. >> reporter: police called saunders a serious repeat offender. this is just part of his criminal history in maryland. along with several traffic offenses. at the time of his arrest, he was out on bond. after allegedly committing violent crimes in prince georges county. >> i'm getting old and we have to be more careful and we need to be looking around when you go in or outside the car, you know. >> and now that someone has been arrested. >> it's wonderful. >> relief swept through the neighborhood around west field wheaten shopping center. >> great. >> where henry levi saunders created a climate of fear right in the heart of the holiday shopping season. >> wonderful. our senior citizens don't have to worry anymore then, right? >> i come up by myself usually, so feels better. that's for sure. >> police say saunders preyed on elderly men in the parking lot in broad daylight. forcing them into their cars with sharp weapons. including box cutters and driving them to atm's to withdraw cash. his first alleged victim didn't answer the door, but told his f

a new beginning them up outside the county lockup there are all lot of hugs. 32 year-old michael saunders has a 17 year-old daughter he has never seen outside of prison visits he and 33 year-old harold richardson have not seen the world since the 1990's convicted of the brake and the murder of 30 year old nina glover in ankle what prosecutors say they confessed they say the confessions were coerced and beaten out of them by investigators hungry for a conviction. >> we were slapped they pretty much already had the statement written out for what they wanted us to say >> michael saunders and harold richardson leaving jail along with 34 year old terrill swift free after serving 15 years and vincent thames out on parole. convictions overturned tuesday dna from the victim linked to deceased convicted murderer johnny douglas. batt but dna is the gold standard evidence here we have dna evidence showing the likely perpetrator >> one of the first things to do pizza with family and friends a chance to decompress getting over the anchor that may take awhile >> a very very angry a lot like i told you

in the second ben roethlisberger tossed a three-yard td to wesley saunders who managed to keep both feet inbounds. in the fourth chiefs driving for the win but tyler palko threw an interception. >>> remember when plaxico burress was arrested in new york after shooting himself in a nightclub and shot himself in the leg? stevie johnson did a mocking dan dance. new york over buffalo 28-24. sweetest revenge is winning. >>> finally, it is game on in the nba now that players and owners have tentatively agreed to a deal. that deal still has to be ratified. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> congress returns with a backlog of important work to do, but the bickering continues. captain, we have to keep going! [ growling ] one step at a time. come on, snowy. look! did you ever see a more beautiful sight? captain! it's just a mirage. - snowy? what is it, boy? - [ barks ] what do you see? [ yipping ] [ woman announcing ] just like snowy, your dog's one of a kind. overactive imagination and all. [ barking ] long live your buddy. long live your dog. [ tintin ] snowy! pu

henry levi saunders has a lengthy criminal record. he is adding multiple counts of kidnapping and robbery to that resume. he is accused of kidnapping three men from the wheaten mall. >> gary giordano is back in the states. this is video of the maryland man this morning in miami. giordano is the main suspect in the disappearance of robyn gardner of frederick, maryland. aruban prosecutors lost their deal to keep him behind bars. he claims she was swept out to sea while the couple snorkeled in august. giordano was released from jail yesterday. >>> do you care where your neighborhood firefighter lives? d.c.'s fire chief is proposing sweeping changes that might impact 75% of the city's work force. firefighters living way outside of town. bruce johnson has the story from northwest. 75% of d.c. fire department personnel live outside the city. some from as far away as west virginia, pennsylvania, north carolina, even new jersey. >> one of my goals, i talked about it for some time is to increase the number of our first responders and the perce

lee saunders of afscme is with me tonight and tim berger of the afl-cio of ohio.t sends a message here in ohio that working families of the middle class are fighting back. we are making our voices heard like never before. this will carry from ohio across this country. we are back. >> do you think -- you know, lee, when you look at the results that are coming in, if they hold, it's going to be a resounding victory for workers in this state. are you confident that republicans would come back and have a different attitude about negotiating anything when it comes to workers? >> i'm not confident at all. i think one of the things we have to do, ed, we can enjoy tonight, we can celebrate tonight because this is a huge victory. but tomorrow morning we've got to roll up our sleeves, rededicate ourselves, recommit ourselves. we have to continue this battle and continue this fight. >> tim, what about getting the vote out? i mean, have you ever seen an effort like this before in ohio? >> this has been a great coming together all year long. ten-month struggle. in the legislat

weslye saunders from two yards out.ded out a victory in kansas city, 13-9. >>> finally, the chargers have dropped six-straight. here's something more enbarsing than that. there's charger kicker, nick novak. no bathrooms around. he took a knee and relieved himself next to the water station. and everyone on national television got to see. that's your first look at sports. i'm fred roggin. >> way to keep it classy. >>> for another look at the weather, here's meteorologist todd santos. >> mom would be proud. can i keep it classier than that. want the talk about the snowfall. i want to mention the winter weather advisories. those are the areas in white on the map. northern mississippi, this far south. in the northern, you'll be dealing with rain showers. this is where we find some of the snow. a chance towards bowling green, kentucky. jackson, tennessee, to say tupelo, mississippi. the best chances for three to five inches of snow. the winter storm watches go into effect later this evening. go until midday tomorrow. and ther

leslie saunders gets them both down. steelers win an ugly game, 13-9. steelers tied with baltimore for the top sport in the afc north. afc's leading the patriots, playing in philly. pick it up in the second quarter. tom brady going to fake a handoff. winds a wide-open wes welker for the 41-yard touchdown. england out to a 21-10 lead. brady again, he loves this guy now. rob gronkowski. his 11th t.d. catch of the season for gronkowski. brady threw for 363 and 3 touchdowns. patriots blow out the eagles in philly. >>> jets taking on the bills at the meadowlands. stevie johnson, a five-yard catch for the score. it's what he did afterwards that's getting all the attention. mimes shooting himself in the leg. that's what plaxico burress did a couple of years ago. and he went to jail for it. then, he did a little plane crash to add to the class. unsportsman-like penalty there. that led to a jets score in good field position. plaxico burress, a 14-yard touchdown there. sanchez threw for 180 and 4 scores. jets come back to win, 28-24. after the game, johnson said

the steelers took advantage of three turnovers by the chiefs ben roethlisberger hit wesley saunders for the lone touchdown of the game. there it is right there. offense produced one touchdown in their last 45 possessions. >> going back to the 'skins, rex threw three touchdowns, it just happened the receiver stepped out of bounds and then stepped back in to catch it. >> he looked a little better. >>> at 4:40, will cyber monday be a success for online retailers as black friday was for the brick and mortar counterparts? >> big one over the weekend. >> a major entertainment company is backing out of its deal with the harbor. >> you're watching 9news now. >>> welcome back. 4:39 on this monday morning. one more nice day. not as nice as yesterday. we'll take it. a mix of sun and clouds. 65 to 70 in a few spots. south-southeast winds a to 10. i'll tell you when the rain is coming and when you'll need the jackets. monika samtani has an update on timesaver traffic. >> early this monday morning, no problems to report if you're coming in from the north. live look at route 200 trying to get on to i-

vivian saunders started this school in north carolina called the hive, and it's a school, you know, for were kicked out of school all across north carolina, birdie county. so it's like gangbangers, drug dealer, and the film is about how she turned their lives around and how with her nontraditional staff she worked with these kids and changed their lives. >> i can't believe i have a son i raised who don't know how to get @id. >> see, that's the thing. you didn't raise me. i can remember every beating. the ones you gave mama and the ones you gave me. >> one of the things people are saying -- reviews are great, by the way. >> thank you. >> they're saying this is a reputation of black people that is beyond the norm, you know, buffoonery or excess violence, that it's a positive, strong, realistic story. how important is that for you to tell that kind of story? >> well, you know, the thing for me is i've always lived in that space. i think, you know, when people look at my body of work, i always try to tell stories that are real, that are honest, that speak to something. sometimes i think wit

winner of this event which brings together the world's top eight players he's taking on french and saunders who is making his second appearance at the tournament and the first set finished six to one in the second set and its first group the round robin encounter and later this sunday night raw form adult will take on mardy fish in the other group the match. an awful sports news more in just under two hours to me than the. wealthy british science exam. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy cars report on our. in the czech republic she's available in a hotel a science central hotel premier of the nice and most regal full stop aida i'm a taste in bosnia and herzegovina available in both me and the children of each. cubic. foot you know hotel period chumash hotel jodi killed or a boutique hotel angeles times. in serbia multis available in on hyatt regency they are going to.

motivated related to our founders work with wiki and i think there is great the pressure of junior saunders might seem very powerful enemies in the last year the cable guy releases i think with the last straw as far as the american governments are concerned. so you have to ask the question if this was a private individual who was at the head of wiki leaks and was facing allegations and that's all he's facing these allegations in sweden would this whole process have been going through with this whole reduce amount of money be spent on actually doing someone who wasn't head of wiki leaks and i think the answer to that question is no and i saw this team has repeatedly said in the past are they not so much recently that they fear if he's extradited to sweden the next step is extradition from there to the u.s. do you believe that that could happen person possibility julian could also get actually died from this country to the u.s. i think what's going to what's happening at the minute is. to fight this legal battle is distracting him from important work and important work is shining the truth in

and the moment of truth for the world's most notorious and famous whistle blower juliana saunders waits a high court decision on his extradition to sweden over controversial such will misconduct charges this as his project we can release faces financial troubles that could see the website shut down. coming up the great green threat we take a look at the radical environmentalist groups that will go to any lengths to support their cause.

and now saunders been fighting tooth and nail against going back to sweden because he believes that sweden will extradite him to the us if a history from fine with us in cases passed and as we reported to you many times on this show a grand jury has been impaneled in virginia to investigate songe and wiki leaks website the jury is reportedly looking into espionage charges against assigned after wiki leaks released hundreds of thousands of state department cables earlier this year and the first session of the grand jury was held over the summer in alexandria but actually face charges for espionage for just publishing state department cables of the guardian pointed out may the u.s. might have a very hard time getting a grand jury to indict it has never been applied successfully against a nonet government party so in order to secure an indictment prosecutors would have to convince the grand jury that a staunch encourage or assist to the source of the league documents so in effect the u.s. would have to prove that saw encouraged or assisted bradley manning who's accused of leaking of a serial

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the trend this weekend sandra is here with -- stan saunders is here with more. >> the reigns know what lies ahead when they meet the cleveland indians. no matter their record. the browns by the way happen to beat 4 happen 7. the question is will the 8-3afc north devision leading ravens relive a bad pattern they set earlier in the season that's coming off a great victory with sub par performances. they realize it's doing to take serious business to keep those as they pry -- try their best to earn a top seed in the playoffs. >> we certainly acknowledge that those three losses coming off a big win against teams with, you know, sub 500 records who are not good performances. coaches, players all of this. >> you can sit there, pat yourself on the back. or you can go out there and get better and that's what they're trying to do. >> don't forget. ravens back on the field on the road. this weekend december 4th at cleveland. >> coming up at 6:00 among other things we'll preview tonight, illinois, fighting the line, basketball game from college park, back to you guys. >> thank you. shocking viole

. >> we get stan saunders here just with the ravens expect on thursday night is just what they are going to get. a stiff challenge on ever single down from san francisco but the ravens should prevail 20-14. >> it's up north. niners heading to town this thanksgiving. you heard the hype about jim and john. i say ravens win it 20-17. tup trip to make on short rest >> jim harbaugh didn't win a lot of games as a player, he won't win his first as a coach either. older brother taking a defensive battle. ravens win it. >> when it's all said and done, i think the ravens have a little more offense than the niners. let's say 23-17 baltimore. >> reporter: and i said from the start i don't believe the ravens will loose a home game all year. i'm sticking to that and going with a 22-13 win. the niners are tough, the ravens are talking tough about the fight they expect. ly have more on that in sports. back to you. >> we can't wait for it. thank you. the coverage now continues with jess with more on what fans are saying. >> reporter: mark mentioned talking tough. we are used to the fans and all of the bi

and he said i love you, saunder. we love you, mr. eagleburger. >> it's a great honor, privilege, an act of love for me to celebrate with you the life of larry eagleburger, and his enrichment of our own lives. president george herbert walker bush has asked me to read his own message to larry's family, and all of his friends. larry eagleburger was one of the most capable and respected diplomats our foreign service ever produced, and i will always be grateful for his wise, no-nonsense council during a time of historic change in our world. during one of the tensest moments of the cold war, when saddam hussein began attacking israel with scud missiles, we sent larry to preserve our coalition. it was an enormously complex and sensitive task, and his performance was nothing short of heroic. larry was the real deal, a tireless patriot, principle to the court, selflessly devoted to america, and his duty. he was my good, wonderful friend. and i will miss him very much. to larry's family who loved him most of all, barbara and i send our most si

. >> weekend sports anchor stan saunders, after almost going the other way with this pick, i'm leaning on the ranks to escape with a 26-24 narrow victory. ravens seem to play and level their competition. they go in. i see them taking this one, 17- 14. >> this is steve davis. now, ravens haven't swept steelers in 2006. but this is the year they knock the smile right off heinz ward's face. ravens take advantage and win it, 16-13. >> this is scott garceau, from 105.7, the fan. maybe a special teams decides it. pittsburgh at home. slight home field advantage. >> hard to pick. but the steelers have too many players who are injured on defense. so i'm going with the ravens on this one. 17-16. should be close. >>> ravens lineman haloti ngata. more on the game coming up in sports. >>> big day of college football on wjz. tomorrow at noon see the terps take on virginia in clorch pash rl -- college park. both games live here on wjz. >> going to be close on sunday. everyone is seeing that. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. exotic animals killed. dramatic details on why police say they had n

michael saunders was your client in all of this.'s talk about the heinousness of the crime and how these young men were convicted here. >> it's one of the cases that occurred in chicago in the early 1990s. there was a slew of serial murders going on in the southside. they couldn't solve them and they would approach groups of kids and bring them into the station one at a time and interrogate them excessively and get kids to confess. >> there was another famous case around the same time. ryan harris where two of the youngest boys ever accused of murder around that time were railroaded and ladier freed as well. you have young african-american boys being accused of crimes and how did they get targeted here? >> it's interesting that you mention that case. same cop got the false confessions in that case was involved in two of the false confessions here. you know what happens is that particularly juveniles aring isable or compliant and after you question them a number of hours and the parents are not there, you can get them to admit someth

1994 for the break and murder of the 30 year- old nina glover in englewood two of the men michael saunders and harold richardson still incarcerated mother and daughter spoke after the ruling >> want them to come home with family 17 years >> joined in court today swift currently on parole because of the rape conviction register vincent thames sex offender " said ron paul convictions have prevented them from finding jobs >> putting in applications but no job >> dna evidence uncovered a plan to to this man johnny douglas shot to death in 2008. johnny douglas extensive criminal background arrested 83 times and convicted of burglarizing another woman judge judge paul biebel agreed with attorneys representing the four men said trial back in 1994 would have ended differently had dna evidence been available then. many tears after the judge read the position >> extremely emotional again a step in the right direction we have been fighting or 17 years finally the judge started to acknowledge that. >> plans to return to school had a degree in criminal justice. the two men still in prison expected to p

stan saunders tell us us about a key holiday division. >> ravens have put their thanksgiving win behind them. and they're now focused on what should be a tough matchup in cleveland against the browns. purple birds are in first place in the afc north division. despite having the same as the steelers. baltimore is really number 1. also, the offense seems to be cranking up steam productively, while the ever-improving defense works on becoming more consistent. here's head coach john harbaugh, addressing that consistency issue, moments ago late this afternoon. >> we had to kind of search for week to week, ways to win football games. and sometimes we've done better than other times. all of us. that's where we're at. >> reporter: as for the status of ray lewis for sunday's game. hear baugh said he's hopeful that -- harbaugh said he is hopeful that louis can play. but still hasn't recovered from his turf toe. >>> by the way, when the ravens take on the browns, you can see that game live, sunday at 4:00. >> all right. >> some great weather. great football to watch the last couple of days. i'm su

. >> weekend sports anchor stan saunders, after almost going the other way with this pick, i'm leaning on the ravens to escape pittsburgh with a 24-21 victory. >> ravens seem to play to level the computation. -- competition. they're going to pittsburgh. tough place to win. i see them taking this, 17-14. >> this is steve jacobs, wjz f.m. 107.5 the fan. this is the year they knock the smile right off heinz ward face. ravens take advantage. this is scott garceau, 105.7, the fan. maybe a special teams beside it. home field advantage. steelers, 23-20. >>> now, i was first inclined to give pittsburgh the nod. the steelers have a couple on defense. i see the ravens pulling this one off. haloti ngata lists this one today. good news for baltimore. i'll have the complete injury update later in sports. >> okay, mark. thank you. >>> and remember, it's a big weekend of college football, live here on wjz. tomorrow at noon. see the terps take on virginia in college park. 8:00, number 1, lsu, versus number 2, alabama. see both games tomorrow. >>> suing over strep throat. a misdiagnosis leaves a maryla

stan saunders and i are behind. tim williams is right there, too, with 121. still in contention, marty and mark viviano with 121 points. and don and mary have 19. the big winner this week, ronnie sword of joppa. came closest to the store. score. he wins best buy and pizza bolis gift cards. you can still sign up to play, just come here to wjz.com. ask click on pro football challenge. and click under quick links. >>> remember, the ravens will travel to cleveland this weekend to take on the browns. you can see that game live, right here on wjz sunday. 4:00. >> i think wjz should get a pizza bolis pizza. >> i think that would be a great idea. and invite us all over to eat it. i keep looking at the graphic and getting hungry all the time. >>> still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. is your drink putting you in danger? the harmful chemical discovered in several popular fruit juices. >>> 10 bodies found on the beaches? is it the work of a serial killer? new information from police in long island. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center. lots of sun coming our way

. >> weekend sports anchor stan saunders. wondering if the ravens will win this game, 20-17, like i think they will. >>> it's ed norris. bengals coming to town. give us a little more of an edge since we're hometown. but keep in mind, i picked bci last weekend, too. >>> and here's a novel idea. joe flacco, meet ray rice. hand him the football. more than five times. you do that. ravens win it, 17-13. >>> this is scott garceau, 105.7, the fan. bengals were a pretty good football team. i don't know how this thing goes. but let's take a guess. 21-17 ravens. but don't bet the house on it. >> that is good advice, scott. i'm going with a ravens victory, 15-9. all field goals in honor of matt stover, who will be inducted in the ravens ring of honor. we'll be hearing more in sports. >> and you know, i always have my matt stover jersey on. and you can tune in sunday at 1:00. i can't wait. >> you do wash the jersey. >> never. he touched it once, i think. >> oh, that's it. now you're done. >> a little crush i have. >>> still ahead at 5:00

we'll talk more about this coming up next hour with nathan saunders, the president of the washingtoneachers union. >>> the idea of impose a curfew on minors in montgomery county has been debated for months and now some council members say the proposed law needs to go one step further. they want to stop loitering altogether. the chairman of the public safety committee introduced an anti-loitering bill. he believes enforcement should be based on someone's behavior, not on their age. but the montgomery county police chief has some problems with the anti-loitering bill. >> probably the most problematic thing is the law says, if someone is able to splawn hare behavior, then there is no violation. >> well, how are we supposed to determine if their explanation is true, if it is accurate. >> could be a while before a bill is passed. committee has been working on this curfew legislation for i while and council members have not started talking about the anti-loitering bill. >>> we'll talk with the folk at fox business network about the latest jobs report due out in just a few hours. we have a

stan saunders and i are behind. tim williams there with 121. 120 points. john and mary have 119. the big winner this week, ronnie sword senior of joppa. he correctly predicted all 16 games. he wins best buy and pizza bolis gift cards. way to go, ronnie. you can still sign up to play. and click on pro football challenge, under quick links. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. this weekend, the ravens will be on the road in cleveland to take on the browns. watch the game live here on wjz this sunday, starting at 4:00. >>> and straight ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. overseas dangers. the warning from the state department after three students are detained in egypt. >>> and harried husband. the important item he left behind in his shopping cart, after loading three children and his groceries in the car. >>> and it is a chilly, gray afternoon. but the sun is coming back. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,, [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to v

. >> stan saunders here just what the ravens are expecting on thursday night is what they're going to get: a stiff challenge on every single down from san francisco but the ravens should prevail 20-14. >> 49ers heading to town this thanksgiving. you heard all the hype about jim and john. i say ravens going to win it 20- 17, tough trip to make from the west coast. i think they left the age at home. >> jim harbaugh didn't win too many games here as a player in '98. he's not going to win his first one as a coach, either. older brother john takes a defensive battle, ravens win it 13-10. >> this is scott garceau, i think the rivens have a little more offense than the 49ers. let's say 23-17, baltimore. >> and i've said all along, i don't think the ravens are going to lose a home game this year so i'll go with a 22-13 win over san fran. niners are tough. coming up, the ravens talk tough about the fight that they expect tomorrow night. we'll have that later on. back to you. >> all right, thank you. complete coverage continues live with jessica kartalija and reaction from excited fans. jessica

tied at three, ben roethlisberger, tough to tackle finds wesley saunders. he was open.unders wide open, steals it. 10-3 lead. chiefs driving. picks off tyler palco. pass intended for dwayne bow. steelers escape 13-9. let's take a look at some of the biggest and best plays of the day in yesterday's jam-packed football afternoon. first, the cardinals, would i show you if he gets tackled? no. 80 yards down the field. touchdown. fourth return of the year for a touchdown. cardinals win in a nail biter. broncos and chargers in overtime. the biggest run of the day charging up the middle inside the 20. that would set up the game-winning field goal. john elway, now president of the team. his broncos are now, excuse me, 5-1 with tim tebow as the starting quarterback. he threw for 145 yards. broncos win 16-13. dumbest celebration of the day. let's go to the jets game and tell you how it happened. ryan fitzpatrick to stevie johnson for the bills touchdown. watch what he does after. he mocks the shooting by plaxico burres from three years ago. he shot himself in the leg. a little bi

nathan saunders, president of the washington teachers union.ave good weekend, sir. >> you, too. >> steve? >>> 7:40. a real show could soon be coming to a town in virginia. we'll explain. >>> also, another weekend of delays on metro. what you need to know, especially if you use the red line. >>> first, here's a look at today's half off deal. 53% off duct cleaning to keep the air in your home clean and prevent dryer fires. eighty-five dollars buys you a $179 value. the offer is from rc duct cleaning. go to myfoxdc.com, look for my fox half off on the right side of the home page.    >>> heads up this weekend, metro is closing five red line stations for major track work. tacoma, silver spring, forest land, wheaten and glenmont stations shutting down from 10:00 tonight until midnight sunday. free shuttle buses will replace some of the trains. single tracking on the orange and blue lines this weekend. >>> are you looking for love? maybe you want to hit the culpepper. it's one of 40 towns vying to become the setting of a match making reality

we're talking about michael saunders, harold richardson, terrell swift, and vincent tanes, right?that's right. the only thing that appears to link them to the crime is the confession. now, the confession, to my understanding, is that they differ in some key details, but they also are striking in that the murder we, allegedly, was led to buy one of the confessed teens. it's a tough case, but we need to keep in mind that often times people do confess when they're innocent. and so that's something that the judge will address at 2:00 p.m. today. >> sunny hostin on the case, thanks so much. appreciate that. >>> rick perry wants to cut congress off at the knees. hep wants to cut their salaries in half, cut their budgets in half, and cut the time they spend in washington in half. will his plan just dismantle his campaign? that's fair game next. >>> but first, political junkies, let's test your knowledge, shall we? what percentage of members of congress are millionaires? is it 47%, 32%, or c, 20%? the answer after this. this is $100,000. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank