froo howard's ppb in dundalk. the "late edition" starts right now. >> mudslides out west. what that storm system could mean for our holiday weekend weather.3 >> a shocking scene inside of ú-why this man took a desperate leap. >> ban in smoking in occan city falls short. what the city council decided to do instead. ú% royal controverry. the uproar over a commeeorrtive -oin. >> live ii high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition."

>> i am jeff bbrnd. may snoo on christmas day aater3 all. ú%ins us now with new vytas?ation on the holiday >> yeah, we have been wanting to get a little snow on christmas and there is a potential. upper level low p over parts of getting snow righttnnw. -t looks like the low will continue to rack n, wrapping in moisture with it. moving across parrs of tte great lakes, over the ohio river that gives us a chance for snow. what my forecast is that e will see possibly abouu a 30 percent chance of seeing a whitee3 christmas. ú%en i say white, not a ton of snow but nice coating on the it looks like temperatures will hold around 35 degrees.ú that's justtfiist part of t we still have another storm that we're watching closely. %-this storm is starting to make the way ovee the panhandle of texas. as it continuee o push east.

%-of the state south.over paats where they could have snow, ú%nnessse, norrh carolina. poteetial for good measurable snow. will it take a track toogive us measurable snow? i will show you that pptential track commng up in the forecast. >> first on foo tonight. deeails of a secret settlement that cost city taxpayers made public. yak co shapiro rifteddmistakenly with the same name for sexuul abuse charges. he sued and settled for $200,000. the case be connidential. -> obviously there was a terrible mistake. %o can compound it by saying that we equested the confidentiality portton of the agreeeent, is another mistake oú fact. >> the cityyistssshapiro wanted it kept confidential.

>> breaking news, three teens shot in west baltimore. a 11-year-old is currently at shock trauma after shot in the head. 15 and 17-year-old were also shot along ashburton street. >> i can tell you, at least, one shoottr, and they were outside, in the block. all three victims made it into a house bfore thhy collapsed. and, gain, it is very arry on. i just don't have much information.ú two olddr teens are expected to reccver. and police say they have no suspects orra motive at thii time. >> residents innsoutheast baltimore are fighting back against crime tonight. >> what do we want?ú where do we waat it? what do we want? >> police joined members of two3 community organizationsslast night to remind people to be on the look out. after several robberies whereú people were hot. in one particular case, a man

was killed, after being robbed on mt. pleassnt avenue. police have a tippline to catch and this is a number. (855)223-0033. you can remain anonymous. >> tonighh, police have released believe could be connected to the violence in southeast baltimoree keith daniels reeorts tonight this could be the break that police need to crack the case, >> at north elwood avenue and east fairmont. someone crashed into shot a man. >> we hearr the shooting. it actually woke us up. >> kind of recent violence police are dealing with in targeted southeast bbltimore neighborhoods. including highlandtown. robberies, and beatings and shootingss >> it is sad it is happening. i ean, we hear the helicopter flying over constantly. %-looking for this man.aree3 a dessription of a man, that could be responsible for the attaccs. he is described as a black male,

in his 20s. average height and weight. -ith a medium to dark complexion. investigators say he is definitely responsible for that robbery and shooting north elwood llst aturday picked be connected to other inciddnts. >> specifically we are speaking of four fie violent shootings. >> one of them last niiht on %-someone shot a man in the che. he survived. and so far, police say here have been four violent street robbbries in he area, in the past two weeks. >> we are looking for ore than one suspect, in each inccdent.ú but this s the indivvdual that we hve the commosite. he did not act alone..3 >> the sketch oo a man that could draw police loser to an rift. >> i am happy to hearrit is not ú%ten that you find that the police get leads so quickly. want to be involved.and don't

but fortunately that is changing in our area. people are getting involved. >> keith daniels, fox 45 news "late edition". >> and an rift in he attempted murder of a comp and state student. two moss now since dale ddne shht not far from campus. crime and justice reporter joy lepola has the latest on the rift. >> througg this entire ordeal, dale done has managed to maintain a 4.0 gpa.ú robbed him.man that shot and michhel anthony jones the third spent the majority of today beeng questionee by detectives. it is suspected jjnes is the man that approached duun on %-home. 26, s he was walking despite being hot, 24-year-old %-home.from jamaica made itú policeerifted jones this morninn, at bwi thurgood marshall airpoot. he was at work. >> since october, ddtectivee have been working extremely hard %-with some community intelligee theyyare able to ootain a warrant and place the suspect under rift this mooning. >> eaalier this month, jones

%-the vehicle.aving a handgun in to the shooting. detectivessconttnue tt search forrmore suspects this evening. joy lepola, fox 45 news "late edition". >> a plan to end smokinn in ocean city is rejected. city council rejected the ban, buu did apppove creating voluntary smoking areas on the beach and boardwalk. also, a rule against smokkng ii ocean city parks. will be much more strongly enforced.ú >> we askeddsu aal day today. should smoking be ban in ocean city? 78 percent say no.ú maria wrote on facebook. nor another freedom the government wants to take away. joan wrote on facebook. years ago hasn't anyone heard of secondhand smoke? ,3 >> good ddy for fourth and 5th graders in worcester county, principal decided recess is

mandatory.3 not research, but recess. daily recess beginn when students return to class after the holiday brrak on january 3. >> a really bad day for kate middlettn. look at this. royal official coin showed the face, nothing like her. she is really pretty this coii makes hee look like dr. evil from austin powers. thh coin costs 5 pounds. >> this is a bad gas day..3 just in time for the holidays. average price of gas is above since late 2008. higgest nationnl average ever for the holiday season. and maryland's topping that. congratulations. averaging $3..2 today alone. >> good day for religion. new gallop pole showed people that are religious are healthier. those deemed religious makes religion part of daily livvng.

religiius americans, smokeless, >> thousands of americans will have to wait to file taxes next year. irs is delaying filing until february. affects those thhttpaii igh medicallbills, mortgage, and due to tax laws recently paased by congress. -> more women are having cesarean sections and new data indicates it is not beeause theú are asking for it. -lthough c--ection on demand has been suggested assa ffctor for3 the increase. %-unlikely this explains the hih c-section rate in some nations. >> contaminated alfalfaasprouts may have made 89 people nationwide sick. cdd reports 15 states, and washington d.c. area were affected by this. majjriiy of those sickened johns sandwichs.

no reported deaths. -> cancer patients are warmer this christmas holiday thanks to the university of maryland medical centee. a cart full of knited blankets wheeled around the hospiial ú%wntown. staff and members of the community worked together to make these blankets. >> let ou know that people -are. always somebody that cares. ú%ke this for me before.thing really nice. >> it is great story. race to get home for the holidaas is in higg gear tonight at bwi thurgood marshall airport. travelerr. among them were several soldiers thht stepped foot on american soil for the first time in six ú%ss. %-last week has been, seemed lie a month. >> for travelers flying in and out of baltimore today, there were very few delays. >> many of our own viewers re sharing holiday ssirits with us.

and ann sent this in. decorated house in hampden. one of the many beautiful homes decorated therre hining bright %->> aad thissphoto of 4-year-od noah and 22year-old nathan sent3 in by their parents. little nathan is not ssue about santa clauu. but you know what, give him time. waat unnil he seess what isú ú%der the tree in two days. share your holidays with us. go to foxbaltimore.com/holiday. watch our holiday stories and soldiee greetings and send us your photos, for all to see. >> guests at a california hotel3 checking out in life rafts. ú%w wickee weather there could cause issues for uu right here cause issues for uu right here ♪ and i'm hungry like the wolf ♪

>> the investigation continuesú into the cause of a blaze that killed wo chicago firefighters. officials have been seerching business looking for clues. it appeared contained when teees entered the search for more than 00 firefighters responded.

%-forecasters expect thegues. devastating storms in southern californiaato wind down. but mud has taken over this california neighborhood. 40 omes damaaed. and dozens of ehicles buried in mud in southern california. bull dozers are clearing the streets and llan up is expected to last several more weeks.ú >> thhse hotel guests checked out on lifeerafts. 47 guests trapped iiside of the premiere inn, taken across the waters. and 1000 evacuated from hotels and apartments. >> i hope i do not fall off the boaa and drowned. because i cannot swim good. >> i cannot even get home to get my dog,,food, clothes, anything, and there is going to be a mess to live there. this is my comfort place and my home. crazy. >> and that weather out west, to our area. chief meteorolooist ytas reid joins us with the latest. hello. >> jeff, heavy rainfall out

there. -ausing substantial flooding conditions for folks. and when that storm starts to tap into the gulf of meeico and atlantic moisture. and run into cood air over the mid-atlantic, and theenew england states. the potential is there to get a winter storm. %-35 degrees rrght now. looking at winds out of the northwest at 14. breezy out there. chilly through much oo the day because of the winds. our high got up to 43 degrees. normalll weere at 44. so you can sse the temperatures where they should be this time of year. in 1990.iih was 69 degrees baak so nice warm day there. so you can see precipitation none to talk about as we stay dry..3 currently across the state. at 35 innbaltimore. 33 in salisbury. 344dover. a little cooler out in western maryland at 19 degrees. and still the winds are coming out of the northhest at anywhere from 14 to 211miles per hour winds out there. looking at 18 miles er hour winds in salisbury.

20s averaging. 20 to 25, even 30 miles per hour wind gusts. wind is a factor as far as what is going on throogh thh afternoon.3 when you mmx the wind andfactoo, temperatures, only in the 20s. so chhlly out thhre. bundle up to stay waam..3 satellite radar shows breaks in the clouds through the overnight. few clouds north. but bigger picture shows we have aasystem that will be building in frrm the west..3 as this continues to move in. we have a chance for getting snow on saturday afternoon. saturday night. so still looks like a potential for during christmas to get snow. about 30 percent. not a great chancee but a channe to gee snow. as the system moves vallee. it will rabbbt northern fringe on saturday. to give us a chance of this system. now we're going to have to watch the secondary system. if that ne storm oot ooftexas, tracks up the gulf coast close3 enougg. we could get some decent snow ffll across the 5 corridor. right now model datas are comin3 in alignment going further east.

so we may dodge a bullet here. then the new englaad states on late sunday and monday get potential of getting snow out there. we hhve to watch,,on the southern tip of the state monday. so tonight 25 degrees. cold night. i will havv a closer looo at the seven-dayyforecast. coming p. >> believe it or not. robots taking waiter posiiions in china. %-working there. has seeen these auto machines, ppevent them from crashing into things. if you do not like to tip. buzz if your oup is cold, intereeting to see if one of them gets mad. >> touch here. >> this is what happened in a romanian pprliament today. the man was ppotesting cuts in public spending. weaaing a shirt saying, you

killed our children's future. outttod sold us. public tv employees. suffered facial fractures but injuries are not life threatening. government is trying to qualify for a loan now from the imf. >> new study claims that 180 million americans are using credit cards this holiday season. the recession. %-when you may recall the econoy was much healthier. happy holidays. bbt remeeber january is aaounn the corner. >> huudreds of people gathering to spread holiday cheer. whereethis occurred and the group ehind the mob scene.

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>> oh, i have to read. 350 peoole gathered at the mall and dance to the classic christmas song rocking arrund the chhistmas tree. video ppsted online by howard county mobile journaaism, known as the hokomo j.o.. >> navy midshipmen accoss coontry tonight ask in the bowl against san diego state. yesterday at qual-ccm stadium under water. but rews worked overnight to make the field look like new. first quarter. they are up seven. sharing a mid tackle and out ruus the rest. brown had six catches forr3 143 yards in a score, in the

second quarter. navy responds. rookie dobbs unloads a perfect pass to the end zone for gregú jones. he mmkes aagreat catch. look at this. midssdown seven. ten seconds left. no time out from the one. dive in for six. navy trailed byyseven at the half. and third quarter. navy goes for it onnfourth and goal. he cannot make the catcc. look again. navy, fell down seven. tip. first play of the fourth. lynnlyywith a beautiful play fake. hhoks uu with a wide pen -illman in the end one. beating navy 35-14 in the poinsettia boww. mids lose out on a back-to-back %->> the ravens are hoping for a big christmas present this wwek. theyyareejuss one win away from

clinching a spot in the post season. the ravens ttavel to cleveland sunday. ann the winnoff lake erie wiill3 be windy and cold. tied for first in the afc. and pittsburg holds the tie-breeker with a better3 divisional record. so ravens are in position to ttke the 55h playoff spot. taking a clinch with the win this weekkor next week with cincinnati. but ravens would rather be won and done. >> we control our own dessinnme. ww don't need nobody to do this or ttat. we need to go to cleveland and the excitement is that. it is there. this eam been through so much. hard opposing stadiums.mes andú so for us toogo toocleveeand and do the playoff berth. %->> ravens and browns kiccoff t 1:00 on sunday. >> it looks likeewe have a

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>> final look at the seven-day forecast.ú 36 tomorrow. breezy connitions. we will see potentially scattered showers on saturday, saturday night after 1:00. %-so not guaranteed but good3 chance to sse somethhng. we havv to watch haa storm how it affects the mid-atlaatic. but we may get snow showers possibly from this, so watch it3 closely.

looking at tuesday, wednesday, thursday. temperatures sttrt to increase into next week..33 back to you.3 ú% thank you that's it. thank you for joining us. watch morning news tomorrowú starting at 5 a.m.úú%have a g g. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning