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for americans traveling to europe. terrorists are planning attacks in crowded places. >> reporter: the u.s. state department issued an alert urging americans traveling in europe. there's a terror plot targeting mass transit hubs. use common sense. if they see packages and if they hear loud noises or see something beginning to happen that they should quickly, quickly move away. will,. >> reporter: the alert is below a formal travel warning which would advice americans not to visit europe. it's the first time in recent history, there's an alert for a continent because of a threat and overseas, the news puts some on edge. i -- [ indiscernible ]

>> we don't want to have a, well, a 9/11 again, right? >> reporter: intelligence officials believe that osama bin laden could be behind the attack to attack several cities in europe. eight germans and two british brothers are at the center of the plot and some of the suspects may be hiding in pakistan. >> reporter: the united states intelligence agencies picked up intelligence and chatter and it's shared and they're acting on the leads they've been given. >> reporter: the leads indicate the plot is still in the early planning stages. in new york, i'm kathryn brown. and the alert is until january 31st of 2011. a community college is grieving following the death of a freshman basketball player. the school says that the grief

counselors are on the campus after he collapsed in practice, he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the cause of death is under investigation. we'll have more and including reaction from the school coming up tonight at 11:00. and another story tonight, a 16-year-old is murdered in edgewood, the police are searching for the gunman. the deputies found the victim shot in a vehicle in cloud cover valleyway. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. and three are hurt following a row home fire in east baltimore. the firefighters responded to the 300 block of north robins street at 7:00 this morning flames were brought to control after 20 minutes, but everything was destroyed. the people were treated at johns hopkins with nonlife threatening injury. >> >> the final chapter of the corruption investigation is almost here.

helen holton is considering a plea deal. she's set to appear tomorrow on charges of accepting money from developers. this is the latest step that lead sheila dixon to resign. and it was a nail bightedder for the ravens. and coming down to the final seconds, here's highlights and new reaction for us. >> reporter: well, it was a close game,the raven's fans were on the edge of their seats and they jumped out of their seats when the ravens rallied. and baltimore got the ball with a minute to go and trailing 40- yards and flacco completed four passes and in the hands of houshmandzadeh and the ravins were on top and it's a thrilling, 17-14 having tremendous over the -- victory

over the steels. there's not too many better ways to win a game, especially coming to pittsburgh. you blow them out, it's fun and all, but when the game's that close all the way through it and you win it on the last drive, once you've done it, there's not too many better ways to win. >> with the win, the ravens improve the record to 3-1. they're tied now and the ravens will play at home one week from today against the bronco. all right, and thank you, you can watch the game against the broncos live here on wjz-13 and the game is next sunday at 1:00. there. well, if you stepped outside today, you'll notice a dip in temperatures tonight. we'll look outside live right now and we have a few showers across maryland. we'll check in with bernadette woods with the forecast. >> well, it was a nice peak yesterday and the rain's returning today. and we have two different areas

coming over us now. one from the south, you can see that spreading up from south east parts of the state up to the northwest and we can see the rain picking up in the city and there's a front to the west. and that's providing showers just to the west. the two are merging on top of us. and we'll see rounds of heavy rain now. we'll see rounds of heavy rain and the winds will be up and making for a chilly, raw day today to start out the workweek. en we'll have the details coming up. and a number of new laws went into effect october 1st affecting all of the drivers in maryland and tonight, new provisions make it safer for those traveling on two wheels. >> an accident in august kills a cyclist, a husband and father of two. in may, a collision during rush hour on bel air sends another to shock trauma in critical

condition. i ride to work once or twice a week, it's faster to bike than sit in traffic. >> reporter: for this man and his cycling friends, accidents are a reminder of how dangerous it can be. people open doors in your path and leave debris in the road, you feel like you're taking your lives in the hands. >> and now, there's a law maim -- aimed at making the law easier. sometimes, it's difficult, the cars are dangerous in the city. >> reporter: under the new law, drivers have to maintain a three foot distance from the bikeers on the right side of the road. >> that gives the bikers more feet. it gives them a few more options. >> it's fantastic for everyone, i think. >> reporter: under the law, the bicyclists don't have to use

the shoulders in bad condition. >> there's potholes and sewer grates and we have glass and we have to be able to maneuver around that and if the motorists don't give us the space, we'll have the problems and won't be able to get out of the way. >> reporter: the law paves the way for future cyclists. >> if one less fatality occurs, it's worth it. and to reiterate, if you're driving down the road and you see a bicyclist, you have to pass and give them three feet and they can also use the crosswalks. and we have a lot more still to come, including dangerous cargo, we'll tell you what fell out of an airplane and landed on a house. and why doctors are cautiousing people who go to the nail salon mr. chairman. the nation is preparing for flu season, we have more on

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the hazmat teams quickly arrived. meanwhile n wisconsin, scary moments for a group of fair goers. a group of 17 were strand on the ride and including children. it took the firefighters three hours to rescue everyone. no one was hurt, but they were shaken up. there's a warning for those who get man curse. the ultraviolet nail dryers have the same rayss a tanning beds. two women had skin cancer from the light. and the flu season is underway and health officials are stressing vaccinations. in tonight's flu watch report, there's more on what you need

to know to be prepared. it's a question health care workers ask. they want to ask it frequently, with the on set of the 2010 flew season, the supplies are in and they're hoping that the patients soon follow to keep the flu impact under control. >> today, being october 3rd, it's the day that maryland officially starts the flu season monitoring. and we have individuals coming in with high feoffers -- with high fevers and we test to see if they have it. >> and last year, it was the h1n1 vaccine and which there was a massive shortage and the initial strain struck with little warning and in maryland, there were 45 h1n1 flu related deaths and it sent 1100 marylanders to the hospital. meanwhile, the heavily stocked flu sock scene was all but

useless as no cases were reported and also, fda reports there's an all in one vaccines protecting against three strains against the flu. >> there's so much going on in our world. people's immune systems aren't like they used to be. there's not enough stress and adequate hydration and we're encouraging everyone and the cdc wants everyone six months and older to get the shot. >> with hopes of millions saying, it didn't hurt at all. >> and well, for more on the locations of the minute clinics, go to wjz.com. >> and the great prostate cancer challenge was again today. dozens came out on park height's avenue. it's part of the continuing community commitment.

duoto wjz.com and click on health watch. well, it was a great day to be inside and watch the football game. >> well, it was chilly and one of the cycling events was this morning and a lot of us did it and it was great, but you needed the layers. absolutely. >> it was a chilly start and the high was 63 degrees and the rain is moving into parts of the state already. we'll have the forecast when we return. [ music throughout ] [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money?

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the rain is in place for some of us already. for others, it's on the way. this batch is coming from the south. the coastal low is off of the carolina coast and at the same time, there's a front from the northwest and when we open this up laterring we'll show you how

this merges and brings us a lot of rain. it's starting to pick up in the city. annapolis had a batch move through and it's easing up and there's more on the way. this picked up and same thing also for this area. we had some sunshine mixing with the clouds and they thickened up and they're starting to lower. and here comes the rain. and that's jumpy. the wind is another part of the story. as these storms converge, these winds are really going to pick up out of the north east. they were gusting at 21 miles per hour today and tomorrow, they'll be closer to 31 miles per hour and the combination of this is making for chilly conditions 65 in d.c. and these are close to the highs on the day. and 59 at easton. and the rain has come in and 46 now and that's in oakland. we'll drop 50 degrees overnight and not go up tomorrow. en we'll knock ten degrees off

of the highs tomorrow. it will be a chilly day out there. overall, it looks like this, we have the storm coming up from the south and this is the other cold front from the west. and they're moving on top of us and they're forming into one solid storm here. during the time frame, it's going to detach from the jet stream and there's nothing to push it along. once it moves on top of us and forms, it will be sticking around. now,the heaviest of the rain is tonight and into tomorrow. it's not like thursday, but we'll have heavy rain and it starts to rotate around the low and with the low in place, expect clouds. maybe a few peeks of sunshine and a few showers and this is what i was describing. here's the jet stream and it pushes the storms along and forming and detaching. it's going to stick around for a few days here. and out on the waters, the gayle waters will be around and

small craft advisories replacing that and here's the forecast. the rain is moving in and we'll drop down to 50 degrees and then, tomorrow, windy and chilly, we're going to 54 degrees for the high tomorrow and take a look at that, 60 tuesday and 62 wednesday and it gets out of here late in the week. hey, i don't mean to sound pessimist, but i thought we were done. >> well, never give up hope. >> no, never. only three words say it all, they did it! they went to pittsburgh where there was no welcome mat and they took care of business. "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.

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well, flacco had a big smile in the post game. well, he should have. he had a big turn around. he's getting better and better. he's good to the last drop. that described the raven's -- steelers match up for the afc north. and where they're tied at the top and i'll tell you, momentarily. yes, under 8 minutes to go, the ravens were losing -- and we see, as they go for the angle. that made it 14-10 and we'll fast forward under 30 seconds left to go. and there's the touchdown pass from flacco and that's not for the faint and weak of heart. and watch the game ending. that's the sure fire future hall of famer.

the ravens win this big game. 17-14. >> it means a lot, we got it together. that makes it meaningful, we got it together. and a good football environment. >> it feels good, you know, to make a play, you know, considering what's going on. i feel like that's what i'm supposed to do. >> and the ravens are home sunday. they'll face the broncos and you can see it here on wjz. and meantime,the bengals, browns going face to face. in your face literally. cleveland took a head early and went long to moore. 10-0 lead and the bengals cash in on a big play. palmer to owens. owens goes in for 78-yards and the first bengals touchdown and this goes to the browns, they're 1-3. they beat the bengals and

meantime, the baseball oriole game of 2010. this was the game against the birds. and they make contact and in comes will with the go ahead run and the tigers win it. the orioles finish 34-23 since buck showalter took over. and nascar, a post season, if you will. the standings are tightening up and jimmie johnson, second and he took the lead and the top nine drivers are separated by 100 points and seven races to go. golf, bad day at the rider cup for team,sa. they came in with a lead over europe. europe didn't lose a match. europe has a 9 1/2 to a 6 1/2 lead.

12 matches will decide the rider cup. >> and that's sport. everyone's feeling good now, i guess the town's psyche is good. >> yeah, lots to talk about tomorrow. coming up tonight at 11:00, caught on tape, a landslide. it's a dangerous location and putting homes at risk. and be sure to watch "csi: miami and followed by wjz-13 at 11:00. . a carpenter's hobby horse is recognized as the largest in the world. it took 20,000 crews and nails to build this horse. it carries up to 50 children at a time if they're brave enough to call on top of it. this was in israel and the price of the horse is around $500,000.

they're not secretly billing a trojan horse, are they? are the children going to ride inside. >> that's interesting. >> how do they move it? that's a good point. the shipping is exensive. >> thank you for watching, ,,,,,

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my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my brother and i never would have been able to afford college. even though times were tough... governor o'malley kept his promise. there's never a doubt... there's never a doubt whose side he's on