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i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, jessica and mary. we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the capitol conflict. we will continue to bring you live reports from washington with the latest on this budget deal. >>> one of the two u.s. navl academy football players facing a court marshall for actual wants the leader out of the case. >> reporter: an attorney for josh tate wants michael miller to reaccuse himself saying he's bias because of pressure to combat sexual assault in the military. tate and are classmate are accused of assaulting a female mid shipman in 2012. she did not want to pursue charges and testified she had no memory of being assaulted and on heard second-hand she had sex with several people at the party. the superintendent decided a third mid shipman will not face a court marshall. he was facing aggravated sexual assault charges. scomblsz >> thank you. >>> the man police say a attempted to carjack vi ripken, mother of orioles hall of famer cal ripken junior is behind bars tonight. christie illeto explains

i'm jessica kartalija, i'll explain coming up. >>> could more rain be heading our way? don't miss the updated first warning weather forecast with bob. >>> complete coverage continues with kai jackson, mary bubala and first warning weather with bob turk, meteorologist chelsea ingram and sports with mark viviano. it's wjz, maryland's news station. ,,,,,, ,,,,,, i need health coverage for emergencies. i need coverage that fits my needs, and my budget. narrator: shop, compare, and select your health coverage at marylandhealthconnection.gov from october through march, and you'll choose from more than 80 medical and dental plans. we're getting financial help to lower our monthly premiums. ♪ gotta have it, gonna get it. ♪ ♪ at marylandhealthconnection.gov. ♪ narrator: visit marylandhealthconnection.gov or call 1-855-642-8572. >>> it is mostly sunny, 66 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> right on track. baltimore's penn station is one of the busiest in the country. so busy it's breaking records. wjz is li

i'm jessica kartalija. how an elementary cooler managed to slip on to a flight to las vegas with no ticket or i.d. that's next. >>> sunshine and cooler temps return. i'm bob turk. i'll have the complete first warning forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> it is mostly cloudy, 58 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. a powerful typhoon slams into the eastern coast of china killing at least 5 people. wind speeds were measured at nearly 100 miles an hour. the government says that caused air and rail traffic to shut down. it also left hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity. they say damage in the hardest hit provinces is estimated at $2 billion. >>> a monster truck show in mexico becomes the scene of death and destruction and it's all caught on tape. watch as the monster truck known as big show goes into the crowd. eight people were killed and 79 injured. government officials say the driver is to blame, but a vendor organizer say the victims w

i'm jessica kartalija. don is off today. here's what people are talk ing about. breaking news. the best selling author and a baltimore native tom clancy has died. mary is live in the news room with more. >> reporter: well, tom clancy who was born and lived in baltimore died after a brief illness at johns hopkins. he wrote the hunt for red october and patriots game. he attended loyola college. before making his literary debut he spent time selling insurance. he was a minority owner of the orioles. tom clancy is one of only three authors to have sold 2 million copies on the first printing. tom clancy was 66 years old. jessica back to you. >> thank you. more on his death and life coming you up on wjz at 4:00, 5:00 and 6:00. >>> day 2 of the u.s. government shutdown and lawmakers are still trying to find a solution. tara mergener reports from washington. >> there's no sign of compromise on capitol hill. plenty of finger pointing though. >> republicans in the house have proposed one can't pass idea after another the last few days. >> in the end they got their shut down, which they a

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. >> i'm jessica kartalija. >> here's what people are talking about today. the severe weather moving through maryland right now. a cold front is coming into the region and most of the state is under a tornado watch until 5 o'clock this afternoon. some areas have already seen some heavy rain causing some localized flooding. the worst may be yet to come. taking a live look outside right now. it is humid and we have cloudy skies and on and off rain. looks like it might be on again. >> more on than off. >> wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. marty bass is in the out back and meteorologist chelsea ingram in the weather center. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. the good news is the cool front is going to cool us down but it's moving fast and furious. let me take you live to first warning doppler weather radar. we've got a line of storms pushing there you the region with some heavy rainfall about to make it into the city. i'll zoom in here just a bit for you. we have some red and even pinks. that's an indicator we could have hail north of wood lawn. w

. >> hello, i'm jessica kartalija. >> i'm don scott. here is what people are talking about today. >>> people up and down the east coast including maryland hunkered down as superstorm sandy roared through. 137 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of homes were killed. we are in breezy point, new york as the recovery efforts continue. >> reporter: construction crews are hard at work in breezy point one year later removing pieces of an old foundation. half the neighborhood is not back in its home after the superstorm triggered a massive fire. >> there had to be about 70 homes fully engaged, flames 50 to 80 feet high. >> he spent the next six months rebuilding his home. >> i can't believe it's a year. >> reporter: sandy cause destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, flowed lower manhattan and left a roller coaster in the ocean. 350 homes in breezy point were destroyed. high school students that lost their homes are pitching in on this year anniversary, forming a habitat for humanity homes in the rockaways. >> trying to rebuild stuf

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, jessica, thank you. the final presentation will also have women giving very personal accounts of their experience with relationship violence. >>> we're updating the breaking news. there's been a verdict in the malpractice trial of dr. mark medei. rochelle ritchie has the breaking details. >> reporter: hi, kai. i just walked out of the courtroom. and i can tell you right now, that dr. mark medei and st. joseph's medical center, has been found liable of breaching standard care in the case of glen wineberg. he's a prominent bethy businessman-- wealthy businessman who is behind the development of maryland live casino. this dates back six years or so, when dr. mark medei is accused of putting cardiac stents into the hearts of patient -- patients. this is a $150 million lawsuit. the jurors in this case have been deliberating at least two days. can they certainly seem to be struggling with coming up with that. today, they started deliberations at about 11:00 this morning. and they just finished maybe about 20 m

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. she is a pretty incredible litte girl. thank you. about 75 per % of nih employees or 15,000 people have been furloughed. stay with wjz 13 for complete coverage of the government shutdown. we will bring you the latest on the negotiations and the impact here in maryland. >>> no charges against the man who accidentally ran over his grandson at a 4th of july parade. 7-year-old kyle aldrid aldridge died after he fell and was hit. police say there's no way he could have known what happened. >>> another beautiful day outside today. let's take a look out there. a good day to take a motorcycle for a ride around lake montabello. in dewitt hill park kids and parents took advantage of the great advantage on swing sets, walking the trails out there, riding your bike around them. taking a live look outside, a mix of some clouds but we're flirting with warm weather meteorologist tim williams is at lake ashburton with the wjz mobile weather lab. first bob is updated our temperatures. >> a tiny bit cooler today than yesterday. right now 82

wjz live complete coverage continues with jessica kartalija. she's live in washington. she speaks with a local federal worker about the shutdown. hi, jess. >> hi, kai. it is incredibly quiet here on capitol hill. but for one maryland worker, he tells me he's still coming to work, afraid of what might happen if he doesn't show up. >> reporter: two weeks into the government shutdown, and roger ryans still punches in, every day. >> i mean, i get up to go to work, knowing that i'm not going to get paid. and i have no idea that two weeks from now, if i'll be able to make my mortgage payment. >> reporter: maryland has the second highest amount of government employees per capita. as an employee communication officer, ryan is not getting paid. but he's hoping eventually he will. >> i don't know when -- i think that would be an excuse to be let go. i'm considered essential. whatever that means. >> reporter: the exact number of furloughed workers is unknown. but in the state of maryland, approximately 315,000 people work for the federal government. >> reporter: the government sta

i'm jessica kartalija. how an elementary schooler managed to slip on to a flight to las vegas with no ticket or id. >> i'm mike schuh live in millersville with this story about the school bus driver who is now the bank robbery suspect. next. >> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, making sure the city's tax bills add up right. >> sharon gibala with wjz traffic control. if you're about to head out, we're starting to see the speed sensors, over to you. >> picabo street knows what it is like to be on the sidelines. on "coffee with" she talks about having four kids. and sports. a lot of parents can relate to this. stay tuned. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> the bottom of the hour. a purple tuesday under armor as the ravens play. sharon is watching the roadway. marty with weather. >> i think it's pink. >> oh! >> based on what tv instrument you look at. one is more light blue. pink for breast cancer awareness. >> ok. >>> 47 degrees now on tv hill. and that is going to be now 25 degrees off of yesterday morning's temperature. he

jessica kartalija is at the waterfront with a look at the recovery here in maryland. >> reporter: the first anniversary of sandy. >> this is the highest i've seen the tide up in my lifetime. >> we went down here about half an hour ago. we had to turn around. >> reporter: the super storm hit the state with record- breaking winds, rain and snow. >> they are very worried about here is the storm surge, they're worried about water, flooding. >> reporter: 11 marylanders killed with some 47 million dollars in damage. >> we've provided homes and we've rebuilt homes for people. >> reporter: one year later, $19 million is going to maryland towns hit the hardest. >> the money will be coming from the federal government and coming to the lower shore. the money will be distributed on the basis of need. >> reporter: the money goes toward the reconstruction of homes, businesses and their economy. >> it was devastating. the entire town was flooded and when i say the entire town, i mean the entire town, everything was flooded. >> reporter: in coffins floated out of graves, the town dock swept away. >>

complete coverage continues with jessica carta -- jessica kartalija, she joins us from cbsbaltimore.com. with more on what you all are saying about the situation. yes, sir yes, frustration is growing in maryland over the stalemate in washington. today, you sound off to wjz. after nine days, what would you say to the president and congress about this shutdown? >> i can't figure out why the federal employees aren't back at work if they're being paid. and second, i don't understand why they can't compromise. neither side really wants wants to compromise. both sides want to get their way. >> when are we going to get out of this? >> nine days into the shutdown. and i really haven't seen affected. what were those 800 -- 800,000 people doing? >> fire everybody. and on november 5th, elect people that actually care about what we think and want. >> an associated press poll just released today, says 52% of people blame the shutdown on republicans. >> all right, jessica. thank you. house democrats are at the white house today to discuss the budget chrys and the debt deadline. a small group of repub

i'm jessica kartalija, ,,,,,,,,, so you can get cash back on all your purchases. so you can use your cash back... to follow your dream. so you... can save the day. chase freedom. >>> baltimore's penn state is one of the busiest in the country, so busy it's breaking records. jessica kartalija has the story. >> train 186 arriving. >> at baltimore's penn station long lines mean big business. >> much much easier. >> ken isn't a fan of the ravens or a long commute. >> i don't like to drive anymore. i'm tired of it. i use mass transit because that's just the way to go. >> he, like many say. >> it's our easiest way of transportation. >> no driving. >> with improved service, ticket revenue in the billions and punctuality travel by train is more popular than ever. >> we broke our record ridership for the tenth time in the last 11 years with 31.6 million riders. >> that means more than $12.5 billion going towards the nation's economy in just two years. 1 million passengers come here through baltimore's penn station making baltimore the 8th 8th busiest station in the country

jessica kartalija with more on what you are saying about the team. jessica? >> reporter: well, vic, the ravens are under 500 had late in the season. the first time, under coach john harbaugh that this has happened. many ravens' fans have taken to twitter and tweeted us as cbs baltimore, to vent their frustration. charles will kins tweets us. he's frustrated with offense, defense, and special teams, not living up to play like a raven. david gourdy says lack of the running game is the most disappointing part of the season. and special forces officer tweets, i'm frustrated with the rushing offense and offensive line and the fact that flacco doesn't know how to throw the ball away. yikes. still want to hear from you. tweet us at cbs baltimore. guys. i don't know. fingers crossed. at least we have a bye. then we'll watch them again take the field. and hopefully it will be a little better. live in north baltimore, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> okay, jessica, thank you very much. >>> ravens next game is sunday, november 3rd, against the browns in clevel

. >> i'm jessica kartalija at the national institute of health here in bethesda, maryland. three-quarters of alls furloughed. what that means for sick children next. >> reporter: i'm mike schuh live at state health head quarter where where -- where the flu season has arrived two weeks early. >>> in for marty bass in the first warning weather center. we have warm weather straight ahead and then rain by next week. your complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. >>> she's a well known mouth artist. she joins us on today's coffee with. stay tuned, the eyewitness news morning edition will continue in a moment. i got you white chocolate pumpkin. oh, please don't call me "pumpkin." no, white chocolate and pumpkin. oh! pumpkin. ha-ha! pumpkin is back at dunkin' donuts. hurry in for delicious pumpkin coffees and lattes today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> it's a purple friday since the ravens play in miami on sunday. it's also 6:30. this live look at the harbaugh or giving you a look at what's happening on the eastern shore. foggy enough some school systems are effected. s

i'm jessica kartalija. the very latest from washington, where members of the oneida indian nation sit down with the nfl. what happened next? >>> and ooh, darkening skies outside on this halloween night. will we see any rain before it's through? your complete first warning weather forecast is straight ahead. ,,,,,, tnÑñ >>> it is cloudy. 68 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. well, as ghosts, goblins and ghouls take over neighborhood streets tonight, police in anne arundel county are boosting patrols, keeping an eye on something much more dangerous. wjz is live. gigi barnett is watching. >> police officers in anne arundel county are teaming up with parole officers, going door to door. to make sure that children don't come into contact with what some parents may call their worst nightmare. >> reporter: before the trick or treaters hit the cul-de- sacs, anne arundel county police issued a list of dos and don'ts to convicted sex offenders. a strict,

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. denise. >> thank you, jessica. and we invite you to stay with wjz for complete coverage of the government shutdown. we will bring you the latest on the negotiations and the impact here in maryland. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news. >> i'm mary bubala. a look back at tom clancy's life, including when he met former president ronald reagan at the white house. >> and in arundul county police arrest a career criminal. coming up the surveillance video that helped nab him. >>> motorcycle attack. the latest on the investigation and the service held for one of the people injured in the road rage incident. >>> a warm fall evening in our area, but a tropical storm is brewing to our south. will it affect the weather sheer in our complete first weather warning forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,, it's the little things in life that make me smile. spending the day with my niece. i don't use super poligrip for hold because my dentures fit well. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum an

jess i think ica cart -- jessica kartalija has more. but we begin with danielle nottingham, reporting from capitol hill, with the latest on the standoff. >> reporter: the flag-draped remains of private first class cody patterson and three comrades killed in afghanistan, arrived at dover air force base. family members were there for the solemn ceremony but were told their survivor benefits have been suspended because of the partial government shutdown. ami niberger-miller lost her brother in iraq in 2007. she now helps families when a loved one is killed in action. >> and this is money that helps pay for household bills and the light bill and the car payment and other bills because a service member's pay is cut off after they are deceased. >> reporter: the house voted to restore benefits wednesday afternoon. and the defense secretary announced the families will get their full benefits, with help from the fisher house foundation. the defense department will reimburse the charity when the government reopens. >> if the shutdown doesn't end

jessica kartalija reports, it's all part of the hit show, man caves. >>> jason cameron and his crew are used to tight deadlines. >> it's normally the small detail things that kill ow time. >> reporter: he and former raven tony tony sirra gussa transtorm basements on the hit show. for three days, they have taken over world champion lacrosse player paul raible's home in baltimore city. >> i walked down there. >> had it been tempting? >> of course. >> with tight security and a basement offlimits to everyone but the crew, the professional lacrosse player and hopkins grad has no idea what his man cave will look like. >> it's a mix of all of those things he loves. that's what a man cave really is. it's a guy's space. >> what are you looking forward to seeing the most down there? >> i mean, i'm a huge plan of the show. bar is always awesome. >> reporter: for sera gussa, it's good to be back in baltimore, where he played for the ravens when they won their first super bowl. >> when ii get an opportunity to come back. they told me, paul raible, big fan. >> reporter: well, raible and his fiance ke

jessica kartalija joins us live. >> reporter: more than 1,000 people attended his funeral including the current mayor blake. a former mayor was also in attendance. not a dry eye there or here on cold spring lane. >> reporter: a small memorial on cold spring lane for a miss with a big heart. at miss shirley's it's business as usual. >> eddy would have wanted us to be open. that's why we're here. >> reporter: eddie was an advocate of opening restaurants throughout the area he always said. >> there's a lot of positive things about being in baltimore. >> reporter: in 1984 he began transforming the evergreen neighborhood. >> it's such a great place, so lively and so much energy. it has to be a reflection on him and how he inspired his staff to do these type of things to get people to come here. >> he loved this area. he grew up in baltimore he just loved the streets. >> he would give you the shirt of his back if you asked for it. that's the kind of man he was. >> reporter: the mayor remembering his dedication for the city says my heart aches hearing of eddie's passing. he has been a fixture

jessica kartalija explains of. >> reporter: hi, everyone. the orioles were the best feeling team in baseball this past season. it is no surprise that six orioles are in the running for the gold glove. manny is one of the finalists at third base. it seemed like every other week he made a hot play. if he were to win, his first gold glove. and also a finalist -- orioles central fielder, adam jones. jones won last year, if he would win again, his third gold glove. and also this year -- the winners will be announced tuesday night. homecoming in college park on saturday as the terps host 9th ranked clemson, maryland is just needs one more win to become bowl eligible. they are dealing with a overwhelming number of injuries. maryland's top two receivers -- [ no audio ] are all americans as part of homecoming weekend. and the coach joked that he might need a few of them to help out on the field. jessica kartalija,. >> the terps are undefeated at home this year. >> bringing back to older guys. >>> does it feel like football weather? they are still pla

i'm jessica kartalija. back to you. >> and the ranks are looking for their first win on the roads. see the ravens at the dolphins, sunday, 1:00 p.m., here on wjz. >>> and still to come tonight. the ravens are back on the practice field, as we said, looking to rebound from that disappointing loss in buffalo. >>> mark viviano is live with the latest from terrell suggs. that's just ahead in sports. ,,, >>> back on the practice field. mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. here's live at the ranks training center. mark? >> we talked so much about the season starting. roster still changing. ravens, awaiting their new arrival of offensive lineman. he is eugene monroe. acquired in the trade with the jacksonville jaguars. monroe could be practicing here as early as tomorrow. jacoby jones did practice today. it's his first workout since the season opener. jones, the wide receiver and kick returner, making his comeback from a knee injury. the ravens' defense suffered injured pride in the loss to buffalo this sunday. more than 200 yards. now, the ravens have long prided themselves a

jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> five dozen crisfield families are on a waiting list to have their homes rebuilt. >>> a big night for sports fans in st. louis. as the cardinals were playing in the world series and the rams took to the field for monday night football. a long night for the struggling rams. russell wilson connects for two big touchdown passes including one to take a 14-3 lead. the rams managed to keep it close but never really catch up and lose 14-9. >>> turning to baseball, the story isn't much better for the cardinals who are on the brink of elimination in the world series. the boston red sox scored a huge win thanks to jon lester. he threw seven plus innings. david ross delivered the big hit leading to a 3-1 win. boston takes a 3-2 lead in the series. game 6 is tomorrow night in boston. >> we pointed this out a while back, the new audience. last night, monday night football was played in downtown st. louis and the world series game was played less than a mile away. how is that possible. i'm not even sure it's a mile. to be honest about it, you got busch stadi

i'm jessica kartalija. back to you. >> some players head back to their hometowns during their time off. >> just as many will remain in baltimore and work out and receive treatment. and we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> don't miss tonight's primetime cbs lineup at 10:00. immediately follow by eyewitness news at 11:00 here on wjz. >>> a toddler's halloween costume is lighting up at you tube. this little girl who is almost 2, is scene seen wandering around her house as a stick figure made of almost entirely l.e.d. lights. her dad came up with this creative costume. this has gotten more than a million hits on you tube. it's a simple thing. he used lights and attached them to the sweat suit. >> that's great. >>> that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching maryland's news station. there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. among the stories they're covering tonight other how preparations for the healthcare.gov rolle

kartalija is one of more than 300 this year. >> beyond that we also have support programs and services for patients and their caregivers who have been touched by this disease to help them get through their cancer diagnosis. >> reporter: nationwide more than 230,000 cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year. 4,700 of them are in maryland. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> more than 6,000 people participated in that walk which raised more than $300,000. >>> coming up on wjz eyewitness news beer building flames, flames fly out of a brewery company, where it happened and all the damage that was done. >> tragedy in brooklyn, a familiar of five stabbed to death, the surprise -- a family of five stabbed to death, the surprising person now in police custody. >> reporter: there's stop eye wear that's safe to use and some that's not. i'm tim williams with more on the concerns surrounding decorative contact lenses coming up. >> complete coverage continues with linh bui and meteorologist chelsea ingram. it's wjz, maryland's news it's wjz, maryland's news station. ,and when you get

jessica kartalija takes a closer look at the damage and recovery. and meteorologist chelsea ingram looks at the storm's impact. jessicjessica is live at fells point to begin our coverage. >> reporter: good evening, kai. good evening to everyone. we all remember it very well. and thank goodness, things look a lot differently than they did a year ago. today and tomorrow. but kai, as you mentioned, people are still strug lin to -- struggling to rebuild throughout maryland. >> reporter: the first anniversary of sandy. >> this is the highest i've seen the tide up in my lifetime. we went down here about a half hour ago. and we had to turn around. >> reporter: it hit the state with record-breaking winds, rain and snow. >> what they're very worried about here is the storm surge. they're worried about water, worried about flooding. >> reporter: 11 marylanders, killed with some $47 million in damage. >> we've provided homes. and we've revealed homes -- rebuilt homes for people. >> reporter: one year later, $19 million is anything to maryland -- going to maryl

jessica kartalija is at cbsbaltimore.com to update this week's standings. and here are those standings. a reminder, that this saturday, it is a big day of college football on wjz. you can see the navy midshipmen, take on the duke blue devils at noon, here on wjz. >>> we are following some breaking news right now in millersville. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the scene. captain jeff long with more for us. captain jeff, big accident there. >> very serious accident. they're just getting this car uprighted. this car is on 97 southbound, millersville area. this is where 32 and 97 merge together, so it's having an impact on both of those roads. 97 was backed up all the way to benfield, which is about two miles from here. and the traffic coming in on 32 is backed up as far as we could see, which is about a mile at this point. so they're only getting by on the shoulder, all of 97 southbound at this point, closed for what looks like a two-car accident. reporting live from sky eye chopper 13, i'm captain jeff long. back to you. >> all right, captain jeff, thank you

jessica kartalija is live now and explains. >> reporter: it's been seven months since erika brannock lost her left leg in the boston marathon bombings. but now she plays a crucial role in the baltimore marathon. -- boston marathon. >> reporter: the last time erica bran -- erika brannock attended a marathon, it changed her life. the bomb went off. and erika had to have her left leg amputated. now she's headed to another race, with a very special honor. >> it's my honor to present to you the ceremonial [ inaudible ] [ applause ] >> reporter: now, branock will blow the air horn at the start of the 13th annual baltimore marathon. >> being able to be the person who starts a group of runners off is such a great honor. and for it to be in the city that has given me tremendous amount of support, make its that much better. >> reporter: branock will be in camden yards when the race begins. runners will wind their way through the city. >> reporter: she'll also be here at m&t bank stadium, holding the ribbon, when the first marathon runner crosses the finish line. >> i hope that i can be a sourc

jessica kartalija has the story. >>> take 1. >> a home in monk ton is transformed into what looks just like a hollywood movie set. but this story has a powerful message. >> one in three in baseball is a great average. but one in three in relationship violence is terrible. it's gone unrecognized for far too long. >> reporter: tim watkins is the ceo of renegade communications, a hunt valley production company, partnering with the one love foundation, to create a digital educational piece about relational violence. >> we do anything to try to prevent another family from going through what we've had to go through. and it thrills us to think that people will pay attention to this and get out and save themselves. >> reporter: sharon love started the one love foundation in memory of her daughter yeardley, a university of virginia lacrosse player, beaten to death by her ex- boyfriend. the presentation is part of the campaign aimed at 16 to 24-year- olds. highlighting the signals of relationship violence. samantha abel plays the main character, paige. >> there aren't really that many opportunit

. >>> good evening, i'm jessica kartalija, that's what people are talking about tonight. the government and the president are locked in a stalemate while the country gets closer to the next fiscal crisis. how gas prices are affected by the shutdown but we start with more on a possible deal. >> reporter: on the sixth day of the government shutdown the halls of congress are empty and no one is at the negotiating table. house speaker john boehner says it's up to president obama to sit down with republicans if he wants to end the standoff. >> i decided to stay here in washington this weekend. he knows what my phone number is. all he has to do is call. >> reporter: president obama and senate democrats are calling for the house to pass a temporary funding bill to reopen the government with no strings attached. they also want a straight forward bill that will raise the country's debt limit but the u.s. runs out of money to pay its bills on october 17th. speaker boehner says the president will have to make some concessions. the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limi

jessica kartalija spoke with the frustrated fans and have more. jess? >> reporter: that's exactly right. while the fans may be frustrated, guy, no fairweather plans, regardless of how they're playing, they're sticking by the ravens. >> reporter: ravens came back from pittsburgh this week with another loss. in historic ellicott city. >> i think we can turn it around. i think there's still time. but i think that the time is now. >> reporter: lapalapa grill still boasts ravens pride. >> it's sad. but i mean, every good team has their struggles. but i think we're going to pull it out. we got this. >> because it's kind of a whole new team. they're still trying to get to know one another. know how they play. >> i still have that tiny bit of fake that says they're still going to make it. >> there's still a big excitement with the ravens. every game, whether they're home or away, we get a big crowd in here. >> celebrating birthday, ravens style. >> i got the wreath and a got a shirt and a bumper sticker for my car. >> reporter: she's cfd the team will make a co

i'm jessica kartalija in for don today. wjz has weather and traffic together. sharon we'll get right to you. first to chelsea in for marty. >> thanks. good morning. >>> we have a couple spots with patchy fog on the eastern shore, including easton. temperatures in central maryland around 62 degrees. the 50s in western maryland. 54 in cumberland, 58 degrees in hagerstown. this is what you can expect for today, 66 degrees as you step out the door, 86 degrees by midday. plenty of sunshine in the forecast, mostly clear skies by dinner time, 71 degrees. >>> now over to sharon at traffic control. good morning. >> good morning. it looks like i spoke too soon about the lack of problems out there. we have picked up our first one of the morning, 95 southbound just approaching the fort mchenry tunnel. we're not seeing any delays though. we don't have any delays on the beltway either. 55 is your average on the top and west side. no problems on 95 between white marsh and the beltway. 52 between the beltway and the tunnel. that could be because of that accident. no real probl

i'm jessica kartalija. it's 8:55 on wednesday, october 2nd. let's check with chelsea ingram on the updated conditions from the first warning weather center. >>> good morning everyone. temperatures on the mild side. they'll be warmer by the afternoon. right now around around 63 degrees. 53 degrees in western maryland in oakland. here's what you can expect for this afternoon, a lot of sunshine out there with temperatures in the mid 80s. could see a few spots in the upper 80s at inner harbor. >>> thousands of maryland workers are being furloughed. mike schuh stays on the story. >> reporter: good morning. for the second day fort mchenry is closed. it remains so until the shutdown is finished. due to the federal jobs surrounding the u.s. capitol 300,000 in maryland are home today not earning a paycheck. it's effecting this saturday's scheduled navy/air force game in annapolis. officials will decide tomorrow if they can host the game. others facilities effected mean fort meade about end deer proving ground and the social security office. >>> three w

jessica kartalija is the mc of the event. back to you guys. >> thank you. >> of course, a shout out to our coworker who is also there. two time breast cancer survivor. good luck to her. eyewitness news reporting live. still to come on the morning [ male announcer ] want to upgrade your entertainment? switch to verizon fios online for $89.99 per month guaranteed for the first year. it's 100% fiber optic. so you get america's fastest, most reliable internet, and unbeatable picture quality! plus your choice of a $300 bonus with a two year agreement. it's an amazing deal on the best in home entertainment. visit verizon.com/greatdeal today. that's verizon.com/greatdeal. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >> it is steak week. >> we are here with matthew sidman, the chef with four-game grow there in the hunt valley. he's here to talk about how you can do some of these cuts at home or come down to the grill. >> it's a three-course prefixed dinner. $45. you get three courses starting off wit

and jessica kartalija is third with 68. not too far behind. mary bubala, and meteorologist chelsea ingram, both at 67 points, followed by tim williams with 66. and while the season may be well under way. you can still sign up for the 2013 pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. and click on the link there on our home page. you, of course, must be over 18 to play. contest runs through the regular football season. and it's just one entry per person, competing for people nationally for the prizes. come here to cbsbaltimore.com. and sign up now. i'm don. looking great. going to week 8. scott. back to you. >> well, aren't you full of it? >>> the ranks are not doing as well as don this season. this is the first time they've had a record this late in the year under john harbaugh. we'd love to hear from you. tweet us at cbsbaltimore.com we will read some of your tweets on the air at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> straight ahead on wjz eyewitness news at 4:00. great escape. after two inmates walk out of prison, using forged papers. the investig

. >> and i'm jessica kartalija in for vick carter. >>> powerful storm caused damage. wjz just arrived at

jessica kartalija has more. >> reporter: hello and thank you for taking care of that long intro. we can get right into it. what do marylanders need to know about the healthcare reform and the changes? >> the main thing for maryland seniors to know is that they are on medicare, they stay on medicare. that doesn't change. they don't need to go to maryland health connection or go to the exchange. they do get some extra benefits. they get preventive services covered at no cost now. those really important flu shots and cancer screenings and all of those kind of preventive services now are at no cost. and they also -- you know, that do nut hole of that gap in prescription drug coverage, the affordable care act is closing that doughnut hole. so millions of dollars seniors have already saved on prescription drugs and will save even more. for seniors who have children and grandchildren who maybe don't have insurance, they can go to maryland health connections and for the first time, will get federal subsidies and tax credits to afford insurance in very positive ways. >> okay. so you're ta

. >>> i'm jessica kartalija, remembering a legendary man coming up. >>> i'm mark viviano in owins mills. we'll hear what coach harbaugh has to say about getting his team back to winning ways. >> check in on these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz starts now. >>> school shooting inside a nevada school. >>> why authorities say a student is to blame. >> good evening i'm mary bubala. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >> a school shooting in a middle scho

kartalija is at cbsbaltimore.com to update this week's standings. >>> our bobblehead leader board remains a very tight race. don scott is still on top, with 43 points. mark vivionio in second -- viviano in second place. i'm in third. you can still sign up to play. just go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the links, about halfway down the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one entry per person. and you're competing with people nationally for prizes. come right here to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up. i'm jessica cartal. cartallia. byes, gak -- back to you. >> see the ranks take on the dolphins, sunday at 1:00 chghts here on wjz. >> mary asked me where i was. i'm with the broom, pushing the confetti off the field. that's what i'm doing right now. >> that's when you gotta show yourself in this contest. >> feels a little more like miami down here. except a lot more humid right now. but temperatures aren't that far from what we have in florida right now. 85 degrees. 56. dew point. humidity, 37%. pretty dry still. west/northwest win

. >> i'm jessica kartalija. a look at parts of maryland and how they're still rebuilding. that's coming up on wjz. >>> the ravens arrested. and ready to resume the rest of the season. i'm mark viviano, in owings mills. we'll hear what coach john harbaugh is saying about the rest of the season ahead. when eyewitness news continues. >>> check if for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> hail the hero. a city firefighter is dead. as he and his girlfriend are victims of a murder-suicide. >> the police officer that gunned them down. and new reaction from colleagues. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> details are still unraveling this evening, after the brutal killings in anne arundel county, that left three families heartbroken. now, the fire union,

. >> and i'm jessica kartalija. >> severe weather moveed in today and it did cause some damage. captain jeff long with more. captain jeff we can see lots of tree sheer out there. >> yes, good evening mary, good evening everybody. this or

here is jessica kartalija with the story. >> good morning. oh officials are officials are y -- officials are trying to determine what went wrong. >> three people were rushed to the hospital after they were injured in a welding accident. the contractor died. fluid leaks or mechanical problem caused a load noise or explosion. they're seeingif that rail kaz moved because of it. >> we know they're put ting their lives on the line to make this system safe. i'm sorry but will work with my colleagues on the board and all of the staff to get to the bottom of this. >> the tunnel explosion and fire happened near the union station platform. a portion of the red line was shut down for track work. free shuttle buses helped passengers get around the district. in 2010 two workers were killed by a piece of rail equipment. this past may fire erupted underneath a rail car at the silver spring metro station. metro has several several derailments, including this one in august. >> we know that we're undergoing major track work on the red line. that's why we have

. >> reporter: jessica kartalija explains in tonight's wjz the fan sports report. >>> hi, everyone. the orioles were the best fielding team in baseball this past season. so it's really no surprise that six players are timists for the prestigious gold gloves. >> reporter: manny machado is one of the finalists. seemed like every week, he made a spectacular play. if he were to win, it would be manning's first -- manny's first. adam jones won last year. and if he were to win again, it would be jones' third gold glove. also finalist, catcher matt wieters, jj hardy, and chris davis. the winners will be announced tuesday night. >>> world series is now tied at one game apiece. and it was bad defense that cost boston the game. red sox were leading 2-1 in the seventh. when a sacrifice fly scores one run. ask craig brez low throws one ball away. game 3 is saturday night in st. louis. >>> homecoming in college park saturday, as the terps host 9th- ranked clemson. maryland needing just one more win to become bowl eligible. the terps are dealing with an overwhelming number of injuries. sefon digs

jessica kartalija is live in studio. >> reporter: i'm here with jacqueline trues dale. we're talking about medicare fraud. what do people need to know? >> medicare fraud is an intentional scheme to receive payment for medicare for benefits and services that were not received. so we're asking medicare beneficiaries to review their summary notices on a regular basis, if they find inaccuracy, please ask questions because it could be an error or potential fraud. >> reporter: anything glaring that people should watch out for. >> sometimes medicare beneficiaries will be billed for multiple services. some they received, some they didn't. always question it. don't issue afraid to-- don't be afraid to question your provider. counselors can help you initiate an investigation. and advance it further if needs to be. >> okay. how helpful is this to you to gain knowledge about what kinds of questions people have at home? >> it's very beneficial. the medicare trust fund loses about $90 billion a year to medicare fraud. so it's very important that beneficiaries are aware of these scams

jessica kartalija is at cbsbaltimore.com to update the standings. >>> our bobblehead leader board remains a very tight race. sports director mark viviano in second with 42 points and i'm in third with 41. bob turk and meteorologist tim williams have 39. and you can still sign up to play. click on the links halfway down the home page. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one entry per person. and competing with people nationally for prizes. so come here to siewblg cbsbaltimore.com. >> see the ravens at the dolph knows, sunday at 1:00. here on wjz. >>> not something you see every day. why this plane is coasting on a busy street. >>> terrorist attack in kenya. taking you inside the mall, where dozens of people were killed. >>> no end to this fantastic weather, we hope. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. ,, ,, copd makes it hard to breathe... but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announcer ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medicati

jessica kartalija is at cbsbaltimore.com to update this week's standings. >>> hi, everyone. we're still trailing one man on the bobblehead leader board. and he is don scott, with 80 points. right now, on his heels, sports director mark viviano. mary and i tied for third place with 78 points. then it's meteorologists, chelsea ingram and tim williams. followed by kai and linh bui. remember, you can still sign up to play in the 2013 pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the link at the top of the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one entry per person. and you're competing with people nationally for prizes. come to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up for now. back to you. >> thank you, jessica. >>> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. is it a must win for the ravens this week? >> mark has more from coach john harbaugh, on what's ahead john harbaugh, on what's ahead with ,,,,,, >>> mark is here with the wjz the fan sports report. >> could be a tough day. ravens are headed to ohio th

jessica kartalija takes a closer look at the damage. and meteorologist chelsea ingram takes a look at the impact. >> denise, things certainly look a lot differently than they did this same time last year. but meanwhile, many marylanders are still working to rebuild from all of the damage. >> reporter: the first anniversary of sandy. >> this is the highest i've seen the tide up in my lifetime. >> we went back here a half hour ago. and had to turn around. >> reporter: the super storm hit the state with record- breaking winds and snow. >> what they are very worried about here is the storm surge. they're worried about water. they're worried about flooding. >> reporter: 11 marylanders killed with some $47 million in damage. >> we've provided homes. and we've rebuilt homes for people. >> reporter: one year later, $19 million is going to to maryland towns hit the hardest. >> the money will be coming to the federal government. and it will be coming to the lower shore. the money will be distributed on the basis of need. >> reporter: the money go

jessica kartalija is live to update this week's standings. >>> we're still trailing one man on the bobblehead leader board. and he is don scott with 80 points. right now on his heels, sports director mark viviano. mary and i are tied with 78 points. then to meteorologist chelsea ingram and tim williams with 77 points. followed by kai, and newcomer to the bobblehead leader board, linh bui. they both have 75 points. and remember, you can still sign up to play at the pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the link at the top of the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one per person. and you're competing nationally for prizes. come here to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up for now. guys, back to you. >>> and the ravens are coming off the bye week. and looking to get back in the win column. see the game shers us the browns -- versus the browns. live here on wjz. >>> still ahead at 4:00. disastrous sea. the latest on the trial for the captain of the costa concordia. >> how quick he did he go down? >> gunned