i am sherrie johnson. how the weather could delay some flights. >>> and the airlines keep jack up prices for bags. now the government says enough is enough. the plan to make checked bags more affordable. those stories ahead on this wednesday, november 23rd. good morning. i am charley crowson. let's get to justin berk because a lot of people are traveling by road and by air. weather is going to play a factor. >> it is. sherrie talked about it. we have heavy rain on maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we were watching preston is about to press in from the west. denton you are getting it. we have we have no lightning strike but there's extremely heavy down pours. rates are coming an half ionch to a full inch per hour but won't last an who you're time frame. we are looking at -- time frame. we are looking at heavy rain and near lexington park and salisbury getting in on the action. we have improved. showers around glen burnie and we have to look back to our west. another line of showers and storms that is

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. continuing coverage of the jerry sandusky controversy. former assistant coach, spoke up for the fist time since charged with molesting boys. in a phone interview, he said he is not a pedophile. when asked if he did anything wrong, he said she shouldn't have showered with the kids. >> i could say that, i have done some of those things. i have horsed around with kids. i have showered after workouts. i have hugged them. i have touched their leg without intent of sexual contact. >> sandusky is charged with 40 criminal counts. the indictment detailed sexual abuse of 8 boys he met through his charity the second mile. >>> hear former executive jack johnson telling his wife to flush a check down the toilet. all in a recording released of the former executive telling his wife what to do to hide evidence. linda so is here with new information. >> the phone call happened as fbi agents arrived at jack johnson's home. you can hear the couple talking as agents are banging on the door. johnson and his wife pleaded guilty to k a senting hundreds of thous

out for one of the stops, we will join sherrie johnson, live at johns hopkins with the latest. this opens at 6:30 this morning. >> reporter: that's right. we are here in this 600 block of broadway, johns hopkins hospital in east baltimore. this is one of the locations for the new charm city circulators green route. this is one of the stops it will make, the mayor, stephanie rawlings blake and business leaders and others will launch the green route. service at 6:30, and the green route runs from city hall to fells point to johns hopkins, service is every 15 minutes and the mayor plans to call on congress to rebuild the jobsability. $50billion in funding for transportation projects around the country. it would help road, rail and airport transportation projects, plus an additional $10 billion for an infrastructure bank. today's event kicks off at 10:30 this morning, it will take place at the intersection of ashland and rutland avenues. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a officer assigned to protect stephanie rawlings blake maybe sore following a crash. it happened at the gillford a

i'm sherrie johnson. that story is coming up. >>> jerry sandusky is speaking out for the first time. what he says about showering with young boys. >>> arrests, shouting and shoving all part of a wild night in new york. this story is changing by the minute. all having to do with the occupy wall street demonstrators. we will look at the developing story as it's happening. i'm charley crowson. it is tuesday, november 14th. let's get to it. when you step outside it feels like may than november. >> check this out. yesterday, we were just sneaking up on a record. bwi, high of 74 degrees. beautiful, right? the record is 77, set back in 1989. chilly rain moving in and taking care of that. we were 3 degrees from a record yesterday. this morning talking about the temperatures that should be down in the 30s. 57 is our high. we are looking at temperatures in the 60s. 62 bel air. northeast 60. 63 glen burnie. 69 annapolis. if you get out for a run, get the dog out, take your stroll because we look like we are going to

abc2 news sherrie johnson is live this morning with new information in this case. sherrie? >> reporter: charlie, a pennsylvania lawyer representing one of the alleged victims in the penn state child sex abuse case says his client is pursuing charges after hearing jerry sandusky's comments on a recent radio interview. sandusky is the former penn state assistant coach accused of sexually assaulting boys. the attorney says his client is feeling more comfortable about going forward. he says sandusky's comments have motivated alleged victims to testify against sandusky. meanwhile pennsylvania governor tom corbet is defending how he handled the case against sandusky. corbet was pennsylvania's attorney general when that investigation was handed over to the state about two years ago. corbet says they couldn't arrest sandusky immediately because it takes time to build a case. >> i have done child predator cases. we move them as quickly as we possibly can. there isn't any governor in recent memory to me in this state that has done more to protect children than me so if you think i de

abc2 news sherrie johnon is standing by with --ionson is standing by with -- johnson isstanding by with a update. >> reporter: look at the live pictures in oakland. folks standing around, notice number 3 has gone out to oakland, occupy oakland protesters and demonstrators and they are hunkering down and the city and police department informed demonstrators that all city property is now off limits to campers. and in portland, organ a. police stand off with protesters went on for hours. police arrested more than a dozen people and cleared city parks of camps. portland's mayor says there's been no serious injuries during the four or five times police have taken action. but a protester says the mayor is doing the wrong thing. in denver, police andn riot gear arrested 17 people as they cleared furniture tents and personal belongings from a camp there. and in philadelphia, the mayor there says he is putting more police near the occupy philly camp. and he says many of the original protesters are gone. the intentions have changed and it's bad for the city. >> occupy philly has changed. we are s

sherrie johnson has live joyed and reaction from the sex scandal at penn state. linda so is live on scene of a gas outage to tell us how soonservice will be restored and linda charles is live with preview of deals on black friday but first the forecast with justin berk. >> we are looking at temperatures that show a widespread along water and typically warmer 40 in annapolis and 42 in edgemere and heading inland dropping into the mid and lower 30s. 31 the anomaly in towson and woodbine checking in with the number back to 35 in ellicott city. we have had thick fog on eastern shore and temperatures officially now 37 degrees in easton. there may be thick frost queen ann's county and a dense fog advisory in southern maryland south of annapolis and shady side looking at thick fog. look at quiet conditions and the fog showing up in the satellite radar check this view out as we pull it back a little bid wired and highlight this storm producing hefty snows across-eye with a and on into wisconsin. we don't have to worry aboutsnow but we will get a cool down from the store.

i am sherrie johnson. hear what local protesters in baltimore have to say about it. >>> black friday is gone and cyber monday is here. i am linda so. where to find the best deals online and tips for online shopping. >>> and good morning. checking out the storm in the south, it's generating cold airand snow across mississippi. the rain is on the doorsteps. today will be the end of the nice warm weather and we will talk about what that means for the rest of the week in a moment. >>> and outer loop slowing down between 795 and 70. we will show you details when "good morning maryland" continues. ♪ i'll stop the world and melt with you ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world ♪ ♪ i will stop the world ♪ ♪ you've seen the difference ♪ ♪ and it's getting better all the time ♪ ♪ i will stop the world ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world and melt with you ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world ♪ ♪ i'll stop the world, i'll melt with you ♪ ♪ ♪ introducing hershey's air delight. experience new light and airy, melty bubble

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the build a bear workshop is recalling a teddy bear swimsuit set. you'll see it on your screen. we'll enlarge it now. the inner tube toy can fit around the neck of a child and pose a strangulation risk. about 20,000 of these have been sold so far. build a bear received one report of an incident where a 3- year-old girl pulled the inner tube over her head and had difficulty removing it. >>> new for you this morning, a report out today saying people who ride in hybrid vehicles are less likely to be injured in a crash than those who drive nonhybrids. the study by insurance institute for the highway safety suggests that the weight is the main advantage. its battery and other components add about 10% to the overall weight of the car. >> the study shows consumers don't have to choose between fuel economy and safety. going green doesn't mean skimping on crash protection. >> pedestrians are at an increased risk of being hit because hybrids are so quiet. the government is working on regulations intended to add sound effects to hybrids so they can be more rea

we brought you the story last night at len and this morning sherrie -- 11 and this morning sherrie johnson is here with a update. police are look whether alcohol may have play -- looking into whether alcohol may have played a role in the accident. >> reporter: here's what one mother had to say when she heard her daughter had been on board the bus. >> it was like what? where are you? she is like i don't know. we are in the woods in the dark and it's like oh, gosh. it was like the worst. >> reporter: police are arrested registered sex offender 45-year-old john kravats and charged him with driving under the influence of alcohol after that bus crash in st. mary's county. this happened last night around 9:30. emergency crews arrived on the scene to find a 3-car collision involving the girl's basketball team from great mills high school. the school bus was returning to st. mary county after playing a game in virginia. the three-car collision happened at buds creek road and mechanicsville road. 15 students one adult and the bus driver went to the hospital for treatment. all students have been rel

sherrie johnson lets us know how working for you. this was the cost of a car not a car payment the whole car. >> the whole car. >> reporter: that's right. much to her frustration. frances webb's watter bill was 750 times larger than what she normally is charged and what she complained they said she would have to pay it. webw lives on wabash avenue and owns the vacant lot next door with a water meter. she has two water bills to pay and the most recent bill for the vacant lot was 19,300.44. this is more taft total amount she -- this more than the total amount she paid for all the water bills in the more than 42 years she owned the property. >> there's no water on the lot. never been any water. no house has been there. >> i talked to the water people, and they fixed it. >> did they? >> it's fixable. i appreciate that base knew i wasn't going to fix it. -- because i knew i wasn't going to fix it. >> reporter: a spokesman says the bill was a result of a misreading of the meters. it was human error and she doesn't have to pay the $19,000 b

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a man threatened to destroy a hotel. patrick will be sentenced. he pleaded guilty to demanding $5000 from the owner. plunker worked at the reception december income the building. >>> described as a lone wolf. he was caught trying to make pipe bombs. kuren redmond is live with more on the story and what we are learning about the man. >> police kept a close eye on this suspect. they have been following him for the past year. jose is described a as sympathizer who stands accused of trying to bomb police and post offices in new york city as well as u.s. troops returning home. authorities say they have been tailing him for the last year. police were able to move in on him while hes with he was in the process of making a pipe bomb. he spent his time on the internet and visited radical web sites and used al-qaeda inspired instructions. authorities found a article on how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom. he posted numerous articles advocating jihad on his website. he went to a home depot in the bronx and purchased elbow piping work gloves and chr

. >>> i'm sherrie johnson, live in east baltimore, the new green route busline has just kicked off. see the bus in the distance there. i will have the story coming up. >>> no new bank fees, that's what customers demanded and that's what they are getting from many banks. >>> overnight storm pulling out. some of you seeing the clearing. we've got rain on the most powerful doppler radar. >>> slow topside, and the northwest side of the beltway, you are doing okay 95 at 175. more traffic when good morning maryland continues. >>> time for your news to go. your pocketbook, kuren redmond talks about new fees banks are adding and some subtracting. linda so is live about tolls and a new route begins for the charm city circular. first let's a check of the forecast and say hello to justin berk. >>> good morning, michael hoffman wrote me and likes the notion of the big bubble of no trouble. we are not quite there yet but about to get there. watch the gasp of the storm bringing us rain. see from perryman and aberdeen, making a dive to the southwest and about to turn the corner. we are going to hu

i am sherrie johnson live at the maryland house on more with holiday travel. >>> it's tuesday, november 22nd good morning. i am charley crowson. a dreary start to this tuesday. let's check the forecast and say good morning to meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. dreary might be an understatement i want to talk about the heartland and when we got the comma signature here that's a good indication of a mature cyclone. we have a developing storm system here and another wave of low pressure pumping in strong storms out of eastern texas through arkansas and that's just going to feed a fuel this boundary that is stretching through maryland. it's right here we have had showers. we do have fog that's the issue all day. and we will continue with the moist eastern flow that will keep us very damp. we are at 49 in baltimore. 50 in easton and not much moving throughout the day and winds out of the east will continue to pile in that moisture. follow the wakeup window at the bottom of the screen and we will talk about the threat of heavy rain and thunderstorms coming up. our first look at traff

reporting live in the interactive news center, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> towson university trying to bring attention to bullying prevention as well. the school has the second annual love is louder than bullying campaign wicking off today. there will be events and discussions on campus all week long. the national antibullying campaign was put together aftermultiple teens committed suicide in 2010. >>> natural gas leek forced two shopping senters to evacuate. it happened shortly after 7 sunday morning at forest plaza and festival reba center. it followed a for at forest plaza and 2 dozen stores were fake by the leak. >>> leaders welcome a new hotel to harbor east. four seasons opens after a ribbon cutting care 3407by -- ceremony. it's at 200 international drive. >>> traffic alert this morning, roadwork is expected to begin in few minutes on the route 1 bridge going over the conowingo dam. project is delayed because of weather. crews need to resurface the asphalt because of damage from the big tanker fire last month. the work should be done around 6 tonight. don't forget, you can get

francis academy. >> we are having technical problems with sherrie johnson. she is st. francis academy, getting ready for a exhibition game between the mba stars and high school stars. we will hear from sherrie johnson later. >>> time for a check of the weather forecast with justin. >> good morning, 5:17, much of baltimore will be sleep deprived things watching a tremendous victory in pittsburgh. this morning, we also get to benefit of earlier daylight, and we will get the benefit of a beautiful day. check out the picture, distinct tiff frontal boundary from the lower great lakes in through p d missouri, oklahoma city, which oklahoma had+ñto deal with earthquakes over the weekend, the threat sf severe weather today, /7móñand the pattern is and active 1géáhthe western half of the nation, we get the benefit of dry weather. storm system off of the east coast stalling the pattern here. a pocket of 30s and 40s and chilly weather across maryland. 50s on the other side of the ohio valley. that's the warm air pulled ahead of the boundary. we will get in to that. a chilly s

. >>> i am sherrie johnson live in catonsville war college is making big strides in signs and technology. i will have live interview with the dean of science coming up. >>> and i respect him and looked up to him. and, it just was shocking to me that he would use that power in such a way. >> republican presidential contender herman cain expected to speak today about a woman claiming she was sexually harassed by him and she has come forward to share her story. >>> an earthquake and now possibly a tornado. incredible video out of oklahoma this morning. and that state continues to recover on this tuesday november 8th good morning i am charley crowson. let's check the weather forecast and see how things are closer to home and hello, again once again to meteorologist justin berk. >> closer to home is a brand new named tropical system off the east coast. surprise, surprise a new name tropical system off the southeast coast. i will he introduce you to him -- i will introduce you to him in few minutes. st. peter and paul high school at 39 degrees. 100% humidity. we have got fog. what county was t

. >> reporter: the fight against bullying i am sherrie johnson and the story is coming up. >>> time for birthdays and a happy birthday to helen who turns 74 yesterday. the family wanted to wish hear happy birthday. happy birthday from those of us here at abc2 news. you've birthday or anniversary or a photo shough share, -- share, morning so at wmar.com. we are back -- show at wmar.com. we are back in bit. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> it's the largest bullying conference in the state and the goal is to end bullying and harassment. sherrie johnson joins with us more. >> reporter: last year in maryland, there were reported 3,000 incidents of bullying around the state in every school district. bullying hurts and can cause problems for children as they grow up. that's why teams of educators from across the state are gathering in howard county this morning for a bullying prevention conference part of maryland bully free. this is the second year for the conference that focus on preventing bullying and harassment. participants will learn about the latest research and practices school sa

education reporter sherrie johnson is standing by with the attention the school is receiving. sherrie. >> reporter: yeah, they are excited here. we are on umbc in catonsville where yes they are receiving national attention for the program in tines and -- science and technology and it's helping students he. this morning i have dean of science joining me live and the student here as well. let's start with you. let's talk about the scholars program and why it's working. >> it is a program that trains professionals gifted and talented students to be tomorrow's lead in the stem area. and it's working because it combines world class research with innovative teaching method and active mentoring. >> reporter: and you also have bragging rights at your college president has won an award. >> yesch this is the carnegie award for invasion on campus. and it has to do with the discovery center and castle and innovative instructional method we pioneered. >> reporter: wonderful and she is senior here. tell me a little bit about how this program is work for you. >> as a participant of the progr

i am sherrie johnson. why she thinks school official should do more. >>> good morning. those stories straight ahead on this thursday for you. but first let's check the foggy forecast so far this morning and say hello, to justin. >> good morning. we have brand new graphics here in the storm center. but they are going to show you bad stuff. let's pull out the window and that's a view from the national aquarium. but you will notice the view get obscured and we are having trouble seeing across the inner harbor. a few hundred feet in some spots with this thick fog. temperatures this morning are down to 49 in ellicott city. an idea of what we are looking at. we are watching here our satellite imagery. we have got a band of rain on back towards the west. that essentially is going to be similar ribbon of rain and much more moisture and this is strengthening tropical storm sean and it will pull out to the open atlantic but it's throwing moisture around this morning which is actually helping to assist in developing this thick fog. we have a dense fog advisory all around the chesa

i am sherrie johnson. coming up, what local protesters in baltimore have to say about this. >>> and if you want to get shopping done without leaving your home, today is the day to do it. i am linda so. where to find the best deals on this cyber monday. >> monday, november 28th. i am charley crn.

let's go to abc2 news sherrie johnson with a report out of aberdeen. what's going on. >> reporter: hey, we are here at the maryland house in harford county along interstate 95. not too bad right now. but today could be one of the busiest travel days. a lot of people will hit the roads today to beat the thanksgiving holiday congestion. and this morning, i have regina with aaa mid atlantic joining me live. thanks for being here. >> you are welcome, thanks for having me. >> reporter: first, let's talk about the numbers. a lot of folks expected to hit the roads today. >> absolutely. nationally, we are looking at 38.2 million americans will be driving to their holiday destinations over the thanksgiving holiday period. here in maryland, it's nearly 800,000 that will be driving and those numbers are up compared to other holidays that we have look at this year. in fact, 4% nationally and 3.5% here in maryland. >> reporter: and it's not just the roads. what about the other forms of transportation? >> well, actually despite the fact we are seeing significant inc

i am sherrie johnson live at perry high school. details coming up. >>> i am corinne redman live at destination credit union. banks like this are excited over national transfer day. >>> 6:42. a bit too dark out there. you know at this time on monday, we will have someday light to show you. this is the weekend where we turn the clocks back one hour on the bright side annapolis is at50 in that time in the morning-- >>> that time of the morning when things are slowing down. the latest traffic wise when "good morning maryland" continues. >>> news time 6:45. this is your abc2 news to go good morning i am charley croweson and a busy friday morning everything you need to get your weekend started off right. linda so has new details on the deadly fire in baltimore. fallout from a soccer team's dance moves sherrie john is live and proposed fees from some big banks causing a stir. corerin redman is live with the latest. let's start off with a check of the forecast. what did we have in store with meteorologist justin berk. >> reporter: looking

i am sherrie johnson live in perry hall. i will have all new details coming up. >>> i am corinne redman live in parkville. why credit unions are all excited over national transfer day. that story just ahead. >>> it's friday, november 4th, good morning. i am charley crowson a live look across the inner harbor where today the pride of baltimore 2 is is coming back into port around 4:30. check it out for the weekend. how is the weather going to be? let's get an answer for that from meteorologist justin berk. >> something sweet in the view did you see it? domino sugar. >> thanks for playing along. >> hey a couple minutes we have more coming up from columbia and we will show outwinners from our wind for change visit yesterday and thunder hill elementary school. 49 in annapolis and really not much of a spread across the area. in fact, fairly uniformed withlow end westminster and the high end in annapolis at 49. fairly uniformed morning for

sherrie johnson joyce us live with new -- joins us live. >> reporter: penn state students were out in full force this morning to support joe paterno. looking at this all new shrewdo -- video, more than 1,000 students marched through the streets of beaver avenue at state college around midnight to rally for paterno. the rally of support is after rumors a turno being shown the door -- a turno being shown the door -- paterno being shown the door. he is facing the heat because some say he didn't go far enough in reporting the alleged abuse. students held a peaceful demonstration that moved between downtown and different spots on campus. we have learned that jerry sandusky is not allowed to be alone with his grandchildren with a temporary order. the judge's order says his three grandchildren cannot be in the presence or at his home without supervision. sandusky is accused of sexually abusing 8 boys from 1994 to 2009. joe paterno's son says people were allegedly hurt. >> you guys are cheering and doing this and going through this, make sure first thing you remember is keep the victims in yo

. >>> i am sherrie johnson live in catonsville war college is making strides with students in science and technology. that story coming up. >>> it's tuesday, november 8th. good morning. i am charley crowson. hope your day is off to a great start. thanks for starting with us. let's check the forecast before we get to the news and say hello, to meteorologist justin berk. >> good morning. we are checking out temperaturesthat are tanking off here. it's held up a little overnight. but now 40 at bwi and 30s andhike yesterday we could develop fogs in the last couple hours of darkness around sunrise. that was the case for spots yesterday morning. and we were right on the threshold along the bay where you get extra moisture. 37 this morning in easton. 39 towards pax river and to the west we have mid-30s. and also to the north in york, p.a. but despite the nuance and glitch here in the satellite imagery, quiet patchy clouds. despite the start in the 30s, it's a 6:42rise so by 8 a.m. we should push into the low to mid-40s a very warm afternoon by november standard with sunshine at 69. check on t

education reporter sherrie johnson has the story. sherrie. >> reporter: well, this morning, teens from school systems across the state will gather for a bullying prevention conference. it is part of maryland bully free. this is a second year for the event that focus on preventing bullying and harassment. it's a top priority for schools. those who attend the conference can learn about the latest research and practices in school safety. educators will learn strategies on how to empower student to help stop bullying and prevent it. it's the largest bullying conference in the state. last year, in maryland, this were reported 3,000 incidents of bullying around the state in every school district. bullying hurts and can cause a lot of problems for children as they grue up. in some cases it can lead to suicide. and that's why educators, parents and kids say this must stop. that conference kicks off at nine this morning in ellicott city and you can head to our website at abc2news.com and click on the education tab and we have a link with more

education reporter sherrie johnson has the story. sherrie. >> reporter: well, this morning, teens from school systems across the state will gather for a bullying prevention conference. it is part of maryland bully free. this is a second year for the event that focus on preventing bullying and harassment. it's a top priority for schools. those who attend the conference can learn about the latest research and practices in school safety. educators will learn strategies on how to empower student to help stop bullying and prevent it. it's the largest bullying conference in the state. last year, in maryland, this were reported 3,000 incidents of bullying around the state in every school district. bullying hurts and can cause a lot of problems for children as they grue up. in some cases it can lead to suicide. and that's why educators, parents and kids say this must stop. that conference kicks off at nine this morning in ellicott city and you can head to our website at abc2news.com and click on the education tab and we have a link with more

sherrie johnson is here with the latest. sherrie. >> reporter: well, charley occupy olack -- oakland protesters are honkering down. portland police confronted demonstrators and two officers were injured in a clash. on sunday police began dismantling parts of the camp. authorities say unsanitary and life-threatening conditions in some camps and it attracts drug users and crime. in philadelphia the mayor increased presence at occupy camp outside city hall after a woman was sexually assaulted in a tent. >>> occupy felly has changed -- philly has changed. we are seeing serious health and safety issues playing out on almost a daily basis. the people of occupy philly have changed. in their intentions have changed. >> reporter: from san francisco to salt lake city to denver calls are intensifying for protesters to give up the occupation leaving the camp or face arrest. sherrie johnson abc2 news. >>> herman cain's wife is speaking out about the alleged sexual misconduct made against her husband in the allegations. she says there's n

i am sherrie johnson live in perry hall. i will have all new details coming up. >>> i am corinne redman live in parkville. why credit unions are all excited over national transfer day. that story just ahead. >>> it's friday, november 4th, good morning. i am charley crowson a live look across the inner harbor where today the pride of baltimore 2 is is coming back into port around 4:30. check it out for the weekend. how is the weather going to be? let's get an answer for that from meteorologist justin berk. >> something sweet in the view did you see it? domino sugar. >> thanks for playing along. >> hey a couple minutes we have more coming up from columbia and we will show outwinners from our wind for change visit yesterday and thunder hill elementary school. 49 in annapolis and really not much of a spread across the area. in fact, fairly uniformed withlow end westminster and the high end in annapolis at 49. fairly uniformed morning for most us. it's cloudy and cool but actually mild compared to the thick frost that we had to d

sherrie johnson is live downtown at the courthouse with what we can expect. >> reporter: charlie, jury selection is expected to begin today at the courthouse , the second animal cruelty trial for the twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire in 2009. the fist trial in february, ended in a hung jury after three days of deliberation. 11 members of the jury voted to convict and a single holdout was unsure of the brother's guilt. the surveillance video, timed out, minutes before the dog was set on fire, was too blurry for her to make an identification of the johnson brothers. the pit bull was euthanized five days after she was set on fire. phoenix is remembered as public sem boll in the fight against animal abuse , the formation of the commission on abuse formed because of the outrage created by the dog's suffering has been elevated to a national level. the selection for jury is scheduled to begin later this morning. reporting lave in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. 3-month-old pit bull has been abused and nearly put down but the humane society brought her back an

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. . mine midge's doctor will be sentenced for his role in the pop star's death. -- michael jackson's doctor will be sentenced for rise hole in the pop star's death. the attorneys argue the probation is appropriate. >>> oak land police say a is 1- year-old child, and 7 others are in the hospital after being shot. everyone is recovering in the hospital. police say one victim is in serious condition and the others stable. witnesses say there are 50 shell casings on the ground. no word on a motive. >>> emotions ran high at the washington state capitol monday. there were 3000 protesters on the steps angry about $2 billion in planned budget cuts to health, education and social services. disruption forced lawmakers to suspend the meeting. three people were arrested on monday. >>> one driver should have laid off of his horn. it's this guy, police say a man was upset they blocked off the road during an investigation. after blowing his horn at officers, he got out of his suv. the man was twice the

sherrie johnson shows us how their efforts are making a difference. >> reporter: here in the class in catonsville, students are hard at work making quilts for families of service members. it's part of operation kid comfort. >> it's always good to give back your talent,ive back whatever we can to the community and chair what we've learned with others. >> reporter: approximately 22 students are working on the project. these students are giving back to members of the military who fight and protect our country each and every day. they're making quilts with family member's pictures shown inside. >> it's such a blessing to help these families. and monticello stresses it. it's important that we can give back in the best way we know how. >> helping them and seeing how much they care for each other, i just think it's amazing. >> this project has been a labor of love and not always easy eye didn't know how to sew in september. i have come a long way since september, but it's cool. >> the class is sewing four quilts for two service member's children. the goal is to provide kids a quilt while the

i'm sherrie johnson. more on black friday hours coming up. >>> the secret service said it has not confirmed with the discovery a round of ammunition outside the house is connected to shots being fired. witnessed said they saw two speeding vehicles in that area last week and an ak-47 was recovered. the bullet that hit an exterior the white house was stopped by bulletproof glass. >>> a penn state coach is changing his story he said in an e-mail that he saw jerry sandusky assaulting a boy in the shower and stopped it and went to the police. but at the grand jury he walk add wayne told his father and former coach joe paterno but did not tell the police about the incident. >> we are the 99%. >> several protestors affiliate with the occupy baltimore were disrupting a speech by karl rove on johns hopkins university. some were forcibly removed by campus security. and no arrests made. protestors in baltimore are still sleep in the square. >>> employees are taking to social media to protest work thanksgiving. >> re

reporting live in the interactive news center, sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." >>> frustration by police and occupy protestors are playing out across the country. take a look what the happened in seattle yesterday. officer has to use pepper spray and nice get a rowdy crowd under control and some are occupying more than just one section of the city. they're beginning to move down the east coast. this is their facebook page to follow their journey if you so choose. they arrived in wilmington, delaware at midnight. the protestors plan to arrive in washington d.c. by november 23rd. they're walk being 20 miles a day mostly along highways. >>> a sign in towson is causing a controversy and really getting the news out about their business. the business is called dd bailbonds. you'll take a doubletake when you see the sign. size doesn't matter. >>> and we'll talk about the success rate of and of a certain kind of surgery. [ male announcer ] now at subway, get a free 6-inch sandwich of your choice when you buy a 6-inch sandwich before 9am. that's right, buy one, get one free! it's everything you'd

sherrie johnson is live downtown at the courthouse with more on what we can expect. >> reporter: charlie, we are here downtown in front of the courthouse where the trial is set to begin. expected to have jury selection case. the brothers were accused of setting a pit bull on fire in 2009. theyed that their first trial in february. it ended in a hung jury after three days of deliberation. 11 members voted to convict in a single holdout. according to the juror, the surveillance video which was timed out minutes before the dog was caught on fire was too blurry to make a decision on identification of the brothers. the 5r .ñjudge, the original ju will preside over the new trial. the pit bull was euthanized five days after set on fire. a police officer found her moments after she was set on fire and able to put out the problems with sherrie johnson's audio. >> the second trial in the fire involving the pit bull named blaze. a 3-month-old pit bull was nearly put down but a humane society decided to bring her back to health. the director hopes the holiday spirit will help someone be moved to ad

sherrie johnson is live with details. >> reporter: we are here in millersville in front of the arundel county police department. they are busy, trying to find a suspect after a 15 year-old girl reported attempted abduction yesterday. the girl says she was walking about 9:30 yesterday morning along white oak drive across the street from the high school when she says a man reached through a car window and grabbed her and she says she immediately went and told a police resource officer and police spent the day interviewing and talking to the victim and searching for eye witnesses. >> he reached through the window, grabbed her. show broke free and us a able to report it to the police department. >> reporter: now a school spokesperson immediately contacted students and parents through email telling them about this incident. 6500 students in the cluster. police are still searching for suspect. reporting live in millersville, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> police are asking for your help to find a suspected rapist in baltimore. after 4:30 saturday morning, a woman woke up to find a man in he

. >>> green line starts today, sherrie johnson is live in east baltimore with more on the launch and what it could mean for rebuilding jobs in the city. >> we've seen the charm city circulators driving around town. we are here in the 600 block of broadway in front of johns hopkins hospital. this is actually one of the stops that the new green line will make. later this morning, mayor stephanie rawlings blake along with business leader and others will launch the green route. service is at 6:30 and the green route runs from city hall to fells point to johns hopkins and this new hybrid bus has serviced every 15 minutes and the mayor plans to call on congress to support the rebuild america jobs act including $50 billion in much needed funding for transportation projects around the country. it would help road, rail, and airport transportation projects plus additional $10 billion for an infrastructure bank. today's event kicks off at 10:30 this morning. reporting life, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the owner of mount washington tavern plans to rebuild afa fire driedz droid the land mark.

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> mta will hold a series of open houses, purple line which will connect communities and prince georges and montgomery county. first is scheduled for today from 50:00 to 8:30 at university of maryland. >>> baltimore city officer assigned to protect stephanie rawlings blake is recovering after a vehicle ran in to his suv. it happened on 83 at the gill ford avenue exit at 8:30 as the officer was returning to city hall. both drivers expected to be fine and mayor rawlings blake was not in the suv. >>> maryland man is dead after driving in a sneezing attack he was driving on route 50 and lost control and hit the tree. the crash killed his passenger. evans is recovering, charged with reckless and negligent driving. >>> to our continuing coverage for the 350 students who will use a cruise ship as a dorm. the college students were supposed to move in yesterday, that's now been delayed. the ship was used at a dorm because one of the dorm buildings has mold in it and that problem is getting worse thanks to hurricane irene. >>> no more bank fees, that's the message h

sherrie johnson, "abc 2 news." >>> the owner of the tire store in northeast baltimore would rehire a man that burned down his business. he put a paint brush near a fire because he was mad at one of the other employees because he used his paint brush. no kidding. >>> a trial was scheduled to begin tuesday and now it's being set for february. the judge recused himself from the case. they tried to hinder african- american voters from going to the polls. he worked for foreman governor ehrlich. other have been charge in the robo-call case. >>> a new proposal to put hundreds of apartment next to commercial in pasadena and many residents are upset t would tear out 26 acres of woods along the road and the housing development. residents feel blindsided by the proposed change because the county did not notify the residents about the move at all. >> i think residents of this road, from speaking to a lot of my neighbors, would like to keep the zoning unchanged. we support keeping is r1. this road use drive ton it is wooded on both sides and has a country feel to as you ride through. and i think

sherrie johnson is live with more on a growing travel trend. sherrie. >> reporter: charley, we are here at the maryland house off interstate 95 in harford county. not too busy right now, but things will pick up. it seems that tuesday is the new wednesday before thanksgiving. a lot of folks will hit the roads trying to get a jump stop on the holiday travel and beat congestion. we have regina joining us with triple a mid atlantic. thanks for being out here so early in the rain. >> in the rain. >> reporter: you are trooper. >> i try. i try. >> reporter: can you talk to us about the folks that are hitting the roads. what kind of numbers are we seeing. >> nationally, the first increase we have seen over the holidays all year long nationally. we are looking at an increase of 4%. 42.5 million americans will be traveling this thanks giving holiday. here in maryland 871,000 and the vast majority will be driving. so, about 90, 92% here it's about 800,000 people hitting the roads over the next few days for the thanksgiving holiday. >> reporter: and is you

sherrie johnson is stand big live with the details. >> reporter: let me tell you, a little bit later today, right here at st. francis academy in east baltimore, students will be able to enjoy a exhibition game, they are excited about. this all takes off later this afternoon, it's a game filled with underarmor's up and coming roster of athletes. we will see brandon jennings, williams, walker and vasquez, taking on top high school players in an exhibition game against st. francis, they are free and open to the public. the tour is here in baltimore, called are you from here. while the players have time off, why not give back to the kids? the game kicks off at 3:00 pothis afternoon until 5:30 here at st. francis academy. charlie, i'm told that our own kuren redmond, i'm told her son, darius goes to school here and playing in the game tonight. we will excited for him. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> around the nation, unsuspecting car led officers in a high speed chase sunday. it was a police car stolen and it started when an officer tried to arrest a man for stealing another car. police

let's turn over to "abc 2 news" sherrie johnson. >> reporter: we've learned that mayors of mid-size and large cities held two conference calls last week organized by the u.s. conference of mayors. they discussed removing protestors from the camp from illegal activity and unsafety. it's unclear if mayor blake was on the mayors' conference call. we placed several calls to her, but last night several protestors with occupy baltimore disrupted a speech by karl rove at johns hopkins university. take a look at this new video here. >> we are the 99%. we are re the 99%. >> reporter: you can hear them chancing there. but the spokeswoman said about 15 people were asked to leave the rove speech last night and some were forcibly removed by campus security. no one was arrested. and she said there were no students among the protestors. and we head downtown to the occupy baltimore camp this morning to talk to the protestors about yesterday's event. >> everybody is there to speak truth and so when people are there observing what he is saying and hearing lies and seeing a group of people that are ignora

it's part of the occupy the highway system and this morning abc2 news sherrie johnson has the latest on what's going on as they make their way to the nation's capital. sherrie. >> reporter: well, they are off. all new this morning, occupy wall street has taken to thehighways. a group of occupy new york city are marching to the nation's capital. a small grued group made their way to havre de grace and this morning they are on the way to the white house for a 23rd congressional deficit reduction committee. committee will decide whether or not to keep bush era tax cuts protesters say are for the wealthych the final destination is the home of occupy dc. now occupy the highway hikers plan to stop in 11 cities before reaching washington, d.c. on november 23rd. now if you head to abc2news.com, find out more information. we had that story occupy wall street in our slide show and if you go inside the story and click on check out occupy wall street, you can can see here it's a link to the facebook fan page. they have a number of posts talking about their hike and their trek to washington, d.c.

reporting live in the interactive news center, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> you may be in for a rough day. the stormy weather can slow you down especially if you flying. brace for delays. rain and fog could impact some of the flights. we are checking the board at bwi and so far, everything is on schedule but as the day wears on crowds get bigger and weather worsens and you could be in store for a headache. best advice if you are is check with your airline for possible delays and give yourself plenty of time. now one of the things you also want to expect is along the east coast, thunderstorms and  rain also thick fog affecting some areas as well. parts of upstate new york and new england could see a mix of snow and freezing rain. but there's good news traveling with kids. tsa is now eased the rules for travelers. kids under 12 no longer had to take off the shoes when going through security checkpoints and the body scanner underwent an upgrade so it shows generic outlines of a human's body. >> he is probably about ready to go to sleep. when i tuged on his shoes and stuff it's better i

sherrin ri johnson joins with us more -- sherrie johnson joins us with more on that and tonight's gop debate. >> reporter: well, the gathering is set for 8 p.m. from oakland university in rochester, michigan. herman cain says he is prepared to answer a lot of questions and we are learning new information about a woman who settled a sexual harassment complaint against herman cain in 1999. the associated report says she complained three years later at the next job about unfair treatment and she says she should be allowed to work from home after a serious car accident and accusing a manager of circulating a sexually charged e-mail. she lead the complaint while working as spokeswoman at immigration and naturalization service in the justice department in late 2002 or early 2003. but she said she didn't remember details about the complaint and didn't remember asking for a payment. this all comes as herman cain held a press conference to defense his reputation after allegations of sexual harassment leveled against him by four women including sharon bialek. >> my first response in my mind and

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> this morning all caught on tape. you won't believe this a school bus driver in florida watching her cell phone not the road. the bus is moving and you can see that over her right shoulder and she is keeping her eyes from the phone to the road. and now in all she spends 10 seconds looking at the phone. the bus driver told her supervisor she was watching a game on her phone. >>> an oklahoma high school student is in the hospital after she and two friends were pinned under an elevator at the school. listen to this. >> we are stuck in the elevator. >> i am sorry. >> okay, my god. >> hello. >> we are trapped under an elevator at the high school. >> the girls said they opened the first floor elevator door walked in and closed the door behind them. then they realized they were standing in the elevator shart and the car was above them --shave and the car was -- e ca them. when the elevator started come down it stopped just short of crushing her. >> i thought if we can lay down evenly then it would stop it from all the way cr

sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> ravens thrilling 23-20 come from behind win in pittsburgh. flacco hits smith with nine seconds left to get the win and sweeps is series from the steelers. up to seattle next weekend for 4 of 5 kick. breaking news, out of the connecticut. danbury, we are learning is there was a van accident this is a live shot, 11 people op board this van, two teens have been killed, again this is danbury, connecticut, a live look. developing news. this town is about an hour north, northeast of new york city. again, a van accident, 11 people on board, two teens are dead. more as more information comes available. stay with abc2 news. >>> five things you need to know, a judge in miami is considering whether to finalize a $410 million settle, claiming bank of america charged excessive overdraft fees. bank of america did processing in a way that triggered more overdrafts and led to more fees. >>> not official but a person familiar with the deal says a three year contract was signed to become the president of baseball operation , the cousin of former o's gm. >>> fi

it was the last game and sherrie johnson joins us from perry hall with the latest. this seems odd sherrie. >> reporter: well, i got to tell you. some students here at perry hall high school are not very happy these days. let me tell you. the soccer team, the varsity soccer team was gearing up for the regional semifinals but that's not going to happen. principal said they played their last game and this stems from a dance called the bernie. and you have seen ravens players like ray rice do it on field. the varsity soccer team decide to do the dance after beating dulaney. the principal thought it was taunting the other team and promptly ended the season. and players say this is not fair. >> i would rather lose 15-0 in the semifinals than have it end like that by a principal. >> reporter: we were unable to reach the principal for a comment but school officials say they received a number of phone calls and e-mails from parents on the dulaney side saying that the dance was lewd and they found it disgusting and they thought it was inappropriate. and so that's when the pri

reporting live, sherrie johnson,. >> and director of the baltimore child abuse center says penn state coach paterno may be the winningest coach but didn't do his job as a human and says the penalty should be tougher. he had no obligation to report abuse but in maryland a law professor says educators who learn of possible abuse need to report it. >> under maryland law he has responsibility to important within 3 days to the police. in writing and orally subject to a $1,000 civil fine. >> we have to poe text the heart, -- we have to protect the heart and mind and souls of children if we don't the adults they become is what destroys the society one by one and it's that simple. >> morgan says if the state law was expanded to include educators and administrators it may hold people more accountable to report abuse. >>> the election results are in. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will keep her job as mayor. she took over the position nearly two years ago after sheila dixon stepped down. this was the first time she ran the election as mayor. analyst predict the win and she was the winner defeat