not that they did it fast, but small statistics follow. >> this was to use the same method of the vaccine that is used for the regular vaccine. and not to cut corners or to try anything experimental. we were able to do with just five years ago. we would not have been able to do it. >> maryland will get 45,800 and the dose is this week. distribution centers have been approved by clinic scheduling is still not set. >> in maryland, we have had countless people infected with this virus. most of whom have recovered and gone on about their lives. not to mention those who have to

be hospitalized. >> there is no idea how many well have a vaccine, but the public is paying attention. at 6000 people are getting vaccinations in colombia yesterday and a thousand more were turned away. >> coming out, and more about the evolving distribution plan and how they plan on giving them 2000 doses to the homeless. >> we have continuing coverage on our website wbaltv.com. police are investigating a deadly accident that involved a 48-year-old who was killed when his car was hit by a ups truck. his nine year-old daughter was in the car and she was taken to the hospital.

she was the business editor of a local newspaper. they are investigating whether either driver ran a red light. police have arrested a 26-year- old accused of raping a 27 are -- a 17-year-old. she was assaulted while attending a house party. he has been charged with rape, assault and false imprisonment. >> there is new in formation about a woman's body in a manhole. they have arrested her boyfriend. we have been following the developments. >> a big break in the case came because a police detective did a fantastic job of connecting the dots which led to the head -- the arrest of her boyfriend. >> he is an illegal immigrant that killed his girlfriend.

just 30 yards from the house where he once lived. >> be suspect committed to choking her to death. >> she had been reported missing since january, 2008. the family is from mexico. but she was last seen january 22 and, getting into a cab at a restaurant. >> she never came home that night and somewhere between their she was dropped off and never made it. >> a detective was looking at a tape and they work together. expectations, where she met crews, her former boss said she

was very pleasant, very quiet and calm and hard-working and dedicated your job. >> our detectives got a confession. the murder but stemmed from a domestic incident that went terribly bad. >> a police said that back in december, she filed assault charges. police found property that belonged to her in her boyfriend's apartment. the letter was discovered in a book that belong to cruze. >> reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore city police have made an arrest in the weekend murder of a suspect at that has

been taken into custody. the victim was found shot and was pronounced dead. the suspect has not delivered a motive. a judge has denied the mayor's request to throw out perjury charges. j miller joins us with the latest. >> he s succeeded in throwing out perjury charges. a judge ruled that prosecutors did not violate any community charges. the victim is accused of lying about guess she received. the prosecutor the use of evidence that she knew he was with the city and a that is to

the been reported. the victim goes on trial next month. a trial date on the perjury charges has not been set. an attorney says that the legal team is weighing the options and they have 30 days to appeal. reporting live, the wbal-tv 11 news. >> citizens got a late start because battles and vandalized school buses. those buses belonged to a contractor. >> it had to be someone who has something against a school bus. it has to be somebody that knows something about a school bus. >> of the buses should be repaired by noon tomorrow. an automated call to parents who was made.

tonight, investigators say that a fire was the work of an arsonist. police were called to a gold's gym. investigators found that the fire was started in a different locations. damage estimates range around $8,000 and no one was hurt. what's clear skies and lots of sunshine and temperatures stay cool. there is a fall weather pattern across the atlantic. temperatures are in the '60s. afternoon temperatures have not made it out of the '50s. it dry air has made the temperatures in the low '40's. upstate new york and new england are cool. off to our west, the cool weather is in a forecast. we will have your weather

forecast in a few minutes. >> the ravens went down before the patriots. gerry sandusky joins us live in the studio. good call about call? >> it was a string of bad calls that you cannot do anything about on monday. unfortunately, they suffered injuries now will endure far longer than this loss. a player suffered a neck in hand -- a head injury. the ravens had no shortage of big plays. edwards recovered a touchdown

and rice had a 50 yard run. the ravens managed to put together a number of good plays. no matter how you karins the numbers, no matter how you view the calls, the ravens, short. here is the part that the reagans one to focus on. they are moving through disappointment and defining characteristic of the team. >> one game does not want to make this season. no one will put this up on a pedestal. for us, it is just another opponent from a bus. unfortunately, we did not win. we've played in a way that the ravens play football. >> officials hit the raven's with nine penalties and most of the more questionable.

tonight at 6:00 p.m., the coach talks about the officials, the flags and how his players rallied around his penalty. grab your cell phones because we would like to hear from you about it hit -- yesterday's game. text of the letter a if you paint that for officiating was to blame or if poor execution, just press be. the number is 8850 standard text messaging fees apply. we will update their results of our poll tonight at 6:00 p.m.. but next, why you need normal cholesterol levels and why high

cholesterol levels can be attributed to all tires disease. >> why americans are on the fence about getting the vaccine or not just getting vaccinated. >> a johns hopkins professor is awarded the nobel prize. that story is coming up. >> we're offering big discounts and you could save more money

>> health care reform as a top priority for president obama. doctors from all 50 states gathered at the rose garden. it they were remarking about how they looked. a pediatrician was there to represent marylands doctors and to make sure that doctors were considered in whatever form is made. >> i want to make sure that a physician's voices are heard. we are out there every day, seeing what is broken. we know what needs to be next. >> president obama is seeking support from the medical community as his proposal meets strong opposition, nationwide.

. >> in tonight's medical alert, high cholesterol is not good for you. it is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke. what about alzheimer's. a new study says there may be a link between high cholesterol and brain disease. >> there are several risk factors that may contribute to developing dementia. unfortunately, we have not been able to determine that correlation. >> looking at almost 10,000 people for four decades, they have been seen high in cholesterol while those in their '40's had a significant increase in alzheimer's. a doctor found and that they are not really sure what that happen. >> a certain types of cholesterol moves across the barrier. and those that have early dementia, that level of

cholesterol is higher in the brain. >> what do you do about it? take medication? >> treating be cholesterol does not reduce your risk of developing alzheimer's. it does reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. >> doctors think that the same thing to protect your heart may be the same for your brain. >> lowering your cholesterol, eating healthy, lowering your board pressure, trading diabetes, that is the move, if we can keep our hearts healthy, we can keep our brain healthy. >> a new report shows that two- thirds of americans may not get the excess wine flowed vaccine because they are afraid is not say. health officials say there is no difference between the seasonal flu shot and the swine flu vaccine.

he is made the sweat -- the same way. so far, no red flags have been raised. every vaccine has been cleared by the fda and no corners have been cut during the manufacturing process. a compound used in a popular spies could be used for the neck cancer. curry powder could reproduce of the harmful effects of nicotine in the neck cancer patients that continued to smoke. the chemical blocks the cancer causing cells. >> now, your forecast with chief meteorologist tom castle meyer. >> it was a low below normal today.

42 in pittsburgh and the low '40's in cincinnati. we see a little pocket of blue on the map which indicates cool, dry air and high pressure that comes from the west. that little bit of cloudiness will dissipate after sunset and most of the mid atlantic will be clear. temperatures will be falling asleep boss quickly overnight. they could be down in the 30's. east of the mountains, down to the coast, there are a few spots in hitting the '70s. light winds and dry air are under a clear sky. that could send greetings down to mere 40 in the cooler valley is. closer to 50 degrees and wide temperature spreads. a classic fall evening tonight

as high pressure moves and from the west. that should bring this and whether tomorrow. to the south and west, a new weather system starts to organize. a storm as developing of to the west. all of that will have in our direction. late tomorrow night and into wednesday morning, the next showers will ride. some cloud cover is moving in. that is well to our south. and during the day, it will be dry and comfortable. late tomorrow night and early wednesday morning, a line of showers will come in as a front pushes through. showers in the morning and noontime, but most of the rain is off the coast and pulling away. it will be rather breezy on

wednesday. 69-74 degrees is about normal. we are reaching that time of year were the normal high as about 70. that temperature is brought about normal. east to southeast winds at about 15 m.p.h.. the clouds will increase tomorrow night and there will be a shower in the morning and it will be clear and breezy. thursday, will have sunny skies with warmer temperatures. by saturday, and other front is coming through and it looks like there will be showers in the morning. perhaps a little rain for the baltimore area. on sunday, partly cloudy skies and showers may return by the evening. >> thank you. a frightening afternoon on a campus the day after a gunman was found on campus. >> she is an amazing story of

survival after a devastating earthquake. she was buried alive and lived to talk about it. >> if you ever wanted to learn a new skill, now was the chance. it is something you can do for free. there are a hundred different things you can choose from. we will have that straight ahea

" -- >> helicopters have been driving and tossed dropping supplies to those that need it. they have been looking for survivors. >> one woman spent 48 hours buried under debris. >> steve was buried for 48 hours. you over students were dead beside her. they finally got her out. th

she is still in great pain in her legs are badly damaged. >> they could not heroes. >> were you shopping for them? >> all the time. >> did you think they would not be able to get you out? the two women kept each other believing. >> what we saying? >> we have to survive. [unintelligible] >> while we spoke, her mother called. the sun newt and that he had to see her again. >> they have stopped searching

and now have stopped searching throughout the town. hers will be the last tory of survival coming out of this tragedy. >> that is an amazing story. the first swine flu vaccine was given to health-care workers and there is more coming later this week. >> there is a lot -- a lot of confusion about how many doses are needed. we will all be sorted out. >> -- sorted out. -- sort it out. a professor is award>> new to no

women are among the winners for the nobel prize at madison and one of them is from johns hopkins. she got the news this morning. she is one of the researchers that solve the mystery about dna in chromosomes. she called the news very thrilling. >> for the first time ever, two women are all awarded the nobel prize for medicine. one is from john hopkins. she was that a press conference. >> today, she becomes the 33rd person associated with johns hopkins to win a nobel prize. >> she was awarded the prize for

discovery in 1984 on the structure of a chromosomes. it was an acute mechanism and inspired new lines of research into cancer and aging. >> we did not know that there were any disease implications. we were just interested in the fundamental questions of cell biology. >> as she was awarded the nobel prize with two other americans. this is the first time that two women were among the winners in madison. >> i know that as women become more common, it will head up projects and this will become more of morva town. >> she got the call this morning. >> i was folding the laundry. i got to paul and it was the

chairman of the nobel committee saying that he was calling to tell me would be announced in about 45 minutes. >> she is a 2009 to -- nobel prize winner. >> what an honor. >> here is a look at other top stories. health officials are urging people to get the swine flu vaccine. it is expected to reach the area sometime next week. state officials say that there should be enough vaccine for anyone who once said. in the public corruption window, an attorney has argued that officials ahknow, and --

along >> it was another historic day in washington. judge sonia sotomayor undisputed episcopalians in california and congregations that split from the national church. a death row inmate argued and that his sentence was arbitrary. >> 829-year-old sergeant was one of three soldiers killed when an explosive device struck his vehicle. he was an 11 year veteran. >> president barack obama has a new strategy in afghanistan after a u.s. troops were killed in combat. the u.s.-afghanistan commander has backed off his campaign for significantly more troops, we

have the latest from washington. >> president obama is making what is thought to be one of the biggest decisions of his presidency. whether to send 40,000 more troops to afghanistan. he sent a message to the commander to pipe down. >> our best advice to the president was candid birth private. >> he went public to get a lot more troops. >> this was friday in london. >> at a strategy that does not leave afghanistan in a stable position is probably a shortsighted strategy. >> hours later, he was called aboard air force one with a one- on-one with the commander in chief. >> the president considers it a

process moving forward. >> the president has already exacted his advice on change. moving u.s. forces into urban areas to be seen as protectors. >> this weekend's firefight is far from any town. the fallen americans were fighting a go to the enemy afghan war. whether obama sends troops are not. >> the obama goal is to stabilize afghanistan and it may now be possible. >> still to come, a woman who kept wild pets is dead, apparently killed by one of them.

>> after a deadly accident, residents are questioning the safety of traffic lights. that story's coming up. >> as i was coming through the park, all a sudden, my hand was stuck to my chest and i did not know what was going on and then i collapsed. >> he ran into some very bad news. this law student will be at the starting line on saturday. how he beat cancer by running

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get amazing tv picture quality and unlimited nationwide calling for just $79.99 a month, with an incredible $150 back. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v this is fios. this is big. police say that one person is in custody tonight after seeing someone with a bomb. information led police to a bus in a parking lot where they took one man in for questioning. the school's web site said people should stay inside and locked their doors. there are no reports of shots fired. >> fath a woman is dead after

being attacked by one of her pets. that happened just after 5:00 p.m. last night. state police said that the 37- year-old was in the process of beating the bare when she was attacked. the woman did have an exotic wildlife permit. one of her neighbors remembers the first time he heard the bear. >> we heard this roar and wonder what it was. >> a neighbor of venture will shot and killed the bear. a beagle tiger and an african law and also lived at the home. she routinely pass inspections and had no violations. >> a fire is headed towards a town and authorities say that as long as the winds cooperate, they shouldn't get more of the

fire contained. thousands of residents have already been evacuated. the fire is 10% contained. up next, another indication that many americans are in deep financial trouble. >> many have filed for bankruptcy and it has reached a new level. >> today is all about the flu. two vaccines. we get this break or the shot. a lot of questions a day. we have some answers for you, up next. >> there are changes moving in and maybe a little wet weather. right now it is 67 degrees.>> l,

here's what we're working on for 11 news at 6:00 p.m.. accident and investigation at

the newspaper. a woman's body was found stuck in a manhole in baltimore city. we will have details when you join us

>> is turning out to be a confusing flu season. some kids need only one shot and others need to read than there is a regular vaccine to consider. who can have nasal miss and cannot. we get a flu shot 101. >> health officials got the first doses of the swine flu vaccine. the seasonal vaccine is already out there. this has got some people

confused. >> i am confused about how many shots they need. >> if you are a healthy adult, get your regular flu shot, but do not rush to get the swine flu vaccine. high-risk adults and children need both. >> the viruses could be circulating together throughout the community. if you are protected against one, you would not be protected against the other. >> if you are a health-care worker, hundred 24-year-old or under six months old, you are at rest. for kids, it is more complicated. babies under six months old can i get any vaccine at all. children under 10 need only one does and one dose of the regular vaccine.

children under 10, they need to doses of the swine flu vaccine but they also need the regular back scene. one does it say and have had it before, to doses if they have not before, and to those is if they missed it last year. if you need to doses of either vaccine, they have to be 21 days apart. parents may need to allow a calendar to keep it straight. >> if you want the spray instead of the shot, you have to be over two and under 50. >> now, your 11 t forecast. >> the forecast is down and the '40's. some areas north and west of town to be down near 40.

this morning it was 47 degrees, but that is within the ballpark of what we can expect. a 71 degree normal high. record highs ras scorching 98 degrees. these guys will be clear. this is setting out for another chilly night. some of the moisture is flowing in. once we get to sunset, much of this will fall apart. this could mean cold temperatures. you will hit 70 in hagerstown. upper 60s in the baltimore area and around annapolis.

expect a 40 in the cooler valley iies. this is moving in from the west. just to the west of this, some of these clowns produce rain and snow in the northern plains of back in the rockies. this will be rapidly approaching a senate will likely bring someone whether on wednesday morning. we will see the transition and in late tomorrow morning, that line of showers will track across the mid-atlantic. by lunchtime on wednesday, the skies will be clearing up and thursday looks to be a beauty with sunshine. this is a fast-moving system that will impact the area during rush hour. partly cloudy skies tomorrow and

winds will shift to the southeast. on the chesapeake bay, winds will be about 5-10 knots. showers and the morning on wednesday and clearing up and breezy in the afternoon. it will clear up on thursday and told -- and it will be partly cloudy on friday. this is all headed into the running festival on friday. we have not had any measurable rain since 2004. it has been a while, but we should have some good temperatures in the '60s before it clears up in the afternoon. another chance for rain is coming on monday. >> a dubious distinction has passed the 1 million mark. >> personal bankruptcies topped 1 million during the first nine

months of 2009. that is according to the bankruptcy institute. that is the highest number since the institute underwent major changes. they suspect there will be 1.4 million bankruptcy's to be registered by the end of the year some companies are trying to shorten the patent process to turn to the public for help. bob hansen tells us how. >> college senior mahogany jones is talking about a product where you are the judge and jury. >> we utilize the products more. we could say that we are helping. >> this allows computers to give

feedback on new and existing products and businesses are listening. >> but they make changes to the ads and changes to the messages. >> they are asking for feedback on the latest commercial. >> we are asking what to like about and what they do not like about and what they remember. >> whether it is a computer program for a broadway to identify luggage. >> we put a couple of ideas out on the market. we need feedback. >> they want to know what you think about their products, but it could be questions about tweezers or duct tape. mahogany plans to come back. >> >> if you need to rent a

car, there is an application for that. apple has an application for the iphone. members make the reservation, go to the car and use the phone to unlocked and start the car. there are applications for smart phones. google has petitioned apple for the application. more people are eating in these days, the restaurants are offering discounts. officials say you can pay with plastic and sign up your debit

cards for airline miles. you can go to reward's network .com many restaurants offer special deals. with tonight's consumer alert this is wbal. >> you then go to our website at wbaltv.com [unintelligible] -- at wbaltv.com. more children are being diagnosed with autism. yes, i have done my duty. i have jury duty. we couldn't hear about my injury on the homepage. you can find the official running handbook information on road closures of the home page.

>> so you can read what you run. >> proved that running away from your problems works. how training for the marathon save that this law students live. >> a baltimore man is killed when a car accident and his 9- and that's how verizon fios works. any questions? so will the tv in my house look that amazing? yep. fios has 100% fiber optics straight to your home. and i get $150 back when i switch to fios? that's correct. i got a question, i got a question. is anybody here buying this? read it and weep pal. switch to fios now and get $150 back. unlike cable, fios delivers 100% true fiber optics straight to your home.

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when it comes to italian sauce, some people prefer this jar. but more people prefer this sauce. winner of the blind taste test. the sweet and savory taste of prego. it's in there. >> as we mentioned, the baltimore running festival is this saturday. we're your official station to watch the race. there is focus on a baltimore

student that is running towards his future. >> he said he has always wanted to finish a marathon and he ran into a roadblock. >> he asked him about running, he will say that it saved his life by stopping him in his tracks. it was the fall of 2008 as the law student was training for the baltimore marathon. >> as i came through the park, all of a sudden, my hand was stuck to my chest and i did not know what was going on there and i collapsed. >> doctors found a malignant brain tumor. they also told him that he was lucky. the natural stat -- stressed that running put on the brain, if he would not have noticed it for your more. >> i think i ignored the

symptoms. >> eight days later, he had brain surgery and at that moment he promised he would finished be a half marathon. >> i knew what i needed to do to continue my life. >> he was so determined, despite, and during the he was back in class. >> all i can do is keep my chin up and when you are facing something bigger than new, you have to keep going at it. >> as he went through those miles, he would also raise money for the hopkins research team that helped him get back on his feet. >> he asked him about his prognosis, he will not say he won his battle against cancer, -- >> this will be something i will

do as long as my legs will carry me around to do it. >> an amazing guy. if you want to learn more, you can log onto our website, wbaltv.com and click on newslinks. we will also carry it live. >> that is all for us. if you like to see this newscast again, we will rebroadcast it on wbal plus. >> an accident takes the life of a newspaper editor. that story is coming up. >> at least identify the body found in the manhole. details are coming up. >> chalk one up for prosecutors in a case. >> live, local, late breaking,

this is wbal-tv 11 news in hd. >> we begin with you investigations. >> an accident killed an editor for the baltimore sun. it happened just after 9:00 a.m. this morning. that is where we are at tonight. >> this community is stunned. there are questioning the safety of the traffic lights at this intersection. >> that is terrible. >> the 48-year-old was killed of this intersection when his 1999 honda civic was struck in a side collision. he was coming out of a parking lot when this ups truck struck his vehicle. he was pronounced dead at the scene in his 9-year-old was taken to the hospital. >> it is a dangerous intersection.

it is very tragic. >> last year, residents lobbied the state to put a light installed. the lights are flashing red and yellow. >> the accident happened at 854 pm. people who live around here said their alliance that makes a difference. >> it makes all the difference in the world of for the drop- off. >> it is worse because nobody stops coming the other way. while baltimore county police continue to investigate, a statement from the editor of the newspaper called him a journalist and an accomplished editor and a wonderful colleague. during his first three years, his drive and determination led the sports