finding a 43-rolle woman beaten to death inside of this home in the 900 block of east 41st street. her family obviously devastated over this murder. >> i am not sure as to what happened here. all i know is that what did happen here, whoever did this needs to come forward. >> alex canty, almost at a loss for words after his son found his wife dead inside their home in the 900 block of east 41st street. >> everyone in this block love my wife, wherever she is at. she helps everybody. she does not mind stepping in to help people. she did not deserve this at all. >> police say was around 5:30 monday night when they got the 911 call. she was found with severe trauma to her head and would end up dying on the scene.

neighbors told police she ran a small candy store out of her home for the children in the neighborhood. police are not sure of a motive because there was no sign of forced entry. >> we just don't know if she was targeted or if it was some sort of argument that escalated, or if it was an attempted robbery. >> her family is baffled as well, saying she had no enemies and was a positive member of her community. >> i have never known her to have a beef with anyone. >> police still don't have much to go on. if you think he can help, you should call baltimore city homicide. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore county police are investigating an early morning home invasion in dundalk. investigators say around 2:00 a.m., three men armed with a handgun broke into a home. a 20-rolle man was at home at the time and was attacked by one of the suspects before he fled the scene with cash, jewelry,

and electronics. police believe the home was targeted and it is not a random act. baltimore county police are asking for help as they search for it to back armed robbers. investigators say the men in these photos both displayed handguns. authorities are looking for two men in their 20s, each about 5 feet 10 inches tall and one had a heart shaped tattoo under his left eye. you were asked to call metro crimestoppers if you have any information about this case. >> woman accused of hiring walter bishop jr. testified at bishop's trial today. defense attorneys trying to show carl porter was relentless in trying to find someone to commit the murder. barry simms is live in bellaire tonight. >> carl porter is expected to go on trial next year. she did take the witness stand

today but did not tell jurors very much about her alleged role in the death of her husband. accused of setting up a murder for hire scheme, carla porter is taken back to the baltimore county detention center after testifying in a baltimore court room. defense attorneys for walter bishop jr. called her as a witness. they are trying to prove to the jury that carla porter pitch -- pressured bishop into killing her husband. william ray porter was shot three times and had. the defense attorney tried to ask carla porter questions about the murder, including, were you married to william ray porter? she said i plead the fifth. when asked, did you participate in a conspiracy to have william ray porter murdered? she again answered, i plead the fifth. jurors heard from matthew brown, who has already pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

he also invoked the fifth amendment when asked about his involvement in the killing, as did her nephew. daniel blackwell also testified he is the former boyfriend of carlo porter's the daughter megan. he said that she kept asking him to kill her husband, saying how much would it take just for you to kill him? would $10,000 do it? he took it as a joke. he asked -- said she asked him about getting someone to knock him off. the jury also heard from her daughter, meghan porter. she testified her mother was being abused by her father but pleaded the fifth amendment when asked if she conspired with her mother to have her father killed. her attorney would not comment as he and his clients -- as she and her client left the court room.

tomorrow the defense plans to call one of the other co- defendants, carlo porter's sister, who has already been convicted of first-degree murder for her involvement in the crime. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the jury selection resumes today in the murder trial for a woman charged with killing a co- worker in a bethesda shop. she is accused of attacking 30- year-old jane murray inside the store and then tying herself up to make it appear as if they had been attacked by intruders. the trial is expected to last about eight days want to get underway in montgomery county circuit court. >> charges for indecent exposure. he says he was urinating, but the 25-year-old victim has a different story. she tells investigators engaged in a lewd act near her window in pasadena. the school was not open on the day of the incident and no

children were around when it happened. a harford county community remains on edge tonight as police search for the person who reportedly tried to lure a teenage boy into a van early monday morning. the 14-year-old was heading toward a bus stop when he says a black man with dark tinted windows pulled up and a man threatened to hurt him if he didn't get inside. anyone who can help in this investigation is urged to call the harford county sheriff's office. >> rescuers continue to search for signs of survivors tonight underneath all the rubble and southeastern turkey. >> it has now been two days since the 7.2 magnitude quake hit, and people are still being pulled out alive from the rubble. hours after a two-week old infant was pulled alive from the rubble, rescuers were able to free her mother from the same platen building. the mother had been pent next to -- the father was also

trapped in the rubble but it was unclear if he survived. >> hundred still missing and thousands are displaced from their homes, turning panic into anger for many. people grabbed for blankets and other surprise. survivors say there is not enough aid or shelter. a tent city has been set up at a stadium and as many as 15 family members are sleeping in one small tent. the death toll is expected to rise. the bodies of the deceased are being taken to local mosques and families are now planning funerals. >> for ravens fans, last night's dismal performance on offense was tough to watch. >> gerry sandusky joins us live from owings mills tonight. the fans were left speechless over last night's performance. >> we have all had home paying projects there were more interesting than the ravens offense last night in

jacksonville. it was a historically bad performance. they went through the entire first half without a first down. that has never happened in franchise history. they did not get their first first down until into the second half. the first quarter, maurice forces a fumble at the 1 yard line. the ravens defense stands tall and keeps the jack morris out of the end zone. this was a game about fundamentals. joe flacco with a sack and a fumble. 5:15 left. mark this one on the calendar. ray rice picks up the first first down of the game. the ravens were down 9-0. joe flacco gets into the end zone and there is hope, 9-7. the defense could only look on

frustrated because on the final possession, joe flacco over the middle and intercepted. truitt:steps in front of the ravens final hole and they go down 12-7. there's a search on for answers to find out what is wrong with the ravens offense that a month ago set a franchise record and last night could not pick up a first down. >> we are not going anywhere. you cannot play the way we played tonight on offense. we all know we got our butts and did to us. >> we played on high emotion. they kept it simple. jones had 30 carries and his backup had maybe 15 carries. it baffles me that ray rice only had 10 carries. >> bad football.

most of the game. for about a three-minute span there, we played all right. >> the loss leaves the ravens with a 4-2 record. no longer in first place in the afc north. it is not often in the nfl that you get to redo. the ravens lost on national tv to a team with the one and five record. they get to play this sunday at home but team with a one and five record when the arizona cardinals come to town. gerry sandusky, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the rough lossmaker a tough night -- tough night and even tougher day for the fans. game is the talk of the town, and are ravens fans upset. the front page of the baltimore sun says it all. and night to forget.

the breakfast crowd had plenty to say about last night's game. >> they should have been prepared. they knew there was a team that was coming for victory, and they should have been ready for them. >> embarrassing, a little bit, yes. to jacksonville? >> with a playing last not, or they just having fun? i don't think they were all together. >> whenever we play the hard teams, pittsburg, the jets, we are up for it. whenever we have a team that has a losing record, we have a problem. i don't know if it is our preparation or their preparation getting ready for us. >> it was one of those games when nothing would go right, especially on offense. no matter what they tried, it didn't seem to work. at the end of the first half, the ravens had not even gotten a first down. >> i have never seen a team with no first downs in the first half. that is amazing. >> there are lots of ravens

stuff for sale, but the place looked in deep. >> when they win, it is really busy in here. when they lose, you can see by the looks of and how it is today. >> there was one ravens customer in a buying mood. karen says everyone has a bad day. >> it was not shut out. they did score, so i am still hanging in there. still buying stuff, absolutely. i am not going to give up on them. >> touchdown, baltimore. >> that brings us to our ravens text question for today. what surprised you most about last night's game? did you find the ravens lack of offense most surprising? were you surprised -- did you

surprise yourself by turning the game off at halftime? standard text message rates will apply. we will reveal the results of our poll tonight on 11 news at 6:00. >> some new research may support the claim that you might get sick after taking a flu shot. we will explain in our medical alert. >> some local nonprofits may be getting the help they deserve. >> we have enjoyed lots of sunshine today, but there are clouds on the horizon and some rain in the forecast. rain in the forecast.

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>> a man is recovering to 9 after falling into the inner harbor. happened around 2:30 this morning. rescuers pulled a man from the water and he was turned over to paramedics on land. he is said to be in stable condition. there is still no word on how the ended up in the water. >> a federal advisory committee has recommended boys get vaccinated against hp the, the most common sexually transmitted disease.

researchers say the vaccine can prevent mouth, neck, and able cancer in men and prevent cervical cancer in women by stopping the spread of the virus. insurance companies will likely pay for the vaccine, which costs hundreds of dollars. a new study of just being -- says just being overweight could met your annual flu shot less effective. among those vaccinated in 2009 at a clinic, researchers found about half the obese patients had a fourfold decrease in antibody levels 11 months later. only a quarter of help the way patients had that much of a decrease. under blue shot near you on -- find a clear shot near you at

wbaltv.com . it stars lurking in the body and detected before it sends us to the hospital with a heart attack. >> this is not just a disease of old people. >> the study looked at people with no known heart disease risk factors. through mri scans, researchers discovered many of the test subjects had fat surrounding their internal organs. an early warning sign of atherosclerosis. >> we now see or childhood obesity, less exercise, more young people with diabetes. i think we are going to see a higher rate of heart disease. >> experts say regular checkups, a healthy diet, not smoking, and

exercise are ways young adults can take control of their long- term well-being. >> researchers say a simple measure of waist circumference was able to indicate if study participants had higher levels of internal fat. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a very nice october day to day with a good deal of sunshine, blue skies, temperatures about normal for this time of year or maybe a little warmer than normal in some spots. the satellite composite shows that maryland is still enjoying a nice evening. little bit of cloud cover sneaking into the far western part of the state. most of maryland under clear skies. chilly 40's in the early morning into the 60's throughout the afternoon. we still see temperatures across the state ranging from the mid- 50's in oakland and frostburg to

the mid and upper 6000 baltimore. currently 68 degrees in downtown baltimore. the futurecast shows a little bit of cloud cover coming in from the west over night. anywhere from clear at times to partly cloudy later this evening and chilly temperatures from 43 in the outlying suburbs to about 50 at the inner harbor. the wind has been brisk draft the afternoon. what is clear right now will become cloudy as we head into tomorrow. all associated with another part of the same front. the western end of it is redeveloping. low pressure over iowa will be tracking for the lakes and dragging this front in our direction. it looks like we will stay on the mild side for the next day or so, but once the front its past as, it will get chillfor friday into the upcoming weekend. tomorrow, increasing cloudiness and a better chance for a couple of light showers.

about a 20% chance around central maryland, slightly better chance in the western part of the state. it should remain dry during the day tomorrow on the lower eastern shore and down to the coast. on thursday as the front start dragging through the area, showers become more numerous and more likely. friday it looks like the system will get off the coast and clear out. we will see some sunshine and temperatures will drop heading into the end of the week. increasingly cloudy skies for the day tomorrow with scattered afternoon showers and a high of 66-71 with that southwest wind coming in at 6-12 miles per hour. water temperatures in the low 60's. western maryland has a good chance of some rain tomorrow. 59, and the showers will linger into thursday. western maryland will be wider than the central and eastern parts of the state. on thursday, the rain chances increase, and that includes the

eastern shore from elton down to cambridge. partly cloudy tomorrow, or clouds in the afternoon, 68, and then scattered showers, but only a 30% chance around ocean city on thursday. a late season hurricane to talk about. this is hurricane rina, a category 2 hurricane, not too far from cancun. it looks like it may be a problem for cancun in the next couple of days and perhaps her up towards south florida over the next two days. we will give you the official hurricane track for hurricane rina. here in baltimore, scattered showers possible late tomorrow into thursday. most of the day tomorrow looks dry and mild and then showers are likely on thursday. much cooler friday, and saturday temperatures may not get out of the upper part -- of the upper 40's. it looks like it will clear up in time for the ravens to come home and get back in the win

column. >> there is positive thinking they are as far as the ravens. still ahead, days after nearly losing it all, actress lindsay lohan is raising more eyebrows. >> it looks like she will be bearing at all. >> of 43-year-old woman found beaten to death in her east baltimore home. i am lowell melser. i will have the story coming up.

>> lindsay lohan will soon be baring all to the world. it is reported she will be posing nude for a million dollars. the news comes just days after a judge revoked her probation for failing to do court mandated service. >> testimony in the involuntary manslaughter trial against michael jackson's doctor stopped almost before it started. >> it was the defense's first full day of testimony. >> janet jackson was back in court after canceling several

court dates in australia. >> i am feeling really, really busy. >> testimony was delayed when the witness told the judge she was feeling ill. after a 30-minute break, lee testified about how she treated jackson with nutritional supplements to help him sleep, but jackson beg for propofol. >> he said i am telling you, the only thing that is going to help me to sleep broadway, can you fill up -- right away, and can you help find someone to help me get to sleep? >> you indicated to michael jackson, i understand you want a good night's sleep. you want to be knocked out, but what if you don't wake up, correct? >> yes. >> lee said she refused to give

propofol, and so did defense witness allen metzger, a longtime friend of michael jackson who treated him for 15 years. >> did you ever give michael jackson propofol? >> never. >> expert said the defense is trying to show michael jackson had a serious problem with prescription drugs. >> they are making conrad murray look like the victim. but some experts say the defense strategy could backfire, as dr. murray appears to be the only position to a minister jackson's request for propofol. the judge has blocked the defense from any questioning about jackson's $40 million contract saying it might be too confusing for the jurors. >> it is going viral on youtube. >> some are saying, what was he thinking? why the campaign is not backing

down. >> the names of the jurors in the casey anthony trial are being made public after a cooling off. >> the walk to benefit autism speaks is getting big support from the harford countyou

>> live, local, late-breaking. 11 news at 5:00 in hd continues now. >> new tonight at 5:30, the relatives of a columbine high

school shooting victim brings and anti violence message. more than a dozen students were murdered at columbine high school. tim tooten is live in the newsroom with more on his mission. >> rachel scott is at the center of the anti-bullying campaign. she was the first person killed at columbine high school after two per classmates went on a shooting spree in 1999. more than a decade later, her message of kindness is impacting students across the nation. >> his name is larry scott. he is an old love rachel scott, who was one of the victims killed at columbine high school. -- he is an awful of rachel scott huss -- an uncle of rachel scott. >> if it can happen there, it

can happen anywhere in this country or even around the world. >> scott share video clips from the shooting an excerpt from rachel's got sick diary, just days and hours before she was killed. his goal is to start a chain reaction of kindness. >> i know that it was really what happened, and i am going to try to make a difference like rachel did. >> the bullying and how they work name-calling before they actually shot the kids and how they just said the stuff that they thought. >> rigell scott lost her life, but the not the dream -- rachel scott lost her life, but not the dream of finding the good in all people. >> they really want to get this out and they want to change the world, as rachel wanted to do. >> you should be nicer to people all the time and always be showing your best. >> the school administration

hopes the assembly will help students see the value of nt bullying programs. >> anything can happen anywhere at anytime, at any place. what i want the children to know is that a random act of kindness or a kind word can change somebody's got for their action or the way they react to their situations. >> a second assembly is set for tonight in bellaire at this ann- margret elementary school campus. that meeting starts at 7:00. >> protect your children and bullying by downloading have to report incidents in english and spanish. there is a link to rachel's challenge, all on wbaltv.com. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories. police are investigating the murder of a woman in east baltimore. the woman was found by her son,

beaten to death inside their home. she was found suffering from severe trauma to the head. the motive is unknown and police do not have much to go on. or testimony today in the murder for hire trial of walter bishop, the man accused of being the triggerman in the death of gas station owner wayne porter. today porter's wife carla took the stand. she invoked her right against self incrimination and pleaded the fifth. fire officials tell 11 news fumes made kids sit this morning. two children taken to johns hopkins for treatment but we are told they are expected to be okay. hazmat and fire crews were on the scene about 11:00 today. >> trying to revive his badly slumping campaign for the republican presidential nomination, rick perry today

proposed what he hopes will be seen as the most conservative income tax plan announced so far. >> he wants a 20% flat tax rate, and the rich would not get a huge break. >> he needs to win back conservatives, texas governor rick perry is floating a plan to radically cut taxes. you pay what you pay now. >> a small card and a low, flat rate, 20%, even for the rich, who could now pay 35%. >> taxes would be cut across all income groups in america. >> since the early 1900's, the more you make, the higher your rate. polls say most agree the rich ought to pay more, but perry does not. >> i don't agree with that. my idea is to have a flat, simple tax. >> he would cut corporate taxes

to 20%. to try to rebuild his campaign, his support has plummeted to 6% in today's "new york times" poll. perry lost -- he told john harwood why he is reviving the issue about barack obama's birthplace. >> it is fun to poke fun at him and say let's see your grades and your birth certificate. >> perry is also promising social security and medicare reform, allowing younger workers and even states to opt out. proposals rick perry hopes will grab him attention. rick perry need conservatives not willing to embrace mitt romney to give him a second look. >> and herman cain campaign ad

posted on his youtube page has generated some heat. he takes a puff from a cigarette. a spokesman says he has had lots of feedback from viewers who founded hysterical. the spokesman says he is glad to see it is getting so much visibility. >> or jobs are on the way in the shipbuilding and repair industry as the state finals more than $60 million into the u.s. coast guard. senator barbara mikulski said she secured the money for other projects. the goal is to replace the aging systems making certain rescue missions easier. she says it means more jobs and maryland. >> the coast guard motto is always prepared. that means that all of our ships

need to be fit for duty. >> the coast guard employees sick about military personnel and more than 500 civilian workers. >> to lead, an all-out manhunt in northern texas. >> police say a serial rapist is targeting alumni from a college sorority. >> developments on the campaign trail. we take a look at presidential candidate rick carey's new tax plan and whether it will be able to boost his ranking in the polls.

>> the search for a missing kansas city baby is entering its fourth week. lisa's parents live together, but she's still married to another man. tonight we are hearing from him for the first time. shawn bradley has a 5-year-old son with his estranged wife, deborah, but says she has always been a good mom.

after an exhaustive search of the urban house, experts say there are signs that it was a home where the children were well cared for and loved. >> you see the hand print and footprint of baby lisa. they are very proud of their child. this all suggests a family unit that cares about this little girl. >> this time, police say they still have no solid leads. for the first time since casey anthony was acquitted of murder, the names of the jurors in the trial or public. the court's release their identities after a cooling-off period ordered by the judge when the trial ended in july. the 12 jurors and three alternates were selected from pinellas county because of concerns about pre-trial publicity near orlando. the jurors found casey anthony not guilty of killing her 2-

year-old daughter over the summer. >> authorities in texas think there is a serial rapist targeting alumni women from the same college sorority. authorities have launched an all-out manhunt. they are releasing a surveillance video after an 11- month string of violent attacks. the man is preying on women in their 50s and 60s who were members of the delta sigma theta sorority. >> we will explain what is behind this puzzling of aurora and find out if we will ever see it again. >> a few clouds approaching from the north and west, but so far it has been a beautiful fall day. there are changes coming in. right now, mild, 65 at the airport and 68 downtown.

>> the victim's wife took the stand in a murder for hire trial of walter bishop. attorneys grilled car lot porter about her role in the death of her husband ray, but her answers left nothing more than questions. congressman is elijah cummings was owned -- on the stand in the corruption trial of state center ulysses currie. we'll have these stories and much more whe

>> if you have not seen a phenomenon yet, take a look. a stunning visual showed that has everyone talking. what is it? it turns out the show was caused by laura borealis, the northern lights. because of an odd weather phenomenon, it is turning up in

the south. some experts report it will continue, and more people might catch a glimpse four more nights to come. >> an explosion on the surface of the sun sends out what is called a car ronald massive injection. -- coronal gas injection. -- mass injection. it is the northern lights, farther south. last night it was strong enough to get down into the mid atlantic and the ohio valley. i don't think it will be out there tonight because the activity on the face of the sun has quieted down in the past 12 to 18 hours. we are in a period where sunspots are quite active. it could happen again. we will keep to alerted if we get notification that another

one of those sunspots' explodes like that again. today in baltimore, we had some nice sunshine. 68 degrees at the airport, 69 at the inner harbor. the normally 64. the record high today, not even up to 80 degrees. the warmest it has ever been on this particular day is below 80 degrees, so you know we are headed to cooler months. the record low was 28 in 1962. 2.22 inches is the most it ever rained on this day, and that goes back to 1862. a little bit of cloud cover is approaching from the north and west, but skies are mainly clear from baltimore down to ocean city. it warmed up nicely into the 60's to near 70. we are holding in a mild pattern. 63 in cambridge. around baltimore, just a couple of degrees warmer. tonight we will see a little more cloud cover coming in.

that might hold the temperature up a few degrees. 43-50 is the temperature spread by don was southwest winds at 5. the front stretching from i would down to parts of kansas into the southern rockies. that will be dragged across our region, but not until thursday. tomorrow, more clouds and maybe an afternoon shower. the farther west to go, the better chance you have of getting wet. the northern portions of the state will see a few scattered showers and the front will move off the coast and it should clear up nicely as we head into friday. behind that front, it will get chilly. afternoon showers are possible, but only a 20% chance around baltimore. they water temperatures are in a low 60's. in the tropics we still have to watch storms developing. this is a late season hurricane, hurricane rina sitting down

there in the caribbean just to the southeast of cancun by about 300 miles. winds up to 110. this is expected to be a category 3 hurricane moving toward the yucatan peninsula. the problem is this thing could turn up through the southern gulf and make its way toward the florida keys or south florida as we get into friday and saturday. it should be a lot weaker by then, but still, a major hurricane heading toward cancun and maybe going east toward the florida keys over the next four or five days. hurricane season does not officially end until the end of november. a 20% chance of a late afternoon shower tomorrow. 60% chance on thursday, clearing out, breezy, cool weather on friday. rain developing to the south and east on saturday. we have a 30% chance here saturday with a high of only 49. it doesn't like it will clear up

in time for the ravens on sunday. -- it does look like it will clear up in time for the ravens on sunday. >> the maryland emergency management agency is making federal aid available for baltimore city and baltimore county, adding them to the list of maryland jurisdictions that were cleared disaster areas. that means they can apply for funding for emergency services relating to the hurricane. the mill will funds and the 5% of the calls for eligible repair work. >> you might be able to cut your winter heating bill by as much as 5% this year. natural gas customers will be paying about 30% less to heat their homes this winter season.

the company expects a drop this year because winter is supposed to be less severe and demand for natural gas is dropping. officials predict the bill for those who heat their homes with electricity will also drop. prices could be stabilizing in some hard-hit portions of the country. the biggest drops in atlanta and los angeles. prices will likely fall again once banks resume foreclosures after delays. the office of the controller says the federal government will send letters informing some homeowners of their right to ask for review of possible mistakes and possible restitution of foreclosures. nearly four 0.5 million homeowners will get those letters starting next month.

largeste nation's mortgage companies will have reduced. the remedies will vary. mark your calendars. the global shipping giant is expecting more than 70 million packages to be shipped and is gearing up for shipping frenzy. they are adding 20,000 temporary workers for the season. >> in a trial against senator ulysses currie, congressman eli to cummings takes the stand. >> the harford county state attorney's office is supporting a walk to benefit autism speaks because of one special little boy. i am kim dacey and i will have more on that coming up. [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? pnc virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other financial information.

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>> the annual what now for autism speaks is at the m&t bank stadium. kim dacey has more. >> henry matthias schepp is a loving 10-year-old boy who likes music and swimming. he was diagnosed with autism six years ago. >> how many programs we put him through, how much therapy we have gone through with henry. that helps to a certain degree, but at some point you realize there is no cure for this disorder. >> now looking for a way to

raise awareness and money for autism research, henry's family started participating in the wall now for autism speaks event. >> one of the things henry lust to do is play the drums. so the team "hank rocks"was born. the team has taken on a life of its own, gaining support at henry's father's work place, which happens to be the harford county state's attorney's office. the family encourages people who have the t-shirts to take pictures wearing them wherever they travel. >> we put the tour dates on the back of the t-shirt. >> the movement of stretches beyond the annual walk to include other fund raisers to support autism speaks.

>> it improves the quality of life for henry and for his family members and people affected by it. >> after this year's what, they estimate they will have raised more than $35,000 for autism speaks. >> that is all for us it 5:00. here's a look and what is coming at new at 6:00. >> congressman cummings takes the stand. details coming up. >> she is considered the other prime suspect. carla porter's testimony in the murder for hire trial of walter bishop jr. >> the family of a woman found beaten to death inside her east baltimore home speaks to 11 news. i am lowell melser. that story is coming up. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00.

>> the doctor for state senator ulysses currie and a longtime congressman took the stand in his federal corruption trial. that is our big story tonight at 6:00. the senator's physicians detailed a cancer condition and side effects. >> what is the latest at the courthouse? >> so much medical detail was provided, it seems the only thing the defense did not get from currie's position was a doctor's note excusing him from any wrongdoing. dire medical testimony by his treating physician made senator ulysses currie ought to be a dead man walking. just before christmas 2007, he was diagnosed with the highest, most aggressive rate of prostate cancer you can get. the doctor said he had trouble comprehending his medical condition. the doctor sit