i trained at the pediatric unit and i am a member of the st. luke's medical staff. my background is me a unique background on pediatric systems. i work for the children's hospital and san francisco general. the timing is everything. this can mean the limit between life and death. the facility is readily accessible and it can save lives. all of the experts staff needed to handle any emergency are on hand. some people have talked about an alternative to the existing plan that would concentrate all children's services and put the city at great risk in the event of a disaster or biological attack. all of these would make a risky situation. we should have better access for all patients including children. thank you. >> good afternoon. my expertise is in urban design and architecture. this is a smart plan. this will offer services where transit is located. we will concentrate on the highest density in this

. >> parents can breathe easier next week, a brand new pediatric emergency unit is the opening -- is opening. >> it gives the community of the clothes are placed to meet the needs of children. correct it will be operated by the children's national -- >> it will be operated by the children's national medical center. >> we have nurses and staff that have come from all over the country. >> and for the most severe cases, there is even a helicopter. >> in the event that we have a job that needs to be at the main campus, we do have the ability to transport this directly to children's. >> since the new department will be one of only two emergency pediatric units in the city, doctors will be treating 15,000 patients a year. >> and for those on the front lines, is about time. >> a celebration ceremony will take place thursday evening in the center itself will open on tuesday at 7:00 a.m. >> that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. coming up, execution in virginia. tonight, the commonwealth will put its first woman to death since 1912. plus, a un showdown. the president of iran claims that the u.s. mig

weehave a new outpattent facility but we are initiating the construction of a new pediatric inpatient unitnn to ggar up for this weekend anddcome together ffr a good one and steve has already said good weather. -p>> fabullus. and they will be catering afterwards so people can stop by >> sounds great.ú i will be out there with you ggyss and look forward to seeing all of you as well. thank you for coming in. p>> forrmore information check out our website at foxbaltimore.com/morning. >>> was your yol joke the best? we are going to announce the winnee of the funniest joke contess. >>> the merica's next top model %3 >>> is she ameeica's next top model. %-show is from baltimore. the cw jane is back in her hometown and ú%e is here with us to talk about the show. >> hi. >> i know that the episodes are still airing so we can't -- i would like to ask you, who won, did you win? i know you can'tttalk about that, but juss talk about the experience, what made yu want to do it??3 modeling. it. i took a couple of pictures at mm dorm rrom ann sent them into the websitt and i got a call saying come to new y

the united medical building is the first specialized pediatric unit. it is expected to provide world class care to 20,000 children every year. >>> speaking of care for children, it is a great opportunity, a great facility and today we are hoping that you help us out with a great cause. we're teaming up with mix 107.3 to raise money for children's national medical center. >> the station is holding a radiothon today. and tony perkins is out there helping out. tony, good morning. >> reporter: here is the great thing. if it goes on until 7:00 this evening, fox 5 media partners with mix 107.3 for the third annual mix for kids radiothon. i'm joined by dr. gerard martin from the center for heart, lung and kidney disease here at children's national medical center. good morning. good to meet you. >> great for you to be here. >> we're thrilled to be here. and you're a cardiologist? >> i am. >> and often when we think about some of the kids that deal with illnesses and the like, we don't often think about heart issues. think many of us think that's a disease for

pediatric emergency room. crews are putting finishing touches on a new front entrance at the united medical center building.o be called greater southeast community hospital. children's hospital which operates the only children's e.r. in the city got an $11 million federal grant to open a second facility right on the d.c. prince george's county line. managers are ready for the families at all income levels. >> fever, sore throat, broken bone, whatever, we're here to provide service and if they need us to help them find a home, a medical home, we're here to do that. that's why we're here. >> the city's second pediatric e.r. opens its doors tuesday at 7 a.m. >>> there are new concerns about a worldwide threat, a super bug resistant to antibiotics spreading around the world and the national centers for disease control and prevention says it's creeping closer to us. fox's brit moreno has the story. >> reporter: an organism too advanced for our medical experts. >> super bug. they call it super ball because it has resistance to almost all different it ant -- bug because it has resistance to almost all the differen