after spending months in libyan presence and joining the rebel fight, baltimore native matthew van dyke is coming home. we went to the airport with more on the homecoming. >> his flight is expected to arrive here within the next hour or so. he will be greeted by his mother, girlfriend and close friend who are standing by to welcome him home. he left for libya because he said he wanted to experience the uprisings that were happening in the middle east. he was captured by gaddafi forces and imprisoned in solitary confinement. no one told him what he was accused of. this past august, he managed to escape. he called his mother to tell her that he would be joining the rebel fight, not coming home. his mom says she was nervous about him fighting but supported his decision. now all he is focused on is -- all she is focused on is seeing his smiling face again. >> it is the end of a long journey. it is a happy ending. i am prepared for him to be thinner. he is thin to begin with. i know he has lost weight. i have seen some videos of him. i am prepared for that. no matter how thin, he will still

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>> reporter: matthew van dyke, happy to be home where he grew up in south baltimore.ot for long. >> my girlfriend made me commit to three months. and when she said three months, i was thinking that's it. yes, no problem. i got off easy. this is the lock off my prison cell. >> reporter: van dyke was captured by gadhafi's forces a week after arriving in libya to fight with his rebel friends. >> when i went missing, my friend nori, who i had gone to fight with, he had these posters made that he put up. >> reporter: he spent five and a half months in solitary in gadhafi's notorious abu salim prison. >> i heard late at night, sounds of people being violently interrogated. i thought my might was coming so i trimmed down my fingernails and toenails with a piece of broken plastic spoon so they couldn't pull my nails out. >> reporter: his mom desperate to find him. most people were convinced that he was dead at some point. >> it never entered my mind. >> reporter: but when he got out. >> it was a prison break. >> reporter: he went right back to the front. >> i came to this cou

new information from matthew van dyke's family. >> well, mary, matthew van dyke will be back in maryland this weekend. the 32-year-old writer is returning home, eight months after he departed on a trip to witness the libyan uprising against moammar gadhafi. after six months in prison, he escaped. but he remained in libya to fight alongside the rebels until gadhafi was killed. his mother said he is expected to arrive at bwi airport saturday evening. >> she will certainly be glad to see him. van dyke expects to write a book about his experiences. >>> outrage and calls for change after a nightmare school bus mix-up that leaves a 4-year- old boy wandering the streets by himself. wjz first broke the story. tonight, we stay on the story. mike hellgren investigates how it happened. >> reporter: school administrators promised immediate and decisive action in our report last night. well, we have just learned they have disciplined three employees in connection with the incident. >> reporter: there are calls for action, after a school bus snafu wjz first reported that had baltimore county school le

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the family of matthew van dyke says he's expected to arrive at b.w.i.rshall airport on saturday evening. the 32-year-old was captured in march by those loyal to longtime libyan leader, muammar gaddafi. rebels helped free him in august, but he stayed there to find out whether friends made it through the fighting safely. >> our big story this morning -- it was a shooting that raised questions and protests. a city officer was gunned down by fellow officers outside a downtown nightclub. this morning we'll learn from an independent review board has to say about the death of officer william torbit outside the select lounge. 11 news reporter kim dacey live outside the lounge where the january incident took place. good morning, kim. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake commissioned the independent panel in february to review police actions that night. >> early morning on january 9, police officer william torbit and 22-year-old sean gamble were shot and killed outside of this lounge in downtown baltimore. three other civilians and an officer were also injured. torb

matthew van dyke seen here with our own richard engel went to libya to join the fight to liberate theout telling those closest to him. matthew van dyke joins me now. good morning, welcome home. >> thank you. good to be home. >> obviously the first question i have to ask is why did you do this? >> i have a lot of experience in the region. i have an educational background in the region, and i have many friends in libya. >> why not tell your family, friends where you're going? >> i didn't want my mother to worry. they knew i was going to libya, they just didn't know why. >> you were captured and imprisoned for 166 days before you were able to escape. tell us about that experience. >> it was horrible. it was solitary confinement, small cells, i was never told if i would ever be released. the guards didn't know who i was. it was as if i didn't exist anymore. >> were there many times you thought that was it? >> i was sure i was never going to get out of prison. i had come to overthrow a regime and i was captured and i was finished. >> what was your family going through during this time? wha

sharon van dyke says her son is coming home this weekend. baltimore-based matthew van dyke was captured by rebel forces. the 32-year-old was in prison for six months before he escaped this summer. he then helped stay to fight rebels against moammar gadhafi woovment elhave more on this -- we'll have more on this developing story coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> men face charges of plotting terror attacks against the u.s. vic is in the newsroom with more on the plan and how they were uncovered. vic? >> the four men wanted to attack u.s. officials. and one of their targets was washington, d.c. the men are part of an alleged militia group until georgia. one of them was recorded by an undercover agent, saying he wanted to make 10 pounds of ricin. one talked about dropping ricin over the air. other targets are newark, new jersey, jacksonville, and atlanta. >> the men are said to have a bucket list of government employees, politicians, corporate leaders and members of the media that needed to be taken out. >>> long lines at security checkpoints at airports may go away. the

matthew van dyke traveled to that country eight months ago to document the uprising.r six months in prison he escaped and took up arms with rebel fighters, now that gadhafi is dead his mother tells us he will fly home this saturday need. >>> christmas is still another 51 days away but the washington monument is almost ready. workers spent yesterday stringing more than 1600 lights from the top of the landmark to the bottom. you can see the display when the player flips the switch on illumination night. >>> we have this report in sports. >> he is a threat and he is someone to be reckoned with. >> jimmy smith will also be in be the line up. he is coming back from an injury. >> i am ready. i got to be honest with you, this is going to be a great great week, i am sorry i was kind of -- normally i would be on the edge of my chair listening to after word about a raven story. our coffee with guest is jewel, jewel kilter. just -- take a look at her internet. i just clicked on the sight and start reading about her. she is my new hero. do you know about her live story. >> i reme

after surviving months at a tripoli prison, matthew van dyke reuniting with his family in baltimore wearingwith now dead colonel qaddafi's regime fighters and he says it's something he hid from even his family until his capture. >> i went over there to support the revolution and my family did not know that when i left. you don't tell your mother you're going to go fight in a war so my mother didn't know, my girlfriend didn't know. and van dyke managed to escape when the jail got bombed and fellow prisoner broke open his cell and he ran to a nearby compound. we're told u.s. officials urged him to come home and he finished the fight. what if you could go shopping without opening your wallet. thousands of people in milwaukee know about it and ben handleman, a fox affiliate, witi has more. >> he when things are tight right now in the economy i don't have much in the way of spending money for myself or my family so this is kind of a fun day for us to go and spend. >> steve marcus is on the the hunt for new stuff after perusing dvd's, shoes. >> are all the shoes in the boxes. >> a purchase is mad

. >> reporter: matthew van dyke's family says he will arrive at bwi airport this saturday night. he spent more than six months in a libyan prison. then joined with rebel fighters against moammar gacavy's -- gacavy -- gadhafi's regime after he escaped. van dyke has been communicating with his family via satellite phone from libya during the past month. >> jessica, thank you. no word yet if van dyke will write about his experiences in libya. four walter bishop will likely die in prison. but he will not be put to death. just hours ago, a sentence for the man convicted of carrying out a murder plot. weijia jiang has details on the sentence and reaction. weijia? >> reporter: denise, not only did a jury decide walter bishop, jr., did not deserve to die. they also say at some point, he should be given another chance to walk as a free man. >> reporter: the same jury that convicted 29-year-old walter bishop, jr., of capital murder, spared his life, rejecting the death penalty prosecutors pushed for. jurors sentenced bishop to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. his defense a

the family of baltimore journalist matthew van dyke says he will return from libya this weekend.n van dyke says her son is expected to arrive at b.w.i. marshall airport saturday evening. the 32-year-old writer was captured by gaddafi loyalists after being freed by rebels in august. he took up their cause and aided in the resistance. after four weeks, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has pulled the plug on the occupy baltimore camp. the move comes amid safety concerns over the tangle of extension cords jerry rigged to provide power. the mayor has said the protesters are welcome to use the square, but not round the clock. protesters say they plan to stay through the winter. >> and that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we asked, do you think the city should take step steps like cutting the power to disband the demonstrations? >> will writes the movement had a defined mission and an actual list of grievances and demands, i could understand their protests. but they have no leadership and it's simply a campout on the city's dime. >> jim writes, why no

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and make sure they are purple. >> after spending months in libyan prisons, baltimore native matthew van dykeican soil. >> he touched down at thurgood marshall, more from sheldon dutes. >> matthew vandyke walked out of the airport terminal to hug his mother. >> it was better to see him in person than in my head. >> i think he looks great. he has obviously gained some weight back. >> he told his mom and girlfriend he was going to write. >> i went there to support the revolution. my family did not know that when i left. you don't tell dwrur mother that you are going to go fight in a war. >> in march he was captured and spent five months in prison. >> i was captured in a truck with weapons with three other fighters. >> when u.s. officials tried to bring him home, matt was stuck in solitary confinement. >> i sang guns and roses songs to myself. >> he decided to stay and help his libyan friends. >> i think i'm going to start training. training for the next arab revolution. there is a lot more to be done. >> the van dykes would like to thank everyone who showed support and brought matthew home from

matthew van dyke arrived at b w i saturday night.e dictator moammar khaddafi. >>> a feud between a fairfax a drivingrch and range could be headed to court. officials said they have counted than 2600 call balls that property during recent year. one ball hit the youth director in the head. thus check on traffic. will beubled times in our favor now. , not only across the american across 270.e but is traffic on the beltway at colesville road. bridge, we will light and 95 out of dale city to springfield looks like that is improving. here is a broken down vehicle at the beltway. metro rail is a normal service. some thick fog across region especially up in frederick. normally you would see some here and especially water ofer but you cannot see any that. area of fog north metro area.the a dense fog advisory is still in some areas. 43 degrees downtown, on our way to a low 60's and sunny. >> thanks for watching and we will be back at noon. "live with regis and kelly" is next. at bank of america, we're lending and investing in the people and co

matthew van dyke returned to baltimore last night.ld reporters he went to libya to hp with the fight against gadhafi and spent the last few weeks on the front lines. he also says he spent months in a libyan prison after he was captured with rebel forces. van dyke said he couldn't sit back and watch libyans fight for their freedom without trying to help. >>> and it looks like we can look forward to a nice sunny day today. it's going to be a little cool today. chuck bell is in the weather center with today's forecast. >> good morning. yeah, off to a very chilly start today, especially for our friends and neighbors out in the western suburbs towards the blue ridge and the shenandoah valley. off to a very subfreezing cold start in many spots. right here in washington where you're looking live over the city right now. still waiting on the sun which is only six minutes away from getting up in our eastern sky. we do have extra cloud cover today compared to yesterday. this is going to be the story for much of the afternoon. so unlike yesterda

for quick headlines, an american man who went missing in laibya is now back on americn soil, matthew van dykeivorce report... tmz saying that kim plans to buy her wedding ring, from her soon to be ex-husband, chris humphries. the ring, her engagement ring, just a modest 20.5 carats, and, also reportedly worth about $2 million. a steal. >> dave: i don't think he paid full price for that, do you. >> clayton: something tells me he didn't. there is an invasion of humpback whales in santa cruz, california, recently and it attracted strains of curious people and a surfer got more than she bargained for, sitting a quarter mile from shore, and watch this: >> dave: amazing video. shot by barbara roetggert, and he was filming, while kayaking with a friend and joins us on the phone from palo alto, california. good morning to you, barbara. thanks for being with us. >> caller: you're welcome. >> dave: a lot of people are seeing the video and say it cannot be real. it is, correct? >> caller: it is very real, yes, i was shooting with a telephoto tow and it was close, maybe 202:5 feet from me, but, yeah. >>