strike local schools. tonight, when will the vaccine arrive in maryland and are hospitals ready to handle an outbreak? hello, i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> more kids are showing up sick to school and the vaccine is not available. why there are new concerns if an outbreak hits. >> reporter: tonight, there are serious concerns of a big demand but short supply of hospital beds. the first day of october brings great weather and grave concerns throughout maryland. there could be a shortage of hospital beds if the h1n1 virus

spreads rapidly. >> if the virus spreads so quickly, you know, and the hospitals are overcome, what do you do then? that's the question. >> reporter: to deal with overcrowding, hospitals are supposed to have what is known as surres plans. >> we have partnered with other hospitals to make sure we have the beds and the medications and supplies that we need to deal with any kinds of a significant outbreak. >> reporter: fear of the outbreak is large. on tuesday, a 14-year-old girl destiny parker died from the virus. leaving parents and those in the school system stunned. >> the maryland health officials say the first dozes of h1n1 vaccines will be a nasal spray. and available to children over 2 years old and young adults up

to age 24. also health care workers and people who live with children under six months old. >> physicians offices, we're talking about health departments, hospitals, eventually it'll be available in pharmacies around the state. >> reporter: do you plan to get a shot? >> yes i do, yes i do, soon, very soon. >> reporter: health officials say 98 98% of the flu cases going on right now is the h1n1 strain. back to you. >> reporter: kai thank you very much. stay tuned to wjz for the latest. for more information on the cdc log on to wjz.com. and the remains of a woman were found in the woods. it was the body of a woman who disappeared nearly a year ago. and tonight her boyfriend is behind bars. new at 11:00, kelly mcpherson explain what is led to the arrest. >> baltimore city police have been working on this case for a

year. piecing together cell phone records between the boyfriend and girlfriend. and now tonight, he is finally charged here in baltimore county because this is where the body was found. >> reporter: for almost a year the family of mia nicoles had wondered what happened to mia. >> we thought maybe she got into an argument with a friend and went out. >> reporter: dental records confirmed the worse. >> she was shot, see i didn't know. i didn't know that. and it's very sad to hear something like that. >> reporter: her boyfriend, tyrone web has been charged with murder: he shot her once in the head and placed her in the woods. >> it's unknown where she died. it's a gunshot wound, she could have been shot there, could have been shot some where else.

>> reporter: mia was last seen here at the forest park home where she lived with tyron at the time. police found her car and no signed of forced entry. but her coworkers at volunteers of america described to police how upset mia was later that day, october 28. crying about her boy friend's threats, telling her not to come home. >> it was an abusive relationship. something made him kill her, he became jealous perhaps of another man and decided to kill her. >> reporter: during the initial investigation, city police found inside their apartment, a picture of a woman with two semi automatic handguns attached pointing at her head and anger management books. the discovery here offered police the final clues. mia nicoles body and what turned out to be a bullet beneath it. police have not discovered the murder weapon. but they did discover during

the investigation that web had enpregnated another woman last year, perhaps add to the fuel. baltimore city police are looking for a man who broke into a west baltimore home and raped a woman. this is a drawing of the man, anyone with information should call city police. the search is on for the driver who ran from a city officer for several blocks today. the man's bullet-proof vest may have saved the officers life. >> reporter: a mail carrier who witnessed the dragging of the officer says he appeared to be

caught in the suspect's car from high up and in plain view of the suspect. it all began at the western police district station and the officer was dragged five whole blocks to edmenson avenue where he got free from the car. >> he was in pain, you could hear from him hollering and stuff. >> reporter: the officer stopped the car for another reason, that's when he found that he was wanted on a warrant. he kept going. >> the officer was wearing his bullet-proof vest which saved him from further injury. >> reporter: here is the newly released picture of the suspect. he's name is willie hughes. you would think that being dragged for five blocks would

cause severe injuries. but this evening, the officer is in stable conditions. back to you on tv hill. tonight, police are not releasing the identity of the injured officer. tonight the death poll is rising in indonesia where a second major earthquake hit this morning registering 6.8 on the rector scale. the u.n. estimates it is more than 1100 dead. thousands of missing and rescue workers are racing with time to pull survivors from the wreckage. the indonesia quake came after a quake hit samoa. a stunning admission from david letterman. letterman confessed to having

sexual relationships with female employees. letterman handed over a phony check to that person who was then arrested. this morning, letterman testified to a grand jury in an extortion case. letterman is married with one son. the show will air immediately following this newscast. surprising revelation today in the autopsy of michael jackson. the pop icon was actually healthy at the time of his sudden death. >> reporter: michael jackson's appearance may not have been convention conventional. but when it came to his physical hell, the pop star was in fairly good health for a 50- year-old man. the singer was not sickly and skeletal when he died of an over doze in may. he had scarrings on his face

and neck and tattooed eyebrows and lips. he weighed 137 pounds, thin but exceptional for his 5'5" frame. jackson had some arthritis and his lungs were inflame. but it's not believed none of these conditions were serious enough to have contributed to his death. the coroners office has not officially released the full autopsy yet. but it has ruled that jackson's death was a homicide. the pop star died at his rented mansion on june 25th. after his doctor, conrad murray administered two drugs to help him sleep. that drug cocktail caused his death. >> any decision on criminal charges against jackson's personal doctor would come from the los angeles district attorney's office. new at 11:00, baltimore

city firefighters have lost their battle for a pay raise. the city denied the request. the union took a matter to an independent arbitrator who ruled against the pay hike for the firefighters. officials and lawmakers sailed through the electronic tolls without paying. mike miller want to take away the free passes for delegates and senators. no word tonight how much money this would save the agency. a special honor for charm city tonight. major dixon was on hand to accept the heritage award. the honor was given for the design implementation of harbor.

the award has been given only eight times in the last 35 years. a dramatic rescue, a new york man is being hailed as a hero as he helped save a child from a burning building. elizabeth smart testimony, for the first time, smart reveals the extraordinary details of her kidnapping ordeal. some showers may start the weekend, i'm bob turk i'll have the complete morning forecast coming up next.

it is 48 degrees and clear in central maryland. first a reluctant hero is the talk of new york city. a man wept into this burning apartment after hearing screams. inside he found a 4-year-old boy who he covered in blankets and then brought down the stairs. he is expected to recover. later during a live tv interview, he proposed to his girlfriend on the air, she said yes. elizabeth smart described in court what her alleged kidnapping put her through. she said mitchell raped her

every day. she was found with him and his wife. mitchell was not in the courtroom today during the proceedings. as students watched a friday night football game on the field. one student captured cell phone video of a brutal attack involving a cheer leader. the attacker is suspended, but the victim is hurt twice by the video that's now on the internet. >> reporter: video of the attack was posted on popular video website, while students are chattering about it, parents have concerns. during school hours, john f. kennedy high in montgomery county is quiet this afternoon. but behind the school, this is what students saw. a member of the cheer leading squad being attacked by another girl. angry and determined to fight

17-year-old mopin. the cause, a boy. for temprin what made it worse, someone posted the video on facebook. many studentings at her school had something to say about it. >> they were just like laugh out loud. hahaha. and it just made me feel sad because i thought, like all these people were asking my friends, but they weren't. >> low did we allow ourselfings to get so angry and we're conducting ourselves as we saw on the video. >> reporter: that's the question the school's principal anderson had. >> the disciplinary action i put forth is as strong as i can make it. >> reporter: that's a 10 day expulsion. the principal says some parents have called the school asking about what happened on friday night. as a result, there will be a parent meeting here tonight to address their questions. in montgomery county, i'm gigi

barnett now back to you. >> reporter: kennedy high has a leadership program that teaches students conflict resolution skills. so far no charges have been filed. in a statement, nike reiterated they have no contractual contract with vick. captain chesley sullenburger flies again. it was the same rout of the flight eight months ago, but sulley said there was a big difference. >> first of all this flight today was a lot longer than the one in january. and i was able to give mr.

parker back his airplane. without getting it wet first. >> reporter: the passengers on the flight cheered when sullenberger announced he was the captain. a new law for a historic building. meet the new hotel monoco. the building once housed the headquarters for the viena railroad. the mayor smacked railroad spikes to celebrate the opening of the hotel. >> looks like they're playing wackamoles. >> let's take a look at temperatures and conditions. a chilly night right now. nearly 48 degrees. but there's really basically no wind. the dewpoint is 44. it may get those chilly spots.

the barometer rising 34-inches. it is cool, 50 east in ocean city. 42 out in oakland. there were some 30s out there this morning. and there was widely scattered frost tonight. the winds are very light around here. ocean city very light at three. some of this activity is beginning to spread east wart into the ohio valley with some clouds. so we do have a few clouds here and there. tomorrow we'll see clouds and sunshine mixture. there maybe some winds, most of this is going to stay well to our north and west. by friday night, the front associated with that will probably give us at least a chance of a little late rain, friday night. and on saturday morning, this front will be going across the region. we do expect so see a period of rain. clearing out in the afternoon,

milder conditions coming in for saturday and sunday. right now the weekend looks pretty nice. the ravens are playing on sunday, still may be a little residual rain on sunday. hopefully clearing up by the afternoon up there in foxboro. the bay temps about 59. chilly, 46 under mostly cloudy skies tonight. tomorrow night, per happen as -- perhaps a little bit of rain moving into the region. 75 on sunday, the sun comes down, 73 monday. sunshine and maybe a late shower on tuesday. coming up the ravens continue preparations for their game against the patriots. >> mark has more coming up next in sports.

a lot of secret planning and and strategizing going on tonight. >> yeah. and new to the pat this is season, the 12 year vet was a stan out for a decade with jacksonville. >> he's a fast guy. he has an interesting style. he can hit the ball any where. he can stop on a dime and really challenge the leverage

of your defense in any direction. it's been three years since anyone has rushed for 100 yards for the ravens. see how they manage the patriots. nick markakis and the orioles, tired of losing, out to stop a 12 game losing skid. the orioles have a 1-0 lead. chris waters pitched well up to jim johnson to finish. in need of one more out to stop the streak. the streak is finally over, the o's beat the rays 4-2. manager trembley appears stunned. opening round of the senior players championship, a crowd favorite giving baltimore a show. watson shooting 4-under par 66.

he is one shot off the lead. nelson one shot up on watson. maryland's fred funk is 53. and alexander the great also had an assist. 4-1 final the boston. laurel park historic ending. watch the third that's currently third, rabbit out of my hat. amazing sprint. three winners for garcia today, he needs just two for for a thousand victories in his career. now that was a dash to the

they were doing the mash potato, now we're not talking about the 60s dance craze but rather a massive food fight. dozens of students tossed more than 200 pounds of studs. now, it could have been

coming up next, letterman, blackmail ng reveal of a ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman.