[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good afternoon, everyone. we begin with breaking news. baltimore county police are clearing three accents and the

antelope of the beltway. we were over the seed -- three accidents in the interloop of the beltway. we are over the scene. one may be a police vehicle. we will bring you more information on this back up as it becomes available. our big story is the surge continues -- the search continues for a rape suspect. >> around 9:00 p.m., a 13-year- old girl was walking past his house alone when she spotted this man on the sidewalk. >> he grabbed her from the neck and pushed her down. >> you step on the sill and you

drop. he pushed for appeared >> pushed her until she fell about 8 feet to the solid floor. this man heard panic screams. >> i heard somebody screaming, "please, help?" >> he did not understand what was happening. he felt sick when the police came after . >> the police camera around an hour or an hour-and-a-half after. >> those close to the victim tell us that the attacker said he had a gun and then he raped her. the assault left the high school student battered. according to those who know her, once the rapist climbed out of the house, the grohl stack of old wood scraps to escape and get help. >> -- the girl stepped up old wood scraps to escape and get help. >> of the rapist is described as a black man, 50

years old. those rallying around the victim are worried that he could strike again and are more concerned about how the 13-year-old will recover. >> we will see that she get help. >> this latest assault comes on the heels of a baltimore city police announcement that the department is investigating more rape cases this year. 200 the six rapes were reported in the first eight months of 2011. -- 236 rapes were reported in the first eight months of 2011. the city has launched a new campaign called "rape is not your fault." call police and take advantage of free counseling. and now we have an update to a story that was breaking news

yesterday. medical examiners are now determining the identity of the body of a young boy found near clarksburg and frederick road. police believe that the body may have been that of mclean. they have been searching for him since thursday when his mother was found dead in his germantown home. his father is waiting extradition from north carolina. he is now the prime suspect in williams' death. >> we have soggy weather in place for much of the morning commute. now as we had to the lunch hour, most of us have gotten a bit of a break from the rain. but there is a new area of rain coming in from the southwest. it is just west of d.c. right now. it looks like that will hold together as it moves north. we're not completely done with

the rain. an area of low pressure is still in place across the state. that is heading north and east as it comes out of the ohio valley. >> baltimore city police are investigating an overnight shooting in east baltimore. the incident happened in the 700 block of north carolina street around 2:00 a.m.. it 24-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the leg. they have no suspects or motive to the case. police are also investigating a shooting in southwest baltimore. officers responded to the 3200 crestman street.and st a great vehicle approached the victim before firing and fleeing the scene. in the meantime, please have a man in custody in connection with the shooting in charles village earlier this month. dwayne licoy is charged with shooting a 22-year-old man.

that was back on october 6. the arrest comes one day after the neighborhood residents met with city officials to discuss concerns about rising crime in the charles village area. the debate got heated last night in cincinnati. -- in sin city. >> this is one night when i hope what happens in vegas does not stay in vegas. >> the latest gop debate was in las vegas last night and the candid this came out swinging. >> i want someone appear willing to cut something, something real. >> herman cain to the brunt of the early attacks for his 999 tax reform plan. all of his rivals called it a tax increase . >> are you saying that the state sales tax would also go away? >> no.

that is an apple. we are replacing a bunch of oranges. >> then they fired a shot at met ronnie. >> your plan was the basis for obamacare. >> his response was that he would repeal the president's health care law. >> i have said again that obamacare is bad news. >> romney and rick perry also turned on each other. perry accused romney of hiring illegal immigrants to work at his home. >> the idea that you stand here before us and say that you are strong on immigration is on its face the highest of hypocrisy . >> mitt romney denied the charge. >> i do not think i have ever hired an illegal in my life. >> jon huntsman stayed in new hampshire, boycotting because nevada decided to move up its caucus. >> a new study shows that medication may not play a role in thbirth defects.

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ohio are on the hunt for several wild animals. they were released from a nearby animal preserve. there are precautions now in place to keep residents said. >> authorities said they think they're down to three animals unaccounted for. only three. a mountain lion, a grizzly bear, and a monkey. the others have either been killed by sheriff's deputies overnight or a day were living in the house in this man's house. most of those are small monkeys, primates. just this morning, a bindle tiger was killed. they tried to sedate it -- a bengal tiger was killed. they tried to sedate it, but it head out into the woods. >> if the animals look like they were going out, they went down. we cannot have animals running loose in this county. the sheriff did the right thing. i know animal rights groups are given me calls right now.

what was i going to do with tigers and lions and leopards all lose. >> terry thompson, the man who owned this animal refuge killed himself with a self-inflicted wound. they now believe that he is the one who released the animals. they are now turning to investigate what his motive is, why he did this, as they now move into the compound once the animals are taken care of. >> that is quite a story. covering the world this afternoon -- archaeologists say they discovered the first fully intact biking burial site on the british mainland. they believe the site is more than 1000 years old. the viking inside was buried with an ax and a decorated sword. artifacts suggest he was a high ranking viking warrior. still to come, meet a tiny dog

with huge determination. how she gets around despite her paralyzed back legs. >> they help them out until the got the transplant. without it, he would not live. >> the new device that could give hope to sick newborns across the country. >> we have seen rates so far, but a new round of rain could come with some thunderstorms. we will be tracking this storm system in the forecast after the break. here's a look out doors right now. now.

>> check of this amazing little dog. meet trixie. she is a chihuahua that has paralyzed back legs. she was brought into a animal shelter after being spotted by drivers scampering down a road.

the had a hard time finding her a home because of her unique requirements. a group of researchers say they have succeeded in making a malaria vaccine. that is encouraging news for thousands of children in africa. each year, there are more than 200 million cases of malaria and almost 1 million result in death. the new vaccine was tested on 15,000 children and protected about half of those who received the shop. while the effectiveness are not as high as they would like, it will still have a huge impact. for best results, it should be used in combination with other anti-malaria tactics, like mosquito nets and indoor spraying. women with high pressure are more likely to give birth to babies with birth defects, regardless of the drugs they take. studies have shown that is inhibitors could increase the risk for birth defects.

but a new study of 4000 mothers shows that the risk for defense was the same for mothers who didn't use any drugs to treat their high blood pressure. now it is, those who suffer from heart failure have a lot of options to keep their hearts beating. but be -- but children with the disease only have one, and heart transplant. now the fda is evaluating a new device that could keep children alive longer while they wait for a donor. >> bobby has seen more than his fair share of doctors feared he was born with a heart defect that required three to surgery to fix. his little heart could only handle the first two. >> his heart function declined progressively. >> doctors put bobby on the transplant list where most children wait an average of four months to a donor heart. but many of these young patients do not have the much time. in the past, doctors have had to put these children on an invasive machine that act like a child's heart and lungs . >> these are children or

patients were confined to bed on a ventilator, heavily sedated and on a blood thinner with tabaie technology that is only good for a week or two at moat -- with a technology that is only good for a week or two at most. >> this is the chief of pediatric heart surgery at duke hospital. a mechanical heart takes over the job of pumping blood through the body. children can get out of bed and eve regular food. and they can stay on for weeks. >> 90% of the children survive enough to get a transplant or until their hearts recovered. >> it is not fda-approved. doctors have to get permission from the agency each time they use the heart device. they haven't flown in from germany. bobby -- then they have it flown in from germany. bobby had the device and was healthy enough to get a heart

transplant in march. >> he would not have lived . >> not only is he living, but thriving and ready to tackle toddlerhood. >> hope they continue to make strides there. the fda advisory channel recommended the approval in july. representatives say they're working as quickly as possible to come to a senate decision. >> it was a very soggy start to the start of the day. in some areas, there was an inch of rain just in the morning. overall, it looks like the raid took a break during the lunch hour. most of the status and pennsylvanians looking dry right now appeared look at that new area of rain that has come in through the northern tier of virgin and just west of d.c. it is moving up toward the north and east. as i zoom out on the reader,

there is substantial rain in virginia. some of it falls apart as it heads into maryland. but this is the trend we have been talking about. although you get a break from the rain, you will not stay dry all day long. keep your umbrellas ready. this is almost like a nor'easter, what we would expect in the wintertime. but this time wenit is bringing rain. we could be most of the day without son, and with the rain, temperatures cannot warm appeare. this is a secondary storm system that will hold west of the appellation. as we head into the weekend, we will see temperatures drop below the 60's. for now, we're calling for mostly dry weather this weekend and we're looking forward to that.

we will be back in a few minutes with another look at the forecast. >> sending a letter is about to get a little more expensive. the u.s. post office is hiking of the price of a stamp again could the price will go up to 45 cents starting january 22. that is a 1 cent increase. they launched more than it -- they lost more than $8 billion in 2010 and that loss will likely be worse when final figures for 2011 are released next month. if your schedule is clear this week, you may want to pack your bags and take to the skies. southwest and bear trend offering extra cheap airfare. they are basing their prices on travel trends. passengers can get round-trip tickets as low as $95. up to $1,000, it could be $65 each way. but you better hurry.

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game. you have an 8 for starters, followed by a 5. your next number is 9. and your last number is a 1. 8, 5, 9, 1. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> we have a check of the forecast. >> absolutely. it looks like more will be heading into the area. with the rain, there is the threat of thunderstorms. the area is sitting over this. some of them could be on the strong side. we cannot rule out any severe weather. we could have heavy downpours and maybe even some hail. that is something that we will be keeping mind. it will be mostly cloudy. jessup thunderstorms muscle throughout the evening and part of the night. -- mostly thunderstorms

throughout the evening and part of the night. breezy tomorrow as well. we are seeing a dry trend as we head into the weekend. we will stay in the low-60's after being in the 70 posca last couple of days. we're getting back to the typical fall-like weather. >> thank you. thank you for joining us for 11 news that the nation. join us tonight at 5:00 p.m. have a great day.

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