chicago company. pohn rydell has more on what they're seekkng on behalf of b.g.e. customers...re going to o higher, there's going to be less competttion."two staae seeators say a bigger energy company...is not necessarily better.they're concerned about news thatt proposed merrer between coostellation aad exelon ...could mean the loss of hunddeds of jobs. from a perspective of jobs, the current deal is a loser." theyyd like to see mooe coocessionsbefore ssate regulators approve the deal. they want b.g.e. customers to get 15-percent rate reduction. they'd also like to seeeb.g.e. become a seearate company...independenttof both constellation...and exelon. (pipkin) "it keeps the commany local, locally managed, locally owned and at the same time affords what ww believe is an opportunnty for ratepayer relief."the people's counsel....hicc represents maryland consumers...is also peeeing additional conccssions. (carmody) "we have asked for a additional assistenace, for ou basically dollars for low income programs for weatherization." (rydell) "but constellation eergyyofficcals are disput

(rydell) "small retailers know they of big business to survive.ey're hoping "small business saturday" will encourage more folks to shop locally throughouu the rest of the yyar.""thank you".and some customerrs..say that's a great ideaa (wallacc) "the shops areevery uuique, you can find a lottof nostalgic tems, things you can't buy in department stores so it's just a really nice town."in elllcott city, john rydell, fox 45 news at tenn americannexpress s also teaming upwith small petailers...to offerconsumers a 25-dollar rebate on sattrday...when they ssend 50-dollars...at small businesses. 3 with battle cry, she charges into the bback priday sales liieea spartan warrior. he weapon of choice for one woman that left dozens in need of medical care. sendingg er tt jail might not be the right lesson. why a four year old accused of paugh. 3 annther day in paradise. 3 3 &p

(rydell) "small retailers know they of big business to survive.o they're hoping "small business saturday" will encourage more folks to shop locally throughouu the rest of the yyar.""thank you".and some customerrs..say that's a great ideaa (wallacc) "the shops areevery uuique, you can find a lottof nostalgic tems, things you can't buy in department stores so it's just a really nice town."in elllcott city, john rydell, fox 45 news at tenn americannexpress s also teaming upwith small petailers...to offerconsumers a 25-dollar rebate on sattrday...when they ssend 50-dollars...at small businesses. 3 with battle cry, she charges into the bback priday sales liieea spartan warrior. he weapon of choice for one woman that left dozens in need of medical care. sendingg er tt jail might not be the right lesson. why a four year old accused of paugh. 3 annther day in paradise. 3 3 &p at least 20 people are hurt after a woman takes drastic meesures tt rack up black friday saaings. savings.poliie and ppramedics were called ast night to this walmart in california ..

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in tonight's cover story...john rydell examinns those who are "paid to protest".. are renovating... members of the union? (no answer)and despite their boisterous and somettmes vulgar chaats....(question) "can you talk toous about why you're ouu hereetoday? these picketers are surprisingly silent... when we start asking questions. "can we walkktoo you about why you're out here today?...you can't talk to us? you're not allowed tt talk to us."the protesters... irect us... to their "john"(question) ""an you tell me what's going on? they're protesting for workers' rights, that's all. and are you a member of the union? i belong to the carpenters union. and what about these folks, are they members of the union? no."but...on this picket line...it doesn't matter...they're still...on the union payroll. (question) "do hese peoppe get paid to be out here to suree"but we're told...they ly only receive... minumum wage. across the street from the "occupy baltimore" encampment...there's another protest.((horn honks)) also...organnzed... by the carpenters union. they''e protesting

in southwest baatimore, john rydell, fox 45 news at ten.ler gets a life sentence in the murder of an elderly securityyguard. guard. michael hunner sat in court and showed no remorse as his victim's family members... are still sufferinggand greiving the loss of theirr loved one. the shoooing the yau brother's carryout. 72 year old charles bowman was shot to death... &p 5:05:28 justtan innocent victim on his way to work and &pthat.outcue: :30 mooe oo to next. hunter won't be eligible for parole for 15 years. p3 aryland's.../ cooptroller.../ is... demanding.../ the... operators .../ of... baltimore's.../ grand prix.../ áápayáá... nearly... 600--thousand dollars.../ in... unpaid . taxes........ this week,.../ áátheáá state ... filed a lien.... agaanst.../ the... development"... company .../ áápeteráá.../ franchot.../ says.... p if... his office... áfailsá.../ to... collect.... these... &pdelinquent taxes ..../ .ááhe'lláá ttempt ...to collect them.../ from... áindividualá... boarrdmembers... &p3 (44:44) "its pretty have a relationship with a we

of 20-13.john rydell, fox 45 news at 5:30. that brings us to our question of the day.re dot coo and tell us what you ttink. you can also sound off through at foxbaltimore. and you can text your annwer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or fox45b for no. how are the roads looking tonig? tonight?lauren cook has ouu traffic edge repoot. reportt maps-fiber-back to maps- old courttback to maps please :) 3 kicking off americcn education . week. "clapping" the... auditorium... at... woodlawn high school .../ pas packed.../ áácelebratingáá... the ...6th ...annual ... "ben carson"... reading day....// áádráá...// . carson.../ &pthan.../ 1000... students.../ áápromotingáá... the... imporrance.../ of... acadeeic achievement.../ and... encouraging students .../ to... reach their.../ full potentiaa...///. áádráá . arson says.../ rrading... ácompletelyá.../ changedd. his life.../, "i dont learn from boring lectures, and there i was sstting fromm6 to 8 hours, and instead i spent that time readingg.and the rest of medical school was a snap after that" that" the... event... aims... to ra

.//. áájohnáá rydell reports.../ hundreds .../ turned outt.. for thh annuul...all he eaaing i do."steve levin... is ceeebrating his 70th birttday...with relatives in tow. (levin) "we ot five generations and 20 people in the famill and we all comeeout and do this every year."the five mile green valley orth turkey trot... raises money for croons and colitis researrh...digestive disorders... that ccuse severe inflammation of the intestinal tract.mortyyhhatt...knows all about that....he's suffered ffr yeaas.and it's why he founded the turkey trot....28- pure yet for either crohns or colitis, that's what we're working for, i'm comfortable that it'll be there."(rydell) "morty hyaat says this yyar's turkey trot will raise more than $50,000 and he says all of the oney will go to johns hopkins and the univeirsity of maryland medical center for crohns and colitiisresearcc." &pand that's hy linnea stouffe is here. (stouffer) "in emory suffered with crrhns and colitis and passsd away ast year and for all the people in my life who have been ttuched by crohns, it's a horrible

to acclerate the repairs f aging schools.in baltimore, john rydell, fox 45 news at ten. eefect until effect untii july of 20-13. ...and here's our question of the day do you suppoot a city bottle tax to fund city sc? schools?this is our facebook page...this question struck hour... nearly everyone is e - against the idea.put in your &ppwo ccnts... by going tooour facebook page...facebook dot com slash fox-baltimore this video... / fox45 news...//ááhundredsáá... of... protesters in oakland .../ are... trying... to re-take.../ thh plaza.../ fromm...this morning sir, you're under arrest for failure to disperse... disperse...early this pooice... moved... thrugh the park...///átakingáá down .../ and... arresting / aboutt.. 30 eople.../ who... efused to leave. police moved on protesters ii &p3 other cities over the weeked ...including occupp philadelphia.where a woman was apparrntly raped in a tent philadelphia have changed and their intention has changed. anddall of this is not good for hiladelphia philadeephiait appears ... protesters ...in baltimore.../ may... avoid a confli

rydell reports.../ about...// just...how much...// this.../ will.. benefit ratepayers...he dark.and two proppsed merrers companies.....aaled. ((nats)) but constellation believes the of exelon...and mayo shattucc...the c.e.o. of constellation...app earrddbefore marrland's pubbic service commission. they're telling state regulators... this deal will immediately benefit b.g.e. ratepayers. (gould) "so each bge customer, after aa ertain period after close would receiie a $100 rate credit on their bill."but an acquisitioo of chicaao-based company. - (mcdonough) "it is the sellout of a local company which is the only fortunte 500 company we have left in maryyand to a the strings, who pulls the lls - trigger, who has the power, chhcago."critics also worry constellation. (mcdonough) for a few years there will not be layoffs, when that wall is down, layoffs will come." but energy company executives say this deallwillleventually make constellation....a stronger compaay. (gould) "and where we can learn rom those utillties, where they do things very well,,we will do so and vice versa,

the future of maryland thoroughbred racing...is still in limbo.as john rydell reports...there's still yet another year...maryland's thoroughbree racetracks...are expectedto lose money.and the owner of yet reacced an agreement...on how many llve racing days...will be offered next trying to do is to bring the e - parties together and get to a successffl outcome, a win--inn senario."one year ago...track owner frank stronach...propos ed just 47 racing days at both pimlico and laurel. maryland's racing commission rejectedttat idea...and after goveenor o'malley interccded...track owners agreed to146-live racing days. those in the industry...fear stronachmay try to reduce that &pnumber....n 20-12.(mcguiines) "it would kill the breeding industry, therre would be no more bbeedinggiidustry, the farms woulddgo, they ould all be developed."track operators &psay they're still negotiating with the horsemen and schedule. but without an agreement...the commission chairman...says all racing in limbo.(ulman) "the preakness is always in jeopardy becauasee last year, heir proposal was to run a meet aroun

in federal hill, john rydell, fox 45 news at ten.t 3 losing... the is.../ america.ce...// of... amer. a.../ new... fox.../ poll .../ shows .../ áá566á perccnt ...of people.../ would support.../ a... ""o confidence"... vote.../// ááifáá... we... had.../ a... "european style"".. government...///. ááthatáá... doesn't...bode... / white...// house.../// ááináá... tte...mmdst.../// of...this.../ election... season...// meantime...// the... u--s.../ house .../ votes down.../ a... balanced budget ... p ammndment. amendment.it.../ would ...have amended... the constitutton.... . áámakkngáá fisccl responsibility.../ a... mandate..../ .áábutáá.../ tte... g-o-p---led... effort .../ fell.../ 22 votes... shy.../ of... the.... 2--thirds majority.../ needed ...///ááit'sáá... failure.../ sparks... bipartisan debatee../ of.../ government spending.. gardner says: "what part of broke don't you understand?? sanchez says: "i agree we should look for ways to cut waste however it's foolish to insist on cuts to vital programs which help people durrng an econo

./ pájoonáá rydell.../ ááwhereáá.. the verdict... was announced. announced.ed ten charges against senator currie, including bribery, conspiraay and other charges including lying to the fbi."but senator currie leaves court... moments after hearing the juuy decllre him... not guilty...of all charges. (currie) "this hhs been a tough four yeaas, almost four yearssforrmy wife, my family and i and also for my constituents. this is the greatest mommnt of mm life, ttis is by far the greatest moment of my life."currie received 245-thousand dollars over five years...as a ponsultant to shoppers food warehouse.prosecutoos say he used his influence as a public official to secuue lucrative pprks foo the chain. but currie never reported his employment to thh state...as required by law. hii attorneys calleddit an ethical lapse...and nothing more.the jury also aaquitted two former execuuives of shoppers...includinggitsformer president william white. (question) "you never considered this bribery did pou? (white) "there was never any conspiracy, therer was never any bribery."as

./ áájohnáá rydell ...has morr.../ on... the start.../ of....closing arguments...// today. today. dollars ovvr five time...he secured...850-at thhusand dollars in tax breaks mall.prosecutors ssy he also persuaded state officials tt put a traffic light outside another store... and ave a liquor license transferred to a third store. currie... represents prince eorgees county and ot baltimore city. but in meetings with officials...he said he was acting on behalf of tte late delegate pete rawlings....the rawlings-blake. (rydell) "attornnys for senator currie are expected to tell juuors this case is not about bribery or extortion but of an ethical lapse. and they say all the &pmoney currie earred as a consultant to shoppers food warehouse was reported to the prs."baltimore attorney julie rubin...who's not connected to the case...sayssjurors will face a huge challenge. (rubin) "if the prosecution cannot prove that he took mooey in or kickbaccs or a bribery es sccemee they can't prosecute him on all but i thhnk one of &pthe charges that are pendiig." but at age 74...currie faces the prosp

rydell ...tells us.../ about... a groupp../// that... wants to...// follow...the...s. jurors were not convinced that his failure to isclose his job as a consultant ith shoppers bribery. "he's a genuinely friend."senate president mike miller says he had no knowledge that currie was being is...until the senator's house was raided more than three -&y make mistakes, there's no question he made mistakes." pquestion) "senator, why didn't you disclossre your role in the....thankkyou, thank you, we're done, thank you very much."currieedeclined to answer reporters' questions about why he never disclosed his outside employment with shoppers.but his actions...will soon be investigated...by the general assembly's joint committee on ethics. a move supported y the public... interest group... common cause.but its executive directtr...is also disclosure forms...on-line. (wichmann) "ii's public information, e aal have a right to know whether oo not the people who represent us business or are conducting business on theirrpersonall beealf." (rydell) "the joint committee oo ethics which

last year, however, the ceo of rydell testified before a different congressional committee that rydell has " independent, a peer review, published research in the medical journal of neurosurgery, february 2006, showing that revolution reduces the risks of concussions by 31% when compared to traditional helmets." one of the authors of the 2006 study told the "new york times" earlier this year that he disagreed with rydell's market in the 31% figure without marking the limitations. but they have used the concussion safety claim in its marketing extensively. here is one example with this poster that is behind me. this is an example taken today rom the website of rydell's parent company. i think you can read that. do you think this single 2006 study provides a reasonable basis for riddell to claim that the research shows that revelation hellman's can reduce the risk of concussion by 31% compared to the traditional helmets? >> , no, i do not peter i am aware of the study. what i said is there's no significant data to make that claim in the literature. i know there's an data, but there mainl

ii baltimore, john rydell, fox 45 news at ten.ring the ntiree pccupy baltimore prottst. & very differenttstory in yesterday during an occupy utt - regain control but their meeting was interrupted by angry protestees. protesters. you're all under citizens arrest i find you guilty, i will ask the police tooask you officer fires were started by protesters innbandanas and masks. thousands clossd down the interstate as hey marched to the port to halt commerce. ovvr dumpsters ann destroyed - buildings. the disorder to determine how toostop the destruction. 3 pouuknowwwhat,,if you keep yellingg will ass you to leavv leavemy officers showed great restraint in, yells, excuse me, excuse &pme, gavel gavel, excuse me if we are oing to diiagree let us disagree respectfully. and so if you want uu to 3 listen to you, then listen to the police chiif." the police chief says his officers were assaulted by protesters anddthat they were forced to respond with eargas and non-lethal force. million dollars in equipment and overtime. the.... principal...

./ áájohnáá rydell eports.../ ááhissáá.. past.../ is.../ now under.../ scrutiny...as a relief toresidents on this block. he faces multiple charges in the rape of a 14-year old girl...inside a van. crosby... had recently been released from state prison after serving timefor the time of his arrest, lucky crosby was on parole and he was ttached tooa gpp ystem and according to public safeey officials, he was in full compliance, hh passed all his drug tests and had not violated his curfew."(benetti) "there wasn't aavvolatioo of his supervision up until the violation."correcttons lf is a offfcials say crosby's gps unit is cllssified as passive...which means that he and other offenders.... are not monitored in real ttme...24-hours a day..but state officials say that systee... still playee a key role ii the investigation. was efffctive because it helped us track his whereabouts on the day the alleged criie happened which led to the police arrestinn documents...say the gps ssstem...places crosby in he back of leslle street...thee exact location wherethe girl sayy she was rap

in baltimore, john rydell, fox 45 news at ten. julius henssn is scheddledto the....../ tablee..../ áálikeáá... he... european... nations.../ issuing bondss../ to.../ help... thooe ábutáá... the... whhte house...// european.../ leaders .../ áátheyáá... ... can.../ prevent.../ &p disaster...// áábbáá... summoning..../ the... political will...///. carney says: ...from american ts taxpayers the.../ áácouldáá... send the... u--s...// into... áanotherá... recession...// occupy protesters .../ p welcomed lawmakers olympia, washington... / ááwitháá 3 pnats> lawmakers.../ went there... for a... 30 day... special session../ . to.,.. deal with ....he state's ...budget crisis...///áábutáá...///it... didn't take long.../ for.../ pushing and shoving ...to staat...// .áápoliceáá... usee... átasersá.../ to... disperse people ../ refusing... to leeae ...the capitol building.../ at... the end... of the day...///. ááofficersáá... were... seen grabbing people .../ ááandáá... draggingg.. them out.../ of... the building &p the...// graffiti.../ has... been cleared.../ from... balti

any prevent...more young children...frommbecominn victims.john rydell, fox 45 news at ten.fteeáá authoritiessfound... / photographs ...in his home..../áárivasáá... won... a grammy... for his work.../ on... the popular song .... "elmo--palooza." 3 3 3 3 next on fox45 news at ten...holiday trouble in toyland...the thing about certain batteriee... that ake some toys particularly dangerous... 3& ..and the apps that could make your holiday travel a word on the webafter the break 3 33 we're...// heading.../ intoo.. rush,...// ááandáá... your...flight's... booked.../ ááoráá... your.../ car's... / packed.../ áábutáá what happens .../ when... the unexppcted.../ wrecks.../ your... iti. iiinerary.carrie peirce has apps to ave your trip -- and your sanity -- in tonight's word on the web 3 even the best-planned trips can get detouree during the smartphone helped you plan r your getaway -- it can help you salvage it too. 3 3if a missed connection leaaes you stranded..... the iphone around me app is a go-toofor finding restaurants, hotels, a-t-m's and other necessities, with a simple touc

know as owings mills mall.but anyyne who has been thereerecently knows it is nearly desertee, john rydelly......to change it dramatically... and breathe pew life nto it. it. a visit... to owiigs mills mall...is usually a lonely experience. ssoppers are pcarce...andso are the stores. hellem) "it's pretty much dead, there's only like seven stores open in the whole entire mall." the mall's decline began years ago... after a series of high-profile crimes.more recently...it's been losing ground...to baltimore countyyofficials are unveiling a massive plan to transform the mall...into a new outdoor town penter...simmlar to those ii white marsh and hunt valley. (kamenetz) "we are so hopeful that this redevelopment will make this mall valuabllefor many years and decades and centuries to come."the southern part of the mall which has been long vacant...will be demolished. macy's... and j.c. penney... willlremaan...as will the pmvie theaters.and that leaves customers with a rayyof hope. (cunningham) "of course at the there are not that many stores, everything's closing reviiilize the area also and br

supress african-american poters.paullschurick is on trial...charged with violating election laws.john rydelltee bob ehrlich's 2010 campaign... against governor o'malley.but polittcal "operative" julius henson...attempted to supress voter urnout...through the use of robo-caals.((rrbb call)) this is part of the automated call sentto more than 1000 thousanddvoters... ppimarily...in african-american neighborhoods. (rydelll "before juryyselection, the judge disclosed that his household had received one of those electioo night robo calls, he says his wiff answered the phone so he never heard the message and the judge told attorneys it would judge lawrence fletcher- hill...wwsappointed by governor o'malley.but schurrick's attorneys...say that's not a problem. (pettit) "he felt he could act faiily and impartially, he ran for election so he's not up for any type of consideration as pooitical consideration." the list oo potential witnessss in this case...not only include bob ehrlich...but ccngressman elijah cummings.schurrick'ss attorneys...say cummings recorded his own robo-call that nightt..in respo

. >> reporter: witness accounts and other leads brought detectives to the 8100 block of rydel road. detectives notified police from prince george's county for assistance. they converged on the cul-de-sac. >> the suspect came out of his home armed with an ak-47 and a shotgun. >> witnesses say there was a standoff with officers taking cover behind their vehicles. the suspect pacing back and forth in the street. officers ordered him to drop his weapons. after ten minutes, shots rang out. >> there was an exchange of gunfire and one of our officers, a nine-year veteran was hit in the face, in the hand and in the leg. >> police say he was hit by a shotgun blast, and is expected to survive. residents reported hearing the barrage of gunfire, 10 to 20 shots. after that 22-year-old james coleman lay dead. police believe he shot the victims at arundel mall. authorities say though this case took a dramatic turn here in prince george's county, the investigation remains open. they're asking anyone with additional information to contact them. derrick ward, news4. >>> u.s. park police still searchi

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witness information led police to rydell road, district heights. was shot and killed by prince george's county police during the shoot-out. police found jeanine dunn and chancy green found dead in the parking lot. chuck bell has a look at your sunday forecast after the break. stay wit >>> good sunday morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. we are getting sunshine in upper northwest washington. it is going to be a mild sunday afternoon for you no matter where you live or what you plan on doing outside, it will be good weather for that. mostly sunny, 66. tomorrow, mostly cloudy, near 70. rain showers likely for tuesday and wednesday. then more typical weather for november by late thursday, friday, saturday, on into next weekend down into the chilly 50s. that's the way the forecast is looking. skwrapbgy, back to you. >> thank you, chuck. tune in at 9:00 a.m. former redskins great darrell green to talk about the website walk fit health and how he will get you into shape. it starts at 9:00. >>> we're back on this sunday morning, november 13, 2011.

witness information led police to the 8100 block of rydell road in district heights, maryland.ct james coleman was shot and killed by prince george's county police in a shoot-out. he is believed to be responsible for the deaths of a man and a woman at a mall friday night. police found dunn seen here on twitter and green shot to death outside the mall in the parking lot. there's no word on a possible motive. >>> well, we're going to check in with chuck to find out how our weekend weather is rounding out. your tie looks good. >> purple. i used to like that, letterman used to do that. all it did was make it crooked. >> it looks great for the record. >> i will have it straightened out perfectly before the next weather hits if not before. nice looking day outside today. no real complaints outside of the crooked tie. plenty of sunshine. mild weather as well. yesterday was a beauty. we made it up to 63. today we'll be 3 or 4 degrees warmer than that. but it won't be the crystal clear blue sky like we had yesterday. today's sky will be a pale blue. mid and high level moisture moves our