male approached me and put a knife to my throat, drove me into a town home and raped me. >> reporter: we typically don't identify rape victims but she insisted upon it. she claims after the rape she ran down the street, flagged down a police car and told an officer what happened. but it was pouring down rain and he droafd away. she then telephoned her mother from a nearby store who called police upon her arrival. three officers showed up this time. >> they asked me to write a story of what happened. and i proceeded to write and they took the paper, ripped it up and threw it away. >> reporter: but the ordeal far from over. the alleged victim says police then took her to mercy hospital where the frustration continued. the victim claims officers refused to speak with her family there. and the medical attendants never took a rape kit. telling her to save her undergarments in a brown paper bag. >> we still have her -- i don't know if i can say this on camera, underwear in a bag and nobody has taken it from us. >> reporter: in fact the alleged victim claims police never even asked her for a description of her attacker. >> small braids in his head. scar over his right eye. tattoo on his right arm. >> reporter: hands visibly shaking irby says she's concerned the rapist could strike again. since police abandoned the case and her in the process. >> i'm handling the fact of what happened, ok but not the way the police handled the situation. i felt like i was more a perpetrator than a victim. >> reporter: in west baltimore, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> police say if they find that evidence was mishandled they will hand over the matter to internal affairs. this is just the latest allegation of a rape report mishandled by city police. last month the department suspended three officers after a woman claimed a man with knife forced her to perform sex acts. investigators are looking into whether a sergeant in the western district interviewed the victim by phone instead of sending officers to do it in person. when officers were dispatched they allegedly tried to talk the victim out of filing a report. in anne arundel county, police arrested a suspect in the rape of a 17-year-old. authorities say john walter jennings iii of annapolis has been charged with rape, sex offenses, and false imprisonment. the teen said she was assaulted while attending a house party in annapolis early yesterday morning. an illegal immigrant arrested charged with murdering a woman and stuffing her body in a manhole in northeast baltimore. police say victor cruz strangled and killed elda vasquez placing her body under the street. she was reported missing in january of 2008 and a howard county detective was able to make the connection between cruz and vasquez. cruz was then arrested charging him with murder. >> we got a confession out of him. the two had prior domestic issues. he admitted to choking the victim to death and of course there again we have charged him with first degree murder. >> according to court records he faced domestic violence charges in 2007. he will go before a judge next month on assault and murder charges. a "the baltimore sun" editor was killed in a car crash in baltimore county this morning. it happened just after 9:00 south of hereford road on york road. investigators say timothy wheatley was making a left turn from corbet road two miles from his home when a u.p.s. truck slammed into the side of had is car. he died at the scene. his 9-year-old daughter in the car was seriously injured and is being treated at the johns hopkins children's center. wheatley was a business editor at "the sun." trouble at towson university. the editor of the school's newspaper resigns after backlash following the publishing of an anonymous column on mastbation. more on the controversially. >> reporter: that column seemed to cause more problems in the community than it did on campus. still, the editor in chief who sold the vision to run the column says she will take the fall. let's talk about sex, or would you hike to just read about it? the "towerlight"? >> i've read them all. >> reporter: an anonymous author wrote an opinion piece in the newspaper about masturbation. >> it got people to read it. >> reporter: but quickly became cerverbal. >> sex shouldn't be so taboo. >> apparently some of the residence hawms show pornographic videos on tvs. for them to get mad about an paper. in a z it just seems confusing to me. >> reporter: the administration would not comment but after weeks of backlash the editor resigned. >> i personally made some poor editorial decisions regarding the best bed post. >> reporter: the column spared no detail and while many excerpts are a little too graphic to share in this story one sentence gives you an idea, regardless of how you do do it, you should be aroused, pleased, and totally safe. >> based on some of the stuff that we were hearing from the administration it did seem that they were trying to infringe on our rights. >> reporter: "the towerlight" is a student-run paper. staffers say they will continue to fight the administration but wood feels it's a battle better fought without her though she has the support of several students. >> i think people are just overreacting. >> i support the decision to run it. you can't always go by what people tell you. >> reporter: members have already named a new editor in chief. a senior mass communications major who already worked for the newspaper. carrie wood is still righting for the "towerlight." in towson, delia goncalves, abc2 news. >> we want your two cents. should the towson university newspaper editor have resigned for approving that editorial? log on to our web site at abc2news.com and look at the right side of the home page to vote in our on-line poll. police in anne arundel county want to know who damaged 15 school buses in odenton. according to the bus company's owner the vandals cut fuel and brake lines. an employee noticed the damage this morning so there was time to call other contractors to get replacement buses. even so though there were delays for students. the owner of the bus company thinks the damaged buses should be fixed by sometime tomorrow. baltimore county investigators believe in early morning fire at the gold's gym in parkville was deliberately set. it happened at the north plaza mall in that shopping center right off of joppa road. firefighters say they found a broken window. damage is estimated at $80,000. a legal setback for mayor sheila dixon. this morning a judge denied a motion by her lawyers to dismiss two perjury charges. that makes it more likely that dixon will face two separate trials. her attorneys had argued that prosecutors improperly used her legislative acts as evidence against her. she faces trial on the theft charges in november. no trial date has been set yet for the perjury count. a special ceremony today in annapolis, a ribbon-cutting for the new maryland association of realtors headquarters. u.s. senator ben cardin was on hand for the celebration. he used the opportunity to talk about the 8,000-dollar tax credit for first-time home buyers. he introduced legislation to extends the tax credit for another six months until june 1 of 2010. >> my bill would extend it for another six months through particularly the spring buying season which is traditionally the time when people start thinking of buying homes. we want to help the real estate industry help our economy. it was one of the triggers that got us into the recession. we think it can be one of the real pluses to grow our economy. >> according to the irs more than 1.4 million americans already claimed the credit and an additional 350,000 people are expected to take advantage of the program in the near future. november 30th is the last day to get in on the big federal tax break. on our web site, abc2news.com, what you should do now and what may happen to the housing market after the deadline. just log on to abc2news.com and look under our "financial survival guide." maryland's most powerful doppler radar giving us a clear scan now but by tomorrow evening that is not going to be the case as showers start working their way in our direction. but in the meantime, for the next couple of hours a pretty nice evening. mostly clear, breezy, temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s for the next couple of hours but some showers are on the way, we'll tell you when they are arriving and how long they will last, coming up. good news if you purchase natural gas from bge. the utility announced today you may see up to a 25% reduction in your heating bills this winter. officials say the estimate is based on lower commodity prices and an anticipated decrease in usage now. and we're all paying less at the pumps. aaa says the average price of regular in the baltimore area is now $2.35 a gallon, that is down six cents in the last week alone. according to the web site baltimoregasprices.com, a gas station in pasadena is selling it for $2.18 a gallon. the average price nationally is $2.46. in an effort to get more mothers and fathers involved in their children's education. the state school superintendent and other officials are launching maryland parent involvement month. >> parents are extremely important in delivering a message to the children that achievement is important. that they are there to support them. >> today's event at tal pot springs elementary school in columbia also kicked off the watch dogs program at the school, d.o.g.s. stands for dads of great students. it encourages fathers and father figures to be positive role models. a topic gained national attention in recent weeks on the education front. president obama and education secretary arnie duncan talked about the idea of longer school days. the goal is to make american students more competitive with their counterparts in other countries who spend more time in the classroom. maryland school superintendent dr. graz mick says she supports the idea. so what do you think? should kids be in school longer? that's the question we asked on our web site. 46% of you said yes. 54% said no. we've heard so many things about h1n1 and the vaccine. how do you know what to believe? coming up, we do the fact checking as abc2 keeps you on top of what is going around. and yesterday we gave you a two-degree guarantee for today of 71 degrees. didn't get quite that warm. the official high today at bwi marshall 67 degrees. what about tomorrow? what about that rain? we'll have the 7-day forecast coming up. get your swine flu vaccine as soon as possible. that is the message from leading health care professionals in maryland. they were at maryland general hospital this morning to urge everyone to get the seasonal flu shot and the h1n1 vaccine. and to remind people to practice good hygiene. >> one, wash your hands, wash your hands, wash your hands. two, good cough and sneezing etiquette. three, stay home from school and work because these are major causes of absenteeism and fourth, get the vaccine when it becomes available. >> health care workers, pregnant women and children with chronic conditions will be given top priority. already health officials are seeing widespread cases of the flu across the state. since its relatively early for the seasonal flu most cases are being labeled as h1n1. abc2 news kelly swoope takes a look at some of the myths surrounding the vaccine and virus. >> reporter: we're expecting about 35,000 doses of the vaccine to arrive early this week, possibly as soon as tomorrow but many people have concerns and questions as to whether or not it's safe. health care workers on the front lines will be the first in line to receive the vaccine. >> right now in the state of maryland almost all of the influenza that is circulating is h1n1. >> reporter: other high-risk groups include pregnant women, and children, but some who fall in those categories are a little apprehensive about the vaccine. >> the jury is still out on the vaccine. >> reporter: but infection control expert dr. trish pearl of johns hopkins hospital also adds it was created just like the seasonal flu vaccine and clinical trials have shown no complications. >> i'm going to tell you that the vaccine is important, it prevents disease. you should get it, especially if you're in a high-risk group. >> reporter: while the live vaccine isn't recommended for pregnant women doctors pearl says it is for children. >> for children it is clearly a very good vaccine if not superior. >> reporter: dr. pearl says while the highly anticipated vaccine is important it should not and will not take the place of the importance of good hygiene. with "what's going around," kelly swoope, abc2 news. >> for more information on the swine flu directly from the centers for disease control log on to abc2news.com. look at the right side of the home page. we have a link to the cdc where you can find everything hopefully from vaccine recommendations to everyday actions you can take to stay clear of the virus. this is certainly a big honor. a local researcher is among three americans receiving the 2009 nobel prize in medicine. they are credited with discovering a key mechanism in the genetic operations of cells. the work has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging. dr. carol grider is a professor at johns hopkins school of medicine. she talked about how she heard the news. >> i was folding the laundry. [ laughter ] and the phone call came and it was the chairman of the nobel committee saying that he was calling to tell me it would be announced in about 45 minutes. so they gave me a little bit of time to have a shower and stuff. >> the other two winners are from the university of california san francisco and harvard. they will split about $1.4 million and be recognized in a ceremony in stockholm, sweden, in december. it felt warmer than 67 today. >> the breeze really made it feel a little on the cool side but over the next couple of days we have showers coming in which is going to give everybody a nice little drink before we head into even cooler weather. not you, but i mean the trees and plants. >> i may stand out there. >> temperaturewise right now, across our region, at bwi marshall 65 degrees. 42% humidity wind from the northwest at 8 miles per hour. the pressure steady at 29.98. your tides tomorrow at fort mchenry -- our winds tomorrow from the east, 6 to 12 miles per hour. sun coming up at 7:07. will set at 6:42. low this morning, 47 degrees. the high today 67. got to 70 in hagerstown. 67 in york. ocean city down on the boardwalk, a high of 75 degrees. current temperatures starting to cool off just a little bit. 68 pax river. easton 66. 67 winchester, virginia. oakland in western maryland already down to 54. atlantic city at 64. 66 now in dover, delaware. throughout the day, some early morning clouds gave way to some -- lots of sunshine during the day today. all the shower activity remained to the south. to the carolinas and also to the north. the picture shows the shore and thunderstorm activity that came through the mountainous areas of virginia as well as the central and southern portion of new york state but we've been in between the two. the nice weather will continue through tonight and into tomorrow. but by tomorrow night a system moving in our direction will start bringing more moisture into the region. by very late tomorrow night, like after midnight and into wednesday morning good chance for shower activity. nothing showing up now. with maryland's most powerful doppler radar. but again by tomorrow night late we will be tracking some showers making their way in the region. monkton now 62. 62 glenwood. catonsville 66. 66 edgemere. emmitsburg 71. havre de grace 64. 67 chestertown. annapolis now at 67. your forecast for tonight -- that area of high pressure maintains nice weather over the top of the maryland area. for tonight and through tomorrow. but then we see some showers start to make their way into the region tomorrow evening and then wednesday the frontal system arriving will give you a better chance of shower and maybe thunderstorm activity. as far as the forecast for tonight, mostly clear, cool, 45 for the low. during the day tomorrow a pretty nice day, mostly sunny but some showers moving in very late. high tomorrow 69 degrees. that is your two-degree guarantee for tomorrow. 69. your extended outlook. there it is there. the showers on wednesday. thursday sun comes back to be replaced by scattered showers friday. the scattered showers will continue into saturday. sunday things should clear up nicely with a high of 65 degrees. more rainfall in the weather picture on monday with a high of 63. see you tonight at 11:00. the baltimore ravens started and ended their sunday matchup against new england by dropping balls. the first was on an opening kickoff fumble the last was drop-pass of 28 secondleft in the game. a pass that would have given us a great chance to beat the patriots but new england won 27-21. today coach john harbaugh said it was a tough loss for the fans and the team. >> we felt like we had a chance to go in there and win that football game right down to the end. our guys fought like crazy to do it. you walk off the field and you're disappointed. anybody that ever played a sport understands that. that's what it's about. if it was not hard for you you probably should find another line of work. >> he said the ravens will be sending league officials individual -- video of several question calls, ones that help the patients score two touchdowns. next up the cincinnati bengals. another tough game expected. next game is for the division lead. another live look outside. a little boat out there on the harbor. norm will have another look at the forecast when we come back. finally, a big rally on wall street. the dow closed up 112 points. nasdaq gained 20. s & p up 15. we're learning more tonight about that rape we first told you about at the top of this newscast. tonight at 11:00, why the action or in this case, possible inaction of police has some groups furious. plus, why you may want to think twice about tossing a magazine bill the next time one shows up in your mailbox. those stories and more at 11:00 after "castle." sunshine on tap for tomorrow with a high of 69 degrees. showers move in late tomorrow night that will linger through the day on wednesday but sun returns on thursday but right now, the end of the week also looking like some showers. we'll talk again tonight at 11:00. >> that is all for us on abc2 news at 6:00. i'm marybeth marsden. thank you for joining us. back tonight at 11:00. hope to see you then. have a great evening.