dundalk why victims of the watermain break are fed up. >> and bad gas in city vehicles. new information tonight about what was in the tainted fuel. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello again, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. fbi and department of homeland security issuing advise on reese to police from coast to coast. >> stadiums, entertainment venues and hotels all potential terrorist targets that the fbi said it does not know of any specific. they are told to look for backpack bombs, car bombs and explosives. >> no specific information that gives concern for certain areas. otherwise in a post 9/11 world we're concerned about a lot of things. >> happens the week after arrests were made in the possible al-qaida bomb plot in new york and denver.

. >> first on fox now. officials say lack of space at some baltimore recreational centers is leading to a spike in crime. >> community activists in baltimore worry that a change in programs at rec centers has forced some kids out onto the streets, committing crimes. and in fact, while we were working on the story today, outside of the cc jackson rec center, crew found themselves in a crime scene. a man was shot in the ankle by another man. wielding a shotgun. >> this is exactly what we talked about. when these kids do not have anywhere to go, don't have anything to do. this is what happens. this is a result. and you know, it is unfortunate. >> home robberies involving a gun, in the northwest district have more than tripled compared to last year. >> tonight we now know exactly how the city hopes to fill a $60 million budget gap that includes cutting paychecks and jobs. myranda stephens live outside the city hall latest on the story tonight. myranda? >> well, jeff, tomorrow morning,

the city's board of estimates will be here at the city hall, to vote on a detailed, very detailed, plan to cut the city's budget. it involves extending a hiring freeze and cutting back on spending. but the most important part of here, biggest part of the plan, involves a minimum five days mandatory furlough days, for all city workers, along with the elimination of more than two dozen jobs. but one city council member, belinda conway, said she is calling for an emergency hearing over the layoffs, saying she questions the procedure and whether it is really fair. >> we don't want to target people, and get rid of people. and not only that, we want to find a way to rectify this budget issue without laying people off. there is a way to do everything. this is not the way. >> and the city's plan is far from complete. they say they are still negotiating with the police and fire unions. which say they are already cut

to the bone. and cannot afford any further reductions. and unions have been given until october 21st to reach some sort of compromise. live at city hall, myranda stephens, fox 45 news "late edition". >> prosecutors are asking approximate about a chunk of money mayor sheila dixon deposited into her checking account. back in 2004. transcripts from the grand jury proceeding show that prosecutors have found almost $14,000 in unexplained cash, dixon has been indicted on charges of theft and perjury. and she is accused of stealing gift cards intended for needy families. mayor's attorney has said that he can explain it. the mayor, however, refuses to comment. >> first of all, i am not going to allow the media to try me out here in public. you know, there are many sides to the situation. and i am not going to take this time to deal with it. >> excuse me, i said i am not going to deal with it. i expect you to respect that. >> mayors's body former body

guard testified about her spending habits calling her a shopaholic that often over spent. >> where are the speed cameras going to be installed. some found at the same intersections where red light cameras are present, around 50 locations throughout baltimore in all, including northern parkway and greenspring, northern parkway and falls, and cold spring and loch raven and east 33 and the al meade da. all expected to be up and running next month. >> prenatal health festival planned for later in the week will not be paid for with stimulus funds after all. officials decided not to use federal money on food, tents and chairs for saturday's fit family festival in raleigh for healthy babies. leaders the baltimore economic recovery team decided that spending $18,000 on the event would not be appropriate. officials are trying to solis private donations to pay for the festival. >> a maryland care giver so-called is arrested after police say he left three

mentally challenged adults in a hot van, while he was eating dinner. it happened sunday at the mountain view diner in frederick. three blind and deaf men in the van for more than an hour. 47-year-old brian fleming is charged with neglect. diners even tried to get the men to unlock the doors. >> they noticed that, you know, some of them unresponsive. one appeared to be sleeping or slumped over. they could see they were sweating profusely. they could obviously they said they could tell from the appearance, you know, they were some sort of mental handicapped. and the fact they had not seen anybody. >> temperatures were soaring in the van at the time. fleming has been fired. >> four days since the watermain break in dundalk. and major repairs have yet to start. here is a look at where the main broke. that is not it. this is one of the homeowners there. very frustrated. material in a faulty pipe is to blame for friday's break. several flooded homes still in disaster mode tonight. and the cars, you can see covered with crud.

bge reports 26 customers are still without power and gas. >> here is the bottom line. somebody is at fault here. either the county or the city. >> it has been four full days and now shock is turning to anger, those in the flood zone say they are outraged by the real response, after all the promises made by politicians. >> but, you know, somebody has to regulate this stuff for us. and i can't. i can one man against it and they are telling me, sorry. you know, i need my politician to say step up and go to battle for me. >> well, today mayor sheila dixon recommended that homeowners should first file with their insurance company and then file a claim with the city. if they do not get anywhere with the insurance company, meanwhile, investigations are underway to determine liability, and in that situation out there in dundalk. >> a cloudy day to start off the fall. >> yeah, some ominous clouds rolled in today. but vytas reid is here to tell us what we're in store for with the rest of the week.

>> autumnal equinox occurred at 5:15 p.m. and we're in the fall season. and leaves are changing. actually they have been. but the temperatures were in the upper 70s and seeing 80s around the corner. few spotty showers in the neighborhood. better chance. get more showers, more moisture builds up out of the south on radar. activity over the carolina and over on the deep south, where they have been having a lot of heavy rain, and plagued with flooding conditions around atlanta and parts of the south as well. looking at what's going on temperature wise. in the mid 70s. we will see the temperatures creep back up into the 80s by tomorrow afternoon. with a southerly flow of wind. and as you see your next day planner shows your temperatures around 71, to 73 degrees around noon. and maybe even a few rain drops possible. keep an eye on how much rain we can get and how long it will stick around coming up in the sky watch forecast. >> thank you, vytas. >> with governor o'malley win a rematch with former governor ehrlich, new poll shows it looks good for o'malley. it shows that if a rematch were held today, o'malley would

defeat former governor ehrlich by 49 percent to 38 percent. 13 percent of the surveyed were undecided. comes even though o'malley's job approval rating is under 50 percent. that brings us to the question of the day. do you think martin o'malley is doing a good job as governor? at last check, 18 percent say yes. 82 percent say no. steve from baltimore said "he is doing a great job considering the condition of the economy. left by the bush administration." tony from pasadena writes. i am sure o'malley thinks he is doing a great job. but count me out. to read more responses, to go fox baltimore.com and click on the question of the day. . >> the latest autism figures, dispel fears about childhood vaccination, straight ahead. >> swine flu and your children, what you need to know about the vaccination to keep your kids healthy and safe.

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. >> people favoring health care reform took to the streets today to tell big insurance companies how they feel. protestors gathered at the maryland offices of united health care today in owings mills. armed with signs and posters demanding the company's ceo sign a pledge to support reform. and then what they call bad insurance practices. >> the corporate companies, you know, they do not add value.

they skim profits off the health care system. they are really the big reason why health care costs are out of control. and they are spending massive amounts of money to kill reform because they are very happy with the system the way it is. >> well some 200 similar protests took place nationwide. you knighted health care released a statement saying in part it was unfortunate that there is diversionnary rhetoric that mischaracterizes our contribution to the health care system. >> well senators are working through a health care reform bill today, but they are a long way from any bipartisan agreement. and the president is bracing for the fight. kelly wright reports from washington. >> president obama is using every chance he gets to argue for health care reform. >> vast majority of americans, they want to see change but look lets face it, they are scared about the devil they do not know. >> with so many questions unanswered senate finance committee kicked off hearings on

a health care reform bill. senator baucus unveiled the legislation last week. after his gang of six failed to reach a compromise. >> takes the best ideas from both sides. it is designed to get the 60 votes that it needs to pass. >> but in reality, it hardly has bipartisan support. >> we're not considering a bill that once again proposes more spending, more government. >> the bill dropped the controversial so-called public option that republicans oppose. and baucus insists it would not provide coverage for illegal aliens or fund abortions with federal money. but g.o.p. senators say the language is not strong enough. and the process is being rushed. >> it seems that the white house, and the leadership, from the beginning were never really going to give it time to do it right. >> and even if this bill does get the votes it needs, house democratic leaders say they won't pass a bill without the public option. meaning president obama that wants a bill on his desk this year, is in for a long fight

ahead. >> people are going to realize that this was the right way to go. but it is hard to get there. >> senators will be hashing out amendments and shaping the bill all week. before sending it to the full senate as soon as next week. in washington, kelly wright, fox news. >> we have more information on health care reform on our website. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on the cure for health care icon >> most americans will need just one swine flu shot. kids, however are another story. recent trials indicate kids under the age of 10 will likely need two shots. federal officials say flu mists are available if the children want to dodge those shots. always check however with your doctor. >> for tips on how to stay healthy this flu season. log onto foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> well started out beautiful and then the clouds came in time for fall. >> check back with vytas reid with a look at the sky watch forecast. vytas, what is happening in the next few days.

>> in the next few minutes. continue to see temperatures cooling off a bit overnight. but the temperatures going back up. as we see the temperatures in the 80s right around the corner. we saw temperatures in the mid to upper 70s today. and in fact, it feels still mildly cool out there. 69 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. winds calm. humidity levels at 90 percent. now we are going to continue to see the moisture building up out soft south. and temperatures increasing. looking at 70 in harrisburg. 68 in pittsburg. cleveland 72 degrees. and down in richmond. 70 degrees. it looks like that southerly push will continue to bring up a chance for showers. and we also have a system from the west that will create possibility of some showers. so getting squeeze play from southerly flow, and the west as we see mostly cloudy skies. few blips on the radar. light sprinkle in the neighborhood. as far as the future scan. this is a model data showing the potential for rain. widely scattered. so the models are saying there will be moisture in the neighborhood. where it comes down, hard to

kind of predict. but it looks like definitely someone will see rain, even around baltimore. that slight chance. keep the umbrellas nearby over the next couple of days. may get a few breaks in the clouds. but nonetheless, tomorrow, see mostly cloudy skies and then it looks like maybe a slight chance for a drop of rain, coming down here and there as far as the future scan. predicted rainfall. anywhere from anniversary 10th of an inch to less. across the area. depending on where you are. so my forecast will look like this. as far as clouds tomorrow. probably see mostly cloudy skies. maybe break of sun trying to come through. but i think, more clouds than sun s 82 degrees. so the warm air will continue to come up from the south. with that potential of about 30 percent, 40 percent chance for scattered showers. and winds out of the south at five to 10. and as far as the five-day forecast. 84 on thursday. with a chance for a rumble of thunder possible. only about 30 percent chance. but start to see breaks in the clouds. even more breaks on fly day as we continue to see more sunshine. slightly cooler temperatures. as a front pushes through. but temperatures around 76 degrees. and then on saturday, 74 degrees. and with a chance for a stray

shower in the neighborhood. and lingering into sunday. but for the most part, i think the weekend should fair good with sunshine out there for us to enjoy. back to you guys. >> tonight more about the tainted gas that put dozens of city cars out of service yesterday, you will recall. city officials believe now a bad ethanol mix caused the problem. 74 vehicles in all were affected. >> the family of a boy severely burned by sulfuric acid on a playground slide settled the case against the baltimore county board of education. details were not disclosed. however, the $6 million suit was supposed to go to trial next month. two teenagers, it was found out later by police, poured sulfuric acid on the slide. . >> the fda bans flavored cigarettes. cigarettes with candy, fruit and good flavors outlawed. part of a law passed back in

june that allows the fda to regulate tobacco but not outright. flavored cigarettes are a young person's gateway to smoking. >> and british health experts say the latest autism figures should dispel any fears that it is connected with a common childhood vaccine. they say if the measles, mumps and rubella was causing autism rates should have increased over the years, as more and more children got the vaccine, but it turns out autism rate among british children remains the same as the rate among adults. . >> the baltimore ravens traded away one of the back upline

. >> one california woman is proving you can never have too many shoes. get this. darlene flynn has more than

11,000 shoe related items in her home. including shoe lamps, shoe chairs, shoe mug, shoe soap, and a shoe toothbrush. so she even has her name in the begin bes book of world records. favorite item costs $15.07. >> my son made it for me a couple years ago for christmas. and it is called the 1507 because it is made out of $15.07. >> flynn even has a shoe fly swatter and the dogs are named shusey and boot see. >> how did the oldest man spend his birthday. got a cake hand delivered by montana governor. a life long railroad worker, broening credits his long life to eating well, and staying active. >> these are not tracks left behind by extraterrestrial. unique works of art by a american artist and made to disappear. he discovered this art form

while playing around with a walking stick. he says when you know something is not going to last, you will pay more attention to it. >> patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". . >> the ravens start the nationwide profile. tangible evidence of that today. espn power ranking had them listed as number one. number one team in the national football league. that does not figure to change much this week. winless browns coming to town and there are those that say the browns might be the worst team in the nfl. the oddsmakers agree. they have installed the ravens as 13-point favorites but john harbaugh said you would be very wrong to overlook the browns. >> divisional opponent, big physical front. obviously on defense. really good offensive line. young quarterback. talented. so it is going to be important game. they will come in here, with a

lot at stake. and this will be an important game for the browns obviously. and we will have to be ready to match the intensity. >> late today, the ravens made a trade. shoreed up the depleted position by trading prescott burgess to the patriots in exchange for seven round draft pick. then signed tony curtis, cut by the eagles. sixth round pick out of michigan. mostly special teams. he spent last two years with dallas. and only an eagle for a couple of weeks. when the browns take to the field at m&t. brady quinn will be at the controls. that word from coach today. one time raven assistant said quinn will remain the starter despite a lackluster start. offense has one garbage time touchdown in eight quarters and also 0-2 despite the one time starter, anderson will remain on the bench, at least this week. >> on the other side of the field. look for the ravens to continue to run the ball with the three

headed monster in the back field. last week mcgahee came to the forefront and led with 79 yards, averaging 5 yards per carry. and scored two touchdowns in the big win over san diego. but at this stage of the career, mcgahee said individual stats are less important. >> asked me that a couple of years ago, i would be i am all for stats. but i am going for six points right now. so, you know, you cannot worry about stats. because sometimes you might just have a 36-yard game, you know and it is what it is. but you know, when you get the touchdown, it overlooks the stats. >> tee off 1:00 sunday, and the ravens 13-point favorites. back to you. >> tracking some clouds and showers, heading our way, as we continue to head through the next cou

. >> hopefully for nice crisp fall football weather rolls in for the weekend. that would be nice. >> or indian summer would be fine too. go to vytas reid to see what's in store. >> yeah, looks like we will continue to see the chances, maybe for spotty showers here and there and look at what will happen over the next couple of days. looks like we are going to continue to see a chance for showers heading our way. and just thick clouds out there tonight. it looks like definitely we will continue to see that potential for rain tomorrow. as far as what will happen. it looks like, wow, man i think i passed my seven day. but try to get to it here. there we go. start with the five day. and then go to the bay cast. then seven day. anyway, looking at 84 degrees. and it looks like we will see those showers possible. about 30 percent chance. 76 on friday. with sun. and then saturday, 74 degrees with a chance for maybe a shower or two. and then early parts of next week. maybe a chance for showers. back to you on guys.

>> thank you for joining us. i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert see you tomo