>> we have a breaking news. a tractor-trailer catches fire and. it happened a 11:00. we will have more in just a moment. >> thank you for joining us. >> summer rain yesterday. >> we have rain this morning. it will be off and on all day. it is not heavy but will slow down traffic. give yourself extra manas. it is nothing heavy but showers up and down 95 and the beltway. it does not matter which direction. you are going to run into the rain. the forecasted -- cloudy skies rain off and on throughout the day. >> that tractor-trailer accident is causing problems for your morning commute. route 1 remains closed.

route 22 is at work to clean up the accident. we want to show you a -- 62 on 95. heading down toward the beltway and our speed, and no delays in those roadways. 11 minutes all the rail -- all the way around. we will give you a live look at the situation at the conowingo dam. you can see the lights in the distance blocking u.s. 1 in both directions. consider an alternate route. we do not all hong there will take to clean it up. they could be there all day. we're getting conflicting reports. we are looking good on the inner and out loops. >> more on the crash now. we have some video.

this happened just after 11:00 last night. it hit a guardrail and flipped on the conowingo dam. the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. his condition is unknown. the dam had to be shut down while crews to clean up all of the fuel that spilled. >> a 14 year old girl is the second to be raped in a week. police say she was looking for directions. jennifer is a live with a description of the suspect's vehicle. >> good morning. we know she was sexually assaulted on sunday afternoon. this happened in the back of a van. according to police, it happened in the 1500 block of leslie ave. she was walking, trying to get directions. that is when a van pulled up to the curb. the driver, a man is 20's offered to give her a ride to

her destination. >> she realized there were multiple people. they imply that they had a hand and and sexually assaulting her. >> according to officials, she did not know her attackers. this is prompting a warning about the dangers of dealing with strangers. we will have more at 5:30. >> thank you. the search continues for a man who tried to snatch a boy. police have released an image. it is of a vehicle similar to one that approached a boy monday morning. it is described as a black van with bumpers and no back window or driver's side and rear window. anyone with information should call the sheriff's office. >> a man is behind bars after police say he attacked a 70 year-old woman.

the victim the -- she said she had a weapon. the incident happened at 3:00 wednesday afternoon. the purse was recovered with everything in sight. >> tobacco companies are turning to sweet flavors but now the fda wants to regulate the product saying it is attracting the wrong crowd. according to the department, in 2010, 18 percent of the youth had tried a flavored tobacco. officials say it is often the starter product for 90 percent of the youth of the smocks. collier county officials have already passed a resolution urging vendors to stop selling products like these. that brings us to our question of the day, do you think tobacco companies are targeting children

with the line of flavored tobacco? you can share your response on our web site. or send us an e-mail. >> now that the fate of financing as we learn the details of president obama's burned to ease loan debt. a maximum 10% of the discretionary income would go to monthly payments. loans can be consolidated. remaining debt would be forgiven after 20 years. >> it will save you money. it will help more people figure out how to afford college. it can put more money in your pockets once you graduate. >> the plan is said to take effect in january. it is the latest quarter. >> for the first time in more than a month, the committee charged with cutting the deficit held a meeting on capitol hill. members were clear this is a

race against the clock. more from washington. >> with the deadline less than a month away, it is time for taxpayers to worry. after weeks of secret talks and an exchange of proposals and a rare public meeting, members of the deficit reduction committee remain far apart. >> little progress made on a plan to cut 1.2 trillion dollars off the deficit. >> we are aware of the fact that the clock is ticking. >> republicans refused to budge on tax increases. the gop plan calls for two trillion dollars in savings over a decade. >> we may be debating the pennies, nickels, and dance in a debt crisis that is demanding half dollars and dollar bills. >> the proposal calls for more than 1.3 trillion in spending cuts and a similar amount in

higher tax revenue. >> we need to be willing to make tough decisions and compromises. i am willing to do that. many of my colleagues are as well. >> watchdogs say taxpayers should be worried. >> it is going to be difficult for the republicans not to accept an increase. i would love to be a fly on the wall. >> if they cannot agree by the november deadline, automatic cuts to defense spending to can. >> it is 56 degrees. up next, the decision in the case of a 2009 shooting rampage. >> an emotional day for the man charged in the death of michael jackson.

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>> nine minutes after 5:00. a bit of light rain. and while the start for us. we will do with the rain on and off throughout the day. it is enough rain to slow down the traffic. give yourself a few extra minutes. all the way up and down 95 and down 83 as well. that is our forecast for today. the high around 62. for now, to the news desk. >> later today an army psychiatrist charged in the fort hood shooting rampage will be in court. he will appear for a hearing to consider motions seeking to witnesses for his case. he is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the worst shooting. if convicted, he will face the death penalty or life in prison

without parole. doctor conrad barry and his lawyers continue to defend their client who is charged in the death of michael jackson. yesterday he was moved to tears by the testimony. this is -- they praised his skills and compassion. prosecutors say he gave jackson a lethal dose while treating him for a sleep disorder. the defense claims jackson gave himself the medication. >> it is courage it in colorado. they're dealing with harsh conditions and snow-covered terrain. the first snow of the season blanketed the denver area. a 87,000 homes were without power. that looks kind of odd. green leaves and the smell. >> skiers are probably loving it. 56 and degrees.

we have the details about a recall coming your way. >> we will tell you how to avoid the an expected during your next hotel visit. >> route 1 remains a shot at the conowingo dam. conowingo dam.

>> the only problem spot is a serious one. rte. 1 at 80 conowingo dam remains shut down. you want to take 95 ensure

alternate. but a fuel spill related to an earlier accident. we will not call -- we don't know how long the clean-up will take. 795 at 55 m.p.h. 59 on 95 toward the beltway. we are looking good. we will give you a look at the conowingo dam. that is the ongoing cleanup. the u.s. one is shut down in both directions. we will give you a look outside at the top of the beltway. light volume this time of the morning. that is the latest. now we go to the mta. >> the 20 and 30 buses are diverting.

one bus with a diversion. light rail is on schedule from hunt valley. the metro is also on time. >> good morning. a little light rain today. i emphasize the light part. it is not heavy but give yourself an extra couple of minutes. it tapers off a little bit in the northern and western suburbs pedicure driving into the city you will drive into some light rain even if it is not raining at your house. we have a front across the northeast into the ohio valley. this is a dividing line between the winter air mass and a relatively mild air mass in the east. when they bump into each other that is where you get precipitation. 16 right now in denver with snow on the ground. in the 50's here at home.

or they go together you get the showers. most of the heavy rain is west of us. coming across west virginia buckled enough for some snow in upstate new york. there is some wintry stuff close to us. we might get around tennis -- taste as we go into the weekend. the forecast for today, showers off and on. mostly cloudy skies. light rain. the high temperatures will not move much. overnight tonight, showers are turning colder. the temperatures will drop into the 30's. it is possible that the northern suburbs near the pennsylvania line to close to freezing. a freeze advisory is enough that for the northern suburbs up into southern pennsylvania. the growing season might be coming to an end. a sunny day tomorrow.

the high temperature is 54. on saturday, i still think we're going to get a mix of rain or snow. do not be surprised to see a few snowflakes on saturday. a high of 47. it will clear up on sunday and halloween is looking good as well. >> 9 and chargers for electric vehicles are in city-owned crotches. it can support to electric vehicles. the installation was funded by a grant from the mayor and an energy administration. a recall due to a possible salmonella contamination. it only applies to turkish pine and nats imported by sunrise commodities of new jersey sold between october 18.

the center for disease control has initiated a multistate outbreak investigation. another recall warning for a general motors. the monitoring system on the chevrolet equinox and gmc terrain does not meet federal standards. the pressure warning light will not eliminate when it is below the recommended pressure. back an overload or over he to leading to a blowout. it affects more than 33,000 suvs. gm dealers will fix the problem for free. have you booked a vacation after a website to find it looks like nothing like it did in the pictures? they use for the journalists to show what you get. we take a closer look. >> the trek to the caribbean islands of st. thomas was full of promise for this family based on the photos she saw.

when she got there -- >> there were stains on the bed and carpet. the bathroom -- i would not touch anything. it was not the beautiful bathroom they had shown on a website. >> after another bad experience, she took a different approach. >> i started searching for photos of places that were not through the website and somehow i got to the web site. >> oyster.com has been growing collection of real photos of hotels around the world. there is a slide show of hotel fake out. >> small pools become big pools. mtv jews are not empty. -- small b -- empty beaches are not empty. >> we photographed the hotels

from a to z. >> they show you the good things about it and the bad things. >> it is free to use and you can make reservations through the side. >> i showed up benedick is -- and it was exactly what it looked like. >> a very cool web site. indecisiveness from congress is hurting lockheed martin. warren buffett to toxic jobs and finally some progress is being made in europe over the debt crisis. we're joined live with a look at the business news. good morning. >> that is right. european leaders have agreed to expand the bailout fund. coming out of the second summit, measures include

recapitalization of european banks, a bigger role for the imf and a commitment form italy. on a side now, nicholas sarkozy called the china's president and whether they will happen -- finding some of the money they're going to use. we will see. it is a fluid situation. futures globally are liking what they see. we are looking at a rally. i hired a yesterday. there was news of late in the session that show that year was close to reaching an agreement. weekly jobless claims, career builder is holding a meeting with warren buffett. they're going to brainstorm ways to get americans back to work. lockheed martin may see little revenue growth next year. congress has yet to approve the defense budget. the pentagon may delay programs waiting on decisions which is

looking for at least two trillion dollars in spending cuts. already the pentagon is cutting jet fighters from its next contract partly because it has to pay for cost overruns. bloomberg news. back to you. >> i know you have probably seen the protests as you're going to work. they are going on six weeks. anderson then they have caught the eye of the smithsonian? >> a part of history. they're collecting signs and materials from the protesters. i will tell you about why they're doing this in the next hour. >> thank you. the time is 5:23. up next, an investigation preview. a closer look at the data card fees. fees.

>> you know something has touched daymare for and talk- show hosts are making fun of it. even the president mentioned it. >> we are talking about a card fees. bank of america has received criticism. ?hat can you do about it >> that convenience and could soon cost you. a handful of banks plan on charging companies a fee. bank of america will charge $5. >> people do not want to pay $5. consumers should vote with their feet. >> it allows you to make payments anywhere, anytime is a good value. you cannot buy -- the cost of a

foot long subway is $5. >> why is this happening? hear what the banking industry has to say plus we will show you an easy way to choose the right to beg for you. -- bank for you. >> and eighth grader is charged with bringing a gun to school. >> for the second time, police are investigating a break. -- rape. >> a little rain to contend with. >> that tractor-trailer accident has route 1 a shutdown at dean conowingo dam

>> a live, local, late breaking.

>> good morning and welcome back. >> thank you for joining us. >> we will get some light rain on and off throughout the day. give yourself some extra minutes. let's take a look at the doppler. if you watch this in the northern part of frederick, you are probably asking, what train? it may pick up in intensity later on this morning. let's take a look at the forecasts. off and on rainshowers. a cloudy day. cooler than yesterday. we will be back in a few minutes with a look at the weekend. there may be flakes in our future. >> he is twinkling. look how happy he is. >> we're not seeing too many problems on the commute. just one problem on route one which remain shot in both directions at the -- remains

shut in both directions at the conowingo dam. you definitely want to take 95 venture alternate. the roadways are looking good. to fort mchenry, 18 minutes between the 95. this is the scene at u.s. one where the accident is. you can see the flashing lights. rte. one is shut down in both directions. switching over to a live view, it is looking good. that is the latest on traffic. >> a as kim mentioned, we are following the breaking news wary tractor-trailer crashed and caught fire. it happened last night. it hit a guard rail and foot on the dam.

the driver may have fallen asleep. rights now his condition is unknown. >> our other big story, another rape victim. police said she was looking for directions when she was attacked. jennifer is live at the headquarters with the details. >> good morning. police say she was pulled inside a van with three males and side. police are warning everyone about the dangers of dealing with strangers. the girl was walking in the 1500 block of leslie street on sunday afternoon, trying to get to directions. that is when a conversion van pulled up to the curb. police say the man offered to give her a ride to destination. >> she realized there were multiple people in the event. they implied they had a handgun and drove a distance away and

the sexual assault her. -- sexually assaulter her. >> all of this happen less than a stone's throw away from the school. >> there was a van. the doors were opened. there were three boys. three boys. one of them what to this girl to the corner. the other were laughing. >> according to officials, the victim did not know her attackers. >> we are urging people to be aware and streetwise. obviously we do not blame the victim but we know you have to be cautious when the engaging in conversation and entering a vehicle. >> police are asking anyone with information to give them a call.

>> thank you. and eighth grader in carroll county will not be a school because he is charged with bringing a loaded gun to school. it was in his lunch bag which was in his locker until lunchtime. at that time he went up to an official and said he was thinking about committing suicide. the students spoke with a guidance counselor and handed the bag over with the gun and suicide note. a man is recovering from injuries after being shot. police say the incident happened at 8:00 last night. we're being told that one person was shot and taken to the shock trauma. the man convicted of murdering a gas station owner could face the death penalty. walter bishop jr. was found guilty yesterday in the shooting death. a key piece of evidence was a taped confession.

porter's the second man to be convicted. the first was -- he and his aunt reportedly organized the killing of a bishop. an attorney representing his -- she was on trial for killing a woman inside the shop in bethesda in march. the attorney told the jurors the killing lack premeditation but prosecutors say she attacked her with half a dozen weapons then she told police they were attacked by maxed man. the trial will last two weeks. >> the trial continues today. expected to take the stand in his wife. this is after bobber look took the stand. he described the democrat as an honest gentleman with a high level of integrity. he is accused of taking bribes from a food warehouse in

exchange for favors. >> a city restructuring plan includes new community centers as well as an expansion an enhancement to others. it would close a number of facilities. community members walked out of the meeting without answers. >> you are killing my child. you're killing this child. all of these babies that are right here. do not close the rec center. >> she is talking about 16. at least five will be closing. perhaps all of the 16 and none of those have capability of managing them. >> the city has received limited bids for the center's proposed to be handed over to private parties. 's do not receive bids are in danger for closing. the deadline is december 31. >> the protesters remained in

baltimore. you are looking at new video. earlier a memo was a release announcing plans to thin the crowd. be a midnight deadline, police made no effort to remove them. new york showed solidarity as they marched on city hall. hundreds took to the streets moving from the park to city hall. there was some pushing and shoving between police and protesters. >> 56 degrees. still ahead, risky news for women undergoing in vitro. >> the new benefit for taking fish oil supplements. >> you can e-mail us your answer to our question of the day. do you think they're targeting children with a new line of flavored tobacco?

>> an accident has shut down route one at the conowingo dam.

>> 40 minutes after 5:00. we have a little light rain this morning. 60 degrees downtown. 50's in the suburbs. you'll want to give yourself a couple of extra minutes. it is mostly light rain. it will stay that way through the rest of the morning. it is raining all the way up and down 95. it does not matter which direction.

the forecast for today is off and on rainshowers. it may not be said. temperatures are not going to move much. we will be back in a few minutes with 87 a forecast. -- the 7 day forecast. >> women who undergo in vitro may have an increased risk of tumors. if fallen 25,000 women with fertility problems. women whose ovaries were stimulated a had a double the risk of ovarian tumors. however, it had little affect on covariant malignancies and. >> a low-fat diet with fish oil supplements appears to slow the growth of prostate cancer.

researchers examined tissues from patients who had eaten a low-fat diet and found actual changes in the composition of the prostate sales. it slowed the cancer, making it easier to treat. >> of 5:41 and 66 degrees. the ravens are looking forward to their next game. >> how the team plans to balance back. -- bounce back. >> here is a live look at the conowingo dam.

>> checking on your morning commute. just one problem spot. on the conowingo dam, an

accident involving a tractor- trailer and a fuel spill. you will want to take 95 as your alternate. we are looking good on the major roadways. 58 on the -- heading into the city. five minutes on i-95 southbound between the harbor tunnel. eight to 95 northbound is looking at eight minutes. no delays at this point. here is a look outside empty -- at the conowingo dam. increasing in volume a tad but knows delays yet. -- no delays yet. >> we have a delay right now. 505 with a 10 minute delay.

if you bust diversions. 20 and 30, southbound that cathedral. -- at a cathedral. >> we have a little bit of light rain this morning. let's take a look at that doppler. it is going to be a slow or commute. even a bit of rain is enough to slow things down. give yourself a couple of minutes. it will slow things down. it may pick up in intensity later on this morning. let's look at the weather map. we have an area of low pressure across ohio right now. the temperatures are in the teens and 20s across the northern plains. or the masses collide, you get showers and thunderstorms.

that is where we are right now. we will be in the rain shower activity. it extends back to chicago. it will be around for a while. probably on your drive home from work. 57 at the airport. the temperatures are starting out in the 50's. we will not move all that much. the sun rises at 7:29 but we will not see it because of the cloud cover. it will turn colder temperatures dropped into the 30's. some of the north of baltimore may get down to 32 degrees. we may be close to freezing. a freeze advisory is in affect for the northern suburbs. if you want to save your plants, cover them up. it is going to get cold tomorrow morning. frost on friday morning that will clear up in the afternoon.

we will get sunshine. another system comes and friday night and saturday. it will be cold enough for a couple of snowflakes. we're not expecting accumulation but do not be surprised if you see snowflakes. it will " -- clear up on sunday for the raven's game. ava marie has decided to go onto the ice. how're you doing? >> used all my line. i am at the arena where we are talking about disney's on ice, dare to dream. i am here with a program director. how was the performance? >> we had a spectacular audience which got us energized for baltimore. it was amazing. the audience was on fire. it was a great experience.

>> we have a lot of princesses including cinderella. what are we seeing? >> the mice are getting ready. they're going to help cinderella make her dress. they use their disney magic. we will see that way to run. there to dream is filled with so many princesses. we celebrate three princesses who have strong dreams such as a cinderella. and princess tiana, opening her own restaurant. and especially tangled. >> i love you carry that theme to route to the show. you have acrobatics and music. it gets the crowd going. what was the reaction last night? >> they were a very intelligence skating audience. when they would see their favorite princess, especially bring alite, where we

song from tangled, they went wild. >> the performances run through sunday. >> come on down. we have a lot of seats available. come dressed as your favorite princess. >> it sounds like so much fun. from cinderella, so many favorites. privacy very much. we will be here all morning talking about the show. that is the latest. we will be here all morning long. >> you dared to show a sure ice skating skills? >> i am on the ice i -- that is as far as i'm going to go. >> it is that time of year again. >> 56 degrees. we will take a look at one of your answers to our question of

the day. >> here is a look at the lottery numbers.

>> time to get to one of your answers. >> de using tobacco companies are targeting children with flavored tobacco? >> james rights, absolutely. it is all about the bottom line. this is a case where parents

have to take control and be held accountable for the actions of their children. we will read more in the next hour and post them on our website. >> and now sports. quick raven's with a turnaround this week in sunday's game. putting a loss, find them is one thing, and exercising one is another. taylor and the ravens are back on the practice field as they gear ready for sunday's game. he goes against his former team. joe and the offense looked to bounce back after their worst performance of the hearing did the season back on track. -- year and get the season

back on track. >> you are not thinking about it. it is taught -- tough not to think about it until you get out there. >> he said he felt sick to his stomach after the game. probably not as sick as a lot of fans. game 6 of the world series tonight. it was rained out last night. rain is in the forecast tonight. you knew it was just a matter of time. there is the world series of poker and now the world cup of testing. -- texting. you see the -- some of the contestants. austin beat 11 others. he won the championship. south korea is the defending champ. he also won $50,000 and a chance

to represent the u.s. 25,000 more than the guy one in the baltimore marathon. there is something wrong with that picture. >> robin williams has a great shtick. he walked into a starbucks and there were four little girls. >> the oldest contestant was 22 years old. a, b, -- thank you. >> coming up, did the protesters follow city hall's orders? >> new developments in the plan to close several schools. how soon a decision could be made. >> how the car she was striving

ended up partially inside the dmv. >> we have a little bit of rain this morning. we will check the forecast in a few minutes. >> i think she failed that test. as far as traffic, u.s. 1 is still shut down.

>> for the time in as many weeks police investigate the rape of a teenager. >> the super committee, still far apart on a debt reduction plan and government watch dogs say it's time for you to worry. >> and overnight action