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Transcripts For WJZ Eyewitness News At 6 20131029

Know all about insurance, what their options are, or even that theyre eligible. Reporter in some cases, speciallytrained navigators are helping through the open enrollment. Shown here, to basically get my mindset right, to tell them exactly what they might need to do to qualify. Reporter but marylands own website has dealt with its share of glitches as well. Were on day 29. Ive had 18 attempts to get on the website and get good information. And i have yet to be successful. Reporter perry hall delegate, kathy shilegga praises outreach effort efforts like this. But agrees the deadline should be delayed. We need to do more to help people. Because this website is not working and people are not signing up. Reporter some in congress have already called for the resignation of health and Human Services secretary kathleen sebelius. Shell take the hot seat on capitol hill tomorrow, answering yet more questions about the troubled healthcare rollout. Reporter derek, thank you. You can get unbiased information about Healthcare Options and enrollment systems by calling Healthcare Access call center, alt 1877223, 5381. News. Delegate don dwyer was injured in a car accident this morning. According to his attorney, a driver ran a red light at magathy bridge and hit dwyers cadillac. He was injured, sought medical treatment. But the extent of his injuries we do not know yet. Just last week, dwyer was sentenced to six 60 days in jail, for driving and both under the influence. New details about what happened the moments before a murdersuicide in anne arundel county. Reporter denise, officer christopher robinson, did not use his service weapon, when he shot his exgirlfriend and a city firefighter. Robinsons family said he was trying very hard to move on from his relationship with marie hartman. He even went out on dates friday and saturday night. Police say after one of those dates, robinson went, though, to the glen burnie home of the firefighter, andrew hoffman, who was dating hartman. Police say robinson shot hoffman, hartman, and then himself. Hoffmans younger sister hid in the closet during the shooting and escaped out a window. Back to you, denise. Thank you, mary. Funeral plans for hoffman are being set for saturday. Pictures of attorney general gubernatorial candidate dug gansler putting the resort town in the spotlight. The delaware town is issuing a warning about students and underaged drinking. Reporter South Bethany Officials Say this is a quiet beach town. And they have a warning for parents. Should have assumed then, that there was drinking. Reporter Maryland Attorney general doug gansler has taken the heat from a picture, showing him at a packed teen party, where witnesses say there was underaged drinking. Now, the town of South Bethany, delaware, where it happened, wants more parents feeling the fire, issuing a frank statement about teenage revelers, saying many of the incidents that occur, are the result of poor or absent supervision by parents. Parents often rent the homes and disappear from the scene, leaving teenagers to fend for temses. Don henreti, a former high schoolteacher, from his home, knows things can get out of control, and believes some parents turn a blind eye. Senior week. Theyd rather really not know. And they kind of think, well, in another couple of months, theyre being off to college. And we really wont have any influence or control of what theyre doing. Reporter kids typically begin to experiment with alcohol. Reporter gansler, who is marylands top Law Enforcement officials has spoken out against underaged drinking. He and the parents of several teens, rented the home in june, after his sons high school graduation. Reporter police here in town say theyre not investigating whether adults illegally watched as minors consumed alcohol. They say too much time has passed to prove anything. Theyve also consulted with delaware state police. Reporter those living nearby say South Bethany is right for cracking down. Every parent should be aware of what their children are doing at all times. I dont care whether theyre 12 or 19. Reporter while the picture has been a blow to ganz blers blers cam ganslers campaign for governor, what happened at this now quiet beachtown has sparked a nationwide conversation about parental responsibility. Reporter gansler has admitted he made a mistake, not investigating whether there was underaged drinking at the party. In South Bethany, delaware, mike hellgren, wjz Eyewitness News. South bethany had eight complaints, regarding wild june celebrations last year. Thats down from 30 in 2009. Well, its hard to believe, but it has been a year since super storm sandy devastated the east coast. 181 people from the caribbean to long island, were killed. And tens of billions of dollars in property were damaged. Including many homes on marylands eastern shore. Wjz is live with complete coverage. Meteorologist Chelsea Ingram takes a look back at the storms impat. But we begin with alex demetrick, who spent the day on chrisfield. The maryland town hit hardest by sandy. Reporter recovery is ongoing at chrisfield and will be for sometime. Reporter when sandy hit chrisfield, the bay worked its way into ruth fountains bedroom. Oh. It was water into the bedroom, into the dresser drawer. Just couldnt imagine what it was like. Reporter the storm surge turned the towns dock into kindling. And ruined foundations, heating and electrical systems. They have been through a lot. Because there were people who lost everything. There are people who have damage to their homes. That its going to take a long time to repair. Reporter a nail at a time, one job after the next. From infrastructure like a gnaw sturdier town dock, to new homes going up, many being built by church groups. The qualifications . What they need from us is some skill. And a willing heart. The volunteers are the effort. Were able to build a new home for about 50,000. Reporter longterm Recovery Support in chrisfield is being driven by a coalition of churches, aiding a town, often overlooked. It was all about new york and new jersey. Never a mention of what is happening in chrisfield. And theres still significant recovery that needs to happen here. Reporter the Recovery Group is building 35 new homes and helping to repair far more. This is ruth fountains new house. Reporter while work is far from over, for those who have recovered its been a struggle. But thank god. We are as far as we are today. Reporter today, the red cross brought more than 1 million in grant money to the recovery effort. Meanwhile, maryland churches continue to seek donations for longterm support. Vic . Our first warning weather coverage continues now. Meteorologist Chelsea Ingram is live at the inner harbor, at the wjz mobile weather lab. Chelsea . Hey, tanks, vic the. Were going to first take a electric back at first warning doppler radar. Exactly one year ago today. The impacts from sandy were felt across the entire state of maryland and of course, the entire eastern sea board. The whole state was affected from western maryland all the way out to the coastline, with significant rain. We saw wind. And yes, even some snowfall. In portions of western maryland. In fact, over 5 1 2 inches of rainfall fell at bwi, on october 29th. That set a new daily rainfall record. And it was also the wettest october day on record here in baltimore. This rainfall, in addition to other factors, like storm surge, contributed to moderate and severe coastal flooding, along marylands coastline. Now, while places like the jersey shore saw some of the greatest devastation along the coastline, marylands coastline also saw major impacts and devastation. Not only that, but we saw some extremes here in maryland. In the form of again, rain, winds and even snow. Heres a look at some of the extremes that we saw. The highest rainfall total occurred in eastern maryland. That was over 12 and a half inches of rainfall. The highest wind gusts, highland beach, maryland. 79 miles per hour. Then the highest snowfall amount, in redhouse, maryland, 29 inches. Of snowfall. Some wild, wild amounts. Now, its a year later today. Different story, weatherwise. Winds are on the calm side whether the is cool. And the skies is are, well, partly cloudy. What can you expect for the next couple of days . Lets go inside to bob with more details on that. Bob . Sun just went down, about 3 minutes ago. And the temperature dropped about 4 or 5 degrees. Take a look now. Were back in the mid50s. 50, 55 in oakland. 59, ocean city. Still a little milder. D. C. At 62. But the dew point has come down. Much dryer air came in yesterday. Its down to 39 degrees. This morning, we were actually at two degrees cooler than we were yesterday. Most places, about the same. A few places even warmer to the west. This morning, we started out at 39. Warmed up into the mid to low 60s. 33 in oakland. 44, ocean city. And d. C. Was 44 this morning. We do have warmer weather headed our way. Particularly on thursday and friday. Chelsea has a look at what we expect to happen around the region tomorrow. Chelsea . Okay. Thank you, bob. Coming up tomorrow night at 6 00, on wjz. Rising waters. First warning weather team, uncovers how it was just storms that are a threat to storm lines. How the coastline in our state is disappearing. Tomorrow night, at 6 00. An honor student at morgan state university, files a complaint after he says he was kept out of a national fraternity, because he is gay. And he has text messages, he says, between current members to prove his allegations. Wjz is live at morgan state university. Rochelle ritchie has more on this controversy. Rochelle . The student said he filed a complaint with the university, after he received evidence of racial and gay slurs being used against him by members of kappa alpha fi fraternity. They are at the center of a discrimination complaint, after senior Brian Stewart said a member of the university told him he would not get in because he is gay. It took me aback a little bit. I didnt pay it too much attention. It was like, okay, youre saying this. But im still going to apply. Still going to believe what do what i believe i can do to get in. Reporter but stewart said hurtful messages believes his sexual preference would be an issue. Reporter stewart shares messages he received, showing a conversation between two members of kappa alpha fi, using racial slurs quote, this n word brian keeps calling me son. I dont want another expletive, writing me laters. When asked about this. If you want to interview for kappa, were not doing interviews. You can call ish ihq. Its in pennsylvania. Reporter the text maams messages go on to say, stop shading these n words. Give them a perception of fair opportunity. Reporter University Officials would not go on camera, but released these statements, saying we are aware of this is reviewing the matter. Reporter stewart has interned at the white house. He said he complained to make sure other students dont endure the same discrimination. This is the proper course of action. Mainly to raise awareness that this happens. Reporter and stewart says that he actually received a scholarship from kappa alpha si, when he was in high school, to pay for his education. Were live, im rochelle ritchie, wjz Eyewitness News. Morgan state says it does not tolerate or accept and kind of discrimination. Orioles center fielder, adam jones, may win a golden glove tonight. But today was all about diamonds. Jones longtime girlfriend, announced the couple is engaged on instagram. She flashes a diamond ring on her left hand and writes, were engaged. Jones popped the question while the two were vacationing in paris. She is the daughter ever former envelope player, john fugate. Congratulations to them both. That will be the bigger part of his day. The engagement, even if he gets the golden gov. Glove. Golden glove will mean more money. Maybe so. The president s twitter page is hacked. Where two tweets sent followers, and who is behind it. Opening the lines of communication. How the death of a maryland man inspires a Landmark Program for people with development disabilities. The annapolis city documents the green light. But not without opposition. Im christie ileto, to explain the details. And its another beautiful, brisk day outside. And were in for a change, just in time for halloween. Bob turk will update the first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,, nancy my budget used to be a real downer, even when we needed stuff for the home. nancys budget i was a negative nancy. nancy but, thanks to fingerhut. Com now we can shop with low monthly payments. And theyve got over 30,000 products from brands like sony, keurig, fisherprice. nancys budget we even got a new minidoughnut maker. nancy just click on over to fingerhut. Com for the credit you deserve to get all kinds of great stuff. [doorbell rings] nancys budget oh maybe thats the espresso machine it is partly cloudy. 55 degrees in central maryland right now. The complete first warning Weather Forecast is coming up. The death of a mentally disabilitied disabled man, during a struggle with sheriffs deputies is bringing about change in our state. Mary is live with more on this. Mary . Reporter denise, the governor signed an executive order for a task force, to make sure police are better trained to communicate with people who have disabilities, just like ethan say lor. Groundbreaking commission. Ix 26yearold ethan say lor, a man with down syndrome. A 12 ticket. He was handcuffed, ask deputies reportedly sat on him. Ethan died of asphyxiation. Ethans family petitioned governor omalley for Better Police training. One of those two wishes came true with this new commission. I think the goal here is to make sure that no one is treated unjustly or incorrectly. Special olympics for chair of the new commission. From advocates for people with Developmental Disabilities to Police Officers in maryland. These leaders will work to develop training in public policy. With ethan in mind. It affects us all. And we know that were not perfect on the job that we do. And we know theres always better ways to do things. And i think were going to work towards that. The national down Syndrome Society has been advocating since day 1. This is a very specific, concrete thing that were seeing from what happened to ethan on january 12th. And i think its humbling. Its rewarding. But we have a clear challenge in front of us. Because this could happen again. The commission plans to meet a couple more times before they present its reporto january 9th. And that would have been ethan saylors 27th birthday. Denise . Thank you, mary. The sayare lofamily is pursuing a lawsuit against the frederick office, and the movie theater, for the wrongful death of their son. Police arrest a carjacking suspect. They say 33yearold devin evans of washington, d. C. , and a second man, carjacked a victim in front of his home yesterday. Officers quickly spotted the stolen chevy tahoe. Evans was arrested. Inside the vehicle, police found this car bine rifle and other weapons. The Annapolis City Dock will get what some call a much needed facelift. But the master plan to revamp the area comes with major opposition. Reporter its a maryland gem for locals and tourists that will soon see something changing. What the plan does is provide a road map for the future. Reporter the master plan, among other things, widens the promenade, redevelops the supplies property. And gives the option of building a flood wall. Something mayor josh cohen says preserves the citys history, while allowing some construction. We have to replace this bulk head that is being undermined. We have to fix the nuisance flooding. The main area is over 40 years old. And it has to be replaced. And it would be nuts to do any of these Major Projects without a coordinated plan. You have to accommodate for whats happening in the future. Some tourists may welcome the plan approved early tuesday morning. But some local businesses say the docks history remains untouched. Theres nothing broken about city docks. Some businesses told me offcamera, they do support this plan, other businesses and residents have long been concerned about the fact that there could be changes to traffic flow. The historic asthetics and of course the big concerns, removal of parking the. Taking away parking, surface parking, on the city dock, will damage the access and volume of the businesses that are here. Reporter its no secret, parking is limited near the water. But leaders say a parking study will be done. If spaces are eliminated by those changes. Some tell me they hope it can be part of the first phase of the changes coming down the pike. In ark napolis, annapolis, wjz Eyewitness News. They say it lays groundwork for projects in the area. Beautiful day. Nice fall weather. Looks like its going to get warmer, believe it or not. Could be in the 70s. All week. Take a look at temps now. With high clouds moving in. 55, east southeast winds at 3. Barometer currently holding steady. Come back and take a look at a warmup after this. If you have high blood pressure, like i do, many Cold Medicines may raise your blood pressure. Thats why theres Coricidin Hbp it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood pressure. So look for powerful Cold Medicine with a heart. Coricidin hbp. Im meteorologist Chelsea Ingram, live with the wjz mobile weather lab. Here at baltimores inner harbor. It is a beautiful night. What can you expect for the rest of the week. Bob has those details now in your exclusive first warning forecast. We do have warmer air as we have been telling you coming our way. Particularly for thursday and friday. Lets take a look at the numbers now. Sun already down. Were down to 55. 50 in oakland. 62 in the washington area. 59 in easton and ocean city. And locally, mid to upper 50s, in a few spots, only areas above 60. By the bay, mid50s right now. Weve got a light, very light east wind, coming off the atlantic ocean. Thats what dropped temperatures today. Only 1 or 2 degrees from what we saw yesterday. Very, very similar days that weve had the las

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