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good morning, it's wednday, october 20th. i'm patrice harris. it's time to get a look t our forecast as we head toward the middle of the week. meteorologist steve fertig is here with whattwe can expect. with the low 50s todayy we won'ttsee showers toothe north only the northern part of the state dealinggwith that, but area. >> i dealt with that. >> be careful this morning and low beaas.ú i'm sure that candace will tell us about it. look at harrisburg, 43 degrees only. and then you see 50s toward bbltimore and innsalisbury and then ou're ooking at showers for the southern part of the state around salisbury and hat will, excuse me continue to stay to the south as the disturbance rolls through. as far as the low pressure center it will move out of here and it will take tte rain with it by later this afternoon and into the evening. high pressure will build in and bring us a nice looking weekend. that front will be cool air before we get to the weekend. bit. rain to the southeast this mooning. otherwise dry, dry and cool this weekend and tte low 60s and showers return, laae sunday and mayye tuesday as well. here is candace dold with a check on the traffic edge.ú candace. reporter: ttanks, steve. we havv been talking about the fog. i drove ight through it, what you find is a lot of passess yoú will go in and out of the foggy areas. on 795, we're dealing with a bit of fog at ockeys mill. that is going to be the main issue on the main corridor. nothing to get in the way as far as volume or incidents are the beltway. once we're down from the beltway to 795, we're in the green much 11 minutts at 54 miles per hour. -ooking good on 955this morning, running through baltimore from the fort mchenry tunnel toward the beltway, 8 minutes at 55 miles per hour and only minute trek from southbound 8953 the harbor tunnell down toward 95. thha'ssa look at your morniig travels, patrice, back over to you. thank you, candace. 6:02 on fox 45 morning news. the controversial millitary pooiiy of don't ask, don't tell is over, at least for today. late last night a judge denied the govern's reqqest forra delay in the decision. this morning, openly gay men and armed forces. joel d smith is live a local what will happen there and why the white house is looking to appeal thh ruling. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, we're here in towson at this recruiting center. one was here earlier and left for the day and off to notherr3 business. for the first time now, when they come in here and they can reveal the potential recruits -hat they're openly gay and it will not impact whether or not they're allowed to be processed. the application must still be processed. ú%'s not the way it's happening and an appeal in his decision is ikely. for now, recruiters are told that if the candidate admits he or she is gay, the application will be looked at. they are not allowed to ask the candidates if they're gay as a part of this application. >> in california federal judge virginia phillips denied a request to give them more time to rule the decision. she says the government not prove for order would harm the troops. the white house accepts that, but wants congress to change the policy ot a judge. >> there's uncertainty about the court ccsee so that's a cautionary note that peoplee3 should feel, but the one thing thht i will tell you is that this president has made a coomitment and it's not a question of whether that program -- whetter that policy will change but when. >> reporter: right now, it is changed policy for sure. in the future we're not sure when it will go all the wayú througg congress. in the meantime, exmembers of discharged. they are trying to get back into congrees. a filibuster byythe senate tried to block it one time. theyywill try to address it in thh lame duck session. %-sexuality and they won't beome stopped from joining the armed force. that brings us toothe millitary'' don't ask, don'tthe tell follow see be repealed? we will take your calls during the 7:00 hour. you can go to facebook, send us a tweet at fox baltimore or text your answer to 4 45203, enter f3 45aafor yes or 45b for no. a 60 years old man is dead and a woman s hurt after a blaae in harford county. ú%refighters were called to south union avenue at havre de -race. they say that keith's apartment went up in flames. he was pronounced dead at the scene. a woman was also at tte home at the time. she is in critical condition. >> they were very friendly..33 neighborhooo here. they were great. unfortunately he did not make it and i hope she makes it right now being in the hospital and all. >> 10 other people were displacee following the incident. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. an ann are ru anne arundel s truck window. ú% ears old david heppner died. police say he was hanging out of the window waiving to friends when the truck struck a telephone poll. three other teens were in the car at the time but no one else was hurt. police don't believe speed orú alcohol played a role in the accident. deliberations continue today in the urder trial of tracy, on day one of deliberations, the jury sent note to the judge assing the diffeeence betweenn3 circumstantial and direct evidence. they were also curious about reasonable doubt. the wife, tracy disappeared in 2005. dennis was charged with the crime four years later. the defense attorneys argue the case and the client is more of a fooest gump than a cciminal mastermind. straight and puts things in a %-other leads should have been ffllowed ore vigoroussy. >> prosecutors say the couppe's marriage was crumbleeand that dennis almost got away with the perfecttcrime. police make a dangerous discovery insidd of a harford county home. at the home wwen -- warrant at the home whennthey found a major mett lab. -hey even mouth, methanphetamins cooking in a bedroom closet to make the drug. ttree people were arrested. >> chemical and meth oil and air house in addition to the weapons that were recovered whiih was quite alarming. >> also discovered, hand guns, riffes, aad a silencer. special hazmat crews were called in to dismanettin dismantll the. ú-quick thinking helped catch a suspected sexual predator. it all started earll monday mmrning when his girlfriend discovered an intruder ii thhir home. worried about their children's safety, she yelled for jay.3 the father jumped ut of the ú%owwr, threw on a towel and chased the man for about four blocks. the person jumped in a truck and took off. he was able to get a partial license plate number. contact.ooed over ann i made eye i saw him in passing. he put the car into gear aad baaked up really, really fast and tookkoff. missed me by inch. -p they called police and picked the man out of a mug he reportedly has a history of ú%xuallassaults. but so far he has not been charged. he is being called a person of interest. hey move a proposee ban of a synthetic marijuana to a hearing stage. the drug is knnwn as k-2 or spice. if the ban passes, anyone caught with k2 could face a misdemeanor and face a fine and prison time. an energy drink that is could sooo be banned. sttd not that is because studies show the drrnk for loco has a ton of caffeine, plus it has the same amount of alcohol as 512-ounce beers -- 5, 12-ounce beers. the energy drink ostt$2.50 a >> sometimes we want to have a fun wednesday night, friday night, and saturday night, you want to run to the local iquor and loco is the cheapest thinger on the shelf. >> they want to petition to get the drinkk removed from the -tore shelves. coming p would you ay for a phone to rate your looks or rather your lack of good looks? >> you can have a great app but unless you can stand out between all the ones out there, it's impossible. the newining new uggy meters put to the test. i'm emily gracie where i'm rolling the dice for a good towson wfort i university g the dice. %-that is all about the school. >> emily, you're at my alma marter. >> wonderful, it's game that we all knew as a child, it's taking a twist here, it's towson poly. i'm joined by gary who is telling me about the tournament and the gal a. what is towssn poly. >> it's monopoly thaa is designed for towson. it has the campuses and individuals will have a fun time interactinn with the campus. it'ss tournament mmnopoly game but it's an eventtthattis a fundraiser, and science and math mathics and the hacker man academy is anna academy that encourages students to be involved in tte science and technology area. this is going to be a unique event and everybody is going to have the opportunity to bb a in addition to the game itsslf, it's going to casino kinds of games. live eetertainment during the course of theeevening. and a reception, and 5 to midnight. there will be a dinner served thht evening as well. you won't believe the kind of generated by this type of event. what does the winner get. >> he the winner gets 5,00003 points from marriott hotels. that is going to be a ggeat prize because marriottt s such ú great hotel aaross country and they can use the 100,000 points. >> it's on saturday november 6th, from 5:00 p.m. to miinight. for more information, log on to foxxaltimore.com/morning. and it looks like the weather ú%day is a little bit gloomy out there this morniig. sooe showers to the south and east, but those will clear out later in the day and steve tells me partly cloudy skies and maybe dry conditions this afternoon. a little cooler out theree steve, correct, it's only 61 degrees this afternoon. >> repooter: yeah, it's going to be cool for sure. i want to know if you collected an eetra $200. have passed that. >> there you go. $200 i will bring it back for you. >> reporter: thanks, i don't knoo where i will be able to sppnd ii. sky hd radar showing showers to the south anddeast as emily was %-that is where it stays, it lo3 like as the disturbance rolls ú%rough the area. can you see the sky watch hd up close, and princess ann and sitting to he west. and moving off to the east of berlin, some showers there toward ocean city. but agaii, we will see the showers remaining there, it looks as dry air tries to work in from the north. that dry air is not going to morning. beeaware of the reduced3 visibility in spots. we will hear from candace dold momentarily with regard to any potential of it. as the showers moving to the southeast, and it moves it will stay to the south. the low pressure enter is going to move out of here. it us the chance offshowers not just this morning but this afternoon. it moves south and we will get clearing, and next frontal boundary bringing in cooler air the temperrtures will cool down, and fter the cooler air moves in for thursday night into friday. high pressure moves bacc in and we warm things up a little bit. it brings more of this, plenty of sunshine for the weekend. we black forward to that. 52 in salisbury, a bit cooler as you go north toward hagerstown look at oakland, 37 degrees there. it will warm up but not a wwole lot. it's going to be a cool day as temperaturessget to 59 degrees %-showwrs lasting longgr on thh shore. the central part of the the state, drier conditions and it will become partly cloudy in the afternoon. 61 for the hhgh as winds out the southwest become southwest at 5 mmles per hour. tooight 45 degrees, we can't ú%le out llte fog developing. winds will be out of the southwest at 5-10 miles per hour. tomorrow 65 degrees with mostly clear skies. 65 with lots of 60 degrees, rrther on friday. the cooler daa that i was killing you about with a lot of ssnshine. lots of sun and pleasant for saturday. sunday, most of the day staying dry.3 so the ravens day should be shhwers may be making their way in late sunday nighh into monday and tuesday with a high of 67 and 66 respectively. let's see what is happening on the roadways with candace dold. sheeshe is here to check the trc edge. ccndace. >> reporter: we're talking about fog and in ffat that is3 what wore going too you're goinn many of the corridors. let'sstake a live look on the beltway traveling at ood court3 road and can you see the volume is starting to trickle in ttere. inner loop lanes and outtr loop stretch, no fog through this lucky spot for us. 695, right at liberty road, the outer loop lanes, that is where we are starting to see the volume accumulate. to beea good crowd there towng3 toward 95. -n pikesville, crews are investigating a report of a fire on con drive. it's right near bedford elementary school. we will continue to keep you3 -pdatee on this one. so far no lane or road closures to report as a resuut of this. the beltway traveling through pikesville at greenspring aveeue, toward the jfx, so far yoo're going to find an easy drive. speak of the jff we're in green travelinn from the beltway toward cold spring lane eventually toward 28th street and the downtown region. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. thankkyou, candace. you might not care that retail crime is up, but what about if you were being charged for it. how much yyu are dishing out each year without even knowwng ú%? >> next who wants to be told they're ugly? now theee's an app for >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. would you actually rusttth3 software program to tell you whether or not you're good-looking, ust average, or downright ugly? a couple of guys from gilbert think they should. %-programmers,,to rrcognized. >> unless you can stand out among all the others 1 out there thrs they are ththere. >> reporter: they are the dapper gentleman who created the not so dapper app. these guys are making a slash in a field filled with hundreds of thousands of apps. the 90-cent ugly meter is in thh top 10. aafunny app but could be a way >> i'm going -- it's going to convince my wife to work later. it's 3 in the morning . >> reporter: so we chested it. tom cruise and angelina jolie predictably scored very well..3 noltt not so well. the app didn't offer any bias toward the code average, either. time for theenews reporter test. >> youure hot enough to melt ice. i would say that is an accurate assessment,,it's science. >> reporter: who is to say that packers alter the results. ú%ter all, i'm stan. would not have wanted that assignment. time is winding down to choose marrland's next governor. our governor martin >> it's the ground game. it's two weeks. >> what a new poll shows about the gap between o'malley and ehrlich. according o a new report when retail crime is up so are new report says yoo're paying a couple of hundred extra doolars a year because of retail crime. some positive job news from a big techhcompany, shelby lynn has all the headlines in today's business brief. >> reporter: stocks tumbled on tuesday as investors eyee3 disappointing corrorate earninnú and a surprise inttrest rate hikk in china. the nasdaq and the s&p 500 -losed deep in the red. some the country's biggest banks reported big losses on tuesday3 bank of america ssid it had net loss of $7.3 billion. it bbamed tte loss on a new reform law that prevents a 113 time charge in its credit and debit unit. it saw 40% plunge in prrfit and warned that challenging market conditions continue. however results for gold man were still better than expectedú positive jobs news from inttl. the tech giant said it's shelling out $8 biilion on microship manufacturing plants in oregon nd arizona. the investment could creatinine permanent tech jobs and 6,000 construction jobs. consumerssare paying $400 extra is they found that store thefts affect americans more than other world. the avvrage theft is $186. for business brief. i'm shelby lyyn. coming up, the controversy over slots raises on. where people are meeting to debate questton a tonight. has long promised to get rid of donnt ask don't tell. $sv [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. 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. ú good morniig, it's wednesday, october 20th. i'm patrice harris. 6:30 is the time. welcome back. meteorologist steve fertig is here and he is having some fun this morning. he had some company over attthe weather center. >> i o, patrice. this is isaiah, from where??3 >> you're getting ready to rock with the weaaher. p> yes. >> you're going to tell us all about it. >> you go to brooklyn elementary and you're 100years old. >> yes. >> i feel like i'm atta movie theatre with two guys and i got to put a seat between uu. you can see the showers to the south and iiaiah point that out to the south. mostly cloudy skies to the north. pretty good. temperature meanwhile in baltimore, point that out, down in salisbury we got aand 52-degree reading there. up in hagerstown, 52 degrees, and temperatures should top out today around 61 degrees, cooler than average day. showers we have this morning but to the south and east, righh? you're going to give us a full forecast in a little bit but right now what do we want to do next? >> go to the traffic with candace. >> that's right. >> reporter: greet job isaiah, i'm veey impressed. we're talking about the roadwwys impressed with the ride on 895 this morning that's bbcause there's a new accident at the northbound lanes at the harbor as a result of this you can avoid all of the activiiy bb using the fort mack henry tunnel as an alternate route..3 let's talk about the roadwaysú because things don't look to bad there. 11 minutes, 54 miles per hour. 52 miles per hour with an 8 minute clip from 833to 7 think . from 795, to 95, it's starting to slow down a bit, 40 miles per hour a 13-minute drive. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back to you. openly gay men and women, will forces. overturned on tuesday. they want to know why the whhte house is still looking to appeal this. >> i know the president is aaainst it, so why do thhy want3 to appeal it now. >> reporter: they want to appeal this because it'ssa judge making the eeision and nnt the %-the overall idea.ing the chann you see the popular iconic look but that did not apply to openly gay people uppuntil now.3 the don't ask, don't tell policy ú%s been repealed bb a judge. overtime, the recruiters have saad if a candidate admits that he or she is openly gay and they sttll qualify, their application will be processed. recruiters are nnt allowed to ask candidates if they're gay as paat of the application process. last night they asked to delay the ruling toogive them more time to appeaa tte deciiion. she says now the ggvernment did not ave the proof that the order would arm the troops in meantime. ss the white house accepts that fact, but still wants congress to change the policy nd not a judge. >> the court in a number of different instances out west have determined that the life lifessan of this policy is coming to its natural end. i think that thooe that were recognized in the house,,will be recognized in tte ssnate and the bill, the law will be repealed. %-exmembers of the millitary. they're trying to get back into -he armed forces. -any of them were honorablely discharged when found out to be gay. that is not barrier right now. had a whattis a barrier still might be the enate.ú they already filibustered ooce and askee don't tell repealed in the house. -lame duck session hits, thhy're going to try to address this again. if you want to be a member of %-time you can admit what your sexuality actually is. joel d smith, live in towson. some should the millitary don't ask don't tell policy be repealee? we will take your call during our 7:00 hour, but can you go to our website and tell us what you think, go to facebook, or text yourranswer to 45203. for no. is it could soon be easier for omeowners to challenge to closure documents thanks to a new rule approved by the court of appeals. under the rule, independent lawyers would be allowed to look at the documents, aad the lender would be required to prove hy they should not be dismissed. this move comes after two foreclosure attorneys said they did nnt sign ffreclosure documents that had theirrnames on them. the pressure is on for banks after the white house says it ú%ll hold thee responsible ffr any illegally discooered during reserve nd other top regulators are all taking part. tte feds are even getting help from a lawyer in florida who representt 3,000 homeowners in disputed foreclosures.3 it's a regulartory agency %-with the regulartory agencys looks at it first. after they look at it, thattis when they pass it on to the justice deeartment if they seeú wrongdoing. there was plenty of wrongdoing >> the attorney says he met with federal officials about his cases and plans to turn overall ú% his evidence to them. officials are trying to determine if banks intended to break the law or f they were overwhelmed by the housing collapsee the man who shot and killed former counsel man ken harris will spend the rest of their lives in ppison. 17 years old, jerome williams and charles mcgain weee sentenced on tuesday to life plus 30 years. >> they will spend decades in -ail before thhy're ellgible for a parole hearing. >> i doo't see nobody winning ú%d no respect. >> anooher man, gary collinsswas acquitted on murder charges but ú%s convicted on assault in the he was sentencee to 65 years in %--p baltiiore city housing depaatment is ighting back against a so-called murder mall. a term used by residence to describe an apprtment complex in northwest baltimore..3 the housing garment hassdecided to revoke the license. %-dealing with drugs and violene for years. how city leaders sayythe owner has not ddne anything about it. the move means that the apartment complex could ose its license or rental assistance..3 it givee people on that rogram the ability to move withoutt3 llsing the subsidy. the largest office lease in baltimore history is officiaa. mayor rawlings-blake announce ttat a developer has been chose tone bring a $50 illion social security to the city. it wwll include 500,000 feet of office space.3 construction will start ext year. >> this new facility will keep the valuable jobs here in hundreds of jobs urinn the >> the project is expected to be completed in 2014. public safety is a mmjor concern s sttte of officials consider making some additions to the maryland's medevac ffeet. the board of public works is looking over a contract that woulddbring in six new helicopters over a two year period starting next july. the state's current fleet of 11 choppers was purchased between 1989 aad 1999. the controversy to bringg slots to anne arundel county creates plenty of action tonight. people will gather at a town hall meeting to talk about question a. residents will see the question on the ballot coming in novemberr at the same time, laurel residents will e holding a meeting to fight back against the commercial that suggests voting no to question a would pave the way to slots at laurel park nstead. the public won't get anymore -ime to comment a plan to restore the bay, that is if the chesapeake bay foundation has anything to do with it. the environmental protection agency released its strategy to ú%ean the waterway at the end of the september. afterwards it opened uu a 45 day period for the public to comment on plan.ú a homeoonerssgroup commented on the question on monday, but owners say it's part of an attempt to delay the proceedings to make money. coming up it could be a the ew polllshows ust how closer lick may be everyoning towaad o'malley. and ou're taking a live look near the beltway, fog is looming over the area and the volume is starting to build. i will show you welcome bacc tt fox 45 it's time to get a check of our forecast and meteorologist steve ferrig has some company to help good morning, guys. good morning, patrice. and we met isaiah a little bii earlier. %-5th grade andd10 years old and gooto school wheree >> and we're going to be going witthis morning. >> yes. >> you want to say hi to anybody. >> i wann to say hh to my, mom, dad, and my littleebrother elijah, and my uncle and elementary school. >> we're done. >> we do not have nytime to do weather. i'm kidding. arr you ready to do this thing. you you're going to rock. >> yes. >> take it away isaiah.ú >> right now we have 52 degrees humidity 86%, pressurr 29.95 and steady. dew point 48 degrees. >> you do rock. see, i knew it. take a look at hat we have also as far aa the teeperatures. you want to show themm >> hagerstown 42, baltimore 52, -nd salisbury 52. >> right, nd what about sky hh radar? >> you got some rain in theú south and cloudy skies. -p>> yep, otherwise. >> what is bringing us the rain. >> low pressure is bringing the rain today and then tomorrow we have chilly air comiig throogh. >> yeah, late tommrrow into friday. >> what is after that? >> we have high pressure coming innfor the weekend. >> let's take a ook at ú%recast, then. >> today we got 61 degrees, mostly loudy skies,. >> morning shower,,maybe? >> morninggshowers, and then yo3 gottsooe north wind and sooth >> and the rain eally staying soutt and east today but what about tonight.ú >> tonight we ggt 45 deggees, -og and south winds,. >> the seven-day forecast, let's start with today. -alk over there? >> now for the 7 day. >> stay in the ssudio, though. right now, yep, toddy? >> todayywe got 51 ddgrees, mostly cloudy skies, and thursday, we gott65 degrees, sunny and friday. >> good joo. >> 60 degrees aad os mostly suy and saturday we got 66 degrees, 59 degrees, mostly cloudy and late showers and monday we got >> uh-huh.udy, 67 degrees. >> a chance of showees. >> and ttesday? >> and tuesddy.ú >> 59. >> and you told me you're a big ravens fan, right? no? >> who do you root for? >> i'm afraid to ttll. >> who do you root for? the steelers. guy.e're getting rid of this >> oh,,boo!3 , when i was just ready to clap >> at least you still did a good so i know you got some brains up there even though you root for the steelers. did you hhve fun doing thh weather? >> yes. >> so you're into football a lot. if yyo a chance to be a football player or take over steee's job3 which would you want? >> be a football playerr >> ou go be on the steelers team and our ravens guys will beat up on you. you juut watch out. %-[ laughter ] >> this is our first bad talking weather kid. -p>> that's what people usually do, is trash talk..3 you know, isaiah, we're going to have to call some the ravens and teel them where you live. we know your address. >> how can i get rid of him. >> e're just joking. >> all right isaiah, run.3 if you look like yourrkid who is a ravees fan, no, i'm just kidding. anybodyycan come and hang ouu if you want to be a part of weatter kid weenesday drop steve a note or drop him a line at the website at foxbaatimore.com. noo we need to check in with candace dold who is a huge ravens fan. she has the track edge. reporter: i am. i cannot believe that. we gotif you're going out of your house this morning and hitting the roads. at harford road and the same speed near pikesville in the you the the outerrlooouter loop lan. there's rouble on 895 because of a accident on the northbound lanessat the harbor tunnel. to scoot around all of this, you will want to opt for the fort3 mchenry tunnel instead. let's take a live look and see how that is shaping on the northbouud and southbound diiections. we don't have any incidents, definitely a much better bet for the alternatt route. the volume is starting to pick up on 95, though, traveling through rosedale, eventually up toward the beltway. will youufind a cramped ride there. we do have quite a few accidents to talk about, one at chess3 coavvnue. anooher one at the same vicinity at puuty hhll avenue. in essex watth out for a crash on route 702. this one is going to be at park high road. >coming up they promised to but how well do the bandages aatually work?3 we put them to the test. next, a test that shows that the gap is narrowing, how close, authorrties are still searching for the gunman who fired shots at the pentagon. authorities say the rounds may have come from a high-powered rifle. no one was hurt. baltimore police are praising the effectiveness of as they make the match of 150.ú ú%ey were able to identify the %-severallcounty officials wille in towson today to mark the milestone and o discuss the role dna analysis plays in crrme prevention and investigation. president barack obama is four-day campaign swwng. he issraising money and allying voters along the west coast. he is making return visits to some states, because the deeocratic majorrty in the senate is threatened if they lose the key races. the president will return to washington on saturday night. we're less than two weeks from midterm elections and two candidates in maryland's gubernatorial race are not wasting anytime. they were back on the campaign trail yesterday rying to rallyú a steady lead over formers beeng republican bob ehhlich. but as they suggest a nnw poll suggests that lead may be narrowing. >> reporter: for former maryland governor robbrt ehrlich >> our governor martin o'malley terror.>> reporter: there's ju3 days left on the campaign trailú the fine two weeks before oters make their choice. for ehrlich the cal endar cal ct the two week crucial time. not eafort mad effort by theevo. eventually turn out will decide the winner. >> people re pessimistic about theeeconomy nd consumer confidence. you ssw the turn out in tte primaries, it's an interesting -nd unique time. >> reporter: ehrlich is raising omentum by neww3 fundraising totals, showing him better revvews from the lass debate. he may be cutting in to martin o'malley's lead. ú%eegonsalezzpoll polled, 6503 voters and found o'malley %-5 point difference after2%, a o''alley had racked up 9 point leads in other recent pollss the gonsalez poll had a margin of error of 3.5%. >> the only poll that matters i3 really on election day. >> reporttrr also appearing in baltimore, the governor down -layed the results as just one snapshot of a race that he still leeds. he wants to keep up the pressure in the remaining days. >> people have a clear choice. weecan go back to a guy who spent more money doing it or we can more forward to the bbtter future that our kids want. >> reeorter: as days wind down, oth campaigns may be windinggup for a final 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and found the results disappointing. >> reporter: from peeling to boiling, to sllcing and diccng. in this busy kitchen there's lots of ways to hurt a finger. ú%oks know that kitchen germs can cause infectioo, so it's ú%portant to keep cuts dry. these bandages claim to dot job. consumer reports tested 9 that say are waterprooffor water resistant including ones from ban aid, nextcare or cure ad. store ands were estee too. they apply the stripssto panelists fingerr who wore them for four hours. during that time they were and flex tteir fingersir hands repeatedly. all o ban dabbles ddd bandages t staying on. when thh bandages were removed, light brown stains showed where coffee seeped into the bandage. >> this one leaked. >> reporter: in fact, none of the ba bandages couldn't be coud to keep you dry. two leaked much less than the other. ban aid water lockkplus. and nextcare waterproof clear -id a better job at preventing leaks. although panelist found ttat the clear bandages are tricky to put on, especially when you have just one hand. this is james andrews. ccming up in tte 7700 hour, a makeup that is designed to cover tattoos. will t work to cover that unwanted tattoo on your weeding day? we will find ouu when it'ssput to the test. ú%> don't ask, don't tell. don't worry about that right now. recruiting centers, at towson. i will tell you why that is bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 million at a special interest lobbying firm. and ehrlich says he'll cut education again if elected governor. bob ehrlich-- a career politician we really can't trust. a federal judge won't did he lay a ruling overturning don't askkddn't tell. >> it's a question of whether that program or whether that >> why the decision may not bb the final word. that's nottan opinionnshared by evvryone. the product that promises to conceal tattoo's on a mommnt's nottce. >> don't want to be left oot in the cold this winter. how to plan a great get away on a budget. good morning. it's wednesday, october 20th. i'm patrice harris. time goat a check of our forecast, meteorologgst steve fertig is right here with all of the answers for what we can expect today. >> yeah, a cooler day today. pattice, but sooe showers to the some fog to the north where we had showers yesterday and that is what we're dealing with basically to start the day. >> that's what i drove through, the fog. >> the rain, if you drove the station and gone to far south. it's generally through the southern pprt of the state down toward calvert county as well, %-you're going to see that to e sooth as the does tush answer -- %-area.ance rolls throuuh the at the bus stop, be careful, because the fog at some llcations may reduce visibility. 55 in d.c. and 52 in salisbury. to the north low 40s there. headed, as i said, cooler than average day. showers mainly to the sooth and ú%st. we will talk about what you can face with regard to warmer3 temperatures in a few days. we will talk about it in a few ú%nntes. here is candace dold. >> reporttr: thank you, we have been talking about the fog. one interesting thing that i found on my way in, it's not just the fog, it's the patches that will come up uponn ou very quickly. use extra caution if you are traveling this morning. as far as accidents are concerned, we ave one at the severra river bridge. we will take a live look anddsee how it's shaping up. you can see all of flashing llghts off to the side. only that ne lane is squeezing by, delays as far as we can see. so we will continue to monitor this situation but unfortunateey now a little bit closer to home, and baltimore county areas, the outer loop llnes of the beltway, toward 83, 18 minutes righttnow 33 miles per hour. a much better ride, from 83 up toward 795, only an 8 minute clip, 54 miles per hour there. from 795, down toward 95, ain 16,-minute commute, 39 miles per hour. and that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. thank you, candace. 7:02 on fox 45 morning news. the controversial millitary policy of don't ask, don't tell issover. -t least for today. late laat night a judge denied the government's request for a delay in the decision. this morning, openly gay men and women can apply o join the armed forces. joee d smith is live at a local recruiting center to explain what is oing to happen there and why the white house is lookinn to repeal this. >> reporter: we are in the recruiting enter and right now folks can come in and admit that they are openly gay and they will be admitted into the recrriting process. in the past you have seen this and saying we want you. that was not the case overtime. ú%w it is. it's the change the administration wants to get rid of on't ask and don't ttll, but not in the way it's happening and the repeal of this decision is likely. if the candidateeadmits he or -hh is openly gay and still -ualifies in the guidelines, their application will be processed. recruiters are not aalowed to ask the candidate if they're gay as a part of this process. this came to head in california federal judge denied a request to give the more time to repeal she sayssthe government did not prove her order would harm troops in the meantime. the white house accepts that fact, but still wants congress to change the policy not a judge. >> there is uncertainty about the court case and so thatts a cautionary note that peoppe should feel, but the one thinn that i will tell you is this president has made a commitment and it's not a question of3 whether that program, whether that policy will change but when. >> reporter: already, some -xmembers of the millitary, they're now trying to get into theearmed forces. many were honorablely discharge when found out be ay, that, of course is not a barrier.ú there'ssresisttnce, senate republicans locked this one at a filibuster. tethey're looking at this after the midterm elections called thú lame duuk session. in the meantime,folk folks want to come here and reveal their sexuality, they will be allowed to go through the process. >> but joel, the white house plans to appeal this ruling. what hhppens if they win that appeal. >> reporter: if you come here ann addit you're openly gay and it gets appealed, they will etú kicked out of the millitary. that's why they don't want hisú to be a judge's decision and tt be the law of the land. >> that brings us to the -uestion of the ddy. should the millitary don't ask, don't tell policy be repealed? we will take the calls later this hour, but ou can go to our website at foxbaltimore.com. go to our facebook page, senddus a tweet t fox baltimore. you can text your answer to 45203. enter fox 45a for yys or fox 45b for no. one maa is dead after a truck runs off the road in howard county..3 it appened just bbfore 10:00 last night n hobbb road near glen brook springs drive. police say the truck crossed the yellow line and rolled on to thh driver's ide. bradford was pronounced dead. officers say alcohol and speed ú%ayed a role in the crash. bad ford wasn'!!bradford wasn'ta seatbelt. authorities are still looking for the gun what fiied shots at the penttgon yesterdayy rounds might have come from a high-powered rival. deliberations continue today on day one of deliberations the jury in the dennis trial, sent a note to the judge asking the difference between evidence. they were questions of reasonable doubt. tracy disappeared in 2005, dennis was charged with the crime four years later. defense attorneys argued that leads were never folllwed up in3 more of a forest gump thaa a criminal mastermind. the things in a simple wwy. %-marriage was crumble and denns almost got away with the perfect crime. the men who shot and killed former ciiy councilman ken harris will spend the reet of their lives in prison. jeeome williams, and charles mcganey were sentenced on tuesdaa to life plus 300years. another man gary collins was a %-convictee of assault in thewas ú%se. he was convicted to 65 years in jail. baltimoreepolice are praising the effectiveness of database dna technology as they make match 150. they were reeently able to identify the suspect in an armed robbery in towsoo through dna evvdence. it was collected on the scene and put through the data batch morfor a match. several county officials will be %-ddscuss what dna evidenced provides in identtfication. people will gather in annapolis tonight for a town question a. local reeidents willlsee the question oo their ballots come november and a yes note approoed zoning for a cassno at a run a l mills mall. they wiil holdda meeting to fight back agaanst a commercial that says that would pave to slots at laurel park. -p that's the finding an audt of the turnpike authority. turnpike workers aae getting millions in frib ulos benefits including a bowling league and3 $30 million in bonuseses. each turnpike employee gets a bonus for working on their birthday. >> t's something that management negotiated for certain of their employees, that if you work on your birthday you get a bonus for that. >> nice, all new jersey toll workers also get ffee easy passes, so they don't have to pay the tolls themselves. the audit showed that none of actuaaly based on performancess coming up she is looking for an a apology, how anita hill from the supreme court justice clarence thomas. i will i like a party as much as the next gal but, come on. $60,000 for one dinner held by the department of justice. $66 per person just for bagels at one of the nasa's shindigs. i cracked down because big government shouldn't be funding big banquets with your money. some people say i'm a bit of a tightwad. i say, i'm barbara mikulski and i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. some people don't notice the difference between meat... and mystery, when they enter... the frozen zone. is it real chicken? or something else? some chicken nuggets and tenders look like they have mystery meat. with my perdue frozen nuggets, there is no mystery. just real all white-meat. made with 100% natural ingredients. no fillers. no preservatives. and a delicious taste your family will love. perdue frozen chicken. all white-meat. no mystery. collects $250 wwen you pass and go to class. it's caaled towson poly.3 this is where i went to school. was there. %-purchase one, patrice. o thee will be for sale. we are unveiling the newwgame, it's towson poly. it's a difference from the ggme there's a tournament going to be robert is here joining me and telling me all about this event. what is this? >> we were looking for an event where we could have every year and get people on campus and have a llt of fun so we came p with the idea of towson poly. it'ssan idea we stole from another staae, i went go into the de. details. ú%-p>> what is the grand prize winner receive? >> the grand priie winner is marriott hotels.3 are havinn the event at march jomarriottconference center. they can use the 100,000 points >> they will have the three games themselves and will you have casino games, and silent auctions and a lot of excitement going on in the entire hotel. we're taking over the entire floor of the hotel. >> ttwson pooy is going on saturday. and it's november 6th from 5:00 p.m. to midnight.ú for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. anddit looks like ccol weather %oday, temperatures will be in -elow average, and partly cloudy skies. there's a few showers out on the radar this morning, steve so maybe a good day to curl up inside aad plaa some board games, wouldd't you say. >> reporter: emily is there a delta sigma theta on the board. that is the sorrrity she went to. that's fun for the whole family. i don't know, tough times, or i will have to ask patricc about that. hd radar without a doubt seeing some showers there. %-south.rain has stayed to the we are taking a closer look nd yyu will see thaa the there are ssowers staying and the low prrssure center is going to beú moving across the state to the south. -hat is where it will keep the rainshowers this morning. here is a look attone that we can expect to continue to move through the area at 3:00 p.m. they will move off to the east and we are left with dry conditions. we may see sun around here before the day is done. the chilly air moves in late tomorrow into friday as we get the cold front to move in without whole lot of moisture. not expecting anyy ain out of thht.ú high pressure moves in after the cold air moves in. what we see a plenty of sunshine thanks to high pressure coming your way. again that would be toward the weekend so we look forward to it. temperature wise, 52 degrees, and 55 innd.c., down in salisbury, 52 degrees, 43 in hagersttwn,,39 in oakland. and we're looking at the teeperatures climbing to aboutú 60, right around 60 degrees, it's like 59 actually for the eestern shore with the showers continuing into the early of that rrgion. central part of maryland, nothing more than mostly cloudy skies and a little bit of fog this morning. 51 degrees, though, for the high temperature. northwest wind becoming back to the west we look for. temperatures to climb to 62 egrees and mostly clear skies here with a northwest wind becoming ssuth west at 5. tonight 45 for the overnight low with late fog developing. winds wiil be outtof thee3 southwestttonight, 5-10 miless3 per hour, though, and tomorrow we look forward to more sunshine and a high of 55. 60 degrees and mainly clear skies on friday, 66 degrees on saturday with mostly clear %-some showers moving in by be nighttimeebut not until after tte ravens game. 69 on your tuesday. now wiih a look at what is happening on he roadways, here is candace dold with the traffic edge. candace, i was trying to see what sorority you belonged to. >> i was a terp. i cheered so i wasn't in the sorority and didn't have anytime. i'm sure there's a lot of people enjoyed it at maryllnd.3 we're taaking about thh ride, not quite enjoyable one at 50 miles per hour travellng through whitemarsh. we're talking abbut tteefog and we have seen some through the whitemarsh area, and patches of throughout the region so use extra caution. now we need to talk about accidents, one on route 50 a crash on the eastbound lanes at severna river bridgee let's take a live look and see how the area is getting by. you can see only this left lane is squeezing by. we're dealing witt delays the boulevard. you will want to use route 50 as an alternate rrute. once you approacc 97, take a live look aa near route 100. we haven't had any incidents there. that continues to be the case, southbound lanes and the northbound stretch. there's an aacident, though, that you need to know about n it's a crash that completely shuts down the ramp from route 648 to the beelway. so e will continue to keep you %-know that a motorcycle iswe do involved in it. it's commanning a lot of attention sccoting through the region. now the beltway looks good near 97 accumulating the volume as we head toward the catonsville area. llt's see ow it lloks at liberty rrad at the stretch, we are dealing with a fair amount of volume. it's going to be he same deal.ú it's juss a straight line of cars downntowarr the triple bridges and even on the inner loop lanes up toward 795. by the wwy, we do have a new accident on the gel beltway. it's a new crash and it did just clear. the actiiity is startiig to wraa up. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. still ahead, planning your holiday travel. we got some tips before you book a trip. the woman who accused a harassment gets a surprising phone call.3 what anita hill [ male announcer ] looking for a complete picture of your money? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a money bar that shows what's scheduled to go out, what you've 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against extending education for special needs kids. no wonder his republican colleagues think he's too extreme. we can't afford his extreme ideas. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message you this this morning, an energyy rink that popular among college students could soon be banned. the drink 4 lock ow 4loco has ae amount oo caffeine and the same amount of alcohol as 5 beers. they aae petitioning the fda to gettthe drinks removed from sttre shelves. prurt is on for banks after the white houseesays it will hold them rrsponsible for for ay illegality discovered. right now they're looking at foreclooure disputes. officials are is trying to determine if the bank intended to break the law or if they were overwhelmed by the housing collapss. 19 years later, virginia thomas is seeking closure with anitaahill. hill accused clarence thomas about ssxual arassment which almost ruined his. hill's response alerted security saying the call was inappropriate saying theecall was inappropriate. we look at the controversy >> good morning, patrice. anita hill says she has nothing ú% apologize for because she testified under oath back in 1195. hill worked for cllrence justice thomas years agooand is now a law profess or in massachusetts. that is where she reccived this voice mail. she initially hought it was a prank and refeered it to campus police who referred it o the fbi..3 the hone message said in art, quote i just ant to reach across the air waves and years and ask you to consider something. you would love you to consider an apology sometime and some full explanation of why youudid what ou did with my husband.ú now jenny thomas add kni admmtsd leave that message.úú%she was tn olive branch and trying to sit down with anita hill and meant no offense. anita doesn't take it that way, she called the voice message inapprooriate and stanns by her testimony. >> this seems so bizarre and i had t rethink the case and i forgetting that anita hill said he didn't do it. %-she sticks by what she said. why would she owe an apology. >> why would jenny thomas do this this far down the road. in the intro, maybe she s looking foreclosure. jenny thomas didn't give that exxlanation.ú she was trying to extend thh olive branch and try to extend things over, bought anita hill did standby her accusations that thhmas sexuallyyharassed her. >> do we know if he knewwthat theewife was leaving the messagg. >> reporter: he is travel and unnvailable for comment. so no word from him on whether he knew, but of courseea denied the accusations at the time and bitterly referred to them including a memoir he wrotee a texas church sends a polarizing message. %-a little bit.g to stir the pot >> why they're telling people that jesus doesn't care. but next, saving yourself the holiday travel headache. what you need to know bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. if this cold weather has yoú itching to get away to someplace warm, or maybe jf just monthly y travel. >> i was online looking for airline travel. >> holiddy travel plannnow, you3 may be too late n some ases because prices are going up. what you want tt do is plan for your winter get way. plan now and plan a budget, but advantage of lass minute bookings particularly if you're working with a travel agency or a cruise ship or something like that. some last minute getaways are good price deals, you just always need to know the terms and conditions. >> okay, so when you say start planning now. that is researching all of he -ptions oot there,,compaaison comparison shopping. buying your tickets. we will start there. you want tt look at the airlines themselves because their prices or their fees may be less. remember, you gottto add the luggage fees on to that, too. but you also may look at package deals, the airlines offer them but soodo a lot of the or its, expedia and those kinds of things. you get a car, a hotel and airline. it may be cheaper as well. >> issit better to do it yoursslf or how do travel agents plan it? >> travel agents can be wonderful. they can tell you where you're all of the different vendors. they can put together good package deals and they have a lot o offer you in terms of education and information. you want to make sure though that your travel agent is certified by theii own association. they have had some accreditation, they have some training and they're reliable. >> what about trrvel insurance. ww talked about this before? maybe i will, maybe i won't. >> i have one piece of advice about travel insurance. look at what they exclude not what they include. it's the trickiest and it's one in the travel industry, this is one of high areas of complaints at the better business bureau. you want to look at the homeowners and medical first, she whht it covers and what is missing. what happens if you cancel. can you get a refund and look at what they exclude before thht refund s in your pocket. >> and enjoy the trip. >> enjoy the trip. >> angie, thank you so much. if you want more information %-you can log on to our websitet foxbaltimore.com/morning. coming up an alleged home intruder chased through the streets of essex. the surprising person who went afttr him. p>> and don'' ask don't tell is done. -'m joel d smith live at the recruiting center in towson.ú up next we will tell you why been defeated the obama welcome back to fox 45 morning news orning news. severn 31:00 is the timement -- 7:31 is the time. and there it is, the sign of fall changing colors of leaves out there. it gets pretty this time of year even though the temperatures get a lot cclder. i'm patrice harris. meteorologist steve fertig is here to talk about the changing temperatures. the temperatures will be cooler today, only getting to the near 60-degree range. someplaces not getting out of the 50s. definitely cooler. look at the range of temperatures, 37 degrees up in harrisburg, pennsylvaniaathee you come down to hagerstownnat 43. a little burkett sout further s, and definitely cooler in the outlying areas and tte showers to the south have been kind of persistent through the morning3 hours and will contiiue to e througg the early afternoon there. for the rest of us mostly cloudy -o start and even drrer aii moving in once the low moves to that will alllw for sunshine for the fternoon. cooler air on the way. you will see chilly conddtions and then there will be sunshine to follow as we move through and into the weekend. rain, thenn into the south east part of the state, otherwise, dry and dry and cooleet weekend and showers return until late sunday after the ravens game into monday and maybe tuesday, too. now a looo at what is happening on the roadways, candace dold with the traffic edge. candace. >> reporter: ttank you, steve. we are talkiig about fog looming throughout the area. take a look at the tidings memorial bridge. yyu can see the fog it looks like the bridge to nowhere. use extra caution as you travel out theeeethis morning wherever your commute does take you. as far as wwat is happening on 95, farther ddwn from baatimore county, whitemarsh boulevard toward the beltway, it's not going to be a pretty picture there. right now 6 minutes at like to s per hour. %-83, 24 minutes at 25 miles per hoor. a little bit of an increase yout not much relief. from 795 down toward 95. that's a look at your morning travels. patrice, back ver to you. thank you, candace. 7:33 on fox 45 morning news. openly gay men and women will be allowed to joon thharme. a lone standing ba!! lone stande gays in the millitary was overturned on tuesday..3 we wwll ee at what that means3 to local recruiters and why thee white house is still looking to appeal. >> eporter: it's a little confusing. dn didn'did not the obama adminn withii thwant the repeal. folks coming today, can be open about their homosexuallty, it won't impact their decision on being accepted. for now recruiters, they have been told if the candidate admits that, and they qualify for the other guidelines, heir application will be processed.3 it's important bbcause last night in cclifornia federal gentlemannvirrinia phillipp denied a request bb ggvernment lawyers to delay the ruling to give them more time to appeal the decision. unconstitutional, don't ask don't tell we're taaking about back in september. right now the government haa not proved her order would harm trrops in the meantime. the white house accepts that factt ut still wwnts congress to change tte policy and not leave it up to a judge's decision. >> the court in a number of different instances out west have determined that the life lifespan of this policy is coming to its natural end. i thhnk that those recognizzng the house, i think it will be recognized in the senate and the bill, the law will be repealed. >> reporter: so far it has had problems in the senate,,3 though. in the meanttme, already, ssme exmembers of the millitary, they're trying to get into the armed forces now that things have changed. many werr honorablely discharged when found out to be gay. it's not a barrier right now. the senate republicans earlier ii tte year so they're going to tryyto address that maabe get thhngs changed. the obama administration is tryinggto push ffr this in maybú the lame ducc session after the midterm election. they want congress to change this. that way it becomes the law of the and and not something that can be repealed nd changed when somebody has been accepted into the armed forces. that brings us to the question of the day. should the millitary don't ask don't tell policy be repealed? our phone lines arr open now at (410)481-4545. you can also go to foxbaltimore.com and tell us what you think. or sound off through facebookment send us a tweet at answer to 45203. text your -nter fox 45a for yes or fox 45. testimmny begins in the case of a glen burnie man accused of murdering a fellow student at frostburg state university. tyrone hall is facing first-degree murder charges in the death of brandon carroll. he died in april after being shot in off campus apartment. hard ridge who was injured in the incident was the state's first witness in the court. hall says he ooened fire in into that argument.everyone got an esssx man fights back taking matters into his own hands. this morning, police say thinks quick thinning helped catch a %-dave sayy it all started early monday morning when his girlfriend discovered an intruder in tteir home. worrieddabout their children's safety. she jelled for jay. the father jumped out of the shower, threw on a towel and chased the man for foor blocks. thh person took off but he was able to get a partial license plate nuuber. >> he took over and i was able to make eye ccntact. he put the car into gear and backed up really, really fast and took off and missed me by inches. >> de vie called police and picked the man out of mug shhts. the man has a histtry of sexual assault. police have someone in custody but so far he hasn't been charged. he has bben called a person of staae officials make maryland fleet. they are looking over a contract that would bring in six new helicopters ver a two year period starting next jjly. the current fleet of 1 11 chopps were urchased between 1989 and 1999. graao is recalling 2 million strollers because of a isk of stronstrain grew lation. strain grew lation. >> the ssrollers being recalled are older versions of the graco quatro chore and metro like strollers, made before 2007. ú%aco is offering free repair kits. there's less than two wweks until election day. a new poll shows the gap between governor o'malley and former3 governor bob ehrlich is narrowing. a gonsalez poll shows o'malley leading ehrlich 47 to 45%. of those surveyed, 5% said they plan o vote for a 3rd party candidate. the washington post poll has o'malley leading ehrlich by 11 points. a rasmussennpoll has o'malley leading ehrlich by 5 points. >> tell us only poll that matters is reaaly on election day. poll was conducted last week the same week of the tto teeevised debates. meanwhile o'malley has the backing of a major republiian. former representative wayne gilchrest is crossing party lines to endori indorse o'malle. >> reporter: prrsident obama is making visits to some states because the majority is threatened if the democrats loseklosekey rrces. the president is running to washington on satuuday nighh. a church that tells people that jesus doesn't care. ú%church in texas put up thht sign aaddit's getting aalot f attention. it's been torn down ooce and the church has ttken heat from the message.ú the pastor says you have to llok past he words and understand the meaning of the sign. >> we're hoping to stir the pot a little bit and maybe wake uu up to what he really does care about ultimately is what we want to get the message across. >> the church wanted attentton for the new message series about coming p saying goodbye to body art. not everybodd is as catchy friendly as others are. >> the proouct that promises a temporary solution. and you're taking a live river bridge here.he severna you can see flashing lights on the scenn of an accident and that is leaving us with [ ehrlich ] four years ago unemployment in maryland was under four percent. 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. sn. some of you having to dealing with showers, some to the north we had the fog where we had rain yesterday..3 to the south is where we have the showers. we have seeing it in the southern pprt of the caro carole county and southwest wacomico county. light showers, and we are speaking of a northwest east flow as a stationary boundarr to the south allows ripples of energy. here is what we got then, the showers that are continuing to move west to east before the low pressure center moves off to he east and takee the rain with it. you can see it will continue according to the future scan and the southerr eastern pprt of the ssate around the eastern shore. we get drier conditions and maybe some sunshine later today. frontal boundary sags soutt for late tomorrow into your friday. and that chilly air coold bring high temperatures into upper %-others.iday and nearr600for high pressure builds in and insteed of the northerly cool air we're talking about. insteaadwe will talk about high pressure brin bringing us a suny 52 degrees is where we start the ú%y today in baltimore. 55 in d.c. to the north, only 40 there, 43 in hagerstown utward oakland, threrch degree37 degrees there. look for a high temmerature on the cool side. the shooerr continuing into the early afternoonn winds out of the northeast at 5 miles per hour. temperatures only couple of degrees better ttan that. 61 degrees for the high. mostly cloudy skies that start with a little bit of fog oot there, but then we ill see partty cloudy to mostly sunny skies you to afternoon, especially to the afternoon. back to the west aahigh temperature of 52 degrees, the warmest area with the skies clearing earlier. 45 egrees for the overnight low with fog develooing once again late tonight..3 wintsdz will be out southweswine southwest. tomorrow 65 degrees with mostly clear skies and that is enough %-for friday and satuuday.hineú high temperature of 60 degrees there. 66 degrees a little betterron %-actually.oking like a nice day 69 degrees on ssnddy,,late rainshowerr but not until after the ravens game. 67 and showerrchhnces again on monday and 59, can't rull out an %-that's a look at the forecast. here is candace dold with the traffic edge. steve. we continue to check in on those actual speeds for you and if you're eaddng out right now on the top eed of the beltway, ot going to be a pretty picture, 9 miles per hour at harford ú%ad. 20 miles pee hour on 95, a little bit of an increaseeon whitemarsh. let's talk about 95, and show yoo what it looks like on the tidings memorial bridge there. it's goinn to be a foggy ride to northbound and southbound lanes. here is a live llok at route 50, traveling in anne arundel county. it's starting to ease up. we did have an accidentton eastbound lanes at the severna riier bridge. crews cleared the scene and now the delays are starting to evaporate. on 97, traveling through anne aruudel county, let's take a live look at route 100 for you. -he northbound and southbound lanes they're getting by just fine in both directions. there's however trouble in glen burnie, an accident involvvng a motorcycle, it does lock the right lane of 648 at the beltway. the congested ride through the tunnees right now the harbor tunnel and the fort mchenry tunnel, a cramped ride on the jfx, in fact, speeds are at 36 miles per hour at rux ton road. speaking of 83, we need to talk about it in baltimore county in northern baltimore county inú fact. there's a crash on the southbound lanes at middletown road. as a result you will want to use york road as an alternate route. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, acc over to you. still ahead, a judge refuses to overturn her decision banning tell policy. we want to know what you think. should the millitary don't ass should the millitary don't ass don't tell policy be bob ehrlich says he wants to fix maryland. but he increased state spending by record amounts. ehrlich raised $3 billion in taxes and fees... including property taxes... and a 40% increase in college tuition. and now he's made over $1 billion in new promises... with no plans to pay for them... except for cutting education. cuts that will lay off teachers and increase class sizes. that's not a budget. and bob ehrlich's not the kind of leader... we can trust. cooked numbers, false attacks. the truth? frank kratovil is ranked one of the 10 most independent members of congress. frank kratovil does not follow anybody's party line he looks at his district, his family, the community, and that's the important thing to him. endorsed by the chamber of commerce, the nra, veterans, and police officers. as a career prosecutor i made decisions on facts not politics, in washington i've tried to do the same. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the millitary is now accepting openly gay applicants at rrcruiting stations. aamonth aater the federal judge poly unconstitutional. the judge refused to overturn the decision on tuesday. they are saying that the decision coull be overturned on appeal. our first caller is marianne, good morning, marianne. >> good morning, patrice. >> i see you every morning. >> good morning, steve. >> thank you, we will pass that aaong to steve. a lot of comments on ffcebook page on both sides of the issue, why do ou stand? >> to be honest, first of allú i'm going to dote a little bit. i was married 28 years yesterday. my husband and i cclebrated but we both believe thht the policy originally was wrong. >> okay. >> weehave friends that are gay, you know, and they won't ever embarrass them and like make a move on you, but they will be ú%e first one that is going to come out and save you if you need to be saved. they will be right bb your side. >> so you think they should be able to serve openly, no ú%estions. >> yes. -p>> thank you for your call and congratulations on your anniversary. >> tyrone in owings mills is our next caller. good morning, tyrone. >> good morning. >> what do you think? >> i think the don't tell, it should be repealed. >> okay, why is that? >> because i believe the soldiers have enough to worry about when they're in battle, than worrying about somebody watching their back, because there's a certain phobia when it comes to homosexuals, the heterosexual men and women. >> all right. call. a ot of peeple feel the same way. we are getting a lot of comments on our wai web page. t.v. wrote and said yes, other miilitary forces in the world, uk and israel have oppnly gay ann lesbian soldiers anddno problem. >> no one who riskk their life for their country should bee3 asked to hide who they are. linda, says it shouldn't matter, %-the judge shouldn't have not repealed it and those who are not gay or lesbian, should not - point. >> keep your personal life to your selfyourself, just like whu work a regular job. whht you do at home is your business. >> i'm sure we haven't heard the last 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she was in the top two last week, but can she keep the momentum model. we talk to our next top model contestant jane about her big come back. i'm joel d smithh the old policy of don't ask don't tell, don't worry it's an end to the controversial don't ask don't tell policy, or is itt >> this president has made a commitment. why the white houseecouud soon appeaa the ruling. -p is there such a thing as a successful diet? what you need to know innorder to lose the weight while staying healthy. and if this political season hasn't already been wacky enough, it's been an even what off-the-wall comments some politians are making to get voters blass. voters. 3 good morning. it's wednesday, october 20th. yyu are taking a live look out in the towson area. the leaves are ccanginn on the trees. it's fall. and if you don't know if by the3 ú%aves, the temperatures would let you know. good morning, i'' atrice harris. meteorologist steve fertig is here with a look at some chillier temperatures. >> yeeh, some 30s out to the western part of the state. ú% it's cold. >> it's very cold there annd3 40s to the rest the northernn3 ú%rt of the state and 50s as well. take a look at with we have in3 you will see while we have fog to the north we have plain rain to south and it's moving southeast but staying to the far south. it's moving as far north as caroline county down toward salisbury as well. 47 deggees at the bus stop. we will have to deal with fog to the north and south. mostly cloudy skies will giveú way to the north. a range of ttmmeratures as we jjst mentioned to the low 40s3 at hagerstown ann 37 degrees in oakland. headed toward 61 for the high. again, showers south and east. generally drier conditions moving in until late today and we will talk about hat we can eepect on the weekend ahead in a few inutes. right now candace dold is standing by wth a check on the trafffc edge. %->> reporter: thank you, steve. northern balttmore county is in the spotlight ight now and it's because of an accident on the %-middletown road.f 83 at ú%t's take a live look att83 and see how it's lookinn at york road. you can see the delays start to form leading up toward the accident scene. as a result of this, you will want to use york road as at alternate rouue. once you approach the beltway, taking it from 83 up toward 795 it's looking likeea normal ride. the volume is increase, right now 9 minutessat 50 miles per hour. taaing it from 795 toward 95, a slow go theee. 16 mine16 minutes at 38 miles p. moderate volume on 95, from the tunnel to the beltway, 9 minutes at 45 miles per hour there.ú morning news. the controversial policy of don't ask, don't tell is over, at least for today. late last niiht a judge denied the government's request for a this morning, openll gay men and women can apply to join the armed forces. joel d smith is live at a recruiting office to see what that means to them and why thh white house will repeal this. -> reporter: iffsomeone comes in here today and wants to tell that they're opeely gay, they will be acceeteddand be allowed to go through the process. see this iconic uncle sam saying we want you, but that was not the case for the homosexuals ii the millitary. the don't ask, do not tell policy was repealed in february and now it's being. the recruiters are being told by ú%ndidates that he or she is openly gay, will get to go through the guidelines. recruiters are not expected to ask candidates if they aae gayyú they denied a request to elay the ruuing to giveethem oree3 time to appeal the decision. once agaan she ruled this not constitutional back in september. yysterday she said the government would noo rule the order. the white house accepts thattbut wants congress to change the policy not a judge. >> there's uncertainty about the coort case so that's a ú%dicatiocautionary note that pe should feel. the one thing that i will tell you s this president should make a commitment and it's not a question of whether that's a program or whether that policy -ill change but when. >> reporter: already, sooe exmembers of the millitary are trying to get back into the maay were honorably dischhrred when found out to be gay and that's not a barrier. some are trying to get in while the rule is where it is. therees resistance to the policy. a senate filibuster by republicans knncked it downn3 onne. the enate is on board with the %-right now if someone comes hee and say they are openly gay, they will be allowed to join the armed forces? what happens if they comeein and say, and they are accepted, and the white house appeals it. >> reporter: if they appeal it and win the decision. ú%u are alreadyyin the millitary as an openly gay member, you get thrown out. %-they want to change this as a rule of the land that is done by coogress. that way it stays and you don't ú% back and forth by aa peal -- appeal process. that mmkes senses. rounds may have come from a high-poweree rifle that were no one was huut. p>> an essex man fights back taking matters into his own hands. this morning police say hiss3 quick thinking helped catch a suspected sexual predator. -t started early monday morning when his girlfriend discovered an intruder in their home. worried about their children's safety, she yelled for jay, the father jumped out of the showee, and threw on a towel and chased the man for four blocks. the peeson jumped in a truck and took off. he was able to get a partial license platt number. >> he looked over and we made eye connact. he went and passed the car into gear and backed up and missed me by inches. >> he called olice and took the man ouu of a group of mug shots. the man reportedly has a history of sexual assault. baltimore county police have ú%meone in custody. so far he is has not been chargee. he has been called a person of interest. graco is recalling 2 million patrollers becauue of a risk of ú%rain gre!!strangulation. if babies are ot strapped in, they can sliie between the stroller tray and the bottom of seat where they can get stuck aad be strangulated..3 the verrions werr made before 2007. grabbing owe igraco is offeringr kits. it could soon be easier to challenge foreclosure documents. under the rule independent lawyers would e allea alabama e documents anddthe lenner dispute why they are not ought to be the pressure is on for banks after the white house says it will hold them responsible for any llegality discovered during an ongoing fraud investigation. righh now the fbi, federal reserve, and other top regulators are allltaking part. the feds are even getting help from a lawyer in florida who represeets 3,000 homeowners in disputer for closures. >> it's a regulartory agency. the way it works, is the regglartory agency looks at it first. after they look at it, thht is -hen thhy pass it on to the justice department if they see wrongdoing. there was plenty of wrongdoing to be seen. >> the attorney says he met with federal officials about his cases and plans to turn overall they are tryiig to determine in law or if they were overwhelmed3 by the housing collapse. bringing slots to anne aaundel county is creating plenty of action. people will gather in annapolis tonight ffr a town hall meeting to talk about question a. local residents will see the questions on their ballots come november and a yes vote approve zoning for a casino at arundel mills mall. at the same time, local residents will be fighting back for a commercial that ssggests voting no to question a wouldd3 pave the way for slots at laurel park instead. p>> $43 million of issed managed mooey. that is the findiig from an audit of new jersey's turnpike authority.3 investigators found turnpike frivolous benefiis, including $12,000 for an employee bowling league and $30 million in bouncee. each turnpike employee gets a bonus for working on their birthday. >> it's something that they negotiated that management negotiated for certain of their employees, that if you work on your birthday you get a bonus for that. >> all new jersey toll workers get freeeeasy passsssso they don't even have to participate tolls themselves. the auddt showed that non-of $33 million in bonuses were actually based on performance. and kansas city, missouri went egg crazy over a chimpanzee on the lose. the 505-pound escaped from its owner. police found it wandering near an intersection. there's no word yet on if it will be returned to the owner. cominggup a baltimore native is a wiz aaound the kitchen and wants you to be one, too. what he is going tonight to help inspire those interestee in beccming chef. i'm emily gracie, rolling the dice for a good cause at now towson niversity has its own version of monopoly. it's called towson poly. and you can get in all on of the fun. what aae they going to do when the students want to play this instead of going to class? >> i don't know. ú%'s pretty addicting, patricee i just bought a staw stadium. oii'm rolling in the dough and it's about this big event. i'm joined by josh thomas, tell me about this event coming up. >> the event will be on saturday, november 6th. it will be a monopoly tournament. it will be a lot of fun at the %-conference center.rriott we will start off with 43 players and boil it down to a grand champion. all. >> all of this goes for a ggeat cause. this is aa undraising event. tell me about where the money is going. >> we it will raiseemoney for a ggeattcause for an out reech -ffort for elementary, and high interested in careers in math and science. >> it's more than just the tournament. what else is going at the gala. >> begot casino games, and the money cube where you get in a box with a lot of money and try to grab it. >> is it real money or towson poly money. >> you will be able to cash it ii forrothee great prizes there. >> sounds good. a great fundraising event. the towson poly on saturday, november 6th. tickets are still. -or more information, log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. and it looks like today will be temperatures will be in the llw 60s, so cool once again, and a3 shower possible to the south of us. we have been watchinn the showers all morning long but haven'' made it up to our area. i know my little hous house is e my little village that iibuilt, is staying ddy, no problems on gracie island. >> reporter: i know you don't cheat but i wouldn't even think of it. the towson tiger looking tough over there. let's see what is happening on the sky hd radar. it has not been a tough commute for most of you, although there's been fog to the north and ttat is reason to take it easy. meanwhile to the south there's showers there and you can see as we get closer that the shooers have been confined as emily was indicating to the south and east aad cambridge seeing showers, ú%%-up towaad delaware and berl, seeing showers there as well. here is a look at the motion from west to east of the showers this morning as they stayed ú%stly south where the frontal boundary has bben lying and the ripples of energy rolling across it. it's been tracking it to south. to the north as i e said we have fog to eal with this we see clearing skies as the low pressure moves off to the east and takes that rain with it and allow drier air to move in. we may see sunshine for the afternoon which we are chilly skiessor chilly air is moving in for late tomorrow into friday as the forgotten moves - front moves in. brinn us a lot of rain. cool air for thursday into friday. high ppessure builds in after that. the high pressure is going to bring us nice sunny weekend for most of the weekend. beeedegreee more the tempeeature right now, baltimooe, and 56 in d.c. but cooler to the north.rees, hagerstoww, 41, cooler out in okay lan at 377degrees. look for the high temperature at the eastern shore to only climb %-the soothern parttof that area to the northeast wind at 5 miles per hour so the wiid is not muuh of a factorrtoday. it will get breezier tomorrow. for the central part of the state, 60 degrees for the high and but hen it tuuns partly cloudy to mostly sunny for the afternoon hours. back to the west, we are looking for sunshine there as well with3 a high of 62 degrees. tonight 45 degrees, mostty clear skies, end up turning partlyy3 cloudy overnightt fog develops with a wind of 5-10 miles per hour. tomorrow warmer, 65 degrees for the high and mostly clear skies, look for a lot oo sunshine, cooler on friday with a high of 60 but then it ffund nicely 66 degrees on saturday and it should be pretty nice for the ravens bills game. look for the showers coming in after that later at night. 67 and 69 for the monday and tuusday also with a hance of %-look at what is happening on e roadways. we will check on the morningg commmte with candace dold who has the traffic eege. candace. >> reporter: thank you, steve. numbers as ffr as the beltway is concerned right now. on the west side stretch we're at 34 miles per hour through catonsville, 43, just a little bit of an increase near security boulevard. look at this, 22 miles per hour onnwhitemarsh, and 15 on the outer loop lanes of beltway at harford road. here is why, it's all because of an accident on the outer loop lanes at providenne road. let's take a live look nd see how things are shaping up on the outtr loop direction. it's just going to be ann3 absolute mess at bel air road.3 outer loop barrly moving along and even the inner loop lanes as well. now as far as the commute down toward the 83, it does ease up. it's just near the 83 interchange there. aad a bit northbound lanes of 83 traveling through baatimore -ounty, we're in the green. it's the volume that continues to build all the way through timonium and eventuully up toward hunt vaaley. there's an accident that you need to know about on belfast road.ú it ompletely shuts down belfast road at 83. so you will want to use mount caramel road as the alternate route. and there's even more trouble in this time on 83, it's a rash on the southbound lanes at middletown road. it's ust going o be a slow go from york road, so you willlwant to use yorr road as an alternate route. that's a look at the morning travels. patrice, back over to you. thank you, canddce. hopefuls sing their heart out. >> it can be difficult to tell >> how the judgee are choosing -heecontestants that get on go on hollywood cooing up next. and lance armstrong has the new baby it is time for tinsel town on twitter. ccadace has bben scanning the tweets from the stars and bringtion us newbringing us new. >> here's a lot of baby news on twitter. we begin with lance armstrong, -e is a daddy again. lanne's ggrlfriend gave birth to their daughter olivia mary, %-the tour de france champ announced the arrival of his 5th child on twitter.ú he then updated his fans with this post on monddy at 8:30 p.m. he says, hi, i'm oliiia mary armstrong otherwise known as cinco. i had to check out why it'sú known as cinco. look at this picture of the baby. he wrote this because it's his 5th child. he has three children with his ex-wife kristen rich regard and 8 years old girls and 11 years old. bbt annouuce on twitter, i don'' know. >> that's how everybody doesú everything. it's twitter, it's facebook. it's nothing perssnal anymore. >> right,,exactly? i think he does. there's even mmre baby news. neil patrick harris and his partner officially fathers on his twitter page. ' announced it, too. he is a dad to twinssa boy and a girl. they were born october 12th. and the couple had the help of a surrogate. and he took the time to update the fans. all of us are happy, healthy, tired ann a little pukey. >> okay. >> that is what you expect from newborns. >>you know. that's pretty much the truth. >> this one i love, he is not from hollywwod, but baker goodman is a celebrity. he is known around country for his work around the country ace3 of cakes. he started bbking cakes here in baltimore. tonight he is going back to his roots. on tuesday e said, are you an aspiring culinary student, come duff speak about his alma marter. you can go to meet him.3 i linkkd it at our website. >> i might have to boycott. >> he did. >> i'm going to have to boycott him. >> we still love duff, though. >> if he wants to brrng a cake here. >> he does. >> we want to keep you up-to-date on the latest whether it's from hollywood or here in baltimore make sure to check out our page under the community3 features section. love them or hate them, there's new judges to please this season. how j lo and steppen tie are rating the latest singers. next she is in the fight to be amer p he made a huge come back after beeng in the bottom two of america at's next too model. can jane keep the winning streak going. she is here to ttll us whaa to expect..3 >> from the bottoo two to the top two. >> how does that feel??3 >> i was definitell, very, very happy to get second and won five in a row. it's basically like being called first.ú >> noo, did you change somethin3 so that you could be in the top two or is that how it goes. you're going to ave good days and some bad days. >> honestly, i felt the same wwy %-shhot.eaving the previoos week i got good food back. i learned after week four not to expect anything but luckily i got back this time. >> that has to be a beeter feeling. let's talk about this week's episode. you dressed up as a designer..3 >> yes, we dressed up tooportray a famous designer and we ggt to pose with models. do they get to choose your designnr. >>i don't know if i can say who i am, but i am a male. >> is that the first time you have had to dress up and become a man. >> actually at roane park we had dress up like aaboy as experience. i was happy to be out offhills. >> a grammy talent. >> our challenge takes s to the grammy museum where we have to dress each other. you in the episodes. what up with that? it's great because we want to know what is going on with the baltimore native. >> with the few girls left, they have to show me more. i had to be shown more when i was in the bootom two. hopefully it keeps me on there? >> kind of the halfway point, almost, issit just as nervous now or oreenerve-racking. >> in terms of the show i have started to feel more3 comfortable, pursuing modeling and rying to figure out what i'm doing on the show. i feel like i'm getting right nnw, hopefully it keeps going. >> how that you're back homeeand all of your friends and everybody is watching do you get all kinds of comments and text. >> literally, everyone and their mother facebooks me now. it's great. i'm glad i have a reason too3 reconnect with a loo of people. >> are any of the people who are facebooking you as critical as the judges can be sometimes.3 -p>> i get messages, i don't say they are threatening, but they are, you better work it,,you i don't know how to response. >> i will. you did it. you came back in the top two so it must be working. jaae, we wish you best of luck and we will keep watching and see how all of thhs plays ouu. >> caa you catch america'ssnext top model station, welcome back to fox 45 morning ews. 8:31 is the ime. let's get a check of the forecast. meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell us how the middle p>> it's going to be cool. we start with showwrs o the south whereas yesterday we had ú%owers to the north. it's a chance for those of you who didn't see the showerss3 salisbury and further north. north as there. the disturbance rolls along the stationnry boundary to the south. 47 degrees for the bus stop temmerature, a little bit ofú fog, especially to the north ú%ere we got the rain yesterday. 56 in ddc. and 54 in salisbury but cooler to the north in the llw 30s there and even 39 in oakland. 69 is where we will get for the high. the showers staying to the south and east today. we will talk more about what you can expect for tte upcoming weekend. never too early to talk about that in a ew minutes. now candace dold isshere edge.a check of the traffic candace. thank ou, steve it's been quite a busyymorning out there and it only continues. now we're talking about an accident on the southbound lanes of 83 and northern baltimore county. it's right at middletown road and we have seen delays stretch from york rrad leadiin toward all of the activity. you will wwnt to use york road we are actually in the green, 8 minutes, 54 miles per houu. ú%t the party ends there. from 95 up toward 83, 32 minutes, 19 miles per hour and a sluggish 23 miles per hour with a 9 inute clip on southbound 95 from whitemarsh down toward the beltway. that's a look at your morning travels, patrice, ack over to you. here re the stories we're following this morning. grabbinn owe i!!grabbing owe ig. %-the bottom of the seat and tht is where they become strangled. they are versions of the quatro tour made before 2007. graco is offering repair kits. >> reporter: in the past you haveeseen the iconic i want you from uncle sam. it did not apply to gays in the3 but a judge struck down don't ask don't tell in september. last night it sedan instrurrhtion would noinjunctio. the owe ba obama administrations said in the past that they want tell. of the land. that's why moot likely this decision will be appealed. a new gonsalez polo the slots in anne arundel county comeedown to the wire. 49% favor and 45% are against. 8% -- 2% favor and 45% against. 8% of voters are still undecided. a new season, new judges, and fresh new voices competing to beeome the next american idol. monday was day two of auditions in new orleans. this morning, we hear from the panel and a few idol want to bees. >> americaa idol judges randy jackson, stephen tyler, and jennifer lopez and the hosttryan seeecrest arrived at the hilton riverside hotel ready for the second day of auditions in the big easy. we had a fantastic first day. a lot of emotion and some very ú%od contestants so we're easy day tto. >> i think the crop is a lot better than we have seen in the last couple of years.3 >> reporter: this marks the first time for the judges, tyler and j lo and experience what ú%'s liie to decide the ffte of many lookkng for fame. it's going to be difficult to tell somebody in theeright way that they're not for the competition whee thhy have so -t. >> reporter: the contestants in this round werr chosen from 6500 eople who auditioned in the new orleans arena in july. >> i only got three hours of sleep. >> i try toohave no worries and3 constiously believe that i could do this. >> reporter: they each have their own strategy from breathing racticeses. %-breath you don't hit the high >> reporter: they're trying to stay calm like this new orleans high school teachee. a wait all day, i will be gradinggpapers. >> reporter: they are aware that the competition is goinn to get more difficult inntheeweeks ahead. >> i hope that the judges fall >> reporter: as for gettingg3 ú%and thhy can really, really siig, but there's something missing. they don't move you. we look for that. >> we try to look for that little spark now and dig it out and judge that nd voteeon it and hope that that will grow. >> tarrpotential. ú%at is the thing. when somebody walks ii the room, you go, oh my od? who is that, nd what is that? aad they open their mouth and they ssund great. and they cont soun don't sound e someeody. there's originality there. you cannwatch american idol when it returns in january here on fox 45. that will be here before we know it. coming up so many diets not enough results. so which 1 actually worked for you. ú%e next time you pick a plan. career politians in albanniessare the biggest heress it's a a wacky world in the world of politics.3 what is 8 if you are 40:00 on we have had howees on the southern part of the state as opposeddto yesterday when we had showers to the north. oo fog as welll had a little bit ú%re is what we're lloking at sky hd radar, as we put thiigs eaat movement of the showers. that is why we re seeing the showers remaining there today. here is what e have in terms of the surface feattres, low pressure is going to bring us showers. boundary.ú that front moves to the east and taking the rain with it later in tte afternoon aad evening. driir air moves in and look for chillier conditions to move for late tuesday into friday adds as the next front moves to the south. that wasn't won't be bringing in a lot f moisture with it. high pressure follows and thatú will brinn us a sunny weekend. and next couple of days.st toda3 gee ddgrees for the current temperature in baltimore. 56 in d.c. and 54? salisbury. to the north looking at 40s -oday only getting to 61 degreeú ú%r the high. 59 degrees for the easterr shore with the showers continuing longer especially to the south. for the central parttof the ú%ate, drier but mostly cloudy skies to start. -urther points west, high ú%mperature there 62 degrees part of the state. winds onny about 5 miles per hour so light and 45 degrees for the overnight low with some fog redevellping again late tonight. southwest winds at 5-10 miles per hour. checking out the seven-day forecast, 1 ttday, a littleú warmer tomorrow at 65 with more in the way of sunshine, too. then really sunny for friday, but cooler, 60 then. near 40 degrees. ww will warm it up to 69 on monday. late showers not until the ravens gameeand 69 degrees onn3 monday withha chaace of showers, and 69 and showers on tuesday. for a look at that is happening on the roadways, hhre is candace dold with tte roadways. >> reporter: thank you, steve. we''e trying to wrap up this morning rush so we're actually goinn to check in to see how that is shaping up. right now on the west side of the beltway, we're seeing improvement near security boulevard at 58 miles per hour, but still the slow go through catonsvilll 29 miles per hour there. we need to talk about an accident on 295 thhs morning. there's a crash on the southbound lanes at route 50. you can use 97 as at alrernt route. let's talk about 95, there'ss3 nothing to get in the way on the southbound lanes down toward the capital beltway and even the stretch up toward baltimore county and 95. see how the volume is shaping up right now at the airpprt and the 95 corridor, really there's going to e incident free. the traafic is flowing freely in both directions. 95 is also looking good through baltimore at the fort mchenry tunnel and eventually making thh pushhtoward rosedale. finding voluue near the beltway. speaking of the beltway, a rash outer llop lanes at providence road. it's moved to the shoulder, ut you'rr going to see delays from 95 up toward providence road. ú% fact, expect a 15-minute ride over to you.els, patrice, back thank you, candace. %--ear again. it's that time of but before carving pumpkins with the kids we got safety tips you about wanwill want to remember. >> and not everyone is playing nice this election season. what caused this face-off between a politician and a3 reporter and oh, so much wearing shirts ♪ ♪ which caused a trend alert ♪ and everyone ♪ saw everybody ♪ tell'em all ♪ tell'em something, where to go and what it's all about ♪ ♪ tell them how to feel when they shout it out ♪ ♪ tell everybody else ♪ and everyone ♪ tell everybody else halloween, it's all about tricks and treats and of courss, -acko lantern. before you roll up your sleeves on carve your pumpkin, you might want to think about safety. a little advice might come in handy so you caa enjoy your candyy that is whyywe hhve michael %-joining us this morning.alists >> everyone wants to haae a jack-o-lantern when it comes to halloween but you haae to do it in the safeway. place to work just like any kind of procedure you do. just like e do in the operattng room, you got to have the right set up and tools. and evvrybody goes for the big kitchen knife in the drawer. ú% this is the type of thingg3 that everyyhing goes at it. the worst kitchen knifeethat you have in the world because itts a pumpkin. sharpest are not necessarily %-there are these neat inntrumes %-serrrted edges.re that aae >> and they hhve the protective edge to keep your fingers away, and thhy come with stencils, they come with knee these packse this. and this was $4.95 i think. everybody knows hat pumpkiis can be thick and touuh to workú it. if you just, they are really neat and this is something had ú we do in the operrttng room whhn we're working with bbnes. we make staating holes. >> good to know the tricks. >> yeah. >>and the kids alwayy want to help, this looks like a good way to let the get involved. here, come with different in difficulty. if you let the kids cut this ouú with a pair of scissors, then they're involved. >> they can tape this on and do the pointy ork. >> that's the easy. >> scoop out work, that s safe the big guys need to getthink involved. >> absolutely. >> for clog the rest of th doine work. for he real men n the audience, power instruments.ú >> and the real women in thee3 room, like them. >> and then as we get down to the top here. >> then that can go. >> it doesn't get any easier than that. >> hat is very easy. we have out of time. people have everything they need reason they nick aafinger. >> numbness and loss of motion, go to the er. >> go see dr. murphy here. >> if you neee more information, %-foxbaltimore.com/morning. >coming up some interesting moments caught on tape. yowhen you got to go, you gt to go. >> where hat oliticiaa was ú%en leaving from. next whatthelps you imagine denying a pregnant woman the choice of health care providers. only one senator voted with big insurance over pregnant women: andy harris. protecting our bay? harris was the only one to vote against cleaning up toxic waste sites. he always sides with the polluters, one of the worst environmental records in the senate. and harris was the only one to vote against extending education for special needs kids. no wonder his republican colleagues think he's too extreme. we can't afford his extreme ideas. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message sooth beach, weight watchers, with so many diet plans ut there ann so much cooflicting evidence of what works best, it's hard to know %-dr. mollica marshall weighs? low carbs and low fat, which is better for you. over the long-term a llw carb diet works just as well as aalow fat one at taking off of the pounds, it may be good for your heart. researchers found adults for two years, participates were obese but dddn't have cholesterol problems or diabetes. half followed the low carb and half went on a low fat diet. equally well at taking off weight. the low carb dieter showed better improvement in the good cholesterol. stilllgood carbs are good for a healthy diet. still what matters most is calories in, versus calories3 3 it's been a wacky politiccl season anddthings only got whackier this past week. jeanne mose wraps up the oddest %-wide-range of characters. a as if this was binalling onn the ssason.3 to look like cartoon characters to a former escort service >> the politians are the biggest inside this stage. >> reporter: and this was jjst the new york governor debate. >> it's too dam hot, and it's too dam hot. >> reporter: it turns out this too dam high stuff, is highly contagious. >> the property taxes are too dam higg. >> reporter: it all feels like this year is more of a circus than usuul. a political zoo. >> anand if yyu think that the w things come through are entertaining, check out bristol in her latest incarnation. on danciiggwith the stars. continues.e political circus oh, ww have had some -inners, like alvin green in south carolina. that is him in the background whaling. >> has he told ou what happened? >> no, but he is going to stay in the race. >> reporter: and like a bear, gubernatorial candiiate karl paladino, practically eight a reporter. we also watched paladino leeve the deeate stage, that is him in the background to go to the bathroom. p>> and which commercial has got to go. >> i'm nnt a witch. >> has been auto tuned. >> i'm nothing you heard. >> it's been paaodied? >> i'm not a witch. -merica is a 300 pounned bearded diabetic man. >> repprrer: this may be the first electton in which a in gloves, but he wears them as you of agent orange he encountered in vietnam. >> some of you need o be man up. >> man up, harry reids on as for beinn man enough to being ooay with gay marriage. >> if you want to mary a shoe. >> that is really manning up. ♪ ♪ jeanne mose, cnn, new york. [ lauuhterr]ú >> unbelievable. >> it is a zzo. >> i'm waiting for ryan sea crest to host a political ú%bate. it's like a reelity show. >> that was pretty funny. >> but it's real, alllright.3 >> all righty. >> the weather kid today. >> the weather kid was terrific. >> we got a lost commentt about our weether kid at our facebook page. he kind of stole the show today. >> he was 10 years old, at edgewood elementary school and he did a great job. >> isn't he good? >> yeah, excellentt >> he was terriiic. he likes the steelers.m. >> that's the only down side as i said. >> absolutely. >> not that he had many.ú he was terrific. i think he is going to e a star. >> he is, mean, look aa that, one after the ther on oor facebook. ú%loved the eather kid this %-that weather kid was great. wrong team but bring him back. one after the othee. do they realize we were all here, too. there's no comments about us. >> you don't do the weather, so you don't have o worry. let's take a looo at what is happening weather wise. it looks llke temperatures are going to get up to 61 degrees. i'm glad he is not here. mostly cloudy skies and the chance of some showers to the south only this morning. look for more sunshine as we move through thursday, friday and saturray with temperatures backing off to 60 degrees by friday and 66 on saturday. ú%ally a nice beginning of the weekend and a chance for showers not until late sunday. i think he ravens can get him wittout a problem. 67 and 69 for the monday and tuesday. >> we will see you back here tomorrow. have a grrat day.

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