it happened around 3:00 at the intersection of loch raven boulevard and northern parkway in northeast baltimore. a security officer fired shots when the men tried to rob the liquor store. right across the street, the mercy high school soccer team was getting ready for a game. coach doug pryer heard the shots and sprung into action by escorting his team into the school building and ran after the suspects, tackling one of them. >> i did what anybody else would have done. get the kids to safety, secure that area and just make it safe for the kids. >> well, thanks to that coach, one of the suspects was caught and arrested. police are still searching for the other man. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 6:31 right now. topping our look at news around the nation, disturbing cell phone video of a 2-year-old, a 2-year-old smoking a joint. a 21-year-old mother can be heard coaching her in the background. police investigators said the incident happened in august. a person who saw it gave a copy of the cell phone video to the state family services agency. right now the mom is behind bars. if s

we are actually at clementine on harford road in northeast baltimore city. so basically, they are donating 50% of all of their patrons' checks this thursday, september 23, to a program. i'll tell you more about it. the event is called dining out for life. basically, they will deliver meals to those who are critically ill, and their families. more on that in a moment. but first, we got to tell what you we're cooking. this is basically a tomato crayfish scramble. jeremy price, you cook here. what is going into this thing? >> we're starting with a crayfish corn and tomato salad, and we're going to add eggs, jasmine rice, some greens, and some cheese, and start it right now. >> while jeremy cooks, i'm going to talk to tom. tell us about movable feast. i mention you help people and get meals to them if they're critically ill. >> we're a 21-year-old program in baltimore. we're the only program that delivers home cooked meals to individuals who are critically ill. a lot of our cloonts have h.i.v., and that's why originally we were founded. we've since expanded our

clementine here in northeast baltimore is just one of them. they are actually donating 50% of their proceeds this thursday night to movable feast. what is movable feast? well, tell us. >> the movable feast is a home delivered meal program to program with chronic, serious illness, people who have h.i.v., aids, breast cancer, other forms of life-threatening conditions. >> breakfast, lunch, and dinner? >> we do have restaurants that serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner. >> where do you go? >> mfeast.org. >> chef jeremy price has been cooking. what have you made for us here? >> we've got hard cider braised pork cheeks and greens and gently poached oysters. >> and the mashed potatoes sound awesome, too. >> smoked gouda mashed potatoes. >> it sounds wonderful. i'm going try it. tony was saying i was not that daring and i need to try it, so i'm going to try part of this. why don't you cut me off a bite while i talk more about movable feast? again, with movable feast, you guys have been here for how long? >> 21 years in the community. we're the only org

karen parks staading by live in northeast baltimore where the announcement was just mmde. >> reporter: automatic pay ttachers will be paid according to structural effectiveness, teacher valuations and growth. bottom line teachers will be compensated on how well they teach and how well students learn. >> we need to value ate teachers i think teachers believe the profession should be about people who are affected and people are not effective in terms of helping kids and working with other ttacherr, @%'s like in every other professor, they should think of othhr things to do. >> reporter: now really good news for new teachers, the startinggsalary for new teachers increases from $41,000 a year to $46,000 a year. that's the highest in the state. baltimorr, karennparks,,fox 44 news at 5:30. >>> a new poll gives governor o'malley a double digit lead ooer reeublican challengee bob more than 1400 adults surveyed by the "washington post" favored o'malley over ehrlich 2-41%. this is a big change from several recent polls that showed the two in a dead heat. but when it comes to the state's budget

the first happened in northeast baltimore. two men were shot. the second happened after 3:00 a.m.g on bell avenue. one man was shot twice in the hip. no word on this condition. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. hope you have them. ♪ [ monkey cheeps ] [ male announcer ] a bath becomes even more pleasurable when you know that your water is being heated in an environmentally- conscious way while saving you hundreds of dollars on your water-heating energy bill. the geospring water heater from ge with advanced hybrid technology. heating the water in your home any other way is just going to seem primitive. [ monkey cheeps ] ♪ maryland residents can save up to $780 while funds last. >> time to get to one of your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of a plan to make environmental education a required part of the school curriculum? keep e-mailing those responses to watercooler@wbaltv.com we will read more of your responses in the next hour and post all of them on the front page of our website. >> g

. 15 minutes later, a man was found with a gunshot wound to the head on bonaparte avenue in northeast baltimore. no word on a possible motive and no arrests made in either shooting. officials say the doctor would in last thursday's shooting at johns hopkins is improving. dr. cohen has been upgraded to good condition. he was shot in the abdomen by a 54 -- a 50-year-old man after briefing him about his mother's condition. an american woman freed from my iranian prison is now calling for the release of her fiance and friend. shourd spoke in new york city since her release on tuesday. she spent more than 13 months in the notorious prison along with her fiancee and a friend. the three were arrested while hiking in 2009 and were accused of spying. >> this is not the time to celebrate. my disappointment in not sharing this with shane and joshed is crushing. i stand before you today on the one-third free. >> she says the trio were in iraq and never meant to cross into iran. they had no idea the border was nearby. residents gather today for a fund-raiser for those affected by the massive fire in norther

. >> it took dozens of firefighters to battle a two- alarm fire in northeast baltimore tonight. smoke was seen coming from a home on anthony avenue around 7:20 p.m. this evening. a department spokesperson said the fire started in the basement and then spread to the first four. he says no one inside the home was hurt, but one firefighter had to be treated at a hospital for minor injury. >> the firefighter was injured outside the dwelling, not during fire fighter tactics. the is got inside and the outstanding job of extinguishing the fire in a rapid manner. >> the cause of the firm remains under investigation. harford county is mourning the loss of a teenager who was hit while crossing the street and killed. according to police, the boy was in the crosswalk at red pulp wrote while there was a no crossing signal. he died at a local hospital. tonight there are posters and flowers at the scene, and friends came by to pay their condolences. >> i was in a couple of his classes in seventh grade. it was my best friend. >> police say the driver stayed at the scene. there is no word of any

. >> reporter: in northeast baltimore preston mitchum. >>> we are two days away from the grand finale. it kicks off its eighth season with a two hour special on the baltimore build. we will finally see what's inside. before the ultimate reveal we will take you behind the scenes of the build with a special one hour show right here on abc 2. that starts at 6:00 followed by the two hour season premier of the home makeover at 7:00. square off with richard cher will 9:00 a.m. instead of the regular time at 6:30:00 p.m.. and if you would like to take a look back to the beginning of the whole project, for example if you want to see the moment the girls found out about their new home head to our website at abc2news.com click on the extreme makeover home edition section. >>> the rain has stopped but rivers continue to swell in wisconsin and minnesota after yesterday's flash floods. they pulled together to salvage what they could. in parts of the upper midwest a powerful weather system the remanence of pacific tropical storm georgette moved through the season. >> all the watap the south -- all

a two alarm fire in northeast that -- northeast baltimore last night.hey added that no one was inside and no one was home or hurt, but one firefighter was treated at the hospital for a minor injury. stay with us, we will check >> welcome back, we are off to a cool start this sunday. it'll be nice and mild this afternoon, high temperatures sneaking into the lower at 80's. we do not expect any rain, we do expect a mixture of clouds and sunshine. tonight we will get a cold front with a chance for rain showers. it should not be steady rain, just scattered showers. the low temperatures are in the upper 50's to low 60's. the seven day forecast, i temperatures monday and tuesday, up for 7's. a touch of summer comeback at the end of the week. height 80's wednesday, thursday, friday. it looks like a dry start next weekend with a high of 77. >> morning. september 19, 2010. what a fwragreat crowd spending their sunday morning with us. we're happy you're here. i'm jenna wolf along with lester holt. we talked about tragedy on the football field. a small texas commun

. %->> breaking news to report out of northeast baltimore at thisú hour.man was shot in the headú according to police on boley lane two blocks off sinclair lane. homicide detectives have bben caaled to the scene. >> at the present time no suspects or motives. we are asking if theepublic witnessed something to come forward and help us with the investigation. >> the victim s in serious condition as we speak. >> investigators are trying to figure outtthe ccuse f that deadly bus accident in montgomery county earlier today. the accident happened about 4:00 this afternoon. near the montgomery mall shopping center in bethesda. a tour bus suddenly plunged off the washington beltway nd fell 45 feet on to 270. the driver of the bus, 66-year-old joseph clabaugh jr. oo hanover pennsylvania died at the scene. two others hurt. including two with life threatening injurres. >> this is unusuul. we have seen bus accidents %-own special problems.e their but this is different. >> the pennsylvania company that owns the bus, wolf's bus lines received a satisfactory rating by th

she was shot to death in northeast baltimore. >>> andy mccann's parents are expected to talk about new developments in their daughter's death. her body was found in november of 2008. >>> federal authorities will be launching an investigation into a deadly tourist bus crash that happened in baltimore county yesterday. the driver was killed and a dozen more injured when the bus plunged onto interstate 270 near bethesda. happened during rush hour yesterday. >> everybody was saying "get the kids out." >> i was holding everybody. they all were crying and bleeding. >> witnesses say the driver appeared to have a medical emergency and slumped over in his seat, leading the bus to swerve over the recalling. state police say the bus fell more than 40 feet over a ramp onto the washington beltway. >>> disturbing story out of new jersey. >> a college freshmen apparently takes his own life. could a sex tape from a hidden webcam have led to his suicide? >>> dramatic video of a touchdown showing the scary sight drivers had to face. >> here's the mta's mark jones. how are we going to make it? >> weather

he was shot to death in his car parked outside the new haven lounge in northeast baltimore. >>> today the casino in perryville will have its grand opening. the 35,000 square foot slots parlor in cecil county has 1500 slot machines, two restaurants all set in hollywood movie-themed backdrops. the mayor among others will be on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony today. >>> in democracy 2010: the race for maryland's next governor, the man currently holding the job has a big name backing him. michael bloomberg will endorse governor martin o'malley in his election race. mr. bloomberg's endorsement will be announced today. >>> the maryland green party has nominated kenneth henry to replace her daughter on the ballot for the party in the race for state senator. pedigroo died after she was hit by a car in howard county. >>> well today after you eat dinner, head to the cold stone creamery for a free sunday. >> any time there's something free, we'll tell you about it. >> 11-year-old kate created a special sunday for make a wish foundation. three ounce samples are being given out today at cold st

. >> police are searching for a man who attempted to rob a pharmacy in northeast baltimore. two suspects tried to rob the store, but one got away and he could be armed. >> fortunately, no one was injured in the shooting. police have a very limited description of the suspect. he was wearing a black ski mask. >> i heard some gunshots outside. >> he was inside his liquor store when shots rang out in broad daylight. according to police, a security guard during routine patrols all two men trying to rob the pharmacy. the guard confronted the man and saw they had weapons and fired multiple shots. >> the two suspects fled the location. one of them was caught by a baltimore city police officer. he was taken into custody. >> but the second suspect is still on the run. police recovered one weapon. all witnesses did not want to go on camera told the news that he she saw a man running across a parking lot wearing a mask. >> it is scary. >> other shoppers were inside nearby stores, scared to come out. >> i do not know what happened i just rely of commotion. everybody was running toward th

it happened at the intersection of loch raven boulevard and northern parkway in northeast baltimore.urity officer fired shots when the men tried to rob that liquor store. across the street, the soccer team was getting ready for a big game. a police officer heard the shots and sprung into action make sure his team was safe by taking them into the school building. he ran after the suspects, tackling one of them. >> i did what anybody else would have done. get the kids to safety and security that area and you know, just make it safe for the kids. >> thanks to that coach, one suspect was caught and arrested. police are still searching for the other man. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> check this out, two hurricanes turning out in the atlantic, it's actually the tropical storm that made headlines yesterday. this is well to the south of cancun and cozumel. dealing with heavy rain, strong winds, power outages, mexican officials say that security forces took people from the coastal towns to shelter while others preferred to ride out the storm. did appear to have an eye on the

a security officer fired at two men trying to rob a liquor store at northeast baltimore shopping center. it happened at the corner of loch raven boulevard and northern parkway. right across the street the soccer team was preparing for a big game. the coach of the team, also a baltimore city police officer went into action, tackling one of the robbery suspects. >> we were getting ready for our game, we heard the first gunshot, we didn't know what it was. we were like "it's no big deal." there were three more. we didn't know how serious it was. >> got the kids up to the school and secured the area. >> reporter: now the suspects ran away from the scene. one suspect was caught and arrested and police are still searching for the second suspect. in the studio, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> former baltimore raven shannon sharp's in a little bit of trouble here. the great tight end was off the air dealing with a sexual assault investigation. he was handed a temporary restraining order by a woman who claims that sharp forced her to have sex with him. sharp is currently under consideration to e

a man who police accused of fleeing the scene of an arm robbery in northeast baltimore is now in custody. authorities say two men held up the pharmacy at a shopping center yesterday. desiccators a police arrived on the scene after the guard reportedly fired several shots at the armed suspect. police said they recovered one weapon. the names of the suspects have not been released. two men behind bars, accused of stealing $3.5 million worth of metals. police arrested james robinson and thomas jefferson connected with the commercial burglary last week. police say the men stole more than 500 tons of nickel and chrome, --, used to make stainless steel. in tonight's commitment 2010 coverage, the second ad has been released in total road map to 2020. it was described as the former governor's tenure vision for the state. it was a busy day at the city's board of elections. workers were counting absentee ballots. the latest numbers show gregg bernstein hold his lead on patricia jessamy, but there is still not clear winner in the race for city state's attorney. jayne miller has more. >> there were

months since "extreme makeover: home edition" took over fleetwood avenue closing it down in northeast baltimore to build a new home for the ladies of boys hope girls hope. >> abc2 news was all over it but even we didn't get to see the inside of the house until now. even more than that we got to see our lives on national television. some of us can change a light bulb or squash a stink bug but we can also move a bus. and give hope. >> all i can think of now is wow. i'm crying a lot, because it's finally hitting. as before i said, i was still in shock. now it's hitting. >> reporter: we were all tied up watching ty and his miracle workers give baltimore two hours of great tv. many watched "extreme makeover: home edition" at home. others came out here to notre notre-dame prep for a viewing party. >> it meant a lot to me and my family. i know my friends watching it, just impressed at what the program i'm in and all the things i'm doing. >> ok, here's the situation! a bit of a storm has blown in! >> reporter: it shows what we can do with a stop watch, weather against us. we saw tears and raindrops, hu

wjz is live in northeast baltimore. adam may has details. >> reporter: they just started announce the details. it will -- it would make baltimore city one of a handful in the entire country to pay teachers based on performance. a ground breaking teacher's contract was unveiled. >> baltimore will lead the state and even the nation in making the fleams changes to improve academic achievement. >> reporter: it rewards teachers based on performance and student achievement. teachers will also get a 2% raise next year. parents of students at the city neighbor hood school in hamilton applaud it. >> i think that teachers are the most important government officials we have. >> your future -- >> reporter: last month president obama's administration awards maryland $250 million with baltimore city getting $46 million for reforms. the state's superintendent explained why contracts would be key. >> anytime you're dealing with an evaluation of somebody's performance, you need to be fair. it needs to be ethical. >> it was not always eas

the man was on a bike in the area of harford road in northeast baltimore.s rushed to johns hopkins. the driver did stay at the scene. the accident is under investigation. >> also in the city, officers say they were forced to shoot a pit bull while making an arrest at the western police station. the dog became aggressive while the officers were trying to take its owners into custody. that doctor did not die. animal control is now investigating. >> covering the world. an unbelievable sight in turkey. a mother and baby were at the park. she said he must have woken up and wandered off. drivers barreled past. finally a truck driver saw the baby and blocked traffic until the mother ran out to the highway and picked him up. the little boy was not hurt, the mother was questioned by police, but no charges filed. >> british police arrested six men in an alleged threat against pope benedict who is on a visit to the u.k. one man worked at a garbage depot. a vatican spokesperson said the pope was calm and had no schedule changes in his visit. >> stunning very well lts o

. >>> we continue to follow breaking news right now out of northeast baltimore. sky13 is over a shooting. let's go to captain mike perry with more. >> reporter: the initial information was that of a shooting, police and firefighters responded to the scene. apparently there was a blazing gun battle as we were told, the pharmacy, the lock raven pharmacy, an attempted robbery. at that point they exchanged gunfire between two suspects and the special police officer. a running gun battle sort of insued. we saw a window at the cleaners shot out. at that point, apparently no one was injured, but they ran from the scene down to lock raven boulevard and northern parkway where the private security guard captured at least one of two suspects, the second suspect fled the scene. police are still here conducting their investigation. the information here, an attempted robbery but no one was shot. >>> health concerns tonight for students at stevenson university. a student there was hospitalized with meningitis. >> reporter: right now officials say only one student has contracted

a pedestrian has been struck in northeast baltimore. >> we are along bel air road in the 5200 block of echo dale. looks like an adult has been struck by a car, and that adult is severely injured lying in the street, being attended to by baltimore city paramedics. as you can see, police have southbound bel air road closed at echo dale as they continue their investigation. it looks like this will be at least 15, 20 minutes before police are able to restore traffic. so expect delays in the area. >> thank you. >>> well, some welcome relief from the recent dry weather. there has been rain across much of the region. wjz is live with first warning weather coverage. bob? >> fortunately, it's not that much. at least the radar shows some stuff, not a whole lot. not much going on. we had some heavier showers earlier this afternoon, particularly around ga lean narks chestertown. some light rain, some drizzle and spotty areas to the north and west. i think we'll get into some of that later on, probably by 9:00 or 10. most of it will be done as it cuts off by cumberland, so a wet damp evening. cambr

. >> gun fire this afternoon, after a robbery in northeast baltimore. suspecttis in custody, after aa armed seccriiy guard opened fire during the robbery. it happened in a pharmacy at the loch raven shopping laza. >>>when the ssecial police officer engaged them, he saw the weapons, pulled out his service weapon and fired multiple shots, to disable theesuspects. he did not strike anybody. it is beeiived that no one was strong two suupects leet the store. went on a brref foot chase. >> police are still looking ffr a second suspect. >> onn day later and still no winner declared in the race for baltimore city state's attorney. it is a race too close to call, with more votes to count tonight. numbers.is a look at the about 1300 votes, as you can see, separate bernstein and jessemy but bernstein leads 49 to 47 percent. keith daniels is live at the city board of election, where the remaining ballots will be tallied. keith? >>weel, jeff the race is so ttght it raises the significance of absentee ballots, latest turn in tte race, after workers here at the electi

out of northeast baltimore. a man was shot in the head on bowlly's lane according to pollce.d on his condition at this time. but homicide detectives have been callee to this particular crime scene. >> there is a developing story out of baltimore city, and the %-drug unit in the northwest district has been isbanded. clothes unii sent back to paaroll there are allegations of misconduct against, at least, three of the officers. one officer and he unit supervisor has been suspended. accused of using a stone license plate. >> bedbugs are beeooing such a the city is takinn action. melinda roeder expllins how they are trying to exterminate them %->> they really could effectt3 anyone. so we would like people to be as well informed sas possible. >> bedbugs are becoming a big nuisanceefor health offiiials n baltimore. worse for those living witt them. >> it is really stressful. honestly, it is a sttessful >> valerie and stephanie moved out of her ome months agooand still trying to get the bugs out. >> we are not living theee. we have not lived there. and there are still bugs. >> diffic

in august 2008 city councilman ken harris visited the haven lounge in northeast baltimore. police say he stopped by to borrow a cork screw and use the bathroom but walked in on a rob about rirks tried to get away and was shot in the back. >> i do disagree with her interpretation of some of the evidence. >> reporter: the defense attorneys compared to to the case of falcon heene. he asked jurors to not believe everything they hear. >> the decision they make is just like a brain surgeon. the decision they make will affect people's lives forever. >> reporter: each defense attorney gets the opportunity to address the jury. then the prosecution will refute the defense' statement that means closing arguments could well into tomorrow. at city circuit court, i'm gigi barnett. >> prosecutors also scaled down the charges from first-degree- murder to first degree felony murder. >>> the countdown begins. home three days before the ravens head to pittsburgh for another tough game. jess, you are our excitement tracker. >> and the excitement scale is way up here. bars and restaurants are p

tim tooten is live in northeast baltimore where the announcement is about to be made. >> here at the city neighbors charter high school in east baltimore, is the old hamilton middle school. this is where is the mayor, and union leaders about to give details. here is what has been called landmark. it gives teachers an opportunity to make more money based on their performance as well as their time on the job. last spring, state lawmakers approved a new violation system for teachers, based in part on student performance. we talked earlier today with the city school board president and the mayor about this performance based contract. >> it is very important. i think it is critical to the vitality of our school district. in recent weeks, the issue of teacher performance and compensation has been part of the national agenda. baltimore is going to be joining the ranks of that discussion with this announcement this afternoon. >> the students want to give their best, and we are working in partnership to create a school system that everyone can be proud of. >> here are some of the basics of tha

great event that will help keep your heart healthy and raise monea >> we have breaking news in northeast baltimore>> harford road, city police are on the scene of an accident. a bicyclist in bought in an accident with another vehicle. there are in the process treating the bicycles, but city police have had to shut down north and southbound car for road at this location. -- harford road. >> an unbelievable sight in turkey, a toddler sitting on a busy highway, oblivious to the danger. the mother of the baby says he must have woken up from a nap and wandered off. for almost half a minute, drivers barreled past the boys without even slowing down. finally, a truck driver saw the babysitting in the road and blocked traffic until the mother, who was frantically searching for the toddler, ran onto the highway and pick him up. the little boy was not hurt. the mother was questioned by police, but no charges were filed. british police have arrested six men connected with an alleged threat with polk benedictus on day two of his state visit to the uk. five of the men were arrested at a garbage depot and the ot

. >> and breaking news from northeast baltimore -- it is causing quite a traffic mess. >> is at the location of loch raven boulevard. just before 3:00, corroboree was taking place at this liquor store. an off-duty security guard observe the robbery going down and attended to intervene. one of the robbery suspects, as you can see, one of the windows of the cleaners was shot out and there were able to recover a gun. a second suspect is on the loose. the security guard was transported to a local hospital due to an injury he encountered while trying to make the apprehension of the robbery suspects. right now, city police are conducting an investigation. as we get more information, we will update you on the situation. >> thank you. more testimony today from people inside the new haven lounge, the fateful night three men robbed at the club and gunned down a former city councilman can harris as he tried to drive away. three suspects are now on trial. let's go live outside courthouse east with the latest testimony. >> the bar owner, to current workers and one former employee described what happened.

. >>> city policeeare investigating an early morning ú%ooting in northeast baltimore. airrroad before 2:00 this morning. when they are arriied on the neck ann orso. a second oneewas shot in the finger. there'' no word on either mms condiiion at this time. police are still lloking ffr a -uspect. firefighters in baltimore county rush it put out a blaze at parkville. flames broke out t a home on %-joppa road.venue near east no one was hurt. under investiggtion. >>> a maryland hunter dies aftee a falling out of a tree.ú be killedd dder when he fell from a ttee stand. -e wasn't using a saffty harnnss, this is the sscond accident since bow deer began. >>> a woman is killed by a hit and driv!! driver. natasha was riding her bike when sse was hit. ú%e woman rrsppnsibleethought sheehad hit deer orra dog and she told investigators she didn't want to stop because of pettigrew's bike still lodged underneath her suv and that iss3 >>i'm empty and lost. i miss her, but i did the right thing. i made the decision not to resucitaae when her heart failedd she wwuld not want to have live3

so you can see the storm right off to the east and northeast of baltimore.to about rock hall. it's moving very quickly around 40 miles per hour. so it will be out of maryland for the next 15 minutes or so. new castle county and delaware are also under a warning. south of the see city, a batch of showers just south of the inner harbor down to the bowie crofton east of d.c. also moving quickly off to the east- north east. another batch of light scattered rain to the west of us. so it looks like most of the region will see some rain. right now from that d.c. up to the baltimore air, northeast with heavy shower activity for the next hour. later tonight, we may all see a little rumble of thunder as the front comes through the area and clears things out in time for the weekend. >> thank you. >>> let's check on the roads with christie breslin. >> reporter: we're still seeing road closures due to the johns hopkins shooting. roads are closed between ashton avenue and jefferson street. others include monument between broadway and also washington closed from jefferson

he was on a bike in northeast baltimore. he was rushed to johns hopkins hospital.ene, and that squ -- why is under investigation. -- that accident is under investigation. >> officers were called last night to the 1500 block of north stricker street in west baltimore. a niece and her aunt had a fight. the injuries to the aunt were so serious, she later died. >> three people stabbed on an m.t.a. bus friday afternoon near reisterstown road and liberty heights in northwest baltimore near the ball. -- near the mall. eye fight broke out -- a fight broke out which left three people with stab wounds. >> there were officers here scheduled for their regular after-scooth school duty. the officers were able to board the bus and get the individuals off. >> all three victims were taken to area hospitals and are expected to survive. >> state senator ulysses curry, prince george's county democrat, is accused of using his influence to buy a grocery store chain. the 73-year-old is running unopposed in november's general election. >> stay >> welcome back. good morning, everyone. i'm

more than two months since "extreme makeover: home edition" took over fleetwood avenue in northeast west baltimore to build that new and fantastic home for the ladies of boys hope girls hope. abc2 news was all over it from the beginning but we didn't get to see the inside of the house until last night. even more than that we saw ourselves in the national television spotlight. jamie takes a look. >> reporter: some of us can change a lightbulb or squash a stink bug but can also move a bus and give hope. >> all i can think of now is wow. i'm crying a lot because like, it's finally hitting. as before, i said, i was still in shock. now it's hitting. >> reporter: we were all tied up watching ty and his miracle workers give baltimore two hours of great tv. many watched "extreme makeover: home edition" at home. others came out here to notre-dame prep for a viewing party. >> meant a lot to me and my family. i know that all my friends watching are just like, really impressed at what the program that i'm in, and all the things i'm doing. >> ok, here's the situation! a bit of a storm has blown in! >> reporter

baltimore. some rain northeast of the city. just some very light rain activity. that's why we still have flash flood watches in effect for the overnight and for the western side of the bay because of these southwest winds. there can be some flooding there at times of high tides, denise. >>> cause for concern as city schools, just minutes away, why students eye sight could be bringing them down. >>> we have all seen segways in the city, but could they be dangerous? >>> antes up for its first ever casino. wait until you see what's inside. we'll show you. >> reporter: when will the sun return? a complete weather forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it is 71 degrees right now. the complete weather forecast is coming up. investigators are trying to decide what caused a -- to ram a dock at full speed. said he tried to perform an emergency, passengers say they were warned just seconds before impact. some of the people were injured and taken to the hospital. one person fell overboard but was rescued. >>> a drunk driver has been convicted of murder in nick aide

baltimore washington bartlett. in good shape on 210 the 70's d.c. and northeast. 210 andn good shape on 270. >> 62 degrees on wednesday. >> we will be right >>> the redskins' new capt. is weighing in on a new controversy surrounding clinton portis. >> its is surrounded by some comments made about a female reporter. now the story. >> if i see somebody worth talking to, i am sure they would do the same thing. >> clinton portis if quickly issued a statement offering an apology. d.c. residents are still talking about what he said. if you put a woman and give route choice of 53 athletes, somebody has to be attractive to her. if they are setting sexual stuff to your daughter, you would be mad about the situation. wexford it was a controversy surrounding this woman, a television reporter allegedly sexually harassed in the new york jets' locker room. >> if a pair of jeans and white blouse are provocative, then all women of provocative -- are provocative. >> we caught up with donovan mcnabb at an event for children. >> you have to ask clinton portis. >> john gonsalez repo

northeast. with highs in the 70s from boston to baltimore. 90s across the gulf coast. and mostly 60s from detroit to fargo. it's just 62 in seattle. 72 in salt lake city. and 79 out in sacramento. >>> still to come on this thursday morning, the man behind the controversy. a new york imam defends the plan to build a mosque near ground zero. >>> and food for thought this morning. we're ranking the nation's best burgers. at purina one, we want your dog to be as healthy as possible. so, we set out to discover the science in some of nature's best ingredients. we created purina one with smartblend. new, delicious shredded morsels and crunchy bites, with real meat, wholesome grains and antioxidants, for strong muscles, vital energy, a healthy immune system, and a real difference in your dog. purina one improved with smartblend. discover what one can do. [ female announcer ] your precious eyes. when allergies make them itch don't wait for your pills to kick in. choose alaway from the eye health experts at bausch & lomb. it works in minutes and up to 12 hours. bausch & lomb ala

northeast. it's he hadding up towards baltimore. light rain is possible later this morning and this afternoon. so our forecast, becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. doesn't look like heavy rain. high temperatures in the low to mid 70s. we'll take a look at the seven-day forecast. now, to the news desk. >> a look ahead at some of our top stories this morning. on the northwest side of baltimore, the search continues for the man police say shot a man several times in the chest. police say shots were heard shortly before 5:00 in the 3500 block of hayward aver new. the man was rushed to the hospital and at last check he was in critical condition. no word on a possible motive. police have arrested 40-year-old charles wallace junior for a shooting that sent a man to shock trauma. he is charged with attempted murder, assault and hand gun violations. he shot the man at the harbor house complex. he was rushed to shock trauma and is expected to survive. no word on a possible motive. a 5-k run will be held later today in honor

northeast. >> 97 here in new york. 92 in boston. and 95 in baltimore. also, 90s along muchulf coast. 79 in the twin cities. 84 in omaha. and 81 in chicago. just shy of 70 in seattle and billings. phoenix, meanwhile, heats up 103. and sacramento, 95. >>> and when we come back, more on our top story. tracking hurricane earl. >>> plus, a major political announcement that is sending shock waves from al >>> and michael doks about his cancer battle. much worse t vaed well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you urture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze... my eyes water. but now zyrtec®, the fastest 24-hour allergy relief, comes in a liquid gel. zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air®. ♪ [ female announcer ] nutri-grain -- one good decision... ♪ ...can lead to another. ♪ ♪ ...made with real fruit and now with more of the whole grains your body needs. nutri-grain can help you eat better all day.

there's no problems to eport on the northeast corridorrfrom belt looking at a 4-minute trip, with hour. thht'ssthe traffic edge report. >>> baltimore'spolice commissioner says their responss on the ta jedy at john hopkins commendable even though it ended with two people dead and a doctor shot. joel d smith is live at the to evaluate the response to 911 and here's in tapes there. >> reporter: even though police said they did a pretty good job. it did end with paul pardus3 killing himself and his mother. theyyare look at thhngs they %-trying to use hindsight to lok back at what happened. some questions remain, did he carry a gun in here in the days ú% ooened fire? they are going to look at thht %-tails as well.hings, using 911 were there signs and any red3 -lags that could have helped this. pardusshaddused an alasin all of his visits and he did have a license for the gun he used, but that permit was innvirginia not to carry a gun in maryland. police continue to evaluate their response in many waas including using the firsthaad responsee the 911 tapes could really help. >> how many shootees? >> i don't know anything. we just heard peopl

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but the other thing it's turning our winds around to the northeast and that will keep us cool right now. 66 in baltimore, 58 in hagerstown. take a look. the dew points are still in the low 50s that is a little higher than it has been but it's really far from the temperature. when these are further apart, the rain starts to evaporate. then tonight the rain will begin in full force and tomorrow into tuesday, we're going to see rounds of heavy rains from the storm system coming our way. it's part of the same one that made its way through the midwest. it's dipping down to the south and moving nothing the mid- alantic. as that center passes monday and tuesday, it will tap into more moisture. and west potential for localized flooding out of this w there's a lot of moisture with t in the tropics, we have matthew going on in the south wet. it is drifting off to the north. lisa is still way out there back down to a tropical depression. we're going to keep an eye in the southern parts of the united states here because weather is forming something in the next couple of days could affect the united states. and keel

baltimore. partly cloudy ouu there with winds out of he northeast at 8 miles per hour. at a comfortable 52 degrees. so we have been seeinggclouds pop up today. but they are moving out of the area. just a few still lingering. especially on the eastern shore. clear ouu tonight. and this weekend lookkig nice. plenty of sunshine. all weekend long. -ith temperatures in the low 80s. and high pressure sitttng on toú of us. and we have a change coming in ourrforecast. and i will let you know about thattin a miiute. %-as you can see, hurricane igor is just churning off the coast we are seeing that now start to3 takeethe turn a bit mooe..3 so not impacting us. we are also watching a couple of otherrhurricanes here. julia, and then also now downgraded to a tropical storm karl. affecting mexico. so a couple of other stormm to watch for. none of them impacting our weather. but certainly something tookeepú an eye on..3 watch closer at igor. category 2. not a well defined eye.3 but still impressive on the satellite imagery here. so continue to watch that. but he track on igor is takin

baltimore. no problems going south into richmond. around the beltway. let's go forward a spin. getting the green light through southeast coming into northeast. no problems on the beltway in virginia. giving you the green light, normal travel times between fredericksburg and the the lead, in and of baltimore, nothing on 270, 66 between centreville and the beltway, an undertaking you live to the beltway at university blvd., looks ok. back to you. >> thank you. >>> continuing storm watch coverage, the two-day rain is creating complications borrowed construction projects. the weather has affected beltway traffic since the construction started. vdot has built fences to try to keep the dirt from turning into a mudslide when it starts to rain. much of the problem is and lack of drainage. it is 69 degrees. still ahead, blackberry's answer to the ipad, the tablet that could give apple a run for its money. >>> i am courtney robinson in college park. in a few days it will be time to put this all fall away behind the wheel in maryland. details on the new law coming up. >>> parts of southern california are baking under late fall he auglaize. laytonsvil >>

baltimore,@ myranda stephens, fox 54 news at 5:30. >> thank yoo, miranda.3 >>> city police are investigating a shooting in northeast baltimooe. investigators were called to bel air road just before 2:00 this morning. they found one man shot in thh neck and torso. - second was shot in the tpeupbger. >>> police are looking forra %-edgewooo.attacced a woman in police say this man was in a ca3 withha female driver. the driver asked the victim if she wanted a ride. police say once the victim ggt3 in, the man robbed and tased her. the victim maaaged to escape, was treated and later released. if you have any information hartford county sheriff's immediately. >>> aaself-pro claamed white supremacist accused of beating ppeads guilty tooay in couut as part of a plea deaa.@ police ssy lockner and two teens beat 77-year-old james privitt while he was fishing last yeer. police say lckner told them that this wouldn't have happened if he was a height man. underrthe deal, lockner ill spend 31 years behind bars. >> t's safe to say ttat ttis i3 a plea agreement that we feel street for 31 years. >> sentencing is scheduled for monday. two teees

slow going as well between 795 as you approach the baltimore national pike. the northeastute delays. one accident at this time. the one am harford county. whiteford road closed in both directions at pylesville road because of an earlier crash. use dooley road as an alternate. expect to see things slow from white marsh boulevard approaching the beltway. no delays on the harbor tunnel thruway. 7-minute trip from the split to 295. looking good from the beltway down to route 32 only 17 minutes right now. stay with us, good morning maryland's up next at 9:00 a.m.

baltimore metro. and another batch across frederick county. all moving off to the east/northeast. the strongest activity, however, continues north of the mason-dixon line. particularly york and lancaster county. may pass to northern carroll county. you can see that one cell at extreme northern sections of baltimore and harford county. still, we'll keep watching this for you. the entire state. with the exception of extreme southern maryland. and extremelier-- extreme lower eastern shore. 89 degrees. compared to 75, 76 yesterday. dew points up to 64. winds southwest at 5. barometer 29.98, falling a tad. the entire region, as i mentioned, with extreme southern maryland, under that watch until late tonight. 89 here. 91 in hagerstown. 80 in ocean city. 93 in washington. that's going to drop with the rain headed our way. cool spot, oakland, at 79 degrees. wind has been out of the south and southwest, which brought this unusually warm air in across the eastern united states. yes, the entire east. to our north, a frontal boundary we told you about. getting very close. the front is going to

northeast. >> 90s from boston to baltimore. 80s from kansas city to detroit.to 10 degrees aorma out west. 98 in sacramento. 82 in portland. 92 in albuquerque. >>> mideast leaders meet at the state department today in a push for peac it's the first direct talks in nearly two years. >> simon mcgreggor-wood joins us this morning from jerusalem with another look ahead. good morning, simon. >> good moo an that's ghtot doday departmen face-to-face talks hosted by hillint their goal, to try and forge a lasting middle east peace agreement in just one year. it's an ambitious target. but as the protagonists gathered for dinner last night at the white house, there were plenty of fine words and lots of >> lasting peace is a peace between peoples. between israelis and palestinians. we must learn to live together, to live next to one another, and with one another. president abbas, you are my partner in peace. >> but the challenges are very tough. the issues the two have to agree upon, the same issues that have defeated all their predecessors. what to do about jewish settlem

baltimore. >> good morning, everyone. >> good morning, everyone. dealing with the new accident report on the northeast corner of the beltway. also won on the outer loop in the same area. we are checking on that. in the meantime, there are delays on both directions in the northeast corner. there is an accident on the west side. sought on 795 backed up from owens milk down to the beltway. -- southbound 795 backed up from owens mills down to the public. here is a live view of traffic outside at the dwi parkway. and from right to let it southbound traffic. no cigna ticket delays there. southbound delays. -- no significant delays their. >> we are off to a cool start on this tuesday morning. it will warm up quickly. at the time we get into the afternoon, temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80. 50 degrees officially at vwi. overall a very nice day. high temperatures in the upper seven opossum low 80's. saturday forecast we will turn up the heat. -- high temperatures in the upper 70's and low 80's. >> be sure to check the bottom of your screen corrupted in news and traffic information. we're back at 7:55

northeast cord o corridor,,an ae speed of 55 miles per hour. patrice, back to you. >>> in today's primary eeection all eyes in baltimore city are on the race forcity state'ss3 attorrey. incumbent patricia jessamy is facing gregg bernstein. megan gilliland is ive at grrnt elementary where gregg ii expectee to be there.3 >> reporter: the polls are opening and already -xcitementing building here. there's news crews and the signs lining the sidewalks as enter tte school where a lot of people will be voting today.ú bernstein no doubt the underdog here this morning facing jessamy a 11 year incumbent of the position. bernsteinn truly picking up speed, picking up major endorsements, like the baltimore sun and the city policemen. and a nnw one, billy murphy a long time defenss attorney. this morning, bernstein will be makingghis way to the school. he will be greeting voters all morning ong. the high-profile defenss attorney came out of nowhere in this primary, giving jesssmy, perhaps the toughest battle she has encounteree. jessamy was appointed to the city state attorney positionn3 back in 1995 by the city court judges. voters returnnd her to office t

northeast. as far as rainfall, we haaeeseen ú% ich to the south and seen a half an inch toward the north up toward baltimorere rain n the way from the south it's going to continuu to stream in our direction ffom what was nicole, but it's not a tropical storm. rain as you can plainly see. as far as the amounttof rain from here on barred. emil-- forward. emily was inddcating we are going to get-3 to 5 nches of rain and that is why he heavy3 flooding is indicated. by later this afternoon at 1:00 it starts to lighten up a %ittleebit. bbt but that will make for more %-before it gets outtof here byd tomorrow. as ww look at the surrace features, the boundaaies set up over us, thht is allow the nicole to come our way. thh et stream which adds upper it's aaddng more support andand that is what it's falling through the afternoonnand overview.ours and the closer 70 degrees which we start to see the rain falling heavier on the rooftop 70 degreessin d.c. ann 75 in salisbury.3 of course the biggest story will %-weather and theeheavy downpous and the gusty winds getting up to 40 miles per hour. theerain begins to tapee of

baltimore so quite hagerstown and salisbury 53. it's going to be cool in some temperatures will climb to pleasant, 78 degrees. northeastnds become southeast later in the day at 5-10 miles per hour, that is seasonable beeause that is where we should be thii time of year. we will take a look at what is %-we will have a littll wind. right now we will check n with laurrn cooke who has the traffi3 edge. good morning, lauren. >> repprter: good morning, steve. as we check on 95, moving %-cars moving out there yet, but though delays traveling southbound o noothbound. from whitemarss to the beltway, we are looking at speed of 55 miles per hour, and you're lookinn at an 8-minute ride with an aveeage speed of 55 miles per hour, the from the harbor tunnel toll to 95, you're looking at a 5 minute speed with an average speed of bbef miles pe!! 55 milr >>> the recession is officially over that's according to the national bureau of economic research, but many people hereú in maryland and across the country are hhving trouble that3 beliiving that the recovery isf. megan gilliland is live with tte mean for you. good morning, megan. >> r