here is kai jackson explaining it. >> reporter: there is good reason to be in baltimore for the holidays, the city is charming locals and visitors alike with an amazing display of lights. >> the lights are gorgeous, my first time ever seeing it and i have to come back. >> reporter: in fact an article posted on yahoo.com travel says baltimore is a must see location and lists it as the number 10 travel destination for the holidays and points to a variety of brilliant light displays as the reason. >> it is a big deal but it is also accurate. we are one of the best places for holiday lights. >> i think it is wonderful. the hard work has finally shown up. >> reporter: it is bought a source of amazement and pride for baltimoreans and one of the reasons it has been named a top 10 travel destination. the classic santa house at harbor place they love and that light display there and the

kai jackson, wjz eyewitness news. >> here is more of that e-mail. he also wrote i did not stop it, not physically bud made but made sure it was stopped when i left that locker room. no one knows my thoughts or wants to be in my shoes for those 30 or 45 seconds trust me. >>> the main prosecutor at the casey anthony trial is taking aim at her in his new book. he writes jurors should not have acquitted her and calls her a liar and attacks her defense team, calling jose baez smarmy. his book hits store shelves today. >>> one of the last surviving actors who played a munchkin in the 1939 wizard of oz movie has died. now only three of the 124 actors are still alive. carl was 93 years old. >>> and as we gear up for one of the biggest travel holidays of the year you can expect a long wait at airport security but not because of the number of people. we have this report for wjz. >> reporter: michael and marilyn are in for a wait before their flight to florida. >> it is -- it is almost like a zoo. >> reporter: like many of their fellow travelers they are flyin

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: britney norwood's family says he plans to ask the judge in the case with life with the possibility of parole at sentencing. >>> thank you.

kai jackson explains the nation is waiting for the jury's verdict. kai. >> reporter: that's right.erations begin tomorrow and the jury will have a lot of evidence to sift through as they determine the fate of dr. conrad murray. before the jurors got the case, prosecutors had the final fiery word. >> because of the bizarre grossly neglect and criminally neglect action of conrad murray caused the death of michael jackson. >> they want you to convict dr. murray for the actions of michael jackson. >> reporter: but the defense says he killed himself with thepropofol and further claimed dr. murray is only on trial because of michael jackson's star power. >> you are going to hold dr. murray responsible don't do it because it's michael jackson. >> the cameras may be here because of michael jackson, but we are here because of the actions of conrad murray. >> reporter: but the defense urged jurors to not get caught up in the celebrity factor. >> this is. >> the reality show. it's reality. >> reporter: and the fans screaming for jackson's family. >> you must aquit. >> reporter: and strangers

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm jessica cartal qua. denise -- kartalija.f tonight. here's what people are talking about. >> the judge said prosecutors don't have enough evidence to hold gary giordano. his travel companion disappeared in august and he is the only suspect. >> good evening, kai. this does not mean that mr. giordano is coming home tonight. prosecutors are working on an emergency appeal. and if that fails, he will be free tuesday night at the earliest. >> reporter: after more than 100 days in an aruban jail, gary giordano can be a free man. investigators have not made enough progress in the disappearance of his loved one, robyn gardner. >> when i started asking him about his release, he started to cry. >> reporter: giorda -- giordano disappeared while snorkeling. her body was never found. she also has a boyfriend here in maryland who believes that giordano knows where she is. >> i hope that if he is released, somebody is waiting to pick him up here on the u.s. side. >> reporter: the u.s. department still has an open investigation into giordano.

i am kai jackson, i will show you that video coming up. good morning.ndrea fujii live outside city hall, raise in the bottle tax, why the mayor says it is a good idea, just ahead. >> john harbaugh let's off steam after a disappointing defeat. i am mark viviano. strong words from the coach next. >> and we are continuing to follow those two accidents that we told you about on the beltway. now a look at the delays. details straight ahead. right now over to a marty. >> following shower activity on first warning doppler weather radar. ultimately it is quite wet, scattered showers this morning, steadier rain later but it is a mild day start, that is for sure, it is about 60 degrees. coming up on coffee with certain pray, that is the name of the new movie staring ncis's mark harmon, he joins us to talk about it. you stay tuned. we will be right back. ,,,,,,, woman: we had been called up for the first time. wildfires were getting close to homes. at that moment, i got my first taste of just how important the guard is. announcer: be there for your community, at n

>> i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talk about. >> police and protestors face off downtown. despite an order to move out this morning. >> reporter: police in riot gear moved in early this morning on anti-wall street protestors, blocking city streets in downtown l.a. >> it is not our intent to clear the park at this time. once again, it is only our intent to clear the streets. >> reporter: hundreds. demonstrators flooded the streets around city hall, as a midnight deadline to pack up their camps came and went. >> occupy wall street. occupy los angeles, occupy everything and never give it back! >> reporter: all morning, the situation remained tense, with minor scuffles and a few arrests. >> i don't think anyone has a plan. >> so you don't want to get arrested at this point? >> no. >> i don't think getting arrested is a good idea. so we're going to try to avoid that. >> reporter: many came to show down between police and protestors. now they're all gone. but the people who call this park home for nea

. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> the occupy wall street movement advances to the next level. derek valcourt with the future of the occupy movement here in baltimore. but we begin with randall pinkston at the nation's biggest protest in new york city. >> police arrested protestors in zuccotti park. where the occupy wall street protests started. one man's face was covered in blood when he was led away. several blocks away, officers pushed riot gear. hundreds of protestors marched into lower manhattan to mark the two-month an verseaire -- anniversary of the occupy wall street movement. cutting off traffic and be blocking some people from getting to work. causing several confrontations. >> i don't know. >> it's global. >> i want to get to work. >> they should all get a job. >> step to the side! step to the side. >> protestors were hauled away. >> reporter: dozens were arrested. and several police officers were injured. but for the most part, the protests were peaceful. >> reporter

kai jackson is in the newsroom with more. >> yes, that's right.hey are on paid leave along with two police officers. and that will be the faces for the incident, the president of the university says he is appalled by the behavior of the officers. and that is a part of the occupy wall street movement. >> thank you. >> school officials are working to restore the trust and attention for students and the campus police. >>> well, police raided the occupy san francisco camp, removing a dozen tents and infuriating the police officers. and reports from northern california. >> reporter: anger as protesters are blocked from the encampment outside the federal reserve. police and public work crews moved in just after 1:00 a.m. to remove a dozen tents. the last to go on the market street sidewalks. >> they will feed hundreds of people every day. charged with interfering with officers, occupiers say it is the officers interfering with them. >> that is taken away from us. it is just the government tactic to keep us here. >> reporter: today, all that remains in f

i am kai jackson reporting back to you. >> thanks very much. the top 3 new york city, newport beach and walt disney world in florida. >>> the shoppers hit the web this time. one says sales were up 20% yesterday, cyber monday, among the most popular electronics with sales up over 26% last year it appears. products such as flat screen tvs and digital cameras are being added most often. final sales figures should be released later today for cyber monday. >>> and turning to sports ravens head coach john harbaugh says he is hopeful ray lewis will play this sunday. still he says of all his players he is the furtherest from being able to return at this point. he is suffering from a tough toe injury of course. at his news conference yesterday he was asked if he is worried about his team's poor performance when it comes to playing teams with losing records. >> it is always a tough game against a division opponent, against cleveland up there, it is always a dogfight. that is never going to change. it is like playing the steelers and the bengals so we are

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> the jury is out. seven men and five women are now deliberating the fate of dr. conrad murray in the michael jackson murder trial. karen brown reports for wjz in the courthouse. >>> jurors have over 300 pieces of evidence at the testimony of 49 witnesses to consider as they deliberate the fate of dr. conrad murray. seven men and five women must decide who is responsible for michael jackson's michael michael jackson's death, his personal physician or the singer himself. prosecutors say the choice is clear. >> this is criminal negligence. criminal, gross negligence. >> they accuse dr. murray of giving jackson too much of the anesthetic propofol, failing to properly monitor him and then waiting too long before calling 911. >> if you're going to hold dr. murray responsibility responsible -- >> the defense blames jackson for giving himself for giving the lethal dose. they say murray is only on trial because jackson was a super star. >> this is not a reality show. it's reality. >> reporter: during the six- we

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> well, his long and illustrious career is coming to an end. penn state football coach joe paterno is retiring. he is accused of covering up a scandal that rocked the university. jessica kartalija is in state college, pennsylvania, with reaction. but we begin with drew levinson, who reports for wjz. now, many on campus want the college president to leave as well. >> reporter: jerry sandusky's image is no longer on a mural at penn state, the art first painted over it. -- artist painted over it. the former assistant football coach is charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years. graham spannier stepped down immediately. the outcry came after coach joe paterno told players he would leave at the end of the year. >> this is the first time i've seen him get teary-eyed. >> paterno said, it is one of the greatest sorrows of my life. with the benefit of hindsight, i wish i had done more. in 2002, a student told paterno he saw sandusky molest a boy in t

i am kai jackson, reporting. back to you. >> thank you.he jurors could also have found her guilty of second- degree murder which would carry a maximum sentence of 30 years. the man convicted of killing an east towson gasoline station owner will be spending more time than that behind bars. walter bishop has been sentenced to life. that means he has the possibility of parole. he admits to killing ray porter last year. he could be eligible for parole we are told in about 50 years. >>> a duck in parkville has people searching for answers. last night a woman was found dead in her home. police responded to the scene after receiving reports of a heart attack but now investigating the women's death as a homicide. her name has not been released. >>> a beating caught on camera has a lot of people upset over the man's job who is doing the beating. utube shows arkansas county judge william adams lashic his teenaged daughter more than a dozen times on the legs with a belt. the video was recorded several years ago but the 23-year-old daughter has releas

. >> i'm kai jackson. >> here's what people are talking about. >> the obama administration is calling for restraint. violent protests in egypt entered their fifth day. amidst the chaos are three american students in custody. danielle nottingham reports for wjz, one of them was able to call home today. >> reporter: protesters clashed with police across egypt for the sixth day in a row. they are demanding that the country's military generals hand over responsible for running the government to civilians. reports say more than 30 people have died in the violence. thousands more have been injured in clashes with police firing tear gas at the crowd. this man is among them. >> translator: it's devastating, he says. >> reporter: three american students are still in custody. they were arrested on the roof of an university building, accused of throwing fire bombs at security forces. the three say they were just watching. one of them spoke to his parents by phone. he said he's being treated well under the circumstances. >> u.s. embassy officials in cairo have visited with the students. the obama

i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> almost three decades after this, los angeles police are reopening the case. new information is enough to look at exactly what happened off the coast of california. bigat shoban. >> reporter: this morning, the yacht captain on board the night natalie wood died, is telling reporters he lied to investigators. dennis davern now blames wooppeds' husband -- woods' husband, robert wagner for her death. davern said they had a fight shortly before she disappearedded into the woods off catalina island. >> i just didn't want my life to go by without telling the truth. >> the l.a. sheriff's office is deciding to take a look. >> we're going to reinterview some people, interview some new people, talk to people and reevaluate others. >> reporter: wood was 43 years old when she died. a three-time oscar nominee, who starred in such classics as miracle on 34th street and west side story. ♪ [ music ] >> reporter: she had a stormy relationship with wagner. they di

. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> face-off in new york city, the nypd raids the occupy wall street movement. randall pinkston reports on what happens next. >> reporter: occupy wall street protestors lined the street outside the park, waiting for police to let them back in. >> reporter: these guys -- >> these guys are getting paid to be here. and they're going to run out of money before we run out of faith. >> if you refuse to leave the park, you'll be subject to arrest. >> reporter: new york city police evict demonstrators overnight to clear the park. promising to let them re-enter, but without tents and sleeping bags. police arrested about 300 protestors who refused to leave. >> unfortunately, the park was coming to be a place where people came, not to protest, but to break laws and in some cases, to harm others. >> reporter: police moved in after midnight, with almost no warning. mayor bloomberg said the raid was timed to minimize disruption to the neighborhood. >> i think it

. >> i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> running out of patience, police in two cities are fed up with the violence and sanitation problems of the demonstrators. bigat shoban -- bigad shaban has more. >> reporter: secondary to the occupy. >> reporter: he was one of the original occupy protestors. lister says their intent was good, but the message got lost as the crowds crew. -- grew. >> unfortunately, when you allow everyone's voice to be involved, you let everyone's voice to be involved. >> reporter: in oakland, california, officers in riot gear, took protestors away in handcuffs after they ignored warnings to clear the camp. >> the encampment became a place of repeated violence and this week, murder. >> reporter: the mayor said unsanitary conditions and a lack of protest -- cooperation from protestors will lead to a greater police presence. >> reporter: for cities already strapped for cash, cleaning up after the protests can be costly. here in portland, the city estimate its could t

. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> joe paterno is charged with -- his former coach is charged with molesting eight students. some say he did not do enough to stop the abuse. >> reporter: penn state football coach joe patorno got a big show of support. and his son told supporters, his father has no intention of resigning. paterno said his father wanted to address the scandal earlier today but the universality canceled it. >> we determined that today's press conference cannot be hold. >> reporter: paterno's former assistant coach, jerry sandusky is charged with molesting 15 boys over an eight-year period. paterno said that he saw sandusky assault a young boy in a locker room shower in 2002. the coach told administrators, as the law requires, but they failed to alert authorities. law enforcement is determining whether paterno had a legal obligation to do more. >> reporter: paterno, during his six decades of coaching, he's won two national championships and pushed his players to suc

i'm kai jackson. i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about.to move on, after britney norwood is convicted of first-degree murder for killing their daughter. wjz is in bethesda today,

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> a suspect is taken into custody a short time ago, in connection with shots fired at the white house. protective glass blocks that bullet. it hit a window in the area where the first family eats and sleeps. danielle nottingham reports. the president was not at home at the time. >> reporter: police in pennsylvania arrested this man, oscar ortega hernandez. the secret service wants to talk to him about the bullet that hit the white house. agents found a cracked exterior window at 1600 pennsylvania avenue tuesday morning. protective glass stopped the bullet from entering the part of the white house where president obama's family lives. the secret service is investigating whether or not the bullets are linked to an incident friday night. police swarmed an area around the white house, after witnesses heard gunfire. authorities tracked down a car and an ak-47, a few blocks away near the roosevelt bridge. >> reporter: president obama was not here at th

kai jackson, eyewitness news. >> several agencies tried to catch him. state police, natural resources and the maryland transportation authority worked together to search for grimes. >>> the state fairgrounds is transformed into a winter wonderland for the festival of trees. it is the 22 year. all of the money going to support the kennedy krieger institute. they have wreaths, trees and gingerbread houses. the festival of tree is open and runs through sunday at the fairgrounds. part of eyewitness news' continuing community commitment. we are a proud sponsor. go to wjz.com. >>> it will forever change what we know about the planet of mars. curmosity is set to blast to space later on this morning. we have more on the link to maryland. >> reporter: it is the biggest and advanced rover to walk the red planet. tomorrow, this mega shaheen will launch to mars, taking with it a, key component built here in maryland. >> this is the most complex instrument. >> reporter: this research scientist is talking about the sample analysis that the maps instrument, sam. sam i

i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> ending occupations. police in los angeles arrest hundreds of anti-wall street protestors during an early- morning raid. bigad shaban reports, the demonstrators have lived in the park for more than two months. >>> crews are putting concrete barriers and chain-link fences in parks in los angeles. where anti-wall street protestors camped overnight. police swept in, clearing out hundreds of demonstrators. there were a few isolated scuffles, but city officials say the massive operation was mostly peaceful. police arrested around 300 people who refused to leave. some protestors linked their arms in defiance. >> reporter: police even used a cherry picker to get protestors down from a tree. >> i couldn't be prouder of the men and women of the los angeles police department. the strength they showed in the face of a potentially dynamic situation is the key reason why city hall park was closed in an orderly manner. >> the park will remain closed until it'

. >> 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 run and which way not to run. >> reporter: it ended up just down the road on patasco avenue crashing into that surveillance pole. a third angle i

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kai jackson shows us what all of the fuss is about. >> you know, baltimoreans already knew their city was a great travel destination for the holidays, thanks to a yahoo.com article, now the rest of the world knows it, too. >> there's good reason to be in baltimore for the holidays. the city is charming locals and visitors alike with an amazing display of lights. >> the lights are gorgeous. my first time ever seeing it. and i have to come back. >> reporter: in fact, an article posted on yahoo.com travel lists the city as the number 10 travel destination for the holidays. and points to a variety of brilliant light displays. >> it's a big deal. but it's also accurate. we are one of the best places for holiday lights. >> i think it's wonderful. it's nice to have the notoriety. and know that the hard work we put into this is showing up. >> reporter: with all of the lights, the miracle on 34th street is both a source of pride for baltimoreans. and one of the reasons it is named a classic destination. >>> a new $400,000 laser light show at power plant live. and the ever-popular and nationall

kai jackson explains maryland companies are cautiously optimistic. >> friday night at town send towncenter and the mall is pack. >> today we went shopping with her money. >> reporter: sales are what many shoppers will be looking for this season. the organization has announced it expects to see an increase in buying this year, up roughly 2 to 2 1/2%. >> that covers november and december. hopefully consumers will come out and shop their local retailers. >> facing an economic reality, many americans don't have jobs so they can't take care of the basic necessities, let alone go out and buy gifts. >> what is the economy like for a 20-year-old college student. >> very hard, we're broke. >> reporter: she's looking for a seasonal job that will allow her to buy christmas gifts. >> i'm struggling, my friends are struggling. my parents are struggling and i'm out of state, too. >> is it right to really push and encourage people to go buying and shopping when many of these americans don't have jobs today? >> what we're really hoping is that the traditional shopping is going to generate more jobs.

. >> hi i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. at people are talking about. >> breaking newt out of los angeles. a jury finds dr. conrad murray guilty in the death of pop super star michael jackson. wjz has been following this case for you. the world has been watching this case. let's go to sandra hughes on the decision. >> reporter: four or five dark vehicles waiting for the jackson family to come out of courtroom. now the crowd that was gathered here started cheering when they

. >> i'm kai jackson. >> and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about.st tollhike in maryland

kai jackson, back to you. >> thank you.y for that. >>> some of the children received free gifts last night. >>> if you are looking for something to do in baltimore tonight, santa is expected to arrive downtown. now, here is video of dancing santa's from last year's celebration. the parade and santa's arrival is set for tonight at 5:30 that waterfront of the inner harbor. all right -- >> i don't think that i'm ready for thanksgiving. much less christmas. >> i know, we were mentioning one of our cbs radio family partners, 101.9 played holiday music already. i heard it this morning and a panic. >> it's not working for me. i have not done shopping. >> people have fussing about christmas stuff going up after holiday. now, the holiday music is playing. here is a picture of santa's house it is dark, but it will be an interesting time. black friday has started. it is black saturday, sunday, monday, tuesday, wednesday. >> and the weather is going to cooperate. >>> we will have a bit of rain. people night think that the weather is go