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>> tim: when they meet march 9 pressure will shift to the home team in georgetown. because syracuse will come in locked and loaded ready to go. seeding for the conference tournament. there is a tie up, arrow still offensively with georgetown. >> bill: got to run one guy long here. lot of bodies down here. another smart thing the big east is forever changing. but what he did in terms of trolling the incredible coaches in the early days of the big east. sent a great message and resume to the leadership as well as syracuse. >> bill: i resent that comment. i was there i wasn't an "a" personality. >> tim: i remember you being tossed but not as memorable when john was tossed. >> bill: the one thing i was telling the guys yesterday that i was the president of the big
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east coaching association which mean you lost to everybody and everybody liked you. >> tim: tell you one thing about the dad, though, lot of guys either leave the job, john, his dad would call just to make sure everything was in order, if anything key do. i'm sure he's sitting home relishing this. not so much for what the game means in the standings but for his son. >> tim: absolutely. southerland. too strong. ayegba who has been all over the glass today, he has -- way up there in rebounds. ayegba has been all over it he's got ten on the day. >> bill: this is why you practice. you never know when a coach is going to call on you. just terrific consistency. >> tim: ayegba at the freethrow line. we should mention this in speaking to both coaches they're going to play again.
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they just won't play in a conference and compete for the same championship. they won't play multiple times and they won't play two or three times in the month of february and march. but this is no longer a contentious rivalry. these two institution respect each other. triche, a leaner. ayegba only gets seven minutes a game. he didn't expect to put all this time -- unbelievable. >> tim: let it go, going to be a tremendous win for georgetown. john thompson iii will tell his young men to win with honor, go over shake the hand of the second winningest coach in the history of the game say, we'll see you on march the 9. otto porter with 33 points, eight rebounds on 12 much 19 from the floor. the hoyas beat syracuse on this
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mounting lawsuits. a gynecologist, secretly videotapes count little patients. -- countless patients. tonight, who the women are suing for damages. >> good evening, everyone. thanks for joy joining us. i'm adam may. johns hopkins hospital remains in the spotlight tonight, as the investigation continues into a well-known gynecologist.
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he allegedly recorded his female patients during examinations. one class-action lawsuit is already filed and more could soon come. how a law firm is informing potential victims of their rights. rochelle? >> reporter: well, hi, adam. lawyers are jumping to represent patients of dr. nikita levy. one going as far as to hold a town hall meeting in baltimore city for potential victims. >> reporter: from patients to now possible victims. >> i just can't believe it. >> reporter: women who trusted the medical expertise of johns hopkins gynecologist, dr. nikita levy, are wondering if they may have been recorded during their examinations while in the most vulnerable positions. >> that's a violation. >> reporter: the class action lawsuit has been filed in baltimore city kirkit court. >> i believe -- circuit court. >> i believe, frankly, that each and every patient of this doctor, who learned of his conduct, his malicious, wanton, unlawful, outrageous conduct,
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has suffered damaged -- damage. >> reporter: some are going after the renowned hospital on their own. >> i had no idea that this man was capable of doing such acts. >> reporter: tiasha bell, a patient of dr. levy for six years. >> i even felt so comfortable with dr. levy that i referred my own mother to him. >> reporter: and more expected to file lawsuits in the weeks to come. >> this is a town hall meeting for victims or potential victims of the inappropriate and deviant behavior of dr. nikita levy. >> reporter: the cochran law firm met with the women in the hilton in downtown baltimore city, to discuss the rights of patients. while some rights may be obvious, such as not being recorded without consent. attorneys believe others may go ignored. >> one is a concern about the notification. did johns hopkins notify them appropriately and in a timely fashion or at all? >> reporter: dr. nikita levy worked at johns hopkins for 25 years and saw thousands of
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women during his tenure with the hospital. he committed suicide last week, prior to the investigation being exposed by media outlets. >> reporter: johns hopkins saying only, words cannot express how deeply sorry we are for every patient whose privacy may have been violated. >> reporter: and johns hopkins hospital said dr. levy was dismissed from the hospital staff this month. but they never said why. i'm rochelle ritchie. adam, back to you. >> investigators believe dr. levy used a camera that was on his pen to record those women. well, wjz is following breaking news right now from florida. a chaotic end to today's nationwide series race at daytona, sent several fans to the hospital. take a look at what happened. >> and contact. smith turn around. tommy stewart is going to win this race. and a terrible crash coming to the finish. >> according to reports, the
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engine of larson's car, tore apart on impact. officials say several fans were hurt when debris you saw there flew right into the stands. no word yet on the extent of the injuries. we'll bring you more details on the crash, as soon as they become available. a traffic stop in baltimore county lands a local lawmaker behind bars. police say that county councilman todd huff was arrested early this morning on suspicion of drunk driving. officers say huff was driving a county-owned vehicle when he was pulled over in towson just before 3:00 in the morning. according to the arrest report, huff was driving without headlights and smelled of alcohol. the councilman is now charged with driving under the influence and negligent driving. we have an update this eaching on -- evening on the fatal house fire in prince george's county. police say the blaze has claimed the life of a third trial. 11-year-old deja price died late last night. she had been in critical condition since she was pulled from the home thursday. the same fire also killed her
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two sisters. they were just 8 and 4 years old. and the girls' father also died. firefighters say there were no working smoke alarms inside that home. a murder mystery in northwest baltimore. firefighters find two bodies inside a burning vehicle. now, tonight, gigi barnett explains. investigators say the two were shot before that car went up in flames. >> reporter: city firefighters rushed to this alley in northwest baltimore, just before daybreak friday morning. next to the trash and debris was a car fire. and the 2100 block of north monroe street. firefighters worked to put out the flames. but soon after, they found two unidentified bodies, stashed in the vehicle. >> the bodies were burned pretty badly. and our arson unit is continuing to work with the fire department. we will have the bodies go to the medical examiner this weekend for an autopsy. >> reporter: jerome digs' daughter lives just a few blocks away from the scene. he says he visits her frequently and called to tell
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her what happened in her neighborhood. >> i said, oh, my god. that's the key. i mean, it's ridiculous out here. >> reporter: firefighters say the cause of the blaze is also a mystery. in northwest baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> gigi, thank you. police say it could take a week or more to determine who those victims are. well, a water main break in south baltimore closes down part of baroni highway this morning. check it out here. this is the scene near holabird avenue, near keith avenue. water main rushing up from a broken water line. right now, it's unclear what caused the break. but officials say it has been shut off. no word when it has been repaired. lots of rain clouds overhead for a good chunk of day. let's check in with bernadette woods. she has live doppler radar. on the bright side today. it was a little warmer at least, right? >> that's right. we'll show you those in just a moment. but we'll start off with first doppler radar. for the most part, the rain has
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left. but you just saw from that shot. still low clouds. also drizzle out there. but here's where the bulk of the precipitation has gone on. there was drizzle mixed in with this earlier today. with all of that gone, this is what we're left with. even though it's soggy outside. we're sitting at 45 degrees in baltimore. way above freezing. and the entire state is at 40. we'll have to watch for icy roads early tomorrow. and we'll have that forecast coming up. adam? >> more from bernadette in a few moments. also coming up tonight on wjz. a hostile workplace. a disgruntled hospital worker finds this note on her desk. now her employer is paying up. details straight ahead. also, a campus shutdown. we'll tell you why armed s.w.a.t. teams swarm the grounds at m.i.t.
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it's 45 degrees. pretty gray. couple of spots of rain in maryland now. complete forecast coming up. a report of a gunman at m.i.t. turns out to be a hoax. the campus went on lockdown, after officers received a tip about a man wearing body armor and having a long rifle. m.i.t. sent two text messages, telling students to stay indoor, reports of activity. the prankster ip address was
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traced to new york. justice today for an african american nurse who said she was switched to another unit because of her race. >> this situation in the neonatal icu was triggered by conduct not within policies. >> the nurse said the father went to her supervisor and said he did not want black nurses caring for his child. the hospital allegedly agreed to his request, even putting up this note to tell other employees that were african american to stay away. hospital officials are investigating the incident. the facility has settled with the nurse who is now back at work. all right. let's check in with meteorologist bernadette woods. this may go down in the record books. i'd love to see some numbers on this. as maybe one of the foggiest, grayest winters i've ever seen. >> it is. it's seeping in once again. after the clouds. rain starting to move away. but it is still pretty gray outside. >> we need light therapy outside. some sunlight. >> we really do.
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temperature-wise. this is one thing. 45 degrees is where we sit right now. not too bad, temperature-wise. next few days, we've got moderate temperatures coming our way. we'll have all of that coming up in your forecast when we return
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welcome back, everyone. well, the bulk of the rain and even sleet has moved off to the east. there's still drizzle and clouds outside. here's how it comes together. took you through the majority of this storm system here. and you can see the clouds trying to break up out west. but until the winds pick up, there is going to be fog out there. just a little bit of a breeze. that's it. but that's going to be turning around to the northwest. and bringing in cooler, dryer air, as we head into tomorrow. temperature-wise, though, we're sitting at 45 in baltimore. look at that. 40s across the entire state. 45 has been our high so far today. we started out the day at 32. and as we dropped through the overnight hours, we're going back to about freezing. so north and west of the city in particular. there could be somizey spots on
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the roads for the morning hours. but as we head through the afternoon, well above freetzing again. next few days, we have fairly mild air coming our way. forecast looks like this. this storm is getting out of here. a little bit of a break. a mix of clouds and sunshine as we head through the day tomorrow. then we're going to have a new storm move our way once again. it is going to start as a little bit of a mix, before changing over to rain. a break sunday afternoon, into monday. then here comes that next storm system on tuesday. when it initially moves into the colder air, we could see sleet, patchy, freezing rain. but it will change over to rain like the last few have around here. so the forecast on the water, small craft advisories will go into effect tomorrow afternoon, as those winds staare the to pick up out of the west. still a little fog out there tonight. cloudy skies. some drizzle will be coming to an end. watch forrizey patches early tomorrow. but then we'll see sunshine returning tomorrow afternoon. breezy. about for our high. cool slightly above average the next couple of afternoons.
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here's that next storm before changing to rain. by wednesday, it moves away, we're hitting 51. so temperatures not that bad the next couple of days. but next weekend, looks like a new round of pretty cold air comes our way. adam? >> bernadette, thank you so much. stay wi
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stan is here our wjz the fan sports report. at least it's spring somewhere. >> well, spring is in the air down in florida. >> uh-huh. >> i don't know, bern. is it here yet? not quite. so we just gotta wait. let's go straight to florida and check out highlights, huh, folks. today's masn on wjz orioles spring training report. features the birds in action on the diamond against the minnesota twins. against the great group league season opener. with this game dead-locked at 2. bottom 7. jonathan shupe steps right up. and he makes contact. infield single, past the third baseman. it scores yamaco cavaro.
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later tied at 3 apiece. and the birds get past the twins, 5-3. tomorrow, they take on the toronto blue jays in sarasota, college. hoops now. from college park. versus clemson, first half. maryland center. clear. blocked by davon. booker, he's mark turnon's favorite player to coach. strong baseline. mark turgeon said that it was 39-34 had he decided to call on jake laman. jam jake with a slam a second ago. and nice pass here to the team high man. out of baltimore city college high school. much to the pleasure of the turgeonites. they look just like the coach, don't they? nonetheless, auto maryland winning it, 72-59. elsewhere at home today. another example of how towson basketball is just getting better and better. the tigers mark their 16th win this season, behind a career high 20, from freshman jerome harrison.
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here's the other. jerome betman. it's the team's first winning season in 17 years with a whole lot more basketball to go. as they say, this is an abbreviated sportscast. that's sport, we have more at 11:00. >> and we just got an update on that nascar accident. 11 people were injured and six of them listed in critical condition right now. that's the latest coming out of daytona. >> wish we had time to talk about it now. but we'll do it later. >> we'll have more on that tonight at 11:00. be sure to watch the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it's "vanity fair's" hollywood. immediately followed by wjz eyewitness news at 11:00. and coming up tonight at 11:00, here on wjz, could more class-action lawsuits be on the way? a local law firm holds a forum, educating potential victims of a former hopkins ob/gyn who is accused of videotaping his patients. also, a final thanks. the pope speaks to his central administration. and local lei, parishioners pay
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tribute in a massive thanksgiving. here's a side of mercury you've probably never seen in living color. nasa and johns hopkins released these false color images of the planet that is closest to the sun. boy, isn't that beautiful there? it's not what a lot of people would think mercury would look like to the naked eye. but astronomers say it illustrates a different mineral that make up the planet. is that what they do on these things, bern? they kind of assign different colors to chemicals and elements? >> i don't know the
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