. >> i am rob roblin. my story is coming up. >> a chair tit-for-tat risk children founded by jerry -- a charity founded for risky children bounded by it. sandusky. there could be another accuser against sandusky who has come forward. he said he may have possibly been insulted by the former assistant coach. the letter seems to be viewed from a man incarcerated and oklahoma. the team with the u.s. department of education arrived at the state college today as part of a federal probe into the university. meanwhile, a similar child sex abuse scandal has rocked syracuse university. the allegations concern former ku basketball coach bernie fine. >> a 10-rolle course recording of his wife emerged in which she is talking about -- a 10-year- old recording of his life emerge in which she is talking about the abuse. >> an alleged third victim came forward accusing him of sexual abuse. the coach had already been placed on administrative leave following allegations from two stepbrothers. the head basketball coach called

rob roblin was there. >> for bob pole, he's been running almost his entire life. he is 55 now and first started running when he was 12 or 13 years old. last month's marathon is a race he will never forget. >> i fell to the ground. the medical people came. the c.p.r. was shocked. >> when i saw him collapse, i knew it wasn't a trip. i knew it was serious. when i initially saw him, it was just that he didn't look well. i summoned for some help. >> today at the finish line, to honor those that helped save bob's life. >> fortunately everything happened in his favor to save him. medical personnel were on the scene, and everyone worked as a team to quickly resuscitate mr. pole from cardiac arrest. >> and a chance for bob to say "thank you." >> the treatment at the university of maryland may have been doing their jobs that day, but i want you to know you gave me a second chance at life. i will never forget you. and the meaning and outcome of your efforts will be with us forever. thank you. >> bob and his family know he's one lucky man. >> to go to a total stranger and hel

rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> good for him. >> that's neat.g his own way out there. >> i remember him as a little kid when cal broke the record. boy, he grew up fast. >> 52 degrees on tv hill. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour of "11 news sunday morning." >> protesters from the occupy wall street movement have made their way to the charm city. i'm sheldon dutes. we'll have that story straight ahead. >> a local man's amazing story of how a vet helped save his life when he went into cardiac arrest. >> so far starting off with mild temperatures and a lot of clouds. plus a chance for rain later. we'll find out when we come back in the insta-weather plus forecast. >> nationally recognized as one of the 10 pest college presidents, richard her man, is one -- he has a long list of accoladed. the charismatic leader has spent 19 years at the school's helm advocating for low income and minority students to succeed in engineering studies. umbc is one of the leading authorities in the nation for science and engineering and almost half of their gradua

rob roblin has more. >> it all started in 1990. over the years festival of trees has become a christmas tradition. >> if you have kids, it is a great place to spend the day. festival of trees here at timonium fair grounds would put anyone in the christmas spirit and help a good cause. >> and the money all goes to kennedy krieger to help with our research and community program. it is our biggest fund raiser of the whole year. over the last 22 years -- 21 years, we've raised over 12 million. this year we hope to add another million or two to it. >> there are over 600 decorated trees, wreaths, and ginger bread houses including these from our morning show crew. if you are looking for a christmas tree decorated to buy, this is the place to go. there is this ravens tree, a lottery tree, even this funky monkey tree made by the art angels. >> it is a wonderful feeling we get. we have fun doing it. i can just picture all the kids in the hospital or something, you know, looking at them and wanting one of them. it is a wonderful feeling. it r

rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news, 11 news. >> that is so awesome. >> you saw a ginger bread house -- yourouse sold? >> i did. i was excited about it. what a cool thing to do go. have unfun. >> coming up, a look at our top stories. >> if the mad rush of yesterday is any indication of the holiday shopping season, retailers will need a lot of extra help. we look at the seasonal hiring. >> another great day today. how long will it last? insta-weather plus forecast in a limb -- little bit. >> good morning. welcome back to "11 news saturday morning." thank you for joining us. >> and time for a look outside. it looks mild out here. >> springy, right? >> a perfect shopping day. >> yes. a lot of folks were saying that. but yesterday, a lot of folks were saying it is going to be a great day, a lot of folks started coming home from shopping at 5:30 in the morning because all the stores were open at midnight scomprks then they got to enjoy the rest of the day. >> and hang lights outside and decorate. >> they call it the brief summer before the winter. in november. what's going on here, right? let's l

rob roblin has more on the principal's change of heart. >> i made the decision to retract my decisioncheers and applause] >> it was the news perry hall soccer students and parents were waiting to hear. they will be able to continue their winning soccer season. >> the intend of my original decision was not to punish the students but to preserve the dignity and character of an educational-based athletic system. >> moving like bernie. >> after doing the bernie dance over their victory, the perry hall school received numerous complaints that the dance was unsportsmanlike and lewd and he decided the team should fore-- for fit the rest of the season. >> was it a silly dance? why yes. there was no crude behavior. there was nothing the kids did wrong. >> they don't deserve it to are a dance you see on television all the time. >> at this morning's press conference, everyone was happy. the principal changed his mind. the season will go on. >> i think it is great. i think it is great. we fought for it the whole time. we weren't going to stop. the system works. >> i'm not too sure about that. >>

rob roblin has more on the principal's change of heart. ♪ we think about freaking we are moving likeernie ♪ >> when you search bernie dance on youtube you will see all kinds of people doing the bernie. when the perry high school soccer team did the bernie, there were all kinds of complaints from delaney high parents . the principal at perry hall got numerous calls, one saying the players made lewd and suggestive movements. perry hall made the decision to for fit the playoff game, thus ending their season. >> it was disbelief and also just tears. >> i think this whole decision was wrong. >> today in a surprise move, the principal revorsed his decision. >> i made the decision to re tract my statement regarding the boys' participation and the -- in the maryland state 4-a regional competition. >> why the change in heart? >> there was several communication from parents and students at the game. upon receiving that further information, it was decided to continue the investigation and then this zig was ultimately made. >> as you might imagine, perry hall high school soccer players and stude

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rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it is time to start thinking like a winner. the maryland lottery is here with their hot buy deals. all coming up >> and kermit, miss piggy and others are are back on the big screen. >> and e-mail your pet questions to sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> welcome back. it is time for the lottery's hot five. i always think, these make the best stocking stuffers for sure. >> aren't these pretty? they are the best gifts. you don't have to wait in line. no pepper spray. it is perfect. >> let's talk about sweet winnings. >> it is a $1.50. top prize $100,000. 22 top prizes remaining, and there are 50 $500 prizes remaining. >> that makes it sound easy to win, but you never know. >> happy holidays. >> i should sing that. ♪ happy holidays top prize $1,000. percentage of tickets sold. 80% sold and there are still seven top prizes remaining. over 90 prizes of 500. >> there is a lot to be won out there. >> santa paws. this is cute. >> everybody loves puppies and kitens. >> it is a $2 ticket. top prize over $1 hundred. a multiscene pet holiday

and allen has asked rob roblin to deliver the good news. >> i am about to surprise ms.osetta of winters. she is going to be at the ellen degeneres show and the 12 days of giveaways. let's go to her door right now. ring the doorbell. here comes somebody. hold on. she is opening the door. how are you, ma'am? arguments rosetta winters? >> yes, i am. >> ms. rosetta winters, you're a winner. >> for what? >> you are going to l.a.. you're going to the ellen degeneres show. i am rob roblin and they told me to come down and tell you. you are going on december the sixth. he will fly out to the show. are you excited? >> oh, yes, i'm very excited. i never win anything. this is the first time i've ever won anything. >> have you ever been to hollywood? >> never, and i tried for about three years to get on the ellen degeneres show, the 12 days of christmas. i have not heard from dan no,. >> well, they sent me down -- i have not heard from them yet. >> well, they sat me down. you believe me, don't you? >> haut, yes, you have the channel 11. >> you have never been there before? >> no, i

the system works. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the u.s.my added a modest number of jobs in october as the unemployment rate dipped to an even 9%. according to the labor department, 80,000 jobs were added last month bringing the jobless rate down .01 of a percent last month. the government says there is now 13.9 million americans unemployed or under employed. so far republicans and the white house remain deadlocked on how to create jobs. >> it has been a staple on pratt street but o' bricky's is closing for good. they expect to open a maller crab house soon at the planned slots parlor near arund he will hills mall. you can also go to their bar in concourse a inside b.w.i. airport. so all is not lost. >> although a little messy to eat right before you get on the plane, but if you really want crabs, it is worth it. >> ah, just wash-up. >> still ahead, the farmer's market. >> and for coffee lovers, how much is too much when it comes to your health? you might be surprised. that is in our women's doctor's (announcer) still got flakes? switch to

rob roblin has the story. >> on december 4, the ravens go to cleveland to play the browns. on the plane with the team will be a group of lucky fans. here they are, nine of the 10 winners who are going with the ravens when they play the cleveland browns. for many, it is a trip of a lifetime. what's the cannot think of anything that will top as for meat. i have been a baltimore riven stand -- i have been a baltimore ravens fan. where to cannot put a price tag on it. >> it is a once-in-a-lifetime trip. you could not ask for anything else. it is nice. >> this is the third year for the prevents cash fantasy game. it has always been a big success. >> people love the prices to go to the game, to have a skybox. this is the premier price. there are so many farm prices they can win. is different from a lot of other games. >> many winners did not believe they had really want. >> my wife told me when tickets to go to cleveland trades are thought she was just messing with me. but i called her back i was ecstatic. >> she said, are you ok? i said, i am now. it was really exciting. "i was

as rob roblin found out, prices have not changed much from last year. >> is giving is over and is the time of year to start looking for your christmas tree. >> it starts $45 and up for a norway spruce. >> if you saw christmas trees, how is the economy and the wholesale price of the tree going to affect you? it depends on who you talked with. paul stifler says weekend sales were great. >> this has been the best we can we have had in years. i am hoping for a real good season. >> paul the say he hopes -- he thinks people are buying smaller trees this year. but there cheaper? >> they are a little bit cheaper. >> if you go down the road to the fire department, they say big trees are what is selling. >> there are buying the big trees. eight footers or 12 footers. >> mike shannon says -- >> if anything, they are going with cheaper ones over more expensive ones. that is about it. >> everyone will tell you prices for the most part of art -- are about the same as last year. >> it is a great year for trees with rain. the needle should be hanging on a really good this year. >> we think those of y

. >> the sort rob roblin. phillips restaurant is back at the inner harbor. >> we evans returns to the field on sunday. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. 3-way cfls really click with my style. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com. >> the doors to phillips seafood open for business. it sailed across to the old espn zone. philips has kept many of its traditions while trying some new things as well. >> it was a harbour + tradition for more than 30 years. phillips to restaurant has moved. today it is opening day. >> this morning in the kitchen they were hard at work getting ready for today to talk reopening. many of these employees came from the former harvard location. she has done with philips for 17 years. she makes the famous crabcakes. >> there are the best crime cake -- crabcakes to everyone to have. >> you are the queen? "yes, i m. the queen of making crab cakes. >> it has been completely redone. a complete makeover in the phillip

rob roblin is live in perry hall with the latest. >> the principal to they have the final word and he said, "play ball." >> i made the decision to attractive my statements regarding the boy is participation in the maryland state 4-a some regionals. >> it was the news perry hall high-school soccer players, parents, and students were waiting to hear. they will be able to continue their winning soccer season. >> the intent of my original decision was not to punish the student's but to preserve the dignity and character of an educational faith program. ♪ movin' like bernie ♪ >> after doing the "bernie dance," the principal received complaints that the dance was lewd. >> was a silly? yes. would i have preferred not to be done? maybe. there is no intentional hurt, no crude or misbehaving. >> they do not deserve for a dance that you see on television all the time, to just end up not being able to play. it is out there. >> this morning, everyone was happy that the principal had changed his mind. the season will go on. >> i think it is great. it is great. we fought the whole time. we were not

rob roblin checking out new threats. all thumbs up.year anniversary parade of the king of crete stepping backed from the 1983 world series seasons. some events to celebrate the night and happens. some achievements happen for a lifetime. coach k loose past his own mentor bobby knight. duke -- down and goes with a three. off the pump fake, steps beyond the arc. 74-69. coach k, pretty amazing. he has only coached at two schools -- army and the duke. don't look for any nba record other than a lockout. the nba and the five teams they have canceled all games through december 15. it takes a whole tangled mass of the negotiating table and put it into a chorus. the nfl with three similar process purpose and the off season. today marks the first missed a payday for nba players because of a lot -- lockout. >> cash flow beats the capitals' 3-1 with a late scoring desperate all four goals came in the last five minutes. the lead only lasted 28 seconds. martin ties it up at 1-1. with 24 seconds left, colin lawson delivers the corner. >> thank you. st

i'm rob roblin. they tell me to come down here and tell you. are you excited? >> i am very excited.ever win anything. >> have you ever been to hollywood before? >> i have tried to be on the "ellen" show. i am shocked. i have not heard from them yet. >> they sent me down. i have the 11 on. it is right. you have never been to hallwood before --hollywood . who are you going to take? >> my daughter. >> did you have any idea? >> no idea. it is wonderful. >> are you excited about meeting ellen? >> she is wonderful. >> you'll get all kinds of gifts. >> that is great. >> that is an official challah 11 hat.nel >> good for her. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> time to get to one of your answers to our watercooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- are you concerned that baltimore might not have a fireworks show on new year's eve this year? >> keep sending as those responses. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website, wbaltv.com. >> i think i will pass going to michael's house.

. >> i m rob roblin, if you are into christmas you need to come to the fairgrounds. >> it's your kennedyrieger helps 16,000 children. >> one of the biggest fund- raisers is the festival of trees. the 22nd annual event began today and runs through the weekend. >> it all started in 1990. overeat the years, the festival of trees has become a christmas tradition. >> there in this. he found it. >> if you have kids, it is a great place to spend the day. it will put anyone in the christmas spirit and help a good cause. >> the money all goes to kennedy krieger to help with our community program. it is our biggest fund-raiser of the year. over the past1 years, we have raised over $12 million. this year we hope to add another $1 million or $2 million to it. >> there are these from our morning show crew. if you are looking for a christmas tree already decorated to buy, this is the place to go. there is this baltimore ravens true, it lottery tree, even this funky monkey treat made by the arc angels. >> it is a wonderful feeling we'd get to. we have fun doing it. i can't picture all of the kids in th

. >> rob roblin has the story >> today, for gilman seniors announced they would be playing division one -- four gilman seniors announced they would be playing a division one baseball. one of that and one of them's last name is reckoned. his 18-year-old -- he is 18- year-old ryan ratacand, son of cal ripken. -- ryan ripken, son of cal ripken. he will go to the university of south carolina. >> i love playing sports, but i also get to continue a passion that i've had since i was a little kid. i'm very excited about the opportunity. >> for his mom, kalle, it is a proud moment and it is something she knows he really wants to do. >> both of our kids are individuals and they have grown up being in the spotlight, but they're both very grounded and know what they want. this is something that ryan is aspiring to do. i think he will have a great opportunity at the university of south carolina. >> his coach and teammates are very happy that he is getting this great opportunity. >> what kind of kid is he? >> he is a terrific kid. he would have all of the "right ," i guess to do things differently th

rob roblin texas there. >> thanks to the baltimore ravens, classrooms, and the city of baltimore, there is a new renovated football field here in east baltimore. >> the new cities brings the ball field will be a beautiful place to play 40's baltimore youngsters. >> i like it here >> it will be bigger for me to play wide receiver and catch passes from quarterback right now. >> it is nice because now we can have a football field that we can practice and play on as well. >> with grants from the baltimore ravens, and the city classrooms, they will have a full size regulation football field to play on. >> this will be a tremendous tool to help for educational attainment and the development of young people. >> i think they are going to appreciate it. this is a great day. even though it is raining. >> it is my honor to help see this wonderful event for baltimore city pure >> the opening ceremonies were moved inside once it started raining this morning. there were also some baltimore colts of legends here. >> it is great. but the play football. >> as kids, i was able to go outside and play and

rob roblin has our story at 530. >> you are on the chesapeake bay.t is estimated there are over 1000 or oyster bars. some as small as a few acres and some as large as 3,000 acres. >> today we went to one of those oyster bars at the mouth of the river. at this 29 acre park, things were not good. >> this is a dead worcester. he is fairly recently dead. it is fairly clean inside. it gives us an indication. in this particular part there is nothing for them to work on. this bar was planted with seed oysters in 2006. we should have been finding some oysters here. >> the need a certain amount of salt to survive. heavy rains last spring in the tropical storms cut a lot of fresh water on the bay dropping salt content in this area and killing oysters. >> this bar is pretty much gone. it is obvious. >> it is gone as far as live oysters are concerned. >> how long will it take for worcester's to produce here again? >> that is an excellent question. in the upper bay we have very low reproduction up here. >> they say this is just a small percentage of the total oys

rob roblin has the latest. >> police say it was monday when two men walked into this wal- mart looking for flat screen tvs. they were not looking to buy them. here is what the men are accused of stealing -- a large flat screen hdtv. as you can see, this is in no small box you can put under your coat. the two walked out of the store carrying these televisions. >> this is a big screen tv. they took it outside. we viewed the store video. he just drags it out the door. >> one man arrested is identified as 49-year-old edmund lamont perkins. the other suspect, when confronted by a store employee, pulled a gun. >> he displayed a firearm and the employee immediately backed off and let him walk out and he disappeared into the background. >> westminster shoppers we spoke with said any crime in their communities too much. >> it is sad that it is coming to that, but people still no matter what the climate, as far as the economy is concerned. >> it is not impossible that anyone would have the guts to do that. >> police are still looking for the other man, who was able to get away with the televisio

rob roblin joins us live from federal hill. i know the fans are continuing at this point to a simmer as they savor the victory. >> you are right. the coach was right, the people jumping off the couch -- at 65 years old, i jumped. not very high, but i jumped. it was a long and great game. mr. sullivan, did you enjoy the game? >> i enjoyed it very much. >> exhausted? >> i am. i am one of the ones that jumped off the couch. >> no matter where u.n. today, raven's fans were talking about that game -- where you went today, the ravens fans were talking about that game. >> for baltimore ravens fans, things could not be better. joe flacco connects with hattori smith and the ravens win. -- with tory smith and the ravens wende. >> they are truly the champions i knew they would be. >> it is nice beating pittsburgh, isn't it? >> i was ecstatic. it was beautiful. >> all over town it was all people were talking about today. >> it was wonderful. we pulled it o. >> you deliver the mail. i guess people are very happy today, aren't they? >> yes,

rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> turning into a large-scale water rescue. some children may have to be treated for hypothermia. iran tomahawk 40 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, two-- around 12:45 p.m., this afternoon, this occured. looking for two suspects in a deadly robbery turned murder. at this hour, the man who says they pulled the trigger is in custody. facing first-degree murder charges for the killing of freddie jones, jr. he is one of three people you see in this surveillance video. the footage shows the victim getting into some kind of argument and confrontation as this happened. it stopped before the shooting happens. authorities are now praising them for turning over the video and who turned the gunman in the may surprise. >> his parents brought him into police headquarters. they saw their son's picture on the news, recognized him as the shooter. but there were not would be a will to live with themselves knowing something like this had happened. >> police are asking for an intermission on the two others involved. if you have any information, you are u

rob roblin has more. >> these third graders have a special project.hey are making blankets for breast cancer patients. lynn mccain received this blanket about six weeks ago. she is a breast cancer patient. >> it cannot even realize how important is for people who are sick to be comforted by something like this. particularly to know that third graders made these. that is a huge, nice thing for you to do. >> the third grade class is making special blankets that are given to breast cancer patients from an organization called the red devils. >> it makes them feel better. it is just a great thing to do for someone who is having a really bad time. >> the students have been making blankets for three years. the use money they raised for a shoeshine stand to raise money to pay for the material. so far this year they have made 28 blankets. >> these blankets are made by the children to offer patients hope and more and love. that is our hope and mission of why they make the blankets. >> for the students, this is a lesson of doing something good for others. >> it

rob roblin has those details. >> they have been selling flags for 77 years. now they are selling a very special flag. it is a replica of the flag that flew over fort mchenry in the war of 1812. 15 stars and 15 stripes. you can have one of these flags yourself. >> we are trying to demonstrate what was flown. the "star spangled banner" was written during this. >> to the republic, for which it stands, one nation under god. >> today in havre de grace, a sale of these slags -- flags. >> may 3, 1813, was a beautiful day like today weather-wise, but that's the day havre de grace got destroyed, and it took 20 years for them to recover. i'm waiting for the queen to repatriate some of the money to us that we deserve from that. we were a key event in the war of 1812. >> also today, some members of the cecil county her to my knowledge group. >> the british thought they should attack the northern bay to draw the americans up here away from fort mchenry, which they really wanted to attack, and of course, did. a lot of the flags up here were just diversion ri. >> it inspire