show you how impressive the flames were when this first happened a little after 4:00. you can see the flames ripped through the rough. this is a 5 story building. it was built in the 30s and vacant since the 80s. a significant crowd gathered here. that's where the officials allowed the people to come watch and they've watched here, it's in a familiar landmark for those who grew up here. people said it's sad, they've seen it here for years. en and one wall collapsed there are no injuries to report from the fire. i'm kelly mcpherson, wjz-13 eyewitness news. kelly, thank you. and we'll bring you the latest as soon as it's available. heavy rain drenched maryland and there are still problems across the area.

in severn, a large sinkhole is causing problems and the downpour caused a covert under the road to fail. wjz-13 is live with the first warning weather and bob turk has more and first, gigi is tracking the clean upunderway tonight. >> reporter: well, after yesterday's torrential down power, everyone wants to get back to normal as soon as possible. the crews are working overtime to do it. nonstop rain flooded the streets and wiped out power for thousands. basements were also flooded. >> yeah, it's done. everything's gone. >> and the water washed out stores, too. the crews restored power to 54,000 customer. >> we've been cleaning up this morning. >> reporter: stores tried to use the sandbags to keep the water out.

it didn't work for this man. the way the flooding was, it went up the back alley and through the rear doors of the other shops. everyone got a taste of it. >> reporter: while some stores are closed because of the weather, some jumped to action. cory johnson traveled to ohio to find the water damage here. he's part of a disaster response team. >> and any amount of rain, typically, whether it's two inches to 20 feet, it's, you know, it's pretty bad. and you know that's what we do. we try to help people out. >> there are still some customers in the dark. bge hopes to reach all of them by late tonight. and all right, gigi, first warning weather continues with

bob turk. it's pretty rare we see this much rain around here. and take a look at the numbers around the state. some areas were deluged with a foot or more and some areas, barely that much at all and in hagerstown, 2 1/2 inches and when you head aaron the bay -- around the bay, bel air, almost 10 an dill, 10 1/2 and over 13 in wild wood frederick, 5 1/4 and double the number around central portions of the state. dover, just a little under 4 inches. look at some of the other numbers. pretty interesting statistics. before the rainstorm, bwi and the city had an inch of rain. it was a dry month and then, boom! 6.02 inches and more. bwi and the city, 5 3/4 inches in the one day period.

and we'll have the rain tomorrow and a lot of sunshine and we'll have the forecast. wjz-13 is always on, for updates and more on the forecast, go to wjz.com. a famous baltimore native is facing charges to night. the police officers charged mario with physical altercations with his mother. >> reporter: the police responded to the scene after a caller record a mental case was breaking up property and once the officers arrived his mother says it was not the first time her son was physical. ♪ >> reporter: baltimore born mario barrett reached stardom on the center stage and now, mario is at the center of. a police investigation. inside the high-rise apartment he shares with his mother, a fight broke out between them

1:00 friday morning. >> and officers responded and spoke to the victim, she was the mother of mare owe barrett -- mario barrett. the evidence of the scene bore that out. >> reporter: and there was a china closet shattered to pieces and she says it was because of mare mar -- mario and he shoved her. there she reported he shoved her and caused her head to hit the wall. she fears for her life as a result of his actions and the lawyer paints a different picture. it says, this is an unfortunate incident between a loving son and a mother who struggles to suffer with a devastating addiction. anyone knows the behavior that almost always accompanies their actions.

mario supports his mother. >> reporter: barrett was released from jail on a $50,000 bond. weijia jiang, eyewitness news. thank you, weijia jiang and he'll face a judge in november to face a second degree assault charge. new at 6:00, the fate of three men accused of killing ken harris is with the jury tonight. the jury went home at 5:00 this evening and they'll resume monday morning three are charged with shooting the city councilman in 2008. surveillance photos were shone of the men. and universities across maryland are reacting to the death of a rutger's freshman. he jumped off the george washington bridge after his

roommate videotaped him in bed with another man. >> reporter: his roommate secretly taped him having a sexual encounter with him and another man. on september 19th, his roommate and friend streamed the video and they tweeted, he asked for the room until midnight and i turned on the web cam and i saw him making out with a dude, yeah. and a message was sent out two days later. he saw me making out with a guy and the school probably won't do much of anything. on his last message, he posted a suicide note, jumping off the gw bring, sorry. they've been charged with spying and they could get five years in prison. it's awful that certain things come to that. >> reporter: this freshman

tells me it's turned into a conversation on the campus about how their lives are under the live -- microscope of the internet. certain businesses will actually look you up. don't post anything you'll regret. do you take it serious him >> yes, i do. and i think that people should. >> reporter: the vice president of diversity for the school says that people are remined of school policies with web cams and social media. >> we're making sure we use the social media and we encourage it in a positive manner not like at rutgers. >> reporter: more than 3000 messages to him and his family poured in. >> and in new jersey, a attorney general's office is reviewing the case to prosecute it as a bias case to possibly double the penalty to ten years

in prison. there are laws across maryland today. and sex offenders will not find it difficult to register. there's also new child care expenses. starting today, using a hand held phone behind the wheel could earn you a fine. pat warren spoke to marylanders. >> reporter: judging from what the regional sales manager of at&t tells me today, there's a spike in sales in the hands free devices. >> reporter: wrap your head around it, it's out of the hands now and hands free devices are flying off of the shelves. smart drivers recognize that the biggest cost is the safety. >> we were driving past the 95 corridor, there's a big sign up saying, it's the law, as i was

looking at the phone, i thought it was time to grab one or two. >> you want me to get it for you. >> i have it. >> reporter: and these are offenses you'll get if you get pulled over for speeding. and $40 the first time and $100 after that. >> you can initiate a call and terminate a call and you can also use a cell phone in your hands to dial 911 or call for emergency services. other than that, maryland law no prohibits you from using a hand held cell phone. >> this one's kind of like, well, it's like putting your phone on speakerphone. >> i'm buying an i phone and i'm going to get hands free for my car. >> of course, it's a safety issue. and the driving keeps your two hands on the wheel. >> and she needs to have it. that's the right thing to do. it's safer for her, any way.

>> and how about you? i have one. i picked up one from my wife the other day. >> and now,the prices were $50 to $150. and you have to have them if you don't want to run the risk of paying the fine. there reporting live, i'm pat warren. and pat, most are available at most electronic stores. and the ravens are preparing for an important match up against the steelers and fans are ready for the action. jessica kartalija explains for some, a raven's win would be the icing on the cake. >> reporter: so to speaking we're all so excited for sunday's big match up against the pittsburgh steelers and especially the staff at charm city cake. they, like the rest of us are overflowing with purple pride. take a look. >> we would be like, what do you want. >> reporter: ravens fans can

have their cake and eat it, too. >> i print out the logo to size and i just rolled up the fondant pieces in different colors. >> reporter: mary smith is hard at work on this edible confection made with affection. >> there's a lot of pride that goes into making that cake. , we have a lot of pride here. >> reporter: and duff goldman, known as ace of cakes says that just like anything else ravens, cakes are in high demand. >> people always want raven's cake. usually, it involves ray lewis tackling something or someone. >> reporter: and call anything special teams to make the paint edible. >> reporter: they want the feel and they want, you know, flacco throwing to like, you know, me and i want, well, we'll take a picture of their face and

they'll put them in there. >> reporter: and they make cakes for the other team. >> we would do a steeler's cake, too, but we'll charge twice at much. if they come to pick it up, i kid call them, that's how it goes. >> that's what we do. we goof off and talk about football. >> that was one of the tougher assignments we did. we had to keep our hands in our pocks so we didn't walk by and swipe. everything looks good, if you want your own raven's cake or any kind of cake, you better call. after they get 15 orders in one week, they close the books for that week. you need to check the football schedule and make your reservations and recorders early. >> and they have a great website. >> all right, jessica, thank you. and the game can be seen here

on wjz-13. starts at 1:00 live right here. and the game will be followed by the post game show. we'll have the highlights and the reaction. and that's live from canton, a huge day of football. that's on sunday, where, here wjz-13. >> yeah, thank you. >> and don't -- >> i know, it's hard for you to do. try not to show up the guys too much. i know they're ravens, that's about it. >> sand still -- and still to come, one of president obama's key staff members, calls it quits. and several survive a ha foot plunge and tonight, they tell us what the driver did before the crash. i'm in harford county, this stallion inspired the winner in

lastier's maryland millions. that's next. live look outside, stark conditions as maryland recovers from the rain. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley,

i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. rahm emanuel's departure comes before the midterm elections and leaving his replacement with a big challenge ahead. here's more from washington. >> reporter: at a crucial time, rahm emanuel is stepping down

as white house chief of staff to run for mayor. >> and we're all very excited for rahm emanuel as he take on a new challenge at which he's qualified. >> and my temperment is different than yours, i want to thank my colleagues for your patience, the last two years. >> reporter: his replacement is pete raus, he was the chief of senate -- staff in the senate office. >> and that's what makes the timing of the transition surprising. rahm emanuel acted as the political point man, twisting arms and sometimes, butting heads to advance is president's agenda. the white house will need the clout over the next four weeks as the democrats struggle to retain control over congress. chief of staff is at the center of every decision that the

administration makes working behind the scenes as gate keeper and adviser. former bush chief of staff says that it's no accident. >> and i think that a chief of staff does the job the way that the president wants it done. >> reporter: personnel changes aren't unusual midway through an administration and for the president, it's how well will his administration do without the right arm of the administration. and he's planning a tour of chicago's neighborhoods monday to talk to voters. and maryland's rich history of thoroughbred racing takes place saturday. the only horses take place are those from this state. >> reporter: he's getting an afternoon walk in harford county. the stallion sired several of

the horses racing saturday. >> well, it's a celebration, maryland has a lot of history in the thoroughbred races first breeders organization in maryland and the preakness before the kentucky derby. >> reporter: it's called the maryland million, the purses add up to $1 million. >> particularly, when the purses are cut to sustain a million dollars. it's a big event for them. >> reporter: and the real name of the race is the jim mckay maryland million on, he was from maryland and it was his idea along with others to start the race. >> this was the sire of the one that one last year. >> reporter: there are many winners creating future stars and these are show their talent at the track. if foals nearby will also get their turns nearby. the saturday race is also a

family affair with many more events with children to enjoy. >> including a country music event and we have a number of horse rescue demonstrations >> reporter: and those retired have a role in the race and the oldest at 30 will stay on the farm. this is defooted testimony. the oldest winning champion. he won the preakness in 1983. and this year, the maryland million will help raise funds for special olympic and some of the athletes will perform at the race. well, things are quiet. we'll have the forecast and taking a look at temperatures. pleasant and it dried out quickly and the barometer coming back up and that's all after this. it's friday! [ female announcer ] after months of martin o'malley telling us

"maryland is moving forward"... ...and moving maryland forward. [ female announcer ] ...this jobs report tells the truth... maryland's economy stalled. [ male announcer ] "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost." [ female announcer ] o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. [ male announcer ] "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top..." [ female announcer ] martin o'malley. first he makes stuff up. when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells the truth.

>> >> all right, with all of the weather yesterday, we had a small tornado reported, it was two miles east of lake shore at 9:46 in the morning. winds 80 miles per hour and it was one mile long and 200 miles wide. that's the weakest rated tornado and it did a little bit

of damage at dock road east of lake shore. and trees down and a sailboat tipped down. and it quieted down and saul of a sudden, the tornado went through and they had more rain and then, plenty of rain. almost 8 or 9 inches. it's quite yeted down considerably. and 71 in washington and 69 ocean city and 69 in elkton. much dryer today. and the dew points are down and still, a bit of a breeze at 20 miles per hour with the wind -- wind gusts to 24 degrees. and later on tonight, the winds will die down and the temperatures will drop. chilly air tonight and many places in the low 40s. garrett county, in the upper 30s. and the big rainstorm, just moved to the east, north east

and the rain moved at 3 to 4 in the morning and the sun came around and it's been out most of the afternoon and the storm's moving to the north and new york just ended with sunshine coming and the region to the northwest, that's a little system developing for the region across the northern section of the midwest and that's heading to the south and south west and the weak low pressure stalling out over portions of virginia and cooler air coming in and eventually, this is going to sit around here, this is allowing the winds coming in off of the ocean monday and next week and maybe periods of rain and north winds at 5 to 10 knots and the bay temperature at 73 and tonight, clear and chilly, 42 to 54 and the average low, 47 and tomorrow, lots of sunshine and a nice start to the weekend. tomorrow's high, 67 and pittsburgh sunday, and 54 for a high and a chance of a few showers. bring the raincoats and keep

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hire are the stories people are talk about tonight. >> an investigation is underway in baltimore county after flames destroy a large warehouse. kelly mcpherson has the latest for us. kelly? >> reporter: vic, the building is smouldering and the firefighters are on the scene. they're blasting the water into the building. we've seen the flames popping up and now, just smoke. a lot of people gathered from the high school parking lot and this is a landmark that many of them have grown up with. >> reporter: the old distillery has been in dundalk since the

1930s and out of business since the 80s. ash familiar billing and today, in a shocking state. >> and oh, my goodst, it was awful. orange flaming it was awful. and scary. >> reporter: and there was a three garner explosion. there we headed up here now. we came back and the whole building was on fire, it was just like, amazing. >> reporter: and this is from earlier when the flames took over the roof. they're blasting throughout the roof and a lot of witnesses say it was shocking to see this massive amount of flames and smoke right here in the middle of the neighborhood and firefighters fought this from the outside because the building is vacant. it's five stories high and two walls collapsed and now, there are no injuries to report. reporting live, i'm kelly mcpherson, wjz-13 eyewitness news. and okay, kelly, thank you.

we'll have more at 11:00. and the storm that moved through maryland is drenching states to the north. parts of new york and philadelphia are underwater tonight. here's the report for wjz-13. >> reporter: the water was almost waist high in new york's suburb answer people were forced to abandon their cars and others were rescued including a bus full of school children. we evacuated the students and everyone was safe, no one injured. >> reporter: parts of philadelphia were under water and cars were submerged and the rushing water pushed these dumpsters down the street. many homes and stores were flooded and firefighters had to use a truck to rescue people. what's left of a storm is moving up the east coast for two days bringing the rains and winds up to 60 miles per hour and broken trees and power

lines left tens of thousands without electricity. this school sent the children home after the basement flooded. >> most of the area saw 5 inches of rain in a few hours and drivers are hoping that the commute home will be easier than getting to work. >> reporter: flooded underpasses forced authorities to reroute the traffic. the weather caused delays and cancellations. >> it's frustrating. to know i'm late and the boss isn't happy. >> reporter: and the storm left behind a mess in carolina beach. many streets are behind water and the lake is overflowing. >> we had about 150 million- gallons go to the lake. >> reporter: while the end of the week was a wash out, the rain was expected to clear out before the weekend. and that storm edged through new england late this afternoon and wjz-13 is live with the first warning weather and bob turk is tracking the system now. and still over new england.

they're still getting the rain over eastern sections of new england and this morning. ash little bit earlier, moving through new york and it's hitting near the east and north east. and that's familiarly near cape cod and maine and boston, south and east and harford, new york and that rain earlier now, it's drying out now and for us, the sun came out and dryer weather and a cooler weekend. all right, bob, thank you. wjz-13 is always on, for updates and the radar and the first warning forecast, go to wjz.com. we, a bus carrying children on the way home from a trip to washington, d.c. trashes off of i-270 and two days later, some of the passengers are speaking out. some of the students on board believe that the driver suffered a heart attack and they saw him slumped over moments before the crash and an

inspection showed no mechanical violations and issues. >> and some say they're having flash backs of the incident. >> and seeing everyone hurt, laying down and bloody. no parents and it was really scary. >> reporter: they're thankful it wasn't worse and they were concerned about their mom, she's not home and they're worried about her. >> reporter: and the aaa officials are calling for stronger barriers on the roads and highways. the police found a man dead on the side of cranberry south and laurel. the 41-year-old was suffering from injuries and he's being investigated as suspicious. and in tonight's health watch, there's a new procedure making it easier for those with vision problems.

permanent contacts make less than a half hour to implant. they make a world of a difference. >> reporter: she has a new precious for her surroundings. -- has a new precious for her surroundings. >> it's clear. >> reporter: she had poor vision and was tired of dealing with contacts. >> i've had contacts break and get a piece of it in the eye and it takes at least an hour to work it out of there. >> reporter: she decided to try permanent contacts implanted in her eyes. surgeons make a cut at the edge of the eyeball and placed a soft lens behind the iris. it's like upgrading to an hd tv and you realize the difference in the quality of the picture.

>> reporter: the fda approved the internal contacts and they're more popular now. and laser surgery which corrects the vision through the cuts in the cornea is performed on those with mild nearsightedness, but this was the perfect candidate for the insertable contacts. seconds after the operation, she could tell the difference. >> now, i can see your brown eyes and gorgeous smile. [ laughter ] , pretty happy? >> yes. >> and the new contacts cost up to $7000 for her, seeing the difference made it worth every penny. >> and her doctor says that her vision was 2015 following the surgery. it's time for a look at the stories in the morning's edition of the sun. >> one group of men in

baltimore has the highest rating of hiv in the country and the slipper chair and the high school football games. look for the updated forecast also. you may call it the baltimore bean stalk. it's growth is fast and furious and it's a colossian sal -- it's a beauty. and there's a lot of excitement in druid hill park. that's because this agave is growing so fast, it's going through the roof. >> it reached the glass and there was just a little bit of a curl. the next thursday morning, we took the glass off, early in the morning. not as early as you work this morning and she sprung up. >> >> this is one of three at the conservatory. enjoying its day in the sun in the desert room. >> i've been telling everyone on facebook to come and see it. it's very exciting and we've been waiting for it to happen.

here it is. >> reporter: the drama started two weeks ago when the plant sent out the flower spikes. >> this is amazing and a once in a lifetime experience. at least for the plant. once this plant finishs flowering, it dies. >> reporter: before it does, the flowers bloom and this desert dweller is the source also for tequila. >> it will reach 35 feet in the sky and for plant lovers, this is like the super bowl. >> reporter: remember when kate told us about the curl at the top. >> it's like a serpent rising out of the plant. it didn't get to go straight up because it hit the glass, it has a sexy curve to it. >> it's a beauty blooming in baltimore. ron matz, wjz-13 eyewitness news. and the rollings

conservatory is open wednesday through sunday, 10:00 to 4:00. >> go see for yourself. >> i'm going to check it out and i want to see the goose with the golden eggs. >> it could be there. >> and still to come, lost in triple digit temperatures. how a man survived six days in a california desert. and taxpayers are supporting abused animals and where it's happening. and there's a nice fall weekend shaping up. we'll have the forecast coming up. and wjz-13 is always on, here are the top stories at wjz.com on this hour. for instant updates, go to wjz.com. [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money?

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found him ten miles from the starting point. he ventured off of the main trail and he couldn't find his way back. he was air lifted to a medical center thursdays. protecting animals is a top priority in switzerland. one attorney takes on about 175 klines a year -- clients a year, in 2008, he prosecuted 190 animal abusers. and many people think this is pushing it and regardless, hopes to make it nationwide. they spent time behind bars and now, they're spending time with their families and how a woman with conviction is putting kids first and her inspiring story in tonight's american spirit on the cbs evening news. here's a look at tonight's

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bob has the first warning weather. a nice day coming up tomorrow. take a look at the forecast. upper 40s tomorrow and mid-60s by the end of the day and a lot of sunshine all day long. sunday, clouds come in and 64, maybe a shower by sunday night. a good chance, we think, monday, probably again tuesday and wednesday. we could have lingering light showers and 62, 65 and 68. kind of breezy by tuesday and wednesday. and enjoy the week, next week, more clouds coming in. all right, sports the next with stan. with stan. we'll be back. ,,,, [ male announcer ] you can't un-smoke a cigarette.

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well, we're so close to the play offs and the o's, had they played like this all year long, they could have made it. >> well, they had to wet your appetite. what a difference an overnight makes from a soggy drenched rain out to the birds coming out swinging. the bird's starter tillman pitched 7 innings and in the

process, he struck out 7. but, jimmy suspects that don kelly would connect on the pitch that blasted out the park for the lead until ending. adam jones tackling the pitch and markakis scores and scott scores and felix pa scores and jones had a double. en right now, in the 8th inning, orioles 9 and tigers 5. the orioles will play a double header tonight and starting on the mound and 10-14. guthrie and they'll face detroit's ritchie and he's 10- 11. there the ravens news now, michael roar and -- michael oher and stacey are charged for

overthrowing a punt and having an unnecessary roughness call. and as the raven's took the field, more on their minds are -- [ indiscernible ] the third string quarter back had three td's. well, it's different going against a back up. going against the best in the league. you can't look at him as the same as you would as a guy out of college. >> and that's about 1 1/2 and that's odd to me. i would say, this is anyone's game. and with that, this is the most competitive rival there is. live, here at 1:00 on sunday. and stay with us, once the game ends, highlights and reactions from the team. and a special day of raven's coverage, here on wjz-13. tomorrow, college park, the terrapins are going airborne

and short of 4-1 rolling out the welcome matt. >> and they're a 3-1 football team and they have a lot of weapons on both sides of the ball. one of the better line backers in the country. >> i had a good practice and i'm excited about playing in the acc and i look forward to playing them at home. >> and we'll have highlights for you tomorrow afternoon once maryland and duke take it on. >> nascar racing in kansas. >> and, you know, going back to kansas, it's special, it's home we run well. we've always been able to run well there. i'm looking forward to it. >> that, ladies and gentlemen is sports. >> covering a lot of sports. >> a lot of sports happening. >> we'll be back. ,,,,,,,,

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bob ehrlich's real record on energy. lobbyists helped write utility regulations. we got stuck with a 72% rate hike. but martin o'malley got tough on bge, forcing them to pay back $2 billion to consumers. and what's bob ehrlich been doing the past four years? he got paid $2.5 million at a lobbying firm, a firm representing special interests and casinos right here in maryland. that's bob ehrlich-- a 72% increase for us and $2.5 million from special interests for himself. nice work, bob.

don't miss tonight's "blue bloods" and eyewitness news at 11:00. more than 100 never before seen photos of marilyn monroe have been published in a book. they were never published and they mark the midpoint in monroe's career and she died in 1962 at the age of 36. a wisconsin man seized a secret to growing huge pumpkins. he says that the trick is get the seeds ready indoors. most go for a dollar a pound, this is pricey. >> i need to know how to transfer the seeds outside. >> like you're going to do this? maybe with my tomatoes. i don't know. we'll be back at 11:00. that's it tonight. thank you for r

>> couric: tonight, fast and furious. flooding from a monster rainstorm makes travel in the east difficult and dangerous. i'm katie couric. also tonight, americans lining up, desperate to save their homes. waiting all night to refinance. but what happened to the federal program that was supposed to help? the case of tyler clementi, just one example of the torment gay, lesbian, and transgendered teens sometimes face in private and in public. and sister act. how one new york nun is helping ex-con and their kids get a fresh start. captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. the east coast has been taking a real beating, from a huge wind and rainstorm. this is the system,