look. they spent 69 days under the ground. each was treated with cheers and applause. president obama has been watching the rescue and he along with many others are applauding the work of the rescuers. a company in annapolis has helped ensure their safe return by using their technology to monitor their health underground. >> the technology has been around for five years. it's called a physiological status monitor. it measures heart rate, free the and skin temperatures. -- breezing and skin temperatures. >> the strap those around my midsection. also imbedded is an accelerometer. >> the miners trapped

underground have been taking turns wearing the physiological status monitor. they sent 15 several weeks ago. doctors on the surface monitor their signs during mandatory exercise time to make sure they were doing okay physically. >> you can monitor heart rate and body temperature, breathing. it gives some indication how the guy is doing on his ascent and they can take various actions. >> the information is sent to a computer and is easy to reformat. this technology is typically used for people doing jobs in hard environments, but folks here are glad it helped in this situation. >> it gives peace of mind that they know they're being monitored by a physician.

>> they can think this company for helping ensure their safe return. >> this type of technology is also used to monitor people with medical conditions. an affordable consumer model is already available. >> we profile the minors and showed their triumphant rescue. you can see them all on wbaltv.com. >> she has been missing for five years and her husband is on trial for her murder. jurors listened to to recordings today of her and her as bargaining over their relationship. our reporter joins us live with details. >> most of the day was spent listening to 3 hours worth of those phone calls made while they were at work. they were heated and profanity-

laced and it appears the prosecution is trying to use these conversation to show his behavior with this. the defense says the tapes showed nothing. >> the state called a number of witnesses, including a detective specializing in cell phone records. the head of the easy path program talked about the record and a bank fraud investigator who testified that withdrawals were made on her bank account days after disappearance. but the fireworks were displayed when the state played recorded phone calls of the couple made a while they were at work. >> >> it seems the biggest bone of contention was a protective

order taken out on the man who according to testimony tracy was having an affair with. he cannot understand why he is going to testify in an upcoming court case. >> >> the conversations were laced with profanity and showed the rocky road they had gone down and where that relationship was. >> the arguments seems to go on and on was finally in tracy kicking dennis out of the home.

>> >> unfortunately, we will never know christian's side of the story concerning the relationship because as we found out today in court, he died earlier this year. the case will continue tomorrow. >> police made an arrest in a quadruple stabbing. police say the man was arrested and charged with attempted murder. no one else has been charged, but police say that investigation is ongoing.

>> police say a maryland man died after a double shooting just after 6:00 this morning. they found to employees of gunshot wounds. a 51-year-old died of his injuries and the other victim is listed in good conditions -- good condition. the suspect is on the list but witnesses say he is wearing -- >> a little girl walking home from a park says she was sexually assaulted. she said she was leaving the area in colombia and police say four men grabbed for and sexually assaulted her. the little girl reported the incident to a family member and they say the men left on the scooters or a bicycle. police say if you have any information, give them a call. police are investigating a deadly accident involving a pedestrian. it happened this morning just before 6:30.

s police say a 49-year-old was crossing the street when she was hit by suv. the accident is still under investigation. investigators say a mechanical failure caused the bus to catch fire workers will spend of the next few nights fixing damage. traffic was backed up for miles and people had to leave their cars in the middle of rush hour traffic. police say there's no indication of illegal activity. >> early voting began today for teachers deciding on a new contract. it would tie pay to performance. let's go to northwest baltimore for an update. >> early voting began at about 3:00. it is just wrapping up.

i can tell you it has been a very busy afternoon. teachers have been showing up in droves to cast their votes. there appears to be a lot of concern over the teacher evaluation system. that may have been a deciding factor in how some teachers voted today. some of them we talked to had this to say. thinghink it's a great for teachers. it is a very aggressive proposal and i think it will benefit good teachers. >> they will give us the $1,500 and take 40% tax off the top and the federal government does not tax stipends, so it is a bribe. >> so with good -- would you look at this again? >> i would vote for because allows teachers to have more say so about their own evaluations. >> >> they did not do a good

job giving everybody information about it. >> based on performance, i think that will be great not only for teachers, but for students. that's what we are here for. i think that's in the right direction. >> we need to have more expert teachers involved in the a valuation process rather than individuals in one area. >> early voting is just wrapping up. voting will resume tomorrow from noon until 3:00. we will be there. >> thank you. be sure to stay with us. more news ahead at 6:00. >> a $10,000 scholarship for a south river high school student. that story coming up. >> the raven's head coach goes green for the day, but it has nothing to do with saving the

environment. >> -- bright blue skies and it's hard to believe there is rain on the way. we will track that coming up. late day sunshine continuing. late day sunshine continuing.

>> for high-school seniors, many times the stress is based on the cost of tuition. >> today, when high-school student got a $10,000 prize. we have more details. >> one high-school senior, was an average day. but what a surprise he got.

>> he thought was just another average day in english class. what a surprise. >> he is one $10,000. >> he quickly found out he is one of five regional winners of a scholarship from nordstrom. >> the scholarship is open to any student. as i retail scholarship. it's open to any majors you are interested in. it's for attendance at a four- year university or college. >> >> he's one of those students that works behind-the- scenes. he does the things others would not do. he steps right up to the forefront and says let me take care of it. >> his energy is contagious. he's a great leader and a great person to have on the team. >> you just have to stop and pay

attention. he is special. the future is now and there he is. >> >> my son is an extraordinary hard worker. he has two different disabilities and still manages to be an exceptional student and put aside a lot of time to help other smaller and younger children. >> he had tears in his eyes and you could tell he was touched by the generosity for helping him with his education. >> it's a giant step forward for me. it makes me feel my dream is one step closer to being complete of the mechanical engineer. >> congratulations to him. it has become a tradition in maryland. the sooners are coming before racing to save the day.

some will be open for public tours. for information, you can find it on our web site. >> temperatures back to normal after a couple of days with highs in the '80s. 68 degrees, normal for it today. the morning was mild with a normal low of 44. over the course of the next couple days, we will use those temperatures back to normal thanks to the rain forecast to come through tomorrow. chester town at 62 degrees. uniform temperatures from the coast all the way into western maryland. we have had generally crystal clear skies today but some of

the cloud cover to the west and south will start to spread as the night wears on. a pleasant fall evening but a gradual increase in cloudiness with clouds producing some pretty heavy rain on the ohio- indiana border. that stresses -- that stretches into southeast maryland and is aimed in our direction. high pressure over new england gave is a beautiful day and will supply cool air tomorrow. it looks like as the low gets on the coast to marmite, it will strengthen and as they get stronger, it will buffett the region with gusty winds beginning to our night, maybe even into saturday. there goes the storm off the coast tomorrow evening with a grain reaching baltimore into the lunchtime hour. it will finally taper off as it moves to the customer evening.

a chance of showers on friday but the emphasis will be gusty winds. highs only in the fifties and low 60s. sunny skies which is great news for the baltimore running festival. but what you don't see are the strong winds that will continue to the early part of the weekend. one-half or two and half inches of rain possible into southern maryland. you can see the blue region fairly common through friday, indicating rain. looks like a pretty good so per one thing gets here. heavy rain possible with highs in the '50s and a small craft advisory tomorrow afternoon as the wind begins to increase. rain and0's with heavy a little milder but not by much. lower temperatures and the ocean is still warm so with the wind

coming off the ocean, we will hit the middle and upper 60s with rain likely. hurricane paula is a bit of a problem, pulling away from cozumel. but the western tip of cuba and key west is in line to be impacted by the wind from the storm forecasted to drift and hugged the north shore of cuba. not done with it just yet but nothing else developing at this hour. 58 tomorrow with rain. gusty winds and showers on friday. quite windy on saturday with northwest winds that might just to 20 or 30 miles an hour. a beautiful finished to the weekend with a high of 70. >> you don't often get to see the lighter side of the raven's coach, but his players sought today. he lost a bet with a former

player and the ducks beat stanford and the coach -- payback came at practice. >> there are ramifications from coast to coast, but i have to give the bucks their due. they won the game fair and square grid >> you always see a happy mood when they have a three game winning streak running. but the original challenge started and will come sunday when they travel to take on the patriots. re rises gained more than a hundred yards. back in january, he boasted 83 yards on the first play of the game to give the ravens a lead over the patriots they would never relinquish. he says if he does not got to a fast start, no worries. >> last week, the game was slow.

it was not aware had to rush it. everything slowdown. we are facing tough defense, but last week, a game felt slower to me. >> in this case, slow is good. high honors for katie o'donnell. the sports foundation has named her sportswoman of the year. to give you an idea, previous winners include venus williams. the wizards guard gilbert's arenas changes number to get away from his old name &. he may want to consider changing his behavior. he has been fined an undisclosed amount for faking in the injury and staying out of the preseason home opener. he says he faked injuries his

teammates could have a chance to start and improve his shot at making the team. a noble gesture, but faking an industry does not do much for the image of a player who served a 50-game suspension for bringing guns into the locker room. you may want to rethink that one. coming up, your seven-day forecast is still ahead. eaks to send jobs over seas.

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!!!

>> a child in need of a kidney transplant all but lost hope

until he hooked up with a doctor at john hopkins. you watched it live last night -- the first minor pull to the surface and reunited with his family. here are some live pictures from just minutes ago. minored no. 27 was pulled to safety. the latest on handful of miners still waiting to be rescued. still waiting to be rescued.

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.

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.

>> what's up in the weather kingdom? >> it could be heavy in the afternoon. 61 with gusty winds on friday and saturday looks great. a brisk, northwest wind as you head to the finish line. the wind will be at your back, which is a good way to finish. sunday with a high around 70 degrees. pretty typical october weather, just on the saudi side to margaret >> but the wind will be in your face. >> [crosstalk] >> we want to end tonight with live pictures from chile and the rescue of the minors. >> follow breaking news and weather at any time on wbaltv.com and stay connecteeak.

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.