moment during morgan state's saturday night against south carolina, witnesses said they saw coach todd bozeman strike player larry bastfield. he said he saw bozeman bunch -- punch bastfield in the face. >> it appeared as though bozeman did some type of pushback towards bastfield. >> reporter: it was enough for south carolina's president to call campus security and contact morgan state officials. >> some say he actually struck the student. others say it wasn't that bad. >> reporter: in a statement the coach said it's definitely overblown. i didn't hit him. there should have been an investigation already. player larry bastfield did not press charges and said he was accidentally bumped. a three-judge panel will determine exactly what happened. >> bozeman is on paid administrative leave at this point. >>> now on to college football. there's a new state's -- there's a new bcs champion. the defense would dominate lsu, holding the tigers to five firstdowns and no points. alabama wins 21-0. the win marks the first shutout in bcs title game history. >>> don't forget, there's only one place to watch the

witnesses claimed they saw coach todd bozeman strike larry bastfield. id they thought the coach was out of line. bozeman said it has been overblown. i did not hit him. player larry bastfield said he was accidentally bumped. >> the cause of a fatal fire is underway in eastern baltimore county. the flames broke out inside a house on arncliffe road in essex. two women were found inside. they were rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. they have been identified as mother and daughter, carolyn and stacy himelheber. >>> a local family continues to demand justice in the shooting of their son. the family protested last night. gamble was shot and killed by a police officer. that officer was then mistakenly shot and killed by fellow officers during the incident. gamble's family said they have no clear idea how and why their son was killed. >>> up next, the parents of the florida a&m band member who died after a hazing ebbs depth share who -- incident share who they think is the blame. >>> and a counter terrorism program is training >>> in new zeal

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interesting story developing at morgan state where the bears have suspended men's basketball coach todd bozeman after an alleged incident with one of the players. bozeman allegedly punched one of his players during the game against south carolina state. both bozeman and the player named in the incident, senior guard, larry gas field, both denied that the coach actually punched a player. the coach has been suspended with pay while the university to investigate the matter. but even though the terps men's basketball team lost over the weekend, high honors coming today for the maryland 7 foot freshman, the native out of ukraine. he has had an impact and has a bright future if he continues to develop the way he has in his first season he played 15. last week against cornell. -- the way he has in his first season. he played 15. last weekend against cornell. last weekend against cornell. the subway big hot pastrami melt. take a moment to ponder tender cuts of pastrami, piled sky high atop your favorite freshly baked bread with spicy mustard, pickles and melt-a-licious cheese. okay, enough imagining ho

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say coach todd bozeman lashed out at number 1 senior guard larry basfield. it happened during saturday's game, during south carolina state, a game the bears ended up winning. >> some say that he actually struck the student. others say it wasn't that bad, he kind of gave him a little push. >> reporter: one witness, christopher johnson, told our media partner, the baltimore sun, he saw the coach punch the player in the face, saying it was pretty dramatic. there were a lot of people there who thought the coach was out of line. >> reporter: morgan state suspended bozeman and today the campus is reacting. >> i know the students hold him in a high regard. i've never heard nothing like that before about the coach. >> i know that the athletic department prides itself, so whatever actions are taken, you know, it will be in the best interest of our student athletes and for coach bozeman. >> reporter: in a statement, coach bozeman said it's definitely overblown, i didn't hit him. and the player involved, a towson catholic grad, second year at morgan says it was just a

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todd bozeman was suspended earlier this month after being accused of punching one of his players duringame. bozeman says the contact between him and the senior guard was overblown and insists he would never strike any of his players. he'll return to the sidelines for tomorrow's home game against north carolina a and t. >>> games are on everyone's mind today and the big afc championship in baltimore. the cheerleaders will be getting you had kro excited. necessary a live shot from alonzo's. abc2news.com is everywhere you go. the big game is at 3:00 sunday. we'll have more coming up in just a bit on "good morning maryland." >>> news time just a little bit before 6:00. it's hard to believe we're already thinking about baseball. yes, baseball. the orioles fan fest is tomorrow and this year's event you can meet players and get the autographs. there'll also be games for the kids as well as plenty of memorabilia for you to buy. it'll be at the convention center tomorrow from 11:00 to 6:00. it's $10 for almost much, $5 if you're under five or over 55. individual game tickets for the 2012 season

week after going on paid administrative leave following confrontation with a player, head coach todd bozeman has been reinstated. >>> o's fans -- the fan fest will be this weekend at the baltimore convention center. the 2012 fan fest will feature autograph sessions and q and a forum, along with clinics, interactive game. fap fest runs from 11:00 to 6:00 tomorrow. opening day for the o's is friday, april 6th, open against the society giants. >>> comedy central stephen colbert is teaming up with herman cain. in charleston the two will appear for the rock me like a herman cain south carolina primary rally. since cain's name is still on the ballot, colbert is pushing for the vote, saying a vote for cain is a vote for colbert. >>> governor chris christie will address house republicans in baltimore city as part of a retreat. those attending will include former house speaker newt gingrich and texas governor rick perry. >>> baltimore restaurant week kicks off today and runs through january 29th. a three-course dinner will run you between $20 and $30. for a full list of participating restaurant, head

. >>> in other sports news, morgan state head basketball coach todd bozeman is back today. he was suspended earlier this month when he was accused of punching a player during a came. bozeman says the contact between him and the senior guard is exaggerated. he said he would never hit one of his players. the investigation was found to be inconclusive and the suspension lifted. bozeman went back on the sidelines for tomorrow's home game against north carolina a and t. >>> shanaki -- jimmen ez took a long walk alone and made headlines. there was no school monday, so sunday night he had his first sleepover with his grandparents. an alarm clock went off just before 6:00 and he thought it was a fire alarm. the young man put on his coat and mittens like he was taught and ran outside. the 4-year-old walked nearly a half a mile before milwaukee county bus driver picked him up. the young man led police to his mom by dialing his number on his phone just like he had been taught. >>> keeping up with the sports theme this morning, check this out, denver broncos quarterback tim tebow has a

coach todd bozeman has been placed on administrative leave, pending the investigation. >>> bozeman is suspended with pay. >>> looking for leads. a retired schoolteacher and principal murdered. her home burned down, causing outrage in her east baltimore neighborhood. now police are looking for her killer. wjz is live on biddle street. adam has more on the investigation. >> reporter: police are in this neighborhood today, handing out this flyer, hoping to find new witnesses in a crime that so far has no suspects suspects and it has sthoked -- shocked this neighborhood. >> reporter: baltimore county police canvas the 2400 block of biddle street, hoping to find new information in the murder of 84-year-old mary heinz. >> this isn't something that we sit back and say nothing about. somebody needs to pick up a phone. somebody needs to call us. >> reporter: the retired principal was stabbed. through the window, you can see heavy smoke and fire damage. >> how has the community reacted to this crime? >> everybody is upset about it. >> butch has lived in this neighborhood years. >> you watch eve

todd bozeman is suspended indefinitely without pay, following the incident. it happened toward the end of one of the teen's games. witnesses say bozeman struck senior guard, larry bastfield. bozeman is calling it accidental conduct, but an investigation is ongoing. wjz will have much more on the story coming up all new at 6:00. >>> the anticipation is building as the ravens prepare for a play-off game at m&t bank stadium. wjz is the place for complete coverage of the play-offs. jessica kartalija is tracking the excitement among fans first. sports director mark viviano is in owings mills, where he just spoke with head coach john harbaugh. >> yes. the ravens emerge from their weekend of rest and got right to work with a practice here today, now knowing who their opponent will be. and their play-off game will be a rematch of a game played here in baltimore, three months ago. and the talk here today was about the houston teksans who -- texans who are coming to town. >> reporter: houston's rad to -- road to baltimore included the texans' first-ever play-off game.

the university has suspended todd bozeman, after an altercation with a player. several people say it appears bozeman hit a player in the face at a game at south carolina state. bozeman denies the allegations. >>> well, we're going to check in on our roads right now, with kristy breslin. we're switching gears here. here she is at traffic control. kristy? >> hi, everyone. a lot of accidents to start off the afternoon. if you're traveling in the reisterstown area. a crash we're watching, reisterstown road at painters mill. and an overturned vehicle, crain highway at churchville road, around glen burnie. in essex, rossville boulevard. in the city, gift avenue at clark lane. also west north avenue at bloomingdale road. as far as delays go, we're in great shape, actually. the only delay you're going to see so far this at this hour is a slowdown as you make your approach to security boulevard. let's look at the posted speed there. that's a look at providence road. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. introducing the new hot pastrami melt from subway restaur

. >> reporter: witnesses say coach todd bozeman lashed out at number 1 senior guard, larry basfield.t happened during saturday's game against south carolina state, a game the bears ended up winning. >> some say that he actually struck the student. others say it wasn't that bad, he kind of gave him a little push. >> reporter: one witness, christopher johnson, told our media partner, the baltimore sun, he saw the player punch the coach in the face. many saying the coach was out of line. today, the campus is reacting. >> i know the students hold him in high regard. i've never heard anything like that about the coach. >> i know the athletic department prides itself and whatever they decide it will be the best. >> coach bozeman says it's definitely overblown. i didn't hit him. and the player says it was just a bump. larry basfield does not plan to press charges. >> reporter: a three-judge panel is investigating what happened. it will talk with witnesses and review videotape from the game which may or may not show the entire incident. >> a twist in the deadly haze investigation involving t