taking family pictures on your smart phone. how you can avoid what happened to them. the president just finished a three day jobs tour on the jobs bill tour -- are all of his appearance makes a difference. its been six years since the base realignment and closure process started. as a result maryland is taking on a lot, thousands of people, defense responsibilities and now more than ever, a need to make sure information is getting to those people who need it the most. don harrison was on hand for the grand opening of the building. >> reporter: from the stars and stripe newspaper to desperate house wives it all comes this building to the military people around the world. this is the defense media activity building, it houses 660 employees, from seven

separate activities and operation that serve all branches of the military. >> dma has a proud history to live up to. >> reporter: since 1861 when the first stars and stripes newspaper went out, the military has tried to keep its people informed while they are on duty. >> it's very important that where you are in the world that you feel that you are still, you maintain that citizenship, that you know what's happening back in the states, that you know what's the latest thing on television, what's happen around the world. >> reporter: scott william social is a broadcast producer. . >> when you move it's always trials because you are moving but at least -- we got here, got set up and the building beautiful. >> reporter: reaching troops has changed from the old days. >> everybody is doing everything from print to tv to social media. there is no end. it's a big circle of information that keeps going.

>> reporter: this is the third and final biling because of the initiative here but that doesn't mean the growth is going to stop because the fort is the center of cyber security and military intelligence. at ford meade. don harrison. >> and the cost for the project was just over $63 million. let's look at some of the top stories. gadhafi was killed in his hometown today. a doctor said he was shot twice, once in the head and chest. he ruled libya for more than 40 years until an up rising forced him out earlier this year. a battle is underway over plans for a new above ground water storage tank. homeowners are worried it would lower the value of their homes. representatives say the community hasn't been selected for the project yet and they won't comment until a final site is picked. and people in howard are

getting a warning from county executive about a driveway paving scheme. county officials say they have received reports of unlicensed contractors going door to door selling expensive paving services, which story we first told you about. the october is do domestic violence awareness month. >> reporter: the news is working for you. we are working with local law enforcement agencies governorring you the tools and tips to keep safe. this week we are focusing on domestic violence. the case of a woman allegedly murdered at the hand of her estranged husband is a sad mark on the month. baltimore county police say over 5,000 cases of violence are reported in their county each year and here is what you can do. most importantly call the

police and file a report and then seek a restraining order from the courts keeping you away from the abuser and other shelters where you can go and keep yourself and your family safe. county police have dedicated a hotline to help those dealing domestic violence and for information on safe shelters and other resources, call 24 hours a day. >> this story will hit home with so many people using smart phones a lot of people have replaced the camera or video recorder but with the technology comes new risks as one family using a popular picture app found out the hard way. >> reporter: you will hear this and say i do that at home. the miller family up loaded nearly a thousand pictures using an i-phone app called photograph bucket. after that they learned their pictures, specifically the ones of their two sons both under the age of 12 were stolen.

>> days later somebody starts texting my phone saying you need to put the photographs on private, these aren't looking good, it looks like they are going to sexual predator sites. >> reporter: it turned out when they up loaded the pictures they didn't know they had to click the private buton. the millers called police, filed a report and at least one of the website that posted the pictures was shut down but the pictures continue to circulate, they have changed their son's routines to make sure nobody has seen them online can follow them in real life. so again the millers decided to share their story hoping would be a reminder to all of us to make sure we set the settings, the correct way. jamie, abc 2news. >> thank you. we are working for you so we put together a quick list of the tips you need to -- steps you need to take to keep your pictures private. if you use the app, start by

clicking on account options, then scroll down and select edit my account settings, a list of your albums will pop up, they will have defaulted to public. if you want to change that just click and select private. this will make the account password protected. >> weather wise clouds continue to streak across the sky but very limited rain out there. just a couple patches of drizzle, most of the rain up to the north west. coastal flood advisory, downtown today you may have noticed the water chopping up high in fell's point, enhanced high tides, that coastal flood advisory through six in the morning, i believe it's 5. the wind gusts around 26 miles an hour. windy tonight. 50s. we will talk act how the weekend shapes up. >> it wasn't shaped like a saucer but several saw something in the sky in

nebraska. what deputies found when they search the area.

. it was windy here in maryland but people in chicago are still trying to get their footing after powerful winds

blew through. that's why they call it is windy city. people walking around struggled to keep umbrellas up. a jogging path along the lakefront had to be closed and waves as high as 25 feet batter thed shore. people in nebraska saw something in the sky. several called the local radio station to report seeing a bright flash of light. sheriff's deputies searched the area where the light hit the ground but couldn't find any traces of damage or debris. wow. with all the coverage of this week's wild debate it's easy to loose track of what the president has been doing. what he has been campaigning for and how his message is going over. we are still months away so how do experts know what we will spend this holiday season?

. this breast cancer awareness month we have within bringing stories from survivors, and hospitals. tonight we will look at trials providing hope for patients that are taking place here in our own backyard. >> trials research studies which test how well medicines work. they tend to be -- new medication, it can be a new test, it can be a new way of treatment. they are designed to find better ways to guide or prevent or treat a disease.

compared the one that you had. my job was -- i found i had stage 4 breast cancer. she was interested in being involved in the study and the breast cancer vaccine. >> i was doing research myself, going through every trial, learning everything that i could about the disease. >> she has been on that study, her disease hasn't progressed, she doesn't have evidence of the disease and she has minimal side effects. >> i consider it to be an absolute privilege. >> have you to be monitored. you are scanned more, you get the blood tests more, it does mean more appointments. it also means are you being taken care of more and i

thought if i could be a part of that, that would be what my legacy could be, at least i could help to do the research. >> here in this area and we are opening a new clinical trial in the memorial hospital in conjunction with -- [inaudible] they are part of one single program. >> to try to help make a difference is very, very important to me. i trust them and i trust my doctor and i know i'm getting the best care that i can. . >> the greater baltimore medical center also spreading news about the month. this afternoon they revealed the breast cancer center's pink

garden. a stone bed in the shape of a cancer ribbon. the gooden was funded through donations but is also from the roland park garden club, signature landscape and the sandra and malcolm cancer institute. >> i think that it offers a very comforting place to come and just made taste meditate and think and it's helpful for the healing process. >> the breast center sees about 16,000 women for their tests each year. make sure you join us on friday starting at 10:00 we are teaming up with the doctors from medstar health. we will talk to doctors and other experts throughout the

day. we will also have a phone bank and they will take your calls and answerquestions. the big event in hunt valley on sunday. the big race, we will broadcast live from seven to nine. partnering with komen for the big fundraiser to help fight breast cancer. if you are in the race you are watching everything, guess what? you can watch it on your mobile device because the coverage is going to be streamed live to your mobile phone. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. kind of a gray, windy kind of day, you really felt the effect of the fall season out there today. 58 now at the airport. winds southwest 13, gusting higher, gusting 20 to 30 at times, had dramatic shots out

there, here is the sky shot from behind the studios and kind of that wintery edge to the sky. temperatures not that bad but the winds were up and you can see the clouds whipping across the sky. water was high in the harbor. tied about two feet above normal. the breeze, look at ocean city. big waves at the beach. on that gusty wind and yeah, pretty much the end of the beach season. the radar, generally clear as a bell. that should hold up next several days. could be see a patch many drizzle or two, yes but not much and the wind gusts 36 dover, gusting to 24 easton, 20 baltimore and temperatures falling off sharply, mid50s, 60s on the del marva and in western maryland at 36 degrees.

so, humidity nice and dry. winds continue to howl. chapstick weather and as we zoom out across the east coast you can see the bigger picture. the storm finally starting to swirl further north. we are still catching the clouds and plenty of wind as this area of low pressure drifting off north and the high pressure south tries to fill in that sort of hole in the atmosphere you get the winds coming up big time and that's what we will continue to see tonight and tomorrow will be a breezy day. just mix of clouds, sun through the day, i think saturday we will see more sun around here. the last of that storm wind of fizzles out and pushing north and west. overnight 44, cloudy, breezy, the forecast tomorrow, 62, most of the day in the 50s. with the wind it's going to feel like 50s even late in the afternoon. tomorrow night less windy, down to 42, suburbs could hit the 30s. places like westminister,

summit ridge and the seven day forecast showing basically more of the same through the weekend but less windy, nice conditions, plenty of that golden autumn sun for the maryland komen race for the cure on sunday. >> all right. thank you. the president returned to washington after a three day jobs tour. passing the baton to the vice president who spoke in new hampshire. we are in washington now and -- tell us how all of this is getting received. >> reporter: you are right this is really a big push by the white house to try to get the jobs bill passed though a lot of people say it doesn't have much of a chance of becoming law. the republican candidates say its nothing more than a platform for election. over the past three days the president visited key swing states, trying to convince people to stay the course and push congress to act on his jobs bill. >> if they know -- they know the -- we know we the steps to

put people back to work. they won't have to answer to me. they will have to answer to you. >> today the vice president repeated the message. >> the goal of the american jobs act is to put people back to work now, today, this year. put money in their pockets. . >> reporter: the white house jobs plan doesn't have enough support to pass in congress as is, it failed to progress through the senate last week. that's why republican candidates say the president's job tour has another agenda. >> he likes campaigning so that's what is he doing. we didn't elect him to campaign. we elected him to lead. we need that leadership. >> reporter: the vice president takes issue with that. >> this isn't about november of 20 -- this is about tomorrow. a lot of people are hurting. >> reporter: since the plan stalled the plan b is to send separate packages to the senate. the first vote could be as soon

as this week checking to see if senators will buy in $35 billion for teacher. >> thank you. live from washington for us tonight. >> coming up at six we have a local woman recognized with her efforts to give back. one of the top honors any citizen can receive. what she has done that brought her to the white house. and johnny dark has used his voice to bring us our favorites and now is he using his voice to tell us about the love his life and how she fought breast cancer. those and more coming up new for you at six and now a preview of world news. >> tonight the death of gadhafi. after four decades of control and months of fighting to bring him down and protect him the latest on this moment for the people of libya and the world. tonight on world news on abc. ♪

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. the week's new unemployment claims numberses were released showing little change from last week. the labor department report that about 403,000 people filed for their first week of unemployment. slightly lower than the week. . it hasn't changed much in the last six months with the unemployment rating holding steady at 9.1%. since december. citi group, the bank accused of betting against the security has agreed to pay up. they will have to pay $285 million to settle fraud charges from the securities and exchanges commission.

they agreed to the payment but wouldn't answer to the allegations of part of the settlement. and some prediction that retailers aren't happy to hear. the national retail federation said shoppers plan to spend lesson gift this is season. they say the average person will spend about $700 but about 400 will go toward gifts for other people. another agency said they know what we will have to deal with this winter so does that mean a lot of snow? you can find out on the news at six which starts right now. >> now, abc 2news at six. >> the maps have been drawn, the votes cast, the papers signed, all done in annapolis, a final look. >> exciting to be around other people who i value as citizens of this country who are being recognized today. >> a local woman honored by the president for what she has

done to give back. just how big the honor is. with a simple song, johnny dark can take us to a place where we were at our best. tonight he talks about his best girl. we have a message here on facebook about a big water main break on route 40 in aberdeen and roosevelt said the message is better tonight. >> reporter: the break happened at around nine this morning and took a while to he isolate. the break was on route 40 in the 600 block south of town. the water was streaming out of the eight inch main that carried water in from the filtration plant. they were able to redistrict it from two other mains. he said with the exception of the small area near the break most of the city should have water but the city is still asking people to conventional water until later this