why, as neighbors and friends come forward to help paint a better picture of charles dalton and his family. melissa carlson has been on the ground in frederick county for us all day. she joins us now tonight. >> friends and neighbors have been gathering outside the home all day long. they have put together a makeshift memorial in front of the home. those we spoke to all seem to be asking the same question, what could have led to this? lawrence tynes now mark the home where police say 38-year-old charles dalton killed himself, his family and the family dog. >> mrs. dalton and her two children both were all victims of murder. >> charles and his wife, 37- year-old jennifer daulton were found by a concerned friend who peered through a window. neighbors described the couple as religious and kind. >> every time it snows, charles and his wife and come over and shovel my driveway.

i would keep asking if i could pay them, and they always turned down. >> police said both children were found in their beds, shot in the head. >> mama told me this morning that she was dead. i had a little bit up tears coming down, because she was one of the best people i knew. >> 14-year-old charles dalton was a member of the football team and a junior firefighter at the mount airy barred a permit for two years. his colleagues were the ones who responded to the 911 call friday night. >> tough for everybody. our junior members were quite upset, and understandably. we brought all of them together with their parents here at the station last night and brought in the critical incident stress management team, which helps these people to deal with the grieving process and the healing process. >> neighbors and friends are all asking the same question, what could have caused all this?

>> there is preliminary information that the family may have been having financial difficulties. that is part of what art investigators are continuing to look into. >> trolls work two jobs. it did charles worked two jobs. records show the family purchased their home in 2005, but were having a hard time selling it. >> maybe he did because he could not sell his house. this was the second time he put the house on the market. >> records show he pled guilty to possession of marijuana and 1997, but police say this home was not on their radar. >> there is no indication of any kind of repeated police response to that home. no one is giving an indication of other types of problems that would have resulted in something like this. >> recount source will be at both of the children's schools when school resumes on tuesday.

>> there have been at least four other family murder-suicides in maryland in the last 2.5 years, three of them involving residents of frederick county. the baltimore county man who police said they were forced to shoot is now out of the hospital and in jail. and around mechanically said they pulled over the 25 -- 25- year-old for driving with suspended place. as an officer approached the car, they say he drove off. they spotted williams on foot feeric. >> during for his life, the officer from anne arundel county took his pistol, discharge his weapon several times, striking the suspect several times. we did not know he had actually hit the suspect, because he drove off, and thankfully did not hit the officer. >> police say mr. williams was apprehended after checking

himself into a hospital with several gunshot wounds. he is expected to survive. still no word on the person who killed an elderly man in white marsh. the victim has been identified as 74-year-old david weeks. police received a call that he was in cardiac arrest, but by the time the responded to his home, he had already died. the shooting investigation also underway in baltimore county. we are told a man believed to be in his 20s was shot around 3:30 p.m.. no arrests have been made. >> a gloomy night outside. the rain will continue into early tomorrow morning. let's take a look at the radar picture. the yellow is some of the heavy rain we are starting to see outside right now. we are not expecting any thunderstorms, but a few areas

could see heavier downpours. a quick look on temperatures. 61 now downtown, but they denied at the airport. 73 out towards ocean city. with all the cloud cover and rain, temperatures will not change a lot overnight. mostly rain in the forecast tonight, some of which can be heavy at times. we expected to taper off as we go throughout the day tomorrow. we will talk about the impact that will have on sunday in our forecast. >> iran announced it will allow an inspection of its secret nuclear facility. there are signs tonight that other countries agree it is time to get tougher. >> iran announced on saturday that its secret underground nuclear facility is almost operational, and that international inspections will be allowed.

how and when is not clear. secretary of state hillary clinton says that is fine, but she is still lining up nations to confront iran during the upcoming talks in geneva. >> we are hopeful that in preparing for the meeting on october 1, iran comes and shares with all of us what they are willing to do. >> president obama in his weekly address warns that iran is at the crossroads. >> iran's leaders can live up to the responsibility and achieve integration with the community of nations, or they will face increased pressure and isolation. >> the president and his western allies -- u.s. intelligence analyst watch the construction for the past six years. they say it could make enough material for two nuclear bombs every year. >> my view is that iran is perilously close to developing a nuclear weapon which could directly threaten a close u.s.

ally. >> at the united nations, the secretary-general expressed his grave concerns to iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad and said it is up to iran to prove its nuclear program is peaceful. but as the tensions bet, iran announced it will fire off several missiles in coming days in what it calls a series of defensive exercises. >> a lawyer defending an act and emigrant accused of plotting to bomb new york says a key element is missing in the case against his client. the attorneys as prosecutors cannot connect him to explosives or to the chemicals used to make them. he was taken to a detention center in brooklyn under tight security. federal prosecutors believe he was planning a terror attack to coincide with the september 11 anniversary. local doctors hit the street of one baltimore county

neighborhood. we'll explain why. one week after a six-foot water main break flooded more than 100 homes, county and state officials joined forces to try to help dundalk's flood victims. with the first dose of the h1n1 vaccine expected in just over a week, concerns that may not be availabl meet the volkswagen jetta. it gets an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon, and was named an iihs top safety pick. all for just $179 a month.

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>> the debate over health care reform prompted local physicians to resort to an old-fashioned practice, house calls. doctors took to the streets of baltimore county today trying to drum up support for health care reform. members tell us they see the devastating effects of unreliable health insurance in this country, and they believe the system needs to be fixed. >> we are dealing with this problem in the trenches every day, trying to help our patients get the best care we can provide them and the care that they all deserve. >> a recent article in the new

england journal of medicine showed that the majority of american physicians want health care reform, with more than 50% of them supporting a public auction. tonight there is word that the first doses of the h1n1 flu vaccine may not be available for those who needed most. the cdc says the first batch of the vaccine will be blue mist and nasal spray, which is only recommended for healthy people ages 2-49. it is not recommended for pregnant women, who are near the top of the list to people and the -- people who need to be vaccinated first. officials coming together to help dundalk's flood victims, but one resident we spoke to said he needs more than what is being offered. and this is what is left of a car after it collided with a big rig this morning. why first responders had quite a tough task on their hands. >> lots of rain all across the region right now.

we'll talk about what kind of impact it will have on your sunday. let's take a look outside right now. 59 degrees at the airport, 60 at the harbour. humidity is that 96%. we h

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>> this was a horrible scene this morning after a tractor- trailer and car collided. it happened just after 230 a m b.

we are told that a child suffered second and third degree burns and is being treated at johns hopkins hospital. the truck driver was treated at mercy medical center. one week after a 6 foot water main break flooded more than 100 homes, a support center popped up today in dundalk. county and state staffers help homeowners before with insurance claims and financial assistance, all nonprofits provide the basics like food, clothing, and water. for one day, it was not -- one- stop shopping. they got face time with officials from county and state agencies as well as nonprofits like the salvation army and the american red cross. >> they could check in and then go from station to station, trying to get services that are available to them. >> most of the seats inside the community center were filled.

outside, volunteers handed out everything from bleach and bananas to hot, home cooked meals. red cross caseworker cindy ryan grew up in dundalk. she said she cleared her calendar to be able to come back and help. >> we are doing our best to meet with clients need, however they have been impacted. >> one resident told us about a new problem that popped up after the water had been pumped out of his home. >he says the supply is being offered here are nice gesture, but he says he is desperate for the county to come and help with a big repairs his home needs. >> basically, have to fix everything myself. hopefully we can get the county to come out and lookit this area and result as water and drainage problem. >> the red cross is determined to help residents fulfill their

basic needs right now. if you need help with clothing, food, or water, you can contact the maryland chapter. >> now, your insta-weather plus barack's. >> we started off with a little bit of sunshine, and that changed quickly this afternoon. all across the state we are seeing some of those scattered rain showers. we are starting to see that south of baltimore, some of the heavier rain showers. we are not alone as far as the rain is concerned. all down the i-95 corridor from new york city down through philadelphia and baltimore and most of virginia, everyone is seeing a very soggy saturday evening. a lot of this rain will linger into early tomorrow morning, but there is some good news about tomorrow afternoon.

here is when we expect heaviest of rain, anywhere from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. the good news here is that as we get into the afternoon hours, the rain will start to taper off a little bit. by lunchtime, we could still see a little missed in the air, but most of the nasty stuff will be when everyone is asleep. typically this time of year we see temperatures close to 75, and already we have picked up almost half an inch of rain. the rest of the night is plain and simple, just rain, heavy at times. some morning rain tomorrow as we deal with this complex area of low pressure systems that will continue to quickly make its way across the mid-atlantic and northeast. by sunday evening, we start to clear out a little bit, then we

are loading up a new system out west. that cold front will arrive here monday evening, bringing another chance for scattered rain showers and cooler temperatures as we go toward the middle of the work week. by 2:00, we start to clear out, which is good news for people at the ravens game. retail date might be little wet, but the game looks like it should be dry -- york tailgate might be a little wet. rider on the evening commute is when we expect the front to come in. for your day tomorrow, mostly cloudy, 72-79, waking up with some early morning rain. the kickoff is at 1:00 with 70 -- 72 degrees. all across the state, we will wake up with early morning rain showers and temperatures in the 70's. it will be a decent day, it would just start off a little on the soggy site.

the seven-day forecast shows another chance for evening showers on monday, and after that, simply gorgeous. wednesday, 67 with lots of sunshine. thursday, friday, and saturday, lots of sunshine as well. >> the maryland football team is off to the wrong kind of start. >> you cannot win if you do not have the football. the turks and did a great job of giving the football to the other team today -- the terps. >> tonight jackpot has an estimated and nudes in -- and duty of $550,000. the numbers for this saturday are 26-12-34-33-43-15.

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>> the maryland football game was not on tv today. that is probably a good thing, because had you watched it, you might not have a tv left after all the things you through added. the first play, chris turner bros to rutgers. the first play of the game, 7-0. maryland would answer back. coming off a huge game last week, smith had 112 yards receiving. second quarter, 26 yards for the score. the turks fled at have, but they were done in by five turnovers. maryland drops to 1-3 for the first time ever, 34-13 the

final. rekeyed jobs could not wait to get a chance to make up for last week's loss against pittsburg. -- repeat dobbs -- ricky dobbs. 38-22, navy. a scary moment in college football. tim tebow to get we get hit tonight. he lay motionless for several minutes. first he got hit in the front, and then his head struck a teammate slag and whipped forward. he went to the hospital by ambulance. >> i got a bunch of calls and text messages from people asking me who is the guy in the grounds that got in all this trouble. the browns coach apparently find one of the browns players for not paying for a $3 bottle of water he took from a hotel menu

bar. the fine, $1,700. for a $3 water. the browns also have to deal with an offense that will be hard to control. joe flacco is off to an impressive 2-0 start. >> it does not mean anything unless you are there at the end of the season. we do not pay attention to that. we just try to get out there and play each week. >> here is the challenge for the orioles after losing their ninth straight tonight. when three of the final eight or suffer the indignation of losing 100 games. back in for tonight with the team challenger. scott wac his 25th home run, but they could not hold it. johnny peralta delivers of jim johnson's ball game.

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>> the rain is not going to last forever. by tomorrow afternoon, it will start to clear out a little bit. it should be dry for the ravens at 1:00. gorgeous tuesday through saturday, lots of sunshine. it is hard to beat that. >> that is what we like to hear.

[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- we now return to our coverage of the united nations general assembly where colonel moammar gadhafi is returning to the lectern to address criticism of his speech wednesday morning. >> translator: hello. i'm here today to apologize for my speech on wednesday. it was just so long, and so rambling, and it didn't make any sense. i watched a tape of it and i was, like, who was that guy? allow me to explain.