kate amara is live at the start. hi, kate. >> good morning.ners today will be raising half a million dollars for charity. most of them local charities. 150 of those runners will do it in the name of a young be boy that's been diagnosed with an -- of a young boy that's been diagnosed with an incureable disease. more on the "miles for mac" campaign. >> he suffers from medocromadic lukodystroph. m.l.d. causes the brain and nervous system to progressively deteriorate which leads to loss of speech, paralysis, blindness, and seizures. >> the muries found out when he was just 18 months old. >> he's getting worse. he's not getting better. it's not even staying the same. it's getting worse. eventually we made it to kennedy kruger, an amazing baltimore institution. >> the plan is not only to raise awareness for m.d. but also to help raise funds and -- for finding a cure. >> brains for brains. we need funding. it allows doctors to work with each other to get beyond the blood-brain barrier. if we can do that, that's the holy grail for getting -- curing a

let's go live to kate amara at the start of the marathon. good morning, kate. >> good morning, lisa, good morning, jen. the start of the marathon, a little less than two hours away. at the starting line, they have actually just started to set up the starting line. the organizers have this down to a science now after a decade. they started to lay the mat down and the cables down so when the runners cross the starting line their times will get -- the computer will take note of their times, and then of course, to the finish line. so this year, more than 22,000 runners. for the fourth year in a row, four races sold out. we have the marathon today, the half marathon, the 5-k and the popular teaspoon marathon. when this started back in 2001, no one thought it would be this big. now it has a purse of up to $23,000. it is a purse that has drawn some of the best marathoners in the world to baltimore and keeps the excitement and the caliber of this race increasing every year. so the starting gun goes off for the marathon at 8:00. this is a baltimore ru

kate amara joins us from our washington bureau with more details.d morning. >> michelle obama making a return to the campaign trail today in milwaukee. she is kicking off a series of attend fund-raisers in 12 days. the warehouse sends out its secret weapon today. michelle obama hitting the trail to help democratic candidates, pushing voters to the poll. to not expect the same message. >> republicans may have given it a new name, the pledge to america. it is the same old snake oil the have been peddling for years. >> michelle obama will try to strike a more upbeat tone. can the appeal of the first lady be enough to counter the momentum of the tea party? the tea party holding rallies of its own. >> government is too big and tries to do too much. >> ramping up efforts to get out the vote and getting its candidate in office. >> we are americans. we have to speak up for our freedom. >> the president and first lady have their first joint appearance scheduled for this sunday in ohio. live in washington, kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> any idea on what we m

i am kate amara in washington. >> the big question, what kind of jacket should you wear? >> that is the big question. >> toni will answer that. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> i bet a lot of people would like to know. how you dress the children. >> we have cold temperatures and expected rain. >> what kind of choice? quest heavy jacket? medium jacket? rain jacket? >> i only have one jacket. it does everything. it is my winter coat and my rain jacket. >> we're taking up a collection for tony pann this morning. >> take the rain and the moderate jacket. it is in the 40's right now. a combination raincoat. rain will begin later this morning. the rain is coming in from the west. give it another hour, hour and a half into the baltimore area. we will have off and on rainshowers. it will be chilly. expect a high temperature of only 58 degrees. now we send it over to somebody who probably has 800 jackets in their closet. >

kate amara has more. >> dr.c wargotz and a chance to log some time with his son. >> i tell him, look, it is a tough goal. but you have to believe to achieve. if you don't believe, you are never going inform achieve. that's the bottom line. >> thank you for all the great work you do. >> "senate hopeful" is one of many labels the hopeful is wearing. he's also a physician, businessman, and med school professor. the father of three married for 14 years. >> i have the most fabulous wife in the world. she is a great partner. i have three great kids. >> wargotz called himself a key party patriot. despite being massively out fund raised by about $4 million believes he will win in november. >> we are a david and go lithe story in this environment. it isn't often there's an environment where the money doesn't matter so much. we don't believe in this case where the money matters as much. >> a social and fiscal conservative, he is opposed to abortion and illegal immigration. he said if maryland sends him to capitol hill he

kate amara joins us with more. >> good morning. with this event, the president is trying to turn the 15 million first-time voters back towards the polls this november. >> hello, everybody. hello. >> president obama courting the youth group this week, trying to reignite the enthusiasm college students had first candidacy two years ago. >> if you cannot sustain that same energy, i am confident that we will -- if you can sustain that same energy, i am confident that we will do well in the election. >> 44% approved of the job the president is doing. college professor says his students are less motivated. >> there were running around with their absentee ballots and they could not wait to vote for barack obama. the enthusiasm is not their. >> if fresh sign of trouble. >> it is the jobs message. they know they need to have a job in the future. >> mtv does expect education and the economy to be the hot topic today. live in washington, i am kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> any idea on the format for the town hall? >> this will be airing live

kate amara joins us live from our washington bureau with that story. good morning. >> michelle obama making a return to the campaign trail today in milwaukee. she is kicking off a set of fund raisers. the white house sends out its secret weapon today. first lady michelle obama hitting the trail to help democratic candidates, raising money, pushing voters to the polls. but don't expect the same message we've been hearing from her husband. >> republicans might have given it a new name. they called it the pledge to america. but it's the same old snake oil they've been peddling for years. >> instead of partisan shots, michelle obama will try to strike a more upbeat tone. but can the appeal of the first lady be enough to counter the momentum of the tea party? as we head into the home stretch, the tea party holding rallies of its own. >> government is too big and it tries to do too much. >> ramping up efforts to get out the vote and get its candidate in office. >> we are americans. we have to speak up for our freedom. >> i would like to see us get back to co

kate amara has the latest. good morning. >> this morning, officials are clarifying this message while targeting suspects overseas. a drone strike in pakistan. the area is considered a hotbed for taliban and al qaeda. the attacks killed a group of german militants believed to be linked to a terror plot. this prompted the state department to issue a travel alert for americans in europe. >> be cautious and aware that streamslling multiple of information. >> al qaeda may be planning attacks in europe like this deadly rampage in india in 2008. >> an hour guard remains up. we're focused on the united states. there is a good basis for this. >> there is no definitive information about when or how this could happen. it is a tough call to make. >> this is the ultimate darned if you do, darned if you do not call to make. if something occurred, you have a lot of fingers pointing. >> the fbi in homeland security issued a bulletin asking u.s. law enforcement to be vigilant. i am kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> we are hearing

gerry sandusky and kate amara will fall the lead runners from start to finish.s will be fall by the five-k and then make kids fun run will begin. then the half marathon will start at 9:45. you can text good luck wishes to your favorite writer. you will see those messages running on the bottom of the screen during race day. you'll find it all on the website, wbaltv.com. i hope people know i was joking. do not eat the shirts. many cases of spinal fractures go untreated. >> a certain condition can put you at higher risk for restless leg syndrome. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think the campaign ads in maryland's gubernatorial race haveecome too negative? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> we have gotten rid of the water main break. water main break. there is still a situation a 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

kate amara has more. good morning. >> the u.s. government is clarifying its message while targeting these suspects overseas. a u.s. drone strike in northwest pakistan. the area is considered a hotbed for the taliban and al qaeda. according to intelligence officials overseas, the attacks killed a group of german militants believed to be linked to a european terror plot, a plot that prompted the u.s. state department to issue a travel alert for americans in europe. >> be cautious and be aware that we are following multiple streams of threat information. >> information, officials say, that al qaeda may be plotting commando-style attacks in europe like this deadly rampage in india in 2008. >> our guard remains up. our attention remains focused on the united states, as well. there is a good basis for that. >> but u.s. officials say there is no definitive information about when, where, or how it could happen. analysts say without specifics, it's a tough call to make. >> this is the ultimate "darned if you do, darned if you don't," becau

live in washington this morning, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. mindy, back to you. >> kate, what happens today? how does the court begin its term? >> well, today the justices are expected to hear arguments on a bankruptcy case and also an appeal from criminal defendants who are seeking shorter prison terms. and according to the associated press, mindy, the justices were actually start this day by denying many of the 2,000 appeals that have been adding up over the last few months. it's probably going to come as a blow to people who filed those appeals, but you can only hear so many cases each term. >> this is true. kate amara live in washington, thank you. and that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. which case would you like the supreme court to resolve this term? email your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that's watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> well, it's one of the fiercest reevel are yous in the nfl, and yesterday's battle between the ravens and steelers was yet another down to the wire showdown. it was a day of first in hei

gerry sandusky and kate amara will file the lead runners from start to finish. the marathon is self begins that 8:00 a.m. -- the marathon itself begins at 8:00 a.m.. you can send good luck text messages for your favorite writers pricked you will see them running along the bottom of our screen throughout our coverage of race day. you will find it all at wbaltv.com. >> the red carpet will be rolled out at the historic senator theatre. it reopens today for a screening of "red." the theater had been closed since july. the former owners handed over the keys to a new buyer. >> that will be cool. 48 degrees here on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> we will check in on the health of those 33 miners who were brought back to the surface. >> it stood for more than a century and a half, but no more, as it goes up in flames. >> yesterday the word was rainy. today, we'll call it would be. details are just ahead. >> we have the fuel spill on northbound 95. we'll have that and almost 6:14. is beautiful outside. looks like the

kate amara joins us live in our washington bureau with more. >> good morning. maryland is one of the states. this means many candidates are pulling out all the stops to get their supporters to vote. >> from former president bill clinton in west virginia to republican senator scott brown in connecticut. mid term congressional candidates are calling in big names to push voters to the polls. with 37 states now offering some type of early voting -- >> it is easier. >> they have more opportunities and more time to cast a ballot. >> it gives them that flexibility of saying whether they want to go to be part of election day or whether they want to really look at their books and study the initiatives and do it at home. >> according to the u.s. election assistance commission 32 of the 37 states allow early voting in person with some starting mid september. >> they are seeing the percentage of people voting before election day going way up. >> for campaigns the trend can be expensive. candidates have to ramp up and more time means more ads, more calls. >> voter turnout a

i'm kate amara in washington with a look at how that is impacting campaigns. >> it is a day 33 families in chile have been waiting to come for months. when the first of the trapped miners expects to see sunlight. >> will the morning rain continue to fall or will we dry out? the forecast as "11 news today" continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] . >> good morning, i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. >> tony pann has the forecast. will the rain stay all day? >> i think it will be more off and on, not steady but even a little bit of rain is enough to affect the driving so give yourselves a couple of extra minutes. light rain down south of baltimore, heavier showers crossing over the bay into queen anne's county and light rain up 83 to the pennsylvania line. but it is scattered. we will have a 30% to 40% chance that you will run that a shower today. mild, not as warm as yesterday but a high near 77. good morning, sarah. i have to say i'm surprised you look so awake after partying with the ladies last night at m&t bank? purple evening? >> yes, those r

. >> 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 arguments over a california law banning the sale of violent video games to children. as well as a challenge to an arizona law penalizing companies that hire illegal immigrants. >> federal government says we have the immigration laws. arizona kind of th

kate amara joins us live with more on what economists are predicting. >> economists believe we'll see a rise in the unemployment rate. numbers which could set the strategy from the home stretch of the mid-term election campaign. >> the september unemployment report. one last snapshot of america's employment landscape before voters head to the polls on november 2nd. >> the economy weighs heavily on me. >> it is a major factor. >> friday's jobless numbers. fewer americans applying for unploim benefits and more companies advertising for open positions. the question now, can the private sector add enough jobs to bring relief to this nation's 15 million unemployment. analyst mark santalos said it is an answer people are ready to pounce on. >> i tell you, the changes allow parties to take advantage of the trends. >> it is news of concern to president obama who has been busy stumping for democrats and trying to help his party stay in power. >> things are getting even a bit worse, it allows republicans to say, we are not in the middle of a recovery. this is a jobless recovery. >> the private

kate amara explains in "project economy." >> the september unemployment report. one last snapshot of america's unemployment landscape before voters head to the polls november 2. >> the economy weighs heavily on me. >> it is a major factor. >> friday's jobless numbers released amid encouraging economic signs. fewer americans are applying for first-time unemployment benefits and more companies are advertising for open positions. the question now, can the private sector add enough jobs to bring relief to this nation's 15 million unemployed. analyst mark asantalos said it is an answer political parties are ready to pounce on. >> the latest numbers won't change people's perceptions of reality, but the changes allow parties to take advantage of the trends. >> it is news of concern to president obama. he has been busy stumping for democrats and trying to help his party stay in power. >> things are getting even a tick -- if things are getting even a tick worse, it allows republicans to say, we're not in the middle of a recovery. this is a jobless recovery, which is the s

i am kate amara with a preview bequest's another dispute comes to a head over the proposed slots parlor. we'll have more straight ahead. >> it seems today will be another cloudy day. the weather could get better in the next few days. details are next as we continue right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. >> and i am stan stovall. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tony pann has a quick look at today's forecast. another morning where it is hard to get out of bed the >> we are 14 degrees below normal right now. is this a thing to come? >> say this coming winter will not be as severe as last winter. i think there will be more sleet and slush and freezing rain instead of pure snow. that is a whole nother show. i can go on and on about that. let's talk about today. it is kind of chilly. the average high temperature is 71. we will make it up to 59. let's take a look at the forecast. off and

kate amara continues our coverage from washington. >> good afternoon, sarah. the early voting trend means many candidates are pulling out all the stops to try to get their supporters to vote. from former president bill clinton in west virginia, to republican senator scott brown in connecticut -- midterm congressional candidates are calling in big names to help push the voters to the polls. with 37 states now offering early voting, of voters have more opportunities and more time to cast a ballot. >> it gives them that flexibility of saying whether they want to go and be a part of an election day or whether they want to really look at their books and study the initiatives and do it at home. >> 32 of the 37 states allowed early voting in person, with some starting as early as mid september. >> they are seeing that percentage go way up. >> it can be expensive. candidates have to ramp up an extended operation. it more time means more advertisements and more calls. the early voting trend apparently has not translated into higher turnout. it appears most early voters

kate amara has what the new report shows. >> the report, just released by the labor department, shows the u.s. economy lost 95,000 jobs in september, more than the 8000 that were expected. the on and on the rate remains unchanged at 9.6%. one last snapshot of america's landscape before voters head to the polls prove the >> the economy ways really heavily on me. >> it is a major factor. >> fewer americans are applying for first-time unemployment benefits. the question now, can the private sector and add enough jobs to bring relief to this nation's 15 million unemployed? this analyst says political parties are ready to pounce. >> i will tell you, the changes to allow parties to try to take advantage of the trends that are worse. the >> president obama has been busy with the democrats, trying to keep his party in power. >> it allows republicans to say, we are not in the middle of the recovery. this is a jobless recovery. >> the data it did show that the private sector did add 65,000 jobs in september, but the big headline is widespread layoffs by state and local governments leading to th

gerry sandusky and kate amara had our coverage -- head our coverage and will follow the runners start to finish. you can track a runner in the race on our website, wbaltv.com, and you can text well wishes for your favorite runner. they will run on the bottom of the screen. standard rates apply. on a farewell season of "oprah," have you wondered if the things you do in private on normal? and dr. oz and dr. phil returned. that support clock. and now the maryland lottery numbers. -- that is at 4:00. and now the maryland lottery numbers. >> on this wonderful wednesday, let's play your pick 3 game. your pick four is up next, but first, don't miss your last chance to travel with the ravens on november 21. a visit mdlottery.com and enter by october 19, 8:00 a.m. and now your pick four numbers. the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> one last check of the forecast. >> it is beautiful out there today. cool. right now we are in the low 60s. looks like 7% chance of rain tomorrow. salt some -- and the% chance of rain tomorrow. some of it for -- 70% chance of rain tomorrow. some of it could be

at the 2010 baltimore under armour running festival, i am kate amara. >> congratulations to david rutoh. here is a look at the top three female runners. we have video and our website, wbaltv.com. don't forget to send us your photos. still ahead, and 11 news anger puts his middle school knowledge to the test, and we will tell you know a toilet played a key role in the escape of two inmates. forget aching, sneezing, and feeling downright miserable. find out how local folks are helping you steer clear of the flu this year. >> it is going to be a chilly night tonight. what about tomorrow? the forecast is just ahead. temperatures at the airport have temperatures at the airport have dropped down t bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor.

. >> the largest drug bust in their kate amara in washington with the new unemployment report and how it could play out at the polls. >> and we are looking at a nice morning commute. we have details on that and we'll have a look outside

live in washington this morning, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. mindy, back to you. >> so kate, are there any other big names joining the president on the campaign trail? >> i thought you were going to ask me if i could name how many different mtv channels there are now. >> i couldn't. i don't know about you. >> because i can't. i know, we're old. yes, the first lady will be joining her husband at a d.n.c. rally in ohio on sunday. she is incredibly popular with voters in america in general, so that could be a big boost for the democrats. vice president joe bide suspect headlining his own rally while he continues to campaign with the president this week. he will be in your home state and his of delaware, mindy, a little bit later this week. and former president bill clinton also hitting the road. he has stops planned in half a dozen different states, including florida, arkansas, and california. mindy? >> big headliners there. thank you, kate. live in washington, have a good one. remember, tomorrow, october 12, is the last day you can register to vot

i'm kate amara in washington with a look at some of the more controversial cases on the docket. >> and i'm sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. one accident so far on the harrisburg expressway. we'll update you on that one and check on another problem in columbia. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. >> i'm stan stovall. thanks for joining us for 11 news today t. >> meteorologist tony pann has a check of the forecast. i didn't even say happy monday or anything because it's not a happy monday. it's rainy outside. >> it's cold and rainy outside. it's all perspective. you can turn it into a happy monday if you want. >> i like that. >> thank you, sam.

gerry sandusky and kate amara will be falling the elite runners from start to finish. you cannot follow any specific runner in the race began follow any runner. they will run across the bottom of the screen during race day coverage. you can get all the information you need act wbaltv.com. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meterologist tom tasselmyer. >> another day with a good, soaking rain all across the mid atlantic. some big storms, this one moving up the coast now. a good half inch to an inch of rain across a chalk of the eastern shore. the darker green shading on the precipitation map shows the heavier rains from the richmond area upper st. mary's county, through parts of dorchester county and caroline county and just getting up to parts of anne arundel county. about the same amount at the inner harbor, and temperatures have been cooling off period this afternoon the low was 44, but we have dropped a little further. it will be chilly as we head into the early morning hours. the storm is moving up the coast now, producing a soggy night in new england.

jerry sandusky with you with kate amara. >> i woke up this morning and said wow, perfect for running the official name. there are so many different groups. you have the full marathon, the relay, 5 k, wheelchair, kids fun run. 22,000 to run today. three times the original size from 10 years ago. this has become so much more than just elite runners. you will see runners with neon hats who are in the 10 year clubs. >> 32 of those 102 ten timers have run the full marathon every year. if you see someone with an neon yellow, give them an extra shout. >> you can hear the motorcycle crew rolling by. the crowd has gathered. this has become one of the really fastest growing events in sports in america. you go back to seven years ago, it was 7,000 runners and 1,000 fans. it really is a day now that stop this is town. it's about everybody coming down to take part. the big event will get started in a couple of minutes. >> a little chill in the air but it's going to be a great day. chili is ideal for the runners. when we come back, we'll start the 10th annual baltimore marathon. great to have you

kate amara has a preview. there is a lot of public debate. >> this is a controversial and will most likely be an emotional day. the father of a fallen soldier facing members in washington today. the supreme court begins oral arguments in this case. members of the baptist church protest outside the white house one day before their case it hits the supreme court, a battle over freedom of speech and the right to privacy. >> they thought they were going to shut us up. >> the case centers around a church protest near the maryland funeral of a fallen marine. matthew snyder was killed in iraq. the church said the members were protected. the father sued saying his right to privacy was violated. >> it comes down to dignity. no one should be buried with what they did to him. >> now the justices are being asked to see if the free speech rights outweighs those rights of the grieving family. >> he is a private person. is he a captive audience? he has no choice but to attend. >> the church has the support of free speech adv

gerry sandusky and kate amara will follow the runners from start to finish. we will also showcase live bands and cheerleaders stationed along the way. >> breaking news in howard county. let's go live to captain roy taylor in skyteam 11. >> this is route 32 eastbound, west of route 29 between colombia and clarksville. they have just extricated the victim, but they have called in for trooper to who is in the process of landing right now to transport that victim to a trauma center. we'll update you as we get more information on this accident. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meterologist tom tasselmyer. >> wonderful weather conditions across the region. hopefully we can do this again next weekend when the baltimore running festival gets under way. this weekend is going to be hard to beat. the bright, sunny skies will be repeated. 76 degrees at b.w.i. marshall. the normal high is 70, so we were above that. it is running relatively mild but very comfortable. with all the sunshine, will travel to recover by about 32 degrees. it is 76 and white marsh r

live in washington, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. stan, back to you. >> kate, how about some of the other big names joining the president on the campaign trail? >> well, the biggest name and possibly the most popular sidekick, the first lady, is traveling with him to a d.n.c. rally in ohio next week. vice president joe biden is headlining his own rally, while also appearing alongside the president as he did in philadelphia yesterday. also, former president bill clinton hitting the campaign trail in six different states, including florida, california, and his home state of arkansas. >> should be an interesting week. kate amara live from washington, thank you. and remember, tomorrow, october 12, is the last day to register to vote in the general election. for more commitment 2010 coverage, log on to our website, wbaltv.com, for a voters' guide, candidate profiles, and a look at david cool bs' ad fact checks. >> 10/10/10, a day that some apparently find to be very special. a perfect day for some, a lucky one as well, some believe numbers