. >>> we are following a developing story tonight out of anne arundel. dozens of firefighters spent much of the afternoon battling a brushfire in edgewater. it damaged 1 building and a sailboat, no reports of anybody getting hurt. these photos are sent us to by patch media. captain james rostek joins us on the phone from anne arundel fire department. it's will thomas, captain. can you hear me? >> i can. >> where do things stand with this fire? >> the fire has been extinguished and all units have just gone available within the last half hour. >> are weather conditions creating just a perfect recipe -- our weather conditions create just a perfect recipe for brushfires, right? >> brutal. and the dry conditions due to the -- absolutely and the dry conditions threw to the lack of rain caused this fire to progress rapidly today down in the edgewater section of anne arundel county. >> these conditions fuel the fire. do we know what may have ignited it to begin with? >> no. right now the cause is undetermined. our fire investigators were at the scene for an exte

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. >>> a police chase ends with a crash in anne arundel county. officers say they were going after a stolen car, linked to a robbery. the driver of the white toyota camry refused to pull over and eventually smashed into several police cars on route 3 in crofton. you can see officers on the scene, inspecting the damage to their vehicles. the crash sent several people to the hospital. it's not clear if any police officers were hurt. >> thank you, vic. we are still working to get more details on what started the chase. >>> a police union is airing its dirty laundry with anne arundel county executive john leopold on the radio. wjz continues to investigate this case. mike hellgren is live and has the showdown on the dial and why the union decided to run the critical ads. >> they're mounting the campaign to get the county executive to step down, something he says he will not do. and we learned today, there will be several ads the union produced another one, after the county executive spokesman called them bullies. >> reporter: both of ann arundle county

county, in anne arundel and the conditions out here have been pretty dry. we are set up in miller's bill and you can see where the vegetation is just brown, crackling, and dry. officials have issued an open burn than for the foreseeable future. clucks brush fires are normally not caused naturally year in many cases it. it is human error or humid fact that causes the brush fires. >> there's still trying to determine what sparked the outdoor fire near the holiday point marina but it appears that dry weather is part of the blame. they have burned acres upon acres including these in this area. as the progressive beeper outdoor fires. "there's a lot of dead vegetation left over from the springtime. all the components of come together and it is really ripe for brushfires. >> it was recently under a drought watch of the rest of the state is very dry. according to meteorologist ava marie, rain levels are below normal for this time of year. >> 5 inches below normal, as we would need a big storm to catch up. we have some great chances in the seven-day forecast, but n

this is the biggest one in anne arundel. we saw them in harford county and in baltimore county. we want to remind you, the state is under a red flag warning. what that means is there are very dry conditions outside with the very mild temperatures and also the low humidity, so you're asked to not start a fire outside and if you're -- it's very easy to start up a fire. we're going to send it over to wyatt with the very latest. >>> it is, in fact, a very dry condition and very windy conditions. it's a bad combination. the ground in maryland is dry, unusually dry. winds from the west steady at 25. with that very dry conditions, the grass, the brush, the shrubs very dry. that's why we have a red flag warning and really a code orange fire watch statewide as well. so any and all outdoor burning ill advised. be very careful with outdoor sources of ignition. it could cause a significant wildfire. we're watching showers. we're optimistic they come in and bring showers but it did not look like a lot of rain. some beg changes in temperature -- big changes in temperatures coming up. >>> if y

a live picture of rivera beach in anne arundel county. firefighters have wrapped up a two alarm brushfire. it's the latest evacuatations over the past dry and windy days. everyone is continuing to watch the situation. >> kelly, it's real lit combination of the wind, the lack of rain all season. >> no snow. >> we didn't have snow melt at the end of where the. ed a it up and it's unusually dry for this part of the year f we -- year. if we get some rain that will change the game. >> april showers. >> outdoor burn. be very careful. >> right. >>> take a look outside pretty windy. people out on the dragon boats. weather fairly nice but the issue is not so much the sunny skies. it's the wind. 64 right now out at bwi. humidity is at 27% and that wind is west at 24 and gusting even higher than that. a windy, dry and sunny scenario. you can see the showers now are really confined well off to our with the. if they hold together, we could see showers overnight. right now very light radar returns, but don't be fooled. the air is so dry that these rain

this is in anne arundel county. six vehicles crashed near belle grove road in brooklyn park. that is near glen burnie. one of the vehicles was a dump truck. we're told that in all, four people were hurt. two were sent to shock trauma. none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening. >> unarmed robbery investigation and baltimore county that have been around 1:00 p.m. at the elbow gold exchange located along the 10,000 block of york road. two people are in custody after the crash to their getaway car and then tried to get away on foot. everything that was stolen has been returned. two people arrested in connection to a murder in the missing persons case in baltimore county. john lesean ski and carolyn to shell killed jeffrey jennings. his body was found last september. the three were acquainted and the investigation led to the arrest. the two are being held without bail at baltimore county detention center. >> baltimore county police are investigating a shooting in glen burnie. >> shelvin is live at anne arundel police headquarters. >> there are more questions than answer

we can see a very large dark column here all the way from the anne arundel county area, by anne arundelounty. we came down to the scene and found -- a fairly large grass fire burning some new and old growth, right here the -- water way that goes up into the area. now there are no fire officials on the scene, it looks like the property owner is in the area. we're not aware that it is causing any problems to any nearby buildings at this point because it is burning towards the water. these things are fairly regular on the eastern shore. but at this point it is not clear whether it is a controlled burn or an incidental fire. we'll monitor the station and keep you posted. >> all right captain mike thank you. >>> and new details coming out today about a deadly shooting at a christian university in california. police say the accused gunman is a former nursing student angry at being taken out of the school. more from oakland. >> reporter: police use a robot with sonar to find the gun used in a deadly massacre. >> we'll continue to search. >> reporter: police say 43-year- old one l. goh used the

department of education, the office of civil rights will be investigating anne arundel county school district following a complaint by the naacp saying african american students were denied equal education opportunities and disciplineed differently than other students. president of the anne arundel county naacp wrote a letter asking them to look into the matter and they are. >>> if you have not done your taxes there are free tax services through the agency marylanders can bring the forms to local offices this week from 8 to 5 to get help. the offices will be opened from saturday from 9 to 1 p.m. and offices can be found in annapolis, baltimore and cumberland and elkton and frederick and towson. for complete list, go to abc2news.com. >>> in other news sales for the popular tablet computer are expected to nearly double this year. the research firm projects 119 million tablets will be purchased this year. apple's i-pad is on the top of the list and faces serious competition from the google android and other gadgets that offer microsoft windows 8. >>> and mitchellin companies are bringin

you can see anne arundel county police nearby. ree people we know were transported to local area hospitals, baltimore western medical center. at this point it is not clear what they wanted this car for but and arundel county police have route three closed south of of the boulevard in the crofton area of anne arundel county. there are detours. expect delays if you are trying to get south towards kroftton from the route 97 area. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you, captain mike. >> let's go straight over to the first warning weather center and meteorologist tim williams. >> high pressure is in control. just talking to matter about how comfortable it is outside. just a gorgeous day shaping up. a few concerns. of of course, we have been talking about the fire concerns and with high pressure a freeze warning in effect for allegheny county, a freeze watch in effect through 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning because of the colder air then things really kick in to almost summer mode. 55 degrees right now at bwi marshal, a north-northwesterly wind

. >> an update from anne arundel county tonight. police said have officially been charged someone in that hit and run that hit a police officer on monday. it is reported that carroll was behind the wheel of a car that started a " chain reaction crash -- that started a chain reaction crash. he is now being treated at shock trauma. city police are investigating 2 lamott -- two, that happen within an hour of each other last night. one was on liberty heights avenue. the 34-year-old man was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds around 9:40 last night and taken to sinai hospital, where he was pronounced dead. just a half-hour before that, please tell us they found another man who had been shot. he was taken to johns hopkins and pronounced dead a short time later. >> an afternoon fire in anne arundel county has tonight been ruled accidental. officers believe that discarded coal from a grilse parked at a town house fire. we are told the three alarm fire started this afternoon at a holmes got manor lane and spread to nearby homes. the

derek valcourt has more. >> reporter: just weeks after two anne arundel county police unions ash vote of no confidence and indicted county executive john leopold and police chief john teare the department's second in command speaks publicly. >> i believe those votes of no confidence are a cry out for help. >> reporter: and he wants that help to come from the u.s. department of justice. deputy police chief emerson davis says' called on justice officials to investigate allegations of misconduct and wrong-doing within the debt. allegations that stem from the county executive's criminal indictment last month. leopold is accused of make police officers assigned to protect him use the state's criminal database to dig up dirt and making those officers drive him to sexual encounters. >> who knew what and who is going to be held accountable. this is the biggest black eye we've had in the department in 35 years. >> it gives a great deal of credence. >> reporter: the union president applauds the deputy chief have for speaking out after police chief teare refused to answer questions. he has ignor

live to anne arundel police headquarters for the latest. >> the officer suffered serious injuries and spent much of the day in surgery. according to police, this belongs to a 22-year-old. authorities believe he caused a multi-vehicle crash. one of the cars struck corporal kevin mont who was attending to conduct a traffic stop. the driver pulled off on this shoulder and instructed her to move to the right shoulder. as he returned to his police vehicle, a toyota came up from behind. >> at that point, it struck the toyota from behind and the force of that cost the toyota to veer off toward the grassy median where the officer was attempting to avoid the collision and that is where he was struck. >> he's a 23-year veteran of the police force assigned to the k-9 unit. >> the toyota which struck the officer projected him into oncoming traffic. >> of a car hit a second car before crashing into the guardrail. police questioned the occupants and did not file charges. >> the driver was not located the we have detained a person of interest in the investigation, which is very active. >> he does ha

a domestic disturbance call turns deadly in anne arundel county. i'm monique griego was coming up -- what led to that shooting. >>> plus a viz today a walmart leads to an arrest for a baltimore man. what police are saying he did. >>> taking a live look outside. the suggest is starting to shine. plenty of it today. meteorologist tim williams has the answer in his first warning weather forecast. >>> eyewitness news saturday morning starts now. >>> good morning. well conference call back to eyewitness news saturday morning. it is 7:02, i'm gigi barnett. >> i'm tim williams. 42 degrees here in central maryland. a nice start to the day. not chilly. we didn't have freeze and frost advisories last night like many of the nights this week, but we did have a mild start, with sunshine now. the temperatures will go up nicely into the 70s. in perspective our normal high is 65 degrees. we are starting at 42. we are looking at temperatures in the 40s. going up to spoil with sunshine. except for clouds -- clouds in the evening and a chance of rain overnight. that'

. >> like most of the counties in our viewing area, anne arundel is very dry. the vegetation out here is very brown and dry. these are pictures from a recent four-alarm fire in edgewater. anne arundel county fire investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the fire but said dry weather conditions could have played a role. acres upon acres of land have burned in recent brushfires like this fire in carper county. this fire chief says current conditions are creating "the perfect recipe" 4 brush fires. >> there is a lot of dead vegetation left over from the springtime and just all the components have come together and they are really right for brush fires. >> according to 11 news meteorologist 8 memory, rain levels are 5 inches below normal. >> we would need a big, soaking storm to catch up. we have rent chances, but nothing to really make this a drought-ending rain. >> officials have not iued any water restrictions, but the conditions may soon affect local farmers. >> farmers now have to irrigate earlier. sometimes they do not even have to. >> brush fires

anne arundel county schools claim john leopold shortchanged the district by $12 million and the state board of education agrees. the county failed to abide by the maintenance of effort law, coming up short. school officials say they never received the money and the matter now lies in the hands of the county council. >> we think, in 13, if the council does not do the right thing, and corrects this, we believe the comptroller will return the money to anne arundel county public schools anyway. >> leopold says he is not surprised by the decision and maintains the school system has failed to set the right priorities. high gas prices have not persuaded the federal reserve to think the economy will slow down this year. tracy potts explains why analysts believe the economy could improve, and what could happen this week to keep student rates low. >> the federal reserve has boosted its talent for the economy, predicting growth of words of 2.9%, and an unemployment rate as low as 7.8. >> it is premature to declare victory. keeping interest rates low is appropriate for our economy. >> warm weathe

homeowners in anne arundel county were sweating it out yesterday. the fire came within 40 feet off of homes in echo drive. the firefighters had to work around stony creek. stay tuned for good morning maryland 6:00. we'll have the latest on these conditions. >>> fire officials say a vacant northeast philly warehouse has been cited several times for fire code violations and court action was underway when that caught on fire yesterday. that led to the death of two firefighters making sure that the flames were out when the building collapsed. now firefighters are looking into whether criminal negligence in that case is warranted. >>> 12 jurors and six alternates have been seated for the trial of a man accused of killing jennifer hudson's family. 14 people were selected on monday. he's accused of the death of hudson's mother, brother and nephew. >>> occupy protesters in florida plan to protest today the carnival shareholder's meeting in south beach. there is a large disparity between what top executives are paid compared to other workers. >>> and organiz

anne arundel county votes no confidence in james teare. the council voted 4-3 monday night, voicing concern over his ability to lead the department in the wake of the indictment of county executive john leopold. the allegations are that leopold used his -- the allegation is that he knew about leopold's miss use of a security detail and he failed to do anything about it. was a smoother morning commute on the j.f.x. many commuters chose to go alternate routes, leading to less congestion. were no accidents per one lane on northbound and southbound at 29th street will be closed for six weeks due to mnc road -- due to emergency road work. new cameras will go up at perry hall high school and johnnycake elementary school, in addition to new cameras. it brings the number of cameras in the county to 17. >> today feels much different than yesterday. we are currently at 71. we are nowhere near the 90- degree temperature we saw yesterday. we expect orders to get into the mid-70's this afternoon. winds out of the northwest are at 9 miles per hour. incr

. >>> anne arundel police are investigating how a police case ended with two officers in the hospital. the chase ended on route three in crofton. it started as a robbery in glen burnie. officers followed the car. that's when they say the suspect rammed his vehicle into a police car. the police are investigating to see if the suspect is involved in any other robberies in the area. >>> starting tomorrow if you travel in and out of baltimore city on the jfx, plan ahead. the city will close down the left lane in bhoapght direction. the closures became necessary when an inspection found damage in the infrastructure. >>> the expressway carries about 6,000 cars an hour. drop down a lane and it's 4,000 or less. that difference, 2,000 cars an hour will have top find another way to come in. >> the lane closure will last six to eight weeks. that could change once engineers determine how much damage has to be repaired. also, make abc2news.com the first place to check for traffic conditions. just log on to abc2news.com/traffic for a live look at cameras around the area and a list of tips to help y

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a shooting investigation in anne arundel county. mary is in the newsroom. >> a number of detectives are on the scene right now. the person is shot inside the house here in the 1500 block of furnace avenue in glen burnie. as you can see, police cordoned off the house as they were combing the area for clues. no word yet on the identity of the victim. denise? >> thank you very much, mary. wjz, as you see, is following the investigation. we'll bring you more information as we get it. >>> and more breaking news to update you on. a child struck in northwest baltimore. police closed up the street in northwest mortimmer and ruben streets. the victim is believed to be between the ages of 7 and 10. the injuries are said to be serious. police said the driver did stay at the scene. >>> more dramatic developments in the retrial of baltimore brothers accused of setting a dog on fire. prosecutors are facing numerous obstacles on the witness stand. weijia jiang has the latest from the courtroom. weijia? >> reporter: no dna or forensic evidence in t

. >> close to 70 firefighters from anne arundel and baltimore county helped put the fire out. now the red cross is helping 11 people. >>> three men were arrested in the shooting of four people and one of them was killed, a 12-year-old. we have 18-year-old derrick brown, 29-year-old danyae robinson and 21-year-old antwan mosley, all charged with the murder of sean johnson. johnson was one of four people shot watching the nba playoffs in may. the 12-year-old died two days later. it was one of three shootings. police say several witnesses helped identify the suspects. brown and robinson are charged with assault and mosley in the shooting. >>> 11:30 last night a car zooms by and this does not and well for a young mother and her infant. the questions are just beginning. >> reporter: police say the car raced past them and wouldn't pull lost sight of them until he came it a deadly intersection. the car blew the rest light and crashed into another car killing the 21-year-old woman. the infant survived president the driver tried to flee only to be caught and arrested. he, too, was brou

anne arundel county -- new demands today that anne arundel county sheriff says then his deputy chief. deputy police chief emerson davis answered questions his boss declined to address last week. davis told council members he had direct knowledge of a dossier compiled against a former county employee who had filed a lawsuit against chief boller. >> this is the biggest black eye we have had an apartment in the 35 years i've been here and no one is going to be held accountable for it. who is going to be held accountable? the police of -- the chief of police cannot do it in these circumstances. >> the deputy advised looking outside the department for a new commander. a former baltimore officer accused of killing his neighbor less than a year ago is now charged with possession of child pornography. the capital newspaper identified him as an 67-year-old charles richter. he was charged in the shooting of his neighbor after his dog when onto his property. while searching his tom, the queen anne's county sheriff's deputies say they found evidence of child pornography. his trial was scheduled f

ffmale on the location was screaming to the neighbors &phhlp i'm bleeding, help i'm bleeding"an anne arundelimself in the mmddle of a domestic disturbance: disturbance:"we're not very coopasssonate peoppe i don't th" think""we all have our triall and tribulations, it's easy to pay walk away, but it's ot" the officer walked 3 inside...and at the rear of the home he got into a fight with gary petrie.police say their officer, a 4 year veteran of the forre feared for his life.he fatally shot petrie; a man neighbors say they never thought would be vvo: violent: ""iddle aged in 40's clean cut, a neighbor ou would want" want""gotta pray because that's the end game"janice park...fox45 news attten. the anne arundel ccunty pollce deeartmentt homicide unit is investigating the ncident. 3 &p we have breaking news to ptreets for clues. a man street. when police aarived, - he was bleeding out from at least one gunshot wound. emergency crews rushed him to threatening iijuries. there's no suspect at thii time, ut nyone with information shouud call police. p3 the main suspect in a beatiig you saw first n fox

a shooting investigation in anne arundel county reportedly involve a police officer. sky team 11 was over the scene before 7:00 tonight police say an unidentified man was shot by an officer as they were responding to a 911 call about a domestic disturbance. >> the first officer arrived on the scene and he ended up in the rear of the residence with the mail. a struggle ensued. the male is shot at least one time by the responding officer. >> no word on the beckum's condition. you developments in the deadly shooting a 13-year-old monae turnage she was playing with a rifle with two young boys when it went off inside her home. the charges have been filed against 21-year-old martinez armstrong, the half-brother of one of those boys. investigators did not believe armstrong was there at the time of the shooting, but forensic evidence links him to the shooting. he was convicted of felony assault in 2009, making it illegal for him to possess a firearm. county -- carroll county residents are on edge tonight. homes have been burglarized. >> one of those incidents happened here at

the lowest is in anne arundel county. stay with us for complete coverage of campaign 2012. we will continue to bring you the latest on candidates and have today's primary results tonight on eyewitness news. >>> wjz is following breaking news out of the eastern shore, police mobilized in kent county after receiving several schools -- or after, yes, several schools received bomb threats there. it happened this morning in chestertown. police say all 7 schools received a similar threat. they have not found devices. all the schools have been evacuated but nothing have been discovered. we will keep you updated on the still developing story. >> there will be big changes for the next election, it has been delayed for a year. they have realigned it with the presidential voting schedule. supporters say it will boost turn out and save money. it moves the next election to novembero 2016. >>> wjz is learning more about the local woman who claims to have the megamillions ticket. ron matz is more with merelandi veryrandi wilson. >> reporter: good afternoon, rumors continue to swirl. she c

anne arundel county and actually a severe drought across the bay into the delmarva.ht now the immediate metro area just abnormally dry. our water table is fine. the problem is our soil and vegetation is extremely dry. consequently we have big fires. the closest is in shenandoah county and page county. the fires we just showed you were down into southwestern virginia, allegheny county and craig county. that's the deal. very dry for us. a drought to the east. now, what can we do? we already know we're in a drought to the east. we had no snow melt. we're 4-5 inches below average for yearly rainfall. if you're going to go camping, use caution. make sure you're allowed to make a fire. some counties banning that and don't throw cigarettes out the window. hopefully mom taught you that anyway. don't do it this weekend. we'll come back and talk about the forecast and baseball weather as well. >>> thank, you topper. perhaps you caught some of the lionel richie concert before the newscast. if lionel picked up a nice paycheck, he might have to turn it over to the irs. he reporte

leopold. >> when leaders like anne arundel county executive john leopold are charged with breaking the law where do you turn, when leaders like police chief james tear seem to care more about their own power than the safety of the people they have sworn to protect what do you do? you stand by people like anne arundel deputy police chief emerson davis. >> davis testified before the council when the chief would not and urged a federal investigation into the misconduct. at his urging the union drops davis' name from the ads. >> sometimes you have to make decisions that are contrary to the beliefs of the administration you work for. >> leopold denies doing anything improper and plans to fight the charges in court. he is expected to go on trial in september. mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> -of radio stations in this area soon. others are taking a stance against bullying. one of this year's most talked about movies has debuted in baltimore city. the premier of bully played on the s silver screen in harbor east last night. the governor and first lady watched it along with local teens a

. >>> a new radio ad is set to hit the airwaves today calling for the resignation of the anne arundel county executive and the police chief. >>> fell in love with the "harry potter" series. j.k. rawlings new book that has nothing to do with the loveable wizard. >>> a live picture. we're going to get a check on the weather in just a moment. in the meantime, good morning, happy friday. friday the 13th as charley said. are you superstition? that's our question on facebook this morning >> weigh in and let us know. maybe we'll read some of them as the show goes on. >>> time for a check of the forecast with meteorologist lynette charles. are you superstition? >> not at all. but the whole fact of how the 13 and the 13, i don't know, i might turn superstition before it's all over with. let's check out what we have for today because we do have a fantastic but frosty friday on tap for us. frost advisory in effect and it is chilly and it is dry once again. we need to get rid of all this dry weather. i'll tell you when that's going to happen coming up. but right now the frost advisory is in effec

southern maryland, charles county, anne arundel, calferted, upper 40s there. near the bay waters, mid 50s from annapolis down to pax river. and on the eastern show, mid 40s. farther west and north, mid 40s. much of the blue ridge region, shenandoah valley, panhandle of west virginia and western maryland. most of the rural areas, mid to upper 40s in virginia and maryland and west virginia. we'll have quite a bit of cloudiness around. sunrise at 6:11. we'll probably have nice sunrise clouds around dawn with these high clouds coming in. then clouding up noontime, mid 60s. hitting upper 60s to near 70 mid-afternoon. clouds, a slight chance of a sprinkle to the north, perhapsnary the pennsylvania border. we'll take a look at a big warmup on the way for the week. your seven-day outlook in ten minutes. danella in. >>> things are quiet if you're traveling along i-95. quiet and travel lanes are open. in fact, making your way from stafford, heading north, in both directions actually, not bad at all. here's a live look traveling in the dumfries, past dumfries. traveling

the other with armed robbery. >>> anne arundel, an officer is struck by a car.d over a car. when two cars came around the corner. and one rear-ended the other, which then hit the officer. several suspects ran from the scene. the officer suffered nonlife- threatening injuries. >>> one year ago, maryland lost a beloved life servant. william donald schaefer. >>> his legacy is being remembered for a new award for those who dedicate their live to the public service. >> reporter: the little sisters of the poor are being recognized for a century of loving care of area seniors in need. they provide shelter, food, care, prayer and so many other critical sercheszs to the seniors at st. martins home in catonsville. today, comptroller peter franchot presented the sisters with the helping people award as we approached the one-year anniversary of the former comptroller's death. >> remember, william donald schaefer. it was the individual act of kindness that was so important to him. >> reporter: william donald schaefer was a friend of the little sisters. he was a neighbor in h

. >> reporter: we are in the 1500 block of furnace avenue east of the glen burnie area, of anne arundel county. just after 3:00 this afternoon, anne arundel county police received a call of a shooting at this residence. upon arrival, they found a person shot at this location. now, we don't know the status of the person that was shot. we do know that anne arundel county police and homicide detectives remain on the scene here in this neighborhood. they have completely cordoned off the exterior of this house. we've seen half a dozen or so neighbors just standing outside, watching the police activity. at this point, it is not clear exactly what occurred here. we'll try to get more information as we continue to watch this story. back to you on tv hill. >> thank you. we'll bring you updates as they become available. >>> searching for the truth. the maryland lottery winners address the winning ticket. mike helgren has more on separating fact from fiction. >> and the director says it's just that. speculation. and there has been a lot of it. nobody has come forward. we may never know who it is.

. >>> this morning anne arundel county police are still investigating how a police chase ended with two officers in the hospital. this chase ended on route 3 between crowson boulevard and route 450, that's in crofton. it happened yesterday. police say that it started as a robbery when officers spotted the suspect's vehicle, they put on their lights and they followed the car. that's when they say that the suspect rammed into a police car, all three people received minor injuries from that. >>> george zimmerman made his first court appearance and now awaiting arraignment and that's going to be set for next month. >> the florida watch volunteer charged with killing trayvon martin could spend life in prison if convicted of second- degree murder. linda stow is here with what's next in that case. reporter: we've learned that zimmerman's attorney is hoping for a bond hearing in the next couple of weeks. for now a judge has ordered that he remain in custody. he made his first court appearance for the shooting death of trayvon martin. he pled guilty to second-degree murder charges. zimmerman tur

. >> a new ad in anne arundel county pushing for two powerful people to step aside. reporter: enjoy that commute on 83 this morning because it's about to get a lot worse. we have details on a new construction project that could change your morning route. details on that just ahead in a live report. in the meantime, good morning and happy friday. i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. let's get right to that forecast because things could be changing for the coming weekend. here's lip et charles. >> you're exactly right, charley. luckily we're not dealing with the winds any more. it's going to be a fantastic but frosty friday. we do have that frost advisory out there this morning. it is chilly and dry. we do need that rain. the frost advisory is in effect until 9:00 this morning. you can see the areas here shaded in this light blue color from cecil county all the way over to fredrick county and even howard county is in on this this morning. we're looking at the purples here, york county, adams county, looking at a freeze warning that's in effect until 9:00 this mor

homicide detectives are called to a typically quiet neighborhood in anne arundel county.and this morningr. the latest happened early sunday mooning... on bolivar guushots.when they arrived at the scene... they found a man dead in the middle of the road. the victim is identified as 46- year-oll bryant bagley of baltimore. neighbors say his peighborhood.residents ssy they're now growing concerned about crime in theirraaea. 41:44 "i don't feel safe beeause... youu on't know why. i don't t kkow what is going on around here now." believe thh shooting is in any way related to a stabbinggthat happened in that area last wednesday, anyone with is asked to all anne arundel county police. you may be eligible ffr a cash reward. a prayer vigil nd rally are baltimore... in honor of trayvon mmrtin. martin.rally nats natsthis viddo from over the weekend... of a rrlly in iami. thousands of people showed up to rally... demanding justice for trayvon martin.marttn waa shot and killed in february... by neighborhood watch leader, ggorge zimmermmn.zimmerman claims he shot maatin in self-defense... but many arg

. >> a domestic dispute in anne arundel county ended with the suspect being shot. police say the officers responded to the 800 block of frost lane valley and odonton after neighbors reported a woman was hurt and screaming outside of her home. the first officer arrived on the scene and ended up in the rear of the restaurant with the other half. and the male half of the domestic was shot at least one time by our responding officer. >> word this morning on the condition of the victims or the suspect. >> now to charges filed in the deadly shooting a 13-year-old girl monet turnage. the police say she and two buys were playing with a gun when it went off. they don't believe armstrong was present at the time of the shooting, but forensics show he has touched the gun. he was arrested in 2009 making it illegal for him to own a gun. >> in the last two weeks deputies say seven homes were burglarized near the baltimore county line. here's sheldon dutes with more. >> it is not something people in carroll county are used to dealing with. >> you don't think of your house getting

anne arundel county fire crews are on the scene of an apartment fire in glen burnie and that sent 11 the night. firefighters arrived where the fire had broken out at 1 on the ground level apartments. everyone got out safely. no word on what started the fire. the county council have passed a no-confidence vote against the police chief, expressing their concern over his ability to lead the department. it is believed he knew about some of the allegations that leopold ms. use his security detail and failed to do anything about it. howard county prosecutors are dropping charges against a man accused of killing his twin brother. prosecutors say they will not pursue a second trial after the first murder trial ended in a mistrial. he was accused of killing his brother back in 2007 after his brother implicated him from stealing from a store. prosecutors do not feel they get a conviction and was largely a circumstantial case. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. let's get you up to date. southbound 795. we ha

related to a stabbing that happeeed in anyone witt information about eitter crime is asked to call anne arundel ounny pollce. you may be ellgible for a cash reward. civil rights leaders joined protestees in floridaa.. over justice for trayyon martin. they're marccing to sanford's police headquarters..s sheeby lin explains, the protesterss want martin's shoottr, george zimmerman, arrested, now! now! 3&--reporter pkg-as follows -- (nats of crowd)shot in the chest...we wann arrest!the n-double-a-c-p rally ann march for trayvon marrin on saturday filled the streets. protesters wore yellow clothing and held signs hoooring the 17-year-old shooting viitim. n-double-a---p president ben jjalous joined reverendssjesse jackson and al sharpton in the rally..e're not bowing out, we're not bbcking down...there will beejustice forrtrayvoo martin! thank you and god bless (applause). zimmerman will go to trial. but, that will not stop racial profiling and rising violence in our country.georre zimmerman is quoted as saying he shot and killed martin in self defense last month.mmrtin was unarmed.this surveillance

. >> reporter: this is where the latest brush fire has been in anne arundel county. it burned nearly 5 acres here on saturday.. you can hear the brush crackle underneath your feet. this is one of many fires that have broke out in the area in six days. the brush fire has temporarily forced people out of their homes. >> they had this entire road evacuated. >> the fuels are dry, the forest floor is dry, the leaves are dry, and with the warm temperatures and low relevant humidity. as soon as the wind comes up and you have any sort of ignition you're off the races to how fast the fire will spread. >> reporter: the danger will continue until we get a soaking rain. >> reporter: and the state forester tells us that his people are in a level three readiness. that means they're in their cars ready to go, wherever they are needed when they hear of another brush fire breaking out. reporting live in northwest baltimore, mike hellgren. >> our coverage continues with bernadette woods that's tracking the dangerous conditions and when they may let up. >> we're going to start with a r

. >>> anne arundel county police are also working a homicide case in humphries.olice say the body of 46-year- old brian badly was discovered on boulevard avenue early this morning. he was pronounced dead at the scene shot in the torso. anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call police. >>> meanwhile investigators in stafford county are looking for whoever set a school bus on fire. the fire was reported around 1:00 yesterday morning at ferry farm elementary school. the stafford sheriff's department says two other buses were also vandalized spray painted with images of marijuana leaves, no arrests made. >>> mass rioting in the streets around the university of tennessee after a ncaa win. riot police had to use pepper spray to control dozens of rowdy fans who overturned cars and lit couches on fire after the kentucky wildcats beat louisville in the final four match jump. police had been bracing for problems. about 10 people were arrested. >>> coach paul doc heinz featured in the disney movie remember the titans died in riverdale maryland after suffer m

that's according to anne arundel county police. officers responded to the 800 block of frost valley lane after neighbors reported that a woman was hurt and screaming outside her home. >> my first officer arrived on the scene. he ended up in the rear of the residence with the male half. eye struggle ensued. a struggle ensued. >> the suspect was taken to shock trauma where he later died. the victim was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. the officer is said to be a four-year veteran of the force. >> police say last month monae turnage and two young boys were playing with a rifle when it went off inside a home. now charges have been filed against armstrong, the half-brother of one of those boys. investigators say they don't believe armstrong was home at the time of the shootings but say forensic evidence links him to the weapon. he was convicted of felony assault in 2009 which makes it illegal for him to possess a firearm. >> people in parts of carroll county are on alert this morning after a series of burglaries

but republlcans ay it's not so bad, and forces some -3 necessary cuts. 3 anne arundel county police arrestman who they say struck annofficer at a traffic stop.police traakee down 233 year old leo carroll monddy.he charges.pollie say saturday he hit aacar thaatsttpppd behind the poliie car... pushing it is in serious condition..- 3&panotherrbaltimore pollce officer is sentenced in the towing exttrtion scheme. he ooficers to tow vehicles from - acccdent scenes to their business.33 year old jhomm months in prison for his ole in the scheme.cooooa also let & majestic tooing innentionally pamage his own car... and -3 filed a false claimm bout it. he hassbeen ordered to pay more than 20-thousand dollars in restitution. 3 a nee report finds the health of tte chesapeakeeis getting worse. worse.the university of -3 maryland's centerrfor environmental science gives the chesapeake bay a "d pation's largest estuary. &psciintist believe a wet ssring, dry ssmmer and 2 devastating storms... caused 3 3 "we're really concerneddabout that, but we optomistic about sewage up grades, treetment...we are causious

. >>> now to the anne arundel police officer who was strucked by a car? annapolis. he is a 23-year-old veteran, underwent surgery at shock trauma. police say he was attempting to stop a car on route 665 last night when the car stopped in one of the lanes. when he got out and told the driver to move, an approaching car saw him, slowed down but another speeding car, a purple acura back ended it and struck him. >> the acura feared veto striking oorts vehicle and the guardrail. that's when the three occupants bailed. they were located in a nearby community. the driver was not located. >> the police have since identified a person of interest in the case who may have been the driver. it doesn't appear the car was stolen. >>> two teenage boys have been charged with arson in connection with a three alarm fear. they are facing several charges including arson and blearmt they entered -- burglary. they entered an unlocked shed at pleasant zion baptist church where they found gasoline and lighter. one poured the gas and the other used the lighter to light the flame. >>> we now

. >>> now the latest to a deadly shooting in anne arundel. 53-year-old ray coolington was found. the shooting is still under investigation. >>> a because the man accused of plotting to blow up a military recruitment center mr. spend the next 25 years in prison. antonio martinez plead guilty in january. he put a fake bomb in front of a catonsville recruiting center in december and 2010 and used what he thought was a det ton meat intor. >>> now to a developing story. the state's highest court is hearing a case of a same sex couple who married in california but want to be divorced in maryland. the judge said the women's marriage isn't valid under state law. the lawyers said the state should recognize same-sex marriages even though it doesn't recognize it at this time. >>> lawmakers in the house and the senate are trying to compromise on how quickly to shift responsibility. >> either way you slice it, spending is going up by a billion dollars and there's massive tax increases, but the o'mally administration and this administration by taxing people is next to criminal. >> a joint comm

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trageser's &psistee that'' half hhr paycheck, and the whole reaaon &pnoeele herself is here at ann arundel. &p5722 i decided i wasn't goin to a 4 year college,,and going intooa situation likk her knowing, that with the degree &pi'm going intt i might not ge a job2550 a lot of it is due to econ. downturnnfor uue. richard heaah works for finnnciall ervices at a-a-c-c. he says even at a two year school, theebbrowing numbers years ago, thh student loaa volume was 14 million dollarss here, now its 50 % more than and we'll xceed thht this be aakey element to a prooperous future... but for &pmany students now... 2886 they comm here expecting to have that pot of gold at the &peed of the rainbow, nd its siiply not there..1414 the pbvious takeaway withhall this... know what you're &pgettingginto from teh moment like this one. if you get that job, how muuh will it make on graduation, and what will your loan sittatiin be then? get those numbers wrong pnd he next step many ppl make, is to bancruptcy. 13:48 when people call me up they are at their wits end, theyydo not know what to do. 80% of bankruptcy

former anne arundel corp.teacher who having guilty friday of encounters with the male high-school students could be bars. scheduled to be sentenced month.his marks the fifth virginia tech the shooting. 32 people died in the shooting yesterday, they held a race remember the lives lost per former pokies00 event in rockhe creek park most of the more on campus the day of the shooting event helped former students cope with the memory of that day. look at yourer forecast. like and feels like a summer morning. the skies are clearing very nicely. you can see temperatures are very mild. the seasonal high as 67 degrees already at 66 degrees. the winds are light across the region. will see this guy's continue clear if we have a few showers in the overnight hours, just enough to put some witness on your windshield. ,t looks like dry skies today cloudy and we could talk about at 84 degrees. breezy out there and tomorrow we will have a taste summer, temperatures up to 88 degrees and it could be the hottest day since a septe

. - anne arundel county police along with del ar va search anddrescue combed the woods of nineties... an area south of here was checked, but not the woods.caddver dogs are looking for any signs of james ole... who disappeared in 1994.on monday, they fouud some items phich will now e sent to the medical eeaminder's oofice. years, you almostthave to wonderrwhat the circumstances are, my heart ttlls me ii may have been foul play" play"cole's family has since moved tootexas. virginia judge ruled that is his sentencing date.he's the former nnversitt of virginiaa lacrosse player, ccnviced in the beating death of his ex- girlfriend... cockeysville native yeardley love.huguely faces up tt 26 years behind bars.his attorneys already a motton to retry he case. 3 a follow up to a story you saw fiist fox...bail has been set at a alf million dollarrs for a suspect n a videooaped attacc on a balttmorr visitor. prior to surrendering to policee.. 20 year old aaron paasons' and his attornee sat &pdoww with fox 455 during the interview parsons' explained how he had een ddinking and pe wass orry for what

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