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elderly man left stabbed to death lying in his home, how his wife found him and a plea from police. good evening, thanks for joining us everyone. elderly woman leaves her husband at home for some saturday errands. less than a half hour later she returns and finds him dead. we are live at city police headquarters. suzanne explains police need help from the public to find the killer. >> reporter: that's correct. palmer was enjoying his retirement after four decades after a bus driver. in the middle of the afternoon friday those golden years came to abrupt and violent end. when evelyn palmer came home just 20 minutes at the grocery, she called for her husband sterling, but no answer. >> she kept going back there whining. i turned the light on and there he was at the foot of the step. >> reporter: she found her husband on the basement floor of

their home. >> i tried to give him mouth to mouth resuscitation. he wasn't doing anything. the only thing i would say is please don't do this to me. then when i looked down i saw a lot of blood. >> reporter: police say sterling palmer had been stabbed. >> we're asking for the community's help. here we have a 78-year-old man, someone entered the house, stabbed him several times and as a result of his injuries he died. >> reporter: earlier in the day he did have money in his pants pocket. his wife knows that because he pulled it out to give her some to buy a sandwich. when he was discovered dead he didn't have any money in his pockets. relatives and friends are consoling the widow. >> my heart is broken because someone took him away from us. >> reporter: as the family gathers on saturday police arrest someone right next to the home, but it turns out it's not the suspect. >> there's nothing he wouldn't

do for me. i don't know how i will make it without him. >> reporter: now, police do not know if it was robbery. the family says his cash was missing, but he did have on a lot of gold jewelry. thank you. if you saw anything suspicious in the 2600 block of edison highway yesterday you're asked to call police. less than two hours ago a shooting victim is found steps away fromdowns hopkins university. police were called to home wood terrace. when they got there they found an adult male shot in the chest. there is no word on his condition tonight. two men are recovering from a stabbing at the maryland state fairgrounds tonight. it happened around 6:30 right after an october fest beer festival. police say both men were rushed to the hospital and both are expected to survive. a third man was arrested at the scene, but police have not said who he is or why he was

arrested. an annapolis high school student charged with sexually assaulting a classmate faced similar charges months earlier. that is prompting police to change policies. the school said it was not notified that troy reed was charged in the rape of a classmate back in june. then in late september reed was arrested on new charges of assaulting a second girl. police say they will change their policy and notify schools at each stage of criminal investigations. most people love dogs, but when it comes to pit bulls you can get some mixed reaction. today the controversial breed tried changing its image at an event called give pets a chance. some call pit bulls dangerous. unpredictable and unfriendly. half a dozen animal rescue groups are trying to change that image. >> we're trying to break the

negative stereo types and miss con receptions of the pit bull breed. >> reporter: so pit bulls and their advocates hold an event educating the public. >> strong, incredibly focused animals. they're so eager to please, generally contrary to popular belief they're wonderful with people. >> a lot of people are scared of them. they think they're purely for fighting. they think they will attack humans. all of these which are completely false. >> reporter: pit bull oiners need to be committed and aware. >> when i get nervous he wants to stick up for me. i learn to relax, let the dog be a dog and never had issues sense. >> reporter: lucky ones left here with families. others still struggle with the reputation. >> he's looking for a sweet, loving home. for more information on pit bull rescues log to o.to our

website. fire sends one person to the hospital this weekend. firefighters rushed to the 200 block of south gilmore street before 7:00 this morning. they found flames in the two story home. one person inside was taken to bay view hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. arson investigators were also at that scene. in tonight's campaign 2010 report the race for governor is getting hotter. they have agreed to a third debate. the candidates will debate on the radio station wold october 21st and then again just agreed tonight on wtop on october the 22nd, but first they will go face to face right here on wjz, the only televised debate. our prepsz are well underway for monday's showdown. we have been reading questions and gearing up for the meeting. you can watch it this monday at 7:00 only right here on wjz 13. an advance traffic reporting system now reserved for state

highway workers is on the way for all drivers stuck in rush hour. tonight we explain you can start using it as soon as next fall. >> reporter: traffic tie ups can waste time for drivers in a rush. >> when accidents happen or road construction, that's when it gets to be an issue. >> reporter: by this time next year commuters will have another way to check on the morning drive or evening rush hour. this is it. by dialing 511 drivers can hear realtime traffic information at any time. or they can log onto the safe highway administration website to see the jam ups. >> this will be one stop shopping for travel. >> reporter: valerie is a spokeswoman, she said the state approved a nearly $5 million price tag for the 511 line and there's already another test system helping drivers in new york.

>> more information the better for making choices and trying to keep yourself from getting -- losing time in traffic con jegsz. >> reporter: as a driver sees a jam up ahead they can dial 51151 and hear what's going on -- 511. or just before leaving route they can log on to the website and see what route to avoid on the drive home. what's more it's free. some drivers may use it. >> yeah, sure, that would help. >> reporter: others may steer clear. >> i probably wouldn't lose it only because i feel pretty familiar that i know the traffic patterns how to get through downtown. >> reporter: the state plans to expand it by allowing drivers to person lies it and receiving e-mails and text updating them traffic information. eventually maryland's 511 line will include weather and airline information. new york, california and

pennsylvania also have that travel system. it's cooling down again tonight. ate clear, dry, the rest of the weekend is looking pretty good. let's check in with tim williams, he had live with a look in the morning. >> we are all enjoying it. the radar is completely clear. what we will be dealing with tomorrow, another day much like today, albeit a little warmer than today. if you're off celebrating either the ravens, columbus day it will be a nice forecast. weaver down to 58 degrees with relative humidity at 81%. tomorrow we will go close to 80 degrees in parts of the area. we will have the complete updated forecast and talk about this ravens forecast, mainly sunny, kickoff at 1:00. ravens taking on the broncos, 72 degrees at kickoff time,

temperatures going up from there. thank you. a frightening morning for marylanders on board a mega bus to new york city. the bus collided with a flock of geese on the new jersey turnpike, sent the glass into the eyes of the drivers. the driver amazingly managed to bring the bus to a safe stop despite injuries and no passengers were hurt. inside a chile mine, a drill finally broke through the underground chamber and getting out of the mine however could take a little bit longer. >> reporter: rescue crews broke out champagne and family members celebrated after drillers broke through to the trapped miners. a half a mile down the 33 men watch says their path to freedom opened. they have been living in the cramped hot space for more than

two months. officials say they could start bringing the men out by wednesday. >> i'm very happy says the mother of a meaner. it will be a few days before i'm with my son. >> reporter: at the moment of break through an american operated the drill. jeff hart from colorado calls this the most important work he's ever done. >> a twist in the rock, it's not an easy formation to drill. >> reporter: you're feeling right now at this moment? >> on top of the world. >> reporter: below the service the miners helped complete the job by detonating dynamite to clear the shaft. engineers are preparing the hole for the narrow rescue capsule. first paramedics will be sent down to examine the men. those considered psychologically strong will be the last ones to go. everyone will be given sunglasses protecting eyes that haven't seen the light of day in weeks. it's the moment family members who set up camp outside the mine have been waiting for. on saturday the wife of a miner

brought her newborn daughter named hope who could soon meet her father for the first time. amazing operation. the miners have been trying to stay in good shape down below so they can fit through the hole. one miner has been running six miles a day through the underground shafts. music lovers around the world paused today to remember john lennon on what would have been his 70th birthday. a statute eye was unveiled in liver pool after it traveled from ohio where it was made. he was shot and killed by a fan in 1980. they also prayed for peace. still to come, hate crime followed new york city gang members under arrest accused of torturing a gay teenager. tonight that community fights back. a shocking admission from actor michael cane, why he says he had something to do with his own father's day. apple is bringing the i

phone 4 to the masses, how it will be more accessible to more cell phone users. it is 150 years old, today they're planting 150 trees. the story when we continue. >> we haven't seen the warmest temperatures yet. i will have more on how warm we can expect this columbus day weekend to get, complete in the first morning forecast in a few moments.

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several hundred people stage a protest in response to an anti gay attack at new york city. they wanted to bring attention to those who have been murdered attacked or committed suicide because of their sexual orientation. a british aid worker kidnapped in afghanistan died as rescuers tried to save her late last night. nor grove was abducted during an ambush september 26th. they say her captors or killed her while nato troops were trying to free her. >> from the moment they took her linda's life was in continual and grave danger. and given who held her and given

the intense danger she faced we judged from the beginning that the best hope of securing her safe release was to attempt to rescue her. >> she is in afghanistan doing contract work for a global consulting company which was based in washington dc. actor michael cane is claiming he had his father euthanized at a british hospital. he said he could not bear to see his terminallily ill father in pain, so he asked a doctor to give him a fatal overdose of medication. assisted suicide is illegal in great britain. cane has more than 100 movie roles to his credit. it's the moment that many cell phone users have been waiting for, the i phone will soon be available for verizon wireless subscribers. apple plans to make a version of the i phone 4 available through

verizon as early as sometime at the beginning of next year. right now it is only available through at&t. it could significantly boost sales. for 150 years dru id hill park has been the recreation center of baltimore city. this project is promising renewal. mike has the story. >> reporter: along with central park dru id hill is among the oldest public parks in the nation. built on land purchased with a penny tax on horse carriage rides it is 150 years old. planted today a tree for every year of its existence done by 200 volunteers. >> trees planted, basically the left side of the park right now.

they are moving to this side to start planting trees around here. >> reporter: the trees, oak, pine, buckeyes. they plan where each tree goes. augers have already dug most of the holes, though some fine tuning is needed. these are moments to remember. >> personal experience, so you can say years ago oh, i remember the day i planted that tree with my dad. >> this positive amazing day, it's fantastic, it restored our hearts we can have this project take off like this. >> time spent will pay off for the next 150 years. next saturday there will be a walking antibioticing tour of the park at 11:00 in the

morning. the city will give away more free trees to people that come out at that event. it was a really nice day to do something outside. >> yeah. i'm eyeballing pumpkin patches right now. >> i did apple picking today. the place was a mad house with the little ones running wild. lots of kids, long lines, but a lot of fun. >> i believe that. we're talking about temperatures today reflecting summer. if you want to get outside tomorrow is another day like it. we got up to 81 degrees today, 47 was the overnight low. let's talk about what's going to be headed our way for the next day or so. you talked about going out to pick apples, tomorrow two days in a row, go on out. 80 degrees is moving in our direction. we're seeing a nice flow of temperatures coming in from the south. high pressure is in control and it's helping to allow warm air to move on in from the southwest. we do have a front that has been pushing across the region over

the last say 12 hours or so. it is moving on through, it is really going to be of no consequences to us. it came through very dry. it will lift back into the area as a warm front and that's going to help facilitate showers heading into the beginning of the week. we will talk about that in a second. 57 degrees as the front pushed through, temperatures dropped quickly this afternoon. we did get up to 81. 51 the dew point, 80% relative humidity. barometer still high at 30.00. 57 in cumberland. everyone pretty much in the mid to upper 50 range. then 67 down toward dc. all of us falling right around that 60 degree range. overnight lows typically average right around 46 degrees. we're going down into that range tonight. it will be with a comfortable, light wind. still able to put windows up,

keep the ac off for now. we will be watching as this low pressure system in the west along with the front we just mentioned has drifted down just south of the region. that will pull back up. that disturbance in the west will ride across the country and we're going to start to see a combination of both of those by monday into tuesday. we will start to see clouds thicken by monday evening. pleasant conditions stay with us, as the front drapes over us we will see chances of showers into tuesday. no washout of plans. temperatures will take a bit of a hit going down to 60s by the end of the week. temperatures stay in the 70s until about wednesdays or so. sunrise tomorrow is at 7:11. south wind on the bay, no advisory. 66 degrees your bay temperature. tonight going to 47 degrees, clear, again with temperatures right around the average and then if you're going out tomorrow, 76 degrees. we want to mention if you're going to be out with the ravens

and broncos, game time temperature kickoff 72. it will be pretty warm by the end of this game, 76 tomorrow, 78 on monday. chance of showers through tuesday. thanks a lot. coming up stan will have highlights including college,,,, ,,

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tampa bay. they now trail the best of five two games to one. >> talk about one for the birds, we have the american league score for you, forgot about this game. right now yankees leading the twins 6-1 in the 8th inning. >> now, let's talk about a little college football here on the local scene. two lump naers, the orioles mascot and the one from the ravens on hand. towson led 3-0. it's 7-3 jmu. then here's an interception, but james madison wins for the 7th straight time, 17-13 was the final. >> quickly looking at college scoreboard, navy slips by wake forest by one. and finally we have got to tell you about the ravens tomorrow as we have to get out of here, they

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