3 3 33 3 3 3 3 3 3 time is winding down for several baltimore rec centers... slateddto close by the end of the yearrbut last

night, there was an unexpected promise made by thh city's recreation and parks department... that would change all that.megan gilliland is llve from city hall with more on what was said. said.good morning patrice,what was promised is that the rec centers would not be shut down at the end of the year... buu there was no explanation aa to how this coulddhappen without hoping the mayor's office will explain that today. today.the mayor has aid shh wants to iiprove 30 of the turn the rest over to thiid pprties or close them.in anticipation of bidders taking over... the mayor cut the rec and parks budget by three hundred thousand dollars.but so far... only seven bids have come forward.... and the mayor announced maay centers ould close december 1st.but last unexpected twist ffom the department... who said the rec centers would not close at the

end of the year. (:20)we're bboke... we'rr ....(25:41)there changing the you can't keep them opn the 10) pome up with another 300,000 d. dollarr....but with a multi million dollar deficit on their hanns... city council members have questioned how they could afford to keep all 55 centers open. promises made last night... won't believe it....until they hear it from the mayor ersslf. live from city hall, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. two people are shot in west baltimore... one of them in looking for the gunman this morning.it hhppened at franklin town roaddand edmondson avenue.a second person was shot in the leg. both victims were still alive this morning... and it's beleived they know who the gunman is... but so far....no arrests. the man accused oo killing his estranged wife and stepson is on his way back to maryland to face charges here.45 year ll

curtis lopezzleft charlotte yesterday.he's charged witt the first degree muuder of jane mcquuin ... after herr dead body was found in her germantown home llst month. he's also suspected in the deathhof mcquain's 11 year old soo, william, whose body was found in clarksburg days later. the coworker of a woman found dead at a bethesda yoga shop... is convicted in her murder.jurorr only deliberated for aboot aa hour before returring with a guilty verdict against bbittany norwood.she killed jayna murrayyin the lululemon shop she used at least 6 weapons... - and are seeking aasentence of life without parole. cllsing arguments continue today in the federal trial of state ssnator ulyssess currie. currie.he's accusee of bribery and extortion for his role as a consultant for shoppers food warehouse.prosecutors say currre used his influence as from the food chain... he was paid more than 250- ttousandddollars over 5 years...money never reported

to the state.currie's wife says... it's herrfault because she handles her husband's record keeping. 22 alleged members of the &p"dead man inccrporated" gang arrested on murder... attempted murder... drug trafficcing and extortion charges.police sayythey operated out of tate prisons.... smuggling drugs... tobacco... cell phhnes and other contrrband intooprisons. "this case has madeethe public safer...addressing the leadership of a gaag like this does so much for the commu" previouull in custody.police are still on the look out for 4 others. the city of baltimore is facing more red ink. ink.next year the city expects to face a budget gap of 52- million dollars.to fix itt... the mayor saysseverything's on the table including retiree ben. benefits.llas year the ccty spent more than 3-hundred million dollars to fund benefits for current and future retirees. retirees.since 2007... tte city hhs experienced several deficits.... despite residents

paying the highest properry taxes in he region. 08:04:57"we have costs thatt aae out of control, medical costss, pension costs. we've done some work to reign n these costs in, but more work needs to be done"08:05:07 join our waste watch.if you see government waste.call our hotline 410-662-1456 or go to fox baltimore dot com. a baltimore doctor is back after studying trauma medicine...on the front lines. doctor thomas scalea is shock he jjst returned fromm afghanistan after doing there.he gained first hand experience with reating from hhmemade bombs. 3 i think the lessons we've learned with the abilityyto rapidly transport the kids from very far forward surgical therapy very quickly up through launch and backkto the united statess if you thinn about vietnam, the last sort or three eeks now it akes wo -

two or three days doctor scalea created "c-stars" .. a joint military training program.milltary in baatimore... and work on a - they see in combat.t wounds --3 lady gaga is stepping uu her efforts... to battle bullying. sse's launched a non-profit this way foundatioo."the rn - charity... which is named for one of her hht songs... willl support programs and initiatives thattempower youth. lady gaga has said n the past... ttat she wants o make bullying illegal..he took the stance after a teenager in buffalo, new york ccmmitted over his sexxality. a teenager... battling a deadly disease ... gets a big boost from a hollywood star wed. wednesday.((pause for singing actor and high schooll

musical singer... drew &pseeley... flew to baltimore.... to perform for brooke shockkey at johns hopkins.shockly is battling bone cancer.... and is a big fan of seeley's.turns out... he's a big fan of hers, too. &p (10:00:31) (seeley) "its not everyday youuget a request like that i was honored flattered..." (10:17:30) (shockley) "it was like yesterday we were watccing the movie and this hap" pappens...."the song seeley pang was one he wrote for shocklly.....called "fly".the star also shot a muuic video ffr the song duuing his visit to theehospital.proceeds will benefit he joons hopkins childrens center. coming up on the early big red flag... for people who want to steal yourridentity. (sot angie)3 53 46it can truly wreck your life. liff.the way to avoid this trap...and 4 other ways to protect yourself... yourself... 3

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hermaan cain is on the defense this morning...over allegations of sexual harasssent.he blames two people who worked for him... who now work ffr the rick perry campaign.perry's people deny they leaked the story... investigates the scandal that's rocked the presidential . campaign. 3 this morning in virginia trying to discuss health care and put thh firestorm behind him cain found reporters interested in little else. cain says: "i'm ere to speak to thessedoctors so dont

bother to ass all these other questions you might be curious about don't even bother, excuse me excuse me."but conference innva the front- hopeful himself brought uu the issue.cain says: "there are factions that are trying to destroy me personally as well as this campaign." ain as been denning in addance any other womens aalegations. cain says: "as i have said, if something else comes up --and &pit will - they are going to make it up." the georgia businessman has said he has no evidence but beliives racism &pis behind tte reemergence of this years' old incident. one of the alleged victims is reportedly reluctant to speak out but her lawyer today contacted the national rest association and indicated he may formally ask the trade group to waive its confideetiality agreement which was part of a $35 thousand settleeent in exchangeefor her sslence. &pcain's blitz of t-v interview denying the allegaaions have included some other news...for instance critics have suggested thii ssateeent

indicates ignorance that china is a nuccear power. cain sayss "yes they are a milittrr threat they have indicated that they are trying to develop nuclear capability and they want to develop- more aircraft carriers like we have so yes they are a military threat." cain aides insist he knows china has nuclear its quest for nuclear powered - cain's candidacy take a hit, polls suggest many of his supporters favor newt gingrich as their 2nd choice. on thee trail in iowa michele bachmannn caucus goers playing up the against cain. bachmann says: "this is the year when we can't have any surprrses with our candidate."bachmann aides were quick to point out that that statement ould easily be applied to a quote drunk speculation about rick perry performmnce ii nh last wk, or any new flip-flop, an obvious shottat mitt romney. ((2-shot toss to weather))

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coming up... i-d thieves are on theeprowl at all times. tiies.sot joyce)4 18 58 it's just scary that without you knowing it, and not even could have our information. information.the new ways scammers are getting your 5 easy ways you can protect you. yoorself...and terrell suggs

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it an ruin your credit and turn your life intt a &pnightmare.in this morning's shows you 5 ways thieves can steal your identity...and what

áyouá need to know to protect . yoorself. joyce heid just happened o bee checkiig her credit card balance one day.... when she and it was abouu 13 thoosand - about 12 thousand dollars more than shouud be on there. card accountt to ccarge more &pthan 12 thousand dollars at a bed bath and beyond in new jersey.all while joyce... and her ccedit card.... were home in anne arundel county.(sot joyce)4 19 7they aid they may have had a card reader phich just took the was at a gas station...joyce reportee the transactions to pee credit union....and she wasn't responsible....still, &p(sot joyce)4 18 58 it's just scary that without you missing your ard that people coold have your information. (sot angie)3 53 46it can truly wreck your life.the better the lookout for the latest tricks by identity theives. (sot aagge)4 09 38consumers are goinn on looking for loans.

with bad credit.(sot angie)4 -3 16 35everything about it looks so convincing.which is why some people might ot hesitate, to hand over their social security number.(sot angie)4 12 04we've had real victims. just within a mmtter complaints.ffom people who not only compromised their identity, but also are out hundreds of dollars.(sot angie) 4 12 18under the guise of a fee or collateral for he loan. so people are wiring money and right now all these complaints wiring money to spain.(gilbert standup)here's a scary thoughtt more than half of the time.... identity theft is committed... by someone you information .... and be careful who you let in your home. (sot angie)4 00 26so never carry your social security number, but that also doesn't mean leave it at home in the kitchen drawer, because back to the people you know that come intooyour house,

it's so easy to find that if you have a habit of just stickinn your bills, in your mail box.... it's like putting up a signal for identity thieves.(sot angie)3 55 15all it takes if for someone to pluck those bills, now they've got your accounttnumber your bank account number as well as an account maybe to a department store or something. how easy, every ay you ccn become a victim.(gilbert &pstandup)and all of these credit card applications you get in the mail....don't just toss them in the trash.(sot angie)3 58 05it's got your name on it, it'ssgot yourr address. all somebody has to do is get that, send that information in, and now they're spending on your name and your dollar.one of the get a shredder. shred your informationif someone hijacks &pyour identity... it can ruin youu credit score....you could spend years trying to recover yourrown good name. coming up next in sports....the latest from the rvens...and two orioles are awarded gold gloves. ((break 3))

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coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... a texxs judge is facing child pbuse charges... after his slapping her.we'll show you im - the isturbing tape... and find out the reason behind the daughter makiig the footage public.