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everyone is safe after a gun incident at stemmers run middle school. a student brought a handgun and pulled out the weapon during a class change. a teacher wrestled it out of the teenager's hand and called for help. the gun didn't go off but it caused the school to be on lockdown. the schools will increase -- police will their presence at school.
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daniel berori was shot 15 days ago in his school cafeteria, but he still has a long road ahead. daniel's dad said his priorities are home nursing, home rehabbing and getting his strengthen back. >> a who's who of players. modell was remembered as being a football visionary. one of the men responsible for monday night football. >> after a crystal clear beautiful day across maryland on this tuesday, a few clouds beginning to drift in out of the north, but these aren't rain makers. look at the pattern. 76 in the state capital and bone
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dry humidity. 71, 63 toward the late hours, a clear cool start. much more on how things will stay and change coming up. >> an elderly couple is found murdered in their pikesville home and police have very few answers. >> when police responded and looked through the couple's window, they found one dead on the first floor and the other in the basement. they believe it's the grandson that can fill in the blanks. >> reporter: vaughn and marjorie pepper were in their 80s. >> they're part of what made
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this neighborhood great. sad things have ended like this. >> the pepper's lives ended far less dignified as it should have, only that they were murdered and detectives recovered a weapon, the kind of story line not usually set against a serene background like severn park. >> you would never think something who happen in a good neighborhood. i mean this happens everywhere. >> reporter: as baltimore county police point out as they are often quick to do, they do not believe it is a random murder. they offered that aassurance but no concrete reason as to why. detectives say the grandson may know something but he is missing. investigators are interested in talking with him but stop short
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of defining that level of interest. >> it's preliminary to say whether he was a person of interest. >> it would be of interest to neighbors wondering why police believe this was targeted and who in their right mind would murder an elderly couple. in pikesville, abc2 news. >> a double shooting sent two men to the hospital. one victim was shot in the back. the other man was shot in the head and the back and flown to shock trauma in critical condition. there were more than 20 bullet casings around the crime scene. some of those who live in the community say they still feel safe to live there.
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>> i'm sorry that it happened, but i don't think that would be a regular thing that's going on in east port. i really don't. >> police said neither man lived in that community. tomorrow friends and family will say a final good-bye to a harford county corporal. he died last week in a car crash. a viewing is being held in abing done. the tube val ral is -- funeral is scheduled for tomorrow at mountain christian church in joppa. let's go to chicago. the teachers union and the set i are starting up negotiations again but the two sides are a large way apart. the president of the school board said he thought an agreement could be reached. the ongoing negotiations mean that more than 350,000 children are still out of school and
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their parents and caregivers are scrambling to figure out what we're going to do with them. >> i told them i couldn't make this in today because i couldn't have child care, so i could not do my job because i had nowhere to send my child today. >> at the center of the standoff, we have two big issues. first, teacher performance evaluations. under the district's new plan these would be based on how well their students perform on standardized tests. the union argues this sun fair to under performing schools and could cost them their jobs. the second big issue, the union is pushing for a policy to recall laid off teachers if jobs open up within the district. so why the strike has left parents ainge grirks chicago teachers have this lightle guy on -- little guy on their side, a pug. solidarity with ctu no a western new york bus monitor bullied by
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students was presented with more than $700,000 that was raised for her. karen klein received a check at a ceremony in toronto. a spokesperson said collecting the more said 30,000 people from 84 countries re-- contributed to the fund. and hundreds of passengers and up to 1,000 businesses are moving forward with lawsuits against carnival corporation involving an italian cruise ship. it ran lay ground in january, killing 32 people. investigators say the ship hit a reef while passing too close to an island. carnival said the coastal line of ships is a separate entity. the lawsuit said carnival is responsible for any negligence leading to the accident as the parent company. you know she doesn't have a
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consumers are eagerly awaiting the iphone 5. so is wall street. some are betting it could be so popular that it gives the entire economy a boo. jpmorgan chase said it could give a boost of a quarter to a half percentage point. if will add $400 to the gdp. all of these sales could push growth to 2% in the fourth quarter which traps lates to $2.3 billion injected into the economy. with college students getting settled back on p-in --
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in college, now is the time to have that talk about scrard -- credit cards. students are still at risk of ruining their credit. experts recommend reviewing interest rates, late fees and other penalties with your student before putting that credit card in their hand. the best thing they can do is to pay on time. speaking of paying, it's never too early to start paying yourself first. many americans are learning from mistakes of older generations and starting requirement funds -- requirement -- retirement funds earlier. 65% of students believe three will rely on social securtiy when they retire. 40% think they will receive an inheritance from their parents. >> i just spent it. >> experts say it's important to talk it your kids about saving for the future so they scan get
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a head start. inheritance. coming up, a tv star's wife is carjacked. >> how an ipad helped police crack the -- tracked car and the crook. >> it's a fall rush on many college campuses. the steps some girls are taking to make sure they get accepted into the sorority of their choice. you know, i was once used for small jobs.
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i'm meteorologist wyatt everhart. we're looking at more fantastic weather for the next few days. if you like today, you will love tomorrow and the day after. jamie is saying this is the way we like it, especially on the heels of the big ravens run. it's a great day to celebrate that, sunshine just about
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everywhere, charm city basking under the sunshine. always like to look there. of course downtown getting ready for some oral -- orioles baseball. conditions at bwi 78. dew point 42. that is dry. look at that wind. days getting shorter. sun set 7:21. maryland's most powerful radar showing a clear scenario, statewide, region wide. temperatures comfortable, low 70s. upper 60s in the mountains. other than that, things aren't bad. a few clouds beginning to blow in from the north through pennsylvania, some drifting across the state line. they will not create very active weather. high pressure bubble still in control, big dome of sinking air. we call this the weather good guy. that's what we have going on
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right now -- dry, high pressure. we look further north and west. as we move toward thursday evening, the front begins to march in our direction. showers break out over the upper midwest. this is the weather system that will take a dive further south and impact us for the weekend. could bring showers in here, especially late saturday into early sunday. stay tuned on. that in the meantime, enjoy the sunshine. out in the open atlantic, things calming down. we do have tropical depression number 14 and the all new global hawk from nasa, unmanned hurricane hunter heading to the south atlantic to investigate this system. we'll she what happens. we'll see what this comes up with. interesting, almost like a weather drone. tonight 52, clear, cool degrees. enjoy that. 81 tomorrow, sunshine on tap. more of that warm dry weather. 52 clear and cool tomorrow night. the outlook is really more of
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the same, warmer for thursday. as we push toward the weekend, there's system. that could bring some showers in here toward the middle part of the week. optimistic that most of the weekend will remain dry. check out our mobile apps. we talk a lot about the itune store. storm shield, but storm shield, now an app available on your droid, your an droid phone. you cran get it in the google store. hey, virginia, you're not doing enough to help so you will be losing federal aid. the epa will hold on to its grant money because virginia isn't doing enough to reduce storm water runoff. now if virginia does make improvements it could reapply. maryland joins virginia and other states in keeping the bay clean. now to democrat -- democracy
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2012 news tonight, politics are on hold has the nation remembers september 11th. tory dunnan has the highlights from today's event. what have the candidates been up to? >> reporter: we haven't seen much mud slinging today. both candidates have decided to pull dunn their attack ads for the day as everyone remembers 9/11. >> reporter: president obama put on his commander in chief day. his message, different from what we've seen on the campaign trail in recent weeks. today it was all about unit. >> the true legacy of 9/11 will not be about fear, hate or division. this will be a safer world a stronger nation and a people more united than ever before.
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>> reporter: mitt romney adopted the same tone at his speech at the national guard association in nevada. >> we remember with heavy hearts, the tragic loss of life and thankfulfulness to those who responded. >> reporter: paul ryan spoke previously to the national guard. >> i just wanted to come mon the anniversary of 9/11 and say thank you. >> reporter: and vice-president joe biden joined families in pennsylvania to remember flight 93. >> it's a bittersweet moment for the indoor nation, for all the -- entire nation, for all the country but particularly, for the family members gathered here today. >> reporter: the ceremony, which happened earlier today in new york, politicians were not invited to speak. >> well, he's not a crawnd but he has been making the rounds. what was bill clinton up to
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today? >> reporter: well, right now he's hitting the campaign trail for president obama. that ease happening in miami. clinton could be a key as set. take a look at this brand-new pew research poll and 29% said clinton was the highlight. only 16% said president obama was. at the republican national convention it was clint eastwood who made the highlight and three points behind him mitt romney. >> thank you for that report. we'll see you tomorrow. what a frightening ordeal. a known gang member carjacked powell's wife suv as the nan nip and 1-year-old son were sitting inside. we have more on how the suspect was tracked down. >> reporter: high di powell's iphone can tell her the
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whereabouts of her car. >> we feel lucky. >> reporter: it snapped this picture of the scene after the report of the carjacking. the nanny and 1-year-old were in the back of heidi's suv when a man tried to car jack him. >> he said get out of the car or i'll kill upand the baby. >> anyone in that situation who says what you remember to do. >> reporter: while talking on the phone with her husband chris inside the salon, the heidi came in hysterical. >> they checked the car. it wasn't more than two and a half miles away. they were able to stop the criminal, stop him dead in his tracks by car. he hopped out by food. >> reporter: before he did, he
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grabbed the ipad, which she checked with her iphone. >> i mean, i feel so grateful and so lucky. coming up tonight paul new at 6:00, another baltimore county student brings another gun to school. and you know, we all have memories of that day 11 years ago. how some people are remembering 9/11 by giving back. we'll have those stories and much more at 6:00. the car on the left was filled up with low detergent gasoline. the car on the right was filled up with
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competition on colleges and sworts are getting -- sororities are getting so fierce that they are hiring experts. >> sorority consultants advise girls on what to say or wear during rush week. they equate it to finishing school, but many say hiring a consultant could be sending your child the message. >> it sensed the message that the child is incompetent and need as consultant. if you don't let them do it on their own, what else will they do on their own. >> they advise girls to keep an emergency makeup kit with them, never where black and to remember the importance of good grades and extracurriculars as well. just when you thought you heard it all.
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>> sorority consultant. spraying for mosquitoes will take place tonight. hey, welcome home, daniel. >> it was a small gun but it caused huge problems at stemmers run middle school. i'll tell you about the incident. >> welcome home daniel. the teenager shot in the perry hall shooting, back home. a couple found murdered in theirikes home. neighbors are asking yeses that police can't answer. >> baltimore county executive kevin kamenetz is promising more police at schools. >> a student

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