. >>> hello, everybody, i'm denise koch. >>> late this evening the jury finds a bath beth ez da woman guilty of first degree murder. kai jackson has reactions from the victim's family. >> for many the verdict is not a surprise but for the family there is a sense of justice. they sat outside the courtroom, their emotions still raw. >> got a first degree murder verdict. very pleasing. >> reporter: after deliberating one hour a montgomery county jury convicted britney norwood of first degree murder. the prosecutor says murray's life was full of promise. >> this is a woman who had unlimited potential. >> reporter: the murder happened march 11th. police say norwood attacked murray when she confronted her about taking merchandise. >> i think she's been remorseful from day one. >> reporter: the jury saw 300 pictures stabbing and beating wounds. jurors say testimony from murray's mother was powerful. >> what we agreed was the most difficult thing was when her mother took the stand. >> i know the trauma our family has been through. i want no other family to go through this. >> reporter: britne

. >> hello, everybody, i'm denise koch. >>> the congressional super committee admits defeat. that means government agencies are facing steep automatic budget cuts. >> with just hours to spare, some super committee members headed in search of a deal. but in the end the panel of 6 republicans and 6 democrats could not agree on how to cut $1.6 trillion from the budget. evejohn kerry said the democrats did offer an 11th hour deal. >> i think we could have reached an agreement on so many other parts of this. >> but the gop rejected it. >> they were not willing to cut a dollar. >> the spending cuts that will now kick in in 2013. >> my message to them is simple, no, i will skeet oh any -- veto any effort. >> reporter: the pentagon alone stands to lose $454 billion. cuts they say would be devastating to the military. this means the credit rating could take another hit. the nasdaq also took hits. >>> a serious scene when a car slams into a townhouse. you see the car smash flu through brick and glass. police tell us the driver accidently stepped on the gas. >>> the state of maryland is

back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away. there is much more ahead. including is la nina to blame /ú >> pelley: tonight, an ominous weather forecast. the phenomenon known as la nina is back and getting stronger. bill whitaker reports it could bring more floods, droughts, and hurricanes. police in new york arrest nearly 200 protesters as the occupy movement marchs in what's billed as a national day of action. jim axelrod is on the scene. a new census report says more americans than ever are living into their 90s. dr. jon lapook on the challeng challenges. and anna werner on what's killing sharks by the thousands off the u.s. >> i've never seen that much devastation in one piece of net. ever. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, a lot of people in the southeast are adding up the damage and counting their blessings. lucky to be alive after a series of deadly tornadoes

. >>> next up this morning right here on wjz -- >> good morning, i am denise koch, another problem forfront-runner in the race for the gop presidential nomination, the new accusations leveled against herman cane. >> federal agents crack down on a gang called dead man incorporated. what this group is accuse of doing and how it affected neighbors across marchh maryland. >> reporter: good morning, how they are left out in the cold. what ax the city action the city has taken ahead. >> we have problems. we will go down that list. over to marty. >> okay. very good, coming up sharing her mom secrets, did you ever think about that? she is talking about sleep and new baby and her second album, jewel joins us as the morning edition continues right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the late he felt breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:30, it is not a bad day start for the t

back at 11:00, i'm denise koch. >> thanks for watching, wjz, maryland's news station.re ahead, including inside herman cain's campaign,, >> pelley: tonight, her ma hermn cain fights back. he calls one accuser a troubled woman. >> my first response in my mind and reaction was "i don't even know who this woman is." >> pelley: bill whitaker and jan crawford are covering. they lost their lives in afghanistan. now the air force is investigating what happened to their remains. david martin has the story. at independence hall, we asked some of the most successful people in america the toughest question. how do you create jobs in this country? and remembering smoking joe frazier and the fight of the century. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> pelley: good evening, herman cain, the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination, forcefully confronted charges of sexual harassment late ty.

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. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. >> wjz is live on the scene, kai jackson has exclusive video of the moment of impact. >> reporter: that's right the video we're about to show you is absolutely unbelievable. it shows an out of control suv. and an army of federal agent pursuing it. watch the right side of your screen scarefully, surveillance video from the blue crab express shows this white suv apparently fleeing federal agents it barreling into the restaurant's parking lot on patasco avenue. >> it was coming really fast, we just jumped up and everybody ran. >> reporter: it started with gunshots moments earlier. agents confirmed that some 40 agents and baltimore city police took part in an ongoing enforcement action but they decline to give details. >> that guy trying to escape through my parking lot and knocked the big pole down. >> reporter: surveillance video picks up another angle. it barrels into a chevy blazer. >> i was scared, i was trying to figure out which way to

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. >> hello, everybody, i'm denise koch. >>> facing prison time, a jury convicts michael jackson's own doctor in the pop star's death. >> reporter: dr. conrad murray was led away in handcuffs, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. the judge said murray is a. >> dr. murray's reckless can you be the in this case poses. >> reporter: the jury sided with the prosecution. they agreed that the doctor administered. >> our con condolences go out to the jackson family. >> jackson's fans and supporters erupted in cheers outside the courthouse. >> we had no doubt. that's why we're here. >> family member vs been in court throughout the trial. >> michael was watching over us. i'm very happy. >> reporter: jurors deliberated less than # hours and were escorted out of the building. murray's lawyers left the courtroom without commenting. the defense claimed murray was a victim of michael jackson. >> he was just a little fish in a big dirty pond. >> reporter: dr. murray faces up to 4 years in prison. murray's medical license will be suspended and he could lose it for good. >>> now, murray could end u

. >> i am denise koch.s what people are talking about. >> overflying toilets and leak roofs, students say the schools are falling apart and baltimore need to do something about it. we are down live -- can -- live downtown and meghan mccorkell is live. >> reporter: heave a plan to mod ren size the schools within eight years and holes in the wall. >> the floors are cracked and old. >> reporter: flooded bath rooms. >> it's disgusting. the toilets are falling apart. >> reporter: and no heat. >> how are you supposed to learn in coats? >> reporter: baltimore city school student and faculity say they have had enough and want improvements. >> we were able to pay for a grand prix race so you mean to tell me we cpt spend money to fix our schools. >> reporter: with 2.# billion dollars in renovations needed -- 2.8 billion dollars in renovation needed, transform baltimore is calling on the city for help. they will send 2,000 post cards asking for a new revenue source for construction and they want to adopt a finance pla

. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >>> a group of congressional leaders setup with critical budget cuts say they cannot agree to a deal. that

. >> for bob and stan, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching maryland's news station., there's much more ahead, including members of violent gangs, playing on college street was waiting for. a move to help european banks sends the dow soaring but is it a long-term fix? anthony mason is on wall street. will americans lose their payroll tax cut next month? norah o'donnell is with the president. we learned today the nuclear meltdown at the fukushima plant was a lot worse than we knew. lucy craft reports on fears about food safety in the area. and violent street gangs in college sports. cbs news and "sports illustrated" team up to investigate. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. a coordinated global effort to head off a panic over european debt sent stock markets roaring around the world today. the dow closed with its biggest gain in nearly three years. it started when the federal reserve bank in washington and

. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about. >> corruption brat down powerful jack johnson and his wife. and tonight, they release the audio tapes that caught them red-handed. >> reporter: vic, these wire taps reveal a chaotic cover-up, with toilets flushing, windows breaking, and money being stuffed everywhere. >> reporter: former prince george's county legislator jack johnson. >> i don't know who they are and they're banging on the door. >> reporter: leslie johnson called her husband as agents surrounded their home. the couple in a panic over a $100,000 bribery check from a developer. >> yes, there is a check in there. what do you want me to do with the check? do you hear them banging? >> tear up the check and -- tear it up. >> but they're the fbi, jack. >> yeah, i know. that's why i'm telling you. >> you want me to put it down the toilet? >> yeah. >> you want me to flush it? >> yeah. flush that. >> reporter: leslie johnson also tried hiding $87,000 of cold hard cash in her underwear. >> w

. >>> hello everybody i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.bout tonight. >> conrad murray faces nine years in prison. let's go to the live look. >> reporter: there are still some michael jackson fans here. the jackson family, at last heading home. the prosecutors have held a very brief press coen

. >> for bob and mark, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching maryland's newsistration. -- news.ok at the possible >> pelley: tonight approval revoked. one of the most widely used cancer drugs is no longer cleared for breast cancer. dr. jon lapook on what this means for women. can the supercommittee beat the clock? nancy cordes reports time's running out to avoid automatic spending cuts. 30 years after the death of actress natalie wood, lee cowan reports the police have reopened the case after a witness changed his story. >> i believe that robert wagner was with her up until the moment she went into the water. >> pelley: and on the road with steve hartman who finds a man with a formula for happiness. >> it's contagious. you want to do it again and again. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: we're beginning tonight with news about one of the top selling cancer drugs, avastin. it's ud

. >> and i'm denise koch. >> four gop presidential hopefuls, essentially tied for first place in that. one side candidate is trying to separate himself from a very public blunder. danielle nottingham is reporting from the white house. >> reporter: it's a four-way tie at the top of the gop field if iowa. just seven weeks away from the caucuses, the latest bloomberg news poll puts herman cain at 27%, followed by ron paul, mitt romney, and newt gingrich. cain hit the campaign trail in iowa, fighting to hold onto a small lead there. he's also trying to move past his shaky response to a reporter's question about libya monday. >> okay, libya. [ silence ] >> reporter: his popularity has already taken a hit from sexual harassment allegations that surfaced a couple of weeks ago. >> reporter: cain's campaign troubles are goodinize for his republican rivals. and the latest national survey, newt gingrich has pulled into second place behind mitt romney, who has reclaimed his front runner status. >> reporter: the former massachusetts governor was in columbia, south carolina tuesday, focusing his at

. >> i'm denise koch.s a verdict in the case against senator ulysses currie, who is accused of taking bribe from shoppers. currie admits he was a paid consultant for the grocery chain, taking in nearly a quarter million dollars between 2003 and 2008. prosecutors accuse him of pushing the grocery store's agenda. wjz will bring you the verdict as soon as it is announced. >>> behind barbs and on suicide watch, one day after dr. conrad murray is convicted in michael jackson's death. the doctor is being watched closely. as bill whittaker reports on wjz, the guilty verdict is what jackson's fans have been waiting for. >> fans could not contain their excitement. >> we, the jury in the above- entitled action find the guilty guilty. >> murray showed no emotion when the verdict was read but showed surprise when the judge ordered him remanded into custody immediately. while his emotions were difficult to read, reaction from his fans and family were not. >> lock him up, lock him up! >> we did get justice. >> i was ver

. >> and i'm denise koch.ple are talking about. >> an investigation is under way to a disturbing video. a tape posted on you tube, shows a teenage girl being beaten by her father, who is also a family court judge. we want to warn you, may find this story upsetting. betty ann reports for wjz from new york. >> bend over the bed. [ screaming ] [ crying ] >> reporter: the video is tough to watch. >> lay down. >> reporter: recorded in 2004, it shows texas county family judge, william adams, relentlessly whipping his then 16-year-old daughter hillary. >> i'll beat you into submission. [ crying ] >> you want to put more video games on? >> the beating was apparently punishment for illegally downloading video games from the internet. >> i want my father to get all the help he can get. he really, really needs it. i think he's a broken person. he just needs so much support. >> reporter: instead of support, he's getting death threats and says the video looks worse than it really is. >> i lost my temper. i spanked her. she

. >> for bob and for mark in owings mills, i'm denise koch.s for watching, maryland's news station. don't go away. there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, include a new stem cell treatment that is giving hope in the fight against heart disease. the first patient to undergo a new stem cell treatment speaks out. >> pelley: tonight, a victory against america's number-one killer. for the first time, a damaged heart is repaired with stem cells. >> it's like someone gave me a magic pill. i felt better all over. >> pelley: reports from bill whitaker and dr. jon lapook john dickerson on herman cain's foreign policy stumble will the plug be pulled on health care reform? jan crawford reports the supreme court has decided whether to take the case. and when can you get for $100 at this cafe? she got the cafe. but wyatt andrews tells us, there's a catch. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, there is remarkable new evidence tonight that stem cells can repair a dama

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about. >> one of the women who has accused gop presidential candidate herman cain, could break her silence today. >> reporter: herman cain returned to washington friday to put his presidential campaign back on track. >> the american dream has been hijacked. but the good news is, we can take it back. >> reporter: cain has spent most of the week, answering allegations about sexual harassment during his days at the restaurant association. so far, cain's fight to fend off the allegations doesn't seem to be hurting his campaign. the latest washington post abc poll shows cain and mitt romney nearly tied at the top of the republican field. >> reporter: cain insists he never sexually harassed anyone. he is blaming rivals for attacking his character because of his unexpected success. >> reporter: for now, republican voters in iowa seem willing to give cain the benefit of the doubt. >> in politics, i do wonder if it's true or something someone is trying to do to knock

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i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about.have breaking news right now. we know there is an accident. let's go live to sky eye chopper 13 and captain mike perry. what can you tell us? >> sky eye chopper 13 is over patapsco avenue and magnolia. this is in southwest of baltimore. looks like federal agents and city police were involved in apprehending several suspects when there was a crash. now, apparently, this white vehicle looks like -- looked to us like federal agent was taken out of that vehicle. the other white vehicle appears to be the one the suspects were in. we do know that there is atf agents on scene. there are three people of interest in custody right now of the atf and city police. it is unknown at this point what this investigation was. but it appears to be a possible city and atf joint task force operation. but as you can see, lots of federal agents here, lots of federal tactical officers. also, patapsco avenue is closed, in both directions, about a block, either side of patapsco and magnolia. we have learned ver

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about. >> the pentagon is sending an investigation. investigators say workers lost parts of the remains of at least two soldiers. >> what i want to talk about is tough stuff. >> air force chief of staff eric norton is talking about caskets, coming home from iraq and afghanistan. a federal investigation has found gross mismanagement at the dover air force base mortuary in delaware. >> we found a pattern of wrongdoing, and the air force has refused to admit culpability. >> reporter: carol lerner's office, investigated whiftle blower complaints and found two cases in which body parts of a soldier and air force pilot were either lost or misplaced. in another case, an arm bone was sawed off, in order to fit a marine killed by a roadside bomb, into his uniform. but general schwartz acknowledged, he does not know if there are other incidents. >> i cannot certify with certainty that prior performance met our standard of perfection. >> reporter: the families were n

i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching wjz. more on the way.uding more americans are living in deep poverty. the story of one family ,, >> pelley: tonight, the legacy of the great recession. more middle-class americans fall below the poverty line, and a record number are far, far below it. bob orr on cyber theft. u.s. intelligence says russia and china are stealing american technology to build their economies. >> reporter: how often are these attacks happening? >> around the clock. >> pelley: of mice and men and women. dr. jon lapook reports mice may hold the secret to slowing down the aging process in humans. and albert reingewirtz survived one of the greatest horrors the world has known. anthony mason on why he's telling his story now. >> they were taking away my mother! captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we're beginning tonight with a story that really brings home the impact the great recession has had and is having on this country. a new analysis of census b

i'm denise koch. >> i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> a key witness takes the stand in the election tonight, robocall controversy. the woman who recorded the call talks about how everything unfolded. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse, as derek valcourt explains. just a few minutes ago, the state rested his case. >> reporter: that witness who was called today, her name was rhonda russell. she was a witness for

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> breaking news.e paterno's son says he has a treatable form of cancer. the ncaa is now launching its own investigation into the allegations and a possible cover-up. >> the first major miss, 1998. alleges by a mother of a 11- year-old boy, that her son had showered in the locker room with sandusky. according to the garage grand jury -- to the grand jury report, with lis listening in, sandusky apologizes, saying, i wish i were dead. but nothing was ever done. >> sandusky apparently had unrestricted access to, as part of his retirement agreement. >> reporter: 2000, a university janitor says he sees sandusky performing oral sex on a young boy in the shower. fearing for their jobs, both men keep their silence. and an alleged rape. grad assistant coach, mike mcqueary. what mcqueary describes as anal intercourse, is simply described as horsing around. going all the way to university president graham spannier. once again, no formal police investigation is conducted. >> now, joe paterno's son scott says his 8

i'm denise koch. the bottom line, more fallout for unpaid people. the debt the appear to be mounting. pat? >> that's right. the baltimore grand prix is turning out to be a strange combination of congratulations and debt collection. >> reporter: labor day weekend starts the weekend on what city officials and racing fans celebrate as the grand prix, grand success. >> it was great. >> it was amazing. >> it's just unbelievable. >> but if sunrise safety service doesn't get its money, the owner is afraid the sun will set on her traffic control company. and the only sign they'll be making is going out of business. >> hopefully it won't put me out of business. but it's very scary right now. >> vogel says baltimore racing development owes her $200,000. one of the debts they racked up but hasn't been able to pay up. according to a visit baltimore report. the impact. 4 million spent with vendors and restaurants inside. 2 million in state tax. $1.6 million in city tax. so, says those who haven't been paid, "show me the money." >> i just don't understand how bal

>>> hello, everybody the i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.t people are talking about tonight. >> it is a parent's nightmare. a school bus mix-up leaves a 4- year-old boy wandering the streets by himself. wjz first broke this troubling story. now we stay on it. mike hellgren investigates how it happens and what is being done about it. >> reporter: denise, after promising swift and decisive action, we can tell

i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter.e's what people are talking about. >> focusing on the future. herman cain says he is planning for the future, despite the problems plugging -- plaguing his cam feign. it appears the questions about women is benefiting newt gingrich. >> reporter: a friendly crowd turned to dayton, ohio. the presidential hopeful focused on his 9-9-9 tax plan, steering clear of the personal problems, plaguing his campaign. >> the establishment does not want herman cain to get this nomination. the liberals do not want herman cain to get this nomination. but i happen to believe that the american people have a different idea about who will get this nomination. >> reporter: cain is rethinking his strategy, following accusations from ginger white, the atlanta businesswoman claims she had an affair with herman cain that lasted more than a decade. >> campaign aides call it a reassessment. cain's campaign manager tells cbs news, his candidate is not dropping out of the race for the white house. >> the affair accu

i'm denise koch. >> thanks anna werner on what's behind the dust storms in the southwest. >> it's likeey: dr. jon lapook on a link between alcohol and breast cancer even for light drinkers. and a drug epidemic more lethal than cocaine and heroin combined. mark strassmann shows us the damage. >> he died in my wife's arms. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ple are talking about tonight. >> the breaking news wjz was to tell you about tonight. dozens of agents rushed to the scene of that accident. and we are live there now. jessica kartalija has more on the accident. >> reporter: rs here's what we know at this point. three people have been transported to shock trauma with injuries. one believed to be an agent with alcohol, tobacco

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.ere's what people are talking about. >> the wikileaks founder has suffered a setback. julian assange has suffered a legal setback. his appeal for e tradition -- extradition to sweden was denied. >> i have not been charged with any crime in any country. we will be considering our next step in the days ahead. >> reporter: two judges ruled assange should be extradited to sweden, where he's wanted for questioning in the alleged sexual attacks of two volunteers for his website. the wikileaks founder said the encounters last year in stockholm were consensual. the 40-year-old created a firestorm in the u.s. when his website published thousands of secret diplomatic cables. the secret service says americans were put at risk. he could face charges in the u.s. >> reporter: assange has 14 days to appeal to britain's supreme court. if the beginning, he has argued that his critics were behind the allegations. >> it's disappointing. but in a sense, it's not surprising. julian has made powerful enemie

. >> and i'm denise koch. >> pitching their plan. they are pitching their plan. but the republican candidate herman cain was not there. >>> white house hopefuls talked about their agenda. >> they said there would be no corporate tax for people who make things here in america. >> reporter: they say they're spending time in the states. with just two months until the caucuses. michele bachmann and rick perry each were ahead in the caucuses at one point. >> i want everybody to have more money. and my tax plans do that. and that's what american presidents need to be doing. >> i want to have a fairer, flatter, simple tax code. >> reporter: front runner herman cain was missing in today's event. instead of this, he is still addressing sexual harassment allegations. political allegation -- allegations that he sexually herselfed two women in the nientdzs. he had to backpedal from it. >> trying to remember what the parameters were from 12 years ago is a little difficult. >> reporter: so far, cain's fundraising has not been hurt. his chief of staff said he raised a quarter m

i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter.t. >> right now, about two dozen members of the occupy wall street movement are