west baltimore is a city where many persons trouble from the south. when the exodus began and people started their journey north. many of them dropped off in washington and baltimore. baltimore had a conducive the spirit for churches and it had powerful creatures. it has always had a history of powerful creatures an activist preachers. the kind of came together. i do not know if anybody has done a study. it always has had its powerful preachers. the two kind of give birth to eight revivals spirit in baltimore. that is the thing that happened. you will find a church as a worker at one is popping up every time you turn around. >> how are people receiving churches in this day and age? are they finding it a place to suit their souls -- to suit the -- soothe their souls/ >> it was almost automatic. people grew up and came to church. we started seeing a change. degeneration of persons started staying away from the church. at the same time, we started talking about babies having babies. the maturity that lead children to church was no longer there. esol sweat

miss racks here in baltimore. is a bird in the hand worth 2 in the bush? ser: well you rarely see them in this good of shape. appraiser: for example the fingers are perfect. appraiser: the bird is in mint condition. appraiser: and i would say if this were to go to auction today, appraiser: conservatively it would be worth 2 in the bush. woman: really? appraiser: it's just beautiful, thank you so much for bringing it in. woman: unbelievable anncr: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. >> here is still trying to hold until little bit this spring. >> into the 60's tomorrow a. it is still a mile through sunday. you have to wait next week. it chance for showers monday. a better chance tuesday into wednesday. it is hard to beat this weather. >> the birds will do that for me. >> thank you for joining us.

downtown baltimore is at 61. the eastern shore counties are checking in with a 50's as well. the patuxent naval air station is down to 48 degrees. make henry at 51, frostburg 51. mild november temperatures out west. along the coast, that of a short storm is trying to bring some cloud cover along the coastal beaches there down toward ocean city and downpours virginia beach. around here it will be basically a clear and cool night. 39-46, with northeast winds at 5 miles an hour. the storm is drifting further offshore over the atlantic. high pressure from eastern canada to north florida dominates the weather seen. veterans day looks beautiful. maybe next week we will get a chance for rain, but this system is falling apart. it will hold off until monday night or tuesday of next week. other than some scattered, hike, fair weather clouds, look for clear nice and sunny days. 63-68 tomorrow, and the days keep getting shorter. sunsets at 4:55 p.m. tomorrow. the same scenario in the central part of the state around the bay, a brisk north win, but temperatures mild and 66 degrees with sun

baltimore home. the murder investigation is our big story at noon. police believe the suspect may have been involved in the barricade west baltimore hours after the body was discovered. >> just before 4:00 on sunday morning, city police found sharon jones shot to death inside a home in the 1700 block. >> it is a shame what the world is coming to nowadays. >> she was a maryland correctional officer who worked a pre-trial unit. investigators say her body was found inside a homfriends home. >> when homicide detectives came to the location they saw blood on the door and had reason to believe that individual was inside. police blocked the streets surrounding her apartment for several hours, thinking he was barricaded in their. and when hthey finally went in there, no one was in there. >> he was not the type of guy that you would see that would do something like that. i am hoping that everything is alright. >> city police think at jones may have known her shooter but would not comment on that relationship. meanwhile, a correction officers at carroll county

he is not sitting right here at this bar. >> from baltimore to glen burnie to abingdon, a symptom of ravens fever is touchdowns on the brain. the cure, share your ravens purple on wbaltv.com. did to the ravens game tonight, nbc's prime-time lineup will be seen on saturday night. the programs will air seven not starting at 8:00 p.m. right here on wbal-tv 11. -- the programs will air saturday night. >> surveillance video shows suspects taking over a gamestop store. they took off with cash and dozens of copies of a newly released video game. the same men are believed to be behind a robbery in aberdeen last month. both cases, the suspects got away in a white minivan. anyone with information is asked to call metro crimestoppers. police say the death of a towson university student was the result of a heroin overdose. the 20-year-old junior philosophy major died in his off-campus apartment in september. his rugby coach expressed his this belief in an interview with the campus newspaper and hopes that his death will serve as a lesson to others on campus. >> you can now add buttons as a look -

and the embattled politician is now getting support from people right here in baltimore. >> reporter: he is getting that support from a politician and his congregation who are praying for the man at the center of the scandal. to some people it does not look good for the executive. >> if it is true, it is horrible. you would feel let down by someone that you trusted. >> reporter: he and his wife were arrested on corruption charges, their home raided after a wire tap phone conversation. the fbi said they discussed a check from a developer just as agents were knocking on the door. lesley johnson asked her husband do you want me to put it down the toilet, yes, flush that. the johnson discussed $80,000 in cash where johnson allegedly told his wife to hide the money in her bra. charges may be linked to a development near the metro station in a civil case a hotel owner claims that johnson solicited bribes. >> i'm innocent of the charges,ky not wait for the facts to come out. >> reporter: he will be defending himself in a federal courtroom but for now, it's church where he is getting support.

all indications are that baltimore is better. so baltimore is expecting to win. tion that anything is easy. >> look at carolina on tape. look at the defense and how they run the ball. they haven't found ways to win games. but they're playing good football. and they're capable of winning football in this league. and that's been proven time and time again with the people we've played already. and we have a tough road ahead of us. >> it is just the fourth time the ravens have played the panthers in a regular football league. carolina has won them all. >>> coming up next hour, big news about the ravens' rivals in pittsburgh. a record-breaking night. and more baseball awards. a dominating award is honored. i'll have details. back to you for now. >>> the government is scrambling tonight to stop one of the biggest online frauds. the work-at-home ads that turn out to be scams. randall pinkston has more on what to watch out for. >> reporter: katherine joseph is what scam artists look out for. >> i don't like to say desperate. but i guess you could say desperate. >> reporte

she has to repay more than $14,000 to her victims in this cancer scam. >>> baltimore is one of ibm's smarter is theies them say baltimore is one of up to 100 cities it plans to help better use technology and infection over the next three years. each city receives between 250,000 and 400,000 dollars in services and technology in baltimore. ibm says they analyzed the diskick between residents and city services. company says it is recommendations include improving cured nation across agencies and community perception about public safety. >>> onean arundel tree house may be a little too over the top. look at this. it's massive. when craig fedderral's mother pass aid way began to build it to keep his mind off it and he didn't stop a county inspector until theed it and realized no permits were used. safety is another concern. so craig is now waiting to see what the county wants him to do. if he has to tear it down e. might have to get a permit for that, too. >>> all right. when you head to camden yards for opening day expect it to look different. orioles say renovations will be made during

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baltimore, this is news at 5:30. >>> thank you john. brings us to our question of the day. should taxpayer money be used to finance a new baltimore arena? go to our web site and tell us what you think. lso sound off through facebook, send us a tweet at fox baltimore and you can text your an to 45203 enter a for yes and b for no. response may air tonight on the news at 10:00. >>> in ohio giving directions for some people could be very dangerous. driver approached a woman in a parking lot seemingly asking for directs. instead he grabs her purse. surveil an video is obviously capturing the woman holding on for dear life. the driver then hit the gas, drags ing her. she suffered bumps ps and bruises but expected to fully recover. the crook however is still on the loose. >>> leaders gathering for the t-20 economic summit in south korea get a dose of very unusual weather. what you see here, falling here is a mixture of rain and sand. it has been falling for the past day or so in zole accompanied by strong winds. it is making visibility an issu

joel d smith is live on the roof of that building in northwest baltimore with the man behind the plan. can't wait to hear this, good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice, and good morning, everybody. great view and it's a better view when you see what is on ground. green roof, that is what you do? >> yes, that is my message. >> reporter: 30 years, and you're saying in europe they have many, more of these, right? >> absolutely. we have so much more and this big option and big business in europe over the last two decades. >> reporter: how rare is it and how unique is it for the states and baltimore. >> in baltimore we are lucky. we have a couple of them in baltimore already, but it's comparing to europe, it's a very small portion of it. >> reporter: once again, why is this such a benefit for everybody, but especially the business here? >> well, we have a lot of benefits. that means we retain a lot of sun water directly on the roof. we retain 50 or 60% of the annual run off. there's less water in the sewer system. >> reporter: what about the bee, there's a hive over there, n

baltimore is 55 in dca lot of 50s there. 40s in the west. here is the storm system. this is a long one. this is to the west of us. it's not until the center wraps us we'll be finished with us. and today tonight and into early tomorrow morning then out of here, the winds pick up out of the west. for that -- we'll put that together. here is the storm up from the south. when it leaves us how many lines build in here. they indicate the wind. then it will start to back off a bit but at that point it is connected with the cooler air and it will be bringing it in our direction. another and on thursday and showers and that gets out of here in time for the weekend. and the forecast is like this, today we're looking at rain and drizzle. we don't drop that and then tomorrow it gets out of here and the winds pick up. 62-degrees before that colder air comes in. >> thank you. >>> still to come on the news at noon, new reason why you don't want the bed bugs to bite when you are tucked in at light. results of a study. >> we're always on. here are the top stories at this hour. for up

is set to vote on a new contract today. on the table pay cuts for more time off, a measure some hope will ssve baltimore money. megan gilliland is at the lodge where the vote will be taken. good morning, meggn. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. this has been a long process, but by the end a contract between the union and the city could be reached. inside of that contract, it would police officers five more days off a year in exchange for a 1.5% pay cut, pretty much the equivalent of a furlough. this comes after months and months f tense negotiations from pension overhauls to scrutiny of police schedules and and talks of cutting officers and in a city that is among the deadliest in the nation. the fop was outraged. >> on to lose even one police officer position right now could adversely affect that fight. to lose 200, it's unthinkable. >> reporter: now since then, police and fire union put political pressure on the mayor and councilmembers, posting negative billboards like the one you saw downtown. while tensions build in the federal lawsuit they filed against the city regarding pensions. it a appears on one f

. >> it is business as usual at the pizza parlor on the 7600 block of baltimore-annapolis -- at mr. wings & pizza. misael abdias flores was shot and killed. >> we had a lot of plans and it is over because some kids were robbing the store. >> last night flores wasist visiting friends that worked at wings & pizza. four people walked in and tried to rob the restaurant. >> he told them, get out from here two times, and then they shot him. >> the suspects took off but didn't see anything. now they are holding on to memories of the guy that got along with everyone. >> he didn't cause any bad. he was fun to hang out with. i'm going to miss him dearly. >> so far bless have made one arrest. 17-year-old vincent bunner has been charged with murder. authorities are on the outlook for two accomplices. >> police investigating a stabbing at arund he will mills mall. -- arun defment ll mills mall. the victim was taken to shock trauma. his injuries not life-threatening. no wore on arrests or motive. >> in baltimore city the search continues for a gunman that killed a 34-year-old man. it happened befo

takes a look at baltimore lab school. >> we welcome you. 2220 baltimore maryland baltimore maryland. >> reporter: richard is the principle at baltimore lab school and pride himself on helping students reach their full potential. the school is a division of the lab school of washington which was founded in 1967. this school educate more than 1 hundred be studentswith language disabilities and first through 12th grade. >> you want them to understand themselves and their learning disability. you want them secondly because most come in the self-esteem is damaged and you want them to feel good about themselves. >> reporter: the school prides itself on hands on learning. no textbooks. teachers want to create a sense of belonging and students will be enthusiastic about learning. >> small class sizes is very important for the students. also a sense of community. they feel like they have a very strong safety net here. so, they can get very comfortable and take risks and be ready to take risks which is very important for students and also to bring back the love of learning. >> reporter: the school also has speech pat

the numbers don't lie. >> pittman from baltimore is throwing his support behind the ravens good man. back ray rice ever needs the break. >> very cute. jack also thinks that the rach arravensare going to win over te panthers and he lets the world know from aruba. >> nice. >> don't forget. we're looking for all of you ravens fans to share your photos ú%owing your purple pride or send your photos and videos on to foxbaltimore.com. >>> coming up later on fox 45 morning news, the wriiing is on the wall, literally. find out hat people are talkiig abbut today on facebook. >>> but next, exchanging money for guns, but it's perfectly legal. the program where people can get >>> the baltimore police department has said that the %-is thh number of streets.ity now local police ar churches are partnering with the police to help..3 >> good morning. >> tell me what you have going on. >> we have been doing it for two years now, periodically, 3 or 4 times a year and we feel that it's a good way to try to reduce the violence in our city. >> ww are confronted it with it every day. there's been shootings a

looking around the area, this is what we have in terms of closure in baltimore city northern parkway closed at mcclain, paring closed at mcclain and parkville, paring parkway at oakley road is closed. joppa, route 7 old mountain road closed because of debris. and baltimore city, two accidents one at cold spring lane and green spring and the other in kateonsville that has route 40 -- excuse me rolling road at route 40 closed because deaf brie. be on the lookout for dark traffic lights this morning. treat those as a four-way stop. we have more of your severe weather coverage coming up next when "good morning, maryland" returns after this. >>> 5:46 right now. we have got severe weather we are dealing with. and before we go anywhere whoa want to remind you arundel middle school is closed because they have no power. that's the situation across the area because of an overnight massive storm that cut through the baltimore area. the storm hit the dutch village apartments. this was early this morning around 1 a.m. we are talk fledwood in northeast baltimore. damaging apartment units and leavin

here is some of the video we captured in baltimore county. many say they were awakened to the sounds of that storm, but it seems to be a consensus that it did not last long. they damage is perhaps -- it is more amazing there were no reports of serious injuries. in baltimore city, damage was so severe that stephanie rawlings blanked -- stephanie rawlings blake established a disaster relief fund for those affected. 359 apartment units and 16 buildings have been condemned. that sent 250 people into the intake center. the management company that runs the affected apartments -- if you would like to help out donations can be made to the disaster relief fund of northeast baltimore at 25 west fayette street. hundreds of people have been affected by this storm. >> from the left to -- left without a home to dealing with cleanup, david collins spoke with one family dealing with the situation. let's head out to baltimore where the cleanup is well under way. >> we are standing at the edge of mclean boulevard. it has been reopened to traffic but there are s

baltimore is on the list. in a survey compiled by cq list. the results are based on crime reported by the fbi. >>> and security practices had many passengers upset. wjz is live at vwithurgood marshall, weijia jiang has the story. >> reporter: full body scanners are in full effect at vwi. >> i think the scanners are invasive. i think they show too much, and are not necessary. >> reporter: protesters nationwide are urging passengers to refuse the screening. but that can make long lines even longer. >> what i would hope that they would consider is the vast majority of people want to just get home to the holidays and spend time with their loved ones. >> reporter: the scan speed isn't its only advantage. >> the pat down is more invasive than just the screening. >> i was just mortified. my underwear was dropped to the floor. i was standing in my underwear and standing up. >> reporter: four out of five americans are okay with the screenings. >> it's unusual and weird. but we have to accept it. if we're going to fly safer. >> reporter: now about 20% o

construction is all set to start in the spring. >>> well, the war on violent crime continues in the streets of baltimore city. >> that is right. more and more police are finding guns and clues and unraveling the web of criminals. out investigators are using guns to get to the bottom of violent crime. >> we are counting down. going down to the wire, look at this. the final 3, final night of "dancing on the stars" tomorrow we will find out who gets to take what home and what you been palin's performance tonight. >> all right, jamie. >>> 65 degrees, mild conditions today. another one coming tomorrow. don't let it fool you. arctic air moving into the country. it arrives for turkey day. those details right after this ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey for just 47 cents a pound. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. safeway. . >>> baltimore's crime fight centering around guns. >> and the information they get from the guns is key to get the repeat viola

is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00 in hd. >> police are on the scene of the barricade situation in northwest baltimore. they say it is related to an early-morning murder. good evening. i am deborah weiner. they say the person inside may be connected to a deadly shooting in another part of the city. our reporter is live on the scene with the latest on the connection. >> this is still an active scene. the police have the area blocked off. a lot of traffic cannot get through the area. they believe a person of interest from this morning's deadly shooting is inside the house. earlier this morning, baltimore city police found a woman shot to death in east baltimore. she has been identified as 28- year-old sharon jones. they say she is a maryland corrections officer. they also say she knew her suspected shooter but would not say how they think she may have known the person who shot her. later today, the police were searching her home for clues. that is when they found the person of interest inside her home. that is not too far away from the situation where we are here on green spring and dupont. they found the

this is beltway at the the baltimore-washington parkway and both major roadways look good. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> weather-wise, we will see more clouds today. we will remain in the 60's, well above normal. we have a slight chance of seeing some showers once a front clears the area. increasing clouds and maybe some patchy fog throughout the morning, 62 to 65 with the wind out of the southwest. tomorrow will be sunny and cooler. what about thanksgiving? that is coming up in a bit. >> with six games left, and four of them at home, the ravens have positions themselves well for a playoff push. now they have to take advantage of that opportunity. ray lewis is aware of that. he is motivated since the ravens won the super bowl 10 years ago. ray lewis is playing it a high level. time will run out on his career. john harbaugh will draw heavily on his experience over the next couple of months. he knows the time will come that he will no longer roam the middle on a full-time basis. that is a conversation for which i would love to be a fly on the wall. >> maybe when h

. >>> live in high-definition from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >>> good evening. i'm jeff abell. >>> i'm karen parks. >>> tonight some baltimore residents are relieved after police makk an arrest in a >> melinda roeder live with more. >>reporter: several people havv been targeted here in remmington and nearby charles village.. the suspects would 31 approach victims as they were getting in and out of their cars and rob them at gunpoint, in most cases getting away with >> i couldn't believe it. >>reporter: police have arrested two teenagers they believe are responsible for a string of car-jackings. severallhere near the intersection. >> it was almost as if these young men appeared from nowhere. they would appear geeerally when someone was getting in or out of a car and then they would take that car along with everything lse. >>reporter: cell phones and money have been stolen. some of the crimes took place in the parly evening, even in broad 31 daylight. >> it's very scary. they were armed. they were young. >>reporter: city councilwoman has urged residents to be mor

is very, very crowded along the nner loop and outer loop lanes. that's a lack at the traffic edge, now back to you. >> thank you lauren. baltimore waterfront is getting a new piece of art. >> artist john henry will build 2 36 foot metal sculpture on the westport new develop thament includeof homes offices shops and a hotel. it is being paid for

the league with the atlanta falcons hanging on against the fourth quarter comeback by the baltimore ravens here is major os above with the highlights for the atlanta falcons seventeen and one at home with matt ryan as one about going into this contest against joe flacco in the baltimore ravens fourth quarter is one pick up the action ryan finds roddy white in the end zone for the score but the falcons didn't go for the two point conversion meaning is just a thirteen point game with plenty of time left in the corner. so joe flacco really sees to back him this thing just over a minute on the clock flacco canasta with tired and todd heap and just like that baltimore is up by a point and didn't even need more than that he was dirty two hundred fifty for three hundred sixty yards and on this final drive how about this huge third down conversions on the thirty yard delivery to michael jenkins and then he just goes to his favorite target to finish it off twelve catches four hundred thirty yards in this one for white gets the touchdown and the win with this one as the falcons now have the best record in f

he is held without bail tonight. >> the baltimore arena opens back in 1962. but for many years critics have said it is run down and past its prime. two years ago, four companies submitted bids to build a new complex to replace the arena. but because of the recession, those plans have been put on hold. now mayor stephanie rawlings-blake would like to see a new complex built, somewhere else. perhaps near the convention center. and 1 councilman said that it is imperative to keep 1st mariner open until after a new complex opens. he said that will allow baltimoreans to enjoy conexperts regular acts that come to town every year. >> ringling brothers, the disney on ice. those types of traveling tours that are the bread and butter of the arena business, are not going to say we will be back in three years when the new building is built. they will find another stop. and getting them back is a challenge. >> earlier we asked should taxpayer money be used to finance a new baltimore arena? so far seven% say yes. while 93% say no. michael writes on facebook. we really do nee

is more on our website. click on local news. a baltimoreged with animal cruelty, charged with killing his own dogs. stanley coleman used a shotgun to put down his bull mastiff. police found the dog still alive and bleeding in a pile of garbage but the dog later died. a pickle was found deceased inside a crate. coleman was released on bail and he is expected in court on december 7. a connecticut woman was illegally fired from her job after she posted some negative comments about her boss on facebook. the comments are protected under a federal law lets employees discussed their jobs and working conditions with co-workers. a spokesperson said the employee was fired because of complaints about her work. the company defended its policy prohibiting workers from depicting the company in any way on the internet. a judge is expected to hear this case in january. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think it was unfair for a hospital to fire an employee for criticisms she made on h

the accident is under investigation. >> a man accused of killing an off-duty baltimore city detective after an argument over a parking space has been indicted. he is facing first-degree murder and weapons charges, he is accused of throwing a piece of concrete that struck brian stevenson in the side of the head. they had argued over parking space in kenton. james is being held without bail. >>> well just days after prince george's county executive jack johnson was arrested in a federal operation self of his officers are in custody tonight on unrelated charges, the first are accused of smuggling untaxed cigarettes and alcohol. several of the arrests center around a parksville businessman and his wife. they paid at least two police officers and others to smuggle cigarettes and liquor from virginia into maryland to avoid paying taxes. the other case features two virginia men including a county police officer with charges of smuggling cocaine. they hinted that more arrests could be on the way. >> these two cases have one important feature in common. they allege that police officers violate

there is that distinct little hook you see right there moving into baltimore county. a well-defined hook echo at 1:33 a.m. wednesday, that is when warnings were issued. damage does indicate that it was a tornado, officially touching down at one of 35 -- 1 :35. it was less than half a mile long. there was additional damage from straight line winds from the thunderstorm in the area. it was on the ground for a short time, but they estimate that wins were 100 miles an hour. that can do some damage. again, a confirmed tornado at 1:35 on wednesday morning. >> sheldon is live from the scene of possibly the worst scenario. >> cleanup is underway in this area, but there are still some bigger branches scattered all over the apartment complex. take a look at some of the extensive damage that was done to some of the buildings. some like this one have been condemned, meaning that people have not been able to go back inside and get their valuables. police officers are all over the neighborhood. they have a command post set up and they are making sure that these do not make their way

and his uncle is the coach. >> in news you need to know now. some baltimore city residents will not have water this weekend. crews will be repairing a major valve. meaning parts of upton, harlem park, heritage crossing and sand down, winchester, no water. shut off is 10:00 saturday and water back on at 8:00 a.m. sunday morning. baltimore county still giving out flu shott. daily clinics are held until december 3rd. from one to four. except thanksgiving and day after. friday. one night clinic is held december 1 from 4:00 to 7:00 in the evening. and shots are given out at three locations. now for a list of the clinics. just go to foxbaltimore.com/news links. >> the cdc said that adults are not getting enough vaccinations at this time of the year. doctors say adults are getting vaccines, for things like hpv. but lag behind on shots for@ -hings like pertuse sus and pneumonia. >> j.c. penny announces plans for "black friday." opening the doors at 4:00, the day after thanksgiving. it will offer hundreds of door buster deals and everything rom toys to diamonds. there

you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup >>> and the 33rd annual baltimore'ss market is in full swing for the holidays. >> oh, yeah. wjz and sharon gibala are live with more on the market's busiest day of the year. i'm sure you've scouted out the goods. >>> well, they have everything here. you can get pretty much everything for your dinner here, including the turkey. several are selling turkeys and there's a few of them that will sell them on site and some, you have to reserve it and pick it up at the farm. and it's amazing, you can get everything for your thanksgiving dinner. we have a farm with us now. >> good morning. >> so it's the busiest day of the year for you. >> yes, busy compared to summertime tomatoes. >> what's the biggest seller? >> well, the sweet potatoings and green beans and we have kale andcollard greens and broccoli and sweet potatoes and green beans and brussel sprouts and all of your thanksgiving fixings. >> and something i was concerned about the first year i came here, i was worried about coming at sunday and thanksgiving is thursday, is

there is a downed tree at perring parkway. in northeast baltimore, mclean, all lanes still close because of a downed tree. we have an accident at cold spring and greenspring. catonsville has a down trade. rolling road is blocked. philadelphia road and old mountain road. another being cleared at harford road. route 24, defected traffic lights. darlington, trapped church road, all lanes closed because of another downed tree. lima picking up at harford road. no significant delays on the -- there was an accident just pass 175. we will keep you posted. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. it came and went in just a matter of minutes, but last night's storms did leave a lot of damage. >> massive damage to homes and apartments in the northeast parts of the city and parts fell. we have live team coverage beginning with jennifer franciotti. she joins us live from the city. >> we're in the dutch village community area. this is fleetwood and jubilee court. most sobering comment i got was from it for our fire -- from a firefighter

right now the average house in baltimore is selling for 16% less than ittdid a year ago. >> we're stillclosing deals, we're stiil selling houses, it's just the quantity of the sales is lower than what it normally would be. >> but there's somm encouraging news for those looking to ell their home. in anna arundel county the average selling price of a house in october went up by 3.5% compared to october of last year. nationwide the average 15 year fixed loan fell to 3.57%. >>> president obama's trip to south korea for the g--0 eeonomic summit has a sluggish start. >> reporter: unable to finalize the trade agreement he and the south korea hoped to show cause as a model for other nations here. president obama hoped there was a short delay. >> we don't want months to pass before we get this done. >> reporter: the impact centers around u.s. automakers, two of which are emerging from bankruptcy, being closed out of the korean market by mileage and safety standards. they also opposite u.s. beef because of the mad cow. republican dave camp suggested the president was right to walk away, saying th

this is denny from baltimore.nny, hench, irish and taught in baltimore public schools and historian. there's a huge cultural part. tell me about your work and about how irish flooded into baltimore in the late 1800s. >> well, we're highlighting over the exhibit, the irish railroad workers museum and the shrine. they're talking about the thousands of workers that found work at the railroad yards an put down roots in west baltimore. the museum is at 918 lemon street one block north of pratt street. when the irish came to the city, they were fortunate, they could find employment at the bmo and went to the catholic church and when to the mark and built a community there. it's a wonderful piece of baltimore history. >> and your photography work is gorgeous and they assimilated and moved on and the irish community isn't in that area nowing they're everywhere. >> the story is the like the story of america. like so many groups that came to philadelphia and new york that would leave because of forces mean spirited, they wa

. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello,,i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. first on fox. baltimore city police officers e14-year-old girl. and the heated confrontation is caught on camera. >> keith daniels is standing by live at police headquarters -here internal affairs is looking into what happened. keith? >> jeff, the girl is 5-foot three. 130 pounds. and the officer caught on camera is about 6 feet, 250 pounds. and tonight, the department wants to know if that officer, or any other officer, went too -ar when they came in contact with 14-year-old jada. >> tabitha johnson is disttrbed and anger over what her daughter said happened whee confronted b@ a few baltimore city police33 officers. >> and on her shoulders, is where they were pulling her, dragging her on the ground. >> serious allegations of police against a 14-year-old girl. >> he hit my head on the concrete. >> jayda johnson said it happened monday afternoon, on west hamburg street near hanover. and someone was there, with a cell phone camera. >> jayda is se

school district has appealed the school buildings in the state and local tax base that is insufficient. >> baltimoreces a $2.8 billion construction shortfall for school construction and renovation. $1.5 billion is needed for maintenance to provide acceptable living conditions. another $1.3 billion is required to be major renovation and new school construction. greg's the task force will make its recommendations by february 2011 -- >> the task force will make its recommendations by february 2011. dr. alonzo said that meeting the construction and renovation needs is a must. >> there is no question that the condition of buildings in that the ability of children to learn. if you have outmoded science labs, libraries, and classrooms without broadband access, buildings that are not fully air-conditioned, windows that have not been changed since the 1970's and sometimes cannot be opened. >> the task force recommendations are due in a little over a year. >> and here now is a look at some of the other top stories at this hour. baltimore police are investigating the murder of a maryland corrections officer. 2

the cleanup is under way right now, as bee take a live look at the aftermath over perring parkway in northeast baltimore. derek valcourt is in baltimore county, but we begin with adam may, in the hardest hit area of the city. >> kai, when you survey the damage here on the ground, it really does look like a war zone. right here behind me, you can see that bge crews are back here. they are trying to restore electricity. and in the meantime, no one is allowed in this neighborhood. >>> the dutch village apartment complex at northeast baltimore, torn to shreds by a strong storm that surprised residents overnight. >> i was asleep. and i just heard the boom, boom, boom. >> and that was your roof? >> that was my roof coming. the glass popping. the glass breaking from my window. >> the tree from my backyard had flew over into my window and shattered it completely. >> reporter: 54 units and 16 buildings have now been condemned. many are missing windows. some look like they have been bombed. residents gathered for help at a makeshift shelter at a nearby ice rink. >> we are not allowing anyone to go in. trees are f

it is near the baltimore- washington parkway leaving fedex build heading toward the ikea. you will be able to get through relatively unscathed. cleanup of a crashed near potomac mills in virginia and only one lane is blocked and northbound looks decent. we go to the geico camera up to 70 traffic struggling out of frederick with a normal backup at 109. newschopper7 and a little bit but now to the news desk. >>> the man accused of plotting to bomb metro train stations is scheduled to appear in federal court today. >> farouk ahmed was targeted in a sting operation. >> farouk ahmed has been in jail pending trial and is the arraignment this morning, a federal judge will set a trial date and farouk ahmed is expected to enter a not guilty plea. he is accused of plotting to conduct bombing at four metro stations in northern virginia which includes court house, arlington national cemetery, pentagon city, and crystal city. he was spotted with who they thought were two al-qaida operas and it turns out they were two undercover law-enforcement officers. 34-year-old farouk ahmed grew up

. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> mr. johnson, leslie told to flush the check down the toilet. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am karen parks. outrageous atteepts to hide money and get rid of evidence. >> pg county executive jack johnson and his wife bust order corruption charges. myranda stephens has much more on the investigation, and tonight reaction from johnson himself. myranda. >> karen and jeff, federal authorities have been watching johnson for years in what they call an ongoing investigation@ into political corruption. >> the investigation began back in january of 2006 when fbi agents say they got a tip that prince george's county executive jack johnson was involved in a allegedly gave reality developers favors in exchange for money. after years of wire tapping, the investigation came to a head on friday. when according to an affidavit, fbi agents busted in on an alleged money exchange, between johnssn and a developer. >> jack johnson was permitted to leave the interview. and then made a series of telephone c

is down to 46. that cool air coming in to baltimore tonight, about 42 at the inner harbor. water vapor imagery shows what is going on. this debt in the jet stream will bring some cooler air in on friday. some of the warm air over the southwest will surge in. perhaps another big storm rolling through the mid atlantic next thursday or so. that will open the door to high pressure and clearing skies for tomorrow. other than a few snow showers early in the morning, state what we should see a lot of sunshine tomorrow, and sunday to mostly sunny skies expected saturday into sunday. temperatures moral below normal , 48-53. most of the day the temperatures will be in the 40's. they water temperature run around 54. 43 degrees tomorrow after some early morning snow showers, the sun will break through the clouds out and western maryland. here is the forecast, if you are heading south down for the ravens game, we'll have some nice weather here on sunday. temperatures in the 60's with light southwest wind and lots of sunshine. around 50 tomorrow, almost a 60 saturday, settling back into t

that's a look at our evening travels, jeff and jennifer, back to you. >> thank you. >>> north baltimore is walking the walk. a one of a kind green roof graces the building. it stops twice aa much rainwater from getting to the bay and in the city that's critical. >> if you look around in an urban area, there are roads, roofs, parking lots, all that stuff. that means rain can't really go into the ground. it's just running to the next drape and then shooting down the river. >> howwver, the biggest hurdle is cost, $15 a square foot. >>> camden yards gets a makeover. >> coming up next see how workers arr sprucing up the ball park. >>> a tv news crew attacked. the questions that set these people off and the mistake that's leading the charges. >>> and i'm keith daniels, another twist in the investigation of thoseerobocalls made on election night. tonight charges are filed. we'll have that story just ahead. >>> we saw another beautiful day out there today around baltimore. plenty of sunshine. still clear skies out there on hd radar. no activity going on. looks like we'll stay dry for a few more da

baltimore. right now, they are interviewing a man and a woman and at least two children living inside of that home. that is near the carey married major center where we are right now. the folks who work here, they're very relieved that the animals are safe. >> members of baltimore parks and rec say that police saved tended for exotic animals from a house in southwest baltimore. police say an iguana, several turtles, a gecko, and the madagascar hissing cockroach were taken out as well as merchandise and stolen cash from the curing marine nature center from two break-ins about one over the weekend and another one just monday night. >> the animals were unharmed. detectives are on the scene. >> police are still trying to figure out of the suspects had from someone who worked at the nature center. >> we're still looking at the possibility that it was an inside job. a window was unlocked and there was no sign of forced entry. >> this is still a very new investigation that is going on. folks at the nature center are not commenting now because of the nature of the investigation. we will continue following this sto

this in a community that is in northeast baltimore. i am near a shopping plaza, and northern high school. is so dark. i'm standing at the corner of jubilee court and fleetwood. the debris is far and wide. there is stuff all over the place. >> have you had a chance to talk to some residents? " i talked to a couple came out to look at the debris. winds elements car is smashed. he said it was about 2:00 a.m. this morning and he heard a loud sound. he looked out the window. his girlfriend said to look at his car. he could not believe it. at that time, you are asleep and you are not expecting this. it was a good thing that most folks were outside. >> thank you. i know you will stay on top of the story. we switch over to sandra shaw to give us an update. >> i am in a different area. i'm in parkville. they have set up a massive staging area. there are at least two homes where families have been displaced because the homes were completely damaged by a possible tornado or straight lined wind. for his a tree that is completely up rooted and has t

so baltimore is expected to win. but you won't catch the ravens buying into the notion that something will -- anything will be easy. >> look at carolina tape. look at their offensive line. look at the people who have a wide receiver. they haven't found ways to win. but they're capable of winning a game in this league. that's been prove time and time again with the people we have already. we have our work cut out for us. and it's going to be a tough football game down there. >> and it's just the fourth time the ravens will play the panthers in a regular season game. carolina has won them all. you can see it on wjz, kickoff at 1:00. >>> pittsburgh steelers give the boot. jeff reed is out. he has missed seven field goal attemptless. afterward, reed complained. he be with sean. now, he's out of a job. >>> michael vick was out of football a year ago. now he's the hot evaluate qb in the game. he had a record-breaking night for the philadelphia eagles and a huge win at washington last night. first play of the game. vic goes

and baltimore is ranked second in the -- on the list of most unattractive. only memphis, tennessee scored lower. as you can imagine, this is causing quite a stir around town. >> we're going to check in with the folks in tennessee. that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> what do you think of a national magazine ranking baltimore second in the study of most unattractive people. >> i think they spelled baltimore wrong. it should have been spelled pittsburgh! >> that was good. >> one writes i am not from baltimore, but when i moved here i was startled to find such a different look. the hair, the nails, the way people look and dress and talk all were offensive to me. honestly speaking, few people have all their teeth. so i was inclined to agree with the magazine. >> well, bill of crownsville writes was this survey taken by driving around the wal-marts in the area? >> big paul writes you can never tell of watching the wbal-tv morning news anchors. >> thank you paul. >> big paul, you the man! >> one writes i would like to see who w