mid-october. >> the flu one given to young kids all the way to 49 years old, you actually cannot get the h1n1 vaccine for a good four weeks after getting the flumist. >> reporter: there's a push to get people vaccinated. the doctor says h1n1 is a pandemic but the seasonal flu still kills 36,000 people every year. the seasonal flu clinics in howard county were moved up to make way for the h1n1 vaccine but people we talked to are skeptical about that new shot. >> number i see perfection i don't want more junk in my body. >> reporter: the doctor insists there's no reason to worry. >> the process by which this vaccine is made is exactly the same as every year's seasonal flu vaccine. there's no reason to think it's not safe. >> reporter: one can be painful enough. now doctors are doing what they can to have patients get two shots this flu season. in columbia, cheryl conner, abc2 news.

>> howard county's drivethrough flu clinic is scheduled for october 4th, from 10:00 to 2:00 at the health department it's free to the public. harford county also bumped up its seasonal flu clinic by a month. it will be at cal ripken stadium september 29th from 10:00 to 2:00. flu shots cost $20 there. also in howard county, monday night at 7:00 community leaders will hold a town hall meeting will h1n1 and seasonal flu. they will be given the most up to date information about viruses and details on plans to protect you and your family. it will be the 10 oaks ballroom on signal bell lane. a building that dates back 200 years was destroyed by fire in howard county this morning. nothing is left of the old barn. it's near he -- ellicott city's main street. it was behind some homes. firefighters say it may have had electricity in the past but has been vacant for 10 years. >> 25, 30-foot structure, was an old blacks mith's farm in

the 1800s. >> investigators are still looking into it. four people accused of assaulting several people with a pellet gun and robbing them in anne arundel county. both incidents happened august 29th. the first happened in the 100 block of dinsmore avenue in glen burnie. two 16 and 18-year-olds girls told police they were walking when someone in a gold colored car fired a pellet gun at them. two men, a 17-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were in the car. a suspect got out and stole a cell phone but they came back later and returned the cell phone. that's when the female suspect allegedly attacked both teenaged girls. police say a second assault happened about two hours later. >> very similar odd incident happened approximately two and a half hours later nearby, of another gold-colored vehicles, fired shots from the vehicle with the pellet done. i don't believe in this particular incident actually struck the victims, the suspects got out, stole a cell

phone, returned later and threw it in the direction of the victims. >> all four suspects are charged with robbery, assault and theft. a neighborhood association is using its own investigative tools to clean up their streets. they say it's paying off. earlier this summer we highlighted how some pigtown neighbors were out to save their streets. now abc2 news brian kuebler shows us how their unique crime-fighting efforts appear to be working. >> reporter: the idea was simple as it was daring. the washington village development association mosted this youtube video highlighting alleged drug dealers in the streets of pigtown. a spotlight directly in the dark and seedy streets that the wvda says sent the criminals running. >> pigtown's most wanted video did the trick. three of the four alleged drug dealers that we highlighted on our most wanted video on youtube have been arrested. they are facing serious charges. two of them haven't been seen in pigtown, that has worked

wonders. >> reporter: the president dan cosgrove even points to a confrontation caught on our cameras in our original story. back in june we rolled video as the wvda confronted a juvenile they say was a known offender in the area. (bleep) - [shouting] >> why y'all fighting with my son? why you following him? >> he was trying to kill me. >> what? why you following him? >> we're not. we're walking around the neighborhood. >> you always bothering people around here. >> reporter: it was that death threat that landed wvza and that juvenile in court. they say the judge in that case let the child go only for police to pick him up again a month later on drug charges. another quality arrest community organizers say is helping to clean up pigtown. >> we're educated, motivated and the area is turning around. property areas have gone up,

professionals have moved in and lawyers and doctors and school teachers aren't going to put up with criminal behavior, period. >> reporter: criminal behavior they hope continues to scatter as their bright lights continue to shine. in baltimore, brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> the washington village development association says it will continue to post videos of known offenders and even use nuisance laws until the entire criminal element is driven out of pigtown. a man who led police on a chase in elkton and abandoned a pregnant womannened 3-year-old in the vehicle is behind bars today. cecil county sheriffs' deputies arrested 21-year-old frank cresto jr. at his home. deputies tried to stop him monday because his car didn't have a rear light. that is when cresto reportedly ran a stop sign, turned into a apartment complex, jumped a curb, drove into a wooded area, hit a pavilion. then ran away. the woman and child weren't hurt. dui charges dropped against delegate herman taylor.

a montgomery county jury reversed a conviction by a judge earlier this year. the charges stemmed from a may 2008 incident where a police officer found taylor asleep in his running cadillac at 3:30 in the morning. taylor, who once proposed special dui license plates for repeat drunken drivers says he was exhausted and pulled off the road to take a nap. don't be surprised if you hear us reporting on more budget cuts. governor martin o'malley says the state may need to cut another $100 million to $200 million after revenue estimates are revised next week. the governor is bracing for more spending cuts after preliminary discussions with the secretary of budget and management. we'll keep you posted. across our region today not too bad but on the eastern shore they are getting pelted with heavy rain, thunderstorm activity, high winds. they've had waves at ocean city between 9 to 12 feet high. that storm system that has been causing all this mess is

gradually pushing the precipitation to the west. here's the forecast for the next couple of hours -- mostly cloudy, showers to the south and east. 70 degrees. rain is heading in our direction. we'll see it later on tonight. how long will it last? the forecast coming up. this is a startling statistic -- maryland women are not diagnosed with breast cancer any more frequently than women in the rest of the country but they are dying at higher rates. abc2 news joce sterman joins us with the story. >> reporter: you're right. the numbers are alarming. susan g. komen for the cure studied breast cancer in maryland for 10 months and found we rank fifth in the nation for breast cancer death rates. mammograms and other screenings will uncover more than 3,600 new cases of breast cancer in maryland this year. and it's estimated that 810 maryland women will zyfrom the disease. that means we have the nation's fifth highest breast cancer mortality rate. more than 27 deaths for every 100,000 women in maryland. the national average is 25 out of 100,000.

the study also found that despite all the medical resources in maryland many women still don't get the mammograms they need. only 57% of women 40 years and older get an exam each year. that drops to just under 35% of the women do not have health coverage. komen maryland also found african-american women face unique breast cancer issues. while they don't have as high as incidence as white women african-americans do have a higher death rate. while baltimore city's overall death rate is lower than state and national averages. breast cancer death rate is higher for women under 50. komen maryland says many of the deaths can be avoided with proper screening and care. that organization is working toward improving health care in the areas with the most critical provider shortages. they will raise funding and breast cancer awareness at this october's race for the cure. abc2 is a proud supporter of that race. joce sterman, abc2 news. it's too soon to tell whether he changed any minds but president obama's big

health care speech last night gained a lot of attention. in a marked change of tone the president dismissed those opposing his reforms and urged congress to what he called a season of action to make the plan law. here's viviana hurtado. >> reporter: the president kept up the pressure to pass health care reform legislation just hours after he spoke to a rare joint session of congress. >> i will not permit reform to be postponed or imperiled by the usual ideological diversions. >> reporter: after speaking at an american nursing association event at the white house mr. obama held a cabinet meeting and again pushed for health care reform. he said he accepted the apology of the republican congressman joe wilson who last night called him a liar. >> we have to get to the point where we can have a conversation about big important issues that matter to the american people without vitrioel, without name calling. >> reporter: many republicans

scolded wilson's lack of decorum but also dismissed the president's speech as being disingenuous. >> unfortunately, the american people didn't get a new health care plan, just another lecture. he had a chance to really put the government-run plan to bed but unfortunately he didn't do it. >> reporter: democrats say they believe some republicans will come on board. >> if they are not then we can always go to our conciliation which we don't want to do. our second choice. >> reporter: not all democrats support the president's proposal. to shore up support for health care reform from his own party the president summoned 17 democratic senators to the white house. vice president biden said there will be votes by thanksgiving. senate majority leader harry reid says he wants to finish earlier. viviana hurtado, abc news, washington. coming up at 5:30 -- we talked with a baltimore woman who got to sit with michelle obama last night during the speech. the sweet comments she had for the first lady and more on her

health story that landed her there last night. are you worried about your son or daughter bringing home the swine flu? how do you know when you're overreacting? the symptoms you should look for before speeding out to the emergency room. it's not cheap to bleed purple. how many hundreds of dollars will it cost a family of four to attend a ravens game this year? speaking of ravens, ravens fans are celebrating the official start of the football season. with a big party at power plant live. we'll have a live look coming up after the break. as norm mentioned in his first forecast we've got some rocky weather in ocean city. this is our weathernet station from phillips beach plaza. on the time lapse you can see the clouds moving through, rain moving in. a lot of rain and wind. and high surf. he's coming up with the full forecast.

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botox. past research suggested botox injections could help treat those debilitating headaches. researchers found that patients treated with botox had improved functioning and quality of life, significantly fewer migraine episodes and fewer headaches a month. parents across the country are worried about their kids catching the swine flu and fear with every cough, sneeze and fever their child may have. susan hendrix tells us what symptoms to look for before rushing your little one to the e.r. >> reporter: when felicia edwards curry found her pediatrician's office packed she came straight to the emergency room. >> she had a fever of 102.6. >> reporter: worrying whether her son has seasonal flu or the h1n1 swine flu she saw pediatrician alicia fleming. >> we're no longer testing for it. it doesn't make a difference. >> reporter: many emergency rooms are experiencing

overcrowding as concerned parents are bringing children in to be checked for swine flu. who should go to the er if a flu is suspected? a child less than 3 months old with a fever, a child having difficulty breathing, they are dehydrated or experiencing severe vomiting. if flu-like symptoms improve but then worse symptoms come back. otherwise, try to keep children at home because a trip to the e.r. could expose them to other infections or spread germs to others. >> can you open your mouth real wide? >> reporter: advice for them and other children with underlying health problems? >> treat the fever, food and bed rest. >> reporter: before you go to the e.r. go to the pediatrician, especially if the child has other underlying health issues be vigilant. if symptoms worsen get immediate help.

i always say that september is the best month to be at the beach but not today? >> not today. they are getting really beat up out there. off of ocean city we've seen waves between 10 to 12 feet. same up in rehoboth, wind gusts in excess of 45 to 50 miles per hour. it's been a nasty day. that whole system is gradually making its way in our direction. we have not seen rainfall yet across our region but we are going to be seeing rainfall over the next, probably, couple of hours we'll see some moving in the region. let's look and show what you is going on. as far as our coastal flood advisory, as you can see everything that is in blue, which includes baltimore city, lower baltimore county, anne arundel county, going down into southern maryland, everything around the tidal potomac area, down near dc, also the lower eastern shore which does include ocean city, has a coastal flood advisory.

also got a gale warning. that is the pink that you see. it also includes the chesapeake bay, as this area of low pressure, very intense off the coast, is pumping in moisture, pumping in the precipitation. we'll show you on radar in a second. temperaturewise, across the region now, 68 downtown. 67 york. 71 hagerstown. ocean city it was 74 degrees. just about an hour ago. now they are down to 69 with pretty heavy rainfall moving through the region. easton, heavy rain now and 64 degrees. out in the atlantic, hurricane fred, winds of 90 miles an hour. fred is just going to keep meandering, halfway between africa and the united states. not doing much of anything. again, we'll keep an eye on fred to make sure it doesn't develop into anything. in the meantime, across our region, that very strong area of low pressure off the eastern seaboard continues to pummel the eastern shore of maryland and delaware and new jersey, with high winds, heavy rainfall, baltimore's right there. there's the heavy rain, as you can see on the eastern shore and the whole system is

gradually moving in our direction. a little closer inspection of the radar, leaving the ocean city area, through assateague the showers get heavier. the whole system is moving in our direction. looks like the heaviest rainfall will pass into southern portions of maryland, southern portions of anne arundel county but here in the baltimore area we should just see scattered showers later tonight. temperaturewise now -- storm center weathernet, live data only available on abc2, 64 kingsville. eldersburg 67. 64 westminster and annapolis at 65. here's the forecast. scattered showers on and off with the heaviest rain on the eastern shore. once again tomorrow a chance for scattered showers but then when we get into saturday things clear up a little bit. we'll still remain with clouds across the region. your forecast for the overnight period -- showers and storms, it's going to be breezy, 61 for the low. during the day tomorrow it's going took mostly cloudy day, a few showers but looks like the majority of the rain will be out of here. high tomorrow 70 degrees and the extended outlook, things clear up saturday, partly cloudy, 78.

81 on sunday. monday, tuesday, and wednesday looking pretty good. then on thursday a chance for scattered showers with a high of 75 degrees. back in a while with more on the weather. don't expect any bargains when it comes to purple fever. according to the baltimore business journal the average family of four will pay $481 a game. that's the fourth highest price among all 32 nfl teams. this includes four tickets, two small draft beers, four small soft drinks and four hot dogs and parking. tickets are not. the ravens don't go until sunday. but the fun is kicking off now. delia goncalves is there where things are just starting to heat up. >> reporter: we can hear the band and folks behind us. folks are still kind of spilling in, trying to get their standing spot and getting ready for the concert later on this evening. they say all in all this is just a really great party and the ravens are really doing

something wonderful, showing a little appreciation for their fans. you can see this is a free concert so lots of folks are just coming in to enjoy what they have tonight. there will be a rock concert feature. even though it's free and outdoors space, we're told is limited so folks are encouraged to get here as soon as they can. we spoke to a lot of fans who gathered early and they had their aspirations for the season. for the upcoming season and just what they thought about this whole general affair. here's what they had to say. >> i mean, it's not just the preseason, they are going all the way. >> they appreciate their fans. >> as hard as we play it, our defense, i think that shows that much support for their fans. >> reporter: and, they don't really need too much encouragement but we can tell you that the ravens cheerleaders will be here to kind of get the crowd going a

little later on. it will be a great party here. we'll have another live report in about an hour. live downtown, delia goncalves, abc2 news. >> everybody's looking forward to the season making dinner reservations for 11. chapter 11, that is. why the owners of the famous tavern on the green in new york city filed for for bankruptcy. trapped in a cave for five days. the reunion with the puppy and his family. hey, i'm worried about mrs. lowenberg next door.

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with a look ahead to abc2 news at 5:30, i'm terry owens. hear from the baltimore woman who sat with the first lady during last night's presidential address. plus, an update on the stimulus package that was supposed to save jobs.

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millions of people watched president obama talk about health care last night but a woman in baltimore had one of the best seats in the house. i'm terry owens. darlene daniels' problems with health care earned her an invite to the white house and a chance to meet the president and first lady. roosevelt leftwich talked with daniels about her visit and the challenges she faces. roosevelt? >> reporter: it was a major speech by the president to put his health care proposal before the public. for daniels, it was a chance to bend the ear of the nation's leaders so they could hear firsthand how she at one time had to struggle with health care. >> madam speaker, the president of the united states. [ cheering and applause ]