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[captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> efforts in the house fell apart tuesday night to raise the borrowing them it. senate leaders are trying to reach a last-minute deal. a the morning started with lot of behind-the-scenes movement and at this point it is all hands on deck to try to get a deal done before midnight. the two top men in the senate are back and negotiations. a bipartisan group of more than a dozen senators is offering a compromise. >> we have essentially reached an agreement on a plan that would reopen government, of art default. >> agreement reopens the government through mid-january and extends the debt limit through february 7. longer-pected to allow term spending concerns to be addressed. senators had just cap up after john boehner hate to pressure yesterday, ending hope for a deal out of the house.

>> this should not be about someone's speakership or the next election. move forward, that is what leadership is all about. >> u.s. stocks were rising with the renewed promise lawmakers would avoid a potential default but warned buffered had this warning. >> we have been building a proper fiscal behavior with our currency for 237 years. to undo this is idiocy. >> anxious for a deal and lawmakers are looking for a way to speed up the process and get something done possibly by dinner. without a deal, there is a threat the credit rating could be downgraded and that is a consequence that nobody wants. government continues the shutdown, it is into its third week. a new round of furloughs in the

baltimore area. the army corps of engineers will lay off 45 employees from its baltimore office. the army coret does not have the federal funding to keep these projects going. hundreds of longshoremen are on strike after voting down their contract extension. we were on the scene on the 1100 block of hall street where protester started lining up. bring you a live report on the situation tonight at 5:00. the nation's high court will not take up maryland's controversy over gun hermit law. anyone applying for a handgun permit will be required to show a substantial reason for carrying the gun outside the home. gun rights advocates claimed that that this violates the second amendment. the man accused of trying to carjack cal ripken's mother

will have a hearing. he approached cal ripken's mother brandishing a handgun and amending her car. .hat was around 3 p.m. we are told that she was able to scare him off by setting off her car's panic alarm. police arrested him a short time later and he faces robbery, assault, and drug charges someone kidnapped her from her home last year. police do not believe the two incidences are connected. underwaytatements are in the trial of the baltimore city police officer accused of shooting a police recruit. our reporter is in the courtroom and he reports that the defense team says the shooting was a tragic accident. attorneys contend that he meant to fire his training weapon at raymond gray as part of an exercise in what was called the fatal funnel. the defense set security policies required him to carry

his duty weapon. the prosecution insists this case is about choices. he is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. gray is being treated for an intensive brain injury out of state. >> the sun made a comeback for the beginning of the week, now the clouds are back in place signifying a change coming in the atmosphere. currentes, the temperature. the dew point rising into the upper 50's. humidity at 75%. sun is looking out a little bit. temperatures are climbing into the upper 60's to low 70's. most of the showers have stayed to our west. for raine a chance tomorrow and we will talk about that in the seven-day. >> we are monitoring a water main break.

we were over the scene this morning were public works officials say a 10 inch main broke. that is still shutdown leaving the national aquarium, power plant, and the columbus center without water. crews are urging water -- drivers to avoid the area. in this afternoon's commitments 2014 report, the war of wards heats up between the attorney general and maryland state police. gensler called police commander a henchman. gensler says that governor o'malley is behind the allegations. they're calling this dirty politics. was based on the amount he, brown henchman. they are pulling out some memo that some henchman wrote two or three years ago. >> that henchman is the state trooper assigned to protect him.

he is one of a handful of the highest officeholders who gets security and driving services from the state police. according to state police memos, he sometimes tried to take over on the road, putting himself and the officers assigned to him at risk. >> it is all about safety for the state police, has nothing to do with all tics. those comments were upsetting to the state police. we stand behind the troopers. >> the supervisor reported their concerns about the behavior. he says the complaints were motivated by duty, not politics. >> the, that this is a henchman is an appropriate. is ae comment that this henchman is inappropriate. >> he calls and dirty politics designed to make him look like a bully. reports that he misused his security detail are 100% untrue.

>> till ahead, defending baltimore bottle tax. stephanie rawlings-blake response to claim that this drove a longtime grocer out of business. why she says the fee is a necessity for the city. the holidays are approaching quickly. a peek at some of this year's hott

>> baltimore city mayor stephanie rawlings-blake news fending the bottle tax.

the grocer is closing its highlandtown location after 83 years in business. the store's owner says that they have lost $4 million as the bottle tax went into effect at the mayor says the taxes helping to close a budget gap and it is funding $1 billion in city school projects. the bottle tax and other reforms in 2010, we were able to fully fund our obligations to public schools, maintain police officers and firefighters and keep all of our library is open. >> even with the bottle tax, the mayor pointed out five new grocery stores have since opened in the city and three more are on the way. as the mayor defense or policies, her former political aide hopes to shed the controversial past and make a run for the senate. he will seek the 45th district mcfadden.ntly held by he served 30 days in jail on

conspiracy charges for illegal calls made during the gubernatorial election. those calls made it seem as was over before the polls even close. he will formally announce his candidacy on monday. coming up, another weather disaster for japan. a powerful typhoon leaves 17 dead and thousands more missing. we take you inside of the destruction. an update on how this impacted the already hard-hit oshima plan. >> colder air trying to make its way to the east. like a burden. but you don't have to struggle alone.

the state of maryland has helped thousands of families avoid foreclosure.

>> covering the nation, a baggage handler at los angeles airport is being held on $1 million bail. at thebomb exploded airport this week. a 28-year-old used ice from an airplane to create the devices. one of which went off in an employee restroom. police say no one was injured. the grand canyon will close to the public once again after reopening for a few days. a landmark welcomed taurus thanks to state and private donations. six hundred $51,000 worth. that money runs out saturday and with the government shutdown, the canyon will close unless the governor extends an agreement to have the state foot the bill. a terrifying situation going on in the other side of the world. 17 people are dead in the aftermath of a harmful typhoon

that slept along -- swept along the eastern coast of japan. the crippled the oshima plant where reactors melted down after an earthquake and c newman -- the crippled fukushima plant where there reactors melted down an earthquake. >> it'd turned up winds of 110 miles per hour. knocking down trees and power lines. a lan slime caused by heavy rain buried at least 16 people. caused by heavy rain buried at least 16 people. a police department has been dispatched to search for victims. this shut down air traffic stranding thousands of passengers. trains along the coast stopped running and some commuter lines were flooded. as the storm swept towards employees released

tons of rainwater being held behind stores tank barriers. luckily it only brushed the area. a water relist was below acceptable levels of radioactivity. >> now, your insta weather forecast. , thee sunshine has gone clouds taken the place of that. the sun is trying to break out in a few spots, especially along the eastern shore. overall, it is going to see rather cloudy as we take you through the rest of the day, mostly rain free across the state and to get all the way into western maryland where a couple of sprinkles are trying to develop. right now, most of them aren't into western pennsylvania near pittsburgh going into southern ohio, just pressing into western virginia as well. this is a slow-moving cold front that will make an appearance by marilyn and that is when we will talk about a

chance for rain. we had a north easterly wind and that a little bit worrisome am a sometimes we get locked in the northeasterly wind we get clouds stuck in place, drizzle as well. it is good to see they are now transitioning to more of a southerly flow, starting to see a southeasterly flow right around the airport as well. that will allow us to warm up and leaves close to as we get into theeastern -- afternoon. you might stay a little bit cooler. that is where we are seeing temperatures in the mid-60s in places like delaware. we are approaching 70 degrees already downtown in baltimore and 65 at the airport. 75 degrees is achievable by 3 p.m. in the downtown area might get in the low 70's expected to stay mostly cloudy him and that's not mean the sun will make a brief appearance between the clouds. you are falling to 63 degrees. you do stay mostly cloudy but it is a mostly dry night as the showers will stay in the

stern maryland or stay down in the 50s or the overnight temperatures. it is not that bad of a way to start off your morning. you will see some cooler nights in the week ahead. mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the low 70's. showers are mostly arriving in the afternoon. some eye-popping in the late morning. we will show all of the cloud cover through this afternoon, tonight as well taking you through the morning commute, you still dry around baltimore, the shower start to creep in from the south and west. most of the rain is west of westminster but it is possible 11 a.m. for baltimore. we'll continue to see that rain possible into the afternoon. the heaviest stuff passes up into pennsylvania rather than maryland. i will be the case as i goes into the night. most of the reign as to the north. we will have a chance for rain early into friday morning. as will pass by the area and we will see a change in the temperatures.

our seven-day forecast shows how we are in the low 70's for the next couple of days. 60's from friday and beyond. consumers afternoon's alert, the holiday season is upon us. ,f you plan on procrastinating it might help you save some cash. the editors at deal news crunch the numbers from last year and say it usually pays to wait until the first two weeks of december. that is when you can score the best prices on toys. this comes with a risk. hot toys often sell out quickly and some raise prices closer to christmas. what are the hottest toys for the holidays? amazon.com got import from moms on what should be on their hot holiday toys list. the most frequently mentioned items are the kindle fire, the

new generation of the furby. high-question in today's tech world. should parents be using technology to be keeping tabs on the children? it's a of apps are doing that. it helps parents keep track of their children. willey might be on, they be asking for smartphones in a few years and is not something his parents like to think about. >> they are able to connect with more people without you knowing that a scary. >> and fossil and up in younger and younger hands. developers are looking for ways a keep parents healthy -- is loud noise for a problem that is getting our attention. , a smart phone application that helps parents track their kids. think of it as high-tech piece of mind. >> they have a service where they can ask mom and dad to walk them somewhere. they can check in and let the

parents know where they are. this is a growing startup getting a lot of attention from security business. in this era of mobile devices and everyone's hands, this is getting more important by the day. >> if your child is downloading something for their phone, a new person ends up in the network, you know this. you can see what they have downloaded. >> there is some concern about trust with your kids if you are doing that. on the other hand, there are safety issues. >> is the chief security researcher. he says more and more parents are looking for ways to keep track of their kids online activities. >> i think a lot of parents are getting more savvy about monitoring what their kids are doing on the internet, they need to keep in touch. this is to better track your children and make sure that they're using their phone appropriately. you can understand why a parent would like to know where their children are but it takes more than an apt to keep the child safe.

use it as a tool in your overall child safety program but don't rely upon it. was bob hanson reporting. coming up, your mid-day pick three and pick four numbers and we will get a check of the insta weather forecast. first, a look at the primetime howeup on wbal and wall street is performing at this hour. stay with us.

>> we are following breaking news on capitol hill. you are looking live at the senate floor where right now the senate leadership is looking at a compromise to avoid default then reopen the government. no word on if and when the house will hold the vote. we will continue to follow the latebreaking developments have the latest tonight 11 news at 5:00 and 6:00. now your pick three and pick or numbers. >> we have your pick three numbers. we have a 54 starters. this is followed by two in the middle. the final number is three.

making your pick three numbers today 5-2-3. all season long, you can enter for chances to win cash and prizes. .ow, your pick for game 2-4-0. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> we will track the rain tomorrow and tom would have an update tonight at 5:00. i thank you for joining us. have a good night.