. >> it's been a year and-a-half since a crash killed a stevenson university professor and left her son brain damaged. the sentence begins today for the driver accused in the crash. people are fuming after talk of another possible sales tax increase coming up from annapolis. i'm sherrie johnson, a look at how much you could pay and what the money would be used for. >> counting down to sunday's big game. i'm linda so. how the players are getting ready to take on houston. >> 6:42. heavy rain pulling out. we have some breaks overhead and there will be sunny breaks but we have strong winds today and could be a little burst of snow by this time tomorrow morning. >> in addition to the wet roadways we've got fog warnings from a couple of area bridges. we'll update a few accident locations when "good morning maryland" returns. ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorben

susan slattery, a professor here at stevenson university was killed. the truck driver behind the wheel was driving a triple trailer at the time of the crash. he's accused of falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into the back of the slattery family car. sentencing will be today in ohio. the law that ed slattery wants to pass is to increase the rest time of truck drivers. he as well as other advocates have been longtime critics of the process. >> we're trying to create a rule that will result in more rest for truck drivers and bringing down the number of deaths and injuries that occur because of tired truckers on the roads. >> reporter: the truck driver was charged by a gj with one -- grand jury with one count of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault to which he pled guilty to both. >>> the former army soldier accused of trying to provide support to terrorist organizations in somalia, after he left the military, will remain behind bars until trial. that's what a judge ruled wednesday. the judge rejected arguments by craig baxam's att

fatigue and negligence led to the deadly crash in ohio in which his wife, a professor at stevenson university was killed, the truck driver was driving a triple trailer at the time of the crash he's accused of falling asleep at the wheel and crashing into the back of the slattery family car. he will be in court in ohio today. he wants to pass the law to increase rest time for drivers. but slattery has been a long time critic of the process. >> if the american people knew what the hearings were i think they would be more angry than now. >> the truck driver was charged by a grand jury with one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault to which he pled guilty to. >>> we're getting word of a condition of a man in a wheelchair left trapped in a baltimore subway train. medics rescued him yesterday in downtown baltimore at the lexington market station 3:00. it's not yet clear how the man ended up there. authorities say the man suffered cuts and bruises. >>> time now for a little sports. we're getting new reaction from ravens head coach harbaugh about the sunday showdo

stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an occupy protest is underway inside a university of california at berkeley library. a live look at the library. it closes at 5:00 p.m. you can see dozens of students are staying inside to protest new reduced library hours. a lot of professors came in support. >> once they start cutting back the hours the libraries are available, they are it undercuttingcutting the students to become educated. >>> a coalition of african american leaders gathered in oakland today to announce a new partnership with the occupy movement. persuading lenders to offer more affordable home loans to low income folks. >>> police identified the driver who was killed yesterday when suspects struck his car while fleeing from police. ktvu's robert handa is live where there samemorial to the victim. robert -- there is a memorial to the victim. robert? >> reporter: the memorial set up where the innocent motorist was killed. >> reporter: some of the people who work here are distraught over how a motorist was killed when burglary suspects fleeing from officers smashed into him. >> it was a fatal thing.