report. we'll give you a look at our speed sensors here. 56 on the j.f. x. we're mostly up to speed on mainly roadways. no delays to report just yet. our live drive time looking ok. 11 minutes and six minutes on 95 north between 100 and the beltway. we'll give you a live look outside. you can see southbound traffic a little heavier, but no delays to report. looking nice this morning. a live look at the beltway. inner and outer loop moving just fine. >> kim, thank you. our big story this morning, a major drug bust with a street value of $35 million in baltimore county. >> the elaborate pot ring is being dubbed the biggest in the county's history. jennifer franciotti live at police head quarters this morning. baltimore county police got a report of a funny smell. what they found inside gave them their biggest bust in baltimore county drug bust history. inside they found pot plants and a two-story grow operation. police arrested 24-year-old jeffrey guaganoli and two others. now the two adult suspects have been charged with possession with intent to distribute. >> at the moment, it looks like the potential maximum sentence would be 10 years. we're evaluating the statute to see if we can do better than that. the suspects are being held on $200,000 bail. >> police in baltimore city reported a pretty big drug bust of their own. during a routine traffic stop police say they cede -- seized crack cocaine and weapons. a 17-year-old boy is arrested and charged with rape. police say the victim told her last week she was sexually assaulted by troy traon reid. he was arrested last week and charged as an adult. he led the victim toward a wooded area. police say when she denied him and tried to run away, reid grew angry and attacked her. he's being held a a detension center. >> 65-year-old hannah wheeling was found beaten and choked to death in february. a 27-page report say confusing policy, a lack of security cameras made the youth facility a dangerous environment. a 13-year-old boy is charged as a juvenile in wheeling's murder. >> in this morning's "project economy" the latest employment numbers. >> and the political world will be watching. kate amara joins us live with more on what economists are predicting. >> economists believe we'll see a rise in the unemployment rate. numbers which could set the strategy from the home stretch of the mid-term election campaign. >> the september unemployment report. one last snapshot of america's employment landscape before voters head to the polls on november 2nd. >> the economy weighs heavily on me. >> it is a major factor. >> friday's jobless numbers. fewer americans applying for unploim benefits and more companies advertising for open positions. the question now, can the private sector add enough jobs to bring relief to this nation's 15 million unemployment. analyst mark santalos said it is an answer people are ready to pounce on. >> i tell you, the changes allow parties to take advantage of the trends. >> it is news of concern to president obama who has been busy stumping for democrats and trying to help his party stay in power. >> things are getting even a bit worse, it allows republicans to say, we are not in the middle of a recovery. this is a jobless recovery. >> the private sector added 25,000 jobs in september, but they say that will be offset by the loss of 78,000 temporary census jobs. kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the controversial proposal out of new york city where mayor michael bloomberg wants to stop people with food stamps from buying sugary drinks with those food stamps. he has the support of the governor on this. he said the initiative will give new york families more money to spend on nutrition -- nutritious food. he's already placed a ban on transfats in restaurants. do you think shugeri sodas should be banned from food stamps prs? e-mail us your response to www.wbaltv.com. >> plus, it is a case of burglary and bad parenting, and it is all caught on tape. >> here's a live look at traffic. this is i-95 north of 195 in the catonsville area. >> good morning. it is a beautiful morning this morning. coming up on 5:10. that's the picture of our camera from downtown. beautiful skies. even though downtown is 56, it is 48 in the outlying areas. something we should expect this time of year. typical highs around 70. we'll go past that by a few degrees. i'll have details on the forecast coming up. stick around. >> covering the nation this morning, airline passengers delayed for hours because of a security scare are finally their destination. that scare in philadelphia grounded their flight for almost an entire day. this started when a person without a security badge was seen helping load the plane. all the passengers and crew were removed from the plane. the aircraft and luggage all searched. we're told that person took off in a vehicle and was never located for identified. >> it is a case of burglary and bad parenting, and it is caught on tape. security cameras show it appears to be a father walking through a parking garage with his three children. moments later, when the man carries a toddler, we see the young man carry off with a package. the police believe the father may have used his children to help him burglarize a charling car while he held the youngest child. authorities hope family caught on tape -- identify the family caught on tape so they can identify him and help the children. >> your amtrak experience may be different today. why security is being beefed up for the day. >> and things looking good on >> and things looking good on the roadway, but we have live (sfx: coach's whistle) "the car coach" - lauren fix. >> in case your car repair shop hasn't noticed - there's been a shift. sfx: shifting. over 70% of women make the car repair decision sf shifting. auto service plus is one auto repair shop that has geared their business to earn women's respect. sfx: shifting. 'cause when it comes to car repair, it's women who are in the driver's seat. announcer >> auto service plus. service you can trust. hey, let me see that map for a second. just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. hurry in for all the sweet flavors of breakfast in one delicious sandwich. sweeten up your breakfast with a delicious maple cheddar breakfast sandwich today. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >> hopefully traffic is good today. the weather is lovely. >> weather is lovely, traffic is lovely. keep it that way. drive carefully out there. anyway, as far as traffic is concerned, we have no concerns. no injuries or accidents to report. the inner loop is looking good. between the beltway on the sowing side the fort mchenry toll plaza looking at 17 minutes. no problems there at all. we're up to speed on the major roadways. 56 on the j.f.x. and 57 on 70 as you head toward the beltway. a live look outside. usually a hot spot for the morning commute. looking good north and southbound. right at i-70, you can see the inner and the outer loop. that's the latest on traffic pulse 7. we head to curt kronke of the m.t.a. >> we're looking good for the most part. light rail on schedule. the marc train on schedule. look for the seven puss diverting at lucerne. the 35 bus with the diversion of. wilkins. in observance of the columbus day holiday there will be no marc train, however metro bus will be on regular service day schedules. now back to john collins. >> >> thanks, kurt. once we hit the depver mountains, there are a few scattered showers. even an indication here -- has hard to tell. even gray or pink. some of the highest elevations might be picking up snow shower activity in this unsettled weather out to the west. the east is dominated by high pressure. quiet weather, rain-free. yesterday was great. 74 was the hyatt the airport. typical or normal or average high for this time of year is 70. with the average low of 47. yesterday morning's lows were in the low 50's. this morning we have upper 40's as well. so we're pretty much on target here. no rain yesterday. enough with the rainfall. we have had quite a bit so far. way above average september rain-wise and above average this month as well. that leaves us the most summer rainfall. september and this early part of october, 9.81 nches of rain, running almost 4 1/2 inches above the average or the normal. so we're done for a while. it looks like we will be done for a while, and it is enough. temperatures -- i mentioned a few 40's here and there. airport 48. easton is 48. but on the boardwalk it is 54 degrees. it is 50 at edgewood right now. do you see 30's out here? elkins west virginia, 37 degrees. no clouds in the skies. this big area of high pressure that's sitting over us right now. the eastern half of the country is good with this high pressure dominating the situation. eventually something out west will work its way in our direction, kind of travel over the great lakes and come down over us. but that's early next week. until then, nice quiet weather. this is for a lot of folks a big holiday weekend. sunshine in the forecast today. mild fms north to northwest winds. 73 to 78 degrees with a high temperature ratings today. that's a few days above the average. for boaters, west winds 5 to 10 knots. insta-weather futurecast shows high pressure just forcing any weather to travel a little to the north. we do see a system spinning out there in the plains states by monday morning early. we see unsettled weather up in the great lakes which eventually could do something to our weather, but basically we're quiet for friday, saturday, and sunday. 75, 73 for the highs. 40's to around 50's for lows. monday in the evening, maybe a shower. a sprinkle or two tuesday and a few showers possible wednesday and thursday, but none of these are big threats or soaking rain. we maintain fairly mild temperatures in the 70's or so. not a bad forecast. >> in this monk's -- morning's consumer alert 11,000 baby cribs being recalled because of a problem with the drop-side rail. the cribs were sold at j.c. penny stores and manufactured in china. the consumer products safety commission because the rail hardware can break, fail, or be incorrectly assembled allowing the drop side to detatch creating a gap. an infant or toddler could become trapped or strangled in that gap. they were sold from march of 2003 to april 2007 in the jcpenny catalogue. >> it is friday, but you might still want to dress up today. more reported closure problems with p & c financial. we're joined with the bloomberg business report. >> good morning. stock futures are setting up for a lower open on wall street. all that could change later on this morning. they are waiting on the september jobs report coming out from the labor department an hour before the opening bell. alcoa kicking off the earning season for dow with stronger than expected quarterly earnings. it also raised global consumption forecast. that's because of demand in brazil and india. we had a mixed -- the rate on the 30-year fixed was close to 4.3% yesterday depending on who your lender is. if you are looking for free-bes, you have to try walmart. wall-mart is giving away free cans of lech lime soda, and they are offering free health scanning at several locations. back to you, stan. >> we'll see you back here at 6:15 for your next report. >> look for beefed up security at amtrak stations today, but don't be alarmed, they say it is all a test. they are running a test called rail safe. we are told tns related to the terror alert in europe. they run the safety program periodically on holiday weekends as well. >> coming up, a look at your weekend weather. >> do you think soda should be banned from emjibblet for food stamp purchases? e-mail us at watercooler >> an omaha youngster has his eyes set on scoring a touchdown. >> not only -- he's dealing with a disabling disease. the player that won't let cerebral palsy keep him out of the end zone. >> he wears number 3. and though not as fast as the quarterback, keller brown runs just as hard. ceebral palsy has weakened his legs but not his heart. >> on the sidelines of the games i'm like, i want to play, i want to play. >> advised his parents he shouldn't play -- doctors advised his parents he shouldn't play anymore. all my friends are like, dude, you got to play. i'm like, i know. >> so the coaches have drawn up awe special play for the flex game. the game is this weekend, but the coach says kellen has already crossed the goal line by being an inspiration for his team and fans. >> it is all the select stuff that goes along, and i think we all lose our way a little bit, but this shows what it is all about. >> kellen's mom is confident he won't get hurt but she's worried when he takes the happenedoff. >> it's like any parent. you worry, but you got to let him go. god bless him. >> he refuses to use his disability as a crutch on and off the field. >> i'm excited about playing. >> and kellen will get that play this weekend. >> let's go! >> that's what sports is all about. >> great story. >> and that was mike mcknight reporting. >> coaches have worked on giffering him a realistic run. >> the time is 5:25. it is 50 degrees on tv hill. >> baltimore county police make a major pot bust resulting in three arrests. i'm jennifer franciotti. details next. >> we saw plenty of it yesterday, and we'll see more of it again today and tomorrow. what a great weekend. we'll have the forecast come ling up. -- coming up. >> it is clear out there. a nice welcome streak to welcome in the weekend. in the weekend. we i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his past attacks have been called deceptive, his new attack, false. harris voted for deregulation increasing our electric bills by 72% it's not surprising, harris always sides with the big guys. he opposes cracking down on wall street and supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. harris even opposed making big insurance cover cancer screenings. andy harris' extreme ideas will cost us. telling us "maryland is moving forward," "and moving maryland forward" this jobs report tells the truth maryland's economy stalled "we face an uphill struggle in trying to regain the jobs lost" o'malley attempts a cover-up, falsifying the jobs report to help his campaign. "whatever we can do to make it disappear, we need to do it. that's coming straight from the top" martin o'malley, first he makes stuff up, when caught, he covers stuff up. we need a governor who tells the truth. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to wbal-tv 11 news. >> we have great weather and we're all happy around here. >> i'm speechless. >> john collins speechless? i don't think so. >> there's nothing there but sunshine. it was a gorgeous day yesterday. absolutely beautiful. a little cool this morning. clear skies. it is beautiful, but it is autumn. what do we expect? this isn't so unusual. at b.w.i. marshall. temperature 48 degrees. barometric pressure. light southwest wind. almost doesn't count. nothing going on around here at all. anywhere here here for 1 how thousand files. a little stormy in the mountains out west. you are flying to denver, you may get a bump or two or beyond. otherwise, boring. >> we like the nothingness. >> it's fine with us. >> loving the nice weather and the nice morning commute. as far as traffic goes, nothing to report. no students or accidents to report. that's 45, a little slowing, but nog nothing to be concerned about. 55 on the j.f.x. things looking good in the white marsh area. live drive time, we're up to speed as well. four minutes on i-95. looking good. we'll give you a live look outside at 795. both directions moving just fine despied speed sken sore -- scensors showing a little traffic. back to you. >> a major drug bust in baltimore county southbounding dubbed the largest in the county. >> the marijuana found had a street value of $35 million. baltimore county police head quarters with details. >> nationals a lot of pot. police got a call about a funny smell coming from inside a warehouse in east point. what they found inside led them to arrest three suspects. >> what you are looking at are actually heat lamps connected to venting tubes. they were mounted over the top of the plants. >> nearly 500 marijuana plants, 640 pounds of processed pot, $12,000 in cash, and an elaborate two-story grow operation. that's what baltimore county police found inside a warehouse on canton drive monday night. >> i've been here 28 years and nothing like that has ever happened before. >> police arrested joseph guadagnoli, 39, megan veitch, 28, and a 17-year-old boy that were living inside the warehouse. >> large individual containers were used to store the marijuana. also at the bottom of these containers were coffee grounds to mask the odor of the marijuana. >> apparently that didn't work out to -- too well. someone reported the smell to police. >> i didn't expect nothing like that to happen. >> now two adult suspects are being held on charges of possession with intent to distribute. >> at the moment, it looks like the potential maximum sentence would be 10 years. we're examining the statutes and the quantities to see if we can do a little bit better than that. >> and right now guadagnoli is being held on $2 million bail and veitch is being held on $750,000 bail. >> a woman dead this morning believed to have fallen down the elevator shaft of a vacant building. her body was discovered around 8:30 last night near saratoga. police are trying to piece together the details to find out why she was in the building and why she may have fallen down the shaft. it is believed the woman was homeless. >> this morning's commitment 2010 coverage, president barack obama made a stop here to boost democratic support in a rematch with robert ehrlich. the democrats urged the crowd to get to the polls as voter turnout will be important in november. the president praised governor o'malley for his big investments in education even through these tough economic times. george lettis has more on yesterday's events. >> hello, bowie! >> bowie state university seemed the perfect convenient two to fire up young voters and african-american voters, a base that helped them been elections before. >> on november 2nd, i'm going to need you just as fired up as you were in 2008. just as fired up. >> two late september polls show a so-called enthusiasm gap. gallup shows 8,000 candidates -- nbc news poll found they are excited about mid-term electrics. >> this was a picture perfect moment for president obama to demonstrate to the media world that he can still draw big enthusiastic crowds. >> experts say governor o'malley wants to make sure the enthusiasm gap doesn't surprise them on election night like it did for other democrats in recent elections. >> if only maryland will step up, stand with our president, and lead the way, because they can take back new jersey, they can take back virginia, but they can't take back maryland. >> wlile they cheered in bowie, republican bob ehrlich in montgomery county said the rally itself is why the g.o.p. will be cheering. >> a lot of democrats are in trouble, including maryland. in fact the democratic governor is in trouble in maryland speaks volumes about the national cycle this time. >> george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> and we want to remind you our commitment 2010 coverage continues online at any time. head to www.wbaltv.com and click on "politics" to access our voters guide. it connects you with all the candidates and you can watch david collins political and fact-check reports, the profile videos. you will only find it online at www.wbaltv.com. 5:35. 50 degrees on tv hill. the centers for disease control addresses this year's flu children. >> why some children will have to get two shots instead of one. >> and don't forget to e-mail us your watercooler question of the day. e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. do you think shugeri sodas -- sugary sodas should be banned sugary sodas should be banned from food i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> it is 5:38. friday morning. temperatures downtown where the concrete and everything outlying areas cooler. cockiesville down to 49 degrees. parkville 52. pikesville 51. still 51 at chestertown right now. we have school and chilly temperatures. that won't last long, because we'll have sunshine this afternoon. details on the great weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> in this morning's "medical alert" the centers for disease control addressing the nation for the start of this year's flu season. they are encouraging everyone to get their flu shots and get them now. they say there are plenty to go around. the vaccine covers the acheache strain. 6 -- the h1n1 strain. >> i recommend the flu shot for everyone six months of age and older. we hope this universal recommendation will facilitate vaccination. no longer will you or your health care provider have to ask whether you fall into one of those groups for which vaccination is recommended. >> some children under the age of 9 may need a booster shot if they have never had a flu shot before. >> a new report shows a surprising jump in the number of adults with arthritis may be due to obesity. a complicating factor, extra weight carried by baby boomers much >> about 1-5 adults in this country suffers from arthritis, a painful condition that occurs when joints begin to break down. experts expect that number to increase dramatically over the next decade for two main reasons -- americans are aging and gaining weight. >> baby boomers by and large are overweight. >> a new study estimates 76 million americans will have arthritis by 2030. a significant jump from the 50 million who have it now. nearly half say the pain interferes with yr daily lives. >> for some this means they can't get dressed, they can't work, they c't enjoy recreational activities. >> dr. john little is from the arthritis association. >> one of the main reasons the work force is struggling is due to arthritis. >> experts recommend first paying attention to the scale. they say losing just 10 pounds can help lessen the painful effects of arthritis. >> women, smokers, and those with a lower level of education were at risk. >> i think some baby boomers exercise themselves into arthritis as well. heavy lifting for 40 years -- >> with me every morning. coming up, we'll touch on the nationwide issue of cyber-bullying. that's next on "education alert." >> and a look at the downtown area. it is a beautiful morning out there, folks. up next, weather and traffic for your morning commute. stay with us. stay with us. you're two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition four years in a row. with martin o'malley, our children always come first. >> good morning, kim. have a great weekend. we are looking at a few diversion s on the bus running 20 minutes late. 7 bus diverting at lucerne. look for the bus diverting at wilkins. marc train looking good at this hour with no delays on the brunswick line. in observance of the columbus holiday there will be no m train, however met bus, subway and mobility on their weekly service schedules. for wbal-tv 11 news, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to john. >> skies are clear in the eastern half of the country. once you get to denver and the mountains out west, there is unsettled weather. there are scattered showers out there. in fact, in the mountains, near salt lake and also to the south and west of denver, some of the highest he will vague -- highest elevations, the weather is unsettled out there. if we're getting good weather it is unsettled out west and vice versia. while we were getting rain, the west was enjoying great conditions. things have flipped around as far as the pattern is concerned. we will enjoy that for a while. at b.w.i. it is down to 48. annapolis at 55. 52 easton. on the boardwalk 56. parkton down to 46. hagerstown 51. low 40's out in far western maryland. high temperatures today warm up above the average. typically 70 is the high. we expect to get into mid 70's. annapolis is a bit cooler. salisbury 72. 71 at westminster. here are the clear skies overhead. a big area of high pressure sitting overhead and that will keep storms away. the unsettled weather will be shunned to the north. with this high blocking thing, it can't get in. our forecast, sunny, just like yesterday. temperatures a little warmer than yesmed 73 to 78 the range. west to northwest winds at 5 to 10 miles per hour. insta-weather futurecast shows that unsettled weather out west. with high pressure really locked in, we're in good shape until monday. by the time monday comes along, this is the monday morning picture, we see unsettled weather stretching into the plains and great lakes. something could sneak our way wen eventually here. on sunday, big football game. 1:00 in the afternoon, m&t stadium, we expect sunshine with temperatures in the seasonal range in the low 70's or so. great football weather. here's that forecast. 75 today and tomorrow. 73 on sunday. lots of sun. just over the weekend, we might see some clouds here and there. nothing to interfere with things. by monday, more unsettled weather comes our way, but it doesn't look dramatic or soaking. we see partly cloudy skies each day with low rain chances monday into tuesday, and they go up a little on wednesday into thursday, but it doesn't look like a wash-out, it just looks like a target for scattered showers. >> this morning's education alert, school districts across the country are still trying to get a handle on cyber-bullying. >> using the internet to threaten or harass another person can be hard to believe. now we're hearing from students about the topic. tim tooten has the details. >> these maryland high school students became the experts at a conference on cyber-ethics, safety, and security. students shared their concerns with those in education, law enforcement and business about how to speak the same language on topics such as cyber-bullying. >> i know some of my friends have facebook before they are 14 and they don't understand the effects they can have when they do that. >> it is important to educate students because nowadays, even 6-year-olds have cell phones and accounts online. >> students say some of their class books and friends are not as aware of what happens. >> i don't think they realize it is permanent and that you can't delete because maybe a month later because someone learns about if. >> i don't think students realize it is there forever, and there are so many ways that people can tack into their account and see what they are saying. >> much of what they are seeing will help shape policy across maryland. >> as parents or educators, we have great ideas, but sometimes we miss the boat with connecting with what kids really see as important or not as important. >> the members of the cyber-generation were quick to offer some on-the-spot advice to parents before their children log on. >> always watch out. be careful. teach them, if you say certain things you can get sued. you can ruin your life. you have to be careful of the leg at. >> they will tell their child you don't want the house information, telephone information on your facebook, but i don't think parents know what these kids are posting exactly. >> they say that's a first step at helping chep keep children safe at home and at school. >> tim tooten wbal-tv 11 news. >> the time is 5:51. there is much more ahead. >> including a look at one of your answers to our "water cooler question of the day." >> we want to get you one of the answers to our "water cooler question of the day." >> we asked if you think sugary foods -- >> food stamps should be applied to foods that have to be cooked. the system is in disrepair. e-mail those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com. we will post them all on the front page of our web site. >> good morning, everybody. it is another purple friday around town as the ravens and their fans get ready for the game against the broncos. it is a major challenge for the rave generals defense. josh mr. clinton daniels and his offense are putting up big numbers. the passing game is marked number one in the league. brandon lloyd having a big year. number 88, thomas. the ravens number one ranked pass defense against the number one ranked pass offense. something has to give. >> something has to give and will give. the major league playoffs continues tonight. home field advantage is absolutely meaningless. the raferse head back to texas with a two-game lead over the -- while they have won both their games in minneapolis against the twins. wendlstadt says no that's a ball. thought it was a strike. posada scores. 3-2 yankees. you knew this would happen. the manager goes out to take out bovano. let's wendlstadt know he's not happy. he gets ejected. the giants had 14 strike outs last night. they beat atlanta 1-0. ravens and broncos sunday at 1:00. a lot of ravens fans will tell you, we love baltimore because we have never beaten the broncos in denver. >> number one passing. number two defense. >> going to be interesting. >> here's a look ahead to our next hour. >> b.m.w. reporting problems with their vehicles. details at 6:16. >> the latest on jury delibrages in the trial of the three men accused of killing former city councilman ken harris. >> and a farmer says his pigs enjoy groofing to tunes. that's at 6:40. >> i wish i had music to put to this sunny forecast we have. we'll work on it. the insta-weather plus forecast is coming up, and it is a good one. >> and we have our first two problems of the morning. one at the southbound harrisburg. we'll get you an update on those come -- next. so who is "making stuff up"? the news media say it's bob ehrlich... with attacks that have been called "false" and "misleading." made up attacks bob ehrlich knows aren't true. but here's what's not made up. bob ehrlich's $3 billion in taxes and fees. the $2.5 million he got paid working at a lobbying firm. or the fact ehrlich worked for the casinos to put slots at arundel mills mall. now, bob...that's all true. eaks to send jobs over seas. i think we need tax breaks to send kids to college. so i worked for a $2,500 tax credit to help pay for college. fought to get pell grants expanded and insisted that college loans go directly to kids instead of through banks. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message. because it's not about the next election, it's about the next generation. right? yeah!!! >> place make the largest pot bust in baltimore county