>> 11 deaths reported in cuba from hurricane sandy. parts of this out already experiencing signs of the now named frankenstorm. that is our big story tonight. officials down south are warning people to take the threat seriously. >> the big question in this area is when and where is it going to hit. i can tell you just from talking to people outside the station, people are really nervous about this storm. >> we don't want to be too nervous, but we do want to be prepared. the word has gotten out that a big storm could be headed this way. as a category 2 hurricane coming up through the bahamas. the good news is that the storm has weakened a little bit. it is still a powerful storm, moving north at 13.

following the curvature and then when it gets to about cape hatteras, it turns back to the west. still a very strong storm as it makes its way to the mid- atlantic coastal areas. sunday night going into monday's when we have to worry about that storm making landfall here. more details in the forecast, coming up in just a few minutes. >> you still have several days to get ready. what should you do to prepare and what should you have on hand? you don't need to wait until the very last minute. kai reed has that story. >> the wind, rain, and damage is still hundreds of miles away, but it could -- we could be part of sandy's plans. people like ricardo refused to be caught off hand. >> we are going to bat and down the hatches now and try to get prepared. this is just a late run to the

store, and i will do the heavier one later on. >> emergency operations center. >> bge crews are getting ready as well, monitoring the forecast and calling residents to take advantage of the advance warning. >> if we do have a major hit for the hurricane, to have water, to have food and a flashlight and radio so you can stay connected with the world. >> help out crews by clearing out storm drains, bagging leaves and securing loose items like halloween decorations. it might be a good idea to freeze items now to keep cool food in the refrigerator in case the electricity goes out. widespread our this can be devastating. bge officials say they are planning for hundreds of thousands of potential outages with sandy and i have put workers on standby. they are making plans to bring

in at least 500 workers from out of state. >> just make sure we are on top of it back to where the storm is going to go. at this point is sort of hope for the best and expect the worst. >> don't forget to clear all the leaves from gutter's and storm drains. that can really worsened flooding. for more on preparing your family for hurricane fendi, log onto wbaltv.com. >> a carver high school student was arrested after police said he allegedly brought a gun to school. he was taken into custody without incident. officials say he will be disciplined under the city schools code of conduct. an unidentified man was found shot inside a taxicab after an incident in east baltimore tonight. city police responded to the area of north central avenue and east preston street around 8:40. the victim's injuries are not

life-threatening. there is no word yet on a possible suspect or motive. >> an active duty member of the u.s. navy was fatally shot last night in southwest baltimore. family members say that alonso gladden and his younger brother were unloading groceries for their grandmother when two men approached and someone opened fire before escaping in a dark vehicle. police have no motive or suspects at this time. family members described alonso as the smart one in the family who just had a promotion in the navy. they are understandably heartbroken. >> he made it out of the hood, did something good and came back to the united states for this? he did not deserve any of this at all. >> police are urging anyone with any information about this crime to call the homicide unit. metro crimestoppers is also offering a $2,000 reward. despite the frequency of reported crime recently, violent crime across the city is

actually down so far this year compared to the past couple of years. sheldon dutes joins us live from federal hill without police are working to make the city even safer. >> as you mentioned, on a crime is down across the city compared to previous years, but the new city commissioner and the rest of department want to focus on cracking down on quality of life crimes like robberies and car break-ins. >> one of the safer neighborhoods in the city, and both want to keep it that way the federal hill neighborhood association is taking ownership of their neighborhood streets by participating in their monthly citizens on patrol walk. >> we walk around and point out things that may be suspicious. but also let the bad guys out there know that this is an active neighborhood, and people here are interested and want to know what is going on.

>> homicides, rapes, and robbery third down in the city compared to the past couple of years. but things like property crime, robbery, burglary, those are very important to a lot of people. we have to make sure we also reduce violence. >> the newly installed police commissioner wants to improve the city's crime plan. the commissioner plans to incorporate the committee to help develop strategies. >> we aim to part of a johns hopkins university and develop stakeholders to get an idea of what is important to the city in terms of violence. >> citizens on patrol groups like this one in federal hill are doing their part to help. >> both want to get together and show unified front, that we do care about safety in this neighborhood. but citizens on patrol has been around for many years now. to find that you can get involved, contact the city

police department. sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight some leaders in the jewish community are pushing for voters to back question 6, the same sex marriage law. rabbi that other prominent figures talk about the importance of jewish ethics and moral values, which they say mandate that everyone be treated fairly under the law. but when two people choose to marry, whether they are gay or straight, they do so because they love each other. they share common values. they believe in a future that will be better if they commit to one another. >> they touched on the nation's commitment to religious freedom, which they believe is up held by creston 6. >> question 7 would create a casino in prince george's county and at table games to all state casinos. teachers talked about how the initiative would bring jobs and revenue to maryland as a whole,

but the sticking point for the opposition is the promise that nearly $200 million will be used as funding for schools across the state. convicted sniper lee malvo now claims he was not just controlled by john muhammad but was also sexually abusedy him and others. >> he talked about john muhammad and the 2002 terror rampage in an exclusive interview with nbc. what he had to say is living. jayne miller has more. >> from his prison cell where he is serving a life sentence, lee malvo says he was powerless to defy john muhammad tenures ago and make the sniper shootings stop. >> i could not say no. i had wanted that level of love and acceptance and consistency for all my life and could not find it. even if unconsciously or even in moments of short reflection, i knew that it was wrong, i did

not have the willpower to say no. >> they were arrested october 24, 2002 while asleep in their snipers car at a maryland restaurant. his only concern is that time was to protect john muhammad. he cared not about the consequences. >> at that point in time, to a certain extent, i was already dead. death per se is not what i feared the most. i feared letting him down more than i feared death. >> he now claims to have been used by john muhammad section a. >> since i was 5 years old, i was sexually abused by a babysitter, and then later on our relatives, when i was a, nine years old. then for the entire period when i was almost 15 until i got

arrested, i was sexually abused by john muhammad. dax he says he has forgiven himself, and what he would say to the families of the victims. beck's i would share with them what i use for myself, what has helped me. please do not allow my actions and reactions of john muhammad to hold to hostage and continue to victimize you for the rest of your life. if you give those images and thought that power, it will continue to inflict that suffering over and over and over again. denaud give me or him that much power. >> -- do not give me or him that much power. execute like to hear more of

that final interview with lee malvo, you can visit wbaltv.com. >> coming up, a devastating trends in maryland. cancer patients being denied unemployment benefits. >> unseasonably mild temperatures continue as hurricane sandy continues to mo

>> october is breast cancer awareness month, and a middle river woman's battle has become much worse. >> it not only prevents her from working, it prevents her from collecting unemployment benefits, and she is not eligible for disability. barry simms investigates why she and thousands of other cancer patients face financial ruin. >> christine white is waging a tough battle. >> i am a tough person, but emotionally, i cry every day.

>> her situation started in the spring. she said she had no idea why she started feeling ill. the symptoms, fatigue, nausea, even vomiting. after working nine years as a registered nurse at st. joseph's medical center in towson, she was fired. documents obtained by 11 news revealed her termination was due to a couple of incidents in which she was accused of sleep or sleep like behavior. she denies this and said she was wrongly terminated. she feels that the state, which allows unemployment benefits, -- there was another hurdle, it is the diagnosis she received after she was fired. pecks at the time, being my age, i just cannot believe it could be me. >> she is currently receiving chemotherapy tip combat a rare an aggressive form of breast cancer. under maryland law, a person must be able and available for a

job. they found her unable to work due to illness, declaring a unemployment benefits are denied. >> it cannot pay your bills, you don't have financial support, you have astronomical medical bills, co-payments, medication. but she also cannot receive temporary disability from social security unless she has had cancer for a year or if it has spread to her bones, brain, or other organs. >> everyday is a struggle for me. i have to give up, look in the mirror and be reminded every day that i have breast cancer, and this is what i have to look at. so it is very difficult to be someone in that wig. >> the cancer support foundation says many families are struggling, not only with health issues, but also their finances. >> we are in a crisis with cancer families in the state of maryland. thousands of families are losing

their life, and i am not saying they are dying, but they are losing their jobs, their cars, their houses. >> delegate sally jameson says it is not as easy as it seems. the state offers a short-term benefit, but funding would be an issue. she said this benefit would be strictly for cancer patients under therapy who will be going back to work but have exhausted all avenues of assistance. >> you may win your battle with cancer, but you will lose your life in the meantime. >> along with all the other struggles come within weeks, she could lose the middle river home she inherited from her parents. >> christine white was eligible to continue health care coverage under the federal cobra law but said she could not afford the $1,500 a month payment. she was able to get coverage through her husband's insurance.

we contacted st. joseph's medical center. a spokesperson for the hospital set until we were contacted by wbal, we were unaware of her diagnosis. we are saddened to learn of her breast cancer diagnosis and offer our prayers for her successful recovery. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> in south florida, this is what they are dealing with. along the coastal areas, winds are gusting to 40 miles an hour. tropical storm force winds already hitting southwest florida. there are catching the western side of it, torrential rains down in south florida. we may have to deal with some version of that up here beginning sunday night and going into monday. the weather pattern is relatively quiet. a little cloudy and foggy at times today and temperatures warmer than normal. it averages 64.

61 degrees below, 90 degrees warmer than average for this part of october. 59 in easton, 64 on the coast at ocean city and 50 in the western maryland mountains. look at the cloud cover going into early tomorrow morning. the east wind keeps the clowning and some fog and drizzle are possible as we head toward morning. -- keeps it cloudy. there will be a tendency for the clouds to try to thin out and maybe even some sunshine breaking through tomorrow afternoon. thing will change when this front out near chicago rolls through. it drops to 46 in chicago and still 71 in cleveland. this will come through beginning

saturday night going into sunday. sandy will be moving north and we are in for the potential of some very heavy rain. strong, tropical storm force winds and coastal erosion. the full moon comes in on monday, too, that will complicate things as well. there is the storm making its way through the bombing. the good news it had weakened a little bit this evening. is moving north at a brisk 13 miles an hour. -- the storm is making its way through the bahamas. it will make a turn back to the west. anybody from new york city down to ocean city and maybe even virginia beach could feel the impact of this storm making landfall, again, mainly on monday. it looks like the european model has the center of the

storm southeast of hatteras. then it turns right into del mar up as we get into monday afternoon or evening. the concern is out there for flooding rains, coastal erosion. by wednesday it is up in the great lakes. colder temperatures next week. mostly cloudy skies and a high of 67-72. on the bay tomorrow, went out of the east. sunshine and temperatures of now 7 -- governor 70. by sunday night and monday in the mountains, they might get some snow at this. showers arriving saturday, heavy rain possible on sunday. over 6 inches of rain on parts of the eastern shore throughout monday evening and tuesday morning. there is the showers arriving saturday evening in a heavy

downpour sunday to monday. it's cold out tuesday, but it leaves behind some chilling air with a high of only 48. >> the ground for the tonight show with jay leno and after that the late show with jimmy phelan. >> here's a look at what is in store. >> russell brand on the program, and scary halloween products, coming up. >> going to the fourth string quarterback. that is coming up next in sports.

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left the program. one step forward equaled three steps back when it comes to injuries. a foot injury has not ended his season. no. 7 showed poise last week, but now to lose three quarterbacks is almost unheard of. freshman lon -- linebacker shawn petty. the bears host delaware state on espn news. it is good to have such options. 41 yards, a 73 yard drive, 7-0 morgan state. the bears bouncing right back.

takes the kickoff 100 yards for the touchdown. morgan state with a 14-7 lead. finished the homecoming game with 397 yards. but show walter fresh off his manager of the year ward has plenty of time to enjoy it now. he does not care much for attention and he is recovering from knee surgery and a little grumpy. talked about the fund-raising 5k for kids. it has not come as a surprise for her. >> many people would set cannot

believe baltimore. not so much about baltimore, but the american league east. challenges are good, plus it was the perfect fit for us. >> world series game to now. will the tigers restore the oak roar? on the second, the tigers get aggressive. down the line to the left, not what one would call a sleek and agile. a perfect replay, nose broke -- nose or at the bottom of the second. fortunately just a glancing blow.

no score, bottom seven, bases loaded. rounds into a double play, but it works. the giants win, 2-0. the nba enjoys relative financial help and has seen global expansion popularity grow. david stern on february 1, 2014 will mark the anniversary of david stern taking over as commissioner. the deputy commissioner will take over. stay with us for one more check stay with us for one more check of t

as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i wouldn't want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, so i shouldn't deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. i support this law because it doesn't force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6. i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben. ben's protected our medicare and veterans' benefits. and he's helping my 13 grandchildren afford college. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i'm honored to approve this message.

>> stand is coming up out of the hamas and turns toward us bid from sunday afternoon into monday the weather deterioration. there is a full moon on monday. that enhances the tidal threat. the storm could beer off that track, but that is the way it looks for now. >> thank you for joining us, and >> thank you for joining us, and

i've always been lucky. flew 37 bombing missions over germany. made it home every time. i'm lucky to have good friends who are all still around, and we're all lucky to have a friend named ben. ben's protected our medicare and veterans' benefits. and he's helping my 13 grandchildren afford college. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i'm honored to approve this message. >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes -- russell brand. jane lynch.