>> live, local, late trading. this is wbal-tv 11 news in hd. >> we begin with breaking and noted -- breaking news. >> let's go to capt. roy taylor. >> just south of the harford county line, a head-on injury. . had to be rescued by the fire department. anyone trying to traverse hartford heard will be blocked off that sunshine avenue. baltimore police will detour you're away until they get this cleared up. reporting live, i am capt. roy taylor. >> are big story tonight, bidding farewell to a baltimore city police detective was -- who was killed while off duty. >> he was murdered the weekend before last year -- before

during a dispute over a parking spot. such a sad day. >> a very sad day. services for detectives stevenson were held here at the new antioch baptist church in randallstown. the church was packed. over 1500 people came to pay their respects to the fallen officer. police officers from all around the region came to new antioch baptist church to pay their respects to detectives stevenson. >> a wonderful person, a great guy, always wanted to help other people. it is a tragedy, if you trust in god, he will turn this into triumph. >> he was struck in the head over a dispute over a parking space and died on the eve of his 38th birthday. >> my job is to make sure his family, our family, the police family stays focused and we do

the right thing by honoring these men, their service, and we take care of their families. that is our obligation. detectives stevens and leaves behind a wife and four children, three girls and one boy. after a 2.5 our service, the casket was carried to an awaiting hearse. the detective was an 18-year veteran of the baltimore city police department. >> he got a lot out of life. he loved his friends, his family. he loved his job. that is the legacy that we have. his family had a lot of people to comfort them. >> he was laid to rest here in memorial park. reporting live, rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> memorial services are under way for office reports is set from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in towson. the nine-year veteran was killed last wednesday with his car ran into the back of a fire truck. >> dozens of health care workers at johns hopkins used their lunch break to vote early. local health care employees were shuttled to the local polling place. if you have yet to take advantage of early voting, you have until thursday. in the election were held today, this poll shows governor o'malley would be reelected. 54% of likely voters prefer o'malley when 4% are still undecided. they said they trust governor

o'malley to do a better job with the economy and taxes than ehrlich. the group -- the likelihood of error is three percentage points. >> a new "baltimore sun" poll says that the vote could go either way onslaughts in the anne arundel -- on slots in the anne arundel mall. we continue our commitment 2010 coverage. >> this will allow slots zoning near the anne arundel mills mall. voting no does not mean slots will go to the raceway. that starts the zoning process all over again, but this time with the newly elected members of the anne arundel council who have to contend with opposition. the company, who will be able to keep their license, could start from petition drive for slots at

the mall. and this backdrop, the county executive believes a no vote will kill the chance for slots in anne arundel county. >> of this question fails, it is unlikely we will ever see slots. >> according to a "baltimore sun" poll, -- the survey asks, "no matter how you plan to vote, is the mall or horse track a better place for slots"? should there be slots at all, or do you care? 38% said the horse track, 27% voted for the mall, 18% to not want them at all. 10% claim they do not care. the poll also ventured into expanding gaming. would you favor or oppose adding table games like blackjack, roulette, and crops? 42% say they oppose, 42%

support, 14% are not sure. some undecided voters told pollsters they are paying attention to the bombardment of television advertising for slots, but they have not been swayed. >> according to the anne arundel county director of planning and zoning -- >> david collins reporting. last-minute efforts to capture the votes are false and head across the nation. president obama and vice president joe biden hit the campaign trail again in several states and prepare for big debates. we pick up our team coverage from washington. >> one third of likely voters are still unsure of who they wanted in the congress. that is with the ap poll finds and rick -- and republicans are ok with that. >> it is hard to believe that even those who say they are undecided right now that they can learn anything in this last week that will change the national trend.

>> is close and will be competitive right down to the end. >> the key is turnout. the president has been traveling around to fire up democrats. former rhode island republican senators endorsed obama in 2008 and now he is running for governor. he said, "mr. obama can take his ."dorsement and shove it the g this democrat represents alabama. >> they do not want a liberal to run in the house, but a conservative. he said he will not vote to reelect the nancy pelosi as speaker.

cresson did you vote for -- >> we lose campaign donations. >> did you vote for -- >> damn right i did. >> a lot of this will be funded by groups that were banned before for supporting specific candidates. these ads will go to back republicans. from capitol hill, wbal-tv 11 news. >> very interesting ads this year. stick with wbal-tv 11 news and the wbaltv.com. we will go one-on-one with gov. martin o'malley. you can get to know all of the candidates with answers to the questions that matter to you. check out wbaltv.com for our voters' guide. >> the ravens know how to make their faithful followers very nervous. the ravens fought back yesterday

to squeak by the buffalo bills again in overtime. >> a close shave. the players have a week off this week. the voice of the ravens, gerry sandusky, joins us in the studio with a look back at this win. >> i will disagree. the best week of the season is not the by week. the best would be the week of the super bowl. a certain uneasiness around town today. a lot of ravens fans find himself wondering if the bills had a better team or the ravens did not have as good a team that we hoped. over the past couple of weeks, we have learned the ravens can survive emotional whiplashed. he looked like a hall of famer yesterday's sizing of the ravens secondary. nothing concerned about the ravens approach after forcing a turnover. ,oe flacco's flea flicker pass

the bill's completely by surprise. the final month, a 12-play drive. this circuit in two overtime. ray lewis with in the strip search to nelson. illy cundiff with a 38-yeard field goal. they have a kicker that can make these? now. a nervous when it is better than a disastrous loss would have looked. >> you are going to a buy weekend your plame a winless team of. if you can -- if you think you can lay your job on the field, you are wrong. this is the nfl. all in all, we've stayed in its

and then got to ray lewis and got the win. >> he is ongoing in the that it would be relatively easy. you better have been sitting in your seat until the very end. >> you are playing at home and you think it is a lock. >> we traded to the almighty johnny unitas. claes, johnny. question i commend the disney corporation is accused of dumping of workers in the downturn economy. >> the decision to close the espn's on a broad former employees out to protest. >> you know what? it comes down to genes.

>> in the medical alert, how a new discovery is giving women more options. >> a shot at the pump. that story coming up. >> an unusually warm or rather pattern and a few thunderstorms. pattern and a few thunderstorms. we tracked down on our

women are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands

and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition.

>> tonight, former employees of the espn zone are suing disney saying they did not give them proper notice that the restaurant was closing. ♪ ♪ employes rallied in front of their old job this morning in a class-action lawsuit, they allege disney failed to give them 60 days' notice of their termination, as required by law, and they are seeking back pay. disney closed the doors citing the shaky economy. 11 news reached to disney for comment, but have yet to respond. >> in july's, a medical alert," heavy smoking during middle-aged can significantly increase the risk of alzheimer's later in life. researchers found people who smoke two packs a day had more than double the risk of dementia compared to non-smokers.

smoking causes inflammation, a risk factor for alzheimer's. it should be noted the risk among smokers did not differ by race or sex. bavarian cancer is a tough disease for doctors to diagnose and an even tougher disease for women to be because it is often found after it has spread. now, doctors think the genetic link is much greater than we ever thought before. tonight's "woman's doctor." she had been feeling tired, not well and went to see a gastroenterologist. >> he said, do you still have your ovaries"? he said mean in for a trans- vaginal sonogram. >> washy has no family history that she knows of, a new study finds in newly discovered gene could help protect a woman's

risk. >> you know what, it comes down to genetics. >> the pros and cons of genetic testing need to be considered, -- >> it gives you more options. what will you do with ovaries, childbearing, have children now as opposed to in five years. >> for four year odyssey has included surgery and many, many rounds of keno which she meant to be -- meticulously document. she still works full time. >> my grandson is four and my granddaughter is 17 months old. what i'm trying to do is live long enough so the grandkids will be remembered their oma. >> for a woman who knows she is

high risk, they followed up with a trans-vaginal sonogram and blood work every six months. you can see the entire interview on our website a wbaltv.com,. >> now, your 11 insta-weather + forecast the chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> even with a good deal of caution is across the. today, temperatures had been unusually warm up into the 70's. the normal high is usually in the six epoxy for this time of year. we will favor this mild weather throughout the middle of the week before things cool off into thursday and friday. the satellite imagery is showing mostly cloudy skies across the mid-atlantic region. there have been a few showers. the heaviest as to our south where there are some severe storm warnings. around here, much lighter activity. it seems like the action down here is feeding on some slightly

warmer air even though it is quite mild around here. watching the showers to the west in the mountains, they could still work in to central and eastern maryland, but it will be hit and miss and we do not anticipate very heavy rain overnight, just the accumulation of warm temperatures. winds coming out of the south. ocean city is 78 degrees. over 60's in the park than and southern pennsylvania. parkton.60's in mostly cloudy in baltimore and a 20% chance for a shower overnight. we continue with south wins of the 5-10 miles per hour. sun said this evening at 6:14 p.m. the southern vrieses is blowing into the mid atlantic which will move all the way of to new york. the east is unusually warm. this front is moving slowly in

our direction. the key word is "slowly." it will take until thursday to get here. we will continue with this warm, unstable weather pattern. what we saw today will repeat for the next couple of days. the best chance for rain is on wednesday. tomorrow, more green on the insta-weather + futurecast indicating scattered showers in the afternoon and evening. maybe a thunderstorm in the spot or two. the brain becomes more widespread as the front moves its way across on wednesday. some of this mailing your into thursday, but friday into the weekend things could start to clear up. tomorrow we will have variable clouds. isolated showers for an afternoon shower -- an afternoon storm. the temperature still well above normal. south wins at 10-15 miles per hour. we could get even warmer than that. we will call that a mid-seven

epoxy for a high. winds out of the south still. the bay water temperature in the low 60's. isolated showers and thunderstorms possibly able be warm in deer creek tomorrow. around the bay, a 20% chance of a thunderstorm. lower eastern storm -- shore has the same scenario. a slight chance for a shower or a thunderstorm. hurricane richard made a landfall over belize. you can see the storm now tracking against -- across mexico. this will go out over the southern part of the gulf of mexico. we will keep a close eye on the remnants of hurricane richard to see if it will get any stronger in the gulf. tomorrow, a warm day and 76 degrees. almost tropical-like with a slight chance for a storm. a better chance for showers wednesday and thursday. cooler on friday with highs in

the 50's. saturday it will feel like falling in with the lows in the 30's. >> thank you, tom. gas prices are creeping up again. we take a look at what is behind the increase. youngu may remember the o woman with the incredible case of the have cubs. she is charged with murder. >> a state delegate who thinks he has a victory. he has a victory. why his state

woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i didn't know what he's done since he got fired as governor. man 2: ehrlich's raked in millions. man 3: he worked for a wall street bank that took 10 billion dollars from the bailout. woman 3: 10 billion of our money. woman 4: our money. woman 5 sync: and he worked for another bank that collapsed. man 4: costing tax payers 17 million. anncr: tell bob ehrlich big banks don't need help. middle class marylanders do. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and cost us jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership.

say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will. >> a new survey says the average price of gas jumped more than 5 cents in the last two weeks. >> the lt survey says and national price is now $2.82. lisa robinson checks in with a.a.a. to seem what to expect around our area. >> maryland gas prices have less digging deeper and it may be that this is the new normal. gas prices seem to stay low throughout the summer and september than october rolls around and maryland gas prices have jumped 16 cents since the beginning of october. aaa says the average price of regular unleaded is $2.78. but statewide it is $2.80.

>> i am on a really tight budget with the holidays coming closer. i am pumping more money into gas. >> lately has been killing me. when are they going to go down? everything as is going down. gas prices are going up. watery supposed to do? >> a.a.a. mid-atlantic says gas prices have started to level off. >> prices at the pump have leveled off after seeing double- digit increases earlier this month. crude-oil has been trading around that $80 per barrel mark. it was a little high at the end of last week at $82 for barrel. >> it could be worse. aaa says do not forget july 2008. gas was $4 per gallon. lisa robinson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> be sure to check gas prices

using our free-application or the mobile version of the website. wbaltv.com and click on consumer. >> still had, we will recap the day's top stories including the latest on a fire who claimed the life of a woman in the dundalk. that is now 5:30 p.m. >> i wake up every morning feeling fortunate. >> from baltimore city hall to the state house in annapolis, in our latest commit a 2010 profile, governor o'malley talks profile, governor o'malley talks about

imagine denying a pregnant woman the choice of health care providers. only one senator voted with big insurance over pregnant women: andy harris. protecting our bay? harris was the only one to vote against cleaning up toxic waste sites. he always sides with the polluters, one of the worst environmental records in the senate. and harris was the only one to vote against extending education for special needs kids. no wonder his republican colleagues think he's too extreme. we can't afford his extreme ideas. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family...

and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. cooked numbers, false attacks. the truth? frank kratovil is ranked one of the 10 most independent members of congress. frank kratovil does not follow anybody's party line he looks at his district, his family, the community, and that's the important thing to him. endorsed by the chamber of commerce, the nra, veterans, and police officers. as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics, in washington i've tried to do the same. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. >> breaking news in harford

county. let's go to capt. roy taylor in sky team 11. >> northbound interstate 95 just south of route 24. an accident with four vehicles. at least two people are injured. we do not know the severity of the injuries, but they did call for the amount -- the maryland state police helicopter to respond. northbound 95 is backed up at least three or possibly four miles now due to this accident. as we get more information, we will update you. reporting live, capt. roy taylor. >> four years ago, martin o'malley moved into the governor's manchin. >> with president obama's approval rating, some are wondering if it will impact the sitting governor. debra wiener sat down in this commitment 2010 profile. >> at a recent rally, gov. martin o'malley appears confident.

this first term governor admits he is in a tough race for reelection. >> i ran like we are 10 points behind because i know there is a lot at stake. >> a lot at stake says the 47- year-old gunner -- 47-year-old governor who has turned a little more salt-and-pepper. he took the job from republican bob ehrlich, riding on a wave of anti-george bush sentiment. >> this job has been more difficult for me. i wake up every morning feeling very, very fortunate to serve the good people in such difficult times. not a day has gone by where have not felt needed. >> when he was mayor, he was rated as one of america's best mayor. a battered economy placed what he calls "speed bumps" on the path to progress. it helps to set up a rematch

with a political opponent. >> had the economy not tank, do you think you'd be in this match again with bob ehrlich? >> i doubt it. in times of big economic change, there is a tide of a fear that rises up. were it not for that ride -- type of fear, we probably would not have this rematch. >> governor o'malley feels the times produced difficult fights. >> do one thing i wish i had done a better job of would be able to pierce through the bad news of the current economy, the bad news of the current round of budget cuts, and really be able to remind the people i serve where we are headed together. >> we ask of the governor which keeps him awake at night. >> it is hard for me not to talk to mothers and fathers who have lost their jobs and about to lose their homes and not have that affect me.

as the oldest son in the family, it was always my job to make everything okay. in these tough years, it is not possible to make everything ok. that bothers me. >> it is bothering voters over the country. beleaguered and running out of patience. if you were a voter and out of work, we do not get angry at the people in charge as well? >> well, yes. i think you need to go to the next step. neither of the two people running our the almighty. they are the alternatives. which one of these individuals have proven that they can lead us forward to create jobs? >> martin o'malley says he is excited about an innovative economy and the future, if future he hopes will mean a second term as the governor of maryland. debra wiener, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the governor kept off his campaign tour today which will

take him and the lieutenant governor of across the state. tonight, he is supposed to meet with sells very university students. we will be profiling his challenger, former gov. bob ehrlich who bit of a big-name endorsements this weekend. former new york mayor judy really any told a group of ehrlich supporters that they need for him back in office and called the current governor a failure. hear what else he had to say by going to wbaltv.com under politics. >> one woman is dead after a fire in the end of this weekend. the blaze broke out around 6:30. officials say the woman was rushed to the hospital and later died. they believe she may have been smoking in bed which triggered the blaze. police are looking for the gunman who shot and killed a man in east baltimore. a man was shot and gunned down around 9:30 p.m. saturday night. he was one of two men murdered

in violence this weekend. police say a man shot in -- and killed a few hours earlier. if you have any information, you are asked to call baltimore city police. >> finally some good news for the housing market tonight. existing home sales were up last month. >> the good news comes as big banks are started -- are supposed to start the rate -- foreclosure process. and is tough to tell where this is headed. we have more from washington. >> across the country, signs that the housing market may be falling. existing home sales of 10%. here is a real-estate reality check, that the numbers are down 19% since last year. >> we are not out of the woods yet. we have millions of homes in the inventory of unsold homes and it will take a long time to get through that. >> the housing crisis continues

to hit home. chrysler have been living here for 30 years. >> they could not be evicted. they foreclosed when his income dropped 40%. their attempts to modify did not work. >> the whole idea of the modification program, is voluntary and it is run by the banks, the same big banks, that got us into this mess. the fed is investigating how they handle foreclosures. >> we take violations a proper procedure very seriously. >> some of those banks say they will restart foreclosures in so me states. these lawsuits could further clog the market. for those who want to purchase, like this crowded auction in north carolina this weekend, it may be a good time. for many more, times are still

tough and home is not very sweet right now. fed chairman ben bernanke says that banking regulators expect to have preliminary results of the foreclosure review by sometime next month. nbc news, washington. >> still ahead, the government says gas guzzling trucks need to get better mileage. we look at the new proposal. >> to get this tornado as it moves across north taxes. we take a look at some of the damage left behind. >> these workers are getting new work. work. this is about much more

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'cause when it comes to car repair, it's women who are in the driver's seat. announcer >> auto service plus. service you can trust. women are charged 40% more for the same health announcer >> auto service plus. insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. taxes are too high, and maryland families are struggling. and then there's politician andy harris proposing a 23% sales tax on nearly everything we buy. it cuts taxes for millionaires by over $200,000 a year

and raises taxes on the middle class. andy harris even promised big oil companies he'd make taxpayers pay for spills like the bp disaster. andy harris on our side? not a chance. the democratic congressional campaign committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> this is just some of the damage from a tornado that hit no. texas -- north texas last night. it overturned vehicles and caused a car accident that injured four people. it went to alabama killing at least one person. tonight, a girl and made famous by a case of hiccups is facing

murder charges. she is accused of luring a man to a home in st. petersburg where two men robbed him. the victim was shot several times after he reportedly struggled. all three admitted to the part in their robbery and they're facing first-degree murder charges. >> bittersweet news from haiti where they say the deadly cholera outbreak is beginning to stabilize. it has become an epidemic and killed more than 250 people there. it is a bacterial infection caused by drinking contaminated water or eating contaminated food. it can be severe and lead to fatality. they want to make sure it does not spread to the more populated port-au-prince area. >> it is an absolute recipe for disaster. >> officials are not only

working to win -- working to treat infected, but are trying to separate the. from the healthy. >> still ahead, it has the local distinction of separating east and west baltimore. charles street is being recognized nationally. we tell you why. >> gas mileage is the biggest complaints of many truck owners. now the gas-guzzlers' may have to get more miles per gallon. and look at the new standards in the consumer alert. >> possibly a few showers or even a thunderstorm. we track the unsettling weather pattern and see the beautiful fall color from sky team 11. 73 degrees at the inner harbor.y

blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. the catholic church encourages all people to excercise their right to vote this november with educated hearts and minds. by doing so, you can help build a world of respect for human life and dignity, where justice and peace prevail. our doors and our hearts are always open. >> here is what we're working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the battle for slots is a heated though. we break down the facts on one a new anti-slots that. at stake delicate strikes a

deal over a foreclosure scheme. we reveal what will happen to his real-estate license. this and

>> ravens fans can get a little rowdy, especially during a nail biter like yesterday. >> have you ever wondered about the mess left behind? we'll look inside the stadium the morning after a home game where we find a cleanup. >> 70,000 fans surely behind a lot of trash. these are just a few of the workers tasked with cleaning up the stadium after game day. all of them come from the nonprofit organizations. >> many of the people we serve have developmental come intellectual disabilities.

some come to us with this -- substance abuse issues. >> its 6140 workers about 16 hours to complete the task starting from the top and working their work and down. -- it takes about 140 workers. the cleanup is also environmentally friendly. the workers celebrate -- separate recyclables from the trash. >> it is nice. sometimes it is rough, you know? you're dealing with people and everything. >> the mission is to help people who have barriers to independent living. they make an hourly range, but it is so much more to any of them. >> we value ourselves because we have a job. that gives them the self- confidence to go out and find another job. >> workers agree it helps to get their lives on the right track. >> you work and you are guaranteed the hours at the end

of the week. you get paid weekly. >> it is a nice and i love it. i appreciate the young man giving me a chance. >> kim bassey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> your 11 insta-weather + meteorologist forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> unusually warm october day with temperatures in the mid 70's. we are 11 degrees above normal today. it will stay this way right through wednesday and start to cool off a little thursday and friday. for the next few days, it will feel unusually warm for the late day in october. the record high is 77 degrees set in 1931. we were within two degrees of setting a record. we did not quite make it there today. it will stand for another year. tamara's record highs back into the low 80's. it will be tough to get there unless we get fallout sunshine.

it is not improbable. a little bit of precipitation at bwi marshall. you have had a shower in your area. scattered showers tracking for. the most rain we have never had was over two inches on this day back in 1872. nor falcon virginia beach are under severe storm watch with storms down the day. significant rain tracking the western and central pennsylvania. we are in between here with widely scattered showers in the evening. it will stay warm overnight. we will probably not get out of the 60's in downtown baltimore. we are still under the influence of that fraud. it will take a couple of days to get here. the weather pattern much change a whole lot until the front can

clear our region and push into the carolinas. some showers in the afternoon and evening and rain is likely wednesday as the front comes in. some of this could lead into thursday before we clear out. again, we may see a little sun mixed in with the cloud. this could lead to an isolated showers or thunderstorms with isolated wind. rain chance only about 20% for tomorrow. southland is on the day tomorrow gusting at 25 knots. there is a small craft advisory up. the waves will grow gradually to 3 feet. western maryland will be warm around 70. mid 70's on the chesapeake bay. lower eastern shore of maryland in the mid 70's. hurricane richard came across just south of belize. and is now working across the yucatan peninsula and it is

expected to have winds of 35 miles per hour now. it is not expected to strengthen all that much. it will probably take a lot of tropical moisture toward southern texas and we will see if it moves from there in the middle part of next week. 76 degrees tomorrow and 72 bashar sandstorms on wednesday. cooler temperatures thursday, but still a chance for a shower. finally, skies will clear out and the weekend but pretty good. sunshine and cloud the tie in the 60's over the weekend. >> the government may now require medium and heavy-duty trucks to get better gas mileage. they want to cut 10%-20% depending on the size of the vehicle. kirk tourre has details. >> they're the work force of america's economy. for the first time, efforts are

underway to make them more fuel- efficient and environmentally friendly. back in may, president obama announced he would work for higher fuel and emission standards for trucks. today, the epa and the department of transportation announced a proposal to make a 20% reduction in the greenhouse gas emissions and increase fuel consumption of the next eight years. already, the obama administration had called on autumn makers to rest of the economy for cars and trucks and suv's to more than 35 miles per gallon until -- by 2016. everything from garbage trucks to school buses fallen to the new proposal. even heavy duty pickup trucks will be forced to do better at the pump. the proposal looks to get reductions of 10%-20% based on the truck's size. the tractor trailers are facing the biggest cut. current technologies already can replace the ability for heavy truck makers to reach these new

standards. these are standards they say will also have an impact on their bottom line. with the average tractor-trailer driving more than 150,000 miles per year, this equals lower fuel costs. it is an economic benefit to an environmental challenge. kirk gregory, wbal-tv 11 news. >> walmart is jumping into the ebook craze. they are now selling the nook. many are making the jump to digital. they will begin selling the nook on their website later this month. >> you think charles street is a sight worth seeing. it separates east and west baltimore and has now been designated a national scenic byway by the u.s. department of transportation. it points out not only the

guilty of the area but the cultural, historic, and other significant uses. >> tonight, undecided voters may be in the key race for maryland 's first congressional district. >> first, the gang at hairdo's from across the decades. from across the decades. celebrating 40

bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million?

he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side.

>> i do not know if you have noticed some of the styles coming back from the seven epoxy and 80's. >> this month, they are celebrating a milestone of 40 years and counting. jennifer franciotti has more. >> about-face day spa and salon is celebrating 40 years. through the decades, they have seen it all. , 90'she 70's cumming 80's and today, we take a look through the decade. >> i see jennifer hudson. i see taylor swift. i see nicole richie. there is a lot of presence in here. >> this is the 1990's. we wanted to show that you could bring back another decade,

another texture and without being out. >> about-face has six salons. if they had humble beginnings in october 1970. >> it was make up for models to do make a applications for the public. in 1973, we opened our first full-service salon in the hilton. >> always on the cutting edge, they say let the biggest changes has been in skin care. more clients are after rejuvenating products. anyone coming soon uses stem cells from switzerland. [unintelligible] >> the strong survive and we are expecting another 40 years. >> in the next decade, they want

to see the cross coming back and maybe more glamorous looks. what do you think? question ever franciotti, wbal--- jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> a new poll onslaughts of the mall indicate undecided voters want to know if the casino will be connected. a fact check on the latest advertisement reveals the answer next on 11 news. >> independence and undivided -- undecided. i am live in washington with a look at the latest polls coming up in our commitment 2010 report. report. >> i am wrong r

women are charged 40% more for the same health insurance as men. domestic violence is treated as a pre-existing condition in eight states. women are abused by their husbands and then by their insurance companies. and last year they tried to end our coverage for mammograms and other preventive services. well i'm proud to say i got the law changed. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know that being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition. >> live, local come late breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hd. p.m. in hd.