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the maryland healthcare connection outreach van, as it makes its final stop here in maryland. >> reporter: even without technical computer glitches, understanding all of those insurance plans can be complicated. that's why federal and state lawmakers are calling for more changes to help smooth out the rocky enrollment road. >> reporter: lawmakers on capitol hill had tough criticism for the woman who runs medicare and medicaid services. the agency in charge are the troubled healthcare.gov website. >> i think this was designed to fail from the beginning. >> there is a disaster a rollout that is occurring. >> reporter: while some in congress call for delays to enrollment deadlines. >> the bottom line conclusion is, this health care gov website is fixable. >> for many marylanders. >> i'm trying to find out what they are. >> using the state's own online health insurance exchange website. teens enrolling have been touring the state, answering questions. >> the average person doesn't
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know all about insurance, what their options are, or even that they're eligible. >> reporter: in some cases, specially-trained navigators are helping through the open enrollment. >> shown here, to basically get my mindset right, to tell them exactly what they might need to do to qualify. >> reporter: but maryland's own website has dealt with its share of glitches as well. >> we're on day 29. i've had 18 attempts to get on the website and get good information. and i have yet to be successful. >> reporter: perry hall delegate, kathy shilegga praises outreach effort efforts like this. but agrees the deadline should be delayed. >> we need to do more to help people. because this website is not working and people are not signing up. >> reporter: some in congress have already called for the resignation of health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius. she'll take the hot seat on capitol hill tomorrow, answering yet more questions
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about the troubled healthcare rollout. >> reporter: derek, thank you. you can get unbiased information about healthcare options and enrollment systems by calling healthcare access call center, alt 1-877-223, 5381. news. delegate don dwyer was injured in a car accident this morning. according to his attorney, a driver ran a red light at magathy bridge and hit dwyer's cadillac. he was injured, sought medical treatment. but the extent of his injuries we do not know yet. just last week, dwyer was sentenced to six 60 days in jail, for driving and both under the influence. new details about what happened the moments before a murder-suicide in anne arundel county. >> reporter: denise, officer christopher robinson, did not use his service weapon, when he shot his ex-girlfriend and a
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city firefighter. robinson's family said he was trying very hard to move on from his relationship with marie hartman. he even went out on dates friday and saturday night. police say after one of those dates, robinson went, though, to the glen burnie home of the firefighter, andrew hoffman, who was dating hartman. police say robinson shot hoffman, hartman, and then himself. hoffman's younger sister hid in the closet during the shooting and escaped out a window. back to you, denise. >> thank you, mary. funeral plans for hoffman are being set for saturday. pictures of attorney general gubernatorial candidate dug gansler putting the resort town in the spotlight. the delaware town is issuing a warning about students and underaged drinking. >> reporter: south bethany officials say this is a quiet beach town. and they have a warning for parents. >> should have assumed then, that there was drinking. >> reporter: maryland attorney
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general doug gansler has taken the heat from a picture, showing him at a packed teen party, where witnesses say there was underaged drinking. now, the town of south bethany, delaware, where it happened, wants more parents feeling the fire, issuing a frank statement about teenage revelers, saying many of the incidents that occur, are the result of poor or absent supervision by parents. parents often rent the homes and disappear from the scene, leaving teenagers to fend for temses. don henreti, a former high schoolteacher, from his home, knows things can get out of control, and believes some parents turn a blind eye. >> senior week. they'd rather really not know. and they kind of think, well, in another couple of months, they're being off to college. and we really won't have any influence or control of what they're doing. >> reporter: kids typically begin to experiment with alcohol. >> reporter: gansler, who is maryland's top law enforcement officials has spoken out against underaged drinking. he and the parents of several teens, rented the home in june,
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after his son's high school graduation. >> reporter: police here in town say they're not investigating whether adults illegally watched as minors consumed alcohol. they say too much time has passed to prove anything. they've also consulted with delaware state police. >> reporter: those living nearby say south bethany is right for cracking down. >> every parent should be aware of what their children are doing at all times. i don't care whether they're 12 or 19. >> reporter: while the picture has been a blow to ganz bler's bler's cam -- gansler's campaign for governor, what happened at this now quiet beachtown has sparked a nationwide conversation about parental responsibility. >> reporter: gansler has admitted he made a mistake, not investigating whether there was underaged drinking at the party. in south bethany, delaware, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> south bethany had eight complaints, regarding wild june celebrations last year. that's down from 30 in 2009. well, it's hard to believe, but it has been a year since super storm sandy devastated the east coast.
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181 people from the caribbean to long island, were killed. and tens of billions of dollars in property were damaged. including many homes on maryland's eastern shore. wjz is live with complete coverage. meteorologist chelsea ingram takes a look back at the storm's impat. but we begin with alex demetrick, who spent the day on chrisfield. the maryland town hit hardest by sandy. >> reporter: recovery is ongoing at chrisfield and will be for sometime. >> reporter: when sandy hit chrisfield, the bay worked its way into ruth fountain's bedroom. >> oh. it was water into the bedroom, into the dresser drawer. just couldn't imagine what it was like. >> reporter: the storm surge turned the town's dock into kindling. and ruined foundations, heating and electrical systems. >> they have been through a lot. because there were people who lost everything. there are people who have damage to their homes. that it's going to take a long time to repair. >> reporter: a nail at a time, one job after the next.
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from infrastructure like a gnaw sturdier town dock, to new homes going up, many being built by church groups. the qualifications? >> what they need from us is some skill. and a willing heart. >> the volunteers are the effort. we're able to build a new home for about $50,000. >> reporter: long-term recovery support in chrisfield is being driven by a coalition of churches, aiding a town, often overlooked. >> it was all about new york and new jersey. never a mention of what is happening in chrisfield. and there's still significant recovery that needs to happen here. >> reporter: the recovery group is building 35 new homes and helping to repair far more. this is ruth fountain's new house. >> reporter: while work is far from over, for those who have recovered -- >> it's been a struggle. but thank god. we are as far as we are today. >> reporter: today, the red cross brought more than $1 million in grant money to the
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recovery effort. meanwhile, maryland churches continue to seek donations for long-term support. vic? >> our first warning weather coverage continues now. meteorologist chelsea ingram is live at the inner harbor, at the wjz mobile weather lab. chelsea? >> hey, tanks, vic the. we're going to first take a electric back at first warning doppler radar. exactly one year ago today. the impacts from sandy were felt across the entire state of maryland and of course, the entire eastern sea board. the whole state was affected from western maryland all the way out to the coastline, with significant rain. we saw wind. and yes, even some snowfall. in portions of western maryland. in fact, over 5 1/2 inches of rainfall fell at bwi, on october 29th. that set a new daily rainfall record. and it was also the wettest october day on record here in baltimore. this rainfall, in addition to other factors, like storm surge, contributed to moderate and severe coastal flooding, along maryland's coastline. now, while places like the
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jersey shore saw some of the greatest devastation along the coastline, maryland's coastline also saw major impacts and devastation. not only that, but we saw some extremes here in maryland. in the form of again, rain, winds and even snow. here's a look at some of the extremes that we saw. the highest rainfall total occurred in eastern maryland. that was over 12 and a half inches of rainfall. the highest wind gusts, highland beach, maryland. 79 miles per hour. then the highest snowfall amount, in redhouse, maryland, 29 inches. of snowfall. some wild, wild amounts. now, it's a year later today. different story, weatherwise. winds are on the calm side whether the is cool. and the skies is are, well, partly cloudy. what can you expect for the next couple of days? let's go inside to bob with more details on that. bob? >> sun just went down, about 3 minutes ago. and the temperature dropped about 4 or 5 degrees. take a look now. we're back in the mid-50s. 50, 55 in oakland. 59, ocean city. still a little milder.
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d.c. at 62. but the dew point has come down. much dryer air came in yesterday. it's down to 39 degrees. this morning, we were actually at two degrees cooler than we were yesterday. most places, about the same. a few places even warmer to the west. this morning, we started out at 39. warmed up into the mid to low 60s. 33 in oakland. 44, ocean city. and d.c. was 44 this morning. we do have warmer weather headed our way. particularly on thursday and friday. chelsea has a look at what we expect to happen around the region tomorrow. chelsea? >> okay. thank you, bob. coming up tomorrow night at 6:00, on wjz. rising waters. first warning weather team, uncovers how it was just storms that are a threat to storm lines. how the coastline in our state is disappearing. tomorrow night, at 6:00. an honor student at morgan state university, files a complaint after he says he was kept out of a national fraternity, because he is gay. and he has text messages, he
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says, between current members to prove his allegations. wjz is live at morgan state university. rochelle ritchie has more on this controversy. rochelle? >> the student said he filed a complaint with the university, after he received evidence of racial and gay slurs being used against him by members of kappa alpha fi fraternity. >> they are at the center of a discrimination complaint, after senior brian stewart said a member of the university told him he would not get in because he is gay. >> it took me aback a little bit. i didn't pay it too much attention. it was like, okay, you're saying this. but i'm still going to apply. still going to believe what -- do what i believe i can do to get in. >> reporter: but stewart said hurtful messages believes his sexual preference would be an issue. >> reporter: stewart shares messages he received, showing a conversation between two members of kappa alpha fi,
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using racial slurs quote, this n word brian keeps calling me son. i don't want another expletive, writing me laters. when asked about this. >> if you want to interview for kappa, we're not doing interviews. you can call ish -- ihq. it's in pennsylvania. >> reporter: the text ma'ams -- messages go on to say, stop shading these n words. give them a perception of fair opportunity. >> reporter: university officials would not go on camera, but released these statements, saying we are aware of this is reviewing the matter. >> reporter: stewart has interned at the white house. he said he complained to make sure other students don't endure the same discrimination. >> this is the proper course of action. mainly to raise awareness that this happens. >> reporter: and stewart says that he actually received a
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scholarship from kappa alpha si, when he was in high school, to pay for his education. we're live, i'm rochelle ritchie, wjz eyewitness news. >> morgan state says it does not tolerate or accept and kind of discrimination. orioles center fielder, adam jones, may win a golden glove tonight. but today was all about diamonds. jones' long-time girlfriend, announced the couple is engaged on instagram. she flashes a diamond ring on her left hand and writes, we're engaged. jones popped the question while the two were vacationing in paris. she is the daughter ever former envelope player, john fugate. congratulations to them both. >> that will be the bigger part of his day. the engagement, even if he gets the golden gov. >> -- glove. >> golden glove will mean more money. >> maybe so. the president's twitter page is hacked. where two tweets sent followers, and who is behind it. opening the lines of communication. how the death of a maryland man
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inspires a landmark program for people with development disabilities. the annapolis city documents the green light. but not without opposition. i'm christie ileto, to explain the details. and it's another beautiful, brisk day outside. and we're in for a change, just in time for halloween. bob turk will update the first warning forecast coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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it is partly cloudy. 55 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. the death of a mentally disabilitied -- disabled man, during a struggle with sheriff's deputies is bringing about change in our state. mary is live with more on this. mary? >> reporter: denise, the governor signed an executive order for a task force, to make sure police are better trained to communicate with people who have disabilities, just like ethan say lor. >> groundbreaking commission. ix 26-year-old ethan say lor, a man with down syndrome. a $12 ticket. he was handcuffed, ask deputies reportedly sat on him. ethan died of asphyxiation. ethan's family petitioned governor o'malley for better
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police training. one of those two wishes came true with this new commission. >> i think the goal here is to make sure that no one is treated unjustly or incorrectly. >> special olympics for chair of the new commission. from advocates for people with developmental disabilities to police officers in maryland. these leaders will work to develop training in public policy. with ethan in mind. >> it affects us all. and we know that we're not perfect on the job that we do. and we know there's always better ways to do things. and i think we're going to work towards that. >> the national down syndrome society has been advocating since day 1. >> this is a very specific, concrete thing that we're seeing from what happened to ethan on january 12th. and i think it's humbling. it's rewarding. but we have a clear challenge in front of us. because this could happen again.
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>> &the commission plans to meet a couple more times before they present its reporto january 9th. and that would have been ethan saylor's 27th birthday. denise? >> thank you, mary. the sayare lofamily is pursuing a lawsuit against the frederick office, and the movie theater, for the wrongful death of their son. police arrest a carjacking suspect. they say 33-year-old devin evans of washington, d.c., and a second man, carjacked a victim in front of his home yesterday. officers quickly spotted the stolen chevy tahoe. evans was arrested. inside the vehicle, police found this car bine rifle and other weapons. the annapolis city dock will get what some call a much- needed facelift. but the master plan to revamp the area comes with major opposition. >> reporter: it's a maryland gem for locals and tourists that will soon see something changing. >> what the plan does is
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provide a road map for the future. >> reporter: the master plan, among other things, widens the promenade, redevelops the supplies property. and gives the option of building a flood wall. something mayor josh cohen says preserves the city's history, while allowing some construction. >> we have to replace this bulk head that is being undermined. we have to fix the nuisance flooding. the main area is over 40 years old. and it has to be replaced. and it would be nuts to do any of these major projects without a coordinated plan. >> you have to accommodate for what's happening in the future. >> some tourists may welcome the plan approved early tuesday morning. but some local businesses say the dock's history remains untouched. >> there's nothing broken about city docks. >> some businesses told me offcamera, they do support this plan, other businesses and residents have long been concerned about the fact that there could be changes to traffic flow. the historic asthetics and of course the big concerns, removal of parking the.
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>> taking away parking, surface parking, on the city dock, will damage the access and volume of the businesses that are here. >> reporter: it's no secret, parking is limited near the water. but leaders say a parking study will be done. if spaces are eliminated by those changes. >> some tell me they hope it can be part of the first phase of the changes coming down the pike. in ark napolis, -- annapolis, wjz eyewitness news. >> they say it lays groundwork for projects in the area. >> beautiful day. >> nice fall weather. looks like it's going to get warmer, believe it or not. could be in the 70s. all week. take a look at temps now. with high clouds moving in. 55, east/southeast winds at 3. barometer currently holding steady. come back and take a look at a warmup after this. if you have high blood pressure, like i do,
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many cold medicines may raise your blood pressure. that's why there's coricidin hbp it relieves cold symptoms without raising blood pressure. so look for powerful cold medicine with a heart. coricidin hbp. i'm meteorologist chelsea ingram, live with the wjz mobile weather lab. here at baltimore's inner harbor. it is a beautiful night. what can you expect for the rest of the week. bob has those details now in your exclusive first warning forecast. >> we do have warmer air as we have been telling you coming our way. particularly for thursday and friday. let's take a look at the numbers now. sun already down. we're down to 55. 50 in oakland. 62 in the washington area. 59 in easton and ocean city. and locally, mid- to upper 50s,
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in a few spots, only areas above 60. by the bay, mid-50s right now. we've got a light, very light east wind, coming off the atlantic ocean. that's what dropped temperatures today. only 1 or 2 degrees from what we saw yesterday. very, very similar days that we've had the last couple of days. to the north and west, that's cold across much of central eastern canada, and across the northern plains. temps generally in the 30s, snow today. still snowing in the rockies. just north of denver, snow in the mountains. they're down to 37. yesterday, at this time, they're around around 31. they got a little warmer. 60 in kansas city. into 70, south of that area. this milder air is moving up toward our region. however, as the warmer air overruns the slightly cooler and dryer air than we had. clouds are being created. shower activity over portions of missouri. a lot of that is going to weaken. not going to see much of it. but we will see clouds coming in tonight. already clouds in the western sky. maybe light sprinkle activity tomorrow. maybe a scattered shower. then we get into that milder
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air, here on thursday, which is halloween, by the way. so that warm air kind of surges in, with some clouds coming our way. thursday and friday, we'll be in the warm air. however, thursday night, very light. looks like well after trick or treaters will be done with this stuff. maybe after midnight. showers move in. that will continue into friday, into about noontime, before things begin to clear out. but we'll still be in the warm air. most -- most of the day on friday. before it clears out in the afternoon or friday night. bay temp, around 59 degrees. slowly, but surely, it is cooling down. overnight tonight, then, look for partly cloudy skies already out there. 43 by morning. and tomorrow, clouds and sunshine. a little bit of sun. with scattered sprinkles in some areas. showers in some spots. but a hiof 63, which is exactly normal for tomorrow here and october. >> okay. >> like being normal. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight.
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a toxic chemical stroller brigade. why actress jennifer beals and hundreds of other mothers converge on capitol hill. we need to do something about this law. when our kids cannot feel safe in l ownunt community. >> trayvon martin's mother on capitol hill. the changes she's asking congress for. and... >> these problems actually happened in february and march. but the county said it had nothing to do with accuracy. speeding drivers catch a break, after baltimore county voids nearly 1500 county speed tickets. county leaders say it happened county leaders say it happened after th mnever sleeping.g. ever saving. for him, her, and you. every day. but quality affordable health care seems forever out of reach -- until now. i'm doctor peter beilenson. with local doctors we've founded a new approach to health insurance -- evergreen health. neighborhood care, same day appointments,
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it's 6:30, partly cloudy, 55 degrees. thanks for staying with wjz. one year ago tonight, super storm sandy barreled into the northeast, and dozens of coastal communities. today, people remembered while continuing the recovery effort. vinita nair reports for wjz, from hard-hit, breezy point. >> reporter: one year after super storm sandy damaged or destroyed 2,000 homes in breezy point, new york, there are signs of rebirth and regrowth. volunteers marked the anniversary, planting sea grass on top of a new dune that was built to protect the town from
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future storms. >> reporter: there's still a lot of rebuilding to do. and the healing is far from over. >> right now, every conversation we have leads to sandy. i look forward to the day we move beyond that. >> reporter: it was a day of community service here in breezy point, and dozens of beach towns in new york and new jersey. sandy was a $60 billion storm, the second most costly in u.s. history. >> the countertops, everything was donated. >> reporter: in far rockaway, new york, single mom, rosa vasquez showed us around a completely renovated home. we met her, when volunteers for habitat for humanity were there remember. >> to have your own home and be able to come home, it's an undescribal feeling. >> reporter: they were working on the beach in seaside, new jersey on the anniversary of the storm that, left a roller coaster under water. part went up in flames last
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month and has to be fixed again. 26,000 people are still out of their homes in new jersey. >> while the scars are sandy remain, neighborhoods are putting the epic storm in their past. one day, and one year at a time. in breezy point, new york, vinita nair, wjz eyewitness news. >> tonight, coastal towns in new york and new jersey are having candlelight and flashlight vigils to mark the anniversary of the storm. >> the mother of trayvon martin testifies on capitol hill. mary is in the newsroom with details of the topic of today's hearing. just a few hours ago, sebrinna fulton spoke at a committee which is examining stand your ground laws. her son was shot and killed by george zimmerman last year. a jury later found zimmerman not guilt. it brought attention to the state's stand your ground law, even though it was not used as a defense. fulton said stand your ground
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laws dot -- do not work. and needs to be changed. >> what kind of message are we sending our kids? because remember, these are our kids, and our communities don't feel safe. >> reporter: the senate is debating the merit of stand your ground laws, which are enforced in different ways in different states. denise? >> thank you very much. nearly two dozen states have some form of stand your ground laws. >> 10 years in prison, that's the sentence of brother of actress mia farrow. john entered a plea to the charges this summer. the judge sentenced him to 25 years, with all but 10 years suspended. they apologize to the victim who was not in court. the 65-year-old and father of two was indicted for sexual abuse between 2000 and 2008, when the victims were children. baltimore county is forced to void nearly 1500 speed camera tickets after a certification mistake.
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monique griego has more on why the county didn't alert the public. >> reporter: these problems actually happened back in february and march. but the county said it had nothing to do with accuracy. >> reporter: speeding drivers. county leaders say it happened after the vendors xeroxed missed the certification deadline. >> reporter: as soon as the county learned of this lapse, we immediately and proactively ceased operation of the affected cameras. >> reporter: county spokesperson ellen cobler said in all, six cameras were taken off line. but the paperwork happened in february. while the county alerted drivers that received tickets, the public wasn't notified. she said that is because there isy noaccuracy or public safety issues. >> baltimore county does not operate every single camera, every day. and we absolutely do not publicize, which cameras are
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active on any given day. >> reporter: and baltimore city accuracy has been an issue. the entire speed speed camera system has been shut down. and the problems have tainted some drivers' feelings. >> i do feel they're good for the county. but i don't necessarily trust them completely. >> reporter: while no accuracy errors have been reported in baltimore county, some drivers feel all issues should be made public. >> let us know what is going on. >> the county said all of the funds from the photo enforcement program goes back into public safety. reporting from cockeysville, monique griego. wjz eyewitness news. >> because was mistake, xerox paid the county nearly $58,000 in compensation. a hacker manages to get into president obama's twitter account. a couple of tweets from the president's twitter account and sent people to a pro bashar
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alassarvideo. a syrian group is claiming credit for the social media breach. in tonight's healthwatch, a hollywood star teams up with a group of concerned mothers in washington, d.c. as alexis christoforous reports for wjz, they're worried about the chemicals used in evidence products and the potential dangers they hold for children. >> reporter: a stroller brigade rolled through capitol hill. mothers calling on congress to reform the nation's chemical laws. >> the actress jennifer beals led the way. she's a movie star and a mom. and she's worried about the chemicals kids are exposed to every day. like bisphenol a, used in food packaging. >> i am tired of feeling like i have to have a ph.d. in toxicology, in order to be a competent parent. >> reporter: chemicals are in household products all around us, from cleaning supplies to plastics, even furniture. protestors want tougher regulations.
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>> the nation's chemical safety policy has not been changed since 1976. >> i would say that the whole government in our country is behind on the times. >> reporter: protestors called for new regulations to identify and restrict the most dangerous chemicals, in the hopes of preventing cancer and other diseases. eugenia gibbons came from boston with her 15-month-old daughter. >> i want to make sure that i, as her mother, i'm doing everything i can to protect her from toxic chemicals. >> reporter: the trade group, american chemistry council says it supports a bipartisan plan, called chemical safety improvement act, calling it, quote, an historic opportunity, to pass meaningful legislation. but beals and her supporters are pushing to make that legislation stricter and say their gome is to put safety ahead of profits. alexis christoforous, wjz eyewitness news. >> well, organizers of the stroller brigade, say that parents and children from 35 states made the trip to washington for today's rally.
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time now for a quick look at tomorrow's baltimore sun. a look at the winners of major league baseball's golden gloves awards. evaluating the first half performance of the ravens rookies. and learn about the five day, hindu festival of bicali. -- diwali. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. well, he may be the famous of summer on the eastern shore. but a popular lifeguard played a different role at a wedding in ocean city. ocean city's spokesguard, rodney, carried a bride down the aisle earlier this month, at her wedding at the dunes manor hotel. the company -- couple has been fans of rodney for years. and knew he would be the perfect guest to accompany the bride down the aisle. i wonder how her father felt about that. >> i think her father was deceased. i think that may be the reason. still to come on wjz eyewitness news.
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i have been imprisoned by legion airlines for over nine hours. and i am outraged. stuck inside a plane for 11 hours. passengers take their complaints to the internet. will it help? i'm meteorologist chelsea ingram, live with the wjz mobile weather lab, in baltimore's inner harbor. bob and i will have a look at your wednesday and five-day forecast when we return. and wjz 13 is always on. here are the top stories on cbsbaltimore.com at this hour. for updates and all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto cbsbaltimore.com. ,,,,,
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flying fiasco. stuck at an airport for nearly 20 hours. had to deal with issues on three separate planes yesterday. their flight was supposed to leave around 9:30 a.m. two replacement planes were sent in. but one overheated. and the other needed to refuel. passengers were outraged.
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>> some are never going to legion again. i've been at the airport since 6:00 this morning. and i am so fed up with this airport. >> reporter: the flight arrived in utah, almost 13 hours after it was scheduled to depart. the airline gave the frustrated passengers each a $100 voucher issued an apology. jier irwindale citizens have filed a complaint. according to the complaints, some residents have temporarily vacated their homes. the food company says it will do everything possible to get rid of the odors. before you begin to carve your pumpkins for halloween, if you haven't done it yet, take a look at what one virginia fawrgtsz is doing with his. these pumpkins are more than just cool decorations, they are art. and he says, with the correct tools, anyone can carve a pumpkin like this. hundreds will come to see his pumpkins at his centreville,
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virginia home on halloween night. >> those are beautiful. it's amazing. >> even with the right tools, i couldn't do that. >> me either. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. america's spy master revealed today that the u.s. has routinely eavesdropped on allied leaders. we'll look at the fury over nsa surveillance tonight, on the cbs evening news. and here's a look here's a look at tonight's closing numbers from wall street. numbers from wall street. we'll be right back. ,,
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i'm meteorologist chelsea ingram. here at the inner harbor. we'll start the day out actually on a mild note. temperatures coming in around 48 degrees. by the afternoon, highs around 64, with a mix of sun and clouds. very slight chance of a sprinkle by evening. 59, mostly cloudy skies. now, let's go inside to bob, for what you can expect for the next five days. bob? >> looks like it's going to get pretty warm leer. 63. could be a sprinkle or a few showers. thursday night. very late. maybe showers move in. 72, 60. mild evening. 74, rain. probably until about noon or so on friday. 74, 52. cooling down for the weekend.
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66. and 56 on sunday, with partly cloudy skies. denise? >> thank you, bob. week 9 of the nfl season is almost here. and the picks are coming in for the wjz pro football challenge. jessica kartalija is at cbsbaltimore.com to update this week's standings. hi, everyone. we're still trailing one man on the bobblehead leader board. and he is don scott, with 80 points. right now, on his heels, sports director mark viviano. mary and i tied for third place with 78 points. then it's meteorologists, chelsea ingram and tim williams. followed by kai and linh bui. remember, you can still sign up to play in the 2013 pro football challenge. to compete, go to cbsbaltimore.com. click on the link at the top of the home page. you must be over 18 to play. our contest runs through the regular football season. it's just one entry per person. and you're competing with people nationally for prizes. come to cbsbaltimore.com and sign up for now.
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back to you. >> thank you, jessica. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. is it a must win for the ravens this week? >> mark has more from coach john harbaugh, on what's ahead john harbaugh, on what's ahead with ,,,,,,
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mark is here with the wjz
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the fan sports report. >> could be a tough day. ravens are headed to ohio this weekend as is. they made no new acquisitions today. as the nfl trade deadline came and went this afternoon. there are no significant deals to report league wide. the ravens are coming off their bye week. they will return to their regular practice schedule in owings mills tomorrow. preparing to face the cleveland browns. looking to turn their fortunes around. after the ravens lost two straight before the bye. how important is it to beat the browns? according to the ravens, it's no more important than any other game they play this season? >> i think every time we play a game, in my mind, it's make or break. when the season is over, that will be determined which games were and which games weren't. but we feel like we've got to go win this game, just like we had to go win the last game. we didn't get it done. we have to go win this one. >> and the browns played in kansas city and lost to the chiefs, 23-17. third straight defeat for cleveland. and riding an 11-game losing streak in games against the
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ravens. that said, cleveland can be tough. they beat the first-placed bengals there. you can see the ravens take on the browns this sunday. coverage comes your way, starting at 4:15. college football. kudos. the towson linebacker, named the national defensive player of the week. for his outstanding player of the week. clark had a career high 16 tackles. recovered for a touchdown in a 48-32 victory. towson ranked 7 the nation. they play host to delaware on saturday night. ask there's baseball news. the orioles hired dave wallace as their new pitching coach. he replaces rick adare who left the team for personal reasons this last august. he's not returning. with them from 2003 to 2006, also worked for the astros, mets and dodgers. most recently, with minor logue pitching coordinator for the braves. dave wallace, the o's new
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pitching coach. the o's team. boston red sox, one win away from another world championship. last night, backup catcher dave roz, played the role of unlukely star, when he delivered the hit in 7th inning. a double down the leftfield line. boston led from there, en route to a three-run game. ross is 36 years old. he's battled concussions this season. being a backup player at this point in his career. is heroic, unexpected. >> you know, the trip i've taken this year, you know, i never thought i'd be here. there were times, i questioned is my career over? >> i'm playing the world series. i mean, just this whole skit, i mean, i'm up here talking to you guys. this is pretty cool, right? >> and cool for former pitcher koji ueharra. getting the final four outs to finish it. boston. game 6 at fenway park, tomorrow night. sox need one more win to claim the title. >> old guys with beards,
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don't miss tonight's cbs primetime lineup at 10:00. it is person of interest, here on wjz, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. residents of parker,
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colorado, have a visitor in their town. a moose has wandered into a neighborhood and around the school. he is attracting quite the crowd of onlookers. wildlife officials say he is likely a young male, who just went off on his own. they hope he will go back soon to the wild and maybe find a nice lady moose to hang out with. >> probably what he's looking for. that's it for us tonight. we'll be back at 11:00. i'm denise koch. >> for bob and mark, i'm vic carter. thanks for watching maryland news station. we don't want you to rush away. there's more ahead on the cbs evening news with scott pelley. more on how the signup is going on healthcare.gov. and what the head of the federal healthcare website has to say about that today. of course, there was testimony presented today on capitol hill before a number of committees. we now take you to new york and the cbs evening news with scott pelley. we invite you to stay here with >> pelley: tonight, a poor turnout for obamacare. the head of the federal health
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care web site admits the sign-up is small, and finally says this to the american people. >> i want to apologize to you that the web site has not worked as well as it should. >> pelley: nancy cordes and sharyl attkisson are on the web site fiasco. america's spy master reveals the u.s. has routinely eaves dropped on allied leaders. bobaur on the fury over n.s.a. surveillance. the stock market makes history. anthony mason on what's driving today's numbers. and whatever happened to the people of the inferno? elaine quijano one year after hurricane sandy torched a neighborhood. >> it's a disgrace that we waited this long. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the head of the agency that oversees the government's health insurance web site appeared

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