vic lee is in san jose today to see the in store screenings underway. vic? >> we're at sears in the east ridge shopping center. there is still crowds in this mall. but as you can see this is starting to wind down. i know a lot of people have gone to internet for shopping needs. but just being here all day today you'd never know that. crowds were huge. discounts were insane. >> shoppers lined up for stores that were opening very early. >> our customers were waiting on us to open. and about 150 customers waiting in line. >> 600 before you open? >> yes ready to come in. >> and clara confessed she's an addicted shopper. >> this year, i still got up at 3:00 and was here early in the morning. went to do other shopping and came back again. >> and they went on a shopping spree admit night. at sears they bought two tvs and more. >> where did you go at 12? >> fry's. bought a washer, drier, mike wave and tvs. >> here, sears? >> yes. two tvs. >> ted garcia paid the bills. >> how much did you spend? >> around $4500. >> black friday is all about discounts. especially in a

vic? >> thank you. baltimore police also assisted in that raid. >>> new allegations in the child sex abuse scandal. former assistant coach jerry san dunky is accused of raping at least 8 boys. assistant coach mike mcclary describes his feels about what is going on. what he saw started the chain of events, eventually bodying -- leading to the firing of their president. and you can see that entire interview, only on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, coming up at 7:00, here on wjz 13. >>> wall street movement in new york. demonstrators marched in the streets of lower manhattan, after they were -- evicted from their camp overnight. the city plans plans to clean the park, then let the demonstrators return without tents and sleeping bags. protestors are going to court to be allowed to keep their camping gear. >>> meanwhile, it's status quo. sky eye chopper 13 is over baltimore, where dozens of protestors remain camped out. it's been a peaceful protest. however, the city did cut power to the protestors b

vic? >> meteorologist tim williams tomorrow afternoon, starting at 5:00, for the updated first warning weather forecast. >>> and coming up, stan has a look at the ravens-browns matchup. that and more later in sports. , >>> well, we're looking ahead now to the ravens and the browns, with our wjz the fan sports report. >> yeah, they're getting a whole lot of rest, after two games and five days. the first-placed ravens in ready set mode now. among those who help the defense make a quantum leap. defensive tackle cory reading. >> very talented. big man. you know. playing with a ferocious football now. he plays in a fury now. so i think he fits in real well with our defense. >> nothing like ferocious football. don't forget the ravens a week from yesterday. see that game live at 4:00, here on wjz 13. >>> well, this evening. university of maryland, defensive tackle, joe, averaging nearly eight tackles a game, has made the all- atlantic coast conference defense. he had 20 tackles, 14 solos against

vic? >> bob, thank you. let's check on the roads now with christy bredz lin at wjz traffic control. >>> well, some difficulties out there for 95 southbound. we have an accident, blocking the two right-hand lanes. that's at little gun powder falls. pretty solid back to the bel air exit. as far as the west side inner loop goes, the delay remains to be at least 15 minutes there, from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. also, some brake lights to watch out for on the north side outer loop, from york road to the jfx. traveling on the east side inner loop, we have the right lane blocked at merit boulevard. some fire activity happening in that area. and a couple of other accidents to update you on in harford county. fallston road at harford road. also, emerton road. and a new one in the parkville area, east joppa road at mg. let's take a live look at the roads. smooth sailing there. 97, south of the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood and laminate, too. you can call

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vic lee is live with the story. vic? >> the supervisors troin dused a resolution here at hi city hall. san francisco voter as proved rank choice voting more than eight years ago, since then, generating controversy. >> there are so many people don't understand how it work autos plain, simple that. is why there is a charter amount to end rank choice voting in the city. in this system, if he receives first choice votes, he wins. if not, last place is eliminated and those who chose that candidate have votes transfered to the second choice, repeated until a candidate gets more than 50%. he says last november's mayor's race is a per verse outcome of the voting system. jean quan beat presumed front runner. he had a plur yalt with the most number one votes. >> what someone. >> elected mayor with less than 25% of the first place votes, people say something is wrong. this doesn't work. >> prop pone yents argued it gives voters more choices, saves taxpayer money because there is no election z elect someone who ends up with a majori

>> that's right, vic. baltimore and denver are the two test cities that will look at the obama policy that restricts deportations, only to people with criminal records. >> reporter: this action by the president is more far-reaching for the baltimore immigrant community than the dream of in- state tuition for students here illegally. president obama is testing a policy that freezes deportation for those with no criminal records. that puts about 85% of cases on hold. crowds of people in the u.s. illegally, stage demonstrations like this one, protesting u.s. immigration laws. this new policy has imgrailings lawyers -- immigration lawyers here rejoicing. >> reporter: of course, from a maryland perspective, it's great. because now you have a law enforcement, financial resources, everything being focused where it needs to be focused most, which is to try and deal with committed criminals. >> reporter: state delegate pat mcdonogh tells wjz was picked because it -- baltimore was picked because it is considered a s

vic is standing by with a preview. >>> on the loose. baltimore county police are looking for this woman. what she's accused of doing, and why she's also wanted in virginia. >>> penn state sex scandal. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news coming up new at 6:00. now, back to you. >>> still to come on eyewitness news. unusual. two elderly men fight on stage at an alumni event. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> thousands of people are stranded by floodwaters in australia. emergency workers have begun dropping food, baby products, even medical supplies by helicopter. rising floodwaters have forced at least 70 people to evacuate. state officials say the water has reached its peak but can it remain high for eight to 10 days. more rain is predicted later in the week. >>> a mysterious plane crash takes the lives of four people. ray harris, his two daughters and a family friend who died in the field near crystal lake. investigator says harris was flying his daughter back to school at wheaton college. officials are looking f

. >> reporter: vic, 42 shots in six seconds. this is the report. it contains a laundry list of failures, from start to finish, in the response. >> reporter: city watch camera video, wjz obtained, shows officer william torbit's final moments, responding in plain clothes, after a fight turned out of control outside of a downtown club. a new independent review shows the police response was also out of control. uniformed officers who responded did not realize torbit was one of their own. he fired his weapon into the crowd, attacking him. then they began firing. and when it was over, officer torbit was dead. his devastated family is still struggling to understand why police were unable even to determine whose bullet killed him. >> it appears they are trying to put this incident under the rug. but we're going to continue to fight for truth and justice. >> reporter: the report revealed numerous breakdowns, including inadequate training, disorganized response, lack of leadership and failures in the investigation. >> there were a series of mistakes, and tra

. >> vic, thank you. about a dozen survivors and family members are in washington, lobbying for tougher gun laws. >>> former pen state -- penn state coach jerry sandusky is speaking out about charges he abused boys. he is maintaining his innocence. >> reporter: jerry sandusky denies he abused any young boy. in a telephone interview with bob costas for rock center, sandusky refutes the allegations. >> i say that i am innocent of those charges. >> are you a pedophile? >> no. >> reporter: sandusky was charged last week with 40 counts of sexiumly a-- sexually abusing eight boys he met through his charity program, the second mile, a program for at-risk youth. allegations. >> i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them. and i have touched their leg, without intent of sexual contact. >> reporter: the president of second mile, jack ra covits, resigned monday, in an effort to restore what he calls faith in the organization. >> we do know that pedophiles don't become pedophile

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 transportation safety administration says it wants to expand faster airport screening. a small test program that prescreens travelers is turning out to be very successful. the agency plans to expand to another round of airports and airlines. >> life behind bars. the convicted hitman is sentenced today for the murder and death of a gas station owner in towson. weijia jiang talks to his brother about punishment. >> re

>> mary -- vic? >> mary, thank you. no word how figueroa escaped custody to begin with. >> at this hour, bge crews, along with workers from out of state are working to get gas restored for hundreds of homeowners in locust point. adam may has more on the repair effort. adam? >> denise, every once in a while, over the last hour, you get a really strong smell of that natural gas that is in the air right now. they just brought in more heavy equipment, and crews are going to be out here working all night long. >> reporter: bge crews test repairs to a 12-inch gas main. it broke monday morning, cutting off service to 1,000 people at locust point. >> pretty inconvenient. you know what i mean? >> and pretty tough for this nanny with an infant. >> i can't do anything on a regular day. >> such as? >> cook on a stove top. boil some bottles. get stuff clean or make some pasta. >> reporter: the stoves are also three days cold at some restaurants like the himalayan house. >> we don't cook anything, don't sell anything. rather than som

vic lee, "abc 7 news." >>> veterans were remembered around the bay area today.igil took place in lafayette to pay tribute to more than 600 servicemen and women who have lost their lives. volunteers have added a white cross for each life lost. now, they update a prominent sign that keeps count of the number of the war dead. the san francisco lesbian gay freedom band led the parade marking the end of the military's ban on openly gay troops. despite the rain, hundreds of people turned out and made their way from market to montgomery streets to city hall. >> in san jose, veterans along santa clara street is the largest in northern california with thousands of people attending this event. a lovely veterans' day surprise for a little girl. >> a soldier surprised his daughter with a special homecoming at her school in alabama. the staff sergeant returned home after serving a year in afghanistan. >> we wanted to see our dad. >> madison hasn't seen her father since last christmas. knowing the support back home makes a huge difference for soldiers serving overseas. >> hav

vic is in the newsroom with today's development. vic? [ no audio ] >> and i'm going to pick up the story there. the lawsuit accuses sandusky of sexually abusing the anonymous accuser for a four-year period. the 29-year-old man who filed the suit says he feels tormented after learning at least eight others may have also been abused. the suit accuses san dunky -- sandusky of more when he was 8 years old. sandusky acknowledges he showered with the boys, but denies molesting them. penn state's head coach and the university president were fired for allegedly covering up that abuse. there is new information in a scandal that is rocking syracuse university. a former ball boy is coming forward, saying basketball coach bernie fine molested him. mike fine said he was placed at the home when he was ail child. fine was fired sunday. the team's head coach spoke out for the first time after last night's game. >> well, to put everything into words. and i thought a lot today about different things. but i'm saddened in many ways by the -- what's unfolded

vic lee, "abc 7 news." >>> veterans were remembered around the bay area today.ette to pay tribute to more than 600 servicemen and women who have lost their lives. volunteers have added a white cross for each life lost. now, they update a prominent sign that keeps count of the number of the war dead. the san francisco lesbian gay freedom band led the parade marking the end of the military's ban on openly gay troops. despite the rain, hundreds of people turned out and made their way from market to montgomery streets to city hall. >> in san jose, veterans along santa clara street is the largest in northern california with thousands of people attending this event. >> take a look at this. a lovely veterans' day surprise for a little girl. >> a soldier surprised his daughter with a special homecoming at her school in alabama. the staff sergeant returned home after serving a year in afghanistan. >> we wanted to see our dad. >> madison hasn't seen her father since last christmas. knowing the support back home makes a huge difference for soldiers serving overseas. >> hav

vic is there. vic? >> a sit in continues as i head here in the lobby of the building of sab fran state. it started at about 1:30 this afternoon. when students gathered in the center of the campus to sign letters. asking the board of trustees not to raise their tuition, again. then, they parred and giving speeches. there are 200 students and said now there is about 50 students left. trustees hoflding the meeting at long beach tomorrow to vote for a budget for the 2012 year. and students say over decades, the tuition has quadrupled. >> this is to voice our opinion and a lot of us were leaving college with this mass amount of debt we cannot pay off. we don't have jobs lined up for us. >> there is now about 50 students left. many have left. and the protestors really have not decided whether or not to stay in the lobby when doors closed. doors normally closing at 6:00. i spoke to the administration they say that they will keep doors open until night classes close at about 11:00. it's been peaceful. there is

vic lee is live on campus for us with the latest there, vic. >> there are now about 50 or so students left in the lobby of the administration build chg is this building behind me. they're peaceful, they're respectful. this day of protest started at about 1:30 this afternoon. students gathered and malcolm x plaza in the center of the campus to sign petitions and letters asking csu board not to raise tuition again. then, they occupied the lobby. 200 students initially. now about 50 or so left. and the trustees holding their meetings at long beach to vote on a budget for 2012 year, including a 9% tuition hike. students say over the past decade tuition quadrupled. just a little while ago, associate dean of students came to address protestors in the lobby and there seems to be a good etch change of ideas and a q and a if you will for administrators and students responded. the sit in has been peaceful. there has been no police presence here. and prot yofrts have not decided whether or not to stay later. the doors are closed now at 6:00. but administrators told me they will leave the doors o

vic lee joins us now with more. vic? >> they have been here in front of the state building on the golden gate side about an hour. and there are numbers dwindled to 100. this has become a target because regents cancelled their meeting for fear of violence. more important event for occupiers happened today and that is where the mayor and his city department heads met with representatives of the protestors about an hour and there was a belief that the mayor ed lee is ready to take action against encampment. and this morning police went into the recent encampment. new arriveals over the weekend set up tents on that block. the police went in at about 1:30 and said they'd become a safety concern because they infringed on walking space. this afternoon, the mayor had a third meeting with representatives and afterwards, the mayor made an ultimatum. >> i need changes in occupier's presence there and their willingness to cooperate with conditions we've set out. and we're giving them an immediate opportunity to demonstrate that and

and abc 7's vic lee is live with people who are helping to boost that number. vic? >> you're right. good evening. we're at sears at the oakridge shopping center. there are huge crowds here today. parking lots were full. and the discounts, they were so tempting. as always, shoppers lined up in the middle of the night for stores that were opening very early. >> customers were here at 4:00 in the morning. waiting on us to open. about 150-200 customers waiting in line. >> 600 customers. >> 600 before opening? >> yes. yes. ready to come in. >> and clara confessed she's a addicted black friday shopper. >> i went to do other shopping and i know there are sales until 1:00. >> they went on a shopping free spree add midnight. at sears they bought two tvs and more. >> where did you go at 12:00? >> fry's. two fry's. bought washer, drier, mike wave, tvs. >> today, you came to sears? >> yes. bought two tvs and a dvd player. >> ed garcia paid bills. >> how much did you spend? >> around $4500. >> black friday is about discounts. especially in a sour economy. jerry tyrell shopping with her daughter

. >> i'm vic vic carter. >> and i'm denise coke. >> a jury rules state senator curry is not guilty. here's the reaction to the verdict from federal court tonight. >> reporter: after a six-week trial and three and-a-half days of deliberations, the jury handed senator curry and his defense team a sweeping victory and a crushing defeat for the prosecution. senator curry, his wife, was all smiles since they left the courthouse, vindicated of the convictions that he used to power and influence for exchange of nearly a quarter million dollars from 2002 to mid-2008 when the fbi first raided his home for evidence. >> this has been a rough four years for my wife, my family and i, and for my constituents, so this is the greatest moment of my life. >> reporter: his defense argues his paid consulting job for shoppers may have been a conflict of interest but not as prosecutors contended a bribery conspiracy. he was an honest man who never set out to do anything illegal. jurors told wjz tv that they were not convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that they broke the law. >> he was looking out for th

their latest permit request has been shut down. >> reporter: yes, vic. occupy camps all across the country are being cleared out this week. but baltimore still stands. there appears to be a new warning shot fired from the mayor's office. >> reporter: city officials deny the occupy baltimore group a permit to stay in mceldon square. >> i am a little skeptical about the rejection. >> reporter: protestors now left wondering if baltimore will fall next. occupy camps in philadelphia and los angeles were cleared out this week. workers wore hazmat suits, concerned about health dangers. for weeks, baltimore's mayor has kept eviction an option. >> we continue to inform them, routinely, that camping is prohibited. and with hopes that we'll have some resolution to that particular issue. >> reporter: there is no question, baltimore's tent city is dirty. >> you can see there's -- i would say, a certain sanitation problems. but sometimes, you know, freedom is messy. >> reporter: rosalyn ellis heed lives in a luxury high-rise, just a few blocks from the camp. >> and yo

vic is in the newsroom with new information on today's shooting. vic? >> reporter: a 21-year-old idaho man was just removed from court in pittsburgh. oscar ortega-hernandez had his hands free in court, but his feet were shackled. he will be brought to washington, d.c. to face charges. police believe hernandez fired at the living quarters friday night. they found an abandoned rifle inside. he was arrested tuesday. ortega-hernandez told the mother of his exfiance he thought he was jesus christ and the world was about to end. mary, back to you. >> ballistic glass stopped the bullet. and the president and first lady were not there at the time of the shooting. >>> two police officers ermt a guilt -- enter a guilty plea. they are charged with extortion and connection with the scheme involving majestic towing. the officers admit they took from majestic's owners. majestic is not an authorized towing company for the city. the officers face 25 years in prison. so far, 11 plor -- police officers have pled guilty. >>> checking with baltimore county police. and the

. >> vic lee is downtown light now, business is different today. vic? >> well, city officials had urged downtown businesses to stay open today. but apparently that message got lost because many stores shut down, streets downtown were empty. but on this block, this corner of washington and 9th, many merchants found a unique way to stay open, posting these signs. >> we decided to support saying we won't take credit cards today. they'd be cash only. >> don owns the bee restaurant. he and other merchants around 9th and washington posted signs. their businesses have dropped significantly since police raided occupy's camp last week. he says that customers are reluctant to come here at night. >> we want to be here in the future. and if this was to continue how it is a lot of our businesses could northbound jeopardy. >> he and other small business owners say the occupiers should be targeting only big businesses. >> 1% is billionaires. not folks here that are the small businesses. we're down here to support small business autos small businesses here say that is

abc 7's vic lee is live for us. vic? >> well, there are now tents on this part behind me. take a look. that happened this weekend. police posted new notices telling protestors they can't block sidewalk but tents are still there. the question is will the city take action? >> protestors watched and officers began stacking barricades this afternoon. those at occupy sf know that what happened in oakland can occur here. on october 16th in the middle of the night, police raided the camp ask tore down tents arks resting dozens of people. they have been meeting to discuss strategy in the event that it happens again. >> we have a live stream? what kind of review? are we sitting down? chain link something. >> many counting on elected representatives to come to their aid. the supervisor co-auj yord a resolution calling for the city to support occupy. >> and we want to make sure we dislodge the occupation. >> so far, there have been two meetings with representatives of the movement. occupiers tell us dialogue has been crucial in avoiding confrontation. >> our tie was the community and

i'm vic carter.oming up, videos that go viral, and the friction with police. >>> check in for these stories. of course, we'll have all of the breaking news coming up new at 6:00. but now, back to kai and mary. >> thank you. >>> still to come. ravens' next opponent, wears black and yellow. >> but the steelers are black and blue with injuries. mark has the latest on the big matchup coming up. [ dennis ] juggling insurance policies at different companies... is a pain. but with allstate, bundling policies is easy and can save you money. you should try this instead. thank you...yeah... now she should be an allstate agent. shop less. get more. make one call to an allstate agent. [ female announcer ] introducing the allstate auto + life discount. now when you protect your family with allstate life insurance you can save even more on allstate car insurance. shop less. get more. make one call to an allstate agent. ♪ >>> injuries are a big part of football. mark viviano joins us with an update for a big rivalr

vic is in the newsroom with the unprecedented show of force. and new arrests in the case. >> reporter: six people connect the with ramos' kidnapping are are taken into custody. the rescue involved planes, helicopters and the national guard. and venezuela's agency similar to the fbi. a shootout took place before ramos was whisked away. the six people in custody are columbian citizens. >> okay, vic. thank you. ramos says his kidnapping is not going to make him leave his home country of venezuela. >> reporter: he faced off with police three times in a matter of weeks. and today, 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is dead. nichols was shot by howard county police eight times last week. he died this morning of his injuries at shock trauma. last week, he waved what appeared to be a semi automatic handgun at police. when he refused to put it down, deputies fired. police have been called in to nichols' home. in those two incidents, he was armed with a knife, asking police to shoot him. >> reporter: city police commissioner fred bealefeld hits the national sta

>> well, vic, the judge actually sent them home for the weekend, just before 5:00 tonight. but they'll be back first thing next week to decide if the judge will be vindicated or tainted as a scandalous politician. >> reporter: his reputation and seasoned career. personal and political future is out of has hands. a jury continues to deliberate. shoppers. for a quarter million dollars. >> wjz -- >> they will determine if murray is guilty or not of extortion, bribery, conspiracy and giving false statements to investigators. the federal corruption case unfolded more than three years ago. fbi alleges, arm -- averages, armed with search warrants, raided curie's home and shoppers warehouses. >> reporter: the former chair of the powerful budget and taxation committee is accused of doing a host of favors for shoppers, lowering their rent at mondawmin mall, helping the company transfer a liquor license, getting a traffic light installed near some stores and trying to get millions in grant money that would have benefited them. defense attorneys have always 5d mitted cur -- admitted th

vic? >> okay, bob.hank you let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin. >> 95 northbound was starting to see slowing in that direction. if you're heading in the harbor tunnel throughway past the beltway. and that's greenspring avenue to harford road. the north side outer loop, not doing quite as well. you're looking at 25 minutes there. that's from providence road to greenspring. traveling west side inner loop, at least 15 minutes there. and 70 westbound, really jammed up there, from 29 to marriottsville road. as far as accidents go in the columbia area. also, in joppatowne, up in harford county. joppa farm road at harford county. east joppa. that one in the area. and east valley street in baltimore city. let's take a live look. as you can see, everything is looking good there. that's 83, north of warren road. and we'll take another live look. you can see, everything moving along. that's just fine there. this traffic report is brought to you by the amazon mobile app. it's free for android, iphon

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch.ple are talking about. >> an investigation is under way to a disturbing video. a tape posted on you tube, shows a teenage girl being beaten by her father, who is also a family court judge. we want to warn you, may find this story upsetting. betty ann reports for wjz from new york. >> bend over the bed. [ screaming ] [ crying ] >> reporter: the video is tough to watch. >> lay down. >> reporter: recorded in 2004, it shows texas county family judge, william adams, relentlessly whipping his then 16-year-old daughter hillary. >> i'll beat you into submission. [ crying ] >> you want to put more video games on? >> the beating was apparently punishment for illegally downloading video games from the internet. >> i want my father to get all the help he can get. he really, really needs it. i think he's a broken person. he just needs so much support. >> reporter: instead of support, he's getting death threats and says the video looks worse than it really is. >> i lost my temper. i spanked her. she

vic, back to you. >> i can't wait to hear that. and of course, if you don't have tickets to the game, you can watch it here on wjz 13. see the ravens take on the bengals, sunday, at 1:00 p.m. >>> and still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. more than just contraception. surprising reasons why many teenage girls are using the pill. and it has nothing to do with sex. >>> accusations of discrimination. i'm pat warren. coming up on eyewitness news. casa demaryland, asks mayor stephanie rawlings-blake to do something about alleged racial police profiling. >>> these incredible flames. they left behind an empty lot. and the employee who started that fire, arrested. now, the man who owned that business has restarted it across the street. and he's welcoming back the man who burned down his business. that incredible story when eyewitness news continues. >>> and we'll keep you updated on the breaking news. a flight to baltimore. live updates coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> flames could be seen across the city. now, the, is back open. a

vic? >> reporter: in a statement, a representative said they are working with police. and their thoughts and prayers go out to the families. >>> new revelation. the president of the second mile foundation, founded by suspected child abuser and penn pen -- penn state assistant coach, is stepping down. they hope this will raise faith in the charity. sandunky is out on -- sandusky is out on bail, accused of molesting at least eight children. >>> and the scandal may result in tougher laws here in the state of maryland. wjz is live. adam may explains, not everyone is in favor of this. >> reporter: denise, you wouldn't expect a law like this to be too controversial. but state senator, nancy jacobs is accusing an unlikely group of protecting pedophiles. >> reporter: penn state officials knew about child sex abuse allegations but failed to tell authorities. now, nancy jacobs. s to mamake failing -- to make failing to report child abuse a crime. >> i think it's a matter of protecting their own. and you know, i'm just astounded that the teachers union would protect the pedophile

breaking news on r t a jury in new york convicts russian businessman vic to trying to sell weapons to colombian terrorists and the sentence will be announced later and he faces anything from twenty five years to life in jail from results of the investigation into september's plane crash that killed a russian hockey team named pilot error is the cause and speak of traces of a strong sedative in the co-pilot's blood. which will blow wounded by a verdict the high court in london rules that we can expand the should be tried in sweden over controversial sex crime allegations. reporting this hour sense of disillusionment dominates of protests ahead of the g. twenty summit in cannes as world leaders gather to contain the global financial mayhem and the greek announcement of a referendum on the euro zone's rescue deal has only fueled the flames. now you're updated for this hour but not with the sports news so now let's turn to dimitri next on r.t. . hello they're welcome to do sports. it's very good to have a company again this is coming up in the program. search for a second straight picture

vic?> a baltimore broadcasting icon makes a disappointing revelation about his health and the future of his very popular radio show. wjz is live. weijia jiang has the latest. >> reporter: in the same matter of fact way ron smith delivers delivers that radio show, he has announced chemotherapy. >> a few weeks i've been feeling, you know, not well. >> wbal radio talk show host, ron smith, learned the reason why is stage 4 pancreatic cancer. exactly one month ago, the 69- year-old announced his doctor caught the tumor on cat scanner. thursday, he said he has decided not to continue chemotherapy treatment. calling a second round futile. >> so the idea of some miracle with a stage 4 pancreatic cancer, well, there isn't going to be any miracle. and this is the decision that was reached and agreed upon by everyone concerned. >> if that's his choice, you know, then let's all be there and care for him. >> reporter: the news brought tears to yolanda's eyes. she called smith an icon. >> i grew up wit

. >>> hello, i am vic carter. >> i am denise koch.s what people are talking about. >> overflying toilets and leak roofs, students say the schools are falling apart and baltimore need to do something about it. we are down live -- can -- live downtown and meghan mccorkell is live. >> reporter: heave a plan to mod ren size the schools within eight years and holes in the wall. >> the floors are cracked and old. >> reporter: flooded bath rooms. >> it's disgusting. the toilets are falling apart. >> reporter: and no heat. >> how are you supposed to learn in coats? >> reporter: baltimore city school student and faculity say they have had enough and want improvements. >> we were able to pay for a grand prix race so you mean to tell me we cpt spend money to fix our schools. >> reporter: with 2.# billion dollars in renovations needed -- 2.8 billion dollars in renovation needed, transform baltimore is calling on the city for help. they will send 2,000 post cards asking for a new revenue source for construction and they want to adopt a finance pla

vic? >> mike, thank you. crosby faces 23 charges in connection with the attack on the little girl. >>> more violence at an often- troubled city carry out more. >> baltimore city police looking for at least three gunmen who shot a man and fled the scene. it happened at the yao brothers. 52-year-old freddie jones, jr., died after being rushed to the hospital. it is the third shooting in or near that shop in recent weeksing including -- weeks, including a security guard. citing the repeat violence, city leaders are calling for the restaurant to be shut down. denise? >> thank you, mary. like the other shootings, last night's appear to have started as a robbery. >>> already, cash drivers are being hit where it hurts, in the wallet. starting today, drivers passed through toll booths. derek valcourt has more on the increase. the not-so-happy drivers who are paying them. derek? >> reporter: it is, by far, the largest package in maryland history. and a lot of drivers pulling up to the toll booth didn't realize it kick

i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> pitching their plan. they are pitching their plan. but the republican candidate herman cain was not there. >>> white house hopefuls talked about their agenda. >> they said there would be no corporate tax for people who make things here in america. >> reporter: they say they're spending time in the states. with just two months until the caucuses. michele bachmann and rick perry each were ahead in the caucuses at one point. >> i want everybody to have more money. and my tax plans do that. and that's what american presidents need to be doing. >> i want to have a fairer, flatter, simple tax code. >> reporter: front runner herman cain was missing in today's event. instead of this, he is still addressing sexual harassment allegations. political allegation -- allegations that he sexually herselfed two women in the nientdzs. he had to backpedal from it. >> trying to remember what the parameters were from 12 years ago is a little difficult. >> reporter: so far, cain's fundraising has not been hurt. his chief of staff said he raised a quarter m

vic lee is live tonight with the story. vic? >> supervisor elseburn and mark farrow introduced a resolution today. rank choice voting was approved by san francisco voters more than eight years ago. and since then, it's generated controversy and confusion. so today, we went down here to city hall and asked voters here to tell us just how this works. >> my wife tried to explain to it me. you know? one ear, out the other. >> i'd have to be a physicist to tell you. >> the person with the highest number one vote, the -- however many seconds, second choice votes has a different, lower weight. and so forth. so each categories of votes has a different weight. >> many people don't understand how it works. >> plain, simple is why the supervisor is proposing a charter amendment to end rank choice voting in this city. if a candidate receives a majority, he wins. if not, the last place candidate is eliminated and those who chose that candidate have their votes transferred to the second choice. that process is repeated until a candidate gets

vic lee abc 7 news. >> yes. it does. thank you. >> and we're learning more about the man brought a gun on to the uc berkeley campus today. police say they shot and killed christopher travis after he threatened them at the hass school of business. we're live from the campus tonight. mark? >> chris was a first semester student transfering over from fremont. he was an honor student. he was not well known here but was very well known at allied barton, a security company where he worked as a security guard. the company got so much of the story they used it in a promotional video. here is a clip. >> putting on a uniform, having a true purpose and surrounded by people who believed in him. chris knows with hard work, anything is possible. and chris states i want to learn more, do more to make this world better. and there is another video tonight, one of the shooting. and caught on closed circuit television systems, the campus police margo bennett says the video from the system confirms what the officers and the witnesses reporte

vic lee reports that could jeopardize the case. >> by hope to bring you that story? just a moment. a little technical problem there. >> we'll move on. widening gap between 1% and the rest of us in california. ii >>> there is a report that offers new fuel for occupy movement showing a third of the california incomes has gone to wealthyest 1% and nannette miranda has the rest of the story. >> the state poor lost financial ground in recent decades thachl is the conclusion of a group trying to improve lives of low-income families. between 1987 and 2009, researchers say one of the third of the income gains twont just the wealthyest 1% widening income gap. >> we found that the average californian in top 1% could earn in less that be eight workday what's the average american could earn in a year. >> they found the top income was $1.2 million a year, middle 20% earned just $35,000 a year. the findings giving the movement more ammunition for the cause. the income of the wealthyest 1% versus everyone else has been a rallying point. >> when we have something like this is this what is helpin

vic has the story. >> reporter: two officers are on administrative leave pending an investigation. the officers were accused of dousing protesters with their hands linked. faculty members are calling for the school's chancellor to step down but she has resisted. kai back to you. >> the district attorney's office says they will investigate the police department's use of force. >>> penn state's board of trustees topped a former director to lead the investigation of child abuse against a former coach. >> reporter: former fbi director lee says he will lead the lengthy investigation. >> we will make a recommendation to the board of trustees which will ensure that we rectify and controlled environment that allows anyone to prey on children with impunity. >> reporter: the board of trustees put together an investigation. sandusky sexually abused eight boys. two university officials face criminal charges for allegedly lying to the grand jury. >> we are committed to leaving no stone unturned to get to the bottom of what happened. who knew what, when, and what changes must be made to ensure t

vic lee, abc7 news. >>> call it the spoils of war. six and a half million copies of the video game call of duty, modern warfare 3 have been sold in 24 hours. that's allege all-time record. it beats the record for the previous game, "black aps] >> pg&e plans to retest a pipe that burst last weekend. it sent water gushing out and shutting down lanes for a while. they cut to the the damaged section of pipe and replaced it. if it does well during the test today they will seal the pipe, fill in the hole. pg&e is testing 150 miles of pipeline after last year's explosion in san bruno. >> a section eight and one quarter mile long without one inch allowed for mistakes. >> today is the 75th anniversary of the bay bridge. and it opened in 1936. it was the longest bridge in the world at that time and it is still one of the busiest. one of the writers in the newsroom today said it's 75 years old and now sometimes it sometimes like 75 years to get across it. still look good for 75. >> we have fog east of the bay, and livermore valley. the north bay

there is vic lee live tonight. let's start with you. >> you can see students have gathered here on the steps of the hall and with them some interesting visuals including a banner being held up by balloons. this entrance was a grand one. let's have a look and listen to what happened just an hour ago. students are chanting whose space, our space if reverence to the fact that early in the morning police kicked them out of the space designated for spree speech and told them they were going to be arrest fd they didn't vacate the area especially those who set up tents that would not allowed here. students marched back in to take over the area about an hour ago marched in with tents filled with balloons and flifing in a clear attempt to fly in the face of the university regulations prohibiting tents set up as structures on this plaza. the students are now congregating here in preparation for the general assembly, which is going take place here and there are students deciding whether they want to set up tents and risk arre

vic. >> mary, thank you. hundreds turned out for their funeral including many of their former students. >>> right now baltimore county police are looking for solid leads after a string of fires. jessica cartalia is live with more. >> reporter: four goodwill stores have been hit. the most recent was at the cocky sville store. the townsend goodwill was robbed november 11 and 16th. the two robberies are likely related. police are now investigating possible connections. >> thank you jessica, if you have any information you are asked to call police. >>> an investigation is underway after a dead body was found inside baltimore's world trade center. investigators have said the deaths are suspicious but have not revealed how the two died. >>> state senator curry will face investigation. wjz is live. derek valcourt explains the committee received a formal request for an investigation. >> reporter: the request arrived today, and the investigation will kick off today. convincing his colleagues in the legislature that he

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vic lee, abc7 news. >> pg&e plans to retest a pipeline that burst during similar testing last week. it sent mud and water gushing down a hillside, shutting down northbound lanes for a time on 280. the crews have cut out the damaged section of pipe and replaced it. if it does well during high pressure tests today they will fill it in and seal it up. they are testing pipeline in response to last year's explosion in san bruno. >> a structure eight and one quarter mile long with not one inch allowed for mistakes. >> today the 75th anniversary of the bay bridge. and it opened in 1936. it was the longest bridge in the world at that time and it is still one of the busiest. it is behind us just about at all times on abc7. 75 years old and looking good. >> it is. some clouds around this morning reducing visibility, not really. the rain has ended and so we are looking at a pretty good afternoon with increasing sunshine. but a look right now at the bridge and you will notice that we are still waiting on the sun to come up another 30 minutes or so and then sunny and milder weather, but for how

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there is the house of denise and vic and don and marty. all to help raise money for kennedy craiger. say the public has been so generous. >> in the last 22 years it's raised over $12 million. >> reporter: all are for sale during the entire festival, mary bubala. >>> and the kennedy craiger institute of trees begins this friday. it runs through sunday as port of our community commitment, wjz is once again a sponsor of the event. >>> we are focusing on tomorrow and the next several days. >> it is going to be really spectacular. compared to how bad it's been the last couple of days. take a look at temps right now. has cleared out nicely and cooled down. where it should be, 45. northwest winds at 6. they have really calmed down. on the way back up. right now freezing, 32 in oakland, some snow showers this morning by the way. 46 ocean city and the warm spot 48 down at pax river. they were close to 70 this morning. wind shifted the rain moved out and things have cleared out. generally from the low to mid- 40s and kent island down by the bay. win

>> reporter: vic, this is a difficult situation for bge. look back here now. you can see crews are out here. firefighters are out here. even hazmat officials are out here. they're trying to get this main fixed. meanwhile, it could be days before service is restored for everyone. >> reporter: baltimore police stand guard as bge breaks into homes across locust point. the utilities in a race to fix service to about 1,000 customers. >> what utilities will you be missing? >> the stove and the dryer. >> and the shower. >> and the shower. >> it's hard cooking with microwaves. >> the problem started when a contractor working with a nearby bridge broke this 12- inch gasline monday morning. >> once the repairs have been completed, we'll have to go back into each of those homes homes and relay all of their natural gas appliances and restore service. at this point, we are looking at a multiday restoration effort. >> reporter: businesses have crabs waiting to be cooked but no customers to eat them. >> we can't tell them we're open. we don't know what to say. it's bad. we'r