. it's been a year since baltimore city started a response team to track sexual assault. what's changed and where does the program go from here.

kansas city police looking for a 10-month-old child that was taken monday night. >> a year ago we told you about the problems that baltimore city was having about sexual assault claims. jamie costello on information if that has changed. >> as a spoon on to a lot. complaints that sexual assault was being ignored they have results. now the mayor and the police commissioner met to announce the findings and announce a new campaign. >> i'm really pleased to participate in the kickoff of the outreach campaign. and mostly because rape is one of, we know this nationally, one of the most under reported crimes because women are ashamed and afraid to come

forward. >> now according to the report, the number of unfounded rapes dropped and the report highlights a 68% increase in the number of rapes reported. it shows positive changes have taken place and the rape help line is comfortable. 24 hours a day. the number is (443)279-0379. tonight a public wake and funeral will be held for donald and jenny patter son who died in a house fire last week. the service will be at to murphy fine arts center. donald patterson was assistant superintendent and his wife was the assistant principal at gray springs junior high school. baltimore county police officer has been arrested and

charged with assault. he's accused of domestic assault involving his ex- girlfriend. his ex-girlfriend is a police officer. the community is seeing red after a church announced plans to open a winter shelter. homeless men would live in the shelter for 10 days a month until april. and amanda knox took a few minutes to address the public after her stop landed in seattle. and a cheerful statement she thanked her supporters. she plans to return to college but not right away. weather wise fantastic. crystal clear, a few clouds in the mountains of northern west

virginia. that's it across the reason orange -- region, it's been comfortable, temperature around 70 from baltimore, rock hall 70, there's a few upper 60s including there. we fall to the 60s this evening. fantastic weather through the weekend. we'll talk about when this may change, coming up. the search for a missing 10- month-old girl continues in kansas city. police believe she may have been taken out of her family's home while she slept. >> reporter: imagine the horror of walking into your 10-month- old daughter's bedroom and find her missing. that's lisa erwin's parents happened when they checked on her tuesday. >> please, bring her home. our boys are waiting for her.

drop her off anywhere. we continue care. >> lisa has blue eyes, blonde hair and two bottom teeth. her mother said she put her daughter to sleep 10:30 monday night. anyone that may have her. they can drop her off at any place safe, no questions asked. >> police in missouri have launched a massive search along with the fbi and the atf and the marshal service. they are investigating a window that may have been tampered with. neighbors are besides themselves. >> it's unbelievable. it can happen in any neighborhood i guess. >> i pray for this family can get happy closure, and all the prayers be answered. >> lisa erwin's parents are not being called suspects. police say they are cooperating

they were interviewed until 11 last night and they were cooperative. >> according to the national center for missing and exploited children, 800,000 are reported missing every year, most are found quickly. a 7-year-old pennsylvania boy, was locked in a coffin as a form of punishment. who police believe is responsible for the bad decision and what's being down to help the boy now. lots of people let their dogs play in the front yard. what if you went for a walk and found two mountain lions instead?

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on the beach. two beachgoers found 22 packages of cocaine. police say the drugs with worth $2.2 million. they are trying to figure out where the drugs came from and where they were headed. people living in this california home found more than two racoons in their trash. they discovered two huge mountain lions in the yard. authorities telling them to keep kids and pets inside, but nobody has been hurt. >> you can imagine seeing that? >> wow! they added hundreds of new jobs last year. now they are trying to fill 80 open spots. which business is looking for help and what do they do there. >> there's almost as many frontrunners as candidates. we'll break down the republican presidential field and tell you where things stand.

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. a new survey of a thousand americans show a third of people would only pay their rent or mortgages for a month if they lost their jobs. most experts recommend six months of emergency savings but these days the average length of unemployment is 18 months. one of the most private of local employers opened the doors to the public, including ball more -- baltimore representative. the aai corporation in hunt valley. >> the location, this is the headquarters. >> if you haven't heard.

aii is a big deal, bringing baltimore executive on the table and a rare tour of the latest of military might. it's a leader in aerospace technology. it's one of the county's largest employers. >> you're looking at the unmanned workhorse system. over 1600 work at this facility designing and manufacturing the military devices. >> this system is in iraq and afghanistan flying 24 hours a day, seven day as week. but they are interested in man hours. >> the work is not only great for the country but baltimore county, the number of employees that are here. >> at a time when jobs are scarce they have hired new employees and there's 81 jobs to be filled. most are engineers and analyst. but this doesn't intimidate the

county execute 95 we think we're -- executive. we think we can land quality jobs. >> there's a lot for or technology. our tag line is invasion that works. we're focused on innovating for the new generation technology. >> they hope this translates to continued job growth. in hundred valley. abc two news. . >> look at this. beautiful sunshine, great shot over the inner harbor, and a breeze, 9 miles an hour out of the northwest. other than that, there's nothing to complain about. the hume at 32%. abun done sunshine -- abundant sunshine. not a cloud in the sky.

over to bay today, really nice conditions. the bay water temps in the upper 60s. all clear, that's case for the next several days, winds brisk from the north and west, five, tone, 15, a few -- 10, 15. tough to find anything to complain about. humidity is dropped statewide. very, very dry air in place. tomorrow more of the same, slightly cooler. today we had mid, upper 70s. tomorrow we're talking low 70s in a few spots. may have a tough time getting out of the upper 60s, we could see cooler conditions. across the state clear tonight. understand tore clear sky the temperature will drop off -- under on the clear sky. >> it will center up over

maryland tomorrow during the day, more of the same, the closest cloud cover several hundred miles out at sea. high temperature reflecting the fact there's cooler air north and east of maryland. 69 altuna, that was the high today. i think we'll notice a cooler day, but the sunshine will be out in force. it will be a fantastic day with sunglasses required. in the tropics, tropical storm philippe could become a hurricane tomorrow, the track out to sea. won't be a threat to the u.s. and not even the bermuda. overnight 47. we stay clear and cool and warmer near the bay water where the water temp is up high. 69 tomorrow, spots will hit 70 south of baltimore. and tomorrow night 45, a clear,

crisp night and bone-dry conditions. the seven-day forecast, the out look here, just enjoy, because we know what's coming in november and says. i'm saying, the sunshine will be around all weekend. it makes you wish you had columbus day off. a lot of people do. save or it. 80 degrees and sunshine. >> this will make you more popular. >> we're working on it. the leaves are changing. let's talk about politics right now. it's hard to believe we're three months from the first primary contest of the season. after months of campaigning no clear frontrunner hasim energid -- has. emerged. troy? >> we wanted to take a second and reset things to see where we are at this point. the thing we notice republicans

can agree on one thing, they have to beat president obama. what they can't agree on is who can beat him. just about every candidate has had his or her moment in the sun. first mitt romney after his failed bid in '08 he jumped to a early lead but never a commanding one. michele bachmann's victory in august raised hope she was a serious contender. >> rick perry claimed the top spot only to see his numbers slip. now the flavor of the week is herman cain, rising fast. there's others. ron paul, newt gingrich, and john huntsman. time and money may be running out for them. yesterday's no-go from chris christie means financial backers like home depot cofounder are turning to mid

romney. i'm sure huh have -- you have heard this. it's a marathon not a sprint. i think we'll see a lot of changes ahead of january. >> what are the major events we need to look for between now and iowa? >> there will be a lot going on if you look at this, we have six debates, on november 5 we'll have the illinois straw poll. some you have been seeing is that the candidates are going around the country campaigning, they will focus iowa and new hampshire. thanks for joining us. texas governor rick perry may not be on the top of the most recent polls but he dosing something right. raising $17 million over the first seven weeks of his campaign. the camp says they have $15 million of cash on hand. it's been a few weeks since alabama passed a striker immigration law and the effects

are being seen. it allows police to stop anyone they suspect being in the country illegally and requires public schools to know the legal residency of the students. this has been keeping some students out of the classroom. a head of ty school district has pleaded with parents to continue sending their kids to school. coming up, all new at 6:00. when it comes to remodeling projects contractors say they get a bad rap when the project goes longer than expected. we have a forecast for the upcoming winter, how much snow may fall. we'll get wyatt's take. those and more at 6:00. here's a preview of world news 6:30 with diane sawyer. coming up on world news, meet a woman who like millions of

americans are living with pain pill, after pill, after pill, until a doctor said something that changed her life. tonight on world news.

. new day, a new bank upping the fees on customers, this time it's citibank, in december the minimum balance for midlevel banks will go up from six to $15,000. if you don't maintain that it's $20 a month. customers with easy checking acts will be -- accounts will

be charged 15-dollars a month. friendlies restaurant chain is filing for bankruptcy protection. it has closed 67 stores. it has secured $70 million in financing and remaining 424 stores will remain open as it reorganizes. gift cards will be honored at the remaining stores. high end fashion at a discount pass. target fashion decider woo will have a new collection. his target line will include women's clothing and handbags. you have to wait until february to see it in stores. cheesecake factory is america's favorite casual dining restaurant. more than 4500 customers said

they liked the place so much because it's clean, the food tastes good and the quality food is good. the second place went to the texas road house, with olive garden, applebys and ruby tuesdays got a nod as the best place for healthy choices. tonight, for the first time an eastern shore family will sleep in a new home. the reaction whether extreme makeover revealed their new life. that's on the abc two news at 6:00 which starts right now. the intersection at 924 and 24 is open and traffic is moving smoothly, sort of. we'll explain coming up. >> extreme makeover has a new