a car, wounded, and put down by authorities. it has been a gruesome roundup for deputies, ever since tuesday night, when they discovered menagerie mayhem. >> we had an hour to an hour and half of daylight when we arrived on the scene. officers found animals running loose outside of the fenced area. >> the animals included banco tigers, leopards, lions, leopards, wolves, and monkeys. schools in the area are closed and warning signs are on the roads. >> there is a bear and a lion out. >> the owner of the farm released them all, and even disabled their cages to make sure they could not be used again, then committed suicide. >> i honestly believe he did not feel he needed to live any longer. it is sad. >> the sheriff's said his

department received dozens of complaints from neighbors about the wild animals over the last several years. once the work out, the sheriff said there was no way to take them back in alive. >> this is not an everyday house cat or dog. these are 300 pound tigers. >> be sure of did the right thing. >> authorities say thompson had the necessary permits to only animals, but we do not know if releasing them was meant as a final act of kindness or cruelty. of the 45 animals released, all of them have been killed, except one missing monkey. that includes 18 tigers. there were eight exotic animals kept inside the farmhouse itself. they have been shipped off to the columbus zoo. >> for the latest on the situation, head to our website,

wbaltv.com, as we track what they can do to make sure it does not happen again. >> a man accused of having sex with young boys, and there may be more victims. police tracked down brandon sukeforth after parents noticed suspicious text messages between him and their son. the parents realized they had been having sexual relations since september. the victims identified are now 13 and 14 years old. brandon sukeforth uses a facebook profile with the name baryden -- brayden clark. >> police continue their search for a man they say raped a 13- year-old girl in east baltimore in a vacant building. the man is believed to be in his 40's. the girl was walking home monday night along caroline street when

the man forced her inside, and she had to climb up wooden scraps to escape and get help. neighbors say they are worried he will attack again. how does a 23-year-old woman who graduated with honors from loyola university end up dead at the bottom of a trash chute at the park charles apartment? >> that is what people are asking after emily hauze s body was found sunday. this is the same trash chute where another body was found last year. >> unfortunately, no definitive answers yet, but according to emily hauze's linkedin profile, she graduated from loyola university last year and has been working as a reading teacher since. it is a mystery how she ended up in a dumpster. three days later and still no answers in the death of emily

hauze. her body was found at a trash chute at the park trawls apartment. this is the second body found in the same spot in just over a year. last august, a man's body was found there. the medical examiner ruled the cause of death as undetermined, but said he died from multiple injuries. that case has remained open, but police did not suspect foul play. after the discovery of emily hauze's body, police say they have no plans to revisit that case. a resident invited us to see the trash chute. they do not see how a person could accidentally fall down. do you think it could have been an accident? >> i do not think so. you could not fall inside it. it is nearly impossible. >> i think it is really hard for anybody to accidentally fall in

that. it would take an effort. >> pleasdo not want to comment on camera and tell the medical examiner makes a ruling on cause of death. they have not found any link between the cases, except the location of the bodies. residents think there is more going on. >> i think they do not believe what happened, actually. >> according to the coroner, the autopsy on emily hauze has been completed, but the results have not yet been released. >> meanwhile, autopsy results for a teenager found dead in lansdowne will take up to six weeks. baltimore county police are investigating the murder of ryan jackson, found on saturday after he had been missing several days. no information on a possible suspect or motive. anyone with information should

call baltimore police. tonight, the montgomery county state attorney may consider the death penalty against a man charged of killing his estranged wife. curtis lopez is also suspected in the death of his stepson. the body was found yesterday. his mother was found stabbed to death in her home. >> baltimore county police are trying to determine why they say a woman stabbed her boyfriend late tuesday night. it happened just before midnight along the 300 block of lord byron lane. the man is expected to recover. he was taken to sinai hospital. his girlfriend is behind bars on assault charges. all lanes are clear on the beltway after three accidence snarled traffic for much of the morning, one involving five cars. baltimore county police are still investigating the accident. the five-car accident did cause

injuries, but police are not releasing how severe. >> another wet day in the mid- atlantic region, and still some showers moving through, slowing down the evening rush hour in spots. most rain around baltimore is light, but there are heavier showers coming out of virginia, and the possibility of thunder this evening as those storm's track our way. this is a double-barreled storm, along the mountains and the coastal area. 60's and 70's around the mid atlantic. cooler in parts of north carolina and back into the ohio value -- ohio valley. that means gusty winds are on the way. good news is the rain should be out of here and the forecast looks brighter toward the middle and end of the week. more in a few minutes. >> debate raged in the house as republicans attempted to amend

the governor pay for redistricting map. >> the state voted in favor of the new boundaries yesterday. >> the house passed the measure 91-46. all the republicans voted against it. that is not a surprise. five democrats joined them. >> republicans standing in opposition to the governors redistricting map offered a few amendments, but they all failed. the congressional boundaries would have created three minority-majority districts. it preserved the republican- leaning sixth district. >> the district in baltimore city -- compact, contiguous. a very good map. >> republicans emphasized how their plan created more minority representation. this prompted a challenge by an african american delicate. "we will see how concerned you are when other minority issues

come up in the house." the comment prompted a chorus of "hear, hear." >> i urge you to follow not the letter of the law, but the spirit of the law. the letter will always kill you. it is the spirit that gives you life, and this state needs life. >> one republican expressed concern that the census figures included illegal immigrants, which would make the boundary unfair and unlawful. >> was the subject of non- citizen non-voters brought to the attention of the committee? >> is also spurred debate. one republican delegate said this is a war against rural maryland. >> people in my community are hurting. they are asking not to be split. yes, we do have one of the largest cities in maryland in our county.

but we are associated together as one county. >> the difference between the way people think in montgomery county and garrett county is night and day. i worked in montgomery county for three years. i cannot wait to get back home, where my values are. >> the map keep 70% of residents in the voting districts they have now. because the house corrected some typos in the legislation, the senate has to sign off on it, but the special session is scheduled to end tomorrow. >> in national politics, how the has it changed the republican race? that is the question about the debate in las vegas. herman cain is shown rising, rick perry falling. but some say he turned it around last night. >> i am going to give the american people a huge helping

of unbridled truth. >> governor rick perry is still talking texas tough. >> it meant you lose all of your standing, from my perspective. >> his attack on mitt romney left rick barry's supporters saying "finally." >> you stood here as one of the american people and did not tell the truth. >> the front runner in national polls explaining why he got rid of a lawn care company that hired illegal immigrants. >> you cannot have any illegals working on our property. i am running for office, for pete's sake. >> it provides questions about romney's character. >> can conservatives pressed him to fulfill the positions he is espousing? does he believe in anything, or is he simply an opportunist? >> how about herman cain? his 9-9-9 proposal got hammered.

>> 80% of americans would pay more in taxes. >> cain pulling first in south carolina in the pre-debate survey, and first in florida, virtually tied with romney and far ahead of perry. but last night was fiery. the gop race seemed sure to reshuffle again. some republicans were reprocess is so messy it is making president obama -- worried the process is so messy it is making president obama look better as the alternative. >> interesting debate. the fda says it knows what is beyond the most deadly food borne illness in u.s. history. >> it broke out at a colorado farm. >> 3 common driving mistakes when teenagers get behind the wheel. what parents need to know.

>> schoolteachers in training. new at 5:30,

>> federal prosecutors are suing kernan hospital, saying it

faked malnutrition inpatients and improperly billed medicare. the lawsuit seeks $1.60 million for each false claim. the university of virginia medical system says the organization has been in discussion with prosecutors for how it coded patients with normal attrition. >> the fda says that deadly list area outbreak in cantaloupes was probably caused by pools of water on the floor and hard to clean packing equipment at a colorado farm. they say contamination at the farm is likely to blame for the outbreak that killed 25 people and sickened 123 more. the fda says jensen farms had recently purchased a used equipment that was corroded and hard to clean. the u.s. is making headway in reducing the cost of heart failure over a decade, trading

risks like hypertension. it has led to hospital stays fallen by 30%, saving billions of dollars. there are several types of heart pumps, but a device currently up for fda approval could help small children as well. eric edwards has the story. >> and bobby arnold has seen more than his fair share of doctors, going with a heart defect that causes -- that requires three surgeries to fix, but his little heart could only handle the first two. doctors put bobby on the transplant list, where most children wait for months for a donor heart, but most of these young patients do not have that time. doctors have had to put children on an invasive machine that act like a heart and lungs. >> these are children confined to bed on a ventilator, heavily sedated and on a blood thinner, with a technology that is only

good for a week or two. >> it does not help them prepare for major surgery. this doctor is the head of pediatric heart surgery at duke hospital. he was part of a clinical trial for a part that takes over. patients with the pumpkin stay on it -- with the pump can stay on it for weeks, and can move around. this is the only device available to treat children waiting for a new heart, but it is not fda-approved. doctors have to get permission from the agency each time they want to use the heart in a child. they have the device flown in from germany. bobby had the berlin heart implanted in february and was healthy enough to have a transplant in march. >> without it, he would not have lived. >> not only is he living -- he is thriving.

erica edwards, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a malaria vaccine that could save the lives of millions of children in africa. it was tested on 15,000 children and found to protect half of those who got the shot. while 50% effectiveness is not as good as the researchers would like, it will still have a huge impact. it will be used in combination with mosquito nets and indoor spraying. if it seems your teenager excels at school one quarter and struggles the next, it could be normal. university of college -- university college of london tested iq in teenagers and found it rises and falls as the brain develops, correlated with changes in the brain. if verbal i.q. improves, there is an increase in brain matter in the area of the brain that

handles speech. >> now, your forecast, with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> showers have been on the radar screen continually in some areas. the western part of the state drier than the eastern parts. in hagerstown, it is fairly cloudy, but no rain. south of baltimore, heavier showers out of virginia. perhaps thunder mixed in as we go to the evening. we could hear a little thunder mixed with the showers as they trekked through. two parts to the storm. one is over the valley, and one of the cost. the high pressure will move into more morning. the rain has been in separate bands. one goes across the western suburbs, and one is in eastern delaware. showers have been coming out of virginia, trekking towards pennsylvania. look how bright it is.

no rain that we could measure today. definitely concentrated in the central and eastern part of the state. 58 at ross bird and 54 in oakland. where temperatures are in the low 70's, there is a potential that thunder will break out early tonight. we may have showers until 11:00 or midnight. by dawn, it is expected that drier weather will move in from the south and west. the skies will try to clear a little bit. as the clouds break, that will help some low-level fog to form. showers should taper off. partial clearing as we had past midnight. when shifting to the southwest. overnight lows shipping to 48 degrees near dawn tomorrow. the ohio valley is associated with low pressure, which will pull away from the region tomorrow. strong high pressure covers most

of the west of the country. that should move in beginning tomorrow and hang with us into the weekend. the timing looks nice. the skies clear tomorrow. a partly cloudy afternoon. the mountains will hold onto clouds. they will keep hanging around. some showers lingering tomorrow, mixing with snow tomorrow night into friday. western maryland will not be as clear as the central and eastern part of the state, thursday and friday. statewide, we expect high- pressure and a nice looking weekend. west wind gusting to 25 mph tomorrow. the emphasis goes from lane to wind as the storm departs. on the bay, small craft advisories. southwest wind at 20 knots gusting to 30 -- gusting to 35 at times. they may get a little snow mixed with showers thursday night into

friday. afternoon temperatures in the low to mid-40's, with nighttime temperatures into the 30's. skies should clear up along the eastern shore. a little bit of wind tomorrow, but nice looking whether that should last into the weekend. lows in the 40's and sunshine is on the way the next couple of days. low 60's friday and saturday. los into the 30's some the morning. we may see a sprinkle try to move our win next monday. >> is it monday yet? wishful thinking. >> as the ravens had to jacksonville, a preview with everything you need to know before the upcoming game. >> the trial of dr. conrad marie resumes. the prosecution on his final witness. soon, the defense lays out its case. >> the senator currey bribery

trial continues.

>> a judge in california revoked

lindsay lohan and's -- lindsay lohan's probation after she failed at her community service. the judge stressed she has violated the terms of her probation repeatedly during the last several days -- several years. her own next court hearing has been scheduled for november 2. the prosecution rests its case in the conrad murray trial. what could make or break the case -- a video showing the proper way to give anesthesia. >> a 60 break in the trial. the prosecution -- a six day break in the trial. the prosecution expert was back on the stand. the prosecution played a portion of a video out winning the proper way to sedate a patient.

court was delayed because schafer's father died, and to give the defense time to review a new coroner's report that found a smaller amount of lorazepam in michael jackson's system than the defense had been climbing. >> he swallowed eight 2 milligram pills. >> shaper's testimony is expected to echo other experts. he said giving propofol to help him sleep amounts to medical negligence. >> i hope from my testimony people understand that when they are given these drugs by people who know what they are doing, they are good drugs that can be safely given. >> the question is whether it is gross negligence or simple negligence. the prosecution is going to concede there was simple negligence. >> dr. murray's attorney says he

is holding up as well as could be expected. >> it is a tough situation. >> the defense will call more than a dozen witnesses, including an expert and detectives who questioned dr. murray, hoping to create enough reasonable doubt. if convicted, he could face up to four years in prison, but may not serve any time. prison overcrowding and lack of funding in california means many nonviolent criminals are sent to jail, where they may get less time or get released. in los angeles, wbal-tv 11 news. >> millions of social security recipients are about to get a pay raise. >> the first increase in benefits since 2009. >> it is teenager driver safety week. if you have a new driver in your household, results ofho

>> kernan hospital -- live. local. latebreaking. watching wbal-tv 11 news. >> new tonight, college students hoping to land teaching jobs are among thousands of graduates heading to the job market, but are some more prepared than others? public school teachers are losing jobs across the nation, but that has not been the case in maryland. >> that is due in part to competitive programs.

our education reporter joins us in the newsroom with more. faire fall teachers' jobs is in a few days, and eight districts plan to show up with contracts in hand. >> ♪ 88 the apple ♪ >> the art teachers in training from the university. the jobgetting on training at a baltimore county elementary school. every year, more than 500 interns are placed in schools across the state, where they try to get a leg up in the competition, using what they learn in the real world. >> in the classroom, some strategists do not work with certain students and you have to go a certain way. you have to differentiate. >> i think you have the preconceived notion that you

already know how to do it, but then you have to apply the skills you learn. it was a big jump. >> preparation before graduation is key to getting hired. >> part of what we have to do is a killer with students to make sure we can fill the needs of the school system. >> the school systems will tell you that support is crucial, on campus and in the classroom. >> i have a professor or supervisor from the university. they have the mentors at particular schools, all working together to home at the skills they have learned. >> it is a combination of the believe will pay off for students hoping to land that first job. >> the jobs fair is set for friday at the sheraton, for students who will graduate in december. >> here is a look at some of our

other top stories. sheriff's officials are confirming that just one animal, a monkey, that escaped from a wild animal park on tuesday is still on the loose. there are 17 lions eight bears, and 18 bengal tigers killed. the owner of the animal farm apparently left the cages open and then took his own life. a man is accused of the sexual abuse of two young boys. parents noticed suspicious messages between brandon sukeforth and their son. they had been having sexual relations. the victim's -- victims are 13 and 14 years old. brandon sukeforth used a

facebook profile with the name brayden clark. foundhauze's body was sunday at the bottom of a trash chute in an apartment building downtown. another body was found in the dumpster in august of last year. police are waiting for autopsy results. for parents, teens learning to drive can be frustrating and terrifying. >> and with good reason. new statistics show the first month for a new driver is critical. jennifer france cobe has details. >> during a rainy rush hour, gabriela roberts navigates the streets of mount washington. she has been allowed to drive unsupervised for about a month now, a nerve wracking experience for mother and daughter. >> i am a little more secure if they are in the car, because they will tell me if i am doing

something wrong. without them, i have to be hyper aware of everything. >> it is scary. it worries me a lot. >> for good reason, this is national teenager driver safety week, an effort to remind parents to teach safe driving after their teenager is driving on their own. a newly licensed driver -- in the first month, 15% are more likely to get into a crash than after a year behind the wheel. >> 3 common mistakes -- failure to yield a vehicle, failure to reduce speed, and distraction. >> not surprisingly, teenage drivers drive differently when their parents are not around. >> you do things you know they would not want you to do normally. >> like what? >> going a little faster. >> parents should set limits and continue driving lessons with 13

major even after they get their license. gabriela has family roles she must follow. >> come home early. no headphones. no answering the phone. >> every time i leave the place i am leaving from, i call and tell them i am leaving. when i get to my destination, i call them and let them know i got there. they will not let me drive in the snow or heavy rain. >> not yet, anyway. but they agree it is better safe than sorry. wbal-tv 11 news. >> we hope you will make the promise to not drive distracted, and watch the innovative ways young drivers are learning save techniques, on wbaltv.com. the case of four disabled adults locked in a basement continues. >> this may be one of the first cases prosecuted under a new federal hate crime law.

>> a hair dryer left running kills a baby. the tragic story is just ahead. >> a fellow senator testifies in the senator currey bribery trial in federal court.

>> protests in the greek capital turned violent after new austerity measures were imposed by the government. at least 1000 people marched through central athens. while most protests were peaceful, crowds outside parliament crashed with police, throwing molotov cocktails and rocks at security forces. >> covering the nation, the fbi is taking a closer look at a social security fraud case involving victims' knocked -- locked in a basement in philadelphia. it may be one of the first prosecuted under a federal hate crimes law. the suspects were allegedly kidnapped -- the suspects

allegedly kidnapped four disabled adults so they could cash the disability checks. >> the northern california baby is dead after police claim its mother fell asleep holding the infant in one hand and a hair dryer in the other. the 29-year-old is charged with felony child endangerment after she fell asleep with a running hair dryer pointed toward the baby. the child had medical problems, but officials say the baby died from heat. >> with the iphone 4s filling shelves, you might think you would get decent money for trading in your old phone. >> why you may want to invest in the latest version. >> you have a day left to cash in on good deals on major airlines. straight ahead in consumer alert. >> we will talk about the ravens getting a chance to face a

rookie quarterback. will they have a different approach because it like adams has seen them before? >> the weather is coming up.

>> a senator testified in favor of his colleagues. coming up at 6:00, find out which senator took the stand in federal court in favor of ulysses currie. in annapolis, the house passed a new congressional redistricting map, but it is not yet ready for the governor'

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jacksonville to face the jaguars. it may be the perfect showcase for the defense, because they will take a shot against a rookie quarterback. the players did their best to slow down that hype. >> the ravens already have wins this year. mark sanchez is an established quarterback. this week, they get a rookie in jacksonville. some might expect them to be licking their chops, and they might be. but if so -- >> it is no different than any other quarterback, especially for what we try to accomplish. it is about as executing. if we can cause some problems for them, it is all right. >> it is the same as any quarterback, if it is tom brady. i have to do the same thing. >> i cannot imagine a better campaign when it comes to respecting your opponent. >> he was a first-round pick for

a reason. he has a big arm. >> and he has tossed eight touchdown passes in each of his starts. the steelers held him to 109 yards on 26 attempts. the game plan is clear. >> before we can think about the quarterback, we have to try to be great players. >> baltimore last intercepted a rookie quarterback. >> nothing special. we are in the middle of the season. we have not accomplished anything. >> a new target for the ravens, part of their big picture. covering the ravens, pete gilbert, tv 11 sports. >> this was taken during a

purple evening. and here is a grandmother showing up on game day. we are looking for your best ravens pumpkin. send your photos to u local. >> now, you're weather forecast, with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> rain off and on throughout the day. it looks as if it will continue for several days. as early as tomorrow morning, we should get to the end of this. the latest round coming through the mid-atlantic, mainly the central and eastern parts of the state. but we are not done with it yet. there are decent showers to our south, maybe thunder coming out of the carolinas that will work north. a lightning strike showed up in western pennsylvania an hour ago. that has been tracking toward lake erie. you could hear thunder as the storm system begins to consolidate over the mid-

atlantic, then slowly pulled away during the day tomorrow. so far at bwi marshall, half an inch. the temperature is above normal. even with the rain, normal is only 66 degrees. still relatively mild from the mountains down to the coast. a touch cooler in western maryland. clouds and showers continue until midnight. then skies would clear. we may see some clearing, although a little fog may also come. the ground is moist. east wind shifting to the southwest. lows 48 to 55. you see clouds associated with one area of low pressure. these become one big strong storm. that will pull north and work toward eastern canada. you can see there is drier air down here. right now, it is going to take a

little while for our skies to clear out. afternoon temperatures -- these are the current ratings. 47 in kentucky. nashville at 46 degrees. cooler air is wrapping around the low. the sky is clear. it will be when the tomorrow. partly cloudy in the afternoon. it turns colder tomorrow night into friday. snow may mix in in the mountains. high pressure over the weekend, and everybody should enjoy some sunshine. tomorrow, the wind will be the factor. high temperatures back to normal, 62 to 67. gusts to 35 knots on the bay. western maryland will cease no mixing with the rain as the temperatures stay -- will see snow mix in with the rain as the temperatures stay low. there will be sunshine, but

gusty winds tomorrow. in ocean city, when could gust to 60 mph. sunshine in abundance on saturday and sunday. cool temperatures. partly cloudy. maybe a sprinkle monday. >> in tonight's consumer alert, social security payments are expected to rise for the first time in two years. the federal government announced a 3.5% increase, tied to the consumer price index. it will take effect in january, the first increase since 2009. inflation was too low to trigger a raise. the trade in and resale value of the iphone 4 fell dramatically after the 4s was launched. before, it would have fetched $400 on ebay.

now, it is not much more than $275. google has unveiled the first new version of the air android operating system. it could potentially attract more developers and customers to the android camp, which has fewer applications available than apple. the launch was delayed as a courtesy to steve jobs. the galaxy nexis will launch globally last month. you have 30 hours left to bank on a good deal when it comes to air travel. from now until the end of tomorrow, southwest and airtran are rolling out very low prices. $35 one-way, $95 roundtrip. flights lower than 1,000 miles

or $60 each way. very good deals. >> could you say all of that again? >> do you have a talk to later? plan man cain's 9-9-9 could raise taxes. did not mitt romney employment illegal immigrants? we will fact check the republican debate. >> the body of a 23-year-old loyola university student is found in a dumpster.

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>> all of us can probably remember the joys of blowing bubbles when we were young. most of us have grown out of that stage. some have not. for one man, that is ok. for the last 27 years, he has been mastering the art of blowing bubbles. he has a show in new york and has impressed people around the world. he brought his show to baltimore. >> this artist is known for the amazing things he does with bubbles. today, he brought his show to the baltimore hippodrome for a special audience. ♪ he is a world-renown of bubble artist. today, over 600 children and their families, it impacted by autism, got a special show.

for these children, there is something about bubbles floating through the air that is fascinating. >> pure joy. pure exultation, excitement, and consultation. there have been many shows where we have watched him and not known how much he is getting. when he is in the bubble show, he gets every minute. he gets the music, the lights, the bubbles. >> that are baubles of all shapes, all colors, and all sizes. for fan yang, this is the kind of audience he loves to entertain. >> i love to do this all around the world. i think providing something different, something that will make people happy -- i think they will also remember. >> last year, the hippodrome foundation said these special shows are a privilege to put on.

>> we have a commitment to helping families in part by optimism. this is one more example. -- families impacted by autism. >> on broadway, the show is called "a gazillion bubble show ." for these kids, it is something they will remember for a long time. wbal-tv 11 news. >> that is very cool. here is a look at what is coming up at 6:00. >> the house joins the senate in passing the governor's redistricting plan. what is keeping him from signing it? the answer straight ahead. >> the center curried bribery trial continues in federal court. -- the senator kirby -- currie bribery trial continues in federal court.

>> how a university graduate ended up in a dumpster. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> the house passed a new congressional redistricting map, but it is not yet ready for the governor's signature. it may be possible to create a redistricting map that pleases everyone. the plan stirred controversy. >> the house passed a measure by 91-46. david collins is live at the state house with the details. >> the governor's map certainly irritated republicans, who tried and failed to change it. ve democrats joined their efforts. the redistricting map is the most vilified document of the special session. some complained voters will need a gps system to find their representatives. an editorial complained it an editorial complained it looked like a french