>> an anniversary that many are not celebrating. one year ago today, a six-foot water main burst in dundalk, flooding homes and businesses. the dog businesses will likely never forget that day -- dundalk businesses. george check and see how things are one year later. >> it is tough to tell anything happen there today. the neighborhood seems to be back to normal, but a closer look at this neighborhood shows people are still paying a price for this flood. marcia and christopher live on the same block in dundalk, but their lives have been miles apart since the massive water main break that flooded several neighborhoods here year ago. >> the water was to write about their. >> her basement was like 100 others that day, but now it is back to normal, because she unknowingly had what is called

the suit is coverage, when she looked -- is called sewerage coverage. >> i had it, and i said thank you, god. >> a year ago we were feeling pretty good. we had a pretty good house with a finished basement and all. >> until a 72-inch water main broke, sending a flood into christophers basement, which is now putting back together himself. his insurance policy did -- his insurance policy did not have storage coverage. he said allstate tell them they did not have coverage. >> he has spent $8,000 out of pocket so far to clean and fix up his basement. not to mention the $10,000 worth of damage property he lost. >> do you think a year from that day you would still be dealing with this?

>> i did, personally. my wife didn't, but i did. i had a feeling i would be dealing with it for a long time. >> he has an attorney who is still trying to get baltimore county or baltimore city to compensate him for his losses, but he said the attorney has not had any luck getting the right paperwork from the county or the city to get that process rolling. >> it took dozens of firefighters to battle a two- alarm fire in northeast baltimore tonight. smoke was seen coming from a home on anthony avenue around 7:20 p.m. this evening. a department spokesperson said the fire started in the basement and then spread to the first four. he says no one inside the home was hurt, but one firefighter had to be treated at a hospital for minor injury. >> the firefighter was injured outside the dwelling, not during fire fighter tactics. the is got inside and the

outstanding job of extinguishing the fire in a rapid manner. >> the cause of the firm remains under investigation. harford county is mourning the loss of a teenager who was hit while crossing the street and killed. according to police, the boy was in the crosswalk at red pulp wrote while there was a no crossing signal. he died at a local hospital. tonight there are posters and flowers at the scene, and friends came by to pay their condolences. >> i was in a couple of his classes in seventh grade. it was my best friend. >> police say the driver stayed at the scene. there is no word of any charges being filed. a deadly assault on a woman in her own home in baltimore city. police say it happen last night in the 1500's block of north

streaker street. cecilia mitchell suffered head injuries and was taken to shock trauma where she was pronounced dead. an overnight shooting in part bill has a man in the hospital tonight recovering from a gunshot wound to the leg. baltimore county police are still in investigating this incident that happened just after midnight. -- officers said the 26-year-old victim is recovering at sinai hospital and police gave no word on a possible suspect or motive in the case. the final six could be just hours away -- final fix could be just hours away for the -- forbp. officials say cement that was pumped into the well has now set and there waiting for one test to confirm that the well is permanently plug.

many locals are wary. they think bp and the fed should be doing more to clean up the gulf. >> it will not do any good because the oil is already on the floor. the damage has been done already. >> we may not learn until tomorrow if the wealth that has caused so much disaster and despair has been officially killed. hurricane, tornado, earthquake, blizzard. anne arundel county officials say they are ready for any kind of hazard that may hit. the county held its first preparedness there today. september is national prepared this month. equipment like police helicopters and an emergency response vehicles were on display is officials demonstrated how the county prepares for emergency, and encourage residents to create emergency plans for their own family. >> is your family ready to deal with the power outage for a week

or do without water for a week? communities where citizens are prepared are much easier to mitigate hazards that we could face. >> that is captain eric hodge. he wants families to create emergency preparedness kits with enough food and water to last at least three days, as well as essential medications and battery powered radios and flashlights. locals in bermuda are preparing for hurricane igor, which is on track to hit that island sometime tomorrow or early monday. rough winds are expected tonight and vacationers have been lining up at a local airport, hoping to catch a ride on the last flight out. royal caribbean was forced to change the destination for enchantment of the seas. the ship is now heading toward the bahamas. pope benedict apologize to victims of sexual abuse by catholic priests. this comes as he continues his historic visit to britain. he met with several victims of

clergy abuse and express sorrow and shame for the suffering of those victims and for their families. before a crowd of nearly 2000 people during a mass at london's westminster cathedral, the pope talked about the shame and humiliation the abuse that cause. >> i expressed my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of this unspeakable crime. >> this is the pope's latest attempt to try and cope with the scandal that has rocked -- the catholic church. he hopes his comments will help the victims feel. >> some of your fault ever coming back to nbc. we'll take a sneak peek at this -- some of your fall favorites are coming back to nbc. the latest on the accident and lawsuit that spurred toyota's massive recall, those faulty accelerator spirit that story is straight ahead. things are quiet weather wise, a

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>> bands, dancers, vendors, and more in towson today for the annual african-american cultural festival, a family oriented event that highlights the heritage of baltimore county's african-americans. it is a huge success this year

and every year. organizers say it attracts more than 30,000 guests each year. covering the nation, at least six people were killed in new york when a church van crashed about 50 knots northwest of manhattan. you can see the overturned van here on interstate 87. the accident shut down all north bell lanes. several people had to be hospitalized, some of them in critical condition. toyota has reportedly reached a settlement in the suit over a family that was killed in a crash last year that was allegedly called -- caused by a faulty gas pedal. the l.a. times this toyota reached an agreement with the victims' relatives and will disclose the settlement on monday. in august 2009, a california patrol officer and three family members or killed when the gas pedal in their lexus got stuck in a format. that crash led toyota to recall millions of vehicles to replace

accelerator's. are you ready board trauma, action, tears, and laughs? nbc is bringing your favorites back to primetime. we will look at this week's season premiere is. >> it is already starting to feel like autumn. i will let you know if any of the shower activity of the great ♪ storyteller: the itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. down came the rain and clogged the gutter system creating a leak in the roof.

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>> the new fall season begins monday for nbc.

several new programs are on tap, but several longtime favorites return. chuck, biggest loser, and law and order, as the year. >> echoes of rocky iv and the season premiere of chuck. doff lundgren is playing a russian bad guy. the actor may be best known as ivan drago, and he gets a chance to shake things up. >> i have never done any comedy. for me, it is fun to go back and visit the russian killing machine. >> biggest loser is back, and hits the road to find contestants for season 10.

contestants in seven cities compete to get a spot on the show. >> it is going to be tough, the hardest thing i've ever done. >> biggest loser gets that point across, but only to an extent. >> i think the contestants feel they know what is up and think they understand the show, but they do not. >> understanding the criminal mind remains the challenge on law and order. henry e. and cusick guests. >> people are scared of talking about it. >> says in 12 starts wednesday night. dixie's in 12 starts wednesday night. -- season 12. >> a beautiful clear sky out

there, cool temperatures, and it will only -- a cool front will push through here. we will see another nice day tomorrow, temperatures a couple of degrees above where we are today. currently 68 degrees downtown, 64 in annapolis, and after midnight, the temperatures will drop more so. today we topped out at 76 degrees at both the airport and the inner harbor. the ice conditions all around. we began at 50 degrees this morning -- nice conditions all around. normally it is 77 at this time of year. we will be a couple of degrees above that tomorrow. tonight will be much like last night. mostly clear skies, when is very light -- when this very light. it is the last official weekend

of summer as the autumnal equinox is this week on tuesday and wednesday. 75 degrees in amounts of western maryland, partly cloudy, beautiful sunshine here, mostly sunny and 82 degrees. across the bay bridge, over to the lower eastern shore, we are looking at 77 degrees, a little chillier down by the shore. rip currents will be an issue thanks to hurricane igor. we will check that out in a moment. things are quiet on our banks, weighs only of what -- waves only 1 foot. the front is not going to do much except lower our temperature by monday and tuesday. the cool canadian high will set up shop. here's a look at igor, still a category 2 storm.

it is on target, moving north- northwest about 40 miles an hour, to hit bermuda. the squalls are already starting to affect it. it is a large hurricane, with hurricane winds extending 9 miles out from the center. it has 100 mile per hour sustained winds. actual and follow be like -- late tomorrow night into monday morning. it looks like 82 tomorrow here, upper 70's monday and tuesday, then a high pressure will move offshore and breakdown. we will see a herd of -- search of humidity and warmth by wednesday. >> that is a great forecast. >> we will talk about orioles and high school football. we have to set the stage for the ravens tomorrow, and you cannot get enough of that.

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>> the orioles took two out of three in the bronx last week. the reality, baltimore is a team fighting and to have the worst

record in the american league. still some business to attend two from friday. the first pitch of the game, payback for alex rodriguez. derek jeter we get on base from that and score. the second home run in as many nights for andino. curtis granderson just put the nail in the coffin. sabathia gets his 20th win of the season. start felt good in college park. looking for another upset today. the terms were not exactly bright eyed and bushy tailed for the noon start.

austin gets free for a 10-yard score. austin holding just about every rushing record in maryland high school football history. here he is again. his second touchdown of the game and quickly it is 14-0 in west virginia. terps getting out of their shell a little bit. a monster hit. third quarter, 28-0. robinson up for corey smith. 60 yards and a touchdown. how do you top that? robinson has plenty of time and is able to step into the throat. the deep crossing route and smith is gone, 80 yards this time. 28-14. the next time, smith dropped the

ball. 31-17 for the victory. 37-23 past louisiana tech. ambrose of towson looking for an upset with the national champs from villanova. second quarter, matt caesar were from the wildcat formation. touchdown, 22-0 nova. thousands rebuttal, a nice effort but he drops it. villanova looking every bit the part of the reigning champ beat towson, 43-7. some good high school football tonight.

tonight they get together under the lights at towson university. getting used be digging is to the college campuses. darrius jennings, 274 rushing yards for the night. gilman has little trouble from the stags, 35-10. going on the road following monday night on road feels like a recipe for disaster. ray lewis in his 15th year at middle linebacker demonstrated he is not hanging on too long. the ravens won a game many thought they would not. ray earned a 15-yard penalty.

a natural letdown after beating the jets. >> we have another week coming up this week, and the bengals are a quality opponent. now it is over. >> i asked about the fact that the bengals did not look very good last week. >> he said if you fall for that, >> he said if you fall for that, you everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax

as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our egg white breakfast sandwiches. hurry in and try one in delicious veggie or turkey sausage.

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