i'm gigi. >> and i'm tim williams. it's the bottom of the hour and about 35 degrees and it's a chilly start to the day. and each day has started off this way. clear skies and light wind and we'll warm up nicely. the sun has helped and the flow of air from the west has warmed us up and today, no different. we're going to a high of 66- degree and sunshine and a light wind and 31 tonight and clear and tomorrow, back into the 60s. >>> bribery, frantic calls to destroy evidence and money stashed inside the underwear. those are the details around jack johnson and his wife. now, he's speaking out. the agents raided his home after hearing him tell his wife to flush a check down the toilet and they found $80,000 stuffed inside her bra. he's been under investigation from 2006. >>> i'm the elected county executive and i said earlier, when the facts are revealed, i'm absolutely convinced, without a shadow of a doubt that i am going to be vindicated. >> reporter: and investigators weren't planning on originally arresting him. but t

as gigi barnett explains it is national adoption day. >> reporter: her name from this day forward will be christina ni can. 0. la met prop list. congratulations. >> reporter: with a new name comes new families. today is national adoption day. >> some you'll talk to and they say, i'm getting adopted today and they are in their sunday best and so excited. >> reporter: parents are, too. debbie and joshua miller adopted lillian a couple of years ago from china. now after waiting a year and a half, it's jake's turn. >> it's a big deal. we felt like he was our son certainly when he came home but there's always that concern he wasn't legally ours, he was physically oursp. >> we find that the adoptive parents are fit and proper to adopt. >> reporter: with the judge's nod, each adoption becomes official. for all children no matter the age. >> this is like a great thing because i didn't think i would ever get adopted. i feel like this is a legal guardianship. >> reporter: national adoption day is always on or near the saturday just before thanksgiving. today 35 chirp in baltimore received new fa

i'm gigi barnett, at morgan state university. that story is straight ahead. >>> getting ready to feed thousands on thanksgiving day, at the bea gaddy center. and people who cook these turkeys may surprise you. i'm andrea fujii. that story is just ahead. >>> after a week of mild weather. we'll take a calm night, won't we? the updated first warning forecast is just ahead with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have breaking news. the decision in the trial of a federal police officer charged with killing a family dog at a popular park. denise is in the newsroom. >> reporter: well, kai, the decision is guilty on both counts. animal cruelty and firing his gun near homes. the death of bear bear drew outrage. they say he shot the dog in a severn community. in an anne arundel county courtroom, sheppard argued it was justified. sheppard said he fired his weapon to protect himself, his wife and their dog, when bear bear acted out of control. both counts are misdemeanors but sheppard could face jail time when he is sentenced. >> denise, thank

i'm gigi barnett at morgan state university. that story is straight ahead. >>> i'm suzanne collins in jarrettsville. one car theft took place here. but there have been hundreds of others, according to police. we'll have pictures of much of the goods stolen. that's coming up next. >>> and it is a delightful fall evening. how is the weekend looking. bob is coming back with the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> police say they are responsible for over 100 crimes. victims are from harford, baltimore, and howard counties. >> reporter: at the millen white hall, where country supplies, crime is a rarity. >> they broke in, made arm loads of clothing out to his pickup truck and drove off. >> reporter: $1500 worth of clothing, gone. but now, some of those items and a store house of others, including over 100gps units, wallets, tools, even a cash register have been seized by police from a home in edgewood. rory leftwich, 41, has been arrested and charged. >> deputies have found over 31,000 items. >> ranging from sports e

gigi bar net tells us what that means. >> reporter: last summer a 69- year-old decided to run errands on his bike. >> he left and he -- he yelled over his shoulder. if i'm late i'll be gone an hour. if i'm later than that, i'll call. >> reporter: that call never came a truck broadsided him, killing him. it is a scene that the city wants to avoid so council members approved a bill of rights making sure riders get equal access to the streets, better parking and the right to travel safely and free of fear. >> the bikers are not second class citizens. they're right up there with zoom, zoom. >> reporter: tommy nash has been hit before. he rides bike works. the shop put the bill of rights on the web site for bikers. it is a step that could put baltimore on par with other cities like portland, oregon and seattle. >> it is just so good for the city to encourage bikers. it releases congestion and traffic and you have a healthy city. >> reporter: the city said the bill of rights provides special training for police officers who are called to accident scenes involving bikers and cars. in baltimo

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gigi barnett explains it's the latest in a string of robberies at local colleges that have students on edge. >> reporter: it happened thursday evening at the community college of baltimore county essex campus. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene as police say a man walked up to a female student and robbed her at gunpoint. now students who say they were never told are concerned. >> they tell teachers but not students. if one should know, they all should know. >> reporter: that student isn't alo en. another armed robbery happened at towson university. this time a student at a bank atm loses his cash. towson security sent campus wide text messages to students and teachers. then thursday night, robbers mugged loyola university students and beat up another who tried to help. >> as they crossed the parking lot, they were confronted by two individuals who demanded money and jewelry. those individuals were brandishing knives and obviously threatened the victims. >> i don't feel safe. it's awful. where the incident happened is right there and we do that walk all the time. >> reporter: tonight

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i'm gigi barnett. >>> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 30s area wide. good morning to. >>> you good morning. >> it is chilly today. >> cool. >> it will warm up today, as you mentioned. our normal high today is 55 degrees. we'll get into the range of about 60. how about that? clear skies, but we will see a bit of a wind from the west-northwest, it's going to be a breezy day. i have to preface everything by saying that. the temperatures will be somewhat above normal. so with that said, your forecast starts off with temperatures in the 30s. we'll be in the 40s very quickly as soon as the sun comes up. we'll be up around 58 degrees, that's our forecast high for today. overnight lows in the 40s. we'll have your complete forecast in a few moments. >>> thank you, at this. first here's what people are talking about this morning. an emotional dane court as a federal officer's trial for shooting and killing a dog at a anne arundel county dog park. the judge says the shooting was wrong but the officer is getting off without any jail time. >> reporter: courthouse s

thank you, gigi. wjz will have more tonight on the results at 11:00. >>> full-body patdowns. despite the controversy, they are here to stay. >> reporter: the director of the tsa told lawmakers today at a hearing that the new patdowns are more invasive than what travelers were used to in the past. should are complaining that it targets sensitive body areas. but the government says the tsa has the responsibility to provide the best possible security. they also say that they will not be able to avoid body screening based on religious beliefs. some say it violates the rights of privacy. >> today's hearing was scheduled before a receipt outrage about the patdowns. >>> a cocaine ring. tonight, 14 people are indicted, including a prominent businessman. smuggled hundreds of pounds of cocaine. private jets. between may and november. they seized this. darren efron who runs good life american clothing. >>> anne arundel county police are looking for this woman. they say she is using stolen credit cards. cards that were stolen from cars parked outside schools and other public parking lots

i'm gigi barnett. what this new deal means for city students.head. >> check in for these and all of the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news starts now. >> from the city to the counties, to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz maryland's news station. >>> sudden impact, a huge storm rips through part of baltimore county and the city. >> tonight, the extensive damage. and the massive cleanup that is only just beginning. >>> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> path of destruction. a line of powerful storms cut through parts of baltimore county and the city, causing severe damage to hundreds of apartments and homes. a live look from sky eye chopper 13 right now, where it is going to be a long process. now, the national weather service is

. >>> i'm gigi barnett. details are coming up. >>> ravens fans pay $40 to park in this public street. then end up with expensive tickets. i'm adam may, who is to blame ,, >>> 5:29. 60 degrees with a beautiful sunset. that's unbelievable. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a brazen crime. thousands of dollars in computer and music equipment are gone. gigi barnett explains, the school had just received a special grant to buy the items that were stolen. >>> last week, this was a brand- new computer lab in northeast baltimore. computers, keyboards and speakers fill the room. today, it's a crime scene for city police. >>> detectives now are looking for leads. any people of interest. anyone who saw or heard anything. >> reporter: detectives say sometime friday night, burglars smashed a classroom window, sphuk a computer upstairs and left the old computers behind. >> it seems so selfish. >> teacher lakona matthew says thanks to a grant, they had just finished setting up the lab two weeks

. >> i'm gigi barnett at the first mariner arena. that story is coming up. >>> without a trace. a family of four, vanishes. the disturbing clues left behind at their home. >>> and a perfect start to the weekend. we'll let you know. if the mild november weather sticks around in your first warning forecast. ,,,, @ ,,,, the next, you start one feeling a bit off.ne. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> we want to return now to the story we had to interrupt for breaking news moments ago. >>> maryland's attorney general is working to take a dangerous drink off store shelves. this after, problems issue exposed after drinking four loko. >> that woman's family is now campaigning to get the store -- drink off of store shelves. several other states have already done it, and the maryland state attorney general minces no words when he says he want its gone. >> reporter: this vibrant, promising young woman died in a terrifying crash on maryland's eastern s

and gigi has more on what this means for the city. >>> good afternoon, jessica and everyone. the police union voted against this proposal. 95% voted down the deal. giving the officers an extra five vacations days and dropping their pay 2%. they called it a slap in the face and said that officers should be rewarded for putting their life on the line. all city employees have received 5 or more furlough days. >>> and thank you, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake released a statement saying she's disappointed but she's con typhi dent they'll come -- confident they'll come to an agreement. >>> bge is deciding on unionizing. a vote is set for next month. bge is one of the few utility companies that's not unionized. >>> a heart break loss from the ravens. and wjz-13 and ronald reagan are live at wjz.com and we'll tell you what the fans are saying about it today. >> reporter: and the ravens are taking on one of the best teams in the nfc and this went to the wire. the ravens are battling back and they take the league with this big pass. todd heap making the play and with just a minute lef

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i'm gigi barnett. here's what people are talking about. >>> no jail time for a federal police officer who shot and killed a family pet at an anne arundel dog park. officer keith shepard rushed out of court shortly after being convicted of an mule cruelty and weapons charges shore shooting the dog bear bear. he has to pay a $500 fine and will face bro base. >>> a teen is in serious condition after being stabbed in the back. a 16-year-old was arguing with another group of teens outside of douglas high school, when someone stabbed him. he is recovering at shock trauma. police are still searching for suspects. >>> the cleanup continues in northeast baltimore and baltimore county after wednesday's fast moving tornado. residents continue to pack up whatever they can from dozens of home that is are unfit to live in. weather experts say it took the tornado a matter of seconds to damage or destroy hundreds of homes just before the holiday. city leaders say most affected residents have already found permanent ho

i'm gigi barnett at the first mariner arena. that story is coming up. >>> making mail easier.ost office, proposing the big change for your holiday greeting cards. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:28. 68 degrees and clear. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the breaking news wjz has been following all evening. a powerful maryland politician and his wife, are indicted in a federal case. alex demetrick has an update on county executive jack johnson from greenbelt. >> reporter: yeah. developments are developing. just a few minutes ago, prince george's county executive, jack johnson and his wife leslie, each pled not guilty to violating federal law. count 2, destroying evidence in a federal investigation. these charges carry up to 20 years in prison if convicted and a $250,000 fine. even so, the judge did not set bail. instead, both will be released on their own recognizance, with jack johnson receiving somewhat stricter rules than his wife. under the terms of release, he must be under home arrest, and

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in baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz-13 eyewitness news. >>> and council members will approve it because a bike friendly city attracts more people who want to live and work in baltimore. >>> well, it's clear and cool and beautiful. and wjz has the forecast and bernadette woods is here with what we can expect the rest of the night. >>> and another beautiful one. this stretch of wonderful weather is coming back. an we'll get to the first warning doppler radar to the west and we have showers and clouds out to the west. this is going to bypass us and set the stage for another storm and we'll have more on that shortly. >>> we have a lot more coming up on eyewitness news tonight. including a mangled mess on the road. that's a wrong move that caused a chain reaction crash. >>> and how this couple earned their freedom from pirates. >>> and will your next trip cost more this holiday season? we'll tell you what the experts think, coming up. ,,,,,, when i see people trying to sell and old camry, it makes me want to show 'em a new ford fusion. i can't help myself. i'm kinda ready to move up to get t

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tonight gigi barnett has more. >> reporter: sky high chopper 13 is over the scene thursday, after the national weather service confirmed an overnight tornado blew the roof off three apartments in baltimore. >> the three from next door flew into my window and shattered it completely. >>> johnson is the owner of the ebenezer agency. she is trying to get back up to help for the holidays. >> the pictures i've seen, it was an absolute war zone. >> reporter: friendship church is a mile from the area. pastor gwen says some of the victims attend his church and this year will be bittersweet. >> we like to sit around and think about turkey and sweet potato pie, but in all of this we have to help cope because there's somebody bigger that helps us. >>> an 11 -month-old girl and innocent girl two victims of an argument that spins out of control. a man stole a girl friend's van with this little girl inside. he then tried to get away from officers by driving down the wrong side of the road. the child luckily was rescued from the van, three other people were also hurt. >>> there's been an arrest in t

i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. >>> i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news near annapolis. million the of deer are out. they maybe standing in front of your scar. what you should do. >>> the weekend is almost here. will the weather cooperate? bob has the answer coming up. ,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] achievement gets points for living life. earn pnc points for your credit and debit card purchases. ♪ find out more at pnc.com/getpoints. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> chances are you've seen a few dead deer. maryland is one of the states you're likely to be involved in an accident with a deer oar right now is one of the most dangerous times of the year. we saw a deer dart out. the car t-had to -- car had to put on its lights. the deer, while they've -- well, they've temporarily lost their mind. these beautiful creatures cause over a billion dollars in ugly damage every year. half of all deer accidents happen this month. the reason they jump out of the

i'm gigi. >> and i'm tim williams. >> it's saturday, sunday -- we've been looking at the holidays andtures. the temperatures are very mild. the arch is 55 degrees -- the average is 55 degrees and we'll be in the 60s and the temperatures reflect the sunshine and even with the clouds, we'll see the temperatures above normal. partly sunny and 51 and above yesterday and 42 tonight and a little drizzle and that's on the eastern shore and otherwise, mainly cloudy and a nice day, temperaturewise. this is not the warmest day of the week. we'll show you how it shapes up for travel time in the forecast. >> all right, tim, thank you. first, here's what people are talking about this morning. we're following a story out of baltimore city. and the firefighters were called to a 3 alarm blaze. the fire broke out in a home near boston street and canton. >> and can have 6:00 this morn -- after 6:00 this morning, the firefighters responded to the 800 block from the report of a fire. and they found a brick occupied and heavy fire on the second floor. and the fire extended laterally to the 841 -- that's a

and yea gee was in -- and gigi was in for me that day. >> if i was here, i would have said the secondt use of a sitz bath pan i've ever seen. >> all right, guys, four days left, i'll see ya. >> and go to wjz.com. watch the five finalists and cast your votes. we have give two spirit awards and we've discussed them and they'll make you feel good on monday's show. >> did you seron's guest take off -- >> coming up next. >>> the largest holiday event on the east coast comes to baltimore. i'm mary bubala and we'll see how the festival of trees helps so many in our community. ,,,, >>> hey, don, check this out. this is from one of the great camera people in the area. retired and raises sled dogs in willow, alaska. it's minus five degrees now. let's look at the graphic. it's seasonal here and chillier than yesterday. it will be 55 degrees warmer than yesterday in willow alaska. we'll be in the 50s this afternoon and sunshine and giving way to clouds and no rain. >> we're just a week away from the festival of trees. >>> the kennedy krieger festival of trees is about to light up the timonium fai

gigi barnett is live in the newsroom to explain why. >> reporter: it's all part of a new federal governmentto get people tol quit smoking. they hope the graphic labels will get smokers to kick the packet. it will take up half of the cigarette package. part of a new law in 2009 gives the food and drug administration new powers to regulate tobacco. they also want to include phrases like "smoking will kill you." >> 433,000 americans die from tobacco-related illnesses each year. >>> robbers target a private baltimore christian school for underprivileged children. they broke in and took 17 brand- new computers and other equipment. it was all just bought with grant money. the school is hoping anyone with information will come forward and call police. >>> an unusual sight for people who live in one harford county neighborhood. and you can see why. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene. that accident in jarrettsville, where a pickup truck slammed into a building. it happened in the 4500 block of norrisville road. no word on injuries. >>> police officer cleared. baltimore county police say an officer fo

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i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams.rt although a few more clouds than we've seen over the last few days filtering in. it's all ahead of a storm system a pretty potent front taking its time getting across the country. we'll see rain into tuesday very late monday into tuesday. but for another day we have very nice conditions. it starts to shape up like this. temperatures starting around 40. 63 our daytime high with sun and just a few clouds. partly cloudy tonight. 41. another mild night. and then 60 tomorrow. mostly cloudy. clouds increase by nightfall. first updated first warning forecast in just a moment. >>> first here's what people are talking about this morning. new details emerging about the arrest of a powerful maryland politician. we are learning more about a specific development that could be tied to corruption allegations. adam has more. >> reporter: prince george's county executive and his wife arrested on corruption charges. their home raided moments after a wiretapped conversation between the couple. the f.b.

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have fun, that's the report, i'm gigi barnett. thank you for joining us. bye bye, everyone. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a fantastic crowd and snow on the plaza this morning. welcome to "the early show" i'm rebecca jarvis. >> see if it packs up nicely. >> it looks like it would. >> i'm chris wragge. coming up five tax tricks that can save you thousands next year but guess what you have to act now so you'll have to pay attention irmgs also something you have to do right now, attention holiday shoppers not everything in the food court will doom your diet. we reveal six meals actually good for you, chris, you can fit into that sweater from grandma, you know, the important things. >> that's all ahead but first "sarah palin's alaska" the former governor's own television show debuting tomorrow night on t lv c. a look at her home and could also double as fwree promotion for a presidential run in 2012. here's cbs news correspondent nancy cordes. >> reporter: "sarah palin's alaska" is one part reality show. >> on a really clear day, you can see russia from here -- almost. >> re

no service on ace train small me if very word gigi ferry. interstate 80 light traffic both directions for the short freeway if you're headed inbound or outbound. what i believe we have one more camera for you interstate 680 where here to end out of san ramon valley no delays or in fact very light traffic no suggestion either. mark. >> final preparations underway at glide memorial church in san francisco they prepare thanksgiving dinner for 5000 people kron 4 jackies is alive there this morning. jackie. >> the army of volunteers hard at work they have been here for our-hour-and-a-half preparing meals. it will feed 5000 folks it takes an army. having to carve 300 hams and 500 turkeys. this is the process that started this morning this is something they started weeks ago in preparation for this. they start cooking those hams and turkeys in the beginning weeks of november to prepare for this. this is a tradition that has been going on for 30 years 1980 was the first year. is not only thanksgiving it's a christmas one they also do. when you talk

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