temperatures there are still only in the 30s. now, because of the precip headed our way, and because of the chilly temperatures expected tomorrow, they will issue for late tonight through the day tomorrow, a winter storm warning. north of the mason-dixon line and from frederick county west, as you can see, all of those counties, locally around the baltimore metro, north and west of the city, a winter storm watch. south and east of us, along the coast, a coastal flood advisory. can be some strong winds. can cause some flooding at time of high tide, right along the ocean city area down there along the shore. there could be pretty rough weather. tim williams has a look at what we can expect and when. tim? >> as bob just showed you, you know, the watches and warnings are going into effect here very soon. and for good reason. the national weather service has identified that these snow storms coming through could present some travel problems. and that's why watches and warnings are issued. what we're looking at is a mostly rain event. primarily a trace to an inch on eastern sides of the 95 corridor. transitioning again to 1 to 3 inches to 95 corridor, across the city. and lower portions into howard county, even to montgomery county. a quick changeover, 3 to 6 inches, carroll and all the way out to far western maryland. as far as a time line of all of this, we could see rain, of course, as early as 9:00 or so tonight. the rain will arrive area wide, around 1:00 tomorrow morning. it mixes with snow by predawn hours, right around sunrise. and mainly snows through the bulk of the day. 10:00 to 4:00. transitioning snow and tapering off by sundown. we'll continue to keep you posted and give you the amounts. for now, bob will have more on your first warning forecast. now, back inside. >> wjz 13 is always on. and you can check in for first warning weather coverage for updates on the forecast, for information on closings and delays, by logging onto wjz.com. a bold surprise attack on a city sheriff's deputy. a man with a knife jumps into his cruiser and allegedly tries to stab at him, forcing the deputy to pull out his gun. wjz is live at the scene with northeast baltimore. gigi barnett has the situation. >> at all hours of the day, this intersection is busy. what started as a normal day for that deputy took a bizarre turn when he was attacked inside his vehicle. >> the baltimore city sheriff's department has one way to describe an attack on one of their own this morning. >> very wild in that we have never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: just after 8:00 this morning, investigators say deputy gideon shippero was at a stoplight in northeast baltimore. he was headed to work. all of a sudden, the passenger door opened and a man with a knife jumped in. the department spokeswoman, sergeant carla lightsee says without words or warning, the man attacked shippero. >> it just speaks to the level of uncertainty. >> but the deputy fought back, pulled out his gun and fired, striking john doherty in the arm. neighbors say the story in this area, with manicured lawns is disturbing. >> if you're riding around in your car anyway, you should have your doors locked anyway. you should be safe. >> you never know what is going to happen. but you can't run around in fear either. >> baltimore sheriff's deputies are designed to protect courthouses and issue warrants. right now, they are not exactly sure why this particular deputy was attacked, but they have a clear message for other officers. >> we always say that when you wear this uniform, you have to always be alert. never forget the training that you provided and the training that you continuously provided yearly because you might have to revert to it. >> now, the deputy was shaken up. but he wasn't seriously injured. in fact, he's at home right now, with his family. the suspect was injured. medics rushed him to johns hop hopkins with nonlife- threatening injuries. we are live in northeast baltimore. i'm gigi barnett. vic, back to you. >> police say that charges may be filed once the suspect is released from johns hopkins. request denied. a maryland businessman will spend another month behind bars in aruba. suspected in the disappearance of another woman. >> gary giordano's lawyers asked for him to be set free again. but the judge rejected that move. giordano's detention is expected for another 30 days. he is suspected in the disappearance of his travel companion. at today's hearing, giordano argued his innocence. they needed time to follow points of interest by search and rescue dogs on the island. giordano says gardner was swept out to sea. >> giordano is the only person named as a suspect in this case. >> a woman murdered while working at a burger king in a quiet frederick community now. months later, police make an arrest in the case. wjz is live. weijia jiang has more on the suspects in custody and the charges against him. weijia? >> vic, some of the charges are federal ones. police say at the time of the murder, the suspects are living in this country illegally. >> on march 18th, this burger king on east fredericks patrick scene. officers arrived to find 32- year-old patty ayala shot to death. now police say it was at the hands of her former coworker, ray barrella. on friday, they announced a slew of charges against him, including first-degree murder. >> there wasn't an eyewitness that said he did it. this was a who done it, putting the pieces together. putting the pieces together, our detectives did that. >> while looking for a killer, police also uncovered unsettling details about mejia varela. he was deported, following an attempted robbery conviction. but at some point after that, federal agents say he snuck back in. >> everybody i know is up in arms about it. and there's a lot that needs to be done. >> police say it was after mejia varela entered the u.s. for a second time. he assumed a new identity and got a job at the burger king. they also say he had been laid off for several months when he came back to rob it. >> they were close to home. that's why i moved out in the country. >> reporter: police say mejia, varela and aiela worked together at the burger king in the past. they don't know if he was targeting her or just out to get cash. in a statement, they said patty was a loving mother, girlfriend, sister and friend. today, we are grateful for the arrest, however, the pain of losing patty is still very real and fresh. >> reporter: mejia-varela will be sentenced next week in court for coming back to the country after he was deported. then federal agents will serve the arrest warrant. >> weijia, thank you. the suspect also faces armed robbery, assault and theft charges. for the second time in a week, a murder at a maryland mental hospital. investigators say one patient killed another. just last week, another similar incident left another patient dead. additional staff is being used to monitor the patients while the murders are investigate the. the family of a baltimore girl who was electrocuted in a city park is back in court. 14-year-old deanna green is the victim of a faulty underground line. pat warren has more on the court arguments heard today. pat? >> that's right, denise. what happened here at this ballpark was a tragedy for everyone involved. and circuit court judge john miller had a lot of questions for both attorneys on both sides. >> reporter: the parents of deanna green have been in and out of court since 2006. >> it's a wound that continues to be reopened. >> deanna green planted one foot against one fence and stretched out her hand to touch another. her body completed the circuit. >> what we had here was the equivalent of two bear rises of 140 volts of electric itbetween them. the -- electricity between them. so when she touched the bear wires. >> deanna's family is challenging the family court that granted immunity in the death. they rode with -- wjz rode with electrical experts who identified stray electrical currents. >> this wire is connected to the pole. watch what happens when i touch that to something metal. [ buzzing sound ] >> reporter: in deanna's case, one of the poles came into contact with an underground cable and electrified the fence. >> the notion that the city can let in an electrical system that it has complete control over then belongs to bge, that it now deteriorates so badly that it releases 240 voaltds and they say -- volts and they say they are not liable? it boggles the mind. >> reporter: but the city sayless they are not liable for checking this. and they are immune from that. still, deanna's family says the government should be held accountable. >> because it can so easily happen to someone else. it was too easy. >> reporter: the contractor who was hired by the city to do some work settled with the family out of court, stipulating, however, that that is not an admission of guilt. reporting from druid hill park. >> thank you very much, pat. today, the public service commission adopted the deanna green rule. requiring that they conduct twice a year tests. we have several people struck by a vehicle in west baltimore. captain mike perry has details for us. >> it's happening over at the western district, denise. this is fulton and presbury. report to police and fire officials of three pedestrians struck in the intersection, actually on fulton. we see one city paramedic and baltimore police here rendering assistance to at least one person we see laying in the roadway here. there may be others, but it's very, very congested scene. lots of folks around. you can see paramedics and police assisting as more paramedics continue to come to the scene. police have closed fulton in the northbound direction. this is on the northbound lane of fulton, at presbury. and you can see quite a bit of activity here. expect delays. back to you on tv hill. >> all right. thank you, captain mike perry in sky eye chopper 13. things remain status quo downtown. dozens of protestors in tents are still being allowed to stay while the city tries to figure out what to do next. difficult balance of free speech and preventing a public nuisance. the protestors are against wall street, greed and social and financial equity. a classy move. that's how many describe an ad against ravens heat and baltimore sun. well, vic, todd heap returns to baltimore sunday. he is now with the arizona cardinals. but clearly, part of his heart is still here in charm city. >> reporter: the familiar roar of his name. ravens fans love number 86 and didn't want to see him go. now, as todd heap prepares to return to baltimore as an arizona cardinal, he sends fans a special message. in today's baltimore sun, heap writes a letter to the city. for a decade, my wife ashley and i took great pride in making baltimore our home. we wanted to publicly and emphatically thank all of you for your support over the years. >> class act. not many people would do this in the terms of going back to an old town -- team that they basically got rid of. but somebody that would take the time to thank the city means that he cares about baltimore. >> he's loved by all of the fans in baltimore. and i think when he comes into town sunday, i think we're just going to hear heap all over. >> i think it just shows what kind of great person he really is. and i know we really miss him. i wish him the best. >> heap also thanked art modell and sent his past to the former ravens owner pat. and gave a shout to his former ravens teammate saying he was honored to step on the field with them. >> how much fun he had in baltimore. and how good his career was here. and the friends he had back in his community. so i'm not very surprised by it. todd is a great guy. >> appreciate everything todd did here. and over a long period of time. >> reporter: heap also writes while it wasn't his decision to leave the ravens, he understands change is part of the game. and he thanks fans again. "your support has touched my family" and i will never forget the cheers of the crowd, each and every time you roared "heap." ravens fans, you are tremendous. sincerely, todd heap. [ cheering ] >> i think we're going to hear that again sunday. todd heap played with the ravens from 2001 until last year. he signed a two-year contract to play with arizona. and that is where he was born and raised, in arizona. vic, back to you. >> good for him. he and so many of the ravens are really good contributors to the community. >> absolutely. >> we're glad to have him here. thank you. still to come. happy birthday to lady liberty. just in time for the an slersary. the new technology -- anniversary. the new technology. two months after suffering a stroke, finally getting treatment here at johns hopkins hospital. i'm monique griego. she'll let us know how her recovery is going. i'm mike schuh, in baltimore county. what a day it is. for maize, corn and fall foliage and pumpkins. getting ready for an early taste of winter. stick around for the updated first warning weather forecast. , two months after the incident in the south pole. she speaks. renee nicole desewer's amazing recovery. >> reporter: after two months awaiting treatment, she was very happy to be at hopkins. >> reporter: still wearing her south pole coveralls, renee was all smiles knowing she was under the care of doctors at johns hopkins hospital. >> i had excellent care. and it's the best choice that i have done. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine, just two weeks ago, desewer was here. isolated and recovering from a stroke with no medical care. >> i'm going to sayiz wasn't scared at all. >> reporter: she doesn't start to worry until she learned bad weather would keep help away for months. at the time, she had bad vision, speech and memory loss. >> i just totally advocated for my son. >> two months later, a plane would finally take her from antarctica and new zel zealand and san francisco before arriving at dulles. then she was just anxious to get to hopkins. >> everybody takes a look at it. and i need to know what's going on in my grain. >> reporter: doctors confirm she suffered a stroke. but it's hard to determine if that delayed her recovery. >> it's better to get treatment early. >> reporter: didn't expect all of this attention. >> never expected to explode. >> reporter: and despite her recovery, she doesn't believe the south pole is in her future. >> as much as i like the program, i think from a risk point of factors, it's probably time to move on. >> and the doctor says desewer is expected to make a full recovery. >> desewer will undergo a few more cognitive tests before being released. despite the fact that we are talking about snow in the forecast, it has been an incredible fall so far, with beautiful fall foliage. mike schuh has a look at the sights and the sounds of the season. >> reporter: the sound of the season sweeps over maryland. corn dries in the field. and thousands seek out what fall has to offer. at north run frrms, a good -- farms, a good day to be a kid. >> i picked the pumpkin up. i played and i eat. >> we had another one here. this one is top corn. >> what do you like about fall. >> i love the change of scenery. the -- you know, cold weather. but still not too cold for baltimore. >> this time, fall is best. best weather. >> the best weather. the chill and less sunshine mean the forest look like they're on fire. >> it's just such nice weather. it's between hot and cold. >> and the leaves are really pretty! yeah. >> and the colors. >> the smell of fall. >> we've seen some beautiful reds and golds in the trees. >> reporter: let's look at a map of where the foliage is best in maryland. much of it out in the western areas, is really good right now. and extreme western maryland, it's at peak. so that means it might be a good time just to hop in your car if you have one and just drive around. see what's out there. want to look at that map again? >> it shows the metro area has yet to peak. good news, good news, indeed. so enjoy what you can. >> yum. >> while you can. >> pumpkins. >> love carved pumpkins upon. >> apple pie. >> reporter: soon, all of this will, quicker than you think, fade into winter. >> we are going to get lost in the corn maze. >> we're so excited. >> reporter: in baltimore county, where the leaves need to be raked, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, taking those fall memories when you can because within a week, within a day, you'll be raking up snow. >> at last check, they're still stuck in the corn maze. we're sending sky eye chopper 13 out. >> well, the snow is going to bring a lot of leaves down over the next couple of days. even branches. north and west of us, could be heading up some branches. could even take power out. 47 now. but the dew point still below freezing at 31. humidity, 53%. south/southeast winds at 3. that will be much stronger tomorrow. barometer sitting there at 30.2 inches. come back and take a look at that saturday forecast after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, i know a lot of folk the are having halloween parties, tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon, does not look like a nice day to be outdoors. in fact, all day looks pretty rotten. let's take a look at temps and conditions right now. with cloudy skies. 50, ocean city. south of washington, a little light rain already moving in. 48 in d.c. the cold spot, oakland. anywhere in garrett county. temperatures ranging between that and 35 degrees. right now, oakland, around 34. 45 in ber -- cumberland. but the dew points below freezing. and during the day tomorrow, the dew points in the 20s. that means up there, up in the clouds, it will be snow. and eventually, that snow would reach down from the ground. and particularly, from the city, north and west, that's where we'll see accumulations. where some spots in garrett county, could see 5 to 10 inches. locally, north and west of the beltway, maybe 2, 3, 4, as much as 5 inches could fall. in the city, maybe half an inch to the grass. south and east. mainly rain, or mixed with snow at times. but it will be just too warm. 47 here now. 50 in annapolis and kept island. remember, the -- kent island. the winds off the bay. anywhere near the bay, it's going to be difficult to get any snow to stick. southeast and east winds. eventually, they'll get stronger, pick up and come out of the northeast. and then the north. that brings the cold air down from central new york state and canada. low pressure. there you see it over arkansas this afternoon, moving through tennessee valley. it's going to re-form up off the carolina coast and kick that moisture in. very windy along the coast, essentially, a nor'easter is going to be developing. because you have cold air in place. warm gulf stream. all the ingredients you need for a typical storm. in a month or two, this would really be a wicked storm as it is. looks like areas in pennsylvania. new york state. southern new england. some areas could see as much as 8 or 10 inches of snow. and with leaves still in the trees, you are going to have massich power outage -- massive power outages. and a lot of wind could cause issues over the next 24 to 48 hours. it will get windy. but sunday, high pressure moves in. a lot less wind. and a lot of sunshine. for football, it will be very windy on the bay. gale warning tomorrow. winds as high as 35 knots. tonight, clouds, yes. rain later on. it can get heavy overnight. changing, too, and becoming snow most places by early midmorning. it will all end by evening. more rain south and east. 42 and dropping in and through the 30s all afternoon long. >> okay. thank you very much. >> thank you, bob. still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. a prescription drug epidemic in our state. you won't believe what we uncovered in one maryland town. i'm jessica kartalija. that story coming up. cruise ship crime scene. two people found dead on this ship. are they connected? 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