and going green when you read your heads to an arundel county to check out farm stand food. >> what cani get for you? >> half a dozen. >> reporter: reggie's produce stand sits on the main road to a popular destination for boaters. who pull over and fill up on his sweet corn, ripe tomatoes and perfumed melons. there is no better cantaloupe than here. >> for years we sto and get the fresh vegetables. >> reporter: and it is fresh. his farm is right across the street. his family has been farming here for generations, since the first nutwell arrived in colonial days. >> he was a servant on the ship sailing up the chesapeake bay. he got close enough to see shore and he swam for shore. >> reporter: he has farmed since he was a boy. it's not the easiest work, but he loves it. >> i like plowing the ground in the spring. i like planting the stuff. like tending to it, trying to keep weeds and grass out of it, trying to keep it growing good. i like coming out to meet people. >> reporter: his stand has a steady stream of customers, loading up. >> i think it's fresh. and i like to support the local c

. >> reporter: even more stunning, the shop is just two doors down from an anne arundel county police substation where officers come and go throughout the day and night. some of the hatred seems directed at the asian shop owner neighbors too and promises there will be more to come. brown says she's not flinching. >> i'm still looking but i'm not going to leave. i'm not going to stop doing what i've been doing, you know. this is my life. more to come. for me, that means the best is yet to come. >> reporter: brown estimate it is could take her a couple months to get back up and running. that's two months without the money she needs to feed her family. >> thank you. >>> another big story, alexandria's police chief arrested, charged with driving drunk. arlington county police seder der ya police chief david -- say alexandria police chief david baker crashed his car into another car at the entrance ramp of 66 at north fairfax drive. chief baker blew a .19, that is more than twice the legal limit. today city officials in alexandria announced chief baker has been placed on administrative lea

tonight an anne arundel county woman is devastated after a vicious attack. authorities say a neighborhood pit bull wandered onto or property and attacked her farm animals. one animal was killed. rob roblin has details. >> it was early sunday morning when wendy came to feed her animals here at the rescue ranch. what she found was heartbreaking. >> i looked in between the barn there and saw her in the pit bull's mouth. her body actually was being flung like a rag doll. it was something that looked like a movie. i couldn't believe it. >> she has been rescuing animals for years. she takes in farm animals that have been neglected or abused and makes them part of her family. sunday's attack killed one of her animals and injured 15 others. >> people had her -- her face was swollen to about double the size. she's got at least 50 bites on her face and neck. there is one on her side. this is chloe. it was her mother buckwheat that was brutally attacked and her throat crushed by the pit bull. now she's an orphan. she has no mommy. and she cries for her mommy every nigh

. >>> an anne arundel county lawmaker wants to require large malls and shopping centers to install security cameras in the parking lots. county councilman darryl jones says he has received dozens of calls from people who want to see the cameras there. jones' district covers anne arundel mills mall, and he says that the possibility of a slots parlor going there, cameras would help deter crime. he says many people in his area feel there is already a problem with crime in that mall area. >> certainly there is a public safety issue that is a part of this. and a large part of what has prompted it is a perception there is a crime problem around the anne arundel mills area. from that, what i then did was to look at other areas and see what is out there, and how other places have addressed this. >> jones says he will continue to look at baltimore county's video camera law, and propose his own version in a few weeks there is no word from anne arundel mills about the proposed legislation. >>> new details tonight about a shooting in northwest baltimore. it happened shortly after 12:30 on iredell avenu

but what does the law say when >>> the body of a woman is found in a freezer of an anne arundel countyrtment. why no charges may be filed. >>> i'm jessica kartalija, in baltimore city. bge wants to put one of these at your home. it's called a smart meter. and they say it will save all of us quite a bit of cash. but how does it work? and what do customers think about it? i'll let you know in a live report. >>> sonia sotomayor is closest -- closer to becoming the country's first hispanic female to sit on the supreme court. hear from the local latin community of the significance of this process. >> check in with these stories and all the day's breaking news. >>> disposing of the dead. >> it stunned many in her anne arundel county neighborhoods. but it may not be against the law. tonight, why some are trying to change that. >>> hi, everybody. i'm sally thorner. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >>> police say 83-year-old doris cook was in the

. >>> now the latest on that elderly woman's body found in an anne arundel county freezer. police are trying to find out why it was in there for weeks. the body was found at the country club apartments in the 7400 block of furnace branch road in glen burnie. police tell abc 2 news 83-year- old doris lea cooke died several weeks ago and her body was put in the freezer by relatives she lived with. neighbors tell us the elderly woman lived with her two daughters, one who is mentally challenged and the other who is her caretaker. cooke is said to have suffered from several medical conditions and had been bed ridden for years. >> pretty creepy. it's pretty scary, actually. it's kind of something you don't expect to have living below you, something going on that you had no idea was going on. >> so far no one has been charged. and detectives say autopsy results are pending. >>> nearly a year after being charged with starving a 1-year- old boy to death, two members of an alleged cult still don't have attorneys. queen antoinette and trevia williams are supposed to go on trial tomorr

. >> and an anne arundel county police officer sentenced in a deadly d.u.i. crash. how long will he spend behind bars? >> a councilmember arrested for drunk driving. and it isn't the first time. >> 11 -- "11 news saturday morning" starts now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning. i'm lisa robinson. >> and first we want to take a look outside with jim nichols who is in for john collins. >> a little rain, but we're getting a nice breeze, and that's coming on a saturday, so you can't get any better than that. humidity will be on the way up, as well as temperatures. let's look at the radar picture. a few scattered radar pictures, and thunderstorms out to the west toward indiana. we won't have to worry about that for today. we are looking for clear skies today. let's take a quick look at temperatures across the region. we are sitting at six degrees. 70 downtown baltimore. 73 in ocean city. nice start to the day. 60's will be for the rest of this morning. on the satellite, not a whole lot of cloud cover to be seen. we are expecting a fe

. >> a baltimore man pleads guilty to the attempted murder of an anne arundel county police officer. 23-year-old mathew gonzales entered the plea yesterday. in july of last year, he shot officer lee jones during a pursuit. jones survived. his body armor deflecting the bullet. gonzales sentenced in september. councilman ken oliver pleads guilty to misappropriation of funds. but the more serious charges have been dropped. john rydell has the latest from towson. >> in a baltimore county courtroom, a two term councilman quietly enters the plea of guilty. ken oliver initially charged with two counts of felony theft among other charges. but pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of misappropriation of funds and failing to submit receipts. >> he took responsibility for his actions. and he came in without blaming anybody or making any excuses. i think it was absolutely appropriate. >> state prosecutors say oliver wrote two checks to himself totaling $2200 from the campaign account. but the money was used for personal reasons. the violation of state law. oliver told judge thomas bol injury

owned property is an anne arundel county, worst off enders escaped last week and another teen broke out last month. >> there were staff on duty and who either should have or could have or just plain did not do everything that they could have and should have done to prevent these escapes. >> anne arundel county executive john leopold has offered to notify anybodyors about any future security breaches at the center through an e-alert system. >>> metro's putting a new zero tolerance policy into effect when it comes to bus drivers and train operators who text on the job. the announce many comes after video surfaced online of a metro train operator texting while working. chris gordon has more on the new policy from northwest d.c. tonight. good evening. >> good evening. until now, the metro operators had been three strikes and you are out. first violation, one week suspension, and the second, two weeks, third, could be fired. but from now on, it is one and done. one violation and termination. we begin our report tonight with new pictures, given to news4 by a metro passenger. eddie davis snapp

he has admitted to an addiction for prescription painkillers which may have been a motive. >>> in anne arundel county, an armed robbery suspect or armed robbery is under investigation tonight. it happened at wings and things in the 7800 block of quarterfield road. that's in severn. police say the robber walked in with a sawed-off shotgun, demanded cash, and took off. >>> an assistant field hockey coach is tonight facing federal pornography charges. 52-year-old john kovac was arrested in march for sending sexually explicit text messages to the younger sister of a girl he coached. a search of kovac's home turned up child porn. if convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years behind bars. >>> $40 million lawsuit has been filed against a baltimore county pool and its management company three years after a 15- year-old nearly drowned. james becker suffered massive brain damage from his brush with death at the woodcroft swimming club. his family says he needs constant care, and the $40 million will help pay for mounting medical expenses. the pool and drd pool management are both named in the lawsuit. >> essent

. >> a lot of questions remain today after a body was pulled out of the water surrounding an anne arundel county marina. the unidentified victim was recovered at 4:15 sunday. police will only say the victim is a 62-year-old man but are holding off on a name until family members are notified. an autopsy is being conducted. >> police want to know why an 83-year-old woman's body ended up in a freezer in her home. the frozen remains of doris lea cooke were discovered at her home on furnace branch road. family members say she had been bed ridden for several years and was under the care of her two daughters. police say it's important not to jump to any conclusions. >> it is tragic what happened, of course. the family right now is trying to deal with everything and make sure nobody assumes anything. >> she's going to be missed. we are all love her. >> police say the family told them cooke died several weeks ago and the family placed her in the freezer. right now the death has been ruled suspicious pending the results of an autopsy. >> the trial of a d.c. woman police say killed her four daughters and k

county. when an inmate escape, they become the responsibility of the anne arundel county police. in his letter today, hsaid there appeared to be no notification of the community that an escape had occurred. he is asking the mayor to implement a residential alert system, similar to the one that the county has in place. >> i think its irresponsible that there was not a sophisticated notification system in plac >> reporter: chair woman told fox 5 she feared for her officer's safety. these pictures show broken windows, doors and walls. she called conditions inside out of control. now, leopold spoke with the maryland congressional legislation about drafting legislation that would force the district to comply with the plin mum security standards required under maryland law. the mayor's office was contacted but didn't respond to the latest level. >> we will stay on top of that one. thank you. >>> the investigation into the deadly metro crash is causing more commuter troubles on the red line. metro is warning riders delays could last another ten days. trains are traveling at slower speeds

. >> the children's mother heads an autism group in anne arundel county and is attending a state summit in baltimore today. the goal is to improve services. which can drastically improve the life of an autistic child. >>> we need to do more on unraveling, figuring out this tragic mystery of autism, what causes it. how can we best identify it? >> reporter: rj and cory's mother says her older child has grown child. and for a child with behavioral problems, it's hard. >> he's taller than me and weighs over 200 pounds. imagine what that looks like. i love him dearly, but it's raging bull. >> reporter: one of the big concerns is when an autistic child turns 21, many of the services are no longer available. and about 2400 children face that in the next five years. >> they will recommend what can be done to help. suzanne collins, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and you can find a link to many autism resources in the state at geej.com. just chick on local news. >>> we have new information on the spire we first reported on. a woman inside the home was able to escape with minor smoke inhalation. the fi

in anne arundel county, an armed robbery is under investigation in the 7800 block of quarter main roader walked in with a sawed-off shotgun, demanded cash and then took off. >>> it is a $40 million lawsuit filed against a baltimore county pool and management company three years after a 15-year-old nearly drowned. he suffered massive brain damage from his brush with death. his family says he needs constant care and the $40 million will help pay for the mounting medical expenses. the pool and drd pool management are both named in the lawsuit. >> essentially, we lost our son as we knew him. he's trapped in a body that's not his body. >> i did not. i've. drd's corporate counsel for years. >> reporter: an attorney for drd says the company did nothing wrong and plans to fight the lawsuit. as for the beckers, they plan to be in annapolis to push for tougher pool safety standards. >>> two of the best soccer teams in the entire world will take to the field. you want to give me an ole, ole? they were supposed to practice at m & t stadium but the dark weather prevented it. some of chelsea's top p

. >>> saving money on groceries, an unique auction in anne arundel county getting more popular throughouthe day. join us for all of those stories and more news at 4:00 after "dr. phil." >>> welcome back. taking a look at the sun breaking out over the harbor right now, the next five days, tim with the forecast. >> you definitely feel it out here. feels pretty tropical. finally starts to feel more seasonal like we typically do this time of year. temperatures around 82 on tuesday and 84 on friday with a chance of showers in the afternoon each night. 88 on saturday with a potential break in the shower activity, but then another chance by the end of the weekend. looking at 86 and 86. overnight lows down around 70. back inside. >> tim, thank you. >>> a packed primetime tonight at cbs. tonight at 8:00, the president's primetime speech as he presses for health care reform. that will air right here on wjz 13. after that "csi: new york" followed by eyewitness news at 1 is o'clock. >>> finally this noon, the longest solar eclipse many of us will ever see, so i guess we are out of luck unless you hap

. >>> anne arundel county police shot a man who threatened an officer a chair last night. it started when a woman was treated for injuries at the anne arundel medical center. police later went to her arnold home to check on her condition, and that's when the woman's husband became angry, told the officers to leave, and then attacked them. the officers used pepper spray and a taser gun on the man, but he continued to fight. >> at one point during the assault, the subject picked up a dining room chair, a wood 10 dining room chair, raised it up over an officer who was on the floor beneath him. he was about to strike the officer wit. the other officer who was there, fearing for that officer's safety, thought that he was in eminent danger, fired his duty weapon. >> the unidentified man is at shock trauma with serious but nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> you might have seen police searching baltimore's inner harbor this afternoon. they were looking for a body. a person is reportedly missing after a boat party on the canton waterfront last night. but other partygoers aren't certa

. >> anne arundel county police shoot a man threatening to hit an officer with a chair. officials from anne arundel medical center asked police to go to the man in the 1000 block of deep creek road to check on the condition of his wife, she had been treated at the hospital recently. 50-year-old man became belligerent and told officers to leave. and raised a chair over the heads to hit one of the officers. >> during that assault officers employed pepper spray to subdue him and a taser to subdue him. he was able to continue to fight. >> man was taken to shock trauma with serious injuries and expected to survive. he is facing several charges. >> autopsy results in the body of an elderly woman found in a freezer in anne arundel county will hopefully reveal more about her death. police were called to 83-year-old doris cook's glen burnie apartment friday night. she had been bedridden following a heart attack several years ago. >> she was a good woman. i mean, you could not ask for a better person. she would do anything for anybody. >> police say cook died several weeks before,

an autopsy will be performed to determine cause of death. >>> and police in anne arundel county, they are also awaiting the results of an autopsy as they investigate the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in a freezer. family members say the 83-year-old woman, doris lea cooke, had been bed-ridden for years. relatives told police when the woman died in her home in glen burnie several weeks ago they put the body in the freezer. police reportedly got a tip from another relative. >>> the archdiocese of baltimore plans to shut down towson catholic high school but current and former students refused to give up without a fight. students, parents, alumni held a rally yesterday outside of the church of the immaculate conception. the archdiocese says it needs to close the school because of massive debt and falling enrollments but many say that's not answer and they are trying to raise money. >> we believe that $650,000 is absolutely achievable and frankly all we've had to do is ask and we've received pledge promises out of the woodwork to the tune of thousands of dollars. >> when th

. >>> police in anne arundel county are investigating an early morning murder. it happened around 7 a.m. at the rainbow view apartments. neighbors heard what sounded like gunshots, and the victim was discovered lying on a wooded path at the apartments. police have not identified the man, and they say they have no suspects or motives in the case. area schools were put on lockdown until noon today as a precaution. >>> today a senate committee approved a $600 billion bill that would provide health insurance for all americans. the move was praised by president barack obama. the senate bill includes a public health insurance option favored by the president. the proposal was passed through the committee along party lines, and many republicans warned against its passage in the full senate. >> it will be the most liberal bill that this country has ever seen. and it may do things that we will never be able to correct. >> this bill because of what we have done, we think is going to increase access. it's going to reduce costs to individuals. and it's going to improve the q

. >>> in the meantime, no suspects and no motive in an early morning shooting in anne arundel county. that left one man dead. it happened at the rainbow view apartments in glen burnie. the scene also prompted officials to lock down several area schools. neighbors say they heard shots and then called police after seeing 28-year-old lamont gordon, junior lying on the ground. >> in the morning and come outside and see all this happening right here, you know. it's a shock to the whole community. >> i've been here two years, and nothing never happened like this out here. never. so i do feel unsafe now. >> schools in the area including rippling woods elementary and the old mill complex were put on lockdown that was lifted around noon today. >>> a chaotic scene on the doorsteps of our nation's capitol as police shoot and kill an armed man. it happened just after 5:00 at new jersey avenue and c street. that's just feet from the capitol campus. capitol police attempted to stop a car on massachusetts avenue. but the driver kept going, even running into an officer at one point. the armed driver

. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are searching for an armed robbery suspect. police say the robbery happened at the wings and things pizza on quarterfield road in severn. police say the suspect, armed with a sawed-off shotgun, entered the store, demanded the money, and then took off. authorities in cecil county have arrested a burglary suspect for the second time. investigators say 24-year-old charles samuel hall posted bond on one burglary charge and then allegedly broke into other homes in elkton and chesapeake city. >> they took all my jewelry out of my jewelry box, and i was devastated, you know. i was upset. >> deputies don't believe hall acted alone when he allegedly committed the string of burglaries, making off with more than $14,000 in stolen goods. they say he has admitted to an addiction to prescription painkillers, which may have been the motive for the burglaries. >>> two clothing stores have a display that is causing controversy. not only has there been vandalism, but employees say they've also received death threats. abc 2 news delia goncalves w

. >> we'll have the latest on the bizarre story from anne arundel county. the body of an elderly woman found in a freezer. >> and the confirmation process begins this morning for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. these stories and more coming up this morning. >>> first, a check of the forecast. >> here he is with maryland's most powerful doppler radar. justin berk. >> good to have you back. >> thank you. >> good morning to you. we've got a few clouds trying to slip through the area now. we're trying to get the sun up here. parkville middle school, 65 degrees. we go downtown baltimore, you can see the clouds slipping off into the distance at 72. now check out the rest of the area. towson 57. 57 ellicott city. even back towards frederick. yet by the way it's 67 in edgemere. 65 in rock hall. big spread across the region this morning. we're going to go generally throughout the 60s to near 70 as we start off the morning hours, we're generally looking for sunny to partly cloudy skies today into the afternoon. our two-degree guarantee 85. let's see what is happening on the

. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are looking for an armed robbery suspect. police say the suspect robbed dunkin' doughnuts at 1336 defense highway in crofton on june 29th. a cash reward for up to $2,000 is being offered if it leads to an arrest. if you have seen this suspect or know who he is, call metro crimestoppers at 1-866-7-lock- up. >>> a speed camera proposal has passed its first round of baltimore city council voting. if the measure passes, the cameras could be in use by october. if you drive at least 12 miles over the speed limit in those areas, you could be fined $40. a state law passed this year allowing speed cameras within a half mile of speed zones and road construction sites. got water? bottled water. before you reach for your next gulp of bottled water we have new details that may have you dumping it down the drain. >>> i love him so much. >> emotional farewell for michael jackson has come and gone, and now the investigation into his death takes center stage. we have the latest. >>> and there is a stinky situation in toronto. the trash talk b

. >>> tonight police in anne arundel county are looking for an armed robbery suspect. police say the robbery happened at the wings and things peete pizza in the 7800 block of quarterfield road in severn. authority says the robber was armed with a sawed-off shotgun. he entered the store, demanded money and then ran away. >>> it's not always the police spotting the suspects and criminals in your neighborhood. you also need to be on the lookout. to help you and the police, we put together crime checker. as abc 2 works for you, brian kuebler has more on who you should keep your eyes pealed for. >> reporter: abc 2 is working to keep your community safe. each week we're highlighting some of the most dangerous criminals in your neighborhood, hoping to bring them to justice. this week we're focusing on a serial bank robber. the fbi says this man robbed six banks so far this month. each time he hands the teller a note, implying that he has a gun. agents say as the teller is getting the money together, he tells them to hurry up. the fbi worries that the string of robberies won't

police in anne arundel county want to know how an 82-year-old woman's body ended up in the freezer at her home. the remains of doris lea cooke were discovered at her home in glen burnie. family members say she had been bed ridden for several years and was under the care of her two daughters. police say it's important not to jump to any conclusions. >> it is tragic what happened, of course. the family right now is trying to deal with everything and make sure -- nobody assumes anything. >> we all loved her. >> police say the family told her she died several weeks ago and the family placed her in the freezer. meanwhile, the trial of a washington, d.c., woman accused of killing her four daughters and living with their remains is scheduled to begin today. benita jacks's daughters were found when marshall arrived to carry out an eviction. authorities say the girls had been dead since the previous summer. the case led to changes in ow d.c. agencies deal with social work cases. >> police are trying to find out who shot a man in east baltimore. police say the man was shot in the chest near the

an experiment of sorts. as far as the investigation, we are told it is still very much under investigation. so far, no charges have been filed. >> anne arundel county police say they need your help finding the man responsible for a burglary at an odenton gas station. it occurred last wednesday. the suspect caused extensive damage to the business. if you have any information on who this man is or where he may be, called metro crime stoppers, the number on your screen. you may be eligible for a $2,000 reward. for motorcycle enthusiasts, baltimore county police say it is hunting season for thieves. a warning for motorcycle and minivan owners. melissa carlson has more. >> motorcycles and minivans, you may think the two vehicles have nothing in common. but for thieves, those two vehicles are a perfect combination. this woman said she woke up last week to find that the only thing left of her husband's motorcycle was its cover. >> which saw other people with motorcycles around out here so we did not expect anything to happen to it. it was parked right out front of our door so we did not think anybody would be brave enough to take it. >> you can see marks

teens are facing criminal charges, only 16-year-old javille george is charged as an adult with murder. in anne arundel county, kathleen cairns, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> the legal notification filed on behalf of kris jones' mother clears the way for a civil lawsuit to be filed against the anne arundel county school district within the next three years. that brings us to the question of the day. should anne arundel county schools be held responsible in the death of kris jones? so far, 33 percent say yes. and 67 percent say no. laurie from abingdon writes, yes, because the school promises to protect them from being bullied. but betty writes, apparently the problem was not at school but in the neighborhood. why not seau the crofton police? we will have more responses coming up on the "late edition" at 11:00. >> this teaching, baltimore county council banned flyers. bans businesses from leaving unsolicited flyers at homes and apartments. the bill would also prevent bars from leaving flyers on windshields. the bill sponsor said this is a public safety issue. >> you know, because if somebody is on vacation, or they

. >> this is not the first time an accidental death was not reported to the anne arundel county police. >> i get up normally. >> 10 years ago richard told us about the sudden death of his 4-year-old daughter. after an apparent seizure. >> i didn't take her body out right away. i kept her in the house, with me, for about five days. i mean, looking at her. >> marshal said he wrapped the daughter in the blanket and placed her in a wooded area. >> sounds absurd in that case, that the only charges that could be brought was for littering. >> in recent years, police have occasionally investigated cases in which a survivor of someone that died of natural causes was accused of cashing social security checks. but that person was not prosecuted for failing to notify authorities that the victim had even died. >> so state senator eddie grange plans to introduce a bill next year to close what he calls a disturbing loophole. >> had to notify the authorities within 24 hours, that would be the police, fire, emts. doctor. someone of authority to come and take care of the situation. >> law dee grange hop

. >>> anne arundel county police need your help trying to find an atm robber. this man walked up with a gun to the back of someone's car as the driver was putting his atm card and pin number in the machine. this happened on mckenzie road in sai vern na park. when the driver saw the man, he drove off, leaving the card in the machine. if you have any information, you're asked to call. >>> in dewey beach two men were arrested in a feet involving 200 people. delaware state beach, rehoboth and others were called in to help. the two apparently fought with officers. tonight they have been charged with disorderly conduct. >>> free money is enough to get anyone's attention. how those two words are tripping up many in a scam. >>> it's an honor that has joe paterno and a beard. and this is your movies on demand screen. oh cool. (cable guy) so what are you going to do next? who are you? who is he? it's okay. well, i'm going to... activate over 100 hd channels? program his remote? it's like you've been watching him all day. have you been watching me all day? no. (announcer)

an auction. >> there is a warning tonight for swimmers in anne arundel county.tay out of the water at lower magothy beach near cattail creek. high bacteria levels could pose a threat to swimmers or those that come in contact with the water. advisory signs have been posted at the beach. if you do come in contact with the water, immediately wash with soap and warm water. >> now, your 11 insta-weather's forecast with tom tasselmyer. >> july 10, a record-breaking day all across north america, especially back in the year of 1936. if you look at the all-time record around the mid atlantic region, the summer of 1936 was a hot one. the all-time record was set in the city of baltimore. cumberland and frederick 109 degrees. a couple decades earlier, it was 1913 when it death valley hit 134 degrees, the north american record high was set. all setting record highs on july 10 across the region. this is the hottest, the year, which means when you get an afternoon temperature running below normal, low 80's, it is pretty comfortable around the mid atlantic, especially when the

. >>> a car crash in anne arundel county injuries nine people including many children. police say an officer had pulled over a car in self vern for a traffic violation when that driver suddenly pulled back into traffic causing a crash. five adults were transported to various hospitals with serious or critical injuries. four children suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. >>> vandals break into three baltimore county churches over the weekend 24 hours before sunday services. one of those churches was united methodist on warren road in cockeysville. two offices were vandalized and a safe was stolen. it had about $40 inside. the minister of the church talked about it during her sermon yesterday. >> we don't know who these persons were who came and were so desperate that they had to come into your home, but obviously they are searching for something that cash can't ultimately fulfill. >> the poplar grove methodist church and cockeysville baptist churches were also broken into. police are trying to find out who is responsible. >>> maryland's republican party is struggling and now it want

>>> a bizarre and gruesome story out of anne arundel county involving a dead grandmother and a freezer. police discovered an elderly woman in the freezer of her home earlier today. >> reporter: well, delia, police are calling this case bizarre. they say the 83-year-old woman was placed in the freezer by family members and they have no idea how long she was in there. a call came in shortly after 6:00 p.m. yesterday from a family member not living inside the home. detectives say the victim, 83- year-old doris lea cooke lived with several family members in the bottom apartment of this complex located on furnace branch road in glen burnie. she was placed in the freezer by family members and was deceased for several weeks. they are not sure what caused her death just that she was bedridden, possibly several years. >> now, through the investigation they interviewed several family members who actually told them that the female had been deceased for several weeks and they placed her in the freezer and she was suffering from various ailments and conditions. >> reporter: now, police are ruling this death as suspiciou

. >> tonight anne arundel county officials want you to know it is safe to swim at a area beach. county health department lifted an advisory on lower mag thee beach at cat tail creek, they had the advisory over high levels of bacteria in the water. >> residents in northwest baltimore city and baltimore county are currently under mandatory restrictions for water use. officials say 150,000 residents need to curve water consumption for one week at the least. because of repair work on a main, and, of course the recent dry spell we have undergone. . >> now, certainly is not the time to lose heart. >> moving ahead with a health care overhaul. where the president's plans go run into a road block. ces you can handle. like strawberries, 2-pound pack, just $2.99. this week only, at giant. . >> house democrats say they are gaining momentum towards comprehensive health reform but passage is another story. jennifer davis has more. >> the president calls an impromptu press conference to continue the push for health care reform. >> now is not the time to slow down. and now is certainly not the time to lose heart. >> house democr

an update from bge. and right now more than 37,000 people are without power. more than 17,000 are in anne arundel county. about 7,000 in baltimore county. carroll county has 1500 outages. and more than 8,000 people in harford county are without power. >>> elvis left the building, if only briefly this afternoon, to protest city hall. the nacho mama bar and elvis lounge in kenton is fighting an ordinance that prohibits placing their landmark elvis statue on the sidewalk. abc 2 news brian kuebler shows us how bar owners, patrons, and elvis himself picketed city hall. ♪ warren through a party >> reporter: as the city of memphis, tennessee prepares to memorialize the death of elvis for the 32nd year, a bar on the east side of baltimore, maryland is fighting to keep him alive. >> so he is a fixture for this bar? >> she our golden arches. mcdonald's has the golden arches. we have the wooden elvis. ♪ >> reporter: elvis has stood outside nacho mama's bar and elvis lounge for 16 years. 16 years an integral part of this neighborhood flare until the city inspector told the bar owner he was impeding pedestrians and

at this hour, an investigation continues into the murder in anne arundel county. officers rushed to the scene at glen burnie after getting calls for shots fired. when they arrived, they told them about a male lying on the ground. the victim was dead at the scene moments ago. he was identified as 28-year- old lamont gordon junior. as a precaution, two nearby schools were locked down. and officers were sent to those schools. police are looking for the suspect. >>> watch for skimmers. that's a warning from area police departments tonight. if not, you can be out big bucks. eyewitness news is live in north baltimore. weijia jiang explains what skimming is and what you need to do. >> police say it doesn't take much to install a skimmer. and that's exactly why they can and do pop up everywhere. but you can avoid them if you play close attention to where you swipe. >> reporter: if you're like most unsuspecting atm users. >> swipe your card, take your money and go. >> reporter: the word "skimmer" is not in your vocabulary. >> skimmer? no. >> i heard of it, but i don't know

all came to an end at 4:30, here in rivero beach and anne arundel county. the man jumped off. police tried to find him but were not able to locate him. a short time ago, police removed the bike from the neighborhood. >> thank you, kai. no one was hurt in the incident. >>> talking trash. baltimore city's new garbage and recycling program is in effect. but many city residents aren't happy with the plan. eyewitness news is live in north baltimore, weijia jiang has more on the controversial new plan. >> reporter: vic, you could certainly say a lot of people in baltimore are talking trash about the new trash program. they say to them, it means dealing with twice as much garbage every single week. >> reporter: tuesday's trash days in baltimore. marked the end of the city's biweekly pickup. >> it's a mess even two days a week. you know when they cut it down to one, it ain't going to work. >> reporter: the city replaced one of the days with a weekly recycling day, which used to happen just twice a mofnlgt. >> it's actually -- month. >> it's actually most of your trash. so start to sep

county police helicopter conducted came to an end here. this is sort of between rivera beach and orchard beach and anne arundel county. off fort smallwood road. motorcyclists eventually bailed off and began stripping off his clothes as he ran northbound into this anne arundel county neighborhood. now, police were able to call anne arundel county police to the scene at the area where they had the suspect pinned down, in between these houses. at this point, they have not been able to locate the suspect which was driving this motorcycle. they, however, do have the motorcycle in custody at this point. they are talking with neighbors who were pointing, literally pointing to the aviation unit officers and the helicopter, the direction of where the suspect is. apparently, he is familiar with this area. because basically, he has vanished at this point. but anne arundel county police, numerous officers are down here at rivera beach area, conducting a search for the suspect. and they will continue to try to locate him for a serious traffic violations at this point. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you very much, captain mike pe

. >>> an update tonight in a fatal accident in anne arundel county. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene of the single-vehicle accident. douglas nugent was driving a honda civic on route 3 when he lost control of the vehicle and slammed into a tree. the car split in two. nugent was thrown from the vehicle. he was pronounced dead at the scene. >>> just a day after state workers voiced concerns about major cuts because of a huge budget deficit, wjz obtains an internal memo, warning baltimore may be facing its own crisis. a 5% cut across the board. mike hellgren spoke to the mayor today about what the city could soon be facing. >> reporter: sally, this has all trickled down from the state as the economy continues continues to falter. but the mayor says that the city should not worry. that she the work to keep those essential services largely intact. >> reporter: the fire department, police, trash collection, libraries. every city department is facing cuts. this internal memo wjz obtained went out to all agency heads this week, ordering them to come up w

an isolated incident because normally disquiet. people walk around with no trouble. >> police are awaiting autopsy results. >> anne arundel county police need your help finding the person that murdered a man just after he left his home. this is a picture of the victim. authorities discovered the body yesterday morning in the glen burnie. he had been shot. he was confronted by at least one suspect moments after he left his home. anyone with information should contact the metro crime stoppers. you could be eligible for aid reward. an official with the state's juvenile justice system says they have launched an investigation into the handling of a 17-year-old lamont davis. authorities want to know how he cut off his ankle bracelet before shooting a 5-year-old girl. >> for the first time today, the state's secretary of juvenile services responded to questions about lamont davis, accused of shooting a little girl while under gps monitoring. >> from the moment of this tragedy through right now -- >> in an interview today, the secretary says his agency's handling of the 17-year old is under internal investigation. davis as been arrested 13 tim

this is affecting southern baltimore county and portions of anne arundel moving east at 25 miles an hour. a lot of rain, maybe a wind guses to 30 -- gust to 30 miles an hour. doesn't appear it has small hail in but at one point it did have that potential. just a little bit east of washington, virginia finding a little cell that's pulsed up. it's not gotten bigger in the last few scans of radar. it will drop a good amount of rain on you because it is a slow move. these are the types of things we're going to see. so one or two showers on radar tonight and that should be it. tomorrow i think this is going to be lit up like a christmas tree so we'll be watching that. we want to thank you for the eather photos you've been sending in. check out the new photo. this was dan's rainbow he saw in alexandria. we got a lot of rainbow photos on friday after the big storms went on by. you can see it between the buildings. very lovely. send your photo to myweatherphoto at wttg.com. a lot of great photographers in our area. temperature 89 degrees right now at d.c. and dulles. baltimore is rain cooled at

. >>> anne arundel county police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was foundide a freezer. police say doris cooke likely died several weeks ago before her family put her inside the freezer. her body is at the medical examiner's office for an autopsy. >>> former vice president dick cheney is it target of new criticism. "new york times" is reporting that cheney ordered the cia to keep the u.s. congress in the dark about a secret counter- terrorism program. controversial wiretaps on american phones were a part of that program. >>> and she is back. one year after -- not talking about burn, one year after undergoing major brain surgery, jessie hall, is back in baltimore. >> see that white spot. >> yeah. >> reporter: aside from the scar on her head and a brace on her left leg, jessie hall looks like your average soon to be second grader. >> night and day. she left her doing fairly well but couldn't walk yet. now she is hopping and skipping all over the place. >> reporter: when dr. ben carson met jessie, dr. carson and his team removed the diseased right side of her

. >>> a salon owner in anne arundel county is vowing to stay despite an attack on her business.a own owns heavenly hands hair salon. somebody spray painted racist words and poured fuel on the equipment. >>> president clinton popped into z-burger in tinleytown. despite having undergown bypass surgery, the self-described burger enthusiast order a doubleburg are, fries and a shake. the openers say the president hung around for 40 minutes taking pictures with the staff and diners. >> right down road from us. >>> we have some good news about an unlikely pair of best friends. >> probably you remember chloe and kit kat. the tough economic times forced their owner to give them up but we are happy to report the little odd couple has i new home a fox 5 viewer named sandy and her husband adopted them. they watched the segment and the couple decided they would adopt. >> i love it. >> we hope they continue to play together as they get older. >> yes, absolutely. >> real cute. >> what's up? >> well, let's take a look at the hd radar. the precipitatn onisincnutig to push nuout. it is in delawar

an update now to breaking news. a deadly crash in anne arundel county. a car. one man was killed in that vehicle. and has been identified as douglas nugent of davidsonville. investigators say speed and possibly alcohol may have been factors. >>> a manhunt is under way tonight after a beloved liquor store is gunned down. police believe the suspects were attempting to rob a store. eyewitness news is live at baltimore county police headquarters. gigi barnett has more. >> reporter: police won't say much about this particular murder because it is still under investigation. but they say one thing is certain that they are searching for two men for their suspects. >> reporter: trout the -- throughout the morning and into the afternoon, customers and workers at putty hill liquor in fullerton stopped by with flowers and disbelief. >> the person that did this needs to come forward. >> reporter: baltimore cownltsesy police say the store's owner, june -- joan ann kang is dead. his shop is closed for now. >> hopefully we'll get information about who these people are. >> reporter: and to do that, police are usi

. >>> anne arundel county police are investigating the death of an elderly woman whose body was found in a freezer. police say the woman's grandson called them to the country club apartments on friday night in glen burnie. that's where the found the body of doris cook in a freezer. cook lived in the apartment with her two daughters and apparently died a few weeks ago. >> we don't know why and i'm not going to make a false statement because that would be ignorant on my part. they are still looking in to it and looking to find out what happened. >> reporter: at this point there's been no death determination made and there are no suspects at this time. >> reporter: authorities say cook suffered from a host of medical conditions and had been bedridden for a long time. they believe she was dead before being put in the freezer but they are still investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. >>> six lawsuits related to last month's deadly metro rail crash have been filed against dc's cash-strapped metro rail system. nine people consider killed and 80 hurt in the accident. one of the

. >>> an ugly crime destroyed a beauty salon and left a maryland community stunned. anne arundel county police are tracking the person behind this mess in brooklyn park. over the weekend, vandals spray painted racist graffiti, stole equipment and computers and tried to torch the place. >>> rescue crews are still searching if i missing swimmer in the chesapeake bay. as authorities in anne arundel county say the man was trying to swim from one boat to another when he went missin over the weekend. >>> in another unrelated case, this sad ngdien as the search is over if an 11-year-old digir reported missing of a boating accident friday in cecil co ty. searchers scoffed her body about a half mile from where she was last seen near kennedyville. >>> today, the defense gets his turn in the bonita jacks case, the mother accused of killing her four children. on friday, the prosecution rested its case. defense is going to try to poke holes through the government's case. jacks' lawyers acknowledge their case will be a short one with just a handful of witnesses. >>> also in court, n initial hearing i

. >>> tonight, anne arundel county police are looking for the suspect involved in an armed robbery. police say a man and woman were withdrawing money from a drive- through atm in severna park, when the suspect approached them. the driver pulled off, leaving his bank card behind. the suspect took cash from the victim's account and fled the scene. >>> fighting the flu. they are teaming up to ward often potential outbreaks of swine flu. there have been nearly 700 confirmed cases of the h1n1 virus so far. political reporter pat warren involved in a plan that involves a massive immunization program. >> reporter: an ounce of prevention. a $4.8 million program to immunize marylanders is targeted primarily to school age children. >> kids are in close proximity to one another. they have the ability to spread this disease among themselves, and then consequently to their families and others. >> reporter: they are taking steps now to prevent a potential outbreak of the h1n1 virus when school starts. by planning immunizations for public school students and how to handle an outbreak, should one o

an extensive prior criminal history. >>> a disturbing find in glen burnie. anne arundel county police are investigating what they're calling a suspicious death after the body of an elderly woman was found in a freezer. derek ward has that ory. >> reporter: police were called just after 6:00 friday evening to a ground floor apartment here in the 7400 block of furnace branch road in glen burnie. the call was to report that someone had diedthere. >> upon arrival, they were actually -- they located a female apparently deceased in a freezer inside of the residence. >> reporter: the body was that of 83-year-old doris lee cook. homicide detectives were called to begin an investigation. >> they interviewed several family members who actually told them the female had been deceased for several weeks and they had actually placed her in that freezer and that she had been suffering from various ailments and conditions. >> reporter: police say cooke lived in the apartment with relatives. >> the call was received from a family member outside of the residence who was made aware of the situatio

. >> anne arundel mills is the site, security and cameras would be an issue. >> reporter: there are some stores in the county that do have cameras outside there. the giant has cameras there. but most of the stores on this end don't have anything. but they also have to remember that the cameras in front of the giant are more about loss prevention, and won't protect you if you get up in the parking lot. and for a lot of shoppers, cameras would definitely make them feel a bit more at's. fireworks you're in a public place, you're doing public things. so i don't feel like that it's invading my privacy. if it were my house, it's another thing. but being out here in a public place, i think it's a good thing. >> reporter: others liked the idea, but not if it's abused. they don't want cameras to be used for gathering information on shoppers. but would having cameras really keep you from being a victim. >> i don't know if it would prevent anything. if something were to happen, it would be some footage of an act. of crime, i guess. that would be about it. i don't know that it would necessarily prevent anything. >> repo

an emergency situation. >>> police need help finding the man responsible for several burglaries in anne arundel county. police have handed it out, hoping someone will recognize the suspect. anyone with information is asked to call. >>> the suburban house has been a rich part of baltimore's jewish community for half a century. but the restaurant was heavily damaged by fire late today. today, ron matz returned to the reisterstown reisterstown owners today. >> you can see that thick black smoke bellowing out of the front and the rear. >> reporter: from sky eye chopper 13, you could see the heavy smoke. today, you could feel the heartbreak on reisterstown road, as the owners of the suburban house returned to survey the damage at the popular restaurant and deli. >> i just feel bad. i really feel bad for everybody that stuck by us to make it here. >> reporter: the two-alarm fire started in a storage area in the rear. tables are still set in the main dining room. but there's heavy smoke damage. owner mark horowitz vows to reopen. if the building is found to be structurally sound. >> if that's not damaged, you

in april, 29-year-old former anne arundel county police officer dayne hall pleaded guilty to next homicide and failure to stop and remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death. prosecutors wanted a seven-year sentence. they asked what is the value of a life? >> i just think the responsibilities that come along with being a police officer and leaving the scene of the accident and someone being killed in the accident was worth more than 18 months. >> the question is not what is the value of the life of a poor soul that's been killed as much as it is how do you punish somebody that has killed someone whose life is invaluable? >> hall resigned from his police job in april. he was off duty at the time of the accident and had just left a party at an officer's home. more than five hours after the crash, court records show his blood-alcohol level was slightly higher than the legal limit. in court, hall apologized to the victims family saying i don't know what happened. i dozed off and it was a huge mistake not to investigate further. the judge seemed to take into account hall's police work in the sentence. >> he is immensely grateful tha