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. >> a dramatic chase comes to a fiery end in west baltimore. skyteam 11 was there over west north avenue when a suspect was driving a stolen car and crashed into several parked vehicles. fortunately no one was hurt and he was taken into custody. a shooting in anne arundel county leaves a man in serious condition. it was at a party around 1:15 sunday morning on citadel drive in severn. a fight broke out followed by shots and the victim stagger ed into the street. he was taken to shock trauma. poor following up on reports of vehicles fleeing. >> the first of its kind medical facility is open in maryland. mercy medical center is home to the first public umbilical cord blood bank. parents can donate cord blood which is rich in stem cells which can be used to treat more than 90 life-threatening diseases from cancers to blood disorder. >> through it program women giving birth here will have the opportunity to donate umbilical cord blood for use by patients in need of transplants. in maryland and worldwide. >> doctors say this effort will help increase

. >> still ahead, it has the local distinction of separating east and west baltimore.rles street is being recognized nationally. we tell you why. >> gas mileage is the biggest complaints of many truck owners. now the gas-guzzlers' may have to get more miles per gallon. and look at the new standards in the consumer alert. >> possibly a few showers or even a thunderstorm. we track the unsettling weather pattern and see the beautiful fall color from sky team 11. 73 degrees at the inner harbor.y blessings and strengths, including a tradition of religious freedom and political participation. the catholic church encourages all people to excercise their right to vote this november with educated hearts and minds. by doing so, you can help build a world of respect for human life and dignity, where justice and peace prevail. our doors and our hearts are always open. >> here is what we're working on for 6:00 p.m. >> the battle for slots is a heated though. we break down the facts on one a new anti-slots that. at stake delicate strikes a deal over a foreclosure scheme. we reveal w

baltimore city. one crash remains in the west side at wakefield road and bonner road. downs treed block intersection at cold spring lane at down treesed anish your up in luth -- issue up in lutherville. you will see police out there baltimore county crews in an effort to clear that. it could be blocking some lanes at this time. as we look at our cameras, you will find traffic moving very smoothly on all the major roadways. no problems on the beltway, 95, 83, looking in anne arundel county. 97 at route 100, traffic is good in both directions. no problems southbound approaching route 50. northbound lanes look good heading towards 695 baltimore beltway. stay with us because we have more of good morning, maryland, coming back after the break. [ female announcer ] introducing splenda® no calorie sweetener granulated with fiber. sweet! [ female announcer ] tastes like sugar and has 3 grams of fiber per tablespoon. use it almost anywhere you use sugar. even in cooking and baking. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda® granulated with fiber. >>> 5:55. making news around the nati

a late-night shooting in west baltimore turns deadly. police say a man was shot in the 800 block of brice street. he was taken to shop, where he died. still no word on a suspect or a possible motive. police are looking for a group of suspects they say sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in colombia. investigators say four men grabbed the girl, assaulting her, and fled on motor scooters and a bicycle. anyone with information is asked to call for 10-313-stop. testimony continues today in the trial of a man accused of killing his wife. tracy disappeared five years ago while on her way to a motley crew concert. prosecutors say dennis killed his wife out of jealousy after learning she was having an affair. the latest on today's proceedings tonight at 5:00. energizing young voters -- that is the goal behind president obama's town hall meetings today to be broadcast on cable stations geared to america's youth. it is a reality show that networks, the president, and democrats hope young people will tune in to watch. >> good afternoon. the presi

in west baltimore. and a shot in the head of west fayette street. no possible modem -- motive. a janitor spotted what appeared to been [inaudible] it was not before the damage was already done. baltimore county police are investigating and vandals and extensive damage including using graffiti in the gym and a locker room. it has been cleaned up. right now, no word on the suspects involved. early this morning, many residents had been rescued after this fire extended through the upper floors and the roof as well as an attached apartment building. two people and one firefighter suffered minor injuries. one person still accounted for this evening. it is estimated that 24 families were displaced from the fire. >> we experienced some of the coaster of the season overnight last night. 35 degrees. right now, it has warmed up significantly, but it will be partly cloudy tonight with cloud approaching from the system. this is to our north and west. it will take a long time to get here. more cause tomorrow for sure. 65 at the airport now. lower 60's on the eastern shore and 62 on the state

an amazing scene in west baltimore when an old planet goes up in flames. kelly mcpherson explains there was serious concern that the building could crumble on surrounding buildings. >> reporter: all that remains is what's behind me, the facade and elevator shaft. authorities are concerned it will collapse. >> there's a large amount of black smoke touring out of the building. that's when i parked here and that's when the top of the building erupted. >> they had floors three, four and five, it's unusual to have a fire suddenly be that big. >> reporter: watch the fire from the distillery as it tumbled. only one side survived. the building's owner will tear the rest of the it down. >> mr. and mrs. brown were celebrating their celebration. >> are you going to serve food? >> we were ready to serve, just as we were getting ready to get everything set up, they shut the electricity down. >> reporter: the fast moving fire was fueled by 100-year-old wood interior and barrels of the old seagrams distillery. arson could very well be the cause. >> to have that many floo

crashed a stolen suv into three parked cars and ran from the burning vehicles to hop on a bus in west baltimore. the suspect collided with a car and ran over mailboxes before hitting the parked vehicles. suv was reported stolen in washington. the man was arrested after he got on the bus. >>> a woman from glen burnie who is fighting her landlord over bedbugs is expected to be in court. her children started getting welps on their skin. she thought they were mosquito bites. in june she learned they are bedbugs. she can now not live in her apartment. she is suing the land lord and wants him to take responsible for the problems she's faced over the past months. >>> the water is back home in homes in baltimore county after a 12-inch main was repaired in two places. it happened yesterday afternoon on hartford road. break happens two blocks apart. hartford road is reopened to traffic in both directions. the road will have to be repaved. >>> just another fantastic sunny day of weather after the coldest day of weekend. we'll start off on a short week week. there will be changes that begin tonight and tom

city police are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death in west baltimore. say police found the body inside a vacant rowhouse in the 800 block of north freemont avenue. no word on how the victim died, and the identity of the victim has not been released. the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife will resume later this morning in baltimore county. prosecutors say dennis tetso killed his wife, frase i, back in march 20605 after she disappeared while heading to a concert. tracy never showed up, and her car was found 11 days later. those closest to tracy say she told her husband, denis, to move out of the house and that the marriage was over. to this day, her body's never been found. the prosecution says it does not need a body to prove its case. >> well, president obama is back on the campaign trail for fellow democrats. the president held a huge ral rally yesterday. during the rally, the president defended his decisions to fix the country's economic turmoil, and he also used a metaphor of driving a car when comparing democrats to republicans, saying, if

an accident at west baltimore and a tree att imonium ttat is complicating things at seminary no problemsto report at harford road. not too many people out there just et. you're lookkng at an 11-minute ride on the outer loop with a high-spped of 55 miles per hour all remains clear with a 12-minute trip with an average trip of 54 miles per hour. from whitemarsh boulevard to the beltway, you're looking at a 4-minute trip with an average speed of 54 miles per hour. that's the traffic edge. back to you. >>> a ppp lar synthetic drug is now band in balttmore county ú%lls k2. it's a chemical that similar effects as arijuuna. megan gilliland is live with more on why some ssy theeban won't be effective. >> reporter: while baltimore county councilmembers voted unanimously ffr this ban, the experts say it won't solve the problem. if the current formula is banned. experts say makers can adjust and start reselling it and it's ú%ready happening in 11 other states where lawmakers banned it. >> the chemists just went back and ccanged the tructure and they went to ii was o18, then it was 23. >> those who

baltimore city police are searching for a gunman who shot and killed a west baltimore man. the 25-year-old man was shot in the head around 3:00 this afternoon. he died later at the hospital and police are still investigating to shootings from last night. so far, no suspects of our possible motives have arisen in any of these cases. members of the baltimore city police department gathered to say farewell to one of its own. detective brian stephenson was killed a week ago today while out celebrating what would have been his 38th birthday. police a stevenson and a group of people got into a fight over a parking space. he was hit in the head with a piece of concrete. he died a short time later at shock trauma. he is one of three deaths within the department in just the last month. a high school staff member has been charged with attempting to sell a gun on the school campus in baltimore. police say the 33-year-old was arrested when he tried to sell the gun to a school police officer. the school had notified baltimore police about the proposed gun deal and the transaction was ar

in west baltimore. it happened just before 10:00 tonight on north bright street.olice say he was shot in the head ann hest. and now at shock trauma. homicide detectives are on the scene. >> there is alsooyou late word tonight that regulators have suspended a new jersey doctor's medical license for moving patients to a clinic here in maryland for late term abortions. the new jersey board of medical examiners temporarily suspended dr. stephen brigham's only remaining medical iiense today. they call him manipulative and deceptive in transporting the patients from 74 lightning new jersey to elkton to take advantage of differences in state abortion laws. >> developing news in howard counny. 7-year-old girl said she was theealleged assault occurred in apartment complex on basket ring road. home when four men suddenly grabbed her and forced her toward some bushes. but the girl managed to get very frustrated to hear that someone tried to take addantage of my daughtee. >> you want to turn yourself in. turn youuself in. but, you know, somebody will find you though. you will

. >>> police tonight invests gating after a man is shot and killed in west baltimore. haapened around 10:00 o'clock last night on north wright near west llnd belt street. man shot ii tte head and chest and rushed to shock trauma where he died short time later. no word tonight on a suspect. investigate parrntpolice murder-suicide that left 2 carol county men dead early this morning. police ere called to the 1500 block of pilgrim lane just after midnight. there they found 48-year-old steven fox dead in neighbor gregory martin for hourr. martin body was eventually found in the back of his estranged wife's home. >> thousands of baltimore city teachers are waiting to see if ballot rrsulls tonight. keith? >> nion officials are expecting a near record turn out for the vote and at least 4000 teachers more than half of the membership. now voting únded today at 3:00 o'clock. they did not extend the 3:00 p.m. cut off time like originally thought. thousands of teachers poured into politicing nick institute high school to cast their balllt. teachers stood in a line for 30 minutes t

city police are investigating what they are calling a suspicious death in west baltimore. they found a body inside a vacant rowhouse at the hundred block of north freemont avenue around 5:45 sunday evening. the identity of the victim has not been released. a georgia man is behind bars in maryland, charged with kidnapping. police said a 28-year-old victim called 911 to report that she and her two children had been kidnapped by her estranged husband. within an hour, police in cecil county located the vehicle and arrested the suspect. he now faces kidnapping and child abduction, assault, imprisonment, and other charges. he is held on $750,000 bond did the trial of a man accused of murdering his wife will continue tomorrow. prosecutors claim that he killed his wife back in march 2005. she disappeared while heading to a concert. her car was found 11 days later. those close to her say that she told her husband to move out of the house and that the marriage was over. to this day her body has not been found. prosecution say they do not need a body to prove their case. baby medical

several hours later, homicide was called to a shooting in west baltimore. that was just after 9:30. day 4 and still no verdict in the trial of those accused of murdering 10 harris. today's deliberations ended deadlocked on felony murder and conspiracy charges. they all stand accused of gunning down harris during a robbery at the haven lounge into a dozen 8. the defendant faced 29 charges each. we want to know what is the secret? he is posting an event this weekend, but is all as it appears? >> id is advertised as a family event. -- it is being advertised as a family event. >> the event is called the family fun day. it is set for saturday and is being advertised in paid ads on the radio. >> bring the entire family and bring your friends. the events is absolutely free. >> the ad is paid for by a firm called universal elections. that is the firm of political consultant, a long time and sometimes controversial operative in local politics. he has been retained by eon and told us he will build his campaign committee for reimbursement. -- built his campaign committee for reimbursement. exp

another accident in west baltimore one right on north hilton street at edmund son avenue where we deal a crash at westbound lane of route 32 at cedar lane. another accident in andarundle county right in annapolis on far drive and -úgemini drive waach out for tonight. that's a look at the traffic edge. now back to you. >> the ravens are on a roll beating the steelers in hints field. >> second time in 11 trips to pittsburg the raaens came wwthout a victory making this sweep especially sweet. many fans we talked with this morning were excited to share of our manager here huue fan of the steelers. use them. kitty likes them.r >> jumped up and screamed and so happy becaase we have a couple hateers in our family. >> sports directoo bruce joins us later in sports with complete game highlights. >> many raven fans showed off the purple pride in their own home. we werr sent this picture of the ravens down n the base. all covers with thee raven and even a raven foottall field rug. >> jack took these raven pride out doors. he painted his front walkway purple and added the ravens logo to it. very n

. >> him if reaking news in south west baltimore at this hour.olice say stolen car went ouu of control along west north avenue this afternoon and ended up in a fiery accident with 3 vehicles. no one was hurt but flames were so inteese they damaged the siding on a nearby house. the suspect was arrested after he aboaad an mta bus. and jumped ú> high school tudents charged with serious crimes allowed to stay in school. happened in andarundle county this school yeaa and parent are upset. 2 letters were sent out today from principal parents. last week a fight broke out at south river igh school. 15-yearrold ended up at shook trauma. just as troubling violence 2 other andarundle county schools. cases of troy reed and james downey were arrested again last week. reed for attempted rape. downey for assault. and oth had prior records. >> i wouldn't say that we have had more instances of violence this yeaa. i don't believe that's the case. what e have had is 3 high profile incidents happen n a very short period of time. and certainly parents are worried and

in west baltimore, a late-night shooting turned deadly. police said up 56-year-old man, sherman pain, was shot last night. he was taken to shock trauma where he was pronounced dead. there is no word on who shot him or why. >> jurors in the day listening to testimony from the league deputy in that tracy tetso murder trial. her husband dennis is on trial for murder, although tracy's body has never been found. lowell melser has more. >> as lead investigator in tracy tetso's disappearance, the detective knew every detail about the case, and thursday told the jury all about it. the detective first interviewed dennis tetso on march 9, 2005, three days after tracy's disappearance. the detective testified that tetso told him he was home the day tracy went missing, washing his trucks. he said dennis told him that tracy had returned home from the store at around 2:00 in the afternoon on march 6, when in their home, and then he never saw her again. he then said that around 6:30 that evening, he went inside the house to take a shower, and he noticed t

sunday officers found a 33- year-old man shot several times who later died in the hospital at west baltimore. a 51-year-old man was killed. police say there are leads in all these places. >> we can put a police car in every driveway in this city but if nobody talks to detectives we're only gonna get so far and we don't have crystal balls yet. >> anyone with any information on this string of shootings is asked to call baltimore's city police. >>> a university of maryland professor plans to review baltimore's arrest under a settlement as part of the department's effort to distance it from zero tolerance policies following citizen complaints, criminologist charles well ford says he is waiting for final approval to begin the 3 year review to determine if police are complying with the settlement. the a.c.l.u. and the naacp filed a complaint on behalf of 14 people. in june the city settled the case agreeing to pay $871,000 to re-train officers and issue some new policies. >>> tonight we know the name of a woman who fell down an elevator shaft, baltimore city police say 43-year-old tracy baird and

west of hagerstown there is a better chance but around the baltimore it should be dry. high pressure off the east coast the rain away. service wind to the southwest, we will enjoy some of the mild temperatures that those folks in the plains states have been having for the last couple of days. i will show you the seven-day forecast in a second. we introduced you to troubles for richard the other day. it is almost a hurricane north of honduras, it will affect resort communities and come out into the southern gulf of mexico late next week. there could be a tropical storm or hurricane as we head into next weekend. if you have travel plans, keep that in mind. a mixture of clouds and sunshine today, low-mid 70's this afternoon. the kickoff today will be a good one, southwest winds at 10-15 miles per hour. temperatures dropping back into the 50's. the showers will cab -- will catch of eventually. there could be a little bit of rain as we head back to work and school on monday, but it was a mild. however, it will cool off going into halloween weekend. 60's on friday. >> thank y

and the city of west baltimore and baltimore. >> the center will create 325 construction jobs. and more than 100 permanent jobs when it opens in 4 years. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition. , diz. >>> answering the five most important questions facing this year's university of maryland men's basketball team. for these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast. >>> a familiar theme at the top of the pro football challenge. jess is at wjz.com to update these standings. are you leading, jess? >> no, i'm not, kai. >> that's a surprise. >> no, i'm not. sports director mark viviano is at the top. after five weeks, he has 45 points. stan and bern are next. and i'm in third place. and as for this week's winner, it is martin sharp. he got 12 out of 14 games correct. and came closest to the game on sunday. you can still sign up to play. come here to wjz.com. and click on the banner near the top of the home page. kai, bern is doing back flips over here. >> is there a guy named

a man shot lass night in west baltimore has died.t happened about 8:00 last night on west lexington street at north fremont avenue. police found the 34-year-old ma3 shot in the head. he died later at shock raama. no suspectt at this hour. >> baltimore county police arrest two suspects after a stabbiig at security square mall. police say brandon go forth and rowland clayton stabbbd andres wright in the mall.3 both held without bail. victim was released from the >> firefighters battled a blaze at an abandon building in dundalk this afternoon. at the old seagram building. no innuries, and cruuse had it under control, as it began to burn itself out. destroyed.nggis completely and fire officials say it is too early to tell if it was any fou3 play. >> r&b star mariooii arrested for assaalting his own mother. myranda stephens is live at baltimore police headquarters on there is more to the story..3 myyanda? >>well, jeff, news of mario's arrest ssunneddmany of his fans. especially those here in baltimore. where he is known for giving back to

. >> baltimore city police are searching for a man that shot and killed another man in west baltimore. he later died at a hospital. police are still investigating two shootings from friday night. so far police have no suspects or motives in any of these cases. >> members of the baltimore city police department gathered to say their final fair we will to one of their -- farewell to one of their own. detective stevenson was killed after getting in a fight over a parking space. he has was hit in the head with a piece of concrete. he died a short time later at shock trauma. >> a city college high school staff member has been -- tyree miles was arrested october 15 when he tried to sell a gun to a school police officer. the school notified the police about the proposed gun deal, and the transack was arranged on a day when students were not in school. miles is due to appear in court november 15. >> homecoming festivities went on as planned at dundalk high school despite an overnight break-in. baltimore county police are investigating. officials say vandals did extensive damage, including usi

there was a shooting in west baltimore. this happened at 10:00 p.m. last night. one adult male was shot. there is no word on any possible suspect or motive. a man is behind bars accused of stabbing three students and his brother. the victims started fighting inside a parked in college park. the man reportedly stabbed them. he is scheduled to appear in court today. >> rescue crews in chile have finally freed the last of the miners trapped underneath the service. the last took a breath of fresh air around 11:30 last night. the men have been trapped underground since august. the impossible is possible. >> it is quite an experience for the whole world. >> the last man brought up was the leader of the group. he was the one who suggested conserving water and food. >> incredible story appeared in washington state restaurant is looking for a new name for its mega-burger. the hamburg was called the triple bypass, that name has already been trademarked. now they are in need of another hamburger that features a 12- ounce pattie certification between two sandwiches. that mig

in west baltimore, kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> following the mid-term electrics, many are wondering what watch will look like. republican snirdse insiders are trying to jump on the tea party bandwagon. polling indicates tea party keaths -- candidates could win lots of seats seats. >> you call them "crazy tea party people." they got elected. the majority of the people in the district thought they were the best thing. those are the people you will have to work with. >> every win by a tea party candidate will put republicans closer to a majority. >> our commitment 2010 coverage continues any time online with candidate profiles, back check reports, and a wealth of resources you will need before you head to the polls all online at www.wbaltv.com. just click on "politics." >> guilty is the verdict headed down for the baltimore county man on trial for murdering his wife. after three days of deliberation a jury convicted dennis tetso of murdering his wife tracey. lowell melser has the story. >> i don't know what i want to say except it is justice for tracey. >> tracey tetso's stepmother del

the homicide unit was called to a shooting in west baltimore. police are still gathering details on that shooting. 51 degrees on tv hill. coming up, an update on the alleged pirate murder. >> a complete stranger is credited with the arrest of an alleged child kidnapper. >> this is a live look of traffic on 95 in the catonsville area. area. it is fine right there. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. >> welcome back. 54 degrees downtown. we have mostly clear skies. there is some cloud cover in some neighborhoods. this will be a nice day. we will see a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. it will become breezy. we wil

he paid a visit to john eager howard elementary in west baltimore.e encouraged students to put their nose in a book as part of maryland public televisions raising reader initiative. it uses the power of the media to prepare children to enter school ready to learn. >> it is very important to me because you learn a lot of things and use your imagination. >> love elmo. hundreds of children are benefiting from the program. parents say youngsters are recognizing bigger and bigger words and starting to read earlier. the project is funded with a grant from the u.s. department of education. >>> today is walk to school day in montgomery county. we'll head out live now, about an hour from now and that is coming up at 6:00 a.m. >>> plus, the fbi is using a disturbing demonstration to better train some of its agents. >>> cameras around the region, here at 27th street, everything is all clear out here. more news is next. stay with us. >>> the first civilian trial of a former guantanamo bay detainee opens today. he will be tried in manhattan's federal court. he's

skyteam 11 captured the scene of a crash in west baltimore. this collision the result of a chase. it was about 3:00 yesterday afternoon in the 3400 of west north avenue. the stolen vehicle struck several occupied vehicles and sent them up in flames. one person was taken into custody. no one was hurt. while most schools are working to keep cell phones out of the classroom one in oklahoma is trying to encourage students to read. 1,500 sixth and seventh graders received phones as part of a project. the students read books and complete tests on computers. if they pass minister minutes are added to their phones. they are then being compared to a control group who didn't receive cell phones. some experts believe the program is equal to bribing kids and results will be short-lived. that brings us to our watercooler@wbaltv.cwater cooler question of the day. do you think it is good motivation or bribery? e-mail us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 62 degrees on tv hill. republican congressional candidates face criticism over his part in a world war ii reenactment. >> the man facing charges in

. >>> a furry friend, loved by everyone, recently paid a visit to a west baltimore school.nd it was all about helping children learn to read. ron matz has more on when a visitor from sets sesame street meets dozens of his friends. >> hi, everybody. >> elmo. his visit was part of the racing readers initiative. >> it's very important to learn to read. because you learn a lot of things. and you get to use your imagination. taking it to other places that you're reading about. >> it uses the power of the media. >> and through this initiative, we have targeted over 200 children in the drew community, as well as in the moravia community. >> parents say elmo is making a difference in their kids' reading abilities. he's learning. recognizing words. which means a lot to him. he's learning how to recognize bigger words. >> this is about the children two through 8. >> this really increases the wealth of reading. >> when can you come here? >> elmo is not only helping children to read. he's one of the biggest stars who always gets the last word. >> back to you on tv hill. yeah, baby. [ l

it's $200 million project that will be housed in the university biognashing west baltimore. the senter will serve 2,000 patients every year. >> it will bring state of the art medical treatment right here to my neighborhood where i live for 30 years. that's very, very significant and it gives people an opportunity to live. in other words, it will bring light to life. >> it's going to save many, many lives. and the announcement also is a lifesaver up to the city of baltimore and west baltimore in this tough ecomony. any time we announce a project that's going to bring over 3. [audio not understandable] >> the center will create 325 construction jobs and more than 1 hundred permanent jobs when it opens in four years. >> all right. >>> still much more to come on "eyewitness news" saturday morning. when we come back, we will have the exclusive five-day first warning forecast. >> we will be right back. ,,,,,, >>> today temperatures in the mid-60s. a little sunshine on both days and breezy on both days. 65 on monday. and 64 on tuesday and wednesday with a chance of showers late on

we do have several accidents, one in west baltimore involviig a pedestrian that has been hit by a carouth martin luthee king boullvard. the problems will pprssst in baltimore county where e're dealing with a crash at hoolins ferry road. ú%rtunately all is cleer traveling through the harbor tunnel and the fort mchenry [ male announcer ] need a better way to save for the things you want? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a wish list, that helps you set aside money for the stuff that really matters... just put the things you want on your wish list... and contribute money when you feel like it... then, watch as you get closer to getting what you want. wish list is built to make saving a whole lot more fun. experience all the ways virtual wallet can help you save at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> new this morning, a toxic flood spill kills four people in hundrr!!huuggry. hundreds of people had tt be evacuated as it flowed into several towns. homes, bridges all destroyed and emergency crews workee overtimmú to try to keep it from flowing into the danube rive

. >> but chase and west of baltimore turned fiery when a stolen vehicle crashed. it was in the 3400 block of west north avenue. the stolen vehicle sent unoccupied of vehicles up in flames. one person was taken into custody. no one was injured. baltimore city is reporting 171 murders this year, following a violent weekend which featured a number of shootings and several murders. police stressed that despite the violence, crime is down. police presence will be increase in neighbor heard affected by the recent rash of violence. no charges have been filed and a set of stabbings during oktoberfest. at least two people were stabbed just after 6:30 p.m. saturday night. they arrested a man with a bloody t-shirt. they believe alcohol may have played a role. an update now, in a a story we brought you last week, police have identified the body found in an elevator shaft as a 43 year-old tracy baird. they believe that she fell as she walked in the vacant building along north howard street. her death has been ruled an accident. >> of family will travel to arlington national cem

. >>> a man is left dead this morning after he is gunned down in west baltimore. police say the man was shot at least one time in the head and killed in the two # 100 block of west fayette avenue. detectives combed the yeah but did not say whether they found any leads. police identified the victim as a 25-year-old man. >>> residents in northeast baltimore are gearing up for winter. bge conducted quick home energy check ups in the frankfort community yesterday. employees inspected homes to identify ways residents can improve energy efficiency. they were free of charge as long as the three recommended changes were listened to. they were part of the energy savers program. >>> what starts in the streets doesn't end up there. every time it rains tons of trash and debris wash into the streams and rivers in the bay. local leaders say it's time to fix that problem. >> reporter: it looks good from far, may be far from good. today legions of volunteers came to clean. >> this stuff going to end up in the bay. >> reporter: no one threw this bottle here. it starred here on our

few gusts -- north and west -- around baltimore -- wind's have died off, we expected to pick up again tomorrow but not power house winds, breezy, temperatures in the low 50s. flirting with the 40s. we go in to the 40s. a few spots -- hit the 30s. might have seen the oakland out to deep creak lakes. highs today in the low to mid60's. didn't feel that warm because of that persistent north wind. tomorrow we are back in the 06's. lot of sun on tap. breezy weather across the state. elegant city, mid to upper 60s. breezy and along the bay, a good south breeze, lake shore -- little more warmth there. satellite trend clearing tonight. we have nothing on the powerful radar -- it's a different story north and east again. the last of our storm system blowing off to the north and east. high pressure will continue to settle in as it does we will still have breezy weather into the early part of the day tomorrow. after that things get nice and quiet. future forecast, just a few clouds and and then sun. a crystal clear night and then sunday we start off a lot of sun and the nice partly cloudy day. go

back here live at the intersection of baltimore and east-west highway. you can see the window was shattered. folk say the living room is covered with broken glass. they have having insurance adjustors to come out and look. fortunately no one inside was hurt. >> thank you. >>> we have now breaking news from fairfax county. at least six people have been injured in a crash. this happened on i-66 west near blake lane. we do not know the nature of the injuries, and we do not know the cause of the crash, but as you can see it appears one lane is getting by on the right, but westbound traffic is backed up for miles. we'll be following the story throughout the day. >>> a driver who police say struck and killed two pedestrians in rockville has been charged with driving under the influence. this happened as two 26-year- old victims tried to cross rockville pike at marinelli drive at 3:00 sunday morning. investigators believe the two men had just left the white flint metro station. according to police, the driver stopped briefly and then left the scene. >> the driv

right now, temperatures around 70 until you get north and west of baltimore.agerstown back through york, and also the winds dying down a bit. gusting at times. at the top of the 6:00 hour a couple wind gusts 17, 18, d.c. up through york. so breezy conditions. . but if that's the only thing you have to complain about, you're doing pretty good. upper 70s, take you a little further north here, cecil county through harford county, talking about great weather, 72 along the county line in per i haveville, good stuff. satellite and radar clear across the state. we'll keep the breezes up tonight, but not bad. out to the west, nothing out there. . a quiet weather pattern emerging. when you get the ridging in the east, you end up basically ejecting out the last of the storm system. you get all sunshine for a couple of days, and normally temperatures are hotter each day. a weak cold front coming in saturday, meaning temperatures are hovering low to mid 70s, and then to 80 by sunday, but don't think it's going to happen. all sunshine again. should be back into the mid 70s

already some temperatures in the 50's to the north and west of baltimore at this hour. it will be in the 40's and 50's at dawn. son culping up at 7:15 -- sun coming up at 7:15. there is that front sliding south into southern virginia now and high pressure is coming out of eastern canada. this time of year could bring cool air. that means some cloudy, wet, chilly conditions tr thursday as that system approaches. tomorrow, not too bad. thursday, the rain moves in from the west. there might be a period of two of moderate to heavy rain. strong, gusty winds and chilly air will follow this storm heading into the upcoming weekend. computer models cranking out good rain in spots anywhere from a half inch to an inch and a half of rain. some areas 1 1/2 to three inches of rain possible thursday as this system moves through. so it is going to get wet. tomorrow, though, enjoy the sun before that front arrives. we're keeping an eye on hurricane paula very close to cosea medical now. it is a potent little hurricane. winds up to 100 miles an hour. looks like it is going to brush the y

shooting in west baltimore. th free on mont avenue. %-the scene, they ound a3ed at head. they took him to shock trauua where he was pronounced dead. >>> president obama is telling democrats it's inexcusable and irresponsible to sit on the sidelines. the consequences of inaction3 could mean losses. some are trying to distance tryinggto raaly them. %-needssto happen over the coure of the next few weeks. congressman elijah cummings, gooisjoining us this morning. >> good morning. >> is the ppesident a dettiment. >> in some districts, it doesnnt help to have the prrsident in. his poll numbers in some districts are bad. what he is doing in maaison, which whicwisconsii where he dr0 aa the university of wisconsin. he rallying the the young people and the african-ammrican's support president obama. they want mim t him to succeed. he has toorally african-americans and young people and get them out to vote. youugot to send me governors an3 >> he is rraching out to tte same core peopll that got him elected and saying you goo

that is at crownsville road and honey suckel lane in baltimore city reports of a crash at wakefield road and bonner road and down trees west seminariy avenue. baltimore county crews are on the scene trying to get it cleared. drive times no delays on the 95 corridor southbound from the beltway towards the fort mchenry tunnel. outer loop lanes looking good heading towards 97 which is a 9-minute trip. and here on the 95 corridor in baltimore at 195, traffic moved well in both directions. no problems southbound heading towards the capital beltway and northbound looks good up towards baltimore city. back to you. >> it's 5:12. we have a mortgage mess don't we going on? three major lenders have frozen foreclosures. >> what propertyed -- prompted the mod and what our governor was asking struggling home owners to do. >> susan boyle will not perform on dancing with the stars. what forced another pull out of this one. i thought it was crazy feeding in the fall. i always feed in the fall. but, it's the best time. feed your lawn in the fall. the fall feeding makes all the difference in the world. what the fall feeding does is build the

baltimore avenue early this morning. courtney is live at the police headquarters now. >> but women are in the hospital in critical condition after they crashed off the east-west highway on baltimore avenue in riverdale. according to the police officers it began when a citizen of perched two officers, saying that the women try to steal from him. then the driver sped off. the officers went after him and just thats the cascrash after 2:00 p.m. the police are investigating. -- after 2:00 a.m. at the police officers did not chase after them, but they came upon the crash. >> thank you. a suspected drunk driver is being questioned after police said that he hit and killed two pedestrians in montgomery county. lori and adam died early yesterday morning after a car hit them along rockville pike in north bethesda. the family and friends say that there were childhood friends. >> is so hard to believe that they are gone. they were such great kids. >> police took the driver into custody under suspicion of driving under the influence. the officers said that charges are pending the outcome. a prince george's county firefighter was hurt on his way to a fire. he felt the fire truck at

more sun for delmarva, baltimore west tomorrow, nonetheless till an improved day of weather and then wednesday probably looking at a various blow cloudy sky but clouder. partial clearing, even cool earthy, then tomorrow 62 for your 2-degree guarantee. mostly cloudy but there will be some breaks of sun i think late in the day and breezy drier weather is the bottom line, still a chance of patchy light rain, going to clear out as we go into the day. the trend line here a good one as we push into wednesday and thursday, looks like the sunshine back, we're pushing 70 by thursday. back in the low 70s by weekend, with lots of sunshine around. kelly. >> thanks a lot wyatt. how would you like to win a brand new ipad. you can. all you have to do is like us. so now until december 3rd abc 2 is giving the viewers a chance 0 take home a 32 gigabyte apple ipad with wi-fi. all you have to do is log on and search for abc2news.com and click the "like" button, then click on the"sweepstakes" tab and enter to win. you have to be 18 years old or older to enter. apple protection plans are not included in t

right now winds out of the west at 8 in baltimore, 14 in d.c.little bit breezier to the south. 10 in hagerstown. thaa issalso making it feel a little cooler. -et's take a look at ttht radar. there is the potential for a few sprinkles still remaiiing. a few pop-up showers over west virginia and parts of pennsylvania. zooming this out and putting this into motion. this is all wrapping around april area of low pressure that's going to continue to bring down a little moisture and cool air to the north. still a slight chance for even a shower tonight. looking at mostly cloudy skies tonight to parrly cloudy for the most part, right around 51 degrees, once this has pushed on off to the north. we'll see more nipe as we go through the the overnight andd3 warm temperatures starting to build in. i'll have a look at that coming up in my forecast in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> the effort to keep kinds in school and gee them to graduate in baltimore city appear to be working. the ity released new numbers on rates today.ates and dropout graduation ra

do have several more accidents, one on liberty road right at patterssn avenue ann another at west baltimoreh has crrshed into a poll at rossvile after months of martin o'malley telling us, "maryland is moving forward"... and moving maryland forward. ...this jobs report tells the truth. maryland's economy stalled. man: "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost." o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. man: "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top." martin o'malley -- first he makes stuff up. when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells the truth. when caught, he covers stuff up. >>> new this morning, a city schooolpolice officer shoots a baltimore. it happened around 8:30 last night at the family dollar store on harford road.ú investigatorsssayysomeone came uppto thh officer and tolddhim the store wassbeiig robbed. ú%d the officee entered the3 building he saw three masked men and ordered thee to top of the one of those suspects uuned %-who fired his gun. the offi

there's a look at the west side at baltimore national pike.ffic report is brought to you by disney on ice. see all the toy story gang from october 7th through the -- 27th through the 31st. back over to you. >>> we have a live update on this developing story we've been telling you b let's go to captain mike perry over a huge fire in dundalk. >> reporter: this is sours point and across from dundalk high school where an old vacant distiller ri has caught fire. it has now collapsed completely on itself. the fire department has two alarm worth of equipment. they continue to feet it with exterior operations using the heavy ladder pipes. at this point the fire is pretty much burning itself out from what has fallen down on it se. earlier we had very, very heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof area. the origin of the fire is not known. we note fire personnel requested fire investigators. i don't know if they'll have a lot left to investigate. as you can see, this building has burned in its entire ri. it is a very, very large five- story abandoned

west. right now it is dry in baltimore city. 52 >> welcome back. round two four martin o'malley and bob ehrlich. there will square off in their second televised debate this week. today's debate will be seen in the washington d.c. area. there is one more debate set to appear on the radio. the was a sexual assault of a 7- year-old girl. this happened a long basket ring road. a steakhouse in washington has sold its triple bypass hamburger. it is 12 ounces with cheese, bacon, and onion rings served between two grilled cheese sandwiches. another diner said they owned the rights to that name. >> do you see all that gre ase? >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what would you name a washington restaurant's cheese-and-bacon- loaded mega-burger? that is a good one. that is a good one. she gives you credit for that. >> that is my favorite. >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> we came up with some. >> button buster. >> i got your burger. >> now traffic pulse

baltimore. he will be laid to west in lutherville. >>> the united states honor flag is being sent to baltimore in honor of those city police officers who were recently killed. the flag flew over grand zero during recovery efforts in new york city after 9/11. it's set to arrive here on tuesday afternoon. >>> baltimore county police say three people wearing ski masks were spotted in the school around 4:30 saturday morning. police say they made a mess by drawing graffiti inside the skoor and rummaging through lockers. maintenance crews called 911 but no arrests have been made yet. a school spokesman said it did not affect their home coming activity. >>> a dorm room bust in washington, d.c.. a georgetown university dorm was evacuated after chemical lab was discovered inside. cops arrested two students and a visitor in connection with the suspected lab. miss say it started saturday morning -- police say it started saturday morning when they got a call about a foul odor. >> it was potentially explosive. they brought in the explosive experts. again, it was made safe for the explosives folks to come n th

we are shifting back to the south and west of baltimore.f which will fall apart across the mountains but there will be the threat of showers and strong gusty thunderstorms as we go through lunchtime. toward the evening, our two degree guaranteed high of 72. traffic with alexis now. >> reporter: thanks. we are seeing heavy delays traveling on the west side of the beltway. the outer loop is pretty much jammed from 795 down to i-70. look live at liberty road, inner loop south slow from liberty road. an accident on pikesville inner loop the left center lane is blocked there. and megan pringle has a look at top stories. >> thanks. good morning to you. it's 8:28. a georgetown university dorm was evacuated after a chemical lab was discovered inside the room. cops arrested two students and one visitor in connection with the sus spigot drug lab found in the dorm room. police say it started when they got a call about a foul odor. official say there were men making the hallucinogenic drunk dmt which is illegal. >>> a local group is doing to help breas

right now we are down to 54 in baltimore and 52 in easton and eastern shore. but back to our west, we have got 47 in hagerstown and 46 in western maryland and oakland and you can see we have got our safes little ribbon of high cloud. but most ofis it is clearing across the region. and we will go from the mid-50s this morning to our two degree guaranteed high of 67. more on that storm coming up. kim brown has a look at traffic. >> reporter: traffic is still running pretty well on all the major roadways this morning. looking on the west side at liberty road, that's the outer loop on the right-hand side. some light nod rit volume. really no major problems or any minor problems this morning and the beltway. we did have an earlier accident. 97 southbound just past 695. that's cleared off to the shoulder. and police remain on the scene of an accident at sole road. that's down in green haven so expect possible lane blockages there. back to you . >> the world is watching dramatic rescues going on right now in chile. 33 miners are rescued. six are up so far after being trapped down there f