decomposing body found at the bottom of a baltimore city sewer. good evening everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. >> the investigation is ongoing. a decomposing body was removed and taken to the coroners office. >> reporter: officials hope that the information they get here will tell them who she is, how she died and when. police statistics for crime in this neighborhood aren't available tonight. but residents are usually more critical if there is a problem. >> robbery, murders, rapes happen here. >> no, not in this neighborhood. >> reporter: so that makes what happened here all the more puzzling. workers for the telephone company opened up this manhole,

what they found below will turn a stomach. >> once they opened the manhole cover, and gained entry the hole was filled with a 6-foot of water and it was actually a body appears to be of a male victim, decomposed. >> reporter: it wasn't until later that they realized it was a woman. before homicide and the coroner's office can do their job, the fire department has to figure out how to get the body out. they begin by draining the water then going down the hole. >> we have a team here, they will make access to the hole. make contact with the body, secure it in a basket and simply bring it out. >> reporter: when officers get a better look, here is what they can tell. >> at this time, we believe it's an unidentified female. however, there's signs of decomposition, so the remains are going to be taken to the medical examiners office. >> reporter: until they get the

results of the autopsy, police can't say how long that woman's body had been decomposed in that hole. neighbors can't imagine something like that happening in their neighborhood. >> in this neighborhood, i would have never imagined. >> reporter: though tomorrow is saturday, police say the medical examiners will be hard at work and possibly they will get some information about her demise as soon as tomorrow. mike shoe, denise back to you. identifying the body may be a problem due to the large amount of decomposition. a 17-year-old boy is in critical condition tonight after being shot in the head. the shooting happened around 7:30 near the intersection of west lafayette in west baltimore. homicide detectives are investigating the incident because of the injuries of the

teen. late tonight, police released these photos. in connection with the case, investigators say they are trying to identify the man seen here. he was last seen driving this green ford taurus near light street last week. police say a man broke into a home on franklin street, raped a woman at knife point and on september 23rd. anyone with information should call police. the h1n1 vaccine is on its way to maryland tonight, but it's not coming soon enough for worried parents. local er's are being swarmed by parents who worry their children have the h1n1 flu. >> reporter: filling energy rooms across maryland, doctors warn you may need another kind of vaccine to stay safe. >> i'm scared to death about this virus. >> reporter: david matthews has a 4-year-old with flu like symptoms. he's worried his 2-year-old

will too, like hundreds of parents, matthews rushed them to the emergency room. >> i'm hearing stories about two little girls just died in schools near where we lived. and it's sad man, because it acts like a cold, next thing you know they are deathly sick. >> reporter: 15 to 20% of the union memorial er is filled with patients concerned they have the h1n1 flu which may do more harm than good. >> you also run the risk of getting the flu if you're coming to the emergency room. because there are many patients here that do have it right now. >> contracting the flu, whether it's seasonal or h1none weakens the person's immune system, making it harder for it to attack the body. which is why you may want to get another vaccine this flu season. that infection can lead to a

host of other illnesses. family members say physicians diagnosed a young girl with pneumonia. >> it's the best route to go. it doesn't seem to cause many complications. >> reporter: as for the h1n1 vaccine, maryland is expected to receive its first shipment next week with enough for just 1% of the high risk population. >> i hope when it does come, there's enough for everybody. that everybody is able to get it if they need it. especially in the schools. >> reporter: meantime, emergency workers are getting ready for the work. >> we have weekly meetings, so that we can be prepared for anything that's changing. we have back up plans in place. >> reporter: officials are getting mobile hospital beds ready to use. eyewitness news. we invite you to stay with wjz for complete flu coverage, along with important

information from the cdc log on to wjz.com. a bizarre accident at the memorial accident today. car somehow became wedged in an entry way just before 4:30. no serious injuries were reported. >> the baltimore officer dragged five city blocks from a suspect's car is out of the hospital tonight. the officer is not being identified. police say he was reaching into the suspect's car and trying to get the keys and that's when the suspect drove off dragging the officer. investigators are still searching for that suspect. we are learning new information tonight about that extortion case surrounding late night talk show host david letterman. tonight we know the suspect is a producer at cbs's 48 hours. the show specializing in true crime stories. drew levingson has the latest

from new york. >> reporter: he was of the of the handcuffs he was wearing in court as he pleaded not guilty to allegedly trying to blackmail letterman. >> new york will not tolerate the extortion of anyone. >> reporter: the mystery show producer left a package on letterman's car. he said he needed to make a huge chunk of money, he made a reference to letterman's son. >> i have had sex with women who work for me on this show. >> reporter: letterman came clean with the details of what hagerman threatened to expose. hagerman had a relationship

with a woman who worked for letterman. there's more to the story but declined to share it. >> it's tempting, tempting, but i'll wait. >> reporter: here the ed sullivan theater, showgoers were saying they weren't sure if letterman was telling a joke, but soon realized he was not. hagerman told his attorney that he did not want to work for the rest of his life, so he came up

with the $2 million sum. chicago actually came in last place of the four cities. they weren't the only ones disappointed but president obama and the first lady had made the trip to denmark to lobby for their home city. meanwhile a very different reaction in the winning city. this was the scene in rio de janerio. loud cheers greated the news they were waiting to hear. it will be the first olympics ever held in south america. now besides the disappoint of losing out, chicago is also losing some money. this city spent $70 million in it campaign to bring the olympics to the chicago. a major move for the

congregation of the sisters of glocecour. they are moving their center from paris to baltimore. this was a time of honor for 25 of the finest teachers in the united states, and it ended with the naming of the maryland teacher of the year. >> the winner is, jennifer rankin. >> jennifer rankin is an eighth grade math teacher from garrett county. 24 nominees from every county in the state were among the one now people filling martin's west tonight. i was honored to mc. mrs.rankin walked out tonight with lots of prizes including the keys to a brand new nissan. >> let's hope she has snow tires on that.

congratulations to her. miraclous rescue, a woman is pulled out from the rubble of a collapsed building in indonesia. why it's -- it's giving hope to others. police raid the home of one of their own. i'll tell you what they found inside, that's coming up next. some showers tonight and a mild weekend headed our way. i'm bob turk, i'll have the complete weekend forecast coming up next.

it is 64 degrees with light rain in the area tonight. in indonesia this woman is one of the few survivors found underneath the rubble in indonesia. this discovery reenergized searchers to keep looking for survivors. the father of elizabeth smart speaks out after his daughter testified about the abuse she suffered at the hands of her alleged abductor mitchell. he says he was unaware of some of the details his daughter revealed in court.

>> i was completely amazed at how she was able to move forward, and i just want to thank all of those people out there who have prayed for her and continue to pray for her because i believe that that is truly given her strength to be able to move forward. >> reporter: elizabeth smart said she was raped and threatened every day for nine months by mitchell. she was testifying at his competency hearing. the severed head of baseball hall of famer ted williams was stowed away. the company official swung a monkey wrench and hit williams head. the book will be released next week. the company denied the allegations on its web stphaoeutz in the weeks before steve mcnair was killed in a murder suicide -- inside weeks before steve

mcnair was killed in a murder suicide, he is said to have made an ad for children contemplating suicide. susan collins reports, on mark lunsford home. >> reporter: the fbi cubs conducts a search of lunsford's home. they found cash.

>> you have to know that people are going to take opportunity. >> reporter: lunsford is also charged with threat. stealing an expensive watch from a drug dealer. a gold medallion and tiffany jewelry. they also confiscated a leafy substance in a bag, viles of liquid and needles. he says, quote there is a legitimate explanation and hopefully the truth will come out in court. the case against the drug detective comes about when an informant tells the fbi lunsford has given them money for information, then has taken back half in cash. >> 99.9% of law enforcement officers are just as outraged about these allegations as we

are. when talking about making raids on drug houses, lunsford said i ain't going into a [ bleep ] house if i ain't getting [ bleep ]. some students show you are never too young to be a ravens fan. >> i think that's go ravens go, if i might have heard it correct. they already have their game faces on for the big match against the patriots. you can see the game exclusively right here. kick off at 1:00. i guarantee that's the only time they tell them, yell as much as you want. >> that's right. that's right. all right, let's take a look really quick at radar. there's some showers around the

region. not too heavy but they moved pretty much through baltimore already. up to north-northeast. and a little batch from cumberland down to west virginia. that's really our only chance of getting showers. 72 today. that was a high. a little warmer than it's been. and that is normal. last night 51, our average is now 50. the record is 89 and 35 on this day. right now we're 64, 69 out in oakland. some showers just heading out there. 62 the dewpoint, it's up pretty high. we had a lot of rain earlier today. particularly the great lakes up toward minnesota, wisconsin and we had a tiny bit of wet snow out here in west dakota. for us the warm air came in

this afternoon with a few clouds and a sprinkle or two early on. then the clouds kind of build and we saw some showers this evening throughout the region. southern ontario, quebec. a few more sprinkles and showers. a line here in west virginia. that's what we have to watch over the next several hours. once this front moves through overnight. looks like tomorrow, we could see sun in the morning. we expect to see showers, milder temperatures with the west wind. looks like an awfully nice weekend and early next week, continued pretty nice weather. bay temp about 68 degrees. what's left a little bit of rain mainly. maybe one more shower by morning, 59 tomorrow. 75 by afternoon with a lot of sunshine. looks like a really decent afternoon, sunday more sun, 75.

73 monday, chance of a few showers tuesday night. so we stay at or above average in the next five day, denise. the orioles announce a decision on the future of

two thumbs up in oriole park tonight. >> trembley figured he was fired, instead the manager gets the option picked up on his contract. trembley is back till 2010. trembley is glad he's coming back. and the o's beat the blue jays, 13-7. that's two straight wins,

two games left in the season. meanwhiles, the ravens get their final full practice in for their next game. that's in new england on sunday. a highly anticipated show down featuring two of the better teams. the ravens say they are focused on getting better. >> we expect to be the best team we can be right now, i think is what we always say. that's why you play the game on sunday to find out. they've never beaten new england, see how it plays out right here. the dunbar poets going against -- it's worth another look in slow motion.

mcmanis agility and balance. you can only do that when you're young. dunbar wins the game at 22-0 shut out. to the baltimore country club, round two of the senior players championship. the crowd favorite tom watson continues to shine. the 69-year-old with a bogey shot. a group of four in pursuit. from senior golf to senior nascar, qualifying in kansas city today, 50-year-old mark martin was the fastest in lap. highest speed of 120 miles per hour. he has the poll position for

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christmas comes a few months early to baltimore. >> ♪ we wish you a merry christmas, and a happy new year ♪ >> nose were carolers. this was all part of disney's christmas carol terrain. which is really cool, if you want to get on board the christmas carol train, you have until sunday at the disney museum. and max uses the roof of his owners car to surf. this dog has a birds eye view as they drive around town.

yes he's standing on top of the car. max's owner says police have only pulled him over once. and he doesn't plan on stopping his dare devil dog. >> that can't be good. >> no, i hope they have some super glue ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?

letterman is next with larry davis. that does it for us tonight. thank you for ( band playing "late show" theme ) >> from new york, the greatest city in the world, it's the "late show" with david letterman.