[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. first lady michelle obama ways into the nation's health-care debate. she is speaking at an event. in the meantime, more senators are speaking up about the news reform plan. we have the latest from washington. >> it is mom's old advice and michelle obama got behind it. she helped launch a farmers market near the white house. she says her garden has inspired her to help. >> we are looking for opportunities to put healthy eating at the forefront of health care discussions. >> can the u.s. afford major

health care change? supporters of the baucus bill, lowest cost to get, say yes. >> not only in the budget- neutral, but it gets us into the black. >> but republican greater than greater thanbuy that. >> senate democrats are hopeful they have numbers as lawmakers moved closer to having the government -- interim governor named a replacement for ted kennedy. olympia snowe could also be on board. she wants to make sure required coverage is not included. >> senate backers are upbeat. >> i think people should feel positive about what is happening here. >> in maryland, president obama's appealed to the young people to keep up the heat on congress.

let's go change the world. thank you. >> he will be applying the pressure himself as he appears on five news shows over the weekend, a new record, showing his commitment to getting a new bill passed. >> the u.s. is prepared to give up 10% of its h1n1 flu vaccine supplied to other countries. the news comes after officials say that windows is adequate for treating the virus. despite the warnings, few people decided to turn out for a swine flu prevention meeting in baltimore county. this was one of the first school to be affected by the virus. those who attended in there -- learn how the county is planning to attack the virus before it affects others.

>> students with influenza-like symptoms are sent home. >> school officials say if your child is suffering from flu-like symptoms, like a cough or body, keep them home for one full day after the fever breaks. >> we have been trying to say all day that the cloud is going to break away and the sun will break through. the rain is either north of us or will to the south. the actual pressure -- measurable rainfall. at 11:00 this morning, we could not to the top of the buildings, but now we can, so sunny skies in pennsylvania are starting to move down to the maryland border, into northern and western parts of maryland. that will spike temperatures a little bit.

things will improve the into the weekend. >> thank you. in maryland soldier from glen bernie is one of the latest casualties in afghanistan. sgt. 1st class bradley bohle was one of three soldiers inside a vehicle patrolling the helm and profits -- helmand province when their vehicle was struck. baltimore police are searching for the gunman who shot four people last night in baltimore. police say three men and one woman were being treated for non-life threatening injuries. witnesses say two men got out of a white car and opened fire. baltimore city police have stepped up patrols in the same neighborhood where police say john hopkins student killed an intruder with a samurai sword. it was 2:30 when a call from a neighbor prompted police to search the home.

they found a back gate unlocked but nothing suspicious. when the student, 20-year-old john pontolillo, search the garage, that is when the suspect jumped at him and that is when he hit the suspect with the sword. >> we do not believe there is any criminal intent. we believe this to the feared for his life and was defending himself. >> least say it is up to the city attorney's office to see if pontolillo faces any charges. a man has been charged in a town pornography case. douglas patrick set up a facebook page pretending to be in 18-year-old lesbian fighting cancer. he would use the page to convince girls to send illicit naked pictures of them. revised state and the

estimates have been released and they show in order to balance the budget. once again, governor o'malley will have to cut millions. figures show the state needs to cut another 3 million from the budget. next year the numbers are even worse with maryland facing a $2 billion shortfall. still, some say there is a silver lining. officials believe the state's economic woes may have finally hit bottom. >> we believe the economy is showing signs of recovery and as the increasing confidence that we can get out of this. >> discussions about what should be cut will be made in the next few days. >> more trouble for acorn. the house voted to deny funding to acorn. the action comes after several undercover videos showed employees advising a undercover

pimp and a prostitute how to get around tax laws. coming up, police are continuing to piece together evidence in the murder of a young graduate student. investigators have a theory about what may have led to the death of annie le. and we are getting an inside look a home where a girl was look a home where a girl was

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>> police and prosecutors in connecticut are building a case against yale lab technician yale -- raymond clark. please are looking into the possibility that his controlling attitude led to a deadly confrontation with annie le who vanished september 8. her body was found five days later. we are getting a better look inside of a couple accused of kidnapping jaycee dugard. building inspectors captured images of the ground. the pictures showed dirty dishes stacked high in the kitchen. the property was cluttered with debris and piles of boxes. there is a wooden shed with bars and detectives are wondering if the couple was involved in the disappearance of

two other girls. they are testing bone on the property to see if they are human. border officials in southern california say they have cut three times the number of teenagers thus far -- this year compared to last year trying to smuggle drugs take to their bodies. they are often given about $200 per run. do you have a hard time teaching your children to mind their manners? now you could have some help with a board game. >> cool temperatures to give way to sunshine and warm up into the weekend. it is still cloudy right now. 68 at the airport. explain.

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>> imagine a board game that could teach your kids to be polite. social graces, table manners with a roll the dice. in north carolina mother has created an award winning game that will do just that. >> the toughest lessons for parents to teach and for kids to learn. developing good manners is an age-old struggle, certainly not a game. or is it? >> brandon like to spread gossip. >> she believes teaching kids good manners is literally a role of the dice. >> the mission of the game is simple. i want to help kids. >> she is a corporate trainer who used to work in charlotte, north carolina when she came up with the idea of "blunders."

each of them can only make it to a party if they make it through sticky situations that require a good manners. >> i wanted it to be fun and to create different types of questions, true false, scenarios, share range, and mobil -- multiple choice. >> with the help of friends, she took vision to reality, but as an independent game producer, she is finding how hard it is. >> part of our money is going to go to the children's college fund. if not, at least they will have good manners. >> the industry started to take notice and "creative magazine" has received -- has given it an award. but the biggest honor --

>> it is the letters that she has gotten that has helped kids with special needs or severe discipline problems. >> i could not believe the difference in his behavior. >> result helping kids to become winners that life. >> and we have posted the information on where you can purchase the game on our website, wbaltv.com. >> take a look outside. combined radar and satellite imagery. no rain, but some clouds overhead could be creating some missed. not as thick as they were an hour or two ago, and thinning is coming from the west. merritt is some activity to the north and west of us mere

michigan. most of the rain is near michigan and -- new england and new york. when this front comes down, it will meet and bring some nice air our way, and it should be dry. let's take a look outside right now. for the past few days, the rain trend has been with us, just not that much. just over 2 inches this month. so we have a deficit of about a quarter inch. for the year we are still running a surplus, which is ok. in case you want more rain for the garden, it is in the forecast, but not in the mirror -- near term. hagerstown, 70. york, 69 degrees. once you get into pennsylvania, the clouds really begin to thin

out. thicker clouds to the south of us, a weather disturbance in the gulf. this is the big player for our weather. this front, as it comes through, should provide some nice days over the weekend. a patch of drizzle over the weekend and diminishing clout. -- clouds. once the sun starts to do its thing, we should be in the 70's, at least in the mid 70's. mostly clear tonight, unseasonably cool. temperatures mostly into the upper 50's. during the day, south southwest winds for you boaters. futurecast shows the clouds we have now, that is the cold front

coming through dry. then we should be drawn over the weekend. we begin to see some clouds come in with this storm system on monday we begin to pick up saving chance. 78 today. that is what we are shooting for, if we can have some good sunshine. 75 and mostly sunny tomorrow. we will start picking up clouds on sunday. near 80 next week. rain chances on-again and off- again asphalt can't -- starts next tuesday. -- as all starts next tuesday. >> thank you. we are joined by former baltimore orioles catcher chris hoyle. you retire and but you still

maintain close ties with the team. what does baltimore mean to you? >> i had a great 10 years here. my family enjoyed it here. we moved away for a little while but we are back. it is a place that i call home. it really is my second home. like i said, we love it here and we are glad to be back. >> tell us about this new business venture. >> our first venture is called the hoyle gladstone group. we are trying to combine the legends of sports to the fans. our first and then which is bucks and birds is combining sports enthusiasts with some local heroes. we are going to go on a bow hunting trip in pennsylvania.

the land is owned by the co- founder of under armor. we are going to have fun with this. >> so if you are a hunting and baseball fan, it is doing both things at the same time. >> it is sort of a fantasy hunt. combine with former oriole players, being able to intermix together in kind of a fantasy said in a that, the baseball playoffs will be on at the same time. we will have a cajun chef on board also that will be cooking for us. it is just a great trip. the fans will be able to mix and meet the players. >> i am sure a lot of people listening are interested. how can begin involved?

>> hcggsports.com. the price is about $2,900. but again, there are a lot of things wrapped up into that. transportation is also included from the maryland area, as well as pennsylvania. we have a bus that will be transporting them back and forth. there are a total seven hunts for you to go on. so there is a lot on the price tag. we have only 16 spots open right now for the bow hunt. we have another rifle hunters coming up in december. so only 16 spots, so first-come, first-served. the first eight people who sign

up get some new camouflage gear. >> have you heard anything like this? i have never heard of anything like this. it must be a great gift for your husband, and even women can go. >> that's right. i have never heard of anything like this, especially with the four of us. we are pretty good guys to hang out with. the baseball playoffs will also be on. it is a bye week for the ravens so we do not have to worry about that. >> if you want more information on the trip, log onto our website wbaltv.com.

up next, your pick 3 and your pick 4

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all for just... plus, for a limited time, a free multi-room dvr for 3 months. that's an overall savings of $240 dollars over six months. it's your last chance to get this incredible deal. 3 great services, for the price of 2. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v today. >> now your your pick 3 and your pick 4 numbers. happy purple friday. let's play. 8. 4. 6. that makes your pick 3 8, 4, 6.

now, moving along to your pick 4. 0. 3. 9. 2. recapping your pick 40, 3, 9, 2. >> thank you. we have a final look at the mother. >> this afternoon will be 50/50, but we are hoping to break into the 70's. 75 tomorrow. perhaps more clouds on sunday.

>> thank you. have a great weekend.