here's at rawlings, no exception. we've been growing these mums either on this site or more recently, in the past couple of years, we grow them at our sister site. >> real quickly, these are called football mums. you essentially break off all the other buds so all the energy goes into that single bloom, and that's why it's so big. >> exactly. you start with these in july. from the minute you start with them, they start producing these side shoots that come out off the sides of the stem. and all of these need to be pinched off in order for all this energy to come. >> beautiful. and their purple color for the ravens, so we have ravens football mums with us. let's get a quick check of the forecast. a big powerful storm system off to the west, bringing heavy rain into illinois. but will we even see that rain? we'll head back to tone toy get a check on that. we can cheer on the ravens with our mums. but those big mums, you can only see at this conservatory. >> these are extremely cool, and they take a lot of work. you have

while rawlings blake becomes our 49th mayor... only a small fraction of the you helped mmke thii decision. around ten percent of eligiile voters went to thh pools yesterday.that means 37 thousand people picked the mayor... for more than 600 thousand people. the outcome offthe race probably wouldn't have changed as ooly ten are republicans. 3 mayor's race, city council - race and the two allot questions innthe city.. check the ticker at the bottom of your screenn and you can also go to the baltimore votes section of our website... t fox baltimore-dot-com. and remember that all of the content our website is absolutely free. in northwest baltimore...a say she died at the hands of her grandson. grandson.67 yyar old, shirley tyllr's body was founddin her paak heights home on spaulding avenue, saturday morning. 36 year old demond tyler is now charged with first degree murder. authoriiies say he choked his grandmother to death. famiiy members say the charges are hard to believe.... raised by his grandmother and that he loved her. &p3 "sh

thank you for being here. >> mayor rawlings-blake thanked her friends and family for the wind. most voters did not make it to the poll. >> we worked hard, sending out mailings, hurting -- putting the word out. >> only about 10% of registered voters voted. >> each runs about $1 million, $1 million and a half. it is worth the money. we need the people to vote. >> an elementary school, usually one of the busiest polling places. >> i am surprised they did not come out to vote. this is a neighborhood that boats. >> there were no sharply polarizing issues. >> a political analyst links the low turnout to voters not feeling it engaged. >> i think the people have detached themselves. they find it unpleasant. they have thune out. >> beside the citywide races, ballots include charter amendments. some do not think change in the election cycle to coincide with a statewide election will solve the problem. >> you get credit enough but more confusion. -- greater turnout but more confusion. >> as of 7:00, 35,842 votes had been counted. 2500 voters went to the polls per hour. reporting live. >>

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thank you for believing in me and for being here. >> happy with her when, mayor rawlings-blake says she is extremely satisfied with voter turnout. only 12% of registered voters casting ballots. residents are becoming disgusted according to analysts. >> it is not the same set were happening, but the things that were not happening here. people have detached themselves. they find it unpleasant. they have to and out of politics. >> stephanie rawlings-blake was council president in 2007 but was appointed mayor when sheila dixon stepped down during a scandal. >> it has shaped up to be a spectacular day, especially for the month of november. if it does not get better than this. 60 degrees right now. a lot of sunshine. the wind out of the south is light in nature, ushering in warmer weather. we will hit 65 degrees. the sun will set at 4:578 -- 4 cuts 57 this afternoon. we dropped down to 53 by 9:00 p.m.. changes in the seven-day includes a chance for rain. >> we have been awaiting breaking news. amid controversy over the child sex scandal at penn state, head football coach joe paterno is expect

. >> today, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced a plan to increase the bottle tax from 2 cents to 5 cents. she has asked the city council to consider it monday. david collins has the details. >> revenue from the embattled city bottle tax has already fallen short of expectations. city hall estimated the tax would bring in $5.8 million per year. but it actually just generated $4.7 million in its first year. two days after the election, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has announced a plan to increase the bonnell tax from 2 cents to 5 cents. >> we were looking for a creative way to put more resources into construction for schools. you take a look at the schools around the city, and our kids deserve more. we think this is a way we can get there. >> school administrators are still looking into how much money is needed. an aclu representative put the figure at $2.8 million. the increase to 5 cents would provide $2.2 million. but the tax increase needs approval from city council and is expected to face stiff opposition from the beverage industry. after hearing the mayor wants to increase t

mayor stephanie rawlings blanked -- mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced a plan to raise it from 2 cents to 5 cents. >> take a look at some of our schools around the city and you know our schools deserve more. we think this is a way to get there. >> school administrators are still looking into how much money is needed. an aclu figure put the figure at $2.8 million. generating -- increasing the bottle tax to 5 cents would generate $2.2 million. the tax increase needs approval from city council, and it is expected to face stiff opposition from the beverage industry and business. after hearing the mayor wants to increase the tax to 5 cents, one person writes, "mader stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore business, in my opinion. it is somewhat of debuts out of power. -- of an abuse of power." >> fully committed to finding a way to speed up the pace of school construction, so we can make sure the facilities match the greatness of our kids. >> the school and city council will include -- will introduce an amendment to increase the tax. co

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yes, we have an exciting new exhibit that is now open at the rawlings conservatory. all about mums, which make fall perfectly. everyone has them in gardens. it's a fascination, because they're flow there's actually stay alive through cold weather. you're the supervisor here at the conservatory. and, you know, the title of this is mums and memories, because it ties into the past of baltimore. tell us about that. >> well, conservatories have traditionally had wonderful mum shows over the years, and baltimore is no exception. we had our first really big one in 1901 at patterson park, and that continues every year through the city, you know, through times to have this tradition of growing mums that you just can't find anywhere else. >> you said this takes a lot of work to prepare this entire show, to get all these mums ready. >> we start working in -- we start growing in july. we start actually planning the show even earlier than that. and we basically have two different methods of growing them. one is called a disbud, and one is called pinching. the budders produce the

including griffin, who is challenging stephanie rawlings blake. on the national front, presidential candidate and front runner herman cane fire back saying he sexually harassed two women in the 1990s. >> while at the restaurant association i was accused of sexual harass ltment, falsely accused, i was falsely accused of sexual harassment and when the charges were brought, as the leader of the organization, i recused myself and allowed my general council and my human resource officer to deal with the situation. it was concluded after a thorough investigation that it had no basis. >> mr. cain spoke at a press club and the accusations stem from a report that two female employees complained of inappropriate behavior. the women left the organization after receiving five figure deals and when asked both cain and chief of staff said they weren't aware of the deals. . now, maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >>> glen burnie, storm center weather net, an ruin dale community college, 4 a degrees. l

. >> days after releasing their first full determine, stephanie rawlings-blake has said she wants toncrease the bottle tax. rawlings blake assures the increase will go toward funding school construction. >> we were looking for ways -- creative ways to really put some more resources into school construction. you take a look at some of our schools around the city. you know our kids deserve more. >> after hearing about that proposal, roxanne -- stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore businesses. mocking our industry in my opinion is an abuse of power. school administrators don't know how much money is needed for construction. one study puts the figure at $2.8 billion. the bottle tax generated $4.7 million in its first year. baltimore city states attorney greg bernstein will be our guest. if you have a question, e-mail your questions to www.wbaltv.com. sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> most who served in world war 1 are no longer alive but there is an effort to remember them. nicole killion says it is turning into a fight. >> this is the on

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. >>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake is using her pay raise to benefit local youth.he is promising to give the money to the youth works summer jobs program. that raise is a 2 1/2% cost of living raise and will go to program that places teens in summer jobs. it averages out to about 3900 dollars. rawlings blake is makeing that donation because of the city's dire financial situation. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >>> here we go again. it's damp and it's foggy and it's going to continue. this bel air i want to show you main street route 22. from our friend at safe harbor travel and charm city run. this is another one of those wet and mild days and cooler than yesterday as many of us start with temperatures if the 40s. check out 46 in bel air and 48 perry hall pasadena annapolis and northeast. and uniformed cons this morning. maryland's most powerful doppler radar showing steady rains around the bay. heavier stuff along 50 on to the eastern shore. we expect to have slowly rising temperatures. we wil

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. >> reporter: a spokesperson for mayor stephanie rawlings-blake declined to say whether she was one of the mayors on that conference call. but the mayor has expressed concern about this encampment. >> at a press conference this morning, the mayor acknowledged protestors are ignoring rules at the inner harbor site. but she would not say how the city plans to deal with the occupy encampment. >> i have asked repeatedly that the tents be removed. and we're going to deal with it at a time of our choosing. >> reporter: for now, the occupation continues. >> reporter: probably the time is coming that they're going to take some action. i actually talked to the mayor last night. i thanked her. for keeping out of this so far. and she told me, it won't be forever. and the tents have got to go. >> i don't think we'll be going anywhere. >> so far, if the city does have a plan on how they're going to deal with these protestors, they have not tipped their hat yet. and there could be more protestors on the way. the occupy wall street movement up in new york, now marching down, many of them down the

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake acknowledged the grand prix troubles. a splashy event for baltimore, but besieged by debt and vendors. >> i have concerns about the management. >> yesterday, city hall told the developers to pay their debt by the end of the year or the city pulled out of the deal. the city says is owed about $1.5 million. a number of vendors complained they have not been paid either. the city spent nearly $7 million on roadwork for the event. a study last week showed the event generated about $47,000 in economic impact, far short of what's promoters promised. >> i am pleased by every day that goes by. while there have certainly been detractors, people coming up to me and telling me what a wonderful experience they had, it was definitely a chance to showcase baltimore on a world stage. we just need to make sure that it matches the magnitude of the event. >> the deadline for deciding about next year's event, which is scheduled for labor day next year, the mayor said they will see what happens by the end of the year first. >> thank you, jane

ut pre expected to be okay.mayor rawlings-blake wws ánotá in a maryland driver is facing charges...neezing attack behind the wheel... caused him to veer off road and into a tree... killing the passenger.it happened on route 50 in salisbury... monday afternoon.the driver... 37- year-old brian evanss.. is now negligent driving.ess and the flu virus kills thousands of people each year, and a recent report shows the flu shot is not as affective aa we thought. so with flu season starting now, is there anytting we can do to ight owings mills with the 5 thingg you can do now,,to increase your chances of skipping the flu. good morning joel d. 3 3 good morning patrice. 3 hhlloween has come and gone for maryland residdnts....but for somm olks in new englandd.. it hasn't even start. fall snow storm knocked out power tt millions of residdnts... causing some towns to postpone trick or dangeroos for kids to walk arounddoutside.theeholiday has thursday... or in some cases... the weekend. if you're lookinn at your child's tricckor treat bbg phis morning and wondering what you're going to do with id

so mayor stephanie rawlings morning, knowing that she will be baatimore's leader for years to ome. the she eerned her first full-term that runs hrough 2015.in her speech... she said in: here is no doubtout: and - win 3 for complete results on the payor's race, city council race and the two ballot quessions in tteecity... go to the baltimore votes section oo our website... at fox baltimore-doo-com. and &pcontent our wwbsite is abbooutely free. in northwest baltimore...a &pwoman is deed and police say &pit was at the hands of her gr. grandson.67 year old, shirley tyler's body was found in her park eiggtsshome on spaulding avenue... saturday morning. police say 36 year old demond to death.heeis now charged with irst degree murder. just 2 days after a verdict in &pthe deeth offmichael jackson... we learn that thh bed where michael jackkon took hissfinal breath is up for sale. sale. this photo was taken just a couple days ago... of the beeroom where the queen-size bed is among holmby hills mansion that are set to hit the auction block next month. mooth.here's a look at nothing about mic

(rawlings-blake) "my interest is preserving their right of free speech while allo preserving the rulld i'm trying to be patient to work out a way thht we can do bbth of those things...."(ms. esty/afsme) "protest is a 9-to-5 kind of .........sue esty, of afsme maryland, theeunion grouppthat represents 33-thousand state employees.. says her group is pmong those unions who support the occupy movement.... and is asking for the mayor's indulgence.(esty) "the fact of the matter is these are peaceeul protesters with an important message. and this is the us of america, a place where protest is imbedded in our american spirit." .........more food for thoughh... for the mmyor.... (rawlings-blake) "it's a delicate situatioo....." ..........when considerrng moving ut a movement..... well according to the movement'' message board today..... a planned action to remove demonstraaors tonight at tte encampment haa been caaled off...... no eviction. at least not until a time of the mayor's choosing. live at the inner harbor, keith daniels, fox 45 news at ten. here's.../ our... question of the day...//.

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake is talking money. the controversial tax she now wants to increase. that's just ahead. john? >> well, it is autumn out there. we will see plenty of sun during the day. temperatures still a little on the chilly side. not as much wind. a good one coming up. at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle git. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. >> it's so quiet this morning. we don't have the winds roaring around. redistributing the leaves in your yard or mine. my yard emptied out a little bit. i'm still going to have to work on those leaves as well. it is quiet this morning. it is rain free. and if there were something going on, we might even see snow in the area. a few of the temperatures are down near freezing. here on tv hill, it is 30 degrees. at the airport, warmer at this stage of the game. we have clear skies. a few high, thin clouds. let's look at the statistics right now and give you an idea of what's going on outside. 34 at the airport. a southwest wind 5 miles per hour. this

both drivers expected to be fine and mayor rawlings blake was not in the suv. >>> maryland man is dead after driving in a sneezing attack he was driving on route 50 and lost control and hit the tree. the crash killed his passenger. evans is recovering, charged with reckless and negligent driving. >>> to our continuing coverage for the 350 students who will use a cruise ship as a dorm. the college students were supposed to move in yesterday, that's now been delayed. the ship was used at a dorm because one of the dorm buildings has mold in it and that problem is getting worse thanks to hurricane irene. >>> no more bank fees, that's the message heard loud and clear by many big banks this morning, customers don't want the extra $5 debit charge. for more on this, let's say good morning to kuren redmond. bank of america fired the fist shot and they've heard the response from customers and other banks are saying it's not us. >>> many banks got on board with the fees behind bank of america. when customers started like this revolt, bigger banks backed off. customers were threatening to go to cr

afteraal.mayor rawlings-blake has said sse wants to improve 30 of the city's 55 ree centers... and turn the rrst over to thiid parties r close them.but so far... only seven bids have ome ooward.... and the mayor announced many centers would close december 31st.but at a city council meeting last night....the city's rec and parks announcement. (7:21)center's are not closing dec 31....(7:17)the goal is to (45:10)will yoo stand with build and publicily insist there are 55 quality re centers available to all 3neigh. neighborhoods.the city is already facing a multi million dollar deficii... and there was no explanation as to how this could appen without addit hoping the mayor's office will explain that oday. some alarming news... about bringing into airports. airports.according to t-s-a... more than 9-hundred guns have been confiscated at airport checkpoints around the country this year.screeners finddan avvrage of 4 to 5 gunn in passengers' lugggge everyday. ppssengers typically tell t-ssa agents... that they forgot the weapon was in their bag. homeland security's newest weapon took

they say rawlings shot at them. however, an autopsy found in gun shot residue on his hands and no gun at the scene, no word on the amount of the settlement. >>> a deal in the second phase of the dulles rail project, the cost to extend metrorail to dulles expected to be $2.8 billion. virginia will pitch in $150 million while the federal government will provide loan assistance. the rest of the money will come from future increases on a dulles toll road. >>> huge layoffs at mf global, all 1,066 workers at the bankrupt trading company let go. the company will try to clear its headquarters in manhattan as soon as possible and then the facility will close. in the meantime investigators are trying to determine what happened to the $600 million in missing client money. >>> up next a news edge exclusive, a local shelter under investigation after a wheelchair bon homeless veteran died right -- bound homeless veteran died right across the street. some of the other stories on the rundown. the news edge at 11:00 will be right ba

agent will sign up with the paperwork for candidacy making it official today. >>> mayor stephanie rawlingsake who was reelected will speak with residents taking part in the first fiscal year 2013 budget workshop beginning at 6 tonight and 500 block of north afall avenue. >>> governor omally will lawn. maryland gets stronger together to encourage people to give back and volunteer during the volunteer system. >>> and representative dutch ruppeersburger will hold out phoned folding canes to vets. as part of the hugo salute our veteran program lawn inched 2007 for -- launched in 2007 for vets who need help walking. justin. >>> there's been rough weather in oklahoma city. as being see, water rescues -- see, water rescues on are on way. there's about-severe weather through oklahoma city and texas. and the same storm system producing snow in the backside through iowa. good morning to you. are you waking up with a little fog this morning? or frost? we had we have -- we have widespread conditions. near the bay and south we have thick fog this morning and that's just in response to the clear skies a

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake calls for a tax increase to help pay for school construction. weernlings is live at city hall. >> county members are getting an earful for those who are in favor of the increase in bottle tax and those who are opposed to it. >> money is in the spotlight as they urge an increase in bottle tax. >> 5 cents for our children. 5 cents for our children. >> reporter: the mayor wants to raise the cap on the bottle tax from 2 cents cents to 5 cents for city schools. >> now is the time to support our students. >> reporter: but that has people all shook up. >> that's kicking us when we're down. >> reporter: now grocers and the beverage industry feel unfairly singled out. >> our place as an industry is not to fund the schools. we can help find a solution. but we're already doing our fair share. >> reporter: mayor rawlings- blake wants council to act immediately and characterizes opposition to her plan as grandstanding. >> some are quick to oppose spending cuts or new revenues. i'm used to it. but rarely, if ever, do they offer solutions to generate funding t

out of the field of five, stephanie rawlings-blake was the clear winner. maybe too clear. early winners indicate baltimore's general election was dead on arrival. >> in my exercise class, my instructor was asking, i said, i have to leave here and go vote. he said, why are you going to vote? we voted several months ago. and i said, well, wasn't that the preliminary? and this is the -- what is it? >> general. >> i said, this is the general. she said, yoi know anything about that. >> reporter: wjz talked to mayor rawlings-blake about the election just minutes ago. >> so many people like to complain. but then you ask them if they actually participate, that's a different story. >> reporter: some voters who did cast ballots today were surprised how few of them, as in voters, there were. >> persons that are going to be in are going to be in. there's nothing they can do about it. when we had the primaries, it was a little activity, but nothing like what we should have. >> but even little turnout is better than no turnout. those who want to set an example for their children. >> are

big vote is is for mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has to win to take the office in her own right. she took office last year after her predecessor stepped down amid a scandal. voters will choose between her and at fred griffon and city council members and the president and two ballots questions will be on the ballot for voters. >>> and for more election coverage and the latest on the results, head to abc2news.com where we will have the latest in due time. >>> in other news, a man is still in shock trauma after being shot by howard county police in the industrial park off high tech road in elk ridge. call came in around 3:00 monday afternoon. they found an armed man. he kept walking despite efforts by police to get him to stop. the officers hit him in the back -- into a back parking lot where he refused to give up the gun. and officers opened fire. >>> she is is saying she is not guilty -- she is saying she is not guilty in the murder of her he classmate and is telling her side of the story. records show she says it started with three boys who wouldn't let her reach something in her

ute of the field of five, stephanie rawlings-blake was the clear winner. maybe too clear.imore city's general election was dead on arrival. >> in my exercise class, my instructor was saying, i have to leave here and go vote. she said, why are you going to go vote? we voted several months ago. i said, well, wasn't that the preliminary. and this is the -- what is it? >> general. >> yeah, general. i said, this is the general. she said, i didn't know anything about that. >> reporter: rawlings-blake told wjz she was encouraging people to get out to vote. >> sending out mailers and encouraging people to vote. and hopefully we'll have a good turnout tomorrow. >> reporter: some voters who did cast ballots today were surprised how few of them, as in voters, there were. >> there's nothing they can do about it. when we had the primaries, it was a little activity. but nowhere near the activity we should have. >> reporter: butlow turnout is better than no turnout. those who wouldn't happening of missing a chance to have their voices heard. >> are you disappointed in the turnout in gene

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we're told mayor rawlings blake is aware of these with ttem onna case by case - baltimore, megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. camp... the mayor voiced her y concerns over public safety at the protest. (mayor) 09:56:244"what concerns me more than your providing information is that the protestors don't eem to have that same coocern about public safety." safety."(mayor) 09:57:04 "why are ttey not ssarching in the tents own there? this is an evolving sstuationn.. respond and react appropriately to tat." that."so ar,,the mayoo won't say whee - or if - he city will force them to leave. three peoole... including a child... are recovering this morning after a possible police chase ends in a three car pile up in west baltimore. baltimore. witnessess ay a police officer was chaaing a van on whitelock street. the vehicle sped into an intersection after running a red light and slammed into two other cars. three viitims were rushed to he hospital. one woman was trapped inside her car but was freed by the fire department. police arrested thhedriver and put him in the back of a squad car. least about 6

stephanie rawlings-blake was electedto washer first term as mayor. everyone of the democratic candidates for city council won their races as well. prosecutors tried to prove ulysses currie accepted $245,000 from shoppers food warehouse in exchange for political favors. prosecutors failed to prove a federal crime was committed. could the recent child sex abuse scandal mean the end of the era? e paterno he has not been charged with anything. but many feel that joe paterno failed to follow up, in essence into the cover-up. reports are swirling that he may be forced to step down if he does not opt to resign. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- should penn state coach joe paterno step down in the wake of the child sex abuse scandal coverup? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> time to check your morning commute. it is getting dizzy on eastbound 7. delays forming back to 40 because of an accident ea

. >> after hearing the proposal, rob santoni of santoni markets writes, "mayor stephanie rawlings-blake continues to demonstrate an outright disrespect for baltimore business. mocking our industry like this, in my opinion, is somewhat of an abuse of power." the city council is expected to hear the proposal at their meeting tonight. they will have to sign off on the measure. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. how natural gas levels got so high in cite two annapolis shopping centers is still a mystery. forest plaza and festival riva, nearly to its dozen stores were cleared out -- nearly two dozen stores were cleared out. >> we went right out. >> nobody was injured. >> a violent crash in the white marsh area on sunday. a tree split into three p ieces. no word on what caused the crash. a motorcyclist collided with a police cruiser. this was just after 9:30 and sunday morning. the harley-davidson went to the intersection at striking the cruiser. one man was taken to shock trauma. >> maryland state senator nancy jacobs will push a plan to make it a crime to fail to report suspicions of

.the city provides 30 percent of the schools opprating budggt.a spokesperson for mayor stephanie rawlings blake says pse and he schhol c-e-o made &pcity can generateefunds for the many much needed school projects. you've seen it... raa rice has madeethis dance .... called the "bernie" famous.hh's oing it here agginst tte steeeers. bbt the same dance just cost a high school their season. season. 3 we win with classs weeloss with dignity and unfortunately not very class behavior. perry hall high school's title are dashed...after the principal cancelledd he vaasity soccer team's season. this is a picturr of players doing the dance after winning theirrplayoff game against parents emailed complaining abouu the "ray rice" dance.we spoke to the coach ... who says he respects the principal's decisionnbut doesn't agree with it. 3 i'' disappointed, i'm &pdisappointed for the kids mainly becauss what they did was not malicious and it was uninteetional to insult the othhr team's pprents, and thee price that they're paying for it is exorbitant. one dulaney parent changed their mind aater realizing it

rawlings said journalists taked out her house and slipped a note to her by putting it in her 5-year-old daughter's book bag. >> it's very difficult to sail how angry i felt that my daughter's school was no longer a place of complete security for journalists. >> rawlings described how she had to take legal action after one of her books was stolen from the printers and ended up in the hands of the sun newspaper. they could call piers morgan as a witness. >>> today marks the 40th anniversary of sky jacking by b.p. cooper. chris has a closer look at the new clues. >> this was the tie worn by d.b. cooper. >> reporter: the evidence was lift from this clip on tie. the seattle fbi gave a team of private scientists access to the tie and other artfacts. >> what did you find? >> the most exciting was titanium metal. >> reporter: here is a particle on the tie seen through a micro scope. it's used in golf clubs to cook ware but back then it was rare. >> in 1971, there's a big upheaval. that laid off a lot of people so certainly cooper could have been part of that fallout. >> this is a severe d disap

we're told mayor rawlings blake is aware of these viilations.. and is dealing witt them oo a case y case basis.live in downtown baltimore, megan gilliland, prosecuters are likely to rest their case today in the killing a coworker at the lululemon clothing shop in betheeda. a police detective testified tuesday aaootthis interview wiih defendent brittany norwood.the officer says he initially considered norwood a victim based on her account that two men had attacked her and the victim... suspect as her story unraveled. norwood's lawyerrhas conceded to jurors that his client killed murray but saad it wasn't premeeitated. the fate of the man convicted of being the gunman behind a "murder for hiie" plot ... is now in the hands of aabaltimore county jury. jury.deliberations continue today... nd jurors must peeide whether waater bishop will live or die.in court, bishop addressed the victim's family, and apologized forrhis actionn.bishop confessed to killing ray porter inside hii parkville hess station last believee bishop should be - punished, but not pu

that mayor rawlings blake is aware of these violations..g with them on a case by case basis. live in downtown ballimore, keith daniels, fox 45 news at ten. thht brings us to our question of the day. is it time to end the occupy baltimore protest? prrtest?here's aallok at our facebook page...loos f yyu are talking about this tonight. pany saa its time for the prooest to end because its bbcoming dangerous and nusiance...but others say its a matter of freedom of speech and the campers should be allowed tt stay.join the discussion by going to our facebook page...faaeeook dot com slash fox-baltimore 33 33 new information... inn.. a deadly shooting.../ at... a baltiiore... carryout....// ááppliceáá... say... the viitim... was... freddii joness.. junior...///.ááitáá happened... at.../ on... green-mounn avenne.../ in... waverly... //// ááááá business.../ that's... seen .../ many.../ fatal shho. ááouráá pmartboard.../ shows...// march ...17th 20099.../ shooting.../ at... the restaurant...//. restaurant...//. ááaprilááá 8th, 2010.../ was... shot and

it is expected to be very easy victory for mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. her republican challenger is alfred agron. 11 news caught up with him on monday. -- alfred griffin. 11 news caught up with him on monday. he said he has less than $1,000 in campaign funds, but says he can't -- capitalizing on his community experience. the polls are open until 8:00 p.m., but for those waiting until the last minute, you can attract mechanic -- you can track the candidates at wbaltv.com, click on "politics." >> still ahead, bringing to light things that parents need to know about. first, simone is no ♪ ♪ if i should fall from grace with god ♪ ♪ where no doctor can relieve me ♪ ♪ if i'm buried 'neath the sod ♪ but the angels won't receive me ♪ ♪ let me go, boys, let me go, boys ♪ ♪ let me go down in the mud where the rivers... ♪ [ female announcer ] when you're responsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ >> orioles pitcher alfredo simone has been cleared of involuntary manslaughter charges. the charges were dropped in santa demillo in the dom

city's board of estiiates in assthe city faces an expected 50-million dollar deficit, stephanie rawlings-blake to donate hhr salary ncrease... to charity. 1:14"i think there are tough times in this city""i also youthworlks, which is providing opportunities for oou young people for a lifetime oo worr force readiness readinessthe raise will put an xtra 15-hundrrd dollar in &pcouncil member paychecks... the mayor and city council or president jack young. we asked a young spokesman what the council president planned to do with his extta pay... but we have yet to hear back. 3 in curtis ay, one woman's idea to help a few neighbors has blossomed into a yearly event. joel d. smith is live at her workplace, which this week, &pdoubles as a packing and ssipping center for hope. ood morning joel d. ,3 3 3 coming up on the earlyy edition... the baltimore ravens secret weapon... weapon... before every game i want to touch him and i ask him tt be as strong as him and perform like him... the story behind their good luck charm... beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know th

tax.it's part of a comprehensive plln to raise millions of dollars for schools. pchools.mayor stephanie rawlings-blake...wants to more than doubbe funding...for school construction.she also pity revenue from a future slotscasino... for sshools. pnd sse wants to secure... extra state fundssby for city teachers. 33 (mayor) "i think thissis an important and bold first step that putt money in play tt get us going in a direction that shows the students and community that ww'reeseriius about school construction." construction." (santooi) "you cannot go against us and increase the beverage tax, we should not havv had one in tte first place because all it does is work against us, drive sales down, we hire less people" people."iffapproved by the city council...the increase would not take effecttntil july of 20-13. "wegmans" is coming to owings mills. on monday... the company signed a lease to take &pover the old solo cup propert. the new ssore is expecteddto employ 6000people.while it will be physically smaller than their location in hunt say it will offer just as many items. if you're trying to sell your home

. >> mayor stephany rawlings- blake is unveiling a multipronged proposal to generate more money for schools. some of these are controversial. >> the mayor's school construction plan goes beyond raising the city's bonnell tax, but a number of the elements of it go beyond the city's control. it is unclear if the bottle tax will come up tonight. >> we have now reached a breaking point and it is time to act now. today, the school system faces a major funding shortfall for school construction and richard -- renovation. >> it is already meeting stiff resistance. >> business leaders call it a job killer. >> why is our mayor not talking about job creation? this does everything to reduce jobs in our city. >> revenue is already falling short of expectations. city hall estimated $5.8 million per year, but it has only generated $4.7 million. the mayor's better school initiative deserves more scrutiny. in addition to raising the bottle tax, she would raise slots revenues as well. the city will ask the general assembly to increase the city's debt capacity to $100 million. the city wants to try to create

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says protestors have been ignoring rules at the campsite. but she would not specify how the city plan toss deal with the "occupy" movement. >> i have asked repeatedly that the tents be removed. and we're going to deal with it at a time of our choosing really. >> i don't think we'll be going anywhere. >> reporter: occupy protestors insist they will not budge from their spot, even in the face of police action. >> probably the time is coming that they'll have some action. i talked to the mayor and thanked her for keeping out of this so far. and the tents have got to go. but she also expressed interest about dialoguing with us in a way that sort of goes beyond the movement here. >> reporter: and more protestors are on the way. that's because a group from occupy wall street is marching from new york, down the i-95 corridor, as they move all the way to d.c. this weekend, they'll be stopping here in baltimore. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> we are monitoring the activity at mceldon square and we'll bring you updates on the baltimore march

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is running and is expected to coast to ree-- reelection. and they will vote on whether to lower the age remember the for city council members to the lag of 18. stay with abc2 news and abc2news.com for continuing coverage. we'll also have the updated results all night long on abc2news.com and tonight at abc2 news at 11. >>> hang on, locus point. your gas is coming back on. 1,000 customers are still affected by the break. so all of last night and this morning, bge was knocking on your door trying to come into your home and shut your gas off. tonight and tomorrow bge will again be knocking on your door to come back in and turn your gas on. >> we do believe we'll be able to restore natural gas service to about 100 customers. however, because of the labor-intensive work that's involved, it will be a multiday restoration. >> in less than an hour bge will be out there at locus point. they will hold a community meeting tonight to address the repairs and answer your questions. the meeting is scheduled to start at 7:30 at 1301 towson street. >>> weat

city all , when his unmarkkd s-u-v was hit by wiit injuries, but they are expected to be okay.mayor rawlings-blake was ánotá in the owners of a popular pestuarant in north baltimore, ttat was ravaged bb flames say...they're lanning to rebuild it. early yysterday morning around 4:30, a fire ripped thhough the mount washington tavern.the smoke could be seen ffr mmles... and roads werr blocked. businesses around mount washington were closed as well. firefighters spent hours on the scene. devoted sympathize anddremember good ttmes. the venueehas played hhst for everything from (booby and mimi)"her mom here.. weve been herr for so many occassions and this is -& is such shame to see this kinda ddmmge.." damage.." no word yet on what caused the fire. . hearings resume today &pover tte ppanned merger between b-g-e's parent company andda chicago firm. firm. christophee crane...president of exelon...and mayo shattuck...the c.e.o. of earrddbeeore arylandds public service commission monday. theyyre telling state regulators... this deal will immediately benefit b-g-e &pratepayers. but one tate will cost some p

(rawlings-blake) "my innerest is preservinn their right of free speeehhwhhle also thh city. and 'mmtrying tt - be patient to work out way that e can dooboth of those things...."(esty) "the fact of the matter is these are peaceful protesters with an important message. and this is theeus of america, a place where protest is imbedded n our american spirrt." spiiit."accordiig toothe movement's meesage board ttesday..... a planned action to remooe emonstrators at tte ennampment was called off. police are investigating reports f a sexual assault at the occupy d-c camp. u-s park pollce arrested man monday eveeing at mcpherson square. movement say the man was removed from the camp after being accused of sexual attorney's office says thee allegatiins are under investigatioo... but no charges have been filed. president obama gets up close and personal ith "occupy prote" protesters..mic check...mr peaceful protestersthousand protestershe was speaking to a group in manchhster, new hampshiie...when occupiers audience the president was speeking to, began chanting "obama" baack at the demo

. >>> baltimore's mayor stephanie rawlings-blake said she will take her raise and donate 2 1/2% cost of living raise to the programs that puts teens in summer jobs. last year she declined. she made more than $155,000 last year and said she is make the donations because have the city's dire financial situation. >>> the city seems to be changing its mind on who should mind the walks. in 2008 the city of annapolis said they will take over responsibility of maintaining city sidewalks. now it's your responsibility top pay $25 a year. when residents got the bill, they complained, so the city removed the bill. the city said budget restraints may stop them from doing the job all together. >>> there's a real benefit to having the city maintain this. owe can repair -- we can repair it, but the problem is, the city does not have a dedicated revenue stream. >> the city will hold a public hearing next monday, the 28th at city hall. >>> it is fearchlt the university of maryland will cut eight athletic programs to eliminate a budget shortfall. the programs being cut, men's and women's diving teams,

schools.mayyr stephanie rawlings-blake... wants to more than double funding... revenue from a future slots ccsino... for schools. &pextra state ffnds by restructuring health care costs for city teachers.if approved by the city council... the increase would not take effect until july of 20-13. the cost of thanksgiving is up 13-percent this year.ttat's according to the ameeican farm pureau... which finds the average family will spend 49- dollars and 20-cents to cook a feast ffr ten. if you're looking to cut back on your costs... experts recommend stocking up on things like baking supplies. and to save on the meal's biggest expense... try o find a store that offerr a free turkey with a minimuu grocery purchase. we all know it's a buyer's market out there when it comes to real estate.a new studd soonnbe at 35 percent below in 2006. but if it's taking too long to sell your home... the experts say the probllm might not be the housing marret.... it could be you!! joel d. smitt isslive in northeast baltimore to show us how omm simple steps ould get your hhmm off the mar

incumbant mayor stephhnne rawlings blake is favored to win today's election.democrats outnumber but there are a few write-in candidates ffo city council that could shake things p. polls open at 7 this morning... ann close at 8. turnout is expected to be light. stay with fox45 for complete election results.we will have live coverage of the race for mayor...and we will have results of áeverrá race in the city updated on thh ticker at the bottom of the ssreen. superstar chef gordon ramsey his hht fox show, kitchen of - nightmares in baltimore. kitchen that needed the on. - makeover, but the owner instead.. joel d. smith is live at the restaurant nnw to show us how one word changed everything. good morning jool d. p. 3 ,3 3 a doctor innlos angeles thinks he's discovered a way... to blue.it's part of a nnw technologg he calls "lumin-eyes."the procedure melt awaa the brown pigment from the top layyrrof an eyeball's iris.and the surgery doesn't come cheaa.it can cost as much as 5-hundred bucks an eye... but is permanent. that brings us to our question pf the day:would you ever &phour.ntly?we'll

good morning , megan megan 3 3 a traffic accident involving part of mayor stephhnie rawlings bllke'sorninggit happened just after 8:30 last night on i-83 at the guiiford aveeue exit.the returning to cityyhall , when &phii unmarked -u-- was hit b another vehicle.both drivers wereetaken to shock trauma with injuries, but tey are expected to e okay.mayor rawlings-blake wassánotá in the vehicle at the time. a man is hht and kiiled inn the same nooth baltimore guard was killed during a y - robbery last year. &pyear.it happened at a chiiesee carryout n greenmount avenue. a customer wws shot in the chest.police are still on the lookout for three susppccs.... put ittlooks like the motive... was robbery again. wee elieve the victim as posibly robbed when he wws shot happeneed insde a carryout pls contact homicide detectives. detectives. again, this is the same restauuant here 72- year old charlls owman was killed in april oo 2010.his killers were convicted and sentencedd in september. 3&aadaring rescue in rockville monday....afttr three workers were leff dangling... when thee &pscaffolding th

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake hhlped kick off the iniaaive...o be obese." 3 ffo more information on the initiative.. and how maryland is fighting childhood obesity... go to foxbaltimore dot com slash newslinks. 3 with thanksgiving a little mmre than a week away, many are gearing up for door-buster . deals. but... this year.../ the ááasáá many - retailers... are bumping.../ "black friday".../ to... thursdaa....// áácarrieáá... in... tonight's... word on the web.../ áánotáá everyone's ...happy about it. 3 this year... the best bback friday steals... could be gone by thursday. thursday. that's because more sttres are beat the competition. target...macy's ... ann best buy will open doors at the stroke of midnight friday.. walmart is getttng a head start.. opening at 10 pm thhnksgivvng day... and toys r us just announed plans to opee at 9 pm. but nnt everyone is thrilled with the idea.. since retail workers aren't able to enjoy the holiday.more 80-thousand people have signed a petition n change-dot-org. it was starteddbyya target worker stuck with th

eligieron tambien miembros de a juntas municipales ...la actual alcaldesa de baltimore stephanie rawlings-blake, gano la eleccion. el presidente barack obama aprobo el desembolso de fondos de emergencia para el distrito de columbia... el mandatario lo hizo firmando hoy una declaracion de desastre que habia sido solicitada por la ciudad, a fin de tener acceso a fondos federales para reparaciones de danos provocados por el sismo que azoto a la region en agosto... los fondos asistiran en reparaciones de edificios del gobierno, escuelas y la catedral nacional, cuyos danos son estimados en 15 millones de dolares... la pesadilla para miles de duenos de casa continua... sus propiedades estan perdiendo valor y sus prestamos siguen aumentando.... maria rosa lucchini nos brinda la ampliacion.. ruben casi pierde el patrimonio de sus hijos... .la deuda hipotecaria era mucho mas que el valor de su casa... "fue dificil porque mi esposa ya estaba a punto de decirme que nos fueramos a rentar un apartamento" y es que el 28- por ciento de los dueÑos de casas esta en la misma situacion, esto segun la pagina ciber