on the hot seat. a key member of president obama's healthcare team, grilled by congress. >> what she says about the troubled website, and when it will be fixed. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> president obama's signature legislation, the affordable healthcare act, under fire in washington. for the first time, lawmakers grill a member of the administration about what went wrong. danielle nottingham reports for wjz from capitol hill. >> the obama administration official who oversaw the launch of the government's healthcare exchanges is apologizing for the disastrous website, and promising service will improve. >> the bottom line conclusion is this healthcare.gov website is fixable. >> marilyn tavener says more than 700,000 people have filled

out applications online. but the administration won't release enrollment numbers online. >> how will you know how many people will be enrolled? >> we'll have that next november. we've got to 44 votes. 48 votes now. of you trying to dismantle the legislation. you call that cooperation? i don't. >> republicans use the hearing to argue the problems go beyond the website. and that the healthcare law is not as advertised. >> the white house.gov website says if you want to keep the healthcare insurance you want, you can keep it. now they're being told they can't. that's a lot. >> reporter: cbs news is learning that insurance providers are dropping more than 2 million people, and sending them into the government's exchanges. they said the canceled plans did not meet the minimum standards under the law. and americans will benefit from better coverage. in washington, danielle nottingham, wjz eyewitness

news. >> wednesday, they plan to grill health secretary kathleen sebelius, while the president plans to defend it in boston. a group of sheriff's deputies in frederick is bringing about change in the state. >> the state has formed a new commission to form interactions with people with disability. ethan saylor died during a confrontation. they were trying to remove him from a movie theater, despite protest from the aide who was with him. it includes public safety officials, prosecutors, agencies and advocates for those with disability. >> a grand jury declined to indict the sheriff's deputies in ethan saylor's death. a baltimore firefighter and his girlfriend did not use his service weapon. police say 37-year-old

christopher robinson killed andrew hoffman and marie hartman, in hoffman's house, before taking his own life. family members say he was unable to get over a breakup. president obama's twitter account was hacked. although the account it was was not compromised. a group claimed responsibility saying, quote, obama doesn't have any ethical issues with spying on the world account so we took it upon ourselves to return the favor. end quote. one year ago tonight, super storm sandy barreled into the northeast. dozens of people were killed, and there were billions of dollars worth of damage. in dozens of coastal communities, it's a day to remember. though it's not in daily headlines, the recovery continues. vinita nair reports. >> reporter: one year after

super storm sandy damaged or destroyed 2,000 homes in breezy point, new york, there are signs of rebirth and regrowth. volunteers marked the anniversary, planting sea grass, on top of a new diewrn that was set to protect the towns. there is still a lot of healing to do. and the heal suggest far from over. >> right now, every conversation we have leads to hurricane sandy. i look forward to the day when we move beyond that. >> reporter: it was a day of community service here in breezy point. and dozens of beach towns in new york and new jersey. sandy was a $60 billion storm, the second most costly in u.s. history. >> everything was donated. >> reporter: in far rockaway, new york. single mom, rosa vasquez showed us around her completely renovated home. we met her back in january, when volunteers for habitat for humanity were gutting the place. >> it's overwhelming to know you have your place to go to. and to be able to and home.

it's an undescribable feeling. >> reporter: heavy machines were working on the beach in seaside, new jersey, on the anniversary of the storm that left the roller coaster under water. part of it went up in flames last month and had to be fixed again. 26,000 people are still out of their homes in new jersey. >> reporter: while the scars of sandy remain, neighborhoods are putting the epic storm in their past. one day and one year at a time. >> vinita nair, wjz eyewitness news. >> tonight, coastal towns in new york and new jersey are having candlelight and flashlight vigils to mark the anniversary of the storm. new at 5:00, wjz travels to chrisfield, maryland, to see how the rebuilding effort there is still under way. hard to believe, but october is quickly coming to i close. hard look right now. it's been such a nice end to our month. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist chelsea ingram is live at the mobile weather lab.

what a beautiful day out there. we're going to begin with bob turk updating the current conditions. >> beautiful afternoon. very, very fall-like. very average. we're at 62. yesterday, we were right about the same thing. maybe a couple of degrees warmer. 62 here. 64 in d.c. 54 in oakland. and 60 degrees in ocean city. dew points down there again. much dry air came in overnight. down to 39 degrees. now, we are currently 2 degrees, just cooler than they were yesterday. most places, almost the same temperatures. so really another beautiful afternoon. testify chilly this morning. but not as cold as the previous morning, which was 33. 39 this morning. 33 in oakland. and 44 down on the shore and over in d.c. chelsea is live at the inner harbor with the wjz mobile weather lab. with a look ahead to some warming coming our way. chelsea? >> hey, thanks, bob. you are exactly right. but first, it is gorgeous out here. take a look at the water down here at the inner harbor. just a few clouds in the sky. but an absolutely beautiful

afternoon. we've got a couple of numbers for you over here with the wjz mobile weather lab, just to show you how comfortable it is. from 64.5 degrees, though, most people walking out here today are still wearing a little light sweater or light jacket. it is absolutely gorgeous, though. what can you expect for tomorrow? take a look at this graphic. first, we're going to see a little extra cloud cover, as we head into tomorrow. we'll filter in milder temperatures, located down to our south and west. and we may get a slight sprinkle during the early part of the day. but the bulk of us are going to stay dry. and we'll stay dry for the bulk of the day. as for what you can expect the next couple of days, bob will have those details coming up in your exclusive first warning forecast for now. i am live at the inner harbor, with the wjz mobile weather lab, back to you guys on tv hill. >> all right, chelsea, thank you. let's check in on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> hi, kai. hi, everyone. we're starting out with an accident in the towson area. watch out for a crash. it's burke avenue and hillen road. as far as delays go, already

looking at very slow traffic on the top side inner loop, from the jones falls expressway, over to harford road. the west side inner loop, also slowing down from 95 past liberty road. average speed, about 35 miles per hour. northbound 95, on the southwest side. slow from 32 to 100. and we do have a new traffic pattern, northbound 95, at whitemarsh boulevard. there is now only one exit from northbound 95 to whitemarsh boulevard. eastbound and westbound traffic now use the same exit. let's now take a live look. as you can see, volume is beginning to build there on the west side of the beltway at baltimore national pike. although it's looking at the posted speed this. is brought to you by united healthcare. stepping up for better healthcare. back to you. >> kristy, thank you. a special guest attends a wedding in ocean city earlier this month. you know him as rodney, the buff spokesperson/lifeguard in ocean city. well, he carried bride lauren weis down the aisle at her

wedding in front of about 54 family and friends. rodney said he's more than happy to help out, after hearing that she lost her dad back in april. that is lovely. that is very nice. >> rodney is always trying to get people to go down the ocean for vacation. so she and her husband didn't have to go far. they're already there. >> he was successful. >> successful. all right. still ahead at 4:00. >> and i have been imprisoned by legion airlines for over nine hours and i am outraged. >> stuck on the plane for 11 hours. passengers express their anger online. the effort to make a difference. >> there's an app for that. the remarkable story of a cell phone that saved a convenience store clerk's life. >> my dad is my best friend. he was everything to me. and nothing is going to bring him back. >> shocking crime. a beloved father and son murdered. how the killers used craigslist. could we have temperatures in the 70s by halloween?

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it is mostly sunny in central maryland now. pilot of a small plane in oregon is dead, after a plane crashes into the side of a house. police say the single engine aircraft hit a garage and ended up inside the home. the women inside of the home were able to escape without any injuries. there are no passengers on board the plane. the cause of the crash is under investigation. frightening video is recorded in oklahoma by a teenager who caught a hard landing by a small plane, at wiley post airport. this cell phone shows sparks flying as the plane's landing gear collapse for the runway. two people were on board the aircraft. neither suffered any injuries.

two suspects are in custody, charged in the shooting death of a father, who answered a craigslist adfor a mobile home. rachel kim reports, los angeles police believe they committed this crime more than a half dozen times. family p.d. stood by. >> my dad is my best friend. he is everything to me. and nothing is going to bring him back. >> reporter: police knowledge 17-year-old ryan ross and 18- year-old mar quell thomas, both bloods gang members, ambushed the father and son during an attempted robbery on october 19th. that's when the victims responded to a craigslist ad, to buy a cell phone for $300. detectives say when they went to the location, they were approached by suspects, both armed with guns. >> the suspect entered the rear passenger seat and pointed the gun at the 50-year-old.

both suspects demanded property. he exited the car at one point. and the suspect shot at him. >> reporter: investigators were led to the suspects after discovering seven other robberies with similar m.o.s in the baldwin hills area. >> the craigslist ads directed the victims to buy a cell phone, and then the buyers were robbed by the suspects, with similar descriptions, also with hand guns. >> thank you. thank you so much. because like my niece says, now we can't sleep because this person is not going to do more damage to no one. >> 17-year-old ryan roth and 18- year-old mar kel thomas are both charged with murder and attempted murder, two counts each. in florida, a cell phone stops a bullet in his shirt pocket. a robber walked in and shot one round after a failed attempt at

the store safe. police say the clerk's phone actually stopped the bullet. the clerk was taken to the hospital with just minor injuries. a search is under way for that shooting suspect. wow. big numbers on wall street today. >> markets are up and closed to some records. dow was up 111. s&p is up 10. and a new record high. and the nasdaq is up 12. let's go to new york, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. >> stocks rose. and the s&p 500 clocked another record close. new economic reports make it very unlikely, the federal reserve will pull back its sirius program any time soon. the fed is expected to maintain its bond-buying program when a two-day meeting wraps up wednesday. nasdaq indexes stopped updating for about 40 minutes, shortly before noon today.

trading of nasdaq-listed stocks was not affected. retail sales barely budged in september. dragged down by a sharp drop in auto sales. but that's largely because labor day weekend buying was included in the auto sales figures. excluding autos, overall, consumer spending rose half a percent the. consumer spending rose the most in two years. the gridlock in washington took a toll on people's outlooks. that decline could hurt growth and spending as we head into the holiday shopping season. and sears is considering spinning off its lands end businesses. the company, which also owns k- mart, will continue to close some of its unprofitable stores as part of the turnunder plan. that's your money watch. for more, follow me on twitter. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. before you reach for a knife to carve a pumpkin this halloween, take the work of one

man whosele elevate -- whose elevated pumpkin carving to an art form. >> reporter: in the hands of noel, a pumpkin is a blank canvas. >> the more i do pumpkin carving, the longer it takes because you become more ever a perfectionist. >> reporter: he turns has kitchen into a workshop, spent spending countless hours, creating a fantasy world one at a time. >> if you mess up, you get super glue. >> i've become known as like the pumpkin house. and there's sort of a traffic jam out front. and people love it. >> reporter: he also shares his work online. the death star pump win went viral. >> just massive downloads. >> reporter: what started 10 years ago as one man's obsession, now includes noel's friends and family. daughter sarah has carving since she was 5. >> our kids got into it, which made my wife like it. so it went crazy. >> reporter: last year, they

carved 50. noel says having the right tools is the secret. >> once you can modify it and decide what you want to do, it becomes more art. >> reporter: the creations stay in the fridge, and under wraps until showtime. then the work shines. art that's a treat for one night only, until next halloween. in washington, susan mcginnis, wjz eyewitness news. >> wow. well, if you'd like to try your hand at one of has creations, you can find his patterns and tutorials for free online. >> that's amazing. >> now, you struggle, i'm sure, like i do, with just getting -- >> the triangle? absolutely. >> but it is all in those tools. i don't have the right tools. mine are like plastic handles that break all the time. >> that's all i have. >> were a dollar at the dollar store. >> plastic pumpkins look good. >> that's right. still ahead, hitting the streets. if you are an avid runner, the new technology that may help you improve your time.

port of baltimore passes a national security test. i'm mike schuh, what it means next. it's a lovely day outside. and it is only going to get better. bob is updating first warning weather forecast. wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com, instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click cbsbaltimore.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

i'm meteorologist chelsea ingram, live at the inner harbor, mobile weather lab, where it is a very comfortable, 64 degrees. what can you expect for the next couple of days? bob has those details now in your exclusive first warning forecast. bob? >> and it's going to get warmer. normal high today is 63 right now. at the airport, the official reading is at 62. dew points way down again. dry air came way back. dry air. east/northeast winds at 7. barometer rising. 3.3 inches. 63 in cumberland. ocean city, also 63. very pleasant fall afternoon here in the last days of october. but it's going to get pretty warm, believe it or not.

57, westminster. and 59 down by the bay. all of those stations down by the bay, at 59 degrees. we have a light east/northeast wind. it did shift. but tomorrow, once again, it's going to go back to the east and southeast. as the warmer air comes in tomorrow, we'll start seeing some clouds. maybe a scattered sprinkle or two in a couple of spots because it's a lot warmer down to the south. mid and upper cents. it's pretty pleasant. as you head west. here's the cold air, sitting over the rocket. it's still snowing across portions of montana. winnipeg yesterday was like in the upper teens. this afternoon, they're at freezing. 42. denver at 41. 73 in phoenix. and once again, miami at a messant 84 degrees. a little snow this afternoon and morning. low pressure that is still spinning over the rockies is going to eject into the great lakes. what's going to happen, the warm air coming in ahead of it. some of that rain activity you see in the ohio valley, probably not going to reach us

in the immediate term. but we think probably late on halloween. probably after the kids are home. sound asleep. with all of that candy. probably very late. and friday in the morning, probably some showers. whereas the front with that system will cross the region. warmer air begins to infiltrate the region. front comes through, as a warm front. maybe a little sprinkle of activity. we get into the milder air. and we chill down again over the weekend. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp, around 59 degrees. overnight tonight, clear to partly cloudy. it's cold, around 43, which is close to average. a little above average. tomorrow, pretty nice day. couple of degrees warmer than today. clouds will allow it to get that much warmer. could be a couple of scattered sprinkles. but it will be a pretty decent day, all told. >> it's unbelievable. >> it's been a nice, pretty decent month. >> thanks, bob. don't miss the cbs primetime lineup at 10:00.

it's person of interest, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and still ahead at 4:00. >> what we want is we want him to have some consequences, just like we would. you know? we want him to be prosecuted for what he did. >> controversial shooting, a teen holding a toy gun, killed by police. did they react too rashly? making your case for changes to stand your ground laws. what trayvon martin's mom told senate leaders. deadly rampage in texas. what drove a man to kill several people at different locations. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise and vic continues with denise and vic right after this,,,,

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jennifer lundgren has the story from texas. >> reporter: 36-year-old charles brownlow was accused of a killing spree in texas that left four people fatally shot and one burned to death. >> we are all in a state of shock. >> police say the suspect carried out the rampage at four separate locations, beginning monday afternoon, at this home, where a woman was found shot in the head. a short time later, a fire was spotted at brownlow's house, just a few blocks away. inside, a woman was found burned to death. >> the fire was very clearly an arson. >> reporter: residents of this small town are shaken. >> i don't know what happened. he's a good person. he always came around me. always had a smile on his face. >> reporter: police began searching for brownlow as the rampage continued. before it was over, three more shooting victims would be found. a the this home, a 3-year-old boy was found unharmed in his bed. >> reporter: the suspect was tracked into a wooded area and arrested early this morning. brownlow has a long criminal history.

court records show he has been charged with burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm, and family violence. jennifer lindgren, cbs news. >> police have not discussed a possible motive for the attacks or if they knew the victims. the mother of unarmed trayvon martin who was gunned down in a controversial incident, testifies before a senate hearing in washington, d.c. kai jackson explains why she was called to testify. >> sebrina fulton spoke about the controversial stand your ground. fulton's 17-year-old son, trayvon martin was killed by neighborhood watch volunteer george zimmerman, two years ago. fulton believes her son would still be alive if not for the stand your ground defense. >> this law does not work. we need to seriously take a look at this law. we need to seriously speak with

the state attorney's office, the police department. more attorneys. we need to do something about this law. when our kids cannot feel safe in their own community. >> in july, george zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter in trayvon martin's death. >> thank you, kai. nearly two dozen states have some form of stand your ground law. outrage continues in one california community, after a teenager is fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy. the teen was carrying a toy rifle that police say looks very real. critics say the deputy acted too swiftly. dan simon has more. >> reporter: outrage in a northern california time. a toy pellet gun, mistakenly identified by a sheriff's deputy for the real thing. the suffer sheriff's deputying firing eight rounds at andy lopez, killing him. >> the report are that he asked the boy to drop the weapon and he didn't drop it.

>> andy was not that type, believe me. andy, if he knew it was a sheriff, if he was asked, andy would have dropped it, you know? i don't believe that at all. >> reporter: friends and neighbors in santa rosa have held rallies, calling the shooting a combination of unnecessary force and racism. some allege the shooter was profiled because he was hispanic, walking through a low- income neighborhood. >> what we want is him to have some consequences, just like we would. you know, we want him to be prosecuted for what he did. he took somebody's life. you know? he was 13 -- he had just turned 13. we want justice for andy. and until we get that, we're not going to stop marching. >> i understand that the community is angry and sad. and this is a horrible tragedy for all involved. >> sheriff told us he wouldn't go into-- couldn't go into details of the case. but eric yo house is a 24- veteran of the force. >> the fact that he's been

employed with the sheriff's department for 24 years suggests you have a lot of confidence in him. >> he's a solid employee. and the fact that he trains new people for us, does show the level of respect for him here. >> the sheriff's department says it has received threats related to the incident. officials say if necessary, extra precautions will be taken to make sure that the deputy is properly protected. anne arundel county police make quick work in arresting a carjacking suspect. police say 33-year-old devin evans of washington, d.c. and a second man, carjacked a victim in front of his home in glen burnie. officers quickly spotted the stolen chevy tahoe and gave pursuit. after crashing, evans was arrested. and inside the vehicle, police found this car bine rifle and other weapons. the trial is under way for a former maryland school for the deaf aide, charged with sexually abusing seven female students. the alleged abuse happened here at the school's columbia campus.

prosecutors say 38-year-old clarence taylor, kissed, hugged, or fondled the girls during their stay at the school from 2008 to 2011. the alleged victims were in fourth through 8th grades. the port of baltimore is touting the excellent grades it received from the coast guard for the changes it made to security. as mike schuh explains, the state has spent millions, upgrading systems. >> reporter: the port of baltimore isn't one area, it's 6. and all 6 need to be secure. access limited to those who need to be there. and denied to those who don't. because... >> they are targets for -- for terrorist activity. >> reporter: the port now has layers of security. three federal agencies. local and state police, as well as private contractors. >> security is complicated. anyone can just float up to your dock. while it's not easy to scramble up to a commercial dock, it's one of the things they have to be prepared for. >> realtime video surveillance, security cameras, new truck gate at our dundalk marine

terminal. a new secure truck gate. and perimeter fencing. >> technology has factored in millions spent on cameras and much tighter checks on who comes and goes at the entrances and exits. and prescreening the billions of dollars in cargo before it even gets here. >> technology plays a large role, and certainly bigger every year. obviously again, in this post- 9/11 world we live in, technology is -- it's getting bigger and bigger every year. >> reporter: the cargo going through the port brings in $300 million in taxes. $3 billion in wages. and nearly 15,000 jobs. an asset worth protecting. mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: this is the sixth straight year the port has received the highest rating. >> well, our string of very pleasant, late october evenings, continues. a live look outside now. lots of sun today. a little cooler. i don't know. felt great to me. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist chelsea ingram is live at the inner harbor with

the wjz mobile weather lab. but first up, bob turk will update our conditions. bob? >> beautiful afternoon. really, really pleasant afternoon. with lots of sunshine. i mean, slightly, tad cooler than yesterday. 64 down to the south. 54 in oakland. temperature right now, running 3 degrees cooler than it was yesterday at this time. but most places, just about exactly where we were. maybe a degree or two lower. 39 this morning. 38 in elkton. and 44 in ocean city. easton and d.c., the cool spot. 33 this morning out in oakland. there are changes headed our way. looks like we've got warmer air headed our way. let's check in with meteorologist chelsea ingram, live at the inner harbor, at the wjz mobile weather lab. chelsea? >> hey, thanks, bob. we have warmer air headed our way. but tell you what, feels pretty good outside. right now, take a look at some of our numbers with the wjz mobile weather lab. we've got temperatures around 64 degrees. or just under 64 degrees down here with the weather lab.

we are expecting to see some warmer temperatures, though, as we head into tomorrow. take a look at this graphic. we are going to be filtering in some of this mild air as we head into tomorrow. and tomorrow afternoon. all of that air is going to be coming to us from the southwest. we could get a sprink elg or two during the early part of the day. but for the most part, we're going to be dry, with just a little extra cloud cover. and temperatures in the mid- 60s. we're going to get even warmer than our highs tomorrow, though, by thursday. just how warm? bob will have those details coming up in your exclusive first warning forecast. for now, i'm live at the inner harbor, with the wjz mobile weather lab, back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, kristy. and of course, bob. here now is kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> a couple of accidents along 95. actually in both directions. if you are traveling that way in the northbound direction, watch for an accident there at caton avenue. blocking the -- northbound at the harbor tunnel throughway. southbound accident is at caton

avenue. also blocking the right-hand lane. traveling in the towson area. an accident hillen road, at east burke avenue. delays still stretching along the top side inner loop to harford road. give yourself at least 20 minutes to get through. as far as the delays on the west side, still from 45 to liberty road, with an average speed of 27 miles per hour. along 95, in the northbound direction, heavy from 32 over to scene of the accident at caton avenue. also, watch for continuing delays from the beltway to whitemarsh boulevard. keeping in mind that the traffic pattern has changed on northbound 95 at whitemarsh. there is now only one exit there. let's now take a live look. as you can see, plenty of congestion there. accident there, still blocking the right-hand lane. this traffic report is brought to you by maryland highway safety. if you drink and drive, lives are at risk. that's why police are out with checkpoints and patrols. checkpoint strike force is back. drive sober or get pulled over. back to you. >> great. thank you. week 9 of the nfl season is

almost here. and the picks are coming in for the wjz pro football challenge. jessica kartalija is live to update this week's standings. we're still trailing one man on the bobblehead leader board. and he is don scott with 80 points. right now on his heels, sports director mark viviano. mary and i are tied with 78 points. then to meteorologist chelsea ingram and tim williams with 77 points. followed by kai, and newcomer to the bobblehead leader board, linh bui. they both have 75 points. and remember, you can still sign up to play at the pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the link at the top of the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one per person. and you're competing nationally for prizes. come here to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up for now. guys, back to you. and the ravens are coming off the bye week. and looking to get back in the win column. see the game shers us the

browns -- versus the browns. live here on wjz. still ahead at 4:00. disastrous sea. the latest on the trial for the captain of the costa concordia. >> how quick he did he go down? >> gunned down in the prime of his life. the latest flattic testimony of the man who allegedly killed nfl star sean taylor. >> and will the rest of the week be just as nice nice as today? stick around for the updated first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

the captain of the costa concordia is back in court today in italy. francesco schettino faces charges of manslaughter and abandoning ship. a malduvian woman who was with him at the time of the crash, is scheduled to testify. he could get up to 20 years in jail if convicted.

32 people died when the concordia slammed into a reef, off the tuscan island of gig lio in 2012. passengers are stuck at an airport for almost 12 hours. mary bubala has more on the flying fiasco. >> vic, all passengers on an allegiance flight endured over 11 hours of delays and had to deal with the issues on three separate planes. >> i have been imprisoned by legion airlines by over nine hours. and i am outraged this airline should go out of business immediately. >> reporter: their flight was supposed to leave around 9:30 a.m. but the plane was forced to return, due to mechanical issues. a second plane arrived around 3:30 p.m., but was turned around because it overheated.

so just before 7:00 p.m., a third arrived. but it got stuck on the tarmac for an hour and needed more fuel. just before 9:00 p.m., the flight finally took off, arriving in utah, after 10:00 p.m. that is almost 13 hours after it was scheduled to leave. vic, pretty unbelievable. >> you gotta check that gas gauge, mary, every time. >> every time. >> thank you. >> they gave each an -- a voucher. they said they tried to keep passengers as comfortable as possible. and the father of the defendant took the stand in defense of his son. gary nelson has the story. >> a medical examiner described in clinical detail how a single 9-millimeter slug killed sean taylor are, the nfl and um football star, six years ago, at his palmetto bay home.

eric rivera is the accused trigger man in a botched burglary-turned-murder. using photos and sketches, the m.e. described how the bullet pierced taylor's right thigh ask femmorral artery. he was rushed to shock trauma. his heart still -- >> when he arrived, he had no pulses. >> reporter: as the coroner described the fatal wound, jackie garcia, his sweetheart, and mother of his child, who watched him dying, lowered her head, unable to watch him anymore. taylor, the m.e. said simple -- simply, bled to death. afers a few minutes of blood loss, your brain no longer gets oxygen. and that's when your body starts to shut down. >> reporter: they drove to fort myers, thinking taylor would be at a football game, his house full of cash. among things. taylor, his girlfriend, and their baby were sleeping. cell phone calls that put rivera in the area.

and oh, yes, the confession. >> how many times did you shoot him? >> once. >> how quickly did he go down? >> reporter: rivera's father says his son was questioned, nonstop for five hours. and then he confessedurn under duress. two of four escaped inmates in oklahoma are back behind bars, but the manhunt continues today for the other two. police are searching for anthony mendanka. the inmate the have been on the run since sunday. both are considered armed and dangerous. bedanka and cheadle escaped with other inmates. they escaped through a trapped door, above the shower door area in their cell. well, if it's on your bucket list to run a marathon, or you want to take up running to get into shape, there's more technology than ever to help you get started and help you stay on track. sumi das, has the story. >> nike's women marathon is the largest race in the world, with

30,000 runners, taken to the hills of san francisco. the training for the race is a much lonelier road. they ran hundreds of miles, often solo, with only their nike fuel bands keeping them company. >> and you're not just out on an aimless aimless run. >> it tracks steps, calories and overall activity. for added motivation, runners pair their fuel bands with running apps. >> it's been wonderful, in pushing me along. so i make sure that i post all of my runs to facebook. so i can get cheers along the way. >> those cheers are sent by friends via social networks. and heard by runners via the app on the phone. more serious runner the may consider a gps watch. which connects to satellites, to log your runs more precisely. tom tom offers one near outside and treadmill runs. and one that is multiswimmer. adidas will start selling its

my coach smart run watch on november 1st. it features an optical wrist sensor that can measure your heart rate. if you're in the nike ecosystem, you'll likely want to stay on the gps watch. >> i am huge ocd when it comes to my pace. and distance, of course. >> reporter: they are tracking more stats than they ever have. and enabling beginners to tackle even marathon distances. but there is a down side. >> you can get overwhelmed with numbers and spend more time doing that than actually doing the exercise. >> reporter: instead of being fixated on your wrist, try enjoying those miles. in san francisco, i'm sumi das, c net.com. >> nike is expected to release a nufuel band for runners, next wednesday. >> wow. your children may be able to trick or treat without a jacket this year. >> bob turk has the updated first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,

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pleasant fall afternoon. temperatures where they should be this time of year. their normal high is 63. right now, we're looking at 62 degrees.

and still quite a bit of sunshine. light east/northeast winds at 7. barometer still rising. 30.33 inches. currently, 54 in oakland. 64 down to the south. very pleas antz, 61 up in elkton. the dew point is back down to 39. so much dryer air came in overnight, with the weak front. gave us a few clouds. 59 by the bay. annapolis, kent island, and rock hall. east/northeast winds. dropped temperature, just a couple of degrees. very unnoticeable, to be honest with you. a few clouds and a lot of nice sunshine this afternoon. now, to the north and west, this is where the cold air is sitting. generally across southern canada. the northern plains, northern rockies, and much of ontario and quebec, into pretty cold air. for the time being, it's going to stay there. ahead of it, some mild air coming in the central plains. 75. 75 in memphis. close to 60 in kansas city. they have shower activity there. eventually, some of the cool air is going to reach us. but not until the latter part

of the weekend. in the meantime, there may be a sprinkle or a shower, add a little precip coming through. this essentially is a warm front going through our region. we'll have clouds at times tomorrow. and maybe a sprinkle or a brief shower in a couple of spots. generally, we'll see more clouds tomorrow. but a little milder air. then we get into warmer air. as the front comes through the area, we'll get into mild air on thursday. probably low 70s. same thing for friday before it begins to cool down. and that's when we expect to see the main area of showers. late, late thursday, after halloween is pretty much done for most of us. and on friday morning. south winds, 5 to 10 knots. bay temp around 59 degrees. so overnight tonight, look for partly cloudy sky to clear skies. down to 43. more clouds tomorrow. and some sun. but scattered sprinkles. maybe a shower in a spot or two. tomorrow's high, close to where we are today. 63. if the sun does come out, it will warm a little more. look like low 60s. that's perfectly normal.

>> perfectly normal. stir still to come on eyewitness news tonight. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, one year after sandy, recovery continues in chrisfield. that story as eyewitness news continues. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

coming up next on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. residents still repairing after super storm sandy. take a look at it a year later. and why a man says his sexual preference is an issue. i'm rochelle ritchie. that story is next. getting help to navigate the embattled healthcare exchanges. i'm derek valcourt. we'll tell you what is being done when eyewitness news

continues. check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. sandy, one year later. many areas still rebuilding. the devastation, still evidenced. >> reporter: in maryland, the one community, nearly wiped out by the super storm. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. >> people all over the east are marking the one-year villain easierary of sandy. the devastating storm, damaged or destroyed more than 650,000 homes. it left behind damage on the east coast ask here in maryland. wjz is live with the complete coverage. meteorologist chelsea ingram takes a look back at the storm's impact. bu