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be a uniform of some sort. the victims in the case are both women in their 20s who are roommates. the man would face breaking entering recording a person in a private place. >> if you get on one of the new nta buses you should be warned. >> somebody could be watching listening to you. . >> reporter: those who respond to reports of violence on public buses have a new investigative tool. actually ten of them on every bus. floor cameras outside and six inside. they are always had surveillance video but audio was always off limits, until now. the aclu said the mta has gone to far. >> it shouldn't be a condition
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of riding a public bus that you give up your right to have a private conversation. >> reporter: they say the passenger safety is the top priority. last month's assault on a woman by two thugs on the north avenue line illustrates the need for sound. >> she is alleging that the case may have somehow been a hate crime. we have video of the incident but we don't have audio. that would help make the case as we try to find the two involved in the attack. >> reporter: acting on a rule that the practice is lawful training sundayway for drivers and the first ten buses this ek hit the road with more than 300 others or about half of the fleet to follow in the months to come. aclu said they could have limited the use of audio recordings. >> the technology exists to have the cameras be -- the
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audio be turned on only when there is a public safety incident that would warrant it. >> reporter: whether it's assault on a bus, crash with another vehicle or just a rude traffic. baltimore, abc 2news. >> the recordings will be kept for 30 days and nobody will monitor every conversation. once they reach a database government can't be trusted to keep them from using them as it wants. >> weather wise temperatures have been mild. in the 60's. you see the clouds whipping by and now they thicken up out there. to the west the problem. big storm system over the great lakes, trailing front south of that system will push in a wave of scattered showers, overnight tonight. 55, overnight with cloudy
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breezy conditions, look for hit and miss rain in the morning drive. when it gets out of here. big changes coming up. >> thank you. today a city mourned as four small children and their grandmother were laid to rest. than and i her four grandchildren were remembered as loving people. today nearly a thousand folks packed the church to pay their respects and mourn as the city deals with the horrible tragedy. >> [inaudible] . >> i love you and i [inaudible] . they were buried together.
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in the meantime authorities still trying to determine the cause of the fire. >> abc 2news investigators went to the top for answers on the orioles playoff tickets. fans have been e-mailing us about the team's policy not to refund a six dollar processing fee per order. the attorney general said you are out of luck. if you want that -- the fee refund because the team stated its policy before you clicked on check out. a student's personal loss leads to great things for other families with cancer. rachel got the news that her dad had cancer, a rare form. he pass away just 13 months later. the loss was hard for her being so far from home at school. >> i felt helpless and i really wanted to do something that would contribute to my family but also keep my mind
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off it and really kind of channel my nervous energy, my stress about not being home into something positive. >> what did they do? they started the blue jay stick it to saccoma play day. last year -- they started last year to race money for the program. the second yearly pray day will be held at campus coming up saturday october the 27th. the team will be taking on the women's teams from umbc, george mason and mount saint mary's. >> we have been thinking pink all month. as we gear up for the race for the cure this sunday, there is one young woman, if you meet her and hear her story lue not be able to forget . bridgett spence has had breast cancer since she was 21. herods slim but she survived.
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she race as wareness and continues the fight to one day end the disease that has taken so many. she set a few goals, she was able to get married buy a homeo. she wants to live now to see her 30th birthday which is july 16th. such an amazing girl. when you meet her she lights up the room. it's not to late to help her and others like her. go to the komen race for the cure, it's happening this sunday morning in hunt valley. just head to abc news.com/pink to register and register for the race on race day. just walk up. we will all be there. >> hamburger history today. genoes back. nearly 100 fans lined up for autographs. the restaurant's name sake. there he is. other greats in the golden years of football.
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lenny moore was there, tom -- there is stan white. the new restaurant returns to the site that was home of the giants more than 30 years ago. this is the 7th franchise to hope, the 5th here in maryland. and the way espn says terrell su ggs is playing sunday. he returned yesterday after blowing up his achilles five months ago. what does he have to say about it? >> made a decision as a group whether it would be better for me to sit out or suit up. we will see. >> we will cement the ravens refuse to put a timetable on his return. as you know he is a movie producer and showed off his new poster. it says it's coming and it's mad. you will find it on twitter and facebook. >> that's a tease. >> a senior is our athlete of the week. >> he is teaching the right
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as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about. protecting religious freedom and protecting all marylanders equally under the law. join me in voting for question 6.
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the high stand hards. you are looking at one of the best. a freshman he made varsity. >> kind of -- i really like grew to enjoy like the team and the whole experience. >> reporter: is and what a experience. inside the classroom and outside here on the field. he is now the soccer team captain, he plays basketball in the winter and stars on the lacrosse team. >> i won the championship in all my sports over my three years. hopefully more to come. . >> reporter: he is the coach's kid. his dad was his coach, his grandfather and his coach now says it helps. >> i see a lot of me in riley because my dad was a coach. >> reporter: he is a quick study. inside and outside the classroom. inside he hits the books and outside on the walk from the all boys campus to the all girls for more classes he learns to be the gentleman.
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>> which it's kind of a feat to get there but it's special because you get the cooed experience once you get to the higher levels. you get to be with girls though it's all guys school. you get that different classroom experience. >> he leads by example and also verbally which is unique but be able to get the combination is rare. >> reporter: he is a leader, smart, confident, not a bragger and what a future he has. >> next up will be at johns hopkins. i will go play lacrosse. >> reporter: you are about to hear some of the greatest words a coach can say. >> these are what memories are made of and special season. when you have a guy like him he will cherish the last eight, nine, ten games of the season. >> wonderful job. thank you coach. if you know a student who is both a great athlete and
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student we want to hear about it. go to the website, nominate a student and they could be one of the athletes of the week. >> and now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> tracking large storm system over the great lakes. this will swing showers through at least the southern branch of the system. that will swing in showers later on tonight into early tomorrow. tracking the large system drifting just to the northt. will impact through the weekend. cooler air will wrap around. look at sunday morning. hunt valley. of course the big village there opening, our coverage starting at seven. as we get the races underway in the upper 40s. bright and sunny though and we will see temperatures warming into the 50s. the race for the cure. right now, fall leaves and the clouds have rolled in. we look at main street.
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always traffic this time of day. current conditions 67 degrees right now at the airport and conditions are getting -- remaining windy. its been gusty. we have seen high wind gusts. show you those in just a minute. let's look at some of the weather throughout the day as we put the abc2hd weatherbug camera into motion. you see the clouds, just thickening up. looking like rain now in the state capitol. chop on the severn because of that wind field. its been whipping today and the clouds coming in quick. little break though at summit ridge. the fall leaves starting to pop um dark to see it right now. here are the wind gusts, peak in the mid20s. gusts to 27 -- buck town gusting to 32 earlier today. temperatures now mild. mid60's spiraea point. belaire, conditions are in the mid60's as well. coastal flood advisory, that gust which south wind piling up
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the water on the western shore of the chesapeake. southeast baltimore county, eastern hartford. yeah you can see the enhanced high tide. overall the set up right now getting more active clouds out of the west. scattered showers now in coal country. western pennsylvania. southern ohio. that line of showers will move across the area. by -- in the morning we think we see downpours, maybe the embedded thunderstorm. by the morning, rain clearing out for all but eastern maryland. there will be wet roads, realize that -- behind that dryer weather. warm surge. back in the low 70's but here is the cool air that will come in over the weekend. it'll be such a lily start for that reason sunday morning. here is that system. large, yes but again tracking mainly to the north. we will catch the southern edge. that will mean showers tonight.
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maybe the embedded tomorrow. the skies clear in the afternoon. nice day, 48 tomorrow as we fall from the 70o's. things will cool off and into the next seven days the trend is a cooler weekend but a warm up into next week. back in the 70's by tuesday and wednesday. i like that. just bought a new bike couple weeks back and i was out there today and downtown and the park and i think we will see good biking weather next week. >> got brakes? >> just a few . >> we could get rain tonight as he just said. it's a perfect day to stay in and watch new shows. >> gray's anatomy, scandal, first a look at a new list at seven. >> coming up on the list, it's national boss week. what better to buy in bulk than cup cakes. we have that and more on the list.
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the candidates. joining me now is the independent candidate. you prepared a statement. >> yes. voting someone in office who has the potential to change our live social lives is what we he do. how you can justify doing the same thing we have been doing? our government hasn't changed since the invention of television. there is a political process that has started to change and now groups able to directly influence the votes of our elected representatives with little or no regard to the will or the majority. preventing the checks and balances, compassion for the concerns of my neighbors, combined my love for this great country has inspired me to take action this november. i am seeking a maryland seat in the united states senate with
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two goals. i want to make simple our political process. just one subject for each bill with bill that are written clearly, to the point for all to understand. i want to use the technology that already exists to return the meeting house process or direct democracy. i intend to reestablish a public vote on every issue. giving every registered maryland voter the opportunity to vote on each bill allowing citizens and government to again work together. putting us back into the united states. in my term i will keep you informed. collect your educated votes and carry them to washington as your representative then returning the power of the senate to the citizens of maryland. do not give up your vote to the
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wishes of a politician and their financial supporters and lobbyists for the next six years. vote ed, your vote can create effective change in our generation. so your vote will once again regulate government activities. so your vote will reestablish the checks and balances of our forefathers, your vote can eliminate corporate control, force lobby groups to change policies and return our government to the will of the majority rather than the will of the privileged. return to direct democracy could end bi-partisan ship and put the focus back on what's best for the nation. today's technology will allow us to create a virtual meeting house open 24 hours a day seven days a week. this new forum will let us be in touch with each other and to ensure that no one is greater than all.
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what we can only accomplish that if we win this upcoming election. to do that we will need at least one million votes. i need your help. begin to make your votes count by answering questions on the website that i'm about to give to you. encourage your friends to do the same. use the campaign art work found on the website to create signs and stickers to encourage our registered youth and nonvoters to vote, together we can spread the word across this great state and begin to return our united states to us. please go to united -- us.org. >> very nice. we have a minute left. let's talk quickly about the economy. what would you do to fix it? >> megan thank you. i appreciate you asking that. that is a good question because it's a very good example of how
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direct democracy can work. there are five questions on the website to give a perfect example. these are rather taboo questions. they pertain to abortion, gun control, and the economy also. please, go to united -- us,.org and vote now. >> all right. independent candidate for united states senate. thank you for coming in and giving us your statement. >> thank you for having me. >> just a reminder if you want to seat interview again or other interviews log on to the website. don't forget to vote on tuesday. november 6th. . >> take us through the night. >> let's look at it here. the most powerful radar. little bit of rain drifting out of the south and west. the bottom line is look for showers overnight. seven days, cooler for the weekend. >> we will be back tonight.
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as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about.
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