>> this is wbal k. -- tv 11 news in hd. cuts the first guesses of the swine flu vaccine have been given out. -- >> the first doses of the swine flu vaccination have been given out. that is our big story at noon. it the first vaccinations are expected here in maryland and other states sometimes this -- sometime this week. officials are working out details about the vaccine is ready to go. >> so much is still unknown about all of this. but today, we did learn more. there are 34,800 nasal spray h1n1 vaccine doses that will arrive in maryland sometime this week.

baltimore county will get 2000 doses. both the state and federal officials insist it is safe and effective. >> but what will change as of this week is the most important prevention step that we can take, and that is, to get vaccinated with this new vaccine that the fda has licensed and in which the federal government allows to be shipped into our states this week. >> it is to be the same method for making -- making a vaccine as with the flu vaccine. we were able to do it. just five years ago where not able to do it because there would not have been enough eggs. >> interest in all things flu related is extremely high. yesterday in colombia in howard county, the seasonal flu vaccines, 6000 doses were

distributed and thousands more people were turned away. so far, maryland has 888 approved distribution channels with thousands more in the works. national polling only -- shows only about 40% of parents plan on getting these swine flu vaccine for their children. >> we continue to monitor developments with the swine flu vaccine. we also have answers to the most common h1n1 questions. new information in the public corruption case against baltimore mayor sheila addiction -- sheila dixon. a judge has denied a request to drop perjury charges. the mayor will stand trial next month on those charges -- on its

current charges. a trial date for the perjury charges has yet to be established. police say breaks -- breaks in fuel lines were damaged to in and -- to anne arundel county schools. many were late. calls made to the honor of the bus lines have not been returned. officials in baltimore county want to know whatç sparked a fe in the goals jim in park fell. it took a cruise about a half- hour -- it took the cruz about half an hour to get the fire under control. new england quarterback tom brady has seemed to shake off the rust in the first three weeks of the season. rushing for one touchdown that snapped the ravens three-game streak. that also kept well as my gatti

and ray wright from getting their usual accolades. final score, patriots 27, the ravens, 21. what you think cost the raven's the win yesterday? text the letter "a" if you think port teamwork. text of the letter "b" if you think it is poor execution. we will bring the results at 5:00 p.m. tonight. this afternoon after a beautiful day yesterday, thanks to a high- pressure day in the mid- atlantic, today is more of the same. tonight we will be down to about 40 degrees. no precipitation at the airport yesterday.

today, 68 to 72 later today the name of the game today and through tonight is high pressure by mid-week. >> a man accused of murdering and storing his girlfriend body in the sewer is being held without bail. 40-year-old hit victor hernandez cruz faces murder and assault charges in the death of elda vasquez. a colombian man told him he strangled his girlfriend before dumping the body. vasquez has been missing since january of last year. one month before the disappearance she was granted a protective order grantedcruz. -- granted a protective order against cruz. eight soldiers in afghanistan were killed at their outpost.

taliban forces are behind the attacks. >> the deadly battle came in afghanistan's most hostile mountainous terrain. it is only 20 miles from the pakistan border. some 80 enemy fighters launched a vicious attack with a record propelled grenades and machine guns -- with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns. u.s. forces fought back hard. farming the mountainsides with attack helicopters and heavy of to -- artillery. in the end of eight americans were killed. u.s. military officials claim as many as 50 enemy dead. the top commander told the news early -- enemy fighters held the early advantage because they held up high ground against the mountainside. >> to have a lot of rocky, mountainous terrain with a lot of trees.

it is hard to see people. the enemy can use that as protection. >> the u.s. military is shutting down many of these remote combat outposts because the risk far outweighs the rewards. an additional tragedy is that those soldiers killed over the weekend were set to shut down their base and withdraw from that bally entirely as early as tomorrow. -- that valley entirely as early as tomorrow. >> another soldier killed in afghanistan will be laid to rest today he was one of three soldiers killed in an explosive device as it struck the vehicle traveling through helmand province. he will be going to st. bernadette's catholic church in severna. the christmas season starts earlier every year. and a mannequin accused of taking new vivi -- and the man accused of taking a new video

three people is back in court today. -- taking a nsdude

>> it is an historic day in

washington. for the first time, the u.s. supreme court will convene with an hispanic person on the bench. justice eggemeyer will take one of the nine seats on the nation's highest court. -- justice sota meijer will take one of the nine seats on the nation's highest court. the court will hear cases with broad implications like the second wright amendment -- the second amendment right. a chicago judge is expected to make a decision later today about 40-year-old michael barrett who is accused of secretly taking a video of a reporter through a peephole and then selling it on mine. if convicted, he could face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. a significant amount of showers and storms percolating to our

south. we are protected thanks to high pressure, at least, for the time being. right now, nothing but sunny skies out there and 64 at the airport, 65 downtown kva 43% relative humidity, and the wind

>> wal-mart hopes to get a lead in christmas retail sales by offering early deals. they kicked off holiday shopping a few months early, offering hundreds of different ways -- different toys, all for $10 each. some parents have started shopping, but are still watching their wallets. >> you do not really feel it. if you do it all at once, you have this large lump on top of your bills. it is kind of hard. >> one shopper said she would

love to start shopping for christmas now, but said she would run up space to hide the gifts. -- out of space to hide the gifts. >> some are bigger hit than others. >> college senior mahogany jones is talking about a hands-on project for the university, a place where you are the judge and jury. >> sometimes we utilize the products more and we have some insight that others did not think of. it makes us feel like we were out purchasing products. we have some say so. >> this is simple you, a place that allows consumers to give feedback on a list of products. businesses are listening. >> it allows changes to the pac ad and the brand messages. >> restorative remedies is

asking for feedback on their latest commercial. >> we ask them what they like, do not like, what they remember about it. >> whether it is a computer program or a bright way to identify your luggage, you can sample. >> we are trying to get feedback. >> the folks into it want to know what you think of their current two software products, but it could easily be questions about tweezers or duct tape. the first is here in san diego and mahogany plans to come back. >> this is going to be one of my hangouts. >> now, your insta-weather + forecast. >> taking a look at our visible satellite and hd doppler imager is on the radar, we're looking at showers and storms bring to our south. that extends not only from the

carolinas but through the georges, parts of lower alabama and mississippi. high-pressure is firmly in control. we will see beautiful, sunny skies throughout this afternoon temperatures are falling pretty much the normal sood. 65 downtown now, 64 at the airport, take the bay bridge over to the eastern shore, about 64 in michaels. typically more moderate there in the afternoon hours. sanney for the rest of this afternoon, went out of the west at 10 to 15 miles per hour. normal is 68 to 70 degrees this time of year. 71 is our normal high for today. our normal though, 48. it looks like we will be down in that range tonight. the record low was 45.

and in october of 19603 tomak 833-to -- 1963, a 33-degree record low was set. wali have the convergent of the air aloft with this error sings and diverges at the surface, this is with a clockwise motion. -- this air sinks and a divergence at the surface,ç ths is with a clockwise motion. high-pressure is keeping as well to our south and out of our area. high pressure will move offshore tamara. that will allow the next front to approach. tomorrow is a transitional day. at 69 to 72 degrees again, but as we had in to tomorrow

evening, a slight chance of showers. that will persist through the morning and still in the 70's by wednesday. thursday, cooler and partly cloudy. friday, another chance of showers and that will rock -- will last through saturday morning. it will be cooler on sunday. >> the next study shows the prevalence of autism in children is much greater than previous research shows. everyone in 91 children in the u.s. has been diagnosed -- every one in 91 children in the u.s. has been diagnosed with some form of autism. this is for children between the ages of 3 and 17. some doctors are skeptical of the accuracy. a warning this afternoon for anyone with young children. the child safety caps on medications in cabinets may not work. we went into kindergarten class

for an eye opening experience. >> they are supposed to keep kids out, but look. we put these so-called child safe medical -- medicine bottles to the test. with their parents' permission, we let these kindergartners go at it. watch the boy on the left. he opens his in just 12 seconds. so did it sophie. pharmacist chris the says these are the same containers used for prescription narcotics. >> like morphine or demerol or anything with codeine. >> just a small amount can do a lot of damage to a child. a little more could kill them curettage -- kill them. >> mom or dad stepped out of the

room and comes back and find an empty bottle with bills scattered all over. >> in our experiment most of the class did not get into the containers. but eight out of the 24, or one- third of them, did. on average, it took less than one minute. it cuts of all of these medicine bottles, the only one the kids could not open was this kroeber- brand ibuprofen where you have to line up the arrows and pop it open. >> 85% of a group of 200 children. >> that is the virginia definition of child resistant. it does not mean childproof. this lesson is for parents. >> keep them out of their reach. the >> but we major the kids learned a lesson, too. >> should you get your medicine yourself? >> no. >> no, because it looks so much

like candy, doesn't it? >> they know it looks like candy and this experiment is not to be repeated >> your mommy or daddy should get your medicine. >> child resistant does not mean childproof. >> and that was stephanie harris reporting. if you think your child has swallowed medication, doctors do not recommend inducing them to vomit. instead, call the poison control center. up next, your pick three and picked four numbers. first, a look at how wall street is performing.

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>> absolutely gorgeous out there to the -- this afternoon. tonight, down to 47 again. 72 tamara, the chance of showers into the evening. 40% chance of showers wednesday morning. that will give us some chance of showers. 69 on thursday with per the cloudy skies. friday, another friend gets through here, so chances -- another front gets through here, so chances of rain friday and into saturday. >> be sure to watch tonight at 5:00 p.m. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- so, what do you think?

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