let's go back to that porch again, this time my mother in that soft tone of hers. she would tell hair raising ghost stories. she would start at the hour of the dark:30. that is 30 minutes before it gets all the way dark and the monsters come out. and i can hear her say, you used to be a woman who appeared under that street light over there and our heads would all go as one with the street light. it was though we were looking for the lady who walked in front of our house and didn't have a head. when she got to this street light she vanished. then in the same breath she would say, now would you go into the house and get me a drink of water? i would have to go into that creeky old house all by myself. it wasn't so bad in the living room because the lights from the front porch, but she had a table that had claw feet and i knew it was going to snatch me by the ankles and never be heard from again. i scaled along the wall carefully. when i got to the kitchen, it was pitch dark, couldn't see your hand before you. why didn't you just switch on the light? we didn't have a w

the baby was found take a look on the porch of the white house. however the homeowners didn't discover the baby. look at video shot overnight on the scene. the folks who discovered this infant on that porch with two doors down neighbors who called police after finding the babies. police won't confirm the condition of the baby. we don't know how long the baby was here. we are told by sources here on the scene the baby could be in critical condition at the hospital. however that is not confirmed by police nor authorities at the hospital at this very early hour. there was a very frigid night. dc has a safe haven law that allows a parent to drop off an infant at a hospital, fire station or police station. that didn't happen here. i can tell you the nearest police station is literally a couple of blocks down on channing street. back to you. >>> delia will update us throughout the morning. >>> alexandria police is investigating a crash that killed an eight-year-old boy. near the 395 overpass. the child's mother is being be treated but is expected to sur

we know it happened there on the porch of that home there.e were called after a neighbor discovered this baby who was evidently naked and only wrapped in a blanket. she was rushed to the hospital and reportedly died a few hours later. police say the baby was found around 11:30 last night on a porch in the 3000 block of channing street in northeast. the neighbors who found the baby called 911. we have reports that the infant girl was in cardiac arrest when she was found. mind you, we are dealing with below freezing temperatures. it started last night and is continuing this morning. the child was taken to children's hospital where, according to police, she died at 2:35 this morning. at this point we have no information on the parents this child and no information on possible charge. we do know that police are continuing their investigation. i'm tracee wilkins, live in northeast. back to you all in the studio. >> thank you very much. >>> a centreville, virginia, man is in custody this morning charged with fairfax county's first homicide of the y

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. >> it started on the porch. when he came out of the house, the fire was on the front door and the porch area. nothing was inside the house. it is suspicious. >> reporter: ktvu was the first to bring you this video pr a firefighters' helmet camera. the 24-year-old who just started renting this house from his parents was sleeping alongside his girlfriend, when he heard some glass shattering. >> when he -- when he went to the hallway, he saw a lot of smoke. that's when he realize the house was burning. >> reporter: jesus' mother said she's thankful they got out in time. >> they got out in time. things can be recovered. >> reporter: crews say the damage would have been more -- less severe if it weren't for the budgets. >> we had to close the station near here in july. and that station would have been here earlier than the station from downtown pinole. >> reporter: damage estimates are at $100,000. police are now handling the investigation and say the previous tenants here may have been the intended target of the ars

she was left on that porch of that house, discovered by a neighbor. they say she was wrapped in only a blanket, left naked on the porch. she was rushed to the hospital where she died a few hours later. police say the baby was found around 11:30 last night on the porch here in the 3 00 block of channing street in northeast. the neighbors who found the baby called 911. the infant girl was in cardiac arrest when she was found. mind you, it's 25 degrees this morning. the child was taken to children's hospital where she died at 2:35 a.m. according to police. at this point we have no information on any possible arrests. we don't know anything about the parents, and we don't know why this infant was left on the front porch in these freezing temperatures. in northeast, i'm tracee wilkins. back to you in the studio. >> thank you very much. >>> 5:03. new developments overnight on a luxury cruise ship that ran aground near italy. we've learned search crews found a passenger's body. it comes after authorities investigate the captain's actions and try to figure ou

this man is on a bike who enters the porch and steals a christmas package.esidents of this neighborhood believe the men caught on tape live just a few hundred yards away. in this homeless en campment that borders coyote creek. so i decided to visit the encampment to see if i could find a stolen pair of shoes or maybe some of the christmas gifts. at one of the first encampment i found a shopping cart and a new still in the box toothbrush. it was so new that the original toothbrush was still in the container. i also found children's. but no shoes. i even found this thousand pound cast iron bench, the kind you might find in a city park. while i walked around it was pretty scary, because in the big brush i knew i was being watched. this encampment was so -- that it had stairs. but no -- stares, but no shoes. this encampment is now growing. but for the residents of this encampment it means keeping vigilant to avoid any more shoe thefts. kron 4 news. >>> if you have shoes or a story idea for stanley, e-mail us at people behaving badly. >>> it may be mission imposs

my grandparents loved to in the evening sit on the front porch. there was a radio that set in the window, my grandfather would listen to the ball game. i remember when marion anderson would sing, my grandmother made us be quiet and respectful before greatness. every once in a while a neighbor would come by and would excuse herself and come out with a pitcher of lemonade or ice tea. she had those tea cakes that i loved. most of the time children would say go on and play. you wouldn't listen to grown up's conversation. at that point we were all welcome. the stories were layered. seniors got something that the young parents and fathers learned, then teenagers and little ones. we all got something out of the story. they were layered. i try to do that in my writing. i try to layer so that the reader who is sharing the story with the young person will get something out of it or see something they can learn from as well. my mother loved to do poetry. i would sit in the hallow of her arm and begin resiting dunbar poetry. [inaudible] you as dirty as me. lo

"yes, there is somebody sitting on my porch and it looks like they have a gun barrel sticking out of them." police surrounded the home within minutts and were attempting to negotiate with the armed man.when he didn't respond ... they wenn in through the back.that's when they realized the suspect was actually a mannequin.a relative placed it there as a prank... but police are not laughing. "we believed it was a real gun. we believed it was a reaa person from a distance." "practical jokes are fine, but this was a practical joke that was way over the edge, that went too far. far.police say this brings back memories from a year ago when a deputy was shot to death in a standoff.the prankster is now charged with induuing panic. a 70-year old woman in &ptennessee is accused of tryin to hire someone to kill her hu. husband.officiall say imajean lowry ade the arrangements , right on her front porch.they say she was actually meeting with an undercover agent... and lowry told hii she would give him 5-thousand dollars if he killed her husband.the reason?she was desperate for money... and was the

clean up and i went to grab them and one of them slipped out of my grip and it smashed on our back porch. >> and made a lot of noise. >> yeah, it did. yep. >> but detective karbon wasn't buying tom's explanation the boys were playing over by this barn? >> yes. >> and how far is that to the house? >> it's approximately 75 yards. >> mr. foley claimed he was dropping a window. would that sound have penetrated that far? >> in my opinion, that couldn't have happened. >> police also say they carefully searched that area around the back porch. >> there was no glass that we could see when we looked at the scene on that particular night as well as the next day. >> for dar's sisters, the writing was by now on the wall. they were certain of their brother-in-law's guilt. >> we went over every case we could come up with to not make it tom. >> i think tom resented dar and that he couldn't be a man. i think it kind of ate at him and he couldn't take it anymore. >> people get divorced for that reason. >> he didn't divorce her because he's a selfish coward. he wanted heath. he wanted the house. he wanted

see the pileups shot from one front porch. >> couple more feet and this would have been in this guy's living room. >> a bald eagle zeros in on a fish and he's not done until he gets it. >> that's crazy. >> they're as shacked as we are. >> >> what's at the bottom of this coffee cup driving this porcupine wild. >>> video i'm about to show you is only 58 seconds long and i have to warn you, it is very graphic, but it is so beautiful because it is full of life. >> oh! hey, hey! >> this is the birth of little willow mealey. she was born on -- >> the freeway. >> oh, my gosh. >> i don't believe i just saw that. >> i'm going to say what's obvious, she didn't make it. >> so mom went into labor around midnight, but they didn't start heading over to the birthing center until about 3:00 p.m. they hit the road from waxhaccia texas to clayburn, about 39 miles away. ten nutes or so into the ride r water breaksraby is coming an the baby came. >> who's filming this? >> the dad, zachary russell, is taping this whole thing even though they say that they sound calm and they seem to be calm, he said they

the neighboring parcel, to the left on the screen, currently is used as a covered area service porch, two stories high. it has no windows looking out to it. it has one door that is solid. the neighbor has written a level of support for this project, saying they would prefer to have a solid ball all the way to the property line, to continue privacy to their service porch area. in addition, the applicant lives in a small house with elderly parents and visitors from vietnam, which is the heritage of sean's partner, who come and stay for a length of time. they want the flexibility to turn that corner back into a bedroom. if we have to do the proposed notches, it would prohibit the ability to turn that corner of the house back into a bedroom. i believe you have received all of these letters in advance, but i could to kill lee want to point out the neighbor -- but i want to particularly point out the neighbor. he does not consider it to have any negative effect on his property. i am done. >> the staff get a rebuttal on this? president fong: is their public comment on this item? -- there pub

porch. >> our undercover agent met with her on her front porch. she told him that she would give him $5,000 if he killed her husband and the reason she wanted him killed was because she was desperate for money and she was the beneficiary of his life insurance policy. >> and the payout is $65,000. >> oh, my gosh. >> that's it? >> the lowry's neighbor dorothy helped get mr. lowry out of the house so that the tbi investigators could take over. >> so the lowrys still married or are they in couple's counseling after this? >> according to reports, imajean is in jail under $200,000 bond. but the sad part about this is imajean lowry is disabled and mr. lowry had been the person who helped her in and out of the home, built a ramp in the back of her house so she could get in and out of the house easily. >> i thought they were just the ideal couple. i would look at them and think, i hope when i get that way my husband is that nice to me. >> she's going to have new people taking care of her now. >>> thi

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what are we too foall the problems with these people, the urination on your porch, leg e trash, and, you know, i had a couple yearsac there was a kid headed to the jack in the box, i see him walking on the top of my car on the hood of my car. i went, what are you doing? i said is mycar. he kick as dent in my car. the other guy tries to climb in my window. i cle it and call 911. he then takes a barricade with the flashlight and rows i through my window and luckily the police came within a couple minutes. the call did get through. i was on medicationfora couple years, you know, for trauma for this. the kids are drunk and iolent an, you know, you can't say anything to them. you can't confront them if you don't like what they're doing, they're eating on your porch and you fear what they're going to do. the police, you can call them but they might be there two or atrewe to do?ater. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi, i'm suzanne fry, i'm a neighbor in the residence, in the richmond district. i appreciate you being here and listening to this again. i think you heard most of it before. i do

you can't confront them if you don't like what they're doing, they're eating on your porch and you fear what they're going to do. the police, you can call them but they might be there two or three hours later. what are we to do? >> thank you. next speaker. >> hi, i'm suzanne fry, i'm a neighbor in the residence, in the richmond district. i appreciate you being here and listening to this again. i think you heard most of it before. i do just want to say that we have been working for over a year on this situation that mr. kahn has been very helpful and we are proposing a compromise. it said in the papers and all these places we want to deny a permit. we've never wanted to deny a permit to mr. kahn. we simply ask he close from 2:00 to 4:00 because we feel like it would really assist in the security of the neighborhood and in calming down a lot of the problems. i just want to be clear that is what we would hope for. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. . . . >> michael>> i wasn't a year ref the inner richmond. -- i was an eight year resident of the inner richmond. i am fa

so that the public will be able to come in and go out on a porch, and look at the views of washington. maybe have a cup of coffee, talk about what they have seen in the museum or seen in other smithsonian museums. we want the public to recognize that this building has to do several things. while it's a museum first and foremost we want it to enrich the visitor's experience on the mall, we want them to be able to get views they haven't gotten at other places, we want them to understand that they are in washington, d.c. when they visit this mall so we'll tell a little bit of that history as well. the real question one would ask is why is there a need for a new museum, especially a museum that looks at african-american history and culture. i would argue first of all the way we're framing this museum is to recognize that on the one hand it's this wonderful opportunity to understand the african-american experience, to help people understand the stories that they thought they know in new ways, but to really understand the deep richness and importance of african-american culture. what makes

a baby found on the porch of a home are on a night where the temperatures dipped into the teens. >> we have been trying to work this story. i justify got off the phone. dc police confirm to me the baby did not make it. the bibby girl pronounced dead at children he hospital. after the girl was found on the steps of this home the white home with the block shutters. the homeowner did in the discover the baby. we don't even know if the baby was bun would at all. it was a very frigid night for that young child to be out here. unfortunately the child succumbed to her injuries. dc has a safe haven law where parents can drop off a child in a safe location, a hospital, fire or police station, and all those are very nearby, within a mile or two from this area. >>> a sad end to this story. is that an eight-year-old is dead and ms. . mother is hospitalized after they were struck by a car. it happened yesterday afternoon near 395 in the landmark mall. investigators are trying to figure out why the 22-year-old driver suddenly went off the road and struck the boy and his mother. the child died at the

crime.vandals sprayed gay and racial slurs on the side of their home.shattered glass still coots the front porch on church street... and a burned bible lies in the yard.then on friday... half a mile away... people woke up to over 30 vehicles... all with their tires slashed.rick lilly... a father of six... moved back after some time away from the neighborhood... but now he says... he's ready to move again. "it's disturbing, it's alarming, i don't want children out of the house" "if my kids have ever thought about doing any of these things, i'd turn them in myself""it makes me sad because people are losing their houses because people are mean and stuff" stuff"police have not said whether they believe any of the crimes are connected. police are searching for a driver who struck a maryland state trooper ...then ook off. off.eye -83 is quiet now ... but just after 1 o' clock in the morning on sunday...a trroper was hit while on a traffic stop ...near ruxton road in baltimore county.the driver oo a tan or gold buick drove away.the tropper is recovering in the hospital. anyone with information should c

rebecca called 911 saying a man was sitting on her front porch with a shotgun on his lap. it was a mannequin with a phony fire arm. it was the latest in an escalation of practical jokes. police filed criminal charges against the cousin. >> if you do your shopping with a debit card, you might want to start carrying some cash. many merchants are enacting minimum purchases to pay with those debit cards. fannie mae says michael williams plans to resign as ceo. he was appointed ceo after the government seized the corporation at the height of the financial crisis. the most recent financial report showed a loss of $5 billion. taco bell is looking to go upscale. we have more in the bloomberg business report. >> prices of your morning orange juice may get a boost. orange juice futures soared on the cold weather played in florida. the fda is investigating if fungicide. brazil is a bigger player as it supplies 25% of all of the juice supply to the u.s. the bloomberg maryland index soaring on a strong session for t. rowe price. smart phones are the wave of the future when it comes to

san francisco has amendment to the code that says if you have a stairs and a deck on your back porch and you want to replace them you can replace them in their original configuration if they were properlyibility in the first place. how can you prove they were? in many cases that's hard to prove. but here it is this shows exactly where the shaping configuration of the stairs is. so we have a set of the most current inborn or sand born map's behind the planning department counter that will be happy to make or let you look at them and make copies of them there's a free copy machine. i've seen the old ones. not in the last year or two, do you know where they are? >> the series four books are on the sixth floor of the san francisco public library and early series are micro film also from the library. if you belong to a library in another jurisdiction like san jose or oakland they might have subscriptions for their area and that might extend -- they have maybe all california map's. >> do you know where the ariel services are and where. >> the planning department has three that are as of ye

it is going to be porches, tomorrow with mostly sunny temperatures and mid 60s even in areas getting going to be -- gorgeous this will continue for the next couple of days. look for mostly clear skies with the temperatures, mild. >>vicki: 4 everybody out watching the fireworks display. this is the place to be we have the new year's live is the biggest party in town hosted by gary radnich and how catherine heenan. and it starts right now! happy new year. >> announcer: will come, it is our turn will come. we bring you the final countdown well,. it is our turn. welcome. the fireworks extravaganza will not forget this is new year's eve, live presented by

this was a frantic scene with the flames shooting up from the porch of the house. woman sleeping inside this home actually jump out of a window. they were not hurt. it took firefighters only about 20 miss about the flames but not before this and fired in a lot of damage. investigators believe the fire is suspicious. >>pam: gov. jerry brown is set to deliver his state of the state address. tonight kron4 dan kerman joins us as we continue our ongoing effort to analyze way means going forward. tonight we are looking at the changes. >>reporter: with all the cuts, as well as possible indication cuts, some things have gotten lost in the conversation but there are significant. >>reporter: right as it ought this state is already seeing savings because of the governor's realignment plan which mean that those now committing lower level offensive and violating parole are being housed at county jails instead of state prisons. that of course it is significantly reducing the state prison population and saving the state money. as a result, more prisons are no longer needed and th

it woman in ohio terrified sot a man sitting on her porch with a shotgun in his lap.the home tried to negotiate with the man no response want to be back with weapons drawn. discovered the man was a dummy. placed there by the woman's cousin latest prank and a string of practical jokes and the family. batt but practical jokes are find but this was a practical joke over the edge that went too far not a practical joke >> the cousin who placed the dummy on the porch charged with inducing panic due in court in the morning. hug and a handshake mark a happy reunion in chicago thanks to firefighter who saved a life short-handed blackhawks stopping four game losing streak. living with the pain of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis... could mean living with joint damage. help stop the damage before it stops you with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra, humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or

screened porches are back for awhile it was all about decks in this area it is hot and humid in summere to have shade. >> great option. >> and bugs that sort of stuff so we are seeing screened porches make a real come back and they are coming back in a nicely finished way almost like an extension of the house, so often times it is off a kitchen, dining room, living room so you want it to be a nice space, we are seeing more elegant sophisticated finishes, maybe fans, you know, the roof is providing shade so really comfortable place to hang out. >> if you are thinking about selling your home, curb appeal is important. >> great point. >> that is another trend we are seeing, in 2012 with houses being so hard to sell and home values so critical, anything you can do to the front of the house is a really good investment and often times, for not a whole lot of money you can make a big impact you have the buyer coming in saying that is not the house. >> i am talking to the experts, we are talking about more than 200 businesses here, at your house and it kicks off friday goes until sunday ticket

-- even extents into residential areas, people living in apartments can't smoke inside, balcony or porch. officials say the dangers of secondhand smoke can't be controlled by ventilation or air cleaning. the mayor calls this an a+ ordinance saying this is a significant step protect -- step in protecting the public. those who are caught smoking in any of these places will pay. the fine will range from $100 to $500. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> 5:07. lots of other laws took effect new wage hike in san francisco that gives the city the highest minimum wage in the nation. several other laws affect california's youth. anyone under 18 can no longer use indoor tanning beds starting today. children as young as 12 can be vaccinated against human papilloma virus or hpv without parents knowing. the fight pitted public health officials against parents' rights advocates. >> you can no longer purchase alcoholic beverages at self-service check-out lanes in california backers of that law believe it will help stop teens from drinking. >>> crews trying to figure out what caused a water main to break in

bed in the front room and could see a blood trail where the body may have been dragged to the front porch before it was placed in a vehicle. >>> police need your help finding this man responsible for a series of burglaries in cockeysville. five buildings have been hit since december 6th. detectives have been able to link them to similar burglaries on paintersville and reisterstown road. if you have any information, call baltimore county police. >>> baltimore county police have charged this man with animal cruelty saying he tossed a yorkshire terrier off of a balcony. police say gary wallace, jr. threw louie 50 feet. he is being held on $250,000 bail. the dog was taken to the animal hospital. >>> the maryland legislative session is set to open up tomorrow. we expect many hot button issues like same-sex marriage and the bight but the naacp is hoping to get some traction in repealing the death penalty. >>> the naacp held a press conference today to push state legislators to abolish the death penalty in maryland. it was back in 2009 when maryland tightened the evidence a case must have to pur

. >> i will decorate my porch. i will incorporate my purple lights into my christmas lights that are still up. my children think i'm upset anyway. i will decorate my car. -- i am obsessed anyway. i will decorate my car. >> hopefully, we will have a great game at home. >> the ravens stuff is selling at a rapid pace. >> lines of people are getting in here. the parking lots are filling up. >> have you ever seen it this busy before? >> know, especially since we are playing next we. -- no, especially since the airplane next week. -- we are playing next week. >> you did not order enough? holy cow. >> what is the big thing people are looking forward to buying? >> plight. -- lights. >> purple lights? >> yes. >> no matter where you go, it looks like everyone has their special plan. >> i'm getting a license plate holder. >> i'm getting some things, showing off spirit and trying to send some good vibes. >> everything in the area is purple. it is kind of like a purple haze. jimi hendrix would be proud. jerry sandusky is -- ger

. >> dozens gathered on a porch in the freezing cold. a man saw the baby in call 911.ant died at the hospital. earlier police made an appeal to help them find the people who abandoned that child. >> reports of a suspicious man that has been lurking around the a military -- elementary school has them on alert. the officials met with parents and students. five times in the past month a man has been seen in a red truck and stared at children or actually got not of is the goal and waved at them. one woman says her children were brought to the meeting. she wanted to ease their nerves. >> i want them to feel safe. i want them to know what to do in case they are approached. >> i am happy they have this meeting so that we can all come and find out the information. >> police are trying to find out who the man is and what is up to. police have stepped up patrols. >> prosecutors have shut down one of the world's largest file sharing sites. meghanup load, a day arrested several of the sites officials. they raided to d.c. area companies. they examine their servers to the companies

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by the time the fire department got here, the whole front of the porch was engulfed. they tried and tried, but they did not succeed. >> firefighters are still on the scene here. they are combing the area, trying to determine the cause of the fire. we are told by fire fighters there was at least one working smoke alarm inside the home, but once again, and the 84-year-old lady did not get out alive. residents are telling me they knew the victim. she was known in the community and she worked in the baltimore city school system for a number of years. she retired some time ago. firefighting officials have not release the name of the victim yet. we will have more on this coming up to nine of 5:00. >> -- tonight at 5:00. >> thank you. we are told everyone escaped a second fire without injury but the house was a total loss. there is a house fire, a case of arson and a hate crime being investigated. it began inside a home in brooklyn park. when firefighters fought the flames under control, they found racial and sexual slurs painted on the outside of the house. no one was, at t

. >> reporter: from her front porch, she has seen it all. >> every time there was an accident, i wouldere was an accident on the corner of wabash avenue. after so many calls -- i can't tell you how many -- a lady told me. she said miss larkin, please stop calling. we will send someone to assess the traffic, assess the speed. >> the signal division of the city said yes. >> we get a lot of enthusiasm but this is an exception. >> reporter: and with the flip >> yeah! reporter:ÑiÑic wabash and hillsdale hasxd axd newçóÑi trai s91 makinglp this intersectiond  wouldçóçysñ have lovedñrxdxdo seen it becauseq he was the firt vice-president of the west arlington improvement association for 10 years and he tried to get a light and it just didn't happen. i'm the daughter, only child. made this happen. >> reporter: in northwest baltimore, reporting for abc2 news. >> how about a hand for cynthia larkin tonight. what a job. her dad would be very proud. the city encourages residents to use the 311 system for nonemergency problems and work to address volume of the problems in your neighborhood. certa

. >> when i looked out the window, on.ybody's porch light was >> his mother sent him to look out theaw his neighbors running away with a flashlight. >> i saw a light moving from this yard to his yard. >> he went outside to see if had messed with the power meter. >> the whole face of this was on the ground. >> johnson apparently stole as part of a plan to electricity. called police, who came to arrested him.and they then small pots, got a warrant, and found all of this. if you are growing pot, you may not want to draw attention to by stealing your neighbors power. >> we can see you in the backyard. >> he is disappointed someone kids allegedly do that to with their single mom. >> there is tarp over the windows. date -- that may have been the that neighbors could have seen. neighbors said they had no idea. joe johnson has only been stealingith electricity. charges for that big pot growing operation. >>> all authorities have arrested eight muslim men planning to with tampa,locations in florida. the 25-year-old was arrested in sting operation saturday. he bought what he thought or guns an

tries to hire a hitman o kill herrhusband.the front porch meetings she had with an undercover agent... and the reason she says.. she did it. 3 3 today is wednesday, january 11th. 3 3 3 3 3 3 the 2012 general assembly begins today in annapolis. lawmakers are facing a projected one billion dollar deficit.there's no question that something has to be done in the next 90 days of this taxes and fees are expected to dominate the session.with one in particular taking top priori. priority.the gas tax.one proposal... calls for a 15-cent hike over three years. governor o'malley supports some type of increase in the gas tax... he says those projects... will boost employment. (governor) "the biggest challenge is job creation and making sure we make the right decision so that we can continue to accelerate maryland's jobs recovery." (afzali) "i can't understand how you can be for the middle class and for poor and then try to them with aising such a uge expense for them which is their gas." gas."the governor says he won't shirk his responsiblity to balance the state's budget... to ppovide vital servi

the police have no business being on this porch in the first place. there is a 4th amendment.n. there is probable cause. not reasonable suspicion. by the dog sniffing on that porch outside that house, that constitutes an illegal search and seizure in violation of the 4th amendment of the constitution. absolutely. >> you're forgetting that they did not go into the house. the dog gave them the probable cause to do the search. so it was not a violation of the 4th amendment right when the dog was outside of the house and detected the odor. remember, they are doing surveillance of this home. >> our government is there for one reason and that is to have the dogs perform this illegal search. that porch area is an illegal search when it comes to these dogs sniffing inside. >> gregg: what about athermal imaging device that police might use outside a home that could detect heat on the inside that's being used by heat lamps to grow marijuana? is that a violation? how is that different than drug sniffing dogs? >> again, you can distinguish that because thermal imaging technology, they're

. >> the rear porch will stay as is. >> what about the windows? >> as is. >> the background on your drying -- drawing -- >> i was part of the negotiations. >> how'd we have a building that looks brand new from the back? >> i think he means it is going to be painted. we are replacing the stairs to meet the egress requirements. >> anything further? >> to you do this deliberately? >> i will start. it is a shame there are problems that exist with this building. the tenants seemed to be in a bad place. there is no contingency for some other project that may have to take place. there is a safety issue. i think the tenants are the ones that caused this nov to be filed. the steps have to be replaced. i think the building is going to get more scrutiny now. and possibly dbi will try to ensure of this project takes place, unless it is overturned, it began a timely. i intend to uphold the permit and to deny the appeal. >> my feelings are similar. this is very frustrating to be presented with an appeal on a set of stairs and then have the conversation be about

at beverly hall's condo, a light is on and flowers are placed on the porch. the unforgiving accident took her life. these are the groceries moore was carrying across the street when she was hit. the receipt is still lying next to the bag. >> someone as alive as she was and to go out the door and never come back, it wasn't expected. >> reporter: moore didn't expect to bury her best friend. stephane is handling her friend's estate. in the meantime, people are seeing that the cat is adopted out and someone continues to feed the birds and squirrels as she did. a fixture in this community, miss beverly is missed. >> she was. you can ask any of these neighbors. sunday night they were all out here. everybody was quiet, missile a, kathy, send i.d. everybody was in tears. >> reporter: what pains them is the driver did not have the conscious to stop. they are looking for a car like this with what they believe now as significant front and damage to the right side. >> and this vehicle did not stop behind the vehicle that did stop for her. the driver of this vehicle pulle

my front porch was icy. depending on where you were, it wasn't so bad. delia gonsalves is in germantown. she was talking to crews who were out about 1:00 a.m. salting and sanding. >> it wasn't too bad in certain areas. i live in the district. had to use the ice scraper myself but the roads were fine as i was heading to work. a lot of folks at work as you know when we got in, everyone has a different story. really, it depends on where you live. now, let's take a look, i had fun break the ice. one of my little things i love to do. this is kind of the coating that we have on the grass. so, it is not awfully thick but it is slick coating that we have here on the grass. so, imagine this potentially in your driveways or on the concrete, on the stoop or sidewalk. it could be very slick. so, that is the main concern for a lot of folks heading out for their morning commute. be careful in those areas. those untreated areas in your neighborhood. could be slick. there could be some icy spots. however, the main roads are looking pretty good. you can actually see a ve

officials in paul rivers said it started on the porch of one home. the flames could be seen for miles. two people were inside and able to escape. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> a group development in the search for a missing montana teacher was last seen saturday morning before she went for a run. hundreds of people in the search of the popular teacher. the tip led them to detain a 47- year-old man in north dakota and questioning another man in south dakota. >>> the death of caylee anthony shocked people. now her close is coming to maryland. a bill is being introduced as caylee's law. >> reporter: since she was found innocent, casey anthony made headlines with a video diary on youtube. >> thing s are starting to look up and change in a good way. >> reporter: some are using the example to make changes in things themselves. the dunk tank featured at a fair in lexington, kentucky at a general assembly. >> we've never seen so much response to a case in florida. i can't tell you how many times i got a call. it's incredible. >> reporter: