users say elkton is a convenient home base. some say the problem has gotten so bad you can literally walk down the street here and get your hands on any prescription drug you want. >> you know, it will take me 20 minutes time to have at least one to get started and then you can continue. >> reporter: maryland is taking aim at prescription drug abuse with a new computerized system to track who is writing them and who is filling them. >> i think you need a vigilant program in every physician's office. >> reporter: did drugs ruin your life? >> yes it did. >> reporter: wjz eyewitness new. >> the program is scheduled to start next july with the focus on helping addicts get treatment rather than reporting them to police. >>> death investigation underway at perkins middle hospital, state police say a man was found dead in his room around 8:00 this evening. the medical examiner will determine how he died. state police are also investigating. >>> prescription drugs are at the center to f a beating and robbery. police say a 24-year-old m

now, 22-year-old stephanie berry is clean, raising her young son in the town of elkton right off 95. >> when did you think you had hit rock bottom? >> when i lost everything. my son was with my mother. i lost my home, my car. i had no job. i had nothing. >> reporter: stephanie was part of an alarming trend. over the past decade, the number of people living in cecil county admitted to treatment centers for drug abuse, skyrocketed almost 800%. that's nearly double the percentage statewide. >> everything is irrelevant. like nothing else matters. >> so your son didn't matter? >> at a point, no, he didn't. and that killed me. like i lived with that guilt for a long time. [ crying ] like i still do. like because i look and i'm like, that's my baby. and i gave him up for a high. >> reporter: stephanie's story echoes throughout maryland. admissions to treatment centers are up in baltimore county by over 270%. harford county up almost 730%. and carroll county up more than 600%. clearly, there's an explosion in prescription drug use. >> they are more abused than heroin, ecstasy, lsd, marijuana

eastbound pulaski highway is shut down in elkton. northbound 95 at mountain road, we're tracking an accident that is off to the side. tracking a possible vehicle fire on the inner loop just past perring parkway. hopefully they will not impact traffic too much. 56 miles per hour on 95 down towards the fort mchenry. not a bad ride on the west side. northbound 295 at 198. this is the northbound accident in harford county. it looks like it's in the process of being cleared. this is traffic and we're searching for a possible accident just past perring parkway. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. it burned for more than a day. police say a fire at a tire shop was started following a fight among employees. >> kim dacey has more details. good morning. >> a bulldozer is the only thing that remains were the tire shop used today. sources say there was a fight among employees just moments before the fire. one of those employees has been arrested, jason hicks. it wasn't long before a fire at west belvedere tire shop

getting gusty, indicating that the brament is -- barometer is going up. 59 in elkton. 60 on the shore. everyone coming in between 59 as you see in west minister. 63 is the magic number over towards kent island, d.c. at 64. low pressure is moving out. high pressure is building. the pressure between the two is creating this wind, squeezing it together. we're getting these double digit readings. that low is what was responsible for giving us those showers over the last woke or so but the high is going to build in warmth. we'll see more blue sky and lot more, we'll see say more -- say more spring like temperatures. this is your forecast for the next foreseeable future with the clear conditions moving in. the clouds are breaking more. each hour you're seeing more. with that high in place we're going to see a gradual increase in the temperatures starting with the 60s right into the 80-degree range. that is if hely -- philippe. we'll keep you posted. the sunset is at 644. small craft advisory in e fact. going up to 68. the clouds will break. tonight 49. the normal is 50. tomorrow right back

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easton 50. 55 packs river. 56 ocean city. 39 degrees right now in elkton. 45 cumberland, westminster, bel air. low 50s rock hall annapolis and kent island. 3 degrees warmer than yesterday. living big. there is that low again. it's high pressure that's going to force its will on the system. look at the low, south shows it, that's one, you saw the swirl, one heavy duty rip until the atmosphere if you will. enough of it. it's gone. we will call for rape this afternoon with high of 55. wait until you see the five day forecast off the charts. take it away, guys. >>> we have breaking news out of baltimore involving the subway system, o dor of natural gas tings entire system has been shutdown. stations are being evacuated. crews are monitoring the situation. a bus bridge set up from hopkins to cold spring. we have crews on the way and we will update you on this breaking story. >>> remember, wjz is always on, here are the stories we are following on our website. for updates of all the news and first warning weather forecast, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in health watch, some parents

we're at 56 bwi and elkton and on the shore as well.low pressure that was responsible for the rain is moving up to the north and east. with the high pressure building in, it's the pressure with the two systems bringing us the rain throughout the day. temperatures up to 71 and sunny and windy. overnight lows in the 40s and 50s. clear and breezy. tomorrow, the better of the two days and partly sunny. we'll have the complete forecast in a few minutes. >>> thank you, tim. here's what people are talking about this morning. a nationwide search effort continues as the police try to find a missing 11-year-old little boy. loved ones are mourning his slain mother as well. andrea fujii has the latest. >> reporter: good morning, though the mother's killer is behind bars. there's no sign of her son. it's been two weeks since this 11-year-old has been at school. his friends and football teammates haven't stopped thinking about him. >> we love you. >> we want to pray that we can bring this child home. >> reporter: at a vigil, his community hopes that

elkton a northwest flow at just around 3. so, that's the order of day right now. but we will start to see a bit of a uniform shift to the west and the southwest over the course of the next few days. that's going to help usher in warm air that's building in the mid portion of the country. our next rain chance comes with a system that is moving in from the west. a lot of rain and a lot of snow up in the higher elevations off to the west from south dakota into the sierra nevada region and rockies and we will see this as our forecast until about tuesday before we see any real change. pleasant and warm conditions in place with high pressure solidly over our region really the high is down around virginia west virginia that's going to allow for the west and southwest flow to wrap around and with that the warmer air will take us into temperatures weep above the normal high right now at -- well above our normal high. this is the leap. now -- felipe down to a tropical storm which was category one for the majority of the day yesterday. it's moving to the east northeast picki

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. >>> police in elkton hoping to change a tire discovered 67 pounds of marijuana. the police say after talking with two men changing the tire, the trooper became suspicious and asked to search the truck and they found the weed in the truck bed worth about $300,000. >>> a new push to repel baltimore city's so-called beverage tax. they imposed a two cents per bottle. and now retailers and beverage distributors are asking to kill the tax early. supporters of the beverage tax say it raised $5 million a year in a city with a $50 million budget deficit. >>> you can't talk, text or even look at your cell phone while driving in most states. but one suburb in illinois wants to ban driving while eating. they want to put a ban on putting your makeup on when hind the wheel. we want to know what you think about this. go to the facebook fan make for w where ar. what do you think of eating, makeup and cell phones while driving? is this invasive or just plain common sense? >>> this sunday martin luther king, jr., the memorial will be dedicated in our nation's capitol a rethat fran

. >>> clear, calm, seasonably chilly, temperatures in the 40s, near 50s. 50 in elkton. 48 at bwi-marshall have high pressure in control that will bring pause beautiful day. all the cold blustery air sup to -- is up to our north and east. look for sunshine with temperatures starting in the 40s. daytime high 68, near 70. don. >>> hears what we have our -- here's with we have our eye on. two state correction officers are facing charges. >>> closing early. the plaza hotel in ocean city shuts down early as le people get legionnaires disease. >>> if you haven't heard by now apple cope fond -- cofounder steve jobs has died. >>> an elderly couple also being remembered today. how they helped shape the lives of countless children. >>> and one of the most influential ice cream shops -- friendly's -- has filed for bankruptcy protection. more news in,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

so sticking with the temperature theme we have temperatures coming into elkton around 55 degrees. we are seeing more 50s mid 50s into edgewood coming in right around 56 degrees and this is what it looks like on maryland's most powerful radar as of now. again, it's going to be a wet commute this morning. we can see some moderate rain around bel air right now. towson and baltimore into glen bernie more of the same towards pennsylvania. you will look at moderate rain into marietta and lancaster. very wet and have the rain gear and pack your patience as you head out. now tanya has your traffic. >> reporter: good morning. route 1 southbound in darlington is back open but the

it's going to be a really nice day. 46 in oakland. 47 in elkton. 60 down on the shore. we have 46 in westminster and bel air. 55 on kent island. 55 in annapolis. the winds from the northwest, the courtesy of high pressure that's moving in and really bringing in that clockwise flow around the high. the winds will shift over the next day or so. with the shift comes warmer air. what we're dealing with is high pressure up and down the eastern sea bred -- bored-- board. what we will be dealing with is this cold front that slides in back behind the high pressure. it will drop our temperatures for today. with the high building back in, warmer air comes back. we start to see a gradual increase through the weekend. we'll get up to 80 degrees. still keeping an eye on philippe. it is still a tropical storm, moving to the north, northeast and away from all -- any land interests. sunset is at 6:41, going up to 68 today, nice with sunshine. overnight lows down to 44, clear to partly cloudy skies. 76 on saturday, 80 on sunday and monday. >>> we're looking at our first delay of the mor

barometer 29.98. 46 elkton, 45 easton. mid-40s hagerstown, ocean city, low 40s cumberland. mid-30s in oakland. westminster, bel air, columbia, the mid-40s, 45 annapolis and kent island. 46 rock hall. slowly but surely. almost like the three stooges gag. step by step, inch by inch. this low is getting out of here. that low, it's been driving our forecast for the past almost week and a half. it's going to rotate the bad self out of here. high pressure builds in. dry, warm air is going to be the outlook for not only the short-term, but the extended forecast. beautiful stuff coming our way. 55 today. normal 71. tonight, we start to end the rain. clouds, 45 overnight. tomorrow, calling it beautiful. partly sunny, breezy and warm. 67 the high, look at this action, wednesday through saturday, sunny, 73. 72, 75, 76 degrees. >>> rush now from sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> reporter: another new accident on another major roadway to report. 70 westbound, we are watching that one on 83 southbound at pa donia, a wreck in streak. trap road and deer creek. truck fire in baltimor

still at 30. 29 elkton. 28 hagerstown. packs river mid-30s. packs river and dc in the 30s. 34 oakland. westminster 30. bel air and columbia 32. 37 rock hall. a low swinging by the yeah north of the area area later. this shouldn't be shower activity around. we got a benign forecast over the next five days. we are going for a high of 54. sunshine mixed with clouds, overcast this evening. 42 will be the low. sun comes out tomorrow with a temperature around 56 degrees. saturday, sunshine, and 58 degrees. i got to show you this graphic. this is great. trick or treating weather, halloween night, bone dry over the great plain states. here we will be bookended by showers. but shouldn't have problem. the chill should stay south of the area. >>> elementary school is closed because of no power, here is sharon gibala. >> reporter: we have an accident working on 95 southbound, take a look. 95 southbound at eastern avenue. accident is blocking two left lanes and causing a 17-minute back up to the beltway. also watch for new crash on sus and hannah. a with t

elkton 47. 48 westminster. frederick down to 45. yesterday morning they were 39 sofment they are warmer this morning. 50 out of oakland. 46 at frostburg in western maryland. the fall festival is next week in far western maryland. all the fall colors. autumn glory they call it. the weather, we'll see what happens. try to get the stormy weather out of the way by then. >> high pressure sitting over us now. almost bull's-eye on top of us. that's why the barometric pressure is so high. storms can't get into it. they are running around on the edges. here's the stuff in florida. those storms in the west line up on a cool front. this will eventually work northward. this may mean rain toward the middle of the week. today we're in great shape. in the floor floor peninsula, steamy with thunderstorms. chicago 81. los angeles sunny skies. 73 to 78 for us. sunny skies. variable winds. high pressure stays over us. you can see that storm developing. that's going to break into this high pressure. that's what our forecast is. wednesday and thursday r

elkton 47. all shades in blue in the 40's. we see this little bit of green around the bay. bay waters in the 60's. bayside temperatures, if you are on the water there, a little warmer. a lot of readings still in the 50's. 52 in oakland. only 45 at frostburg. a patch or two of fog to our west. area of high pressure sitting on top of us. that will be the case all day today. each day that high is moving faurgetter to the east. that trend will continue. it is a big area of high pressure. so once it gets out over the house, it will have a good affect on our weather. it is it moves farther east, this front will move to the west. this storm eventually down in the south will develop a little strength and drift northward as well. look at these temperatures. minneapolis 65. warmer than we are. 59 in international falls. that's up in the nation's cold spot thrfment is a surge of colder air coming up. today nice, a couple degrees warmer than yesterday. lots of sun. the forecast looks like this. 6 today -- 76 today. we start picking up a couple clouds. almost 80 for the high. 75 tuesday

elkton, 54 and it is even in the 50's added western maryland.see a few blue streaks near where there might be some 40's and some of the valleys and some thought. . some fog. there are warmer temperatures out west, 58 in chicago. and parts of kansas and iowa. is quite a bit warmer out to the west ahead of the next storm system. this is the high-pressure sitting over us with clear skies the cold front is out to the west and that is only one feature. you can put a big outline here and height is in there. this cold front cannot move in any further until the high moves away. the same with this weather disturbance down over florida. it has been building for a couple of days and will continue to get organized and eventually we will have a circulation down there which may not become tropical in nature but it is coming out of the tropics so it has a lot of moisture and it is expected to come up the coast. it will slow the progress but eventually this i will break down and slide to the east and will allow this and the best to push in on us. the middle of

and 35 in elkton and around the media area. it is coming in from the west, northwest. still keeping the cold air over the region. this is the story yesterday as we started to see it playout. we wanted to back up and this is why there is a destined line between the systems. rain down to the south and over to the east. mix of sleet and snow. and moving on through the region. cleared out here very nicely and we are heading into the last october morning for 2011. it is move up well to the east. it is moving in control and we have a bit of a disturbance moving up the coastline. that is going to bring up the chance for rain for tomorrow evening late. >> we are talking about after trick-or-treating time. >> we have little bit of high pressure. and a lot of high pressure and control. and you start to see it moving up the coast. >> rain tomorrow should not effect the trick-or-treaters. what will effect them is the trick-or-treaters. they shouldn't need the slickers over the out fits. the sun should return the the forecast going up to 50 degrees. mostly sunny and warm. and warme

elkton, at 71. and d.c., at 72.ints come up to 50 degrees, which means more moisture is moving into the region. and that will continue overnight, into tomorrow, as low pressure approaches us from two different directions. so we'll have clouds on the increase. and good chance of rain. probably 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. the rain moving in. so during your drive in the morning, it will probably -- looks like most areas will be raining. low 70s, as you can see. east winds now. that will continue to bring in this low level moisture off the ocean, building up the cloud shear later tonight and in the morning, it is when the rain should break out. two areas of low pressure. one over florida, which is not really organized. but there is a big slug of rain there. and there's been heavy showers or thundershowers. right now, they do have a tornado watch until 10:00 tonight. extreme portions of maryland. to the west of us, rain activity over illinois, down through arkansas. that's moving off to the east/northeast. most of that is

that's keeping temperatures down. 68, ocean city. 72 in elkton.t around the 7- degree mark. a little pleasant. east/northeast winds. that will continue tonight. may pick up a little later tonight, and tomorrow, a little gusty on the bay, as low pressure approaches us finally. it's taken a few days to move out of the southern portions of georgia and florida. boy, had a lot of rain. bright and sunny down there. behind the system, it's nice, cooler, dry air. ahead of it, a weak front doesn't show much. but there's a pressure out here. that will move through the area friday. unfortunately, doesn't look like it's slowed down. we have a risk of shower activity late tonight. and on wednesday. thursday night into early friday, another chance of more scattered showers activity. between all of that rain, it looks looic generally central maryland, half inch to an inch of rain. some spots, northern pennsylvania, new york state, maybe even out far western maryland, some of the mountain areas could see 1 to 2 inches of rain. also, off the atlantic ocean. maybe

and up in elkton, it's currently 58. 54 in westminster to 60-degree mark.by the bay, annapolis and kent island. still have a bit of a breeze. but later tonight, it will completely quit. it will be dead calm later. and with calm conditions and clear skies, you can have temperatures dropping down close to the dew point, which is 40. that's probably going to be our average temperature tonight. some of the neighborhoods, north and west of town, interior sections, even in the eastern shore, away from the water, could come down to 36 or 37 tonight. it's going to be a chilly night. if you have any of those tender plants outside, tropicals, they should not be outside tonight. in fact, the last couple of weeks, you probably should have been inside. a lot of those tropicals can't take temperatures much less than 50 degrees. so it's going to hurt them if you leave them out. even though we don't expect to see frost, it will still hurt them. as far as the east coast is concerned, up to our north, still cloudy, still some rain shower activity across northern new england.

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