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>> president obama now are arriving on wall street. he is expected to discuss plans of winding down the administration's role in the u.s. financial system. very good afternoon, everyone. i'm sarah caldwell. it has been one year since the collapse of lehman brothers sent the u.s. economy into a nosedive and a new poll says americans not too optimistic.
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it fined eight out of 10 americans surveyed thinks the economy is poor -- it finds that eight out of 10 americans surveyed think the economy is poor. it report from project economy in washington. >> a year after lehman brothers collapsed, starting the tsunami that crashed over the economy, president obama is pushing for tougher financial regulation and he is doing it from wall street. the president wants congress to give stock -- get stalled financial legislation moving again and he wants to remind the nation where we have been. general motors is survived its bank -- baptism by bankruptcy. $50 billion of helped by its new co-owner, and uncle sam. >> the government task force was very helpful. they were entirely focused on one thing, and that was to make general motors a viable enterprise. >> boyd by cash for clunkers, gm is hoping to jump-start sales again by operating a 60-day money back guarantee.
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the president wants to begin winding down the government's involvement in the financial sector, leaving behind a tougher regulatory fire wall. and it would have the federal reserve taking on broad new powers. if the plan would also create a new consumer protection agency. >> i think it has more political than economic satanic inspired a lot of the powers this agency will have is already in the existing regulators, whether the unreserve with fdic. >> a year after lehman brothers the u.s. economy is showing signs of a slow recovery and the president is open to reset the boundary lines on wall street. a new ap poll shows seven out of 10 americans are concerned the government has not done enough to stop another meltdown in the future. in washington, wbal tv and revenues. >> hearings begin today as the public service commissioner reduce a proposed deal between constellation energy and french nuclear power company ed. f opponents argue the $4.5 billion deal benefits only
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consolation's shareholders and executives and contains no relief for ratepayers. constellation official denied that, saying they submit thousands of pages of documents to the state to prove it and the also disagreed that pse has the authority to weigh in on deal because it does not impact bge operations. a ruling is expected mid october. alarming visible publicity's police and fire pension system. a state audit finds the city has no money put aside for future benefits under the plan for firefighters and police hired before 1947. the finance director says specific plans has always been a pay-as-you-go plan but also points out that few members are still enrolled. a washington d.c. teacher has pleaded guilty to charges he sexually assaulted a boy in his howard county home. the 57-year-old admits to bringing the student back to his home in ellicott city and sexually assaulting him. police say he was a teacher at young america works vocational high school in northwest
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washington. he was sentenced to 18 months in prison and must undergo counseling and will have to register as a sex offender in has been a violent 48 hours and baltimore city. police are investigating five separate shooting incidents in which four people were killed. the latest victim was shot to death around midnight this morning. 11 news reporter kate amara has more. >> the deadly shooting scenes of the of the new market is a milestone for baltimore police. in the last two years they managed to knock down the city's murder rate to the lowest level in 20 years. but after a man was shot to death and area of the degree reisterstown road and of was baltimore there were six murders and one week. sunday's shooting began just after 130 a m one and 18-year- old was shot several times. he was pronounced dead at a hospital. the next killing came three hours later in south baltimore. a 35 year old gun down in the 100 block of west cross street just before 4:30 a.m.. of those murders make this past
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week the deadliest baltimore has seen in two months. even so on 11 news sunday morning mayor sheila dixon says she is committed to her crime- fighting plan. >> we have to continue to go of illegal guns. i can't stress that anymore. we are still working on a whole host of issues. and i think we are making those kind of strides. doing -- during these trying times is a matter of saying, do we want to go backwards or do we want to continue to build on that even though we have less. that is what it is about. are you committed to the plan and making a difference for the citizens of the city? >> despite the strong words and both of confidence from the department's crime fighting strategy the shootings break continued into sunday night with detectives on the case of another shooting and the 1300 block of west pratte street just after 6:00 p.m.. mayor sheila dixon says the police department is feeling the squeeze in the middle of the city's cash crunch but the intense economic problems have not cut into law enforcement efforts.
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>> with them -- giving us the equivalent to what other employees are doing but we have to still say focus on the agenda. what does it mean? it still means all of us are going to have to do more with less. people have to make sacrifices. we can't lose the momentum of what is happening in the city with the crime. >> kate amara, wbal tv 11 is. >> according to homicide totals kept by 11 is, this weekend marks 162 murders of far this year. the search continues to the budget for the hit-and-run driver who shot at -- struck a pedestrian. near karrow island road. a dark blue or black truck struck the pedestrian and took off. the victim was taken to shock trauma with life-threatening injuries. >> absolutely gorgeous afternoon out there and pretty comfortable as well. we are going to see the temperature rise up to the mid 80's it looks like before it is
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all over. right now sitting pretty at 76 degrees downtown pared some i-5 ownby debbie i marshall. take the bay bridge across and a look like 73 around say michaels and looks like 80 degrees and ocean city now. your forecast for today gives us a high of 84 in central american -- central maryland. things looking pretty good. the full forecast coming up in a little bit. >> ravens fans breathing a major sigh of relief day after watching the first game of the regular season go down to the wire against the kansas city chiefs. but this had a much different field. it was not the raven's defense that got them to the finish line but a huge showing by the offense, joe flacco did damage in the air, 470 -- 307 yards, a career high three touchdowns including a 31-yard touchdown pass to -- the ravens get the win, 38-24.
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another recording reportedly from terror mastermind osama bin laden. his message to the president and the american people. police searched for the killer believed to have stuffed the body of a yale university student into a wall. coming up, how the school's president is consoling students. how can you forget this? iraqi journalist hurling his shoes at former president george the view was. why his release has been postponed. hey, i'm worried about mrs. lowenberg next door.
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>> police in connecticut believe they found the body of the missing yeltsin and we first told about last week. officials say her body was found hidden in the walls of the building she was last seen going into. the discovery was made on the same day 24-year-old annie le was set to get married. yale president richard levin offered condolences. >> we met earlier this evening with annie'family, beyonce and his family, and i conveyed to -- the fiance and his family and i conveyed to them all the deep support of the entire community. >> police did not say much. it did say her cellphone,
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wallet, and he's left behind. a new audio message thought to be from 0 some of the model has been released. he calls president obama powerless and stopping the wars in iraq and afghanistan. speaking to the american people unknown terrorists says "the time has come to liberate yourself from fear and ideological terrorism of the neo conservatives and the israeli lobby." the release of the iraqi tv reporter who through his shoes at former president george w. bush has been postponed. the reporter from a small iraqi tv station became an icon for many in the arab world for its actions during a press conference last december. he was said to be freed today but his release was postponed. his family cited a paperwork processing delay. the journalist is not expected to be released tomorrow. rapper once again apologizing for awards show outburst. >> i am jim mccann at the home of jay leno's brandman show that grant -- is on primetime.
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>> in today's medical -- it now looks like a vaccine for h1n1 will be available sooner. health secretary kathleen sibelius says americans could start getting shot as early as the first week of october. the bulk of the vaccine is still scheduled for release nationwide by mid october. she also says she is confident the 1-shot vaccine will be available soon enough to effectively target and help
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contain the virus. it is being called a faster way to target the signs of aging. a new laser treatments that goes deeper into your skin. nancy alvarez reports. >> patty is posing for the all important before pictures and taking a final look at our problem areas. >> right there on the cheeks. bridge on the nose. >> sunspots, fine lines. she will target all the signs of aging. >> i feel like i'm 80 right now and i want to be to my age, which i will not tell you. >> this dr. will treat her first with a traditional micro laser feel that targets the top layers of the skin. the second phase is a faster lasers that goes deeper than any other. >> it will tighten the skin. it will reports -- resurfaced. it will get rid of acne scars and deeper lines. >> you see the laser creating tiny holes and her skin.
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over time, new, healthier tissue will replace the damaged cells. >> the body comes in and the cells will lay down the collagen and the areas. then it just feels like a little tiny needle pricks. >> this treatment is over and about 20 minutes but the results are visible right away. >> did you want your husband might be a little red? >> absolutely no idea. >> dr. taylor says the redness and swelling will disappear in a few days. >> that was nancy alvarez reporting. patti pate seven runs and $50 for both. the doctor says she may need another treatment -- patty paid $750 for both treatments. >> hope you are doing well. what a way to start the work week? gorgeous with plenty of sunshine. the only thing we see is way in the deep south, more strong, heavy showers around dallas.
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also a strong system rolling into the gulf coast. we are not worried about it yet but later in the week it may approach. also dealing with an easterly wind off of the atlantic. you would like to enjoy the first half of the week, mostly sunny. sunshine this afternoon. right now, 78 downtown. looks like 76 out of the airport. pretty consistent so far this afternoon. looks like it will go to lower to mid 80's around baltimore. it looks like the mountains, the upper elevations of western maryland will be a little more than normal. 84 it looks like around the water and plenty of sunshine, winds out of the west. dowland are run ocean city, 83. a few more thin clouds but no big deal. tomorrow the only change from a few more forecast -- clouds in the forecast. today winds are light and north northwesterly.
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water temperatures are slowly starting to cool down a little bit. should only be 79 degrees, that is the benchmark for september 14, so it will definitely be above that. 58, the average will be in that realm tonight. the record high was set in 1931. a chilly record low of 32 was sent -- set back in 1975. more twinkling stars appeared mostly clear. plenty of time to enjoy things today. a nice high pressure, clockwise motion of wins. it will hold up for at least two days. then it would dissipate. back door cold front sweeping through late tomorrow and in the wake of that high pressure building over new england. what that will do is give clockwise circulation to bring in the easterly wind. more maritime moisture. mostly cloudy and increased chance of showers wednesday through friday.
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in the meantime to maroc partly cloudy and drive. let me 80's again and i think we will see the change wednesday -- later in the day wednesday, according to the rose recent -- recent models. thursday, periods of rain and cooler. friday, still a bit unsettled. still unsettled at least early on saturday with 40% chance of showers. sunday we start to dry out, and 76. >> you may have heard a familiar face returns to tv tonight. jay leno makes a comeback to prime-time after a three-month hiatus and departure from "the tonight show." star-studded lineup and a concert -- now controversy. >> when jay leno did use his new prime-time show tonight he will have a fresh set, fresh material and fresh controversy in the form of singer kanye west, one of his first guest. on last night's the video music awards, kanye west grabbed the
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microphone from terrorists with, we just won for best video by a female artist -- from taylor swift. he said it should have gone to beyonce. >> one of the best videos of all time. >> it left taylor swift stunned and not able to banish her speech while the rest of the audience booed kanye west of the state. as if he did not have enough pressure, he now -- leno and is a delicate but now rating situation. >> the pressure 17 years ago was following a legend. this case he is walking into the unknown. >> i don't think i will be nervous. all you can do is do what you do. >> he will have some of hollywood's biggest names to help on, including jerry seinfeld and tom cruise as guests. despite scarcity of tickets, a crowd of diehard did leno fans began camping out in the wee hours to usher in a new era. >> we are excellent excited about the new time slot. >> the kind of humor that i
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enjoyed a lot. >> media analysts say nbc is taking a big gamble by replacing the tried and group -- tried and true scripted drama format in the final hour of prime time with an uncharted territory. but jay leno himself is not worried. >> i did the tonight show for 17 years, number one when i got it and when i handed it off. if it doesn't work, five years from now people say, did you do something after "the tonight show?" me? no. >> he hopes this turns of the king of late night to the king of primetime. >> other guest on tap include michael moore, eric clapton, and drew barrymore will be the first guests to drive around his new racetrack, which is now part of his sect. wbal tv 11 news. >> it debuts tonight at 10:00 followed by 11 news tonight. up next, your maryland lottery midday pick 3 and pick 4 numbers
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>> today is the season premiere of dr. oz -- coming up, the top four erogenous zones revealed. enterprising news and the number one surgery women don't need. shocking information on how the germs lurking in your purse can make you sick. today at 2:00 p.m. on dr. oz, and on oprah winfrey, the most powerful interviews she had done -- one on one with whitney houston. don't miss this two-day event today at 4:00. and tonight at 11 is at 5:00, millions of us put cellphone to our ears. researchers suggesting we may have to think twice. is there a possible link to bring to mars? and now your maryland lottery midday pick 3 and pick 4
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numbers. good afternoon, maryland. i am angela jackson from wbal radio and official bob diamond right here. let us play the lottery. here are your pick 3 numbers. 5, the next number of is zero, and let us get to the final pick 3 #, 5. 505. pick 4 is up next, but i thought we would check in with brian and amalia. >> you could be a vip. >> very interesting person. >> v i b add a raven's practice. >> one of the raven's cash fantasy scratch of prizes. >> go to www.mdlottery.com /raven's. >> how about those reagan's fantasy tickets? now we are going to play pick 4. the first number is 0. moving right along, let us see
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what we have, another zero. right after that one, here comes this one -- it is 2. we are going to wrap it all up with this number, 1. 0021. four winning numbers in the latest lottery news checkout www.mdlottery.com. >> hello, sandra. >> gorgeous. it cannot wait to get off work. good thing about getting up early, you have the afternoon. more sun today and tomorrow. will not like wednesday and thursday. periods of rain and much cooler. enjoy the next couple of days. >> all right, thank you. if you missed any of this and would like to see it again and encore this afternoon at 1:00 p.m. on a 11.2,, eqac -- >> and watch tonight at 5 with stan stovall and marianne banister. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--
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