hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. a terrifying scene. a man walks in and shoots and kills a owner and then turns the gun on himself. mike schuh has the latest from police including the name of the victim. mike? >> well, sally, workers here recognize the estranged husband of a former coworker. that man breaks in. and he kills the owner of this business. >> at carey advertising, multiple shots in the boss's office. >> too much commotion. people screaming and running. >> run, run, run. >> diane just spoke with the owner when he heard the shots. >> enough to where i think he reloaded. >> carrie lies mortally wounded. >> i talked to him. he was laying on his side. by the door. a couple of his chairs were knocked over. it was real smoky. and i seen multiple bullet wounds. >> reporter: workers then say the gunman ran outside, where chris ashley was standing. >> i noticed the gunman came outside. and he had this crazy look on his face. and was just looking around a little bit. just pulled the gun up to his head and shot himself. >> they say this killing was of a most personal nature. but police yet aren't confirming what type of relationship there was between the owner, his former coworker and her husband. we can tell you that the owner of this company is from parkville. and that the shooter has been identified as dennis mcclock lin of park drive in the 21227 area code. reporting live in east port, mike shupe, wjz eyewitness news. back to you, sally on tv hill. >> thank you, mike. much more on the circumstances that led up to the shooting, coming up all new at 6:00. finally, some closure from the community still mourning a liquor store owner, gunned down during a robbery. denise is live in the newsroom with the latest developments. well, kai, we now know the names of all six suspects shot in the shooting of joan kang. police say all six suspects have been linked to a string of 16 store robberies. police have just released the names of the final two suspects charged. they are randolph hughes and robert crowder junior. crowrd is accused of being the actual gunman in the case. >> both men face charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy. in tonight's flu watch report, the h1n1 virus claims another life here in maryland. the state announced its 13th swine-flu related death. health officials say the victim is an adult, with preexisting health conditions from the baltimore metro area. most adults are not among the at-risk groups that are currently being vaccinated here in maryland. the vaccine won't be available to the general public until late november. if you're a marc train rider, you probably noticed some big changes. the mta is cracking down to keep riders safe. wjz is live. weijia jiang has more on the stepped-up security measures. even at this hour, security teams are stopping passengers to look for weapons and explosives and to confiscate anything that looked suspicious. marc train passengers must clear a new hurdle before boarding. on friday, the maryland transit administration and the tsa beefed up security, with officers, checkpoints and even bomb-sniffing dogs. teams focus on luggage, passengers and other carry-ons in search for suspicious items. in particular, any kind of illegal devices, explosive devices. >> makes me feel more secure traveling. >> i'd rather have this than nothing. >> reporter: at the beginning, tsa chooses a random number. then every 7th passenger is screened. they say the selection process offers an additional layer of security. >> no specific measures. just enhancing security. >> reporter: they insist this is not in response to a specific threat -- incident. police arrested four men accused of plot bombs. and just last year in baltimore, a marc train carried a loaded assault rifle on board. >> he held it straight the whole time, like if you're holding a baby. >> riders welcomed the new searches. but noted that there's a price to pay. >> our only concern is we don't want to pack a boarded train. >> even if it does take time, most passengers are willing to wait. >> not so often, you see security at metro stations stations and bus stations. i think this is very good. >> i think that they should just keep doing this periodically. >> reporter: and just as the passengers are chosen at random, so are the stations and the times. and the screenings can happen at any time of the day. we're live at penn station in baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> since december 2007, the tsa has conducted more than 3500 screenings at transit systems nationwide. a desperate search continues in the waters off san diego. a marine helicopter collides midair with a coast guard plane. nine u.s. military personnel are still missing tonight. manuel gal elgeg us has -- gallegus has the latest from san diego. >> reporter: coast guard choppers joined the search after a midair collision between a marine helicopter and coast guard plane off the coast. they are looking for two marines and seven coast guard members. they found debris but so far, no victims. >> the people are very well high -- very highly trained people. they are able to survive things you would be otherwise surprised at. >> reporter: the military helicopter, a cobra, left here from san diego. it was one of four helicopters flying in formation to deliver marines to a training island. >> unfortunately, these things do happen. and we do our best to mitigate and make sure it doesn't happen, especially in a training environment. >> reporter: the coast guard was on a mission, trying to locate a missing small boat. >> from the initial point at which it was reported missing. covered a pretty extensive area, more than we would be able to cover with the helicopter. and that's why we went up to sacramento. >> reporter: military officials have not said if there was any communication between the pilots before the accident. they say it's too early to tell whether mechanical problems may have played a role in the crash. >> reporter: manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> it's been a particularly deadly week for the u.s. military in the air. six u.s. troops and three government workers were killed in helicopter crashes in afghanistan earlier this week. >> the public service commission takes a long-awaited step forward in the energy deal between bge's parent company and french company edf. they approved constellation's $4.5 billion venture. one of those conditions, bge customers would get a one-time credit. but it's not a done deal yet. constellation still has to sign off on that compromise. taking a live look outside right now. we're going from a somewhat gray day to overcast night. what's the trick or treat forecast? meteorologist tim williams has the forecast. but first, here's bob turk to look at the forecast. i think mother nature has some tricks up her sleeve. out to the west, that's where all of the rain is along that front. and that front is slowly but surely headed in our direction. unfortunately, looks like we're going to see some rain here tomorrow night. probably starting, let's say, 7:00, 8:00 in the evening. so if you're going to go trick- or-treating, the earlier the better tomorrow night. tim is in the outback with a look at some survivors. that are put into effect in portions of the region. >> there are advisories in effect that have nothing at all to do with our region. we have had winds coming from the northeast and the east and southeast. and it's that easterly component component. take a look. across the western shores of the bay. and particularly across the potomac basin, we're looking at flood advisories. these are not watches or warnings. advising anyone along those areas, because of the high tide, being roughly 1 two 2 feet above normal at high tide spails. and full moon, and easterly wind just compounding, day after day, that we've had, just pushing that water along the western shores, we are dealing with potentially low-level flooding through tomorrow morning, at 8:00 a.m. things will shift as the wind shifts and as that storm approaches. bob will talk about that coming up in your complete updated forecast. it's purple friday this halloween weekend. but will the ravens bring us tricks or treat. >> sports director mark viviano is live with a preview of sunday's game against the broncos. both the ravens and denver come into their meeting after a bye week. some ravens players tell me, the time away was less enjoyable for them because of the lingering feeling from the last time they were on the field. that heartbreaking loss two weeks ago. hoping to silence the crowd. and hand the vikings their first loss of the year. he missed it. >> reporter: the ravens have had extra time to deal with the pain of that last-second loss at minnesota. the missed field goal that ended their third straight defeat. the bye week brought rest but also extra time for work. preparing to face the unbeaten broncos. the ravens needed to get their confidence back. we need to get the stadium with it. if we don't have it, it's going to be another long day in the city of baltimore. baltimore ranks, -- ravens, if we show up, i like our chances. >> reporter: quarterback joe flacco has played well, despite taking some hard hits in the first six games. and he's ready to face a fierce denver pass rush that's brought down opposing qbs, 21 times. no worries, says joe. >> i think i do aet pretty good- - a pretty good job of keeping myself level headed and keeping the offense going. and reacting to those things on the fly. and adjusting to them pretty well. >> the game is a homecoming for former ranks receiver -- ravens receiver, brandon stokley. catching passes for the bronco, he's seeing how the ravens have changed. >> definitely a different offense than what i was used to when i played there. they got a lot of good players over there, on offense now. and a little different than what they have been in the past. and defensively, they still got, ed reed back there. and ray lewis. and they cause a lot of problems for offenses. >> brandon stokley coming back to baltimore now with the broncos. and coming up, the ravens defense responds to the criticism they have been hearing. that's ahead. don't forget. you can catch sunday's game against denver. and following the game, mark will be live from the stadium with highlights and reaction in our post game show. and it's air tran football talk with marty, mary and the bulldogs, all live from the espn zone. still ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 5:00. a new twist in the case of a baltimore colt, accused of starving a baby boy. and one of the defendants's' survive -- surprising move in court today. these figures hanging in a tree for a defendant are causing a lot of controversy. i'll tell you why the naacp says they should come down immediately. that's coming up next. this year, christmas comes early. or at least christmas shopping does. we'll explain. and will your little trick or treaters stay dry this halloween? stay dry. the updated first warning weather forecast is ahead with bob. as plea deals go, it was a generous one. in return for testifying, no prison time for one of the alleged cult members, accused of starving a baltimore toddle -- toddler to death. alex demetrick reports, how that deal and testimony suddenly vanished. >> javon thomas never lived to see his second birthday. he was allegedly starved to death because he did not say "amen" after breakfast in 2007. >> it was degrading to that little boy. if they had any decency at all, they would do good by that child. >> that plea is directed at baltimore's court, where marcus cobs, one of four cult members charged in the death had just pleaded guilty in accessory after the act. in return, no prison time. and outrage. >> every time i go back that house, to see if i could see that child, marcus would chase us. so don't tell me that he wasn't part of this. >> under the plea deal, he agreed to testify against cult leader antoinette. that the child's mother followed those orders and her son died. that the body was kept propped up in the home, awaiting resurrection. that marcus cobs helped pack the boy's body in a suitcase and later helped hide it in a storage shed in philadelphia. >> that guy is disgusting. he disgusts me. >> reporter: but the deal blew up at the last minute. when the judge learned that cobs was to be released immediately. >> it would have been what we would have hoped he would have testified to. had we deemed his testimony necessary at trial. >> but prosecutors still have ria ramkissoon. she has pled guilty and is expected to testify against the cult. provided that queen an twoinet's hold has been broken over her. the trial for the four cult members is set to begin january 27th. let's check on the roads with sharon gibala, live at traffic control. friday afternoons tend to be busy. this one, fortunately, seems to be pretty light. we only have a few accidents. nothing too major. one of them at la salle road. also watch for three. compass area. middle river road. and pulaski highway. two more on the city. and west 95th at charles. 95 northbound in three spots. six minutes at 46 miles an hour. northbound lanes slow again between 395 and the tunnel. and four minutes between eastern avenue and the beltway. overall, not bad there at all. look at your drive times on the speedway. slowest spots on the top side inner loop. between 83 and 95. there's a look at the top side inner loop. delays do not extend that far. everything running smoothly there. there's a look at the delays there. running from eastern avenue to the beltway. this traffic report is brought to you by susquehanna bank. susquehanna is doing what counts better for you. open your account at susquehanna office. member fdic. back over to you. halloween is here. and decorations in frederick county are causing controversy. suzanne collins reports that the decorations have caught the attention of the naacp. it's these three human effigies, hanging from ropes in a willow tree, their heads hangingtown that are raising the ire of the naacp. they say it's a reminder of a time when blacks were listened in the south. >> this here is a disgrace. this should be immediately removed. i'm a little upset and a little offended. >> today, they called for the city of frederick to cut the strawman down. >> this rests every single person that lives in this city. pays his taxes. should be respected. this figure of a ghost hanging from a tree is not a problem for the head of the local naacp. he says the problem is when it looks like a human figure, that brings to mind listening. >> the frederick mayor says no harm was meant. and it was just supposed to make the halloween park walk scarier. >> i did not think they're offensive. but i haven't been in the shoes of other people. and again, we apologize. my initial reaction was that it was going a little far with political correctness. but all of -- obviously there are people here offended by it. >> the mayor says they aren't hanging by nooses, but more like string around the arm pits. and he initially decided to leave the display up. >> people get upset if you say merry christmas. where is it going to end? this may be a little different. >> reporter: several people tell the mayor, they find it offensive. and late in the day, he decides to cut those figures down. and place them at the base of the tree and possibly on a park bench for tonight's scary walk. >> we're -- there were also complaints from young children at a nearby school and playground being very scared. commands that these looked like murdered people. the mayor said that, too, was part of his decision to cut them down. back to you. >> the mayor says frederick is a friendly place. and he doesn't want it perceived as anything else. at the inner harbor, disney theme parks was drumming up help for volunteer service. ♪ [ music ] those are the jamminnators. and they have launched a new program. it rewards people who give a day of service in their community with a free day at any disney themepark. the program begins in january. and you can register. >> kind of like stomp at the inner harbor. >> kind of. let's take a look at temps now around the region. lots of clouds still. 58. kind of mild. southeast winds at 6. barometer holding steady. and a reminder. don't forget. tomorrow night, turn your clock back 1:00. 2:00, or when you go to bed so you get an extra hour of sleep. come back and look at the forecast after this. ñ?ñ? we have been sweating the forecast all week long. models have been flipping and flopping all week long. right now, looks like we'll see rain probably tomorrow evening, beginning after sundown. probably 7:00, 8:00. so in the evening, looks like it might be pretty wet, until at least early sunday morning. right now, looks like it will be done by sunday morning. take a look at temps around the region. it's been consistently 70s in the last few days. a little warmer today than yesterday. 63 in esteaston. 61 in ocean city. rather mild. that's going to bring in very warm air for one day. winds to the east and southeast. that's why we're talking about possible high tide flooding, later tonight and tomorrow, on the western shore and along the potomac. winds keep pushing the water. you gotta remember. the bay is like a bathtub. when you push the water from one side or the other. that may happen at time of high tide. could be one or two feet above normal. out to the west, rigorous low pressure. still snowing over portions of the nebraska area today. bulk of the rain, passing well to the north and northwest. later tonight, might actually clear out. to the west of us, that system, that front will be crossing the region by tomorrow night. hopefully it will continue to progress off to the east ahead of it. warm air comes up in the 70s. and for halloween night, a good chance of showers. and finally, by sunday, it's offshore. and things begin to clear. and it will start cooling down for early next week. south winds on the bay, bringing warm air and small craft advisory tomorrow. bay temp, sitting at 58 degrees. mild, 52 to maybe 56 downtown. we'll see sun. variable clouds. maybe a brief shower in the afternoon. any steady showers will come tomorrow night. but look at that. 72. there could even be a thundershower unfortunately. because it could get mild and moist. tomorrow night, a good chance we'll see at least several hours of steady showers, maybe a rumble of thunder, hopefully ending early in the day on sunday. if you're planning to go out tomorrow evening, i would go out as early as you can, with the kids. >> right. >> especially with the rain. >> and mild. >> that's the good news. thanks, bob. still ahead. the h1n1 vaccine. it's even more important for pregnant women than previously thought. we'll tell you why. stay tuned for our complete flu watch coverage. distracted drivers. how shock trauma nurses plan to help maryland's youngest drivers pay attention while behind the wheel. i'm gigi barnett. a live report is coming up. hey, sadie, what's going on. i'm ron matz at artistic costumes in towson. what's hot for halloween? we'll have the story coming up right here on wjz. it's 5:29. 58 degrees and cloudy. it is friday. here's what people are talking about tonight. shock trauma nurses have a message for teen drivers. pay attention. the nurses hoping to stop distracted driving among teens before it starts. shock trauma and the maryland highway safety foundation are teaming up to prevent deaths on the road. wjz is live. gigi barnett has more on this driver education program. >> the nurses at shock trauma say they're seeing more and more distracted driving patients. and those patients are becoming younger and younger. and now they have a message for teen drivers. pay attention. but they want that message in public and private schools. >> eyes fixed on the screen, parents and students listened to a special presentation last night, from shock trauma nurses and victims. it's a mandatory assembly for tenth graders. when it's over, the causes of distracted driving are clear. the consequences are, too. >> i think that really puts some things in perspective that i hadn't given a lot of thought to. >> reporter: shock trauma nurses designed the presentation after seeing so many young victims of distracted driving. so far, they have visited about 30 schools, most of them private. but now they want all students to hear their message. so they are teaming up with the maryland highway foundation, a nonprofit organization to take it to public schools. >> most of us are in the business now, where we are trying to see how we can bring our businesses back. the folks at shock trauma would like to have a little less business. >> reporter: david nema shares -- chairs the nonprofit group. >> what the parents don't know is how loud the radio is. how many kids are piled into the car. >> reporter: the next step, taking the message to all of maryland's public schools. >> it's really all about education. and when you present it to kids in a way that they can understand and they see one of their colleagues, another young person, whose life, unfortunately, has been forever changed by having made a bad decision, it really becomes very impactful. >> reporter: and the nurses will have a lot of ground to cover. and a lot of teens to talk to. maryland has 24 public school districts. and we should also note that this program is also a part of wjz's continuing community commitment. sally, back to you. >> thanks, gigi. the nurses also have a distracted driving policy for middle school students as well. coming down hard on the state's testing standards for fourth graders. the report says maryland's reading and math tests are among the easiest to pass in the country. that determination was made by comparing scores of maryland students who took a national standardized tests. the state's director of testing says maryland's tests emphasize different material than the national test. prince george's county is at a risk for losing millions of dollars in federal housing grants. they must notify the government tomorrow on how they plan to spend their remaining million bucks. county officials say the agreements have been reached and they're in the process of updating their information. retailers are hoping for better holiday outlook than last year, when sales fell a staggering 3 1/2%. that's why they're making black friday come early. susan copein explains -- copen explains. >> reporter: shopper eileen widerski is off to an early start. >> i didn't think i was going to spend that much. but a lot of things are on sale. >> reporter: needing presents for her 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren, marlene was lured into the store by low prices. sears has announced, it's starting black friday sales today, nearly a month before the traditional after- thanksgiving shopping day. retail analysts say now might be the best time to buy. >> the thing that the consumer really needs to be cautious of is if they don't get out there and buy the merchandise that they want, it might not be there if they wait to go get it. >> reporter: down in dallas, tis the season. even in october, as cbs's don teague reports. >> it may be the day before halloween, but here at the noel christmas store in dallas, they've already got their sights set on their favorite shopping season, christmas. ♪ [ music ] >> decorations are up. there are already customers in the store. and the owner is hoping this year is better than last, which saw sales down 15%. >> we are seeing that people are willing to shop if they feel like they're getting a good product for a good price. >> reporter: consumer technology sales were 7.5 billion dollars between thanksgiving and christmas last year alone. cbs's daniel seburg is shopping for the best deals in 2009. >> after a nearly 6% drop last year, sales of electronics are poised to make a rebound this holiday season, thank in part to digital books like the new sony ereader. or the amazon kindle. as many as 3 million are expected to be sold by year's end. stores like this best buy are already slashing prices on pcs. to coincide with the recent release of windows 7. if you're hoping for a flatscreen tv, the average price of one has dropped 27% since last year, down to $711. i think we're going to need a bigger cart, though. >> toys are also expected to be a big seller. k-mart hopes to encourage that trend with its online layaway program. the numbers are in on how much the government stimulus plan has affected the job market. about 650 jobs were either saved or created by the recovery plan. that comes from an independent panel overseeing the stimulus spending. the federal funds help save jobs, especially in the education field. several governors, include martin o'malley, were at the white house, when today's good news was released. >> i think these dollars, ibvested -- invested as quickly and decisively as they were in the first 28 days of the obama- biden administration were largely responsible for having us on the road to recovery. >> reporter: the government has also gone on to say that in the last five months, more jobs have been created than lost. kids have been looking forward to trick-or-treating all month. but this halloween, families should be especially vigilant to avoid the h1n1 virus. karen brown has tips to keep your trick or treaters safe when they dip into the halloween candy tomorrow. even at age 4, this snow white knows what the flu is. this halloween, h1n1 is the unwanted goblin at the party. but dr. jonathan jacobs has a few tricks for parents as the ghosts and witches head out for their treat. for one thing, keep their little hands that could be just carrying a virus -- >> trick or treat. >> reporter: out of the candy bowls. >> it would be a good idea for people in their houses to reach into the candy themselves and give it to the children. >> reporter: and if the kids with wait to open the candy, that's a plus. the virus can live on objects, including the goodies. >> it probably can't live for let's say more than two to eight hours. by the next day, there will be no germs living on them whatsoever. >> reporter: and sharing masks on halloween can be as scary as this one. and that's because they can be breeding grounds for germs. >> because of the proximity to the nose and mouth, you can get infectious droplets that might be transmitted to the next person whout puts -- who put its on. >> reporter: as for bianca, she can't wait for saturday. and her mom has a plan. >> wash them when i get home. >> they'll take all of the precaution so they can wash away the flu bug and still scare away their halloween. karen brown, wjz eyewitness news. >> and you can help protect your kids even before they're born. a new study found flu vaccines not only protect women but also their babies before and after birth. the infants were bigger, healthier, and less likely to be premature. stay with wjz for complete flu watch coverage. for details on local clinics near you, along with important information from the cdc, log onto wjz.com. time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a review of the latest performance by the baltimore symphony orchestra. who is staying and who is leaving the orioles? and a roundup of friday's key high school football games. for all of these stories and a whole lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. mayor sheila dixon joined baltimore's children this morning to talk about eating healthy this halloween. as part of the be fit baltimore campaign, the mayor came out. kids learned how to make tasty and healthy treats treats this halloween. and they got to show off their costumes in the process. still ahead on eyewitness news tonight. a mighty wind. serious storm devastation in the midwest. why officials have called a state of emergency. yankees fans, eagles fans and the restaurant biz. the world series has a new fan base. we'll explain. i'm bob turk in the halloween center. will your halloween be wet or dry? we'll have a look at the first warning forecast. first, take a look at wall street. scary. and from ghouls and goblins to a look at super heroes, maryland is celebrating halloween. these are some of the pictures you guys sent. for a complete slide show, go to wjz.com. if you're planning to dress up for halloween, you'll have plenty of reasons. one reason is it falls on a saturday night. from pirates to elvis and michael jackson, there are thrills aplenty. >> i am into halloween. i wasn't always. but this year, it's on a saturday. so no one has any event not -- no excuse not to dress up. halloween is just around the corner. >> body art is hot. >> to tell you how real these are, i met a tattoo artist. and he asked me how to do the work. >> so many costumes to choose from. >> looking for a banana costume who needs to wear this to school tomorrow. >> come here, banana. >> we have found you a banana. >> see you got your banana costume, bud. >> you never know who you might meet shopping for halloween. >> ladies and gentlemen, olympic legend, dorothy hamill. i have not a stitch of makeup, but with this headdress, who needs it, right? >> i feel the need to be different. >> what do you think? >> i like it. >> you like it. >> i think i might have to steal this. >> from beauty queen. >> i have a friend who has an annual halloween party and now that it's saturday night, it's wonderful. i think adults like to dress up a little bit, too sometimes. >> i don't know you. but you might need a wax, though. [ laughter ] >> in towson, ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. that's just wrong. the national retail federation says, halloween spending is expected to be down about 15% this year, still americans will spend an estimated $4.75 billion to celebrate with cards, candy, decorations, costumes and body wax. >> ron, with an emphasis -- i'm sorry. ron, you are the man. or in this case, at least the woman. >> that's pretty scary, i tell you. let's take a look the forecast. tomorrow, in the daytime. we'll see some sun. it will be mild. but by tomorrow night, unfortunately, looks like we'll see some showers. it will be mild. mid- to upper 60s. maybe even a rumble of thunder later on saturday night. tim as lieac the -- a look at the weekend and beyond. >> we're talking five days of first warning weather. and of course, bob was talking about tomorrow, 72 degrees. and then look at the next five days. rain clearing out sunday. 60 and 60 on monday and tuesday. another front moves by. it drops our temperatures back to 58. and look at the overnight lows, going from 37 to 48 degrees on wednesday. and as for our energy saver tip of the day, saving money by heating and cleaning the filters in your furnace. make sure heaters and radiators aren't blocked by furn turl, carpeting or drapes. and keep drapers and shades open during the day, to allow sunlight to enter and heat your home. those are your heating tips today. and for more information on how you can be an energy saver, go to wjz.com and click on our special section on the home page. of course, if the sky clears out enough, we'll see the full moon, which we know is the waxing moon. back inside. enjoy your halloween. >> that was just wrong, tim. parts of the country are recovering from windy storms tonight, as the governor of louisiana declares a state of emergency. take a look at this video. winds in shreveport were so high, a landmark steeple came crashing onto a car. the person inside the car collapsed. elsewhere in louisiana, 30 homes suffered damage, thanks to the high winds and falling trees. disaster strikes an oil refinery in india. army troops were no match for the towers flames. officials say the fire will be allowed to burn out, with little hope of dousing it. the depot stores petroll, kerosene, and diesel. secretary of state hillary clinton is facing outrage from the pakistani government. pakistanis tell clinton, america's military strategy in the region is promoting war not peace. charlie d'agata explains for wjz, the country has tough questions for the u.s., about its drone air attacks. >> reporter: pakistani troops say they found proof some taliban fighters have connections to the september 11th terror attacks. the military says these passports belong to insurgents linked to 9/11. pakistani forces say they're closing in on a major compound, where the taliban is believed to be sheltering al qaeda leaders. the revelation came as secretary of state hillary clinton said it's hard to believe that no one in pakistan's government knows exactly where al qaeda leaders are hiding. clinton defended her tough talk on her last day in pakistan. >> trust has to go both ways. so i'm not drawing any conclusions, but i'm asking the questions that are on americans' minds. >> reporter: but pakistanis have some questions of their own. as they mourn the deaths of more than 100 people lost in a devastating bomb attack wednesday. this man says we can't understand it. who are the people doing this? >> pakistan believes taliban militants are exacting revenge for a crackdown along afghanistan's border. with each terror attack comes accusations that the u.s. is waging war at their expense. a local journalist said, you had one 9/11. we're having daily 9/11s in pakistan. anger is also building over america's use of unmanned aircraft to strike terrorist targets in pakistan. the secretary of state defended the strategy, saying there is a war going on. charlie d'agata, wjz eyewitness news. >> tomorrow, the secretary of state will travel to the united arab emirates to meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbass. and from there, will stop in israel to hold talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the european union fails to agree on climate funding. they have only pledged to pay their fair share into an annual global fund. that money goes to protect foreign countries. today's news dampens enthusiasm that global climate talks will produce real results. the world series is under way in new york city. restaurants and bars are already reporting major crowds. they've had to step up staff in the kitchen and the dining rooms. and waiters say when the yankees start winning, they see bigger tips from happy fans. check in with eyewitness news at 6:00. for all of the news stories coming up, denise is standing by live with a preview. hi, denise. clearing a major hurdle. the maryland public service commission approves a deal to sell constellation's energy plan to a company. new at 6:00, why it's not a done deal yet. and -- >> the swine flu is affecting more and more children. i'm adam may. we're going to take you inside the university of maryland medical center's pediatric unit. we'll talk with parents who are dealing with this. in my special report. check in for these stories and all the day's day's breaking news. spirits are pretty common thing to find at a bar. but when we're talking about the kind of spirits that appear only on halloween, that's different. the flying saucer barn in nashville is believed to be haunted. it sits on the sight of a former train station. and the bar patrons believe some bar passengers never made it home. the wait staff has seen chairs move by themselves and mysterious smoke rise around the pool table. >> we'll be right back. mark is here with sports. talking about the ravens. >> three-game losing streak will bringult outsome critics for sure. in fact, a columnist wrote that the rain is over. the broncos are the new king of the hill when it comes to toughness and intimidation. no doubt that will make its way into the ravens locker room. the ravens have heard the criticism that they haven't seemed as aggressive. >> terrell suggs has just 2 1/2 sacks. he responded to questions about his performance. >> i put more pressure on me than anybody does. and i was like, where was i this time last year? by the time i turn it up, the bye weekend has came and gone. we've got six out of the way and 10 left. if we all turned it up, i think i should be fine. but either way, i'm going to continue to be me. >> they will have their hands full against the broncos offense. and includes pro bowl brandon marshall. we'll get a shot on him in our ravens report. you see the game here on wjz. coverage kicks off at 1:00. stick around after the game. we have the wjz post game show. i'll have highlights and reaction. then it's football talk. all live from the espn zone at the inner harbor. world series is each at one game each. the yankees and philadelphia head to philadelphia for one dame tomorrow night. the game featured a career highlight for severna park native, mark teixeira. he had his first career series homer. yanks' first run. just because we won the game. if you hit a roam run, your first career home run in a game that you lose, it doesn't have any meaning. it's -- you know, it's not very special. but tonight was a good, you know, good home run for me and for the team. >> teshara's home run, to me, seems like he hit a good pitch. i just had to tip my hat and let it go. >> but he didn't go easy on some yankee fans who had harsh words for him and the bronx last night. pedro offers a lesson in common etiquette. we'll hear his point of comments coming up in our 6:00 report. i'm sure they weapt wait to hear that. >> oh, yeah. >> okay, thanks, mark. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a plea deal blows up. and the prosecution loses a key witness in the cult starving death of a coming up right now on eyewitness news at 6:00. breaking news with a possible situation. we'll have a live report from the scene. deadly attack. a man shot to death in baltimore county. police are now trying to determine a motive. spreading fears in the h1n1 virus. and now, reporting troubling new numbers, too. and more rain coming this way. will your halloween plans be washed out? don't miss the updated first warning forecast. check in for these stories and all the day's breaking use. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. in cold blood. a man shot to death inside a baltimore county business. >> tonight, the gunman is dead as well. what sparked the violence.