was hard for him to understand. he had to explain in more than once. he was fuzzy, he didn't focus real well. the treatment option included injection of a drug that would last months. the doctor described as a temporary castration. it also caused side effects. the doctor said some patients lose cognitive abilities, become forgetful, absent minded, develop an irregular heartbeat, and have feigning spells. back in september 2007, he faded during a breakfast meeting at the governor's mansion and had to be taken away by ambulance. under cross-examination, popular spot another opinion about his fuzzy mind. a diagnosis by neurologist found that his judgment was normal. was he able to make treatment decisions that doctors agree with? currie is charged with lying to

the fbi. the defense argues he was not thinking clearly because of the cancer drug he was taking. congressman is like to cummings testified -- congressman e. elijah cummings testified. he described currie as a straight shooter, a person i expect to tell the truth. a lot of that is based on his religious background. it is a defensive mechanism. i grew up in a very poor neighborhood. he was very disorganized, but a good chairman, because he was a consensus builder. she added that he was also an honest man with great integrity. however, under cross- examination, shipp acknowledged that currie did not acknowledge

his relationship with shoppers. >> a custodian from george fox middle school is charged with indecent exposure. he was arrested in pasadena. the suspect told police he was urinating but a 25-year-old victim says he engaged in a lewd act your window and was not fully clothed. further investigation shows the school was closed that day never know children present at the time of the incident. >> jurors listened to more testimony in the alleged murder for hire testimony of walter bishop. barry simms is live with details. >> the defense attorneys told the judge that their goal is to get the entire story out, but today, carla porter did not give them much help. accused of setting up a murder for hire scheme, carla porter is

taken back to the baltimore county detention center after testifying in a harford county courtroom. defense attorneys for walter bishop jr. called her as a witness. they are trying to prove to the jury that carla order pressured michigan to killing her husband. defense attorneys tried to ask border questions about the murder, including, were you married to william ray porter? she invoked her right against self-incrimination, saying i plead the fit. when asked, did you participate in a conspiracy to have william gray murdered? she again pleaded the fifth. matthew brown has already been convicted in the murder. daniel blackwell also testified. he is the former boyfriend of

carla borders 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? witten thousand dollars do it? he took it as a joke. another witness said carla porter asked him if he could get someone to handle some business about knocking re off. he said he would check around. the jury also heard from meaghan 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 left the courthouse. >> we are just not going to make any statements at this time. >> tomorrow the defense plans to call one of the other co- defendants, carla porter's sister. she has already been convicted

of first-degree murder for her involvement. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police in baltimore city have a murder mystery on their hands after a woman is found beaten to death in her east baltimore home. 43-year-old sherry montgomery canty's body was discovered in her home. lowell melser spoke with her family. >> baltimore city police tell us they have very little to golan after finding a 43-year-old woman beaten to death inside of this home in the 900 block of east 41st street. her family is obviously devastated over this murder. >> i am not sure as to what happened here or anything like that. all i know is that what did happen here, whoever did this needs to come forward and turn themselves in. >> per alex canty and the rest of his family, they are still coming to grips with the death of his wife, who was found dead

monday in her home in the 900 block of east 41st street. >> i got a call from my son and law saying that my grandson had called and told him that she was dead. >> police say was around 5:30 monday evening when they got the 911 call. montgomery canty 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, but police are not sure of a motive because there was no sign of forced entry. >> it appears there were some items disturbed in the home, but not really telling us what the motive may have been. >> as her family trust to put the pieces together, they have no idea who would want to kill person who did so much for her community. >> everyone in this block love my wife, wherever she is at.

she helps everybody. she feeds people and close people and does not mind stepping in to help people. she did not deserve this at all. >> police still don't have much to go on. if you think you can help, you should call baltimore city homicide. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the search is on for three men who burst into a home in dundalk this morning. police say the 28-year-old victim was attacked by one man while the other stole cash, jewelry, and electronics. police do not believe this is a random crime. >> last night's game was difficult to watch for ravens fans. >> i don't want to talk about it. they were favored to win against the jacksonville jaguars. rob roblin has details.

>> last night's game is the top of the town. ravens fans are disappointed. >> i cannot believe they got beat that that from one week to the next. >> that is a wait a lot of folks here fell. >> it was the worst game they have ever played. >> i like this so much, i went over and watched the world series. at least they had two teams there that were role-playing. >> it seems like everything that should have gone right went wrong for the ravens last night. all the breaks seems to go to jacksonville. >> that a bad record, but they are still a good team. >> they were overconfident. they lost five in a row, and blew it on national tv. >> there is a big joke flacco on

the wall at sport clips. >> they lost yesterday. they don't even want to see the rerun. it is always better when the wind. >> for minivans, it is not losing the game, it is losing on monday night football that is embarrassing. >> a little bit embarrassing agreed to jacksonville? come on. >> for all the disappointment, there are some vans that take it all in stride. >> you never turn your back on the baltimore ravens. >> you are still a fan? >> i am from baltimore, of course. >> it was not shut out, they did score. i am still hanging in there. i am not worried about them.

>> it was tough. that brings us to our ravens text question for the day. what surprised you most about last night's game? text the a letter if you found the lack of offense most surprising. text the letterb if you thought the ravens look flat on monday night football. text the letterc if you surprised herself by turning off the game at halftime. most found a lack of offense most surprising. >> it looks like baltimore will be added to the list of counties getting help from the government after hurricane irene. we'll have details on that straight ahead. >> how the texas governor wants to change the tax code. >> a beautiful day today with lots of sunshine in blue sky,

but there are changes moving in this direction. there is some rain in the forecast. 63 at the airport, 66 downtown.

>> texas governor rick perry unveiled a new tax plan to boost the economy. >> this is happening as his republican rivals remain a top the polls. nikole killion has more. >> you have heard of herman cain 9-9-9 plan. now rick perry has his own number for voters. >> this is the size of what we are talking about right here. >> rick perry is pitching the new tax plan with the post card in south carolina. >> each individual taxpayer will

have a choice. you can continue to pay your taxes, as well as the accountants and lawyers under the current tax system we have, or you can file your taxes on this postcard. >> the texas governor calls his proposal cut, balance, and grow. a 20% flat tax on individuals and businesses. >> there are some elements of the plan republican voters will be interested in. they will like the fact there is not a sales tax or value-added tax in the plan. >> critics charge it is a giveaway to the wealthy. >> he needs something to try to help him regain momentum. his team thinks this project proposal will help him do that. >> a poll shows parry is down to fifth place among his republican rivals. herman cain is ahead of mitt romney 21%. >> the polls are showing that herman cain is not just a blip

on the radar screen, that there is more to it than that. >> governor perry says polls will go up and down, but says he will keep working. >> baltimore will receive federal aid following hurricane irene. ortiz said the city and county would be added to the list of jurisdictions that were declared disaster areas for public assistance. the declaration included dozen other counties. officials can apply for funding for debris removal, repair of roads, bridges, and buildings. fema will fund 75% of the cost per eligible repair work. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the 25th day of october, just two months until christmas. we are working our way through fall rapidly. a warmer than normal day, 68 at the airport, 69 at the inner

harbor. the normal is just 64. the record high was not even 80 degrees. 77 was the warmest 23 of october we have ever had, back in 1931. just over 2 inches of rain, going back to 1872. that goes back to the beginning times of official whether records in baltimore. 64 down around charlottesville virginia, 65 at richmond. almost 60 up in boston. we are on the warm side of an approaching weather system that is starting to produce some cloud cover to the north and west. showers up around lake erie and scattered showers up in new york state. basically clear skies from baltimore south and east and it will stay that way for a few more hours. it will be chilly by morning, 43-50 degrees. this weather disturbances headed to the north. it will move up toward new

england and on that track it will drive this front across the area tomorrow night into thursday. until the frontier, temperatures will be relatively mild, but we will expect a temperature drop heading into friday and the weekend. the farther in the afternoon ago, the better chance for showers, especially to the west in the mountains. on thursday, most areas across central and northern maryland will get a couple of scattered showers, but this is moving quick. it is out of here by friday and we will get back into some sunshine friday. a chilly end to the work week on friday. scattered afternoon showers tomorrow, but only a 20% chance of rain tomorrow. southwest winds on the bay at 10-15 knots and waves of 1-2 feet. the for the west to go tomorrow, the more rain showers will be around -- the farther west you go tomorrow. on the eastern shore, decreasing

clouds, 20% chance of a shower tomorrow and 69. 66 degrees with scattered showers on thursday. on the lower eastern shore, mild with sun and clouds mixed, but then a chance for a shower on thursday. the late-season hurricane rina is down in the caribbean, the sixth hurricane of the season. it looks like it may become a problem for the yucatan peninsula of mexico. 110 mile an hour winds at the center of hurricane rina. it could become a major hurricane as it makes its approach toward cancun sometime on thursday. it could head up toward south florida or the florida keys towards late week or early in the weekend. the insta-weather plus seven-day forecast, 20% chance of an isolated shower tomorrow. a better chance for showers on thursday, but it clears up with

breezy conditions friday. cool and 54 and the rain will pass by to our south and east saturday. real football weather on sunday, sunshine and 56. >> this is 11 sports. >> suddenly this season has become one of extremes. all take back a month ago, on the road in st. louis where the ravens put together the single biggest offensive performance in team history against the rams. in week 7, last night in jacksonville, the worst half of offensive football this franchise has ever seen. a 12-7 loss to the jacksonville jaguars. first quarter, ray rice with a fumble, his first fumble in the regular season. the jaguars recovered the ball at the ravens' 34, and right out

of the gate, they are knocking on the door. the ravens defense was up for the challenge early and late last night. a fumble at the 1 yard line. the jaguars could not believe it. mclean recovers it and the ravens keep the points of the board for the deck boards. the only points in the first half came from the jacksonville scobee.josh jacksonville had a 6-0 lead. fourth quarter, the ravens trailing 9-0, they got one score with 2 minutes and two seconds left. a five-or touchdown pulls the ravens within 2, but the onside kick was too short. put their jaguars and another touchdown situation where the

ravens could not win with a field goal. the intercepts and seals that, 12-7. the ravens lose for a second time to team with a losing record this season. the ravens record falls to 4-2. the search for offensive solutions is very much underway. >> the first seven or eight drives without a turnover. it is hard to get a rhythm or get a tempo when you cannot get a first down. we just never got ahead of schedule. you still have to convert on third down. we did not convert. when you don't get first downs, it is hard to get any kind of tempo going. >> we will continue our conversation on wbal radio and wbal plus. you can join us at the end of tonight's newscast on debbie

rowe radio. you can see our -- on wbal radio. if you are looking for a redo, guess what? the ravens get one. this coming sunday, they face another 1-5 team, the arizona cardinals. stay with us, the forecast is straight ahead.

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>> a beautiful day, after a horrible loss. >> we can look forward to another nice day on sunday. it will colophony will be great football weather. brain -- it will cool off and it will be great football weather.

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