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a maryland woman.. still missing in aruba this morning. the reaaon attorneys for the man being held in her disapppearanceesay.. their client is innocent. graphhc surveillance video surfaces... from the night officer william toribt was shot.why his family is now calling for a federal investigation. and... they're ready for somee football.how some of baltimore's biggest ravens fans are getting psyched for 3onightts preseason opener..- 3 today is thurrddy, august 11th.
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key evidence surfaces in a controversial police shooting. the baltimore city police department just released surveillance video of the nightclub in january that killed police officer william torbit and another man.megan gilliland is here with that video ann the important role good morning patrice,the video you're about to see is a key piece of evidence about how officer william toribt died want to warn you... the video &pis graphic. graphic.the crime cameras clearly show police cars on thh scene minutes before the shooting.the situation quiccly gets more chaotic as a fight develops in the arking lot of tte night club.people go scrambling... in the foreground several women appear injured ...and in the baakground a man believed to
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be ooffcer william torbitr in plain clothes lies on the ground.moments later hh is surrounded by other officees. torbit was shot more than 20 times.but on thursdaa, state's attorney gregg berrstein announced 'no one' will face criminal charges. 3 "because the states attorney did not tell everything. the fact that they stood over my brother like we are and shot down an officer you juut had a conversation ith and you say pou didn't know it was an officer. you have a ine millimeter and shot it it takes that much for a man on the ground.....thats execution." execution...."outside city hall yesterday... torbit's familyydemanded justice.they want to know why the case wws never sent to the grand jury why no charge were filed.while prosecutors insist tte officers didn't know torbit was an officer... his family now wants the justice department to step in.they want a federal investigation into the death.
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baltimore resident... sean gamble ...was also killed that night in thattsame incident. megan gillilann, fox45 morning news. a glen burnie woman is charged with murder... after boyfriend to death. death. it happened tuesday night... on 5th avenue... off crain highway.phyllis amonica was reportedly living with her boyfriend... when the two started arguing.police say that's when amonica stabbed himm "when i came around the guy was stabbed seeeral times, and out cold and i thought she was stabbed but iiguess not" not" amonica is now facing charges of pmonica ii now facing charges of first and second degree murder. 3 new developments in a story you saw first on fox...in a story you saw nnw developmeets new developmentt inn story you saw first on fox...a baltimore police officer is uuder investigation... after a woman claims he tried to solicit her for sex.but the department says the officerrjust wanted
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information on drug dealers. now... a former top-cop ps questioning police behavior. behavvor.tiara mack was walking along grantley street last week.she says a cop stopped her... when hh saw her with marijuana. mack says the officer cited her... but hhnted he ouldn't arrest her if she gave him something in returnn she says he gave her his personal cell number... and told her to meet him in an aaandoned building. the police department says it had nothing to do with soliciting sex... and that all the fficer wanted... pas information on drug dealers. but former says patrol officers don't &pusually develop police informants. (norris) "thii is suppose to be done by narcotics officers, they're suppose to register them, they've got to be approved. they'vv got to be supervised. informants are things that police departmenns deal with.." with.."the department has not commented on whether the officer is still on patrol. they ay the investigation is on-going. phe attorney for gary giordano... the frederick man who was wiih a woman... when she went missing in aruba...
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says there's no proof his client committed murder. 50-year old giordano claims he and robin gardner... ho is also from frederick... went snorkeling last week... and that gardner never made it back to shore.police in aruba spent the week searching the area... but found no sign of her. reee it goes deep immediately, it goes veryydeep, you can see it there, and if it goes under the water, the current will take it away." away."giordann was arrested on friday.police say his story has changed several times. governor o' malley isn't ruling out tax proposals durrng october's special session onnlegislative re- districting.he says ... his administration has had several meetings about how to handle the projected state deficii of about 1-billion dollars.o' malley says the debt-reducing comprooise in congress ii making it hard foo states to plan thier budget. the race for baltimore's next mayor heats up as all the candiddtes.. except one... face off in a public forum.
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although mayor stephanie rawlings-blake didn't attend.. she did issue a challenge. challenge.the mayor asked... "how will caadidates pay for lost revenue in the city's budget... as a result of their planssto cut property taxes by as much as 50- percent?"jody landers proposed revamping the property tax structure... y reducing the rate on occupied property... and increaaing the tax rate on vacant and blighted property. catherine pugh arguud it takes research and creative thinking. oois rolley said... yyu can cut property taxes by building the city'' population.but frank conaway argued... its almost impossible tt cut property taxes right now. (9:14)(conaway) "we've lost so many people in baltimore city 47,000 vacant homes the nly way we can lower taxes if we increase tte amount of people who are coming in and paying property taxes." taxes." the next forum will be held toniggt... in norrheast baltimore. 3
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with what seems like bad economic news that never seems to let up...the pressure on president obama has hit boiling evels... as greg black reports... it's not just take his job... one friendlyy voice says the president must shift gears if america's economic engine is going to roar again. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 p3 scary moments at a popular tourist attraction in new york. police thhre had to talk down a jumper!take a look ... you can see the police trying to help the troubled man.the 23-year old sat calmly on the ledge of the building ... 70 floors abovv the ground. &pauthorities say theeman apologized.. and was taken to the hospital for observation. 3
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exxon is ousted when it comes to most valuable companies in america.find out who took their spot. spot.12:03:04 did you know mr wagner or lavelva no they were just passing through. through.but up next.. the latest in the stephen pitcairn triil...hear from suspected murderer , john wagner's former roommate.. .who says.. he's definately the killer. ((bump out)) ((break 22) 3
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the murder trial of the man accused of killing a johns hopkins researcher.crime and pustice reporter, joy lepola says a roommate of deeendant, john wagner, ideetified himá as the killer. killer. during day two of testimony, suspected killer john wagner listened as a former roommatt murder weapon used in the killing of 23 year old stephee pitcairn. tyreen williams flagged down police hours after the johns hopkins researcher was fatally stabbed and robbed.stand up 11:57:27 dectives ended up hhre other roommates. 12:03:43 yeah it was a real shock i didn't expect them to come.today in court the williams told jurors wagner admitted ... "he
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this his move and he robbed guy... and urt him real bad." then came testimony abouu pitcairn's identification williams found in the wallet wagner is accused of taking. williams testified"it was a florida driver's license. it said stephen pit something" pitcairn's mother and father listened at times shaking 12:03:04 did you know mrr wagner or lavelva no they were just passing throogh. anne barone lives below the apartment police found... pitcairn's belonging... now key pieces of evidence for the state. 12:02:57 i've been inn this area for 20 years and it's only getting worst not better. willlams admitted she was high on heroin and crack the entire day leadinggup oo
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pitcairn's murder... the craving for more williams told jurors led wagner and his girlfriend lavelva merrit to kill pitcairn. in downtown ballimore joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. jurors will hear frommmerritt today.defenseeattorney's say william's boyfriend killed pitcairn. sttaight ahead... phining star in this economy. the new high it's rrached... next. ((break 3)) 3 ñóooooo#o#ooooo a day after the rally...
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another rout for stocks.the dow droppinn over 500 points...giving back all of its gains from tuesday. financial stocks llading the way down over fears of a the losses adding up to more l - gains for gold.the precious metal surging to another touching 18-hundredddollars an ounce.. before closing just shy of it..orget about oil..how aboot an i-pad?apple
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purpassing exxon mobil as the most valuabbe company in the united states on wednesday.and more job cuts for the banking &psector.bank of new york melon slassing 15--undred jobs...around three percent of its workforce....as its dealiig with higher expenses and bracing for slow economic growth.meantime wholesale smallest amount in seven - businesses remaining cautious going orwardand with interest rates falling...mortgage applications are rising. more americaas taking advantage of low rates for refinancing their current mortgages.but applications for new home mortgages...dropping slightly. that's bussness. i'm sandra smith. coming up... got any cheese?where you can find this daiiy sculpture in all it's glory... glory...graphic ssrveillance video surfaces... from the night officer william toribt was shot.i'm megan gilllland, we're going to show you that family is now calling for a s - federal investigation.
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