the jury found that marie carter suffered lead poisoning while living in a house on baltimore city. the case was based on circumstantial evidence. the award will be reduced because of the state's credit $50,000 cap on non-economic damages. -- $350,000 cap on non-economic damages. today marks the beginning of the 10th year of the war in afghanistan. president obama pledges to bring to start -- to start bringing it to an end of the beginning of next year. >> for families who have lost loved ones in afghanistan, this is another sad anniversary, filled with questions about what has become america's longest war. president obama marked the ninth year of war by honoring robert miller, who died two years ago defending his comrades. >> they heard his voice. he had been hit. still, he kept calling out the enemy positions. >> his parents said never believed in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a -- believe in the mission. >> he believed he was working for a good coscause. >> we can start to not be spending money. >> the white house reports that pakistan's military is backing off d

a baltimore county jury has awarded marie carter $23,000 after she suffered lead -- $8 25,000 in economic and $20 million in economic damages is the largest ever seen, but that will be reduced because of the state's cap on noneconomic damages. >> students lending their advice on how to handle the issue of cyber-bullying. >> it is important to educate everyone because even 6-year-olds have cell phones these days. >> much of what is being shared may help shape school policy across maryland. >> there is a port-a-potty situation developing. the marine core -- the marine corps marathon is scheduled for the same weekend as the colbert event. >> you can't have big crowds without the other. the national parks says so. >> for every 300 persons there is one portable rest room required. whatever that total number becomes, 20% of that total number of rest rooms must be handicap accessible rest rooms. >> 50 would be placed on the mall area near the start of their 10-k and it is 10,000 runners. that meant organizers of the colbert and stewart rlies are having -- rallies are having a hard time getting t

. >>> a baltimore city jury has awarded $24 million to marie carter. the jury's verdict was announced wednesday. it will likely be reduced, though, because of the state's cap on damages at 350,000. the poisoning occurred when carter was a little girl. >> in this case, the city was in the house, the housing authority was in the house. and saw the chipping and peeling paint. and told the father, we're not going to give you paint until you have lived here three years, even though they saw it on the wall. and that's what the jury heard. >> carter's iq has diminished by 10 points and she suffered brain damage. the house she lived in was demolished years ago. >> baltimore's circuit court judge will decide how much carter will get in damages. >>> annapolis bills itself as the country's sailing capital. one of the events which bolsters its reputation is in town for the next four days. >>> in the past few years, the economy has battered boat shows. but the turnaround might show up here. >>> we opened up this morning to a big crowd. >>> it is an international sh

the 23-year-old marie carter was living in an apartment maintained by the housing authority at the timethe award will most likely be reduced because of the cap on such judgments. her attorney claims her i.q. actually went down ten points after she was poisoned. >>> the president will make an appearance at bowie state university later today campaigning for governor martin o'malley. the event begins at 3:00 this afternoon. then just a couple days later on monday, october 11governor o'mally and former governor bob ehrlich will meet to debate the issues. denise will moderate that debate and we'll brought it at 7:00 next monday night. what would you like denise to ask? submit your questions by going to wjz.com and clicking on the link right there at the top of our home page. >>> a federal probe into former presidential hopeful john edwards' finances could be expanding. federal prosecutors have issued a fresh round of subpoenas in an investigation that for more than a year looked rather dormant. his former aide claims vast sums of campaign money exchanged hands to keep edwards' mistress in hi

a baltimore city jury has awarded $24 million to 24-year- old marie carter. the jury agreed she suffered lead poisoning while living in an apartment owned and operated by the housing authority in baltimore. the jury's verdict was announced wednesday. it will likely be reduced because of the state's cap on damages at $350,000. the poisoning considered -- occurred between 1987 and 1989, when carter was just a little girl. . >> in this case, the city was in the house. the housing authority was in the house and saw the chipping and peeling paint and told the father that we're not going to give you paint until you've lived here three years, even though they saw it on the wall. and that's what the jury heard. >> carter's attorney says she has permanent brain damage. and her iq has diminished by 10 points because of the lead poisoning. the house she lived in was demolished years ago. >>> the sunshine is back in maryland. enjoyable temperatures out there. how long will it last? bob turk and meteorologist tim williams have your forecast. bob? >> reporter: a look at ra

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carter. >>> and i'm mary bubala. >>> flames destroyed a warehouse and kelly mcpherson has more. >> reportere firefighters are here fighting the fire. it's just smoking here as you can see behind me, we're at the dundalk high school, we'll show you the video

and vic carter is in the news room. >> reporter: mary, it continued through this morning. the detectives were called to shirley avenue after 9:00 this morning, the police found an adult male shot in the head. the victim isn't identified. er and the other six homicides are separate incidents and two of them may be related. >>> all right, thank you. and what police are saying about the weekend, coming up live at 5:00. >>> and one week after a crash takes the life of a teen, the parents learn more details about the crash. the car collided with an off duty police officer. it was at patapsco in brooklyn. and wjz speaks to the teen's family in a live report newality 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the 33 trapped chilean miners may soon be free. they may be aboveground in a couple of days. >> reporter: chilean rescue workers finished installing the last of 15 steel tubes designed to reenforce the top of the shaft and the next step is building a platform above the shaft. and officials say they'll hope to start the actual rescue as early as wednesday. >> and below ground, the men prepared for t

. >> good evening i'm vic carter >> and i'm denise koch and here is what people are talking about tonight. >> here is mary bubala. >> reporter: the u.s. supreme court will make a major decision in albert schneider versus the founder of the westboro baptist church. it's a case that started at a maryland the marine's funeral more than seven years ago. that's when the church protested feet away. albert schneider says his son wasn't gay but that matthew was targeted during the protest. with signs that said thank god for dead soldiers. >> it's hard enough to bury a child, but to have this go on too, it's like somebody kicking you in the face. >> reporter: schneider sued the wanesboro church for causing him stress. he thought the church would go bankrupt and stop protesting at hundreds of military funerals. but an appeals court overturned the case siting freedom of speech. >> my son and hundreds of others have died to protect freedom of speech. and to have a group of 80 people degrade it and mock it is disgusting. >> reporter: the case is shaping up to be an important test of first amendment rights and whether

carter. >> an amber alert with a missing north carolina girl with bone cancer is called off. mary is in the newsroom with the disturbing reason. >> police in north carolina indicated today that they believe someone killed the 10- year-old. right now, both her parents are being questioned by police. >> reporter: police and the fbi are still trying to peace -- peace together what happened to 10-year-old zara claire baker. around 2:00 p.m. saturday, her dad, adam baker, called police to report his daughter missing. he also said his wife last saw zara asleep in her bed 12 hours earlier. zara suffers from bone cancer, a disease that has left her with hearing aids in both ears and a prosthetic leg. both hearing aids were found in the home. neighbors say they hadn't seen the girl outside the home in weeks. a ransom note addressed to her father was found in the house. police now say the stepmother confessed she wrote it. we have your daughter and your son is next unless you do what is asked. 1 million unmarked will be in touch soon. >> we are questioning the note. no further demands have

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mary will have our live coverage from washington, d.c. as al schneider goes against this group to keep them from protesting other funerals. >>> habitat is building 86 homes in honor of former president carter's 86 years. he will continue his efforts right here in charm city. >>> in tonight's wjz health watch. you might want to think twice before you sit your laptop in your lap. recent studies show that this hasn't can lead to what they're calling toasted skin syndrome. a skin condition caused by long term heat exposure. researchers say the condition is generally harmless but it can cause permanent skin darkening. doctors suggest placing something under your laptop if you have to hold it in your lap. >>> it hasn't been a good week for tiger woods. he lost the coveted title cup for europe. if tiger looks like he's annoyed because he just duffed the chip in whales instead of heading toward the hole. the ball went straight to photographers who were able to capture this picture before they nailed his camera. >> wow. >> see the ball right there. midair. >> that was a great shot. >> it is. >> they had rain problems over there that's why everything got delayed to today. for us the rain was around to