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here is what people are talking about tonight. >> the ncaa comes down hard on penn state in the wake of jerry sandusky's sexual abuse scandal. we have more. >> reporter: joe paterno is no longer the winningest coach. one day after his campus statute came down, the ncaa took away all his victories from 1998 to 20116789 it's part of the sanctions placed from the jerry sandusky scandal. >> the 1998 date was selected because that's when the first reported incidents of abuse occurred and that's when the failure to respond appropriately began. >> reporter: the ncaa also fined penn state $60 billion,
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banned them from bowl games they would require penn state to move forward but many students believe ncaa took away too much. >> i definitely don't think they should have taken away jopa's record. >> the old players and coaches are who covered it up not the new coaches or players. >> suspension will bring significant harm to those who had nothing to do with this case. >> reporter: joe paterno's family released a statement saying the sanctions defused a great coach and educator. our coverage continues now
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with mark vivano with harsh reaction to the scandal. >> a number of football players from this area have taken scholarships to play for the lions over the year. allumni and fans are rocked and the impact will be felt from the football field for years to come. >> reporter: their proud past forever tarnished and penn state's present and future in doubt. the current roster includes 14 student athletes from maryland. five from the baltimore area. and they are all now free to transfer and play football at other schools. penn state football stands to be purged of its talents as the program sees its scholarships reduced along with hefty fines and probation all stemming from a sexual abuse scandal. >> i don't understand how these sanctions help the victims. i understand if you want to fine the university and have them donate the money toward
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the victims of child abuse that would make more sense to me but this just seems very heavy handed and i think the ncaa is trying to set a precedence. >> reporter: the ncaa took the step of wiping away all of penn's victories from 1998 to now, so joe paterno is no longer the coach with the most wins. 112 wins are erased, along with six bowl victories. a statute of joe paterno was refused from its place. >> i'm still penn state proud. i still am going to go up for every game. i support the players and coach o'brien and everybody who's out there. >> reporter: coach o'brien is bill o'brien who now takes the position of paterno. he says he took the job knowing there would be tough times.
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>> penn state will not share bowl revenues during its postseason ban which will cost the university another $13 million. colorado massacre suspect james holmes appeared in court. teresa garcia has the latest from aurora colorado. >> reporter: james holmes had brightly died hair and appeared to be dazed at his first court appearance since the deadly massacre at a colorado movie theater. >> you have a right to remain silent. >> reporter: the suspected gunman refused to look at the judge while he was read his rights. several times it looked like the 24-year-old was nodding off. >> you're currently being held on a no bond hold. >> reporter: prosecutors say they did not know whether holmes was on medication. they were given until next monday to file formal charges. >> there's no such thing as a slam dunk case. it is a case where we're still looking at the enormous amount of evidence. >> reporter: the district attorney said her office will consider pursuing the death penalty. and consult with the families
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of the victims before making that decision. family members of several victims were in court during the hearing. some said they just wanted to see the suspect face to face. >> david sanchez' pregnant daughter escaped the massacre but her husband is in the hospital in critical state. >> everybody needs to pray for them. >> reporter: a lawyer representing the suspect's parents told reporters their hearts go out to the victims and their families. >> the family has elected not to discuss james or their relationship with james at this time. >> reporter: security was tight when the suspect faced the judge today. police stationed snipers on the courthouse roof. holmes is being kept in solitary confinement. teresa garcia, wjz news. and we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the tragedy in aurora. for the latest on the suspect,
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the victims and the investigation log on to wjz.com. a baltimore county man is behind bars charged with a slew of break-ins and sexual assault. mary is in the newsroom with how police caught up with their suspect. >> reporter: it all began last week when a woman called 911 saying that man was trying to break in. the woman saw 43-year-old ricky bostic trying to break open her sliding door. when he was arrested officers say they found evidence connecting bottic to several burglaries and sexual assaults in the area. bostic is facing several charges including a first degree sex offense, burglary and trespassing. >> mary, thanks, bostick is being held. tonight police have more questions than answers. wjz is live in that neighborhood, derek valcourt has new information on this investigation, derek. >> reporter: what makes this
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story even more bizarre police say they found a man inside that apartment with the decomposing body. residents at the wymann house apartment can't believe the details. >> it's very terrifying. >> it's something like he was seeing a horror movie. deaf -- definitely not in real life. >> reporter: when police arrived they found the decomposing body of a young woman. the body appeared to have been dead for at least a week. >> upon entering into the apartment there was an individual inside the apartment with her. he was taken into custody and questioned. >> reporter: police are waiting for autopsy reports to determine if the woman was murdered and if the man who's apartment she was found in should be charged. the woman lived in an apartment just down the hall. residents told me they had been complaining about a foul odor coming from the sixth floor for
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days. >> it was just a nasty stinky odor. unbearable odor. >> reporter: neighbors in disbelief that the woman's body went undetected for so long and don't understand how anyone could live in the same apartment as a corps. >> the girl was in the apartment, how can you live in the apartment with that smell? >> it's really scary, it really is. because if it happens to one person, who knows it could happen to somebody else. >> reporter: police say they do know who that woman was. they said they're not really to release her name just yet. they will say she was 41 years old. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. . >> all right, thank you very much derek. the apartment building is owned by the housing authority. two men are in custody for the robbery of a 7/11 store. the men arrested shortly after holding up the 7/11.
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police say one man was armed with a handgun the other had a sword. at one point the clerk was punched before the suspects fled. many police departments used cameras to record you. now a civil rights group says you should be able to turn the cameras on police without fear. wjz is live, adam may has the latest on the ongoing legal debate over video taping police. >> today almost three dozen police agencies across maryland got a letter from the aclu. the aclu says that some of them are not doing enough to protect your constitutional rights. this 2010 scuffle between baltimore police and a woman at preakness set up a legal fire storm when police seized the phone of an eyewitness who took video. then when chris sharp got his phone back the video and other videos of his children were all deleted. >> the way it was explained to me it was evidence and i had to give it to them. the guy actually said that's what you get for taping it. >> reporter: video taping police has been a big issue the
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last few years. >> citizens have a right to do it under the fourth amendment. >> reporter: that's why the aclu is encouraging police departments to write new rules. like this in 2010 when a motorcyclists was stopped by state police, arrested under a wiretapping law for recording it then later acquitted. maryland state police call that incident a tough lesson. and now all troopers are trained that it's okay if people take video. meanwhile baltimore city police -- >> adam, i think we already have a policy. >> reporter: a spokesman provided wjz and the aclu with the copy of that newer seven page policy. >> that a good policy? >> it's a better policy that was in place before which was no policy. >> reporter: baltimore police defend it. >> it was read at every roll call in the city. it's being enforced at the
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police academy and we are confident it will work. >> reporter: the u.s. department of justice got involved where the cases here in baltimore. they sided with the court. the heat and humidity is slowly coming back. actually it's here. lets take a live look outside. some areas are seeing rain. bob turk is in the weather center. >> a few showers passing down extreme doppler radar. not a lot to speak of. most of it is in pennsylvania. most of that is also moving away and it's very, very light. one tiny little shower in south baltimore. tonight maybe another shower in some spots a better chance i think tomorrow. but wjz drought watch will continue to track our rainfall now. over the last week, some areas
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have picked up over 4-inches of rain. officially at our reporting station at the airport a deficit which has been reduced by several days of rain we saw last week. down to slightly below 7- inches. but that still appreciable amount of rain. maybe more rain before the month is over. a call for changes to policy when it comes to severe weather and the bay bridge. mike hellgren explains from anne arundel county this comes of drivers were caught on the bridge in that sudden torrential storm. >> reporter: the transportation authority does not take closing the bay bridge lightly. but after the horrific appearance, they are testing some changes to their policy. aaa believes changes are sorely needed. the storm that ripped through maryland left a massive amount
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of destruction. those trapped on the bridge never thought they would live through it. wind toppled an 18 wheeler. >> it's dark, you're sitting in a car, you're looking over the guard rain and you see 10-foot white caps and you go there's no place to go. >> reporter: ron anderson wrote a strong word of opinion printed on the baltimore sun saying the policy didn't account for the fast changes because of this storm and should have. >> here is an instance that was crying for an exception to the rule and the fact that you ended up with scores of motorists trapped and scared for their lives thinking that it was over for them. >> reporter: in response the transportation authority is testing a new policy that takes into account gusts of wind. the bridge will shut down after three gusts of 55 miles per hour during a 10 minute period. the warning would go up after gusts of 30 miles per hour. transportation officials stress
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every storm is different. but aaa anderson believes that's why more flexible is key to making decisions on bridge closures and keeping the thousands who use the bay bridge safe. >> in this case, this storm we knew what it was, so there was just no reason not to be flexible in policy there. and say, you know we better close the bridge to all traffic before that hits. >> reporter: that temporary wind gust policy is expected to be permanent in the next few weeks. reporting from the bay bridge, mike hellgren, wjz news. aaa is also pushing for another safety measure barriers to separate two way traffic lanes. well still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news, 10 days later. why federal investigators still believe who missing iowa girls may be alive. i'm alex demetrick, coming up black bears roaring back in maryland. that story as eyewitness news continues. >> a 40 million project will soon be on the way to reduce
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facility. wjz is live in east baltimore, michelle richie with more on how unemployment and the environment will be affected. michelle. >> reporter: in the next few years more than 700 jobs are expected to be created because of this project and it's also going to help the neighborhood. if busy bus transit building are still standing after 65 years never being renovated. but today that is all about to change. >> we're giving amdot $40 million. >> reporter: u.s. secretary of transportation ray lahood says the money is part of a $53 million project to replace the bus facility. >> this is the second largest amount awarded this year through the federal transit administration. >> reporter: $40 million will come from federal funding, $13 million from the state. the benefits range from the creation of jobs, reduction in noise and an increase in parking for those like roslin johnson who have to share the
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street with more than 300 transit employees. >> usually you cannot find parking. you have to go up that way and around the block. hard for the customers also. >> reporter: the design of the new building eliminates that fall out. >> this new facility will improve parking on this property. >> reporter: while an increase in parking and a decrease in noise is important to the neighbors they say they are more concerned about the air quality. >> that is a big problem. >> reporter: freedom moore hewed to the neighborhood more than 50 years ago she says good air quality has been a struggle ever since -- moore moved to the neighborhood more than 50 years ago. >> you cannot sit on your porch because gas fumes just overwhelm. >> construction on this project is expected to begin spring of 2013. vic back to you. >> thank you, it will take about two years to build the new building. and tonight's wjz pump
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watch report, local drivers are digging a little deeper into their pockets to fill up their tank. nationwide prices have gone up for a third straight week. the average is $3.47. that's up almost 10-cents from just seven days ago. here in maryland gas prices have gone up 6-cents in the past week. reaching the national average of $3.47. a month ago we were paying just $3.36 for a gallon of regular. in the last few months black bears are spotted. that may have surprised some but not say biologists who count bears. alex demetrick reports in the past seven years, bear numbers have doubled in maryland. >> reporter: it takes tranquilizers and tracking to tag black bears. biologists go into dens counting females and their cubs. >> we're averaging about three cubs per sal.
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and that's nearly nearly twice what they get. some of the less fertile parts of the country. >> reporter: in other counties there's at least 100 more bears. >> our expectations that we would slow the growth of the bear population without stunting it and that's exactly where we are today. >> reporter: preserving habitat helped bring the bears back from near extension in maryland 50 years ago and as population grows, so does the bear's range. just this past spring, people in carroll county a woman photographed a bear roaming through. >> every year we see more bears. when you throw those encounters into large metropolitan areas it's more difficult to manage those situations. >> reporter: as the number of black bears increase the numbers to be hunted will also go up. >> we're going to raise the number of bear hunters eligible
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for the bear hunt. we're not trying to wipe them out. >> reporter: the goal, keep the numbers growing enough to give the bears and humans room. >> what do you think bears think about humidity? >> i don't want to see one near my house but there was one very close to where i live. that wouldn't be good with the dogs outside. >> or the humans. >> deep in the woods, deep in the forest. >> let's take a look at conditions. we're at 86. west winds at six. humidity is way up there ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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here's a live look outside right now. all the rain has kept everything really green including the weeds. >> in some areas we've had some serious rain the last four or five days. some spots getting more than four inches of rain. that's a whole month's of rain. kind of like two days. didn't get quite that much at our official reporting station but it has gotten a lot wetter
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in the last couple of weeks despite the heat. let's take a look at temps and conditions right now with a lot of humidity. dewpoints up to 70 so it's pretty sticky. 86 now. no extreme temperatures in our forecast. not talking triple digit that's good news. 82 in ocean city. 77 out in oakland, around the region, low 80s to the mid-80s so even though it's humid it's not oppressive like we've seen recently. west winds now, tomorrow i think they'll get more of a west flow. late tomorrow afternoon, a flow will come through the region with scattered storms likely tomorrow. some could have heavy downturns, everyone small hail. looks like we'll get into drier air, less humid air to the west of us. really hot and humid again this afternoon. 102 in kansas city, 94 chicago. detroit 97. we're at 86. out the next couple of days air goes to the southwest where the
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heat and humidity get stuck there pretty much all summer long. for our area a front to the north will cross the area tomorrow afternoon. there'll be a risk of widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. behind that front there is a nice little area of drier air that will be with us for most of the day and wednesday and a little bit on thursday. then thursday afternoon some more head and humidity begins to return. it goes back to the north. so enjoy a nice lower humidity day on wednesday to be pretty comfortable but the humidity will return and temps again normal. northwest winds at 10 knots. the bay temp around 80 degrees pretty nice. tonight then a wildly scattered shower maybe a few areas have a little rumble of thunder. other wise 72. back up in the low 90s with partly cloudy skies. lightning as well. we'll be watching that for you
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it is 6:30, 86 degrees and sunny in some parts of maryland. tonight for the first time the public see it is suspected colorado shooting suspect. james holmes makes his initial court appearance. sandra endo is in aurora with more of what happened in court. >> reporter: with died red hair wearing prison garb james holmes made his first appearance in court. at one time he looked up sleepily, at times blinking as
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he heard the charges of his crime. holmes is expected to be formally charged with first degree murder next week. charges that could carry the death penalty. although no decision has been made. prosecutors say the investigation is still ongoing. >> i would say there's no such thing as a slam dunk case. the investigation doesn't stop, it will continue up to trial. >> family members of victims attended the hearing and voiced their opinion to what punishment should be. >> i kind of feel like i make sure that you know the justice is taken with this man. >> what's the appropriate punishment? >> death. >> reporter: holmes is accused of killing 12 people and wounding 58 in last week's massacre. he has reportedly not been cooperating with police. however they say they have evidence he plotted the massacre well in advance of friday's shooting and rigged his apartment to kill anyone who entered. area hospitals are still treating the injured while
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families are preparing to bury their loved ones. >> and we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the tragedy in aurora. for the latest on the suspect, the victims and the investigation just log on to wjz.com. a violent end to a protest in anaheim california and it is all caught on tape. mary is in the newsroom with what happened. >> reporter: officers tried to control the scene as it turned into chaos. officers say they fired nonlethal bean bags to break up a crowd. during the exchange officers say a police dog broke free from the handler and attacked a man and a baby in a stroller. neighbors say they could not believe what was happening. >> i was trying to unbuckle him. my son. then i looked -- i turned around like this and i just saw the dog in my face.
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>> the people were supposed to be protecting us. the cops are the ones doing this. >> reporter: the department is apologizing for the police dog incident. the protest as well as the original police involved shooting are both under investigation. vic back to you. >> pretty frightening scene. mary thank you very much. the fired bean bags into the crowd because protesters began throwing rocks at officers. jessica kartalija has more as police think the girls were abducted and are still alive. >> reporter: police want to interview a person paddling at the lake when the girls disappeared. arnold adds her personal message to the growing memorial. >> you may not be here right away but we're all waiting for you every day and we will all
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continue to pray, pray, pray. >> reporter: the two disappeared 10 days ago now. their bikes found abandoned on the banks of myers lake. investigators urging the public to come forward with information. >> if you were at the lake before 3:00 p.m., or if you know of or talk to anyone who was at myers lake on friday the 13th for any reason whatsoever, please contact local law enforcement. >> reporter: sunday evans dale police were back on the ground talking to people who live near the lake. authorities said saturday they have reason to believe the two girls are still alive. but they are still not saying what that reason is. >> any specifics of the case, the premature release could impede the investigation. >> a few homeowners who did not want to go on camera says police searched their home and questioned them about the day
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the girls disappeared. back to you. >> today the mother of one of the girls is being given a second lie detector test. captain jeff is live over the scene. >> reporter: here at the anne arundel medical center in annapolis, three alarms looks like the fire is out. there's still some smoke coming out of the door that's in the upper left hand corner of your screen. there were some evacuations. this happened on the third floor of of the anne arundel medical center. >> thank you, from sky high chopper 13, thank you. we have an update on a story wjz first brought to you as breaking news at 5:00, the first american woman to go into space has died. sally ride died today in san diego after her 17 month battle with pancreatic cancer. this is video of her at her
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first trip into space. sally ride was 61 years old. aids activists, scientists and patients are gathering in washington, d.c. for an international conference. as danielle nottingham reports, they can see a day when hiv is no longer transmitted. >> reporter: chris bland is one of more than 31,000 people in washington, d.c. for this year's international aids conference. the 50-year-old has been battling aids for 26 years. >> people now have different options beyond just condoms and abstinence. >> reporter: world leaders are excited about new research showing people who receive drug treatment for hiv are not passing the virus to others. >> united states is committed and will remain committed to
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achieving an aids free generation. >> reporter: the international aids conference hasn't been held in this country in more than 20 years. but the u.s. has still shown a commitment to fighting the worldwide epidemic. in 2002, the u.s. pledged more than $15 billion for prevention and treatment of hiv aids. and nearly a billion dollars more from private organizations like the bill and melinda gates foundation. bill gates says there's still a long way to go. >> only by having a number of these new tools and eventually a vaccine can we really seriously talk about moving toward the end. >> reporter: until that day comes, blance plans to be a counselor and advocate for others like him living with hiv. danielle nottingham, wjz news.
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>> it's estimated 200 million people worldwide are infected with hiv. in tonight's campaign 2012 report edward lawrence reports from wjz from costa mesa, california. that's where mitt romney is looking to the public sector for support. >> reporter: mitt romney sat down with small business owners in costa mesa, california. >> if you're employing people i want to see you do better. because we want teem to have good wages and better benefits. >> reporter: romney's back talking about the economy and criticizing the president after a mass shooting forced both campaigns to take a break. >> the president needs to spent time with the jobs council. i guess in the last six months he's done 109 fundraisers he's found time for that. >> reporter: this is romney's fourth trip to orange county. president obama is back out
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west. sunday he visited grieving families in colorado. >> i come to them not so much as president as i do as a father and as a husband. >> reporter: and the shooting was the focus of vice president joe biden's comments to the first responsers. both camps pulled their negative ads in colorado after the shooting. romney's are down until further notice. president obamas will be off the air for the rest of the week. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we'll continue to bring you the latest on the candidates. a quick look at the stories you will find tomorrow on the baltimore sun. a high tech incubator is trying to give a leg up to start ups. >> the inner harbor has a new sightseeing charter boat called
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jury selection begins in the case of a former police officer. the case was ruled an accident but was reopened after peterson became the suspect in the disappearance of his third wife, stacy peterson. police believe she is dead but have not yet found her body. people are being evacuated after an evacuation in port arthur texas. investigators say lightning
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a muggy start to the new workweek. any chance of more rain tonight? bob turk is in the weather center he has the answer and the updated weather forecast. >> right now it's quiet. not seeing much in the way of weather coverage. tomorrow afternoon, could be some more thunderstorms activity that would break out any time after 2:00 or 3:00 it's going to get pretty hot. upper 80s to low 90s. then thunderstorms activity possible but it would dry out a much nicer day on wednesday. lower temperature and on thursday, the humidity comes back a little bit. 90, 92, chance of a thunderstorms late thursday and again on friday. and saturday back to 90 a little less humid again to start the weekend. denise-- >> all right, thank you bob. still to come.
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well the second half shuffle. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> orioles come home tomorrow but they're having fun on the road right now. after talk of a june swoon and july stop, the orioles are back on again. the rerival comes on starting pitching. it's been outstanding during the win streak. tommy hunter got things going and it's his turn again. o's hitters are going to face indians justin masterson. you can see the game on masn2. despite the good run the o's are on, showalter has some concern about his relief pitchers. they're among the best in the game but they've been overused and it's starteding to show.
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jim johnson would come in he struggled as well before the o's finally close out another close win in cleveland. showalter talks about the wear and tear his bullpen has faced. his relief pitcher has faced difficult teams. >> we have to get back to it but a lot of that goes by the consistency of your starting pitching too. if we're getting that sixth and 7th inning you would be surprised how much better those guys would be. i think there's some mental wear and tear down there because they're constantly pitching with that have to approach. >> jim johnson had to and eventually did close out that cleveland victory with a strike out of cabrera. johnson's all star season now includes 30 saved games and 32 opportunities. most saves in the majors. chicago cubs pitcher demtster has been a starter but
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he's about to change teamings. he's headed to the atlanta braves. that deal is awaiting approval. with the cubs out of the play off race he's on the trading block. the braves are very much in the play off run. >> and ichiro suzuki traded to yankees that trade just confirmed by the american league. and in college football, acc coaches gathered for the league's preseason media game. the terrapins are picked by the media to finish last. coming off a 2-10 season sometimes you have to take two steps back to take one forward. nfl news a step backward for aaron barry has him kicked off the team. arrested twice, one nor dwi,
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don't miss the cbs line up. hawaii five-o followed by the news at 10:00. >> that's it for us. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. thank you for watching wjz news. don't go away there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. including of course the colorado shooting suspect makes his first appearance in court. tonight new details as police detectives try to determine a motive. also the >> pelley: tonight, the colorado massacre suspect in court james holmes appeared dazeened and was
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prevented from speaking by his barry petersen was in the courtroom, john miller is on the investigation. penn state is hit with crippling penalties and joe paterno is wiped out of the record books armen keteyian on the fallout from the child sex abuse scandal. >> sports themselves can become too big to fail. in the penn state case the results were perverse and unconscionable. >> pelley: a pioneer has died. sally ride, the first american woman in space. and john blackstone on the survivors of the aurora massacre fighting for their lives. >> he needs to get better because he needs to be a dad. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it was a strange and jarring picture. we got our first look today at the man accused of the worsz mass shooting in
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