trapped a man in a wheelchair struck by a train. his body lodged underneath. >> the intense rescue operation, carried out by firefighter. hello everybody. >> here is what people are talking about tonight. >> terrifying moments deep in the baltimore subway system a man trapped under a train unable to move. megan has details of his harrowing recause from witnesses who saw it all. megan. >> reporter: that victim was rushed here the maryland shock trauma as investigators still try to determine how he wound

up on those train tracks. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene, seconds after firefighters pulled this man out from under a train, witnesses says the a scene they will never forget. >> all i know, i just saw the train hit some body. >> they heard screams the guy was under the train. >> reporter: people on the platform say the man was on a wheelchair and tipped forward falling on to the tracks. >> it happened so fast. >> reporter: terrell said he saw the train run right over the man. >> when the train was coming, we were trying to tell the train to stop. and that is when the train ended up on top of him. >> the lexington market train station was closed under 2 hours as firefighters frantically tried to fee the man. >> reporter: rescues crawled under the subway to get a man. they had to pull him by a rope, 150 to 200 feet on the tracks. >> reporter: he was loaded on a

streek which you are and rushed to hospital. >> we -- stretcher. maryland transit administration police are interviewing witnesses trying to figure out how that man got on the tracks. >> that man suffered bruises and contusions he was conscious and talking to rescue workers when transported to hospital. reporting live from maryland shock trauma, wjz eyewitness news. mta officials tell wjz they did also find that man's wheelchair underneath the train >> fire shuts down a popular inner harbour restaurant it broke out in the restaurant at mccormick and smith, firefighters put the flames out but there is enough damage it forked the restaurant to close -- forced the restaurant to close for the evening. hartford county teen accused of killing his father

will not get out of jail any time soon a judge refused bail to the 16-year-old he confessed to kills his father and their bel air home and then dumping his fathers body in a pond. if he is convicted, he could possibly face the death penalty. a storied baltimore neighbourhood struck by armed robbers one victim kidnapped in front of his home, speaks out we are protecting his identity because he is frightened for his life. >> i was getting stuff out of my car and these guys said hi to me and next thing i know i hear hey he has a gun he says get down on the floor. >> reporter: this fulton hill resident tells wjz the moment his life flashed before his eyes. >> he said i am going to kill you, give me your wallet i am not playing. i said i don't have it, it is in the house. >> reporter: he took the wallet, went into the bedroom with me at some point and started stealing sweaters and

clothes. >> then the two robbers forced him back into his car. >> they start driving around to atm machines i was so nervous i put in -- i couldn't find the clear button they said come on stop playing games. >> reporter: eventually they were caught on surveillance camera using the man's atm card and pin number. >> he held my head down on the back floor in the backseat. >> did you think they were going the shoot you. >> yes,. >> reporter: after an hour it ends. >> he goes get out of the car i jump over the guardrail turn around, they speed away. >> reporter: this isn't the only recent armed robbery here in bolten hill another happened here on this sidewalk early tuesday morning. in the 1200 block park avenue a man was just robbed at gun point by four men police are looking to see if the crimes are connected. >> what message do you have for anyone else. >> try to keep the peace and do everything they say so that you

don't get them angry, use that as an excuse to shoot you. >> police have stepped up patrols and they are still looking for leads in both of these armed robberies, adam may wjz eyewitness news. >> metro crime stoppers is offering a an award leadling toen arrest. >> two men -- leads to an arrest. >> two men forced their way into a horse early this morning, tied up the homeowner and her son and sexually assaulted the house keeper. they are still looking for him tonight. a fake gun causes a real scare on a westminster road. state police say a man and teenager pointed a toy gun like this one at another driver on route 97 she thought it was real she called police and directed them to the car. troopers arrested both men in the vehicle. on this, the first day of the 2012 legislative session, governor o'malley raises

eyebrows, talking about raising the sales tax. lawmakers were quick to says the not going to happen. >> the governor got a lot of attention and caught a lot of people off guard when he made this comment. >> frankly if i had my druthers i would rather do the one penny on the sales tax have that address our operating needs and than transition that into the sort of revenue stream that then allows us to do greater bonding capacity for the transportation that is what i would like to do. the governor's aid and keylegislators said this was nothing more than off the cuff statement. >> votes are not there. whether this is a fantasy or pipe dream, when the votes are not there i am not sure but it is a mistake to even mention it, it is not going to happen just going to get people needlessly upset. >> folks in the know say they will be looking closely at ways to increase revenue but for now, raising the sales tax is

not one of them. back to you. thank you derek, four years ago governor ormali in the legislature did raise the sales tax 1% to deal with a massive budget short fall. >> one of the city's top politicians wants to put the brakes on the baltimore grand prix he said city should focus on services for citizens instead of the race mayor rawlins, blake cut tie s with the race organizer because they still owed the city $1.5 million the city shooking for another company to organize the race. ravens big playoff game is three days away today, purple pride is pulsing through baltimore while the team gears up to face the texans in a playoff game. wjz live downtown quay? baltimore ravens are fired up and ready for the game against the houston texans.

fans are ready too. purple fever has swept through baltimore and most of maryland. it appears to be contagious. baltimore reigns fans are over -- ravens fans are over flowing with excitement they are pumped up they will play the texans on sunday in the divisional round of the playoffs m and t bank stadium. m and t bank, mason and constellation energy are encouraging other local businesses to display their purple pride and light up their companies like you see here. fans respect the ravens but believe texans have gotten better since losing to the ravens in week 6 of the regular season. >> we've learned from our mistakes from the last game. >> reporter: politicians, sporting purple skull caps and fans are wearing the flag it is ravens mania. >> rains are going to win.

>> this friday, could be one of the biggest purple friday's fans have seen in years back to you. >> thank you kiah. they will pick the business with the most purple pride from pictures sent to the team. remember you can see the rains face off against the texans here on -- ravens face off against the texans here at 1:00 p.m. sunday afternoon, and be sure to stay tuned after the game for the post game coverage. we will bring you highlights and reaction to the players and ravens that playoff game. coming up a driver cheats death. >> much greater chance of getting hit by lightning or winning the lottery. >> how he narrowly avoided disaster when that pipe, sheered his windshield. >> clean up on aisle 5 why this fire in a crowded wal-mart was no accident. this is louis he was thrown from a balcony, 25 feet in the air. the person who threw him is now

under arrest, the story when eyewitness news continues. big temperature changes headed our way. i am bob turk off coming up next ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is 44 degrees raining in central maryland. complete first warning weather

forecast coming up dramatic new images of the tsunami that devastated japan have been released this was from a police helicopter after the earthquake struck you can see the waves coming ashore and flooding out an entire town more than 19,000 people died in the disaster. dangerous high speed chase in houston. video shows police chasing a white car with a 300-pound safe sticking out of the trunk. police say all three were arrested and the safe was recovered, it was stolen from a home. the prime suspect in the aruba disappearence of natalee holloway pleads guilty to another murder. van der sloot confessed to robbing and murdering 21-year- old stephanie flores in peru he admitted breaking her neck in a fit of rage after she accessed

his computer and found the connection. his lawyers hope his con tropical depression will lead to possibility of parole in -- possibility of parole in 10 years. a rack of clothes on fire in the middle of a wal-mart store police believe this woman set the fire and then ran out of the store when the store was evacuated. workers quickly put out the fire, and no one was hurt. one california man's commute home comes to a crashing halt because a steel pipe went flying through his windshield. he was driving 65 miles an hour on the freeway, when he saw this silver object coming from the truck in front of him. now fortunately it struck the steering wheel and missed marcus' head by inches. >> i was in shock at first, and all i could stare at after my car stopped was the bottom of the pipe, just a micron away

from death. >> marcus was able the safely steer the car to the side of the road police are still trying to determine where the pipe came from. >> neighbors called police after someone witnesses something thrown from a balcony turns out it was a yorkshire terrier. the dog barely survived. >> reporter: police are called here to these town homes. a neighbor reported she saw a man launch an object from a balcony. >> reporter: it is the higher of the two. >> she heard this object land with a thud when she went over to investigate what it was she found it was a small dog. >> reporter: the dog's name is louis he is a 3-year-old yorkshire terrier when police arrived gary walsh junior said the dog fell but lewis was intentionally thrown. how tall was that deck? i am standing on the roof of wjz taking these pictures with a small hand held camera when thrown it takes more than a second for it to reach the

ground. >> yeah, he definitely is lucky guy. >> reporter: louis lived his eye is bruised and red he was in a lot of pain but he lived. >> a few feet more he may have expired due to the head trauma and spinal trauma but he was very very lucky. >> reporter: lucky he was found and take on the a pet emergency room he is now on two painkillers, gary wall. was arrested on the spot and charged with animal cruelty, aspca doctor, randall lock wood can't talk about this specific case but in general about animal abusers. >> often about power and control someone who feels they don't have enough control don't have enough power. >> reporter: as for lewis,. >> he is not in pain not uncomfortable either. >> reporter: but had a sharp eyed neighbor not seen and heard what she did lewis probably would have died. the man charged in the case, remains in jail held on

$250,000 bond. if you always wanted a little pot bellied pig to call your own, baltimore animal shelter has ruth. animal control officers recovered her from a trap in the woods. she is now healthy, ready to be adopted if you want to give ruth a home contact the baltimore county animal shelter adoption fee $65. they are very smart and very clean i have heard this. >> all yours. >> i have my fill of pets. >> i will give you the $65. >> you will give me the $65. >> they are really smart and can be trained. >> and are clean. >> radar we have rain in the region some of the heaviest rain yet to come together but it will be coming to an end, probably 3:00 a.m. in the morning the heavier echos just west of the area and around the city it will be a wet night still for the next several hours tomorrow a big improvement, headed our way let's look at temperatures right now stuck in the mid-40s.

44 humidity way up 96%, barometer dropped down to 2 .1 96 inches if you have a sinus headache that is probably why. >> ocean city, warm air moving up in our direction, 37, 36, some of the peaks to over 3,000 feet. light drizzle going on watch out for that if you are out in garrett and tucker county west virginia, maybe a little freezing drizzle next three hours, 48 annapolis, kent alan, 42 west of us, this morning clear skies did get chilly, 41, 24 the average, 23, 1 back in 1982, 14-mile an hour winds, this continues to bring moisture in off the ocean and keep temperatures rather even as you see it has been mid-40s all day long, that is the ocean temperature, from the south, southwest, ahead of the front, there is the arctic front,

minnesota some snow out there ahead of that front there is mile air moving out ahead of that. low pressure over tennessee bringing us rain tonight, continue to move away from the region, this front may bring us a rain or maybe even a snow shower if it gets cold enough quick enough late tomorrow night and friday morning some areas to the west of it, could see several inches out in garrett county, maybe as close as hagerstown could be a dusting or so maybe even northern carroll counties, southern york, a little bit of snow friday morning. you can see the rain moving out to our southwest, patches of rain but the bulk of heavier rain we saw today pretty much moving to the east, northeast, stays mild and then that front comes through, shower, rain or snow, turning colder for friday, lots of snow across the gate lakes generally partly cloudy breezy conditions throughout the weekened maybe a chance of a few snow flurries sunday for football by the way,

southwest winds, becoming northwest by late in the night, small advisory tomorrow afternoon, 41, rain gradually tapering off by morning 42, not going to drop much tomorrow, yes, believe it or not upper 50s to 60 degrees but late tomorrow night, a few showers, rain or snow as this one comes through. getting up to 41 down to 21 friday night that is a big drop 38, 38 and 36, chilly air, saturday, sunday and on monday as well. denise. >> all right thank you bob. coming up joe flacco takes aim as his critics as ravens get ready for a playoff game. >> marcus is with the team in owings mills today why flacco is defending himself next ,,,,,,

just back from owings mills. they are getting gown to business it is playoff time for the ravens, joe flacco told me

he realizes the playoffs are when great players stand out and know it is spotlight will be on him as ravens attempt a super bowl run. four years in the league, four trips to the playoff, no other quarterback in nfl history started their career like that. joe flacco is criticized by some analysts saying he is not championship caliber he is aware of it doesn't like it today he spoke up about it. >> i could care less i mean at the end of the day you see it some times you see the criticism some times and say what the hell are they talking about yeah, but who cares it is really going the come down to what team is the best, i am sure if we win i will nothing to do with why we won. according to you guys, so, you know, it is what it is you know we are going to go and do our best to try to win it. >> still plenty of support for flacco from his teammates running back ray rice took it to a new level showing up with

his fake flacco, moustache. all in the name of solidarity. four days and counting, you can see it right here on wjz kick off at 1:00 p.m., when the game ends i will report live from the stadium with reaction from the team it is our seasons pizza, post game report big playoff sunday ahead here on wjz. >> baseball news luke scott will soon become a former oriole, the baltimore son is reporting scott agreed to a 1 year, free agent contract with the rays scott played four seasons here and was the most valuable oriole in 2010. terrell may be the most valuable terp he began the game on the bench at home against wake forest, john measly helping maryland out to a big lead, against the inbound pass. measly with the 3 pointer, scored 15. turns saw wade cut it down to 3 points second half.

they helped stay out front, terps win, 70-64 they play georgia tech sunday. >> tough times at towel son where the nations longest losing streak continues, despite a good night from marcus, towelson falls to william and mary, 66-49. o and 17 this season, 36 straight defeats going back to last season. >> ouch. >> boy >> chef i will be out at owings mills tomorrow for more ravens preparat,,,,

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