competence. they thought they were funnier than we found. >> reporter: now that's funny. barbara pinto, abc news, chicago. >> men are funnier. yes, i love it. >> we like to let rob thi . now good morning maryland at 4:30. the american researchers is due to arrive at hopkins. apple offering the public a chance to say good-bye to steve jobs. devastating earthquake rocks belize. more are trapped in the piles of rubble. good morning maryland. i'm charley crowson. happy monday to you. workweek is upon us. a check of the forecast as you think about the commute, we say good morning to justin berk.

>> better than yesterday. how many of you were up early and out there? started in the 30s sunday morning. 46, not shabby. a mix of clouds around the region and push of warmer air. 46 easton. a 1 hagerstown. -- 51 hagerstown. showers e mountains. there is a front that will swing through and nom date cloud cover. we get clearing, another band of showers to the northwest. an active week. today is going to be on the mild end on the first part of the week and a cool down. we will talk about that coming up. follow the details at the bottom of the screen. first check on traffic with tanya. red pump road, an accident reported in bel air and harford county. looking outside, see how things are moving along. the beltway at old court in the

north side, light traffic. nothing to worry about yet. 895 south, after the tunnel, the tow truck is on the scene. appears to be a bus, this is past shell road, should be cleared out of the way shortly. engineering stranded make her way -- doctors believe she had a stroke and was stranded since august. linda so joins us live outside hopkins. this has been a story and a trip coming for sometime. >> reporter: yes. she has been anxious to make it back home. two long months she has had to wait to make it home and expected to arrive here. renae was rescued from the south pole, stuck since august after suffering a suspected stroke. the new hampshire woman was working at the research station

when she got sick. this morning she is headed back and left new zealand and landed in australia. she will pass through san francisco and washington before arriving here tonight for treatment. she will be able to make a full recovery with proper treatment and expected to stay here at hopkins until thursday. linda so, abc2 news. officials at bwi are saying no one was hurt when the southwest airline jet collided with a fuel truck. the plane was struck by the truck after it landed in orlando. the plane has opinion taken out of service while the crash is investigated. u.s. 301, police in charles say a driver heading in the wrong direction died in a head- on collision with another car. he was heading south and his suv hit the other car.

can't first ever grand prix race came to palletmore. we heard different analysis in the numbers. what has been real and fabricated. we find out were the goals met? the grand prix release will be out today. we have a full report at 5:00 and 6:00. steve jobs was remembered. those closest to him decided to give the public a glimpse. >> reporter: apple is allowing the public to get a look at a mirl service for employees to celebrate the life of steve jobs at the head quarters. it was held on wednesday morning in an outdoor afternoon theater in the center of the

company's campus. the ceremony was private, closed to the public and the media, jobs was apple's cofounder who died at 56. a book coming out soon offer as behind the scenes look. the provide man behind the company that impacted our lives. his biographer talks about the last conversations he had with jobs. >> he said i didn't want my body to be opened or violated in that way. >> you can find the jobs memorial op apple's website, runs 81 minutes and a glimpse of a company in mourning. >> go to the apple website, apple.com and scroll down to the bottom. see the advertisements for the 4s phone. at the bottom near the bottom, see in the lower right hand corner, celebrating steve, watch the october 19th special event. the link will take you to the

apple memorial running 80 minutes remembering steve jobs. a day honoring those affected by breast cancer and continued in to the night. the top girls rocking the stage, a taste of that event and what the stars had to say, coming up in a bit. . some road work, may make your trip dicey. what to expect and where, that's coming up next, when good morning maryland continues on this monday. a life look at your nation's capital, it's going to be a busy day in dc. =f>

welcome back. all shades of pink. each coming to honor or raise awareness in a record breaking crowd in hunt valley sunday for the 19th annual, komen maryland race for the cure. it could be close to 3 be thousand all with a common

goal, racing for a cure to end breast cancer. abc2 news was working there with live coverage throughout the morning. started with parade of breast cancer survives and opening exercise warm up and a 5k run and walk, with a one mile family fun walk. the evening continued with celebrations, girls with guitars rocked the hipaa drone. five dollars from every ticket went to komen, that raised more than $6000. >> artists and singers and song writers to come together and talk about it and think about it, it's one of the greatest parts. >> breast cancer survivors and family members packed the sold

out show. wpoc may plan similar events for next year. we had a chilly morning, warm spirits and the sunshine made for a beautiful day. nearly perfect sunday. at least by my standards. some of you would rather be at a pool k some skiing or snow boarding. nice end to the weekend. we start the workweek with mild numbers. 45 centerville. 43 towards reisterstown. we have ourselves the wind light out of the south. that's helping to keep us mild today. notice the winds shift. we will stay relatively mild as we surge warmer air ahead on wednesday. that's the frontal boundary. chance of a shower in to the afternoon. no at bad day. slight chance of a shower. pushing 67, 2-degree guaranteed

high. i apologize to the folks, i spoke on friday, had a great time. i don't have the mug to show you this morning. it's if you would up with beef beverages at home. starting out with good news, earlier accident on 895 southbound, at shell road, #dp the harbor tunnel is clear, out of the way, not causing problems. this is 95, 175, no issues traveling southbound between elk ridge and lorel, no issues reported between the beltways. southbound out of the fort mc henry. traffic is flowing freely here as well. that is always good news. north avenue, you may want to be aware, lane closures taking effect at 9:00, due to utility work. between howard and mount royal will be closed except for one lane of through traffic. closures expected to last 8 weeks. one of the most historic

lands marks is getting a makeover. high-tech makeover, all in honor of the statute of liberty's birthday. where the technological advances. teenagers texting at the movies, schools and restaurants, drives people crazy. ask my wife. i'm not a teen and she can't stand it when i text. now it may be paying off in your wallet. that's coming up. we'll be right back.

five things you need to know. if you had to fill up, expect the price to jump. the average price per gallon of regular unleaded gas is $3.47. following a rise in crude oil prices. lady liberty is turning 1 the 5 and getting high-tech

gifts. internet cameras will give a 183 view of the harbor. the cam will be lit friday. one of the many ceremonies celebrating the anniversary. barack obama is headed south, scheduled to be in las vegas and tuesday , the president will head to san francisco, then to denver. he will leave denver thursday. defense attorney will shake the testimony of dr. steven shaffer. the prosecution's star witness in the involuntary murder trial of michael jackson's former doctor conrad murray. in the wake of the trial, janet jackson is delaying her concert tour to be in courtroom with her family. jackson will give a concert november 3rd instead of three separate concert. purple sphrid has given way to purple monday. ravens head to jacksonville for

monday night football. combined 100-38 during a three game winning streak. with fine tuning, jags should prove to be a nice spot for the ravens oh to smooth things out. kickoff set for 8:30 in jacksonville. the game can be seen on espn. one orioles great was honored this webbed. long awaited, long overdue. washington boulevard and russel street. long time friend , the chairman, henry rose enburg was forced to giving the money to put the statute up. prokes was moved to tears by -- brook was moved to tears by the honor. mr. shepherd did a fantastic job and gave me a little more hair than i deserve. we had a long talk about that, though. i'm amazed.

every detail. you look at the shoe strings and the cleats and everything is real nice. >> he hung around afterwards and signed a few autographs. a devastating earthquake rocks turkey. now frantic search is understoodway understood -- underway for the survivors. kuren redmond is live. >> 138 people are death. that's expected to rise. this are a number of victims trapped beneath collapsed buildings. the powerful quake struck in the middle of the day yesterday. wrecking this room and rocking the walls leaving behind a destructive mess. tens of thousands of residents flocked to the streets. buildings knocked down in to piles of rubble. screams were coming from beneath the wreckage.

anguished loved ones comfort one another as they awaited word on family and friends. >> there was a lot of shaking said this man. i have relatives here and waiting for them. i pray to god they will come out alive and well. >> frequent after shocks disrupted efforts underway. hundreds remain hospitalized and medical supplies are needed in that country. kuren redmond, abc2 news. one person is dead and another injured after a plane crashed in lexington, north carolina. a plane crashed in a soybean field a mile away from lexington. the survivor walk aid way and air lifted to the hospital. no word on the person's condition or what caused the crash. unexplainable scene, authorities in missouri continue their search in the disappearance of 11-month-old

lisa erwin. video released shows a unidentified figure walking along the road at 2:15 october 4th, the same night baby lisa disappeared. the manager says it's unusual to see anyone walking at that time of night in the area. the video has been turned over to police. they have yet to comment on what their found. a senator found dead in a hotel room. white was a democrat from seattle. no details on the cause of death or anything related to circumstances. he was 41 years old. >> i'm at a loss. it is so hard. he has two young children. he is a friend of mine. i'm in shock. . >> white served one term in the house and elected to the washington state senate. congresswoman now gabby giffords will be in north carolina for two weeks beginning intensive therapy sessions through november 4th.

part of the recovery after shot in the head in tucson. this is strictly a trip for focusing on therapy and she will not make public appearances. kids who text like crazy may be getting a payoff. 13 youngsters qualified to compete in a text off. the winner walks away with $50,000. kids are coming in from oregon, michigan, washington and california. 13 come competitors got new phones. challenges are from being blind folded to using different types of symbols. nowio the clichi about the hail size of baseballs. this is it. hail the size of baseballs in parts of oklahoma saturday. it broke windshields and made driving an adventure. have you ever seen hailstones that large? >> not in person. that's fantastic. if you chop that in half you

see rains for every trip. that's the video we should see and count those up. check this out. late in the season, not that unusual, usually we start surpressing tropical activity further down and off the western caribbean, we had a development jove nite overnight. this is tropical storm arena, i hope i'm pronouncing that correctly. 40 miles per hour sustained winds. tropical storm, it is expected to slowly work towards the yucatan peninsula. this is actually a shift from where the overnight forecast was, a better chance for development. this is on top of cozumel and cancun as a category one hurricane if it drifts in to the gulf of mexico we may have to worry about the moisture

like recent storms. we are not going to worry. a wave of low pressure through the great lakes trailing front, looks impressive. two waves of clouds. the wave of clouds this morning, i believe will break out to midday sun and this pushing our way late in the day. that's our shot of showers. it's not going to be a turbulent day. we have to mix in clouds earlier on and wait for the chance of showers to reach thus afternoon or evening. most of the energy over the mountains. behind that, a little break in the action before the next wave comes at us. this means more business and surge warmer air wednesday, wednesday late if the day through thursday we will get showers and temperatures take a dive as we head towards the weekend. 67, that's our 2-degree guarantee. variable clouds, the elly morning we will have more clouds than midday sunshine. showers possible, better chance

north of baltimore, south we will stay dry. 45 overnight. which check out the forecast as we are looking for a break tomorrow, surge to 69, mediating 70 wednesday with late day showers and showers continuing thursday. temperatures slide off, high on friday 56. we will barely hit a saturday. that's a dramatic chill. sunday, we are winding down the month here, high temperatures in the 50s b which means trick or treat ers maybe getting out early. 4:53, here is tonya. train 505 canceled out of perryville due to mechanical problems. the next train is 511, departing at 5:40. be aware of that. this is a live look at the beltway, outer loop moving well. volume building. no issues to report here at frederick road. checking on the north west

side, liberty road. all the on coming traffic is outer loop, that's building in to the battle neck area. this is where it will see a slowdown. inner loop well, no issues to report through this construction area. doing okay at the harbor tunnel. fort mc henry and the key bridge. a special sunday breakfast. they were serenaded. where they were and why this seems to happen every year. tens of thousands in thailand forced from homes due to heavy flooding. where they continue to seek shelter. i-9, near o'donnell, we'll be right back.

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than 5000 gathered on the beach sunday to enjoy breakfast. orchestra played classical music and friends and family enjoyed the meals. huge breakfast parties held as part of the annual october sydney international food festival. libya, crowds packed to celebrate the declaration, the country is liberated. the trier rum leader addressed a crowd thanking nato and others for their help and calling for reconciliation. they are faced with the task of building a new society after gadhafi's rule. they will vote on a national congress and parliamentary and presidential elections will be held. island of jay ma ca has a new prime minister. wholeness spoke about successes and fight against the crime and the legislation will bring

antigang legislation. much of bangkok is overwhelmed. the damage estimated to be $2 billion. thousands of residents sought refuge in an airport. one local hotel is providing food and entertain to the evacuees. the prime minister says it could be weeks before the flood waters reseed. she is headed back home, i'm linda so , the american researcher is is headed to hopkins for treatment. a nation rebuilds. the death of gadhafi and if one of his sons was killed in the attack. something all parents should know, how to prepare this baltimore county firefighters, what they are doing when it comes to protecting your student on the school bus should the inevitable happen. good morning, i'm charley

crowson. let's get to it with a check of the forecast can say hello to justin berk. 4:58 on the clock. checking out numbers, 48 degrees in annapolis. lorel, clearing skies allowing them to drop to 39. 42 columbia. 47 westminster. 40s across the board. clear and dry. not completely clear, there is some areas of patchy fog on the clearing we had in some spots overnight. clouds u try to make a return. we are expecting a mostly cloudy morning. mid-40s this morning at sunrise, 7:25. a break midday. we may go mostly sunny for a couple of hours before the next round of clouds brings in a chance of late day showers. a high of 67. more about the upcoming week's forecasts which is changeable in a