joining me tonight, jessica weiner.t's start off with oprah winfrey. i'm sorry, i'm just very excited tonight. we love oprah, we love her show, we love her interviews. not everybody is loving what she's got to say about marriage and you're about to understand why. everybody's always wondered why she and her longtime partner stedman have yet to tie the knot. now we know why. oprah told atlanta tv station, wsb, had we made the official marriage commitment, we wouldn't still be together. the reason the relationship works is that we get to define it on our own terms. it would be very different if we were in a traditional relationship where i was expected to be a wife and every now and then cook a meal. no surprise, blogs were just burning up today. a lot of people just outraged by what oprah said. they're saying, basically, what does marriage have to do with cooking? jess weiner, off to you, first. what do you think? i'm pretty surprised by this. is oprah really slamming marriage here? >> are you surprised? i'm not surprise

days after jessica's dog was snatched by a coyote, martha stewart blamed jessica for being careless andappened. >>> and paula abdul is telling everyone to back off ellen. paula defends ellen, even after spoofing ellen for replacing her as a judge on "american idol." and with me tonight in new york, steven smith, a music and pop culture expert. also in new york, rachel zalis, a contributing editor for "life & style" weekly. i've been pretty bummed out about how people have been so mean to jessica simpson for hoping that daisy would be found. even dog lover martha stewart ragged on her, but tonight martha realizes that was not a good thing. here's what she said on her show. i said that she should have been watching her dog more closely, but i feel very, very sorry for anybody that loses a pet. jessica, i hope you find your pet, but if you don't, i'm really sorry that you lost one. steven, are you with me? this is what i would have expected martha to say in the first place and not the mean thing that she said to jessica. >> yeah, you think an ex-con would be a little more sensitive to peop

how did jessica do? you'll have to find out yourself in about 45 minutes. "jeopardy" airs at 7:00 right here on abc2. live in dundalk, delia goncalves, abc2 news. >> i would have been a wreck. what did jessica say was the hardest part of doing that show? >> we asked her. she studied, prepared, in a short period of time but said figuring out that tricky buzzer system was the hardest part really. but eventually she got the hang of it. she says now she totally has the game show bug so we might see her again on another show. >> thank you, delia. cool. i would be -- there's to way. >> no way. >> they say before alex finishes the answer, if you hit the answer before he finishes it won't work. even if you know it you have to wait until he is completely done until you hit it. that's what i heard. >> it's a race between the contestants to get it out. >> yeah. >>> it's a race with the thermometer. >> is it? >> people deciding whether or not to turn on the heat. we'll show you why. outside now, a nice shot from our harbor cam, showing some of the boats at rest in the

jessica starr now in the hot seat with a complete sky watch forecast. jessica? >> hi, jeff. sunny one, but it will be on the cool side. we had a gloomy work week and things ended on the sunny he side. sun came out this afternoon. thanks to a cold front and high pressure system building in. we are getting a dry sweep across the sky watch hd regional radar from maryland up to pennsylvania and new york. and things stay clear and nice through the weekend though. right now, at bwi thurgood marshall airport checking in at 66 degrees. and under mostly cloudy skies. winds calm at this hour. and humidity is still up. 93 percent. we could see patchy fog as well overnight before the winds shift to the northwest. allowing for cooler dryer air to move in to our area. state temperatures right now. 70 in d.c. 71 degrees in baltimore. 65 in dover. but a chilly 55 degrees in oakland. and temperatures will be dropping down tomorrow. start to feel the cooler chilly air move in to our area saturday to sunday morning. and we will feel temperatures in the upper 40s. so high pressure system sits o

jessica capshaw.e are some shoes you have on there. it must be hard to wk in those. >> you know, they help the ladies out with little lifts at the bottom now so the height differential isn't punitive. >> i see. >> doesn't punish you. >> women should wear helmets when walking in those shoes because you could actually injure your brain. you have to be careful. how is everything? >> good. >> congratulations on becoming an official cast member of "grey's anatomy." >> thank you. [ eers and applause ] >> there was like a -- you almost went through a hazing period. >> i did, i did. and finally, so that i didn't think it was all in my imagination, one of the producers admitted about two days ago, they were torturing me. >> why wld they torture you? >> you know, i think that they sort of, you know, it's -- one of this or the other, they have an idea of what's going to happen but i think they don't know anything and they like to see how the characters gel, how they don't. >> don't they realize you're a human be

he goes there like jessica in montreal.o money no,+ budget.qwht(myok heçó eventually raised $50:iw3 for the campaign. so he gets there and he meets with the labor officials in florida. and they say he says what do you think. he said hey, forget it. this bill's a done deal. the bestou can do is wor out some kind of compromise and water it down a little bit. this is hope dples -- hopeless. he says you don't understand. i'm from the ufw. we don't compromise. and i discuss in detail in the book how he did this. by the time he was done the florida citrus industry was begging the legislator the kill the bill. the entire tourist industry at florida was at risk due to him sort of you have to read how it actually happen. but kind of got this view maybe there was a tie fid -- typhoid epidemicn florida caused by bad conditions for farmworkers didn't want anything to0 do with farm worker legislation. $5, he kills that piece of edge slags. what the -- legislation. what the ufw did is give people a chance. they gave latinos a chance th

take your time, jessica. do it right. >> do it right, jessica.u being with us tonight. >>> and the showbiz on call lines have been getting jammed up. so many people have been calling on whether kate gosselin is exploiting her children. our showbiz on call operators have contacted me to let me know they feel exploited themselves working 12-hour days, no breaks, fielding all those calls from outraged "showbiz tonight" viewers. a call from showbiz on call from lisa in pennsylvania. lisa says kate needs to shut up and stay home. >>. >> caller: i just think that she should be staying at home and being a parent. there are a lot of people out there who have many children. i don't think they need to exploit their children in order to make money. i think she should just go ahead and live a normal life like everybody else. >> i'm right there with you. lisa, thanks for your call. we also heard from jennifer who called into showbiz on call from florida, who said kate is just trying to support her family. >> caller: people keep saying stuff about she's exploi

your closet today. >> jessica simpson barely eating and crying her eyes out?he new covery story about why she's so broken up. today's big rumors is heather making her way back to "melrose?" plus hair removal secrets of the stars. the age old sugar trick. the breakthrough new laser. >> i call it pain free, hair free, carefree. >> one of the best nights on the hollywood calendar, a night to honor the most influential women in film. past recipients, meryl streep, jane fonda, halle barry. this year honors everyone from julie andrews to katie holmes and renee zellweger to robin wright and julieann moore. congratulations. >> tomorrow on "extra," secret recordings. pouring his heart out about monthly monthly -- about monica lewinsky. >> cracked under all the pressure. >> bradley cooper's hot new one-night stand. tomorrow on "extra." >> "extra," get more. wherever celebrities go. "extra" and mario are there. >> good to see you. >> with more "raw" dish. >> an exclusive. >> more fan cam hookups. "extra,"'s go-to show for more. tested to withstand the unexpected. a hint

take your time, jessica, do it right. >> do it right, jessica. meagan, alexander. appreciate you being with us tonight. >>> the show biz on call phone i lines have been getting jammed up. so many people have been calling on whether kate gosselin is exploits her children. our show biz on call operators have contacted me to let me know they feel exploited themselves working 12-hour days, no breaks, fielding all those calls from outraged "showbiz tonight" viewers. a call from show biz on call from lisa in pennsylvania. lisa says kate needs to shut up and stay home. >> i just think she should be staying at home and being a parent. there are a lot of people out there who have many children. i don't think they need to exploit their children in order to make money. i think she should just go ahead and live a normal life like everybody else. >> i'm right there with you. we also heard from jennifer who called in to show bisz on call from florida who said kate is just trying to party her family. >> people keep saying stuff about she's exploiting her children. anybody who's g

how are things looking out there right now in jessica starr has the first alert sky watch forecast. >> the rain is slowly starting to taper off from the coastal low system that moved in here and dropped over a inch and a half of rain at bwi thurgood marshall airport today. there it is. you can see the counter-clockwise rotation. weakening and pushing out of the area. and we will start to deal with the remnants television for the daytime tomorrow. temperatures, it was a little bit he have a chilly start out there, and chilly temperatures out there. 62 degrees at airport. 64 in d.c.. and 62 in oakland. so next day planner. continue with the breezy conditions through the overnight hours. first part of the day tomorrow. saturday. wake up for clouds, and maybe a bit of drizzle as well. but things improve for the weekend. i will have a look at that in the full forecast in a few minutes. >> two developing stories to report tonight. police say the victim in a shooting had at a bus stop in baltimore has died. 3:00 sunday on northern parkway. the victim was sitting on the bike. when a gunman su

meteorologist jessica starr has the great news for us tonight. jessica, let's go right to you. >> yeah, you know, dealing with more clouds and rain showers. we saw sunshine today. it was not too bad. look at the positive. we had more clouds around tomorrow. and more rain showers but weekend is looking nice. radar, shows light rain showers in the vicinity. we have the coastal low. you can see it spinning counter-clockwise bringing in the moisture from the atlantic and chesapeake, and that's the way things stay overnight and for 48 hours. temperature today, we did reach only into the mid 70s and right now 69 degrees in baltimore. 68 in d.c. but a chilly 54 degrees in oakland maryland. so unfortunately, yes, we are going to be dealing with clouds. fall like day for tomorrow. for thursday. waking up at 6 a.m. tomorrow. 59 degrees. a little bit on the chilly side. and breezy conditions as well. you may want to have the kids dress with a jacket tomorrow, for the bus stop forecast. and 70 at noon. and the weekend is shaping up to be nice. i will have th

i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. thanks for joining us. today is thursday, september 24th. it is a hot day outside and kim martucci has the latest for you on that. >> jessica, good morning. i want to help you guys watching at home. you are already thinking of weekend plans. i want to tell you which day i would pick to do the outdoor stuff. if you can play hook key tomorrow that would be a good game plan. if not i would go with sunday afternoon. right now not too bad. in and out of clouds. we will call it filtered sunshine. no rain on the map yet but we have an unstable air mass on top and a lot of moisture in the area. you notice the humidity levels are higher since the beginning of the week. that said, i don't expect a lot of rain today but we could see a shower. at this hour, andrews air force base is 77. 72 inside the beltway. we will be heading to the 80s around the lunch hour. we will see hints of sun. by 5:00, other than that stray shower, i don't think we will have too many problems, 85 degrees. we extend the forecast to the next seven days when i see you in a few mi

jessica?good point lauren, thank you. >>> there are many other ways we can help protect our environment, starting with what covers two-thirds of our planet. felipe is here to tell us more. felipe? >> reporter: jessica, we're all affected by the oceans of the world. even if we live far away from the sea. and each of us can learn how our actions can turn the tide to the good. tom campbell is a wildlife photographer and filmmaker who has a lot of experience with the sea. he was a diver for the u.s. marines and even for the police in california. but photography has always been tom's first passion. >> well actually, started as a young kid taking photographs as a hobby and continued to do that throughout my career. and so as time went on, i honed those skills to a point where i made a fairly decent living as a photographer. >> reporter: tom now uses his photo skills for the save our seas foundation. it's an organization dedicated to protecting marine life. >> and over the period of the last 45 years

i'm jessica doyle. andrea roane has the day off. howard bernstein is here with weather and patranya bhoolsuwan is in for angie with traffic and of course we begin with howard. it is steamy out there already. >> i don't want to go on the weather terrace. i know what it will be like. we have had shower activity north of washington but this morning all is drive. for the drive in should be in good shape. show you the satellite and radar. north of town we had a line of showers out of west virginia. there they go and they are going to southern new jersey and the delmarva. otherwise it is a thick, muggy air mass in place rate right now. temperatures from the mid-60s in culpeper to low to mid-70s. 74 reagan national at this hour and we are looking at partly to mostly cloudy. slight chance of a thunderstorm but another warm day. yesterday was 867, today 85, 86. good morning, patranya bhoolsuwan. >>> good morning, everybody. thursday. we are getting close to the weekend. let's see how things are looking. see if it will be a smooth ride as you

. >> who is jessica hawks?ia goncalves reports this baltimore county woman had 30 minutes of national fame as a contestant on "jeopardy." >> reporter: a ecolling major at umbc she says she always has loved "jeopardy" and though she didn't win tonight she's proud of her performance. >> this is "jeopardy." >> reporter: we all play at home, one local mom actually made it to the big show. >> a stay at home mom from baltimore, maryland, jessica. >> reporter: a local trivia buff, she tried out in may. by august 5th she was taping tonight's episode. she, her husband, mom and 6 1/2-month-old meg made the trip to california. it went fast but she took time to prepare. >> i definitely studied. i had flash cards of presidential trivia, shakespeare quotes i was trying to memorize. some history, some geography like world lakes, world capitals. you're thinking what if i win? i hope i come in first, or second. and i just kept telling myself please don't make a fool of yourself. >> reporter: and she didn't. though hawks did not

. >> reporter: hi there, jessica. the question is, are people willing to avoid a traffic bottleneck. the goal is to relieve traffic congestion on back roads like the one here in silver spring and new hampshire avenue. the luxury of a traffic free highway is nothing free these days. >> time is always money. >> reporter: lescy has been looking forward to beating the traffic on the icc now under construction between shady grove and prince georges county and on wednesday, maryland's transportation authority announced the proposed tolls. >> pricing is set with two objectives in mind. one is to make sure it is a congestion-free roadway. >> reporter: that means once it is built the price goes up at rush hour to keep traffic down to travel the route from shady grove to u.s. 1. it will cost 6.15 at rush hour and 3.55 off peak time. add $3 if you go without an e- zpass bringing a mac mum trip on this future road to $9.15. the first 7.2-mile segment between i-270 and georgia avenue is scheduled to open next fall. reporting live

. >> and i'm jessica.e'll start with headlines from around the world. >> here's lauren. >>> president obama traveled to the middle east earlier this week. the president's goal -- to help repair and rebuild relations between the u.s. and muslim world. >>> american auto giant general motors officially filed for bankruptcy. this means big changes for the company as they begin restructuring. >> this new gm will be built from the strongest parts of our business, including our best brands and our very finest products. >> but before they can reinvent themselves, gm must first let go of thousands of employees. they announced closures of plants and dealerships across the country. >> don't expect to see too many smiling faces. >>> president obama announced his pick for a new secretary of the army. john mchugh, who is a republican, was honored by the nomination. >> mr. president, for the opportunity to be in that long and growing and proud line, i thank you, and i hope never to let you down. >>> and check out this un

let's talk about jessica simpson's dog. her name was daisy. >> a coyote ate her.ul malti-poo. >> that's a funny name. >> hey, show some respect for the dead. >> now, let's talk about michael jackson's ex-wife, debbie rowe. >> debbie rowe says she feels bad about jessica 's dog dying. >> but the coyote attacked jessica's dog. >> go back to martha stewart, i hope a coyote attacks you. >> good point, paco. now, let's talk about another celebrity dog, elle mcpherson's dog, bella. >> bella is a labradoodle who landed a modeling contract. [ laughter ] >> labradoodle. [ laughter ] >> i hear bella makes $20,000 for a photo shoot. >> i thought you said dogs aren't allowed to make money. >> well, that's all the time we have for from the doggie dish. any final thoughts? >> malti-poos are sexy bitches. >> pay my money! >> shut up, peppy, you too! [ cheers and applause ] >> all right. they're adorable and they work for me. all three of them. here's something that i dare say is even cuter than that. a new youtube sensation, if you haven't seen this yet, a baby, a real baby, not

let's begin with jessica simpson. i have been bummed out about how people have been so mean to her for hoping that daisy would be found. martha stewart ragged on her. martha realizes that was not a good thing. here is what she said on her show. seec stephen? are you with me? this is what i would have expected martha to say in the first place. >> you think an excon would be a little more sensitive to people losing their pet. she should have said that. she should have said that's really awful. she shouldn't have said go out and buy yourself another pet. that was the most insensitive dog. should have watched it more closely? yeah thanks, whatever. but buy a new one? >> and there are reports that jessica had a really hard time getting over daisy. martha seemed very sincere to me with the apology. should jessica just accept it? >> martha should stick with making pies and obstruction of justice. there you have it. >> don't forget about what she wore over her head? the thing? the frock. the poncho. >> no, no. i don't think t

." >> hi, i'm mwanzaa >>>> and i'm jessica. >> hello everybody! >> president obama addressed students across the country in a special back-to-school speech. he spoke about the importance of staying in school and working hard. >> i'm calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education and do everything to meet them. you cannot drop out of school and just drop into a good job. you've got to train for and work

i am jessica kartalija. complete coverage of the water main break will continue in a minute but first let's start with meteorologist tim williams and a look at first warning weather. hello, again. >> good morning. temperatures today starting off around 50 degrees in parts of the area. we will get up to a high of just around 75. we are getting back down to around 55 degrees this evening with a good bit of sunshine and clear skies. complete first updated forecast coming up in few moments jess. >> first an update on the story everyone is talking about this morning. the 72 inch water main burst in baltimore county that sent water flooding through the streets of dundalk. it happened near broening highway and left businesses and homes surrounded with water. wjz and skyeye 13 were the first to capture the incredible images moment after the break. being see the water came gushing out of the huge hole in the road lead together widespread mess that is being cleaned up this morning. wjz stays on the story live with com

i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, jessica. wjz 13 is always on. check in for complete flu watch coverage. for updates and important information from the cdc, log onto wjz.com. >>> a baltimore city police officer is also hospitalized tonight in serious condition after he is shot several times during a robbery attempt. just a short time ago, police announced several arrests in the case. wjz live at city police headquarters. alex demetrick has more. alex? >> reporter: well, vic, it took police less than 24 hours to find and charge two suspects in the shooting, which took place on the officer's front porch last night. >>> there is still police presence outside the northwaste baltimore -- northwest baltimore home. aaron harris. but last night, a heavy response flooded the neighborhood. after harris is attacked by two 16-year-old males. >> preliminarily, we know he was attempting to get into his home, when he was approached by at least two suspects. who were trying to rob him. at some point, gunfire was exchanged. he was struck in thesome -- stomach. >>

the correct answer is who is jessica hawks.his woman had 30 minutes of national fame tonight as a contestant on jeopardy. >> reporter: she tells us she's always loved watching jeopardy and though she didn't win tonight, she's proud of her performance. >> this is jeopardy. >> reporter: we've all played at home but one local mom actually made it to the big show. >> a stay at home mom from baltimore, maryland, jessica hawks. >> reporter: a local trivia buff, hawks tried out for the show in may and by august 5th she was taping tonight's episode. she, her husband, mom and 6 1/2 -month-old meg made the trip to california. it all went by fast but she did take time to prepare. >> oh, i definitely studied. i had flash cards of presidential trivia and shakespeare quotes that i was trying to memorize, some history, some geography like world lakes, world capitols. you're trying to prepare yourself, you say what if i win? i hope i come in first, i hope i come in second and i was telling myself please don't make a fool of yourself. >> report

okay, jessica. [ whistle ] jessica, where's your wand? mom, we're messing up.it off. get another blank video. [ whistle ] [ whistle ] jessica, you're messing up the program! i have the w-- i don't care! we're always messing it up. go in there. you know how you could -- okay...get the program. [ whistle ] [ whistle ] [ whistle ] [ whistle ] strained peas, strained carrots, strained meat -- it's the kind of food that helps our kids grow. it also helps them to learn to speak. they say, "please, no more!" everybody open wide. take a big bite of a music montage. [ "also sprach zarathustra" playing ] man: yummy. all right, now it's time to give away 1,500,000 pennies. the three nominees are... "no head room," sent in by todd and sharon swan from lufkin, texas. okay, his head's hurt. we got to get his head out. how do we get it out? what are we going to do? should we break the window? you're not breaking the window. what are we doing to do? oh, my god. i can't believe -- well, baby, i'm sorry, but you shouldn't have stuck your head in the window. you shouldn't have ro

jessica catalia speaks with the girl's aunt. >> i peeked at her, to actually stand a couple of feet away from my niece and all i see is that machine doing the breathing, my heart was crushed. >> reporter: ernestine harbor talks about the first time she saw her niece destiny in the hospital. >> we were finally told she had h1n1. her heart stop, they resuscitate her. >> reporter: school officials say they are doing a thorough cleaning of the campus. dr.anne balowitz is with the city school department, she says it's crucial students both get the seasonal and h1n1 vaccine when it becomes available. >> h1 may well not last for the entire flu season. it may go down, and when it goes down the other types of flu may come up. so it's important to have both seasonal protection and h1 protection. >> reporter: vaccination clinics like this one are popping up throughout baltimore. schools have seen an unusual high number of school absences this week. they are urging parents to keep sick kids home. wash hands frequently and be on alert. >> be more careful, sterilize everything, get the flu shot. this

john couey, the man who rained and murdered 9-year-old jessica lunsford in 2005 died in prison. the case changed the way sex offenders were dealt with, not only in florida where it happened but throughout the country. he was a convicted sex offender, believed at the time that he held her captive over the weekend before murdering that 9-year-old little girl who was taken from her family's home and taken to his trailer home, about 100 years from where the family lived. but right now, working to get more details on how john couey died in prize bun the official word is that that man who murdered 9-year-old jessica lunsford has died in a florida prison. >>> on to the big picture right now, a big defeat for republicans on health care legislation today. the senate finance committee voted 13-10 against two anti-abortion amendments this morning, one that would restrict federal funding for abortions, the other that would have strengthened legal protection for health care officials who refuse to perform abortion. there was an emotional and at times personal debate between republican senato

. >>> check in with jessica cartalia tomorrow morning starting at 6:00 a.m. they'll have your updated >>> well tantrums on the field again. >> calm, cool and collected. except on the scoreboard. first off nolan rimell now on the dl list. he will spend three or four months of winter rehabilitation. >>> downtown in the yards, gunthrie allowed three hits. he was steady though unspectacular. luke scott, solo homer. exit stage right his first of the year. then we fast forward to the top of the first, martinez deep to center field. piez down the wall. then the relay, and tags padroya. 3-1 the final score. >>> and not just an nfl game to some. >> it's not just another game on the calendar. all these games count, wins and losses at the end of the season. if you're going to the play off, if you're not going to the play off. if you have home field advantage. all these games add up so we circle them off. >> and our coverage kicks off at 4:00 sharp on sunday. maryland football tomorrow afternoon in college park, the 1-1 terapins host clark. >> we it's another game, very

. >>> hear what's got jessica simpson singing the blues. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, what could be bad about an event involving truckloads of apple pie. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." we're dealing with some cooler temperatures across the northeast. yesterday we had temperatures close to 80 degrees in major cities. today we're stuck in the 60s. also dealing with the rain threat. mainly light showers in d.c. and new york city. temperatures there in the upper 60s. 61 for your high in boston. across the southeast, the rain will be the big story today. also tomorrow you can see heavy thunderstorms in jacksonville, tallahassee. more 60s in the northeast. and if you're watching wwbt in nbc 12 in richmond, virginia, experience interactive illusions that baffle your brain at light visions eyesight to starlight at the science museum of virginia. and that's your eastern event of the day. christina. >> all right. thanks so much. >>> now here's an early look a

>> the relationship started out, according to jessica del rocco, very sweet.ut to dinner. but then it progressed over a period of three months where he became more and more controlling, nancy, and would tell her what to do, would tell her what to wear, how to act, when to speak, when not to speak. >> you know, to you, dr. caryn stark, psychologist, telling her what friends to have, what to wear. he said you talk too softly, you breathe too loudly. >> well, it's typical of somebody who's a control person, nancy, that he feels out of control inside, so he needs to control everything around him, including the person he's with. and somebody who's like that with a woman doesn't feel good about himself as a man. so he keeps trying to refine her and get her to be the way he thinks she should be. >> so how does that fit into this case, mike brooks? >> nancy, i think what they might be trying to show is a pattern of prior behavior. you know, if this is -- is this the way he was there? is this the way his controlling -- his controllingness was in the lab with all these

thank you, jessica. >>> you should have no problem hailing down a taxi cab in the district.rday it was a different story. a group of drivers from several taxi organizations held a one- day strike to express their frustration with the city's new meter system. the drivers say it is costing them 30% of their income. >> mayor fenty set our rates lower than anywhere else in the country knowing this was going to be a major problem for us. >> some say the new rules are forcing independent drivers out of work. >>> in five minutes, kristin fisher shows us an on-line political contest. >>> and in ten minutes there's no pavement yet but today there could be a plan on charging tolls for the intercounty connector. >>> first, our check on virginia's weather and traffic. it is free. we begin with howard. >> we ripped down the toll booth. talk doppler hd across virginia. it is quiet why in most of virginia but east of stanton and west of charlottesville is one area of showers which is moving to the north and the east along the mountains there. that's about the only problem we are watching.

at the university, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thanks jessica. hope to offer the h1n1 vaccine to every student. that vaccine is expected to be made available to health officials in mid october. >> baltimore city schools are hoping to make high school dropouts a thing of the past. holding a fair for students who aren't currently in school. teens can find out about academic programs that work for them on their terms. the fair runs from 9:00 to 1:00 this afternoon at success academy on east north avenue. for more information, call city schools. >>> we are starting to get some glimpses, and we have some studio guests who are talking about the baltimore book fair that is happening and the weather is holding up. you know, we have been talking, especially in my house, number one in the box office, cloudy with a chance of meatballs. that's not in our forecast, but you know, i will say that if the rain does come. >> let's hope neither in this area, yes. but we are looking at a decent forecast until the evening when it will be cloudy and a chance of someth

jessica starr is here with the forecast. >> it was a little bit humid because we still have those windsrom the northeast bringing in that moisture. on sky watch hd regional radar, most of the areas are dry. but you look towards the mason dixon line, dealing with rain showers in the vicinity. you can see those rain showers moving in from this coastal low that's just off the peninsula and that's what's going to continue to keep these winds from the northeast really staying in our area, bringing in this marine layer for the overnight hours for tonight. about for the next 48 hours the weather you see out your window right now is what we're going to continue with for the next 48 hours. a lot of clouds around for the daytime on thursday but the heaviest portion of this system is going to come thursday evening around 5:00 and continue into the evening hours around 8:00 before the system officially pushes out. it's going to be towards until saturday morning. friday evening, 8:00 we'll be dealing with lingering rain showers in our facility. we saw peaks of the sunshine, bumped under the circumst

this is exciting for me. >> where's jessica?> i'm fighting off a cold, she's sick as well, so we're quite a pair right now. >> so basically you're going to get us sick. >> i'm not contagious. i'm on antibiotics. >> is this a medical show we're doing? >> you'd think so >> how are you doing? >> what's up with you, man? >> i noticed you were favoring your leg a little bit. about you hurt yourself? >> i have a bad back. >> not so bad he couldn't pick up that emmy. alec went for a second straight year, and "30 rock," the third straight year. >> this show has been the best experience in my life. >> the best stop on this brutally hot date, jerry's red carpet station. >> when i did this, i feel like cher. >> i'd like to thank the academy. >> this is actually the best thing that's happened to me today. >> i'm the biggest fan. >> i'm rob lowe's biggest fan. he brought his two sons, and remembered his good friend, patrick swayze. >> he lived a good life. it just wasn't long enough. >> red carpet news alert -- michael j. fox leading the way

jessica, over to you. >>> the weekend looks great. >>> the first time home buyers tax credit has been popular. the irs just reported 1.4 million americans took advantage of the free money. others have credited the benefit with helping to lift home sales. joining us to talk about the local housing market and other trends is dr. stephen fuller direct of analysis at george mason. what do you think? we have a first-time home buyers tax credit. it is set to expire in november, if it is not extended. some people are worried if that goes away maybe this resurgence in housing sales could go away soon. >> it has been very effective. the problem that led us in to the recession was an over supply of housing. there are other problems too. the inventory is brought down to normal levels and a major factor has been this $8,000 tangs credit for first time home buyers has basically taken the lower priced houses out of the market. it is one of those stimulus activities we can actually see the results of. i think one of the things it's done and it might be a little worrisome as we look forward is it bro

so we wish her well. >> absolutely. >>> we have sad news for jessica simpson. her dog is missing.t turns out it was a coyote that took the dog. the singer wrote on her twitter page, my heart is broken because a coyote took my precious daisy right in front of my eyes, horror. she is offering a reward for the return of the poor little doggy. must be heart breaking. >> thing about it is the return is not very likely. >> not likely. >> oh, my goodness. >> a more upbeat story to share with you. universal studios or the amusement for park in old are actually opening a harry potter experience and i can't believe this hasn't been done yet with the popularity of harry potter. it will have multiple attractions, shops and a signature restaurant including three broom sticks of hogs head pub and a new ride called harry potter and the forbidden journey but interesting that has not happened yet but it will happen in the spring in universal of old. >>> fashion on film. before coco premiered last night talking about coco chanel and how she became the power house she is. >> looks like a good movie.

>> the relationship started out, according to jessica del rocco, very sweet. he was very charming, kind, sweet, took her out to dinner. but then it progressed over a period of three months where he became more and more controlling, nancy, and would tell her what to do, would tell her what to wear, how to act, when to speak, when not to speak. >> you know, to you, dr. karyn stark, psychologist, telling her what friends to have, what to wear. he said you talk too softly, you breathe too loudly. >> well, it's typical of somebody who's a control person, nancy, that he feels out of control inside, sew needs to control everything around him, including the person he's with. and somebody who's like that with a woman doesn't feel good about himself as a man. so he keeps trying to refine her and get her to be the way he thinks she should be. >> so how does that fit into this case, mike brooks? >> nancy, i think what they might be trying to show is a pattern of prior behavior. you know, if this is -- is this the way he was there? is this the way his controlling -- his co

. >> i just got off the phone can jessica snide . she lives on logan view circle. are you on the phone? >> yes. >> how deep is the water? >> if you look down at the end of my street, if i walk any further the water -- there is a woman walking across and she's waist-deep. there is a dodge ram and the water support to the front window. >> a lot of folks said around 4:00 it started gushing. >> yeah. i was at box and save at the time after 4:00. >> box and save is in the shopping center. we are told that's almost like ground zero. give us a sense of what the situation looked like at the shopping center? >> cars were flooded. a bunch of water was flooding all the way to the back of the store up to the streets behind it. up to our street which is logan view. >> have they evacuated any of your neighbors at this point? >> they evacuated pretty much half of our block. we have police officer standing with us right now that won't let us go any further that has cleared the rest of our block out. >> i imagine safety wise your electricity is cut off as well, correct? >> electric

jessica kartalija explains why akon thinks they have a case. >> reporter: here in the state of mafr mayor it is illegal to tape-record anyone without their consent. acorn is fighting back. she posed as a prostitute, he as a pimp. in this youtube video the couple entered the acorn office on 25th street seeking advice from how bigs counselors on how to run their criminal business. >> dancing? >> it's not dancing trust me. >> dance is is considered an art. >> sex is kind of like dancing? >> yeah, great sex. >> reporter: acorn an organization representing low income families is firing back. >> in maryland, we still have a right to say dumb things in the privacy of our offices or our homes without being taped. >> reporter: now attorney andrew freeman is filing suit on behalf of the organization and two baltimore employees fired after the video went public. >> maryland law requires two-party consent. if i want to tape a conversation with you, i have to tell you that i'm doing it and you have to agree. >> there are going to be 13 el salvadorian girls coming into the house. we don't want to cause

meteorologist jessica starr has the latest. anything new? >> some areas will see the coastal low in a slow mover. bringing in rain showers to the delmarva peninsula. that they are trying to make the way into baltimore. further west you go less of a chance you have to not see any rain showers. but if you are headed over to the eastern shore tomorrow. you will definitely see some rain showers. closer to salisbury, heavy rain showers, and a couple embedded thunderstorms. but they have not made the way over toward baltimore yet. but we did see the clouds increase this evening. so we have the potential to see some rain showers. but main concern out there was the wind. fairly strong out of the northeast today. gusting up to around 30. and right now out of the northeast at 15 miles per hour in baltimore. and 14 miles per hour in d.c. so here is the next day planner. continue with the breezy conditions and chilly out there. dropping down to 59. and then we will see peaks of the sunshine. rain showers tomorrow. chance of rain showers. and more sunshi

meteorologist jessica starr is live with the details for this morning's hometown hot spot. after your first hot spot, i don't know if i can take you showing us the goodies. >> reporter: they're bringing out the goodies, the sweets, chocolates, doughnuts, anything that can incorporate chocolate. you need to come down and try some the fabulous things that they have. to get more information on the festival, i'm joined by darlene hudson, good morning. >> good morning. >> reporter: tell me about the exciting things besides all the food. >> three days, starting thursday through saturday filled with chocolate, music, magic shows, just everything you can imagine. >> reporter: what do we have behind us that is singing. >> we have inquiring minds. they will be performing from noon to 4:00 on thursday. >> reporter: perfect. we have the bakery. you brought some of your chocolate goodies this morning. why don't we go through and tell me about the brownies and we will walk down the line. you can tell me about all the fascinating things. >> the brownies are some the best, soft and chewy a

. >> jessica tells us when the rains will be coming tonight. >>reporter: it is time to give every american the same opportunity that we give ourselves. [applause]. >>reporter: president obama says failure is not an option. we breakdown his health care speech. what in fact and what is fiction next. >> i'm so elated and so happy she is joining us. >>reporter: ellen is the ne newest adegrees to "american idol". why the judge thinks the talk show host will be a perfect fit. >>>. >> questions net surrounding the community group acorn. workers at baltimore acorn office are secretly videotaped helping a woman posing as a prostitute cheat on her taxes and create under age sex ring. joy joins us with the story. joy? >>reporter: an independent filmmaker posing as pimp took the videotape. he had a woman with him posing as a prostitute. an organization that prides itself on social justice and stronger community is under fire. criticism surfaced after acorn workers in baltimore were secretly recorded giving advice to a man and woman posing as a prostitute a

we are live in glen burnie, i'm jessica kartalija, back to you on tv hill.o, ravens. >> at least you see the fans sitting behind you are quiet. that's all we care about. >> hey, it's risky to be eating over here. that's all i have to say. >> jessica, thank you very much. >>> complete coverage continues now with mark viviano. >>> there are several reasons why many experts are picking the ravens to make another play- off run this season. i've isolated a couple of those reasons. let's call them baltimore's rays of hope. >> reporter: all discussions about the ravens begins with their defense. and that defense is led by ray lewis. the last original raven, entering his 14th nfl season. louis be -- lewis began and continues the ravens' legacy of a dominated defense. >> reporter: we have a guy here, who is dedicated to each other. any time you have a chemistry like that, it's almost impossible not to have that kind of defense. >> reporter: the ray of hope on the offense is ray rice. a second-year running back who could become the most versatile offensive weapon the

. >> and i'm jessica. here's our top story for this week. >> watching detectives do their thing makes for great tv and movies. it also makes a great class to take in school. after all, forensics is science. felipe reports. >> they look like actual crime scene investigators. but these are teens. they're taking on the csi challenge -- a science competition created by real life detectives. >> what happens in the real world, they're expected to know it and be able to practice it here. >> teams of high school students work together to solve a make believe murder case. >> the actual crime scene is from the roaring '20s. >> a gangster has been shot. investigative teams use forensics to find the person who pulled the trigger. >> if i didn't do biology, i probably wouldn't know what i was doing. >> forensics combines science, math and curiosity to help solve a crime. >> first we number off the evidence that we think is valuable. the collectors take the evidence and me and my partner we do the fingerprinting. >> the

both newcomers and legends alike enjoying the night. >> jessica lange.en't seen her in a while. >> she's one of our favorites. down to earth lady. >> how are you doing. >> i'm doing well. how are you? >> today is the last day of summer. >> you are right. tomorrow astronomical fall begins. let's get moving and show you what is going on outside. a couple of clouds trying to creep in along i-81 and you have to go beyond that in to west virginia to find any rain but don't you worry it is not coming here today. instead, we have a nice warmup in the making. we're at 73. we're not going to stop until we hit upper 70s. winds at three miles an hour. around baltimore 71. 70 right there along the bay at annapolis. taking you west, leesburg is 77. that's the number in cumberland and 72 at this hour in culpeper. so, plan with me the next three. rain-free today. tomorrow, as j.c. mentioned autumn begins 5:19. it isn't until the afternoon that we get rain drops inside the beltway. we will have more clouds to get started in the morning but the commute i think will be dr