find out what the mayor is the key to revitalizing baltimore city. >> youtube has a new video of baltimore police officers making an arrest. >> a jury decides the fates of an inmate convicted of murdering a maryland corrections officer. >> ava marie live at this chocolate factory. >> 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. what is up with the rain? >> just a couple of sprinkles right now. seeave a 30% chance you'll passing rain shower on this valentine's day. nothing that will affect your plans this morning or this evening. a high temperature of 48. we will come back and check the seven day forecast going into the weekend. >> a baltimore man believes city police officers violated his rights by order him to leave while he was filming an arrest on his phone. >> is came hours after police said it was ok to record police activity in public. kim dacey has more details. >> the incident happened early saturday morning in federal hill. the

fix up old school buildings -- meanwhile, baltimore city's legislative and financial concern. >> the plan forces cities to increase the bubble tax, but the mayor made it clear that in the end, she wants what is best for children. >> i have experienced good and bad school buildings, and i think that every school building should have the proper resources. >> city school officials say they simply cannot keep pace with the backlog of projects to fix up old buildings. that is why the city school ceo and the mayor were among those in annapolis pushing a bill which would give the district the authority to use state dollars in the form of a block grant to borrow even more money. >> it is certainly not the end -- it is the beginning of a process that will get us to the amount of money that i know that we will need to have a school system that we can be proud of. >> the mayor is not backing away from her proposal to raise the city's bottle tax to help pay for construction, a proposal the .eo says he will also backe >> time for money for our city school kids. how it comes for us, that is not my

it is dry in baltimore city. stay tuned. the w >> welcome back to 11 news today. a busy night for police as they handle four shootings. the first happened about 6:30 with police responding to the shooting of a man. then a victim was shot in the shoulder an hour later near east patapsco avenue. a third victim was shot around 10:30 on spring hill road. man was found shot in the back. one man is dead after a shooting in northeast baltimore. a presidential historian accused of stealing rare documents is expected to change his plea this morning. 83 arraignment is scheduled later today -- a re-arraignment is scheduled for later today. prosecutors claim he and his assistant had about 80 presidential artifacts when they were arrested in july. are you planning a super bowl party? if so, plan to spend more money on food. prices were compared on popular super bowl party food. the cost of hamburger is up 60%. chicken wings are up 39%. on?ow will you go >> i'm not sure. pizza prices are a good deal, $14.en ,10an$10 and >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day.

business and 35% of the workers come from baltimore. the city has the right to audit records anytime and promoter agrees to work with vendors from the 2011 race. >> they reserve the right to make sound business decisions, but they understand what they're walking into with respect to the vendors. >> many restaurant and vendors just outside the immediate track area did not get a boost in revenue. there are things that can be changed to make sure visitors get out and about the city. >> one way is to increase the number of skywalks in and out of the race. but also minimize the events that occur after the race. there should be no concert for the things like that after the race. at 6:00, everyone should get out and enjoy the rest of the city. >> the final contract will be presented to the board estimates next wednesday. the mayor says the state comptroller is going off the tax money the city has yet to receive from last year's grand prix. >> thank you very much. a major restructuring effort could mean lights out for good in one of baltimore city's wel

m flags will be flown at half staff of baltimore city fire department buildings to honor the maryland soldier killed last week. he was killed friday night in afghanistan leaving behind a wife and four children, including a son who is a boulder city firefighter. to argue -- to honor his sacrifice, the baltimore fire fighters union has ordered all firefight buildings to fly flags at half staff for 30 days, the same on additional for firefighters who died in the line of duty. lawmakers on capitol hill are asking whether the war in afghanistan is worth the high price. senators quizzed secretary of state hillary clinton and defense secretary leon panetta about the progress of the war at any recent attacks that followed burning of copies of the koran. >> this was the sad homecoming for a baltimore area teacher who had the reputation as a soft- hearted warrior. the national guardsmen is known the world over as one of two american military officers murdered in afghanistan after u.s. troops burned copies of the koran. in washington, lawmakers are demanding answers. >> my question is -- what do

a few sprinkles in baltimore city. south of baltimore, a better chance for rain. most of that should be gone by late this morning. you can see a batch of rain coming across portions of west virginia. this will come through over the next couple of hours. we'll get some sunshine. you can see that happening behind that second batch of rain. in punxsutawney, there is some cloud cover. if pcs his shadow, there is six more weeks of winter -- if he sees his shadow. temperatures are a little colder behind this system. the colder air will try to sink down into baltimore. a difficult call with the temperatures today. 48 in annapolis. 38 in taneytown. i think everybody will level out to around 50. we will put a range of 45 to 54. a chance for rain this morning and then sunshine should break through later this afternoon. mostly clear tonight. temperatures will drop back into the low 30's. a nice day tomorrow with sunshine and high near 48. increasing clouds on saturday. there could be some rain on sunday. same thing on monday morning. we will have quite weather by tuesday and

the man uploaded the video to youtube and filed a complaint with baltimore city police. came across the arrest. one of the officers asked him to leave. baltimore city police issued a general order that said citizens have their right to film police on public property. recording devices cannot be taken away. scott mentioned the order during his encountered. >> walk down the street. >> you guys do know you have a standing order to allow people to record it. >> the incident is being investigated by baltimore city police to see if the officers violated any policies or procedures. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. 35 degrees on tv hill. president obama gets a visit from china today. from china today. >> whether denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> welcome back. 42 degrees downtown. there is some sprinkles out there this morning. nothing of any consequence. let's look at the current conditions. 32 in taneytown and parkton. 34 in randallstown. the

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city. a baltimore man is a medical pioneer. he recently underwent a groundbreaking cancer surgery to save his life. but why did he have to travel to another country to get it? >> chris lyles just returned from the trip of his life to save his life. diagnosed with a rare treat the cancer that was inoperable, he was forced to leave the country and go to europe for live-saving surgery. >> you should not have to travel that far to get there, sweden or germany or china or where, to get a surgery like this done. >> his family spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him get the surgery. his mother traveled with them. >> they consider america the greatest country in the world. yet we had to come to their country to get help for chris. >> tonight, we have a crystal miles could not get the surgery here in maryland even though the technology comes from here in the u.s.. >> still to come, a bus crash in maryland caught on tape. we have details on the head on collision and how the bus driver is doing today. plus, punxsutawney phil ma

baltimore. >> from the city, to the counties, to your neighborhood, now it is complete coverage. it is wjz, maryland's news station. >> paul suric sentenced. >> the long time aid to bore urlich learns his fate. >> hello again, i am jessica kartalija. >> and i am don scott. >> here is what people are talking about today, paul suric the long time aid of bob urlich is sentenced, derek valcourt is live downtown with more on what a judge just decided. >> reporter: hi jessica, paul suric will spend one month in home detention, that is a sentenced handed down by the judge to the man who ran bob urlich's campaign for governor. a jury convicted him for his role in authorizing those notorious election night robo calls which went out to 112,000 democrats. those calls suggested there were no need to go vote because the dpomp had already won even though the polls had not even been closed yet. in court suric addressed the judge, telling him i am disappointed in myself. it was a consultant's recommendation but my decision. he called it a profound personal failure, saying it ended my career and

controversial bottle tax is getting a show of support from city school students. the baltimoreducation coalition toward one of the oldest high schools in the city and i hope the tour will bring attention to the worn down conditions that many of the city schools. the city's bottle tax will help pay for the much-needed repairs. >> it is not fair that the best schools are meant for main offices. i believe all classrooms should be equal, the same temperature and a comfortable area for students to learn in. >> school officials say it would take more than $2 billion to repair the dozens of schools needed. and that was busted for impersonating a police officer. they stopped the man for speeding on january 19 very officers say he was driving a crown victoria and was dressed rifle virginia state trooper uniforms. investigators say they found other uniforms, weapons, and drugs at his home and police are asking many victims to come forward. >> as of today, we do not have any information that indicates that he has conducted illegal traffic stops or other illegal activity as a police impers

tonight a baltimore -- support for a controversial bottle packs to improve city schools. the bald and education coalition toward patterson high school, one of the oldest schools in the city. the temperatures were near 90 degrees and they hope it will bring attention to the dilapidated conditions of the schools. >> i don't think it is fair that the best rooms in the school are for visitors and the main office. i believe all classrooms should be equal, the same temperature, a comfortable area for the students to learn in. >> builders that would take $2 billion to repair the dozens of buildings in need of repair. the hazmat scare and self baltimore. crews worked for nearly nine minutes to contain a fuel tank leak at around 3:30 in cherry hill. there is no word on what caused the leak and no reports of any injury. >> a queen anne's county father is facing child neglect charges. investigators say anquan wilson left his 1-year-old toddler inside a locked and running car last thursday. we are told wilson spent about 30 minutes inside the store. the child was released to his moth

baltimore city officials are poised to announce a new team to move forward to this year's baltimore grand prix. so be a five-year deal with a new vendor. was $12 million in debt with the old vendor and the state. a vote on a finalized contract will be voted on february 22. maryland is one step closer to legalizing same-sex marriage. the protection act will be sent on to the full chamber for a vote. that is where the bill died last year. david collins is monitoring the bill's progress and he will let us know when the senate addresses the issue. a new ban on twitter has become a free speech debate. towson football coach is prohibiting his players from using the website after the ncaa suspended a college football player for a controversial tweet r.volving a racial slu he will educate his team on how to use proper social media. >> that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think coaches have the right to ban players from using social media sites like facebook and twitter? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> n

baltimore city's police force training program.. and more - than half the lessons taught are a direct result of the death of officer william torbit.he was shot by fellow officers outtide a nightclub last year. police have admitted thereewas a series of missteps that leed to the deaaly shooting. at the training academy, officers are taught to assess a situation before they act... so that nothing likeethat ever happens again. of our training is directly - related toothe lessons learned from the select lounge incident so theres a whole cognitive deeisioo making.. situations.,"there is ow a nss, 'crime scene ssmulator.'it offers more thhn 300 situations where officers can practice making quick classes are expected to resume friday... at chardon high of monday's deadly schholl shooting... that killed 3 tuesday night... thousands of people showed their support for the victims... during a community vigil.3 died... fire inside the school's cafeteria. for many people in the community... the harsh reality of the tragedy is just hitting. "we h

"dear mrs. foster, on behall of baltimore city public works, please accept our sincerest applogy" evelyn..a broken pipe caused her water billlto spike...the city...wanting to colllct...sent her a 16 thousand dollar bill: anything, no one never came out...to check anything in that ground"they said she was using 5 thousand gallonssa day...enough to fill a swimming pool after only 3 days and it was happening for two years..er oldest son draining his finances to pay some of it -- 5 thousand dollars so his mom wouldn't lose her home.last month fox45 asked the city to investigate...and it turns out...the city broke hee ater line during construction.so tonight...how is the city makkng it up...to evelyn foster? foster?"the department of puulic works spent the entire day digging up evelyn's front yard, to make sure all of her pipes underground are fixed" the city has also promised to pay every dollar bbck to handd..evelyn says it's all sse ever wanted: wanted:"i feel good i really do, beeause i pray, i ppay to god, i didn't think it wouud 3 come that soon but i knew the lord was going to take car

few details are being released right now, but baltimore city police say they have a person of interest in custody. late monday night, police received a call from the 400 block of callaway avenue in northwest baltimore. the young girl was taken to a hospital, but later died. police said an autopsy has been performed. a baltimore man will spend 25 years in prison for beating his toddler to death in 2010. tyrone hamburg pleaded guilty in october to child abuse resulting in death in the killing of two- year-old melanie. he told investigators he found the child unresponsive on the bathroom floor. a hospital security guard is being held without bail, accused of sexually assaulting a female patient at john hopkins bayview medical center. 47-year-old kevin porter was arrested and charged with attempted rape, assaults, and false imprisonment. the patient was a victim of a hospital clinic. porter allegedly attacked her in the stairwell. he will appear before a judge march 20. a family of four displaced after a fire ripped through their home. it was shortly after 1:00 this afternoon in the 500 bl

we'll explain where the baltimore city police department stands in the video recording policy, and a moment captured this past weekend that captured ared the confusion -- captured the confusion over it. >>> a pennsylvania judge says former penn state coach gentlemen yes can have -- jerry sandusky can have visits with his grandchildren. we have more on the decision. >> reporter: sandusky and his attorney were just in court at the end of last week, asking the judge for more freedom, and today, they got the ruling they were hoping for. sandusky will still have to stay inside, until he faces the child sex abuse charges against him at trial, but now, he is allowed to have contact with his grandchildren. the judge also weighed in on the make up of the jury he will face. it will be made of people that live near penn state university. he is facing 52 criminal counts for what prosecutors say is sexual abuse of 15 boys. >> the administrator charged with lying to the grand jury investigating sandusky is now asking the judge to throw out his case. tim curley filed motions argue the death of jo p

rain on saturday with temperatures in the 30's. >> a new online crime reporting system coming to baltimore city. kim dacey is live to explain how works. >> the bill was introduced to city counsel last night. the program is already in the works. the city is preparing to start an online crime-reporting website. the idea is to make it easier to get a police report, especially if you need to file an insurance claim for property damage, or report minor crimes. councilman brandon scott believes it will cut down on frustration for citizens while allowing police officers to operate more efficiently. it will have a screening process to weed out fraud. police expect to roll out the website in the spring. you can access it to the existing page and you still have the option to the911 to report any crime -- the option to call 911. >> 38 degrees on tv hill. >> coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day. ♪ [ male announcer ] at southwest airlines, we're always looking for new ways to make you happy. and we know what really makes you happy are new places to f

>> the violence ended at the shopping center in baltimore city, where police shot and killed a man after they say he stole a cruiser and threatened an officer. police have released this photo of the suspect, 26-year-old mon pete chonna of baltimore. >> yeah, crime is getting worse and worse around this neighborhood. i just think it is crazy. >> reporter: police say it started a few miles away around 2:00 a.m. when a cop tried to pull chonna over for driving without his headlights on the highway. he crashed and then things got heated. >> he began to fight and told the officer he had a gun and will shoot the officer. >> reporter: somehow he managed to steal the police car and drove it to a motel 6. minutes later a car speed out of the parking lot with several people inside including the man who stole the cruiser. they pulled it over and somehow he got into the driver's seat while they were putting the others in custody. he drove to the shopping center where it all ended. several officers fired shots. it is unclear how many shots went off and whether the suspect was armed. >> they didn't kn

a renewed effort to use the number to help curb a trend in baltimore city that went from 18 senses in 2010 to 45 in 2011. >> i look back on -- the serious cases that we have had over the past year l were a number of cats set on fire, number of dog that will been victims of dog fighting who were left in abandoned buildings and arrests haven't been made in some of the horrible cases because witnesses haven't come forward. we think metro crime stoppers may really help law enforcement crack these cases. >> crime stoppers brings a system that they didn't have above. >> reporter: a president of crime stoppers and said while the tip line can always be used for any kind of felony this renewed relationship could help curb what is often an under reported crime. >> they are getting four, five type of animal cruelty cases in a month and you know, once that advertisement goes into play that you could be eligible for a cash reward of up to two thousand dollars, remain anonymous, you know i just see this the tips come in -- even more. >> reporter: in addition to handling all the tips now they will b

baltimore city police are investigating the death of a young child. police confirm the 5-year-old boy is the victim of a homicide. his body was found here on a house on cal way avenue. we are following the investigation. we'll bring you more details when we get them. >>> the assassination of a high- ranking maryland soldier in afghanistan fuels anger on capitol hill. andrea fujii joins us from the newsroom with the latest on the fallout. >> reporter: the gunman who killed baltimore major robert marchanti, in afghanistan, is still on the loose. marchanti's body has now been released to u.s. soil. as maryland senator barbara mikulski asks secretary of state hillary clinton if his death was worth it. >> my question is, what do i tell his family? what do i tell his family today? was it worth it? because they're angry. people in maryland are angry. >> reporter: clinton responded, saying she cannot justify the death of one person. but she defended the u.s. mission in afghanistan. despite a week of deadly anti- american protests. more than 30 people have die

baltimore kicked out. as tension grows in d.c., the group promises to be more physical as the city is governed and causes some unease downtown. >> reporter: occupy baltimore was a force to be reckoned with. they pledged to have a voice in baltimore's politics. today, they got their chance. >> what are you for? >> advocation. >> reporter: they're from occupy baltimore to be part of citizen input. >> we give people a chance to have their voices heard and put themselves in my shoes. >> reporter: this is a bit different. today, uniformed officer tactical and other commanders patrolled them on foot and in cars, plus those inside added to a much larger presence than normal. some how, you frighten the city of baltimore. >> it's an unfortunate reality, but historically, there's always been a back and forth. we're challenging power. >> reporter: half the people from occupy down l i'm sure you know, there's a huge police presence like i've not seen in other public meetings that you have. why is that? >> you would have to ask the police department. >> reporter: the chief spokesman said we send officers to all demonstrat

. >>> 17 baltimore city police officers have been stripped of their badges following an investigation, charged with conspiracy to commit extortion. the owners of majestic auto body and to youing shop paid them to usher vehicles into their shop. if convicted each could face 20 years in prison. >>> maryland's attorney general is taking on internet giant google. it is all about the company's new privacy policy and here is derek valcourt to explain why doug againstler is so concerned. >> reporter: frequent computer users know the power of google. >> using the google browser almost becomes habit. >> reporter: maryland's attorney general knows it too, that is why he is raising concerns about this. he wrote this letter on behalf of attorneys general from 36 states calling their new privacy policy troubling saying it appears to invade consumer privacy. >> what do they do with it, how do they store it, is it safe, safe from hackers and identity theft and to whom are they giving that information. >> reporter: here is the problem as he sees it, under the new policy share your information with an

the city ended the five-year contract with baltimore racing development last year after there was $12 million in debt. the board of estimates meeting starts at 9 this morning and they are expected to vote on that contract. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the uva george huguely murder trial, today is day 8. he is accused of murdering his on again off again girlfriend yeardley love. the coroner testified saying that love had alcohol and prescription meds in her system at the time of the death. but they were not lethal amounts. man who did that autopsy is she died from cardial being a arrhythmia brought on by trauma. huguely pleaded innocent. a juror dismissed from the case has spoken out. >> only thing that's is important is whether or not she would be alive if he hadn't put his hands on her. >> the prosecution is expected to rest making way for huguely's defense. stay tuned for "good morning maryland" at 6 and we will have a report from charlottesville. >>> for continuing coverage, head to abc2news.com and look under featured stories and click on the story and it will take you to artic

let me say this, i have a lot of respect for baltimore city police. a young man and young woman's game on the street. and i'm no longer a young man. >> high five for those pushups. are nu -- you in your 40s? >> they smoked me. >> your form looked good. >> it was okay. >> i feel safer around here. >> i don't know about that. >> great job. >> thank you. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. imagine falling into a manhole in a snowstorm. hear one woman's incredible ordeal, and how she was finally saved, 24 hours later. >>> i'm andrea fujii. at the maryland spca. are you looking for a love connection? you can find one right here. and just like humans, there is a new quiz to help you find your perfect match. that's just ahead. >>> bob turk. first warning weather center. mild temps headed our way. we'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> here's today's report from wall street. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. develo

baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now it's complete coverage. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >> hello everybody, i'm denice. >> we begin tonight with breaking news. >> a hazmat spill. both roadways are completely shut down. we're told a large amount of ink has spilled from a truck. live at the clean up scene. >> that's >> reporter: an absolute mess out here. the fire department says this happened about 9:00 tonight. a truck heading south bound on 95 around o'donnell street overturned and was caied printers ink. well, it spilled. not only on i-95 but 885. even though it's water based it's still considered a hazmat situation. as a result the fair department is here, -- fire department is here and the baltimore city police. now, a heavy duty record is being brought in. that wrecker will come in. the driver wasn't hurt, know was anyone else. we're trying to investigate and see why this driver overturned the truck anyways. people here at this exit are now being turned around and diverted so they can come off here and get back on 95 at some other

then you get a notice from the the baltimore city circuit court.rs will also be allowed to go on-line and change their report date if they want to do it. >>> this man may be getting a jury in his near future. expensive taste may have landed this annapolis man in jail. kyle brown is charged with stealing more than $100,000 worth of top-shelf liquor over a three and-a-half year period. police say that brown hit several stores in harford county and other areas as well. brown is now being held in harford county at the detention center. >>> funeral arrangements are underway this morning for a man who died while trying to stop a rolling truck in bethesda. it happened a little more 2:30 yesterday. the victim was working as a contractor at a home and that's where officers say his company's truck began to roll down the street. the victim tried to stop it. >>> a terrifying story of a dog attack caught on camera. an argentine mastiff named max attacked an anchor yesterday morning on kusa in denver. the 85-pound dog bit the leg of kyle dyer. we showed you this

back in december, the city terminated the contract with the race's former organizers, baltimore racingopment after the group failed to pay # $1.5 million they owe today the city. >> two washington boys are laid to rest a week after their father blew up their home. ♪ amazing grace. >> a public memorial was held today for charlie and braden. their father josh powell attacked the boy last with a hatchet before killing himself and his sons. he was also a person of interest in a disappearance -- in desperate need of a break are getting just that. the phone lines have been swamped since news broke that the state of maryland is part of a multibillion dollars foreclosure settlement. >> are you ready to get started. >> overnight the attorney general set up a phone bank. >> the conference room didn't have all of those phone or computers in it as of three days ago. >> in just the first day. >> during that 24 hour period or so, people called. >> we are getting more money now. >> nearly a billion dollars will help those in need helping those with foreclosures through bank of america. citigroup and

will come back. >> thank you for the opportunity to report to you on the state of our great city. >> the baltimore mayor used for annual state of the city address to lay of her plan to entice 10,000 families to move to baltimore in the next 10 years. she believes the city can broaden its tax base. the cracks improving schools for kids, making our communities safer, rebuilding neighborhoods by tearing down vacant homes, listening to the concerns of our citizens, and targeting our resources to respond, all while reducing property tax burden on homeowners. >> the mayor admitted she is embarrassed by the state of some schools. she believes the answer lies in rebuilding and now or improving schools. she has suggested doubling the tax on carbonated beverages. she does not endorse the project proposed. >> it is false to say we can borrow $1 billion but that we will not have to pay it back one way or another, and it is not honest to say there will not be sacrificed. if we have learned anything from the global crisis that nearly destroyed our financial system, it is that over leveraging has serious risks.

baltimore city police that the suspect wore a dark cap and jeans. police say he approached the victim and fired multiple times. police and paramedics rushed to the waverly shopping center in east baltimore, but the injuries were too severe. 22-year-old jerry isaac died. >> the victim collapsed but the door of the dollar store. >> it was just before 6:00 monday evening when another man approached is it outside the family dollar stores and fired. -- another man approached store andide the fired. >> police say prior to the gunfire, a fight broke out and move to the parking lot of the waverly shopping center. some witnesses claim isaac was involved in a brawl. james hall says isaac was trying to end the dispute. >> five minutes ago, we were just down there talking. he said i am breaking up a fight because one of the brothers got into law altercation. >> a short time later, the shots rang out. police were back on the scene tuesday as the investigation continues. there was broken glass for a bullet hit a door. we tried to talk to a store manager right aft

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still to come, baltimore city's didn't challenge each other in a battle of the robot. hundreds of volunteers are in the city this weekend. we will tell you why after the break. >> students from iran to baltimore city gathered at western high school to see if months of work paid off. it was a robotics tournament. students say involved skills and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. >> it is a lot of fine. especially when you see a doing great. it is really amazing to see it what a team can come together to do and build. several of these teams will travel to california for the world robotics championship this april. thousands of college student volunteer on their campuses as emergency medical technicians and paramedics are here in baltimore to improve their skills. they are attending lectures and taking part in exercises at the 19th annual national collegiate ems conference. they are developing skills that will help them off the ambulance. >> ems teaches you leadership and teamwork and everything you need in the real world. whether or not you ever step on an

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. >>> there's criticism this morning for baltimore city mayor after she announced a possible race in the bot -- raise in the bottle tax to pay for construction for city schools. the two cent per beverage bottle tax has not been in effect for two years and the mayor says she wants to more than double it. the mayor's bill came before members of the baltimore city council and the five cent per bottle tax would increase the cause of a case of soda by a dollar. modern sizing -- modernizing schools would cost $3,000 and grocer says the mayor is targeting them. >> everybody knows the schools need improvement. my goodness what -- i thought there was money allocated for schools. where has that been going? >> both bills will be sent to the council taxation financial and economic committee. >>> today in the house of approaching committee they will discuss the baltimore city school construction block grant and the transfer of pensions that hearing is going to begin today at 1:30. the bill would give existing capital funding to schools in a block grant allowing them to borrow large amount and fin

rawlings-blake will deliver her third state of the city address today.it's streaming live at "live-dot- baltimore-city-dot-gov also follow along through the mayoo's twitter feed "@mayor s-r-b"... or with he hashtag "state offthe city." 2-30 this afterroon.e place at - ballimore may play host to 'ggand prix' races for another five years... espite the out in the aftermath of the - inaugural race. but that news has infuriated some of the endors who have still not been paid for last years event. while the city plans to announce plans for a new event operator later thhs week ... veedors are demanding they be paid, before the cityydecides to move forward. 'sunrise safety services' which made the signs for the event, lost aquarter of a million dollarr. (janet) "its just ssd that the city doesnt protect the vendors thathelped put this so called wonderful race together for them to make allthis money" money"lawsuits against the origgnal race organizer... are pending. get ready to pay more... next time you fill upp your car. car.the latest lundberg survey shhws gas prices are up &p12-cents a gallon... since last month.t

you might want to wait a little bit if you are in baltimore city. as you get out and around the west and into the city in the county, you might want to wait until march 50. -- march 15. if it snows a lot, you'll be able to -- just enjoy them. if you lose the next year, they will be fine. some of the plants and do great. begonias, they all do well, and they do well in dry temperatures. outside, they all too great. the plants held up fine. >> i was going to see just six hours. >> that adds it to air pollution. >> nice to see you. if you have a plant or gardening question -- coming up, your maryland lottery numbers, and we will get another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast. >> tonight at 5:00, a stabbing that may have started over an incident of road rage. we see what sparked the dispute to begin with. and a baltimore city high school says it is a major success story. why is it being considered for closing? tim tooten takes a closer look. and now your maryland lottery numbers. >> good afternoon, maryland. let's get your pick 3 numbers. visit mdl

. >>> right now the death of a 5- year-old girl in baltimore city has been ruled a homicide. >> linda so has been working the phones getting the very latest information for you this morning and joins us live and what have you learned. >> reporter: hey, here are the charging documents in the last hour we spoke to a police spokesman and learned the person of interest in this case has been in custody. he's been charged. according to the documents he is 22-year-old matthew carr charged with first and second degree murder, child abuse resulting in death, assault and reckless endangermentch the 5- year-old girl was -- endangerment. 5-year-old girl was found dead. a 911 caller reported the girl was found unconscious in the bathtub. police were investigating the death as suspicious but ruled it a homicide a neighbor says he saw police take a man into custody. >> [audio not understandable] >> somebody had handcuffs. it's a shame somebody would take a child's life. >> reporter: now at this point police are not saying if carr and the 5-year-old are related. a preliminary hearing has been set for

city jobs plummeted to 384,840. the script has slipped in baltimore county. thangrew theire to more 505,000 in 2009. >> we need to internationalize the economy. >> the economist says the city needs to capitalize on its proximity to the court a -- port and bwi. >> what i would like to see is someone with a global profile and focus, something we have lacked in baltimore city. >> the future of the paint company site is an example of the challenges. it is being cleared to remove an eyesore. there is no plan for a company to take its place. >> the economist says the new chief should bring in a sense of transparency to the agency, something that has been an ongoing source of public criticism. i am jyane miller fofor wbal-tv 11 news. >> those putting the budget together want their colleagues to make a choice of cuts or tax increases. david collins is following that story from the state house. >> they certainly need a bigger table. everything remains on the table. in terms of tax increases. that is what is fueling the creation of a doomsday budget being proposed by de

. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-plate delivered her third state of the city address today. she wants to grow baltimore by 10,000 families in the next 10 years. carey kavanagh is live it city hall with more on today's address. >> stephanie rawlings'-blake placed a heavy emphasis on the goal of growing the city by 10,000 families over the next decade. she believes that people will move here if they can count on good schools, a feeling of safety and a reasonable commute to work too well paying jobs. to that extent, the mayor wants to extend the free bus service. she says connecting emerging neighborhoods to downtown jobs is key. >> today i am proposing that we extend the purple line of the circulator up to 33rd street, connecting 10 stations with johns hopkins and the charles north community, serving as a catalyst for future growth. >> tonight at 11:00, we will have more on her take on crime, taxes and the embarrassing state of baltimore city schools. >> thank you. today president obama unveiled his budget for fiscal 2013. it calls for nearly $4 trillion in cuts over the next 1

. >> police are investigating an armed robbery in the roland park area of baltimore city. two women were leaving a restaurant in the 4800 block of roland avenue. lowell melser joins us live with more. >> police tell us the two women were robbed when they were walking to their car that was part toward the rear of the building where the restaurant is behind me here. police said this area is not a common area for violent crime. however, they are reminding folks who live around here to be extra vigilant. baltimore city police warning residents and roland park after two when a rock wall trying to get into their car. >> these petty individuals are targeting unsuspecting victims. we take that very seriously. be aware of your surroundings. >> police say was just before 8:00 tuesday night when the two women left the restaurant in the 4800 block of roland avenue. as they were trying to get into their car at the rear of the building, they were approached by a male suspect to threaten to shoot them if they did not give him their purses. the suspect was able to steal one of their purse

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it does not include baltimore city. northern baltimore county, harford, cecil, frederick, and carroll county right now. small craft advisory on the bay. winds pick up gusting to 30 with a frequent chop on the open waters of the bay. here's our rain-snow mix right now. that moves out for a while. we might get a break here. cloudy skies. second part comes in. that's the snow showers ahead of that cold front. sunday looks dry. some lake effect snow. we might get a flurry out of that. tomorrow colder than today. tomorrow wind windier than today. maybe a flurry. monday and then beyond, we warm back into the 40's. where has winter gone? a wintery mix and precipitation. then at the end of the week, rain in the forecast. >> coming up, beyonce and jayzee share their first photos of one-month-old blue ivy carter. >> if you don't know what ta to get for valentine's, -- if you don't know what to get for your sweety, we have some valentine's day ideas. >> and the mayor's use of >> welcome back. "consumer alert." trouble for toyota.

he has been identified as the 49-year-old bradford holup of baltimore city.he families of two firefighters injured while battling a house fire in riverdale talk about the incident. the parents of kevin and ethan spoke to reporters outside of washington hospital center sunday. the firefighters are in critical but stable conditions. itkevin suffered burns on 40% of his body. but his father says he's always looking out for his friends and family despite his injury. >> one of the first things he was worried about is, how is ethan? they were together. wanted to make sure he was ok. maybe the second thing was, my family. >> ethan is waiting for tests that will tell them how badly burned his airways. we're told he is alert and communicates through writing. emergency crews spent sunday morning putting up a two-alarm house fire. when crews got to the home, they saw flames coming from the roof. the brought in extra crews and worked quickly, fearing the fire would spread to a home next door because of high winds. we're told everybody inside got out safely. the red cross

baltimore county, baltimore city and howard county allow it. but others have a defined policy including consequences for being caught. carroll county has the toughest policy followed by harford and anne arundel county. in geauga county they have a liberal cell phone policy. there's no mention in the hand book or the student code of conduct, but students are not supposed to cause disruption during the school day. >> thanks a lot. >>> now to another concern on a school campus. a university of maryland freshman wakes up to find a strange man rummaging around her dorm room and touching her leg. abc2's brian kuebler joins us with more. >> reporter: university police say have developed some information on this case and they are scouring footage. police say the man got into cumberland hall, jiggling door handles until he found an unlocked door. he touched a woman and made off with her laptop. many students take for granted their dorms are pretty safe. >> a lot of people feel if you don't have a key you shouldn't be able to get. so they feel safe. >> r

a baltimore city police &pofficer gunned down a ear ag &pby fellow officers - now has street named inay was enamed police officer william torbit way. 35 todayy- as killld last january when fellow officers opened fire during a fight outside the select lounge. mayor stephanie rawlings-blaae appoinneddan innependent panel to review the shooting.... but in the end... no criminal charges were filed. torbit's family says....they still 15:41 what do i mean by accountable. someone comms forward and tell the truth about the incident someone explaiis to the famiiy why they felt it was necessary to stand over of him to shoot him 52 the mayor spokk at today's dedication. sheesays while no one can change the past - the police department has implementeddnew traiiing procedures --so something like thissnever happens again. woman says she s been waiiing two years foo, after she receiving a 16 thoosann dollar water bill. last montt evelyn foster aakedd for our help because she knew she wasn t responsible for the city had daaaged her water tonight 85 year old evelyn has an pplogy lettee from the pirect

this is out of baltimore city. >> we have learned information about the spill. >>> we're at the toll plaza this morning. >>> we are having some difficulty now getting to her. we'll have a report in a moment. this from the toll plaza. this was first reported at 11 last night. the ink spill was around 8:00. >>> in the meantime let's go to angela post weir a check on the roads. >> and we are all watching that spill this morning. we have spoke and hope to get another update but the roads are open. we'll have more information. in the meantime we want to tell you about another incident that will impact our drivers. traffic is being diverted. we're trying to get information on that. here is a look at 29 and 108. we want to look at 50. this is going to be an alternate. we'll have more information on that in a moment but right now let's look at the forecast and see what the weather will be like today. >> good morning to you. we will be dreary and wet outside. we see the rain developing. mild temperatures around 50 degrees. rain and snow by the weekend. in terms of the radar, pushing across th

. >>> baltimore city police are looking for these men seen on vanes vanes. investigators say they were involved in an armed robbery on hamilton. the robber shot a 46-year-old man in the chest. if you recognize the men you're asked to call crime stoppers. >>> baltimore county will do a traffic survey. >>> we begin with a developing story. women product ises are outraged -- women advocates are outraged as another state -- >> it may not be on the fast track. we have just learned that governor mcdonnell opposes requiring ultrasounds for women seeking abortions. the battle of abortion being waged is no exception. there was a protest at the state capital over the bill requiring ultrasounds for women seeking an abortion. a delegate said it's all about informed consent. >> informed consent has always been to make sure the woman has the right to all of the information, not just some of it. >> i have a body which is my right to control. >> reporter: seven other states have passed similar laws and one is being considered in pennsylvania. while it does require an ultras

. >>> tonight baltimore city police are asking for your help after a pair of armed robbers gunned down a pair of customers. jeff? >> reporter: police have released surveillance pictures of the two men who robbed the royal farms store and shot a customer in the process. baltimore city police converged on the convenience store in hamilton responding to reports of a robbery and shooting. >> at least two robbers, one armed with a gun came into the store and robbed the store of money and cigarettes. at some point, not quite sure when, but the gun was turned on our victims. >> reporter: police have released these pictures of the suspects who ran out of the store and escaped into the darkness. word of the shooting spread today prompting some regular customers to have second thoughts about the safety surrounding the place where he grabs his morning coffee. >> i'm not from this area. i'm from the country. those kind of things are new to me. it's surprising and frightening. >> reporter: police say the robbers used a silver revolver. the bullet struck the 46-year-old man in the chest. there were

in prince george's county and here in baltimore ity 44 skinner 37:08 prince george's county, baltimore citygetee primarily because of phe minority population 17 the 960-million dollar settlement &pwill be divided into four pools... with 25-million set aside forrvictims f people who've lready lost their homes will get cheek thousand dollars - once the &psettlement is approved by the feds. 36:14 we believe literally thousaadd of people in baltimore city will be able to take advantage of this settlement 21 officials say while the settlement involves five of the natioo's largest banks... the plan is to now go after the next nine. which likely means evennmore payouts in theefuture... for victims. myranda stephens, fox45 news at ten. marylanders could qualiff for the settlement checks. to find out if you're one of them and other ways you can benefit from the settlement, go to foxbbltimooe-dot- com-slash-newslinks. after.../ a... mild winter.../ mooe snow ... on the wayy .../ making it... twice... in onn week. week. is winter finally arriving or is it just a fluke of flurries let's go to vytas for