knoxville has also had its own brush with dangers. this is the scene of a shooting when a gun man shot and killed a woman and two others before turning the gun on himself. but these facilities are not alone. in addition to cleveland and knoxville hospitals in winter happy florida, jacksonville, long island, new york, las vegas and baton rouge have all dealt with shootings this year. with the patients and staff coming face to face with death in a way they never expected. joe's see sterman, abc 2 news. >>> these shootings get people wondering about the need for metal detectors. but he says it is nearly impossible at hopkins which has 80 entrances ands hundreds of thousands of visit others each day. only a couple of hospitals in the u.s. use metal detectors. he you can always get information at you are web site, abc2news.com. we'll have complete coverage starting at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow with "good morning maryland." >>> what a day of changing weather around here, some showers, storms rolling in into the the afternoon and evening, a little

. >>> this comes to us from knoxville, tennessee, where it is the perfect time for a nostalgic ride. the fall fast approaching, folks across the country are hopping on to catch a glimpse of nature on a steam engine train ride where the conductor entertains with music. it is a boost for the local economy. 15,000 people take the rise every year. and they keep come back to see the beautiful rivers and the beautiful mountains of the tennessee valley. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today in hd. >> a very good morning to you. heavy rain started overnight. we have already had four tornado warnings issued. a watch was issued for most of our area. a flood watch is in effect. the heaviest rain is around the central maryland area. we're talking in excess of 5 inches of rain. some locally heavier amounts are possible as well. these are the remnants of tropical storm nicole. now looks like tonight and into tomorrow morning that the models have changed. rainfal

on construction, for instance, knoxville a lot of big equipment, very, very large pylons, when we can find them, weather is a challenge is competing price wise. we are paying a lot more. whether it is insurance costs or whatever, san francisco has a larger burden. we are competing against businesses and other parts of the bay area or california. a lot of businesses need a lot of room. she is on one avenue with a warehouse. then she has to put to her very large -- almost the size of fire trucks. that is how large they are. whether she is bidding on the central subway, mta, her competitors are in different parts of the state or in the bay area, and they can come in with lower rates, so we're trying to push as much as we can korean -- that we can. i am not trying to defend it. we do push as much as we can. we are only able to make recommendations. more than half of what the engineering estimates are. with say something was going to cost $98 million. a low bid, one came in at $48 million. well, that is great for the taxpayer, really, really great, but in reality, it is tough for the small

this is from knoxville where a man with a history mental problems wounded two people.re was also a shooting inside a cleveland hospital. so far this year there have been fatal shootings at eight hospital as cross the united states including yesterday's deadly attack at hopkins. since 1995, there have been 256 reports of violent crimes in medical centers, a number that has risen over the past three years. >>> this morning, we're hearing from the suspect, the shooter, neighbors who knew him and northern virginia at their home. they describe him as a very dedicated son. >> he was are always there for her. if she had to go in an chance with her. i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. you don't find too many like that. >> it's hard to imagine the desperation paul pardus must have felt. it's something those who knew him are trying to understand including his own brother. sherrie? >> reporter: good morning, megan. yes, family members are still trying to come to terms with all of this. they are still in a state of shock and confusion over the whol

this is from a shooting last april in knoxville where a man with a history of mental problems guns down a woman and wounded two other people in a hospital. there was also a shooting outside of cleveland at a hospital over the summer. this facility had two shootings in one month. there have been shootings at eight hospital as cross the united states. yesterday's deadly attack since 1995 there have been 256 reports of violent crimes in medical center, a number that has risen over the past three years. neighbors say that suspect in the shooting was a loving son. paul pardus helped take care of his mother at their home in virginia. >> he was always there for her. he never left her side. i told her when i seen him walking her out that she had a great son. you don't find too many sons like that. >> the mother has been identified as 84-year-old jean davis. it's hard to understand the desperation pardus felt. it's something those that knew him are trying to understand, including his own brother. sherrie? >> reporter: good morning, megan. family members are upset by what baltimore police are cal

the deal that health care was, in fact, going to get through, the week this deal was announced, knoxville the insurance companies went up in this country to like a 52-year high -- the stock in the insurance companies went up. they must know something we do not know. whatever the talking points are about how we stuck it to the insurance companies, they do not see it that way, and their shareholders do not see it that way if their stock went up, so is this really health-care reform? >> well, i think it is health- care reform, but it is health- care reform bill to in the private market. you know as well as i do, tavis, that there were some who wanted to get rid of the private insurance companies altogether, that we go to a government system where everyone gets their insurance through the government, much like medicare, and the president said, no, millions of americans have coverage that they liked pretty well. it is good for them and their families. we are not going to dismantle that in order to build a new system. what we are going to do is stabilize the private market and then build on it.

on construction, for instance, knoxville a lot of big equipment, very, very large pylons, when we can find them, weather is a challenge is competing price wise. we are paying a lot more. whether it is insurance costs or whatever, san francisco has a larger burden. we are competing against businesses and other parts of the bay area or california. a lot of businesses need a lot

april, knoxville, a man thought a doctor implanted a chip in his body shot three people, killing two of them, then he killed himself. july, mayfield heights, ohio a man shot and killed his wife. she was a patient. then he killed eded himself. august, las vegas, another husband and wife murder suicide, only this time, the wife had the gun. and as we already heard her say outside hopkins today -- >> just knowing that someone's on the outside, on a rampage with a gun. in a hospital. where we're supposed to be protected. >> reporter: yet, it's not all that obvious how to stop a gun from getting into a hospital. any more than into a church or ball game or anywhere we've chosen not to live behind metal detectors. though one expert said tonight, maybe doing that is appropriate at times. >> i would say that if we did our own risk assessment, we felt it was a high risk we would consider it. >> reporter: but the kind of violence that happened today, that could happen anywhere. >> we ain't safe nowhere. we ain't safe nowhere. >> someone shot a doctor. >> a doctor. surgeon. a surgeon. >> reporte

knoxville has also seen this kind of tragedy. the park west medical center was the scene of a murder/suicide last april. and let's take a look at this astounding list. all of these hospitals have dealt with shootings this year starting with memphis back in february. winter haven, florida, and long island, new york, and also jacksonville, las vegas and baton rouge. while some of these shootings did happen inside of the hospital about half took place in the parking lots and areas outside the doors. as for security inside the buildings themselves there has been no major shift toward installing metal detectors as you heard about hopkins t vice president of corporate security for hopkins says only a handful of u.s. hospitals have taken that step. joce sterman, abc 2 news. >>> remember that abc 2 news is your source for breaking news tonight. we have pictures from the johns hopkins hospital situation in the slide show, from the frenzied scene to the s.w.a.t. team gearing up to enter the months. your local news source was there to captu

also possible today in the southeast on i-85 from raleigh to charlotte and atlanta and on i-40 from knoxvilleraleigh. wet on 95 from florida to maine. slick on i-70 around new york city, philadelphia and pittsburgh. wet on i-5 from seattle to tacoma and olympia. >> if you are flying today you can expect airport delays in seattle and up and down the east coast from boston to miami. >>> speaking of the air, more than 60 people have quite a story to tell this morning when they get back to work today. >> they are the passengers and crew of a delta air lines flight forced to make an emergency landing because of a landing gear problem. >> that's right. saturday night's flight was supposed to land at an airport just north of new york city but it came down at jfk instead. here's linsey davis. >> reporter: inside the cabin passengers with cell phones captured the announcement you never want to hear from a pilot. >> brace for impact. >> reporter: that was followed by this terrifying command from the flight attendant. >> heads down, stay down. heads down, stay down. >> that was pretty intense, i will te

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kiffen and company may be 3-0 but they don't miss him in knoxville. >> he left tends with basically itsin its and a bunch of ncaa compliance questions. many in our community are glad he is again, he never really embraced the programs of the community, often his arrogant attitude turned people off. >> oh, ouch. >>> the night in east lansing, michigan state trailing notre dame 31-28 in overtime. >> he is gonna throw. touchdown. michigan state wins it in overtime. we'll call it a year. >> the spartan stung the irish 34-31 in overtime. they pulled off tonight's biggest upset taking down ios34- 27. hear from jerry rice as he gets ready to have his number retired. >> jerry brown's good old days, cnn. not me, cnn says his assertion about his tax record was "just plain wrong ] credit for it. he raised taxes governor of california. he had a surplus when he took office and a deficit when he left. he doesn't tell the people the truth. you can't really love me. i know about gayle. i don't know what you're talking about. if you just tell me what happened... [ ding ] [ man ] 35th and archer. next sto

police say a man shot and killed a woman, and wounded two others inside park west medical center in knoxville, tennessee. the next step now for johns hopkins security and police is to review their response and help workers cope. that starts with this letter to staph, offering letters this weekend. and counseling services. >>> more than half of those say at some point in their career, they have been assaulted by someone. >>> meanwhile, the police investigation on yesterday's response has already begun. >>> well, the rain is gone. and the sun returns. outside right now, it is comfortable. with lower humidity. a perfect friday afternoon. >>> wjz has weather and traffic together. >> a few spots got more than a half. at least somebody gets a rain. it's been a beautiful day. nothing around as far as precip at all. barometer on the way back up. northwest winds at 8. and tomorrow, beautiful weather will continue, as high pressure sits over the region. ahead of the front. we cool off with more sunshine for much of next week. so really, really pleasant weather headed our way. but more dry stuff as well

inside knoxville, tennessee. >> next step is to review their response and help workers cope. >> reporter: while bealefeld says those metal detectors will probably not come to johns hopkins, others are using stronger lighting, and tougher bag checks to protect workers inside the hospital. >> stay with wjz for complete coverage of the shooting at johns hopkins hospital. wjz is always on. for updates on the investigation and the doctor's condition, go to wjz.com. >>> police were forced to shoot an unarmed man just blocks from the u.s. capitol building. the man pointed a gun at them around 5:00 this morning and refused to drop it. they opened fire on the man. he is being treated in the hospital. his name is condition are -- name and condition are not being released. >>> finally, some closure in the primary race for baltimore state attorney. jessamy has conceded to gregg bernstein. pat warren has more on the outcome of this contentious race. >> reporter: this is the same block where gregg bernstein declared his candidacy. and today, he declared victory, ending pat jessamy's 15-year run as sta

atlanta, knoxville into the florida panhandle. you could see anywhere from an inch of rain to as much as five inches of rain around tallahassee. there is an area of low pressure there, so it's bringing cooler temperatures. that's good for many southern states and much needed rain slides up the earn seaboard eventually to the northeast as well where we definitely need the rain, too. in the west, the heat wave is in place for california and the southwest. temperatures topping 100 degrees today from las vegas, phoenix, to los angeles. >>> all right. good morning to you. the heat around the bay area yet again today. we wake up with a couple 50s and few 40s into the north end of the bay. the heat is still coming back at us. we do have patches of fog along the coast, that's the only place you will notice a little cooling today. even then we're only cooling to the 70s. a nice afternoon along the beaches. yesterday we were in the 80s at the beaches. notice it's a little cooler but still a nice day there. mid and upper 90s in the warmer sp

atlanta, knoxville into the florida panhandle. you could see anywhere from an inch of rain to as much as five inches of rain around tallahassee. there is an area of low pressure there, so it's bringing cooler temperatures. that's good for many southern states and much needed rain slides up the earn seaboard eventually to the northeast as well where we definitely need the rain, too. in the west, the heat wave is in place for california and the southwest. temperatures topping 100 degrees today from las vegas, phoenix, to los angeles. that's what's going on around >> temperatures have been in the 90's the last couple of days. we will slide into >>> and now here's jenna. >> janice, thanks. >>> this morning services at a mega church in georgia will give its famed pastor the chance to address the congregation for the first time since allegations that he lured young mens into sex with gifts and travel. ron mott is outside the new birth missionary baptist church. ron, good morning. >> reporter: jenna, good morning to you. the allegations

host: din in knoxville, tennessee. good morning. caller: -- janet in knoxville, tennessee. caller: i was reading a story about an illegal immigrant getting social security, retirement. how can that happen? guest: it should not. when you are borrowing $0.43 on every dollar that is spent at the federal level, we have to scrutinize every program that is out there to make sure only those eligible are receiving the benefits and that we are receiving our money. i have asked for all kinds of accountability audits, like the housing program. there was billions of wasted dollars because people were getting their benefits illegally, but did not need them. there was a woman in illinois who said she had no income when she was actually making $80,000 a year. this was people lining up to get free money. i asked my state to look into our program. we had up to 100,000 oregonians waiting for money when the program ran out of money. i want to make sure that the money is going to people who are legitimately, legally here, and are not ripping off the taxpayers. we need more oversight. that is s

she joins us this morning from knoxville, tennessee. first of all, great to talk to you again.h. how are you holding up? >> i'm doing fine now. thank you. it's great to be free. >> well, it's certainly -- you're the person to relate to this because you lived it. sarah's back. unfortunately, though, the two men are still being held there. and according to iran, they're probably going to at least make them answer or prove that they were not spying. if you could think about what she must be going through, what type of emotions when you're finally free but still so worried about people trapped or being held. >> right. i'm sure she feels a lot of mixed emotions. she must be happy on one hand to be with her family and loved ones and out of prison but she did leave her fiancee shane behoond and their good friend josh so i think she must feel kind of a contradiction in emotions and she said she doesn't feel free and won't until those two are also freed. >> you also spent sometime in solitary confinement when you were in evin prison as we understand it. that was her situation except for

the mayor of not spell on a very large chain of truck stops -- knoxville owns a very large chain of truck stops. i would be stunned if this race got within single digits. that ought to help any republican stay on the ballot. host: let me give you the list david put together. hawaii is first. virginia is fifth. south dakota, michigan -- washington is third district. new jersey is third district. what does that say to you, david? guest: week rattled off 10, but we are monitoring 120 house races out of which a majority of democratic seats are at serious risk. there are some marquee races around the country that will be a barometer of what will happen on election night. there are a couple in particular that are interesting. --eh's first district -- thes first district democrats have won nominee on the ballot. she was the second place finisher in the special election. i am not sure he is going to lose. he has a good shot at winning a full-term. then we have a race in south dakota that will be a very good indicator of the republican's progress. host: our first phone call comes from amarillo, te