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baltimore. an overnight house fire has killed five people. of them children and three others were injured. >> abc2 news linda so is live this morning at the scene continuing with the team coverage. linda you've spent some time talking to the victims' families, a really tough assignment? >> reporter: a very emotional time for these family members who have lost four children and their grandmother. this fire started right up the road in a row home. there on denwood avenue. we have about two dozen family members who came out here after hearing about this fire. what we've been able to learn so far is that it was a grandmother and grandfather who lived in this house with their adult children and their grandchildren. what we know about the victims it was the grandmother who died. we've been told her name is nancy burrell, she was 55 years old. the youngest victim a 1-year- old boy. several children who passed away, the oldest child a 7-year- old who went to ma raffia park elementary school. his name was tykea man lee. they were sleeping on the secon

baltimore. >> great. john, used to work here works there. said john you better come over to my house because i'm throwing out. if you don't want it i'm throwing. it's all down there. gave him an hour. he came with a dump truck and loaded it up. the sports legend museum is located just beyond center field at the ballpark. ten to five tuesday through sunday. check out the babe ruth birth place and museum. that's a great stop. >> all right. thank you. toys r us getting ready for the holiday was hundreds of your favorite family move movies. watch out netflix and red box. they are thinking outside the box to bring month video hes to you. >>> and not getting enough likes your facebook post? >> and after that sports story we have a look at baltimore through the day. charm city under the clouds and fog early on. now the sun coming out. how will it develop in to the weekend? answer straight ahead. you. we know you. we know you have to rise early... and work late, with not enough sleep in between. how you sometimes need to get over to that exit, like, right now. and how things aren't... just a

a woman and her four children who died and a baltimore house fire. two police officers accused a maryland student in 2010. first-degree charges. tonight tim kaine and george allen will fe off at virginia blacksburg. check and for a look at traffic. at the beltway in new hampshire ave. we will flip over to a map and on 95ou the delays off and on through county passing an accident at the prince william parkway. start today.d mots of sunshine but the afternoon the clouds will roll in. be mild and the late 70's. some of the storms could be into theernight and morning. caskey at fright fest. flags america, we are here in the kids area. we went trick or treating with the looney tunes characters. final piecesf the of the kids area. is the hayride where they hop on in. in and enjoy the wonderful candy and take pictures and say goodbye to the characters. have a good day. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending and balanced the buet every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached acro

memorial service will be held for five victims of the north east baltimore house fire last week. a woman and four children died. they will receive visitors until 6:00 p.m. at a wake will take place at 10:00 a.m. thursday at mount pleasant church. a funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. meanwhile, firefighters blanket the city to prevent any more deaths like the one on thursday. they visited neighborhoods reminding them of the importance of fire safety and installing smoke detectors and homes. >> my hope is that more people will come to be mindful of the basic fire safety practices they conduct in their homes to literally change some of those things. for example, run extension cords, one to another. that is a potential fire hazard. the more people who use better practices -- leaving it appliances plugged up, when you're cooking, leaving food unattended on the stove, and appropriately discarding smoking materials. a change -- and appropriately the starting smoking materials. -- inappropriately discarding smoking materials. >> anyone who does not have a smoke alarm should call 3

the problem, it never happened he was taken to an east baltimore housing projects, the location he gave for the suspected targets. a few minutes after walking in, police lost track of him. the only trace was a recording device he had been wearing. it had been left on a stoop and martin was gone. he may not have been the most trustworthy informant. he walked away from a detention facility and was charged with escape. he was in the federal prison system because of the 1999 case of gun possession. before that, he was convicted of a convict -- attempted murder at the age of 14. we don't know if prosecutors knew about his history, and if they did, why they thought they could trust him. dr. baltimore county police and officials investigating a case of arson during which a female firefighter fell for the first floor. -- through the first floor. they found two points of origin where the fire began in this an accelerant was used to spread the fire. they say it was burglarized before was set on fire. getting away with a television, dvd player, and a portia -- porsche cayenne. police say they have

he was taken to an east baltimore housing project. the location he apparently gave for the target. a few minutes later, police lost track of him. the only trace was the recording device he had been wearing when police went looking for him. it had been left on a stoop. he might not have been the most trustworthy informant. in september, he walked away from a federal detention facility in new jersey and was charged with escape. he was in the federal prison system because of a 1999 case involving illegal gun possession. before that, he was charged and later convicted of state charges of attempted murder and gun violations. that was at the age of 14. a federal warrant is out charging him as a felon in possession of a gun, adding to his reputation as a repeat offender. we don't know if city prosecutors about his history and if they did, why they thought they could trust him. >> a big surprise for a high school shooting victim. the ravens' officials invited the 17-year-old to practice and he got to meet ravens' superstars. smith posted this picture. he was shot on the first day of school

baltimore housing staff has been deployed to public housing to monitor conditions throughout the storm. while we are asking residents to shelter in place, or hunker down, for those of you counting how many times i use that phrase, we have 34 emergency shelters opened in the event of critical need. code enforcement is on hand to check property overnight. drinking water facilities are operational. backup generators have been checked and are operational as well. street sweepers are deployed today. it is difficult, with leaves still coming off the trees, but we are out there until it becomes too dangerous to do so. we all know that this is a very unpredictable storm and there will be real changes over the next few hours and days. for example, we expect sustained high winds for a long period of time, causing major power outages. because it will continue, it will take time before crews are able to clear debris from the roadway. focuses will be on safety first. every effort will be made to keep major roadways open, especially near our hospital infrastructure. the city will have predesignated

well, we are still dealing with that house fire northeast baltimore. denwood avenue will be shut down between bowland avenue and clay berry avenue. if you are traveling in in the area, stick with moravia road instead. here's what the harrisburg expressway looks like in hunt valley. at shawan road everything moving right along and nice and clear on to the jfx and move downtown. as far as the beltway is concerned, no delays right now from parkville all the way up to towson. and if you are traveling on the west side of 695, no problems whatsoever. you're looking at the typical 11 minute ride right now on the outer loop from 795 all the way down to 95. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. megan and charlie, over to you. >>> six minutes after 5:00. a car fire slowed things down on the beltway early this morning. take a look at this. it was a pretty incredible sight if you massed it. firefighters were on hand putting out a huge car fire. the vehicle was fully in flames. right near liberty road that exit right there. no word yet on what caused the fi

also a check on the baltimore housing market. >> thank you. >> 5:22. the deadline for a tax credit is approaching. how we can help. >> don't forget to e-mail us your response to our water cooler question of the day. do you think cheerleading should be designated as a sport? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> the national weather service confirmed a tornado touched down in jarrettsville last friday. one home in the area it sustained some minor damage. baltimore city residents have by the end of the year to apply for the homestead tax credit. >> the homestead tax credit establishes a cap on how much property tax can increase from year to year in the state. accusations of fraud -- residents who do not apply it will miss out on the credit for ever. more information on how to apply for the credit on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 49 degrees at the airport. >> it is a year old mystery and police need your help to solve it. >> it was the final presidential debate. who came out on to

some evidence that baltimore's housing market is on the mend. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> home values rising. median home values rose 1.3% in the third quarter compared to the second quarter. that is the biggest quarterly gain since 2006. homes on the market selling for just under $220,000 on average. the recovery is an easy across the country. fedex is looking to hire 20,000 seasonable workers. the most active shipping date this year is expected to be december 10, with 19 million packages in transit. stocks were barely higher yesterday. apple led tech shares. the bloomberg maryland index was lower and losses for jos. a. bank. you may earn more as an adult as the uncool kids. strong personal and social relationships translate to good relationships with colleagues and clients in the workforce. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> duh. really? >> i know you are really popular. 6;22. 49 degrees at the airport. the bears and lions fade under the prime lights of football. a candid

he is taken by his handlers to an east baltimore housing project, the location he gave. a few minutes after walking in, police lost track of him. when they went looking for him, the only trace was the recording device he had been wearing. his record suggests he may not have been the most trustworthy informant. he walked away from a federal detention facility and was charged with escape. he was in the federal prison system because of a 1999 case involving illegal gun possession. and before that, charged and convicted of state charges of attempted murder and gun violation -- the gun violation at the age of 14. the warrant is out adding to his reputation as a repeater offender. law enforcement experts tell us that prosecutors filed charges against an informant first. authorities refused to release his picture and city police refused to release the report of his arrest, usually a routine piece of public information. >> a police chase got a little too close for comfort the students and staff at a nearby elementary school when a neighbor spotted a burglar tried to break into t

we will start with breaking news from baltimore. a house fire has left five people dead. >> let's get the latest from jummy olabanji. >> we have been reporting on this fire all morning. new information, wbal tv is reporting they've learned the five victims are grandmother and four children, possibly grandchildren. new pictures from newschopper 7 over the scene in baltimore this morning. the fire and reported just after 2:00 this morning in the 5600 block of denwood avenue in baltimore city. the call came in at 2:00. when firefighters got on the scene based a one adult male jumped from the second story window and tried to get away from some of the flames. after the fire was knocked down when officials went inside, they discovered the five bodies of the victim's. according to baltimore city fire officials, a total of 10 people were inside. five escaped and five were killed. once again, a grandmother and four children killed in this early-morning house fire in baltimore city. we are looking to get more information, including, hopefully, detail

baltimore firefighters say a total of ten people were inside the house. four children ages 1 to 7, and their 55-year-old grandmother. they couldn't get out. one man was hurt when he jumped from a second-floor window. jennifer spoke to neighbors and family members this morning. >> reporter: utter devastation for a family grieving the loss of four small children and their grandmother. the scene on the 5000 block of denwood avenue was caught on cell phone video by a neighbor. he describes waking up to silence and smoke. >> it was smoke, fire, you could see the fire coming out the windows. and the fire department, they just -- you know, they were trying to get it out the best they can. but it was rolling. >> reporter: ten people were reportedly inside the house when it caught fire around 2:00 in the morning. several had to jump from windows. >> she threw her baby out the window and she jumped out. >> reporter: with reports of children trapped inside, firefighters went to the second floor. but there they encountered problems of their own. >> our firefighters w

we have reggie with the baltimore city housing department joining me live. good morning, take us back ten years up out here that night, what was going through your mind? >> what a sat night seeing five bodies, -- sad night, seeing five bodies, six bodies taken out of the property. it was devastating to all of us, we never want to experience that again in the city. it was heart breaking. all because angela dawson and cornell dawson were not going to let a drug dealer sit on their front steps. that's what the cause of this incident was about. >> reporter: what do you want the community to get out of this? >> first and foremost, make sure people understand the city has taken steps to make sure this never happens again in the city. we are conscious when people call us about concerns when drug dealers or people are doing things to disrupt the community, we are anticipating what action we can take when we have the matters. those are the kinds of things we want the community to understand. >> reporter: i understand you were instrumental in the monument. what is goi

baltimore. >> good morning. fire investigators are still on the scene of the fatal house fire in baltimore.a picture or to show you what it looked like at the height of the fire. you can see the large flames and smoke billowing into the air at his home in the 5600 block of denwood avenue in baltimore city. we have just received video of investigators on the scene. the fire broke out just after 2:00 this morning. firefighters getting to the scene seeing all the flames and smoke. they saw one person jumping from the second story of the home. there were taken to the hospital as well as a firefighter taken to hospital who was injured. five people have been killed. once investigators were able to knock the fire down, they went into the home and made the discovery. four children and one adult killed. investigators still working to figure out what exactly killed those victims as well as what caused the fire. we are waiting to get that information from baltimore city officials and we hope to bring it to you later in the newscast. back to you. >> thank you. 5:33. the pressure is on the nationals now

. >>> very sad news out of baltimore, a house fire killed five people including four children. this one mapped early in the morning in the 5600 block of denwood avenue. nancy worrell and her husband were in the house with their four grandkids and when the fire started, the husband jumped out of the second floor window breaking his back. worrell tried to save the grandkids, but none of them made it out. the children's ages, 1, 2, 4 and 7 years old. investigators are still trying to figure out what caused this one. >>> if you are looking to be something different this halloween, dressing up as big bird, that should not be your choice. ever since mitt romney called him out during the first presidential debate, one costume wholesaler in california said big bird suits have been selling like hot cakes. in fact, retail prices range from 40 to 100 bucks, but store owners expect that to go up because the demand is just that high. >>> we'll be right back in a moment with topper. >>> i'll admit it. i was a little bit down on the nats after that he parissing loss yesterday, but you know, e

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five people have been killed in a baltimore row house fire and four of them were children. the fire broke out overnight in the eastern section of the city. it took firefighters two hours to get it under control. this photo was taken by the baltimore fire department. they say one person had to jump from a second-story window to escape the flames. a firefighter was also injured, but is expected to be okay. at this point, investigators say they are not clear how the fire started. >>> trcontroversy this morning a university. dr. angela mccaskill is the head of diversity at galladet university. she reportedly signed a propose to support the same-sex marriage law. officials say it's inappropriate given her job as chief diversity officer. students are split on the decision to put her on leave. >> when you're in certain roles on campus, as the president, that separation of personal and private life is gone. >> that doesn't mean she'll vote for it. it means she's supporting people's right to vote. in my opinion. and people are reading too much into it. >> we went to mccaskill's home

. >> crews are still on the scene at battling a house fire in south baltimore. >> find out why the stakes are so high in the third and final presidential debate. >> a handful accidents this morning. an update is hundred and eighty million dollars for maryland schools. that's a lot of money. my classroom. games and a new casino for maryland. million more for education every year. the money goes where it's supposed to. it's the law. this is about our kids. this is about better schools. seven. i'm voting for question seven. i'm voting for question seven. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 6:00 a.m. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i am stan stovall. >> i am lisa robinson. the weather is going to be nice. >> the weather will be beautiful. 53 degrees downtown. 46 at the airport. warming up to near 70 degrees later this afternoon with a lot of sunshine. a big warmup is coming and maybe some activity this weekend we have to watch out for. details coming up in just a few minutes. >> we continue to follow breaking news out

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in baltimore, five people killed in a house fire. jummy olabanji has more. >> very sad news from ortiz baltimore. -- from northeast baltimore. for children and one adult died in a house fire in the 5600 block of denwood avenue. this is the home where it happened. they say it was just before 2:00 this morning there received a phone call there was a fire at this home. firefighters put say that they saw someone trying to jump out of a second story window. they knew there were more people inside. a firefighter fel the second-floor into the basement. he was taken to the hospital. he is in stable condition. the residents of the home who jumped out is also at the hospital. firefighters say that once they were able to knock down the fire and get inside is when they made the sad discovery of five bodies inside the home. we do not know how the five victims died. whether it was smoke inhalation or the fire. that is under investigation this morning as fire fighters in baltimore try to figure out what started this fire. back to you. >> thank you.

baltimore. after coming out of the orioles club house that was quite the celebration.n beer flowing. a pure exuberance as they finally had chance to celebrate a post season victory. been 15 years since they won a game in the playoffs. champagne celebration, something special. >> i watched the orioles, coming to games as a kid. to give them playoff baseball. it's a special feeling. i can't explain it. >> something you dream of when you're a little kid. and even now, it's awesome. it's awesome to be here. it sucks to not be part of it physically, but mentally i'm here. i love watching these guys play. i battle with them all year. i'm happy for them, i'm happy for the team, the organization and all the fans. >> the orioles, the owners, the fans, the players. hats off to everybody. and this is a young team, a hungry team. i know they have more work to do. >> the celebrating can't last very long. sunday at home against the yankees to kick off a division series. yes, there will be playoff baseball at camden yards. that is a squad that cannot wait for it. pete gilbert, wbal t

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house. however if it's unclear if they were working. if you nannying about baltimore firefighters it's a major passion of theirs. it's a mission. they'll do it for free. just call them. and it turns out that u.s. consumer products safety commission they are urging you take advantage of that. also develop a practice with family, have an escape plan. should anything happen. >> that takes time for a family to get organized. but it will save your family's life. so it's not that people aren't getting it. it's just that we're all busy, we all forget about these things until it's too late. >> the consumer products safety commission says that top causes for fires in homes usually are cooking, heating and cooling equipment. >>> all right, time now for a check on your forecast. let's send it over to meteorologist lynette charles to see what's in store for today. >> we can see bladensburg 43 degrees right now. the winds out of the northwest at about 4 miles an hour. we have a light northwesterly flow and also in davidsonville we're coming in right around 47 degrees this morning.

. >>> the five victims of a baltimore row house fire will be laid to rest on thursday. a woman, three of her grandchildren, and a great grand child died in that fire. the woman's husband is in the hospital in serious condition, and the red cross is helping the remaining family members find house p. >> on thursday there will be multiple earthquake drills across the region. dc, maryland, and virginia are all holding drills. >>> all right, the time right now, 9:14. coming up, the question one group wants to pose to metro over those controversial new ads. >> and why the nats heartbreaker was especially disappointing. >> discussing life's sentive topics, how a golden retriever helps get the message across. >> and we're in for a big warm up today. [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents fabulous but...when i add chicken, barbecue sauce... and cheese...and roll it up woo-wee! i've made a barbecue chicken crescent chow down. pillsbury crescents. let the making begin. here's a better idea. pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits in just 15 minutes the light delicate layers add

baltimore is one of the most affordable cities in the country. metro.com compared median household income to the median price of a house. baltimore comes in 89. means the median income exceeds the amount needed to buy a house. the least affordable city? san francisco. but new york comes in a close second. and city officials are working to make art and cultural events more affordable for baltimore residents. it is time for freefall baltimore for the rest of october. there are activities for visitors and residents as part of the national arts and humanities month. freefall baltimore puts the focus on the various opportunities available in the city day in and day out. for a full schedule of opportunities, had to our website -- wbaltv.com. apple is launching an noon -- a new ipad mini. it is thought to have a screen size of about 7.8 inches, two inches smaller than the full- size. media analyst at predicted that the cost will be either $249 or $299. in the meantime, the next time you want a great deal at a restaurant or a store, he may just need to show your face. it is all due to face standing -- face scanning technology. facial recognition soft

this morning and this is a heart-breaking story for you coming out of northeast baltimore. >> five people killed in a housee, four of them are young children ages 1 to 7 years old. >> abc2 news' sherrie johnson is live on the scene and what have you learned? >> reporter: yes, we're here in northeast baltimore where we're still trying to figure out a lot of unanswered questions here as you can see, firefighters still out

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-- a baltimore fire companyyttat was supposed to close - is now goinn to stay open, indefinitely.the mayorrchanged her mind after find more budget.melinda roeder is live from truck ten's fire housen west baltimore to explain... truck ten was one off hree fire commanies slated for pllsure when the city's budget was slashed.the other two did close... but truck ttn - proved to be too necessary to cut. and luckily - money the mayor made the decision this week tt kkep truck ten up and running...afterrher office discovvred one-point-four million dollars in unbudgetted revenue. that money caae from the taxee and fees ccllectedd on this year - and last year's grand prix race.even though the race lost money - promoters paid the city in fulllfor what it was due.you may recall, truck ten was supposed to clooe back inn june. but big storms extended its operations. union leaders fought to keep it going - arguing it was one of the busiest trucks ii the city and that any more cuts in service would have critical impact

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house fire. >> yeah, this happened in northeast baltimore at a home not far from thurgood marshall high school. it's been breaking news throughout the day on "good morning maryland." and we have team coverage for you today. >> we're going to twin with charlie crowsonson. -- begin with abc2 news' sherrie johnson. what can you tell us? >> we're here in northeast baltimore. some of the fire trucks have actually started to leave here. the fire start about 2:00 this morning and we've been talking to for thes. we have investigate -- firefighters. we have investigators on the scene and still looking to see what caused the fire. you know they're thinking it might have started in the basement but they don't have an exact cause. now it happened here at 5601 denwood avenue. in northeast baltimore. five people were killed in this early morning fire including a grandmother and her four children. her four gap children. when crews arrived they found intense flames and people jumping out of the windows. the bodies were found on the second floor of the home. police had to detain one man because he was so distra

. >>> baltimore city no longer controls the edgar allan poe house and museum. it is turning the property over to the b and o railroad property museum. it will work with a new organization in hopes to make the house self-sufficient. baltimore city is paying the railroad museum $180,000. right now it's closed but is expected to open next year, u.p.s. is going green. today the company is expected to unveil 40 of its new alternative fuel vehicles at their hub in laurel. 20 of the hybrid cars will hit the streets around baltimore. the rest will be sent to atlanta. u.p.s. says the new cars can get up to 35% improved fuel economy. and lower carbon emissions. >>> a new report card shows water quality in the inner harbor didn't improve last year in baltimore. it blames heavy rain that washed pollution into the harbor for the bad report. >>> all right, well fall arrived just about two week ago but the leaves are still on the trees here. not the case though in north dakota. look at this. they're having to deal with the real thing. we're talking about snow. take a look at

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baltimore right across the street. this is a burned out home on denwood where nancy worrell and her four grandchildren were killed in the morning house fire. we have new details about the family and fire. the family will memorialize all five together at the same service. it will be held thursday morning at mount pleasant chirrch in baltimore. -- church in baltimore. woree was 55 and her grandchildren ranged from 1 to 7. the family died early thursday morning in a house fire here on denwood avenue. meanwhile firefighters hit the streets on sunday trying to keep other families safe. they went door to door passing out smoke detectors and neighbors were appreciative of the efforts. >> that's pretty cool and they made sure they had batteries and if i needed any they were willing to give me if i needed some. >> reporter: the family didn't have insurance and are accepting donations to pay for funerals and you can help by donating at any bank of america branch to the nancy worrell funeral association. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> rescue teams are searching the glacier national park for a marylandman. jason along with neal

baltimore. now worrell was 55 years old. her grandchildren ranged in age of 1 to 7 years old. the family died early thursday morning in a house fire on denwood avenue here in northeast baltimore. meanwhile, firefighters hit the streets on sunday trying to keep other families safe. they went door to door passing out smoke detechors and neighbors were -- detectors. and neighbors were apreactive of the effort. >> -- appreciative of the effort. >> they checked this to makesure they had batteries and if i needed any they were willing to give them to me if i needed some. >> reporter: the family didn't have insurance and they are expecting dough -- accepting donations to pay for the funerals and you can donate at any bank of america branch to the nancy worrell funeral association. reporting live in northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> news time 5:32. what was meant to be a fun trip into the wild now has a maryland family afraid their son may not be coming home. jason and his friend are believed to be missing in montana in the glazer national park. and charley is at the live desk. the weather is not making it easier f

. >> reporter: i'm scott broom live in baltimore, coming up the story behind an incredible mass tragedy more than five people die in a house fire here. when i come back, we'll have the story of the family that lost so many members. >>> sky 9 out over baltimore where fire officials are dealing with a shocking mass tragedy. five people including four little kids all dead when a fire raced through their small row house. it had nine people in. >> breaks your heart just to talk about it. two firefighters were hurt trying to pull off a heroic rescue. scott broom is live on dinwood avenue in northeast baltimore with the details of just an awful story. >> reporter: it is. the house behind me here was the rock of stability for an unusually large extended family. it was the elders of that family, the grandparents, that lived in the house here. they had an open door policy for all the kids and the many grandchildren they had to be here, which is why there were so many people in the house last night. the loss here is overwhelming. >> i hope nobody else has to go through this. >> near all gone. >> reporter: among the four -- they're al

baltimore. investigators are sifting through the burned out rubble of a house where five people were killed this morning. four of them were children. scoot broom is live in east baltimore. -- scott broom is live in east baltimore. he has more on the investigation as it goes forward. >> reporter: the house behind me was the rock, the home base for an unusually large extended family. and it was the matriarch of that family and four of her grandchildren who died here overnight last night in a fire that broke out at about 2:00 this morning. that matriarch was 55-year-old nancy ruell according to family members. the four grandchildren were ages 4 to 7. they're all gone. the bodies were found huddled together in a single room on the second floor in the back of the house. there was a rescue attempt by firefighters before dawn that was beyond heroic and ended up with two firefighters injured. one of them fell three levels through flames when the second floor collapsed from under him. he landed on top of another firefighter who was down in the basement. boat were rescued by cool -- both were rescued by c

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several towing companies lifted the spirits of baltimore, particularly a family following a house fire, that killed five people, this happened last week, the call came from knockout towing. they got a few dozen trucks, see them there, to surround the northeast baltimore home where nancy died with her four young grandchildren. they presented the donations to her daughter to help cover the funeral expenses. >> without support, we would be lost. >> people get bad names for tow truck drivers. >> all five victims will be buried together. we have information on how to donate. it's posted on abc2news.com. >>> nfl players apologizing after leading police on a wild chase, steelers defensive lineman is facing a number of charges today. police say it started when they found him driving the wrong way crashing in to cars. he tried to flee, nearly running over a number of officers when police caught up with him, they say he resisted arrest so heavily, they were forced to punch him in the face to get him to stop restraining. a breathalyzer showed he had a bac level of point 196. >>> families who lost

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baltimore. crews are on the scene of the death the morning house fire. >> is dotted around 2:00 this morning. -- it started around 2:00 this morning. >> in this overnight fire happen fast. this is an area of northeast baltimore just off of moravia road. five people were killed -- 1 adult, 4 children. chief, it was really dramatic when firefighters arrived. fire coming out of all levels of this building. >> yes. firefighters arrived on the occasion to a very dramatic scene involving an intense house fire that unfortunately claimed the lives of five people. a grandmother and four children. the ports of people trapped. it took a hose line inside to suppress the fire. we got to the second floor. one of our fire fighters fell from the second-floor to the force -- to the first floor into the basement. they're both rescued after a may day was called. other members perform search and rescue. they found the bodies of by people perished in this home. >> there were 10 people inside the the time. when you arrived, one person had to jump to safety. >> exactly. there was an adult man who literally jumped from

baltimore. four children and their grandmother are dead, killed in an early morning house fire in baltimore. around 2:00 this morning on denwood avenue. at least one other person in the home escaped by jumping out of a second floor window. two firefighters were also injured. one of them when the noor collapsed. we're told that he should be okay. there is though word yet on what caused that fire. >>> also in this morning's top stories, d.c. police are looking for the person who shot and killed a man in broad daylight. he was shot to death yesterday afternoon in the 1100 block of eighth street northeast near florida avenue and gallaudet university. police have not said whether he was a student at the university. university. >>> a serial groper in northern virginia is believed to have struck again. here is a sketch of the suspect. the latest incident involves a 25-year-old woman who says she was groped from behind while walking near the commerce street bus stop in the springfield area. police say it is the sixth case they're investigating. the suspect is described as being about 5' 6" and weari

. >>> four children and their grandmother are dead after a row house fire in baltimore. the victims included a 2-year- old, her 4-year-old brother. they were all in one bedroom and their grandmother nancy worrell was screaming for help from the window. >> they said she was asking for help and when she come back around, the fire was just on her. >> it's terrible. >> and it hurt right here. it hurt. >> two firefighters were also injured. the family says nancy worrell allowed as many of her 19 children as well as her grandchildren to stay in the house at any time. >>> underdeveloped lungs and liver probms killed the baby panda born last month at the national zoo. the zoo released the results of the panda's necropsy today. the chief veterinarian says the week-old panda died after its lungs couldn't provide enough oxygen to its liver and then those liver cells began to die. the zoo beliefs the panda cub was a girl -- believes the panda cub was a girl. >>> a big rally at university of maryland. students are urging a yes vote on question 6 of the maryland ballots next month. >>

today, the community is remembering five people killed yesterday in the early-morning house fire in northeast baltimore. stuffed animals and candles marked the entrance of the home were the four children and their grandmother were killed. nine family members were trapped inside and some were forced to make desperate attempts to get out alive. a grandfather is still in critical condition after he jumped from a second story window. those close to the family are banding together to support him. >> to lose a child, to lose a mother -- and i have been in both places -- is just heart wrenching. as a community, we have to support each other. >> all of the children killed in the fire were under the age of seven current fire officials are still trying to determine what sparked the blaze -- ages 7. fire officials are still trying to determine what sparked the blaze. >> baltimore city received failing marks on how its school system is being run. a state audit found numerous incidents of excessive overtime and overpayments. the audit was conducted by the office of legislative audit and reviewed the books of school

you are looking now at the scene from yesterday a house fire in baltimore that claimed the lives of five people. four children. this a heartbreaking story when you see this scene this morning as people came overnight paying their respects and coping with one another and helping the family pick up the pieces. a live look from baltimore. and we have more on the story a community is coming together to help the family in their time of need. >> they are trying to comfort one another and trying to figure out and make sense out of this. >> a group turned tout remember a grandmother and children killed in the early morning fire. right now there is a makeshift memorial with teddy bears and to remember those fire victims. a vigil was held in front of that burned out home. classmates and teachers from the school crowded the sidewalk on den wood avenue. mothers comforting mothers and children comforting children. they are helping through the difficult time. they have not released the cause of the fire just yet t started yet before 2 a.m. now several people were inside the home and managed to escape

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. >>> new this morning, four children and a grandmother were killed in a house fire in baltimore overnight firefighters arrived, the house was engulfed in flames. one person jumped from a second floor window to escape. a firefighter was also injured. the five bodies were found after the fire was put out. >>> 5:51 now. new this morning, word that a settlement could be close concerning billions of dollars worth of damage from that deepwater horizon oil rig explosion just 2.5 years ago. the "wall street journal" reports bp and the u.s. justice department have picked up talks in the last couple of weeks. that explosion killed 11 workers, caused oil to hit the beaches in five gulf coast states. they are still cleaning up. >>> time now 5:52. an elderly couple trapped in a burning car. the brave bystanders who rushed in to help. >> a lost golden retriever lives up to his name. how he made it home and helped find his brother, too, coming up. and you could save hundreds." call or click today. fiery car accident. it happ >>> two member in north dakota are being hailed as heroes after pulling three p

. >>> a baltimore family is reeling tonight after a deadly fire swept through their row house. n reports 55- year-old nancy worrell was killed with her four children. the fire broke out early this morning. when firefighters arrived, they found smoke and fire pouring out of the first floor of the home, but they quickly spread to the second floor and the attic. >> it's terrible. >> it hurt right here. it hurt. it really hurts. it's not easy. >> all five victims wee found on the second floor. three other people in the house escaped the flames including a 2-month-old baby. two firefighters were hurt, but their injuries were not serious. we still don't know what caused the fire. >>> investigators are also trying to figure out who set fire to a church in maryland. it happened early yesterday morning in potomac heights. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: now it appears that whoever lit this fire never even set foot inside the church, just came right up to this window. >> they stuck their hand in. you can see where the pattern for the accelerant that they sprayed and there'