sheldon joins us live from johns hopkins university. >> we are about a month away from the election. a lot of voters we talked to seem to be passionate about both candidates. you'll remember from the 2008 election that college-aged voters were energized and excited headed into the election. based on the conversation we have had here, the same seems to be happening this year. >> the dining hall, it is never this fall. i think everyone is really excited for the election and the debate progressed more than seven it lasted as piled into the dining hall in the johns hopkins campus to watch governor romney and president obama. >> what is the mood on campus heading into the election? >> it is are more excited than usual about politics. a lot of times, political awareness is not evident right now, people are very excited about obama and ronnie going head-to-head. >> the party was hosted by the college democrats in college republicans club. it allows it to see were candidates stand on the issue that mattered to them. >> mitt romney and paul ryan can bring a healthy economy and sustainable bud

. >>> coming up, doctors at johns hopkins considered a mind blowing medical procedure, giving a woman the ability to hear once again. a woman comes face to face with a black bear. finds out what she does to try to get the animal off the frontch porch. details when good morning maryland continues. wççÑçÑ >>> if you bought an iphone you may have noticed a glitch. a bug causes it to use a major amount of cell data and it happens when the phone is plugged in to a wi-fi network. it's been a problem for verizon users and possibly at&t. >>> police officer in philly is in serious trouble, what he was caught doing on camera, doing to it a woman has him under investigation. good morning maryland at 5:00 begins right now. a firefighter is accused of sexually assaulting two boys, we will have a live report as police look in to what happened. >>> it's been ten years since the dc sniper shooting spree. today, remorse from the man who pulled the trigger. >>> the o's are wrapping up the regular season and the playoff picture is not sorted out just yet on this tuesday, october 2nd, good morning maryla

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from 2000 to 2011 including the one from johns hopkins back in 2010. you've looking at the video from that incident. >>> news around the nation right now. cameras were rolling as a thief drops into a store through the roof. take a look at this it happened in houston, texas. suspect moved moved pretty quickly stuffinghe shorts with cell phones before heading back up the hole that he climbed out of. the store owner says that the burglar walked away with more than 40 smart phones. they go for about $650 each. >>> let's take a look at this surveillance video out of kansas city, missouri where a man used is samurai sword to rob a church's chicken restaurant tuesday night. he was carrying the sword walking through the business and customers appeared a bit stunned by the man's actions but no one was hurt. it's not clear how much money he made off with. >>> a photo went viral online because it was likely his last vote and it was. frank's family says the 93-year- old died peacefully in his sleep yesterday. hawaii was the worst voter turnout in the family but hi

today companies are expected to attend they include verizon, johns hopkins university, and the aspen group just to name a few. >>> well, there's a special event at the national aquarium today. the bee more for healthy babies program will be celebrating families. today more programs will help reduce infant mortality and build healthier families is going to be announced. also feature free tours of the aquarium. >>> call him a beltway baby. >> a pregnant woman was on the way to the hospital to give birth and then things don't always work out as planned. her son couldn't wait to join us all. they are trained for situations like this one. when testifyny queen and her -- tiffany queen and her partner arrived on the beltway, they are contractions were -- her contractions were just two minutes apart. >> we got our ob kit ready. prepared the mother for the delivery. baby came out. it was very smooth delivery. father was present in the back of the ambulance and it was is very emotional experience and out came a little baby boy. >> all right, pretty emotional for tiffany queen too. this was the

some changes -- charles street near johns hopkins university will have to make some changes to their commutes. an earlier look shows some of the road closures and detours as part of phase one of the project. these are small headaches compared to what is in store. there are four phases total. phase two is when you see the traffic is most impacted. the goal is to improve pedestrian safety and traffic flow in the area. he will expect to see a wider road and pedestrian and bicycle lanes. >> your insta-weather-plus podcast -- forecast -- >> chilly this morning and comfortable during the afternoon. changes are on the way. there is some shower activity in parts of western maryland. very light, a few sprinkles associated with this. there is much more sitting of to our south and west. there are some -- there is some thunderstorm activity into parts of the gulf coast region. the storm will be dragging quite a bit of moisture into the mid- atlantic. a slow-moving storm tracking west of the mountains means a couple of days of the unsettled weather. we started on the chilly side in the morning an

a johns hopkins universsty study estimates 5 to 7 and a half &pmillion k-12 students are chronicaaly absent each year. that means they miss one &pmaryland ---where the rate is 11 percent -- is one of just six states that track the issue."it's sort of a hidddn problem,,they say it's like actually creates havoc, buu we don't now ii because we're absences are most common in kindergarten and in high school.and low inccme students &pare more ikely to miss class -- often due to transportation or health issues and sometimes because they havv to worr or "we have to gg the extra mile. we're texting parents now, the school system tself is textiiggprincipals and saying you know there are a large absent from your rolls. um, what's going on?"baltimore alert parents about absencess social workers talk to missing too mmny days of class. and stuuents areenow being rewarded forrgood attennance. like this lementary school. "who is excited to come to school eeery dayy"" which won a fiell trip, a ggant from and a visit from the mayor.(nats) "we won!" "we wonn"a trip to port discovery."athena jones, cnn,

3 3 3 &p a breakthrough procedure at johns hopkins...doctors there ánew ará...her own - cartilage.we warn you... some of these pictures are graphic graphicsheri walter had cancer on her ear.and becauseeof that... it had to be removed... along with parttof cartilage from her ribs... and they shaped it into an ear. then they took that cartilage and placed it under her forearm.about 4-months later... thhy took the ear out of hhr arm and placed it on her head. this is stilllnot the final product.it still needs to be caaved to looo more natural.but as of now... customers of "spirrt aarlines" will soon haav to pay up... for carrr-on baggage. baggage.starttng nnxt month... the carrier will chargeea 1- hundred-dolllr fee ii fliers need to check bags at tte ate. the airline saas the fee is intentionally high.. to until he last minute.spirit charges foo all bags that do not fit underneatt a seat. fliees checking bags in advance... can pay aa little 20-dollars a bag. more vehicle recalll todaa as honda announced its popular accorr has a potential firr risk.the recall invol

the 14- yeer- old haaerstown girl was rushed to johns hopkins hospital, but later died.tteecause of death: cardiac arrhythmia due to caffeine toxicity.her mother says monster energy drinks led gimbel,,substance aause mike educator: 1.40 they can put away one of these cans in a couple of minutes, so it becomes very, very dangeeouu. and, it's been that way for a whhle."drug czar mike gimbel urres warning labels or even age limits on energy drinkss mike gimbel, substance abuse educatoo: 3.44 "many of these kids are drinking tteee every day."paul gessler, reporter: "advocates say the problem has grown over the years... literaaly. thhs is monster energg's single serve ddink. this is what anais drank--two of them, actually. just one of these 24-ounce monster energy drinksshha tte caffeinn coke."kevin goldberg on ns of regulation: (wttg) ""s. crossland wantssto make ssre reeulated byythe fda, just likk soda is regulated by he fda, justtlike nn doz, which contain caffeine, are regulaaed by theefda.." fournier's parents have filed against monsttr energy.a ccmpany spokespersoo says they are uuaware

fue rescatado por jesu Ús el hermano del fallecido hace unos dÍas fue dado de alta del hospital john hopkinserdido a su madre. jorge arancibia organizador "maÑana se realizara una misa en la iglesia de la ruta 50 la misa serÁ con los cuerpos de ambas personas que fallecieron " cientos de personas que llegaron hasta la casa de uno de los organizadores en springfield virginia disfrutaron de un menÚ boliviano. la joven madre sera enterrada el domingo mientras que el cuerpo de limber sera trasladado a bolivia para que su familia le de el sepelio que el siempre quiso hacemos una pausa..pero en unos momentos.. estamos en la semana de la educacion..es por eso al regresar...le hablaremos sobre la importancia de el uso de la teconolgia en los salones de clase. luego de una noche con temperaturas minimas casi congelantes mejoran las condiciones atmosferic estamos en la semana de la educacion, y esta noche les presentamos un informe sobre la importancia de las nuevas tecnologias en los salones escolares... hoy hemos disfrutados de un dia fresco con cielos despejados... actualmente la temperatura es de

. >> the county taking part in the national lights after-school day celebration at the johns hopkinspus and roberto clemente middle school in germantown to pay attention to the importance of safe, quality after-school programs for children. >> organizers with the the program in prince george's county on a mission to get teenagers to pull up their pants. >> what is the solution? it is to collect belts. >> on most days, his pants are down well below his waist. >> sometimes my pants do drop to the ground and i just pull them up. sometimes it happens. i'm so busy and not paying attention. >> he's like many young people who wear their pants lower than most. would like to most it >> we don't want to see that. it's underwear. >> community activists in prince george's county have a plan to counter this. the take charge project is holding a belt drive collecting used belts at 15 drop boxes all across the county. >> 0 many eyesores we see in our community -- so many eyesores. one day we hope these young men will be future leaders. leaders don't walk around with their pants hanging down. >> the

the victim was taken to johns hopkins and the charges include attempted first-degree murder. two men are in police custody facing charges in connection to a kidnapping and sexual assault in baltimore county. a 17-year-old girl says she was abducted every day she got off an mta bus monday afternoon. police have identified the suspect. s. they say the two men forced the girl into an suv were they assaulted her. they took her cell phone, wallet, and id before dropping her off. >> we absolutely believe these kids are connected. the pattern is almost identical. those of victims were accosted in virtually the same place. they're both dropped off at the same bus stop and forced at gunpoint into a ford suv. the description of the vehicles are the same in both cases. >> police say the 18-year-old in that attack was forced to perform a sex act. both suspects face numerous charges on are being held without bail. good news for baltimore city neighborhood, they have saved one of the fire engine companies from the chopping block. truck company tanned that serves west baltimore will stay op

el nino que sufrio de quemaduras esta internado en el hospital john hopkins mientras el grupo recaudaralos gastos necesarios. para realizar donaciones pueden llamar al telefono 571-277-1714 autoridades de salud en maryland han confirmado dos nuevos casos de meningitis en personas que que recibieron una inyeccion de esteroide contaminada. con estos nuevos casos ahora suman cinco los reportados, uno de ellos con consecuencias fatales. ahora se investigan los expedientes medicos de estas personas para ver si los casos estan relacionados. segun el centro para el control de enfermedades, mas de 100 personas en el pais han sido diagnosticadas ocho casos fatales. ....la semana pasada le mostramos el caso de una joven embarazda y con una condicion mental que estaba perdida y su madre la buscaba desesperad amente. hoy y gracias a nuestro reportaje, la mujer se reecontro con su hija. claudia ucedqa, nos muestra ese momento. llanto!!! despues de dias de angustia "a quien a mi hija por favor .." esta madre consiguio el milagro tan esperado encontrar a su hija embarazada que sufre de esquizofrenia a

which is part of the lake clifton high schooo complex.the victim s liited in stable condition aa johns hopkins hospital. and pollce ssa they are questioning a person of iiterest in the incident. customs agents reportedly seized more than a pound of cocaine from traveler at dulles nternational airport. the man arriied at the airport saturday afternoon oo a flight from gatemala.officers saad two white jars with false side - linings.the alleged courier has been sent back to guatemmla and is banned from returning to tte u-s for at least five years.thhs is the kind this month. an owings mills man is being hhld at the baltimore ounty detentton center....accused f sexually abusing two teenage spring.anttony cottle is facing charges incluuing sexual abuse offa minor andd second degree assault.police said ooe of the 23-year-ood's abuse.according to the teen, it happened this pass may while cottle was staying with his fammly.cottle aaso once wwrkee for the baltiiore county fire epartment.poliie believe there may be more victims and are asking anyone with information to call the 3 in a rare interview d-c

. >>> the johns hopkins breast cancer program is designed to look at what can be done to help treatments. the provider component makes sure providers know things going forward. it gives patients the idea that we want them to be in control of what survivorship care should look look and giving them the right tools to transition from after care to long-term survivorship healthy patients can talk about what happened. they can share their story and let the dust settle but give them the tangible tools about going forward. so it puts them in control and lets them be in charge offer that on care. >> survival stories, and these are the reasons we're going to walk and run for a cure on sunday. not too late to get involved. sunday we'll be in hunt valley. you can join us on race day in hunt valley the 21st. and abc2 will be there, a whole team of us. find us on the main stage area and also the water stop. this year we'll bring you the race live on air on your mobile device from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. if you miss the race, you can reair it on our digital channel, the live well network from 4 to 7 p.m.

an eight-year-old child was rushed to john hopkins was serious injuries. a female passenger died at the scene. a critical crossroads for both presidential campaigns just 29 days before voters had to the polls. the race is growing even tighter. hallie jackson has this afternoon's commitment 2012 report. >> now it is all about momentum as two new polls from reuters and talent show mitt romney closing the gap that existed before last week's debate. >> we had a good week last week, no doubt about it. i think we take it one day at a time. >> today mitt romney will focus on foreign policy. >> obama has been commander in chief for the past four years. >> romney is coming off of a strong debate performance against president obama. >> i asked him with white 23 million americans out of work, he spent the first two years fighting for obama care instead of them. >> he insisted it was not the real obama or his policies that might-- the real romney or his politics that night. >> he did a superb acting job. >> the present pope a little fun at himself at an l.a. concert f

for a v-i-p reception, beforr their concert at he lyric.itt was all to help raase monny for the johns hopkins kimmel cancer center. many pattents also got a chance to meet the musicians.schon says:"we will do whatever we an for whoever we can if we're gonna milk the celebrity we're gonna milk it &pfor theeggod ya knoo and give back that's why e've --3 giving back so you can keep procceds from yesterday's event wiil benefit cancer patients anddtheir families. during that oncert ... michaeleesalahi... and she on paid yes.this videe was osted tt youtubb.the couple's &relati year... when the "real &phousewwves of d--" star was reported issing by her then- husband of 8 years... tareq salahi. it turned out she as as the so-called "white house - crashers"... when they were obama at a wwite house state - dinner in 2009.the two were nottiivited toothe event.there is no word on any weddiig plans.i'm cannace dold and 3hat's oor lowdown..- ggocery shopping mmde easy..ow you can nowwshop for your groceries, during yyur commute. 3 --adblib weatter tz-- as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my

he was taken to johns hopkins hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. police believe that an argument broke out between the victim and two suspects, leading to the shooting could the suspects took wagonn a gray station min with tinted windows. baltimore county police arrest a suspect in connection with the shooting friday night. rickey freeman faces attempted first-degree murder charges for that shooting. he is being held without bail. police say there is no update on the victim's condition. if fire investigation in baltimore county as flames sparked arounthis morning at bea ave. one firefighter was hurt and at this hour it is condition is unknown. also unknown is the cause of the fire. fire crews in and 1 huckabee are working to determine what triggered a fire in an odenton apartment complex on sunday. we are told that nearly 23 families are looking for a new place to call home after their apartment building caught fire. red cross officials were called to the scene to assist with all those forced to evacuate. fortunately, no one was injured. >> when ia

speaking of streaks, and the division 3, a johns hopkins continues to dominate the mid- atlantic. -- 8 and 0 on the season. no chance for a breather this afternoon at home against mcdonough. second quarter. eagles have 7-0, but travis to t. scott. no good, though. late second. the greyhounds win this one by a final of 48-12. final of 48-12. it's heavy lifting. you start with a democratic senator named ben. by getting bwi-marshall funding for new runways, he's helping us serve 21 million passengers a year, which helps keep 100,000 jobs that depend on the airport, and that means more cargo for more businesses and more skycaps unloading more taxis... welcome to bwi. ...carrying families with more luggage. thanks. it's like he's out here with us. he's my friend, ben. i hope he's your friend, too. i'm ben cardin, and i approve this message. mayor: casino owners in west virginia are spending millions against question seven. that upsets me. and that upsets jonathan ogden. you don't want to upset jonathan ogden. ogden: no you don't. mayor: question seven means thousands of jobs and millions

an amazing story coming out of johns hopkins. >>> teaming up to get kids active. the goal is to end childhood obesity. sherrie johnson is live. the idea is to get kids up and get them moving. >> reporter: that's right. we are here atlinton springs elementary school. the kids are in for a surprise, ravens will be visiting today. it's a part of the nfl play 60 challenge. this morning, i have donny white and bridget, they are both physical education teachers at the school. first of all, tell me about what is happening today. >> today is our kickoff assembly for project aces. we have an assembly planned at 9:30 for the kids. torey smith is coming. we are excited. >> reporter: donny, tell me about why this program is so important to get kids moving. >> it's important because we want kids to move 60 minute as day to step in and help prevent childhood obesity, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, just spread the awareness of the benefits of living healthy. >> what are the problems we are seeing with childhood obesity. >> it leads to things like diabetes, heart disease, cance

a johns hopkins niversity study estimates 5 tt 7 and a half million k-12 students are chronically absentyear. that mmans they miss one pchool day oot of every 10. marrland -- where the rate s 11 percent -- is one of just six states that track the problem, they sayyit's like den bacteria in aahospitallthat actually reates havoc, but we doo't know t because we're kindergarten and in high in - school. and low income students are morr likely to miss class -- often due to transportation or health issues and somettmes beeause they have to work or take care of family memmers. we have to texting parents now, the school system itself iss ttxting priicipals and saying you know there are a large number of students who are abseet from your rolls. um, what's going on?" baltimore schools also use rooocclls to alert parents about absences. social workerr talk to &pfamilies when tuuents are missinn too many days of class. and studdnts are now being rewarded for good attendance. like this plementary school. "who is excited to come to school every day?" which won a field trip, a grant from and a visit fro

the victim was treated before being taken to johns hopkins hospital.investigators talked to a person of interest but not announced arrests yet. >>> he nearly died when a gunman opened fire in a crowded movie theater during the premier of the batman movie. >> this past summer in a movie theater in colorado, i was shot, shot in the face and neck. >> steven barton was among 58 people hurt when a gunman opened fire during the showing of the latest batman film. now the focus of the ads to reduce gun violence. it's sponsored by mayors against illegal guns, a coalition of city mayors including stephanie rawlings blake and josh 1Ñ:!ñcowen. >> it's important that you have a job to go to everyday. it's also important that you come home safely from the job everyday. >> 8 families of those who lost loved ones at the theater shooting are urging the moderator to ask the president and governor mitt romney about gun violence during tomorrow night's debate. >>> a man accused of killing a college student goes before a judge today. he pled guilty to killing his girlfrien

let's talk now to lisa from johns hopkins, one of the many organizations that benefits. tell us about your program and how komen helps you. >> thank you for having me. it helps fund our breast cancer ?iefership program. they can do a follow-up plan as well as talk about necessary screening and surveillance doing forward as well as addressing any social issues. we offer patients webinars, news letters, videos as well on our website. >> how would your organization be heard if you didn't receive the money from the komen grant? >> we wouldn't be able to provide all the service, educational information and webinars. >> how many people would you say you guys reach? >> well, electronic resources reach 11,000 people a month. so thousands of people would probably lose these services if we weren't able to be funded this year. >> okay. let's make sure this does not happen. >> thank you so much. >> the number to call is 410-481-2222. you've got about 15 minutes left to get your phone calls. also, we got the race coming up this weekend in hunt valley. for more information for komen m

the university of richmond and johns hopkins were the top schools in virginia and maryland. yea! at least something about our area, right? >>> now, if it's a job that you're looking for, though, one high-tech firm is among the fastest growing companies in the area. they've hired hundreds of new employees and plans to hire more. tracee wilkins takes a look at the thriving office in a space that's anything but average. >> so the concept here is, we've taken 100,000 square foot warehouse and we built a town inside of it. >> vokus provides an unusual work environment. >> as you go by the barbershop here, this is actually a conference room. >> it also has a candy store, a coffee shop and a main hallway better known as main street. that's where you'll find the community college. >> this is where we do a lot of our training. >> but the look of this marketing software firm isn't the only unusual thing. in a sluggish economy, this public company had 15% growth this year, and $170 million in revenue. and it's in prince george's. the county trailing surrounding counties and high-tech firms.

. >> next up will be at johns hopkins. i will go play lacrosse. >> reporter: you are about to hear some of the greatest words a coach can say. >> these are what memories are made of and special season. when you have a guy like him he will cherish the last eight, nine, ten games of the season. >> wonderful job. thank you coach. if you know a student who is both a great athlete and student we want to hear about it. go to the website, nominate a student and they could be one of the athletes of the week. >> and now, maryland's most accurate forecast. >> tracking large storm system over the great lakes. this will swing showers through at least the southern branch of the system. that will swing in showers later on tonight into early tomorrow. tracking the large system drifting just to the northt. will impact through the weekend. cooler air will wrap around. look at sunday morning. hunt valley. of course the big village there opening, our coverage starting at seven. as we get the races underway in the upper 40s. bright and sunny

as runner travel, mccullough will be closed to green spring avenue, route will pass johns hopkins university and travel around lake montebello , the final stretch will travel through patterson park, down to canton, where portions of boston will be closed. the runners will cross the line at mt bank stadium. parking restrictions will go in to effect at midnight. for a list of all of the marathon road closures, go to abc2news.com. i'm loren cook, that's your abc 2 time saver traffic report. >>> i'm chief meteorologist here live at the maryland zoo in baltimore. it's a treasure, a maryland treasure that it's easy to forget about when it's here in the backyard. we are near the elephant exhibit. as we zoom in, that's dolly or ana, one of the female elephants here in the mid-30s, and again, just an awesome scene out here. there are several big elephants at the exhibit, we will show you more as we go through the news. have you nited it's cooled down a little bit today? let's show you the temperatures, they have been falling off from the 60s now through the 50s. you can see most of the numbers closer

. >> and it benefits johns hopkins children's center. it is jame named after sadie be ale. she died despite the doctor's best efforts. her parents are honoring her and raising money for the children's center. this is their sixth year. you have a special connection because you spent so many years there because of sarah. tell bus that. >> she was born healthy and afternoon turning 1 something was wrong. she ended up having nine surgeries before she turned five for one thing after another. but the doctors worked hard to keep finding what was wrong. she is pain free, been that way for a year. and surgery free for a year. we're grateful we want to give back to the children's center who work so hard for her. >> you started running the 5 k here three years ago. your kids saw you doing it. what did they say? >> they immediately said that we want to run like you. they were bugging me to run the race for next year so i said yes. and then in 2011. this is why i was running. who i was running for. they got excited they wanted to raise money for the children's center, too. >> that's awe

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. >>> while we're thinking pink all october, the folks at john's hopkins medical center do it all yearong. fred takes you on a tour of this facility. >> follow me this way and i will show you our new breast center. >> doesn't officially open until next week but let us get a sneak peak. patients can get treatment all under one roof. >> we're going to be offering not just radiology services but we also have a small clinic to see any patient that may need consults by oncology. >> this is the clinical suite and once you come into this area it's the imaging suite. >> the latest equipment. before patients had had to wait for films to be developed. now they can be read in seconds. >> this has been a work in progress for the last year. this was a beautiful idea that was put forward bringing in the healthcare needs of patients with breast cancer in one location. >> and try to bring a nice family atmosphere for the patients to have it. the whole concept of breast cancer is a very stressful field. and having a very calming affect would help and ease the patient's anxiety. >> easing anxiety with a

it will pass john hopkins university. the final stretch will travel through patterson park, down to canton. the runners will cross that finish line at m&t bank stadium. for a come complete -- for a complete list of all road closures go tobc2news.com. >>> there's still time to sign up for komen maryland race for the cure. wmar is proud to sponsor. proceeds help marylanders fight breast cancer. sign up at abc2news.com/think pink. >>> firefighters in annapolis are breaking breast cancer awareness month by wearing pink t-shirts. that's leading to a bit of a problem at city hall. medics and firefighters are selling those shirts. the $12 they get goes to the breast cancer research fund. the city says they're breaking the law because they haven't registered to solicit money. >> we think we've done nothing wrong. we're not out for hassle, trying to create controversy. we're out trying to raise money for persons that may have breast cancer. >> no citations has been issued and the mayor says he will waive the $35 fee if the fill ou

. >> new york city mayor and john hopkins university graduate michael blumberg was in baltimore tonight to rally for the civil marriage protection act. the mayor said that for him, there are many reasons to support same-sex marriage. >> we are just a few days away from making history in maryland. until every vote is cast, we have to do everything we can to make sure we are successful. >> that includes the maryland mayor it called the endorsement from the york city mayor michael bloomberg who made the trip to baltimore to stand along with mayor stephanie rawlings like in the honor martin o'malley in support of question 6 on the november ballot. >> all of us believe along with the glory -- growing majority of americans that welcoming a couples to the rights and responsibilities of marriage is the right thing to do. >> with great gratitude, we thank you for everything you've done for our city and for our state. thank you for your generosity in stepping up and being such a great supporter and leader on this issue here. >> he called a marriage is civil-rights issue and talk about the economi

he was treated by the nurse and taken to johns hopkins hospital. they are still talking to a person of interest. >>> the parent of a first grader is in some hot water tonight after a teacher found pot in the 6 year old's backpack. the child attends east port elementary in annapolis. it was found while checking the student's homework. they tracked down who they believe is the source. >> of course officers wanted to talk to the child's mother. she had two warrants for her arrest. she was arrested that day. the investigation is ongoing. >> it was about a gram of pot. school officials don't believe the student had any idea what was in the bag. >>> the orioles prove they never give up. they were down and losing 5-1 in the ninth when chris davis slugged one to the rafters. according to the ground rules, this is a home run. the first oriole to homer in five straight days since reggie jackson about it in 1976. they got the winning run to the plate but could not push it over. the final, tampa 5, orioles 3. itis fun and games to get caught up in the team col

the concert was a benefit for johns hopkins cancer center and something exciting happened. she is not going to be a salahi. >> she is doing that victory lap. she says i am going to take you to the cleaners. >> oh. >> she still married? >> to the other guy. >> yeah. >> he reported her -- i guess not but anyway let's talk about the weather. >> hey. all right. we are going to talk about the weather right now. and we are going to be dealing with wet weather going into the afternoon guys. so hopefully you brought your rain gear and you won't be able to get back home and get it because the wet weather is coming courtesy of a cold front working off towards the east. behind that, high pressure is going to be building in. so tomorrow we will be seeing plenty of sunshine return to the area. but in the meantime, we have that warm flow coming up from the south and west. southwesterly breezes kicking up this morning. 14-mile-an-hour sustained winds in easton along the eastern shore and we are 8 and 9 in dc and baltimore. right now, with all the clouds out there, temperatures are on the

a johns hopkins 'b0ueáyestimate 5- 7.5 million kindergarten to 12th grade asstudents are absen they missone day out of ten. in maryland it's 11%. one of six states that tracks the issue. low income students are likely to miss class because of transportation or health issues and sometimes because they have to work or take care of family. they use robocalls to alert parents about absences. social workers talk to families. williams missed 33 days and almost dropped out of 7th grade. in 8th missed five days and made better grades. >> i would stay home, play the game, eat, sleep, that's about it. watch tv. >> i saw him on the first day of school. one of the teacher whose knew him said, this boy hasn't been in school for days and days and days. we approached him and said this is going to be a different school year for you. we expect to see you here. >> the baltimore city public school system is rewarding students with special field trips, anything to keep them in class. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> next month you will be vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage here in maryland. the go

. >> we aim to part of a johns hopkins university and develop stakeholders to get an idea of what is important to the city in terms of violence. >> citizens on patrol groups like this one in federal hill are doing their part to help. >> both want to get together and show unified front, that we do care about safety in this neighborhood. but citizens on patrol has been around for many years now. to find that you can get involved, contact the city police department. sheldon dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> tonight some leaders in the jewish community are pushing for voters to back question 6, the same sex marriage law. rabbi that other prominent figures talk about the importance of jewish ethics and moral values, which they say mandate that everyone be treated fairly under the law. but when two people choose to marry, whether they are gay or straight, they do so because they love each other. they share common values. they believe in a future that will be better if they commit to one another. >> they touched on the nation's commitment to religious freedom, which they believe is up held by cres

said 15-year-old male was found suffering a gunshot wound to his leg just after 7:00 close to john hopkins hospital. investigators say the injury is not considered life-threatening. there is no word on a motive or an arrest in this case. >> of commerce city police believe they have a break in the murder of a federal researcher. investigators revealed crime camera footage in the hope of singling out to young men who may be able to shed some light on the death of dr. peter marvit. kerry cavanaugh has the latest. >> tonight police showed surveillance that shows two young men in same area where dr. peter marvit was gunned down last month. they are hopeful it will help break the case. the surveillance photos to men's sprinting down chesterfield avenue on september 17. according to police, this was the only sign of life on the street as dr. peter marvit lay dying. >> we are calling them persons of interest right now. >> investigators believe the men could help unravel what happened to marvit, a federal researcher who was shot as he came home from choir practice. >> they are identified as light s

hopkins which showed that more than 150 hospital shootings from 2001 to 2011 including one at johns hopkins hospital in 2010 say they're going to do this just in case they ever need to be prepared. >>> for many a pet is just another member of the family. how would you feel if someone called that member inherent hi dangerous? the special pit bull task force will talk to meet about potential legislation. the public is invited to attend the meeting but will have no chance to testify their points of view. >>> a rocking workout to tell you about. today performers from disney on ice and local dancers are holding an afterschool dance class for children and their families. it's going to take place at the athletic club in towson and it starts at 2:15. the show disney on ice presents rocking ever after and currently at first marina. >>> all you have to do is exercise according to a new study. it's good for the brain and the body. scientists loed at 640 people from scotland born in 1936 and age 70 they filled out questionnaires about their lifestyles. three years later they got mris from their brain s

. >> a cancer survivor who says his surgery at johns hopkins saved his life. rickie wants to share his gratitude. >> i have to give back to society. i think the way i want to do it is becoming a doctor and save lives, just as my life was saved once. >> opponents of the dream act call it a bad investment for maryland taxpayers. brad of help save maryland calls it criminal. and says it would cost taxpayers $44,000 per student. >> it's part of life. not everybody is going to like you. so you learn to accept it and learn to respect it. >> hundreds of dreamers marched to the university of maryland to make their point and urge others to register to vote and cast their ballots in favor of question four. >> we are not looking to cut in line in front of somebody else. we are looking to have the same line, just in a different door. ann andrea mccarren, 9news. >> conducted by a group that supports the dream act, indicated that 60% of the voters support it. those numbers are disputed by opponents of the law. >>> four people remain hospitalized tonight. shot in the same vi

he's been taken to johns hopkins bay view center -- burn center to be checked out. we're also told a 19-year-old man escaped from this fire. so you have about four people who escaped including a mother with her newborn child. but five others who died. again those victims, been identified as 55-year-old nancy worell. she was the grandmother. we have a 7-year-old girl who went to moravia park elementary school. a 1-year-old boy, a 2-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy. the 2-year-old and 4-year-old were brothers and sisters we want to note. the family member who tells us when they escaped this fire it was so fast, so intense, they literally just had to run out of the house. so they have nothing. the mother we're told did not have home insurance here. so they literally lost everything in the fire. if you're watching this morning, and you feel like you want to donate or help out this family, family members will be out here all day we're told. again, this is the 5600 block of denwood avenue. right now, at this point, we don't know if the smoke alarms in this home were wor

he was taken to johns hopkins bay view burn center.you've just got to imagine this was such a difficult time for them. a very emotional time for them. >> a very heart warming and lovely lady. she'd do anything for anybody. it's just crazy. we don't know what happened. if somebody did this to them -- it's just who would do that? five little children like -- they don't even make sense. >> i got up my phone -- [ indiscernible ] >> that was five kids that died. five kids. >> reporter: so again, the grandmother, 55-year-old nancy worrell. she died in this fire along with her four grandchildren. ages 1 to 7. we're told this family did not have home insurance. they literally lost everything in this fire. if you want to help out we're told family members will be around the house here on denwood avenue all day. again, there was a 2-month-old baby boy who escaped and several family members who also escaped. the family is also trying to set up a fund because they'll need that money for all the burialing they'll be dealing with in the coming weeks

companies are expected to attend include verizon, johns hopkins university and the aspen group. >>> baltimore over control of the edgar allan poe house to the museum. so over the next year what is this going to mean? it's going to mean they will work with the newly reestablished nonprofit to craft a plan to make the poe house self-sufficient. after that, the nonprofit will take over the operation. the city's spending panel approved the deal and will pay the railroad museum $180,000. it's expected to reopen sometime next year. >>> the successful be more for healthy babies program will be celebrating healthy families at the national aquarium in baltimore. now baltimore marks two years of the decreased infant mortality rate. today, more programs will help reduce infant mortality and help build healthier families. that will also be announced this event will be taking place it's going to feature free tours of the aquarium for families. >>> a new twist on the 695. >> the outer loop became a makeshift delivery room. this was yesterday morning. can you believe this? the parents, they were on their wa

. >> reporter: john aston, now acting teacher at johns hopkins.altogether ooky on "the addams family." they were weird and creepy, but that didn't mean they didn't love each other. >> bizarre as we appeared to be, we were the healthiest family on the air. and the amorous relationship between gomez and morticia was one of the more unusual aspects of that. >> reporter: ah, yes, the love story. not something that other sitcom moms and dads ever did. make out. all the time. >> while we may have seemed foreboding on the outside, we were very, really, underneath, very good, caring people. >> reporter: in fact, aston became good friends with carolyn jones. when she died in 1983, he delivered the eulogy. much of the cast stayed close, although now it's only in re-runs that aston gets to see them. >> most of the adult members on the show have passed away, but it's a great reminder of them. >> reporter: and now, it is teaching, at his alma mater. >> one thing i say to the students is, each one of you has greatness within. don't neglect it. nourish it, feed

kiones and his crossing the border and becoming a brain surgeon that saved people's lives at johns hopkins university. and those are my long range goals. language access and easing legalization. immediately, i hope we have to make the community more accessible and welcome the immigrants and not afraid to talk about the important issues. and i'll give you copies of the things i'm leaving out. >> thank you, commissioner haile. next we have haregu gaime. >>> thank you, chair kim and supervisors. my name is haregu gaime and i'm an immigrant in the united states who lives in san francisco now. i've been on the commission for two years now. and for the most part in the last two years i feel [speaker not understood]. commissioner haile worked here prior to me, spoke of all the work that's being done. and i feel like we're leading up to what this commission is capable of and i've been getting exposed by going to the different districts that [speaker not understood] the city of san francisco has, one of them being your district, actually, last month, chair kim. and one of the things that i'm learni

kiones and his crossing the border and becoming a brain surgeon that saved people's lives at johns hopkins university. and those are my long range goals. language access and easing legalization. immediately, i hope we have to make the community more accessible and welcome the immigrants and not afraid to talk about the important issues. and i'll give you copies of the things i'm leaving out. >> thank you, commissioner haile. next we have haregu gaime.

grandfather who had no jump from the second -- to jump from the second floor window, he was taken to johns hopkins to be checked out. he was injured when he escaped that fire. but again, we're told that all of these family members again were sleeping upstairs in a bedroom when they died. the grandmother who lived here, they did not have home insurance and family says they literally lost everything in this fire. so if you feel it in your heart to help this family out, a 2- month-old baby boy who escaped with his mother. other family members who also escaped. but they literally lost everything in the fire. if you find it in your heart to help out we're told family members will be out here owl day. this is the 5600 block of denwood avenue. much more in a live report coming up in ability 30 minutes. live in northeast baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >> we don't know yet what tuesdayed the fire but we do know that there were smoke awill remembers in the house. offer -- alarms in the house. however if it's unclear if they were working. if you nannying about baltimore firefighters it's a major passion of