there is rain in the region. sharon's watching the roads. marty is at first warning weather. >> that rain has been quite steady overnight, but there's some breaks in the action. let's take a look at farn farchlt as a -- first warning doppler radar. after the morning rush hour we are going do lose this rain maybe some more showers this evening, with a high of 62. >> here's sharon gibala. we've already had lots of accidents this morning. the latest one, we have a live picture of. it's on 95 approaching the ft. mchenry tunnel. it's blocking the right lane -- it's blocking the left lane approaching the right two. it's not causing any delays. watch for an accident on route seven. fill fell road is closed because of it. there's also a downed post take pulaski highway instead. another downed pole in phoenix, merry man's mill at sunnybrook road. schilling road is closed between york road and pepper road. take write avenue instead. take a look outside. that's caton avenue. the earlier accident is gone. we're expect delays. for traffic information any time, log on to wjz.com. this is what people are speak out about, a recent fire in southwest baltimore that left a man dead. now the man's family is calling out city leaders. andrea fujii has the latest. >> reporter: one of the closest fire stations to the man's home was closed that night. now the victim's family says he may have died because of these rolling closures that saved the city money. >> i was hollering out open the door but weigh could not see him. >> reporter: shirley wise was visiting her 50-year-old brother james when a fire broke out early saturday morning in the 1900 block of griffis avenue, killing him. she has now learned that the closest fire station was a search and rescue team, closed and out of service. >> how many lives have to be given up? >> reporter: the closed truck company was 10 blocks away. to take its place another company came from 20 blocks away and one more from 30 blocks away. >> the company was on the scene in three minutes and the 54 seconds. >> reporter: fire chief ken cartwright said that was within standard too to suggest that didn't have an impact op the result is ludicrous. >> reporter: this morning signs on wise' home read "blame the politician." >> you know, we're looking for the money. >> risking people's lives, not the way to save money. >> reporter: now city councilman ed reisinger is calling for all rolling closures to stop immediately. don, back to you. >> in a written statement, the mayor said she's been able to reduce the number of revolving companies from five to three. today the three men convicted in the murder of former city councilman ken harris were found guilty. charles mcganey and jerome williams both face life in prison. gary collins was acquitted of murder but found guilty of gun charges. this morning a bessie -- busy baltimore shopping area -- according to police two got into an argument. the teen is charged with assault. the man should survive. an elderly woman found lying motionless on her bathroom dead was declared dead when she was alive. this happened at is vern na -- severna park. >> the anne arundel police department is under the microscope. it follows the mistaken diagnosis of 89-year-old ruth johnson on october 1st. police were called to her home in the 400 block of led berry road. the officers thought she was dead. >> as a plaintiff, you should -- as a police officer you should be able to tell whether show -- she's alive. >> reporter: the state anatomy board came to get johnson but determined she was alive. she within the into hospice care and did in fact die saturday october 16th. >> you would assume the police and paramedics would be trained enough to know if someone was alife. >> reporter: the policy saids it is the policy to render assistance to unconscious persons and to conduct an investigation. anne arundel county's police chief is promising a full investigation into the death of 89-year-old ruth johnson. anne arundel county's police chief said the facts are deeply dissturng. i take this matter extremely serious and have ordered a though rope investigation. anne arundel's policy states that all foreign personnel are expected to render medical aid to those in need noll until firefighter -- until firefighters or other medical professionals can take over poot police department says it responds to over 2,000 calls for assistance each and every year. new signs this morning, the bank of america could soon resume foreclosures. this week after it suspended it over concerns about paperwork. the bank of america said it's ready to receive them in 23 states, not yet including maryland but the other 27 states should soon follow. after that paperwork can be validated as well. in the campaign 2010 report, the polls show the race for maryland's governor is getting close. >> in the race for governor current governor martin o'malley leads with 47%, two% higher than three months ago. bob ehrlich as 42%. on the senate side, 55% would vote for barbara mikulski, 38% for the republican candidate. 7% are undecided. the poll also finds the economy and jobs are the number one issue for maryland voters. back to you. >> the economy is still the most important issue. nearly one in three people polled saying their financial situation is worse than a year ago. stay with wjz for complete coverage of campaign 2010 for the latest poll results and information. go to wjz.com. in this morning's healthwatch report, another tylenol recall. johnson and johnson said it's received complaints of a musty or old odor in some of the cap lets. the company said the pills pose no health risk that it knows of. this is johnson and johnson's third recall this year. for more information, go do wjz.com and click on healthwatch. a new study said your smartphone could be making you sick. popular touch screen cell phones have 18 times more bacteria than a public toilet. letting your hand -- your friends handle your phone could be worse than sneezing in your face. they said the best way to protect it is to wash your hands frequently. former nfl play per junior seau said he wasn't on drugs or drinking when his collar plunged off a san diego cliff. he was questioned on suspicion of domestic violence. seau said he simply fell asleep at the wheel and was not trying to commit suicide. >> for the ravens it's a game that got away. momentum slowed and the play calling got conservative, at the least. john harbaugh insists the offense did not back off. >> i don't think we executed it. i don't think we did a great enough job as coaches explaining to our players how to attack. we look at it and say what scan we do better has coaches and players to solve that. despite the loss against new england, ray lewis was downtown to promote his clothing line. benefits would benefit the ray lewis foundation. the ravens are back home as they host the buffalo bills. you can see the game at 1:00 on wjz 13. >> we're going to try to sit down with rain and talk about the foundation, general thoughts on pretty much everything other than football and the reason for it. there's a web sie. r l5 2 style.com. this is a man who has a vision, a vision for his future and the future of a lot of other people. we're going to. we almost had a chance to talk to ray. it will happen. >> okay. >> it's a good thing. >> looking forward. >> can i just talk about john harbaugh? i go to that press conference every week, and i was really impressed yesterday. it could have been a very contentious thing. it was a terrible loss from a fan's perspective on sunday. the press is there to ask the question. now you got a coach and they'll basically tell you to go stuff it and walk. john harbaugh comes out of the press conference, says a lot about the man. he said good afternoon. it's good to have you here, and he means it. yesterday's press conference, i thought would be over in 10 minutes. this, that. we're looking forward to buffalo. we're looking at mri's, peace out. 35 minutes yesterday and there were at least three times where there was laughter in the room. the coach has a bit of a dry wit where he actually laid that out on a couple of reporters. he never ducked anything. believe it or not, i don't think the press corps hammered home a couple points as hard as they could and the guys in the press corps are not a bunch of suckups. they're not. it says a lot about the guy john harbaugh. >> okay. >> i'm not lying to you. you know something. he says we'll learn some lessons we'll teach a few things. next up the buffalo bills. 35 minutes. take a look at first warning doppler. we've got rain which has lay bait -- abated. we won't see rain again until the evening. the ronster is outside with a real live raven. until you've seen one up close, they really are ferocious birds. i mean, that beak really means business. look at that thing. ronnie, good morning. >> good morning. >> he's the strong silent type. >> i thought he was talking about me. we're in studio o this morning. we're not wjz outback for weather reasons and safety reasons. we're going to tell you about the amazing race baltimore, maryland style coming up at the zoo. zoo. and we have a live raven 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. 58 in ocean city. 43 oakland. the low to mid-50s east of the packs river. 49 elkton. 48 in westminster. 50 columbia. so we got this stalled frontal boundary. moisture has been loving almost directly west to east over it. there's been a strong geographic gradation where it has rained and where it hasn't rained. you get south of annapolis, i don't want to say it's bone dry. we have finally cleared showers. looks like it will be a pretty good most of the weekend. 612 -- 62 the high. 44 degrees your low. foam mostly cloud -- tomorrow mostly cloudy. almost 70 thursday with sunshine. friday and saturday sunshine. here's what i moan by most of the weekend. right now sunday may be gray with a collapse of showers around -- chance of showers around. don, take it away. >> there are problems on the wet pavement. here's sharing. >> starting to see delays. we're following accidents, 95 in the northbound lanes approaching the ft. mchenry tunnel blocking two right lanes approaching the right tube of the ft. mchenry tunnel. we also have an accident on route 7 at philadelphia road that is closed between joppa road and old joppa road. pulaski highway is your alternate. watch for fire activity in cockeysville. take wright avenue instead. there's a look at your drive times and speeds. the west side is starting to slow. 45 miles an hour is your average. we tan take a look at the top side. it's still looking pretty good at harford road except for the road being wet. 95, southbound lanes averaging 53 miles an hour between the beltway and 895. this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota moving forward. back over to you. >> i'll give you some baltimore sports trivia. go back 16 years. that was almost the name of your team, the baltimore rhinos. the league is a partnership. the league has a say. there was a real thought that -- remember that, ron? >> i remember it well, absolutely. >> i did a story. what does a rhino sound like. they don't have a ferocious sound. it's high pitched. >> they kind of whistle. it's not a manly sound. >> instead of that raven, it could have been a rhino. >> i with leak to see a rhino on amy's arm. >> we're not outback this morning over at the maryland zoo. it's the amazing race, baltimore style. what's happening at the zoo today? >> it's part of our partnership with the baltimore ravens. they're trying to get kids outside running around. they start off at the zoo. they've been working really hard. this is a fun program. they get to do a number of things. they have to dance like a crane. they have to learn a cheer from the cheerleaders and do it correctly. they'll waddle like penguins. they'll do a bunch of activities in order to get the big prize at the end. >> the amazing race. don and marty, how many times. >> we met them in baltimore a couple years ago, great guy, the amazing race. they won i don't know how many emmys. this is based on the amazing race. >> this is one of our mascots. it's part of our partnership, the official mascots. you can find them every home game and the field after that. >> you want to have him spread his wings? stand by. >> you know, when you see him in person, that beak means -- birds of prey. >> they really are. >> what do they eat? >> they're scavengers in the wild. they really will eat anything they cran get their beaks on. they like to rip and tear. meatballs is what we feed them for treats. they also get a lot of fruits and veggies at the zoo. >> you know what are they're -- what they're eating this weekend? buffalo. >> t.j. houshmandzadeh will be there. >> it's a big event. >> there was group vying for the football team when expansion excluded us and one of the most popular names for a proposed team was to honor the legacy of the aircraft, the baltimore bombers, remember that. >> middle river. of course that was the group led by boogey wine west, the legendary owner of merry-go- rounds. they they had all the gear ready, the bombers. there it is. >> martin of lockheed martin. >> that's correct. >> amy, thank you. >> we're happy we went with ravens. >> from studio o, back to you. >> if are a curious about the ravens and just loved to the area, it as to do with edgar allen, the raven, the curtain in lenore's room. the rest of it is ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, going green. a plasma tv left plugged in adds an extra 160-dollars on average every year. many come with a power saving mode. you might try activating that. if are a shopping around for a new big screen tv. cnet reviews more than 150 brands and compares their power consumption. for more information, go to wjz and click on our special section on our home page. now, yet to come on our morning edition -- >> he's accused of killing an off duty baltimore city police officer in caton. so why was he out on bail at the time of the crime? i'm derek valcourt. i'll have more. >> the family of this man is blaming his death on rolling police station closures. if you're about to head out, we're already looking at delays plus an accident that gets in your way. the world's fastest woman at one point. we're talking about gail devers. we're talking about thyroid problems. be surprised to know how many have it. a simple checkup would do it. more to come. ,,,,,,,, martin o'malley -- he's taxing me like i'm rich. every time i go to the grocery store, i pay a little more. college tuition in maryland is going up. my utilities are going up... but o'malley would raise our taxes even more. jobs are leaving our state. will my daughters find jobs here? frankly, in this economy... i have no more to give. bob ehrlich -- he won't tax us like we're rich. he'll say no to things we can't afford -- just like we do at home. bob ehrlich -- because we can do better. ♪ hello again. it is wet out there. sharon's studying the effects of that on your commute. marty is over in first warning weather. >> here's first warning doppler radar weather. there's a break in the action by the end of rush hour. we'll be done with rain. going to 62. 56 this evening. again, we are going to see a little bit of a break after morning rain through the midday and afternoon. don, take it away. >> what awaits you on your way to work or school? here's sharon gibala. we have a new accident coming in the city. this is on north wolf at east eager. we have the downed poll at merry man's mill road. fire activity in two spots, schilling between york and pepper. take wright road and near 795. delays 95 southbound. the average speed in the mid to upper 30s from just approaching the beltway down to 895. speaking of the beltway, there's a look at your average speed. the west side is slow 32 miles an hour. a 19-minute drive time. that is the west side. it is slow. lots of brake lights on the outer loop. there's a look at 95. the an accident -- the earlier accident is gone. toyota is moving forward. back to you. >> bail denied for the 25-year- old accused of killing an off duty less detective. derek valcourt has new information. >> reporter: 25-year-old sian james now locked up after police said he killed off duty officer bryan stevenson. that's when an argument over this parking pace in canton apparently took a violent turn. according to these court documents, numerous witnesses saw james throw a chunk of concrete at the officer's head, killing the father of three and veteran of the police force. >> many knew bryan. >> reporter: it's not sian james' first arrest. last month he walked out of jail after posting bail there this case where an ex- girlfriend claimed he was violent, kicked her and tried to rape her -- raped her. >> the final decision rests with the court and the judge and the bail was reduced to $150. >> reporter: james lives around the corner from the canton crime scene where neighbors left a message. neighbors said limited street parking often leads to arguments but never this kind of violence. >> discount seem quite right. >> reporter: at a court hearing a public defender asked if james could be released on bail citing his ties in the community and his years working at a jiffy lube, but the judge wasn't having it, bail denied. the next court date is set for mid-november. >> an attorney for james last not returned our stone calls for comments on this story. a horrible story out of harrisburg, pennsylvania. four children and an adult has decide. investigators have confirmed all four between the ages of two and four. the state fire marshal is on the scene trying to determine how the fire got started. he said the home's smoke alarms are not working. >> a recent house fire leave has man dead. now a family said city policy is to blame. >> andrea fujii live with the latest. good morning. >> good morning, dawn. >> to help fill a budget shortfall the city has closed a few fire companies every night, a policy which cost him his life. >> open the door, but we just couldn't see him at all. >> shirley wis was visiting her 51-year-old brother james when a fire broke out inside his home early saturday morning in the 19 -- 1900 block of griffis avenue, killing him. she's now learned that the closest fire station was a search and rescue team that was out of service closed to meet a budget shortfall. >> how many lives have to be given up. >> reporter: the closed truck company was 10 blocks away. to take its place another company came from 20 blocks away and another one from 30 blocks away. fire chief kevin cart wright said the time is within the eight-minute standard, saying it had no impact on wise's death. >> to suggest it didn't have a result is ludicrous. >> reporter: this morning signs on wise' home read "blame the politicians." >> you know, we're looking for the money. >> risking people's lives, not the way to save money. >> reporter: in a written statement the mayor said he is was able to reduce the number of companies closed each night from 5 to 3. back to you. >> wise leaves behind four daughters and a son. >> apple's ceo steve jobs took some uncharacteristic swipes at google and blackberry research in mountain saying both companies have mountains to climb to catch up with his company. the first quarter earnings exceed $20 billion that initially sent stocks soaring but overnight it took a nosedive. after the dow gained 817 points yesterday, japan's nikkei was up. starbucks is adding a new twist to its java drinks -- beer and wine. a starbucks in seattle is the first selling local craft beer and wine, which did on sale after 4 p.m. the company is not saying at this point if the idea will spread to any of its 16,000 other locations. in sports, the baseball post season continues with a blowout in the bronx. the texas rangers faced off with the yankees. josh hamilton gets the rangers going early. texas gets the-0 -- gets the 8- 0 win over the people in pinstripes. >> there you go. the baseball championship series. think about this. not this weekend but the next weekend we'll begin the world series. >> how about that? when i'm talking about two weeks from today, the elections, november elections. >> the championship series. the point is well taken. >> the third week in october. >> amen, brother. coming up, you can see how big this is. that is a sin throed. i take one of those each morning before i scratch, i put one of throws in my mouth. if i don't, the quality of my life is zero. your thyroid, as you get older slows down. we're not talking about a lot of medication. coming up coffee with 14-time world track champion, gale -- gail devers will talk about the same thing i've got thyroid issues. we'll see if you need to talk to your doctor about it. it's a pretty serious deal. with it you can run like that. without this, you just as soon not get out of bed. gail devers. first warning weather. we'll explain when the rain will end. >> if you're preparing for halloween, we'd like to see your costumes, disekations and the -- decorations and the like. look for your pictures as part of a big slideshow at wjz.com. 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. 50 degrees. the barometer is 29.94. hagerstown, 48. 53 d.c. 49 in elkton. 50 easton and packs river. the mid-40s in western maryland. 48 in westminster. 50 rock hall. kent island, the district at 53. we have this stalled frontal boundary. moisture is moving directly west to east along. it really, you go south of annapolis, south of bowie, there hasn't been a lot of rain. showers but not a ton of rain. morning rain will get out of here before not too long. then we'll get another bout. thursday we clear the coast. looks like a pretty good week. 62 will be the high, mostly cloudy, maybe a peek of brightening. let's hope. 44 still a touch of rain. 62 degrees will be the high. on thursday we'll clear it out. almost 70 degrees. 64 degrees. take it away. >> for the rush right now, let's go to sharon at traffic cell. still a busy rush. we've picked up a few accidents, one of them on 97. another one at 648 at hammonds lane. north wolf street at east igor. route 24 at trimble road. a downed tree at merryman's. fire activity on route 140 near 795. there's a look at your delays on 95. slow from whitemarsh boulevard. it will take you nine minutes. down to a 32 miles an hour on the west side outer loop between 795 and 95. the top side slowing between 95 and 83. taking a live look outside, that is the west side. it looks slower than 3 miles an hour. there is a look at 95. it's slow from whitemarsh boulevard down to -- 895. this traffic report is brought to you by your traffic dealer where you'll find quality cars and trucks. toyota moving forward. back over to you. >> this morning's guest is gail devers. welcome, huge round of applause. by the way, gail, i was talking to the doctor of we went on the air, and he said he could have taken you down in track and field eye believe that. >> this is a subject near and dear to my heart. in a routine exam we found that my thyroid levels were low. previous to that i was going through these mood swings. i was in a bad funk. i kept getting depressed and my hair was getting brittle. i thought getting old really sucked. and taking synthroid, every day is like a spring day. the thyroid is a delicate and useful thing for your body. let's talk about it. >> i was experiencing a lot of the symptoms. for me this was the weight loss. i was under 80 pounds, dry hair, brittle nails. for me this took three years to get this psa blood test. like you, i take one pill a day and my life got back on track. >> very good. >> we were watching you run. let's talk to the doctor real quick. how many people does this affect? >> estimates range from 10 million to 33 million, considering what -- depending on with you consider a normal blood test. we're talking about thyroid dysfunction, either overproduce duesing or underproducing much the at are affected you which is much more common than the former. >> does this affect women more than men? >> yes. some estimates say four to one, perhaps five to one. particularly in those families with a history of thyroid diseases are on autoimmune diseases, a group in which the body targets some of the organs. some are type one diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. in those populations it's much more common. >> gale, we'll bring you -- gail, we'll bring you back if on this. when you go to your doctor, in routine mood work they can find this out. so many people who don't have health insurance or just not in the medical loop, how can they best deal with this? >> i think you can stay focused on the possibility that you have it, limit the testing to what's essentially a one shot deal, namely a stimulating hormone as a single test, is an excellent screen. if there's enough on the table to suggest the possibility. as you pointed out in your own circumstance, it scan be pretty insidious. it can be slow but it's certainly wort the price. >> if you fall in the category of no insurance, start working through the health stuff. my dosage is 75 micrograms. i mean, it's such a delicate balance with your body, micrograms have maid all the difference in the world. what's your prescription, gail. >> right now .88. the key is consistency. what you get on the medication i do ask. i ask to make sure i have the exact dose i'm supposed to be taking that my doctor prescribed for me. i check my refill over and over and then i test. i follow-up with my doctor every four to six months to make sure i get the same tsa test. >> thanks for all the great runs you've taken us on. >> thanks for watching. >> we'll see you later. >> i was in an uncontrollable funk. i pretty much kept it off of work and out of the product. i could have won the maryland state lottery and just been depressed. it manifested for four months before i saw my doctor. the doctor said good news you're pretty healthy. the bad news your thyroid is shutting down f. if you forget and take two. heh heh heh heh! [ gasp ] [ sigh ] hurry in to dunkin' donuts for 50 munchkins or a dozen donuts and get a free trick or treat bag. here come your updates. >> let's take a look at first warning doppler radar. the overnight shower activity will be coming to an end. we'll have scattered showers, i think area wide between now and the end of the morning commute. i don't think we see hardly any rain at all. 62 will be the high. maybe we'll get a peek of sun. now over to sharon gibala. good morning, how are you? >> the rain seems to have had its impact. we've had plenty of accidents and delays. one is at ruth crane highway, another one on hammonds lane and one at trimble road. we have the downed pole at merry mans. take wright avenue instead. fire activity on route 140 near 795. 95 is slow from whitemarsh boulevard down to the beltway. you're looking at a 10-minute plus dlai. this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran term. call the cochran term at 1-800- the term. don, back over to you. the family of a southwest baltimore man killed in a fire said his death could have been prevented. james wise died when fire tore through his home. the closest fire station with a search and rescue team was closed due to the city's rolling closures policy. today the three men convicted in the murder of city councilman ken harris were found dpil ti. charles mcganey and jerome williams both face life in prison. gary collins was found not guilty of murder but gull ti of gun charges. we have complete news and weather just ahead. just two weeks to go until election day. we'll take a look at the polls on where the races stand, not only here in maryland but all across the country. if you're leaving home, be careful, the roads are still