good morning. it's wednesday, -ctobbr 20th. you're taking a live a little bit of a hazy look out over the inner harbor. good morning, i'mmpatrice harris.3 let's check in with meteorologist steve fertig aad see if the weather has anything >> a little fog because of the moisture that was in place yesteeday, even though we had llght rain. that's the situation across the %-to the southeast we are seeing rain falling in the southeast part of maryland, but that is pretty much where it will staa south as disturbances south as is expected. be careful hen the wind out there, they are out of the west at 5 miles per hour. temperatures are in the 50s as you go from baltimore down to washington and salisbury..3 only mid-40s to the north. it's chilly. 61 for the high. it will be a cool day and that will be between 2 and 4:00 this afternoon. expect again, just the morning the state. the south and eeat of let's see what is happening on the roadways right now as you get reaay to head out. here is candace dold with the track edge. gooo morning, steve, that fog is going to be an issue on the roadways. in fact, you are going to see here on the roadway, the fog looming over the area. watch out because you will notice a lot of thick patches of it as you are traveling s welll %-yyu are making your way on the corridoo. things on the beltway, things are looking good from 95, at 88, at 64 miles mother hour. the same clip at 83 from 795. and from 795 toward 95, nnthing do to disturb the drive, 11 minutes and 52 miles per hour there. that's a look at the morning traffic edge. an anne arundel county mmn -s killed while hanging ut of a truck window. 19 years old david heppner died. he was hanging out the window waiving to friends when a car struuk the ttlephone pole. three other teens were in the carrand no one else was hurt. police don't believe that alcohol or drugs played a role in the accident. a woman is hurt after an early morning blaze in harrord countt. firefighters were called to the south union in havr de grace and a woman was in the home at the time and she is in critical condition. >> they were reaaly friendly, got along with eeerybody, and befriended everybody in the neighborhood here, were great, unfortunately he did not make it and i just hope that she makes it right now being in the hospital and all. >> 0 other people were displaced following the incident. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. security is tight around the pentagon. that action was taken after shots were fired at the building early tuesday morning. right now investigators are trring to determine if the latesttshooting has any connection to the shooting at marine coops museum ooer the weekend. bob bernard as the details. >> reporter: the official in charge of the pentagon security says several officers outside of the building heard 55to 7 gunshots just before 5:00 a.m. %-two broken windows on thering 3rd ann 4th floors of the pentagon. the bullet likely from a high-powered rifle shattering but not penetrating the windows to offices under renovation. >> right now we consider this is a random event. if our investigation ann others, you know ascertain that it's part of a larger incident, then you know we would have to to to evaluate it then. >> reporter: just sunday, ú%nnows shattered at the museum near quantico, they discovered that a high-powered rifle was used there as well. they arr heading that investigation. >> we have contacted them, the fbi have contacted ttem as well. we are working together. we don't know f the two %->> reporter: affer the pentagon shooting, virginia state police closed parts of 395 to look for evidence buu no bullet shell cases were fouud. -fficials reported no threats to the pentagon or anybody who works there. >> we are still evaluating whether or not we need to do anything additional to ensure security of the pentagon right now. we think that our protective measures are adequate. >> reporter: what about other washington area millitary installation, the navy yard ssmebody is taking shots at the millitary, or people. is the shooter firing his rifle3 from a car. they wonder if the shots came from a rooftop in pentagon city. they are checkinggcameras to see if whether any captured the shooter ii the act. the hearing of a man accused of killing his estranged wife, had several questions for the wife. on the day first of the deliberatioos the jury sent a note to the judge asking the differeece between ú%rcumstantial and direct evidence. they were curious about reasonabll doubt. dennis was charged wwth the crime four years later. the prosecutors say that the couple was crumbling and that dennis almost ggt away with the perfect rime. and he is more of a forest gump ú%an a criminal mastermind. >> other leads should have been followed more vigorously. deliberations continue today. testimony continues in the case of a glen urnie man. tyrone hall is facing first-degreeemurder charges in the death of carroll. carroll after being shot in off campus apartment. the state witness on tuesday got into a fight over woman they were both seeing.ú hall claims he opened fire in self-defense after everyone got into that argument. an energy drink that popular among colllge students could be banned. that is because studies showed that the drink has a ton of caffeine, plus it's got the same beers. of alcchol as 510-ounce e the energy drink costs $2.50 a can. it can interfere with body coordination. >> sometimes when you want to have a good time on friday night and saturday night. you want to run to the local store and run the money ttgether.3 -ith the fda to get the drinkk3ú removed from the stores. the drug is known as k-2 or spice and if the ban passes, anyonn possessing or illing k2 could face a misdemeanor and prison time. there was a similar bannpassed in baltimore county earlier this month. shows the gap betweenngovernor o'malley and former governor bob ehrlich is narrowing. a patrick gonsalez shows o'malley leading ehrlich 45 to ú%%. party candidate and 6% are ssill undecided..3 %-leading eric by 11 points.lle3 the rasmmssen poll has the governor leaddng ehrlich by 8 points. >> thh only poll that matters is really on election. >> the began salzzpoll was -- gl was conducted last week the week of the debate. >> and they re crossing party linee to endorse o'mmlley. >> o'malley and ehrlich are still at odds ovee the issue of ú%-ow that is being weighed inna commercial. if governor o'malley is reelected his budgee ffr next the governor has confirmed that pledge. >> if you are reelected you won't raise taxes next year. >> we are going to be on a constaat diet of cuts until our economy comes back. >> he passed he largest tax >> governor o'malley says hh has ú%ld voterr in several candidate forms that he won't raise taxes next yeer if he ii reelecteds. it could soon be easiee for homeowners to challenge foreclosure ddcuments thanks to a nnw rule imposed about the court avenue peals. the lender would be required to prooe why they should not be dismissed. this move comes after two foreclosure attorneys saying they did not personally sign foreclosure documents that had their names on them. the pressure is on for banks after the white house ssys it will hold them responsible for any illegality discovered ddring an ongoing fraud investigation. right now the fbi. federal reserveeand other top regulatoos are takinn part. ú%e eds are getting help from one lawyer n florida whh represents 3,000 homeowners in disputed foreclosures. >> it's a regulartory agency, and basically the way it works, is the regulartory agency looks at it, that is when they pass i3 on to the justice department if they see wrongdoing. there was plenty of wrrngdoing to be seen. >> peter says he meat with and plans to turn overaal of ase their evidence to him. they plan to see if they intended to break the law or were ooeewhelmed by the housing collapse. concern as state officials plan to make changes to the medeeac. they are overlooking a contract that would bring six new helicopters over a 2 yeer period starting next july. the current fleet of helicopters was purchased siice 1989 and 1999. the man convicted of killing ken harris learn their fate. >> i seeenobody winning in it and no respect. >>the sentences they received3 and why the story isn't over. ann rain stays mmstly to south today with drier air -rying to work in to it's fall. so you know what to do, right? break the rake! fall is the best time to feed your lawn. and leaves are good food. rich, organic nutrition. so mulch those leaves right in. then use scotts winterguard. it provides a fall feeding while helping those mulched leaves break down faster. for an extra nutritional boost. and a stronger, thicker lawn next spring. ♪ you got it! so break the rake, mulch leaves and use scotts winterguard. save $5 at scotts.com. and use scotts winterguard. today, it's nearly double. and nearly a quarter of a million marylanders are looking for work. in addition, we face a national health care plan that will hurt small business and cost us jobs. so we have to ask, are you better off today than you were four years ago? we're heading in the wrong direction. we need strong leadership. say no to things we can't afford. fix our health care plan. and refuse to raise taxes. martin o'malley can't do it. i will. the controversial don't ask don't tell pollcy is over at least for today. late last night a judge denied the government's request for delaying the decision so this morning,,openly gay men and women can apply to join the armed forces. joel d smith is live at a local what will happen there and why the whiie house is still looking to appeal this. good morning joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're here in towson where a ú%mber of different branches of the millitary doee some of its recruiting and now people can come here nd for the irst time they can say they are openly gay and it won't mpact the process. the obama adminissration wants to let this happen, and they wwnt it done by congress not just by judge..3 for now recruiters have been told that if the candidate says they he or she is gay. it won't impaat. they are not requiied to ask ii3 they are gay as part of the process. last night in california a federal judge denied a request by lawyers to delay the rulinn to give the decision. he first ruled the deciiion unconstitutional back in december. she says the governor did not prove her order woold harm troops in the meantime. theepresident wants congress to change the policy not a judge. >> there's uncertainty about the couut case so that is a indication necessary notcaution3 should feel. this president has made a commitment and it's a question whether that program or policy will change but when.3 >> reporter: alleady some exmembers of the millitary trying get back in the armed forces. they were the ones honorablely discharged, hen found out to be gay. there's not a barrrer anymore. there's resistance to this. the republican filibustered this one time. we will see what happens in the lame duck election. anybody can come and admit what they are seeually it and won't into tte armed ffrce. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. now it's time tooget a check of our forecast. meteorrlogist steve fertig is here with more on what we can expect todayy good morning, steve. >> reporter: yesterday we3 were talking about the northern %-southern part overnight and ts morning. that is what has happened as you see the showers to the south, as the disturbance olls through. this is the second disturbance and that is the one bringing the rin. you can see plenty of rain alon3 berlin and princess ann. we are seeing showers northeast and that is where they are coonined. west to east flow to the south as the disturbance continues to move through the arra. we will see more shower chances buu otherwise to the north, drier air moves in and that is the isturbaace. you see showers into the afternoon even for the southern part of the state. that will move through and we coming in here for a short peeiod of time but without a whole lot of mmisturee it froot makes its way to the south and it will cool only upper 50s to the south. it will warm back up as we getú ward the weekend. instead the northerly flow bringing us cooler air, we warm up a little bit and we see more sunshine. 52 degrees the temperatuur in baltimore. 54 in d.c. to the north cooler, 44 degrees in hagerstown, look at oakland, 37 degrees, temperatures will warm up today but it will be on the cool side. only 59 degrees for highhonnthe eastern shore where you will see a little better chance of the rain continuing thii morning and into the early afternoon.ú on the central part of the maryland, 61 degrees for the high. partly cloudy skies at the beginning, mostly cloudy. a little bit more cloud cover and some fog this morning and then we will see mostly cloudy and partly cloud owe this clouds afternoon. late fog to develop once aggin. and southwest winds at 5-10 miles per hour. tomorrow we will warm up, more sunshine on the way. even more sun for friday and saturday, a high of 50 degrees and 66 on sattrday. look for temperatures to get up to 59 on sunday. nice day for the ravens game but the showers hold offfuntil later in the day. i don't hink that will affect you if you're going to the game. a better chance of rain on monday and tuesday with a highs of 57 and 59. now here is candace dold with the traffic edge. >> reportee: thank you, steve. many of ttose main lines. on right now checking in on whitemarsh, 60 miles perrhour and on 95, near 395, 63 milee per hour. we do want to talk about northern baltimore county. in fact, we an show you a live ú%ok at 83 moving at mount caramel road. yoo can see the cars are cruising along northbound and southbound lanes. just be aware, you will find patches of fog and they can creep up on you prrtty quickly. -ue extra caution as you travel on there and many of the main lines this morning. 83 is going to be in the green.ú a very light acttvity moving through hunt valley toward timonium road and eventually towarddthe beltway..3 on the beltway we're in the clear. ww're making the trek towwrd pikesville inner and outer loop stretch toward 795. let's once you go around the bend at the liberty rrad on the outer loop direction. a lot of cars are starting to filterrin and that is the same deal down towwrd the triple bridges. that's a look at the morning3 travels. ppatrice, back over to you..3 recalls of popular tylenol products, how they're affecting johnson and jo 's life plus 30 years for the men could killld ken marris. ken harris, mother and whic widw spoke to the judge. we haveemore on the emotional proceedings. ú%>reporrer: the three convicts leave mitchell courthouse. >> i don't see nobodyywinniig ú%d no respect. >> reporter: they found out their ffte after the 2008 murder of former city councilman ken harris. harris was shot outside a nightclub in northeast baltimore during an armed robbery. >> prior to the sentencing, ken harris' wwdow provided a victim impact statement telling the judge she wants theedefendant's blow kisses to er loved ones, but she aaded her own children can't blow kisses to heir dad anymore. jerome williams the convicted triggerman and charles mcganey are senttnced to life plus 30 years in prison. >> they will spend decadds in jail beffreethey're eligible for a parole hearing. >> reporter: gary collins who was convicted of assault, is sentenced as to 65 years in >> i thiik we have a good issue in termm of the dna and otion for a new trial. >> reporter: collins ii the only one who made a staaement in court asking a judge for a seetence which wwll allow him to see his 2 years old daughter. >> he wishes to be able to be >> reporter: the sentence provides juutice for some, but on both sides, there's pain leaving faailies torn apart. >> it's a bad situation all the >> reporter: kathleen cairns, fox 45 morning nees. the judge added the provision to the sentence of jjrome illiams. he will begin serviig is life ú%us 30 yea 30!! 30 year sentene youth at patapsco. and nextt tech giant a dk. ca-8teemer the housinn market is not showing signs of improvement, despite low mortgage rates. johnson & johnson, adam shapiro has today's business report. the dow falling 165 pointt on thee23rd anniversary ofú the black monday stock rash. investors selling today on worries thh governmmnt may force banks to buy back toxic mortgages. the record low mortgage rates not helping the market. permits for new homes fallingg5% last month. thaa is one offthe indicators as $8 billion to build aanew plant in oregon and make the move would create up to 9,000 new jobs. on johnson t johnson. a se series oo recalls including tyyenol hurting j and j's revenue. >> coke getting an 8% profit jolt from rebounding sales hereú and just about everywheree thht's business, i'm adam shapiro. coming up an alleged hhme essex, 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