path. and that will make all the difference. >> the commencement speech from '05. >> words of wisdom, the world of technology and business loses an icon. reaction on the death of apple founder steve jobs coming up. >> they have set up shop at the inner harbor and they plan to stay for the long haul. >> it is thursday, october 6. good morning, maryland. before we get to weather, got to send out a special good morning to dr. dorsey yesterday at the expo going on at the state fair grounds. we want to wish her a good morning. let's go to justin with the latest on this. kind of a chilly morning out there. >> yes, and is she watching at

4:30. >> she is. says she specifically watches at 4:30. >> you'll notice down in southern maryland we've got ourselves 59 to 52 here. we have a back door cold front. this is a brief visit of some slightly cooler weather. temperatures will still get back close to normal. we'll push it to about 68 degrees as we're aiming for temperatures to get back into the 70s. tomorrow we still have 80 in the long range outlook so stay tuned for that. good thursday morning to you. we are accident free in baltimore city and baltimore county. just wrapping up some road work in the next half-hour. we have a spotth ride with pretty light traffic. this is old court road, you should be fine heading on the outer loop, all the way around

270. a little heavier traffic southbound which is at the top of your screen. the road work northbound is in the right lane and that should be picked up within the next half-hour. people around the world mourning the death of steve jobs. jobs died wednesday after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. >> reporter: well, the death of steve jobs hit many people hard, but especially at apple headquarters in california. jobs will be remembered as a creative visionary of apple containing the world with the ipad, the ipod and the iphone, while turning apple into the largest retailer of music with itunes. in 2008 jobs announced he was battling pancreatic cancer. in august he stepped down as ceo of the company. >> i think everybody realizes that he spent a lot of his last

few years there really making sure that things were ready to go. most of us were glad to have the opportunity to spend some time with the company with him there. >> there's no word on funeral services but apple issued a statement saying it's planning a celebration for steve jobs soon. >> we have some things set up here this morning on the set. the iphone, the ipad. we have two right now in the studio, also the mac book pro. most things you watch is the result of steve jobs and his innovation. coming up a little later, we'll go to facebook and have a look at what some of you are saying about the loss of this communications icon. people who live in dundalk, they feel a church was good intentions could be a bad idea. people had hoped to move 16 homeless men no a part time shelter next week that shelter

is a pars nag owned by the church in the 3,000 block of dunn moore road. neighbors were concerned saying they're worried about the possibility of crime and some other issues they're concerned about. >> we only do it for the winter because we don't want them freezing to death. we had too many people that we were helping on the street who froze to death and we want to put a stop to it. >> i wasn't afraid of the molesters, i was afraid of you all. >> shelter officials said the men have no felonies or sex offenses on their record. the church will try to get zoning variance. a community is in mourning for a 16-year-old boy who was killed when he was hit by a car while riding a skateboard. it happened on monday. police say brandon reese was on the skateboard going southbound when he was hit.

the driver fled the scene. witnesses described the car. people eventually arrested that driver. a police pursuit turned dadley. police started following a pickup truck driving erratically. the pursuit ended when the driver lost control a the intersection of 100 and katherine avenue. police are still trying to identify that man. the wall street protests continue both here and across other states, about eight major cities now reporting the protests. it all started in new york back on september 17 and has since spread. this is the signs of the crowd that gathered in new york wednesday. demonstrators say they're angry over the high unemployment and what they're now calling corporate greed. these are protesters in st. louis. activists there took the streets downtown holding posters and chanting. demonstrators called on the bank of america to invest in

the city. here in baltimore, protesters have taken to the issue as well. protesters have been downtown overnight for day two. linda, it's a little chillier tonight. how many are still out there? >> reporter: we have a couple dozen out. it's pretty subdued because some of the folks are trying to sleep. they have set up shop here. you've got all kind of things going on. they've been making signs since the beginning over there. you have a food station, people can grb a bite to eat, get some coffee. those sleeping bags, people are actually in them sleeping. they have been out here since tuesday at noon. you've got different stations. joining us this morning is jake to tell us more about this. tell us why you guys are out here. >> we're actually out here because we believe that 99% with a little less better off

people in america right now, mainly in baltimore, and we're actually out here to fight, me personally, i'm not going to say we because i don't speak for the whole group, i'm actually out here to get corporate, what's the word i'm looking for, sorry. >> you want to get their attention. >> yeah, want to get their attention. corporate influence out of the political world. because everybody's struggling right now, and you've got so many corporations giving money to politicians to get them where they want to go, and i think it's just wrong. >> hence the sign over there, the money hogging ? >> exactly. >> how long do you guys plan to stay? >> we're going to be here as long as it takes. >> okay. thanks so much. they have been here since tuesday at noon. they plan to be here weeks, if not months, according to them. but we'll check back with them in the 5:00 hour, so stay tuned. >> thanks a lot. many of them still out there organizing. since monday, it's now doubled

if size. on the facebook page it's occupied baltimore. when we started this on monday, there was around 1500 followers and likes. this is where they began organizing. but a lot of people have a misconception this is the results of a grass roots effort that was started on some college campuses. it's now been reported by several news agencies that this site move on.org has been behind the process that started in new york, as occupy wall street has now spread to eight major cities. orchestrating it is moveon.org. a health scare in ocean city forcing one city to close. they're -- we'll have the details and what you need to know to keep the family safe. >> plus, do you do the grocery shopping for your family?

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welcome back on this thursday morning. ocean city, yesterday a health scare was discovered in one of the town's premier hotels causing it to end its season early. this is the hotel plaza. three people have been hospitalized with the disease. they got sick about a week after staying at the hotel. not yet cleared how they acquired the illness. final cultures will be taken next week. here's what you need to look for. symptoms at legionnaires disease are very similar to

pneumonia, high fever, chills and a cough. disease can be deadly and requires treatment immediately. we're taking a look at temperatures across our region. you'll notice the effect of the chesapeake bay, 52 right now, 53 in annapolis. we've got cooler numbers than we had yesterday morning, but nothing too unusual for the time being. 48 towson up towards westminster. we've had a back door front slip through. we're virtually cloud free. the general wind direct is here important. we have a light wind this morning, high pressure in control. it's a cool version of it once we actually get the winds to shift back out of the southwest, we'll start warming

things up. light winds tomorrow hold our temperatures in check just a bit. but a big improvement. sunshine for today, we'll get to 68 degrees. a beautiful one, and even warmer temperatures on the way for the weekend. back to the roads. we have an incident route 32 at 175 so be careful at that intersection. let's take a live look at our traffic cameras. 95 south of 100 is looking well. no issues to report. 95 at the fort mchenry tunnel looking north, we have no issues northbound. road work is now clear 95 southbound at the beltway in rossville. a few consumer stories. if you shop at costco, that big box retailer is now raising its membership fees next month. the basic annual membership will cost $55, that's an increase of five bucks.

executive memberships will increase $5 beyond that. for twitter, the live streaming weddings are now going high tech. if you're planning a big day and you want to think about it, more and more people are now incorporating technology. some send out save the date videos. others will use the eye pads to stream photos online during the reception. and many don't hesitate to use the facebook official. it's been nearly 12 months since the shooting rampage that left her close to death. gabrielle giffords, the special ceremony she's going to be attending. and the most popular halloween costumes. how you can dress to impress.

five things you need to know before heading out the door this morning. baltimore kicks off beer week today. the official kickoff gets under way tonight. and in baltimore, it's a four day boat festival. the inner harbor will be flooded with boats, boat lovers and water lovers. the event is trollerfest. it includes boat shows, activities on the dock and of course live entertainment. and in recognition to those who have been impacted by breast cancer, the mayor will speak at a lighting ceremony at preliminary lick co--- pimlico race course. and 10 months after a shooting left her with serious injuries, congresswoman gabrielle giffords will return to d.c. this afternoon. giffords will be attending a military retirement ceremony for her husband mark kelly. and sarah palin announced wednesday she will not be seeking the republican

nomination for the pregnancy. in today's educational alert, the governor and a number of other officials are teaming up to kick off anti-bullying campaigns. the governor and first lady as well as fellow educators and others are kicking off a national bully prevention month campaign. that's going to be later this morning. we'll have more on that on abc news. three school districts are now going to see quite a bit of money coming their way. the state is going to give $18 million to howard, montgomery and anne arundel counties. the tax brought in $6 million in july in its first month of action. in new york, hundreds of college students walked out of class wednesday. they're protesting tuition hikes and budget cuts. under the new plan, tuition would rise as much as $6,500. the troubles for amanda

notch and her family continues, also financial responsibilities. knox's parents for the past four years shuttling from seattle to italy maintaining household both in the u.s. and there. of course there are attorneys fees, an attorney for the family said they've tacked on second mortgages to their home. here's what the family had to say. >> when we were in italy, there were rumors flying, the private plane back, the million dollar contract. no. none of that stuff is going on. >> what's important for me to say is just thank you. >> bremer says amanda could command speaking fees but a book deal would be more lucrative. a little girl in nebraska is now getting publicity after she was told she couldn't wear her rosary necklace to school. the 12-year-old was told that gangsters wear it and that's why she can't wear the necklace. it's a policy the district

began last year during the school year. officials say it's for the student's safety. the 6th grader says she doesn't even know what a gang is. a south florida school had an interesting burglary all caught on camera. the thieves were shirtless and they were in swim trunks. you can see them walk in, take a quick dip in the pool before taking a leisurely walk vandalizing the school buses. police are still looking for the shirtless and trunk-wearing suspects. so do you remember this guy? he was the hottest scandal in d.c. just five months ago for sexting far shallly nude photos to women. now he could be one of the hottest halloween costumes out there. it is anthony weiner, and the mask with accessories. all coming together. well, if you can't get to manhattan to peck up this mask

-- to pick up this mask, they do have a website. so while they're talking about halloween, he may have lost his gig on television, but charlie sheen's saga means big bucks for retailers. he tops the list as the year's most popular mask for adults. this is my bet, lady gaga la also be a big favorite this year. as for kids, angry bird is going to be a big seller. justin, what do you think about that? because i know you're kids, they're big fans of angry birds. any chance you would do weather in an angry bird costume? >> i don't know, maybe my last day here. it would be a way to go out. >> that would be a walk off. i'm done. >> it may not be a planned last day. honestly i think the big one, i don't know if you could see this. black shirt, blue jeans, tennis shoes, and those glasses as

well. we are honoring and tributing steve jobs look. apple product have impacted so many of us including our personal entertainment, the technology we use here at the station to produce and provide you with some video, and of course how we get to interact with you and even track the weather. let's track the weather locally and even beyond the region. 48 degrees in baltimore. compared to the now boston catching up to us. we're all being influenced by the chill, high pressure and control and dragging down some of that cool air. mount washington back to 18. you'll notice look at the warm- up. 50s and even some 60s this morning in minneapolis st. paul. here's what's going on. some clouds starting to move their way to the northern plains. it's high pressure in control, but it's allowed a chill to slip back in with this back

door cold front. the really nice weather comes back in on the other side. it's not even that chilly today, but compared to yesterday's 76, it will feel a little cooler. we're aiming for a high of about 68 degrees. the normal is 70. tonight we drop back to about 42. it will be crisp north and west. there could be a little bit of frost if we have a chance to slip back into the 30s. then we warm up. yes, we are looking at temperatures back into the lower 70s tomorrow, into the weekend. we'll be pushing that 8 oh degree mark. i've pushed it up to sunday, monday. i think it hangs on one more day to tuesday. i think we can agree with that before the next round of rain. next week, it's interesting as some computer models try to develop a tropical system up the gulf of mexico that could be reaching us with rain by wednesday and beyond. still pretty quiet out there.

we have inner loop road work wrapping up at liberty road. all of our overnight road work should be done in the next five or 10 minutes. steady traffic in both directions, no incidents reported here. at the harbor tunnel, very quiet as you can see. we had two way traffic overnight northbound. normal operations under way now. well, a british man is now locked up this morning after a very unusual chase. a joyride that cost thousands in damages and how that ride came to an abrupt end. plus, they're some of the cutest animals in the world.

just a few minutes before 5:00. a british man will spend next four and a half years in prison after police were leading a chase while riding a forklift. authorities say that man plowed through a field in a cemetery where he destroyed several head stones. he was taken down after that forklift blew a tire. police estimate the damage to be around $23,000. to pakistan now where more than 125 people have died after a severe fever outbreak. the pakistan government blaming the flood and scorching heat in the outbreak. so far 12,000 people have been infected in august. in greece, police are preparing for massive demonstrations. nearly 20,000 protesters took to the streets yesterday shutting down the transportation system. the -- and government offices. they say the cuts amount to as much as 40% of their take home

pay. people in china are out in thousands to get a glimpse of the pandas at the breeding center in southwest china. take a look at this. the pandas are kept busy all day taking their weight, temperatures and feeding the young cubs. the center is now home to more than a hundred giant pandas. everything i used, my computer at work, my computer at work, my iphone, my ipad, i don't think there's anybody out there that doesn't touch an apple product on a daily basis. >> the man who cofounded apple passed away. a look at the life of steve jobs. they are fed up with the corporate greed and they want their money back. the message these protesters want you to hear. >> he's been missing since august. this morning a family is now

turning to you in hopes of finding him. we'll give you the latest on that on this thursday, october 6. good morning, maryland. let's get right to it with another steve jobs disciple this morning. juice citizen, it's a sad day in the tech and commotions world. >> yes, we have these wardrobe requirements, we can't come in in jeans and black shirts. apple is planning a big celebration in honor of the life and impact of steve jobs. we may be making a lot more of a gentleman, but he was an innovator, an entrepreneur and i really think he capitalized the true american spirit. 52 degrees in annapolis, it's 41 degrees in ellicott city. most of us 40s this morning. a little bit of a chill in the air. high pressure has pushed some chilly