no injuries. we will bring you the latest details when they become available. >> the cleanup continues tonight after yesterday's massive brainstorms less several streets flooded. >> once the heavy rains in it, there is still more chance of sinkholes coming along. >> we did some checking around the channel 11 viewing area and found that despite as much rain is got yesterday, damage as far as rhodes was kept to a minimum. you can see where those steel plates are down there, there is actually a sink hole underneath there. road crews put those plates on top to keep it safe until they can fix it. we also found another huge sinkhole in and around a county. work crews from -- e n anne arundel county. >> that is a deep hole.

>> here off of i-97, crews are busy repairing this major sinkhole that took about half the road out. one of many projects around the county. >> we have a lot of roads that were closed from a high water and some with tree damage. we are in the process of opening some roads and we still are getting a few calls to close other roads, mostly because of trees. >> about 2 miles north of the beltway, another sinkhole. by friday afternoon, work crews had capped it with metal plates to finish later. emergency officials say that besides the sinkhole, there really was not a lot of damage to county roads. >> the sinkhole was by far the most serious and obvious problem that we saw on the roadways. the rest of the problems were flooding on the roadways. we were concerned about people driving through the water, but as we move into the weekend, that danger is going to pass because the water is going to

disappear. >> as far as the cost to repair the roads, we contacted area counties in the state highway administration and all say it is just too early to tell, because work is still being done. it is safe to say that it will be much less than hurricane isabel that in 2003 and the past winter's snowstorms. >> this was really a lot of rain, and we were concerned about what the effects might be. we were very pleasantly surprised this morning to find that the damage was relatively minimal. >> we should have more information on the costs sometime next week. work crews say that as far as the sinkholes are concerned, they should be repaired in the coming days. >> now that the storms have moved on, residents are assessing how much damage they now need to repair. rob roblin has more on the efforts to get back to normal.

>> there is still standing water in a few locations in baltimore county. you can see a small section of this road is still under water. for businesses in essex, today was a day to clean up. at the golden marine auto and body shop, that had almost 3 feet of water. today there were cleaning out mud. >> all the electronic equipment and everything was just under the water. >> down the streets at sylvester's saloon, they cleaned up yesterday afternoon, but last night at high tide, the business flooded again, filling the saloon with water and mud. this meant more cleaning up. >> at high tide last night, we got another two or 3 feet that in and left a film of dirt

and mud on the floor, and we started all over again this morning at about 9:00. >> down in the military community in pasadena, there were utility trucks everywhere -- in the millburn community. residents think the tornadic came through here. >> we were sitting in the living room and my husband said look out there. everything was going totally sideways across the back of my son ports. >> i think it was a funnel cloud. it missed us by a couple of hundred yards. >> steve found a tree in his pool. >> yesterday's storm caused quite a mess, all in all.

>> tonight, the hidden money is real and politics. there is a tv ad that has probably caught your eye. who is paying for it? jayne miller joins us from the newsroom with more on the story. >> that same question is being asked all over the country this political season. rule changes have made it easy for anonymous donors to use tax- exempt organizations to spend money on elections. a political ad now running in maryland is one such example. >> it is the worst economy in decades, and the folks in washington are living it up. >> it is bound to spark some chuckles, and knockoff of the jibjab style. >> there is a tight race to hang on to the first congressional

seat against republican 80 harris. they have waged a nasty fight free tv advertising. >> it was paid for by the commission on hope, row, an opportunity. it is a tax-exempt organization that makes the next question, who is that, very hard to answer. the commission's website says its mission is to influence policy for free-market economic growth. it lists a washington d.c. address and phone number. the listed contact is a lawyer. what you don't know about the commission is where its money comes from. because it is not a political committee, it is not required to disclose its donors. even harris' campaign is in the dark. asked how this particular organization can to support harris, a spokesperson said they have no idea.

>> they are message left today for the commission has not been returned. they are not supposed to be devoting their activities to politicking for particular candidates. >> baltimore city councilwoman helen holton will be in court monday to face charges he violated campaign finance laws. we are told an agreement is not in the works that would bring the case to a close without a trial. she is accused of getting to developers to pay for a political poll back in 2007. the developers have pleaded guilty to similar charges and given probation before judgment. >> baltimore county police have arrested two men and charged them with the stabbing inside security square mall.

they are charged with attempted murder. police say they tried to rob a 21-year-old before they met inside the mall. wright was treated and released from shock trauma. all three men were students at the north american trade school located at the mall. rhythm-and-blues singer mario was arrested and charged with assault earlier today, just before 1:00. police were called to the 900 block of bell street for a disturbance. that is where police found mario's mother crying, and charging documents say she was hit in the chest and shoulder a few days before. mario was taken to central booking and released on $50,000 bond. >> jurors are now delivering that -- deliberating the fate of three men charged with killing baltimore city councilman ken harris.

>> the jury has gone home after deliberating for about two hours today. those deliberations started after this morning's closing arguments. the defense presented a different theory during closing arguments. the attorney told jurors dna evidence shows her client did not commit the murder of kenneth harris or the robbery of the new haven lounge. she claims the dna of one witness to the robbery mirrored the dna of her client. jurors had already heard testimony that collins' blood was found on a bandanna and gloves. >> actually his dna was never found on any item. because he was standing here is one of the victims, because those to mirror their dna, nine out 13 places have the exact same numbers. transference occurred, and that is why it appears that mr. collins' dna is on the item.

>> the prosecutor told jurors surveillance video and dna from to the men was found on bandannas and latex gloves. the defense does not think the prosecution proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. >> the state simply analyze everything the defense said, which in my opinion, begs the question. the question is, had he proved your case beyond a reasonable doubt? i think the state did not do its job. >> the prosecutor argued that the lives of the three men are not at stake, because it is not a death penalty case. a jury must now decide if three young men committed the murder and robbery. >> no way of knowing specifically how long it will take.

with three codefendants with 29 counts each, they are going to discuss each one as tentatively as they were in trial. i would be shocked if it came back today. we only have a couple more hours a day. it could be days, or they could be so convinced of one point that it could be 20 minutes, for all i know. >> it was not 20 minutes, the jury was sent home after two hours of deliberation. it will be back on monday to continue its deliberations. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> they with us, still a lot more news ahead on 11 news at 6. >> and you will hear the coach's decision on sunday, later in sports. >> the heavy tropical rains are moving away and sunshine is in the forecast, at least for the first part of the weekend. 70 at the airport, 71 at the inner harbor.

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>> deamorin to have been finalized for the baltimore city police officer killed this week -- funeral arrangements have been finalized. the viewing hours are from 1:00 until 8:00 p.m.. officer fowler's funeral will be held monday at 10:00 a.m. in catonsville. he will be buried at the linney valley memorial gardens. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >> several important new laws take effect in maryland today. you have heard about the hands free cell phone ban. it will cost first-time violators $40. maryland has parted with the federal sex offender registry. the new law will take effect and make it hard for sex offenders to avoid registration by moving to another state.

but are locked says that child- support payments are being set to coincide picks all of that new laws are listed on our website, wbaltv.com. >> some of the rain from yesterday lingered into the early morning hours. the late september storm lingered into the new month. once the skies cleared, temperatures were able to climb to normal levels. it takes awhile for all that water to drain down to the small streams and creeks and tributaries. it looks like for the most part, the flood warnings coming up. the two-day total, 6.11 inches

for the storm total officially down at bwi marshall. some areas got a lot more than that. brown the western shore of the bay and the extreme eastern shore, rainfall totals of up to 10 inches of rain for the two- day total. essex got 8.5 inches, and farther south, in st. mary's county, a report of 14 inches of rain. the weher service did confirmed a tornado touched down in pasadena yesterday morning of around 9:46 a.m. the storm analysis showed as it was 200 yards wide and went about a mile in the pasadena area yesterday morning. it is the weakest on the scale of tornadoes, but it did touchdown in anne arundel county. there goes the last of the tropical rain, moving up the coast toward knowing and --

toward new england. we should have clear skies for the night tonight and a beautiful star to the weekend tomorrow. 45-52 for the overnight low, still breezy out there now, but the winds will diminish as high pressure moves in behind the storm. the weather pattern is the same, it has just moved a little farther to the east out over the atlantic. we do see some showers out here coming from canada and through the great lakes. tomorrow is the day to clean up and enjoys a nice outdoor activities, with the beautiful weather conditions expected tomorrow. sunday the clouds increase. but afternoon and evening, some showers in the area, and this will be a slow-moving system. the shares will leverage through the middle part of next week. -- showers will linger through the middle part of next week.

on the bay tomorrow, winds out of the north and waves of 1 to 2 feet. west down into the mounds, some showers may get there by afternoon. the showers may redevelop in the mountains tomorrow afternoon. sunshine around the bay, 67, and a beautiful sunny day on the beach at the eastern shore. and i am still sunday afternoon, a couple of scattered -- at hines field. 67 around here tomorrow, 63 sunday, and in the showers arrive sunday evening. chilly, fall temperatures monday and tuesday. once that rain gets out of here, we will see a little warm up maybe into the low 80's by next friday. >> ravens offensive tackle jared

gaither had his back re- evaluated. he is going back to los angeles to see the team -- hossein specialist he met with a month ago. no problems for a great rise. he practiced for a second straight day and his bruised knee continues to get better -- no problems for ray rice. the coach is on board with him playing against the steelers. >> it is a positive sign. he practiced and he looked good. i am sure the steelers are preparing for him. we will have to see how it goes on sunday. >> i am feeling pretty good. we will see. >> a tackle and safety were each 5 -- find $5,000. paul kruger says he will play on

sunday. he was inactive the first three games in part because of a shoulder injury. here are the high school football games we have on tap. powerball versus poly. highlights of all these games coming up 11:00 tonight. >> a double header tonight against the tigers. so far so good, tillman pitching well and getting plenty of support. we start the fourth inning bases loaded for adam jones. 4-1 orioles, but they were far from done. look at felix drive one to the gap. that made it an 9-1 game.

the orioles are in total control. the folks at the ryder cup are not getting the rain we had yesterday. the heavy rains halted play for more than seven hours, the first suspension of the event since 1997. here is overton, just a rockrik, but look at this putt on the first hole. here is tiger woods on the second hole. here is his approach shot, taking advantage of the rain. the u.s. is ahead 2-1 with the match all square. that doesn't for sports. tom is back with the forecast after this. -- that does it for sports. eaks to send jobs over seas.

eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!!

four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from a taxpayer funded bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives again and again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle class marylanders do.

>> here is a look at what we are working on for 11 news tonight. october is breast cancer awareness month. we will look that event. we are still falling that massive warehouse fire up in dundalk. we will have the latest on the we will have the latest on the investigation i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris.

buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt... there's never a doubt whose side he's on. martin o'malley... moving maryland forward.

>> some sunshine, and it will be even better tomorrow. not as wendy, and comfortable temperatures, up to 67. the clouds will start rolling back into the day sunday, and it gets chillier on monday and tuesday, with ties only in the 50's. a hint of a warmup for the end of next week, with the possibility of a 80-degree temperature showing up. it is going to feel like fall. >> we will be back here at 11. >> have a great night. go ravens. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- --www.ncicap.org--

i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!!