after baltimore police responded to park heights for an adult male who had been shot to death. since friday, seven dead, three injured and mostly by gunfire. police told reporters the strategies appear to be working to bring violent crime down. the weekend of violent crime is down 16%. >> this was a bad weekend. do not misunderstand me, but it does not mean the strategy is not working. the strategy seems to be working very well with a 16% decline in violence. >> the police said having a few good leads including the shooting on shamrock avenue and another which they believe are related. they remain concerned about the stabbing murder of the 78-year- old sterling palmer, a retired mta bus driver found by his wife inside his home. a crime that has shocked his edison high way neighborhood.

>> everyone says it cannot happen in their neighborhood, but it happens everywhere. >> the commissioner has met with all of his top brass to better strategizing. most of the victims had criminal records and aside from the murder of paul markham all had reoccurring motives. -- aside from the murder of sterling palmer, all had motives. >> robberies, drug disputes, and fights for most of them. >> detectives are asking anyone with information about the case of sterling palmer to call the baltimore city police department. we have been informed that this year there have been 171 murders compared to the same time last year where there were 176 murders. there were a record low number of homicides. live outside baltimore city police department, lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> bald market police say at least two people were stabbed after 6:30 p.m. saturday night at octoberfest. using cell phone and video, a witness was able to apprehend a suspect with a bloody t-shirt. they believe alcohol than a role in the violence. a georgia man is behind bars here in maryland charged with kidnapping. a 20-year-old victim called to report she and her two children had been kidnapped by her estranged husband. they located the vehicle along interstate-95 and arrested the 31-year-old woman. she is charged with two counts of charge -- of false imprisonment. >> in new york city, police are researching for the ninth suspect of the anti-gay its active teenagers and an adult male. is the latest in bullying cases nationwide based on sexual

orientation. mashal friends and has the story. -- michelle franzen ahs thhas te story. these are crimes the leaders as they were motivated by hate. >> what is so upsetting is that they went looking for these particular victims because they thought they were gay. >> this started with the torture of a 17-year-old record after learning he was involved with a man. >> he was thrown into a wall, made to strip naked, hit in the head, cut with a box cutter, and sodomized with the wooden handle of this calendar. >> we will not tolerate it in the city of new york. >> human rights advocates say across the country hate crimes based on sexual orientation are on the rise coming 12 years after the debt -- after the

death of matthew shepard. he was tortured and tied to a fence post because he was gay. since then, his mother has successfully fought to ban hate crimes. >> i had hoped by this point in time that kids would be more accepting and society on a whole would be more accepting of the gay community. unfortunately, we are finding that is not the case. >> it is not just violent attacks. nationwide, at least five gay teenagers have killed themselves in the last month including rutgers university student tyler clementi to jump off the george washington bridge after finding and his roommate had streamed his sex life on the internet. wbal-tv 11 news. >> schools need to continue with programs to teach tolerance and respect for differences.

>> in these tough economic times, some people are finding themselves in financial situations they never could have imagined and many do not know where to turn for help. thanks to a new program, some people are finally getting the help they need. rob roblin has our project economy report. >> it is called the benefits project and it is all about helping people who have fallen on hard times. >> i worked for 21 years. i am unable to pay my bills. my mortgage was always on time. >> sandridge is trying to find out if she qualifies for any state or public help. her husband plus his job. >> i did not know where to go. -- her husband lost his job. i came in here to get food. there was told -- they told me there was someone i needed to meet.

>> is a new program that helps people in baltimore county. >> 90% of our people seeking assistance for the first time and a lot of them do not know had navigate the social organizations whether it is the department of social services or seeking assistance from charitable organizations. >> it is funded by the catholic charities and serves the six parishes in baltimore county. it has been in existence for a short time but they have already helped lots of people. >> we have only been seeing clients for about six weeks and we have served 86 households and 172 individuals. many of those are children. we are doing a lot of outreach and education as well as connecting people to the benefits that they need. >> most of them are like sandra miller, they never thought they would be in this situation. >> i have been trying to find out what kind of help i can get and it is like pulling teeth, you know? no one wants to tell you what

you are eligible for unless you ask. i did not know who to ask. she was a blessing. the whole thing was a blessing. >> rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. >> president obama made it clear that america is falling behind when it comes to infrastructure. several state and local leaders were on hand including the mayor of baltimore stephanie rawlings- like. -- stephanie rawlings blake. >> flanked by a group of governors and mayors, president obama tried to pave the way for the infrastructure improvement plan. >> it should not take another collapsing bridge, failing levee to shock us into action. >> three years after a minnesota bridge collapsed, the president called this one of the greatest challenges laying out the plan to create miles of new roads, rails, and runways and thousands of jobs. >> the fact remains that nearly

one in five construction workers is still unemployed. in that makes absolutely no sense at a time when there is some much of america that needs rebuilding. cracks in a bipartisan report estimates the spending program would create middle class jobs in manufacturing, construction, and retail. the white house says it could be paid for by closing tax breaks in the oil and gas industry. the cost could be a roadblock for congress about to head into a lame duck session and weary of additional spending. when the plan was first announced, republican john said america could not spend their way to prosperity. >> there are no democratic or republican bridges or roads. >> the challenge now is to build consensus in congress. congressional leaders hope to pass a scaled-back highway bill already in the congress when they return from the midterms.

n officials admit it is unlikely to see any change until the new year. wbal-tv 11 news. >> for the time being, it is warm and dry run the mid atlantic. in the baltimore area, it may change later tonight into tomorrow. if the weather systems coming our way with a chance for showers and thunderstorms. we're continuing a clean sweep. and the storms in pennsylvania coming across, there is a severe thunderstorm watch as close as links that -- at lancaster county in southern pennsylvania which goes until 10:00 p.m. tonight. you can see some of the strong storms. as the evening wears on, some of these will slide in from the northwest and start to approach our region. and overnight chance for some thunderstorms. cooler weather in the weekend we will check that out with your seven-day forecast coming up in

a few minutes. >> after soundly thrashing the denver broncos' defense yesterday, the baltimore ravens are now 4-1. >> that is a great record. a tough test on the road this weekend in new england. gerry sandusky joins us with more. >> you do not get to enjoy success for very long in the nfl. you move on to the next challenge. the ravens thrashed denver and now have the best record in the afc. next week, they play when the best teams when they travel to new england. fortunately, after yesterday they will travel with momentum. shaky at the start against the broncos when they got stopped on the goal line in their first possession but they've ran over the broncos with their 233 yards rushing from rice. he scored his first two rushing touchdowns of the season. when you do that at home, you usually win. the longest rushing touchdown of

the season. rice found his second trip into the and sound. he gets his short touchdown -- into the end zone. this was an inside out kind of day. they will take it. john harbaugh does not want his offense to become one dimensional, but the ravens know when you can run the ball like they did yesterday against the broncos that you develop a lot of thswagger. >> it was rough on the goal line. i felt really small after getting stopped down there the first time. they did a good job. when you are on the one-yard line, you needed to get it in. >> i am happy to be part of a team that knows about one thing. we all need each other. if i have to take less passes and we are winning, so be it. >> at rate rise has a magic

johnson-quality smile -- ray rice has a magic smile. the ravens and rice opened with an 83-yard touchdown. we will be talking about that all week in foxboro. >> my daughter loved the pink gloves and shoes. >> not the ones i were -- i was wearing. >> tonight, it is all about the women. jennifer franciotti has more on the purple evening straight ahead. >> taking a long hard look at eating for two. how gaining too much weight can put you and your baby at risk. >> the u.s. special representative to afghanistan supports peace talks between the ruling government and the taliban. >> in the partnership that could

save lives. i will show you

>> officials discovered bedbugs in a patient room last week. hospital officials say it was an isolated incident where the patient brought in the bedbugs. they do not know whether they

were on the bed or on the furniture. the room has been treated by an exterminator as well as being disinfected and sanitized. >> in late tonight's medical alert, could being exposed to light at night lead to weight gain? -- -- researchers at ohio state compared the weight of-. -- of mice. this could be relevant to humans suggesting that using the computer or using the tv could be causing people to eat at the wrong time. when the best things that women can do is to keep a lid on the weight gain. you are eating for two, but for a long time the second one is about that big. the risk of tv -- of too much

weight gain is the subject of tonight's's "women dr.." >> she is in the 37th week of her second pregnancy. she gained 27 pounds with her first pregnancy and only 25 pounds with this one. sheena's anything extra is harder to get off. >> i tried to stay active. little things like instead of eating a big bowl of ice cream, i will get half a bowl of a frozen yogurt or at night when i am hungry i will get a bowl of grapes. >> mercy medical center ob/gyn dr. kaufman says she suggests moderate weight gain. >> it is a harder delivery and the baby could have problems. we realize child of the city is a huge issue. >> women who gain lots of weight will have bigger babies that are more likely to become obese in childhood.

>> if they gain too much weight, i tried to gauge when they are eating. is a lot of a fast food. they should not even be going there. >> how much weight should be -- should they be gaining? >> if you are a normal weight category, about 25 pounds. >> she only has a couple of weeks to go so she is right on the mark. >> do you think you'll be back to your old self in no time? >> i hope so. >> a new study indicates race plays a role in breast cancer treatment but they are not sure why. they found african-american and hispanic women are less likely to receive the recommended hormonal therapy or chemotherapy when compared to caucasian women. there were differences after day accounted for patients in stearns and economic status. they say a bigger effort needs to be made to ensure all women get the treatment they need.

if you're looking for a way to boost your brain, you may want to relax more. researchers at the university of kentucky tested 10 students after 40 minutes of meditation for a 40 minute nap. all of the participants improve their scores after meditating. get this -- all but one performed worse after a 40 minute nap. long time meditators actually needed less sleep. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast which chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> today is unseasonably warm. the normal high today is usually 69 but we were pushing into the low to mid 80's in some spots. as summer-like a day here today. some showers and storms popping up. these should stay well to our north. western pennsylvania showers and thunderstorms have a better chance of dropping south and east into parts of central

maryland. those storms over there are the ones we will have to keep an eye on later tonight. this will probably weaken quite a bit, but there is still a chance that some of the action could survive and make it our direction. the national weather service has the severe thunderstorm watch for these storms in pennsylvania. this is where the main chance for severe thunderstorms are. they are under severe thunderstorm warnings right now. the roughest weather looks like it was day to our north. all of the showers and storms developing on this boundary. temperatures are in the 50's, 60's come and 70's. contrast that to the 80's here and the almost 90 degrees in virginia. that is a mechanism for the showers and storms that will be slowly settling in our direction. we will keep the chance for a storm in the forecast. 82 in westminster.

in the 70's for mckinny and prospered. -- in mckinney and prosper. we barely get below the normal high for the low temperature tonight. that front has just about stalled out. the pressure in the middle of the country will also be approaching. these two systems will converge on the mid-atlantic for the chance for a shower or a thunderstorm. the isolated showers are tracking south of baltimore tomorrow afternoon. wednesday should be nice with next clouds, some sun, cooler and more normal temperatures. thursday, the unsettled weather from our west moves back toward our direction. that will keep temperatures quite chilly as we head toward the end of the week. tomorrow, 74-79 but still 5-10

degrees above normal with the chance for isolated showers or thunderstorms. waves will be around 1 foot on the day tomorrow. jowers in the mountains tomorrow at about 68 degrees. a.b. of thunderstorm mixed in. the lower eastern shore has a slight chance for some isolated thunderstorms. high temperatures will be around 81 degrees tomorrow. cooler fall weather moving in and highs in the 60's on wednesday. the upper 50's with the wind on thursday. gusting wind is on friday. baltimore marathon on saturday. good running weather. the high will be about 64 degrees. >> that is good at running water. i am not running, though. after spending months trapped 2,000 feet underground, the minors in chile will soon be free. they are testing on the capsule to be lowered down to them. we take a closer look at the rescue process straight ahead.

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.

so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees. the $2.5 million he got paid working at a lobbying firm. or the fact ehrlich worked for the casinos to put slots at arundel mills mall. now, bob...that's all true.

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment. o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. >> to the latest on talks between afghanistan and the

taliban. richard holbrooke made it the response in comments made by president karzai. >> what he said was quite clear there. they have been in contact with people from the talent and -- taliban. we are not in law but we support them provided they followed the bread lines that are absolutely critical. -- bread lines. we have a strategic interest year. >> paul burke says anyone would have to denounce out qaeda and accepted the afghanistan constitution. >> the minors in chile could be days away. they have broken through the remaining feet of rock completing a rescue tunnel that will be used to hoist them up one by one. we have the latest from chile. >> all the pieces of the puzzle are falling into place.

they have been it drilled down. the doctor who has been working with the trapped miners says that for the last few weeks he has been working on putting them through incredible stress so each of the men can come up and no matter what they deal with, they will be able to handle it. the doctor says they are now ready. >> as soon as they put 1 foot out of the cave, they will be immediately taken to a zone with triage tould -=- with receive first day than they will be rated in terms of their medical condition. there is a big block of concrete right now that will anchor the cable holding the escape capsuled as it goes down.

once that is set, they will be given the rescue. it could begin as early as tuesday. in chile, nbc news. >> they have been trapped for 67 days now. after being rescued, they will be checked by doctors and the then reunited with their families. >> should be very exciting. still ahead, we'll recap the day's's top stories. >> remembering a former miss maryland and a miss usa winner. a look back at the pageant winner's life and the controversy surrounding it. >> a new blood donor program that could save thousands. that story coming up. >> president obama taking the democratic case to voters. what about the governor race? if the democrats lose a lot of states, could that matter to you? i am in washington with that story coming up next.

>> live, local, late breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd with stan stovall, donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues right now. >> new tonight, stem cells from umbillical cords can be used to treat a variety of diseases from bone marrow transplants to sickle cell disease. mercy medical center will be the first public umbillical cord bank in the state. >> they are offering all women who give birth the opportunity

to donate their baby's stem cells for free. lisa m. robinson joins us with more on what this could mean. >> this is huge. consider that private banking costs $2,200 then another $250 per year. this costs nothing to the donors and has the potential to save thousands of lives. today, mason is a thriving, have become a 19 month old. he was diagnosed with a life- threatening rare genetic blood disorder. he needed blood from an umbillical cord to save his life. it is rich in stem cells which would be used to successfully treat more than 90 life- threatening diseases from cancer to blood disorders. >> he is cured. if someone had not donated their chord, he may not have been saved. >> his parents joined mercy

medical center in announcing a partnership to create the first public program in maryland. >> women giving birth that mercy will have the opportunity to donate the umbilical cord blood to be listed on the national marrow donor registry for use by patients in need of transplants. this is in the maryland inn worldwide. they see the donor program fits with the catholic hospital's mission. >> it is a common misconception that the catholic church as opposed to stem cell research. that is wrong. the church has long supported a do stem cell research as opposed to an embryonic stem cell research which historians human embryos. it is really, for the first time, having a major impact in allowing individuals the

opportunity to have the same sort of chance at life that the caucasian population has. >> she was one of the first women to get the chance to donate after given birth to her daughter. the hospital asked and she is ready to give. >> i figure i would donated. >> the st. agnes is also expected to join the effort and giving mothers to give them the option to donate umbillical cord blood as well. >> here's a look at some of our other top stories. a rash of violence in baltimore this weekend leading five men dead. baltimore police say despite the recent spike in violence that crime is down. police are effectively working to gauge and respond to the violence. police presence will be increased in the neighborhoods affected by the recent violence. police identified the body of a woman found in an elevator shaft in downtown.

they believe she was walking in the vacant building with two others at the time of her fall. the death has been ruled accidental. the miss maryland from 1957 has passed away. she is perhaps most famously known for being miss usa for only one day before officials strip her of her title because she was the married mother of two. they forbid contestants from being married, had been, or have had children. she was the only woman from maryland never selected as miss usa. -- ever selected. >> with not only the control of congress that state of the democratic governorship in more than one dozen states, president obama is heading the campaign trail this week. we have it tonight's commitment 2010 report. >> heading out to raise money for democrats, president obama

went to florida. supporters say he is back on his game. >> if everybody who fought so hard for change in 2008 shows up to vote in 2010, i am confident we will win. >> our government should spend more, he argued, on roads, bridges, broadband. republican spending cuts would mean losing out to china, korea, and europe. >> ever or else they are thinking big. they are creating jobs. today, -- they are flying to win tomorrow. >> democrats might not only lose their majority in the house, at least 12 states where the governor is now a democrat could go republican. on immigration, some of the gop candidates are vowing to join arizona and challenge the obama administration. on health care, some would join the lawsuit joining the obama

plan. can they succeed? >> it does not matter if the republicans are going to take over the house. obama health care is going to be there as long as obama is there. >> the president will be in the midterm fight for now on. tonight, tomorrow, thursday, and friday he will be taking the case to voters directly. from capitol hill, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is a question. why is it millions of people remain unemployed despite a large number of job vacancies. this is why two people won the prize for economics. they had an analysis of the of the to the preventive fires some -- buyers and sellers from efficiently pairing up. one conclusion is that more generous unemployment benefits give rise to higher unemployment and longer search times.

>> really interesting research. >> still had, a first look at a phone microsoft hopes will bring them success. >> the verdict is in on the woman accused of harassing women. >> the new york republican candidate for governor in the hot water about anti-their remarks. -- anti-gay remarks. >> i do not want them to be brainwashed into thinking that brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an

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. 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!!! >> the woman accused of abusing girls in oprah winfrey talk to school in africa was accused of trying to kiss and fondle the male students back in 2007. oprah winfrey responded to the statement expressing that she was profoundly disappointed that the outcome but appreciate the efforts by the prosecutor and police. >> the new york republican

gubernatorial candidate is standing by a controversial comments she made -- he made about homosexuality. >> young children should not be exposed to this. it is a very difficult thing in exposing them. i do not know if you have never been to a gay pride parade, but they wear these little speedos and they grind against each other. it is a terrible thing. >> that was paladino on "the today show" after he said "children should not be brainwashed into thinking homicide rockbridge if homosexuality is a viable alternative." >> is suspect was lucky when it

will -- when a well-placed cellphone deflected a bullet. after pulling to the side, authorities say the driver stepped out of his vehicle and started shooting. >> it struck a cell phone similar to what i am carrying and it did cause bruising. the bullet did not penetrate. its stock after it hit the cell phone. >> the suspect is behind bars facing several charges. the officer was able to avoid getting shot by taking cover. >> that is fortunate. if you're looking for a job, you will be happy to know that retailers are hiring. we will start your search. >> the list of smart phones is expanding with microsoft unveiling their latest product today. >> one of our own anchors will find out if he is smarter than these fifth graders in a unique

fundraiser this weekend. i have the details. >> m&t bank stadium is filling up for a purple evening completely dedicated to lay the ravens fans. i am jennifer franciotti. i wish. the fun it next. >> a few thunderstorms on the hd doppler. we checked the storms and look at the hd forecast. 81 degrees at bwi marshall and [ male announcer ] martin o'malley sworn in. inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment.

o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. >> i am rod daniels. here is what we are looking at for a 11 news at 6:00 p.m. why he almost walked out on their first debate. a local school puts a spin on a popular game show. new at 6:00 p.m., details on how to help low-income students. these stories and more when

>> is a big night downtown. -- it is a big night. >> a big celebration. the event was quickly sold out this year. one person who would not dare to miss it is jennifer franciotti joins us live from m&t bank stadium with a preview. >> this is something every ravens in the fan should put on their calendar. this is the biggest crowd ever with 5000 people. >> and tell us why you come. >> we are the number one fans. we came to show that. >> you love this event, right? >> we came here to kick the football.

>> we also have the official dentist for the baltimore ravens cheerleaders. >> go ravens. >> was that not the cutest? we have the johnsons and the taylors. this is not your first year, right? >> this is my mother and i.'s third year, my sister's second. >> tell them why you love the event. >> because i get to see all of my favorite players. >> to deceive people who you have not seen in a year. he make new friends. >> -- you get to see people. >> you get to meet the ravens. >> how nice is it to be catered to? they are appreciative of us. >> they should be. it is our night out. >> your boyfriend is here. you will be maybe one of 10 guys here. how does that make you feel?

>> it is no problem at all. i like to see the ladies enjoying themselves. >> tell me the truth. they brought you to keep you out of trouble. >> absolutely. "this is one fantastic event. they will have live entertainment, winetasting to benefit breast cancer research. this is dedicated to the ladies and the ravens do it right. reporting live from m&t bank stadium, jennifer franciotti. >> and now you're a 11 insta- weather + forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> nothing gets hurt going more than the ravens. this does not look like a football weather pattern. it feels like summer. the humidity level is up triggering some of charters and storms. a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in southern pennsylvania. that is approaching maryland.

is sliding to the south and east. there is potential to pick up a thunderstorm. so far today, the almanac shows a high of 85 degrees at the airport and the inner harbor. it will be displayed here any moment. there is. 55 degrees this morning from 85 degrees this afternoon. a 30 degree swing. so far the storms have stayed away. that could change overnight with some of the showers and storms approaching. the normal high is only 65 degrees. we will see temperatures closer to normal in the middle and end of the week. the difference is the -- is the front. that will come in town overnight and tomorrow morning. right now come in the 80's o'halloran the baltimore area and color on the shore of the day or in the mountains. this pattern will hold the tonight and the cloud cover that comes in will help to keep the

clouds out. a slight chance for a storm, are the cloudy in the wild. that front is depicted as a stationary front but it is creeping slowly south. it will slide into virginia and the carolinas tomorrow. you can see the line of showers and storms that popped up as the storm clears baltimore tomorrow evening. we will see some sign on wednesday. it will be cooler and more normal for this time of year. another weather pattern after the -- out of the ohio river valley. 74-79 tomorrow. not quite as warm as today. still quite a bit above the normal high. on the day, waves averaging about 1 foot -- on the bay. a chance for an afternoon thunderstorm. southern delaware will also see

scattered thunderstorms. by the way, a new tropical storm. the tropics just will not quit. we are up to paula skirting north along the coastal region of honduras. and does not look like it will be over the water very long. the interaction with land will have hopefully weaken this. 77 with a thunderstorm tomorrow. 67, more normal, on wednesday and then highs only in the 50's thursday and friday with some showers. testing wince will follow and it will stay breezy for the marathon on saturday with a high of around 64 degrees. >> inlets and at's consumer alert, the holiday season is fast approaching and retailers are looking to add up to 650,000 jobs. toys arrests is looking to add 45,000 workers. -- toysrus.

best buy is looking for 29,000 more people. applications are available in the store and online. smart phone users are looking for the latest hand-held device that could have a new option. microsoft gave consumers a first look at the new windows 7 fun today. jane grey has the details. >> fighting to get back into the smart phone game, today microsoft unveiled its new highly anticipated windows phone 7. >> would the world needs is a different kind of a faun which is what we have to focus in on, the combination of hardware and software. >> the new software does everything you might expect from phone calls coming email, video games, access to social media. it will stream of movies and tv shows. it includes a video and still camera. the big picture according to analysts is that it took microsoft too long to make the move. >> they needed to bring this out

last year with the launch of windows 7. it is better than it was before, but it is too little too late. >> microsoft officials insist it is not too late to revive their brand. >> one thing we have learned is a put all of your focus in one place and do a great job. with windows 7 cumming have all the best of microsoft and our partners in a single hand. >> the plan is to get the new fund in user's hands by the book reduce spending season. j. gray, wbal-tv 11 news. >> windows found 7 will officially be offered through at&t. i am marianne banister and that is your consumer alert. >> last week we asked you to share photographs about how you spend your day on 10-10-10. here is one of several weddings that took place at the gramercy

mansion. a lovely, lovely day. they got in on the action -- action at the cloisters castle. a lot of other people celebrated the special birthday with friends and family. you can still share your photographs online on wbaltv.com. >> i'm waiting for 11-11-11. we weigh in on the debate between same-sex marriage with the candidates. when they sign such a bill? that is coming up 6:00 p.m. >> the baltimore marathon less than five days away. for one police officer, one stop on his own road. on his own road. we tell you the woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money.

woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. 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.

>> we are profiling some of the runners taking place in the running festival. you will be finding 60 baltimore city police officers. we are not talking traffic control. >> they have been running together for months. for colonel scanner, chief of patrol, this is a warm-up for his next race -- the 2010 athens marathon. >> he is setting the pace for the baltimore police officers in more than one way. >> we started the campaign to get officers running in the baltimore marathon. we have about 60 police officers attending and running the front legs with in the race. >> colonel scanner and his

officers did 20 miles. >> we wanted to energize the police department and use it as a way to encourage physical fitness. >> he is taking the camaraderie is step further with the baltimore's sister city in greece. they selected him to run in the 2010 happens at -- athens' marathon. >> it is an amazing way to represent the baltimore police department. 500th this marks the 2 anniversary. col. skinner battled on the force, but this training has been unique. 35 + miles per week, cross training, and interval work.

>> the personal goal is to finish. marathon running is showing internal turn -- internal determination. >> sandra shaw, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we are a sponsor, so be it sure to watch this saturday beginning at 7:55 a.m. we will follow the runners from start to finish and a showcase along the course. if you would like to learn more, you can had to our website, wbaltv.com. >> that is it for us at 5:00 p.m. >> here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> more voters are casting their ballots early. what that means four candidates and campaign strategies. that is coming up. >> bob ehrlich accuses the campaign of breaking the rules of their first debate and almost walks out. details of its 6:00 p.m. >> live,