good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we have been cruising on the same rate without an increase for beck day decades. a right that some drivers say is already too high, now there's a chance it could go up even higher. lawmakers want to inease contract the liability minute mum coverage to $60,000 per injured person and $60,000 per crash. that means an incident crease of $60 on the vehicles on the eastern shore to $50 at baltimore city. it would be the first hike since 1972 and some lawmakers say it's long overdue. >> when you go into the shock trauma it's about $7,500 now to visit, every time to visit. $25,000 doesn't cut it anymore. it really protects the individual who really may be hurt. >> reporter: and also, protects the lawyers representing them. but some say, it could backfire and people who just can't afford that increase, might start driving without insurance. now the senate is expected to debate the auto insurance rate hikes tie today. governor o'malley says if it does pass, he will sign the bill. megan gillilan

good morning, i'm patrice harris.ed to check in with meteorologist steve fertig and the handle on this fog and how long it's going to stick around. >>> you feel like you can't handle it, almost, because it's so thick. >> you can. >> the whole commuting hours 9:00 a.m. is when it expires the dense fog advisory we have in place. it's going to hang around a little bit. visibility .8 of a mile. and 50 feels in some locations. be careful with the reduced visibility. dense fog advisory from the chesapeake bay to the south. temperatures are not too bad but the fog is the bigger concern obviously. you will see the fog dissipate later and we will see sunshine move in where the fog is currently as high pressure builds a little bit. there's a chance we could see a frontal boundary produce the isolated shower in spots later in the afternoon. if it comes our way, it would be very scattered about, maybe again, just a few people seeing the scattered showers and also would be very light, too. 67 degrees at noon, partly cloudy skies t

i'm patrice harris. we need to turn now and get a check of the forecast for the day from meteorologist steve fertig and i a little rain in the weather. >>> the good part is we have cloud cover that means that the temperatures are milder than they they shoul should be. but the bad news is there will be a little bit of rain. >> good bad? as you head out 54 degrees in baltimore. 46 degrees in salisbury and 49 in hagerstown. as i said a pretty mild start for this time of year at this hour because of the clouds, but you do see what is on the way, a lot of shower activity is beginning to hit on the western part of state. the heaviest rain to the south and east. you can see the showers uncan go throug-- continuing through they before the high pressure pushes through. that will be bringing us some showers but even thunder for it looks like for saturday and sunday. and cooler today than with some showers, dry tomorrow, and friday, but filedde filedder an, but rain possible. we will talk about that in a few minute

i'm patrice harris. from a wet weather to new traffic patterns it's going to be a tricky commute for many of you this morning. we do have team coverage, though of the road conditions out there. megan gilliland is live downtown where it's new construction that is going to cause the problem. and joel d smith is live along 83 with some flooding and then of course, you know we have candace dold. she will have all the latest road conditions throughout the region in our traffic edge report. first let's get it started with meteorologist steve fertig and boy, did those thunderstorms come in last night. just when i was about to wind down got into bed, 8, 8:30 and the thunderstorms started. >> especially in the northern part of the state where we had an inch to.75-inch to 1.50 to 1.75 and is significant. >> it lasted a while. >> it lasted a while and thunderstorms and short durin sn in general. we have more showers on the way. we are not quite done with this yet although, we don't think the thunderstorms will be q

good morning, megan. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. federal prosecutors have charged 13 people to be associated with the baltimore blast guerrilla family, one of the city's deadliest gangs. among the suspects, todd duncan known as donny. he is accused of leading the gang's operations in the baltimore area. also arrested ronald scott aka piper. federal investigators say these two men worked for the non-profit group in west baltimore called communities organized to improve life or coil. it provides adult literacy program and other out reach services, a program authorities say was used as a front to make thinker gang appear to be ledge at the samlegitimate. >> when in fact behind the scenes the gang is involved in fostering violence. >> reporter: the president of the operation was blind sided by the operations but would not comment any further of the this was the biggest arrest are the big guerrilla family. you will remember last april when police broke up what was one of their meetings in druid hill park. they indicted several people inc

i'm patrice harris. welcome to the weekend. we have a lot going on today. of course it's opening day for the orioles. we're going to be down at camden yards live all morning long, but we also start the day off with our facebook feedback. because it's friday, that means it's your turn to talk with us on our facebook page about anything you want and a lot of you have already been talking about the orioles this morning and how you think they're going to do. but whatever is on your mind, let us know and your response could air in our facebook feedback segment. of course, we are going to help you start the weekend off right. the first fans to post the code word on our wall will win a prize. go to facebook.com fox baltimore to become a fan to join the conversation. now we want to head out to camden yards where meteorologist steve fertig is hanging out for the morning. and you're having a good time. >> reporter: we have seen the bird is a little bit of shaky, patrice. i have jumped into the chimpy c- wimpy zone

i'm patrice harris.t's friday, we're so happy about the weekend but we're happy because it's our time turo talk to you on facebook in food back segment. we want to start the weekend right. avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time. it earned billions at the box office and now it could be yours. sometime early this morning we will reveal our secret code word. the first two fox 45 facebook fans to post the code word on facebook will win avatar on dvd. go to facebook.com/baltimore to join the conversation. let's have a conversation about the weather with steve fertig and as we head into the weekend. >>> 55 degrees in baltimore and the same for salisbury and cooler for hagerstown at 48. some the showers moved out of here overnight and now just the dry conditions. the warm front brings a chance of showers later tomorrow and stronger thunderstorms as we get into sunday. summing things up, mostly sunny today and mild, showers arrive tomorrow later in the day. look for strong and severe thunderstorms for

i'm patrice harris.ore than a dozen schools are closed due to a water outage in the towson area this morning. carver center for arts and technology. cromwell valley dumbarton middle, halstead academy, loch raven academy, luther ville elementary, pinewood, pleasantville, and ridgely middle, rogers forge elementary, stony elementary, timonium elementary and towson high school. for a complete list go to foxbaltimore.com/school closings. >>> now we need to turn to tim fertig and -- steve fertig and get a check on the forecast. good morning. >>> good morning to you. a hot one coming today as we get close to 90. heat lovers out there are going to love it. others may feel like it's too hot. either way it's a warm one climbing to near 90 degrees. 71 in salisbury and 70 in hagerstown. keep in mind that we typically get up to 63 degrees for the time of year. we are well above that already. we had clouds earlier. we still have a few but breaks now and more sunshine as we move through the day. look for the southerly

i'm patrice harris. more rain in the forecast. raining overnight and on my way into work this morning. will it continue? meteorologist steve fertig is here with a look at today's forecast. >> good morning to you. last night got pretty active in some spots. last night we had a tornado warning in st. mary's county, nothing materialize other than hail, and stormy weather. it will taper off to the east as we get the showers early on. generally improving weather. >> our way to a better day. >>> yeah. the showers moving off to the east. should be moving out of here later. the eastern shore may linger a little bit longer, generally looking at improving weather. 66 degrees in baltimore. it will be a cooler day today, even though we start milder at 66, and 55 i 52 at hagers town. cool and breezy, then the temperatures only getting to 62 for the high and tonight partly cloudy skies, dropping to 40 degrees, some the outlying areas may drop into the upper 30s so it will be a chilly night can and the winds at 10-15. let's check on how we're do

i'm patrice harris. >>> it's friday and that means it's your turn to talk with us on facebook page about anything you want. let us know what is on your mind and your response could air in the facebook segment. >>> avatar is the highest grossing movie of all time, it earned billions with a b at the box office and now it could be yours. sometime this morning we will reveal our secret code word and the first 2 fox 45 fans to post the code word on our wall will win avatar on dvd. go to facebook.com/baltimore to become a fan. >>> not a b. >> no, b, billion. >> not a t. >> trillions, no. >> i want my with a g gazillions. >> it won't cost anybody a million to get them. >> it's if my hands so it may cost them something to get it from me. >>> weather wise, patrice, we're looking at a nice day because have incomplement days coming your way that may be 2 to 3 days long part of sunday, monday and tuesday. in the meantime enjoy this one of the starting mild throughout the area. 56 in washington d.c., 54 in salisbury and up in hagerstown 52, just a little bit cooler as you go further points westward g

good morning, i'm patrice harris. to turn to meteorologist steve fertig to find out about all of that fog. i didn't know what that was or if you were a ware wolf because it looked creepy out there has? the meteor shower in the dawn, if you look at the sky you see 20 to 30 meteors an hour, and it's not going to happen. reduced visibility some spots less than hundred yards. it's difficult to get around out there. you want to give yourself extra time. we will hear from

. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're live at carlie court in wood lawn where in a few hours there will be the chesapeake bay crews. trying to find any clues about the disappearance of 24 years old sahri reagan. she was last seen six weeks ago. we are talking about february 21st when she went to catonsville to meet someone near route 40 and rolling road. they are not sure exactly who. she has not been seen since. she has a her name tattooed on her neck. police say so far leads have been very hard to come by. >> detectives do not have a whole lot to work with. she went missing on the 24th when she left her house. she went in the woodlawn area of baltimore county near route 40 and rolling road and she vanished. >> reporter: anyone with information on her whereabouts could be eligible for a reward of up to $4,500. all you have to do is call metro crime stoppers at 1866-7-lock up if you have anymore information. they will get here around 8:00, the wooded area bind m behind me area that they are checking. 40 cadets along

i'm patrice harris. let's get a check of our forecast. meteorologist steve fertig is here with a nice outlook. >> yeah, absolutely. it's going to be a very nice day, not real hot, so probably not pool weather or swimming in the harbor weather. >> i don't really know when it's going to be swimming in the harbor. >> we do not have to think about it. 65 degrees is where we're headed. that won't be bad, very comfortable but not quite swimming weather yet. 45 is not anything to be thinking about pools this morning of the it's 48 degrees at the bus stop, plus you're going to school. partly cloudy skies, 48 degrees, and again a bit chilly, maybe but not really chillier than it should be for this time of year. lots of clear skies throughout much of the eastern part of the state. clouds from the west, that will be moving through. building probably later in the day. it should be a mostly sunny day as high pressure controls our weather. showers to the south and the east of the u.s. that is headed in our general direction and also a help from the fro

joining me to talk about this, patric patric patricia kogen, author of the book, "parenting your internationallypted child." patricia, it was fascinating talking about some of the serious challenges that you had with your adopted daughter. what i'm gathering from this is that you believe the hansons should have been ready. in interprnational adoption, th should have been ready. it sounds like you don't think they were ready, true or false? >> it's absolutely true. if you're going to do an international adoption, there is every opportunity on the internet and through your agency to become knowledgeable about what are typical behaviors for children who come through these kinds of circumstances. and the description of the behaviors that the hansons gave are pretty typical. they tend to be extreme behaviors, they tend to be scary, because these kids are scary and they're acting that out. >> so you're saying, again, here's what the hansens are saying, that justin, the seven-year-old had a hit populist. the adopt actiive mom was at th of the hit populist and he supposedly tried to set the house on fir

patrice harris now looks at fighting fat. >> all right. get it started m we are here to work. come on over. there you go. nice and easy. this is fun. so much fun. >> tyler jordan, mike and kayla are ready to work. they are taking part in a sick week fitness camp. >> exercise, does not have to be strenuous, it could be fun. >> that's how monty approaches all of his kid fitness camps. make fun. get thing moving. get results. he knows the statistics about obesity and how important it is to make a difference. even when it is not easy. >> i am tired. >> for growing child a healthy body mass index is 18 to 24.9. many of our children are hitting the mid 30s. and that excess weight is taking the toll on their health. and self esteem. >> to turn it around. these kids jump, shuffle and run their way to better health. >> we like to keep a session constantly moving. and throughout the workout, sometimes you may hear kids say i cannot do that. then we prove to them that we can. >> i thought you you said you cannot do it? >> let's go. you can do anything you want to do. >> at weeks go by. t

their names are patrice and patty. they're searching for bush meat. forest animals they can kill to feed their families. they set out most days to go out hunting in the forests around their homes. they have a series of traps, of snares that they've set up. they'll catch wild pigs, snakes, monkeys, rodents. anything they can really. pat ris and patty have been out for hours but found nothing. the animals are simply gone. not too far away, dr. sanjay gupta is with another hunter. but he, too, is finding his traps empty. >> it really gives you an idea of just how hard it is to actually get even a little bit of food. diddy, who is trying to provide enough food for nine people tonight, he doesn't really care what he gets at this point as long as he gets something. i can tell you, we still have a long ways to go. it is hot, it is humid, it is a lot of work. >> hunters have to keep going deeper into the forest but that is where hidden danger lurks. forest animals are a reservoir of viruses. microscopic pathogens living in the animals' blood. some are harmles

. >> patrice harris, fox 45 news "late edition". >> 1 and 9, orioles are having the worst start since 1988. tonight they are trying to end the seven game skid. facing the a's for the second game of a four game series. bottom of the first. millwood at the mound. he gets davis looking for the first out of the inning. next batter. barton. he slices it to short. watch. nice catch by caesar. and lays out for a great catch. full extension two outs in the inning. next batter is sweeney. millwood gets him chaseing end the frame. 2 k's in the first inning by millwood. but bottom of the second. millwood is in trouble w runners on the corners and no outs. fox lifts a 3-2 pitch. and deep enough to score. a's take the lead and that's all they got in the inning. right now it is 4-0. a's in the 5th. >> before the game, orioles added to their injury list. outfielder felix peia placed on 15 day disabled list. orioles are calling the injury an upper back muscle strain. he missed a few games already due to a strained left shoulder. he has been one of the few bright spots so far. hitting 400 in eight gam

patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition". >> as you have seen. nfl scheduled released tonight. ravens on tv a lot. but we will have to wait awhile to see them in baltimore. the ravens kickoff the 2010 season monday night football in the new giant stadium against ryan and the jets. 7:00 start time, first game of a monday night double header. then three divisional games. bengals september 19, browns on the 26th and steelers on october 3. they return home to host the broncos on october 10. on the 17th, ravens go to foxboro for a rematch with the patriots. and they host buffalo on the 24th. and then bye week on halloween. right in the middle of the season. which is a good place for that. on november 7 miami. and visit the falcons thursday night football on the 11th. on november 21, ravens visit the panthers. host the bucs on the 28th. and then circle your calendars for this one. sunday night, december 5. the ravens host the steelers in prime time. and they follow that up with a second straight prime time appearance on december 13, against the texans on monday night football. on dec

. >> patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition". >> this afternoon, the orioles headed north b an hour from the sarasota home, to tampa to face the yankees in front of a national audience as spring training begins to wind down. picking up top of the first. samone faces rodriguez. he lifts a single to right center. randy win comes in from 2 and yankees take the lead. and later in the inning. 2-0 yankees. swisher up one. and he unloads. and reaches the top of the bleachers. for his second homer of the spring. new york on top. 4-0. and top of the sixth. how many times do you see this? mario rivera pitches with bases loaded? robert andino hits a grounder to third. low throw. ca know cannot handle it. two runs score on the error. o's down. and next batter. reimold blood pressures a single to center. one comes in. and birds are down a run. top of the seventh. game tied at four. grounded between export third. wieters and wigginton score. and the o's lead 6-4. and bottom of the 9th. yankees down. and win at the plate with two on. singles to left. game tied at six. after the inning is over. bot

patrice harris said allergies are more severe this season than in years past. >> to give you a good ideaed in the 8000 range. >> like the flowers of spring, kayla's allergies are in full bloom. >> i have every allergy you can think. >> trees, pollen, dust. ragweed. >> and this year, is worse than ever. you can thank the rough winter we just left behind. even though all of that snow melted months ago. it is still taking its toll on marylanders. >> prolonged winter, colder temperatures.

their names are patrice and pate. they are searching for bush meat. they have been out for hours but found nothing. the animals are simply gone. not too far away dr. sanjay gupta is with another hunter, but he, too, is finding his traps empty. >> it gives you an idea how hard it is to get a little bit of food. diddy, who is trying to provide enough food for nine people doesn't care what he gets as long as he gets something. we still got a long ways to go it is hot, humid, it is a lot of work. >> hunters have to keep going deeper into forests that is where hidden danger lurks. forest animals are a reservoir of viruses, microscopic patho n pathogens living in animals' blood. >> individuals have been infected with these viruses forever. what has changed is in the past you had smaller human populations. viruses would infect them and go ekts tingts. viruses need population density. >> dr. nathan wolf is a virus hunter, he works tracking zooanatic viruses. it is these viruses that scientists think could trigger the next pandemic. >> when i look around in th

patrice bergeron. a hustle play and that is huge because the bruins keep the lead. up 3-2.st over a minute to play, the hurricanes. milan lucic. empty-netter. bruins 4-2 winners and clinch a playoff berth. canadiens skating the leafs, montreal a win or a nonregulation loss puts montreal in the playoffs. first period. canadiens on the power play. brian gionta the finish. 2-1 canadiens. third period. leafs. christian hansen breaks away. dion phaneuf. maple leafs win 4-3 the final score. >> whoever takes that six spot in the east will play the sabres who have the senators. thomas vanek puts on an absolute show. first period, no score, vanek the rebound. his 24th of the season. he was not done. sabres on top 1-0. couple minutes later. vanek in front of the net again. his first game back after sitting out the last six with a lower-body injury. wouldn't notice any injury here. the hat trick for vanek. patrick is good. what about a fourth goal? there it is. sabres win it. they snap a nine-game losing streak to ottawa. >> the finals of the frozen four, b.c. and wisconsin coming off