he also has served on the baltimore city schools parent advisory board. >> i want to get involved thes of everyday baltimore aeons. baltimoreians. >> he would like to have a dialogue to develop and implement strategies for the city. >> lisa, thank you. you can track the candidates on our website wbaltv.com and find out where they stand on the issues and the tools you will need before you head to the polls. >> and the hippodrome theater in baltimore is expanding its audience and its art. the hippodrome is known for its action packed broadway shows, but it is now taking part in a new effort to attract local arts groups in addition to the touring artists. it is making its first investment of $300,000 to a new chapter of performances. some of the more local groups would be dance companies and music ensemble. they will be pulling in more dollars to expand the program. >> very nice. he buys a ticket everyday, but just two weeks before the lottery expire scott a waldorf man makes a startling discovery -- before the lottery ticket expires, a waldorf man makes a startling discovery. tells 11et

the baltimore city police department. that brings the total number of police officers that pleaded guilty to extortion and conspiracy to 11. this harkens back to a case from 1988 involving rodriguez telling -- towing company . majestic was not authorized towing company for the city of baltimore. >> protestors are gathering at the bridge to support occupy wall street. it marks the two month anniversary of the movement. they have picked the bridge to highlight what they are calling a failure to deal with a crumbling infrastructure in the city. we will have a live report from the ground later in this hour. as you know, the movement has taken over the square for the past 45 days. city officials have asked for the tends to be removed, but not set a timetable for their removal. occupy remover -- occupy processors say if they are forced to -- occupied protestors say they're forced to remove their tents, they will just come back. >> from the first rally this morning, clashes with police set the tone for the rest of the day. miche

rob roblin texas there. >> thanks to the baltimore ravens, classrooms, and the city of baltimore, there is a new renovated football field here in east baltimore. >> the new cities brings the ball field will be a beautiful place to play 40's baltimore youngsters. >> i like it here >> it will be bigger for me to play wide receiver and catch passes from quarterback right now. >> it is nice because now we can have a football field that we can practice and play on as well. >> with grants from the baltimore ravens, and the city classrooms, they will have a full size regulation football field to play on. >> this will be a tremendous tool to help for educational attainment and the development of young people. >> i think they are going to appreciate it. this is a great day. even though it is raining. >> it is my honor to help see this wonderful event for baltimore city pure >> the opening ceremonies were moved inside once it started raining this morning. there were also some baltimore colts of legends here. >> it is great. but the play football. >> as kids, i was able to go outside and play and

it was in mid-may and bruce as scaping metal in baltimore city. he appeared to hhveenoohing to hide and he had a hole lot to say. pause you work for he city right.. you're gonna get in trouble. i ain't gonna get in trouble i ain't gonna get in any trouble. trouble. bruce áisá in trouble.... suspected of stealing thousands of dolllrs from the citt. police say bruce admitted... he's been scraping stolen metal from the city for more than 18 years. yeers. 9:36:42 it's not a approprrite for an employee or even a city property aad scrap them. :51 it's actually stealing from the citizens of baltimore :52 through records collected from different scrap yards and usinn the gps records from ruce's city truck... the insppctorr general's office estimates bruce etted nearly 4-thousand dollars in just thh past 18 months. keep in mind, bruce told police... he's been doing this for the past 18 years. joy lepola fox 45 news late editionn an arrest is made in the brrtal kidnapping, rape and beating of a 13 year old in east baltimore. 49 year old alvin ray wright is f

the fate of a maryland man found guilty in distributing child porn. >> this is election day in baltimore city>> next year's baltimore grand prix may be in jeopardy. >> it will be another beautiful day today. we have some rain in the seven- day forecast. >> not bad on the roads right now. no delays. one accident in the city >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thank you for joining us this morning. another nice day today? >> a carbon copy or may be warmer than yesterday. it was so nice yesterday. there is some fog to start the day today. it should burn off over the next few hours. it should not have as big of an impact on the traffic. 39 right now at the airport. you may not need the jacket this afternoon. high temperature around 68 with a lot of sunshine. there is some rain in the middle of the week. >> a nice start. a bit of fog. accident in the city. it is a lot eastern avenue. use extra caution. otherwise, a problem on the north side outer loop of the harrisburg ex

from the philippines. 400 jobs will be spread among arizona, nevada and north carolina. >>> baltimore citys the power to cut the power for occupy in baltimore. that story on abc 2 news at 6: 6:00 which starts now. . >> he won't be put to death but he will go to jail for a long time. while the wife calls the death of her husband senseless, police make a sweep. this is where you come in to find out who did this. >>> we are just

the baltimore city police officer is recovering after being dragged during a drug investigation. he approached a pickup truck to talk to the people inside. that is when officers say the driver took off. the officer became entangled in the vehicle and was drive -- dragged for two blocks. he was able to fire two shots, but did not hit anybody. police are looking for a gold late model pickup. >> for more news -- for more on the bridge news reported yesterday, authorities say they received calls of a person with a weapon. jeffrey nichols was shot when he refused to put down his weapon. also, police believe in it quadraplegic man found dead in his home was murdered. andoxycodon parent aqsa cot overdose. it was discovered during the autopsy that someone apparently gave him the overdose. >> jane miller is live in the newsroom with the latest on the grand prix. >> the mayor is still a fan of the racing event, but there is doubt about its future. >> stephanie rawlings-blake acknowledged the grand prix troubles. a splashy event for baltimore, but besieged by debt and vendors. >> i have con

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. >> this is on magnolia in the southern district of baltimore city. this has been going on for 45 minutes, traffic shut down in both directions. it is some type of police operation. we noticed a lot of atf officers in what we would considered a take-down year. -- in what we would consider take-down year. -- gear. suspects had taken off in a vehicle with somewhat of a small police pursuit and crashed into a pole. at least five people are hurt. we have not been able to get exactly what they were being observed for or what was going down with atf. they're pretty tight lipped right now. the victims went to shock trauma. they were in handcuffs. we're still trying to get more on this police activity. >> thank you. there's still no word on how southwest baltimore home broke into flames, killing a woman and her son as he was trying to save her life. neighbors told us don ritter was trapped on the third floor and her son was trying to save her. they both died of smoke inhalation. fire officials are trying to determine the cause of the fire. >> a developing sto

baltimore sun. a fire department. the first in the cityn a similar drill. >>> and college football game. and more on ray lewis's status for sunday's game. for all of these stories and more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> if beauty is in the eye of the beholder, finding it in a trash can takes special vision. alex demetrick reports, what is found can look amazing. >> reporter: a large portrait of lady gaga, done in portions she'd probably like. . >> i drew it up. and next thing, we were on acrylics. then our school got involved by getting bottlecaps and recyclable junk. >> reporter: 68 things all made by sepsyche labl stuff. -- recyclable stuff. with coke zero fans, fashioned into dragon scales. or everyday newspapers turned into a dress to fit its creator. >> i just have to take out a seem and put in a zipper and i could wear it until it falls apart. >> reporter: maryland puts on this show to promote recycling. >> the biggest obstacle into an effective rec

they will give us an idea of the extent of diabetes in baltimore city. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. >>> here's one thing, nobody can accuse the ravens of being consistent this season as they drop another disappointing loss to a team with a losing record. seattle seahawks may have come in as the underdog but the seahawks turned them into points. ran for fewer than 30 yards on just five carries. the ravens have a week to brush themselves off and pick themselves up and get back on track against the cincinnati bengals. >>> tonight a special heings did of "20/20". diane sawyer has an exclusive interview with gabrielle giffords. she has had months of rehab and surgery and kelly has been at her side for just about all of it. >> that's what i think of when i think of you, too, brave and tough. >> the couple will share their story tonight, gabby and mark, courage and hope. all right here on abc2. before the interview check out "dancing with the stars," down to the final four couples. then diane has an interview with the give fords -- giffords. >>> experts

could soon include federal agents, still considering opening their own investigation here. >> baltimore city fire crews are investigating a fire in southwest baltimore that trap the woman inside her home. the flames broke out just after 6:30 this morning. our officials tell us the woman was on the second for the building. first responders were able to rescue her and they took her to shock trauma. >> the fire kept getting intense and they started banging on doors. there was too much love for us to go in. >> -- too much smoke and for us to go in. >> a man was accidentally released forecasts prison. 24 teixeira frederick scott walked away friday after he posted bond. he was in jail facing first- degree murder charges and should not have been allowed to bail himself out in the first place. officials in prince george's county say it appears to be a clerical error. >> we have more informational report was first told you about today at noon. a man found dead inside the world trade center at the inner harbor. please confirm the man was 57 years old and was found just after 8:00 this morning. a preli

. >> and all too familiar scene as baltimore city police officers investigate a murder in front of the yow brothers carryout on monday night. police say 52-year-old freddy jones, jr. was shot in a robbery. he suffered one shot to the chest and but later died at the hospital. the three men were seen running from the area on foot. the carryout has been a scene of a number of crimes. back in august of 2010, charles bowman, a security officer, was killed in a similar way. his attackers got away with less than $20 in cash. >> for something like this to happen is sad. it is shocking. >> when your letter in march of 2009, three men were shot in front of the carry out. two of them died after reports there was a triple shooting to the victims had ended up dying a similar act. >> residents to frightened to go on camera tell 11 news that they are disappointed that the carryout is still open. back in april of 2010, they had asked city leaders to have a shutdown. seemed that the call is starting up once again. 11 days was told she had received a number of phone calls since monday night to talk murd

a familiar scene as baltimore city police officers investigate a murder in front of the yow brothers carryout. police say 52-year-old freddy jones, jr. was shot in a robbery. he would die at the hospital. three suspects were seen leaving the scene. the carry out is no stranger to violent crime. back in august of 2010, 72-year- old charles bowman was killed in a similar way. his attackers getting away with less than $20 in cash. >> for something like this to happen is devastating for all of us. >> and about one year earlier in march of 2009, three men were shot in front of the carry out. two of them died. >> there was a triple shooting. two of the victims ended up dying. >> the day after bowman's carter, 19 detectives canvassed the neighborhood of passing out fliers for help. tuesday, there was no sign of police activity. records indicate some financial problems in jones' past, but no police record. residents say they are disappointed that the carry out is still open. back in april of 2010, they asked city leaders to have it shut down. now it seems the call is starting up again. counc

. >> well congress struggles, baltimore city is making plans on how to spend a housing grant. the goal of the grant is to make the region more competitive economically by connecting housing with good jobs and transportation. >> we chose baltimore's proposal because you not only have a great plan but the right local partners and a vision for success. >> the regional plan will develop in eight stages. the mayor is digging into iran pocket 12th save cash-strapped city programs. the mayor is planning and donating her cost-of-living salary increase to the city's youth works program. will have an additional $3,900 to help fund summer jobs for teens. >> the department surrendered its emergency medical services training accreditation. kim dacey is live with more on the story. good morning. >> the internal investigation into the city fire academy cheating scandal ended in august, and several academy instructors and supervisors face disciplinary action. one instructor was punished for knowingly handing out study materials to cadets that were similar to what was on the actual emt test. in

baltimore city hall. neighbors claim to the small natural gas, but it led into a surprise discovery. >> police found plenty of plants, but all of them are illegal. at first they were not sure what was causing the strong odor in this east baltimore neighborhood. a small that tonya said impacted her health. the smell was coming from this house two days from her home. she suffered from bronchitis and and lupus. she had trouble leaving her home and going across the street. george was not sure what was happening. >> the police came and ambulance. there were all over the place. >> police and firefighters arrived around 8:00 monday night, they started investigating complaints of a natural gas leak. bge becamstarted checking. >> there were no visible signs of any type of fire. there was an odor in the area. bge said ti was not gas.' >> there were some barricades that were put in place that prevented the officers from going upstairs. because of the oder and not being able to reach the second floor, the fire depart

with 16,000 empty in baltimore city, the program is by no means a cure all. the weapon the city picks to fix the blight of yesterday and battle the growing inventory of today. >> when you live next to a empty property and see its decline, i imagine what you see is future decline and a loss of hope. when you see that, that complete being wiped clean it's wiped clean for new possibility and that's what we work toward. >> reporter: a benefit wallace is lucky enough to see on his own block as he watches the progress of a rehab. >> that makes your life a lot better. >> it does. you know -- makes me feel like i'm not the only one that cares. we get people that clean and -- keep it drug free. we will be a lot better off. >> reporter: getting people to move back in, kicking the crime, decreased home values and rats out. in baltimore, abc 2news. >> now the program is only about a year old. the city said its working with the white house to get some federal funding to help the program along. we want you to check out how we are telling the story online. log on to the hom

and a scare of a different kind at a baltimore city school. children taken away in an ambulance, after a hazardous materials incident in the building. monique griego spoke with frightened parents and has more on what happened. >> reporter: two students taken away in an ambulance, after firefighters and police responded to the baltimore freedom academy in the 1600 block of lombard. >> just nervous, trying to hurry up and get here to see what is going on. >> reporter: kimberly beasley rushed to the school, after hearing there was a bomb threat. and then that chemical spill forced some out of the building. >> i saw kids getting in the ambulance. so it was just a lot of confusion. >> reporter: firefighters tell us several students went into a storage closet and found a jar filled with an unknown chemical. >> they found it and opened it. it was startled by the odor of it, dropped it. it splashed. >> reporter: two of those students complained of eye irritation and were sent to the hospital as a precaution. school leaders say the chemical was formald

news at 5 continues now. >> tonight, new numbers are in and it turns out a baltimore grand prix may not have been as grand as the cityed. a new economic study shows the numbers fell short of expectations. >> there are a number of vendors who claim they are still owed hundreds of thousands of dollars from the baltimore racing development. lowell melser joins us live with more on the story. >> there is really two sides to this story. the mayor's office and the race promoter called this a success by bringing in late $47 million into the city. however, not one person, the marin, the promoter, -- the mayor, or baltimore city development will comment on the hundreds of thousands of dollars owed to a number of vendors. >> who would dream that the powers that be in the baltimore city would allow something like this to happen? >> these are all the bills that they have not paid. this is the one and only bill that they have. >> they were responsible for pavement markings, concrete barriers, traffic control for the grand prix, putting in more than 1900 hours plus overtime. despite sending certified letters to mayor stephanie raw

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this is a story we brought on monday. 40 baltimore city police officers along with federal agents scouring large -- baltimore. it bought a storage facility. seven people are in custody lowell melser has also obtained a video from part of the incident. what is the latest? >> a frightening scene unfolded at this parking lot in south baltimore at the express after a white suv keyword chasing crashed through neared his dignity area where i am standing right here. folks were sitting and eating crabs. the atf is not saying much about the details surrounding the investigation. but folks here at the blue crab express shared some of video surveillance footage to better explain what happened. >> when i heard a gun sound or loud sound, i thought something happened to my building. i was really scared. >> for the owner of blue crab express, it is something he will never forget. monday afternoon atf agents conducting business by a storage facility and it up getting in a confrontation and it's chasing down a suspect who is white suv came through his parking lot nearly missing a lot of customers sitting o

baltimore city introduces a new program and it could mean weekend class for some students.ore on what parents need to know. >> reporter: the 10-week program runs from december through march. it's designed for the students that need a little extra instruction. some students in baltimore city will soon be hitting the books on saturday art all part of the take 10 program helping fourth through eighth graders catch up on math skills. >> it is to focus on two hours of math instruction around skills that are really necessary for our students to be successful on msa. >> reporter: the programs will be offered in more than 60 elementary and middle schools and four centralized locations start this go december. stihl city schools director of mathematics says the program comes at the right time of the year. >> we're starting to get into december. december, you know it comes. then, there's the holiday break. all of sawed, we have snow days. this is our way of insuring we get in all the essential skills we need. >> reporter: the program designed for the student who needs the extra push t

they are taking the message to city residents at meetings like this one in the rosemont neighborhood of baltimore. the city has been rotatingfirehouses and union members say response times are within the national norms but the problem they say is what's okay nationwide is not the same for the baltimore city with thousands of homes and thousands more and many a century or more old many packed tightly in roads. narrow roads and alleys. >> we are trying to hold fast we are a cat in a tree holding on. and anymore closures and we are dead. >> a supposeman for the mayor says the budget process is going on right now. but no decisions have been made with specific cuts to fire or any other department and the mayor will submit the budget in march. >>> five-story bidding collapse in new york injured five people one critically. building was under construction and workers were pouring concrete. all workers have been accounted for. >>> did your dad can you-- ask you if yaw wanted to drive? >> -- you if you wanted to drive? >> yes. >> and what did you say? >> the man accused of letting his 9-year-old daughter d

new tatistics show baltimore city is on track to end the year withhless murders than last year. year.since january, there havee been 176 murderr in the city... compared to 190 last year. ttat's down 8 percent.but citt long way to go. "we're not celebrating, you're not seeing anyone at the police department saying i think we are doing retty good, we're continuing to make the strategy and we're eally saferrppace" place"the city will likely murders since 1983...when 201 people were killed. state comproller peeer franchot saysstheee are still a lot of questions about the ee. economy.but he says he wants tt make sure tax increases aren't part of the plan to fix it.at a meeting with business leaders, tuesday, he says the increase in the ssless alcohol and the áproposedá increaae in the gas tax creates a lot of uncertainty. "so i'd llke to see a cooling could catch their breath and the business will hhve some certainty hat the business environment will not change from day to daa in maryland" maryland"frannhot says maryland gained just 382 jobs last year.he says the state needs 240-thous

baltimore, brian kuebler, abc2 news. >> now the app was developed by a new hampshire company. boston is the only other city to use it. so far in baltimore citizens use the 311 app to report about 3,000 complaints, half of which are about trash complaints in alleys. >>> we have great news. the pringle babies are here. they arrived this afternoon. jordan rose born at 2:02. nola james 2:03. congratulations, two bundles of joy. >> i thought he had fear in his eyes. >> that will come later. her hands will be full. >> and nine months of hard work there. >> congratulations to both of them. kelly, a beautiful day. >> let's get right into it. 63 right now out at bwi. humidity is moderate. wind light southeast. pressure holding steady. it's a clear, calm and nice day. it's tough top find a cloud in -- to find a cloud in the sky. ellicott city still some fall color on the trees here. as we look at those shorter days, sunset now at 5:00 sharp. man, it comes quick, doesn't it? still showing all clear. that's going to continue to be the case the next few days. we're looking good and highs today struggled up to near 70 i

just come to the jewish community services building on 5750 park heights in baltimore city. let's check at the weather. we have a storm system coming in from the west. heavier rain is on the way as we go into the afternoon. we will go back to tony in the weather center. even take gift cards if they are under $10 in value. >> we appreciate that, ava. weather-wise, there is not a lot going on right now. just some sprinkles and some drizzle. the rain is going to pick up in intensity. plan on that for later today. right now, there's not a lot of rain to contend with. 57 at the airport. a warm start for us this time of year. typically we're in the 30's. we are already above the average high temperature, which is 51. the temperatures will be above average all day. this is the storm system giving us a chance for rain. you can see the swirl in the clouds and it is east of memphis. low pressure is stacked into the upper levels of the atmosphere. it is cold enough for some snow. there is snow right now around memphis. very unusual. it is even snow in parts of arkansas and missouri. th

baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage, it's wjz. >>> good morning and welcome to eyewitness news this start. i'm gigi barnett. >>> temperatures are in the 30s and 40s here in central maryland. we have temperatures in the 30s out north and western counties and it's a very calm start to the day. light winds around today. it's going to be a little chilly chilly. that's going to be with us through the first part of this weekend. temperatures we said right now, it's 40. 28 the cold spot out in oakland. we have 42 in cumberland. your forecast looks like this. temperatures starting out around the mid 30 to 40-degree. we'll call it the low 50s across the area. overnight lows getting down into the 40s. >>> thank you, tim. but now here's what people will be talking about this weekend, a controversial dance almost ended their season. now a dramatic reversal for the soccer team, megan has more as the big team prepares for a game today. >> good morning, the school's principal suspended the soccer team after a victory dance landed them in hot water.

was right. >> sips the incident, the fire department has been coordinating and training with baltimore city community college and state agency that licensed the emergency service providers. >>> well after multiple reports of assault and reckless endangerment the president of baltimore county police union is suspend from the force. he has been on adstraight leave since march and was charged. weston requested a hearing in front of the department and it will happen early next year. >>> the weather could be dam willening your holiday spirit. if you are flying today, check with your airline for days and give yourself -- delays and give yourself plenty of time to get to the airport. checking the boards at dwi there are no notable delays. as of today and with the weather going on, that could reek havoc on travel plans. much of the east coast is expecting rain and thunderstorms throughout the day. thick fog is expected as well. new england could see a mix of snow and freezing rain. there's good news traveling with kids. tsa has eased the rules for the younger travelers. kids under 12 no longer have

. >>> all new reaction from "occupy baltimore" protesters and the city shutting off the power to their camp. find out how this move affects them. >>> new information on the death of baltimore police officer. that story -- just you ahead. >>> it's thursday, november 3rd. good morning, maryland. hope your day's off to a great start. the weekend is from sight. let's get a check of that early thursday forecast and say hello to justin who is wearing one of those ties this morning. >> our ties look this morning. >> they are a bit different. >> they are a bit different. mine is an angel. >> good morning to you. 40 degrees in the baltimore area. 34 up towards new york, pa. we have some clouds trying to work their way in. high, thin clouds i believe will be the issue this morning. they will thicken. there's a storm system trying to approach. i think it's more bark than bite out of this one. we're gonna watch ourselves, sunshine at least fading away. sunrise at 7:36. 64 degrees and then we'll step it back an get cooler to the -- cooler for the worked. we'll talk about it. here's tanya. who is we

. >>> baltimore city police need your help trying to solve a murder from earlier this year. the body from 25-year-old tyra trent was found strangled in an abandoned home. police have few leads to go on the victim's mother said tyra was a joy to be around and she misses her terribly. >> nobody seems to know nothing. all the friends that he had -- he was missing for a whole week. i don't understand how know one knows anything like help wasn't on this -- he wasn't on this earth. >> anyone with any information police call baltimore city police detectives. >>> now the continuing coverage of the sex abuse scandal at penn state and joe paterno may be the next to fall. the allegations have forced two university officials to resign and now there's a call for the school's president to step down, it seems paterno will be shown the door as well. earlier in the day penn estate's president abruptly -- state's president abruptly canceled joe paterno's news conference. so paterno has not been charged and is not the target of any investigation. he is facing criticism, though, for telling uni

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a baltimore city police officer is recovering after being dragged by a car. we are told the officer approached a pickup truck and number 1 relent and rose avenue -- north monroe went and burroughs ave. here is what investigators are looking for. police are urging anyone with information to contact me immediately. >the name of another alleged herman cain victim is released to the public. while he continues to deny allegations, it is leading many to wonder whether the campaign can survive. >> herman cain is striking back against accusers and says he has no intention of quitting the race. presidential candidate herman cain faced reporters, hoping to keep a lid on allegations of sexual harassment. >> the charges and the acquisitions are absolutely rejected. they simply did not happen. >> the denial came as the name of another accuser was disclosed. she worked at the national restaurant association in the 1990's when herman cain was ceo. >> she is not happy that her name has come out but in today's day of instant communication it is difficult to stay private. >> s

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baltimore city police are searching for answers this mornnng... aftee a man was shot and killed in northeast baltimore. 3 it happennd on parkwood avenue... around 8-30 saturday night.when police arrived to the scene... they fouud a man in the back alley of bel air road... sufferrng from multiple gun shot wounds. the victim was transported to the hospital where he later died. died. anyone with information is urged to contact homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. "police offiier william h. torbtt jr. january 9th 20111" 2011."the baltimore ccty "fraternal ooder of police" honors officcrs killed in the line of duty over the last year. on sunday niiht... a crowd of family and friends them... william torbit... the officer killed by friendly fire at a baltimore city nightcclb last winter. "the family members of all three of those officers were here. so, it's aassecial time for them because they are getting over the death of their loved one and its an opportunity to meet some of tte other officers. officers..he memorial was held across from police headquart

the fed say the group was responsible for four killings that happened in baltimore city and baltimore county. this should be a warning to anyone involved in gang activity. >> we believe that the key to continuing to reduce the violent crime and murder rate here in baltimore and throughout the state of maryland so to target the gangs and the leader of these gangs. >> reporter: while this gang was formed through maryland prison, it has expanded on to the streets also in pennsylvania and louisiana. as for this case, all the defendants face a maximum sentence of life in prison. some are peacing other times in -- facing other times behind bars. abc 2 news. >>> a brain damage at the center of dispute whether his feeding tube was he died. his mother and procedure wanted an injunction to keep the feeding tube in place. it was restored last month and under a temporary restraining order after wife had it removed. >>> weather wise, it has been one clear blue sky kind of day across maryland. no chance for rain tonight, looks good. temperatures comfortable up around 60 this afternoon, now falling

tte ittle girl has transfered schools.and baltimore city police are now investigating. live in west baltimore, megan gglliland, fox45 morring news. we now know the identity of the man founn murdered in northeast baltimore. baltimore.the ody of 25-year old santos villanueva was foond lying in the strret along loch raven boulevard , just after 9-o' clock, wednesday night.two men were seen running away.a morgan state uniieesity student was crime and ays he was startted by what he saw. "iiwas shocked, i didn't think something like ttis would happen so cllse to school" school""i just saw a bunch of pollce cars and i asked people what happend (pause) and they said person ggt shot" shot"police havv no motive oo suspects yet.anyone with information is urged to contact police. 3 penn stateeassistant coach mike mcqueary will no longer attend tomorrow's game against nebraskaa.. becauue of recent death threats he'ssrecei. received.mcqueary tessified in a grand jury investigation... that eventually led to ccild ssx-abuse harges being filed against former defenssve coordinatorr jerry

people in the baltimore city fire department were. >> but how is that possible? mean, you were in charge. >> well, that's one of the issues that the investigation turned up, was that the communication between the fire academy staff and up the chain of command did not happen. >> the academy was put on provisional status because of problems with record-keeping. the academy developed a plan of action to address those concerns and provide the required quarterly updates from august 2010 to april of this year. no reports were csent. >> would have been nice to get a notice that set out you have not complied with what we told you to do. where's our report? that didn't happen either. all >> these issues were examined in the independent examination. we're expected to get that report today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the body of the missing wisconsin man turns up in maryland. authorities say james wilson vanish more than a week ago. someone discovered his body in the green ridge state forest. he may have died from exposure after leaving his minivan in the woods. authori

political reporter pat warren explains, baltimore is a test city for a new policy. pat? >> that's right, vic. baltimore and denver are the two test cities that will look at the obama policy that restricts deportations, only to people with criminal records. >> reporter: this action by the president is more far-reaching for the baltimore immigrant community than the dream of in- state tuition for students here illegally. president obama is testing a policy that freezes deportation for those with no criminal records. that puts about 85% of cases on hold. crowds of people in the u.s. illegally, stage demonstrations like this one, protesting u.s. immigration laws. this new policy has imgrailings lawyers -- immigration lawyers here rejoicing. >> reporter: of course, from a maryland perspective, it's great. because now you have a law enforcement, financial resources, everything being focused where it needs to be focused most, which is to try and deal with committed criminals. >> reporter: state delegate pat mcdonogh tells wjz was picked because it -- baltimore was picked because

think they are willing to risk that. >> occupiers and york city are marching down to washington, d.c. and are expected to step down in baltimore this weekend. it will be interesting to see how many of them stay and how many from other cities come down here. the word is stuck there are no plans to remove the tax. -- tents. >> there is continuing coverage of the occupied baltimore protests and a nation on our web site. you can find it all on wbaltv.com. baltimore county police are looking for two man who insulted a girl this afternoon treat the victim told police she was walking in the 1800 block of woodlawn drive when one man forced her into a van at gunpoint for the drop off into another location, possibly baltimore city. the victim told police it was there she was assaulted by a second man. she was returned to move on a word she wanted to the police station for help. if you recognize the men in these sketches, you are asked to contact baltimore county police. let's montgomery county police hope surveillance photo -- it shows two suspects leaving the target store in wheaton after trying to buy gift cards with a stolen credit c

. >>> if you live in baltimore city, you'll be out voting for mayor. baltimore city is a democratic city. this is the first time the mayor has had a run for her office. polling locations are open from 7:00 in the morning until #k tomorrow -- 8:00 tomorrow night. >>> let's go to annapolis. with gas prices 58 cents a gallon higher than last year, this would not be the time to convince marylanders to go along with the gas increase. >> reporter: the governor floated the idea of the gas tax hike in the recent special session. >> doing everything we possibly can to get as many marylanders back to work. >> reporter: the governor wants to do that by raising the tax on gas. it would go to road construction and school projects. they say that, in turn, could create more jobs. legislative leaders feel this is a good time to increase the taxes. >> labor losses are low. >> reporter: even though gas prices have dropped, many taxpayers were excited about the prospect of paying more at the pumps. >> i don't like that. they should live within their means. >> i don't thi

there's no word this morning on what led to that attack. >> according to baltimore city, since july over calls were made to animal control. officers hit the streets mainly looking for violations and hoping to educate residents. many are relieved by animal control's effort. >> people with dogs let them out and they chase people. and people are scared to walk. they came after me. i can't go out of my yard sometimes. >> well, animal enforcement officers say this program is not about writing citations but instead about educating pet owners about their responsibilities. >> good news for fishermen as dead zones yours truly chesapeake bay are getting smaller. the new study reviewed water quality from the past 06 years. >> michael phelps will not be on the team for dual in the pool. the 36-member team did include gold medalists. phelps will not participate in the meet, because it does not fit in his schedule. >> i think he's pretty busy. >> the time is 5:49. 47 degrees on tv hill. coming up we'll take a look at responses to our water cooler question of the day. bge's instant discounts got our ho

a relatively small number of people commit most of the violent crime in baltimore city.at end, one of the first things we did is create what our major investigations unit. i recruited some very talented people, both inside and outside the states attorneys office office to focus their resources on those individuals. by doing so, i think we can make a difference. >> is that something you are looking forward to expanding over the course of the next several years? >> right now, i think they have their hands full. i think that the unit is set up in a way -- what they were doing with that unit, by the way, that before has not been happening, is working much more closely with law enforcement partners, both in the baltimore police department and our federal law enforcement partners trading intelligence and data. i tell you, jennifer, your viewers would be fascinated to see the e-mails and the communications that fly back and forth between law enforcement and my states attorneys in the major investigations unit when we are successful in arresting one of these repeat violent offen

we are accident free in baltimore city and baltimore county on the city and county roads. earlier accident is now gone in the county at ridge croft road. 29 at 108, no accidents wean he will -- between ellicott city and columbia. traveling 95 southbound, to the left of your screen, no incidents to report. you can follow us on twitter atmaryland traffic for the latest accident information. >>> sexual abuse allegation against boys cost another coach his job. this time it is syracuse basketball assistant coach the bernie fine. corinne redman is standing by with the latest. >> reporter: well, bernie fine's firing came after a bombshell in the sexual abuse case. more victims have come forward and there was a graphic taped telephone conversation between fine's wife and one of his accusers e was fired after espn released the potentially dangingconversation. fine's wife and bobby davis one of the accusers who secretly recorded the call. she acknowledge knowing about the abuse which starting when davis started in #th grade. fine told the police about it but got nowhere and that's w

baltimore city police have made an arrest in connection with the deadly halloween a shooting. acting on a tip from a family member, police took a 17 year- old boy into custody. much more on the news at 5 and 6. the other big story, baltimore city police may have the break they need to stop a series of crimes committed by police impersonator. jayne miller is live with the 11 newsroom with the exclusive information. >> these men are connected to two street robberies and there are looking at the possibility they committed home invasions as well. the men, aged 23-36, committed a robbery tuesday morning. they were approached by three men wearing black fatigues and wearing a three badges saying they were serving a warrant. >> they took an amount of u.s. currency and cigarettes. the victim realized something was not right. he summoned police and we got there. we've done them a sort while later doing the same thing within a two blocked area. >> there charged with armed robbery and police impersonation. what you do if you are approached by someone who looks like a cop? follow your inst

baltimore city deputy mayor issued a statement saying baltimore city racing development owes the city more than 1.5 million dollars. it is owed for city services amusement tax revenues and owes vendors hundreds of thousands of more. jay davidson served as the head of the baltimore racing development and stpped aside. group hopes to have a new -- stepped aside. the group hopes to have a new ceo soon. they have been working with the city and vendors to structure payment plans but the city is giving them until december 31st to repay or the city will terminate the contract. >> the clock is ticking and they need to show an immediate sense of urgency. it's a great event for the city but it's never going to spit out huge amounts of cash to the investor group or to the city or the state. >> reporter: now some of the vendors have started suing the baltimore racing development group which is facing lawsuits from early investors. corinne redman, abc2 news. >>> it's election day across the country and here in baltimore we are placing our votes for mayor, democrat and current mayor stephanie rawli