westminster dates bab to 1789 but the future sun certain after vandals destroyed markers. they have turned st. john's cemetery upside down. >> people travel to visit with their loved ones. >> reporter: this otherwise tranquil setting has been shattered along with dozens have you tombstones at the hands of people bent on destruction. those charge with the cemetery's care from st. job's row -- john's roman catholic church have had enough. >> very costly. 20 more. put them back. there are large monuments which way several tons. >> it had a cross with an angel

on top, a big piece of marble. >> i'm holding my breath. i take account, take pictures and make sure i'm not miscounting. >> reporter: work the church could no longer afford. the culprits have repeatedly vandalized it at night, disrespecting the living and the dead. >> they will be caught and prosecuted. they are cowards, and they need to be dealt with by the law. >> reporter: westminster city police are investigating and it could bring felony charges. jeff hager, abc2 news. every halloween we tell you what local police are doing to make sure that registered child

sex offenders don't have contact with your children. some neighbors were concerned when they saw candy being handed out at the home of a sex offender. >> i directed my children not to go there as well as the other children that i saw. also picked up the phone and called 911. >> reporter: katrina williams was reacting to a sex offender, but police never responded saying the man living there did nothing illegal. she saw the name on the list and asthiewmed -- assumed that house was barred from participating. that has parents confused and concerned. >> we went to the mall and our friend's neighborhood. >> reporter: this mother of two took her kids somewhere else. >> i don't know them and i don't

trust anyone around my children and people are -- you can't trust anybody. >> reporter: only offenders who are still active can have restrictions placed on them. police can only force restrictions against offenders whose names are provided to them. >> we conduct hour detail. our officers monitor to make sure they are state supervised and not participating. >> reporter: daniels was cleared of his probation in 2006. i talked with him today and he said he has never given out candy at halloween. his wife wanted to do it so she did. he told me legal lill he can but -- legally he can but didn't want to be. >> i believe this should ab full blank -- be a full blanket policy. they should not participate. >> reporter: in anne arundel,

don harrison, abc2 news. >> we received a similar call for a parent in baltimore county. after speaking with county police they told us the same therng-- thing. if a registered offender is no longer on parole they are not barred. some scary moments on towson university campus after an emergency text alerted student there is was a gunman on the loose. it turned out to be a toy gun. it was an acting student walking across campus. the student was working on an independent project. the student was found in the center for the arts building. in charges have been filed. 30-year-old damion deme trick is charged with armed robbery and theft. is is accused of robbing am

liquor world and the tobacco shop on ebenezer road. the suspect is being held at the baltimore county detention center. the second suspect, scott huntermark is charged with attempted armed robbery. today classes were interrupted at baltimore freedom academy after a hads as -- hazmat situation on east lombard street. students said glass container on the floomplet students -- floor. students complained of burning eyes and were taken to johns hopkins for evaluation. >> all right. weather wise, things have been pretty darn nice. skies clearing off nicely and in rain whatsoever on maryland's most powerful radar. how about temperatures?

pretty comfortable. many spots hitting 60. 58 annapolis. 57 cambridge. 59 in frag -- frederick. mostly clear conditions and it will be pleasant for another couple hours. we'll talk about how cold things get tonight. >> thanks a lot. in democracy 2012, the controversy over republican presidential candidate herman cain continues tonight. cane key defines -- herman cain he denies that he sexually harassed two women. news breck that two female employees complained about inappropriate behavior. cain denied the allegations. as the day went on, his recollection is that he was accused of harassment but denied

wrong don'ting much the women -- wrong doing. the women accepted a financial settlement. >> i was aware that an agreement was reached. we ended up settling for what would have been a termination settlement, quite frankly. >> cain said the story was dredged up because he was leading the pack. today people are questioning rick perry's unusual behavior at a recent speech in new hampshire. the 25-minute video has been a ridicule of pundits. coming up, we will look at what's behind the speech and perry's reaction it all of this. fedex is giving away $1 million in guest cards today. each worth $25 will be given out through fedex's facebook page.

the gift giveaway is part of an effort to support small businesses saturday. it's a day dedicated to driving shop ares to local independently oned businesses. in addition to the gift card giveaway, fedex is offering small business as discount on online print orders and preonline tools to promote their companies. looks like kohl's is getting in on the bandwagon opening their doors at midnight on black friday. this is the first time stores will be open for 24 hours straight. online shoppers can start saving earlier. got some good news for customers who were charged that $5 okay --

bank of america. and this sunday the ravens take on the steelers. but today they did some important work off the field. how they're helping families in need. plus, the costumes were killer and the dances devilish. we've got all the highlights coming up.

the baltimore marylands helped with the food bank to launch their neighborhood collection efforts. this effort started 16 years ago. we have more on the story. >> reporter: ravens quarterback

joe flacco was scoring one for the team to benefit maryland families. >> it's something we really look forward to. now with the partnership with giant, we're building it upped hoping that people are so generous and will make a dent in what's going on. >> reporter: the ravens clear leaders posing with fans taking photos. the ravens mascot and it's giving to worth cry cry -- worthy cause. >> people need it. it as a great thing to do. >> it's part of my upbringing to help those less fortunate than i am. >> reporter: they will be collecting throughout the month. fans can give at the gate when

the ravens host the bengals. >> in the pass few years when times have been tough. it feels good that our fans want to give back to the community. >> reporter: there are more than 50,000 people in maryland who rely will be maryland's emergency food programs and the ravens encourage all to donate. in would the baltimore, manny locke. >> that's what i love about this team of the year, all the food drives. the weather, i'll let you take credit for it. >> why not. you know, clear skies. temperatures up close to 60. we'll keep this going through the rest of the week. let's take a lock at maryland's

nose powerful radar to show you how crystal clear everything looks. good stuff here. not a raindrop anywhere. let's take a look mid-50s out there. 50 to the west in oakland. from ocean city to the mountain five-degree change. we had 60 downtown, dulles 58. winds generally very light. almost no wind, around zero to 10 miles an hour. light breezes. when you have the light wind and clear skies you sew the temperatures drop off more sharply. we have a frost north and west of the city with the light wind and that lack of cloud cover. just not a lot going on.

generally clear. out to the west partly cloudy conditions. that system that passed offshore last nit as we look at the last 12 hours it dead bring some rain through the chesapeake. places like easton showers. for the most part things relatively quiet. the cool air will flow in tonight. as this centers up more directly overhead during the day tomorrow we'll look for a warmer day, more spots hitting 60 tomorrow afternoon. this is the big time weather good gie. good weather will continue to flow in. you see how it is out to the with the. by the way, as we zoom in closer to home, you can see the trend showing basically nothing new here from tonight and into the day on thursday, although, another weather system may

approach by friday. let's lack at that seven-day forecast and break it all down for you. bottom line you see mild days wednesday, thursday in the 60s. chance for rain on friday. mid-50s, sunshine, not a bad scenario at all. kelly? >> thanks a lot, wyatt. >> all right. the injuries at "dancing with the stars" that you haven't heard about until right now. plus, how teamwork might have changed the game and a surprise halloween treat. george pennachio has all the details. >> ricki lake and derek hough got the evening's top scores 27 out of 30 and bob kardashian. >> we worked really, really hard. >> it was a lot of fun, great

music. it was fun. >> after barely being able to walk, rob landed in second place. >> i definitely pulled my groin. i did the splits. like i did the splits. >> i told max i got text messages after he tweeted about his broken toe. now the whole story. >> if i said something about my knee, lower back, shoulder and all this stuff. >> reporter: j.r. martinez and karina smirnoff finished fourth with nancy grace and tristan macmanus at the bottom. >> ifmark votes for us, i guarantee you starting wednesday morning i'm going to bust my butt. many a going to have something that will put me at the top of the leader board because this is where i want to be.

>> it will be great to make it to the end. >> while she finished at the bottom, nancy dprais gave something from her -- grace gave something from her top. >> happy halloween. >> that's the ultimate trick or treat. of the six couples still in the competition, only five will make it to next week. with' find out who goes home during the results show. in los angeles, george pennachio for abc news. >> as george was just saying, we'll find out who gets voted off. first, new episode of plan last standing and manup. that is followed by a new episode of body of proof at 10:00 and we're back at 11:00. we want to know what you think. live on our show during our facebook fan page, you can jump in on the conversation by going

to our website. the white house correspond dps association aid jimmy kimmel will be the featured comedian at the annual dinner. the 43-year-old was chosen because his humor is sophisticated and edgy, while appearing to a wide audience. well, drinking alcohol and breast cancer. coming up, find out why even light drinking can raise that risk of breast cancer for women. plus, football is here. that means it's time for that flu shot. do you really note facts about the flu? we'll test your flu iq coming up.

did you know even drinking lights amount of alcohol could increase a woman's risk of getting breast cancer. reachers studied 106,000 women and found that even three drinks a week could increase it and those with a drink a day had more. it was the same whether women consumed wine, beer or liquor. flu sew son is here. after getting your flu shot, did you know it takes about two weeks to develop an immunity? test your knowledge boy taking this -- by taking this quiz. true or false. the flu isn't that serious.

that's false. you can have a bacterial infection. the flu virus is contagious. that's true. if you get flu ride it through. that's true. >> once you have the flu, your body will ride itself out until this overcomes the virus. if you have a cough you can use over the counter cough medicines. >> you can protect yourself boy getting a flu shot. fewer babies are being born too early, about 40,000 were promature between twix and 2009. a -- the march of dimes gave the u.s. a c grade. we got d last year. it's based on each state's preemie rate compared to the

global birth rate. premature rates are the leading cause of death in newborns. are you having trouble getting a good night's sleep. a study find people who feel isolated from others tend to feel more restsness -- restlessness. abc2news.com is the place for all your news. it provides categories to provide you alt information you need. >> coming up, a possible prank goes horribly wrong in new york. find out why two 12-year-olds are in trouble. plus larks police officer jumped into -- plus, a police officer jumped into action to save a baby stuck on the

railroad tracks.

well, the people have spoken. in this case customers from some of the country's biggest banks. we'll tell you how the banks are responding. a pregnant mom ends up in police custody after a trip to the grocery store. we'll tell you what happened. a neighborhood dealing with a serious problem turns to abc2 news for help. we start off with breaking news happening in the middle of rush hour. a traffic alert on the beltway of 70. let's check in with jamie costello. >> reporter: the left lane is blocked going out to