everybody will be sharing some of the blame in this fight that ended with a police officer and another man dead. >> i made a lot of calls to the congressmen and nobody was able to do anything. you can see i lot of the house. >> an iraq war veteran gets a hard welcome. she is jobless and homeless. we want to start with the latest on a grandmother killed. she lived with her grandson in a nice home. from the outside we have no idea what led to the horror on the inside. we are live tonight. >> reporter: jamie it's a family tragedy that county police are searching for a motive for that they may not find. police say the 21-year-old shot and killed his grandmother. his body was found with aself inflicted gun shot wound.

she was found shot in the basement of her home. authorities say they aren't sure how long she had been dead. >> this is not a random killing, it's a family tragedy. yesterday the victim -- daughter became concerned when she heard that her mother had not shown up for work for two days. another family member went to the home and found the victim dead in the basement. >> reporter: once again police say they are not sure what the motive is behind this, they are still investigating the tragedy. >> all right. tonight from townsend police -- new developments in the death of an 11-year-old last month. prosecutors say william mcclain was beat then the head with a bat by his stepfather curtis lopez. the bat was found near where his body was found in a wooded area. the new details revealed in

court where lopez was ordered held without bail in the killing of his estranged wife, prosecutors also say a blood smeared 30-pound weight was found in the condo where police found her body. lopez has been charged in her murder and will be charged in the death of his stepson. a barber charged with abusing a 13-year-old in a hair salon and they fear we could have more victims. the what 54-year-old abused the teen who was a client right there on plum tree drive the on severalo occasions the suspect made inappropriate comments before abused him in september. police believe since the salon is in a neighborhood there could be other victims and also going to the salon without a parent. >> in this community there are a lot of home was in walking distance and that's why this young boy was able to go there

alone. >> howard county police ask if you have information please call them. ten months after four city police officers shot and killed one of their own outside a west baltimore club an independent review board released its findings on what happened that night. it was early january when william torbett responded to an unruly crowd. confusion and panic happened and with in six seconds 42 shots were fired by other police. torbett and shaun gambol were killed. a board was charged to study what went wrong and how to fix it and that report came out today. >> there is a take away that there is -- through this horrible tragedy we have identified, they have identified now laid a road map

for us in how the department can improve and get better. >> and there are 33 recommendations and 20 findings if the report. it points out issues with training and leadership and the police department's policy on what an officer should be in plains clothes. read the full report go to the website right now at bbc 2news.com. a jury describe figure a state senator took bribes and worked to help businesses paying him by us using his influence. today i had attorneys wrap up closing arguments saying to many knew about his activities to be considered bribes and they say -- he told an ethics officer about the deal. is he facing federal charges. the prosecutors in baltimore remain powerless more than 44 hours after police came out to knock off the power of

the baltimore group the city has cut off the power remotely to those in the square so that businesses in the area would not ba necked. the city said protesters don't have the permits to use the outlets. the city said it was over concerns of public safety after an official found electric and fire hazards in the area. a senator will seek a second term to the united states senate. his campaign announced he will make his campaign official on sunday one year before the elections. he served ten terms in congress before beating former lieutenant governor michael steel in 2006 to win a term to the senate. he will announce at the baltimore museum of industry. it is a scene we have seen over the past few hours a i moving van, deputies force someone out of their home. this time it happened to a veteran who still carries the

emotional scars of the war in iraq. we caught up with our vet on crescent spot court and has more on how she and her kids are now homeless. >> reporter: kenya smith has two ma's, two children and whatever she could fit on this uhaul. >> on the curb they were nice enough to put it in the truck. today was my final notice date so the sheriff was here this morning. >> reporter: she spent almost 15 years in the navy but she said her life started to go downward after a tour in iraq. >> i was responsible for identitying the dead marines and sailor that came in and airmen. some came in maimed, you know -- very tore up from ied's and when you put seven bodies in a bag and you are older than all of them it changes out view on

life. >> reporter: she came back with ptsd and was discharged with honor. without a job she couldn't handle the mortgage. now with the clock ticking on the foreclosure a veterans help group has come through with temporary housing. it's overwhelmed requests though. >> in the last two years we have had requests for food help double and those are the people who are out there overseas, serving our country and their families can't put food on the table. >> reporter: kenya knows where they would be without the group. >> living in my car. >> reporter: in this economy, she realizes her struggle to rebuild her life is far from over. >> now smith said she would have sold her house when she couldn't find work but was

under water on the mortgage. the same house she paid 400,000 for is worth 230,000 today. >> rest of the evening sun going down quickly with a few clouds and through the 50s we will go. it'll be quiet and cool but a storm is tracking to the rest. this bringing us some showers, i would say just south of baltimore for the most part as we go into the morning rush hour. through the day tomorrow, chilly, cloudy, maybe a shower in the morning and through afternoon breezy with sun. temperatures will drop. more on that forecast straight ahead. >> all right of the federal workers the policy on when you can leave work or go to work during a snowstorm is changing. officials over halling the bad weather policy for the first time in 14 years and the reason january storm, that ended up trapping up drivers in and around washington for up to 12 hours, . for early closings

worker also be told to leave at a certain time or be able to stay in a shelter. be prepared, next week there will be a nationwide of the emergency alert system. the test will take place on wednesday november the 9th. it'll start at 2:00 in the afternoon. all radio stations, cable channels, tv stations, like wmar will go off air for the test. now the test will last about a minute with 30 seconds being audio of the eas. that was put into place in 1997 and while weekly and monthly tests happen locally this first ever nationwide test is to make sure everything works during any possible nationwide emergency. that will be next week. also both the -- we are talking about the trees, the traffic, the number of people who came to watch, this grande prix continues to stir up controversy. the company that put this race

in baltimore is facing money troubles and questions. one of the biggest is will the race be back next year? we are still waiting on official impact of the grande prix this past labor day. it's already on the schedule for indy car. when it comes to your help many tests are for men and women. why the common stress test to make sure your heart is functioning well may result in false readings. and people usually are trying to find ways to step. how you can help the kid as the johns hopkins. >> take a look. 14 a nice fall day. 64 was the two degree guarantee. winter just cold. you get the storm umbrella. will there be any need for it? that answer after this.

. now to your health alert. we have heard heard a lot about medical marijuana and some have wonder fire department it'll encourage teens to smoke possibility pot. rhode island and massachusetts was used in a study and medical marijuana laws don'ten crease teen use. one of the most widely used tests for detecting heart problems may be telling you the wrong thing. linda explains why stress tests are not always accurate in women. >> reporter: by looking up a

few sensors a stress test can tell a lot about your heart. for years its been the test of choice given how easy anden expensive it is that's not surprising. whale is surprising is the fact that all the research that describes stress testing initially and that has gone for for more than 40 years was only done on men. >> reporter: that means all the guideline that determine who is fit and how fit they should be are not always accurate in women. it's something a doctor is hoping to change. she and a team of ref searchers have been following 6,000 women putting them through tests, she is finding the formula for heart health isn't always the same. >> i looked at what their age predicted fitness level should be and it was a different formula than what's established in men. >> reporter: blood pressure and fitness levels seem to play a different role in women than in men. harriette is a former marathon

runner had a heart attack. >> looking back and researching family members, the male side of the family had many heart attacks. most of them deadly. >> reporter: that's why the doctor said women who get stress tests tests ask about female specific readings, they could hold clues to future problems. abc 2news. >> if you schedule a stress test talk with your doctor beforehand about trying to figure out the results you get. franklin square hospital making sure you get your flu shot. sunday starting at ten they will be giving out free flu shots. it's a drive through clinic. it'll be the 5th year they have offered the free shots in a drive through clinic. the first year 700 showed up, last year 2,000. this year they have 2500 shots available for you.

>> now maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. let's get there to it and bottom line we have a pretty nice finish to the day. sun down and boy -- sun down around 60s, it'll be five as we go past sunday. yeah, don't forget to fall back. 58 degrees, that's the current temperature. winds east southeast at six. changing back and forth on the breezes, beautiful photography from our abc weatherbug camera on the river, from the united states naval academy. and another nearby installation near andrews, here, camp springs, beautiful sunset, clear skies and one last stop down at the beach. enjoying late season mild weather. how is that? the radar still clear, should continue to be tonight but in the morning that could change. statewide temperatures running in the upper 50s, winds light.

rain starting to edge in, southwest virginia and we could see a few of these showers get in overnight toward daybreak but i think most of the storm system is set to take a dive skirting maryland just to the south and east. we will dodge most of the rain but perhaps not all of it. cool air wrapping around the back side of this approaching storm and that will replace the mild air. cold shot behind that storm front. 47 st. louis, 46 nashville. we will get a shot of cooler air tomorrow night into saturday and then warm it back up on sunday. the trend here isa as we go forward. that storm tracking just south but that rain close, i think at least southern maryland and dc pointing out they could see rain, wet roads toward daybreak and then we dry it out through the day on friday, chill the air temperatures friday night into saturday but the sky also stay nice and clear. out tolinest, she will talk

more about the weekend. >> yeah. what a weekend we have. absolutely fabulous weather and definitely it's going to be a good time on sunday, now the ravens aren't playing at home but maybe you will go to a bar and watch them or go to your friend's house. check out what we have. we have the game day forecast and we go to the schedule and once that schedule pops up, there we go, okay we slide and you can see what's going on, try it again. i will get this. trust me, the game day forecast we are looking at, we are going to play the steelers and the fact it is that the steelers going to loose the game, that is what i'm forecasting for that one. then we will look at -- we can do another festival, the baltimore farmer's market. that's something we can do on sunday. let me show you that forecast because the forecast i think you will like what we have here. 50s, mostly sunny and it'll be cool issue. it'll be a fabulous day. just make sure you have the

jacket. then look what i did today. i went and visited the 4th grade class, and the kids were absolutely fabulous, we talked about blizzards, they had so many questions, a lot of them said they like the snow but they still wanted summer to come back. i said we have to get through winter first. again very smart class, had lots of questions. >> yeah and we had to give a shout out to carroll county. >> yes. >> they were up from manchester. they like the snow but don't like it on a saturday which is what we had last weekend. all right. thank you. let's get a look at the forecast over night. 35, mostly cloudy, the slight chance of a couple showers toward daybreak and tomorrow 58, morning clouds and then clearing through the day but breezy and colder. 58 will come early in the day and the temperatures drop tomorrow night. 30s, be frost on the north and -- left side of town. let's take a look at the seven day forecast and not a bad fall

outlook. november, relative to the end of october. november coming in fairly quietly, a cooler day saturday. a mildler day sunday and as we go into next week we could push 70 by wednesday. just don't forget saturday night. >> like your tie. tie. >> big fan of these. johns hopkins ties. >> this is the time of year we are always looking to give to charity and help local groups and organizations and with that in mind the children's center has released it's latest collection of miracles n is created by victoria murray. she is ten, that's amazing. beautiful isn't it? now the children designed the ties, they draw from their favorite things and the program started in 1995 and it's raised close to a million dollars for the children. some are seasonal and others

you can wear any time and it's a program that joseph banks is always happy to we a part of. >> i get all excited every year. particularly when the kids come in. when you see their faces and everything else and what everybody does it's just so exciting. >> you can buy the ties patty joseph banks store. they are on sell now. some of the designs include tie angels, stingrays and more. get your tie now. here is a look at tonight at 11. this is hard to watch. a father hitting his then teen daughter, new tonight we hear from both of them. why she posted this and why he say there is is more to this than what we see. we will hear this. and have you seen these? they call them bare foot shoes. while they look interesting are they good for your feet? we will get an expert's

opinion. that and more. and the forecast, join us for the news at 11.

. just a great day today. >> nice weather and it's still pleasant and just enjoy that dusk because still past six, light, that is done on sunday.

>> that's all over. >> about 5:00 p.m. sunday. >> take a look. mid50s out there and tomorrow through the day a chilly start but we warm up to near 60 again by afternoon. colder air for saturday. >> let's see if the director is taking requests, can we see a shot of the skyline -- look at that. >> little bit of daylight. two more days. >> he will see you at 11. have a good one. @póo