jeff abell... shows us ... why... his... latest words... are... drawing complaints, jeff.... 3 critics call it a calculated case of race-baiiiing..... before a largely african american audience in virginia yesterday, this is how vice president joe biden characterized mitt romney's budget plan. (biden) "romney, he said in the first hundred days hes gonna let the big banks write their own rules.....unchain wall street....they're gonna put ya'll back ii chains....." (18:08:35) (vatz) "the point that mitt romney and paul ryan are racially discriiminatory without giving any evidence ii a cardinal example of u sing the race card....." the presidents campaign is standing behind biden....saying the comments were similar to those about the need to 'un-shackle' the middle class. jeff abell, fox 45, news at five.... here's... our question of the day. do you think vice president joe biden's comments were racist? go... to... fox- baltimore dot com .../ tell us... what you think.../. sounn... off... thru... facebook.../. send... us... a tweet.. at ffxbaltimore..

./ jeff abell ... live downtown ../. where... the... grand already... ving a grand impact, jeff.... 3 its rush hour and this is what it looks likeeonnmartin luthur king oulevard where most of the downtown traffic is being directed...... its a real 3 the city has nowwshutdown most all of pratt stteet downtown to make way for the grand prix this weekend. and that has left many surrounding streets clogged with traffic. the city is waaning motorists to expect congestion today..,., but for those who have to travel downtown....the delays and the headaches are oo every block. (23:14:10) "lombard street has been like a parking lot all day...." (23:15:35) "i was traaelling out five-miles an hour and using my brakes." (23:18:03) "its a madhouse down here today. its a total the garage, there were huge o - trucks in theeway, they've created a two-way traffic system where there's normally one. so its very hectic...." 3 despite the frustration, city officials say this traffic isn't nearly as bad as the thursday before last yearss race. and because many offices wwll be

jeff abell is ere with what social media tells us, jeff..... moments before the shooting, it appears the accused gunman was online....facebooking his thoughts and revealing some clues. 3 posted on his faceeook page yesterday morning, were the words "first day of school....last day of my life...." robert gladden list his employer as the manson family and talks about muuder suiiide. some schools now regularly monitor social media for signs of trouble..... but othee schools, like perry hall,, say its simply impossible. (22:52:24) "i think in terms of looking at it closer i on't know if any more or less of what we have cause there's so much out there and so much volume of information. we certainly take action if somethings sent to us we follow if something needs to be investigated, it 3s investigated." some schoolssare hiring outside firms to monitor what online.... but already there are omplaints, that when it comes to privacy some schools are goiig too far. live in the newsroom, jeff abell, fox 45 news at five 30.... the trral for 2 men chargee i

jeff abell, fox 45, news at ten...is the 18th largest coal producing state in the country. torrey smith had a breakout rookie season... season...he says year 2 is a lot less stressful...what else he's learned about life in the n-f-l...next in sports. sports.and later in your 8 o'clock hour...actress ellen page recieves threats over twitter.the menacing words... one person wrote to her.. hat has police invvstigating. ((break 3)) what do you think of this one? really? what's this? this is a rose i made from a turnip. let's try together. perfect. two worlds that fit in one kitchen. come in today and save up to 20% on a kitchen from ikea. 3 bruce cunningham has fox 45 morning sports. sports. coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... elton john is fanning the flames in his on again, off again feud with madonna. the harsh words he has for the "material girl." girl." super performance starts with super food. boost your training routine with an avocado kick. it's a game changer. [ male announcer ] so is the tasty turkey avocado. tend

jeff abell shows us why many taxpayers are shaking their heads, jeff....ccording to the state constitution, only under 'extraordinary occasions' can the governor call a special session. tonight, some taxpayers question whether a proposal o add a new casino in maryland is extraordinary enough. the special session will cost taxpayers aboutt 24-thousand dollars for each day the legislature is in session. lawmakers are set to decide whether to add table games and a sixth casino in maryland. the governor says it'll create 25-hundred jobs and pump millions into the economy. but is it wwrthy of a special session....? 3 (17:53) "there's no damn emergency with that....!" (25:48) "i don't know anyone who uses slots....!" (3:16) (blair lee) "this is basically a special session for special interests. its hard to find where the emergency here is we're talking about hundreds of hundreds of millions of dollars going into the pockets of casino operators." its anyones guess how long this session will take. the measure is expected to sail through the senate.... but its ot c

jeff abell, fox 45, news at ten.allace has created 150 pieces of work and has shown his collection at two art galleries. coming up in our 6 o'clock hour... finddout why bottled water is being blamedfor the recent spike in cavities. cavities.but first in sports... the o's take on the yankees.what the birds were trying to do...that hadn't been done since 1986.and if they pulled it off. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira, adalimumab. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure have occurred. before starting humira, your doctor should test you for tb. ask your doctor

jeff abell shows us how he's being remembeeed, jeff....a longtime friend says patrick sonny mccusker had forever wanted to put 'the fun' back in funeral.... and he just may have sscceeeed. at his own funeral today, pallbeerers wore t-shirts bearing the symbol of mcccskers beloved natty boh beer.... a natty boh truck led the procession from the cathedral of mary our queen to dulaney valley memorial gardens where he was buried. killed by a bus while riding his bike in oceanncity on friday. today, some two-thousand people saluted the man who launched nacho mamaas in canton 18-years ago, and helped build a thriving community. /'//sot/// (17:30:55) "probably one of the most generous guys in baltimore never looked for anything back. never told anybody what he was doing. just went out and did it and just a sad day sad day...." restaarants and bars in canton are honoriin mccusker by donating 30-percent of their profits today to his ffvoriies charity. jeff abell, fox 45, news at 5:30.... a new wegman's will last night... the baltimore county counci

jeff abell is in the newsroom tonight with news of the now-public petition drive, jeff..... 3 on its website, the washington blade....an alternative weekly....is letting the world know who signed the petition and where they live. the names and addresses of all 110-thousand marylanders ho signed the petition are posted on the blade's website... they're searchable by name, by zip code, or byyneighborhood. the information is public and was obtained from the board of elections. but by publishing the information, the paper is drawing both support and shame. (1:19) "to me, i think democracy works best in the daylight. so i think if you're going to sign a petition to take someone else's rights away then you ought to expect that information is going to be madd public."(16:37:57) "when you publicize names like this what is your point? are you trying to intimidate people are you trying to let others know who signed it, does it put them in some physical danger? this is not the way you work in a democracy." the paper says it also attempted to obtain the names of those who signed the dream act pe

jeff abell shows us what his own police officers are saying about him, jeff.... three county police officers testified, under oath, this week, that the county executive ordered the firing of a top aide after she filed a complaint against him. the former employee is suing anne arundel county executive john leopold for sexual harrassment..... and the newly released depositions of three county officers appear to bolster her case. after unwanted advances, one officer testified that leopold wanted to 'get rid of her'.....and described how another county officer was ordered to 'fixx it." the former employee talked to us via skype just moments ago. (22:27:50) "i just feel so vindicated right now. i've always known what happened but people have been too afraid to speak out. in the past months events have given people courage to do that and i'm eternally grateful to them for doing so." hamner's lawsuit is separate from the criminal charges which leopold is also facing alleging he misused his pecurity ddtail. the county executive tonight is not commenting on this latest tu

jeff abell shows us why the decision from maryland lawmakers is so critical, jeff.... the competition for the gambling dollar is fierce...especially for states that are hungry for cash..... when maryland opened its first casino wo years ago, profits at delaware casinos began to slump. so to compete, delaware legalized sports betting and recently approved 'online gambling'.... some lawmakers complain that even if maryland approves this expanded gaming measure, the state will still be behind its neighbors. (15:42:14) "you can get a delaware phonn number and sit home in your pajamas and invite all your friends over, have a pizza party and gamble have to go to the maryland casinos and play the delaware slots online." even though state officials say baltimores proposed expansion will generate millions in revenue.... some experts predict the longterm costs could be far greater. jeff abell, fox 45, news at 5:30... numbers released this week show hundreds of baltimore city employees making tens of thousands of dollars in overtim. overtime.they're the salaries for more than 16

jeff abell joinssus now........o explain why a new report says the problem is actually getting worse. 3 all it takes is a stolen social security number, and a thief can pose as a taxpayer, file a bogus return on their behalf.... and collect the fraudulent refund that comes their way. and not until there was an audit of the i-r-s....did the agency know how much money its losing. tonight, that report from the inspector general reveals that the i-r-s has paid five- billion dollars in fraudulent refunds.... and the number of victims has nearly doubled in the past three years. in an interview earlier this year, a baltimore tax expert claimed the scheme was so easy and so lucrative....that criminals are switching career paths to take advantage of it. 08:28:57"i think it's better than drug dealing,. i think you can make money off of this with less riik than drug dealers"08:29:21"there's no way to match the stuff up, and you just steal all the money you want" the inspector general insists the i-r-s must do more to investiga

jeff abell, fox 45, news at ten. wallace... has... now created ... 150... pieces of work.../. galleries. 3 how this gadget could allow your boss to be on the beach... and in the office...at the same time...in about 10 minutes sot in" :09 "the race proves that the tea party can compete with the big boys." boys." ...and the evidence... that the tea party...is here to stay...when we come back i hear you're having a tough day, so i brought you a freshly made sandwich. you made me a sandwich? no, dunkin' did. but i wrote the note. dunkin' bakery sandwiches are freshly made just for you. grab a turkey cheddar bacon sandwich today. america runs on dunkin'. real big deals of the week. or how to keep from driving all over for the best deals. you don't need to run around. safeway gives you real big club card deals each week. this week get whole seedless watermelons fresh off the farm for only $2.98 each. skip the warehouse. 24 rolls of charmin are just $11.99. and kellogg's frosted flakes are a buck 88. real big deals this week and every week. only at safeway. ingredients for life. real

(type "congratulations") jeff abell, fox 45 news at ten. i'm jeff abell, reporting.it does not share users personal information with government age. agencies.... unless there's a "valid" reason. 3 more on michael phelps's olympic record...and bad news for the ravens from the injury front...bruce cunningham has details next in sports unlimited bth - chick fil a the mayors of boston, chicago, san francisco, and washington, dc are intolerant bigots. recently, the president of chick fil a discussed his deeply-held religious views on marriage. he doesn't support gay marriage. understand this. the company doesn't engage in discriminatory hiring practices. nor does it refuse service to customers. this should be the only concern of government officials.yet tom menino, rahm emmanuel, edwin lee and vincent gray announced intentions to block the chain from operating or expanding into their cities. this is a clear violation of the speech and religion clauses of the first amendment.consider what two of these mayors do support. menino gave boston land to a mosque that included a l

jeff... abell ... show us... who's publishhig.../ and wh. why,....jeff....ashington blade dot com and you'll find the names and addresses of 110-thousand marylanderr who signed the &ppetition.....that sent the ga marriage question to the ballot. tonight, the decision to ublish those &pand protest.ng both praise - protest. (8::3) (kevin naff) no one ssys we have freedom of - speech without consequence...." kevin naff made the bold decision recently to exercisee his freedom to publish. as editor of tte washington blade, an alternative weekly, he decided readers should know who signed thh petitions that sent the question of same sex marriage to the november ballot. (1:19) (naff) "to me, i think democracy works best in the daylight. so i think if you're going to someone else's rights away information is going to be at - made public...." (governor long after the governor signed legislation legalizing same sex marriage..... opponents launched a petition drive which successfully places the measure on thh november ballot....and gives voters the final say.. (typing n

./ jeff... abell... is here .../ withh.. what... social media... tell.. us, jef. jeff.....is is robert gladden's facebook page where you can get a gllmpse of who he is....and whats on his mind. there's talk of mannon.... there's talk of school... there's talk of death..... death..... just moments after he used bullets to make his case...... friends say he used facebook to speak his mind. written on robert gladden's facebook page early monday morning....was the posting....."first day of school.....last day of my life....." he lists his family".....with the sn description "murder-suicide".... administrators iscovered the postings after the shooting.....but were they clues....which should have been discovered much earlier..... (22:52:24) (principaa) "i thhnk in less of what we have cause - there's so much out there and so much volume of inforration...." many schools are now monitoring what thhir students are saying online. some schoolssare hiiing outside firms o help.... (18:33:11) ":we're not big brother. we're bbg mmther...." this indiana firm helps colllges monitor the onli

jeff abell, fox 45 news at ten./karen// leopold is also facing a separate criminal case which accuses him of misusing his security detail. a woman is the focus of a medical study atjohns hopkins hospital after a mysterious illness causes áfinger nailsá to grow out of her face. face.shanyna isom says it happened after an allergic reaction to steroids... that she was using to treat asthma. these photos show the tiny fingernails growing in patches on her body. doctors say she of skin cells per hair umber - follicle... and that suffocates her skin. they've tested me from a to z everything was coming back negative.--butted to-- everywhere hair grows, nails are growing. isom's mysterious illness has caused a financial crisis.she has a quarter of a million dollars in medical debt... and her insurance doesn't cover her out-of-state care or a dozen medications he needs to stay healthy. friends and family members have hosted fundraisers to help pay down the debt. governors of maryland and delaware are joining forces to persua

jeff... abell... shows us ... what... many voters... are sayi. saying.....he fight against filth...... the battle streets.....s on the - (17:46:11) ((ecordingg times, its tte language that's in the gutter. (17:46:17) (recording continues) "they gonnna put ya'll back in chains....." oh my god.....!" we took the latest words from vice president joe biden.....to the poters... and voters....got an earful..... (17:54:56) "i'm almost speechless i can't believe he said that....." before a diverse crowd in virginia on tuesday.....this is how the vice president characterized mitt romneys budget plan. (tape) "romney, he said in the first hundred days hes gonna let the big banks write their own rules.....unchain wall street....they're gonna put ya'll back in chains....." (17:53:09) ".....thats f--ked up.....!:" (17:51:52) "thats the thing about biden he speaks about whats on his mind. he don't take time to think it just comes right off the tip of his tongue...." critics call the racially charged comments a calculated distraction from the issues of the campaign. (18:08:

jeff abell, fox 45 news at tee.if lawmakers pass the measure, it must still be approved by voters on the november ballot. hear everything blair lee had to say by going to fox-baltimore dot com slash raw news. we asked you... do you think the special session is more about helping the economy or special interests? interests?the conversation on our facebook page is lively tonight...many of you saying this is about special interestssjoin the discussion right now by going to facebook dot com slash fox-baltimore. the bill does more than just add a casinowe'll tell you the other things it does that could save the state money... ...and give more money to casino operrtors.in our cover story...in just 5 minutes... stormy weather on the way pater this week. week. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 why a teacher told students to class.in 10 minutes on fox45 news at ten (franchot) "there is no crisis, this is not about jobs, this is not about revenue, revenues,...but next... tough questions about the plan to add a casinooin maryland... the specifi

jeff abell, fox 45, news at ten...rgest coal producing state in the country. 3 (noah petro-research scientist.)"yeah.. mars is a tricky place to land" land"next on fox45 news at ten the role maryland scientists played...in nasa's nail-biting landing on mars early this morning... filling the judge's seats.the boy band heartrob that tweeted he's in the running to become the next american idol judge. 3 homicide of young people in americaact on all o. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. enroll in the program that's right for you at phoenix.edu/maryland >> i'm running this way. not for me. it's for them. i'm running for the children that don't have even a mom. don't have parents. don't anybody to take care of them. i am running for those kids. [

jeff abell is live in park heights where national night out is getting underway, jeff.... fight back against prime. if you have a tip or have information on keeping our streets safe...call our "figgting back" hotline. 410-662-1456 a former university of maryllnd honor student pleads guilty after threats to go on a deadly shooting spree on camp. campus. 19 year old alexander song left court avoiding any jailtime. instead the state is closely monitoring his mental state. it's beleived song suffered sooe sort of episode back in march when he made thrrats online to kill enough people on campus to make national news. 3 9:01;33 i think this behavior was the beginning perhaps the beginning of behavior that would have escalated we take all threats very seriously :39 and whether he had the ability at the time to carry out the threat or not we regaad him as a dangerous person because of those threats :45 p as a result of song's guilty plea to telephone misuse, the howard county native will never be legally allowed to pwn a firearm. song's sentencing has been deferred for the time be

jeff abell is live in northwest baltimore where they just wrapped up a rally for chirs brown, jeff...jeff.... about a hundred people came to the empowerment temple here tonight to stand behind a randallstown mother whoolost her son to violence. 17-year old christopher brown died of asphyxiation two months ago after, investigators say he was chased by an off-duty police offiver and killed. the incident happened after teenagers threw rocks at the officers home. last month, a grand jury indicted county police officer james laboard of manslaughter..... but at a rally tonight, friends of the victims family insissed manslaughter is not good enough. (14:56:03) "the officer needs to be charged with murder, he murdered my son and needs to be immediately arrested. that's what the rally is all about as well as make sure this doesn't happen to another child. because we're seeing too many murders. we're seeing carelessness ongoing all across the bbard." 3 the family complains that the officer has been given special treatment during this ordeal. after being indicted for manslaughter, he was release

hello, iim karen parks, jeff abell is off tonight.police investigate an elderly scam, that in the past two weeks has turned violent.today we spoke with a 94- year old locust point woman who was attacked in her home.jannce park tells us this brings the number of victims up to five. it's a story you're seeing first on fo. fox. word has spread quickly in locust point... point..."well they knocked her down, and knocked the other lady down too" too"" they're sick, ick indivi" individuals""what goes through my head? i hope it doesn't happen to me and i'll lock my doors now"even though it's quiet out today, mary hudson keeps one eye on the door.she, like four other elderly victims, all got the same call. call up first"a woman calling from the city, claiming hudson hadn't paid her property taxes: even though hudson doesn't owe any money, the scammer still sent a man to her home... pretending to be a deputy: deputy:"when all of a sudden he jumped in here, slapped me in the face, i scream help, murder police!"at 94, she battled her assailant: assaalant:"he hit me here trying to pull me out of my

. -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 3 3 good evening, i'm jeff abell. 3 abell. and i'm karen parks. gunfire leaves baltimore's mount vernon communiiy in crisis tonight. tonight. an early morning shooting killed one man....and left a community leader fighting for his life..... and as janice park shows us tonight, the community is now &pfighting for justice. justice. "he's the unofficial ayor, the go to guy" every hot summer friday night... night... "he'd be sitting on the top of the steps, there would be a lot of people around laughing, chht-chatting""eighbors say larry peterson would take his seat...atop the steps of his bed and breakfast...fittingly named the empire house. house. "like he was holding court, it was nice"the former home of the governor more than a century ago. ago."what could be happening 4 o'clock in the morning, what could be going on"but early friday morning...on this normally peaceful street, neighbor curtis parker was woken up by 7 gunshots: gunshots:"it's very disturbing, i don't know what to say about it"neighbors try to make sens

jeff abell, fox 45, news at ten. firefighters... this... labor day weekend... are... responding...ent kind of call.../ . and... áyouá... can help. "fill the boot campaign"... too.. battle... m---d... is... underway again..../in... ccunty, ... the... bright yellow shirts... nd... collection boots... will... be out... the... moneyy.. goes to the mda,.../// and... it... takes... long hours ... to... get the nearly... 100 thousand dollars ... firefighters... are... trying to collect../ . but... it's... not... harddto .see.../ why... they're willing to do it. 3& 5:22:39- 5:21:54"one of the big motivating factors is when mda brings the clients out to the station. and when these firefighters see thhse young children striken wwth this terrible disease, there's nothing mmre motivating than th" that." watch... the... mda 3 &p"show of strength" ... at... 88p- m... on the cw ..this sunday. commng up../.we'll ... &p tell you... about chipotle's program../. ....hat... rounds your bill../.to... the nearest nickel.../.in about... 10 minutes... on foo45 news at ten 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a woman... slam

good evening, i'm jeff abell. abell. karen parks.the search intensifies tonight for the man who kidnapped cal ripken's . mother.aberdeen is rallying around the iron man after he made an emotional plea to the community yesterday. yesterday.janice park shows us how the ripken family is fighting for answers. answers. "jeff and karen, cal ripken was hesitant to bring his plea forward...and was choked up at one point...but people in aberdeen says it's what any loving son would do...to make sure this man is caught" caught""you know baseball legend, mvp, hall of fame" known as the iron man on the baseball field, cal ripken seemed shaken yesterday, yesterday,"it was worst feeling you could imagine, my sister called me that a woman was tied up in the back seat and wanted to know where mom was" was""as soon as cal ripken found out his mother had been kidnapped he got in his car, drove around and looked for her"with vi ripken safe now...the foous is finding the man who tied ripken's elderly mother up...kidnapping her for an agonizi

jeff abell, fox 45 news at ten. 3 when maryland opened its first casino two years ago, casinn revenues in delaware dropped 40-million dollars. that brings us to our question of the day.do you think maryland can compete with other states when it comes to g? gambling? here's our facebook page...a lot of you are talking about gambling tonight...most of you say we are way behind other states. join the discussion right now by going to facebook dot com slash fox-baltimore also in annapolis...animal aavocates...rallyfor a change in marylandlaw to protecttpit bulls.they're upset with a recentcourt of appeals decision that declared pit bulls inherently dangerous. the ruling stems froma case where a towson boywas severely attacked bya pit bull.but advocates say pit bullsare unfairly being singled out. (burton) "it is discrimination against one particular breed, it says that this dog is inheeently dangerous, that is not true." true."late today...a senate committee approved a bill which would overturn the appeals courtdecision on pit bulls. the bill now goes to the full senate. a baltimore county