name calling, verbal jabs and heated debate. that was the situation in vegas as gop candidates spar one another in a win you'll have to see to believe. an amendment to no child left behind makes some academic

changes to children with disabilities. hear what parents say about the proposed changes. >> and was it a tornado? too soon to tell but one thing for certain, the cleanup is going to be for a long time across parts of florida. rain on this object 19th. good morning, maryland. so with the wet weather on this wednesday morning let's get right to justin to see how long it's going to hang around. >> it is lit up in spots. all of us wet. rain overnight and early this morning you'll notice the heaviest rain right on i-95. enhancing itself north and west and we've got this bubble in central maryland. harford, northern baltimore county, 83 is a rough trip out there. westminster it's coming down. moderate rain in howard county and you cross 95 and there's that bubble around annapolis. annapolis for the time being, you're protected but then

there's moderate to heavy rain, again, eastern shore east of came bridge, and salisbury. we'll talk about the winds and the rest of this storm in a moment but it is wet and slow out there. >> if you're traveling between the beltways we have an accident on 95 south at 198. it's on the right side of the road so stay to the left. the delays start at 32. starting to look like a parking lot on the northwest side of the belway. this is a live look. outer loop is stop and go from 75. inner loop is moving well. starting to slow down a little bit on the right of your screen, which is the southbound traffic. on the northbound side we have debris in the northbound lanes. on the left lane causing some flat tires so be careful. we are actually doing okay on drive times on 83. 95 out of white marsh, 7 or 8 minutes outer loop. it will slow you down to 70.

legislation being considered on the educational side of things. the proposed amendment could take children off track for high school diplomas as soon as the third gre . >> today a republican senator from georgia is expected to offer an amendment to no child left behind. the ament would allow schools to lower the academic expectations for students with disabilities based on their scores and state accountability tests. the amendment may allow their school to take the student off the diploma track as early as the third grade. the amendment would remove the limits on how many disables students can take a less challenging assessment test and some parents and advocates are not ap h pi about the proposed amendment. >> i see this as lowering the expectations for students with disabilities. >> research has shown when they are held to the same high standards as every other

student, they can achieve and they will learn math and they will learn to read. >> now, we spoke with senator's office. she says she's looking forward to reviewing this amendment. she's been a strong advocate for raising education standards with stients with disabilities in the past. now expectant moms have an easier way to find out about the health of their baby. a new test has come out to determine if a fetus has down syndrome just by testing the woman's blood. up until now there were two tests, the blood test and another one that's a little more risky. gop hopefuls squared off in their debate for the white house. her man cane and former masse maz governor mitt r.

critics say the measure is a value added tax which he says is like comparing apples and oranges. >> again, that's a tax plan. it's not a jobs plan. >> i don't think so, her man. it's not going to fly. >> most of these are knee jerk reactions. >> the most heated moment of the night came between periand romney over past employment and illegal imgrants by the massachusetts's governor. listen to this. >> i don't think i've ever hired an illegal in my life. >> you stood here in front of the american people and did not tell the truth that you had illegals working on your property. you have a problem with allowing some of us speaking and i suggest if you want to become president of the united states you allow both people to speak. >> the next debate is november 9th. that one is set to take place in michigan. police have an unusual site in alaska.

this bear cub went along for a stroll in the grocery store. the animal paced back and forth until a customer decided to take the matter into his own hands. he grabbed the cub and put it back out on the street. james toub, rhode island, traffic wasn't moving. well, a cow escaped from a truck headed to a slaughter house and wandered around the bridge and the cow was injured. officials think the trailer may have malfunctioned. well, you want to get away, now might be the time to start thinking about it. we'll explain how inexpepsive they may be. plus, if you had money all in the world, what would you buy your loved one for the holidays? money is not an object. what are you g buy them? a ridiculous list of over the top gifts. straight ahead.

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all right. welcome back. you're soon going to get a glimpse of the new sony play station portable game machine. it's set to go on sale in the u.s. in february. the system is a touch interface and motion sensitive hand held sony's hopes it's going to be a strong succession to the play nation portable. it enables gamers to be connected to one another through cell phone net works and wifi hot spots. southwest is launching its annual fare. 450 miles or less one way fares are about $35. now if prices go up 30 bucks for every 500 miles you add after that. the fares are available for travel from november 30th to december if you book before

midnight on thursday. these are going to cost you a pretty penny. luxury retailer niemann marcus is out with fantasy gifts. on the list of items is a fountain that moves to music. yes, the fountain dances. the price tag is 100-0000. and for half a million you can bring in a dance designer. nearly 50 exotic animals including lions, tigers and bears are on the loose in eastern ohio this morning. more on the precautions police are taking to keep people safe. and we are thinking pink all week for breast cancer awareness month. how you can help find a cure to this terrible disease. >> all right. there's no way to make this one up. doppler radar, i-95 bellaire

back toward carol and howard county, moderate to heavy rain and annapolis you with currently dry but your roads are wet. there's more rain and a severe weather threat today we'll talk about next. 95 south a slow ride from 100 to 198. more details when good morning maryland continues.

6:44. good morning maryland. time now for your news to go. a lot going on for you as we make it to midweek. xot eck animals on the loose in ohio. one person is already dead. and tonya is going to bring you up to speed on what could be a wet morning commute. let's kick it off with justin with a check on that webz forecast. >> we get to flex our muscle with maryland's most powerful doppler radar. i-95 really the dividing line. it's cut off around aberdeen and you share with the other big a we'll talk about in a moment. let's take you through bellaire

across baltimore county. eases up a little bit when you're coming south toward the beltway but we've had rain and wet roads in the beltway. carol county you've had it. howard county, ellicott city you've had it and glen burney, there's the annapolis bubble, it's holding tight because you cross the eastern shore it picks up to salisbury as well. there's the coastal flood watch because of the high water pushed up high tide within an hour of midday and again around midnight but it's really going to be the threat i think of severe storms that could pop up this afternoon. yet there will be a break in the rain, maybe a bright spot in the sky and we'll talk about that risk of severe weather and the rest of the co. >> 795 to ed monoson, another slow spot 95 south between the beltways. let's take a look at 175. your delays begin at 100. there's an accident up ahead at

198. stay to the left because it's on the right. taking a look at 95 south at 32, you could see the traffic is moving a little bit better because there is some improvement here but a slow ride between the beltways. take 29 or 1. breaking news for you. three dozen animals escape from an animal farm in ohio. it's about two hours east of columbus. we're tracking the latest with this. a lot of people are wond how so many animals got out. >> details have been changing by the hour, and we've learned that authoritys are having a news conference with updated information about 10:00 this morning. authorities have closed several schools today after the exotic animals escaped from an animal farm in eastern ohio. police have shot about 25 of the 45 that escaped. the owner was found dead outside

his home in the animal property. the fence was left open. the farm had lions, tigers, grizzly bears, cheetahs and giraffes. authorities are warning the public in that area not to go outside until they can capture all of the animals. police have shot and killed the bears and the wolves. >> nobody really knows what an animal out of a caged area would do. >> we're still monitoring the area. we still have officers up at the house, and we are still seeing animals move at this point. >> now, staff from the columbus zoo and aquarium are on the scene trying to tranquilize some of the animals and we've also learned that the victim who owned the farm had only recently been released from prison after serving a sentence stemming from federal weapons charges. the swat team has activated as

well to help. and police are look for this man who they say raped a 13-year-old girl. the girl was walking down the street when the man led her into a row home. police say that's where he assaulted her. city says inspectors last noted the door was secure on that building back in july. the city tries to check each vacant house every 90 days but with 16,000 in the city, there's a tough row to hoe. police believe they found the body of william mcquain, an 11-year-old who's been missing now for more than a month. search dogs and police have been searching for trails, but it's not yet clear why they went to this particular spot. an amber alert was issued when william's mother had been found dead in her apartment.

>> if camera footage of curtis lopez, the suspect in this case, with william at a storage facility at the 13,000 block of listeria drive in germantown, the footage was from the morning of october 1st. the clothing on the body appears similar to what william was wearing on october 1st. now, the man is speaking about curtis lopez who was seen in that surveillance video. lopez is likely to be returned to maryland where he's going to be charged in the mother's death. there's been an arrest in the death of 12-year-old. jessica lynn's body was found in the basement of her home with stab wounds. hank is the girl's stepfather. he was involved in a divorce with jessica's mother. more information on this that could be released a little later

today. 25 deaths in 12 states now link to the breakout in cantaloupe. it is now known as the iest outbreak of food bourn illness in 23 years. the tabted cantaloupes should be off the shelves by now. and symptom from listeria, they can remain dormant up to two months before they appear. >> we are thinking pink this morning and komen race for the cure is just now four days away. we september out our reporter with the latest on this and ma we can expect getting ready for the big race. >>' eel take the rain today if it means a beautiful day on sunday. it is pink here in the historic courthouse. they actually had a pep rally here with other officials just to support the whole cause. of course the big race is this

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it's much more than a fund raiser. it's where survivors come together, families come to support each other, friends, businesses, our team tailgate area so our teams are getting excited so it's a day for everyone. >> thank you so much for joining us this morning. again, registration is still open, of course we'll be there live broadcasting between 7:00 and 9:00 in the morning. back to you. >> thanks a lot. five things you need to know before heading to a memorial service at apple stores. michael jackson's doctor's trial will be resumed today. the defense will start its case on friday. and today we'll find out just how big a raise social security

recipients are going to be getting. social security checks will include a cost of living adjustment in january. today in annapolis the house of delegates will vote on the redistricting map. the senate approved a plan yesterday that called out maryland's new legislative districts. and finishing touches on the field all getting ready for the world series matchup. first lady and joe biden will be in attendance for the first game tomorrow night. >> all right. we're talking about the risk of severe weather as we head through today. storms actually came down through florida. this was part of that system that came off of the tropics out of the gulf of mexico and essentially it's feeding into our storm right now. the national weather service will be assessing whether these were actual tornados that touched down. some of that energy rolling up the coast. let's go back to the maps and

this morning,ratures mid-70s from florida. we're 62 here, but a push of warm air and energies and these 40s on the backside, really the driving force behind the storm. yesterday i mentioned similar to irene, only in paths. this is not an irene storm, i want to make that very clear. we'll keep the heaviest rain along the coastal regions or just offshore but this storm actually helping to drive this energy up in our direction and we may actually get a break in the rain. that is important. don't think it's done. it may turn out to be a milder day than we expect and that may actually feed some storms turning severe with potential of damaging winds. moderate to heavy rain right along i-95 north and west. that includes harford,

baltimore, carol, howard county this morning. it breaks up around annapolis. but essentially another pulse of rain coming through the delmarva. there's our dry slot between the southern low and the western low. i also mentioned this possibility yesterday. that dry spot may actually cut the rain off midday and into the afternoon but also building some potential for severe thunderstorms to develop. also winds pushed off the bay. fells point around noon and after midnight at middle river, 1:00 p.m. to 8 p.m. i say surge. don't think hurricane here, but you could have some toast cal flooding. 67 today, maybe higher and maybe severe storms. we're back to 63 tomorrow. 58 friday. race for the cure, 40s in the morning and dry in the afternoon. >> let's take a quick look at the beltway. a live look at old court road. it's going to be slow on the outer loop from 795 around to ed

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