>> hello, everybody. we believe -- we began with breaking news from downtown. >> if a woman is dead. officials are trying to tell if that was a result of falling down an elevator shaft. if it happened on north our street. city homicide has been called in. that is common. both police and fire crews are trying to figure out if the woman fell down the shaft and why she was inside the vacant building to begin with. they are wondering if she was homeless. we will have an update when more information becomes available. on to our big story tonight. president barack obama is campaigning in maryland. >> he was at bowie state university this afternoon. it was an effort to keep maryland democrats in office. president obama urged the thousands in attendance to

support the democratic candidates. >> you walk the walk. let us talk the talk. we cannot maintain this progress if our opponents have their way. >> the president is making several campaign stops nationwide leading up to the november midterm elections. we have more on why that could play a huge role. >> in today's rally, it was a prime example of the strategy the president and democrats are going with leading up to november. they are getting back to their base, tried to close the enthusiasm gap. >> hello, boley. -- bowie. they are trying to fire up young voters and african-american voters. they are the ones to help them

win the election before. >> on november 2, i will need you just as fired up as your work in 2008. >> to late september polls show and it to see as an gap. gallup showed 38% of cadets are enthusiastic about their candidates compared to 2% of republicans. a wall street journal poll found 35% of 18 to toward it for year olds are excited about the election. >> this is a picture perfect moment for president obama to demonstrate to the media world that he can still draw big, enthusiastic crowds. >> experts say o'malley was to make sure that enthusiasm gatt does not surprise him on election day like it did for other democrats. >> italy america would step up, stand up with our president, and lead the way.

they can take that new jersey. they can take back virginia. but they cannot take back maryland. >> the montgomery county republican says the rally is why the gop will be cheering. >> the president is in a lot of places, including maryland. the democratic governor is in trouble in maryland. that speaks volumes. >> the latest polls show o'malley as an eight point lead. the democratic congressman is losing in his race. he was absent at today's rally. he was campaigning in his district. >> we want to remind you, our 2010 coverage continues on line. go to our web site at wbaltv.com and click on politics. you can check reports ander candidate profile videos.

>> in other news, three men accused of gunning down a former city council are on trial. the jury went home after 05 days of deliberations. they told the judge they were deadlocked. the judge told them to get back to work. >> he is nervous. he is excited. he wants to get this over. i am glad they are taking as much time as they are going through everything. we are hoping for a quicker resolution. >> the attorney is referring to his client in that clip. they are accused of shooting the calcimine in the back. he was running to his car in 2008. >> in annapolis high-school students stands charged with raping a classmate. he attacked his fellow student across the street from the high school. >> in a rental county police

were called to the hospital on -- to -- ann arundel county police were called to the school on friday. police say the student was walking outside in annapolis i school when the 17-year-old suspect approached her, grabbed her hand, and water to a wooded area across the street. according to the communications officer, the victim knows the suspect from school. she tried to turn down his advances and run away. >> he became angry, picked up a stick, and threw it at her. she dealt to the ground. he maintained control of were on the ground and committed the sexual assault. >> police say the victim is a juvenile. troy reed is being charged as an adult and faces eight charges including second-degree rape and second-degree assault. police say the victim went to

school that day and reported the attack to a school resource officer the following day. parents say they are shocked and concerned. >> i am concerned. i am hoping that this is a random incident. i am so sorry for the student. >> the 17-year-old suspect is being held at the ann arundel kowt de distension center without bond. >> following the murder of a patient, three staff members on duty at the time have retired. a fellow patient who reportedly had a criminal history has now been charged with the murder. a scathing report released today citing multiple security failures for the murder of a hartford county teacher -- hannah wheeling was found beaten in a choked to death.

a staff shortage caused a dangerous environment. a 13-year-old boy as been charged in her murder. >> it is being chart -- called the largest drug bust in history. the street value was close to $35 million. an elaborate marijuana-train was being operated at the day warehouse in eastpoint. we had been. like this. >> what you are looking at is heat lamps connected to two denting tubes. they were mounted over the top of the plants. >> nearly 500 marijuana plants, 640 pounds of processed pot, cash, and an elaborate two-story marijuana growing operation. that is what police found inside and eastpoint warehouse monday night. >> we have been here 28 years

and nothing like that has ever happened before. >> neighboring businesses are shocked. police arrested and charged a 39-year-old joseph guadagnoli, and it 28-year-old megan be veitch. police shared video they took inside. >> containers were used to store the marijuana. at the bottom of these containers were caught the grounds to mask the odor of the marijuana. >> apparently did not work very well. someone reported the smell to the police. workers in the area also took note. >> it was a weird smell. we do not expect anything like that to happen. >> the suspects are being held at the baltimore county detention center charged with intent to distribute marijuana. >> the maximum offense would be

10 years. we are examining the statutes and the quantity to see if we can do better than that. >> 11 news has learned that one of the suspects has a history of drug crimes. a routine traffic stop on the 4100 block of pennington avenue netted crack cocaine, a gun, and $15,000 in cash. the job remains in custody at this hour. >> the largest monetary award ever -- a baltimore city jury awarded a woman $23 million due to lead poisoning. she has permanent brain damage. the $825,000 in economic damages and $20 million in non- economic damages or among the largest baltimore has ever seen. that will likely be reduced because of a $350 -- 3 hour to

$8,000 cap on non-economic damages. a water main break is causing problems in northeast baltimore again. repairs to the 16 inch brake on aragon drive should continue for at least another few days. traffic has been rerouted. an official tells us the break will be text sent, but the road will be shut down for several days while repairs are made. it that sounds familiar, it is because a few blocks away another break, the debt st. in december. >> in tonight's education alert, school districts across the country are trying to get a handle on cyber-bullying. tonight we're princeton's. -- tonight, we hear from students. students are learning how to

speak the same language on topics such as cyber-bullying. >> nowadays everyone, even six- year olds, have accounts online. >> much of what is being shared at this conference may help shape school policy across the state. >> luxury vehicles had been bitten by the recall but. details are ahead. >> restrain security scare at a nearby airport. passengers and all of the luggage had to be we stand before takeoff. >> we all get annoyed when the grocery store is too crowded. one man and did something unorthodox and illegal to beat the crowd. >> if you have not yet picked up the perfect pumpkin, find out why now might be the best time. >> skies had cleared out. we are looking at fall weather.

it is warmer than it has been lately. telling us "maryland is moving forward," "and moving maryland forward" this jobs report tells the truth maryland's economy stalled "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost" o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top" martin o'malley, first he makes stuff up, when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells

the truth. 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!!! >> nobody likes shopping with the grocery store is packed. this is not the answer. a guy walked into a virginia supermarket on sunday night when the store was open. he decided to sneak into a storage area and hide. he decided to come out later, grabbed his goods as the store closed -- he walked out with his food. he remains on the loose. bbdo you are watching should make it pretty easy to catch them -- the video you are watching should make it pretty easy to catch them. >> the war in afghanistan is entering its 10th year to date. it appears the taliban's hold on the country has wavered very little. some suggest the taliban has

increased its influence in the country. >> not only the taliban momentum is not broken, but they are able to expand and intensified their attacks. >> the consensus is that the united states and its allies have failed to beat the taliban. a film set to air in england later this month is causing outrage. it is called -- peaked -- it is called "the taking of prince harry." it is about the capture of the third in line of the english throne. critics argued the film is insensitive to families who have lost loved ones in that country. >> a strange as the debt at the philadelphia international airport. two airline workers loading

luggage and who were suspicious about whether a third baggage handler was allowed near the plane. they confronted the man who took off with one of the luggage loading vehicles. that man has still not been identified or pals. all of the luggage was rescanned and the plane was allowed to take off. authorities think the man was allowed in that area, but not in that particular space. bmw has added more cars to its recall. that adds to the total of 350,000 worldwide. some sedans and need to have leaks fixed that developed in the braking system. that i recall covers some rolls- royce phantoms. if you think your caller is affected, you are urged to contact your local dealer. another a luxury line it bitten

by the recall bug. the new cadillac srx has been catching on fire. no one has been seriously injured. nearly 10,000 crossovers are affected as well. owners will be notified. you can contact your local dealer at you have any concerns. this weekend may be the perfect time to get that holiday pumpkin. >> last year the pickings were very slim. this year it is a totally different story. >> if you are in the pumpkin business, what a difference a year makes. >> what do you see? >> and pumpkin right there. >> he knows what he is looking for. if you happen to be out looking for pumpkins this october, it has been a good season. >> what does it look like this year? >> it is great this year. we have a great crop. thousands and thousands of pumpkins. >> there were plenty of little

ones out looking for their halloween pumpkins and there are plenty of good ones. >> this year has been dry enough. last year's wet weather was not great. it is looking like a bumper crop. kids were picking up pumpkins that were moldy and squishy. this year we are hoping for better results. it rained almost every weekend last fall. pumpkins' do not grow well with wet weather. mold is their enemy. it is tough to get a good crop out of it. >> they have 20 acres of pumpkins at this storm. they grow all kinds. this year they are plentiful. for my friend, he found his pumpkin. >> i got my pumpkin. i've got the pumpkin. >> now, the your 11 forecast.

>> he got his pumpkin foreshore. outside, it is going to be perfect for pumpkin picking, apple picking, what everyone to do. sunny days and clear nights over the next few days. comfortable temperatures. it looks like dry conditions to the weekend. it looks like this almanac will be repeated for the next few days. 74 today in marshall. we sell a little bit of cloud cover approaching for the north and west earlier this afternoon. it dissipated with a strong high-pressure and a westerly breeze. across the state of maryland we are still seeing the low 60's. it looks like the temperature could stay up a bit tonight thanks to a little breeze. los 60's in downtown baltimore. 69 at richly in caroline county. around the beltway it is

relatively mild. by morning, a little bit chilly. 40's in the suburbs. 50's downtown. sunrise at 7:09. this large area of high pressure is stretching from the great lakes down to the gulf coast. it will be with us for the next several days. the unsettled weather will stay in the mountain west. other than a little strike of crowds trying to move through midday on saturday, not much going on. that weak front will dissipate as it moves south. high pressure will remain in control to the weekend. people conditions. 73 to 78. winds are at about 5 to 10 knots. the water temperature is ranging from 64 to 70. beautiful, picture perfect conditions in garrett county. 75 around the bay.

mostly sunny skies. a lower eastern shore from southern delaware to a ocean city, 76 and lots of sunshine. otto is a tropical storm that is generating some thunderstorms. it is not that well organized. it has a warm water to work with, but its districting to the east, north east. it is at 60 miles per hour winds. it looks like it will stay safely to the south of bermuda. it will slide out into the atlantic. that is the direction we like to see storms go. sunny skies and back into the mid 70's on saturday. beautiful football weather for the ravens on sunday. a slight chance of a shower on monday and tuesday. that chance will increase to the middle part of next week. >> with the ravens in first in the afc north, will see why next

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>> ravens quarterback david washington did not practice because of illness. drink fluids because the reagans will need all of their defensive backs against denver. they take the unbalanced approach of their offense. denver has nearly 1200 more

yards passing and rushing this year. no team has had that much more passing and rushing yards after four games. the reason for those numbers are in denver's for wide receivers. they play a starring in role in the ravens' defensive coordinator's nightmare this week. >> they have had a great years of war. they are very quick. they are good football players. hugh thomas looks like a tight end playing wide receiver. they had a great receiving corps. >> much more on the ribbons coming up at midnight. -- on the ravens coming up at midnight. watch tonight to win tickets to a game. "field advantage means nothing in the american league divisional series.

the yankees took to in a row. that is not what the twins expected in their ball park. top of the seventh, tied at two. that looks like strike three. the umpire called a ball. next pitch, he sends it out to center field. it is off the wall. posada is around the third to score the go-ahead run. he is talking about that strike that was a ball. he is tossed out. you cannot argue balls and strikes. the yankees win it by-2. a world of hurt for the tampa bay rays. a throwing error on be picked off moved. he scored from third. when-0 texas. that is all texas and needed. fourth inning, a solo shot.

he jacked this one. 2-0 texas. michael young, this one is gone as well. a three-run shot. texas wins it 6-0. tom kite says most of his wins have come on hard courses. after the first round of the seniors and checking ship -- the course reopened after renovations. this court says a lot. -- the score says a lot. he is the opening round leader. putting for the birdie with the long putter. 3 under par, one shot ahead of mark o'meara. >> next, we'll have a look at

our seven-day forecast.

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. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

>> the thoroermometer was up today. [laughter] that scares me. >> there it was. >> rein back in the picture of late monday night and tuesday. 30% chance of scattered showers wednesday and thursday of next week. >> i am -- i did not mean to make fun of your graphics. i am sorry. >> thank you for joining us. >> had a good night, everybody.

telling us "maryland is moving forward," "and moving maryland forward" this jobs report tells the truth maryland's economy stalled "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost" o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top" martin o'malley, first he makes stuff up, when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells the truth.