>> this is amazing what we are seeing out here. the national weather service has yet to call this an actual car - but there isn't evidence of one right now. -- yet to call this an actual tornado but there is evidence of one right here. there were reports of 80 miles per hour wind. up polluted trees and -- of rooted trees and 16 buildings condemned displacing hundreds of people. >> the devastation that we have seen, you expect to see it out in the midwest. you don't expect to see this in baltimore city. we are tremendously blast that

we're not talking about significant loss of life. >> the mayor is amazed and thankful that lives were spared in what many feel was a tornado that touched down in northeast baltimore early wednesday morning. the most significant damage was found at and around the dutch village apartment complex. you can see where the roofs were torn off hundreds of feet. >> i heard this noise and i thought it was a freight train. then i heard things tearing apart. >> residencts were left scared and confused as the storm left the neighborhood in shambles. >> it went through with a force of a freight train. the trees were bending over. my wife was scared half to death. it all happened in about 10 minutes. >> downed trees and power lines

littered the entire area making things very difficult for the power crews. >> we have downed wires, damaged bolls, downfalls. there is a lot of work to be done. -- we had downed wires, damaged and downed poles. >> people were dealing with destroying fences and toppled chimneys. the storms literally came out of nowhere. >> i heard the hail hitting the house and that is what woke me up. i looked out of the window and by the time i looked out of the window, this tree was coming into it. >> the governor and the mayor with other city and state officials remain floored by the damage as they toured the area. it is possible that the area could get federal dollars. they are impressed with what

mother nature did. >> their roofs that were torn off. cars were thrown together as if they were toys. >> the mayor has issued a curfew for this entire area. this is starting right now at 5:00 lasting until 7:00 tomorrow morning. the company that owns the apartment complexes says that they will provide housing for the displaced. the power company plans to have power back for the non condemned buildings by midnight tonight. this is not the only damage caused by the storm. baltimore county saw its share as well. >> you can see behind me this huge tree that was up rooted. this is a common scene in this area. one of the hardest-hit areas was

part of bill. -- parkville. blacks the trees were waving like palm trees. they were waving back and forth and then all of a sudden a big crack. it was coming towards the window and it landed right on the house. >> with wind gusts over 80 miles per hour, lots of people who live here believe that this was a tornado that hit early this morning. >> it was. >> is felt like it was a storm and then the sky lit up. in about 10 seconds, it was awful. >> i think it was a tornado because it hit the tree and the tree came loose and then it came to the front of the house and it pulled up a flagpole that was cemented down. >> you see this trampoline? it was blown from that yard at that house over there.

even though there were downed trees everywhere. >> my husband heard this. by the time he got to the basement, it was gone. >> the storm did not last long but it did a lot of damage and it was very frightening. >> i was scared to death at when i heard that in the overnight, especially the wind. >> it has been a long day of cleaning up here in parkville. >> you have seen the pictures and the damage, tonight some homes are uninhabitable which means that those residents will have to seek shelter elsewhere. we are joined live from northeast baltimore. >> the vast majority of people needing shelter part in the city and about an hour ago, the city announced that they would be providing overnight shelter.

>> the city set up a temporary shelter. on the red cross tells as many as 120 people were taking advantage of the free food and water. many of these victims live in the dutch village apartment complex. >> we are waiting to see what they're going to do. >> this is stressful. this is hard printer you want to go to sleep. >> the problem is that city housing officials say that the damages so extensive, their homes are now hazardous. >> many of these people will not return home. >> in this area will have to be

cleared out before anyone can come back in. we will have the crews and their cleanup and make these final assessments about the situation. >> this is not what they want to hear but they are glad that they are here. >> we are glad that we are alive, no one is dead. that is a blessing. the material stuff can get fixed. >> right now, it is unclear how long it will take those people to get back into their homes or get some kind of housing. the city tells me that if you need shelter, you are asked to check in at the mount pleasant ice rink first and it will be brought in at some point tonight. >> when severe weather strikes, we jumped into high gear and that is true for skype team 11 -- sky team 11.

>> northeast baltimore city. an apartment complex at three units totally destroyed when the roof came off of those buildings. they ended up striking a fourth building causing major damage including wall's collapsing at that location. we were able to notice chimneys that happen collapsed, shingles torn off the roof, the trees knocked down. a lot of areas had shed that were operated and the path of destruction went from -- on up into the baltimore county, up to the beltway and it actually across the beltway at one point. we figure the distance from start to finish was anywhere from three to three and a half miles long and anywhere from half a mile to a mile wide.

>> with storms like last night that comes through in the middle of the night, maybe you are in bed and don't know the storms are approaching, what do you do? how do you get notified? one thing that you can do and the weather service has invested a lot of money, this is a weather radio. this is constantly monitoring the broadcast ban so that when the issue a warning or on a large, the radio automatically turns on and it will start to broadcast the information. they will notify you if there is a watch, a tornado. you hit the button and the information comes in. that is when you scramble and you take cover and you go to your tv or radio station for more information. this will let you know or even wake you up in the middle of the night. they will scare the dogs but at least you know that some severe weather is on the way. in a storm that comes through at

1:30 in the morning, this is a lot -- this is a good idea. many voters will have these when they are out on the ocean and they can see what is coming their way. -- many boaters will have these when they are out. a lot more quiet weather than we had to deal with yesterday. it is a clean sweep in the area. the storm as well off to the northeast producing showers across north toward -- northern new england. this will be headed our way during the day tomorrow. not nearly as strong as yesterday but this might bring as a sprinkle. this second system will bring in some much cooler air as we get towards the end of the week. more details coming up in just a little bit. >> stay with us for continuing coverage of last night's big storm. coming up at 5:30, we will look through some of the damage with inspectors.

you can see how residence cover the damage of things to people who sent him pictures to our website at. -- all thanks to people who send in pictures to our website. >> find out how your old cellphone and electronics could save you money. >> a closer look at to the effect of alcohol on teenage boys. the results of the study on heavy drinking and later in life at. >> they got to them and they ended up spending the night in the hospital. >> this is called a dangerous drink that is banned in four states. now the feds have taken aim at this. >> there is a new school teacher contract.

>> in tonight's education alert, baltimore city teachers have less than an hour to cast their ballots for a new contract. >> this calls for more money and a new teacher evaluation system. hot >> and lot of people showing

up. it has been big all day long. i am at one of five locations where teachers have been voting since about 7:00 this morning. some city school teachers took their lunch breaks to vote on the new contract. at most locations, there was a few lines. that is what the union had in mind when they added four new voting sites and added to new machines. >> young teachers are motivated and they're helping us to move faster even though we don't have our master's degree. >> the first agreement was turned down by the majority of teachers because they did not understand most of the fine print. >> more people have more information and maybe they feel more comfortable with their choices. >> it is very important. we feel more comfortable now with the vote now that we have more information. >> they are still counting on the union to keep their word

once the voting is over. >> i really feel that the school system will adhere to all the things that they said that they would do as far as having fair and balanced procedures for evaluating teachers. >> a lot of the questions that we had before were answered, there are still some things that they told us that would be there later such as the evaluations. this is an acceptable contract. >> the union would like to wait on the final results. >> we feel very positive. we have changed. we have only heard positive things. >> yet this still has to be done. >> this has to be done. at least at the preliminary results. >> as you have heard, the results will be announced at 6:15. we will have the results when they come in. >> morgan state university's

president amount to discuss parking problems with the heads of several neighborhood organizations. this follows the protests by neighbors who say they are tired of students and staff taking up their participations. there is a parking garage on campus and more than 600 spaces available to students that go ieds. >> as an incentive to get them to park more on campus, we currently charge our students $4 a day to do that and we are reducing this to $3 a day. >> that should help. dr. wilson says that he will communicate immediately to correct the problem. >> a new report reveals preterm births rates has improved in most states which includes maryland. 8 states and a better grade. this is a 13% preterm birthrate.

maryland went from and ask to a deep. that is the overall trend. survival rates have also gone up. >> they had a 50% complication rate as things went on and developmental problems. now that baby has a 90%-95% survival rate. >> preterm births is the leading cause of a newborn deaths. a study suggest that males who drink heavily during adolescence are prone to compulsive behavior over time. 500 boys retract over 20 years and there was a significant increase when they had drank heavily the previous year. alcohol can prevent development of the prefrontal cortex where decisionmaking and behavior

control reside. those that stop heavy drinking were able to improve their self control over time. some good news about bally fat. some day, it might help your heart. fat cells liposuction from a patient's stomach can be infused in the heart to repair damage from a heart attack. this treatment seemed to reduce damage to the heart tissue, increased blood flow, and the ability of the heart to pump. larger, more diverse studies are needed to test this procedure. right now, bally fat on your belly is still considered bad for your heart. -- belly fat on our belly. >> the belly fat not on your stomach is the worst. there were the heavy thunderstorms and the temperatures went into the 60's.

there is much cooler air coming. we did end up with a little bit of rain. those were the showers and thunderstorms that came up out of virginia and came through eastern maryland. still no report as far as officially analyzing the damage in and around baltimore. we will see what they say. the report is not out yet. 61 today at the airport, 62 at the inner harbor. a record high, 75 back in 1928. we still have some wind advisories in south-central -- south-central pennsylvania. a 46 mile per hour wind gusts pentagon -- when the dust. the temperatures are not that bad, still running in the 50's 2

upper 50's and near 60's on the eastern shore. we will see clear skies and the wind will come down to 5-10 miles per hour after midnight and flows from 37 -- lows from 37 to 44. this storm is moving across northern new england. here comes a little bit of a weather disturbance across the plain states. this area will be attracting rapidly through here tomorrow. this will not be as vicious as the last one but this will bring some clouds and a sprinkle of rain snow showers up to the west. behind that, are temperatures will cool off going into friday and the first part of the weekend as the snow showers wind down in the mountains to the west. some great weather to be outside. tomorrow, a mix of clouds and son with a sprinkle possible late in the day. the west wind, 6-12.

there is a deal warning for tomorrow. -- there is a gale warning tomorrow and waves of 20 feet possible. no major accumulations expected but maybe some slippery conditions tomorrow night going into friday. around the bay, not as wendy but a bit of a breeze and a chance for a sprinkle, 53. we will see partly cloudy skies and a high temperature right around 57. the seven-day forecast, temperatures trending down after a couple of days in the 60's. 53 tomorrow with only a minimal chance of a sprinkle. 50 for the high friday. most of the day temperatures will be in the 40's. we get a warm-up heading into the weekend. 50's on sunday. back into the 60's on monday and tuesday. >> thank you. we continue to follow the big story, the big storm. >> major cleanup is under way as

the storm swept through the area. knew at 5:30, continuing coverage of what many believe was a tornado. -- new at 5:30, continuing coverage. >> have the ravens' moved on from carolina? redhead. -- straight

>> back to work for the ravens' the day. they are getting ready for sunday's game at of the carolina panthers. >> the game in charlotte looks like a lot of for the ravens' but the challenge might be putting the loss to atlanta behind them. this is also true for one race and in particular. >> he throws down field, in for a touchdown. >> the play that broke the back in and land that, discussed and dissected ad nauseam. wilson appeared to be out a position to make the play. this was broken down on sunday night. >> you are too far forward and you are lunging and you don't

have the proper footwork. he will give up those touchdowns. >> wilson says he is passed to the atlanta game and criticism of his technique does not ring true. >> i think that i played good technique and held my leverage and i tried to do what was asked of me. >> you had that painful loss and then it lingus. you have a bye week said he did to get back on the field. was that yea or nay for the players? >> i would rather play the game personally. we have some time to look over and learn ourselves and that is the most important thing that all of these games. learn yourself and learn how the ravens' defense needs to play. >> you have to think about that loss for three days. everyone else is plain and putting this behind them and you are still thinking about a gain from a week ago. >> desire to erase the memory of

the loss to atlanta is huge. they cannot wait to take out their frustrations on another team which means more bad news for carolina. they are down to their third string quarterback. sometimes the scheduling guys do toss you a bone. >> that is for sure. no, the best, ravens' fans are on wbaltv.com. >> i know that. >> it looks like they're having fun. even a young fan starting off early. share your personal pride. we love it. >> still ahead, why charles rangel says he was denied the right of due process during the congressional ethics trial. >> the search for a burglary suspect in an hour randal county. -- anne arundel county.

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damage to their apartments and town homes. >> several baltimore county residents have been displaced. we are joined live from baltimore county with the latest. >> we are at some the park hill fire station and there are no reports of any serious problems. this is a mess. 359 apartments and town homes are damaged. 92 homes, the building inspectors that we talked to, said they were looking for structural damage and electrical issues. pride often tossed away. >> the whole roof came off. >> wind gusts rid off the roofs of buildings. city building inspectors had the task of checking damage and determine if it was safe for residents to occupy. >> the rooms are reinstalled. this is all gone.

>> the inspectors condemned 15 of the buildings. no one was allowed to return to any of the apartments. >> this is moderate damage. the interior of the buildings appear to be adequate. this is basically just roof damage. they had to be replaced. there was some minor masonry work as well. >> as workers for a tree service removed damaged -- tree branches and limbs, one woman described her growing concerns as the wind got stronger. >> what is this. i started screaming because my daughter was here and everyone started running. >> a lot of headaches here. >> some homes received minor

roof damage but teams consisting of emergency spirit -- groups assessed the neighborhoods impacted by the storm. >> they have all been crushed and substantial damage. >> the storm battered the chimney and slamming breaks to the ground. the home's occupant had to find shelter elsewhere we were told that inspectors deemed this house on safe. >> so far we have found six. we have several that are unsafe for the homeowner. >> tonight in the damaged area and baltimore city, there is a curfew. no one is allowed in that area. that will last until 7 tomorrow morning.

>> you can also stay in touch 24/7 with wbaltv.com. if you don't have any power, you can also use your cellphone. >> we have an update tonight on that unusual burglary the city police have been handily. two teenagers have been arrested for taking a dozen exotic animals from a nature center in lincoln park. >> the two boys are 11 and 14 and they are being handled as a juvenile is. police did not have to do too much. police recovered the animals last evening and included are six turtles, a key geckos, an iguana, and a hissing cockroach. all of them had been taken from a nature center. police that a couple of tips, one from someone has said that

they had seen kids caring cages of animals near an apartment complex and then the mother of two boys. all of the animals were happy to report that they are back and doing fine. a police investigation is still ongoing. >> at around a county police -- ? anne arundel county police ae looking for 80 thieves. >> a woman is strolling through stores located in the area. she uses credit card stolen from parking lot. >> they're looking at using these again. this has been linked to several instances over the past several months. >> all of them have taken place

in public parking lots. in september, three cars were hit in a parking lot and several more were broken into at an athletic club in pasadena. more have been reported throughout the county. we spotted the one man walking in with his bible still in his car. >> i will tell you the truth, i don't trust people and i don't think a place like this would get hit but this is kind of scary. >> you don't think that it would happen but it does. >> the thieves have stolen numerous credit cards and a significant amount of money. they say the woman in the video used stolen cards at a the giant and safeway stores. she is wearing different outfits and the pictures and all is a dark colored baseball cap. anyone who recognizes her should call them immediately.

>> tonight, and charlie rangel is speaking out for the first time since being found guilty of congressional ethics violations. he expressed frustration with the trial process. >> as it relates to due process, i am really disappointed because i have never heard of the possibility of someone being accused of something and not having the time to get a lawyer. >> he says that sloppy record- keeping is responsible for his mistakes and that he is not corrupt. the panel has not decided how he will be finished. >> a check kishi's romped at gunpoint? -- a chuck e cheese robbed at gunpoint? >> what happens if companies do

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>> on the same day that one in labor's -- warnings were sent to the manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks, the alcoholic beverage industry has agreed to stop making the drinks altogether. hours before the announcement, the manufacture of one of the most controversial drinks announced that they would be removing caffeine from their formula. the fda has called the combination of alcohol and caffeine and safe but they still insisted that their product poses no harm. >> we firmly believe that consumed legally, we don't have the kind of problems that they're saying rise. >> the drinks are dangerous because the caffeine masks the effect of the of all. if manufacturers to not conform, the fda could seize their products. >> people are still wondering who would rob a chuck e cheese.

this happened on saturday night. the suspect forced everyone into one room as they robbed the place. the robbers are still on the loose. the court of appeals in albany is in a case between two golfers whose friendship went awry when an errant ball struck the plaintiff in the head causing him to go blind in one eye. the defendant says he is not at fault. the ruling in the case is expected next month. >> that is an interesting case if you have an old cellphone mind around, here's an idea. traded in. >> target is offering you credit for your old electronics. see were also can cash in. >> -- seek where you can also

cash in. >> nancy pelosi has been nominated the leader of the house democrats. there was a struggle between her and the white house. the story coming up next. >> low pressure over the planes moving in our direction. we will see how this will affect the region. the seven-day forecast. right now, clearing skies, gusty wind.

>> here is a look at what we are working on for 11 and news at 6. a storm blasted through baltimore causing major damage and left some people without a place to live. once again, city teachers are voting on their latest contract proposal. we will have those stories and we will have those stories and much more when you jo (sfx: coach's whistle) the car coach. >> in case your car repair shop hasn't noticed - there's been a shift. sfx: shifting.

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>> nancy pelosi has been reelected as a leader in the house. >> many are worried that her re- election could mean more problems in 2012. >> nancy pelosi put on a smile and made the best of being a elected the minority leader. >> this is about jobs, reducing the deficit, and helping the middle class. >> why do you elect a on popular liberal democrat? >> we got the job done on wall street reform and i have the choices both intellectual and other was to take us to victory because i have done it before. >> 68 democrats wanted to delay the vote and here if she plans a change in policy.

from a fiscal responsibility, make sure we actually have the right policy in place. >> that we understand what happened this past election. >> republicans made her a symbol of big spending and big government. >> the motion is adopted. >> democrats lost 60 seats and a lusty lobster speaker's gavel. today showed off tension between nancy pelosi and the white house. -- the democrats lost 60 seats and nancy pelosi lost her speaker's gavel. >> house democrats are viewing barack obama with some suspicion and they would like to guarantee that in the battles ahead, he does not go off on them. they believe that it's a policy is the best enforcer of that. >> and -- they believe that nancy pelosi is the best enforcer. >> a preview will come this year in the so-called lame duck

session. nancy pelosi, who will be speaker, is vowing to keep pushing for higher rates for the rich. >> now your forecast. >> after last night's storm, the wind gusting did the and and west and northwest. -- the wind gusting at of the west and northwest. you have seen them died down a little bit. the peak gas is in the 35 range. there is still wind advisories across pennsylvania. the eastern shore advisory goes until 8:00. the northwest of the breezes will bring in some cooler air.

the mid to upper 40's is not that cold. but 59 at the naval air station. 59 on the boardwalk down in ocean city. we will see the skies clearing overnight. there is some colder air out there trying to make its way south out of western canada. essentially this will brushed through the mid-atlantic region. this sweeps in from the north and west of mind the next storm system. this is moving up through new england. high-pressure briefly fills in behind it. this will cut across the mississippi valley and stracke across the northeast. once this moves through it will drive some cold air into the northern plains. tomorrow, we start with sun, pick up some afternoon clouds.

these might trigger a spent most of the precipitation will be out in the mountains. -- these might trigger some storms. most of the precipitation will be out in the mountains. low 50's with a win that sixth- 12th. -- with lyndwhat wind at 6-12. a rain snow major is tomorrow evening in the mountains for highs on the beat and a 40's. baltimore, annapolis, look for temperatures in the low 50's. -- rain tomorrow evening in the mountains and highs in dull

40's. we will warm up briefly saturday and dropped it down to the low 50's on sunday. as we edge closer to thanksgiving, look for partly cloudy skies, 60's on monday and tuesday. some rain will clear out tuesday but this will clear out for the travel day on wednesday. >> in the consumer alert, the issue of the airport's security has in making headlines. as many people have voiced complaints against the full body scans and pat downs. this was addressed on capitol hill today. >> for millions of trout and americans, those who represent them in congress, the issue over airport security has taken a personal turn. >> i would not my wife to be touched in the way that these people are being touched. >> the gsa chief says he and, security secretary has undergone

the new more invasive procedures. -- the tsa chief says that he and to be homeland security has undergone the new more evasive procedures. germany increased their security amid concrete information after a plan to attack them in mid november. they are requiring wonder% and screening of cargo bound for the u.s.. explosives were found in toner cartridges last month. some passengers insist that body scanners and the alternate pat downs are too much. pilots believe that they should be exempt. >> the tsa is wasting resources from the true threat. >> officials say that they are open to relaxing the rules for cruise -- crews.

>> there is a high rate of false positives. >> security will stay as is well the debate over privacy is unlikely to go anywhere. that pat downs are only for passengers who require extra screening and refused to go through the body scans machines. since congress mandated the use of these scanners, it is unlikely that lawmakers will alter that. >> if you dig through your house and find any old electronics, you can trade them in. target is taking these and giving them away while giving you a gift card. >> we will give you what we can or will we -- or what we will appraise this for. if there is no value, we can recycle this for you. >> to give you an idea, a 40 gig

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>> new deadetails are released about the upcoming wedding between prince william and anne arundel county. "-- of prince william and kate middleton. >> the royal couple who might one day be king and queen talk about their engagement. how did william pop the question? >> we had a wonderful holiday in africa. this was very romantic. >> did you get down on one knee? >> [inaudible].

>> the fabulous ring was princess diana as a. >> you both look incredibly happy and relaxed. >> we are. this has been really exciting. we have been talking about this for a long time. >> you knew that you're going to do this from day one of the first day? >> i had been planning this for a while. it takes a certain amount of motivation to get yourself going. i was planning this and it felt really right. >> i did not expect this at all. i thought that maybe he had thought about it but this was a total shock. i am very excited. >> analysts are saying that this will be the wedding of the century with 1 billion worldwide expecting to be watching. >> i love this story.

that is all for us at 5:00. >> the latest on last night's storms plus a look ahead to some much cooler weather coming our way. >> has been a day of cleaning up after this morning's storm. -- it has been a day of cleaning up. >> we have the information you need if you need a place to stay because of the storm. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> it caused a lot of damage but was this a tornado that lasted parts of baltimore county and northeast baltimore city? -- blasted parts of baltimore county and northeast baltimore city? the national weather service is inspecting the damage. >> what a mess. the mayor and the governor toward the devastation early today. --