joce sterman will unveil the problems with the sex offender registry. she's starting to tweet out some of the details. >> always on twitter. we've been twitting on this. our freeze alert is up and froze warnings tonight from york county to northern baltimore county. it's not a deep froze as the cold air keeps funneling in. we have a fairly thick cloud deck in place. that works to keep temperatures up or from falling as quickly. perhaps we do dodge a dope froze tonight. we think by tomorrow night clear skies has cold air continues to -- as cold air continues to funnel. pittsburgh and altoona, snow was coming down. you get idea this is one early season bla. overnight in the mid-30s by daybreak around baltimore and

50 or so. for much more on this cold blast, let's send it over to mike masco. >> it's wild we're getting snow reports. an inch of snow near west virginia, deep creek. it's crazy to believe this, alreadying the first taste of snow. normally this time of the year this should be 6345 with an overnight low of 43. the next several days will be running between 10 and 20 degrees colder than where we have been or should be. the last 24 hours we're dipping between 9 to 15 degrees colder. look at the cold air that's pouring down the lakes. 20s in church hill. that cold air is pushing in our direction. take a look at the forecast numbers. this is the next several nights. close to the airport. we're talking 3345, 33 degrees and colder in the northwestern

suburbs. we'll talk more about that forecast and when we may see milder temperatures. that's all coming up in a little bit. >> thanks, mike. look at this. deep creek lake. we're dealing with it. they're dealing with the cold and a dusting of snow. deep creek park has been tweeting out pictures all day. they also put up a snow hang gel that was made. they're excited about that. move over or get pulled over. that was the message state police wanted to send out on monday. troopers conducted more than 1400 traffic stops during a 24- hour period. they arrested 20 people and issued 76 766 citations. it's like sitting on hold for an hour with your cable

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healthcare in this six-month enrollment period? i think the answer is yes. >> with the questions arising around the rollout, it doesn't make sense to impose the 1% tax. >> reporter: people from the silicon valley will be brought even democrats have expressed frustration. >> we're not happy if the process doesn't work well. we're not interested in hearing about glitches but about moving forward. >> reporter: no word on when we can expect to see those glisms fixed. you're here to start taking a second thought. jerky treats are making thousands of dogs sick. >> we're taking your calls

tonight talking about diabetes around the warning signs of the disease and the different ways it's being treated. >> eight degrees below average. we guaranteed 53. so no two-degree winner. when we come back, we'll talk about how much longer the cold air will keep pouring into maryland. that's right after this break.

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important warning for pet owners. the fda is looking into reports about jerky treats, making dogs circumstance even killing hundreds of them. officials with the fda are looking to pet owners and vets to report any possible cases to see if they clan find a root cause for this problem. even without a lot of information, experts said this has been on their radar for awhile. >> we will have to go into high gear about educating our clients and what symptoms to look for. >> so dr. brand gave us some of the symptoms to look out for. she says if your pet isn't eating well, has changes in thirst, is vomiting or seems more tired than usual, then get them to the vet and checked out right away. >> all right. we're still taking your house calls and talking about diabetes. thank you for joining us,

doctor. tell us about your clinical background and your experience in diabetes and endocrinology. >> i finished my training at the national institutes of health and joined the university of university of maryland midtown campus. >> tell us about the different types of thyroid diseases. >> most commonly we see patients with underactive thyroid, hypothyroid and overly active thyroid, hyperthyroid. lumps in the thyroids are common in baltimore. >> how are they diagnosed and treat. >> we order a blood test to look at the hormone levels. people who come in with thyroid enlargements, we do ultrasounds

as well. >> what sets the university of maryland midtown campus apart. >> we treat the patients one on one. we get to know them very well and we treat them like family. so we follow-up with phone calls. this is the plan. this is what we need to do and patients call back, follow-up and we kind of -- small, two providers for now but growing. >> and that is very, very important. >> it's been popular to talk about insulin. back in the day we only had one type of insulin.

new we have insulin pens and a patch. we have insulin pumps. it's an electronic device that gives you insulin threw a very fine catheter under the skin. we have actually a divis that talks to your meter and can set up your lows and highs and can give upwarnings. it's come a long way, and it's interesting, very challenging at times, but it's enjoyable to treat the diabetes. >> doctor, thank you. you have less than 15minutes to get your questions answered. the number to call is 410-481- 2222. jamie, you have more on the breaking news. in howard county a

plaintiff has been shot and is as shock trauma. >> reporter: this is a matter of public safety because police believe the shooter is still in the area. what we know is an officer was shot around 4:00 this noon in the 9500 block of washington boulevard. he was taken to shock trauma. this happened around 4:00. tell us more about what went down. >> we received a call from one of the local businesses. the caller reported he saw a man with a gun. three of our a trel officers responded and confronted the suspect. our officers did return fire but the man ran into a wooded area. our officer is at shock trauma in serious condition. >> reporter: do you know what part of the body he was shot in? >> just that he's in serious

condition. the other officers were not injured. fortunately, they were payable it return fire but we don't know if the suspect was hit. >> reporter: we heard the sirens and hearing them right now. tell us what's going on in this area in laurel? >> we have a wide search going on both with hardts, k9 units. this really is a manhunt and we're looking for the suspect. >> reporter: you believe the shooter might be in the hear? >> we believe he might be in the area because he was last seen on foot. >> reporter: any reason why he was firing shots in the first place? >> we're still working to interview them. >> reporter: i know the suspect's description is vague but put it out there. >> we have information he's a black male wearing a black jacket and gray pants. >> reporter: all the best to the officer who was shot. certainly, we'll be here throughout the evening as the

story unfolds. cheryl conner, abc2 news. you got a serious last for late october when you see the reach of the chill all the way down to atlanta, georgia. we've got freeze watches over maryland extending into tomorrow night and a freeze warning out for pennsylvania down to the maryland state line. locally we're getting the effects of this over the next two to three nights. as you look at maryland's radar, it's a clean sweep but snow trying to edge its way into friendsville, even reached as far eastward as frostburg. look at the campus, our weather bug campus. snow showers off and on. but further west there was about a one earn a -- inch

accumulation. this is sky valley lodge. this was a snowy, snowy day. again, back here in central maryland it's been a day of cloud cover and cold breezes. 51, quickly down into the 40s. dew points are dry. we can rapidly cool off, especially with the clouds clearing. crisp and cool. if you're a runner, you'll find a chilly one with the breeze continuing through jut the day. you see how cold it is. oakland, deep creek. most of the rest of the state 40s and 50s. we're headed to the upper 30s. eastern shore you may hold on to low 40s. wind speed out of the northwest. this is a chilly pattern, gusts in the last hour. breezy, school anded the clouds. we look at the big picture setup. we've got low pressure off shore. that's helping to drag in chillier air, high pressure over the tennessee valley helping to push in chilly air.

so they're both working together. we're in a squeeze play with the chill. tomorrow a struggle to get out of the 50s and colder as we drop well into the 30s. temperatures hover in the low 50s for highs. and timely milder as we trend into the last part of the weekend and next woke. we'll be right back with more abc2 news.

we're going to wrap up the house call sections with the university of maryland midtown campus. doctor, how do you live with diabetes? >> you eat healthy, incorporate physical activities, activities of daily living and it helps to have a team approach, teams to help you manage the diabetes and also sew the diabetes educator and do i tigs. >> and exercise is very important very important in

managing your diabetes. it's the key to managing diabetes. >> and pel are living with it, right? >> for several years, especially type ones, never live past 25 years. now they're living 60 years. >> the calls are still coming in. we'll be here about five more meants. the university of maryland medical center midtown campus.

again, our thoughts are with the police officer in shock trauma. >> thanks for joining us.

welcome to "world news." tonight, winter whiplash, temperatures suddenly plifrj across america, now shivering through what could be one of the coldest world series ever. a beloved teacher tragedy, a 14-year-old boy stands accused of her death. real money, saving thousands of dollars on cable, phone and internet. how your family can save a lot, too. and a royal wave tonight from a future king. and a good evening to you. we begin with the head spinning shift in the weather tonight.

what a difference 24 hours makes and in just one stretch of the country, milwaukee, detroit, columbus, temperatures plunged as much as 25 degrees. abc's meteorologist ginger zee is here to tell us how much colder we're all going to be. >> reporter: frost, freeze, even snow. hello october. in boston, a big brr to start the world series. temp 47 at first pitch. it will likely be the coldest world series for fenway. still a solid ten degrees above the coldest world series game on record. it was on 38 at first pitch in cleveland, ohio in 1997. this year's chill pouring in and pooling down along that sinking jet stream. across the great lakes and upper midwest, temperatures up to 20 degrees below average. these men in maryland celebrating the first flakes of the season. ski resorts cheering too. from snowshoe mountain resort in west virginia to wisconsin, where they're firing up the snow machines.

>> prior to this october 31, making snow on halloween. >> reporter: in iowa they had their first wet flakes flying. the first and as we all know far from the last. >> mother nature is not far away. >> reporter: although overall the climate prediction center has the areas shaded in orange above average for the next three months. ed the pumpkins here are safe. tonight we've got freeze watches, advisories or warnings, frost advisories in place for at least 21 states. the northeast, too. it's settling in and we are bundling up for the next couple of nights. diane? >> thank you so much. now we move on to the new tragedy at another american school, this time a high school in massachusetts. 48 hours after a 12-year-old shot a teacher in reno, another

beloved teacher found dead, murdered. this time a 14-year-old member of the soccer team is under arrest. abc's gio benitez with the very latest. >> reporter: behind this smile, a young math teacher, just 24 years old. colleen ritzer was nothing short of beloved. >> she was one of the best teachers danvers high has ever had. she really made an impact in everyone's lives. >> reporter: but overnight, her body was found in the woods, near the massachusetts school she loved so much. and, this afternoon, one of her own students was charged with her murder. police say 14-year-old philip chism stabbed ritzer in a school bathroom, and that surveillance cameras show him moving her body out to the woods. his alleged motive, still a mystery. it is the second time this week a teacher has been senselessly killed at school, allegedly at the hands of a student. monday, 45-year-old michael landsberry, also a math teacher, was shot to death in sparks, nevada.

ms. ritzer's final tweet to her friends was about that tragedy. "my thoughts and prayers are with those involved in the nevada middle school shooting. simply devastating." today, her best friend described her as overflowing with life. >> she didn't do crazy things to make her happy. she could find joy in anything. she brought so much joy in my life. >> reporter: on twitter ritzer called herself a "math teacher often too excited about the topics i'm teaching." >> she was born to teach. she always loved working with kids. i think they just gravitated towards her and i think as much as they loved her she loved them 100 times more. >> reporter: chism had recently moved here from tennessee. he was on the soccer team. last night, he missed practice and his teammates went out searching for him. >> what kind of person is he? >> we were one big family. we all knew him, liked him.

he was nice. we just never saw it coming. >> reporter: and that 14-year-old's mother was in court today. her son was charged as an adult. tonight the key question that nobody seems to have an answer for was why was that teacher killed. >> thank you so much. on this note. we talked about the world series. tonight the boston red sox observing a moment of silence for colleen ritzer. now we move to the white house and an awkward telephone call for the president today. everyone wondering if he got an earful from one of the most powerful leaders in the world, angela merkel of germany asking if the u.s. was listening in on her private cell phone calls. martha raddatz on the complaint pouring in from america's friends. >> reporter: like almost everyone else in the modern world, chancellor merkel spends a lot of time on her cell phone. and whether it's righting europe's economy or chatting

with family, she assumes it's private. which is why today's accusation is sparking outrage. german officials today saying they have received information that the chancellor's cell phone may be monitored by american inlligence. president obama was in touch with markel almost immediately. >> all i can tell you is what the president assured the chancellor that the united states is not monitoring and will not monitor the communications of the chonsler. >> reporter: but listen carefully. the white house spokesman's choice of words, "is not monitoring" and "will not monitor," leaves out whether she has been monitored in the past. all this comes after an uproar in france with reports that the nsa swept up more than 70 million french phone calls and texts in just a month. and in mexico and brazil, almost all based on leaks from former contractor, edward snowden. tonight, obama was supposed to host brazil's president. that was before she cancelled over those accusations the nsa was spying on her.

right now these revelations are clearly embarrassing the u.s. and leaving even our greatest allies a lot less friendly. >> thank you so much, martha. we have another note from washington now. today ceo of the most powerful insurance companies in america, aetna, well point, kaiser permanente and others gathered at the white house to fix the troubled obama care website. congressional hearings began tomorrow and already one democratic senator, joe manchin of west virginia has announced he's going to draft a bill to extend the deadline for signing up. now and new study bringing insight into a persistent health problem in the western world. too many of us taking way too many antibiotics every year. it creates resistance, even stronger disease. abc's medical editor, dr. richaric richmoric richard besser tells us that some of it is happening because of the words we say to our

doctors. >> reporter: you want them and we get them. antibiotics, we don't need. today's study followed thousands of patients with colds. if they were hoping or expecting to get antibiotics, they were much more likely to get them. we know that a full 50 percent of the antibiotics prescribed today are not needed. doctors feel patients expect them. >> sometimes i do feel bullied or pressured into predescribing them. >> reporter: today's study finds that patients who leave with a prescription are more satisfied. so even saying things like what can i take or i had antibiotics for this before may just get you that prescription you don't need. a big problem. because each time you take an antibiotic, it becomes a little less effective for you. do this over and over you end up with infections that are harder and harder to treat. take a quiz. do you need antibiotics for the common cold?

no. antibiotics don't work on viruss. the flu? again a virus. a sore throat? antibiotics only work if it's strep and that's just ten percent of the time. >> tell me again what we say and do not say to the doctors. >> i see patients who are sick all the time. what they want to know is how they can feel better sooner. ask your doctor how do i treat these symptoms and what should i look for that tells me this is something that might need an antibiotic. you're going to avoid a lot of unnecessary drugs. >> don't go in thinking you're going to get it. >> that's the worst question. now to a famous trial from the past. today a judge in connecticut ordered a new trial for michael skakel, a cousin of the kennedy family convicted in 2002 for the death of his neighbor. they were both 15 years old when

she was killed in 1975. he was sentenced to 20 years to life and served more than a decade in prison already. the judge said skakel's attorney did not adequately represent him at that first trial. and tonight a lot of american families are on the alert, worried about the family dog or cat. the fda has warned about the mysterious outbreak apparently linked to treats made in china. abc's david kerley tackling the new questions tonight. >> reporter: we thought there was a good chance he could die. he was very sick. over the past six years more than 3600 dogs have been sickened and 580 have died. is there something in the treats sold under various brands? what might it be? it remains a mystery. tonight the fda has this letter out to veterinarians, collect

more samples from sick dogs suffering kidney failure and intestinal bleeding. the government is stumped after lab tests and sending officials all the way to chooichb to inspect the two largest treat makers. symptoms can come on in hours. look for decreased appetite, vomiting and drinking more water. tonight he considers himself the lucky one because his dog survived. david kerley, abc news, washington. now another note in the news, a big day for a little prince, prince george, his parents, grandparents and great grandparents and godparents gathered for his christening, the whole world is watching. >> reporter: it was the glimpse the world was waiting for, baby george, third in line to the throne. proud dad teaching him the age old tradition, a first royal

wave, tiny hand lifted high, just like his other relatives have perfected over the years. after all one day he will be the king of england. so well behaved on his big day william telling the queen, quote, perfect time. he's just gone quiet. he's already so far so good. the royal christening steeped in tradition. in fact, since 1841 60 royal babies have worn the same satin gown. but in 2004 the queen felt it was too fragile so she commissioned her dresser to make an exact remember ka for future generations. as for george's godparents, 7 in total, college and school buddies, a royal cousin and one of william diane's friends, his way of involving his mother in their lives. a day of family and tradition wrapped up in one tiny bundle of

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who i would have been fighting on some other yard. but it really amazed me that i could actually prune plants and dig in soil. and it really touched me. >> reporter: these gardens represent a kind of "back to the future" movement. not that long ago, just a few decades, prisons had gardens and farms. beth waitkus is brining gardening back to these prisoners. >> if i could find humanity here, i could find it anywhere. >> reporter: a former city kid, she found refuge in soil, planting hundreds of tulip bulbs with her grandmother, wanting to show others the peace gardening gave her. >> we believe that everybody has a heart and everybody has a chance for transformation. >> reporter: and it works. nationally, 6 out of every 10 ex-cons will return to prison. but waitkus says fewer than 10% of her gardener graduates come back. most get jobs and pay taxes. >> for a lot of us once we get out, we feel there's nothing to go to. and with this program, i feel like there's a little something i can go to if i need to. >> reporter: inch by inch. row by row.

in the end what beth and here garden project are harvesting here goes far beyond just fruits and vegetables and in that way she's keeping america strong. bill ritter, abc news. >> and we thank bill and we thank you for watching. we're always here at abcnews.com. "nightline" of course will be here later and i'll see you right back here again tomorrow night. have a great one.

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pickles and everything else because the mcdollar menu is going mcbye, bye. >> plus, it's the controversy of the season. candy corn. delicious or disgusting? and the marching bands with the year's best moves. watch them shake that. it's wednesday, and you're on "the list." tonight, in honor of the world series, we went to the news dugsout, ran the bases looking for the story's home runs. here are top five. >> and i'm matt gallant ats number one, a sure sign the holidays are hitting. >> we're telling you this because online shopping has never been bigger. amazon has added $10 to its order for minimum shipping. as of yesterday, it's 35. the online bow hee mouths will

get you to buy oots section.úd[ >> some of those looks? a few of these that you cheer with. >> they'll also get you more time to buy am som prime. >> a mcdonalds burger can last forbe ever. start stockpiling your burgers. in less than two weeks, mcdonalds is dropping its famous dollar menu. we picked this story because mcdonalds has sold more than 300 million burgers. we're assuming at least one of them to you. monday, november 4th, that's when mcdojds will range from 1-5

bucks. last month, mcdonaldings rolled out the blitz box. it's a belly busting meal of two quarter pounders, twomeum fr20pice cket of chicken mcnuggets. >> i'd get it myself but i don't have thumbs. >> either you've got a dog or someone you know does. either way, we want our poochs saved. scary news, 3600 dogs and ten cats have gotten sick in the u.s. in the past six years. almost 600 have died from illnesses related to jerky treats. fda is now involved. dog owners should be careful of what they buy.

avoid turkey tenders or strips made of chicken, duck, sweet potatoes or dried fruit. most everything else, go for it. >> at number four, spare the rod, spoil the vocabulary. >> oh, no. >> the researchers at columbia university analyzed data from more than 1500 families. besides having vocabulary problems, when they get older, the kids who were also displayed more aggressive bhar yor when they got older. hope that doesn't affect his vocabulary.5, do you want to

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