way home from school. school. "she just kept slinging me around, punching and kicking me" me" the shocking things that happened to these children. children. armed and dangerous at taco bell.the crazy reason a man brandished a shotgun at the fast food restaurant. restaurant. the threat of flash flooding with heavy rain moving in tomorrow. the outlook for the weekend in my skywatch forecast. forecast. and an old man fights back. back.and then that word got spread around to all them ppl out here!" here!"the disgusting way this senior citizen tried to keep teens off his front porch.

3 hello,... i'm jeff 3barnd. barnd. and i'm jennifer gilbert. a fire claims the life of a pregnant woman and her two children. and... destroyed ...the homes of ten others. others.the.../ blaze... broke out... around 1:30 this morning.../ at... a home... on.../ south pulaski street.../ and... spread... to... 10-other homes...///. ááseveraláá... residents... got out...// áábutáá it... was too late.../ for... michelle.../ man-uh-go.../ and... her... two children ...// áá11áá year-old... ty-quee.../ moore.../ and... 7-year-old.../ ja-quis.../// ááman-uh-go'sáá.../ boyfriend -/ and... the father ...of her youngest son.../ says.../ he... tried to save his family -/ áábutáá... flames... and smoke... were just too much. 8:35 so i pushed the air condition out the window and climbed halfway out the window and i kept calling for her michelle, michelle come on come on and she was like unresponsive she just (long pause) 48 48man-a-go.../ was... 6-months pregnant.

washington believes the fire started in the living room of the home.the actual cause is still under investigation. a baltimore mother and teacher says her kids were attacked on the way home from school, and blames the school for not doing enough. enough.la-tia crippen says her daughter goes to francis scott key school. crippen says she had commlained about a bully there for more than a year. the mother claims she even showed school officials a threatening facebook message. tuesday on the way home from school, she says her son was attacked and her daughter was beaten...to the point she could barely walk. "to spend a day at central booking, when this is a school matter,for the school to tell me there was nothing to be done , they're children they're not animals, " " crippen has filed a police report. tonight school officials say they can not comment until they investigate further. 3

first on fox ..///. áábaltimore'sáá first responders .../ who... expected.../ to... get... extra pay.../ for working... during hurricane irene...// áágetáá bad news... in this month's... pay/ paychecks...////an.../ e--mail.../ obtained by fox 45.../ shows ...police officers.../ and... other city employees / will... not be... getting... double time.../ for... their work...// ááaáá decision... to officially keep... the city open .../ during irene.../ means ...that employees.../ who... went to work.../ during irene...// get..../ straight overtime. 3 "i think financial considerations unfortunately have always been paramount at city hall and most of the time they forget the hard work the men and women are doing. doing. an.../ aide... for... mayor stephanie rawlings-blake.../ declined to comment.../ on... the decision.../ not... to close the city. 3 the financial crisis hit american's hard today as the markets took another huge plung. plunge. the dow closed down 391 points. at one time this afternoon, it was down more than 500 points. there's

expected to be another round of selloffs when the markets open tomorrow. it's was grim news for baltimore's economy as well. new census numbers show one in four people in baltimore are living in poverty. that's a 20 percent jump in just the last two years. the recession has hit the city harder than the rest of the state. baltimore unemployment rate at 25 percent is 15 points higher than the rest of maryland. and most people are blaming the president for our financial crisis. a new rasmussen poll shows 50 percent of likely voters believe president obama's economic policies have hurt the economy. while only 32 percent think he's done anything to help us out of this mess. that's very bad news heading into an election year. tolls.../ at... maryland bridges and tunnels.../ are... going up...// november first. first.the.../ transportation authority board.../ gave... final approval.../ today.../// áátheáá bay... bridge toll../ .will... go... from 2.50..../ to... four dollars...//.ááit'lláá be... 6-- dollars.../ july... 20--13...////.áátollsáá at... the key bridge.../ hatem

bridge.../ fort mchenry.../ and... harbor tunnels../ . are... also rising...// áásomeáá... people... are none too pleased...// (pipkin) "shame, shame, shame, what we see here this morning, we have the governor, secretary of transportation and the mdta board kill jobs in the state of maryland." a... complete list... of... toll hikes.../ can be...found...// at.../ fox- baltimore.com.../ ááclickáá on... news links. we asked: do you think the toll increases are fair? not...one of you... think they are. ááandáá you're being ámostá creative...// áájoináá the debate...// going on...// on our... facebook page now...// 3 a severna park woman is accused of hoarding dozens of cats...that were seized wednesday by authorities.... karen parks is live at the anne arundel county animal control center where the cats are being treate. treated.... 67 cats along with 2 deceased cats were seized yesterday in what officers are calling deplorable conditions from the cool cats rescue....

officers say the facility is only licensed for 50 cats...they say when they got there a few cats were caged but most were running around in fecal matter... 3 the cats seen here now at the anne arundel county animal control shelter appeared to be scared and nervous....some were struggling to breathe....others were sneezing uncontrollably.... cool cats rescue has been in business at least since 2007.....animal control officers say inspections ave been done in the past....and went well... but recently numerous complaints have come in about the center regarding deplorable conditions along with concerns for the health and safety of the cats... when the owner did not respond to recent request for an inspection that's when the search and seizure was issued... 3 all of the cats were infected

with fleas all of them had ear mites many had upper respiratory wtih varying degrees of severity many have eye infections many have skin conditions... control officers say this investigation is ongoing and charges are pending...and while the facility was not shut down all the animals were removed..... no word on when these cats will be available for adoption they are all still in isolation.... officers say they need folks to come out and adopt those cats that are healthy to make room for the 67 once they are well..... bad day or death bad day for death row inmates in texas.that famous "last meal" is now a thing of the past.all because of lawrence brewer.before he was put to death last night. he ordered:a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a meat-lover's pizza, a big bowl of okra with ketchup, a pound of barbecue,

a half a loaf of bread, peanut butter fudge, a pint of ice cream and two chicken-fried steaks.when it all got there.....well, brewer decided he just wasn't hungry.from now on, the death row inmates will get whatever's on the prison menu. bad day for rick santorum. santorum.if you've googled the presidential candidate lately.... you may have come up with surprising results.one of the first web pages that appears is one with a rather unflattering fake definition, describing "santorum" as a sexual byproduct. and santorum's not very happy about it.he says google should take it down.google says it only pulls down search result pages in extreme cases. 3 good day for one baltimore neighborhood, they're giving their image an overhaul. many people say dundalk has been getting a bad rap for years. a new study shows dundalk battles some tough image problems. now the dundalk renaissance corporation is hoping to change the public's perception. (amy menzer)"dundalk is a

really proud historic friendly community with great access to the the entire region.. a wonderful small town feel. " " residents and business owners a new publicity campaign can help improve dundalks reputation. it looks like some heavy rain is going to put an end to our summer. summer. how long will the showers hang around? around? chief meteorologist vytas reid is tracking it all with your skywatch forecast. forecast. 3

the republican contenders square off. how rick perry tried to extend his early lead on mitt romney in tonight debate. a live report coming up in two minutes. and strange markings showing up on southwest airplanes. the reason how they got there is a much bigger threat than what they say. and america's secret bases to fight terror. how these high-tech drone airstrips were exposed to the world. 3

mysterious writings are popping up on southwest's

airplanes and it's led to a federal investigation. investigation. the graffiti started showing up in february and more has been showing up recently. investigators say it is more than writing, it is a chemical engraving that is only visible when the plane is turned. some believe the writing is arabic, but the fbi is more concerned that someone is able to do this to airplanes inside secure areas. america's.../ secret ...air bases... are exposed .../ thru... the wiki-leaks .../ release... of classified inform. information. over.../ the past two years, .../ the cia... and military.../ built... several... bases.../ for... unmanned... reaper drones....// áátheyáá carry... 500 pound bombs .../ and... "hell-fire"... missiles...//// áátheáá new targets ...are being scouted... in yemen, .../ somalia and ethiopia...///. ááwitháá the rise... of attacks,...// the horn of africa.../ and... the arabian peninsula.../ have become ...safe havens ...for terrorists. executives from the company that burned through half a billion of your tax dollars then went bankrupt are going in front of congress tomorrow, but there will be a

lot more questions than answers. answers. solyndra got over five hundred million in stimulus loans from the obama administration, but now, they refuse say where it all went. they will plead the fifth in front of lawmakers, refusing to say how they lost all the money. e-mails to and from the white house show that obama's administration may have rushed through a review of the loan as a favor to a democratic campaign donor. 3 some strong showers are moving into the area tonight. tonight. it... looks like... they're going to stick around for awhile. awhile. chief meteorologist... vytas reid is tracking it all with your skywatch forecast. 3 3

earth in the crosshairs. the odds someone will get hit by a chunk of satellite tomorrow.

satellite watch is on high alert as an out of commission nasa satellite is hours away from slamming into the earth. earth. no one knows exactly when it will hit. the odds of one of earths 7 billion people getting hit by a piece of the satellite is one in 3200. the numbers point to the pieces of the bus sized satellite hitting one of earth's oceans, but still no

one knows for sure. the satellite is moving at around 17 thousand miles an hour. get ready to pay more for your health care. health insurance costs are projected to go up by at least five percent next year. employers generally pass the costs on to employees by raising deductibles, increasing premiums or cutting options for health plans. in... missouri...// ááthisáá taco 3 bell.../ was... open... late.../ to... feed folks... with.../ late night... munchies.../. áábutáá last... saturday night,.../ áájeremyáá combs...// pulled up... to this... drive-thru, .../ áácomplainingáá... that... they forgot.../ to... give him... his.../ hot sauce. .../// áásurveillanceáá video... shows him.../ pointing... a 12-gauge shotgun.../ at... the employee,.../// who... ran for cover. .../// áácombsáá was arrested...// and...charged...// áábutáá... if...you áeatá... with... this guy...// and... he says ..."pass the salt"...// áágiveáá it to him.../// an elderly pennsylvania

man fights back against out of control teens with an old school tactic. tactic. it's.../ a... form of biological warfare.../ , his weapon,.?../ a bucket ...// of urine. urine. "someone on street out of all them ppl - hollered 'that's piss bucket!' - hear what they said? and then that word got spread around to all them ppl out here!" here!" albert einsig is 91 years old...///. this is his house in york, pennsylvania..../// he says teens have started banging on his door nightly to get him out of bed....// he believes they think it's funny...// as a deterrent, he poured a bucket of his own urine on the porch and sidewalk .../ hoping the smell would keep them away...///. neighbors called police.../ and... he was given a ticket, .../ áábutáá albert says... the teens will be back.../ and... he'll be ready..../ ááwitháá his... number 2... weapon 3

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president obbma. tonight, the top republican contenders traded blows in a florida debate. craig boswell is live in orlando for tonight, the debate just wrapped up and craig who had the best showing ? tonight? 3

3 the candidates courting florida the candidates the candidates courting florida voters...making their case to a national audience... all of them trying to gain on the top front runners and score points early. bachmann says: "it isn't washington, d.c. it isn't the politicians. it's our lives that need to be lived to be that shining city upon the hill." tea party backed candidate michele bachmann comes into the contest looking to regain momentum..-nats- all the candidates know

florida is where they need to distinguish themselves from the others..romney says: "i'm a conservative businessman.// i think it helps to havv someone who's had a job to create jobs for the american people." romney is in a tight race for theetop spot in the contest.(fs) the latest quinnipiac survey showing him trailing behind texas governor rick perry by nine points. both taking jabs at each other in recent days. perry saying romney has been campaigning full time for five years. romney calling perry a career politician. another key topic tonight - president obama.gingrich says: "for two generations, the left has dominated education and tried to create amnesia about why america is an exceptional nation." cain says: "the biggest crisis we have is a severe deficiency of leadership crisis in the white house and in america (applause.)" 3 3 3

fall is just hours away. away. let's take a look at the skywatch 7 day forecast. 3 bruce cunningham talks with ravens guard marshal yanda in this week's coors light silver spotlight..his impressions from the loss in nashville and what we should expect in st louis...next in sports unlimited... louis...next in sports unlimited... for a great vacation you can't beat mississippi. sure you can, it's called louisiana.

hang on, florida's where folk's want to be. that's only until they get a taste of alabama hospitality. we can't agree on which state's best, but we can agree on one thing, wherever you vacation in the gulf, you'll have a great time. great seafood, beautiful beaches and fun for the whole family. we've got intimate bed and breakfast right on the water. cafe's with views of the gulf. go blue water fishing, ride a kayak, or just enjoy the world's best weather and soak up the world's best sun. we've gone all out to make this year the best ever. and we are 100% open for business. you mean 100% open for fun. here in the best part of the gulf. louisiana, florida, alabama, mississippi. this could go on for a while. that's all for the late

edition. i'm jeff barnd. barnd. and i'm jennifer gilbert. bruce cunningham kicks off sports unlimited right now. now. 3 3 it's thursday, and that means anothedr edition of the coors light silver spotlight, in which i meet up with a ravens player at one of the area;s finer establishments...this week, we're on the east side,,,essex....where we met up with offensive lineman marshall yanda at laid back lln. lenny;s.... 3 elsewhere... elsewhere...brandon ayanbadejo

was fined 15-thousdand dollars for this horsecollar tackle of the steelers antonio brown...and we learned today that he'll appeal that fine... ayanbadejo does not deny it was a horsecollar, but says it was inadventant..his problem is with the amount...he thinks 15-thousand is far too much...he also says he's not optimistic... .zach britton and the o's in their final road series of the year...their first and only trip to detroit....bottom of the 3rd...magglio ordonez hits a screamer off britton...check out the adjustment by jj hardy...throws from one knee... mark reynolds picks it at first for the out...o's looking like a playoff team down the stretch....top of the 4th...birds up 2-0...adam jones doubles the lead...2 run shot...his 24...birds up 4-0... they hold on to win 6-5... orioles now just 4 wins away from 70... it's time for us to announce the winner of this week's high school game of the week contest...brought to you by varsity sports network dot com... 3 .this week's winner...

with more than 94 percent of the vote...franklin at catonsville in football...a big 3-a matchup between undefeated teams...be sure to tune in tomorrow night for the highlights... that'll do it for this edition of sports unlimited...i'm bruce cunningham...be sure to tune in to fox45 morning news tomorrow -- starting at 5-am.go. goodnight.