. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake announced her choice to replace ed gallagher. some are questioning our choice of harry black. he had a number of issues when he held the same position in virginia. lowell melser joins us with the latest. >> he was the chief financial officer for richmond from 2005 until 2008. according to published reports, he had a difficult time in the job because he was caught in the middle of a political boxing match between the mayor and the city council. there is some question as to whether he will bring any of the drama to baltimore. >> it is my pleasure to welcome back home to baltimore mr. harry black. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake proudly announces her choice for the new director of finance. he is a part heights native and graduate of dunbar high school. he will most likely takeover for ed gallagher who is retiring. he held a similar role in richmond for three years with great controversy. the majority of the richmond city council did not approve of black. in retaliation, wilder claimed the power to hire and fire for the city counc

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[applause] >> thank you, mayor rawlings and mayor strickland. thank you as well for the thorough presentation. to all of you, thank you so much. it's a pleasure to be here. i went to letter direct or come forward. i'm going to let you run the sides so i asked her to. we all know a little something about that, don't we? is a pleasure to participate in this forum. on a topic that i think quite frankly is timely as the president and our secretary of

. >> jack young says mayor stephanie rawlings of blake should put the brakes on a plan for another grand prix. lowel mesler joins us with reaction from young and blake. >> they both insisted there is no bad blood between them to that. however, there is deep concern and anger as he says the mayor's press secretary attacked the opinion he made about the grand prix last night saying that the grand prix needs to go. >> starting in august of 2011, our city will be home to one of the most exciting sports events in the world -- the baltimore grand prix. >> it was supposed to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship forming a baltimore grand prix. now more than four months after the inaugural race leaving all sorts of problems in its wake including bringing in $47 million for the city, short of a projected $70 million. more than $10 million owed to vendors. kelso president jack young says getting rid of the race now would be the best for baltimore. >> i said i supported the race. i believe what the race was going to do. i did not have a crystal ball to see that it was not going to financially

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and first lady katie o'malley shared their support with attendees and talk about the likelihood of the bill passing. >> i think is close. that is why there is a big lobbying effort. hopefully people will see that it is about families. it is about getting over prejudice and about making sure we protect families. >> i think it has a very good chance of passing. i don't know the actual numbers are, because i stay out of all of it. i just hope and pray that the people, the good people of the state of maryland, will come together around this issue and vote for tolerance and equality in marriage. >> naacp president benjamin jealous was the keynote speaker. he spoke about his transgendered brother and the need to need no discrimination everywhere -- to end discrimination everywhere. >> the organization with strong connections to the fight for lgbt rights. >> he talked about ending school bullying and a voting rights. the biggest applause came when he vowed to help the maryland lgbt community. >> the non-profit sector in the state of maryland, we will be there

the boston mayor has pledged a lobster dinner and rawlings- blake has pledged crabcakes if the ravens loses. >> a man is out on bail today after police say he fired shots at another car in the case of road rage on interstate 95. lowell melzer has been tracking these developments and is live at police headquarters in pikesville. >> police are calling this a very serious situation. they admit it could have had a far worse outcome. they are telling us a driver on interstate 95 became so enraged at another driver that he took a couple of shots at him. >> anyone could have been hit. it could have caused death and injury on the interstate. just completely illegal and inappropriate, and very dangerous. >> a strict reminder to drivers concerning road rage after a joppa man is arrested for allegedly firing three shots and another driver. he got into an altercation with another driver near exit 67 on i-95 north. after jockeying back and forth with each other, police say he fired at these three shots. >> this apparently started when one vehicle cut the other off. they were cutting each other off

mayor stephanie rawlings a blake shared support with the attendees. >> i definitely think it is closed. that is why there is a big lobbying the effort. people will see this is about families. it is about giving -- in getting over prejudice and making sure we protect families. >> i am hopeful. i do not know what the numbers are. i stay out of it. i hope and pray the good people in the state of maryland will come together around this issue and vote for equality. >> naacp president was the key speaker. he spoke about the and -- the need to end discrimination everywhere. >> an organization with strong connections for the 54 lgbt rights. he drew the biggest applause when he vowed to help the lgbt community. >> we will be there in the masses to make sure you will get your identity and anti- discrimination bill passed. [applause] >> the cited religious convictions or previous wording of the bill in their opposition to the bill. gov. martin o'malley is expected to speak of the conference. >> despite the ongoing debate over same-sex marriage and other hot topics, they have found common ground o

the first is suppprt from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also oints to the introduction of targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after criminal... with guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders off city streets. a new year's eve party gets out of hand in odenton.police say this man... michael daniels, of d-c, wws drunk at a party and when anotterrman tried to throw him out of the house.....daniels stabbed hhm.it happened around 3:30 sunday morning... the 26 year old victim was stabbed in the leg, and is expected to survive.daniels is charged with assault and reckless endangerment. still no word on the conditions of two people involved in an altercation in white marsh.police say they're investigating a fight where ... at least one person was stabbed.... and another person was struck by a car.the chaos erupted around two sunday morning.the victims were rushed to nearby hospitals. now back to candace dold and that tragic canton on fire... fireeripped through a string of rowhomes on new years day. candace dold i

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and maryland's first lady katie o'malley shared their support with attendees and also spoke about the likelihood of state lawmakers passing a marriage equality bill. >> i definitetly think it is close. but that is why there is a big lobbying effort. and hopefully people will see that this is about families. this is not -- it's about getting over prejudice and about making sure that we protect families. >> i think very good chances of passing. i'm just hopeful. i do not know what the actual numbers are because i stay out of all of it. i just sort of hope and pray that the good people in the state of maryland will come together around this issue and vote for tolerance and equality in marriage. >> opponents of marriage equality site religious convictions or previous warnings of the bill in their opposition to the bill. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. state lawmakers had found some common ground on some issues. they stood united in annapolis, pledging to work together on with a call quality of life issues which include legislation that

the first is support from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction of targeted enforcement... that's where officers go after criminals with guns.... in hopes of offenders off city streets. a mother in california is accused of running over a pedestriaa... while driving drunk.and to make matters worse... police say she had hhr four chillren with her in the car at the time.the alleged incident happened on new year's eve.the suspect... 29-year-old lanesha thomas... is now facing several &pcharres... including endangering her children. year's tragedy... is a new averted....thanks to a couple of good samaritans in salt lake cityy city.over the weekend... a car carrying a family drove off theeroad... due to icy conditions.the car plunged into a frigid river.while the father managed to gee out... his three children were stuck innide.moments later... a father and son... who happened to be driving by... saw what was happening... and ran to their rescue. m. carlson says: "the man next to me started yelling, my son, my s

mayor rawlings-blake calls the proposal unrealistic. at midnight, voters in new hampshire can begin casting their ballots in the nation's first primary. this evening, there are security concerns after protesters swarmed a couple of events. sally kidd has tonight's 2012 commitment update. >> rick santorum rallied supporters at a campaign event across the street earlier this evening, and protesters shook things up. harrowing moments after a campaign rally in manchester. protesters watched the candidate as he left with his family and campaign staffers. a rattled rick santorum dashed to his vehicle. earlier in bedford, occupy demonstrators shouted down mitt romney and the candidate fired back. >> how about you talk. instead of shouting, why do you not say what you believe? >> and newt gingrich canceled a campaign event after protesters swarmed the entrance. romeny is expected to call off a victory tuesday. the only question seems to be by how big a margin. >> in this country is too important to hand over to president obama. >> can you feel

we caught up with baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and boston mayor menino.y have made a wager. >> also tonight, a joppa man is under arrest, accused of firing shots during a road rage incident on i-95. police say he pulled out a hand gun and started firing while he and another driver were cutting each other off starting at the white marsh exit and ending at the mountain off ramp. police traced him to his home where they sit -- where he surrendered. he was released today on $50,000 bond. the maryland court of special appeals has taken baltimore housing authority off the hook for $2.5 million in judgment awarded to two lead paint poisoning victims. today, the appellate court overturned the decision, ruling that the two victims, a brother and sister, had waited too long to make their complaint. we're still waiting for the attorneys involved to see where the case goes from here. >> if you had a few extra million dollars to share -- to spare, how would you spend it? a philanthropist has made a sizable donation to make repairs after last summer's earthquake. >> th

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced her choice to replace ed gallagher as the new finance directorsome are questioning her choice. harry black had a number of run in 20 held the same position in richmond, virginia -- issues when he held the same position in richmond, va. >> blacks served as the chief financial officer of richmond from 2005 until 2008. he had a tough time while he was there. he was caught in the middle of a political boxing match that involved his mayor and the richmond city council. there are questions as to whether he might bring any of that drama to the city of baltimore. >> it is my pleasure to welcome back home to baltimore mr. harry blackm. >> the mayor proudly announced her choice for finance director. he will most likely takeover for edward gallagher who is retiring. black held a similar role in richmond for three years. it was with great controversy. according to published reports, the majority of the richmond city council did not approve of black, who was wilder's >>> the city council sued and won but not before he put in three years. >> they transformed f

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake named baltimore native harry black to become the city's finance director. as lowell melser explains, some question her choice after learning of a number of run-in's black had while in the same position in virginia. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake proudly announces her choice for the city's new director of finance. harry black, a park heights native and graduate of dunbar high school, will most likely takeover for edward gallagher not, who is retiring. black held a similar role in richmond for three years under then mayor doug wilder, but it was with great controversy. according to published reports, the majority of the richmond city council did not approve of black, it was wilder's choice. wilder claimed the power to hire and fire staff members for the city council and then hire blacks as deputy chief administrator. the city council sued and won, but not before black put in three years. >> the city of richmond transition from a council manager former government to a strong mayor form of government. as a result, there was tremendous tension between the c

some politicians agree with the change including mayor stephanie rawlings blake. connecting with the presidential cycle might be moo are popular because a move would shorten the terms of those serving. >>> and new for you this morning, the tsa says despite extra efforts in security at the airports, people are still trying to sneak guns on the plane. since 2007, tsa officials say the number guns they find at checkpoints is on the rise an average of 4 guns a day have been found. passengers are allowed to travel with guns but only if they are checked in the baggage declared and placed unloaded into a hard container. >>> and today montgomery county policeman will receive an award to fr congress for behaviory. -- behavior -- from congress for his bravery e learned about gunman in silver spring and helped hostage and provided information to other officers on the scene. the gunman james lee was shot by police before he could detonate a series of explosives. >>> sports now becomes news especially on a monday morning. it's play off time and tim tebow connected with thomas

mayor steehaaie rawlings-blake pulls the plug on baltimore's ggand prix... after racing officials fail to ppy the city 1-point-5 million dollars inn back taxes.the mayor imposed a december 31st deadline for the grand prix to repay its pebt... but that never happened.one state lawmaker saas he's ddsappointed by he news. he hopes some type of agreement can still bb back next year. (anderson) "this is something that we just have to work out way through because i think in the long run....ttat will be aa bigghopefully something like the preakness or any of the rrvens games." in light of the mayor's unlikely.however...the mayorrs office says "the citt now has the right to move forward with other individuals and organizatiins that are interested. 33 3 "but definitely we have the chemistry, we have the expeeience " "ravens fans are waking up happy in thii new year after they clinch the a-f-c north. the purple and black can now shift thhir sights on the play-offs... theeravens went into mind... to nail down a first round bye in the playoffs... but the bengals had ple

young.there's word that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake took back two skybox tickets to attend last weekend playoff game against houston... that she had given to young.it happened... shortly aater younggpublicll called for an end to the baltimore grand prix.we called the mayor's office to see if there was a connection between the race and the ticket take back... but we never got a response.as for young... he tried to downplay it all after yesterdays city's board of estimates meeting. 20:45:27"i really want to move forward, i mean we have a lot of important things that we have to do for this city and to talk bout tickets and sky boxes is not something i want to deal with right now" now"young did find a way to &pget to last weee's sold out game though.he was able to get box eats from ray lewis.young now says, he will be paying ray back. he says he wants to follow the ethics law the city council approved a few months ago that bans gifts. baltimore fans are known for supporting the ravens with their hearts, their voices... and their wallets. wallets. the most recent rankings have the ravens fan

stephanie rawlings-blake and maryland's first lady shared their support with attendees and spoke about the likelihood of lawmakers passing a marriage equality bill. >> a do you think it is close. that is why there is a big lobbying effort. hopefully people will see this is about families. this is about getting over prejudice and making sure we protect families. >> i'm just hopeful. i do not know what the actual numbers are. i stay out of that. but i hope and pray that the good people of maryland will come together around this issue and vote for tolerance in marriage. >> opponents of marriage equality site previous warnings of the bill in their opposition to the bill. nadia ramdass, wbal-tv 11 news. >> if a baltimore gets is lawmaker, the city will regain control over the school system. a bill would appoint the control to the mayor. it is time for that to change, says mitchell. >> this is not a knockout and dr. alonso or on the current school board. it is a way that the baltimore city can control the school system and continue to progress and move forward. >> the mayor favors more fundi

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced collaboration's that have significantly reduced violence amongouth of the city. among those efforts, the prevention program where law enforcement officials work with schools to prevent crime. the numbers, they say, speak for themselves. >> it is hard to imagine and in 1999, there were 168 children shocked in baltimore city -- shot in baltimore city. by comparison, this year, there were 28. >> they're working to build on that success, making progress by providing opportunities for young people and intervening in what could become a cycle of crime >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> light snow and flurries from about baltimore city south down into northern virginia. it changes to rain in southern maryland, but you can see this image that is dissected by snow coming across the central part of the city and then tapers off as you get north into baltimore county and hartford county. it gets more substantial toward this area, but it will not last much longer. the eastern shore could get a light co

mayor rawlings-blake. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. here is the clicker. thanks. i appreciate the invitation to speak to you this afternoon. thank you, for putting this panel together. i am especially pleased to have an opportunity to share strategies from baltimore city that have been helping us capture the valuable talent and human-resources we believe all young people can bring to our economy. as president obama stated in his call to action announcement a couple weeks ago we cannot turn our backs on young people who are caught off from school and work because they are not contributing to our economy. rather we should see them as an opportunity because of their untapped workforce potential. in baltimore we have been doing exactly that for more than ten years by engaging thousands of young people in our youth opportunity or baltimore program. since we launched the program in 2000 there was significant department of labor grant we learned a lot about the at risk youth population particularly what they face about their futures. we know that for most of these young

tiff.good morning patrice, there's word that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake took back two skybox tickets to attend last weekend playoff game against houston... that she had given to city council president jack young. young.it happened... shortly after young publicly called for an end to the baltimore grand prix.the two have been in dispute over the race recently.right now, it owes about 12 million dollars to the city, state and various vendors. 20:45:45"i already made my statment about the grand prix there's more important things to deal with in this city than to be focusing on the grand pri" prix."we called the mayor'' office to see if there was a connection between the race and the ticket take back... but we never got a response.as for young... he tried to downplay it all after yesterdays city's board of estimates meeting.he did find a way to get to last weeks sold out game though.he was able to get box seats from ray lewis.young now says, he will be paying ray back. he says he wants to follow the ethics law the city council aaporved a few months ago that bans gifts.live from m and t b

director.mayor stephanie rawlings-blake introduced harry black to the city council monday.black worked in &prichmond virginia as chief administrative officer.while there he often clashed with the council and school system. he was also sued trying to their offices at city hall. (black) "in terms of the impact on baltimore, there'll be nooimpact, a lot of lessons learned from that experience, i look forward to working with the council members here in terms of open communications, supportiveness and responsivene" responsiveness." black would replace d gallagher... who is retirinn.but he must first be confirmed by the city council. 3 3 the stakes are high... in today'ssflorida primary. as greg black explains... the winner will get all of the state's 50 deeegates... and a chance to distinguish himself in a racc that has had three contests with three different winners. 3 four republican presidential candidates are on tte ballot for today's florida primary. but most recent polls suggest it's a two-man race -- with mitt romney way ahead..."with a turnout like this, i'm beginning to feel ww mig

one final housekeeping note, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says that earlier today she cent of those crabcakes as part of the losing end of our bet on this game. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> i would say i hope they enjoy them, but i really don't. fans are still grieving tonight, almost 24 hours after yesterday's down to the last minute loss. kathryn sent us this photo of a very disappointed reagan stand. she cannot believe it. -- a very disappointed ravens fans. remember to send us all of your best pictures at wbaltv.com. >> to women and a toddler or recovering after an early- morning fire ripped through their home in northwest baltimore. kim dacey has details. >> i heard some yelling outside. i woke up and looked out of the window and saw the house on fire. >> that houses in the 300 block of south fulton avenue. firefighters got on the scene around 6:00 monday morning in hunt -- found heavy smoke and fire on the first floor. never say 2-year-old child, a young mother and grandmother lived in the home. -- neighbors say. >> all i heard was that a mother and her babies jumped out

. >>> tonight mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and other representatives met to talk about what the city is doing to curb juvenile violence. it's coming down to making sure the youth have plenty to do. >> we must continue to work together. we need to provide early intervention and diversion options to young people who make mistakes and enter the juvenile justice system. >> the mayor has repeatedly said one of the main goals is to have wñrçó move intoiliesbti9dçó baltimoreÑi and reducingçów3 vie mfáxdÑi interested. primarily in the d.c. area, also anne arundel and creeping into the city. so for bwi southward, there are some travel headaches. give you a closer look across the narrows into the eastern shore. easton getting banding. air temps have fallen. the heart of this has been through the d.c. area making for a headache, lower visibility, slushy spots on the road. yes, we were above freezing. you can see the back side will clear out over the next few hours. i want to show the air temperatures which have dropped below freezing. 31 rock hall. and easton also at 33. i want to show you da

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all.good morninn patrice, there's word that mayor stephanie rawlings-blake took back two skybox tickets to attend last weekend playoff game against houston... that she had given to city council president jack young. young.it happened... shortly after young publicly called for an end to the baltimore grand prix.the two have been recently.we called the mayor's office to see if there was a connection between the race and the ticket take back... but we never got a response.as for young... he tried to downplay it all after yesterdays city's board of estimates meeting. 20:45:27"i really want to move forward, i mean we have a lot of important things that we have to do for this city and to talk bout tickets and sky boxes is not something i want to deal with right now" now"young did find a way to get to last weeks sold out game though.he was able to get box seats from ray lewis.young now says, he will be paying ray back. he says he wants to follow the ethics law the city council apporved a few months ago that bans gifts.live from m and t bank stadium, megan gilliland fox45 morning news. baltimor

politics.there's word that maaor rawlings-blake took back two skybox tickets to attend this weekend'scouncil president jack young. young and and the mayor are in a dispute other whether the city to bbing back the grand prix? today young tried to downplay the controversy. 20:45:27"i really want to move forward, i mean we have a lot of important things that we have to do for this city and to talk bout tickets and sky boxes is not something i want to deallwith right now" now" and the mayor isn't commenting either. getting to this week's game could be an expensive proposition for ravens fans. but a charter bus company says it can get you to foxboro stadium and back for 85 dollars. dollars. 'roar-baw's' charter bus serviceeplans to pick up passengers at several locations in the baltimore area... as early as 3 am.... sunday the bus ride each way is nearly eight hours. but the cost and the convenience haa the phones at the bus company ringing off the hook. 3 "they are die hard fans that are going and they get on that bus and sleep all they can.. and of course we will make a stop for breakfas

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we caught up with mayor stephanie rawlings like about how the city is setting up for the crops. >> we have been planning for large events. we saw some of that on the years eve the week changed things for crowd control. >> the mayor says the city is always working on how to better manage large event. just as important as the playoff game. this is what hungry fans will be cribbing tomorrow. >> any of the fans who cannot come out here and have a hot dog, and it will be at home watching pizza will be these next best thing. restaurants are gearing up for the anticipated demand. >> you will have 100 orders at one. you are trying to get the pizza out. >> pizza john's is a swamp with ribbons of fans. as they get ready to take on the houston texans in the first playoff game since 2006, they want to make sure there is enough to beat the to meet the demand. >> we bring on extra staff until pickoff. he will get more business than. we want to make sure we prepare enough food. we make our own delaware and upgrade our own cheeses. >> while the crew is gearing up for the big rush before and after the

one final housekeeping know, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake made a bet with austin's mayor, and she sent him some crabcakes earlier today. it would have been nice to feast on the lobster he would have sent her it had we won that game. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> some of the biggest little ravens fans are among those the most shocked over the loss, like this six-month-old. number one fan chase, that is how i feel. you can check out all the work put into this great display. purple pride will not go away. share your photos on wbaltv.com. >> kind of gray in dismal day following the defeat as well. the temperatures have been rising and should continue to hold steady or rise overnight. the good news is that we are above freezing. any leftover drizzle and fog should not cause major problems because the temperatures will stay above freezing tonight. the main badge of rain and moister is moving away from us. the snow is confined to areas in the northern great lakes region. that is not a problem for us. severe thunderstorms are farther down along the gulf coast. we are in the best part of i

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake announced free tax help from the tax program. there are 20 sites in baltimore city and baltimore county. >> it really is more than just a tax return, making sure that people take advantage at this moment in time. they're also getting connected to other important services. >> this is the 11th year the cash campaign has helped families in need. >>> a drive-by shooting, multiple crashes and one man dead. what police said happened on a new jersey freeway. >>> and what a california couple was caught doing on surveillance in a pet store and why police are looking for them. >>> one person is dead after a drive-by shooting that caused several crashes on a new jersey freeway yesterday. they say someone fired shots at a driver on route 29 in trenton. cars around the car swerved and caused an accident but the driver of the ford was killed by the gunfire. >>> a connecticut man had a rude awakening when an suv crashed into his bedroom and landed on top of him. it took firefighters an hour to get the man free and he was badly burned. they trie

. -- they suffered lead poisoning as children dread mayor stephanie rawlings-blake insists that the city cannot afford to pay the judgments without affecting services to the city's current public housing residents. lawyers said that like anyone else in debt, if the city refuses to pay bills, its property can be taken. >> once we get the list, we are going to deal with an auction and auction the vehicles off. it is going to be a public option, advertised in the paper. anybody can go and get on a non- federal vehicle. >> 21 trucks and vans, even what bought a -- one bobcat vehicle. residents at the university of maryland college park have put a building on the chopping block. the existing building has not been upgraded since 1991, and it doesn't meet current safety codes, making it unsuitable to live in or for hosting a president's events. the college park foundation plans to build a university house next to the original site using its own funds. ray rice is celebrating a big award today. afc offensive player of the week. there is no denying he deserves a. he led the nfl in yards this seas

jack young is as baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings break should put the brakes on another grand prix race. kai reed joins us with details. >> the city should focus on community development and improving the lives of citizens, not another grand prix race. >> his letter starts of admitting that he supported the grand prix race when it first came up two years ago. he brought the promise of positive media attention coupled with an influx of revenue from racing fans and the curious taurus sound appealing. now the city council president argues that should not pursue the risk in the future and should direct resources elsewhere t. he criticized the plan to hand over rec center operations to private entities saying, what does it say about our priorities as a city when we turn our backs on our most marble citizens. the first grand prix race ran on labor day weekend. it generated $47 million for the city. the mayor's office is trying to find a new organizer for the race after severing his contract with baltimore recent development. it is reportedly over $12 million in debt. the mayor's office i

more reaction after jack young birches maryland mayor stephanie rawlings blake to cut ties with the grand prix. lowell mesler has more. >> starting in august of 2011, our city will be home to one of the most exciting sporting event in the world -- a baltimore grand pre cure >> it was supposed to be one of the greatest things to happen to the city. now more than four months after the inaugural risk of breast and $47 million for the city, short of 70 -- the inaugural race that to brought $47 million for the city, jack young admits he supported the rest back in 2010. it is time to the race to go. >> i said i supported the race because i believed what the race was going to do. i did not have a crystal ball to see that it would not financially work for the city or the state or the people who had contracts -- contracts with the race. >> president young said the city's money would be best spent on rec centers, paved streets, and open pools in the summer. >> i did not realize that would be left behind. i do not think right now we should be focusing on a grand prix race at this time. >> when in th

that town hall is set for tonight from 6:00 to 8:00 at the rawlings data center in baltimore.altimore city remembers dr. martin luther king, january 16th at noon. a parade featuring more than 55 organizations will honor him. it begins at the intersection of martin luther king boulevard and eutaw street and ends at baltimore street. in memphis, a proproposal to rename nine blocks to dr. martin luther king avenue. the board will make the decision later and haven't received any comment yet opposing the changing of this name. dr. king was shot by james earl ray in 1968. >>> time for another check of the forecast with justin. >> the rain pulling out. we're 46 in baltimore. we will pick up next couple of hours. it's basically 40s east of the ohio valley, heavy rain still up in new england. look at the cold air behind me. you have to shift focus to the back side of the storm. 34 chicago. they have the biggest snow event of the season. that is really not saying much, is it? 23 st. louis, 15 des moines. there's an arctic boundary, as we're winding this up and it pulls into new england

carden has support from governor martin o'malley, anthony brown, selfny rawlings blake and several other democrats from around the state. >>> officials say anyone interested in becoming the organizer for the baltimore grand prix have until tomorrow to submit a proposal. the city says any group interested as to show they have the money and management experience to run that event. last week the city terminated contract with baltimore racing development after the group failed to pay more than $1 million, it owed to the city. indy car, le mans series put it on racing calendars after a successful inaugural event last year. >>> if you are trying out a new restaurant without busting your budget, there are a few options coming up. baltimore city and county are looking to get you to try the top restaurants and making it worth your while. coming up, when restaurant week kicks up again. >> hot wings, fried shrimp, sometimes we make our own bang- bang shrimp. the ravens might not be playing this weekend but that doesn't mean football fans aren't gearing up for playoff parties. >> the bang-bang shrim

thank you for being here, mayor rawlings blake. [applause] >> thank you. >> food afternoon, everyone -- good afternoon, everyone. it is -- oh, here's the clicker. thanks. i appreciate the invitation to speak to you this afternoon. thank you, u.s. conference of mayors, for putting this panel together. i'm especially pleased to have an opportunity to share a strategy we've been using in baltimore city that's been helping us capture the valuable talent and human resources we believe all young people can bring to our economy. as president obama stated in his call to action announcement a couple weeks ago, we cannot turn our backs on young people who are disconnected from school and work because they are not contributing to our economy. rather, we should see them as an opportunity, as opportunity youth because of their untapped work force potential. in baltimore we've been doing exactly that for over ten years, for more than ten years by engaging thousands of young people in our youth opportunity or yo baltimore program. since we launch

the first is support from mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. bealefeld also points to the introduction of targeted enforcement... that's where with guns.... in hopes of getting violent repeat offenders off city streets. next 36 hours... you can tte - expect to see thousands of officers on patrol... and that includes the top cop..... 16:19:29 i'm gonna work my tail off to make it happen. you know why i'm optimissic? because i have 3-thousand people ouu there backing me up. and they're going to be backing me up tonight tomoroow aad thh next day and then the're gonna come in january 1st and we'rr gonna do it all over again. total for this year is holding steady at 196. but homicide detectivee were on the scene of a shooting early this afternoon.crimee tape sealed off the corner of baker street and mckean avenue in west baltimore.police say an adult male was found shot there around 2 pm.detectives interviewed everyone in the area including a store owner nearby.still no worddon the condtion of the shooting victim. if he dies, it willlbe murder numbe

. >>> for five things to know, mayor stephanie rawlings blake will hold a press conference to thank statend local officials for their role in reducing juvenile violence in baltimore. she will speak at 11:30 at city hall rotunda. >>> governor o'malley will sign an executive order recognizing tribes in the area. that's going to be around 3:30 in the state capitol of annapolis. >>> in peru, the trial of joran van der sloot is on holds in wednesday e said friday he is going to plan to "sincerely confess" to murdering stephanie flores and said he needed more time to consider the plea. >>> and a study claims australians and new zealanders are the biggest pot smokers. 15% of them used marijuana america they came in at 7%. >>> and people.com is reporting that music's biggest duo has bam power trio. the beyonce and jay-z welcome their baby girl blue evey carter. houston chronicle reports mom and baby both doing well. >>> we are days away from the ravens big playoff game against the texans. but as the ravens head into the playoffs, they are getting letters of encouragement from the youngest fans. c

we talked to stephanie rawlings-blake to see how the city is preparing for the big crowds. >> we have time doing crowd control and planning for large events. we saw some of that on new year's eve the way we changed things around for crowd control. >> the mayor says the city is always working on the way to better manage large events. >> fans showing off the purple pride. the ravens are -- well, they are super bowl bound. >> super bowl bound. >> aleis took this picture along -- alexis and lindsay took this picture with their cousin. you can join them by sharing your pictures at "u local." are you going to have your moustache? >> i don't know, i'll have to work on that. get out my eye liner. >> a deadly fire in harford county. the fire started in abbington fire officials found the body of a man on the second floor. david collins has more. >> an off-duty police officer casually driving by lombard court. the officer raced door to door. he was told an elderly man lived at 703. horace and another man that did not want to be identified called 911 while at the same time courageously put their

. >> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake sent the crabcakes promised to the baltimore predicted the boston mayor. -- to the boston mayor. >> a number one fan chase is not too happy that the ravens season is over. you can check it all out and share your photos on wbaltv.com. a funeral and memorial to say farewell to legendary football coach joe paterno. today pennsylvania governor tom corbett ordered flags to fly at half staff to honor the former penn state coach. hundred stopped at a makeshift memorial or the statue of joe paterno stands. >> i think everybody here is very sad and with his passing. he was a great man. we all loved him. he was pinned state football. -- he was penn state football. registered a loss his battle with lung cancer. -- yesterday he lost his battle with lung cancer. starbucks will soon expand beyond its well-known copy. the seattle-based chain now plans to add alcohol to the menu. we are told by the end of the year, beer, wine, and more upscale food will be sold at selects stars. the expanded menu also includes snacks and hot black bread is already available at six

conference and talked about how things quickly turn today football, patriots lose, mayor stephanie rawlings blake will get a gourmet lobster and mayor menino says if the ravens win -- ravens lose, he gets crab cakes. >> i'm alooking forward to sending -- well, i'm looking forward to having you at one point -- >> she says looking forward -- >> no. i'm looking forward to having the experience at some point in the future, the distant future, having you experience a crab cake and then you will know the delicacy that is maryland crab cakes. >> oh, this sounds like a chamber of commerce speech. >> i gotta point this out, the boston mayor you see there, he is wearing his purple pride too. he's got the purple tie on. he knows the ravens are going to win. crab cakes, they would be sent from fetale's and no doubt the mayor is preparing for her lobster dinner. we want you to prepare to be with us on sunday for the way to indy, jamie costello and scott garceau are in new england. they'll have me at mother's. come by, enjoy the party. the way to indy right here on abc 2 from noon to 2:00 on sunday. >>>

supervisor chu: why don't we go to the budget analyst report rawl she goes through that. >> certainly. through the chair, supervisor kim, supervisor wiener, this item was before you before, and there was an overview given of what all the amendments are. therefore, we would just note that while we acknowledge that the proposed amendments to the sale agreement significantly improves the financial impacts on the city, we have changed our recommendations there to an approval of the proposed resolution. it is now the policy decision for the board, because the proposed self for the parcel is $2.5 million is still 5.9% less than the revised estimated market price of $8.4 million. the real estate division did not competitively solicit any other non-profit agencies or 4-private developers to purchase the subject property or conduct a competitive auction for the highest bidder in accordance with the previous board of supervisors resolution, as is the usual procedure when the city sells city-on property. the real estate division and the office of economic and workforce development cannot conduct

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