. >> mcdonald and jenny patterson touched countless lives. tonight a fraction of those that came into contact with them came out to say thank you. >> filled the murphy's fine arts center wednesday night. a funeral service for jenny and donald patterson who died when their east baltimore home caught fire. >> they will be sorely missed. >> reporter: jenny patterson, who was 80 was a morgan state graduate and retired schoolteacher. she was also a 60 year member of delta sigma thata sore orty. >> you know they were educators so they have affected the lives of many people and that's why you see such an outpouring of love here tonight. >> donald patterson was 78. he was the lifelong educator himself and became a soup superintendent of schools. >> he worked very hard with students in moving them ahead. and even after they retired they still worked with young people. >> after years of dedication to their careers, life brought the couple together. they met and married in 1987. those who knew them say they were dedicated to a life of service something a

donald and jenny patterson will be laid to rest the night at the morgan state university concert hallboth of them serve as school principals in baltimore before retiring. investigators are trying to determine what sparked the flame at their home. >> the baby boomer senior expo is one-stop shopping. >> the expo is held at the timonium fairgrounds and this year features over 250 exhibitors. rob roblin has the story. >> this is the 24th annual baby boomers senior expo, and every year it just keeps getting bigger and bigger. an hour after the opening this morning, the place was packed, as seniors from throughout the area came to one of the largest events of its kind. >> this the 24th annual year for this event. we are proud to have expanded to this capacity this year. >> everything from home safety, how to eat better, take better care of yourself, how to stay independent and in your own home. >> this is a place to get information. some were here to find out how to get health insurance. >> i am looking to change by medicare plan this year. the one i am in is not one that is going to make m

a wake and funeral service will be held tonight for donald and jenny patterson.ple was killed last week when a fire broke out in their home. both were former city school educators. the service starts tonight at the morgan university concert hall. >>> now, federal inspectors say enough is enough. mary bubala is in the newsroom with more. on how inspectors are making table saws safer. >> on average, 10 people lose a finger or a hand on a table saw every day. consumer product safety commission is taking a look at the potentially dangerous tools to see if they can be made safer. in 2007 and 2008, the agency estimates users suffered more than 67,000 blade contact injuries. the industry says those don't reflect the newly designed guard system that manufacturers started putting on saws back in 2007. back to you, denise. >> there is a saw that automatically stops if a hand slides into the blade's path. but right now, that technology is copyrighted. >>> several cars crash nearby. many drivers decide to play it safe. allison player has more. >> reporter: the shoulder at i-

hundreds filled the murphy fine arts center where the funeral for doned in and jenny patterson was heldled against the owner of a horse farm. the owner faces more than 100 counts of animal cruelty. >>> the ravens are becoming more and more popular it seems. out of the 32 nfl teams a new poll ranks our purple birds as 14th. the seam poll names the ravens as one of the teams it win the super bowl. >>> up next, a look at apple's future without its wizard, steve jobs dying yesterday. from combat to comedy, meet a ♪ >>> welcome back to "the early show." the reservoir at central park looking a little green this morning. maybe it's the light. welcome back. i'm chris wragge along with erica hill. >> we have been talking about the life and legacy this morning about about steve jobs. >> joining us again is wilson tang of c-net and leigh gallagher and bill werde. where does apple go without steve jobs? i know he has relinquished control the past few months. where does the company go? >> this is a change the company has been preparing for a while. tim cook eats sleeps and breathes apple. knows it i

jenny patter son who died in a house fire last week. the service will be at to murphy fine arts center. donald patterson was assistant superintendent and his wife was the assistant principal at gray springs junior high school. >>> baltimore county police officer has been arrested and charged with assault. he's accused of domestic assault involving his ex- girlfriend. his ex-girlfriend is a police officer. >>> the community is seeing red after a church announced plans to open a winter shelter. homeless men would live in the shelter for 10 days a month until april. >>> and amanda knox took a few minutes to address the public after her stop landed in seattle. and a cheerful statement she thanked her supporters. she plans to return to college but not right away. >>> weather wise fantastic. crystal clear, a few clouds in the mountains of northern west virginia. that's it across the reason orange -- region, it's been comfortable, temperature around 70 from baltimore, rock hall 70, there's a few upper 60s including there. we fall to the 60s this evening. fantastic weather through the weekend. we'll talk about

patterson was held. er that house caught fire. >> they will be sorely missed because they still had so much more to give and they were continuing to give. >> reporter: 80-year-old jenny was a row tired principal and a member of the delta sigma theta sorority. >> they have affected the lives of many, many people. that's why you see such an outpouring of love. >> reporter: 78-year-old donald also graduated from morgan state and was an educator. he belonged to the omega psi phi fraternity. >> worked very hard with students in moving them ahead. even after they retired, they still worked with young people. >> reporter: the couple married after working together at green spring high. firefighters say that couple may have become trapped in their broom during that fear because of security bars on the windows. don? >> neighbors said they heard smoke alarms going whoever in the house. >>> new charges have been filed by the owners of -- against the owners of a queen anne's' horse farm. she is charged with not providing the horses with enough food, water and shelter. >> a new and very tall sign will greet drivers. the town of perryville has approved the sign to be built near the