>> absolutely. staple in baltimore. >> thank you so much. good luck this season. >> bruce, back to you. >> foxworth and the ravens play the first preseason game one week from tonight against the redskins in at m&t. here is jeff barnd with the "late edition". >> something needs to be done. >> the numbers don't workout. >> the health care debate. what happened at a townhall meeting in maryland earlier tonight. >> a cat is set on fire. who police may be responsible for the latest incident of animal abuse in the city of baltimore. >> frustration over a nightclub. the law that has some baltimore residents very upset. >> and the cyber bullying mother. why she is allowed to go back online. >> live, in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again i am jeff barnd.

jennifer has tonight off. protests are getting louder over president obama health care plan. recent positive shows 52 percent of voters are against the plan. and 39 percent favor it. many americans say they are concerned about over spending, and reduced quality health care. >> townhall meeting on health care reform took place in prince george's county. keith daniels was there and he stands by with the latest. keith, how did the talks turnout? >> well, jeff, first off live here at the oxon hill public library. maryland's fourth district. as you know. congress woman donna edwards was here to talk about what she is calling the truth about the national health care plan. it was a packed room inside tonight. at least 200 people. on the table a health care plan that includes a public option aimed at reducing the cost of health care. it is a plan with a $1.3 trillion price tag. and tonight, while there were no real fireworks during the debate. there was passion from people on

both sides of the issue. >> something needs to be done about having to pay for people that don't even belong in this country. who are here illegal. >> the 3 percent that will not be covered actually form the population of undocumented workers. >> edwards said congress is working on three bills. three health care bills. with the vote on a final piece of legislation coming up in september. live in oxon hill. keith daniels fox 45 news "late edition". >> all right, keith. >> democrats are running an ad meantime attacking protesters of the plan. and features a protest outside of congress member frank kratovil's office. ad shows protestors hanging kratovil in he have gee last week. taken during a protest in salisbury. >> there is obviously concern that some of those issues cross the line. and that it does ultimately destroy the ability to have the

debate. you know, legitimate rationale debate on the issues. that's what we want to promote. that's why i prevented it from coming to the floor. if we will solve it that's what we have to do. >> despite pressure from both sides, kratovil has yet to decide whether to support president obama's health care reform proposal. >> maryland senator barbara mikulski weighs in on the ad. she spoke about the need for some type of health care reform. and we asked her about the ad which blasts those against the measure. >> so i think, that there is no room in our on country for this violent kind of debate. we don't need it. >> the senator plans to hold several more townhall meetings to discuss health care reform. >> well, tonight on fox 45 news at 5:30, we asked you if the health care protests are anti-reform mobs or democracy in action? most of you said democracy in action. 67 to 33 percent. david from fallston writes, these are obviously orch stated by the republicans, to help

mr. obama. >> chuck writes, why is it that the obama administration administration considers these protests the act of nazis. is the right to protest only limited to the left. to read more go to foxbaltimore.com and click on question of the day. >> of course, you can make your voice heard. tell your elected officials what you think of this health care proposal. get their phone numbers, and also their e-mail addresses by going to foxbaltimore.com/your voice. >> breaking news to report tonight out of dundalk. 7-year-old boy in serious condition at this hour at johns hopkins hospital. he was hit by a car. about 7:30 tonight at raven and jd avenues. his injuries are considered life threatening. the driver did stop. and so far no charges pending. >> a cat is recovering after being set on fire. the cat gon as gabrielle is treated at the baltimore animal

rescue shelter and center. and citizens saw several kids along garrison avenue throwing rocks and bricks at the cat before setting it on fire twice. >> taking a look at her. the veterinary hospital also looked at her,ed and that she will need long-term treatment. bandage changes, and really cleaning out the wounds. and it will be awhile until we know what the end result will bring. >> you may recall another cat was burned in the same neighborhood earlier this year. as a result the city of baltimore formed an animal abuse task force. >> armed carjacking ends in a deadly crash. police began following the suspect at the corner of mlk and lexington. almost immediately investigators stopped their pursuit once the suspect began to drive erratically. nearly 10 blocks later at the corner of lexington and calhoon the suspect crashed into another car killing the female driver inside. >> seen the car flip over all the over the place.

everything went everywhere. crash into the school building. that was crazy. >> the suspect suffered minor injuries. >> mount vernon residents tonight angry over a nightclub still open after the liquor license was revoked last november. the sweet ultra lounge at the bevel veer hotel lost his license last fall. but byob is allowed while the rule is challenged in court. residents say the club is trouble and they want it gone immediately. >> i really am concerned with the citizens of this neighborhood. who are having to deal with that you know, you figure in this neighborhood right here, on chase street, in between charles and st. paul, you are fairly safe walking around here. but when you hear about kids attacking people, it scarce people. >> residents believe the lounge cater to say a young crowd. some of whom are below the legal drinking limit. >> three baltimore police officers tonight accused of hitting a 17-year-old boy with an unmarked cruiser are

suspended. deion johnson was leaning on the dirt bike when the car struck him. johnson is currently training for the olympic games as a boxer and now suing the department. the names of those suspended have not been released. >> baltimore county police have a reward of up to $4000 for any information about the suspects that murdered a liquor store clerk. last month, 57-year-old june am kang was killed at putty hill liquors. it was a store in which he owned. >> hot and hazy out there weather wise. what happens next. to go vytas reid with a look at the sky watch weather forecast. what is next? >> looks like clearing conditions like tonight. and then tomorrow, kicking off the weekend with sunshine. and things heat back up as we get into the weekend. feeling good out there right now. and then into tomorrow. it will feel good. right now, nothing going on, on the radar. we could see plenty of clear conditions. and in fact, earlier today, there were showers on the eastern shore. that has pushed off further east. and we zoom out the picture. back to the west.

you see not a lot of activity. which is a sign of nice and quiet things to come. 72 degrees in baltimore. 71 in d.c. right now. over on the eastern shore. cells salisbury, 68 degrees. next day planner shows the temperatures starting out at 66 degrees. for your morning commute. with plenty of sunshine. keep the sunglasses handy you will need them. 76 degrees. complete weekend outlook for you and how hot it will be, coming up in a bit. >> in tonight's news you need to know now. the makers of deet are speaking out. this week's scientists said deet a chemical in bug spray may be toxic to the central nervous system. but the deet manufacturers say the surveys were done mainly on insects. the cdc said repellants containing deet are safe if used properly. >> a major media company is going to charge for content now. news core said it will charge for access to its websites, including the new york post and fox news.

news corp. said it is necessary to offset losses recently in advertising revenue. >> how many minutes a day do men stare at the opposite sex? >> new survey found that men spend 43 minutes a day staring at women. most common ogling sites are supermarkets, bars and night clubs, or night clubs. women spend an average of 20 minutes a day checking out their male counterparts. >> in his own words, the blogs and "youtube" clips of the man behind a fitness club massacre in pennsylvania. >> that cyber bullying mother is back online. stay tune to find out why a judge let her do it. >> a goal should be nothing less than to make maryland a silicon valley of the 21st century. >> of course it is nearly back

. >> in just a few more weeks many students are going back to class. in the state of maryland there is a whole new push to make sure that the students go far beyond reading, writing and arithmetic. john rydell has more. >> to educators these days it is not enough to earn a high school diploma, advocates say graduates must be armed with more high tech training, a fact already apparent to some students. >> trying to get into the business aspect, and then maybe owning an engineering firm. so trying to know the basic, so i can understand it and grasp it. >> new report from a group of maryland educators endorses the con z it is chaired by william kirwin, chancellor of the university system of maryland. >> our goal should be nothingleston to make maryland a silicon valley of the 21st century. >> report calls for tripling the number of teachers in the specialty fields of math,

science, technology and engineering. educators also want to increase the number of graduates in those fields by 40 percent over the next five years. >> we need to have more exciting teachers that like the subject, know the subject well. go back into the schools and bring students to graduate in those subjects. >> for the fourth year in a row, the state of maryland is awarding a total of $1.5 million in grant money to local school systems. so they can expand curriculums in math, science and technology. >> we are going to increase our number of mentors, from the private sector. we are going to increase our number of students in project lead the way. preengineering program. >> despite tight fiscal times, educators say the goals can be achieved with little if any, state funds. it is a move to keep maryland competitive in the global economy. in annapolis, john rydell, fox 45 news "late edition". >> the state hopes to utilize federal money to expand the program, in public schools. >> that missouri mother tried

for cyber bullying is anow allowed online again. lori drew was accused of being involved in a myspace hoax directed at a 13-year-old girl. you may recall. she committed suicide the 13-year-old girl. drew's attorney said she has been offered a job now that requires the internet. a federal judge modified the bail so they can accept the job, and go back online. >> more tonight about the man behind a fitness club massacre in the state of pennsylvania. police say george sadini had a hatred for women. one online post of sadini's mentions that women found him ugly and weird. quote unquote. his blog, and "youtube" video surfaced both talking about struggle to be detached emotionally. sadini walked into a l.a. fitness in pittsburg and opened fire. he killed three and injured nine before turning the gun on himself and killing himself. >> history made on capitol hill

earlier today. sonia sotomayor is confirmed by the u.s. senate becoming the nation's first hispanic woman supreme court judge. confirmed 68 to 31 with over on we diding support from democrats and some republicans. >> cash-for-clunkers program appears to be running through labor day now. senate expected to approve $2 billion for the plan that gives rebates up to $4500 to people trading in their wrecks. the house already approved its version of the funding without the money. cash-for-clunkers probably would have gone broke tomorrow. >> how is the weather outlook shaping up for tomorrow? of course our weekend? vytas reid joins us with the sky watch forecast. >> shaping up to be a nice weekend. temperatures increasing though as we get toward the end of the weekend. go outside right now looking at what's happening in the inner harbour. relatively quiet night. clouds breaking. we have 65 right now. clear skies. and winds are calm. and our humidity level at

93 percent. humidity levels go up a bit. in the evening hours. a full day. looking at the temperatures. 72 degrees in baltimore. 71 in d.c. 71 in hagerstown. you can see how the temperatures have cooled down a bit and continue to see clearing skies as the cold front pushes off to the east. had a few rain showers off to the eastern shore later today. and things are clearing up across on the state. nice night. and as far as the future scan. timing it out. looks like we will see a clear start for the rush hour commute. 6 a.m.. and then by lunch time, still looking at sunny conditions and relatively nice afternoon and staying clear for friday night to most of saturday, through the afternoon. pop up thundershower or thunderstorm late in the day. but good weekend all and all. tomorrow 84 downtown inner harbour. pleasant conditions. great day. and five-day forecast shows 89 on saturday. with a 30 percent chance for a stray shower. and then 95 on sunday. so you can see things are jumping up temperature wise. by early parts of next week, holding onto the mid 90s. and looks like a dry first part of next week. jeff?

. >> on your mark, get set, clean. the house cleaning olympics who swept up the competition this year? it will be in tonight's "get this". >> and raven's training camp turns into dog pound this morning as rapper s

. >> time for the video you have to see and believe with your buddies. patrice harris said get this. >> a horse tries to take on a car. get this. three run away horses were galloping down a highway in israel when they encountered a stop car. two of the horses waive out of the way but the biggest one jumps on. and its hoofs smash the windshield and dented the top of the vehicle. israel television said the

driver suffered minor injuries from glass and horse slightly hurt. >> check out this aerial view of a water spout rarely seen in alaska. dorothy ivan had taken off in a small plane last weekend when the pilot spotted the funnel cloud. she grabbed the camera and caught this shot. water spouts are more common in warm climates but not alaska. >> get set. clean. house keepers went mop to mop in las vegas. they battled it out in the bed making competition. >> how do you make a good bed? >> practice. lots and lots of practice. >> then they went for a sweep as master of the mop. all for the coveted dirty toilet brush prize. >> i like to see michael phelps try that one. patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". >> minor league baseball pitcher sentenced to a month behind bars for hurting a man in a brawl

recently on the ball field. yo castillo convicted of throwing a baseball during a fight last month. judge ordereded him to attend anger management and stop throwing hand balls at people. stay employed also and work for a high school diploma. . >> ravens had a high profile guest this morning. fan of the steelers. ravens didn't drop him like it is hot. instead they opened the gates. >> what time? >> daytime. >> what time is it? >> daytime. >> any dog in the house? >> bark bark. >> (howling ). >> rapper snoop dogg was at the morning workout. guest of ray lewis. he is a youth football coach and he saw plenty of the ravens last year. and as it turns out he is a big fan of the ravens defense. despite steeler ties. he told reporters it is like a

heavy weight championship whenever i see them play. >> and bad news from the receiver front looks like you mark clayton will miss 2 or 3 preseason games. team second leading receiver last year. he has been bothered by the troublesome hand string that dogged him through the career. they found bleeding in it and wants to take no chances. but john harbaugh believes he will be ready to go september 13 in the opener. >> clayton or not, offensive players are putting in the work, trying to get ready for the opener. now heading into the second year. joe flacco's deflecting all talk about a possible sophomore jinx, emerged as a vocal leader on the practice field and his comfort level is growing all the time. >> i feel more comfortable right now. i feel like i am light years ahead of where i was last year at this point. but toward end of the season, last year, i was feeling good. and you know, that was my goal from the off season is to make sure that i continued that process and made sure i stayed in shape. and continued to learn the

offense and not take a step back. >> baseball and the orioles in detroit looking for a split of the four game series and had one of the hottest pitchers on the mound. hernandez. but not fated to be his day. hernandez, went in looking for his fourth win of the year. and to help the birds get the series split. but at the bottom of the second. brandon jumps on the offer and rips the two run homer into the left field seats. his 22 of the year. and tigers take a 2-0 lead. later in the inning. granderson lines a double down the right field line. ramone santiago scores from third. and tigers up 3-0. hernandez allowed five runs in three innings as the tigers win, 7-3 to take the series. >> and orioles start a three game set with the blue jays in toronto tomorrow night. back to you. . >> she could very

>> one college coed at compton state is aiming for her degree. 85-year-old fibi buchanon is earning her degree, attended compton state in the early 70s and had to drop out to raise two children. and now she is learning computer skills. >> you can always learn. learn is something that if you have the mind you can learn. once i learn the computer, i can put it in the computer and i will not have to be writing. won't have to have hand worrying me. >> fibi hopes to get her bachelor's degree in may. she may attend morgan state next year. >> back to vytas reid with one last look at the sky watch weather forecast. because we are on the cusp of a weekend. >> fabulous start. more sunshine friday. with a high of 84. by saturday, maybe a 30 percent chance with late afternoon

showers. and temperatures topping out at 89. so decent saturday. sunday, hotter. out there with temperatures at 95 degrees. looking at partly cloudy skies. monday, tuesday, looks like holding onto the 90s, mid 90s. but staying dry until wednesday, thursday of next week seeing temperatures back in the 80s. so nice start to the weekend. jeff? >> thanks so much. you can be in charge of your own personalized forecast. i-radar is available at foxbaltimore.com. use the interactive tools to track coming storms right down to your street. cul-de-sac, avenue or anything else. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on i-radar. >> that will do it for the "late edition". thanks for joining us all night tonight. i am jeff barnd. see you tomorrow night. until then. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning

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