we are live at the alameda and 30th street. police have blocked off the area. cruisers are scrambling in the street and the police helicopter is buzzing in the air. they have got this neighborhood on lock down. now the shooting happened at about 3:30 today in the rear of the between00 block of the alameda. police found a man there believed to be in his late teens or early 20's shot multiple times. now neighbors heard the gun fire then saw the commotion. police converged here on the streets. they believe the suspect or suspects may have ran into a house in the 1500 block of east 29th street. >>> at this point we believe those suspects may be inside. canine unit out on the scene attempting to communicate with individuals inside of the house. but at this point, no one has come out and we are pretty much at a stand off. >>reporter: we are back here live. you may be able to see the police officers and commanders standing down the block. police say the victim was pronounced dead here on the scene. they have not released his identity yet. mean time again the standoff

brian cube slier live near near the 3000 block of the alameda. brian? >> reporter: we're at the corner of east 29th street and alameda as baltimore police are searching for a murder suspect. this is a very active scene. i want to hoe you what is going on here right now. a male in his late teens or early 20s was shot to death several times in an alley here and received information that the suspect or suspects ran into a home here in the 1500 block of the alameda. the s.w.a.t. team is here, as well as the k- 9 unit as police say they are attempting to make contact with the suspect. but police have taken one man into custody already. they say he is a suspect, and he has been taken downtown for questioning. again, you can see this whole block has been blocked off. this is an active scene. and they did take a suspect down for questioning there is also a second part of the scene right over here where the young man's body is laying. and police are looking -- police are investigating that part of this as well. but again, marybeth, still a very active scene here

this all started as a shooting in an alley near 29th and alameda. police say one person was shot, and then two suspects ran inside a house. there are no reports of any hostages. >>> investigators say more arrests are possible in the killing of a florida couple who adopted 12 children, many with developmental disabilities like downs syndrome and autism. authorities are looking at business ties among other possible leads for a motive in the deaths of byrd and melanie billings. three men are already in custody, including two charged with murder. >>> supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor made it through the first day of her confirmation hearings. she told a senate judiciary committee today that the law drives her rulings as a judge, not her personal experiences. sotomayor has come under fire from republicans who say she might let her own emotions drive her rulings. >>> a south korean news report is raising new questions about the health of north korean leader kim jong-il. today's report says the north korean leader has life- threatening pancreatic cance

. >> reporter: last month in alameda, california a firefighter was injured by cutbacks slowed the response. officials in flint and alameda dispute that budget decisions had a significant impact on the tragic events be. the firefighters unions maintains all across the country they're playing russian roulette by cutting service. >> we're seeing firefighters furloughed, taking cuts in pay, cuts in benefits, stations are being closed, stations are being browned out. >> reporter: if there atlanta, georgia this firehouse is one of five that have been shutterrd. the firefighters union says the city has half the fire personnel it should. >> on any given day, we'll only have 140 firefighters on duty in the city of atlanta to protect the city with day-time population with well over a million and a half. it is a national scandal. >> reporter: a survey in january indicated 6% of cities had cut emergency services. though the number has almost certainly grown, expert says emergency services are almost the last thing on the chopping block. >> the fact that you're seeing cities around the country making c

city officers locked down part of the 3000 block of the alameda at east 29th street this afternoon. they were looking for the man they say killed another man just a block away. brian kuebler was on the scene all day, and has more on the still active search for a man wanted for murder. >> reporter: after a four-hour barricade situation that shut down this block of the alameda in east baltimore, police were not able to find their suspect they say killed a young man in a nearby alley. the murder victim has not been identified. but police say he was shot several times. this alley where he was found was just the beginning of this crime scene. police got a tip that the suspect ran down the block and into a house on east 29th street. >> we pretty much surrounded that one particular house, and then we evacuated neighbors who lived around that house, took them to a safe location, and we proceeded to have swat go in and do their thing. >> reporter: the scene was busy as the police armored vehicle went in and out of that block. officers guarded the intersection and neighbors looked on all even

several bullets fired in the rear of the 2900 block of the alameda. right behind frazier's grandmother's home. >> i need to go back to west baltimore. this is too much. >> it happened at about 3:30 in broad daylight monday. baltimore city police moved in. neighbors stepped out. to get a look. caught by surprise. >> scary to me. very scary. >> police found the body of this man. >> 45. >> lying in the alley, shot multiple times. the victim's mother told us his name is antoine witherspoon. he was 28. cruisers scrambled in the streets and helicopter buzzed in the air looking for the shooter. police put the neighborhood on lockdown. >> it is ridiculous. outrageous. >> at first, police believed the suspect, or suspects, ran into a house in the 1500 block of east 29th street. >> swat units, canine units on the scene. we are attempting to communicate with individuals inside of the house. but at this point, no one has come out and we are pretty much at a standoff. >> about after about five hours it ended. police went inside and they found no one. investigators

he was killed at the intersection of 30th street in alameda. teams looked at a home where they received a tip. >> we thought that we had a gun man who is just murdered someone run into the house. we secured the crime scene. it is safe. now the neighborhood can get some peace. >> police say they do not believe this was a random act. they are confident the gunmen will be caught soon. >>> the data is also trying to find another suspect -- detectives are also trying to find a suspect in another shooting. there was a report of a man shot. the victim was taken to the hospital. we do not have more on his condition. >>> the supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor returned to capitol hill today for day ttwo of her confirmation hearings. 11 news reporter is in washington with more on this. >>sonia. high passion was on display outside the building where the hearings are taking place. sonia sotomayor summed up her bottom line. >> fidelity to the law. >> senators praised her patience her opening statement. >> i give her an a for listening to that. >> there is

then just inside the city crews on the scene of an accident on the alameda right at lynn worth avenuehat's the evening travels. now back to you. >>> all right kandace thanks so much. summer heat beginning to crank up now e.how hot will it get come up in the sky watch forecast. >>> maryland faces a steep budget short fall. how much money is missing. that's just ahead. >>> it was approved by the baltimore county council. why a law banning fliers won't be going into effect. going into effect. >> general motors is back. car company exited bankruptcy today. u.s. government is now majority owner of gm. general motors ceo says the company will make money and repay the 50 billion dollar government loan faster than required. the new company is now debt free. >>> well justin days into the new fiscal year and the state is facing a massive deficit. we have the latest on how maryland is in the red. joy? >>reporter: the state statements maryland budget will fall 700 million dollars short. that's twice as much as originally estimated. o'malley administration blames the budget woe on the economy and

the crash happened in the 4900 block of the alameda last friday. witeva hudgins had her arm severed as a result. >> she's doing as well as can be expected. losing her arm. having three kids, she's a very active mother in her children's life. she had a younger son that is 7. and she was a teen mom. >> police say they are looking for a gold, mid-sized car, possibly a pontiac grand prix, with damage to the right passenger side. the driver is described as a black female. the family says she may have been on a cell phone at the time of the accident. >>> more than 45 people were injured in san francisco when two light rail trains collided. the circumstances look a lot like the recent metro crash that crippled washington, d.c. drew levinson has the story for wjz. >> reporter: paramedics created a triage center in the streets of san francisco saturday, after two light rail trains collided. >> very little rattled. i had to spin out of the way. >> reporter: some of the injured rested on stretchers, covered boy blankets. others -- by blankets. others were whe

it started with a shooting around 3:30 yesterday afternoon in the 2900 block of alameda a.police cordone the area and surrounded a house in the 1500 block of east 29 street where they thought the shooter was barricaded inside. after more than 5 hour stand off officers stormed the house and didn't find anybody inside. >> the man shot monday night on a basketball court in north baltimore has died. that happened around 7:15. old york road and dunn bar. >> city says much better way to collect trash that will save the city millions with one week pick up. the homeowner says it only complexes the trash problem already existing in the city. who is right? miss smith reports on the first day of baltimore one plus one plan. >> here's the problem. before this happened. too many bags all over the city just did. allowing rodent. bird. even larvae time to attack. >> one of the biggest problem problems. just laying the trash out like that there. >>reporter: folks like her think the scheduled change that begins this week only make things worse. >> we are going to make mistakes. citizens make mistake. we'

the shooting happened at about 3:30 today in the 2900 block of the alameda. investigators found the body of antoine witherspoon on the ground shot several times. police bluffed in, putting the neighborhood on lockdown. surrounded a home on 29th street where they thought the shooter was barricaded inside. >> a swat unit, contain nine units on the scene. attempting to communicate with individuals inside of the house, but at this point, no one has come out. and we are pretty much at a standoff. >> after more than five hours, police stormed the house and did not find anybody inside. suspect is still on the run tonight. >> the trial of a dc woman accused of killing her four daughters goes on as planned. lawyers for banita jacks asked for more time but a judge denied the request. the girl's bodies discovered back in january of 2008. when police came to serve an eviction notice. police said they had been dead for months. >> workers forced to evacuate a courthouse after a carbon monoxide scare. courthouse east on calvert street evacuated for a few hours around 9:00 t

it's on east 30th street in the alameda. that's where an adult male was shot in the head. there are no suspects or motives at this time. >>> no more delays. a judge refuses to push back the trial for washington, d.c. mother accuse of killing her father courts. -- daughters. >> police found the bodies of 35-year-old banita jacks' four daughters inside her home in 2008. the abouts were discovered when marshals went to her home to evict her. authorities believe she had been living with the decomposing bodies for several months. one of the girls had been stabbed, arth another two strangled and beat -- another two strangled and beaten. >> reporter: jacks has requested a bench trial, so there will be no jury. >>> around 9:00 last night, anne arundel medical center officials asked police to go to the home and ask for wife. police say they told them to leave. the man shot is being treated at shock trauma for nonlife- threatening injuries. >>> a downtown courthouse is open. around 9:00 this morning, everybody had to be evacuated from the courthouse east on calvert street. turns out

and alameda at cold spring lane. let's now take a live look here at the delay on the top side at green spring avenue. and also the congestion here on the west side at baltimore national pike. if you have suffered a personal injury, call the cochran firm, at 1-800-the firm, or visit cochran firm.com for a free consultation. >>> all right. some of you may take offense at this, but please don't kill the messenger. others, tonight be surprised. a major survey reveals that drivers may be the worst in the country. in fact, only drivers in washington, d.c. are worse than us. allstate ranked baltimore drivers 80% more likely to crash than the typical american driver. the top spot went to drivers in sioux falls, south dakota. drivers are 26% less likely to be in an accident. >>> harbor seals. he was released into the waters off the atlantic yesterday and off the coast of delaware yesterday. he was found in ber bermuda. hamilton is wearing a tracking device. and we just checked. he's going about five miles now. to track hamilt

east 30th street in the alameda. an adult man was shot in the head, died on the scene, and police are trying to determine the motive. >>> and tonight, an investigation is under way into why family members reportedly placed the body of an 83-year- old woman inside a freezer. it happened at her home in glen burnie. wjz has learned there are virtually no laws, governing the reporting and disposal of a body. eyewitness news is live at the state medical examiner's office. mike hellgren takes a closer look at this. >> denise, just putting her body in the freezer is not against the law. and some prosecutors believe that should change. wjz uncovered several high- profile cases, where this same issue was raised and it generated a lot of controversy. >> 83-year-old doris cook called the country club apartments in glen burnie home, until her death a few weeks ago. police say at that time, for an unknown reason, family members decided to put her body in the freezer. but when her grandson found out, he called police. >> the perso

and that will be today and the alameda. we're looking at a set back on 95 and to average speed there is 20 miles an hour. >>> and 14 minutes the inner loop and 16 minutes at 20 miles an hour. this is brought to you by subway. try the cheese steak. and melted cheese with toppings. eat fresh. back over to you. >> thank you. >>> the president is trying to stay front and interest strá in the debate over health care reform. some argue the plan costs too much. joel brown reports for wjz news from washington. >> reporter: the president insists the op ponts of his reform push are playing politics. >> it is a familiar washington script we have seen before. >> reporter: the president said this will be different. he laid out areas where the sides have found a common ground. he called on lawmakers to put politics aside, settle their differences and move the plan forward. >> the american people understand the status quo is not acceptable. they don't care who is up or down politically in washington, it's not just republicans who opposing

this occurred on east 30th street, north of alameda in north baltimore. baltimore police are on the scene, conducting an investigation. there is no word at this time on suspects. back to you on tv hill. >>> it is a csi night on cbs. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. the secret cia program that never came to be. >>> why democrats in category say they were left in the dark. >>> mystery still swelling around michael jackson's death. his health, the doctors, and the custody of his children. >>> it is 4:28. 85 degrees and mostly sunny. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about. >>> new murder allegations, surfaced in the investigation. ben tracy has more on this. >> reporter: was michael jackson murdered for his money? that's what the london tabloids claim his sister latoya told them. michael's father joe jackson has made similar allegations. >> i suspect foul play somewhere. >> the family can never have closure, seems to me, until they know what happened, when and how, the

ask for help in tracking down a hit and run driver. 35-year-old ytisha hudgins was driving on the alameda when her car was struck, her arm nearly served. police are looking for a pontiac grand prix with damage to the front. if you have any information call city police. >>> drowning is how dozens of marylanders die every year. in children 14 and under it is the second leading cause of accidental death. eyewitness investigates why it keeps happening and what one family is doing to prevent it. >> i kissed him good-bye, told him i loved him. >> reporter: it only takes a moment. >> i got a call, said there's been an accident. >> reporter: in that moment... >> they're working on him. >> reporter: a young life was lost. >> it's not kicking and splashing like you see on tv. >> reporter: connor freed was five years old when he died at the krof tonight country club when he drowned in 2006. >> maybe five minutes went by without him being noticed. >> reporter: then a child spotted connor floating in the busy pool. >> he was actually very good in the water. >> reporter: yes drowned remains a mystery t

casey is live in alameda, california. hi there casey? >> have we got a cool story for you. and pictures tell the story. i'm going to hop out of way and let you take a look what is going on and give you an idea how massive this ship really is. you are looking live at the u.s.s. hornet in the san francisco bay. it's a 19 story floating aircraft carrier. fox news got inside for a sneak peek, the history is just incredible as you walk the hulls and passage ways. it fought in nine major battles but she is most famous for her mission in july 1969, the splash down when they plucked the astronauts and space capsule from the apollo 11 mission from the waters of the pacific ocean. the world watched as the helicopter brought neil armstrong and rest of crew on board after spending eight days in outerspace, more than 21 hours on the lunar surface. 40 years later, they are touring this monstrous ship and seeing replicas. helicopter and quarantine unit where armstrong and other astronauts had to stay for 21 days to make sure they didn't bring any moon germs back to earth. >> i can still,

casey steigel is live in alameda, california where he has the latest on that story. >> reporter: hellon good to see you. boy do we have a cool story the pictures really tell the story i'm going to let you tyke a look. live right now, the u -- the uss it docked here in the san francisco bay it is a 19 story floating aircraft carrier. fox news got inside yesterday for a sneak peek, the history just incredible. as you walk the halls, this ship fought in nine major battle, world war ii, cold war and vietnam. she is perhaps most famous for her mission in july of 1969 the splash-down as it is called, 40 years ago, that is when the uss hornet plucked the astronauts and space capsule from the apollo 11 mission from the waters of the pacific. the world watches at helo 66 helicopter brought armstrong and the rest of his crew onboard. now some 40 years later both can tour this ship and see rep -- folk tour the ship and see replicas where armstrong and the other astronauts had to stay to make sure they didn't bring back any moon germs to earth. >> i can stand where armstrong put his feet first aft

. >> reporter: last month in alameda, california, a firefighter was injured, colleagues say, becausebacks slowed the response. officials in both flint and alameda dispute that budget decisions had a significant impact on these tragic events, but the firefighters union maintains the communities all across the country are playing russian roulette by cutting fire services. >> we're seeing firefighters furloughed, laid off, taken cuts in pay, cuts in benefits, stations are being closed, stations are being browned out. >> reporter: in atlanta, georgia, this fire house is one of five that have been shuttered. the firefighters union says the city has half the fire personnel it should. >> on any given day, we'll only have 140 firefighters on duty in the city of atlanta to protect the city with a daytime population well over a million and a half, which is a national scandal. >> reporter: a survey in january indicated 6% of cities had cut emergency services. though the number has almost certainly grown, experts say emergency services are almost always the last thing on the chopping block. >> t

the shooting happened at the 2900 block of alameda.se in the minch hundred block of east 29th street where they thought the shooter was barricaded inside. after a three hour standoff, officers stormed the house but found no one inside. >>> it's a tale as old as. beauty and the beast is playing the at ccbc. they are here to give us a preview and will let us know if belle will be able to tame the beast. >> for those feel who may not have seen beauty eas beast, whas it about? >> it's about a young girl whose father gets kidnapped by a beast. in exchange for his freedom, she agrees to stay at the castle. she meets all of the enchanted items and eventually falls in love with the beast. >> we have a taste of music. we are going to let you take it away. >> okay. ♪ is it where i should learn to be happy ♪ ♪ never dreamed that a home could be dark and cold ♪ ♪ i was more every day in my childhood ♪ ♪ even when we grow old ♪ home could be where the heart is ♪ never ♪ ♪ my heart is far ♪ far away ♪ home is true ♪ what i give to return to the life

officials in both flint and alameda dispute that budget decisions had a significant impact on tragic events. but the firefighters union maintains communities all across the country are playing russian roulette by cutting fire services. >> we're seeing firefighters furloughed laid off, taking cuts in pay, cuts in benefits. stations are being closed. stations are being browned out. >> reporter: in atlanta, georgia, this firehouse is one of five that have been shuttered. the firefighter's union said the city had half the personnel. >> we'll only have 140 firefighters on duty in the city of atlanta with a population over a million and a half, which is a national scandal. >> reporter: a survey in january indicated 6% of cities have cut emergency services. though the numbers have grown experts say emergency services are almost the always the last thing on the chopping block. >> you're seeing cities around the country making these cuts is evidence of the recession. >> maryland. >> we have been fiscally responsible to do the job, provide services we can provide the best we can with the resou

alameda and harford road, a crash and st. paul street and stratford road.unt washington area, a crash reported there as well. 695 at liberty road, traffic thinned out considerably. there was a lot of heavy volume and minor delays but things look good right now. our morning news update is next. >>> good morning. i'm megan pringle. it's going to be the great headline in "the new york post." king of beers. suds diplomacy. the white house tonight. the president will sit down over a few beers with a famous african-american college professor and white cop who arrested him. sherrie johnson joins us with what is on tap. >> reporter: it's called a peace offering between a harvard police officer and the police officer who arrested him. this meeting would be moderated by president barack obama over beers at a picnic table behind the white house, the follow-up to the president injecting himself in the middle of an arrest in cambridge, massachusetts. president obama's friend, a black professor at harvard was arrested by a well regarded white police officer. the white ho

but i only have to look to my district to sharon alameda who sent me this letter titled "what's wrong with this picture?" . each month sharon and her husband, frank, net $3,811 from social security and pensions. but they pay out nearly $2,800 for sharon's cancer treatments. that leaves them just $1,000 for food, utilities, gas, insurance, never mind a little something for the grandchildren. thank god they own their own home and no longer have a mortgage. mr. speaker, sharon and frank worked hard. they played by the rules and raised a beautiful and supportive family. they do not deserve this. so to the critics of reform i say let the canadians worry about canadians. it's time we come together to provide real health care reform for sharon and other hardworking americans. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. lungren: mr. speaker, trouble. we have trouble right here in capital city with