megan gilliland s here with good morning ggys,winning the white house... means winning the ellctooal college..ere are the key swing states to keep "real-clear""politics average of polls. polls.the closesttappears to be virginia right now where the polling aveerge showw half a point. witt a point and half lead. leaa.the... president appears to be ahead in ohii byyalmost p points.still many are preddcting this could be a decisive battleground. battlegrounddin pennsslvania... the president is ahead by nearly 4 points. points.president obamaawon north caroliin n 2008 but polling shows romney ahead noww ii that state byy3 pointss points.there's no question that these final hoors are crucial for the presidential candidates... as they present closing arguments on the campaign trail... some of them a little eeotionall president obamai want to ttke this opporttuity to say ( wipes off the first tear ) one thing to alllthe young people and not so young people who've given so much toothis campaign over thh years. those of who who haven't donn this just foo mm but for

megan gilliland is heee with how the president is reacting to the news.morning guys,just after 11:00 last nightt.. it was cleea that president barack obama would have another term president. p3&--claiiing .... % of the popuuar vote and ddfeattng his pitt romney.--the popular vote is one thiig... but to win... you need to in the electoral collegg... here's a look at how this played out nntionally.. nationally... --some states still arr ot in yet... but youucan see the president has already claimed more than the 277 electoral votes required to win-- he on some of he big swing states... virginia pennsylvania... wisconsin... also ohio... which became a crucial bbttteground state state --maryland was deciied almost as soon as he polls closed... until the early morning hours... that president obama made his acceptance speech... obama says: "while our ouuney has been lonn we have picked ourselves uppwe have fought our way back and we now in our hearts for the us of a, the best is yet to come" come"shortly after presidenn barack obama was rr-elected... he tteeted

megan closed. gilliland is here ith how thee numbbrs broke down and how the president is reacting to the news. good morning guys,jjst aater 11:00 last night... it was clear that president barack obama would have another term as president. prrsident. --claiming .... % of the and defeating his republican opponentt governor miit romney. --the popular vote is one tting... but o win... you need to win the eeectoral how this played out nationally.. nationally... &p--some states sttll are not i yet... but you can see the president has already ccaimee potes required to win-- he on states... virginia also ohio... which became aa - crucial battleground state state --marylann was deciddd almost as soon assthe pools closed... you ccn see...--it wasn't until the early morring --it wasn't until the early morning hours... that president bama made his acceptance speech... pisten in... obama says: while our journey has bben long we have picked ourselvvs up we have fought our way back and we know in the est is yet to come" ba

megan gilliland is here with latest numbers at thhs hour.guys,winning the white house... means winning the electoral college.here are thh key swwng statee o keep an ye on. politics average of pools... the closest appears to be polling average shows president obama leading by point.florida... shows .- governorrrrmney with... a point and a half lead. lead.the ppesidenttappears too be ahead in ohio by almost 3 poonts.still this one could be theemost decisive battleground . state.in pennsylvania... tte president is ahead by nearly 4 . points.he won nnrth carolina in 2008 but polling shows romney ahead now in that state by 3 points. pointssthere's no question that these final houus are cruciaa for the presiiential candidates... as they present closing arguments on the campaign traii... some of them a little emotional. presiienntobamai ant to take this &popportunity to say ( wipes off the firstttear ) ne thinggto all the youug people and not so young people who've given so much to this campaign over the years. those of ho who haven't done this jus

aaenueeat 7::0.the phild was found a short distance away at bus stop on minutes later.we sent megan gilliland to the sceee and &pshe'll give us a livv uudate update as soon as give us a liieesccne and she''l gilliland tt the we sent megan avenue bus ssop n diitance child was at 7:30.fairlawn avenne happened on the 7:30.the chill was foonn a at - short diitance way at bus stop on walther avenue about 15 minuues later.we senttmegan gilliland to theescene and she'll give us a live update as soon as she gets there.. 3p anothhr water main break has city streets shut down during another morning drive. the thhrd major break this year flooded four blocks yesterday, and joel d. smith is live there nnw toosee how much longer those roads will be affected. puys... lookn to take days all of the residents who were evacuattd yysterday are now back in their homes... and do have water. 3 at least the wattr has been cut offf because yesterday, you needed a boat to navigate ttis stteet.. water rushing everywhere. a 60- foot,, cst iron watee mainn burst at 8 a-m, and it didn't in a 4 block radius. public works s

live in felll point, i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 transportation officials in new york are reparing for the worst this morning... one weee &pafter super storm sandy made . landfall.today markssthe start of the first full work week... since sandy hit the region.new york cityyofficials are warning commuters of possible delays and crrwding on buses and trains.many people are expected tt use puulic transportation in thh face of also returninggto schooll authority has loaned 31 buses to new jersee.they'll be usee to shuttll workers intoothe city. the fnal core looked gooo... aaten point win by the ravens over the rowns! but hoo the ravens got that final score has many ans and coaches shaking their heads this morning. the ravenssssart quickly...rookii bernard pierce with his first t- d run ...a 12 yard run the ravens pten goes into hibernation, 6 straight "3 and outs" lets the browns back n the game..this fifth of the game, gives the quarter...but joe flacco brings the ravens back! a 19 yard catch nd run by &ptorrey smith for the go head touchdown..they add a justin tucker fi

megan gilliland ii ive fromm thh scene with the latest at thhi hour. good mornnng guys,ad lib... 3 3 ad lib...ggys,aa lib... 3 2:40 it came in two in under hhavty conditions and pad ems tarted ooking on herr right away. 3 a baltimorr ctiy police officer is under investigation for statutory rape case in harford county. roberto santiago was already suspended criminal investiggtion.he's the third cityypooice officee to ongoing criminal investigations. keein clash...the man ehiid baltmore native..is in the cllar, this morning.the accuserrwho said he had an underage sexuul relationship with clash retracts his statement.according to the noo says he relationship pdult... and consensual.clash says he's relieved....and a new report shhws baltimore as their neighborhoods. the hy joinn cenner foo political and economic studies found people income neighborhoods have a shorrer life span than those in more affluent areas.people rolanddpark arra.... ii north baltimore... 86 ppint 3 druid heights... 6 point 7 on yeers.senator bbn cardin found the study alarmmng. "to m

at surveillance camera somethinggto help them catch the suspects.live from shock trauma, i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. a baltimooe county man is chaaged with stabbing his police arrested john palkenntein monday after the victim's daaghter callee &p9-1-1... saying she was concerned about her mother's welfare.when officers got to found the body of janet palasik covered with a blanket in tte kitchen.he's being held detentionncenter. 3& annapolis police say a store cashier fought off an armed it happened about 6:40 monday ttyy ."a masked man approached a gun and demanded money. the cashier trieedto knock the &pgun from thh robber's hhnd, robber eventually raa from the store. the cashier was not hurt. 3 another water main break has city streees shut down during anotter morning drivee the third major break ttis year looded four bllcks yesterday, and joel d. smith much longer those roads will be affected. it's going to taae ays guys... lookall of the aal of the 3 yesserday are now back in te water. at leasttthe watee has been you needed a boat to navigate thii street. water rushing every

talk about their vote.live in -3 east baltimore i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 a man ii foond guiltt of 10 chaares... inccuding rson... affer setting his ex-girlfrrend's noothwest baltimore homee.. on fire. fire.randall martin junior - faces up to 77 years in prison wwen he's sentenced in jjnuaay. prosecutors say the 56-year-old had usttgotten -3 out of a ssx-year relationship... whennhe set 3&p2010.she managed to sccpe... along with her son nd twoo other women.a pet died in the blaze. 3a north ballimore carry-out restaurant gets a makeover... one year after a murder... 3 good.the owners of yau brotheesscarryout worked with &pommunity leaders to make a change... after a halloween piiht killing.a customerrwas shot and killed inside he - building last year... and the whole tting was caught on camera.the incident is just oneeof four deedly shooting at tte carryout in the last ears 3 decreasing the violence... the &powners will no longer sell 3tobaccc products. 3 (haynie) ""e immediattly worked with them o have that remooed rom their business. so, f they're marketed s a restaurant

no word yet n how long it will take to fix.live pn moont vernon, i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morninggnews3 we're now learning that a weekend fight in undalk involved motorcycle gangs. gangs.it happened about 1-o'clock sunday afternoon... market.one erson was hit withh a rubber mallet. mallee.police arrested these & two men...brandon quinet of haleehorpe......and allen lulll of dunnalk...both are charred with assault... assault...the gangssinvolved pere tte "demon ouls" and & the "titan" motorcycce clubs. & 3a civil rights ooganizations - plans tt file a complaint with the baltimore city police department...following a foo455investigatiin. -3 investigation.the issue pade on the officer's facebook pagg.onn posting rrads.. 3 baltimore."the officer also &pposted a video he recorded on the job of a car fire.during -the footage, yyu can overhear the officer as well as a ccmmander joking about the pccne.fox 45 lso uncovered comments tte offfcer posted that refeernce hhw he looks forward to flexing his powwrr to punish a suupect. 3 1:04:11 wwat might be insignificant or funny to one person mayyno

&phour.live in mount vernon, i' megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. less than two miles from this break... the monument treet sinkhole doesn't seem to be getttng aay better.heevy rainn have pushed the project back to now mid-decemberr so far... the sinkhole is roving doubling its estimate to 7-yis cost. 3 & first on fox.... a city police officer is unddr investigation... for the sexual assault of aateen at a group hooe. the officer was reportedly called to the northwest baltimore home for a possibleetheft.buu sources say... e ended up having ssx with a female resident.... áwhile on ddty.á duty.áhere's what we know about the incident..he officer is 39-year-old elliot simon. phe teen involved is an 18-year-old girl. ggrl.someone reporteddthe incident oo sundayy.. and there is now a criminal and internal investigation unddrway. pnderway.theeofficer has been suspended withouu pay.the case has now been referred tt the state's attorney's office... commissioner anthony bbtts has to say. <"over the weekend... on-ddty baltimore police departmenttoff" cannot co

coming up next half hourr live from shock trauma, i'm megan gilliland, p severn man... acquitted in a hit--an-run that left two teens dead... ii now in again.reuben dunn is facing 7 news charges... related to drugs, theft and guns.in aprill he was acquitted of killing 16-year-old courtney angeles and 17-year-old emerald &psmith... while they weree walking cross the street in downtown baltimore.the jurr saiddit waa unable to determine whether it was ddnn or his girlfriend driving.the families of the victims say theee latest chargee come as a relief. "this is a man wwo is a repeat offender, judgessneed to recognize it, i hope he gets the bbok ttrown at him" him"both mothers say they plann pn being attdunn's next court appearaace. maryland becomes one off49 states... petitioning to withdraw from the uuion. union.the nationwide movemeet started in esponse to presiddnt obama's re-election. it's all being done through an open forum section of allows citizens to create petitions aaout anything... and get an official resppnse from the white house... if they reach 25-thousandd s

.-3 what they're asking you to do -3 live from ssock trauma, megan gilliland, fox45 morring nnws. 3 the murder trial s set... forr thh suspect accused of killing 3 student on campus..- campus.nats nats 3 friends and family of korrneigh mccoy... hhve formedd a gospel group in her memoryy on november 7th 2011... the 19 year old was breeking up a fight at an onncampus party... when police say fellow studdnt, shanee llggins stabbeddher.kortneigh's motter will serve as a tough lesson to youth bout the importance of controlllng anger. -33 3 "i think aboutther everyday, she consumes me, itts aaways so much 3 you wanted to say the only way 3 prayees""iggins' trial s set 33former baltimore mayor sheila dixon wiil appear in court next month... to face charges of violating her probation. probation. as part of her plea agreement on theft and perjuuy charges... she was ordereddto pay 45-thousand dolllrs to a charity. but court documents show shees 13-thousand dollars behind n those payments..n wednesday... we caught up with hhr... to hear her exppanation. 3 (sheila dixxn)"i'm eally just finding out

live from shock trauma, i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morninggnees. m-t-a poliie say they won't file charges... against the bus driver who was caught on camera having a fist fight with a passenger. passsnger.wiinesses recorded mmnday's incideet... and &poste peesonntood fox 45 that the driver and the teen were arguing over loud music... when the driver stopped tte bus... approached the girl.... and ssartee swinging at her. suspended. m-t-a police say because they didn'' witness the fight. both the driver ann passenger may till hoose o other.harges against each - police in aane &parundel county need your help finding a suspect... who robbed walmarr in laurel wednesday... and shot the store manager. manager..ust after 4 a-m... man wearing a mask approached a manager... and demanneddcash. after getting t.... he forced the managerrinto the parking lott.. shot himm.. then drove away.the maaager is expected to survive. <"once officers aad fire personnel got on the scene, they discovered that one of the employees.. had been shot in the parking lot... non-lif

what they're sking you to do live from shock rauma, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the road is no longer a river, but tte streets are still losed for blocks n -&d &pbreak.all of the resideets wh were evacuated yesteeday are now back in their homes... and do have water. but things are joee d.. - pmith is live on charlee street with te latest, &pthis area. it's goiig o take days guys... llok public workk is expected to come here sometimm this moonnng to do more digging and remmving of asphalt... to get a better ffel for how bad this really is. 3 at least the water hhs been cut off, because yesterday, you needed a boat to navigatee this street. water rushing everywhere. a 60- burst at 8 a-m, and ii didd't take long to flood the streets ii aa4 block radius. charles street: closed from penn station.public wwrks saas & thh most important hing at thii point the water main... soothhe're - monitor the situation. hat meens several roads in this area will remmin losed for asking folks to be patienn. turn t off. there's a nuuber - phere are any valves thht are involved in this

megan gilliland is livee from the altimore city schools police department with 3pgood morning guys,aette from the schools police unionn3 voted that they have "no connidence" in chief marhsall goodwin's... ability o run thh departtent. the vote comessafter a ffx 45 investigatioo found that dozens of crimes in school were not being reported to city police. nstead, school officials were usinggwwat's &pknown as... an in-hhuse school system see his as a form of nnervention... others see it mooe as a cover up. &p(joy and union)1:31:06 when you look at the number of weaaons the reeorts hhndled internnlly it's almosttdouble what was reeorted to police. ok... that's a concern that's a concern smillss(stokes) 23:13:57 iican't figure out exaccly why so any agencies don't want to be trasparent. trasparent.in the past nine monthss... more than 150 assaults have occured in city &pschoolss from here... union officials say they plan to meet with dr. alonso later thii month... to east baatimore 'm megan now that maryland oters have .- passed exppndeddgambbing in sseakingg ut about theirrplans. the pr

megan gilliland is at the errkwi mwhoueeerare doing right now to aid in their recovery.good morniig,tephanne rawlingg blake assessed baltimore city'ss pesponse to andy. sandy.on weddesday, she &ppraisethe city's firss respooders for working ur tteeheight of the storm. 3&16:23:28"the fiie and pplice t we trendcation and ilit waa call."police received ust one of the hardest hit areas - of maryyaanwaa crisfield...in somerset county. &pgovernor o''alley visited e area and surveyed the dage. is offeriiggtate assistance to those in need. (governor) "our neighbors in crisfield will be digging oot of thissforr a long timand lot of people lo everythhnn they had in ttese floods." ploods."longtenay bad...since hurricaan glorida back n 1988. &pp more an 00 ttousann bge cuomers have sen their ownnd oee there's still aalot of wook to be done. joel d. smith is see howwday four of repairs i shaping up for the thousands ptill waiting for thh llghts to come on. on. &pwe're here at greenspring ave & hillside road and look..... ((ad ib))at'' what's happennng here.... now let's look at bee air. aalocatio

megan gilliland is there at this hour.gooddmorning, megan megan an m-t-a bus driver 3 an -t-a us drivers morning... after video surfaced of her getting into a fist fight with a teenage passenger. monday's incident and postee it on you-tube.one persoo told fox 45 that the driver and the &pteen... started arguing over ssme loud music.then, instead of calllng police... the witness says theedriver sttpped the bus, approached thh girl.... and started swinninn at her... eeen pinning her inno the eat. p"we've got cameraa on our buses and ss we''e hoping that our video will capture this piieo from start to finish."> finish.""the driver has been 3uspended for violating a no- recoverr ccsts of super storm sanny are justttoo high for the statee hit by tte storm... and now seeen states are askinggthe white house for more help. pelp.thirteen senators from those states... including paryland.... joined togethee iina request to resident obama for more emeegency aid. they want quick action by thee president to heep sseed recovery effoors... however... their request comes at a time when congress and the

police are warning residents gilliland is there now....wwth the latest in the inveetigation aad what everyone herr needs to be cautious of.good morniig, meganan. 3 3megan. megan. 3 p3 if you're worried abouut problems at the polls on tomorrow,, n aamy of poll mobilized.10-thousand lawyers the county have been trained in 50 states to wwtch the polls, searching for any challenged. may need to be "we're looking for long lines machinns breaking down, uh poll workers that might be askkng the wrong questions, be."the justice department s alss dispatccing 780 federal observers and monitors to 23 ssaaes to watcc for problems that would viooate voting monday night football is tonight.both presideet obaaa and republican challenger mitt romney are taaing interviews that will airrduring the game. they will airrduring half-timee suuer storm sandyyhht aryland living ii the weetern part of the state... are still in cleen-up mode. mode.about 95-percent of state and county roads inn grrett pounny are now open. as of last night... more than five- phousann people were still wwthout power.members of he marrland army nntional guard led search and rescue operaat

morniig.megan gilliland is at more onnhow things look his attthis hour and hhw long it's poing to take to fix.good porning,,meganxpected to plead guilty to assaults.aaron thomas is schedulee to be in a virginia courrroom today..e's charged in 2009... and raping wo of thee...but poliie beeieve he may e resppnsible for as manyy as 17 asssults thatttook plaae uppand down the east coast... daaing back to 19-97 in prince george's county. another high another high ranking official is involvee in the david patraeus scandal. general john allen... the u-s commander in afghaniitan... is under investigation for allegedly sending emails to in the affairrof the former ed - to have spaakkd the f-b-i aid - investigation intoothe relationship betteee petraeus and hhs bioggapher, paula broadwell. the f-b-i is under scruuiny as well. senate intelligence committee chairwoman ddanne feinstein wants to kkow why the f-b-i did not teel congressional oversight committees ahead of tiie about the petraeus affair. "i'm sure both of them lookk back on what has now transpired and reaalze ttey of their livee and uh- i takes - assume both of

((break 4)) 3 33 3- 3 33 3 we sent megan gilliland to the scene of that watermain break about.letts geter in ownnown baltimore... to see how baa the break is.megan? mmgan? 3 3 thh votes are in.presidenn baracc obama will have another four yearr as president of thee united states of ameriia. america. the voting is over, but the fallout has just . begun. joel d. smith is live at jimmy's in fells point to see which results will affect people he most... .anddif commng to washington. d.od morning joel d..- 3 &psome americans had the opportunnty to ccst their pnusual places tuesday.ty - tuesday. in san francisco... aahandful of locals got to vote at a columbariuu... which is a building housinn uuns holding the ashes of the deceased. in chicago... a pplling station was set up onntheetop floor of a 43-story skyscraperr peterson says: "i kind of like it. theeoccupants here are very, very qqiit. they bother n" francisco... aapollinn station inside a launnromat.and in venice beach... residents weee able to vote at he lifeguard'' station bbfore hitttng the surf. coming up....heeping pets... deaa wi