tripoli. some of the images are graphic. here is karen travers. >> reporter: these are the final minutes of gadhafi's life. the rebel government said he was cornered by insurgents and shot and killed. word of his death triggered celebrations in the streets. streets and caution at white house. >> we are under no illusion, they will travel a long and winding road,. >> reporter: gadhafi took power in 1969 and soon became one of the most fervant anti americans. he funneled oil revenues to terrorist. president regan ordered an air strike, two years late gadhafi

blew up flight 103, 190 americans were among those killed. after the invasion of iraq an about face. he condemned bin laden, he started to give up his chemical and nuclear weapons program and in 2003 he accepted responsibility for the locker bie bombing. . >> do think there about's an aliance? your lifetime? >> russia and america were enemies. now they are friends. we hope one day we will be friends. >> reporter: he never lived to see that day. the president said the people have a responsibility to build a tolerant and democratic society. he said the united states will be a committed partner. >> an 18-year-old teen has been indicted on charges saying he helped its terrorist jihad jane. he was charged for his role in the plot to kill a swedish

artist. he has been in federal custody since his arrest. he is a is accused of helping recruit women for passports. we brought ill the story of phyllis as part of our cold cases series. she was beaten and stabbed to death in march of 1974 and a suspect was never arrested. now her father is putting up a ten thousand dollar reward hoping to get new leads to help police find the killer. there is not a day he doesn't miss her. anyone with information about this case is asked to call metro crime stoppers, the number is on the screen. tomorrow opens statements will start in the trial of the man accused of killing a gas station owner. walter bishop killed ray porter

in a murder for hire scheme orchestrated by porter's wife. it happened in march of last year. if convicted bishop could face the death penalty. new, homeowners in a community are battling baltimore over plans for a new above ground water storage tank. they are concerned the towering structure would sink their home values. >> nobody would --. >> reporter: if homeowners here may never have known of plans for the new water tower. >> he brought our attention of a man in our backyard. >> reporter: they learned baltimore bought this two acre forest to build the tank. just to give you the idea of the size, this tank holds

300,000 gallons of water, this one next to it holds a million. the proposed new one would hold two million. people fear it would put their homes and mortgages under water. >> it doesn't need to be in the middle of homes. there has to be another place that's more, commercial or rural that won't compromise lives. >> reporter: if baltimore county can justify the need for the tank its projected cost or possible locations it wasn't going to be for us. a repeated request for interviews were denied. we were told this site is one of more than 20 possible locations. the county won't comment until engineers narrow down the list. homeowners say they have been told this site tops the list and they continue to appeal to the county executive for help. >> we are grateful to the

department of public works that they are considering the alternate sites but we need for the county exivive to just step in and speak for us and render this site not eligibleful. >> the county will hold amite next thursday at 6:00 p.m. >> not much rain this afternoon but it's still cloudy and the winds just howling. coastal flood advisories, had a little flooding along the edge of the harbor, enhanced high tides and the windy conditions helping stack up the water and the wind gusts around 22 to 26. we will fall from the 60s to the 50s as it stays windy. more on the weekend, what kind of fall weather we get. it's coming up. >> thank you. could a state senate man majority leader be preparing to

run for congress? the republican is stepping down as leader of her party's state senate delegation. she said she will remain in office during the session but is leaving her leadership role to focus on possible role for governor, maybe even congress. a representative will be up for re-election while the governor will be next in 2014. let's talk about the economy. the ship yard cutting 800 jocks mostly -- jobs, mostly here. they have plans to offer voluntary buy outs. the number of buy outs would determine how many workers would face layoffs by the end of january. and how about good news from the irs? starting next year workers will be able to contribute more money to their pension.

contribution limits will be $17,000 for tax year 2012. that's about $500 higher than this year's limit and the first increase since 2009. the irs said rising inflation is behind the change. last week we told you about a paving scheme that made its way into howard and tonight the county executive is repeating that warning. >> reporter: that's right. the county has been hearing complaints about an unlicensed contractor who has been paving without the proper paperwork. we told you about that last week as part of the ongoing investigation into a paving scheme that's making the rounds in the area. county executive is warning people to be on alert for scams that have popped up. the office of consumer affairs is getting reports of an unlicensed contractor going door to door offering to pave

your driveway and it could put you at risk. we told you about two people in howard who found out the hard way when the man accused of operating without a license showed up after their door with his crew. one man was billed $19,000 though he said he asked for an estimate and he had to physically stop the crew. the commission is now investigating that case and more than a dozen others we reported on last month related to the man. howard county officials say you should contact them to make sure a contractor is licensed before you ever agree to work and keep in mind anyone offering services door to door in howard has to have a permit so you should ask to see it. if you think you have been scammed contact the office of consumer affairs. don't forget to check out the coverage of this paving scheme. you will find it on the website in the investigator's section. you can see from the slide all the different stories we have

within covering, a timeline to show you the pattern of this paving scheme. lue find it on the website. abc 2news. >> thank you. coming up, food recall to tell you about. the fda is recalling more than 3200 capes of various salad blends because they may have salmonella. it involves a dozen different types of salad blends, kits and bag greens. they were sold in supermarkets across the united states. so far no illnesses have been reported. customers who bought the products are urged to throw them away. have you ever called in sick when you probably could have made it in or maybe called in sick when you weren't sick at all? allison explains why employers are expecting that trend to pick up over the next few months. >> reporter: most employees plan well ahead to take time off for the holidays but some

are using fake sick days around the holidays and some of the excuses unusual. a new survey shows that 29% of workers have already played hooky this year and bosses are expecting this trend to increase as the holidays draw near. most of those bosses will get a call from their sick employees. a growing number are sending e- mails or texting if they are comfortable with that level of talking to their bosses. career builder found interesting excuses given out. see if they may work for you. one guy said he got a cold from his dog. someone's toe got stuck in a heating vent. another claimed his brother-in- law was kidnapped by a drug cartel in mexico. finally one claimed he ate to much at a party. regardless if you are bedridden or bluffing beware, the survey found that almost 70% of companies require a did doctor's note and most bosses

called to check up on their employees later in the day. >> today mount washington hospital celebrated the final stretch of its three year campaign to raise money to upgrade the hospital. the upgrades include a state-of- the-art neonatal unit and a more friendly entrance. the center will be the only treatment facility of it's kind for children under the age of 2. an oregon family learned a painful lesson after they up loaded hundreds of family photographs through a website. the pictures wound up on sexual predator sites. and the strange wild kingdom incident in ohio is finally over. wild animals were killed. why the governor is now sending a task force. > and seems some people don't enjoy watching cartoon diapers

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. now to that animal farm in ohio where dozens of dangerous predators escaped and threatened the community. in the end about 50 rare animal has to be put down. jamie is live with the latest. >> reporter: here in baltimore we get upset when we see a fox, think of see that. all but one let loose from the backyard zoo have been killed or captured but this is far from over. ohio's governor has formed a task force in the wake of a mass exotic animal he is cooperate. ohio has more incident was exotic an animals than

others. after 56 animals including tigers were left off the farm many expect changes and despite past complaints the sheriff admits he couldn't act. >> we have been there several times and we have been told he was acting under what minimal law there was at the time to be housing the animals. . >> reporter: the task force will reportedly seek tougher restrictions including the laws that include in-state auctions. >> there is no sensible reason for any private citizen to keep a dangerous, power of wild animal as a pet or as a roadside attraction. it's madness to let this. >> reporter: wildlife expert and former director of the columbus zoo jack hannah believes the exotic pet owners should expect the action. >> you will get a knock in six

to eight months and it won't be a pleasant knock. we will find homes for them because we won't continue this. >> reporter: since 1991 wildlife organization reports there have been more than 1500 stints involving exotic animals across the country and 5% of that has happened in ohio. >> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. out there right now just a windy kind of day. the water getting high, had above average high tied and that wind kind of piling up the water, the coastal flood advisory for most of chesapeake. 58 at the airport. show you some of the images across the state and again really a generally cloudy day but a dry one.

haven't had to use that word since early last spring. annapolis, little bit of sun late in the afternoon and chesapeake beach, big chop on the bay and on the whole a fall like situation. that should hold up for the next sethrough the weekend. other than the patch or two of drizzle. i just don't think we will see much. temperatures now in the mid50s. look at western maryland. deep creek lake -- frigid out in the high part of western maryland. you see the humidity numbers have dropped sharply and again the wind gusts around 20 to 30 as the storm system continues to spin just off to the north and west. we are just getting the cloud cover out of the south but still wet weather, pennsylvania, ohio through kentucky and indiana. the main storms is centers just east of detroit over lake eerie and again just getting that spin around cloud cover. it's two different centers on

that giant area of low pressure. windy cool weather will continue to blow in out of the west tonight and tomorrow. the trend here will be basically for more cloudy conditions, more windy weather tonight and tomorrow but i think the chance for rain will be slim, less than a 10% chance of a passing shower. friday night becomes less breezy and i think as we go into saturday just a mix of clouds and sun, should be a less breezy day, good-looking day of weather saturday and sunday for the komen race for the cure. overnight down to 44, cloudy, breezy, colder weather, that will be the situation, tomorrow, two degree guarantee, 62, 62 but most of the day in the 50s and with the breeze it'll feel like the 50s even late in the afternoon. then tomorrow night down to 42, a few clouds, less breezy but still chilly. northwest eastern suburbs, could fall into the upper 30s. places like westminister tomorrow night. the seven day forecast showing

basically a crisp fall weekend ahead but nice weather on the whole. you know this is pretty seasonable stuff. early next week we warm up some, bring back the chance of sun. >> this is one of those grocery shopping days,s carts flying all round. thank you. what is the worst tv commercial in america? apparently it's poop there it is. according to a survey more than 11 5,000 voted it the worst add in america. the commercial features cartoon babies, competing on stage to see who can fill up diapers the most. love that, beat out the commercial where a husband is yelled at for signing up for a popular plan and some -- the add which tries to connect

female power to hygeine. michael phelps is diving in to video gaming, creating a game that would let people recreate swimming styles. he tells people how to improve their swimming provided voice work and his motion capture likeness for the game. parents are not perfect and many of us will admit we have all made mistakes. coming up the many dos and don't that parents make. and many college students use the prescription drug aderol to study but there are side effects. why doctors think using it can be dangerous.

. in tonight's health alert it's easy to make mistakes as parents. according to doctors, here is a list of don'ts that many parent parents do. they say parents should slow down when it comes to car seats and stay in the right size until the child is big enough to move up. sleeping to long in a sitting position makes it hard for babies to get enough oxygen. also parents shouldn't heat baby bottles in microwaves because of a chemical used in some packaging terribles packaging materials. while they are awake give them tummy time but not when asleep to prevent sids.

pregnant moms getting a flu shot protects the mom and baby. pregnant women when get the flu shot pass it to the babies. the same study finds get that vaccine will not cause a miscarriage. college students have returned to campus and one of the essential school supplies for many will be aderol a drug often taken to help them study. itlike many college students one takes it and he said he loves the way it helps him study. he studies all flight and into the morning right until the time he leaves for class. now a study at the university of kentucky found half of the juniors and seniors say they use drugs like that. >> got a lot of formulas memorized, lot of stuff. >> at the short term those

kind of medications can often feel good, in the long run there are significant problems both in terms of thinking and mood problems. >> it can b addictive, and other problems. we are thinking pink. coming up we will take a look at clinical trials providing hope for breast cancer patients. and you know its windy but it's nothing like the weather in the real windy city. that story coming up.

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