about. >> i am old enough for that. weather is all and the timing. this time the weekend is coming up at the right time. right now is 47 degrees. chilly this morning. the humidity is up. the barometer is up. high-pressure giving us these could weather conditions. 54 downtown near the water with all the concrete. those readings are nice with the clear skies. high temperatures will rise and will do better today than we did yesterday by taking the temperatures in the low to mid 70's by mid afternoon or so. some nights with a bang. we'll talk about the weekend. traffic now -- some nice weather. >> northbound 95 at 32, we have

an accident on the ramp to ease down to 32. watch for possible delays. a bit of a delay on southbound 895 approaching the harbor tunnel. a problem with the direction of lights. that delay is starting to ease up. watch for fire department activity in baltimore county. this is 95 at 32. northbound traffic. no big delays. northbound 95 on the ramp to respond 32. watch for the crash clearing. a lot better than it was a few minutes ago with those delays easy up. the rest of the major roadways looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> a baltimore county community is on edge falling at two home invasions. >> this time the victim had to jump from a window to escape.

jennifer franciotti is live with more of that story. good morning. >> you can only imagine how scary that was for that woman who was inside at the time of the attack. a neighbor said the victim did have to jump from a second story window to get away. this home invasion took place early yesterday morning in the woodlawn area. two men broke into a town house and assaulted a woman inside. she was able to get away long enough to jump out of the window. she knocked on a neighbor's door for help. that neighbor to agree to talk but she does not want to be identified. >> the young lady knocked on our door, screaming and hollering. she said, someone just broke in, tried to rob the house. they kept demanding money. they had a crowbar and they hit her with the crowbar, and she jumped out the window. once she jumped out the window, the suspects ran.

>> we do know the victim was taken to shock trauma for treatment. she is expecting to be ok. police are asking anyone with information to please give them a call. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some good news regarding that second home invasion in the woodlawn area. police have arrested a suspect. michael williams and two others held a woman and her grandson at gunpoint. they may not put several thousand dollars and two computers. williams is out on bond but the search continues for the two other suspects. a deadly home invasion. a man was found guilty after he was found breaking through the basement window. two children were in the home, at the time of the break-in. >> growing safety concerns in

charles village falling a robber in shootings steps away from the infamous murder. police said some held up a man thursday morning on st. paul street. after complying with the suspect the man, the victim was shot in the growinin. >> it's very, very frustrating for us. we rant about this senseless gun violence week after week, and it's cases like this that really get us very concerned and frustrated. >> this crime scene was a few weeks away from mark stephen pitcairn was shot and killed in 2008. anyone with information can call metro crime stoppers at 1- 866-7-lockup. the details involving the death of it woodlawn man. ronald givens was shot several times. police were first called after shots were fired monday night but did not find givens. the person who called in the

report refuse to cooperate. the body was discovered the next morning. >> a baby is sleeping salic after her mother's friend of dr.. police say tiara monique- williams was watching the baby when they both disappeared. police events and found them at the home of one of williams' relatives. >> testimony resumes in the trial of ulysses currie. john giannetti testified on thursday. he is accused of taking $245,000 from shoppers in exchange for its legislative favor -- in exchange for a legislative favor. new job numbers come out today.

as kate amara tells us, the outlook is not good. >> good morning. many expect to see employers added about 60,000 jobs last month. not enough to keep pace with population growth. it is another important check on the pulse of the u.s. economy. the labor department out with its september jobs report today. >> the underlying factor is we don't have enough growth. >> it comes amid some bad news on the hiring front. claims for first-time unemployment benefits rose slightly, a sign that the job market remains weak. >> it's an ugly situation and the forecast going forward doesn't look much brighter. >> an economist says the public sector continues to hemorrhage jobs, and the private sector is not yet poised to take over. >> when the economy's in a situation like this, governments generally have two main levers they can pull, two main sort of tools in their tool kit -- monetary policy and fiscal policy. >> president obama has a plan

to use government spending to generate jobs. at a press conference yesterday, he pushed lawmakers to pass it. >> this jobs bill would cut taxes for virtually every worker and small business in america. >> congressional republicans are pushing back. >> we're not going to bring up the president's bill in whole because we do not believe in raising taxes and in more stimulus spending. but we're going to take the parts that we can agree on. >> economists predict the unemployment rate will remain stuck at 9.1%. in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the occupied wall street movement continues to build this morning. look at these images. in new york city, protesters are camping out and speaking out about what they see as corporate greed. occupied d.c. protesters are hanging out near the white house. similar scenes are showing up in

nashville, springfield, illinois, has lost several cities along the west coast. you can add baltimore to that list of cities. they're voicing their frustration at the inequities of the system and demanding their calls for change be heard. >> this is a protest against corporate money and politics and a rallying cry for all the people who are tired of being poor and are tired of being downtrodden and are tired of policies that favor the rich. >> i want dialogue with the politicians. i would like to see them come engage us and address the demands of the people. talk about the fact that people are so unhappy that we're out here sleeping in the cold in the harbor just to get attention. >> another demonstration in the inner harbor is scheduled for later tonight. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the "occupy wall street" movement will bring about any meaningful change? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook

page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:08. 46 degrees on tv hill. >> a sobering milestone in what has become the longest war in u.s. history. how washington plans to mark 10 years of fighting in afghanistan. >> if you drove past a, which recognize it for what it is? details on this halloween prank. >> a nice morning this morning. 47 degrees at the airport right now. we will warmup today. lots of sunshine. >> pretty nice on the major roadways. reports of a new accident in randallstown on old court road. we will let you kn

>> good morning. 54 degrees downtown right now. we have clear skies. a beautiful morning at the inner harbor this morning. we expect some nice weather to extend into the day today and into the weekend. it is quiet on the radar. some rain on the georgia coast into florida. some one settled weather out to the west and some snow around yellowstone and in the rockies. that storm activity will move to the east very slowly. the operative word is slowly. it will move in sometime next week. we're in good shape.

we're about an hour away from sunrise, 7:08. get the skies. they are generally clear this morning. annapolis, 51. -- look at the skies. specter, 46. frieder, 41. there might be some patchy fog in some slow spots or valleys. that will burn off quickly. 54 in oakland. some of the higher elevations have their nose into some warmer air. the big dip in the jet stream rwewy weatherthe scurry wheth is off into canada. this will move this way. for the time being we are in great shape.

it is all local this morning. there's some cool air around new england. this is on its way for the weekend. in the tropics, we have a hurricane. it is moving away from us. sunny and seasonably mild. 7275 for the high temperature. a light wind of two to 7 miles per hour. -- 70 to 75 for the high temperature. the seven-day forecast -- we see that warming trend with sunny skies. lows in the 40's. we start picking up some clouds on monday. rain changes back into the forecast next week but the temperature stays mild in the 70's. >> good morning. we're looking at a few problems. we start in randallstown. an accident around old court

road. use extra caution. 53 miles per hour on the west side outer loop as you make your approach to old court road. not bad on 795. the j.f.x. running smoothly into town. we're seeing some delays southbound on 895. we're getting some delays because of direction lights that are malfunctioning at the harbor tunnel just like there were doing yesterday at the fort mchenry. 95 on 32, an accident on the off ramp off32. a smooth ride getting to and from the perryville toll plaza. 895, watch for delays north and southbound as those directional lights are being worked on. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> conflicting reports of involvement a missing 10-month- old in kansas city.

police say they have few leads and that the parents are no longer cooperate with investigators. the parents believed the baby was abducted. you details surrounding it workplace shooting in california. police shot and killed the suspect following a manhunt. is believe the person shot and killed three co-workers during a team meeting. police opened fire after they say he showed them a gun. little fanfare expected as the nation marks the 10th anniversary of the war in afghanistan. more than 7000 u.s. soldiers have been killed in the longest- running conflicts in u.s. history. the white house has no public events to mark the anniversary. >> now may be a good time to purchase or refinance a home.

the average mortgage rate has hit its lowest level ever. 3.94% this week's. experts say if you refinance, you should consider waiting for even lower rates because it costs a few thousand dollars in closing costs. sprint announced it would sell apple's new iphone 4s. now they say they will sell the older iphone 4 as well. there will also offer on limited data plans -- they will also offer unlimited data plans. sprint hopes the new plans will attract new customers. under armour gets the green light to expand. jane king has more in the bloomberg business report. >> investors keeping one eye on

the big september jobs report. the other eye on europe. moody's cut its credit rating on 12 financial institutions in the u.k. stocks were rallying yesterday. the the bloomberg maryland index continues to rise and helped up by strong gains for under armour. under armour i got a preliminary ok from the planning commission to expand nearest locust point headquarters. plastic surgery is picking up among men. cosmetic surgery " among men rose 2% -- cosmetic surgery rose among men to 2%. a chance to tour the official said of harry potter. you can see the props up close.

tickets go on sale october 13 on a website. kids tickets start at $30 while an adult ticket will cost you $40. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> those halloween pranksters are already in action. one stock was so believable prompted 911 calls. the halloween trick was no trick for first responders. >> looking for the strange is halloween display, this house maybe it. >> it may be real. >> if you're driving by in just a glance over, it might look real. it was real enough for one person to call 911 to report this horrible accident.

>> this was just a decoration. there has been another response and it has been a big one. up the street, it has been a talker. >> a couple of customers have come by. >> the story has hit cnn. there have been lots of comments questioning whether this decoration goes too far. >> i think it is harmless. >> that is what most seemed to think. maybe something more sedate, like this. >> another halloween prank prompted 911 calls in charlotte, north carolina. check out this dummy hanging from the home.

>> folks getting into the spirit. 46 degrees on tv hill. sarah will catches up to date on the traffic situation this morning. >> a game 5 nil biter in the american league divisional playoffs. the yankees had home field advantage. would that be enough to tame the tigers? >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. kind of busy as you make your way out of the randallstown area. we of an accident at old court road and liberty road. the starting to see signs of a delay on the west side. in baltimore county, we have fire department activity. we're seeing some delays north and southbound on 895 as you make your approach to the harbor tunnel. today you might want to consider the fort mchenry desert altogether. we start at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic moving without any significant delays. -- you may want to consider the fort mchenry as her alternate. nothing significant as you make your way out of the harbor

tunnels. we're seeing some delays both ways. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. we're about 45 minutes away from sunrise. 47 degrees at the airport. 93% is the humidity. we have clear skies this morning. temperatures in the 40 plus. we're going to give today an a- plus. sunny, mild. what more could you ask for? not much. >> thank you. good morning. we begin with this comment from mark teixeira, for space and from the new york 80's. anything less than 8 chip -- is it lost year. the yankees' season ends. it is a lost year in the bronx.

the tigers waste will time. second batter of the game, don kelly. into the right-field bleachers. 1-0, tigers. next batter, delmon young, his third home run of the series. the tigers were jacked up. in the ninth, jose valverde, take a seat, alex rodriguez. the yankees' season ends with a- rod striking out. detroit moves on to the shepherds of series. >> unbelievable. -- detroit moves on to the championship series. >> it is an empty feeling for everybody in that room and it hurts.

aegis have to remember this feeling and it will be determined next year because that is the yankees' manager. the tigers now play the rangers. tiger was playing in california. he played pretty well except for one phase of his game -- his putting. check out the shot on the ninth hole. a beauty. sets up a try for birdie which tiger is not able to convert. this was the start of the day. he said this was the worst he has ever putted. he cannot convert the birdie. six shots off the lead. tied for 86th. college football, navy will play southern mississippi. mids.ps, go

>> the baltimore county school superintendent confirms his plans to request another home invasion has the community on edge after a woman was attacked in her own home. >> the defense attorney goes on the offensive in the trial of the offensive in the trial of dr. conrad

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in woodlawn with more. >> it must have been something. the victim was hit with a crowbar and then she had to jump out of it second story window in order to get away from her attackers. for neighbors in the woodlawn community, news of thursday morning's home invasion is frightening. >> it worries me. i live across the street. i don't want to hear stuff like that. >> well, it is shocking. i don't know if there has been a spike in crime in the area. usually we'll receive a call saying something's going on in the area, but no, this will be the second incident like something like this since i have lived here, though. >> sometime before 8:00 a.m., police say two men broke into a town house. a woman was inside at the time. >> at this point, we do know they were armed with a handgun. they forced their way into the home and there was a confrontation inside the home. the victim did suffer injuries and she was transported to shock trauma. >> according to a neighbor who does not want to be identified, the victim was able to get away long enough to jump out of a second-story window, injuring

her ankle in the process. she knocked on her neighbor's door, asking for help. >> the young lady knocked on our door, screaming and hollering. she said, someone just broke in, tried to rob the house. they kept demanding money. they had a crowbar and they hit her with the crowbar, and she jumped out the window. once she jumped out the window, the suspects ran. >> this morning police are looking for those suspects. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> it is the official -- dr. joe hairston says he will not seek another term as schools chief. he says that 12 years is a tremendous run for any superintendent. his contract was set to expire june 30 of next year. in the job for dr. nancy

ck.ssmai she says she has long been interested in children's disabilities. she wants to help fund an upgrade to the building. >> the governor and first lady are leading the charge against bullying. helped roll off the state's anti bullying campaign. >> i was one of those people that said kids would just be kids. she said, no, that is not the way it works. we cannot tolerate bullying. >> it is kind of nice to have people that are different and look different and we do appreciate our differences. that is what makes us stronger. >> more than 49,000 people have ullying.dges to stop believi

you can make an online pledge. >> maryland could soon get -- a proposal will be presented to lawmakers during the 2012 legislative session. that will allow an academic institution to suggest patients who can use marijuana and to monitor its use. >> a dramatic day of testimony is expected today in the conrad murray trial. >> they will play an interview he gave just days after michael jackson's death. we have more on yesterday's testimony. defenseconrad murray's went on the offense, attempting to point out mistakes in collecting evidence found in michael jackson's bedroom days

after his death. >> would you agree you made substantial mistakes? >> no. >> prosecutors went into damage control. >> did you conduct a pervert investigation in this case? >> no. >> have you ever conducted a perfect crime scene investigation? >> no. >> did any of these mistakes rise to a significant level but there remains to be seen. >> on wednesday, jurors heard a troubling recording of michael jackson. >> feel their pain. i feelthey're hurt -- they're huir hurt.

>> why would a doctor tape- recorded his patients if he was under an anesthetic? this is highly shocking to me. >> the defense hopes this proves that the doctor played a role to michael jackson's death. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. onlet's get you up to date your morning commute. getting busier on the area roads. we're starting to see some delays on the west side around 795. old court and of liberty, watch for closures because of an accident. so far so good on the j.f.x. and the harrisburg expressway. a smooth ride on 95 coming south on 95. 54 miles per hour. 55 on southbound 895 at the harbor tunnel. checking the're reports of an accident.

this is the fort mchenry. southbound traffic in pretty good shape. a big delays coming out of the toll plaza. no sign of the accident. this is on 424 at 50. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. john, over to you. >> we have another 30 minutes before sunrise. 51 degrees in annapolis. 47 at edgewood. 46 in westminster. 54 in oakland. 44 at frostburg. statewide forecast, plenty of sunshine. almost a duplicate of yesterday. high temperature -- yesterday it was 72. maybe it will make it to 73. around 70 at the mountains as low as the ocean. not an interesting forecast but a great one.

it will be even better over the weekend. >> it seems impossible. >> 6:37. people are sleeping with one eye open in typical travel amish country. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the "occupy wall street" movement will bring about any meaningful change? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com.

>> drivers in oklahoma were warned about a road hazard this week. someone hacked into the traffic alert system to alert drivers to be on the lookout for zombies. most drivers probably got the joke. police department's anyone caught messing with the signs could face a misdemeanor charge. >> police in ohio on the lookout for an amish street gang. it is true. there are accused of breaking into homes and cutting off the beards of amish men. the cut the hair off some men and women and the house. these are meant to humiliate the amish who are weak in the fa

ith. >> 46 degrees on tv hill. still ahead, your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> so for your morning commute is looking good on the major roadways. we'll get you up to date. >> we have had some beautiful and willeather continue into the weekend. clear skies. 47 a

>> welcome back. 6:44. the winners of the nobel peace prize has been announced. there are three of them.

the committee under the three women for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace building work. growing safety concern in charles village following a robbery and shooting. somebody held up a man on thursday morning on st. paul street. the victim was shot in the groin. the site is a few feet away from where stephen pitcairn was killed. the third and final defendant has been convicted in an active duty marine added northeast baltimore party. michael wiggins was charged along with two others in the house party on mclean boulevard. another suspect is serving a 20- year sentence. >> the occupied wall street

protests are gaining momentum with similar rallies nationwide. interest centered has more -- andrew spencer has more. >> new ones are popping up everywhere, including this one in philadelphia. >> we are here to say that we matter and we have a voice. we are not powerless. >> they are protesting a variety of issues. >> it is time for people to wake up and understand that we still have power. and we can take back our power from these greedy politicians and these corporations. >> there have been clashes between police and protesters in new york along with arrests. practices say they want to start looking out for the little guy.

their message has reached the white house. >> the american people don't think the system is fair and on the level. that is the core of what you're seeing on wall street. >> protesters say they want their voices heard and have no plans of stopping their campaign any time soon. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think the "occupy wall street" movement will bring about any meaningful change? >> we will post more of your

answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we have a busy ride in anne arundel county at 424 and 50. medevac has responded to that. old court road at liberty road, a crash that is being worked on. pretty serious. another intersection to avoid. the 32 miles per hour on the outer loop. those delays now stretch back to interstate 70. on the northeast side, a nice ride over towards the harrisburg expressway. no delays reported on the j.f.x. this is 95 at the fort mchenry. southbound traffic is getting heavier but nothing in terms of

incidents at the fort mchenry. 50 at 424, have an accident. watch for medevac responding. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> good morning. sunny skies -- they are getting signed. sunrise not for another 20 minutes or so. down in florida, some showers. they expect some rain. out to the west and the northern plains come there is some rain and snow at the higher elevations. kind of unsettled weather. locally, temperatures around the bay and the city, readings in the 40's to around 50 and the low 50's. away from that, we go to the balloon shade -- blue shade. at the airport, 47 degrees.

here's the weather map. a couple sprinkles around lake erie. high pressure ridges back into the mississippi valley. a warm flow of air in the central part of the u.s. we have slightly above normal temperatures. this storm wil have to wait for the high pressure to move out. it will take awhile for this to leave after this to come in. it will shoot through the weekend with good conditions. travel weather-wise, gerald dry in the eastern part of the country. miami expects thunderstorms. denver, at 68. cloudy in seattle. los angeles, dry. sunny here. seasonably mild. 70 to 75. high pressure is right over us and the stormy weather is to the

north and south of us and that will continue through the weekend. 73 today. 80 on sunday. plenty of sunshine. rain kick sent late tuesday and into wednesday and thursday -- rain kicksta in. >> a second home invasion in two days has the woodlawn community on edge. jennifer franciotti joins us live with more on the story. >> good morning. the victim was hit by crowbar from her attackers. then she had to jump out of it second start window just to escape. this happened in woodlawn yesterday morning. two man broke into the town house and assaulted the woman inside. she was able to get away by jumping out of the window. she ran to a neighbor for help. the neighbor said she called 911. the victim was taken to shock

trauma. right now police looking for suspects. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> 46 degrees on tv hill. >> we will come back and check the weather and traffic together before you head out to start your day.

>> a beautiful friday morning. >> we have a couple of things to talk about. there is an accident at york road. the harrisburg expressway is the

showing any significant delays. a delay on the west side beginning at 795. watch for an accident in randallstown. we have a man of that situation in it davidsonville, 424 at 50. here's a look at the west side. not bad on the northwest corner. they start to back up closer to liberty. the son of delays with the accident of 50 at 424. >> we will have plenty of sunshine through the weekend. 73 today. 80 on sunday. 81 on monday. with these kids -- we hit the skids tuesday night into wednesday. >> we have had a nice stretch. >> if you're looking for more morning and traffic, join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on wbal-plus.

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