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different bills. one witness observed the bayliner tried to get out of the way. >> the one that was coming in apparently, the one with the kids on it, he tried to avoid the boat that was coming in and suddenly, the boat turned into the other boat. >> residents use their own boats to rescue those hurt. >> good samaritans heard this and saw this happen. they went to it and pulled all nine victims out of the water and took them to shore. >> is that heroic? >> absolutely. >> delegate dwyer publicly admitted he was drinking alcohol. here is what he had to say. >> i am in no condition to give a press conference right now. due to the seriousness of the accident that i was involved in yesterday, i felt that it was necessary for me to make a brief statement. it is true that was drinking while i bring my boad yesterday. it is also been reported that my blood alcohol content was 0.2. no one, no one should be drinking and operating a motor vehicle or powerboat. i deeply regret my actions and i asked for forgiveness from the public. my heart and prayers go out to the family that was involved in the incident and i pray for them to have a speedy recovery. thank you. >> according to two sources, the person is a former political candidate in 2010 and has -- is a campus police officer at a university. >> the battle over a dog ban may move to baltimore city courtroom. letters from the manager of the armistead committee said the dogs were no longer welcome and needed to be removed. >> there were told they had to get rid of their dogs at armistead. the maryland law center is try to come to the rescue. >> we're trying to dispel the hysteria because that is what everyone is reacting to. >> she will seek an injunction hopefully with the assistance of the managers at armistead gardens to stop the immediate ban on people's -- pitbulls. >> with the landlords of need is certainty. the landlords are not dog hairs. >> plenty of uncertainty surrounds the ruling by the maryland court of appeals that defined pitbulls as inherently dangerous. they excluded mixed breed pitbulls. word about possible liability, the manager said armistead gardens notified its 1500 residents by letter informing them about the immediate ban. >> this is a device by our lawyers. armistead gardens is covering ourselves. >> there are 500 pitbulls on the property. michael wonders what will happen to his dog. >> will have to find someplace else or take it to the pound. that is the worst road to go. >> that could put the shelter in a predicament. they could not handle the influx and would have to euthanize many of them. anyone who signed the purchase has the right to keep their dogs. he wants the injunction to suspend enforcement until the general assembly can act. >> to avoid uncertainty, economic havoc. breeching leases, breaching contracts, it is what everyone is suggestion -- suggesting. it is the hysterical factor. no one wants economic havoc. >> the plan to file an injunction this coming monday. gary sims, wbal tv 11 is. >> we learned what caused the death of two young women. they died from asphysxiate due to the coal that fell on top of them. we are live in delicate city and we have the latest. >> -- ellicott city and we have the latest. >> it is to be determined if the track is ready to be opened. the roads around town will be closedonger than anticipated. officials were hoping to reopen them this weekend. that amount of coal is one of the reasons why the road will remain closed for some time so there is still a lot of work to be done. >> is day three in the cleanup effort in the tragic ellicott city derailment. things are getting back on track. at 9,000 feet long and weighing 5,000 tons, this mile long csx test train was brought in to check the infrastructure of the rails. experts watched as it made its way through historic ellicott city. >> after that happens they will remove the cold out of the lower lot where the train cars fell that busted the retaining wall. then when another -- run another train through to make sure the retaining wall is down. we will watch to make sure we're comfortable that this train is safe to open these tracks again. >> progress continues to me but there is work that needs to be done. >> dozens of dump trucks are coming in to get the coal of town. that is where we need to keep the streets closed. they got a lot of fixing up of our infrastructure to do as well. >> thursday morning, crews moved out the last of the 21 overturned cars left from the wreck. they packed up and hauled away many of the heavy equipment used to remove a damaged cars. down the road from the bridge, a makeshift memorial for the two 19-year-old college students whose lives were cut short from the derailment. residents and store owners hope to make a memorial garden in their memory. >> which i think would be wonderful if we could get permission from the county to make a memorial garden out of with plants that will continue to be a tribute to the crowells. >> -- the girls. >> a viewing for elizabeth started an hour ago. her friend will have a viewing scheduled tomorrow also here in town. the cause of the derailment is still under investigation. >> the third game of the preseason is often called the team's dress rehearsal. baltimore hopes to put on a good show and score a touchdown as the host jacksonville tonight. we have a preview. >> this is the evening where we get to see ray lewis and joe flacco play. most of the veterans will make the turn at halftime and turn -- play into the second half. it is the only preseason where they will do that. probably the last time you will see them in preseason. ray lewis knows how to measure his efforts in august to maximize his impact in september. while ray lewis looks like he always does, he is a thinner and faster louis. the change -- which is changing in the game is changing. he has had to change, too. one thing he will not change is what it takes to get ready. he says tonight should be about the perfect fit to finish off the work he intends do in august to get ready for the season. >> you kind of get your juices flowing. i got to go turn my brain off, though and get some relaxation in and get ready for the game. this is a good test for us. these guys run the ball pretty well. we're supposed to come in and have this test right now. we will be at their ou-- out there at the preseason game. >> we still saw the dance and we still solve the energy. while the outcome may not count, the energy and the input is very much real tonight as the ravens take on the jacksonville jaguars. kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. and will have a simulcast here for you at tv 11 as well as wbal radio at 98 rock. >> the orioles remain in the thick of the playoffs. the team is sending off playoff ticket vouchers to season ticket holders. they get first choice for playoff games. single game tickets for the public will go on sale in mid- september assuming they stay in the thick of it. today marks the one-year anniversary of the east coast earthquake. >> details on the drill expected. >> nice summer weather here but we're keeping an eye on tropical storm isaac. we will see where he may go. the forecast is straight ahead. 84 at the airport, 86 downtown. >> remember a year ago today when an unexpected earthquake rattled all this on the east coast. it cracked the washington monument and toppled a delicate masonry. it hit before 2:00 p.m. and was among significant to strike the u.s. east of the rocky mountains. today, and fema representatives and geological experts discuss what happened a year ago. an effort since to be better prepared for the future. the district of columbia plans to take part in a earthquake drill this fall. >> what can we do? things like this, the things that are put out for us on this simple procedures folks can take. drop, take cover, and hold on. we need to push that message out. >> the national cathedral reopened last november but repairs are expected to take years and cost around $20 million. >> despite tropical storm isaac, republican officials are moving forward with plans to open the republican national convention on monday as scheduled. it is reported the convention ceo is working with the romney campaign and florida officials. thousands of delegates and journalists will pour into tampa next week. >> we are anon an unbelievable world. >> the track is uncertain. what is certain is the beautiful weather should last through tomorrow. we saw a few scattered showers pop up and they did not last long. an indication that the pressure is strong over the mid-elected. a few brief lives on the radar screen. and all quiet. at bwi marshall, the temperature was 86. close to the records of 85 and 65. 86 degrees in baltimore. fairly pleasant and warm. lo 80's of into seven pennsylvania and on the eastern shore. cooler with a sea breeze on the coast. they have had some clouds and around here on the west virginia-virginia border, at temperatures being kept cooler there. in downtown baltimore, not bad for preseason weather. parly cloudy and temperatures in the 80's to start and cooling into the upper 70's during the game. winds out of the southeast. dropping to the 60's in the suburbs inducing some patchy fog. high pressure will keep friday looking good but this friend to the south has worried. high pressure moves east of new england over the weekend. the easterly wind will start to back up this front and a weather rest -- a disturbance may develop bringing clouds and showers into our area. again, this threat looks fairly tame down to the south but it may become a problem for us over the weekend as far as outdoor activities go. some showers will sink back into the forecast. hope ou can get outside and enjoy the partly cloudy sky tomorrow. light southeast winds. the wind out of the east averaging five to 10 knots and weighs about 1 foot on the bay. in the mountains, you get farther away from that stalled out front. a 20% chance for isolated storms friday through sunday. some decent weather over the weekend. the rain chances go up to 30% on saturday on the eastern shore and if you're headed for ocean city, the rain chance is headed for 40%. depending on that system develops on the staed out front. there is a moderate risk of recurrence in ocean city. be careful if you are going into the water. the impact of this development is being felt on the east coast. the main concern is not joyce in the atlantic. that is heading up to the central atlantic. isaac is moving out over the waters of the caribbean. it could get stronger and may move in our direction. the track takes it south of hispaniola as tropical storm. 48 hours or so it is moving into guantanamo bay area in southern cuba and it turns of toward the gulf of mexico. the shift in the trend is to move the trek farther west into the open waters. that is better news for florida. that is an area where the storm could strengthen. it could get stronger as we get over the gulf water temperature is over the early part of next week. high pressure gives us partly cloudy skies and a storm may develop scattered showers on saturday and sunday. another round of storms we in on tuesday. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> will live for the ribbons are going through their pre-game warmup for the third preseason game against the jacksonville jaguars. on the field behind me, the kicker's going through their early pregame warmups. to give you an indication of what they would like to see, they are hoping not to see the kicking team on anything but the kickoffs. we will take you back to last week. joe flacco and the offense were able to get the ball into scoring range. four different times against the detroit lions and had to settle for four field goals as well as the rookie justin tucker. they want to see the offense look complete by completing drives. lester they finished in the bottom half of the lake in red zone offense. that is when you have the ball inside the 20-yard line. tonight is about finishing up drives in the work for the veterans in the preseason. >> i guess that is why we're trained to kind of look at it because it is a game we play the most in. we want to go out there and put good work and get good footage toward that we can look at and learn from. this week is kind of the same. we want to go out there and we want to play well but at the same time, we need to clean some things up and see what we're getting better at and what we will work on. >> the action begins in a little more than an hour. we will have a tv-radio simulcast for you that will bring you all the action starting with a pregame show it 7:00 p.m. and kick off at 7:30 p.m. on wbal tv and radio as well as 98 rock. ravens and the jaguars, it will be and i were you see a lot of the veterans play well into this second half. the night off for the orioles. there will be back home tomorrow night. they left tax is not able to take the series from the rangers. looking for a fourth straight road series win. they did not pull that off. they are finding themselves on the outside looking in to the wild-card position. with the -- that is whabecause f what they lost last night. they are half a game back in the wild-card race. something about playing in august on august 22. it marked the 50th anniversary of the most lopsided loss ever, losing 30-3 in texas. they happen to be done with the rangers for the regular season. they're happy to be done with august 22, combined with the arlington. not a good combination. here is how the owes the stand. they're in -- how the o's stand. they are behind the oakland a's and the tampa bay rays. with 39 games left to play, they are within striking distance in their back home tonight trying to play of the whole -- home field advantage as they open up a weekend series with the toronto blue jays. we will see you at the simulcast as the ravens take on the jaguars. tom tasselmyer with your game time and 7-forecast all straight ahead. -- taiex here's a look at what we're working on for 11 news tonight. the boat accident that injured several people. state health officials are concerned about a bat. some in the game may have been exposed to rabies. we will have these stories and more following the game >> amazing whether locally but we have our right to the south. >> we will see how is it moves and whether or not it impacts florida. these and whether for football and some showers over the weekend. >> thanks for joining us. nbc news is next. 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board, the mildest morning so far this week. 71-74 this afternoon with a mix of clouds and sun with clouds on the increase. if chance of showers by early evening through tomorrow morning. then clearing. let's check out the morning commute with sarah. >> good morning. up to speed, but volume continues to build. there's an accident at lawrence in the city. in elkton there's a problem as well. i am getting used to this still. 213 elkton boulevard, lanes are closed because of that accident. let's check on the drive times. 11 minutes on the outer loop on the west side. let's look at trafficked in the area of harford road. the area of the northeast corner, it looks good. looking good from the maryland line all the way down to the beltway. back to you. >> are big story is the search for suspects accused of abreu home invasion and rape of a west baltimore woman. >> it happened last wednesday when he forced his way into the home on franklin street when the woman and her children were inside. >> the suspect is accused of breaking into the home, raping the woman at knifepoint after bashing her head in on september 23 and early morning hours on franklin street. police believe this is what the suspect looks like. in his early 20's, slim, with a medium to dark complexion. he forced his way into the 30 year-old woman's home at 2:30 in the morning. the children were in the home at the time of the rape. >> detectives hope anyone with information regarding the incident will call them. >> police say the victim does not know the assailant. residents in the area are on edge and are taking extra safety precautions. jennifer franciotti reporting. >> thank you. baltimore city police officer recovering at shock trauma this morning after being dragged off several blocks by a suspect trying to flee the scene. rickey hughes arrived to meet with police after noon yesterday. when it was discovered he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, he tried to flee. that is when an officer tried to grab the keys from the ignition, but not before he was dragged five blocks. >> pretty obvious when you have an officer hanging out the window, so i'm sure he was aware of it. the officer is interested in stable condition at shock trauma. his bulletproof vest absorbed a lot of the force. >> police finally caught up with the car a few blocks away, but there was no sign of rickey hughes. city police are investigating another incident that forced them to open fire on a suspect. they were making a drug arrest with members of the fbi's 62 task force when the suspect pulled a gun. one officer fired several shots at the suspect who was taken to shock trauma and is in critical condition. >> of baltimore city police officer out on bail after being charged with marijuana possession and that. michael sylvester is the same officer at the center of a police investigation for shaking down drug suspects for cash. if they set up an undercover sting in september where authorities say so buster stole $70. he is expected back in court next month. the only member of the police force under investigation today, major roger bergeron has been suspended with pay. a police spokesman will not say why the 18 year veteran was suspended. i]william davis has assumed command in the interim. >> a yearlong search for mother of three has come to an end with the discovery of the body of mia nichols and the rest of europe or friend. on october 28 last year she was last seen leaving her job at volunteers of america. her car was found near the house she shared with her boyfriend 29 year-old tyrone webb, but there was no sign of her until saturday when a couple of hunter spotted the body on woodlawn. there is a history of domestic violence and escalators mamay he escalated further when she found out a woman was pregnant for him. >> nothing gave us bad vibes anything was going on, nothing like this happening. >> tyrone webb is being held without bail. >> a teenager that escaped custody earlier this week has been captured again and they arrested a youth counselor. 26 year-old tyra greenfield of white marsh is charged with harboring and sexual child abuse. the 70 year-old juvenile was arrested in delaware. they discovered the two were together the night before they were arrested. -- the 17 year-old was arrested in delaware. >> the fire fighters will not be getting a salary increase. the issue was part of an ongoing contract dispute between the city and two firefighter unions. firefighters were seeking a 2% pay raise. >> our firefighters, are public safety individuals are very important and they are a priority in the city, so we will work with them. but right now because of what we are facing, sometimes things will be on hold. >> the arbitrator's as the decision was not based on the city or state budget deficits. >> today we get news about jobs for the month of september. if the unemployment rate has flirted with 10% for the past several months. many are wondering if it will hit that mark. >> going into today's jobs report, president obama seems to be among those not expecting good news. >> we're going to take a number of steps to reverse the current job climate. >> last week the number of first-time filers for jobless benefits went up from an unexpected rise. this detective was laid off and feel the need. >> sometimes you have to settle for a job just to pay bills. >> california's republican governor touted stimulus millions that would bring green jobs. >> when i came into office there was this kind of belief that you can only predict the environment or the economy. >> is government alone driving the economic recovery? consumer spending was up in august as car buyers to the advantage of cash for clunkers. car sales have fallen sharply since then. the fed chairman says jobs will stay scarce. >> in an agglomerate will stall -- still probably be above 9% by the end of the year. >> monica in charlotte was laid off and now gets job training at the goodwill. >> my mind has been dusted off. i am meeting new people. >> if she says it can't hurt it in a painful job market. the obama administration's as unemployment will average 9.8% next year, bound to fuel debate on whether a government stimulus has worked and should keep coming. >> the vocabulary list for florida school advance placement class is too advance for some parents. at the gateway charter school, one of the words is "kama sutra." it is from indian culture. some of the parents say the book has no place being referenced in the 10th grade classroom. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think 10th grade is an appropriate place for such a question? email us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> it's 54 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the bloomberg business report. >> and american samoa thousands are trying to dig out from the devastation from a tsunami that struck earlier this week. we will have the latest. >> david letterman find himself the subject of a black male scandal. find out who was threatening to go public with some embarrassing new spirit -- a blackmail scandal. >> we will check >> 58 degrees downtown. the mildest start so far this week on this second day of october. yesterday we were under the presence of high pressure. that has moved offshore and is yielding to this more massive storm system that is going to our west, stemming from the great lakes through parts of the ohio valley and even down to the south. it is moving in our direction. right now we're dealing with mild temperatures. the actual line of storms will not get through here until overnight tonight and possibly into tomorrow morning. our next chance of showers is late this afternoon. today will be transitional with a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures in the mid to upper 50's. 67 in ocean city. let's go to the mountains of western maryland. looks like 61 degrees and a good chance of showers early on, perhaps in the afternoon and late throughout the afternoon. in baltimore we will see showers until the early evening hours, only a 30% chance. the clouds will increase. it will be milder. 73 degrees, which is right on target. that's the normal high for october 2. 73 with an increasing clouds on the eastern shore. not a great day to take the boat on the chesapeake bay. gusts of 25 are possible. the water will be turbulent. not ideal. of 89 degrees in 1986 with the record high for this date. in 1997 it was 35 degrees when the record low was set. 50 degrees is where we should be tonight. we have been cool the last several nights. we will be near 60 tonight. south wind at 10-15 miles an hour. moister approaches us from the south and west. it will lose a lot of intensity once it gets through, but we could see some heavy showers overnight tonight. after tomorrow morning the showers will move out pretty quickly. by midmorning tomorrow or midday we will start to clear. sunday looks good. partly cloudy for the big game for the ravens at 1:00 in massachusetts. 68-70 and partly cloudy. i think the ravens will do well. looking at the 7 day forecast, a slight chance of showers at 50% early saturday morning, and clearing gradually throughout the afternoon at 75. if mostly sunny on sunday at 73. more sunshine on monday, 72 degrees and beautiful. >> thank you. good morning. looks beautiful on the roadways. no delays, just a few accidents. at druid hill and lawrence in the city there's an accident. 56 miles an hour southbound on 99 toward the fort mchenry. 60 on the west bound outer loop. if you're going on route 213 near elkton boulevard, there's an accident being cleaned up. at the harford road exit, the inner loop and outer loop moving well so far on the northeast corner of the beltway. 895 at washington boulevard, reports of an accident southbound just past washington. no delays yet. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> looking at some of our top stories, the first airplanes arriving in islands of samoa and american samoa as the death toll rises to 200. australia plans to send 20 tons of aid in the next days while the u.s. is sending humanitarian supplies as well. 20 villages have been flooded in samoa with even more in the american samoa and island. four bodies will likely be discovered as the search continues over the next weeks. if elizabeth mardin is having to relive the nightmare again. she is now 21. she sat in the same courtroom with her alleged abductor yesterday as she testified during a competency hearing, telling the court she was raped daily after being abducted from her bedroom when she was 14. bryon david mitchell charged in the kidnapping and has been twice found incompetent to stand trial in state courts. u.s. airways pilot captain chesley sullenberger flu yesterday with his co-pilot jeffrey skiles for the first time together since they safely landed on the hudson river. last monday the airline announced captain chesley sullenberger will be part of the airline safety management team, supervising other pilots. >> this morning, retail giant target has a virtual bull's-eye painted on them by the consumer product safety commission. the chain has been flagged and will pay a $600,000 civil settlement after importing and selling toys with high levels of lead. target admits no wrongdoing. the transportation security administration is increasing security measures. flyers will find many more body scanners like this one across the country at airports. the device allows screeners to see under people's clothing and can reveal hidden weapons and explosives. opponents say they are evasive. investors are waiting for the atomic number in washington. jane king has that story and more in the bloomberg business report. >> unemployment is in focus today. economists say the jobless rate probably rose to a 26 year high of 9.8% last month and will reach 10% by year's end. consumers will not lead a recovery, but some promising signs that payrolls probably declined police in over a year last month. a major u.s. lenders back all the bankruptcy what. c.i.t. group is trying to swap maturing bonds for new secured debt as a plan to avoid collapse after nine quarters of losses. the company sasays if this fails, they will file bankruptcy. the bloomberg merrill lynch index falling almost 3%. lockheed martin said the governments around the world will start finding it increasingly difficult to fund their security needs. at the new york stock exchange, jane king. >> david letterman revealed someone was trying to blackmail him about past sexual relationships with female employees. the announcement came on the same day he testified to a grand jury that someone threatened to release details of his relationship unless he was paid $2 million. letterman never identified the extortionist. sources say the suspect is robert halderman, a cbs news producer. meanwhile, an autopsy reveals michael jackson was not as thickly as some first thought immediately after his death. the report claims jackson was in good health with a strong hearts and other major organs were normal. they reported no illegal drugs in his system. the cause of death is listed as a result of an overdose of a sedative administered without any medical need for it. >> the last time they met, it came down to the final minutes. this time the new ravens offense may be able to overtake the new england patriots. we have details of this weekend's big game. >> do you think a 10th grade ap classroom is an appropriate place to refer to "kama sutra"? minute. ravens cash fantasy is the hottest ticket in town. with an instant top prize of one million dollars and an internet promotion where you could win incredible football-themed prizes like season tickets for life, well, it's no wonder it's taken off faster than ray rice. there are still two instant top prizes of one million dollars remaining on the ticket so "touchdown" at a lottery retailer and get yours today. visit mdlottery dot com slash ravens for more details. hey, let's not forget our 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approaching a spirit of pleasant system. going from ohio into cleveland, a nice that the showers, and it is headed in our direction. we have a chance of intermittent rain. starting this evening. the better chance after midnight tonight. then lingering into tomorrow morning. and the weekend gets better. 58 degrees right now downtown, 55 at the airport. a mix of sun and clouds. more clouds this afternoon. slight chance of showers by this evening. 71-74. wind out of the southeast at 10 dass 15. the foxboro forecast the ravens coming up. >> before we get to the ravens, the orioles snapped their 13th game losing streak last night. they beat the ravens. this is the marquee game in the nfl this weekend. one reason is a high-power ravens offense. the other is no. 12 tom brady along with peyton manning, still the standard of nfl quarterback erik brady admittedly is still feeling and improving. >> he throws so much on rhythm that sometimes you have to be careful of pressure, just the pressure. you have to have a method or have to have a reason and know that you can get to him. otherwise it does not affect his throwing at all. >> kickoff sunday at 1:00. gerry sandusky with the radio call. geri and pete gilbert will have the wrap up sunday night at 11:34 on t d 11. pete gilbert joins me for the radio pre-game show. -- the wrap up this sunday night at 11:30 on tv 11. >> what do the ravens have to do? >> kee tom brady off balance and keep getting the ball. keep the pressure on tom. >-- keep tom brady itoff balanc. >> 55 degrees on tv hill. there's much more to come in the next half-hour. >> baltimore city police need your help identifying rape suspect. the details next. >> a few early morning accident we will update you on. we will check on any delays. >> we are tracking a big storm system. i have the details for you just ahead. >> a presidential pitch for the olympics, details coming up. >> here's a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. good luck. >> live, local, late-breaking. this is wbal 11 news. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back. i am stan stovall. >> i am mindy basara. sandra shaw has a look at the forecast. >> happy friday. it's going to be milder for the next 24 hours. mid 50's at the airport, 58 downtown, 67 in ocean city, 60 in annapolis. hai between 71 and 74 with a slight chance of showers by this evening. more details on a weekend forecast at the end of the news. >> the search continues for the however broken the west baltimore home and raped a woman while her children were in the home with her. >> and jennifer franciotti has details. >> police say he broke into the woman's home, raped her at knifepoint while her children were sleeping. the alleged attack happened overnight on september 23. police hope someone recognizes this sketch of a suspect. in his early 20's, build with a medium to dark complexion. before his way into a woman's home on franklin street around 2:21. >> he struck her in the head with a bat and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint. >> they said the victim's children were in the house at the time of the rape. the attack as unsettled presidents. >> that was wrong for him to do that and her kids were in there. she probably was in shocked and the mess. >> " the police catch him and taken to jail where he needs to be for doing something like that. >> police said the victim does not know the attacker. police hope someone recognizes the composite sketch and chooses to do the right thing. if you have any information, you're asked to call the baltimore city police sex offense unit. the numbers on your screen. >> thank you. the number of suspected cases of h1n1 swine flu continues to grow in baltimore schools. even though health officials and not confirmed the latest suspected cases, sources tell us letters were sent home to parents at armistead gardens elementary middle school alerting parents of a confirmed case. several parents went to the school to pick up their children. >> i found out there's a child with it, that she's on antibiotics and is at home. all the teachers are wearing gloves. >> we are identifying an outbreak -- outbreaks around the state in school systems. generally speaking, this is a virus that is no more virulent than the seasonal flu. >> parents of students at city college were notified that a student there was diagnosed with h1n1 swine flu. meanwhile, the first doses of h1n1 vaccine will be available tuesday. this is the nasal vaccine and will likely go to health care workers first. in maryland, the first vaccines will arrive tuesday and go straight to doctors who care for children and the elderly. pharmacists will then receive doses. go to wbaltv.com to find up-to- date information from the cdc as well as maryland tell the officials. >> yesterday morning a driver was taking students to school when she stopped to pick up passengers in southwest baltimore in edmonton. she noticed a man pointing a gun at the front windshield. the suspect friday begun several times, but the ones you did not break. the suspect has been arrested. >> it is decision day. the president arrived in copenhagen overnight to make a final sales pitch for the city of chicago. nicole killian has the latest. >> this is the first time a u.s. president has made an in person appeal. president obama says his hometown is ready and eager to host the games. only in town for couple of hours, president obama joined the first lady to make the pitch for chicago to host the 2016 olympic games. >> and urging you to choose chicago, to choose america. >> he spoke to members of the international olympics committee. >> there is nothing i would like more than to step a few blocks from my family home with michelle and are two girls and welcome the world back into our neighborhood. >> i never dreamed that the olympic flame might one day light of blogs in my neighborhood. bu-- light up lives. but today i can dream. >> almost a week of intense goldwind with tolovic officials then included plenty of star power, including oprah winfrey. but it is the president who kept it off. >> i promise you this, the city of chicago and the united states of america will make the world proud. >> other cities under consideration will find outwho get the gold later today. >> the decision is expected to be announced at 1:30 today. >> dozens of supporters have joined area olympic champions for a special event as they prepare for next year's winter games. the bobsled federation hosted a fund-raiser lies night for the maryland members of the u.s. national bobsled team. they enjoyed food, fun, and fever to support the area world- class athletes. >> it's important, especially in for the reigning world champion under a lot of pressure. >> my job is to get the thing going as fast as it can. a half to be strong and agile enough to load into the lead without slowing it down. >> reigning world champions. the proceeds from the fund- raiser held support the u.s. bobsled federation's training and research and development programs. they will compete in vancouver in february. >> good morning. there's a new accident on southbound 95 approaching the beltway northeast. in the area of white marsh, is backing down traffic. the delays are early. due to the accident. the good news is it's off to the side, so it's not blocking any lanes. but that may happen when they begin to clear it. the north-swest side, nothing m. it is 48 miles an hour on average in the outer loop approaching interstate 70. to do with guilt at lawrence there's an accident. in dundalk, there's an accident on wise avenue and lynch. >> a big storm brewing norwest over the great lakes and the ohio valley. a transitional day today. a mix of sun and clouds. more clouds this afternoon and a chance of evening showers. 71-74. the front get through here overnight tonight. 50% chance of showers tonight lingering into tomorrow morning. hite tomorrow when it clears is 75 degrees. 73 on sunday with plenty of sunshine. a sunni start on monday with 72 degrees. that's it for now. back to you. >> 6:37. we have seen them on virtually everything you bought, but probably never seen bar codes like this. we will introduce you to a man who makes art out of them. that's when we come back. >> we are still taking your answers to our water cooler question. it is a 10th grade ap classroom an appropriate place to referred to "kama sutra"? >> in order to really understand something it's important to step back and look at the big picture. for scott blake of omaha, that is what he does. the more than a decade he's taken those little bar codes and arranged them into larger than life portraits. he's made over 30, featuring paul newman, oprah, ozzie osborn. there's a message to the madness. >> maybe the world is not so great with all these computers and maybe we are less connected now that we have devices to connect with. who would not want to see their face in bar codes? >> the possibilities are endless. it is pretty amazing. >> that is very cool. chances are you have never seen barbie quite like this in her 50 years on the market. in san francisco this exhibit is on display. artists take the iconic doll and transformer into a variety of alter egos. some of them we cannot show you because of their race in nature. -- racy nature. one of them is bonded to barbie -- b ondage bondage barbie. >> by altering her, she becomes more real. >> have you heard from a talf? >> not yes. >> the exhibit runs through the weekend. >> this is america. whatever. >> yes, whatever. >> 55 degrees on tv all. coming up, we will look at the morning headlines. >> i changed my barbie into a tent -- in to ken. we'll give you an update on traffic coming up. >> looking at 80 doppler, there are no showers or storms yet, but we are tracking a massive storm system. i will let you know when it gets here. 55 degrees downtown, actually 58 trapped in the trance of their shopping routine, some people don't notice 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about a word being taught in an ap 10th grade course. "kama sutra" is the word. >> that brings us to your answers to our question. >> we ask you if you think a 10th grade ap place is an appropriate word to refer to the "kama sutra"? >> one of our viewers says it is inappropriate to discuss sex styles. >> kellie, a 10th grader approached us to say they have learned about birth control from many centuries ago. she says parents should have a talk with their children. >> james in owens mills writes what better environment for the kids to hear about the subject than thof our education system. let the schools teach and prepare our children for life, he says. >> this is from wynette. she says it's fine for a 10th graders to be exposed to such "the n word". some parents are not aware of how much their children already know and the need to open up their eyes and get a clue, she says. we will post your answers on wbaltv.com. >> if you are getting ready for your morning commute, in edgewood there's an accident at route 24 and interstate 95. meantime, delays in dundalk around wise and lynch. on southbound i-95 in the area of the beltway northeast there's an accident off to the side. on the inner loop west side at interstate 73 as a crash blocking the left lane. that will back up traffic on the inner loop. at white marsh the traffic is building in volume, partly due to that accident. the accident is off to the side. on the west side of baltimore national pike there's heavy volume. that is out route traffic, but you will find delays on the inner loop at interstate 70 with the left lane closed for the crash. >> looking at 80 doppler, a major storm system bring to our west extending to cleveland through columbus down to louisville. a major storm system. it is approaching us. it will get here in the form of showers early this evening. right now there are sprinkles north of the state line. some of is not making it to the ground. the general trend today will be more clouds and sun and we will remain unsettled. let's look at the main computer. if a mass of clouds to our west. building up this afternoon. temperatures milder than they have been this week. 60 in annapolis, 65 at the airport, 58 downtown. in the mountains of western maryland there's a chance of showers early on because they are in closer proximity to the shower activity, 61 degrees de forecast die. 73 in store for baltimore today with a chance of evening showers mainly. slight chance of sprinkles early on this afternoon. in ocean city, clouds increasing throughout the afternoon with a high of 73 degrees, where we stood before october 2. not a great deal to be -- not a great day to be on the waters of the chesapeake. there's a small craft advisory. 89 degrees with the record high set in 1986 for this date. in 1997 on october 2 it was 35 degrees. we will be around 50 degrees tonight. the front will not push through until after midnight through tomorrow. 58-62 overnight. showers overnight possible with the wind still steady out of the south at 10-15. the high-pressure has moved well offshore. that is paving the way for the sellers and storms to approach from the west. the good news to the showers will be out of here by noon time tomorrow. that means of clearing trend, partly cloudy tomorrow afternoon, then partly cloudy to mostly sunny on sunday. the same deal on monday. the patriots and ravens on sunday. partly cloudy skies forecast, 68-74 1:00 to call. a slight chance of showers tonight and raining tonight. clearing tomorrow. mostly sunny on sunday and monday at 72 degrees on monday. >> the search for a man in connection with a shocking rape and home invasion in west baltimore. jennifer franciotti is joining us with that story. >> it happens last week. the suspect broke into a 30 year-old woman's home in the middle of the night around 2:20 in the morning on franklin street. hit her in the head with a baseball bat and raped her at knifepoint. police are describing the suspect as being in his early 20's, 5 ft. 7 with a slim build and medium to dark complexion. he forced his way into the home. there characterizing him as a ruthless. the victim's children or in a home at the time. called a sex crimes unit with information -- you are asked to call the sex crimes unit if you have information. >> thank you. today oprah winfrey will profile fascinating families, one of her favorite stories ever, get a stunning updates. and a little family living large. history making sextuplets today with oprah. now? meredith vieira. >> a bombshell from david letterman that he had sex with female staff members. othello's cbs employee tried to use the information to blackmail him. we will have the latest. also, in copenhagen they will decide today which city gets off the 2016 olympic games. president obama, will he be able to bring the games to chicago? also, mariah carey will perform live on the plaza right here on "today." >> 55 degrees on tv hill. >> we will have another look at what is it to lead? at pnc, it's doing what most benefits our customers. whether that's building more certified green buildings than anyone on earth. creating online banking tools for the next generation. or making a 10 year, $100 million investment in kids. it's how we've always done business. and will for a very long time to come. pnc. leading the way. >> you have a few things going on out there. >> there is a left side accident on the inner loop that at 70. if you are going on 795 and southbound direction from owings mills to the beltway, have been delays. there's an accident dundalk near wise. on 24 and 95 at baltimore national bike, there are delays in both directions due to the accident at interstate 70. several accidents. >> slight chance of sprinkles today. >> overnight and tomorrow morning. it is a big storm system from the ohio valley moving in our direction. the best chance of activity will be deceiving. clouds will increase this afternoon. 73 degrees. showers likely tomorrow morning and then clearing. 75 by tomorrow afternoon. gorges weather on sunday at 73 degrees with sunny skies. >> starting monday things will be a little different on 11 news today. tony will be joining the team as we bring back double team weather. sandra shaw will be in the field with updates and showcasing events around town. it starts monday morning starts monday4:55 a.m.. thank you for joining us. >> to an end to am 1090. >> have a great weekend. -- tune in to am 1090 for traffic and weather alerts on the fives. >> this is a wbal editorial by our president and general manager. >> throughout the city an estimated 20,000 runners will participate in the ninth annual baltimore running festival this year. in addition to the signature event, there are five different options including the kids fun run. walkers are welcome. various segments of the 26 mile course will be run by participants from across the world. thousands more will watch and cheer the runner's as they challenge themselves and raced to the finish. regardless of the winner, the city and the region are the major benefactors. if the marathon so the city and its best. the economic impact is more than welcome in these difficult times. wbal is a proud sponsor of the marathon and salutes tom tasselmyer in his ninth run and pete gilbert running for the cool kids campaign. join us for complete coverage from start to finish. for more information on the event, including the marathon, log onto wbaltv.com. good morning. 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