. >> after a bizarre and somewhat chaotic auction this morning, baltimore city will retain ownership of the historic senator theatre. >> let everyone chill out a little bit. >> it ended up being outside. baltimore purchased the market back in march after the theater had taken on too much debt. the highest bid for -- was for $800,000. the city offered $810,000 for the theater. as baltimore city celebrates a banner year of test results, its schools ceo may be in line for a bonus. tim tooten has more on that story. >> anne arundel county, baltimore city, baltimore county, carol, harford, and howard. >> there are no excuses. if one school can do it, all the schools can do it. >> since he took the top job in baltimore city, student test scores have continued to go up. that is why the district offered the employees a cookout. there is a good chance of baltimore city's school board will do a bit more for the ceo. according to his employment contract, he is entitled to a performance bonus. >> i can't talk about that. that is for the board to decide. i have a contract. for me, it is about the

baltimore city firefighters recovering after being injured in baltimore. crews responded last night, and they found smoke coming from the first floor of a two-story home. michael phelps has been handed his first major individual loss in four years. if-in the world champions. -- it happened in the world championships. peterman was feeding record set last year by michael phelps of the beijing olympics triggered he is wearing the highest speed bodysuit that will be events next year, so did the suit because michael phelps to lose the race? we will examine the question tonight at 6:30. >> raven is alive and well. training camp started today, and ravens fans were in town as well as the team. jennifer has the part of the story. >> to hear those sweet words in july can only mean one thing. >> we await the whole season for this. >> training camp is bringing of ravens fans from all over, providing the first opportunity to get checked out in their colors. over the next month, close to 90,000 fans will come, because this is where it begins. you can get a front row sea

>> cording to baltimore city -- according to baltimore city fire officials there was a detector inside the town house but they say it wasn't working. >> baltimore city fire crews are trying to figure out what started a fire that sent one of the men and two civilians to the hospital. it started just after 9:00 last night. authorities say the two men were found on the third floor of the home. both were rushed to the university of maryland medical center. there's no word on their condition this morning. a firefighter was treated at the burn center. crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to nearby homes. police are looking for the person responsible for a double shooting. one of those victims died. it happened just before 10:00 last night on kenwood avenue in east baltimore. the second victim was treated for a gunshot wound to the leg. no word on a motive. >> new details in the case of a man accused of shooting at police in west baltimore. the shoot-out unfolded saturday morning. baltimore police released the niams of the two officers who were wounded and revealed the identity of

this may make its way up to baltimore city over the next hour or so. so we still have potential, 40 percent chance of getting showers and thunderstorms later today but we kind of keep an eye on the cluster back to the west to see if more heavier activity makes its way in through the region over the next probably couple of hours. keep an eye to the sky. temperature wise looking at 80 degrees right now in baltimore. 84 dc. 83 in hagerstown. the warm air will continue to build up out of the south increasing our temperatures into the mid upper 80's brushing 90 degrees potentially as we get into tomorrow so it is a hot day as the south easterly winds continue to bring up that south west south flow of air so it looks like we will continue to see the temperatures increasing like i said by tomorrow. 73 for tonight. temperatures dropping down cloudy skies. chances for some scattered isolated showers and thunderstorms. winds out of the east at 5. i have a detailed look at the 7 day forecast for you coming up in just a little bit. >> thank you vytas. the only org

a new crash in baltimore city, east baltimore street and south ann street. traffic is heavy southbound 95 towards the whitemarsh area but still dealing with marriottsville road closed in both directions at the howard and carroll county lines. route 32 is an alternate. 95 southbound, the exit ramp to 695 is still a crash on the scene there. >>> thank you so much for joining us. remember to join us for "good morning maryland" at 9:00. see you then. have a great day. thanks, again.

there are some of you watching us this morning in baltimore city that pay more in property taxes than of you paying a year's worth of mortgage living in carroll county. brittney gordon with word of a possible city cut. >> reporter: property taxes in the city of baltimore are the highest in the state. a fact that has rubbed residents wrong for years. but a plan was announced last night that could make living in the city a whole lot more attractive. chief baltimore city circuit court clerk frank conaway drew about 60 people to a meeting last night. the topic, how the city can lower the property tax rate. those living in the city pay a rate of 2 -- 2.268 cents. it's double the rate of baltimore county and triple what some other counties charge. conaway is proposing a plan to cut the rate down to that of baltimore county. within five years. but the mayor's office is not on board. >> revenues are coming up short. we have to balance our books. very tough right now to attack the property tax rate in this manner. >> reporter: each cent of property tax reduction in the city equals about $3 mil

to read more about the trash policy in baltimore city, go to wjz.com. . >>> and forget renting, people in baltimore city are looking to buy and own their own homes. newly released figures show home sales are up 2% in the baltimore metropolitan area. the biggest increase the housing market has seen since january of 2007. realtors say the federal tax credit for first-time buyers are helping with the rise and. worry about celebrating an economic upturn just yet. >>> the housing market is seeing a boom, commercial office space is seeing a bust. downtown baltimore is seeing more companies shed square footage in record numbers. right now the vacancy rate stands at just over 17% in the city, a level not seen since the late 1990s. >>> and nasa is not having much luck getting the space shuttle endeavour and its crew off the ground. as drew levinson reports for wjz, the shuttle's trip to the international space station has been delayed once again. >> reporter: near the kennedy space center once again forced nasa to delay the launch of the space shuttle endeavor. >

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baltimore city councilman wants information on city vehicle crashes. councilman bill coal plans to ask for legislative hearing to get all the at that time a.city denied our request for accident reports involving city vehicle. this after we even filed a freedom of information request. the city we found out has spent 3.3 million dollars on repairs during the last two years alone. >> taxpayers of the city are funding this government and they have a right to know that their dollars are being spent efficiently and effectively. >>reporter: tonight on news at 10:00. reason why the city refuses to release the crash data. >>> new trash collection initiative against tomorrow in baltimore city. the one plus one plan cuts traffic collection from twice a week to once a week repsychable collected once a week. homeowners unaware of the changes pile the garbage outside the home today. along with the concerns. >> it is going to require to put more trash in our back yard or in certain places which will lead to various minute and other things getting into the trash. >>re

it is moving in the direction of baltimore city.you're likely to see some showers in the next 30 minutes scrolling through. carry an umbrella today. what is behind that is a mass of moisture. it cost a lot of storms yesterday in the deep south. it will continue to come in our direction because of the position of the jet stream. we are in store for a stormy afternoon. here is how the temperatures are looking. it is very humid out there. 77 degrees right now in downtown areas. not a lot of over night relief. 75 degrees on the eastern shore. the dewpoint is not far behind. the humidity makes it very moist out there. it feels like a tropical place with some instability. we have the potential today to see some severe storms like we did a few days ago. it looks like a good chance of showers and storms in the mountains of western maryland today. the highest 73 degrees there. eight degrees of the high over here. -- 88 degrees is the high over here. some storms may have wind and hale again. 83 degrees in western -- over on the eastern shore.

more on what is going on in northeast baltimore this morning. >> reporter: yes, this morning baltimore city police are searching for a suspect after a four-hour barricade came up empty yesterday. officers locked down part of the 3,000 block of the almeida at east 29th street in northeast baltimore. they looked for the man they say killed another man just a block away. the murder victim has not yet been identified but police say he was shot several times. police brought in three people for questioning but still came up empty. police, armored vehicles and s.w.a.t. teams filled the area leaving many neighbors confused and upset by the violence. >> ( indiscernible ) >> reporter: the police consider the suspect armed and dangerous. officers say it shouldn't be too long before they bring him to justice. we'll be in touch with officers throughout the morning to bring you the latest information. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> another sign of the tough times -- baltimore city firefighters are appealing for basic items to make their firehouses livable. after a tour of several stations in the city, c

in canton, baltimore city, jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> and if aproved, -- approved, the red line would run from hopkins bayview to i-70. >>> time for a quick look at the baltimore sun. big businesses to a company specializing in repairing apple products. >>> fruits and vegetables, grown on local farms. but just what is their definition of local? and checking author-screen writer, larry doyle. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather steam. -- team. >>> city leaders are taking action. a dog set on fire, as people stood in the street laughing. adam may has more on a new group that will tackle the issue. >> reporter: weeks after a pit bull dies after being set on fire, baltimore creates an anti- animal rights activist. >> phoenix's tragic story shocked the conscience. not only as baltimore but as the nation as a whole. >> reporter: it will increase awareness, recommend legislation to reduce animal cruelty. and build better cases for prosecutors. too often, offenders get away with the crimes, according to animal rights groups. >> those anima

baltimore city detectives have identified a body of 30-year-old desi deschaine. aide to washington, d.c. d.c. councilman jack evans. police say he was in baltimore boating on sunday when he disappeared. we're told he had been drinking alcohol and police say there is no sign of foul play. it's day two of confirmation hearings for supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. today the senate judiciary committee questioned sotomayor about her beliefs on abortion, equal rights, and it seems she agrees with a woman's right to choose. she also says she would bring no preconceived notions to the high court on gun rights. despite previous comments, she says no ethnic, racial or gender group has an advantage in sound judgment. >> hubert simmons, the last of the negro league players, died yesterday after cancer surgery. he was a world war ii veteran, a baltimore city schoolteacher, baseball coach, and ran a small retail store. in 2008, he was the orioles' choice for major league baseball's commemorative draft. he was 85 years old. >> in florida tonight, more arrests in conn

baltimore city knows it's a problem and you've paid for it. if you own a $200,000 moment -- home in the city you pay $4500 in taxes. same house two miles away in baltimore county, tax, $2,200. brittney gordon with an idea to lower your property tax. >> reporter: if to you live in the city of baltimore you don't need anyone to tell you how much you pay in property tax. it's the highest rate in the state and some are looking for a way to save you money. last night, about 60 people came out to a meeting to discuss ways to cut the property tax rate in the city. the cleave clerk of the baltimore city -- the chief clerk of the baltimore city circuit court is planning a way to cut the rate down to that of baltimore county. if you're wondering how big the difference is, look at it this way, the owner of a $1,200,000 home in -- $200,000 home in the city pays more than $4,500 in property tax. the county pays less than half of that. >> i don't think it's impossible. i think it can be done if our elected officials want it to be done. >> reporter: saving mo

baltimore city police have confirmed a total of 12 people have been shot tonight. it happened during a party in the 2600 block of ash land. now one of the victims was apparently a two-year-old girl. luckily, she only suffered gunshot wound to her arm. those injuries not life threatening. also a 23-year-old pregnant woman was shot in the leg. all of the victims are believed to be able to survive their injuries. tonight police are still searching for suspects in the shooting, not reporting any arrests at this time. >>> in other news, eight people are dead in new york state, including four young cousins, after a wrong way crash on the highway. police say a family's minivan was going in the wrong direction when it suddenly crashed into two cars in westchester county. firefighters on the scene say the minivan was completely engulfed in flames when they arrived. >> yeah. several people were ejected. most of them children, and we prioritized, and we were able to save one young child's life. >> the four children killed were ages 2, 5, 7, and 9. police say that three men in

today 11 news reporter rob roblin took a firsthand look at how the program works. >> today baltimore city started something new. once a week trash pickup. while city officials are confident in their new trash pickup schedule -- >> they should know their trash collection day, when to put out their trash. that is basically what we require residents to do and the rest is up to us. >> some city residents aren't so sure. >> it's not going to work at all. >> it's going to be trash problems everywhere. kids ain't going to be able to play outside because there's trash everywhere. >> i think it will cause rat infestation, you know, other pests. >> today was the first day of the once a week trash and once a week recycling program. >> you don't need to sort. just keep a container for your recycling. it doesn't have to be a yell bin. it can be a box or a bag. it can be an old trash can marked recycling. we'll pick it up. >> sanitation crews were out early this morning. while the city says trash must be in cans with the lids on tight, we found plenty of instances where that wasn't the case, making eve

>> and the grand prix in baltimore city.he reason it could happen. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. new information tonight reveals more about what happened to the two teenagers that died after being found on the light rail tracks in lutherville. >> mta police reviewed video from a security camera on board one of the trains. as john rydell reports now. investigators now know what happened. >> i don't believe this. >> a distraught father struggles for answers. gary peterson the father of connor, and he kyle kyle his stepson. both died after struck by a light rail train. >> i don't think that my son would be right in front of a train. i think, there was something -- something went on. >> the mta initially say eight fare inspector spotted the two teens inside the tracks. no one saw them walking or being struck. video from the train shows the teens were struck from behind, and run over near the lutherville station. >> bec

friends in the boat tried to throw him a life vest but could not get it to him in time. >> baltimore city police are investigating a suspicious death in east baltimore. police were called to an apartment in the 1300 block of east lyndale street. a woman was dead inside. no word on how she died. >> a fight between a father and son ends with a stabbing. it happened last night in glen burnie in the 600 block of old stage road. 21-year-old jake honey cut was arrested and charged with assault and attempted murder. honey cut's 54-year-old father is at shock trauma in stable condition. >> the man that killed a woman in a catonsville liquor store will not serve time in prison. david briggs was found guilty but not criminally responsible for the murder of ring. briggs slashed the throat and wrists of the 24-year-old woman while waiting in line in the store last november. briggs was committed to clifton perkins psychiatric hospital. >> bge restored power to most of the people that lost it because of the storms this weekend. but they are not done yet. workers were busy in baltimore county neighborho

do you think the city's plan to hire 50 new officers will help police curb crime in baltimore? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> members of the chesapeake bay association are assessing a possible lawsuit against steel mill pollution. owners are not agreeing to clean up the site. the association is working with public health officials to make sure the area is safe for residents. president obama head south to talk health care. he will hold a couple of town hall meetings today one in north carolina and the other in virginia. the call killion from washington has the latest. >> -- nikole killion from washington has the latest. >> no major breakthroughs. congress has spent in other late hour of meetings. >> we are not there yet. our biggest concern is making sure that we control costs. >> the conservative blue dots work out their differences on the plan. >> i do not think it is a reasonable option for democrats. >> i feel relatively confident that we will be able to come together. >> bipartisan members of the senate finance committee say they are closer to an agree

property tax rate in this manner. >> reporter: that's because each cent of property tax reduction in baltimore city equals about $3 million in revenue for the city. so a cut the size conaway is talking about would cost nearly $350 million a year, more than a quarter of the entire city's revenue. but he says he believes the lower rate would bring residents and businesses back to the city, and they would make up for lost revenue. >> the problem is nobody wants to make a change. and i'm like obama, yes we can. we can make that change. >> reporter: the mayor believes the best hope for property tax relief will come from the opening of a slots parlor in south baltimore. she is expecting revenue from that facility to allow the city to cut 8 cents from its property tax rate that would equal about $160 a year on the $200,000 home. christian schaffer, abc 2 news. >>> president obama made his case for change tonight. change to our nation's overburdened and overpriced health care system. but the question remains, is this a change that congress and the american people can believe in. abc's viviana hurt tad doe

a big improvement in test scores for baltimore city students. citywide 72% of third through eighth grade students scored proficialt or advanced on the reading section of the msa, compared with 67% last year. in math the percentage was 63%, up from 55% last year. and the improvement means that the city is no longer part of the state's corrective action status. the governor and the state school superintendent and even the head of the u.s. department of education were on hand to release the results. >> adult dysfunction gets in the way of student achievement. what you have here is adults working together on behalf of children and that's what accelerates the rate of change. >> we've posted a link to the state's 2009 report card which contains the msa data from all of maryland counties and from baltimore city. that's on our web site, abc2news.com. >>> baltimore's historic senator theatre will go up on the auction block this morning. loyola college could be interested in buying it. college officials won't say what they are going to do with the theater

repairs a water main in northwest, baltimore city, and baltimore county. that means no watering your lawn or watching your car, and restaurants are prohibited from serving tap water unless specifically requested. residents just south of the restricted area may experience low water pressure as well. >> b.g.e. has unveiled its new multi-million dollar smart bill initiative. lowell melser has more. >> the future of electric and gas monitoring with its new smart meters, all part of an upgrade in b.g.e.'s grid. if b.g.e. gets the blessing, they will install two million of these meeters over the next two years. this will enable us to record energy usage and provide customers with more information about the amount and cost of energy that they are using. >> which b.g.e. officials say will help you, the customer, judge how much electricity and gas you use and when. it will also enable b.g.e. to reward customers with rebaits for reducing their energy usage during peek hours. -- peak hours. >> even a 1% or 2% would translate into the tens of millions of dollars saved

the baltimore city fire department is 150 years old today and the city threw a big anniversary bash for the department. cheryl joins us live with all the details. >> reporter: goods afternoon to you. just a few hours ago the war memorial plaza was filled with fire apparatus to celebrate the baltimore city fire department's 150th anniversary. then came proof that a firefighter's job is 24-7, right in the middle that service crews were caught out to the fire we just told you about on bel air road. as it escalated to three alarms, more trucks were called away. but the chief went on as scripted, talking about the changes in the department over the past 150 years. technology has made tremendous strides arc how long firefighters to save more lives. chief didn't elaborate on the recent cutbacks that have created some controversy, but he did say their service is unchanged. >> appointed one engineer to assist -- put into service six engines and a ladder. and 27 horses. from that point on, this department has grown and grown into 60 engines and 30 ladders at one point during the 50s. today we're

over 7,000 cities applied for it. baltimore is one of over a thousand cities selected to receive the money. the obama administration will give out $1 billion in aid to help keep cities and streets safe in these tough economic times. for every dollar delivered another $7,000 in requests will ununanswered under the grant program. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:46. a look at ther to top stories -- the other top stories. investigators still working to identify three people burned beyond recognition after their car was hit by a street sweeper. the car was making a left turn when it was hit at the intersection of whitemarsh and honeygo boulevards yesterday morning. the driver of the street sweeper suffered only minor injuries. >>> michael vick is waiting to see if an nfl team will give him a second chance. the former atlanta falcons quarterback was reinstated by the nfl commissioner. there's speculation he could end up with new england or possibly miami or a team willing to put fans in the stands such as oakland, cincinnati and bu

baltimore city police are investigating a shooting that left an 18-year-old man clinging to life.ces tell our forecast photographer pete "on the street" o'neal shots were fired before midnight on wilson and division streets. the unidentified man was taken to shock trauma. no word on his condition. >>> 1:00 this morning, police in southeast baltimore were at this seen of a double shooting. sources tell abc2 news the 20-year-old man was hit in the leg, a 25-year-old man shot in the head and chest no word on their conditions and right now police in this case are looking for a suspect and a motive. >>> these types of shootings, we hear about it a lot in baltimore city. now they are saying enough is enough. neighbors are tired of dealing with it. sherrie johnson joins us with details on how you can help city officials walk for the crimeout today. >> reporter: on a breezy summer evening baltimore police and citizens in the carrollton ridge community hit the streets to fight against crime. the citizens on patrol walk comes after 5-year-old raven wyatt was shot in the head last week while

live in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> the state has an $800 million rainy day fund. >>> in other economic news, there is good news coming out of baltimore, the metro area, regarding the housing market. denise is in the newsroom with more. denise? >>> for the first time in years, they have seen an increase in home sales. residents sold more than 2300 homes last month. that's a 2% increase. decreasing home prices and the first-time federal tax credit may be the reason. >>> only time will tell if the sale's turnaround is temporary. >>> getting back to be business. general motors is out of bankruptcy and promising a leaner, greener company. >> reporter: loyal gm customers aren't hard to find in michigan. >> we all need tol support gm. what is gm? gm is america. >> reporter: ceo fritz henderson introduced the new gm as a company with priorities. >> the old gm received a lot of criticism. new gm says it will concentrate on the more fuel efficient models. more than 9,000 sold in june. and gm says it's the start of a comeback. >> i got a gm product here. >> pl

tonight, baltimore city wants to get tough on animal cruelty. it is the first jurisdiction in the nation to create a task force with the purpose of ending animal abuse. kate amara has the latest. >> the baltimore city is seeing an uptick in animal cruelty cases. >> the amazing story of the phoenix that touched us all. she did not have a voice. she had to wait for someone to help. >> help is on the way thanks to a new first of its kind anti- animal cruelty task force. the mayor says the plight of the pit bull drove this action, found severely burned back in may. she had to be euthanize a few days later. >> it is important to improve that animal welfare in our community and public safety. violence, drugs, weapons, and gang culture are associated with animal abuse in baltimore. >> the task force is charged with making recommendations on training, awareness, and legislation and prosecution of suspects. >> police officers are trained in the academy to look for signs in juvenile laws of anti-social behavior and violent behavior as acted out in cruelty

baltimore city cut is 10 million. mayor sheila dixon said the money will be used to hire 50 new police officers, all of them, again, part of the foot patrols, as part of a strategy to help the department win back community trust. the federal government will pay officer's salaries and benefits, for three years. then local governments will have to pay. >> we anticipated this and that's why in the past, when we got cop's money and had to cover it. we did not want to be too aggressive and i have that's why we said if we do 50 through attrition, we can pick it up. >> hopefully by then we start to see a economic recovery. recession cannot last forever. >> well, new york and pittsburg are among those that will not get cop's money. federal officials focused on cities with serious budgetary problems, and those that have relatively high crime rates. we're live now in baltimore city headquarters, keith daniels, fox 45 news "late edition". >> well, unprecedented police presence in east baltimore. follows a bloody weekend in the c

tell us. >> reporter: property taxes in the city of baltimore are the highest in the state. a fact that has rubbed city residents wrong for years. but a plan was announced last night that could make living in the city a whole lot more attractive. chief baltimore city circuit court clerk frank conoway drew about 60 people to a meeting last night. the topic? how the city can lower the property tax rate. those living in the city pay a rate of 2 tonight 268 scents -- 2.268 cents per $100. it triples what some other counties charge. in the hopes of bringing more residents and businesses back into the city, conoway is proposing to cut the rate down to that of the county within five years. but the mayor's office is not on board. >> revenues are coming up short. we have to balance our books. very tough right now to attack the property tax rate in this manner. >> reporter: each cents of property tax reduction in the city equals about $3 million in revenue. so it's obvious why the mayor's office is not a fan of this plan. instead mayor dixon favors opening a slots parlor to raise enoug

brittney gordon, abc2 news. >>> a big improvement for test scores for baltimore city students and here are the numbers. citywide, 72% of third through eighth grade students scored proficient or advanced on the reading section msa compared to 67% last year. in math the percentage was 63%. that is up from 55% last year. and the improvement means that the city is no longer a part of the state's corrective action status. the governor, the state school superintendent and even the head of the u.s. department of education were all on hand for the release of the results. >> adults dysfunction gets in the way of student achievement. what you have here is adults who are working together on behalf of children and that's what accelerates the rate of change. >> we posted a link to the state's 2009 report card which contains the msa data from all maryland counties and baltimore city, on our web site at abc2news.com. >>> we have a recall to tell you about this morning. this one involving teethers. martin's food markets and giant food stores removed all varieties of cottontail teethers from their stor

scores are on the rise, especially in baltimore city. baltimore mayor sheila dixon is giving a good bit of credit to the school ceo and his team of administrators. >> i think people know the objective, the goals. kids have been put first. i think that is playing a big role. >> governor martin o'malley was among those praising baltimore city for increased test scores last summer. >> i have heard that the test scores have gone up into the double digits. >> the district continues to make progress even though classroom educators have limited resources. >> it has been difficult working with materials you don't have. overcrowded classrooms, large numbers, and worrying about whether or not i will have a job with this deficit. >> last year, a little credit was taken for the test scores but that might be changing this time around. those test results will be released on tuesday. >> here is a look as some of our other top stories. baltimore county police are investigating a double shooting. shots were fired around 11:15 last night. investigators are

so far, no one has been charge. >> it looks like speed cameras are coming soon to the city of baltimore, tonight the controversial plan passed another road block in city hall. melinda roeder was at the council meeting tonight and standing by live in northwest baltimore to explain. >> well, the speed cameras would mainly target road construction areas, and school zones. where some say speeding in areas like here at medicine field heights elementary is a problem. if you are caught going too fast in the future, you could learn a very costly less zone. the fine would be a $40 ticket. tonight, the speed camera bill passed a second reading among council members with some debate. and some restrictions. >> very limited bill, the state law restricts how the cameras can be put up. but what this allows us to do is put up speed cameras in the city, within one half mile radius of any school or construction site. >> now, even putting the speed cameras in just those areas, would still add up to cover about 80 percent of the city. and some council members say that's going a bit too far. now, there woul

baltimore city police were busy overnight handling four shootings, one of them deadly. just before 1:00 this morning, a man was shot several times. it happened on eastland avenue and southwest baltimore. the victim was taken to a local hospital where he died. police don't have a suspect or even a motive in this case. >>> an 18-year-old is recovering at shock trauma after being shot in howard county. it happened shortly before 1 this afternoon on green mountain circle in columbia. police say 18-year-old walter richardson was visiting the residence. they believe the suspect entered the apartment complex through an unlocked backdoor and fired at richardson and then fled. he has an injury to his leg. he is expected to be okay. but police are still trying to figure out whether the victim and the suspect knew each other. >>> in anne arundel county, police found marijuana inside a jiffy lube in severn. police found the drugs during a search and seizure warrant yesterday. the business in the 2600 block of annapolis road. police arrested mckenzie web as part of a month-long inves

. >> reporter: new charges have been filed against baltimore city councilwoman helen holton and yes, a prominent developer. the person responsible for building harbor east. the new charges have been filed against developer john paterakis. he's charged with one count of conspiracy to violate campaign finance law. the charges stem from a poll conducted for councilwoman helen holton. according to the indictment paterakis paid for part of that poll. holton faces two counts of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws, she could face a year in prison and a $25,000 fine on each of those counts. another developer, ronald lipscomb, admitted his role for part of that. he's already pleaded guilty and in doing so court documents show he implicated paterakis. in a statement holton's attorney says he's confident the new charges against her will be dropped as well. a spokesperson for mayor sheila dixon says she will not comment on the new indictments. coming up, we'll also hear from a close personal friend of paterakis, in the meantime we want to hear what you think. head to abc2news.com and tel

and now he's got a new, even more well-known target in his corruption investigation into baltimore city hall. baking big wig john patterakis sr. he is well-connected and wealthy. mr. paterakis is charged with campaign finance violation. he they say he wrote a 6,000 check and that it was a back- door deal after a private meeting and never went through holton's campaign. the amount is beyond campaign contribution limits. >> we don't have any information and i certainly haven't read the indictment so i wouldn't have any further comment, but he is certainly well-respected, and my hope is that his lawyers will do their job in defending him and the prosecutor also do theirs. and issue will be resolved where it should be in the courts and not in the public opinion. >> reporter: the prosecutor's biggest target of all is mayor dixon. she is charged with stealing gift cards meant for the needy and faces trial in december. the mayor has declared her innocence and earlier in the investigation called it a witch hunt. >> i won't respond to that, my reaction, period. >> reporter: those were the mayor'

neil car lynn ski, abc news, alaska. >> baltimore city police charged a baltimore county councilman with driving under the influence. police say sam moxley was involved in a four-car crash early yesterday morning. according to police, the democrat was swaying a bit when officers arrived at the scene. police say he was asked to tack a field sobriety test, which he failed. in 2005 he was ordered to enroll in a drunk driving program after sideswiping a vehicle three months earlier. >>> it is a big cliche that cops love doughnuts. what the loyal customers did to help save a michigan doughnut shop. >>> now a funnel cloud captured on a cell phone. look at the damage the tornado left in florida. we'll show that you coming up. >>> our look at news around the nation starts in florida with a video of a funnel cloud caught on a cell phone camera. wow. folks are cleaning up after twisters ripped through the area. severe weather is blamed for damaging more than 150 homes in port orange. no one was seriously hurt. >>> several form storms tore through southwest wisconsin. look at that rain in platte va

we're sitting at 72 in downtown baltimore. 74 in annapolis. 80 degrees in ocean city. 72 in salisbury. 60's in most locations out in maryland. satellite picture showing high clouds moving in and out, and a few people woke up to early morning fog. for the rest of today, just a few clouds. 86 to 90 degrees. a slight chance for pop-up thunder storms. more stomples are on the way. we'll talk more about that coming up. >> we're learning about what may have led to a helicopter crash that killed four people on interstate 70 thursday night. >> the group was returning from a charity event when the chopper went down in washington county. john sherman spoke to an aviation expert and has this report. >> you have four souls on board so it is the pilot's obligation to be extremely cautious. >> attorney keith franz says what happened at the scene of this firey crash thursday night may be traced to impatience. the pilot waited two hours for bad weather then took off before the storm had fully moved on. >> always you have to be as cautious as possible. here we have a vehicle with four passengers. it w

. >> the biggest part of the storm right now, the most impact is on areas just south of baltimore city. the storm is about to move out over the bay. it has been tracking steadily east, and it looks like it is about 2 miles to the northeast. it is going to take it through pasadena and right over the chesapeake. a significant sum with dangerous lightning and heavy downpour. look how isolated that one fell is. other areas seen hazy sunshine. these storms could fault of at any time. we will come back with a complete forecast coming up. >> today's without power. that was the case for thousands of customers with some residents just beginning to get their power back. 46,000 people were left in the dark. john sherman is live with more. >> we are here in green spring valley, and many communities on either side of us were among some hardest-hit. >> we heard everything crashing a round, and the trees in our backyard felon. >> -- everything in our backyard fell. but they hardly recognize their neighborhood after the strong storm. >> it was like a war zone. there are power lines everywhere. the clo

it will impact baltimore city eventually. some heavy downpours along with a little bit of lightening. this may be it for a while as things try to clear out tomorrow. there are more strong storms in the forecast. the will check that in a few minutes. >> you can always follow the forecast by using our interactive rate our major radar by locking onto copper wbaltv.com -- logging onto wbaltv.com and clicking on weather. one man faces several charges including first-degree murder. he fired a gun after entering a museum a few months ago. he killed one of the guards. a person stepped a 19 year-old on a basketball court. -- stabbed a 19 year-old on a basketball court. police say the victim was stabbed five times. no word on his conviction -- condition or a motive. baltimore city health officials have confirmed an outbreak of the swine flu at a training conference being held here. there are 11 confirmed cases and three suspected cases of the virus. the conference wraps up tomorrow. the centers for disease control are deciding who gets

also the report of an accident in baltimore city at baltimore street.port a vehicle went that a house. so watch out for that in that area. live drive times, outer loop of the beltway 95 to 83 looks like 11 minutes. southbound 95 from fort mchenry toll plaza to the beltway is eight minutes. southbound 895 from the harbor tunnel to 95 south nine minutes. not bad. pretty light this morning. we will give you a live look at 95 in the white marsh area. southbound traffic is moving pretty good for this time of morning. harrisburg expressway just north of the beltway moving just fine in both directions. beltway is checking out ok as well. that is the latest on your "traffic pulse 11" report. over to sandra. >> we are having a long time to enjoy the sun. beautiful sky conditions. sunset at 8:35 tonight. right now plenty of sun out there, no clouds. all the clouds are up in new england. later today they will be offshore. high pressure will extend its reach over the baltimore area. that will stabilize things further. the forecast today a high near 80. northwest wi

. >> speed cameras appear to be getting the green light in baltimore city. tuesday night the city council approved a proposal to target areas for the cameras that leaders say data captured by speed detectors reveal a major speeding problem. to combat the problem transportation officials have proposed converting red late cameras in speed cameras and want to add minister in problem areas. by law speed cameras must be within a quarter mile of a school zone. officials say that presents greater challenges. >> because 86% of the city is within a school zone we want to make sure there is a nexus between where we put the camera and where the problems are occurring. >> a final vote from the council is still need boulevard the cameras can be activated. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. how do you feel about the idea of speed cameras being set up in baltimore city? e-mail us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> president obama spends a second day at the g-78 summit in lit today where he is trying to forge consensus on climb change. at home

baltimore drivers. speed cameras appear to be getting a green light in the city. this week the city council approved a proposal to begin targeting areas for the cameras. city leaders say data captured by detectors and red light cameras reveal a major speeding problem in many neighborhoods. to combat the problem transportation officials have proposed converting red light cameras in speed cameras. they want to add more cameras in problem areas. by law speed crams must be within a quarter mile of a school zone. that present greater challenges. >> 86% of the city is within a school zone we want to make sure will is a nexus between where we put the camera and where the problems are occurring. >> a final vote is needed before the cameras are activated. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. how to you feel about the idea of speed cameras being set pickup baltimore city? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the time is 6:10, 57 degrees on tv hill. the morning financial news and bloomberg business report coming up. >> a sudden turn i

the thing the baltimore city police was justified to arrest the boys under 12?o you think city police were justified in arresting three boys under the age of 12 for theft? email us your response at watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a child escaping from a juvenile detention facility is charged with a crime. they are accused of attacking the guards before escaping back in may. in other juvenile -- and other juvenile is charged as well. baltimore county police are looking for a suspect in connection with a carjacking. it occurred around 10:30 yesterday morning. police said the victim -- >> a car hit a telephone poll yesterday on route 40. -- 140. the tire blew out and slammed into a telephone pole. >> police in baltimore county are looking for the thieves that ransacked the three churches this weekend. officials say two churches were affected. and so was another one. there were burglarized. the windows were pried open and cash was stolen in each case. if you have any information on the burglaries, please call the baltimore county police. maryland's highest court says it

this city of baltimore had a 20- year low of crime last year. it still remains one of the most violent cities in america. >> that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. here are some of your answers. according to one person, having more patrols will not necessarily reduce crime. >> one person writes a debt -- that they have to be in certain areas in order to be effective. >> mayor dixon says that those living in the community must get involved in order to make a difference. 50 new officers only means 10 additional police on streets in east baltimore. that is during one particular shift at a time. president obama is having a town hall meeting today in north carolina and virginia. our washington reporter has the latest on this. >> talks resume again today on capitol hill where there have been some progress but no major breakthroughs. congress had in other late hour after a closed-door meetings. >> we are not there yet. our biggest concern is making sure that we control costs. >> members of the conservative blumberg's dogs are taught -- b

city. who is right? miss smith reports on the first day of baltimore one plus one plan. >> here's the problem. before this happened. too many bags all over the city just did. allowing rodent. bird. even larvae time to attack. >> one of the biggest problem problems. just laying the trash out like that there. >>reporter: folks like her think the scheduled change that begins this week only make things worse. >> we are going to make mistakes. citizens make mistake. we'll be off on the schedule. we are expecting that people aren't going to remember their schedule all the time so there's a 90 day grace period. >>reporter: officials say after the grace period eventually people will make the adjustment. stop doing this and then they will start seeing results. skeptic think it will be a different. >> rats. >> going to kaut cause a lot of rats. >> it is so critical. it's the only way to reduce the rat population. if we feed them they just keep expanding their population. the only way to not feed them is to seal the trash between collection. >>reporter: even before the new trash plan it was illegal to lea

now the baltimore city health department oversees the federally funded program and they would not comment on this issue. reporting live here at city police headquarters. karen parks fox 45 news at 10:00. >> a warning tonight from the carroll county sheriff's office. 21 cars were apparently broken into in sykesville. the break-ins occurred monday night and tuesday morning. now the thieves stole $9000 worth of electronics, computer gear, cds and jewelry. sheriff's department said most of the cars were unlocked. anyone with any information whatsoever is asked to call 888399 tip. everyone, of course should lock their car doors. >> tornado warning this afternoon, had things -- have things calmed down? vytas reid joins us with a first look at the sky watch forecast. we were busy this afternoon? >> a lot of activity out there. a lot of storms. still brewing. storms producing lightning and heavy downpours west of the baltimore. we have a chance of getting a nice downpour from this line of showers that is moving through frederick right now. heavy downpours, in downtown frederick. and moving throug

. >> our big story this morning, the aftermath of a very vital -- violent weekend in baltimore city. >> the highest profile shooting is one that brought to you with our big store -- big story yesterday during a cookout in east baltimore. investigators believe that shooting was a result of a longstanding gained a feud. one man was wounded in the arm. many were gathering in memory of one of his associates who were shot -- was shot to death over a year ago. leaders say it is time for people to step forward to bring an end to the violence. >> i do not want to hear about snitching. that is crap. this shooting could have been worse. it is important for people in the community to come forward. >> these people get their guns ready in front of their girlfriends and loved ones and friends. people see them and know what is going on. >> police believe the shootings are connected to that cookout shooting. >> with the violence reaching unprecedented levels, the mayor and leaders are calling for an end to the violence. power reporter has more on how community leaders and faith- based leaders are ste

where one city made so much money off of them, they were able to offer residents a tax cut. at the expense of drivers, of course. >> live tonight in northwest baltimore. melinda roeder, fox 45 news "late edition". >> city council members call on the police commissioner to address serious concerns regarding the department's handling of internal investigations. at least 50 cases of alleged misconduct by officers were recently thrown out. because of administrative errors. department officials say the former attorney responsible for prosecute police made mistakes like changing dates on legal documents. the cases involved charges against officers ranging from abusive overtime, to rape. now the council wants to meet with the commissioner and get more answers as to why the cases were dropped. >> i think, personally, we have to be very careful whenever we deal with anything that undermines the public's trust in the police department. because it is very important to all of us, that there be a constant flow of trust back and forth between the department and the community. >> the former attorney, joanne branche claims the police procedures for investigating int

baltimore city cut, 10 million. mayor dixon says the money will be used to 50 police officers put on foot patrol around the city as part of strategy to help the department win back community trust. federal government will pay of zeros salary and ben if he goes fits for three years and local governments have to pay. >> we anticipated this and that's why in the past when we got cop money and then had to cover it, we did not want to be too aggressive. that's why we said we would do 50. through attrition we'll be able to pick it up. >> hopefully by then we start seeing an economic recovery. resession can not last forever. >>reporter: new york and pittsburgh are among those that will not get cops money. federal officials say they focus on city with serious budget problems and those with relatively high crime rate. this is fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> bge crew continue to work to try to restore power knocked out by those storms over the weekend. workers were busy in baltimore county neighborhoods today. baltimore county one of

you see the showers one moving earlier, still light showers moving through baltimore city right now. rain later in the day that will be the biggest concern for us today. 71 degrees for the current temperature in baltimore, rather mild no matter where you are, 77 in d.c. it will be a warm and humid week still. a chance for thunderstorms again, today and again on friday. we will get a bit of a break tomorrow. then we get a break from the stormy weather on saturday as well. there are breaks between the showers and thunderstorms, but can't get out of this warm, humid air mix for sometime yet. let's see what is happening on the roadways. let's see what we go the if the traffic edge. >> reporter: we are dealing with serious trouble in baltimore city, we are dealing with the accident on southbound 95, right between keith avenue and o'donald street. the good news is crews are finally clearing this accident. now the bad news is we're stuck with lengthy delays from 695 all the way down toward the scene. it's going to be a hectic one there and also on 895, because of the bail out. you will want