nobel peace prize. it is an announcement that stunned the world. that includes the president. he is the fourth u.s. president to receive this honor. >> it was an announcement that seemed to come out of the blue. >> the nobel peace prize for 2009 is to be awarded to president barack obama. >> president barack obama, winner of the nobel peace prize. the announcement shocked the world. perhaps no one was more surprised than the president himself. >> this is not how i expect to wake up this morning. im both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the nobel committee. >> the reason for this highest of honors? >> for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. >> the nobel committee noted the president's efforts to reduce nuclear arms, ease tensions with

the muslim world, and focus on diplomacy. the nominating deadline was february 1. the president had not been in office two weeks. even now, he has not had a chance to accomplish much on the world stage. he is fighting two wars, trying to push the middle east closer to peace, and push iran farther away from a nuclear weapon. >> we cannot tolerate a world in which nuclear weapons spread to nations, in which the terror of a nuclear holocaust and dangers more people. >> some believe that this is a slight to president bush, a wartime commander in chief who often found himself odds with other world leaders. others see it as an affirmation of hope and change that president obama wants to make his legacy.

>> good afternoon. we started out early this morning with some steady rain. it is actually a beautiful friday afternoon. we are picking up some scattered showers up in southern pennsylvania and in the mountains. if you are going to be out and about this afternoon, a 30% chance of running into something. let's take a look at what we expect as high temperatures. upper 70 costs and low 80's, outstanding for this time of year. things are going to change over the weekend that seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. >> police are investigating a shooting at a fast-food restaurant. two victims were found in the parking lot of a checkers restaurant. one victim was able to get to the hospital across the street. the other was taken to sinai hospital. police are investigating a

deadly accident that happened just before midnight. brandon turner was trying to turn his vehicle are round -- turn his vehicle around. somehow, the vehicle got stuck on an embankment. they try to push the vehicle of the embankment and it slammed into a building. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a baltimore county man has been found guilty in the murder of his ex-girlfriend. he was convicted of intentionally running down her with her own truck. it happened last january. according to prosecutors, he found out that she was going to take back the truck, so he killed her to prevent that from happening. sheriff's deputies are searching for whoever sexually assaulted a woman at an area park. she was attacked around 6:00 sunday night when she got into her vehicle along stafford road. anyone with information about

that crime should call detectives. the house has voted to significantly expand a four decades old law to protect those attack because of their sexual orientation. federal prosecutors will be able to intervene in cases against people based upon their gender, sexual identity, or race. a city councilwoman will go on trial in december. a judge threw out motions to dismiss the campaign finance charges. she is accused of having to developers take a political poll on her behalf. she will face trial december 7. baltimore county executive is considering running for state senate. harris is expected to challenge

a congressman next year, leaving his seat open. he will probably not make a final decision until after the election. parents and children of baltimore county schools were asking officials where were their children. lasted -- two hours longer, parents want answers. school officials tell us that the bus was escorted by police back to the school around 7:00 last night. it was not clear how long the students were on the bus. the lack of answers has some parents out rage. >> i wanted to know what happened. why was this bus driver not driving any of -- not dropping any of the kids off at home? they are normally home no later than 5:30. i was very upset and concerned. >> parents were eventually reunited with their kids. the bus driver is being questioned by the county school district. today is the first of five from

monday's four baltimore county employees. there will be trash pickup, but not at certain condos. all this to the cost 24/7 services will be in operation. city libraries will be closed. parking meters will be ineffective. many city residents are disappointed. >> it seems like it is becoming very common right now. >> the four remaining furlough days are planned for columbus day. the mayor says that this is all part of balancing the city budget. a champion of those people who have no voice. that is how friends are describing rabbi mark loeb. he died in italy where he was serving as interim rabbi at a congregation in milan.

he was promoted to chief rabbi in 1980. those who knew him gathered to remember a man who preserve de legacy. >> i am a rich person because i came to know him. >> he fought for things he believed in. >> the cause of his death is not clear. however, he did undergo a quadruple bypass last year. he was 65 years old coming up, it might not sound very pleasing, but doctors say that sharing your appointments with other patients could be beneficial. first, firefighters search for the cause of a fire. an early christmas present for retailers. the numbers are up when it comes to consumers spending money.

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from their homes this morning after a large fire broke out at and irina and washington. crews had to take a defensive stance because they were unable to get close to a fire. no word what caused the blaze. the merged secrets responded to an accident involving an ambulance in a car this morning. the ambulance was carrying a patient when it overturned. right now, there are is no wordn the condition of the patient. still to come, nasa says that it got what it needed from the lunar impact mission. how would you like to go to the doctor with seven or eight other patients? why some say it might actually improve the state of care. >> so far, so good. temperatures are already in the low 70's. we will take a look outside. a beautiful day in baltimore city. all this will change over the weekend.

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>> we have learned a maryland soldier has died during training at fort jackson in south carolina. he was pronounced dead at a local hospital wednesday afternoon. in autopsy has been performed, but authorities are awaiting other test results. we will have more on this developing story coming up tonight. in this afternoon's consumer alert, retailers got an early christmas present last month. according to a survey of 30 retailers, sales increased by 0.6% at stores that were open more than a year. this is the first monthly sales increase in more than a year. it could be signaling the bottom of the year in terms of retail stagnation. the wii fit is getting fitter.

it is adding a tracker to track the calories burned during a workout. you can also select to work on specific body areas. nintendo has sold more than 21 million wii fits. traveling at 6000 m.p.h., and on and rocket slammed into the mona. part of an experiment to determine whether there is water on the moon. >> the spectacular show that many expected never really made it to the big screen. >> it is hard to tell what we saw there. especially hard for hundreds that waited up all night expecting a cosmic fireworks show, which turned out to be a dud. >> it would have been nice to see more of an explosion.

>> the perspective from nasa's point of view was much different. >> everything worked out well. the space dust flew perfectly. the instruments performed better than expected. >> while the plume of dust, rocks, and possibly ice was difficult to see, sensors indicated that it was there. >> today, we picked up some moon dust. it will be very interesting. >> it will take time to analyze the new data and to answer the question that led to today's crash landing. a valuable resource that could provide a bridge to the next generation of space exploration. >> if water exists there, i think it would clearly be an element for the future of lunar architecture. >> a future that right now is

still a bit fuzzy. >> now, you'rer insta weather plus forecast. >> if you were up earlier this morning, you saw the rain. there are a few scattered showers here and there. if you are going to be out in about this afternoon, i do not think you need to take an umbrella. let's switch over and take a wider view of this. we have some strong thunderstorms embedded in there. we even have some severe weather. we do not have to worry about that. the system will weaken once it gets over towards us. it will increase the chance for rain tonight and into tomorrow morning, unfortunately. right now, high pressure is sliding off of the east coast.

it is opening the door for the rain to come in. it is turning the surface rain to the south. that is allowing the warm temperatures to move up as well. right now, it is 72 degrees at b w why. still in the 60's up in pennsylvania. a mixture of sunshine and cloud. the chance for rain will go up tonight. let's take a look at the insta weather futurecast. you could see some rain showers. if you had plans to run in the baltimore marathon or you are going to be hanging out there,

prepare for a little bit of light rain shower activity. as we head into sunday morning, the high pressure will move in from the northwest. it looks like it will be good football weather with temperatures in the 60's. temperatures will last well into monday. you will see a big change in the temperatures of the seven-day forecast. we will step down into the upper 60's on saturday. it is the 50's by the beginning of next week. a 50% chance. the high temperatures will fall into the upper 50's. i would not be surprised if we saw our first frost of the season monday or tuesday night. >> in this afternoon's medical alert, women with breast cancer might want to take vitamin d supplements.

the levels were tested in more than 100 breast cancer patients. 70% at low levels in their blood. black and hispanic women and those in the advanced stages of the disease had the lowest levels. about 15% of pregnancies and in an early miscarriage. researchers compared the fertility rates of more than 750 women with an early miscarriage. about 80% had a live birth within five years, no matter what type of treatment they received. a new discovery might help people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome. a virus linked to prostate cancer might play a role in chronic fatigue syndrome. the virus is found in people's blood who have cfs. it can also lead to memory problems, headaches, and muscle aches. how would you like to go to the

doctor with seven or eight other patients? it may not sound great, but one texas hospital is doing it. patients and doctors say that it actually improves the polis -- the quality of care. >> it is a time when babies are weighed and measured and parents can voice their concerns. >> he cries a lot. >> these routine visits are now done at share reddish -- shared medical appointments. >> i think they are a great opportunity for the mothers. they are surrounded by other mothers who may be at different stages in parenting. >> every child is examined one at a time. questions are asked and answered in a group setting. >> a lot of the newborn babies will have a bit of yellow to their skin. >> you get to learn what other

people are going through. if you have the same problems, you already know because they talked about it. >> some others say that it is far more convenient because they do not spend hours in a waiting room with their newborn. >> it is kind of hard for you to be waiting here for a couple hours. >> doctors say because they are not rushing from room to room, they actually spend more time with their patients. >> that was lindsey wilcox reporting. up next, your maryland lottery pick three and pick four numbers. first, let's take a look at the way wall street is performing this hour.

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mdlottery.com/ravens. >> thank you. tony has a final look at our weather before we go today. >> let's take a look at the seven-day forecast. we will make it close to a deeper. -- we will make it close to 80 degrees this afternoon. big changes come early next week. the high temperatures will fall into the 50's. >> ok. monday is going to be painful. >> it is that time of year. we start to turn the corner. i would not be surprised if we got our first frost. >> thank you for joining us. if you missed any of the newscast, we have a repeat broadcast for you this afternoon. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] c

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