out at the university of maryland, some students who want to make a career out of politics were watchingnd weighing in. deborahdebra is live on the campus. >> reporter: 40 political students met in this courtroom to watch the second presidential debate. just like they could possibly be the future leaders themselves, they used some technology that could shape the way that you and i watch debates or even 9 news in about a minute, i'm going to give our viewers a chance to do that, too. inside university of maryland, public policy grad students are watching, reacting and tapping on their smart phones. >> it's just not true. >> it's absolutely true. >> reporter: to be clear, it was a lopsided crowd. >> how many registered democrats, show of hands. anyone registered republicans? >> am i the only one? >> i'm one of the only republicans in the school. i don't know what the numbers are, what the percentage is, but you know, i don't mind. >> you want me to answer the question on that? i'm happy to answer the question. >> all right, and it is? >> reporter: as the debate heated up; so did the tappin

of maryland -- the university of maryland student walked down the street waving his arm. during the rocket's celebration of maryland's victory over duke on march 3, 20 so. officer harrisson said that he began hitting him with his baton after seeing him punch baker in the head with a clinched fist, containing what officer harrison claimed he thought could have been a weapon. >>> out on the campaign trail today, the former president bill clinton is teaming up with bruce springstein. obama will be back in fairfax tomorrow morning holding a rally. mitt romney spent most of his day preparing for monday's third and final debate. both men, they will be at a charity event in new york city tonight raising money for needy kids. >>> right now, two former governors are in their final debate before the election day in the race for the virginia senate seat. you're looking at the live pictures of the democrats tim cain squaring off. and for the, you can watch the whole thing here. it will go on through 8:00 p.m. on our website, wusa9.com. >>> awe man, you've got to love the fantast

four units or damage but no one was hurt. >> the university of maryland students celebrated basketball win got beaten and the two officers accused of doing that are headed to trial. >> there is definitely a history at the university of maryland of unruly crowds after big wins or losses at the school. this is the case of two prince george's county police of us are accused of severely beating one of those students back in march of 2010 during a rowdy celebration. the case was publicized after a video was taken from a dorm room window appearing to show that police of others involved in the incident were in full riot gear and batons and some mounted on horses. the 21-year-old was beaten so bad he sustained several serious injuries. after the students stormed the streets after a big school win that is when the incident happened. about 30 people were arrested, many of them students. the boy's attorney has argued his client was simply dancing down the street when officers slammed him against a wall and started to beat him with their batons. many of the charges were dropped including the ones

maryland is one of 40 states that saw a drop in the unemployment rate last month. >> the fate of two officers accused of beating a university of maryland college park student lies in the hands of the jury. lowell melser joins us live from upper marlborough with more on the proceedings. >> closing arguments to much of the day. the jury got the case around 3:00 this afternoon. they have been deliberating for about three hours. the jury has made two requests. the most important being to see the videotape of the beating. reginald baker and james harrison are the two officers facing second-degree assault and misconduct charges. they're waiting on the verdict. the case narrowly avoided a mistral after it was revealed the judge was previously married to a p.g. county officer convicted of using excessive force. they are accused of abusing their power when they beat the university of maryland student during a riot situation on march 3 of 2010. the incident was caught on video from a student in a nearby apartment building. throughout the trial, both men took the witness stand to tell their side of the story claiming mckenna was the a

. >>> three robberies of students at the university of maryland, in the last 24 hours. two of them behind a new off-campus building. tonight there's a campus safety walk that is planned. jackie bensen is live at college park with this. >> reporter: hello, wendy. we have important images to show you. we received them just a short time ago. we are told that these images show the man who is believed to be the suspect in this case. now, all three robberies happened off-campus, but close enough for students to be concerned. >> i'm kind of nervous they didn't catch them. it's never happened behind my building before. and i don't want to tell my mom. >> reporter: prince george's county police say that on wednesday night about 7:00, a university of maryland student was walking alone in the 9200 block of baltimore avenue when he was robbed at gun point and struck in the face. about three hours later, two female students, both walking alone, were robbed at gunpoint within minutes of each other behind the university view apartments in the 8400 block of baltimore avenue. the view is

sky 9, our helicopter. >>> two prince george's county police officers accused of beating a university of maryland student are on trial today. video from the 2010 incident shows the student, john mckenna, being beaten following an upset game that took place with duke, the basketball team. the university of maryland was playing duke. the officers reginald baker and james harrison have been charged with first degree assault among other things. they were with the police department's special operation division. baker and harrison right now are on paid administrative leave, but their police powers have been suspended. we will have complete coverage of the trial on our website wusa9.com. and of course on 9news now beginning at 5:00 p.m. >>> a 17-year-old has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place in college park. prince george's county police say that they arrested nico robinson at his home in greenbelt, maryland yesterday morning. he is going to be charged as an adult. all three robbery victims were university of maryland students, and the robberies took place with

following of two prince george's county police officers, accused of beating a student at the university of maryland. >> reporter: the second of two police officers accused of assaulting a university of maryland student testified today in his own defense. responding to questions asked by his attorney, the officer james harrison said he was initially concerned by john mckenna's, "bizarre behavior." as the university of maryland student walked down the street, waving his arms during the rockets celebration of maryland's victory over duke on march 3, 2010. officer harrison said he began hitting mckenna with his baton after seeing him punch officer regional baker in the head with a clinched fist. the fist containing what officer harrison claimed he thought could have been a weapon. which he later learned, it was just a cell phone. he said that he continued hitting him because he refused to drop what was in his hand. despite being ordered to do so. but under cross-examination, harrison could not fully explain why he made little attempt to see what was actually in mckenna's hand after he and officer baker

a rowdy skell biotechnology industry organization at the university of maryland after the men's basketball team beat duke and that was two years ago. >> in court today though are two police officers accused of beating a student who approached officers on horseback. karen gray houston is live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the two prince george's county police officers are james harrison and reginald baker. they are accused of using excessive force in assaulting student jack mckenna during a victory celebration after a basketball game. and that beating was caught on tape. a student recorded the assault from a dorm room window. it shows officers in riot gear striking mckenna with bettal batons. he was walking on a sidewalk, was hit repeatedly when he approached officers who were on horse back. this all occurred after a spontaneous celebration that followed the terps' victory over rival duke in march of 2010. students swarmed into the street along route 1. police said they were unruly and out of control burn be trash cans be tearing down signs and throwing things at

case against two prince george's county police officers accused in the 2010 beating of a university of maryland student. reginald baker and james harrison have been charged with second degree assault and misconduct. the beating was caught on tape as sunts -- students at the university of maryland celebrated a basketball win over duke. the video shows officers using their batons to hit john mckenna while he was on the ground. harrison took the stand yesterday, he said mckenna punched another officer and refused to drop an object in his hand. that object turned out to be a cell phone. >>> the pakistani girl shot by the taliban is able to stand for the very first time. but doctors in england said that she still has a long way the go on her road to recovery. charlie d'agata reports now from birmingham, england. >> reporter: british doctors released this photo of malala yousufzai ten days after the taliban put a bullet in her head and tried to assassinate her. doctors say the 15-year-old is out of a coma and on her feet. >> she's doing very well in fact. she was standing with some help for the first

. >>> now to an unwelcome sight at the university of maryland, bedbugs making a return to some campus apartments. students say they're covered in bites, they're forced to live out of plastic backs. sa mary stone joins us with more on the pesky problem. >> reporter: the students we talked to told me they are totally grossed out. they wake up in the morning, look at their arms, their calf muscles, they see their bites, then look in their beds and see bedbugs in their sheets. >> it's unfortunate. it's a real pain. >> reporter: david tesla shows you the itchy welts on his body, bedbugs like the one shown in our file video bit him and invaded some apartments in his building at university of maryland. >> i saw one today. it was kind of gross. freaks me out a little bit. there's nothing we can do. >> reporter: tessler and hundreds of students live in commons building number seven. the building will is owned by a private company. the students were told about the bedbugs and asked to report any problems. the maintenance staff and pest control experts will inspect. >> it's terrifying. >> kind o

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the hikers are heading back to virginia and hope to be back this >> another university of maryland student was robbed at gunpoint off campus. this happened near the intersection of calvert road and princeton avenue. police now have a picture they hope can lead them to the suspect in this case. we are live from college park with the latest. >> two male students out for a job just off campus when they were approached by two suspects, one with a gun. all of this happened right underneath of police surveillance camera. this surveillance photo captures the time of the robbery last night. the suspect is seen crossing the street in a hooded sweatshirt. it have been near the apartment where two fellow students -- happened near the apartment of the two fellow students. they ran to the call box and contacted police. neither student was hurt and both suspects got away. the crime happened underneath a police street camera, leading students in the community to feel vulnerable. >> buddy system. we have to walk together at all times. >> just last week, police arrested a 17-year-old suspect and charged hi

. >> two officers drawn trial, accused of beating a university accused of beating a university of maryland student multivitamin coming in. on it chief! look alive people! smooth and steady guys. everything on schedule down here? yep, pretty regular. nice job. keep it strong. thanks. onward and upward! vo: launch your day. ...with the multivitamin made with 26 fruits and vegetables plus extra b-vitamins... ...for energy. alive. start feeling it. [monotone] she says, "switch to progressive and you could save hundreds." call or click today. x the two prince george's a county officers accused of assaulting a student are on trial. the incident was caught by a cell phone camera. barry simms has more on that story. >> john mckenna was a 21-year- old university of maryland junior when he was involved in an altercation with prince george's county police. he suffered a large cut to his head, and as you mentioned, two officers are now on trial. following a maryland terrapins basketball victory over duke, this video was shot from a dorm window in 2010. it led to outrage and indictments of the prince g

teenager will now be charged as an adult in a series of armed robberies near the university of university of maryland's college park campus. he was arrested after officers found evidence inside his home. last week there were three robberies in 24 hours near the university view apartments. >>> for some folks who live in manassas, it's a total loss. a fire spread through the stor-all self-storage facility on sudley road last night damaging about 85 units. the three-alarm fire was so intense it required help from firefighters in neighboring districts. everything he owned was in his unit. >> just memories, pictures, everything, memories from my kids, gone. nothing that you can replace. >> investigators don't know what started the fire and have not released any estimate on damages. >>> the relatives of two virginia hikers missing in montana say they're hopeful the men will be found. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser of richmond went hiking in montana's glacier national park last week. they were reported missing on friday when they didn't catch their flight home. more than 50 rangers are searching the

. >>> about 40 students of the university of maryland who want careers in politics watched the debate and they weighed in. >> deborah alfarone spent the evening with students from the school of public policy, and she has their reaction. >> reporter: inside university of maryland, public policy grad students are watching, reacting and tapping on their smart phones. >> it's not true. >> it's absolutely true. >> reporter: to be clear it was a lopsided crowd. do you mind if i ask for a show of hands of how many registered democrats? how many registered republicans? >> am i the only one? >> i'm one of the only republicans in the school. i don't know what the numbers are, what the percentage is but, you know, i don't mind. >> you want me to answer the question. i'm happy to the answer the question. >> and it is? >> reporter: as the debate heated up, so did the tapping, a new technology developed here from react labs that let's watchers react in real time. they have four choices, agree, disagree, spin or die. >> you'll get your chance in a moment. >> reporter: tonight it should have also inc

it serves as a reminder of where the medical community has gone in the last 200 years. >> i think so. the university school of but -- university of maryland school of medicine was founded in the 1800's pos. it does remain is the oldest existing medical teaching facility in the united states. will they ask what is it the evidence is, and reminds us of how far we have come over the past 200 years with advances in medicine. >> the fact that it is still standing deal under years later is still special. -- 200 years later is still special. talk about what it used to look like. >> it was representative of the times. the actual design was imported from italy. design after the university of padua in the 16th century. he sent hit design down to us when we were conceding our building in 1812. he was a very tall brick wall above the building. that was to protect our doctors and students. it was not bothered to practice medicine back then. >> why is that? the medical community was surprisingly involved in grave robbery. >> we were. there was a general distrust of the medical profession. it was on regulated. the state medical society was established i

matt, thank you. >>> the search is on tonight for a gunman who robbed a student near the university of maryland. police say a group of young men were running along calvert road around 9:30 last night when someone approached them and demanded their stuff. one student gave it over. the gunman ran off with another man and this is the fourth armed robbery in that area in six days. a suspect is in custody for the other three. >> a first of its kind smart phone app that can stop violence and keep students safe is up and running in anne arundel county, maryland. it's called the speakout app. it allows students to report threats of school violence, bullying, or abuse with the touch of a button. >> we have found no other place, no other police agency, no other place that has tried this. so, it is innovative and untested. >> i think students are going to like how it is discreet. they don't have to get up during lunch or leave class and go to the office. so i think it would be better access for students. >> now the speak out app is available for google's android phones and aught to be available on itunes,

they ran about two blocks to the intersection of calvert and rhode island avenue where the university of maryland has one of their emergency stations. blue light stations. they contacted the police. >> reporter: police say the students were not hurt but did have their cash stolen. the robberies happened just minutes after police were in the area. >> thursday night in that very area, we had an on campus walk last night. the safety walk ended just before the robbery occurred. >> it is so close. i live in a sorority house right over here so it is like, another block down and that could have been me or any one of my friends. >> reporter: the stoonludents w spoke with thought the arrest would have meant an end to the robberies. now more worry. >> stressful. just take precautions and try and do your best to prevent anything from happening. >> reporter: the prince george's county police say this latest robbery is not related to the other robberies they saw since their suspect is still in custody for those cases. they are asking the students to continue to be as safe as possible and to make sure that the

reginald baker and james harrison are accused of beating university of maryland student john mckenna during a riot situation after maryland beat duquesne basketball back on march 3, 2010. -- after maryland beat duke in basketball. both men claim that mckenna had startled amounted officers course and was the aggressor. harrison said he swung at mckenna 7-8 times and struck the pavement twice while doing so. he said he's won so many times because mckenna refused to drop his cellphone and not show his hands. when the police department lost an internal investigation, he initially lied to investigators, telling them he had nothing to do with it, but then recanted his story a few days later. sources tell me the issue should be resolved by tomorrow, so the jury should get the case sometime tomorrow after closing arguments. there could be further delays the the issue is not resolved. >> starting this week, in conversations while riding on an mta bus in baltimore could be recorded. they say safety is the key issue here. >> our goal is to use every tool that is legal to us within our means to

. >>> two veteran police officers seen caught on tape in the beating of a university of maryland student after a duke basketball game in 2010 went on trial today. prince george's county officers reginald baker and james harrison are accused of assault and misconduct, but their defense lawyer said today it was the student john mckenna who was the threat. that trial is still underway and scott broom is there live in upper marlboro. scott? >> reporter: well, many of have us already seen this videotape repeatedly. the case is all about that videotape. in fact, the jurors got a look at it within two minutes of the lawyers started talking today. university of maryland student john mckenna slammed against a concrete wall on knox road in college park by riot police, then beat within batons. testifying in court today he doesn't remember the incident. the prosecutor today called all this an abuse of power and violence of trust, but lawyers for the police officers said mckenna was targeted under a zero tolerance order that night against anyone leading what they called a riot. >> he wasn't leading i

terps are in town, family weekend at university of maryland. most of the showers should hold off until saturday night. next seven days. sunday, not so good. i did peek at some data that gets this rain out of here earlier. that would be good. either way it's going to turn much cooler. low 60s on columbus day. and back in the mid 70s on wednesday. so, there you have it. i wish it were simple, but it's not. >> you might be out of a job. you like your expert. >> we need that, top. minus the snow. there you go. >> the nationals wrapped up the regular season today with the win against the phillies. >> for the first time since the team moved to d.c., nobody is heading home. kristen berset is live with more on the best team in the national league. hi kristen. >> hi ladies, 162 games come and gone and we are in unfamiliar territory. normally we would be prepping to come back here for locker cleanout, but no, the nationals have plenty of games left to play and like you said, today they ended it on a high note against the phillies. let's take a look at the

two apartments on the campus of university of maryland. but students here say they're worried that it could spread and spread fast and we all know that's a very likely scenario when you're dealing with bedbugs. now some of the students in the affected apartments say they're still waking up with bites like this all over their bodies even after the exterminators have come in. the company that runs these dorms capstone management company says they are aware of the issue and working to fix it but at the same time they also describe it as an increasing problem at south campus common 7. >> common 7 and the commons buildings in general are known for their cleanliness. i mean we have crews every morning cleaning the hallways and cleaning the elevator and main lobbies. it's known for its cleanliness. when i saw the bedbugs i was really taken aback by that. >> if the treatment is not finished the problem isn't fixed. >> reporter: now it's especially difficult for those students because look at how they're living during this six weeks it takes for ext

. >> during wednesday's presidential debate we debuted new tol developed at the university of marylandeveloped at the university of maryland so you can weigh in on the debates. an instant reaction is a brand new tool telling what the people are thinking as the debates are happening. in real time. abc 7's kris van cleave on how it can work. >> use your smart phone or ipad app and in real time you can respond to what's going on during the debates. we tried it out last night for the first time. we got a huge response. nearly 22,000 individual reactions. that's an average of 243 a minute. with people using the app that you're loorg at. and from those reactions that you submit on your app, we get this. thrs the entire debate, what you -- this is the entire debate, what you liked and when you thought the candidates were dodging or spinning. we can look at just what gotch romney was saying -- what governor romney was saying or president obama was saying. you can also zoom in at a particular moment. this was during the closing statements of the debate. >> that's how we cut taxes for middle cla

have late breaking developments from the trial of two police officers accused of beating and university of maryland student. as we understand, the judge has dismissed all but the most serious charge of assault. lowell melser has more. >> the defense attorneys were able to get the judge to drop the most serious charge of first-degree assault, this as one of the two officers took the stand in his own defense. >> the judge did dismiss the most serious charge, yes. no further comment. we are still in trout. >> the lawyers react after the -- we're still in trial. lawyers reacts. james harrison and reginald baker are accused of beating student john mckenna. baker, a former marine and special officer with the prince dirges county's special officer unit, says he was ordered to make arrests. while his team was holding the line at knox road and rte. 1 in two malesrk, he sawe approach him. refused toat' mckenna leave the area. he repeatedly told him to get down and get away. the prosecution bases baker's action while showing the video of the beating to the jury, trying, i imagine, to get that image engrained

authorities are hoping is a realist images will help nab the two men they say a pair of the university of maryland students. one of the suspects is seen in this photo. the robbery happened near calvert road in princeton avant of around 9:30 last night. investigators say the students were talking when an armed man demanded the handover whatever they had. one of the victim's hand it over his cash and that is when prince george's county police said the gunman and his lookout took off. neither victim was injured. >> nearly a dozen high school students were involved in a school bus accident in east baltimore. a bus collided with a minivan about 3:00 this afternoon near ensor and madison streets. 13 people were taken to hospital. none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. the accident remains under investigation. >> any means necessary. that is exactly what my baby didn't. >> a chilling crime. a family of seven murdered for taking a stand against drug dealers in the neighborhood. but the legacy against violence is still going strong 10 years later. the dawson family death drove home the issue

from the judge residing over the case of two police officers accused in the beating of a university of maryland student. we'll be back. >>> a judge has thrown out the most serious charges accused of beating a student. off the books is the first degree assault. the judge said not enough evidence for that. still facing those officers, charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office. the case stems from an incident caught on tape in 2010 when baker and james harrison arrested a maryland student. celebrating a basketball win over duke. >>> a trial date is now set for george zimmerman in the trayvon martin case. a judge today set june 10 as the tentative start date for the florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing the unarmed teen. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of 17-year-old trayvon martin in february. the 29-year-old has pleaded not guilty. he claims the shooting was in self-defense. zimmerman's trial is expected to last about three weeks. firefighters make a horrifying discovery early this morning. they found five bodies after putting out

news 4's derrick ward followed the march from langley park to the university of maryland. [ chanting >> reporter: one of more than a dozen questions in the november ballot in maryland. question four essentially allows the children of immigrants who have gone to school and lived in maryland at least three years to pay in-state tuition at at community college regardless of their immigration status. >> got into this country at 16. $10 in my pocket when i arrived at new york city. of course, no education. the hardest thing i ever had to do. >> reporter: this act gives no freebies. to get to the ballot, prerequisites tacked on. paid tax, registered for selective service, plan to apply for full citizenship. supporters of the act say they want equal footing for all college bound in the community. the dreamers, the investment made in early education. >> we need them to build and assist in making a better america. in building of our future. >> some people that have been here for a really long time, and that's like, like a sister or brother, not being able to go to college. >> reporter: after t

. >>> but first, an update on the discovery of bedbugs in university of maryland housing complexes. we'll be back. >>> an update on reports of bedbugs at the university of maryland. we told you about it last night. tonight there are three confirmed cases. students living inside the south campus commons apartments have been meeting with capstone on campus management, the company in charge of where they live, exterminators were on campus. >> we are literally living out of giant plastic bags. all of our clothes, all of our furniture. everything is completely -- it's a complete mess. it's hard to find my clothes. we have to dry our clothes with high heat before putting them on to decrease the risk of having bugs on us. >> during the interim six weeks, we understand we have been compliant. but there has been no compensation or plan made. that's our primary concern. >> well capstone issued a statement that reads quote, we will continue to follow our established protocall to responding to residents who notify us of bedbugs. students aren't satisfied, but they believe their concerns are bein

. >>> two veteran police officers seen in the caught on tape beating of a university of maryland student after a duke basketball game in 2010 went on trial today. prince george's county officers reginald baker and james harrison are accused of assault and misconduct, but their fense lawyers say today it was the student john mckenna who the threat. scott broom with the latest from upper marlboro. >> reporter: the videotape in this case is the key evidence and the jury saw it within two minutes of the start of the trial. university of maryland student john mckenna slammed against a concrete wall on knox road in college park by riot police, then beaten with batons testifying in court today he doesn't remember the incident. the prosecutor today called all this an abuse of power and a violation of trust, but lawyers for the police officers said mckenna was targeted under a zero tolerance order that night against anyone leading what they called a riot. >> he wasn't leading it whatsoever. >> reporter: outside court a witness nathan cole said he tookly own cell phone video of the incident -- too

the video was shot by another university of maryland student. >> i lost a lot of sleep over it. i really did. it really bothered me. >> the judge threw out the first degree assault charges because they did not hit him over the head. they're still facing second- degree assault charges in misconduct in office. >> tyson's corner can see in it -- expect to see an increase in property taxes to fund the redevelopment of the metro corridor. they approved an 8% real-estate increase as a part of a 40-year plan. residents and developers opposed the move and it will not happen until the end of this year or next. >> a major blow for the u.s. postal service. they will not be able to borrow any more money. they have reached the $15 billion debt limit. a they will be able to only borrow money from the u.s. treasury as opposed to private banks. the have been borrowing billions from taxpayers to make up for shortfalls. still to come on abc 7 news at 6, some shutdowns at the university of phoenix. we will tell you what's going on there. >> lovely traffic on the beltway. soon, you'll be able to pa

in the trial of two prince george's county officers accused of beating a unique -- being a university of marylandnt. officer james harrison and reginald baker are pressing charges of misconduct in office. they allegedly struck john mckenna at least 12 times with batons during a rowdy student celebration back in 2010. the most serious charges were dismissed yesterday. police say they now know who killed a man in a bar back in july, they just don't know where he is. 25-year-old carol anderson is the suspect in the murder of their gamble. police say anderson shot and killed a gamble back on july 8. gamble was found inside a vehicle in the parking lot at the bar. anyone with the information on anderson's whereabouts should call police. police in howard county say a man who had recorded himself committing a crime. they are searching for a mysterious peeping tom seen in this video setting up that be the setting up a camera at the home of two women in ellicott city. he has been recording the women in their bedrooms and bathrooms since june. is not clear how to gain access to the condo, but he has seen m

. >> this is the chance for me to go to university of maryland. >> cam pose pos is a dreamer. >> to give back to society. i could be saving your life in the future. >> his parents brought him to the u.s. at 12. he graduated from kennedy high school, earned straight a's at montgomery college, was diagnosed with bone cancer at 18. >> i want to save lives. just like my life was saved once. >> ricardo could scrape together enough money, but he says the out of state tuition charged undocumented immigrants now puts college out of reach. >> the tuition now is about $28,000 at the university of maryland. >> can you afford it? >> i can't afford that. >> it's not a right that you go to college. in fact, my question is, what are you doing here in the first place? >> brad is among the critics who no, forced the dream act. >> if they wantto educate themselves, god bless them. >> it's hard to see how much it will cost. montgomery college might have the most experience. it offers in county tuition to anyone who graduated from a montgomery county high school, regardless of citizenship. >> for us, the id

now two prince george's county officers charged with the beating of a university of maryland student go to court today. >> john mckenna was one of thousands of students who was celebrating in the streets of college park following the school's big win against duke back in march 2010. kristin fisher joins us live from college park with a preview of what's expected to happen in court today. good morning, kristin. >> reporter: good morning. these two prince george's county police officers reginald baker and james harrison have been charged with first degree assault, second degree assault, and misconduct in office for what they allegedly did on these streets over two years ago. remember the maryland men's basketball team had just beaten duke and thousands of students celebrated by partying in these streets in college park. police had said the students were rioting but students claimed the officers overreacted. in total 33 people were arrested that night but it was a video that surfaced more than a year later that changed everything and led to those indictments. this is the video taken from

prosecutors say that two police officers abuse their power when they assaulted a university of marylanddent two years ago during a rowdy post-game celebration. they are accused of beating it don mckenna as he celebrated the team's basketball win. jurors saw video of that night's brutal encounter. the defense argues that their clients work simply foot shoulders -- foot soldiers who were following orders. coach john harbaugh announced that ray lewis and lardarius webb have been sidelined for the rest of the season. the players that will be tough, but the important thing is to move forward as a teen. >> a security scare at the hospital where the pakistani 14- year-old activist is recovering. he was moved to a hospital in birmingham, england, to receive advanced treatment after being shot by the taliban for her advocacy for girls' education in pakistan. >> overnight, we are told a number of people attempting to get close to her hospital bed, claim to be members of her family. the hospital describing them as irritating. has raised concerns about security. she has now been seen by six special

the university of maryland dealing with a bedbug infestation. our crew just finished interviewing several students affected by the creepy critters, and they'll be joining us shortly. >> our ken molestina has been tracking this story. we're talking about an infestation of bedbugs. how bad is this, kenny? >> reporter: it's pretty bad. the company that runs these dorms, capstone management, say they're aware of the problem and are working to fix it. however, a couple of students i spoke to say every morning they're waking up with bites. >> this is like after the treatment happened. i'm still continuing to get bitten. >> reporter: she lives in one of the dorm-style apartments that has been overcome by bedbugs. this film shows the conditions they have been forced to live in. her and her roommate have been forced to put their belongings in bags and empty out entire closets of clothing in order to try and rid their rooms of the bed busmghts they say exterminators have been in their apartment several times but they keep waking up with bedbug bites night

university of marveled students. police say they found several items stolen from the students in his home. -- of university of maryland students. >>> firefighters bat i'll blaze at a self-storage facility in manassas. it took several hours to put out the fire at the store-all facility in the 7900 block of sudley road. it is believed more than six storable units burned although it is up color how the fire started. >>> a big deadline in our area. if you want to cast the ballot in the upcoming november 6 election, today is the deadline for people in virginia to register to vote. voter registration applications must be postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. maryland residents have until tomorrow and district residents have until the 19th to register to vote. we are one day from the second debate between president obama and gore romney. as fox's ed henry reports, they are gearing up for tomorrow night's showdown. >> hello, everybody. i brought some food. >> reporter: taking a break from debate prep, the president decided to deliver some pizza to his virginia campaign staff. mr.obama spending a few minutes shaking hands, taking

of 78%. in washington, mike emmanuel, fox news. >>> the news edge on maryland now where hundreds of students marched from langley park to the universityf maryland in support of maryland's dream act. they trying to ramp up support for question 4 on the november ballot allowing them to qualify for in-state tuition. >> you get from a maryland high school. okay, your parents have to pay taxes. >> some section that jot dream act will create a amnesty program to protect gang members from deportation. >>> it happened around 9 last night in new york avenue northwest. the three men and one woman were injured and taken to the hospital and one was lited in -- listed in critical . the victims were standing on the sidewalk when the shots rang out. >>> two d.c. men have pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a metro bus rider last year. the u.s. attorney's office said delron 567son of southeast and vincent gray pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. the authorities say 22-year-old demoteeous thompson was killed last october. the two men fought with the victim and boarded the bus around midnight. the prosecutors say atchinson shot thompson twice. t

. >>> two police officers will stand trial accused of beating a university of maryland student. james harrison and reginald baker are charged with attacking mckenna. mckenna was celebrating in the street following the terps' big win over duke in march of 2010. video taken from a dorm room shows officers in riot gear beating mckenna with batons. he suffered a concussion in the incident. both officers face first and second degree assault charges. >>> two teens in anne arundel county are under arrest for shooting and killing a man in pasadena. 18-year-old ronald mclloyd on the left and daniel savage on the right so shot and killed 21-year-old matthew morrow at a house party on outing avenue saturday morning. both men are charged with first degree murder. another man was shot, but he is expected to recover. >>> the man behind a string of armed robberies on the university of maryland campus is only 17 years old. jalil robinson of greenbelt was arrested after police found items from the robbery in his home. robinson is being charged as an adult. >>> this weekend susan g. komen three-da

it's family weekend at the university of maryland. owers possible before the end of the game and that even cool were a better chance for showers for the redskins on sunday. and rather cool even a better chance of rain and showers next monday. >> we got 80s, 60s, same forecast. >> got it all. >> got it all. october. >> thanks a lot. >>> more problems for iphone 5 users. first the new map app caused headaches. now a bug caused some users to go over their data plans. last week verizon customers noticed their iphones were using cellular data while connected to a wi-fi network which was supposed to be free. they hit their data cap very fast. verizon says it won't charge the customers. apple hasn't commented on how widespread the problem could be. they sent out a fix for the software. >>> american express card holders, you could be in for a refund. the company must pay back $85 million for illegally charging late fees, promising nonexistent $300 rewards and discriminating against applicants over 35. 250,000 customers are affected by the ruli

statements set to get in the trial of prince george's county police officers accused of the university of maryland2010. reginald baker and james beating johnsed of during a victory if aration after marylanders/duke game. convictedrmy ranger murdering his roommate is expected to learn his fate today. gary smith found guilty of manslaughter last the 2006 death of fellow army ranger michael mcqueen. two virginia men are missing in cloister national park in montana. neal peckens of virginia and were hiser of maryland o return to dulles airport on friday, but missed flight. >> a vaccine aimed at preventing cervical cancer, research showing it does not appear to make young girls promiscuous. researchers looked at medical found that few girls received the hpv vaccine at age or 12 got birth control tested for sexually transmitted diseases, or got pregnant by the time they were 14 or 15. the susan g. komen 3-day walk raised $8 million. october is breast cancer awareness month. help in the fight the disease with the click of a mouse. >> go to wjla.com/facebook and like our page. we will donate a dollar to b

they're facing assault charges against a university of maryland student. officers james harrison and reginald baker charged with attacking john mckenna. video shows officers in riot gear beating mckenna. this is after the terps' big basketball win over duke in march of 2010. he suffered a concussion in this incident. both officers faced first and second degree assault charges. >>> a developing story this morning. the search is under way for two virginia hikers missing in montana. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser left for a trip in glacier national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they didn't catch their flight home. both are veterinarians. yesterday they searched the hiking trails and found tracks in the area and a fire ring. they say it may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hike permits, which may narrow the search area >> we know they have a back country permit, and that showed where they would be hiking. we've got a high probability area of where they were. perhaps the weather is playing something w

it's also a family reunion at the university of maryland. next seven days looks like this.day it's not going to change. it's going to rain and shower. it's going to continue into the game. only 60. either way, if you're tailgating or going to the game, it's going to be chilly. low 60s on columbus day on monday. mostly sunny. nice on tuesday. we're back in the upper 60s. and then on wednesday partly cloudy. a little milder. high temperatures in the mid 70s. we'll be back with spo . >>> and now 9 sports with kristen berset. >> after 162 long games, the nationals are getting a much deserved day off tomorrow, but it won't last very long. friday they'll find out what team they're facing first in the playoffs. we know they're not headed to san francisco, but their actual destination is up in the air. it could be either st. louis or atlanta. the guys say they don't have a preference where they go. they're looking forward to a little r&r. >> to have a day and a half off to relax will be nice. spend some time with the family, get some good dinners and get ready to go. >> relax and p

. >> last night students at the university of maryland in college park watched the debate and then offered their opinions of the candidates in a high- tech way. matt jablow has more. >> reporter: for professor philip resnick, the first general election debate of 2012 marked the call nation of one -- culmination of one full year of hard work. >> i'm looking forward to seeing the technology in action on this scale. >> reporter: a computer scientist at the university of maryland, he developed the software program that was launched while president obama and mitt romney dualed in denver. >> this is all about a new way to tap into people's opinions. >> reporter: an internet-based software program that instantly recorded the reactions of about 500 students watching the debate here in college park and perhaps another 10,000 college students at schools all around the country. >> they are looking on their smartphone at a screen that has buttons that say agree, disagree, spin, dodge. you hear something you agree with, tap it. >> reporter: not surprisingly given the audience, president obama got his b

they want the university's president to stand trial for failing to alert the campus after the first shots were fired. >>> students rallied in support of gay marriage at the university of maryland. a diversity official at the school is on leave for supporting a petition to ban gay unions. but as chris gordon explains now, the two sides of this controversial issue are finding common ground. >> vote for on question 6 and yes on equality for all. >> reporter: the maryland student body president kicked off the rally for marriage equality. u.s. senator ben cardin said these students can help make history by voting yes or question 6. >> the united states stands for eliminating all forms of discrimination. we offer hope to people around the world. we've got to take care of business first in our own country. marriage equality is a matter of basic fairness. >> reporter: for years state senator richard mattelino has been at the center of the fight. >> for me, my partner and kids and thousands of other gay and lesbian families, that marriage will mean a brighter future for us all. >> reporter: the maryland legislature passed a bill making same-sex marriage legal this year. but opponents i

. >> this is a chance for me to go to the university of maryland. >> reporter: he is a dreamer. >> to become a doctor and give back to society. probably i could be saving your life in the future. >> reporter: his parents brought him to the u.s. at 12. he graduated from kennedy high school, earned straight as at montgomery college, was diagnosed with bone cancer at 18. >> i want to save lives. my life was saved once. >> reporter: he says he could scrape together enough money to afford in state tuition at college park, but he says the out of state tuition charged undocumented immigrants now puts college out of reach. >> the tuition now is about $28,000 at the university of maryland. >> reporter: can you afford that? >> definitely i can't. i can't afford that. >> it's not a right that you go to college. my question is what are you doing here in the first time? >> reporter: bob is one of the critics who forced the dream act to the ballot. >> if they want to educate themselves, god bless them. >> reporter: it's tough to figure out how much the dream act would cost. montgomery county may ha

park. >> open your hands, that's what officer baker claims he was yelling as he was hitting university of maryland student, john mccana with his baton. it was march 3, 2010, in the riotous aftermath of the basketball team's win over duke. james harrison are accused of second-degree assault for repeatedly hitting mckenna, who was unarmed at the time, with their batons. on the witness stand today, baker said he continued hitting mckenna because mckenna refused to show the officers if he had any weapons in his hands, which it turned out, he did not. earlier, immediately after the prosecution rested, officers baker and harrison scored a major victory when he threw out the top charge in the case. first-degree assault, saying prosecutors had failed to meet the legal standard for the charge. >> officer baker finished his testimony just a few minutes ago. the trial resumes tomorrow when officer harrison might very well take the stand as well. lesli. >>> we'll see what happens, matt, thank you. it looks like the trial for george zimmerman will begin next june. the neighborhood watch volunteer is accused of

as the university of maryland student walked down the street waving his arms during the celebration of maryland's victory over duke on march 3, 2010. officer harrison said he began hitting him with his baton after seeing mckenna bunch the officer in the head with a clinched fist, containing what officer harrison claimed could have been a weapon. but which he later learned was just a cell phone. officer harrison continued hitting him because he refused to drop what was in his hand. despite being ordered to do so. but under cross-examination, he could not fully explain why he made little attempt to see what was actually in mckenna's hand after he and officer baker stopped hitting him. also in a cross-examination, officer harrison admitted lying about his involvement in the incident. telling the police department's internal affairs section when first questioned that he was not one of the officers who hit john mckenna. closing arguments in the case are expected some time tomorrow. afterwards the jury is expected to begin deliberating. derek? >> and we will wait for that verdict. thank you,