story tonight, mission accomplished. we watched it began live last night. tonight, the end of a nearly 24- hour rescue mission in chile. >> just after 8:00 our time, the 33rd miner trapped 2,300 feet below ground was hoisted to freedom. here is a live scene outside the san jose copper and gold mine. the celebration has now well down, but over the past day, scenes of jubilation erupted each of the 33 times that rescue capsule rodham minor to the surface. miner to theht a surface. >> the 33rd men stepped from the capsule and led the crowd in the loudest and most emotional rendition of the national anthem of chile that has ever been sung.

the first miner emerged and that hug his adorable 7-year-old son. trap more than 2,000 feet below ground, each of the 33 men appears to be doing as well as could be expected. they have all been taken to the hospital tonight as a precaution, but again, amazingly, those 33 men appeared to have survived something no one would have imagined was possible. >> it's over, all 33 of the miners have been rescued. it took more than 1000 engineering minds to figure out how to get down to those men, 2,040 feet in the earth. that pulled it off, and now this country and the world celebrates that the impossible is possible. >> the last man up is the

leader, who in the first 17 days when the men were cut off from the outside world told them they should conserve the two days of food that they had an ration its, two spoonfuls of food per man, peaches and tuna. that kept them alive. they made contact with the surface, a team of american drillers came in and made it down to the men. the phoenix capsule was tested, retested, and it worked. in the end, the ride up was taking less than 10 minutes. what was once thought impossible, the 33 men arriving, is now true. a celebration in chile. >> each of the mint has a very unique story. one became a grandfather

underground, and other proposed to his girlfriend, and then there was the man who had a wife and mistress crying over him. they did not know about each other. >> it certainly was a long journey for those miners who all appear to be in relatively good health. and annapolis company is partly to thank for that. >> they monitored vital signs through the entire process, and those monitors are from maryland. >> the rescue of the trapped miners in chile has captured the attention of the world. nearly a world away, in annapolis, one company had a hand in their safe return to ground level. the zebra technologies said 15 status monitors to chile. the men took turns wearing them underground.

>> we were monitoring them then, and the doctors above for watching their vital signs whatever exercising. >> they are also wearing the devices which strap around their chest while they were ascending to the surface. it uses an eeg signal to measure vital signs and send that information to a computer. also measures body position and activity level and put it into an easy to read format. >> there is an icon here that shows that i am leaning back in my chair and moving around a lot. if i stop moving, the brackets will go away. >> doctors have been watching the vital signs of the men closely for the last several weeks to make sure they have kept up with their exercise and are doing okay physically. the zephyr technology staff -- for the folks above, it gives them some indication on how they are doing on the ascent and they

can take various actions because of it. >> he says the technology is being used to monitor people with certain medical conditions. an affordable consumer model is already on the market. >> in other news tonight, jurors in the murder trial of a baltimore county man accused of killing his wife learned of recorded phone conversations between the two. the defense says the tapes prove nothing. lowell melser has details. >> if you are going to be a jerk, i am going to be a b[beep. i have had it up to my eyeballs with you and your mess. >> i have had it also. >> phone call after phone call of tracy and dennis tetso played for the jury wednesday. the biggest bone of contention

was a protective order that dennis had taken out of the man that tracy was allegedly having an affair with. he could not understand why she was going to testify for him. >> you are taking this died's side. side.ing thisguy's >> whatever, tracy. grex the conversations, which got heated at times, were laced with profanity and showed the rocky road that tracy and dennis had gone down and where the relationship was. >> it is called being controlling and accusing me every time i turn around. i am tired of it, and i have dealt with it for a lot of years. i am done dealing with it. >> the state also called a number of witnesses in the afternoon, including a bank fraud investigator who pointed

out withdrawal from tracy's bank account just days after her disappearance. there was activity on a here-z past. >> the relationship will never be known, unfortunately. >> in howard county, a 7-year- old girl walked home from a playground. she said she was sexually assaulted by four men. it happened in colombia. police said that is when four men allegedly grabbed her and sexually assaulted her. the group reported an incident to the family -- reported the incident to a family member. police search anyone who have information to give them a call. a 21-year-old man is behind bars tonight, charged with second- degree murder in the stabbings of three students and his 23- year-old brother. police say the four victims started fighting inside a bar at

college park and it eventually spilled outside. leonardo ramose step of the four. he is due to appear in court tomorrow. >> still waiting to hear how the fed plans to help wall street. the dow gained more than 70 points. the nasdaq gained more than 23 and the s&p closed up 8.3. robosigners, that is what's those or called who signed documents without -- mounting pressure from state and federal officials forced j.p. morgan chase to expand its review of foreclosure cases in 41 states. j.p. morgan is among several other lenders to halted foreclosure proceedings in a number of states. a lawsuit filed today accuses

several maryland attorneys of falsifying foreclosure documents. >> kai reed spoke with one of the homeowners today and she joins us in the studio today. >> the family lives in pasadena. they are terrified of losing their home and also angry because they feel they have been taken advantage of. >> if i had known that it was a balloon, i never would have signed anything. >> the first cut into trouble two years ago. they say they were duped into a bad refinanced deal that increased their $1,500 mortgage payment to four thousand dollars. >> are credit was perfect. we were always on time with all of our bills. with a mortgage payment and everything. >> soon, the phone calls and paperwork threatening foreclosure on the house that have known for nearly 45 years was piling up. they hired an attorney who they say found a common theme in their case and others.

falsified documents. the lawsuit filed on them and to other maryland residents accuses for maryland attorneys of falling in valid for closure documents by not signing the paper work themselves. the lawsuit claims that the practice caused hundreds if not thousands of inaccurate documents to be filed as part of foreclosure proceedings before maryland state courts. >> there was brought all the way through this. -- there was fraud all we through this. everyone of them falsified these documents by having people sign for them and the signatures never messed up. >> 11 news was not able to reach any of the attorneys listed in the suit. one attorney says as many as 10,000 people could be affected in the state of maryland. >> i will never be able to get my house back.

>> and the attorneys listed in the sued. live in the studio, kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> dozens of teacher showed up today to make their early votes on a proposed contract. tim tooten says concern over the proposed teacher evaluation system may be a deciding factor for some of the teachers. the system ties performance to student achievement. the proposed contract would also change how teachers receive raises. voting continues tomorrow. an update on that bus fire last evening. desiccators believe it was caused by mechanical failure in the engine b.g.e. investigators believe it was caused by mechanical failure in the engine of a bus. traffic was backed up for miles

and people had to leave their cars in the tunnel in the middle of rush-hour traffic. there is no indication of criminal activity. >> another link the back up today out on bay bridge. it happened around 4:45 p.m. and shut down the span during rush- hour. authorities say one person was injured and taken to anne arundel county medical center with non life-threatening injuries. >> ever wonder what a happy meal looks like 180 days after it is made? you might be surprised. we will show you, next. >> the suggestion that may put an end to a lot of confusion among grocery store customers. >> won a local teenager got a surprise that may literally change the direction his life is heading. >> a boy who was on dialysis for years found a donor when his mom used a high-tech tool. >> big changes on the way. there is rain on hd dobber moving in this direction. the forecast is coming up.

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>> a big congratulations to taylor collins, a senior at south river high school in anne arundel county. she was one of five regional winners of a $10,000 scholarship. he says this scholarship is a huge step forward. >> it makes me feel like a dream is one step closer to being complete. >> good for him. he is so excited. taylor hopes to use that money to attend the rochester institute of technology. >> six years of searching led at texas teenager to baltimore to undergo a kidney transplant. >> is a life-saving operation

his family orchestrated through unconventional means. kerry cavanaugh is like tonight at johns hopkins to explain. >> most people in need of an organ transplant go to the national registry, but that typically takes three to five years, which is why more and more patients are turning to private online matching services. 17-year-old adam mccleskey is getting some intense bonding time with his mom. he has been talking with her since september when he traveled to baltimore to undergo a kidney transplant. >> the matchas six-years in the making. adam was born with polishes the kidney disease, a genetic condition that took the life of his sister. kelly donated one of her kidneys to adam in 2004. >> adam's body rejected the damaged kidney, which made it unlikely he would arrive another

transplant, especially if the donor was not related. adam relied on dialysis to survive, treatments which zapped his time and energy. he waited for a donor to come through the national registry for six years with no success. one day his mother discovered this website. the nonprofit enrolls prospective donors and recipients for a fee and helps them navigate the transplant process. >> the founders facilitated testing for a family friend who turned out to be a match and put kelly in touch with the johns hopkins transplant team that could handle adams case. >> dr. montgomery is the best. he just looked looks at you and tells you, and you believe him, that he can do it picks adam is thriving and looking forward to going home and getting on with his new life. >> i am going to eat, sleep,

watch tv, play some video games. >> atom is doing well. he is staying at the ramadan a house while he recovers. he is hopeful it will get to go home as soon as friday. >> the year were some of maryland is moving forward with the new $200 million cancer treatment center. it will bring the most advanced radiation technology available to the area. it is called proton therapy. brown will be broken next year and it is tentatively expected to open in 2014. researchers at the institute -- institute of medicine analyze various rating systems used by the government and nutrition groups and found a lot of confusion. they say consumers would most benefit from knowing simply calories from saturated fat,

trends that, and sodium. this is only a suggestion, and no institution will be forced to change its labeling. >> we warn you, what your about to see may have you thinking long and hard about grabbing some fast food for dinner. this story is getting a lot of attention. an art as claims to have bought a mcdonald's happy meal back in april and left it on the counter to see how it would hold up. 180 days later, they appear to look just as they did win ball. experts questioned the legitimacy of the experiment, calling it completely unsubstantiated. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meterologist tom tasselmyer. >> for the 13th day of october, the temperatures on the almanac are pretty close to normal. an afternoon i 68 degrees at

b.w.i. marshall. 48 is the current temperature outside at the airport. the record low, 32 degrees on this day back in 2006, just a few years ago. even season cloud cover coming in from the south and west. that blanket of cloudiness overriding the region by morning will stop the chipper teardrop -- will stop the temperature drop. 58 degrees in downtown baltimore at this hour, much milder downtown, especially ones the clouds come over and stop the temperature from cooling. low 50's, cloudy skies to start the day at 7:15. rain across the ohio valley this evening, some showers trying to break out in parts of western virginia. what weather is not too far away.

the high pressure moves out and the storm track ride across virginia and toward the coast, and then intensified and move up the coast. pockets of moderate to heavy rain indicated by the computer models, and walnut, the storm starts to move offshore and strengthen. it moves up the coast of maine, and that is a little bit of snow forecast to mix into the rain in the adirondacks in the berkshires and upstate new york. this will be cold air wrapping around a storm system on friday as it is pulling away. and we may pick up an additional show were friday afternoon. breezy and dry with sunshine returning for the upcoming weekend. tomorrow it will be cool, high staying in the pit depots. a small craft advisory on the bay tomorrow.

milder but wet all the way around the chesapeake, down into southern maryland. milder temperatures, the wind coming in of the ocean for a while. hurricane paulette is still out there, passing by cause the mail. we will see how close they can get to key west. but blue -- passing by cozumel. if it stays south of key west, they would just get some wet conditions for a while. 58 around here tomorrow, a couple of inches of rain possible. gusty winds as the show worse taper off on friday. sunshine returns saturday, but it will be breezy and highs only around 63. >> ravens quarterback joe flacco now knows what it takes to win. hear why, next in sports.

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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.

>> coming off up buy, the patriots had only one player missed factorpractice today. joe flacco will almost certainly have rice behind him sunday.

last october the ravens came up short in foxboro. red zone turnover and that drop touchdown pass cost them the game. they lost by six to new england. the playoffs helped joe flacco with his approach, but the patriot you have to look at as just another team and not a team that has won seven straight games. >> we cannot look to them as the new england patriots. if we do that, what are we going to do? they are our opponents this week. >> joe does not sound rattled. more on the ravens tonight on wbal plus that airs at midnight. sunday also marks the return of steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger following his fourth game suspension at the start of the season.

his violation of the lead conduct policy have turn his image inside out in pittsburg. fans and the media that have made it clear they have grown weary of his escapades. he returns sunday against cleveland. he can say all the right things, but he knows he had better be the browns to be wants to rebuild his image in pittsburg. >> we don't want to force anything. it will be key to me to not go up there and try to force anything. i am not going to try to be superman. i said before that if we go out and put up 20 yards of offense, that is all that matters. >> the capitals have a 2-1 win over the islanders tonight. second period, he nails it. it is tied at one.

theeflects it isn't, and capitals take a two-one of the islanders. there's a good chance your parents to do that cheating doesn't pay, but a growing didn't mention that selling evidence of other cheating will pay cash. major-league baseball kept the bottom half of the bat. the other half of the bat has been put up for sale in an online auction. sosa never return his call. he says he needs the cash after making some bad financial decisions. he hopes to get $15,000 to $20,000. bidding does not end until october 31. 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!!!

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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. >> getting wet tomorrow, rain through the afternoon and evening. clears out slow leak friday with a few lingering showers and dried -- strong, gusty winds. up to 70 on sunday. not bad at all. >> jay leno is coming your way

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