penn this individual was at a local business, and this was a very large individual, very aggressive. they took the individual into custody, quite frankly avoiding injury to the officer or the suspect in this case, and they were commended today at a luncheon, and, yes, we look forward to having a commendation. commissioner hammer: i want to thank them and give them an accommodation. -- a accommodation -- a commodation. and there was a statute. several citizens decided to engage in a protest. i was present and observed. i talked to the chief. the department handle itself professionally. the people were treated humanely. they were arrested, which was their desire at the time, and, again, having spoken with some of those who were arrested, the department was professional in very wrote many ways. chief gason: thank you very, very much. president marshall: any more questions for the chief? commissioner: is that other man coming in professor -- coming in? chief gason: i do not see him coming in today. president marshall: anything further for the chief? next, we will move to the occ report.

. >>> up next, penn jillette on the religion disconnect revealed today. those who know the most about religion are those who, well, come back and we'll tell you. ♪ [ female announcer ] something unexpected to the world of multigrain... taste. delicious pringles multigrain. multigrain pops with pringles. >>> when it comes to questions of god and faith and religion, who should you turn to if you need guidance? the answer might surprise you. the pew forum on religion and public life found that most americans are deeply ignorant about religion. more than 3,400 people were asked 32 questions about the bible, christianity and other world religions along with the principles in the constitution governing religion. and it turns out the americans who know the most are atheists or agnostic. jewish people came in second followed by mormons, white evangelical protestants and white catholics followed by white mainline protestants black protestants and hispanic catholics. dave silverman president of the american atheists told "the new york times" atheism is an effect

police say fouler was on his way to penn state. the 33-year vet leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> the gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder because he was gay will spend the rest of his life behind bars. timothy rawlings was convicted in the murder of steven parish, because gang members believed he was gay. the judge sentenced rawlings to two life sentences and the max years for hate crimes. parish's mother wanted the death penalty, but is satisfied with his sentence. >> justice for him, that was my concern. he can't speak for himself. he's gone. i have to make sure that they were held accountable. >> this is the first time baltimore county has convicted someone for a hate crime. >>> it is 6:04. you know, even when we catch a piece of fuzz out of the corner of our eye, we stomp on it, smash it. we're on high alert. >> baltimore city health officials will hold a meeting at the war memorial building in downtown baltimore. the focus today is bedbugs. basically health officials will be on hand to answer questio

fouler was on his way to penn state to participate in a training program on investigations. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> a west friendship man who pleaded guilty to driving while impaired after he struck and killed a 16-year-old bicyclist has been sentenced to six months in jail. police found heroin in his pocket. he admitted to being addicted to the drug. >>> 6:48 right now. the gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder because he thought the other gang member was gay will spend the rest of his life behind bars. timothy rawlings was convicted in may for his role in the murder of steven parish because bang members believed he was gay. he was given the maximum of 20 years for a hate crime, he's not eligible for parole. >> justice for him, that's what is my concern. he can't speak for himself. he's gone. and i have to make sure that they were held accountable. >> this is the first time baltimore county has convicted someone for a hate crime. >> landlords in baltimore county had just two more weeks to make sure every rental unit has a carbon monoxid

train system moving about on time for service on the camden, penn and brunswick line. for the mta transit team, i'm mark jones. tax on ez that's in andy harris' unfair tax plan. 23% sales tax. a 23% sales tax will cut my business in half. would be devastating. andy harris' 23% sales tax absolutely makes no sense. 23% sales tax would really make things unaffordable. that's too high for the average american out here. i don't know how we would manage it really. don't like that idea. we can't afford andy harris' idea. i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. >>> it's ten minutes after 5:00en a friday morning. we wanted to remind you that komen maryland race for the cure is coming up. it's set for sunday october 3rd in hunt valley. abc 2 news will be live on the air to broadcast the whole event starting at 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. you can register for the big race on our web site, abc2news.com. click on the lifestyle tab and look for the think pink logo. click on that and get registered to come join us. >>> i want to start off with the tropics here. this is going to

a new study from penn state found men suffering from chronic insomnia are at an increased risk of death compared to those who slept six or more hours per night, increasing if they suffered from diabetes or high blood pressure. the study dz not find the same impact on women, however. >> an 18-year-old south bay woman is suing abercrombie & fitch. she claims the manager says her head scarf violated the look policy. the lawsuit charges the company with violating federal civil rights laws. a nearly identical suit filed last year by an apply can't in st. louis. >>> ever popular ike's sandwich shop facing eviction in san francisco staking out new ter tone in stanford, the new ike's opened today in the science and engineering building at the university and ike himself was there taking orders. ike's is among several viters for the prime location. the sands witch maker is facing an eviction in the castro district. neighbors complained the crowd, noise and order. >> people love his sandwich autos the bay area news talk leader. >> arounding n aaward of distinction. "know the species, know the stai

. >> reporter: under ground at new york times square or penn city, cameras are now watching you. police may be as well. >> this is a coordination of in lower manhattan where we bring in thousands, literally, of video feeds. >> reporter: this is where we met up with new york city police commissioner, the goal to prevent terrorist crime. they monitor the surveillance cameras 24/7. 500 cameras have been added. the subway system has 5 million riders a day. terrorist attacks are focused on transportation systems. it's something, given the size and scope of the transit network we have here, we have to make it high priority. >> reporter: it has the nypd learning lessons from london where mayor bloomberg inspected the cameras. sur valuens cameras are crucial to identifying people in bombings. they had detectives in london at the time. one is the recreation of the bombers homes. >> the rooms here are the two rooms in their apartment they used to make their explosives. >> reporter: he's with the counter terrorism unit. they look for ordinary items used to make bombs. >> you may think it's

they had record snow and penn state had a game that weekend. i'm not saying that's going to happen. i'm saying we could flip things around. so a 90-degree day here, you never know, frost next week for all you know. >> keep the pool open for now. don't shut it down yet. >> the kiddy pool in the back? our news continues 24 hours a day right here on abc2news.com. >> see you at 9:00. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you.

no delails on the penn, camden and brunswick lines. both light rail, metro subway operating on schedule. a few bus delays. 5, 8, 10, 14, 19, 23, 51, 64 bus all running about 10 to 20 minutes late. and diversions, the 5 bus diverting at igor and central. look for the 10 and 30 buses with a diverse at light and pratt. with the m.t.a. transit team, now kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. >> good morning, everyone. we'll show you the seven-day forecast. we do have a little bit of rain to talk about, but not today. first, good morning to sandra shaw. she's downtown. she's going to tell us about another wonderful charity event involving some of the local restaurants. hi, sandra. >> hey, tony. we are actually at clementine on harford road in northeast baltimore city. so basically, they are donating 50% of all of their patrons' checks this thursday, september 23, to a program. i'll tell you more about it. the event is called dining out for life. basically, they will deliver meals to those who are critically ill, and their families. more on th

officials with the department said he was on the way to a training program at penn state university. he resurvey browns star commendation during his 31-year career. he leaves behind a wife and two children. funeral arrangements are still pending. an autopsy is being performed on a body found. >> he was found on stone gate court. lowell melser is live at police headquarters with more. they are investigating this as a hate crime. >> police are really not saying much about this case, just that they found an unidentified hispanic male dead. they're calling his death "suspicious." the neighbors feel the man may have been targeted by gangs. >> i heard the sirens. all of a sudden, they came racing through here. i thought this was wrong. >> for these neighbors, the news is a complete shock. he was found dead at around 11:30 p.m. monday night. >> it is really scary. we get a lot of transient traffic walking through here. it really has me thinking. what can we do to stop this? >> we noticed police detectives still canvassing the neighborhood. police and releasing much as far as motives or susp

new study from penn state shows men that slept less than six hours per night were four times more likely to die during a 14-year flul period. the risk was higher for men with diabetes or high blood pressure. women, confidence only ten years but no significant difference in mortality rates. >>> teenagers who don't get enough sleep tend to eat more fatty feuds and snacks. a study shows when they get less than eight hours of sleep they are more at risk for obesity. even small changes in eating patterns lead to weight gain, especially in girls. experts say teenagers should get at least nine hours of sleep each night. >> nine hours, that sounds ac ht bkh wit be right back with facebook for sale at a store near you. this droid has evolved to do even more. now it integrates your work e-mail, so you can be hooked up to everything you need to do. now it does 1 ghz speed on a more intuitive keyboard. turning you into an instrument of efficiency. introducing the new droid 2 by motorola. part of the next generation of does. >>> facebook is blurring the lines between the real world and virtual world

when william penn laid out the city, he actually chose a spot of land that had a lot of groundwater. however, by 1730, 30,000 people lived within the first seven blocks of philadelphia, next to the delaware river. well, 30,000 people caused filth in the city and polluted their water sources. the groundwater was not potable. and in one year, 1/6 of the population died of yellow fever. now, they didn't know at the time that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes. but the health issue was major in that first movement to build a water system. narrator: so they set out to find the cleanest source of water. although the majority of philadelphia's water now comes from the delaware river, early engineers found that development along the waterfront was causing pollution. so their search led them to the nearby schuylkill river. philadelphia developed technologies to pump water from the river into the city. these technologies established engineering concepts that are still the basis for our water systems today. europeans flocked here. it was a destination point to see the new world technology.

he was on his way to penn state to participate in a program on accident investigation. the 33-year vet leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> the gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder because he was gay will spend the rest of his life behind bars. timothy rawlings was convicted of ordering the killing of the gay person. they sentenced him to two life sentences and a maximum of 20 years. his mother wanted the death penalty but was satisfied with today's section sentencing. >> it was justice for him. that's what was my concern, because he can't speak for himself. he is gone. and i had to make sure that they were held accountability. >>> this is the first time baltimore county has convicted someone for a hate crime. >>> on the weather front today, while we had some rain earlier on this morning and hen we saw improving weather through the afternoon, now temperatures cooling off out there and briefly drier through the overnight into the early tomorrow morning, but that's quickly going to changes by tomorrow night. 70 now at the inner harbor, 66 in cambrid

he was on his way to a training program at ten penn state. back in november we teamed one the state department of education in an effort to save lives. 3-d as in don't drive distracted. >> later this week. maryland will ban drivers from talk on hand held cell-phones. it's putting an end to disstackedtive driving. rob has more on what's being done ahead of this new law. >> this best buy. hoping marylanders get ready for the hands free cell-phone law. >> raising awareness. there's a lot of people here and hopefully we can get the message out to promote safe driving and that's it's important to be aware and mott be talking on the phone and doing things that can take your eyes off the road. >> at thei-95 welcome center state officials were here to get the word out about the new hands free cell-phone law. >> every driver on maryland road will have to put down the phone and just drive. we want to make sure that our cars and our trucks are no phone zones. >> the people that know how dangerous distracted driving can be are police officers. >> it's a

robinson's versatility as a quarterback at penn state figured to work in his favor, doing a lot of things. but singletary didn't feel they were getting a lot of value. you want to talk value, anthony dixon, the 6th round pick at mississippi state. the kid, the rookie earns a spot on the roster. >> when you have a guy like that, yes, it is going to be a role. what it is right now, it will define itself and yes you will find a roll. >> from the pros the college football, second quarter off the draw. nick grigsby and he goes right. see you later. 36 yards and the route was on. the wild cat and arizona may be good in the pac-10. 41-2. top seed nadal meeting istamen. he was president going to wen this -- he wasn't going to win this match. nadal was thrown out in the third set and eventually comes up with the winner here. but again, nadal is just too much. on to the fourth round is the top seed. earlier at flushing meadows, serena williams is checking out her sister in third round action. venus u.s. crewing against mandy manella. venus come together net and venus in her sparkling sequence tenni

the 33-year veteran was on his way to penn state to participate in a training program on accident investigation. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> with mid-term elections just weeks away major changes are in motion at the white house. rahm emanuel would like to run for mayor of chicago, which would leave president obama looking for a new chief of staff. political adviser david axelrod departs next year. national economic council director larry summers is leaving. and peter orzag gone already and christina romer is also gone. >>> equal pay for equal work. a mantra that for decades has been part of the american dream but a report released today in washington shows that closing the waging gap between men and women still has a long way to go. here's abc's tj winick. >> reporter: this was the less than enthusiastic assessment of one expert on women in the workplace. >> women are stuck. despite decades of efforts to create opportunities for advancement, deep inequities persist. >> reporter: exhibit a, the pay gap. according to a new report by the government accountability office it narrow

bill: david lee miller thanks on campus at penn state university. martha: disturbing new information coming out now about that delta plane that was forced to make an emergency landing in new york. this is a cellphone video that we've been showing you the past two days from a passenger on board that flight, it was going from atlanta. you can hear the flight attendant yelling heads down. it was forced to land on its left wheel and right wing. nobody was hurt. we are learning that the f.a.a. put airlines on notice back in july about a possible problem with the landing gear that affects this type of aircraft. that problem -- unclear if that problem is to blame for the incident but there is a investigation looking into the incident. bill: they'll figure it out. martha: in the meantime keep your head down. bill: keep your head down 140 times. martha: people respond differently in panic situations. bill: she did her job. something to consider in the immigration debate do voters believe the government urges illegal immigrants to cross the border. martha: vi

>> by limiting the amount of energy that is pen penn traetra your head, you limit the amount of temperature increase that you might experience as a result of using a cell phone. >> reporter: cell phone manufacturers say as long as the phone meets fcc standards, there's no reason for concern. >> there's no safe, safer, safest at any device at 16 or lower is condered safe. there's no differee between them. >> reporter: others disagree. a scientist with the environmental working group says her main concern is for children. >> what it means for their long-term health, especially since they'll be using phones for all of their life having started young, the questions remain. >> reporter: if you want to limit your exposu or your child's exposure, experts say there are a few simple things you can do. use an ear piece fo long conversations. text instead of talking. that keeps the phone away from your head. limit phone use when your signal is weak. better reception means the phone doesn't have to generate as much energy to reach the tower. if i took your cell phone away, what would happen? >> i'd pro

he was on his way to penn state university to take part in a training program on accident investigation. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> baltimore city police are investigating the death of a woman in west baltimore. the woman was found in the 1,900 block of mckeen avenue this morning. police say the victim was believed to be stabbed to death. investigators are still trying to figure out the motive. >>> and, a trial date has been set for a baltimore couple accused of killing johns hopkins university researcher steve picarin. they will stand trial in january, according to charging documents the couple demanded cash from picarin as he walked home in charles village last month. he was stabbed in the chest. >>> another building collapse in west baltimore today. this time it happened in the 4100 block of oakfield avenue this morning. the road was shut down for a time between norfolk avenue and fairview avenue while crews worked at the scene. yesterday, a building on druid hill avenue and laurens street collapsed. no one was inside and no one was hurt. >>> weather-wise today, ha

fowler was on his way to penn state university, about 20 miles away to take part in a training program on accident investigation. >>> tonight, police continue to search for the driver of a car who struck a teenager riding his bike in crownsville. sean hahn was riding his bike with friends this weekend along sunrise beach road. that is when he was hit by a maroon gmc sierra pickup truck. he's in stable condition at shock trauma. anyone with information about the driver or the pickup should call the anne arundel county police department. >>> the trial is set for two people accused of stabbing a johns hopkins university researcher as he walked home in the charles village neighborhood. john wagner and lavelva merritt from baltimore will stand trial january 26th in the death of steven pitcairn. police say they demanded cash from pitcairn and stabbed him in the chest. it showed later that they bragged about the crime and bloody shoes, wallet and pitcairn's i-phone was found in their home. >>> the johns hopkins doctor shot by a patient's son is back home with his family tonight. dr. david coh

. >> reporter: new york's busy penn station closed because it was so packed with people after winds knocked down trees and power lines on train tracks. drivers didn't fair much better. >> i was just driving down the street. and it was like -- it was just like a giant, human car wash. everything just started spinning. and i saw like the small branches flying all over. >> reporter: one woman died when a tree landed on her car. others didn't know how they survived. >> didn't know what hit me at first. glass was scattered everywhere. and i was thinking, am i alive? >> reporter: the same system moved through ohio hours earlier. changing the landscape in a matter of second. damaging 18 homes in 1 county alone. >> there was a red barn. and there was a house next to the road. and it's not there any longer. >> this is one of those things, while it may be an act of god, it doesn't make it easier for us. >> reporter: the national weather service says new york has had eight confirmed tornadoes since 1960. the service will confirm if the city has now survived tornado number nine. emily schmidt, abc news

no delays on the penn, camden and brunswick lines of marc. with the m.t.a. transit team, i'm kurt kroncke. now back to tony pann. good morning, tony. >> thank you, sir. good morning, everyone. so far, so good on this monday morning commute as far as the weather goes. a front last night produced a few sprinkles, but most of that has dissipated now. the temperatures are in the 60's. 62 in parkton. it's 67 degrees at the airport. 66 in rock hall. so relatively mild start for this time of the year. the temperatures have jumped into the upper 70's later on today, so it's going to be a nice one. here's the weather setup. we had this cold front go through, as i mentioned. it's now settled across the central part of virginia, but there's no weather associated with this front. there's a nice area of high pressure coming in behind it, and it will produce a little bit of a breeze, but that's about it. as we head toward the middle of the week, we might see a little area of low pressure develop on wednesday, but for the next few days, it's going to be quiet. we did have

here in new york, the legendary hollywood director oorth penn died last night. he's best remembered for a movie that turned a couple of outlaws into folk heroes. >> this is miss bone parker. i'm clyde barrow. >> clyde. >> we rob banks. >> couric: in addition to "bonnie and clyde" he directed dustin hoffman in "little big man" arlo guthrie and anne bancroft and patty duke in "the miracle worker." coming up next, a teachable moment. a school system that's working. can we learn something from the japanese? [ man ] then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna -- [ beep ] wow. [ man ] yeah, that's the patented freestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman ] did it just -- target the blood? target the blood? yeah, it drew it right in. the test starts fast. you need just a third the blood of onetouch®. that is different. so freestyle lite test strips make testing... [ man ] easy? easy. [ man ] great. call or click -- we'll send you strips and a meter, free. free is good. [ man ] freestyle lite test strips. call or click tod

he had his heart set on attending penn state when he weighed the $37,000 it would cost against what it would cost to stay hem and attend george mason university, the decision was a clear one. >> i think in terms of my parents' stand points, they saw the extreme benefits of how much this year was going to cost compared to a year at another university. >> reporter: college advisors say being open to compromise is good practice but financial advisors warn that parents should be wary about compromising their retirement accounts to pay today's bills. >> i discourage it. that is the last place you want to look towards for college funding. obviously, there are many years ahead to pay down debt if need be. but to make back your capital, once it is expended on college, much more difficult and you lose that time. >> reporter: borrowing has become a prime pram and costly vehicle to a college degree. cohen says it is important to take that into consideration and be open to making adjustments. >> families are being more open about what they can and and can't afford. so parents are having very frank

penn station closed in new york 3ecause it was so packed with +&++&-pdown trees and power linn train tracks. Ñin i was driving down the street and it was like a giant human, wash. everything started spinning. >>fw one woman died when a tree landed on her vehicle. >> i did not know what hit me at first. i wondered if i was alive. >> may be an act of god. >> new york has had eight confront tornadoes since 1960. meteorologist will confront today whether this was no. 9. emily schmidt reporting. >> unbelievable. >> yes. unusual. still ahead, politics and, the collide on the national mall. >> metrobus miscalculated the cost of one type of daily fare. >> a sneak peek at the >> have the friday. 91 degrees with the high temperature yesterday at reagan national. it was the 63rd 90-degree day of the year. the record is 67. we may have a few more 90-degree days. we'll keep an eye on or warmer weather. 79 degrees is the average height. we will be above that again later today with highs in the low to mid 80's. most of us, especially locally, mid 80's. 64 in fredericksburg. 71 at reagan national.

>> new york city penn station closed because it was so packed with people after winds knocked down trees and power lines on train tracks. drivers didn't fair much better. >> i was just driving down the street and -- it was like -- it was just like a giant human carwash. everything just started spinning. i saw like small branches flying all over. >> one woman died when a tree landed on her car. others wondered how they survived. >> didn't know what had hit me at first. glass was shattered everywhere. i'm just thinking am i alive? >> the same storm system moved through ohio hours earlier changing the landscape in a matter of seconds damaging 18 homes in one county alone. >> a red barn and a house right in front of it next to the road. it's not there any longer. >> just one of those things that while it may be an act of god, it doesn't make it any easier for us. >> the national weather service says new york has had eight tornados since 1960. meteorologists will confirm if the city has now survived tornado number 9. emily smith, abc news. >> much calmer than that here. the biggest problem is

now it looks like penn natiooal is ready to move aaead after ú%l. peen national has been criticiied for its role in trying to defeat the slots referendum at a ru a arundel mis mall. thisthe cordish national claimst tte penn nnaional has violate has agreement not to interffre with anotherrslots ownee. he isshopeful that the dispute won't impact he opening of the cecil county casino. >> we wwuld nottlike to see any delay on this one. the commission felt and still feels strongly that we made the prrper decision when it goessto arrndee ills. it's what people are goinggto expect to see in one of these ssots facilities. >> oppning day is still set for -ext thursday. endured a bad budget season, but it didn't stop one city officials from spending thousands oo dollars on a new office. these pictures obtaiied by fox 45 show the renovated city office of former public works %-20 grand for the makeover.3an the luxury oofice includes a stone wall, hardwood walls and a zebra rug. he was forced out of the ccty government ttis summer. the new public works director

. >>> penn state college researchers found only 1/6 of those who lose significant amounts of weight are able to keep it off for a year or more. women are more likely to maintain the weight loss. researchers say more work is needed to determine what helps people maintain their weight loss over time. our real national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. so ask a neighbor about state farm, then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. then call an agent at 1-800-state-farm >>> mark is off, fred is here with sports. the a's did their part, unfortunately the dodgers did not do their job. >> san diego finally ended it's ten day losing streak. giants had all they could handle with a down and out d backs today. giants you have to like th

. >>> penn state college researchers found only 1/6 of those who lose significant amounts of weight are able to keep it off for a year or more. women are more likely to maintain the weight loss. researchers say more work is needed to determine what helps people maintain their weight loss over time. >>> the giants are on the road to doing something. it could go down as one of the best college footballs of the year. >>> mark is off, fred is here with sports. the a's did their part, unfortunately the dodgers did not do their job. >> san diego finally ended it's ten day losing streak. giants had all they could handle with a down and out d backs today. giants you have to like that. they were scoreless in the 9th inning. posey reached to right. and parra gets the hit of the day. and aaron hellman, turns this into a 2-run triple and there's your game winner. 2-0, the giants remain 1.5 back of philadelphia in the wild card race. >>> a's are now a major league best 2-12. cocoa crisp jumps on this pitch. cocoa crisp first lead off home run of the season. we're coo coo for cocoa crisp. >>> the 49e

we are on marlboro pike right at penn crossing drive between here and oakwood lane where the road is shut down for the accident ads the investigation continues. it happened just after midnight. he have we have some video to give you some idea of how severe this was. an ambulance had just left the fire station on the way to a call when an suv, a large gmc suburban, came speed ago long going the wrong way on the road according to a police report. the ambulance sweived to try to avoid a crash. the suv sideswiped the ambulance and the suv went straight into a brick wall, hit a utility pole, flipped over on its roof. all three occupants of that suv, all three males, were pronounced dead on the scene. the folks in the ambulance, the two fire ems workers were transported to a local hospital. fortunately, they apparently are going to be just fine. the entire side of that ambulance was shaved off in the process of this accident. just an incredible scene. an extensive investigation out here on marlboro pike. this section of the roadway will remain closed for at late an hour, possibly two as th

no delays on penn, camden, and brunswick lines so far. now back to sandra shaw. >> we have tropical downpours developing. we will see this all day long and lingering into tomorrow morning. it is the duration that will cause some flooding problems. you cannot see heavy rains. we have had tornado warnings for st. mary's and calvert counties. this is like a tropical storm that extends from south florida and combining with a stationary front and an area of low pressure. it will move up into new york state. we have more than 5 inches of rain expected. we could see some heavier amounts locally. we are on the top of the scale. we have a flash flood warnings to the south of baltimore. ooling on thepu roads already. a tornado watch. there will be some gusty winds associated with this thing. the wind is changing direction. that means a tornado watch for the entire viewing area until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. we have wind gusts in excess of 40 miles per hour. this is a hybrid storm. the tropical storm dissipated. all of that moisture combined with t

but going outbound at penn street, we're finding a report of some new crash activity. >>> some families in our region are testing out a new cell phone app that prevents texting while driving. it automatically sends all incoming calls to voice mail. the driver can read and respond to them safely. one teenager has mixed feelings about the program. >> i would be be frustrated if i had really wanted to talk to somebody. but i guess if it's safer, it's probably a good idea just to play off the phone. >> it's also preventing outgoing communication but it does allow the user to make 911 calls. >>> we're part of the great hangup here at 9news now. it's an effort to get people to stop using their cell phones while driving. we would like to share your story. go to the great hangup page on wusa9.com or call the number there on the screen. >>> hackers have cracked the code and figured out how to copy blu-ray discs. >>> and we'll take a look at what is new for what is new in theaters this weekend. i've got power pain can't mess with. (announcer) new icy hot power gel. relief that's icy to dull pain,

penn state university researchers found that only 1/6 of those who lose significant amounts of weight are able to keep it off for more than a year or more. women are 10% more likely to maintain their weight loss. investigators say more research is needed to determine what helps people maintain their weight loss for some time. >>> small amounts of marijuana can relieve chronic pain without making people high. people were given marijuana with a small dose. >>> coming up here, we have breaking news, a man has just climbed a high rise in san francisco. >> reporter: call it a casting call, the surprise for people who went fishing today. still ahead. >>> and it is spectacular outside, so what are we looking at for the rest of the week? the five day forecast is coming up in just a moment. >>> let's turn now to breaking news. a man has climbed the 58th story millennium square near downtown san francisco today. the man climbed that building on 301 mission street without using safety ropes. he just finished the climbs a few minutes ago. mission street was shut down between freemont and beal. we

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others were left stranded when penn station and shut down. high winds knocked trees down onto the power lines. 30,000 people lost power as lightning filled the skies. >> the doors flew open. air-conditioning crashed. the windows crashed in. >> a damaged ohio state university and more than one dozen homes -- it damaged ohio state university and more than one dozen homes. >> it used to beat a red barn. it is not there anymore. >>> cool temperatures. good stuff for the weekend. whatever your plans are, if it relies on the weather being pleasant, you have it made. let's look downtown. conditions are improving. downtown pennsylvania, good stuff. sunshine and temperatures in the upper-70's. we are in good shape for the evening and the weekend. let's check out some temperatures around the area. it is comfortable, 73, below average in laurel. they will pick a little bit of rain around midnight. if you're thinking about heading to the beach, a good call. it will be very nice. sunshine all weekend long. on sunday, 74 degrees. fenwick island. in the dis

se takean penn -- s takeean penn doing -- take sean penn and the issue with katrina -- guest: host: does that matter? caller: the celebrity might make me listen if they are not promoting themselves. lady gaga promotes herself. she promotes her own thing. right now, the more important issue is this is a distraction we have the war in iran. we had two department of justice lawyers who resigned. one was under the whistle-blower law. celebrities take off -- take us off the main track. we will end up in a big war like we did in iraq. host: the associated press says -- madison, fla., the role of celebrities and public policy, our republican line. caller: i am grateful to be able to say that i think stephen colbert for bringing up the topic and cspan. he is the only public figure who has spoken to this. nobody has the courage to talk about our desperate need for these workers and to emphasize that we should treat them fairly. we need a work visa program. i feel grateful. i hope the topics states there and i hope we become hon. in the way we treat these people. we really need them. host: what is

. $700 for a month if you want to get them into penn state. putting it in that perspective is scary. >> comes so quickly. you and i have children, it will be here before we know it. where should you save? >> i believe that the 529 maryland education savings plan is the best place to save. i do not think he should save all of the money, many people cannot when they're young parents, but i would say 50% of your goal needs to go into that savings account. it will help. if you take it out for qualifying, it will benefit tax- free as well. just in case the kids to not go to college, i do not suggest putting 100% in. >> you are a proponent of saving for your retirement first? >> i would go so far as to say that the most selfish thing that a parent can do is put their child's education before their own retirement. if the kids had to get a savings and loan, that is one thing. if they have to bailout parents in retirement, that is a much bigger expense. >> you will get more financial and buys from tim by checking out his website. stay with us, coming u

he was on as a way to penn state when he crashed his truck in pennsylvania yesterday evening. poor weather conditions contributed to the deadly crash. >> scientists are putting the choice of sex in the hands of parents. parents undergoing in vitro fertilization can identify the sex of a specific embryo and can choose which one to have implanted into the mother's womb. >> it is potentially problematic that it does raise serious ethical issues. but the balance so for favors autonomy on the part of the parents in making reproductive decisions that work for them. >> i did not make those babies. the miracle of life is the same. the only thing we are doing is freezing the boys and transferring the girls or vice versa. >> the process does not come cheap. couples pay between $10,000.15000 dollars. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think about technology that allows parents to choose the sex of the child they are having? e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 57 degrees on tv hill. comi

temple goes to penn state. great weather in pennsylvania today for the football game. and my belovedooners getting ready for texas next week. taking on the bearkats in cincinnati. 58 degrees. perfect weather for otball. we're hoping for a one-point win today. tough game against air force last week. if you're a texas finance, it's ou-, the next week. i'll put that longhorn upside down. i heard about it week aft week last year but i'm doing it. >> hang loose. thanks, chuck. >>> okay. >> hang ten. >>> still ahead this hour, lindsay czarniak sits down to lunch with one of the challenges biggest and wealthiest stars. >> we'll show you one swimming feat that will blow your mind. [ mom ] my son ryan didn't know his voulez-vous fr his frere jacques... [ speaking fnch ] [ mom ] ...so he decided to study in paris. ♪ to see french masterpieces with his very own eyes. weven linked our citibank account to his so when his account ran low we just transferred funds. i just hope the language isn't a barrier. bonjour. [ mom ] my ryan n be very shy. [ male announcer ] from linked accou

that is why they use colbert and brad pitt, sean penn. we have been late to the party. shouldn't be that way. most people should like vegetables, a lot of americans like cookies. >> kimberly: i don't like carrots,÷ñúúúúxx÷÷ anwar awlaki. he could be hiding in yemen. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "geraldo at large." for the latest headlines go to fox news.com. >> kimberly: welcome back, everybody. hopefully geraldo had an invite to his dinner with new jersey governor chris christie. if he didn't i'm sure he got pointers from his next guests. >> geraldo: they have the dubious reputation of being the most scorned in d.c. a town filled with unpopular people. known as the infamous white house party crashers. the star of real house wives of d.c. and her husband have yet to live down their unauthorized but perhaps explainable appearance at the white house state dinner last november. the facts and circumstances behind that for them life altering event are laid out in a new book by our friend diane diamond. the new book titled cirque de salahi. my wife is a big fan

. >> reporter: the group called against slots at the mall is getting big financing from penn national. why? because if slots are voted down at anne arundel county, they may get to build their on slot parlor at a nearby track. >> the only way we could get our voice out is to take the -- if both sides have money, now it comes back to the issue. >> reporter: the group don't want gambling near the mall. and they worry about traffic. and with one month before the election, both sides are campaigning in full force. the cordish company said if it succeeds, it will provide 4,000 jobs. and giving the anne arundel county residents first dib. >> question a will be on the ballot on november 2nd. >>> the man charges with murdering they're in they're in native love will have to wait for his trial. he is charged with killing the 22-year-old crockeysvilles woman inside her offcampus apartment at the university of virginia and the judge denied a media request to have cameras present in the courtroom. >>> a partial guilty verdict for the drunk driver accused of killing another young athlete in maryland

. >>> another game penn state not that impressive but over kent state. michigan was down 17-7 late in the 2nd quarter, then hung on for the win. usc pulls to win on the road at minnesota 32-21. >>> notre dame is still the only game og on, and it's all tied up. 21-21 the irish and spartans. you know it's 101 days since the blackhawks won the stanley cup and the road to the repeat begins. part of the annual training camp festival thousands of fans showed up to watch the work out. patrick sharp and company have been skating for a while already, and here is the highlight. kane on the break away and the hawks narrow their focus for the long regular season ahead. >> as far as i've heard no one is picking us to win this year which is something that will work in our favor. but again, the most important thing is that we're all ready to go and excited to be back here and get back in the routine, and when you go through a crazy summer like we all did, we crave that routine and feel like getting back to what feels like a normal live style. >> and talking to differen