he could be in store for a pay day from the baltimore ravens. >>> thanks. and for the first time since his suspension ray rice and his wife are talking about the assault that resulted in that suspension. the couple spoke exclusively to nbc's matt lauer. >>> a man was killed trying to cross a busy street in maryland. investigators say a van hit him last night. police say he was trying to cut across the road but he didn't use the cross walk. the maryland doctor who died after contracting the ebola virus has been laid to rest. dr. martin salea was a surgeon. last month health officials flew him to a special unit in nebraska but he died a few days later. his wife and two kids live in new carrolton. his family had a funeral mass today. he chose to work in his native country because of the need for doctors there. >>> president obama patronized small business saturday and took his daughter shopping for some books. the president, sasha and malia bought at least two bags. the first family picked up some children's books, a fiction novel and an historical book about

the fired baltimore ravens running back and his wife, janay will testify separately at rice's appeals hearing. yesterday n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell testified about his reasons for suspending rice indefinitely avid crow surfaced showing him punching his then fiance in an atlantic city elevator. rice argues he shouldn't have been punished twice because he already had been suspended for two games before the video was released. >>> a former baltimore ravens cheerleader free on bond is facing third degree rape charges. mollie shattuck, a 47-year-old mother of three is accused of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. court documents show the relationship started when she first commented on photos the boy posted on instagram. police say the two had sexual encounters in a car in a columbia, maryland parking lot and in bethany beach. >>> there are nine days until the new enrollment period begins. if you have questions on our noon news, we have anxiouses. we have team experts from the maryland, d.c. and virginia departments of aging letter to answer -- here to answer your questions. the pho

the the former baltimore ravens running back argued he was penalized twice for hitting his wife janet in the atlantic city casino elevator and the arbitrator agreed. it is unclear whether any team is willing to sign rice. >>> nfl release aid statement saying in part we respect judge jones decision to reinstate ray rice from his indefinite suspension, for violating the league's personal conduct policy in an incident of domestic violence. based on judge jones decision, he will be eligible to play upon signing a new

a former tar heel and baltimore raven is suing the school for fraud. mike mcadoo says unc coaches promised him a legitimate education and then steered him toward a shadow curriculum. an investigation found hundreds of student athletes were enrolled in bogus class designed to keep their grades up and keep them eligible to play. the university spokesperson is aware of mcadoo's lawsuit but won't comment until they review the claims. >>> that is ebola survivor nina pham having fun during last night's football game at texas christian university, her alma mater. she said she's feeling pretty well and is overwhelmed by the outpouring of love. she was treated at the national institutes of health in bethesda before going back to texas about three weeks ago. >>> it's expected to draw one of the largest crowds to the national mall in years. and right now, preparations are under way for the concert for valor. tonight, how you might be able to get a sneak peek at the performances before veterans day. >>> plus -- fire, trapped inside. we meet the quick-thinking teen

and a former cheerleader for the and a former cheerleader for the baltimore ravens arrested. you can't breathe through your nose, suddenly, you're a mouth breather. a mouth breather! well, put on a breathe right strip and shut your mouth. cold medicines open your nose over time, but add a breathe right strip and pow, it opens your nose up to 38% more. so you can breathe and do the one thing you want to do, sleep. add breathe right to your cold medicine shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right. and look for the calming scent of new breathe right lavender, in the sleep aisle. >>> we're following a developing story right now. an abduction in philadelphia has ties to our region. the search is on for a person of interest in connection with a woman abducted often the street. police released this video showing the man at a convenience store in aberdeen. nbc's katie zachary reports. >> reporter: she was last seen on a philadelphia street corner walking home sunday night. here's video of the moment before she was abducted. it shows the suspect approach her. look close and you see him reac

. >>> a mother of three inspires others when she was cheerleader for baltimore ravens. now, she's under arrest and it's serious. >>> a glass of red wine said to be good for your heart. is it good >>> welcome back to news4 at 5, everyone. i'm jason pugh here at the verizon center where wizards will play host to indiana pacers that ruined their runoff last season. you better believe it's in their mind and they haven't forgotten it. here's images of the last defeat that ended the season. you can see the heartbreak and disappointment on the guys' faces. what made it worse, they lost all three games at home against the pacers. the guys are ready for payback tonight. >> a little redemption. indiana beat us at our place three times. we're going to come out. first and foremost we want to protect home because it's our home court and didn't do a good job last year. >> we have to get it. especially at home, that's something we try to establish. so nobody can come and beat us and have to leave some blood on the ground. >> they will try and improve on the 3-1 mark they started the s

. >> reporter: victor for former baltimore ravens running back ray rice. an arbitrator ruling friday that the star player's indefinite suspension from the nfl should be lifted immediately. rice was originally suspended for two games after surveillance video emerged of the running back allegedly punches his wife in an atlantic city casino elevator. nfl later upped the punishment to an up definite suspension. rice and the nfl players union contended he was essentially sentenced twice in a ruling the arbitrator says "because rice did not mislead the commissioner and because there were no new facts on which the commissioner could base his increased suspension, i find that the imposition of the indefinite suspension was arbitrary" it. >> shows in the nfl gambled and pretty much lost in their indefinite suspension. >> reporter: nfl says it respects the decision saying "ray rice is a free agent based on judge jones' decision he will be eligible to play upon signing a new contract but sports attorney xavier pope says it's a big risk for a team to sign rice right n

. >>> a former baltimore ravens cheerleader faces third drea rape -- degree rape charges. the mother of three is accused of having sex with a 15-year- old boy. court documents show the relationship started when she started commenting on the photos of the boy posted on the instagram. police say the two had sex in a car in a columbia, maryland parking lot and bethany beach. >>> a contractor accused of groping a baker middle school student in damascus, maryland a month ago may have had inappropriate contact with a second student. john epps is accused of groping a 12-year-old girl in hallway of the school. police say the alleged groping was caught on a security camera. he is charged with fourth degree assault. police have not released many details on a second case. they say it involves a damascus high school student volunteering at the middle school. >>> eric hoppedder has referred to loretta lynch as a top prosecutor. she started her career back in 1990. in 1999 she helped prosecute the police brutality case and helped investigate citigroup over mortgage securities frauds. if

. >>> a former baltimore ravens cheerleader is facing charges of having sex with a 15-year- old boy. derek mcginty is in our newsroom with the details. >> molly shattuck, not only is she a former ravens cheerleader, she's a wealthy mom of three separated from the former ceo of company bge and is now facing an indictment of two counts of third degree rape. she was indicted monday. court documents say the relationship began in may when she began commenting on the photos of a 15-year-old boy that had been posted on instagram. the teen-ager says their first intimate encounter was in a car in a columbia, maryland parking lot. during summer school she allegedly picked the boy up on lunch breaks and drove to a parking garage where they would make out. the relationship culminated with sexual activity in bethany beach over labor day weekend. at one point court documents say she asked the teenager to walk the dog and performed a sex act. they allegedly had yet another encounter in the beach house. shattuck made national headlines in '05 when she became the oldest nfl cheerleader. she's an auth

abc's ryan smith has the latest. >> reporter: former baltimore raven ray rice and his wife janay hand in hand as they take on the nfl and commissioner roger goodell. rice wants back in the nfl. appealing the decision to increase his suspension of the star from two games initially to an indefinite ban after the release of this brutal beating video of janay rice. testifying for two-plus hours. he claims goodell can't penalize him twice and he told the commissioner everything about the beating up front. something goodell denies. >> it was clear there was an act of domestic violence, but it was inconsistent with the way he described what happened. >> reporter: yet another tough call goodell faces on domestic violence. minnesota viking stars adrian peterson was sidelined with pay from the nfl pending the outcome of his felony child abuse case for beating his 4-year-old with a switch but struck a deal tuesday. with that deal behind him, will goodell let peterson back in the game? >> commissioner goodell could decide you're going to be suspended but time served. >> reporter: ryan smith, abc

she was on the sidelines with the baltimore ravens and has been part of a baltimore power now separatedt is from the ceo of constellation energy. as for that 15-year-old victim, police say shattuck for spotted him on instagram and made contact, then the relationship quickly progressed from there. she has been ordered to have no contact with children other than her own. grace coming up, we don't often talk about the cowboys around here, but just wait until you has what the team did that had people talking all day long. >> a new study is shedding on how distracted we may be when we drive. p>>arents get a chance to confront the school system they say didn't tell them about allegations of assault inside a local school. >> another mild day, 70 degrees in some places. with the rain moving in, the question is, nasty rain, are just wet, old-fashioned rain? nothing torrential, but i think it will affect the morning commute. right now we are looking at oakdale high school, they have been pretty typical today with a little sunshine earlier and then the clouds rolling through in the midday and after

rice's teams, the baltimore ravens canceled his contract. but yesterday a judge agreed with rice's appeal he should not be penalized more than once for the sail incident. so the two-game suspension stands and he's already sed out two games. the nfl respects the judge's decision. ray rice also released a statement that says i'm thankful there was a proper appeals process in place to address the issue. he added i will continue working hard to improve myself and be the best husband, father and friend while giving back to the community and helping others learn from my mistakes. he's now a free agent who can play again if he signs with the team. >>> a pit bull terrier rescued in delaware county now has a new home. >>> a family adopted her yesterday, more than month after she was severely malnourished in the yard of the home. the delaware county spca has been nursing her back to health. >> i had no intention of getting a dog. my son said mom, come here and look and i just filled out the the papers. i had to have her. >> the delaware connecticut sp

the former baltimore ravens so far won a victory against the n.f.l. a judge overturning his indefinite suspension, and he's free to sign with a team offering him a contract. the league suspended him after a video showing him hitting his fiancee, initially he was suspended for two games. >> once a penalty was announced and imposed, the n.f.l. without a change in circumstance or facts, other are than the outcry from the public revisited, making it more severe meech in their own guidelines for a penalty, a first offense panty. there was no way back. >> the judge hearing the case also concluded in her decision that rice did not lie or mislead n.f.l. commissioner roger goodell. >> ray rice's wife is breaking her silence about the infamous elevator video. speaking publicly, jana rice says she went through several different emotions after. >> i was furious. i didn't want to hear anything. i knew he hit me. i was completely over it. i was done, didn't want to hear anything. in my mind and heart i knew our relationship wouldn't be over. i knew it was not him.

of theeerleader baltimore ravens is charged with rates. authorities tell us that she had an inappropriate relationship anh a mother of -- inappropriate relationship with a 15-year-old. the school's president announced a travel ban to new guinea, sierra leone, and liberia. they also discourage employees and students from taking personal trips to those countries. fordat 6:00, a new stadium d.c. united. why the project may not happen. >> we are tracking rain moving through our area, what you need to plan for. >> the fifth straight defeat just doesn't add up. the wizards are going for their fourth straight win. the pacers are in most would be the expensive major league soccer stadium built. it would cost more than $286 million. that is the finding of a new study commissioned by the d.c. council. >> making sure that we can determine with a great deal of theracy what the -- is what investment will be. thehis made sense in pacific pride area. >> the stadium, land swaps, and redevelopment would inject more than two and a half billion dollars into

bombshell allegations again, a former cheer leader for the baltimore ravens. this mother of three is in big trouble. molly thshattuck is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy. what we're learning about the investigation. >> as you said, molly shattuck does have three children, the oldest is 15, the same age as the boy she's accused of victimizing. her children may have gone to the same owingings private school as the victim. shattuck got in touch with him through instagram back in may and said they met periodically over the summer and their relationship turned sexual over this past labor day weekend. it happened when he joined her and her children at a vacation home in delaware beach, and she bought him beer at the time and he reported the case to the police. she is charged with three counts of third degree rape and unlawful sexual contact and distribu distributing alcohol to a minor. she is somewhat of a celebrity in the area at 47 now, and became the oldest cheerleader making history making the squad at the age of 38. she is separate

. >>> former baltimore ravens running back ray rice and his wife are expected to testify today at his appeal hearing in new york. rice claims the league violated the collective bargaining agreement after the video surfaced of his wife in the elevato elevator. >>> here is a shocker. alex rodriguez reportedly admitted to dea agents that he paid for hgh between 2010 and 2012. publicly, a-rod denied any connection to bosh. this comes on the heels of another report that a-rod paid nearly $1 million to his cousin to stay quiet. >> the yankees have him for three more years and more than $60 million. congratulations, yankees. >>> virgin galactic forging ahead one week after losing spaceshiptwo in a deadly crash. the company is announcing test flights as early as next summer if it can finish on time. 20 customers who put down $250,000 for future flights, they have now asked for refunds. >>> the legal battle is not over, but supporters of same-sex marriage are celebrating the victory over missouri's ban is unconstitution unconstitutional. it has not requested a stay of the judge's order allowin

. >> ex corredor de los baltimore ravens sera reinstalado en la liga. se le veÍa un vidriero golpeando a su esposa. tras una batalla legal ahora rice podrÁ firmar con cualquier equipo. disfrutemos de las mejores jugadas de la semana. >> numero 5... la gran atrapada de robert will... usto cerca de la lateral del terreno, recibe el ovoide y no lo suelta. extraordinaria atrapada. >> numero 4. en la liga de campeones, el hermoso cabezazo del delantero del bayern. tenia la marca de 2 defensas y la cola en el fondo. >> numero 3. baloncesto universitario. enorme bloqueo. para ganar un juego. intetaba con 7 segundos pero kinston bloqeua el balon para el triunfo. >> numero 2. el golazo del mexicano hector herera el azteca acomoda un pase, luego mide y remata al pote opuesto para mandarla a las redes. >> numero 1. bueno ,antes del juego entre los gigantes de nueva york... practicaba esto atrapar con una mano y beckham atrapa! atrapada espectacular para un extraordinario touchdown. >> william rodriguez abadia habla de los carteles y los politicos. no se pierda e

ravens. tonight, a maryland women is making headlines in a different way accused of having sex with her son's high school classmate. a grand jury indicted molly shattuck on nine counts this week iluding two counts of third degree rape. the 47-year-old started a relationship with a 15-year-old boy she contacted through instagram and then performed a sex act on him at a beach house in delaware. so far, she has refused to respond to the allegation. >> this is a difficult situation for everyone involved. thank you for your time. >> the victim's father is the one who alerted police. shattuck is out of jail after posting bond. she is former wife of energy ceo mayo shattuck. >>> the first day of a two-day hearing is over for former baltimore raven ray rice. he's appealing his indefinite suspension from the nfl for violating its personal conduct policy. two months ago, a video became public showing rice hitting his fiance, now his wife. >>> coming up on in our sports report, the reason rice thinks th

. >> this just coming into the abc 7 news room -- a former baltimore ravens cheerleader is facing charges of rape. allegations involve a 15-year-old boy. the woman you see here is also the estranged wife of the former ceo of constellation energy. we are expecting more to come so be the story today sure to tune into abc 7 news starting at 4:00 p.m. and all day on wjla.com. >> new allegations against israel and its involvement in alleged war crimes -- amnesty international says it had a callous attack. israel claims the number of militants kills was higher and accuses hamas of using civilians as human shields. a new attack to tell you about between israel and palestine -- jerusalem authorities call an incident involving a palestinian man running over pedestrians at a train stop terrorism. man say the man ran his into a crowded platform and attacked officers with an iron bar. 14 were reported injured including one critically and the man was shot by police. we had -- >> we have an update on the rocket explosion in virginia could orbital sciences -- virginia last week. orbital scices says it w

this orning, former baltimore ravens star ray rice allowed back into the nfl. this after a retired federal judge ruled they were wrong to boot him in the sidelines after the release showing him hitting these then-fiancee in an elevator. a huge blow to roger goodell who said they didn't tell the whole story. >> it was clear there was an act of domestic violence. but inconsistent with the way he said it happened. >> reporter: the judge called it arbitrary. i'm not persuaded he lied to or misled the nfl. and slamming the previous cases, saying they are admitting to failure in the past to sanction this type of conduct more severely. speaking out after the decision, rice, through his lawyers, saying in a statement, i will continue working hard to improve myself and be the best husband, father and friend while giving back to my community and helping others to learn from my mistakes. now he's eligible to return to the game, the question becomes, will an nfl team have him? >> if there's a team that will help them win in the short-term or the long term, somebody will gi

. >>> former baltimore ravens, ray rice appeals his suspension from the nfl. and sing are lien love talks about her work on some of the biggest hit songs ever. all coming up after "consider this." >> the saga of alex rodriguez and steroid continued wednesday. repeated and forceful denials of the yankee from star, he admitted using steroid between 2010 and 2012. confessed to the dea ha that hed used performance enhancing drugs provided by biogenesis. to keep it all a secret he reportedly paid his cousin some $900,000 to buy his silence. for more we're joined from silver spring maryland by al jazeera contributor dave zyron, host of edge of sports radio. dave, always good to see you. i know this is one of your favorite topics. according to the herald, while rodriguez was complaining about the witch hunt, he was admitting to practically everything behind closed doors. firm, what does this do to him -- first of all, how does this do to him? >> how do you get lower than an ant's toenail, it is a philosophical question. not only did alex rodriguez admit to what he ha

the baltimore ravens released him when the indefinite suspension was handed down. joining us with what a look at robertans, abc 7 sports' burton. >will he play again? >> somebody will one him. the question is, do you want to take everything with him. that is the issue. a number of teams could use ray rice. the question is, are any of them willing to take on the baggage? a guy bywill remember the name of michael vick and his baggage in 2007 when he was indicted for sponsoring a dogfighting operation. two years later he signed a two-year deal with the eagles. he is pulling for the jets right now. as for ray rice, plenty of teams could use a running back. perhaps the ravens will re-sign him, perhaps the lions, perhaps the cardinals. then you look at teams like the raiders and the jaguars, who need help everywhere. here is the situation -- do you want to take him and have people picketing outside of the stadium? a lot of things going into the situation. the ravens did the whole jersey switch out. exactly, so do you care about business or winning, that is the question.

former pro bowler and baltimore raven, ray rice, meets with officials in new york city to try to get his job back and a popular football coach is arrest over the weekend and we'll. plain why and police and firefighters work hard to contain a fire in frankford. >> but first ray rice went head to head with the nfl today, they took action against rice on two separate occasions, after video surfaced of him abusing his now wife in an atlantic city elevator. sharrie williams is live now with more on the hearing. >> reporter: rice is seeking immediate reinstatement. he and his attorney are arguing that the league is punishing him twice for a single violation, and there are other sports stars that are under the microscope. as he entered into an arbitration, he was holding hands with his wife janay, the woman he punched and dragged her unconscious body out of an elevator in atlantic city. initially he was suspended for two games but following a public outcry and the release of this second video, the nfl suspended him indefinitely. >> the second video came out

. >>> a former baltimore raven ray rice appealing his suspension from the nfl. we'll have a live report from new york. nineteen years ago, we thought, "wow, how is there no way to tell the good from the bad?" so we gave people the power of the review. and now angie's list is revolutionizing local service again. you can easily buy and schedule services from top-rated providers. conveniently stay up to date on progress. and effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with our snapfix app. visit angieslist.com today. ♪ female announcer: tuesdaduring sleep train's triple choice sale. for a limited time, you can choose to save hundreds on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. or choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular tempur-pedic mattresses. you can even choose 48 months interest-free financing on the new tempur-choice, with head-to-toe customization. the triple choice sale ends tuesday, veterans day. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ mattress discounters veterans day sale ends tuesday. but mattress disco

for a former cheerleader for the baltimore ravens. shadek is now -- molly shattuck is now charged with rape. three pleaded not guilty to charges today. >> much of the area had to deal with rain showers this afternoon and evening. what do we need to plan for in the morning for the commute? the weathert has fors. >> showers have arrived. periods of of heavier rain morning.he early the doppler radar, the heaviest of the rain well to the south of southern prince brandywine.ty, toward the north into montgomery rains toward the north and east. grab the umbrella, you will need it tomorrow morning. 50's.upper 40's to lower rain heavy at times. the tales on what to expect the rest of the week coming up. allison? >> steve, thank you. only on 7 now. thes for justice from mother of a woman found brutally murdered. police are looking for the andon right now who shot killed latroia smith. she was found dead inside a vacant townhouse in southeast washington early sunday morning. smith was shot and then set on fire. her mother today. >> i couldn't br

the baltimore ravens runningback or former baltimore ravens runningback is appealing his indefinite ban from the nfl. they testified before an a arbitrator in new york city. there's no timetable for that decision. rice was banned after video surfaced of him punching his then fiancee at an at lntic city casino. >>> sunoco logistics is moving ahead with a major pipeline project stretching across pennsylvania. the company said it planned to invest $2.5 billion in a pipeline for natural gas like propane. sun sunoco hopes to have the line-up and running in two years. >> another check of traffic on this friday morning. >> jillian mele has an update. jillian? >> up and going but not anywhere fast on 95. 95 southbound right at cottman avenue is at a crawl and that volume is definitely continuing to build out there. leave yourself extra time if 95 is part of your commute. boulevard at fox street looking good and no accidents and no delays to report on the boulevard. but we do have the fire department activity that we continue to follow in north philadelphia on north 22nd street between toronto s

>> jimmy: come in the hot tub, ray. >> steve: forget about it. >> jimmy: next up from the baltimore ravens is tight end owen daniels. he was voted "most likely to get an erection after drinking a pumpkin spice latte." [ laughter and applause ] next up, is justin brown from the steelers. he was voted "human ring pop." [ laughter ] >> steve: they don't give that award often. >> jimmy: uh, they -- it's a a rare award. next up from the steelers is marcus gilbert who was voted "most likely to say, "get your fine ass over here' to a slice of cake." [ laughter and applause ] next up from the ravens is starting quarter back joe flacco. he was voted "metrosexual frankenstein." [ laughter and applause ] they give these awards out during the season. >> steve: yeah, during the season. give 'em out all season long. >> jimmy: next from the steelers is vince williams. [ laughter ] he was voted "most likely to have just sat down the wrong way on his junk." [ laughter and applause ] [ popping noises ] [ laughter ] >> jimmy: next up from the ravens is steve smith. he was voted "ll not-quite-as-cool j." [ ch

espn reporting that the baltimore ravens general manager testified under oath that rice told nfl commissioner roger goodell he hit his then fiance in that casino elevator. the team's former running back appealing his suspension from the league now. time to bring in our man panel to discuss had this. eric, criminal defense attorney. david friedman, president of wealth x. love the title. andy levy, host of "red eye". let me start with the attorney on board. eric. does he have a case, ray rice? >> he definitely has a case because roger goodell suspended him for two games, and then when the tape was released, then it became indefinite. they have several other issues with this, gretchen, as well, where the nfl instituted a policy on the first offense. it's only six games. now this man has been suspended indefinitely, which is gravely unfair to him. >> how does it factor in, david, that you have the baltimore ravens' gm testifying under oath apparently according to espn that in that meeting months ago that ray rice told roger goodell that he, in fact, dealt a blow to his then fee answer yea? >> it'

the former baltimore ravens runsback has been reinstated and is now looking for work. the nfl suspended rice indefinitely and the ravens released him after video showed him knocking unconscious his then-fiancee, now wife, in a hotel elevator. but the suspension was overturned on friday. i want to talk about with it cnn sports contributor and "uss today" columnist christine brennan. good to see you as always. let's talk about this. could it be possible rice will be back on the field this season and who would sign him? >> great question, suzanne. i think the odds are, not this season. anything is possible, but you have to look at, of course, the negative public relations that you would get with any city and any team if he were to be signed. everyone i think remembers that reaction that week of september, september 8th. it all bubbled the surface. it would come right back. i think that that might be too much for any team, especially as they're going toward the playoffs. another big factor for ray rice is he turns 28 in january. so he's not young. he is, you might call him

molly shattuck once made history by becoming the oldest nfl cheerleader for the baltimore ravens. >> i can say initially it was intimidating. i put on the uniform and i thought -- i looked at my husband, i said, what i have gotten myself into? this skirt is nine inches from the top to the pbottom. >> reporter: that was 2006. today, molly shattuck is charged with raping a 15-year-old boy. reportedly a friend of her eldest son. indicted on multiple counts of rape, sexual contact and giving alcohol to a minor. a far cry from the woman we met eight years ago for "20/20." >> i'm a stay at home mom. so, it's just running around with them. >> reporter: she led a seemingly idyllic life. three beautiful kids. the older multimillionaire husband. a life of luxury. shattuck appeared on "secret millionaire," giving away nearly $200,000. >> i'm not about labels. i'm not about fancy designer clothes, fancy shoes. i feel incredibly grateful for the house we live in, the life style that we lead but i was rich way before i ever moved into this large house. >> reporter: after hanging up those pom poms,

former baltimore raven ray rice released a statement since winning his nfl appeal. it reads, quote, i would like to thank judge barbara jones, the nfl players association, my attorneys, agents, advisers, family, friends and fans. but most importantly, my wife janay. i made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions. i am thankful there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. i will continue working hard to improve myself and be the best usband, father and friend, community and helping others to learn from my mistakes. rice won his appeal of his indefinite suspension today. that means he is now eligible to sign with any team in the league. the nfl suspended rice after video surfaced of him knocking out his then fiancee at an atlantic city hotel. but rice argued that the nfl punished him twice for the misconduct. >>> how more on a story on news4 at 4:00. the kidnapping and brutal assault in northwest. two men attacked a woman early yesterday morning. mark segraves has more on the investigation and why this is far from an

at first, the nfl suspended the baltimore raven running back for two games. after the video went public, the league suspended rice indefinitely. the baltimore ravens' fans have got a lot to say about all of this. >> he was suspended two games. he should have done the two games and then been reinstated then. >> we know that what he did was wrong. but the penalty is what they gave him. >> reporter: do you think he'll play again? >> yeah, absolutely. somebody will pick him up. >> i'm not sure if i was the owner if i would. >> reporter: the bleacher report has more on the decision to let rice return. >> this case came down to double jeopardy, a former federal judge ruled that rice was being punished twice for the same offense and that violate's the leagues collective bargaining agreement. roger goodell gave him suspension because video showed him knocking out janay rice in an elevator. janay rice is speaking out for the first time about the altercation. yesterday she talked with matt lauer for nbc's "today" show. >> i was furious. we came home, and we didn't talk

the former baltimore raven had his suspension for domestic abuse overturned. right now he's a free agent. >>> police in austin, texas, are working to find out why a man shot at dozens of buildings there, including police headquters. they say he also tried to set the mexican consulate on fire. good saturday morning. welcome back to news 4 today. i'm angie goff. >> a chilly start to the morning. amelia segal is in for chuck. i think amelia has stepped outside. you've got the layers on now. >> and the scarf. >> angie and i wondering when we can shed those layer. >> tomorrow we're looking at warmer temperatures. today, though, it will be on the chilly side. not just this morning but throughout the entire day. this morning, though, sun starting to make an appearance. today, partly to mostly cloudy skies. temperature right now of 37 grease. winds out of the southeast at 6 miles an

. >>> baltimore ravens took full advantage of their bye week to work out issues on offense. it was a balanced attack last night starring runningback justin forsett. he was on his way out of the league before signing with the ravens. he had a career night leading the ravens to a much needed victory over new orleans. >> obviously the way it was working, we had to keep -- justin, did an awesome job obviously all year but the work he's putting in and the results he's getting, what he's doing for this team, it was huge today. >> i put a lot of work in through my whole career, been in the shadows. tonight i showed what i can do. the ravens gave me a chance to show what i do it was a blessing. >> the division quite impressive this season. every time has seven wins. according to a sports bureau, the afc is the first division in n.f.l. history to have all of its teams at least three games over .500 at the same time. going to be a race till the very end. >>> the maryland terrapins have exceeded all expectations with a 7-4 record. they have a chance to close out their strong year on a

she was a baltimore ravens cheerleader, oldest one ever. her son apparently introduced her to the young man in question online. and she apparently, her son apparently texted the boy, quote, my mom is obsessed with you. her son has come unsome criticism for having told his mother that but you can't blame that young son. he didn't know what he was doing. or the mess that this caused the family. >> well you can't. >> you can't blame the son. he is as much a victim as the vick tim. he certainly a victim of his mother who went, was obsessing about another 15-year-old boy. so, i think there is some dysfunction that will ultimately be found in this family. >> dysfunction? >> both generations. >> certainly. fred, at some point that boy's parents found out and they're the ones who apparently called police. what do you think the outcome of this case will be? >> oh the outcome of this case there will be a guilty plea. this women will have to get help she needs. i don't see a trial. evidence against the woman is overwhelming. heather: move on to the se

the former baltimore raven won his appeal of his indefinite suspension. rice was barred from the league after video surfaced of him punching his then fiancee in an elevator. but rice argued the nfl punished him twice for the misconduct. and a judge agreed with him. coming up in sports, we'll take a look at what the appeal means for rice and if there's a chance he'll actually play again. >>> we're getting new details about a shooting that interrupted a family's thanksgiving dinner. police have now identified the victim who was shot several times in columbia, maryland. it happened at an apartment on stevens forest road. investigators say a masked man walked up to the apartment and banged on the door. when someone opened the door, elijah couplings was shot several times. he's in stable condition tonight and while investigators say they don't think this was a random shooting, they don't have anyone in custody. >>> new at 6:00, we learned more information tonight about a story we told you about on news4 at 5:00. charging documents show the two men who kidnappe

the baltimore ravens canceled his contract. yesterday a judge agreed that he should not be penalized more than once for the same incident shl , so the two-game suspension stands. his wife janay is now speaking out. here's part of the exclusive interview set to air monday and tuesday. >> i didn't want to entertain him, anything he had to say, any explanation. of course, in the back of any mind and in my heart i knew that our relationship wouldn't be over. because i know that this isn't us and it's not him. >>> ray rice released a statement that says in part i'm thankful there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. he added i will continue working hard to improve myself and be the best husband, father and friend while giving back to my community and helping others learn from my mistakes. rice is now a free agent who can play again if he signs with the team. nbc 10's george spencer spoke to people in philadelphia for their reaction last night. >> you're willing to believe what they say? >> i don't think a man

baltimore ravens ray rice won an appeal for an indefinite suspension making him eligible to play. he never lied about the actions. a video surfaced of him punching his then fiance in an elevator. now, back to bulls and bears. >>> forget whether the president's executive action will attract more illegals to america. that, combined with obamacare may be giving bosses 3,000 reasons to hire illegals over legal americans. gary b., what's going on here? >> well, brenda, this is another case where our divine entity of the government screwed up another thing by passing this complex bill called obamacare. under this bill, they don't have to -- the employees don't have to pay into obamacare to cover the illegal immigrants. basically, they save $3,000 per illegal immigrant that they hire. so, here is what it's going to come down to. the immigrants, now, for better or worse are on sale. if i can hire david mercer as a loyal american, i have to pay into obamacare but i can hire gary smith just over the border with the same skill set. what employee is going to hire david mercer? no one. they ar

. >>> the former baltimore ravens cheerleader charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy. >>> we do go back to the breaking news we first told you about at the top of the hour. the 22-year-old nurse abducted off the street in philadelphia has been found. carlesha freeland-gaither was found alive and well in maryland. this is surveillance video of her when she was taken sunday night and just minutes ago, police spoke about the case and how that surveillance video and tips from the public led to the capture of the suspect tonight in jessup, maryland. >> a task force from our baltimore fbi office consisting of u.s. martiashals and fbi age located the car. when the subject exited the vehicle, he was apprehended and that's when miss freeland was recovered. >> thank you so much. thank you for keeping me up. thank you for being there for us. i'm taking my baby home. thank you. >> the suspect has been identified as 37-year-old delven barnes, who is also wanted on attempted murder charges in virginia. freeland-gaither has minor injuries and was taken to the hospital to be checked out.

. >> then this woman is a former baltimore ravens cheerleader. these days, though, she's being called a criminal. what police say she did. hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling... awwwwww scram! i'm crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. peas charty get town down. [laughter] ♪ borf a liver tute face stummy wag ♪ pow pam sha-beeps stella nerf berms. saxa-nay nay? badumps a head. temexiss gurrin. juppa left. fluppa jown! brone a brood. what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. only from xfinity. ♪ ♪ with the name the philadelphia region has trusted for over 75 years, you have the compassion and security of blue cross. giving you the power to keep pace. independence blue cross. live fearless. >> the stock market seized an up tick, landing at 2023 yesterday. dow jumped 100-point, to 17,484. the nasdaq, however, closed down just three points at 4620. >> new software may soon allow your phone, to know when it is sto

. >> former baltimore ravens cheerleader is facing charges of having a sexual relationship with a 15 year old boy. police say 47 year old molly, relationship with the boy culminated in sexual activity at a vacation home in bethany beach, delaware over labor day weekend. charges against her include rape and providing alcohol to minors. she's estranged wife of prominent maryland energy executive. >> mayor nutter wants more bicycling in philadelphia much the mayor signed an executive order today stabbing a panel to advise him on ways to promote and protect recreationally and professional cycling and announced a major cycling event coming to philadelphia next ye year. >> i'm proud to announce today for the first time that philadelphia will in fact host women's world cup series event which is currently being rebranded as the women's professional road cycling seri series. >> nutter pointed out the city has more than 500 miles of bike lanes. >> a chain reaction of kindness reaches our area. a student killed in the unforg unforgettable columbine high school massacre in littleton, colorado st

ravens cheerleader is out of the hospital after she fall duringin a today's game against tennessee. the woman, whom the team has not identified, was thrown in the and hit the ground during a stunt. team medical personnel the sidelines on before she was wheeled off the field on a stretcher. she was treated at the hospital for head, back, as well as neck injuries. this could be a very long night crews with washington suburban sanitary commission working to repair a 10-inch main break in the aspen hill area, covering the avenue rampeorgia to southbound connecticut avenue near home depot. says repairsn could go well into the monday morning rush hour so with that reminder, watch "good morning washington" for updates on the water main break and how it could impact your commute. 4:26 a.m.rts at they'll also update our other traffic alert in maryland, the sections of the intercounty connector and new interchange in prince george's county set to reopen the monday morning commute. fromast segment extends i-95 to route 1 in laurel. warm-up over the next few days but don't get used to it. has a