randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: dan wheldon's car, number 77, went airborne and slammed into a fence as he was trying to avoid a 15--car pileup just minutes after the race started. emergency crews rushed to the 33-year-old and rushed him to a local hospital, where he later died. three other drivers were injured. speeds at the indy in vegas exceed 200 miles per hour. >> you are able to sustain that speed and build momentum. they run three or four wide and the domino effect when the track basically got blocked. >> drivers were concerned about high speeds at the las vegas motor speedway. a racer said we all had a bad feeling about this place, in particular just because of the high bank and go how easy it was to go flat. we knew it could happen, but it is just really sad. fellow racers say wheldon will be missed. >> everybody in the indictment did i car series -- indy car series considered dan a friend. >> news spread quickly. he won the indianapolis 500 two times. fans created a memorial outside the gate. >> he was a great ambassador of the sport and honestly, as a fan, he was o

randall pinkston, cbs news, upper saddle river, new jersey. >>> talk about a travel nightmare. passengers stranded on the tarmac more for than seven hours. 23 flights diverted to hartford, connecticut during the snowstorm saturday including six jetblue flights. passengers say the bathrooms were backed up and it was hard to breathe on board. even the pilot, you can hear, was getting frustrated. the airport compounded the >> i don't care, take us anywhere. >> jetblue apologized saying power outages compounded the situation. the department of transportation is investigating. >>> the state is not taking chances with sex offenders this halloween. brandon hudson shows us what the state is doing tonight when there will be a lot of kids on the streets. >> reporter: miss jefferson hopes her nephews and grandkids enjoy halloween like she did when she was a kid. >> we don't want to mess that up. >> reporter: what she's for is operation boo. it began in 1991. it's an attempt to keep registered sex offenders off the streets on halloween. but this year there's a new policy. the state is goin

randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: all eyes were on mitt rom me who outpolls potential president hopefuls. in a debate on tuesday night, romney rivals got a chance to disrupt his momentum. >> can you name all 59 points in your 160-page plan? >> the whole discussion around this campaign is going to be job creation. how can you win that debate, given your background? >> the american people, in the kind of financial crisis they are in, they need someone who knows how to create jobs and i do. >> reporter: the sit-down format was tightly scripted, focusing on the economy. the candidates repeated now familiar remedies and criticisms of the obama administration. >> we've got to get our spending house in order. >> reporter: some voters like what they heard. who helped themselves most so far? >> well, i think actually romney probably did, in my opinion, because he was taking questions from almost everybody and he seemed to handle them fairly well. >> reporter: stakes were high for texas governor rick perry, who has plunged in the polls after weak debate performances. >> mitt has had six y

randall pinkston, hanover, new hampshire. >> in virginia, the race between the g.o.p. candidates has slipped over the last month. a new quin yak poll shows romney and cain are in a dead heat. rick perry was in the lead in the commonwealth but his support fell from 25% to just 11% in the latest poll. >>> both g.o.p. and democratic lawmakers from maryland are angry at a new redistricting plan for the state. if approved, it would add a portion of montgomery county to western district which is a g.o.p. stronghold represented by roscoe bartlett. >> maryland congresswoman donna edwards is the latest lawmaker to speak out against the proposed boundaries. edwards represents voters in montgomery and prince george's county. the change could make bartlett's seat more competitive for a democratic challenger. edwards says the shift would leave minorities underrepresented. >> edwards released a statement that reads "i understand and share the political interests that are at stake both nationally and in our state. nonetheless, i cannot support this plan in its current form, given tha

randall pinkston reports thattonight the taliban is claiming they are behind the strike. >> reporter: a nato bus carrying american soldiers burst into flames after a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into a military convoy. thick black smoke poured out of the wreckage along a highway in the southwestern section of kabul the capital. minutes after the blast, coalition forces surrounded the scene and carrying victims to safety while helicopters airlifted injured soldiers to hospitals. this man was not far from the explosion. he. >> he says it was a huge blast. i went closer to the convoy and saw several americans on fire. >> reporter: a nato spokesman says at least 12 americans including u.s. troops and civilian contractors died in the attack. officials say the blast also killed several afghans. the taliban took responsibility saying the bomb packed 1500 pounds of explosives into the vehicle. taliban fighters say they will continue to attack until all foreign forces leave afghanistan. the attack happened while nato leaders met with afghan officials in kabul to talk about sh

i'm randall pinkston in hanover, new hampshire. i'll have that story. >> it will be a rainy day across the region. howard has your weather first when 9news now returns. >>> it is 6:12 on this wednesday morning. looking at some light rain showers. through parts of virginia and along and south of 66 into the shenandoah valley. we'll be watching the rain on and off all day. maybe thunder later on. temperatures barely moving mid to upper 60s with northeast to east winds. a little brisk at times. looking ahead to the weekend. monika is looking toward this weekend's commute. >> we'll take a live look on pennsylvania avenue. heading from the southeast freeway in toward the sousa bridge. no problems in toward the anacostia river. coming up in my next report, we'll take a look at maryland roads at 6:18. surae and andrea? >> this morning, at least 22 people are dead in iraq. terrorists are apparently targeting security forces this morning. >> it is one of the stories making news at 6:12. two suicide bombings after bombers went after police s

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> well, the halloween warning in the bay area prompted by an owl's tangled misfortune. jose cemetery, t . >>> and the snow flying in the far northeast as we see 6 to 10 inches with a winter weather there and across the west coast, much milder weather pattern. we'll stay in place into the beginning of the week. i'll have the details coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,, member shot and killed there. >>> hell's angels were back at a san jose cemetery to bury a fellow member shot and killed there. that death happened two weeks ago during the funeral for another biker. at today's burial the only gunfire was the salute from the u.s. military but police kept a close eye. >> reporter: the procession heading to oak hill memorial park stretched as far as the eye could see. and it also could be heard from great distances as well. the body of steve tausan a member of the santa cruz chapter of the hell's angels was carried in a white hearse. between 500 and 600 people attended tausan's burial service. >> very nice gentleman. very good. good father. good rider. good

randall pinkston reports the deadly incident comes as military leaders talk about more participation by afghan security forces. >> a nato bus carrying american soldiers burst into flames. after a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into a military convoy. thick black smoke poured out of the wreckage along a highway in the southwestern section of kabul, afghanistan's capital. >> minutes after the blast, coalition forces surrounded the scene carrying victims to safety while helicopters air lifted injured soldiers to hospitals. this man was not far from the explosion. >> he says it was a huge blast. i went closer to the convoy and saw several americans on fire. a nato spokesman says at least 12 americans, including u.s. troops and civilian contractors, died in the attack. officials say the blast also killed several afghans. the taliban took responsibility saying the bomb attacked 1500 pounds of explosives into his vehicle. and taliban fighters say they will continue to attack. until all foreign forces leave afghanistan. the attack happened while nato leaders met with afghan o

i'm randall pinkston in new york. >>> a murder and a suicide at a nursing home. the story coming up. >>> shots fired and two dead inside a rockville nursing home. police say an elderly cpa shot his ailing wife today and then killed himself at what used to be the national lutheran home. >> it's an all too familiar story. >> reporter: by the time the medic unit arrived, it was too late. shaken residents tried to deal with the news that 80-year-old albert ballard had shot his wife to death inside a patient room and then turned the gun on himself. >> we take the security of our residents and families very seriously and believe this is an isolated incident. >> workers heard the shots, but when they got inside the room, both the ball ballards were dead. police tried to sort it out. >> they would not let me in the building. they said there's an emergency and the rooms are closed off. >> managers at the home say sandra had been here for a short time. just one step down from hospitalization. they say privacy laws prevent them from publicly releasing her medical condition.

randall pinkston reports for wjz, with the latest. >> reporter: this bus carrying soldiers burst into flames. this was in a military convoy. thick black smoke poured outside of the wreckage outside of kabul, afghanistan's capital. >> they surrounded the scene and carrying victims to safety. whilehelicopters air lifted soldiers to the hospitals. >> this man was not far from the explosion. he said it was a huge blast. i went closer to the convoy and saw several americans on fire. a nato spokesman said 12 americans including u.s. troops and civil villeian contractors died -- civilian contractors died in the attack. the taliban took responsibility. they said the bomber had it in his vehicle. they will continue to attack until all foreign forces leave afghanistan. it happened while nato leaders met with leaders in kabul, talking about shifting control to more afghan forces. >> we are at a moment in time to think about reconciliation and this is not the moment in time to kill innocent people. >> reporter: the unit nateed nations said it is at its worse since the war began 10 years ago. >> r

randall pinkston has the latest on the hotly contested race. >>> all eyes were on mitt romney, the front runner who now outpolls presidential hopefuls. in a debate tuesday night, romney's rivals got a chance to disrupt his momentum. >> can you name all 59 points in your 160-page plan? >> the whole discussion in this campaign is going to be job creation. >> how can you win that debate, given your background? >> the american people, in a crisis, needs someone who knows how to create jobs, and i do. >> reporter: it was focused on the economy. they are now focusing on criticisms of the obama criticism. >> we've got to get our spending house in order. >> if they really want to change things, the first person to fire is ben bernanke who is a disaster in the federal reserve. the second is geithner. >> who helped himself most so far. >> i think actually, romney did, in my opinion. because he was taking questions from almost everybody. and he seemed to handle them fairly well. >> this is home turf for mitt romney. he owns a vacation home here. and he was governor next door in the state of massach

randal pinkston reports for wjz 13. >> reporter: police are warning drivers to stay in their cars near an animal preserve in ohio. n animal preserve in dangerous animals are on the loose. >> it is still, still not a completely secured area. >> reporter: close to 50 animals including lions, tigers, wolves and bears escaped after their cages were left open. authorities hunted down 44 of them. schools are closed as a precaution. >> we are getting a inventory of what we have. >> reporter: when police arrived yesterday, officers found the owner dead. they say he killed himself after freeing the animals. i had deputies that had to shoot animals with their side arms at close range. that's how volatile this situation was. >> reporter: police are particularly worried about large cats and bears. residents are on edge. >> we put our dogs inside. my mom and dad told me call when you get there, make sure we know you got there okay and said stay inside all night. >> reporter: so far the animals haven't injured anyone. authorities will try to tranquilize some of them if possible. >>> experts say it's

randall pinkston reports. >> reporter: at the height of the storm, some residents say it sounded like a war zone with limbs snapping. one family in the house behind help decided to move downstairs. good thing they did. crews are hard at work in northern new jersey. using chainsaws to clear trees that have fallen on homes, yards and power lines. more than 2 million people from maryland to maine are without power two days after the unusual fall snowstorm. >> the way things look, it will be a couple of weeks before we are caught up. there are trees down everywhere. >> reporter: there were close calls. >> all of a sudden, there was a noise and the house shook. >> reporter: it shook from the two trees that fell on this home. a branch pierced through the ceiling of their home office. >> scary. >> the house went like this. >> reporter: in many neighborhoods in new jersey, the first snowfall of the season caused more damage than hurricane irene. this brand-new home will require major repairs after a 100-foot tree fell on top of it. we have trees down all across the northern part of the state

in upper saddle, new jersey, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> the roads are so dangerous in parts of massachusetts and connecticut. officials in some towns have delayed halloween, until later this week. >>> the weekend snowstorm cause the major problems in airports up and down the east coast. mary is live in the newsroom with one group of passengers, stuck on the plane for eight hours. >> unbelievable. the jet blue flight was one of several diverted to harford saturday night. they sat on the tarmac until the snow came down. the passengers say there was no food or water and the bathrooms eventually became unusable. the situation got so bad, the pilot put out his own call for help. >> you know, we can't seem to get any help from our own company. i apologize for this. but is there any way you can get a tug and a tow bar out here and get us towed somewhere to a gate or something? i don't care. take us anywhere. >> jet blue has apologized and said six planes and 700 passengers were affected. they say power outages at the terminal in harford added to the problem. vic? >> mary, tha

randall pinkston reports with a first look inside the real life house of horrors. >> reporter: police are looking into potential witnesses outside the home, where four mentally disabled adults were held captive in the basement. they claim the accused ring leader, linda ann beat them. >> she did this to me, too. >> reporter: 41-year-old41-year- old derwin mcnamaya was found chained to a board in a small crawl space. police say it was a dungeon. >> it was really dirty of you. it was wrong. >> reporter: the owner said he discovered the victims this past weekend when he noticed the lights out in the basement and dogs barking. >> i followed the dogs' sound. >> reporter: he pulled chains off the door and saw the captives. >> i said, who are you? how did you get in here? and no answers. >> reporter: police believe weston posed as a caregiver and was stealing social security checks. authorities say the victims have the mental capacity of 10- year-olds. neighbors were horrified to hear about the basement dungeon. >> when you're holding people, torturing them for a little bit of money, like an

randall pinkston has the latest. >> reporter: a major endorsement for mitt romney. chris christie says he is back the run for the white house. >> mitt romney is the man we need to lead america and we need him now. >> reporter: he is expected to bring voters and donors to romney's campaign. christie's backing also gives romney a major boost, just hours before tonight's republican debate in new hampshire. the candidates will square off on the issue is number 1 on most voters' list. >> i am interested to see how they'll talk about the economy. >> i'm listening for how they'll create jobs, impprove the economy. >> reporter: the former governor of next-door massachusetts leads in the polls, but tonight, his rivals will look to knock him down. herman ca #eu -- cain who has seen his polls surge, is trying to convince voters that he's the best candidate. this administration starts with throwing out the existing tax code. >> reporter: tonight is also very important for rick perry. the texas governor saw his numbers drop after poor performances in previous debates. the candid

randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >>> approximately 20 million americans are affected with hpv. >>> some types of plastic pose a problem for pregnant moms when they go live in the newsroom. >> reporter: well, according to researchers, girls may develop behavioral problems by the time they turn three. and that will have bpa while pregnant. bpa is a chemical used to make plastics, used to seal hundreds of cans and soda bottles. researchers found the girls in the study were more likely to show signs of hyperactivity, anxiety, and depression. and so far there is no explanation as to why girls are affected and not boys. >> thank you. >>> pregnant women may be avoiding sources of bpa by not eating packaged or canned foods. bears beware, hunting season kicked off early in maryland. the five-day season will run until saturday, stopped early if the 80-bear limit is reached. this year, more than 250 permits were awarded. there is a moratorium for bear hunting, but brought back in 2004. >>> it is a partly sunny mild autumn afternoon. here is a live look as we enjoy the normal conditions fo

randall pinkston reports from new york. >> reporter: dan wheldon's car, number 77, went airborne and slammed into a fence as he was trying to avoid a 15-car pileup just minutes after the race started. emergency crews rushed the 33- year-old british driver to a local hospital where he later died. three other drivers were injured. speeds at the indy 300 in las vegas exceed 220 miles per hour. >> you're able to sustain that speed and build momentum and so you have then the fact that they run three or four wide and the domino affect when the track got blocked. >> reporter: drivers were concerned about high speed at the las vegas motor speedway. they said we all had a bad feeling about this particular, in particular because of the high banking and how easy it was to go flat. we knew it could happen but it's just really sad. >> reporter: fellow racers say wheldon will be missed. >> everybody in the indy car series considered him a friend. you saw the reaction. he's one of those special, special people. >> reporter: news of wheldon's death spread throughout the racing community. he won the

randall pinkston reports, it comes as they ask for more. >> a bus carrying american soldiers burst into flames after a suicide bomber ran into a bus. thick black smoke poured out of the wreckage. minutes after the blast coalition forces surrounded the scene, carrying victims to safety. this man was not far from the explosion. >> he says it was a huge blast. i went closer to the convoy and saw several americans on fire. a nato spokesman says at least 12 americans died in the attack. officials say the blast also killed several afghans. the taliban took responsibility saying the bomb -- taliban fighters say they will continue to attack until all foreign forces leave afghanistan. the attack happened while officials met to talk about shifting more control to afghan forces. >> we are at a moment in time where it is time to think about integration. >> reporter: announced the violence is at its worse since the war began ten years ago. >>> we're now going to take you back to show you some pictures from chopper 5. there has been an oscar grant protest that has split off from the occupy oakland gr

randall pinkston, cbs news. >>> this is the first indy car death in five years. derek? >>> an ocean city landmark that was swept away during hurricane irene is making a bit of a come back. the coast guard says it will replace the tower that used to sit at the entrance to the ocean city inlet. the plan is to replace the tower with a newer model of the same design. many people in the boating business have been relying on that tower's fog horn especially from the bad weather, speaking of which, it is coming. >> is it? nothing like that. >> no, great today. great tomorrow. then we have the change. let's start with the day planner. we are looking at temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 60s by noon. tuesday is going to be terrific really. 68 to 72 by evening. the next three days, wednesday get ready. showers, thunderstorms, rain, possibly heavy rain. maybe even one to two inches. temperatures around 70 and much cooler behind the front. left over showers thursday. temperatures around 60. the next seven days it stays cool. friday, saturday and sunday. we have another nice weekend.

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> approximately 20 million americans are currently infected with hpv. >>> there may be a simple way for people with high blood pressure to lower risk of more heart problems. patients who take at least one of their blood pressure medications before bed lower their risk of a heart attack and stroke or heart failure by 50% compared to patients who take them in the morning. the same study suggests sleep time blood pressure is a more accurate measure of heart health than blood pressure taken during the day. >>> a new study shows using a foley catheter is just as successful and comes with fewer side effects. a foley catheter is used to drain a patient's bladder. during labor doctors can insert one to put pressure on the cervix. >>> remember when mom used to say go outside and play? it seems she was helping you in more ways than you knew. a new study suggests more time outside may help improve a child's vision. researchers in britain found youngsters spent four hours a week less outdoors if they were nearsighted. >>> it is 4:52 and time to take a look at

randall pink randall pinkston reports with the latest. >> reporter: number 77 car went airborne and slammed into a fence as he was trying to avoid a 15 car pile-up minutes after the race started. emergency crews rushed the 33- year-old british driver to a local hospital where he later died. three other drivers were injured. speeds at the indy 300 in las vegas exceed 220 miles per hour. >> you're able to sustain that speed and build momentum and so, you know, you have the fact they run three or four wide and of course the domino effect when the track got blocked. >> reporter: drivers say they were concerned about high speeds at the las vegas motor speedway. this racer said we all had a bad feeling about this place, in particular just because of the high banking and how easy it was to go flat. we knew it could happen but it's just really sad. five time nascar champ jimmie johnson was in an accident of his own at charlotte motor speedway saturday but he's okay. the driver is calling for an end to indy car racing on oval tracks. wheldon's father spoke outside his home in england. >> yesterday l

. >> reporter: randall pinkston, hanover, new jersey. >>> he brings that great private sector experience and he brings the experience as governor of massachusetts, knowing how government works. not a legislator trying to figure out how to use executive power but will make our american lives better and and that is why i'm endorsing mitt romney for president of the united states. >>> speaking of president obama, he says he is not done fighting for the elements of his jobs bill. but it could be an uphill battle. as expected, the president's $447 billion jobs plan died in a senate vote last night. all 46 republican senators raen two democrats voted against it. the white house hopes to push forward with individual proposals in the bill on a piecemeal basis. >>> there is a huge controversy this morning in topeka, kansas. the vote came after a county prosecutor decided to stop pursuing diagram violence cases because of deep budget cuts. topeka wants the -- >> i think an immediate resolution is necessary. this has got to be addressed. this has gone over a month now. people are being denied their

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> cbs money watch time now. netflix suffering backlash over raising its prices. ashley is here with more on that. good to see you, good morning. >> good morning, terrell. japan's nikkei dropped about 1% while hong kong's hang seng was up 1%. today's housing market, investors on monday were encouraged by attempts to corral its debt. the dow gained nearly 105 points what time the nasdaq added 62. >>> netflix shares dropped nearly 20% on monday after it reported losing 800,000 subscribers in the third quarter. many customers were outraged as the company drastically raised prices over the summer as part of a failed attempt to spin off its dvd by mail service. netflix still has more than 23 million subscribers. >>> airfares are going up again. united, delta and continental have added $5 to ticket prices. other carriers have not matched. if they don't, the increase will likely be dropped. airlines have tried to raise prices about 20 times this year. >>> christmas is still two full months away, because holiday retail p

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randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> revolutionary fighters in libya say they are close to capturing muomar ghadafi. anti-ghadafi fighters captured key landmarks in the former leader's hometown today. and fighting with ghadafi loyalists continues in other parts of the town. ghadafi has not been seen in months but one of his sons is believed to be in sirt, the standoff in the town has stalled the new leaders from setting time line for democratic elections. >>> and dozens are dead in cairo after egyptian christians clashed with military police last night. take a look at this. nearly a thousand christians were protesting outside a state television building and they're upset over a recent attack on a church. and protesters say they were attacked by, quote, thugs with sticks, and that's when the violence spiraled out of control. and egypt's cabinet will hold an emergency meeting today to deal with the crisis. >>> and an army ranger from salinas is among the latest americans killed by insurgents, this time in afghanistan. and the passenger says specialist ry card therez jr. died saturday i

randall pinkston, cbs news, upper saddle river, new jersey. >>> topper said everything that would happen over the weekend did. but we dodged a bullet around here. >> we talked about it being a historical storm and there were someplaces in southern new hampshire and just outside of boston that they had 31 inches of snow with an october snow. unbelievable. let's talk about trick or treating. 50 in rockville, 45 in reston and 49 in springfield. so the trick or treat forecast, these are downtown temperatures. i think it will stay dry through 9:00. 8:00, 50 degrees. and 10:00, ghoulish. and we'll talk about the morning commute and take you through the week. >>> and still ahead, we'll explain why local students are getting on a boat to school. >>> and up next, traveling on four wheels, well that's about to get pricier in part of the area. a look at the toll hike coming up next. >>> back now with a commuter alert for folks using the toll roads in maryland. tomorrow the toll hikes you heard about, they finally go into effect. and that means you'll be paying $4 to cross its chesapeake bay bridge

randall pinkston, cbs news, new york. >>> i'm andrea roane. >> we'll talk more about you. >> with cameron's big heart. >> great line. >> it was a funny movie. i'm mike hydeck, good morning, here's monika samtani. laughing as usual in a good mood. howard bernstein over to you my friend. >>> tomorrow we get the rain and good news here we'll get the rain out of here midweek

randall pinkston is live with more, outside a school in buffalo. >> reporter: good morning. despite the attention that jamey death there was an incident that involved his sister that sort of demonstrate that some kids haven't learned the devastating effects of bullying. >> you just don't understand how kids you know, at this young age how they can be heartless. >> reporter: jamey rodemeyer's family barely grieving his suicide when school bullies had an insult at jamey's sister at a school dance. >> bullies just started yelling back, they were glad he was dead and they were so happy he killed himself. >> reporter: williamsville, new york, school district is saying the incident is being investigated and one student suspended. the event bullying was the cause of jamey rodemeyer's death, parents say he had been taunted since fifth grade. last month he entered high school telling everyone he was fine and making friends but the web sites his parents didn't know about told a different story with suicidal references, concerns about bullying and lots of pictures and quotes from his i

in upper saddle, new jersey, randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> first warning weather coverage continues now with meteorologist bernadetteed woos -- bernadette woods who has a closer look at the storm that tore up the east coast. >> hello there, kai. this is amazing. a lot of people were shoveling before they were raking. and they had their first snow before their first freeze. here's when the storm came in at the height of it. a lot, changed over to snow. it was during this time frame that it happened. you can see the bright colors. that's when it came down to the southeast. it did mix a little farther north and west. but you don't have to go that far to the north and west, where you saw most of the snowfall accumulations. this is what it left behind. not that far away from the city, there was a coating in the area. and you see, it jumps to that 3- to 6-inch mark, through central parts of western maryland. and see how that swath goes up to the northeast and actually intensifies to a 12-plus inch area around new england and upstate new york. so yes, this is impressive storm for

randall pinkston, wjz eyewitness news. >> weston was convicted in the starvation death of a man nearly 30 years ago. her bail in this crime is set at more than $2 million. >>> keep the series tobacco- free. senators from texas and missouri are asking the players' union are asking not to chew tobacco during the upcoming world series. they say when players use smokeless tobacco, they endanger their own health, as well as the health of the children who watch them play. they want to start off in game 1 in the world series. >>> 31,000 pounds of trash. that's what they have collected so far, thanks to hurricane irene. more than 2700 volunteers helped pick up everything from a kitchen countertop to a flagpole in the 25th annual coastal cleanup. organizers believed they washed ashore. among other items hauled away, a bmx bicycle, a woman's wig, a car bumper and a rain gutter. >>> here is a live look outside now. mostly sunny, mild conditions. just spectacular out there today. wjz has weather and traffic together. we'll talk to kristy in a second. but let's go to bob turk in the first warning w

randall pinkston reports for wjz, saying that the animal's owner then took has own life. >> reporter: schools are closed near an animal preserve in ohio, where dozens of dangerous animals escaped. a couple are still on the loose. >> leaves us with what we believe is only two animals that are missing from this farm. and one would be the nothing monkey. -- would be a monkey and another. >> tigers, bears and lions were freed, before he killed himself. officers moved in and gunned down at least 30 animals. >> we could not have animals running loose in this county. we were not going to have that. >> reporter: some animal rights groups are criticizing the sheriff for not using tranquilizers. but he has supporters. >> the sheriff has to make a decision. you can't say, i'll check on it in the morning. he had to do what he had to do, period. >> reporter: the animals did not attack anyone, but they put everyone in this small town on edge. >> we went to take care of the cattle this morning. and a couple of guys i went to work with took a gun with them. >> reporter: ken maxwell drove 50 miles fro

randall add pinkston has more. >> reporter: police are warning drivers to stay in their cars near an animal preserve in ohio, where dangerous animals are on the loose. >> it's still, still not a completely secured area. >> close to 50 animals, including lions, tigers, wolves and bears, escaped yesterday after their cages were left open. authorities have hunted down about 44 of them. schools are closed as a precaution. >> we're covering these animals. we're getting inventory of what we have. >> when police arrived yesterday, officers found the owner dead. they say he killed himself after freeing the animals. >> i had deputies that had to shoot animals with their side arms at close range. that's how volatile this situation was. >> police are particularly worried about large cats and bears. residents are on edge. >> we put our dogs inside, and my mom and dad told me call when you get there, make sure we know you got there okay. and then they said, stay inside all night. >> so far the animals haven't injured anyone. authorities say they will try to tranquilize some of them, if possible.