point. lots of traffic going down to the beach. i don't know why, because it's really cloudy outside. good evening, everyone. i'm roosevelt leftwich. will you have a washed out tomorrow, i should say. wyatt is in the storm center with a look at your forecast. >> good time to go to the beach and talking about trying to dodge the crowds, right? i mean murk ky, rainy conditions. let's show you maryland's most powerful radar. i have been tracking this rain all day. heaviest showers came through at 10:00 in the morning and 1:00 p.m. now we are seeing clearing from west to east. there's a few renegade showers out in western maryland. most of the heavy steady rain over on dell marva. look at some of these rain fall totals so far. almost an inch. more than an inch from fairfax down through morning side and back up across through germantown and frederick. there was heavy rain out there. still cloudy and murky. that's going to be our story this evening.

still showers to the east as well. other than that, chilly and breezy as we fall from the 50s and eventually into the 40s overnight. the weekend, the winds rolling in. we'll talk about how that will affect your saturday, sunday coming up. rosy. a neighborhood feud turns deadly. now police are investigating exactly what led up to an early morning shooting. it happened in thinksburg in carol county. don harrison has the very latest. >> reporter: this time of year, the most frightening thing is usually the halloween decorations. tragically, that all changed shortly after midnight thursday morning. several 911 calls came into the westminster state police for gun shots in the 1500 block of pilgrum lane. >> they found the victim lying in the driveway. sustain multiple gun shot wounds. the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. >> the victim, 48-year-old steven arrived home from work

and that's when 51-year-old gregory martin pulled his truck in behind him and an argument began. he was shot several times in the upper body. his wife heard the shots. >> the victims wife was sweeping at the time. she was awakened by gun shots that she heard. she was one of the 911 calls to police. she looked outside, saw her husband lying in the driveway. >> police say the suspect went to his estranged wife's house and turned the gun on himself. witnesses say the two men had an on going argument that began when the two were neighbors. >> oh my, that's terrible. >> and neighbors spent this day in shock. >> we don't get much of that here. moving out more and more. used to be just a city, now it's a country everywhere. >> police have been out here before in 2007 and 2008. police came out here to help sell an argument between these two men. unfortunately, this time they got here too late. in thinksburg, i'm don harrison

for abc2 news. a handgun was found next to the suspect police believe it was used in both shootings. a new jersey abortion doctor's license has been suspended. the new jersey board of medical examiner temporarily suspended steven brig ms only remains license this week. he started late term abortions with medication in new jersey and finished them in maryland where the law is per missive. he plans to appeal. we are working to keep you and your family safe. tonight baltimore city police need your help finding the man responsible for several convenience store robberies in the hamden area. this man robbed three stores over the past several weeks. he targets the stores overnight and threatens the clerk with a gun or knife. detectives believe the man that may have once lived in the area of baltimore city, anyone with any information is asked to call the city wide robbery unit at 410-366-6341.

you can learn more by heading over to our website. candidates running in maryland's gubernatorial race went head to head in their second debate. they both questioned each other's credibility during the debate. they also clashed how to address mass transit concerns in the washington, d.c. area. right now, baltimore city teachers are voting on one of the most progressive contracts in the nation. this teacher's union contract is performance based with built in raises and pay scales the teachers can raise. it would eliminate pay based on experience and education levels, voting is expected to wrap up later tonight. resting, recovering, and celebrating. they enjoyed their first night in a real bed in more than two months. chilean president, sebastian pinera visited the men in the hospital. some are doing so well, they

were allowed to go home. in our look around the nation tonight, a florida jogger gets tased while running in nothing but his birthday suit and swimming goggles. a police officer spotted the man and yelled for him to stop. when he kept going, the officer began to chase him. the officer's commentary was captured on video. >> don't run. stay down. what did you do? you keep running. >> the 18-year-old continued to ignore orders until he was finally tased by the officer. the suspect hit the ground hard and will be taken to a nearby medical center for treatment. at one point, he told officers he had super powers. rapper t.i. helped save a man's life. the rapper talked a suicidal man off of a building in atlanta. t.i. surprisingly showed up while officers were trying to stop the man from jumping off a high- rise. >> i was there and willing to help them and he came down

peacefully. >> police say t.i. told the man that people can make it through anything. the man was taken it a hospital for a mental evaluation. well what a way to end a driver's test. a teen drove his car into a state driver's license testing center after passing his driver's license test. police say he was dropping off the test administrator at the parking lot. he pulled into a space and thought the car was in park, but when it started moving, he panicked. at least three people in the building were hurt, but none seriously. no word yet if charges will be filed or whether or not the teen will get his license. check this out right here. earthquake in oklahoma caught on tape. dan reid's weekly sports blog is suddenly interrupted when his house starts shaking. his first reaction -- > kansas state playing -- we just had an earthquake. >> the quake measured at 4.3. earthquakes aren't so unusual

in oklahoma. experts say they are not usually that strong. paying for college tuition can be overwelming, but now the president is calling for some major changes to help millions of students. plus, it's a course you probably won't find at any university. wine making 101. currently in bowie, it is 54 degrees. wyatt says hopefully this rain will move out. he has the complete forecast coming up.

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maryland's most powerful doppler radar. abc2 works for you. in tonight's consumer alert, college costs can seem overwelming in any economy, but on the heels of a recession and millions of americans out of work, tuition bills can be

daunting. president obama is asking congress to renew a tax credit. karen has more. >> reporter: president obama is calling on congress to help students and parents cover college costs. the american opportunity tax credit was introduced as part of the massive economic stimulous in 2009, but is set to expire at the end of 2010 unless congress extends it. >> if we want americans and america itself to succeed in the 21st century, we need to offer all of our young people the best education the world has to offer. >> tax break, designed to help with tuition can cover expenses like textbooks and computers and is available for four under graduate years. the treasury department says 12.5 million americans use the credit last year, getting an average of $1700. it's a fraction of the average annual tuition cost at a four- year school, which ranges from just over $7,000 for in state tuition at a public school to more than $26,000 at a private

institution. in a tough economy, every little bit helps. in the meantime, parents and students should research financial aid early. the college board says more than $126 billion in aid was awarded to undergrads during the 2008-2009 academic year. the average award, about $10,000. and keep in mind other existing tax credits for higher education, like the hope credit and the lifetime learning credit. for consumer watch, i'm karen kafa. a chant that once echoed through soccer stadiums in chile is taking on a new meaning. it's now the rallying crying of the rescue efforts for the 33 trapped miners. plus, halloween isn't just for kids. elephants at one zoo are having fun with their own holiday treat. abc2 works for the community. a proud partner with the salvation army. to get elected. 'll say anything negative attacks the media have

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the wall street today, stocks recovered in the last hour of trading making back almost all of their earlier losses. the dow dropped 2 while the nasdaq lost 6. lenders seized more homes in summer than any other three month stretch since the housing boom began to slide back in 2006. that's according to realty track which reports banks were on the track to seize more than a million homes by the end of the year. now fewer takeovers are expected until they can sort out this document mess. and if you use oil to heat your home, you can expect to pay up this winter as the cost of fuel continues to go up. don't expect any break from the weather. colder temperatures than last year are forecasted which will increase the demand. >> the number of people filing for unemployment benefits is on the rise according to the labor department. last week's jump in the numbers was the second increase in two

months. analysts call it further evidence of companies being cautious more than a year after the recession officially ended. you could call it wine making 101, per due university is helping wine makers become vineyard owners with a grape growing workshop. the class doesn't just focus on fruit. students got lessons in bottling. >> from grapes to business models. this group of new wine makers and grape growers is learning the tricks of the trade a perdue. >> those interested in grape growing and how to operate winery equipment or better train and prune their vines. >> business owner, beth thomas, hopes the workshop will help her with some unanswered questions. she has 40-acres of land she wants to turn into a vineyard. >> i have been taking classes at the university of california davis, getting ready to take my final classes. before i get involved in that

last step, i decided i need to make a decision. yes or no. so today i feel that decision will be made when i'm done with this workshop. >> his dream is to have a winery of his own. he's well on his way, but looking for some specific advice. >> more about maintaining my vines and how to make better vines than what i'm doing now. >> one of the sessions includes a vineyard at one of perdue's local research farms. a hands on experience. >> we'll have an opportunity to walk through the vineyard and ask questions and see what we have done. see how different varieties perform here. >> at lunch, the group will sample wines each participant brought to share. they hope to learn about the business and have some fun at the same time. >> well one man's jack-o-

lantern is another's meal. some elephants devoured the pumpkins whole, some prefer to smash them up. some like to play around with them before digging in. if you are looking for the perfect pumpkin to decorate, there are some tips to help make it easier to help your pumpkin last longer. for example, pumpkins with lighter colored skin are easier to carve. you can find the rest of the tips online at abc2news.com. click on the tips to pick the perfect pumpkin. tips to pick the perfect pumpkin. say that four times fast, wyatt. under the spotlight section of the right side of our home page. now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> the pumpkin story is coming in. >> i know. it's that time of year. i think everybody was hoping that without any rain, we wouldn't have to cut the grass again and we could let it go out. this rain is going make it spring up again. >> a few more times cutting the grass this fall, i think.

but you know, pumpkins man. pumpkin chucking, that's coming up. >> down in delaware, that's fun to see. >> we are rocketing the rain out of here. >> i see it on the map. >> that's a good thing. let's take a lock at maryland's most powerful radar. the rain is still coming down a little bit, rosy. primarilydown in through kent county and further south into queen anns, still a little bit of rain coming down there. for the most part, we are looking at drying conditions across the state. now let's show you a lock at our camera live here. you see a little sunshine on the horizon there. not bad. lighting up the hard rock cafe guitar there. nice shade of red there. 55 degrees right now. humidity almost 90%. so it is a chilly and very damp evening out there. no doubt about that. through the day, just could not find sunshine. if anything, what we primarily

found was a lot of heavy rain. we check out our high definition weather net camera downtown. beautiful photography here, but ugly looking day. up to towson, you could see the rain drops coming down on the pretty steady basis there. parking lot staying wet there at west towson elementary. rain fall totals pushing an inch and higher in many spots. columbia, we had a half inch in chestertown and centerville, 3/4 of an inch. cockeysville, under half an inch. anywhere from a half an inch to an inch and a third toward ash bourn today. winds have been a little breezy at times today. we had one gust to 20 at the river at the top of the hour. but these winds are going to be the story. the next 24 to 36 hours. very windy tonight and into the day tomorrow and finally just breezy. we think on saturday as the sunshine comes back out. right now temperatures mid 50s, but feeling cooler than that with the damp air and a north

breeze blowing out there. our high temperatures today around 60 at the inner harbor and annapolis. not quite to 60 in cambridge and d.c. squeaking out at 60. how does that compare to tomorrow? we will probably get into the mid 60s tomorrow without the rain and with some sunshine. keep in mind, very windy conditions. it will not feel like the mid 60s. it will feel more like the mid 50s tomorrow with all that wind tomorrow and neighborhood by neighborhood, we take you north and east. 60 or so. most of the day in the 50s and it will feel closer to 10 degrees cooler than these numbers with the wind, which is going to be howling out there tomorrow. here's why. our storm system getting out of here. taking the rain with it. but it's two areas of low pressure. one in pennsylvania, another off north carolina, and behind this system, high pressure beginning to move in and behind these storms, you'll find a lotted of wind coming in to fill in the void, so to speak. so look for windy conditions through the day tomorrow. bottom line, we will continue to see chilly weather even though the rain will taper off

tonight. 44 tomorrow. about 65 or so winds variable, 20 to 40 and skies will show some sunshine at times. 45 tomorrow night. chilly and breezy and breezy and a bit chilly saturday morning for the big run downtown. but temperatures rebound into the afternoon. we are talking 60s through sunday. rosy. the end of february, there has been speculation that the academy awards might be moved to a few weeks earlier. the exact day hasn't been chosen. the 83rd academy awards is set in l.a. you can see that right here on abc2. christina agulara filed for divorce. the grammy award winning singer filed to end her five year marriage to jordan bratman.

he sited irreconcilable differences. the singer and bratman were married in 2005. the couple separated back in september. and michael jackson lives on. the king of pop's music videos will be restored and released on dvd for the first time. the three dvd set titled michael jackson's vision will obtain 40 videos and scheduled to be released on november 22. and yes, there's more. hollywood blogger, perez hilton says he will stop being a bully. the opinionated gossiper made his six year career by dishing the dirt on tinsel town's stories. we are working on new stories for you at 6:00. sweeten the pot for voters who oppose slots. today, they unveiled a world class gaming and entertainment facility that every family can enjoy. even though the question is yet

to be voted on. and finding ale it tendertive fuels hits home for some baltimore school students. how they are making the world a greener, cleaner place for everybody. those stories and much more coming up tonight at 6:00. now we have a preview of world news at 6:30. coming up on world news, we tackle the foreclosure mess. also, 17 days of hell for the chilean miners. news about what really happened and the ufo mystery in the northeast. have we solved it? i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall.

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chile celebrates its 200 birthday with national pride

and song. abc's diana has the story. >> you want to get a true sense of what it feels like to be a chilean, you need to come to these towns where entire chilean families have taken up residents trying to bring the comforts of home here at one of the main comforts is song. one of the songs we keep hearing over and over again is a soccer song. [ clapping ] >> now typically what you'd be hearing in that song is come on, come on chileans, tonight we have to win. now what they're singing is, come on, come on, chileans, we have to get them out. the song has taken a whole new meaning. and in fact, the sister of one of the trapped miners says it helped sustain her in some very dark times. >> abc news at the san jose mine. tonight all the miners are resting comfortably with loved ones. hear how one maryland law firm is helping that happen on abc2 news at