fighting back aaainst animal cruelty. cruelty.(4:33)their not here for our mistreatmmnt....... mistreatment.......the changes that could come toomaryland. maryland. a new way to report c. crime.(chief) 11:26:42 certainly we vet we are veryy sensitive to the profiling aspe. aspect. wwy some hink it goes too far. doctors remove a knife blade amazing thing he said after the operation. operation.and easing the stress.the unexpected thing new york cabbies are doing to calm down.

good eveningi'm jeff barnd 3 3and i'm jennifr gilbert state lawwakers want to toughen animal cruelty penaltiee..... penalties..... karen parks .../ live.../ from the spca.../// áápetáá...// owners.,.. are.../ happy... about.../ this... this new bill proposes to boost fines o twenty five hundred dollars or six months in jail....or both.... 3 it also includds keeping convicted animal abusers from owning animals in the future... future... right now an act of animal abuse is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and a one thousand dollar fine... brian rettaliata took the stand today.....his dog bear bear was fatally shot in anne arundel county last year by an off duty police officer... dayy........that was our kid that wassour guy (10 sec) sec) the police officer keith shephard was found guilty of animal cruelty and unlawfully

discharging a weapon....he wws given probation before judgment..... we asked do you think maryland should have tougher animal cruelty laws? 100--% says yes... yes... karen writes yessbecause we're surrounded by heartless people! peeple! jacky says &p"absolutely many nimal abusers gg on to hurting people..... in annapolis.../// áátheáá.../ push... to.../ legalize.../ same sex marriage...// p clears.../ iis ...first hurle. hurle.by a vote of 7 - 4.../// ááaáá... senate... committee...// approved.../ the added.../ a... clause.../ deeigned... to protect.../ religious groups .../ from.../ having ...to perform.../ gaa marriage.../ cermonies...// ááoráá... provide services.../ for the weddings. (gladden) "i think it's first a vote for history. this is about changing what we have done for hundrees of years to include everybody." everybody."(jacobs) "i line up with god's word which should was yesterday. that doesn't change. public opinion changed and that's what you saw today." today." the bill.../ now...

faces debate.../ in the full senate. 3 in the midst of baltimore city's 81-million dollar pudggt deficit.. our waste watch investigation uncovers controversial contracts at the parkkng authority that are costing taxxayers a lot of gree. green.a review of bid proposals -- found the parking authorityyactually selected a more expensive option to manageefour parkiig garages and lots across the city.the company that waa awarded the prrperties in 2009.. had a base management fee almost 20-thousand dollars more expensive than he lowest bidders. 3:11: marta: "it should not be political connections, ii donate to campaigns, it should simply be the bottom line." line." the director of the parking authority denied our request for an on-camera interview tdod. tdoday.instead in a statement .. peter little said "the parking authority has developed a garage operator selection process that is as comprehensive and unbiased as

possible." its our duty to hhld our government accountable...you can help -- by jooning the fox45 waste watch...if you see government waste call our hotline -- 410-666-1456.you can also go to fox-baltimore dot com -- and click on waste watch. seven.../ murders... in.../ seven weeks../ weeks.../// ááalláá...// in... nortteast.../ baltimore...// deadly shooting .../ happened.../ january.../ 2nd.../ oo... plymouth.../ road...////. áátheáá... latest.../ homicide..//// .áájustáá...// last night...// on... east.../// 31-st.../ street........when officers arrived, they fouud a 22-year- old man inside a home on the block. the killing is the seventh in the city's northeast district this year and the second in two weeks. (guglielmi) "what we can say at this point is none of the cases appear related. these are individual incidents that spark up a lot of them from drug activity andn other various factors. but we've decided to do is focus in on some areas of interest in the district that will be increasing patrols pretty heavi" heavily.." police.../ have... nn.../ suspects.. //// áábutáá...// are... working...// with... some...// pretty.../ solid... leadss..///

inn.. some ...// of.../ the cases. 3. &p. as baltimooe county police fight back.... critics question a new crrme fighting tool just unveiled. some wonder if it goes too far? as crime and justice reporter joy lepola explains .. .. i-watch is aimed at cracking down on crime electron. electronically. ((pkg)) 12:46:18 burning in back yard reporting crime in baltimore county just got easier.(kevin) 11:07:27resideets will be able to report tips on suspicous activity on all types of crime including terrorism iwatch... allows residents to directly communiccte with police electronically and anonymously. (joy) stand upp13:04:14 while policc say iwatch will keep them better connected to communities just like this one in other majjr cities where the program has been introduced the american civil liberities union has weigged in with concerns about religious and racial profiling even calllng the program a possible venue ffr petty

greivances. 12:45:29 dog barking frrm a neighbor's dog that won't keep quiet. (12:49:27 - girl w/beer) to a party next door. these are all complaints... police expect to be filed n-line. but somee... nat pop12:43:45 nat of ax hitting tree12:48:55 swing 12:49:01 swingare split over 12:38:35 some people have a problem with gay people or different religisions and i don't think that gives anybody the right to have the police arrest you and it just makes it so much easier to do that when your not being held responsible (chief) 11:26:42 certainly we vet we are very sensitive to the profiling aspect. (kevin) 11:28:222it's no different thaa someone calling a tip in and then hanging up. the police are innerested in getting anonymous information but it's not just information... police are after.... theyyll take pictures even video if scarey thought for some...

12:36:11 i am a hundred percent sure it would be abused immediitely in baltimore county joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. on the baltimore county police department's website... you can also subscribe to receive a pending investigation. on police say in cases of emergency you should still call 911 . gas prices are at a twenty-eight-month high ---- ---- the national average is now three-dollars and fourteen-cents a gallon. gas supply is abundant and gas demand has actually dropped off. but priies are higher because of ontinued geopolitical tensions in the middle east. and a bottleneck at a main crude oil facility in oklahoma. nearly ten thousand children under two years old go to the from crawling out or falling - from cribs, playpens and analyzed data on e-r visits -

--- and found head and neck injuries were the most common. and as toddlers grow and become more mobile --- the number of accidents increase. doctors suggest when ids are about three feet tall -- start using a toddler bed. a.../ baltimore... county panel.../ is... orking on ways .../ to... expand.../ bike paths.../ and... walking.../ trails. residents...// of...// o-ella...// are... hoping...// the.../ trolly.../ bee..// expanded....//// áánear-byáá... businesses.../ say.../ the... trail.../// brings...// in.../ business...//// ááandááá..// leaders...// say.../ it's .../ good...// for...// áátheáá...// communiiy .../ (politician)"theres been study after study that says if you have good walking and biking trails..in communities..it increases propeety values.. its good for the average taxpay" taxpayer." he.../ newly formed .../ baltimore county.../ pedestrian.../ advisory committee.../ hhs... 11.../ members. . a...// baltimore landmark.../ has...// lostt...// it's...// stainnd glass.../ window/ windows.../// the.../ new... owner .../ of... the old.../ st.../ stan-is-laus .../ roman...// catholic church,.../ in... fells.../ point,.../// ááremovedáá...// the...// windows....//// áátheáá.../ building...// has... been vacant.../ for... a.../ decade...///

áátheáá.../ owner.../ are.../ stealing.../ them....///// áábutáá...// because.../ the... church...// is.../ a... city.../ ááanyáá...// changes..../ must...// be.../ approved.../// the... city's...// preservation.../ commission. (12:16) "the whole idea was to protect this church and the winnows were taken out without the county knowing this was going to happen...." haapen...." (28:44) "we a hard place. we leave the nd - windows ii, they get stolen and i get lamed. i take em em out..."get blamed so i took owner says.../ the... ááandáá...// return it.../ to... the building...// / 3 in spite of the weather, a bad ddy for a lot of people feeling under the weather. weathhr.flu season got off to a slow start, but it's picked officials report the viruu is now circulating in all fifty states... and widespread in thirty-seven, including maryland. it's not too late to get a flu shot.

alabama.auburn university fans celebrate football viitoriess by throwing rolls of toilet ppper onto these two 130-year-old oaks at toomer's corner.but that tradition could be over --- since a fanatic alabama an poisoned the trees with herbicide. school says it's doing what it 3 can to counteract the poison, but the oaks don't have much chance of surviving.harvey updike was arrested for the crime --- and faces charges of criminal mischief. good day for quadruplets in wylie, texas.alllfour are accepted to mensa--... which only accepts people withhi-q's in the top 2 percent. the crowley quadruplets are juniors in high school. and morii, thomas, alanna and patrick aren't just smart. hey also run track and cross country, are eagle and girl scouts... three of themmspeak chinese and the

fourrh studies sign language. and a very good day for ooe man in china --- after four years of terrible headdahes.... doctors removed knife blade lodged in his skull ---- that he didn't even know was there. he got in a fight years ago broke off in hisshead --- but had severe headaches ever since.he's said to be feeling better now. amazing weather today --- and at least one more day of this thischeif meeeorologist vytas reid joins us with the great fo. forecast... 3

snyder says: "today im making it clear that in terms of mm compensation, one governor is trying to set an example for all state and public workers ....how he's decided to show them everyone needd to deal with big sacriiices... rush hour...// in... manhattan...// sounds...

like.../ a...// driver's.../ nightmaae....//// ááhowáá/...// do...// n--y---...// ccbbie...// de-stress? that'.../ next mr. perdue! mr. perdue! what does it mean that perdue is the first chicken company to have a usda process verified program? it means the usda verifies that my fresh, fit & easy chicken is raised cage-free and fed an all-veggie diet with no animal by-products. is it true your chickens are never given any hormones or steroids? yes, it's true. [ camera shutters clicking ]

so, what's next? is there a movie deal? thank you... [ chickens clucking ] now ladies, don't get any ideas. [ male announcer ] perdue. the first chicken company to have usda process verified programs. another day brings another round of budget debates on capitol hill. both sides of the aisle are looking at drastic cuts --- &pbut senate democrats say if thhy cut too much --- it could hurt the fragile economy.the two chambers have to find a compromise - and do it quickly

if they want to avoid a government shut down like the one in 1995. boxer says: "a government shut down would be a disaster for our natiin and for our economy. if e can'' resolve our differences, we shouldn't receive a paycheck." paycheck." a teeporary funding measure that's keeping thee overnment running expires march 4th. house republicans say they won't support a peplacement that maintains current spending levels. and lawmakers still remain uuconvinced when it comes to the president's budget rrquest for fiscal year 2012. 3 michigan.../ governor .../ rick snyder .../ presents.../ his.../ 45--billion dollar.../ b/ budget...//// ááhe'sáá...// saying.../ he'll... be paid.../ one dollar .../ for... the.... 20--11.../ fiscal year...////. ááalsoáá...// schools,.,..// state workers...// and.../ other .../ government programs.../// will... be slashed ...// or.../ eliminnted. snyder says: "today im making it lear that in terms of my compensation, as governor of the state of miihigan, i will make reimbursement so that the net salary for this year, for

calendar year tow thousand eleven will be one dollar." dollar."trying...// to... show.../ some sense ---//// áásinceáá.../ everyone... must make.../ huge cuus...// nationwide...// simply.../ put.../ ááwe'reáá.../ out.../ of... money.../ / rush hourr..// in... manhattan...// driver's.../ nightmare....//// ááimagineáá.../// if... you're...// a...// taxi.../ drivers -///// ááthey'reáá...// fighting.../ stress...// with...// "taxi.../ ááwhicháá...// targets.../ the... neck,.../ back...// and...// legs...////// vollo says" "once i can get 'em here they love it. some have told me they sleep sleep like a baby. some have y - told me they feel like they had a massage and we don't do massages..so the response is good if i can get 'em in the cl" class." vollo.../ says.../ hitting... the...// yoga mat .../// is... a hard selll../ for... the.../ cabbie.../ crowd....//// áábutáá...// once... they.../ do.../ it.../ áátheyáá.../ love... it...// ááyouáá.../ gotta.../ problem... with.../ that? we don't want this warm weather to go away ----

but there is a cool down coming. coming...here's cheif the details.. details..

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that's all for the late edition...i'm jeff barnd... and i'm jennifer gilbert.8hñ'