>> occupy baltimore has grown and grown, but now the city says it is time to scale back. i am jennifer franciotti. >> city officials hope things don't escalate to this level. what caused police in one city to break up the right heot gear. >> i am kate amara in washington with a plan the president will announce today. >> clear skies today but some clouds are on the horizon. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> and i'm stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> i think the rain will hold

off until 4:00 p.m. most of the day will be ok. we will get up to 70 today. 54 degrees at the airport. the clouds are starting to thicken up. increasing clout with a chance for some rain late this afternoon and into tonight. a high temperature near 70 degrees. it will cool off as we head into the beginning of the weekend. first was a component to kim. >> -- first we say good morning to kim. >> liberty road, we have a crash in randallstown. watch for possible lane closures. as far as the harrisburg expressway is concerned, we're looking good heading down south to the beltway. live drive times show we're up to speed on the major roadways. in the northeast corner, 11

minutes. no problems. 10 minutes on 95 southbound between the beltway and 32. looking good. this is the west side of the beltway at liberty road. building in volume but no delays to speak up. this is 95 in the white marsh area. southbound traffic is looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. good morning. >> thank you. city hall is now saying enough is enough to the occupied baltimore protesters. >> the city wants to scarle back the size of the protests at mckeldin square. jennifer franciotti has more. >> they are hoping to avoid a standoff. an activist told me this morning they're looking forward to an open dialogue with city officials. the mayor's office supports free

speech and the right to demonstrate. they say this area is not a designated campground. the movement started about three weeks ago and has grown. they have organized a city of sorts with sleeping quarters and a porta-potty. is a live-in demonstration -- there is it livent demonstration. city officials are done with all this and they say this is taking over a prime part of downtown real estate. there would provide active this with tent shelters during the day. >> there's a general issues of safety. it will get colder and how we generate heat and prevent people from getting sick or frostbite. >> some of the folks say they just want to be heard. they are fed up with corporate

america. some say they represent the 99%. others say, take off your people suit. they are caring the maryland flag with them, trying to represent how they feel about what is going on in america today. they have been very nice to us at the tent city and say others have been nice to them as well. police officers have been bring them coffee and doughnuts. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a standoff out west in oakland turned violent as police used tear gas. please attempted to clear the park of protesters. the confrontations continued throughout the day and into the night. police arrested 97 people. no reports of any injuries from the skirmishes.

police arrested nearly 50 protesters in atlanta. the order the protesters out of the park saying they were creating a dangerous situation. none of the demonstrators resisted as there were carried off by officers --a as they were carried off by officers. >> a man is recovering after being shot in the face. this happened on tuesday night. the victim was shot in the chin is in stable condition. family is searching for answers in the death of 43-year-old sherry montgomery-cantey. chris son of founder been to death inside her home on monday evening. police and relatives are struggling to understand why she was killed. >> it appears as if there were some items disturbed in the home, but not truly telling us

what the exact motive may be. >> everyone in this block loved my wife, wherever she's at. she's a good person. she helps everybody. she'd feed people, she'd clothe people. she dosn't mind stepping in to help people. she didn't deserve this at all. >> anyone with information should call city police. ." >> police are searching for three suspects in connection with a home invasion in dundalk. this happened around 2:00 a.m. on tuesday. police believe this was not a random attack. the suspects made off with jewelry and electronics. testimony continues in the trial of walter bishop, the alleged triggerman in the murder for hire scheme. his attorney called karla porter to the witness stand on tuesday. she's the alleged mastermind in the plot to kill her husband. defense attorneys tried to ask

her about her role. convicted, bishop could get the death penalty. >> president obama remains on the road and in denver is expected to lay out a plan to help ease the burden of student loans. kate amara has that story. >> the president will go around congress with this plan, which the white house says come said no additional cost to taxpayers. in denver today, president obama will reach out to americans struggling with student loans, and he will do it by executive order, bypassing congress once again. the administration says, with this move, millions will be able to consolidate their loans and lower their payments. >> for those who are in school right now, who'll be coming out and able to have taken advantage in the year 2012, they will get that 10% discretionary income cap on their student loan payments. we're talking literally about

hundreds and hundreds of dollars every single month. >> the announcement comes during the president's three- day western road trip to raise campaign cash -- >> hello, san francisco! >> and promote his jobs plan. >> we cannot wait for an increasingly dysfunctional congress to do its job. >> republicans are responding to the president's new catch phrase. >> yeah, we did hear the president, that he could not wait. this country cannot wait for him to get off the campaign trail. >> house speaker john boehner insists republicans have taken action. he blames the democratic senate. >> we've got 15 bills that are sitting over in the united states senate, 15 bills that are part of our plan for america's job creators. >> there are new figures out today which show the cost of college is at an all-time high. the college board says average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public schools are up 8.3% from last year. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> a state commission has approved a plan to increase maryland's gas tax. calls for a 5 cent a gallon hike a year for the next three years and is expected to raise more than $800 million for the state's transportation fund. b.g.e. officials say customers can expect to see prices about 5% lower than last winter. those figures could change if the weather turns colder than expected. federal >> health officials recommend boys get r vaccinated against the hpv virus. the cdc remains all 11-and 12- year-old get inoculated.

>> hpv is spread by skin-to-skin contact. of the ways that it can be spread. but any skin-to-skin contact can potentially do that. >> some parents object to the idea of vaccination. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think of the cdc recommendation to vaccinate boys as well as girls against the hpv virus? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:10. 48 degrees on tv hill. shares of a popular local stock is plunging on wall street. >> some truly amazing stories of survival emerging in turkey. >> a big change coming to coca- cola. we're changing and how -- why

they are changing and how. >> i'm playing dress up this morning. wilshire recent items that were donated

>> good morning. we're back with live view of the skycam. 56 degrees downtown. a bit cooler into the suburbs. we have mostly dry weather. we will get to the forecast in just a bit. i'm having so much fun. i'm in ruth's closet.

this is a charity here in baltimore. this is a great store. people donate items with a sullen as well. you're all benefiting this event. why did you guys come up with the concept one great thing? >> to come up with the opportunity to support the house of ruth and our efforts to help battered women and their children be safe. everybody can find one great thing to share and it becomes even more valuable in passing along. so ruth's closet is all donated items. we have wonderful committee support. we have a boutique in our shelter so that our clients get great things. >> the event starts tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. and runs to the weekend.

it is located on reisterstown road. we'll talk more about the items. let's check the weather. showers west of us as a storm system approaches from the west and will be heading in this afternoon. we will go back to tony in the weather center. this was doted by the first lady of maryland and this is one of the items for sale -- was donated by the first lady. >> that is cool. we're wasting time on the weather. thank you. i'm sure she will show you more clothes coming up. we have a cloud cover this morning but it is dry. 45 in parkton. take a light jacket to start today. it will be close to 70 this

afternoon. clouds are starting to thicken up. you'll probably see some sunshine to break through to start the day. clouds will thicken up and the rain will catch up to us. you can see some showers coming across western pennsylvania and back into ohio. this is drifting down towards maryland. this is still a good distance away from us. i think we'll get through most of the day as dry. may be under way home from work you will see some rain. high pressure is producing a southwest wind and moving across ohio. it will be nice and mile today. this front will move across baltimore and into southern maryland tonight and into tomorrow. that means a good chance for rain on thursday. the temperatures will drop off. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for rain late this afternoon.

upper 60's and low 70's. temperatures drop back into the upper 40's and low 50's. a good chance for rain tomorrow with a high temperature near 60. we'll get a break on friday. rain showers likely again on saturday and in my be cold enough for a few snowflakes to mix them. it should clear up for the ravens game on sunday. sunshine with a high of 63 for a halloween. 6:17. >> good morning. we have clear that accident in randallstown. we have the report of a crash northbound on 95 in howard county just past 100. we will keep an eye on that. most of the major roadways, where up to speed. the harrisburg expressway, a 67 near padonia road.

66 on the northeast side of the beltway in the outer loop. this is liberty road. outer loop traffic is coming towards us. a bit of a delay from 795 down to edmondson. maybe a tap of the breaks. this is traffic in the area of white marsh. southbound traffic looking good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. some miraculous stories of survival out of turkey as people are still big found alive after being trapped for 67 hours. this baby was born a couple weeks premature and was pulled out of the rubble yesterday. also, a schoolteacher and a university student. the baby's mother and grandcmother were also rescued.

nine police officers in trouble with the law. fbi agents made the arrest yesterday. the group traffic more than a million dollars worth of illegal weapons and stolen goods like cigarettes and slot machines. eight of those arrested are current or retired new york officers. >> the backlash from netflix's price hike is hitting the company harder than expected. they lost 800,000 subscribers, is more than the expected $600,000. they raise prices as much as 60% for those who subscribe to the dvd by mail and streaming tv services. coke cans will be wearing winter

white this winter. this is part of a campaign with the world wide wildlife fund to protect the mascot, the puolar bear. shares of tier price are plunging on wall street. facebook is making friends in the nation's capital. -- shares of t. rowe price are plunging on wall street. >> spending on lobbying has slowed for some lobbyists. facebook has sent more than 900,000 to lobby congress during the first nine months of the year. that is more than twice what it spent on lobbying in all of 2010. investors looking at earnings from the defense giants lockheed martin and boeing.

sterday, stocks were tumbling. a key meeting discuss europe's debt crisis was canceled. quarterly results from ups failed to excite investors. the bloomberg maryland index falling on losses for the zero prit. rowe price. was a good day for under armour. leece selling well. i'm jane king for wbal-tv 11 news. >> 6:21. 48 degrees on tv hill. >> what happens next in the

conrad murray trial? >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers.

>> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have some debris on the north side of the beltway on the inner loop at charles street. the right lane it is block.

watch for delays. the report of a crash northbound i-95 in howard county. we are checking on that. looking at live at drive times. 11 minutes in the northeast corner. looking good i-95 between 100 and the beltway. six minutes despite the report of an accident. looking good all the way around. this is the west side of the beltway. a bit of a delay from 795 down to security boulevard. this is 95 in the area of white marsh. looking good north and southbound. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> we are looking good weather- wise police to start the day. it will probably change as we get into this afternoon. 54 degrees with a southwest wind at 8. there'll be a chance for rain after 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m.

i high temperature near 70. >> the defense continues to make its case in the dr. conrad murray trial today. >> yesterday the tearful testimony of a nurse practitioner forced the judge to delay the proceedings. >> janet jackson was back in court after canceling several tour dates to join her family as the defense presents its case. a nurse practitioner was first on the stand and testified how she treated jackson with nutritional supplements to help him sleep. refused to give him propofol. >> he said the oil think bill help me to sleep is that drug. can you find someone to tell me to sleep? >> she gave him a warning two months before he died.

>> you indicated, i understand you want a good night's sleep and you want to be "knocked out," but what if you do not wake up? correct? >> yes. >> there was testimony about the singer's health before his death, especially during a meeting in june of 2009. >> at a production meeting with michael and he seemed distracted and not focus on what we were talking about the collect his personal assistant said the pop star had been making regular visits to i a doctor. >> i asked if everything was ok. said he just came from the doctor's office. >> the defense is trying to say that the doctor gave michael the

drug. >> they are making conrad murray look like the victim. some >> say that strategy could backfire as conrad murray sees be the only physician to administer the propofol. >> 6:27. 48 degrees on tv hill. >> occupied baltimore is getting bigger and bigger, but now the city

>> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. we should enjoy the dry weather while it lasts. >> we will have some rain movement later today and into tonight. most of the afternoon will be fine. we will start in the 50's and wind up in the 70's. clouds will thicken up and the rain will catch up to us sometime after 4:00 p.m. we will check the seven-day

forecast in just a few minutes. >> it appears the occupied baltimore protesters have worn out their welcome in the eyes of city hall. >> will the protesters comply? jennifer franciotti is live with more on the story. good morning. >> they are not ready to comply yet. they are active this and have been there for the past three weeks and organize a small city of sorts. downtown baltimore's mckeldin plaza resembles a campground with dozens of protesters staging a live-in demonstration in support of occupy baltimore. for many, the movement is about denouncing wall street's role in the mortgage meltdown. >> since housing is not apparently a human right in this richest nation in the world, one of the points of being here is to make this a home that we can all be in all the time. >> but city officials are

apparently fed up with the tent city that has taken over this prime piece of real estate downtown. the mayor's office issued a statement on the matter that says in part, "city government is committed to protecting the free speech rights of baltimore's citizens and that is why any citizen is free to peacefully demonstrate at mckeldin plaza in accordance with established guidelines. mckeldin plaza, however, is not a campground, and overnight camping is prohibited." the city wants to scale back the setup to a single tent overnight, but would provide protesters with tent shelters during the day. >> there's also just general issues of safety, i think, with winter coming. it's going to get colder. how are we going to generate heat? how are we going to prevent people from getting sick or getting frostbite? and i think those are all really valid concerns. >> still, protesters balk at the idea of tidying up the area to make it more appealing to tourists or downtown business owners. > i would argue that the 40,000 row homes that are boarded up in the city are far more of a danger and an eyesore. >> i work full-time as a software developer. i have a master's degree. most other people that are here

do in fact work. there are some here who don't work and have been laid off from their jobs from a long term and are frustrated. >> i am standing here with one of the occupied baltimore members. you understand the city wants you to scale back. >> know. we want to scale things up. we want more people here. >> have a general assemblies and you have roughly 200 people here. >> every night at least 200 here. >> what does your sign mean? >> everybody is the 99%. 1% is the people who guideline. if you're not the 1%, you are the 99%. >> you want to keep things

peaceful. >> we are nonviolent. >> the activists are looking forward to an open dialogue and hope somebody from the government comes to their general assembly tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> a custodian in anne arundel county will not be reporting to work this morning after being charged with indecent exposure. 30-year-old jason beatty tells police he was urinating when he was picked up. a witness said he was partially in days in a lewd act -- and engaged in a lewd act. >> a powerful message against bullying from someone whose life was changed. larry scott is tone of the

victims -- is the father of rachel scott. he is sharing excerpt from his niece's journal. seem to resonant with the students -- is seen to reson ate with the students. >> i know what happened and i'm going to try to make a difference like rachel did. >> should always be showing your best. >> you can find out how to protect your children by downloading in english and spanish honor website, wbaltv.com. click on education alert. >> in connecticut, a proposal would change the date for halloween to the last saturday in october. this is an idea that is gaining traction.

>> is it a trip or treat -- it a trick or treat? moving hollowing to a saturday every year? could it be? >> my kids always end up with their father rushing home. >> it makes for a more relaxed event. >> it is just a proposal at this point. this year, halloween is on a monday. for some, this idea is a spooky one. >> the idea that we're spending time debating halloween rather than the real issues at hand. >> it is about a $7 billion industry. >> for some parents, it is eight straiga treat.

>> i think it would be nice to have halloween on the weekend. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have to break on the inner loop at charles street blocking the right lane. watch for potential delays if that debris is not cleaned up soon. the report of a creche on 95 in howard county. havre de grace, we have a deer that was hit. the major roadways for the most part are ok -- the report of a crash on at 95 in howard county. 895, in good. -- looking good. a jam back to the security boulevard. that is the latest on traffic

pulse 11. now we go live to ava marie. we have been waiting for reports all morning. >> great things happening here at ruth's closet and all benefits the house of ruth, a charity here in baltimore. 100% of the proceeds will help battered women. this runs tomorrow through sunday. they have incredible things. we'll get to the seven-day forecast. mild conditions today. a better chance for rain as we head into the afternoon. i'm getting ready for preakness. what do you think? >> definitely. she looks great. >> 48 degrees on tv hill. look at this creature. look at this creature. do you k [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money?

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>> a detroit elementary school is making headlines. this the kind of gentleman's club we're talking about. and after school program that teaches respect, responsibility, and reasoning. ins are taught how to dress neatly including how to tie a tie. a want to break the cycle of male responsibility and teach them to make better choices. there were 25 students last year and this year 80 are enrolled. >> a wombat is being nursed back

to health by workers on a remote ranch. he seems to be doing just fine. plenties and for educational purposes and for future breeding purposes in a couple of years. he can win anywhere from 40 to 68 pounds. >> it is a cross between a rabbit and a pig. >> 48 degrees on tv hill. still had come out your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> we have a disabled bus on i-

>> welcome back to 11 news today. 6:44. a man is recovering after being shot in the face in east baltimore. police were called to north spring street last night. the victim was shot in the chin. is in stable condition right now. police are searching for three suspects in connection with a home invasion in dundalk. this was around 2:00 p.m. on tuesday. police believe this was not a random attack. the suspects made off with jewelry and electronics. the homeowner was treated for minor injuries. first it was girls. now boy should be vaccinated against the hpv virus. is best known for causing cervical cancer. the cdc recommends all 11- and

toll-year-old get vaccinated before they become sexually active. some parents are against this. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of the cdc recommendation to vaccinate boys as well as girls against the hpv virus? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning.

kim dacey checking on your morning commute. we have that debris on the inner loop at the beltway on charles street. the right lane is blocked. we could see some delays. havre de grace, we have a deer was hit at superior and ohio street. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. you can see backing down from old court road down to edmondson. this is traffic in 95 at the fort mchenry toll plaza. number not at the toll plaza, a disabled bus -- northbound at the toll plaza. now we go out to ava. that is quite a hat. >> we're getting ready for one great thing at ruth's closet. this benefits the house of ruth

. what is so great is you got some prominent women across the entire state to participate. i'm here with karen and you are a volunteer. tell us about this jacket. >> this jacket came from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. you can see that she with his jacket when she had a meeting with former president jimmy carter. this is one great thing that the mayor is donating to support all the work that we do for battered women. >> that was so thoughtful of her to include a picture. the event begins tomorrow. you have a lot of prominent women that participated. you're the director of social enterprises. >> in addition to the first lady and the mayor, we have donations from judge holland, and from jessica, from lynn

brick. >> those are some big names and they've donated some great items. this is part of the sales event. i have winter gloves. this jacket is from here. >> this is a beautiful leather jacket and we have a coat. necklace michelle is wearing was donated by one of our merchant supporters. bracelet is dominated by ruth shaw. >> great items. a great event happening at ruth's closet. a storm system is approaching from the west. this could bring some wet weather. this may be another contender for preakness. >> i think that's a great golf hat. what the do you think, -- what

do you think, stan? >> that would hide your eyes. --maybe you'll help me cheek be it would help me cheek. weather-wise, the clouds or thickening up but we don't expect any rain. 45 in parkton. cooler in the northern suburbs. the clouds are starting to thicken up. the further we go into the afternoon, hat the thicker the clouds will get. the rain will catch up to us after 3:00 p.m. or 4:00 p.m. you can see it back into ohio and into western pennsylvania. it is still a good distance away from us. we'll get to the morning drive and some the rain showers will movement during the afternoon drive.

we have high pressure off the southeast coast and low pressure near ohio. we'll get close to 70 after starting in the 50's this evening. a mixture of sun and clouds. a chance for rain showers late in the afternoon. upper 60's and low 70's. showers likely tonight. temperatures drop back to around 50. into the weekend, changeable is a good word. a good chance for rain tomorrow with a high near 60. it should be chilly on friday. 40's on saturday for a chance for a few rain showers. we could see some snowflakes to mix and on saturday. a chilly day on saturday. it should clear up for the ravens game on sunday. halloween looks good with temperatures in the 60's. back to you guys. >> city hall has a message for

the occupied baltimore protesters -- time to pack up. jennifer franciotti joins us with what they have worn out their welcome. >> . >> the mayor's office has supported free speech but says that mckeldin plaza is not a designated campground and so it is time to ratchet down. this movement started about three weeks ago. it has grown. there are some six dozen tents set up. there's even a security area and a porta-potty. the officials are fed up with all this and they are saying it is time to scale back to make two-man operation overnight. it will support tent shelters during the day.

members are willing to have an open dialogue with city officials. report in live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news -- reporting live. >> here is ann curry with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> tear gas used on protesters in california. police are defending their actions. hurricane rina in toward mexico's popular resort areas os. glenn beck gets emotional as he talks about his troubled childhood and the toll his fame has taken on this family. the couple that tied the knot in the middle of a mass of dust storm. can you imagine?

's eddie murphy when we get started on a wednesday morning here on "today." >> i guess that is good luck. 48 degrees on tv hill

>> how are things shaping up? >> we have some debris and charles street. the right lane is block. not seeing any delays. northbound 95, we have a crash. some lanes blockage but be aware

of that northbound on 95. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. you can see delays from 795 down to edmondson. this is 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel. there's a disabled bus but it does not appear to be affecting traffic. >> today will be 70. maybe some rain this evening and tonight. showers to mark an mib chilly enough on saturday for some snowflakes to make sen. a big change coming -- showers tomorrow. maybe chilly enough on saturday for some snowflakes to mix in. >> looking for more weather and traffic together? be sure to join us this morning for 11 news at 7:00 a.m. on >> you'll find more local news as well as up-to-date traffic and weather information. you can find it all on comcast channel 208, verizon fios 460, and 11-2.

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