us. pat? >> reporter: that's right. we'll have to see how it all plays out. but as expected, president obama's visit to prince george's county, attracted marylanders around the state. >> reporter: president obama greets the crowd. anda the governor pulls out, you see governor martin o'malley behind the screen. the top democrats in the usa and state of maryland, making their case in the november general election. >> if we have the coverage to keep moving forward, even in the face of difficulty, even in the face of uncertainty, i guarantee, if all of you are out there, knocking on doors and making phone calls and voting for martin o'malley and barbara miculs we -- mikulski and the rest of the democratic ticket, then we are not just going to win this election. but we are going to make sure that the american dream is alive and well. >> part of the intent of the president's visit is to motivate otherwise complacent voters. >> he makes you want to get up

and do something. not that i'm not going to do it anyway. but he gives me that encouragement to do more. it was great. >> the president really sort of described for the people who they should vote for. why they should vote. >> obama now, they talk about us being in a ditch. i feel like i'm at the bottom of the grand canyon. but the only thing that is going to get me out is riding a donkey. >> i'm running against our former governor who says he is running in order to take maryland back. what he really means is he wants to take us backwards. >> when president bush threw his support behind bob ehrlich's campaign, it was downplayed by the democrats, just as obama's visit is downplayed by the republicans today. >> when he leaves, which he'll leave, an hour after he arrives, it's back to o'malley versus ehrlich. and we'll go with that. >> reporter: in fact, the whole theme here seems to have been about going. >> have you ever noticed when you get it your car, in you want to go forward, you have to put it in "d."

if you want to go backwards, you you put it in "r." that is not a coincidence. we don't want to go backwards. >> reporter: at least for the time being, governor o'malley has pulled forward. he is outside of the margin of error. >> all right, pat. the president was pretty clever with that. thank you. well, there were some scary moments for people attending today's rally. they had to get medical attention after becoming faint or dizzy. the president paused while they were being treated. looks like they were okay. no word on what caused them to become dizzy or ililat that point. and o'malley and ehrlich are meeting to debate the issues here on monday, wjz 13. denise will be the moderator. and it will be broadcast exclusively on wjz at 7:00. we desperately want to hear from you, what issues are you concerned about? and what questions dow want them to answer? submit those questions

questions to wjz.com by clicking on the top of our home page. still no clue as to what's holding up the jury in the kent harris trial. tonight, concern about whether this jury will ever reach a decision. wjz stays on the story live at courthouse east downtown. derek valcourt is there, following the case. >> reporter: it's the fifth day of deliberations. and we did not hear anything from the jury today, not even a question, still no verdict. 22-year-old charles mcgainey and gary collins and 17-year-old jerome williams face a long list of charges for the september of 2008 murder of baltimore city councilman ken harris and the armed robbery of the haven lounge in northeast baltimore. harris stopped at the nightclub to borrow a cork screw and to use the bathroom when he walked in on a robbery by three masked men. he tried to run and was shot in the back, devastating his family and the city. >> my husband was a true champion for justice. he kind the -- understood the

meaning of community and people working together. i stand here on behalf of the harris family when i say that i want justice to prevail. >> reporter: prosecutor says dna collected from gloves and a halloween mask used during the robbery and found near the scene, implicates the defendants. but the defense attorneys argue that evidence against their clients was circumstantial, since police never found the gun that killed harris and that since no one at the nightclub could positive identify the defendants as the machine who committed -- men who committed the robbery. >> reporter: defense attorneys means some may have heard the jury arguments. >> i'm not sure if they were deadlocked on all of the counts or some of the counts. obviously they're talking about it. and that's all we can hope for. >> yesterday, they definitely said they were deadlocked. now they've taken a whole day. no questions or anything. i'm actually more hopeful they would have come to a verdict. i would have thought if they were still deadlocked or

fighting over the same topics, they would have sent a note out today. but maybe they've made headway since we didn't receive any of that. so i'm optimistic. >> reporter: the jury expected to return to the courtroom tomorrow. it is now up to the judge to decide just how long these jurors will continue to deliberate if they're not able to reach a unanimous decision, it is possible for them to continue their deliberations and reach a unanimous decision. it does not happen often. we'll find out what happens when court resumes tomorrow morning. back to you. >> if convicted, the suspects face the possibility of life in prison. a 73-year-old man, beaten to death. now police say they know who is responsible. and they need your help locating him. baltimore city police say on april 18th, gary latham beat john sandy in the 3500 block of elm street. three months later, the 73-year- old died from his injuries. now, latham is charged with first-degree murder. and police say he is on the

run. he has relatives throughout the city and in dundalk, essex and harford county. anybody with information about his whereabouts should call 410- 637-8970. a push to improve safety in the sky tonight. two years after the deadliest crash in maryland history, the faa is proposing changes. vic is in the newsroom with the proposal. >> reporter: this follows a spike in medivac deaths. in 2008, four people were killed in maryland's deadliest medivac crash. the new proposals would require operators to use the latest on- board technology. operators would also be required to use enhanced procedures for flying in challenging weather at night and when landing in remote locations. if approved, they are expected to cost more than $130 million to implement it. all new at 6:00, what those who run maryland's medivac program are saying about the

proposal. more than 600 pounds. marijuana hidden in a baltimore county warehouse. tonight, police are calling it the biggest drug bust in the county ever. weijia jiang is there and explains, marijuana was not all investigators found. weijia? >> reporter: police say they found an intricate growing police station that produced well over enough marijuana to classify the suspects as kingpins. >> reporter: countless bags of marijuana, stuffed into bigger trash bags, stacked into several boxes for shipment. on october 4th, police found it all inside a dundalk warehouse in canton. the largest drug bust in baltimore county history, to the tune of $3.5 million worth of more than -- marijuana. police arrested these three, including a 17-year-old. investigators found 478 individual plants and plants and 640 pounds of processed marijuana ready to sell.

along with cash. the unprecedented amount even stunned police. >> we had to actually burn hundreds of pounds of this material already because it was so noxious in headquarters. we've had to clear on the a whole ground floor. >> reporter: police discovered this growing lab operation, equipped with lighting. >> what you're looking at is heat lamps, connected to venting tubes. and they were mounted over top of the plants. >> reporter: as well as a complex irgration system -- irrigation system that suctioned vats of chemicals off the plants. >> reporter: off-site, people say the pair kept to themselves and would only come here at night. they also say from time to time, they could smell trace of marijuana. >> reporter: with such a startling amount, the state is now seeking the toughest punishment. >> the next step will be for our office to take the case. take a look at the maximum

penalties. and also look at whether there are any other individuals involved that need to be arrested and charged. >> that was weijia jiang reporting. now, police are still investigating how the suspects are linked. they believe they're all members of the same family. we have breaking news right now in northeast baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene of a water main break. let's go to captain mike perry with more. hi, mike. >> hello, kai. major inconvenience in northeast baltimore. this is argon drive, east of the alameda. it has argone closed pretty much in its entirety between loch raven boulevard in this community in northeast baltimore. apparently a fairly large water main has broken and taken away a portion of the roadway, closed -- caused the roadway to undermine which has caused city public works officials to close argon drive in both directions. it looks like they're going to be working here for sometime. some excavation equipment showed up. and unsure how long it will take to repair this water main

or how many houses may be affected. >> thank you, cpts mike perry, reporting live. it could be the largest award ever in a lead poisoning case. a baltimore city jury has awarded $24 million to 24-year- old marie carter. the jury agreed she suffered lead poisoning while living in an apartment owned and operated by the housing authority in baltimore. the jury's verdict was announced wednesday. it will likely be reduced because of the state's cap on damages at $350,000. the poisoning considered -- occurred between 1987 and 1989, when carter was just a little girl. . >> in this case, the city was in the house. the housing authority was in the house and saw the chipping and peeling paint and told the father that we're not going to give you paint until you've lived here three years, even though they saw it on the wall. and that's what the jury heard. >> carter's attorney says she has permanent brain damage. and her iq has diminished by 10 points because of the lead

poisoning. the house she lived in was demolished years ago. the sunshine is back in maryland. enjoyable temperatures out there. how long will it last? bob turk and meteorologist tim williams have your forecast. bob? >> reporter: a look at radar. there is absolutely nothing around the region at all. if we open up, you can see from baltimore all the way out to past chicago, really not a cloud in site. until you get into the rocky mountains. 72, ideal temperature. low humidity. a nice breeze now. and a barometer on the way back up. tim williams in the beautiful outback with a look at tomorrow and the weekend into next week's weather. tim? >> reporter: well, definitely gorgeous out here now. and as you both havehensioned -- mentioned, you and kai both. the temperatures are so comfortable that nobody is really complaining. the really cold air stays to the north. and the high pressure is going to get warmer and warmer. so today, while we're in the low 70s, we'll be up over near 80 degrees over the next few days. and that's going to translate into a delightful end of this

week and the beginning of next week. as the high pressure allows that warm air to move in from the southwest. we'll see a nice, ravens forecast also. bob will have your forecast ahead. still ahead on wjz's eyewitness news at 5:00. runway scare. the search for a bomb at the philadelphia airport. why one man sparked security concerns. i'm suzanne collins in remington. the city council plans to put a wal-mart here. but i'll explain how some residents are concerned and curious about that. that's coming up next. pet therapy. workers say their pet has an uncanny ability to help patients. i'm gigi barnett in north baltimore. details are coming up in tonight's health watch report. turn off the heat. warmer weather coming back. how long will it stick around? your forecast is next. ,,,,

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@ 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, our children always come first.

a plan to put a wal-mart and a lowe's in the center of baltimore gets closer to reality. some remington residents still have major concerns. there is no doubt, a lot of people love to shop at wal- mart, even lining up for big sales but a wal-mart and lowe's brings traffic concerns for many. >> there are safety issues upon over their children going to school. >> the project, planned near howard and 25th, has passed a major hurdle. getting approval from a city land use committee. >> we don't want 11 acres of land sitting here. we don't want people taking money out to the county. >> reporter: the plan is to have two stories. lowe's will be built at ground level. then a wal-mart will be built

on top of lowe's. backer hoo, there will be six smaller stores along the street. the corner will become a freestanding group of shops. an entire block south. belined -- belinda carlisle has agreed to pay workers more than minimum wage. >> they were willing to come to the table and negotiate. but negotiations was give give -- was give and take. and i wasn't willing to give what they wanted. >> reporter: shery re fused to give the living wage, which right now is $10.50 an hour. >> reporter: the preliminary plan requires this developer to pay $260,000 for traffic improvements. while the company says that's the most ever spent on any recent baltimore development, neighborhood groups say it's not nearly enough. >> full city council votes on the shopping center november 8th. if you're wait being for someone to get home from work, let's check in on the roads now with sharon gibala.

well, in the last 20 minutes, it has gotten a little busier out there. we've picked up two accidents on major roadways. one of them on the southwest side of the road. it is blocking the left lane. also, a crash on 895 northbound. that one approaching steel bridge, blocking the right lane. watch for that one approaching that as well. one in pasadena. bar harbor at fort small wood. and glen burnie, bay meadow drive. there's a medical call on 100 westbound at 97. possible rubber necking there. 70 eastbound is jammed between 29 and marysville road. takes five minutes to get through that with an average speed of 45 miles an hour. 95 northbound slow between 172 and 75. meantime, there's a look at your drive times and speeds. slight improvement, even though we're only getting to 23 miles an hour on the top side inner loop. 27-minute drive there.

there is a live look at 95, south of 195. there is a look at 70, at 29. that's that westbound delay that i mentioned between there and marriottsville road. this traffic report is brought to you by dsw, designer shoes, warehouse prices. back to you. workers at a baltimore nursing care center say one of their residents has nine lives and a sixth sense. in this wjz health watch report, gigi barnett explains the uncanny ability of a cat to help patients at this facility. every day at the multicare facility in north baltimore, 4- year-old eli makes his rounds. nurses believe he knows which patients need him the most. >> he seems to have a sixth sense. >> reporter: nurses adopted him from a place for abused cat. it took eli a while to adjust.

but the director of care susan push says there was a turnaround. >> little by little, he became very, very attached and very friendly to residents. particularly residents who were at end of life. >> reporter: eli would stay in their rooms, even sleep with them until they die. that happened several times. >> we've had five people who have passed on this particular floor. and eli was the centinle. stayed with those individuals and would actually cry if we didn't let him in the room. >> you're a good cat. yes, you are. >> reporter: anna fox and eleanor hart live there. and affection runs high. >> we try to follow his noses. and make sure that everything he wants, he gets. >> reporter: and nurses say that kind of care for an animal sparks memory in their patients. >> anna calls it her kitty. she doesn't remember his name. but that's her cat. she'll come to me and say,

where's my cat? and we've had several residents that consider eli their cat. >> reporter: eli has his own room at kez wick. but he's hardly ever there. someone at the center needs him. >> he sleeps with someone. they don't have to be dying for him to do that. >> reporter: eli is the only pet here for now. nurses want a dog, a medium- sized dog for the patients on the first floor who are more active and mobile. they say that dog will keep them in shape. in north baltimore, i'm gigi barnelt -- barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> pet therapy is such a good thing. nurses say they watch which patients eli gravitates to. and then pay special attention to them. especially if those patients are in the last days of life. >> pets know. >> i know. love them. temperature now at 72. nice breeze. the barometer on the way back up. have a look at the friday and weekend after this. ♪

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well, we deserve this, i guess. after three chilly and damp days beautiful weather and it's

going to get nicer if you can believe that. pench, the cool spot in oakland. d.c. up to 75. dew points low humidity is way down scan in oakland. and 13 at the beach winds will continue. to the west until you get to maybe central colorado. not a cloud. clouds quickly departed. gave us the cool, rainy weather. finally, there it goes. finally leaving maine, and new england. clear skies now. just reality -- really, really lovely pattern shaping up. this high kind of moves off. winds go back to the southwest and warm us up even more.

in fact, by monday, we could be close to 80 degrees around the region on monday. that will be the warmest day we have coming up. but really, beautiful, sunny, dry pleasant weather through the weekend. quick look at the tropics. otto has come down a little bit. but it's still a tropical storm. it's not going to upset anybody at all. bermuda, a little spot right there. missing everything. in fact, even when you look at this storm, it really has a good circulation. but it's another named storm. and we had 13 or 14. west winds on the bay. 5 to 10 knots. small craft advisory, until 1:00 a.m. bay temp now in the mid-60s. tonight, clear. it will be cool, 40 to 50 with the range. 46 at bwi. and tomorrow, sunny, just a delightful, beautiful friday. tomorrow's high, perfect at 75 degrees. >> wow. >> that is perfect. >> like that. >> thank you.

still ahead at 5:00, a baltimore city on alert. students test positive for a contagious disease. the precautions being taken. a teacher failed by the system murdered at the chelten ham facility. what a new report blames for her death. and area motorcycle riders are getting ready for the breast weekend ever. it's dick gelfman's ride across america. the story coming up here on n ,,

it is 5:29. 72 degrees. and sunny. good evening, everybody. stay with wjz eyewitness news. cause for concern at one city elementary school. health workers confirm at least one student has a case of viral meningitis. and it is a serious and contagious illness. as gigi barnett explains in tonight's school watch report, school leaders are asking parents to pay attention to the symptoms. in the last two days, janitors scrubbed classrooms, cleaned halls and wiped desks. they order the immediate cleanup after doctors diagnosed a student with viral meningitis. >> we want to make sure that people understand that it is note a deadly disease. >> reporter: but it is highly

contagious. so far, workers say only one student has the disease. but school leaders fear it could spread. they say teaching students to keep their hands to themselves could block any potential cases. >> we're saying no touching. if you want to say hi or give a hug, just do the finger hug or the marshmallow hug. we're teaching other methods to protect themselves. >> reporter: they sent letters home to parents, explaining the difference between the viral meningitis and the more deadly bacterial meningitis. the symptoms act like the flu, including high fever, rash, stiff neck and severe headache. >> my daughter goes to this school and her friends are neighbors to me as well. i'll be very vigilant with them as well. and i'll let their parents know. >> reporter: and health workers fear there was a second case of viral meningitis. turns out that student had pneumonia.

>> school leaders aren't revealing the name, age, nor gender of the student with meningitis. someone attacked and robbed a gas station clerk. now, baltimore county police are searching for the person responsibility. on september 29th, investigators say this man walked into the bp gas station in the 600 block of frederick road. he approached a clerk, demanded cash and started to hit him. the suspect was able to grab money from the register and flee. anybody with information about his whereabouts is asked to call baltimore county police. a teacher beaten and killed inside a maryland juvenile detention center. 8 months later, a new report is blaming her death on security failures. denise is in the newsroom with details. prosecutors say a teenager detained at the cheltenham youth facility killed wheeling. a new report says wheeling's death resulted from a lack of security cameras, as well as protocols.

the facility says short staff and fatigue among employees also made her vulnerable. teachers often worked with detainees without supervision. she was last seen giving a test alive, to the teen accused of killing her. >> they have made several improvements in response. including increasing random security audits. a flight scare for more than 100 passengers at philadelphia's international airport today. bomb-sniffing dogs swept the luggage on the runway. and everybody was removed from the u.s. airways flight to bermuda. the search was prompted by reports that someone helped load the plane without a proper security badge. the fbi says the search didn't turn up anything suspicious. but the investigation is ongoing. a hate crime investigation continues at rutgers university. and students are now pushing for you 92 laws on bullying, flings the -- new laws on

bullying, following the student suicide of a class mate. >> reporter: a violin performance at wednesday night's special town hall meeting, in memory of tyler clemente. the young violinist and rutgers freshman, after two classmates secretly streamed live video of his sexual encounter with another young man. if the case is ruled a bias crime, robby's lawyer said wednesday, he was, quote, confident that nothing will be learn said to justify, warrant, or support the filing of any bias criminal complaint. way's lawyer said this week their client is innocent. >> this is a horrific tragedy that occurred. nevertheless, both of these defendants have constitutional rights and they shouldn't be charged with crimes that they didn't commit. invasion of privacy, yes. hate crime, may be? other crimes? we just don't know at this point. >> and no other students should

have to go through that. [ applause ] >> reporter: here at rutgers, parents and students said bullying, especially online, has become an epidemic. both of new jersey's u.s. senators were here, including frank lautenberg. >> it shouldn't be that people have to be afraid to express themselves, even if we agree or disagree. the freedom to be who they are, what they are, is up to them. and we're going to protect that. >> reporter: loudounberg is now introducing new federal legislation requiring all u.s. colleges to adopt a code of conduct prohibiting bullying and harassment. and schools would also be required to recognize cyber bullying as a form of harassment. >> the prosecutors have subpoenaed the university for e- mails concerning how the school responded to clementy after he complained that his roommate used a web cam to spy on him. the war in afghanistan enters its tenth year today, making it the longest war in u.s. history.

so far, more than 130013001300 troop -- 1300 troops. in a rare piece of good business news, one airline announces it is rehiring pilots. american airlines will call back 800 furlough pilots and attendants. that's 1% of the airline's total work force. the carrier says new alliances overseas have created new opportunities here. well, this week, the federal government approves the nation's first offshore wind farm near cape cod. alex demetrick reports, maryland is hoping to be next. wind makes news about the city during big storms. but it's offshore that promises big opportunity. >> wind speeds.

are ideal. in fact, the department of energy classifies the wind there as outstanding. >> reporter: outstanding for wind turbines in europe. building up off ocean city. and supporters say they could provide 30% of maryland's electricity and generate jobs. >> because baltimore not only has a steel mill that could manufacture parts. it has a port that would be critical to getting the turbines out to sea. >> these tur bines are giants, which is why you need to manufacture them close to the port where you're going to ship them out. these aren't devices you'll see going down the highway. >> reporter: and too good not to to campaign on, with governor o'malley meeting an alliance of steel mill. >> the economic security of this country. while we're debating the issue, china is not sitting back. they're doing something about it. >> reporter: when it comes to turbines, china has the largest manufacturing plant, with wind energy deploying workers.

following an investment by the chinese government. industries sitting on a water gateway isn't enough. money to build a turbine must be found. >> with commitment from delaware, commitment from maryland, and commitment from our federal government, we can finance this new growing agency. >> reporter: until then, wind is only powering old technology. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> because wind power is free once the turbines are running, energy costs to consumers could be locked in for up to 25 years. right now, the costs fluctuate with the price of gas and oil. facebook is trying to make it easier to organize your friends. the social networking site unveiled a new groups feature wednesday that allows you to easily separate your friends into more subcategories. although users already have the option to separate friends into list, only 5% did so. facebook says they hope the new

feature will help encourage interaction and address privacy concerns. time now for a baltimore sun. more on the reports that found security lapses in the chelten ham juvenile facility. and interviewing haloti nata. -- haloti ngata. for all of these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updates. as you probably know, october is breast cancer awareness month. and this weekend, a special fundraiser is being held in baltimore county. ron matz reports, all of the proceeds will benefit our friend, dick gelfman and his ride across maryland. motorcycles are revved up and ready for the breast weekend ever. a fundraiser for dick gelfman's ride across maryland. it's happening at the harley harley-davidson store in rosedale. >> we've always done the wheels

ride, and i thought, why does it have to be one day. >> she came up with the idea. the first will be a bra contest. >> some of the bras are gorgeous. >> and people can -- >> they can bid on those. and all of the proceeds, again, also go to dick gelfman and the ride across maryland. >> dick gelfman's 11th ride is set for june. in 10 years, the ride to ocean city has raised more money than anyonehad -- anyone had ever imagined. >> this is a ride where we thought, maybe we could give away $5,000 or $10,000. and i look back and we've given away $10 million. >> reporter: on saturday, it's the annual heels to wheels, a women's-only motorcycle ride. >> men wanted to be part of it. so we brought the men in. and they are bosom buddies. so they can participate in the ride and take women on the ride. >> reporter: motorcyclists like to say it's not the destination that counts. it's the journey. >> reporter: the journey that

is paying off. >> you know what's making the difference now? you know, the fact is, people go breast cancer. but my goodness, most people survive and get better and put it behind them. and that's because people are generous and give money to fight it. >> reporter: ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. also because of people like dick gelfman, right? and his 11th annual ride across maryland is the weekend of june 4, 2011. for more information about the breast weekend ever, log onto our website, click on the local news section. also, a remind early, the men in our lives, the great prostate challenge continues this weekend. this sunday, october 10th, from 8:30 until 2:30. you can get free prostate screening through the wayland baptist church at 3200 garrison boulevard. for more information, call the be number on your screen. or go to wjz.com and click on the community calendar. again, it's all part of our

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all right. just beautiful. leaves are changing. nice sort of breeze out there. the breeze will still be with us. let's take a lack at the friday forecast. -- look at the friday forecast. and it will be a beautiful day tomorrow. it will start off on the cool side, mid-40s. but by midafternoon, low to mid70s. just a gorgeous end of the week. how about the weekend and beyond. tim has a look at the ravens forecast as well. >> definitely going to be nice football weather definitely. for this time of year, it's going to be a nice afternoon. we're talking about 78 on saturday with a good bit of sunshine. 75 on saturday, which means kickoff time around 1:00. we'll probably be around 70 to

72 degrees. 52 degrees the overnight low. and 80 degrees for columbus day monday. and 78 on tuesday. with all of these nice, calm temperatures and mild temperatures. we hope you don't have to turn on your furnace. but we're talking about heating tips. you want to replace your furnace filthers this time of year. not blocking your heaters and radiators will allow the heat to enter in freely. and facilitate daytime heat being while the sun and up and occupant. for more. you can log onto wjz.com and click on the special section on the home page. people in southern china are heading for higher ground as the area experiences the worst rain storms in nearly 50 years. local media reports, more than 50,000 people have evacuated as the rains triggered widespread flooding. the rain has fallen almost nonstop, washing out roads and destroying farm roads. right now, no deaths have been reported. back here in the united states, people in florida had flooding of their own to deal with.

strong winds brought tide waters. no accident reported. >> concerns are definitely growing tonight about a toxic still spill that is reaching europe's second largest river. the toxic red sludge is flowing into the danube. but scientists say test samples of heavy metal are not considered harmful to the environment. at least four people have been killed. 150 people have been burned by the sludge since it began monday. raising security questions at one town's city hall. police say an officer was working a detail outside lynn city hall when a man wrestled the officer's gun away from him and shot himself. as the man later died, investigators say the man did not say anything before approaching that officer, sparking the confrontation. the officer suffered minor injuries and was treated at an area hospital. washington state police issue an amber alert for three young boys who were taken by

their father. police say chad phillips kidnapped his sons, following a court appearance this afternoon. during the hearing, a judge denied phillips custody of the boys, claiming he has a history of abuse. police believe phillips may be headed to indiana. police confirmed the cause of death for different strokes actor gary coleman. an autopsy report found that he died of natural causes from an injury after a fall. he was taken off life support after suffering a brain hemorrhage. this brings the police investigation into his death to a close. definitely not a happy birthday for singer and maryland native toni braxton. the r&b singer is filing for bankruptcy today, saying she is between $10 to $50 million in debt. those cover everything from back taxes to parking tickets.

she also filed for chapter 11 in 1998. the six-time grammy winner grew up in severn. she turns 43 today. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for these stories and more coming up, vic is standing by with the preview. fatal helicopter accidents. including a car crash here two years ago. new at 6:00, more on the changes being recommended by the faa. disturbing allegations. what this teen is accused of doing near a high school in annapolis. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news coming up. most women dream about their wedding. and few of them want to share the spotlight on this special day. but this weekend, three sisters from wisconsin will all walk down the aisle together. >> three of the four kunkle sisters will be married saturday in the same church in a triple wedding. their younger sister grace, will serve as maid of honor for all. all started in july of 2009, when the three sisters

became engaged within three weeks of each other. you know, i would do the same thing. you save money, you're with your family. you're all in white. >> and the parents aren't panicking, trying to figure out how they're trying to pay for three weddings separately. >> the only question i have, who walks down the aisle first? do they do it by aimght or pick- - age or pick straws? cat fights? sister fights? this is mark viviano. we'll hear about what the ravens say about their next opponents, the denver broncos. and they to come town with a former raven on their roster. plus, the latest on the baseball play-offs, when eyewitness news continues. for the stuff that really matters... just put the things you want on your wish list... and contribute money when you feel like it... then, watch as you get closer to getting what you want.

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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, our children always come first.

well, nfl teams tend to be secretive about their plans. but they have nothing to hide. they throw the ball a lot. and they know it. the yardage is more than any qb in more than 10 years.

last week, denver threw 50 passes in a win at tennessee. ravens would love to see them try that sunday. >> that would be a fun day. any time you got a quarterback that wants to give you that many opportunities opportunities to make a play on a ball. you definitely -- your attention to detail tends to go up a little bit. >> suggs says there will be an emphasis on pressuring the passer. the ravens have the top pass detail. and they bring in a former raven who is part of the denver line. number 97, justin bannan. he is knew to -- new to the broncos after four years in baltimore. >> i know him all too well. and i can tell you, there is no personal grudge match. it's kind of hard to go back there and say, i'm going to get revenge to guys that have always been good to you and you've had good experiences. so really i'm just going to focus on the game plan. >> banning goes to the visitors locker at ravens stadium.

if you don't have a ticket, we'll bring the game to you here on wjz 13. all of the action comes your way sunday at 1:00. baseball play-offs under way. and it's a bad start. game 2 with their series in texas just complete. ravens still have to take a 2-0 lead. texas has never won a playoff series. tampa would need to win three straight to survive. twins in minnesota. that series gets started in about 10 minutes. new york jumps out with a series left-side, with teixeira with this hit. a towering two-run homer, gave the yankees a lead. held up for a 6-4 strictery. it's the 7th straight play-off game. second game of that best of five series gets started shortly. >> mark teixeira. baltimore kids. >> what would life be like? >> we can dream? >> thanks, mark. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news.

making medivac safer. i'm mike hellgren, at state headquarters. investigating the new proposed federal guidelines that is aimed to make medical helicopter flights safer and prevent crashes like this prevent crashes like this deadly one in maryland. ,, 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.

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>> reporter: an unbelievable amount of drugs. fused with what is called the biggest bust in baltimore history. i'm weijia jiang. we'll take you right inside the crime scene. >> democrats unite, as president obama comes to maryland. but will his support for martin o'malley really be a factor in this warm race? warmer temperatures? what is in store for the weekend. >> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> wjz news at 6:00 starts right now. saichtd in the sky. -- safety, in the sky. new proposed guidelines. >> tonight, did they go far enough?

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