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wanted to wage jihad on the united states. instead, he's in jail. the home-grown terror suspect dropped his defense that the government tried to illegally trap him and pleaded guilty to a chilling plan to bomb a militaryiy cruiting center in -- military recruiting center in 2010. >> he intended to kill people. he admitted that today. >> he drove the car, parked the vehicle in front of the building, then went to a vantage point with a confidential source, so he could see the effect of what could happen when he actually acterated -- activated the bomb. >> reporter: an informant tipped off the fbi, after seeing radical posts on martinez's facebook page. he said, i have a desire to die for the cause of allah. and if i go to hell for that, i'll be happy. >> every year, hundreds of leads roll into this state alone from all over the world. >> reporter: martinez isn't
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talking. the charge of weapons of mass destruction carries a sentence of life in prison. the judge could make the 25- year sentence longer. >> i would like to reach out to identify the threat of the work early on. >> i think the work the fbi did had this case is about as good as it gets. they documented the defendant's intent. gave him every opportunity to withdraw. >> reporter: martinez signed the agreement, with a name he took shortly after converting to islam, mohammed hussein. >> reporter: prosecutors say he was trying to recruit others into his operation. he'll be sentenced in april. >> thank you very much, mike. and prosecutors say martinez waited until there were seven people inside the recruiting center before trying to detonate what he believed was a bomb. another confession in a different terror plot. a marine reservist, based out
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of baltimore, admits he is behind a string of shootings, targeting the pentagon and other buildings. mary is live with the latest. >> reporter: police arrested 22- year-old yon than melacku foricallying -- for carrying a suspicious backpack. that contained references to jihad and osama bin laden. investigators used evidence to link the ethiopian-born man to five incidents. today, he pleaded gallony in -- guilty in federal court. he is now facing 25 years in prison. nobody was injured in any of the attacks. >> melacku's marine reserve unit is headquartered here in baltimore. family members of a woman murdered at a store. >> reporter: prosecutors argue that the killer should never walk free again. but the defendant's family says
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she deserves a second chance, with parole. >> reporter: wjz obtained these passionate letters to judge robert greenberg. letters by friends and family the 20-year-old. police say norwood attacked murray, when murray confronted her about stealing merchandise. norwood initially created an elaborate lie to cover up the crime, saying she and murray were attacked by two men. but evidence showed murray endured 331 stabbing, choking and cutting wounds before she died. it took a jury just one hour to find norwood guilty of murder, bringing justice to murray's family. >> i know the trauma our family has been through. i want no other family to go through this. >> reporter: the victim's family and the prosecutors say norwood is beyond rehabilitation and should spend the rest of her life locked up. but in these laters, norwood's
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many family members asked the judge to show mercy by sentencing her to life with patrol. her father, earl norwood wrote to the judge, saying i know britney is a good person and will make amends for whatever has happened if given a chance. i love my daughter more than words can say and i know she is worthy of a chance. >> reporter: if a judge does allow parole, norwood would have to spend 25 years in prison before she would be eligibility. -- eligible. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and sentencing for norwood is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. tomorrow in rockville. a man is gunned down outside his home. now there is a $10,000 reward for information leading to his killers. two masked men shot gregory sears in the 8,000 block of ins alley. he was just weeks away from becoming a father for the first time. anyone with information can
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call 877-6-lockup. and you can remain anonymous. maryland smokers brace for another tax hike. this time on products other than cigarettes. political reporter pat warren has new targets of the attacks. pat? >> good evening, jessica. it appears that those people who used tobacco and who managed to avoid tax increases up to now are about to get roped in. >> reporter: these black and milds, target to the black and young are about to make them black and broke, or hopefully won't smoke, if the state imposes a tax increase. >> i think that's maybe just to get people to quit smoking. >> reporter: the tax applies to all cigars. and the same holds true to anybody who likes to chew, or dip or stick little packs of tobacco between their gum and lip. >> i imagine everyone is here because of the public side of the story. but it's also a revenue- generating story, right? but that wouldn't be why you're here, but rather to focus on the benefits to health of what
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we're proposing. >> reporter: organizations are joining forces to support the attacks as a deterrent to smoking, with revenues earmarked for health-related programs. john o'hara says both of his parents died of tobacco-related diseases. >> they'd sit around the table and talk and talk and talk and smoke and smoke and smoke. >> while cigarette use has gone down, cigar use among kids has gone up because we have not raised the tax on those. >> reporter: a single black and mild sold for $1.49 would increase to $2.29. a pack from $4.49 to $6.63. but they say the greater price is for people to continue to use tobacco. >> we're hoping to reduce the effect of use. and maybe we won't have an
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increase in revenue. and that's fine with us. >> reporter: reporting live, i'm pat warren. back to you. >> supporters say the tax increase could raise at least $35 million. >> well you just saw pat and her umbrella. a significant storm moving across maryland later tonight. a live look outside. we could even see a thunderstorm at some point, in january. wjz is live with first warning weather. bob is tracking the storm on live doppler radar. bob? >> probably most of us will be asleep. but overnight tonight, into the early morning hours, there will be a chance of a rare thunderstorm. right now, very light rain in the region. just most of it moving across pennsylvania. light rain in the baltimore area. very light spot to the west as well. most -- most of it to the north. a little bit across the garrett county, west virginia. tonight, for a while, a little light rain. but overnight, that's when we expect to see the heaviest showers, maybe a thunderstorm, as the front will approach the region from the southwest. it's going to get pretty warm. maybe even in the upper 50s before this front comes
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through. and that is because of the kickup of thunderstorms. with brief heavy downpours and gusty winds. and a spring-like tomorrow. and not a bad afternoon. maryland's eastern shore gets ready to host a vip. president barack obama is visiting the area tomorrow. weijia jiang explains the president's trip and the impact on the community. >> reporter: small town cambridge on maryland's eastern shores, is on the national same, in a -- stage in a big way. the streets are buzzing as locals anxiously await the president. >> it feels like a lot of excitement. >> the fact that they chose people to come yet again for their peating, -- meeting, it's an honor that they have come to our fair city. >> reporter: president barack obama and vice president joe biden are expected to arrive at the chesapeake resort on friday, to address house democrats who are camped out for their annual retreat. >> my peers from all over the country are coming to the great
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state of maryland, coming to the eastern shore. and it's almost as if you're showing off your state. >> reporter: and here in downtown cambridge, business owners are especially excited. >> everybody saw 25% increase in their business overnight. they are a little more prepared for it. >> reporter: patrick is publishing a special menu for the sphwier week. -- entire week. featuring a state staple. >> when you're in maryland, you can't serve anything but precious crab meat. >> reporter: the meetings are mostly behind closed doors and even getting onto the hotel property is difficult. the president's president's mark remarks are -- president's remarks are not open to the public. though the theme of the event is to reignite the american dream. >> i hope what we hear from the president is what we heard at the state of the union, about how we're going to create jobs, do what we need to do for america, bring back the spirit that we all really need to do. >> reporter: and here's a note
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of irony for you. the democrats are meeting in a district held by republican andy harris. but just last week, their gop counterparts had their retreats in heavily democratic baltimore cities. of course, in both cases, maryland was in the spotlight. on the eastern shore, wjz, eyewitness news. >> the mayor of cambridge expects visitors to head into traffic. a lot of excitement. still ahead on eyewitness news. daring raid. the covert mission to save two aid workers, held captive in somalia. a high-speed pursuit crosses state lines before coming to a stop here in elkton. i'm monique griego. we'll hear from one of the troops involved. coming up, a preview of maryland's newest hospital. johns hopkins billion-dollar rejuvenation. that story as eyewitness news continues. and steady rain falling throughout the evening. find out when you can put that umbrella away in your complete
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dangerous high speeds on 95. tonight, monique griego haven'ts how troopers can stop the man before anyone was seriously hurt. the pursuits topped speeds of 100 miles per hour before coming to a stop here in elk elkton. >> reporter: here in maryville, an unmarked state trooper stops him. >> we hope for a quick
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conclusion. >> reporter: sergeant sean jackson gave chase, following tyrese jordan, as he weaved in and out of traffic and top speeds of more than 100 miles an hour. >> it was very chaotic. he showed complete disregard for anybody else. >> reporter: jackson said when they tried to box the car in, he rammed vehicles before they sideswiped another car. >> his speed was so fast that pretty much other people didn't have time to react. >> he crossed the state line into delaware and into a residential neighborhood of delaware. i didn't know what to think. >> reporter: troopers laid down road spikes. and they finally started to slow the suspect down. >> also in the attempt of laying out the stop sticks, the subject veered his vehicle towards corporal catalano. he did jump the guardrail to avoid being struck. >> reporter: jordan took off into the woods and gave police
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a struggle before being arrested. >> i am really happy they got him. >> reporter: troopers ended up finding heroin and marijuana on jordan, and he is now facing a list of charges. reporting from elkton, monique griego, wjz eyewitness news. >> the cecil county sheriff's office and elkton police department assisted with the case. a close call for anne arundel county family, when a car comes crashing right into their home. police say a teenager swerved to avoid a deer on central avenue in davidsonville. the car went through a gas station and slammed into the house. firefighter his to secure the walls before it was safe enough to go inside. fortunately, nobody was home at the time. the driver suffered only minor injuries. a massive upgrade to baltimore's social security add ministration is now under way. the mayor was on hand for today's groundbreaking ceremonies for the new ssa complex in northwest baltimore. the new environmentally- friendly building, will replace the current metro west facility.
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ssa employs 1600 workers in baltimore. well, johns hopkins hospital gets a brand-new look. it's not just a makeover. it is a modern hospital, built from the ground up. alex demetrick reports, the facility is designed with a newer approach to medicine. >> reporter: ever wonder what a billion dollars can build? at johns hopkins hospital, it's two brand new towers. >> the clinical towers that you will have an opportunity to see today are the new face of the johns hopkins hospital. >> reporter: that new face includes hallways the length of football fields. a preview tour, covered only a fraction of the more than 1 1/2 million square feet that will replace hopkins' current hospital, which was -- >> developed after the civil war. and many of the layouts were reminiscent of civil war hospitals. but today, we need a new design. >> reporter: which includes 560 rooms, all of them private, for both adults and children, including intensive care. all rooms big enough to allow a family member to stay with a patient. >> quiet. it is essential for healing.
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the other thing we've learned is the presence of family is critically important. >> reporter: hopkins has adopted a family-centered approach, after talking with family. >> my son was here for 5 months. so that room in your hospital was our home for 5 months. we know children do better whether they have their families at their bedside. there will be no visiting hours in this children's center. >> reporter: but there will be state of the art tools. 33 new operating rooms and an emergency center, twice the size of the current one. and in nearly every area. >> we're going to develop something new and different that brought their patients and families society of closer in to the healthcare team. >> reporter: starting this spring. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, patients will move from the current hospital at johns hopkins to the new facility, beginning april 28th. >> beautiful. >> phenomenal. >> we have such incredible medical services here in maryland. let's take a look at rain in the region. it's kind of a yucky night again. -- i guess. french now.
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east/northeast winds at 8. -- 47 now. east/northeast winds. there is heavy rain coming in late tonight. we'll show you after this. ♪ round, round, get around, i get around ♪
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>> good eyes. no, it is raining out there. it's wet down there. and it's light rain in the region. the heaviest stuff is still way off to the west. you can see on tv hill, rain coming down. take a look at radar. there's a lot more, pretty far out to the west. most of that heavy rain, from carrow, illinois, to louis ton and charles ton is moving to our west. some of this rain moving from bristol to atlanta. it's much warmer. right now, columbia and south carolina, 72 degrees. that is going to head our to our -- head to our region overnight. and with that, a rare january. gusty winds. 47 degrees now. with a little rain. this dropped a little bit. 38 here. stuck here in hagerstown and cumberland. much warmer. 54 in easton. 51 in washington. in the 50s and 60s across virginia, with no rain. basically south of d.c., it's been dry all day. and we just got dry air here in the last hour or two.
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and a few areas yet this evening. 44 up in westminster. and that's close to the dew point. maybe fog in the valleys. 47, rock hall. still 50, annapolis. 50 was our high today. that was a little while ago. by tomorrow morning, it may be 57 or 58, believe it or not, before it cools down. 38, the lows so far today. 42, the average high. 24, the average low. and the record, 79 in 1950. and two in 1961. an east/northeast wind, temporarily keeping this in. later on, the winds go back to the west/southwest. that will really warm us up, as this frontal system across the south is going to swing through the midsouth. eventually bringing heavier showers with it. right now, the bulk. rain to the north and southwest of us. this is pretty much moving ahead to ohio. later tonight, overnight, that's when i expect to see the heavier showers. and we'll still be in that mild
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air. a little cooler air coming in. by saturday, it gets back closer to normal for the weekend. but generally in the 40s, maybe even some mid- to upper 40s by saturday afternoon. southwest winds, 10 to 15. and small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow. bay temp, stuck there around 39 degrees. much cooler than the air. tonight, then, shower activity. maybe a thunderstorm overnight. 44. yeah. probably 50, really. it's already up to 48. 58 tomorrow in the morning, and temperatures beginning to cool in the afternoon. shower activity. yes, maybe early morning thunder before it clears out in the afternoon. this time tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow late in the day, the sun will be out. it will be mild and breezy. >> the ground hog is going to come up early. here's going to go, what's going on out here? >> thank you, bob. well, giving back. just one blood donation can save three lives. and mary is here with the push to do just that. mary? >> denise, on saturday, weerng is sponsoring a blood drive
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with the american red cross. a maryland man will be there to thank you. here's why. >> reporter: brian boyle is in the best shape of his life. this eastern shore man runs marathons and has finished an ironman. but brian was once in the worst shape of his life. a catastrophic car accident nearly cost him his life. brian lost 60% of his blood. but he knows what brought him back. >> i'd say it was around 50 blood donors helped keep me alive. 36 blood transfusions and 13 plasma treatments. >> reporter: he talks about the experience he went through. donors who in in will get to meet brian and take home a copy of his book. >> it comes at a time when the red cross really needs your donation. we provide blood to 55 area hospitals. every day, more than 1,000 units of blood are needed in this area. >> reporter: the american red cross really just needs one
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hour of your time on saturday. of that one hour, you'll only be in this chair for about 8 to 10 minutes, donating blood. >> reporter: a quick gesture brian boyle is proof of that can last a lifetime. >> luckily, they were there for me in my time of need. >> reporter: the red cross says it needs an average of 44,000 blood donations every day in the u.s. just to keep up with demand. denise? >> wow. 44,000. thank you, mary. again, you can meet brian this saturday, if you in out to the crown plaza in timonium to donate blood. wjz is teaming up with the american red cross, to give the gift of life. you can sign up now at red cross blood.org. and show up saturday, any time, from 8:00 to 4:00. and you'll also get to meet members of our wjz family. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. final tribute. we'll take you to penn state, where a packed house says goodbye to joe paterno, one last time. a johns hopkins student gets a real-life test in
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survival skills. tonight, hear from one. where the student was trapped. slashing calories and reducing fat. the sweeping changes coming to school lunches nationwide. i'm gigi barnett. that story is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it is 6:30. 47 degrees, with light rain in central maryland. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a tribute to joe paterno. thousands of students, employees and alumni, packed an arena on penn state campus for a final public goodbye. manuel gallegus reports for wjz from state college, pennsylvania. >> reporter: sue paterno received a warm welcome as she arrived at the memorial for her husband. students, alumni, and fans packed the arena to celebrate joe paterno's life. his son jay addressed the crowd of more than 12,000. >> he lived his large life
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nobly, never blindly chasing success, defined by the world's ever-changing values. >> reporter: some, like students steven springer, came in rolled up pants and white shoes, the way jo-paw always look the on the field. >> today is a very special day in honoring a great man in joe paterno. >> reporter: paterno's death, came less than three months after his stunning dismissal as head coach. the child sex abuse charges against his former assistant, have tarnished him. but some say he was treated unfairly. >> there is a villain in this tragedy, it lies in that investigation, the noin joe paterno's responsibility. >> reporter: but this week is not about scandal. paterno is being remembered for his generosity and his commitment to education and to his family. >> reporter: wednesday, thousands lined the streets to wave solemnly as has funeral
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procession passed by. and now, the community says a final goodbye. in state college, pennsylvania, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> joe paterno won more games than any division 1 coach in college football history. we're learning today -- more today about the dramatic rescue mission to save workers. >> reporter: well, jessica, early yesterday morning, navy seals from that same team that killed osama bin laden parachuted into somalia. they hiked nearly two miles to the kidnappers' encampment, killing nine heavily-armed men guarding american jessica buchanan and paul fisted of denmark. the hostages were then flown out of there. today, buchanan and fisted were taken to a u.s. naval base in italy for medical examinations and a debriefing. government officials say the raid was prompted by concerns over buchanan's health. jessica? >> mary, thank you.
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butbuchanan's father said he got a call from president obama to inform him of the successful mission. a dramatic rescue inside a cave. a johns hopkins student is staved -- saved by classmates after getting stuck inside a cave. >> reporter: callers to 911 are not usually this calm. >> one of our members is stuck in the cave. >> reporter: the caller, a hopkins student, is following preplanned emergency training. >> can you please send someone to help? >> help with this. you're looking at the torso of a 21-year-old hopkins student, wedged in a rock. the student's knee is stuck. 200 feet from the entrance, an area called the cork screw. >> my name is matt hardy, i oversee the involvement and i was there. >> reporter: matt trained. so when the professional firefighters came to the conclusion -- >> this is way over our level of expertise. >> reporter: it was up to matt, other two hopkins students and
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a good samaritan who heard about the rescue. >> we knew as time had gone on, that we hadn't had any professional rescuers end up in the room with us, we were beginning to get the picture that we really needed to make this happen on our own. >> reporter: using fire department tools, two hours of chiseling removed two inches of rock. rather than being embarrassed about the rescue, they're focused on what went right, when things went wrong a long way underground. >> there is risk in things we do. there is risk in caving. there is risk in kayaking or canoeing or anything like that. but we work very hard in the program to give the students the training they need to be able to respond to situations. >> reporter: this is a scouting group to see if this cave would be good for a group. >> are you going back in that cave? >> probably not that particular cave. but we'll go back. >> all of the hopkins students involved in that incident
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graduated from the university's wilderness rescue course. it's 10 days of study. and once a year, it is open to the public. a tense encounter with president obama and the republican governor of arizona. governor jan brewer was photographed yesterday, pointing her finger at the president yesterday when he arrived in phoenix. president obama told bruer that -- brewer that her book misrepresented their conversation. the governor walked away -- said the president walked away in the middle of her sentence. >> reporter: immigration are hot issues as the republican presidential candidates gear up for the florida primary. here's danielle nottingham, reporting from jacksonville. >> reporter: newt gingrich is reaching out to voters in florida, with a new round of attacks on mitt romney. >> i think every american should be angry. how can somebody run a campaign this dishonest and think he's going to have any credibility running for president? >> reporter: gingrich tried to
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connect romney to florida's home foreclosure prices? pointing out that romney owns stock in companies like fannie mae and freddie mac. >> i think romney owes americans an explanation. >> reporter: gingrich is working hard to separate himself from the establishment. he's trying to cast himself as a citizen, with big ideas who will shape things up if elected. >> reporter: it's working with crowds in his rallies. >> he has conviction. he has fire in the belly. and that's what we need. >> reporter: while gingrich has moved up, polls show his momentum may be slowing. and he may face backlash for calling romney the most anti- immigrant candidate. gingrich pulled the ad ad from the air. today, romney kept his focus on president obama. he talked about a 100-year-old
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business forced to close its doors last month. >> businesses feel like they are the enemy. and they have been. >> reporter: santorum and paul will be there tonight. both of them are focusing efforts in states yet to come. a different candidate has taken each of the first three states in the race. that's the first time that has ever happened. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. a closer look inside the new $1.1 billion hospital. coming up next at the old johns hopkins hospital. see a new electric hybrid car, developed by a maryland company. and reviews of this week's new movies. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the wjz updated forecast. well, sweeping changes are on the way, for school lunches. for the first time in more than a decade, the federal government changes what students eat at school. in tonight's wjz school watch,
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gigi barnett looks at the impact on your children. >> reporter: most students at dun barton middle school know what they want for lunch. but when it comes to this question, they skip the extra veggies and fruit. but this week, the usda changed its standards for lunches. now, nationid woo, cav -- nationwide, cafeterias will cut calories, slash sodium and reduce fat. >> usually things that taste good, cookies, chips, high calories taste the best. >> reporter: erin says before the changes, schools were sending mixed messages about healthy eating. >> they're trying to increase nutrition education at the schools and the lunches and the breakfast, if they're serving them things that are not coinciding with what they're learning in the classroom, they're not getting the right message across. >> reporter: under the new
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guidelines, schools must now serve a fruit and a vegetable to students every day. and they have to be larger portions. the last time the usda changed its school lunch menu was 15 years ago. >> we talk about healthy eating all the time. >> reporter: greg thomas's daughter isabel eats the school lunch every day. he says the changes, considering the number of overweight students nationwide, may take years to see. >> and i just think that it's going to be hard to convince the older kids because they're so used to the junk food. but if you start with the young kids and bring them up, i think you'll be just fine. >> reporter: the new healthy menus begin next school year. in baltimore county, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> first lady michelle obama unveiled the new healthy lunch changes this week. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. faulty breast implants spark an international health scare. now, police make an arrest in the scandal. deadly disaster. a firsthand look at the frightening moments when three buildings crumble in brazil.
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an arrest is made in the wake of a major health scandal in france. police arrived in front of the former pip company. he could be admitted with manslaughter charges. the investigation began, following the death of a patient from cancer, about 2700 women have filed complaints against the company. a security camera captures the moment when three buildings collapse in rio dejaneiro, brazil. the video shows people running for their lives as a cloud of dust quickly rushes through the streets. at least three people are dead. more than a dozen more are still missing. rescuers are still searching the rubble tonight. but hopes of finding survivors are fading. no word yet on what caused that collapse. a fire ball erupts at the los angeles international airport. fortunately, it was only a training exercise. firefighters and airport rescue crews performed the live fire drill early this morning. the smoke could be seen for
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more than 30 miles must have terrified some people. the two-hour exercise took place in a remote part of the airport, and as part of a federally mandated program. a masked bandit in the sacramento area meets his match. take a look at the surveillance video, the suspect enters a store in a kiss mask. and comes face to face with the 80-year-old store owner. the grandfather chases the gunman and ends up pulling off his mask before the gunman escaped. police hope the mask will lead to an arrest. by the way, that grandfather was a police chief in his native india. and we're glad to have him. >> don't mess with him, huh? >> yeah. scott -- scott pele has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. staging car accidents accidents to cash in on fake injuries. our cbs news investigation reveals who is behind this fast- moving scam that is driving up the cost of your insurance? that's tonight on the cbs evening news. and here's a look at
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a steady, light rain has been falling for a while now. and bob with your five-day, and a look at what we can expect tomorrow. >> light rain this evening.
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overnight, whateverrier showers. perhaps even a thundershower possible overnight. and then in the morning, clearing out midday. mid- to upper 50s. may get to 60 before it begins to dry out tomorrow night. we'll be back in the 30s, by the way. and on saturday, sunshine returns, 50/29. a little cooler for sunday and monday. but still, just about really average and above average. warms up again, 55 next tuesday. jessica? >> bob, thank you. the stress of her life sends demi moore to the hospital. mark steines takes a look back at when moore's career began. >> reporter: coming up on entertainment tonight, the latest on demi moore in crisis. her health has been questioned since her marriage to ashton ended. but it's not the first time she suffered a big breakup. we're looking back at demi's rocky road of love. >> i'm 19. i just turned 19. >> reporter: 1982. demi, just a few weeks into her
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run on "general hospital ," joined the cast to celebrate the birthday of a young costar. demi downed her glass of wine and let loose with her admiration for the boy. >> we're going to get married, by the way. don't let her husband find out. >> i can't wait. >> reporter: at the time, demi was married to musician freddie moore, from whom she got her last name. by 1984, they were divorced. but it was reported she was involved with john stamos while she was married. demi then dated emilio esteves. >> young lady with me is demi moore. and she is my valentine. >> reporter: they got engaged, but by 1987, it was over. that same year, she would meet bruce willis. and in a matter of months, he became husband 2. >> reporter: also tonight, brad brad pitt on how his kids are pressuring him to marry angelina.
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we'll have that and much more coming up later on "entertainment tonight." and don't miss entertainment tonight, at 7:30, here on wjz. and still to come on eyewitness news tonight. a ravens flies the coop and lands a big job in indianapolis. and how the ravens could fill the big hole left behind by,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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how does the song go? every day they're shuffling. >> transition time in football for sure. chuck pagano was intriewled as the new head coach of the indianapolis colts. he said he thought he would be going to indy, but he had no idea it would be to take over another team. he thought he would be there to prepare the ravens for the super bowl next week. pagano said it's been a whirlwind journey the past few days. head coach john harbaugh first told him the colts wanted to interview him. well, the interview in indy obviously went well. pagano got the job. all of it happening just days before he was part of a ravens team that suffered the intense pain of that dramatic defeat in the afc title game in feepgd. >> and just see how dis -- new england. >> and just see how
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disheartening it was. and the tears. and it was just -- it's an all- time low. and then, you know, the last thing i ever expected came across my table. and now here i sit. at an all-time high. >> reporter: now, among the likely candidates to replace pagano as ravens' defensive coordinator, is linebackers coach dean piece, who was the patriots coordinator before he came to baltimore in 2010. and what about offensive play caller, cam cameron? his contract is up. and there has been speculation that the launches may -- ravens may want to make hay change. but there are sources saying cameron will keep his job. there is no word from the ravens, who are expected to hold their annual press conference as early as next week. another head coaching vacancy was filled this week. as greg cheyenneo -- cheyenneo
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leaves rutgers after 11 seasons. among the players he sent to the nfl, ravens' running back ray rice. college basketball coach, mark turnon -- duringon -- got his. turgeon wants to see his terps run better rebound and better defense. his opponent, though, was very impressed. >> we beat a very energized, well-prepared team tonight. maryland played with all their heart. i mean, they were -- you could tell they were quick. and the game plan was well- conceived. >> the loss straps the terps to 2-3. maryland back in action, in college park, saturday afternoon, when they play host to virginia tech. coming up tonight, ray lewis having fun at the pro bowl in honolulu.
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who wouldn't, right? >> all right, mark. thank you. >> thank you. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup. stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. finally, friday night, a plane full of passengers weren't too happy with ripples the cat. he escaped a crate and delayed a flight for four hours. he ran from first class to the cockpit and nestled down. ripple's owner says this is the first and last time he is flying. d last time he is didn't like it. that's it for tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm jessica kartalija. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz eyewitness news. >> pelley: tonight, desert storm. norah o'donnell on what's behind this confrontation in arizona between the president and the governor. dean reynolds on the republican
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establishment out to stop newt gingrich. >> do you think he has any chance to be president? >> i hope not. >> pelley: an american hostage arrives in italy for medical treatment. we'll look at the u.s. special forces who rescued her from somali pirates. bob orr has the story. and caught on tape-- staged car accidents and the fake injuries that are driving up the cost of insurance. armen keteyian with a cbs news investigation. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning tonight with that picture that has caused quite a stir. it shows the governor of arizona, jan brewer, pointing her finger at president obama as they met on the tarmac yesterday in mesa, arizona. the president, and the republican governor, have disagreements over many things, including immigration

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