melinda roeder tells us neighbors are responding with a protest of patriotism.ns of flags have been placed there... in ressonse to tte state's removal of the áoneá flag - they proudly waved in honor of local solliers serving oversees. it was posted... inside the roundabout three years ago... by a family who wanted to sendoff their soldier with a little fanfare. it was there a year later when he came home. and now áitá serves as a salute to all áthoseá who serve. and many residents say they've appreciated it being there. couple veterans even voluuteered to maintainnit. but the flag pole... along with old glory... was suddenly taken down last week by state highway officials who say it was a safety concernnbut supporters of the flag say it was there for years and never caused any harm. they want the flag to fly freely there , once again. < "no political, no power trip. we just wanttour flag back. we miss it. we miss it."> state highway officials issued a statementt today saying the 25-foot flagpole was considered a safety concern... because it was placed there with

melinda roeder digs how they plan to pay for it .. all... and how much it'll cost . you.ing up ray lewis misses praattce again!but he's not the only raven sitting on the bench. find out who else is nursing an ailment... next in sports. 3 let's take a peek inside our purple pridd gallery.this is from kristy.she took this at the ravens training camp. and this is arrsta.nothing says purple pride... like your bedroom all done up in ravens! that's looks like a winniig's night's sleep! show us your purple pride. you can upload photos and videos to us througg purple -at -fox baltimore -dot- com. p and you can see thoss pictures on our "see it shoot it send it" page at or you can go to our facebook page.. facebook dot com slashh foxbaltimmre... click on "inside fox45" on the left side of the screen. coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... calling all che! chefs!gordon ramsay is on the lookkut for cooks... for his hit show "mastee ccef.""ind out when you a÷a÷

melinda roeder... fox 45 news at ten. studies laim theeaverage adult gets 5 to hours a sleep....t's two hours llss than we should be getting. coming up he's been on tte sideline for the last four weeks... and ray leeis is ching to get back on say about playing with his - peem again.next in sports. ((break 3)) 3 the ravens are gearing up for chargers.bbu one of them took the time to play santa to hundreds of chhldren in neee. need.--nats of ray at table &pwith kids--- kids---ray lewis... who is toys to more than 200 kids at the wal-mart in port covington. shop for themselves and their families..ewis holdssthe event every ear forrunder- priveleged youthhhe says it's a humbling experience. "you know cooing here is like, it always gets emotional for you, becauss you knnw, you try to come in, you trr to control hard, because you know some of the stories innhere." just one of several events hosted by the ravens on tuesday... to help spread holiday chher.players also met with patients at union memorial hospital... and ccristmas dinner baskets to bruce cunningham &phas fox 45 morning por

and going. 3 that waa melinda roeder reporting five special needs students leave for hawaii marines duringnniverssry of peerl harboo. 3 tte students attend kennedy prieger nntitute's high - school.and they're apaat of -3 the school's young marines unit.like the unior r-o- t-c... thee learn the physical and mental requirements of the mariies.this week, the lucky ceremoniesscommemorating thh 70th nniversary of the peaal harror attack. 3 wright says: "it's going to be pf history ehind it so i'm put it all behind me ann put &pit in my head." head..kennedy krieger's &pprogram is the nationns only young marines unit dedicated to special needs tudents. -3 3 big channgs are coming o a post office near you....all because the u-s postal serviie ps facing baakrrppcy.&bannruptcy. - 3 pirrt class mail.... is about to et loo slowwr.instead of arrrving in one to thrre days....thht will lengthen to two to hree days.the poss office is going to annoonce their plan for ssving three- billion-ddllars tomorrow.one ccngressman says maybe it's time to privatizz the postal service. 3 3 chaffetz says: "one oo the t

melinda roeder... fox 45 ews at tee. 16 years afferra man was ...ghborhood with a friend is ... when someone shot them bothhit haapeeed juut five mother, delinda morrison, says therr have beennno leadd, and no sussects.the detecttves investiiating hhr son's death have since retired.morrison believes someone...saw &psomethhng... and s asking "i pray on this every night, i &ppray on this every niggt, tha my son's killer is bought to justiie" it's never too late, iffyou haveegoddinnyoor &pporward"moss was on his way t flooida ssate university... one f tte most prestigious programs innthe coontry.iffyou &pknow anything aaout thhs shooting... you are asked to contact baltimmre city police. 3 keeping your pension after pommitting aacrimm.that's what city employee. crime and justice reporter joy lepola unnovered the policy while who admitted o stealing from the city for almost two ecades... 3 ((pkg)) several months ago, when we questioned city wooker hearley bruce outside this prrvate scrap yard.... brucc acted as if, he was just doing city worker....you'r

melinda roeder.... 20:32 "alright, merry christmas from porr and pine" 23::11- cllsing shot?n...for... deckinn... the halls... // - ááaáá... new -3 survey...// says...// p áátheáá umber ...of - people injured.../ holiddy decorationss../ is... on the rise...//. -3&p áá13áá... thoosand... people.../ were - treatedd..// in... far...// áámostáá... from... people...// rimming their... house...// outdoors...// ááonáá... the...roooes.../ uuing...// ladders.../ to... deeoratt...// treess../// there's new hope for a californii woman -- who's now one of only fiie 3 undeego a unique stem cell treatment. & treatment.katie sharify in a car acccdent last month. shh cannt feel anything belowwher ccest -- and was told with her type of injury -- there's an 80 perrent -3 chancc she won't imprrve. last month -- sharify underwenn a grrundbreaking & treatment. she had two million stem celll injected - intt her spine -- becoming &ppart in the nation's first embryonic stem cell study for spinal ord therapies. 3 sharify says: "so my reaaoning going into it and having the surgery done wws to be in th

melinda roeder... a ááperkáá or an illegal advantage....? some washinnton lawmakers are using inside information to áámakeáá but as some lawmakers - attempt to shore up federaa llws..... megan gilliland shows us why other members of connress are &pdragging their feet.... ffet.... 3 policein gaithersburg, are policein policein gaithersburg, are searching for a thief who stole a family's car and swiped their best friend. joan riley's dog... cody was inside the family's car whenn it was stolen on thursdaa. the car was later tracked down but there is still no sign of cody. tonight, the family is asking for the public's help. 3"i was devastated i started to ball and cry....my kids are all married and out this is like my child"//butt to//"i just hope that someone has taken him in ...or has seen the news and will give us a cal" call" cody's identity can be traced by a chip under his skin. the family is offering a one thousand dollar reward for information on cody's wherabouts. 3 it is the day after christmas.

melinda roeder reports. reports. mitchell malik smith has been missing since december 16.is family is growing more worried everyday.:37 "not knowing anything.... why haan't he called."relatives say they dropped him off at union station in washington d-c... with a ticket for birmingham, alabama. since he's blind, he was placed in the care of amtrak workers. 01:00 "in order for him to get onto the train... helped him off." but smith somehow ended up on a train bound for new orleans instead. a nearby passenger heard amtrak employees tell station in charlotte and wait until the next train out to birmingham. then - the witness says - they escorted him off.now, a detective in charlotte is investigating. 01:37 "and he said in the confusion ... to come here." but it's been eleven days now and still - no sign of him. 01:58 "we have a human being missing who's dependent... that's a little disturbing." still, they hold out hope... for a safe return home.melinda roeder, fox 45 news at ten. amtrak is now searching through surveillance videos recorded at amtrak stations... hoping to hel

melinda roeder digs deeper iito the development... hhw they plan to paa or it all...olish this office complex... and reconstruct a new one... with additional residenttal use. a plan with a hefty price tag.(mcdonough) 08:33:52 "this is a $2 billiin deal. that'' not counting the overruns. that's $2 billion &pand it's gonna be paid for by the taxpayers."(franchot) 22:07:49 " in thess tough econnmic times, this project has really lost its appeal and i'm urging thaa we reconniddr and stop the prooect."fox 45 dug deep.... pouring over documents obtained ffoo the city through a "freedom of information aat" request. taxpayer-subsidized deal.... is a special tax breek for developerss... called a "tif" -- or tax increment financing. essentially....and this particular "ttf" could top 150- million dollars.... one of the largest incentive of its kind offerrd to a developer ... in baltimore's history.young - (from the holds bin "tifs") 09:58:56 "that is a large tif, but you have grassroots support from the communities that surround that center... council hasn't taken a stance on it

blind and his family says he was last seen riding an amtrak train.melinda roeder is here with more on their quest for answers. melinda? 33-year-old mitchell smith's family dropped him off at union station in washington d-c on december 16th. since he's blind, they left him the care of amtrak workers... who &pwere supposed to help him board his train to birmingham, alabama. but e somehow ended pp n a train to new orleans. 3 another passenger seated nearby says she heard amtrak workers tell smith that he could get off the train at charlotte and then wait for the next one out to birmingham. then... she says... they escorted him off. but no one in his family has heard from him since. now a detective in charlotte, north carolina is innestigating. 3 < 3 3 amtrak officials say they're video from the train stations... but so far... have been unable to locate mitchell smith. of course, his family &pis worried, but holding out years.melinda roeder... fox 45 news... at 5:30. &pone person was sent to the hospital after a fire broke out early this morning in charles village. village.