like. this will not be an unpleasant day. it will be a little cooler. upper 40's in the northern suburbs. partly to mostly sunny. high temperature around 67 degrees. the average high is 68. we will check the forecast for the rest of the week when we come back. first we say good morning to sarah. >> some good news to report. we have a bus fire at the fort mchenry last night in the north direction. things have finally reopened. they haven't been able to clean things up. everything is flowing once again northbound at the fort mchenry. meantime, some problems on southbound 97. an accident in the glen bernie region. in pasadena, another accident location. two crashes to watch for.

this is 70 west of 695. so far, very nice in the east and westbound direction. this is a live view of 95 at the fort mchenry and everything is open. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the 33 men trapped in a copper mine since august are right now being listed above ground. >> the first of the miners was rescued. another minor was freed about 30 minutes ago. we have the latest from chilly. >> success. it is working. those trapped miners are lined up and being brought to the surface. the second one came to the surface after being down for 70

days. look how excited he was. [cheers] he presented rocks to the president, to the other engineers who led this effort to save them. the emotions, the thrills, and the sheer success of what so many thought was impossible, now unfolding here in chile. >> what a great story. >> traffic is back to normal after a school bus caught fire inside the fort mchenry tunnel. this happened about 5:00 p.m. yesterday. the tunnel is structurally sound. light fixtures were destroyed.

no children were on board at the time. a passenger was able to escape. >> it was a matter of getting folks out of their cars that were behind the bus as quickly as possible and getting detou set up. >> firefighters were be able to -- were able to put out the fire. a worker is in critical condition after being badly burned while working on power lines. this happens around favre clock 30 yesterday. a worker was burned up over 60% of his body of. >> four people are recovering after a stabbing at a college park bar. there was an argument at the thursday turbo. the altercation continued outside. -- at the thirsty turtle.

a surge was -- it involves alcohol. >> and now the latest on a trial of a man accused of killing his wife. >> dennis tetso took the stand yesterday. jennifer franciotti is live with details. good morning. >> tracey tetso was on her way to way motley crue concert when she disappeared. she was going to the concert with her lover. she was seen inside the truck's door before she went missing. family friends took the stand yesterday. dennis did not take part in any of the searches. the defense managed to suppress

evidence the prosecution hopes to use. >> joking comments made by my clients years ago about the effects of a stun gun could be. they tried to introduce that to show premeditation. >> this is a murder trial without a body. the body has never been found. this trial could last a week. >> thank you. a woman could spend 18 years behind bars for murdering charles shourds. rebecca kinser pleaded guilty to shooting shourds six times. >> the bay bridge has been named the ninth scariest bridges around. drivers are afraid of the nearly five-mile long bridge. the eastern shore is subjected to frequent and violent storms.

visibility is so bad that drivers can barely see that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. land. have you ever been frightened driving over the bay bridge? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. something tells me we will get a lot of response. >> 53 degrees on tv hill. new details in the search for a missing 10-year-old in north carolina. >> here is a live look at traffic, my favorite shot. 95 in catonsville. it looks fine just there.

>> welcome back. all is quiet on this wednesday morning. 56 degrees downtown. take a light jacket with you. the last couple of days, we were in the 80's. today we will stay in the 60's. high temperature around 67 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we have some rain to discuss for the end of the week. >> police in north carolina are shifting the search for a missing girl toy homicide investigation. the girl's stepmother confessed to writing a ransom note. the woman is charged with felony obstruction. they used -- she was reported

missing on saturday. >> opponents of "don't ask, don't tell" have won a battle. this will stop the enforcement of the controversial policy. this ends the bans against openly gay troops. gay rights organizations are applauding the decision that the lot is unconstitutional. there was to weeklong trial. now to the trial of a man facing charges in the fort hood shooting. they are expected to decide if there will be a delay in the trial. lawyers for nidal hasan is asking the trial be delayed. 13 people were killed on the base. many are expected to testify in the article 32 hearing. >> mn is recovered after being

swept away in a sewer system. a safety line snapped after he was lowered into the sewer. the man was found about an hour and a half later and was flown to the hospital. he may have ingested sewage, which is not good. 53 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> the best ways to keep your computers protected from viruses. >> it just got a lot busier when i melt to sleep with unisom sleep melts i get to sleep faster, stay asleep and wake refreshed. melt to sleep fast. unisom sleep melts.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> i thought of you yesterday at 5:00 p.m. when i was watching the news and there was a horrible back up. >> i was glad i was making money. it was just a mess and it was like that for hours. we are happy to report that the left lane is now open if you travel in the northbound lanes at the fort mchenry. southbound 97 just past the beltway, an accident blocking the left lane. watch for a bit of a delay especially as volume picks up. there is an accident in pasadena and there are some lanes closed. there are continued closures over towards loch raven because of water main repairs. running smoothly at harford road and 56 on the west side.

at 97see what's going on just south of the beltway. the left lane is closed. you can get by on the right side. flowing very well north and southbound at the fort mchenry. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> looking very good on the light rail. marc trains as well. no delays on penn, camden, and brunswick lines so far. the 24 and the 46 and 13 buses all running about 10 to 20 minutes late. the 22 bus is diverting. the 13 and five buses are diverting at utah streak -- eutaw st.. >> things are pretty quiet for us. you'll notice a change in the temperature department. we have been in the 80's.

temperatures are in the upper 40's in the northern suburbs. 54 at the airport and 51 degrees in mount airy. we have high pressure moving down the east coast from new england and that will set up a northeast wind. that is why the temperature will be cooler. the front the came through yesterday is parked across the southern part of virginia. we will have dry conditions. you can see the cloud cover beginning to build. i think most of the rain will comment late in the morning tomorrow and into tomorrow afternoon. we will be fine in the short term. mostly sunny today. cooler but not a bad day. sunrise this morning at7:14. thickening clouds and the chance

for some rain showers early tonight. whether it should be fine for the drive home tonight. tomorrow, we will see an area of low pressure develop along the coast. this will head up into the mid atlantic region. a good chance for rain for us on thursday. it will be cool with high temperatures in the upper 50's and low 60's. a chilly day on thursday. we are not going to get the worst of this system. 60 on thursday for high temperature. a chance for some rain showers on friday. it should clear up this weekend. those participating in the baltimore running a festival, it will be chilly on saturday morning with a high near 64. up near 70 degrees on sunday. >> if you are afraid your

computer could be infected by a virus, you are not alone. some virus software could be harming it. bob hansen has this report. >> this woman spends about an hour a day at her computer. she stays clear of anything that looks fishy. >> i am careful. >> when a warning flashed on her screen, she panicked. >> if you want to do something about it, click here, so i did. if you want to fix it, click here. >> that may have been the worst thing she can do. >> if they will scare you, you'll react instinctively to remove that which scares you. >> scam artists are using phony virus -- are using phony virus

warnings, downloading dangerous programs. what do you do if a warning claims you have a virus? you click on cancel, right? not necessarily. >> even if you click cancel, you are probably already infected. >> many of the scams come from eastern europe. they hope victims will click before thinking. >> they said this is a doozy. >> she should have shut down her computer and closed the browser. that is not what happened. she is paying for it. >> i would just turned it off. but i did not know. >> she is so sweet. keep your anti-virus protection software up to date. >> dozens of state attorneys

general are lining up to investigate faulty for closures. the toy wars are heating up. jane king joins us live with today's business news with the bloomberg business report. >> halloween has not passed but walmart is kicking off its toy promotion for the holidays. some of the toys will be featured in a dedicated oil that range from barbie and monopoly. the company will introduce weekly rollbacks on toys and will match any competitor's price. the company will discuss the changes in pricing. trying to drive traffic hire. we're looking at higher for the start of things today. we are minutes -- they are prepared to do more to help stabilize the economy.

a coalition of 40 state attorneys general expected to announce an investigation into foreclosure fraud. that includes mortgagees that employees signed off without reading those documents. states include texas and ohio. as many as 9 million u.s. mortgages that have been foreclosed may face challenges over the validityf the legal documents. that is a business. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. back to you. jane, thank you. we'll see you back here at 6:15 for your next report. >> it is 53 degrees on tv hill. we will check your morning commute with traffic and weather together. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. have you ever been frightened driving over the bay bridge? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

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sweeten up your breakfast with a delicious maple cheddar breakfast sandwich today. >> every footstep this weekend comes as a sign of hope for one family. >> more than 150 people will be sporting "miles for mac" t- shirts this year. >> six-year old mac murray suffers from metachromatic leukodystrophy, known as mld. it is a rare terminal disease that attacks the nervous system. it causes the brain to deteriorate and leads to a loss of speech, blindness, and caesars. the murrays fell about about the condition when the boy was a young. >> he is getting worse. it is getting worse. he was diagnosed.

>> the plan at the marathon is to raise awareness for mld and to help raise funds for a special project aimed at finding a cure. >> it needs some funding. it allows doctors to work with each other in order to get beyond the blame barrier, which is if we can do that, that is the holy grail. >> "miles for mac" runners will be dressed in green teachers. they share a common hope that there miles will go a long wait for one boy. >> we wish for a cure. we learn how to appreciate every thing. i would not change anything. i want him to be able to play

with his brother. notthis is a god's plan, ours. >> we are all pulling for little mac and the entire murry family. be sure to watch this saturday. gerry sandusky and kate amara will be following the elite runners from start to finish. we'll showcase live bands and cheerleaders at stations along the course. you can send text good luck wishes for your runners. we will run those along the bottom of the screen throughout our coverage of the race. >> later, we'll check in with sandra shaw. she will talk about how an organization gets involved with the charitable you fan. 53 degrees on tv hill. coming up --

>> >> the trial continues of a baltimore county man accused of killing his wife. >> she is one of the most popular figures in the white house. she gets since on the road. i will of more on michelle obama in campaign mode. >> we do have some rain in the seven-day forecast. we will give you the details in just a few minutes. >> we will detail your morning commute as well. we do have a problem on 97.eaks.

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bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. let's get a check on weather and traffic. we're more normal this morning.

>> the temperatures are normal. >> not us. >> today we will be in the 60's. this is how it is supposed to fill in the middle of october. 54 at the airport. in the 40's in the northern suburbs. mostly sunny. we will see a few clouds. a high temperature of 67 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we do have some rain to discuss. we will let you know if it clears up for the weekend. >> a few early morning problems, but thankfully nothing of the fort mchenry. there was a bus fire. all lanes are now open. there is a problem southbound on 97. the left lane is closed because of an accident. there is an accident clearing in pasadena. there are some closures in the city.

argon shut down near loch raven because of water main repairs. eight minutes on northbound 95. 11 minutes on the north and west side. this is 97 just south of the beltway. the accident is off to the shelter. it is flowing well in that area. all lanes open north and southbound traffic looking good at the four mechanics. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the trial of a man accused of killing his wife. >> family and friends took the stand yesterday. dennis has always been a suspect in his wife's disappearance. jennifer franciotti joins us live. >> the defense managed to suppress evidence the prosecutors was hoping to use to show premeditation. a family member talked about what tracy husband's -- which

traces husband did not do which speaks volumes. the defense offers little but did manage to suppress evidence involving a conversation that dennis tetso about whether a stun gun could kill somebody. client years ago about what would the effects of a stun gun could be. they were trying to introduce that to show what they can't show, which is premeditation in some sort of crime. >> the state called tracy's friends and family to the stand. she was excited to go to a motley crue concert. she was going to that event with a man she was having an affair with. surveillance video shows certification hours before the concert. messages left on her cell phone were mostly left from her lover, not her husband, dennis.

>> i hope you are ok. i am starting to worry. i will wait as long as it takes for you. i hope you are ok. i'm worried about you. please call. >> her stepmother claimed dennis never once took part in any of the weekend searches for tracy. groups of 50 to 10-0 would go out looking for, but she said dennis never showed up. her body has never been found. this trial could last about a week. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the latest tv ads in the race for governor are bringing slots into the mix. the o'malley campaign says bob ehrlich -- this opens the door to a new -- those of you who

made yesterday's registration deadline, you can learn more about the candidates are heading to our website, wbaltv.com. just click on politics. the campaign blitz continues. >> michelle obama has not been on the stump since 2008. she will be the big draw. kate amara joins us from our washington bureau with more details. good morning. >> michelle obama making a return to the campaign trail today in milwaukee. she is kicking off a series of attend fund-raisers in 12 days. the warehouse sends out its secret weapon today. michelle obama hitting the trail to help democratic candidates,

pushing voters to the poll. to not expect the same message. >> republicans may have given it a new name, the pledge to america. it is the same old snake oil the have been peddling for years. >> michelle obama will try to strike a more upbeat tone. can the appeal of the first lady be enough to counter the momentum of the tea party? the tea party holding rallies of its own. >> government is too big and tries to do too much. >> ramping up efforts to get out the vote and getting its candidate in office. >> we are americans. we have to speak up for our freedom. >> the president and first lady have their first joint appearance scheduled for this sunday in ohio. live in washington, kate amara,

wbal-tv 11 news. >> any idea on what we might expect to hear from mrs. obama? >> we expect the first lady to touched on many of the same themes as a husband -- the economy and how frustrated many are. instead of criticizing the opponents, and she is expected to talk about what the outcome of this election means for children, especially her daughters. >> kate amara, thank you. rescue crews in chile brought the seventh minor up. here is a live look coming up. de rigueur. a live look at the area where the big rig is pulling them out. the first was brought up around midnight and was greeted by his son and wife. the second had souvenir rocks that he passed out. so far there have been no

complications. there is the potential for a rock to fall jamming the capsule. the biggest concern, a possible panic attacks by the miners. >> a travel magazine has named the bay bridge among the top scariest. it made the list because the eastern shore is subjected to often violent storms. visibility is also port in bad weather. i think that is dramatic. >> on a cloudy day, overcast. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. have you ever been frightened driving over the bay bridge? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> i think the delaware bridge has a higher pitch. >> i think the bay bridge is beautiful. >> on a clear day, when you are

not driving. >> my husband is usually driving. >> 53 degrees on tv hill. doctors may have discovered a new way to diagnose autism. >> parents may want to think twice before sitting in the child in a restaurant high chair. >> we have a couple of early morning problems. morning problems.

>> good morning. welcome back. 56 degrees downtown. we don't expect any trouble weather-wise on the way to work or school this morning. it will be cooler than it was the last couple of days. we'll stay in the 60's. mostly sunny skies and a high

temperature around 67 degrees. we will check the seven-day forecast coming up in just a few minutes. we have some rain to talk about by the end of the week. for now, to the news desk. >> doctors may someday be able to use brain scans to diagnose autism. the hemisphere's must work together. researchers found distinct differences in the way they communicated in people with autism. those areas are associated with motor skills and social functioning. this could someday lead to earlier diagnosis of the condition. >> a new study finds the amount of bacteria on restaurant high chairs is higher than public toilets. >> i believe it. >> after swabbing 30 high

chairs, the bacteria levels vary from restaurant to restaurant. e. coli was just some of the bugs they found. they found bacteria on chairs that looked clean. parents are asked to clean the chairs themself. >> just bring some wipes to wipe it down. good idea. 53 degrees on tv hill. keith mills what join us later with details of last night's baseball game between the rangers and the tampa bay rays. >> we are live at the helping up mission. we of 21 runners at the marathon. stay tuned. >> this is a live look of the downtown. courtesy of fort skycam. stay with us. stay with us.

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>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. so far, not that out there. southbound 97 just past the beltway, you can see no major delays. it is off to the shoulder. traveling in pasadena, watch for a crash. continued closures in loch raven because of water main repair. not bad on the west side, 55. so far so good of the major roadways. traveling on 97, it looks like that accident has been cleared in the past minutes. things are flowing smoothly right now on southbound on 97. this is greenspring and is filling up just a bit, but so far, no reports -- no delays to report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains.

>> we have a delay on the camden line right now. there is a delay about 10 or 50 minutes late. brunswick trains are on schedule. the 24 bus has a 15-minute delay. the 46 and 91 buses are running about 15 to 20 minutes late. the five and 13 e.r. is diverting at eutaw street. now back to tony pann. >> things are pretty quiet today. we have a nice forecast to show you. we will do that in just a second. first we say good morning to sandra shaw. we have been talking about the baltimore running festival. you will introduce us to some unique runners. >> the residents here have fielded a team. it is part of the back on my feet program.

this installs discipline. they have been training since march. they have 21 runners. one will do a half marathon. are you ready to go? " i am already to go. >> what do you like about this program? >> they put a lot of things in front of you. there are huge opportunities to get back on your feet. >> what are your challenges? >> i can visualize this in running and i will catch up to my dreams. >> 13 miles. on the nervous? >> very nervous. if you can, you can walk. >> best of luck to you. you head up this program. tell us with the goal is and the success. >> we have been running for about a year and a half.

this is our second anniversary of the festival. we're trying to promote self- sufficiency of the homeless population and using running as a means to get back on your feet. this is something that promotes a sense of confidence and self- esteem. if you can run on 1 mile, you can run 5 miles. >> it is quiet. we have one more good day before the colder air starts to infiltrate. all of that moisture from the south gives us a good chance of seeing some rain on thursday. today will be just fine. runners are coming back from their five-mile run. they hit a little bit early. they have a nice morning to enjoy it. >> i like that he said he is running to catch up to his

dreams. >> very nice. >> we will talk suit next half hour. a lot of support going to those folks. weather-wise, it is chilly but back to average for this time of year. this is how it is supposed to feel and october. 48 in westminster. low to mid 50's in the lower eastern shore. we have high pressure coming out of new england. it has shifted the winds to the northeast. a front they came through yesterday is now parked across virginia and it will stay down there for a while. for now, i shared all of that activity will stay suppressed. i think we will call it mostly sunny today. this rain will catch up to us, perhaps by late tonight. a good chance for rain on

thursday. mostly sunny today with a high temperature in the mid to upper 60's. it should be a beautiful, colorful sunrise this morning. thickening clouds and a chance of rain after midnight. temperatures will drop back close to 50 degrees and tonight. low pressure will develop and ride it up the coast. it will not be strong. we could pick up in inch of rain as it passes by on thursday. it will stay on the chilly side. we expect high temperatures in the low 60's on thursday. a chance for a few showers on friday. it will be a breezy and chilly day with a high temperature of only 59. we expect dry conditions on saturday. 41 degrees saturday morning.

64 in the afternoon. sunshine on sunday and back up to 70. the next chance for rain will be early next week. >> 53 degrees on tv hill. so much more ahead -- >> including a look at your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck.

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>> time to get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day progressed this morning we asked -- have you ever been frightened driving over the bay bridge? >> keep e-mailing your responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. from all of us on the western side, we love you, too. >> harold baines loves the western shore. he loves baltimore. good morning. we begin with some baseball.

it will be the yankees and the rangers. the rangers beat the rays last night. cliff lee picked up in midseason, he delivers a dominating performance. he had 11 strikeouts. talk about some insurance. ian kinsler. this is a two-run home run. nolan ryan is happy with that. he stays on his feet. cliff lee closes it out. b.j. upton, hall's begin. five-one, the rangers win their first playoff season ever. game one of the championship season against the yankees begins friday night. back to work for the ravens as they get ready for the patriots. the pictures are still a major force in the nfl.

the ravens are proving they are just as worthy. joe flacco began the day against denver throwing the ball and then he handed it off to ray rice. two touchdowns. every nfl game decided up front. so it is with the ravens' offensive line. second fewest sacks in the nfl. john harbaugh aware about controlling the line of scrimmage. >> the offensive line will be the key. you start in the trenches when you build your team. the game is won or lost in the trenches. if you cannot win in the trenches, you cannot win. that is never going to change the >> sunday at 1:00 p.m. many feel as you do when joe flacco runs the ball. >> the injury factor.

>> i am with you because he loves it. >> thank you. here is a look ahead -- >> the men running for baltimore county executive go head-to-head in a debate. >> disturbing details in an american reportedly shot and killed. >> many of us have seen our utility bills go up. imagine a bill with 10 digits on it. stay tuned for that story. >> it depends on where the decimal is. weather-wise, we have some rain and chilly temperatures for the end of the week. >> we have some new accidents to add to the list. details are coming up.