gets colder don't leave your car warming up in the driveway, even a locked car can be taken by thieves. you can check out the works for you in the crime prevention stories, abc 2news. >> baltimore county police are trying to find why a 66-year- old woman was killed inside her home. she was found in the basement and it's believe shed was killed by her grandson. his body was found in her car a short time later. it's believed he killed himself after leaving her home. report released from a panel tasked with reviewing the shooting death of william torbett. he was working undercover when he and shaun gambol were shot. the report outlines several popples change recommendations based on the incident. the police department said they will put in the recommendations with in 90 days. and the government has started testing pet food for

salmonella because the owners are getting sick. the number of cases is so common the fda is testing dry food and treats from a number of makers, gross grocery stores and retailers. >> weather wise, it has been a nice clear fall day, no question about that. temperatures back up in the mid60s today. we like that. let's take a look at the temperature patterns right now, locally, 63 annapolis, 63 over in frederick. denton 59 here. so temperatures not bad, still 60s on the map. i think through the evening we will fall through the 50s as clouds increase this evening and running on the cool side, but a slight chance for some rain around here before we bring back a lot of sun. we will talk about when that happens and look to the weekend forecast, it's all coming up.

>> thank you. everybody has their tie on, i have mine but i think it'll look bet we are jamie. the johns hopkins children's center is selling miracle ties. >> reporter: there are a lot of them. the miracle tie program started in 1995 and it's raised more than maybe close to a million dollars for the children. let's see the stars who are the artists of their own ties, they draw their favorite things and the stories behind them will have you go to joe tonight and buying one. list tone madison who has been back and forth to hopkins for the last two years. >> when i have a bad treatment night i always pray to god and i feel like he sends down an angel to watch me. >> angels are all over the tie she has come up with. they are now available at your nearest joe banks store and here is mine. this made by victoria murray. she lives in essex and has

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. a man was killed when he got in to an accident were a dump truck that sent his car over the edge of a elevated roadway. it happened in kentucky. act a dozen other drivers got out and rushed to help him but he died. a florida homeowner is in the hospital in a coma after he was attacked by bees. it happened in his backyard. though the hiv section on the neighbor's property. now others want the got to get rid of the hive.

some of the people in the neighborhood say they have been afraid to go out. the city said it's the responsibility of the homeowner. police in new jersey are also using social media to crack down on crimen. this case they posted surveillance video of a man dancing while he may have been shoplifting. he was -- he apparently stopped by the door and the security guard but ran away. police hope someone will recognize him. they have solved three other similar cases using the method. and a man was caught on camera at a daycare center after breaking in. he may have been embarrassed more about what he was wearing, he was in a pink bikini. he was eventually caught and had nothing to say except that the swim suit didn't belong to a child. his background includes child sex related crimes. people in the northeast still without power.

in one town a city lead certify threatening to sue over it. she said she wants to know why getting the power back on is taking so long, she said about ten years ago a super -- [inaudible] the town's energy provider cl and p promised additional crews but the mayor said today was the first day she saw them. some of the country's biggest banks have taken back plans to charge customers for using debit cards but what about retailers. what restaurants and gas stations near you may be doing to get more of your money. and you may not be happy about it but the questions about herman cai's past continue to come up. what a third person is now says.

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. heads up for the next time you shop for clothing or gas. more and more stores starting to charge you for the privilege of swiping your credit card. consumer reporter john shows why and what you can do so you don't waste your money. over the past 20 years many have stopped carrying more than a couple dollars with them. we pull out a credit or debit card for everything from gas to groceries to a cup of coffee but that is now changing. notice anything different when you use your credit or debit card? many are starting to charge extra for it. others are putting up signs requiring a five or ten dollar minimum as melissa found. >> feel like i'm being forced to buy things i don't need. >> reporter: it's all because of new rule this is year letting stores and gas stations set a ten dollar minimum for credit purchases.

they are also allowed to give discounts for paying cash. that's great news if you are a cash customer. 123450 the fact the same rules mean debit cards are losing their appeal. many have eliminated their reward program while bank of america's new monthly fee has many people saying doesn't that stink? result the -- america's love affair with credit and debit may be ending. bottom line if a store starts offering cash discounts you may want to consider using cash or buy from another store. realize that more and more businesses may soon do this so you don't waste your money. >> now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. pretty fall looking forecast. >> yeah.

not bad. it'll be little chillier by the first half of the weekend but that doesn't hold up. >> sweaters and --. >> yeah. little hot cider. have to get into the fall spirit. you know my weakness, pumpkin pie. almost no wind to speak of, the flag on federal hill showing just a little movement, not a lot. wind at five at the top the hour and temperatures 63. let's take a look. you can see a mix of clouds and sun across the harbor today. then some nice clearing, the days getting shorter and of course we fall back an hour as question go from saturday night into sunday morning, don't forget to set the clocks back. it'll be even earlier come next week. manchester beautiful fall color, on some of the trees, little polluted by still some fall color. the radar showing all clear, we think that holds up at least through most of the evening.

past midnight we could see a few showers, southern maryland. let's talk more about that. first temperatures 55 west, 57 east, middle part of the state, central maryland low 60s. not bad, humidity not really a factor, winds are light. i want to show you the pattern. we had clouds earlier today. they are now clearing out. we will get brief clearing for the next couple hours and then the next weather system pushes in, it's a classic storm system for early november. no winter weather with this one. we don't have the cold air but this will bring in some cooler air on the back side of this thing we do look for cooler air to wrap around it and this rain shield ahead of it, ahead of the frontal boundary expected for most of this to track south of us. it's possible we could catch a little bit of the northern edge as this dives southeast. we could be clipped, maybe wet roads in the morning but not very wet and not for very long. cold air wrapping around the back side. you can see temperatures on the

back side of this only in the upper 40s and as we look at the trend here overnight here is that movement as we go from 6:00 to 8:00 tomorrow morning, that storm tracking just soup. you can see some of the rain and if it's just a little further north some of it could douse us. could be a few showers for the early morning drive. as be go into the weekend cooler air behind that but other than that looking good. speaking of looking good, lynette standing by in the newsroom and you will talk more about what we can expect. >> yes. you know you just gave that forecast looking pretty good but maybe you want to go see the terps game. it'll be a good one, playing the cavaliers at 12:30 on saturday. again this will be a good- looking day and if you want to do that that's something to do but also, we are looking at a health fair that is -- you can see the seven father in

partnership with the heart center. this is definitely something good you want to do. now if you want to get this forecast i have it for you. they can it check it out here. plenty of sun on saturday. it'll be sunny, cool so don't forget the jacket. now what i want to show you i was a happy camper today because i went to a elementary school and i visited the 4th grade class and this is a part of the 4th grade class. the rest them -- it was a fabulous day. so many wonderful questions, talking about tornadoes, hurricanes, and even floods, yes very smart kids, they are going to have our job as they get older, very, very smart and it'll be a great weekend. >> i have to ask you, the kids there, any questions that stumped you? >> i can't admit that. i can't admit that. >> you had all the answers. >> i had all the answers. >> they are smart.

i'm out there too. thank you. overnight tonight let's recap. 35 degrees, mostly cloudy, slight owers, as we go into tomorrow, i think other than maybe an early morning shower, mainly south of baltimore looking good. 58 the two degree guarantee. seven day forecast here is how it shapes up. it'll be briefly cooler but plenty of sun and sunday 58 degrees, again don't forget to fall back. more weather in a few. >> all right. thank you. in tonight's democracy2012 new developments in the herman cain sexual harassment story. the latest on this story. seems like for cain its been a long week. >> reporter: right and the week isn't even over. we have one more day when it comes to this week. one of the questions that still remains is who leaked this story. now it's turned in to kind of a blame game with cain blaming

rick perry. so you find yourself in the middle of this fire storm he says he believe this is man curt anderson a former employee during his senate run is the one who leaked the charges. he is now an advisor to the rick perry campaign. >> i didn't know anything about this. it's hard to leak something you don't know about. >> reporter: and today cain once again denied any wrongdoing. >> being in business i learned long time ago that unless i am really comfortable with another employee i don't pay women compliments. >> reporter: in august his campaign was an after thought. at about 2% in the polls, so at the time nobody could have predicted this. now he is a front runner ahead in his poll and bringing in the

campaign cash. more than one million dollars since sunday. so where does he think his popularity comes from? >> there has been a huge disconnect for a long time between the people and with all due respect what goes on inside washington dc. we have tapped in to that. >> reporter: and we have learned the lawyer for one of at ceuser has given a statement to the national restaurant association. they plan to respond at some point tomorrow. we also know this is more information this afternoon that cain's campaign has hired another consultant to try to deal with this. >> all right. might not be such a bad idea. you -- you talked about rick perry and the usual way he conducted himself. anymore new information on that? >> reporter: we have new information. a lot of people were talking about this viral video. you may have remembered people were saying rick perry had to have been drunk. he has come forward and said he

wasn't drinking, he wasn't on any type of medication, he was -- has given a thousand of speeches, apparently this was just more entertaining. a group of republicans in new hampshire came to his defense today and said we shouldn't focus on the video because it distracts from the other issues. >> all right. live for us from washington -- c. thank you. check in with jamie in the studio with what's coming up at six. >> here is what's coming up. iraq war veteran homeless after being evicted. how she got into a situation like this and who helped her. and when it comes to making sure your heart is doing well most people have a stress test. why that simple stress test could tell women the wrong information about their heart. . now a preview of world news. >> coming up on world news

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facebook page in february of 2009. we were one of the first agencies in the area to do so. >> reporter: the county is relying on social media and they even have a youtube page. with in a day or two they realize they can get call was people with tips. >> reporter: its starting to pay off. >> we had two minutes of surveillance video of a man trying to break-in to a car and got several phone calls of people recognizing him. >> reporter: tipsters identified him as brandon michael smith. he was pulled over later and arrested. several cars have been broke then to in the area and this was a way to solve the problem. a 20 year veteran of the police force shooting and edits the content they put on the website. he used to spend hours patrolling knocking on the doors to see if anybody has information for police. >> with facebook and with twitter with the click of a

mouse we can reach 11,000 peoplew. have that many on our facebook. >> maybe that's what they need. >> reporter: the new information is like a crime newscast for the county residents. >> we are kind of like news reporters, we are putting stories out to citizens to get a better understanding and bridge that gap between what law enforcement does and getting information out to the citizens. >> it's what policing is. its working with the police department to solve crimes. >> well for some girls their wedding dress is something they dream about for years. that perfect designer dress that averages about $1,500 can be to pricey so more and more are turning to discount websites. many of them ordering knock offs from company overseas, for just a few hundred dollars. >> they tried to say that it

would be good, everything else is made in chain a how bad can it be? >> reporter: unfortunately much of the time the dresses aren't the look alikes for the designer counterparts, the stitching, bead work, even the color can be a far cry from that picture. in the end many end of having to buy another dress, spending more than they wanted to after all. online retailer amazon has been identifying fighting the effort to force them to charge sales tax but now they are offering to handle the tacks tacks their merchants. they plan to start the practice coming up in february. the popular new i-phone 4s has gotten some great reviews but also some complaints. mainly about the battery life. some are saying it runs out to fast and now apple is acknowledging the problem. they say the new operating

system is to blame and 42 will release a update to fix it. and stores have long depended on black friday for a serious boost in sales but now some hotels and airlines are getting in on the action too. hotel companies ihg said they are going to bring back a promotion where twitter followers can get a hundred dollars off any flight as long as you book two weekend nights at one of their hotels. we all know at least one person who would be running again next year for office. who will announce his hope of gaining a second term? we will have that and more at six. >> now, abc 2news at six. >> county police are investigating what they are calling a family tragedy. a murder suicide. that story coming up. >> we