plus -- >> reporter: a short service for bethel ame here at peer 6. i'm jessica kartalija. i'll have the story. >> and i'm adam may. eyewitness abrasive on dentures? look, scratches collect and grow cause bad breath instead clean without scratching causing bacteria every day ough today, but the things we all look forward to haven't changed. like owning a home. watching our children grow. and retiring with confidence. so whatever you're looking forward to, m&t bank is here to help you get there. m&t bank. understanding what's important. >>> mcnair murdered. one of the nfl's best quarterbacks apparently shot by his 20-year-old girlfriend. tonight police reveal more about the fatal encounter and the woman who likely pulled the trigger. >>> in the last few hours police in nashville, tennessee have released a lot of new information. turns out that steve mcnair was shot four times. eyewitness news is live with weijia jiang. she is at m&t bank stadium where mcnair announced his retirement from football last year. weijia. >> reporter: even though police say someone killed mcnair th

a popular place for concerts became a holy sanctuary. >> bethel is a lovely church. it's old, and it's just nice to see old, historic buildings like that but it's sad to see that it caught on fire. >> it's very important, because it's unfortunate what happened to the church, so i'm out here to show my support. >> the church's pastor, dr. frank reed, gave thanks that no one was killed. >> i feel very positive. i thank the city for all their support. i thank my pastor for being the leader that he has been through all of this. >> reporter: pastor reed's wife, lady marla, said the fire could have been tragic. >> god showed us great fair. we just came out of 30 days of prayer an worship, and had it been one more day we could have very well been in the sanctuary at the time that the fire broke out. >> reporter: jessica kartalija, eyewitness news. >> the church hasn't put a dollar amount on the damage but they're hoping the building could be repaired in the next three weeks or so. since that storm most of us have had a break from the rain for at least a couple days. taking

we can't control that lightning struck the steeple at bethel a.m.e. but we can control how we react to these events. >> what prowm -- president obama is trying to teach our nation, that in times of trial and trouble, instead of turning on each other, if we turn to each other, we could make a difference. >> reporter: reverend reed says it's good for the jewish community and christians to come together. and other hate crimes. he believes there's a bond between the two groups that have a history of oppression. >> there's a partnership between the jewish community and the black community. reestablishes the bridge that existed between our two communities for hundreds of years. >> the seating here. >> reporter: today, the two religious leaders discussed logistics in the temple sanctuary. >> this is a sad time for them. but friends are there for the good and the bad. >> reporter: the two diverse congregations have worked together before. for example, they grew this vegetable garden. and the produce from it is going to feed maryland's hungry. >> our congregat

. >>> this morning, bethel church held its first sunday service, since a devastating fire last week. a lightning strike wednesday night destroyed the church's steeple. brendan gordon reports, the faithful won't let that fire keep their spirits down much. >> reporter: the theme of the day? the fires that burn inside of all of us. >> god will be with you in the midst of a fire. tell him we're fireproof. >> reporter: just days after the fire, the church family is indeed fireproof. on wednesday, lightning struck the steeple of the church, and started a two-alarm fire. the blaze ruined the steeple, but thankfully did not touch the sanctuary, or the church office. today's message was the theme fire. and personal fired experienced by everyone in the congregation. >> there is a fire in everybody's house. if you're in between fires, keep on living. but you will experience more than one fire in your life. >> reporter: members of bethel were happy to come together this morning at this temporary home. many of them are still getting over the shock of the fire. >> we're all grateful to hear, it wa

a popular place for concerts became a holy sanctuary. >> bethel is a lovely church. it's old and nice to see old historic buildings like that. it's sad to see it caught fire. >> it's unfortunate what happened to the church i'm here to show support. >> the pastor gave thanks that no one was killed. >> i feel positive. i thank the city for support and my pastor for being the leader he has been. >> his wife says the fire could have been tragic. >> god showed us great favor, we came out of 30 days of prayer, praise and worship. had it been one day we could have been in the sanctuary at the time the fire broke out. >> officials are hoping the building will be repaired within the next three weeks. >>> illegal fireworks blamed for three incidents in hartford. aberdeen a fireworks set a awning at a house on fire. in forest hill a 43 yield woman was hospitalized after a fireworks struck her in the face. and a man was taken to the hospital after a illegal fire works struck him. >>> turning to sports, a tough game for the ore orioles. the birds lose 6-5. orioles move on to seat

. >>> this morning in baltimore, members of bethel a and e held their first service, since a fire.hey're not letting the fire keep their spirits down. >> reporter: church was in session this sunday morning. the theme of the day? the fires that burn inside of all of us. >> god will be with you in the midst of a fire. tell them we're fireproof. >> reporter: it's obvious this church family is indeed fireproof. on wednesday, lightning struck the steeple of the church, and started a two-alarm fire. it ruined the steeple, but thankfully did not touch the sanctuary or the church administrative office. instead of dwelling on what happened this week, it focused on the personal fires experienced by everyone in the congregation. >> there is a fire in everybody's house. and if you're in between fires, keep on living. but you will experience more than one fire in your life. >> reporter: members of bethel were happy to come together this morning. many of them are still getting over the shock of the fire. >> what's the damage? it's on fire. we're all grateful to hear it was just the steeple, and

. >>> it was a change of venue for bethel amy church for sunday services this morning. they temporarily move into a pavilion after lightning struck the church steeple, sparking a fire on wednesday. we are told construction plans are already under way, and even with a minor setback, it seems the church is undeterred. >> that is where the power of god is. we are committed to remaining positive and focusing, in touch with all our members, and keeping them positive so that we can stay on task. >> there is no word yet on battle plans for next week's church services. -- on bethel's plans for next week's church services. trippet around baltimore, we had some clouds today, and points out. the rain allstate's out of the metropolitan area. here is a satellite picture. scattered rain showers down to our south. here is how the numbers came out today. it was a little warmer downtown with all the concrete. morning lows for in the '60s to around 70. here in town, there's no precipitation. the forecast for the week ahead is a little different picture. it is coming up just ahead. >>> fo

. >> the congregation of bethel ame finds a temporary home today. beginning sunday the congregation will hold services at a synagogue in park heights. bethel ame building damaged last week after lightning struck the steep pel. last week services held at the pier 6 pavilion. church leaders plan to hold sunday services at the synagogue, at least, until labor day. >> popular downtown hangout is getting a makeover. the owner of iguana cantina is planning to give the place a facelift and reopen as a rum bar. the bar will be closed for three to four months for renovations. the tentative new name for the new club, mow hee tow's rum bar. >> a very special wedding, 60 years in the making. why it took this couple so long to tie the knot. coming up in tonight's "get this". >> and after dominating in the beijing olympics last summer, baltimore's own michael ph . >> get this. police say a 14-year-old driver toped speeds of 100 miles per hour leading deputies on a chase through howl michigan. you can see the vehicle launched through the air and crash into some tr

frank reed iii of bethel ame church will discuss how the two communities can work together. that is all happening today. >>> also happening today -- one of the city fire departments oldest ladder companies will be relocated to another location. opponents say this could affect the city's emergency system and how it serves you. abc2 news sherrie johnson joins us now with the details and what is scheduled to happen in less than two hours. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. yes, in about an hour and a half john steadman station in downtown baltimore will not be the same. one of the trucks at this station and 24 firefighters will be relocated to another area of the city. baltimore city mayor sheila dixon called for budget cuts in almost every city agency. she believes shutting down truck 2 saves money and jobs. firefighters had hoped federal stimulus money might become available to keep the trucks here but that wasn't the case. truck 2 responded to more than 3,000 calls last year and just last week it was the first truck to put water on the steeple of the historic bethel am

. >> reporter: the bell tower of bethel a.m.e. burns last week. the large, popular church, suffered water damage inside. and the pastor, reverend frank reid, wasn't quite sure where his flock would gather. until after offer came. >> we can't control where lightning struck, that it struck the steeple at bethel a.m.e. but we can control how we react to these incidents. >> what president obama is trying to teach our nation, that in times of trial and trouble, instead of turning on each other, if we turn to each other, we can make a difference. >> reporter: reverend reid says it's good for the jewish community and christians to come together, especially after the attack at the holocaust museum and other hate crimes. he believes there is a bond between the groups that have a history of oppression. >> there is a partnership between the jewish committee community and the -- community and the black community. reestablishes the bridge that existed between our two communities for hundreds of years. >> the seating here. >> reporter: today, the two religious

just last week it was the first truck to put water on the steeple of the historic bethel ame church. truck number 2 covers the central business district along with surrounding neighborhoods. without it crews at other stations nearby will have to work harder and some firefighters worry that the change could affect public safety. now, two ambulance crews will come here to replace truck number 2 and in the meantime, again, about 7:00 this morning, truck number 2 will leave and go to another fire station on eastern avenue. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> baltimore city wants to help you deal with the high price of prescription drugs. so today the city will make prescription drug discount cards available for free. details are going to be released at a news press conference that will happen at 11:00. we'll keep you posted. >>> in the meantime we want to help you during these tough times. if you have not done it yet check our "financial survival guide" on abc2news.com for free advice. >>> it was a recordbreaking surgery that saved so many lives. johns h

. >>> the bell tower of bethel ame burns last week. the pastor, reverend frank reed, wasn't quite sure where his flock would gather until an offer came from olab shalom. >> we can't control where lightning struck. but we can control how we react to these events. >> what president obama is trying to teach our nation, that in times of trial and trouble, instead of turning on each other, if we turn to each other, we can make a difference. >> reporter: reverend reid says it's good for the jewish community and christians to come together, especially after the attack at the holocaust mucellum and -- museum and are the hate crimes. he believes there is a bond between the two groups that have the same oppression. >> there is a partnership between the jewish community and the black community, reestablishes the bridge that existed between our two communities for hundreds of years. >> reporter: today, the two religious leaders discussed logistic negligence the temple sanctuary. >> this is a sad time for them. but friends are there for the good an

. >> no word on bethel's plans for next week's services. fires have claimed the lives of two people in prince george county. trying to get inside, the heavy flames forced them away. they uncovered two bodies. >> i heard yelling and sirens, and thought i heard two gun shots. it may have been fire works. but we got up and saw flames and a big yellow light. >> it took crews 45 minutes to get the flames undercontrol. with two bodies recovered. last night there were three incidents of illegal fireworks. one man was treated for damage to his face. and fire marshals report confiscating 50 pounds of illegal fireworks through the night. >> pretty good day today. we had clouds we didn't have yesterday. but still nice. all the rain to the south in scatter showers. and the clouds are slipping south and we have clear skies. the clouds brought the temperatures down, 77 at the airport. lower eastern shore and southern maryland got a few showers. what is up for the week ahead? maybe changes and talk about that in the forecast coming up. >> former washingto

the leaders of bethel a.m.e. church will have a press conference. they plan to discuss details regarding future plans on how to better the baltimore region. it will begin at 10:00. >> some 20,000 people gathered to honor the king of pop michael jackson. a collection of hollywood's biggest stars shared their personal stories, condolences and heart-warming musical performances. near the conclusion his daughter paris took the stage speaking publicly for the first time. >> ever since i was born, daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine, and i just want to say i love him so much. >> if that didn't move you, you don't have a heart. it was the defining moment of the memorial. a reminder that even with all the controversy that has followed michael jackson a family is aching from the loss of a son, a brother and father. that brings us to the water cooler question of the day. what was your most memorable moment from the michael jackson memorial service? e-mail us at watercooler@wbaltv.com. president obama continues his overseas travel this mornin

. >> hit to the bethel performing arts. i was up there last weekend what used to be a vast hippie wasteland has been converted into this commercial place well manicured and all the beer and food vendors are major corporations. i would like to give a hit to the baby boomers for dumping everything they used to believe in, which was always pretty sill -- sillly to begin with. >> james were you at woodstock weren't you? >> no. >> and remember if you have your own hit or miss send it to us. that's this week's edition of the journal editorial report tha

. >>> members of the bethel ame church started their week on a good note despite a fire that destroyede steeple. investigators say a lightning strike is to blame for last week's fire but parishioners are not disheartened in in i way -- in any way. they had their service yesterday at pier 6 pavilion. the focus of the certainlyon was the fire and -- sermon was the fire and working together to rebuild. >> we had a fire in everybody's house. if you're in between fires keep on living. but you will experience more than one fire in your life. >> reporter: on wednesdaylike struck the -- lightning struck the steep of the church -- steeple of the church. >> it didn't strike the sanctuary or the administrative offices. parishioners will be notified about where to meet for next week's service. >>> the deal for general motors has gotten the go ahead from a bankruptcy judge. allows gm to sell most of its assets to a new company. thus getting out from under some of their obligations. no word yet though if opponents to the deal might appeal to a higher court but the treasury department vowed to cut of

calls last year and just last week it was the first truck to put water on the steeple of the historic betheltruck 2 covers the central business district along with surrounding neighborhoods. without it crews at other stations will have to work twice as hard. >> our biggest problem is we're not going to be here to protect the citizens of baltimore. that is what our job is. >> reporter: now, two ambulance crews will be placed here at this station to replace truck number 2, and as of 7:00 this morning truck number 2 will be taken out of here and taken to eastern avenue at a station there. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 5:05. still to come, saving money is in, losing it is out. the latest bankruptcy brands we've come to love but are fading into the zarkness. >>> and we're working to save you money on your medical care. which appointments to skip, which ones are a definite must? >>> and it's been so nice this week. 65 degrees now. we'll find out what happens for the rest of the day. but in the meantime we see how your morning commute is moving along. >> repo

. >>> members of the baltimore church the bethel ame will gather for their first service after lightning sparked a fire that destroyed their church steeple. the church is in west baltimore but yesterday's service was held at the pier 6 pavilion at the inner harbor. >> the damage, it's on fire, you know. we're all just grateful to hear it was just the steeple. didn't appear to be damage to the sanctuary. we just began to pray where wherever we were. >> members of the congregation hope to return to their sanctuary in the next three weeks. they will be contacted about where to meet for next week's service in the future. >>> the boxers that made headlines from the front lines. now the owner is back home we're going to have his story just ahead. >>> and, millions that may have gone to charity instead go up in flames. we'll tell you what happened here. >>> and the search for a serial killer terrorizing a small south carolina community continues. >>> 6:07. the first week of july continues to keep us cool. 59 degrees to start this morning. we have sunshine and a little warm-up. we'll talk about

. >> members of bethel ame church held a prayer vigil for the rebuilding of their church. one week ago the steep pel was struck by lightning and caught on fire. there was significant damage but church leaders say thankfully the sanctuary was untouched. and during the meeting, the leader of mount olive baptist church, which was damaged by lightning two years ago, stopped by to lend his support. >> well, motorists have long complained, and now a new study calculated the cost of all the delays on the roadways. jeff abell has the story. >> it is really a hassle. >> for motorists there is no time. like wasted time. >> you have people that can't drive. >> a lot of times it is watermain breaks. >> road work. >> 83 is a two lane parking lot a lot of days. >> for jim myer, his daily commute from the city into the county, tests both his time. >> it is a special kind of awful here. >> and his patience. >> there is a lot of effort to make things more comfortable for the time you are spending on the road. and nothing to really make you spend less time there. >> researchers have been ca

bethel ame church in west baltimore.esterday's service was held at peer 6 pavilion at the inner harbor. >> we're just all grateful to hear it was just the steeple and there didn't appear to be damage to the sanctuary. we began to pray from wherever we were. >> members of the congregation hope to return to the sanctuary in three weeks. they will be contacted about where to meet for next week's service. >>> millions of dollars that may have gone to charity all go up in flames instead. here's the house that -- how it looked before the fire. its owner planning to auction it off with an estimated value of $4 million. parrot seeds would have gone to a children'sise -- the proceeds would have gone to a children's crisis center in phoenix, arizona. but another interesting part of the story, the homeowners managed to escape the flames by using his own air source. >> he had scuba gear outside in the front with him. if it saved his life or what, i don't know. >> the raffle was supposed to happen last week but was postponed because

calls last year and just last week it was the first truck to put water on the steeple of the historic bethel ame church. truck 2 covers the central business district along with surrounding neighborhoods. without it crews and other stations nearby will have to work harder. >> our biggest problem is that we're not going to be here to protect the citizens of baltimore. that's what our job is. >> reporter: two ambulance crews will be placed here at the fire station to replace truck number 2, and in the meantime, 7:00 this morning, truck number 2 will roll out and be rolled to another fire station on eastern avenue. reporting live from downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> it will sound like an emergency on the campus of towson university today but it's just a test. towson's emergency warning siren and public address system will be tested today between 10:00 a.m. and about 10:15. this is a system designed to notify students, faculty and staff in the event of a campus-wide emergency but even for those living near towson university you are expected to hear the test today. bottom line,

but just last week, it was the first truck to put waterton steeple of the historic bethel ame church. >> they got there. the steeple was on fire. the chuck put the ladder up, put waterton fire and helped it from spreading to destroy the rest of the church. >> truck 2 covers the central business district along with surrounding neighborhoods. >> these are axes and things like that that we use for forcible entry. >> reporter: without it, crews at this station and others nearby will have to work faster. >> if it takes you a minute longer to get to a call, then that's a minute longer where somebody is having difficulty breathing or somebody's house is on fire. >> reporter: mayor dixon called for budget cuts from nearly every city agency. she believes shutting down truck 2 saves money and lives. quote, we made the decision we did with our firefighters, their families and the community in mind. it is not our expectation that response times will be greatly impacted. the crews who worked on truck 2 aren't so sure. >> that's what the fire is going to say, that our response times are great and t

. >> reporter: the bell tower of bethel ame burned the large popular church suffered water damage ande pastor reverend frank reid was not sure where the flock would gather until an offer came across states from temple ohab shalom. >> we can't control what nature does or that height ening struck the steeple but we can control how we reacts to the edevelopments. >> what president obama is trying to teach our nation that in times of trial and trouble instead of turning on each other, if we turn to each other we can make a difference. >> reporter: reverend reid says it's good for the jewish community and christian could come together especially at the attack at holocaust museum and other hate crimes and believes there's bond between the groups with a history of oppression. >> this a partnership between the jewish community and the black community are reestablishs the bridge that existed between our two communities for hundreds of years. >> the ceiling or risers. >> reporter: today they discussed logistics in the temple sanctuary a member of the temple likes the arrangement. >> this is the

going to be affecting sandyville, bethel and caiferlton, here very soon.any of the storms, just the same, going to be moving on across the 70 corridor, coming down from frederick and hagerstown. and if you're in areas around hagerstown, on around, we'll say, chusville. areas around smithville, wh

intersection 140 at bethel road. trees down in the northwest section of this city.stown area. reisterstown. some of those intersections that traffic lights are out. as far as delays go. 95 southbound, a little slow from o'donnell street to the toll plaza. otherwise, looking pretty good. there's a look at 895, at the harbor tunnel. everything running smoothly there. there's a look at 95. traffic looking good. there's a look at 50 at 97, an earlier accident is gone. this traffic report is brought to you by the ellicott city steak house. come and see their fresh new look at ellicott city. live adventurous. go, outback. back to you. >>> they spent 77 hours, trapped in a coal mine. and today, marks the anniversary of their heroic rescue. discussions are well under way on how to honor the miners. >> they were all alive. after five dramatic days in 2002, the miners were miraculously lifted from a potential death chamber. joe spafoni led the efforts. >> our backs were against the wall. family members knew we were in a tough situation. >> reporter: for the guys trapped below

it was set in bethel, new york, right? >> well, i was living in woodstock.ere '94 took place. >> jimmy: really? then, like, i know richie havens shows up at the original woodstock site. like, every year, he goes back and he does -- they do, like, smalleversions of -- much smaller versions. >> well, there's, you know, there's a performing arts center there now and museum. yeah, it's pretty cool. >> jimmy: yeah, well, richie havens was not supped to be the first guy that hit the stage. >> no. he was hiding. >> jimmy: yeah, you've got to be nervous. how you going to open up woodstock? >> exactly. and nobody really wanted to. but we were late, you know, the bands that were supposed to go on first didn't have their equipment in place. it was either tim hardin or richie, and tim wasn't in shape. so, i zeroed in on richie. >> jimmy: really. and he nailed it. >> yeah, i coerced him. >> jimmy: oh, he was so good. >> made me promise to take care of his kids if anything happened to him. >> jimmy: really? [ laughter ] well, there was a lot of -- i mean, there was a lot

calls last year and last week it was the first truck to put water on the steeple of the historic bethelrs the central business district along with surrounding neighborhoods. without it crews and other stations nearby will have to work harder and some firefighters say it could affect public safety. >> if it takes you a minute longer to get to call that's a minute longer where somebody's having difficulty breathing, where somebody's house is on fire. >> reporter: two ambulance crews will actually be moved here to the station once truck number 2 does leave. we're told it could happen sometime today and is poised to go to another fire station on eastern avenue. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> we want to let you know, heads up, if you hear sirens today around towson university do not panic. they are conducting their emergency testing system. shouldn't last too long. officials say it will sound off between 10:00 a.m. and 10:15. just a few minutes. the system is designed to notify students, faculty and staff in the event of a campus-wide emergency. for tho

. >>> bethel a.m. e. may be closed building wise but the services went on. enoch pratt free library is making changes as they deal with financial changes or problems, the library has shortened hours in its central location. opening at 10 and close agent 5 wednesday through saturday. on the bright side, the library says it won't have to lay off any employees. >>> another tough game for the orioles as they continue a series with the angels out in anaheim, the birds strong hitting kept them closer in the game, but still the angels won.