touching down tonight. a judge says there is not enough evidence to keep him behind bars. mike hellgren is live outside of giordano's home with the latest. . >> reporter: when giordano was released last night, people chanted "murderer" to him at his hotel. his lawyer says he simply wants to come back and get to his life at his home which is in is this secured neighborhood in gaithersburg. but first, he'll be going to new york, to appear on a network morning show. >> reporter: gary giordano is going home but he's not out of trouble. aruban police continue to investigate whether he had a role in the disappearance of robyn gardner. a judge said prosecutors lacked evidence to hold giordano. and he will soon be back home. he took the first morning flight back to the u.s. >> it's crazy. who would think in our little neighborhood there would be an international story unfolding? >> reporter: wendy wilcox, his neighbor in gaithersburg, finds

the case as bizarre as it is troubling, an international mystery in her backyard. >> it's scary. and to know that's going on in your neighborhood is unsettling. >> reporter: giordano's lawyer says his client just wants to come home and spend some time with his kids. >> reporter: aruba's top prosecutor doesn't buy giordano's story that gardner drowned. and he cited his past against him as evidence he should stay in jail. >> we should know about the moment he told us about the incident, what happened. his description of the situation is not in accordance with reality. >> reporter: an investigation is also ongoing. and this week, two neighbors tried to take up protective orders against him. >> i don't think that the aruban authorities can manage a case. >> prosecutors had tried to overturn giordano's release.

but he won another legal victory today when a panel of appeals court judges upheld that release in aruba. reporting live in gaithers during. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. >> gardner's family issued a statement on the release, saying they are disappointed but confidence the truth will come out. >> reporter: a new potential victim of the penn state sex abuse scandal comes forward and files the first lawsuit of the case. denise is in the newsroom to explain the new trouble jerry sandusky is facing tonight. >> reporter: the lawsuit accuses sandusky of abusing a young boy, more than 100 times. this new accuser is not included in the grand jury report, released this month. the boy claims he was molested at penn state facilities and at sab sandusky's home. he says the former assistant coach also threatened the boy's family to keep quiet about the encounters. sandusky allegedly met the child through his second mile charity in 1992 and abused him until 1996.

mary? >> all right, denise. thank you. sandusky admits to showering with young boys, but he benighs -- denies molesting them. a coach admits to having sex with a 14-year-old student. he pleaded guilty to child sex abuse today. prosecutors will seek an eight- year prison term when liance is srchtioned next year. -- sentenced next year. and he must register as a sex offender. a woman testifies in the trial for one of the men accused of using those robocalls to allegedly suppress voter turnout. derek valcourt has more on what the woman had to say. >> reporter: well, the state prosecutor right now wrapping up their interview of their last witness as they tried to build their case against bob ehrlich's campaign manager against bob suric, who they say authorized that robocall. >> reporter: wanda russell said

she was told by her boss, campaign manager julius henson, to record the now-infamous robocall that suggested that democrat his already won at the polls and there was no need to go vote. >> relax. everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: russell testified it was henson who told her not to record the required line saying who paid for the robocall, a call that she said was supposed to be counterintuitive. >> a call that was meant to stimulate voters who would not have been in support of o'malley or the democratic administration. that this would stimulate the voters to say hey, my vote was going for ehrlich. he's down and out. i'm going to go out and vote for ehrlich after i heard this call. so that's the motivation of counterintuitivity. >> reporter: russell said it was her fault that the robocalms -- robocalls were

sent to democrats. saying she used computerized lists she already had, rather than create a new list of registered republicans. >> reporter: the defense is expected to begin calling their witnesses in the morning. and it is very likely that they are going to be calling maryland governor bob ehrlich and congressman elijah cummings, -- among other prominent politicians here in baltimore. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> should be interesting, derek. thank you. campaign consultant julius henson is scheduled to go on trial february 6th. a driver in middle river leaves the road and crashes through a fence, before flipping over and hitting a house. it happened near kingston, in south horn roads. paramedics were on the scene. but it's unclear if there are any injuries. more crackdowns on anti- wall street protestors. more than 1,000 police officers in riot gear cleared out the occupy camp in los angeles today. they arrested more than 200

people who were -- who refused to live. this comes after baltimore tries to get rid of protestors. adam may has new developments in this. >> reporter: the occupiers here in baltimore have been here for more than two months now. and for the second time in those two months, city leaders put it in writing that they are not allowed to camp overnight here. >> reporter: city officials deny the occupy baltimore group a permit to stay in mceldon square. >> i'm a little skeptical about the rejection. >> reporter: protestors now left wondering if baltimore will fall next. occupy camps in philadelphia and los angeles were cleared out this week. workers wore hazmat suits, concerned about health dangers. for weeks, baltimore's mayor has kept egyptian -- eviction an option. >> we continue to inform them routinely that camping is prohibited. and with hopes that we'll have resolution to that particular issue. >> reporter: there is no question, baltimore's tent city

is dirty. >> you can see there is, i would say, a certain sanitation problem. but sometimes, you know, freedom is messy. >> reporter: rosalyn lives in a luxury high-rise just a few blocks from the camp. >> and you support it? >> i certainly do. >> why? >> i support people being able to go out and express their outrage at what is being done to this country. >> reporter: the protestors huddled on a cold day, say they represent the 99%, americans who are not millionaires and who are victims of corporate greed and income inequality. >> we have doctors, nurses, two attorneys who stay overnight here. >> the general perception among people is that you are -- >> homeless. it's hilarious when people ride by and they say, get a job. and i sit and think to myself, i have a job. i have a good job. >> reporter: but protestors remain challenged. getting behind what they call a populous movement. >> reporter: if an eviction is

near, city leaders are being very quiet about their plans. they say they will do it at a time of their choosing and they will not let the people here at the camp or the media know about it in advance. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> we'll keep our eye on it. adam, thank you. between 30 and 140 people are at occupy baltimore on any given day. a huge day of gains on wall street. let's take a look at the closing numbers. right now, we can tell you at these closing numbers tonight that the dow jones is up 490 points. s&p 500 up 52. and the nasdaq is up 105. apparently investors are also encouraged by new data showing the u.s. economy is moving toward recovery. well, we started with sunshine. but ended the day with cloudier skies. remember sunshine for about 10 minutes today. outside right now, though, we're experiencing typical weather for this final day of november. it is just gorgeous out there

with that orange glow, as the sun is setting tonight. bob turk is updating our conditions in the first warning weather center. bob? >> there is sun out there, with south and west of us. east of us had some sun. but we expect these clouds in the afternoon. after a brave, sunny morning. but that's going to clear out. in fact, nothing on radar, as far as any local precipitation. just as a deck of stratus clouds around the region now. temperature-wise, we're down to the mid-40s. and that's where we should be this time of year. tomorrow, however, a lot more sunshine as this high pressure will build into the region. our winds will calm down. a lot of sun tomorrow. ask a lot of sun on friday. and looks like this high moves off the coast. and we'll experience another warmup just in time for the weekend. kai? >> bob, thank you. two straight wins at home, the ravens now head to cleveland to face the browns. sports director mark viviano reports from today's practice. the ravens have a chance to show they can go on the road and beat the teams that they are favored against. >> reporter: the ravens return

to practice on extra rests. 10 days between games as they prepare for a trip to cleveland. rested players, but some fans and critics are restless. because the ravens lost three road games they were expected to win earlier this year. making them seem inconsistent. >> people want to say that we've had an up-and-down season. we're 8-3. there's nobody better than us in the afc right now. so to say that we've had an up- and-down season is a little, i don't think it's correct. it's just we haven't played well against some teams that people would expect us to beat. >> we know, you know, it's in the back of our minds. obviously those games that we've had. we're definitely working our tails off to try to just go out there and execute a game plan. >> earlier losses may be in the back of their minds. but these ravens look at what's in front of them. a play-off push as they hit december.

>> we know what's ahead of us. and this is a time i want to elevate my game. >> five games remain in the ravens' regular season. two of them in december. browns are a team that baltimore has beaten six straight times. >> thanks, mark. you can see the browns take on cleveland live here on sunday. in at 4:00. and straight ahead. cancer forced her to cancel her vacation. but she's denied a refund. the new developments in her battle with u.s. airways. turnpike nightmare. a maryland man faces charges after he caused a bizarre and sticky situation for hundreds on the road. i'm weijia jiang, with that story next. i'm mike schuh at coppin state. why are 4,000 people going to don red ponchos out on this football field tomorrow? stay tuned and find out.

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anne arundel county police are searching for a dog and its owner tonight, after a jogger is attacked. andrea fujii explains, the suspect didn't just leave the victim behind. he also abandoned his two other dogs. >> this bulldog mix will likely be put down in a week. after a jogger identified it as one of the dogs that attacked him on monday. it happened at davidsonville park, while the 23-year-old was running. police say a man was walking three large dogs when two of them got loose, biting the handler. >> the handleert left the scene. a vehicle described as possibly

gold or blue, possible dodge minivan. >> reporter: the second dog was eventually found but died on the way to animal control. >> reporter: police said both dogs were bleeding. and witnesses claimed they had been fighting earlier. knowing the dog owner is out there, leaves him with mixed feelings. >> they described him as founder of the van. i pulled in to make sure this guy wasn't around. >> i don't think it's a normal occurrence. no way in this world. maggie and i just finished walking. >> reporter: animal control says if the suspect doesn't claim this dog within a week, he will be euthanized. >> in anne arundel county, andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> police say the suspect is a man in his mid20s and left a green bay packers hat at the scene. anybody with information is asked to call police. if you're waiting for

someone to get home from work. >> plenty to talk about out there. the harrisburg expressway really seeing delays there in the northbound direction from shawan to belfast. at least 25 minutes on the west side inner loop, from southwest boulevard to security boulevard. and north side inner loop, another 25 minutes there from charles street to perring parkway. average speed, about 25 miles an hour. congestion from york road to stevenson road. and 70 westbound remains stop and go there from 29 to marriottsville road. a couple of accidents to watch out for that are around the beltway. liberty road. also whitemarsh. and an accident in the bel air area. let's now take a live look. as you can see, it's going to be quite a drive there for you on the beltway at providence road. and another look for you, 295. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75-

bills. back to you. >> in the 30 years since a.i.d.s. and hiv was diagnosed in america, baltimore has seen its new infection rate climb to the fifth worst in the country. but as mike schuh reports, some are looking to fight back in a big way. >> reporter: on this giant field, 4,000 people, willing to wear this red plastic poncho, with some patience and a little direction, are going to -- >> stand up and re-create the world's largest human red ribbon. >> the goal of that is to raise awareness of hiv. >> reporter: an attempt specifically targeted for thursday. >> to celebrate and bring attention to hiv for world a.i.d.s. day. >> letting people be aware of hiv and a.i.d.s. >> reporter: and why does it matter to you? >> why does it matter to me? because i have it. >> reporter: williams had it for 24 years. >> when i found out i had it, i lost the will to live. >> reporter: you're looking at the very first time in public he's ever talked about it.

>> i didn't think i'd be here this long. >> reporter: he says for the past four years, the chase braxton health services helped keep him alive. it's one of the groups making this world record attempt, hoping people will connect the dots between awareness and action. >> it's not a magical connection. but anything we can do that reminds people of the right choices that they need to make. >> reporter: william's choices led to hiv. and 24 years of hope. >> reporter: well, i was told never give up. >> reporter: to put them over and in the record books, they need about 1,000 walkups tomorrow to wear these red ponchos. registration begins here at coppin at 9. the ribbon will form at about 11:30. in west baltimore, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you on tv hill. mike, thank you. the check november in for the reb red ribbon will be at the coppin act let -- athletic complex. south of mondawmin mall. >> you know they have been planning this for so long. i'm so glad they are having a

day to do this. >> rest of the week. perfect weather. sunny, dry. it will be cool. but it will be nice. certainly has cooled off for the last couple of days. 45 now. west winds, still breezy at 15. barometer on the way back up. come back and look at the end of the week and weekend forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,

you know, it turned out to be a fairly nice, decent end to this strange day. >> the temperatures we've been having, until today, which is so unusual. unusually warm. we have been lured into in false sense of spring. it's got to change into december. and could get awfully cold soon. and i think it will maybe about five or six days. let's take a look at temperatures around now. 45 now. 47, ocean city. the cool spot out to the west. of course, oakland at 28 now. below freezing. 39 in the mountain. and 47 ocean city. 48, the warm spot, down at pax river. and we're at 43 westminster.

and upper 40s close to the bay. which our normal high today is 51. today, we were at 50 degrees. so far, the low has been 40. overnight tonight, will get down to freezing, which is smack dab normal, tomorrow being the first of december. normal high drops to 50 degrees. tomorrow, 70 for the record high. 1933. and the record low. here's what i'm talking about. 1929. 12 degrees above zero. that's pretty chill. so it can get awfully cold. wind anywhere from 9 to 15, 16 miles an hour. bit of a breeze still. that will die down. that will allow temperatures to drop quite a bit. and by morning, most places will be at or around or below the freezing mark, which we expect this time of year. a little snow on the northern rockies. the rest of the snow in pretty good shape. rains continue this morning over massachusetts, boston. maine. it was in the 50s today. to the west of us, on the back side of that low pressure, that

is where the cold air came in. in fact, it was even colder down here than it was in our region. because that cold air came south. and then came wrapped around into our region. to our north, a little bit of light flurry activity and rain shower activity. still warming up, up there, even new york state, for rain rather than snow. still clouds across the mountains. but we'll clear out tonight. as high pressure builds in, it will calm things down. and eventually, this high will move off the coast. temperatures off the coast. and milder air coming in for friday. and the weekend back above normal. northwest winds around 10 to 15 on the bay. bay temp around 52 degrees. tonight, it will clear out later on. and it will be chilly if you're heading out. 32 by morning. tomorrow, a lot of sunshine. most of the day, very dry for the high around 52 degrees. not a bad day. >> all right, bob. thank you. still ahead at 5:00. the world's most popular prescription drug is going generic. how will it impact the millions of people who use it?

plus. >> i said, bernie, please stop this. because i'm not that kind. and i won't tolerate it. >> another man accuses bernie fine of sexual abuse. what he says about the scandal rocking the syracuse university basketball program. herman cain fights to keep his campaign on track. will his personal life derail his run for the white house? ,,,

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right now. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a maryland man faces charges after police say his truck spilled a thick substance onto a busy pennsylvania turnpike. the incident damaged hundreds of vehicles. weijia jiang explained happened. -- what happened. >> the owner is out of this complex in stevensville. the driver has been placed on administrative leave, as he faces charges in pennsylvania. >> reporter: at the height of the thanksgiving travel rush, in the middle of a heavy rain storm, as many as 300 vehicles got stuck in this. a dark, dangerous goo that caused widespread damage. >> this is just unacceptable. they should have shut the freeway down. i mean, it don't come off easy nothing. i don't even know how i'm going to get where i'm supposed to go. >> reporter: police say a tanker truck oozed roofing asphalt on a 40-mile stretch of the pennsylvania turnpike. it happened around 7:00.

>> it will make it real slippery. i pulled over. made it like i guess it was like 3 inches of tar. >> reporter: now, 50-year-old george delaney has received two citations for failure to secure a load and failure to obey a state trooper. the trooper says after he pulled delaney over, he ordered them to stay at a service area. and the next morning, delaney and the truck were gone. the harm it caused was not. >> i have never been so damn scared with my life and my life before. we had no idea if we were going to get hit with other vehicles. >> the car was like on ice. it was so slippery. the car was like on ice. >> and we got to the point where we fell like with the tar. we are shaking the car, pretty much felt like you were in an earthquake. >> reporter: the company that owns the truck and ts express llc of stevensville, is working to file insurance claims. no word yet on how much the disaster will cost to clean up. >> the owner of mts issued a

statement to wjz to say they continue to investigate how this happened. and so far, have not put together all of the pieces. reporting in stevensville, on the eastern shore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> federal documents show nts has a safety record that is above the national average. >> police arrest a woman known as the blond bandit. police caught 26-year-old stephanie schwab today after she allegedly tried to rob a bank in virginia. she was wanted in connection with several other bank robberies and a carjacking outside of a baltimore county grocery store on thanksgiving day. the man accused of kidnapping several elderly people from a popular montgomery county mall is behind bars tonight. police say 50-year-old henry sanders kidnapped several men outside the westfield shopping center in wheaton and forced them to withdraw money from their bank accounts. sanders is charged with multiple counts of kidnapping and bank robbery. one of the accusers in the syracuse sex abuse scandal is

speaking out. vic is in the newsroom with more. >> 45-year-old mike lang claims the former assistant basketball coach molested him at least a dozen times since he was a boy. he said bernie fine was like a father to him. and he often spent time at the coach's house after school. syracuse fired fine. lang said he told fine to stop touching him, but fine never listened. >> i said, bernie, please stop this, because i'm not that kind. and i won't tolerate it. if you don't want me to come over here no more, i won't come over here. but if you keep doing it, i'm not going to come over here. >> a third man claims fine abused him in a hotel in pittsburgh. police are currently investigating those allegations and looking for other partial potential victims. right now, fine is not facing any criminal charges. ending the occupation. police in los angeles move in on protestors who have been camping out for two months near city hall. bigad shivan reports with more

on the crackdown. >> reporter: crews are putting cong crete barriers -- concrete barriers around where anti-wall street protestors camped. police officers raided the camp overnight, sweeping through the area and clearing out hundreds of demonstrators. >> this is what a police state looks like. >> there were a few isolated scuffles. but police say most of it was peaceful. police arrested around 300 people who refused to leave. some protestors linked their arms in defiance. >> we're all in this together. >> reporter: police even used a cherry picker to get protestors down from a tree. >> i couldn't be prouder of the men and women of the los angeles police department. the strength they showed in the face of a potentially dynamic situation is a key reason why city hall park was closed in an orderly manner. >> reporter: and the park will remain closed until it's clean. but the mayor says protestors

can continue to exercise their firstamendment right, just around the block on the steps of city hall. >> crews and hazmat crews are sorting through the rubble and debris in the park. officials are concerned that they may have left hazardous materials behind. still, no illegal drugs or weapons were found. protestors are expected to hold a rally later today. in los angeles, bigat shavan, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: police also moved in on protestors clearing out their camp and making about 50 arrests. the nationwide search for a new jersey man, accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter ends in san diego. police have arrested arthur morgan iii late thursday afternoon. morgan was wanted in connection with the death of his daughter sierra. investigators found her body floating in a creek about 20 miles from her home. allegations of an extramarital affair have herman cain's campaign advisers taking another look at their strategy.

we have more on what happens next for the republican presidential candidate. >> reporter: a friendly crowd welcomed herman cain to dayton, ohio. >> we want cain. >> reporter: the presidential candidate focused on his 9-9-9 plan, steering clear of the problems plaguing his campaign. >> the establishment does not want herman cain to get this nomination. the liberals do not want herman cain to get this nomination. but i happen to believe that the american people have a different idea about who they want. >> reporter: cain, rethinking his strategy, following accusations from ginger white, the atlanta businesswoman claims she had an affair with herman cain that lasted more than a decade. >> reporter: campaign aides call it a reassessment. cain's campaign manager told cbs news, his candidate is not dropping out of the race for the white house. >> reporter: the affair accusation comes on the heels of sexual harassment allegations that pushed cairn

from the top -- cain from the top of the polls down. newt gingrich is gang momentum. -- gaining momentum. >> reporter: the former house speaker is wrapping up a swing through south carolina. polls have him leading in that state by 11 points. he is determined to win the first primary in the south come january. >> from 1980 to the present, the winner of the south carolina primary has been the republican nominee. >> reporter: gingrich is holding hard to hold onto his front runner status. less than five weeks remain until the first votes are cast at the iowa caucuses. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> in one of his south carolina appearances, gingrich said if he is the gop nominee, he will follow president obama around on the campaign trail, until he agrees to debate him, seven times with no moderator. the maryland woman who is forced to cancel her dream vacation after she was diagnosed with cancer, will get a full refund after all.

shortly after lynn mccain booked a trip to the caribbean, she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer. her doctors told her to cancel the trip immediately. the airlines refused to refund the money, but after thinking about it, they decided to make an exception for mccain. best-selling drug is going generic today. what this means for the millions who take lipitor. >> reporter: since her heart attack four months ago, 83-year- old audrey salzman has been taking lipitor. with insurance, it cost her about $40 a month. >> i still pay quite a bit with it. >> reporter: now, lipitor is going generic, which means salzman and three others in the u.s. won't have to spend as much money for the best-selling

cholesterol-lowering pill. atorvastatin is the generic name for lipitor. and patients don't need to worry, the active ingredient is the same. >> people tend to be afraid that by choosing a generic, they're somehow getting an inferior medication. and it's really just not the case. >> lipitor. pfizer makes lipitor as cheap or cheaper than the generic. >> reporter: pfizer is also offering insured patients a discount card to get lipitor for just $4 a month. that's way less than the average copay for a typical generic drug. >> either way, salzman is glad she has cheaper options now. >> on a fixed income. and i imagine i will be taking it for the rest of my life. >> reporter: and what matters most is that the drug helps her heart stay healthy. in new york, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: pfizer is also behind the first lipitor

generic that is hitting the market under a different company name. time for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. voters react to anne arundel county conviction. a new weight loss study sheds light on shedding unexpected pounds. and navy joins the big east conference. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. well, kai -- >> yes, mary. >> it looks like it will be a fight to the finish. pizza bolis football challenge. jessica kartalija is at wjz.com to update this week's standings. >> reporter: hi, guys it's a jam-packed bobblehead leader board, after 12 weeks of the football challenge. but still, adam may remains on top, just ever so slightly. stan saunders and i are behind. tim williams is right there, too, with 121.

still in contention, marty and mark viviano with 121 points. and don and mary have 19. the big winner this week, ronnie sword of joppa. came closest to the store. score. he wins best buy and pizza bolis gift cards. you can still sign up to play, just come here to wjz.com. ask click on pro football challenge. and click under quick links. remember, the ravens will travel to cleveland this weekend to take on the browns. you can see that game live, right here on wjz sunday. 4:00. >> i think wjz should get a pizza bolis pizza. >> i think that would be a great idea. and invite us all over to eat it. i keep looking at the graphic and getting hungry all the time. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. is your drink putting you in danger? the harmful chemical discovered in several popular fruit juices. 10 bodies found on the beaches? is it the work of a serial

killer? new information from police in long island. bob turk. first warning weather center. lots of sun coming our way. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. here's today's report from wall street. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

oh, yeah. we're out there in columbia once again. the lights are out there. got a little music thing you can tune to on the radio while you're driving. one of the hospitals out in howard county. let's take a look at the forecast tomorrow. beautiful tay. lots of sunshine. starting off chilly where it should be in the low to mid30s. and upper 20s, colder suburban areas. upper 40s to the low 50s by the time the day is done. but a lot of sunshine tomorrow. and a lot of sunshine friday and saturday. 54. 52. 56 on sunday. clouds. maybe a few showers back here on monday. but back up to 60 degrees once again. mary? >> bob. thank you. in today's energy saver,

fixed effective plumbing? or dripping faucets? a single dripping faucet can waste 215 gallons a month. that not only increases -- wastes water, but increases your heating bill for water. some have incredible-- incredible video is just released, following last week's shootinga the occupy houston. a 21-year-old man fires a rifle near the occupy encampment. and is then arrested and shot by police. witnesses say they were shocked by it all. thehe man's neighbor says he recently lost his job and his wife just went through surgery. luckily, no bystanders were hurt. some major shock on new york's long island. investigators now believe it is the work of one serial killer. detectives previously thought there were multiple suspects. police are not explaining the change in their theory, though. five of the 10 victims have

been identified as females who worked as prostitutes and posted ads online. millions of parents give their children fruit juice. but there are new concerns about what is in it. manuel gallegus reports for wjz from new york, with a troubling study. >> reporter: consumer reports tested 88 samples of apple and grape juice, and found both arsenic and lead. >> we upon think that's -- we think that's especially important for children, whose young, st. paul bodies are growing. and who are much more vulnerable on the frequency of how much they consume juice. >> reporter: 10% had arsenic levels above what is allowed in drinking water. specifically a type called inordannic arsenic, which -- inorganic arsenic, which raises the risk of cancer. and 25% more than is allowed in bottled water. >> what do you think of lead and arsenic in these juices?" >> well, that's not a good thing. i would not purchase it any

longer. >> that's crazy. i would not guess that any arsenic is in there. >> reporter: the government has rules approximate arsenic and lead in drinking water. but for now, those limits don't apply to fruit juices. >> reporter: the food and drug administration say it is not happy with the overall content. the fda says it's expanding surveillance activities to help determine if a guidance level can be established. >> we think the fda should move swiftly to put guidance in place for arsenic in lead and juices. >> reporter: for now, they recommend avoid giving juice to babies under 6 months old. and children under 6 years old should drink no more than a fau ounces per day. >> a few months ago, talk show host, dr. oz, warned about high levels of arsenic in juice. but the fda said his testing

was flawed. a dad goes to the grocery store and forgets his baby. he mistakenly left the baby in a shopping cart. people saw the baby alone in a shopping cart and called police. officers say the man realized the mistake after driving just a few blocks. no charges will be filed but the chase will be -- case will be turned over to social services. zoo says workers apparently left the gate open and two zebras ran free. sheriff's deputies worked to keep the animal safe until animal control officers arrived and tranquilized them. the animals returned to the petting zoo. if you feel line the grinch stole your holiday cheer, you're not alone. 35 million americans despise having to be nice during the holidays. 90% of the people polled say there is at least one thing they stress over during the year and festivities. standing in long lines. gaining weight. and getting into debt are just

a few of the top complaints. >> check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 for these stories and more coming up, denise is standing by with the preview. economics shot in the arm. black friday sales through the roof. how was cyber monday? and... >> god and government. i'm pat warren, coming up on eyewitness news. new lines are drawn in the maryland same sex marriage battle. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news coming up new at 6:00. now, back to mary and kai. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. good will mistake. >> how a man accidentally donated his life savings to charity. and why he may not get his money back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

a major search organization joins the investigation to find a missing florida mother. the texas equisearch team. a search examined south lake for clues. the woman went piing after

appearing -- missing after appearing on an episode of "people's court." hundreds of mourners gathered in a florida church to remember a florida a&m student. robert champion jr. was found november 19th. he was laid it rest at a funeral today. police say the 26-year-old drum major became sick. police say hazing may have played a role in his death but have not released any details. >> reporter: britain's biggest strike shuts down schools and others. workers are protesting changes in the retirement plans. >> reporter: public workers filled the streets across britain to protest against pension reform. >> somebody has to pay more, work longer, and get less in the end. >> reporter: the changes are part of british budget cuts to lower the country's debt. >> reporter: union leaders are calling this the biggest walkout in the nation. about 2 million left their jobs and tens of thousands took part

in demonstrations. >> i think there's a real feeling that it is the poorest and the peakest who-- weakest who too often are being asked to pay the price for this crisis. >> reporter: dozens of protestors stormed the building in central london. and police made several arrests. nearly 75% of britain's schools closed for the day, striking teacher angela white says the changes will force her to work into her late 60s. >> i really wouldn't want my children being taught by someone who is 68. >> reporter: immigration agents also took the day off, forcing london's busy i airports to fill the gaps. the prime minister played down the impact of the one-day strike. >> i don't want to see any strikes. i don't want to see schools close. i don't want to see problems at our borders. but this government has to make responsible admissions. >> reporter: people are living

longer and retirement benefits are costing the government too much. in washington, heather covar. and an accidental donation to a good will is costing a man. he donated a suit with $13,000 in the pocket. charity workers are looking for those. the man told good well, -- will, the money is his life savings. >> i do hope he finds it. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. she was the voice behind the robocall. and today, the state's star witness took the ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. the state's star witness took the stand. what she told the jury about thousands of illegal robocalls. out of aruba. but not out of trouble. i'm mike hellgren, with what is next for gary giordano. >> a loss for occupy baltimore. i'm adam may. is the city on the verge of clearing out this area? that's coming up. and november is winding down. but it's still -- it still feels pretty comfortable out there tonight. get your updated first warning weather forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's news.

>> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. taking the stand. the woman hurt in robocalls made to thousands of voters appears in court. >> hear her side of the story, which she told the jury. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a key witness takes the stand in the election tonight, robocall controversy. the woman who recorded the call talks about how everything unfolded. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse, as derek valcourt explains. just a few minutes ago, the state rested his case. >> reporter: that witness who was called today, her name was rhonda russell. she was a witness for