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if you've suffered a personal injury, call the cochran firm. 1-800-the if i firm. -- the firm. >>> twople are in the hospital after a school bus collides with a minivan this morning. the bus had just dropped off a load of children. andrea fujii has that story from north baltimore. >> reporter: this bus driver just left barkley elementary, when he collided with a minivan. >> it's speculated that the school bus went through the traffic signal at the time of the impact. >> the bus driver had the red light. he just sped through the red light and hit this lady in this van. >> reporter: the driver of the van was taken to the hospital. her daughter, sitting in the back seat, was not hurt. onika and andrew were driving behind them. >> her head was all bloody. she had glass like coming out of her mouth. i don't think she knew what happened. she was asking us what happened. >> her daughter was shook. she hit her chin on the door, but she had a seat belt on. >> witnesses say a man helped pull them out of the vehicle. >> witnesses say the car then went on to uproot a tree. >> it was very, very sca

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and the traffic is brought to you by the cochran firm. >>> thank you, and the head lines, the school police officer who sprung into action during an armed robbery in north east baltimore, the officer shot one of the masked men in the upper body. he's expected to survive. it's not clear if they stole anything. >> and the city councilwoman, holton is ready for her finance violation trial that starts today. holton could enter a guilty plea. she's accused of asking john paterakis to contribute $12,000 to fund the campaign poll. stay withth just drive, we'll get there! adventure runs on dunkin', with our maple cheddar breakfast sandwich. breakfast just got a whole lot sweeter. my dad is the supervisor of a train station and my mom's a teacher. my dad's an auto technician. my mom's a receptionist. i'm not sure i would have been able to afford college without the tuition freeze. while tuition in other states is rising out of reach... governor o'malley made the tough choice to freeze tuition. he made my dream of going to college into a reality. i'm the first in my family to go to college. my

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this traffic report is brought to you by the cochran firm. if you've suffered a personal injury, call 1-800-the firm for a free consultation. back to you. >> thanks, sharon. >>> still ahead at 5:00. firestorm of controversy. a house burns to the ground as firefighters stand watch. >>> sex scandal investigation. new developments in the campaign probe involving former presidential candidate john edwards and his mistress. >>> health hazards. shocking new details on just how dangerous the recalled shrek glasses to be to anyone who touches them. >>> clear skies and warm sunshine. but will it last for the weekend? we'll find out. two governors, two different approaches. even in good times bob ehrlich didn't make education a priority. he increased college tuition by 40%, cut school construction by $200 million, and ehrlich voted to eliminate the department of education while serving in congress. but in the toughest of times, martin o'malley has made record investments in public schools, new school construction, and o'malley froze college tuition fou

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this traffic report's brought to you by the cochran firm. call 1-800-the firm for a free consultation. back over to you. >>> beware of deer when driving in maryland. it's almost peak season for deer-related accidents. susan koch reports. the roadways are more dangerous than ever. >> reporter: over the past two years, there have been an estimated 2.3 million deer- related accidents, nearly 96,000 a month, almost 3200 a day. it's estimated over the past five years the number of deer/vehicle collisions have increased 35%. in the time it's taking me to talk to tell you all of this, it's likely that someone somewhere in america has hit a deer. jonathan was about to merge onto a highway when he came face-to-face with a full grown buck. >> i slammed on my brakes and hoped that the deer kept running, but i hit right into it. >> reporter: his car was totaled, the deer killed, jonathan walked away uninjured. >> i feel we're really luck why it car didn't go off the road, the deer didn't go in the car. >> reporter: experts say urban sprawl combined with