although no longer used for production, the seagram's plant is a landmark in the neighborhood. it caught fire around 4:00 this evening on fuller's. road. >> is kind of hard to see behind me, but there is only one wall left standing from the old seagrams distillery building. 60 firefighters were called in to fight this fire. this is the of the fire from skyteam 11. firefighters found flames shooting out of the roof and smoke visible from blocks away. >> it did not take long, the building deteriorated enough that did collapse. >> only one exterior wall of the building was left standing. no firefighters were injured, and just one nearby home was evacuated. neighbors, students and parents at dawn, as school gathered for hours to watch the fire burn. >> many people like rick kramer have lived in the neighborhood for decades. >> we would sit out here on the back porch and when the wind was right, you could actually smell the whiskey that they were brewing and bottling mayor. -- they were bottling there. >> the dump it over into a big vat and you could smell it all over the neighborho

we think this was the oldest seagram's distillery at this location. it is known as willow springs property. from what we understand, they have requested fire investigation division to respond to the location. they have requested b g e to cut power at the location. the biggest concern they have is the last wall standing. they are concerned about that collapsing up near, the funeral home. that is the major thing that is going on right now. >> onto our big story this friday, one day after a tropical downpour, the state is in clean up mode. some are trying to get water out of their homes while others are still waiting for their power to come back on. >> the massive brain storm drenched the east coast from the carolinas all the way to maine. nearly 40,000 b.g.e. customers were at some point without power. rob roblin it is live in middle river. >> first of all, this storm really left its mark on our area and the entire state of maryland. for lots of people it was a day of cleaning up. down in pasadena in the millburn committee, the residents here think they

at the old seagram's building. no injuries reported.crews had the blaze under connrol as it began to burn itself out. the building is destroyed. people in tte area say it has ú%en vacant for years. >> oh, they were golling..3 over the roof. there was black smoke all over the neighborhood. all over the streett. >> it is just too early to tell if foul play wassinvolved in this fire. >> the case of threeemen accused of kklling former councilman ken harris is now in the hands of a the jury heard closing arguments yesterday. jurors must consider 29 separate charges agaiist all three defendants. harris was shot and killed %-run aaay from a robbery outsie of the jazz club two years ago. >> politics and a chicken suit. and tonight organizers and g...p. supporters say democrats arr responsible for thii feathered frenzy. confrontation was caught on camera. the unusuaa interruption happenee yesterday at a political rally on the eastern americans for prosperity roups say they gathered to, in their words, educate ttkendys on kratovil's board the rem

spectacular fire -- dundalk after -- had a lot to talk about after a spectacular fire at the old seagram's distillery on sollers point road. 60 firefighters were called in to fight the fire. the residents watched the fire burned. some have lived in the decade -- the neighborhood for decades. >> when mom and dad were alive, we would sit on the back porch. when the wind was right, you could smell the whiskey they were brewing and bottling. >> you could always smell when they were making whiskey. the byproduct that was turned over -- they dumped it into a great big vat. you could smell that all of the neighborhood. >> electricity was shut down in the area while workers took down the remaining wall. fire officials say this fire is suspicious, but investigators are still turn define the exact cause. anne arundel county police are investigating a serious incident involving a pedestrian. it happened last night in the area of fort smallwood road. john o'conner was hit by a car while crossing the street. he was taken to shock trauma and is listed in critical condition. there is still investigating

> reporter: the fast moving fire was fueled by 100-year-old wood interior and barrels of the old seagrams distillery. arson could very well be the cause. >> to have that many floors on fire, it's suspicious. >> reporter: many watched the landmark fall. >> on a nice cool night, you could smell the whisky and it was a very pleasant smell. >> reporter: when the demolition crew arrives here to knock down that last wall, they can turn off the power to residents and property in this area. but we do not know when that power will be put out. baltimore county, kelly mcpherson. >> kelly, thank you. no one was injured in this fire. >>> a dramatic rescue as two people are trapped on a sinking boat. chopper13 noticed the boat sitting still. the coast guard said they got a call at about 2:00 this afternoon when they hit something and they started taking on water. >>> tropical storm nicole has brought us rain, flooding and a brief tornado. a weak f0 tornado did in fact, hit anne arundel county and the area just north of gibson county. the rain caused some flooding, and check out the sink hole. that hole

neighbors in dundalk catalog to talk about after a spectacular fire at the old seagrams plant. it is right across the street from dundalk senior high school. the plant was built in the early 1900's and was used to mix and bottle alcohol until shutdown 20 years ago. 60 firefighters were called in to fight the fire. when it was over, only one wall of the building was left standing. >> when mom and dad were alive, we become at and sit on the back porch and when the wind was right, you could actually smell of whiskey that they were brewing and bottling there. >> you could always smell when they were making whiskey. the byproduct, they dumped it into a big vat, and you could smell that all over the neighborhood. >> electricity was shut down in the area as workers took down the remaining wall. fire officials say the fire is a speciasuspicious. anne arundel county police are investigating a suspicious accident in pasadena. police say 49-year-old adam john o'connor was hit by a car while crossing the street. he is listed in critical condition. it is still under investigation. >> more j

flames were so heavy the fire knocked down about 90% of the old seagram's building. cause of the fire is still under investigation. but the fire is considered to be suspicious. >>> the supreme court starts a new term today. and there's going to be new face on the bench. justice elena kagan. the supreme court will consider a maryland case of concern about free speech advocates. justices will look at protests from military funerals. albert snyder sued the westboro baptist church after members picketed his son's funeral in westminster. and the supreme court will consider a california law banning the sale of violent video games. >>> 5:36. he took his life after a sexual encounter was streamed online. >>> hundreds turn out for a silent vigil at rutgers university to remember an 18-year-old freshman. >>> and some scary moments on board a frontier airlines flight a toddler gets sick and the drama that unfolded. >>> if you are taking a train or bus let's go over to the mta marc jones. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. out there you will find wet roadways throwing thin

flame -- flames articles a warehouse for had a fire broke out at what it housed a distillery for seagram's. it remains unclear how the fire started. the suicide of a rutgers student could turn into a hate crime. prosecutors are considering whether to file additional charges against those that are charged with in -- invasion of privacy when they taped a roommate having sex with a man last week. the video was then posted on the internet. the student then killed himself the following day. a student says that she was sexually assaulted in some high school. police say that a male student allegedly attacked her at school. no one has been arrested at this point. opponents of a new adult s tore expect a group to show up. a mother/daughter team that owns the store say that it will be discreet and children will not be allowed in the store. it is scheduled to open on october 20. controversial comments and have a news anchor, rich -- rick sanchez out of a job. he called john stuart a bigot and question whether jews should be considered a minority. sanchez made his remarks yesterday on a radio show. he

the former seagram's building has been vacant for several years. now, there's just one wall left standing. >> i saw a huge black puff of smoke with all the flames shooting out of the building. it was intense. >> reporter: it drew people outside to watch. ccbc is across the street along with dundalk high school and kelly witnessed the five-story building crumble. >> and when the first top floor caved in, then it was the second and the third and all of it caved in like all at once. >> i just what lot of big cloud of smoke that came around me. >> reporter: the fire started around 4:10. it went to two alarms and firefighters had to attack it from the outside. >> shortly after crews got here, we had a collapse of the roof and the weight of that collapsed the rest of the building. >> reporter: port knitly it fell without injuring anyone or destroying any nearby homes. but it was a close call for carlos. >> within inches of my house it could have hit my house on a bounce or two. but one corner could have hit corn of my house and destroyed the one corn of

at the old seagram building.o innuries, and cruuse had it under control, as it began to burn itself out. destroyed.nggis completely and fire officials say it is too early to tell if it was any fou3 play. >> r&b star mariooii arrested for assaalting his own mother. myranda stephens is live at baltimore police headquarters on there is more to the story..3 myyanda? >>well, jeff, news of mario's arrest ssunneddmany of his fans. especially those here in baltimore. where he is known for giving back to his community. but mario's attorney said the people's image of the singer,3 but instead maybe help them better understand the sttuggles of famiiies dealing with addiction. >> he is one of music's biggest starr in altimore's native sun. but r&b singer maaio is making headlines for the wrong reason. >> i don't think he did it. i hope he didn't. mmrio barrett was arrested friday morning after police say he assaulted his mother, insiie %->> evidence at tte scene,ome. took place. he was taken into cussody and >> according to p

the building was once the seagrams building but it is now not in operation.e reported and fire officials say they are considering the fire suspicious. an investigation under way after a student told police she was sexually assaulted by a class mate. investigators say the victim and suspect knew each other. they're asking any student to call the police. baltimore county police arrest these men, 26-year-old brandon go forth, 27-year-old roland clayton, charged with a stabbing inside a security mall. they tried to rob andre wright. both suspects are being held. ah threel were students at the north american trade school at the mall. >> the fate of the three men accused of the slaying of ken harris is in the hands of a jury. following closing arguments the jury began deliberations friday. prosecutors allege that they robbed the haven lounge back in 2008 and fired the shot that killed former councilman ken harris. >> if you're a maryland driver and you have a cell phone, listen up. >> it's time to change. finally official, no more hand-held phones behind the wheel.