live in south baltimore, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. the investigation continues into what caused a fire that left six families homeless. flames broke out around 12:30 saturday afternoon... at the "reflections apartment homes" on little patuxent parkway in columbia. one person was rescued from the second floor and another person was treated for smoke inhalation . the red cross is helping people forced out of their homes. trial begins today for a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a state mental hospital.jury selections begin for el soundaniel- wahhabi... also known as saladin taylor. he is charged with killing 45 year old susan sach last year at clifton t. perkins state hospital.police say he entered her room, kissed her.. then strangled her.both were committed after trials for murder. a baltimore county man dies after eating cantaloupe contaminated with listeria... and now his family is suing. 87-year-old clarence wells ate the fruit just days before the nationwide recall .his family is suing jensen

victor street in south baltimore. call of an armed person in the home and the caller feared for their safety. when police arrived at the home they found an adult male between 40 and 50 with the weapon. now police spokesman says when officers entered the home they found a man holding a weapon. they asked him several times to drop the weapon. and they said he didn't and he turned toward officers and that's when he was shot once in the upper body. the victim was taken to johns hopkins bayview medical center and at last report he was in critical condition. none of the officers or anyone in the home suffered injuries. homicide detectives are investigating this shooting which we are told is standard procedure. reporting live at baltimore city police headquarters, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> this morning police in annapolis are investigating a double shooting a at an apartment complex. juan brown and james wilson were shot and taken to shock trauma. witnesses in the area described hearing argument between two men and ano

victor street in south baltimore. police got a call of an armed person in the home and the caller feared for their safety. when police arrived, they found an adult male between 40 and 50 years old with a weapon. >> the individual was holding a weapon. officers entered the house asking the individual to drop the weapon numerous times and he he didn't comply with the officers commands and turned towards the officers with the weapon and one officer fired one defensive shot. >> reporter: the victim was taken to johns hop cns bayview medical center where -- hopkins bayview medical center where at last report he was in critical condition. no one else was injured in the shooting. and homicide detectives are investigating the police- involved shooting. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> other news for you, this is jason hicks the man charged in the arson that left a tire shop up in flames in 35-year-old hicks is accused of setting the fire that destroyed the auto repair and tire shop in northwest baltimore last week. this was th

. >> from south baltimore on a mission from libya. gadhafi, will he be coming home. the story coming up. >>> coming up, take a look at the possibility. the countdown is on for race of the cure. how you could help with the fight to breast cancer. friday, october 21st. good morning, maryland. what does the weekend weather outlook has? let's check in with justin. a nice weekend coming off a lot of us enjoyed yesterday. we're going to have a modification of the wind. and typical autumn pattern where the clouds retreat and will build in the afternoon. typical numbers, uniform numbers, out in york or yeager town. you could see the arrows, long and strong. it will be cooler. we'll talk about the numbers in a moment. right now 4:31. >> and we have the incident near liberty road near chapman road. let's take a look at the beltway starting out with a steady flow of traffic in both directions. no major incidents to report. 895 is the harbor tunnel much overnight, we have two way traffic northbound. that's now over. all is well here. back to you. >> former libyan leader, moammar

the newscast.police are on the scene of a police involved shooting on saint victor street in south baltimoreuspect was shot just before 9 and is currently in critical condition.the officer was not hurt.they're still in the middle of that investigation. we'll bring you more information, when we get it. "screaming" chaos breaks out at a high school football game! the rivalry that escalated to a violent fight and the trouble the players are facing now! 3 and testing out marriage...the plan that could help mexico cut down on the number of divorces. 3 plays guitar guitarit was a festival for baltimore's water reservoirs at dam jam 2011 today.along with live music... there were wildlife exhibits, displays and historial re-enactors at the willow grove nature center at cromwell valley park in towson.organizers say the event was about teaching the public how to perserve our water supply. kocher says: "by doing things like not throwing trash, not putting oil down a storm drain, by picking up after your animal--all these things are very important in making sure we keep the water quality good." visitors

victor street in south baltimore. police got a call of an armed person in the home and the caller feared for their safety. when police arrived at the home, they say they found an adult male between 40 and 50 years old with a weapon. >> individuals holding a weapon officers entered the house asking individual to drop the weapon numerous times and he didn't comply with the officers commands and turned towards the officers with the weapon and one officer fired at least one defensive shot. >> reporter: now again that victim was taken to johns hopkins bayview medical center where at last was in critical condition. no one else in the home or officers were injured in that shooting. now we are told that the homicide detectives are investigating this which is standard procedure in a police involved shooting. reporting live at city police headquarters, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> jury selection begins in the trial of a man accused of killing a fellow patient at a mental hospital. known as salene taylor is charged with the m

victor street in south baltimore. police got a call of an armed person in a home and the caller feared for their safety. police say that when they arrived at the home, they found an adult male between 40 and 50 years old with a weapon. >> the individual was holding a weapon. officers entered the house asked the individual to drop the weapon. he didn't comply with the officers commands and turns towards the officers with the weapon and one officer fired at least one defensive shot. >> reporter: now that victim was taken to johns hopkins bayview medical center and reported to be in critical condition. no one else in the home was injured. and again we are told that homicide detectives are investigating the case which is standard procedure. reporting live at baltimore city police headquarters, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the trial of a man accused of killing a fellow patient at state mental hospital begins this week. jury selection begins in howard county circuit court for the trial of the man. he is is charged with f

baltimore police are tryiig to figure out wo killed a man who was found in this secluded south baltimore lot behind fantasy's night cllb. just after 2- p'clock aturday afternoon... thee found a man near these bushes and dirt mounds....who had been stabbed seveeal times. the investigation continues. fallen firefighters across the nation were honoree this weeeend... in a memorial service in maryland. maryland.music music more ttan five-thousand people paid their respects in emmitsburg... to the 72 it's part of an annual tradition... held by the national fallen firefighters fouudation.this is the 30th anniversary for the memorial service... but thooe with the national fallen firefighters foundaaion say their work with the families has just begun. "we will help assist them as they begin to rebuilddtheir lives, as they work on their their firefighter. and most of all thattwe will help and support them in any way they need." besides the 772firefighters who passed away last year... 17 other fallen fireeighters from previous years ere also added to the memorial. orggnizers say there were fewer d

. >>> new video out of south baltimore.that broke out after 11:00 left night on the 1800 block of mchenry street. it started in a bedroom and no one has been injured. no word on what caused that fire. and we would like to say thank you for david rose for getting the pictures into us this morning. >>> people are lining up. the iphone 4 will hit store shelves this morning. and sherrie johnson is live outside the verizon store with the more on this more people showing up. >> reporter: that is exactly right. the line is slowly growing, anticipation is growing as well for the new iphone. and this morning, i have the store manager in front of verizon dave green. first of all, show me a little bit about the phone. i want to see this what is going on here? >> good morning. this is the iphone 4s. if you take a look at it, the design is very similar to the previously model. but we have a lot of new things. we have a brand-new camera and we have a new personal assistant that you can ask questions to, like how is the weather and what i

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bodyce say ryan jackson's was found in south baltimore. he was reportedly on his way to see a friend. anyone with any information on this case is asked to call baltimore county police. a former pastor will serve a life sentence for orchestrating the murder of a mentally disabled man. he was sentenced to life plus 45 years. he put the guilty to take out a life insurance policy and collect on it once wallace was dead. two brothers were recently acquitted on murder charges in the case. in new jersey fire house is feeling the heat over their decision to support the fight over breast cancer. they're wearing and selling pink breast cancer awareness teachers. but top brass say the t-shirts violates the uniform code. a compromise is being hammered out so there will be allowed to wear the special t-shirts under their standard uniforms. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- do you think firefighters should be able to support breast cancer awareness by wearing pink t- shirts as part of t

police say he killed ryan jackson inside his home and then dumped the body in south baltimore. so far police have not determined a motive for the murder. the american public has yet to embrace the electric car. concerns about their range and power and recharging time and the steep price tag is putting it red flag on americans' willingness to buy. if they could find any quick fuel efficient internal combustion engine, they would opt for that over an electric vehicle. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what changes would it take for you to buy an electric car? thank you for writing in. we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> muammar gaddafi was killed yesterday. we have more cameras next four libya. some of the video is very graphic. >> celebrations over the maze of muammar gaddafi stretched from tripoli all the way to the gates of the white house. his death marks the final blow to his 42-year reign. >> we're so happy. this is the greatest moment in my life. >> video shows he was cap

. >>> in the cherry hill area of south baltimore are without power and closed this afternoon. the names are seen here. in the south side, all six campuses closed as of half an hour ago. >>> if you were out this morning, maybe on if way to work, you may have seen cloud and some rain falling. then it came down buckets. it was a messy drive for many and there was thunder and lightning. we are tracking the live doppler. >> good afternoon. it was a damp day, we expect to see the learing. on the radar, we have just one little area of rain that is moving from the south to north and as it does, it is bringing the light showers with that flour, it is right around on the western side of the beltway. we are seeing the light showers up near bellaire and that will be the case, really for the next hour or so until we start to see the clearing. tomorrow, the low pressure will build from the west and it will get here and be gusting into friday evening and saturday. how nice will the weekend be? more coming up. -- thank you. the bitter battle over an 8 billion-dollar merger is heating up and ex

he was found dead in his south baltimore apartment two woox ago at the age -- weeks ago at the age of 40. >>> a new gonzales research poll is giving us a look at the minds of voters. the economy and job remain the top concern and the president's approval rating has dropped 5%. >>> a johns hopkins professor is all smiles today. dr. adam riess is among three people to receive the nobel prize for physics. the scientists had been stud dig the universe. he will share the $1 1/2 million award with his two corecipients. >>> we are having our first dry day in quite awhile. take a live look outside. you'll see evidence both in the sky and big white clouds and the temperatures are warming up but it's still on the cool side. today it is meteorologist tim williams in the weather center. >> it is a good afternoon, considering the dampness, cloud cover, day from day we've had. this is a really nice change. we're seeing more and more sunshine. temperatures are responding to the sun and the warm air' nice lie -- air very nicely. 63 at bwi marshall. 60 down on the shore. around the state we're watchin

3 changing mdot map fiber map 3 an armed man is shot by police in south baltimore, and is now in critical condition. it started when a man called police because he was scared that his roommate had a gun. joel d. smith is live at that house now, where a shot 3 an arrest is made in the belvedere tire shop fire. fire.police arrested jason hicks... an employee at the tire shop.they're charging him with first degree arson.the fire broke out a week ago and flames quickly spread throughout the family business.... that had been there for over 50 years.fire crews spent all day trying to put out the fire.rueben maxwell owns the auto repair shop next door... and he says he saw hicks the day of the fire.he says... hicks has caused problems in the past by starting fights with employees and even customers. 04:52 "i keep on telling him, mr. washington, that guy is a trouble maker. get rid of him." him."maxwell says he's called police on hicks several times. the motive is still unclear in this case... and there's no word on when... or if... the belvadere tire store will rebuild. the investigation continu

victor street in south baltimore called them saying he believed his life was in dang i, he was being threatened by a armed man. the man confronted them with his gun. >> officers entered the house, asking the individual to drop the weapon numerous times. he turned towards the officers with the weapon and one officer fired a defensive shot. >> reporter: one bullet hit the man which is a 52 years old. >> the individual shot has no major contacts with police. >> reporter: the homicide unit is investigating. that's customary. more police at sh point have not identified the man who died or the officer involved. mike hellgren, wjz 13, eye witness news. >>> it's unclear how many officers responded to the scene last night. >>> one week after a tire business goes up in flames, police make an arrest. 35 year old jason hicks an employee is facing arson charges in the 3 alarm fire. the owner of an auto repair shop says hicks arrests doesn't surprise him. >> he is a troublemaker. i keep telling mr. washington the guy is a troublemaker. get rid of him. mr. washington won't listen. >> he faces addit

city policc shoot and kill a man in south baltimore. it happened around 9 o'clock lasttnighh at a home n saint victor stteet. police say a resident called officers because he said his roommate concerned for his safety. as - when offfcers got there... between 40 and 0 years old with a gun. officers say they tried to end the situation peacefully, but the man would not let that happen. ((1727 ooficers identiffed themselvess askkd numerious times that he drop the weapon, the suspect did not cooperate with officers commandss turned towards the policc officers, at which time they fired at shot.))homicide detecttves are investigating. city police are asking for your help tonight finding whoever's responsible for a deadly shoooing in west baltimore.police say around 12-30 this morning a man was shot in his bacc and chest near mcmechen streetthe was pponounced dead at the scene. the identity offthe victim has not yet been released.there's no word on a motive at this time. a brazen robbery at a &ppopular restaurant in anne arundel county....leave

janice park is live in south baltimore where the discovery was made. janice?obe a recycling center. 18 year old ryan jackson was found about 50 yards back. his pamily is obviously devasated especiaaly since the teen was about to be a father next week. jackson a teee from lansdown went missinggoo oct 15thh when his family failed to hear from him hii gf repooted him missing on friday. his family says while searccing for him they found a &pbloody sheet outside he hous of one of hii aquantinces. court homicideedetectives - found blood on the carpet couch and walls. enouuhhbloodd where the teeenwas killed. we living there who asked nnt to t home as the time of the &pmurder. "blood everywhere my apt makes sot. regiiald jackson father. runs 8 second. "the bigger thing... done this. pn montgomery counnyyspenttthe day earching a hiking ttail in daaascas... trying to track doww the son of a murder victim. victim.search parties turned &pup nothing over the weekend.. in the disappearance of 11 year old william mcquain.they combee through two parks... a jane... was found d

that was the focuu behind a gathering of young people at lakeland elemetary school in south baltimore last night.top city officials were also there to show support for the effort ... in a neighborhood thaa has had more than its violence.the children at the event pledged to ffcus on school and educatioo instead of things thattcould get them into trouble. more arrests... as the "occupy waal street" protest moves into its fourth week. week.hundreds of activists, a park near wall street, and police continue to make arrests, mostll for disorderly conduct...the costs are skyrooketing, too.the n-y-p-d haa spent 2-million dollars patrolling lower manhattan... mostly in overtime pay. no arrests in baltimore as of yet, but theeprotests here continue to gain steam. "occupy baltimoree is now a week oldd and the mmyor is taking notice. oel d. smith is liie at tte inner harbor now where the numbbrs are growing, even if he uuderstanding f ttis group is not. good morning joel d. 3 patrice you can't miss driving by.... ( ad lib). they don't mind that there is no focused objectivv or goal yet, they thi

. >> the death of moammar gadhafi could bring a south baltimore woman one step closer to a reunion with her son. matthew van dyke has been in libya since early this year. he went first as a journalist, then spent six months in a prison before being released in august. since then he has been fighting with rebel forces. his mother smoke with him thursday. he was in the town of sirte where moammar gadhafi was killed. he is expected to return to baltimore in the coming weeks. >>> one person is reported missing following a train derailment in a toyota plant in san antonio texas. search crews are rummaging through scrap metal that crumpled. this is video from last night. one person was spotted near the pile just before the accident happened. >>> big rig carrying thousands of live chickens crashed in northern california. the birds were tossed all other road and highway patrol said the driver of the truck may have fallen asleep before hitting a big rig. >>> new york officials are threatening to shut down a brooklyn bus line over claims of segregation. women are reportedly forced to sit in the b

. >> brian jackson was found murdered inside in south baltimore home last week. he was laid to rest today. he is awaiting extradition to bear lead appeared >> if you wanted to travel to one of the most expensive cities in the country, you might go to new york. if you want to go to the most inexpensive, drive a couple hours west. >> forbes.com says it will give the beauty and bang for your buck. -- buck. >> the latest on the ravens in dairy and prove that talk is not cheap. >> cool temperatures moving into the been the atlantic could result in a >> the potential college merger. state officials are saying the benefits and cost of making university of baltimore -- university of maryland in baltimore and in college park when university. a public hearing was held today. >> it was the first of two public hearings held to get input on the proposed merger. it is clear that both sides are prepared to make their case. >> i have serious concerns about the potential development on the west side. we have a president who is focused on the west side fully engaged. that is how i

he could be home in south baltimore in the next couple of weeks. >> i do not want to say i am glad it happened, but i am glad libya is free of him. it also means that you will be coming home. >> not long after muammar gaddafi was killed, sharon van dyke was on the phone with person. >> they were shooting into the air. a lot of noise, fireworks, men chanting -- it was a different voice. it was a noise of joy. matthew was very upbeat, very excited. >> matthew endured some challenging obstacles. the native baltimore writer left for libya in february to witness the rebellion. in march, he was captured by gaddafi forces and imprisoned for five months. >> he was psychologically tortured because of being in solitary. they gave him nothing to read. no one talked to him. they just said you would never see america again. >> mathieu escaped in august, but did not come home. he joined the rebel fight. his loyalties -- stemmed from lessons of a shared commitment. >> i have instill that value in him as he was growing up. you do not quit in the middle of the season. i certainly did not have in mind

. >> twto baltimore city police were -- where police have been busy with a deadly stabbing in south baltimore. the body of a man was found with multiple stab wounds before 2:00 p.m. this afternoon in a wooded area near the 5500 block of peddington avenue. the victim died at the scene. a 30-year-old man is in serious condition after a shooting in northeast where the victim was shot around 2:45 this morning. police have not released the victim's identity. the man he was gunned down in east baltimore has died from his injuries. investigators say the victim was shot several times around 8:00 last night in the 1600 block of east 29th street. there is no word on a suspect or a motive in any of these cases. anyone with information is urged to call the city's homicide unit at 410-396, 2100. a new report reveals a lack of training after police involved shootings in baltimore city. the findings come from an expert panel that has been reviewing policies after a police-involved shooting outside a nightclub and genera. the report says the department has not done after action r eviews for years. those revi

green and white. 3 3 today is monday, october 3rd. 3 map fiber map 3 police shoot an armed man in south baltimore after they say, he refuses to put down his weapon. joel d. smith is live at the home where it happened with more on why police were called in the first place. good morning joel d. 3 good morning megan... we're here in the 3600 block of saint victor street, and the shooting happened in that home over there. police say a resident in there called police because his roommate was armed and he was concerned for his safety. now that armed man is in critical condition. police say they were called to this home around 8:45, and when they got here they found a man between 40 and 50 years old with a gun. they say they attempted to end the situation peacefully, but the man would not let that happen. 3 1727 officers identified themselves, asked numerious times that he drop the weapon, the suspect did not cooperate with officers commands, turned towards the police officers, at which time they fired at least one defensive shot, the suspect was shot once in the upper body, transported to johns hopkins

. >>> new video for you of a fire in south baltimore that broke out shortly after 11:00 last night on mchenry street. it started a bedroom and no one is injured. no word on the cause and we would like to thank david rose for sending us this video overnight. >>> we'll learn more about why baltimore county superintendent harrison is going to retire. he'll talk about why he is going to step down and reflect on his 12 years of the district. he served superintendent for 26th largest school system in the nation. >>> tomorrow the baltimore running festival will take over the city. this morning we have a preview. linda? >> reporter: we'll give a little taste. we know tomorrow this place will be transformed into something amazing. we're actually at the finish line for the marathon in front of m&t bank stadium. it's a half marathon, a 5. k and a kids fun run. the marathon starts at 8:00 tomorrow morning. and they're expecting about 25,000 runners from all over the country. a runner representing each state, including washington d.c. we got people coming from other countries, about 24 countries a

the body was later found in south baltimore. detectives caught up with orton in alabama. he spoke to a reporter as he was led to tell. >> his wife was with him in alabama. she was also arrested for tendering in the resting -- resisting arrest. a man accused of killing a john hopkins researcher will spend the rest of his life behind bars. a judge gave john wagner the maximum sentence. stephen pitcairn step to death while he was on the phone with his mother. during the trial, his mother testified about hearing his son's murder. >> it is hard to move on the with this. hopefully it will bring them a little bit of peace. i have to move on with their life. >> the family dispute -- declined to comment after the sentencing. >> the alleged trigger man and the higher -- murder for hire of a gas station owner goes on trial. barry simms is at the scene. >> prosecutors call the murder of a gas station owner cold- blooded and premeditated. the triggerman was pressured into committing the killing by the victim was the wife. walter bishop is on trial accused of shooting court several tim

3 3 monday, october third. 3 3 fiber map city police shoot and kill a man in south baltimore. it happened around 9 o'clock last night at a home in the 36- hundred block of saint victor street. police say a resident called officers because he said his roommate had a gun and the resident was concerned for his own safety. when officers arrived... they say they found a man between 40 and 50 years old with a gun. officers say they attempted to end the situation peacefully, but the man would not let that happen. ((1727 officers identified themselves, asked numerious times that he drop the weapon, the suspect did not cooperate with officers commands, turned towards the police officers, at which time they fired at least one defensive shot.)) shot.))homicide homicide detectives are investigating. an arrest is made in the belvedere tire shop fire. fire.police arrested jason hicks... an employee at the tire shop.they're charging him with first degree arson.the fire broke out a week ago and flames quickly spread throughout the family business.... that had been there for over 50 years.the

jackson disappear from baltimore county last week and investigators say they found his body in south baltimore on saturday. if you have any information on his death, you're asked to call baltimore county police. as the wife of the former raven's owner became known for her giving, especially when it came to children. today, many familiar faces attended her funeral in downtown baltimore. >> actress, wife, mother and a friend. today, family and friends paid their respects to pat modell. >> marrying art, giving up her acting career. >> a woman who not only had such a distinguished career herself, but who cared so deeply about the state, the city, and especially about children. >> the people that live there, they devoted a big part of their life for being charitable in those ways. >> they say she was a special lady. >> she made a difference. there are some many charities and other things they have had their hands on that have impacted young people's lives and made the city better. >> is nice to come support art. it is good for us to be here. >> we want to make sure that they know how much their fam

." >>> a police involved shooting in south baltimore. i am sherrie johnson.. >>> the family of the catonsville man who died from eating tainted cont lope is speak out this morning. >>> and there's a

. >>> investigators are still trying to find what started a tug boat fire in south baltimore. the fire broke out just before 2:00, close to where key highway meets lawrence street. it was difficult to put out because of a fuel line. nobody was hurt. >>> and just up the street from where that fire happened a major traffic headache. for the last month the main drag at locust point has been closed. residents lobbied to get the bridge repaired. now that progress is being made they are learning it's a bit of inconvenient meaning long linings. something that frustrates residents and is cutting off business owners. >> i have been here 15 minutes already and had about 15 cars in front of me. yesterday was 40 minutes. >> the city said the bridge replacement should be done by the end of june. >>> the ravens had the weekend off from playing but today it was all back to business. they took their team picture today. they tweeted this out. you can see linebacker terrill suggs in the middle a pack holding up the lime light. they will be back on the field sunday when they take on the texans.

story first aired, kimberly moved into her new home, a son field, two- bedroom town house in south baltimore. landlord shirley barber contacted the i-team after she saw kimberleys story. she is granting to her at a significantly reduced rate. >> she needed help, and i had something available. cracks in the carter has been helping kimberly for months. she was one of the first visitors. >> you walk in and you could feel the peacefulness. you could feel what she has not had in her life for so long. right away when i walked in, you just know this is her place, there is no doubt. >> beers came by the truckload. everything kimberly needed came through her new front door quickly. >> it is really not a lot of stuff. we wish we could do more. >> the community support and services for the deaf donated all of this furniture. >> i would just be praying for her good life after all this is over with. >> cookware and appliances, a place to sleep, clothes from a woman fighting the same cancer, and viewer imaginal long brought cleaning supplies. -- megan long brought cleaning supplies. >> so grateful, kimber

if you know anything about this call police as quickly as possible. >>> south baltimore investigators are trying to figure out what started a tugboat fire. that fire broke out around two monday afternoon at patapsco river. the fire was difficult to putout because the fuel line break that happened after the fire started. no one was injured as a result of the fire. >>> if you a smoker, this may not light your fire. a campaign will launch today to build public support for increasing the tobacco tax by a dollar per pack. linda so joins us with the president of the maryland citizens health initiative with more on this. what's going on? >> reporter: well, right now, we pay $2 per pack and the goal is to raise it to $3 per pack and to tell us all about it is vinny demarco. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> reporter: what are you looking to do in. >> we are looking to save lives. over the last ten years there's been a dramatic drop in teen smoking and overall smoking in harold because of the increase in the cigarette tax. we have saved 70,000 lives from unnecessary tobacco caused deaths

that will be quite a reunion in south baltimore. >> all right. thank you. an 18-year-old has been indicted on federal charges of helping a terrorist known as jihad jane. he was arrested back in july when he was just 17. the former high school student with honor social security accused of recruiting women with passports to further the plot of jihad jane. he faces up to 15 years and he could be deported >>> police in alabama have arrested a 27-year-old larry horton accused of using a hatcteh to kill 18-year-old ryan jackson. the body was found saturday. >> a first grade teacher on trial in montgomery, several of her former students took the stand to choked them when they acted up. the former teacher sauce on burke is facing a number of charges. a 7-year-old said she put her hands around his neck five times. he said he was scared of her. you also heard different stories, one boy said he was choked twice and then said ten times. the teacher said she never touched the students. >> tomorrow the trial starts for the man accused of killing a gas station owner as pa

. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what started a tugboat fire in south baltimore. it broke out around two yesterday afternoon along the patapsco river close to where the key highway meets lawrence street. a fuel line broke after the fire started. no one was injured. >>> first increase in the alcohol tax and now some want to raise the tobacco tax. public health group wants to increase the tax from 2 to $3 a pack. this morning lenda so is live to tell you -- linda -- linda so is live to tell you more. >> reporter: yes. that is the goal and the reason is to hopefully reduce teen smoking and raise funds for health care. to tell us more about it is vinny demarco with maryland citizens health initiative. what are you looking to do? >> we are trying to save lives. and build on our success over the last decade. as you can see from this chart, beginning in 1999, when we increased cigarette tax by 30 cents per pack, every time we increased the tax, there's been a significant drop in smoking. the result has been a 32% drop in smoking in maryland double the national average. a

victor's street in south baltimore. >> are you feeling all will rushed this morning? welcome to the club. baltimore has made the list of the most stressful cities in the country. we came in 12th. the most stressful place was los angeles. maybe we should blame technology for this. baltimore is the eighth most wired city in the country. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think makes baltimore one of the most stressed-out cities in the country? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a new poll shows what marylanders find most important. the economy and jobs top the list. 52% of voters say the economy is the most important issue. concerns about the economy spans a party lines. 60% of independents. 47 degrees on tv hill. perhaps your family pet like to bring in a bird from time to time. how about a bear/ >> a fire in texas. we'll tell you what made this fire even worse. >> this is 795 at cockeysville. an issue reported on 95 this morning. >> welcome back. 5:10.

horsey was one of two men who opened fire on an acquaintance in south baltimore.un. pounds. 20-year old zavon woody is wanted for armed robbery. police say woody pulled a gun on a girl walkinghome from school and stole her cell phone. woody is 6- feet 1-inch tall and weighs 160 pounds. pounds. and... 31-year old curtis jackson is wanted on assault charges. police say he beat and choked his girlfriend.. and then dragged her down the stps by her hair. curtis jackson is 6-feet 1- inch tall and weighs 225 pounds. if you have any information on these suspects.. call our fugitive files hotline at 410-637-8970. all calls are kept strictly confidential. also with us tonight... lt. brian matulonis from the warrant apprehension task force.. he has more on these suspects. áácurtis jacksonáá the number again is 410-637- 8970.. and we will check back in on fugitive files later this hour. your tips helped baltimore county police capture a sex offender who failed to register register this is michael friedmann.he was arrested yesterday after a viewer saw his photo on the news.in

his body was found days later in south baltimore. the suspect spoke to reporters as being led to jail. >> i'm sorry for everything that happened and for his family. >> horton's wife was with him in alabama and she was also arrested for resisting arrest. >> the man accused of killing a johns hopkins researcher will spend the rest of his life behind bars. a judge gave john wagner the maximum sentencing. he will show wagner the same sentence he showed stephen pitcarin. during trial she testified about hearing her son's murder. >> it is hard to move on with this. hopefully it brings them a little peace. they have to move on with their lives. and without their son, without their brother. >> the pitcarin family declined to comment. >> two people were killed after an accident in fells point. the crash happened 10:30 friday night. police say one of the victims, a student at morgan state university is scheduled to graduate this december. his passenger was also killed. police say speed may have been a factor in this crash. police say the other

baltimore looking pretty good. 95 north between 32 and 100 heading into baltimore checking in at four minutes. 18 minutes on 895 south bound between the 95. baltimore national pike, picking up in volume just a bit, and the roads are wet. top side of the beltway looking good. certainly no delays on the inner or outer loops there. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. stan and mindy back to you. >> new this morning, route along the cowawingo dam stays closed after spilling diesel fuel. >> it happened just around 11:00 along route 1. when crews arrived they found the truck burning. the driver was pulled out of the cab and transfered to the baltimore regional burn center. a has met crew got to working on the spill. >> we're looking now to see if it got into the river itself. there are no human exposures, there's no houses, no. >> no word on the accidentity of the driver or condition this morning. >> in other news this morning, for the second time in a week, baltimore city police are investigating the rape of a teenage girl. we're live downtown this morning at city police headquarters with the latest incident and the des

vickor street in south baltimore of the police got a call of a armed pirn in the hole and the callerperson in the home and the caller feared for their safety. the victim was shot when he didn't drop the weapon and he was taken to johns hopkins bayview medical center in critical condition. >>> go to facebook and the official wmar facebook fan page weigh in on our question of the day. in mexico city, they are proposing an idea that would have time limits put on yourmarriage. maybe a midge of -- minimum of two years. now back to new york and we will see you in 25 minutes. i am a face unclogger.uncl. i am a nose coach. nose coa. i am a throat untickler.t u. i am a humananough suppressant.. and i am the sniffles worst nightmare.nightmare. i am a target pharmacistst ask me about cold and flu remedies.. >>> those are live pictures from perugia italy, where amanda knox is waiting to find out if she'll go free or spend more time behind bars. just hours ago, she delivered the most important speech of her life. she said, i did not rape, i did not kill, i'm paying with my life for something i ha

baltimore. from northern anne arundel area from b.w.i. marshall south and west into virginia, the rain has been heavier. to the north, temperatures are in the mid-60s. even in the 50's around western maryland. but it gets warmer and even monday around here to the south to the eastern shore. even 80 degrees around salsbury. that is the area prone to set -- tenders from activity. temperatures will be steady overnight. the frontal boundary is triggering the thunderstorms. we thought another front, a strong cold front over the midwest * read through here. that comes through tomorrow afternoon. once this front gets through, a big area of high pressure and the weekend is still looking nice. tomorrow, maybe an afternoon thunderstorm. benett rapid the clears out by race time -- then it rapidly cleared out by race time on saturday. it will be kind of wende throughout the race on saturday morning. temperatures should be comfortable, but the wins will be gesten out of the west at over 20 miles per hour. once it gets here, it should last through our football game s

and boxes in south baltimore is well known in the movie industry. there will be parking passes from everybody to come through town. they move the boxes and the reason is that they are laid flat to prohibit the floors. this is a through grams as far as the money. the locals that work on the movies, the hip the scene people an the hotel attention and rent cars, enough money to fill up an armored car. >> it is in access of $25 million. with the actors and then about 300,000 could be higher. >> that will mean about three million in state incentive money going back in. >>> it is always things being shot inside the lawyers offices and in and around the college of art and at the sound stage in columbia. up next in sports this morning, right here on our station -- . >> this rescue as the helicopter has crashed. we have more on that video next. >>> good morning. a university campus is on alert after the police said that a student that sexually assaulted and more on that investigation. >>> coming up, a hopkins professor and the prize for physician i cans. thi

. >> an investigation into a deadly stabbing in south baltimore. the man was found with multiple stab wounds before 2:00 near the 5500 block of pennigton avenue. the victim died at the scene. >> meanwhile a 30-year-old man is in serious condition after a shooting in baltimore. we're told the victim was shot in the neck in the 1200 block of beaumont avenue. victim's identity not released by police. >> members of the organization move os on.org joined occupy baltimore to protest social injustice. >> i think there is a lot of anger out there that is not articulated, so people are starting to articulate it. >> the creation of jobs, the tax on millionaires to support that, and also to reduce the military. but mainly for jobs and justice. >> the occupy baltimore protesters have been camped out at pratt and light streets for nearly two weeks now. >> in this morning's education alert, a windsor mill teacher has been named teacher of the year. joshua parker has been given the award from lieutenant governor sandusky. now he will participate in a competition

abc boxes in south baltimore is well known in the movie industry. look at their wall of fame are you parking passes every movie that comes to town. why boxes? boxes are laid flat to protect the forest from the heavy equipment. the hbo order is a couple grand. >> so you are not going to retire on moving money at. >> that is fair to say. >> but it is good to have. >> locals who worked on with these, all those behind-the-scenes people, rental cars, and a enough money to fill that armored car. >> between crew, actors, extras during the hope course of production, we are talking about 2000 folks. >> a newly replenished some fun that means $3 million will go back to the producers. wjz eyewitness news. >> all the sets are closed. sources close to wjz said they expect to see dreyfus shooting in the next few days. >> if someone looks like a movie star, it probably will be them. >> so let her eat her lunch, let her do whatever. >> make her feel welcome. >> still much more to come on eyewitness news. from wall street to main street. the occupy movement is sprea

he killed 18-year-old ryan at jackson and dumped the body in south baltimore. they found a blood evidence as well as the wallet and murder weapons stashed inside horton's home. 11 news was confirmed the person discovered dead wednesday evening. anybody with any information on the case is asked to call crime stoppers. 1-866-7-lockup. police say justin morgan broke into a good college dorm on thursday. according to witnesses, he made his way into a woman's bathroom. police were on campus already investigating a theft when people called them to the door. they found a morgan leaving the building. he was arrested and then let go of $25,000 bond. >> cool temperatures across the area even with sunshine it has been a struggle to get the afternoon readings up into the lower bid 60's. already it is starting to cool off. once mr. down to 52 degrees. western maryland stuck in the mid 30's around strasbourg. skies began to cool out. it will be chilly. no frost expected here to that, at least not in widespread fashion. temperatures expected to drop into the 30's 29 on the gu

live in woodlawn...kkith daniils, fox 45 news at ten. pity police shoot aad kill a man in south baltimore. it happened around 9 o'clock last night at a home on saiit victor street. olice say a reeiient called officers because he said his roommate had a gun and the resident was when officers got there... they say they found a man betweee 40 and 50 years old with a gun. offfcers say they tried to end the man would ot let hat happen. ((1727 officers identified themselves, asked numerious times that he drop the weapon, with officers commands, turned towards the police officers, at which time they fired at least one defensive shot.)) shot.))homicide detectives are iinestigating, which is routineein police-involved shhotings. police charged jason hicks... an employee at the belvedere tire shop with first degree out at the tire shop a wwek ago and flames quickly spread throughout the family business.... that haa beenn thhre for over 50 years.rueben maxwell owns the uto repair shop next door... and he says he saw hicks the day of the fire.he says... hicks has caused problems in the past. fox45 if

. >> ryan jackson's body was found on saturday in south baltimore. but it was not until 10:30 a.m. this morning that we learned alabama police picked up larry horton, and they say fled there. >> detectives are still in alabama right now, but there is no telling how long it could be before he is brought back here on a murder charge. mary wortman is sitting in an alabama jail, accused of brutally -- larry horton and sitting in an alabama jail, accused of brutally murdering ryan jackson. relatives -- he may have been in the 700 block of lambeau corp., which is where horton lives, and they went there to look for him. >> it is clear at this point in the investigation that these two people did not know each other -- did know each other. they were acquaintances. they were part of the same group of people that frequented that address. >> there was blood in a home. they held a vigil for him last saturday not knowing that his body had already been found. earlier in the day his body had been found in the 5500 block of ty pennington avenue. his killer used hatchett to hit him several times and

and warmer near the bay water where the water temp is up high. 69 tomorrow, spots will hit 70 south of baltimore and tomorrow night 45, a clear, crisp night and bone-dry conditions. the seven-day forecast, the out look here, just enjoy, because we know what's coming in november and says. i'm saying, the sunshine will be around all weekend. it makes you wish you had columbus day off. a lot of people do. save or it. 80 degrees and sunshine. >> this will make you more popular. >> we're working on it. the leaves are changing. >>> let's talk about politics right now. it's hard to believe we're three months from the first primary contest of the season. after months of campaigning no clear frontrunner hasim energid -- has. emerged. troy? >> we wanted to take a second and reset things to see where we are at this point. the thing we notice republicans can agree on one thing, they have to beat president obama. what they can't agree on is who can beat him. just about every candidate has had his or her moment in the sun. first mitt romney after his failed bid in '08 he jumped to a early lead but never a com

jackson's body was found days later in south baltimore.ectives caught up with horton and he spoke to a reporter as he s being led to jail. >> i'm sorry for everything that happened to him and his family. >> horton's wife was also arrested for hindering and resisting arrest. >> we have a programming note for you. dr. osirus barbow will be our " q & a" guest on "11 news sunday morning." you can e-mail questions at sundayquestions@www.wbaltv.com. >> we have a great weekend in store. perfect weekend to get out and work around the yard. i know the komen race is tomorrow up in hunt county. if you have any outdoor activities to do, this is the weekend to do it. the winds will die down and make things spectacular. the rest of today, mostly sunny. a perfect fall day. northwest winds 5 to 10 miles per hour. more on the 5 side. 57 to 62 degrees. then for tonight, if you are heading out on the town, i think you will definitely need a jacket. 36 to 44 degrees. some clouds move in, but nothing to worry about. as we look at the seven-day, things look goo

. >> reporter: abc in sowbt baltimore is -- south baltimore is well known in the industry. look at their wall of fame parking passes, movies which use their boxes. but why boxes? boxes are laid flat to protect the floors from the heavy equipment. the hbo mini series is a couple grand. >> so you're not going to retire on provey -- movie money. >> that's true. >> but it's good to have. >> absolutely. >> hotels, rental cars, and soon enough money to fill that armored car. >> it is estimated in $65 million. between crews, actors and extras, we're talking about probably 2,000 folks will be hired. >> reporter: a newly replenished film fund means more will go back to the producers. >> all of the sets are closed. and the insider told me he expects to see julia roberts shooting her scenes today. so if someone looks like a movie star this-- these next few weeks, they just might be. >> you pull it off well, mike. thanks. >>> was that mike schuh? >> you know, i don't know. >> oh, boy. i hope it was. >>> still to come on wjz eyewitness news. all my rowdy friends, banned from monday nigh

coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> breaking news from south baltimore. emergency crews after a car went into a house. this is video sent in by a viewer involved in the accident. there's no word of injuries or how the car ended up in that position. >>> separate robberies overnight. and early this morning, have left two gunshot victims recovering in the hospital. alex demetrick reports, one of those assaults happened just a few blocks from where johns hopkins student was murdered. >> reporter: in this quiet hamilton area neighborhood, a man was bringing groceries home when an individual opened fire. >> the individual was shot with a rifle. it's unacceptable and atrocious that this activity has taken place in the city. >> reporter: but it happened again early this morning in st. paul, when a charles village man was shot. >> after the victim handed over his belongings, he was shot, once in the upper grown area. >> -- groin area. >> you can't even walk down the street. people are struggling. you know? but they don't need that to happen. >> reporter: that same