traveling internationally may find heightened concerns. >> reporter: in certain countries across the world, health officials are screening arriving passengers. when customers arrive at certain ports of entry, in other countries, they may be screened for fever or other illnesses. >> reporter: but doctors say traveling by train or plane carries no greater risk of infection. >> they have much better air circulation. so that's not the concern. the concern is really who is sitting more next to you. >> reporter: those surgical face masks. doctors say you might as well leave those at home. >> there are no more inherent risks. >> doctors believe the only thing proven to help is vaccinations and washing your hands. >> i don't think it's any worse than a regular flu. so honestly, it doesn't matter. >> doctors say if you're traveling, you'll also want to take along with you plenty of extra tissues and hand sanitizer. we're live at penn station. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, derek. thank you very much. and wjz is always on. check in for complete flu watch coverage. for updates. along with important information from the cdc. log onto wjz.com. another setback for the defense team. for city councilwoman helen holton who is facing charges in this city scandal, also involving mayor sheila dixon. sally is live with more on what this means. >> reporter: as a judge -- a judge denied the motion to dismiss the trial, meaning holton will go on trial in december. she is accused of exceeding the campaign finance limits, by asking two to fund a poll for her re-election campaign. the state limits donors to $4,000 per election year cycle. her lawyer tried to argue that the city didn't have jurisdiction over her. the judge rebuffed that claim. she is -- mayor dixon will go on trial. she is accused of taking gift cards meant for the needy. the city tries to close the budget gap. wjz is live at city hall. political reporter pat warren with more on what you need to know. >> reporter: that's right, vic. as you know, it's an effort to close the city's budget deficit. and it's going to come at some inconvenience to some city residents. >> reporter: if you're in need of emergency services or if it's your trash collection day, don't worry. but you can scratch almost everything else you need to do in person off your to-do list. >> we're trying to get the word out. because it's also holiday monday as well. furlough friday. and columbus day. >> reporter: the furlough plan saves $13.5 million. for the majority, 10,845 workers, making less than $50,000 a year, that means five days without bay. -- pay. >> the biggest impact is only if someone needs to come down and pay a water bill or ticket. it cuts back on services. but this is part of the costs. >> reporter: here are some of the things you can and cannot do tomorrow. you can get a parking ticket. but you cannot pay a ticket in person. the impound lot is open. but pulaski highway is closed. and there are no permits being issued, all of which conspired to make a very troubling day for terry myers. >> it's frustrating. because i didn't know the building was closed tomorrow until i came down here today. obviously if i can't find a sparking space -- parking space, i have to drive here tomorrow. and if i did, come back for no reason. if i would have went home today and came back tomorrow and it was closed, i would not be a happy camper. >> reporter: you won't be able to pay your water bill or get your information about utilities in person. or apply for employment. community action centers are closed. but you can get a marriage license if the mood strikes you. you just can't license your dog. >> but public safety, trash collection, except for condominiums will still continue. if you have a trash pickup on friday like i do. >> reporter: but if you have business at baltimore city's circuit court, the courts are open and fully operational. reporting live from city hall, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. >> that was quite a list, pat. thank you very much. police say he tried to make it look like an accident. but it was far from one. now a jury decides the fate of a baltimore man, accused of killing his estranged girlfriend. >> reporter: 41-year-old jose queros is found guilty of killing a woman by running her or with her own truck. prosecutor saition queros found out the equipment -- woman never wanted to live in his house with him. and intended to take back the truck she had loaned him. he killed her and tried to make it look like an accident. prosecutors are seeking life without parole. >> he may also face deportation. a dramatic audiotape is played in a baltimore courtroom. an admission from a man charged with drowning his three children. mark castillo is asking the judge not to let the jury hear those tapes. >> reporter: mark castillo, charged with drowning his three children at the downtown marriott says he wasn't coherent or clear of mind when he gave a confession to police. in the recording, he said, quote, my plan was after we had a good day, to, uh, take their lives. that he distracted the boys by letting them play a video game. then he drowned athena and dried her off and put her to bed. >> the difficult part is that i don't understand it right now. and at this time, i'm so full of this pain. i know i will have to live in this life without my children. >> reporter: mark castillo made a series of statements shortly after the murders. first to hotel security, when he called and said, i've killed my children. again, when he was treated for a suicide attempt. and finally, to detective negligence a lengthy interview. >> reporter: the judge asks over 100 potential jurors today, would they be biased in a case involving a father accused of drowning his three children? many women stand in response. most say they know of the case, in which the mother told a judge that mark castillo, her husband, was threatening the children's lives. her friends say she won't be in court much, as the deaths are described in great detail during the trial. >> i know right now, her preference is to not sit through pose portions -- those portions of the trial. >> and it is possible that video taken of the three children tucked in bed could be presented and introduced to the jury. >> a judge should rule tomorrow about the admissibility of the confession. then opening statements are scheduled on tuesday. former world and u.s. skating champion kimmie meissner is withdrawing from two upcoming skating events. seriously jeopardizing her chances of making the next olympic team. misener who grew up in bel air has been bothered by tendonitis in her right knee, after suffering a dislocated kneecap. she won the u.s. champions in 2007 and world. bob turk is live in the first warning weather center with the first warning forecast. clouds moving in. out to the west of us. cumberland west, sphrifngles and showers have popped up. look at all of -- sprinkles and showers have popped up. look at all of that activity. most of it is drying up however. it's very dry. the air here is very dry. a lot of this will never reach the area. but far western maryland. mountains of west virginia will see some showers. i think we'll probably see some activity in the baltimore region. but not until late in the day tomorrow. denise? >> thank you, bob. a major development, anchored by a wegman's grocery store will bring hundreds of new jobs to baltimore county. mike hellgren explains the economic impact. >> they already clearing the land for this major development that's expected to bring at least 1500. >> developers will turn into 700,000 new feet of stores. wjz got a sneak peek at what it will look like, filling a shopping void with thousands of families. >> it's tremendous for a time when things are tough for people. >> we were really pleased with what is here right now. each without brack, we would have gone. >> financing, i'm sure is so difficult to find. but we have the ability to financing. >> this major project will create critical jobs during the recession. >> even though the economy is bad. i try to remind people that the maryland economy is the number 1 performing economy in the country. >> rainet rogers just opened up rogers coffee shop across the street and sees the development as a positive. >> with the understanding, you know, of the recession and the economy. we understood that. but we thought this was an opportunity for us. we think it's going to draw more people in. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest new projects in maryland and one of the rarest, creating more than 1,000 jobs during these tough times. >> we don't have anything upscale that can touch what they're doing here. >> reporter: wegmans does not have an official timetable. but some say the development could open as early as 2011. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> developers are not revealing what other stores will open there. it will also include space for offices and restaurants. still to come tonight. breast cancer breakthrough. the new discovery that could change the way doctors find and treat the deceased. the disease. 20,000 pairs of running shoes. i'm andrea fujiy. -- fujii. not old enough to vote yet. but some are already campaigning for their teacher. i'm gigi barnett. that story is coming up. and a beautiful october evening. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. that's right after this. students at one anne arundel county school are backing a school worker who is running for a seat on county council. >> at old mill high school, in millersville, anne arundel county. derek young is a youth advocate. now he's decided to run for county council next year under the republican ticket. and there is something his students are now teaching him. >> they are teaching me that young people matter. they're teaching me that they do have a voice and they want a say. >> reporter: the student created t-shirts, a facebook page. and they meet away from the school on the weekends to strategize and edge out other potential candidates. >> do you feel that other politicians neglect you guys? >> definitely. they see us as kids. we don't know anything about politics. so they just go right on to people who know stuff. like adults and everything. >> this is like civics 101. >> reporter: they call themselves young people for young. >> other students are definitely turning heads and looking and asking questions about what is going on. >> reporter: young says he wants to focus on improving anne arundel county public schools if laicted. so -- elected. so far 90% of his campaign staff is under 19 years old. >> and young and his young campaign staff members have months to go before the republican primary, which is in september 2010. so far, young saturday only republican candidate to declare a run for the county council's district 2 seat. denise? >> all right, thank you, gigi. the district says they do not campaign on school grounds, which is against the school policy. the long-time leader of pikesville's bethel congregation has died t. the rabbi died yesterday in italy at the age of 65. the jewish times is reporting that he had a heart attack. he is known for his intlect and ro-- intlect and robust information on the dialogue. breast cancer prevention is the topic of discussion at northwest hospital. mary bubala emceed the event. it offers comprehensive screenings and treatments for breast cancer. last night's event was part of breast cancer awareness month. well, thousands, tens of thousands of people are getting ready to put on their running shoes and open up their wallets. the 9th annual baltimore marathon is saturday, drawing a record number of participants. wjz is live downtown. andrea fujii has more on the impact the marathon will have on the city. >> reporter: denise, the baltimore marathon grows every year. and this weekend, downtown city streets are going to be very busy. 40% of participants are from out of town. >> reporter: 22,000 people will be running in the baltimore running festival this year. since its inception, it's generated a total of $95 million for the area. >> it really highlights the greatness of this city. when we start something. it only gets better and bigger. >> reporter: local businesses are looking forward to the influx of customers this weekend. >> reporter: last year, the marathon generated $22 million for the area. this year, with more runners, baltimore can expect to see upwards of $24 million. >> reporter: the manager of lebanese taverna says their business normally grows by about 20% during marathon weekends. >> expecting a good increase in customers, foot traffic here. >> many stay in town for the weekend. >> see people from boston and upstate. and people from virginia and d.c. >> all of that will generate money that will go into the local economy to help small businesses to help the city flourish and continue to grow. >> the marathon will start in camden yards. loop to the inner harbor. and finish back at camden yards. >> over 350 baltimore city police officers will be making the route safe and providing good traffic control. >> organizers say most visiting racers head into town on friday. and businesses hope they'll start their weekend early. >> i'm hoping they'll get out, walk around the neighborhood, enjoy themselves, have a good time. >> reporter: now, the race starts saturday at 8:00 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m. and don't forget, many downtown streets will be closed to traffic during that time. reporting live, andrea fujii. >> besides generating close to $100100 billion. in its time thas raised over $4 million for charity. maybe a little rain early in the morning on saturday. then it should clear out. let's take a look at temps and conditions right now. 64. barometer holding steady. come back and take a look at friday and the weekend forecast after this. ñ?ñ?ñ? taking a look outside right now. it's been an -- a beautiful afternoon. >> out to the west, around the cumberland area, a couple of sprinkles, around frostberg, very light rain. nothing really of any consequence. around here, we'll see clouds tonight, northwest of us. maybe some showers. looks like these showers will hold off for the baltimore region, until late in the day tomorrow. and it's going to be a warm one. take a look at temps now. pretty pleasant. after the high was in the upper 70s. oakland with showers. and light stuff, 58. cumberland at 64. ocean city. and they have been mild. 68 right now. the dew point is at 44. still quite low. but it's going to still come up. we'll start getting more moisture in the air. winds shifting more to the west and southwest. that will bring in very mild air tomorrow. if you're heading down into virginia ask carolinas, it will be into the 80s tomorrow with a lot of sun. may get to 80. we've got clouds to contend with. right now, most of this moisture is not making it over the mountains. it's just very, very dry here. and that's why, we'll see some clouds. but the chances of showers in the baltimore, washington area tonight are pretty slim. maybe 20%. north and west of us, yes, we'll probably see some rain. the bulk of this activity is going to head through ohio. however, on the southern edge of this is a front that will cross our region late in the day tomorrow. tomorrow night into friday. ahead of it, warm air is surging in from the south. getting us back up close to 80. the front approaches. some showers tomorrow night, into early saturday. the front moves off. and we get some clearing, breezy and turning cooler saturday afternoon. saturday night and during the day on sunday. temperatures will be dropping down. south winds in the bay tomorrow. 10 to 15 knots. the bay temp around 68. and maybe a shower late in the day. better chance later friday night. and a small craft advisory. sunrise at 7:11. tonight, let's call it partly to mostly cloudy. low of 54 degrees, which is quite a bit warmer than we've seen recently. tomorrow, mixture of sun and clouds. a warm afternoon. maybe 80 or even down to our south, maybe st. mary's county may get to 83, 84. richmond, the same thing. maybe a late-day shower. and a better chance tomorrow night into saturday. of a period of showers. doesn't look like we'll see a lot. most of it will be gone by about 9:00 or 10:00 on saturday morning. and then the sun comes out, breeze clears things out. and the sun comes back out on saturday afternoon. and it starts cooling down a little bit. not a terrible forecast. >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. on the run. a latin america talk show host is wanted. you won't believe what he is accused of. maryland connection to the moon. mysterious death as a medical examiner working works to find out how tony fein died. this is mark viviano. there could be a change in the ravens' kick return. plus, the baseball play-offs and nascar. all ahead when eyewitness news continues. we are just before 6:30. it is 64 degrees. partly cloudy. hello, everyone. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. what is being called a breaking discovery in the fightegance breast cancer. kellye lynn explains how researchers unraferled the mysteries of -- unraveled the mysteries of how breast cancer begins. >> this year alone, more than 190,000 women here in the u.s. are expected to get a breast cancer diagnosis. doctors say this could have huge implications for the development of new drugs and personalized treatment. >> reporter: this vat of breast cancer tissue samples could hold clues for finding future treatments. canadian researchers are a giant step closer to unlocking how breast cancer develops and spreads, after breaking one tumor's genetic code and zeroing in on cell mutations. >> we've never had the possibility to go in and retrieve all of the sequence and all of the mutations possible in any cancer. so we've done it for the first time now. >> reporter: the canadian team mapped out all 3 billion in one tumor and compared it to cancer that spread in the patient nine years later. they saw exactly how the cancer evolved by identifying each cell mutation. >> we might be able to develop treatments that are targeted to those specific changes or those specific genes in a patient's cancer. >> reporter: so far, researchers have only sequenced the genes in one patient's tumor. but new technology allowed them to do it in just a few weeks. so they hope to start decoding tumors on a weekly basis. creating a database for all types of breast cancer. >> reporter: not only do scientists hope to tackle breast cancer in this way. they're also setting their sights on decoding the breast cancer -- other tumors. there is still no word on the cause of death for former ravens rookie tony feins, found dead in a house in washington state. >> reporter: the 27-year-old was unconscious and barely breathing when medics arrived at the house near port orchard. friends say they found fein facedown in his own vomit. his high school coach remembers him as a responsible young man. >> talking with coaches regarding tony after he left here, just he talked about the experience that he had in the military and how it kind of shaped him and the maturity that he showed. >> there were no obvious signs of wounds to fi fein's -- fein's body. and there was nothing to indicate foul play. police are awaiting an autopsy. >> fein grew up in washington state and was also an army veteran who served in iraq. a 73-year-old man is shot during an attempted robbery. it happened last night in the 1400 block of madison park drive in glen burnie county. police say an armed person approached the man. the victim was taken to shock trauma in serious condition. but he is expected to survive. a montgomery county teenager is sentenced to his role in a school terrorism plot. gettache