until safety can be guaranteed.a request thht perhaps got ost in the headline.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 viral videos of violent fights - are running rampant... and it seems to be a trend among -3 baltimooe teens. teens.we found several videos posteddonline this month... showing teenaggrs engaggd in -3& fights. one poster claims his 3 baahroom at mondawmin mall. and another is from inside a classroom at rederick douglas high school.many of the eople we ssowed thh video to outside thh mall wonder if the fightt are sponttneous... or stagedd just to poot online. 3 "that's juss a bunch offkids bbing kidd, wanting to be on tv. wanting to be noticcd. it's horrible, but that's the & truth.">"i guess that's the poont of them... show off."" off.">there are thousands off similar videos online ... but &psomm say it's a dangerous trend. 3 the leaders of the free world join president obammaat camp daaid ttday for their annual g-8 ssmmit. summit. 3 the group of eiggt is gatheeing at the cabin to set & policy for the worrd economy and globba scurity. all eyes aae on the newly elected pr

i'm meggn gilliland, fox455 3&p thhre are complaants about another trouble poo or youth - viollnce in ballimore.a park neighborhood led to this 33 weekend."they are fighting inn the park they are hitting each street and e can see them." theem"rrsidenns say dozenssof 33 linwwod and lombard streets on psturday, but by the ttme pplice arriied the crowd hadd defending their response time. but nnighbors ay youth -3 vvilenne in that ree is a - serious problem..- 3 "within the last 6 months or so that haveenoticed its been happennng hhre in the park the outtkiitt of the park.... and it jjsttstarted rrcently... there were ssme residents thht were concern that the policc depprtmeet nottreportiig ttii incident r under reporting crime i waat tt bee vrr clear case." 3 policeealso saa thhe are aware the pattersonnpark vvolenne &appears to be an onnoing p3 theeman suspecteddin thh gardder... theemaryland oman who went missing in auua... is arreeted in annapolis. - 3 this ii the picttre f garr giordano... takee friddy..- police found him nakeddwith a &pwommn... n he baac of is s-uuv in public gaaage

the sexual acts wwre nnt forred.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news.vestigation is underway in southwest baltimore.thht's where a man was found shot and killed along this section of fredericc avenue... wednesday evening.no word on a suspect or a motive, right now. 3 it turnssout those "water bill woes" people have been havinn in the city... are due to lazz workers. the department of public works says two workees faked water underbilling people....and customers.. who must now pay - the hiiher, revised bills.they say that nsteed of actuully reading the meters.. which would have required the men to walk througg the neighborhood and lift meter covers.. they simply made the numbers up. up. in the homeland neighborhood, several residents have been affected. it's an issue now.. because customers are justt receiving their new quarterly bills... and officialsssay they must paa it all. "i don't really think hat's our problem. that's their probbem or hiring uhm, thhse e" employees." "how cculd they have let that go by so long and should i pay for their mistakes..

baltimore neighborhood ann robbed a an.invessigators say the suspects are targeting the ellerly.megan gilliland is -3 here with one victim's scary encountee with these police impersooators..- 3 good morning patrice,75-year old george jjhnson lives on this quiettstreet... right on cooks lane near valley brooke prook roaa.he sayy he was outside, leaning up leaves about two weeks ago... when pwo well dressed men approached him nd fllshed a badge..--3 3 johnson tells us the men said & they were police... looking for aawoman... wanteddfor search it.ooce inside, the faae cops told johnson... they & wanted to cceck the serial numbees on his money... to stolen cash.johnson lead the men upptairs.trussing their story... heeshowed them the money he had in a bank pnvellpe.they grabbed it and ran takinn offfin a parked car -3 down the street. (johnson) "yeah, i wassgoing to get the tag number or 3-grand f my mmoey."(johnson) "i'm just ggad i'm alive.. beause i really believe that &piffi had tried to fight them, they prooably would ave 3 killed me..." thhmm n hisstruck... but the suspects got away.he was abb

megan gilliland, foo45 news att ten.ing up in just 5 edition... a senioo quick thinking of a 93-year woman olddstopped not one, but two would- be robbers. 3 and the ssruggle to get a are trying now.national zoo - paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? upgrade to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month guaranteed for two-years with no annual contract required. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. get fios at this great price. act now and get $250 back, if you sign a 2-year contract. hurry! call 1.888.get.fios. or visit us online to save even more. fios. a network ahead. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. or visit us online to save even more. a massachusetts woman is told she owes the state 73-dollars - from three decades ago. ago. alice mainville.../ can't believe... the... 73 dollar bill.../ she... got from... the state of nee jersey..../ for a debt.../ dating... back... 30-years. 30-years. at.../ age 17 .../ alice... was a pat

i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. also first on fox thii morning.tate 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... accused f stealing meeal right out of the walls of a condemnedd hospital. it happened at the spring grove state hospital in say

.- megaa gilliland is here witt more on just how far this pnvasion of privacy spreads. p33 good morning pattice,this is 20-year old zachary caapbell. hh's been charged as a 'peeppng tom' praying on campusee all ovee baltimore county. 3 police say e was spying on - women while they were using the bathroom.he was cauuht -3 last jjne at towson university. ii januarr at loyola.and now... the community college chhrges including invasion of privaay. 3 (shaaon neher)"i actually have &pto se he ress room buu m goiiggto wwit fiveeminutes till i get home aase heaad 33 roth)"just.. thats really therapist telll us... peeping - toms... have a mental illness. it's called voyeurism... ann - can beevery much like a drug pddiction or alcoholism.offen 3 for now campbelllremains in the baltimore coonty lockkup. many emale students.i'm megan & gilliland, fox45 morring news. 3 baltimmre city police are -3 investigating a murder in eest baltimore.a man was found shot aaout 1-15 tuesday 3 of aisquith treet nnar east nnrth avenue. no word on anyy &&psuspects this morning. 3one of the victims of a fatal church

one republican lawmaker is callinggattention to tte issue is creating a storm of ontroversy.mmgan gilliland is here with more on why some saas his actions are racially charged. good mooning patrice,maryland state delegate pat mcdonough says he's worried about safety here at the inner habor... the heart of baltimore... that we've all come to love.but in this letter to governor o'malley... he wrote a headline that reads... quote "black youth mobs terrorize baltimore." while he says he's standing by the comments heemade... critics... including one of mmdonough's colleage'ss.. call the messsge... a throwback to and 60's.meantime, the maaor - and oliie commissioner have called the inner harbor one of (mcdonough) "the mayor of this city is covering up violent, dangerous activity occuring at harbor place and other pllces for years......(mcdonough) "i donnt think we should have political correctness on steroids aad lii to peoole who's committing a crime or who is not. i mean it is what ittis.." is.."on our facebook page a lot of you are also reacting to his news. nnws.niesha wrote in and said... no

they decided it eeded o starttnoww i'm megan gilliland, fox45 -3 morning news. 3 there are ompllints aboutt pnntter trouble spot for youth violence in ballimore.a disturbance in a patterson park neighborhhod led to this -33 call to 9-1-1 ovee the wwekknd..- phe park they are hittinn each -3 otter we iie acrosssthe street and we can see thhmm""- them."resiients say dozenn of young ppople were fighting at linwood and lombard treett on saturday, ut bb the time police arriied the ccowd hadd brokennup.now, olice are &ppefending tteir ressonss time. -3 but neighbors say yyuth viollnce in thht area is a - serrous problem. 3 "within the last 6 montts or so that i have noticed its park.... ann it jjst sarted & reccetlyy. there were somm residents thatt -3 were concern that the police &pdepartment not reportiig this incident orrunder reporting its simply not the case." case." 3 poliie also ssy they re awaar appearssto be an onnoiig &pproblem. 3 baltimore couuty police arrest a man....for claiminn to be a bbltimore countt police police saay31-year-old donald a badge aaound his neck.police ssy h

3 invvstigators file federal charges aaainst a baltimore 3 15-year old giil aa a sex slave.megan gilliland is here with more on what thhy'ree accused of doing oothe girl. 3 good mooning patrice,poliie &psay this is a sex ringgthat &&pinvooved bbnddge and - violent stooy... that was -3 unfolddng inssde a quiet parkkvlle neeghborrood. hands of this couple.488yeaa old john andrew blaes and 36-year ld margaret ellen jones.invessigatorsssay hey - were rrcruiting women and giils online to jjin themmin their sexuul activvtiee.they ssnt a pornographic piccure to a 15 year old girl ii north carrlina bbfore croosing ptateeines to pick her up. 3 puul bite from ccver that says anything if they feel as thought it's going to benefit them thembacc at ome... the girl as thhir personal sex ssave.using acamera to document thh sexual buse... online to recruit other & attorney... the exual acts were not forced. both remain custooy hhs morning as the invvstigationn continues.thhy were already in filed earlier this year.i'm megaa gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 theetwo boys involved in the shooting death of a

the bribery scheme is exppseddmegan gilliland is &phere wwth aastory yyu're seeing first on fox. 3 ggod morning patriceethe worker was a cootracted employee for the state child &psupport officeedowntown. now, sting we caught on camerr. 3 pt all ssarteddwhee paul be suspendee if he didn't pay - his child support. when -3& wortham called the office to straightee things out... e says a worker toll him over the phone he'ddmakk his problems go awayyif he just paid himm...150-bbuks under the table. that'' when wwotham called us... and said he panted to catch hhm in the actt.-3 attorney's offiie... which watch as our caaeras werr rolling assthe sting goes down. you can seeethe worker here... wearing a yellow shirt....he met pul aad his brother righttnearrthe child supporr offiies. 4402 he waa just out there waiting on and weeshowed up definitely think that therees & a lottof mismanagement. i think that there's corrrption probably just theetip 3 of the iceberg 40 &p3 pe showed this ideo to he department f human resourccs. hours later, they senn sent us &pa statement saying the &pdepartment has

megan gilliland debunkk five dieeing myths. myths.n the summer time... nats offyoutuue videobut feeling this confident... and looking this good isn't easy... especially when there's about telling you to do different one diettthat will work for e - themfrom south beach... to atkins... different cleanses... and now there's this one... 8:59:35i thhnk it's very very disturbing very diiturbinga it's a medical procedure it'' more risk with the feeding tubeediana sugiuchi is a ceetified dietician and nutritiooist.8:57:47i think people get overrhelmed with all the possibilities out there and there's really not a lot of good informmtion about what works and whht doesn'ttn facttsome things simply aren'tt true.9:00:39buy or beware they are trying to sell you diee plans they don't have your best interest at heartwe'ree going to save you some imee riiht now... withh5 dieting &pmyths.starting witt this one we've ll hearr... eating after 7 p.m. leads to weight gain9:02: 03for the most part no mmre likely to store as fat as calorres you eat at any ot

others say they're always on gilliland, fox45 morning news. baatimooeecounty pooice and agents from the drug enforcement agency raided a pain clinic in luthhrville. lutheevilll.agents were een taking boxes out of the &pbuilding that houses the "healthy life medical group" on york road.no wwrd on what the agents were oooing for. coontyypolice tells s ... tths was part of an ongoong the public cannnow get a glimpse oofevidence... from thh yeardley love murder trial. evidence in the case against george ughley is on display in a virginia &placrosse player was convicted campus apartment.the eeidence includes photographs andda interrooation by police. autopsy phhtographs wwll not sentenced august 30th. 3 the speciil session is expecttd to wrap up today with the final pproval f a plan to raise the state income tax. the state ssnate passed the legislation tuesday in annapolissthe bill would raise income taxes forrindividuals making 100-thousand a year... thoosand.supporterr ssy without that.... he state dollars in additional cuts. already 700-million

again, we are expecting a i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news.fox45 morning iim megan gilliland,ter she ttied to commit suicide in school. school.it happened monday morning at samuel cooeridge &ptaylor elementary in west baltimore.keishaaawkward says her daughter ... a fourth grader aa the school ... tried to slit her neck and wrist with a piece of plastic and aaruler... because two girls ad been bullying her for weeks. 2813 i'm scaree for my child'ss saffey at theeschool causs it's a lot of bullying going on at the schoolland there aint' nothing being done at all! 22 22the girl wasn't able to hurt herself seriiosly... and is now being treated at sheppard pratt for emotional suffering. the schooo ystem ays the incident is uuder inneetigation.. "junior, why you never telling pe you going? take me. leave my son alone. alone.thh family of former n-f-l linebacker... junior seau... continues to grieve the loss of thier loved one. ssau was found dead wwdnesday... after shoooing season career....seau played for the san diego chargers, &pmiami dolphins and new ennlan many wonderrng if th

i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning ewss an eleven year old girl iss reeovering ttis morning.... after she tried to commit suicide in school. schooo.it happened monday tayllr elementary in west baltimore.keisha awkwarr says her daughter .... a fourth ggader at the school ... tried to slit her neckkand wriss with a piece of plastic and a ruler... because two girls had been bullying her for weeks. 2813 i'm scared for my child's ssfety at the school cause it's lot of bullying going on at the school and theree aint' nothing being done at 22the girl wasn't abbe to hurt herself seriously... and is now being treated at sheppard pratt for emotional suffering. the school system says the incident is under iivestigatton. the family of a 13-yearrold girl...fatally shot y two teen boys in east baltimore.... speakk out.monae turnage's faaily sayy her killing ay be a part of a bigger conspiracy. conssiraay.turnage was killed in march.her body was found in an alley ... covered in trash. a 12 and 13 year old admit to their part in the fatal shooting... but questions have been raised concerniig wh

asked to call police right away.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a former baltimore city firefighter apprentice will spend the rest of his life in convictee of killing his ex- girlfriend... keenya jordan in april 2011. she was founddshot to death in front of her home on lennox street in reservoir hill. pistory of domestic violence and threateneddto kill joodan after she turned down his marriage proposal. the man convicted of killing an off-dutt maryland state trooper is sentenced toollfe in prisoo.cyril williams was senteeced to life plus 25 years... for the 2010 shooting death of wesley brown.brown &pwas workinggpart-time securityat an applebee's restaurant in forestville... when he removed williams from the restturant for being disruptive.williams returned to the reetaurant... with a gun and shot brown. a ffrmer crime lab technician is charged witt runniig a major marijuana operaaion inside his home. home.30-yeer-old anojjunniwas arrested and charged with possession oofmarijuana and say they found over 300- basemeet of his home on cross tiibers c

megan gilliland is here with more n what he saii. state delegate pat mcdonough - says he's worried about safety here at the inner hhbor... the heart of baltimore... that we've all come to love.but in this letter to governor o'malley... he wrote a headline that reads... quooe "black youth mobs terrorize bal" baltimore."mcdonough's headlineeon that lettee that has stirred reaction.while he says he's standing bb the comments he made... critics... including one of mcdonoogh's colleage's... call the message... a throwback to the racial unrest oo the 50's and 60's. 3 "it's cheap way to scorr political points and basically irrelevant o say that t'' a irrelevant." "" was going to s - use the eadline chinese mob terrorize harbor. but i don't think that would be accurate. honesty.. and quite frankly, that'' exactly what's happening" happening.""n our facebook page a llt of you are also reacting to this news. news.kay wrote in and said why are we focusing onnmcdonough. let's put the fouc back on the . victim.edward wrote... it's noo safe this g

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by - city pollce.megan gilliland is 3 good morning patricc,,hese picctress 3 showwthe exteet of ti-yon &&pwilllams injuries.youu annsee phe cuts anddscrapes o hiss facc.he says he uffered a broken nooe ann nearly dozen stitches....all aa the hands -3 of city policce.-& 3 12:38:15 aad theyydraaged e ddww tte stepp, sttmped me in the back and all thattann that's how aal this occurred. occurred.williams ssys after seeinn ooficers throo his - friend to the ground he ggt scared and ran.but as he came out of a neighbbrhood storr... policc approached him..illiams - sayy e put his hands in the air and surrendered... but he him aayway. 12:31:56 in the cell hey ask me like what happened? what happened? you all know what --3 haapened! you beat me up it's razyy work 3& i don't hustle aad iihave o miss worr ooer thii &pphhswillaims says when he was dropped off at the hospital police told him no charges pould be filed against him.we &ppid check out wwlliamss pcrimmnal reeord. 3 we aaso reached outttt police...they ttll us they aree iivestigating the claims riiht now... but ddclined to go onn - caaer

ffr 150 bucks.megan gilliland is here wwth a story one that we helped expose. ggod morring patrice,the workkr was contrrcted emmloyee for the state child he's been fired... followingga sting we ccught on cammra. 3it all sttrted when paul wortham got a notice from the state saying hhs license wouud be suupended if he didn't payy hhsschhld support. when wortham called the office to says a worker told him over tte phooe he'ddmake his problems go away if he justt paii hii... 150-bucks under the table. that's when wortham wanted to catch him in the act. attorney's office... which rolling as the sttng goes down. you can see the worker ere... wearing a yellow shirt... he near the child support offices. 37:44 the envelope said on the froot, i put 150 dollars, i just wwote it on the front 49 but the inside of the envelope pws jjst paper that i cut to the size of bills 56 so he wwiit apee 0velope ffll of - &p00 we showed this video to the a tatemeet sayyng the department has zero tolerance for hii sorr of behavior.a criminal and interral invessigatiin is ow underway. mea

the city crews are to blame.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 mornign news. police make an arrest in a shooting in southwest paltimore... that happened overnight.a man was shot on fredericc avenue.one person is under arrest and deteccives are still investigating what prompted the shooting. testimony resumes today in the election fraud trial of julius henson. the baltimore political consultant was hired by former governor bob ehrlich in his failed bid against governor martin o'malley in 2010.on tuesddy.. a recording of the election night robocall henson is charged with creating was played for jurors. the robocall suggested o'malley had aaready won. prosecutors say it waa an attempt to supress black voter turnout... but henson disagrees. disagrees. 3incue: the purpose of the call outcue: they did exactly that 3 thatlast year... former aide to ehrlich... paul schurick was convicted on siiilar charges. you can hear everything henson has to sayy.. go to fox baltimore dot com... slash raw nees. attorreys for two brothers baltimore teen during a - community-watch pa

by city pooice.meggn gilliland is hhre wiit the stooy you're & eeing fiist on fox. f ti-yon illiams injuries.you can see the cuts and ssrapes to his face.he says he sufferedda broken nose and nearly a dozen stitches....all aa the hands of ciiy olicc.&p3 12238:15 ann they dragggd me down the steps, stomped me ii - tth back and all that and that's how all ttis occurred. &poccurred.willlams says after - seeinn officers throw hhs 3 out of a neeghbbrhood store... police approachee hhm.williams says he put his hhnds in the air and surrendered... uu e &phim anyway. 3 12:31:566in the cell they ask -3 me like what happened? what 3 happened! yyu beattme p that's what happeeed.12:31:04 it's crazy. i work i don't over this this 3 wwilaims says wwen he was dropped offfat the hoopitaa 3 would be filed againstthim.we did check ouu illiams background.he does not hhve cciminal record. 3 we also reached out to police...theyytell us they aree iivvstigating the claims right & now... but declined to go on camera..'m megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. -3 3 ccsey anthooy has been found

that could defenne.i'm megan gilliland, - foxx5 morning news. firr rews are on the scene of a fire that seet one man to the hospital in northeast balti. baltimore.it roke out just before 3 this orning on mcclean boulevard nnar perring parkwwyyfire officials ssy the man was trappee inside and firrfighttrs hhddto get him out.hh was taken to the hospital ith non-life threatening injurres. invessigatorr are working to petermiie the cause. the 22-year-old baltimore police officee who shot and killed a disabled man ...is off the streetssthis morning... aad placed on administraaive duty. duty.the shooting happened saturday.... oo elmora avenue in the belair-edisionn neiggborhood.31-yeer-old ámmurice hhllomaná... who police says also goes by ámaurice johnsoná... became violent in his motherrs home and she called police.when twoo officers confronted holloman they say he tried to grab one of tteir guns.that's when the other officer shot and killed hollomaa.but neighbors sayyhis deeth could have been prevenned. "he aint have no weapon soo they ccull have t

there's been no word of ny arrests.i'm meggn gilliland, fox45 morniig news.her and hii tto teenaged pons are killed in an accidentt on farm in kent ccunty.the three bodiee were recovered from a large manure pit on a farm in kennedyville, where they worked.the victims have been identified as glen nolt, and two of his sons, keevin, peach bottom, pennsylvania. it's not clear how they ended up submerged in the manure pit. nearly 2-thousand workers in maryland... will soon be out of a job. job. that's according to "r-g steel"....which says itts planning to close itt sparrow's point plant next after the company aanounced phis week... that it's shopping the baltimore counny ffcility and other assets to potential uyers..ox45 caught up with some of the employees... to hear tteir reaccion to the newws (gibson) "oh yea, it bothered me..expected tt work 4 or 5 more years,,at least 62, 65. lots of us planned to work.. healthcare, big thing downnthere now. that's why a lot of people hang around, heel" healthcare." r-g steel bought the mill last year... and has been ssrrggl

.- &pthis morning, we''e learning mooe about a third person found nearby.megan gilliland is here with more onnthis good morning patrice,this is st. peter's chhrch in ellicott city... it was here that a found two women lyinggon the - ffoorrinside n oofice... both of them shot. one woman was pronounced ddad at tte sceee... he other was flown to shock trauma for &pemergency surgery... at last condition.shortly after the &pwomen were discovered... in tte woods near the of a man - church... with a gunshot investigators believeehis arry.- pounds were self inflicteddand that the shootings areerelated. 1:03:33 we're still lookkng into what the motive may have been here or how these people details we hooe o learn as we continue to investiggte. know there ould be children innthere for daycare daycaredetectives don't believe nyone else was innide the church at the time of the questionn as to why these ladiis were... whether they workee there or were just visiting is beinn investigattd at this hour... the identittes of the victims are still unknown.we'll keee following gilliland, fox45 morniig ne

.--3 megan gilliland is here wiih more on the controvery psrrouudinggthh roposed cuts to fire companies. 3 good morning patrice,it's all the city has been doing the year.noo, hey're llokkng to take some trucks out f service all together... one of them....trrck 10... the first to arrrve to sunday's fire. thrreechildrenntrapped on the thhrd fllor of this rowhome. all of them were 3 pardiac rrest.fortunately, & they are expectte to rrcover... but officiall with the fiie fighters union ssy this is a perfect example of why thee ity needs to fighttto keep fire companies ooen.if &&ptruck 10 were't around on ended differently. 3 19:01 "they almost didd't make it... those kids wwuld heee &ptoday.""we're ptimistic and & confident thaatwe're onna continue to prooide the hhgh 3 deserve."cityyoffiiials claim... even wwth the cllsures... ttey expect the response time... to still be &pwithin the natioonl recommended uidellnes. 3 the one thing everyone can agree n... is that sunday's 3&pfamiliis to be prepared.haveea 3 escape plan ready.i'm egaa gillilandd fox45 morning news. -3 3a man is ssateddtooans

city crews are to blame.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 ornign news.lting a community-watth patrol in december 20-10 ...will present requested an early end to the - trial tuesday... but a judge deniid t... saying there was chhrges. moreetroublee for altimore's &pgrand prix, this morning...as pdownforce racing."e was - raciin."at city hall, some city council members say somethiig mmst be done quickly if the event can be saved. september. meanwhile the mayor is confidenttthe city will be ready. (maaor) "my hope is that seamlessly, but thii is the real world and you have fits and starts and sometimms you pave huge successes and & ooetimes youuhave obstacless that you have to overcome." overcome." so far... the newwppomoterssdo not have tickets for sale either. ast year at this time... the tickets weree alreadd availlble. that brings us to our question &pof the day:do youuthiin baltimore should abandon the idee oo hosting another grand prix?we'll take your cclls in our 77o'clock hourr you can lso go to ffx-baltiiore dot com and tell us what you think... so

that could be important too zimmerman'' defense.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morniig news. police and fire offiiials are inveetigating a fire in east scene. oe after a molotov morning near barclay and ccase behhnd theevacant home.one person was taken to johns hopkins hospital but is eepecttd to be okay.the fire is ttll under investigation. an anne arundel county womann is recovering at a pospital... after her electtic wheelchair caught on fire.the fire broke out around 6-30 sunday morning... at "the glen it caught fire. she suffered n - burn injuries.fire officials areestill trying to determine thh cause of the fire. theebaltimmre branch pf the n--ouble-a-c-p will today... where they plan to dissuss same-sex marriage. president obbmm continues to take some heat from church leaderr innbaltimmre....after announcing his support for same-sex marriage.whiie organizaaions like the n-double-a-c-p... say they civil riiht.... some critics say the organizaaion has overstepped its missioo. pastors like the reverend emmett burns innbaltimore county ... say the president's position is b

search s on his morning the city.the fake cops are targgting the elderly ann taking their money.megan gilliland is here with one victim's story that he ssys pe'll never forget. good morning patrice,77-year old george johnson lives on this quuet street in southwest baatimore on cooos lane near valley brooke rook road.he says he was ouuside,,cleaning up leaves about wo wweks mee aaproached him and flashee a badge. johnson tells us the men saii they were police... looking for a woman... wanted for steeling money. ttey said she liied at johsnon's home and that they had a warrent to search it.once insidd, the wanted to check the serial hey - numbers on hii money... to compare it to pictures of the stolen cash.johnson lead the story... he showed them the money he had in a ank envelope. the money. they said, oh ook - it was $3,000 all in $100 biils.. and they saidd h this the money. so, i said, no. i tried toohold on to the money and the ooher mannreached it out of y hand." (johnson) "they went running up theestreet.." street.." thhy jumped in aaparked car and sped off.johnson tried &pchasing them in

aater a confrontation with ity police gilliland is here with more onn the exxent offhis injuries nd why he says it should have nnver happenedd p3 good morning pptrice,thhee pictures show the extent of ti-yon williams injuriis.you can see the cuts and scrapee to his face.he says he's rrcoverning from a boken nose and nearly a dozzn ssitches... & policee 3&p12233:11 i rrnnmy homebby got &pslammed on hissnnec. anyyne else they would do tte ame 3 williims says afterrseeing officers throwwhis friend to ran.bbt aa he came outtof aa neighborhood storee.. pooice approached im.williamsssays he put hhs hands in the air and surrenderee... buuthh - tells us police began to beat -& him anyway. 3 12:29:447the pooice weee like - pttp so i surrendered. i gave up then after that they - stomppd my neckk i hht my head on tte step, broke mm nose and they pulled me doww the steps and were stompping me on the back thee they put me in handcuffs ann ttok me to the station 10:30:03 10:30::33illaimsssays whennhe hhspital officers tolddhim no chhrges ould be filed against him.we did rach out to police...we know t

3& ssmm communityyleaders are 3 lawmaaerrcalled for he 3& e more controllee by policee& but megan gilliland is heree wwih tte ne thing they all &pseem to agree on. 33 good morning patricethere's a -lot of arguinn going on....-& ministers and civil ights peaders are very upset with delegateepat mcdonough's comments... they feel hee desveee annapooogy... utt beyond the thh waa of words... it eems tterr is some common ground. 3 tte inner harbor safee for you -3 aad your ffmilies to enjjy. ministers nd civil rights lladers are meeting with the guardiannanggls about ooicing this aaea.mmantime, pollce are planning to add more crrme caamras.theyyreealso adding 50 foot atrol officers at the inner harbor thuusdays throughh 3 bbth groups... say theyywaat to tap businnssmen and clergg leaders to talk about 3 38:10:01-8:10:07 "in all the & queetioning and controversy about usinn thh term black, we - kind of lost foccs of what this shhdd ike on is that phis city is in trouule""tte childrrnn re innoccnt, alll ptey neee is someetrueedirectiin" direction"foo now they're - hoping more eyes on the sstuation

sharinggher feelingg in personnwith a llccl congregatton.megan gilliland is here with more on how she is ealing withhher son's death and why she felt phe had to come to our city. good morning patrice,innide &pphe empowerment temple in northwest baltimore... it was a packed congregation... wwth it'ssso easy for me to cry ...- work to do 22:54::2 22:54:32itts been almost 3 months... sincc her ssn was killed ii florida by neighborhood watchman gorge zimmerman.over thh next 8 months... fulton will be travellng round theecounttyy advocating or her ssn's foondatton and for families of crime victims.pastor bryant many mothers around bbltimore city... also dealing with loss and violence. nats it'' not always the names you see on the news or facess you see on the paper"ttryvon is resting righttnow, i'm working on behalf of other kids, their future and tte fight for themm them"fflton along with her attorney say they ope to amend florida'sscontroversial "stand your round" law.a law deadly force in self peeense... if theyyfeel their pife issin danger. fulton didnnt want to taak about the new evid

/aa meean gilliland explains in tonight's consumer reportt...ldren. 3 ((meg n cam))consumer reports has a warninn about someenewer llghters that are especially enticing to kids.(sot: tegan) "i wanted to know how aa lighter worked, and it took me like one time to just light it." (v/o)that one time resulted in tegan getting badly burned when he was five yeers old. he has to have surgeeies and skin grafts "it's something that i would have never imagined to happen." (v//)tegan was injured with a lighter used to ptart grills. there are other lighters widely available that are even more ttmpting to childrrn. consumerrreports says theyylook a lot like toys. (natsoo: llghter clickk)(v/o) phey're called oveltyy lighters.(natsot: meow)(sot) "even the lighter association, the industry trade group for traditiinal lighters, has phe sale and distribution of n - novelty lighters. yet they're available for sale in most (natsot: frog lighter)(v/o) most lighters, including novelty lighters, are requiree by the u.s. consumer product safety commission to have some

for 150 bucks.megan gilliland is here with a story - yoo're eeing first on fox and one hat we helpedthe state hild support office downtoww. now, pe's been fired... following a sting we caught on cameea. 3 it all started when paul wortham goo a notice from the state saying his license would his child support. when wortham ccllld the officeeto straighten things out... he ssys a worker told hhm over the phone he'' ake his problems go way if he just &ppaid him... 150-bucks under the table. that'' when wortham palled uss.. and said he wanted to caach him in the act. we contacteddthe state's attorney's officee.. which &pold us to keep them informed. rolling as the sting goes down. you aa see the worrer here... weering aayellow ssirt... hh met paul and his brother rrght near the child support offfces. 3& 37:44 the envelope said onnthe front, i put 150 3 dollarss i jjst wrooe it on - the front 49 but the nside of -3 the ennelopp was just paper that iicut o the size of bills 56 ss he just got an 00 3 we showed this video to the department of human rrsourres. &phours later, they sent sent us a

megan gilliland, fox45 news at ten. unique wardrobe......and the other tting thee diddto ennure marital bllss...next on fox45 news at ten... &p...and coming up in just 5 &pminutes on the late edition... edition... a bear goes poolside.the crazy things that happened outside aacalifornia home. 3 and some high- priced pnd-- -half million dollars - forrthis diimond. when i look up into my students' faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor, i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives and i am a phoenix. enroll in the program that's right for you. at phoenix.edu/maryland what's.. the secret ..to a long.. and happy ? nebraska couple... it starts &pwith your clothes. clothes.mel and joey schwanke (shwahn-key) hhve been married for 64 years.aad lmost every ddy during that time... &ptheyyve worn matching outfits. mel wears a tie... that's an exaat m

megan gilliland explains.../ reports.. / mer "shopsmart"... .has the scoop on ..which freebies.. what to look out for. for. ((meg on cam)))ou see the offers all over tte internet... "hey, it's free,"... "free samples,".... "freebies,"... free, free, free! consumer reports shopsmmrt checked out dozens of offers. (sot: jody rohlena) "freebiis are a great way to try new products. juut be aware that they're typically ssmples and many of them are travel-sized." (v/o)some companies give you a lot more than others. compare this 4- miililiter packet of eucerin lotionnto this 50-millillter bottle of simple facial wash gel. (sot: jody rohlena)"this is a good-sized sample. it'ss enough too se the prrduct a few tiies and decide if you like it." (v/o)shopsmart says the best place to find free offers are aggregator sites, such as free-flys, hunt-4- freebies, and hey-its-free. to find freebies. if you 'like' a company orra brand, they mmy send you free samples.""v/o)twitter is also &pwortt checking. here's an offerrfor a free clif bar, if you follow the company. and cceck out companies like par

one at each scene.megan gilliland is here with exactly which neeghborhoods the shots were fired in and the search for suspects this morning. good morning patrice,the violence started just after six o'clock last night.whenna gunman opened fire right hhre oo west fayette street. couple blocks away from west - baltimore street in southwest baatimore.3 peeple were shot hereeone person died... 2 others were iijured. then just a half hour lattr... another man was hot in this alley along york road... just intersection in north baltimore. taken by one offour viewers.- you can see people inntheir cars staring down tte alley at the victim. to wrap up the night... poliie were called to another triile shooting at preston and north luzerne in east baltimore.one man died here.witnesses say their homes they found one person dying in their street. "i heard 5 gunshots...one was shot dead. butt with: people are taking a life."hese - life."people living on this street blame the violence on street blame theoung ttens plag neighborhood.they telllus it's just another example of why rec programs should not b

there's been no word of any arrests.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning nnww. a father ann his tww teenaged sons are killed in an accident on farm in kent county. county.the three bodies wwre recovered from a largg manure pit on a farm in kennedyville, where thhy worked.the victims have been identified as glen nolt, and two oo his sons, kellin, and cleason.... all from peach bottom, pennsylvania.it's not cleaa how they ended up submerged ii the manure pit. a tto-aaarm fire breaks out at a beauty salon in north altimo. baltimore.crews were called about 2 o'clock thursday to doubbe exposure salon on grrenmount avenue neaa east 25th street.heavy smoke wass coming from the seconddfloor, &pbut everyone inside was able fire remains uuder ause of the - investigation. 3 a ffllow-up to a story you aa "first on fox." fox."we told you earlier this week thht baltimore's hilton conveetion hotel lost more laat year.the past four years - the baatimore hotell nearly four million from a reserve fund to paa interest but the head of the - baltimore development corporation says it

insidd a women's athroom is charged as a 'peeping tom.he was caught county community college.and gilliland is here with more on how far this invastion f privacc sppeads. good morning patrice,this is 20-year old zachhry campbell. 'peeping tom' praaing on county. 3 pomennwhile they were using - the bathroommhe waa caught llst june at ttwson university. ii january at looola.and in essex. he's facinn several charges including nvasion of privacy. a baltimoreesex therapist teels us... it's a mmntal illness. (fred berlin-sex therapist)"its very much like d there is a tremendous orce behind the behaviir that pushes it and this is the reason mann cant on their pwn.. simply stop..and often campbell admitted to eeping tom charges in the case at towson university. this morning, he's n the paltimoreecountyylock uupwhich comes as a relife to many female students.i'm megan three people are shot n harford county.it hhppenne around 8 o' clock last night on edgewater drive in edgewood. pound two victims..both were aater, a third gunshot victim was taaen to the hospitaa. &pright now, all three victims are in

megan gilliland is here witt more on & why some famiiies say they 33 3 gooddmorning patricethis tax hike is one that gooernor o'malley has been ushing ffo. he says it will onny affectt11 percent of taxpayers..ut 3 thing anyone needs right now. &pnow.instead... groups like & aaericans forrprosperity... believe the government should cuttback.but o'malley ays cutting back just isn't enough... and without tax increase... the state would &phalf-billion dolllrs..o... the to pass a tax hike or maryyanders who make morr than 100-thousand doollrs....or families with a househhld pncome of more than 150- phousand dollaas.it's part of -3 his overral budget plln that also innreases fees -like the flush tax - for all householls in the state. &p3 ((file bite from 5/9/2012- rydell pkg) "a cuts only approaah would heep no oneeaad ii would harm all of us." & "people are struggling right now.. if we take more money hole going forward." forwwrd."some taapayers aaen't giving uppwithout a fight. soom groups are planning to pally outside the statthouss today... as the special sessson getssunderway. & 3& it's s

beating a baltimore neighborhood watch group.tteir attorney says it was an act of self defense.megan gillilands here with the latest from &pinside the courtroom. good orning patrice, throughout this trial we heard alot from avi and eli werdeshiem's attornee that this was self defense. but... the stand... eli spoke for hims. acted in self efense the day he was on neighbbrhood watch patrol and encountered a black teen who was looking in houses in a predominntell white neighborrood. werdeshiem ttstified he became concerned when he noticed the teen his hand.he ssid to the court... quote..." i got out of the car... i started to say something... he turred and looked at me... his behavior changed and he went right at me... he swung the boarr near &pmy head..." 3&16:58:37 somebody was swingin &pa board at him with nails sticking out offthem and he testified that he feared for his life and thought thaa hh would have suffered serious ddfended himself 58:45enott - 58:45 but in thee9-1-11call made by the teen... he told the operator he piiked up that board for his own protection. &paggin, we will learnnto

the sexxal acts were not forcee.i'm megan gilliland, foo45 morning news. 3 a murder investigation is3 underway in southwest bbltimmreehat's where aaman was found shht anddkilled along this section of frederiik avenue... wednesday evening.no word oo a suspect oora motive, right now. 3 police responddtt a stabbing at the upton metro station in west baltimore.a vieeer seet ps this picture from pennsylvania avenue.pplice say metrooplatffrm arrund 1 o'clockkin theeafternoon, wednesday.he's isted in perious coodition this mornnng. & right now, theee arr no 3 when news hits your 3 it, send it..pload photos and videos toofoxxbaltimore dot pcm...click on the ee it ,, -3shoot, it, send it iccn.also senddpictures ffom youu ell 3baltiiore dot com." -3& 3 3 it ttrns out those water bill woes" eople have been having in tte city... are due to lazy workers.. thh & says two workkrs faked water meter reedingss.. drastically unnerbilling peeple... and -3 causing billing headaches ffr custtmers.. who must now pay the higher, revised bills.they readiig the meters.. which would havv required the mmn to wa

charged as a & thh acttaa a baltimooe county - commmnity college.and it turns 3 doing this.meean gilliland here ith more on hhw far this invasion of priiacy ssreads. 3 good mmrning patticeethis iss 20-year old zachary campbell. hees been charged as a 'peeping tom' prayyng on -& campuses all over baltimore county. &&p3 police say he waa spying on women while they weeeeusing the bathroom.he as cauuht in jaauary at loyolaaand now... the ommunnty college in essex..he's facing ssvvrrl privacy. a baltimoore ex 3 (fred berlin-sex therapiit)"its very much like drug addictiin or alcoohliss. 3 behhnn the behavior that pushes it aad this is thee --3 reason many cant on theirr requirr prrfessional kknd of trraatenn" treatment"court records &pshoo campbell admitted to peeping tom charges in the case at towson niversity. & 3 this morning, he's in thee baltimore county lock up.which cooes s a relife to many gilliland, ox45 morning news. 3 closing argumentssbegin ttdda... in the julius henson trial. ttiaa.hennon .. who was hired ehrlich... is charged with electionnffaud.the political ccnsultant admits to

megan gilliland is here with a proposed new ppan....t &plets you know about problems before you ever get ear ii. good morning patrice,the inner harbor is the hearrtof baltimore... for us ann for -& of violence there have a lot people on edge. especially when you ee large a crowd of ttenaaers... and after several 9-1-1 calls abouttfights... police have sttrted beeffng up patrols presence seems to have helped. but ome are calling for even more crowd control. 3(pat mcdonough) 12:25:08 "i'm sending a leeter... with thess rioting mobs." &pdaniel sanders: 13:34:17-32 "because at night time it's a little unruly even as a grown man in a pack just likk in thh wild they're not afraid oof anything they'll try to rob you" you."delegate pat mcconough thinks tourists should be warned about the downtown danggrr... before heading to the harbor for the upcoming holidays to follow. some people we talkee say they'd appreiciate a warning. i'm meggn gilliland, fox45 morning news. more devastation for the family of junior seeu... as the home of the foomer n-

this morning, we're learning mmre about a third person found nearbyymmgan gilliland is here with more oo this developing story. 3gooddmorning patrice,this is st. peter's church in ellicott city... t was here that a janitor was working early yesterday evening... when he pound two women lying on the floor inside an office... both of them shot. one woman was pronounced dead flown to shock trauua for emergencc surgery... at last check she was in criticcal condiiion.shortly after the women were discovered... policeefound thh body of a man in the wwods near the church... with a gunshot wound... and the weapon nearby. investigators believeehhs wounds were self inflicted and that the shootings are related. 1:03:33we're still looking into what the motive ay hhve been heee or how these people details we ope to eern as we continue to iivestigate. 1:05:35 it was frightening o in here for daycare the church at tteetime of the shooting.but there are still questions as toowhy these ladies were... whether they worked there r were just visiting is beingginvestigated as we speak. at this houu... the id

but mgan gilliland is here with more on why some families say they just caa't afford it.one that governor o'malley has been pushing for. he says ii will ooly affect 16 percent of taxpayers.but opponeets say... it's last thing anyone needs right now. now.insteaa... roops like aaericans for prospprity... believe he government should cut back.but o'malley says cutting back just iin't enough... and without a tax increase... the state would need to reduce spending by a hhll-billion dollars.so... the governor is asking lawmakees to pass a tax ike for marylaaddrs whh make more than 100-thousand dollars... r faailies with a household income of more than 150- thousand dollars.it's part of his overall budget plan that allo increases fees -like the flush ax - for all households in the state. ((fileebite from 5/992012- rydell pkg) "a cuts only approach wouud help no one and it would harm all o us." "people are struggling right now.. if we take more money out of heir pocket... bigger hole goinn forward." forwaad."pocket... biggee hole goinn forward." 3 forward." &pputside the statehou