mary bubala has more. >> reporter: love grew up in cocky sville and was getting ready to graduate. yardly's murder impacted the campus so deeply that today students and staff gathered for a movement. >> every coach who was not actually competing today or doing key recruiting is here. and in fact, as you looked around here, craig little page was here, coach london was here. many of the student athletes if they're class schedule allowed will also be here. >> reporter: today was a student initiative to train students and faculty to better see signs of abuse. friends of yardley love were arguing and had several intense fights. in august uva announced all students must report prior arrests. >>> there's been a halt to the criminal proceedings against the man who is accused of inprisoning dugard for 18 years. garrido is charged with the disappearance and rape of dugard. prosecutors say they believe garrido is confident but will defer to the judge at this time. today's decision does not affect garrido's wife nancy. >>> comedian steven colbert drew laughs with his testimony on capitol hill

campaign 2010 continues now with mary bubala. >> you know what a great crowd here. you guys are really enthused. to be enthused this late at night is incredible after i made every one of you start at 7:00 in the morning. so more red bull for the crowd, okay. i wish we really had the opportunity to let everyone be recognized here and we do have some special guests behind me, but the real special guests are the ones out here. you all have been great, just really fantastic. folks i want to tell you, i feel great. you make me feel great, and the voters of baltimore county are making me feel great. all of our signs are positive. we're running better than expected in almost every part of the county. >> there's kevin kamenetz there, everything but declaring victory. but as you heard him say, he is running better than expected. >>> we're going back to kai jackson. >> reporter: we're here in south baltimore at the rowing club. how are you feeling about your chances of getting reelected or not getting reelected tonight. >> i'm feeling very good and confident. >> what have you

mary bubala is live in baltimore county. >> reporter: good afternoon. i am falling the baltimore county executive race. it is a contentious matchup much like the sit ti state's attorney -- city state's attorney. >> it has been a contentious praise for the city state's attorney race here in baltimore. in fact, both sides in this campaign are running on patricia jessamy's record. it's a choice for voters, 15- year incumbent patricia jessamy running on her record or challenger gregg bernstein who calls jessamy ineffective. both were at polling places to ask for votes. the campaign has been anything but friendly with bernstein tapping into some voter discontentment. >> miss jessamy is the highest paid prosecutor in the state and her office has the lowest conviction rate. >> i'm getting violent criminals off the state. >> reporter: she's had the backing of the political establishment and he has the support of the police union and the personal support of the police commissioner who placed a bernstein sign in his yard, infuriating jessamy. >> having a prosecut

i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. >> state officials are investigating another maryland hoit

i'm mary bubala, wjz 13 trying to help you be an energy saver. >>> thank you, mary.n on how you can be an energy saver go to wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page. >>> good morning once again everybody. it is a warm one out there. and enjoy it today because the changes are coming. you asked when fall was coming. >>> it's coming tomorrow. there is energy bank stadium, the site of the magic kicking off at 1:00 tomorrow. you can see it here on wjz 13 if you're not fortunate to have tickets. we have all the coverage and action here. >> here's our situation, we're sort of transitioning today. we're on the warm side of things still today, but the cooler air is on the way. we'll not top out in the 90s like yesterday afternoon. we matched the record high of 90. today we will pick up the winds and bring in cooler air. it's still in the 70s for most of us. 60s in the mountains. the cold front will change things. it doesn't look impressive at this point because it's lost so much strength. the reason it's losing strength is because it's breaking into two piec

i'm mary bubala, thank you for joining us.some of the stories people are talking about tonight. taking the polls of maryland voters, the primaries the first chance to see how people are feeling about the issues and the candidates. pat following that. >> reporter: tonight's turnout could be an indication of how marylanders are feeling in general, good, bad or indifferent. if the nation has a water cooler it's likely to be the voting place, what america is saying about what government is doing and some voters are not happy >> no. we want a change. >> reporter: they're not doing enough. >> reporter: voters may not make as big of a statement as some other states. it's not clear if voters discontent will affect the general election. >> that's going to be the primary factor in his, looked for or hoped for, victory over governor o'malley. >> reporter: they may see some changes in the status quo >> they're not totally responsive to the needs, i'm looking to see, hopefully some new blood >> that new blood may influence the first congre

here's mary bubala. >>> as much as half of the energy used in your home goes to heating and cooling. the ones that leak can add hundreds of dollar as year. the best thing to do is to insulate. bge even gives you up to $200. i'm mary bubala helping you become an energy saver. >> for more information, go to wjz.com and click on the special section on our home page. >>> coming to his own defense, what the president had to say when he cram toe to toe with a wall street executive. >>> the surge p-sur -- surgeon shot at johns hopkins hospital is doing much better. i'm andrea fujii with a live report just ahead. >>> i'm tara mergener in washington. the military's don't ask, don't tell policy may be one step closer to being repealed, the latest coming up. >>> i'm sharon gibala weir are wjz traffic -- here with wjz traffic control. let's send it over to bernadette. >> good morning. i'm in for marty bass. we're going to warm up, not only today but over the next few. >>> we're not through fighting prostate cancer just yet. arnold palmer will talk about what men can do about it and where to find

. >> and i'm mary bubala. there the tropical system is slowly arriving and in hours, we'll see the heavy rains and high winds. nicole dropped several inches of rain in florida flooding roads. bernadette woods and bob turk are tracking nicole. >> take a look at the radar we're tracking the rain all the way to cuba. you can see i the rain from the south all the way down to the cuba and florida straights. that will continue to effect the east coast and throughout the entire day tomorrow. because of the amounts of rain we're expecting, we'll have watches that will go into effect tomorrow. a flash flood watch for the area and in the southern portions of the bay, a high wind watch as well. it will be a nasty day. bernadette woods has more on the storm and how much rain we'll get. >>> well, this is the latest on nicole, the tropical storm became a tropical storm at 11:00. it's moving to the north, north east at 10:00 miles per hour. and it's skirting over the atlantic. you notice, it stops at this point. it's importa

. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> floodwaters surge 3 feet deep in arcadia, wisconsin. rivers and streams continue to rise. entire neighborhoods are being forced to evacuate. >> basements are knee-deep in the floodwaters of wisconsin. and backyard swing sets are out of commission, while pumps work full-time to drain flooded properties. the city of arcadia is about 100 miles southeast of minneapolis, and it's taken the brunt. >> a lot of people are amazed. >> reporter: floodwaters surge through downtown, driving hundreds of people through their homes. roads collapsed into craters. and roe boats became the best form of transportation. city officials are keeping a worried eye on bulging rivers. >> and we're trying to plan for the river. right now, it's extremely high. >> minnesota is also in a state of emergency. hundreds are evacuated after thunderstorms brought up to 5 inches of rain turning backyards and basements into a flood zone. jeff dub says he's used to the weather. but

. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> police say the suspect was upset about his mother's condition when he shot a johns hopkins doctor and then shot and killed his own mother before taking his life. we know the identity of a doctor who was shot. he was dr. cohen. derek valcourt is following what happened. mike schuh and andrea fujii has reaction. we begin with derek valcourt for an update on the identity of the gunman. >> reporter: police identified him as 50-year-old paul warren hardis of arlington, virginia. he has been responsible for creating hours of chaos here at one of the world's most prominent hospitals. police say just after 11:00 this morning, a patient's son became emotionally distraught as a doctor explained to him his mother's medical condition. the son then pulled out a gun and shot the doctor. >> collapsed outside the doorway of the room, and mr. davis was last seen running into the room brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother, who's confined

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. >> confusion and chaos. a gunman shoots a doctor inside johns hopkins hospital and shoots a relative before taking his own life. derek valcourt is following what happened. mike schuh and andrea fujii have reaction. wjz is live at the scene with the story we've been following since just before noontime. we begin with derek valcourt. >> reporter: it has been a chaotic situation here at one of the country's most prominent hospitals as a gunman was inside his room upset with the care that his mother was receiving, shot his doctor and then later we learned shot himself and his mother. police say 50-year-old warren davis shot a doctor on the eighth floor of the nelson building in the massive johns hopkins hospital complex after he became emotionally distraught over his mother's medical condition. the doctor collapsed just outside the doorway of the room, and mr. davis was last seen running into the room brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother, who was confined to the bed. >> reporter: hospital emplo

. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about tonight. rain and rising water creating dangerous conditions across maryland tonight. wjz was in rosedale today when pulaski highway quickly flooded causing firefighters to jump noon action to save a trapped driver. we're starting to see the storm's threat to area homes. jay chopper 13 over miller's island where high tide is moving in and threatening homes there. we have folks on kayaks that remind me of when tropical storm isabel rolled ashore three years ago. right now, the water pushing in on the inner harbor promenade. a live look outside right now. police have shut the area down and are urging city residents to stay away. wjz is live with extensive first warning weather coverage. let's go to bob turk and update the incredible rainfall totals, bob. >> take a look at radar. we are in a bit of a lull that won't last much longer. look at when's coming across virginia and the carolinas. extreme tropical moisture is moving directly toward our region. i well take a closer view and look at the ra

here's mary bubala with another way to save on energy. >>> and good morning, have you heard of home performance with energy star. it's a program offered to all bge customers. rather than focusing on a certain program, they'll do an audit of your home and that includes diagnostic tests and this includes rebaits of 20% or more. i'm trying to help you be an energy saver. >>> for more information, go to wjz.com and click on the energy saver section on the home page. >>> now, yet to come on the morning edition. leaving d.c., the white house chief of staff could trade for the windy city once again. >>> he video taped his arrest and now, a judge's ruling has changed his fate. i'm andrea fujii and a live report is just ahead. >>> good morning, a vacant house collapses in north baltimore and the fire department makes a search after reports that there could be a victim. >>> and i'm sharon gibala with traffic control. this is the mess you'll face on the westside of the beltway. we'll go down the list in a few and now, over to marty. >> the star from "the good wife" is on coffee with this morning. ,,,,,,,,

. >> and i'm mary bubala. >> here's a look at the final tally, greg bernstein has 49% of the vote, jessamy has 48% of the vote. we begin with pat at the board of elections where the votes are still being counted another this hour. >> reporter: apparently when the board of elections stopped counting votes last night with greg bernstein ahead by 1,400, not all of the votes in the city had been counted. the vote count ended in the city's state's attorney's race early this morning. with greg bernstein ahead by about 1,400 votes. >> we don't know the totals yet. >> reporter: but what no one seemed to appear until this morning was that not all the votes had been counted. a total of 27 takes from six districts were left out or missing. >> her understanding from a conversation with her people and her representatives with the campaign, is this totals six to 10,000 votes. that's what she's hearing, we're waiting for this information to come from the board of elections, but her people are down there. >> reporter: jessamy's spokesperson says the votes could make a significant difference, rendering abs

. >>> and i'm mary bubala. 20 hour after the polls are closed, there's still to winner. >>> challenger bernstein leads jessamy by 1400 votes. mike hellgren is tracking the developments in the tight race. >> record theirly, when you have 100% of the precincts reporting and you get the vote count, it's assumed that's the final, but apparently, that's not the case for the city state's attorney. the vote ended this morning and 100% reporting and bernstein ahead of jessamy by 1400 votes. >> we don't know the totals yet. >> reporter: no one appeared to realize that not all of the votes were counted. a total of 27 tapes from six districts were left out and missing. >> from her understanding with a conversation from her people, this total approximately 6 to 10,000 votes. that's what she's hearing and again, we're waiting for the information to come from the board of elections and her people are down there >> reporter: jessamy's sports person says that the votes could make a difference, rendering the absentee ballots irrelevant to the out come of the race. >> reporter: now, the board of electio

and mary bubala reports on a high level security meeting. >> reporter: security crisis at johns hopkins tested it's emergency response and that of the police. >> a man armed with a pose toll shot the -- pus -- today, the police commissioner summoned heads of security for local colleges and universities to a special security meeting. >> the baltimore police department and otherring a sis are able to come in there and have a turnkey response. >> reporter: at the table, heads of security from the universities and the hospital -- the response to the shooting is now the road map of what to do for campus security and the police. >> we train for these at hopkins and they trained for these things as well. with these tragedies, it's gratifying to see things go as planned. their response was breathe taking. >> we have to speak the same language of the security staff. >>> the police commissioner will meet with the local heads of campus security four times a year to make sure everyone's up to date. dr. cohen is in good condition this morning. >> there the birds struggled to win anywhere two months

mary but bal a. here's what -- bubala. here's what people are talking about. >> right thru, there is -- now, there is a severe thunderstorm watch in most of maryland. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >> it got up to about 90 an hour ago. we have a front approaching us to the northwest. and yes, we have thunderstorms that are popping up. severe thunderstorm warning in effect for york county. and around the rockville area. that's going to move pretty much due east into northern p.g. county and southern howard county shortly. another north of libertytown. and probably moving into northern carroll county, very shortly. a big batch across northern p.a. most of it north of the baltimore metro area. and you folks looked like you would probably be in for some of those storms in the next hour or two. there is a watch over the entire region, with the exception of far, far western maryland. we have a severe thunderstorm warning as i mentioned. it just expired for loudoun county and fairfax, virginia. c

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm vic carter. don't go away. much more ahead with the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. joinin >> couric: tonight, fear of flooding as a massive rainstorm moves up the east coast. it's already a killer. i'm katie couric. also tonight, they were targeted because they were different. gay teenagers driven to take their own lives. superbugs on the rise, potenti potentially deadly bacteria that no antibiotic can stop. and it's a special night for fred and wilma ♪ oh, happy anniversary happy anniversary ♪ happy anniversary happy anniversary ♪ captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news world headquarters in new york, this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. as rainstorms go, this one is huge, and it's heading up the east coast tonight. flood warnings and watches are posted from the carolinas to the canadian border, and the rainfall is setting records. while most places will see

. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about, a grim reminder of the cost of the war in afghanistan. nine killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. it is the deadliest such crash in four years. weijia jiang has more. >> reporter: 10 troops were keeled in the helicopter crash. cbs news reports it was an american black hawk and that nine of the dead are americans, within an afghan soldier. it's the worst helicopter crash for coalition forces in four years. officials don't know what brought down the chopper. the taliban claims insurgents shot it down but nato said there were no reports of enemy fire. sources tell cbs news the helicopter was flying a secret special operations mission in the taliban dominated region. these covert operations often take place under the cover of night. choppers are crags to getting around this rugged country with few roads. already this career 525 u.s. and nato service members have been killed in afghanistan, making it the deadliest year for international hall for

i'm mary bubala trying to help you be an energy saver. >> for more information, go to wjz.com and clickn the special energy saver section. >>> now, yet to come on our morning edition. >> good morning, a baltimore mother is missing her son. that's coming up. >>> campaigning up until the last minute. now, today, voters will decide who will be the next city state's attorney. i'm andrea fujii and that's just ahead. >>> i'm kristy breslin in wjz traffic control. volume is building on the beltway and southbound 95 as well. we'll have the full report. >>> 40 years of soul train and one of the most iconic shows in television history. now, there's a three dvd box set available. and quest love himself joins us on coffee with with a look back at soul train. don't bury the lead. god father of soul taking us to the break. we'll be back. as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics. in washington, i'm trying to do the same. that's why i voted to crackdown on wall street and protect the bay. and why i voted against the $3 trillion budget, the big bank bailout, and against the health c

>>> hi, i'm kai jackson, marry -- mary bubala is on assignment. >> tornadoes were threatening the area today. there are ominous skies today. outside right now, a flash flood warning in effect and more rain is on the way. we'll go to bernadette woods and we're tracking live doppler radar. >>> well, we changed our weather at the tern from last week to where it is now. and we'll show you what it means for us, it means a lot of rain, thunderstorms and even the potential for flooding. we saw a warning or two today. we have the bands from the south and moving to the north. they'll continue to move our way. and there's more to the south and we'll take you in on a few areas and we'll show you where we're dealing with this thousand. and a little bit in carroll county, that's making its way to the north and lighter rain at this point. that's going to change. you can see the heavier rain and that's moving to the north and we have more where that came from. we have flood warnings because of this. where we've seen the heaviest rain so far, you can see montgomery and carroll county and baltimore cou

. >> i'll be interested in your report, mary bubala. >> you will? i'm in a split household. we'll prevail. >> still ahead, fatal accident. a charter bus goes off the road in bethesda killing one person. children were on board. >>> a certain pest is invading the country, including here in baltimore city. what health authorities say you have to know to prevent your house from being infected. >>> heavy rain and high winds headed for maryland. the updated first warning forecast with bob coming up. -,( music playing ) - we know technology can make you more connected. but now it can make you more connected to your doctor through e-mail. test results from home. check records. change appointments. now doctors, nurses, techs, pharmacists are all digitally connected to each other. and ultimately connected to you. at kaiser permanente, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. [ man ] martin o'malley -- taking on bg&e to stop the rate hikes. [ female announcer ] never happened -- your bill went up 72%. and o'malley gave th

. >> i'm mary bubala here's what people are talking about. >> it is becoming more clear why a gunmanhimself and his mother. wjz has complete coverage of the johns hopkins shooting. mike hellgren is following the

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> we have two days left. starting friday it will be illegal to talk on a hand held phone while driving in maryland. weijia jiang has more on how top leaders want to make sure you understand the new hands off law. >> reporter: police say they are ready to give out tickets. they say every year hundredings of marylands lose their life because of that and they hope the new law will bring the numbers down. if you're guilty of this, be prepared to pay for it. starting october 1st, maryland law will make it illegal. >> we have top send a message that it's only a split second looking down and looking up that an accident can happen. >> reporter: this baltimore county deli gat join -- delegate joined others to talk about the new law. he pushed it to be a primary offense, meaning it alone could be cited. instead, it wound up as a secondary offense. so you have to be pulled owe over -- over for something else. the first time ticket is $100 and then more ther

i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. >> we have heavy rains from a tropical storm system that have been pounding our area most of the day. wjz was on north point blood in dundalk where the road was almost entirely washed out for much of the day in rosedale. firefighters take part in a swift water rescue. a drive around pulaski highway became trapped in some high water. outside right now, the winds are starting to pick up outside. the rain's still falling. you can see the winds by how it's knocking our camera around at this point. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. meteorologist bernadette woods and bob turk closely tracking the system. so how much rain has fallen and what's still to come? let's start with bob. >> take a look at radar. we're not done with this by any means. even though it's been quiet the last few hours in central maryland, look what's coming down to the south. a huge plume of moisture once again showing you how much rain has foulen. let's take a look at the current situation. very light rate around the baltimore area. heavier batches west of us. take a loo

i'm mary bubala, trying to help you be an energy saver. >> and for more information on how to be an energywjz.com and click on the special section on the home page. >>> doctor jill biden was in town to stress the importance of education in the nation's community college. >> reporter: security's tight at anne arundel's arnold campus as jill biden meets with students and faculty promoting the obama's administration commitment to supporting the community colleges. >> president obama said, you know, he wants to meet the goal by 2010 for our nation to have the highest number of college graduates. >> she's taught at community colleges and teaches english at a community college. i always say, you're my heros. it's hard, what you're doing is so hard and you're persevering. >> reporter: she toured several facilities on campus and made pastries with arts students. >> and it's thrilling and so exciting i hope it is for the students who won't actually get to see her, but know that anne arundel was chosen for the faculty and programs and the quality. >> reporter: also, today,the white house announced t