>> good afternoon, everyone. at this hour, baltimore city

public-school teachers are casting their votes in what is being called a landmark contract. we have been following the story and go live to the pauli western conference for the latest. >> boating has started. -- voting has started. the voting today from noon to 3:00 began yesterday with the early voting. i have with me the president of the baltimore teachers union. your sense about how things will go today? >> it will go well. i see a large turnout, and that is a good thing. >> what happens in the event that it is approved today? >> it goes to the board, they approved it, and we go from there. the contract is retroactive, so teachers can look forward to receiving their retroactive pay soon. >> questions still about

evaluation, about where the money is coming from. what do you hear most, and what are your answers? >> questions about the evaluation, which is right now the same as they had last year. the state is developing a template for an evaluation, and we are sitting at the table, so we want to shape how it looks. we want to be at that table and make sure that it is fair and just for teachers. >> to this moment, you are still answering questions. you are answering more questions after the vote? >> there is always going to be some questions. there are questions we did not think of that they are thinking of, so there will always be questions, and we are here to answer them. >> mary english, president of the baltimore teachers union.

>> after a week full of sunshine and pleasant conditions, we have a storm developing running over us now. here is the latest radar, circling the baltimore beltway to help you get a fix on what is going on. there is a band of moderate -- moderate shower activity. also some heavier rains in the eastern shore running toward centerville at this time. i will put the rate on a motion to get a sense of what is going on. looking at the west, you do not see much rain. the storm is not over. in the evening hours, the storm kind of explodes offshore and develops into more or less a nor'easter. more detail of how that will play out as we head into the weekend. >> thank you, john. we are following a developing story out of carroll county where maryland state police are

investigating what they believe to be a murder/suicide. police say they responded to calls of several shots fired in the area. when they arrived, they found a 48-year-old man in his driveway suffering from a gunshot wound. he was pronounced dead at the scene. this morning, police found the body of the man believed to be a suspect. >> the preliminary investigation is that these two new each other, had previously been neighbors and that there was some type of dispute between them, but that is -- that information is still being developed at this time. >> police have not released the identity of the suspect. the latest on this developing story tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. a late-night shooting in west baltimore turns deadly. police say a man was shot in the 800 block of brice street. he was taken to shop, where he

died. still no word on a suspect or a possible motive. police are looking for a group of suspects they say sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in colombia. investigators say four men grabbed the girl, assaulting her, and fled on motor scooters and a bicycle. anyone with information is asked to call for 10-313-stop. testimony continues today in the trial of a man accused of killing his wife. tracy disappeared five years ago while on her way to a motley crew concert. prosecutors say dennis killed his wife out of jealousy after learning she was having an affair. the latest on today's proceedings tonight at 5:00. energizing young voters -- that

is the goal behind president obama's town hall meetings today to be broadcast on cable stations geared to america's youth. it is a reality show that networks, the president, and democrats hope young people will tune in to watch. >> good afternoon. the president is trying to turn the 15 million first-time voters from 2008 back to the polls this november. >> hello, everybody. [applause] >> president barack obama according to use a boat this week with town hall meetings on mtv and i campus trying to reignite the enthusiasm college students have for his candidacy -- president barack obama courting the youth vote. >> if you can muster that energy, and confident we will do well. >> a new poll shows college kids are cooling on mr. obama. 44% of those surveyed approve of

the job he is doing, down from 60% in may 2009. one political analyst and college professor says his students are less motivated. >> two years ago, they were running around with their absentee ballots. this year, they want to vote democratic, but the enthusiasm just is not there. >> fresh sign of trouble for democrats in these crucial days before the midterm elections. >> it all relates to the jobs message. they are concerned what their future is going to be like. >> mtv expects education and the economy to be the hot topics today with the class of 2011 facing the toughest job market in years. >> thank you. governor martin o'malley and former governor bob ehrlich are squaring off in their second televised debate in washington, d.c. the pair exchanged heated rounds

over cutting crime, offer affordable college education, and job creation. stammers find another way to target you. how they are using atms. plus, a new show about school pride hits nbc this week. an hour thursday that segment is coming up, so e-mail your questions, but first, you delays instils the air in chile after the last of those trapped miners

>> the world is responding to the dramatic rescues of 33 chilean miners trapped underground for more than two months. jubilation filled the air as one by one each of them and was hoisted to safety and into the welcome arms of family members. >> it is truly one of the best days here where there is finally a sense of calm here, a real peace after 10 long and excruciating weeks. families are starting to pack up, go back home and get back to their lives with their loved ones now safe. for the next 48 hours, they remain for observation at the

nearby hospital, undergoing any medical treatment they may need, but they are given a clean bill of health, they will be given permission to go home back to their ordinary lives, although their lives now forever changed. these men international celebrities, many of them considered superheros worldwide. the last minute to be pulled out, known as the captain. >> we had the strength, the spirit, the courage to fight for our lives, fight for our families. that was what was most magnificent. >> it took less than 22 hours for the full rescue operation to be completed. at the end of the day, the rescuers who remained and were pulled out overnight were holding up this sign, which said, "mission accomplished." that pretty much said it all.

a miracle mission for the miracle miners, all now safe. >> an amazing rescue to watch. if you are a starbucks customers, expect a longer wait. plus, school pride takes on a whole new meaning. and dr. tim hammonds next to answer your pet questions -- kim hammond next. >> this storm is just getting started. we will talk about it in just a moment. right now, a light rain in town and at the airpod

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called skimming. experts say take a close look at the machine. if it has a different look to where you insert your card or has brochure amounts behind you where a camera could be hidden, walk away. make sure you cover the numbers when you enter your pin, and if the machine has unusual instructions, do not follow them. starbucks wants is drink for paris to stop making multiple drinks at the same time and focus on only two drinks at once. the arista's are also expected to steamed milk for individual drinks instead of by the picture. starbucks expects to rollout the changes next month and hopes the move will make stores more efficient. some worry the new measures will slow down service. it is a new approach to television. school pride is a pro at the series a chronicle how

communities band together to renovate their aging broken public schools. executive producer joins us live with a preview of this ground- breaking series. thanks so much for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> tell us more about the series. >> we went across the country this summer. "school pride" went into different schools across the nation and asked different communities to come to gather and the kids and the teachers to help us renovate schools. we had over 50,000 people showed up and paint and clean. it was very fun, actually. >> it sounds like fun and it sounds like you have a lot of good people working with you. >> i do. i have great people. our host, has a lot of dynamic personalities on the show that really bring something special.

and you are working with kids, which is always funny. you never know what they are going to do. >> it is a great concept. you can catch the series' premiere tomorrow night at 8:00 right here on wbal tv 11. >> the first thing we will take a look at is our skycam view, and you can see the raindrops on the lens of the camera. the first thing we want to look at is our radar and give you an idea of what is going on, combining the radar and satellite imagery. a lot of rain falling overhead, and it looks like it is about to end, but there will be a lot of developments, and that will keep pouring out for a while. it is going to be a very wet

afternoon. eventually, a lot of this will be sliding for the east this evening, and the storm will start to taper off, but the development is going to occur offshore, and this will turn into the season's first nor'easter, which will be much of a problem for new england. they are even beginning to see some sunshine, but we are watching for additional grain developments down to our south west, so we are not done yet with the precipitation. temperature-wise, we have easterly winds and clouds and rain all holding temperatures down. let's look at what those temperatures are. 55 at the airport. a little warmer right along the coast. again, the water is relatively warm, so that is holding the temperature up. more northerly wind in maryland where the temperatures are in the upper 40's right now. here is the satellite picture

again. some breaks in the clouds once you get out into west virginia and parts of virginia. here is a type of front between these two low pressure centers. we have these normally winds reaching into the western part of our viewing area, and to the east of this front, each of the winds coming off the ocean. it is this difference that is going to start this circulation pattern which will get this low pressure going offshore and produced a storm system that eventually will become a nor'easter, but our main chances are today. in the tropics, we have paula, the tropical storm. the top is going to be sheared off, so it will be a problem down in cuba only. for us, re unlikely, chilly. 56 to 61 for the high. by tomorrow, only spotty showers or two. sunshine, breezy.

for the marathon on saturday, still a breezy day. by sunday, up near 70. >> thank you. dr. hammond is here to answer your question. >> i love french bulldogs. i actually treat a lot, and a good french bulldog is a good dog. they say about this size. they are not a simple dog. they are a little bit exotic, but you fall in love with them. >> you do. you cannot help but to fall in love. "my cat has been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, and the bet recommends diagnostic treatment. is it safe for my cat." >> the first part is make sure that the diagnosis is accurate. if your vet just as you're a cat has chronic diarrhea it is not accurate. you have to get a biopsy. the treatment will be a lifelong

treatment, and it will be a modicum of things. antibiotic is one of them, but i would get a biopsy. >> our four-year-old golden retriever barks at anything and everything she sees or hears and causes quite a distance. is there anything we can do to decrease the barking? >> i would love to have that dog in my house just to keep the deer away. there are a lot of things you can do. what i use mechanically is a device i got which was a little shock collar. they are not aggressive. when they bark, they get a negative reinforcement, and eventually, very shortly, you can take it off and put a dummy on. >> it is just triggered by the bar. >> the only downside is they stop barking in general. >> thank you. if you have a question, e-mail it to petquestions@wbaltv.com.

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