later tonight. you see some stuffs showing up in the mountains. extreme western north carolina, some of the mountains even in extreme northern south carolina getting flakes. and yes there's snow in indiana. michigan, temperatures there in the mid-30s it's a wet snow. if rain finally coming out. during the day tomorrow, certainly cooler temperatures than we saw today. with higher pressure building in, we'll see a good deal of sunshine. from time to time it may cloud over with chilly air moving in but a much drier end to the week. west fringe eight to 15. through the day tomorrow, the

bay temp around 52 degrees. so tonight the rain ending, clearing and colder later. down in the upper 30s by morning which is still above average. 53 tomorrow, still above average, but certainly a lot cooler than the 60s and 70, the temperatures we've seen the last four or five days. back to almost normal temperatures for the rest of us. but dry. >> bob, thank you. >> heating up the runway, some of the world's most beautiful models strut their stuff tonight in the victoria's secret fashion know. bob windsor gives us a sneak peak at some of the outfits we will see. >> the excitement starts backstage. where the media descends on the angels as they prep. >> i'm just so amazed. we were doing hair and make up and then all of a sudden i turn around and there's a ton of people in here.

>> reporter: all to see the angels prepping and smooching. especially with this year's guests. >> our first reaction was yes, then got excited about it. then we got more excited about it. >> reporter: this year's show features 38 models displaying 69 different looks. along with dancers, ballerinas and more. >> i'm so excited. it's going to be a show for sure. >> reporter: including the 2.5 victoria's secret wish bra. >> it's like a piece of art.

it's not every day you get to wear a bra like that. >> reporter: there's so much to feel good about, all this has all the glam, glitz and entertainment you would want. and still to come tonight on eyewitness news, on the defense of herman cain's message to supporters now that he's facing another campaign fire storm. >> the ravens do their best to get things moving. coming up we'll have more on why these players were in east baltimore. and it's the great debate for women, the new advice on when you should get your first mammogram. eyewitness news at ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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cloudy with rain in central maryland. good evening thank you for staying with us. >> herman cain tells aids he's reassessing his campaign. it came a day after the candidate shot down allegations of a 13 year extramarital affair. >> reporter: herman cain is trying to assess whether an accusation of an extramarital campaign will push voters away. the woman says she had a 13 year relationship with the candidate that ended just before he started his campaign. >> i have nothing to hide, i have done nothing wrong. >> reporter: cain told staffers the allegations from white and other women have taken a toll on his family. since then he slipped from 30%

to around 13%. fellow candidate newt gingrich told cbs news this doesn't mean cain is out of the race. >> i was supposed to be dead in june and july, i'm not going to declare anyone else dead. i think any candidate should have the right to recover. >> reporter: gingrich is gaining ground. the former house speaker is leading most of the national polls. gingrich is on a three state campaign swing. >> my primary opponent is president obama. >> reporter: he said he's not the perfect candidate but insists he's more conservative than his rival mitt romney and more electable than the rest of the republican field. you can see more of the interview with newt gingrich on the cbs evening news with scott pelley right here on wjz. dr. conrad murray gets the

maximum sentence. dr.murray was sentenced to nine years for causing the death of his patient, michael jackson. murray is and remains quote dangerous to the public said the judge. michael jackson died of an overdose of propofol. >> the fact is michael jackson died because of the actions of and the failures to perform legal duties on the part of dr. murray. murray will serve his time in the los angeles county jail. sheriff officials expect he will serve a little less than two years in a one man cell. legally insane that's how norway officials describe a confessed killer. kai has more on what they know. >> brevick has confessed to

killing 77 people. the findings by the two psychiatrists will find if brevick will be sentenced to prison or a mental hospital. he says he was trying to defend europe against a muslim invasion. a lawyer for the victim says it doesn't matter what the conclusion is as long as brevick doesn't go free. vice president joe biden makes a surprise visit. biden will also give remarks at an event for both u.s. and iraqi troops. the visit to the iraqi comes right before the withdraw of troops. bold protesters raided a

british ambassador's home. >> reporter: angry student protesters stormed the building. they broke through barricades. rushing through guards to get inside and smashed a framed picture of queen elizabeth. later they attacked a second british embassy near by, reports say protesters took six employees hostage and eventually released them. >> we hold the government responsible for not protecting our agency as they are supposed to do. >> reporter: london banned all british banks from doing business with iran. that prompted iran's parliament to pass a bill. lawmakers chanted death to england. this politician said british traders should be death with in a serious fashion. in parliament in teheran, a

lawmakers said they could take actions just like they did against the u.s. embassy in 1979. these attackers are reportedly hard lined iranian students angry about the latest strained diplomatic relation. >> the u.s. is also hit iran with new sanctions targeting oil industries and companies involved in nuclear enrichment activity. police are investigating a dog attack. a jogger was bitten by a bulldog mix after he got lose. the owner took off leaving two other dogs behind. police are still looking for the owner and one of his dogs. the victim was treated for wounds to his arms and legs. in today's health watch, a new study says that women should stick to getting a mammogram every year after they

turn 40. mary bubala is here with the advice. >> this after a new study which looked at patient records from a clinic in rochester new york. they found that women in their 40s who had no family history of breast cancer were just as likely as women with a history. their finding indicates that women in this age group would benefit from annual mammogram screenings. a federal government task force sparked controversy when they changed the recommendations. by the time the storm is finished, more than 2-inches of rain is possible across the chicago area. and we've seen our own fair share of rain. it's been a nasty tuesday around baltimore but the rain is starting to clear. bob is here now with the

updated look at first warning weather, bob. >> the proof is in the picture. at least around here. west of us it's pretty much cleared out. but there's still a will the of rain east of the region. just east of the bay, east of baltimore. heavy rain over much of hartford county and cecil county. queen anne's county. around the baltimore metro much lighter rain but there's still some echo. so we'll see a little more rain this evening. heavier stuff there around northern delaware, you can see toward the west belt line. we will look for clearing yet this evening and temperatures will be dropping tomorrow. much cooler than today around 10:00 we were 66. we're down to near 61 now. there'll be some clouds from time to time, but a much more normal day for the last two days of this month. denise. >> thank you, bob. let's get a check on the roads tonight with christie bresline.

hello christie. >> hi everyone. the roads are definitely slick so a lot of accidents and delays. as far as the west side of the outer look very heavy there from security boulevard to the national pike. on the outside of the loop from york road to the jfx. we're still looking at about an hour delay. as far as accidents go, quite a few. 100 west bound an accident there at 97. harpers farm over in the columbia area and westminster pike at 795. taking a look at drive times if you are traveling in the interloop. 21-miles-per-hour average and almost 30 minutes to get through. you can see a lot of heavy traffic there on the belt way. that's a look at security boulevard. we'll take another live look now as bad there. that's a look at the beltway at pairing parkway. this traffic report is brought to you by the rock of ages

coming to the modell performing center december 2nd and 3rd so get your tickets today. >> christie, thank you. getting children active and keeping them out of trouble. that's the goal of a new field in southeast baltimore. monique griego is there. >> reporter: it's not every day that you get to test your skills against the nba. >> they're here trying to help out the community. >> when i was young i always had some where to go to play. i think it's important for kids to get outside and play. and develop amongst each other. >> reporter: rainy weather kept the kids from testing out the turf but didn't dampen their spirits. >> i'm very excited because it makes it ten times better. >> reporter: the field was

fixed up thanks to a grant called the outer classroom foundation. >> this will give hope for kids who do not have fields in places to play. >> reporter: this field is regulation size and will be used by several el elementary schools and middle schools in the area. it seems the presence of the players already sends a motivational message. >> makes me want to do better and be a better person. >> classrooms teamed up with the city, the nfl and the ravens to come up with the $250,000 needed to fix up the field. the ravens return to the field this sunday to take on the browns. you can only watch the game live right here on wjz sunday at 4:00. all right straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00, rough skies ahead for american airlines. the airline files for bankruptcy, the impact americans money problems will have on your next flight. in my heart, i know she's

out there some where and we need her. we need to find her. the desperate search for a missing mother. the new twist on a case that her family calls inevitable. don't put away your raincoat just yet. when the wet weather will let up in your first warning weather forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a toddler is dead in france after a horrifying punishment. the child was killed after he was put into a washing machine by his father. his father forced him into the machine for punishment for misbehaving in school. the father is denying involvement. a prime suspect has been named in the disappearance of a missing florida woman. andrea fujihi is here with the

latest. >> reporter: the investigation to find michelle parker is focused on the woman's exfiance. dale smith jr. is a person of interest in the case. parker disappeared after an aired episode of the people's court. he has refused to take a polygraph test and no one knows where he is right now. vic. on the people's court episodes there were hints that smith may have physically abused parker. the nation's third largest airline may be filing for bankruptcy. >> reporter: it's business as usual at o'hare airport.

continuing to run flights on a tickets and take reservations. but it will likely trim its flight schedule which could lead to lay offs. >> the path ahead will be hard but it's a well worn path. and we will make the company successful. >> reporter: american is the last may skwhror -- major u.s. airline to file for bankruptcy. it's competitors have already cut millions in cost. >> it's a shame they didn't do it when the other guys did because now they're going to have to do it now. >> reporter: they've used bankruptcy filings to unload debt and reduce labor costs. american is operating in chapter 11 allows the company to take a tougher position. >> we will quickly be getting back with them and talking about how we work together to create the outcome we seek which is a competitive profitable company.

>> reporter: they described american as an airline that has lost it's way. but having suffered over $10 billion of losses over the last decade, the company says bankruptcy is the best way forward. randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. delta was the last major airline to file for bankruptcy protection in 2005. good news for airline shoppers turns out some online retailers are extending the sale. online sales are up 18% compared to last year. angels will dazzle the stage and show off their wings tonight at the victoria secrets fashion show. the latest in los angeles. >> reporter: coming up right here on entertainment tonight the victoria secret angels are ready to show off their moves tonight on television and we are revealing all the secrets behind their annual special. >> it's show time. >> ♪ >> tonight on cbs the victoria

secret's super models strut their stuff. this is all big business, behind all the glamour and glitz. >> this is our super bowl. >> i think it gets bigger and bigger so every never gets easier. >> reporter: the show will air in 180 countries. while the appeal to men is obvious, women make up 60% of the viewing audience. 36 models will wear almost 70 different looks and helping them are 50 hairdressers, 21 stylists and 19 make up artists. this year there are 31 sets of wigs like these worn by angel lily. >> this year i have these angel wings they are so light. >> reporter: new kim kardashian

about the record of her marriage. and the women who killed for charles manson. >> you can see entertainment tonight at 7:30 and the victoria secrets fashion show at 10:00. it can apparently get lonely in space. just ask this astronaut, he was so bored he decided to play baseball at the international space station all by himself. take a look. you can see the astronaut toss the ball to the other side of the room. he quickly floats over, takes a swing. before he jumps up, and makes the catch. who says there's no i in team. there's an advantage for weightlessness. you can play by yourself. >> i hope he doesn't crash into anything. >> no. faster than a speeding ball. >> that's pretty good. that's pretty impressive. well a real dreary november day. >> bob will let you know if the,

well some clearing just west of the baltimore area. west of baltimore and washington. it's pretty much just light rain in a few spots and heavy rain east of us. the heavy stuff now east and northeast of the baltimore metro. you see northeast maryland getting some heavy rain. it's east of our region, and that will continue over the next few hours. locally you can see west of the city, really just west of us. northeast of us still moderate and pockets of rain. just a matter of time before it's finally clearing up from the city on west. east of us probably at least three to four more hours where you'll be dealing with this rain. 52degrees now. temperatures around 10:30 we're up to 67. the front came through temperatures started dropping. winds right now out of the south at five, the humidity

dropped down to 86%. the barometer just beginning to pick up. 39 in oakland. later tonight snow shower activity, maybe a light dusting of wet snow. 54 up in elkton with rain. it's moving up toward northern delaware, southern pa shortly. right now we have a southerly wind as this front has gone through the area. the winds have turned around. more of a west wind. that should turn things around. this low pressure really gets its act together. it's dragged cold air to the west side of it. that yes is a little snow around cairo illinois into extreme northern sections of arkansas. even northern alabama and northern mississippi had snow flakes today. that's a little bit of activity. it's also been causing some

snow over indiana. michigan was colder. across extreme southern virginia. some of the mountains getting wet snow. could see an inch or two. for our region we could see it's clearly done to the west of us. there still may be some clouds. eventually things will dry out. few clouds time to time. west winds 10 to 15. through tomorrow afternoon, the bay temp around 52 degrees. so tonight look for cooler temperatures, rain ending. clearing 39. tomorrow clouds and sun, breezy and it will turn cooler than today. high of only 53, the normal high is 50 so we're still talking temperatures at or about normal. even by the end of the week. it's not going to be terrible. >> great, we're not complaining. >> it's going to start december. >> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. >> i'm mike hellgren at gary

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michael jackson's daughter was sit behind barsful what the family is saying. the suspect of robert gardner's disappearance is being released tonight. will he come back to maryland. why the defenses they were using were reverse psychology in those phone calls. that story, coming up on eyewitness news. >> check in for more on these stories on today's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts right now.

doctor, the judge's harsh words as he throws the words at the physician. >> conrad murray heads to jail. >> i'm kayak son. >> here is what people are talking about, a judge called dr. conrad murray a disgrace to the medical possession before giving him the maximum sentence. reports for wjz from los angeles angeles. >> reporter: sheriffs deputies escorted his personal physician out of the courtroom and back to jail. after judge sented him to -- sentenced him to the maximum sentence for voluntary manslaughter. >> he had absolutely no sense

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