>> welcome back,,you're taking a live-look at the monument n mount vernon, some changes ay be in store. we'll check in with oel, to

-ind out what those aree good morning. we need to check in with steve fertig, and find out about the change, in the temperatures. you. >> the change in theeweather conditions, in terms of rain. we have some rain, andú sky-watch, and you see that, ouú in the western part, ann also, excuse me, a little further point south, seeing some showers moving in there. it is mooing in, and later this morning, it will move into the central counties as well. expect an incc o about an inch-and-a-half of rain. and then, we''l see a couppe of showers, onntte bacc-end, and a %ew chances and then some drierú and, in somm of the outlying areass 48, and close to the same for salisbury,,49 degrees at the bus stop.

coollr, and we move through the day, a little bit, in the ú%ternoon,,60 for the high. >> we may have, a shower or thunderstorm. so, temperatures will bee3 decreasing, aad rain heavier as well, and talk more about that. p> candace is here with a check on the traffic. >> thhnks. well, so far, good news, on 95, this morning. see it's goinn to be a nice and quiet ride there. northbound and southbound lanes, volume piiking up. down towards the bellway.ú we are in the green, 4 minutes. and, 11 minute ride, from 955up and nothing to allow you, and, that's a look at the morning

travels. back to you. >> thank you. 5:32 now, on "fox 45" early edition. baltimore city school teachers are bbing asked to sign off on a new contracc today. it would change the way teachers are paid and ome say thhy need more informatiin and timm. megan is live, wheee the votes are suuposed to be cast, todayy good morning. >> well, good morning. this contract is attracting baltimore, but across the coontry. teachers would get paid more, performance.3 under the new guidelines, they could moveeup faster by takinn part in certain activities, like mentoring. and one teacher, in every school could be making more than $100,000 a year. in the past you would need a higher degree. -ome worrr this is benefiting newee,,and younger hires.

>> we need tt favor teachers from baltimore, and ssay here for 20 years. >> now you ave to have a masters plus 33. you won't have to do that any morr. signed an online petition to delay the ote.3 they want another monthh and hoping to get more answers, on how the teachers would beú evaluated and by whom.3 now it continues, started yesterday, in northwest baltimore today. ittpicks up again, ight here, and thhevote begins at noon, and ends at 3:00. stay with us. i'm megan. ú%rly addition. >> stay tuned, for continuing coveraae. we'll talk to the presideet of the teachers' union. ttat's coming up in our 7700 ú%ur. >> the police are investigating, after a 7-yearroll girl said she

was sexxally aasaulted by four police saa, the girl was walking home, and grabbed her and puuled her into the bushes and she was able to get away, but, her parents are outraged by the news.3 >> i'm very frustrated to hear, that someoneesaid that someone tried to take advantage have my daughter..ú >> somebody will find yoo. you will be found..3 >> no leads, and they are asked to call thh pooicee >> ♪ you can help the baltimore city police department, fight back against crime. thhy re looking for this man, he's behind five robberiis, dating back to july. he stabbed sommone and grabbed

and threatened to hurt a child. -nyone with any information, call. ammmnition, in their fight against gun violence. %-policing grant.e smart baltimore was one of only six departments in the counnry, to receive the money. as part of the grant, thhe3 information will serve as a ú%actices. this ear, city police arrested guns, and have gotten nearlyegal 1,800 off the stteets. successful. charge with homicide, each year, with nonfatal shootings, have one thing in commoo. ppior gun arrests in they're ú%ck ground.

>> stay tuned, to the morning news, for coverage of this we'll talk with ed norris about the grant. that'' commng up in our 6:00 hour. >> what are you doing to lean up ouu streets call ♪77 >> ♪ ú% maryland attorney general, is teaming up with the top -overnment lawyers from all across theenation, to investigate oreclosuree3 practices. all 50 u.s. attorneyygenerals, have announced a joint working group. the move ccmes afterrevidence surfaced that many enders may have started it without information.e necessary purchased half of the nuclear operations wants to buy a larger they're prepared to buy all of the 50% stake, that wwuld have

brought a third reactor. it said it would not move forward, with the plan. >> there are 109 trees, in the park, and all but one, f them could e cut down, if a new plan ddn't expect the mount vernonn3 conversiin vane to save it. now, joel expllins why. >> it sounds weird. they wann to take out the ttees and it is a beautiful scene here as usual. but, now, they say,,it couud3 look better. at the present times to replace all buu one of thess treesswith ú%unger ones..3 but, many are urging the city to safe the trees instead. 18 million imppovement ppan is funds, and they want to usee3

yyunger trees, and put in a better pattern, and things that you can see here, but, they say, almost half of the trees are either dead or damaged. so, that's why it should not be - big deal. still, tte idea of taking out so many familiar trees, such popular spot is not a popular decision withhthe folks we talked with. >> i ttink it's a real lack of respect for thh people that live and work work in this nnighborhood. i know that we're supposed to3 have a say. but, it seems like, there's a %-into, the planning, before the >> mmre thaa 300 people have signed petitiins, opposing the plan. it ii up to to the preservation committee to deciiee whhther they will be history. so, they have had a couple hearings in the past. %-they had this month and aaothr next onth. so, still some time.

but it is a big lan, and the folks that like it want to get staated. who don't like it, to try to do3 moving forward? >> we do have ttat, and other than that, they want to ggt the step back, and think about his, there have been other plans in the past. this has undergone changes in the past. but, nexttone, wiih soomuch to slow down. >> thank you. >> ♪ >> with just under three weeks to go until the election, both candidates get ready to faae ú%ter again today. o'malley, and bob erlich are se3 to debate, this morning. the candiddtes squared off on have been stepping up theirh effort's the campaign trail.

bob erliih stopped at the plant, yesterday, where heetalked about thh lagging ecooomy. andderlich says, one study shows frienddy as suurounding states. this study mmy be inconvenient,3 but, it is why we're rrnninggthe race. we want to expand you, and make yoo more successful, and open markets and the like. >> erlich says, this election's biggest issue is joos. >> governor o'mallly talked about his plans to boost spending onnearly childhood education. p> hopefully, as our economy starts to recover, we might have thh flexiiility to be ble to do more, especially, for children in the early years, who suufer from autism, where it can make -uch a big difference. >> stay with "fox 45 news," for theelatest on the election.

>> coming up, on the early3 ú%ition, finning smiles, in these tough economic times. >> take a closer llok at the art of happiness. >> ain has moved into thee3 western parttoo the state. you said you'd be supportive. well, it comes and goes! i wouldn't trust it! oh... my... god!or?

inherits a billion-dollar surplus, low unemployment.

o'malley signs the biggest tax hike in maryland history. raids chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. gives raises to top aides. business climate ranks 45th worst in the nation. now 200,000 jobs lost. o'malley covers up jobs report that proved maryland's economy stalled. if re-elected, o'malley will raise taxes again. whether he does, is up to you. >> welcome back, 5:44, we''e talking about the advancing rain. -nd you can see, right now, out to the westernnpart of the state, and you see, that the rain is falling heavy, into allegheny county, and advancing to the east, frontal boundaryy3 pushing thrrugh, and some rain,

heading towards charles ccunty, and heading towards ortt, and other counties as well..3 advance slowly, and we start tt see it, picking up pace. -nd then tte system will be increaaing as we move into the afternoon. low pressure center..3 and you can see, later thhs morning, starts to move through the central part of the state, throughout the entire statt, rain heaviest, and, inch or more of rain for mmch of the central -art of the state.ú >> moves out later tonight, a bit of a break, we'll get a little bit of moisture, and we could see, a couple of showers tomorrow afteenoon. but, a lesser chance then, and the north and west. stronger winds. low to north and east, and, high and mmre sunshine for the %-as far as how much rain, thee3

central part of the state, seeing the most. about an inch to an and right along i-95. and thhn, down the south and east. still, hhalthyydooe but up to the north and west, so, we're lookiig at again, nothing like what we saw a couple weeks ago, wwth all that heavy rain. but, a good dose of it. ú% theeheaviest will be down here, and, moving through cuba, and it coulddbring them 8-15 inches of rain there. ú%at's where they have to be concerned. looking a little bit better for the u.s. bbt not for cuba. but, the areas start off cool. and we won't see temperatures warm up that much today. 66 degrees, and to the east, with a southeast wind. and howers, maybe some elative thunder lattrr3

-p>> only 60 degrees, baak off into the upper 50's. and, back to he west, 56 degrees, and then an evening shower and then, lingering, before we turn partly cloudy. ú%d a couple showers tomorrow. >> 69 on sunday. and 68 and 64, with partly-cloudy skies. ú%e'sssee whaa's appening on >> ccndice.s, right now. >> thank you. well, we haveean alert for you, traveling on the rail, thh 870, to washington, dc has been completely cancelled. neet is 872. the metro will honor tickets. that's the good news. time. >> as far as tte roads are concerned, checking ii, and

thhngs are looking good, on 5, 50-miles-per-hour, there.3 and, 63, on the beltway, through >> 95, at the tunnel, there's a disabled vehicle. what the area looks like. you can see, carr are getting along just fine. so, be aware, no delaa. no eed for an alternate route. >> there is an accident, right3 at wilkins avenue. no road-closures. as for he beltway, things look -ood. >> on wilkins, and then up -owards route 40. let's see how it s shaping up, at liberty rood there for yyu. >> sttrting to get busy, and, on the ouuerloop side. and we do have an incident, and we do have an incident, and it does

i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us.

it seems there's ott lot to be happy about, jobs are tough to find, and a lot of families are just getting by. it'sstough to buy a smile. experts will tell yyu happiness is not just a feeling. it's a science,,and fiiding it %-jeff able, uuravees the art of

%--sirens wailing] >> in the hustle for surrival, every stee can be a strrggle. >> ♪ >> thaak yyu, baby girl. >> thank you. >> for terry reed, a smile take3 strength. >> riiht now, i don't have much to smile for. you know,. >> not long ago, gloria, lost her smile when she got the news3 of a murdered relative. >> i could not look at the neww. i didn't want to go outside. -akeup foo you. "i got some old p> i want to draw a haapy girll >> becauss she's allergic to paint, she gave up on her dreamú

until she found value in lipsttck. >> why do you think they ear wwar makeup? [laughter] >> it lifts thhir spirits. >> i want bold, and that's what makeup is. [laughter] >> with the help have a littlee3 rouge, and a lot of lipsticc, >> i tarted ffeling good, and ssarted painting, and feeling better. and i could noo. over 1,000 pictures in five years. that'' a lot of painting. -p>> ♪ >> ♪ everrbody, come oon theyyre sllw-moving. >> at the art museum, a new exhibit takes a look at what makes us smile. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> youucan't fake aareal smiie. p> through art, and objects, itú traces the source of happiness, in dark times. >> died three days later.

[laaghter] >> the greeks published a book, a farther joke, 1,000 years ago. [llughter]3 >> one of the beautiful smiles -- %-perfect time for a show aboute laughter. >> i thought it wouud give us back our power, to remember that that has absooutely nothing to do with money. >> i didn't have the money to buy everyyhing that i waat. >> in the show are the toys, thaa he once pulled from the trash. >> we got the youths and ladders. -p>> his collection is now a treasure. and i probably played all these

games. >> sketch artists, and oneú makeup artist. never before has the wook, een on display. >> i said, going to get a chance last, and i'm happyysome nascar you see me smiling big-time. [laughter] [laughter] >> ♪ >> ♪ >> just when a smile seems hard to find, and hard day, all day. -p>> ssmetimes, it finds you. >> ♪ [laughter] >> ♪ >> wow! i look real seriius. i don't mean no harm. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> jeff able, fox 45 morning news. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> coming up later, cllaning uu unwanted pet hair, which vacuums

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stir up a smile with hershey's syrup. >> good morning. theefirsttlook at sports, the oddsmakers have instaaled the pats as 3-point favorites, over the rrvens. >> they are home, and coming off a bye-week. the ravens have heir work cut out.ú but, unday could mark the life ú%thout ed reed. he was placed on i.r., and sat out sixxweeks. he'll be eligible to returnn john harbaugh is taking things slowly, and carefully. >> he's working hard, and, you know, he looks good. but, you don't know, that's

doctors, and trainers. to see how it will go. he'll puss himself, and it will %-bbcause he's goinn to know -- he's the guy that's been in the league forever..3 he knows what he can do and what he can't do. >> a couple of former rrvens, have new gigs tonight. frank walker, who made a career oot of flags, will sign with th3 vikings. have a great need at the posstion, after thhy went down with knee injuries. and. barnes, signed with the %-week, and fourrh-round, out of florida international. >> aabit of levity. as you probably know, hiss3 brother is head-coach atú stanford, and played oregon.3 so, wagers were made. they went with cash, and dixon opted to make him wear a ducks

tee-shirt. well, they won, and, today, he paid off the bet. >> well, i wanttyou to know, there are amifications, and, ú%ast-to-coast. but, i have to ggve the ducks their due. they won fair and square.ú bett have a heck of a club. -laughter] >> impressive. i'll put that in my mouth. great. %--ee you, probably in theice na