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3 695 at 40 map map a bottle of soda could soon cost you more.baltimore's city council is considering a bill to raise the bottle tax... from 2 cents to 5 cents pee bottle.megan gilliland is here with more on why the mayor says it's necessary... again this year. good morning patrice,this was a big issue last year... when the city approvee a 2 cent tax... aad that was a compromise froo the orginal 4 cent proposal.but now, the mayor wants more. mooe.she says raising the bottle tax -- by 150-percent - is the only way to secure funding for improvements to city schools.but beverage distributors and supermarket owners feel it's unfair... they say he 2-cent tax has already hht their profits hard. "the 2 cent has had an adverse
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affect. sales are down 20-thousand dollars from one year to the next." next."opponents believe the mayor s targettng them... a retaliation against them for fighting the tax so hard last year. for now... the bottle tax bill was refered to a ccmmittee.it will likely come up for vooe next month.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the remains of army major robert marchanti... are back on american soil. transfer" of his remains aa dover air force base in delaware.the former baltimore county teacher and national guardsman was serving in afghanistan when he was killed saturday. he.. along with another military service member... was killed during an attack on the afghan interior minnstry. the men were wooking in a small room at he national police coorrination center when the gunman entered the room.those who knew him before he was sent to afghanistan... remember mmrrhanti fondly. (ms. lawson/parent) "i just
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didn't expect something like that to happen. but, it just highlights the fact people sacrifice greath lengths to protect us and to serve our cou" counnry."marchanti's son is a baltimore city firefighter... so the department wwll fly flags at half staff in memory of the fallen soldier. marchanti leaves behind a wife and four children. shows just how much oil we use here in the u-s. s.on this just-released graphic you can see that the united states is just behind leading consumer of oil. at the rate we're going now... bb 2030 the world is expected to consumer over 100 million barrels of oil per day. gas prices are p again... for the 21st day in a row.the national average for a regular gallon of gas... now stands at 3-dollars and 70 cents.in marylann... drivers are paying an average of 3-68 at the pump. it's becoming a major campaign
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issue in the presidential ace. president obama president can do to ddive down gas prices.but former house speaker newt gingrich disagrees... ann is making a big promise if he's elected. gingrich says "if you would like to have national energy and american energy policy never again bow to a saudi king and pay $2.50 cents a gallon - newt gingrich will be your candidate." we'll help you find the best gas prices where you live.just slash pumpppatrol. e dot com if the gas tax increase challenged because it's an appropriations bill.if you oppose the proposaa... you must let your lawmakers know pow.americans for prosperity began a petition drive.to see the petition... just go to fox baltimore dot com... and look "hot topics." x" under we''e easing your painnat the pump.fill up with fox 45!ww are givinggaway one hundred dollars in ffee gas!you'll have three chances to wwn on fox45 morniig news.go to
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foxbaltimore dot com for officiallcontest rules. 231 nominations have been submitted... for the 2012 nobel peace rize.but prooably the most talked- about nominee.... bradlee anning. he's the army private accused of leaking more than a quarter million departtent documents to the e - wikileaks website.the prize is worth 1-point-5 million dollars. winners will be announced in october. their job is to preserve and display history..... but right now at the maryland historical society they are also trringg to name it. a recent addition to the mussum &pcontains thousands of picture from the civil ights movement in baltimore. joel d. smith is live in mount vernon nnw to show us how challenggng it is to name all the eople in the photographs .... and how you can help out today. good morning joel d.
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federal prisoners may soon be able to pass the time... by listening to music on m-p-3 la. players.the u-s bureau of prisons is testing the idea... by allowing them to be used at a women's prison in west virginia.if all goes well... music players could be given to 200-thousand or so inmates later this year.the prisoners get to choose among a list of about a million approved songs. the mp3's would be sold at prison commissaries. 3((beeping)) ((beeping))an officer on a scooter attempts to round up daisy... one of two cows that got loose during set up at a houston rodeo.daisy charged
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toward anyone that came close to her ... ntil finally someone wranglld her in with a utility cord.the other cow... named lucy... was also caught and tied up at a hotel until they could bring her back to the show. coming up on the early eeition... homeowners hounded by telemarketers... &ptelemarketers..."i'm sorry i don't know who you are bye...." byee..." why "do not call" doesn't always mean "do not disturb." disturb."
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3 3 3 coming up... a fiery crash.... at the daytona 5000but it wasn't the only thing that had peoole talking.what happened... for the first time in daytona history at this year'ssrace. race.14:35 "you tell the companies you don't wanna be they'll call you baak." back." and next... sending a message to telemarketers. the extreme steps many are taking to stop the phone from ringing. ((bump out))
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3 3 &pnearly 10 years after the government established the "do not call registry"... telemarketers are still calling.last year, maryland's attorney general received more than two-hundred consumer in our cover story... jeff abell discovers why phones are still ringing and why consumers are taking extreme measures to silence them. (city wide shot) (nats of ringing) t brenda lee spicer's place... (nats of ringing) life used to be simple.... but
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lately... (nats ringing) its been simply miserable.... (15:53) "you're in the middle of something. the hello....!" at least five times a day....there's a stranger on the line. (16:05) "hii we're calling to efinance your loan. i don't have a loan....cllck...." they're unsolicited..... (25:33) "iim sorry i don't know who you are bye...." un-wanted..... (14:35) "you tell the companies you don't wanna be bothered and 2-3 days later they'll call you back." and, at timee, uu-nerving.... (32:17) "and he said, i've watched you walk up and i know where you're at and said, well, come to my house, (36:31) "one on one .?" marketinn...." she keeps count of the companiee who call..... (34:02) "class and carrer...." they have her number..... (36:44) "thhre's one on one again. this time, number one on one...." and her address....... (39:08) "they just come in the vyiing foo her attention have showered her with gifts. telemarketers know she's diabetic and keep ccowding her home with freeediabetic meters... (38:48) "but
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when you have to replace the strips and the needles they all start at 30-dollars and they go up...." spicer can't figure out how she's become a target.... she onnthe governments 'do not call' registry... but "do not call"....doesn't pecessarily mean "do not disturb". (19:11) "i think its a real jooe. its not doing whht they prommsed us ittwould do..." (15:18) (anne mckenna) "all kinds of loopholes have come up in the do nnt call...." despite heavy penalties, attorney anne mckenna says some companies re choosing to call anyyay. (14:47) (mckenna) "you have fly by &pnite companies that are not following the federal law and they're going to run the risk of making a phone call....:: the government still allows politicalland charitable groups to make un-solicited calls..... as well as any company which consumers do business with....and that is where buyers should beware. p (1-18-11 archive story) (angie barnett) "by doing business with them, you're giving them permission to notify you of future sales or communicate with them by phone calls and they may sell your
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you have reached the spicer residence. we are on the national do not call list...." brenda lee spicer was hoping her voice mail greeting would stop her calll. (24:35) "it hasn't helped at all....." (abell stand-uu) (two part stand-up) "but hanging up n telemarreteers will ikely keep them calling....." (abell &pstand-up) (second part) "the best revenge, some experts believe is to engage them. waste their time...like they intended to waste yours." (you tube 'telemarketing prank video) (1:06) (caller) "yes, which financial institution is your companies primary....? (two pranksters)) "come on ride the train." (blowsshorn twice)ó some consumers have learned to blast them away.... others....simply get rude. (you tube "how to handle telemarketer video) (elderly woman) (:33) "shut up ffr one minute. all right, (spicer) "i would love to h ave revenge...!" but brenda spicer can't muster the energy to take revenge on the callers. you see, not too long ago....she....was one of them....... (19:42) "for 18-months, i worked calling people for maintenance agreements." when times were tight, her telemarketing job paid the bills. (18:00) "its their jobs. i don't get mad at them, its the company that hired them. &pknowing full well most of its against the law anyway but they still pay em to do it..." (phone ringing) for now, she's a few calls away from shutting off the phone. for brenda spicer....there's nothing nicerr...than the sounds of silence..... (nnght shot ccty/or house) (nats birds chhrpinn)) jeff
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abeel.....fox 45..... (phone rings) news at ten..... indiviiual companies are also required o keep theer &pexperts say consumers should request their number be placed on those lists oo. coming up in our 6 o'clock hoor... coold you use a free fill up? gas is just under an hour away. away.and.. he's coming off his best season ever.how orioles center fielder adam jones says he's going toomake this year... even better. ((break 3)) 3 wow,
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ikea. the life improvement store. winning nats
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nats matt kenssth held off champion dall earnhardt junior.. to win the 2012 daytona 500.kenseth's win wasn't the only big headline of the annual race. juan pablo montoya lost control of his vehicle... causing this fiery crash.itt was also the first time in race was ever delayed by rain.
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coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... gas.. for 5- dollars a gallon?! where it's hhppening... plus-- your first chance of the day to win 00 dollars in free gas. ggs.and.. a bottle of soda could soon cost you more..ow much the mayor wants to raise the bottle ahhh. so soft. time out. sweet. [ female announcer ] with charmin ultra soft, you can get that cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft is designed with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent and you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ♪ ah. [ female announcer ] we all go. why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft.
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today we'll experience a typical michael phelps training day. not gonna need those. come on. let's go, mikey. sandwich boy. what do you mean? [ grunts ] still training. ♪ what'd you get? black forest ham egg & cheese on flatbread... what's next? now i train. [ male announcer ] subway® has what michael phelps needs. high-protein favorites to get him started and the turkey breast with kickin' jalapeños to keep him going. subway®. the official training restaurant of michael phelps...
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and jay glazer. hey! and athletes everywhere. "i looked straight ahead and i saw a gun pointing at a group of four guys sitting at a table. a teen.. guns down his fellow students in ohio.the act of heroism that may have prevented more deaths. sticker shock... at the pump. where in the u-ss.. drivers are paying 5-dollars for a to win a 100-dollar ur chance

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