degrees in many areas. the rain has pushed off to the north and west of baltimore jury of baltimore. those heavier showers are actually pushing west of baltimore. still in center itself eastern carolina. it could take its time wondering up the eastern seaboard. which, as dan mentioned, that means we have a couple days left to deal with the wet -- as dan - - as stan mentioned, that means we have a couple days left to deal with the wet and dreary weather. >> you can use our award-winning weather map or check wbaltv.com. just clicked on whether. >> troopers had their man. >> one person behind at least 17 armed robberies, going grocery stores and banks. lowell melser has been on this story all day.

lowell? tellis the john joseph wilson of dundalk may have been years,ing these four which sometimes netted him $10,000 a pop. it all caught up to them last night when police finally were able to raid his dundalk home. man, 54-year-old john joseph wilson, may be responsible to -- four over 20 robberies. a serial armed robber brought down by witnesses. according to investigators, wilson was responsible for robbing a post office three times as well as inks in --lston and belair and group various grocery stores in baltimore county. for each the same mo one of them, whether it was the post office or the grocery store. days came to an

end after he hit the post office up for a third time. >> brandished a revolver or a shotgun, then goes through the cash drawers or the safety of chain money. >> the witness was able to get a real good description of him and his vehicle and license plate. >> he left the front of the building. he was sought by that witness who gave us a good description of him and his vehicle. statey police say that -- police say that wilson, who was armed of the time, took a shot at the witness and missed. investigators gathered evidence and arrested him wednesday night at his dundalk on. means a cleaning of the robbery docket that dates back several years. >> it turned out to be a very intense investigation over time.

some of the date of the robberies date back to 2010. >> he has been charged with robbery, attempted robbery, and attempted murder for shooting at that witness. he is eating health without bond at this point. it is unclear whether he will -- he is being held without bond at this point. -- unclear clear whether he will face federal charges for robbing the post office. >> a couple are accused of a stream of armed robberies. but now they are behind bars. detectives tell us this started back in august when the pair pulled a gun on another couple. since then the two are accused of five more robbery through october 2. in each one of them, at least one was armed, stealing cell phones, credit cards, and cash.

state police are looking into whether they're public enemy morer one is related to criminals. christopher goode faces charges of attempted murder in connection with the stabbing of the mother of his children last month. >> new questions in the death of a woman in baltimore county two days after she fell from a structure. jayne miller is live in the newsroom with an update. >> the county executive took a question about this case as a lawyer for the woman's family says there is no question that the transport led to her death. >> what went wrong? we know something went wrong because the result is out of the ordinary. >> charles tillman is the lawyer for the family of the 72-year- old woman who died two days after being injured when the structure fell after being

loaded into an ambulance. the woman was a diabetic. the ambulance was called to the nursing home where she was living. the fall caused a serious injury. >> we have a woman being transported, nursing him to a hospital and on the ways she got a head injury. we believe the head injury is what killed this woman. estate account called the injuries "minor." she complained of headaches for the two days before her death. >> one of her sons said that she was seeing spots, which to me is consistent with a head injury. she did not have ahead energy when she left the nursing room. >> a source familiar with the incident said that these structure may have fallen due to previous damage to the stretcher, preventing it from locking in place. a county executive asked today if all of the county's ambulance equipment should the inspected.

>> we are set for the family, for their loss. we are currently doing an investigation as to what the course of events were. i mean, we don't know that the fall resulted in the unfortunate demise. >> we have requested from the county inspection reports for the county's ambulance is. not available, we are told, because of the investigation. live in the newsroom, i'm jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. two of three former navy football players accused of sexually assaulting a classmate will face court-martial. a commander confirmed that he referred the case is to general court-martial. this stems from allegations they sexually abused a female midshipmen to ring a drunken -- during a drunken encounter last year. the victim does not remember the incident and only learned about it through gossip.

>> a possible breakthrough tonight in the still make on capitol hill. republicans went to the white house and offered a temporary hike in the debt ceiling in exchange for budget concessions. what the gop proposal does not include is a way to end the government shutdown, now in its 10th day. steve handelsman has the story from washington. , thanks. here in washington, there is no agreement on the issues -- taxes, entitlements, obamacare. the debt ceiling measure would be temporary. disaster.ld avoid it would raise the bar when limit for six weeks if president obama agrees to negotiation. >> i would hope the president would look at this as an opportunity and a good faith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what he has demanded in order to have these

conversations began. >> halfway because tea party republicans point out, the government shutdown continues over health care. >> when it comes to the issues dealing with obamacare, we will hold our round. obama would still signed a deal. >> he thinks that we need to avoid default. >> i worry about people changing their minds. if they are nervous, if they do not feel they have the security in their job, they are not going to go forward and purchase a home. >> but when treasury secretary jack lew warned about the fault -- knowing theno way irrevocable damage it would have on our economy. >> a republican mocked him. >> the sky is falling and the earth will corrupt. wyoming families are not buying these arguments. they are saying you cannot spend more than you

take in. >> with seven days until default, a deal looks possible. and finally as president obama and republicans meet face-to- face, they could talk substance on the debt. maybe into the shutdown, too. i steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> steve. talk about taking matters into your own hands. this meant that a blink and deserved a better during the shutdown. this man, chris cox, drove up to the lincoln memorial. he says he is not motivated by politics, but rather wanted to clean up the national mall before a veterans march. >> call your congressman. tell them this is outrageous that we can't treat our memorials -- the park service, they invite people with open arms. that is their job. now they are being told to push will away. . as are not very good at it you can see, we have a lot of

people around us here. >> i like this guy. police allowed him to work at first, but then asked him to move on. >> a good job though. we will tell you when guaranteed late time will run out. but first -- >> it is my honor to present to you the ceremonial coin. >> a special role for boston bombing survivor erika brannock thehe prepares to attend first race since boston. breast cancer survival patients can get their radiation tattoos removed for free. i'm jennifer franciotti. that story straight ahead.

>> well the 13th annual baltimore running festival will take place this saturday rain or shine. >> yes, rain or shine. and it's no doubt that one of the highlights will be the honorary's order of the race. wasate, erika brannock

these last survivor to leave the hospital after the terrible offense of the boston dirt on bombing. she says serving as the starter is one small thing she can do to get back. >> look at the weather. >> it was not the weather that made centers page. rather someone who has weathered it all. erika brannock, chosen to start baltimore's big race on saturday. >> it is my honor to present to you the ceremonial horn. steps last her first weekend. baltimore's marathon marks the first race she has attended since that april day in boston. it does scare me, but i will stare fear in the night and say you will not keep me from living my life.

often of the person who came to her aid in boston, a fellow spectator. today, that spectator received the first metal of the 2013 marathon. [applause] she wasld see that conscious. i said, look at me. i am not going to let you go. we are going to get help to you. women, after being reunited last june, have become close friends. >> i definitely feel that. .he is there for me i tell her when i am upset about something. uick friendship.ic it is so effortless with her. -- calm. so home i don't know how she does it,

honest way. has accomplished many of her goals including being at a friend's wedding and taking those first steps. she shared with us her next goal, and it is a big one. we will have that for you at 6:00. .> we will have coverage then live coverage begins exclusively at 6:00 a.m. soundse moment erika that warned. it will all be here on tv 11. >> now your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasslemyer. >> we want to get rid of some of this rain, this heavy rain. it is going to use off. i think we are past the heaviest rain.

there will be a pattern lingering for the next couple of days. hd doppler right now -- you see cloudy skies pushing all the way back to hagerstown in western maryland. hopefully some of the rain will stay out of western maryland, but they are getting wet weather, two, and things have eased up. as far as the storm, when you see the swirl of clouds over the eastern section of north carolina, this is well to our south. yesterday it was just to the south of cape hatteras. the system how slow is moving. it is going to take a couple more days to crawl up the eastern seaboard and pull away. not really expecting major breaks in the cloud cover and this weather pattern until monday, most likely, up next week. it has been quite breezy. 33 mile an hour wind gust at the believe their at the mouth of the delaware bay. gusting to 22 on the beach in

ocean city. the central hour in part of maryland in the bay. showers coming from the north and northeast. we are nowhere near normal eyes. supposed to be 69 degrees. only 66 in parkton. -- we are nowhere near normal highs. tonight, not much range. andods of light rain drizzle. northeast winds at 10 miles an hour. sunset behind this cloudy sky at 6:35. the reason the storm is moving slow is this high pressure sitting over eastern canada, northern new england. it really cannot zip up the coast. that high funneling the winds right off the atlantic. you get west of the mountains, beautiful fado -- fall weather pattern here. on the coast we have that

moisture coming in off the ocean. that keeps us cloudy and wet and that is the way it is going to stay through the day tomorrow. expect rain overnight, during the day tomorrow. running rush hour will be slower than normal. rain and slick roads. you see those tans arranges coming off the ocean and pushing back across maryland. you see those bands are rain coming off the ocean. we had about two inches at the airport today. i do not think we will get that tomorrow, but still rain and breezy. not quite as windy. slowly the storm winds down. still a gust of 20 knots. three foot waves in the water of the bay. up in the western maryland mountains, the rain chances are there. scattered showers on friday, maybe sun breaking through saturday. temperatures in the mid to upper 50's. eastern shore locations --

breezy, cooler than normal. 65 tomorrow, saturday. look for showers and temperatures will stay in the 60's. baltimore -- wet and cloudy and breezy and cool write a, saturday, sunday. conditions wilson dark to diminish and pull away on sunday. conditions will start to diminish and pull away on sunday. >> all right, tom, thanks. avoiding the flu and the shot. >> that is right. 5:30, where hundreds of kids can for free.st >> i'm sally kidd in washington. republicans offering new deals to break the debt ceiling. could it be a breakthrough?

>> just a little over year from now maryland voters will choose

the next governor. house speaker michael busch is endorsing lieutenant governor anthony brown in his race to replace governor martin o'malley. bush calls him a born leader with a reputation for getting things done in annapolis. the houseupported by speaker. doug running against gansler for the nomination. medical alert, the national institutes of health says it has enrolled 12 critically ill patients into medical studies in spite of the government shutdown. it typically admits 200 patients a week into its studies, but employee furloughs force them only to admit those called "crisis situations." most are suffering from cancer.

breast cancer survivors live with a reminder of their days in treatment. that is the tattoo from radiation treatment. jennifer franciotti shows how they are having them removed for free. it is new mom, she says time to say goodbye to what she thought was a good decision 17 years ago. >> i'm ready to get it off, for sure. it is a long time. >> he is a family medicine doctor. cooler to numb the spot, he uses the infrared to shatter the link. >> it shakes it violently and shatters it. >> the procedure is fast. >> the entire process may be last from one second to a minute. she will need additional

treatments because of its size, but instant results are a reality for much smaller tattoos, particularly if cancer survivors coming in to get radiation tattoos removed. is to avoidally, it vital organs from the body. you see women coming in elated to have this removed. this is a permanent, consistent reminder of this really terrible process. are offering a free deal, special per breast cancer survivors. >> if you have gone through radiation, and you are a breast uscer survivor,, henan, give a call. we will remove your tattoo for free. >> she is pleased with the results. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> for most breast cancer

patients, radiation therapy is done several times a week and to makeis on the skin sure the radiation spots are in the same place every time. >> baltimore county officials are unveiling for new restaurants for their entertainment enter object. we will take a look at your new dining options. plus -- county, theyundel are helping your child avoid the flu bug. i'm tim tooten. that story straight ahead.

>> live, local, latebreaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5 p.m. with stan stovall, donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer, and sky team 11 covering breaking news where you live. wbal-tv 11 news at 5 p.m. ontinues now. >> maryland schools are taking preventative measures to keep students healthy. shotternative to the flu is something called the flumist. that is tonight educational or. >> education reporter tim tooten is live with the story. >> anne arundel is one of the school district were fighting the flu can't take place right on campus. last year they provided 14,000

doses to students and they believe that the numbers will continue to rise. the flu is the last thing on the mind of these students, but many of them will be among the thousands of students systemwide lining up for the flumist in the next week or so. the vaccine is given to children from the ages of two to 9. >> we are preventing the spread children getting these vaccinated with the flumist. then they are not spreading the flu at home. they are not spreading it to their classmates. it's really making a difference. the flumist started showing up in anne arundel county school seven years ago and appears to be catching on with students. have taken it many times. when i was in kindergarten, i was afraid of it because i thought i was going to get a

shot. because it was called the flumist. it were just shooting stuff up my nose. >> because students have become more familiar with the vaccine, numbers have gone up. >> the first time we did it, they were not too sure about the fact -- is it a shot? because it comes in a needle. you are going to put it where? in my nose? but now they know about it. >> they could not be more pleased about how the program is turning out. >> i can do it at school. i don't have to make an appointment with our doctor. it is not a shot. and they really need it. any protection from the flu is important. >> and timely as we head through a new flu season. the vaccine will be offered to students through early december. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, tim. followingtories we're out. football and other military sports will continue through the end of the month despite the

government shutdown. that decision from the secretary of defense chuck hagel who plans to assess the situation later this month. the gains are largely paid for by outside sources. and the anne arundel county police chief kevin davis is holding those in his department to the same standards as everyone else. he is handing them from using hand-held cell phones had the will. while they are exempt from the law that allows them to pull who are not going hands-free, he believes they need to model behaviors. officers who use their cell phone for reasons unrelated to work will be held to account for their behavior. learned, there has been a spike in robberies throughout the transit systems. thieves want your electronic

devices. city police, in ca officials, and federal air marshals are launching a visible crackdown concentrating on the northeast side of baltimore city. expect to see teams of officers monitoring buses and writing -- at bus stops. >> a milestone for the towson development project today. he will be topping off the center with more restaurants, and that means more jobs. rob roblin joins us live from towson tonight with more details. hi, robbie. >> you can see behind me the center is starting to take shape. it will be a while before it is finished. it should be done by late summer or early spring and some new restaurants have announced they are moving in. see, construction has come a long way in the $85 million towson square entertainment center in downtown towson. the sensor -- movie theaters,

spacerants, and an 800-50 parking garage. today the executive announced four new restaurants will be joining cinemark theaters in the new towson square entertainment center. >> our first is from a well- known celebrity chef by the name of bobby flay. and he will be bringing here bobby's burger palace. [applause] >> along with bobby's burger palace, there will be bonefish grill, bj's restaurant and brewhouse, and hanabi japanese restuarant. towson square would create over 1500 direct and indirect jobs. 870 of those jobs would be permanent ones once the theater and restaurants in. >> we think this entertainment complex which will have restaurants from around the world that are so unique, not

only to baltimore county, but the states is just such an incredible feather in our cap. >> this is one of many new construction jobs underway in downtown towson. rob roblin, wbal-tv 11 news. theore than a month after death of convicted rapist ariel castro, a new report shows his death may have not been a suicide. >> the disturbing reports on details found in his cell and why to prison guards are under fire. at >>

>> covering the nation -- a new report out of ohio's adjust the cleveland kidnapper ariel castro's death may have not been a suicide. the ohio department of rehabilitation and correction root word -- reports that castro was found in his cell, naked and it isaist down,

suggested he may have died from autoerotic asphyxiation. a lifewas serving sentence for imprisoning and raping three women for a decade. safe after being kidnapped from a hotel in tripoli this morning -- those responsible for the capture say that it was to demonstrate rivalry charges. it may have been an act of retaliation against a u.s. raid in tripoli that captured al qaeda leader. the father of former maryland resident and nsa analyst edward snowden is meeting with his son in moscow. snowden has been living in hiding since receiving asylum in the country several months ago.

the father is used to the with his son, but doubts he will ever return to the u.s. where he is charged with violating the espionage act. >> the pause button on a recall. >> what the public can do in the meantime. but first -- >> middle-aged, overweight, out of shape. really, really wanted to do this and could not see how i could do it. globalstrategy sparked a fundraising juggernaut. teamthe man behind training and the daughter that inspired it all. >> how long will be wet weather last? we have the insta-weather plus seven-day coming up. temperatures are 68 at the airport, 61 at the inner harbor.

>> here is look at what we are working on for 11 news at 6:00. 10 days into the government shutdown and seven days away from defaulting on the country's debt. john boehner offered a dead extension deal, but it comes at a price for democrats. in connectionsted with a string of armed robberies across maryland.

>> the baltimore running festival this saturday, it will be impossible to miss about 100 runners decked out in purple. it is team in training, of global charity that has raised millions in cancer research. you may not know that the founder is from baltimore, a guy who got the idea from his daughter and ran with it. is passing the baton. this is a story about a baltimore dad and his daughter. and georgia. it starts when she was four years old, when she was diagnosed with the kenya. -- when she was diagnosed with leukemia. >> 50-50 was her chances when she was diagnosed. run thet the idea to new york city marathon. he recruited friends and called it team in training.

>> probably half of the donations were friends. they were like, there is no way you can do that. sure, if you do that, i will pay you $10 a mile. >> bruce cleland became the very first 30 runner. 25 years later, team in training is the largest charity interests sports program in the world. 600 thousand participants raising $1.4 billion for blood cancer research and treatment. and what about the girl who inspired it all? --y, georgia cleveland is training for her fourth marathon with team in training. >> i called my dad. i said, i am going to do the run in january. he said what? you have never run before. how are you going to do it? >> she did it the same way her dad did.

>> i remember crossing the finish line. i was bursting into tears. >> it's a lovely, natural completing of the circle. >> georgia is the official race starter of the baltimore half marathon. she will be running her first marathon the next week in san francisco, and her dad will be at the finish line, 24 years hisr georgia help him over first one. >> georgia is very humble. there are many children in the world with cancer. for them,ped to run but she was sidelined by a fracture in her foot. a reminder -- we have complete coverage starting saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. and then our live coverage begins at

7:55. that is all here on wbal- tv 11. -->> now your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasslemyer. >> that rain would have been tough to run in, but i think we will be running in less rain than that. light rain or drizzle instead of a heavy downpour. looksst that is how it now. we have the same storm system slowly moving up the coast. temperatures well below normal today. 58 for the high, whereas the normal high is 69. you numbers this day in 1979, october 10 -- first game of the world series, pirates and orioles, 53,000 fans at memorial stadium. the day started with some snow. 3/10 of an inch of snow. the record low hit 34 degrees. it was chilly and wet and damp as the orioles and the pirates started the world series game

later in the evening. today, no snow, just rain. and a lot of it. how about that for the month of october? we actually have a surplus. we are 1.79 inches above normal. we are really cutting into that deficit with the rain. inches below2.8 for the entire year, but this wet weather is certainly helping even things out. hopefully we will not start talking about flooding conditions, because there is plenty to come. system sitting down in here, that counterclockwise swirl over the eastern sections of north carolina. that will keep some rain in the forecast. again, it looks like the heaviest has moved on out. the wind will continue to gust across eastern and central maryland. the winds are coming out of the north, so they are chilly. we will stay in the 51 to 56-degree

range. off the fog thatperiods fog. high pressure from eastern canada joins another system over the golf area -- the gulf area. big storms with rain and snow out there, but we will begin with this coastal system as it slowly moves up the eastern seaboard, friday, saturday, and slowly pulls up on sunday. rush hour -- just like drizzle for the afternoon and evening hours. we will at least start the day sunday with cloudy skies and a chance of light rain or drizzle. 58 to 63 tomorrow. a breezy day with northeast winds at 15 miles per hour. saturday, much the same weather pattern. maybe a break in the clouds

sunday afternoon. we go back to most sundays dies monday and tuesday. -- mostly sunny skies monday and tuesday. >> a major surge on wall street. the market had its west day since -- it's best day since january. a potential breakthrough on capitol hill push the dow 300 point this afternoon. the nasdaq and s&p also saw gains. the shutdown continues to have an impact. labor officials report that the number who apply for unemployment jumped by 60,000 claimsek. half of those are from california where applications have been processed due to a government upgrade. now in ae recalls are new category of things impacted by the government shutdown. could be atoperty greater risk as the recalls have been on hold with the furloughs

of employees at the national highway transit and safety association. manufacturers can still issue voluntary recalls. forwardave been looking to your favorite seasonal brew, you may have to wait longer. theobreweries are feeling impact of the shutdown as well. alcohol as to of reprove holiday brews for landing on your table. bad news for craft brewers. many attend unseasonal brews to build their business. happy either.not >> people really do look forward. you wait a whole year to get these brews, and all of a sudden, no, they're not available. it's definitely frustrating. >> it's an art. you take art away from people. >> lurie say it typically takes

more than a month to get a recipe approved, -- breweries say it typically takes more than a month to get our recipe approved. if you called about the health care act this morning, you may have been told that your pin number needed to be reset. that is not the case. here is what happened. representatives were mistakenly given that incorrect information. the wrong script has been corrected. kate? >> in a busy time of year for the candy industry, her she is doing something they have not done for 30 years. launching a new brand of candy. chew on this. lancaster. it has something that the company calls "comforting richness." caramel,e available in vanilla and raspberry, and

vanilla and caramel. it is expected to hit store shelves in january. still to come, a baltimore county woman falls from a stretcher and dies two days later. the i-team uncovers new details. reaction from the family's attorney, new at 6:00. but first -- >> there are so many people in need. >> she may be just cain years old, but this little girl has given more to the community then some three times her age. ñóñó

>> finally tonight, the ravens on their program recognizes outstanding youth groups with tickets to ravens all games. >> they get so much in return. this week, -- >> the department is buzzing a meeting of the minds over boardgames. yellow t-shirts, a group known as students encouraging seniors. they are a group of seven girls who focused mainly on the senior population in baltimore because they have so much to offer the girls. >> they can be mentors. they are leaders in their own

ways. >> it helps the girls develop a strong sense of responsibility. the desire to reach out again at an early age for serena. >> she wanted to do something for others. she encouraged others to do something for others also. >> at 10 years old, serena began to linens helping hand. she recruited her cousins to go to food and clothing drives and ditched in any way she could. in any way sheed could. >> there are people in need. >> the seniors enjoy the company as much as the girls do. >> we are here to help them. >> and the ravens and him and t bank recognize them for their community.n the the girls will be in the house when the ravens play the packers

on sunday, a token of appreciation for all they do. sarah caldwell. >> that the great program -- that is a great program. that is all for us at 5:00. new at 6:00 -- >> i'm sally kidd. a high-stakes meeting right now at the white house, a new deal to break the budget stalemate. >> a man wanted for almost 20 armed robberies is caught. i'm lowell melser. the story in a live report. >> and i'm jayne miller with the story of a woman who fell out of a baltimore county ambulance and died two days later. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11 news. live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> we begin tonight with the weather and another drab, dreary day in our state. good evening. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm kate amara.

will the wet weather stick around as the weekend approaches? chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer is in the weather center with the answer. hi, tom. >> hi, kate. it looks like the rain will stick around. is not the heaviest rain we saw. there is rain falling, steady rain. you can see on hd doppler -- the yellows and oranges indicate moderate to heavy rain. there is more to come because the center of the storm system is way down over eastern carolina and it's going to take a while for the system to make its way all the way up the eastern seaboard and out to sea. not sunday or more like monday before we break out from underneath this slow-moving storm. the details in just a few minutes. >> thank you, tom. you can track conditions were ever you are with our smartphone app. you can also get the most up-to- date conditions and radar on our website, wbaltv.com.