everyday...he was on the frontlines...diffusing bombs (((gfx))).in a statement, seidler's lt. colonel spoke of never forget matt's sacrifice and dddication to his critical, yet dangerous mission.tonight, friends and neighbors say they watched as a shh, quiet kid...became transformed...and they respect the brave decision he made...to take onnsuch a dangerous role:((take sot))"he died doing what he loved, weelllall remember him for what he was"janice park...fox45 news at ten. drivers are paying more at the pump than they ever hhve at the start of a new year. year.for the fifth straight week... gas prices are on the rise.thh national average for regularrgas sits at three dollars and 37 ents.that's an increase of 8 cents this week. here in marylann drivers are also shelling out an average of 3 dollars and 37 cents.a rough start to 2012. "its pretty discoruaging, but you gotta put gas in your car, so you try and economize, but it is what it is" is" this time last year...drivers were shelling out an average of 3 dollars (42:55) (tank clicks of) off) (43::3) (hose nto ) tank) (24::8)

frieeds say seidler had (("it's horrible news, i'm ago.- sure the family is devastated stated, it's arand new year what a horrible thing to happen it's justta tragedy")) tragedy"))in a stattment... seidler's lieutenant colonel ppoke of his vital role....saying they will never forget matt's sacrifice and dedication to his critical... yet dangerous mission. several bottles of excedrin and bufferin are being pulled off shelves today... following complaints f mislabeeed pills.the pharmmceutical company "novartis" says there have been no health issues associated with the problem. consumers are now being asked to either destroy or return unused prrducts... that are part of the recall. kids who exerciseemore.... do better in school.that's according to a new study... out of holland.researchers find there's a strong link school kids get... and how ise - well they do in class.they say it's because physical activity increases blood-flow to the brain... which helps kids stay sharp.the findings were published in the "archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine." a new year's eve bungee jump ove

seidler died january fifth in afghanistan when a vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvisedbe there for the family to let them know that we support them" them"seidler was one of three men killed in the attack. and flags all across maryland are flying at half staff today honoring the 24-year-old airman. he will be buried at arlington national cemetery. 3 3--men.../ who... terrorized.../ restaurant .. workers... for months.../ ááareáá bars.this.../ surveillance video.../ helped... capture.../ the... men.../// ááwhoáá allegedly..../ threatened... to killl../ employees.../// ááasáá... they... stole cash.../ and... took off...///. ááyouáá can see .../ the... men...// forcing workers...// to... the floor.../ áápoliceáá say... these guys...// are... believed to be...// responsible.../ for.../ 5... armed robberies.../ in... the past.../ 2--months. a pizza delivery man is taken for the ride of his life... and lives to talk about it. it.justin farr was delivering a pizza to a house in arizona.. when he got knocked to the ground and robbed by some phony customers.the thrre guys then th

flown at half-staff tueeday in first class matthew seidler of westminster. seidler died january fifth in afghanistann when a vehicle he was rrding in was struck by an improvised explosive device. 33 governor o'malley is fiscal operating budget this we. week. lawmakers are already questioning how it will erase a projected one billion dollar deficit without massive tax hikes.the governor says his budget will meet spending limits imposed by legislative committee... and will include a mix of cuts... (governor) "some other states have decideddto rely entirely, excluseevely on cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts. and what that means is they're not seeing their eceonomy coming back." back."the govvrnor is also &pexpected to call for an increase in the "flush tax". on homeewners to ay for sed - upgrading sewage treatment plants. opppnents of the death penalty... rally for a repeal. repeal.-rally nats- nats- hundreds took their plea o annapolis... where they are trying to connince state lawmakers to abolish capital punishment.police were on hand to make sure tte

friends say seidler had deployed only a few months ago. horrible news, i'm sure the amily is devastated stated, it's a brand new year what a horrible thing to happen it's just a tragedy")) tragedy")) in a statement... seidler's lieutenant colonel spoke of his vital role....saying they willlnever forget matt's sacrifice ann dedication to his critical... yet dangerous mission. a montgomery county police officer will be rewarded for his bravery during a hostage situation at the discovery communications building in silver spring.officer edward paden junior will receive the congressional badge of bravery award in a ceremony today. police say paden was off-duty on september first... 2010... when he learneddabout a man with a gun at the discovery building. he went inside... helping the hostages and providing details to other officers at the scene. thee suspect... james lee... was shot by police before he could detonate explosives. a new year's eve bungee jump over a raging...crocodile- infested river goes horribly wrong.... and it's all caught on

flags around the state are also being flown at half-staff in honor of seidler.e man continues to recover this morning ... after undergoing a surgery... that was the first of its kind. chris lyles is at home after a successful trachea transplant operation in stockholm, sweden.lyles has a synthetic trachea seeded by his own stem cells.he's the first man in the world to undergo the surgery.while he says it was nerve-wrecking... it was necessary. "i was a little nervous, but i had faith in my doctors and faith in god and it was something i needed to do to save my life" life"lyles is now cancer free and hoping his case will be the catalyst that kick starts the procedure in the u-s. 3 3 you think you're pulling hard for the ravens? according to nfl-dot-comm joe flacco earns an extra 200 thousand dollars for each playoff victory. p yet, he's far from the only one profiting from this post-season run. joelld. smith is live in parkville where onn local bakery is trying to capitalize on the purple craze. good morning joel d. 3 good morning 3 3 3 3 3 3 check out this purple

"i just feel that we need to be there for the fammly to let them know that we support them" ttem" seidler host ron smith wws rememmbered todayat a memorial service at goucher college.john rydell has more on today's tribute... tribute... ((music))they gathered to remember a friend...a voice... in baltimore radio. "listen up liberals, conservattves moderates."ffr 26-years... ron &psmith...dellghted... angered...and often inspired...his listeners. (walden) "he would always respect someone else's opinnon even if it was diametrically opposed to his, ron was never mean spirited."he refered to himself the voice of reason...an unabashed conservative...a libertarian...but unafraid to criticize anyone...regardless of party affiliation. (ehrlich) "anyone that he suspected spoke from the heart operated from theeheart, was not politicalll correct, up front, he would give a break to.""right now i'm standing in the midst of some thick, dark smoke."smith left a career in tv news years ago... to become a stockbroker.friends...say it was job he hated.but it was radio...that catipultedthis high-school dropo

first class airman matthew seidler died when an i.e.d. hit his vehicle in the hellmund province in afghanistan. two other airmen died in the attack. seidler entered active duty in november 2009 and was assigned to peterson air force base in colorado. baltimore city police are investigating the shooting of a man in northeast baltimore. police were called to the 1900 block of north comington avenue around 6:00 p.m. tonight. once on the scene found a man who had been shot in the back. no word on the man's condition or any suspects. meantime police say robbery may have been a motive in another shooting last night in northeast baltimore. police say a 29-year-old man was wounded in the 5700 block of the parkway. medics transported him to a hospital where he's in stable condition no. arrests have been made f you drive over the curtis creek draw bridge, allow extra time to get to your destination. starting today and next ten weeks repairs closed interstate 695 between quarantine road and maryland 10. we're live in the newsroom with more on what d

matt seidler had one of the most dangerous jobs.nd dispose of live explosives on a daily basis. this thursday that assignment led to his death when a roadside bomb dead death nated in the hell man province of afghanistan. this -- in helmond province of afghanistan. neighbors and friends were solemn and stunned. >> you read about this in the numes -- newspapers every day and you think oh, you know, that's really far away and you don't think about who it's impacting and that it's in this neighborhood, it's just a really deep shock. >> it's really sad news. it's a terrible thing to hear. especially starting a brand new year. that brings it home when it happens across the street from you. >> as members of this community are still finding out and reacting to matt's death his family is miles away where they'll be receiving the remains of matt's body sent back from afghanistan. the u.s. air force today called his mission critical, saying in a statement we will never forget matt's sacrifice and dedication to his critical yet dangerous missi

. >> family and friends are morning and air man who was .afghanistan curi matthew seidler was killed by a roadside bomb on thursday. >> you read about this in the you think that is away and you do not impacting. who it is that it is in this neighborhood a shock. >> he was on his first overseas deployment. family isn't delaware his body home.g >>> a search and rescue dog is subject of a search. he was last seen on thursday. he was there on a training exercise when he ran off. he is black with brown stockings like the dog in video. on new at 11:00, a new book is sparkingma headlines. alwaysms she has not been happiest first lady and has been less than pleased with some her husband's and visors. she is more popular than her booklet portrait a reluctant her as first lady. confinementsat its and obligations. much different than what she abc just last month. says there is a .erception i feel confined that could not be further from the truth. we have seen her consoling military families but this new , based on interviews with former aides, it suggests she involved into a force behind the sc

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seidler eventered active duty in 200 . he was assigned to petersen airbase in colorado. >> police were called to the 1900 block of north collington avenue. on the scene 29-year-old man was wounded. so far no arrests have been made. >> 52-year-old john robey and his sons jonathan and toms and michael grimes were arrested by state police yesterday. a grand jury indicted them all on thursday. police say the men assaulted 26-year-old craig myers back in august in a bar in keymar and that myers later died of his injuries. >> the investigation continues into the murder of a woman who died of her injuries. mary hines had been stabbed to death before her home burned down. spurred by that, firefighters went on a city-wide smoke alarm sweep. they visited homes and educated rezzdefpblgts about fire safety. in the past, we -- they visited homes and educated residents about fire safety. >> we wanl to make sure all residents are safe. >> city residents can call 311 and the city will install a smoke detector in your home. >> 11 news repo

morning.airman first class matthew seidler died thursday...when his vehicle wasshit by a roadside bombn southern afghanistan.the 24 year old joined the air force in 2009... and signed on to one of tte most dangerous jobs... diffusing bombs. deployed only a few months ago. (("it's horrible news, i'm sure the family is devastated stated, it's a brand new year what a horrible thing to happen it's just a tragedy")) tragedy"))in a statement... spoke of his vital role....saying they will never forget matt's sacrifice and dedication to hii critical... yet dangerous mission. the new year means new, higher pump.the national average for a gallon of regular gas sits at 3-dollars and 37 cents. that's an increase of 11 cents in the last week. here in maryland drivers are right at the national average.. which means a rough start to 2012 for all of us. "its pretty discoruaging, but you gotta put gas in your car, so you try and economize, but it is what it is" is" this time last year... drivers were shelling out 0 cents less... at an average of 3 dollars and 7 maryland.. a proposed gas tax cculd have

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his oldest friend, matthew seidler, had been killed by an ied in afghanistan. >> if it was top. it really took a few days for it to even sen. i just could not believe my friend was gone. that i was not want to see them again. >> matthew graduated from westminster high school in 2006 and registered for active duty in 2009. the celebrated his 24th birthday on tuesday. his facebook page was filled with well wishes from france. a few days later, they were expressing their condolences. christopher has been holding on to fund members of happier times. we would have fun. really, the best parts were just everyday, playing pool, playing cards, and having a good conversation. >> according to an independent database, the one afghanistan has climbed 1872 lives since it began. as the westminster community gets ready to lay one of the latest victims to rest, christopher hopes matthew's memory lives on your >> if of fun, caring, loving man who was always able to tell a joke and brighten the day. >> reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords led a crowd in the pledge o

. >>> and this morning friends and family are mourning the death of an airman first class matthew seidler from westminster who was in afghanistan when he and two others were killed by an ied blast. the 24-year-old was an explosive ordinance technician emmett graduated in 2006 and went to carroll community college before joining the air force. he entered the active duty in 2009. >>> a hunting accident in prince george's county lead to criminal charges. a group of five people were hunting deer on oxon hill road when one person accidentally shot by another person who was shooting at a deer. charges have been filed against the shooter and other members of the party for neglect hunting and hunting without written permission and illegal use of buck shots. the shooting victim suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> -- injuries. >>> edward payton will receive a award for his bravery. he was off duty when he learned about a gunman at the discovery building and went to help hostage and provide de-- hostages and provide details about the scene. >>> news time is 5:06 and power outages now. [audio

airman first class matthew seidler was fulfilling his goals in afghanistan when he and two others were killed by a ied blast on thursday. the 24-year-old was an explosive ordinance technician. he leaves behind an older brother and his parents. >>> family trip ended horribly wrong for a richmond man visiting in baltimore when shots were fired through the front window through his relative's apartment killing him. he was found with multiple gunshot wound before 4 sunday morning e died at shock trauma. police are searching for a suspect and a motive. >>> a hunting accident in prince george's county led to criminal charges after a man with a shot a group of people were hunting deer on oxon hill road. charges have been filed against the shooter and other members of the party for neglect hunting among other charges. the victim is expected to be okay. >>> a maryland man is recognized on the came payne trail for singing abilities. gordon page is known as the opening act for ron paul. listen to him ♪ [ music ] >> all right. he is open for ron paul nine times decrying big government, big business

matthew seidler died on thursday in afghanistan. two other airmen also died in that attack.e was assigned to peterson air force place in colorado. >> thousands gathered to remember the victims of the massacre in tucson. gabrielle giffords joined mourners. here's a look at the vigil. [somber music plays] [drums play] >> for the past year, we have had new realities to live with. the reality and pain of letting go of the past, the reality of letting go of dear friends and family members. [chorus sings] >> i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. [cheers] >> a beautiful salute. a bungee jump almost ended in tragedy. a woman's cord snapped after she jumped off of the victoria falls bridge. she plunged about 65 feet into the rapids. she had to swim down to free herself. did make your way to the river bank. the accident is under investigation -- she did make her way to the river banks. they went to rescue two people whose plane crashed because of engine

flags will be flown at half-staff tuesday in honor of 24-year- old airman firsttclass matthew seidlerstminster. seidler died january fifth in afghanistan when a vehicle he was riiinn in was strrck by an improvised explosive device. 3 3 governor o'malley is expected to reveaa his 2013 fiscal ooeratiig budget this we. week. lawmakers are already questioning how it will erase a projected one billion dollar deficit without massive tax hikes.the governor says his budget will meet spending limits imposed by a legislative committee... and will include a mix of cuts... and tax hikes. (governor) "some other states have decided to rely entirely, excluseively on cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts, cuts. and what that means is they're not seeing theer eceonomy coming back." back."the governor is also expected to call for ann increase in the "flush tax". the 30-dollar fee is imposed on homeowners to pay for upgrading sewaae treatment plants. a baltimore man continues to recover this morning ... after undergoing a surgery... that was the first of its kind. hris lyles is at home after a successful t

his name is matthew seidler. two other air meb --men were also killed in that explosion. >> a man found stabbed. no motive or suspects. >> a 29-year-old man was wounded in the -- friday night. medics transported him to a hospital where at last check he is in stable condition. no arrests have been made. >> four men behind bars this morning charge in connection with the death of a man after an incident at a bar in carroll county. john robey and his two sons along with 48-year-old michael grimes were arrested by state police yesterday. a grand jury indicted them thursday. police say the men assaulted 26-year-old craig myers in august at a bar in keymar. myers later died of his injuries. >> a woman found dead by firefighters battling a blaze in her home. police reveal that mary hines was stabbed before her home burned down. fire officials have been going to homes installing smoke tenthors across the sfi. >> we feel now if there is a death in the city due to a fire, we would like to be made all citizens of baltimore a

matthew seidler was killed on thursday. many of its friends gathered to support each other and remember happier times. >> we would have fun. the best parts for every day playing pool and cards and having a good conversation. >> he has been serving in the military and you don't expect ever to get the phone call and you don't expect to hear that it was your friend who is gone, who was killed. >> his family says funeral arrangements are still pending. >> an aspiration or night in tucson, arizona. we have more on gabrielle giffords who led the memorial service in honor of the shooting massacre. >> congresswoman gabrielle giffords led hundreds of others and in a strong passionate voice lead the crowd in the pledge of allegiance. >> with liberty and justice for all. >[cheers] >> guided by her husband, she lit the candle marking the event that has forever scarred tucson. >> for many of us, dreams that will just have to let go. >> 8 mentally ill gunmen on least his frustration on the congresswoman and 18 others one year ago today.

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finding and diffusing those bombs is 24-year-old matthew seidler's job. he and two others were killed last week by an improvised explosive device, an i.e.d. >> that's really sad news. it's terrible to hear, especially starting a brand-new year. that brings it home when it happens literally right across the street from you. >> reporter: that street is this quiet cul-de-sac in westminster, carroll county. matthew sidler's family reportedly went to dover air force base to claim their son's body. >> you read about this in the newspapers every day. and you think, oh, that's really far away. and you don't think about who it is impacting. and that it's in, you know, this neighborhood. justin strzelczyk really in deep shock. >> reporter: matthew went to westminster and tried college for a while before he went into the air force. >> when he found the military, we saw a boy become a man quickly. a big change happened. and it was profound to see. it's just tragic that we can't see the next stage of his life. >> along with matthew sidler, the u.s. air force reports.

. >>> flags will fly at half staff across maryland today honor matthew seidler. the 24-year-old was from westminster and an airman first class. he died january 5th in the roadside bombing in virginia. >>> new at 6:00 a.m., the number of children living in poverty in virginia is now at its highest rate since 1998. the group voices for virginia children file its annual report today to state lawmakers. they hope legislators will up the money spent to help the children. it finds 265,000 children in virginia, 14% live below the poverty line. that line is a family of four earning $22,000 a year or less. the number of children living in poverty has increased since the economy began going south back in 2007. >>> so, have you noticed gas prices are creeping up? aaa predicts we'll get back to $4 a gallon by the spring. this morning, regular gas is about $3.40 a gallon, up 3 cents from last week. aaa mid-atlantic says this is the highest prices have ever been at the start of the year. >> unfortunately, it looks like it will be this way for awhile. usually, what we see is th

. >> the department of defense says airman first class matthew seidler died friday when a -- an explosione and two other people. he was assigned to peterson air force base in colorado. he was only 24 years old. >> a programming note to pass along. former maryland bob ehrlich will be our q & a guest. send your questions to sundayquestions@wbaltv.com or post questions to the front of our facebook >> good morning. a cold front passed by today. we're seeing cooler temperatures come through from the north. we'll be above normal today, just not as warm as we were the past couple days. cold air in the arctic. temperatures do stay at or above normal this entire next week. even today 60 degrees for the high temperature. for january not bad. normally around 41. we're not going to get into the 60's. around 53 for the high in maryland. seven-day forecast, 40's and other's. monday a better chance of rain wednesday and thurds. >> thank you for joining us. "11 news sunday morning" starts in just 25 minutes. we'll see you then. >>> we're back on this sunday morning, january 8th. a week into the new year

one of the stories making news at 6:11. 24-year-old airman first class matthew seidler was from carroll county. he worked as on a bomb diffusing team. he died last week in a roadside bombing along with two other soldiers. budget director jack loo will be president obama's new chief of staff. the president called him the cheer choice to replace william daley. daley is stepping down after one year on the job. >> there will be more rain in houston today but nothing quite like monday. rain flooded the major highways around the city. some parts of houston got up to seven inches of rain. mike? >> thanks, jess. the state department is working on a case of a former marine given a death sentence in iran. he's accused of being a spy there. it is the latest incident of rising tensions between our two countries. now for a closer look, we're joined by jamal abbey with the national iranian national council and we were just talking, do you think this is a chess match or is this a serious instance where we do someone who is an american who was caught as a spy there? >> this is a culmination of a series