win a 250 dollar giant gift tomorrow on fox45 mooning news. 33 think you need a new mattress? reports survey shows that after speding days in the dark... with mass power outages... one lawmaker says it's not the b-g-e or pepco's fault.who's he placing blame on and the action he's caling for. the mayor.. challenging the results of the census.what she says is wrong with the numbers.. and what she's doing about it. "disgusting.""oh my god eww." eww."and.... the photo taken inside this burger king that has some customers vowing to never eat there again. 3 3 3 today is thursday, july 19. 3 3

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3 anger and frustration continue to grow in the wake of massive power outages caused by recent . storms.one lawmaker says the problem isn't just b-g-e and pepco... but the people who are supposed to be watching them.megan gilliland is here with the solution he's now proposing. good morning guys,he's the solution he came up with... montgomercy couny councilman... hans riemer... started this petition.his goal is to fire every member of the public service commission. he says utility companies are monopolies... only because they're regulated by the p-s-c.

and that slow response... should be blamed on them... the state agency who should be protecting the average citizen. riemer's online petition calls for the governor to start over and replace everyone in the state agency with people who will work for the consumer. "it's not acceptable anymore, to hope the next storm won't be bd or pepco will do their job, fix change the psc is the governor and the governor is the only one that can change pe" pepco" we contacted the maryland public service commision... they issued this statement saying quote: "the governor may only remove a commissioner during his or her term for incompetence or misconduct." still the peition is drawing attention.coming up next half hour... how many people have signed it so far.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a firefighter is recovering this morning, after falling

through a floor.... while responding to a fire in annapol. annapolis.lightning from dangersou storms... sparked the flames.it happened on coventry place near coachway road.the owner of the home called emergency officials... saying his house was filled with smoke.the firefighter fell throughhthe floor, while trying to put it out.we're told the firefighter is now okay. lightning is also to blame for this house fire on clifton avenue in arnold.it started just after 5:30, last night. after the strike... smoke billowed from the roof when firefighters arrived.no one was hurt. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake isn't happy with the new census numbers. numbers.she claims census workers missed counting more than 15-thousand residents in the city.so now, her administration is formally challenging those numbers. (mayor) "any endeavor that would potentially yield additional federal resources is important so we are waiting to hear from the federal government on the results." results." rawlings-blake still vows to

boost baltimore's population by ten thousand in the next decade. water is expected to be restored today to several shops near the water main break downtown... and some say it couldn't come soon enough. businesses near monday's break say business has suffered due to the repairs. some nearby restaurants are now even offering 'water main specials' to entice customers.but with only foot traffic allowed on two blocks of light street... business has been reduced. (ann pascale-victor pascale custom tailors)"it's effected by the fact people just cannot get down here." here." (kirby)"once the businesses are open we will be back on tra" track" 3 again water is expected to be restored tooay to the rest of the shops on he blook.however the road will not re-open for three weeks. the mayor doesn't think the water main break will pose any problems preparing for the upcoming baltimore grand prix. the race takes place labor day weekend... and the mayor says... the streets will be ready. (mayor) "this is not the first time we've had to deal with a big water main break, at the rate we're going with our aging infrastructure, it won't

be the last and i'm convinced that we'll be able to handle it and mitigate any impact." &pimpact." one year ago...there were major repairs to pratt street...in preparation for the race. the man charged with second- degree murder in the shooting of florida teen trayvon martin gave his first t-v nterview wednesday. as ed payne explains... martin's supporters have suggested zimmerman... a neighborhood watch volunteer at the time... racially profiled martin... and are calling for his conviction. 3 i'm not a racist, and i'm not a murderer. george zimmerman defended himself george zimmerman not a murderer. i'm not a racist, aad i'm conviction. calling for his conviction. 3 i'm not a racist, and i'm not a murderer. george zimmerman defended himself in an interview with fox news host sean hannity wednesday. zimmerman, who's free on a million-dollar bond, says he acted in self-defense when he shot trayvon martin during a confrrntation in sanford in february. he told hannity he had to shoot martin -- when he went for his gun. he said you're going to die tonight (bleeped) and took one hand off of my mouth and i felt it going down my chest down towards my holster and that's when i, i didn't have any more time. zimmerman

also apologized to martin's family -- but said he doesn't regret getting out of his car to follow martin or having a gun that night. zimmmeran: i am sorry that they buried theirrchild. i can't imagine what it must feel like. and i pray for them daily. hannity: is there anything you might do differently in retrospect now that time has passed a little bit? zimmerman: no sir. zimmerman: i feel it was all god's plan - and for me to second guess it or judge it. martin's father issued this response: saying "we must worship a different god bbcause there is no way that my goddwould have wanted george zimmerman to kill my teenage son." i'm ed payne reporting. zimmerman also told fox news he had not heard of florida's "stand your ground" law before the shooting... and said the media has rushed to judgment.

pimmerman says he was not offered any money for the interview. a new york man is arrested for child sex abuse... in the children's section of a local library. investigators say anthony perry fondled the feet off2 young girls... for the purpose of sexual gratification. but the 49-year-old pleaded not guilty... saying it was someone áelse'sá fault. i'm being set up by the president barack obama, and the city and federal government. perri was charged with sexual abuse in the first degree... and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. a preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for next zombie protest nats nats it's the type of protest... you're not used to seeing.on wednesday... students dressed as zombies... crashed a meeting of the university of california's governing board. at one point... the demonstrators even danced to michael jackson's ""hriller." the students were protesting

against proposed tuition hikes. they ended up leaving the meeting peacefully on their own. going up 110 flights of stairs never felt so good. the stair-climb to remember &pthe firefighters lost on 9-11 is today at the downtown hilton. hilton. joel d. smith is there now with some of the personal ways those heroes are being remembered every step of the way.good morning joel d. 3 3 3

a driver caught on camera... speeding the wrong way down a highway... forcing cars off the rood. road.oh, my gosh. there it went. there it went. where this shocking sccne happened... and why it's more common than you think. think. more than 300 kids brave the

heat for the ripken experieece baseball camp.temperatures on the field in aberdeen reached well ver 110 degrees tuesday. tuesday.rookie campers had

mandatory water breaks between drills.they say the heat is draiiing but was not going to keep them away from amp. gavin leinenbach: 1.37.41 "103 degrees!" reporter: "does it make you tired?" gavin: "yes."" (drinkk water)hari lymon, father: 1.41.433"they really know how to hydrate the kids and give them waaer, make sure they look for signs of dehydration, so, i had no conce" concerns." this week's ripken experience runs

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çç 3 scary moments for drivers on a mississippi highway. a wrong-way driver forces cars off the road for miles until finally crashing into an oncoming vehicle. mike mcdaniel explains how both drivers were able to walk away... virtually unharmed. --reporter pkg-as follows -- you're looking at video shot by a drivee heading north along highway 49 in collins. you can see anothhr vehicle was heading north as well, except in the southbound lanes. collins police chief wrong way speeding driver was edward fairley of mount olive, and it's a scene more common than he'd like. unfortunately, we see that all the time. it's not just the state of mississippi. it's all over. reports claim fairley was going the wrong way for miles, as

unsuspecting drivers ran off the road to avoid being hit. he's going to hurt someone severely bad. but, as fairley picks up speed, a ford s-u-v is right in his path. oh, my gosh. there it went.

there it went. the driver of the s-waveland, and a young female passenger both walked away frrm the crash. to the hospital with a broken shoulder and non-injuries. dickinson says luckily the s-u-v slightly, avoiding collision. john poulos with roadwaysscan be a especially in cases like this. it's just a matter of time before we're going to hopefully not, not loss of life. best practice for would be to get out f the way, but that nly works if you have the human perception and reaction time is really not that fast. it's really not that fast, video, there's not really a lot of evasive movement or steering from the driver trying to avoid this because of the poulos says distractions in the s-u-v could have also played a didn't realize there was an oncoming car. as the crash plays poulos says there could have been another one involving the driver filming the we can use this as an educational tool, but this same situation could the driver that was videoing because he's not focused on the both poulos and scene may have had fortunate outcomes, but that won't always be the case. make sure you pay attention when you're driving, and keep your eye on the road. the wrong-way driver told police he doesn't remember anything. he was charged with reckless driving and no proof of insurance. but he could face morr charges, depending on the results of toxicology tests. milk and poultry will cost you ! more!the other food prices expected to increase...and when you can expect to pay those hefty prices. prices.and later...a brave little girl... fights off her attacker.where she was going... with her little brother in tow...and how she

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country are causing more than just little discomfort. they're hurting crops -- especially corn. alison kosik has more on what that could 3ean for your grocery bill. - --reporter pkg--s follows -- the midwest is experiencing its worst drought in decades and it's taking a severe toll on corn. that could eventually we're not just talking about corn on the cob. the biggest impact mighttbe felt in the cost of beef, milk, pork, and poultry. that's because corn is used as feed for livestock. some experts say meat prices could jump as much as ten-percent. that means the average cost of beef -- which rang up at four-

dollars-and-thirty-five-cents a pound in 2011 -- could jump more than forty-cents this year. but don't expect prices at your local supermarket too climb overnight. the full extent of the price hike won't be known until the crops are harvested later this year. that means you might not feel the pinch in your wallet until the end of 2012 or the year. but the good news is that experts say the increase may also, the department of agriculture says prices will rise. cereal prices constant because they're impacted more costs. regardless, there is a chance the drought could have wide-reaching ramifications. i'm alison kosik innnew york. -----end-----cnn.script----- oscar -winning actress halle berry injured! injured!the injury she recieved on a movie set... that sent her to the hosptial...and her condition no. now.after spending days in the dark... with mass power outages... one lawmaker says it's not the b-g-e or pepco's fault.who's he placing blame on and the action he's caling f. for. 3 the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right.

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