coming up on "early today," man hunt. two convicted murderers use fake documents to fool the department of corrections and escape. edward snowden said he did not bring leaked files to russia. a frightening school bus hijacking. and will october's frightening flick drum up big bucks at the movies? "early today" starts right now. this is "early today" for friday, october 18th. good morning everybody and happy friday. i'm betty nguyen. it sounds like a plot from a

hollywood thriller, two convicted murderers serving life sentences forge documents and are released from prison. the brazen scheme unfolded in florida and a manhunt is underway for charles walker and joseph jenkins both freed within weeks of each other. the orange county sheriff's office only learned about it on tuesday. a judge says someone took his signature off a public document and electronically passed it on bogus release orders. before that phony state motions were filed to correct an illegal sentence. >> this was one enterprising way to break out of jail. in my more than 35 years in the judicial system i have never seen the state of florida file a motion to correct an illegal

sentence. >> now officials are admitting they were duped by the fraudulent orders. they don't know who did it but they are investigating. >> the department of corrections followed every procedure and protocol in place and those inmates were released. >> officials are reviewing records to see if any others followed the trick. they are believed to be in the orange county area where they have family and friends and are not believed to be traveling together. they held the alfred e. smith dinner last night. the key note speaker was steven colbert who had a lot of fun joking about the politicians especially michael bloomberg.

>> tonight is really about the littlest, speaking of which, is bloomberg here? thank you very much. [ applause ] very tiny. >> the dinner is a yearly fundraiser for catholic charities in new york. the attorney who successfully defended george zimmerman is now focused on bullying. mark o'mara says he is drafting a law to hold parents accountable in some cyber bullying cases. this comes on the heels of two arrests in connection with a florida case turned tragic. the girls are charged with

aggravated stalking accused of taunting rebecca sedgewick. the self-proclaimed nsa leaker says he did not take classified files with him to russia. edward snowden has been hold up in russia since he fled there in june. he says there is zero chance the russians or chinese have any other classified documents. this comes on the heels of u.s. intelligence officials saying foreign spies may have access to the files. snowden says he gave the encrypted documents to the journalists he met in hong kong. some visitors to a utah state park are in hot water after they posted video on facebookt that shows them destroying an ancient rock formation. the group of boy scout leaders are seen pushing over rocks.

they say it looked like it was about to collapse and might have hurt someone. utah state park officials, however, are not amused. they say the men can face felony destruction charges. in russia a dramatic crane collapse captured on video. video shows the crane moving what appears to be a barge when it crumbles under the massive weight. it was a close call for a worker on the ground who was just feet away when that happened. no word on if anyone was hurt. video out of washington state gives new meaning to the phrase living on the edge. a portion of the block known by locals as the end of the world gave way crashing into the pugett sound. wind, rain and gravity are eating away under the soil. the area had been temporarily

closed. i would say so. a look at your weekend weather. >> weekend is coming. >> yes. it's friday. >> fall weekend today. lots of people will be looking at the peak of the leaves in a lot of spots. all of the nasty weather over the last two to three weeks have been in the colorado portion of the country out to wyoming. last night wyoming picked up five inches of snow. we have had a mixture of rain and snow in denver. a slushy inch possible on the grass and the cars around denver. quick shot of rain moved yesterday through the northeast. that is exiting. and your weekend weather pattern does show it is cool over the great lakes and midwest. we will have lake effect rain showers throughout the weekend. still warm in florida. a little rain today along the texas and louisiana coast. here is your friday forecast.

yesterday was so beautiful and warm and gorgeous today 70 degrees in new york city. 68 and sunny in d.c. we are sti a little cooler than we would like probably in the northern plains. 58 in chicago. even after the snow this morning denver 49 this afternoon. here is a look at the weather outside your window. yesterday in new york city it was 70 to 75. incredible, warm, beautiful weather. orlando, florida up to 90 degrees today. and everyone still enjoy the warmth all signs of a significant cool down next week. >> i'm loving that 90 degrees in florida. bring it on. a major recall left some of america's most popular automobiles. plus a frightening school bus hijacking by a man with a knife.

the boston red sox one step closer to the world series. we have the details in sports just ahead. you're watching "early today."

welcome back everybody. stories making news this morning. rescue teams are digging through mud looking for survivors from a landslide caused by a typhoon in japan that killed at least 24 people. dozens are still unaccounted for after the mountain side collapsed on the island 75 miles south of tokyo. disturbing new video of chaos. it shows panicked shoppers running for their lives as militants came in and started shooting. in arkansas police chase a school bus with 11 children on board. it was allegedly hijacked by 22-year-old nicholas miller. police say he had a knife when

he forced the driver off the bus and took off. he was stopped and arrested. everyone was safe. the federal government's health care market place continues having major problems with glitches on the website. at least 15 million people have visited the site but errors include duplicated enrollment, spouses reported as children and missing information. the administration says problems are being addressed and progress is being made. in michigan a wal-mart employee was fired after he tried to help a woman being attacked in the parking lot of the store. wal-mart spokesperson said while the company understood the intentions the actions violated company policy. one of the world's priceless masterpieces might be a little more exclusive. the head of vatican museum says he may limit the number of visitors allowed in to see the

masterpieces. let's hope that gets up and running. as the u.s. economy gets back on its feet china's economy continues humming along with the gdp healthy as the u.s. and european economics continue to improve. toyota is recalling over 800,000 camry, avalons and venzas. the reason electrical problems caused by air conditioner. about $25,000 worth of hard to find reserve bourbon is harder to find. cases were stolen from the kentucky distillery. mortgage rates rose but they can drop next week now that the treasury is back in the business

of borrowing. talk about investor's intuition. a grandfatherer bet that his 18 month grand son would play for the soccer team. today that grand son is 16 and he plays for the team. his grandfather has won almost $200,000 and as a result he is now retired. maybe he will share a little money with his grand son. sports is coming up next including the nfl's newest villain and rock climbers that would give spiedy serious competition. which first lady of the united states was the first to wear pants in public? lady bird johnson, pat nixon, betty ford or rosalynn carter?

so before the break we asked which first lady of the united states was the first to wear pants in public? lady bird johnson, pat nixon, betty ford or rosalynn carter. the answer is pat nixon who modelled them for a national magazine. in sports game five tigers and red sox series tied. napally gets the red sox on the

board first. later top of the third boston up 3-zip. a slam caught by the tip of the glove. the tigers lose this one 4-3. game six is on saturday. thursday seahawks versus cardinals in arizona. seahawks get on the board with this 50 yard toss. carson palmer tries for larry fitzgerald and palmer throws an almost pick six. trips up right by the goal line. marshawn lynch finishes off and the seahawks take it all. in the nfl it made a superhero movie. suh might play the villain. he was fined for hit on quarterback brandon weeden.

his agent said this about his client's recent fines. every movie needs a villain. batman had bane. superman had lex luthor. the tar heels gave a run for the money. williams connects and breaks a tackle for a 71 yard touchdown. miami blocks a 47 yard field goal and runs it in for a touchdown. in the fourth with seconds remaining miami runs it in for a win and takes it all. in hockey the oilers with back-to-back goals in just eight seconds. the best part he broke the team's old record which was two goals in nine seconds by none

other than wayne gretzky. this will have you wondering how this is even possible. the rock climbers scale a rock wall without any harnesses with upper body strength. spi spiderman may have competition. will "carrie" scare up big crowds this weekend? details next. you're watching early today.

forecast. let's start with saturday. there will be cool air going through the great lakes. it was 64 degrees in lake erie yesterday. we are going to get lake effect rain showers, same thing that happens in the winter time with snow showers. much better in denver. as far as sunday goes we see a little chance of rain showers minneapolis into the great lakes. look at sunday, 66 in boston. so much great weather out there. enjoy it. >> i love it. >> get those pumpkins. the sibling rivalry may have gone too far. after the jonas brothers cancelled their tour now the joint twitter account is gone

further fuelling speculation. oscar buzz swarming around "12 years of slave" also joining it is the revamp of ""carrie"" and "kill your darlings." michael bey said while filming vendors got upset and threw an air conditioner at him. the trailer for "the grand budapest hotel" has been released and the movie has an all-star cast. this week "glee" creator ryan murphy confirmed season six will be the last season. maya angelo received the lifetime achievement award last night. the stars of "parks and recreation" came together this

week to celebrate shooting the 100th episode. the cake celebrated with a cake decorated in breakfast. daniel radcliffe is the world's newest musical instrument. looks like a spanking to me. >> we cut that out of our show today. that almost made it into the show, the segment,he bongoes. >> the bum bum bongoes. i'm betty nguyen. this is "early today." we hope this is just your first stop of the day on nbc. [captioning made possible by

constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news today at 5 a.m.. >> sonny" today with temperatures closer to average. let's take a look at your forecast in just a moment. we have 54 right now at the airport and 60 out in ocean city. we will talk about the cooler trend heading our way in the coming days. >> thank you. coming up at 4:57, 54 degrees at the airport. >> coming up at the news today. the doctor accused of abusing drugs and storing photos of his patients. but first, it is something that just about every woman is guilty

of at one time or another. howard county police as saying it is costing them big time. we will explain straight ahead. >> baltimore city trainer could face five years in prison for shooting a trainee. it is a casey defense cause an honest mistake. >> a family outrage for a deadly shooting at a traffic stop after an officer said he pulled the trigger. >> we are checking ontario

>> you are watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, latebreaking. this is 11 news today at 5 a.m.. sometimes of just leaving my purse in the car. >> many busy moms leave valuables unattended in the car for just a few seconds while they drop the kids off at a care.