cake in the future. >> reporter: in pocatello, i'm jake taylor. >> wow. >> that's some luck. >> yeah. number's on your side. i like that story. that is what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great thursday. all new reaction from "occupy baltimore" protesters and the city shutting off the power to their camp. find out how this move affects them. new information on the death of baltimore police officer. that story -- just you ahead. it's thursday, november 3rd. good morning, maryland. hope your day's off to a great

start. the weekend is from sight. let's get a check of that early thursday forecast and say hello to justin who is wearing one of those ties this morning. >> our ties look this morning. >> they are a bit different. >> they are a bit different. mine is an angel. >> good morning to you. 40 degrees in the baltimore area. 34 up towards new york, pa. we have some clouds trying to work their way in. high, thin clouds i believe will be the issue this morning. they will thicken. there's a storm system trying to approach. i think it's more bark than bite out of this one. we're gonna watch ourselves, sunshine at least fading away. sunrise at 7:36. 64 degrees and then we'll step it back an get cooler to the -- cooler for the worked. we'll talk about it. here's tanya. who is wearing yellow. >> yellow is my favorite color.

we have no accidents reported on any county or city roads in baltimore. great way to start the morning. let's take a look at the beltway, 795, on the north side, very light traffic in becht sides. no issues traveling from pikesville. 95 and 395 is moving well in both directions. there was roadwork overnight. 95 south at keith, we still have some leftover roadwork there. you can check us out at twitter. we've learned in the past hour that police in oakland, california have begun firing tear gas canisters at protesters. demonstrators salute down the fifth largest port and there was vandalism. new video ahead coming to you from oakland, california. also in tulsa, protesters are back in the city park following a night that included ten arrests and confrontations with police that included clouds of pepper spray coming

from officers. a and in seattle violence broke out after protesters broke through a police blockade. closer to home, it's not violence it's tris that's causing tensions -- it's electricity that's causing tension. here's more. >> well, charlie, we have all new-reaction from "occupy baltimore" protesters camped out at mckeldin square. protesters say they are disappointed in the city for shutting off the power. they say it affects their cell phone and computer use and the mayor's office say they turned off the power out of concern for public safety. city inspectors say the large number of items being powered from each outlet created power hazard. the protesters don't have the proper permits to use these and we caught up with some of them to learn what they had to say about all of this. >> we've been doing pretty good. we have to bundle up to keep

warm. other than making coffee and the internet, we don't really use that much electricity. >> so again, the protesters say they bell wum -- welcome dialogue with the city. we're still awaiting word from baltimore county police on a homicide in parkville from wednesday afternoon. the call came in just after 4:30 where crews arrived at the scene at the 2700 block of sarah lane. both forensics teams and detectives were there. right now, all we know is the victim is classified as an adult female. we're gonna update you on this as soon as new information becomes available. and curtis lopez, back in maryland. he returned last night after being extradited from north carolina. he's charged in the murder of his estranged wife and is suspected of killing his stepson. the two bodies were found about a week apart in a nearby wooded area. the jury has deliberated and wander bishop has been sentenced to life in prison

with the chance for parole. he was sentenced in the murder- for-hire case in william porter. bishop shot porter to death after being hired by porter's wife for $9,000. prosecutors say his taped con fix helped sway the jury who could have given him the death penalty. >> it was a key to our ability to prove premeditated first- degree murder. he acknowledged his participation. he acknowledged he was doing this for money. it was clear and demonstrated his guilt of the offense. >> with respect to the ringleader of that case, carla poeter will go on trial next spring. that will cake place in carroll county. and another decision in the yogurt shop mur. britney norwood was convicted of first-degree murder for killing jane na murray inside the -- jana mur pray inside the store -- murray was inside the store. a shooting that's causing

quite a media frenzy involving a plain clothes police officer and those in uniform at the select lounge back in january everyone the gunfire resulted in the death of an off-duty police officer. while no charges have been filed this morning, new information is being released. and we're standing by with the details with our reporter. >> reporter: well, the new information that we released this this morning has to do with findings of the independent review board investigation. the incident happened last january 9th and involved the tragic death of a baltimore police officer and 22-year-old shawn gamble as well as the shootings of three other people and one additional officer. the officer was gunned down by fellow officers, police officers who were arriving for crowd control at the select night club. the officer was not in uniform and it was not clear if he identified himself as a police officer. he was caught in a hail of gunfire struck by 20 bullets. the independent review board was appointed by well,-blake.

the board was asked to review the incident and recommend changes to policies and procedures to prevent this type of incident from ever happening again. charges were never filed in the case because the city state's attorney concluded that officers acted reasonably. the review board's results will be announced this morning at baltimore city police headquarters at a press conference. police now are needing your help in an investigation involving chinese carry-out. they are trying to identify three who gunned down a man on halloween. this is surveillance video who show the men walking into the carry-out on greenmont avenue. police say 52-year-old freddie jones junior died when he resisted the robbers and she shot him multiple timeles. >> they was intimidated by his size. he's a tall man, football player type size. you know, like -- an older man is not gonna get anybody put their hands in their pocket or -- i herd it was like for $13 -- i heard it was like for $13.

wasn't that the same amount that the man died for last year? senseless. >> let's take a look a this is surveillance video coming in from last night. if you recognize the men in this video or have information, call metro crime stop, 866 - -- after two murders in a week and then three in 13 months, clifton's hospital in jessup has a new man in charge. he will take over the hospital which has been without a permanent director since february. the two recent killings are still under investigation. and update to the blaze that left an historic landmark in ashes. officials say they still don't know what caused the fire at the mt. washington tavern. this was the scene monday morning. the baltimore city fire department says the damage will cost about $2.5 million. it's so bad, it's making it difficult for investigators to find a definite cause. well, the death of leader moammar gadhafi meant a bit more to most than one family.

it meant the return of a son and a boyfriend. new details on a journalist, matthew van dyke an when she's due back at home. plus -- get rid of that halloween candy with cash in return. how to do it and when you can do it. details and everything you need to know coming up. as we go too break this morning, a live look at niece, france. this is where president barack obama is right now. air force one on the ground. he's in france for the g-20 summit. we're back in a minute. @ @

gonna need some help getting rid of that halloween candy that your kids brought home. it's a program put on by dentists. you can head from 4:00 to 7:00 this evening. the contact information you see on the screen. they are gonna exchange candy for cash coupons, toothbrushes and they will have other

prizes. it will be filling care packages stationed overseas. time for a check of the forecast. you know,dy some research on your -- i did some research on your tie, justin. mine is angel. yours is titled rays. >> rays. >> not ray lewis, just ray. >> there's a bunch of them swimming up toward me on attack mode yes. good morning to you. we have ourselves a look at the doppler. multiple sweeps across the chesapeake. we're quiet this morning. you may notice some clouds trying to creep in here. ack loot -- look at the anomaly. look at the difference between 32 in towson. most of us are around 40. while we're looking at that we should be climbing today. we'll see a push of warmer air. in fact, get our way up to 60 by lunchtime. 62 our guaranteed high. we have cooler weather on the way for the weekend. right now here's traffic.

in bel air we have an accident at wheel road. so be aware of that in the neighborhood. let's take a look at our live traffic camera, starting out on 95 southbound, 32. we have a smooth ride through savage towards laurel. no issues on the freeway. top side of the beltway at harper road. very light traffic. all is quiet here on both loops top side. i can follow us on twitter for all of the latest accidents, delays an traffic projects. charlie. nearly 100 teens have been summoned to court today they are from chesapeake. don't worry, these kids didn't do anything wrong. it's all part of a program called schools in court. schools will learn firsthand with the -- about the consequences and they will hear court cases and hear from victims and learn about legal consequences to their accidents. it's being called the worse

outbreak on listeria since 1985. once again, you are taking a live look, president obama at the g-20 summit. we're back in a minute. space

4:45. five things you need to know on this thursday morning. closing arguments scheduled to begin in the involuntary manslaughter of michael jackson's doctor, conrad murray. he's accused of giving jackson the powerful anesthetic propofol that led to his death in 2009. beginning today, you can log onto the nationaltree.org. win tickets for the annual christmas tree lighting for -- for december 1st. and matthew van dyke, who went to libya and fought along rebels will return to the u.s. this weekend. his family says he's scheduled to arrive at bwi saturday

night. tune in tomorrow and we'll have more of this. matthew dike is come home. and president obama will be in france for the next two days. he and other world leaders are attending the g-20 summit. the group's main focus for the summit will be global stability. from there, the president will also meet with labor leaders for the l-20. and senator pipkin, and one other senator will be expressing their opinion on the merger. there's conditions that need to be met. the death toll from the outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe has reached 29. an eighth person has died in colorado. the recall was first released back on september 14th. >> they had the independent -- >> it's gonna be time to start thinking about holiday shopping. there is a gift that's starting out today that will help sick

children in baltimore. we're live this morning telling us about this miracle ties. which one are you wearing? >> reporter: charlie, this one is calmed "lady bugs" it was designed by victoria murray, 10 years old. all of these ties were designed by pediatric patients at the john hopkins medical center. lay, you've been apart of -- ray, you've been apart of this for years. >> yes. >> very special, isn't it? >> yes. thank you. very special. it's probably the second biggest event, if not the first in the mall because the holiday, in my opinion, comes second to the kids. it really is great. >> what does it mean to you to be apart of something so special. these ties are not just being told for fun. it's money that goes to help these kids. >> it's money. 100% of the ties go right to the kids at hopkins. and it just means so much to us

and the parents. it's just amazing. if anybody has never get down there, they should get down and take a tour. it would really be a wakeup call. it really would. >> now, where can people find these ties? >> all of our local force have them. you can go online in our catalogue or just come into the store and we'll have them all the way through the holiday. and -- for holiday giving. >> you said people come in. some parents will come in and say boxes, boxes, boxes. >> we have parents come in and grandparents come in and they buy positions -- workses of them for christmas gifts. >> thank you for being here. >> ray has been here since 1:30 this morning. he's the man who gets it all done. you can find these ties from the johns hopkins children center starting today. we're live, back to you. 4:49. if you have one of those ties or want to mail one of those as a gift for the holiday, you need to do it quickly. if you are sending it to live

-- loved ones out of town, you need to mail them the earlier the better. packages going to servicemembers overseas need to be mailed by next saturday. if you are sending something domestically and want to use parcel post, december 15th is the deadline. if you are a last minute shopper, you need to get things to the post office by the 21st and send them priority mail. express mail guarantees christmas delivery. that's as late as december 22nd. a lot of dates we'll remind you as we move into the holiday season. in other news, some people a little unhappy about the battery life for the newly- released iphone 4-s. apple says there's a problem in the mobile operating system that's shortening the battery life. the programmers are gonna release software updates to address the problem.

here's an interesting story for you. and one that might make you unsees -- uneasy. if you have ever been heading to the airport, it finds out -- turns out that screeners are still finding four or five guns on a typical day. and that's according to a tsa agent who testified. he says more han 900 guns have been recovered at checkpoints just this year. that common excuse from passengers, they say they forgot the weapon was in their bag altogether. more trouble for herman cain. a third bomb is saying she was -- woman is saying she was harassed. the woman said it was aggressive, unwanted behavior from cain when newarked -- worked together in the 1990s and she told "the associated press" that behavior included a private invitation to cain's private apartment. cain was at the time the head of the restaurant association. he deny is the accusation.

i want to start off with a look at the wide view satellite radar composite. you take take a look back here. very distinct storm pattern. this the area of low pressure sliding its way through. it's a storm and we got it extending one front from with some storms near milwaukee and just to the north of detroit. we have storms down the east, down the mississippi river. the storm will be diving itself through the carolinas. a what that means is we're just gonna get clipped by a piece of that energy. it doesn't look as impressive by the time it does reach us. it does look more impressive during this overnight, early- morning period. we'll probably have some sun today mixed in with the high clouds. we're just on the edge of the storm system and the future trend thoughs -- shows's we are pretty much die -- shows we're

pretty much dry. the more substantial rain will be southeast virginia through the carolinas and that area of low pressure redevelops off the coast. by that time it's out of here. there's a look at our wind flow and you will notice a little kink here as that storm system passes to the south and then watch some stronger winds pull out of the north behind that. that means a cooler weekend. today we warm up to 64. now, the clouds will lower and thicken. we'll still be warmer than yesterday that was of 2. and by the tie -- 62. and by the way look for temperatures back in the 40s to near 50 with a slight chance of showers. it's 4:53 let's check the roads. the inner loop at 295. >> we still have some roadwork. all overnight roadwork should be done in the next few minutes. let's take a look at 95. no issues to report if you are traveling southbound from elk ridge down to sav vig and laurel.

95 north of whitemarsh boulevard traffic is building in both directions here. it's still pretty light here, making your way towards the beltway. roswell and roseville you is do have a smooth right. we're posting all ofure traffic on twitter. china making headway after a space crack heads for the heavens. what's been accomplished an what they hope to do in the weeks to come. also we know in soccer you can't touch the ball with your hand. the two soccer players suspended after a game. the grab that's caused a huge controversy. you are watching "good morning maryland." back in a bit.

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and two space stations will fly for 12 days before trying to dock a second time. u this is the first successful launching. two more vehicles may pave the way for a china made at the space station. five people are arrested after trying to get through to the u.s. in an empty gas line. they were trapped in the tunnel. they contacted the fire department who extracted the four men and woman. one told agents he paid 5000- dollars to get into the u.s. the firebombing of the offices of a french magazine. they burned on the day it was due to publish an issue with a cover of the prophet that said 100 lashes if you are not dieing from laughter. two players have been

suspended. the popular team was celebrating a goal when it was okay to kiss. but you cannot do this. easy, dude. a video showing two players patty the fannies. that's a good game but immoral. no good games when you are in iran. the federation banned them for all activities and they have been fined about $40,000. profiters after the city shuts off power to the camp. what they have to say about the move. and a message for killers. that's coming up. found guilty in a "murder

for hire" plot. did he get death. that's ahead. as we look at doppler radar the clock says 4:58. not much to talk about and temperatures are widespread. and back to annapolis. we have clouds trying to come in. we'll have increasing clouds. and sun through the clouds this morning but they will lower throughout the day. after starting off in the 40s the. we'll make our way up to an afternoon of 64 now