all lanes are open at the inner loop at harford. harford road at summit avenue, watch for a crash. waterloo road, an accident. traveling east on 50, watch for a crash. start with 295. delays are southbound down towards 32. everything is clear at harford except for the ramp on the inner loop. >> it will be just fine today. clouds will thicken up a little bit. a high near 70 and maybe some thunderstorms tonight. should be a dry weekend but chilly. >> you might want to take a trip to the texas state fair. >> astronomers look to the skies and find evidence that maybe we are not alone. we will tell you what they found. jonas on wbal plus -- join us on wbal plus. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will be back with a live update at 7:25. >> have a good day. >> this is a wbal-tv 11 editorial from president and general manager dan joerres. >> on any given night, 4,000 people sleep on the streets of baltimore city -- in shelters, in cars, or in locations other than housing. last year, 24,000 people accessed programs that serve the homeless. at least a third of these people ar

. >> breaking news in harford county.'s ended up to captain roy taylor and skyteam 11. >> this is the 1300 block of harford towne drive, where a body was discovered around 2:30 this afternoon. harford county sheriff's detectives are on the scene conducting an investigation. they have shut down that portion of harford towne drive while they conduct the investigation. we don't know how the person died what the story was. we are trying to get more information and we will update you as we do. >> here is a look at what we are working on for 11 news tonight. there was a show of support for the greenback during a rally, but opposition would extend in state college tuition rates to undocumented illegal aliens. not the first time the massachusetts pharmacy tied to massachusetts pharmacy tied to the meningi it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, an

one target was hit in harford. a house in jaretsville. national weather vis will dem if it was a it happened. dawn was the only one cleaning up storm damage this weekend, two large trees came down. the tv antenna blew you have and furniture tossed several feet. national weather vis took pictures and spoke to witnesses. when the storm blew through friday it rattled some nerves. >> it's like a big roaring train standing next to it. the wind was ferocious and bad. >> once again national wet service will make the final call today on whether or not that was tornado. >> prince georges county is shelling out 3.5 million dollars for a post game celebration, that went awry at the university of maryland. ten people were falsely arrest order injured by police. they will receive money. cameras caught police se severery beating this man. one officer was acquitted of assault on friday and other convicted on assault charges. one of five people charged with running a scam on the elderly is expected to be in caught today. police say powers was involved in

a nice start on harford road. the outer loop of the capital beltway, there is an accident with multiple vehicles involved. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the cleanup from sandy is a big story. >> restoring power to tens of thousands of marylanders still in the dark this morning. most of the outages are in baltimore county. 22,000 outages in anne arundel county. nnected rews have reconvey over 200,000 homes. >> jennifer franciotti is live in towson. you are not far from a road closure. >> some residents are doing individual cleanups with branches that are down. one roadway is blocked. we cannot get down to the area ying.se it is too low li are no road closure signs in the area. don't go down there near the side.si bright the water is receding from sandy. president did have to wade through their property to assess damage. some people are used to flooding in their neighborhoods. they are grateful this storm was not as bad as isabel. >> compared to isabel, this was a piece of cake. it's a piece of cake. in

harford county authorities said about 50 roads were closed at 4:00 this afternoon as they were trying to remove some of the debris. havre de grace had problems with flooding. however, at this time later today a lot of the flooding moved out. the big story has been the trees and power lines. a lot of them are contractors. we ran into a you from alabama. i saw the crew. a lot of the folks are coming into the area and have swarmed the area to restore a lot of the power. this route 40 corridor in harford county all the way up to havre de grace has had a sporadic outage. you might find a pocket here and a pocket less than a mile away. once again, the bge crews have been working to restore power and remove a lot of the trees in the county that have brought down power lines. >> just to show how that; i have friends in abingdon. they don't have power but the subdivision across the street, they do have power. >>> problems are so bad on millers island that the national guard had to be called in. >> reporter: the national guard was camped out here as you said. there were here just in case. didn'

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jacobs lives in harford county with her husband and has three grown daughters. she is running on a platform of fiscal conservatism. she is a very conservative counterpoint. they will compete for both here at warren elementary school. they will be the only ones participating in the debate. the libertarian candidate is upset because he is not been included in tonight's debate. it kicks off tonight at 7:00. we will be here to cover all the back-and-forth and give you the highlights tonight on 11 news at 11:00. >> early voting starts this saturday here in maryland and continue through november 1. voters will have the final say on several very controversial ballot questions. sheldon dutes continues our commitment 2012 coverage, live downtown at the board of elections. >> there are seven questions on the ballot but three have gotten the most attention. those include in-state tuition for immigrants' children, expanded gambling, and same-sex marriage. >> starting this weekend, maryland voters will be able to cast their ballot for the next president of the united states

this is harford road. >> more trees down. harford road. send us your storm pics right now. >> find out where sandy is bringing snow. we'll be right back after this break. >>> crews out and about. roosevelt leftwich. >> reporter: we're in harford county near joppa farm road. i'm starting this off because the wind is coming up so hard. let me go outside of the car. this is joppa farm road between route 7 and route 40. there have been a lot of issues with water. suddenly it will become torrent. i'm walking close to the joppa farm road. this water has been coming down, lots and lots of rain. right here you can see joppa farm road is closed between route 7 and route 40. it's like a little creek that has overflowed the banks. there's a low spot. there seems to be issues. let me come over here and give you an idea. normally this is barrel just a -- looks like big ditch with a little bit of water but right up here you can really see where it's been coming down through here very, very rapidly. back up on the road surface, you can see it's been a me

ritchie north into a harford county -- reaching north into harford county and some around richmond. we are not done yet. there is hope for the afternoon. how is traffic? >> volume is still on the light side. there is a downed pole along route 99 in ellicott city. lane closures remain in effect. up to speed on the west side down towards baltimore national pike. no problems on 795. a smooth ride coming down towards mount carmel on the harrisburg expressway. 61 and the southbound b-w parkway appeared still moving well despite the rain on the west side. 10 minutes to go south on 95 towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is the key bridge. rather like to and from the key bridge. 50 at sandy point in great shape. -- rather light to and from the key bridge. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> howard county police are looking for a man that has been spying on some women from inside their home. >> jennifer franciotti is live with more. >> they have him on camera. the roommates discovered the camera hidden inside a bedroom closet last month. police believe the camera ha

it's right along the inner loop here at harford road. do expect a seven minute delay right now traveling from 83 down to 95. as far as the west side of 695 is concerned, here's what it looks like at baltimore national pike. everything moving right along just a three minute delay right now on the outer loop from 795 down to intertate 70. we have some problems in anne arundel county a crash along the southbound lanes of route 295 at 19 r5 and another crash on route 50 along if eastbound lanes at cape street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. charlie over to you. >>> when your children head off to school you shouldn't have to worry about the safety and that's why beginning today some changes are coming to the baltimore county school district. they're going to start using meal detecting wands in an effort to keep your kids safe and abc2 news linda so is live this morning in perry hall high school where linda this all started i guess in essence at that school back in august. >> reporter: yeah, you'll remember the shooting that hap

traveling on 695, you will notice traffic really picking up on harford road affecting the outer loop and the drive time is 12 minutes from the 95 up to 83. west side going to be a volume from 795 towards 95. and that's taking you 12 minutes as well. >>> 15 years in the making. in between 199 7 and last year 14 years of losing and a wait and see moment at the field at camden yard that didn't involve the orioles and emergency plane landing. as the sunrises on us today, baltimore is in tampa and orioles are heading to the playoffs. sherrie johnson is live with the story and sherrie, there is a lot of excitement in the air. >> reporter: yes, fans are very excited about the o's and rooting for them and they are in tampa today, tuesday and wednesday taking on the rays and you know it's going to be pretty tough games there but it was a little trekkie getting to tampa. team officials saw smoke in the kitchen area of the chartered plane. the pilot decided to land the plane in jacksonville. and thank goodness everyone was safe. now it's been 15 years since the on the's-- o's have been to the p

a crash in harford county, on route 7, hidden stream drive. if you are traveling on 95 now, no tee lays from bel air to -- delays from bel air. 695, harford road, everything up to speed, looking at the typical 11 minute ride on the outer loop from 95, towards 83. here is what the west side looks like, liberty, old court road. traffic is starting to pick up, no significant delays, 12 minutes on the outer op b 795, towards 95, if you are using the jfx, looking at the typical 11 minute ride. traveling southbound from 695, all the way downtown to east fayette street. >>> electric bone chilling o- maizing, three ways to describe the crowd. a 2 and a half hour rain delay didn't put a damper on things. down at the yard this morning, with the recap of the game, charlie , the o's and fans, didn't have much time to dwell on the loss. they don't this morning. >> reporter: the game starts at 8:00. game one didn't wrap up untiling 12:00 because of the rain delay, first pitch was slated for 6:00, got pushed to 8:00 40, the fans got the -- 8:40, the fans got

down in harford county. >> sherrie johnson joins us with more on this. how bad was it? like there was one target. today, the national weather vis will determine if it was a tornado. don was the only one cleaning up storm damage this weekend, two large trees came down in his backyard, the tv antenna on his roof blew off and furniture was tossed several feet. they took pictures, spoke to witnesses to rate the damage and determine if it was a tornado. >> the storm we saw on radar, it was aration with it. a -- rotation with it. a strong signature at 2000 feet. i am seeing trees that are folded over in different directions. >> reporter: once again, the national weather service will make the final call today on whether or not it was a tornado. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the man who is looking to be the top cop is expected to be officially confirmed today. last week, commissioner designate bat answered questions from from council members and citizens. >>> if you have a teenager who is getting close to getting their license, there is a chance you are losing

a closure in harford county because of fire department activity. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 29. no sign of the accident. we will keep you posted. this is 295 southbound showing building volume down towards 32. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> an update on breaking news. firefighters are still battling a stubborn fire. >> kim dacey joins us with the details. >> this is still an active scene. we're several blocks away. firefighters are still actively fighting this fire. we shot some video of them spraying water to put this fire out. it started on the first floor and spread up and over to neighbors' homes. three homes were evacuated. everybody got out ok. the adults and children were transported to the hospital for a precaution. a firefighter fell from a ladder. they are shaken up but hopefully ok. >> material things don't matter to me. oke up, theime i will co house was fully engulfed. i went up on my deck. there was so much smoke. you could not belreathe. >> their neighbors gathered on the street. it is taking so long to

this is a harford road. building in volume but running smoothly without delay. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> the wake is over for orioles fans. a playoff berth for the first time since 1997. >> the orioles have a minor incident on their flight. the flight had to be diverted because of smoke. >> the plane was cleared. they landed in tampa safely. >> it didn't take long for the orioles to take the lead. a common for nate mclouth -- a home run for nate mclouth. a home run for j.j. hardy. the orioles swept the red sox. the orioles had to wait for the angels to lose to texas and that guaranteed the orioles a playoff spots. keith mills will have more coming up in sports. let's talk about the fans. the orioles have received a lot of support throughout the season. >> kim dacey joins us live without the fans are reacting to this season. >> fans cannot be more excited. the orioles swept the red sox this weekend. that win coupled with the angels' loss has guarantee them a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 1997. they are still tied with the yankees

parkville, harford, no problems to report as you travel from harford, all the way up towards towson. that's a look at your time saver traffic. >>> we begin with breaking news, coming out of federal hill. crews are on the scene of a house fire on battery avenue, east giddings street. firefighters had to evacuate the building. we have a crew on the way to the scene and bring you more details throughout the morning. >>> other top stories on this monday. he wants to protect you by becoming the top cop. bass will find out if he gets the job. the council is expected to approve his appointment as the newest police commissioner. he spoke in front of the council and addressed citizens during his confirmation hearing. mayor stephanie rawlings blake nominated him for the position. >>> he died while in police custody and those who knew anthony anderson, they say it was at their hands. his family is this was the scene last night as anderson's family and the community gathered to mark the anniversary of his death. the police department reported that anderson died from swallowing judges but fletche

a little bit of harford and westminster in carroll county. we will see some of the stuff, and go rather briefly the rest of the morning. the cool front is right on top of us and it will move to the east. the rain going out of the picture and hopefully the sun coming in. >> we do not see any problems at the moment. you might want to leave a few extra minutes this morning. 99 is shutdown in ellicott city. moving well on the west side. no problems on the j.f.x. 60 miles per down towards 100 on 295. 11 minutes to travel on the northeast outer loop. here's a quick, live look at traffic. 95 in harford county at mountain road. southbound traffic looks good. the roads are wet. take your time as you travel. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> police in howard county released pictures of a peeping tom in the hopes of finding out who he is. >> he set up cameras to spy on women. jennifer franciotti has more. >> police have no idea how this man got inside the women's condo. police are hoping somebody recognizes him. police when he to take a good lo

one problem along harford road.losed near 152 because of a downed tree. 64 on southbound 83. 50 and southbound 95 towards the toll plaza. moving well at the harbor tunnel tolls. eight minutes down to the 83's. about 10 minutes south on 95 from the beltway down towards 32. here's a quick, live look at traffic. here's a look at the fog. still moving well down towards the west side of the beltway. 70 is doing well in terms of fog. you'll find some have the fog in areas. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> some residents in west baltimore can sleep till easier knowing their fire crews will still be on the job. >> jennifer franciotti joins us live. good morning. it may look like halloween with all the fog. it is feeling a lot more like christmas. the mayor announced it will stay open things to the baltimore grand prix. 10 known as the most decorated truck in the city. it saved three children from this house fire backed in may. accounts meant heard from his constituents. >> everybody was concerned about the longevi

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harford road is closed near 152 because of a downed tree. 95 looks pretty good in harford county. 11 minutes on the west side outer loop. 11 minutes to go on the outer loop northeast side from 95 over towards the harrisburg expressway. southbound traffic is building. you can also see the fog. this is 95 at the tydings memorial bridge. looking good at the moment despite the fog. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. [organ plays] >> after 161 games, the orioles' impossible dream comes down to one last game. >> to realize that dream, they need some help. the orioles defeated the rays, despite an outstanding start by pitcher james shields. this was the only run of the ballgame. orioles 1, tampa 0. they remain one game behind the yankees after the yankees beat the red sox. keith mills will have more later in sports. we asked u local members to show us their seats and we see some great views on u local. you can do the same and share your pictures with us today. >> president obama and mitt romney will face off for the first time on the presidential debate stage. >> hallie jackson joins u

there was only one target in harford county, a house in jarrettsville. the national weather vis will determine if it was a it happened. dawn was cleaning up storm damage, two land trees came down in the backyard. the tv blew off and the furniture was tossed several feet. the national weather vis took pictures and -- service took pictures and talked to witness and the storm we saw, there was rotation with it. there was a strong rotation signature at 2000 feet. i am seeing trees that are folded over in different directions. >> once again, the national weather service will make the call today. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> some losses are tough to take, like the one that happened in the final seconds. others start ugly and get worse. yesterday, was the latter for the ravens athey went deep in to the hat of texas. houston took the fight early and never let up. joe flacco threw for 143 yards, two picks. rice, mustered 42 yards on the ground, there was no answers sunday against the texans team that hit the defense in the air and on the ground. >> it's frustr

in parkville at harford road no problems from parkville to towson. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charley over to you. >>> 4:32. the mta has a new polysus -- policy causing controversy. if you ride the bus someone is watching and listening to your conversation. the question is raised does it make you safer or is it an invasion of privacy. abc2 news sherrie johnson has the story. i imagine they are doing this because there's a need. >> reporter: basically the mtawants to use cameras to beef up security. aid investigateddive tool with 10 on every bus. four outside and 6 inside that will record your every move and every word. the mta has always had surveillance video, but audio was not always off limits. that's until now. the mta says the passengers' safety is the top priority and last month's assault on a woman found the need to sound with a surveillance pictures. the practice is lawful training is underway for drivers and the first 10 buses equipped with the cameras hit the road with more than 300 others to follow in the next

most of those outages in anne arundel county and harford county. we will be checking in with a b.g.e. spokesman in just a few minutes. so for sandy is being blamed for two deaths in maryland. a tree fell into a house in pasadena. a man was pronounced dead at the scene. >> we have complete team coverage. let's get a look at what is in store for us from tony pann. >> good morning. things are settling down. you can see it on the radar. there is the circulation around hagerstown. the wind may still be gusting. but i think the big story will be the temperatures. 43 right now at the airport. the wind chills are in the 30's. rain is likely this morning. as we go through the day, the showers will start to dissipate. there could be a few snowflakes mixed in. that is the big thing for me today. it feels like a winter day. >> one area we have been tracking has been ocean city. >> ava marie braved the elements all day yesterday. a big difference today. >> what a difference. the wind is not as strong. we could get some gusts up to 60 miles per hour. there was a

traveling the beltway in parkville this is what it looks like at harford road. no problems getting off towards towson. >>> before we go we want to leave you with cute video. meet roger the turkey strutting his stuff around in glendon minimum societia. -- minnesotaa. he has been caught peeping through the -- minnesota. he has been caught peeping through the window. and so they are doing what they can to get the turkey out of the neighborhood. but in the meantime, we are thinking about a different type bird here. >> exactly. >> the orioles. we wish them well tonight in new york. we will see you tomorrow morning starting at 4:30. we will have an update in 30 minutes on the commute into work. >> go o's

harford county schools closed tomorrow. abc2 is working for you to keep your family safe. >> when the power goes out, one of the the first things you worry about is the food in the refrigerator. >> reporter: as hurricane sandy batters much of the east coast of the u.s. people are being reminded to stay indoors. that advices will applies to perishable food when the power goes out. food in the refrigerator could become a source of food poisoning. after four hours or more with no power throw out perishable tonight. frozen food should remain safe to eat for 48 hours if the freezer is full and as long last the door was kept shut. if the freezer is half full, the safety window is cut in half to 24 hours. opening the door allows cold air to escape, so the food spoils quickly. if it looks discolored, has a strange texture or looks bad, throw it out. getting rid of spoiled food is far better than putting your family's health at risk. >> all right. we begin at 6:00 with the latest on superstorm sandy. it is cleanup day, a day to asse

we have a crash in parkville on harford road at woodside avenue. and traveling the beltway, here's what it looks like at harford road inner loop clear but the outer loop starting to jam and that continues as you make the drive up towards providence road. here's what the west side of the beltway looks like at liberty road. traffic moving along no significant delays as you travel down to 95. or traveling that inner loop through pikesville. >>> as you know, the orioles for the first time in 15 years are in the playoffs. they are playing in texas tonight. everybody is getting into the spirit of things. >> you see the studio and it'sdecorated getting ready for the o's. you can see orange flowers as well. orioles piert is huge. they got to win tonight if they want to come back to baltimore for the divisional series with the yankees. >> the pressure is on. >> it is. >> and at the national aquarium. there are certainly getting involved in the final a little support from one bird to another. >> video of the day take a look at this. newsroom is in stitches a

and also we can see it around harford county as well. but merrill's most powerful radar is dry right now. and it will stay that way as we go through the day and then we will have changes in the forecast going into the afternoon. my high around 72 degrees. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with lauren cook good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as charley mentioned we are dealing with quite a bit of fog along interstate 70 and traffic is starting to pick up just west of 695. so, do be prepared for a little bit of congestion. traveling the belt wait northwest corner at old court road traffic is picking up in this vicinity but not too bad. you are looking at 12-minute ride on the outer loop from 795 down towards 95. there are no delays on the beltway from parkville up to tow son. for those -- towson. those of you using the jfx, a typical 11-minute ride traveling southbound from 695 to fayette street. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you charley. >>> a brief scare for the orioles as they headed to tampa. there

. >> of family in harford county is looking for another place to stay tonight after a fire gutted their home in the middle of the night. fire crews were called to the scene around 3:30 this morning. everyone made it out okay. you can see the damage to the home, everything inside the home -- it is expensive. because of the fire is still under investigation. >> the school bus crash sent three people to the hospital this morning in pikesville. police say the bus driver and an adult passenger taken to the hospital. no children were on board the bus at the time. the driver of the car was not hurt. >> following the worst ravens loss in a number of seasons, the ravens get a full week to rest and recover from that blowout loss against the texan just today. a look back at a rough sunday afternoon that no one really wants to remember very much. coach harbaugh had some surprising, it's in his weekly press conference. >> john harbaugh today took full responsibility, saying the debate was on him -- saying the defeat was on him. the ravens were simply destroyed on both sides of the ball. they are lea

today's meeting at the harford county council chambers. >>> if your child heading off to college anyon? if so, what are they majoring in? engineering grad does the best with financial stability. $3.4million over the course of their lifetime. and $1.8 million for teachers and art majors are $2 million, according to new census bureau day tancht the -- data. >>> the owner of the largest po profit college plans to cut jobs and close campuses to save money. the apollo group owns the university of phoenix and proposes cutting hundreds and hundreds of jobs and shutting down 25 campuses. because of the declining profits, and lower student enrollment. about 4% of its students will be affected by this. they are going to have the option to switch to online courses, or to continue their degree and work at another site. >> it is just october 17. if you've been out there at the big box retailers you know the guys are competing for your shopping dollar. >> they are. target is now getting in on. this the latest retailer to announce that they will match prices from amazon .com, best buy .com. toys r

now we've heavy rain into baltimore and harford counties. watching around the city or beltway it will be coming down pretty hard the next 15 to 20 minutes. with respect suburbs have been lucky and it will stay light around frederick and hagerstown. only 10-mile-an-hour wind with a gust up to 17 at b.w.i. winds are not terrible around baltimore. kicking up a little bit but not bad yet. we will make it up to 56 or 57 this afternoon. rain will pick up in intensity through the day. gusts may be 40 this morning but close to 60 this evening. the worst for us as far as the wind will be this afternoon and evening. heavy rain will continue into tonight then the cold air comes in. plaza -- blizzard warnings in effect in western maryland and could be snow around baltimore temperatures in the 40's. in a few minutes i will give you the exact location of the storm but first we check out ava marie in ocean city. the center of the storm is about 250 miles east-southeast of you and sustained winds 85 miles an hour. so it will kick up pretty good there this m

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here's a quick, live look at traffic. 95 from harford county looking pretty good. building as you get closer to the white marsh area. this is traffic -- 83 at ruxton road. very light into town. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> none other than the orioles are the big story. they have been the big story all year. >> the orioles are officially in the playoffs. the angels lost to texas. >> kim dacey is live this morning with fan reaction to the amazing season. >> the fans were so excited. they swept the red sox here camden yards this weekend. jamison cannot tell you this banner is about him. >> he was born on opening day. >> his parents are happy deceit another orioles win and a spot in postseason play. >> it is nice to see the yard like this again. >> other fans cannot hide their excitement after watching the birds defeat their red sox. >> i love seeing the orioles win. i've been a fan for awhile, since they were bad. this is my 22nd game of the season. i've been to a lot of games. i love to see them win. >> greatest game of my life. >> it was amazing. this

and it keeps on redeveloping around harford county.bel air right now you are dealing with wet weather. some moderate rain coming down around kingsville and also perry hall. just to the north of middle river this morning. and also we are dealing with some wet weather in havre de grace again. aberdeen also perryman and port deposit. we had a little brake along i- 95 that stretch but it's back. so this will be the story as we go throughout the day. off and on showers this morning. and then finally things will begin to taper off a bit. now ellicott city's temperature this morning we are mild. 60 that dew point coming in at 60. we have patchy fog. so, you name it we have it this morning. 62 in arbutus with the dew point of 61. the wind are pretty much on the light side but it will get breezy once the fronts passes later today and davidsonville's temperatures at 63 degrees with the dew point of 63. now your planner looks like this. as we go into 8:00, the showers out there off and on scattered in nature. as we go into lunchtime mostly cloudy

baltimore, harford county, a good soaking. again, a few inches in those locations. meek could see temperatures climb a little bit this evening and a warm front is on the way coming up from the south. the warmer air with the front could invade maryland as we go through the evening so it's possible we have not seen the highs of the day just yet. once the temperature rise stops, we will probably be in the mid 60's. if you spotty showers and maybe some dense fog. we may see a love of a temperature difference which will produce widespread dense fog as this makes its way through. over the weekend, big changes. it still feels like summer time. low 80's tomorrow and an isolated storms sounding like a summer forecast. when will be light out of the south. there could be an isolated storm popping up in parts of the bay. remember that tropical storm? still in the season until december. tracking across the atlantic doing loops. this are of cloud could become tropical storm oscar. we will see if he forms while nadine is still holding on. warm and humid until friday. front with a

we will learn if a tornado touched down in harford county. a storm caused damage in the jaretsville area. any other places hit? >> reporter: the baltimore area was largely spared. it looks like one target was hit in harford county. a cows on kochs road in jarrettsville. the national weather service will determine if it was a it happened. don was the only one cleaning up storm damage this weekend, two large trees came down in his backyard. the tv antenna blew up and the furniture on the front porch was tossed several feet. the national weather vis was taking pictures and talking to witnesses to rate the damage and determine if it was a tornado. when the storm blew through friday night it definitely rattled nerves. >> it's like a roaring train. the wind was ferocious. >> reporter: the national weather service will make the final call today. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> president obama and governor it mitt romney face off tonight. it's happening in boca raton florida. >> the outcome could turn out to one mistake any of these guys proven, they

. >>> a methadone clinic in harford is facing a lawsuit. >> as jeff hager reports, the victim's family claims the driver had other drugs in their system. >> reporter: when investigators first looked at the crash on route 143, they learned the car had been driving 20 miles over the speed limit, crossed the center line and t boeing another car kelling -- kills another driver. the family is suing the meth lab for failing to test. >> you can directly link that back to the negligence act because they had the knowledge that this person, this patient of theirs was one who would come into the clinic having taken other drugs. >> more worried about taking the money for the methadone than following procedures. >> reporter: it's been said you can't place a price on a person's life. al bers is serving time for her role in the crash. the lawsuit is asking for $20 million in damages from the mat clinic of belcamp. the family is also lobbies maryland lawmakers to make sure such a tragedy never happens again. >> there are other states whereby laws have changed that requirement actual clinic to drive th

he is also a lecturer at harford and has a ph.d in public administration. he said crime is more than stats and numbers that crime is about people. he wants to impact people and neighborhoods in this city. here's what he had to say. >> sharing my goal to build on positive community interaction. earning count trust will come with time and with hard work and our actions will speak louder than our words. without trust from the public we cannot and we will not succeed. >> one of the things that he also talked about, he says he wants to change a few things in the city, some of the internal structures. he said there's also a need to basically improve some of the physical aspect, vehicles, radio system. he wants to build a good working relationship with the union and the community and that hearing is continuing. council is about to start asking their groups of questions and we'll have a lot more coming up tonight at 11. reporting from city hall, roosevelt leftwich. >>> we'll have or from the nominee, the chief coming up at 11:00. the maryland madoff. that's what th

in harford county, it went to the surgery center in abingdon and a clinic in bellaire. >> all of them pulled the implicated lots of product and they are in the process of contacting their patients. >> state health officials are urging people to watch out for the symptoms of meningitis. >> typically is headache, fever, neck stiffness, sometimes you can have confusion and you may have a fever with that, depending on the kind of meningitis. >> health professionals say it is treatable if caught in time. for a list of all those facilities that have been affected by that recall, but to our website, wbaltv.com, and click on medical alert. >> tonight we are learning some disturbing details about a brawl at a high school football game that landed at teen a volunteer behind bars, accused of physically confronting for students. baltimore city police say that two officers tried to break up an altercation on the sidelines. the officers requested back up. they tried to separate the two teams. lawrence wilkens, known as a volunteer, pushed and shoved staff members and punched a been franklin player

. >>> tonight the national weather service has confirmed that a trend did touch down friday in harford county. it was classified as an ef 0. it was enough to do some damage. it toucheddown in jarrettsville. >> take a look at the statistics. this is the storm we were on from 6:30 to 7:30 a clear rotation, just north and west of jarrettsville. crystal clear. warm conditions. to the west not other than in the great lakes but all eyes turning south, strengthening in the caribbean. we talk about that and how things shape up through friday. >>> a scary attack on a running trail. >> a woman was hit in the head and left in the woods. we have the details. >> reporter: one minute said she stopped on the trail and the next thing she knows she's lying in the woods in the dark. it happened on the capital crescent trail. a man approached her from behind without making a sound. he hit her on the head and sexually assaulted her. she woke up and called for help, flagging someone going nearby. >> she aweak sometime later off the trail and was able to get back on the trail. thankfully a 40-year-old male

heading out to 695, parkville, harford road. no problems on the inner loop towards 95 and outer loop clear towards towson, pulling up drive times and traffic starting to pick up on the west side, no significant delays, 12 minutes from 795, down towards 95. a look at time saver traffic, meagan, over to you. >>> deadly meningitis outbreak is spreading and the number of cases jumped to 91. linda so joins us now, are there more cases in maryland. we have had some, one more confirmed case over the weekend, health officials say another person got meningitis from those steroid injections, that brings the total number of cases here in maryland to three. one only who has died. the centers recalled all of the products, there are 91 confirmed cases in nine states, 7 people died. outbreak has been traced to a contaminated shipment of drugs, contaminated with a fungus causing a rare form of meningitis. familys with loved one whose got the tainted injections say they are living a nightmare. >> so this type of meningitis is not believed to be

harford county officials are working to a dead by the body of a man found in a wooded area. police or on the scene tuesday in the 1300's block of harford towne drive with that found the body of a young african-american male. detectives found no obvious signs of foul play and are waiting for a state medical examiner to determine the cause of death. but in commitment 2012, some maryland power is getting harder -- behind the ballett regarding expanding gambling. casita on ours in west virginia are spending millions -- casino owners in was region are spending millions. that upsets me. and jonathan to request the mayor and the former ravens player have teamed up in a new tv ad. question 7 would add live games to casinos. >> we have to stop this silly logic that says we can fund our virtues by expanding our vices. >> some baltimore area's state delegates joined the clergy. they said it will create jobs and boost economic development. -- they say those claims are misleading. share your response on wbaltv.com or to our facebook page. early voting gets underway in maryland this weeke

we checked out the busier roads in harford for you. several of them shut down, that was because of the flooding or the debris. fallen power lines caused areas, like route 2 4, between 136, to close. loren has been busy in the traffic center tracking the road closures and going to keep you updated as the morning goes on about what to look for. >> getting back over to lynette, they have been monitoring the storm for a number of days. >>> we have lots of rain out there, what we are watching now, sandy made landfall, and what we don't want to happen, we don't want it to stall out over top of oh us, that is a possibility. we want this to keep moving as it goes through time. see the timeline, this is wednesday, see where it is. we still, it's going to be windy and cold. we have blowing snow off towards the west, some could seep in as far as maybe carroll county, maybe wet snow flakes flying around the area. as we head in to thursday, the cold windy condition continues but we will drier. back to you. >>> in the meantime, we are going to take

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here's what it hocks like inparkville at harford -- looks like in parkville at harford road. no concerns. that's a look at your traffic. >>> bayonets and battleships and bailouts that's what you will hear all morning following thethird and final presidential debate. president obama and mitt romney faced off at lynn university. the candidates were forced to answer tough questions on foreign policy. >> reporter: this debate lasted 90 minutes and covered a wide variety of topics related to foreign policy. mitt romney and president obama sat side by side and that format didn't stop them from attacking each other. >> attack me is not an agenda. >> the world needs a strong america and it is stronger than when i came in office. >> reporter: in the third and final debate the focus was foreign pole say opportunitymitt romney to go over the president's record. >> what has happened is as we watch the rising tide in the middle east of chaos occur, you see al-qaeda rushing in. >> reporter: in a chance for the president to hit romney on the foreign policy credentials. >> i know you haven't

his body was discovered along the 1300 block of harford town dry. an investigation is underway into the manner of death. police are searching for three men involved in two over nine robberies in the roland park area. the first happened around 2:00 this morning. it woman was coming home from work and was accosted at gunpoint, forced into her car in may to withdraw money from an atm. 10 minutes later, the suspects intentionally hit a man on his bike and want him of what he had. luckily, neither person was seriously injured. >> it is scary. this is a safe neighborhood. there are people out there to get you. >> police said they have good deeds and are increasing patrols attended the area. they are urging residents to keep an eye out for suspicious activity. it suspect is facing kidnapping and attempted murder charges in anne arundel county. a woman was abducted while she was sleeping. the 300 block of rose avenue in glen burning. the woman was threatened. he tossed a firebomb into the bed where she was lying with a man. when the flames erupted, he force

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we have a crash on 95 up in harford county. that's on the southbound lance along route 152. if you don't have to drive, don't. megan and charley, over to you. >> thanks. >>> if you have a flight out today, you want to call bwi. chances are it's not going. >> the airport has a number of cancellations and delayed flights coming out of the airport. more than expected. but exactly what you think would happen this time with sandy rolling in. >> let's go out to abc2 news linda so live this morning letting us know the situation there. linda. >> reporter: i just checked the boards and bwi has posted more than 200 flights that have been canceled or delayed coming in and out of the airport today. we are in a parking lot right by the airport and at the end of the lot is one of the main runways. the runway that will probably stay quiet today as sandy approaches. and again those flights and cancellations you can see a lot more as the day wears on and conditions worsen out here i checked the website and the airport says they will be running on a very limited basis today. the best bet if y

>> that is what is being said about a new walmart in harford county. >>> i'm linda stowe. bullying is a problem in some schools. and what baltimore school is doing to keep kids safe and tips for parents on what to look out for. >>> in baltimore, the friendship academy wants to make sure bullying is not a problem for students. >> we have more on what the school has planned and they have a full day planned to stop bullying. >> they do. it all starts with a pep rally this morning. joining us this morning is the principal. have you an excited day planned for the kids. what can they expect when they come to school today? >> when they come to school today we have a big pep rally and assembly and a panel discussion that includes various int gral people that have actually experienced these types of things themselves. and it will give them strategies that they can implement and work towards to prevent bullying or at least give them strategies to inform the right person. >> you will be teaching these kids real practical tips because bullying does happen. it is a growing problem thes

harford road, nothing to get in are way traveling the inner loop towards 95. outer loop nice and clear up towards towson. that's your abc 2 timesaver traffic megan over to you. >>> 4:33. the o's magic keeps on rolling. baltimore took care of business. 3-2 win in game two against the yankees and now time to head to new york. charley is live at camden yards. the o's fans turn out in full force again. >> reporter: you know, no amount of rain or delay that lasted 30 minutes last night or a game one loss to new york even the cold weather that still is is hanging around today, nothing was going to keep the fans from coming out in full force and having the presence known here at camden yards. and whether or not they wanted to admit it prior to game 2, fans knew last night if baltimore wanted to continue in the alds last night was a must win game. 48,000 fans filled the yard as chen took on the wentingest post season pitcher in andy pettitte and you have the most acrobatic play when he tried to score from first base. as he comes around third he is dead to right. but q