listen to country music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> it's like a scene from a hollywood movie. >> the gunman is still on the loose after a four-hour standoff in northeast baltimore. i'm sherrie johnson. i'll have the latest on the search. and seals better. you can even drink water with it on. introducing new crest whitestrips advanced seal. it's an all-new technology... that molds and adheres to your teeth better... ...giving you a dramatically whiter smile. whitening that fits nd eve smile. new crest whitestrips advanced seal. [ elevator bell dings ] od night amerio alarm buzzes ] [ evoreldis, elat bl ngs ] rings ][ stct, go nhtme- [ alarm buzzes, elevator bell dings ] ♪ deitreal fruit d w thore ofhe whole grnsoubody needs. trgrn can help you d w t tt a d.e whole grnsoubody needs. >>> 5:44. an afternoon shooting near the almeida puts a northeast neighborhood on high alert. >> let's get right to abc2 news sherrie johnson. she joins us with this story. >> reporter: a search is underway to find a murderer after a four-hou

by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban and taylor swift. >>> a baby cut from her mother's womb found alive and two people are arrested. 22-year-old darlene hayes was found dead monday in her worcester, massachusetts apartment. police say the woman who took the baby tried to pass her off as her own. >>> if you think the potholes on lombard street are a problem, a massive sinkhole opened up in texas. the huge crater is 70 yards long, almost 50 feet deep. jerry jones wants to bill another stadium here. >> we told you yesterday about the 7-year-old who stole his parents' car to avoid church. this morning we have the dash cam video of that car chase in utah. it started when police saw the driver roll through a stop sign and then refused to pull over. when the car finally stopped at a house deputies were shocked to see a 7-year-old -- there he is -- get out behind the wheel and make a run for it into his house. >>> wearing too much per people could be -- perfume can be offensive but one office actually sent 34 pe

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listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban.ack to you. >> should be on the spin psyche until essex now. >> it's been on the road for a while. >>> how about don't get sick? >> will the president's health care reform heal america or will it make the system more sick? abc2 news sherrie johnson has more on the big debate. >> reporter: president barack obama says health care reform has been talked to deadged it's time for action. he says out-of-pocket costs for americans are spiraling while health insurance companies have reaped record profits. he also says families are spending more for less care. the president issued his first health care related veto threat and warned he will not sign a bill that taxes health care benefits. the push for health care may have caused his approval rating to slip but it's not dlipped below republicans. according to the latest abc news/"washington post" survey, approval on how he's handling key issues has dropped. >> the more people learn about it, everybody knows an awful lot about health care and the

brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc listen to country music from taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> the white house gets a little bit country. the stars who turned out for an art education in dc. >>> coming up at 6:00, his health care plan isn't getting nearly as much attention as fashion faux pas. what the president has to say about it. ♪ i don't hardly know you but i'd be willing to show you i know a way to make you smile♪ >> a little bit of nashville in washington last night. president obama hosted several big country music stars at the white house. among those taking part, alison krause, brad paisley and charlie pride. your favorite is not in there, right? >> he's on the road making a living. >> whoa. excuse me. the presidential told everyone there he may be thought of as a city boy but enjoys the cub music -- country music. it was the second series meant to encourage art and art education. >>> we have a lot of news in the 6:00 hour. also about president obama wearing the jeans at the all-star game. >> causing a little bit of an uproar. l. and m

listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> breaking news -- iran state tv says a plane carrying 150 passengers has crashed in northwest iran. officials say the caspian airlines flight from headed from tehran to the armenian capital and crashed. again, a caspian airlines jetliner crashed, all 150 passengers feared dead. >>> 5:32. the national transportation safety board is still trying to figure out what caused the ceiling of a southwest jet to just rip open forcing an emergency landing. here's cell phone video taken by passengers on the plane. it was flying from nashville to baltimore on monday night and had to land in west virginia. oxygen masks fell as the cabin pressure dropped, before landing but the passengers on board were ok. southwest also checked all of its other 737 300 jets before allowing them to fly. >>> more local news -- plan to take a dose of patience before you head out around lombard street. abc2 news sherrie johnson is live downtown with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. things

listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. >>> no doubt about it, everyone has their favorite restaurant, a place where they like to go. for many in pikesville, a place called suburban house is where we find cheryl conner telling us how owners there are vowing to rebuild after a fire. >> reporter: that's what the owner tells us. families are used to coming here to the suburban house for matza ball soup and its friendly atmosphere but now when they pass the restaurant on reisterstown road they will see this, the windows boarded up, charred rubble all caused by heavy fire. that fire was reported yesterday evening around 5:00. it was put out about 30 minutes later. still it left behind heavy damage. a longtime employee was inside the restaurant when firefighters say someone heard a pop coming from the storage room that contained restaurant equipment. she called the fire department, helped evacuate 34 customers and employees. many people here in pikesville consider this restaurant a home away from home. >> i hope and pray to god they can rebuild this and keep th

baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> in washington now -- one of the republicans who voted against sonia sotomayor says it will be a good thing to have a hispanic on the supreme court. senator lindsay graham of south carolina says he would not have chosen sonia sotomayor but can see why president obama did. sonia sotomayor is expected to cruise to confirmation during a senate vote next week to fill the seat vacated by justice david souter. >>> 5:31. this news is going to rattle the inner circles of baltimore. >> john paterakis, who built the bread business into an empire has been indicted and he's not the only one. abc2 news sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: new charges have been filed against baltimore city councilwoman helen holton and yes, a prominent developer. the person responsible for building harbor east. the new charges have been filed against developer john paterakis. he's charged with one count of conspiracy to violate campaign finance law. the charges stem from a poll co

baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney keith urban. and rascall flatts. back to you. >>> if you're looking for a place to rent, whether a home, a cottage, apartment, foreign scammers are coming after your money. our consumer reporter john matarese shows us how this slick new scam is luring renters in so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: is someone in your family looking for a new place to live in perhaps trying to rent out an apartment or house? if so you need to know about a slick scam now targeting landlords and renters that could leave you out hundreds of dollars or more. bethany freeman shows me the beautiful four-bedroom home she was trying to rent. >> this is the living room here. >> reporter: it's such a nice home for $2,200 a month you would think plenty of families would have responded to her ad on craigslist but they have not because someone else is also advertising her house on craigslist and almost $1,000 less a month. >> his is $1,300. mine is $2,200. >> reporter: this is happening to homeowners and lan

baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift and kenny chesney to you. >>> police say a woman tells them the ex-husband holds her hostage, sets their home on fire. police in south windsor say the daylong situation took a strange turn when richard shankman kidnapped his ex-wife, took her to a home where they once shared and held her for several hours. police got control of the situation, the stabtdz standoff ended 10:00 last night with no injuries. >>> in alabama, police say a makeshift meth lab in a motel room exploded, whole thing caught on surveillance tape. the hotel's camera was rolling when the wall and window of the room went flying, in about 25 feet into the parking lot. you can see it there. police say after the explosion three people in the room took off into the woods. one was burned on 35% of his body. >>> what do you say about a feel-good story? this one from the midwest. an 80-year-old secretary from honolulu can finally retire after winning big at a minnesota casino. rebecca berry won $1.3 million at a $1 slot machine. and we're goi

listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban back to you. >>> later today in washington, dc a woman goes to trial charged with killing her children. banita jacks is accused of living with her four daughters and living with the decomposing bodies for nearly seven months. authorities discovered them when they came to the home of banita jacks, to carry out an eviction. >>> police looking into the death of a woman whose body was found in a freezer last week. family members say 83-year-old doris lea cooke had been bed-ridden for years. family told police that when she died at her home in glen burnie several weeks ago they put the body into a freezer. police initially found out about the case from another relative. they are still awaiting autopsy results to determine the exact cause of death and whether any charges are going to be filed. >>> let's look now overseas. doesn't sound good for north korean leader kim jong il. officials in south korea and china are reporting the 67-year-old has pancreatic cancer and if you have seen his picture lately you can see a fra

listen to music from stars like taylor swift and kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> from our end, if a fire breaks out we call 911, but for the men and women who respond to our disasters, it's a little more involved. it's a hard job. this morning some say it's about to get tougher. sherrie johnson is live to explain why. >> reporter: good morning. it is a bittersweet day for folks right here at john steadman station in downtown baltimore. as of 7:00 this morning one of the station's trucks and 24 firefighters assigned to it won't be here anymore. they are being reassigned to other parts of the city. mayor sheila dixon called for budget cuts for nearly every city agency and she believes shutting down truck number 2 saves money and jobs. truck 2 responded to more than 3,000 calls last year and just last week it was the first truck to put water on the steeple of the historic bethel ame church. truck 2 covers the central business district along with surrounding neighborhoods. without it crews and other stations nearby will have to work harder. >> our big

listen to country music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban.ack to you. >>> federal officials say they've taken down several north carolina men accused of being home-grown terrorists but there's a twist in how they were tracked down. john hendrin has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the fbi calling it a home-grown terror plot. several north carolina men charged with supporting terrorism and conspiring to commit murder abroad. the fbi raided the rural home of the alleged ringleader, 39-year-old daniel boyd. the indictment accuses him of recruiting his two sons and four other men, mostly americans in their tents. neighbors say -- 20s. neighbors say they are bewildered. >> it's scary to me. i'm nervous for my children. i spoke with him on several occasions and never was there an idea he was involved in something like that. >> reporter: according to the indictment daniel boyd went to pakistan and afghanistan and received military-style training in terrorist training camps for the purpose of engaging in violent jihad. it also says he fought

baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >> is that a maytag? find out the brand. all right. >>> how about a third opinion? this health care plan has been x-rayed, operated on, told it's got three weeks to live. >> now the president believes he has the right medicine to cure america. abc2 news sherrie johnson joins us to let us know if this is the right prescription for us. >> reporter: president barack obama is pushing for health care reform while on capitol hill they are trying to figure out how to pay for it and if the plan will actually work. the push for health care may have caused the president's approval rating to slip but not dipped below republicans. he's personally popular but since early in the year approval on how he's handling key issues has dropped. that is according to the latest abc/washington post survey. he's down eight points on the economy, deficit, nine points. on health care he slipped eight points. the president praised some republicans for working in good faith, accused o

baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesneyth urban. >>> authorities try to determine who is buried at 1,000 graves at a historic cemetery just outside of chicago. four people accused of digging up bodies to resell the graves at the burr oak cemetery. the cook county sheriff says he's received about 65,000 requests from families looking for information about loved ones buried there. >>> a county courthouse brawl outside of michigan. this broke out after a man was sentenced to life in prison for killing the son of a former police chief. in the end several people involved in to the brawl were arrested including the defendant's mother. >>> a massachusetts bill on transgender rights is now turning into a privacy battle. supporters say that the goal is to ban discrimination based on transgender status but opponents say the measure would lead to a breakdown in privacy in restrooms and lockerrooms while lawmakers say they don't have time to determine who is a man and who is a woman. it's up to the individual on which restroom they wan

baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc where you'll find great music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesneyth urban, and rascal flats. back to you. >>> a 4 day old baby in critical condition after being attacked by a family pet. police say the dog, described as a native american indian dog got the baby out of the crib and carried the baby into the woods. the 4-day-old infant was rushed to the hospital where we're told the injuries are life threatening. the dog was taken to an animal shelter, will remain there until the owner decides what to do with her. >>> take a look at this. her name is precious. she was born with a fifth leg coming out of her stomach. the puppy's owner planned to sell her to the coney island side show until this woman came forward and offered to pay $4,000 for the puppy. and once precious is strong enough her fifth leg will be removed, her new owner hopes precious will enjoy life as a normal dog. look at the puppy. >> how cute. >>> in an attempt to set a world record in chicago that required a sense of humor. last night the chicago outdoor film festival tried to break t

listen to music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban.ack to you. >>> we told you yesterday about a man in new hampshire who 23 quadrillion dollars in debt? >> turns out this mistake is more common than we thought. jason brant in tennessee bought a pack of cigarettes and later that day went to pay for his dinner with his card. it was declined. he still had money in his account. he called bank of america. he almost fell over when he heard the number. jason said he called the bank of america. they immediately fixed problem but says he won't keep his money with him anymore. he plans to buy a safe and keep it all in his house from now on. under his mattress. ♪ get back. get back♪ >> love it. paul mccartney coming to new york and wants to shout it from the rooftops. citi field this friday. he was impromptu on the roof of the ed sullivan theatre. the beatles were there in 1964 with ed sullivan. it used to be shea stadium. now it's citi field. >>> wouldn't it be nice to live by the beach for $99? >> you can but there's a catch of course. that st

, baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc listen to country music by stars like taylor swift and kenny chesneyo you. >>> president barack obama is beginning his second day in russia with a visit to the man experts say is the country's real leader. obama is meeting with prime minister putin and later former soviet leader gorbachev. later today president obama will give a graduation speech at the economic school in moscow. >>> and topping national headlines this morning -- police in south carolina are breathing a sigh of relief. they say they've got their man. investigators are confident that they have killed the man responsible for five murders in less than a week. around the gaffney area. a man named patrick buress was shot to death by police investigating a burglary complaint some 30 miles away. his gun matches the gun used in the murders. >>> almost three dozen people are without a place to call home after massive fire swept through their springfield, massachusetts neighborhood. incredible video. officials there say the fires went to five alarms and every single fire company within 20 miles

i blast kenny chesney and keith urban. know they have to listen to country when they're in my car. i have a variety on my playlist new kenny chesney is on my playlist. he's my favorite. >> you said that your mom is a flight attendant and your dad a police officer in this area, so what is that going to be like for you to be ashl to have them here supporting you and watching you as you do this? >> it's going to be great. they've been there from the beginning, made so many sacrifices to help me suck soap and accomplish all my dreams. i was joking around telling them they should hire my parntds. they're out there promoting. my mom's handing out schedules to all her friends. they're so excited. she even tried to convince me to move back home that and live in their house. >> i'm like no y. >> free rent. >> i know, but come on. >>> good luck, marissa. coming up -- >>> a simulated biological attack on the pentagon. are authorities ready? i'm derrick ward and aisle have details coming up on "news 4." >>> plus general motors complet