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in pakistan pleas for his life. >> my life is in your hands mr. president. >> what al qaeda is demanding to free warren winestein. i am kai jackson. >> i am mary bubala. randall pinkston report s with the first video of warren winestein since he was captured last summer. >> reporter: it is unclear when this image was recorded but it is the first time the 70-year- old has been seen since he was kidnapped in pakistan, 9 months ago. >> my life is in your hands mr. president. if you accept the demands i live, if you don't accept the demands then i die. >> reporter: those demands call for the united states to stop drone air strikes and release all al qaeda prisoners although this is the first sign of life, the state department says it is been working to free the
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american hostage since last august. >> we have called and continue to call for his immediate release, and we continue to co- operate closely with pakistan authorities. >> reporter: in the video, winestein appeals to the president as a father, mentioning he also has two daughters. white house press secretary jay carney says the president is aware of the video but down the know if he watched it. the u.s. government will continue making every effort to release mr. winestein released to his family but cannot and will not, negotiate with al qaeda. >> reporter: he was kidnapped from a compound in pakistan he had been living there for 5 years, working for a company that helps businesses get started he was just one week away from returning to the u.s. when he was abducted last august. at the white house randall pinkston wjz eyewitness news. >> he also said in the video he
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would like his wife to know he is getting all his medication and being taken care of. an alert tsa agent finds a gun inside a passengers bag at bwi marshall, more from the suspect denise. >> a man is under arrest for carrying a loaded 9 millimetre glock through security. there were 10 rounds in the bag and two additional magazines with 10 rounds each he was ticketed to fly through bwi marshall to tampa florida the gun ammunition were confiscated. >> weapons are not permitted on carry on baggage but allowed on checked baggage. more on the dangerous items, screeners are finding in bags. simpson the man behind the robo calls in the last gubernatorial election is again
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telling his side of the story on the witness stand. >> reporter: he is detailing for juror it is work he did on behalf of bob erlich's campaign and telling them what he said led up to the robo call that ended up with him in hot water. he maintains his intention is political, punishment for helping a republican in heavily democratic maryland. >> wells the question why they did this in the first place. >> reporter: he said it was intended to be a reverse psychology to inspire votes for the republican but the call went out to registered democrats before the polls closed suggesting governor o'malley had already won. >> relax everything is fine the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: that call was illegal intended to discourage people from voting. >> this type of behaviour is more than just a dirty trick or
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politics as usual. >> reporter: he also faces charges because the call did not carry the legally required authority liney didn't fying it was paid for by bob erlichs campaign. he said he was just a consultant doing what his client the campaign wanted. the auto call in question was not my responsibility, it was outside the scope of an advisor i advised the campaign to use an authority line they chose not to. >> reporter: it is possible the jury could begin deliberating the case later this week. at the courthouse, wjz eyewitness news. robo calls went out to 110,000 voters in baltimore, in prince georges county. new at 4, learning more about the man accused of killing to women inside a church in ellicott city. adam mays with more details. >> wjz learned that jones used to have a successful business but a friend said he lost it all, and then went downhill. he was living in the woods
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behind st. peters episcopal church when all this unfolded. jones was getting food from the church food bank and became angry when he was told he had to limit visits he got a gun and opened fire, killing the churches, corector and administrator before killing himself. they don't know how he got the gun the episcopal bishop of maryland said despite what happened the church will continue ministering to the poor and not do it from behind bullet proof glass. we will hear from a friend of jone's family and explore whether this could have been prevented. >> samantha kellye and brendan callly flower were just about to graduate from williams port high school in washington county they are the pair on the left in this photograph they were driving home to change saturday night when callly flawer lost control of his car,
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near downsville pike the car hit a tree and both teens were killed instantly. they were both honor students police say speed is likely a factor in the accident. news at the pump continues to be positive those numbers continue to go down. current national average for a gallon of regular gas is $3.78 a month ago, $3.93 the reason seems to be a high supply of oil in the u.s. and low demand. here are tonight's wjz pump watch numbers from maryland at this time last month we were paying an average of $4 for a gallon of regular today that same gallon averages 26¢ lower 3.74 $. it is a -- $7.34. >> mostly cloudy -- $3.74. >> mostly cloudy, could rain any minute wow low cloud cover. wedge when has traffic and weather together. bernadette. as kai would says the a beautiful day outside. >> beautiful. >> couldn't get any better.
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>> so we had the clouds from the weekend sort of carry over into the workweek, there are a couple of showers out there right now, most of those are off to the north of us however we have seen a few sprinkles as we move through the day out west, through cumberland, just over the border there are a few more in the way of showers and we will see more of that, really pick up over the next day or so, as far as temperatures go, even with the clouds around we are close to averages, slightly below, still 68 degrees baltimore, 73 cumberland along the water, 60 degrees in ocean city. kai. >> yes, those clouds are so bright i needed sunglasses today. >> let's check with christy breslin wjz traffic control. >> hi kai hi everyone. we are starting off with a little bit of traffic on the belt way travelling out there on the west side of the inner loop expect 10 minutes from will kins around to security boulevard. as far as the top side of the inner loop we had an accident earlier at green spring avenue, a little residual delay, begins
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795 over to green spring, northbound, harbour tunnel, stop and go t street to the toll plaza and a couple new accidents. before that on the jones fault expresswayings northbound flow, 28th street, past north avenue, back to those accidents, harrisburg expressway, an accident there, eastern boulevard at gin yeah avenue. taking a look at -- virginia avenue, taking a look at drive times, 58 minute average, 12 minutes to get through. things are slow on the expressway at north avenue, this traffic report is brought to you by the cockrane firm, call 1-800 the firm or visit them online for a free consultation back to you. >> thank you the orioles are back home after an exciting and successful road trip that included an epic victory in boston yesterday. sports director mark viv an know has more on the high flying birds.
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>> reporter: they bring the best record in the major leagues first place riding an impressive 5 game winning streak. games they won in new york and bos tonight now home -- boston. now home hoping to build on a wild win at fenway park yesterday >> chef he's got him. unbelievabl. >> reporter: not just playing well but with unbelievable twist when the ohs ran out of relievers. chris davis not only pitched he threw two scoreless innings and struck out two batters the red sox ran out of relievers two. mcdonald came in to pitch and adam jones took advantage blasting 3 run home run. os win the 6 hour boston marathon, 9-6 flying high having early season fun. >> long day you like to get something good out of it.
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we did. talk about team wins, i would like to see someone pop that one, team wise everybody made a contribution. >> for us to get a win here is huge. i am proud to have guys happy to be going home now. >> os three game sweep in boston is baltimore's first in 18 years pitching staff is a bit depleted after yesterday's long game so call ups from the minor leagues will be announced today the latest in a live report next hour. back to you. >> thank you orioles play their next 9 games at home, begins tonight with the texas rangers in town. that ballpark will fill up tonight i can feel it. mark will be live at the ballpark talking to them. much more coming up live at 5. >> that is a four game stand that is a series too. >> can't wait feels good if you listen, i think we are hearing just a little oriole magic music. >> it is magic. >> it is magic >> i feel the magic clearly i
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am wearing orange today. >> still ahead, 4:00 p.m., frightening plot foiled, five men appear on charges they planned to employee up an ohio bridge what they said. >> dry dog food recall expands don't miss consumer watch. >> new safety campaign kicks off in glen bernie what state leaders are asking you to do for motorcycle riders. pgh >> mild afternoon but there is not much sun, will you need an umbrella tonight ,,,,,,,,,,,, we love gardening...
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stopped a plot to bomb a u.s. airliner. it was an upgrade of the underwear bomb. this new bomb was built to be hidden in a passengers underwear. the attacker was told to buy a ticket on the airline of his chief choosing and decide the -- on the airline of his choosing and decide the timing of his attack. it is not clear what happened to the would be bomber. massive sinkhole near orlando florida causing more problems for people who live near it so far two families have left their homes because of it and that hole may be growing. so far it swallowed up four trees and a hammock a woman said she opened a door last week and let her dog out and noticed the enormous hole in her backyard it measured 100 feet across. >> hundreds gather in the pacific ocean to pay tribute to former nfl player junior seau. [ applause ] >> this is video of a mattle
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out in honor of -- paddle out in honor of seau from in front of his home. he was an avid surfer he committed suicide last week junior seau was 43. >> dozens of motorcycle riders come together in glen bernie to honor those killed in motorcycle accidents. >> reporter: the roar of an engine and thrill of the road is what many bikers love but it can come with a cost. >> cost. >> if not for a hurry i would still have my father. >> reporter: martin was struck and killed by a driver in 2006 today they gathered with bikers from across the state to honor the fallen riders of maryland, while also kicking off motorcycle safety awareness month. >> take a moment to look both ways not once but twice. >> reporter: save a life look
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twice is the message state leaders want drivers to remember each of these signs represents one of the 66 lives lost last year. >> with the warming weather every year there will be more motorcycle riders getting on our roadways we need to share the road. >> reporter: higher gas prices this year have led to an increase of motorcycle sales and inexperienced drivers many times can need more practice on the road. >> important the new riders especially if they have no prior riding experience get the proper training before they get on the roadways. >> reporter: carrie and jamie hope hearing what happened to their father, makes drivers think twice >> i beg you to take the responsibility behind the wheel of your car, the extra time, you take, while only seconds could save a life. >> reporter: monique grego wjz eyewitness news. 2012 motorcycle safety campaign will be highlighted this month and throughout the summer. wall street is not getting the week off to a good start.
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a rough morning some markets did bounce back a bit in the afternoon the dow was down 30 s&p up a fraction nasdaq up 2, alexis in new york, tonight with the cbs money watch update. >> reporter: weekend elections in france and greece left investors with more questions than answers. voters in both countries rejected steep budget cuts international lenders have been demanding investors are wondering the europe's debt problem could get worse. uncertainty swirling around europe pushed the price of crude oil to its lowest level of the year analysts warn this year's election results could derail the euro recovery and result in lower demand for oil the recent drop in crude, is sending prices lower the lundborg survey puts it as 3 .8 5 down 2¢ in the past week and 20¢ lower than a year ago. mark zucker burg attended facebook's road show in new york city wearing his signature
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black hoody and jeans he was there to address investors who wanted to hear the 27-year-old ceo talk about his company's record $10 billion initial public stock offering. facebook's road show will visit investors in other major cities before the company goes public, may 18th. that is your money watch for more head to cbs money watch.com. at the new york stock exchange. a strange tradition in one minnesota town instead of eating fish, people will be drinking them. when fishing season returns, so does the minnow shot. a bar in nelson offers up a unique drink every friday night for $7, cust more get their drink of -- customers get their drink of choice and a t-shirt that reads i shot the minnow. oh, he is chewing it. >> nice. >> you would think it would be more like an oyster just let it go down. >> think the fish is a pickled herring. >> oh, gosh okay let's cut back
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to us. i don't want to see people chewing minnows. at least not on a monday. >> protein. >> there you go. >> coming up on eyewitness news at 4:00 p.m., suffer from sleep apnea, well, there is new hope don't miss health watch. >> prosecution of five 9/11 suspects under way the stallingtactics defendants are using. the forecast is coming up. >> wjz is always on for the top stories on wjz.com, ,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it is a little overcast, or a lot but again, we are going to try to start off the weekened on a positive hopeful note. it leaves a comfortable feeling outside, clouds came in over the weekened they tried to break up a few times but just as we got rid of one round of clouds the next round moved in as a new storm system moves our way. first warning doppler radar only a few out there, but there are showers we are going to see this radar pick up over the
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next few day ifs we are going to have the clouds hopefully we can get needed rain. because we have two different storm systems moving our way, which are really far down in the rainfall department. here are the clouds trying to break up overnight then fog came back in and here are those clouds taking over once again even a couple showers very light but there are some. wind out of the east, today they are turning southeast, storms coming in our direction however, it is not mixing up the clouds very much, because of that storm approaching. 68 degrees where we sit in baltimore, 70 dc, it is a little cooler 60 ocean city, throughout the metro area, for the most part 60s. hanging on to 60 in west missouri pretty raw afternoon. 68 overall our high and just below our average close to this for the next couple afternoons some days a little bit above some below but close to it. here is a storm system approaching it is getting better organized it will move our way overnight, thursday
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morning in two different parts the first part starts tonight as we said, scattered showers starting to break out during the day tomorrow maybe even a few thunderstorms just as this is pulling away on wednesday here comes another lull along the same storm system bringing in a new round of scattered showers that will continue into thursday morning before all this gets out of here the forecast comes together, on the water, small craft advisories back, the winds picking up. a couple showers are possible going down to 54 degrees. tomorrow we are going up to 74, back above average, a few showers maybe a thunderstorm out there, hopefully, we will get some needed rain out of these clouds we are 5 inches down on the year. we are, we have some traffics at 5 and 6 coming up. -- graphics at 5 and 6 coming up. tonight at 10:00 p.m., another episode of hawaii five
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o. and a preview of what is coming up tonight on cbs evening news. >> top stories from around the world plus dozens of cancer drugs are running out. a law that would end that crisis has been languishing in congress. why is it stuck? dr. john lapute goes to washington to get answers tonight on the cbs evening news. u.s. soldier in afghanistan dies while skyping with his wife. what army investigators are saying today. deadly duck boat accident the evidence that reveals the valiant final actions of one of the victims. >> missing family mystery a tennessee mother and her three daughters abducted who the fbi believes has them. eyewitness news at 4 continues eyewitness news at 4 continues with denise
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and cloudy. i am denise koch. >> i am vic carter. >> a family abducted mother and three daughters missing the suspect now linked to two suspicious deaths. allison reports for wjz on the man hunt that started in mississippi. >> reporter: police are searching for this man, 35-year- old adam mays as they investigate the disappearence of joann and her daughters. they were last seen ten days ago at their home in tennessee, which police searched again on sunday. mays was a family friend who described as being like an uncle to the girls 8-year-old calia, 12-year-old alexandria, 14-year-old adrian. last week, police found the bodies of two unidentified people near gun town mississippi linked to mays. investigators will not say if they were children. neighbors are praying for the victimurging mays to come forward. >> let us know where the kids are, let us know where that mom is. >> reporter: police say joann's
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husband was getting ready to move the family to arizona when they all disappeared. authorities are still trying to determine if joann went willingly. police issued an amber alert and warn the suspect is armed and extremely dangerous. >> this is a pretty quiet community, nothing serious has ever happened around here, so it is pretty rough situation. >> reporter: investigators say mays may have changed his appearance or cut and dyed the girls hair to disguise their identities there is a $50,000 reward for any information, that leads to the family and may's arrest. allison harmer, wjz eyewitness news. now mays was last seen in mississippi but also has ties to arizona, texas, carolinas and florida. civil trial under way in philadelphia ifn the deadly duck boat crash on the delaware river. kai. families of two people killed in that crash are suing the tug boat operator, the tour company and city of
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philadelphia, the tug boat driver who was admittedly distracted by his mobile phone ran over the stranded duck tour boat in july 2010. two hungarian teens were killed in video you can see one of the young people killed giving her life jacket to a deck hand who abandoned ship families of the victims have a message for companies involved in the suit. >> to say that my son's life is worth the value of a ship, doesn't make sense. you can build another ship. but i can't have another son. >> families are not seeking money they just want to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again. vick. >> thank you the tug boat captain is serving a year and a day in prison for the maritime equivalent of manslaughter. a soldier who died during a skype chat with his wife. the army says they have found no bullet wound or evidence of
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foul play. he collapsed speaking to his wife last week she suggested clark was shot citing a hole visible in the closet behind him. clark's wife said he did not seem alarmed before he collapsed the skype line stayed open two hours as clark's family and friends in the u.s. and afghanistan called for help results of toxicology reports will determine an exact cause of death. new details in the breaking new we brought you at 4:00 p.m., associated press reporting the cia stopped a terror attack against a u.s. bound jet liner. the bomb was planned for the anniversary of osama bin laden's death, the plot involved an upgrade of an underwear bomb. the would be bomber was based in yemen and had not picked a target when the cia stepped in and seized the bomb more on this new at 5 and 6:00 p.m. >> fireworks in courtroom as the suspected 9/11 master mind and four others appear for the first time in years at guantanamo bay. families of victims of the attacks are also there.
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>> reporter: he came to guantanamo, hoping to see justice they saw chaos organized by the defendants. >> they are complaining and our families can't complaint no more. they took their lives they took my sisters life. i -- i wouldn't care if they were on a bed of nails. >> reporter: eddie's sister lucy was working in tower 2 of the world trade centre when united flight 175 slammed into it, aboard that plane were lee and eunice hanson's son, daughter-in-law and 2.5-year- old granddaughter christine the youngest victim of 9/11. lee hanson watched the hearing at a military base in new york >> i think people like mohammed if they can come back and tell him we killed 50 children today, he would say wonderful, praise hall la, i say damn you. her brother charles was the pilot of the plane that crashed into the pentagon she watched
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in outrage as the defendant knelt in prayer, or thumbed through a magazine. >> they are engaging in jihad in the courtroom and we expect this is what they are going to do for the entirety of this trial. >> reporter: tom agrees, his wife michelle was a flight attendant on the plane that hit the pentagon. >> what everybody really needs to do, is go down to the pentagon, memorial, go down to ground zero at the world trade center, go to shanksville, and just think about the price that was paid. >> experts say it could be years before this cases to trial, the trial they exconnect will be prolonged by -- expect will be prolonged by motions. five men suspected of plotting to bomb a bridge in ohio appear in court they say they didn't do it entering not guilty pleas. a federal judge ruled the five will remain in jail until their next hearing. the men were arrested last week
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when they allegedly tried to detonate what turned out to be a dud bomb provided by an fbi under cover informant the five men associated with occupy cleveland but organizers of that moverment are distancing themselves from the group they could face life in prison if convicted. health warning for dog owners nationwide dog food recall expanded. marry has more on how you -- mary has more on how you not just your pet could be effected. >> 14 people get sick with psalm knell la. it may be re-- psalm knell la, it may be re-- salmonella, it may be related to diamond pet food. it comes from a facility in the carolinas. people got sick after contact with the dogs that ate the food possibly. thank you mary the recall effects several brands of food
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made by diamond pet foods for a list log on to wjz.com. cloudy monday for the most part take a live lookout side still grey will we see the sun soon? wjz weather and traffic together bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> low clouds for awhile and a few sprinkles, clouds have lifted somewhat, as you see, but we are seeing showers, mainly to the west of us, and northeast, the winds across the red, philadelphia, some touched northern maryland, around 10, 11:00 a.m., 68 degrees is that you ares out to the west of us -- showers out to the west of us probably only make it to the mountain ridges and dying out with the lack of heat from whatever heat we have this afternoon but we have more rain heading this way followed by tomorrow afternoon take a look at temperatures, 68, 70 dc. temperatures running just a couple degrees below average tomorrow a little warmer, a little more humid and yes, a risk of more knee deep rain and
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maybe some thunder as well later tomorrow. >> thank you bob. let's check on the roads withchristy breslin hello. >> hi denise hi everyone. it is getting busier out there on northbound 95, if you are travelling around the bw parkway you can expect 10 minutes there, when you make your way up to the fort mchenry tunnel, almost a solid half hour now from frederick road over to liberty road north side inner loop 15 minutes park place avenue over to jones falls expressway and several new accidents old stock bridge at rustling court, cedar lane that one in columbia area, ruffle street at washington boulevard, west north avenue at park avenue also east baltimore at south president street. let's take a live look as you can see a look at the belt way, green spring avenue earlier accident is gone. things seem to be moving along without trouble and another live look you can see things still heavy on the expressway at north avenue. this traffic report is brought
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>> a young boy killed in japan after a suspected tornado tears through a busy town. this was the scene just outside tokyo as a funnel cloud touched down a 14-year-old boy was killed 40 others injured mainly from flying debris. tornadoes relatively rare in japan. crews are cleaning up damage and trying to restore power to thousands of effected homes. hundreds of tourists left stranded in tibet due to a luge land slide. camera crew was rolling as a land slide blocked the main road between two major cities. soldiers were brought in to clear rubble so civilians could evacuate the area, no injuries were reported. new information today about a dead body found at the historic church hill downs race track. mary has more on the gruesome scene discovered hours after the derby. >> they are investigating this case as a homicide the body of the 48-year-old man was found early sunday morning just a few yards from where this year's
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derby winning horse was kept. it looks as though he was beaten. an autopsy will determine the cause of death. detectives do not believe it was connected to the derby. the victim lived on track grounds and worked at the track. four firefighters hurt battling an apartment fire in san francisco more than 100 firefighters responded to the four alarm blaze on sunday, crews say four men were hurt when a staircase inside the building collapsed. think were treated for -- they were treated for nonlife threatening injuries and one resident was also injured. in new york, loved ones remembering a young boy killed in a hit and run police say the 14-year-old was riding his bike when a drunk driver slammed into him and kept going. the boy later died : a witness followed the car unill it stop -- until it stopped and made the driver return to the scene. that man is charged with drunk driving. millions of americans suffer from sleep apnea, for decade it is only sure treatment was a bulky breathing
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mask. randall pinkston reports on a small, easy to use device that is getting a lot of attention. >> reporter: you peel the device. >> arthur is devoted to his new bedtime routine >> place it in yours in trail. >> reporter: in a matter of seconds he takes tapes two tiny valves to hizens trails. the 69-year-old has severe sleep apnea and has not been able to get a good night's sleep for most of his knife. >> wow were waking up 48 times an hour. it deprives him of oxygen putting him as risk of cardiovascular disease his snoring interrupted his wife's sleep for 17 years. >> this happened every night of your marriage. >> ever night. >> arthur first tried to treat sleep apnea with a sleep pap mask. but it does not work for everyone. >> it is very obtrusive.
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i felt like i was an astronaut. >> reporter: doctors gave him these new tiny nostril valves. when he imhails, -- inhails, it allows for unobstructed air flow, it keeps the throat open. it only works for patients who breathe through their noses. >> tends to be more successful, in patients who have milder sleep apnea, or people who just snore. >> breathe in and out. >> reporter: but it is working in his severe case. >> i am refreshed this morning and i don't have the fear of a heart attack happening. >> reporter: and that is allowing chill and his wife to enjoy their days and nights together. in hawthorne new jersey, randall pinkston wjz eyewitness news. prevent is not covered by most insurance companies but the device makers are working to change that.
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>> last of eleven band members charged in the hazing death of a florida college student surrenders to police the 20- year-old was processed and released on bail the woman and ten others are facing felony hazing charges in the death of robert champion at florida a and m. his death prompted the school to suspend all band activities pending the hazing investigation. >> scary school bus accident lands several children in hospital in texas they were riding in a school bus when a fire engine slammed into them. 13 teens one firefighter treated for minor injuries. it is unclear what caused the crash the texas department of public safety is investigating. 6-year-old boy in colorado suspended from school, accused of sexual harassment, and it all started when he sang a popular song. >> reporter: it has been a crazy past few days for stephanie and kenneth meadows they are shocked their 6-year- old son was suspended from school and accused of sexual
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harassment he sang the pop song i'm sexy and i know it. >> it was just like really? it was not like i was outraged not like i was completely upset but just kind of like okay. >> reporter: he has special needs and these school documents show he has been in trouble for quoting the song before he is not singing it any more though >> why not? >> because it is not appropriate. >> reporter: he was suspended from sable elementary school wednesday he is due back in school monday but not before his parents have a meeting with school administrators. they are hoping for an explanation for the suspension and even more from the school principal. >> i hope that you know they give us an apology and clear picture of why they decided to call this sexual harassment. >> reporter: so far aurora public schools isn't talking specifically about the incident, statement to cbs 4 news reads we have policies and protocols in place to prevent any disruption to the learning environment. his parents just hope to have the sexual harassment charge
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dropped. >> if he is stuck with this charge at school this follows him the rest of his life. >> reporter: and the charge would likely just go on the boy's school record. his parents say no criminal sexual harassment charges were filed. george lyndsey one of the small screens classic funny men passed away. >> be quiet. >> lyndsey was best known for playing goober pile on the andre griffith show and spent 20 years as a regular on hee haw he passed away after a brief illness he was 83. well, if you are not wild about running into a rattlesnake this event is not for you. >> they have been around since dinosaurs you cannot eradicate these things. >> dozens were on hand for the annual rattlesnake round up in oklahoma farmers spend days hunting the snakes, then they bring them all together for the big round up. the snakes are also for sale,
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well, breaking equine news this is a look from sky chopper 13. that is a horse trailer captain mike perry is over this trailer, it is carrying derby winner i'll have another the horses owner and trainer are on their way to pimlico to settle in for the coming preakness stakes. >> horse with its own motorcade. >> when it is that valuable i am surprised it doesn't have protection around it >> i heard earlier they flew him from kentucky to baltimore, that is what i heard. >> well, he could have run too. left a couple hours ago. >> okay whatever he is here. let's take a look -- i am not sure, the steps of that particular animaller is it a male or a -- animal, is it a
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male or a female. >> okay whatever. 68 degrees right now, southeast winds, holding steady, 30.07 inches, winds off the ocean, a little bit of cooler, yes, slightly below normal temperatures plenty of cloud, 70 dc, 70 eastern, breaks out warmer to the west, 68 oakland and 65 in oakton winds generally tend to be off the ocean they will shift a little bit tomorrow bring in slightly warmer air, risk of more showers 60 westminster, 68 annapolis and here you go southeast winds, generally entire area, we have had a lot of these the last couple weeks off the ocean. tend to bring in a lot of ocean clowngenerally cool or damp conditions tomorrow, system out to the west, creating showers and thunder showers, michigan down to portions of missouri arkansas, this is generally in our direction. we will have a bit of a
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southwest flow tomorrow and increase chances of showers maybe thunder too. i know labrain scattered showers, sun west ward might get a little sun tomorrow if we do, thunder showers afternoon or evening best chance probably late inner the day into wednesday and sun out to the west will slow down when it gets here that is why we have an increased chance of rain even on wednesday, showers as the front hangs in there, behind it, probably not until later thursday and right now the end of the week into the weekend looking drier, with more sunshine, but that pleasant temperatures south winds in the bay, gusting to 25 knots and through tuesday there is a small craft advisory, around 63 degrees. it has really come up, tonight maybe a spotty shower, mainly west of us, 54 by morning, tomorrow mainly cloudy, maybe a few showers in the afternoon maybe a thunder storm, by an afternoon or evening and risk
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of shower activity, on and off wednesday. good chance, we will make up some of that rainfall deficit >> we still have a deficit. >> yes, we do. lots of lit p incidents of rain. we don't have a cloud deficit that's for sure. >> thank you bob still to come,. >> coming up, maryland man kidnapped by al qaeda in pakistan pleads for his life. that story as eyewitness news continues ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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