both choppers went down sometime after 8:00 last night on the training runs in joint based lewis mccord outside takoma. they were flying in two two-seat ore helicopters during the crash. it's not clear whether they collided or crashed separately. the service members have not yet been identified. >>> this morning jerry sandusky will face some of the men who have accused him of sexual abuse in court. the former penn state football coach faces more than 50 charges of child sexual abuse. he's been under house arrest since last week on the latest set of charges. several of the alleged victims who are now adults are expected to testify. sandusky says he's innocent. his lawyer suggests the alleged victims may be working together and they may file a high dollar civil lawsuit. >>> today a senate panel will hold a hearing to examine the state and federal reporting requirements for child abuse. maryland senator barbara mikulski says lawmakers are considering tougher penalties for adults who don't report sexual

"mccord is out again with concussion symptoms. cenacle wallace will start in his place. --senneca wallace will start in his place. speaking of injuriesben ruled out in the steelers' game against the rams. baltimore locks up the division title and a first-round bye. we got some help from the colts last night. the texans are still fighting for a bite. the tipped ball was caught by jacoby jones. it only lead to a field goal. a 16-12 game. with one minute and a time -- no timeouts, that is fine. 34 yards and that sets up this. 23 seconds left, a faded to wayne. the colts got it done. after 13 losses to start the season, they have now won two and a row. that gives it the houston texans five losses. that is good for baltimore. that,e watched none of but somebody out there did. >> a look at the 70 forecast that spirit will be back. i miss that guy with all my heart. we shared classes together, we survived the lectures, and we took the tests and we told the jokes. but now i must look at the empty desk with an empty heart, unable to rest. while all the other kids laugh and play,

lewis mccord near olympia went down during a training mission last night. >> we're sad to report tonight that four army aviators were killed in an innocent with two army helicopters. >> two other service members were injured. the helicopters crashed in a remote training area south of olympia. the cause of the crash is not known. the army is investigating. >>> now the latest on the penn state sex abuse scandal and former penn state assistant coach jerry sandusky. it's reported he continued coaching at a small pennsylvania college last year, even though he had failed a background check. three football players told cbs affiliate that sandusky coached the entire season, even while he was being investigated by a local high school. the college says there was a breakdown of communication, that the school's head coach did not follow orders to prevent sandusky from coaching. and sandusky will appear at a preliminary hearing today to determine if there is enough evidence to send the case to trial. there, he'll come face-to-face with some of the men who say he molested them when they were children

the helicopters went down at mccord base at 8:00 last night. is now under way. >> u.s. lawmakers have agreed to free $700 million in aid to pakistan. the move comes after calls for the united states to penalize islam abide for failing to act against militant groups. earlier this year a u.s. military raid on a pakistan compound ended with the death of al qaeda leader osama bin laden. >> the obama administration has sent a formal request to the albanian government to return a downed u.s. surveillance drone. the white house officials are not optimistic it will ever see it again. . >> the u.s. house could vote as soon as today on a controversial republican proposal to extend the pedro tax cut.ayroll tax cut. both democrats and republicans want top8 maintain payroll tax savings for american workers. but they haven't agreed yet on how to pay for at. president obama has vowed to reject any bill that includes a the pipeline provision contained in the republican proposal. the state department says it needs more time to complete environmental national se

an army spokesperson said the accident happened at a training area, at joint base lewis mccord and ander way this morning. >>> dc police take down a man suspected of randomly shooting into homes. this happened clay terrace northeast dc last night. the suspect has since died stacy. >> reporter: good morning the police are still out here, more than 12 hours following this shooting. a man apparently was walking around the housing project in clay terrace firing shots, witnesses say he had a gun he would pull out the gun and begin shooting then once again conceal the weapon. begin firing more. apparently he fired in the direction of some of the homes no body that we know of was injured in this shooting. however dc police arrived on the scene they got called he was maybe on pcp because of his erratic behaviour. they warned him to put down the weapon he did not. they shot him cpr was performed on scene but he did die. some witnesses say as many as 30 shots were fired from that weapon. police have identified him but his name has not been released pending family notification. stacy cohen back

the accident happened last night at joint base lewis mccord near tacoma in washington state. two of the people were hurt. names of the victims are not being released. senior commander at that base says there will be an investigation to find out exactly what went wrong. prosecutors in iran announcing they just indicted 15 people on charges of spying for the united states and israel. the nationalities of the suspects not known and iran is offering no details about their arrests. back in may, iran said it arrested 30 c.i.a. spies and provided no information to substantiate those arrests. basketball tryouts take a horrifying turn when two teenage boys are shot. it happened on the outdoor courts of a south texas middle school. one of the victims is in critical condition. police are questioning three deer hunters who were -- they were hunting near the school. investigators say it's still too early to tell whether the boys were targeted or if the shooting was accidental. christmas arriving early for one military mom. theresa caldwell's day is usually filled wit surprises working in

a 36-year-old was one of four soldiers killed at joint be louis mccord near tacoma, washington. he served three tours in iraq and afghanistan. he leaves behind a wife and four children including a son with special needs that they just adopted. >> he loved his kids and his wife above anything. he would have done anything for them. they don't make them like frank. they really don't. >> the army expected to release the names of the other victims today. overnight, police in belgium found another victim of a grenade attack and shooting rampage that left six people dead including the attacker. police say the body of a 45-year-old woman believed to be a cleaning lady was found at a warehouse used by the 33-year-old gunman to grow marijuana. he was a convicted sex attacker and drug dealer. investigators say he targeted christmas shoppers using a pistol, rifle and hand grenades. more than 120 people were hurt. the motives, though, still not known. the recently found cell phone of missing mom michelle parker is helping police in their search. investigators in florida are getting clues fro

both choppers went down sometime after 8:00 last night on the training grounds of joint based lewis mccord outside takoma. they were flying an observation mission. it's not clear whether the choppers collided or crashed separately. >> our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of these brave americans, who have done more than give their life for their country. we want to continue to actually give your thoughts and prayers to the families. >> the military and local police are both investigating the cause of the crash. the service members have not been identified. >>> the man who went on a wild shooting spree in northeast d.c. is now dead. it all ended when police shot him. the shooting was near the prince george's county line between east capitol street and eastern avenue on clay terrace. tracee wilkins is live at the scene with the very latest. good morning, tracee. >> reporter: good morning, angie. police and detectives are still on the scene maintaining this as a crime scene. let me show you what it looks like behind me. you can see they have the playground taped off here,

the louis mccord base is one of the largest in the country, with over 100,000 military and civilian personnel>>> three hunters in texas are being questioned by police after two middle school students are wounded. the students were hit by stray bullets. one of them remains in critical condition. police say they want to determine if the shootings were intentional, reckless or accidental. a hunting pasture is located about 600 yards from the school. >>> a christmas fair is interrupted by flying hand grenades in belgium. police say a man launched an attack on a busy town square. heather cobar reports for wjz. at least five people are now dead. >> reporter: panicked holiday shoppers ran screaming through the streets about 55 miles east of brussels. they were trying to escape a man throwing grenades and firing in the town square. this witness said he saw people lying on the ground, bleeding and crying. police helped evacuate a christmas market full of children. >> it's really smooth. >> reporter: the bus stop exploded, says this man. police said the 33-year-old attacker threw grenades toward a bus

ex-boyfriend, joe, had kidnapped her mother, her youngest brother bradley and her mother's boyfriend andy mccordalmost everybody else in the city of baltimore watched the hostage drama unfold on live television. joe palczynski's long-time attorney dave henninger was at the scene immediately. >> you're live on the air, go ahead. >> joe, joe, this is dave. joe, look, i am here for you. joe, i am here to get you some help. i need you to come out, joe. i need you to come out, and i need you to release the hostages and come out as soon as you can. i need to you come out right now. i'm here for you. >> bill toohey is the spokesman for the baltimore county police department and was immediately on-site for the standoff. >> joseph palczynski and television had this -- were obsessed with one another. joe palczynski wanted television. television wanted joseph palczynski. when he started taking people hostage, the first thing he did when he went into that house was turn on the television. >> the palczynski murders, kidnappings, two-week manhunt and hostage standoff had become a media circus. >> when he was

officials at joint base lewis mccord says it's not clear if the two choppers collided or they just simplyashed separately. >>> all right. with the u.s. military moving out of iraq, the fate of the country is largely in the hands of prime minister nuri al maliki. a man the president says he trusts to do the job. >> prime minister maliki has been explicit here in the united states. he's been explicit back in iraq. in his writings, in his commentary. that his interest is maintaining iraqi sovereignty and preventing meddling by anybody inside of iraq. and i believe him. >> okay. he was in iraq just a few months ago and has lived there on and off for about four years. all right. there's a lot of concern in the national security community that while maybe president obama had no choice but to say what he said, that al maliki isn't going to be doing everything we wish he were doing on the security front. >> i mean, there are two concerns. one is he's many things. he's not a democrat. when you are in a -- >> small "d" democrat. >> he's arresting his political rivals in some cases killing them. he'

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the accident happened last night outside a training area at joint base mccord in washington state.they collided or crashed separately. >>> house could vote today on a plan that would keep about $1,000 in your pocket, but you can't count on that money quite yet. house republicans say they are willing to approve the extension of the payroll tax cut. but in change, they want to speed up the proposal of a oil pipeline between canada and texas. president obama said last week he would reject any effort to link those two issues. we are also keeping a close eye and watch on the markets there, the stock markets, up 60, we're looking at opening higher after taking a beating yesterday, up 60. investor s expecting an announcement from the federal reserve. we'll have an update in a few minutes from the new york stock change. >>> it was billed as a day of high drama. jerry sandusky, the former penn state offensive coach could have faced some or all akugsers in court today. instead he waived his right to a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty. that means this will go to trial on charges he

soldiers died last in a helicopter crash, two army observation helicopters crashed in a training base mccord. they are trying to determine what went wrong. >>> a congressional panel is holding its first meeting today looking into reports of serious misconduct at the dover air force base mortuary. most of america's fallen troops pass through the delaware base as they prepare for burial. remains were mishandled and body parts incinerated and dumped in a landfill. >>> there's news about another hazing investigation involving the florida a and m marching 100 band. three band members were arrested yesterday in connection with an incident that allegedly occurred weeks before the death of drum major robert champion. police say the suspects attacked hunter on october 31st and november 1st, breaking her leg and causing blood clots. so far police are not linking the suspects to the alleged hazing death of champion three weeks later. >>> just how far can a state go in its crackdown on i am legal immigrants and does arizona go too far? as the u.s. supreme court is prepared to take up the case, i'll ask

military says it happened on training grounds inside lewis mccord in washington state.f the base is promising a thorough investigation. >>> the supreme court has decided to hear arizona's appeal of its immigration law. blocked key provisions of the law, most notably one that allows police officers to check the immigration status of people they stop or arrest. the obama administration says enforcing immigration laws is the federal government's job. they will hear arguments in april. a ruling is expected next summer and that will be the heart of election season. so, you could imagine this will continue as an election hot potato. >>> up next, former new jersey governor, former senator jon corzine is back on capitol hill for what is expected to be another grilling over the collapse of mf global. we'll speak to chairman of the senate agriculture committee. >>> iran delivers a defiant response following an appeal by president obama for tehran to turn over that drone. >>> and a proposed building design in south korea is drawing fire for evoking memories of 9/11. what the archi

a train exercise turned deadly overnight in washington state after two army helicopters at lewis mccord crashed killing four aviators. local authorities are investigating what caused the two observation choppers to crash. >>> occupy demonstrations heated up overnight out west where protesters forced shipping terminals to halt operations. and in seattle, police dispersed protesters blocking a port kbrans. >>> in russia, vladimir putin is fa facing a new challenger in his run for president. we have the latest on the billionaire giving putin a run for his money. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. the political landscape in the country has changed dramatically in the last week. the opposition is energized and could pose a threat to vladimir putin. now he faces a new candidate. he's a multibillionaire tycoon. a majority owner of the new jersey jets. now the 46-year-old says he also wants to be russia's president. >> translator: it is the most decision in my life. i'm going to run for president. >> reporter: he made his billions when he took over a state-owned metal

secondly, joint base lewis mccord in washington. they have requested funding for replacing ageing and obsolete treatment plants at their installation. it will generate class a reclaimed water to be reused as part of the net zero initiative. the project is designed to reduce or eliminate discharges into a creek and reuse it. joint base lewis mccord is including storm water in their goals. the installation has been meeting the executive order required water use reduction, mostly through conservation products. parallel of net zero, the army is also implementing solutions to reduce water use in our operations. reducing water use directly decreases the threats to our convo convoys. 70 to 80% of our supply weight is fuel and water. less water means fewer conveys, which means fewer soldiers were placed at risk. it makes the army more efficient and directly enhances the mission. the magnitude of water savings associated with the reuse system deployed in a force provider are pretty impressive. in many cases, it produces a simple economic pay