>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> caucuses countdown, a shake up in iowa less than a week before the race for the white house heats up. and voters head to the polls. >>> hello again, i am jessica kartalija, here is what people are talking about today. >>> just five days before the nation's first presidential caucuses are held a new candidate is on the rise in iowa. terrell brown reports for wjz and has the very latest from washington. >> reporter: michele bachmann hits the campaign trail in des moines without one of her top organizers. her iowa campaign manager kent sorensen defected to ron paul. >> in 2010 when i was running for the state senate, congressman paul came and actually did three events for me and i felt like he was by my side and i had to separate now it is my duty to be by his side. >> bachmann fired back, calling the move a sell out. >> kent sorensen personalitiy told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for ron paul. >

>> okay. >>> stay with wjz because of the threat of snow. wjz is going on a half hour early. don and tim will have the latest on the first warning forecast. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. a reality causes real life damage in california. we'll tell you what came crashing through one family's door. >>> he was once the most powerful man in illinois. now, rod blagojevich. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 6:29. 50 degrees and rainy outside, business as we look out into the inner harbor. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. 14 years in prison. that is the sentence for disgraced former illinois governor rod blagojevich as he is sentenced for corruption in office. >> reporter: rod blagojevich fought his way through the crowd, minutes after hearing his sentence. >> this is a time to fight through adversity. this is the time for me to be strong for my children. to be strong for patty. >> reporter: the judge ordered the former illinois governor to serve 14 years in prison for corruption. a stiffer penalty than most o

wjz is live. we have more on masses drawing crowds across baltimore. >> there are some gorgeous services happening across our area and many people tell us they are grateful to be reminded of what christmas really means to them. >> reporter: at the historic baltimore basilica, hundreds celebrated. for many, it's a resple from the hustle that comes along with the holiday. >> bringing my mom and my brother and we came back to where we started off, like christmas is really important. it's about family, it's about togetherness, it's about just enjoying the really simple things in life. >> reporter: inside, the pews were lined with several generations of catholics. the festive decorations stunned as they remembered the birth of baby jesus. some locals have been coming to the basilica since they were babies themselves. >> i think tradition is the biggest reason and to see a building that's been standing so long and such a part of the city, we feel like we're part of city and the families together, it's g

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is friday. >> it is 6:00 on this purple friday and it is cold enough your car is going to have a coating of white if you parked outside and it had a chance to cool down overnight. what happens after that sharp will let you know and, of course it is meteorologist tim williams in for the vacationing marty bass over in first warning weather. >> good morning, everyone, calm winds and just enough moisture to have it settle on your car and our temperatures have been below freezing so there is your recipe, 27 oakland, 31 haggerstown, 31 elkton, 27 on the shore, 38 pox river and 29 at bwi marshal, with the disturbance the air is cold, seasonably so. we will have your complete first warning forecast coming up in a few moments don. >> what awaits you, here is sharon. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone. the

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and all aboard for the glen avenue train garden, which has some interesting things flying around it as well as you can see. neat. we will be going there in about 15 or 20 minutes. how are the roads doing? sharp sharon will let you know after marty weather. >> the roads are dry right now, they won't be. shower activity moves in as the cold front approaches the mid- atlantic. mild right now. our normal daytime high. we are at 4557 at lunch on its way to a high of almost 60. still even with showers around later, 53 degrees this evening. don, take it away. >> here is sharon gibala wjz traffic control. >> hi, don, good morning, everyone, one issue, that downed pole in anne arundel county still block in the road there. 468 is your best bet. speeds though still looking good. we have slowed just

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news, from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic crontrol with sharon gibala, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00, and there is the outback all decorated up for the holidays, it is very mild outside this morning. i keep waiting for one of our resident deer to walk through there when we show it. >>> sharp is over at traffic and marty at first warning weather. >> let's go ahead and take a look at how this day is starting, fact of the matter is it is 10 degrees warmer at this time now than yesterday. 10 degrees above normal, mid- 20s it should be, 46 degrees with cloudy skies this evening. don, take it away. >> thank you, what awaits you at work? here is sharon with w jed traffic control. >> thank you, don, we checked out those problems, one of them was unfounded, the accident on 95 northbound approaching route 32 turned out to be a vehicle fire, watch for that. new information on that one on the jfx

wjz eyewitness news. >> and our complete coverage of the shooting at virginia tech, continues now with andrea fujii, who speak with a-- spoke with a local student. >> the graduate who is now a freshman, says she and several other students spent the afternoon, with their doors locked in a study center that is right off campus. about 45 minutes ago, police sent students alerts, telling them the lockdown is lifted. and they don't suspect there are any more threats of violence on campus. she said this is eerily reminiscent of the 2007 mass shooting in which 33 people died. >> i think this happening, was a surprise. like why would that happen again at our school? like that's a bit of a coincidence. but i definitely think there are all different types of people out there. and you never know what will do something like that. >> reporter: students have finals this weekend and next week. we're told they will go on as scheduled. vic? >> andrea, thank you. wjz 13 has the latest on the shooting at virginia tech. the

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage, it is wjz maryland's news station. >> school bullying suit. >> two parents say their young son, who has special needs, was terrorized at school. >> now they want justice. >>> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today. two parents are suing the school district. they say their son should have been safe at school. instead he was terrorized there. wjz and mike hellgren are live outside courthouse east downtown with the latest on the lawsuit. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, good afternoon to everybody. this is significant because it is one of the few bullying cases to actually go to trial inside the courtroom now are the two principals from schools along with the child's parents and jury selection got underway this morning. shawna and eddie sullivan filed suit after they say bullies terrorized their son shawn, a 10-year-old special needs child and not enough was done to stop

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland, now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> good morning, again, everyone, it is 6:00. i am jessica kartalija, in for don scott. we can only guess that they are practicing their show, testing out a few ideas for new year's eve and boy, it is spectacular, we will continue to show you -- >> -- morning long -- >> -- unreal -- >> -- golly -- >> -- mix one in -- >> -that -- >> -- just -- it is just phenomenal. >> all we need is david gilmore standing on top where it says barnes and noble singing comfortably numb. all right, let's move it along, shall -- >> -- sec -- >> -- moving our way. it -- it is just going to be a real wet day. we are just going to see rain but believe me when i tell you somebody is going to get a heavy-duty dose of winter. here mild, 49 at lunch on its way to a high of 51, 38 to 40. mid-40s still raining at dinnertime. jay cart take it away. >> marty,

wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> well, pretty sunset. >> nice day. very frosty morning. but it warmed up very nicely this afternoon. temperatures running above our average for this time of year, which is around 47, although we're in the 20s this morning. right now, take a look at temperatures. the little bit of sun beginning to go down. with a few high clouds to the west. there will be a front going through later tonight. take a look at these temps. the front has some precip with it. all of the precip, mainly in the form of rain showers, heading up towards northwest of pennsylvania. it will not bring us any precip. but it will bring us a few clouds overnight into the morning hours. then the winds go back to the northwest. and it will get chillier than it was today. we're at 51 degrees now. dew point, way down. very dry air. 46% humidity. winds south/southwest, 3. ahead of that front. then we go

coming up on wjz eyewitness news. it is used as an example in a bill ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:28. 48 degrees and cloudy. good evening. thank you far staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. voter protection. maryland senator ben cardin proposes political penalties for campaigns that try to deceive voters. cardin takes pages from maryland's book to apply to federal elections. >> polling the voters. >> we're okay. relax. everything is fine. >> reporter: the maryland robocalls case in which a campaign director was found guilty of voter suppression, is an example of campaign tactics u.s. senator ben cardin wants to outline in campaign law. >> a baltimore jury convicted that individual from the campaign, under state election laws. and it points out -- it was a relatively recent change in the state election laws. what we are trying to do is make this a national policy. >> reporter: cardin says his 2006 senate campaign against michael steele is also an example of fal

she talked with wjz through skype. lindsey says the camp us is trying to return back to normal and fears others will think their campus is not safe. >> it's just sad that we've gotten a name like that here. but it's not like that here. it's really say. >> reporter: lind see received several -- lindsey received several campus alerts on her phone after the shooting. they were similar to the ones after the massacre. carly halderman says police did a better job keeping students posted about the shooting this time. >> there were sons of rumor -- tons of rumors flying around. it was hard to determine what was true and what wasn't. >> it makes me emotional to say this, but i cannot imagine having to put my life for other people that you don't even know. like he gave his life for us. >> reporter: and the virginia tech student from maryland who we talk the with say their parents were concerned at first, after receiving phone calls and texts about the shooting. but now that they know their students are okay, they're fine tonight

danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness news. >> wjz's complete coverage continues with gigi barnett. i'm going to, of course, ask you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of this story. wjz's complete coverage continues now with gigi barnett, who has more on this story. >>> well, police confirmed that the shooter was not a student at virginia tech and that has many btu students relieved tonight. [ no audio ] >> for complete coverage of the shooting at virginia tech, eyewitness news will keep you up to date on all of the events and developments related to that case. >>> a developing story at this hour. a morgan state university student gunned down inside his own apartment. vic is live in the newsroom with the investigation. and growing concerns about violence in the victim's neighborhood. vic? >> well, denise. city police were called to an apartment in the 2900 block of north calvary street late last night. inside, they found brandon hudson. a student at morgan state university. police say hudson was shot in the head on the couch. right now, police have very little to go on in the s

wjz is live at johns hopkins. mike hellgren speaks to the family of the victim. >> reporter: this is where little noah acid was former -- formally pronounced dead. and that lawsuit which was just filed, is raising new questions about responsibility. >> reporter: katherine acid is still shaken, almost two years after a tree crushed her son, 9- year-old noah to death. he was attending a camp run pie carroll county. his family is suing the county for $12 million, saying the massive tree was already dead and should have been cut down and that counselors took children outside during high winds when they should have been kept indoors. >> it's awful. i mean, you wake up every day. and, you know, my only child is gone. >> the clear priority of carroll county was to protect their property and not protect these kids. >> reporter: the county attorney told wjz he had not seen the lawsuit and can't comment on it. >> reporter: the death was painful enough for the family. but they say the response from the county made it worse.

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> lottery on line, a major hurdle has been cleared to bring maryland lottery games to the worldwide wide, how it could help the budget crisis. >>> hello again, i am jessica kartalija, here is what people are talking about today. >>> last year we generated 519 million. >> they asked for research and lottery officials do not believe it will impact existing business. >> you can buy your groceries on line and just about everything on line. i know that in my house just about every christmas gift was bought on line, so it is an option they thought should be given consideration. >> the lottery estimates half of all people in maryland play but this could open their covers to cash from people around the globe and would still need approval from lawmakers. >>> and new york, illinois and virginia are among the states considering selling their lottery tickets on line. jessica, back to you. >> mike, thank you. >>> lottery tickets ar

you can watch that live here on wjz. tune in saturday at 2:30. >>> growing concerns over the sate of certain birth control pills. >>> tourists killed in a las vegas helicopter crash. what went wrong. and the obstacle making things different for investigators. >>> the lady ravens go shopping for a good cause. i'm monique griego. coming up, we'll have more on how they're making christmas happen for baltimore. >>> clear and chilly. bob will have more on the weekend weather in the updated forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a food and drug administration panel is considering whether new warning labels should be added to newer generation birth control pills. some studies show they can put women at higher risk for serious blood clots. bigat shaban reports in tonight's healthwatch. >> reporter: richard and diane amons daughter annie ate right and exercised regularly. but two years ago, she had a heart attack at age 35 and died. >> the medical examiner told me it was probably caused by a blood clot. >> the amons family blames her

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> occupying the future. what is next for occupy baltimore after the city forced the group out of the square? >>> good afternoon, here is what people are talking about today, occupy's next move. the city raided and emptied their campsite but demonstrators say they remain strong. wjz and mike hellgren are live there. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don, good afternoon, everybody. this is something i could not do 24 hours ago because it had been barricaded off but as you can see the tents are gone but the square is once again open to the public and the occupy group plans to meet here again tonight. one day after police cleared the square members of occupy baltimore say the movement will continue. the mayor made the decision to raid their encampment so they brought their latest gathering to city hall. >> i maintained my passion and i think hundreds of us have and looking forward to expanding. >> the mayor spok

wjz is live. mike hellgren has the occupiers' next move. >> reporter: denise, the square is open and largely empty tonight. but it won't be in about two hours. that's when occupy baltimore says they will have their general assembly tonight at 8:00. it remains to be seen whether anyone will stay after that. >> reporter: sky eye chopper 13 flew over mceldon square after it reopened to the public, cleaned up and sanitized, following occupy baltimore's 10- week encampment that came to an end with a police raid. some say good riddance. >> we see it every day. actually a nuisance. >> reporter: but others like eileen rogan, wish the tents still occupied their perch. >> i don't think they should be moved out. i think we should listen to what they're saying. coming up on election year. and they're representing a voice that i don't think has been voiced in a long time. >> reporter: citing a lack of violence, the mayor told wjz, in hiernd sight -- hiernd -- hindsight, the eviction. >> no injuries, no arrests

and if you are staying home, watch the wjz new year's eve special. can see all of the festivities here only on wjz starting at 11:00 saturday night. but judging by the story, i'm not sure how we need to dress. >> t-shirts or winter coats? >>> i'm going to call an audible here. take a look at this forecast. we're talking about the new year's eve, tranquil, how is that. along the eastern seaboard we are looking at calm conditions, no real chance of rain for the evening and temperatures are going to be in the 40s. how do you like that, around midnight time. >> i love it. thank you. >> we'll have ,, if you have high blood pressure, like me, and get a cold... ...you need a cold medicine with a heart. only coricidin hbp has a heart, right here. it's the only cold and flu brand that won't raise your blood pressure. coricidin hbp. ♪ [ male announcer ] when you're a true fan... [ exhales ] ...there are no sick days. [ crowd cheering, screaming ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. [ snoring ] [ male announcer ] vicks nyquil cold and flu. the nightti

wjz 13 is always on.ck wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,, >>> now complete forecast and the first warning of severe weather. >> there's lots of clouds out there today. we'll take it. a little sunshine. >> not a whole lot. this is not a thick deck of clouds. the clouds thicken up tonight and get a little lower. and as we saw, there was fog. we may see a little more fog tonight and perhaps a little drizzle or sprinkle activity. the real rain comes late tomorrow night to wednesday. and then it's going to get colder once again. look at these temperatures. very, very mild. 55. we got up to 59 today. the dew points coming up. 49degrees. humidity up to 80%. east winds off the ocean keeping it moist at six. the barometer is beginning to fall. 61 in easton. a little more sun after the fog burned off. 60 in washington. and a mild 55 degrees a roanoke woe. we're talking nine, 10 degrees. cooler by the water. and 58. out in westminster, light winds and generally we're starting to see more of an east or southeast flow. and that will

well, our complete coverage does continue now, with wjz traffic control. wjz has a look at that.sty? >> captain mike has said, the three right lanes are blocked. that has your delay now past liberty road. it is just bumper to bumper, getting through. it's going to take you at least 30 minutes. it's also impacting the inner loop. we have delays on the inner loop as well from 70 to liberty road. those delays not as significant. it should only take you about 20 minutes to get through. but the southwest side of the inner loop, definitely not the place to be at this hour. as far as the rest of the traffic goes, we are also seeing delays on the north side outer loop, not nearly as bad. providence road to charles street. and northbound 95, also heavy in that direction, from pulaski highway, to the beltway. that's on the northeast side. in harford county, two new accidents to report. level road at churchville road. also, route 1 at the hickory bypass. as far as baltimore city goes, we have threes in that region. erdmann avenue at harford road. north broadway at east monument. also, patte

wjz f.m., 105.7, the fan.a report today that ravens' cornerback, lardarius webb suffered a an injury. coach harbaugh would not address the specifics of that issue today. but he did intimate that webb should play since he did play yesterday. let's get to other nfl news. a couple of coaches were fired. todd haley let go by the kansas city chiefs before he could finish their third season as head coach. haley led casey to the division title a year ago. and this year has been a disappointment with a 5-8 record that included a blowout loss to the jets yesterday. romeo critical conditionle replaces haley as kansas city's interim head coach. also today, miami fired coach tony sparrano, in the midst of a fifth straight losing season. dolphins' record is 4-9. assistant todd bowls replaces sparrano as head coach. >>> all-star nba guard, chris paul remains in trade limbo. the new orleans hornet attempted to deal him. but the trade again has fallen through. the latest was a deal to send paul to the l.a. clippers, which was

wjz is live. mike hellgren reports on who is now concerned for gross's plight. >> it appears cuban president raul castro, a missionary who was visiting with him said that castro told him that he understands that failing health concerns and the concerns of gross's family. but the two never discussed release. >> he looks defeated. >> for judy gross, the past two years have been a nightmare. her husband allen, who grew up in baltimore, has become a political pawn in cuba, where the government claims he's a spy. he's lost 100 pounds since the cubans locked him in a tiny cell. >> i think there's some people who wouldn't recognize him. absolutely striking. allen was a bit of a hefty guy to begin with, but always, always had a huge smile on his face. and now, when you see him, he looks emaciated. >> reporter: his loved ones who fear he may die there, began a few push for his release, including this video from his elderly mother. >> i can't be without him any longer. >> she's a real trooper. but she's sca

wjz eyewitness news. back to you. >> before the start of this season, the nfl lockout forced the team to hold training camp in owings mills for the first time. ravens owner steve bisciotti has mixed feelings, saying from a team of you, it was easy, but personally, very difficult. >> tonight, the ravens are focused on the cleveland browns, trying not to have another letdown on the road on another team. sports director mark viviano has more. >> reporter: the ravens do have a history of playing well in the month of december. they feel like they're made for the cold-weather months. and they do expect to get a chilly reception in cleveland. >> the ravens have been reminded all week about their early season stumbles. three road losses that mar an otherwise sterling season. always striving to improve, but admittedly far from perfect. >> i wouldn't want to be unde-- i would want to be undefeated. we're not undefeated, but at the same time, we have been through enough adversity now that we're battle-tested. let's

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood now it is complete coverage, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> occupy is over. police clear out demonstrators downtown is what next. >>> hello again here is what people are taking about today, a developing story we have been following since early this morning, the occupation has ended for protesters at the square. just before dawn police in riot gear cleared out the occupy baltimore campsite. wjz and mike schuh are live downtown right now. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon, don, good afternoon, everyone. it has been more than two months since the square has looked this way. starting at 3:00 in the morning city police and work crews have cleared it out and cleaned it up. >>> these are among the latest images of occupy baltimore before the square is cleared. at 3:00 a.m. police shut down a six to 8 block area, a police commander trailed by a photographer begins the eviction but backed up by 100 officer whose arrive in full riot gear. >> there was a lot of confusion. >> i

be sure to watch the wjz in year's eve special with complete coverage here on wjz starting at 11:00 on saturday night. >>> just one week until the iowa caucuses. the first tent poll event for the battle for the republican nomination. danielle nottingham reported from des moines. the candidates are making a push to win over undecided voters. >> reporter: steve briton is ringing up customers and keeping his restaurant running while he tries to figure out who he'll back next tuesday. >> this is definitely going to be a last-minute decision for you. >> absolutely. >> reporter: the machine shed restaurant in urbandale is a popular stop for the candidates. still many voters here aren't sure who they will support. >> whoever convinces me that they'll help unemployment, get people back to work and cut government spending. >> i think a lot of it is it is just really hard finding out what they truly stand for. there are so many negative ads out there. >> reporter: the republican candidates are flooding residents with mailers, phone calls and tv ads hoping their campaigns can pick up those undeci

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather and wjz traffic control by sharon gibala. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> it is the top of the hour, and a seasonably nice day start. there is frost on your car again this morning but not a whole lot and christie bresland is in for sharon to tell you your way through the commute. marty is over in first warning weather. >> clear now, sunshine through the day, mid-20s normal for this time of the day on this date in the year, by the way the date is 12-13-11. >>> don, take it away. >> thank you, the rush from christie bresland. take it away. >> the good news is the intersection has been re-opened but not a good start for harbor county, a second accident up there. route 1 right there near mountain road. we also have delays open the west side of the inner loop there as you make your way towards liberty road it should hold you up 5 or 10 minutes. the harrisburg expressway moving we

coming up live here on wjz. it's the 40th annual lighting of the washington monument. >> will the weather cooperate for your weekend plans? stick around for the updated first warning forecast. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> election scandal. the man who headed governor robert ehrlich's election campaign on trial. >> today, what he said on the stand. >> election night robocall controversy. former governor robert ehrlich takes the stand. wjz is live at the mitchell courthouse. derek valcourt has more on what the former governor had to say. derek? >> reporter: governor ehrlich was only on the stand for

wjz is live along the beltway. derek valcourt has more on the accident and the repairs that need to be done. >> . >> but the bad news is one of the beams on that overpass is going to need to be replaced. that means crews are going to have to shut down traffic, temporarily in a few lanes in order to do that. the good news, though, is that for drivers, the inconvenience will not happen until the spring. >> reporter: on 695 south, traffic zips along, beneath the 95 south overpass. you have to look closely for signs of the damage done monday, when the massive arm of a back hoe, riding on top of a tractor-trailer, slammed onto a bridge, locking up traffic for hours, on two of the busiest highways in the region. >> obviously, we wouldn't have traffic on 95 or 695. if we had any concerns about safety. >> reporter: from sky eye chopper 13, you can see the shoulder of i-95 has been blocked off. that's because state highway officials found damage to two of the outer most support beams, beams that sit under the shoulder of th

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass, and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team, your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz. >> good morning, everyone, it is 6:00, i am jessica kartalija in for don, we have weather and traffic, let's go to marty. >> good morning, everyone. man, i hate it when we get it right, a forecast like that anyway. those are your temperatures. figure dinnertime but 37, 38 degrees, all right, jess, take it away. >> all right, marty, thanks, now over to sharon in traffic control, good morning. >> hi, jess, good morning, everyone, it has been a busy morning, the good news is we have cleared up that problem. we still have this one, we still have a truck fire blocking a lane there. traffic seems to be getting by though without a delay. also watch for an accident in the city, shannon drive at ramona. the intersection is blocked there, another accident in fallston. fire activity also in the city blocking robert street. pressman is yo

warning weather and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala, it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> good morning, everyone. it is december 29th. i am jessica kartalija in for don scott. a live look now over the inner harbor and the lake mason building, we have w -- or we have weather and traffic together, let's go to marty. >> it is a seasonably chilly morning, it is anywhere from 26, to 27 to at its warmest 32. 44 at lunch going to a high of 44, the normal is 42. 38 degrees with clouds moving in this dinnertime. take it away. >> now over to sharon. >> we started off the morning with two problems and fortunately those are the only two issues we still have, an accident in glen burnie, then some ice reported in rosedale, philadelphia road because of a water main break in the area. there is a look at your speeds on the beltway. no issues as far as speeds go. we have not had very many delays all week. i think it is a holiday weekend, a lot of people are taking off. there is a live look outside at 50 at sandy point, everything running smoothly there. the same for 795 south of franklin bouleva

>>> this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd, 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. [ sirens ] >>> panic returns to virginia tech the sift dead lift campus attack in u.s. history. >>> the ambush that killed a police officer and students fear as they brace for the worst. >>> hello, i am vic carter. >> i am denise koch here what he people are talking about. >> we begin with breaking news. police identified the officer killed by a gunman on campus in virginia tech. he was an army vet and father of five. wjz has coverage of the stotting. and danielle notting hams has the latest and andrea fugi. speaks with those in the lockdown first here danielle. >> reporter: a gunman approached the virginia tech police officer during a routine traffic stop thursday and opened fire. killing officer derrick krause e then fled. -- he then fled. this student sought aftermath. >> the police pulled up and he opened the car door and he just fell out toward the gr

wjz is live. jessica kartalija has the latest. >> reporter: tonight, police are urging everyone in that area to be on the lookout. >> a brazen robbery attempt during business hours has a store owner fighting for his life. >> it's a robbery, attempted robbery. the owner was shot as a result of the robbery. >> reporter: city police were called to the up close barber shop on harford road, just before 7:00 wednesday night. police say a man walked into the shop, attempting to rob the 32-year-old shop owner before shooting him in the head. >> we're also looking at the individuals in the store. trying to determine if there is anything more serious than just a random robbery attempt. >> reporter: baltimore city police are also urging anyone who may have seen something to please come forward. they tell me they are interviewing witnesses who are being cooperative. but they still need additional help. >> we need individuals that may have been driving home. it's kind around the rush hour time. may have been w

>>> this is wjz tv. wjz hd and wjz.com, baltimore. from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now, it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >>> senseless shooting. a virginia tech police officer killed in a murder-suicide. >> tonight the school bin begins to heal for the second time. >>> hello everybody. i am denise koch. >>> and i am dick carter. >> we have new details about the college student who murdered an officer at virginia tech and then turned the gun on himself. but the motive behind the killings is still very much a mystery. danielle nottingham reports from campus where students gathered to grieve. >> reporter: hundreds gathered to pay respects to fallen police officer deriek crouse who was killed in a shooting on campus thursday punch all i could think about was how bad i felt for the officer's family. >> reporter: crouse's family is stunned. >> you think someone is invincable, nothing is going to happen to them. this is just complete shock. >> reporter: police say ross ashley shot officer cro

. >> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. >> from the city to the colonies to your neighborhood.t's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's new station. >> protesters pushed out. occupy baltimore evicted in the middle of the night. >> why demonstrators say it's not over and what they plan to occupy next. >> here's what people are talking about. baltimore police moved in taking down tents and telling protesters to go home. now occupy baltimore is planning its next steps. we are live and explain how the standoff between protesters and police finally ended. >> you see the police are still out here tonight they are kids still surrounding this entire park, but protesters say even if they can't come here, the movement is not over. >> reporter: police cars blocked streets. >> there is like 150 full-time s.w.a.t. members. >> in the predawn hours, dozens of officers around the occupy baltimore and can't. >> within two minutes the entire square was surrounded. >> all 40 protesters were removed. the tent city torn down as the league commissioner supervises, the mayor says it was time for pr

live in towson, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >>> wjz will stay on the story with some updates at wjz.com and tonight at 11:00. >>> new information about the armed suspect who allegedly broke into a baltimore county home and ended up being shot by police. the suspect is identified as 27- year-old christopher bernard of randalls town. police say he broke into a home on wofford drive. he was allegedly wearing a ski mask carrying a gun. a neighbored called police. when officers arrived, they saw the man with a gun and shot him when he refused to drop it. >>> ron smith the local broadcasters loses his battle with pancreatic cancer. weija jiang has more. >> reporter: june smith says there were very few tears when her husband died. they were celebrating the love and life they shared with each other and with their second family, ron's listeners. no matter how difficult the words, veteran baltimore broadcaster ron smith was not afraid to say them. >> i owed it to my audience to be honest with them. >> reporter: smith shared no details when he told listeners 9 weeks ago he was dying of

wjz is live at county police headquarters. alex demetrick is there with details. >> reporter: well, kai, it may have ended in baltimore county. but this case drew in four different police departments. it also put a lot of other motorists at risk as well as police and the suspect who was eventually stopped by a police bullet. >> reporter: the baltimore highlands neighborhood in baltimore county went from quiet to wild at lunchtime. >> i was in my house with my sister. and the next thing you know, our friends were calling us, saying that somebody got shot. and the school is on lockdown. i was like, what is going on here? >> reporter: according to police, it started last night where this white chevy was seen. it was spotted this morning by anne arundel police who chased it back north. >> the suspect driving the vehicle, the white malibu, was waving a gun outside of the vehicle. as it traveled up 97. >> it ended here with a crash. but not before state police and baltimore police joined the pursuit. >> he bails out of his vehicle.

wright spent more than a decade working here at wjz. her mother tells us a memorial is being planned in arkansas where she lived after leaving baltimore. >>> there are fewer cars crossing the bay bridge since tolls doubled last month. the maryland transportation authority said traffic is down 2% since tolls went from $2.50 to $4 but the state is taking in 25% more revenue from the increases compared to last november. >>> if you are waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads with christie at wjz traffic control. hi, christie. >> hi, kai. a messy dry out there. especially for 95. in the northbound direction we have a couple of delays there. the first from pal aki highway over to emmerton road and again on the southwest side. that one from 32 over to 175. as far as southbound 95 goes, we have an accident at riverside parkway blocking the lane. on the beltway, in the northeast corner, moving over to the beltway, the loop is slowing over to security boulevard. and slow from security boulevard over to baltimore nation

manuel gallegus reports for wjz. his accusers are relieved but frustrated they didn't have the opportunity to testify. >> reporter: jerry sandusky told the crowd outside court, he would prove he is not guilty of child sex abuse. >> stay the course. fight for four quarters. we'll wait for the opportunity to present our side. >> reporter: the former penn state football coach, waived his preliminary hearing just before it was about to start. his lawyer says he waited until the last minute because he wanted prosecutors to agree to share vital information and also to spare his client from further accusations. >> what you would have heard would have been the case. not our case. because today is not the time for us to present our defense. >> reporter: sandusky says this is a fight to the death. and there will be no plea deal. it is time to move on to trial. >> it will allow us to promptly advance this case to adjust conclusion. >> several men who accuse sandusky of sexual abuse were set to testify. victim number 4 was suppo

wjz is live. political reporter pat warren has more on all of the pomp and circumstance. >> reporter: good evening, everybody. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake first took the oath of office to replace sheila dixon, who resigned in disgrace. today, she becomes mayor as an elected city official. >> reporter: mayor rawlings- blake takes the oath of office. >> without partiality or prejudice. >> without partiality or prejudice. >> execute the office of mayor of baltimore. >> execute the office of mayor of baltimore, according to the constitution and laws of the state. >> according to the constitution and laws of this state. >> ma'am, you have been so sworn. may i be among the first cocongratulate you. >> reporter: in the drizzle, amid a bloom of umbrellas, the mayor stated her goal growing the city by 10,000 families, by making sacrifices and everybody pitching in to do their part. >> this is a new way of thinking for some of us. it will require a leap forward in renewed faith and trust. but it's how we

>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> who killed phylicia barnes? one year ago today she disappeared in baltimore. the latest on the search for her killer as lovered ones prepare to pay tribute to the teenaged honor student. >>> hello again, i am jessica kartalija, here is what people are talking about today. the search for phylicia barnes ended untragedy, they found her body 40 miles north from where she was last seen in baltimore but have yet to make an arrest. wjz is live on this one year anniversary, mike hellgren investigates where the case stands now, mike. >> reporter: jessica, state police say they are making progress but they won't say why or how. this is a case that at one time involved most of baltimore city's homicide unit and a case that continues to puzzle investigators. >>> phylicia barnes disappeared without a trace from her sister's apartment one year ago and police have yet to make an arrest. the search gained national attention and bec

you can see it here on wjz and kickoff is at 1:00. i'll have a live post game report and live reaction from the team and then it's marty and jessica kartalija and they'll keep it going with football talk. it is a full day of ravens football coming up saturday here on wjz. the aarons can in part thank the cleveland browns hutting ben roethlisberger ankle. pittsburgh failed to score a touchdown for the first time this season. the steelers lose 20-3. they lose the advantage he had over the ravens in the playoff race. pittsburgh falls to second place and is currently just a wild card team. >> we acknowledged what we did here. we had an opportunity and we didn't seize it. make necessary correction, we better make them quickly. >> reporter: pittsburgh play st. louis on saturday. it may be that the steelers rest roethlisberger for the playoff. in baseball it has been a relatively quiet season for the orioles. it picks up a new manager. that can be troubling to a fan base that's looking for infusion of top level talent to a last place team. t

see the game here on wjz. i'll be at the stadium with highlights and reaction at the locker with the post game report. and then it is marty and jessica keeping it going with football talk in canton. we have a full day of football coming up here on saturday on wjz. >>> mike loxly is returning to the university of maryland coaching staff. his hiring was announced today. loxly was the head coach at new mexico prior to getting fired there this year. he takes over as terp's offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. he was at maryland, during a five year stint that ended in 2002. >>> the maryland basketball team returns to action tomorrow after an 11-daybreak. they will take on ratford in college park tomorrow night. meanwhile 20,000 fans at kentucky's arena, the largest crowd the loyola basketball team has played in front of. the boys from baltimore were not intimidated. check out the power move down the lane and slamming in 2. a team high of 14 and kentucky ranked third in the nation. and down by just 6 at half

. >> this is wbz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now it is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's new station. >> from star quarterback to start witness. we are getting the clearest account yet of the rape accusations against jerry sandusky. >> he actually says he saw them in the locker room shower. >> hello, everybody. here's what people are talking about. explosive accusations today from the key witness in the penn state sex abuse scandal. today's critical testimony. >> reporter: penn state a physicist at football coach mike query left the courthouse after giving damning testimony. he testified he saw the having what he believed to be sexual intercourse with a 10 or 12-year-old boy in a cap a shower in 2002. he said as he entered the locker room he heard the rhythmic slapping sounds and that he shockingly and surprisingly saw jerry with a boy in the shower and that jerry was directly behind the void in a very, very close positions holding the boy's waist, the boy's

wjz is live with first warning weather coverage.eteorologist tim williams and bob turk are tracking our updated conditions. bob? >> it's about 20 degrees colder than it was yesterday afternoon. yes, it's back to where it should be. take a look at radar. a lot of clouds around. south of us, a little light rain. in fact, portions of southern virginia, even seeing a little wet sleet from time to time down there. it's melting, but the temperatures are cold enough aloft, even in southern maryland, might be just a touch of sleet before that rain moves out. it will not really impact the baltimore area. we'll see lots of clouds. but that should generally clet getout of -- get out of here later. tim has the forecast. and also what the ravens should see in san diego. tim? >> well, saturday forecast. much like right now. we'll see temperatures in the mid-40s. keep in mind, daytime high now, normal high is about 45 degrees, with that cool, northwest wind coming in. we're going to see our temperatures pretty much suppressed. not going up to that

. >>> this is wjz tv, wjz-hd and wjz-hd, baltimore. >>> it's complete coverage, it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> are shoppers safe? a young man murdered right outside towson town center. >> hello, i'm vic carter. we're learning more about the teenager who was murdered as police are reassuring people it's safe to shop. mike hellgren has the latest on the investigation. >> reporter: police say both the shooter and the victim were inside the mall before the incident. less than 24 hours earlier, police blocked off entrances searching for a killer. rodney vest pridget was gunned down at just 19 years old. >> we're looking into all the circumstance that is you would look into to try to understand why this happened. >> have you noticed increased security here? >> yeah, i noticed there were more cars in the parking lot. >> court records reveal the victim was on court supervised probation for robbery. we're confident the investigation will reveal an arrest of a suspect or suspects. we do not believe this is a ran don incident. >> it's probably going to be more safe than before. >> this

stay with wjz for complete coverage of the shooting. we will continue to update you on the search for the gunman throughout this evening's newscast. >>> out on bail. former penn state coach jerry sandusky posts $250,000 bond. he is released with $100,000 in -- $200,000 real estate holdings and $50,000 certified check from his wife. in all, sandusky faces more than 50 charges charges and is accused of molesting 10 boys. >>> sued for sex abuse. an accuser discredited by the prosecutor is filing a lawsuit against former syracuse basketball coach bernie fine. 23-year-old zachary thomaselli claims fine molested him on a trip to pittsburgh in 2002 when he was a boy. he said he is filing a lawsuit to rebut claims by fine's attorney, and a prosecutor, who claims the man's claims are not fineable. fine has not been charged with any crime. >>> a teenager is behind bars, charged with having sex with his students. >> reporter: the man in question has been an english teacher here at glen burnie high school since 2002. he was also an assistant coach

thanks for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. 30 days of house arrest and two years' probation. that's the sentence for baseball's home run king, barry bonds, after a single account of obstruction of justice. bigad shaban reports. he had faced up to 21 years in prison. >> reporter: home run king barry bonds left court. a judge sentenced bonds to 30 days house arrest and two years' probation. far less than the year in prison he could have gotten. the judge also stayed his sentence, pending appeal. >> we absolutely believe that barry was wrongly convicted of a felony offense. >> reporter: bonds was convicted in april of giving misleading testimony to a grand jury eight years ago. it was part of an investigation into steroid use among baseball players. when asked if his trainer ever injected him with performance- enhancing drugs, bonds gave eveilsive answers. throughout -- evasive answers. he insisted he thought he was getting injections of flaxseed oil. >> bonds was the

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>>> this is wjz tv, wjz hd, and wjz.com, baltimore. >> good morning, maryland. now don scott, marty bass and the latest breaking news from wjz's news team. your first warning weather, and wjz traffic control with sharon gibala. it is wjz, mare maryland's news station. >> it is 6:00 and december is starting out dry and cold. we will find out from tim in a moment. sharon is watching traffic and it is tim in for vacationing marty bass in the first warning weather center. >> we are looking at some of the coldest mornings we have had over the last -- well in recent memory really. 27 in oakland, 39 is the warm spot down at the river, 37 on the shore and northeast maryland, high pressure in control of the forecast bringing in very dry but seasonably cold air, just that the seasonably cold air is something we have not dealt with in a while. we are not seeing 70s soon. >>> starting off around freezing, going up to a high of around 50 degrees with sunshine, dry air and a light breeze. we will have your complete updated first warning forecast coming up in just a few moment