he mate the comments at the anne arundel medical center today.e also announced the formation of a coordinating council that will implement the federal reforms in maryland. >> i know having analyzedded it with people it's going to help our bottom line with the state. we're already spending and wasting a lot of money that we'll no longer have to spend and waste because we'll have a system that covers a lot of the uncompensated care that we're currently paying for. >> the governor predicts 400,000 marylanders will be insured under the new reform. >>> getting health reform passed in washington didn't come without a cost. the president is is under fire tonight for failing to live up to his promises. jeff abell is is here with that story. jeff? >> reporter: the president promiseed transparency but many taxpayers say he fell far short. president obama long promised that any health care negotiations would be broadcast on c-span but they were not. he also promised taxpayers would have five days to read any bill before it was signed. they actually got two.

sky eye chopper 13 is live over the scene in anne arundel county. mike perry has the latest on the efforts to get the plane out of the water. and the condition of the pilot who office board. >> it all did occur just shortly around 3:20 this afternoon. where an airplane operating in the vicinity of the annapolis airport, near route 2, had to make an emergency landing. he landed in the south river, just west of the route 2 bridge, near a

police, the coast guard, and anne arundel county police and fire both along the route 2 bridge here in annapolis. and at the marina, which is adjacent to it. at this point, they are content just to mark the location of the airplane which is now sunk. you can see the natural resources boat. they're actually just looking to hook a buoy to it. but at this point, no other injuries we know of. and we have heard they have notified the faa of the plane crash. very good news here, the pilot, not severely injured. >> he is so lucky. thanks. captain mike. we'll update you on this and the story as we get information. >>> the fbi get getting threats of violence against lawmakers. nearly a dozen say disturb phone calls and vandalism has them concerned for their own safety. joel brown reports for wjz from washington. >>> a proud president obama took the stage before a friendly crowd in iowa. >> health insurance reform is the law of the land.

south of the city around anne arundel county, fort meade, the b.w.i. and pasadena, all checking in at the upper 60's. all along the bay there at 67 degrees. 70's on the board at frederick and hagerstown. some 50's in garrett and allegany counties. clear skies around baltimore tonight. bait should stay that way overnight. temperatures -- as they should stay that way overnight. the temperatures will fall faster after sunset. the air is still very dry. down to 35 in the suburbs, 45 downtown. the we have had some rain as close as the outer banks of carolina. clear skies here. that storm system, instead of moving up the coast, moving out to sea now. it is protected by bridges of high-pressure back through the ohio valley. -- ridges of high-pressure back through the ohio valley. it will be sunday before this next western system can move in. painting a picture of a spectacular friday. it said the skies and mild temperatures, light winds and low humidity. sunday, the cloud cover will start to increase, but by 11:00 a.m. the rain is still off to our northwest o

. >>> in ann arundel county police solved a colds case of rape. donald of wisconsin is charged with rape, assault and stalking. a 13-year-old girl was walking home when she was assaulted and rape. dna led them no the man. he is currently in custody in www.wisconsin and will be vozp returned to maryland. >>> let's take a look at tonight's top stories. the truck driver involved in yesterday's light rail crash in hunt valley. the 53-year-old drove his tractor trailer into the train's path. the train operator was seriously hurt. he was in stable condition tonight. two passengers on the train were also injured. >>> more than 600 baltimore city employees and 120 police officers and 90 firefighters will loose their jobs under a budget plan by the mayor. city faces $121 million budget deficit. under stephanie rawlings blake's plan the police hospital and marine unit will be caught -- cut. officers on s.w.a.t. teams will be laid off. they'll continue to restate closures. the mayor proposed closing 55 recreation centers and seven public pools and eliminatin

the group wants to prevent a casino from being built at arundel mills mall. and voters had been circulating a petition in order to force a referendum. they need 19,000 signatures. >>> president obama signs off on an executive order ensuring no federal money will be used for elective abortions. obama made the promise as part of negotiations to pass the healthcare reform bill. meanwhile debate began at the senate on the reconciliation to healthcare reform bill. republicans are offering amendments to ban medicare cuts, special deals. any change will force the bill to go back to the house for another vote. democrats say it's a delay tactic. >> we feel confident that they're not serious about helping this bill. >> why have an opposition party. maybe we should go to a cuban system. that seems to be the attitude on the other side of the aisle. >> leaders on the other side of the aisle are prepared to vote on the bill if any changes were made. it will add $50 million to the health care reform plan. >>> they are investigating threats and vandalism against 10 democrati

sprinkles in loudoun county and across virginia, west virginia, shenandoah valley as well as anne arundel county and temperatures are right near 60 degrees now. highs today mid-60s. few passing showers. maybe a thunder shower this afternoon and into this evening and through midday tomorrow a few more sprinkles and cooler tomorrow afternoon. sun returns tomorrow, into wednesday and thursday. friday end of the week maybe some showers but over the weekend partly cloudy, highs in the 50s. how is the traffic? >> we'll take chopper 4 over the capital beltway right at the american legion bridge on the virginia side. flashing lights, broken down vehicle that was in that far right lane a couple of moments ago. they moved them over as far to the shoulder as they could. it has created an early delay on the outer loop as you head towards the american legion bridge. inner loop you're all right. through southeast, east capitol street southern avenue moving along very nicely. back to you. >>> thank you. the trip former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush will be making together today. and how a p

. >> reporter: anne arundel county police began investigating this rape in 2003. that's when a 13-year-old girl said she was attacked while walking to a friend's house in severn. now, police say they have arrested 30-year-old donnell bellamy for raping the girl. in 2003, police were able to recover his dna from the victim. authorities were able to track bellamy down this year after he was convicted of a felon and his dna was tracked in a database. he was arrested in wisconsin where he lived. >> bellamy has waived his right to an extradition hearing and will be returned to maryland. >>> it could soon be illegal to hold your cell phone while driving. legislation requires drivers to use hands-free devices when talking on the phone while driving. drivers would only be allowed to turn their phone on and off. the penalty for violating the bill would be $40. the measure now heads to the house of delegates. texting while driving is already illegal in maryland. >>> new details about the light rail crash that create the a traffic backup for hours. sky eye chopper 13 over th

in new crash further south in anne arundel county. it is at st. stephen's church road. this delay is not due to volume but an accident approaching the beltway southwest. it is barely moving. it is creating what boundless. -- northbound delays. let's get the latest from sandra who is downtown collecting sox for charity. -- socks for charity. >> it is downtown at the salem center. -- sailing center. >> we do a lot of community outreach. we had many people come through, a lot toward with disabilities. we have open houses with people to try sailing for free. >> it is a great idea. >> we thought baltimore needed its own springtime tradition for sailing. >> the goal is about 2000 pairs of socks or as many as we can get. >> right. this is the first time we have done it. we do not know what we will get. >> i think it full be great. this is a beautiful day to hit the waters of the day. take a look at hd doppler. high pressure is suppressing this to the south. tony, maybe you could come down here with your dark colored socks and flip-flops. i have a compelling need to see it. >>

. >>> and the ntsb will investigate a plane crash that kyleed a pilot in anne arundel county over the weekend. it struck trees and crashed three or four feet away from this man's property. >> it's a sad situation. especially when the police told me he was dead. it's sad, i mean, it happened, it happens. >> no one other than the pilot was injured in the crash. the authorities haven't confirmed he was the one killed. >> secretary of state hillary clinton will be going to chile. 700 are confirmed dead after the earthquake. there are now soldiers in the streets and we'll have more of an update at 6:30. >>> 15 are injured in new york city when ice crashes through a glass atrium. shuttered -- eight were hospitalized and the owners of the buildings have been fined. >>> and nearly 200 homes and businesses are in the dark this morning after a snowstorm. and bge sent 100 workers in new hampshire and they'll spend a week there helping to repair downed power lines. >>> and they'll restore the lines that restore the moschusser ins possible -- restore the most possible. >> and the storm dumped two

they include baltimore city, anne arundel, kent, st. george's -- chris georges and st. mary's county. howard county has received a waiver for one day and six other districts have received waivers for either three or four days. >> that will not have to go further into the summer for school. >> a massive fire at an ohio egg farm. how fast moving firefighters were able to save most of the chickens. >> health-insurance reform in this day. this day. what >> a huge sigh of relief for a kansas mom and dad. their son and his friends were found alive and well after getting lost in the grand canyon national park. they had to be airlifted out. officials say they did not know how to find their way back. a florida man is speaking out about his run in with the law. -court cameras caught a deputy beating the man. it happened in collier county, florida. police forced the vehicle to the side of the road and deputies pulled him out. you can clearly see a deputy punching him six times while he was on the ground. reports say he refused demands to get out of the car and he clenched his fist

in arundel county. kathleen cairns, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> and mta police did not respond to our inquiries about the permit or the arrests. >> baltimore county police meantime need your help to find this m 40-year-old herbert lee williams from 1700 block of aberdine road in parkville. missing since is the morning of november 15. williams is 6'1, 170 pounds. has the name destinee tattooed on his neck. and anyone with any information whatsoever should call the missing person's unit at (410)887-3943. >> at least, 700 people are now confirmed dead after that 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit chile over the weekend. search to find survivors hampered because of the looting going on there. the city of concepcion took the brunt of the earthquake. so much looting they are using tear gas to get control. >> no electricity, no water, no food at all. because they have looted everything from the supermarkets. >> and bev new images of the aftermath of the tsunami that hit coastal areas after the earthquake. and in some t

expected locations like arundel mills mall remain without a single slot machine.at sounds like success for slota proponents. >> the only way we have slots passed in the first place was through defeat. >> thousands signed the petition to have it revisited during the general election. and now cordish is questioning the signatures and suing the board of elections. >> for every day of delay, right now, in terms of putting slots at arundel mills, the state and the education trust fund is losing over $1.1 million per day. >> supporters say that money will be gambled somewhere and some of it is definitely being gambled. according to the records at hollywood casino, at least 20,000 of club members are from maryland. and that's with only slots and virtual table games as option. soon these deals on the screen will be replaced by real budgets. table games are coming to pennsylvania by mid summer. >> for us to first of all catch up to the surrounding states. and become competitive. delaware has approved them. and they are putting them in and maryland is starting off with slot

reporting from anne arundel medical center, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. >> now, the state expects to present legislation to the general assembly in january. assuming governor o'malley is reelected. the governor says he's looking forward to debating reform in this year's election. >>> time now to check in with bob. we all like this weather. >> so gorgeous today. people outside, really enjoying this lovely weather. and we've got maybe one more day before changes. take a look at temps now. still very mild out there. 64. very dry. 24% humidity. very comfortable. winds with a breeze. northwest, 14. barometer on the way back up. we'll look at the end of the week forecast after this. =ñ >>> there's a look outside. down at the inner harbor. nice night. >> oh. >> mine needs a motor, though. >> it's a little old. but it's still a ship. >>> let's take a look at temperatures. beautiful afternoon. yes. and a pretty nice night. it will be a little cool later on. but the winds will be dying down. 64 here. 54 in oakland. and a 64 at ocean

at a news conference at the arundel medical center earlier today.ounced the formation of a council that will implement federal reforms in the state of maryland. >> i know, having analyzed it with people that it is going to help our bottom line as a state. we're already spending and wasting a lot of money that we will no longer have to spend and waste because we will have a system that actually covers a lot of the uncompensated care we are paying for. >> governor o'malley predicts 400,000 marylanders will be insured under the new reform. >> historic overhaul of the health care system will raise taxes over the next 10 years by more than half a trillion dollars. the tax increases range from hundreds of billons of dollars, in new medicare levees, plus taxes and investment income such as capital gains and dividends for the first time to a 10 percent excise tax on indoor tanning services that will raise less than 3 billion over the next decade. >> based on what i have seen in the legislature, i think they will come out with announcements that it will cost

that included ann arundel county and baltimore city. baltimore county requested to have one day remove from the calendar. harford county asked for a waiver of one day. >>> who wants to think about snow when you have is sun out like it is today. will the weather continue? wyatt is here with the first forecast. >> don't you miss all the big pile of snow? looking at that video brings back if memories. beautiful blue skies today. one more good one tomorrow. then things will change. not that drastically. satellite radar pictures. few clouds out of the west. no rain. baltimore's most accurate forecast all-clear. 64 baltimore. 66 washington. 70 northern virginia. very mild afternoon. very pleasant stuff for late march. hanging out in the low 60s the rest of the evening. few clouds. quiet stuff here. tomorrow a great-looking start to the day. tomorrow night rain is back in the picture. we'll talk at a big drop in the temperatures coming up. that' all straight ahead. >> thank you. >>> breaking news passengers aboard a southwest flight bound for

that included ann arundel county and baltimore city. baltimore county requested to have one day remove from the calendar. harford county asked for a waiver of one day. >>> for the days of the snow. i guess we don't miss that at all. sunshine out there today. beautiful spring forecast. we'll keep this going for another 24-hours then things cool off a lot. let's look across maryland now. things are all clear in baltimore. few high clouds moving in western maryland. no threat for rain with those. maryland's radar all clear. 65 degrees right now out of bwi marshall. warmer than that downtown. we find 72 degrees down toward kulpeper, virginia. mighty nice afternoon. this evening low 60s. few clouds. breezy and mild. we'll talk much more about the outlook for the next couple of days here. big swing in the temperatures coming our way. get ready for that. >> thank you. >>> when it comes to our health we want to live a long and healthy life. we'll tell you about the results investigating end of life ex planning. >>> a 20-year-old woman claims be

and elsewhere northern anne arundel county getting sprinkles as is howard county and across central virginia into the shenandoah valley and panhandle of west virginia. mild morning. temperatures in thor 50s to near 60 degrees. occasional showers throughout the day. maybe thunder later this afternoon. highs reaching the mid-60s. any rain activity should taper off to sprinkles and drizzle into tonight and tomorrow morning. sun back tomorrow afternoon with highs in the upper 50s. wednesday some sunshine into the mid-60s and partly cloudy thursday, highs low 60s morning lows near 40. a look at friday and the weekend in ten minutes at 5:21. jerry, how is the monday traffic? >> good morning. starting off quietly. at the american legion bridge left side of the inner loop right side outer loop moving along pretty well. we do have a few rain drops on this side of town be careful. enough rain to bring those oils up to the surface and making it slick. let's switch gears and see how we're doing along interstate 66 where the reconfiguration of the ramp has been completed much to the relief of commuters.

. >>> a cold case this evening cracked in anne arundel case. you're looking at a man accused of raping a 13-year-old girl in severn in 2003. a dna match led investigators to his door in wisconsin. he's under arrest and will be returned to maryland to face a trial on charges of rape, assault, kidnapping and stalking. >>> to serve and protect, something a sheriff's deputy had no intention of doing. the deputy is accused of having sex with a female inmate. the prisoner was in the hospital and he was assigned to guard the room. it was then that they allegedly engaged in sex acts. >>> and a father under arrest accused of shooting at a dump truck. his 2-year-o daughter in the back seat the entire time. the latest on that story coming up. >>> and computers change the way we work and the way many of us play and now they changing the way students apply for college. a look at the newest tool in college applications. back moment. -- in a moment.  >> the news edge on virginia now. the man is facing attempted murder charges after opening fir

in 97, both directions at the beltway, or just a little south of the beltway, anne arundel county, stillfoggy conditions lingering around the area as we look at the top side of the beltway at harford road. volume starting to pick up. that is starting to cause a slowdown there on the outer loop as you approach belair road. again, give yourself a few extra minutes. you can see that fog hasn't lifted everywhere. drive times looking a little up. 83 southbound from shawan approaching the beltway, about seven minutes. on the outer loop between the 83s, still only one minute. on the jfx from the beltway to northern parkway, five minutes. no crashes around the area but we do have an incident in elkton, you'll see the intersection at delaware avenue and howard street closed in both directions because of some high water and some flooding so keep that in mind but for the most part given road conditions we're looking pretty good as you make your way around beltway and headed to the dc metro area. back to you. >>> when you heard the city was about to cut police you knew someone had to step up and pro

that group wants to prevent a casino from being built at arundel mills mall.000 signatures. >>> plans to close a $121 million shortfall in the city budget is not going well over the members of the community. according to the preliminary budget released by the city finance department. deep cuts would be felt in the sensitive areas, one of them being recreation centers. more than half of the recreation centers would be closed. children would be dropped from summer programs and pools would be closed or shortened. >>> thpastor is one of them concerned with the cuts. thank you for joining us this morning. >> tell me about the concerns of the rec centers being shutdown, possibly being shutdown. >> it goes back to 2007, we started a campaign to save our youth and save our city. we spoke to over 500 young people throughout the city of baltimore. we collected 10,000 signatures from would be voters in that particular year. we set the agenda. one of the points on that agenda was good recreation centers. recreation centers that safe and inviting to young people where they

you're looking at a small plane completely under water in anne arundel county. hard to see there but one look, you think it ended in tragedy. but the pilot survived. fox 5's bob barnard spoke with the men who helped rescue him from the water. >> reporter: before the professionals got there, the dive teams and water rescue specialists adam carper and jodi caravallo hopped into a dingy and raced out on to the river. they were told a small plane had crashed. >> once you got in the water, you couldn't see the plane. it had already sunk and we noticed the guy actually just his head was sticking out of the water like a distance. so we rode over to him. and, you know, made sure he was the only one there and that he wasn't injured. we ended up pulling him up on the boat. >> reporter: this is the rescued pilot richard drier. he's 76, alive and doing well enough that he refused medical treatment. >> i'm doing fine. >> reporter: glad you made it out, sir. maryland state police investigators say drier had just taken off from nearby lee airport southwest of annapolis when he

this one in anne arundel county, has injured more than a dozen people. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene, just before 3:00 this afternoon. happened at the intersection of crain highway and central avenue in glen burnie. 14 people were taken to area hospitals with neck and back injuries. >>> tonight, investigators still don't know why a man shot and killed his ex-wife's fiance before turning the gun on himself. wjz stays on this still developing story. weijia jiang is live at state police headquarters. with more on how loved ones are remembering the victim tonight. weijia? >> reporter: mary, those close to the victim say just a few days ago, they were helping to plan a wedding in mexico. but now they're planning a funeral. >> reporter: what prompted a vicious attack inside this handsome home is still unknown to detectives. they busted through and shot and killed the house owner, 51- year-old zidan steven acid. then turned the gun on himself. acid lived there with his fiance. 43-year-old hally swift, who is the gunman's ex-wife. police say she was home

and this traffic report is brought to you by anne arundel medical center. to learn more, give them a call. now, back to you. >>> in the head lines, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is hours away from unveiling her budget proposal. on the chopping block, laying off 200 police departments and grounding the marine units. the mayor said it's a worst cassina yore -- scenario. >>> another change for the baltimore sun. the editor has resigned. he' served since 2009. >>> and stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. maryland's news station. the reformrm,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, we know everyone's looking for ways to save. why not save on car insurance? [ coin drops ] [ high-pitched voice ] thanks. [ normal voice ] you're welcome. get a free quote at progressive.com.

it includes bald or city, anne arundel county, prince george's county, st. mary's county. baltimore county has requested only one day be waived. six other districts have received waivers for 3 or four days. president obama is gearing up to take health care on the road once again. this time it is to promote the new law. there are concerns over death threats made for bill'schanges to the law have hit a snag in congress. our washington bureau reporter has the details. overnight session to continue work on a fix it bill that has a few glitches. >> the senate now stands adjourned. >> it is calling quit earlier this morning. it was striking down a series of amendments, a setback for the fix it measure. some provisions violated rules. it has to go back to the house for a vote. that is something the democrats hoped to avoid. >> we appreciate everyone's cooperation. >> the president is pressing for after signing an executive order to ensuring that baffled dollars abortion. -- federal dollars will not be used for an abortion. >> he continues to talk about the many aspects of the law

. >>> we are following breaking news from anne arundel county were more than a dozen people were injured falling a bus accident. a car and a bus collided or around 2:00 this afternoon on crain highway and central avenue in glen burnie. no word at this time on the cause of that crash. >>> it is st. patrick's day. people have plans to celebrate tonight. suzanne kennedy is live in northwest washington with how police are going to keep an eye on partiers. >> between now and 3:00 in the morning is considered the deadliest time on the roads. they are setting up sobriety checkpoints to catch anyone who chooses to drink and drive. it is a holiday that has gott the reputation for a day to overindulge. many people are celebrating an area pubs, but they are being urged by police and borrower owners not to drink and drive. in alexandria, signs are posted reminding people to drink responsibly. taxicabs are posted outside for those whoay have had too many. >> the most important thing is the safety of the people and having fun. sometimes,ou have to get tough, and say, that is no more, i am sorry. you h

a year ago, an ann arundel county man attacked by one h to get more than 100 stitches. >> good girl. >> reporter: scott said these attacks don't mean pit bulls are inherently dangerous. >> we have a pit bull taking care of orphaned animals as a foster mom. we have a bunk of wonderful pit bulls out there. >> reporter: if a dog comes at you, fight the instinct to un. >> running the make the dogs chase you. and when they chase you, it's a -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: animal control caught up with the pit bull after the attack wandering the neighborhood and doesn't appear aggressive but some would play it safe. >> you think pit bulls are dangerous? >> reporter: animal experts say never look a dog in the eye. it's like a challenge to them and if the dog attacks you, they say curl up with the ball to protect your vital organs and what will happen, the dog will go away and beat you a few times. >> we were talking and it seems weird to fight the urge to run when you see that coming at you and good advice, thank you. >> if the pit bull is declared dangerous, the owner will have 15 days t

school calendar for districts including baltimore city, anne arundelunt anne arundelunt county, and -- arundelounty, and prince george's county. they have not acted on baltimore's request to reduce the calendar by one day. >>> a day filled with sunshine. take a live look now. clear skies and milder temperatures have returned. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. >>> it was a lovely afternoon. bright blue skies. temps back up in the mid-60s. right now, still beautiful out there. we have changes coming. by tomorrow night, we'll start seeing some clouds because of a system now developing across the upper midwest and the plain states. it will slowly be heading our direction. we'll stay on the warm side tomorrow. by late in the afternoon, clouds the be moving in. and look for some rain to break out probably by tomorrow night. denise? >> all right, thank you, bob. >>> let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin at wjz traffic control. >> reporter: hello, denise. look let's start off with the good news. looks like things are starting off okay. as far as the beltway go

the anne arundel county fire department says 14 people were taken to the hospital, mostly with neck and back injuries. no word yet on what caused that crash. >>> in baltimore county, nine children were hurt, and two school buses were involved in a crash near rosedale. police say three vehicles were involved, including the two school buses. the children and one adult were all taken to the hospital with minor injuries. it's not clear where the other bus is headed at this time. >>> a bill soon could provide an incentive for people who donate to catholic schools. with 13 area schools set to close, the proposal is sparking controversy. gigi barnett has more on the proposal that is getting mixed reviews. >> reporter: 13 baltimore catholic schoolses set to close at the end of the school year. >> really look forward to coming back here, as alumni. and you you know -- and you know, now, i won't have that. >> baltimore archdiocese blames the closures on record low enrollment. >> we have to fill the seats. and we have two-thirds of the seats occupied. and you can't run a school system like that. t

. >> reporter: bob ehrlich made the announcement yesterday in anne arundel county. >> it will be theiously, running for governor and the state of maryland again. >> reporter: he was unseated be i the current democratic governor in 2006. he says this campaign may look the same, but deal with different issues. his office said, i look forward to the upcoming campaign and moving maryland forward. he'll be on the campaign trail today. >>> a major airline is making it easier to check in your bags. they're debuting an online screening system. they'll enable it to move more passengers through quick her. they're the fastest growing airline here. stay with wjz-13 13, up next, healthy chocolate. ash little chocolate goes a long way when it comes to your heart and mr. fix it, thousands ,,,,,,,, saving money on cereal. - bread. - laundry detergent. even paper towels and toothpaste. at safeway, we've made a promise to lower the prices... on thousands of everyday items throughout the store. and, with our club card specials like... safeway ham, just 88¢ a pound, and gold pineapple, only $1.97 each,

baltimore's recent blizzard there are many stories about people helping people, but for one anne arundel county man. he was gravely ill until doctors stepped in. >> reporter: february 10th, the second blizzard buries the baltimore area. justin windsor isn't feeling well. >> i go to sleep, i wake up the next day with a big headache. >> it was a crazy night, it was one of those nights that i'll never forget. >> reporter: dr. cliff solomon is asked to come to baltimore washington medical center, a cat reveals justin's condition is much worse. >> a blood clot on the brain. and that they needed my consultation. >> reporter: with the snowstorm raging and precious seconds passing, dr. solomon hits the road. >> the worst part was getting out of the neighborhood. once i got onto richie highway, although i was driving on top of the snow, you know, it felt like i was the only person out there. >> reporter: he wasn't, others were braving the conditions. >> time is of the essence in these cases. i said okay i'll pack up the truck and start that way. >> reporter: justin's pain worsens. >> i kept layin

a anne arundel county man attacked by one had to get 20 stitches.'t mean pit bulls are inherently dangerous. >> we have a pit bull that takes care of orphaned animals as a foster mom. we have a lot of wonderful pit bulls out there but it's a stigma that's attached to them. >> reporter: if a dog comes at you, animal experts say, fight the instinct to run. >> running will only make the dog chase you. and then when they chase you, it's a prey thing. >> reporter: animal control caught up with the pit bull after the attack wandering the neighborhood. it doesn't appear aggressive but some here would rather play it safe. you think pit bulls are dangerous? >> i think so. >> reporter: fox 5 news. >> animal control has tracked down the og's owner. if the pit bull is declared dangerous, the owner will have 15 days to appeal. >>> now to a consumer alert for parents. a popular baby swing is blamed for the deaths of at least three infants. we have the information you need about this massive recall. >>> getting into college just went a little more high-tech. how s

there's an accident reported there and one at windsor mill and north rollings road and one more in anne arundellook at the drive time and speeds. they don't seem correct. westside outer lupe, 16 minutes and there's another look at the westside at 70 and there's 95. this is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal injury, call for a free consultation. >> thank you, nearly 200 police officers could be layed off as the mayor struggles to balance the budget. andrea fujii has the story. >> reporter: don, with this budget, the city police and the union president says that the mayor is playing politics. it recommends closing 7 fire companies and laying off several police officers. they'll also talk about highier taxes and property fees. new revenue would eliminate fire and police cuts. but bulk trash pickup would be gone. don, back to you. [singing opera] >> shoppers at the inner harbor east were surprised we the under cover opera act. it's part of the baltimore it's part of the baltimore symphoho,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> welcome back to "the early show" on this thursday morning. so mu

just off to our west, out into fairfax county and in the east anne arundel county 53. to the north which go frederick has dropped to 39 deges and up in hagerstown looking at 47. again, temperatures this time of day, already above average. we should still be in the 30s for our low. not even close there for the d.c. area. now look at the temperature change. 24 hours ago, across the southeast mid-atlantic all positive numbers. a lot of warmth has been situated over these areas. so everybody is in on this warm temperatures and that's going to be the trend again. one more day and the reason plenty of clear skies over the mid-atlantic and across the southeast. there is some higher clouds starting to move in from the wft across west virginia into extreme southwestern virginia state. it will move in here later this afternoon. the bulk of the rain and moisture and snow is still out to the west, a very slow moving storm system is moving over arkansas but taking its time moving here because there's a strong high pressure off the coast so it's blocking that storm. nice afternoon a

in anne arundel county, there is an accident at rock ridge road and dorsey braun wrote. looking at 18 minutes. 20 minutes on the outer loop, west side. 95 southbound from barber tunnel, seven minutes. we will give you a live look at the west side as lays at liberty brokerage it looks like it is cleared up a bed. 95 in the white marsh area, we are seeing delays down to 895. that is the latest on traffic. >> good morning, the weather is pretty quiet now but you notice a little bit of cloud cover in that northern suburbs. most of you will have a dry commute. the temperatures are still in the 40's it is 51 downtown. we will continue to see a mix of sun and clouds and the best chance for rain will be this evening, late this afternoon into tonight pretty high temperature will be 64. a good chance for rain friday morning but clearing up in the afternoon. it will be breezy and chilly. we will get sunshine back by the beginning of the weekend on saturday. >> be sure and check the bottom of your screen for updated news in traffic throughout the morning. how about over here? n-- le

looking a at the maps we had a crash reported in arundel, eastbound, route 2.er loop as well. end speed times, heavy. 695 on outer loop between the 83, running 4 minutes. 83 southbound to the beltway 8 minutes. also 83 again 695 northern parkway. five minutes. jfx, volume is heavy as you make your way here southbound. back with your morning news update, next. closing arguments scheduled today in the baltimore trial of three people accused of car fing a toddler to death as part of a religious cult. they arrested wouldn't calling witnesss for the death of a 10 year old. they denied him food or water because he did not say amen after his meals. opener of a gas station remains in critical condition after being shot in attempted robbery. the incident yesterday morning happened at the heses gas station. police only have a vague description. if you have information they would like to hear from you. call baltimore county police or crime stoppers. 1-866-7-lockup. 24 murders for january and february this year. that's the lowest number of murders on record. the crime is d

president obama >>> new this morning, ntsb officials are looking into a weekend plane crash in anne arundel that left one man dead. police say joseph kelly was piloting the single engine plan when it went down on saturday near edge port water. kelly was reportedly trying to get back to the airport at the time but something went wrong and the annapolis resident crashed into someone's yard. he was tell us only person on board at the time. >>> for baltimore residents paper or plastic at the grocery may not be an option. that is because two city councilmembers are proposing bills to cut down on the use of paper or plastic. bill he henry wants to add a 25-cent fee on plastic bags. a special committee is set to vote on the measures on march 16th. >>> the death count following saturday morning's earthquake off the coast of chile doubled yesterday to more than 700. and in the hardest hit areas residents are struggling for the basics of food, water and shelter. brian burns has more from conception chile, good morning, to you brian. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. yes as you said the resident her