wbal tv 11 news in hd. >> it is o ne down and a three to go. we will have a moment the race for governor. >> but chase and west of baltimore turned fiery when a stolen vehicle crashed. it was in the 3400 block of west north avenue. the stolen vehicle sent unoccupied of vehicles up in flames. one person was taken into custody. no one was injured. baltimore city is reporting 171 murders this year, following a violent weekend which featured a number of shootings and several murders. police stressed that despite the violence, crime is down. police presence will be increase in neighbor heard affected by the recent rash of violence. no charges have been filed and a set of stabbings during

oktoberfest. at least two people were stabbed just after 6:30 p.m. saturday night. they arrested a man with a bloody t-shirt. they believe alcohol may have played a role. an update now, in a a story we brought you last week, police have identified the body found in an elevator shaft as a 43 year-old tracy baird. they believe that she fell as she walked in the vacant building along north howard street. her death has been ruled an accident. >> of family will travel to arlington national cemetery this week to bury their son. he died last week in iraq, but he did not die in combat. he died waiting for medical treatment. we spoke to the parents tonight. >> the parents are grieving their son's death and are also

demanding answers. they said their son may still be alive if he had gotten proper medical care. >> we have trusted the army with both of our sons. we have three sons -- two are in the army, but we have -- we feel we have been let down. the sergeant left the u.s. for his third tour in iraq in august. during a stop in kuwait, he developed symptoms of a respiratory illness. >> he could not breathe. >> doctors gave him antibiotics and sent him back to duty. his symptoms got worse. doctors treated him for a chest infection with an inhaler and nasal spray and sent him back to duty, but he got were. >> they told him that you need medical tests and blood work. actually, our such a region right now is that our medical facilities are in -- are situation right now is that our medical facilities are in " transition."

>> they told him to come back and five days. he said that he told doctors he did not think he could make it that long. a couple of days later, he died. last week, the parents learned that the cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. >> a simple scan it would of been shown -- blood clots. other measures could have been taken that would have saved his life. >> they believe he should of been flown it to of a facility 0to treat him. >> they should be treated as important is if they were shot. it should not mean that you need to be shot to get medical help. >> an army colonel investigation will likely take months -- criminal investigation will likely take months. >> we are not trying to point fingers at the army. we are trying to understand what happened, who screwed up, so

that we can have some closure. >> army representatives could not be reached for comment today. the sergeant will be buried at arlington national cemetery on wednesday. his brother will return to iraq after the funeral. the sergeant left behind a wife and two young daughters. >> it has the potential to save thousands of lives, which is why mercy medical center is offering women who give birth the opportunity to donate and store their child stem cells. >> it is the first public umbilical cord bank in the state. it will cost you nothing to use the public program. mr. robinson has details in tonight's medical alert. >> today, mason is a thriving 19-month old, but he was diagnosed with a rare genetic blood disorder. he needed umbilical cord blood to save his life. it is rich in stem cells which

can be used to treat more than 90 diseases. >> he is cured. and if someone had not donated their cord, he may not have been saved. >> his parents joined mercy medical center in announcing a partnership with community blood services of new jersey to create the first public cord blood program in maryland. >> through this program, giving birth -- women giving birth will have the opportunity to donate their umbilical cord blood to be listed on the national marrow donor registry for use by patients in need of transplants. >> baltimore archbishop says that it fits with the catholic hospital's mission. >> there is a misconception that the catholic church is supposed to stem cell research. that is wrong. the church has long supported adult stem cell research, but is

opposed to embryonic stem cell research which destroys human embryos. >> it will increase the number of african-american cords that are underrepresented in the donor population. >> it will allow and, division walls minority -- individuals, minority individuals 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 giving birth. the hospital asked, and she is ready to give. >> i think i will donate it. >> that was lisa robinson reporting. st. agnes is expected to join the effort and give new mothers the opertion. doctors have started a clinical trial using embryonic stem cells on humans. the trial is testing whether the

therapy is safe, not whether it works. the first patient is in atlanta, but the study will take place at seven sites across the country and it should last two years. the company did not use federal funds. >> everything is back to normal at bayview hospital after a patient discovered bedbugs. they say the patient brought into bedbugs. it was not known which room there were in, but the room was treated by an exterminator in addition to normal sanitation procedures. at news covering the nation tonight, we begin in new york state, where an already controversial candidate is taking some heat for possible comment. while speaking with jewish leaders today, carl paladino

took a hard-line stance against gay marriage. the democrat andrew cuomo who is running against a released a statement about his opponent's remarks and sang " paladino's statement displays a stunning homophobia and a glaring disregard fo basic equality." 22-year-old rudy perez is part of the latin king goonies gang. they are accused of beating one of their records because he was gay. they also attacked the 30-year- old man he was involved with and another teenager. eight members were trained on sunday. >> right now we want to go to our reporter kerry cavanaugh. both candidates for governor sparred, and it got a little heated at times appeared >> governor martin o'malley and

former governor bob ehrlich scored off and their first televised debate today. it started off with both answering questions, but as it progressed, the debate grew more cheated. governor martin o'malley squared off against former governor bob ehrlich in the first televised debate of 2010. both men laid out similar priorities -- jobs, crime, and affordable college education. each accused the other of failing to deliver on every issue. bob ehrlich said that martin o'malley was an enemy of small business. >> we have 216, 000 people out of work. we are rated one of the worst business environments in the world. >> we are there because of the largest tax increase in maryland history. job creation is the issue in this campaign. >> martin o'malley fired back, stating initiatives to grow the state. >> what will move us ford is

increasing the biotechnology tax credit, creating the invest maryland fund which allows us to get more venture capital into businesses that are happening in maryland. we have actually created over 33,000 net new jobs. that is the bureau of labor statistics saying that. we have to continue to create jobs because we have a deep hole to climb out. >> it was unusual because each has served as governor. >> i have never done that irresponsible, blanket pledge, but i will not raise property taxes while you did. >> i will pledge not to jack up college tuition by 40%. i will pledge not to increase by 300% the filing fees for every small business incorporated in maryland. >> the total cost of education in our system at college park

has increased 35%. you like to talk about fees -- from $16,000 to $22,000 per they have skyrocketed. -- they have skyrocketed. >> a political professor believes that both candidates stuck to party lines during the debate. >> you have two different philosophies of government. in martin o'malley, you have someone that believes the government is the answer. you have bob ehrlich the police the government is less the answer. >> the lack of any bombshells may make it difficult to motivate people to get to the polls. >> people have to decide not just for home to vote but whether to vote. >> martin o'malley and bob ehrlich also clashed over the state's dna database. accused the bob ehrlich administration of leaving a backlog of 24,000 samples in the lab.

-- they areout to set to debate three more times. >> with not only the risk of losing control in governorships, democrats face losing control of congress next month, and that is why the president continues to campaign for his party. during a fund-raiser and south florida, she told the democrats, help.only -- if i've got he does not believe that republicans will work with him if they are elected after the november 2 elections. our coverage continues any time on line at wbaltv.com. we have fact check reports and a complete voter's guide. it is online at wbaltv.com. >> a popular movie franchise began filming its third

installment of it. >> police shut down production. incurredl a cell phone middle schoolers to read? -- encouraage middle schoolers to read? >> an event a dedicated to lady ravens fans. >> a couple of thunderstorms trekking through this evening. it may be a sign that for this week. it

>> in oklahoma city, cell phones are being used to encourage students to read. 1,506th and seventh graders and received free telephones as part of our research program. students read books and complete

tests. if they pass, more minutes are added to their telephone. >> second graders are paid $2 per book to read. at the end of fiscal year, they're reading comprehension have raised up three >> students are being compared to a control group that did not received cell phones. some believe the program is equal to bribing kids and the results will be short-lived. filming the third installment of a transformer's movie came to a halt this morning. a police car slammed into the yellow camaro known as ball will be. the officers suffered minor injuries. took over at m &t bank stadium. >> it was part of the fourth

evening "purple evening", an event that celebrated female fans. it became so popular this year that it sold out. >> with the sweat still on the field from sunday's win, it was the ladies who are taking the field in droves. so the event at 5000, the biggest crowd ever for a "purple evening". >> thank you. >> fans anxious to get in and started on the concourse level where live entertainment has been added for the first time in an area opened up to allow for the growing number of female fans that made the "purple evening" a must night out. max factor and heads up performed near a makeshift lounge, where wine tasting to benefit breast cancer research, gave the ladies the chance to take it all end. >> the fellowship of women who also loves sports. >> it is fantastic. is the only time that i am

getting to go on the field ever appear. >> i have been here three times, and i enjoyed it every year. >> they get a chance to catch passes, kicked field goals, all this in a day o f an nfl game. fan forums and autographs -- players are here to say a thank you to the largest female fan base in the league. >> we get to learn about football and just really embrace the whole purple passion experience. >> this is amazing, you know, do have some many female fans here showing their support. to get the chance to meet them. is a great is appearance for everybody. >> thank you so much. this is just for us. our husbands are at home. we are out having a girl's night out. >> we love our female fans, and we want to repay them -- we are grateful for the pareat. >> the ravens are the only team

that has an event like this. other teams around the league are calling them for advice. if he did not get a ticket, they are already making plans for a bigger event next year. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with our chief bemeteorologist. >> we had a couple of thunderstorms on the eastern shore. lots of lightning associated with the storms as they made their way through the area. look at that. that storm is loaded with lightning strikes. moving into delaware now and making some steady progress. it will be out of maryland in the next few minutes. there are additional storms to our north and west. they could arrive overnight, but it looks like most of that activity will stay to our north. the temperatures -- the highs across the region. warm conditions around here. 88 degrees in richmond earlier today. 85 degrees here in baltimore.

contrast that with the colder air to the north, and that frontal boundary triggers the thunderstorms. the separation between summer and fall. we are on the summer side today. 85 at the airport. 16 degrees warmer than the normal high of 69. only four degrees short of tying the record high -- 89 degrees. you can see the clouds associated with the storms to our north. it will act as a bit of a blanket and keep the temperatures up overnight. we are at 74 degrees downtown. 64 in salzburg. western maryland -- that is pretty warm to be below 60's this late in the evening. the sun site -- the sun is coming up at 7:13 a.m. this stationary front is slowly pcreeping south. it will take most of the day tomorrow to make its way through as it works its way

through, it will trigger a couple of more thunderstorms, especially during the late afternoon and early evening. wednesday if we catch a break with more normal temperatures. thursday, wet weather that could produce a period of moderate to heavy rain on thursday. temperatures some are still 5-10 degrees above normal, with a chance of a thunderstorm. waves running between one and two feet. a risk of a thunderstorm or around the chesapeake bay. 77 around annapolis. in the low 80's with some hit or miss a thunderstorm. paula is getting a little bit stronger in honduras. this could become a threat to cancun. it is about 300 miles from cancun with a 70 mile per hour winds. it could become a category one hurricane. that will be a slow-moving storm. it is getting a little stronger.

we will keep an eye on it. 77 tomorrow with a chance for a thunderstorm. 67 with partly cloudy skies on wednesday. raid on thursday keep temperatures in the upper 50's. that rain gets out of here on friday. runners for the marathon in good shape for a >> have the ravens changed their approach on offense? jar marked -- john harbaugh has a surprise for you next. theresa.'m tonight step that is an estimated annuity of $2 million. the number is for this monday are 29, 7, 29, 11, --

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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.

>> now 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the ravens will see a similar offense in new england that they saw this past sunday. the ravens want to use their versatility to keep the patriots and guessing this week. cameron uses his passing game judiciously. but the ravens love to control the clock with the run game. the more they have the ball, lest tom brady can have it in his hand. the ravens feel confident that they have multiple ways to move the football. >> we do have an identity. we are rough, tough, disciplined, smart, we play hard. i think we are good decisionmakers. run or pass, who cares? i think the idea is to be able to do what you need to do. i am not sure why everybody

would want to say, your i.d. is that you are a running team. we do not want to be one- dimensional. >> the ravens will not have to worry about covering randy moss, since he now plays for minnesota. it looks like they will need to put coverage on deane branch. the patriots will acquire branch tonight. when the ravens run into the patriots on sunday, instead of a passing attack, they will have to worry about a passing attack that includes bracnch to go along with a special teams. strange week for technology in the nfl. the nfl continues to investigate whether or not brett favre

violated any workplace standards. he allegedly texted inappropriate photographs to a woman that worked for the jets went brett favre for worked for the jets. the nfl commissioner knows the boundaries of the story could expand from personal conduct policy to potential workplace harassment. >> the first thing you want to do is find out the facts, and that is what we are trying to do. then, once we have determined those facts, then we will determine what the next step is from there, if any. >> meanwhile, the saints quarterback hurries has leaned on the world of social media to help with a family issue. he asked his followers on twitter for game ideas for his second child. his wife is due any day. he narrowed the list with: we are looking for board names a starting with a "b." the babyife may have

before he gets through all the responses. he has 270,000 followers. the capitals star only managed to fire off two shots against otto tonight. caps win, 3-2 in over time. pick it up in the first period. on the attack. alexander -- point blank range. puts the caps up 1-0. ottowa -- third period. shot past mike -- it goes to overtime. the finals -- overton - ove ckin. in the national league divisional series, it is a san francisco 3-2 of atlanta. the giants advance. stick around. tomeaks 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!!!

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. stick lon gwilg will summer around > >> another day or so. upper 70's, with still a chance of thunderstorms. colder with some rain on thursday. is some good weather for the marathon on saturday. >> we will see you back here tomorrow. good night [ 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.