a gas main break am low cups -- in locus point have left people without service. people in mississippi headed to the polls to vote in the personhood amendment, what the amendment is for and what it could moon for the rest of -- mean for the rest of the country. tonight herman cain is formally speaking for the first time about the allegation against him. tonight nearly a thousand homes and businesses in baltimore's locus point are

still without gas. the outage could last for days as bge tries to repair the damage made. >> there are approximately 1,000 bge customers that are impacted by day two of the natural gas main in locus point which contractors accidentally struck on monday morning. all customers needed to be home so bge crews could safely turn off the gas while repairs to the main are underway. >> the strike happened about 10:30 yesterday morning. we responded to the scene immediately and shut off the gas supplied to that damaged gas main. >> reporter: miss mack seen who has lived in locus point said a little inconvenience, not having service but -- >> i've seen a lot of bge guys out here doing their job, making

sure everybody is safe. the one gentleman told me it's one -- that it could blow up the whole block. they've been keeping everybody informed about what's going on. they've been very helpful. >> reporter: about 100 customers who live on the west side of the bridge will have their gas service restored. once the gas main is repaired, it will take several days for the crews to manually turn on the service to each customer. if you should smell gas in the area -- >> they might experience a light odor of gas while the work is being completed. however, if they smell a strong odor, leave immediate love and call from -- leave and call from a safe location. >> now bge is bringing in out of state help.

they will help turn off service and then turn everything back on once the main is repaired. bge will host a community meeting tonight to answer questions for people without gas. the meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 at the church of redemption at 1401 tow sop -- towson street. a fire damaged a two store re row home. to one was hurt. the cause is still under investigation. the baltimore's health department is investigating two cases of legion near's disease at the nursing home. the nursing home said both people have made a full recovery. the home's water supply is being tested to make sure it's safe.

penn state football coach joe paterno's future sun certain after a news -- is uncertain. the new york times is reporting he will not return as the school's coach. he has been put under a microscope after sexual abuse charges were filed against one of the coaches. the mother of a transgender is asking for the public's help to find her daughter. tyra trent's body was found in an abandoned house in february. police have very few leaves. baltimore city has rolled out a new app to report problems that people come across. the 311 app is available on the iphone and android. all right. early sunset tonight as it has

been the last couple of days. skies staying crystal clear. very little weather around maryland. temperature wise, we're talking about temps in the upper 50s. 56 at rehoboth beach. let's get into the forecast. 60s under clear skies. mild and pleasant for a few more hours after hitting 70 today. how much long are can this great -- longer can this great weather last? we'll answer that. a boy is mission in washington state after the mother said she left him in the car while she went to get gas. they're trying to figure out if the parents are being honest. she said she left him in the car seat after running out of gas. >> i usually want my kids to be

safe. i want sky to come back safely. >> but police say the car in question started rete up for detective -- right up for detectives and they did not find a gas can. there were reports that sky had been left in a car before and parents were ordered to take a parents class. the mother has refused to take a polygraph. investigators suspect foul play in the case. people in mississippi lined up a the -- up at the polls to vote on the controversial personhood amendment. >> reporter: the personhood amendment is another name for the antiabortion measure. that would change the state's constitution. the question before voters is whether life should be defined as beginning at conception. if voters say yes, it could have

a big impact. >> i hope it does reig nate a culture of life in mississippi. >> whether the amendment passes or not, both sides are preparing for a local challenge and you can see this all the way up to the supreme court. >> we'll stay tuned for more on this one. hundreds gathered to watch a huge fire in sacramento, california. we'll tell you what was burning and how they managed to get the fire out with no injuries. a storm chaser got a little more than he bargained for.

today was a bad day to go shopping in the democratic aread through a strip mal. hundreds watched the building burn. the businesses were destroyed. the good news, no one was

injured. storm chasing always a dangerous business but one brave sole tracking a funnel cloud in oklahoma yesterday got into an accident and ended up flipping over. the driver said actually it was a mechanical failure, not the storm. forecasters said the wind was over 100 miles an hour. a photographer managed to sink a picture of a barge that started sinking. the ship started taking on wart. officials said the barge had 33 empty containers onboard and was actually headed to haiti. steve jobs and mark zuckerberg had to start somewhere. we'll tell you about a visit to one lucky school and how they hope to inspire our leaders of tomorrow. he has been staying away from formally addressing those accusations of sexual harassment, but we'll tell you what herman cain had to say,

coming up.

one lucky elementary school in bel air got invited by the u.s. arm me to inspirt next generation of technology leaders. we have more on the military message. >> you guys are going to invent a piece of technology today to make your world a better place. >> reporter: with that charge, students at hickory elementary school in bell air went back to the classroom to invent. as part of the program at aberdeen proving ground staff will be there until thursday to show how technology plays hand in hand with engineering and

math. >> we are making a robot that does chores for us, vacuuming, cleaning, making our bed. >> reporter: this fifth grade class is giving boxes and using their creative minds, the project starts to come together. >> it can pick up its own stuff. the hands are made so you will not have to pick it up yourself. >> reporter: this student is making a robot chef that can make food instantly. >> we wanted him to be programmed to make whatever food you want, so we made letters that you type in and whatever word you say, then that's what he will cook. >> can we use this for something? >> we invents something to pick up its own trash. >> reporter: she said the

nation's schools can benefit. >> teaching them to apply that through engineering rand through science will -- and through science will create an amazing generation. >> reporter: reporting for abc2 news. nice quiet night looking good. 63 degrees right now. humidity is moderate. winds southeast at six. quiet night on the range, nice. good stuff. let's take a look as we go into the radar picture. you can see things generally clearing. that will be the case. so, really, a fantastic weather condition. we like that as we take a look at some of those temperatures, still not bad. 59 in easton. 63 in hagerstown. high temperatures today pushing

up close to 70 degrees. that unseasonably warm about 10 degrees above average. our humidity levels, again on the dry side, light breezes, and what little breeze we do have out of the south and southeast in salisbury, more of a southeast component. through the day tomorrow we'll be back in the mid-60s. we'll have additional cloud cover. the overall trend quiet tonight, tomorrow. there's no weather on the board. there is some weather to the west, though. we've got a boundary pushing in, some showers and heavydown pours. -- heavy down pours. we have two cells keeping the east coast high and dry. as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours it will be interesting to see that boundary pushing out of the west and a storm coming in off the coast. you see how warm things are for

this part of november. the trend basically brings in this system to the west that will begin to nudge into western maryland as early as thursday morning. then we're watching a tropical storm off the coast. this will continue to creep up the coast, maybe bring some rains offshore from the delmarva area as we go into thursday night. there's two weather systems at play to get a tropically developed system. we are still technically in hurricane season through december 1st, so this is not unprecedented but a little unusual. it could produce rain for a part of maryland as we go into the end of the week. overnight tonight 39, clear and chilly, patchy fog. 63, partly cloudy and not as warm. tomorrow night 46 with clouds increasing. when will the chance for rain come? well, the rain will come in

thursday into friday, potentially. i'm almost expecting a lot to be in the beaches and the eastern shore and some sunshine into the weekend. we will warm up, though towards sunday. so a brief cooler shot for veterans day friday. >> thanks a lot, wyatt. in tonight's democracy 2012. gop candidate herman cain held a news conference where he was scheduled to address the latest. what did he have to say? >> reporter: he said all of the allegations are categorially false and that they will not force him out. he said help can't chase anonymous allegation. even though we've seen one woman come forward, he said she's a

liar. listen in. >> i tried to remember in i recognized her, and i didn't. the charges, and the accusations, i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> reporter: that sets up a real he said she said. sharon bialek described in full detail how herman cain sexually harassed her. she offered an explanation why she came forward. >> i was hoping that herman would come forward. just admit it and move forward. >> reporter: certainly, herman cain and his campaign not showing signs of agreeing. listen to an email they sent out

earlier today. if miss bialek intended to take action, the staten statute of limitations passed. he was asked if he was willing to take a lie detector test. he said yes, and only if there was a good reason. >> seems like these allegations have been around for quite awhile. how are members of the republican party reacting to all of this? >> reporter: for the first time we're hearing from a republican lawmaker, senator lisa murkowski. she said if these allegation are true, then he should leave the race. it took a lot of courage for miss bialek to step -- step

forward. many are saying we need more answers. the explanations are too diverse. >> thank you very much for the update. well, unlike the current president and congress, former president bill clinton's popularity is higher than ever. he has penned a book called "back to work." it outlines his plans on how to spur job creations and he rallies behind president obama's job creation bill. veteran's day is a couple days away. how an honored group continues to say thank you. when this comes to concussions, more and more kids are being diagnosed. we'll have those stories for upand more at 6:00.

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everybody knows the best place for a good time is mississippi. and that's only until they visited us in louisiana. which is a distant second to sunny florida. for beautiful vacation, nothing beats alabama. ok, we'll never agree on who's best. but we can all agree on one thing. the gulf's the worlds number one vacation spot. and we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. mississippi has wonderful people, great music, and the beautiful outdoors. louisiana's the best seafood you'll ever eat.

shrimp gumbo, crab cakes, etouffee. florida means beautiful beaches and sugar white sands. actually experts agree that the best beaches are here in alabama. which can't compare to a good time on the gulf in mississippi. louisiana fresh catch. florida beaches. alabama beauty. mississippi outdoors. the gulf is the world's goodtime headquarters. and we are 100% open for business. i'm glad we got that settled. lots of green on the boompletd the dow is up. the nasdaq is up 32 and the s&p 500 up almost 15. this friday, the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011.

retailers are hoping to cash. clothing stores, car dealerships and dating websites are offering special deals, although they probably won't be as steep as those offered after the thanksgiving holiday. some bad news. a new study soon to be publicked in the journal of american psychologist find out that people who are selfish and rude are likely to have better credit. the difference could be because traits like generosity can make people seem like a bigger credit risk. what's at the top of your holiday list. clothes, tablet computer. shoppers plan to spend one third on electronics. notebook computers were on the list. fast foods are popular with

the middle class to research. they found people's visit to fast foods increased as their income increased. it contradicts the idea that fast foods is the reason lower income people have higher rates of obesity. when it comes to protecting your football player's head, are modern helmets better. we have those stories and more coming up right now. we don't believe that he could have administered the medication to himself. a suspicious death is ruled a homicide. the parade of stars convinced the gurry. find out why state senator ulysses