when he was attacked, he conveyed the fact he thought of his mother and sister and immediately made him fight back against the suspect in this case. the victim in this case was able to fight away from the victim and fight his way out of the bathroom yelling for help, which drew the attention of the school resource officer and a school personnel and they immediately ran to his assistance. >> he faces assault and sex offense charges and is being held on a million dollars bail the child was not hurt. taking a look at tonight's top stories, if you have travel plans this holiday season expect to see a lot more security. the fbi and department of home land security set out an alert to law enforcement around the country to be vigilant against possible terror attacks. this comes after authorities got information that they plan suicide attacks in the u. s.

and europe. this is it the final weekend to get all the holiday shopping done. local shop owners swept away the snow. the comptroller encouraged people to shop local. while yesterday was a mess we were spared by huge snowstorms so far. the new county executive wants you to know the county is prepared. the counties is fully prepared with 52,000 tons of salt on hand, 318 snow plow trucks and 400 people ready for a quick response. of course we needed more yesterday than anything not so much plowing was salt. about an inch, 1.2 inches the final total. let's take a look at temperatures. the concern is going to be for spots where that some of that slush is still hanging outs some of those corners secondary roads, parking lots below freezing. we're in the 20s now.

el could it city, laurel 29. manchester 28. norrisville 29. even' stop in the upper 20s. this is going to be a bigger concern for the delmarva peninsula. rain down here in florida not looking that ominous at the moment. this will continue to gain strength and hug the carolina coast. a little bit of snow in our direction in baltimore. i any probably just a coating overnight snow showers overnight tomorrow night into sunday morning. at least sunday morning is not a workday. be careful as you get out and about. 30s tonight partly cloudy and cold. we'll talk more about this storm moving offshore and look ahead to the outlook next week and ravens sunday. rosie. it is definitely not the grand canyon but take a look at

this. it's a huge sinkhole opened up in lithia florida. it filled out 75-foot wide 50- foot deep hole. that's 4.5 stories deep. new video of the first collapse of the metro dome on sunday work to repair the roof is on hold indefinitely out of concerns more panels could give way. the temperature inside the stadium has been cranked up to melt as much snow and ice off the roof as possible. safety straps are being used to support the remaining sections of the teflon roof. minnesota fake vikings are expected to pay the chicago bears on monday night and the gaming is expected to be moved to the university of minnesota's football field which is an outdoor stadium. wikileaks founder says he is afraid the u. s. is getting ready to indict him. julian assange delveded his organization's release of classified state garment documents. he tells abc that the accusations he assaulted two if women are part of a smear campaign. >> reporter: defiant and

confident julian assange is continuing the work of leaking government secrets on his web site. to u. s. officials said the leak documents endanger lives he had one word if nonsense. >> there has never been a single report of any of our documents causing physical harm to any single person. >> reporter: the wikileaks founder spoke to abc news a supporters 10 bedroom country mansion where he's confined while fighting sweden's attempt to extradite him on rape and sexual molestation charges. >> there are accepted messages between the women and each other and their friends that i am told represents a sets up. >> reporter: he expressed fear the u. s. will attempt to extradite him on charges related to the release of some 250,000 once secret state department cables. he claims not to know bradley manning the army intelligence

analyst who is allegedly behind the leak. >> i had never heard of the name bradley manning before it was published in the press. >> reporter: he said he never encouraged manning to send him documents and compared himself to a reporter looking for information. >> the press has a job to expose the public to the truth. >> reporter: he insists the documents release has had a positive impact. >> it is a step forward not running behind each other's backs. >> reporter: he will have to follow a curfew and wear an electronic tag. abc2 news suffolk england. look at this bold car theft caught on tape. the thief simply pulled up behind 1987 blue tempo and pushed it down the block. they later checked it to a tow truck dolly on the back of the truck. they caught the car theft on a home security system and are hoping it will help police

catch the brazen criminals. 6 maryland schools are getting very high honors. bel-air elementary and mt. washington elementary have all been named as maryland blue ribbon schools of excellence. they are being recognized by their high achievement and dramatic improvement. the principal of towson tells us what's so great about her school. >> the strongest thing about towson is the relationship between the students and their teachers. they like their teachers and that's extremely important. >> we know there's a lot going on and life is busy with the holidays but you'll want to know about these next stories. electric heaters from wal-mart are being recalled because of a potential fire hazard and we've got details on that. and another recall this one from honda involving problems with the headlights. we've got details on that as well. all that coming up. mom, have you seen my green shirt?

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the company's earnings. general mills as well as other food makers such as kelloggs are hoping higher prices and fewer sails promotions will help raise profits in coming months. free. we've got your attention. if you have last minute shopping to do want to do it online today is the day you can get free shipping at hundreds of stores. you might want to check them out. and facebook is stepping up in the game how the social sites will be encouraging your pictures to be tagged.

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. all new at 5:30 extended holiday hours as the holiday shopping center enters its final week. retailers are looking to entice last minute shoppers. toys r us announced it will remain open 88 hours in a row

beginning at 6:00 a.m. on tuesday continuing 10:30 on christmas eve. free shipping, well, that's what you can get for about 6 more hours or so if you shop online. consumer reporter john matarese takes a look at the shipping deal so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: people in greater baltimore who haven't finished their holiday shopping still have a few more hours to get it all delivered free. that's because today is free shipping day. and many online shoppers are looking forward to significant savings. >> to shop and have the free shipping it's a very big plus. >> reporter: many people who haven't finished their shopping will check out free shipping day. last year 750 stores took part but this year it's exploded

with more than 1500 online retailers signed on. participating stores toys 'r us macy's jc than he among others. these stores are offering free shipping for christmas delivery. more than 60% have no restrictions. in some cases, however, stores are not applying free shipping to deeply discounted clearance items and in others large heavy items like appliances may not be covered so check before you click. good to our web page abc2news.com click on the money tab at top so you don't waste your money. tired of tagging up the photos you up load to facebook. they are introducing a new feature. >> reporter: tag, you're it. facebook is rolling out a new feature tag suggestions using facial scanning technology the

site will examine your pictures identify faces believed to be your friends. users can opt out by saving the suggest photos to me friends option in account settings. youtube has a new look it got a makeover and allows users to personalize the youtube experience by combining users news feed subscriptions friend activity and other contact references youtube hopes people will make the site their regular online destinations rather than just a place to check out must see video. smart phones could be headed to the battle feels. u. s. army i exploring the possibility of arming every soldier with iphone or android phone. the goal is to integrate smartphone technology to training and fighting they are already used in some military schools and there are plans to test the phones in war zones along with testing smut phones the army is considering testing

the usefulness of other devices including ipads and e readers. i'm plat cherry and you're now clicked in. twitter is revamping its business center to make the site more efficient for companies. how to integrate a twitter feed with a corporate web site and maximizing twitter's other resources. and people can come to our twitter site, i mean our facebook page and find out all about the weather. >> we try to keep you updated we were posting some of s snow totals as they came in last night. you a got facebook profile. >> yes, i have a facebook profile. >> it used to be be a fan. >> now i like you or hate you either way. >> like rock and roll stars. rosie cold night on the way. some of the slush could ice up

again. those corner areas. >> if you're going to be out and about walking be careful. >> sidewalks and even some secondary roads have the slush. let's take a look outside, dark. some of the short est days of the year. 4:00 sun setting and you get full sunset not far after 4:30 right now. first day of winter just a couple of days away officially. that is our shortest day of the year. 32 degrees winds west at 7:00 and barometer rising. that's a good thing. updated snowfall total at bwi. most of us getting around an inch. bwi up to 1.2 inches. this is interesting here's our high definition weather net camera. watch that snow on the grass as we go through the day watch the sun go to work. next thing you know you can see the lawn again. take a look at mount airy snow

covered roofs quickly clearing off despite temperatures staying well down in the 30s. here's some of the current temperatures. 26 el could it city walkers vim 31. bowie 29. chester town 27. we're going to get pretty quick refreezing if you're out there tonight driving just use a little extra caution. maryland most powerful radar clear. we expect that to hold up for 24 hours at least. tomorrow night into sunday morning winds will pick up a little. we think we probably see a few flakes fly. just a coating tomorrow night. snow showers, maybe some slightly higher accumulations toward ocean city tomorrow night because this is going to be a coastal storm it looks to stay pretty far out. highs today in the upper 30s. we're right back there tomorrow but the column of air above is going to be so frigid no trouble for any precipitation that does fall to come down as snow showers late tomorrow. we put it on the weather symbols for you but really it's going to be tomorrow night when we would see the possibility of

some snow showers as this storm passes off shore. let's get right to that storm. right now just rain showers over florida, southern georgia down through south carolina. this is the storm that's going to continue to pull its way up the cold front. right now the current track taking it offshore but we'll still catch the edge of this thing there will still be snow showers especially again toward the eastern shore tomorrow. future caster bringing it through the day tomorrow. as the storm makes a close turn off the carolinas we're probably going to get snow showers late tonight sunday morning. right now looking pretty good for the ravens game at m and t bank stadium down. but there could be a little bit of snow on the seats. 25 tonight, tomorrow 37. some sunshine breaks through. stays cold, though. a chance for snow showers going to be there tomorrow night but more to the east. and your 7-day forecast going to trend here for more weather in the 30s. no warm-ups whatsoever. in fact it's going to be pretty blustery behind that coastal

storm monday and tuesday. windchills coming. tonight on 20/20 the series be the change save a life continues. the series sets out on a journey across multiple continent focused on the health conditions endured by the poorest of the poor and some of the invasions may be able to help save people. here's a look at one story on there journey. squeezing down a narrow dirt road to a remote african village. a massive truck arrives on a lifesaving mission. water. >> we're going to put the well here. >> reporter: the digging commences. the tribal chief knows that life in the village is about to change. today i have to thank my god because finally we will have water that won't bring sickness to our people. but the chief doesn't know this started a world away back in

200 4 when a new york city nightclub promoter named scott harrison had an epiphany. >> i realized what i'd become that i was the most selfish person i knew. >> i decided i have to do something different. i need to get out of this and actually go and serve. >> reporter: harrison left new york to volunteer in africa, and that's where he found his life's true calling. >> this was a fact that blew me away. 80% of the disease on the menest was directly related to unsafe water and lack of toilets. >> reporter: the cruel irony is that for millions uncontaminated water is flowing likely wednesday gold just feet underground. >> that was your aha. >> that was the aha. >> you can catch the rest of the series tonight. stay tuned for super nanny at 8:00 followed by what would you do at 9:00 and 20/20 at 10:00. right after that on abc2 news at 11:00 we'll profile a local organization that played

a real in that abc2 news special. don't miss the story how folks in our own backyard are coming up with innovative ways to help save the lives of women and children around the world. we've got a lot more ahead at 6:00. new at 6:00 why one harford county community with won't be graceed with a living christmas tree this year. plus college students deal with a lot of stress and depression how mcdaniel college is looking to help students before the problem starts. those stories and more all brand spanking new at 6:00. @

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. you ever had one of those days you wanted to break something not over someone's head but just break something. these folks got a chance when they tried to set the world record for the largest guitar smash. why i don't know. 1,914 acoustic guess tars were smashed for the record. in order for it to count for a world record there had to be visible damage or each guitar so they just smashed away. all broken parts will be donated to a center in florida where the disabled artists can make guitar art. the holiday season is in full swing and that means every corner you turn chances are there is chocolate tips for your holiday sweet tooth on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts

right now. after some morning clouds the sun finally broke through this afternoon and its even felt just a little bit warmer than it has all week. what's heading our way next? hello everyone i'm roosevelt leftwich with your 6:00 news. we've got an inch of snow yesterday but more could be on the way this weekend. >> hope not. wyatt's in the storm center to tell us what's going to happen. rosie, 1.2 inches actually the final updated total at bwi from yesterday's snowstorm tracking another one moving up the coast. this one looks to stay far enough offshore we'll probably get a coating in here overnight into sunday morning. maybe a little more toward delmarva though. temperatures right now we're talking about below freezing weather from annapolis to cambridge back up through frederick and york. inner harbor hanging 2 above freezing at 34. let's take you out to a broader view of the eastern united states talk about this approaching storm. tough to make out right now. if you look closely over northern