live now in northeast baltimore, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> governor o'malley was in northeast baltimore this afternoon surveying the storm damage. >> i never thought i'd see this in northeast baltimore. >> the governor shocked at what he saw. he and mayor sttphanie rawlings-blake walked up and down the streett of the dutch village town home community. >> roofs that were torn off down the hill and then deposited further up the hill. the cars that were thrown together as if they were toys, all of this would seem to indicate that we were visited last night, early this morning by a tornado that touched down and cut through here the. >> and that is certainly the opinion of a lot of people. >> without a doubt. chief meteorologist vytas reid is standing by to tell us how the national weather service is working to see if an actual twister really hit. vytas? >> reporter: they do send professionals out to survey it. up in this area we did see that damage right there across these apartment complexes here and the other damage a little further north than that. we could actually see the pot

jennifer franciotti joins us live from northeast baltimore with more. morning. >> more than 250 people took the vantage of this shelter that was set up in a school in northeast baltimore, not for from one that possible tornado hit. it happened overnight and took off roofs and downing trees and power lines. the dutch college apartment complex was used as a the debris field with cars that were smashed and pieces of lumber that look like spears thrown into the sides of buildings. 359 apartment units were damaged. 16 of those buildings have been condemned. a special relief fund for the victims has been set up. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. look out, here comes the fashion-ator. they are america's worst dressed couples. don't miss the makeover makeover -- makeover magic today at 4:00 p.m. on "oprah." here's matt lauer with a look at what's coming up next on the "today" show. >> lisa murkowski joins us for a live interview. the new photo that is fueling speculation. we're live from the small town in wales that the couple calls home. the

specifically, apartments in northeast baltimore city.ome debris we saw it actually went through buildings. two stories up. sherrie johnson joins us live from the dutch village apartments this morning. sherrie. >> reporter: good morning, megan. people that are waking up around here, they wake up to quite a mess. and they are in the beginning process of trying to assess the damage and clean up over here. i got to tell you, we are at the staging area right now. firefighters are on the scene. they are trying to assess the damage going door to door. they have had to evacuate the area because the buildings are not safe. the structure is not sound. we had roofs come off buildings, downed power lines, downed trees. we have had debris lodged into part of the building. and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake was out here earlier and said it's a miracle that no one was killed in this. there had been three people that went to the hospital with minor injuries many but it's miracle that no one was killed during the whole entire severe storm weather. right

but we begin with adam may, on the ground in northeast baltimore. adam? >> reporter: kai, a vigorous cleanup effort is still under way right now. behind me, you can see bge crews are still back here, trying to get the power restored. they have been in this neighborhood, literally since early this morning. we're also seeing tree trimmers out here, roofing companies, window companies, trying to get things back to normal, so residents can get back home. >> reporter: the dutch village apartment complex in northeast baltimore, torn to shreds by a strong storm that surprised residents overnight. >> i was asleep. and i just heard the boom, boom, boom. >> and that was your roof? >> that was my roof coming. with the glass breaking from my window. >> the tree from my backyard had flew over into my window and shattered it completely. >> reporter: 54 units and 16 buildings have now been condemned. many are missing windows. some look like they have been bombed. residents gather for help at a nearby shelter. >> we are not permitting anyone to go back in. because there'

and sherrie johnson is out in northeast baltimore. she has the latest of the effects of last night's storms. good morning, sherrie. >> reporter: good morning. that's right. i am here in northeast baltimore where severe storms ripped through one area. coming up, i will have more on evacuation for one community. ♪ [ female announcer ] there's a way to get your groceries when you want them, all without leaving your home. it's called safeway home delivery. visit safeway.com today and you'll save $15 on your first order and get free home delivery. just type in the promo code: fresh. it's everything you need. so you have more time to do what you want. order today. with $15 off and free delivery, now's the time to shop at safeway.com. >>> we are 15 minutes away from seven. good morning i am megan pringle. we have team coverage of a nasty early morning storm. we will get to that in a minute but first we want to tell you about school closures due to power outage from that storm. they are there on the screen. arundel mills elementary school reg

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reporting live in northeast baltimore. >>> and you can help out. there are families who live out there. the red cross says all you have to do is donate $10 by texting, react to 50555. or you can always call the number on your screen. 4,106,242,000. and remember ab c-2 news will continue following the storm clean up. you can always head to our web site for all sorts of information, video stories, anything that you need. you can check out our facebook fan page. >>> taking a look at news from around the nation, a tragic end in the search for three missing people in ohio. police say the man arrest for kidnapping sarah manaard pointed to the bodies of her family. four people went missing more than a week ago. investigators say the three victims were killed in that home. 30-year-old matthew hoffman charged is the only suspect right now in those killings. >>> all right take a look at this, if you're drinking your coffee, i don't want you to drop it. a couple there returning from the grocery store discovered a surprise under their car. >> so gross. >> it's

jones was found dead this weekend in northeast baltimore. detectives believe jones was murdered by someone she knew but police have yet to find that person. >>> officials at bwi marshall airport q.;expecting to operate pretty much like a normal thanksgiving travel holiday. they are if going -- going to be crowds and long lines as usual but for many travelers it's getting tougher and more intrusive. many say the new scanners might not detect the types of things the shoe bomber and underwear bomber smuggled aboard their flights. they say the aggressive patdowns simply violate their personal rights. >>> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is closer to trying to close that $2.8 billion shortfall for school construction and renovation. the mayor along with city school ceo dr. andres alonso formed a new construction task force. baltimore city has the oldest school buildings in the state. some schools without air conditioning and inadequate heat. the task force is expected to make its recommendations by february. >>> news around the nation begins with a

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we have the official word on what caused all that damage in northeast baltimore and parkville. details are straight ahead. >> suffering tornado damage is bad enough let alone being taken by a scam artist. some tips to help you avoid getting in trouble. >> i'm tara mergener in washington. stat lawmakers are still arguing over how to make sure the food you eat doesn't make you sick. we will have the story coming up. >> the weekend is just about upon us. will we be able to to get out and enjoy it? the insta-weather forecast as "11 news today" continues right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> good morning, happy friday. >> thanks for joining us for "11 news today." john collins is checking the forecast. >> nice morning, 30's and 40's. quiet weather. winds have died down. we are all wearing purple. keith was talking about the game in charlotte so we will give you the charlotte forecast . some might be driving do you know there and others may wonder what the effect will be. 1:00 in charlotte. sunny and mild. we won't be that warm here but in charlotte t

that's right, i am here in northeast baltimore. take a look behind me here. this place looks like a disaster area. i mean, there are you can see the roofs and three roofs actually fell off of the buildings here and they had windows blown out. this all happened about 1:30 this morning when the severe storms blew through here with 80-mile-an-hour winds. we are here -- we are here in the 2200 block of fleetwood avenue at the dutch village apartment and tone homes. roofs were blown off some of the house and downed trees and power lines and there's lots of debris everywhere. three people went to the hospital with minor injuries. in this area, about 2700 homes are without power this morning. we are totally in the dark over here. two mta buss are here as a temporary shelter for folks. there is a staging unit with many of the city agencies on handworking together including the emergency management team to try to help people. the mount pleasant ice rink will also open just before 6 a.m. this morning and serve as a temporary shelter there as well. so there's places whe

reporting live in northeast baltimore, adam may. >>> let's look at the closer look and cleanup damage under way in baltimore tonight. >>> there's a lot of damage and cleanup going on back here. this crew, going to be here. this isn't the only home damage. we are talking about dozens of homes that had at least minor damage. >>> it's a mess in the carne park hill area. >> it was extremely loud. the whole house is just shaking. >> my wife and i both sat up and looked at each other and said, we better get to the basement. >> didn't last more than 20 or 30 seconds. >> fast and destructive. the winds ripped off siding and downed dozens of fences. but it's the towering tree that faired the worst. crashing down. and in some cases, even into houses. this one in carne, among the hardest hit. >> that corner of the house is in the master bedroom. luckily, no one was inside when the winds literally uprooted this giant tree. neighbors are the ones who had to call 911. >> all of this destruction bad for homeors, good for tree trimmers. >>> it's been crazy. i've been running since around 4:00, 4:30 t

that is the latest from the scene out here in northeast baltimore. wbal-tv 11 news. >> at the photos are dramatic, but slowly the pieces are coming back together after the tornado hit. you can find out more about how residents are being helped by logging onto our website wbaltv.com. traffic is once again moving on i-95 after police shut down all lanes because of suspicion of a package. in the end, they found nothing. city police are investigating a triple shooting in west baltimore that killed a 29-year- old man. police say three men were shot shortly after 10:30 p.m. friday night in the 1500 block of poplar grove street. one man was shot in the chest. he died from his injuries on his way to the local hospital. there is no word on the possible motive. mta police are investigating an early-morning crash that killed a man. it happened shortly after 5:30 a.m. on rte. 40 and just past the hatem bridge. traffic was redirected for about four hours. the victim's name has not been released. in tonight's project economy report, the u.s. district court has tem

debris could be on the side streets in northeast baltimore. northern parkway was closed overnight right there at mcclean for debris cleanup but that's been reopened and traffic is moving well. as you look at ann i arundel county south bound lanes at route -- anne arundel county, southbound lanes moving up to speed. bunker hill road at york road shall reports of downed trees and wires under the 83 overpass. not blocking any lanes. crews are on the scene trying to make repairs. a vehicle fire downtown at bank street in eaton street. a crash lingering in dundalk at dunn haven and dundalk avenue. and northbound 97 at dorsey road a vehicle fire blocks the left shoulder. now back to you. >> all right. thanks. >>> it's 6:01. we learned yesterday the wolf is always at the door hoving and puffing trying to blow the house down. we will go to dutch village apartments on fleetwood by the mount pleasant golf course a mile away from the extreme makeover home. abc2 news sherrie johnson is there live with overnight developments. tell us. >> reporter: good mor

it caused a lot of damage but was this a tornado that lasted parts of baltimore county and northeast baltimorerts of baltimore county and northeast baltimore city? the national weather service is inspecting the damage. >> what a mess. the mayor and the governor toward the devastation early today. --

. >> catastrophic damage and a major win storm ripped through parts of northeast baltimore city and county, damaging dozens of homes in tearing down power lines. good afternoon. i am sarah caldwell. crews are still on the scene as city and county officials deal with the aftermath. the national weather service confirmed that 80-mile-per-hour winds hit the city just before 2:00 this morning. at least 100 homes were damaged by the severe weather event, and there is a report of a child that was taken to the hospital with a broken arm. fortunately, no deaths. let's begin with jennifer franciotti, who has been out there since very early this morning in baltimore city. >> good afternoon. it just a little while ago, the governor and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake did a tour of the storm-ravaged area. bge has been working hard all morning long to clear the downed power lines and get power restored. dpw at parks and recreation have been busy clearing tree limbs and debris. >> about 1:30 last night, just a big gust of wind comes through. i was trying to shut my window, and a damaged the back roof and

official, it was a tornado that touched down in northeast baltimore, likely confirming what the folks who don't have a roof over their heads already knew. it is our big story tonight. the national weather service confirmed it was a twister that did touchdown in our area. >> the worst damage was in northeast baltimore. several buildings had to be condemned. hundreds of people were forced into makeshift shelters and many continue to stay there tonight. some did manage to get back to their homes today to collect some of their belongings. let's go to tom tasselmyer who has details on this tornado. >> talking about the tornado that touched down in the early morning hours of wednesday. we do have access to bwi's terminal doppler. the image clearly shows the hook echo from 1:33 a.m., and you can see the precipitation in this thunderstorm being wrapped around that funnel cloud. there is that distinct little hook you see right there moving into baltimore county. a well-defined hook echo at 1:33 a.m. wednesday, that is when warnings were issued. damage does indicate that it was a tornado, offic

. >> you can see some of the damage in northeast baltimore and parkville behind us. roofs torn off homes. trees ripped out of the ground. parts of boats landing on cars. >> we have teem coverage of the damage. that people are still cleaning up as we speak. >> keith daniels, from northeast baltimore tonight. where people are still dealing with the dammge from last niggt's wicked weather. >> returning home, after the storm. >> i feel like crap, man. >> police officers keeping people from their property. safety first. she considers herself ffrtunate when talking about her apartment. >> it was not destroyed. it was shaken. my car had somebody's roof on it. material thing. >> go behind the police boundary, you see the3 destruction up close. homes destroyed at the dutch villagg apartments and townhomes. in total, nearly 360 units are damaged. 16 buildings are condemned. including george stellar's building. >> i feel like crap. waaing up in the middle of the night. @%d my roof is off. i am like totally violateed. >> each condemned building has 55 units. and in all, 250 resi

this in a community that is in northeast baltimore. i am near a shopping plaza, and northern high school. is so dark. i'm standing at the corner of jubilee court and fleetwood. the debris is far and wide. there is stuff all over the place. >> have you had a chance to talk to some residents? " i talked to a couple came out to look at the debris. winds elements car is smashed. he said it was about 2:00 a.m. this morning and he heard a loud sound. he looked out the window. his girlfriend said to look at his car. he could not believe it. at that time, you are asleep and you are not expecting this. it was a good thing that most folks were outside. >> thank you. i know you will stay on top of the story. we switch over to sandra shaw to give us an update. >> i am in a different area. i'm in parkville. they have set up a massive staging area. there are at least two homes where families have been displaced because the homes were completely damaged by a possible tornado or straight lined wind. for his a tree that is completely up rooted and has

kim is live in northeast baltimore with the very latest. >> this is mclean boulevard behind me. they have reopened back to traffic and maybe some of these side streets around the dutch village apartments. they still have police officers standing guard around the property to make sure no one can get in. they are hoping to have it mostly clean up by tomorrow morning and have things back to normal. rescue officials say it was a miracle no one lost their life or was seriously injured. the cleanup started early this morning after the wind took off roofs and knocking out electricity. officials say work crews will work through the night to get people back in their homes. >> our intentions are to get this site ready in the morning so people can return to their homes. we are in the process of cleaning up debris and will be boarding up some houses, continuing assessments. hopefully by sunrise all the individuals who have been evacuated will be able to return in stages. >> if they do need to keep those shelters open tomorrow night, they are prepared to do that. they are also hoping to have

nothing like we saw last night. >> the damage wasn't just limited to northeast baltimore. just north of the city people in parkville are dealing with the aftermath of the wild weather. lots of trees and power lines were brought down when the high winds and heavy rain blew through. most of the homeowners we talked to said have insurance but it's a matter of waiting for the debris to clear out. the storm swept from baltimore where the power is now back on for many who found themselves in the dark after last night's storms. according to the power company 19,000 lost power. the fire department spent much of the day dealing downed power lines and trees. >>> a small number of homes and businesses are still without power tonight. you can visit the website at abc 2news.com to get an update on the outage numbers along with the latest from the clean up. >>> the second time was the charm for baltimore city teachers approving their new contract. while there are still details about how the pay will be put into place union leaders are calling a victory for teachers and students alike. p

cleanup is under way right now, as bee take a live look at the aftermath over perring parkway in northeast baltimore. derek valcourt is in baltimore county, but we begin with adam may, in the hardest hit area of the city. >> kai, when you survey the damage here on the ground, it really does look like a war zone. right here behind me, you can see that bge crews are back here. they are trying to restore electricity. and in the meantime, no one is allowed in this neighborhood. >>> the dutch village apartment complex at northeast baltimore, torn to shreds by a strong storm that surprised residents overnight. >> i was asleep. and i just heard the boom, boom, boom. >> and that was your roof? >> that was my roof coming. the glass popping. the glass breaking from my window. >> the tree from my backyard had flew over into my window and shattered it completely. >> reporter: 54 units and 16 buildings have now been condemned. many are missing windows. some look like they have been bombed. residents gathered for help at a makeshift shelter at a nearby ice rink. >> we are not allowing anyone to go in. trees are f

reporting live in northeast baltimore, jennifer franciotti, wbal 26 11 news. >> the city has created saster relief fund. if you would like to help donations can be made. the baltimore tornado you can go to wbaltv.com and there you can view our coverage of the damage, cleanup and how you can help some of the victims through the relief fund and you can submit pictures by clicking on the u-local section. >> the toy safety report is out and we have everything you need to know before starting your holiday shopping. as we see, the consumer product safety commission wants you to be extra careful this year. >> it is that time of year when kids make their lists and parents find themselves overwhelmed with the options. and it is not all fun and games. while toy related deaths were down last year injuries were up. an estimated 186,000 emergency room treated injuries are blamed on toys. the cpsc has a list for parents. >> first of all, select toys that are age appropriate for your child. >> that means no small parts for small children. >> if the child swallows the magnets, even one or two, it can

survey some of the areas hit hardest by the storms. >> i never thought i would see this in northeast baltimore caught the storm in action. his camera caught a transformer ú%ter a poll fell on top of it. to see it go to our website at foxbaltimore.com/raw news. >>> just days before millions of americans will take to thh skies for thanksgiving travel, concerns over enhanced airport security screenings are reaching new highs. it looks ike the security measures are here to stay. from the directtr of the tsa who is speaking out about the new measures. >> reporter: a lot going on here at bwi. ootside theyyre talking about winter storm preparations, but inside still a lot of talk over the concerns of the security measuues, from the full body -cans to the pat downs. critics say they are worried that the workers will use these measures to get too frisky. it looks like we're going to get comfortable. tsa director was before a senate committee testifying from radiation concerns and to body pat downs that might be he told the committee that he and other members of the tsa department went through a pat dow

a lot of damage led to a long and anxious day for hundreds of northeast baltimore residents it rendered homeless. >> a big flash of light and you heard this. you knew it was a tornado. >> the city says nearly two and 50 people took the advantage of an emergency shelter. food, water, bathrooms and pet care where provided. >> will the city help us get relocated? we are out here, we don't know what will happen to us, we just need some help so we can go home. >> people spend hours waiting. what is that like not knowing? >> stressful. this is hard. you want to go to sleep because you cannot. >> authorities determined it was too unsafe to let people back into their homes. >> clear the area has to be totally cleared out before people can come back again. the game plan is to shut the area down overnight and have the crews in there cleaning up and make these final assessments about have that ability. >> our cameras not allowed inside the ice rink but people were sitting on wooden benches with little room for cots or a place to laydown. some storm victims realize that things could have been worse

. >> is this a funnel cloud touching down in northeast baltimore? anthony bird of a park built think so. >> i was pretty excited. i am the only one that captured this on footage. >> after wednesday morning's storm, he looked through video from surveillance cameras that he has around his home use to protect valuable equipment for his lawn and snow service business. he cannot believe what he saw. right here, this is a solid tree. i got the footage of this electric tornado going back and forth between these and other solid objects right here. it whips around and then disappears within a minute or so. >> we looked at the video dozens of times, and it does appear to look like a funnel cloud whipping back and forth in the area where this devastation occurred in northeast baltimore. this is one of the damaged apartment buildings in the dutch village apartments. here are a couple of barns where the walls have been knocked out. if you look up, no roof. thursday those displaced by the storm were able to gather valuables and then talk to the owner of the apart

the storm cut a path of destruction through northeast baltimore and baltimore county.eftwich is standing by live where he will begin our

look at the damage in northeast baltimore from what might have been a tornado there.ers are looking through homes that were badly damaged by a strong wind gust. there are reports of some people injured, but no reports of any deaths at this point. >>> futh up the east coast, this is video coming in to us from new jersey where strong winds toppled over planes attrenton mercer airport. reports that wind blew off several roofs in that area. >>> and a traffic alert we've been telling you about the dulles toll road. all lanes are now open. according to the authority, the overpass was damaged yesterday afternoon when it was struck by a truck carrying a backhoe. once ain, all lanes are open but buehler road bridge remains closed. >>> 6:57. more of our top stories. we now know the liquor store owner arrested earer this week had nearly a half million dollars stashed in his closet. amrik melhi and his wife ra vin der were arrted as part of the corruption crackdown in prince george's county. the judge ordered the uple he without bond. >>> viktor bout is in a manhattan jail after

mostly in northeast baltimore and part of bill --parkville.ls provided temporary assistance for those in need. apartment buildings were condemned. more than 350 other units were damaged. county officials said that 92 homes were damaged. despite the damage, no lives were lost. there were some injuries, but none are life-threatening. as we approach the holiday season, some of these families will still be recovering from their loss. wbal-tv 11 is joining the mayor in asking you to make contributions to the disaster relief fund for northeast baltimore to help these families. sawyer realty donated $10,000 to start the fund. ordinations can be sent to the fund. go to wbaltv.com and click on hot topics for details. as we give thanks with our friends and families for all the we have to be grateful for, please take a moment to think of those families whose lives changed in the blink of an eye. they are in need of help. there is no better time to reach out with support than now. ♪ ♪ have a better day... [ male announcer ] with new breakfast melts. try t

we are live in northeast baltimore, fox 45 news att5:30. >>> thank you keith. baltimore county there are still signs of the storm damage. homes along wood cross road and parkville have broken gutters and damaged their roofs but there are also signs from major clean up, up, broken down tree in one yard has been cut up and put intooa nice neat pile. >> bge. county. we are right on the ball. we woke up and it was people everywhere working. it was amazing how fast they got this cleaned up. >> 45,000 bge customers lost power in the storm. all the power issback on now. >> about first oo fox tonight. allegations of unfair practices at the baltimore city pprkiig authority. michael bush internow investigates the city playing parking may monopoly in tonight's police watch report. michael. >> jeff, the accusations stem from a valuable contract that is about to be awarded to a baltimore city parking operator. now some other management companies are crying foul. baltimore city parking authority on more than 40 parking garages and lot across the city aad almost half are manag

we're live in northeast baltimore.ean gilliland, fox 4 45 earl edition. >>> contractors are making sure that people can return home as quickly as posssble. this was the scene as they closed roofs, boarded up win deez. windows. >> we couldn't do anything within the 24 hour period. almost everybody is home. we will continue that effort and try to get new roofs on this entire repoot which is a lot of roofs and continue on with the %-man is found dead in his home. police believe he shot and killed hhmself after first ssooting his wife. it happened at oak trace way. he was shot several times. the house with her 8 years old3 son just as police were arrived. her husband barricaded himself in the house leading to a four hour standoff with police. when officers finally entered the homm they found the body of terrance wilson inside. -olice they had been called to the home earlier for a domestic incident. >> arruments, fussing, somebody didn't pick up the trash. those kind things. >> domestic iolence ain'' never good, whether it'

ground in northeast baltimore. mike? >> reporter: well, mary, unlike straight line winds, the trees here are scattered in all directions of the compass. but the people who live here will tell you they really don't know what it was, but they do know it was powerful. it was crazy. >> reporter: northeast baltimore has never seen anything like this. >> we have not had an instant like that as i can remember. when you have a total of 359 units and everybody has to move out at one time, that's devastating. >> reporter: men and trees. trees torn from the earth. metal everywhere. before the cleanup, police check ids. and only allow residents near these buildings. >> [ inaudible ] >> while she got her medicine, laura dixon got something even better. >> i was asleep. felt like a freight train coming through. >> everybody says that. >> it does. it shakes, literally shakes. >> reporter: but the next second, her roof is gone of. >> as soon as i walk up -- woke up, i just looked up. >> no roof? >> no roof. >> reporter: you can understa

. >> reporter: downed trees, power lines and debris lit erred a portion of northeast baltimore after severe storms ripped through the area. dutch village apartments and townhomes received the worst of the damage. it was something many people like bernadette had never seen. the roof on her building was ripped off the hinges. >> the ceiling started falling in every room and the doors started coming off the hinges and windows busted out. basically that was it. you couldn't come down the steps because everything in the hallways was coming to you. you had a lot of debris on the ground. >> reporter: the damage was so severe firefighters evacuated the area to keep people safe. they came here to the mount pleasant ice rink for temporary shelter until city agencies could figure out what to do. andrea had been waiting patiently trying to figure out where to go since her home was damaged in the storm. the roof blew off and the windows were blown out. her main goal now is to keep her son safe. >> we evacuate so i couldn't send him to school today. we're out here trying to see what's going on. >>

but we begin with mike schuh in northeast baltimore. mike? >> vic, whatever it was, it was powerful. tore all of those roofs off, destroyed homes. this is a large piece of copper. it was up on a roof that just twisted to the side like it was a matchstick. people are wondering what it was. but what they know is they have a lot. cleanup ahead. >> it was crazy. >> reporter: northeast baltimore has never seen anything like this. >> we have not had an ib -- instant like that as long as i can remember. when you have 359 units and everybody has to move out at one time, that's devastating. >> reporter: men in trees. trees torn from the earth. metal everywhere. before the cleanup, police check ids. and only allow residents near these buildings. >> this building is condemned. everyone had to move out. there are 54 units like this, where they have been condemned. and of those 54, the city has managed to find for 40 of the units, places for people to stay. >> reporter: laura dixon's roof will be at her relative's house. >> i was asleep. felt like a freig

reporting live from northeast baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> some of the worst damage wasnly in baltimore city but baltimore county suffered, too. abc2 news charlie crowson stumble on significant damage. how is it looking this morning. >> reporter: you know it's look better megan. yesterday, it was a story of the storm. and today, it is about recovery, cleanup and counting the blessings. you know, maryland governor o'malley said it was miraculous that no one was killed in the storm just three injured and one of them a child. as a sign here in parkville, of the people's faith in exactly what they were spared from, in the cleanup yesterday, one of the forestry service members carved this cross out of the stom from one of the uprooted trees and cleanup efforts will continue throughout thursday but before we show you where you are today, let's take look at some of the images from yesterday. uprooted trees and roofs shorn off the stresses -- tress and many without power. we can report roughly 250 people in the baltimore city baltimore county area still without power this mornin

we are here at friendship academy of engineering and technology in northeast baltimore where many people spent the night. we are talking about those from dutch village apartments and town homes, they had a rough day and they are waking up to a strange place. many are here because of severe storm and strong winds that hit their community yesterday. about 170 people were brought here by the city or eventually found their way to the mount pleasant ice arena. they didn't expect to spend their day at a ice skating rink but they handled it as well as could be expected. but while they waited they talked about what they saw and heard when the storm woke them up. >> cars were coming, chairs were coming i mean, the lady's door was going down the court and i didn't know whose door it was until the storm was over. >> reporter: now we are told that the storm victims can go back to the mount pleasant ice rinks to find out more information about the city to find out if they need more help and more support. reporting live, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> >>> some of the worst damage across the city line

and we are here in northeast baltimore. they have evacuated this area because it's simply not safe because it's basically a disaster area right now. many of the people that we have seen walking through the street, they are walking in a daze shocked by the whole ordeal. look behind me here. i want to show you a little bit of the damage here. yes, we are talking about boards and trees and everything you can see a lawn chair there just blown out of proportion here. now we are told around 1:30 this morning, severe storms blew through here. we are talking 80-mile-an-hour winds. and we are here actually in the 2200 block of fleetwood avenue. again, that's at dutch village apartments and town homes. we have the roofs blown off the homes. there are many downed trees, power lines and siding. there's debris everywhere. three people went to the hospital with minor injuries we are told. right in this area about 2700 homes are without power just in the general area here. this apartment complex is totally in the dark. and two mta bros he

wbal-tv 11 is joining now and asking you to make contributions for the disaster relief fund for northeast baltimore of one of the apartment complexes affected donated $10,000 to start the fund. your donations can be sent to harbor bank of maryland, 25 west fayette street, baltimore, maryland 21201. go to www.wbaltv.com and click on "hot topics" for details. this holiday season, as we give thanks for our friends and families for all we have to be grateful for, please take a moment to think of those families whose lives changed in the blink of an eye and are in need of help. there is no better time to reach out in support than now. >> good morning. i'm lisa robinson. >> and i'm barry sims. first let's take a look outside with tony pann. what can we expect today? >> it can be cool today. we wouldn't call it a bad day for november. we won't make it into the 50's. let's look at the current conditions. right now in the upper 30's and low 50's. the northeast wind is the key to our forecast with the northeast wind it turns cooler. yesterday the winds were coming out of the southwest. a mix of sun and cloud

the first was a stretch in northeast baltimore city, causing damage and an apartment complex. a shopping center in parkville, leaving another path of destruction about one- third of a mile long and 250 yards wide. in all, about 350 apartments and townhouses, 16 buildings and 54 residential units. hundreds of people are displaced. >> we are now seeing radar image of the tornado. >> this time was a little unique. it is not something that we normally see year. it most of the damage was not caused by the tornado funnel cloud, by the larger thing that recall the macro burst, which is a downpour of horizontal winds. at 1:35 a.m., in the early morning hours of wednesday it had 100 miles per hour when the estimates by the weather service folks who surveyed the storm. the path was 250 yards wide and less than half a mile long. here is the radar image you referred to this was the doppler radar spinning at that time. it was but of very briefly. but only lasted a minute or two. some downburst winds that occur out of those thunderstorms. it happened right neared baltimore city and baltimor

>>reporter: it's an ordeal that began early this morniig in northeast baltimore, wheee a wooan was shot to death inside a friend's home. now tonight her killer is still on thee loose, but for a few houus this evening, police thought they had cornered their an near the victim's own home. >> this morning at 3:45 we got calls for a homicide. >>reporter: sharon jones, a maryland correction's officer was killed at her friend's house. hhurs later wwen went to serve a search warrant, they found disturbing evidence that the killer could be close by. individual was inside. at that point, they contacted swat >>reporterr for the next few hours, policeeset up roadblocks around the neighborhood. -p>> i calm down this way and i see the streets blocked off. >>reporter: they tried to keep everyone indoors or far away. >> our prroirm concern is to make sure the neighborssand he area is secure. >>reporter: swat team members tried making contact with a suspect they thought might be inside. >> we don't know. we have no communication from the suspect. >>reporter: officers treated it as a barricade sittation

. >> i never thought i would ee this in northeast baltimore. >> baltimore county residents were seriouslypacted by the weather system. many people found themselves without a place to stay and had to spend the night at an emergency center in towson. more than six homes in parkville ú%re deemed unsafe. high winds brought down 500 year ood trees. in some cases those trees ended up on top of homes. ú%nstruction crews removed as much the debris as possible, and that effort will continue oday. hear, -- the thing is i can't get the car out. >> i know it was a tornado. >> many of our fox 45 viewers sent in photos that helped to tell the store eve the storm.3 dusty send sent us this picture of a tree that fell on her gas sigazebo. >> we want to know how the storm affected your neighborhood. you can up load your photos and video to our website, foxbaltimore.com and click on the see it, shoot it, send itt3 icon. you can senn photos directlyú from your phone at pics at foxbaltimore.com. >>> just days before millions of americans will take to the skies for thanksgiving travel, concerns over enhanced a

live in northeast baltimore, megan gilliland. the body found in a box along interstate 70 this weekú has been identified. police say it was a person who had been reported missing four dayssearlier. the body was found near frederick. police say it's 30-year-old jacobo vasquezzfrom d.c. according to the medical examiner, vasquez was shot to death. police do have a suspect, they're looking for marvin polennia. if you know where he is, you are asked to call police but he is considered armed and dangerous. >>> police make a second arrest in the deadly shooting of a man at a pizza shop. he accused of shooting flores while he was inside of mr. pizza four men were trying to rob the fire. whennone of them opened vinccnt bonner has already been arrested. >>> it'ssnot what you would expect to hear during a sunday service, but one new jersey -astor is gaining national attentionnfor preaching about-facebook. he is encouraging his congregation to get rid of their accounts because it could lead to cheating. the pastor says he has done extensive

live in northeast baltimore. keith daniels, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> thank you very much keith. >> clean up, as we said has3 started but it won't matter to residents that homes were condemned. joel d. smith was there today as residents saw the damage. >> almost like a freight train came through. everything just exploded? >> with winds strong enough to blow a car on top of anothhr. branches from trees roof sent into the distancee walter feels lucky to be a. >>i have wholeewindow blew out in my face. at that point it was a matter of grabbing my family anddgetting out there. >> he thought his home would collapse on him. so he ran outside. into a nightmare. >> we hhd 2x4s launched in the air like a harpoon. >> nowhere to go and run. later, some debris can be swept away. other examples, forget about it. >> here is another example of the raw power of the storm. look at the light pole. ripped out of the ground. over here, easily just snapped in two like a twig. and finally you may wonder where is the light fixture. no w

we begin with northeast baltimore on more on the cleanup and on those who have lost their homes. >> reporter: believe it or not, a lot of the debris is already cleaned up in the area, you come upon scenes like this, a tree uprooted, overall the area is safe enough for some to go home. tons of branches and pieces of root ready to be hauled off. 15 building are being condemned, that's 54 units unable to go back. >> we saw it. >> reporter: she had just 15 minutes to pack her belongings. >> the building is unstable. we lost our furniture and everything. >> reporter: she is back home but has nails through the ceiling. >> what is happening? >> reporter: many of the residents are in good spirits even though for some much of what they own are gone or destroyed. >> we have to start over. just start over, god always opens the door, always. >> now some of the residents in the condemned buildings like the one behind me will move into other units, other residents may get some help from the city to find a new place. >> thank you. you have seen it from the ground, the complete coverage begins in chopper 13

was caused by an actual tornado -- if the damage in northeast baltimore was caused by an actual tornado. tens of thousands of people lost power. the residents think it was a tornado. the national weather service will let us know for sure later today. >> a lot of damage across the area in the overnight hours the night lymph last. so hopefully, all of that is out of here. you were talking about a little bit of rain some in places. >> there may be. tucker and i want to allow for the possibility of a few sprinkles. there is rain out to the west. some of it could make it out to the mountains. i don't want anyone to be shocked if at 11:00 or 1:00, it start raining a little bit. we could see a shower or two. here is why. i'll show you the satellite- radar. this nice little batch of rain well out to the west right now. it is moving across kentucky, indiana, ohio but it is making its way. the a rain is diminishing as it moves eastward. we expect that to continue so that whole little blob of rain is not going to move across our region but awe few of the showers could hang in there and mak

reporting live in northeast baltimore, mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news. mary, back to you on tv hill. >> very good, mike. thank you. the city and the red cross emergency center st. louis high school will reopen tomorrow and sunday. stay with wjz, for first warning weather coverage. remember, wjz is always on. for live doppler radar, log onto wjz.com. >>> a man wanted for a rare murder in bel air. finally, behind bars. officers just arrested ra kin muhammad. police have been looking for him since july. he's accused. shooting mackey. muhammad already spent time in jail for shooting muhammad's adopted father. >>> a group of students got into an argument with a player over personal issues that's when they say the football player threw a garbage can at one of the girls girls girls and threw food at two of her friends. >>> tragedy on the highway. a broken-down car leads to a man's death. denise is in the newsroom with how that horrible accident happened. >> reporter: the man's car broke down overnight near route 197 in laurel. he was trying to push the disabled

. >> a 7-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car in northeast baltimore. it happened just before 3:00 on bellaire road. he was chasing a ball when he was hit. we will update this story tonight at 11:00 p.m. >> and an inspection of the howard street railroad tunnel bought up a league that has them concern. >> this tunnel has a history of water problems. it is not know if it comes from a city pipe or if it is naturally occurring. either way, there is cause for concern. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings plate toward the howard street tunnel. her team of experts included dtw, city transportation, and the director of emergency management. it was a follow up on safety improvements on the aftermath of a derailment of 13 cars that disrupted freight traffic for an entire day. i later examination led to the hon an expected -- led to an unexpected discovery. there was what appeared >> it is hard to do the french around it and determine exactly the source of the water. again, we think we can stay on top of that. >> the tunnel has a history of water problems. back

reporting live here in northeast baltimore, karen parks, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> state recalls want a financial innestigation into the prison system. an audit revealed recently lax record keeping. the audit discovered a $200,000 gap in the books but criminal activity is not suspected. >> i don't personally believe and i can't say this for a fact, i don't believe there was criminal activity but we'll find out. it's being looked at. >> reporter: the department is rerouting all record keeping to one office for better accountability. >>> the mayor heads to miami on a family vacation and taxpayers foot the bill for her security. the spending panel approved almost $900 for a police officer who accompanied mayor stephanie rawlings-blake on a july vacation to florida. >> the sergeant knew where we were staying so if something happened here and he had to get3 me back to baltimore, he knew where we were staying but he wasn't there to cart me around. >> the mayor says traveling with security is a city policy. it's our duty to hold our government accountable and can you help us do that by joini

baltimore or the mayor is -- jennifer franciotti is live in baltimore were the mayor is about to hold a press conference. >> we are in the northeasto that you can see the mayor and other officials. i apologize if you see other stations in our view but we are all together. here is the mayor right now. >> good morning, everybody. it appears we had a tornado touched down in this area. we had extensive damage this morning. we have had no loss of life. tremendous amount of property damage. it looks like residents help each other out here. they did an unbelievable job in search and rescue. combined efforts of citizens and the government, it looks like we did well escaping injury. the rest is kind of distorting everything out. we agree to the mayor. and she got here prepare -- briefed the mayor, she got here we kept for up to date through the morning. the weekend for a unifie -- that we gave her a unified command briefing. >> and again, this was a tornado? >> the national weather service has criteria, what is a tornado, what is not a at this point, i don't think it makes a difference. whatever it was, extremely high winds, unbelievable a

wbal rio is reporting that firefighters are searching through homes in northeast baltimore that were badly damaged my a strong wind gusts. there were reports of people injured but no reports of any deaths at this point. more details as they become available. >>> tom kierein is here in the udio. the storms, first of all, are they gone, out of e area? >> yes. . things settled downment we had isolated cells along a line of thunderstorms that did produce areas of wind damage. stafford county, fairfax, arlington, here in the district of columbia, as well as parts of prince george's county, north and east into baltimore. well, this morning things have settled down, i'm happy to report. looking at the radar, few lingering sprinkles in northern shenandoah valley and frederick county in maryland. an we have temperatures right now that are in the low to mid-50s. it's at 56 now at national airport. and we will have it climb perhaps into the mid-60s by midafternoon. right now foout of the mountain. a powerful area of low pressure deened overnight and swung a cool front through i us. that trigger