touch on any program. >> we need to promote home ownership. >> she would like to streamline the process to make it easier to purchase and develop city properties. she plans not only to clean up the properties that they already own but aggressively go after speculators and absentee landlords. if they do not, the city will put them in the hands of people who will take care of them. >> we are trying to catch problems by investing money in boarding and cleaning and not just prolonging the process. >> the mayor is expected to announce details later this month or early october. investigators have not determined where the fire started or how. >> yesterday at this time we told you about a murder suspect who is free after being released on bond. the 26-year-old is charged in the death of 24-year-old calvin yeung. last week, he was released on bail but another judge reversed that decision at the request of prosecutors. the murder was called "a cold- blooded execution and not an act of road rage." a 33-year-old was shot after 1:00 this your -- this afternoon. >> this is a very quiet area. as you can see, you have homeowners out here, something the typical to this area. >> the man died a short time later at an area hospital. if you have any information, call metro crime stoppers. >> the white house is considering reaching out to a florida pastor and urging him not to burn copies of the chronic -- the koran. >> the president call this a recruitment a bonanza for all tied up. >> fbi agents paid visits to the church and the white house wondered if a direct appeal might work to get the pastor to not burn the books on saturday. the pentagon called this bad precedent. muslims around the world are already out rates. as the crowd of news crews pulled to the church, the controversy raised on cable television, radio, newspapers. >> this one guy has gotten all this attention. >> even president obama has given his opinion. >> this is a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. >> the security chief slammed jones. >> this stunt could greatly in danger our young men and women in uniform. >> defense secretary gates agrees, conservative's -- conservative glenn beck andsa sarahpalin as well. >> this constitutes a hate crime. >> the world is watching with two days to go. >> international police agencies are warning about a tax if the korans are burned. the extremists could retaliate here in the u.s.. >> this means that pastor jones might have seen the light. late breaking news. >> exactly. >> this shows it press is reporting that terry jones will cancel the koran-burning event. one of three american hikers jailed in the run will be freed as an act of clemency at the end of ramadan. the iranian culture ministry said that they would be released at a hotel. the message did not say who would be released but one of the people have serious medical problems. >> 5 maryland public schools can now add a national blue ribbon to their list of accomplishments. the word came down from washington. we have more on the story. >> this is a pretty big deal. the blue ribbon gives schools a national profile and the staff members get academic of bragging rights. the announcement was made by the u.s. education secretary. 304 schools awarded blue-ribbon spinto among them baltimore county's eastern technical high school. this latest news has tracy curtis and her daughter who is a student here singing the schools praises. >> i know that i should try hard. when i look at colleges, i will feel proud when i applied. >> we are so happy to have her here. i think it is great. i love this school, she loves it, and we could not ask for anything more. >> howard county's mills school is also a national grid and school. this is rated on how well students do on tests. >> the schools are top-notch. >> the award is hard to come by. >> the department of education sets a high bar. these have to be schools that are increasing their achievement or have been high achievers for some time. it each year, we put up the nominations and we seem to get everyone of our schools named. >> schools in frederick, calvin counties made the list. in two private schools also made the list. all of the schools will be honored in washington in mid november. you can check out the entire list on our website. >> the problem is we need some rain. the good news is it is beautiful weather out there. a little bit on the breezy side and clouds have clipped the northern tier. you can see quite a bit over pennsylvania. we have some moisture across the great lakes. overall, not much rain to be found in our region. this is the 17th straight day without rain here in baltimore. low humidity, temperatures in the mid 70's to near 80 in some spots. it is a beautiful weather pattern from the mountains to the coast. there is a little bit of rain in our forecast. we can check out the complete details in a couple of minutes. >> still ahead, 18 singing sensation was just that the maryland state fair over the weekend. guess what, he got a little bit in trouble with state troopers. >> the fight against alzheimer's disease, taking a certain vitamin supplement can keep the brain from shrinking. >> i will not have all of the answers. i will not even know what all of the problems are. >> he is a communications specialist would like to represent northeast baltimore and maryland state senate. >> their role and park >> in tonight's medical alert, it is always nice when you can impact a serious condition like alzheimer's. researchers in great britain gave people with mental problems high doses of vitamin d. researchers say it slowed brain shrinkage by between 30% and 50%. >> what we recommend is that people with memory problems, especially if they are elderly, especially if they have been diagnosed already, they need to discuss with their doctor whether or not it is a good idea to take these vitamins. >> there are warnings about the effects but researchers say this could be the first step towards finding a way to delay the onset of alzheimer's. treating sudden cardiac arrest with chest compression is a viable option, especially when emergency help is not at hand. researchers tested the success of two strategies, chest compression verses the fibrillation. the rates were higher among those who had chest compressions first. when the wait was more than five minutes, the method worked just as well as those treated with immediate the fibrillation. another study suggests that most risks tend to decrease as education levels decrease. researchers say they were surprised to determine that smoking rates were higher among more educated women. mends smoking rates were about the same. it is almost the time of year. last year, the panic over getting the h1n1 vaccine. this time, this is in a regular flu shot and they are in abundant supply. >> this time last year, the world was wary of swine flu. it was sweating -- spreading fast and the vaccine was not available until october. >> the virus will be one of the flu strains circulating this year but not at the levels we saw last year. the cdc is predicting a normal flu season. september is not too early for a shot. >> there is a concern that if we get vaccinated now, our protection will wane by the time february comes around. >> unlike last year, flu vaccine is in abundant supply across the country. walgreen's and cvs stores started selling the shot in august. there is a confusing vaccine have two shots and a booster. most people will only need one shot. new this year for the elderly, the fda has approved a super potent flu shot which contains four times the amount of vaccine that is in a regular shot. >> this gives the immune system more of a punch. this is posted give you more protection. >> this is covered by medicare and it will soon be offered for those who qualify financially. >> the american academy of pediatrics says -- has a new flu policy. voluntary vaccinations are not working and they should be mandatory for all health-care workers for the protection of their patience. >> now your insta-weather forecast. >> it is a beautiful afternoon across the region the size the fact that we need the rain. a little bit of cloud cover building up. another stable pattern when the cool air aloft mixes with some stable air on the ground. even though there is cloud cover, there is very little rain to be found for hundreds of miles around our area. 17 days without rain. the last measurable was on the 20th day of august. you might changes but not until late saturday night. the wind is going into the southwest and that is trying things out even further. we have temperatures and a low to mid 70's. this is dylan might fall for most people. 75 ed easton, 76 at richly. it will be cool tonight. the wind will the minister about 5-15. by dawn, partly down to 5 miles per hour. low-lying regions could dip into the upper 40's around the pennsylvania border. high-pressure has cleared us out nicely from here into the upper midwest been working off to the southwest is some tropical moisture. this came up near brownsville and it worked its way through texas. we will not get a direct hit but some of the moisture will be streaming in our direction and might bring us some decent rain late saturday night into sunday morning. a lot of sun tomorrow, a partly cloudy day saturday. after midnight going towards morning, a chance for a shower or even a heavy thunderstorm with some tropical moisture early in the day on sunday. it looks like the skies will clear up sunday afternoon. sunshine tomorrow, a beautiful looking friday, breezy, comparable. 74-79. it will be brisk enough for another small craft advisory. waves will be over 2 feet. maybe some upper 30's in the chilly spots in gary county. an afternoon high of 65 degrees. the showers might reach them by saturday afternoon. down towards the coast, a beautiful day with sunshine and a few cumulus clouds. the next half-hour we give you the update on igor, the next tropical system. this is looking pretty impressive on the satellite imagery. we will give you the details in the next half-hour. 80 degrees with partly cloudy skies saturday. there you go, a chance for rain on saturday. it will be warmer on monday and tuesday and then tried cool weather on wednesday and thursday. >> superbowl champions the new orleans saints will kick off the nfl season on nbc. the party has already started in new orleans. >> the party has also been done in baltimore in anticipation of the ravens' first season game. we began our special tonight. >> indeed, the gates have opened and fans are coming in. we are a couple of hours away from some bands kicking off. i saw john walking in. tell us a little bit about this. >> we love the whole atmosphere, the whole thing, just ready for some football. >> you are dressed to the five spinto -- addressed to the five spinto how ready are you for the season? >> it is about time for some football. >> thank you very much, i appreciated. the jets had been talking ever since the end of last season and ray lewis have had just about enough. jerry has what ray had to say in response to the jets. they have four bands. if you are 21 or older, you may come in for free. you can watch this on the big screen, the vikings and the saints. >> lead to invite you to join in the broadcast for our countdown to kickoff. we will have a ravens' special live tonight. it all begins at 7:00 right here on wbal. a court room blowup caught on tape shows a suspect threatening the judge. >> its didn't set once school would like to play sports, they will now have to submit a hair sample. also hear what parents think. >> it is something most of us take for granted. coming up, his struggle to get back on his feet literally so he can get back to the business of helping others. helping others. [ male announcer ] the kfc double down. double meat, double cheese, double bacon. double awesome. get yours today. so good. ♪ so s-o g-double-o-d good >> in baltimore, and in places across the country, restaurants become real institutions across the country. >> there is a popular delhi that is now moving and this has become the talk of the community. >> this has been at this location for almost 27 years. it will not be here much longer. >> what is your name? we will call you as soon as it is ready. >> since 1984, this has been the place to gather. >> we are working here all the time. we have been coming here for years. >> lunch times are always busy. around here, it is a lunchtime favorite. >> this is a great place to meet. this is a great in-between spot. >> i kind of like this location, the parking is easy. >> now the owner says that she will be moving. >> my lease had been up a long time ago, i have been on a month-to-month. i was going to have to move and they would help me find a spot, which they have been doing. >> she has been thinking about moving for a while. you have been here for 27 years, and had to be upsetting. >> a little. i'm excited now. i'm excited for a new place, new walls, in your facility. maybe even a better location. >> she makes the best turkey sandwich. >> this has been here for so long. >> this is a local institution. i hope that they can remain intact. >> we wish them luck. we will recap the day's hot story including the run in with state troopers by justin bieber. >> we will learn more about hector torres. he is trying to unseat a woman who was held her seat for over 20 years. >> a man threatens to kill a judge and then expected her to release him on bond. >> thousands of dollars in overtime paid by taxpayers for overtime paid by taxpayers for aid everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. >> new tonight, he is a political newcomer but no stranger to the public. hector torres, a former firefighter says he wants to fight for the 30 their district and he is campaigning for the state senate. >> he is known for turning down the heat. we spoke about his first run for public office. >> very nice to meet you. >> hector torres has heard this many times before, people think that he looks like someone that they no. -- they know. >> i knocked on doors and people say, hey, aren't you the fire for her -- the firefighter? >> he has been the face of the firefighters. he never seemed to lose his cool in a crisis. i was the first reporter to interview him and a lot has changed. >> we were talking about kittens being rescued the first time the met. >> today he is running for state senate in the 43rd district, his first-ever run for office. at 58, the democrat has served on numerous nonprofit boards. he has long been the go to a voice for the hispanic community and even served as a director of the governor's commission on hispanic affairs in the ehrlich administration. >> it is important that i represent all communities. >> he is trying to unseat joan carter conway who has had the job since 97. >> i will not have all the answers. i will not even know what all the problems are. i think we open up the doors to solving some much more and being so much more creative. >> creative like how he revamped the smoke detector program. he installed the detectors for free. >> this enabled us to build a better relationship between the community and his department. those of the kinds of things that are important. we can do that with time. there are many people who want to try and help but unfortunately no one has been able to galvanize the community. i think i can do that. >> he wants to bring back town meetings, job fairs, and generally improving to medication. all ideas he shares with voters as he attempts to knock on 10,000 doors before the campaign is over. what keeps him going is his mother who lives in the district. >> at the end of the day, she has that good meal for me. there's all kinds of good puerto rican food. >> hector torres would like to put out the fires but this time they are in annapolis. >> our commitment 2010 coverage continues tomorrow when we bear the political profile of the incumbent. bob ehrlich used his last day of early voting to cast his ballot. he had once denounced early voting as a solution in search of a problem. he also criticized the cost of early voting. he cast his ballot at the senior centers. >> the leader of a small florida church is canceling his plans to burn copies of the car on. he had planned the event to commemorate the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. his plans resulted in widespread outcry. he now says he will cancel his plan that was set for saturday. taking a look at some of our top stories, police were able to end a standoff peacefully in west baltimore. they said that the attempted murder suspect was holed up inside of a home after a nearly two hour standoff. he gave himself up. there was overnights stabbing. the victim was stabbed in the upper torso after arguing with seven other people. this happened at about 12:30 this morning. police say they have made three arrests. baltimore county police have identified a man shot by police on monday. he is henry francis jr.. -- henry francis harris jr. he is expected to survive. he faces attempted murder and assault charges. >> life can change in an instant, no one knows that more than a carroll county man who spent his career helping people. now he is recovering from his own spinal cord injury and his determination is inspiring. >> it is hard to watch him when he is in pain. he has had a lot of pain and discomfort. this is very emotional and very exciting. >> taking steps is something he could not do even a week ago. he is making great progress where the westminster couple comes for their outpatient therapy. their hope in the fall will be better than summer when their lives change. >> i went to a community pool. he was climbing and he hit his head. >> i stuck my head on a bar that was above me. from that point on, i cannot feel anything or remove any thing. >> he said this is probably as good as it will get. he will probably retain nothing. >> he has a swelling of the spinal cord and for him the situation is so real. he spent years helping victims of spinal cord injuries. >> i always wondered what it would feel like and to be a spinal cord injury patients. this is a scary feeling. >> he will never forget if he works towards his goal of returning to the medical field. he was just five months away from graduating when he got hurt. >> some of my classmates are actually locating here right now. >> he is anxious to get back to life as normal. there is no timetable on when ors he will make a full recovery. >> i don't want to stop that 90% or 95%. that is certainly my goal. >> that is an amazing spirit. we have learned that justin bieber ruffled a few feathers with the state police before his concert. a state police spokesperson said that he threw water balloons at two state trooper. one the trooper is a gun belt and burst. this was called inappropriate behavior but no incident report was written and therefore no charges will be filed. we broke this story this afternoon, tonight our face the pans are giving their opinion. -- our facebook fans are giving their opinion. "if i threw a water balloon at one of them, i would be charged with assault and battery." >> good point. we would like to hear your opinion. should he be charged with some kind of crime for throwing water balloons at troopers? you can send your vote. >> still ahead, officials say traffic deaths are at a 60-year low. we will see what is responsible for the decline. >> in one school district you will have to give a lot of your hair. >> what it took for a local man to get discharged from hospital to get discharged from hospital that would not let h my commute home to the eastern shore every night only takes an hour but that's more time than congress spends reading massive spending bills, it's crazy. that's why i wrote a law that requires 72 hours to read every bill. i read the big bills and i said no. no to the $3 trillion budget, no to the bank bailout, and no to the health care bill. at home you would never pay a bill without reading it neither should congress. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message because i'm proud to be ranked one of the most independent members of congress. >> officials of a louisiana school district wanted to make sure that students stayed a drug free by requiring to hand over samples of their hair. if they want to join clubs or play sports, they will have to undergo a drug test. the rules are not new but the method is. last year, they used the urine test. this year, they switched to the hair sampling. >> this was a way that you could not cover up. >> i love it, any time we can keep the drug's possible -- out of schools, that is good. >> after that, random tests will take place every month. they are looking for everything from marijuana to prescription drugs. >> a south florida man lashed out at a judge during a bond hearing. >> listen to me, you don't let me add here, i will kill you. okay? >> he was in a miami court room charge with attempted murder when he threatened to kill the judge after finding out that he would not be out for an upcoming jewish holiday. after screening several obscenities, she revoked his bond completely. she says she did not feel concern for her safety because of the amount of security in the courtroom. that's crazy. something has to give. >> have you tried google lately? if you have, you might have noticed a difference. >> they are showing off their latest improvement with google instant. they can predict what you are searching for. that is in consumer alert. >> officials say the nation's roads are safer than ever. we will bring you the latest statistics coming out. >> lots of beautiful sunshine across the region. how long last? will we ever get some of the much-needed rain? >> here is a look at what we are working on. a local man forced to stay in the hospital because he has no insurance finally got released. how he was able to obtain the coverage he needed. budgets might be tight. tonight at 6:00, we look at how one elected official is spending your tax dollars for his own >> we have breaking news in hartford county. >> we are up off of edge water drive. we have a shooting at this location. from what we understand, the victim is in cardiac arrest. the shares unit is canvassing the area. right now, the investigation is ongoing. -- the sheriff's unitm is canvassing the area. >> american roads are the safest they have never been according to the transportation secretary. fatalities are at the lowest levels since they began keeping records 60 years ago. >> we have the latest on the numbers and what might be causing the drop. >> a crash during severe weather that could have been much worse. >> i was totally amazed. i did not think i was going to be okay. all i was thinking about was my children. >> incredibly, the mother and her children walked away. this is something we might see more of on america's highways. according to the transportation department, the number of people dying on the roads is at the lowest level since 1950. it is down almost 10% from a year before. the drop is attributed to seat belts, safety features, enforcement of drunk driving laws, and the economy. >> it likely leads to a reduction in what we would call discretionary travel where people have an option of going on vacation or to the mall. >> motorcycle deaths were also down for the first time in 11 years. deaths in the thousands are still too many for transportation officials to promise to look for new measures and campaign against distracted driving. >> everyone has used the phone while driving. everyone knows this is not safe to do. >> statistics may show the nation roads are safe there -- are safer but for many, the lives being lost are more than a number. the success is across 41 states as well as the district of columbia. there has been a reduction in fatalities. >> now, your insta-weather forecast. >> the cold front that moved through yesterday kicked up the wind and at least it pushed out the hot air. 90's yesterday but high only in the upper 70's. we peaked at 79 an hour official weather station. the record high, 94 degrees. the record low, 44 degrees. 70's all around the beltway at this hour. >> 70's towards carroll county. this same scenario on the eastern shore. on the coast of the mountains, a beautiful late afternoon, early evening. there will be temperatures down to the 40's tonight. we have seen some cloud cover building up over the heat of the afternoon but this will dissipate with the setting sun. loews from 48 in some of the valley's to about 58 in the inner harbor. -- lows from 48 in some of the valley. this storm dumped over 13 inches of rain in some spots in taxes. we need some rain. some of this tropical moisture is working into the ohio valley. by saturday night, sunday morning, some of the tropical moisture might be here as the system is approaching. that enhances our rain potential. tomorrow, beautiful, partly cloudy. saturday night, to shower start to move into the mountains. there might even be a heavy downpour or thunderstorm in the evening before this moves off the coast. if all works well, we will get a decent weather over the weekend and even some rain saturday night into sunday morning. a nice looking friday, sunny and breezy. gusty winds on the chesapeake bay but the weather service has a small craft advisory. in the open waters, the hurricane center is monitoring the progress of eager -- of igor. it has now been downgraded to a tropical depression. the forecast is for the storm to gain its strength back. it is expected to get stronger. it looks like it will move to the northwest of the next five days. it will regain tropical storm status and maybe even become a hurricane by the early or middle part of next week. if we stay out in the middle of atlantic, it would be okay. it will go towards the atlantic coastline here. we will have to see where that goes. this is forecasted a the stronger over the next few days. high-pressure is in control tonight and tomorrow. a brisk wind will continue. we will be down to 52 saturday morning. finally, our best chance for rain in some time, a chance for showers and thunderstorms on sunday. highs will be about 79. >> in our consumer alert, a new study shows that consumers are still paying with plastic but they're using debit cards not credit cards. credit card use is down. for the first time, the total volume for the debit cards overtook credit cards. the world's most popular search engine is trying to get even faster. we have a report on the move that google is making that they hope will widen their lead in the world of internet searches. >> this is not exactly mind reading but google is trying to speed up internet searching by predicting what it's billions of users are searching for. they have introduced google instant as their newest variation of what is already the world's most popular search engine. this feature is the ability to display search results before users even finished typing their query. the results will continually refresh as new letters are entered into the field. as letters are added, the results suggest. they estimate that this will shave two-five seconds off of the average search. search is still the main business for google even as they have branched out into other areas such as their operating system for smart phones. 99% of their revenue came from advertising last year. all of it was searched-related. traditional media is the company's next target. they will introduce google tv in its attempt to marry the internet and television. they can also injure a music download business. for now, the front runner is speeding up to try to stretch their lead. -- they can also enter the music downloading business. >> we are following the money. >> a local sheriff has managed to rack up thousands of dollars in overtime. >> it is the start of the nfl season in a city that knows how to party. to party. i'm not the kind of guy who likes to hang on the sidelines. today maryland is in trouble. we're worse off than we were four years ago. dangerous debt, higher taxes, not enough jobs. we need real leadership to turn this state around. fix the budget -- honestly. grow small businesses -- really. excellent schools -- everywhere. protect the bay -- finally. it's why i'm running. to make the state we love not just good but great. now let's get down to work. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely. >> for football fans, the weight is just about over. the season kicks off in new orleans. >> the game is a big one, the saints taking on the vikings. the party might be even bigger. >> the nfl season kicks off in a couple of hours but the big party has already started in the big easy. >> every year, the kickoff happens in whatever city won the super bowl. >> which means that this year it begins with a new orleans style fare. a throwback to the super celebration here. the super bowl parade was unbelievable. we are trying to grab a little bit of that magic. the people of this city are very passionate. >> the stage is set for that music in jackson square. of the dave matthews band and taylor swift will provide the pre-game music. the vikings and the saints will take care of the sports. this is a rematch of the nfc championship that orleans won in overtime. >> it looks like the fans are definitely ready to make the move. the states will unfurl their new championship banner inside of the dome. >> the pregame spectacular features a lot of things and this begins tonight at 7:30. the kickoff is at 8:30. >> we invite you to join the ravens' broadcast team. we will host the ravens' special live tonight in downtown. we will also be hanging with the fans. this all starts at 7:00. >> have a good time. that is all for us at 5. if you would like to see this broadcast, we will we -- we will be broadcasting it again. >> tens of thousands of dollars in overtime paid to provide personal convenience for an official who is not exactly a household name. >> house fires bring attention to the abandoned property problem. but the mayor plans to do about it tonight at 6:00. -- what the mayor plans to do about it. 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