. >> reporter: the man who caused the crash is john patrick kravats. he is a registered sex offender convicted of assaulting a minor and now is charged with drunk driving. incredibly, no one, not even the drunk driver, was seriously hurt. >> it's a true thanksgiving miracle. >> reporter: kristin fischer, 9news now. >>> and coming up on 9 news now at 7:00, getting elected without even running a campaign. we'll tell you how a connecticut man pulled that one off and what will happen with the seat he won. that is nine new now at 7:00. >>> but still ahead, in this half-hour, a successful season comes to a close. meet the woman who turned a local high school football team around in a big way. >>> and as we head to break, here is traffic along i95 at the toll plaza in newark, delaware. they had construction last year and it really caused a problem but now it's done and as you can see things look great. you can track the traffic on our website wusa9.com. >>> a check of traffic for you on thanksgiving eve. this is traffic heading south. a live look at i95 where

police say john patrick cravats was driving drunk and drove into the bus. the basketball team and the coaching staff from grady mills high were on board. the school says he was able to keep the bus from tipping over thanks to his quick maneuvers. >> in the emergency room he was so emotional. he teared up. and his main concern was not for himself, but for the students. >> well, cravats was arrested for dui. the bus was coming back from virginia. >>> it is the fifth straight day of clashes in egypt. the u.s. and united nations are urging an end to the violence as three american students face even more questioning there. police arrested the college students during a protest accusing them of throwing fire bombs at officers. all three deny the charges. one of the young men, derrick sweeney goes to georgetown university. he was able to call home and speak to his mother for about 90 seconds. >> i asked him if he threw anything off a roof. i said we're hearing that you threw something off a roof. he said no, we didn't. we didn't do anything. >> swee three's father

police say john patrick kravitz was driving drunk when he ran into the bus. the girl's basketball team and coaching staff from great mills high school were on board. thanks to the driver's maneuvers, he was able to keep the bus from tipping over. kravitz was arrested for dui and the bus was returning from a game in colonial beach, virginia. >>> a vote on a teen curfew in montgomery county has been canceled. council members were set to vote december 6th but there weren't enough votes to pass it. the bill to tough be the antiloiterring law is still on the table. >> commuters we beware! d.c. is watching. the city is adding more speed cameras, the latest eye on the road, 2800 block of calvert street northwest. another camera is taking pictures in the 2300 block of connecticut avenue. there are nine new cameras in all. the speed camera program has taken in more than $30 million over the first seven months of this year. >>> it is 4:32. clashes between protestors and police continue in egypt. last night, security forces fired tear gas at demonstrators demanding the

john patrick kravis was drunk when he slammed his car into another and then crashed into a school bus carrying the girl's basketball team from great mills high school. 20 people were taken to the hospital. 15 were students. none of the injuries was serious. the whole thing is still under investigation. >>> the state department hopes to get to talk with three american college students arrested in egypt. one of the three is a student at georgetown. 19-year-old derek sweeney is on the right side in this picture. he was arrested tuesday, accused of throwing molotov cocktails during protests against egypt's military leaders. sweeney is from missouri and his mother says her son is passionate about democracy but is also a passivist. >> very out of character for him is any violence against another person. he would never do anything to hurt anyone. >> that's why we don't believe he did anything like that. >> that's why we don't believe it. >> the clashes in egypt are in their fifth day. there were street battles near tahrir square overnight. 38 protestors have been killed in the last week. >>>

. >> reporter: state troopers say the man who caused the crash is 45-year-old john patrick kravats. he is a registered sex offender. now he has also been charged with driving under the influence. >> our students were put in harms way as a result of irresponsible activities. >> reporter: 17 people were taken to the hospital t15 students, the coach and the driver. >> many of them have bumps and bruises. they had some contusions. >> reporter: the person with the worst injuries was the bus driver. >> when i spoke with him in the emergency room, he was so emotional. he teared up. and his main concern was not for himself but for the students. >> reporter: but incredibly, no one, not even the drunk driver, was seriously hurt. >> it's a true thanksgiving miracle. >> reporter: there is no school here today, but the women's basketball team was supposed to be practicing right out here. that practice was cancelled for obvious reasons, but the girls will return to practice on monday. i'm kristin fisher, 9news now. >> the drunk driver will be in court later this month. >>> we have a search for a

who will ever forget the extraordinary accomplishments of john in defending our college, patrick, from a crazy federal prosecutor in nevada? that level of talent and that level of courage is unique, but every day criminal courts in the bay area shine because my colleagues from ctla are working there. recently ctla issued a public statement against the death penalty. ctla joins other groups and individuals here today in calling for permanent incarceration as california's alternative to the death penalty. this city and county has a great san francisco public defender and we want to express our thanks to jeff adachi for his support of ctla over the years and for his gratitude for being here today. thank you for your taxi and have a great conference -- thank you for your attention and have a great conference. [applause] >> i also want to acknowledge the public defender, past-present president of the california lawyers association. thank you for being here. now, we have our 50th anniversary tribute to "to kill a mockingbird." how many of you have read the book? seen the movie? i think every

nuclear watchdog is also adding pressure on syria for its good work john line journalist patrick hayes sees as an extension of the west's will in the air. i think increasingly the arab league you know hardly representative in many ways of the middle east and people you know you have saudi arabia bahrain other regimes you know how that actually done similar things to what the syrian government is doing now basically acting here is an extension of the international community and i think really in that sense they are effectively kind of pandering to western interests because really america is no longer feels it can assert its authority in the region in the same way that it used to be so now hides behind groups like the arab league like for un like the i.a.e.a. which we saw the other day who are doing weapons inspections in both syria and iran at the moment in order to try in effect simply behind the scenes be dishonest use these kind of organizations and almost puppet groups of boys but western interests and anything any intervention be un observers or anyone else who starts meddling in s

john skelton's pass into traffic picked off. patrick willis. brown could have picked it up, but willis alertlily grabbed it. the 49ers lead 9-0 at half. same score, third quarter. could the offense find the end zone? yes. smith to williams. 16-0 san francisco. not done. next possession, smith, pretty pass to davis. into the end zone for six more. it is 23-0. one blemish. fourth quarter, early doucet smacks goldson on the head. there's retaliation and ejection. >> i saw de shawn get hit, then he got up and retaliated. he's remorseful about it. i talked to the team about it. he understands you can't retaliate. >> now it the other first place team. the vikings were a great match- up for the raiders. minnesota came in allowing an average of 27 points per game. second worst in the nfl. hugh jackson's team had not played since november 10th. first quarter, adrian peterson goes in from 12 yards out. 7-0 vikings. his league leading 11th touchdown of the year. peterson's fortunes quickly turned. michael huff rolled on his foot as he went down peterson w

john skelton's pass into traffic picked off by patrick lewis. take another look. terrell brown could have picked it up. the 49ers led 9-0 at the half. they finally got in the end zone second half as arizona state's kyle williams goes in for the touchdown. look at this beautiful pass to vernon davis. 23-0. there was a blemish here. in the fourth quarter, early doucet smacks gholson on the head. they are 9-1, guaranteeing a winning record for the first time since 2002. >> i saw the hit, then he got up and retaliated. he's remorseful about it. he talked to the team. he understands that you can't retaliate. >> with the offense starting to click under palmer the vikings were a great match-up. hugh jackson's team had not played since november 10th. very well rested first quarter. adrian peterson goes in from 12 yards out. 7-0 vikings. his league leading 11st rushing touchdown. peterson's fortune quickly turned. michael huff rolls on his fat as he goes down. peterson would come out and get carted off with an ankle injury. he would not return. 7-3, minnesota in the second

blackhawks and canucks, patrick kane, a shot that trickled past the goalie. they added three more goals in the third, johnws his 10th of the year. the blackhawks win it 5-1. to montreal, the price was right. the canadiens' kerry price not only shut out the hurricanes, he insisted on the game-winning goal, bounced out to thomas plekanec at center, he fed michael cammalleri for the first goal of the game. price did it all, an assist ant a 25-save shut-out. that's your "first look" at sports, i'm fred roggin. >>> let's get another look at the weather. let's check in with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> you say that like you already know what the weather forecast is, and you're not interested. >> i checked weather.com. >> it's a good source, but if you want another opinion, you can get it here. good morning, everyone, temperatures are falling in we're returning to a normal fall-like weather pattern. buffalo to pittsburgh, on the eastern seaboard, be ready today for some light shower activity. yesterday we had the heavy rain, there's just a little bit of drizzle out there. you notice a little light green pop

. >> if john steinbeck were alive, he'd be writing about men like george greene, phil hazelburg and patrickrker. >> one of my goals is to make my daughters proud of me. i want to make them proud, because i worked a good job for ten years, and then for it to go away, i just -- sorry. sorry. it just gets to me a little bit. >> patrick hitch-hiked all the way from california. phil got here in his beat-up van from wisconsin. and george scraped up enough money to buy a bus ticket from florida. at night he sleeps in his friend's truck. >> i always have my toothbrush, toothpaste and razor that i shave and clean up at walmart in the morning, and it's -- this is home. >> each man willing to cross the country to regain something he'd lost. how soon do you need to get a job? >> tomorrow. i got 12 bucks left. >> in your pocket? >> yes, sir. no bank account. >> would it be too far-fetched to say that ses brace brought you here? >> the last couple of years i've been laid off, and the unemployment exhausted on me, and i'm turning to family and friends and, yeah, desperation. >> ditto. i mean, just want to

john elway himself, clapping along with the game. ensuing possession. 34 seconds to go. sanchez, trying for anything. converts on the long fourth down. patrickrner over the middle. the jets are still alive. seven seconds left. the jets' final chance. sanchez heaves the pass. but no dice. the broncos hold on to win, 17-13. >>> that's your espn news update. i'm lindsay czarniak. have a great day. >>> this story is just for you, right? >> yes. >> the latest "twilight" vampire movie broke box office records before it aired at midnight. >> it's been the number one ticket seller on fandango, in the past six weeks. it's expected to earn $100 million this weekend alone. and i'm going to go see it. >> your money included, right? >>> coming up next, "the pulse." not everyone agrees with this year's sexiest man alive. >>> and it's a real problem, say experts, texting while sleeping. achoo! [ male announcer ] and common tissue made it burn even more. ♪ puffs plus lotion is more soothing than common tissue, and it delivers our most soothing lotion for every nose issue. a nose in need deserves puffs plus lotion indeed. to give your cold a comforting scent

john beck still looking for his first win as an nfl starting quarterback. that's not gonna help. shawn goldson breaks off and picks him off. redskins trying for any offense, screen pass, but patrickillis subscription the football, donth witner recovers deep in washington territory. a gift for the 49ers offense. the defense forces three more turnovers today. on the very next play, play acts, alex smith finds his rookie fullback bruce miller and that's a 30-yard scare for his first nfl touchdown. the 49ers win again 19-11. >> yeah, 7-1 means we've got a chance to be 8-1, you know. that's sweet. all that matters is the w. we're not into the style points, anything like that. we've got the win, that's what we came here to do. >> interview: i'm very happy that i'm -- we're in a situation to be 7-1 and, you know, i feel, i still think that us hasanni fence, we didn't hit our spot where we can go, but that's a god day for us you know. >> interview: half the games are over, half the games are still to be played so see if we can't get a half miles per hour faster somehow. >> they had a chance to go into first place with kansas city losing. carson palmer hoping to improve on his 3 intercept

patrick craig. >> they are my favorite team. >> joseph a. bank turns the artwork into ties for sale. 100% of the proceeds go to the johns hopkins children's medicalt pays for the extras for the kids. >> all of the things that insurance cannot buy. >> they are available at the joseph a. bank clothiers store and on line. >> who did it your tie? >> jenna mccann, who passed away last year. it is a gingerbread man. she died of a rare metabolic disease. her sister has the same disease and is fighting it. >> a local physician in baltimore is listed as a defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit. >> coming up, a blistering report on the mistake made by police when they shot one of their own. what is missing, next. >> this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> our big story at 6:00 p.m., a local hospital is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit after a young boy's legs were amputated and his parents say it could have been prevented. >> here is more on the disease that led to the amputations, and the lawsuit. sheldon? >> it started off as an infection, but went on for so long it's are attacking his system. >> eric flynt is not

patrick's day. >> those to maggie and rich are just beaming with so much happiness. >> from emanuel and his wife also coming to pay their respects along with the cook county board president commissioner john daly and a host of aldermen and city officials. >> she brought class culture in the world promise to chicago that the mayor himself couldn't have done without her the cultural center of city locations miss dailey is credited with saving this historic building. as people filed past her casket of fliers stance in the background for a lasting legacy many say will be her commitment to the city's children nature and the arts but above all her devotion to her family and her husband chicago's longest serving mayor. she always cared about him and she cared about her city. there's about one hour left for this visitation, the funeral mass will be tomorrow morning at 1030 at old st. pat's church, that will also be open to the public and instead of sending flowers the daley family is asking that donations be made to the after-school matters program as well as the cancer center at northwestern university. it wasn't just a political belief or turned out for maggie daley is weak today thousands of c

john, you are half mexican. i just made that up. how did we get to a point where wearing an american flag shirt in american school could be considered insightful? >> are they wearing out st. patrick'say or columbus day. it is about intent. to a degree it's about shouting fire in a theater. what is the intent of this shirt? the intent from what i understand is it was to antagonize a racial group. >> did any of the kids said, i wore this shirt because i want to pigs s off them. and again, we don't know, but i think you could argue they just said, hey, it's great you are celebrating the holiday but this is still america. >> i am a free speech absolutist. a lot of people would disagree and would be up sit if someone showed up a the july the 4th rally with a -- with that shirt. would you say you can't do that, you would say no, because we're americans. >> people who would want to wear a shirt like that and for everyone wearing it... they should all just get along. >> that is pro active. >> that is two stories where you have made incredibly perfect points. >> i'm going with her. >> don't ask. >> was it crapy for the daddy's wear it on cinco de mayo? >> let me ask you this. was eight coin

john mccain. i guess they got that one right. mccain won the primary, went on to win the nomination. go back earlier, steve forbes in 2000. patrick buchanan, pierre dupont in 1988. back to 1980, ronald reagan the last time that the newspaper got it right in new hampshire. what about where the latest polls are? look at this, a poll out last week this is still mitt romney's state. this is a suffolk university poll. and romney at over 40% right now in new hampshire among likely primary voters. gingrich starting to gain. he's at 15%. still pretty far back. six weeks to go until the new hampshire primary, fred. >> meantime, herman cain, we said many analysts said that the numbers would change. who is out front, who is at the bottom, all of that would change. so herman cain, he's going the other direction. he's going down now when he was enjoying, you know, riding high on the polls. >> he was. remember, he was basically at the bottom of the pack back over the summer. he just skyrocketed, right to the top. over the last couple of months. and now started to fade a little bit. why? herman cain was on candy crowley's state of the union and

john harbaugh became the coach that he did not have him in the lineup. it is more interesting when you have ray lewis in the middle of one team and patrick lewis on the othersembles each other on the field. the ravens know that they are a better team at home or on the rolls with ray lewis. >>gary: are around these parts, harbaugh is getting a majority of the credit and rightfully so, but from 3,000 mi. away is there a player or to who you think are stars and must be stopped for the ravens to win? >> i think that vern davis is the first guy that you should look at. they are all the same guys who had and that is why from 3,000 mi. away as jim harbaugh was getting all the credit. he has figured out how to get the most out of the guys. the ravens are a defense to stop first and foremost. you have to make to the titans deny to the ball in the red zone. alex smith likes to go to his tight end in sight of the red zone. i think those of the two things you have to do defensively against the 49ers. all offensively, good luck, that is a great defense that you are bringing to baltimore. i think you may want to look at the field goal kickers because i suspect it will c

john blackstone, cbs news, portland. >>> if the players and owners can work out a deal by monday, a shortened season would begin by christmas. now here is chris. nominated actor patrickn trying to change his life. >> you got a patient for me, boss? >> i got a lady with the flu and kid with pink eye. but first i'd like you to take a look at a school teacher, julia. chief complaint, sore throat. temp of 101. her strep test just came back negative. >> sounds like viral meptingnin. what is the big deal? >> she is confused. >>> we are going to talk about your busy live the next couple of minutes. good to see you. >> great to see you. >> for the people that aren't familiar with the show let's talk about the show. you are this i want to say arrogant but probably a safe word to describe you. >> safe. >> safe, arrogant neurosurgeon who only works with the have's and now working with the have not's. why the change? >> in the first episode, i run into my ex-wife who i soon thereafter figure out has died a few weeks prior to that and so i'm wondering if this is the spirit or this ghost or my subconscience and she used to run this free clinic so part of her making me a better per

patrick gavin with a look at the playbook. good morning. >> good morning, everybody. >> our man luke russert asked john boehner yesterday at a press conferenceabout the impact grover norquist has had on the republican party. >> grover norquist was on the hill this morning. is he a positive influence on your conference? >> listen, our focus here is on jobs. we're doing everything we can to get our economy moving in and get people back to work. it's not often i'm asked about some random person in america and what i think. >> is he a random person, though? to your conference, is he a random person? >> our focus is creating jobs not talking about somebody's personality. >> random person, patrick gavin, what do you make of it? >> obviously there's nothing that could be further from the truth. he's been as you guys have talked about a big player during not only this whole year but especially during any sort of debate over the fiscal policy. i think what is interesting, what luke was smart to bring up was pulling the curtain back for average americans who may not know who he is to see the influence he does have in a lot of these debates. one thing

john blackstone, cbs news, portland. >>> if the players and owners can work out a deal by monday. a shortened season would begin by christmas. now here's chris. >>> emmy and golden-globe nominated actor patrick as a brilliant surgeon trying to change his life. >> you've got a patient for me, boss? >> a lady with the flu, pink eye. but first i'd like you to take a look at a school teacher. julia. she's complained of sore throat, temperatures of 101 and her strep test just came back negative. >> it sounds like viral pharyngitis, what's the big deal? >> she's confused. >> this role is a part of patrick wilson's busy life. which we're going to talk about over the next couple of minutes. for people that aren't familiar with the show, let's talk about the show. you are this arrogant, probably a safe word to describe you. >> safe. >> arrogant, brilliant neurosurgeon who only works with the have's, but now you're working with the have not's. why the change? >> well what happens is in the first episode i run into my ex-wife, who i've soon thereafter figure out has died a few weeks prior to that. so i'm wondering if this is a spirit or this ghost, my subconscious, and she used to run this free clinic.

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john mccain and the late david broder. the senators also participating in the discussion on the primary campaigning in new hampshire. past honorees include former senator bill bradley, patrick buchanan, former senator gary hart and the gop presidential candidate mitt romney to read this is one hour and 45 minutes. [applause] >> the next part of our program is we recognize our special guests, and the way this is set up we are going to have a dialogue that will take place. it will be dan will moderated and he will be like the oprah winfrey of the presidential primary tonight. we are going to hear local the about some of those new hampshire moments and to senator mccain and senator kerry i will share with you what people consider new hampshire moments because there's 1i am aware of and it's bipartisan just like this event. it was 1996 when bob dole won the republican nomination, and that summer gephardt came to manchester and needed to pick up some items at a drugstore and in that stopping at the drugstore on daniel webster highway. he walked in and put his purchase down on the counter and the kid at the register looked up and said you or gephardt and he said yeah and the kid