: the doctor here at johns hopkins. it was just two days before his 21st birthday when two people stabbed him to death. he was walking home on his way home from penn station. now today, johns hopkins family, friends administrators will gather for a slide show presentation beginning at 3:45 p.m. and the service will begin at 4 p.m. in the school of medicine's turner auditorium on the east baltimore campus. in june of 2009, he joined johns hopkins as lab technician and was promoted a year lateer to the position of research technologist. the memorial scholarship fund has been established at the school of medicine and you can send contributions to this memorial scholarship fund, school of medicine development and alumni relations office at 100 north charles street suite 21 baltimore maryland. now a reception will be held later today right after the memorial. reporting live in east baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the orioles will be ending the relationship with aramark. the philidelphia based company that has run

>>>en pacarin was murdered and today johns hopkins honors his life. >>> and bge has mass not asked for a rate increase in 17 years and some customers say get it from the top executives and ceo. a rate increase meeting is heating up. >>> and it's walk to school day, a chance to help the environment get healthy and there will be a horseback escort for those kids walking to school. >> how fun would that be to have a horse escort. >> don't walk behind the horse good morning i am jamie costello. >> i am megan pringle. only you would think about that. did you walk to school? >> i did too. >> goit my liesents a 14. after that our meteorologist justin berk with a look at the weather. >> yeah. good morning. some of us had showers pass through and pasting of off toward the east there's the threat of on and off rain today we are about 3,000 feet near the snowshoe area and they have had snow overnight and we have show you know video he from lake tahoe and it's creeping a little bit close your but won't -- it won't reach us. maryland's most powerful doppler radar and we have light showers in downto

today friends family and johns hopkins community will come together to remember him. two days before his 24th birthday he was murder on his way home walking home from penn station when two people stabbed him to death. the two people accused of stabbing and killing him jon wagner and lavella merit will stand trial in january a slide show presentation will begin at 3:45 and the service will begin at 4 p.m. in the school of medicine turner auditorium on the east baltimore campus. in june, 2009, he joined johns hopkins as lab technician and promoted a year later to research technology. the memorial scholarship fund has been established at the school of medicine and you can send contributions to the memorial scholarship fund school of medicine development and alumni relation office at 100 north charles street, suite 21 baltimore maryland 21201. asth reception will be held after the memorial service. reporting live from east baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 6:32a tennessee family says they lost their pets and home and everything in a fire because firefighters refu

wjz is live at johns hopkins.ike hellgren has more. >> reporter: the memorial started about an hour ago. it is closed to the public. guests include the university's president and many members of mr. pitcairn's family. >> reporter: friends, coworkers and family, came to celebrate the life of johns hopkins researcher stephen pitcairn. and to heal. months after the 23-year-old was stabbed to death in charles village. the murder sparked outrage in baltimore. pitcairn was on the phone with his mom july 25th, as he walked home from penn station. police say john wagner and lavelva merit killed him for the cash in his wallet. they told investigators they were hunting to rob somebody that night. both had long criminal records. the young pitcairn left a strong mark on baltimore. he quickly made friends here. he was set to come to medical school, and had the personal recommendation of the former university president, who spoke at the service. family asked for privacy today and it was closed to the media. >> reporter: we did

we do have crime, break-ins and that type of thing. >> the man's body was found blocks from john hopkin's university, but police say minutes before, # 2 year old darroll hood was found with a gun shot wound. >> upon arrival, we found an adult male shot in the head. he was transported to the hospital who later died from his injuries. >> police say it's possible the victim may have been involved in a double shooting and driven four miles where his body was dumped. after a man was found shot inside a home in the 3000 block of press berry street. he was pronounced dead at shock trauma. around 2 sunday morning, two men were shot, a 33 year old man died on the scene, a 28 year old man is expected to survive after he was shot in the arm. >> homicide detectives were investigating all these incidents. they've been working through the night following up on leads and interviewing witnesses. >> neighbors say they will not let the crime disrupt the routine of walking their dogs. >> only thing that works is neighborhood evolvement and togetherness. >> a 51 year old man was shot in the stomach and knee,

kerry cavanaugh is like tonight at johns hopkins to explain. >> most people in need of an organ transplant go to the national registry, but that typically takes three to five years, which is why more and more patients are turning to private online matching services. 17-year-old adam mccleskey is getting some intense bonding time with his mom. he has been talking with her since september when he traveled to baltimore to undergo a kidney transplant. >> the matchas six-years in the making. adam was born with polishes the kidney disease, a genetic condition that took the life of his sister. kelly donated one of her kidneys to adam in 2004. >> adam's body rejected the damaged kidney, which made it unlikely he would arrive another transplant, especially if the donor was not related. adam relied on dialysis to survive, treatments which zapped his time and energy. he waited for a donor to come through the national registry for six years with no success. one day his mother discovered this website. the nonprofit enrolls prospective donors and recipients for a fee and helps them navigate the transpla

let's talk about it. >> we are live at john hopkins. will talk to a gentlemen who is a pancreatic cancer survivor. his story is just unbelieverable. he was treated here at hopkins and there's a big event coming up here if baltimore on sunday. >>> we will tell you all about it. you will meet him when the eyewitness morning edition rolls on. [ female announcer ] after months of martin o'malley telling us "maryland is moving forward"... ...and moving maryland forward. [ female announcer ] ...this jobs report tells the truth... maryland's economy stalled. [ male announcer ] "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost." [ female announcer ] o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. [ male announcer ] "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top..." [ female announcer ] martin o'malley. first he makes stuff up. when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells the truth. >>> marty is in first warning weather center. >> no he's

a new report from johns hopkins documents an epidemic of atv injuries and deaths among children., brian ross investigates. brian? >> reporter: cynthia, a new report by two leading public health experts finds what is called an epidemic of serious injuries and death involving children who ride atvs. those four-wheel all terrain vehicles that are so popular in this country. with a rock music sound track, atv owners have created their own online highlights reel with hundreds of videos posted on youtube. there's one high speed stunt after another, paying tribute to the growing number of atv risk takers. and the children, some supposedly as young as 3 years old, doing their best to copy the adult's atv stunts. >> there are literally thousands of young riders, 6 and 7 years old, who do this safely every single day. >> reporter: they can be great fun. >> let's look at brooke. >> reporter: 12-year-old brooke of st. louis and her family booked a tour on atvs in costa rica. adults and children were all given full-sized vehicles, capable of speeds over 60 miles an hour. an on the flat sand o

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he was taken to johns hopkins and pronounced dead. >> an utterly senseless act.lost an officer that meant a lot to his family, to his community, and certainly to his brothers and sisters in blue who are devastated. >> police say they do have a suspect in custody, but no charges have been filed. detective stevenson would have turned 38 years old today. >> the investigation continues into what sparked a fire in southwest baltimore that killed one person. 59-year-old james wise couldn't escape his burning home saturday morning on the 1900 block of griffeth avenue. his neighbors and the city firefighters union blame his death on the city's move this year to periodically close fire stations, a cost-cutting move that they say cost a man his life. >> more than 22,000 feet stomped across the streets of baltimore yesterday afternoon, all part of the baltimore city mayor thon. -- marathon. this year two new faces took home the title of winner and the grand prize. >> the david and goliath match-up of a businessman hoping to unseat maryland's senator. he says he's just behin

he's participating in the johns hopkins children's study to see if he can be treated. >> every 15 minutes four hours, he eats this milk protein and waits to see what happens and he's done it for two years and so far, so good. they're exciting and give us a hope it could be a treatable condition. and the study may not be done for ten years and if he's cured, he knows what he wants to eat. i want to try pizza and ice -- ice cream. >>> and thank you, and for more about this study, go to wjz.com and click on the local news section. >>> yet to come on the morning edition, digging deep and finding a possible disaster. some of the oil from the blow out is found lurking at the bottom of the gulf. and new polls shedding light on the election. will we see slots and who will be governor. new insight, coming up. >>> and we'll update you on the accidents we've followed and we'll let you know if there were delays out there. >>> and play book for success. we have a former probasketball player coming on coffee with. and representing the olympics an one of the best to ever play in college. nancy leiberman

. >>> johns hopkins will hold a memorial in a few hours to honor stephen pitcairn.was stabbed to death while walking home. two are charged with his murder. the service will start today at 4:00 in the turner auditorium. >>> a baltimore city school bus collides with a minivan and two are in the hospital. the bus driver just dropped the student off and it appears that the bus ran a red light and hit the van. two stopped to help the female driver out of the van. both are expected to recover. >>> it's a cloudy afternoon and the sun's been moving in and out all morning long. it's pretty overcast now. look at the clouds above us. we're live with the coverage and marty bass is out back and it's meteorologist tim williams in the first warning weather center. >>> good afternoon, don and everyone. we're looking at improvements and we're dealing with the cloudy skies and a slight chance, about a 30% chance of showers in the afternoon. you can look at the satellite radar and give you an idea of what's going on. we're sitting under a flow. that's the low off of the coast of new e

details. >> reporter: minutes ago, a memorial service began at turner auditorium on the campus of johns hopkinsephen pitcairn was robbed and stabbed july 25th, while walking. two will stand trial for murder in january. pitcairn's colleagues from hopkins are speaking at the memorial service. there will be a reception, open to the public, immediately after. >> the stephen pitcairn memorial scholarship fund has been established at the school of medicine. for more information on how you can contribute, go to wjz.com and click on local news. >>> right now, the jury over the ken harris murder trial continue to pour over evidence in the case. derek valcourt has more on why the jury may be delaying its decision in the murder of a baltimore city councilman. derek? >> reporter: well, just before lunch today, the jury told the judge, if they were not able to reach a unanimous decision on the two most important counts in this case. the counts of felony murder and conspiracy to commit murder. the judge told them that they should go back to the deliberating room. in essence, keep on trying to reach a unanimo

. >>> a prominent johns hopkins researcher is killed just blocks from his apartment.ven pitcairn's colleagues are honoring his achievements. mike hellgren has more on tonight's events. >> the service was closed to the public and the media. but people were here to honor his legacy. >> reporter: friends, coworkersworkers and family, came to celebrate the life of johns hopkins researcher, stephen pitcairn, and to heal. months after the 23-year-old was stabbed to death in charles village. the murder sparked outrage in baltimore. pitcairn was on the phone with his mom on july 25th, as he walked home from penn station. police say john wagner and lavelva merit killed him. they said they were looking to rob someone that night. they both had long records. the young pitcairn made a strong mark on baltimore. he quickly made friends here. he was set to go to medical school, partially in part due to a recommendation by a university president who spoke at the service today. the family asked to keep the service private and it was closed to the public and to the media. >> reporter: r

today he learned of a brain tumor at johns hopkins hospital. the birds meanwhile trying to lock their final series when of the year. personal offense -- first some offense for the orioles. the game is tied at one at the top of the sixth. but are rare high and nine strikeouts -- a career high nine strikeouts. orioles now with 66 wins on the year, to more than last year. the maryland million enjoyed perfect weather today. riegle solo barreled down the stretch for the victory. a bold burst down the stretch, and she got it. the 2010 ryder cup was supposed to be more highly rank than the americas. the home crowd made up for friday's rain. more from the morning. mcelroy, a 2.5 to 1.5. afternoon matches, tiger woods won his morning match. six matches still in progress for session 3. stay witheaks to send jobs over. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mi

> a child in need of a kidney transplant all but lost hope until he hooked up with a doctor at john hopkins. you watched it live last night -- the first minor pull to the surface and reunited with his family. here are some live pictures from just minutes ago. minored no. 27 was pulled to safety. the latest on handful of miners still waiting to be rescued. still waiting to be rescued. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in n

thvictims were taken to johns hopkins hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. no word on what sparked the blaze. coming up, a van carrying churchgoers' on a trip crashes along a georgia highway. find out what investigators believe happened to fire ravages of home in ohio. within a dozen people inside. within a dozen people inside. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. buried in his website - a promise to replace the tax code with a 23% sales tax and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction. a bush tax panel said families would pay $6,000 more a year. a reagan tax advisor calls it a very dumb idea. but that's not his only bad idea. harris was the only senator to vote against expanding the child care tax credit and against the state's cancer treatment program. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> at least four people are dead after a church van flipped over in southern georgia. the van pulled over late sunday night, killing at least four people and injuring another 13. the van was carrying passengers from a columbus church t

one person was taken to johns hopkins bayview to be treated for burns. an investigation is ongoing. maryland voters are about to get another double dose from ads for the heated governor's race. george is live in the studio with the story. >> the o'malley at was posted on the web yesterday's. the heiress bought his the television market tomorrow morning -- the ehrlich spot hit the television morninmarket tomw morning. >> republican bob ehrlich's new television ad is called history. >> martin o'malley inherits a billion dollar surplus. >> it is a look back at some of the financials democrat o'malley made as governor. >> o'malley son the biggest tax hike in maryland, raised chesapeake bay fund to cover spending. >> the ad claims o'malley gave raises to top aides and heard the state's business and economic climate. in the new ad, eric also revisits a claim he made about o'malley in a previous at. >> of valley covers up jobs reports that proved maryland's economy stalled. >> it is a claim david collins already looked at in one of his back to check reports. using o'malley e-mail's obtaine

. >> the johns hopkins center for research and policy once to make sure their students do not drive distracted. they welcomed "the new york times" writer who wrote a series of articles about steve troubles with multitasking. students will submit videos about driving distracted. you can find all the information on our ram site, wbaltv.com. >> getting enough votes to get reelected is one of the concern s. rather than region rather than fight a state commission to sell real estate, we have more on what will happen to his license. >> the state will not revoke his real-estate license, but the license is suspended for one year. the republican says he made mistakes and a quarter your bottle is behind him. they say he became -- they became victims of his foreclosures scheme. >> the calls the settlement with the maryland real-estate commission a victory. >> there was no fraud. there was no dishonesty. we won an agreement saying there was no misrepresentation. we found that it was acceptable. >> during the hearing, he admitted he had practiced contacting homeowners on the verge of losing their homes wil

three term state senator, a 70-ar commander in the naval reserve, and a doctor and professor at johns hopkins. >> when you are trained to be a position, you are trained to do what it takes, sleep or not. >> harris is this election is about winning control of congress. >> they are talking about raising taxes january 1, and we are in the middle of a recession. to me, that is crazy talk. >> his father spent 1.5 years in a concentration camp. >> their experience is that there are places in the world where, when the government gets too powerful and gets out of control, that people suffer. >> the candidate says he never would have voted for healthcare reform, the stimulus, or the bank bailout. he wants a vote in washington to cut taxes and spending, create term limits, and balance the budget. >> it gives me a lot of energy. >> harris says he will keep running the 2010 trail towards washington. >> stay with us, there is more news ahead on 11 news at 6. >> to baltimore city teachers share their views on a new contract proposal just days away from a ratification vote. that story is coming up. >> if th

the victims were treated at john hopkins with nonlife threatening in injuries. the fire is under investigation. >>> earlier this year, 100 homes were in danger of falling down a cliff and all because of a dangerous beetle. tonight that threat was caught on tape. a scary landslide just 6 feet off the back of a home perched on a cliff. >> oh my god, people better not be there. >> i'm going to get that, i'm not comfortable. >> reporter: the homeowner took the video as investigating erosion. >> we both said, we don't think we should be on this deck. >> we didn't know how much longer it was going to stay. >> reporter: 90 other homes are also in danger of collapse, but nothing is being done because of this. the rare puritan beetle, only 5,000 of the endangered species are left in the planet. >> how much is this worth compared to the eagle, compared to that bush. >> reporter: because of the way these beetles lay their eggs they need the fast eroding cliffs to reproduce or they could become extinct. >> if erosion doesn't occur, eventually vegetation establishes itself.

police are investigating a deadly accident that happened early saturday morning near route 29 in johns hopkins road where police say the 19-year-old of rockville crashed head-on with 20-year- old virginia man. park remains in critical condition. the cause of the accident is currently under investigation. >> police need your help to find a robbery suspect. this man walked into the madison square savings bank on bell air road saturday morning. they immediately recognized him from a previous robbery. he fled on foot, and if you have any information on who this man is you are urged to call metro crime stoppers866-7-lock-up. >> in tonight's project economy report, sandra miller is in the situation she thought she would never be in. her husband lost his job and times are tough. thanks to a new program, she is getting some help. the program is funded by catholic charities. it helps people like sandridge to get state and public health. -- help. >> we have served 86 households and 172 individuals, many of which our children. we are doing a lot of outreach as well as connecting people with the benefits

the three victims were taken to johns hopkins hospital and treated for life threatening injuries. no word on what sparked the blaze. >> in washington today, the united states supreme court begins its fall term with a brand-new justice, elena kagan. >> kate amara joins us live with washington with more on what to expect from justice kagan and what cases are up first. hi, kate. >> hey, good morning, stan. good morning, mindy. some of the more controversial cases on this new docket include immigration reform, free speech, and privacy rights. the new term of the united states supreme court starts today with a new face on the bench, justice elena kagan. at the top of the docket for kagan and her counterparts -- >> you crossed the line! now depod is your enemy! >> a free speech challenge over anti-gay protests at military funerals. albert snyder sued a church for picturing his son's funeral in march 2006. matthew, a marine, was killed in iraq. >> we have to have some respect for the families whose children, whose wives, whose husbands have given their life. >> the court will also hear a

paramedics rushed her to john hopkins in critical condition and she later died.ver had any warning. >> we did find two smoke detectors in the home, both were inoperable. one was in the basement, did not have a battery. just a reminder to everybody out there to check your smoke detector. >> crews rescued a teenager and who other women that were asleep in the home. the cause of that fire remains under investigation. >>> all the victims suffered carbon monoxide poisoning on main street on elkridge. the home did have a working carbon monoxide detector and it could have been the difference between life and death for those people. >>> a new poll shows that anne arundel voters are split right down the middle on question a. 45% say they are opposed while 47% say they are in support. >>> the midterm elections now just nine days away. both parties are making bold predicks on the outcomes. >> reporter: president obama returned to the white house for a day of rest on sunday. he spent four days stomping out west, rallying to keep democrats in their congressional seats somewhe

the victim was taken to john hopkins where he laterrdied. police had not released his name.years old man is behind bars charged with raping a 10 years old girl. on october 15th were called to the home by jose vasquez hernandez by sooeone whh told them that he had assaulted andú raped the child. the child was taken to the hospital and both she and hernandez were interviewed. police learned he was planning to return tooel salvador so they arrested him as a flight risk. >>> reports that police busted a drug lab at a george town university dorm room. >> this all began about 5:00 this morning when someone noticed a sttange odor. while authorities were called they came here to the ggorgetown university campus and evacuated a building. about 400 people were evacuated for safety reasons. how could it happen? a drug lab being operated at one uniiersities. going on right there at the 9th hall of carbon hall. >> there were no rumors. the only information that i had heard is that the 9th floor apartment was an activitt with a lot of freshmen and fun. >> reporter: we were told this lab w

the people were treated at johns hopkins with nonlife threatening injury. >> >> the final chapter of the corruption investigation is almost here. helen holton is considering a plea deal. she's set to appear tomorrow on charges of accepting money from developers. this is the latest step that lead sheila dixon to resign. >>> and it was a nail bightedder for the ravens. and coming down to the final seconds, here's highlights and new reaction for us. >> reporter: well, it was a close game,the raven's fans were on the edge of their seats and they jumped out of their seats when the ravens rallied. and baltimore got the ball with a minute to go and trailing 40- yards and flacco completed four passes and in the hands of houshmandzadeh and the ravins were on top and it's a thrilling, 17-14 having tremendous over the -- victory over the steels. >>> there's not too many better ways to win a game, especially coming to pittsburgh. you blow them out, it's fun and all, but when the game's that close all the way through it and you win it on the last drive, once you've done it, there's not too many b

. >>> today friends, family and staff at johns hopkins university are honoring stephen f a memorial service i going on for the hospital countries researcher. >> he was stabbed as he walked home. john wagner and lavell amir writ will stand trial for his murder. they demanded cash from him and stabbed him in the chest. >>> jurors in the trial of three men accused of killing former baltimore city councilman tim harris could not reach an agreement on the most serious charges of murder. the jurors told the judge they had been unable to agree on charges of first and second degree murder against gary collins jerome williams and charles mcgain he. the judge told the jurors to try again. they face counts on more than 2 dozen crimes corrected to the robbery and murder at the new haven lounge in september of 2008. >>> we got some good news for maryland schools. the state's graduation rate has gone up and the drop out rate has dropped. school superintendent says results show very few students have been prevented from graduates because of high school assessment requirements. in baltimore nearly 1500 few

johns hopkins, one of the finest hospitals in the worlds. >> this is my room.uild this specifically for our service. >> at 42, dr. q is at the top of his game. life wasn't always like this. in fact, it's been a long journey from his hometown in mexico. he started working at the age of 5 as his family's gas station. his family was poor and things got worse when the business collapsed. in 1987 he headed north to the border. >> there was one choice i knew i had to make. i jumped the fence. i climbed the fence between mexico and the united states at age 19. >> his first job? pulling weeds in california's central valley. >> i remember, i tell you, my hands, the hands that now do brain surgery, right around that time, they had scars everywhere from pulling weeds. they were bloody. >> this trailer was his home. he knew he could do better. he worked for the railroad. he got money to go to school. he got a scholarship from california berkeley. from there, he went to harvard medical school. >> did you ever think, i don't belong here? >> many times. i think that's what ha

now in june of 2009, he joined johns hopkins as lab technician and promoted a year lateer to the position of research technologist. memorial scholarship fund has been established at the school of medicine. and you can send contributions to the fund school of medicine development and alumni relations office at 100 north charles street suite 21 baltimore maryland 21201. and following this memorial, a reception will be held for stephen. reporting live in east baltimore sherrie johnson. >>> the lawsuits are stacking up against st. joseph medical center. now what they are trying to do is coming up with a class action lawsuit. more than 100 patients who received unnecessary extents are looking to had have their day in court. >> there's a number of people in this 101 people that i filed suit for that left that hospital thinking they had some kind of serious heart problem when in reality, they had none. there's some people that left the hospital having to take a blood thinner the rest of their life. a blood thinner that is not without serious side effects like fatigue, joint pain excessive bleedi

. >> she was taken to johns hopkins bayview medical center, where she later died. investigators say the home had smoke detectors but they were not working. >>> hundreds of people said goodbye to a baltimore city police officer killed in a fight outside of a canton night spot. detective brian stevenson was remembered today as a good cop and great father to his children. rosy is back with more on this sad story. >> reporter: hundreds of people including police officers from around the area pay respects to the detective stevenson. he died about a week ago after a fight outside of a canton night spot. today hundreds of police officers along with friends and family packed inside the antioch baptist church to say goodbye. he was remembered by friends as a fine police officer, one of the first to help others. unfortunately, this is only the first of two police funerals for the department this week. services for officer thomas ports will be held on wednesday. a total of three officers have died this month and it's taken a heavy toll on the city police department. >> we hav

. >> julian was taken to johns hopkins where she later died. officials say there were smoke detectors in the home but they were not activated. >>> seven people are recovering after a carbon monoxide scare over the weekend. it happened at a home in the 5800 block of main street in elkridge. which officials say did have a working carbon monoxide detector. everybody was out of the house by the time rescuers arrived. they were taken to the hospital in stable condition. >>> a dug bust in anne arundel county leads detectives to this. nearly $120,000 worth of pot and drug paraphernalia and drug money. 26-year-old joseph divine faces several charges including possession of marijuana and possession of drug par fernail why. >>> now to northeast baltimore. it lost control and slammed into a 7-eleven. no injuries were reported. there's still no word on why the driver lost control of that car. >>> weather was certainly interesting today. we saw the clouds roll in. things got a little breezy at times, the skies threatened rain but we didn't see much at least

rosmah pushed for the government to launch an initiativein collaboration with johns hopkins university of the united states. it has seen the creation of 500 early childhood education centres targeting children from rural areas and the urban poor. >>reporter: the initiative is now being expanded to create centres for academically and musically gifted children as well. that fits neatly with the malaysian prime minister's goal of creating a more highly skilled work force and stemming the brain drain in order to make the country's economy more competitive. >>mansor: we have to start now. we cannot delay any more. otherwise our neighbouring countries will overtake us and they will take away our gifted children and our gifted children are really our important asset. >>reporter: malaysia is currently working on major overhaul of its education system. but in many ways is a model for developing countries. it has free, universal education through secondary school and enjoys high levels of literacy. >>banda: first of all i have to identify the things that are working here in malaysia and compare

a proud partner with the johns hopkins children's center. for bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. >>> well some disabled people are getting a new lease on life thanks to a win in garcia and a few of her furry friends. jennifer arnold found canine assistance. they trained service cogs to help people who have service disabilities, as a teenager she had special needs. she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, her father thought she would be more independent with the help of a service dog. he set out to create a training program just three weeks later by a drunk driver. arnold carried out her father's plans each after she went

i took a quick trip to john hopkins university, department centre for talented youth, so, you know, they gave me all the briefings and what other programs they have, how do they do it, who are the children, how do they conduct their exams. and i worked together with our national university. so they formulated a program, we started at first with summer camps. so we did that, they helped us a lot. we formed a joint venture then they say oh we've got ... you know the university said it's going to cost us 3 million. i said no, go ahead, it's worth it. you know? investing in these gifted children. then i say why don't we have a gifted school? we managed to get about 60 million ringgits. so we have built a gifted school that should start early next year. >>reporter: but you also work with musically talented children, correct? can you tell us a little bit about that? >>mansor: after i've gone through that, i said hey, you know we also have talented children in music, in dancing. i said why waste them, you know? at least if we have got programs like this there is somewherefor them to go to, to d

. >>> a memorial will be held today at johns hopkins.ty will hon orlt life of researchers person murdered on his way home from the train station. >>> conspiracy, negligence and fraud against st. joseph medical center over procedures lawyers say weren't necessary. stories ahead on this wednesday morning. it's the middle of the week i am megan pringle. >> i am jamie costello i think it stopped raining. >> thank goodness. what do you think? >> i hope so. >> let's find out. justin berk. good morning. >> not exactly. there he's rain out there. it has to be in the right or wrong location. but look at this. we have more showers today. you see what else is on the screen? we have rain showers, there's snow in west virginia above 3,000 feet. >> you go searching for this? >> snowing and sticky. hey, look it happens and probably every other october in the first week or two they get snow. doesn't portend anything for the upcoming season but it's out there. we will show you in a bit. we have a warming trend but we are looking at the almanac that sh br

he worries about having kids actually johns hopkins study on the family shows it is likely an environmental causing the leukemia and it is not hereditary. >> when they said that i went to a blood specialist and they said about my blood and everything, you know, when that happened t scared me. >> reporter: the same family several generations and the same worries but still no answers. how many of you believe you will get the answer you are looking for? >> that was robey chavez reporting. many of these family members no longer live near fort detrick but they say the family greens are forever contaminated. we now know that anthrax and agent orange were studied at the fort. to this day, water is handed out by the army because wells are believed to be contaminated. fort detrick officials won't comment about the claims. >>> we have much more ahead. your weather, traffic and top stories. stay with us. fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> good morning to you. it is thursday, october 7, 2010. we want to thank you for getting up early w

that list includes johns hopkins bay view medical center and brilliance george's hospital center. the reporting is one part of a ever bigger initiative. >> we have been working using a check list in our program to reduce infections. >> johns hopkins infections expert peter provost went around the country trying to stop infecks. >> we showed we can reduce these infections with our program dramatically. >> that program has protocols to be followed during medical care. >> the third piece is changing the culture in hospitals so that nurses are able to speak up and question physicians that don't comply with the check list. >> the program has been launched in 30 states so far. he says they have reduced infections by 30%. >> under 40,000 people die of breast cancer. tragically. about that same amount die from central line associated blood infection. the difference is, we have the cure. >> in baltimore, kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and a programming note, fran fill yips from the department of health and mental hygiene will be our guest. she'll be here to talk about the flu season, shots,

fortunate areas to put dissipates more actively in the political life of the country and my colleague john hopkins has more on that. welcome to democracy one o one the nest while a style. there is a people's revolution underway here what is indisputable is that it never would have happened without this man coming to power the figure larger than life times as president. the idea that social reforms prioritize the country's majority poor activated participatory democracy in this country. a system which invites the poor not just to vote but to get involved in the political process itself supporters of this process or the president are known simply and perhaps more vaguely as to the east and the wealthy neighborhoods it's called communism but in the slums it has a very different meaning in las vegas or the community leader is in president chavez it's friday mendoza here during more than thirty five years we've been fighting achieving improvements to our condition of living he is the guidance for the community decisions these are the policy makers of those decisions they are school teachers and bank te

police say the victim is at johns hopkins bayview medical center with severe burns and the suspect has minor burns and is being treated at hospitals under guard by police. >> under fire for the controversy away that it fired a news analyst, npr's chief executive said dave sorey -- they are sorry for how they fired him, but not for the firing. in an apology to npr staff members, the mpr chief executive said that he deserved a face-to- face meeting. >> than ever given flags in celebration of -- the chilean miners were given flags in celebration of their rescue after 69 days underground. afterward, a football match. no word on who won. >> coming up, a u.s. farmer dies during a race in dubai. now there is question over the condition of the water there. actor randy quaid and his wife say that star walkers are out to get them. they are seeking asylum now. get them. they are seeking asylum now. >> and a personal look woman 1 sync: i knew what bob ehrlich did as governor. man 1 sync: raised my property taxes 60 percent. woman 2 sync: let utilities hike our rates 72 percent. woman 1 sync: but i

. >> 100 construction workers with pink heart hats formed a ribbon at johns hopkins hospital today.n is simple to spread the word to all women that you cancer. every day, there is new drugs being developee. new treatments planned. and there is always something working oo the johns hopkinson clinical building redevelopment project since 2007. this is the second year for the -ink ribbon event. >> we will promise that thee were going to go down. now the white house is saying, well we knew all along they were going to go up. >> the real cost of ealtt care reform.ú we will take a closer look at thh new numbers in our cover story tonight. >> the time square bomber sentenced today. a demonstrationnof what could have happened, if the bomb went off. later on fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hese are questions that shhw they are moving. they are talking. >> inside of the jury room. the two questions jurors had in the killing of a former city council nan baltimore. and one suspect th narrator: general motors is making vehicles of the future right here in baltimore county. and with new economic develop

county police say richard rodola suffered minor burns in the incident and is being guarded at john hopkinsw medical center. the victim remains in critical condition. >>> the father of a missing north carolina girl has been arrested and charged with writing bad checks. denise is in the newsroom with the latest and twist in this bizarre case. >> reporter: police say the charges are not related to the disappearance of zhara baker. the girl's mother has been charged with obstruction of justice and is still in jail. she admitted writing a bogus ransom letter on the day of the girl's disappearance. >>> a woman known for a bad case of hick ups is accused with murder. now the hick ups eventually went away, now the 19-year-old and two other men are charged with murder. meek lured a man to a home in florida where he was robbed and shot. >>> a health crisis in haiti continues to spread. today the total of cholera cases is increasing. cholera is an infection of the small intestine that can cause severe diarrhea. >>> well the chandra levy murder trial is now on the way. the man on trial today is not th

. >> reporter: a spacecraft built by johns hopkins lab will rendezvous with hartley looking to unlock throws secrets with cameras clicking. >> all kinds of different colors. ice, rock. we'll be using an infrared meter. >> reporter: it carried out its primary mission of smashing a weight into another comet to create a crater for a look inside. the more we know the safer we might be. >> we need to understand them to take action to protect the earth from an incoming come pet. >> reporter: using deep impact for a second one is a bonus. >> we need to get the whole puzzle. >> reporter: it comes closer to the earth than most, just 10 million miles. it's also something of a distant relative. >> it's like the first stuff that collapsed. it's the most unprocessed, uncooked stuff we have. >> reporter: the stuff of us. alex demetrick, eyewitness news. >> it may come close next wednesday and will show as a bright eye. >> 10 million miles away? >> that's good. let's keep it far away. >> i never thought about that being close. >>> still to come, president obama fights for the youth vote. how he's us

the officer was struck over the head with a large rock and later died at johns hopkins hospital. the police say they have two people of interest in custody right now. he would have turned 38 today. >>> ole developing story from overnight where fighters battled a 3-alarm blaze in northeast baltimore. it happened on the 1200 block east 33rd street. flames ripped through a two- story duplex. everyone made it out safely and the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> another fire in south baltimore has neighbors outraged this morning. a man dies in a raging house fire and now fighters say that the union says it could not respond quickly enough because of a nearby fire company that was closed to save money. but as mike explains, the fire department said that response times were well within reach. >> reporter: good morning. the firefighters' injuries were minor. four people escaped this home. james wise did not. the closest firehouse to him, number 47 was open but the second closest number 23 was not and that is generating outrage. people are reeling from james wise's death

researchers at johns hopkins are trying to understand why blacks are more than one-and-a-half times morey to die in a motorcycle crash than white people. >> since she could learn to walk she has always wanted to ride. her love for motorcycles has accelerated. >> i hope that is the next thing that will be doing. >> with her safety a machine puts safety in first year. >> a lot of people are careless. if you're not paying attention or know where you're doing, you will end up in a crash. >> but playing it safe or not, new research shows that black bikers are more likely -- 50% more likely to die in a car crash than their white counterparts. >> it will take us awhile to figure out why these disparities are there. >> one explanation is not the biker, but how the biker is treated at the hospital. previous research has shown that in cases of trauma, lack of insurance and quality of care has a negative impact on minorities. >> we do not expect that people will be treated differently based on race, but the problem is that it actually happens and people do have worst outcomes. unless we find where

. >> since anyone has been to john hopkins hospital, as we're talking about. the plan would create a special district in which an added tax would be in place for some people -- that's the key phrase. you can imagine the buzz this is creating. >> it is arguably the most ambitious development baltimore has ever seen. the project will turn 100 acres into a community of new and rehab housing with a biotech part. this family is living in a fully rehabilitated home but still waiting for the vacant homes around to catch up. >> new residents, new problems. >> and a new concern. it surrounds this proposal to create an east baltimore community benefits district which would impose a supplemental tax on property owners for the purpose of providing and safety, security and maintenance. >> the kind of things you might find in colombia or other master planning committees that help to ensure the communities are attractive, safe and desirable. >> his company oversees the redevelop project and is pushing for the benefits district. if approved, it would become the city's fifth b

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. >> dozens of health care workers at johns hopkins used their lunch break to vote early. local health care employees were shuttled to the local polling place. if you have yet to take advantage of early voting, you have until thursday. in the election were held today, this poll shows governor o'malley would be reelected. 54% of likely voters prefer o'malley when 4% are still undecided. they said they trust governor o'malley to do a better job with the economy and taxes than ehrlich. the group -- the likelihood of error is three percentage points. >> a new "baltimore sun" poll says that the vote could go either way onslaughts in the anne arundel -- on slots in the anne arundel mall. we continue our commitment 2010 coverage. >> this will allow slots zoning near the anne arundel mills mall. voting no does not mean slots will go to the raceway. that starts the zoning process all over again, but this time with the newly elected members of the anne arundel council who have to contend with opposition. the company, who will be able to keep their license, could start from petition

johns hopkins university has first class medical facilities in the capital.a complete blood workup, $36. one last benefit, special express lines at banks just for retirees. but panama is not for everyone. it's laidback lifestyle can be too slow for some. because it's becoming so popular, panama is becoming more pricey. and there's this. panama is 9 degrees latitude north of the equator. that means it's mighty hospital. rainy season from april through september. it can rain every single day. many retirees say the financial advantages far out weigh the heat and humidity. >> if moving there, pack an umbrella for the rain or the sunshine. i'll be back with more news an hour from now at 2:00 eastern time. it is open enrollment time in a lot of companies around the country. we'll give you tips