/paul gessler... tells uu... what... national chain... iss. shaving cents. cents.potle, jeff--was called out by some customers in new jersey for ounding up on &ptheir bills.they've sense changed their ttne, nnww rounding up... áand downá ... to the nearest nickel. niccel. it's a lunch hour hotspot. 3.46.33 "the line is extremely long and i only have 30 minutes for lunch."because of those lines, some locations are actually rounding up and down to the nearest nickel. (tearing tape)that got us &pthinking,(asking people for opinions)we took a penny poll. (asking people for opinions) during the lunch rush outside 3.42.37 "i really don't mind. nobody notices like 33cents ddfference anyway."3.43307 "people likeeto look through their pockets for exact changee and it's so much of a pain guy."3.43.28 "i think thee should round to the benefit of the customer."3.41.53 "i'm for the rounding not for chipotle's sake, but for the won't have a penny tt pick it up and aal the day have good luck..you won't have any more pennies."3.47.57 "i'd like to have more rounding. carrying penni

paul gessler, repoter: "now, dc is not allowed to tax income at its source. a thhee percent income tax on commuters, however, is expected to raise about 1.2 billion dollars, if passed. that's substantial, considering d.c.'s annual operating budget is about 9.5 billion dollars. reporting outside union station in washington, d.c., paul gessler, fox45 news at 5:30." in annapolis...lawmak erssresumed their debate on expanded gambling a few hours ago...but it could be a long evening because they've made changes to the bill enacted y the senate.among other things it would add table games...and another casino. in: i think its a much farer outcue: facilities to succeed succeed the ultimate goal is to give the gambling bill a final vott by the end of the night. it's... a... controversy... over... free tickets... to... big concertt .../ for... top... city officials.../. a... perk... that's... coming under... fire..../ tonighh,... a... special board... wants to know more moretoday the city's ethics board gathered for meeting at city hall. and they decided to launch an i

paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. investiggtors are not releasing the victim's name tonight.but we've learned... smoke detectors were operational in the home. 3investigators say they have determined the cause of the fire that damaged a denny's restaurant in harford county friday morning. police say the fire was the work of an arsoo and is looking for this man in the is a person of interest. they say the fire was deliberately set. the blaze happened near route 24 and i-95. officials say damages total over 500-thousand dollars. any with information should call harford county police. prince george's county police arrest 18- year- old melvyn watson junior and dikembe david-brandon for possession of aahandgun and reckless enganderment after police say the men firrd several gunshots into a crowd of people.it happened early this morning just after midnight.while police were attempting to break apart a group of 200 people at the mcdonald's on baltimore avenue near berwyn park road... shots were fired from a parked s-u-v.polic

paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. 3 good day... for... swimmer ...michael phelps... became ...the all-time... winningest... olympian. olympian. phelps.../ seen here... with other... u-s... athletes... won... a gold medal... anchoring the men's... 4-by-200-meter... freestyle relay...//. he... now has ...19 medals,.../ including... 15 gold,.../ two silver... and two bronze,.../ in... four olympic games. ((:07 he and his girlfriend... in the middle of the 5th inning... she was off getting beverages :20)) :20)) bad day... for greg in chicago .../ he's visibly upset ... when the billbaord flashes his proposal... and... his girlfriend erica... is no where to be found..../ she's... off... buying a brewsky.../when.. erica returns... greg doesn't say anything .../ so the commentators... and the camera ...follow along... / to... see if greg... will... still... pop the question. ((:49 she missed the scoreboard proposal... apparently said yes.)) yes.)) guess... alls well... that ends well...../ greg ...got the answer he wanted. and a very good day for a hagerstown boy who got hi

paul gessler is live downtown with a look at how the grand prix preparation will affect roads.paul? 3 organizers are promising it won't affect you much at all. these walls are popping up all along the two- mile course.the bulk of the work putting up &pwalls and setting up grandstands will take place overnight leading up to the race. just today, grandstands were built today off turn ten-- that's outside camden yards off russell street.fans are undoubtedly tailgating there now before the o's home game tonight.those grandstands will continue to be built along pratt street leading up to the race. tim mayer, andretti sports marketing: 3.48.19 "we're making sure that we don't build those grandstands until the very last moment. so, all around and shut off the facility remain open until friday of race week." 3 that friday of race week is august 31st..harp street will be the first street closed during race weee.this is the street that goes underneath the convention center.live in downtown baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 news at five.-thirty how are the roads looking tonig? tonight? brandi pro

in eddewood, paul gessler, fox45 nees at ten. an.,.. army general.... is...der investigation.../ for... reportedly spending ... thousands of dollars... on... lavish... triis.../ first... on fox .../ we... found... this... general ...has ties... to baltimore. william ward.../ is... under federal investigation...//. ward... graduated... rom towson high school... in... the... '60s..../// he... was... also... a....poly-sci... major.../ and... graduated from... morgan &pstate university. (jamal fuller- music major morgan statee"i personally think its sad every time ssmething negative happens they bring the attention back to morgan state... this is a pooitive universiiy." warr... is demoted .../ he... could... lose... more then ... one--million dollars... in... retirement pay..../// no... word... if... criminal charges.... on our website... fox- baltimore dot com join... our waste watch. if... call.... our hotline.. 410-662-1456. or... go to fox- baltimore dot com. hundreds ... lined up... in... east baltimore tonight. tonighttits... part ...of an effort ... to...

paul gessler, reporter: "on one hand, this story is about theeprice you pay for your bean burrito.h larger hand, in this full of pennies), this is a chance for people to sound off onnthe american penny."4.05.07 pit seems like they're worth more as the copper than they are one cent, so it seems kinda silly to have them to begin with."4.03.36 "they're a nuisance as far as i'm conerned."4.00.44 wife: "we like pennies. they add up to lots anddlots of money." dad: "ttis could be the end of the penny as we know it."04.08.34 reporter: "1-2-3-4-5-6"the final vote came in 22- to 6 in favor of rounding.for what that's worth-- certainly no more than a peeny.in baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. we... reached out ...to... chipotle todayy...// but... have... yyt to hear back...///. 3 3 3 3 3 this is a live look at the republiian 3 this is a live look this is a live look at the republican national convention in tampa...mitt romney is delivering his keynote address riiht now...we'll listen in... on the other side of the break... phe national convention in tampp...republican nominee mitt

at frederiik avenue, reporting from southwest baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 news at five. how are the roads looking tonig? tonight?brandi proctor has our traffii edge reeort. report. mapbelair fibeewilkens395map a... pennsylvanii judge... refuses ...to block... the... state's... new... voter identification law... from taking effect...//.how... the polls... a frightening scene in nashville... how twooplanes ended up on top of each otherr and new tonight on the news at 5:30... bge foes before the p-s-c to answer questions about their response during the storm at the end of june. 3 --adblib weather tz-- a... rulinn... on a ...hotly debated ... voter... i--d.... paw... in the ...keystone state.../could... be... ákeyá... to the presidentiallelection... this novvmber....//eric ... shawn ...has the from new york. york. 3 the... justice epartment ... is... investigating... the way pennsylvania electioos officials... aae... doling out... voter i-d's... to... see... if... it... complies... with federal law. a... bizarre sightt.. out of nashville.two planes... co

.// paul... gessler is live t the high school to tells us about the actions... actioon... se wassmer paul? 11 pm sot trt :12 anna ala, perry hall hs 11 pm sot trt :12 11 pm sot trt :12 anna ala, perry hall hs junior: 13:58:15 "i'm thankful for him and it could've been lot worse than what the guy could've done. and, mr. worse than what the guy could've and it junior: 13:58:15 "i'm - thankful for him and it 3 could've been a lot worse than what the guy could've done. and, mr. wasmer's a really brave man. i'm glad to have 3im at my school.""- many parents ... were... alerted to the shooting.../ thru.../ an ...e-mail... from... baltimore county... sccools..../ it... took... an hour... for the alert... to... go oot.../ but... many parents... at the scene .... say.../ overall.../ they... were happy... with... the... initial communication... from... the... county. 22:53"i can't say right now until i know all the details, but i have a lot of confidence in the shcool, i have both my &pkids there and we love the sc" school" most parents ... told us... they were alerted... thru... tex

paul gessler, reporter: pooument street.p, i'll have the work being done to turn this road closed into a road open. that story, coming up on fox45 nees at ttn." 3 3 ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. book all of our destinations online breaking news... in... baltimore county. county. a... boater... is missing... in... frog ...mortar creek... near... martin state airport...//. the... coast guard... says... the... man... jumped....into the water... to... help... two swiimers ... who....were later search... for the man... has been... suspeeded... for... the night,.../// dive... teams... will... join he search... tomorrow .../// a ... head--n ...coll

in fallston, paul gessler, fox45 news at ten.ional weather service confirmed an f - 1 tornado touched down that june night in fallston.it brought with it 100-mile per hour winds. it's baltimore ravens fans very first chance to see their 20-12 team.the ravens held their first of three open practices of the preseason. preseason. and this one at m&t bank stadium.morgan adsit was there and joins us now, morgan. it was a smaller crowd compared to last year's practice....but this one seemed louder ann full of fan excitement. you can tell this city's been spoiled...after 4 straight playoff appearances... at least one post season win in each of them...and a play away from a trip to super bowl 46....ravens fans are starving. .they're hungry for football... and another season. some of these super fans got to the stadium before 2 o'clock... gates didn't open until 3-30... and practice started at 5..all for a chance to watch their team practice... these fans have high hopes for this season. 3 3 3 3 herr's what the fans got to see... some gam

paul gessler, fox45 news at ten.e in florida have just released dramatic surveillance video of a shooting at an upscale shopping center-- allost a year- and- a-half after the crime. at first, things appear normal at an outdoor restaurant in bal harbour. but then -- chaos. parents grabbing children... couples ducking for cover... and men shielding women on the flooo.police ssy it started as a confrontation between two men in the parking lot.the man wearing a dark shirt, then pulls out a gun and opens fire... hitting one man in the knee. "bullet didn't stop there. it ricocheted, and hit an elderly person in theefoot. and we're lucky he only fired one round. i mean really, it could've been a lot worse." 3 in the 17 months after the crime, the suspect died in a car crash. his gun was recovered from an unrelated crime. 3 3 3 3 3 3 keeping your baby healthy may make them fat later in life. the common infant medicine that's tied to adult obesity. and back to school on a budget... how your smartphone can save you money on co

/paul gessler ... tells us .../ about... this friendship ... that began-- oddly enough-- / in,...usity, bo won't venture far from daniel waskiewicz. waskiewicz. "i got the call for him on may 20th and since then... we've just been inseparable." áofficer daniel waskiewicz was just a cadet on that may day, when he got a call of a 'vicious dog' in south baltimore.when he got there, he says kids were tormenting this pit bull. bull. "probably the second i put him in the patrol car, and he just was licking me and just fell asleep in my lap, i knew he was gonna be my dog." (kisses)(panting it was love at first lick. lick. "he didn't need to be like euthenized or anything like that. he just needed somebody to basically love him."the one and a half year old pit bull went to barcs animal shelter... officer dan adopted him a few days later. later. "that's a good boy..."police have labels....aad, so do pit bulls.the breed was recently designated by the courts as 'inherently dangerous.' dangerous.' "the animals are not 'inherently dangerous' just by their breed. it's a series of things that ha

a lot, when that's the monthly increase for a gallon of gas.i'm paul gessler--we'll try to make sense up in 2 minutes. ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. book all of our destinations online gas prices continue to creep up across the country.maryland is no exception. exception.paul gessler is live in north baltimore with the bottom line.paul-- it costs about 55 bucks tonight to fill up your 15- gallon tank with regular unleaded.the same fill-up, last month-- cost you 50 bucks. that's five dollars you can't spend on bread, milk or your favorite pint of beer. those current averages across baltimore are 3.58...up a dime a gallon from last week.and up more than 20 cents a gallon from last month.it's still cheap

paul gessler explains how rare this chance is. is.: "it's leveling off to get the tail down."few landings will mean more to warren dorfler... warren: "there we go."than the landing today at martin state airport.all eyes on the memphis belle, a b-17 war plane.justin ates, pilot: "that's certainly an airplane you don't see everyday."there areeonly 13 b-17s left.keith youngblood, liberty foundation: "that fly, yeah. that actively fly, yeah..." (less than half of those carry passengers)most are in museums now.warren hasn't been on one in nearly 70 years.warren dorfler, wwii veteran: "since may the 8th, 1945."george resch: "of course, they lost a lot of airplanes, though. that's a shame."these planes are being grounded....warren dorfler, wwii veteran: "yeah...yeah.......(:02) ...about as fast as world war two veterans are dying.warren: "most of them are gone."but, the enginesson the meephis belle are still kicking-- as is warren-- who needs a cane no. nowadays. (getting on aircraft) "oh!" today, the former aircraft mechanic in world war tw

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paul gessler... spent the day... learning more... about feeks.petty officer first class patrick feeks was assigned to seal team three.he was killed northeast of kandahar thursday in a crash that killed 11 coalition forces. feeks was deployed to afghanistan last december.he had been on a pair of deployments to iraq already. the 28- year- old was a graduate of south river high school in mayo.at his family's house in edgewater, a black ribbon draped an american flag. his family did not want to speak on camera today, but former educators describe the 2002 graduate as a quiet, smart kid. in his high school yearbook, feeks picked two quotes that would foreshadow his life of service as a navy seel.to see those quotes, check out my twitter or facebook pages. feeks is survived by his two parents, sister and his wife, emily.paul gessler, fox45 news at 5:30. animal rights groups arr reacting to a revised rulingon pit bulls...from maryland's highest court. court.the court of appeals has reaffirmed its earlier decision...that pit bulls are inherently dangerou

/paul gessler ... tells us ...about this friendship ... that began-- oddly enough-- / in,... officer's... squad car.paul-- officer daniel waskiewicz's (waz- kev- itz) best friend "bo" kissed him in the officer's squad car-- then curled up and went to sleep.as you might imagine, bo, is a dog.but, not just any dog. bo is a pit bull, a breed recently labeled by the courts as a 'dangerous animal.' officer waskiewicz (waz- kev- itz) was on patrol in south baltimore when he got a call of a vicious dog.he got there to find bo being chased by kids throwing bottles. waskiewicz called bo over-- took him to the barcs shelter-- checked in on him-- and, yes, eventually adopted him.officer wwskiewicz was honored today by the humane society for compassionate service.he told us he couldn't resist adopting him. officer daniel waskiewicz, baltimore city pd: 13.09 "probably the second i put him in the patrol car, and he just was licking me and just fell asleep in my lap, i knew he was gonna be my dog." (kisses) jen ssanson, baltimore humane society: 2.54 "it's good to see a story like this that

having fun at the fair, i'm paul gessler reporting. fox45 is the proud media sponsor of the 131st maryland state fair. you can see our "fun at the fair" special friday night at 6 p-mm.. on our sister station the c-w bbltimore. and be sure to watch fox45 morning news starting at 5 a-m.... we're giving away tickets to all of the state new tonight on fox 45 news at 5:30...one neighborhood isn't wwiting for maryland's government to pinalize a ruling on pit bulls.. bulls...the decision... they're making... about the breed... saying... 3 the... g-o-p... makes a... stance on abortion... for the upcoming election.../.why... and... it's... number one candidate... for... the president.../ don't see eye to eye. and she says she was physically attacked for her sexual orientation... but pollce ay she lied.the evidence... that police say... tells the truth. 3 p-adblib weather tz-- homicide of young people in america has an impact on all of us. how can we save these young people's lives? as a police chief, i have an opportunity to affect what happens

in aberdeen, paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. japan won 17-7 today.the maryland kids are off to play in a tournament in memphis next.then, the season ends-- and it's back to school. from an event that bears the name of baseball's ironman... to an event for iron women. women.it's the 7th annual athleta "iron girl" triathlon in columbia.female competitors swam 6-ppint-2 miles... biked 17-and-a- half miles... and ran 3-point-3 miles... all competing for a prize purse of 4-thousand- 999 dollarss mooe than 24- hundred women .. ages 12 to 72... from 26 states competed. 10:32:03-10:32:23 "simply the idea that you to take a journey, take a get healthier, to get fitter and to think about their inner strength and what they have, at some point and anything that they may contemplate isspo" possible."the event is produced by tri- columbia... a non- profit group that coordinates events for all ability levels. and the weather was working in their favor today.at least it wasn't too hot.... meteorologist emiiy gracey has a first look at our forec

points they and their consulting firm are marketing to potential buyers.live at sparrows point, paul gessler, fox45 news late edition. 3 breaking news in southwest baltimore... police are on the scene of a fatal shooting along walbrook avenue near north ellamont street.a man was found shot in the hhad inside an apartmmnt about 9 o'clock tonight.homicide detectives are interviewing neighbors to figure out what happened.no word on a suspect or motive at this time. within the last 90 minutes... we learned the identity of the prince george's county police officer killed in a crash... while chasing a suspect... suspect...23-year old adrian morris was killed about 1 this afternoon...along interstate 95 near beltsvilleheres a look from above...you can see the &pcruiser in a ditch on the sid of the road...debris thrown from the car all over the place.here's what happened.... police say two officers were trying to pull-over a car -- believed to be involved in a theft... officer morris was killed when the police car he was driving lost control and ran off the road. the other officer-- who was a passen

./.paul gessler... reports ... why ...your wallet... could soon be getting... . thinner.ve south to wassington, d.c. proves prosperoussfor nearly a quarter of a million marylanders.yet again, idea of taxing commuters who work in the ddstrict. milly porter, commuter: "can i afford it? no. (laughter) yes and no."congressman darrell issa wants a hearing on the matter.d-c has been banned frrm implementing a commuter tax for nearly 40 years, and has a limited tax base.some longtime washingtonians want to see thh tax. mark koiwai, washingtonian sincc 1983 (noo enough federal money not coming in) "to suppoot the seevices in the district of columbia or in the city of washington would be great!"but, commuters congressman... issa ... oversses ...a.. committee on d- c issues...///.he... wants to schedule a hearing ... on... a... commuter tax .../ after... the general election. 3 3 3 3 once again a tornado warning has been issued for baltimore county.. 3 3 3 we have breaking 3 ton... of money too. 3 we have breaking news with wicked weather tearing through baltimore tonight. tonight.

.// paul... gessler... tells us... about.../ the actions... of... mr... wassmer...// paul?jesse wasmer is a guidance counselor turned hero tonight. students say he pinned the gunman against the cafeteria wall. 3 according to the perey hall website, wasmer grew up around here--even attenned perry hall igh school before going off to the university of delaware. students set up a facebookkpage ttanking him this afternoon. i talked to the creator oo that page hours ago. 10 pm sot :20 anna ala, perry hall hs junior: 13:54:25 "he is a very brave person. him thinking that he could save a student frrm being shot--anothee student from being shoo, i think e would risked his life to help people at our school. i think it was a good thing that he did that, or else more people could've got hurt. i don't think other teachers would've stepped in if mr. wasmer didn't start first." if... you're... a parent.../ it's... difficult... to fathom.../ how... áyouá... would act.../ if... a... shooting occured... at... áyouuá child's school... school... photojournalist dave larson caught up wiih a fat

paul gessler... fox45 news at ten. ride-manna... starts... tomorrow night ...at... 5 o'clock.16 dollars to ride all the rides you want. fox45... is... the... proud media sponsor... of... he 131st... maryland state fair. fair. you can see our "fun at the fair" special friday night at 6 p-m... on ouursister station the c-w balt. baltimore. and... be sure... to watch... fox-45... morning news ... starting at... 5 a-m.../ . we're... giving away tickets... to... all of the state fair... concerts. 3 concerts. the state fair... 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 next on fox45 3 3 3 3 next on fox45 news at ten... the link between age and birth defects......the number of genetic problems a man passes on...for each year he ages... booking your hotel online and feeling good about the savings? well... hate to burst your bubble... but you won't want to miss this report... coming up next breaking news now... out of west baltimore paltimorepolice are investigating a shooting... on north carey street.it happened about an hour ago... investigators say a man was shot and killedpolice are still looking for the sus

onn big question answered--but, now many more up the pipeline.in baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 newst ten. the goodmans have been staying at a hotel to sleep and shower. city workers delivered water to them... when they came to work on the meter tonight. 3 10:08:18 "it was opened in 1892 by the fields family." 3 the icon in pikesville... that's closing its doors...later on fox45 news at ten a child quietly abducted ...and molested...the new advice parents need to give their children...to prevent thisafter the break oreo and dunkin' are the perfect match for the perfect moment. enjoy the new oreo coolatta and donut today. america runs on dunkin'. [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. book all of our destination

in downtown baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. with the exceptton of sharp street under the convention center,officials have assured us they don't expect to close any roads until the friday of race weekend. 3 --shock nats--- nats--- the painful device these guys added to ávideo 3 gamesá......and when it gets triggered......later on fox45 news at ten ...and the cityy workers... making more than 50- ttousand dollars... in overtime......some... even making more ttan the mayor... afttr the break 3 ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. book all of our destinations online whee wheeeeeeeeeeeee! wheeeeeeeeeeee! whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee-he- he-heeeeee! whee whee w

on coora plans and government assistance programs at tonight's meeting.live at sparrows point, paul gessler, fox45 news at ten. light street is open again.but it's been a rough 5 weeks to get to this point. point.we've been keeping you up to date, ever since the pipes broke under the downtown street last month.it happened between east lombard, and east baltimore street.... causing the road to flood.. the pipes were repaired days ago.then they had to fix the street.it businesses closed temporarily, and were getting creative to get by. "cold a.c. happy hour 4 to 7 and we got broken water main specials aal day"(kirby) [19]"once the businesses are open we will be back on track (chainsaw nats) nats)at first they saii it would only take three weeks to fix.but they revised that, after getting a look at the infrastructure under light street.the pipes were from the hundreds. the baltimore grand prix is less than two weeks away and it's crunch ttme for organizers.they're trying to set up the course -- and as we first reported on fox45 news at 5:30 trying to draw fans by offering deeply discounted tic

the man behind the badge has a softspot for a four- legged friend.in baltimore, paul gessler, fox45 newsrom the police academy last week. coming up... their relationship may be over. but is there more trouble ahead... for kristen stewart and robert pattinson? pattinson?we'll tell you whh some people... are saying yes. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 4)) 3 gj 3 -tom rodgers practicing some steel drumming 3 3 mapbelair wilkensmaps if you're in the fells point ... be aware... because there has been a rash of robberies in the area. area. the latest victim tells fox 45 she was held at gunpoint just feet from her front door. ddor.ellen shapiro says she asked a friend to walk her home that night and not even áthatá kept the criminals away. 15:32:06 said something along the lines like yeah this is baltimore this is what's about to happen give me you wallet and pulled out a gun and put it to my head :37 :37 in the past month... there have been more than a dozen robberies in fells point. a judge could decide today... whether to put an end to the drew peterson