derek valcourt, wjz-13, eyewitness news. >>> thank you, derek. more results to bring you now, including the contest for governor. we have governor o'malley edging out his competitor and the closest got 10% of the vote. the governor will match up against bob ehrlich in november and the rematch of the election in 2006. and ehrlich's challenger with the tea party backed -- more than some expected. >> and the race for the senate went according to most predictions as mikulski will seek another term after securing her party's nomination yesterday. all three of the areas will be attacked by wargotz. wargotz is a doctor who served on the commission on the eastern shore. and he gained attractions with ads that depicted mikulski as a dinosaur. >>> there will also be a new mayor. people called him out of touch. gray, he's been the chairman for the d.c. council edged him out. there's no republican running in the general election this november. >> and he may night the ethics violation, but he's representing harlem's neighborhood. >> this victory has to be you

. >> we continue with derek valcourt live in dundalk. good afternoon, derek. >> reporter: this is north point road here. you can see the water level is high. we're in an area of the road that has been closed off just about 15, 20 minutes ago the water was much higher. as we pulled up a police had just finished pulling a car through. someone tried to go through it. they shouldn't have. they got stuck. police say this scene has been playing out all over maryland. by morning several roads had been washed out and a number of drivers had to be rescued after their cars were stuck in the reising waters. >> kept on going and within seconds she's floating. rolling the windows down saying help me, help me. >> reporter: the water backed up so bad that some neighborhoods had major basement flooding. so your basement is essentially flooded? >> yes. it's gone. i'm due in march and i had tons of baby stuff down there. >> reporter: people had live in this trailer park say this is good compared to how it was a short time ago. some of the neighbors say th

>> reporter: derek and anita, let me put it this way. it looks like a party earlier. right now the party may just about be over. they have got the same numbers we have gotten. a small sam j that shows vincent gray really dominating right now and there are a number of people here believing that won't change. as a matter of fact, a very noteable reporter says it appears gray has won ward four and we might be on the way for a major win. but we can't get anybody from the fenty camp to come down because they're not here. there are no campaign officials on the floor. no city leaders. i haven't seen michelle rhee around here. i haven't seen the city administrator here. the mayor's family is here. we should point that out. they're in this room up here to my left. i've seen his mother. saw the back of his wife. his nephew is here. the family is here. and we would expect to hear from the mayor at some point. obviously when we have more numbers and there is a clarification of how this night is going to end. but right now i don't even think there is as much optimism in this room.

derek valcourt has been in the storm all day. derek? >> reporter: it has been a wet and soggy afternoon. what a difference just a few hours makes here on route 40. if i were here just a few hours ago, i could have showed you i would have been up to my chin in water right now. this that's the difference. this entire area was washed out. things are turning back to normal along route 40. this has been one wet and soggy afternoon for much of maryland. the relentless rains with visibility low. in glenn bernie, cars unable to cross furnace brook road. drivers took their chances on nursery road before police could stop them. >> we're probably going to shut it off there. >> reporter: some of the worst flooding on dun duck. many roads washed out and many drivers stranded. >> she just kept going and within seconds she's floating rolling the window down yelling and screaming help me, help me. all i could do was laugh. >> reporter: major flooding where water rose above the jersey wall. and nearby? >> i've never seen it this high in the 28 years i'v

derek valcourt, wjz-13 eyewitness news. >>> derek, thank you. we'll stay on this investigation and bring you new information as soon as it's released. >> developing story out of east baltimore. police are investigating a fatal shooting there. and the police say that a man was sitting on the front stoop of a row home and shot in the head. he was taken to the hospital where he died. >>> it's one of the most talked about accidents in state history. now, the family of the man killed when his truck careened off of the bay bridge and they've settled their lawsuit. >> reporter: good afternoon, don and everyone. the officials say that the family is getting $100,000 to the family. he died after he survived hitting the car. the truck crashed through a barrier and plummeted into the bay 30 fee below. the 19-year-old did have alcohol in her system and the prosecutors said it was too low to press charges. >>> thank you, and the settlement was the maximum amount payable. >>> and more allocations of a doctor accused of taking people in for late term abortions.

derek? >> reporter: all over this side, the eastern side of baltimore county, we are here in the rosedale area just off route 40 a while ago. the water would have been up against mid-chest level which is why route 40 in this section was shut down literally. the water is wandering over the median creating a few problems. the water rushed into the parking lot of this tire shop over here. dozens of the tires literally rolled out into the streets. the problems here, just the tip of the iceberg. from dundalk to anne arundel county, the rains fell too fast for many creeks, streams and storm drains to keep up with. >> i didn't believe it at first until i got down here. >> reporter: route 40 shut down for hours. the scene of a rescue after a driver tried to pass through the floodwaters which quickly rose over the jersey walls. >> i can't believe people are so stupid. you guys are telling everybody be careful around standing water, you know, everything all morning. i've been watching. >> reporter: he

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, derek. thank you. we will stay on investigation, bring you any new information, as soon as it is released. >>> a truck driver killed while trying to avoid a head-on collision on the bay bridge. tonight, word that they have reached a settlement with the 19-year-old who caused the accident. >> well, vic, john short's tractor-trailer flew off and plummeted 30 feet into the chesapeake bay. it was summer 2008 when the 57- year-old swerved to avoid candy baldwin's car and went off the barrier. candy baldwin said she fell asleep behind the wheel when she crossed the line. her legal alcohol was below -- alcohol level was below the legal limit. and her insurance company will pay $100,000 to the short family. this that is the maximum payable under the policy. >>> tonight, memorial plans are under way for a naval academy graduate, killed in afghanistan. navy lieutenant brendan loony of owings, maryland, was one of nine u.s. military personnel killed in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. the 29-year-old was a form

back to you. >> thank you very much, derek. continuing now with mike schuh with more on how the 30,000 employees at hopkins were handled by security during all of the confusion. mike? >> reporter: what i can tell saw how they were handled is it depends on who you are and where you were. there were a lot of different things going on here. the closer you were to the scene the more urgency they were to get to it. frankly it looks like business as usual. you might not have known anything was going wrong at all. the one thing i can tell you shear that when the incident was going on, the tactical and s.w.a.t. teams were working their way closer to the situation to find out exactly what they had whether there was any life in the room where the incident happened. here now is the police commissioner to describe the final moments of that incident. >> we were able to see that mr. davis was down on the floor suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and that his mother was also unresponsive in her bed. the tactical team made entry into the

i'm derek valcourt. details are coming up in a lili, ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] mcdonald's new chicken flatbreads. all out awesome combinations of juicy, grilled chicken topped with roasted garlic aioli and a natural four-cheese blend. mcdonald's chicken flatbreads. the simple joy of new discoveries. ♪ if they have their way, we're facing a mountain of debt and a massive tax increase. employers will continue to leave our state, taking their jobs with them. the next four years will impact the next decade, so we've put together a road map to 2020. a plan that brings jobs back to maryland by reducing spending and lowering taxes. let's make the maryland we love not just good, but great. now let's get down to work. >>> coming up, at johns hopkins hospital, a doctor is shot. >> we have complete coverage, including interviews with a man just feet away from the shooting. >>> the absentee ballots have been counted and they favor the challenger. so will incumbent patricia jessamy proceed? >>> welcome rain.

in the past 15 minutes, derek, back to back crashes we're seeing here. starting off on the inner loop, north side of town at georgia. this accident has two right lanes taken away for drivers. see something delays from old georgetown road to the scene about 25 minutes right now. moving on to the south side, another crash on the inner loop. this is st. barnabus road. and drivers losing two right lanes here. switching to the live camera across the wilson bridge over to route 1 in alexandria. delays from 395 to route 1. that's the scene of another accident. so be careful out there. it will cause some commuting trouble in the later hour of the rush hour. derek, back to you. >> thank you much. >>> and topper is here with your 9 forecast. so nice outside, top, i got my car washed. >> i may change the forecast because of that. we're okay tonight. no problems. here is your forecast first now. start out clear and skies partly cloudy. comfortable and not as cool as it has been. 55-65 downtown and winds southeasterly at 10. right now temperatures downtown, 80 downto

derek will have more tomorrow night. share your thoughts at mcginty's mail bag. >>> a thousand local students took to the fedex field today to fight childhood obesity. try to set a guinness world record for the largest virtual exercise record. no word yet if they were successful. you can always learn more about fighting childhood obesity at wusa9.com. click on the lighten up icon. >>> still ahead, how long can this weather last? topper is coming back with your full forecast. >>> first, millions of folks are waiting in unemployment lines these days. we'll tell you about a new resource that could help them find jobs. that's coming up next. chevy chase bank is becoming capital one bank. with the most locations in the dc area, we figured they could use our help. ♪ down a bit. too much. [ crowd cheering ] [ grunts ] [ garth ] capital one bank. now with the most branches and atms in the dc area. what's in your wallet? >>> unemployment rose to 9.6% in august. across the country, unemployment rose in 27 states, fell in 13. sta

derek valcourt with more. jessica kartalija speaks with the witness feet from the shooting and mike schuh and as more. >> the doctor is expected to survive. let's go to derek valcourt are more on how the situation started and how it ended. >> reporter: earlier today a s.w.a.t. team moved in trying to remove the man who had barricaded himself inside the room after shooting his mother's doctor. gunfire inside the johns hopkins building sent people scrambling. the doctor was shot by 50-year- old paul warren pardus. the doctor was trying to explain to pardus his mother's medical condition when pardus became emotionally distraught and shot the doctor. >> was last seen running. >>> the run -- running into the room. >> police s.w.a.t. teams moved in, while trying to allow business to resume. police tried to contact pardus to get him surround but they soon realized he had already shot his mother in the head and took his own life. >> we are treating this case as a -- as a murder sue side and the shooting of this doctor

>> reporter: well derek, let's assess the scene. we are a couple of yards south of where the accident took place. the state highway truck is blocking the fly-over ramp, the ramp on which the bus was traveling before it left the road. the fly-over ramp used for h.o.v. traffic at rush hour is now closed as a result, and everyone is forced into the main line of i-270. you can see the cars a bit elevated, that's rock ledge drive as people are trying to deal with the beltway closed in terms of coming north on 270 making alternate routes and coming down rock ledge to join the traffic. it has been hellacious for drivers here. this is how it was explained by a police officer on the scene. we are on the fly-over ramp, that the bus was traveling on just before it left the road. as you walk up or drive up this fly-over ramp, to the left there is a guard rail similar to those that you see along many roads. guard rail, if we can come over this way, it looks exactly like this. this one is rusted but it seems to be pretty firm. i'll ask our photog

derek valcourt. wjz eyewitness news. >> first warning weather coverage continues at wjz.com with gigi barnett. she has photos of the flooding damage. gigi? >> reporter: check out this shot of orems road. the road is completely flooded out. check out this shot of hudson street from louise. big problem in mill river. tracy sent in this of rossville boulevard and route 40. the storm surge is pounding. this is from janet along chesapeake avenue. if you want to send your picture, you can come here to wjz.com and click on the lirch on the home page. you can take a look at our slideshow. mary, back to you. >> they've been very dramatic and very telling. remember, wjz is always on for instant updates and live radar all the time. log on to our website, wjz.com. >>> some breaking news for you right now. a major development in the tight race for maryland's governor. there's word that governor o'malley and bob ehrlich have agreed to a debate. this follows weeks of uncertainty. >> just in the past few hours, deta

the cards replaced him with derek anderson. >>> he wasn't a lock for the starting rotation in spring training and began the season on the disabled list. cahill had a chance to take it one step further. the a's and angels. cahill tried to become the first oakland pitcher in three years to win 15 games in a season. going to need help from his lineup. bottom one, no score. jack cust.

derek, back to you. >> thanks, patranya. now an update on that bus accident we showed you yesterday along i-270. two youngsters on board that charter bus that crashed in north bethesda say the driver clearly had some sort of medical emergency. riley oliviero says the retired police officer collapsed on to the steering wheel just before the crash. he also says one of the parents, sally currie tried to intervene. tried to grab that wheel and steer the bus back on course, but the unconscious driver was right on top of it. >> and i looked over to the bus driver and slumped over on the steering wheel. >> he slumped over. >> he slumped over -- i thought he had a heart attack. >> and we heard bus driver, lookout. and a smash and we were just tipping and rolling. and push off the hill. >> wow. maryland state police are still waiting for the results of an autopsy on that bus driver whose name is joseph. >>> up next, what you need to know before the laws change in maryland tomorrow. here's a picture of today's flooding from north beac

you did this because of the loss of derek? >> yeah, yeah. one--one thing we were paranoid about was jonathan driving. and jonathan even had a hard time driving after that. so i just felt that on his honor, if he signed the contract, he would obey those laws. >> that's amazing. oprah: yeah. so you were the first no phone zone. >> yes. yes. oprah: yeah. you were a no phone zone before we did. >> you know, i have--yeah. i have to tell you, i--you know, you always have that moment when you're on television about whether or not you're going to share something that's so personal. and there's always that moment where you can make that decision to do it oprah: or not to. >> or toh: you say, "do i cr oprah: you say, "do i crack myself open for the world?" >> right, exactly. do i crack myself open for the world? and if i do, why? what can come of it? and so, i'm so sorry for your loss, and i know that grief is not a straight path. i know it's like this, and that's just how it is. but i thank you so much for--for thanking me, because that means that wh

derek valcourt explains the doctor's condition is improving. >> reporter: orthopedic surgeon was shot by a son of a patient. >> shooting on nelson eight. >> there's a shooting in the hall way. >> reporter: moments before the gunshot, the doctor informed the son that the surgery did not go well. cohen was rushed into surgery and survived. >> he was my knight in shining armour. that's why i was so devastated to hear of the horror that happened to him. >> reporter: former patient susan revanock credits cohen for her health. >> i shutter to think of what my back would be like without cohen's help. >> reporter: ron gold critics ben hopkins security. incidents of violence o the rise in u.s. hospitals, especially in emergency rooms. >> those kind of very emotional traumatic injuries are often bring out. sometimes the very worse this people as they are trying to cope. whether a very difficult set of circumstances. >> reporter: meanwhile his patients wish him a speedy recovery. >> i just wish him a very quick recovery. because he certainly helped me get on my feet. >> reporter: derek valcourt.

derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> and derek, thank you. with that said, several other local animal shelters say they, too, will not allow somebody accused of animal abuse to volunteer at their facility. >>> a towson gas station accused in a murder-for-hire plot. matthew brown pled guilty in his role in the plot that left ray porter dead. porter was killed inside the gas station he and his wife carl on owned. police say -- carla owned. police say she ordered the murder. three of the differents, including carla porter, are still scheduled for trial. >>> a columbia mother of four killed. her apartment then set on fire. tonight, police say the man responsible is in jail. denise is in the newsroom with more on this development for us. denise? >> reporter: well, mary, the suspect in the case is the victim's ex-husband. howard county investigators say thelma wynn was stabbed to death by her ex, damon white on september 7th. white then allegedly set her apartment on fire. wynn was letting white stay with her at the time. when police arrived at the

host: derek thompson jones us. recently, your publication put a piece out looking at geography in terms of job creation. what's the relation? guest: i think there's two big stories. america is a messy place but the two stories i think are this. we all know the story of the tortoise and the hair. i think if you look at the united states you see hairs in two places. in california, nevada, arizona, places that raced ahead sort of with the real estate prices, then the recession came and stamped on their tails. then you have cities slow growing, not terribly dynamic in the way we think about florida. these are the great plain states, some cities in texas. and they just kept chugging along. i think that's one way to look at the recession and the reemergence of the heartland. the second story i think you can tell is the story about capital. you say in the 2000s the great economic expansion was all about proximity to capital, to the ability to use these rising home prices to invest in these sort of dizzying complex assets

well, good luck with that, derek. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. it's good to be here. >> so almost $7 million raised since the budget stalemate began for re-elections. same story, different year. now, that's the whole point, isn't it? >> yeah. it's pretty appalling, isn't it? i mean, here we're at a point where the budget is late a record number of days and yet the politicians are still finding time to raise money for their own campaign accounts. it's really enough to drive you crazy. but they even deeper problem is that this is exactly what our current rules would encourage. you know, there's almost no accountability in the budget process. the politician don't pay a price if the budget is late even though the rest of us do and we have a campaign finance system that's on steroids where, whoever raises the most money wins 95% of the time. so to be expected that they are going to be out there raise last dollar that they can. >> let's look at who is giving them money, because it's a handful of larger interest groups. and just since july 1, at&t gave

we continue with derek valcourt. he has more on the local preparations. derek? >> reporter: emergency management officials all over the state will be keeping a very close eye on rising water levels over the next day or so then they say they are preparing for this storm. they say so should you. in neighborhoods like this, frequent flooding and residents know it can get tricky quickly. >> a couple of my buddies basically got their cars completely destroyed because of the rain. i try to stay away from here if i know it's going to rain. >> so you keep a close eye on it. >> you have to. >> clogged and overgrown drains can cause flooding. with more than 50,000 drains, the city needs the public's help. >> if you have an inlet in front of your house, the biggest weapon you have is really a broom. just go out there. sweep that material up and put it in the trash can. >> reporter: concerns are high. crews in anne arundel also trying to prevent problems and asking marylanders everywhere to be prepared. >> if there is flooding and torrential rains of six to eight inches or

our complete coverage continues now with derek valcourt. >> reporter: it has been a slow night here. they are waiting for the results to come in. and of course bernstein is not here yesterday. he has spent his entire campaign. he's earned a lot of police support and plenty of endorsements. he's campaigned on tv, radio and in person. i asked her about her chances against jesemie. >> reporter: she's had a lot of endorsement, 15 years of experience. is that something easy to embark on. >> i won't be easy. but if we didn't think we could defeat her, we wouldn't have embarked. everybody is giving us the same answers, that they are tired of the crime. that they are ready for a change after 15 years and they want to see someone new. i think that's going to translate in the votes. >> reporter: we are listening to greg bernstein he has just walked into the room. he is greeting his supporters right now. he is telling supporters that he is going to be here for a short while and we will keep you posted on the latest. >> that was derek valcourt. a two county council member are the front runners.

derek barton scores all the way from second. beats the throw. 1-0 a's. a's with another single. this time cliff pennington. brings home rog davis. the damage was done. 2-0 a's. cahill wins. >>> another rough outing for barry zito. he lost his fifth consecutive start. luckily for the giant they will try to bounce back with the help of one of their most consistent starters, matt cain. san francisco is three games behind the padres. by the end of the day the end could be two. san diego's free fall continued thanks to the rockies. carlos gonzalez. scores two off lou gregorson. 6-2 cardinals. the padres lose their ninth in a row. this is a team it didn't seem could be beaten. now they really can. >> not so much. cal won, stanford is on its way. and we've got san jose state. going to be a hard one. thanks, laura. >>> still ahead, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake caught on camera. >>> it will make your skin crawl. bed bugs are back from coast-to-coast. bay area homes are infested as well. we take you under the covers. new information on the investigation into thatra cshed lagoon this week.

good afternoon, derek. >>> they weren't set to open the doors until thursday morning. but after a successful test run, the lottery commissioner gave them the clear and they opened their doors and plenty of people opened their doors and plenty of training their luck. >> it's nice in there. i came here to win. >> reporter: it's a 34,000 square foot slot lover's dream. it's loaded with u-spin and "sex and the city." >> we have the newest games. we have some of the games that las vegas don't have. >> and while they won't have table games, they're trying to lure the gamblers with the electronic blackjack tables. and the show business theme lends itself to the latest movie promotions and they're really promoting maryland expected to generate hundreds of millions a year and creating 350 new jobs employing most of the people like nicki deal. >> i was fortunate to get the job. gladly, i didn't have to look too hard for it. >> the soft opening underway now, but officials here at the casino plan on having the official grand opening thursday where the governor will help ring in th

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derek valcourt spent the day tracking it. derek? >> reporter: local and state emergency officials used today as an opportunity to send out a warning, especially to people had live in flood prone areas like this one saying they're getting rid ready for the -- getting ready for the storm, and so should you. residents know it scan get tricky quickly. >> every time there's a high tide, it floods. >> a couple of my buddies got their car completely destroyed because of the rain. i try to stay away from here. >> reporter: so you keep a close eye on it? >> you have to. >> they can cause flash flooding in baltimore streets. five crews have been clearing debris, but with more than 50,000 drains in baltimore, the city needs the public's help. >> where you have an inlet in front of your house or near your house, the biggest weapon you have not fight against flooding is really a broom. go out there, sweep that material up and put this in the trash can. >> reporter: crews in anne arundel also trying to prevent problems before the storm and asking

it appears derek jeter gets hit in the hand on a pitch from chad qualls. the umpire and trainer come over. jeter shaking his hand. that stings. but the rays players are furious because they know what happened. after a meeting of the umpires, jetter gets first base, but watch the replay, it ends the end of the bat. joe maddon is furious, he gets tossed. granderson hits a two-run home run to right, puts the yankees up 3-2, but there was justice, bottom of the same inning, dan johnson a two-run home run to right field, his second home run of the game. the rays won the game 4-3. after the game, jeter admitted that he acted to get on base saying "i'm not going to tell the ump i'm not going to first. it's part of the game. my job is to get on base." yankees lost eight of the last ten games now. the rays are up by a half game in the a.l. east. let's recap that highlight. the national league reds and d'backs, pete rose, there he is again watching his old team. bottom of the ninth, reds lead by two. adam laroche, high fly ball deep to right. it looks like it's out,

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derek mcginty tells us about st. john bosco. >> he's large and a bit imposing, but in life he was all about the least of us. he is st. john bosco, don bosco to those in the know and these days he's a wax figure and urn arriving on the steps of the national shrine including bones and tissues from his body buried in italy. >> many people don't have the opportunity to go to italy. >> reporter: he was born in 1850 and made it his business to look out for the young people suffering on the dark side of the industrial revolution. >> young people were treated like trash and abused. >> reporter: this father is the local coordinator for the relic's stop in dc. the saint's been on a world wide tour since 2009 in celebration of his upcoming 200th birthday in 2015. >> to welcome the founder, which is my here roan and inspiration to young people which i have dedicated my life to. >> reporter: it rests inside of a glass urn surrounded by a cart made of wood an metal and weighs 1800-pounds. >> we had to rely on our architect an engi

derek lowe. striking out mike stanton. derek lowe had his a-game. bottom of the third. brooks conrad, he also did pretty well. thank you. that is a home run to left center field. the braves lead 4-0. top of the fourth now. back to lowe. he had 9 punchouts in 5 2/3 innings of work. the braves have a game and a half lead over the padres in the wild card. >>> that is your espn news update. now, back to you in new york. >>> some major news in way in outer space. astronomers are excited about what they believe could be another earth. they say it is a planet that could support life because it's almost perfectly situated in relation to its version of the sun. it's believed that temperatures there range from 160 degrees to 20elow zero. but they say it is short-sleeve weather between. and by the way, it is 120 trillion miles from earth. >>> well, tourists looking for a vegas hot spot are getting a little more than they bargained for. >> the shiny, new, vdara hotel was jokingly being called a death ray. when the sun reflects off the hotel, it had guests running for cover. one man

game for the center fielder to return and interring today, he was 14 for 25, and batting .560 against derek lowe. could he continue that? and led off the game for the nats and trys to stretch this to a double and wins. that was the good news and the nats with 15 base runners today and to that the left. comes up to score and from maya in the sixth and alex gonzalez, agon, do you have to say that? and up 5-0. did it feel good to be back in the swing of things? >> and that is -- to get the boys going there and get off the back and, you know, we have to work as a team and try to finish it off strong. >>> and taking to janson, and winning 22nd of the year and os up 4-3 and billion of 11. mark henderson is tall and his pitches are fat and crushed by lyle overbay and out of the park. a walkoff home run and wins five-4. and how about soccer? d.c. united, the 29th minute and nice moves. and right there and the fifth of the year and united up 1-0 and cameron, heads it past perkins and up 2-1, winning 3- 1. >>> off the wall next, wisdom martin and talking about die angelo hall and the controversial co

these brownies, derek, anita, topper are made to last. >> but not necessarily made to eat. >> anita tried them. >> i tried them. >> what did you think? >> you'll have to wait until tomorrow morning. >> exactly. >> she doesn't want to give it away. >> not that there is anything to give away. >> derek was hiding. >> made to last. got to love that. >>> okay. are we moving on to the story or moving on to weather? >> i think we're doing weather. >> we're doing weather. so even though i'm on camera, it's you, top. >>. [ laughing ] >> i didn't get any taste test. >> i recall topper was hiding under the weather center desk when i was giving them out. >> oh, okay. fine. okay. here is the deal, i made some changes to tomorrow's temperatures. but no changes to the rainfall that's coming. it's going to be an event. it really will be. so you have a little bit of time to get your house in order, as it were. the next three days, here we go, 71 tomorrow. really lower temps. put a drop in, just a shower in by evening. it will be a dry commute in the morning. for the most part, a dry commute in the evening

now let's say hi to sarah and derek. we need the rain. >> we do need the rain. >>> a lot of people's lawns right now may look something like this over here. but i have to tell you, this is the time even though it feels warm outside, this is the time we head into fall so think of your lawn to make sure it looks like this next year. but a lot of people around here have some hard, clay-like soil as well. tell us what we need to do to make sure we have a luscious lawn. >> well, you're absolutely right. fall is the time to get things going. the roots are starting to get geared up for next year, you have the little rye zones forming and next to next year's grass. soil is an issue in the area. and if you add -- gypsum, it will help mold it into clay. if not, you can work the soil, add some top soil and add sod. and we were talking about this before the segment. sod comes pregrown, you roll it out, i want to till the soil about 2-3 inches and then roll this out. the most importance thing is to make sure that for the next two wee

>> reporter: well derek, we're in a sprawling development in the center of the city of manassas. before we roll to the video, which shows the kind of impacts here, i want to show you that behind me, the community center. the families that are displaced, they are being helped by the red cross right now. i also want to show you the layout of the house that is here. if you could look behind me, these houses are so closing together and they are very large. for that, you could only imagine, tells you how fast the fire could spread, which clearly might have been what happened here today. around 3:00, witnesses say when they heard a loud explosion, we don't know what that explosion was. and they say that they saw two of these houses here go up in flames. and they spread fast and furious. they didn't have much time to think. we did interview one gentleman who was sleeping. and he is okay. he was staying in the neighboring house. and we also interviewed one family where all five of the people, who live inside, they were all at once. they are okay. five people are accounted for. but they j

derek landini's office in 2008. more than 50 cases of doggy flu. why isn't there a flu vaccine for dogs? >> it came out after the fact. >> reporter: in east, new york, new jersey, connecticut, massachusetts, pennsylvania, north carolina, and florida have seen pet outbreaks. washington, d.c., ohio, oregon, washington state, and california are also canine flu hot spots. how do you know if that your dog is sick? >> we keep our eye on dogs that have symptoms. lack of appetite, coughing, not feeling good. >> reporter: you may be able to see it in their eyes or feel it as their cold noses get hot. and if they nose around the park, they may spread the illness. the flu virus flies through droplets when dogs sneeze or interact. the flu shot is not required. but if you travel with your pet, you can take the precaution. >> they do recommend initially two sets of shots two to four weeks apart. then the booster annually. >> the shot costs about 25-30 bucks. you can't catch it from your dog. you just may want to keep them protected. >> dogs don't like looking at

commitment to school reform, saying that will play a factor in their decision, saying essentially, derek, "we don't know yet." >> gray was called. centi says he has no other job offers right now, but insists he'll keep charging ahead for the next 106 days that he is mayor of the district of columbia. centi has a law degree, but spent very little time practicing law, and he got into a bit of trouble with the d.c. bar when he did. he has not ruled out another run for political office, but says he's almost 100% certain he'll stay in washington and serve the community in some way. >>> it was a big victory for the tea party in the little state of delaware. christine o'donnell won tuesday's primary against nine- term gop veteran mike castle. in the primary campaign she was called unelectable, which gives democrats plenty of ammunition to use against her come november. >>> the win won a bitter taste of tea in the top of many gop leaders, but why are so many afraid of this conservative group? let's go to derek for inside commentary in tonight's let be real segment. >> it may be that the gop fear

>> reporter: well, derek and anita, we've been driving through montgomery county and prince georges county through rain throughout the night. at this point i'm at the intersection of beach drive and kensington parkway and this is what you'll see along the side of the road. just a little bit of water still left from the evening storms, but as topper said a lot more is set to come. the ground is saturated as well and you know, we all wanted the rain, farmer wanted it, gardeners wanted it but come morningtime, and time for the commute, beach drive as anyone in this area knows is one of those places that you will expect to see signs like that. this is one of the more flood prone areas of montgomery county. some of the other more flood prone areas are little falls parkway in massachusetts avenue. the glenn road area, of potomac, and the tridelphia area of northeast montgomery county. derrick and anita, right now not a lot of rain, little bit of drizzle. the roads are fairly slick and there is water on the side of the road but nothing substantial at this point. we suspect a completely different

derek mcginty is here with a warning from metro transit police. derek? >> reporter: metro has seen a big surge in crime. the transit agency said it recorded just under 1100 assaults, threats or other crimes and that's just in the first six months of this year. that would be an increase of 24% over '09 when there were 866 crimes from january to june. and nearly double the 570 crimes reported in the same period in 2006. now metro said theft of electronic devises accounted for most crimes and in some cases they are just being snatched right out of people's hands. through last june there were 961 cases of robbery or larceny and that is up from 721 cases during the first six months of last year. metro said devises like smart phones and mp3 players have gotten priceyer and more riders are carrying them. in response the transit agency has launched a public awareness campaign saying keep your property secure. and a spokesperson said more uniform officers are being post and more plain clothes officers are riding on the trains. statistics shows metro has more crim

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but seriousness how do you bring jobs back to america we'll debate the issue with derek thompson of the atlantic and mike in these times then will study stereotypes in geography turns out that every country thinks differently of each other but we're going to introduce you to one artist who's turned those generalizations into a real maps and i warn you you might find some of your own biases being exposed and almost ten thousand copies of the book operation dark heart of been burned by the pentagon because they say it contains sensitive information about the war in afghanistan but how does the author feel about this shocking move by the d.o.d. well we're going to ask him later in the show also we're going to tell you about a modern day column you hear in the us a recent poll exposed americans desires to live in a country with wealth distribution similar to that of sweden but the word socialism or communism are some of the dirtiest when it comes to america so do americans not quite know what they want or could times be changing our chief correspondent for your sure there will join us just

back to you guys. >> well, derek, maybe next time. thank you. and the casino will open daily at 8:00 a.m. and close at 2:00 p.m.. >> a shocking stabbing at a mall. the police are searching for a suspect. the sky eye chopper was over security mall. the victim was a student located at the mall. he was stabbed in the back while leaving and there's no word on his injuries. >> motivated by hate. there a white supremacist is sentenced for beating an elderly black man. >> reporter: well, the 29-year- old received 31 years in prison today for the attack on the man and he apologized to him face the face, he says she's haunted by the attack. the african american man was fishing with his wife last august and lockner and two teens kicked him and beat him. the after math was rough on him and his family, he had missing teeth and expensive doctor bills. >> and we'll have more at 5:00. >>> this economy is the topic for this election. americans are ready for a change. >> reporter: president obama is trying to convince americans he's doing all he can to turn the

we're live in perryville, derek valcorut. >> the casino opens at 8:00 a.m. and closes at 2:00 a.m. >>> maryland's largest airport could soon become a power player because of a merger. southwest airlines is planning to buy air tran. wjz is live, adam may is live with more. >> reporter: it could be a mixed impact. the ceo of southwest airlines says it could lead to reduced fairs. but some economists say it could be the opposite and it could cost marylanders jobs. >> reporter: the biggest airline serving vwi thurgood marshall announces a second large merger. >> it's a merger, i don't know how it'll affect me. >> i always try to fly southwest. >> i love it the way it is. >> reporter: gary kelly says the new airline will serve 150 million customers. >> customers will benefit as we bring great fares and better customer service. >> reporter: air tran flies to 22 cities, nine of those destinations are the same as southwest. that means less options to indianapolis, jacksonville, los angeles, milwaukee, new orleans, orlando, san antonio, seattle and tampa. >> you have

we're live in anne arundel county. >>> all right, derek, thank you. stay with wjz-13 for the forecasts and a look at the live radar any time, go to wjz.com. >>> murder mystery solved. the county police arrest two men involved in a beating death of a man. two are charged in the murder of a 3-d-year-old. his body was found yesterday on is the elmo court. they lived together in the same apartment and one was killed during a violent argument. >>> and a lawsuit was filed and reached. a 14-year-old was electrocuted because of an underground electrical cable she lean against against. -- -- and major changes are in the works for the school system. it will effect how teachers will be paid. adam may has more. >> reporter: we're expecting the details in an hour and we've learned that a few teacher contract will be a part of the announcement. >> a major deal announcing ground breaking education reforms could make baltimore cities a model for the rest of the nation. >> and our schools are getting better every year. i'm pleased they were reaching an treatment. >> r

but i think we are in good shape in the immediate metro area, derek. the flash flood watch covers until everyone until 8 a.m. but the flooding may be west and east of town. start with titan. wide doppler radar. look at the heavy activity in to north carolina, southeastern virginia. this will move up to the east side of 95. and affect southern maryland and the delmarva. so if you are in annapolis down to st. mary's city this is got in the cross hairs so to speak. we have activity to the west. although this has been weakening the past hour or so. we will have rain and showers everywhere. don't get me wrong but i think in terms of the biggest threat east and west of town. let's start with drive. you can access this at our website at wusa9.com and check out our weather a. before we zoom in we had light activity in la plata and 95. this will get more intense the next couple of hours and skim over the bay and hit the eastern sections of anne arundel county and calvert county. we will point up to the north and west. one area that is still fairly heavy off to

but jennifer matts has been appointed to the derek tor -- director with michael being gone. i will be reporting to the committee where that is. >> ok. thanks. the last part of of our last meeting was interesting. we met with inspector david fal zone with the san francisco police department in talking about the granting of licenses. it was a very informative discussion. i summarized some of the important points that i thought came out of that that i would think you think he would be interested in hearing about. you can weigh in if there is anything i have left out. there is something called the alu, the abc liaison unit. it consists of about five professionals that are usually well trained and familiar with the process of applying for licenses. the have been involved in the business of reviewing applications and they know the logistics and mechanisms involved in that. he also indicated that all applications for liquor licenses have to be responded to within 30 days by state law. i thought that was interesting. i didn't know that. for some licenses that are granted, there is a

she and her partner derek hough earned 24 out of 30 points. beautiful. >> that does remind me of that movie. >> we have a story that every parent needs to see. with a growing health alert at playgrounds, schools and hospitals throughout the area, the number of children who get food allergies is rising at an alarming rate. what your child brings to school for lunch could send a classmate to the emergency room. >> 10-year-old paul shares this list with everyone. >> because even accidental contact can be devastating. every six months paul visits children's national medical center. where doctors and nurses monitor his reactions to potential allergens. >> it is entirely true that a generation ago you didn't hear about all of these children who had food allergies. >> in 1977 fewer than a million children were allergic to peanuts in the u.s. that number has more than tripled. in the d.c. area there are about 50,000 children with a food allergy, it is one in 25 children. >> children can die from food allergy reaction. >> paul was told this food didn't