musical instruments where he sold them and more charges could be forthcoming. >> we were looking into a series of the cases over the last six weeks and we think there's a possibility he could be responsible for more cases. >> reporter: police believe other churches may have been targeted and may not yet realize that anything is missing. in howard county, abc2 news. >> police are still trying to track down all of the stolen instruments, the church is hopeful they will be returned soon. he's been held on $125,000 bond. from churches to preschools being hit to a wild night where 12 people have a crime spree in common. they drove across the county and the city leaving a trail of victims in their wake. they kidnapped and robbed some of the victims.

it ended in a crash on the highway after 10:00. city and county police worked together to get the suspects in custody. >> last night, a series of robberies punctuates that a few people are committing most of the violent crime in the baltimore area. >> police say they will not release the suspects' names until they do a photo lineup with the victims involved last night. you knew this was bad. because of you, you helped montgomery police, a man has been arrested for kidnapping and robbing three people in wheaton. it took place at the shopping center, all of the victims were older men. police say that 50-year-old henry sanders was arrested after getting tips, police believe that sanders seen on the right-hand side of the video kidnapped three men, forced them to withdraw money and one of the victims was cut

and beaten. he's charged with multiple counts of kidnapping and robbery. >> the blog bandit was robbed after trying to rob a bank in virginia. police responded to a bank robbery call and soon after, stephanie lynn was involved in an accident and she was arrested by police. on thanksgiving night, she tried to carjack a woman in baltimore county and she was wanted for a carjacking the next day in virginia. the maryland businessman released from aruba prison is back in america. he was ordered release from an aruba jail yesterday claiming they had insufficient evidence. they arrived today and he went off to new york city. he has been the suspect in the disappearance of robin guarder since she disappeared in

august. a accused of sexual child a has pleaded guilty. michael lions, the prosecutors told a judge that lions had sex with the victim several times this year. lion's defense says that he didn't force anything, called it consentual. they want him to serve 8 years in prison. another instructor accused of sex acts with the same girl will enter a plea next week. the woman's who voice were on the robo calls, she was told not to identify the campaign that paid for call. ronda russell testified today in the case against the campaign director and stated that they wanted to encourage vetters to go to the polls.

the occupy later permit request has been denied. they wanted to stay put through april. they say they cannot approve permits longer than five days and they asked to use the square in the time period they said no to set up tents and have up to 40 personal tents. hurricane season comes to an end today. we had to deal with the first hurricane to hit maryland since 2003 when hurricane irene hit and caused major power outages across the state. we had 19 tropical storms, just six hurricanes this season. irene still fresh in a lot of people's minds. talking about the link of the

power outage, it was unbelievable. happy to see this hurricane season in the record books about taking a look out there tonight, just the opposite. we have clouds drifting through as we have had all day. some of the wind gusts in the last hour gusting. you're still steady, feels like the 30s out there talking about windchill. sunshine and a warm up back into the low 50s and we talk much more about a sunny looking weekend coming up. with the cold temperatures coming and rain in the forecast, get yourself a gift with the abc2 weather ap, you can see the seven-day forecast. log on to the weather page on abc2news.com/weather and there you find a link to the ap, it's free for the iphone and now it's on sale for 99-cents for

your ipad. apple juice, it had no wrap sheet, no controversies, it's like saltines, never in the news until now. why we're getting all juiced up over what is in the juice. >> reporter: the new study shows that the levels of arsenic and lead in apple and grape juices maybe higher than folks thought. it started when dr. oz says it showed high levels of arsenic. now the report finds out 10% showed higher levels than allowed in bottled water. the company is recommending new studies of this product. experts say it's a latest in the war of words over the healthiness of the food supply. >> i think people are starting to get concerned about what is in the food supply. it comes back to food politic

abs -- is it safe? we're trying to feed our children. children are smaller bodies, toxins, do you want an acceptable level or a safe -- level? >> new recommendations say children under the age of 6 months should not get juice at all and children should get 4-6- ounces per day. thank you. the fight about what exactly marriage should be in maryland now has a new organization fighting to preserve traditional marriage. the marriage alliance announced that it's forming and stated that their mission going to be

to preserve the definition of marriage in maryland. it's comprised of community leaders and pastors who say it's a topic that should not be influenced by interest outside of maryland but those inside maryland. >> the message is clear, marriage is defined between one man and one woman. the citizens and the people in the state representing the clear fact that marriage is between one man and one woman. >> members of equality will fight for legislation to legalize marriage for same-sex couples in maryland. more coming up on abc2 news at 11:00. democracy 2012, president obama has endorsed the senator for his reelection for the senate. it's one of the earliest

endorsements for 2012 campaign. the president calls him one of the good guys. he may end up facing a republican, a former secret servicemember who was assigned to protect president obama. he is running for his second term as senator. mud in cranberry sauce, you just shifted your sofa to put up your tree and found more spots. how to clean your carpet. a lot of shopping done in the last 5 day, why monday was a historic shopping day. you get one of those supercool storm umbrellas. yellow, black, it's cool stuff. we're back with your complete weekend forecast coming up.

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paced black friday sales. spilled wine, dropped cranberry sauce, gravy on the carpet, that's thanksgiving day, we're looking to clean up carpet s now because of the mess. it's easy to get overwhelmed with the products. how to choose the right technique. >> reporter: hot water extraction, dry carbonation, all techniques to use carpets. >> the best bet is to follow your carpet manufacturer's recommendation, you don't want to risk voiding your warranty. >> most can with stand cleaning methods, about fast, the longer it sets the longer to remove the stain. have them professional cleaned once a year. >> always be careful when you hear promotions for carpet cleaning. never go with an estimate that

sounds too good to be true. you want to make sure you get the right estimate. another tip, take your shoes off. that will help your carpets last for years, if it's loose, consider getting it stretched. loose carpets wear faster. you want to replace, but when? >> the time to replace your carpet is when you get it professionally clean and don't like the results, once it is dirty enough you can't get the results you would like to have. >> follow these tips, it would be years before you have to worry about that. for tips on hiring a professional carpet cleaner, go to abc2news.com, click on the angie's list link. a professor was killed and

her son injured after a truck driver fell asleep at the wheel. their family proposed on capitol hill to restrict the amount of hours that truckers could work in one shift. they were hoping, but they did not get a chance to testify but did give a written statement of the impact tired truckers have on the roads. they say it would cost them $2 billion. >> 330 million of us to share the cost. as it stands now, 3000 families a year lose a family member and those 3,000 families bear the whole cost all by themselves, that's not fair. >> the new regulations are still considered in a decision on how long truckers could drive should be be the end of

the year. now, maryland's most powerful radar. >> all right, taking a look out there, dry, chilly, breezy, a nice holiday scene in downtown baltimore. 45 degrees right now. winds west at 8. they are been gusting hirer. showing you the rapidly moving clouds, going to the u.s. navy academy. just about all clouds, occasionally a little sun sneaks through the skies in anne arundel county. going west, there's showers out there. no accumulation. harford county, tough to find much sunshine but a beautiful shot of downtown anyway. the sunshine is back tomorrow. in the meantime, cloudy, breezy night. all clear, western maryland, 20s and 30s now, but the air temperatures in central and eastern maryland hanging out in

the 40s. with the winds, gusting over 20, feeling chillier. the windchill in the low 40s. the highs today struggled up to the low 50s, we had 52 in annapolis, 40s west of the city but low 50s on the eastern shore. tomorrow, very similar numbers. we get the sunshine back. also the core of the cooler air mass settles in and that's a break on temperatures. 52 federal hill about 53, abundant sunshine is the story. 53 here and looking for 54 tomorrow under bluebird skies. right now skies are cloudy. but you can see the clearing coming from the west. ohio, west virginia and virginiaave cleared out. maryland, delaware and jersey still stuck in the clouds. you can see the clearing trend happening from west to east. that continues overnight. tomorrow morning, you'll need

the sunglasses. see the wrap around flow, that's bringing in the winds. high pressure bubble south, the whole thing settles in and that clears the skies completely. the core of the high is packing some chilly air, temperatures will not warm up a tremendous amount, but it will feel warmer and less sunshine. skies clear into friday as well into the weekend. looks like a sunny scenario for the first december weekend. overnight, down to 32, breezy, colder and 20s north and west of the city. it will get cold, polices like caroll county and northern baltimore county. tomorrow 52 degrees, tomorrow night down to 33 degrees. just above freezing and the seven-day forecast finding temperatures in the 50s. we could push up to close to 60 on monday. next rainmaker not due until next week. i'm focused on the first

weekend of december, sunshine, not a bad scenario. >> looking good. i got an e-mail from the super 5 saying come out and golf. it's great. >> especially between noon and 4:00, get in nine. >> that's good. >> listen, do this. pretend you're a conductor or something. about ready to conduct. tom hall, we're sorry. tom hall probably the most talented man. he puts this together. the annual christmas and it's incredible to be inside the basilica. you can catch the full show coming up christmas eve at 1 1:00. it will air on christmas morning, the musicians, absolutely perfect. tomorrow night, it's going to mark the 40th time i -- we

huddle. matt stover will be the celebrity lighter. you can go down to mount vernon, entertainment, starting at 6:00 and the lighting takes place at 1/4 to 8:00. we're counting on you to make sure that the kids have a great holiday. it's our annual toy drive and joining forces to give gifts to the children of fallen police officers and firefighters. from now until december 22nd, donate new or unused toys or musical instruments you may have. for more, log on and find the information on the home page.

a look at tonight, for many of us, the holiday season is the most stressful time of the year and now your phone can help you manage holiday madness. we're working revealing applications to help you manage every holiday pitfall. you've heard warnings about the impact of violent video game on the children. how playing the games changes the way adults think. those story and more

. the columbus statue across from little italy lighting up tonight. >> it's a nice night. seeing the lights coming up all over the place. a chilly one out there. showing you some of the winds out there. the peak gusts around 29-30 miles per hour. you can see the winds dying off. the air temperatures in the 40s. going out to the lightings tonight. tree lightings, dress warm my friend. into the day tomorrow, we have a nice rebound into the low 50s, sunshine comes back, winds die off. a nice start to december.

>> 60s when? >> towards monday. >> that's all for us. see you at 11:00. world news is next.