a murder suicide investigation is underway at johns hopkins university hospital in baltimore. police say the suspect, warren davis, was distraught after gettingnews about his mother's condition at the hospital late this morning. and that he shot the doctor who was giving him the news s.w.a.t. teams later found davis and his mother dead in her hospital room. the doctor whwas shot is expected to survive. >>> three people are dead after their su collided with an ambulance in princeeorge's county overnight. investigators tell us the suv was headed the wrong way down marlboro pike in district heights when it sideswiped the ambulance. two ambulance workers were taken to the hospital but are expected to be okay. >>> a sign of unity at a unity breakfast. d.c. mayor adrian fenty and his likely successor vincent gray appeared together. who would have thought? it was the first time since the mayoral race. >>> this is it. that was supposed to be the king of pop's big comeback tour title. but now michael jackn's mother and children have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against aeg. the conce

director of the china studies program at the school of advanced international studies at johns hopkins university. and randall schriver, a founding partner at armitage international, and a former deputy assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs. welcome to you both. >> good to be with you. >> you know, it seems like every president since richard nixon, perhaps even ones before that, have struggled with the chinese/american relationship. it's just a tough one to deal with, and often it comes up very early in the administrations. why is that the case, randy? what makes it such a big uh, contentious relationship? >> well, i think it relates to the uncertainty of china's trajectory. uh, the questions still remain, ultimately, will china be more friend than ally, or more uh, adversary? and some of those questions are just not answerable. and i think, secondly, it relates to the complexity of the relationship. there's so much to it. so, there are positive aspects-- the trade and the economics are often viewed as more positive-- and then there are more challenging issues; security,

again, the importance of john hopkins university, the whole community cannot be overstated. the safety and security of john hopkins residents was paramount through this whole incident. i would like to thank the men and women of the baltimore police department as well as other city agencies for the swift response. i would also like to thank our fire department, office of emergency management, baltimore county s.w.a.t., the state department of emergency management, and i would also like to thank our federal partners. the fbi participated and commented how well we worked with them and how well our team worked together. i would like to thank them as well. now let's turn it to the kpligs commissioner. >> i'm going to give you a time line on the events as we know them. and what facts i can give you to this point. at about 11:11 this morning a man identified as warren davis, age 50, was standing outside of room 873 in the nelson building of john hopkins hospital. he was being briefed by a zr, a staff doctor, at john hopkins about the condition of his mother, who is identified as jea

now released th 911 calls made by people who witnessed the shooting and standoff inside johns hopkins university hospital. >> the shooting -- >> we had a shooting on the floor. >> do you know how many people have been shot? >> one person, a doctor. >> the 911 calls described the fear that newfoundland the eighth floor which is known as the nelson wing of johns hopkins university. callers provided valuable information to police quickly revealing a physician appeared to be the only victim. >> there was a gun shooting. >> how many shots did you hear? >> one. i was standing right there. >> one call came from a terrified patient's room. >> i'm in room 877. we'rerying to keep our door shut tight. >> stay in the hall. we'll get officers down there. we'll see if anyone w actually shot. >> no. but nurses are out there. they are saying get a stretcher fast. >> one caller provided critical information that help direct s.w.a.t. team officers to thing right place. he is still in the hospital. >> at a press conference the police cmissioner was asked how a gun made to it thing eighth floor of a famous hospital

again, the importance of johns hopkins university, the whole community, to the city of baltimore, cannot be overstated. the safety and security of the employees and residents in the surrounding community was paramount through this incident. i would like to personally thank the men and women of the baltimore police department for the swift response and the other city agencies and i also would like to thank our fire department, office of emergency management, baltimore county swat, the state department of emergency management and i thank our federal partners, the f.b.i. participated and commented how well we worked with them and how well our teamworked together. i thank them, as well. i now turn this over to our police commissioner. >> thank you, mayor. i will start by giving you a little bit of time line on the event as we know them and what facts i can give you up to this point. at about 11:11 this morning a man now identified as warren davis, age 50, was standing outside of room 873 in the nelson building of johns hopkins hospital. he was being briefed by a doctor, a staff doctor at the

. >> a standoff in jo the loft john hopkins university, is expecting of killing his mother, himself.ed after he became distraught about learning his mother's condition. investigators explain what happened earlier today. >> during the course of the doctors conversation that mr. davis removed a small, a semiautomatic handgun. from his waist area. waistband area and fired one single gun shot that struck the doctor in the lower chest, upper abdomen. >> he is been in a stand off in two hours with his mother and the doctor is expected to be okay. >> we of a programming note, tonight nbc will have thabc wils came, so tonight, it will be the season premiere of the apprentice. followed by a special edition of kron 4 news at 10:00 p.m. and a quick look at the very foggy golden gate bridge. we will be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ my doctor, my wife, the dog. - not good for the dog. - anyone else? hmm? what? anyone else want you to quit? me! i want me to quit. tdd# 800-933-4833 - ( rings ) - woman: smokers' helpline. oh, hi, it's me. fax ♪ north >> turning to decision 2010, meg whitman had intense questioning

john hopkins is a teaching hospital, part of a university there. this is keeping within privacy matters. my question is how does somebody get a gun inside a hospital with all of the security in place these days? you would wonder how a gun could get past the front doors. >> in my cities, alexes, the hospital is the one place we don't go through a metal defactpr. we're not wand or hand searched in a lot of areas. that may well change, too. we see a massive reaction we make in the country every time a situation takes place like this. unfortunately we may see hospitals in the future across the country have to adopt this metal detector device to allow someone to to come in and out. they're on canes, they're with walkers, they've got wheelchairs. we're going to have to am come date through all of that should they choose to exclude firearms from a hospital. >> you can imagine it was a terrifying better parking lot part of two hours for patients, hospital employees and physicians on the scene. >>> now let's turn to the alarming jump in home foreclosures la

johns hopkins university says employment at non-profits grew about 2.5% during the worst part of the recession, while it fell more than 3% at for-profits. as diane eastabrook reports, many non-profits are attracting professionals who felt burned by corporate america or who are just plain burned out. >> did you ever think you'd be back at fenwick working here? >> only in my nightmares. >> reporter: greg pritz walks the halls of fenwick high school as he did 35 years ago. back then, he was a student. today pritz is fenwick high's finance director. the former chief financial officer joined the staff last may, after being jobless for 18 months. pritz says working here is giving him a sense of satisfaction he never got in the corporate world. >> the thing that we all remember is that it's all about the kids, and it's all about getting them to the university and helping them make the most of their lives. that feels good to me. it's a lot different from where i was before. >> reporter: job experts say some people search for more meaningful work in times of crisis-- like recession or war. ot

arts an entertainment, it is published every week and was founded by two graduates of johns hopkins university>>> we invite you to join us for a company men maryland race for the cure, up in hunt valley. abc 2 news will be live on the air to broadcast the event sunday at 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. you can register by -- for the big race by heading to our web site at and 2news.com. when you get there click on the lifestyle tab and scroll to the right and look for "think pink." >> let's check out how the drive home is going. here is is a live look tonight at 97, and route 100. looks good for 97 this time of day. we'll have a complete forecast, the last forecast, coming up. >> storm gear and promotional consideration provided by l.l. bean. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fi

. >>> and, a trial date has been set for a baltimore couple accused of killing johns hopkins university researcher steve picarin. they will stand trial in january, according to charging documents the couple demanded cash from picarin as he walked home in charles village last month. he was stabbed in the chest. >>> another building collapse in west baltimore today. this time it happened in the 4100 block of oakfield avenue this morning. the road was shut down for a time between norfolk avenue and fairview avenue while crews worked at the scene. yesterday, a building on druid hill avenue and laurens street collapsed. no one was inside and no one was hurt. >>> weather-wise today, had some showers, even some thunderstorms this morning. then the sunshine out and kind of muggy but cooler and drier is going to be the story tonight. then big changes on the way as we work into tomorrow night into thursday. looks like more rain. 81 at the inner harbor now. we've got 79 in annapolis. 79 in cambridge. maryland's most powerful doppler radar, and our satellite trend both showing clearing out of the w

. >>> the trial is set for two people accused of stabbing a johns hopkins university researcher as he walked home in the charles village neighborhood. john wagner and lavelva merritt from baltimore will stand trial january 26th in the death of steven pitcairn. police say they demanded cash from pitcairn and stabbed him in the chest. it showed later that they bragged about the crime and bloody shoes, wallet and pitcairn's i-phone was found in their home. >>> the johns hopkins doctor shot by a patient's son is back home with his family tonight. dr. david cohen was released from the hospital last night. 50-year-old paul warren parids shot the doctor in the stomach after he was told about his doctor's cieg knowsies. he shot and killed his mother before killing himself. no word yet on when the doctor will return back to work at the hospital. >>> water is a basics necessity of life. we depend on it for many things. you may recall as children some of us were taught to take in plenty of water, if not our growth could be stunted but as lamont williams tells us the lack of water can also stunt

a trial set for two people accused of stabbing a johns hopkins university researcher to death as he walkedre charles village neighborhood. john wagner and lavelva merritt of baltimore will stand trial in january on the 26th in the death of 23-year-old steven picari fl. it happened in july. police say they demanded cash from him and stabbed him in the chest. charges later showed the couple later bragged about the crime and bloody shoes, a wallet and i-phone were found in their home. >>> a jury in california convicted a man of murder in the drunk driving death of angels pitcher and maryland native nick adenhart. 22-year-old andrew gallo was found guilty of murder and other charges. he was drunk driving when he was in the consider that killed aidan -- car that killed adenhart and two of his friends. he faces 50 years to life in prison. adenhart was from williamsport, from that area and pitched seven shutout innings just hours before that crash took place. and took his life. >>> 6:49. building inspectors will be all over west baltimore today trying to determine what caused a building to just f

. >>> two people accused of killing a johns hopkins university researcher. 23-year-old steven picaran was stabbed to death in july. 37-year-old john wagner and 24-year-old lavelva merritt, both of baltimore will stand trial on january 26th. >>> baltimore county police are trying to determine who stabbed a man at security mall. around 11:00 yesterday morning police found a man suffering from a stab wound to the back. witnesses say the victim is a student at the north america trade school at the mall. police are using surveillance cameras now from inside the mall to learn more about the attack. the victim was taken to the hospital. we're trying to update his condition. >>> news time 5:34. southwest passengers out of bwi marshall fear airline prices will get higher and higher when the low-cost carriers merge. we're talking about southwest and airtran. the $1.4 billion deal was announced yesterday and right now two airlines serve 70% of passengers flying in and out of bwi marshall. the deal will move southwest into 37 new cities including atlanta. the nation's largest airport. one big cha

hopkins hospital. baltimore is taking action to prevent a similar tragedy. mary is live now with more on this difficult challenge. >>> commissioner bealefeld is turning to campus security at area colleges and universities to achieve that goal. >> security crisis at johns hopkins hospital tested its emergency response and that of baltimore city police. a man armed with a small- caliber pistol, shot dr. david cohen, before turning the gun on himself and his mother. the baltimore police department is still reviewing this. but today, the police commissioner summoned heads of security for local colleges and universities to a special security meeting. >> easy security plan -- assess security plans and make sure that should an incident arise like hopkins last week, that the baltimore police department and other agencies are able to come in there and have a turnkey response. >> reporter: at the table, heads of security for johns hopkins university and hospital. security directors from compton state university. the university of baltimore. morgan state university. loyola university. the college of notre dame. the university of maryland, baltimore. and maryland institute college of art. the response to the hopki

hopkins. he is an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery. he went to medical school at the universitydid his residency at hopkins in orthopedic surgery, fellowship in reconstructive surgery at hopkins. he is also part of something called the spine outcomes research center. there are only five doctors in this division. that's why dr. cohen's name was known so quickly around hopkins hospital today because it's a very small group and practice. again, dr. cohen shall the one having that conversation with warren davis, the son of the patient. he was shot today, collapsed in the hallway and we'll have much more on dr. david cohen, orthopedic surgeon who performed that final surgery and involved in the surgery today. >>> we do know the identity of the doctor now, the identity of the suspect is now no longer said to be warren davis. they are now trying to determine exactly who that is. >>> here is the latest on the shooting. the suspect was upset about his mother's health. shot a surgeon at johns hopkins hospital. that doctor is expected to survive. the suspect then barricaded himself in his

researchers and greatest institutions in healing and discovery anywhere in the country from johns hopkins university of maryland, nih. this is a state that prized itself on being a lead near discovering cures and healing. and that is true where prostate cancer is true too. this run, this great prostate cancer challenge has raised about a million dollars for prostate cancer cures. i think we all know someone that has been touched by prostate cancer. and i think it's great to see so many people here and dr. sigel is a great testament to our state. >> reporter: yes. the numbers are staggering, nearly a quarter million men diagnosed in the united states each year. >> governor, it's an honor to have you here this year. and i hope you see how important this is to the community and thank you for your support. you've all been a great supporter of the great prostate cancer challenge in maryland. so thank you very much for that. we are passionate about the fight against prostate cancer are. urology has 50 doctors. we have over 300 employees here and we're dedicated to health care in maryland and finding a cur

. >>> police released the 911 tapes from the shooting at johns hopkins university hospital where an arlingtoner and turning the gun on shichl. callers provided critical information to police i a s.w.a.t. teams which helped them when they arrived at the scene. >> there's shooting in the hallway. we had a shooting on the floor. >> how many people have been shot. >> one person pap doctor. still in his mother's room. hs stl in hospital. >> there's a gun shooting. . how many shots did you hear? >> one. >> in the mean time dr. david cohen is recovering after surgery for the gunshot wound. >>> today bp should finish capping off an oil well that cause ad disaster in the gulf of mexico. that bottom kill process of cementing the well is schedule to end this afternoon. take a live look now at the spill site where this all started. the environmental damage continues to ling for those living along the coast. kristen dahlgren has the latest on the recovery efforts from venice, louisiana. >> reporter: 150 days after oil first flowed into the gulf the floof cement started in what has been a month's long effo

>>> new details about the man accused of shooting a door and his bedridden mother at johns hopkins university hospital yesterday before taking his own life. paul pardus lived in arlington, virginia work his 84-year-ld mother. his brother says their mother recently had surgery and would probably never walk again. when a surgeon at hopkins was giving pardus the news yesterday, poli say he became emotionally distraught. he shot the doctor and ran into his mother's room. where police believe he killed his mother, shot her in the head before turning the gun on himself. neighbors who described pardus as a devoted son were shocked. >> he used to take care of his mother, every day come home. i would see him take her tthe doctor every day. he took her to theursing thing or whatever. i can't believe he shot her. oh, i can't believe this. this is crazy. >> the surgeon who was shot, dr. david con, is expected to recover. >>> frightening new details are emerging about the stand-off earlier this month at th discovery channel building. this time from those who were held hostage. news4's pat collins sat down

in baltimore, johns hopkins university, where still, a suspect is holed up, not in police custody yet. again, one person, a physician, shot at this point, but his injuries considered non-life threatening. quick break, right back with all the breaks news of the day. you hear what they're up to now? some in congress are getting squeezed by the special interests again. trying to delay action and give polluters free reign to keep dumping toxic pollution into the air. the air our children breathe. letting big oil lobbyists get their way again, and again, and again. it's a last-minute bill, written by special interests, looking for a payback. washington politicians need to get off the dime, and not let corporate polluters off the hook. >>> welcome back to the newsroom. we have disturbing new numbers, that might not come as a surprise to some people about the number of people in poverty. we have seen a spike in the number of people living at or below the line. the rate has jumped to 14.3%. that is the highest rate since 1994 in this country. it's also the largest number of people, actual num

a january 26th trial date has been set for the couple accused of a stabbing death of a john hopkins university researcher. they kill the him during a robbery as he watched from penn station to his home back in july. officials say they recovered blood evidence at their home that tied them to the crime. the harford county state attorney says the judge's ruling that it is ok for citizens to record police officers on public streets could make it more difficult for officers to do their jobs. a judge threw out criminal charges yesterday against one who videotaped his stop. officers on the street have no reasonable expectation of privacy. >> still had coming you have probably seen these. >> they certainly have their benefits, but are they sending more people to the hospital? the man have to death who has the issue now in the spotlight. >> some call this the mother had penalty. the result of a new study. looking at the gender pay gapol. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in o

backlighter in was a graduate student from austria attending johns hopkins university in the district. >> such a sad story. thank you. >>> the armored car guard shot outside of a d.c. restaurant yesterday remains in critical condition. the police say they may be looking for two suspects. the shooting happened yesterday outside of the popeye's on malcom x avenue in southeast. witnesses say the gunman walked up to the car and shot the guard in the face. the gunman then took off without any cash. >>> federal investigators have finished collecting evident at the site of the deadly gas pipeline blast and they still don't know what caused the explosion but they found ageing pipelines underground and meanwhile, pg&e created a $100 million fund to restore the town. the company said that it plans to give residents&an individual check of up to $50,000 per household starting on friday. >>> >> we will not be asking them and won't ask them to sign releases when they accept that. it doesn't prohibit them from filing other claims. >> reporter: a massive explosion killed at least four people and dest

baltimore city and seral other agencies surrounded the nelson building of the prestigious johns hopkins university hospital just before noon this morning. he barricade himself in with his mother. >> i heard some people who were there and they ran off the floor. basically, he was upset about his mother being paralyzed by the doctor. and that's why he did what he did. >> reporter: during the course of the quofrgs th doctor, mr. avis removed a small semiautomatic handgun from his waistarea, waist band area. andired a single gunshot. >> reporter: the hospital evacuated several floors and locked down its nearly 000 employees. police say right after shooting the doctor, he ducked into his mother as room. between that time when we saw s.w.a.t. members leaving, police heard no gunshots and never established contact with him. >> inside the room, we were able to see that mr. davis was down on the floor suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. >> reporter: policeelieve he shot his mother in the head and then killed himself. a tragic ending to what hospital workers call an unbelievable day. >> it is ightenin

. >>> the chilly 911 call from inside johns hopkins university hospitalafter a man there opened fire.here after a common nursery room danger. a toddler tangled in a drapery cord. >>> i'm meteorologist chuck bell. i have your forecast and the college football forecast. it's all coming right u >> that was ohio university? just kidding. all that and more when you join "news4 today" in less than two minutes. why is travel these days about what you give up and not what you get? like electricity for gadget power at yo seat. room to stretch your legs, and your wingspan, food when you're hungry, antaking off your shoes, only if you feel like it. these aren't luxuries, they're basics. get them back on acela. >>> i was standing right there and a physician went down. >> he went down where? >> next to me. >> you say he was shot? >> yes. >> is morning, new images and voices from the shooting and standoff at johns hopkins university hospital. good morning, everyone, welcome to "news4 today" i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm kimberly suiters. it's saturday, september 18, 2010. the news is just ahead. firs

marty macary with johns hopkins university. doctor, thanks so much. >> thanks, ric.enna: right now hollywood mourns the passing of a legend. tony curtis died late last night in his home near las vegas. curtis made his mark starting in the 1950s. known as a bit of a hollywood heartthrob and also respected actor who earned a oscar nomination. one of his most aclaimed rolls came in "some like it hot" co-starring jack lemmon and marilyn monroe. >> come on, dear. time to change for dinner. >> i will catch up with you later. >> oh ok. >> no. what is it, young lady. what are you staring at. this happens to me all the time in public. jenna: courtney friel is here with the "fox 411.". >> hey, jenna. of the 85-year-old actor died of cardiac arrest. his daughter, actress, jamie lee curtis, who he had with "pyscho" actress, janet lee said about her father. he leaves behind a legacy of great performances in movies and his paintsing. he leaves behind children and family who loved him and respected him and wife and in-laws devoted to him. he leaves behind fans all over the world. h

the president of johns hopkins university has thanked all law enforcement for how quickly everyone responded today. thank you for being with us. >> you are very welcome. >> reporter: back to you in the studio. >> thank you. let's recap everything we know right now. dr. david cohen was show the after 11:00 this morning. dr. cohen is alive and expected to recover. the suspect in the shooting has now been identified as paul pardus. he barricaded himself inside a room then shot and killed his mother and himself. for the latest, stay with wjz. we'll have all of the latest updates and more on the condition of the doctor as it becomes available. we also have this information online on our web site wjz.com. >>> let's check in on the roads right now with christie breslin live at wjz traffic control. the hopkins incident definitely had an impact on traffic so how are things now? >> reporter: mary they have got than cleaned up quickly. jefferson, washington and monument streets are all reopened. as far as the rest of the region goes, we have plenty of congestion. looking at the north side of the inner

. >>> a murder suicide investigation is underway at johns hopkins university in baltimore. police stay suspect warren davis was distraught after hearing abo his mother's condition at the hospital. that he shot the doctor who was giving him the news. s.w.a.t. team later found davis and his mother dead in the hospital room. the doctor who was shot is expected to survive. >>> three people are dead after the suv collided with an ambulance. investigator tell us the suv was headedhe wrong way down marlboro pike in district heights. when it sideswip the ambulance. two ambulance workers were taken to the hospital, but are expected to be okay. and for the first time since tuesday's primary, the d.c. council chair vincent gray and mayor fenty appeared tother. they joined together at a unity breakfast in northeast. the supporters stay two will work together to generate positive change for the city. >>> and we have some cloudy skies o there. a little rumble of thunder. and greek pastrie >> we need two thing. we nd rain and anchors always need food. that's why i brought this. this is fo

. >> reporter: next month she and her team of specialists at johns hopkins university hospital will discuss the possibility of placing permanent plugs in her tear ducts. >> tiny silicone plugs placed in the corner of her upper and lower lid. she would have these bleeding episodes but it wouldn't be obvious to the people she was working with. >> reporter: the blood would drain into her sinuses instead of coming out as tears. amy says some discomfort is worth it to have a normal and active life including playing hockey. amy is train forgot olympic hockey team and writing a book about her ordeal. anita brikman, 9news. >> amy says she does have a little warning that something is going to happen. usually before a bleeding episode she gets a severe headache and can feel the pressure building up in her eye. >>> it's coming up on 6:14 this wednesday morning. here's what is in the news now. a celebration in bell, california. eight city leaders have been arrested, accuse the of misappropriate rating taxpayer money. the part-time leaders gave themselves huge salary and pensions. >>> closing arguments

but first, at johns hopkins university, local s.w.a.t.ms want to make sure they are ready for whatever comes. those recent threats by gunmen have really put s.w.a.t. teams on notice. new at 5:30, suray takes us by hind the scenes for a look at a s.w.a.t. team's training competition. >> pinpoint accuracy drills today. >> you are only as good as your training. >> threatening lives and promising blood. these men have to be prepared for the worst. >> you cannot be scared. you cannot hesitate. and that all goes back to training. >> there you go. over. >> that's what montgomery county were trained to do when they face the man when they took hostages two weeks ago. >> i mean, that was a situation. we dealt with it and prepare for the next one. >> they can't talk about details, but the team received widespread praise for their quick action, shooting the hostage taker dead. >> our mind set was, hey, we did our job. thank god all three hostages went home to their families. >> just this morning, capital police shot a man who pointed a gun at them. t

devastating doesn't begin to describe the sense of loss on the washington campus of john's hopkins university after a car slammed into elia and her friend, eulia lost her battle to survive. we've learned her parents, twin sister, other family members and boyfriend were all with her when she died. >> i think all of us are just shocked, how could this happened. >> reporter: she spent her first year at john's hopkins studying abroad in italy. d.c.'s semester only began august 30. >> john's hopkins has been great and has counselors in place, so we've been able to hold open forum sessions if students just want to come talk about their situation and feelings. >> reporter: a friend and classmate of hers was also hit by the car. melissa bass is still healing both physically and emotionally, but doing well enough that doctors released her from the hospital friday. police arrested the driver of the car, identified as 23-year-old tomika adams of mitchellville. she's charged with aggravated assault and driving while intoxicated. that was then. now that one of the victims has died, the driver will likely

. >> reporter: the director of the voice center at johns hopkins university hospital said these are preventativetrategies for anybody whose job requires lots of public speaking or projecting your voice in a loud environment. >> teachers oftentimes come in with traumatic lesions, the polyps and lesions and some function voice disorders. >> reporter: the doctor said the best thing to do is to look for opportunities to rest the voice before things get worse. >> that means using your lunch breaks to not speak and allow your vocal chords to recover rather than speaking with your friends in the teacher's lounge. >> reporter: there is still a full year of teaching ahead and a strong voice is one part of the equation for success. >> if you are not at your best all of the time, then you have trouble managing a classroom, teaching and learning and really helping kids get to the next step. >> reporter: do you lose your voice a lot? the doctor is holding a free educational seminar on preserving your vocal chords on november 3rd, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at suburban hospital. for more information call 877- 456-10

fred bealefeld met tuesday with representatives from institutions such as hopkins, loyola university, morgan state university and the university of baltimore. police say the department and the hopkins hospital security force worked well together thursday after a patient's son shot his mother's doctor. the patient cimed himself and his -- killed himself and his mother. >>> a woman is recovering tonight after jumping out of the window of a burning home in north baltimore. the fire started in a single-family home near the intersection of northern parkway and falls road. six people were home at the time of the fire. the 57-year-old jumped from a second-floor window. she was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. it's still not clear what caused the fire but the house was severely damaged. >>> another day of fantastic sunshine. as we get into the last hours of summer, 2010. ending on kind of a cool note here. upper 70s this afternoon. now we're mid-70s. downtown, 73 annapolis. a little cooler there. 80 in dc and 81 in frederick. not bad. clear skies, i mean clear. all acr

bipolar disorder a disease she struggled with throughout her adult should hood she's at the johns hopkins university and mood disorder centers. elyn saks was diagnosed with skittlschizophrenia as a young . she publicly revealed her illiteratesness iillness in 200. she is a professor at the university of southern california and sacks institute of mental institute ethics at uca. joining mor three scientists who performed cutting edge research into the biology of mental illness. jeffrey leashman studied related psychotic disorders. he's a professor at columbia university and director of the new york state psychiatric institute. stevestephen warren his research helped isolate the gene responsible for fragilelick syndrome. he's studying the basis of major psychiatric disorders. helen mayberg, her research uses scanning technology to isolate the brain regions involved in clinical depression. she's performed studies that illustrate the positive effects of deep brain stimulatioon depressed patients. once again mine cohost is dr. eric kandel. as you know he is a noble laureate, a professor at columbia univer

that's the conclusion of research at johns hopkins university.entists found 8.5% of people in the program made an er visit in 2009. when you compare that to the national average of neeb .5 -- 19.5%, big difference. howard county offers residents bay sick care -- basic care for as little as $50 a month. about 1000 people are enrolled in the program even though there is room for 2200. so clearly room for more. >>> it is another day of really intense heat in southern california. a fall heatwave has set new records. yesterday's high of 113 degrees melted the old record in downtown los angeles and the l.a. department of water and power recorded the highest ever demand for electricity. warnings went across for fire danger and they are posted in some areas. >>> it is a much drier evening for us out there tonight. meteorologist on the terrace -- topper shutt out on the terrace with your out and about forecast. >> air cooling off, it cooled off a little bit today. they will cool off more so tomorrow. we are very comfortable. out and about forecast at 6:00

. >> and national news, a stand-up is deadly at the world-famous john hopkins university hospital. 50d paul, who went by the elites, warren davis is suspected of shooting a doctor, killing his mother, killing himself, and he was distraught after a morning the condition of his mother. fed >> during the course of the conversation with the doctor, mr. davis removed a small, semi- automatic handgun. from his waist area, waistband area. and fired a single gunshot that struck the doctor in the lower chest/upper abdomen. >> during the to award stand off parts of a hospital were closed, temporarily. the doctor is expected to be okay. and the washington woman through a >> before this giant confession, she told police that a woman allegedly walked up to her and said haiti want to drink this and then threw the cup of acid. and let us take a look before. the left, and on the right, during the treatment. covered with bandages and with out the bandages all the damage that was sustained. and officials would not speculate on her motives that she is very remorseful and it did not happen as she describ

also there is johns hopkins university which is to the side of the campus there.don't want to get too familiar for everybody because it's going to seem a little trivial. there's broadway that takes you and wolf street. wolf street is the side of the building where we believe the nelson building is. trying to raise some people on the telephone that i know work in the hospital industry in maryland and also work in the security industry in maryland and work on campus there, trying to get information from them. things have been pretty spotty. i know we were on with breaking news just at the top of the hour saying that the shooter had been subdued. this is after he shot one doctor and barricaded somewhere. now it is pretty confusing to find out what's going on on the scene there. as long as they know where the shooter is, i think that the hospital staff there and the patients that they're trying to take care of, remember this is a world-renowned hospital. i think it's probably listed in the top ten within the country, if not higher, world-renowned for the work that the

. >>> police say a doctor who was shot and wounded on thursday at johns hopkins university in baltimore is expected to survive. the gunman was the son of an elderly patient who then killed himself and the patient who was his mother. >>> the pope was given a welcome in britain, calling on teachers to create trusting safe environments for young people. stephanie gosk reports from london. >> reporter: the pope reached out to young catholics this morning at st. mary university just outside of london, his message, education. the pope conducted the first of three open air masses late thursday afternoon in glasgow, 65,000 worshippers took advantage of a rare break in the scottish clouds to welcome the holy father with fanfare. the pope only stopped twice, rolling down windows so the pope could say hello to the smallest of his flock. john paul ii gave the -- the current pope lacks his predecessor's star power and faces one of the most daunting challenges in the church's history, the priest abuse scandal. a subject the pope avoided in the first eulogy in his four day visit. the mass concluded wi

fred bealefeld discussed security protocol with officials from johns hopkins hospital and local universities. >> finally, we want to make sure we can invest an incident training, where every organization is speaking the same language. >> baltimore police said they are still reviewing their own protocols that were followed during last thursday's shooting. witness' testimony assume -- resume today in the ken harris murder trial. yesterday, what -- yesterday, jermaine murray testified that he identified gary collins and charles mcganey from surveillance video. he says he frequently dealt with them because of loitering. the defense argued that the testimony should be deemed inadmissible because he did not have permission to work on the day in question. attorneys also question the time stamp on that video. >> as we all know, you can change the time on the vcr. you can correct it, or try to correct it. if you do not corrected, it will not be correct on the picture. >> will have the latest on the proceedings live tonight. a preview of a new height scene investigation is next. an nbc hit joins its 1

police just identified the suspect in a shooting at johns hopkins university, hospital in baltimore, maryland. police say paul warn partis shot a doctor after receiving bad news about his doctor's condition. the doctor's injure police nonlife threatening. authorities say partis then fatally shot his mother before killing himself. >>> and tropical storm karl is now a hurricane in the gulf of mexico. the category 1 system could intensify before reaching the mexican coastline. it is forecast to make landfall along the coast tomorrow night. hurricane warnings are in effect for parts of the region. >>> and officials say a raging wildfire in southern california is now 65% contained. the fire, which has burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed at least one home is prompting evacuation as well. another 250 structures are being threatened. the governor has declared a state of emergency. >>> and the mother of the late pop star michael jackson has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company behind his planned comeback tour in the uk. in the suit, katherine jackson claims that aeg live

local hospitals and universities met with the police commissioner today to review emergency response protocols which comes on the heels of last thursday's shooting inside johns hopkins. the commissioner told everyone there is room for improvement. >> the commissioner's meeting was all about security at local colleges, universities, hospitals, and more. he wants to make sure everyone has a specific plan is a crisis happens on campus or other areas of the city. the commissioner is very pleased with the response from not only the baltimore police department but johns hopkins is security after last week's shooting. the department is still investigating and reviewing protocol. in the meantime, they want to make sure they have plans in place at all the local colleges and universities. they want to meet three times per year with security directors. he wants there to be regular grills for situations like mass evacuation did a shooter on campus. >> the commissioner met with all the heads of security. the good news is that they all have security plans. we need to do a better job to make sure we are communicating in the same way. the same way we talk at the university of balti

hopkins. >> baltimore police meet with ú%curity chiefs from rea universities and hospitals following lasttweek'semergency plans for institutions like hopkins, loyola, and morgan state. bealefield is trying to improve communications between school security, and baltimore city police. >> surveillance viddo was the focus today in he trial of three men accused in the murder of former councilman ken harris it came from ssveral cammras, including one insideeof the haven lounge where harris was the night the bar was robbed. a security guard that saw part of the video testified today that he could easily identify two of the suspects.ú because he recognized one's profile. and because the other has a funny walk. >> but ddfense attorneys say the video is inconclusive. >> in my opinion, none of the tapes are super clear. not high definition. and the jury ultimately will have to decide. but i don't think it helps the state case. >> jurors are expected to hear abouu dna evidence in the casee3 tomorrow. >> directors at the spca say they will not allow an animal abuser to work at their shelter. derrick chambers

>> my name is richard with john hopkins university. for officer tryce, surely you looked around for technological solutions to your enforcement objective. for speeding, for example, we have cameras and what we used to call radar guns, what similar technologies the defined to aid in your enforcement in syracuse? thank you. >> actually we just use good old-fashioned watching traffic. it was that simple and that easy. no technology really needed, although we supplemented by checking people's speed. other than that, it was very simple. it is easy to see people's behavior on the road. >> this is for capt. trice as well. i am from state roads alliance in massachusetts. do you have any specific advice for enforcement of the texting portion of its? as we are going towards enforcement, we are getting a lot of questions from police about what their job actually is and how much they should move forward with this? there is a little push back from the police end of things. >> i would say that traffic enforcement is really law- enforcement. 7% of al

hopkins hospital. according to the hospitals website, he went to medical school at rochester university and did his postgraduate work at johns hopkins. he was rushed to surgery and operated on for at least five hours. >> jennifer was done to find out that the victim was actually her neighbor. >> i was very sad, and just really upset to know that it is someone so close to where i live in this area. >> the shooter is that in a bite as 50-year-old paul pardus. court records show he has gone by the aliases warren davis, leo davis, and leo david. he had a bankruptcy filing 12 years ago. neighbors at his home in arlington, virginia, saw him often and say he was a loving, caring son to his mother, who had been ill for some time. >> he is to take care of his mother. he would come home and take her to the doctor. i cannot believe he shot her. i cannot believe this. this is crazy. >> never say that his mother lived with him, and he has been on family medical leave since june of this year. before that, he was driving a bus in the d.c. area, serving people with physical disabilities. he carried a concealed weapon permit in

the shooting is also prompted baltimore police to review emergency plans at hopkins and other area universities and hospital today police met with security offici officials at surrounding hospitals. all hadmergency planin place, but more work needs to be done to improve communications between those institutions and city officers. > a young political hopeful from our area who was hit by an suv over the weekend has died. police say natasha pettigrew died early this morning. she was riding her bike when an suv hit her. the driver told police she didn't realize she had hit a person until she got home and found the bike lodged beneath her vehicle. at this point the driver has not been charged in the case. >> today families of people injured or killed by distracted drivers are among those gathering here for a national summit in washington. the goal is to raise awareness about the growing problem, and come up with ideas to stop it. nbc's tom ctello has more on that. reporter: the question is whether money will talk and force states to adopt zero tolerance policies on texting while driving some states

the new science envoys are from the university of maryland and johns hopkins university, a doctor fromersity. we'll have more details released on what they will be doing shortly. finally, before taking questions, i just want to salute our principal deputy legal adviser, john donoghue, elected this week as judge of the international courts of justice. is the principal judicial organ as some of the united nations, with 15 judges representing all civilized legal systems in the head. she is the seventh american to hold that position. she's a career attorney, worked at the state department for international law for nearly a quarter-century, and she is now actually on the job and hearing first arguments in her first case, which happens to be the russia-a georgia case. this week, along with the judge from china, she gave her solemn oath. there are now two females of the international court in history. >> there are 15 judges and represent all civilized legal systems? there are only 15 countries with civilize the legal systems? is that right? >> no, but the icj represents all civilized legal sy