them hard. >> it's hard pressed, the economy right now, how people are strapped for money, gas is expensive. they are raising every little bit. i don't know. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, how one state managed to avoid raising tolls, but why officials say it won't work. that new toll hike went in to effect at midnight. that was linda so reporting. news around the nation, clean up underway at a zoo in new jersey after a fire roared through sunday night. animals were killed in the kingdom zoo about 30-miles northeast of philadelphia. a giraffe, puppies and birds were among the dead animals. no people were hurt. this is the second fire this year. in april, the former owner was killed when a fire broke out. owner of nascar's top team,

nick hendrick was in an accident. the plane ran off the runway, four people were on the plane. all survived. it's registered to jimmy johnson racing 2. he the s the five time nascar champion and drives for hendrick motor sports. a panicked neighbor called 911 after a massive explosion at a grain elevator in kansas. the fair ball lit the sky and the ground shook. six workers were killed. two others hospitalized with burns. authorities continue investigating the cause of the blast. landslide in wisconsin left a mess for crews to clean up. debris was sent down a cliff in lake michigan. it happened around 11:00, and crews say it was about the size

of a football field with debris. crews say the landslide poses no risk to anyone working at the plant and it remains open. specialist michael griffin surprised his family at a football game. he came home from serving in iraq. he surprised kids after the national anthem. it's a great way to get rid of unwanted halloween candy. why dentists are willing to give you something in exchange for those sweet treats. it's the two month itch, kim kardashian files for divorce. shocker. details coming up when good morning maryland returns on

this tuesday, november 1st.

your child may have a stash

of candy from trick or treating but you don't want them to eat it all. dentists organized a buy back program that will exchange candy for cash, coupons, toothbrushes and prizes. giving the treats to operation gratitude to fill pack ams for our troops stationed overseas. we found one area dentist whose actively seeking candy donations. from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. the contact information, see it on your screen, is the link to operation gratitude, see that or find a dentist near your house. here we go, temperatures mid-40s around the chesapeake. 30s back where the sky is cheered. clear line pushing through. we could drop a quick five degrees on the thermometer. you maybe singing a different

tune towards york, fed rick, colder longer. what we have been watching clouds and bringing hours, we were holding on to rain, it's starting to dive through aberdeen. showers lingering around cecil and eastern harford county for the last couple of hours and starting to retreat from the chesapeake across the shore. dampness through salisbury, there is the cloud line through carol and maybe entering baltimore county. we will call it some clouds around the bay. mostly sunny sky. after the 40s, we go to 56 this afternoon. traffic, once more with tonya. pretty well out to. no major incidents. light volume so far as you make your way to 795 southbound, out of reisterstown, no issues to report. looking at the beltway in catonsville. a disabled vehicle here, it was out of camera shot, as you can see on the inner loop, we have

the arrow trucks pointing everybody to the right. perhaps they will find the broken down vehicle. outer loop, moving well. this is 95, north of white marsh, southbound traffic to the right of your screen, moving towards the beltway, no incident in your way there. celebrated hall went on dancing with the stars. ricky lake and her partner yam in with a -- with a score of 27. nancy grace third. of the six couples involved. only five will move on to next week. watch the elimination show here at 9:00 on abc 2. kim kardashian filed for divorce and it's now official, she is divorcing chris humphreys. they were engaged for 85 days. tom what do you think about

this? reality star's nuptials are played on e entertainment. she said in a statement, quote, i hopeed this marriage was forever, but sometimes things don't work out as planned, end quote. amy winehouse's third and final album will hit stores. features 12 trackes are corded before the singer's death in july. a dedo many say this may go too far. what one group has to say after they put together images of barack obama and some are calling this offensive. now the tech bites. >> reporter: another new tablet for the holidays. barns and noble expected to introduce an updated version of the nook color. it could be a tablet under a

new name. that would beat fire tablet by a week. the app birthday party play time let's kids create their own party and wash the dishes when they are done. it's suited for children as young as 2 years old. >> it's so intuitive for children to interact. they know what to do right away and how to do it. because there is no right or wrong they can't screw up. it's not like the game is going to end. there is no losing. >> it's available for $2 from the i tunes store.

now good morning maryland. consumer warning for parents, safety group calling for johnson and johnson to remove two chemicals considered harmful in the baby shampoo. kuren redmond tells us more. >> reporter: the campaign for

safe cosmetics have been urging johnson and johnson to remove it for two years. they can cause cancer. it releases formal difide hyde and traces in the baby shampoo. the group is urging customers to boycott the baby products until the company agrees to remove the chemicals from the products which are sold around the world. johnson and johnson came out and said the company will phase out some of the chemicals but will not respond to the campaign's demands. there is a website under cosmetics.org. you can see they have johnson and johnson baby shampoo, double standard and a take action link to sign a petition for the company. they have a facebook page that gist more information about why they are demanding. the company also sent a letter

to johnson and johnson urging the company to commit by november 15th, to remove chemicals from personal care products. herman cane says he is a victim of an attack. a report of past allegations of sexual misconduct. he is opening up. he recalled the encounter with a employee that ended up in a formal complaint. >> i was standing near her and i did this, saying you are the same height at my wife. my wife is 5 feet tall and comes up to my chin. this lady is 5 feet tall and came up to my chin. she thought that was too close for comfort. >> according to one of the sources, the allegations went beyond that claiming he invited a woman to his hotel room which he denies and says he has

bigger bullseye on his back since his resurge in polls. if cain makes next october we know where we can catch them for the debates. the committee that sponsors debates during the election cycle has chosen denver hempstead, new york and boca raton for three debates in october of 2012. one held in danville, kentucky. local republican group in virginia is stirring up controversy with the laidest ad showing leaders including president barack obama as zombies. the zombie of obama has a bullet hole through his head september asen email. the group apologized. is this imagine appropriate? heads to our facebook fan page. we always want to know what you have to say sp be a part of the conversation. hilary clinton had to

cancel her trip to london because of her mother is sick. no details are given about her illness. she made an occasional campaign appearance with her daughter and wept on several trips with the fist family when president bill clinton was in the white house. americans really like first lady michelle obama. 6 3% of vote is have a positive impression of her. 23% look at her as unfavorable, 16% remain undecided. her approval rating for democrats is at the highest. the big initiative of let's move is a big deal, aimed at curbing childhood obesity. montgomery fire department rescued three workers from the 8th and 9th floors of a high- rise building when a scaffold collapsed. when the crew arrived they found three workers hanging from a safety rope system. a ladder truck brought them

down to safety. health news this morning, state gets a c when it comes to premature births. the birthrate is 12.7%. high i than the rate of 12 py2%. the rate improved by half a percent from 2006. march of dimes want to continue the trend to reduce to under 10%. toyota will sell robots that help the sick and elderly walk and balance better aiming for commercial products around 2013. toyota is working an intelligence machine with padded arms to help health care workers lift patients from beds and help carry them around. may not remember this, back on november 1st, 500 years ago , the beautiful wok of art was seen by millions of visitors. the artist michael angelo took four years to complete the job

and believed to his b his crowning achievement in his painting. we are highlighting leftover rain, this is the last pulse of the storm trying to drive down towards aberdeen. little wetness this morning. this is down from perryville, down towards the south and crossing the bay. chestertown, rock hall, could be getting in on this as it enhances. we are watching the storm system off the coast, little pulse here, looks impressive on our satellite view. this is pushing to sea. i wanted to leave this line up. i plotted an hour ago where the cloud line was. see a movement towards the east as this continues to generate at least extra spin to pull itself off the coast and high pressure moves in. looking at quiet weather. almost completely voided clouds from michigan down through alabama and georgia.

a very quiet weather pattern for the next couple of days. i think we have earned that. as we check out the forecast model indicating this storm pulls out to sea, cloud free, clear tonight and tomorrow as well. slow moderation of temperatures for the next weather system will build in by the end of the weekend. wind forecast, relatively light, as well. boring week for me to talk about. 56, clearing sky. temperatures will be a little bit below normal. we will get back to where we belong. that will be low 60s. milder by the bay, cooler in land and frost to scrape off the windshield tomorrow morning, we covering are sunshine, back to 60. we will slide the next weather system with a chance of rain showers and upper 50s and pushing the 50s to low 60s on the optimistic view through the weekend. back to the roads, here is

tonya. no issues to report 95 southbound, out of white marsh towards the beltway. live look at the beltway. this is a live look at 695, near 795, at old court road. the outer loop has volume but no incidents in your way. the inner loop at frederick , the broken down car moved over to the right should i. topside of the beltway, harford, volume building in both directions, we do not have a delay here on the outer loop yet. too early for that. a smooth ride from parkville to towson. drive times are doing fine. 83 southbound, shawan to the beltway, five minutes. 795 to 70 on the outer loop 7 minutes. . jurors heard from everyone from staff to experts to loved ones. big question is whether or not the doctor charged in michael jackson's death will testify. this would be a hard job. tasting cookie after cookie to find the best one.

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two days of meetings involving the federal reserve and ben bernanke keys focusing on the goals for better communications for economic improvement. president barack obama will welcome to the crew of final space shut toll the ofel office and discuss lawmaker strategies. with the involuntary manslaughter trial nearing the end, conrad murray conrad murray has not decided whether he is going to testify. he will let the judge know his decision today. stephanie rawlings blake will join officials for the garbage man appreciation event. something for your sweet tuesday after testing 18 chocolate chip cookies,

consumer reports picked taste bake shop as the best. it was based on the big butter cookie, chocolate flavor, chocolate chips and buttery taste. one candidate is not happy about the election process. conway plans to issue a federal complaint. and time for you to cast your vote for the leaders and a 9th grader has an allergy so bad she can't go to school but technology is allowing her to have a seat in the classroom. more in a bit. we are the house when it comes to the big game.

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