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out, in preparation of line somewhere. >> he was charged with a variety of offenses. >> tonight we're trying to locate and missing a baltimore boy. they say that he was last seen on christmas day. he was seen in pulaski highway with his father. he weighs 37 pounds. if you have any information on his whereabouts, call the missing persons unit. the murder of an 11-year-old girl in the eastern shore has some questioning sentencing guidelines for sex offenders. her body was found near the delaware state line. the maryland lawmaker says that the girl was a victim of a system that allowed her -- sex offenders to go free to send. we're live from the news room

with more. >> the man charged had already been convicted with crimes in two different states. he was listed as incarcerated. some say that is where he should have been all along. >> a sweeping search of the eastern shore brought the bodies of the 11-year-old discovered near the state line. residents were outraged when a registered sex offender was charged with her kidnapping. he had briefly dated a woman near where the girl lived. >> single mothers especially have to do background date -- checks. >> he was wanted in two states for crimes committed in 2001. he still should have been behind bars and that is why this person

is pushing for mandatory terms for sex offenders. >> we need to use phone calls and e-mails. >> he earned a good time in prison. >> a sex offender has 25 years in prison. he goes in with automatic good time credit. he loses that if he misbehaves. they are model prisoners. they do not kill others in jail. they are not gang members to fight among other people in jail. the only thing they want is to get out because the people they are after are not in jail. >> he is charged with kidnapping and burglary. other charges are pending. nothing can bring back the little girl snatched from her home free nights before christmas. the services for the little girl

are set for 11:00 a.m. on saturday. thomas is being held without bound at the detention center. >> of baltimore county woman has died after being overcome with carbon monoxide more than a week ago. she is pandora sprigs of rosedale. the cause is still under investigation. a county council passed a law requiring co2 detectors in all residential units. the number of homicides are 2 to 35 so far, three more murders than there were on this date last year. our reporter has the latest on the investigation. >> this jury an antique store remains close.

police are investigating the murder of the 56-year-old store owner. >> detectives do not have much to go on. there's no sign of forced entry. it does not look like anything was taken for a motive. we do not know. >> he was found at 5:00 p.m. on saturday in the back room of his store, discovered after people who had been trying to contact him could not reach him. police say he was shot in the chest. >> he would do this man as hell -- of favor and help others. money was, and other things. >> he was recently seen during a religious service. >> i spilt -- i feel so bad about what happened. i was so happy. >> in an unrelated incident, a

53-year-old father was killed outside his home. police say that they were assaulted by a group of men. >> the son was heard the all, go get daddy. when he came outside, he was unfortunately shot and killed in this incident. >> blunting candles on to the memory of a 20--- 21-year-old man. he was found in the 1800 block of the street. he was shot in the chest and upper body. >> it is sad. >> baltimore police have no suspects and motives. anyone with any information about any of these murder should contact them. >> cracking down on drunk drivers. what you should know before your new year's eve celebrations began. and the blizzard may not have

rained on the retell parade after all. the weather may have led to a flurry of holiday sales. >> what is your name? and what is your husband's name? >> charlie. the oilers went call that landed charlie sheen in jail on christmas. here than grass. >> dedicated bus lines go into effect on downtown today. that story coming up. >> and the temperature continues to drop. all went advisory goes into effect in just 30 minutes. i have details on the impending storm just-in-time to ring in the new year. it is 31 at the airport. it is 31 at the airport.

>> all longtime social worker in

baltimore has died. she ran for a number of offices including the u.s. senate, and also sought the dominant -- democratic nomination for mayor in 2007. he was an activist for a number of issues ranging from auto insurance. i cause of death is yet to be announced. robert kaufman was 78 years old. we also note the passing of a pioneering said the bill rights attorney. sutton, the son of a slave, all in war war ii, became law lawyer for malcolm x, and had a successful career as a media mogul. percy sutton was 89 years of three drivers in downtown baltimore, consider yourself warned. there are brand new designated bus and by claims which can only be used by cars when they are making a right hand turn. as we tell you, drivers who do

not follow the rules face a $90 fine and more. >> the new dedicated bus lanes should make the right safer and faster. they run along these streets, to president street. >> you should never be blogger than 10 minutes waiting for the next bus. there is a bus coming every 10 minutes. to maintain that headway, we have installed the dedicated bus lines. >> we saw a number of cars in the bus lines. there are penalties. >> $90 a ticket for failure to yield two traffic control signs. >> for those who take the bus on a regular basis, the boston biplanes sound like a great idea. >> there should be more streets

downtown, because things get so congested, you have to wait, and wait. >> just for buses and bicycles. >> there are a lot by writers in baltimore. it will be safer for them, too. >> it makes our trip a lot easier, having bus lines. >> for cyclists -- >> there are cars always in a lane. i have to go around. it is usually a problem so that is pretty awesome. >> a lot safer for you. >> absolutely. >> those to intended to read this year's holiday might think about using one of the buses. there will be sobriety checkpoints through january 3. in 2008 alone, alcohol was a factor in 50% of driving deaths

that happened on the weekend and at night. the agency hopes that this will serve as a warning to holiday partygoers this year. it actually decreased 10% from 2008. reporting of the 911 call that led to the arrest of actor charlie sheen. what may have happened on that christmas day. >> my husband came at me with a knife. >> are you separated right now? >> we have been separating. >> what is your name? what is your husband's name? >> its charlie sheen. the less he was arrested on suspicion of menacing and criminal mischief. he is currently free on bail. a brief scare interrupted a golf

game of the president during his vacation in hawaii today. an ambulance was seen speeding past the neighborhood where the first family is staying. the child of a friend was hurt while playing at the beach. the boy was cut on his chin and was treated at the scene. the president did go to see what happened but later returned to the golf course after realizing it was not a serious injury. >> it seems it was a merry holiday season. in spite of continued concerns about the economy, sales were up over last year. according to a mass card spending report, an extra day of shopping between black friday and christmas meant retail sales were up 3.6% over last year. >> that country was in a free fall stage. this year was more about stabilization.

people were more delivered in their spending. >> the blizzard kept many people endorse but boosted online sales by 18% this year. >> now your weather forecast. >> as we take a look at our top our radar, there are a couple of flurries that are trying to make their way to the ground right near the state line. we have a cold front coming through, not amounting to much. but we say that it will get much wittier at midnight on tonight. -- windier at midnight tonight. there is a high-pressure here over the plains. we do have a wind advisory, but not much in the way of precipitation. it will not be comfortable out there. wind advisory in effect until

tomorrow night at 6:00. it will persist throughout the day tomorrow. when gusts up to 50 m.p.h. at times. sustained winds will be around 20 m.p.h. throughout the day. temperature 33 downtown, and 31 at the airport. it could be a lot worse. 20 at the airport. that makes the real feel temperatures considerably lower. it feels like the lower 20's right now. the wind chill factor there. rather cold and we will stay that way, below normal, but the next couple of days. we should be up to 43, the normal high for the end of the month of december. we had been off the mark around 39. we're going to have those winds starting to dust out there. we will see the sun again which is nice.

mostly sunny but not comfortable. temperature still in the mid to upper 30's. it really gets dicey by new year's eve. we would get another area of low pressure emerge from the gulf of mexico, all the jet stream up to the middle atlantic, and on the years day, -- and on the receipt, and it will be here according to the model. we're probably going to see a mixture of rain and snow, that went to remix that we had. it looks like we will see rain throughout the day on new year's eve day and in this bill will probably come in on new year's through new year's day. thursday at noon, all of us know to the north, and more rain as we had in the new year's eve. it is going to be messy. we will get posted -- we will keep you posted. get ready for a wet and messy new year's eve. the first day of 2010, and the

cold weather will stay with us for the 44 -- first full week of the new year. >> frustration on sunday from penalties. how he reacted today in oakland. that is coming up next and sports.

>> already one of the most penalized teams in the league,

the ravens are sensitive to the referees. you're watching 11 penalties, which drove everyone in baltimore nuts. a lot in the back erases a touchdown. they are forced to settle for field goal. the reactions of some of these the flagrant fouls seems only mild annoyance. maybe just a nuisance. >> nobility feels worse about it than he does. i tell you what. he was hurting after that deal. we have got to move on to the next play. it is going to be ok. >> the most important -- throw out the 15 games.

it may control some playoff destiny. many teams lie in wait, should the ravens falter. they have not lost what team with a sub-5 record. there must be a bit of a distraction. smith would like to trade. an understandable motion for a quarterback rarely gets to play. it may seem a little selfish. wait until the season is over to work something out, that makes more sense. texas tech had their coach called an offensive winner but the reputation as quirky. but now, alleged treatment of a player may cost him his job. texas tech has suspended leach in definitely for locking up

player in a closet allegedly. the player says that the punishment was after he delivered his doctor's orders. texas a&m and georgia, second quarter, aggies leading it 7-0. 82 yards, tying the game at 7. georgia continued to roll on. a nice pocket, 24 yards to aaron white. george it ends up winning it. mark riggs. whatever was bothering him the

senior from marilyn is averaging more than 26 points a game. today he was named the player of the week. north carolina at home against rutgers. leading 25-23, of little bit more on form. carolina up 13. just a four-point game here. the tar heels in the game on a 10-0 run. please stay with us. please stay with us.

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>> ladies may have to get their help it's ready for new year's eve. >> it is important. it's going to be freezing and cold, into the upper 20's, and a good chance for some rain. it could be some mixed. snow showers will linger into the first day of the year as well. >> thank you for joining us. we will see you back here tomorrow. have a good night.