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case.one year ago on december 28th she isappeared in northwest baltimore.g followed including a search of patapsco state park on april 9t. 9th.then less than two weeks later on april 20th the body of phylicia barnes was finally discovered. 3 we're following breaking news out of northwest baltimore... where homicide detectives are on the scene of a shooting. shooting. it happened about 10 o'clock tonight on west garrison avenue near pimlico road.a man was shot in the face inside of his home. 3 and a teenager is rushed to the hospital ... after pouring gasoline on a bonfire.this the scene along shady spring avenue in rosedale.a 17-year-old girl suffered burns to her face, arms and chest. she's was taken to the pohns hopkins bayview burn center. a second person was also burned.no word on their condition at this hour. people gathered to say goodbye... to a man... gunned down.../ at... towson town center .../ last week. hundreds .../ filled... the march funeral home... in east baltimore... for the funeral of 19 year-old... rodney pridget...pridget was... shot an

>> there is another vigil being held tonight at 7:00 at brown's memorial baptist church in northwest baltimore. if you know anything about the investigation, police are asking you to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a woman during a carjacking. we're told the woman got into her car to go to work when a man popped up from the backseat. the suspect ordered the woman to drive across the street and then he drove off with her purse. people are being asked to use extra caution at night. >> keep your cell phone handy if you see anything suspicious in nature. secured the windows and doors of your vehicle. >> the victim said she locked her doors the night of the incident. four medics responded to a crash of a bus in anne arundel county on tuesday night. the bus struck a curb. no word on the current conditions. engineers are working to prevent serious accidents in downtown baltimore. plans are underway to divert the intersection of light street and key highway into a round about. the new traffic

baltimore. most of the september fires were in the northwest eastern part of the estimate. >> you believe some of them are related but there is nothing more in terms of evidence beyond that. >> reporter: in the morning of november 12th three more also in northwest baltimore then another on november 16th. bringing the total to 13 just since early september. at this point police have no idea who is responsible. now they have partnered with investigators the federal atf to try to turn up leads. >> there seems to be some connection between some of the 13, maybe not all of them. just based on the location of some of the incidents. >> reporter: nobody has been seriously injuried property damage has been minimal. police want to stop the next attack before it happens. >> it's -- one of these items could very easily catch fire and in minutes take an entire house. >> reporter: this weekend officers will start handing out flyers, especially if around northwest baltimore advertising this 5,000 dollar reward for information leading to an arrest in the case there. is more information on that at the website. li

that vigil is scheduled to start here at 7:00 in northwest baltimore. we'll have more coming up at 11:00. we're live in northwest baltimore brian kuebler abc2 news. >>> if you're looking for more information about phylicia barns or any other stories that made headlines head to our best of 2011 page. you can find it in our featured stories section on the home page of abc2news.com we've got everything covered from the most powerful pictures of the year to the local stories that you've been talking about all year long. baltimore police need your help right now. they are trying to identify he a man they want to talk to to question in connection with a triple shooting. let's show you the spree here. police say before 1:00 in the morning back on december 9th, officers found a man who had been shot several times in the 1800 block of maryland avenue. he was taken to a nearby hospital and shortly after two other men with gunshot wounds walked into another hospital. miss believe the three are connected. they are looking for the man in this surveillance video. tak

dozens of firefighters work late into the night battling a big blaze in northwest baltimore.ened in the 6300 block of red cedar place. it broke out before 11:00 and spread to dozens of apartments. by the time the first trucks arrived, the building was engulfed in flames. >> first unit arriving on the scene came upon an apartment fire with heavy fire through the roof of the apartment. it's approximately about 50 units inside this apartment development. we had about 100 people that have been evacuated and been relocated. >> no injuries were reported and there is still no words yet on how the blaze began. investigators say most of the effected residents are senior citizens. >> the atf joined city police looking into a series of fire bombings in northwest baltimore. someone is targeting homes at random. details of the frightening attacks that stumped investigators. >> good morning. they think most of them are related simply because of geography. now they're bringing in federal muscle along with a tip line and a reward. police fear the cocktails could spark a major fire. they're p

in northwest baltimore. if you know anything about the investigation, police are asking you to call metro crime stoppers at 1-866-7-lockup. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a woman during a carjacking. investigators say the woman got into her car to go to work and a man popped up from the back seat. the suspect ordered the woman to drive across the street and ran off with her purse. she was not injured in the attack. the carroll county health department has a lot of repairs to make after several vehicles were damaged on christmas morning. an employee noticed the vehicles will not want a walk and contacted authorities. police did not have a motive. >> this is malicious vandalism for no real reason. you do not want to see people get away with that kind of stuff with impunity. >> police have made no arrests in this case. >> a couple reportedly injured in their home. there was a fire. it took about 55 firefighters to contain the blaze. no word of what caused

. >> she went missing in northwest baltimore on december 28, 2010. her body was later founded the river. sheldon joins us where services are planned later this evening. >> there will be a call for action to prevent future tragedies like this from happening. >> how do we know? we did not know she was going to be murdered. >> he still thinks about the life his daughter would be living. >> he would be going to college, loving her friends and her sisters. everyone a round. we would talk every day. what text every day. >> those dreams and aspirations never came to fruition. his daughter disappeared last christmas break. the 16-year-old north carolina native was last seen at her sister's apartment. >> the way the scenario played out, it just does not seem like she would get up and go anywhere on her own. >> after months of searching, her body was found in april. her death has been classified as a murder but officials will not say how she died. police say it is still an active case. they say they have made progress but will not elaborate out of fear of jeop

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. >> a deadly stabbing inside in northwest baltimore apartment building has the police searching for answers. i am deborah weiner. we're learning more about the deadly stabbing police initially called the suspicious death. it happened on pilot avenue yesterday morning. sheldon dutes is live at the scene with the latest. -- it happen on violet avenue yesterday morning. >> police are hoping surveillance the deal will help them to track down the killer. they have not released the name of the victim because they're waiting to contact family members. the 58-year-old victim was found inside his apartment yesterday morning. it is not known if there was forced entry to the home. detectives are still trying to determine if the victim may have known his killer. detectives are relying on the community for more clues. >> we're hoping somebody will come forward, a resident or someone who happened to be walking by, and saw something that did not seem right. hopefully that will lead us down and investigate a path. -- investigative path. >> if you have more information, call the police department. >

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adults in baltimore. 16-year-old felicia barns disappeared while visiting her sister in her northwest baltimore apartment. her body was found four months later in the river. police say she was murdered but never said how and no suspects were ever named in the case. barns was an honor roll student and star athlete. she lived in north carolina and today her high school there will be planting a tree in her honor. the unsolved case sparked a lot of attention with family, friends, even strangers coming out to rally for her over the last year. tonight's call to action starts at 7:00 at brown's memorial baptist church. we're hearing felicia's dad is also going to be at tonight's rally. >>> reports of sexual assaults are up at the nation's three major military acadnies and that does include the naval academy in annapolis. between the school year, 2010-2011 there were 25 reports of sexual assaults. that's up from 41 from the previous year. officials say this may show the efforts of how effective it is at encouraging victims to report the abuse. >>> a man accused of shooting and paralyzing a soldier at a

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reporting live from the studios in northwest baltimore, barry simms, wbal tv 11 news. >> thanks, barry. he was an all-around great guy. we want to thank the many of you who are leading condolence messages. -- leaving condolence messages. you can share your messages on wbaltv.com. click on "ron smith." the house has voted down the extension of the payroll tax cut. sally kidd is in our washington bureau with a look at what is next. >> president obama made a surprise appearance at the white house press briefing this afternoon and called on the house republican leadership to take action. unless congress breaks its stalemate, taxes will go up january 1 for some 160 million americans. >> i am calling on the leadership to bring it for a vote. >> president obama needs to call on senate democrats to go back into session and go to conference. >> the problem with the senate bill, republicans say, is that it is only a two-month extension. >> two months of certainty when it comes to payroll, their paychecks of >> an extension with provisions -- their paychecks? >> an extension with provisions. the

. >>> the latest now on that condo minimum fire in northwest baltimore that forced hundreds of people, many seniors out of their home. the heather ridge fire was cause bid a tea kettle left on the stove. yesterday the city building inspector began looking at some of the units. >>> well, the political aide to former governor robert ehrlich accused in the robocalls was found guilty. despite the robocalls, governor o'malley won the election. >>> and former prince george's county county executive jack johnson will serve time in prison. he was arrested last year and convicted for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes. authorities used a stayed conversation in which he said to stuff a check down the toilet and stuff cash into her underwear so it wouldn't be found by the fbi. johnson apologized at the sentencing but the u.s. district judge said he was not moved. >>> we are learning more about the child sex abuse case against jerry sandusky. sandusky will face all victims in court. >> the victims have quite the resolve to get up there, tell their story and make the truth known. >>

barnes traveled from her home in north carolina, to stay with her sister in northwest baltimore. family members gathered near the plaza. the individual ill was called hunt for her rally. cars drove by and showed support. felecia's body was found near the dam in april, but the family does not know to this day who is responsible for how she died. police are leading the investigation. so far, no arrests have been made. >> the police, fbi, they will see, we are counting on them. we are still counting on them to work on this case and not put their evidence in a box in some room somewhere. we are counting on them to solve it. that's what we want. >> now we have been in contact with police who tell us the case is open and on going. detectives made progress, but wouldn't elaborate on the details. her family is planning the vigil december 28th , the day felecia was reported missing. t find felecia.com. find awareness and they have a link for justice for felecia where you will find a link to keep pressure on police and investigators to solve the case. there is a facebook page set up for he

police are calling the death of an elderly man this morning in northwest baltimore suspicious, and homicide detectives are on the case. paramedics and police responded to the 25-hundred block of violet avenue this morning, where they found the man dead. they are not releasing the man's identity and it is not clear how he died. we're working to find out why the death was suspicious. police are calling the death of an elderly man this morning suspicious and detectives are on the case. we were just reporting on that and we will have more on that later tonight. authorities are releasing more details tonight about the man accused of killing a virginia tech police officer before turning the gun honors of. detectives say ross truett ashley the retention a day before the shooting when they think he stole a mercedes from his landlord post office. he was a part-time business student at radford university. investigators are trying to determine a motive for the murder of derek crouse at a traffic stop. it is believed he acted alone and did not know the policemen. >> yesterday, not a bad day. we made it

the search is on for a gunman in northwest baltimore. homicide detectives were called to the scene on garrison avenue near pimlico road... around 10 o clock last night.a man was shot in the face, inside his home there.no word on the condition of thh victim at this time or even a possible motive for the crime. 3 3 the search continues this morning... for the gunman who shot 3 people. people. surveillance video from earlier this month... shows the man walking toward several people... right before the shooting.it happened on maryland avenue in charles north.anyone with information is asked to call police. family and friends gather to say tteir final goodbyes to the young man ... killed at towson town center last week. funeral home in east baltimore, for the funeral of 19 year old rodney pridget.he was gunned down ... outside the mall near nordstrom.police says this was ánotá a random act anddthat he was targeted. pridget's family is asking the shooter to come forward. (black) "it's very sad and i hope whoever's watching this, if you're out

barnes lit candles in honor of the 16-year-old who disappeared while visiting her sister in northwest baltimoreus their work has never stopped. jessica, back to you. >> homicide detectives are investigating what will be the 196th murder of the year, a man was shot last night a few blocks from sinai hospital. additional information about that crime has not been released. >>> a four car pile up leaves a young boy dead, his sister and parents hospitalized. they were hurt on i 83 near the beltway when a jeep cherokee rear-ended a car. the boy is identified as 5-year- old jake owen. authorities say speed was a factor. so far no charges have been filed. >>> another fatal crash is also under investigation this morning. this one in montgomery county. it happened during rush hour yesterday on rockville pike in bethesda. a metro bus collided with a pickup truck, killing the truck driver, about a dozen passengers are being treated at hospitals. >>> anne arundel county police are searching for three men accused of a bizarre attack. a man tells police he was pepper sprayed, stripped half naked then robbed a

. >>> new this morning, fire crews are investigating the cause of a northwest baltimore fire. the baltimore firefighters union sent in this photograph this morning. the fire started at an abandoned home around 3:30 on robert street. the fire didn't spread to any other homes. >>> democracy 2012. a spokesman for newt gingrich says the republican raked in $9 million in the past three months. gingrich has been sliding in new polls with iowa caucuses less than a week away. coming up, additional controversy into the former house speaker's campaign all surrounding voter signature. >>> occupy iowa protesters were arrested. they released a statement saying they targeted romney headquarters because the former massachusetts governor's corporate ties. >>> time for sports, a two for one deal football fans couldn't pass up in cincinnati. 18,000 tickets for this sunday's game between the bengals and baltimore ravens, sold out in two days. it's only the second bengals sellout in the season. the two-day fan blitz ensures a noisy full house for sunday's 4:15 kickoff against the ravens. there are

one year ago the teenager disappeared while visiting her sister in northwest baltimore. investigators found her body naked in the susquehanna river but have made no arrests. >> for my daughter to be found in a body of water and where i've seen her body at, no human should ever be disposed of like that. >> reporter: the case gained national attention and unprecedented resources from baltimore city police. almost the entire homicide unit was working it. brian williams, whose mom lives in the building where felicia was last seen alive, remembers the exhaustive searches. >> there was a lot after tension over here. a lot of attention here all day and all night. >> reporter: police say they found no evidence of foul play where she disappeared. state police have taken over the case and tell us they are making progress, reinterviewing family and friends and conducting forensic examinations and reviewing evidence. >> as a family, we want them to do what they have to do, take their time, but just make it happen. >> reporter: on this anniversary at felicia's high school in north ca

she disappeared while visiting her sister at her northwest baltimore apartment. her body was found four months later. police say she was murdered but never said how and no suspects were ever named in the case. barns was an honor roll student and star athlete. she lived in north carolina and today her high school will be planting a tree in her honor. tun solved murder case has sparked a lot of attention. family, friends, even strangers have come out to rally for felicia over the last year. it starts at 7:00 at brown es memorial baptist church. also you can find more information on our website if you go to abc 2 news.com it's the first story in our slide show. if you click on that you'll be able to read more on what's planned tonight and the exact address for that rally tonight at browns memorial baptist church. that starts at 7:00. we we're hearing felicia's dad will be at the rally. >>> police are on the lookout this morning and warning drivers to check the backseat of their cars before getting in. a 45-year-old woman got the shock of her life when she got into h

on grounds memorial baptist church at west belvedere avenue in northwest baltimore. the number of reported sexual assault at our nation's military academies rose in the latest academic year according to the pentagon. the defense department found that there were 65 reports of sexual assault involving debts and midgetman and the military academy, naval academy, an air force academy. efforts to encourage victims to report abuse could explain the higher numbers. police in anne arundel county are searching for a suspect who allegedly robbed a woman at during a carjacking at the glen mill apartment complex. the woman got into her car to go to work 4:30 friday morning, and that is when a man popped up from the back seat. the suspects ordered the woman to drive across the street, and then ran off with her purse. police are urging residents to use extra caution at night. >> keep a cell phone handy, and secure your window. >> the victim says she locker doors and windows the night before the incident. she was not injured in the attack four medics responded to an accident involv

a pickup truck in a car collision in northwest baltimore send one person to shock trauma after having to be rescued by emergency crews. it happened around 2:30 p.m. today along the 2300 block of west cold spring lane. the driver of the red pickup somehow got distracted and crossed the yellow line into oncoming traffic. >> it appears the driver of the pickup truck might have gotten distracted and cross over the line, striking the car that was traveling westbound. >> officials are not sure what caused the destruction. the driver of the car is now in critical condition. tragedy is holiday weekend after a man is killed on the beltway. 27-year-old craig tamsin was struck by an s.t.v. around 7:45 p.m. saturday night. it happened on the interlude of interstate 635 around north. boulevard. investigators believe he was trying to cross the highway after being at the wal-mart. he died at the scene. an investigation is ongoing. >> in west baltimore family was burglarized on christmas eve. they made off with the christmas gifts and the parents' wedding bands. a sad story. >> a very sad story, jenn

bad blood stems from his longstanding claim that conway and his daughter do not live in is northwest baltimore how. it is believed the residency question lost her council seat. >> the police department could not comment on the report because charges have not been filed. speaking of those charges, there is still no word from the state's attorney's office and a special prosecutor as to what the next move will be. >> we now know just how much money the baltimore writing festival capt. the local economy. the october event generated $30.5 million or the city and state's economy. it also showed participation up by 10 or 15%. in comparison, the automobile grand prix brought in $25 million. state lawmakers have preferred about $1 million in questionable contracts for the septic system update to the attorney general's office. the cost for -- those contracts were found during an audit released today. a senate showdown over to plans to extend the payroll tax cuts tonight. the senate voted 78-22 defeat republican legislation that would have extended the payroll tax cut for another year. earlier, the obama

. >>> 100 people in northwest baltimore, maybe back home as soon as today. the fire damaged condos in the heather ridge community, 6300 block of red cedar place. linda so is here with the latest on how soon people maybe able to return. >> contractors hope inspectors will be out there today. people living on the two outer sides of the condo will be able to go back. we got a tour inside the building. the manager showed us where the fire started on the fourth floor. it knocked down everything inside the condo. the center part of the building has the most damage. it could take months to repair 15 units. main services like heat, electric and water are running. many people are elderly, luckily everyone got out okay, no one was hurt. >> this unit down, it's water damage, the drywall below this is stripped and removed. >> the cause of the fire is still under investigation. inspectors should be out there today. people who live on the two outer sides will be able to return. linda so, abc2 news. >>> sesked man die after a crash -- second man died after a crash. sanchez

pollees tel 11 news the man found dead in northwest baltimore this morning was murdered. he was unresponsive when they arrived on the scene before 10:00 this morning in an apartment along the 2500-block of violet avenue. they cannot tell us the man's identity and they're trying to determine cause of death. no word on possible suspects. also new tonight, a 26-rural man remains in critical condition after triple shooting overnight. police are still searching for the gunman. an argument inside a club got out of control, moving outside on the street to maryland ave. someone shot him and left him wounded on the street. investigators are asking anyone with information on the incident to give them a call. bars asople are behind police investigate a body found inside a vehicle in harford county early thursday morning. joseph nelson and coty lamonte killed christopher alves. conrad gaylord is charged with transporting a weapon. a woman discovered the body in a car. according to police, they responded to shot fired a few hours before but did not see alves because of the tinted wind

about 100 residents of the northwest baltimore apartment building are under different rooms after a three alarm fire destroyed their homes. many residents who were elderly scrambled out of the building as fire crews battled the flames. firefighters were able to get the fire under control. two large units were destroyed. some residents are left with nothing. >> i heard the alarm. i grabbed my pants. i was laying in bed in my underwear. i rushed out. >> the red cross tells us the displays -- and those displaced in the fire are staying with family and friends. two and are recovering after being stabbed in annapolis. police are looking for a suspect. police identified the victims as 22-year old daniel of mount airy. their injuries are not considered life-threatening. church officials say he died at the order of it -- residents and irvington. he suffered from prostate cancer he came in 2001 from kentucky where he became the second largest sitting president. he was 64 years old. the funeral is tuesday, at 10:30 a.m. -- 10:30 a.m.. herman cain said he is suspending his bid for the republican pre

. >>> the body of a 31-year-old was found inside a home in northwest baltimore. police say they were called out to the 2800 block of garrison just before ten and that's where they found the plan with a gun shot wound to the face. his identity hasn't been released and police say they have no motive or a suspect just yet. >>> school officials in western maryland say a 9 -year-old who was killed and dismembered in indiana was liver in hagerstown earlier this year. they say she tended winter street from january to june. they are now offering counseling for students who knew her. a neighbor who was babysitting her in the mobile home park where she lived has confessed to killing her. >>> the man accused of killing his estranged wife and stepson has been indicted. prosecutors announced the indictment charging the 45-year- old today. they plan to argue he stabbed jane mclain and beat her son to death. >>> a woman was shopping last night when she saw a plan following her down each aisle. he then came up on her when he was exposing himself. the man is described as an afric

family and friends gathered in the neighborhood of northwest baltimore. they were not allowed inside the house as detectives began to investigate. the shooting happened iran 10:00 was denied. the victim was well known to police. officers did interview people who were in the house at the time of the murder. one neighbor said she was asleep when something startled her. what she looked out her window, she saw paramedics and police vehicles. police tell us this is a relatively quiet neighborhood. very few signs remained on thursday showing anything had happened here. just remnants of police tape tied to a fence and a tree. detectives were to develop a motive, they are also trying to find it two murder suspects. >> we are hopeful that while we have spoken to some individuals in the area concerning this incident, there are more that witnessed it and will come forward and eight us. >> police have released few details about the suspects. investigators remain confident that potential witnesses will come forward. >> thank you. two doctors are facing murder charges

also tonight, police investigating a double shooting in northwest baltimore. officers were called to the 3000 block around 8:45. investigators found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. there is no word on their condition, the suspect, or a motive. >> a man in the hospital tonight after being shot by police. authorities loaded the suspect into a helicopter. the suspect was driving a car that matched the description of one used in an armed robbery last night. the 19-year-old driver refused to stop. >> as he is traveling northbound, he is holding a weapon outside of the window. he is waving the got outside the window as law enforcement officers are pursuing. >> he pointed the gun at police after he stopped the car and they opened fire. and officers suffered minor injuries when the vehicle was struck. in the meantime, a local business owner is in critical condition after being shot in the head. the shooting happened around 7:00 last night. investigators and believe the owner was shot after one suspect walked into the shop had demanded the money. >> he has beaut

. >>> 100 people in northwest baltimore forced out of homes because of a fire maybe allowed back today. it was in the heather ridge community, red cedar place, linda so is here. >> inspectors should be out there today if they give the okay, people who live on the outer sides of the building will be able to return to homes. contractors have been working all weekend, we got a tour inside the project manager showed us where the fire started on the fourth floor. it knocked down everything inside the condo and the roof the s gone. the center part has the most damage. it could take months to repair 15 units, heat, electric and water are running in the outer parts of the building. people who live there are elderly luckily everyone got out okay, no one was hurt. >> i was getting ready to get in to the shower and go to bed. i had to get dressed and out of the building. >> there is no word on what caused the fire. inspectors should be out there today. people who live on outsider side of the build can go -- outer side of the building can return. >>> media will get a chance to see repairs done at

it broke out friday in northwest baltimore. luckily no one was injured. the damages are estimated to be around 280,000 dollars. >>> and the man hit tuesday by a light rail train lost a leg. it happened in south baltimore north of patapsco station. one of the man's legs was severed and the other dislocated. >>> and today marks the special day in our country's history. on this day 1941, the u.s. suffered one of the worst intelligence failures in history when japanese planes attacked at pearl harbor. 70 years ago today it killed more than 2300 americans and we will have live coverage from a ship that was there and hear from someone in hawaii a bit later this morning on "good morning maryland." stick around for that. >>> also still to come, local heros spend the day with children. the program that brings police officers and kids together and how you can get involved. police. >>> plus, new jobs available and more on way. what you need to know to get ahead of the pact to get your hand on the job you need. we are first and only at 4:30 and as we go to break a. li

. >> a suspect is in custody after a deadly stabbing in northwest baltimore. but happened around 9:00 in the 3500 block of woodland ave. investigators say the victim and unidentified man died at the same. there is no word on exactly what led to the violence. the annapolis man who falsely promised area schools appearances by ravens players in exchange for money is behind bars tonight. he was arrested on tuesday. he was on queen anne's counties most wanted list. his company never refunded money received from schools. in each case, investigators say he promised to have a player from the baltimore ravens talk to students at assemblies, but it never materialized. it is a story we first reported back in october. 17 schools were involved. >> a new legislative audit has determined that the state made $426,000 in medicaid payments to 10 people who were dead. it uncovered payments totaling $2.5 million to 323 deceased people. example of that group for further study confirmed the erroneous payments to 10 deceased people. auditors say more investigation and they recommend

the fire damaged condos in the heather ridge in northwest baltimore this weekend. lin lip is here with the latest -- linda so is here with the latest on how soon people maybe allowed in to homes. >> inspectors should be out there. people who live on the two outer sides can return to homes. we got a tour inside, the project manager showed us where the fire started on the fourth floor, it knocked down everything inside the condo and the roof is gone. the center part has the most damage it could take months to repair 15 units. main services like heat, electric and water are running again in the outer parts of the building. people are elderly. everyone got out okay. noel one was hurt. -- no one was hurt. >> i was getting ready to get in to the shower and go to bed. i had to get dressed and get out of the building. >> no word on what caused the fire. inspectors should be out there today. people who live on the two outer sides of the building can return. linda so, abc2 news. >>> news around the nation this morning, a new york grandmother wants an apology from the transpo

reporting live from northwest baltimore, wjz, eyewitness news. >>> phylicia barns planned to attend tugsen university, there will be a scholarship set up in her honor at that school. >>> a car crash on i-83 kills a child. there was a chain reaction crash, two cars up and 9-year- old alexander owen and 5-year- old jake owen were rushed to the hospital where later jake owen died, the mother and father are in the hospital with injuries, speed is a factor in the crash. >>> another deadly accident, this one on the rockville pike in bethesda, a metro bus collided with a pickup truck killing the truck driver, about a dozen people are being treated. it is not clear how the crash happened. >> knew insight about the prison in cuba. we heard in jewish leading that met with allen gross and on his condition. >> reporter: an activist says allen gross looks good and his wife says his spirit is fading fast. just released photos of jailed american allen gross are encouraging shall it shows gross and a spokesperson says his health is good, he has gained weight and not so in this. gross was sentenced to 15 y

live in northwest baltimore brian kuebler abc2 news. >>> what a day it's been on the roads. two children were hurt after a crash on 83 in baltimore county. it involved the three cars. the car carrying the children somehow got sandwiched in between the two others. northbound 83 is open. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. we had a baltimore county police officer in the hospital tonight after a crash on the inner loop of the beltway happened just before noon between providence road and loch raven boulevard in towson. police tell us the officer was getting on to the beltway from providence road when he collided with a tractor-trailer and crashed into the jersey wall. he's in stable condition at shock trauma. a jeep was also involved in the crash. two women were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. right now one left lane is open. the cause is under investigation. >>> a woman says she was sex he assaulted by a man she set up with at the micro tell inn in linthicum. police were called out to winterson road at 7:30. she had arranged to meet up with the man. t

i'm linda so, how soon they could be allowed back in to the heather ridge community in northwest baltimore. >> i'm kuren redmond, former penn state coach, jerry sandusky, speaks out for the first time on camera about the child abuse charges against him. find out why comments are raising eyebrows this morning. >>> public-private partnership. details coming up. >> watching the large storm system dominating the nation, snow in western texas, we've got thick fog this morning. it's december 5th, we don't have snow around, with our date with destiny but fog. >>> dense patchy fog out this as you navigate on your morning commute. one accident in the city, we will have complete details straight ahead. ♪ i must have the wrong house. sister? we missed you. they waited up all night for you, you know. it's a long way from west africa. ahh...coffee. [ inhales deeply ] he's here. i brought you something. [ chuckles ] really? ♪ [ chuckles ] what are you doing? you're my present this year. ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup ♪ write "you're pretty." you're pretty! ♪ i think he hurt his ti

children and their families gathered last night at the temple in northwest baltimore. today is the first full day of hanukkah. karen levinson sent the video where they gathered to sing songs and sharing food before the lighting of the menorah. >>> and downtown last night in baltimore jewish community members ushered in the holiday with a lighting of the menorah. the crowd was reminded hanukkah is also about the religious freedom all americans enjoy. the 8-day festival of lights commemorates the rededication of the temple of juice lish. it is set up downtown where the occupy baltimore protesters were camping out until last week. >>> did you know your dog can catch the flu. signs to be on the lookout in case your pooch may need a vaccine. also, baltimore grand prix seems to be plagued with problems and we will have the latest on the highly charged meeting. you are watching, "good morning maryland" first and only at 4:30. as we go to break a. live look at the inner harbor. we are back in a bit. @ @ >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> it's time of the year for colds and f

. >> reporter: in northwest baltimore, ron matz, wjz eyewitness news. >> the train garden at the glenn avenue firehouse is open every day from 10:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. through new year's day. >>> and you can come up and listen to the holiday music in front of the fireplace this season, even if you don't have one. wjz has a yule log burning 24 hours a day. we're doing our best to keep it lit. listen to the music of 101.9 and just click on the link at the top of the home page. i think its tim's turn to go put on a fresh log. >> that is right. those same logs have been burning for days now. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news, stranded in the snow, the few supplies that helped a college student survive more than a week stuck in her car. >> i just can't even imagine what that four hours must have been like for him. >> and a wild ride. the incredible journey that this cat survived. >>> i'm meteorologist tim williams in the weather center. we're putting the finishing tups on your holiday weekend forecast coming up in a few minutes. >>> and wjz asks four your pictures to help deck the

the phlyicia barnes case.f - case.one year ago on december 28th she disappeared in northwest baltimoref patapsco state park on april 9t. 9th.then less than two weeks later on april 20th the body of phylicia barnee was finally discovered. tonight.../ dozens ...gathered to remember .../ phylica barnes.../ and....áotherá... missing children...///. áákarenáá parks.../ live.... in... north-west baltimore.../ highlighted... a problem.../ affecting.../ afffcting.../ thousands.../ of families.../ nationwide. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 karen parks fox 45 news at ten. a major democrrtic contributor..... convictee of tax fraud. now some top maryland democrats are giving back tens of thousands of dollars.... after republicans made it an issue. issue. lt. governor anthony brown has returned almost five thousand dollars that richard stewart donated to his campaign. stewart was convicted of federal pharggs for failing to pay four million dollars in employment taxes. representative elijah cummings says he got 15 hundred dollars from stewart, which he has now given to charity. governor martin omalley got 7 thousand

we visited a temple on park heights in northwest baltimore. children were busy getting ready for the holiday and the festival of hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the jewish temple in jerusalem in 165bce after a band of maccabis were victorious over a greek army. they are teaching the kids songs and explaining the meaning behind hanukkah. some got into the holiday spirit like aidan michael levin. >> i eat potatoe and. [audio not understandable] and i got presents. >> that's awesome. annual lighting of the menorah begins tonight at 7:30. >> you have permission to eat greasy food tonight for the next eight. let's check it out from yesterday. mount airy a beautiful start to the day. cloud roll in as the system brought showers to the north and looks like the cloud are trying to break up a little bit in the evening. it come back in and dominate the skies this morning. 47 itemsville ijamsville. and -- ijamsville. not much spread across the region. most of the rain has been on the lower eastern shore looks like some sprinkles on west side. the

on this anniversary of the disappearance of phylicia barns her family is holding a vigil in northwest baltimore remember the north carolina teen disappeared exactly a year ago while visiting relatives for holiday. that set off an all out search which ended in april when her body was found in the susquehanna river. her death was ruled a homicide. maryland state police have yet to milk an arrest in this case. detectives say they are making progress, but the barns family still has no answers as to who killed their daughter. so tonight the fa

in northwest baltimore part of the barnes family gathered for a vigil.nforcement says they know this time is hard for the family but are making the best in this case. >> we can't be specific about the progress that is being made, that progress is being made. again, a lot of hard work has gone into this, from a lot of committed people. >> family members lit a purple candle for the 17-year-old and white one for other victims last night. a -- as they wait for the much-deserved answers. >>> check our new ipad app, all you need to know all the time. if you don't have one don't worry, we have apps also available for the smartphone as well. >>> winter weather or lack there of. check this out. ice fishers in minnesota weren't having a great time. warm houses they built on the ice are starting to sink. dozens were pulled to shore. officials are warning people to stay off the ice in the normal winter. fishers can leave the houses out there through march. now are going down. >>> golf courses in nebraska, they are shocked by the spike of business they've seen all th

investigators say the three alarms are the displaced nearly 100 people in northwest baltimore was accidental. fire officials say an unattended teapot on the stove caused the fire on red cedar place. firefighters were on the scene around 11:00 friday night and say there were heavy claims on the fourth floor. as a safety precaution, approximately 50 units were evacuated. residents were allowed back into their homes earlier today. >> i have all my windows open and my fan going. >> no injuries have been reported. investigators say the fire caused $280,000 in damages. one person is dead and three firefighters are recovering after a fire. the unidentified victim was found inside the home on kaline and club drive. it took 75 firefighters an hour to get that are under control. damages estimated at $550,000. there is no word on what sparked the blaze. officials in prince george's county are trying to figure out what caused the tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of fuel to flip over. it happened around 9:45 tonight on route 301. we are told the driver suffered minor injuries. authorities suspect traf

seniors over the weekend was a tea kettle left on the solve the fire happened friday night in northwest baltimore. the damages are thought to be about $280,000. the apartment had smoke alarms. >> there are now job openings for the new casino being built. it has posted 15 jobs to start with more coming. it's expected to employs ams 1500 people and even if there isn't a post that suits you can still put in your application on file. just look for the link inside this story on the website. >> high school students getting a taste of writing and editing videos on real life topics and tonight were rewarded. four were winners in the teen video challenge. the group was on mored eye the parents of allison fisher. she loved video production. she died of breast cancer at a young age. students had three topics to pick from. one was the importance of saving libraries, a senior from betsville won for his library video. >> i just wanted to be more creative, whatever came many into my mind. i just put it on there. >> a video on bullying came in first place for the sophomore group. emily pots of perry hall won thi

. >>> and today more seniors displayed from their homes in northwest baltimore are expected to move back. residents are slowly returning to the community after a fire forced them out. the city building inspector released the units to be reoccupied. >>> baltimore city department of recreation and parks is now accepting bids for rec centers. deadline for proposals is january 18th. the city need to do maintenance and there will be an agreement over insurance. there will be meet begs this in the next few weeks. >>> -- meetings. there will be meeting in the next few weeks. >>> about a rock obama is -- barack obama is pushing for extension of tax cuts. >> there are many folks who can afford to give up a thousand dollars. not right now. >> the speech will take place in a small town around 5,000 and is the same location president roosevelt delivered the 1910 speech on u.s. new nationalism. >>> headlines from around nation, elderly woman says the search by tsa agents at jfk airport left her shaking and feeling degrated. she is one of three women who complained about the screening process at that

. >>> we learn more about a murder in northwest baltimore that happened yesterday morning on violet avenue east of park heights avenue. all we know is that the victim a58-year-old man was stabbed. more details as the day continues. >>> police arrested a suspect in two good will stores robberies of two good will stores. the suspect is richard petaway a former employee at the cockeysville store. he is locked up in the baltimore county detention senter. >>> today we have them packed and racked and ready to go, thebusiest day of the year shipping wise. for companies like fed ex and ups they are gearing up for a record setting day. and corinne redman is live at one of the distribution sent wears live report. have they put you to work yet? >> reporter: no, they have not put me to work yet but i suspect they will later. right now i am here live at the golden ring fed ex distribution center where they will be geared up for the busiest day in history. 17 million packages going out today. 90,000 fed ex trucks hitting the roads. joining us live is latia jackson a kerrer and -- courier and will be one