and lieutenant governor anthony brown will be in washington for a fundraiser for domestic violence awareness> acorn now offering an independent internal investigation following those undercover videos showing employees giving advice that amounts to tax fraud. acorn employees in several different cities including ours are seen on tape advising a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute to lie about the woman's profession. acorn's chief executive says the group will name an independent auditor and investigator to examine all systems and processes. >>> an nearby ending to a baltimore county carjacking at towson town center. the times reports that nisha jones was arrested just 10 hours after allegedly stealing a car from a woman in the mall parking lot. police say jones spoke to the victim briefly, used her cell phone. as the victim got into her car investigators say jones pushed her on to the passenger seat and began to drive away. the woman was able to get out and call 911. a few hours later police got a tip someone tried to use the victim's credit card in easton. p the car was then towed. that'

lieutenant governor anthony brown was joined by other officials to talk about new dui laws that go into effect october 1st. a number of bills were passed during the 2009 general assembly to close loopholes. >> we lose about 10 times as many people through fatalities on the roadways as we do by homicide. and we've got to improve the situation. >> reporter: according to the national highway traffic safety administration 152 people were killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in maryland in 2008. >>> city firefighters say any furloughs to the department could cause serious safety problems. the union says the city has not followed the contract and there can be no furloughs until the union and the city discuss alternatives first. union president says furloughs could mean as much as 20% of the fire department won't be on duty. he says restructuring of the department six months ago is already leaving the fire service shorthanded. >> we've already felt the strain from doing the rotating closings. now four to six companies. last time we checked the response times were slowly but gradually inc

lieutenant governor anthony brown set to host a week of service activity and breakfast for homeless seniors. >>> also today, the susquehanna river commission will vote on whether to relax regulations governing water use for gas development as well as drilling. >>> 5:34. you rub the foot of unitas on sundays, name the kids after brooks andtureer the 8 this is in your baltimore handbook. linda so has more. >> reporter: all they left behind was this, a ripped up cement base with some sand and cal ripken jr.'s name on it. fans are not happy about it. police say it was caught on tape as four men pushed and kicked over the 8 and ran off with it. the four suspects have been identified as 19-year-old matthew rainer, jason stoneburner and patrick reynolds from essex. 19-year-old gary parker from baltimore. all four face theft and vandalism charges. it was put in as a tribute to kidnap -- ripken's retirement. officers say they got a call for disorderly conduct and when police showed up it was pretty obvious loo they were dealing with. >> shortly after the call we received a call for a disorderly in t

lieutenant governor anthony brown and jack jackson were on hand for that announcement. 17 more beds for emergency care and 90 additional private rooms in the new patient tower. >>> d.c. school children are doing their part to be prepared in the event of an emergency or disaster. the district kicked off its commander ready program at thomas elementary school in northeast today. the program teaches children safety planning and how to handle emergencies, gangs and other activities, to help reenforce the preparedness message. students can implement what they learned at home and at school. >>> when news4 at 4:00 continues, should boys and young men be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease? >>> a common practice in france becomes a taboo because of concerns about the flu. >> we've got incredible new imagesti taken by the hubble telescope.te >>> we want to update you on that breaking news we told you op of our newscast tomabou c arcrlmeai jl ine cet hijacked in mexico city. the latest there is it appears the situation may be over. the jet was overtaken at the cancun airport. it was

the lieutenant governor anthony brown announced new d.u.i.s, laws get tough on repeat offenders and minors. 26 percent of all traffic fatalities last year, came from alcohol related crashes. >> last year, the number of d.u.i. related fatalities fell by 15 percent. over the previous year. but still that's 152 of our neighbors who lost their lives last year. that's just one you hundred 52 too many. >> the new laws go into effect october 1st. >> well it looks like fall is arriving tomorrow. but feels more like a return to summer this week. how warm it will get in the sky watch forecast. >> later on fox 45 news at 10:00. hugh laurie reveals the worst thing you can hear from any audience. >> i don't even know about it so you have me at a loss. >> but next. networks caught offguard by the acorn investigation. why some news outlets seemed to miss the big story. it is our cover story, when we come back. ( laughing ) hey chuckles, can you take out the trash again? why? it's barely full. that's wasting money. it stinks. ( sighs ) wasting money stinks.

anthony brown joined rebuilding together and choice hotels. >> what better place to be and what better place to remember and what better place to show our acknowledgement of the sacrifice and the demise of nearly 3,000 people eight years ago then to come together and do what we did today? >> rebuilding together is a nonprofit organization that works to provide a safe and healthy home for all americans. they provide free home modification and repairs to make homes more accessible and energy efficient. >> some rain out there today. >> coastal storm took all week to come together finally did, producing wind and rain. reagan national, we picked up .8 inch of rain. that was the most we've gotten around here in 20 days, going back to august 22nd. we had winds up to 25 and 30 miles per hour. there were spotshat picked up around two inches of rain or so. now the center of the system, it's starting to relax. the rain is opening up and fanning out and heading down to the south through a few locations around here like new carolton and prince george's county. later tonight we might see a few drops

lieutenant governor anthony brown is here. prince george's county executive is here. mayor steven braymon is here. state senate majority leader is in the house. congresswoman donna edwards is here. congressman elijah cummings. congressman chris van hollen. congressman sorbays is here. congressman butch rupersburger is here. and the president of the university of maryland, thank you so much. you know -- who? you know, the last time i was here it was in the heat of a very long and very tough campaign. and in that campaign i promised to be a president who -- you guys can sit down, by the way. in that campaign i promised to be a president who didn't just clean up yesterday's crisis. i didn't want to be a president who was content with standing still. i promised to be a president who would build a better future. who would move this nation forward. who would ensure that this generation, your generation, has the same chances and opportunities that our parents gave us. that's what i'm here to do. that's why i ran for president of the united states of america. >> listening to

elsewhere rockville, maryland, anthony brown built a group rebuilding together and choice hotel hotels. >> what better place to be and what better place to remember and what better place to show our -- acknowledgement of the sacrifice and demise of that nearly 3,000 people eight years ago than to come together and do what we are doing today. >> rebuilding together is a nonprofit organization that works to provide a safe and healthy home for every american. they also provide free home modifications and repairs to make them more acceptable and energy efficient. >>> and there is more to report today about the swine flu season. no only do we face a double threat this year. we learned today the flu is making an unusually early appearance that this there are flu cases i all 50 states. most of those swine flu cases. and there's news as well about the swine flu vaccine. here is our chief science correspondent robert bazell. >> reporter: health officials are encouraged by the experimental results showing that healthy adults will need only a single dose of the swine flu vaccine when it stars to

. >> reporter: but maryland's lieutenant governor anthony brown did speak to us.id the state cuts are not just being felt in prince george's county. brown says unfortunately these layoffs are happening across the state. >> these are tough times and we're all in it together. it certainly isn't a time to point the fingers or blame anyone because everyone is in the same boat. >> reporter: that county source told me today up to 150 jobs are on the line but even when that number is made public, it could be weeks before we know exactly which departments are hit. matt ackland, fox a news. >>> doing away with the dollar. american money is the currency for international trade, but could that change? why some want to replace it with a new form of global currency. >>> a fast food freak accident. how did this plastic utensil end up in a man's lung and then go unnoticed for years? we're back in three minutes. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ (announcer) it's right here. it's easy. >>> before you put out the old toys for the yard sale y

lieutenant governor anthony brown is here. prince george's county executive, jack johnson, is here.m miller, is in the house. congresswoman donna edwards is here. congressman elijah cummins. congressman chris van hollen. congressman sarbanes is here. congressman butch rupersburger is here. and to your president, done montey, president of the university of maryland, thank you so much. you know -- who? you know, the last time i was here, it was in the heat of a very long and very tough campaign. and in that campaign i promised to be a president who -- you guys can sit down, by the way. in that campaign, i promised to be a president who didn't just clean up yesterday's crises, i didn't want to be a president who was just content with standing still. i promised to be a president who would build a better future. who would move this nation forward. who would ensure that this generation, your generation, had the same chances and the same opportunities that our parents gave us. that's what i'm here to do. that's why i ran for president of the united states of america. i ran for president be

anthony brown is here. [applause] mayor stephen brahmas here. [applause] congressman don edwards is here. [applause] -- congresswoman donna edwards is here. [applause] congressman chris van hull anen. and to your president of the uterus to come up thank you very much. [applause] -- and to your president of the university, thank you very much. [applause] whom? [applause] the last time i was here, it was at the end of a very long and a very tough campaign. and in that campaign, i promise to be a president that -- you guys can sit down, by the way. [laughter] [applause] in that campaign, i promised to be a president that i woulwouldt just clean up past crises or to just stand still. i promised to be a present that would build a better future, who would move this nation forward, who would ensure that this generation, your generation, has the same chances and the same opportunities that our parents gave us. that is what i am here to do. that is why i ran for president of the united states of america. [applause] i ran for president because of people l

lieutenant governor anthony brown says the new rules send a strong message. >> that new legislation will effect on october first. we want to know what you think about it. will tougher penalties bring down the number of repeat drivers and underage drinkers in maryland? ithat is our question of the da. you can give us a call at phone or send us a tweet -- at (410)481-4545 or send us a tweet at fox baltimore. >>> the senate finance committee gets down to business starting work on a health care reform bill. committee members expect to deal with more than 500 amendments over next few days. democrats want to replace the co-op in the bill with a public option. while republicans are looking to add such priorities as caps on medical malpractice awards. chairman committee has come up with a reform package and he is expected to try to incorporate some of the amend presidents into his -- amendments into his own plan. >>> they reveal how many shots kids will need to be protected from the h1n1 virus. clinical trials have shown that children 10 and over will only need to be vaccinated once but kids 9 a

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