other tickets went to city council members, including brandon scott. scott told us he gave the tickets he received to kids at city rec centers and schools. we asked if he sees a problem with politicians asking for and accepting free tickets for personal use. >> the tickets are given to the mayor, so that is not up for me to say who she takes and who she gives it to. it is a drop in the bucket when you talk about the amount of tickets to the 1st mariner that are given out. >> a spokesman for the mayor's office said the city provides hundreds of complimentary tickets to hard-working employees, school students, elected officials, youth leagues, community groups, and charitable organizations. tickets are not paid for with taxpayer funds. the general manager of the arena says the policy of giving out comp tickets to city officials and politicans has been in effect since 1988. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. a spokesman for the mayor's office -- i guess we're going to move on. the anne arundel county council is taking steps to redefine when somebod

councilman brandon scott... tells us he expected to hhar that cting police commissioner anthony barkssaae got the job. 23:03 right now were seeing historic crime lows in baltimore from the plannwe work being done by the commaadd team we have in place today so concerned about changing that because it has us heading in the right direction at this point, batts says he doesn't intend to make any changes in how the city approaches crime. but he ddd say he exppcts to have a well disciplined and focused police department.and that each commander would need to compete for their job. both the commissioner and the mayor will be live on our show during our 7 o'clock hour.stay tuned for cotinuing coverage on baltimore's new top cop.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 we are learning more about the suspect in the high school shooting at perry hall high school. police say he got the weapon from his father's home, and smuggled it into the school in pieces. brought. joel d. smith is live there now with that ansser and if

. >> councilman brandon scott wants the commissioner to focus on violence andther crimes that impact their roads. >> the property crime, the berbers. that is what is causing them to leave the city and not people for not moving. >> anthony w. batts begins as the police commissioner september 27. >> thank you. hurricane isaac is bearing down on the gulf coast. the storm is expected to make landfall late tonight into early wednesday morning. have shut the huge flood gates and the largest pumping station in the world stands at the ready. this will be the major test of that floodgate system. one primary concern is the massive amount of rain that isaac could bring to the city. >> there could be as much as between 10 and 16 inches of rain in some of these areas. >> president obama has warned residents along the gulf coast to heed the warnings of local authorities. >> what are the drivers expected to do? overcoming more races than -- obstacles than just the race. >> a driver who is paralyzed from the waist down. >> adding drama to an emotion- charged wrap up. -- match up. the >> one of the d

brandon scott used to receive tickets when he worked in the office of neighborhoods, he gave them to kids at city centers and recreational centers. >> that could show them there's more to all the more than the poor blacks in the neighborhood. >> we ask about the policy. when available, a management will provide the city with a small portion of comp tickets, that has been through 1988 through the current administration. they're provided to the arena by the promoter. in to break, the mirror dressed her decision to take relatives to the city skybox. >> i am sure you would like to think there is some deep philosophy that goes behind it but there is no guiding principle. >> as for the tickets, a spokesman says the city, like many others across the country, provides hundreds of complimentary tickets to hard- working employees and officials and charitable organizations. event tickets are not paid for with taxpayer funds." we asked if he sees a problems with politicians asking for accepting free tickets for personal use. >> they're given to the mayor said that is not up for me. it is a drop

baltimore councilman brandon scott has pitched a bill to change that. >> this bill would just changethe city's health code to force the health department to post letter grades on site and online for the restaurants and r food services. >> now some information is made public on city health department's website but only if there is a closure. the restaurant association is still reviewing the proposal and wants to meet with the councilman. scott's bill still has to make it through the hearing and a council vote before he could see any of the changes. >>> we are working for you tonight as we give cake pops a pop quiz of sorts. >> can it do what the commercial says in we asked does it work? >> and active night of severe weather. two new severe thunderstorm warnings. we will talk about them when we come back. >> sounds like the song from back in the day i do i do i do. five times is a charm for one family. take a vow of i will come back for the news in 60 seconds. . >>> what theya great light show. the sky lit up. take a look at the weatherbug camera rolling as the storm clouds move in jus

baltimore city councilman brandon scott has pitched a bill to change all that. >> this bill would simply change the city's health code to force the health department to post letter grade on-site and online for our restaurants and other food service facilities. >> some information is made public on the city health department's website but only if there's closure. so the maryland restaurant association is is reviewing the proposal and want to meet with a councilman to discuss it further. >>> five things to know before heading out the door this morning. students at catholic university in ohio are no longer receiving health insurance from the school. franciscan university dropped the coverage in the light of the mandate that health care insurers cover contraceptive medications. >>> and today's the day young illegal immigrants can apply for a two-year dedeferral from depour -- defederal from deportation -- deferel from deportation. -- deferral from depossible station. >> teens who want to stan in new -- tan in you york won't be able to if they are under 18. governor signed a measure into law

we spoke to councilman brandon scott who said the tickets he got he gave to neighborhoods and schools. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. >> 71 degrees on tv hill. are your kids up to date with their vaccines? >> a warning for anyone attending the maryland state fair. you could be in danger of the swine flu. >> an accident on 95 in the >> an accident on 95 in the southbound direction >> welcome back. 5:39. 78 degrees downtown. we don't expect any trouble for the morning commute. a slight chance for a thunderstorm this afternoon. los 70's outside the city. 72 at the airport -- low 70's outside the city. a mixture of sun and clouds. 20% chance we could see a thunderstorm this afternoon. the best chance would be south of baltimore. we will check the seven-day forecast going all the way into the weekend. >> baltimore county health officials are urging parents to get their kids immunized before the upcoming school year. >> there will be several lock- ion.lk- some kids can get their vaccinations at no cost. all that is needed is the child past immunization records. the cdc is warning

iithink weeve gone down this road before with city it's a steep learning curve :31 counccllan brandon scottted to hear that acting olice got the job... 23:03 right now were seeing historic crime lows in baltimore frrm the plan we currently have in place the work being done by the command team we have in place today so of course were &pgoing to be concerned about changing that because it has us heading in the right direction batts has decades of experience in law enforcment heading uu departments in oakland and long beach. at this point, batts says he doesn't intend to maae any changes in how the city approaches crrme. but he did have this to say regarding the rank and file.23:17:36 i expect to ave a well disciplined focused police department a police organization that remembers we serve our community.:44 a community batts say he looks forward to protecting. at city hall joy lepola fox 45 news at ten. ((jenn on cam)) the department's top commmnders were called to city hall this morning to meet their new boss. anthony barksdale was not in that meeting. each commander compete for their job. th

city councilman brandon scott says many times...police overtime is necessary and justifiid.but we founder city employees are alsoomaking quite a bit of overtime. one transportation analyst made 50 thousand more than his annual salary: salary:"anytime you see thatt mmch it will raise concern....but public safety, there is a need for overtimm simply for safety" safety""you earned it, you earned it, my mom is a police officer, the amount she puts in is okay" okay""some undercover crooks, something not right going on" on""if you would like to see the numbers yourself, just head to our website, foxbaltimore.com/newslinks..at city hall tonight, janice park fox45 news at ten" the city's spending panel has voted doon a 150 thousand dollar settlement for the family of a baltimore teenager that police left in howard coun. county.15-year-old michael johnson was picked up by police in 2009 ii west baltimore, then dropped off in howard county without his shoes.two of the three officers were found guilty of misconduct. but today the city rejected a settlement... saying taxpayers shouldn't foot the bi

decision.they're publicly questioning the mayor and the direction she's outsider for the jjb.ng an councilman brandon scottexpectee to hear that acting police commmssioner anthony bbrksdale got the job. 23:03 right now were seeing historic crime lows in currently have in place the wwrk being done by the command team we have in place today so of course were going to be concerned about changing that because it has us heading in the right direction batts said yesterday he doesn't intend to make any channes in how the city approaches crime.he echoedd that this morning... saying if it's working why change it. he did ay that each commander would need to compete for their job.oh and by the way... for all of you wondeeing... he says he is a ravens fan.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 we are learning more abbut the suspect in the high school shooting at perry hall high school. police say he got the weapon from hhs father's home, and smuggled it into the school in pieces. but that's not all he brought. joel d. smith is live there now with that answer and if bullying is still a possible motive. good morning

no word yet on what may have gone wrong but firefighters are calling the pilot brandon scott sparrowtting the passengers out of the plane. >>> don't be alarmed if you see a group of firefighters in downtown san jose. they are testing their skills. firefighters are conducting drills sat a high-rise building at 9:30 this morning and 1:30 this afternoon. they are going to respond to a fake three alarm fire. meaning additional fire crews will be brought in to assist with that fire. we'll have a live report of that coming up in our next hour. >>> a cigarette could be to blame for a wild fire. the lanes fire has burned 120 acres and 20% contained. 200 homes were evacuated and a highway in that area had to be shut down. hot temperatures are making that situation even more difficult for fire crews. >> we have cal fire crews here. bulldozers, aircraft, and other local cooperating agencies from the valley floor and cal fire throughout the state. >> six firefighters suffered heat related injuries while battling that fire. >>> fire crews from contra costa county are helping to fight a wild fire

brandon jacobs injures his left knee. second quarter, kaepernick looking for randy moss and drops the ball. however, he had three catches for 24 yards. fourth quarter, more bad news. scottplete and the rookie is carted off. but later he tweeted he'll be at practice on monday. 49ers lose 20-9 is the final. >>> over to baseball. giants and padres. top of the ninth, runner on for hunter pence. take it, hunter. this is going deep. it's not out, but it's long enough to get him two bases and buster posey will tap home. padres rally. chris denor feeia, base hit to right. however, the padres come up short in the long run. clay hensley shuts it down. giants win 8-7. >>> obviously, the middle of the lineup with posey and panda, just getting it done. but this game was huge for us. the pitching staff found a way to hold them. and we were down 4-1. we've got to get this game, this is huge. everyone stepped up. >> all right. over to the indians and a's. bottom of the third, a's up 1-0. josh redding gets a lot of wood on this ball right here. this will get them two back. crisp comes home. 61st run batted in. 2-0 oakland. seventh inning, 5-1 a's. cespedes a single to left. a's get the