no one" one"a police impersonator attacks people in their home... and he's still on the run.how you can know if the cop at your door.. is real. he reached out to me and said, here put these in a bag. bag.the evidence one of michael jackson's employees says... doctor conrad murray tried to have him destroy. 01:47 "and it's the easiest thing i have ever done." done."and.. that's not what you usually hear from someone trying to lose weight. the mental trick one person used to lose a hundred pounds. 3 3 today is friday, septmeber

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3 violent home invasions in baltimore city have residents on guard.in one attack... the suspects posed as police and shot a victim in the face. megan gilliland is live from city police headquarters with more on the search for suspects. suspects.good morning patrice, there's been a number of these attacks in recent months... with men posing as police... tying up residents... even shooting them.police have an arrest in one of those attacks. unfortunately, the suspects in this latest case... are still on the run. run.it happened at a house on hilldale avenue in northwest baltimore.family members say the victims, including three small children, were upstairs asleep... when three men broke into the home around 3-30 yesterday morning... yelling, police.once inside... the suspects handcuffed the

residents and shot a man in the face when he broke free. this woman, who wants to remain annoymous, says the violent attack happened at her daughter's house. (victim's mom) "you have one guy in the hospital that got shot in the face. and you have my daughter who's been thrown on the ground, scratched up and her whole body is sore.." sore.." a few hours later... there was another home invasion... around 5 o'clock in the morning at a home on towsend avenue in brooklyn. three masked men pistol whipped the residents inside and sexualll assaulted a 25-year-old woman.police say the suspects also shot a man in the stomach. investigators say the suspects at this house were not police impersonators. if your questioning whether the officer at your door is real... police say remember there's a new department policy that requires plain clothes officers to wear a jacket that has police written across it....they'll usually have a badge around their neck as well.. unless they're working truly undercover.live

from city police headquarters, megan gililland, fox45 morning news. baltimore city police are still searching for serial firebombers this mor. morning.someone has thrown molotov cocktails at nine homes in the city.you can see from this map... the locations range from south balitmore to northwest baltimore. a homeowner... hit in northwest baltimore says the molotov cocktail thrown at their house... woke her entire family up. she says... when she walked outside, she saw flames. this is just one of nine incidents in less than three weeks.because they are scattered across the city... police believe there are several suspects.but there are some similarities.police say it appears the firebombs are thrown in occupied homes... most are thrown through a window on the first floor. investigators also believe these incidents are random and very dangerous. (14:10)what people don't know.......heat fire and 3 3flame.

flames....(58:14)it was frightening...it was three a.m we were all asleep... asleep... fortunately no one was hurt in any of the incidents and there was no major damage. if you see any suspicious activity you are asked to call police immediately. a suspected serial arsonist is behind bars this morning.his name is jason fauble... a registered sex offender.he's also homeless.police believe he's responsible for setting 7 fires in the frederick area since march.the most recent one was on saturday. a cumberland man is sentenced to 18 and-a-half years in prison... for sexually produce child porn.72-year-old james widdows was sentenced thursday... in federal court. he pleaded guilty to charges back in april. put down that phone!maryland lawmakers are taking the state's text and drive ban a little further.starting

tomorrow, you don't even be able to áreadá a test while driving.that includes sitting at a red light or stuck in traffic.if you're caught doing it... the fine is 70 - bucks. but then, it goes up to 110 dollars if your actions lead to an accident. 3842 i think it's good you know especially because of the kids 47 36:45 it's a little bit extreme, but i don't know how they would monitor people not driving and doing it 51 triple-a recommends drivers pull over to a safe place to check any electronic messages. the law does not apply to g-p-s or 9-1-1. some other new laws take effect tomorrow.one of them stiffens penalties for people accused of vehicular manslaughter.it would now be a more serious crime.. that requires people to go to court instead of just facing fines. fines.a new drunk driving law requires mandatory ignition interlocks for repeat offenders. offenders.and.. a doggy dining bill allows people to bring

dogs with them to restaurants in canton and fells point if they eat on the patio. week one of conrad murray's involuntary manslaughter trial wraps up today in los angeles. and so far... the testimony has been compelling.as andrew spencer explains... michael jackson's personal physician is accused of giving the star a lethal dose of the anesthetic, propofol. propofol. week one of conrad murray's involuntary manslaughter trial wraps up today in los angeles. and so far, the testimony has been compelling.michael jackson's accused of giving the star a lethal dose of the anesthetic, propofol.andrew spencer has the latest. --reporter pkg-as follows --new insight into the moments of panic, inside michael jackson's home. testifying thursday: alberto alvarez. the pop star's director of logistics is the man who called 9-1-1. operator: ok, he's unconscious. he's not breathing?alvarez: yes, he's not breathing sir.before making that call, alvarez testified murray made a request:help hii pick up vials of a milky white substance.he reached over and picked up a handful of vials and then reached out to me and said, here put these in a bag. prosecutors say murray was cleaning up evidence.under cross examination, alvarez said he didn't tell police about the vials-immediately after the death.dr conrad

murray asked if anyone knew cpr.prosecutors also argued murray didn't know how to conduct c-p-r.he was using one hand sir. he was giving chest compressions in this manner. jurors, and jackson's family inside court sat through the testimony. one emotional moment: alvarez describing when jackson's children, paris and princea&realized something was wrong.paris screamed out 'daddy!'dr. conrad murray said, 'don't let them see their dad like this. i kind of ushered them out and said, kids, don't worry, everything's going to be ok.' i'm andrew spencer, reporting. the judge ordered attorneys not to publicly reveal their upcoming witnesses in advance, going forward. he also warned them against talking to the media. la toya jackson is stepping out of retirement... to perform a tribute concert for her late brother, michael.it's

the singer's first full live performance... in 20 years.la toya joins an a-list line-up of artists scheduled to perform at the event... including jamie foxx... black eyed peas... and christina aguilera.the show will be held in wales... next month. intense video out of florida... as a police dash cam captures this scene.it's a young boy trapped under a car. the six year old was being dropped off at school... when he trips and falls... right into the path of an oncoming car.that's when police and a group of bystanders lift the car off of him... while another parent pulls the boy out from underneath. believe it or not, the boy wasn't hurt. it's fire prevention month. but along with sharing tips on how to be safe... baltimore city firefighters are eager to show how physical their job can be. joel d. smith is live at the fire academy as they prepare for the annual thrill show. good morning joel d. 3

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foxbaltimore to enter to win. coming up on the early edition... a baltimore city police officer is off the job... accused of being involved with a hit and run. run. i know were not going to tolerate any behavior that undermines the integrity of this agency whose investigating the situation... and if alcohol was involved. involved. 3 ((break 1)) ((bump in))

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3 3 3 3 still to come... charging you for your áowná money! money!the new fee "bank of america" will be charging debit card users. users.if there is an officer convicted or accused of wrongdoing were going to investigate it to our best abil. ability.but first... a baltimore city police sergeant is under investigation ... accused of being involved in a hit and run.but find out who told police... he didn't even leave the house that night.

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baltimore city police sergeant was involed in a hit and run. 12:29:04 we got a report from a witness at the scene that a member of the batlimore police department while off duty collided with a vehicle and departed from the scene. fox 45 has earned "that" witness was an on duty police officer who was inside the royal farms working at a substation. the officer who witnessed the hit and run told the victim the driver was an off duty police sergeant by the name of carlos vila. stand up 11:05:57 department insiders tell me the sgt works where at the southeastern following the hit and run he's been pulled off the stree and reassigned to desk durty this as an internal affairs investigation is cooducted.12:29:50 i know were not going to tolerate any behavior that undermines the integrity of this agency and if there is an officer convicted or accused of wrongdoing were going to investigate it to our best ability. sources say police caught up with vila at his home. a female told officer's he had been home the whole

night. at this point, internal affairs investigators are trying to determine if vila was drinking at the time of the hit and run. in highlandtown joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. straight ahead... in the market for a new home? mortgage rates have never been cheeper.the going rate.. for a 30 year fixed mortgage.. right now. ((break 3)) beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back there again. good for you! how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. whole grain? whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain

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never been lower... but buyers still not biting. the interest rate on a 30 -year mortgage dropping to a record low... now just a hair above four-percent. that's still not attracting buyers. the number of folks signing a contract to purchase a home falling to a four month low. this could be why... a new survey finding nearly one out of four c-e-o's expecting to cut jjbs in the u.s. over the next six months. the reason? they don't see the economy improving. meanwhile, ford confirming it'll hire seven-

thousand workers here in the u.s. by the end of next year. the plan is part of its negotiations with the u-a-w. the economy growing a bit more than previously reported last quarter. the g-d-p nudging up one point three percent on a tick up in consumer spending. and if you swipe it-- you're gonna pay for it! bank of america planning to slap customers with a five dollar monthly fee if they use a debit card for purchases. that's business. i'm ashley webster. coming up... she's waiting to find out whether she'll go free from an italian prison after being convicted of murder. murder.but amanda knox isnt' waiting quietly.the story behind these never before seen pictures of her .. in prison.. rocking out with other inmates. inmates.

3 what happened country? what happened leadership was worth more than political survival? when socrates justice and drink hemlock rather than mislead the lincoln was willing to risk the union and personal principle. let there be no mistake here. the ceiling did absolutely nothing to reduce our country's monstrous debt or craft a framework for fiscal responsibility going forward. the politicians know it, and the american people can sense it. essentially what happened is that principal to a set of spending reductions, but failed to specify what would be cut or to enact even a blanket spending plan reduction into law. instead, they matter back to committee. but while the american people got the short end of the stick, the politicians got exactly what they wanted. presid 3q

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