the injured were students who were in the hallway at the time of the fight and got caught up in it. >> the boys, they were pepper sprayed. >> this was crazy. people were running around yelling. the teachers were just standing there telling us to go to class. >> many parents were upset that the police used pepper spray to break up a fight. the county said using the spray was the best way the officer could control the situation. >> the pepper spray is a tool that's usedcationally in -- used occasionally in an effort to break up a fight. >> the students who were injured were taken to area hospitals and they had minor injuries caused by the pepper sprai. the school was evacuated for

about 45 minutes. one student who was in the fight was arrested. shortly after 3:00 this morning, baltimore city police arrived to e convict protesters. police in riot gear forced them out of mckeldin square and threw the tents into dumb trucks. police removed 50 protesters, telling them they had 20 minutes to leave the park. they did not put up a fight. >> ran around, got some things. we didn't have time to get most have you our things. pretty much everyone woke up. we stood over here. they started taking stuff down. >> i think every occupy they disbanded, it increased the numbers 10-fold.

>> police made no arrests during the raid. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake released this statement op the occupy baltimore raid. the city of baltimore is committed to protecting individual's rights to protest. however our public parks and green spaces should not be treated at permanent camp grounds. individuals are free to asell bell and demonstrate within the guidelines p.d protesters were given the option of going to a nearby homeless shelter. the city made arangements for them to pick up their belongings at a sanitation area in cherry hill. a police officer mr. not face charges in the shooting death of elk ridge teenager jeffrey nichols. prosecutors said the actions were justified. police said they were aware of nichols and had responded to his

home b the investigation showed nichols had a pellet gun that looked like a semiautomatic weapon. we first brought you this video of how intense this fire was. today it was still smoking as we went back to see how the family was doosmght the fire leveled the home and everything inside, including killing the couple's three dogs. the homeowners were not home at the time. neighbors heard an explosion and saw the fire race through their homes. >> fireworks. it was something to see last night. >> the homeowner is a mechanic in baltimore, and had four classic cars and three motor bikes. the total damage is estimated at

a million and a half dollars. anne arundel police need your help to identify a man conducted p--- who conducted two fraudulent wire transfers at the sun trust bank on central avenue. he used the identity of another account holder. so if you know anything about this, call the financial crimes unit at 410-222-3433 or crime stoppers atd--- or crime stopperses. >> it's been a decent day. we had a few clouds blowing in. high thin clouds, temperatures

running in the low 40s. we have some bright sunshine. a chilly start. we'll talk much more about the next system that could bring us some rain, more on that coming up. now to a developing story out of washington where the national transportation safety board is recommending states ban the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by all drivers. the cause of that accident was because of the inattention of a 19-year-old driver who sent or received 11 text messages in the 11 minutes prior to the accident. 38 people were injured in the crash. the driver and a 15-year-old student on the school bus were killed. >> it's about a cognitive distraction. it's about not being engaged in the task at hand.

>> the rec men disaitions do not make -- recommendations do not make exceptions for cell phone calls for emergencies. all right. the presidential dollar coins which have been made since 2005 but stored in a baltimore bank will no longer be made the hogs is stopping -- obama administration is stopping nearly all production. now instead of producing the coins, the u.s. mint will produce as many as collectors want. he may have been injured but ravens linebacker ray lewis is not sitting out this christmas season. help spent time were kids at a wal-mart. each child had a chance to shop for themselves and their families. >> you know, sometimes you find

yourself going through so much and you want to complain but when you walk in, you can't complain because you know there are so many who are unfortunate. >> ray hosted it with memories of his own. about that toe injury, ray said he's feeling better. it's up to the coaches to put him into play. well, for 33 years, the orals have given -- orioles have given back. don harrison explains how these students earned their early holiday gift here these kids were treated to a great field trip today. they got to come to dave and buster's in anne recount -- in

anne arundel mall. >> it gave them a reason to work extra hard gearing up for the holidays, knowing at the end there would be a reward eye worked hard to be here. i want to finally see what dave and buster's look like. i wanted to meet the orioles and the orioles bird. >> anything is possible if you put the time and effort into this. if you have that drive and passion, you never below that could happen. >> pen joying the holiday -- enjoying the holidays. >> reporter: the kids aren't the only ones who benefit. >> kind of makes you very aware of the position that you're in and real thankful for that. >> reporter: the third and fourth graders aren't the only

ones and the holiday party wouldn't being complete without this guy. so these kids got two early christmas parents today. one free game at dave and buster's and two they got to meet the baltimore orioles. at arundel mills, don harrison. >> each student received a new baseball glove and a copy of the book "the polar express." holiday parties are a great time to socialize with friends and coworkers. when a hockey player scores three goals, the tra dryings is to -- tradition is to throw your hat in the ice, but why did they throw toys.

no ease on the ground. 51 was your two-degree guarantee. chris demario from manchester. you won a an abc2 umbrella.

with the cold temperatures outside, warm temperatures inside, your skin can begin to crack. that's because you lose nutrients and moisture. if left untreated, dry skin can lead to dermatitis which leads to swelling and infection. use creams and soaps with moisture icer -- moisturizers. even showers can do damage. >> we need to stop taking those long hot showers. make sure they're luke warm water, about 10 minutes. make sure after the shower or bath use a good moisturizer. >> dry skin is most common on the hands, arms, stomach.

all right. time for all those holiday parties. for grownups it's time to have fun but for the kids, beware. linda so tells us about dangers parents have not yet considered. >> reporter: spending time with family and friends is what makes the holidays special. but it could end up with a treppe to the hospital. >> sometimes we're visiting somebody else's home and they may not have child proofed their home. >> reporter: things like grabbing or pulling on ornaments sends thousands of kids to the hospital. take a look at this party from a kid's perspective. you see decorations aren't the only hazard. >> someone comes to visit and a person leaves a purse on the couch or floor and they may have

cigarettes or medicine. >> reporter: a container of ice melting pellets. >> they clan look like ice cream beads and seem familiar to kids. when a child gets into that it can cause irritation and burns. >> reporter: kids are burned by coffee or hot chocolate because they might not be used to table cloths and be tempted to pull on them. >> often times those wine glass or champagne glasses with a quarter inch on the bot to -- bottom. >> reporter: take a moment to see the house from your kid's level. it could put unseen dangers in perspective. >> candles are also popular. make sure they're out of your child's reach.

>> all right. hey, not a bad deals day. temperatures beginning to cool off. we did top out. winds light. through the day not bad, some high thin cloudiness. in ellicott city, nice looking sunset, m baltimore today near t w. coleman, a view look north, northeast, nice sunshine. same deal in the heart of harford county. our most powerful run in the state of maryland showing dry conditions. we expect that to hold up. the clouds may thicken up. temperatures now cooling off some 10 degrees, low 40s, ocean city and easton both at 41 but almost no winds. the wind chill factor not playing a roll. is there is very dry air in place. humidity down below 33% in spots, including the inner harbor, so kind of like a chap

stick weather. very dry air in place. that dry air did allow things to warm up, into the low 50s. tomorrow we'll add a couple degrees. reisterstown to arbutus. tomorrow, two, three, for degrees warmer. down through anne arundel looking at the low to mid-50s. high thin clouds. there are some showers to the extreme west. don't expect those to bring more than a patch of dries until garrett county. we have a huge high pressure bubble south of maryland. it has not moved much. as long as the high sits to our south, it basically acts like a shield and skirts those showers around to our north and west and keeps us high and dry across the

part of maryland. still think we're dry many then our frontal boundary will push in on thursday, arriving late thursday. that will mean showers. the thursday evening commute could be a wet one. we stay dry. your two-degree darn tee tomorrow we'll bump it to 52, at least a few sunny peeks. tomorrow night temperatures falling to the mid-30s with a mostly cloudy sky. your seven-day forecast not a bad one. get into mid-december, first day of winter about a week away. we find near 60 thursday with rain showers. much cooler for the weekend. we'll get a fresh cold shot but that comes in dry. this is dry, sunny and chilly.

>> have you taken a peek to the 25th? >> not too much. it may be chilly. you're a skier, right? >> yes, snowboard, used to ski. ready to hit the slopes? some slopes are ready for you, southwestern pa, close to pittsburgh. they are open for the season. the resword said they have been make snow since december 7th. they have an 18 to 30-inch base f you are a season pass holder, you can ski and snow shoe in west virginia, in our state and hidden valley resort in pennsylvania. that's not a bad deal. all right. check out this sooner hockey game where it rained teddy games. this is all the rage, isn't it.

fans threw about 4500 stuffed animals after they scored the first goal. it was part of the seventh annual teddy bear toss. chair ri -- charities give it to children. rain down toys to us. there are less than 10 days remaining to help out in the annual kindertime toy drive, abc2 and celebree learning centers have teamed up. from now until december 20th donate new, unwrapped toys or musical instruments at walmart stores, celebree learning centers in baltimore county and anne arundel county. log on to abc2news.com/toy drive for more information. here's a look at what's coming up tonight. listen, you spend tons of money to buy them.

if your kid doesn't like a video game, it's like throwing cash in the trash. we will make sure your budget isn't been on -- blown on games your kids won't like. >> we spend so much on video games that kids don't like. it's a bumper when they can't return it. >> all right. gives two minutes of your time. we'll put the hottest titles to the test and let them play to see which games are worth all of your hard earned money. join us for abc2 news at 11.

let's take a final look at weather. 44 in sparrows. tomorrow we're back above 50 in the afternoon, but kind of a cloudier day. we'll stay dry but less sunshine. >> remember, we're testing toys tonight at 11:00. that would be a great story to watch. we'll see you at 11. world news is next with diane sawyer. have a great night.