damaged buildings, including the washington monument, the national cathedral, and union station kerry cavanaugh mcdonnell is requesting federal disaster assistance for state and local governments to repair damage caused by tropical storm lee. in september, the storm caused flooding and virginia. he as help for alexandria, fairfax, and prince william counties. >>> people in the houston area are picking up the pieces after tornado touchdown. the peace terms produce rain and high winds that damaged homes and businesses. thousands of people were left without power. there were no reports of any injuries. >>> a lot of damage this year from disasters. oklahoma. you have the tornadoes and the earthquake there. and nationwide. >> crazy. >> for clock 49 on this wednesday morning. 42 degrees. >>> some viewers had to say goodbye to another couple on "dancing with the stars". who fell short? >>> we have another check on traffic and weather every 10 we were so blessed when we had triplets. if by blessed you mean freaked out about money. well, we suddenly noticed that everything was getting more expensive so

police say man refused to drop his gun. 11 news reporter kerry cavanaugh is on the story, and she joins us with details. >> police say it is not clear why the man may have been wandering around in the fourth place, but we did speak to several of his friends who rushed to the scene because they were concerned he may have been trying to harm himself. passing trains are typically the only thing you hear behind this hanover industrial park, but somebody called 911 about a disturbing noise at koran off of the trees. >> the initial call that came in indicated there may have been shots fired by the suspect. >> they found the man alone and apparently troubled. >> when they first spotted the suspect, and he was clearly carrying a weapon and displaying its openly. -- it openly. >> they caught up with him next to the supply warehouse. >> the officers supplied -- caught up with him. he refused to drop the weapon. >> they swarmed the area and catalog evidence as they were rushing into shock trauma. at this time, it is unclear if he ever fired back at police. >> treating for gunshot wounds, his progn

kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> baltimore police have made an arrest in the kidnapping and rape of of 13-year-old girl. investigators say dna evidence linked alvin wright to the crime. the victim had been walking on caroline street when pulled her into an abandoned -- >> she was my best friend, now she doesn't come outside anymore. >> police said they matched evidence collected after the tax year after the attack with eight database. of marijuana bust in mount vernon. detectives were serving an arrest warrant on cathedral street when they discovered evidence of a drug distribution. after securing a search warrant, the officers recovered 9 pounds of marijuana and thousands of dollars in cash. investigators said the marijuana has a street value of $25,000. baltimore city of authorities are investigating new cases of police impersonations. we are told crimes are happening between 10:00 p.m. and 2:00 in the morning in the patterson park area. police say the pope -- the suspects are not wearing police gear, but they tell victims they are with the police department. if you have any in

kerry cavanaugh spoke with a woman whose child was killed by her husband during a custodial and exchange. >> concern about illegal activity in mckeldin square. the mayor said she is worried that demonstrations may be encouraging people from reporting crimes. there was an assault and theft. a woman said she stayed in ape- and found her money gone. encouraging groups across the country to do the same. a march to the port of oakland to shut it down before the night shift. >> herman cain will spend today promoting his campaign in washington to congressional republicans. a woman continues to accuse him of a sexual assault. she wants to go public about the alleged incident. the woman's attorney is trying to get a confidential agreement waived. >> i believe this is an intended smear campaign using these cases. i am not aware of the sec one. it is a smear campaign. >> you can visit our website for latest, wbaltv.com. >> president obama makes a push for congress to push a piece of his jobs bill. kate amara has more. >> with the backdrop of the key bridge behind him today, the president will promo

talk more about that coming up kerry cavanaugh we start by jumping right into the pool of life. -- we focus on southern maryland. no accidents. route 5 good. beyond into the district quiet. the 14th street bridge, if you stick to the beltway, normal travel times. new york avenue is good. normal system -- service for metrorail. >>> 5:33. we begin with a huge a juggling act for republican presidential candidate herman cain. he is preparing for tonight's debate in michigan as he continues to deny allegations of sexual harassment. now we are placing an name in the face to one of the keys is that lives in germantown. brianne carter has the very latest. >> good morning to you. 55-year-old karen kraushaar is the second woman to come forward in this controversy. the germantown resident is one of four women to accuse cain of sexual harassment when he was the head of the national restaurant association in the 1990's. karen kraushaar tells politico she would like to band together with the other women at accusing herman cain and hold a joint press conference. her identity was revealed on the same