there was a chain reaction crash, two cars up and 9-year- old alexander owen and 5-year- old jake owen were rushed to the hospital where later jake owen died, the mother and father are in the hospital with injuries, speed is a factor in the crash. >>> another deadly accident, this one on the rockville pike in bethesda, a metro bus collided with a pickup truck killing the truck driver, about a dozen people are being treated. it is not clear how the crash happened. >> knew insight about the prison in cuba. we heard in jewish leading that met with allen gross and on his condition. >> reporter: an activist says allen gross looks good and his wife says his spirit is fading fast. just released photos of jailed american allen gross are encouraging shall it shows gross and a spokesperson says his health is good, he has gained weight and not so in this. gross was sentenced to 15 years in a cuba prison convicted of being a spy. he was only trying to help the island's jewish community to improve the internet service. a recent appeal for release was denied. he and his family deny he is a spy. >> i

for stopped traffic.the impact caused a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles. 5-year-old jake owen was killed... he was a passenger in one of those cars.police say the jeep was driven by.... devin mckeiver. jake was a student at federal hill prep school.his uncle, steve kearney , released thii statement. "this is a very sad day for our family. jake was a preat little guy and it's happened. we'll miss him. jim, - susan and alex are gratefuu for everyone's thoughts and prayers." 333 four teens are facing arson a string of garage fires in urbana. take a look this damage from one of them. the teens shoolifted mariie flares from a walmart in frederick to set the fire.in total they caused more than &p130-thousand dollars in damage. the teens have been released into the custody of their parents. a bull causes havoc in downtown mount airy... airy... the animal was being delivered to the mount airy locker company to be processed..... when the it arriiee... it managed to get away.... and traveled almost 4 miles... passing a day care center.... then to a nearby field..... after several attemp

a famiiy is in moorning tonight after a five year old 833" jake owen was killed yesterday...here on the- slowed down ... and was ear ended by a speeding car... causing a chain rraction crash. &pinvestigators returned to the site ooay reconstructing the accident.his parents and sister were also hospitalized, but are expected to survive. hurt after a metro-bus s dead 3 collides with a pickup truck in bethesda.this was the scene yesterday afternoonn..as investigators worked to clear up the wreck.the bus wasson the way to the lake forest mall whhn a truck crossed the median, slamming into iit the driver of the piik-up truck pall the people innthe bus was " screaming""i keep my hand i see if he breaahe, say ...not he was gone"" driver had to be cut out off the bus.... 8 others eded up in the hospital. a.../ gas leak.../ caused some... gridlock...// today...// baatimore. round.../ 1--pm...// ááaáá... gas main... brokee.../ at.../ north ...charles.../ and... lan-vale .../ streets...////. áácontractorsáá.../ were... making repairs.../// ááwhenáá... they... struck .../ the... 24... inch.../ main

where five year old jake owens died. and he inner loop in towson is back up and running this morning...after it was temporarily ssut down wednesday... because of a pollce involved crash.this was the scene... traffic was backed up at providence road... an officer and 2 vehicles were involved.the officer is listed in stable condition..no word on what caused the crash. this was the scene in bethesda... after a deadly city bus crash.one person died and several were injured.it happened yesterray afternoon, around 5 o'clock... on the pockville pike at elsmere avenue.eight passengers were hospitalized..the bus driver was cut out of the wreckage. the river of the pick-up truck.. .was killed. and a teenager is rushed to the hospital ... after pouring gasoline on a bonfire.this was the scene along shady spring avenue in rosedale.a 17-year-old girl suffered burns to her face, arms and chest. she was taken to the johns hopkins bayview burn center. a second person was also burned.no worddon their condition this morning. the departmen

siblings, 5-year-old jake owen and his sister alexandria were flown to the john hopkins children center, an hour later jake died, the parents were also taken to the hospital, all four were wearing seat belts, state police identified the driver of the suv that plowed into them as a 23-year-old man from baltimore county, treated for minor injuries, the accident is one of three deadly crashes on maryland roads in a pan span of 12 hours. a metro bus collided with a pickup truck, killing the driver. >> i felt the bus kind of sway and then it was just like bang we just hit it. >> reporter: a dozen passengers were treated at the hospital. a few miles down the beltway around 3:00 a.m. thursday two young women were killed on silver springs university boulevard. 22-year-old denise richards and 19-year-old tamara johnson. her uncle was at at the scene. >> she works and going to school and just graduated from high school, thinking about going to college. >> police their car was the only one involved, it is barely recognizable. they are working to find out how all three happened. right now it is clo

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all four occupants of the acura were taken to the hospital where jake owen died of his injuries. so far no charges have been filed. >> problems for travelers and commuters after a natural gas leak at penn station. a gas line ruptured and this afternoon as an amtrak contractor works at the station near north charles street. firefighters had to block off the streets for cleanup. amtrak says it cost a few delays because trains were reduced to a single track. into that commitment 2012 update, new polls show the republican nomination for president remains wide open. with days to go for the iowa caucuses, there has been another shake-up in the field. >> those polls keep shifting and to date mitt romney and ron paul are at the top. >> mitt romney was losing by double digits and i was just a couple of weeks ago. now he is tied for the lead or slightly ahead of ron paul -- ron paul. >> do you think can be barack obama back to the think tank at the 1051 delegates to become the nominee? >> the fact of the matter is she was not going to win iowa. campaigne bachman's manager jumped ship and j

for stopped traffic.the impact caused a chain reaction craah involving four vehicles. 5-year-old jake owen was killed... he waa a passenger in one of those cars.police say the jeep was driven by.... devin mckeiver. jake was a student attfederal hill prep school.his uncle, &psteve keaaneyy, releassd thi statement. "this is a very sad day for our family. jake was a great little guy and it's still hard to believe this has happenedd we'll miss him. jim, for everyone's thoughts and prayers." the maryland general assembly will consider a billl.. that would require parents to notify police immediatell of a issing chhld. and it's in honor of caylee anthony... the 2-year old in 2008.her mother... casey d anthony... waitee a montt to report her disappearance.on kelly has pre-filed the bill for the 2012 legislative session.similar bills have been filed in at least 12 other staaes. hundreds of military men and women are back home this morning.. 3clapping clappingat b-w-i tturgood marshall airport several people lined up to greet more thaa 200 soldiers returning from service.from the armyytooairforce..

where five year old jake owens died.he department of public works is reminding baltimoree residents... to recycle wrapping paper and christmas trees.you can take your tree to the ree-bird avenue citizen drop-off center... throughhut the month of january.you can also bring your own containers... to collect mulch. anyone who can't drop off trees... can set them out during regular trash days... just make sure all tinsel is removed. 3&pmeanwhile... this is what happens to all those materials you recycle... after the holidays.wrapping paper... cardboard boxes... it's all sorted inside a recycling plant... like this one in utah. from there... materials are tieddtogether... and formed into 1-ton bails. many of the wrapping paper you see here... will be turned into new wrapping paper... that will be sold again next year. "it lets us know we're taking care of today so we'll have a have a bbautiful environment. what a great state, keep it looking great for years to come" come."environmentalists say it's much better o recycle wrapp

jake owen died at the hospital about an hour after wednesday afternoon's crash. police say an suv didn't slow down quickly enough slamming into the back of an acura carrying the owen family. >>> and staff continues to monitor an officer's condition after a crash on 695. investigators say a tractor-trailer slammed into the cruiser yesterday morning as that officer was getting on the beltway from providence road. a jeep was also involved in the crash. two women were taken to the hospital. no word yet on a cause of the accident. >>> the national law enforcement officers memorial fund says 2011 saw a 13% increase in the number of officers killed in the line of duty compared to 2010. 173 law enforcement officers were killed this year. gunfire being the most common reason for the deaths. it marks the first time in 14 years more law enforcement agents died in shootings rather than traffic accidents. >>> this morning some workers of rg steel in sparrows point are looking for new jobs. maryland state officials sacan claims to the state. state officials called the layoff t

where five year old jake owens died. women join forces... for a "nurse in" protest...he countr. country.are you going to nurse me mommy mommyit all started with an alleged incident in texas... when a mother ... who was nursing her 5 month old... claims employees told her to move into a fitting rooo... even though she was covering up her baby. it's about women everywhere is having an effect upon on a daily basis.it's not about my convenience it's about his health and his comfort comforttarget says... they're a family friendly store... and they have no problem with breastfeeding in thier store. they also apologized for the incident. there's a new form of gambling making its debut in baltimore. &pbut some public officials... are questioning...whetherrit's really legal. gamblers.. pay money up front... usually around 20- dollaas and then they log-on...to computers that resemble slot machines.one state lawmaker believes those gambling parlors... are illegal.but a city cooncilman says he see's nothing in- appropriate. (reseigner) "they are internet sweepssakes, pre-determine

police say the jeep was driven by devin mckeever.he hit a car pn which 5-year-old jake owen was passenger.hel at johns hopkins hospital tonight. jake was a student a federal hill ppep school.his uncle, steve kearney , released this day for our family. jake was a - greaa little guy and it's still hard to believe this has happened. we'll miss him. jim, susan and alex are grateful for everyooe's thoughts and prayers. one man is dead and almost a dozen people are hurt after a metro-bus yesterday afternoon...as up the wreck.the bus was on r the way to the lake forest mall when a truck crossed the median, slamming into it. the driver of the pick-up truck was killed. "all the people in the bus was " ssreaming""i keep my hand i see if he breathe, say ...not he was gone"" gone"" the etro bus driver had to be cut out of theebus.... 8 others enddd up innthe police.../ are... investigattig.../// ááafteráá a... man... is shot in the face... and killed.../ in... north baltimore...///. áácrimeáá and... jussice reporter... poy lepola .../ says.../ ááitáá happened... during.../ a... home invas. invasion. ((p

all four passengers were taken to johns hopkins hospital where jake owen died of his injuries. so far no charges have been filed. a crash in montgomery county les two women dead. the action happened around 3:00 a.m. on thursday on university boulevard in the silver spring area appeared the car left the road and ended up in a yard. swimming were killed -- two women were killed. they just left a club shortly before the crash. police are hoping for some leads in an attempted robbery on a light rail train. police are searching for terry thomas and lynn astrom. they say that the women cut a man's wrist on the cherry hill stopped in south baltimore. alan crime is down 10% on empty vehicles. many passengers say they are still worried about their safety because they can get on the train and ask for a ticket. you have four or five of them getting on a train at a time wanting to see tickets but nobody is making sure the passengers get on and off safely. >> they are still on the run and considered armed and dangerous. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> an update o

all four occupants of the acura were taken to the hospital where five-year old jake owen died of injuries. so far no charges have been filed. >> a 17-year-old girl is in critical condition tonight and two and others are injured after somebody poured gasoline on a barbecue pit fire. >> all of the teens were taken to the hopkins burn center. one of the girls was released today. the others is in critical condition. >> we heard something pop. we went looking iran. all of a sudden we saw the ambulance. -- we started looking around. we saw the kids outside. she was crying. >> there was an explosion wednesday night. a group of teenagers had a fire going in a backyard barbecue pit when one of the teens poured gasoline on the fire. >> what happened with these kids is they thought it would be like a gradual increase in the flank. gasoline vapors are very volatile. it ignited it and exploded all around them. >> three teenagers, two 17-year- old girls and a 16-year-old boy were all burned from the waist up. one of them is critically injured. >> it is really sad. i have a teenage daughter. i do not wa

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the boy who died is identified as jake owen. so far no charges have been filed. >>> the local man accused of spying in cuba remains jailed there this morning with little hope of getting out. kai jackson has a look at allen gross from behind bars. >> reporter: just released photos of jailed american allen gross are encouraging, it shows him with a jewish leader in cuban. they met for 2 hours and says his health is good. he has gained weight. earlier he was sentenced to 15 years in a cuban prison, convicted of spying. he says he was only trying to help the island's jewish community improve its internet service when me was arrested in december 2009. a recent appeal to the government for release was denied. he and his family deny he is a pie. >> imagine getting locked up for 15 years for bringing cell phones into the country, which he actually did pass customs, they saw everything he had. >> even high profile supporters have demanded the cuban government release allen gross, including secretary of state hillary clinton. he says he w

the boy is identified as 5-year- old jake owen. authorities say speed was a factor.in montgomery county. it happened during rush hour yesterday on rockville pike in bethesda. a metro bus collided with a pickup truck, killing the truck driver, about a dozen passengers are being treated at hospitals. >>> anne arundel county police are searching for three men accused of a bizarre attack. a man tells police he was pepper sprayed, stripped half naked then robbed at a bus stop tuesday night. the suspects got away with cash and the victim's cell phone. anyone with information is urged to call police. >>> as the christmas season winds down a reminder to recycle wrapping paper and christmas trees, trees can be taken to the citizen drop off center in january and if you can't drop it out put it out on your regularly scheduled trash day, just make sure to remove tinsel and ornaments. more today at noon.

for sttpped traffic.the impact caused a chain reaction crash involving four vehicles. 5-year-old jake owensenger in one of those cars.police say the jeep was driven by.... devin mckeiver. jake was a student at federal hill prep school.his uncle, steve kearney , released this statement. "this is a very sad great little ggy and it's still hard to believe this has happened. we'll miss him. jim, susan ann alex are grateful for everyone's thoughts and prayers." a bull causes havoc in downtown mounn airy... the animal was being delivered to the mount airy locker company to be processed..... when the it arrived... it managed to get away.... and traveled almost 4 miles... passing a day care center.... then to a nearby field..... affer county police and frederick county animal control to confiie the bull.... shots were fired... killing the animal. outcce: advantage of it. it. no one was injured. 3&you could soon be paying more in gas taxes... supports raising the tax to replace a billion dollars that was spent from the ttansportation trust fund. money was taken from the fund to plug budget holes ..

inside, the owen family of south baltimore and this five year old jake and his sister. they were taken to john hop kins. their participates have died. the car in front of the owens, even with a chain reaction, the 39-year-old said that the impact was really hard. it happen in seconds as he came to a stop, it was the most horrific situation i have ever been involved with. >> they are going to look at the purse of the woman. the death of anthony is sparking debate right here in maryland. parents or guardians will have to notify police in two hours. her mother was acquitted in her death in the anthony case. >>> in connection with the oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico, the prosecution are said to be focusing on engineers and one supervisor, they said they could have given false information in that hearing. >>> the "48 hours "staffer that tried to black mail david letterman. >>> more on the field of hopefuls for the republican nomination. here is the latest in the lead up to the iowa caucuses. >> mitt romney's campaign trying to get voters excited, he said it could have

ke owen andld james owe alexandra owen ross to the hospital. sadly, jake died. speed was a factor in the crash. there was another collision on the beltway involving a tractor- trailer, a car, and a police cruiser. this was their providence road and loch raven boulevard. a police officer was taken to shock trauma where he remains in stable condition this morning. the crash remains under investigation. >> some baltimore residents will be out of work for the next few months after rg steel announces layoffs. the department of labor and regulations says the company reported the furloughs on friday. the union estimates as many as 2000 workers could be affected. the company said work would restart in the first quarter of next year. >> maryland gets and negative news when it comes to the housing market. >> jennifer franciotti is live with the latest. >> good morning. for the third year in a row, residential property values have declined in maryland with 2010 being the highest drop and an average of 22%. the properties were last assessed three years ago. the numbers then

. >> reporter: that car was this mangled acura sedan inside the owen familiar live south baltimore. 5-year-old jake and his sister 9-year-old alexandria were flown to johns hopkins but a hour later jake died. their parents were also taken to the hospital. >> it's believed to be very critical. >> reporter: police identified the driver of the suv that plowed into them as 23-year-old devin mckeiver who was speeding will both children are at federal hill preparatory. alexandria a 4th and jake a kinder gardener. the principal announced the news on the website and said the boy's calm spirit and charming smile will be missed. wjz spoke with the driver of the car that was directly in front of the owens and he said even though it was a chain reaction, the impact for him was also hard. 39 -year-old joshua says it happened in seconds. just as i was coming to a stop because traffic slowed. it was easily the most horrific thing i've ever been involved in. weija jiang, wjz "eyewitness news." >> after the investigation is complete, police will consult with the state's attorney to determine if charges will be file