here on wjz 13. our special coverage kicks off alt 8:00 tonight. everything is big in texas. >> everything. ravens will be denied. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> how women are changing their hair color in just 10 minutes. >> winter whiteout. the midwest digs out from a monster system. >>> bob turk and the weather center. how long will the arctic air stick around? this time, i'll have the exclusive five-day forecast. >>> and here's today's report from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> if you think we have it bad here, parts of the midwest are really feeling the weather. almost two feet of snow fell in some areas. and now people are looking to dig out. and they're facing some new challenges. >> reporter: it feels like minus 24 degrees for people digging out in minneapolis. the arctic blast comes on the heels of a monster storm that dumped almost two feet of snow in parts of minnesota and wisconsin. all of this snow driven by 50- mile-per-hour winds, made dri

wjz is live on the scene. mike hellgren has an inside look at how investigators are working to find the cause. mike? >> reporter: kai, i spoke to the man in charge of city fire investigations. right now, his investigators are hard at work, trying to find the cause. and new tonight, they tell wjz why it's so important they get answers. >> reporter: fierce winds whip the caution tape, roping off the massive pile in what's left of the satterfield family's home. among the dead, three children, loved ones have so many unanswered questions. >> definitely going to get some closure. everybody wants to know what really started the fire. >> reporter: raymond obra hi heads the city's fire investigation. >> you cannot leave any stone unturned. there's always something to find in there. and you have to find it. >> reporter: he wouldn't give specifics about the homewood fire but did speak about what goes into these investigations. >> reporter: finding a cause when all that is left is burnt, wet debris. >> because you get to

and the ravens play here on wjz. the story when eyewitness news continues. ,, >>> it's 6:29. 26 degrees and partly cloudy. in central maryland. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the midwest is getting hit hard by the winter weather. manuel gallegus reports for wjz. people are looking to dig out, now facing new challenges. >>> feels like minus 24 degrees for people digging out in minneapolis. the arctic blast comes on the heels of a monster storm that dumped almost two feet of snow in -- snow in parts of minnesota and wisconsin. all of this snow driven by 50- mile-per-hour winds, made driving treacherous, forcing hundreds of vehicles off the road. in northwest indiana, police are searching for motorists trapped in their cars. at least six weather-related deaths are reported across the country. >> airports are trying to get back on track after a weekend of misery. minneapolis closed its airport for the first time in 20 years. and in chicago's o'

wjz is live in baltimore. kelly mcpherson explains how the system has parents scrambling to get their children home safely. >> reporter: you can see in this west baltimore neighborhood, that the roads are still covered in snow. and the sidewalks are covered, too. and that's a problem here. because a lot of families walk to and from school. we met up with a bunch of baltimore city parents who were surprised that school was not let out early here in the city. >> reporter: there's a little more excitement in the air at the end of the school day in west baltimore. >> how is the snow impacting you guys? >> great. >> great. >> scrambling. and of course, you gotta take your time. and it's snowing outside. so it's fun. i think it's fun. >> it's not that bad out here. it actually feels good. >> today's wake-up to winter is bringing out slow-moving traffic. and cautious walking home from school. >> i came back to pick her up. >> i'm trying to get all of my kids together to get back home to my day care parents. because i

in just a few hours right here on wjz. sports director mark viviano joins us live with more on the matchup. >>> the ravens are in houston, to face the texas team that is fighting for its life. >> the ravens are very much alive, but fighting to kick start what seems like an offense stuck in low gear. >> the time is now. being that we want to accomplish certain things toward the end of the year and get this late season push sort of play-offs. so the time is now to get it corrected. and that's our job. we gotta get that fixed and get it corrected. but we're looking forward to getting it done this week. >> reporter: veteran derrick mason has been the most outspoken about the ravens' offensive struggles. and with just four games to go until the post season begins, improvement needs to start tonight. >> we gotta understand the opportunities are becoming less and less. because the seasons are getting shorter and shorter. and we don't want to put yourself into po -- position where it comes out in the last part of the season. where

thanks for staying with wjz. of the stories people are talking about tonight. >>> the first measurable snowfall for the region. it's causing big problems for people on the roads. and most schools are closed early today. and crews are trying to figure if all of the recent cold caused this water main break in the 2200 block of east avenue. according to public works. the 22-inch water main break is likely to affect people living along near harford road. >>> first washing -- warning weather team is tracking now. with meteorologist tim williams. >> the last of the snow is down across extreme portions of the lower eastern shore. take a look. there you see it. salisbury. all moving out quickly now. around the baltimore region and annapolis. can't find any snow at all. a few stray, very stray flurries. for our region, it's pretty much a done deal. we still have an advisory in effect through about 7:00, 8:00 tonight. it will probably stay in effect for a little while longer as we do have some slick conditions on those sec

thank you for watching wjz, maryland's news station. don't go away, there is much more ahead on the cbs evening news katie couric, including how is the war in afghanistan going? what wowo,, >> couric: tonight, stairing death in the face. members of a florida school board are lucky to be alive. >> please, don't. please. >> couric: after a gunman opens fire. i'm katie couric. also tonight, christmas at the capitol. a spending bill turns into a christmas tree with $8 billion worth of earmarks. wounded warriors speak out about afghanistan. >> are we going to let it be in vain, just pick up and leave? >> couric: and what if every face in a crowd looked exactly the same? it does for victims of face blindness. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. it's a frightening video that's gone viral and you can only imagine the terror members of that school board in panama city, florida, was feeling when a gunman threatened them, aime

wjz is tracking the potential snowfall in the forecast. >>> wjz is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, as we take a look at a pretty bright sky. we've seen a breakthrough of the clouds. sun is out. warmed us up to nice 37. we say nicely because we have been down to 27. and without the wind, the 37 is pretty nice. and it's also melted down much of the snow we had yesterday as well. we're now setting our sights on the weekend forecast. down to the bottom of your screen. direct your attention down just to the right of the 13. that is the low-pressure system developing down in the gulf that we have been waiting to see appear on the map. so we could have a better chance to understand where this was going to track for this weekend ahead. this storm system is developing, expected to track pretty much right along the eastern seaboard. the problem was whether or not it was going to track close enough to bring snow across the midflptic, especially in maryland. -- or

joel brown reports for wjz. it's been a struggle to get democrats on board. >> the clerk will call the role. >> tuesday's debate gave senators one last chance to have their say on the controversial compromise that is all but guaranteed to pass. >> if we wait until next year to pass a bill, we are going to throw this economy into upheaval. >> reporter: most republican senators support the agreement that extends unemployment benefits for 13 months and cuts payroll taxes. in exchange, democrats won't block an extension of bush-era tax cuts to people in upper- income brackets. each side didn't get everything it wanted. but time and options are running out. >> we can't afford to get everything wait until we get everything we want. we can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. >> the bill still faces what promises to be a much tougher fight in the house. liberal dep crates have not been -- democrats have not been shy about speaking out. >> but the white house is urging house democrats not to stand in the way. >>

right now, back inside. >> stay with wjz for first warning weather coverage. wjz is always on. for live doppler radar, the latest closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> a terror plot foiled on facebook. tonight, authorities have an arlington man in custody. he allegedly told that he could use a pipe bomb. that facebook friend contacted the fbi. a judge has ordered him to stay in custody until a mental evaluation is complete. >> a a new twist in the death of a baltimore teen. investigators think he stowed away in a wheel well in a plane and then fell to his death. but tonight, his mother finds that hard to believe. vic is in the newsroom with her statement. >> reporter: he was afraid of heights. that's what his mother is now saying about the teenager. teenager. tisdale was found dead in boston. the 16-year-old was living near north carolina. investigators think he stowed away on a flight headed for boston. when the plane landed its gear, tisdale fell out. tisdale's mother says that the teen wanted to come back to baltimore, he could have just called. mary, back to you. >> al

wjz is always on. for instant updates on the forecast, live doppler radar, and information on closings and delays, log onto wjz.com. >>> a boy attacked by a stranger inside a school bathroom. and today, police say cold weather may be to blame. >>> baltimore county police say no one noticed when the suspect walked in to halliburton middle school this morning. he is accused of trying to sexually assault a boy in a school bathroom. that was around 8:30 this morning. detectives say the boy's screams alerted a teacher who went into the bathroom and stopped the attack. county police arrived a short time later. they arrested the man. officials say they normally keep the school's doors locked all day. but because of today's cold temperatures, they allowed students to come in early and stand in the lobby. the man arrest side not much taller than an 8th grader and a school spokesperson believes that's how he slipped by unnotice. >> visitors to halliburton normally have to ring a buzzer and sign in to a visitor's

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wjz is live at towson. suzanne collins spoke to police who say the suspects entered the school, intent on a sexual assault. suzanne? >> reporter: well, denise, the suspect told me that he selected this child, the 12- year-old, based purely on his looks. and also, that child was courageous. he struggled and fought and got out of the man's grasp. and his assailant was arrested. >>> this is sean schleigh, the man police say admitted to breaking into a middle school, with the hopes of having sex with a child. the details are released in these court papers. and they were terrify any parent or child. >> reporter: he was first seen outside the school. they thought he was a student. inside, he told a teacher, he was there to to see his little brother. and she sent him to the office. but instead, in a confession to police, schleigh, said he hung out in the bathroom for more than an hour, watching children come and go, until he could select his prey. >> he was looking for specific a small blonde child. >> the 12-year

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wjz-13 and andrea fujii are live on this story.od morning, once again, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, once again, don. the city spokesman used the school bus company for more than 30 years, now, three of the employees are suspended. this 6-year-old was on a city contracted bus last wednesday with four others. a bus driver and two aides when on board. jeremy got into a fight with another student. >> someone needed to step up, be honest and tell the truth about what happened to my grandson. >> reporter: the police say it was jeremy who opened the back door while the bus was moving. >> i had really, not enough answers as to why he's dead. i had bits and pieces. >> reporter: he was redwared to be in restraints -- refs required to be in restraints and he wasn't. problems with emotionally disturbed children on buses are widespread. i've had issues for over two years and i've complained to the schools and the bus companys and the city and nothing's been done. >> reporter: now, his family and others want to know what could have been do

wjz and mike schuh are live at the museum with a closer look.always a good time down there. >> reporter: look, look, hello you two. look how beautiful that is. isn't that cool? listen to the sound. >> like a little boy in a juan cann dee store. >> reporter: look, come on that's what it's all about, we're at the train garden at the b and o museum. everybody has fun, courtney included. this happens to be very popular. you change out the train gardens between weekend. >> sure, if you go to our website, you can see who will be here on what dates, this particular lay out will be here until the end of the holiday festival of trains. in addition the week between christmas and new year's a new huge lay out will come in. >> reporter: even if you've been to a train garden here, you can see a new one. >> come back every weekend there is a different train lay out. you have to come back many times. >> reporter: you were talking about last minute saturday. i think today is train garden fun saturday as well in the fact that it's the last time you can get half

wjz is live. susan collins is uncovering the troubling new details about this attack. suzanne? >> reporter: well, kai. the suspect told police that he looked over a number of children inside the school to select a victim. but the victim he picked was smart and brave and fought him off successfully. >> this is sean schleigh, 21, the man police say admitted sneaking into halliburton middle school yesterday, in hopes of having sex with a child. the details of the plot are retealed -- revealed today in these court papers. and they would terrify any parent or child. >> reporter: police saw him. they thought he was a student. inside, he told the teacher he was there to see his little brother. and she sent him to the office. but instead, in a confession to police, schleigh said he hung out in the children's bathroom, for almost an hour, watching children come and go, until he could select his prey. >> he waited specifically for a small, blond wild. >> the victim says schleigh began punching him and stuff

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhoodoverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> silent killer, a home filled with people overcome by dangerous fumes. the household appliance that caused the deadly accident. >>> good evening. i'm mary bubala. adam has the night off. deadly gas, two baltimore county men killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. kelly mcpherson explains that a total of 11 people were sickened by the fumes. >> reporter: eight people living with the two men who died were brought here to shock trauma for the hyperbaric chamber. they too had been exposed to the deadly gas. two men never woke up if their pikesville home sunday morning. they most likely inhaled a deadly amount of carbon monoxide. eight other people living here, including two children, were overcome by the odorless gas and rushed to the hospital. >> it's just very emotional because it's a lot of people and we want to see what we can do to help the people, to bring comfort or support. >> reporter: community members are shocked that two neighbors die

stay with wjz-13 for first warning weather coverage. wjz is always on, for updated forecasts and the look at the radar and clouding -- closings and delays, go to wjz.com. >>> a man is charged with assaulting a student in a baltimore county school this morning. the man entered one of the restrooms at the middle school. he began assaulting the male student and the student dreamed. the man was a-- the screamed. >>> we're learning more about the fire that swept through the block last week. >> reporter: the fire was set by someone, but it's not called arson yet. it destroyed a building and damaged others on baltimore street. the media partner is reporting that the fire started at a video peep show booth at the gaiety bookstore. there's a $5000 reward on additional information on the does of the fire. there >> -- on the cause of the fire. >>> a man broke into a home and shot a man last night. the the 28-year-old was shot several times. >>> the founder of wikileaks is out on bail after a week in a london prison cell. here's the latest. >> repo

all they would tell wjz, we don't confirm or deny what we may be doing. sources say they're looking into the possibility that violations may have been done. >> i'm calling to let everyone know that governor o' malley and president obama have been successful. we're okay, relax, everything is fine. the only thing left is to watch it on tv tonight. >> reporter: henson did not shy away from my questions shortly after the scandal broke. >> should you be prosecuted? what the you know about a possible prosecution. >> prosecuted for what? the voter law is clear. it's in the statute. if you look at the statute and look at the wall, the wording of the call there's nothing in it that would suggest that. >> reporter: that habit stopped prominent lawmakers from calling for investigations. >> targeted to suppress or intimidate, that is against the law. so we're conducting an investigation into it. >> i'm on the bob ehrlich team, we thought a call like that would help and we made the call. >> reporter: mr. ehrlich has not made a comment about the calls. >> attorney gene

wjz has live first warning weather for you. marty bass is back out back and bernadette woods is in the weather center. good afternoon, bernadette. >>> yes, the winds are up and the cold air's in place. we'll show you the numbers winds aren't as high as yesterday. we have no advisory today. we're still at 23 miles per hour. that's keeping the colder air around. it's 27 degrees in baltimore. when you factor in the wind, it feels like 13. below zero in oakland and teens down to the ocean. that's going to set the stage for a storm tomorrow. >>> well, thank you, bernadette and good afternoon, everyone. there's a storm, indeed. not just flurries, but a storm heading towards the east coast, it's boiling down to location. we think from the mason-dixon line. certainly from the topside of the beltway down to d.c., we could see an inch of snow believe it or not. below that, the real problems is a bit of an icy mix, the timing is somewhere between morning and noon. we'll have to deal with it from school and work. watch, warnings and adviso

stay with us and wjz is always on. for updates about the forecast and the doppler weather radar, go to wjz.com. >>> millions of americans can breathe a sigh of relief this morning. lawmakers approved the extension of the bush era tax cuts. here's wit johnson with the latest. >> the motion is adopted. >> reporter: the sweeping tax cut deal is heading to president obama's desk. in a rare late night session, the house approved the $858 billion measure ending days of bitter debates. >> i want the republicans to stop holding us hostage for the hard working americans. >> the gun at the head of the taxpayers -- >> reporter: the bill offers a two year extension for everyone. it extends long term unemployment benefits and cuts the social security taxes for every worker. president obama cut the deal a week ago. since then,the democrats accused him of caving to the gop demand. >> this is a deal gone bad. >> reporter: the biggest sticking point, an estate tax for the wealthy. the democrats failed to remove. >> we should fight for

remember, wjz 13 is always on. so for traffic information, log on to wjz.com. >>> there is a school advisory to tell you b frederick county public schools are operating two hours late. >>> breaking news right now, it is being reported five people have been killed in a house fire that sharon mentioned it. is a two-alarm fire fire near cokesbury avenue. two houses have caught fire and five fatalities are being reported at this hour. we have a crew working the story. we'll bring you the latest from the scene. >>> he's accused of trying to kill local soldiers but antonio martinez's attorney said the plot to bomb local recruitment centers were not his. >> reporter: 21-year-old antonio martinez faces life in prison for plotting to blow up this military recruitment center. his mother spoke high know him. i'm the only one who knows him. i believe it's entrapment. >> reporter: that's also what the public defender says. he will argue that the informant may not be credible. asking in court. is the informant combing through mo

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. >>> you have to love a train garden and with the turning wjz advertisement. sharon, we'll get to you in a second. we have to talk about the weather. you're lucky it's not with the morning commute, but this evening, it will be a different story. there's a zesty winter weather event taking place. there are huge problems on the line. we're on the northern end of the deal. i want you to look at the watches and advisories. the huge problems are far north and south west of d.c.. i think a lot of that is ice. there's going to be a big event of ice into the upper tennessee, lower ohio valley. here's the effect -- between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, we'll see the snowfall and it will end around dinner. the warning goes from 10:00 to 10:00, it's a big 12 hour increment. that's a 10:00 to 6:00 p.m. event. 27 at lunch, going to a high of 30. it's 19 now, the big difference this morning from the past few mornings is that the wind is absolutely not a factor. >>> what could get you on the get up and go, here's sharon. >>> well, the cold weather is a factor, we have two wat

wjz is live along the block. kelly mcpherson spoke with investigators today. >> reporter: the majority of businesses that can open up here on the block have done so today. that's because investigators are gone but they say they are still working on this case to figure out who set this fire and most importantly, why. this is not an easy fire to solve. it took more than 90 investigators and 2 days of clearing out debris to get to the source of the block fire. it's somewhere in 404 east baltimore street. only saying that someone set this fire and they need more information. >> this scene was one of the more difficult ones in terms of the structure collapse and what happened. >> reporter: businesses including stores and strip clubs have been shut down all week. >> nobody making any money, it's kind of messed up because i thought they could have [ indiscernible ] >> it's been bad, people out of work. >> reporter: christmas john's are cleaning up to pass a health inspection. regulars and workers on the block expected t

wjz will have more on that and the reaction from the suspect's mother coming up live at 5:00. >>> another record fall at bwi thurgood marshall. the airport announced nearly 2 million passengers passed through in october. this october was the 6th straight monthly record for passenger traffic at bwi

reporting from east baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >>> 18 people have died in fires in baltimore city this year. >>> if you stepped outside tonight, you know it is bitterly cold out there. people were bundled up and moving fast in felts point. the strong winds are making it feel everyone worse. baltimore city issued the first code blue alert of the season, opening up additional shelters and extending the hours for anyone trying to get warm. >>> so far we have dodged this however, the snow 24-inches of it recorded near cleveland, ohio. they are pulling out every weapon to deal with all two feet, snow blowers, plow trucks, most of this snow is lake effect from the great lakes. >>> and it's not taking much snow to cause this pile up. temperatures are causing concern even in florida endangering crops there. >>> another terrorist plot in our backyard is foiled. this time federal agents nabbed a virginia man threatening to blow up the metro system. kelly mcpherson explains the government zeroed in on this suspect in a familiar way. >> reporter: the suspect goes by several dif

remember, wjz-13 is always on, for traffic information any time, go to wjz.com. don, back to you. >> the breaking news of this time yesterday is being talked about today. the deadliest fire in baltimore city so far this year. six people, half of them children died in a house fire. we learned more information. andrea fujii has more. >> reporter: good morning, don and everyone. three generations of the family were in the home at the time of the fire. the flames spread so quickly, they didn't have time to escape. >> we got the phone call, it hasn't hit me yet. >> reporter: her older sister, they called her l, died yesterday alongside her husband of 50 years and their 26-year- old granddaughter and her three children. >> she was like everyone's second mom. you always went to l. that's where everyone went. that was the meeting place. >> there are not words to describe how devastating this is for their family. the holidays make this difficult. >> i had more smoke in my house than fire, the other two houses were flamed from the roof and the front door. >> reporter: the

. >>> stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station.ype of cribs will be banned from the market for good. and what stores have the best shopping deals now. an expert will break down the prices for you. remember, it's cold outside. ,,, >>> we'll visit with them thousand that is balmy, supposed to be up to 30 degrees. >> nice and cool. >> welcome back, everybody. a new ban this morning for a popular crib. the consumer product safety commission decided to outlaw the traditional drop-side crib n. recent years more than 30 small children have died after they got stuck inside the front of those cribs. millions of have been recalled. many homes still have them. we'll tell you everything you need to know to keep your child safe wimplts christmas around the corner you can't walk down the street without seeing the signs, promotions, every single store window has them. however, some of them have a dirty little secret, many of those products that seem to really be on sale, well, they might not be cheaper than they usually are. >> what? >> coming up

they got autophotographs also. >> stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. news station.ry enthusiastic bunch on the plaza on a frigid wednesday morning. >> yes. to cut the chill out here. >> mark wahlberg' new show "the fighter" is amazing, yesterday nominated for six golden globes including best picture and best actor for wall berg. this morning mark is here to tell us all about his extraordinary movie that took him years to make. >> and celebrating the holidays require as splash of this, a little twist of that. just like a great cocktail. award-winning mixollist char let voicy here. how about a christmascake martini or margarita especially made for santa. sounds good, doesn't it. >> you don't want to divert santa. >> he has a job to do. >> don't have him stay in one place. >> speaking of cocktails, dave price is here. >> okay. >> with our check of the weather. we've got to watch dave around the booze. >> harry and i have done this. we know how this works. you two have not. the american museum of natural history has this remarkable exhibit on the brain. you've got to se

wjz news will keep you updated on that event. >> thank you, kai. governor o'malley has yet to respond on the report. >>> the greater baltimore committee -- the plan includes an 18,000 seat arena with a parking garage underneath. a 400,000 square foot expansion to the convention center and a new 500 room sheraton hotel. >>> and an amazing rescue after a deer got stuck under water. this happened just off the annapolis road. the deer walked out on a frozen part but fell through. one man saw the deer struggling and says he had to help. >> to let an animal die knowing that i had seen it. would you let someone die, i wouldn't. sorry. that's not in my nature. i wouldn't do it to a little kid, if a little kid was in that water would you let him die. >> emergency crews say they do not advise anyone to go in the water after an animal. >>> and violent attack, a pregnant teenager gets caught up in an argument on the bus. what the argument was all about. >>> why investigating big fires like the one in the block often come down to lab work. that story when eyewi

. >> and kelly mcphearson from our sister station wjz spoke with the people who pray add long side this terror suspect and said they tried to stop him. >> he needed counseling, i would say again and again, that kid needed counseling, not a jail. >> reporter: in this mosque in woodlawn is where martinez converted to islam. the people here say they tried to steer him away from his extremist views. >> he was asking about what is jihad and how do jihad and what to do? we told him the real jihad is to kill inside of you, like to go and pray, be good muslim. jihad is not to go and kill people who haven't done anything bad to you. >> reporter: mosque members taught martinez about islam but stopped showing up to prayers a few months ago. they don't know who else may have been influencing him and worry this one man will cast shadows over the entire peaceful religion. >> now you guys might think we have done that, but we haven't done that. he came to us and wanted to learn about islam but we didn't teach him what to do or not to do. >> i said again neither our religion or us are bad people or you

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. >> stay with wjz for coverage. remember, wjz is always on. we'll have the latest on the closings and delays at wjz.com. >>> a man charged with slipping into a baltimore county middle school school and sexually assaulting children is being held under a $1 million bail. >> reporter: the suspect is 21 years old and has an address in harford county but police believe he may have been living in dundalk where the attack occurred. shocking new details are refeeled about the man who sneaked into holabird middle school yesterday hiding in a bathroom and assaulting a male student. the suspect admits to police he wanted to have sex with a child. it had been months. he picked the victim because he was blonde and sma. when parents learned of the interloaner, they were -- interloper, they were stunned. >> my son is right there. what can i say. >> reporter: court documents seaen shoved the -- sean shoved the boy into the stall but the student screamed. >> the student screamed. immediately staff was nearby and hour resource officer. we were able to respond a