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city officials say he'd not been paying his rent. a city official told abc 2 news, the likesly replacement for that spot will be next to the maryland science center is another carousel. richard says he plans to reopen his carousel when he can, he's just not going to do it in baltimore. >>> teptions have been growing in the occupy protests. >> it's come to more than name calling in one u.s. city. the education protest that turned into a fist fight. we'll take you there. >>> brides waited weeks for their gowns. tensions grow as this store says it is bankrupt. >>> it's freebie friday. the maryland mom who found deals for you and your family to take advantage of this weekend. we'll tell you about that when "good morning maryland" continues on this friday morning. it is march 2nd and that's a live look this morning into moscow. >>> news time now 4:38. you know, there is a saying nothing in life is free, but that's not exactly true. every friday we find you deals you can get online. megan is standing by in the interactive news center with

you need the city's official hug. will be in positions to hear about issues, challenges, but you are also going to be part of making decisions that move forward to the spirit of this city, the spirit that i felt a couple of weeks ago when we celebrated the 50 years of leaving our hearts here, that we continue doing that on a daily basis. you will be sharing responsibilities for over 14 different bodies in our city that are not only policy but are hearing the nitty gritty things that have to be done to move the agenda forward. you will be able to enjoy the challenges of the city, ones that are critical to the delivery of old promises in a city where everyone has a voice, that, through your words and wisdom, be empowered in the city. you are all part of commission that will empower people, so, quickly developed the attitude, agenda, schedule. we need your time. i think people are giving money in these challenging economic times. today, right now, i am thinking you because you are going to be giving more than $5 of your t

>>james: city officials blame the budget deficits on past industry since failing to do anything.>justine: new this morning the company has hinted that it will reveal a new ipad model whether it is ipad 3, or ipad 880 it is expected to have a sharper screen and access for broadband. coming up we will have much more on what to expect you can also go on our facebook page in the us know what you want to see. >>james: the long awaited public release on the report of this pepper spray in an incident has been temporary blocked by a judge. back on november 18th, police officers as you can see in the video doused pepper spray on students who were protesting on campus this was military grade of pepper spray. there were supposed to reveal their findings but a judge put a stop to that. the hearing will be held next week. this they did not want the report disclosed because officers and don't want their name in public information published. >>justine: decision 2012 mit romney is the front runner in ohio. all are trying to gather enough delegates to be selected to go up against president barak

. >> and hercules, city officials held a special meeting to address the budget deficit they are dealing with. had a result they have had to reduce their police force to 20 officers. they are hoping that residents will pass a half cent sales tax ordinance on the june ballot. that will help officials bring back the officers that are being laid off. >>mark: san jose residents will now decide if there will be pension reform for city workers. the measure would make city employees' contributions greater. the mayor said the current pension program is not sustainable. union leaders argue that it is unconstitutional to change their rights of current city workers and say they plan to challenge. >>darya: let's get a look at weather. it is changing. >>james: today is going to be nice and warm. here's a quick break down. let's see how the weather is going to be. half faugh fled to take a quick look at where we see temperatures at at 6:16 a.m.. a lot of the east bay is in the low '40's. in the north bay, and a bottle and santa rosa drop down. this afternoon, a much better picture for everyone. low-mi

in santa cruz, a lot of city officials are concerned because of the weather. they're taking a look at the boardwalk area. they have actually put in some sandbags against the retaining wall at the beach boardwalk. the river has basically rip through the sandy bank and deviated from the normal course, running parallel to the and the amusement park area. crews are closely monitoring to see what will happen with the rainfall totals. the rain is still here to stay. hopefully, by next week if the rain is still around i will get those boots. >> those are standard operating procedure usually issued after your first month. >> the countdown is on. >> let's check in with elisabeth to see how the roadways are >> let's go out live, the reason we like friday so much is that traffic is overall lighter than it usually is. today seems to be no exception. it is still slippery out there so he will want to be extra careful. we don't have any wind advisories in affect this morning. here is the live look at some of the live sensors showing top speeds everywhere you go. east bay dri

this involves city officials and it is about the city's commitment to grain transportation. without further ado, i want to introduce the honorable mayor ed lee of san francisco. [applause] >> thank you, everybody, for being here this morning. it is a joy for me to be here with you today at yellow cab to celebrate an accomplishment that i think the city will be proud of. i have been this city administrator for quite a number of years. i really enjoyed hearing the goals that then mayor gavin newsom had announced in so many areas. i have been very excited. in fact, when gavin was mayor, and these were the things that i really enjoyed inheriting from you. it was what warren hellman always said. even when you are doing the hardest thing possible, you have to have fun. i think it is fun when you can accomplish environmental goals for the city. there are so many generations ahead of us that we know will enjoy this. they will enjoy that cleaner air that we have promised generations to come. we are not going to be the same as many other industrialized cities, creating emission levels

baltimore city officials are moving forward with a contract that would sell or lease about 15 historic in the city. the city spending board approved the contract with an annapolis-based firm that will determine the market value of the buildings, including the war memorial, the civil war museum, and the upton mansion. officials believe the landmarks are underuse and had could be turned into profitable enterprises. >> good morning to you. quality sarah caldwell with your morning commute. you may need extra time this morning. forest park at windsor mill, watch for continued closures due to the water main break repairs. down to 25 miles an hour beginning at 795. they continue down toward edmonton. also looking at a slowdown on eastbound i-70. you're tapping the brakes there. and then fog warnings in effect at all of the area bridges. keep that in mind. earlier disabled vehicle now cleared. let's give you a live view at traffic. very foggy going away from us. intermittent delays from this point from 795 down through security, and then if you're heading out this morning, we'll show what you

clearly this individual is getting help but not enough. >> reporter: i asked all the city officials how much has this case already cost taxpayers. the only clear sense a lot. think about the police, the mental health counselors and hospital and steam cleaning crews and city hall staff. it is a difficult case that says a lot about the challenges city leaders face. for the i-team, dan noyes, abc 7 news. >>> let's move on and talk about the forecast. winter weather where have you been all my life? we have been waiting. >>> it has felt good the last couple of days. a nice taste of winter makes you appreciate spring more when it arrives. >> true. >> in a couple of days. a look from the high definition roof top camera looking back at the skyline of san francisco. clouds in the sky but almost nothing in the way of precipitation right now. live doppler 7 hd. looks dry. we had a little spot of precipitation another bodega bay earlier. one little area. that might even just be page in the atmosphere not hitting the ground. snow continues to hit the ground in lake tahoe and chains required into and

this is a move that would reduce the city's healthcare costs by up to $25 million a year, and officials say this proposed budget also closes a $48 million deficit in the budget. now, this is something that will be unveiled later today at a spending meeting here at city hall. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> jen, thank you. meanwhile, other cost-cutting measures to save the city some cash could result in handing over the keys to some of the city's historical landmarks. sources tell 11 news the city is considering leasing options for 15 different historic sites, like the city's war memorial and the tower in order to raise revenue. the board of estimates is waiting to approve the consulting contract later today to determine the market value of those properties. you can see the full list of landmarks being considered on our website, wbaltv.com. just click on local news. >> still no arrests this morning after tuesday's chaotic brawl in owings mills that left three people stabbed and several others injured. sky team 11 was over the scene 4:00 tuesday afternoon when the

. >> reporter: well, at the council meeting here at city hall, officials said their main concern? public safety. they have to bring some of these police officers back. they're hoping residents agree with them by passing a special ordinance in the june election. tuesday night, the hercules city council approved a half cent sales tax ordinance. they were going to include a $0.02 utility tax. but there was not enough support for it. the sales tax increase will go before voters in the next election. even with all of the cuts to public safety, therapy more empty chair -- there were more empty chairs in the council than people who attended the budget meeting. the only person who did speak was detective alexander. he says he's going to have to start patrolling the streets again. >> issues like identity theft and property crimes with no suspect information is going to be probably moved aside for more high priority crimes. we have had a really high influx of residential burglaries lately. he had a total of 95 for the entire last year, and we had 13 just in the month of february alone. 44 v

city officials say he had not been paying his rent. >> we give them other proposals of what we needed to make this work, and it fell on deaf ears. >> a city official told abc 2 news the likely replacement for that spot next to the maryland science center is is another carousel. richard knight says that he plans to reopen the carousel when he can, but not in baltimore city. >>> a safety alert for you on this friday morning. the fbi now saying cyber threats are becoming the nation's number one overall threat. fbi director robert miller said the cyber threats would surpass terrorism as the country's top concern. he testified in january. counterterrorism is still the agency's top priority, but in the future it will likely shift to cyber threats. >>> the samuelson children's center is now open at sinai hospital. take a look, this is where kids ride out their dreams. according to the hospital's website, the facility includes larger patient rooms that allows space for family members. cheryl and rob post helped raise millions of dollars in honor of their daughter. >> just a beautiful place fo

[applause] you have some other city officials who are here. of course, the man who takes all of our money, the treasurer, jose camos. [applause] campos would like to be there one of these days. i am so focused on campos, he owes me one. [laughter] the public defender, the man who he looked to -- you look to it you got arrested and are broke. -- if you got arrested and are broke. [applause] and the city attorney dennis herrera. [applause] and the man who supplies most of jefferies client' client becauss -- because he insists on are arresting and prosecuting people. [applause] and then of course there are members of your school board who are here with what jerry brown is doing to them in sacramento on the budget side they certainly will be coming to your door quite often for assistance, so they are here. president of that board -- actually works for you, i do mendozmendoza. [applause] there are other school board members whose name i will get in a minute. then there are as the remainder of the official family of san francisco, and before i goeth

spring means budget time at baltiiore ity all, and on the tableewhile city officials are saying theymore money to maintainn serricessand ffnd school construction....there is a big ticket item eaaing a bigger share of spendinn... that attention.melinda roeder has more on what we're calling an attennion deficit deficit "at the end of the dayy we need revenue on the table so we can leverrge those funds. p3:45it's a story you've heard before, rising taxes in ballimore citythhs year the council debating a three cent tax hike on bbttled beverages while the city faces a fifty million deficit.an increase following a string of higher taxes on everything from cell 'there is no way weeare going to grow our way out of this" a necessary evil to maintain vital services like police and fire. bbt do we really knnw where thh money is going? tax dollars?32:455itts juut ur - not sustainable"(budget book) stand upone oo the driving costs behind the city's taxes is buried inside the pages of these budget bookk a&buttevennif you read very ppge, you'd still be in the dark about where the money really going

city officials now admit to massive problems. some bills were billed systemly by estimating -- simply by estimating from previous bills. there are 2,300 homes in danger of being put up for sale. >> it's an opportunity for us to make changes to our system so that we know we are willing people in an accurate and fair manner. and this should not be us against them. this is the right thing to do. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake does not support that moratorium for fear the city's bond rating could be downgraded. if it's unable to collect the money it's owed. meanwhile the city council president says he will still introduce that bill next monday at the council meeting. >>> trayvon martin's family will meet with the justice department to demand answers about the way their son's shooting has been handled by local police in florida. last night thousands marched in several cities around the country to show their outrage. >>> -- a new york city rally the family joined demonstrators. george zimmerman was not charged in the shooting. a vot

mayor of san francisco, the president of the board of supervisors, former mayor brown, and other city officials in celebrating -- this is the second year that we celebrate the filipino-american history month. it is also quite appropriate to announce perhaps that the u.s. senate has passed a senator solution proclaiming october 2011 as philippine-american history month as well. i think it is also appropriate to announce that govern merck -- governor edwin brown announced that he had signed ab 199, school curriculum, social sciences, filipinos in world war ii. i think that all of these events show that the filipino- americans are really coming out of the woodwork and showing themselves as a group that needs to be recognized. as we, this evening, a well recognized quite a number of them. we welcome you tonight. may i also ask you to welcome the honorable mayor edwin lee. [applause] >> well, welcome. welcome to city hall, everyone. it is my pleasure to welcome all of you here to the seventh annual philippine-american celebration heritage month. counsel general, thank you. mayer brown, thank you ver

saw were similarities, and it was impressive to learn the meeting with dutch planners and local city officials that amsterdam and san francisco -- i will focus on amsterdam because that is where i spent most of my time, but these cities are very similar. similar populations, similar population densities. they are laid out very similar in terms of residential density. we're centers for strong regional economies, similar in economic drivers. tourism is number one. viking is part of their tourism. also big finance, creative technology, that as part of the economic driver. also big similarities in terms of cultural or political persuasions. we are a population that values environmental sustainability. it values and social equity. we are cities that understand the benefit of the greater good , and are places where sometimes we are out lyras for the rest of our country. there are places that can be models for the rest of our country. in our cities, i can't talk about it without addressing the flat this issue. as flat as amsterdam is, when you are riding on a really heavy by with no barriers over cou

city officials have been checking gas lines and sewers.r they have ruled out an earthquake, underground blasting and electrical problems. >> it is definitely something underground. >> there is a strong possibility that some natural phenomenon is occurring under the ground. >> whatever says -- whatever it is it has scientists scratching in their heads. monitors are stationed throughout the town to gauge seismic activity. a little disruption today in annapolis as legislators began debating the budget. horne's began to blare. what was causing all the commotion? we will have a alive report at 6:00. and it is finally here and i personally cannot wait. people are lining up for a games."of "the hundred gameger >> another literary phenomenon tries for box office success. tonight, another wildly successful book series makes the big screen lee. we look ahead to the film debut for "the hunger games." >> screaming fans are one predictor. book sales are another. >> the fervor we are seeing for this bill mimics what we saw with the very first twilight f

and back at police headquarters, family, officers, and city officials signed the become of another sign for the other side of the freeway, leaving heart-felt messages not just about the way the four men died, but the way they lived. not lost on the surviving officers is the danger they face every day, now with 150 fewer officers than before that horrific day. >> it becomes the toughest job, and it is the toughest job in america. >> reporter: the toughest and the most dangerous job in america. so say police officers here. reporting live in oakland, rita williams, ktvu. >> on this some day for oakland police, hundreds lined up hoping to become opd's newest recruits. 1300 applicants waited to complete a written test. there are just 50 spots open. the entry-level salary starts at $75,000. >> this is a great place to be if you're able to serve and protect. it's a really important thing. >> the police academy starts in august, and the 50 new recruits plan to hit the streets as early as next february. >>> and now to the san francisco sheriff scandal. david stevenson is live in san francisco wi

when the system was back up, city officials say they started working to find out who had tried to get through. >> we are tracking all the calls that came in. in fact, we are getting the numbers so that we can call the citizens who called during that time period to make sure that they got the services they need and also to apologize for the service on down. >> if it had looked like the outage would have been extended, the city would have contacted the media and used other resources to get alternate emergency numbers out to the public. >> another big story tonight. new developments in the case of the costa concordia. the italian cruise ship that sank off the tuscan coast in january a. pretrial hearing is now getting underway. fox's greg burke is in rome with the story. >> costa cruises, the italian cruise line company has been in the news a lot lately. the absolute disaster in january when the ship hit the rocks off the tuscan coast and then another one this week when the ship caught fire and lost power out in the indian ocean. and the news continues. today an important pretrial hearing

[applause] this is the seventh year we are part of the city's official celebration.ant to thank mayor edwin lee and his entire staff. members of the board of supervisors, the apa official elected families. this is the first year with ask for a personal contribution to our celebration. i want to thank both of you. last, but not least, the celebration every year has included a lot of community efforts to spread the word that the month of may is apa heritage month, to put on the kind of public relations effort need to in the city and county of san francisco. we will have a reception in the green room afterwards. no contribution is too small, but i would like to take this opportunity to invite our major sponsors up here as we do have an appreciation gift for you. to start our work, i would like to invite are presenting sponsor. this is the first year we have up presenting sponsor. we would like to invite president david t [applause] >> just very briefly, on behalf of target, just very privileged to be part of this. it is a new day and it's an exciting day. never before h

the story is not just about one lady who has issues but it's response or lack of response by city officials failing ling ling? failing the people who live and work here? >> she needs help. the city won't do anything bit. but when someone is defacatting on the sidewalk it's a public health hazard. >> this neighbor has been peppering the city with phone calls and exmails, police detained her seven times for a psychiatric hold. but officers told me most of the time before they got back to the station, doctors had let her out. >> i would say that we do day careful asis sesment of people who are brought here. >> the head of the emergency services at sf general can't discuss this case in particular because of medical privacy laws but he says that a 5150 is for patients in crisis. >> they can be held there up to 72 hours for purposes after sesing whether they have a mental illness or not z whether that causes them to be a danger to other autos that doesn't appear to fit ling ling, she's able to use public trance pore taigs, arranging housing and food and has a case worker in this clinic z police t

theft.melinda roeder is live from police headquarters with &preaction from city officials police departmente bad behhvvor of some of its cops.melinda? melinda? in this latest case, a detective -- who handles a lot of robbery cases -- is now on paid suspension... because she áalllgedly stoleá about 300 dollars worth of groceries.but this is jjst the latest in aa string of suspensions that have some city officials worried... about our police - betraying public trust. trust. (cover with generic cop video) 16:04 most of the men and wommn in blue... are doing their job."while most officers may follow the law...some feel too many in baltimore city are ábreakingá the law.15:14 "which is i think all tte more reason... sooe portions of the police department." councilman carl stokes is convinceddsomething needs to channe.fed up with recent examples that raise concerns. like last week - when it's believed an officer mmy have taken part in a ossible cover- up following the shootinn death of a 13-year-old girl... weekend - a veteran detective was charged for allegedly in groceeies from the food depot on

while.../ city officials... are saying.../ they... need.../ more money .../ to...ble so we can levvrage those funds. &p32:45it's a story you've hear before, rising ttxes in baltimore citythis year the council debating a three cent tax hike on bottled beverages while the city faces a fiity million deficit.an increase follooing a stting of higher taxes on everything from cell phones to heating bills1:02:22 'there is no way we are going to grow our way out of this" all justified to taxpayers as a necessary evil to maintain vital services like police and fire. but do we really know whhre the money is going? what's really happening to ouu tax dollars?32:45"it's just not suutainable"(budget book) stann upone of the driving costs behind the city's constant need to hike your taxes is buried inside the pages of these budget books a&but even if you read every dark about where the money really goingthat's because this huge ddain on tax revenues isn't exactly spelled out.38:04"if you're a public employee it's all provded, you're insulated from the pormal economy"it's the total