closed and baltimore city argone drive closed between loch raven boulevard and hillan road. back to you. >> thanks. now to a developing story out of new york. officials are hoping to crackdown on the obesity problem. they want to ban people who use food stamps from buying sugary drinks. and some support the idea, abc news mary snow say critics are questioning if it's the best way to attack the epidemic. >> reporter: if new york getsites its way, buying soda or sugared sweetened drinks with more than 10 calories been banned if you use food stamps. new york mayor and state governor are trying to reduce obesity and making their case to the federal government which administers the food stamp program and currently only bans alcohol and cigarette sales. >> for the government to make the decision that shouldn't include something else that the experts all tell you is very detrimental to your health and contribute together number one public health issuing remain in

the city and country getting worse. it's not unreasonable and it's not picking on anybody. >> reporter: the city health department reports that 58% of adults in new york city are either overweight or obese. among public school children that, rate is close to 40%. >> soda is a huge problem. >> reporter: christy is a nutritionist who has been working to reduce high obesity rates in harlem. one big problem she says is healthier food is more expensive leaving people with few options and soda doesn't help. >> soda has more calories. and the more calories you drink, you don't compensate for them the same way as you do when you eat more calories. >> reporter: but not all public health doctors are applauding the city's move to ban soda for those on food stamp. >> if we could and it would work, is it the right thing to do. >> reporter: is it? >> i am not so sure. >> reporter: the doctor is work in harl tom reduce diabetes which is associated with obesity. >> food stamps pay fos a bucket of junk food and unhealthy high

calorie food them pay for things so full of processed chemicals that you couldn't even call it food. out of this whole bucket of things food stamps covers, why are we picking out one thing? are with we picking out soda. >> reporter: the u.s. department of agriculture which oversees the program says it will review and consider new york's proposal. the city wants a two-year ban and in that time it says health officials can study the impact. mary 12340e, -- snow, cnn new york. two yens after a maryland state police medical helicopter crashed killing four on board, the federal aviation administration is pushing for new rules proposing new on board safety systems including a terrain warning system along with stricter flight rules. the faa also wants more training for pilots and crew. so far this year, 16 people have been killed in accidents involving medical helicopters. on the 9th anniversary of the afghanistan war a family is dealing with the heart

breaking reminder of the cost of war. the family of sergeant first class lance voegeller stood vigil as his body was returned to u.s. soul. both of his parents who are deaf are proud of their son serving his 12th tour of duty. >> wish the world could meet him. amazing. her son. >> the nine-year veteran grew up in fed ribbing and leaves -- frederick and leaves behind a pregnant wife and two children. a funeral is planned for saturday. the fbi says a baggage handler lost his way at philidelphia international airport forcing the evacuation of a plane. the u.s. airways flight head for bermuda was supposed to leave yesterday morning. but while the plane was loading, two baggage handlers grew suspicious of another handler and confronted him. the man took off in a baggage cart and hasn't been found. the fbi believes was allowed to be in the section of the airport but not in that immediate area of the plane.

the flight left five hours after the schedule departure. they worked to help victims of domestic violence find sanctuary. now they are getting much needed help. coming up, the federal government is helping the family crisis center in baltimore county. how much money is coming and how it will help. for a paraplegic, walking again is a dream. how an idea for the military can help that dream become a reality. but first, let's check the train and buses with mta mark jones. >> reporter: good morning from the mta. the number 35 bus is running about 25 minutes late. number 35 with diversion at will dins and -- wilkins and brunswick due to water main break re-- want water main break repair. light rail subway and marc are all on time n observance of columbus day on monday no marc train or computer -- commuter bus service.

for the transit team, i am mark jones. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings.

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advancements in the form of a high def camera and looking outside and capturing the image and putting in a movie. here's towson from towson west elementary. that's charles street off in the distance. nice breeze yesterday. occasionally, we had passing clouds in the afternoon. they were few and far between. es two mostly about the blue sky and bright sunshine and clear skies overnight towson back to 50. woodbine back to about 47 but by the bay, 53 on the thermometers from annapolis even down towards st. michael. we will get our way up to 75 is the two degree guarantee with a lot more sunshine. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim brown. >> reporter: thanks. traffic is looking good. pretty much all around the area. we don't have issues. major issues in terms of accidents to let you know about. just the lingering water main breaks. one up in up in havre de grace. use eerie street as an alternate. and within baltimore city,

argone drive is closed in both direction between the alameda and loch raven boulevard because of a partial road collapse relating to an earlier water main break. back to you. >> thanks. it's the biggest drug bust in baltimore county history. coming up, who tipped police off to millions of dollars in marijuana and how the suspects tried to hide the operation. so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees. the $2.5 million he got paid working at a lobbying firm. or the fact ehrlich worked for the casinos to put slots at arundel mills mall. now, bob...that's all true.

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now a developing story in baltimore county. the suspect in a huge pot bust ran such a major operation police say the electric bill was 1700 dollars a month. the problem for the suspects hard to hide the smell of so much drugs. abc2 news sherrie johnson explains how they found the pot . >> reporter: thanks to a neighbor with a keen sense of smell, the operation came to a halt. this morning two people are facing felony drug charges along with a 17-year-old who is being charged as juvenile. police say they were growing a huge amount of marijuana in a warehouse in an industrial area off north point boulevard in baltimore county. inside the warehouse, police found hundreds of plants of marijuana and systems for heating and lighting and irrigation and ventilation. the power bill for the

warehouse just $1700 a month. they also found 648 pounds of processed marijuana. that's worth 3.5 million dollars. it was hiden in crates lined with coffee grounds to mask the odor but a tip from from a neighbor to police brought the operation down. >> i just wish that it was in a different neighborhood i wish it didn't happen at all. >> there's families in here and elderly in here. you know, and as a rule, we don't see anything like this happening around here. >> reporter: twite dolts in the case are out on bail right now. they face ten years in prison on drug distribution charges. the baltimore county state attorney is trying to increase penalties given the amount of the drugs. in the studios, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. baltimore county police need help finding a man they say beat an elderly man to death earlier this year. take a look at this picture. suspect is gary late um police say in april he beat john sandy who later died from his

injuries. police say lathem has been seen has knowns to living in dundalk or essex will call the apprehension task force at 410-637-8970. the family crisis center in baltimore county is getting much needed help. they received more than 100,000 dollars in federal funding to help stop domestic violence. the nonprofit organization in dundalk has been struggling with the funding shortfall this year. a former victim of domestic violence talked about her ordeal with an abusive husband. >> the worst violence happened after our son was born. when my son was 3 1/2-month- old, just an infant, i knew it's to leave. it's no choice. i left our home with him in my arms 78 dollars in my bank account and two suitcases. i was terrified and didn't know what i was going to do.

the house of ruth was there when i needed help the most. how the of ruth and domestic vile enprogram. >> it was awarded through the stop violence against women act and. police across maryland are using 12 questions to save the lives domestic violence victims only on abc2news.com you can read the story on the development of the questions and see for yourself what they are. just head to our home page and check out the spotlight section. dc police are investigating an accident that killed a columbia woman. police say the 24-year-old woman was celebrating her birthday with friend in dupont circle. she was getting out of her car around 2 yesterday morning when the suv struck her and drove off. she died several hours later at a local hospital. now a man who came to the party to celebrate rye ann birthday jumped on his bike and chased the suv. he got the tag number and police tracked the vehicle and towed

away a lexus with damaged front end. investigators say when the police arrived, a woman was sitting in the driver's seat. they took her into custody and charged her with dui. shortly before 8 last night, dc firefighters put out a fire in the department of commerce building on constitution avenue. officials say it started on the third floor where asbestos removal work was being done. when the fire was out, fire feeters went through decontamination process. now if you ride the trains to work, don't be surprised to see additional security personnel on your trip around the station. u.s. authorities say they plan a law enforcement surge along amtrak routes today. in an exercises called operation rail safe, uniformed officers will have a visible presence along amtrak routes. amtrak counterparts all over europe are also taking part in the operation. officials say the exercises was long planned and is not connected in anyway to the recent terror threats in

europe. this senator getting ready to reopen a north baltimore but it's one of the few movie house that is is left. there used to be the boulevard and apollo and regent but now the reopening of the senator will come with all sorts of additions from the new restaurant and new seating. >> myself do not care for the big cineplexes with the huge park lots. i like to walk to the theater. >> the senator will hold its grand reopening on october 15th. and if you are looking to wet your whistle after work, baltimore beer week is officially in session. there will be beer breakfasts, lunchs and classes and chilly bruise and the same brewers art and flying dog and duclaw brewing company are a mong the few bars participating in beer week. this is the second week for the e-- second year for the event. now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast

certified most accurate by weather rate. good morning at 5:48. we are looking outside as we have temperatures down to 48 in baltimore. it's 40s widespread west and back down into richmond. norfolk mild 65. and temperatures mid-50s up towards philly and new york. overall, it's clear skies dominating region. high pressure is in control and not much else to speak of. that's a good thing as we have eased up the storm pattern. we are going to ease up the northwesterly wind and with high pressure building in, we are shifting the wind to the southwest. that taps into dry real estate and warming trend where temperatures yesterday did surge into the 80s andn a good section of the nation and that warm stuff tries to shift eastbound and we will have the influence of reinforcing moderate air from the north and west. but a great weather stretch today through the weekend. we go for our two degree guaranteed high of 75. i think many of us may be higher than that. it will settle back near 50 overnight. check out the weekend.

76 into tomorrow. depends on when the cool front slides through. shift of the winds will knock us to 74 on sunday. 78 on columbus day and low to mid-70s most of next week. tuesday and thursday the best shots of at least scattered showers. now for the traffic, here kim. >> reporter: we are getting reports of a vehicle disabled in the roadway on the outer loop lanes at route 702. no word of lane closures. but for the most part, still quiet. no crashes. traffic looking good. water main break in baltimore city and argone drive closed between alameda and loch raven. try to avoid that intersection. looking at the cameras, no problems on the harrisburg expressway. it looks good southbound from warren road towards the beltway. stay with us, because more of good morning, maryland, is up after this.

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in news make headlines around the nation this morning a. new york man shot at close range is saved by his cell phone. 54-year-old juan says a man shot him but the bullet ricocheted off the cell phone he had in his pocket. he says the shooter was a recently fired building super who he and his boss replaced.

the the gunman was five feet away from him. police have video of the shooter leaving the scene and are working on capping him. a man is in custody in santa ana after police find box of child porn in his home. and next door neighbor of the suspect was shocked to find nude photos of him with her young daughter. the 66-year-old is in jail after police say they found dozen dozens of pictures of the man with children. the kids ranged in age from 1 to 11 years old. police also found children's jewelry and dozens of toys in his apartment. police are concerned there may be other victims. a manhunt is underway for a reserve sheriff deputy from oregon suspected of murder. the 29-year-old steven crumb is considered armed and dangerous. he wanted in the death of 30-year-old jessica killian whose body was found in an unoccupied house. police say the two knew each other. killian was a bar turned and mother to a young daughter. like it or not, state of

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>> this is good stuff. we have ourselves great weather today, and through sunday with the ravens game and early part of next week as we cleared the skies out and got ourselves an air mass that is just dry and pleasant and normal high of 70 will be surpassed most of our upcoming forecast. starting off with 52 in towson. 50 in glen burnie and back towards a cooler 44 in woodbine and by the bay st. michael showing up with a temperature of 54 right now. and we will average it out near 50. sunshine due to stretch in the 2 degree guaranteed high around 35. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> reporter: the friday morning commute is off to a very, very good start. no major issues around the area as we look at beltway on west side. the traffic is picking up but drivers are stepping along at a really nice pace. no major problems on the 95 corridor. we have police being a at this time 83 southbound between belfast.

keep an eye open for that. looking at maps arranges disabled vehicle -- maps, disabled vehicle at route 702. no record of lane blockages but keep your eyes open. back to you, linda. >> thanks. all new, less than a month before the general election, today's job report could have a significant role in determining who controls congress. sherrie johnson joins to us explain how both parties are preparing to spend. >> reporter: this morning's final jobs report before the mid-term eselection little relief to the unemployed or the democrats. president obama will talk about the new job numbers during a visit to a small business in maryland later this morning. democrats continue to push the point the ecomony is improving. since the beginning of the year, the ecomony has created 732,000 new jobs but the last three months have seen a decline as temporary census jobs came to an end. in the private sector every month has seen jobs added. the outlook for holiday hiring is ac