here's kai jackson to explain. >> reporter: it happened the morning of october 7th in essex, baltimore county. and the details are disgusting. >> who in the world would go and urinate and violate someone's space. >> reporter: an 8th grade boy urinated on him while he was using the restroom. his mother is appalled. >> and they urinated on his shoes and clothes and then they ran out. >> this is unacceptable. >> yes, and my frustration is more towards the school than anything else. >> reporter: her son says he ran out of the bathroom after the incident and says after telling what happened, he was made to remain in the urine soaked clothes for the rest of the day. >> a hearing is scheduled wednesday for if police and the state department of juvenile justice and they'll face the young man he's accusing. and they say that the suspect denies it. katrina filed a police report and sent a letter of complaint to the school. it's a problem that president obama condemned. >> we have to dispel the myth that this is a normal rite of passage and a part of growing up. it's not. >> and the baltimore cou

i'm kai jackson reporting back to you. >>> thank you, kai. customers can still purchase tickets through the ram's head live. >>> the maryland terrapins are looking to push back at madison square garden. the terps taking on nationally ranked illinois of the big ten. illinois led most of the way, but freshman terrell stogman kept the terps in the game. but illinois was too strong. maryland falls short 80-76. >>> in football the ravens had one last practice before they hit the road to north carolina today taking on the carolina panthers. one notable absence from the workout, starting offensive lineman chris chester. he was hospitalized with a skin infection. he is questionable for sunday's game. of course just one day until the heavily favored ravens face the carolina panthers, you can see the game live at 1:00 p.m. on wjz 13. >>> and we have some very, very special news. we are very proud to welcome a new member to the wjz family. >> we certainly are. our own jessica kartalija is a now a new mommy. wow. there is michael andrew. he came into the

i'm kai jackson reporting. back to you. >> thank you.da has released three dozen images to get public comment. >>> government experts said they're done deit baaing what caused that plume of smoke in the sky in california. they have concluded that an airliner caused it. they said satellite images reportedly confirmed that that was just an airplane. turning to sports, a nail biter for the university of maryland basketball terrapins. down by one point, the freshman howard will take control of the ball and sink the go ahead jump shot. the kg of charleston players would then rush down the court trying there get off one last shot, but it will clearchg off the rims. the teres rally for a -- terps rally for a win. >>> as the ravens prepare for tonight's game in atlanta, the team's injury report is locking light. this person is injuried. he hurt his foot playing the new england patriots, an injury which kept him out of practice and tonight's game. >>> when it comes down to both team's quarterback, not only did joe flacco and rian come into the le

>>> hi, i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. found dead at a friend's house. the city is searching for a killer of a correction's officer as the investigation continues -- and to the unusual circumstances surrounding her death, derek valcourt has the latest. >> reporter: police will only say that the officer knew her killer personally and they won't say how, they thought he was cornered, but he's still on the loose. >> reporter: a tense few hours as the police surround the apartment of the 28-year-old sharon jones after she was shot to death at her friend's house. the detectives went to her apartment complex looking for clues. >> the homicide detectives found blood on the door and they had reason to believe she was inside. at that point, they contacted the s.w.a.t. units. >> reporter: the police called the hostage negotiators and when they entered the apartment hours later, it was empty. she lived with her boyfriend and daughter. >> it was heart breaking to hear of someone like that and this close to home. >> it's terrible. >> she's a very proud person and i c

a hundred homes were damaged across the city line and kai jackson has more. >> reporter: powerful winds toppled this tree in baltimore county. it crashed on to the home here and residents were forced out. >> i was thankful it didn't get anyone hurt. it was crazy. >> reporter: the storm cut a path of description across -- destruction across the area and 90 homes were damaged and shingled ripped off of roofs. >> the top of the hot tub was gone and all of the fences wither blown over. >> reporter: when this tree came crashing down, people were inside sleeping and no one was hurt. >> they lost their home next door to us. because the whole tree is on top of their house. >> and they removed debris. utility workers tried to restore the power for those in the dark. the debate waged for the weather terminology for whatever pounced on the residents and suffice it to say, it was a sleeping giant that woke other sleeping giants. >> you could see the path it took. it went straight through. >> and at this house,the tree will be removed and after that, the building inspectors can survey the damage and

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. an 8-year-old boy was inside a baltimore county home when police believe his father shot his mother, setting off a four- hour standoff. -- four-hour standoff. wjz is live. suzanne collins has more on how it all came to a stand. >> reporter: it was very early morning to midday, when they realized they could not negotiate with this person, this suspect who was armed in the house, so they go in and find him dead inside. [ dogs barking ] >> reporter: a s.w.a.t. team races randallstown. an armored car is brought in, all for an armed man, barricaded in his home. a man flies his wife to shock trauma because she is shot multiple times in the face. >> the child is out of the house. and the child is safe right now. we're making every effort to make every contact with the subject in the house. >> reporter: police had to rescue an 8-year-old boy who ran from the home, a kings park neighbor watched the drama. >> i saw him right here. >> reporter: for four hours, people living in the area could not

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> the tornado that ripped through northeast baltimore, and parkville, baltimore county, lifted the roofs off many families' homes. today, they're still devastated by that damage. mike schuh has the latest on the cleanup. >> reporter: confirmation has come. official diagnosis of what everyone here on the ground already knows. >> it's definitely a tornado. >> in the county, cleanup is nearly complete. most trees miss the nearby home. but less than a mile away -- >> it's going to be a long day. going to be a very long day, you know. >> kelly huan is helping his mother-in-law move. >> a bumpy path to a new apartment in the same complex. >> there's a lot of people who have to move things. >> reporter: people like marvin mcmillen. >> to me, this is a disaster and i didn't expect this. some 75 people like marvin have come here for help. >> the majority of people we've seen here now have been in the buildings that have been condemned. they're looking for

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> it is an absolute miracle no one died. the cleanup is under way right now, as bee take a live look at the aftermath over perring parkway in northeast baltimore. derek valcourt is in baltimore county, but we begin with adam may, in the hardest hit area of the city. >> kai, when you survey the damage here on the ground, it really does look like a war zone. right here behind me, you can see that bge crews are back here. they are trying to restore electricity. and in the meantime, no one is allowed in this neighborhood. >>> the dutch village apartment complex at northeast baltimore, torn to shreds by a strong storm that surprised residents overnight. >> i was asleep. and i just heard the boom, boom, boom. >> and that was your roof? >> that was my roof coming. the glass popping. the glass breaking from my window. >> the tree from my backyard had flew over into my window and shattered it completely. >> reporter: 54 units and 16 buildings have now bee

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> police are questioning a suspect. manuel gallegus is in mount vernon, ohio, where the intense search is under way. >>> police searching for a missing ohio family combed through this park, about 40 miles north of columbus. patrol helicopters flew overhead, as officers used boats to check the late lake. -- the lake. >> we still would like to remain a hopeful attitude. >> reporter: the public park is just a block from the house, where a s.w.a.t. team rescued 13-year-old sarah maynard. >> i heard them say. they all ran back in in the squad. >> reporter: police found matthew maynard. they arrested him. they are still trying to find has 10-year-old brother cody, mother tina herman, and family friend tiffany sprang. police found blood in the home, about 10 miles from the park and hoffman's house. but within walking distance from where hoffman's mother and stepfather live. >> sprang's father helped lead a group of volunteers who came to help with the s

. >>> i'm kai jackson. i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> carey revelations as investigators dig deeper. they are discovering exactly where the explosives were supposed to go off. >> british police say an air bomb in memmen -- yemen was meant to go over the east coast of the united states. it was diffused with just three hours to spare. it was hidden in a printer cartridge and bound on a plane for chicago. >> reporter: forensics seem -- teams say they determined that if that bomb had activated, it would have exploded at 10:30 a.m. british time, which is 5:30 in the morning on the east coast. >> investigators think al qaeda is responsible for the bomb found in britain and another in cargo center in dubai. authorities say he also created the device the underwear bomber wore in the failed christmas day bombing last year. they are now banning toner cartridges. both were wired to tires and attached to syringes, set to detonate plastic explosives inside. the fbi is warning to double check packages with no

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> this afternoon, federal agents arrest prince george's county executive and his wife. alex demetrick is at the federal courthouse, with this developing investigation. >>> jack johnson and his wife are due to appear in federal court, just about within 30 minutes from now. and we should know what exactly it is they are being charged with. johnson and his wifeleslie were taken into custody earlier today. there are unconfirmed reports. and i must stress, they are unconfirmed at this time. that johnson has been the target of a federal investigation for two years. but what the focus is unknown at this hour. johnson may have allegedly been in the process of destroying documents. reports say a toilet was being used to flush away something that investigators wanted to seize. jack johnson is in his final year in the council. his wife was just elected to the council this month. i'll have a lot more to tell you later on. back to you, kai. >> breaking story

wjz is live, kai jackson spoke with students who say they are concerned and they were notified of the potential danger. >> reporter: this armed robbery has some students nervous and are calling for administrators the ratchet up security. sky high chopper 13 captured this video as county police responded. a student leaving class was approached by a man she didn't know and robbed. >> the subject placed the hard object on the back of the victim, the victim believed the object to be a gun. the victim than gave the suspect her money and her wallet. >> police say the suspect fled, he got the victim's attention by yelling hey tiger because she was wearing a tigers's jacket. at that point he pushed the victim against her car and put an object to her back. >> i think it's pretty scary, since it's armed robbery. who knows where he went if he was never apprehended. >> i've never seen security at night. then they said that the call if we wanted an escort. there's only so many security. >> reporter: students tell eyewitness news that faculty members were notified about the armed robbery but appare

kai jackson explains the controversy is exploding just days before the busy holiday travel season begins, kai. >> that's right denise, it's a very controversial issue and right now if you listen to a lot of groups it's an issue of whether we're going to have safety or privacy. if you fly in america and many other parts of the world. fear of terrorism has made devices like full body scanners a way of life. some question whether that should be the case. >> there's real risk here because the machines are designed and capable of taking detailed naked images. >> the scanners show a detailed picture of a body. tanner refused to go through a full scanner over the weekend. >> they told me to go through the scanner, i said i don't think so. >> reporter: tanner posted mobile phone video on the internet have fueled the fire. a movement called we won't fly is now questioning whether the scanners are harmful. the scanners are used at vwi marshall. >> it's a part of safety. if i have to go through one that's fine, if i don't get picked that's fine. i feel more secure if i do go through one. >> reporte

kai jackson explains how a maryland family is helping put a face to the message. >> reporter: distracted driving isn't like a problem your car, a mechanical problem that you don't know about. this is 100% preventable. now they are providing compelling stories to help reenforce that message. >> ashley, she was 16 years old. >> reporter: it's called the faces of distracted driving. it's a series of the web that the transportation department is using to help bring attention to the dangers of distracted driving. >> public education works, not always but i think it does a lot. >> reporter: mobile phone use including talking and texting has led to fatal car accidents. faces of distracting driving is a reminder of what distracting driving really is. not just mobile phone use but anything that takes your attention off the active driving. like adjusting the radio. cd player, mp3 player, speeding, putting on make up everyone talking to a pass -- even talking to a passenger. >> it's important to educate people about the dangers of talking and texting. >> reporter: her 23-year-old son dan was drivin

kai jackson explains why local children are being urged to get tested for heart disease. >> reporter: hard disease is a growing problem in young people. doctors are sounding the alarm on heart disease in young people. a condition that many associate with adults and seniors is rearing it's ugly head in teenagers. >> we've seen over 1,600 young athletes and even in this healthy crowd we found a lot of them having obesity and high blood pressure. >> reporter: the numbers tell the story. obesity is a risk factor for heart disease. the maryland department of health and mental hygiene say 15% of children have hard disease. >> we're testing for cholesterol and glucose which would indicate diabetes. but we're also doing a very thorough questionnaire. >>> a high fat diet, lack of exercise and other lifestyle choices are the reasons for heart disease in young people. >> i just walk for heart disease with my family, my sister and my boyfriend. we walked for my cousin because she died from a heart attack. >> reporter: the screenings at poly high are expected to take five to six minutes per person

i'm kai jackson reporting. >> there and the construction of the station project is slated to begin in the spring. >>> and the chargers are on a role picking up their third straight victory. there was a fake punt with a 28- yard begin and then that lead to a touchdown. and the chargers win, 35-14. >>> and the ravens came out with a begin against the panthers and many fans aren't satisfied with how they play the game. >> they have a right to do that. people care, we care, they care, coaches care. it's important to the fans. we nit pit ourselves. and the players nitpick everything and we do the same as coaches and for hour own performances. the ravens are in first place and the second best record in the nfl. >>> and we have a big game coming up on sunday. >> yes, we do. there-- harbaugh was discussing the buck near and telling all of the things they bring to the table. i was sitting with stan saunders and he said, you're talking about a toe to toe, glove to glove fight and he said, basically. that's what we're looking at on sunday. and it's going to be the nationally televised game. that

kai jackson spoke to students not alerted of the potential danger. >> reporter: the probably happened thursday evening at the baltimore county campus. officers say a student leaving class heading to her car was approached by a man she didn't know and was robbed. >> the suspect placed a hard object in the back of the victim and the victim believed that to be a gun and the victim gave the suspect her money and her wallet. >> reporter: the suspect fled, he got the victim's attention by yelling, hey, tiger. and at that point, he pushed the victim against her car and put something in her back. >> i think it's scary since it's armed robbery, who knew where he was? >> i've never seen security at night and to call if we wanted an escort. >> reporter: and the students say that the faculty members were notified and apparently, the students weren't. that, they say is unacceptable. >> i don't think that's fair. if one should know, they all should know. >> reporter: the students want campus alerts and a greater sense of security. >> i think it's crazy how we have all of the security guards and not

. >>> screening children for heart disease and kai jackson has more on why local children are at risk. . >> reporter: doctors are sounding the alarm on heart disease in young people. many associate this with adults and seniors and it's rearing it's head in teens. >> we've seen over 600 young athletes and in this proud, we have found that a lot of them have high blood pressure and obesity. >> obesity is a risk factor for heart disease. >> reporter: among kids 13-18, 11% are obese and saturday, a team from johns hopkins will screen 13-year-olds for heart disease at this high school. that's crazy, i mean screening children for heart disease. >> we ecart -- we're testing for glucose also and we're doing a thorough questionnaire >> reporter: several lifestyle changes are the reasons why. >> i just walked for heart disease, my cousin died from a heart attack. >> reporter: the screenings will take about six minutes per person. >>> johns hopkins had a similar screening last year. >>> it's back to the drawing board for the mayor and the police department. they could reduce pages 2% and give fi

kai jackson is in the newsroom with the story. >> reporter: airplanes flew into restricted air space over washington. turns out a student pilot was on the controls and must have gotten a little lost. a portion of the white house was briefly evacuated just to be safe. fighter planes escorted the pilot to air space. >>> there is about a 30-mile no fly zone over the washington area. >>> flying home for the holidays could turn into a real headache, outrage over security screenings leading to protest at vwi marshall and airports around the country. wjz is live at the airport right now. weijia jiang explains how one decision could back up security lines for hours. weija. >> travelers here can expect to see the very security procedures that have sparked that national debate. one that pitched safety against privacy. >> many of the tens of thousands of marylanders are voicing their thoughts. >> i'm skeptd skeptical that this is really necessary. >> reporter: full body scanners that critics call virtual strip searches are in effect at vwi. >> i think the withty scanners are invasive. i , i thi

kai jackson reports on the fine line between invading our privacy and keeping our skies safe. >> if you fly inmark handle other parts of the world, fear of terrorism have made devices like full body scanners a way of life but some question whether that should be the case. >> there's a real risk. machines are designed of taking detailed naked images. >> reporter: it she is detailed view of the body. anything that's not a part of you will show up. one person refused to go through it over the weekend. >> they told me to go through and i said i don't think so. those are literally the words. >> reporter: he posted a mobile phone video. a grass root movement called "we won't fly" is questioning whether the radiation is harmful. >> it's a part of safety. if i have this go through one, that's fine. if i don't get picked, that's fine. >> reporter: supporters of "we won't fly" are concerned about the possible safety implication. they're also challenging what they perceive to be an invasion of privacy. they're encouraging people not to fly on the dray before thanksgiving, the single busiest travel

. >>> i'm kai jackson. i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. we begin with breaking news. safe and unharmed. police have recovered the animal stolen from the nature center. but they still don't know who took them in the first place. wjz is live outside the carrie murray center. weijia jiang has more on this late development for us. weijia? >> reporter: park officials say this has been a very emotionally draining. they thought these animals were going to die. but they are safe. and police

. >>> i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. we're going to start with breaking news tonight. within the last hour, there is word that a local hospital is paying a whopping $22 million to the feds. it is all part. an ongoing investigation into unnecessary heart stent