here is investigative reporter jayne miller. >> by all estimates, when all is said and done, people willpend about $6 billion donating to the breast cancer cause, but what do you know about how that money is spent? >> in aberdeen, this is home to a $12 million organization that bills itself as finding new treatments for cancer, including breast cancer, so why has it caught the eye of the bbb? in towson, another is working to change its business plan and its reputation. >> we have no more, at all. 0. >> our story tonight at 11:00, including one thing you can do to check the organization you are thinking of supporting. for the 11 news i-team, i am jayne miller. >> now, your insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> finishing up the month of october with cool weather. so far for trick-or-treaters, so far so good. to our west near hagerstown and back into the mountains, in a more substantial amount of rain coming out of virginia. this is likely to move past us much later tonight. it looks pretty good for trick- or-treaters through the early evening. we show that

one of those was are owned jayne miller.lin has more. >> for jessica thomson with three children and works two jobs, it is the beginning of a very long day. >> think about the time the mechanic told you, one week to get your car back and the panic they go through not having a car for a stinking week will not having a car evora. >> they decided to tag along with jessica as she headed for work of this morning leaving the house at 9:28 a.m. little did we know how time- consuming the trip would be. >> down to washburn, get back on the bus, go downtown, then get on the subway, then walk the rest of the way. >> it was on the bus on 10th avenue in brooklyn heading toward the day care. the a 12-block a bus ride, then a three-block walk to get them there. >> we have now gone from her house to the bus stop, got off, walk three blocks come and have only begun. >> 93 block walk back to pasco avenue and wait for the next bus, and wait come and weight, and wait. >> sometimes it is on their own terms. right now, we just wait. >> over 30 mi

jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mixed news on the housing front in maryland tonight. new listings for homes on the markets are down 23% in september, the lowest monthly level in 10 years. now the good news, prices went up. analysts say that is the perfect mix for a buyer's market. >> all the buyers across the board want everything in a house. they want it completely done. they want all the newest, trendy kind of materials, and they won it for 2005 prices. >> agents say buyers want the perfect house at the right price, or they are simply not willing to do the deal. you can see how much home you can get for $300,000 in maryland these days and compare it to what you get around the country. check out the slide show on our website, wbaltv.com. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we are beginning to see a few more showers in and around the baltimore area. that trend should continue toward morning, with more rain coming through toward dawn. growing up on the eastern shore from east and up to centreville and southbound on to the low

my dog from the newsroom, jayne miller, -- live from teh newsromo. wbal-tv 11 news "ron, you can beat this. prayers with you. you'll do just fine." "prayers and good wishes. baltimore needs you." >> an amber color remains in effect britain is in baltimore county boy. they come dirty dog parks after receiving a tip that william mcquain's body may be there. no one has seen the boy in two weeks. his murder -- his mother is found murdered in germantown last week. the search for missing teenager is that the search for a homicide suspect. they found 18-year-old brian johnson's body on saturday. -- ryan jackson. if you have any information, you are asked to call410-307-2020. a judge in a row but denied the release of maryland businessman connected to the disappearance of frederick residents robyn gardner, gary giordano. he said robyn gardner banister when they went snorkeling. he was waiting for a flight back when police found him. >> one person being treated for burns at a fire -- after a fire. the fire was contained to one room on the third floor. the vic

jayne miller is live in the newsroom with some -- about what the event did for baltimore? >> we do have information about how many hotel rooms used for the grand prix weekend. a solid indicator of the events draw for visitors. the new data, compiled by an independent travel research firm, shows the grand prix race was neither a big boon nor bust for the city's hotels, at least in terms of hotel rooms used for labor day weekend. race promoters may have hoped for a sellout of rooms. fact, hotel occupancy for the race weekend was not all that different from labor day last year. the three day hotel occupancy rate was 68.8%. the three day average this year, 69.4%. the mayor says it is no reason to be disappointed. >> if you look at the expected attendance and actual attendance, we know that more people came to town than we even anticipated. they might not have all stayed in our hotels, but we know they came. >> hotels did bring in substantially more income this year. this year, hotel revenues for $3.6 million, 52% higher, the result of hotels charging higher rates. still to com

jayne miller has more. >> this is much the same as the national debate about jobs and taxes and budget deficits. critics argue the bonnell tax is a job killer. the city says it is needed to reduce the deficit. >> the coca-cola bottling plant in east baltimore is one of the city's few remaining manufacturers. the plant manager told a city council hearing today that the plant's business is threatened by a broad tax that went into effect in july of 2010. for -- a possible tax that went into effect in july of 2010. >> my business is down here significantly, and damour in baltimore than other places. >> a supermarket in east baltimore said the impact of the tax has cost him $500,000 in sales and seven positions, even though his store does not have the tax on to consumers. >> some people just have it in their head. >> i've had it with the city. we have to tax here and there. . i am done. >> he told the council sales are up in the county, down in the city. >> we need to get back to where we are competitive and get this thing aside. >> city hall wants to keep the tax in place, while admitting

after he sat down to discuss the news with jayne miller. >> to have quite a bit of success. i could have many months ahead. >> he says he plans to stay on the air and share his experience with this audience, but he will not let that overwrought the main focus of his daily focus the question we're all pulling for him. >> saying goodbye to a woman who bridged a couple of different worlds. funeral services were held yesterday for patricia modell. they have revived baltimore's football spirit and join the upper ranks of the city's patrons of the arts. agreed that patricia modell will be a woman sorely missed. >> they cared about the community in which they lived and the devoted a good part of their life to being charitable. >> should always grabbed my face with her hands. that is mama. even when a go through tough times, they were always there. >> you can see pictures from patricia modell's career honor website, wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> it has not been to bed this morning. we have if you delays in the usual start. -- it has not been