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3 firss of foo... the family oo a murdered blind man speaks out about his killer. killer.17 year old donnnll graham is acccsed of stabbing patrick ward in his bel air apartment friday night.ward was a 29 year old college student... whh went blind six years agoohis family says he was a courgeous man... but say his dissbility would also make after learning of their son's death... the family hopes the

accused killer can somehow turn his life aroundd " hope he leaans and who knoww, go on toodo great thinns" things" police say donnell graham lived in the same neighborhood as the victim but diddnot know him. track criminal ctivity in your area anddget emails when crime happens.sign up for fox44's "spot crime" at fox baltimore doo com. 30 lives lost... in a single attack overrthe weekend. p americanssare mourning the loss of 22 navy seals... and 8 other troops ssrving in killed in a helicopter crash. incident for american forces... since the afghan war began in 2001. theyyleave behind wives... kids... parents... siblings and grandparents... all who say they will cherish thh last moments with their fallen loved ones. &p"he said that you and the don't worry, this place isn't going to change me. i'm going love you, ma.. just take care 3 of my girls.'" girls.'" thh latest &p the latest 3

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3 new this morning...hip hop artist antwann" biggboi" patton.. and half of the group "outkast" ... is out of jail phis morning on bail.he was arrested in miami on drug charges.patton didn't respond to reporters, but someone from his camp.. is seen shoving a ttv camera!the rapper is accused of having viagra pills with invalid prescriptiio, ecssasy pills and other drugs. a new study suggestt school lunches brought from homm aree't stored at the rrght temperaaure and may ánotá be safe to eat!the research ouu pf theeuniversity of texas at austin tested the temperatures of 700 packed lunches at a

daycare center.it found... even a heated thermal container or in a bag with ice of lunchhs were in the percent "thermal danger zone", and could cause foodborne illnesses.experts recommend freezing beverages like water or milk, whhch will act as an additional ice pack to keep foods colder and will thaw by lunchtime. state police aae stepping up patrols this week in an effort to make our roads safer.this week they will be out targeting aggressive drivers. pt's all part of the ásmoooh operattrá program which tries to reduce the number of car crashes... and promote better decision making by drivers. get ready to rock out... country style!!sunday in the counnry""is sttll a couple oo you a sneak peak at what you - can expect... when it happens in october.laurie deyoung w-p-o-c studio... with the line up of the artists...good morning, laurie! laurie! --who's performing?--hunter

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all local.. all morning. ((break )) ((bump in)) the triple "a" club is now a &plittle more exclusive. on friday, credit agency standard and poor's downgraded the united states from the too rating down too"double a plus". the s and p said politics in washington is partly to bllme, citing the recent debt ceiling debate in congress. 3 diana rocco joins us llve ffom waahingtonnwith more. diana? 3

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an update this morning... on a fatal motorcycle crash in northeast baltimore. baltimmreepolice say a his motorcycle at bel air road when he wws struck by a car drrven by... 34-year old whose name is not being releesed right now... died at are pending against lomax. americanssare mourning the loss of 30 u-s troops... kklled in afghanistan. afghanisttn.22 navy seals and 8 other u-s troops were killed in a helicopter crash saturday... marking thh american forces sinne the war began in 2000.loved ones got &pthe devastating news over the weekend. "i heard the door bell ring and i thought, hopefully, it's just the neighbor and as i rounded the sttirs, i saa the men in uniform and i just fell to my knees. heee's just no

preparing for it." the latest fatalities come... as about 10-thousaad u-s troops are scheduled to deeart by yearrs end.a full drawdown expected to take place by the end of 20-14. 3&in ohio, a community rrmains in shock this morning after eight people... including the gunman were killed. killed. police are now saying.. a family arguement led to the shooting rampage.around 11 o' clockkyesterday morning,, police were called to the home. they say the gunman shot his girlfriend in thier home... then killed her brother and four neighbors in the house pext door.authorities say he shot two more peeple .. then wws killedd by police officers after exchanging gun fire. "we understand at some poont in time, the shooter was chasinggsomebody. so our job &pis extremely complicated righ now, because we actually have four different scenes we're pro"

processing."one woman survived the shooting, and is in critical condition at a hospital. polygamiit leader warrennjeffs is due back in courtttoday for week... of sexually assaulting pwo girls... ages 12 and 15... whom he'd taken as brides. jeffs faces up to life n prison. treasury secretary tiiothy geithner is staying put. put.the white house announced asked geithner to stay on and he deciddd to do o.geithnerr had signaled that e was ready agreement was reached with the debt ceiling.the decisiin to stay comes at a volatile tiie for the economy- as standard and poor's downgraded the u-s credit raaing. many people are worried about - their money... their stocks... theer future.unsure where to invest or even if it's safe. last week... the dow dropped more than 500 points... closing below 11-thousand 400.

it was the worst single drop since december of 2008.right now... we're just two hours away from opening bell... and there's no doubt... investors are nervous about what cooll come of the stock markee today. all of this brings us to our question of the day:are you taking your calls now..the number to call 410- 481- 4545. you can also go to us what you think... or sound off through faccbook. send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. and you can text your answer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or foo45b for no. it's the last place you expect to find a shark... in the woods!police in new hampshire are trying to figure out how discovered the ssx to eight foot shark.. dead in the wooos &pon some privvte property.ther

is a local pond there, but the nearrst salt water is nearry an hour away! "you think you'd see a deer out in the woods on the ground but a shark. that's unheard of.""this is awesome. i love it its totally shark week its perfect timing." "i've never seen that. i've lived here 25 anytting like that beforr." it might seem cool to some, but the ssell is offending tt called , but decided to leave the shark where it is and let nature take it's course. welcome aboard ana boeing 787 d" dreamliner." bbeing 787 dreamliner." dreamliner."welcome aboard ana boeing 787 dreamliner." dreamliner." the neww 7-87 dreamliner was unveiled ovee the weekend toomuch fanfare.affer years of delays and way over budget .. it's to see.there is no other lic commercial plane like the 7-87.

the new model is super durable plastic and promisss a lighter, more fuel efficient ann cost effective plane for the airlines.for the passengerss it has, touch screen enteetainment, more natural light, and leg room. inaugurated in the fall. still to come.. we're checking in with mmterologist steve fertig.. to see what kinddof weather you can expect on your way out &pthe door this morning. morning. you're [ child's voice ] ooh, that looks good. [ child's voice ] can i have some? [ child's voice ] you guys should rock, paper, scissors for it. ok. [ chuckles ] best of three? sure. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. [ scoffs ] one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot. one-two-three-shoot.

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p go to our facebook page ... and click on "inside fox45" n he left sidd of your screen ... to enter for a chance to win four tickets to see "all tiie low" in concert.. and a meet them in pe. person. we're ttking entries all week for "all time low"... and later this morning... we'll draw the winner for our blake shelton contest... so stay tuned for that. coming up.. all eyes are on the stock market this morning after it's historic drop last week.many out what to withhtheir investme. investments..that brings us to you worried about your 401k? - our phone lines are open now.. 410-481-4545. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all mooning. ((break 6))

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p just fell to my knees. there's justtno preparing for it." a tragic weekend... for loved ones of solliers serving overseas.how many u-s troops in afghanistan... were killed. help for women... entering the &pworkforce.how one local group is giving back... one item at a time. alaina says: "the highs are being innfront of all our fans you know that got us where we were and you know support us all the way wayand harm city is gearing up... for a star-studded event. we takeeyou behind he scenes... for a sneak peakkat the "american idols live tour." 3 3 ponday, august 8th we have a school closing to pass your way...c-c-b-c

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thompson killed himself after killing his wife, 34 year ld nina thompson, and her taiihawn nd treshawn pugh. 16:44 i can't helieveethey're gone. (long pause). i just seen his wife a couple days ago at hh store. she seemed so happy 557:40 as far as i can tell the whhle family was great people so why ttis happen is amazing neighbors say it is just speculation... but they through some financial trouble. a mmnnaccused in the murder of a hopkins researcher... appears in court . today.john wagnee is charged pitcaiin.pitcairn was robbed summer... while walking home from penn station.. prosecutors say pitcairn was walking to his charles village home .. ttlking on the phone with his mother... when he was attacked.another suspect in the case... la- velva merritt... avoided life behind barr... after cutting a deal with prosecutors.wagner

ii scheduled to be in court at 9:30 this morning. polygamist llader warren jeffs is due back n court today for possible sentenccng.the 55-year old was convicted last week... of sexually assaulting two girls... ages 12 and 15.... whommhh'd taken as brides. jeffs aces up to life in prison. americans are mourning the loss of 30 u-s troops... killee in afghanistan. afghanistan.22 navy seals and 8 other u-s troops were killed in a helicopter craah saturday... marking the deadliest single incident for american forces since the war began in 2001.loved ones got the devastating news over the weekend. "i heard the door bell ring and i thought, hopefully, it's just the neighbor and as i &prounded he stairs, i saw th men in uniform andd just fell preparing for it." he latest fatalities pome... as about 10-thousand u-s troops areeschedulld too depart by year's end.. full drawdown xpected to take

place by the end of 22-14. 3state police are stepping up patrols this week in an effort to make ur roods safer.this week they will beeout targeting aggressive drivers. it's all parttof the ásmmoth operatorá program which tries to reduce the number of car crashes... and promott better some alarming neww for smokers... when it comes to your health. it's not only about áhow muchá you ssoke... but also áwhená you smoke.two new studies... published in a journal of the american cancer society... find people whh smoke shortly after waking up... haae an increased risk of developing lung and neck cancers.findings may be used in the future... to help identify smokers who developing cancer.k of a newwstudy suggests school lunches brrught from home aren't stored at the rrght temperature and may ánotá be safe to eat!the research oot austin tested the temperatuues of 700 packed lunches at a

daycare center.it found... even a heated thermal container or in a bag with ice packs... as many aa 90 percent of lunches were in the ""hermal danger zone", ann &pillnesses.experts recommend freezinn bbverages like water or milk, which will act as an additional ice packkto keep lunchtime. some unexpected romance... during one reporter's live news. newscast.brenda washington was pn the middle of a live shot... when a annin the baakground... proposed to his girlfriend.it happened outside a missouri airport.the with the couple... to recap their special momeet. did yoo just propose to her?i did just propose.is this for real, or was he faking it?it's real.what did you just ssy?yes. oh my god! god! the man had just flown into missouri to meet his ggrlfriend... when he decided to propose.the couple is now next month. small wedding for

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30 lives lost... in a single attack over the weekend. pmericans are mourning the loss of 22 navy seals... and 8 other troops serving in afghanistan... who weee killed in a helicopter crash. it's the deadliest single incident for american forces.... ince the afghan war began in 2001. they leave behind wives... kids... parents... siblings and grandparents... all who say mmmentt with their fallen loved ones. "he said that 'you and the girls are always in my heart. going to change me. i'm going - to change this place. thht's just how i am.' he said 'i love you, ma. ust take care of my girls.'" girls.'" the lattst fatalities come... as about 10- thousand u-s troops are scheduled to depart by year's end.a full drawdown expected &pto takk place by the end of 20-144 today marks the one-year anniversary... of a massive mudslide that devastated parts of china. phina.the disaster left more

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we haven't seen much of the eason ten americcn idol contestantt since the finale in may.buu you cannsee some off them perform live this week here in baltimore. baltimore.the top 11 finalists will stoppin bbltimore this thursday.they will take over firsstmariner arena for the "american idolsslive tour." toor." this morning... we're giving yyu a preview of the eveet phat's been wowing crowds nation 3 3 (((pkg)))nats:white &pidol stars are performing att

venues around the country like pros ready to rocc baltimore, too.thh tour hhs been absolutely wonderful i mean it's been a lot of fun for all of us. alaina says: "the highs are being in front of all our fans you know that gottus whhre we were and you know support us all the waythe contestants have been traveling together since the tour began earlier this summer and they've come to know ach othee vvry well. lusk says: "casey, casey has his signature move (imitates casey dancing)a"a,a&that's casey's signature move. mcdonald says: "ooe of my favorite signature every single time it's during the last, the finale when we're going "anyway ou wantt it that's the way you need it" and stefano goes "san francisco". what's yours tonight? it'll be like "what's up los angeles?" (stefano appears in the shot)) toscano says: "jacob does hiss littlea"a,a&after he sings." rrinhart says: "yeah at the end he does this little falling baak move it's priceless"nats:they are usually all smiles on stage.. but they admit this tour has been harddwwrk.sot jacob: i think we thought it'd be aalot easier than it is but there's very little sleep. you knoww we're arriving at the next cityytwo, three, four o'clock in the morning and then going to the next veeue but

that doesn't even matter. hhs been absolutely wonderful. i mman it's a, it's been lott of fun forrall of us. it's venue every night, a nee city every night so it's been a lot of fun."nats: singing the merican idols live tour will stop aa first mariner arena on thursday at 7-pm. 7-pm.

coming up on good day baltimore... a close call... for a tightrope alker in china. china.we'll tell you how many feet above ground... this man was left angling.you're all occl...all morning. ews..

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people so why this happen is amazing &p neighbors say it is just &pspeculation... but they thought the family was going trouble. some ffnancial americans are mourning the loss of 30 u-s troops... killed in afghanistan. afghanistan.22 navy seals and 8 other u-s troops were killed when their helicopter was shot down by insurgents saturday. the attack makes it the deadliest incident or american forces since the war began in 2001.the latest deaths come as about 10- thousand u-s troops are schedulee to depart by year's end.a full drawdown expected to take place by the end of 20-14. workers from verizon are back out picketiin this morning. mornnig.some 45-thousand massachusetts to d-c walked off the job sunday... as part of a labor dispute..egotiators over healtt care nd pensions

with union workers saturday. this is the first strike at the company in 11 years. state police are stepping up tt make our roads safer.this t - week they will be out targeting aggressive rivers. it's ll part of the ásmooth pperatorá rogram which tries to reducc the number of car decision making by drivees. &pthe f-b-i has launched a nationwide anhunt for three flooida siblings. the brothees and sister in robbing a georgia bank.. and &peluding police in a high-spee chase... police say they even shot a police car off the road. theef-b-i has put up billboards across the in ohio, a community remains in shock this morning after eight people... including the gunman were killed. killed. police are noo saying.. aa family arguement led to thh shoottng rampageearound 11 oo plock yesterday morning, police were called to the home. girlfriend in thier home...

then killed her brother and pour neighbors in the house next door.authooities say he shot two more people .. then wws killed by police officers after exchhnging gun fire. "we understand at some point in time, the shooter was chasing somebody. so our job is extremely commllcated right nnw, because we actually have four different scenes we're pro" critical condition at a -ived hoopital. we saw ssme rain here over the weekend... but it was nothing north carolina. carrlina.thii waa the scene in raleigh. ááthunder- storms and pouring raan pusheddthrough the city dropping at least... 5 inches of rain.many places were waterlogged... causing the ceiling of one home to collapse. "i was sittin''on the bed but my nephew was layin' in bed. so it all kindaaffll on him, all the lil' pink stuff fell on him."butt to ""e're just glad we're still here and not h. shelter foo familiee whose

homes were damaged by the flooding. and did you see this?the heavy rrin in north carolina turned a hotel's ceillng into a waterfall.the rain caused a pipe to burst at the embaasy suites ffiday.... and drain the water riiht through the ceiling of the lobby. 3 happp birthday to thh national . aquarium.the downtown landmark it's 30thhannivvrsary.many of feetival on the pier full of music and activities for the one of the largest tourist is - attractions in maryland. watching someone walk a ight

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ratiig was downgraded. downgraded. here's a look at the numbers rrght now...for the first time in history friday... standarddand poor's downgraddd the united states' &pcredit rating.the head of the credit aaency says the country's debttreduction package wasspart of the reason for the doongradee there is pow grooing concerr that interest rates will rise for crrdit cards to mortgages. other major credit rating wo maintained tteir triple-a rating on the u-s debt. 3 33 first of fox... the family of a murdered blind man speaks out about his killer. graham is accused of stabbbng patrick ward in his bel air apartment friday night.ward was a 9 year old college student... who went blind sii years ago.his family says hh was a courgeous man....buu say hissdisability would also make

him target.now just days after learning of their son's death... the family hopes the accused killlr can somehhw turn his life around. knows, go on to do great things" things" police say donnell graham lived in the same did not knoo him. a progress report is scheduled today for singer chris brown. broon pleaded guilty to assaulting rihanna in 2009 ... who was his girlfrienn at the time.brown is not required to appear at the hearing. hip hop artist antwan " big boi" patton.. and half of the group "outkast" ... is out of was arrested in miami on drugg charges.patton didn't respond to reporters, but someone froo his camp.. is seen shoving a t-v camera!the rapper is accused of having -& pressription, ecssasy pilll and other drugs. a new study suggests school lunches brought from home aren't stored at the right

temperatuue and may ánotá be safe to eat! eat!the research out of the tested the temperatures of 700 packed lunches at a daycare center.it found... evee a heated thermal container or in a bag with ice packs... as many as 90 percent of lunches were in the "thermaaldanger zone", and could cause foodborne illnessss.experts recommend freezing beverages like water or milk, which will act as an additional ice pack to keep foods cclddr and will thaw by luncctime. 3itts the last place you expect to find a shark... shark...but one shark recently tuuned up .... innthe woods! wwods!police in new hampshire are trying to figure out how it ggt there.someone discovered the six to eight ffot shark.. dead in the woods on some privateeproperty.therr is a local pond there, but the nearest salt water is nearly "you think you'd see a deer &pout innthe woods on the groun bbt a shark. that's unheard

off""this is awesome.. i love it its totally shark weee its perfect timing." "i've never years and i haven't seen anything like thaa beffrr." it might seem cool to some, but the smell is offensive to others.nature officials were called , buu decided to leave the shark where it is and let nature take it's course. 3 -3 soon thh maryland state fairgrounds will be full of the ounds of summer. summer. the 130th maryland state fair starts on auuustt26th and runs ttrough september 5. ffx45 is the proud media sponsor of the state fair. fair. alonn with all the food, rides, and other attractionn

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6 months after their president stepped down egypt is still in turmoil. majority of the seats in the parliament.""the muslim brotherhood's final goal is to establish an islamic state like iran." "the muslim brotherhood's final goal is to establish an islamic state like iran." "a disaster, not only for christians in egypt, but also for israel, for the united states, for europe." can democracy survive in egypt?3 happening nnw... the new york stock exchange is back open for the first time since s and p dropped the u-s ccedit rating.right now the dow is ááá.last week... the dow

drrpped more than 500 points... closinn below 11- thousand 400. it was the worst single drop since december of 2008. 30 lives are lost in a single attack in afghanistan... marking the deadliest incident for american forces since the war began in 2001. 22 navy seals ann eight other u-s troops were killeddin a helicoptee crash saturday. melissa raney has more on how the families are dealing wiih the loss. ((the families of 30 u-s troops... including 22 navy seals.... got the same devastating news overrthe weekend... "i heard the door bell ring and i thought, neighbor and aa i ounded the stairs, i saw the men in uniform and i just fell to my knees. there's just no preparing forrit."they eave behind wives... kids... parents.. siblings and grandparents...all who say they will cherish the last moments withhtheir fallen loved ones."he said thht 'you and theegirls aae always in my heart. don't orry, this

place isn't going to change me. i'm going to change this place. that's just how i am.' he said 'i love you, ma. just take care of my girls.'" "i told him to be careful. he said, "granny, don't worry i'm oing if something happens to me. aaron was a christian and he stood firm in his country will not be ion to our forgotten..."wwen i think of the perfect soldier, i think of john brown.""he was selfless. he didn't worry worried about everybody else. you could have been a complete ssranger and he could have pelped you he would have done it.""hh was a warrior for our countrr and he wouldn't want wayythan how he did."i'm melisa raney good day baltimore.)) aboott10-thousand u-s troops are scheduled to depart afghanistannby year's end... with the full drawdown

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