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forcing his way into a baltimore city home. the investigation is now widening and may involve other officers and commanders that may have helped during the raid. >> it has been nearly five years since madeleine mccain went missing from her parents vacation home and portugal. >> we see a naked guy running. we are like, no way. police in one michigan town ends up in a heated pursuit with the naked man. why he did it up next. >> a big honor for the park school. students win a statewide competition. details are next. details are next. >> it may not be $280 million, but all baltimore woman is celebrating her $1 million prize. mary barnes hit the jackpot in the plot that rewards drawing. what does she plan to do with the money? >> what is the first thing on your agenda? >> pay off my house. then divvy it up. >> the top prize drawings take place more than 182 days after the last claim date. they have to mail their scratched off ticket to the lottery officials and notified through the telephone or mail. >> covering the nation. today on

when daniel nicholson is the baltimore city detective. he is now suspended for allegedly authorizing an unauthorized and intense attempt to track down his daughter. among the allegations, nicholson used his police powers to force his way into northeast baltimore apartment sunday night, believing that is where his daughter's boyfriend was paying. someone inside department filed a complaint of the assault. an incident report was written but it has been flat by internal affairs and was unavailable for public review. the flier itself is part of the investigation. it was done as a favor to dick wilson, we are told, and not as routine procedure. -- as a favor to nicholson. we have learned the use of the department's technology unit to track down the locations of the boyfriend cellphone. there may also have been issues of overtime. only daniel nichols and has been suspended, but investigators are looking at the actions of several other officers who helped nicholson in the authorized rate. the question, who in the chain of command may have signed

the north baltimore aquatic club. a three-time olympic medalist katie hoff and phelps did not disclose his program for the london games. he did discuss his pride ntscommift of -- his pride in one of the greatest swim programs ever. >> i think the biggest thing is just really being a part of a tradition like this. i mean, since 1968, we put somebody on the olympic team every year. and we always find somebody that we can take to that next level. >> also tonight, nascar, greg biffle a winner in the sprint cup series. please stay with us. we will check the forecast with john right after this. >> we're in for a great rest of the weekend. >> that's right. those big storms, maybe some clouds out of it and maybe a shower overnight tonight. that's our forecast. not a real significant one. lows tonight in the 50's. highs tomorrow in the 80's. >> yes. >> all right. in the 80's. >> i can't wait. >> in the 80's on monday. tuesday, some rain south of us but we'll probably miss that. >> sounds great. thanks for joining us. we'll see

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jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a dogfighting bust in northwest baltimore. police say $8 for rescue last night. they got a tip about a dog fighting in rebel to get a search warrant for that location. johnnie taylor has been charged with eight counts of animal cruelty, dog fighting, and drug possession. ruled competent to stand trial. that decision on the student accused of planning a campus rampage. he was in court today, saying he feels much better after being taken to hospital for psychiatric evaluation. authorities say he posted messages online saying he planned an attack to kill enough people to make national news. >> the president of umbc in the pages of time magazine, being named one of the 100 most influential people in the world. lowell melser has more on the story. >> he was not available for interview for this story, but we did talk to a number of students and faculty today and they say this honor could not have gone to a more hard working person. to say he is a big man on campus is an understatement. he is named to the list of 100 most influential

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this one in west baltimore, left two men hurt. it happened yesterday on north avenue.42-year-old man was shot in the back. and a 28-year-old man was shot several times. those victims are both in the hospital. anyone with information on either of the shootings is asked to call baltimore city blis. >>> a gunman shoots five people. and now, tonight, residents in tulsa, oklahoma are on edge. duarte geraldino reports for wjz that federal investigators are now helping in the search for the suspect. >> reporter: it's being called operation random shooter. all five victims were taking walks when they were shot. three are dead. investigators don't believe any of them knew each other. >> that is scary if they're randomly running around. because they can do it at any time. >> reporter: police are now teaming up with the fbi and the u.s. marshal's service. they'll be canvassing this historically african american section of tulsa. looking for a suspect about whom they know very little. >> we just know it's a white male in a white pickup truck. that's the extent of what we know. we

no major rain chance is in baltimore. southern areas of maryland down into eastern virginia that have the best chances of rain. we are warming up ahead of the storm as we go into tomorrow. 71 for the high temperature. slight chance for rain in baltimore. better chance down to our south. by thursday, down to 61, with sunshine. another chilly start to your friday morning. opening day for the orioles on friday. the storm is expected down to the south. it will be chilly. temperatures only in the 50's. easter sunday, very minimal chance for rain, high of 65. >> carrie engel from valley view farms is here to answer your plant and gardening questions. this is a really pretty plant. >> it is also called crown of thorns. it will be hard to see this plant. as it loses some of the flowers, you will see that. there are other points that are much thornier. >> chemical plant. how about some questions? >> just check with your house plants. most house plants will be fined like the. -- like that. chinese evergreens do very well. all sorts

and baltimore police have arrested a third suspect in the beating of a tourist in baltimore and st. patrick's day. schubert -- one was brought into custody yesterday and another suspect turned himself in about 10 days ago. there's still one more suspect on the run. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. and arguments continue at this hour in a pretrial motions in the two area brothers accused of beating a young black teenager in 2010. they are accused of beating the. while one neighborhood watch. they claim it was in self- defense. >> break the news right now from skyteam 11. we are told an investigation is underway in a carjacking and possible production. >> 2200 block of west coast bring rain. it is just east of park heights. a woman is telling them that she worked in timonium. [no audio] >> we will try to get back to captain roy here in just a bit. mitt romney hopes to lock up the republican nomination. >> meanwhile, he and president obama are laying bare ground work for the fall campaign and both of them are reaching out to what may be a critical block of vot

his baltimore home last night. he was close to phylicia barnes 's family . >> april 2011, a body found floating in the susquehanna river is identified as missing honors student phylicia barnes. there were still a lot of unanswered questions. investigators say they have particular in custody. >> we believe we have the right guy. >> 28-year-old michael johnson. >> we know that mr. johnson was the last person to see her alive. the rest of the facts will come out during the course of the job. >> state's attorney gave few details about the indictment, but sources tell us that the cause of death is asphyxiation. johnson was seen carrying a large rubber container to his car. >> we remain confident that they do have the right person. >> her uncle and brother describe michael johnson as a long time trusted family friend. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing. tell the truth. differ family some type of closure. >> -- get of her family some type of closure. >> this is to keep this in our memory. i wear this every d

in the 1,500-block of ruben avenue in northwest baltimore. the boy was riding in the street in front of his home when he was hit by a toyota hylander. >>> the driver did remain at the scene of the accident. >>> caught on camera, a tourist being beaten in downtown baltimore, and instead of helping him, a crowd laughed and stole his belongings. mike has the video and the investigation. >> reporter: i want to say right off the top, these are some disturbing images. police hope this video will get the attackers off the streets. >> reporter: the video shows a man being punched in the face in downtown baltimore. you can hear his head hit the pavement near the entrance of courthouse east. instead of helping, people laughed. >> reporter: then the crowd strips him naked, takes his car keys, watch, money, and iphone. it happened st. patrick's day. the victim was out partying, and woke up the next day at his hotel cut and bruised with no idea why. >> he had every right to leave wherever he was and get back to wrepted to be safely -- where he wanted to b

reporting live in doubt baltimore -- downtown baltimore, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> weijia, thank you. the brothers remain unheld on unrelated charges. >>> cruel crime, an elderly woman struck and left to die on a busy baltimore county road. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with details. >> reporter: they were provided with critical information to crack that case. 22-year-old david french jr. is now in custody. police say he struck and killed beverly moore as she crossed a road in parkville. the driver kept going, turning onto joppa road. after a tip led them to a vehicle suspected in that accident, police were able to gather enough evidence and charge french. >> thank you, jessica. french is being held on $500,000 bail. >>> budget battle. hundreds of millions of dollars for education and crime fighting at stake. wjz is live downtown. political reporter pat warren, with the latest on the budget mess and what is being done to fix it. pat? >> reporter: that's right. until now, the state has been able to avoid deep cuts to public safety and health care. but now, cuts are c

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focusing on and the executive director of live baltimore.morning to you, sir. >> good morning. >> you and this is the second leg of a big initiative, isn't it? >> yes. live baltimore is kicking off the home buying season with three pop ups. we popped up in different towns. and we'll won up in glen neighborhood next wednesday. today's event though is really for anyone interested in buying in the city but we have five great neighborhoods through hamden. and we have a great lineup of information whether individuals want to come in and talk to the staff about home pieing and talk to people about living in the neighborhood and wake up go. to bed. what is the school like. we have a couple of really unique aspects and we'll have a walking tour. several areas featuring some unique things that most people that are new to baltimore or if you lived here have no idea it exists in the neighborhoods. if we like to ride our bike, we have a first ever live baltimore neighborhood bike tour. you can see a lot, every sing the in the neighborhoods on the tour f

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this is wjz-tv, wjz-hd and wjz.com, baltimore.rom the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now is complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> planes down. >> i ran on the back porch and i seen the plane. >> a navy flight plummeted and burst into plane on virginia beach. >> the chaos on the ground and the people still missing tonight. >> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> two jet planes crash into homes. three people in the homes are still unaccounted for. tara mergener has the latest from virginia beach. >> reporter: this was the scene just moments after a navy fa-18 fighter jet crashed into a two- story complex in virginia beach. the thick, black smoke filled the air while the tail smoldered in the rubble. witnesses could tell the aircraft was in trouble. >> it was like a skittering where it was popping and then stop. and then we just saw the plane go down. >> reporter: another eyewitness said this photo of the jet was dumping fuel. its no

mainly north of baltimore.r shower is trying to get going in northern baltimore county, showing signs of falling apart as it heads toward the extreme northwest corner of harford county. you can see in western maryland and parts of pennsylvania the shower activity is much more widespread. that is snow being indicated in parts of ohio and pennsylvania. some of that is likely to get into garrett county in western maryland. some chilly air filters then. here in baltimore, the eastside amounts has not been at school. the west wins coming down off the eastern side of the mound, and the air -- has not been as cool. 66 degrees at bwi marshall, 67 downtown. 63 is the normal high today so we are a few degrees above that. tomorrow i think we end up below normal, a little bit of chilly air coming in. we are running a little over four inch precipitation deficit since the first of the year. the first time i remember this season so far tree, brass, and we'd pollen with a total account of 403 at the high range. we are right in

. >>> baltimore police say they have found a dogfighting ring in northwest baltimore while they were carrying out a drug warrant. johnny taylor is charged with eight counts of animal cruelty. officers found eight dogs they believe were used for fighting. they've been take tonight baltimore animal rescue and care shelter for medical treatment. >> a westminster man is in police custody at this hour accused of pulling a knife on denny's employee. the employee walked outside just after midnight monday and was approached by this man, charles meeker who pulled a knife out of his waistband who said he knew how to kill people seven different ways. the employee went back in and called police and meeker was charged with first and second-degree assault. >>> you can look for a marylander as the top 100 most influential people. the man, who has turned umbc around. >> reporter: everything is turning up roses at the university of maryland baltimore county. the man behind that number, umbc president freeman hrabowski who has earned a pretty good number for himself, ranking in "time"'s magazine top 1

take a look at baltimore through the day. breezy, absolutely breezy in charm city and cooler than average but with the sunshine out, tough to complain, beautiful shot down the severn river. there has been some precipitation basically from bell hair eastward up too cecil. areas south of queen anne's county, centerville through denton getting a light shower. any rain we can get we'll take because the ground is so dry. we're trying to avoid getting back into the red flag conditions. 58 in baltimore. 54 in hagerstown. pretty uniform temperatures. the winds will keep it feeling chilly. humidity staying dry. so still an enhanced wildfire risk just not red flag conditions because we have added a little bit of moisture. freeze and frost concerns, here they are, cecil, harford and then also south into howard and montgomery. it is a freeze warning but most of central maryland mr. stay with a light frost in baltimore south prob le not getting below freezing. to the north and east weave a -- we've been tracking this system. you can see t

but i like baltimore better. [ laughter ] >> i think you would be a wonderful voice of baltimore. if they don't pick you, i think they'd be great. i love it. >> reporter: adam may, wjz eyewitness news. >> men and women of any age can audition. to find out how to enter the voice of baltimore contest, log onto wjz.com. and here's my baltimore voice in the news anchor voice. >> okay. >> welcome to baltimore, hon. >> welcome to baltimore, hon. >> i sound like a news robot. that's why i wouldn't be good at it. >> it's a good accent. >> we'll take it. >>> all right, you guys am we have chilly air this afternoon in baltimore. let's take a look at it. right now, temperature-wise, at 53. that's all. normal high right now is around 62, by the way. west/northwest winds at 12. the hume is quite low. we've -- humidity is quite low. we've had showers and yes, even smet sleet and snow -- sleet and snowflakes in some spots. off to the west there, looks like a tornado. but it's just shower activity. or there's something wrong with that television here. a little light shower activity. we'll come ba

the air is really driving around baltimore. -- is really driving around baltimore.another batch coming in late tonight, but initially following that war front of my for probably stay to our west. you can see high, thin clouds building in from the northwest. clouds will thicken out over the next couple of hours and mostly cloudy overnight tonight. the relative humidity is only 50%. the dewpoint is out in the albertine's to around 20. 70 degrees at the airport. 66 in tiny town. 64 in parkton. same thing in rising sun. the temperatures will drop off into the 40's tonight. increasing clouds becoming partly to mostly cloudy. a chance borscht -- for a few showers or sprinkles after midnight tonight. temperatures dropping back into the 40's. during the day tomorrow, the front was set off to our south. for the morning, a slight chance of showers. that will mostly be the south of baltimore. but we cannot rule it out around the city. after that, high pressure will come in and out of the great lakes and slowly bring in the cooler air mass. by thursday and friday, dropping into

the most popular man in baltimore throws out the first pitch. that story's coming up next in sports. >> it is mega millions. >> tonight's jackpot is an estimated a new ties to $31 million. you must match these five white balls plus the gold megaball. 48-31-6-2-12. tonight's megaball number is 25. if no one that is all six numbers, friday's jackpot will be worked $42 million. be worked $42 million. ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to fly. now you can fly southwest airlines' new nonstop service from bwi airport to atlanta. book all of our destinations only at southwest.com. ♪ >> game of the year to 9 at camden yards. the orioles got towed to toe with the yankees. the chinese high paid lefty makes his debut and was greeted by derek jeter. first that of the year, derek jeter unloads. he will have no more runs in the first. j.j. hardy getting it right back. a solo shot over freddie garcia, his second of the year. he struck out six. g

especially here in baltimore. number of vigils were held, billboards also put up throughout the city in hopes to keep the attention on finding a suspect. we learned later today police will hold a press conference. linda so, abc2 news. >> is this story has relieved many in charlotte, north carolina. that area dh morning and that's because phylicia barnes was living outside of charlotte when she came the visit family here in baltimore two years ago. andrew dowd is live this morning in monroe, north carolina from our sister station outside with new reaction to the arrest. andrew, good morning. >> reporter: good morning megan. phylicia barnes was a student here at union academy and for months after her disappearance, students and teachers hoped that she would return safely as they return to school today they can at least come to school with the sense of comfort knowing that police have the man responsible -- they believe to be responsible for her death rather in custody. that man is michael johnson. he is phylicia bar

you know, it's a schedule for the baltimore rave epps. it's a schedule they always give us because they know we can take that schedule. we are ready. we are ready for it. they released it now so we know what we are work toward. it make us work a little harder. >> sounds pretty touch but you know every sunday is tough. you will have to come out. get ready for your opponent. >> the off season strengthen and conditioning program continues this week. the game is august 9th against the falcons. >>> and for everything ravens including a look at the 2012 game schedule just go to the website. you will find the regular season that starts monday september 10th against afc north rival cincinnati right here in baltimore. >>> your first place orioles won again today in chicago. now they are off to california for the weekend. we will be right back. . >>> before we go tonight here is what we are working for you tonight. gone are the days of the neighborhood bridge clubs. tonight how modern women are using new technology to make friends, social clubs in

lighter rain showers from baltimore, north. there could be thunderstorms late afternoon and early evening tomorrow. we will get sunshine back, but a breezy, cold day on friday. it will not last long. another system rolls in from the west on saturday. this will be a chilly rain to start the weekend, maybe even cold enough for a wintry mix. it rain tomorrow. thunderstorms south of baltimore. probably will not get out of the '50s in the northern suburbs. close to 70 south of baltimore. small craft advisory. winds shifting tomorrow. waves averaging about a foot. thunderstorms likely tomorrow. that sets the stage for the cold rain on saturday. sunny and breezy on friday. lower eastern shore, scattered showers and storms. a couple of inches of rain tomorrow. the seven-day forecast features the windy, cool friday. rain on saturday keeping temperatures in the fifties. i think it will end the morning sunday. we might be able to sneak in outdoor activities over the weekend. partly cloudy skies on monda >> this is a live in sports. -- 11

tampa bay beat baltimore, 8-5 in care sarasota. the candidates are believed to be jake, or tommy hunter. opening day is friday from camden yards. >>> kentucky has had a long history of great basketball teams. >> embarrassment this morning as students are rioting after the team's win saturday night what the university will do ahead of the national championship game. >>> it's autism awareness month. a doctor joins us to talk about the importance of this. we'll be right back. Ñ[= >>> attorney general eric holder will take part in a summit on preventing youth violence, bringing police chief and officials and young people together towards efforts of preventing youth violence. a ceremony is set for 3:00 on gwen oak avenue. >>> general assembly set to approve a bill that will give baltimore bars commission to sell growler,. the menu at burger king is changing. starting today the fast food chain will add a new line of smoothies, coffees, chicken strips and snack wraps, 10 new items on the menu. >>> katie couric will be on good morning amer

wet around baltimore and some showers out of western baltimore.e almanac, the rainfall totals are not that impressive. this suggests that we have been so dry. the first measurable rain in 16 days down at bwi marshall. the highs today in the 60's, but most of the day, temperatures have been holding in the 50's. it is had been a little cooler than the almanac indicates -- it has been a little cooler than the almanac indicates. it has been heavier and steadier in the central and southern appalachians down into north carolina. in the showers taper off as they head east of the mounds down for the coast. this green shaded area going down to charlotte and up to baltimore is where the rain has been falling. a pocket of cool air associated with the rain, and once it moves out, look how mild it is. 70 in chicago, 68 in cincinnati. tomorrow as the storm departs and the sun returns, we'll have a nice warmup under way. we may have a little cloud cover at sunrise and after that we should see clearing skies and a good deal of sunshine tomorrow. tonight, rain thr

but a thousand people in parts of baltimore city and baltimore county had been dealing with low water pressure or no water at all through of the morning and afternoon. officials say it stems from an electrical problem in a pumping station. these are the portions of the cabin that had been impacted. -- these are the portions of the county that have been impacted. after working with the rights and throughout the afternoon, we're told the problem was fixed about 3:30 in the afternoon -- after working with her rise and throughout the afternoon. >> the fda says that are working with the usda to will investigate the case of mad cow disease in california. officials say even though the infected cow has been diagnosed with what they are calling a spontaneous case of mad cow, they will take a close look at animal feed. they say they are confident that safeguards put in place to protect animal feed will prevent any spread of mad cow. they also emphasize it cannot be transmitted in milk, and they say the food supply remains safe. one in 5000 people have a heart condition called arbd. diagnosing t

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to come on fox45 good day baltimore...bltimore...your brainn.. on beer.why somm say beer effects the rain .... for the better... cominggup. cell ppone service but don't know which one to turn to... a new app says it hhs the answer. details... cooing up. yoo're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 4)) 3 3 33 3 p 3 fiber mpa3 3- gooernor o'malley taaes partial blame for the breakdown on the final night of the general assembly. assembly.lawmakers failed to pass a tax bill ... resulting in more than 500-million ollarr in cuts.the governor agreement on the table ... but that senate president mike piller wanted to expand gamblinn to include table games and add aaother casino in prince georges county. ...not our best work...come le - back together. 22:28:11)) 22:28:11)) the gooeenor plans to meet with both leaaers next week. a bit of good news for residents in altimore county. county. there were nn tax increases in the budget unveiled by county executive kevin kamenetz thuusday. dealing with the couuty peesion fund as well

in west baltimore, 100 new homes. city officials are excited about toppleton.terest in publiand >> when you take at look at the investment rate here, it gives me hope that this neighborhood, this community's best days are still to come. >> that is the opening of the new vintage gardens. >> what do you think? [applause] >> the ceremony was for the grand opening of 111 new housing .nits > >> the tenants will be section 8 in all of the units. the tenants pay 30% of whatever they earned and the federal government supplies the rest of the rent subsidy. >> these modern one-story apartments make up the new construction for residents who have lived here in the community for a long time. they are proud of their new homes. >> how do like this place? >> i love this place. i think it is really nice, especially for seniors. i think it is one of the better homes that they have in this neighborhood right now. >> i love it. it is beautiful. we worked for 30 years for this. i just love it appeared >> the city hopes that this investmen

baltimore city's top teaching title goes to a middle school instructor in northwest baltimore. gigi barnett reports in tonight's school watch, he advances for the title among teachers statewide. >> every one of brad's 8th grade students in northwest baltimore is headed to college. they got a good shot. that's because norrenhold is baltimore's teacher of the year. [ applause ] the honor comes with a surprise visit from school ceo dr. andres alonzo. >> here's somebody who gets amazing results. the kids are incredibly motivated. the expectations are very high. >> reporter: so high that math test scores among his students are consistently number 1 in the city. and last year, they were fourth in the state. students also have his cell phone number. that's so they can call any time, just in case they need more help. >> track where every student is, on every scale, all year long. so if you ask him, tell me how each student is doing on a particular scale, he can tell you exactly where each student is. >> he just pushes us beyond what we think he can do. and i really liked it. >> reporte

snowden is the director of the baltimore so rights committee. -- baltimore civil rights committee. two brothers accused of beating a black teenager are getting ready to go on trial tomorrow. they are accused of beating a 15-year-old boy who was walking to a baltimore neighborhood in november 2010. the brothers are claiming self defense saying that the boy was holding a nail-studded board. 11 military members are involved in the scandal and of the pool secret service members being investigated, only one has been cleared so far. there are also questions over whether any white house personnel were involved. >> the white house ought to be conducting its own internal investigation of white house personnel that were in cartagena and just to make sure that none of them were involved in this inappropriate behavior. >> the white house says that it has no such evidence. they are standing behind the secret service director mark sullivan. we will get our first check the forecast. >> it has been raining all day. about nonstop all along. interesting statistic -- we have only had five occasions s

baltimore. we're told it happened around 6:00 near gold street and pennsylvania avenue. crews rushed one person to shock trauma that. person's injuries may be life-threatening. right now there's no word on a cause. just hours from now, there may be a lot of frustrated drivers on baltimore's roads. the big construction project on the j.f.x. is under way and mop's rush how will put detours to the test. what can you expect and some tips to avoid the mess. >> we all know how backed up the j.f.x. can get and that's even without any construction. for the next two months, crews will be out here working on parts of the j.f.x. to repair some drainage pipes and officials say if you want to avoid a traffic headache, avoid this area altogether. there's no doubt that the j.f.x. is the most convenient way to get in and out of downtown baltimore. >> everybody does. really. >> coming from downtown. it's all right cluttered up already. >> it could become even more cluttered for the monday rush hours. constructio

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go to fox-baltimore dot com. baltimore county police are investigating tonnght....ce say 20-year- old ryan ailly ... a junior and accounting major was killed just before two saturday morning ... while walking along york road near washington avenue.. ar traveling in tte same pirection hit bailly ... pushing him oward he sidewalk...and then took off. police are now searching for the car thatthit him. it's described as aa older model siller or white boxy-style car. just hours llter.... police found another student 7 year olddtimothy coyee... an iraq war veterann.. deaa inside hiss towson place apartment. investigators only say they got aacall for cardiac arrest, but his eeaat cause of deatt is till beeng determined.. viiil for both victii's is good news .. at....the gas ump! áápriccsáá haven't... risee.../ in... days. nattonal average ...for a gallon oo regular.//.. according ....o... triple a.../ ááináá maryland.../ drivers... are paying... more.../ at... in baltimorr.../ drivers ...are paying.... 3--96.../ áábutáá experts... predict... gas prices.../ will... rise.../

while visiting her family here in baltimore. and now, her sister's ex- boyfriend is in police custody. felicia barnes was staying in her sister's apartment near reisterstown road plaza during the holiday break in 2010. then on december 28, the 16- year-old from north carolina vanished without a trace. over the next four month, law enforcement agencies and volunteers searched desperately for any sign of barnes. that search ended when workers at the conowingo drive discovered her body floating in the susquehanna river last april. felicia's father spoke to wjz on the one-year anniversary of her disappearance. >> for my daughter to be found in a body of water and where i seen her at, where i seen her body at, no human should ever be disposed of like that. >> michael johnson, the former boyfriend of felicia's sister, was the last person to see her alive. city police tell wjz, johnson was taken into custody late wednesday night in connection with her murder. >> and police could not go into a lot of detail about what exactly led to joh

and the beating in front of courthouse in baltimore...lght.we may have formmd our opinions... ...but what about children... some deeling with hese issues for the first time..oledad o-brien shows us what one 6-year-old says about race. race. davionne is a firsttgrader at a majjrity african-ameriian friends based on the color of their skin?mmm-hmm.his responses stooo out to our experts because he was so overwhelmingly negative about interracial friendships. the majority of 6 year old-african americans wwre actually positive.(why would someone only want to be friends with a kid who has the same skin cooor?)they're not the same &ppolor and they can't play together if they're not the same color.it sounded like his &pmother was a big reason behin that. so why can't you play together if you have different color skin?cause your mom might not want yoo o play sooeone really wanted to be your friend, but they're of a diffeeent color. what wouldd you do?? (shakes head)you'd say no?(nods yes)and why would you say no?because they're not the same color.

baltimore city state's attorney greg bernstein suggested she was murdered in baltimore but provided few other details about the case. >> we believe we've got the right guy. >> the case attracted national attention. in december 2010, the 16-year- old honors student from north carolina spend the holidays with family members in baltimore and mysteriously disappeared december 28. a year later, her body was found floating in the susquehanna river. the state's attorney declined to discuss the cause of death or what type of evidence they have to support the indictment, but according to a source, because of debt is this fixation. the source also says johnson was seen taking a large rubber- based content to his car around the time she was reported missing. reached by phone, her father said the family is rejoicing over the news of the arrest. barnes' uncle thank god for the state. relatives suspected johnson from the beginning. they knew him well. he went on family vacations with them. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing. if it was him, tell the truth. tell the truth and give the lis

to the west, 50's just west of baltimore and down to the coast. many areas will see freezing conditions out in amounts, especially the valleys in allegheny county where everything is in effect. isolated showers all because of the area of low pressure sitting in in eastern canada right now. " dry air drag out of canada through the legs and into baltimore. only 29 in international falls, minnesota right now. each time one of these areas of low pressure gets caught up in the flow and tracked through, and has the chance of kicking off a couple of scattered showers. late tomorrow afternoon, some should reduce scattered showers and sprinkle popup and on wednesday we are likely to see some scattered showers perhaps mixed with a little wet snow in the mounds. thursday and friday, high pressure coming in and we should get a good deal of sunshine by the end of the week. partly cloudy is the forecast tomorrow, cooler than today. a small craft advisory tomorrow, gusting to 25 nonce, those wins on the bay. a rain-no mixture in announced tuesday and wednesday.

. >> didn't in southwest baltimore had the day dr. mark -- today and that -- students in southwest baltimore had the day off today and they may have tomorrow off, too. it is all about water. began with a 16-inch main break yesterday morning around 10:00. the initial rate was fixed, but crews believe there has been a second-rate and have been working hard to find and repair it. >> there are record numbers of crabs in the day, nearly two- thirds more than last year. the most counted since the early 1990's. david collins joins us live from the city dock in annapolis with more on the story. >> it is good news. we are told there are 66% more crabs in the day this year than in the last year, and they attribute the rebound to the catch restrictions that have been in place since 2008 in both maryland and virginia. this regional icon is making a strong comeback, according to an annual survey by the chesapeake bay blue crab. >> is good news for waterman, good news for the bay, good news for jobs that are cut economic recovery. >> while the numb

baltimore county. we service children from pregnancy to age 5. we promote early childhood education, family involvement and also the prevention of childhood obesity through a program called i'm moving, i'm learning. >> we have a mascot. thank you, sarah. >> coach is here, hi coach. >> good morning, don, marty. >> let me hear the opening words? >> maestro, the music if you please. >> wait a minute, i forget my twanger. stand by. here we go ladies and gentlemen, manic monday in fells point. buckle your seatbelts. baltimore county head start ready to knock it out on the park. ♪ ♪ >> we want to invite you back to the mammoth manic monday meltdown in november. >> that was good. >> i'm wired right now, thank you so much. i love kissing valentino, right back there. >> that was just fantastic. >> give yourselves a big hand. >> all right, that was good. on that note, let's go ahead and take a break. come right back with more of the eyewitness news morning edition. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> last friday was the da

city, including here in west baltimore. a pizza driver lured to a wet -- home.o a vacant >> it seems to be something that is slowly but surely catching on. before it does, you need to make everybody aware, we don't want people falling prey to ambush, and that is what is happening here >> the problem with some of these homes is that to cannot tell they are vacant. >> this morning from robbery detectives to all food delivery personnel, check the address of your destination against the city's list of vacant properties. >> before they pull up in front of the house, circle the block a couple of times. if you find yourself the victim of an incident like this, just comply. the food you have in the money you have in your pocket is not worth getting hurt over picket the city's list of vacant properties is updated twice every month. there is a link to it on our website, wbaltv.com. >> to large cranes were hard at work today unloading 95.5 million pounds of sugar. it is the largest -- largest sugar ship to visit the inner harbor. we a

--baltimore sneaker show... sneaker show, fundraisee concert--people from from far their sneakers-ronnie griffith is live with the details for this morning's hometown hotspot --vendorr selling numerous items prom t-shirts to bracelets 1 used sneakers to carmelo anthony youth foundationto donate at leest 500 pairs of sneakers to disadvantaged youth's lives--there will be a acts the baltimore center on saturday.for more lo - information, log on to fox ballimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 p3 3 coming up... octomom aaya suleman is becoming the target... of several eath threats.what the mother of 14 did... that s getting many people fired up. and can he really pulllit off? &pthe serious role ashton playing.... thattmay take you by surprise.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 ♪ ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ ♪ no more, no more, no more ♪ hit the road, jack ♪ and don't you come back no more ♪ [ male announcer ] want your weeds to hit the road? hit 'em with roundup

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a 12-year-old baltimore boy, gunned.er nearly a year, suspect is in custody. >>> three generations of women ripped apart in a fatal cash car crash. i'm weijia jiang, with why loved ones are now blaming the city plement. coming up. >>> i'm alex demetrick. coming up, a sight that literally stopped traffic. that story as eyewitness news continues. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. wjz eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. >>> fatal case of mistaken identity. a 12-year-old shot to death. >> tonight, the men in custody and how police tracked them down. >>> hello, everyone. i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. >> three arrests in the senseless murder of a 12 12- year-old boy. mary joins us now with the new details on the story that wjz has been following for months. mary? >> reporter: well, vic, sean johnson died from gunshots while sitting on a front porch, with friends, watching a basketball game. these case shook the city to its core. >> reporter:

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