they handled rape cases. now they say they're making progress and reaching out to sex crime victims. >> reporter: near the campus of johns hopkins university, many students are rattled, after learning about the sexual assault of a 20-year-old female student by a stranger in this lovegrove street alley. >> it's definitely frightening. >> it's really scary. jazz police say they have had no similar attacks in the area. they know all too often, rape and sexual assaults go unreported. part of why the city has launched a new awareness campaign. and public service announcement, encouraging sex crime victims to come forward. >> i was molested. >> sexually assaulted. >> when i was 14 years old,. >> 18. >> it wasn't my fault. >> rape is not your fault. >> call and get help today. >> reporter: city leaders and victims advocates want to show how seriously they take sex crime cases. after an investigation last year by our media partner, the baltimore sun, found the city was number 1 in the nation when

it comes to unfounded rape reports, with an 80% drop. those sparked changes within the personnel department, and changes to policies and procedures. >> i pledged to do this, and we took action. because we at the bpd, need to do things differently. and to better ensure that all victims who report sexual assault, have their complaints fully investigated and are treated with dignity and respect. >> reporter: those changes have made a difference. in 2009, there were 158 rapes reported for the entire year. but by the end of august this year, 236 were reported, already a 50% increase. and the number of cases investigators deemed to be unfounded is way down. 92%. numbers that victims' advocates hope encourage more victims to talk to police. >> the number of rape arrests also way up. so far this year, more than double what they were for the entire year last year.

live at city hall, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and for more on the city's rape awareness campaign, log onto wjz.com and look for this story in the seen on section. a baltimore police officer finds himself in handcuffs. mary is live with details on the arrest. >> reporter: officer brian eaton is facing serious charges tonight. investigators say he assaulted his ex-girlfriend at a home in towson on september 23rd. the next day, eaton was suspended. and internal affairs began to investigate the incident before moving forward with charges this week. he is now charged with assault, false imprisonment, and destruction of property. eaton is stationed in pikesville. the alleged victim is also an officer in that precinct. vic, back to you. >> eaton is currently free on $50,000 bail. baltimore county police identify the man shot and killed in front of a home in woodlawn. the body of 55-year-old ronald gibbons was discovered yesterday morning, in the 3500 block of woodmoor road.

police say gibbons lived a block away from where he was shot. right now, police have no suspects in the case. new details emerge about the fatal shooting of a brooklyn man at the hands of city police. sunday night, officers were called to a home on st. victor's street, by the roommate of 52-year-old steve mock. our media partner, the baltimore sun reports that knox found what appeared to be a gun. officers opened fire when hoo failed to drop the gun, which turned out to be a pellet gun. a family wants to know why police questioned the driver and then let him go after he was involved in a hit-and-run. >> tonight, the family is sharing their story only with wjz. they tell us they are heartbroken, but they are also angry because 48 hours later that, driver has not been charged. >> i miss him. i miss him. [ crying ] i just want him back.

i just want him back. >> reporter: nicole reese clings to a picture of her only son, 16-year-old brandon reese. on monday, the perryville high school junior was killed in what police describe as a hit- and-run crash. >> i hope that they understand that what they did was wrong. and they need to make it right. >> reporter: reese was killed right in front of his house on jacob tome highway in port deposit. police say he was skateboarding when a car struck him and drove off, outraging those who live near him in the closely-knit neighborhood. >> what would make somebody keep going? and you just don't run over somebody, that kind of impact, and keep on going, and not know you've hit something. >> reporter: later, investigators track down the freshly-damaged vehicle on main street, about a mile away. >> the driver was locate the. he was brought into the barrack for questioning, later released. and now charges are pending after review with the cecil

county state's attorney. >> reporter: the teen's family call waiting for the arrest agonizing. they want answers now. they know reese died doing what he loved. his mom just bought reese a new skateboard for his birthday in august. >> he was my love. he was my life. i just want it right. i want my son's death right. that's all i want. >> reporter: mow now police say they -- now police say they let the driver go because they had to investigate a few other things, but they do expect to file officials charges very soon. we're live tonight, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> police have not released the name of the driver. new criminal charges are filed in a horrific case of animal abuse on the eastern shore. back in april, 133 horses were taken from the canterbury farm in queen anne's county. many of them dying of starvation and neglect. farm owner marcia parkinson was charged with failing to provide adequate care for the animals.

now they have filed an additional 98 charges against parkinson. amanda knox wakes up in her hometown of seattle, after spending four years behind bars in italy. knox and her family are now adjusting to life back home. manuel gallegus reports for wjz, where he spoke with knox's father. >> reporter: amanda knox is back in her hometown, safe and sound, with her family. but her father won't say exactly where she is. >> she is in the united states. and trust me, you the will not find her. >> reporter: they're trying to give the 24-year-old time to readjust to a life of freedom. knox was overcome with emotion at her airport homecoming. >> my family is the most important thing to me right now. and i just want to go and be with them. >> reporter: her family says she was all smiles at a small family gathering tuesday night. but they're concerned about the long-term impact of her years in prison, as an accused murderer. >> we'll just kind. have to, you know, go as she goes. and adjust, you know, based on

that. >> reporter: knox's story has been in the headlines for careers here in seattle. and now that amanda is finally home, her family and neighbors are asking for as much privacy as they can get. >> four local tv stations even signed an agreement that they would not hound the family. still, knox's neighborhood was mobbed with media, on the news of her return. >> at some point in time, you know, i would request nawe be given some private to allow amanda to kind of begin her way of coming back. >> reporter: amanda's family is trying to protect her privacy. but they did reveal some details about our first hour at home. >> she has had coffee, yes. >> reporter: her father said since they were in italy for her trial, they didn't have the best moam coming -- homecoming meal, but she did get to add some spice to her dinner, a welcome change from her meals from paz -- prison. and more on the amanda

knox, the untold story. the exclusive diaries from her time in prison. that's saturday night, here on wjz. more people have died after eating tainted cantaloupe. jessica kartalija is live in the newsroom with the latest on the efforts to contain the crisis. >> reporter: 18 people have now died from the listeria outbreak, including a maryland man. investigators are searching for the source of the bacteria at jensen farms in colorado. the outbreak was traced back to the farm. so far, at least 100 people in 20 states have become sick. and health officials warn that number will likely rise. >> it can take several weeks to become sick after the person eats the contaminated food. and we expect to hear about more cases, probably into the middle part of october. >> reporter: unlike other food bacteria, listeria continues to live and grow when refrigerated. the best defense is to make sure you wash and scrub all fruits and vegetables before eating them.

vic? >> jessica, thank you. the family of the maryland man killed in the outbreak is now suing jensen farms. a hotel in the city. three guests developed legionnaire's disease. health officials say they haven't confirmed that the bacteria originated at the plume plaza hotel. but the hotel will voluntarily close a week early just to be safe. an unlikely connection between critical shortages of lifesaving drugs and the university of maryland women's basketball coach. baltimore congressman elijah cummings is the ranking member. and he was moved by the story. >> reporter: congressman elijah cummings takes a shot at drug companies. and maryland woman's basketball coach, brenda frese gets credit for the assist. frees wrote, my 3-year-old son tyler is a leukemia patient who

has benefited from sitera bine. we are lucky that it was made available to him. we are outraged that others are being told they can't take the drug. >> so my heart just sank. >> reporter: the fda heard from doctors frustrated by the shortage of the drug. >> pharmaceuticals spend bazillions of dollars trying to influence me to buy their drugs. on most of these drugs, i'm sold. i'll buy them. i'll use them. just make them. >> reporter: the shortage are reportedly caused by manufacturing dislais. but congress -- delays. but congressman cummings is targeting middleman companies that buy them and sell at exorbitant prices. the prospect of putting profits ahead of patients prompted them to act. she wrote to cummings, my son tyler would not be alive today if they didn't have access to the drugs that rid his body of

cancer. >> reporter: they have already written letters to five companies suspected of charging up to 82 times the regular price of drugs because they're in short supply. back to you. >> now, the congressman has opened a tipline for information on price gouging and drug speculation. and for a link, log onto wjz.com, and click on news. the weather is warming up after it seemed that we skipped right over the fall season for a few days. a live look outside right now. perfect start to the evening. wjz is live with first warning weather. bob tells us if our luck will continue. bob? >> we'll see a lot of sunshine, probably into the middle of next week. dry weather will continue. and temperatures kind of roller coaster. right now, we're at 73. golich -- got up to 76 this afternoon. 68 in ocean city. now, tomorrow will be a slightly cooler day than today. because our winds tomorrow will come back out of the northeast. temperatures tomorrow, probably 6 to 7 degrees cooler than today. so we're talking maybe upper

60s, rather than the mid-70s. and then the warmup begins on the weekend. we'll tell you how warm in a few minutes. denise? >> wonderful. thank you, bob. perryville town commissioners approve a huge sign for the hollywood casino, despite objections from its size. several residents oh posed to the 100-foot sign. town leaders say they approved the sign to keep the casino from moving. hollywood casino has brought in about $100 million in a little more than a year. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a deadly crash. what caused a helicopter to plunge into new york's east river? the investigation coming up. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, using wet noses to solve cold cases. that story as eyewitness news continues. less traffic in harford county as the new route 24 bridge opens. so what do residents think about it. and what is it like to drive on it? i'm andrea fujii, i'll show you, coming up up on wjz

eyewitness news. and a beautiful fall evening shaping up. bob tells us with if we'll need to break out the jackets in our first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

desoperate for answering smtion a team of cadaver dogs -- coming in. they will spend the entire time on the southeast side of aruba. looking for robyn gardner.

it is a specialized technique. and it takes a lifetime of training to find the dead. >> reporter: the dog is named raven. and it's refresher day on the water. the lesson? find the scent of human remains, pumped out into the middle of a cove off the chop tank river. >> on july 4th this year, my young dog actually recovered, or helped to recover a body that was in 129 feet of water. that sounds like it's such a hard job to do, but it's not. scent breaks surface. >> reporter: as raven sniffs, her nose points the way. acting as a guide for the boat, until raven signals a hit by laying down. >> it gives us enough information to know where to put the recovery effort. >> reporter: the recovery would be a body. commonly called cadaver dogs, bay area canines are trained to find the missing. >> we teach them what we want to do and they get to it. because a lot of times we can't actually see it. if they can pin point is,

they'll sit or bark or lay down. >> her owner served for remain -- searched for remains after 9/11. they searched for bodies, following hurricane katrina. they looked for the astronauts who died aboard space shuttle columbia. >> reporter: for them to find the cadavers, you need bits and pieces of human. >> a lot of times, babies -- friends who have babies, we can get their placentas. we're good for asking everybody we know for their kids' teeth when they lose them. >> reporter: even though they're certified for this work, dogs must constantly renew that training to stay fresh, no matter how old the case. alex demetrick, wjz eyewitness news. >> the oldest human remains found by the dogs date back nearly 1,000 years, found in a dig near mississippi. a gunman who shot two people still is on the loose. the shootings happened in aberdeen. police say both men are in stable condition at shock

trauma. a warrant has been issued for 44-year-old michael mack. police believe mack was robbed earlier in the day by the two victims. a day nearly three years in the making. the new route 24 bridge in harford county is finally open. andrea fujii explains, the road is now safer for the thousands of drivers who use it every day. >> reporter: this is the new route 24 bridge, which used to be a four-way intersection. but now, nearly 40 million dollars later, drivers can breeze on through. it's a welcome relief for the tens of thousands of motorists who drive to and from bel air every day. >> it was smooth. it was nice. good to see it completed. >> reporter: the new route 24 bridge, off i-95, goes over maryland 924, or emer ton road. and replaces a four-way intersection. >> it's mostly time-consuming for red lights. that's what i'm hoping to bypass. because normally, it's like 10 minutes to every red light. >> reporter: the maryland

transportation authority started the 1.5-mile long project three years ago, in hopes of making the area safer and less congested. >> that allows them a quicker commute time. we have heard reports this morning that people have actually saved 10 to 15 minutes off their time this morning. >> reporter: with no traffic light, drivers can get right onto i-95. but the project is still a work in progress. >> reporter: right now, i'm driving on 95 north, about to get off in bel air. >> and this part is kind of confusing. there is no clear signage yet. you stay to the left and it takes you to the new route 24 bridge. the right takes you to 924. and we've noticed some drivers getting confused. one even crossed over at the last minute. >> reporter: but residents are optimistic. because they say as the abingdon and bel air areas grow, so must the roads. >> i think the bridge is going to be a plus for the community. >> another improvement, the lights under the bridge on maryland 924, are now timed. in ashing don, har -- abingdon,

harford county, i'm andrea fujii, wjz eyewitness news. >> and the entire project is expected to be completed in the next several months. engineers finish their inspection of the quake-damaged washington monument. in august, the 5.8 magnitude earthquake caused numerous clacks -- cracks to form. engineers are now examining the mortar and stone they directed -- collected during their inspections. once that is done, they will do their best to repair the monument. >> can you imagine having to rappel down the side of that? >> no, i wouldn't be doing it. >> they were pretty secure, i guess. let's take a look at beautiful weather headed our way. 73 now. humidity is way down. 36%. northwest winds at 5. the barometer on the way back up. we'll come look at that nice forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,

here's a live look outside right now. beautiful, beautiful, beautiful day. bob? >> sun setting, unfortunately. >> at least we had it. >> from start to finish. cool in the morning. pleasantly mild in the afternoon. nice breeze. just that great weather. now, tomorrow, as i mentioned, is going to be cooler than today. but it will be sunny all day long, into the weekend. make your plans. dry weather will continue all

weekend long, into early next week. take a look at temperatures now. really, really pleasant. dropping just a tad to 73, after a high of 76 degrees. our normal high today is right at 70. 68, ocean city. 61 in oakland. the dew points in the mid-40s. tonight, probably get down to the mid-40s to maybe the low 50s in the city. locally, temperatures around the region, 70 to the low 70s. and pretty soon we'll be dropping back into the 60s. still that northwest wind. it was stronger earlier, is beginning to calm down a little bit. but still, 12, 10 in d.c. and only 5 miles an hour here in the baltimore region. to the northeast of us, low pressure. and an area of high pressure giving us a bit of a pressure gradient, in between this pressure of highs. sort of like a mountain. and this sort of like a valley or low. a trough of low pressure east of new england. that's moving out. our winds will slowly diminish. tomorrow, beautiful weather over the region. but this front to the north,

coming over the st. lawrence river. it will drop temperatures as the wind goes back to the northeast temporarily. then as that high moves off the east coast. warmer weather sitting out here in the plain states. temperatures in the dakotas, reached 90 degrees. dry, sunny and 90. we're not going to get that hot. but i think sunday and monday, we could probably touch 80 degrees, believe it or not. high pressure over us now. tomorrow, that weak front comes through the area. and here comes a little cooler air. eventually, that high is going to move off the east coast. and allow this wind to go back to the southwest. bringing in mild air. felipe starting to make the turn out to the atlantic. it may become a hurricane briefly. but it's of no consequence. it actually may cause rairn -- rain in ireland by the middle of next week as a rain storm. keep your eye on that little mess of clouds here near cuba. that could develop into a tropical storm system maybe.

or maybe some type of hybrid. winds are here. something can spin up down there. it's something we'll be watching. northeast winds, 5 to 10 knots. and a small craft advisory still tonight. there's winds tomorrow. we'll be coming down. bay temp around 66. tonight, clear. going to be cool. mid-40s. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. a little cooler but a pleasant afternoon. high of 68 degrees. enjoy it. >> okay. we will, thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. [ slurring ] [ indiscernible ] >> the jury in the michael jackson death trial hears disturbing new audio of the king of pop. what prosecutors hope the tapes prove. shooting spree. the latest on a search for a killer in northern california. reclaiming a neighborhood and driving crime away. how homeowners in one city community are doing it. i'm gigi barnett in east baltimore. the details are straight ahead. ,

it is 69 degrees. 6:29. 73 degrees and fair in central

maryland. good evening. thank you for staying with wjz. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a jury hears private conversations between michael jackson and the doctor charged in his death. a forensic computer expert who examined conrad murray's cell phone, took the stand today. kendis gibson reports from the courthouse in los angeles. >> reporter: the jury heard michael jackson slurred, barely recognizable voice in court once again. [ indiscernible ] will be up there, helping my children. i love them. >> reporter: prosecutors played a longer excerpt of the audio. steven marks testified he recovered e-mails and voice recordings from dr. conrad murray's cell phone. >> i'm taking that money, a

million. [ indiscernible ] [ slurred speech ] >> reporter: prosecutors also revealed an enail, sent to -- e- mail, sent to murray, the day jackson died. it was from the music executive in london, where the singer was scheduled to begin his comeback tour. >> reporter: the message raises questions about jackson's health, but dr. murray implies the singer has no medical issues. the prosecutor read part of the replay to -- reply to the court. >> as part of has statement publicized to the press, let me say they're all salicious. >> murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter, accused of causing jackson's death, by giving him an overdose of the powerful anesthetic, propofol. in los angeles, kendis gibson, wjz eyewitness news. >> and we invite you to stay

with wjz throughout this trial. wjz will continue to bring you the latest developments from the courtroom. >> reporter: a deadly ram pain -- rampage today at a limestone quarry. mary is live in the newsroom with the latest on the search. >> reporter: and police say a disgruntled employee opened fire at the quarry in northern california. investigators say 47-year-old shariff almond fired a handgun and a rifle at a routine safety meeting. two people were pronounced dead at the scene. a third later died at the hospital. police believe almond then tried to shoot a woman later in the day. officers are going door to door in that neighborhood, looking for the shooter. vic? >> mary, thank you. >> almond worked as a truck operator at the quarry. he also hosted a public access tv show. right now, federal investigators are trying to figure out how a helicopter crashed into the east river in new york city, killing one person on board. drew levinson reports for wjz, the chopper went down right after takeoff. >> reporter: ntsb investigators

are examining the helicopter that crashed into new york city's east river. they are trying to figure out what went wrong. >> the board will look at three areas. the human, the machine, the environment. >> reporter: the private helicopter was carrying four tourists when it took off. but it only made it about 25 feet in the air, before spinning around, crashing into the river and flipping upside down. >> as soon as you realize something is not right, it just turned over and went right down. >> reporter: emergency crews raced to the victims who were hanging on the helicopter skids. >> we were able to grab onto the first gentleman who was alive. and i was able to get my arms underneath him by lowering myself down onto the pier and laying my face down. >> reporter: the pilot swam in the river before firefighters reached him. rescue crews pulled out try of the passengers. but sonya maur-nicholson, who was sill celebrating with her family, died after being trapped inside. >> reporter: last year, they

proposed tighter safety regulations for helicopters. over a 14-year period, there were 75 commercial helicopter accidents in the united states. those resulted in the deaths of 88 people. >> reporter: fellow pilots call dudley an experienced flyer. he was friends with the passengers who were in from portugal and australia. >> all new yorkers feel for this family. and we wish it had not happened. >> reporter: the ntsb said the fact that the chopper was intact, should help them understand what happened. in new york, drew levinson, wjz eyewitness news. >> dudley was not injured. the three surviving passengers are all in the hospital. >> a small, disorganized protest in new york, turned into something much bigger. some of the city's most powerful unions are joining in the occupy wall street demonstrations. protestors insist that wall street's greed led to the nation's economic collapse. and they want lawmakers in washington held responsible for their role, too. >> the main concern is that the

president and the government is not bailing out the people. they're bailing out corporations. >> three weeks in, the demonstrations have spread across the country, including a small group here in baltimore. well, vacant buildings attract crime and drug activity in the city. and now, one east baltimore city takes steps to make the streets safer. gigi barnett explains, it's a plan that is on the fast track. >> homeowners in the city's darling park neighborhood in east baltimore say traffic is too fast. trash too much. and vacant homes linger too long. it wasn't always like this. >> we came out and picked up some slack. don't you dare put trash down there. what's the matter with you? it was like that. >> reporter: but this is the sound of change. construction on the block. after five years of planning to bring the old neighborhood back, homeowners stepped up their efforts this year, after the shooting death of 12-year-

old sean johnson. he and three other friends were gunned down back in may, after watching a basketball game on tv. so homeowners have teamed up with private investors who rehabbed the houses and hired some neighbors to help. >> kenny works there. he lives up here. i help him out. frankie sometimes helps him out. it is part of the neighborhood. we are helping. >> reporter: anthony wannabe has bought 2500 homes on the block. he says everyone in the partnership has a stake in the neighborhood. >> they are looking out for the properties that we have over there that if there is anybody that goes in those properties, they quickly call police. and i'm happy that we're getting it. >> and currently, they are rehabbing two houses in that neighborhood. for anyone who wants to move into the properties. denise, back to you. >> all right. thank you, gigi.

meanwhile, police are still searching for the suspect who shot and killed 12-year-old sean johnson. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in the baltimore sun. the legal fight between the magacy river land owner. and the locals who frequent the island's beach. options for keeping in shape this fall. and how they're preparing for the attack. for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. diddifying a national trend. the number of deal is increasing. their a number of evacuations. quick, you're just driving along. and this guy is lit up in your headlights. what do you do? a million and a half motors nationwide. 32,00032,000 make us the most dangerous state.

right now, deer, particularly, the bucks, lose their mind. all they are thinking about is how to make more deer. >> frequently now. >> reporter: andrea frequently sees deers on her travels, but has never hit one. >> i always try to avoid a collision, of course. but i don't know what to do if i did hit one. i'd need to go to a training school. >> glad you asked. >> experts say if you come up on the deer in the road, you may have to hit the deer. it is important not to swerve. because you could go off road, hit a tree or swerve into oncoming traffic. >> we have seen people swerve and strike a car in another direction. >> have you ever hit a deer? >> yes. many times. many times. >> reporter: he says don't slam on the brakes or swerve, as the deer will startle. >> if all else fails and all you have to hit is the deer, as oppose the to running off the road, hitting a tree or another car, then sorry for the deer. >> reporter: but welcome

training for andrea. >> well, i believe that man is on the top of the food chain. so i would never risk my own life for an animal. >> reporter: mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> also, beware because we are surrounded by states with even higher deer accident rates. in fact, west virginia is the worst in the country. pennsylvania is 6th, virginia 11th. >> useful information. still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. moment of impact. we'll take you on board a light rail train as it smashes into a dump truck in houston. checking charges. the latest bank to add fees to your bank account. bob turk. the first warning weather center. more perfect weather coming our way. about time. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com,

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injuries are said to be minor. police have cited the driver of the dump truck for running a red light and causing the accident. major unrest in greece, over that country's continuing financial crisis. thousands walked off their jobs today to join a nationwide strike over government budget cuts. greece's bailout loans are in jeopardy because they have fallen short of budget targets needed to qualify for the funds. without the needed money, gries could go -- greece could go brupt in a couple of months. right now, they're rewriting parts of the $4 french billion package to gain more support. >> we're going to move to have the richest of the rich pay a little bit more. >> now, over in the house, republicans are still saying the bill, as it is, is dead on arrival. president obama is said to push his man to voters.

he'll hit the roads later this month with a bus tour to virginia and north carolina. some citibank customers won't have free checking accounts much longer. starting approximate december, the company will charge customers who hold its midlevel checking account, $20 a month. the fee will only apply to customers without a minimum balance of $15,000 in their combined accounts, which is a whole lot of people. >> yes. it's a lot of folks. eyewitness news at 6:00 returns in just a moment. >> but first, here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,

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a gorgeous start to the evening. temperatures still in the 70s now. and bob is here with a look at what we can expect tomorrow and over the next five days. bob? >> it will be a little cooler the next couple of days. got up to 76 today. tomorrow, probably topping out in the mid- to upper 60s. we'll call it 67, 68. but plenty of sunshine. a light little breeze, very nice day. friday, about 70. look at the warmup, saturday. 76, 50. 80 on sunday and monday. that's 11 to 12 degrees above normal for those days here in october.

denise? >> working in the yard. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. one big baltimore raven is quietly making plenty of noise in the middle of the defensive pack. >> stan saunders explains next in sports. bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs. these covered cfls look great and last longer- perfect for 'them hard-to-reach places. 3-way cfls really click with my style. go to participating retailers for bge's instant discounts on select cfls. learn to speak the language of energy efficiency at bgesmartenergy.com.

well, if you're rooting for a baseball team, stan has an update here for you. >> a lot of good baseball going on right now. too bad for those who didn't do well during the season. it's the play-offs. until tomorrow night. major league's baseball yankees and tigers. this is after new york convincingly beat new york in game 4 of their alds. a.j. burnett started for the yanks. here, pitching for the tigers, don kelly. contact. first inning. outfielder above and beyond the call of duty, ending the ending on a spectacular catch. that magnificent glove. and then a little later on, this is another great grab, as the yankees avoid another elimination by the tigers in the best of five series. final score, 10-1. >> i think the key out in the game, happened in the very

first inning, when don kelly smoked that ball. looked like it might get over his head. if he would have got over his head, falling down might have been an inside the park home run. that was a huge out right off the bat. >> game 5 tomorrow night in new york. also, last evening, national divisional series. fair bottom 5. phoenix. smith gets the diamondbacks on a 7-1 scoreboard advantage. grand slam scores miguel montero. top 6. speaking of josh colmentor. here it is. striking out prince fielder. diamondbacks finish 8-1. looking to capture that series during game 4 this evening. in phoenix, also as we speak. philadelphia poised to eliminate st. louis. right now in the third inning, it's phillies, 2-1. let's talk pro football now. terence cody, all 6'4." he battled a weight problem during his rookie season last

year. he faced critical reviews back then. but boy, how the tide has turned for this sane, mothmountainous run out of alabama. coach harbaugh says, terrence cody is pretty dominating right now. >> please understand the scheme of how to play run defense, you know? everybody happenings you just take a big, strong guy. and you take a nose type, it's got to be true. you have to know how to play leverage. and how to lean which way to anticipate the block. and he's learning all of that stuff. and he is light-years better than he was last year. >> garrett johnson will be the first to play. coach harbaugh will play it, too. be sure to catch the ravens and the texans. sunday, october 16th, at 4:00 p.m. college football now. maryland is 2-2. trying to get on solid footing while probably having their hands full come saturday, in their first road game.

they're number 13 in the country. tech runs are hard to defend. triple wishbone offense. >> you gotta get people to play assignment football. because again, you have to take away. you have to take away the dive. and then you got the chance for the quarterback keeping it. then also the pitch. and then, you know, this year, with georgia tech. they're throwing the ball streamly well. >> and with that -- extremely well. and. >> and with that, georgia tech is a favorite.

be sure to tune in tonight's primetime lineup. stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. it's a beautiful sight you might not expect to see at the seashore. these glowing blue tides are a new tourist attraction in san diego. the neon waves are a phenomenon caused by an algae bloom called the red tide. a chemical reaction from the algae turns the water red from the day and glow in the dark blue at night.

the neon look is expected to last for a few more weeks if you're headed out to san diego. a statue in rio dejaneiro turns pink. it was bathed in pink to mark the start of breast cancer awareness month. the monument shined with pink light as breast cancer survivors and campaigners gathered around it. over the next few weeks, dozens of landmarks around the world, will display pink lights in support of breast cancer awareness. that includes the white house and also baltimore city hall. >> yes. it's already done there. that's it for tonight, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and for bob and for stan, i'm denise koch. thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. now, we don't want you to go away, there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley, including major unions, joined to occupy wall street movement, as protests spread to several cities, including baltimore. 'si?ake you now ,, >> pelley: tonight, rage

against the street. students and unions join protesters on wall street. michelle miller reports on the rising anger. europe's debt crise deepens and riots spread in nearly-bankrupt greece. mark phillips looks at whether this will become a worldwide crisis. 10 years in afghanistan-- where on patrol a i didn't think american learns a new and dangerous terrain. >> i caught something out of the corner of my eye and when i looked up there they were. >> reporter: two men in uniform? and you knew? >> pelley: byron pitts, on what happens to an american military family after the knock on the door. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. we'll get to those stories in just a moment. but first, there is breaking news on the presidential race. sara palin has made up her mind-- she will not enter the race for the republican