they have more or emergency crews responding to this location, so it will be slow going here in howard county. >> thank you. the big story tonight after three weeks of testimony, jurors are still deliberating in the trial of three men charged in the murder of former baltimore city councilman ken harris. >> they sent to questions to the judge today. we are live outside of the court house east with the latest. >> this was the second full day of deliberations and it just like yesterday, the jurors have questions. two questions sent to the judge appeared more questions from the jury as deliberations continued and a note to the judge -- but you're past, can i see the cartridge and the pocketbook and the ball at. -- the bullet. they requested a copy of the transcript. theyjudge to andlld them

could see the bullet removed from the body and the 9 millimeter cartridge casings found in a purse stolen from the new haven and loans when the jazz club was robbed. they located a person inside a trash can. -- the purse inside the trash can. >> you can never predict what a jury is thinking. it can be a question they have been thinking about, something relating it to the murder. no clue. never desperate >> the club owner testified that he testififired his revolveer. the guns used in the robbery were never recovered. they each face 29 charges in connection with the robbery and murder. yesterday, they asked how many guns were used in the robbery, and did jerome williams have a gun in the bar? >> i do not think they are

trying to pin it on one person. i think they are trying to isolate issues. they may have determined the things they have problems with -- was this the case in use during the shooting? why were there other -- four other casings found in only two bullets recovered? >> jurors have been sent, for the day. there will be back for deliberations again tomorrow morning -- they have been sent home for the day. >> new lawsuits have been filed against st. chairs sit medical center and the cardiologists accused of putting unnecessary stents in patients. we are live outside at st. joseph's in towson. >> these lawsuits are different than the class action lawsuits

filed earlier this year. this could be the largest number of individual lawsuits filed against a doctor and hospital. 101 individual lawsuits were filed tuesday against st. joseph's medical center, midlantic cardiovascular services and it cardiologists dr. mark midei. allegations service against dr. mark midei in 2009 that he put stents in the arteries of patients that did not have a 70% blockage required for that procedure. >> in that case, he would see a blockage that was 20%, he would put in writing it was a 90%. thereby putting a stent in. >> the stent could lead to complications like blood clots and require patients to be on blood thinners. st. joseph's is included because they allegedly turned a blind eye to what he was doing.

>> these lawsuits were filed because of saint joseph's absolute refusal to be fair with the the very patients they sent letters to. in forming these patients that they had a stand that was placed there was not medically necessary. >> the letter was dated in 2009 and was a result of a review of patient filed by other cardiologists. it was sent to the patients and their doctors. the hospital addressed those letters and a statement saying that the fact they sent these letters to certain patients is not proof of liability. it will take responsibility that patients demonstrate that inappropriate care costs them and energy. the statement says the hospital is open to talking with any patient who believes a they have a claim in those cases where they have a proper medical information, it will continue to seek a fair and satisfactory resolution with its patients. but miller says he and his

clients spent more than 20 hours in negotiations with no settlement. clientsd all of my have been available for negotiations. when they are ready to talk, we are ready to listen. >> he may be filing of as many lawsuits one behalf of patients. dr. mark midei left in 2009, in the summer. this summer, the maryland court of physicians placed charges against him. >> another local serviceman has made the ultimate sacrifice. the department of defense said a u.s. army ranger from maryland has been killed in afghanistan. the 21 year-old died from injuries he suffered when insurgents attacked his unit in the helmand province last friday. the frederick native leaves behind a wife and two children.

>> europe remains unguarded tonight after the u.s. issued an alert for citizens traveling in europe. there are new details surrounding the tariff threat. we have the latest from london. >> a u.s. predator drone strike has killed a number of chairman nationals. there is no confirmation between all lank of that bombing and the new terror alert in europe, but intelligence indicated that a number of european nationals had traveled to pakistan to receive training. intercepted phone conversations suggest that some of those europeans have traveled back home to stage attacks on european cities. much of the information leading to the terror alert was gathered during the interrogation of a prisoner in afghanistan. >> the alert that was issued by the state department is based on information about potential

threats in europe. we want travelers to be alert and aware. the particular threat information deals with europe, and is not related to the united states. >> still, the state department has stopped short of announcing a warning to americans not to travel to europe. the alert urges tourists to be cautious in public places and use common sense. >> tonight, the pakistani citizen wellu.s. spent the rest of his life in jail. he pleaded guilty to all the charges against him. saadnd federal courts, sha showed no remorse for his failed times square bomb threat. he told them that he welcomed the six life sentences handed down and claimed the defeat of

the u.s. was imminent. the sentencing came after he pled guilty in june to 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges. he admitted that he packed his suv full of improvised explosives. the bombs did not detonate due to faulty wiring. prosecutors entered into videos as evidence today. one showed the test labs using the same types of explosives and that he made. the force of the explosion demonstrated how deadly the bombs could a bend in a bustling times square. in the other, he appears in a taliban video after he traveled to pakistan to receive training in how to make bombs. it is a far different view of him up from his life here in u.s.. he appeared to be living the american dream, married with children, and working as a

financial analyst. today in court, she told that when he swore allegiance to the u.s. and had become a citizen , that he did not mean it. >> it will give him plenty of time to reflect on his words and actions. >> another day with unseasonably chilly termperatures around the area. the normal high is supposed to hit the low 70's. it has been a struggle to get to 60 degrees. it is 60 at the inner harbor in downtown baltimore. 54 in hagerstown. mchenry is at 44. frostburg is at 45. oakland is at 45. the pocket of cool air to our west is associated with some wet weather swirling across the mountains. some of those showers look they will -- look like it will make their way east towards baltimore

tomorrow. dramatic changes, i think, for the better. check out the 7 day forecast in a bit. >> crime appears to be down in baltimore county. crime during the first half of the year is that a 35 year low. homicide, rape, robbery, and theft are down. homicide is down 44% compared to this time last year. they also report solving 80% of its violent cases including 90% of murders. >> it is always gratifying to be able to report a continued trend of decrease in crime, but particularly so in these challenging economic times. >> smith credited an effective partnership between the police department, the state's attorney's office, and the state of maryland for yielding positive results. >> is your student being weighed down by an overloaded backpack? how to find out if your child's

backpack is too heavy. >> in the wake of health care reform, there is a new report calling for big changes in the nursing profession. what the recommendations could mean for your future doctor's visit. >> former president jimmy carter visits baltimore. that story is coming up. >> a new bob ehrlich political advertisement accuses o'malley of a cover-up. of a cover-up.

>> the university of maryland's school of pharmacy opened its brand new building today. features a new patient interactions week. the building is also fitted with $20 million worth of scientific and information technology equipment. the total cost of the facilities stands at $62 million. >> in tonight's medical alerts, a new report is calling for big changes in the nursing profession, giving heiress' a seat at the healthcare table. the institute of medicine at once nurses to have a bigger voice in redesigning the health care, because they spend most time with patients. the report says nurses need better access to more training and education, and with millions

more patient expected to have access to health care and a shortage of doctors, the institute says that barriers that prevent nurses from practicing to the full extent of their training should be removed. an experimental brain cancer vaccine has been found to double the life expectancy of some patients. the blastoma is the same cancer that led to the death of ted kennedy. it usually kills its victims within 15 months. patients participating in the trial at duke university are beating the odds. >> one of the most amazing things we have seen is that several patients have lived over five years. >> those on the vaccine went to an average of 14 months before their disease progressed compared with six months for other patients. and next step is to launch a study that compares those with the vaccine curses those with a placebo. kids carry text books,

notebooks, musical instruments away more than they might think. it is sending more youngsters to doctors' offices around the country. >> it makes an arch. >> overloaded backpacks are weighing down some of today's youngest students. like most middle schoolers, the 11 year-old carries a backpack to and from school every day. >> it is a relief to take it off. >> i am thinking it cannot be good for his back or his development. >> while doctors say there is no evidence of permanent damage, doctors are concerned about the pain the kids are enduring, especially the younger ones. >> there are studies that show that kids they carry heavier weights than what we recommend are having more back pain issues and they are showing up in our clinics. >> doctors recommended students only carry up to 15% of their body weight. so we decided to find out just

how heavy his backpack this. he weighed in at 104 pounds. then he put on his backpack, which added 16.5 pounds per that is more than 15% of his weight. and it is a concern to his mother. >> they go to the bus stop. in school, the russian with their backs. it is not as if they are walking. >> it is important for the backpack's way to be distributed evenly. that means not putting all the weight on one shoulder and avoid using messenger bags. >> the backpedal should be fitted on votes strollers. preferably, with a waist strap. >> it should not fall more than four inches below the waist and the angechor points should be to inches above the top of the shoulders. >> sometimes we give them at eighth exercise program to work

on court strengthening. for some of my kids to have had some medical issues with back problems, we ask them to leave a second set of books at a whole. home. >> when i take it off, it is a lot of relief because it straightens up my back and it feels better than having it on. >> i can imagine that is true. the doctor says that she likes the rolling backpacks with wheels but most schools do not allow them because of safety reasons. instead of lugging home to experts, use online reading at home if that is available. find out if your child's backpack is to have the with our interactive cut later on wbaltv.com. -- calculator on wbaltv.com. >> an area of low pressure over our region still producing clouds. not much rain in our area. that could change tomorrow.

we need to get through another 24 hours of dealing with the same weather pattern. let me draw your attention to that swirl of clouds just east of new york city. it almost looks like an audit of a hurricane trying to wind up as this low pressure system spends its way up towards the coast of new jersey. really beautiful satellite picture. the area of low pressure they're spinning around and trying to form an eye-like feature in the cloud cover. we will be watching this batch of clouds coming in over western pennsylvania. it will swing around and bring us a chance for a shower tomorrow. ther ee you see that eye-like feature. clouds and cool. the normal high as around 71 degrees. is only 55 and westminster. 56 and parked in. frostburg, much of alleghany --

temperatures in the low 40's throughout the day. oakland only 39 degrees. will be in the 40's tonight. tomorrow, those clouds of wellcome in it from the west with the showers and embedded. a chance for a rainshower while we develop. that is the surface feature. higher up in the atmosphere is this low pressure system over west virginia and that is what will move through. at the ground level, it is moving up the coast. up above it, this feature will bring us a last chance for showers tomorrow, then a big high pressure comes in just in time for the end of the week. it should last into the weekend. another chilly day tomorrow. once we get the sunshine back thursday, we will bounce back to normal temperatures and maybe even above normal going into

friday and saturday. 57-62 tomorrow. a 30% chance of a shower. the best chance for rain tomorrow afternoon. the bay water temperatures are starting to back down. a chilly fall day tomorrow. probably only in the mid 40's for highs with showers tapering off in the afternoon or evening. around the chesapeake bay, 58. heading down to the lower eastern shore, a lesser chance of rain and high o fa about 64 degrees. once this system is out, the beautiful weather will take us into the weekend. all the way up to 70 on thursday. it will be a little breezy on thursday. 75 with sunny skies on friday. partly cloudy and 73 on saturday. great football weather on sunday -- sunshine and 68 degrees. >> former president jimmy carter

and his wife are in baltimore today. >> they got right to work in getting people into homes. how they are building on his legacy. >> the midterm election on november 2? they have already started voting today. the latest coming up next

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!!! >> former president jimmy carter who spent a couple of days and a cincinnati hospital last week was in baltimore today. carters were hoping rehabilitate a house in east baltimore. >> president jimmy carter and his wife have been helping have a date for humanity for 27 years. -- habitat for humanity for 27 years. through the window on jefferson street in east baltimore, you could watch the 39th president and his wife busy at work helping to build another habitat for humanity home. what does this mean to you? >> a foundation, to be a part of

a community, a family, and stability for me and my family. >> for well over two decades, the president and mrs. carter have been helping to build houses all over the world. >> the philippines, and in south korea, and in the demilitarized zone, and we built 100 homes in india and in south africa and in europe. >> having them working here means a lot. >> it is great to see houses that are no longer boarded up. people are actually living in them. >> this blockade to homeowners on it. by the time this project is finished on this street right here, we will have just about every house occupied. so it is that a reason to be out here with the president? yes. >> as you watch you could see the former president is quite a

carpenter and that this work will be an important part of his legacy. >> never in my life dreamed i would one a house. >> we really enjoy and appreciate the chance to do it. we will see you later. >> looks so good. >> truly an amazing couple. >> he seemed like he was so happy, really happy to be there and to talk to people. >> still ahead, we will recap today's top stories. againstmaryland's battle smoking is getting help from the fda. and you grant that they hope will keep tobacco out of children's hands. >> a political advertisement is ripped from the headlines. the fact check is next.

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.

>> live, local, and late- breaking, you're watching wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd. your insta-weather forecast with our chief meteorologist. 11 news at 5:00 continues now. >> new tonight, it is a political campaign advertisement ripped from the headlines. in this case, a headline created by bob ehrlich. last week, he generated news after accusing governor o'malley's campaign of a cover- up. >> he also charged that the governor used a state agency for his own political gain. now there is a new attack

advertisement. a fact check. latestehrlich's advertisement alleges that the o'malley administration orchestrated a cover-up of the jobs report on the website. what is missing is evidence of a cover-up and the spot does not make the case of the governor was involved. >> job loss. job loss. >> republican bob ehrlich released emails last week his campaign obtained through a public information requested to support his claim that governor o'malley used to the state labor department for his political gain. they reveal that a senior member of the administration ordered a bleak assessment of the state's economy be removed from a state website and replaced with a more positive assessment. bob ehrlich has turned the headlines he generated with this accusation into a new political attack advertisement, claiming it amounts to a cover-up. >> o'malley attempted to cover up. >> this is false. the report was mistakenly

posted august 20 by an employee with the department of labor. department officials characterized it as talking points, designed to launch an internal discussion about how the numbers should be presented. the numbers in the report never changed. the advertisement want you to believe that someone doctored the report. what the bob ehrlich blocked out in red ink is that -- is the explanation of the number. >> what ever we needed to do to make it disappear, we need to do it. >> this is true, but, the e- mails report -- support a scramble by labor officials to remove the information from the state web page and the internet. but the order to remove the economic report came from state labor secretary sanchez, not governor o'malley. the governor told reporters he was not aware of and did not believe he had seen the report. the emails released even explained that that is coming straight from the top refers to

the labor secretary. labor communications director rights, as -- at the secretary's direction, i instructed michelle to take it down. >> martin o'malley. , 1st he makes stuff up. when caught, he covers up. >> this is false. they offered no evidence the governor was involved byrd last week's state house republicans formally requested that a legislative committee be made to investigate the removal of the july jobs report. according to a new poll, martin o'malley hasn't 8 point event is. another poll gave him an 11 point lead. >> you can watch all of david's fact checks, where we have posted voter guides.

go to our web site and click on politics. >> with exactly one month left until election day, the balance of power could change in washington in favor of republicans, but a new poll reveals a bit of a comeback by democrats. we ever 2010 coverage from washington 3 >> 28 days before election day, they are voting in owa. iowa. the ballots cannot be counted for a month, but democrats versus republicans saw a 3 point improvement by democrats in a month. they claim their base is coming around. hispanics and african-americans, and married women it, members of the millennial generation -- very often those are the people who tune in at last. >> president obama's approval is up to 50%.

many republicans are running against him. that could cost republicans as senate seat in west virginia. >> obama-care. and mansion reported at all. when he is with obama, he turns into washington joe. >> in christine o'donnell's delaware -- and tapes surfaced of her dabbling in witchcraft. this is today. >> i am not a witch. i am nothing you have heard. i am you. i would go to washington and do what you would do. that is the tea party message. for all the candidates and all the parties, early voting means the big push and spending are now for what some are calling election month.

>> here is a look of some of our other top stories. the department of defense says the u.s. army ranger from their land has been killed in combat in afghanistan. 29 year-old sergeant first class died from injuries he suffered insurgentsanc attacked in his unit. he leaves behind a wife and two children. a fire at fells point started in a restaurant. it did not spread inside. no injuries reported. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. people stopping at shops along baltimore county will no longer be able to purchase potpourri.

it could produce a high, when smoked, similar to marijuana. >> there is additional funding aimed at keeping tobacco out of the hands of children. they celebrated maryland's 32% drop in adult smoking. in order to keep the numbers down, the fda announced a $550,000 grant for enforcement. >> this is something that is now an active partner with fda in the fight to prevent the sale of tobacco products to under age youth. we know that stopping children from starting is the most effective battle we have. >> maryland is one of three states to receive that grant. it is part of the president's family smoking prevention and tobacco control act. >> details on the sting operation that now has a federal judge of facing charges. >> and a little girl objected in

california is safe tonight. it is thanks to a good samaritan. >>, monday night, the club level will be packed with female ravens fans. this year's events is bigger and better than ever. better than ever. a p refiew is

two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first.

>> an 8 year old girl who was adopted in california has been found safe. she was playing with six other girls when a man award her into his truck. a driver spotted the trucks. when he saw the girl in the truck, he cut the truck off, and the girl managed to run. she was checked out of the hospital and is reportedly in good condition. >> a federal judge in georgia his finding himself on the other side of the law. he was arrested for buying illegal drugs for a stripper with whom he was allegedly having an affair. the 67 year-old allegedly bought

cocaine and marijuana from an undercover agent. the dancer cooperated in the sting operation. he faces a drug and weapons charges because he was carrying pistols at the time of the drug deal. >> it was not too long ago that toyota was dealing with a massive safety recall. we will update the progress. >> if you own a laptop, doctors are warning that computers could cause some burns and rashes. we will show you what to watch out for pri >> the government is getting tougher when it comes to testing cars and trucks. we will break down the new ratings system coming up. >> of chilly weather pattern continues for another day ourselves. we will check the latest wet weather. temperatures are a cool 58 at the airport. wie

>> the afternoon. here is what we are working on for 11 news at 6:00. more than 100 new lawsuits were filed against a local hospital and a doctor accused of planting unnecessary stents. the first white house summit on community colleges. find out how the future of those schools is tied to the economy. 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. 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!!! get selsun blue for itchy dry scalp. strong itch-fighters target scalp itch while 5 moisturizers leave hair healthy. selsun blue. got a clue? get the blue. >> if you and their work with your laptop with it on your lap, you know the computer can give off a lot of heat. and that could lead to a nasty rash. >> this vermont condominium caught on fire monday when firefighters think someone left a laptop computer on a bed.

>> computers put off more and more heat. >> now check of what a hot lap top can do when you put it on your lap. this rash can pop up after prolonged exposure to the heat of a laptop computer. and it does not fade easily. >> you have to use it for several hours, every day for several days. >> known as toasted skin syndrome, dermatologists say it is rare. >> it is a very classic look. then you go down the line of asking questions of what people have been exposed to. i have seen in patients who used laptops, in patients who have used seat heaters in their cars. >> similar birds have been linked to skin cancer. >> i think the risk would be extremely low and that would be after the rash develops that you continue to use it for years and

years. >> you can avoid them burn simply by putting your laptop on a table top. >> now you have heard it. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with our chief meteorologist. >> only 60 degrees today. quite a bit below the normal high, which is 71. or high-temperature at bwi -0- while many of the suburbs or in the 50's, it was 52 at the inner harbor. 97 degrees in october of 1941. warm temperatures this late in the year. the clouds and showers have been circling around and midlantic but the weather stayed north and west of us. that counterclockwise rotation in the upper atmosphere. it produces a lot of wet weather in northern pennsylvania,

upstate new york, cleveland, and to the west. it will roll through here tomorrow afternoon. it will drift through. the western end of it, these showers while we develop around us tomorrow afternoon. it will continue to produce a chilly temperatures. up in the mountains of western pennsylvania, it has been a chilly day. 44 degrees in bradford, pennsylvania. it is not warmer in the coast. upper 50's. around baltimore tonight, mostly cloudy, dry but cloudy. 42-49 degrees. in area of low pressure near long island, moving up the coast of new jersey. another one in the atmosphere over west virginia drifting in our direction. until that low pressure can clear us, we have to deal with the possibility of a shower. high pressure should get here for thursday, friday, and the entire weekend.

the futurecast generates some showers tomorrow afternoon. the showers began to lift up on thursday. high pressure builds and for a stretch of beautiful weather through the weekend. showers tomorrow, 57-62. wins on the chesapeake bay of the southwest at 10-15 knots with waves around one to two feet. it is still the hurricane season. they are still monitoring some strong waves out here. they are more concerned with this one just north of puerto rico. indications are it might try to become a tropical storm. if it does become a storm, it will be named otto. maybe tropical storm otto forming in the next day or two. but the chance for a shower of about 30%. 58 degrees. look at how much warmer its debts once the sunshine breaks through on thursday -- a 70-75.

los 70's with sunshine and clouds on a saturday. beautiful football weather for the ravens and the broncos on sunday, 68 with mostly sunny skies. >> breaking news. in interesting development in northeast washington. northbound lake clifton at the railroad, a box truck ripped the top of the truck off. he is wedged in there well. police are on the scene. >> in the consumer alert, the governor is getting tough on cars per the transportation department outlined its new safety rating system making it more difficult for new cars and

trucks to earn top grades. we have the latest tonight from washington. >> how are safe is your car? the government says a new system will make it easier to tell, combining front, side, and rollover tests with a new simulation that mimics striking a tree. >> it will recognize and reward vehicles with advanced safety technology like electronic stability control, alnlane departure warnings and forward collision warning system. >> out of the first 33 vehicles tested, only two are earning a five-star rating -- the hyundai sonata and the bmw. the toyota camry got 3. in a statement, tour europe pointed out that it had done well under the previous system.

engineers are investigating measures to enhance safety performance so camry can again obtain outstanding results under the new rating system. it uses smaller, female crash test dummies. >> small women were not properly represented. >> and the nation's highways have been getting safer. in 2009, traffic deaths fell to a record low. they hope the new ratings will keep that trend is moving, while helping point buyers in a new direction. remember, this only applies to new vehicles. the government does plan to test another 21 vehicles by the end of the year. >> toyota is finally making a comeback after a safety recall earlier this year. the automaker released the number of vehicles that have reached over 5 million.

toyota representatives and noted that hot line complaints about unintended acceleration have fallen considerably since april. the justice department filed suit against american express. the civil antitrust complaint states the rules of that american express applies to businesses that take their card works against competition. they claim that merchants are not able to promote or encourage the use of competing cards with lower fees. for now, american express says they will not settle because they do not have the market power to force businesses to accept their pricing. >> matt burke is encouraging students to read. they launched the program at this middle school today. the goal is to encourage public school students in the first and fifth grade to read at home and to realize the important role books play. in play. 40 schools participated.

about 12,000 kids. we are really excited about those numbers and the participation. >> here is more incentive for the youngsters -- every quarter, a top reader from every school will be named in each grade and entered to win an ultimate ravens fan package. >> do your kids what to school? probably not, but tomorrow is a walk to school day. the percentage of students or walking or biking to school has dropped significantly while the rates of obesity are up. police will be on horseback tomorrow leading students to school. walk to school. >> a lot of students probably do not know they will be doing at the mall. a new poll shows that governor o'malley widen his lead. >> is the night at a ravens leading fans have been waiting for. i am talking about "purple evening". evening". live

two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. 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. >> if your wife or girlfriend says she is heading to the stadium for "girls night" believer her. they are hosting their fourth annual "purple evening". >> they will have a chance to tour the locker room and the do fan activities on the concourse level. this event has become so popular, there is more to do this year than ever.

>> it is a bigger and better than ever, and that is because of the lady ravens fans. they are making a "purple evening". last year, some 3400 ladies flocked to the stadium. now to accommodate a larger crowd, there is more to see and do than ever. how about more player autographs? >> it more autographs. if you go to baltimoreravens.com, you can see everybody who is signed up to come. a lot more people will be accommodated with autocrats of this year. >> they started selling tickets in july of this year, but this year will include more fan access and be an hour longer. the main concourse will have live entertainment. >> nice seating and lit purple tables. we have heads up, a cover band.

that will entertain everybody while they are hanging out on the field and doing the field of drills and waiting in line to go and. we will have a fan forum. the ladies can ask one-on-one questions. after the players are done, they can ask questions of their wives. >> on monday night, this is the ultimate girls night out. also this year, there will be wine tasting for an additional $10. all the proceeds go to the susan g. komen foundation. >> what a night. there is a chance for you to win four tickets to the "purple evening". official rules are on our website, wbaltv.com. good luck. >> i guess the husbands will be waiting outside the stadium as a designated drivers. here is what is coming up at

6:00. >> st. joseph's medical center and a cardiologists are named in a slew of new lawsuits. i have details ahead. >> the jurors in the helen holtken harris case have more questions. >> a white house summit on community colleges and how they might help stimulate the economy. we have the story just ahead. >> live, local, and late- breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00. ig sotrtory -- 101 lawsuits filed against st. joseph's medical center and the cardiologists accused of putting unnecessary stents in patients. >> the lawsuits seek