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he. he hid cameras in women's bedrooms. police are released images of the man caught on camera while setting it up. police hope the video will help them develop a suspect. >> four children and their grandmother were laid to rest. they died in october 11 in a fire. nancy tried to save her grandkids. she was remembered by mourners as someone willing to do anything to protect the children. they were all laid to rest today. >> once the orioles made the playoffs fans rushed to buy tickets. they were refunded for the face value of tickets for games not played but never got back a six dollar fee for processing, shipping and handling. your state attorney general said fans you can't get that money back because it was part of the agreement up front.
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>> you can get a lot of wind when a now storm comes in. winds into the mid20s. we have seen peek gusts in to the 30s. it has been a breezy day. gutting to 32 in buck town so far. temperature wise the numbers have been in the near 70-degree range. a few clouds blowing in out of the west. take a look north and west. the main storm system trailing front. that is sparking showers in coal country. that comes in later tonight. for the evening just clouds increasing, gusty winds, dry for the next two or three hours, things change overnight. those changes and the detail forecast for the race for the cure sunday. >> the boy scouts may have hidden a dark secret. >> private files released today show they knew about adults molesting young boys. the victims attorneys say yes they did. >> reporter: more than 14,000
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pages of private files kept by the boy scouts of america on men suspected of child sex abuse are now public. >> you do not get to keep secrets about hidden dangers to children. period. >> reporter: a portland court ruling allowed kelley clark to release the perversion files kept on 1200 men between 1965 and 1985. files like this one noting strong evidence that he may have been involved with child molestation. >> it represents the pain and the anguish of thousands of untold scouts. >> reporter: the bsa said they helped track offenders and protect children but past cases have shown repeated instances of leaders failing to report sexual abuse. in 2010 a jury ruled they didn't protect kerry louis from a scout masser who had admitted he had molested boys. >> you want to join do so.
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just keep your eyes open. be aware. . >> reporter: the bsa also fought against the release of the files. >> no question there are times in the past, these go back 40, 50 years where we didn't do the job we should have. for that and for people hurt and for that we are sorry. >> reporter: they say their policies and procedures do include background checks and mandates the reports of suspected abuse. >> some of the files also detail men who threaten boys and their families if they talked. this could lead to a new round of criminal cases. abc news los angeles. >> our team is putting the finishing touches on a six month investigation involving 30,000 of those files. we have obtained and reviewed them and for the first time you will seat size of the boy scouts sex abuse scandal. how some scouts were ignored while offenders were promised
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privacy. its part of a series starting october the 28th. >> nora virus outbreaks may endanger older americans. it could cause increased risk of going in to the hospital and death. researchers tracked patients at more than 300 nursing homes and found the chance of dying increased by 12% during the outbreak. the flu may not be to serious for younger people but in the elderly it's a lot worse. >> the staff get ill as well. the vomiting, a fever. they get over it in a couple of days. an older person can become dehydrated very quickly and don't get over it fast. >> the study points out that facility staff is better at
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handling situations. >> anti virus an easy way to protect your computer but it's a target for scammers. your best intentions could cost you. >> reporter: it's one of the simplest steps to protect a computer and the information stored there. installing anti virus software and updating it regularly. with that in mind internet security experts have noticed a fast growing trend, scammers trying to snare consumers with fake anti virus warnings. >> nowadays it's worse because the cyber criminals can make a lost money off it. they have developed interfaces to mimic things. >> reporter: the scale ware can install itself and try to hijack existing anti virus software. red flags that can include redirecting you to a website, ask you for a credit card number to fix the so-called
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problem. in the event of a scam take the computer off line, rene stall existing software and do a new scan. to avoid getting tripped up by such a scam in the first place have safe web browsing in place as well as web filtering security software and anti virus protection to block malicious websites. >> job seekers got a chance to sharpen their skills today. hosted by american works. baltimore with disabilities were put through a day long camp. a supporter said the goal is not just getting people hired. >> we want them employed in a way they can stay employed move up the ladder. you need skills. it's important that individuals have enough skills in order to be able to get a job and keep it and be promoted. >> some of the topics were the interview process, how to write
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a resume. >> the job market hurt the holiday retail season the past couple years. >> now many stores are looking at options. . >> and macy's adding 13 new brands of clothes. some of your expanded choices coming up. i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around,
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and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben. ben's protected our medicare and veterans' benefits. and he's helping my 13 grandchildren afford college. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i'm honored to approve this message.
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. it's the end of a era for news week. they ending their print edition and going all digital. the last edition to hit news stands will be published december 31st. they have lost about two million subscribers. readers will have to pay for the digital news week. still time to buy your present and pay later. toys ru is extending it's free lay away plan. they started offering it in early september but were going to resume the five dollar service fee after halloween. now it'll run through december 16th. free lay away applies to all gift items and does require a 20% down payment. hopes of getting some of
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the shoppers we are talking about macy's is launching 13 new brands and expanding ten existing labels. the new selections will include a fashion collection and a men's t-shirt line. they are meant to target young shoppers. they plan to change over the next few years to a more -- under 30 crowd. >> no. not there. >> all right. what it takes to be a winner when it comes to this sport. look at that. and construction underway at your national aquarium. a first look at the new black tip reef exhibit.
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. beautiful but some parts of the south spent the day looking at all the damage caused by severe weather. we are in arkansas, heavy wind top manied trees and took apart a popular store. dvds and snacks all over the shelves streets were lined with trees. >> in tennessee a mobile home park had to be evacuated. nobody was hurt here. the affected residents are getting help from the red cross but now the clean up and the work to restore the power is getting started across the south. >> now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> same storm system will bring the chance for rain. trailing front. that created severe weather into deep south as you saw. rain coming down now over the upper midwest. trailing front bringing rain as close as west virginia and ohio. it'll mean a big change in the weather and we will be dry this weekend. here is your early look at the race for the cure forecast.
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48 degrees at 7:00 a.m. we will start coverage. the village opening at six the the earlier the better with the traffic but dry, cool, chilly start. it'll warm up in to the 60s through the day. current conditions, annapolis, chop on the severn as the clouds thicken up over the chesapeake. 68 right now at the airport and winds are southeast at 12 miles an hour. little weather in motion across the area over baltimore. clouds not -- a big deal until we go in to the two to four time frame. not as much sun. early sun and then the clouds roll in. i just love the fall leaves here on the campus of cc bc. fall leaves on the horizon in cecil and a couple of beautiful trees. winds out of the south and east. we have seen gusts at near 30. as a result coastal flood
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advisories for eastern hartford. southeast baltimore if you live along the tidal waters in those areas, enhanced high tides all of us will face the possibility of scattered showers, especially after the next two or three hours. we start to see a couple of scattered showers and then the mainline of rain which is now back through west virginia and western pennsylvania will start to push in toward the midnight hour. it's a fairly slow moving line. we push in to the early part of the day tomorrow. you can see hit and miss showers, lasting through early tomorrow morning. cooler air poised to move in. for the next 24 to 36 hours the warm sir flow out of the south. that warm air out of the south making for a -- a warm situation tonight despite the rain showers action that will come in as a result of that system to the north. tonight 55, scattered source, cool, cloudy and breezy. tomorrow we get rid of the clouds through the day.
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74 the two degree guarantee, on a breezy day. by tomorrow night cool -- the winds start to turn northwest. north winds holding us in the mid60s on saturday. a sunny day. sunday 66 dry and cool for the big race and into early next week temperatures bouncing back. mid70s by tuesday and wednesday. chance to get back on the golf course. >> we like to watch the debates. now to the campaign. we are just four days the third and final debate and both candidates out in full force. we are out in full force. what is the agenda today? >> reporter: with election day just aaron the corner the attacks are getting sharper. with the race this close each and every vote is going to count. really with that said the president traveled to new hampshire, it's a key battleground state that will offer up four votes in november. he held his rally and had a
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sense of urgency. >> in 19 days new hampshire you can keep moving this country forward. in 19 days you get to pick between the top down policy that got us into this mess or the policy that are getting us out. >> reporter: turning to the other side romney spends the day in fork doing debate prep while his running mate is busy campaigning in florida. florida is a swing state. >> the president is not telling you what his second term plan would be. he is not saying that he is offering anything new. all he is offering is four more years of the same. >> reporter: as's saw doesn't matter if one is a bigger state or smaller, if it's going to be competitive in november you can guarantee that they will travel there. >> absolutely.
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both taking part in the dinner tonight in new york. >> reporter: this is a tradition that goes back to 1948. many presidential candidates have spoken at this dinner. it's happening tonight. this is a white tie charity event and the money goes to catholic charities but it's also known to be a light hearted affair. just go back to 2008. >> greatest weakness, possible that i'm a little to awesome. >> i can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. i'm delighted to see you here tonight hillary. >> reporter: this may lighten things up and we will have to wait and see what kind of one liners we hear. >> thank you very much for reporting washington. >> thank you. all right. >> big construction project at the national aquarium. >> the new black tip reef will have all kinds of animals
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including black tip sharks. it opens next summer. eric takes us inside. >> reporter: emily anderson is learning what it's like to be a new mother. >> kind of my lively hood. they are my life. it's just what i -- what i go to work for every day. >> reporter: the hardest part is getting them to take their vitamins. >> just like a child. he doesn't eat right away all the time. sometimes i do yell at them if they aren't behaving or eating. doesn't get me far. >> reporter: these are some of them. black tip sharks. >> these are specific vitamins just for sharks and stingrays. >> reporter: ensure they get their vitamins is a major part of her day. she forgets to take her own. >> i always forget. >> reporter: they are part of a new exhibit that will replace wings in the water. the nearly 30 year old tank
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needed repairs and tim figured it would be the best time to build a new one. >> visitors will be able to walk out into the tank another four feet. >> reporter: it'll be done next year and until then they wait here. they are ensuring they don't spread disease. while they wait they receive better care than most people. >> they are probably healthier and eating better than i am. all in a day's work. >> reporter: a labor of love for a creature that would scare most. >> i know them and i have a love for them. i'm not to scared to jump in to the water with them. that's a good time. >> reporter: and a good time for visitors as they watch safely next summer. in baltimore. abc 2news. >> no fear from her. great. coming up all new tonight at six, the next time you board a bus you may want to watch what you say. what they plan in the wake of an aassault. will he or won't he?
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that's the big question. what terrell su ggs said. now a preview of world news at 6:30. >> story families in fear for their lives. >> prey or predator. >> tonight and tomorrow. >> don't you want to grow up? . >> on world news.
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. things got physical at a courthouse in tampa. video shows a man taking off running through the courthouse. police chased him and tackled him. the man was arrested and is being held without bond. he was in court to be sentenced
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for giving false information to police. now he is also facing battery on an and resisting arrest. >> a way to get over your fear of heights or make it worse. enter the wings to fly world championship. works like a flying squirrel. people fly a course. a south african man took first place. winning time 24 seconds. >> 24 seconds. look at that. there was a happy ending for a dog who went missing two years ago. they searched and then on monday she was found with matted hair and damaged eyes. he took her to a shelter where they scanned her chip and found her family. >> that is a happy story. >> so cute. >> coming up, they take the
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field and hit the books all round the community. >> which school is this week's student leet athlete of the week from? that's coming up on the news which starts right now. >> you're watching the station that works for you. now abc 2news at six. >> secretly videotaped women and police say he moved the cameras to get nooningless. to get new angles. >> you better watch what you say on the bus. someone could record it. is it for safety or a violation? >> and saying good-bye to four children and their grandmother, killed in a fire. how the community is remembering them. >> we have a man who broke into a home with two young women and set up cameras to tape them in their bedroom. >> how howard county police got a clue. >> reporter: the two victims
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don't know why or how the man got into and out of their condo unnoticed. it was a scary mystery until detectives saw this. this man is the man you see, setting up the camera in the women's bedroom. he is the suspect they are look for. it's not clear if he meant to record the process of him setting up the video but it's the best lead they have and want us to show it to you. howard county said he didn't just set up the camera once but broke into the apartment several times over the course of several months to change the location and angle of the camera. >> we believe he was in and out during the day. we don't know if he is someone who knows the women who live there or has some connection to the building. that's why we are asking for the public to take a good look and let us know if he looks familiar. >> the clarity of the video should give you a good look. each time police see the suspect in the footage he is wearing the same type of

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