natz is it the churning wave of sound and mist kids long for in the summer or hundreds of thousands of dollars bubbling way? away? the pooling water is no match for the pile of cash that it would cost to cover the bill for this splash pad. i'm jeff barnd. barnd. and i'm jennifer gilbert. imagine getting a half a million dollar water bill from the city of baltimore. it happened.. at least temporarily for a fountain at the inner harbor. but what if it had been your water bill?

keith daniels.../ live.../ there... tonight.../ with... details.../ on... how.../ these... huge errors .../ &p are happening....////. happening....////. j. jeff..... we're live at the source of this water bill... bill....... 3 3 ..........it's an attractive fountain here at the inner harbor. we've learned the department of public works has slapped the department of recs and parks with a water bill for nearly a half million dollars...... the quarterly cost for the water fountain at the inner harbor near the visiting center.........a bill issued in june.. paid last thursday..........the public works department calls it a mistake.. one that they caught..........but it's an error that's calling attention, once again.. to the department's 30-year-old meter reading billing system... they say a new system is on the way including automatic meters that can be read by remote. 3 "that information can feed directly into a new billing system that willlproduce a friendlier bill for you and even let you see your bill on line. so, that is our plan, but we have a big water system and that will take some time.."

keith daniels fox 45 news late edition. 3 a... follow up .../ to... a story.../ we... first... brought you ... last night...//. ááaáá baltimore teen.../ is... now charged.../ for... bringing.../ a... loaded gun.../ to school schoolpolice... say... antonio coffey.../ rought... thee gun.../ to... carver high school.../ monday... on pressman street...///. ááanotheráá student,,, told... school police.../// who... then... arrested the boy...//. parents are demanding answers. 3 "what is he going through at home.. what is he going through with his friends that makes him want to bring a gun to school. is it intimidation? was it for prote" protection?" áácoffeeáá faces... several charges.../ including.../ posession of a fire arm.

firefighters were on the scene of the tire fire... even today....fighting hot spots. spots. this afternoon afternoon,,, firefighters were still clearing debris... burned out of control for hours. the smoke could be seen for miles. it took nearly 80 firefighters to get it under control. employees of the shop barely escaped: (grandson)"like something out of a horror movie.. or something ya know.. my biggest fear is its next to this gas station and i didnt want no big kaboom ya know.. but it was a real heart breaking just to see that go down like that" that" only one minor injury was reported. if you want to see more footage from this massive tire fire, we've put it on our website for you. head to fox baltimore dot com and click on our raw news link. the battle over obamacare.../ is... going to have to be decided.../ by the supreme court. tonight.../ , we're... learning.../ about when... the court.../ will finally hear the case...///. the obama administration decided to stop appeals in the lower courts to allow the highest court to hear the case. they say uncertainty over whether the

law will stand is hurting america's business climate and in turn, the economy. opponents believe the supreme court will overturn the heart 3f obama care, "...the government has been repeatedly asked if the individual mandate is allowed to stand, what product could me to purchase and the government is not able to answer that question." the supreme court will now decided which case they wish to hear.../ and when... they'll... hear it with.../ the nation... in... turmoil,.../ áátheáá... president's popularity.../// is... taking... a... major hit...///. áá42áá percent... of... americans.../ strongly disapprove ...of the job.../ president obama... is doing...//// ááonlyáá 22... percent ...strongly approve .../ of... his leadership. 3 the solar scandal is doiig damage to more than the president and his administratio. administration. congress continues to investigate how the white house lost half a billion of the solar industry is dra. - thriving. their power is

now less expensive than new nuclear or coal power. there are over five thousand 100 thousand jobs thriving in the green energy market. they say they were trying to help america's investment in green energy, but they may have killed its image in the long run. 3 "...when you have the government giving away a lot of risk-free money, companies kind of change their orientation towards courting washington and away from courting consumers." so the question comes down to this-- how and why would the administration pick two or three dozen projects such as solyndra for special federal help, when thousands of others succeed without it. state senator.../ ulysses currie.../ is... on trial... in... federal court. charged.../ with... bribery... and extortion...///. ááprosecutors&áá say.../ he... was... a "paid... consultant".../ for... "shoppers food warehouse...// ááwhereáá he... used... his power.... to... broker deals... for the grocery chain...//. ááapparentlyáá currie...never reported.../ this... to the state.../ as... required by law.../.áábutáá

his... lawyers say... he's innocent. police are investigating two drowings of maryland children in less than 24 hours. hours. both of the children died in bathtubs in prince george's county. the two cases are unrelated. the latest happened this morning in a beltsville apartment. the first happened last night in landover. a young girl drowned in the family bathtub. investigators say they believe both cases are accidents. the maryland department of health and mental hygiene announced today a proposed ban to stop the sale of crib bumper pads for infants in 2013. 2013... studies nationally have found that 27 baby deaths were caused by bumper pads in the last two decades....including one here in maryland.... 3 the experts we consulted believe that there is a reare but real risk of babies getting over to the bumper and having their face sumshed in and not being able to breathe... breathe.....if

approved.......marylanddwould be the first state to ban the sale of crib bumper pads.... a.../ 5 year old.../ walkers- ville... boy.../ is...hospitalized...// ááafteráá his... family says.../ he... was attacked... by a shark...// off... the.../ north carolina...// coast. coast. here's.../ a... picture... of the injuries...///.ááaáá bite.../ 4 inches long.../ 2... inches deep...///. ááisaacáá o'hara.../ was... in the water.../ off... myrtle beach... / ááwhenáá... he... started screaming...////. ááwitnessesáá say.../ they... saw fins.../ in... the water... / ááexpertsáá say.../ "bluefish" ...can cause.../ similar bites áánoáá word... if it...// was... a shark. a.../ first- hand report .../ on... the../ damage.../ caused by ...the recent... earth--quake.../// on...the washington...// momument's...// delayed... until tomorrow ...é. ...é. this... surveillance video...// from... inside the.../ washingtoin... monument...// ááshowsáá... violent shaking.../// áásendingáá... tourists... scrambling for the stairs...///. ááonáá the... lower left.../// you... can see... today's efforts.../ to... inspect the monument..../// áábadáá weather...// forced... a climber...// to... call off.../ the... inspection....//// ááthey'lláá be... back... up there.../ tomorrow .../// áweatherá permitting...// to... look at the damage...//// it was a night to remember a fallen hero for baltimore

city firefighters. collapse 16 years ago took the life of eric schaefer at the clipper mill industrial center. and tonight city firefighters honored his memory at a gathering near the inner harbor. " we take life for granted and just want people to remember firemencome to work everyday and some time we just don't come home." home."tonight's ceremony at the baltimore museum of industry began with a moment of silence to commemorate each city firefighter who has died in the line of duty. bad day for president obama during his speech in cali. california. jesus christ is god you are the anti christ 33 the heckler was shouting about jesus christ and yelled that obama was the anti-christ.

it took about a minute for security to escort the man out. the president joked about it afterwards and continued on with his speech. the bad day just got worse for the president, take a look at his press pass. it highlights the states he's visiting on his western tour. california, washington, and ... wyoming? he's in colorado. the white state on the right is one square state too far north colorado is underneath it. the white house which wants to have a bigger roll in education, failed a basic test of geography. it was a good day for one florida puppy. someeody threw him out in a dumpster behind a wal-mart. a man passing by heard the puppies cries from inside the dumpster. he opened it up, anddlooked in to see two puppy eyes staring up at him. he named took the dog to the

rescue center and got the honor of naming him. he picked lieutenant dan, from forrest gump. he says the puppy like the character, overcame long odds to survive. another gray day in charm city. city. but.../ will... the rains... finally break... overnight...// or... is... it going... to be ...another.../ umbrella da. day. chief meteorologist vytas reid... has the latest with your skywatch forec. forecast. 3 on trial for the death of the king of pop.

why the prosecution says dr. conrad murray knew he was guilty from the moment he found michael jackson's lifeless body. is he in or out? the republican that could really put governer perry out of luck and complicate things for romney. there were implicit and explicit threats made to the organizers organizing a racist event to fight what they believe is an even worse policy. the proposal that has one campus baking in a hate-fueled oven. is he in or is he out?

out? a growing movement is pushing for new jersey governor chris christie to join the republican presidential race. tonight he delivered a speech from the reagan library, which he says was in no way a campaign event. some of his closest friends say he's made up hhs mind ánot to run this year. he's been adamant for months, that he's not getting in the race. 3 i threatened to commit suicide. i did. i said what do i have to do short of suicide to convince people i'm not running. apparently i actually have to commit suicide to convince people i'm not running. many love his no-nonsense

approach to politics, but christie still says he is staying out of the race. another overcast day.3 day. when.../ will... we... see... some sunny skies? skies? chief meteorologist.../ vytas reid... is tracking it all with your skywatch forecast. 3 we didn't expect perssnal threats to be made.

a blatantly racist bake sale. why the organizers say their color-based costs are actually fighting inequality. too much health care?

care? a new survey of american doctors shows that half of them believe patients receive too much medical care. doctors say they are being forced to order more tests, prescribe more drugs and diagnose more diseases than they'd like too. only six percent of those surveyed say they think their patients are getting too little care. a,..,./ controversial... bake sale.../ at... / the... university of california's.../ berkeley campus .../ gets... under way.../// way.../// it's... the... "increase ...diversity.../ bake sale." ááhostedáá by... campus republicans, .../ who... are pricing... the baked goods .../ according... to race... and gender..../ ááit'sáá... protesting... a bill.../ that... would allow... race,.../ gender.../ and... ethnicity.../ to... be considered.../

in... university admissions...////. we didn't expect personal threats to be made. there were implicit and explicit threats made to the organizers of the event to burning down the table, to throwing our baked goods at us and other kinds of physical threats." threats." republicans... says... this sale...// is... no more ...racist...// than... giving someone... the advantage.../ in... college admissions.../ based... on race or gender. 3 fire dancing across the fall sky. what's causing this beautiful light show and the damage it's doing on earth. 3 [ female announcer ] at verizonfios.com,

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fire. and.../ is... wreaking havoc.../ for... g-p-s.../ systems. systems. this...// timelapse video... of the sky... over denmark.../ shows...// a... magnetic storm ... bombarding the planet....// ááit'sáá actually... shifting our atmosphere .../ and... causing... the brilliant light display.../// áátheáá sun... is.../ in... a period... of... peak activity.../ which is causing... the storms..../// .. áásoáá far,.../ there have ... been.../ minor disruptions ...in communications.../ and navigation. 3 another dreary day of gray skies and rain over baltimore. baltimore. what's ... the... rest of the work week... going to look like?

like? vytas... has your look at the extended skywatch forecast. 3 a war of words between rex ryan and a jets legend...bruce cunningham has that story next on sports unlimited... that story next on sports unlimited... bge's instant discounts got our homeowner to switch to energy star® cfl bulbs.

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barnd. and i'm jennifer gilbert. the orioles pushing the red sox to the brink of an epic collapse. sports unlimited kicks off right now with bruce cunningham. cunningham... 3 3 sunday night, a national tv audience will see two of the reigning owerhouses in the

afc, the ravens and the new york jets, do battle at m&t bank stadium...and as rex ryan prepares his current team to face his former one, he's dealing with some criticism from the franchise's reigning l. legend... joe namath watched the jets loss to oakland sunday and told a new york radio show that the jets performance was quote alraming, and said rex ryan's praising his team too much...namath says if you keep telling an athlete how good he is, he'll start to believe it and won't prepare the way he should...ryan, who predicts victory just about every week said namath is an outsider and doesn't know the team...he also added that he'd be willing to get the 68 year old namath in uniform top serve as mark snachez's backup 3 buck showalter's face is showing the strain of yet another losing season, as the birds try to deny the red sox once again...top 3rd, birds lead 1-0..jacboy ellsbury rips this one to right center and out of the ballpark a two run shot andc boston has the lead......a

nice moment later...rookie ryan lavarnway smacks his first major league home run...a three run shot ands boston led 5-1......top 8th, the rook strikes again...how about his 2nd major league home run...sox win it 8-7...and tampa bay wins too...they head into the season's final day tied for the final wild card spot. it's another tuesday night, and around here that means another edition of our prep player of the week award...now in it's 21st year, it has honored the area's finest high school athletes since way back in 1991...this week, we're back on the football field... field... at catonsville high, things are going quite well on the football field...the comets have jumped out to a 4-0 start, and are ranked in the state's top 25 for the first tme in almost a decade..the baltimore county 3a/4a league is among the toughest in the state..and last week, catonsville beat one of the big dogs...franklin, a state finalist a year ago...quarterback aaron jones led the way as the comets

rolled 35-7..aaron jonesrich hambor jones takes possession of the coveted prep player of the week award...called the allolite, it's provided by allogram on greenspring drive in timonium, yhour wholesale source for trophies and awards... ever once in a while, we like to update you on past prep player honorees..there';s a good one aty towson...running back terrance west was honored playing at baltimore's northwestern high...a freshman for the tigers, west scored two touchdowns in their big win over villanova a couple weeks back, and for that was named caa freshman of the week... 3 it's now time to announce the candidates in our high school game of the week contest... brought to you by varsity sports network dot com...you

can vote for the game you'd like to see highlights of by going to fox-baltimore dot com and clicking on high school game of the week... maybe you'll see your school... here's this week's slate of gam. games... .for this friday september 30th...