on the forecast. >> we had to short of an inch of rain. it was gone in the city by late afternoon yesterday. " we had yesterday is up in new england. we are in much better shape today. it depends on your quality of life. the storm center has become a nor'easter and is just south of cape cod and just to the south east of long island and moving to the northeast. today in new england gets all of that rain. noticed a couple of showers off to our west. we still have some clouds. the wind will pick up as well. we'll talk about the forecast in just a few minutes. let's check on the traffic with kim dacey. >> we have a couple of problem spots to watch. there is a water main break that has shut down southbound harford road. there is some of fire activity

in glen bernie between fourth street and fifth street. there are some possible lane closures there. the major roadways are looking ok on the outer loop west side. 895 southbound looking at 16 minutes. no delays on the major roadways and just yet. this is 50 as you head down to the bay bridge. everything is looking great if you're heading down to the beach this weekend. moving just fine at the harbor tunnel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> thank you. the proposed city teacher contract is rejected. >> it would have included a pay raise. some took issue with the new way teachers would be evaluated. here is how the voting breaks down. about 42% were in favor of the new contract. it was defeated when 58% voted

against it. there will be a news conference later this morning. we will learn more including what the next step will be. the current contract expires october 28. looks tok, don't tell" be struck down. >> kate amara it is in our washington bureau with more tails. >> the president wants congress to repeal this law. commanders have been ordered to begin abiding by the judge's ruling. a court battle over "don't ask, don't tell." a judge ordered a world wide injunction on the ban on openly gay service members. the justice department is appealing. the administration wants the law to remain in place during the process. >> the president has been

encouraging congress to do the right thing and end a harmful, discriminatory, unjust law. >> president obama is making it clear he plans to do away with "don't ask, don't tell." >> this is not a question of whether the policy will end. this policy will end on my watch. >> military commanders say the battle back home over "don't ask, don't tell" does not factor in on the front line. >> they follow the law. they treat people with dignity and respect. they will abide by the law. >> a review on how to implement the appeal is pending in december. i am kate amara reporting. >> martin o'malley and bob

ehrlich go head-to-head in their second debate in the race for governor. mr. ehrlich criticize the government for a boarding a specific response in paying for rising state pension funds. details on how he would pay for a cut in the state sales tax. they clashed over how to address mass transit concerns. you can visit our website for the latest details in this year's election. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the campaign ads in maryland's gubernatorial race have become too negative? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. more than 22,000 runners are getting ready for tomorrow's big baltimore running at festival. >> this is the 10th anniversary and athletes from all 50 states will be there. jennifer franciotti is live with

the details. >> a very exciting day tomorrow. petsmart is baltimore marathon day. there is -- and tomorrow is baltimore marathon day. thanks for getting up this morning. >> good morning. it is great to be here. i can taste it and this will happen. >> it is one thing to talk about the numbers. but the energy is so different. >> you have to be at the start line tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.. the energy from 22,000 people, from 24 countries. it is unbelievable. >> there is a lot to do today. what is going on? >> all the runners are coming in and picking up their t-shirts here. we're open from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.

they will get their shirts. they will visit all of our vendors. we have many volunteers handing out 22,000 shirts. >> even if you are not running, you can still go to the expo today. >> we have unbelievable deals and all kinds of goodies from different vendors. you name it. from basement folks to sneaker folks. about 60 vendors. >> this is the actual trophy. >> this is the trophy. our defending champion and flew in from kenya yesterday. he is looking forward to putting his name on here again. >> we have some names because the top female and top male runner -- it could be you. $23,000. not a bad person to correct no way either one of us would be

winning that. >> something to hope for. >> i might have better hope went that checked than one from ed mcmahon -- or the late ed mcmahon. >> maybe next year. >> courage to ask the judgment -- we were talking about carbo- loading. >> what is the favorite food to load up on? >> typically is a pasta. but a professor said why don't all the italians wind marathons'? eat healthy and we will see you tomorrow. >> that sounds like a planned. >> thank you. our careers tomorrow begins at 7:55 am. >> we have reporters -- tony pann will be working. it will be fun. and whether it should be great. thank you. >> 49 degrees on tv hill.

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it is 51 degrees. it was stormy yesterday. we still have some clouds this morning. they are not raining on us. the stormy weather is up in new england now. the low pressure center is to the south of cape cod. they can have all of that grain. in western pennsylvania, western maryland, parts of west virginia and back in ohio, there is some lingering shower activity. most of that will dry up in the mountains. we could pick up a sprinkle or shower today. we will detail the forecast in a few minutes. >> thank you. three of the rescued miners were able to go home yesterday after spending a short time in the hospital. all 33 men were given medical checks and doctors say they are in good condition. >> 3 new york teenagers are arrested and accused of

attacking a younger boy on a school bus. they faced aggravated assaults charges. one of the suspects is 18. the victim is 14 years old and was kicked and stomped on his arms and legs. terrible. >> each a cheap shot. 49 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> just a few things going on in the roads. one in parkville an 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. >> there is a water main break. if feels like there's one every other day progressed we have been hit hard this week. they go through repairs and they close off all lanes. that is the situation we're seeing in parkville. this is between superior and erie avenue. northbound lanes are closed on harford for emergency road work. in glen bernie, we have some fire activity between fourth and fifth street. it has some lanes possibly closed so watch for that. other than that, we're looking okay on the major roadways. 56 on the harrisburg expressway. 68 on the topside of the beltway. we switch over to 50 as you head down towards the bay bridge. it looks pretty nice both north

and southbound looking nice. things look great north and southbound with very light volume for this time of the morning. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. good morning. >> we have a few bus delays this morning. the 14, 35 buses are running late. the 47 and 51 buses are running about 15 minutes late. there is a bus to version at pulaski. are running on lane time. 23 bus lines will be affected because of the race tomorrow. a lot picture troweled time during the race. for more information, call 410- 539-5000 or visits www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to john collins. good morning. >> thank you. look at our hd doppler.

things are starting to ease off, at least from the bay westward. now the rain is up in new england. by tomorrow morning, there could be cold enough air in the higher the delegates -- in the higher elevations of new england to see some precipitation. the wind is quite strong. there are some showers across in the great lakes right now. that will move into the mountains. there is a small chance we could see a sprinkle today or something out of these clouds. let's look at what happened yesterday. 56 was the high at the airport. 60 at the inner harbor. 3/4 of an inch of rain yesterday. park though, 49.

47 out randallstown right now. here are those clouds. -- parkton, 49. there is another disturbance just south of chicago that will be kind of caught up and pushed to the south of us. still a little unsettled today, but not like yesterday. our rain chances are minimal. mostly clouds and sign and windy. look of these winds, gusting into the 30's. the temperature range, it depends on how much sun comes through in any given time. most of the readings will be in the low 60's this afternoon appeared to rain chance will be minimal. the main storm is up to the north. we see a chance for some clouds. a lot of this could occur in virginia. baltimore, we're looking pretty good.

10:00 a.m., sunny skies with a couple of sprinkles. this is all good for the marathon runners during the day saturday during the morning hours. some it looks good, too. today will be kind of windy. still breezy on saturday. for the run and sunday, a nice day, 70. our next best chance for rain will be tuesday and wednesday. >> cvs pharmacy agrees to pay a massive fine. prosecutors say executives will hand over $75,000,000.40 for almost $3 million more in profit from the sale of the drug. this is the largest civil penalty ever. the drug is a component of cold medicine. the chairman of cvs said the

company breached its policy. walmart is looking at opening small stores in urban markets to fight off challenges by dollar store and other competitors. the store will be about 1/3 of the size of its regular stores. that will test this concept. we're all familiar with fluctuating gasoline prices. typically gas prices had opposite in the direction of where they are going now. more.s clackum has >> the pai at the pump is no work where we were a few years ago. but prices are up about 10 cents a gallon this week. that is unusual because vacation is over. demand is down and supply is up. >> after labor day, we

typically see the price of gasoline declined significantly, especially when you talk about september going into october. >> the country was consuming 9.3 million barrels of gasoline a day of last year. that is lower this year by 300,000 barrels. this has to do with what is doing on wall street then on main street. oil is bought up as a futures commodity. >> when the value of the dollar declines, oil becomes an attractive investment for holders of foreign currency. >> many expect the spike is expected to be short lived. the price should be lowered by things given. chris clackum, nbc news. >> some parents are dipping into

their retirement savings to save their kids to school. jane king joins us live with delicate today's business news. good morning to you. >> washington policymakers who were quick to move and to calm the markets back in 2008 had not been as speak to fix the reason for foreclosure prices. we have the attorneys general endorsing a coordinated investigation that so far has not seen any response on the federal level. more than 100,000 homes were since nation wiswide september. the maryland secretary of state removed six notaries as part of this investigation into the so- called robo signing. stocks took a dip on the whole

foreclosure crisis yesterday. we do have stock futures that are looking pretty quiet for the start of things. we have retail sales number, consumer confidence, inflation. we also have the fed chairman speaking today and quarterly results from google. regulators have opposed a rule for mobile phone companies to alert their subscribers who are in danger of incurring extra fees. these rules are not necessary. many parents are saving for college but not in the best way, according to a survey. many parents are choosing to take out loans on their retirement plans. 24% held dedicated savings accounts which are tax-free. 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 49 degrees on tv hill. coming up, but we'll check your traffic and weather together.

>> a young artist is taking the art world by storm. this is a third grader at is creating art work well beyond her years. many collectors and publishers have expressed interest in her work. she appeared on the today show yesterday explaining the inspiration for work. >> i love to paint. you know -- >> is just comes from the heart? >> every single day i am, like, i do this and i am trying to do

this. maybe i cannot do this but i do my best and i feel like i just want to do it. >> wow. >> she is good. >> her paintings are fetching as much as $25,000 of. >> i am going home and buying paints for my kids. >> 49 degrees on tv hill. coming up -- >> city teachers lineup to vote on a contract and the outcome was not what leaders were hoping for. >> the baltimore marathon is going green and some unbelievable ways. we'll show you how, straight ahead. >> the storm yesterday is new england's problem today. we're dealing with a few after a facts. >> no delays just yet, but a couple of problems on the roads

this morning. this morning. 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.

i like a party as much as the next gal but, come on. $60,000 for one dinner held by the department of justice. $66 per person just for bagels at one of the nasa's shindigs. i cracked down because big government shouldn't be funding big banquets with your money. some people say i'm a bit of a tightwad. i say, i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. breakfast just got a whole lot sweeter.

>> 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. plus get a check on the weather and traffic on this friday. >> we only had about .8 of an inch of rain. it has moved on. bring an amber alert if you are up in boston -- bring an umbrella. the low pressure center is spinning around. all the rain from connecticut and up in rhode island. we still have clouds of this morning. we do see some rain showers west of us. that will not come true but the disturbance will help to support

a sprinkle chance or maybe a quick shower this afternoon. most of the day will be dry. a big improvement over yesterday, and the weekend looks terrific. let's check the traffic. >> the dry conditions is helping the morning commute. one of the water main breaks in southbound harford road closed between superior and erie avenue. a couple of things to avoid in parkville. we have some fire activity in glen bernie between fourth and fifth street. that could cause some lane closures. otherwise, no delays. 11 minutes on the outer loop topside and the west side of the beltway. 10 minutes on 95 south between the beltway and 32. this is the west side of the beltway, liberty road.

895, north and southbound looking ok, as well. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> our big story, in education alert. the proposed teachers' contract has been rejected. >> it would have included a pay raise. some took issue with the way teachers were to be evaluated. here is how the voting breaks down. 42% were in favor of the new contract. it was defeated when 58% voted against it. there will be a news conference later this morning where we should learn more, including what the next step would be. the current contract expires october 28. >> governor martin o'malley and bob ehrlich go head-to-head in their second debate of the upcoming governor's race. the government was criticized by

avoiding a specific response in paying for rising state pension funds. the governor fired back about paying for a cut in the sales tax. they clashed over how to address mass transit concerns. visit our website, wbaltv.com, for the latest updates in this year's election. >> a fight at a high school ends in a vicious attack. the fight broke out tuesday morning. police say three girls approached a second pair of curls and a fight erupted. pickup -- a cup of bleach was thrown in the face of one of the girls. the teenage suspects are being charged as juveniles with disruption of school operations. two men are dead in a murder- suicides. they had a history of disputes.

one of the man shot his ex- neighbor. it happened in finksburg. police are trying to figure out what sparked the latest dispute. they think it stemmed from a typical argument like cutting the grass. steven focht was found in his driveway. gregory martin was found six hours later in the home of his estranged wife. we are 24 hours away from the baltimore running the festival. >> sponsors are going green. jennifer franciotti is live downtown with one of the sponsors. >> it is a phenomenal idea because the amount of trash generated from a huge event like this is pretty immense. the manager of under armour green is joining us. let's start with the teachers. that is made from recycled

bottles of. >> -- let's start with the t- shirts. >> this is a peer performance t- shirt. it is everything under armour you would expect us to do. >> just to touch it, it is as soft as butter. what is the process to make these? >> it is made from four recycled plastic bottles. they are collected, sorted, clean, and flakes get melted down. they are formed into fiber which becomes yarn which becomes fabric which is cut and sewn into a t-shirt like this one. >> recycling comes into play. >> the t-shirt is an important piece. it was debuted last year. we got great feedback from runners. we thought, what else can we do?

so we introduced recycling and we introduced composting in a big way last year. >> you have people picking up t- shirts and they will be donated. >> the t-shirts and we're having a foot wear drive. they recycle the footwear. we're covering all of that. all the stuff from the race course and the villages, there is a chance to recycle compost. >> the food will be there and that will all be donated after the event. >> the leftover food gets donated -- >> to the maryland food bank. you have so many volunteers tomorrow. you cannot still use more to simply -- you can still use more to simply pick up the trash. >> we have volunteers at all of the stops. then we have dedicated green

volunteers at all of the village's. >> you are green recycling plant is so phenomenal that the city of baltimore has adopted it for other events. >> the city of baltimore is very helpful. they have taken some of these practices into artscape and other events. >> thank you for joining us. you are encouraged to bring recyclable items tomorrow to go to missions around the area. reporting live, jennifer franciotti. >> i understand after you finished running with those shares, you can throw them in the microwave and eat them. not quite that green. tabasco makes it taste really good. we are a sponsor of the baltimore running festival. our coverage begins tomorrow morning. gerry sandusky and kate amara will fall the lead runners from

start to finish. this will be fall by the five-k and then make kids fun run will begin. then the half marathon will start at 9:45. you can text good luck wishes to your favorite writer. you will see those messages running on the bottom of the screen during race day. you'll find it all on the website, wbaltv.com. i hope people know i was joking. do not eat the shirts. many cases of spinal fractures go untreated. >> a certain condition can put you at higher risk for restless leg syndrome. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the campaign ads in maryland's gubernatorial race haveecome too negative? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> we have gotten rid of the water main break. water main break. there is still a situation a

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.

>> good morning. it's 19 minutes before 6:00 a.m. it is friday morning. we still have some clouds out there. 51 degrees downtown. the low pressure center is intensifying. the storm is getting stronger. it is out over the atlantic and south of cape cod right now. most of the rain has moved to connecticut and massachusetts. there are some showers to the west of us in pennsylvania and west virginia. details just ahead.

>> a new report shows 2/3 of spinal fractures go undiagnosed and untreated. the importance of recognizing the symptoms of these factors. spinal fractures are often dismissed as arthritis. if left untreated, one in five women will suffer another fracture during the year. those 50 or older have an increased chance of dying within five years because adults with fibromyalgia have a higher chance of restless leg syndrome. 11 times more likely to have rls them their health the pier is. treating restless leg syndrome may be a key to reducing fatigue and improving their quality of

life. >> 49 degrees on tv hill. we'll be right back.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we got rid of the water main break in parkville. there is a fuel spill on northbound 95 per it in glen bernie, some of fire activity between the fourth and fifth street. there could be some lane closures in effect. looking good and up to speed on the harrisburg expressway. 59 as you head down to the beltway. 56 on the topside of the beltway as you head over to the west side. you can see the outer loop is picking up in volume. this is 895 at the harbor tunnel north and southbound, moving ok, as well.

that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. >> we are looking at a few bus delays. the 20, 46, 51 bus is running about 15 minutes late. the 22 bus is diverting a university and st. paul. marc trains are on time at this hour. the running festival will cause bust diversions and delays affecting 23 bus winds around the city appeared allow extra child time during the race. for information, call 410-539- 5000 or visit www.mta.maryland.gov. now back to john collins. good morning. >> good morning. a storm center is out over the ocean now. the rain we had yesterday is the problem of new england. we have some clouds this morning. it will be a few sprinkles and showers in western maryland, west virginia, and coming out of

ohio. this is a wave in the atmosphere spinning around behind the storm. that will be crossing us today. maybe a sprinkle or shower. that is not a major part of the forecast. yesterday, rain. with less than an inch of rain around baltimore. the rain was heavier to our south and east. green indicates upwards of an inch or better than that of rainfall. annapolis, 50. 50 and on the boardwalk. here are the clouds this morning. here is the low pressure center. behind that, but some wind, gusty winds, and we will deal with that coming from the northwest. they will hold the temperatures down. there is another disturbance out

to the west. just a threat of instability in the atmosphere. this big high pressure is out to the west and it stabilizes the weekend. a mix of clouds and sun today. an isolated sprinkle or shower would not be out of the question. high temperatures, depending on how much cloud cover you put up with today, ranging from 59 to 69 degrees. sunset is before 6:30 in the evening. the days are getting short. the major weather disturbances is is nor'easter up in new england. maybe a sprinkle or shower chances today. things resolve themselves. saddam morning, things look clear. some clouds and a sprinkle in the mountains out west. on sunday, it looks pretty dry. looking forward to the weekend.

on sunday, we have a big game in boston. the weather is a little ugly today, by sunday afternoon, and looks like sunny, windy, 57 to 59 at game time. wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour. our forecast, 61 today. 64 on saturday for the marathon. still breezy. sunny and 70 on sunday. >> we love the new ravens animation. >> very fancy. 49 degrees on tv hill. so much 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.

>> making headlines, a new abortion law goes into effect in nevada today. doctors are required to report the age of the fetus to the state. this will ban abortion starting at 22 weeks. fetuses' can feel pain at that stage. nine states require women receive counseling before an abortion. nevada is the first to ban abortion at 22 weeks because of the issue. if you have an extension on

paying your income taxes, your time is up. today is the deadline for individual taxpayers who filed an extension. martin o'malley and bob ehrlich went head-to-head in the second debate in their remade -- in their second round for governor. the governor fired back and accused bob ehrlich of failing to provide details on how he would pay for a 1% increase in sales tax. they clashed over mass transit concerns. you can visit our website for the latest updates and to read up on exactly where the candidates stand on the issue. time to get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the campaign ads in maryland's gubernatorial race have become too negative?

>> keep e-mailing those 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. >> good morning. the ravens hit the road and take on one of the elite teams in the nfl. the ravens play the new england patriots. the league standard. this trip will be different because the ravens know they can beat the patriots. they did it back in january. ray rice, 83-yard touchdown run. talk about setting the tone for the game. the ravens winds on to win an

intercepted tom brady three times. here is one here. they forced another fumble. they take a 4-1 record up there. if they do win, that means road wins over the jets, steelers, and pagers. in college football, west virginia beat south florida. the heavy rain did not stop edmundson and northwestern from playing some high school football. northwestern in white. battling the red storm defense and the month. there is a touchdown for northwestern. redstart, what it up corporate nickname. jones helped dunbar won their first championship 16 years ago. 20-6. and then to gram with a nice

catch per edmundson winds. yankees and rangers tonight in game 1. polly may have a game tonight. >> they played yesterday. 40-0. >> that is pretty good. >> what are you going to do? >> here is a look ahead tour next hour. >> the latest in a trial of the baltimore county man accused of murdering his wife. >> another company expected to sell the ipad. >> a marriage proposal comes out of florida. find out where the crew to be gets down on one knee. >> yesterday's storm is still around but new england gets all the rain. the forecast is coming up. >> we have some situations we're

dealing with on the roads. we will have the very latest coming up. bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey."

and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor. bob ehrlich-- a career politician we really can't trust.

>> baltimore city teachers say no, thanks to a proposed new contract. what happens next? " the 10th anniversary of the baltimore marathon is serving as the reenforce the three women who were connected through facebook. >> another round of tax and trash talks for governor martin o'malley and bob ehrlich. is the tone too negative? >> will ry