Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. With less than three weeks until election day, polls show a divided picture among religious voters, especially catholics, who have been almost evenly split between president obama and governor romney. On thursday, both candidates attended the annual Al Smith Charity Dinner sponsored by the catholic archdiocese of new york. At the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note its written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. And perseverance, character. And character, hope. This week, the u. S. Catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. At a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. Religion came up briefly at the president ial debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. And i believe were all children
The bullet hit the officer who works for the university of maryland baltimore in the head. Police identified the instructor who fired the weapon as William Scott kern, who has worked for Baltimore City police for 18 years. State police will complete a criminal investigation and forward that to the states attorney. We will sit back and wait for the investigation to be completed. And then once that is done, we will review it and determine what, if any, charges need to be brought. Reporter the state still owns rosewood. Baltimore county police have used it for training for years. But this is the first time the District Attorney used it are if training. It for training. Reporter state police say it could take weeks. Tell wjz, they are conducting interviews with persons who are at the scene. The investigation is being conducted as a criminal investigation, with the purpose of determining if a crime occurred and is not an administrative investigation. An administrative investigation examines
Yelling from under the dirt. A second guide jumped down the whole and try to dig him out. We got him out and make sure it would not collapse more. Due to the time that is involved with rescuing an indivial, we almost knew immediately that it would be a recovery effort. First responders took 3. 5 hours to recover his body. A crisis team met with the firefighters and neighbors. A difficult scene to process. Very emotional and very distraught. Police have not released the construction workers name. They are investigating to find out what happened. A teenager is charged with abusing two children inside a Baltimore City rec center. The 16yearold allegedly abused the children in the 5000 block of east eager street. Incidents happened on august 6. The teen has been charged as a juvenile. A plea from the mother of a man stabbed to death inside his northwest of more home. Murdered. I need to the public to come forward. I need your help. Toine robinson died after being stabbed in the stomach. Po
The incident that sources describe as showing a disturbing lack of institutional control. According to sources, tuesdays shooting reveals questions about the City Police Departments probe calls for trading. The recruits was shot according to sources inadvertently. By a veteran of Baltimore Police instructor who grabbed the wrong then, his Service Weapon instead of a training gun and fired a 40 caliber bullet through the window, striking the record in the forehead. They were learning how to enter building using shield like these. Such sessions are never supposed to involve live ammunition. Why was his Service Weapon even in the building . It should not have happened. The mayor promised the family to get to the truth. There is no acceptable explanation for why rounds were at a training exercise. I was so angry i was almost speechless. To think that Something Like this could happen. It is not clear particles were in place for the city to use the facility. It is owned by the state and by a
We have the latest from south africa. The details of precisely what took place in the early hours of this morning is still sketchy, but what is known is horrifying many of south africans. Oscar pistorius was arrested earlier this morning. We are told there was a shooting incident area authorities are allowed to say very little. We can confirm there was a shooting incident at the home of the wellknown paralympic athlete oscar pistorius. We can confirm that a young woman did die on the scene. It has been widely reported that a 26yearold man being referred to is oscar pistorius, that he was arrested, and he will later appear in front of a magistrate. The reason it is not today is because the police are still conducting an investigation. He is idolized across the country that has no shortage of national icons. His Court Appearance will be watched closely by people across the country. Here in baltimore, the Police Trainee that was shot in a terrible accident tuesday is in critical condition