>> this is wjz, tv. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. wjz, maryland's news station. >> snow already? maryland braces for an october storm. >> what should we expect? >> here's what people are talking about. preparing for a blast of winter. in tonight's health watch maryland is expecting october snow fall. report, some newer forms of >> in just a few hours a winter birth control may raise the risk for blood clots. storm watch takes affect. a study looked at the history of more than live with first morning weather. tracking the storm and how much 800,000 women who were on birth snow could come. >> we saw some great video from control. women who used oral denver and north texas. contraceptives were at a higher looks like we'll see that in some areas tomorrow afternoon. risk. take a look at radar. women who used yazmin or just too warm the patch and the nuva ring were for snow. getting some wet snow

there. eventually that rain will be moving into region those among the highest instances. tonight and temperatures will be >> 13 million americans have falling during overnight and reoccurring history of skin that's why we have advisories that will go into affect late cancer. often have scarring from surgery. new technology is tonight north of the city. means a possibility of 3 or 4 or 5 inches of snow to accumulate. helping to change that. little more confident that north of the area you can see west . >> a recent biopsy found skin virginia had winter storm warning. pretty good shot. accumulations of snow and can cancer in patrice's lower lip. come down heavy. >> i knew there would be accumulate in trees and bring down wires and scarring. that was my concern. >> she got a second opinion. branches during the day tomorrow. tim has a look at some of the totals. >> as usual, we are looking at used a new deadvice, a to get a a gradual transition from the 95 view of herself. corridor north and east. >> much like ultrasound. we can look through the basically to the 95. looking at skin and see lesions and assess whether rain to just a trace. as soon or not they are cancerous. as you hit the 95 and start to >> the scans are not used move out to the north and west, alone.

1 to 3 inches and a gradual they are used together with biopsies but have less transition from the 3-inch mark right around northern baltimore county and straight out to far anxiety because the results are western maryland 3 to 6 inches for the bulk of that area. immediate. >> within five to ten seconds as far as the timing of this, we actually have a diagnosis of a can start to see rain as early skin cancer. >> turns out her tumor wasn't as 9:00 tonight. but the rain that deep. will arrive at 1:00 a.m. doctor gilbert recommended a cream instead of and then mainly snow in the heat of surgery. 6 weeks later. the day or the bulk of the day. >> it's completely gone. the heat is only going to get up >> her lip is cancer free. >> it's amazing. you don't have any scarring to 42 degrees before it drops. . >> the skin saved her from and the snow will drop around surgery and a lot of worry. dinner time. so very isolated one day event. bob will have >> and skin cancer still more coming up in just a few minutes. >> thank you. strikes about 1 in 5 americans. >> someone suffers a stroke in stay with wjz for weather coverage. the united states every 40 a look at live doppler radar seconds. the centers for disease control and prevention and closures log on to wjz.com. >> a man with a knife jumps is launching a new campaign. reminds at risk people to take into a cruiser and tries to stab him. aspirin and to stop smoking. the deputy fights back and

the cdc hopes the million hearts shoots his attacker. live at initiative will reduce by 1 the scene. million. >> and still to come tonight on have the investigation into this eyewitness news. >> an attack. investigation. how one sheriff's deputy was >> reporter: what started at a assaulted on his way to work. the bizarre busy intersection took a bizarre details of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, turn. the suspect is in the hospital and the first question investigators say they want to ask is why? the sheriff's department has one way to describe an attack. >> very wild. never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: just after 8:00 this morning, a deputy was at a stop light in northeast baltimore. he was headed to work. all of a sudden the passenger door opened and a man with a knife jumped in. the department spokes woman says without words or warning, the man attacked him. >> just kind of like speaks to

the level of uncertainty. >> reporter: but the deputy fought back. neighbors say the story in this area is disturbing. >> if you are around your car, you should have your doors locked anyway. >> you never know what's going to happen but you can't run around in fear either. >> reporter: deputies are assigned to court houses. investigators aren't exactly sure why this deputy was attacked but they have a clear message for other officers. >> we always say when you wear this uniform you have to always be alert. never forget the training you are provided and continuously provided yearly because you might have to revert to it. >> reporter: although he's a bit shaken up the deputy was not seriously injured. he's at home with his family. the suspect was hurt. medics rushed him to

the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. we're live. wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. and police say charges may be filed once a suspect is released from the hospital. >> request denied. a businessman will spend another month behind bars in connection with a disappearance of a frederick woman. new information about the investigation. >> tried to get out of jail again but the judge said no. his detention is extended for another 30 days. he is suspected in the disappearance of his travel companion. at today's hearing he maintained innocence but prosecutors argued they need more time. according to cnn, dna tests confirmed his blood was found on a towel. coming up now on wjz eyewitness news at 6:00. winter comes early. he snow is actually moving toward claims it's from a cut she

maryland. how much will we get and when? the first warning weather team received on her toe. >> he admits taking out a tracking it all. >> dangerous confrontation. why a city shrch's -- sheriff's million dollar life insurance deputy says he was forced to policy just days before they open fire inside his own traveled. >> for the third time in a cruiser. a woman is murdered while on the job. year, a patient is murdered and now police have arrested a man they say wasn't each allowed to be in this country. inside maximum security i'm weijia jiang, with the hospital. shocking details of his criminal history, coming up state police say next. he's about to return to baltimore. 46-year-old andre killed a patient last night. how todd heap thanked ravens fans for all of their years of another patient was murdered friday and support. i'm mary bubala. that story coming up on a female patient was strangled eyewitness news. check in for these stories by a male patient. and all the day's breaking workers were inatentative and slept on the news. >> wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. job. >> rescue made international headlines. the woman who suffered a stroke is speaking out about her treatment right here in baltimore. she told her story at the hospital. >> reporter: after waiting two months for treatment, she was obviously very happy to finally

be at hopkins. still wearing her south poll cover alls, she was all smiles knowing she was under the care of doctors. >> excellent care and it's the best choice that i have done. >> reporter: hard to imagine two weeks ago, he was here isolated recovering from a stroke with no medical care. >> i'm going to say i wasn't scared at all. >> reporter: she didn't start to worry until bad weather would keep help away for months. she had vision, speech and memory loss. >> i just did not stay there and wait. i totally advocated for myself. >> sought out ways to challenge her vision. >> reporter: two months later a plane would take her from antarctica to new zealand. then she was just anxious to get to hopkins. >> everybody takes a look at me and says you look pretty well.

i need to know what's going on in my brain. >> doctors here confirmed she did suffer a stroke but hard to tell if that treatment affected her recovery. >> better to get treatment early. >> reporter: she describes herself at low key and quiet didn't expect all this attention. >> just kind of exploding. >> reporter: she doesn't believe the south poll is in her future. >> as much as i love, from a risk factor it's probably time to move on. >> reporter: and the doctor says she is expected to make a full recovery. back to you. >> thank you. she will undergo a few more tests at hopkins before being released in a few days. >> classy move. that's what many are calling a letter to fans today. the former raven's tight end returned sunday but clearly part of his heart is

still here. the roar of his name, the fans love him and didn't want to see him go. as he prepares to return to bolt more, he sends fans a special message. in today's baltimore sun he writes a letter for a city. for a decade my wife and i took great pride in calling baltimore our home. we want to thank all of you for your support over the years. >> class act. not many people would do this in the terms of going back to an old town or team that basically got rid of him. but somebody that would take the time to thank the city means that he cares about baltimore. >> he's loved by all the fans and when he comes into town sunday, we're going to hear it

all over. >> we really miss him and wish him the best. >> also thanked art model. and gave a shout out to former ravens teammates to say he's honor and proud to have stepped on the team with him. >> the friends he has back in his community, i'm not very surprised by it. he's a great guy. >> appreciate everything he did here and over a long period of time. >> he also writes while it wasn't his decision to leave, change is part of the game and thanks fans again. your support has touched my family and never forget the cheers of the crowd. raven's fans you are tremendous. >> and he played with the ravens from 2001 until last year. signed a two year

contract to play with arizona. that is him home state. >> maryland has the highest percentage of millionaire households in the country. approximately 7.2% of households are millionaires. hawaii previously held the top spot. the numbers are according to a new york company called phoenix marketing. who would want to live in hawaii? >> i don't know. how about just living anywhere as a millionaire would be good. still ahead. cruise ship mystery. two passengers are found dead. what police are saying about the cause. >> the trial for michael jackson's doctor is wrapping up. why the final witness could be the most important. >> a woman is murdered while on the job and police have arrested a man who say wasn't even allowed to be in this country. i have the shocking details about his criminal history coming up next. >> it is a chilly friday night

and we are tracking a fall snowstorm. more in the updated forecast. >> complete coverage continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the final and possibly most important witness for the defense is back on the stand in the trial for michael jackson's doctor. karen reports from the court house in los angeles. >> reporter: a propofol expert testified the amount of drugs that doctor conrad murray should not have been dangerous. the dose that we're talking about here, that is a dose that might be used to produce anxiety relief or sleepiness. >> accused of giving him a fatal dose. but doctor paul white first focused on the

sedative lorazapram. a key witness didn't consider the levels that may have accumulated in his body after days of use. and the singer may have taken it orally. >> the theory we've proposed is a lot more rational and would represent a more appropriate clinical situation. >> reporter: the defense surprised the prosecution with new computer models of what they say happened. so the judge gave prosecutors the weekend to prepare for their cross-examination. the state spent four weeks and called 40 witnesses in laying out the case. prosecutors tried to show the cardiologist was reckless. and that he should have never been giving jackson propofol. the case is expected to go to the jury next week.

wjz eyewitness news. >> and murray faces four years in prison if he's convicted. >> if you are waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on the roads. >> hi. if they are on the beltway, it's going to be a struggle. if you are traveling on the top side over to providence road, 40 minute delay in that direction. over on the south west side, that is also a problem. stop and go there over to liberty road. and the outer loop seeing delays over to baltimore national pike. as far as 70 goes, heavy in the eastbound direction. and pretty significant delays northbound on the harbor tunnel. really jammed up there. let's take a live look. that is a good news. south of franklin boulevard.

this is. back over to you. >> after all the rain we've had the emerging fall is a reason to celebrate. if you can believe it, job today was to show us what we may have missed. >> the sound of the season sweeps over maryland. the corn dries in the field and thousands seek out what fall has to offer. at north run farms, a good day to be a kid. >> i went on a hayride, picked a pumpkin, i played and eat. >> we have another corn here and this one is popcorn. >> what do you like about fall? >> i love the change of scenery. the cold weather but yet still not too cold for baltimore. >> the best weather, the chill and less sunshine mean the forests look like they are on

fire. >> such nice weather. and the colors. >> we see some beautiful reds and golds in the trees. >> let's look at a map. much of it out in the western area is really good right now and extreme western maryland, it's at peek. might be a good time to hop in your car and drive around. see what's out there. >> shows the metro area has yet to peek. so enjoy what you can while you can. >> love carving pumpkins. >> because soon all of this will quicker than you think fade into winter. >> we are going to get lost in the corn maze. >> we are so excited. >> in baltimore county, wjz eyewitness news. >> take in those fall memories

when you can. our color area should have passed. >> like fall is ending tomorrow because of the snow. >> we're still pretty warm. dew point is low at 28. east south east wind 6 . holding steady.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

now, first weather complete forecast and first warning of severe weather. >> our clouds are moving into the region. i was checking records. the record snow fall for october back in 1925, 2.5 inches. we're going to approach that in some areas for sure tomorrow. that's where the bulk of this will fall tomorrow. come down very heavy for a few showers. very nasty cold horrible day. right now pretty mild considering 48 but the dew point is down at 28. that means up in the clouds it's 28 degrees. when it's 28 degrees up there, it can lower the temperatures at the surface down

into the low to mid 30s. it drags that cold air down. 34 in oakland. 49 ocean city. down at the beaches, a lot of wind, but mainly just rain over the next 12 to 18 hours. north and west of town, that's where we're going to see snow amounts. northern carol county up in this region maybe 3, 4, 5 inches can fall in the city. same down in dc. east winds right now turning more northeast and north. that will allow the colder air to come back in. going to move off the coast, going to come off the coast. basically be winds starting to come off the ocean. the ocean is warm so right along the coast is going to be too warm for snow to accumulate. with our cold air coming down, you can see

snow in the mountain areas. that will continue and much of the day looks like snowy event for western areas. that's going to get windy. but sunday, football, great football weather. temperatures in the low 40s. chilly football day. winds along the coast, 50 mile an hour winds. ocean city as you see 30 to 40 for our region. generally 20 to 30 mile an hour winds. gusts up to 35 and a warning on saturday on the bay. tonight rain developing later. snow rain west of us. tomorrow we'll see rain changing to snow eventually temperatures 42 dropping to the 30s. end tomorrow night. about an inch or so in the city. as much as 3, 4 or 5 not too far north and west of the city by tomorrow afternoon. >> i got to see it to believe it. i can't believe it. >> the ravens are back home to play in front of their fans this

sunday. joins us with a look at the game and expert predictions. >> we use that term expert loosely around here. far from perfect. we all thought the ravens were going to win big. this is a lesson learned for sure. and the nfl, anything is possible. >> it's a thought the ravens have been repeating this week as they get ready to face the cardinals. the ravens are favorites but comes a word of warning. >> as you can clearly see just like on monday night, anything can beat you. we are going to prepare for them. >> i'm sure the crowd will be riled up and ready to go. i think we have the best crowd in football. enjoy being a part of that whole atmosphere crowd. >> home field always helps in our panel of predictors agrees it's a panel of ravens.

>> foaming at the mouth coming off last monday's defeat. so they'll take it out on the cardinals. >> after that monday night disaster, arizona is coming to town, the ravens take it out 27-6. >> 105.7 the fans. time to step back from the bridge off the ledge. they are going to be okay. halloween is upon us. and the ravens dress up as the team you know and love. 31 to 10. >> this is scott. think i missed on that monday night game in jacksonville. we'll bounce back. i think the ravens got embarrassed. they take it out on the cardinals on sunday. this one could be something like 31-13 ravens. >> i'm on the record with a prediction the ravens will go

undefeated at home during the regular season and i'm sticking with it. >> all right. thank you. the ravens have won 22 of 27 home games since john took over as coach. i think mark is on to something here. >> still ahead on eyewitness news at 5:00, a new health warning. dangerous conditions women are at risk of developing. >> how dozens of employees scammed their company out of $1 billion. >> a high school teacher convicted of having sex with five students. what happened when she,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

this is wjz, tv, hd and wjz.com, baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties to your neighborhood. now it's complete coverage. wjz , maryland's news station. >> it's 5:30, 48 degrees. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a woman is murdered inside a burger king and the 7 month search for her killer is over. the suspect faces federal charges. >> that's because police say at the time of the murder, the suspect was living in this country illegally. on march 18th, this burger king was a bloody crime scene. officers arrived to find the assistant manager shot to death. now, police say it was at the hands of her former co-worker. on

friday they announced a slew of charges against him including first degree murder. >> wasn't like we had an eyewitness. this was putting the pieces together. >> while looking for a killer, detectives uncovered details about him. in june 2009 he was deported from frederick to el salvador. but after that federal agents say he snuck back in. >> everybody i know is up in arms about it. there's a lot that needs to be done. >> reporter: it was after he entered the u.s. illegally for the second time, he got a job at the burger king. he had been laid off for several months when i came back to rob it. >> so close to home. we've lived here for 7 years. >> they worked together at the burger king in the past. they don't know if he was targeting her or just out to get cash.

patty was a loving mother. girlfriend sister and friend. we are grateful for the news of the arrest, however the pain of losing patty is still very real and fresh. and next week she will be sentenced in federal court for coming back into the country. after that, police will serve the arrest warrant. reporting live, wjz eyewitness news. >> the suspect also faces armed robbery, assault and theft charges. >> a man accused of adopting and abusing cats was charged. suspected in the deaths of several other cats. he since moved back to new york. sentencing is set for february. >> an ohio jury convicts a teacher of having sex with students. some of them football players. emotional words from

the victim's parents. >> claims her students took advantage of her. but the jury found her guilty. she cried as she was handcuffed. all five victims testified she initiated much of the sexual contact. the victim's parents made tearful statements about how the incident impacted their students. >> almost didn't go to college. didn't want to be around his family or anyone. my son is not who he used to be. >> sentenced to four years in prison on 16 counts of sexual battery. >> she can ask a judge to free her from prison after 6 months. >> an update on the iraq war veteran injured during the occupy oakland protest. scott olsen is expected to make a full recovery. struck in the head as police tried to kick protestors out on tuesday night. he is now awake and able to write.

but not able to talk yet. oakland's mayor is apologizing for the violence. >> i am very deeply saddened about what happened last tuesday. clearly didn't turn out the way we wanted it to. people were hurt and the mayor said i take responsibility and i apologize to those who were hurt. >> support the occupy movement but asking them not to camp overnight. protestors in baltimore's square have also been asked to stop sleeping there. >> busy weekend for rick perry after getting his name on the primary ballot. trying to stay on top. >> he's ready to win as he signed the papers to officially compete in that state's primary. pushed back against reports that he may skip some debates.

>> there's going to be a lot of debates. i may be to get a good debate for. >> scheduled to take part in one more debate before january. his opponents have committed to about a half dozen. among them herman cain leading nationwide polls. his unconventional campaign took him to alabama friday where he pitched his plan to overhaul the tax code. >> 999 means jobs, jobs, jobs. >> he may be grabbing national attention but romney is the one on top of the polls. >> and romney is pulling in big dollar donations. like southern california, florida and new england. that caught the attention of the democratic national committee officials.

already running tv ads against him in key states. some of the president's 2008 donors may be keeping wallets closed but re-election campaign is far from financial trouble. he and the democratic party raised some $70 million for the 2012 fight. wjz eyewitness news. >> political analysts say they wouldn't be surprised if the candidates spend about a billion dollars during the election cycle. >> busted by an fbi sting, several people are charged with scamming their employer out of $1 billion over the last ten years. falsely claimed to have disabling injuries in order to collect tens of thousands of dollars in annual pensions. workers claim to be too disabled to stand, sick or walk. police are urging others to come

forward. reopened following wednesday night's tanker crash. drivers were detoured on both sides of the road. the truck burst into flames after a driver hit a guardrail. crews had to clean up 3,000 gallons of fuel. >> the statue of liberty turns 125 years old today and she is getting hooked up. reports from new york. >> reporter: willing to give his life for the u.s. before he even became a citizen. but today 124 other immigrants took the oath of citizenship standing near the base of lady liberty. >> i'm an american. i can claim it. i'm proud of it. >> the statue itself arrived in the u.s. in pieces in 1885. took four months to put it back

together. lady liberty welcomed more than 12 million immigrants as they made their way. >> i have two sets of grandparents and all four of them came over. >> for 78-year-old this is hallowed ground. >> i wondered how they were feeling. so it's very emotional for me. >> today's anniversary marks a milestone for the future. beginning $27 million renovation. tours inside are safer and more accessible. updating the elevator and stairwell. the statue will be closed to tours through the end of next year. the island will remain open for million tourists a year. living the american dream with his wife and two kids. in new york, wjz

eyewitness news. >> the birthday party will end with 12 minute fire works display this evening. >> some of the stories you'll find tomorrow morning. a look at how next month ez opening of the inter county connect for could provide access to jobs to residents. the latest testimony of the university of maryland baltimore and college park and previews of tomorrow's maryland football games. can't wait to see that game. for all these stories read tomorrow's baltimore sun. >> you know it's almost halloween and plenty of parties all over baltimore this weekend. if you don't have costume yet, we have just the place to find just what you need. >> take a look at this. a fabulous kiss costume. they have just about everything.

little kids and big kids are hunting for halloween. >> and what are you going to be? >> princess jasmine. >> you are dressed up as who? >> a zombie. >> you are a very good zombie. >> she is ready to party as a fire woman. >> going to a party. and i love halloween. can't wait for it every year. >> folks are spending their money. >> recession doesn't seem to be a problem when it comes to halloween. people want that one day to party. >> i needed lipstick to dress up as a black swan. a bird like no other. >> may be a handsome man but not a pretty woman. >> that was awesome. >> sometimes halloween isn't pretty but sure is a lot of fun. >> me and my husband always do something movie themed. so

we're going as taxi driver. >> this is their special day and some people care about the money but most people are out to have a good time and dress up wild. >> happy halloween. >> wjz eyewitness news. >> you look like davy jones. the national federal says consumers will spend $6.9 billion on halloween this year. that's an 18% increase over last year. >> i can't get over him with lipstick. he is such a good sport. he took it off when he was back in the news room. i promise. still to come tonight. a change to royalty. why will and kate's children could make

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now, weather complete forecast and a first warning of severe weather. >> all right. right now cloudy skies. light rain south of the fredericksburg, virginia area. and a transition to wet snow and then eventually snow which could be heavy at times tomorrow afternoon. take a look at saturday forecast. may get up to around 40 and dropping into the 30s. the more snow we'll see. finally quit by tomorrow evening. temperatures getting down into the low to mid 30s. and the next five days days improving. >> a lot of sunshine after tomorrow. going to be chilly. dress for winter. it's only going to be about 40 degrees or

so. 56 on monday. 54 on tuesday. and 60 on wednesday. the average is still around 62 to 63. but it's definitely going to be more sunny after we get past tomorrow. for your tip of the day, also time with all this cold air talk to remove the window air conditions. if they must stay in place, be sure to seal them with calking. for more information this go to wjz.com and click on our special section. >> thanks a lot. two people turn ip dead on board a cruise line. police say a 67-year-old woman and 23-year-old man were found dead. it's docked in boston tonight while the fbi investigates. not the result of foul play. returning from a 7

day trip to burmuda. a truck packed with fuel ignites just after midnight. happened in sugarland just outside of houston. the fire is contained right now but leaking fuel. crews are on the scene mopping up that mess. >> new rules for the royal family. no longer takeover before daughters. reports on the historic change from london. >> will and kate have been married just 6 months and everyone in britain wants to know when are they having a baby? >> that will be the next thing everyone will be excited about having a baby. >> and if they have a daughter, it will be a historic birth. >> in future the order of succession should be determined by the order of birth. >> the 16 british common waeth countries agree to change british laws and allow the first

born to become heir to the thrown regardless of gender. >> dates back more than 300 years. queen elizabeth only became monarch because her father had no sons. >> leaders also lifted the ban on monarchs marrying a roman catholics. >> wrong they should be denied the chance. >> the changes are a welcome news. >> long time coming. >> completely right. why not? >> as for reaction from the queen herself, so far, no comment. wjz eyewitness news. >> and the change will take place with the heirs of prince charms. details still have to be ironed out. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00 with all new stories. >> tragedy in the park.

a young girly electric tri cuted. where her family was or why they were back in court today. >> meet stephanie with a big problem. prescription drug use so bad she gave up her own child for a high. can it be stopped? >> so bad here. >> next. >> we'll have all the breaking news coming up on news 6:00. >> thank you. and still to come tonight on eyewitness news, help for millions of americans with skin cancer. >> how technology is preventing ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,