wjz is live. weijia jiang explains how long john waggoner will spend in prison. >> police said the judge was showing the convicted killer the same mercy that was shown to the victim when he handed down the most serious punishment in this case. >> reporter: 38-year-old john waggoner will die in prison. a judge gave him a life sentence plus 20 years. for the murder of steven stephen pitcairn, a johns hopkins researchers stabbed it death. since the beginning, pitcairn's family have said little in public. they left the courthouse without commenting. >> i think they're happy with the verdict. it's hard for them because they have it move -- to move on with their lives at this point, without their son and brother am. >> reporter: pitcairn's mom was on the phone with him at the time of the attack. she called waggoner an eeferl man who doesn't belong in society after such a senseless, disgusting tragedy. she said, i would never want another family to bear the horror we have been through. >> reporter: waggo

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workers asked wjz to leave the property. and many residents say they're afraid to take out the trash. >> i've been worried that something is going to come out of the trash. >> you're moving? >> yes. >> so the residents there tonight have a lot of questions. meanwhile, the victim was originally from the philadelphia area. she graduated with honors, specializing in elementary education. we're live at police headquarters. adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> such bizarre incidents, adam. thank you. >>> friends held a small mass at loyola last night, in honor of haus. updating the breaking news in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 in towson. captain mike perry has the latest are if -- for us. >> reporter: it happened a little before 4:30, mary. where a car and vehicle collided. this is in east joppa road, between oakleigh and mg road. you can see the devastation between a motor vehicle and motorcycle. the operator was motorcycle was flown to shock trauma. no word on the condition of that driver. also no word on the condition of

kendis gibson, wjz eyewitness news. >> stay with wjz throughout the trial. we'll continue to bring you the latest developments from court. >>> it you're bringing -- waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check the roads. >> reporter: it's been an active afternoon. north side outer loop, just stop and go there from providence road to charles street. 15 minutes around the top side inner loop, from charles street to harford road. and the west side inner loop, really struggling on that side from the harbor tunnel throughway to frederick road. average speed, about 30 miles per hour. another 15-minute delay. 70 westbound, from 29 to marriottsville road. and plenty of accidents out there. bel air road at moravia road. west patapsco. and also labyrinth road. let's take ray live look. -- a live look. pretty clear. that's a look at the beltway, south of the curtis street draw bridge. this traffic report is brought to you by the iphone. back to you. >>> a local charter school is once again being recognized for its dedication to healthy education. wjz's moniqu

wjz is live in rockville. weijia jiang has breaking inform information about the suspect in custody. >> reporter: we have just learned that police have arrested 45-year-old curtis, who is the husband. here's the troubling part. police say they have not found that little boy. >> reporter: just before 8:30 wednesday night, police make a gruesome discovery inside the home of 51-year-old jane mcqueen. her lifeless body. >> oh, gosh. oh, gosh, oh, gosh. i mean, i was shaking just like this. >> reporter: police now have a suspect in custody for the murder and for the disappearance of the victim's son, 11-year-old william mcquain. an amber alert went out for him monday. he's described as being 5 feet tall, 85 pounds. though detectives may have the kidnapper, they have no idea where the boy is. >> i don't want to think the word. this is very sad. very sad. i hope nothing happened to him. >> reporter: because the autopsy report is still in the works, police say they don't know how long mcquain has been dead. but they a

wjz has complete coverage. derek valcourt has reaction from libyans living right here in in maryland. buttive first, tara mergener has more. a warning, some of the images are graphic. >> reporter: bloody images on al-jazeera tv show moammar gadhafi captured alive. during a violent crash in his hometown of sirte, rebels pushed the former dictator against a truck. he may have been trying to flee in a convoy when rebels struck from above. rebels took photographs to prove he is dead. firefighters shot into the air. -- fires shot into the air. and people celebrated on the streets of tripoli to park the end of 32 years of tyranny in libya. president obama calls it a momentous day in libya's history. >> the new government is consolidating control over the country in one of the world's longest-serving dictators is no more. >> reporter: the obama administration has spent $135 million to help launch the interim government. >> reporter: the u.s. also participated in the nato bombing operation when the rebellion began. whe

wjz is live. explains what is behind the unusual activity. >> reporter: well, mary, maryland and virginiaargs a little over 30 tornadoes every year. we are already well past that. 2011 has been a hyperactive year. >> reporter: without any notice, they can strike? >> i have never actually see one develop in front of my eyes before. >> just last week in virginia, folks there saw seven tornadoes that left behind hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage, all confirmed by the national weather service. >> whoa. look at that. it's a tornado. >> reporter: last month, it happened in ocean city. a twister ripped right through the resort town. >> furniture was just slamming against everything. >> reporter: in the maryland- virginia region alone, more than 50 twisters have touched ground this year, it's the second most active year on record, compared to 2004, when 87 tornadoes swept through the area. >> for the whole country, this has been a record-breaking year. >> reporter: wjz meteorologist bernadette wo

wjz is live at mitchell courthouse. weijia jiang is there for today's sentencing. >> reporter: denise, frankly, the judge clearly didn't care what john waggoner had to say. he said he would show john waggoner the same mercy shown to the victim by handing down the harshest punishment allowed in this case. >> reporter: 38-year-old john waggoner will die in prison. a judge gave him a life sentence plus 20 years, for felony murder of stephen pitcairn, a johns hopkins student in 2010. since the beginning, pitcairn's family have said little. they left the courthouse without a public comment. >> it's hard for them. because they have to move on with their life, without their son and brother. >> reporter: steven pits karen's mother was on -- pitcairn's mother was on the phone when he was attacked. she said the attacker doesn't belong to be free. she said i would never want another family to be through the horror we have been through. >> reporter: waggoner addressed the court and the family. waggoner said, i do not believe that j

in los angeles, kendis gibson, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we invite you to stay with wjz throughout this trial. wjz will continue to bring you the latest developments from the courtroom. >> reporter: a deadly ram pain -- rampage today at a limestone quarry. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest on the search. >> reporter: and police say a disgruntled employee opened fire at the quarry in northern california. investigators say 47-year-old shariff almond fired a handgun and a rifle at a routine safety meeting. two people were pronounced dead at the scene. a third later died at the hospital. police believe almond then tried to shoot a woman later in the day. officers are going door to door in that neighborhood, looking for the shooter. vic? >> mary, thank you. >> almond worked as a truck operator at the quarry. he also hosted a public access tv show. >>> right now, federal investigators are trying to figure out how a helicopter crashed into the east river in new york city, killing one person on board. drew levinson reports for wjz, the chopper went down right after takeoff. >> r

i hope it was. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. all my rowdy friends, banned from monday night. country singer hank williams in hot water for what he said about the president. >>> joining tens of thousands who are doing this across the country. dozens are occupying baltimore. i'm weijia jiang with their message and why you could be seeing them for several more weeks coming up next. >>> i'm alex demetrick, coming up, a hopkins professor wins the nobel prize for physics. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> and it is a terrific tuesday evening. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> if you were downtown today, you may have noticed paper testing. they are part of a movement against government and corporate greed. weijia jiang has more on the protest and the reason for it. weijia? >> reporter: protestors say there is not just one reason they are angry. there are several reasons. and they're tired of hiding their frustrations. >> we are the 99%. >> we are the 99%! >> reporter: these mar

it's the starbucks via® taste promise. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from thee counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it is just before 5:30, 71 degrees and clear. good evening and thank you for staying with wjz's eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. honoring patricia modell, today her family, friends and members of the ravens organization both past and present mourned her death during a funeral mass at the basilica. her casket was adorned by her favorite flower, one she was named after, patricia rose modell was remembered by those who loved her, her two sons david and john, her husband, former ravens owner art modell and players who she had very special relationship with. ray lewis told us for him it was like losing a mom. >> she was just always grabbing my face with her two hands and grabbing my cheeks and that's momma, you know, that's momma, man and even when you find yourself going through tough times they were always there, you know, to lend you a hand, m

i'm like shoe, wjz eyewitness news.ack to you on tv hill. >> the group has applied for a permit with the city. a spokesperson for the mayor says since the protests have been peaceful, the city will take a hands-off measure and take appropriate steps as nided. >>> more four-year schools are showing interest in two-year college students. >>> an advance on tomorrow's big high school game. and a review of this weekend's flew movie releases. for more on these, read the baltimore sun. >>> in tonight's healthwatch -- >> in healthwatch, thousands of uninsured, and underinsured people waited in line today for free medical treatment in los angeles. sandra hughes reports for wjz, with more on the fourth annual free health clinic. >> reporter: marvin young hasn't been to a dentist in 15 years. he's tried to get into this annual clinic in los angeles for the last two. this time, he wasn't taking any chances. >> i started about four years ago. i camped out. >> reporter: about 60% of those coming need dental care. many are here becaus

wjz is live. jessica kartalija has more on the suspect and how he was arrested. jessica? >> reporter: police do fear there may be other victims out there. and they're asking anyone with any information to please come forward. >> reporter: 22-year-old branon sukforth sits in a cell, charged with multiple sex offenses, against two teens. >> one of the victims is 14 years old. and his mother became suspicious when she found some communications that indicated that her son was having some kind of sexual activity with a man. >> reporter: that's when police began investigating sukforth who used the nickname braden clark to contact his victims on facebook. >> reporter: that investigation not only confirmed the sexual activity with this victim, but also revealed that this suspect had been having sexual activity with another victim, a 13-year- old. >> reporter: police tell us that sukforth lived here in severn on the 8200 block of quarterfield road. at this point, it's unclear where his victims live. >> it'

now, one of the victim's families is speaking only to wjz. wjz is live. weijia jiang has the story in the search for a killer. weijia? >> reporter: kai, at this point, police do not know if the two murders are linked. the mother of two the victims say the two boys were eager to make better lives for themselves, a dream that will never come true. >> i'll never be able to see my son again. >> latonya stags says she hasn't stopped crying since her 17-year-old son was gunned down ask killed monday night. >> an animal just ripped him apart from his mother. who gives a person a right to just take somebody's life? just in cold blood. >> single carry is at the savage institute for visual arts killed in past month. police say it happened in the 1400 block around coopers place monday night. >> two young kids that did it but nobody knows who they were. >> police say after he was shot, singletary made it here. he knocked on one of these doors for help, and someone inside called police. >> the victim was transported to shock trauma, where he later died from his injuri

reporting live, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. to you. >> orlando brown will be buried in south carolina. >>> we're following breaking news in baltimore county. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a building. captain mike perry has more. >> looks like a private transportation van, vic. it was northbound on windsor mill road, south of rolling road in the woodlawn area of baltimore county. and for whatever reason, it lost control and crashed into the front of a building. now, this building appears to be, perhaps, part residential, maybe part business. but at this point, they called for rescue. but they have canceled the rescue now. it appears there may be some minor injury to the driver of the vehicle. but there does not appear to be any significant injury to anyone inside the building. the baltimore county police do have northbound windsor mill road closed, in both directions, south of rolling road. so you expect delays in the area. we'll continue to monitor the situation and update you as the situation dictates. back to you. >

wjz has weather and traffic together.s here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> rain is gone. the only shower activity i can find one or two down by salisbury and the higher mountains to the west. there goes the rain we saw this morning off across delaware and the eastern shore and moving quickly up to jersey and new york. now tomorrow, as that low to the north of us spins around it will be quite breezy here but a nice autumn day. winds up to 25, 30 miles per hour up across the great lakes up across new england, maybe as high as 50 miles an hour. so that means a lot of leaves will be blowing around this weekend. denise? >> all right, thank you bob. let's check on the roads with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi denise, hi everyone. let's go back to the accident we were talking about 95 southbound at riverside parkway. the two left hand lanes are still blocked off and the delay is still solid to the sidings memorial -- tidings memorial bridge. as far as the beltway goes on to the inner loop a

wjz is live at city hall. try to inform their investigation practices. >> a year after some sharp criticism over how the city handles its rape cases. the city says they're making progress and reaching out to sex crime victims. >> near the campus of johns hopkins university, many students are rattled after learning about the sexual assault of a 20-year-old student by a stranger in this lovegrove street. >> it's definitely frightening. >> it's really scary. >> reporter: police say they have had no similar attacks in the area. they know all too often, rape and sexual assaults go unreported. they have launched a new awareness campaign on billboards and public service announcements, encouraging sex crime victims to come forward. >> i was sexually molested. >> when i was 18 years ode. >> when i was 43. >> it's not my fault. >> rain is not your fault. call and get some help today. >> reporter: city advocates want victims to see how they take it seriously. they found the city was number 1 in the nation when it comes t

wjz has been tracking this investigation. mike hellgren is live in clarksberg, with the latest on what detectives are saying tonight. >> reporter: well, vic, this is certainly the ending that no one wanted to see. a number of people have come by. some put up this makeshift memorial. police are telling us that william's body may have been dumped here as early as october 1st. >> reporter: police dog teams found the remains of 11-year- old william mcclane, just-- mcquain just after 9:00 in harts burg. the heartbreaking discovery caps off a search over acres in montgomery county. >> it's a miracle that they found him. -- the a great big area. and between here and north carolina, it's like finding a needle in a haystack. >> hoping that we had the little shred of hope that we would find william. that maybe the suspect dropped him off somewhere and said, you know, keep william -- that's what we were praying for. >> reporter: mcquain's body was found a few miles away from home, where mothers found his mother dead last week. she had b

wjz has extensive coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods shows us how much show. >> reporter: crews are hard at work in northern new jersey. using chain saws to clear trees that have fallen on homes. on yards. and on power lines. more than 2 million people from maryland to maine are still without power two days after the unusual fall snowstorm. >> the way things look, it's probably going to be a couple of weeks before we are caught up to all of this stuff. there's trees down everywhere. >> there were close calls. >> all of a sudden, there was a noise and the house shook. >> a branch pierced through the ceiling of the office. >> must have been pretty scary, huh? >> no. it went like this. >> in many, the first snowfall of the season caused more damage than hurricane irene. this will cause major repairs after a 100 foot tree fell on top of it. woo have trees down all across the northern part of the state that have taken wires down, both supply wires, transmission lines, and lines directly to homes. >> it's the sa

stay with wjz for weather coverage. a look at live doppler radar and closures log on to wjz.com. >> a man with a knife jumps into a cruiser and tries to stab him. the deputy fights back and shoots his attacker. live at the scene. have the investigation into this investigation. >> reporter: what started at a busy intersection took a bizarre turn. the suspect is in the hospital and the first question investigators say they want to ask is why? the sheriff's department has one way to describe an attack. >> very wild. never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: just after 8:00 this morning, a deputy was at a stop light in northeast baltimore. he was headed to work. all of a sudden the passenger door opened and a man with a knife jumped in. the department spokes woman says without words or warning, the man attacked him. >> just kind of like speaks to the level of uncertainty. >> reporter: but the deputy fought back. neighbors say the story in this area is disturbing. >> if you are around your car, you should have your

wjz is closely following this story. we'll bring you the latest as soon as we get information. >>> right now, baltimore police is searching for escaped prisoner. mary is in the newsroom with details. >> police say the suspect is considered armed and dangerous. take a close look at this picture. jermaine stroud was being transported to the eastern district when he escaped. he is suspected in an armed robbery that occurred just yesterday. detectives say he also has a history of past robberies. anybody with information on his whereabouts should call 911 immediately. vic? >> mary, thank you. we'll stay on this story and let you know as soon as the suspect is caught. >>> well, for just the second time ever in baltimore county, a man stands trial for murder, even though the body of the victim has never been found. wjz is live at the courthouse in towson. mike schuh explains why 35-year- old jason gross is on trial. mike? >> reporter: well, denise, if you don't have a body, how do you prove somebody has been murdered? it is a h

jim axelrod reports for wjz.he pressure to get into a good college may be fueling desperate behavior. >> reporter: it was this arrest last month in a college entrance exam cheating scandal that sparked the review of testing procedures. we take every step we can to make sure no child is completing on the exam. >> reporter: sam esheroff was charged with impersonating six are the students, including a female, and taking the test for them, for as much as $2500 a person. the superintendent was not surprised. >> this has to have been going on for years. this is not the first time students created fraudulent id to take a test. >> reporter: now, the new york state legislator is now investigating. >> this is not just a long island problem, new york state problem, this is a national problem. >> reporter: students blame a college entrance and scholarship process that heavily weights the s.a.t.s. scott farber runs an s.a.t. company. and a lot of his students live in great neck. >> i think what we see in terms of behavior, st

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wjz is live. pat warren has more on what voters think about that. >> reporter: according to a new gonzalez poll, the majority of marylanders are willing to invest in a new source of injury. >> reporter: -- energy. >> reporter: it's no surprise, the american wind association is holding its offshore wind farm. >> i'd like us to pass the bill. pass the bill. pass the bill. >> pass the bill. >> but the general assembly chose to study it instead. the governor will try again next year. this time, backed by a poll that suggests marylanders would be willing to pay more for wind power. to a point. >> they're saying, look, we're willing to make this up-front investment for all of the many benefits that come with offshore wind power. >> reporter: 805 voters answered this statement. i would be willing to pay $2 more per month if mine came from clean, offshore local wind farms. 62% said yes. 32% said no. >> i think in an era of austerity. and tightinning of belts all around, i think it's a pretty affirmative s

wjz is live at the super max downtown. we've got their candid words tonight. >> reporter: this is where the victim was -- the night he was murdered. this is the verdict sheet for what is believed to be the largest award of its kind in a case of this type. the victim's family says it stems from a failure of the state to protect their son. phillip parker's mother has been living a nightmare for six years when her son was strangled to death a. vicious murder on a prison bus bound for baltimore. his family was awarded $18.5 million from the state of the maryland, finding the system was negligent in protecting phillip. >> and they've made sure that my only -- this is never going to be over for me. sit going to get better? i pray it does. >> the jury found four of the five officers on board that bus were negligent. attorneys for parker's family argued they did not properly retrain his killer, convicted killer kevin jones, and they waited to get medical care for parker. >> i hope somebody will take notice to provide better care,

wjz is always on. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. >>> a dreary day out there. >> we've got some drizzle and low clouds around the region. only produced about a third of an inch around the city. maybe as much as a half in a few spots. east of this, heavy now. look at the radar. still a batch of heavy shower east. the heaviest activity with low pressure out of ohio. that's really causing a lot of rain in ohio. some areas picking up 1 to 2 inches. down to the south, one or two showers have popped up here. and it's possible that some of those could move into our region tonight. because they're generally moving off to the northeast and to the north. we'll still vay risk of some showers later this evening. maybe even thunder as well, and gusty winds. 65 degrees now. it's warmed up a little bit. dew points way up there at 64. humidity socked in, 96%. east nearby northeast winds. computers sometimes, folks. sorry about that. na, na, na, na. temperatures are generally

wjz is live near the crime scene in charles village. derek valcourt speaks to police and others for their safety. derek? >> kai, it happened here in this alley, late friday night, early saturday morning. and bars in the area were just letting out of the area when this all happened. >> reporter: a 20-year-old college student was walking home to her apartment, and using this alley in the 3200 block of love grove street, a popular shortcut for students from one street to another, when police say a man claiming he had a gun, attacked her, sexually assaulted her and tried to rape her in a small parking lot. it's news disturbing to many female students near campus. >> i'm shocked. and it worries me a little bit. >> because it's johns hopkins, you feel safer. >> reporter: city police have little to go on for the case and say they're working to increase patrols. >> we're confident that our partnership with the community will help develop a suspect. >> reporter: the victim said she never saw a gun though the suspect told her he had one. >> i'm a

wjz "eyewitness news" starts this morning. >> this is wjz-tv. , wjzhd and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage it's wjz maryland's news station. >>> good morning and welcome to "eyewitness news." this saturday i am gigi barge barnett. >> i am -- barnett. >> i am tim wills yeah. it's in the -- william. it's in the 40s and 50s. >> it's fall. >> the average i want to put it in perspective. average high is is 70 and going down every so many days but temperatures are starting off in the 40s and 50s. we will give you an idea of what we are looking at. it's a clear start to the day and with the temperatures, you will walk out to mist on your car. 49 at bwi-marshall. 47 in elkton and 47 on the shore. high pressure is in control allowing warm air to mob into the region. although the normal high is 70, we will be going up today to just around 76 degrees. could be a little bit warmer and we are going into the 80s for the remainder of the next five days for the majority of it i should say. complete updated firs

wjz is live with first warning weather. bob turk tells us if the rest of the weekend will live up to this. bob? >> beautiful days. let's take a look at the forecast for the weekend. essentialitily, high pressure over us now is going to expand and move off the east coast, which means some southwest winds, or southerly winds will bring in milder air. the problem is, tonight. because of very light winds. and still a lot of moisture on the ground. there may be some dense fog forming to the west of us, primarily out over washington, allegheny and some of the neighboring counties in the western portions of virginia. watch out for that. maybe a little patchy fog here. great weekend. warm temperatures, and sunshine wall to wall. >> we thank you very much there, bob. >>> university of maryland law professor plays a big role in the success of a nobel peace prize winner. >>> one of three women awarded the honor today. maryland law professor mary gibson worked as a senior adviser on the campaign and was mentioned numerous times in her

,,,, >>> this is wjztv, wjzhd and wjz. com baltimore. >>> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage it's wjz maryland's news station. >>> snow way an october storm slams the northeast. how maryland is fairing tonight. >>> what a surprise good evening and thanks for joining us i am acame may -- adam may. october snowstorm blanketing the northeast look at what it looked like earlier today when wet snow piled up in frederick county and slicked up a lot of the highways. it also accumulated on the trees which are covered with fall colored leaves. now in hearford and northern baltimore they broke out the snow brushes dusting out cars before hit willing the roads. winds were swaying the trees. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage we have a look at the hardest hit areas but first bernadette woods tracking first warning live doppler radar with the latest. >> the worst of the storm is gone but we are taking you back to show you what happened earlier. let's look at first warning doppl

tonight on wjz's eyewitness news.a babysitter buried. who police suspect in her murder. >>> colon cancer breakthrough. the simple way you can cut your risk in half. >>> bob turk in the first warning weather center. will we see some snow this weekend? i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories at wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news and the forecast. log onto wjz.com. switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> there are still some amazing stories of survival in turkey. a man found alive 100 hours after being buried alive by the earthquake. he was trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building. he had been there for four days. this was in the town of ersus. the hardest hit by sunday's 7.2 magnitude quake. so far, the death toll stands at 534. >>> thousands of women in yemen are burning their veils to show they disag

tara mergener reports for wjz. we want to warn you, some of the images you're about to see are graphic. >> reporter: bloody images show moammar gadhafi last seen alive. rebels pushed the former dictator against a truck. he may have been trying to play in a convoy, when a rebel plane struck fraabove. neighbor -- from above. neighbors took pictures of a killed gadhafi to prove he's dead. >> fires shot in the air. and people celebrated on the streets of tripoli, to mark the end of 33 years of tyranny. leaders say the country is now liberated. president obama calls it a momentous day in libya's history. >> the new government is consolidating control over the country. and one of the world's longest- serving dictators is no more. >> reporter: the obama administration has spent $135 million to help launch the interim government. >> reporter: the u.s. also participated in the nato bombing operation when the rebellion began. when tripoli fell in august, gadhafi disappeared. >> the libyan people now have a great responsibili

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elizabeth sanchez reports for wjz. witnesses say the suspect walked into a crowded hair salon, where his ex-wife works and opened fire. >> reporter: mourners have started a makeshift memorial in seal beach, where 18 people were gunned down. >> my heart hurts for everybody involved. >> residents are trying to come to grips with the town's mass murderer. >> it was really quiet. everybody smiles. it's just kind of unnerving to think that something like that could happen just out of nowhere like that. >> reporter: 42-year-old scott dekraai is under arrest. workers say he walked into the busy salon yesterday afternoon, where his ex-wife worked and started shooting. >> just a tiny seaside community, where just about everybody knows each other. >> it's a small, tight-knit community. and this is one of seal beach's greatest tragedies. >> reporter: witnesses captured -- officers captured him about a half mile from the scene. he was bearing body armor. those familiar with the couple say they were fighting over their son. >> i wo

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wjz is live at the news in pasadena. derek has inner. >> reporter: this young girl died in a mountain road stretched in pasadena. the father of 17-year-old is overcome with grief of the sight of his deadly's car accident. it was just after 7:30 morning. >> we heard a bang and -- >> reporter: surveillance cameras captured the entire accident. kayla was drives her car eastbound on mountain road and ultimately slammed into that abandoned house leaving a hole in the wall and a hole in her family's heart. >> we saw it on the cameras on the building. >> reporter: not only is the stretch of mountain road is busy, people say it's treacherous. it's a dangerous zone. neighbors complained the road is where the most accident happens. the middle turn lane turns to one way traffic during peak rush hours causing confusion and speeding. how bad is it? >> about 4:30 it starts. then it looks by daytona 500. >> reporter: police investigates whether speed and wet road may have played a factor. we're live in millersville. >>> thank you. the

. >> you watched a fire destroy a northwest automobile fire here on wjz. the flames could be seen for miles. and now, police say the man who started it worked there. he now faces a host of charges. wjz is live at city police headquarters. derek valcourt has more on the reason he said he did it. derek? >> reporter: detectives say that that employee started the fire because he was upset that one of his coworkers was using his favorite paint brush. >> reporter: it was just one week ago, when the belvedere tire shop erupted into a massive inferno. one week later, the building that housed the family shop was gone. but belvedere was back in, selling. >> you're like a fighter. you get knocked down and come back up. >> fightfighting back harder. >> reporter: the family who runs the business, well aware that police arrested their employee, jason hicks. police said that hixs got upset that a coworker was using his faimptd paint brush. >> mr. hicks produced a lighter. that ignited one of the flammable substances that was coating a fire and resulted in the three-alarm

that story next on wjz. ,,,,,,,, >>> breaking news. coming up next on wjz eyewitness news.d in the nation's capital. who is behind the foiled terror attack? >>> she's accused of attacking another woman with bleach. and today, she faces the judge. what happened in court. and the surprising person speaking out on her behalf. >>> hundreds speaking out in the occupy wall street movement. the protestors aren't giving up. high-profile people they're targeting today. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news starts right now. >>> assassination plot stopped. the fbi thwarts a plan to blow up embassies in washington, d.c. >> how the attack was foiled, and who the government is blaming. >> hi. i'm kai jackson. and i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. it is the breaking news we have been following. a terror plot to kill a high- ranking diplomat is uncovered in our nation's capital. vic is in our newsroom to explain. >> two men are under arrest. one of them is a u.s. citizen. the plot included the assassination of the saudi am

live in woodbury, wjz eyewitness news. >>> so far police haven't made any arrest in the shooting.he wants the community to be aware of what happened. >>> hazmat scare tonight, workers were getting rid of medical waste when they found some radioactive material. it touched one of the worker's clothes. crews checked out all the other workers, they are found. >>> lawyers filed an appeal asking for his immediate release, either that or they want him let out pending trial. he's suspected in the disappearance and presumed death of his traveling companion robin garner, she's from frederick maryland. her body has not been found. he insists she was swept to see while she was snorkel, prosecutors said there are determined to keep him in jail. >>> caught in a love triangle wjz uncovers new information about wild blatche attack. takes us insood the courtroom as the suspect faces a judge. >> reporter: 33-year-old theresa jefferson is accused of throwing blatche and pine sol on her exboyfriend's fiance in a wal-mart. she and 18 other shoppers were taken to area hospitals for treatment. now a jud

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wjz is live at that location right now. mike hellgren has more on the showdown, explaining why the protestors may soon be told to goat moving. >> reporter: vic, there was a little excitement here a few moments ago, when a guy came out and started yelling at the protestors. but it's been largely peaceful here. and while there's been a lot of talk of eviction, it hasn't happened yet. >> they're not giving us nothing to believe in. >> reporter: occupy baltimore protestors showed no signs they were giving up their tense sprawl. despite warnings from the city that overnight camping is illegal and a threat to evict the makeshift campground. >> i am clear that the city has made a huge mistake by threatening us and trying to pushous out. and if they act on that, they will regret it. >> reporter: in oakland, both protestors and officers were injured. >> they shot flash-bangs into the crowd. >> reporter: mayor says that she doesn't want that here but that people can't live in the inner harbor. >> this is about a campout. and mceldon

wjz has weather, traffic together. we've got the updated weather for you. >> yes, we have the clouds today, tons of sunshine, back to the clouds. and we'll show you first doppler radar, also some showers out there. a part of the front generating the passing to the north. so we're going to see a few of those. right now, a little bit of rain coming down. we'll see how that will hold together. temperaturewise, pretty close to averages. but we have ups and downs on that front coming and we'll have the forecast shortly. >> thank you, wellie check in on the roads for the first time tonight. hi. >> hey there, hey everyone. we do have a lot of accidents out there. on the west side, our first one over there at 70 with the delay back here. and another accident that we're watching at charles street. we're also seeing some delays from york road in that direction. other accidents in the area include polasky avenue over in westminster, 97 at new washington road. as far as baltimore city goes, just two to report. east mulberry and wa

reporting live, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. back to you. >> police urge anyone with information to call metro crimestoppers. >>> also, in baltimore county, a woman is injured. it happened in the 7500 block of lexum court in woodlawn. two men, armed with guns, forced their way into a house and assaulted the 20-year-old woman inside. she jumped from a second-story window to escape to go to a neighbor's house for help. >>> a major change is coming from baltimore county schools. mary is in the newsroom to explain was what was happening and when. >> reporter: a short time ago, dr. joe hairston told our media partner, the baltimore sun, he will not be seeking another contract. his current four-year deal expires when the school year ends in june. hairston has been in charge of the system since 2000. during that time, county schools have consistently ranked among the top in the nation. baltimore county is the 26th largest district in the country. denise? >> reporter: thank you, mary. now, hairston has not said if he is retiring or seek

mike hellgren, wjz 13 eye witness news. >>> lopez was convict oddive attempted murder in 1987. the stabbing of a man in pennsylvania. >>> police are expected to release details in the murder of another child. david hung of gaithersburg is charged in the death of his stepdaughter, jessica win. she was found stabbed to death inside of her home in may. how long is held without bail. >>> search continues this inn for the man who raped girl in east baltimore. mary bubala has the latest on this investigation. >> good afternoon to everybody at home. police are asking for the public's help to find the suspect. take a look at the sketch. police say this is the man who attacked a 13-year-old girl, while she was walking down caroline monday. the girl was able to get away and call 911. the man fled before police got to the scene. back to you. >>> there is a reward offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. >>> police are patrolling an ohio neighborhood looking for dozens of escaped exotic animals. schools are closed the entire area on alert as the search continues. ran

you can still see 60 minutes here on wjz. >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00.a knox is free. our live, complete coverage of the breaking news from italy continues. >>> jailhouse video. a judge releases sealed tapes of casey anthony, too inflammatory to show jurors. what do they show? >>> and it feels more like october -- it is october outside, right? yes, it is. it's nice outside. feels like fall. bob will update the forecast coming up. >>> wjz 13 is on. for the top stories on wjz.com. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. toothpaste is the wrong thing to use on a denture, it could be very abrasive. if the surface gets abraded, it's just the environment that bacteria likes to nestle into and they can cause the odor. your denture needs to be cleaned gently on a daily basis. i like to recommend polident, it kills the bacteria without causing any abrasion. when my patients follow my instructions, their dentures feel clean and fresh. >>> i think we're trying to say it feels more like november out there. >> 51 degrees now. it's l

wjz has complete coverage of their loss to the jaguars. we've been talking to disappointed fans all day. let's go to mark vivianno with more on what head coach john harbaugh is saying today about the big upset. good evening, mark. >> reporter: plenty of disappointment for sure. the ravens have begun the process of regrouping after a rough night last night. now, they're going to try to get this thing figured out for sure as the coach says part of the process for them is the ravens have not received enough attention. after last night they may hope that no one saw at all. >> flacco, almost intercepted and the baltimore offense looks awful right now. >> mike, you're being kind. >> the ravens were historically bad, especially in the 1st half when they gained just 16 yards and had zero 1st downs. now, the ravens' defense did its usual stellar job. they did not allow a jacksonville touchdown, but that still wasn't enough because of a ravens' offense couldn't get going in a game they were expected to win. >> i think as the year goes on, we're goin

wjz has complete coverage.cott, he shows us what it looked like on the scene gadhafi was captured and killed. >> reporter: rebels dragged gadhafi out of the drainage ditch and that's when the mayhem started. gadhafi's last moments were recorded. this is what 42 years of rage looks like. his last words reportedly don't kill me, don't kill my sons. but amid the screens of god is great, gadhafi met his end speaking and shot. they hoisted his body on to a truck so the crowds could see their cries. an ambulance pulled up to take the body away. photo journalist holly was traveling with the ambulance drivers and told us about the scene. >> i could see his face -- i couldn't see his first -- see his face at first. then i saw the top of his head there was blood and his hair, which is like signature of gadhafi the frizzy hair. they were just ecstatic. >> the body guards may have killed him to prevent -- she's live with the impact. gadhafi's death has had on some marylanders. >> reporter: they too have been waiting for th

here are reports from wjz.hy lohan was fired from her community service. >> reporter: she walked out of a los angeles courtroom in handcuffs after judge revoked her probation. at a hearing the judge said it appeared the troubled actress violated her probation by failing to perform her service at women's shelter. >> probation is a gift. it's something looking a gift in the mouth. >> reporter: prosecutors want her back in jail. >> this is a time where there's a penalty imposed before her completely disregarding the court's order. >> reporter: back in april the judge ordered the mean girl to serve 500 hours. the bulk of that service was supposed to take place at the downtown women's center, the judge said the shelter assignment would do the actress some good. but the shelter fired lohan for missing 9 scheduled appointments. lohan's lawyers said she has done other parts of her sentence and there's still time to do her community service. >> she's got 6 months to complete her sentence at the downtown women's center.