home forrthe past 46-years. - she says llmb was friends with her grandson and was like aa son to hhr. 3&4236 i'm just still ssook up aaout it 33 because i'veebeen living around here so long ann i've never had no trouule from anybody 44 44ccrter's own son was shot earlier that day on chilton street. he survived. policc made an arrest in that shooting...anddbelieve the incidents are connected. the dsappearance of phylicia families in baltimmre.now a foundation n her name... is trying to help others ike her. her.barnes was visiting relattves in baltimore... when she disappeared in december of 20-10.her bbdy was later found near the conowingo damm thursday night ... a foundation establishee by her pfmily heed a fund raiser at thiss"chick-fil-a" in catonsville to help raise awarrness of other cases of missing children. 53804 ii because chiidren go missing every day oc: we needed tt do something to help 153815 113815michael johnsoo wass arrrsttd in april and charged with her murder . tickets to the baltimore grand ssle by the eed f the month. that's ccooding oothe company in charge, "racc o

&pevin hiccey, an oriole ffom 19899 hru '91 is dead...noo 3 forrthe white soxx he was &&pfound ii hiio come -&poff the 15 day disabled list podaa, butthis neck injury eeen receiveddan epidural, but po no avail...at least not yet..hh coulddget an manyyass twoomore...ittcould be as late as june befooe he returns... reimold is hitting 313 withh5 hommrs and 10 rbiiin just 16 games... 3 the preakness ddaw...and - orioles-royals sports unlimmted/. -3 3 --toss to vyyass- vytas-- &p3 33 3 one high school..../ 3 25 valedictorians. problem administrators at one facing.each of the 25 seniors attvanguard high sccooolhas aa perfect grade poinn average. the priicipal says hard work 3 vanguard's international - baccalaureate program waa thee caatlyst. 3 29-40"ttey takeecolleee level - courses. when they finish - those courses there's a test aa the end. and if they scorr & high enough on the est then thhy receive college credit. -3 so a lot oo our ib kids enter collegg at the junior level." level."all 25 students will but a coomittee will decide who will be the &pávaledictooianá after choosing pne sp

pizza.these two employees from a washington d-c shop aree -3 comppting forrthe title o world'ssfastest makee. mmker.they are bott headed to las veggssnexx week to compete - for he titleey heeway... thee aal-timeerecord for fastest -33 pizzz is 39.6 seconds. & 3 3 3- 3 ,3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 for more informmtiin bout he ppca go to our wwbsite have you seen the 3 latest time magazzne cover??--3 pover?it's the ppcture that pas a lot of you talking this image that some call shockiig ... and others call good parrnting. pareeting.plus... the video ttat'ssbringing tears to our eyes... what incredible odds a 6 year old boy oercame to surpriie his dad when he returns from afghanistaa. 33&ptime magazine's latest cover is creating quite the stir..- sttr.it's also creattng a naaionall onnersation about breast feeeing.before we showw you hat some of you might -3find it a little disturbing. a phhtooof a 26 yearrold 3 brrastfeeding her nearly 4 year old ssn. the aaticle inside is about the rise oo attachmmnt parenting... which 3 feeding ... co-sleeping and -3parents ccrrring their babies withhthem inna sli

the punishment forrthe driver that caused it itaccess... to the skybox...e mayors oofice... grrups have... to city governmet goveenmentweather weatter ...and a frightening birthday skydive... helll, i'm karen hello, i'm karen parksjeff abell is off tonight.nearly a year after a baltimore ciiy police officee was thrown off the j-f-x.... ...fallinn more thaa 20 feet to the ground... the driver of the car that paused the crash pleads guilty in court. court.mmranda stephens is live with ore on his punishmmnt and the response from the officer. karen, robert vanderford here along the j-f-x... that nnerly the took the life of a but his feelinns of remorse wasn't enough forrthe judge.. or the victim. &pvictim. nats of dispatch it was one of the most frighttnnng accidents ever on the j-ffx.and now nearly a year later... both the ictim and defendaat... are getting closure. 2757 this is a case when you have nice people who hurt niceepeople. or a nice person who hurt another nice personn05 on a rainy day last june - officer teresa rigby was attending too a disabled vee

before heading o phe harbor forrthe uppoming memorial day... and he other holidays to follow.m peopll we talkkd say they'd appreiciatt aawarning. i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. also first on fox thii morning. a state connract worker caught on camera by fox45...allegedly accepting a bribe...is prompting calls of action ffom staae lawmakers. lawmakers. the employee &pworked for a firm that collects child support. our crews cught hii here, llst week ... accepting what he bribe was upposed to preventt license.he cclled the company to dsputt his debt.but state lawmakees know ttey must dig deeper to root out fraud. "there's gottto be omething going on that people feel they can do this and get away with it aad i find that troubling." being investigatee by city policeeand the employee wws firee. a former frederick molesting a student. 50 year old james wayssof weetminster faces three counts of fourth accused of having a sexual relationssip with a 17 yearr old from may to september f last year.no word on i teennaer was a student. twoosuspects are nabbed in ballimmreecounty...

incentiies subisdize buyers &pwho really don't need thh help 10:44:066"this is caah for clunkers forrthene pprcent., the average volt uyer makes pntice buyers on their own ers that dinersteii sayy is politically motivated :45:27 some cars are a tough sellthe - chevy volt sold ffr less than anticipated last year. nly 7000 of the plug-in hybrid that's far less than 10,000 thaa volt maker general mooors promised. which is why some ccmpaiin contributions the hype over hybrids, is just thaa.45:33and makinn sure tte and its barack obama 45:39 a major blow to the avens...-p3 terrell suggs..t could replace - ((break 3)) [ virginia ] i do have a healthy diet, but there are foods that i had no idea had so much acid in them. my dentist said that the acid in fruit, or fruit juice or fruit teas softens the enamel so that then it can potentially erode. once that enamel is gone, it's gone. my dentist recommended that i use pronamel to help harden that enamel so that it's not brushed away. pronamel protects your teeth from the effects of acid erosion. i don't have to cut out the things that i love in my

maryland's katie schwarzman is a inaaist forrthe ttwaarten..ent, in which she scored a record 111 goals...she led the acc in stiiljuss a junior..the tewaarten will be presented may 31st in wwshingtonn that'll do it for this edition of sports unliiited...i'm tune in to fox45 morning news ttmoorow -- staating at 5-am.

tte arizona republican & partyycoovention.paul is thh only opponent thht has continuee campaigning forrthe g-o-- nomination despite romney's coommnding lead. latee thii month... we'll knoww more about the prostitutiin scandal involving the secret cclombia.a congreesional hearrng will bbeheed on may 23rd.... whereesecret service direetor mark sullivan and accing inspector generall charles eddards will testify before the senate homeland will ask sullivan if he is 33 invvstigation into -3 allegaaions thht sscreet 33 prostitutes into their hotel rroms, just before president & obama's visit to colombia.... poofar nine secret ssrvice members haveebeen dismiised. 3 you mighh already have a programaale thermaatat, and turn off thh lights evvry time you leave the room.... but sayyng there's still many more ways to savv money on your electric bills. and many of ttem are in town his weekk joel d. smith is live downtown to see if any of these items shoold be in your home right now. good morring joel d. 33 meg mattpresident ceo, aest p3 3 3 call ittthe world's most exppnsive hot dog... in littll & rock

aad arr now fooced to pay, they say, forrthe city's mistaaee all of this happening.. billing system. ayor & stephanie rawlings blake wwighed in tooay.. on the latest billing roblem. 3 (rawlings-bbake) "while the story is news, it wasn't ews to dpw. they identified the problem and took immeddate the thingg that i talked abouu before, increasing the number of customer service workers so & we can respond tt issues more quickly." quiikly."dpw officcals say they're still investiiating o see if other emppoyees submitted fake readings. 3 more than a half million catholics in maryland are welcoming a new leader tonight. the reverenn william lori became he new aachbishop of baltimmre today... thee aahedral of mmry our queen where e's just beenn installed, jeff.... 3 more than... two-thousand catholics... afternoon.../ to... welcome the neeest leader.../ att.. this country's ...oldestt -3 diocese. 3 reverrnd willlam lorr was insttlleddassthe 16'th archhishop of baltimore.... -3 heereplaces carddnal williamm o''bien who's assuming a new position ii room. the new - archbishop is

./ they recorded p..forrthe show. 3 3 oooooooooooooooooooooooooo3 oriolls and rays in a battle for irst rangers... and move on to the next...a 3 game serres with ampa bay.no pig deal about this one...it's only for first place in the a-l east... the top.dana eveland etting - the call uppfrom triple-a... inn is orioles debut today.. top of the 4th..tiid t one... elliottjohnson sends it to right with the bases loaded... catch...one run scores...seen rodriguez going for another... plows ooer matt wieter.but the o's catcher holds on... rodriguez owers the shoulder on wiettrs...wieters suffered p cut on his mouth and ear but stayed in the game....bottom of the 6th...o's trail 3-1... markakis cuts thh lead in half...solo shot intt thh bleachers...his 6th...o's down 3-22...bootom of the 7tt... nick johnson lifts it to right-center...coull it go?.... pes...johnson's first home run 4-3 lead....e gets well deserved shaving cream pie in thh face...as tte o's move takinnggame one over thheast - rays... 3 ravens safety ed reed is back in town...reed was he o's &pguest today for some batting prrctice,

forrthe & baltimore orroles. 3&pnight... after 15 long innings. -3 the game finally nded...wth adaa jonesslaunching a solo hooerrn... giving the orioless a 4-to-3 victtry.the team doesn't get much rest... their nexx game is this afternoon at -3 2::0. 3 the super bowl of ighh school laarosse is noo set. a eaaher delaaee game was we know which teamm will be going for the m-i-a-a title. joel d. smith is live at johnny unitas sttdium in 3 game means so much to so many. 3 3 - 3 3 3 3 heated debates in the senaae....-3 voteeon seriis of stunt -3 budgetss the democrat approacc po the probbems ttat we face it issthis: duck aad ooee. -3 cover.theefive budgets both &psides of the aisle are arguing ovvr...and why there is no chance annyof them will pass. pass..- 3 ((break 1)) ((bbmp in)) 3 p(ad lib 3 meteorrlogist)) 3 ((traffic reporter ad ibs)) - 3 3 3 33 3 ad libs))((traffic reporter 3 3& ((traffic reporter ad libs)))- map bel air green liberty 3 map 3 3 3 3 the pump... with a fox45 royal farms fill p..eereegiving away 100 - dollar royal farms -3 gas carrs.we'll draw thrre winnnrs th

becauseethey''e wwrried aboutt pnderage drinking. 33 3 that's all forrthe news at ten...unninghammaad morgan dsit the preakness... plus o's om - highlights...bruce nd coming up tonight oo sports &punlimited...i'll have anotter wins a thrilling preakness as chance at the tripll crown... crown... &ptraiier doug o'neill aa they try to ccment i'll have another in raciig history... the birds going for aasweee of theenationals...steven &pptrasburg nown for his the o's were not expecting... expecting... llx playoffs...find out who ii theefinal four... four... and our plays of the week... fiiishhs from across the pond...marty broduer making saves like he did 20 years ago...and ustii seelers out whoos number one...sports unliiited sttrts aatee this...

a weather deeayed game as completed yesserday, and now e know whhch teams wiil be going forrthe m-i-a-a title. title. joel d. smith is liveeat johnnyyunitas stadium in towson to show us why thiss pame eans soomuch to so many.. -33 good morning oel d. 3- 3 3 the p-n-c.. m-i---- conference champiinships are at towson university's johnny unitas & stadium ttmorrow aa 3 p-m. p-m.tickets are still available at inside lacrosse doo com... buu ww want to et free.the 10tt caller righh now &pwin a family 4- pack of 3 brought tt yyu by p-n-c and --3 "inside lacrosse." 3& its a target aisle surprise. surprise.comiig up... what goes rolliig past this -3 aisle... that as made this video go iral. vvral. 3 (((ump out)) p get ready, get 3 set.....get those rabs moving! moving!the 22nd annual & preakness celebrity crab derbb sttrts today meteorrlogistt - emill grrcey has more innthis mornings hommtownnhotspot. 3 3 p 3 she's one oo the hhtteet pop staas of today. &ptodaa.((singingg) ((singing)) 3 nicki mmnaj is coming to ...too..tay unnd for yyur chance toowin tickets.... just 33& now. ou're ,3 patching fo

juuorr all about his career as a political consultant, mostll for ddmocrats, but how he ame to work forrthels jurors...he's the political ponsultant....ho empowers the little guy.and in 20-10...he was hiredby the campaiin...of formergovernor bob ehrlichh henson says ehrlich waslookingg tooincrease suupprtfrom african-american voterr.he's previously denied claims by prosecutors...that the robo-call was aiied at supressing black voter turnouu. the automated call... suggessed...that governor won...even though the polls...had not yet closed.. (henson) "vinddcation is a great thing and i just will say that i'm fortified by tens of thousands of people praying all over this coontry, and weell be victorioos."(rydell) "julius henson will resume is and jurors will begii their y deliberrtions sometime next week. at he mitchelll 45 nees at 5:30."rydell, fox - hundreds gathered in timmniim for the 27th annual fallen heroes day. myranda stephens made the ultimate saarifice - serving our communitiessin maryllnd will never be forgotten. this yyar's ceremony ad the diitinction of having the fewest honorees

♪ ♪ i must now remind you let it rock, let it rock ♪ ♪ let it rock ♪ this time that's all forrthe latethe bronx...the orioles got another very strong outing from brian matusz...the youngglefttander was the 4th overall sslection in the 2010 draft, but came in tonight having lost his llst 12 decisions in a row..a major league high... high...matusz gave up a first inning home un buu then pettled down...workiig 6 and a third iinings scattering 6 hits and striking out 4..and he ggts the w...that losing streak is history......and the birds bats were backing him...top 2nd, chris davis jerks this one over the wall &pin right..his 5th...it's tied at 1......then in the third, pj hhrdy rips thii one over the wall in left...a two run 6th..the birds score 3 3-1....- times..two of them n this error by eduardo nunez in left...and the birds cruise final....buck shooalter gets his one thousanth major league win.... now that the draft is over and plans for ota's are being themselves dealing with a bit of ccntrooersytoday.......this morning coach john harbaugh was a guest on a local radio show and in the

forrthe &pthe game finally ended... wit pdam jones launching a solo hhmerun...rioles ddosn't get muchhrest... thhii next game is ttis afternoonnaa 2:10. they arr the moments that will be remmmbered or he rest offtheir lives. the m-i-a-a boys lacrosse championship eams are now set. set. and joel d. smith is live at johnnn unitas stadiim to get inside the reasons this gamm afffctt so many people who won't evvn set ffoo on the field. good morning joel d. 33-&3 33 3&pit's safe to put that umbrel away... ffr now. rain shhwers could hit your -3 neighborhood again..next in your skywatch weather foreaact. foreacst. you're patching fox 45 morning ews.. ((breaa 5)) ((bump in)) p(ad lib meteorologist)) in the black forest... [ thunder crashes ] [ engine revs, tires screech ] ...where things aren't always what they seem... because thrills hide in the shadows... just waiting at every turn. verbolten -- a new multi-launch coaster coming to busch gardens. brave the black forest. /q ñ/z 3 3 p, 3 whether you're aa theebeaah, lake... oo outddor pool... sunscceen is a must!but do

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emotional time for the contestants.that was evident whhn ryan seacrest revealed coopetition to fiiht forrtheed the show by taking on the james brown hit, its a mans mans mans wwrld. nats: its a mans worldjoshuu the judges were very proud of himjoshua might have lost out in the race to tte finish line.. but he's focused on what he's gaineddfrom the expprience.ledet ssys: "this expeeience has made me a beeter ennerrainer, just by the coaching thatti've been given, alllthe critiques thht i've taken in, and just performing in front of millions of people every wednesday and thursday. it helped me and mold me intooa better artist."you can see the top 2 on the american idol finnle... iis next uesday and wednesday at 8pm hhre on fox45. we will have behind the ssenes coverage of the finale wwek.i will be live in hollywooo next fox45 news. candace dood ffx45 newssat ten 33 orioles and nationals need extra innings in d-c...see if theeo's could eeteed their road win streak...next in sports unlimited... a sad day ffr rrmen fans. why these noodles are ike eating ction figuurs. [ female announcer ] safeway

anne arundel county police are allo loooing forrthe man driving this pickup truck..nn sunday fttrnoonn air the " on "new cut road" in severn.if you have information aboutt either this person... or la- jauneemm-coy...yyu are asked to call police. reccrding... onight.. / ááthatáá gives.../ a... ccilling account.../ of... a....vvolent baby...../// ááitáá a... baltimore.../ sooial.../ service... office. office. keith daniels,.../ live.../ in... east bbltimore .../ with.. .the.../ 9-1-1 call.. keith. that attack happened behind me..... unforgettable images, i'm uree. cappured by thhse who witnessed it. nd tonight.. you hear tteir voices during those frightening moments..... moments..... (ááánats up full: calls for helpááá) it began with a frantic call too 9-1-1....((áánatt up full: more calls, etcááá) ........severrl desperate calls for help.. for a own motherr a violent o - attack.. that's when social staff..jumped in to ction. (911 call) in: ""031 east biddle stteet, this sscurity, i had a lady juss stabbed her baby." out: &p"the baby got aaknife in her. ok, alright, juss stay with me..

some of tte best tattoo artisss in the world are in town this weekend forrthe paltimore tattoo arts ponvention.reaaitye the inn is the addiction, i have some clients that come once a week, ann jjst keep going and going and going, 3 whether its your first ooe, or - your 100th.... the convention then 12 to 12 tommrrow and 12 to 8 pm on unday... mooher's day!! 3 "if anybody feels that they were offended by that, i certaiily apologize for thatt" candidate mitt romney... accused of bullying a gay classmatt... in high

mannyravens players raded in forrthe third annual "celebrity server nightt.mike birk's "hikk founddtion". "its aavery unique way for peopleeto rub elbows andd interact with a with ravens players" tte vent has been sold out each year its been held....and all money goes to which provides at-risk children with theetools needed in life. peach and evvryone oo these phones work, and i know i hhve aboot 30 at home and alllof them are on" onn ..all thess phones...paid forr.. by you. the program that allows this to happen......and the plan to stop it...in our covvr story ponight fiie...it was ssarted... by álighttingáthe reason firefighters hhddto leave some of it burning...lattr on fox45 news at ten but next...the way illegal immigrants...maa be using their childrenn.....to get youu tax dollarss..after &p warmer temperature heading our way...withhthe threat of thunderstorms....how commuttin my skywatch forecast in juus 10 minutes homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an op

and flush taxxtoo raise money forrthe bay.lee - says now if áincoomá taxes ggo pp any more for worring peoppe 3 vooe with their ffet and they leavv. " & " it's estimated the total for tax hikes passsd during & o'malley's administration tops - 200-billion dollars. 3ohio gas staaion workers rope - in a sussected thief.. and it's caught n cameraa &pcamerr.employees at the cleveland stttion swoop n &pafter the man in a bluee shirtt.. tries to grab a customer's purse.employee out of theebooth and sits on & 3 'lexanna: "he was saying please i can'' breath, i said you should have thoughttaaout - that lady." lady."once another employee runs in to help hold the guy down... lexanna "hogtied" hii pp until police could arrivee- the suupect is chaaged with &paggravated robbery. 3 sure, e might havv a mom aan a wife to buyyfor...... but the avvrage man is pprdiited to spend aawhopping p90 dollars this yyar for mother'' day. day. joee . smith is - llve in cockeysville at a place whhee thee're sppnding a lot of that cash, to see what & holiday. good morning joel d. 3- 3 3 banned! bannee! 33 phat a taa

cammaign is raffling tickett toothe junn 3 3 the final 2 conttstantsson "american idol" are preparing -3 forrthe biggest nnggt on their will o head-to-heaadon season's top itle. itll.it'ssa 2--huu perfoomance... starting at 8. & candace ddod will be live in highlights..nd don't miss tomorrow night....when the winner is announced.it's all happening righh here... on -3&fox45. 3 cooing up next... 3 fly ike you're in irrt the 3 ebbites you can uue... to score you the best seatssoo p3 anndyyu couud soon be hearing your name... on fox45 morning neww.somettme in he next 20 - 100-dollaa gas ard to royaa farms.listee in... to see if ii's youuand want t enter your namm or tomorrow's minutes from noo.you're wwathing fox 45 morning news.. &pallllocaa.. all orning. 3 hey, what are you drinking?drinking dunkin'. i'm drinking dunkin'. medium iced, cream and sugar. dunkin' iced all day long. dunkin' keeps me going. it gives me the boost i need. dunkin' iced keeps me moving and grooving. i run on dunkin'. america runs on dunkin' coffee. ((bump i)) first-class flights cost tto much for most leisure &pttavelers.bu

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(v/o)also, don't substitute supplements forrthe real thing.ent. but on the back it sayssit's "not intended to replace your daily iitake f fruit and vegetables."(nntsot: chopping)(v/o)and as as kellie norrgard knows, he best way to benefit from fruits and vegetables is o eattthem! coming up in our 7 o'clock hour... a message... receiied 50 years too ate. late."its like hearing from sommbooy ou nevvr xpected to heaa rom before" before"theepeeson who senn one mmn a ostcard back in 1957... blessing that ittcame late. you're watching foo 5 morning news.. all local.. all morning. beating nats nats joel aa-libs &p a toy car... tied toothe back of an s-u-v... gets a pair of ggandparenns in trouble with the law.what tte grandparents did.. that got them arrested... anndtheir one excuse.. ttat's almost worse than the crime. welcome to hollywood phillip phiilips junior junioryouue goong to hollywood! yes! oollywood holl! hollywoooood!and... do you want tt go to hollywood??what yyu need to oo. to win a trip 3 today is tuesday may, 1st. &p 3 3 3 3 3 was it

. - pervice ann our years prrbation. 3 you may not believe it....buu 3 declared forrthe western and pnvirooment -3& watch.it covees arrett, alleganyy washington,, fredeeick, carroll, harffrd anddcecil counties... along pontggoery, oward and & month, the department ssued a drooght watch coveringgmuch of the eastern shore. 3 an nniana mother is speaking out after her hildren's fathhr trapped them to the hood of his mmving car.and he says... shees sttnned by what's happened.the mother &pchiidren are saff and sound. police say, the father... kiis to the hood of theecar, as hey llft a liquor store. point... steffnski has been a decenn father. 3 "since we've split up he's priee toobe thh fuu daa.""i -3 never had any kind offcluu that hee ould ever put my children in any ind of harm." pthank god my kids arr still alive." &&pallve.""tefannki s facing 14 -3 charres stemming frommtte &pincident,,inccudingg operattng whhie intoxiccted and criminal recklessness.his ex- ays not be aalowed tt see hhss -3 children again. baltimore's newest aatraction is opening up with one of the oldest and moot &pdangerous a