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mccusker was 49 years old.he leaves behind a wiie and two children. military judge ii expected to decide today on what evidence can and cannot be used at trial in the wikileaks case. prosecutors are askiig a evidence of other misconduct in their cass against private first class bradley manning. they said wednesday they have evidence showing that manning knew he shouldn't present classified information to people who weren't authorized to receive it.manning is accused of sending hundreds of thousands of pages of classified information to the website wiki-leaks. the judge in the george zimmerman case haa been asked to step down. down.judge kenneth lester was dissualified for language he used in setting zimmermanns one-million dollar bail. quote - "flouted" and "tried to manipulate" the system. zimmerman's lawyers argued the comments jeopardized his rightt to a fair trial. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of trayvon martin. he's pleaded nnt guilty... saying he shot the unarmed teen in self-defense. penn state university

can help honor the memory oo pcunny mccusker. mccusker. you're &pwatching fox 45 good ay baltimore.)) -gulffcoast -being hit by hurricane isaac 3 3 fiber map 3 fiber map 3 the student accused offthe shooting at perry hall hhgh school is charged as an adult. robert gladden wws harged tuessay.thissas new details about the shoooing and the victim continue to emerge.tom rodgerr is here with mmre on how gladden got the weapon... and a look at theeother top stories of the day.good morningg tom. police say robert gladden junior got the weaaon from his fathee's home, and smuggled it into the school in pieces. but thht's not all he brought. joel d. smith is live for the third day at thh school .... now with ttat answer and if bullying is still a possible motive. good morning joel d. d. ood morning patrice and tom... . this is how big the gun is that was used.... ((ad lib))his appearance... ... hidden on his facebook page is shot. revealed in a mug - 15 year old robert gladden is ccarged with attempted murder, among other things.police say pe took tte school bus to perry hall high monday for

maryland residents are mourning the unexpected loss of patrick "scunny" mccusker...e founder of the famous "nachos mama's" pestaurant in caaton. mc-cusker was killed friday night in ocean city... after the bicycle he was riding on collided with a bus. the 49-year-old husband and father of two... later died at the hospital. mc-cusker opened helped his wife open mama's on the hall-shelf restaurant... 10 years later. he donated over 16-thousand meals and raised more than a half million dollars to the "believe in tomorrow" foundation... an organization phat benefits terminally ill children at johns hopkins. brian 3447 he was extraordinarily humble. few people i'm sure realize the extent of the good works that he was involved in, and you pnow i think that's his lasting legacy 58 many politicians put out statements about mccusker's death... including senator ben cardin who says he was honored to have called him friend... and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake - who also quote... "canton wouldn't be what it is today without small business pioneers like scunny." we're just four

patrick mccusker died friday night in a cycling accident. he is considered a pioneer of canton and a civic giant across the region. >> he touched a lot of lives. host a funeral for him, you'd have to have it at the stadium. >> the 49-year-old father and husband of two was killed and ocean city when he collided with a city bus while he was riding one coastal highway. the circumstances are under investigation. and we loved him. we're very sorry. >> in 1994, on elvis birthday, he nacho mama's. >> the joke was always out where they opened it. some of his best friends are the people that did not think it would last a month. >> the success led to his equally popular mama's on the half shell and a revitalized canton. but he had another passion, philanthropy. he was a big supporter of the believe in tomorrow children's house at johns hopkins. from fundraisers to serving more than 16,000 restaurant meals to sick kids and their parents, his humanity set the bar high. >> he gave food to inner city schools for good grades. he is one of those people who

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 council voted to rezone a vacant solo cup plant at the corner of painters mill and reisterstown road. the vo

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more on the death of patrick scunny mccusker. >> don't drive distracted. to wbaltv.com and click on news to get information about distracted driving. it's better to be part of the solution, not part of the problem. >> you're watching wbal tv-11, live, local, late breaking. this is 11 news sunday morning. >> welcome to 11 news sunday morning. i'm jennifer franciotti. >> i'm lisa robinson. tropical storm isaac killed four people in haiti has entered the florida straits and is expected to strengthen. >> a hurricane warning in effect for the florida keys and tropics warning extended farther up florida's gulf coast, north of tampa bay, where the republican national convention begins this week. here's danielle lee with more. >> a devastating scene in haiti has isaac sent heavy rainfall down on thousands living in tents, flooding their shelters and killing at least four. the damage was a window into isaac's strength. the storm is massive, stretching 200 miles and heading towards florida. u.s. republicans are responding to the looming threat by postponing their na

week.pallbearrrs wore t-shirts bearing the symbol of patrick áscunnyá mccuskers beloved natty boh beerwednesday. a natty boh truck even led the procession from the cathedral of mary our queen to dulaney valley memorial gardens where he was buried. more than 2- thousand people saluted the man who launched "nacho mama's" in canton 18-years ago and helped build a thriving community. (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...." day...." mccusker was 49 years old.he leaves behind a wife and two a milltary judge is expected to deeide today on what evidence can and cannot be used at trial in the wikileaks . case. prosecutors are asking a judge to let them present evidence of other misconduct in their case against private first class bradley manning. they said wednesday they have evidence showing that manning knew he shouldn't present classified information to people who weren't authorized to receive it.manning is accused of sending hundreds of thous

. >> reporter: he never held a public office but patrick michael mccusker was known as the mayor of canton. >> nobody can believe that he's going to be gone. because we don't know how it's going affect one of us. >> reporter: police in ocean city said his bike hit a bus along coastal highway. back in 1992, he opened up nacho mama's, the tex-mex restaurant known for margaritas. he had pizzas to goes and mamma's. debbie known him from the beginning. first as a business owner and a friend. >> i wanted to be a nanny. i needed to supplement my income. he gave me a job. he said you can host this for me. >> reporter: restaurant owner and minister, the browns have his name on their marriage certificate. >> we were actually sitting at the bar and he was telling jokes to everybody. he just performed a wedding and talked to them about the certificate. i said i didn't know you can do stuff like this. couple months later, there we were. >> reporter: outside there was statue, inside there's a chapel. he would dress up as elvis for a annual golf tournament. friends say sunny had a very giving heart. neve

restaurant owner patrick mccusker was hit by a bus while riding his bike in ocean city. george lettis has more. >> this picture says it all. it's a sad day in canton. >> maryland's lost a hero today. >> patrick mccusker died friday night in a cycling accident, considered one of the pioneers of canton and civic giant across the region. >> he touched a lot of lives. i feel like, to host a funeral for him, you'd have to have -- with everyone's whose lives he's touched, you'd have to have it at m&t bank stadium. >> the 49-year-old husband and father of two was killed in ocean city when he collided with a city bus while riding along coastal highway. the circumstances are under investigation. >> we love him. me and my family, everyone down here. >> back in 1994, on elvis' birthday, scunny opened a tex mex restaurant, nacho mama's at a time when canton was a far cry from where it is now. >> the joke was a jewish guy talked to an irish guy about opening a mexican restaurant in a polish neighborhood. some of his best friends, people didn't think he would last a month. >> the succ

patrick "scunny" mccusker died in a bicycle accident in ocean citt friday.ends and family held a viewing for scunny last night. he was best known as the owner of nacho mama's restaurant in canton.. and a community leader who supported many charitable causes.hissfuneraa is set for this morning... at 10:30 at the cathedral of mary several restaurants on the squaae in canton are honoring scunny with a fundraiser today... by carrying on his legacy of charity.the restaurants on your screen... will donate 30 percent of all favorite causes.... "believe in tomorrow children's foundation.. a race car in the grand prix will also feature a logo created in scunny's honor. natty boh is sponsoring car 48.... and will feature a weeping natty boh man.the car will be on display tonight in o'donnell square before the race thissweekend.scunny is well known for bringinggnatty boh back on tap in baltimore. as b-g-e installs new smart meters in maryland homes to get more accurate iiformation... some residents are worried about what the cost could be to their safety. safety.more t

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. >> funeral services were held today for heldscunny mccusker. family and friends came to say goodbye to them and who opened the natural in canton. he was a big part of revitalizing canton. he was hit by a bus while riding a bike in ocean city friday night. he leaves behind a wife and two children. in logic cummings was present at a city board of elections meeting to get voters up to speed on what should happen in them -- in november. >> but he had a bigger message. we will have that next. >> and we will let you know how isaac affect mitt romney's travel plans. >> without even throwing a pitch, the orioles gain ground in the american east race. >> and isaac annika risker have an impact on our weekend weather. weather. -- pounding you know, ronny... folks who save hundreds of dollars by switching to geico sure are happy. and how happy are they jimmy? i'd say happier than a bodybuilder directing traffic. he does look happy. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. >> another big night at the nat

he was in a bike accident and today we bury patrick mccusker. did at that bar -- >> scunny was a force of nature. he was a rare individual who lived with passion and with love for his community selflessly, a family man whose family was the center of his world. his family suffered a tremendous loss. our city suffered a tremendous loss and i suffer and friend. >> tonight toast to natty bo. they will raise money for the foundation which scunny believed in. scunny just poured one in heaven. >>> we have an update is from the connors care foundation. it's named for conner james fried who died, as of last night it is in effect in queen anne's county. the law was passed unanimously at a public hearing in centerville. >>> all right. we've seen isaac cause our gas prices to go up. aaa says overnight the national average for a gallon of gas rose five cents from yesterday. isaac is forcing oil refineries to shut down or cut back. it's two days away from the weekend when gas prices go up so stations can capitalize on travelers. >>> all right. we know you jus

mccuskers... beloved... natty boh beer.../. a... natty boh truck ... led the proceesion...rom the cathedral ... of... mary our queen ... to... dulanny valley memorial gardens ... where ...he was buried.../. oday,... some... 2-thousaad people... saluued the man ... who llunched ... "nacho mama's".. in canton... 18-years ago,.../ and... helped build... a... thriving community. 3 (17:30:55) "probably one of the most generous guys in baltimore never looked for anything back. nevvr told anybody whatthe was doing. just weet out and did it and just a ad day sad day...." day...." restaurants and bars in canton... arr... honoring mmcusker... by donating 30-percent... of pheir ppofits today... to his favorite... charity. baltimoreeis getting ready to host the grand prix this weekend. little italy --- adding a few surprises to this weekends event....this year.....you will find a pedestrian friendly atmosphere with several restaurants offering outdoor dining.... also strolling musicians along the sidewalks......local drivers will meet and grret diners......saturddy night there will be

. >>> well, patrick "scunny" mccusker would have loved this day, beautiful sky. but it was under the roof of the cathedral. a sad day, jamie. >> we've had characters like wild bill, mini the petro. you can add scunny. it was standing room only at the cathedral. scunny was pure baltimore, knowing how to embrace hour past. he died in a bike accident in ocean city last weekend. if you met this man once, he was your friend for life. where but baltimore would you see pallbearers. we are hurting. just listen to our mayor. >> his family has suffered a tremendous loss. the city has suffered a tremendous loss and i lost a friend. >> it wouldn't be the same without him. >> and where in the world but baltimore would you see a nat ti -- natty bo beer truck. tonight the place he saved, scan ton square, will have a toast. so have a toast of the bo. a portion will go to the found dation. scunny gone way too soon at the age of 49. >>> the state highway administration said crashes, injuries, deaths and highway work zones have hit a 10-year low. the number of those killed dropped

many stopped by last night to pay respects to patrick mccusker. two viewings were in towson and the man who turned canton into a baltimore hot spot. a funeral mass will be at st. mary of our queens at 10:30 this morning. in honor of him, the bars and restaurants in canton square will donate money to believe in tomorrow, the foundation he was active in. now the bow cars will be at grand prix and have a tear in one eye and the owner of nacho mamma's was killed friday night in bike accident in ocean city. he was 49 years old. >>> maryland lawmakers want to make sure that there's no confusion. go ahead. >> they want to make sure everyone knows what's going on at the polls in november. elijah cummings and other stateleaders will host a voter education press conference. leaders say it's part to make sure they educate vote tortes right. options and requirements before heading to the polls in -- voters to the right. option and requirements before heading to the polls in november. >>> if you have young children you know how hard it is to get them to eat he

hundreds packed the cathedral in north baltimore on wednesday to remember patrick "scunny" mccusker.y he helped revitalize canton. he opened a popular restaurant back in 1994. customers came on friday when he a bus in oceanby city while he was riding a bicycle. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. sarah caldwell checking on your morning commute. we are keeping tabs on how the closures in the city will impact your morning rush. not having a major impact now. you may find some delays in ellicott city because of an accident. one in the city involving a motorcycle at hilton street. some slowing on the northwest corner of the beltway down towards liberty. southbound 395 is closed because of the grand prix. pratt street is shutdown near paca street. more closures on our website. here's a quick, live look at traffic. this is 95 at 395. watch for the delays because of the grand prix. this is traffic on 95 south of the beltway. starting to build as the delays fall into place. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. ava marie is previewing the grand prix th

week.the viewing for patrick "scunny" mccusker took place tonight.he died n a bicycle accident in ocean mccusser is best known as the &pownerrof nacho mama's restaurant in canton.he was also known a community leader who supported maay charitable causes.his funeral is set for tomorrow monring at 10:30 at queen. the trial of two men accused of killing a man outside towson mall abruptly today..... judge robert cahill is on the bench for this triall... he felt sick.. and ended court today.. just shortly after prosecutors caaled their first witness..... the trial started yesterday for william ward and frank williams.. two of the four men charged with fiist-degree murder in the shooting death of 19-yeer-old rodney pridget. ppidget was gunnee down at the towson mall outside nordstrum's in december 2011. prosecutors call pridget the victim of a gang shooting. a month has passed since a hole in east monument street &popened up.now, city officials say brace for at least three more months of closures.paul gessler reports neighbors and business owners are getting res. restless. gregory crowell, eas

- oneesupported of your foundation was how patrick your foundation was how patrick "scunny" mccusker in a tragic aacident. please tell me about his involvement with believe in tomoorow.his contributions will have a lasting imppct on your programs, and the impact on your will have a lasting his contributions will have a lasting 3immact on your programs, and the lives of the children and 3 3 for more information on believe in tomorrow and to see how you can help... log on morning. pictures coming up... a new bride dies... while posinggfor pictures in her wedding gown.how it happened... and why a new trend... is partially to blame. you're watching fox 45 morning preparations are underway along theegulf coast... ahead of tropical storm isaac. and george howell explains... residents are bracing for a direct hit. hit. gulf coast have a choice to - we know what you have storm. to have o make it through, make due until that power has lived on the gull for 20 years and has been through his shaae of storms. he's staying put. it's loud, it's noisy, yyu're going to be knocked around, and if you'