following a fire in southwest baltimore.ive look at the 3-hundred block of fullon avenue... where city investigators are on the scene of the fire.one person jumped from a window... and was taken to shock trauma.there were also reports that a baby was thrown from the window in an &pattempt to escape the fire.we do know that a child was taken to johns hopkins.another woman suffered burns ... nd was taken to bayview buun center. a maryland woman... who survived the iialy cruise ship wreck... is now speaking out about the incident. incident.silver spring resident anna figueredo as on the cruise with her daughter at the time.she says the incident was so terrifying... she thought they werr going to die.figuuredo blames the ship's captain... for abandoning the ship. my daughter sent a text to the family saying, "the ship is sinking. we love you..-butt to- when he knew nothing can be fixed, he left, he llft. left. the wreck left 13 people dead... with at least 20 others still missing. nearly 150-thousand kia cars will soon be recall

live in southwest baltimore, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3 police are on the hunt for a school vandal in carroll county.they say the man in this surveillance picture... defaced two weetminster schools on christmas day.they show him breaking into "william winchester elementary school" by throwing a brick through a window. deputies think the same man shattered two windows at west middle school next door.nothing was stolen.but the vandal caused about 12-hundred dollars in damage.anyone with information should call the carroll county sheriff's office. a frequent flyer from ghana is behind bars this morning.. after x-rays showed he was harboring drugs... áinsideá his body. body.the 61 year old suspect was caught at dulles airport. the man acted strangley after landing.so police took him to the hospital... where x-rays revealed 30-thousand dollars worth of high quality heroin wrapped in condoms in his bowels. speed cameras have snapped some people to the point of destruction.a viewer sent us this picture of a speed cam

we will keep an eye on that. >> breaking news out of southwest baltimore. county police fired someone who stole a police cruiser. >> this is a cleared crime scene. all the roadways on annapolis road and west patapsco have reopened and his parking lot has reopened. the situation began this morning when the suspect was pulled over on the beltway near washington. the suspect was possibly wanted for a city shooting. he was pulled over for a traffic violation. the suspect and the officer got into an altercation. the suspect took off in the officer's cruiser. he then got into a brothel and wound up here -- he then got into it bronco. he was shot and taken to shock trauma. no police officers were hurt. city police and county police were both involved. reporting live, jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> pretty dramatic. thank you. here is ann curry with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> voters go to the polls for the primary in florida. we will talk to herman cain. a woman stalked by the same man since middle school gets justice after 19

live in southwest baltimore, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. harford county teen is denied bail in the shooting death of his faaher. 16 year old robert richardson the third appearee wednesday on closed circuit television in a bel air courtroom.richardson's half sister and her mother ... laura dunivant... were also in court.dunivanttwas involved in a 16 year long relationship with the victim. she described the relationship as verbally and physically abusive.the judge denied bail citing a flight risk and danger to the coomunity.a preliminary hearing is set for the 17th of this month.... and the faaily says they hope richardson's defense involves an insanity plea. police are looking for a man who broke into a house... tied up a woman and her son and sexually assaulted their housekeeper. police say a masked man broke into this bethesda house wednesday.... tying up the people inside... and raping the housekeeper. the suspect left by stealing ford s-u-v from the driveway.the crime came as a shock to neighbors. ((1:02 one, i didn't expect it... and i'

there was a shooting last night in southwest baltimore. a man was shot twice. he is listed in stable conditions. police are still searching for clues or suspects. contact baltimore city police if you have any information. >> thank you. here is ann curry with a look at what is coming up next on the "today" show. >> the gop presidential hopefuls turn up the heat on mitt romney. how much of an impact will have on voters? woman survives a terrifying bungee accident, the court is snapping above the river. we'll hear from her about that. some high school seniors fighting back after her controversial yearbook photo was rejected. she will speak out live. we're celebrating our anniversary and we have a lot of prizes all this week. including a trip back in time when we get started here on a monday morning. >>williard! ." >> 6:53. coming up, we'll take a last look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day. beth! hi. looking good! you've lost some weight. thanks! you noticed! you know these clothes are too big now, so i'm donating them. not going back the

inner harbor 3 3 3 map fiber map 3 a student is caught with a taser at a southwest baltimore school. as a result, all of his classmates are met with police and metal detectors at the front door. joel d. smith is live at the school now, where parents are relieved no one was hurt... but still far from satisfied with how the whole thing is being handled. good morning joel d. good morning 3 a distuubing ccse of animal cruelty out of baltimore county... where a man faces charges for tossing a pet balcony. doctors say "louie" is doing remarkably well now.he's walking... after suffering serious, life-threatening head and spinal injuries. baltimore county police say gary wallace junior... threw the ddg about 50-feet from a 23-foot balcony. it happened at an owings mills townhouse sunday. investigators say... a woman saw wallace throw something from the balcony... she investigated and discoveree the yorkie... then called police. neighbors say they're horrified by what happened. 3 "he's a horrible person. if he could do that to a little dog, god only knows what he could do to a perron if he re

it ended on annapolis road in southwest baltimore. lowell melser it joins us from police headquarters. a confusing a string of events -- bring us up to date. >> police have not released the suspect's name at this point, only confirming that he died from gunshot wounds at shock trauma earlier this morning. here is how we understand call all of this unfolded. baltimore county police pulled over a driver on 695 for a summary traffic violation. the driver told him he had a gun and was going to shoot them, and he ended up stealing their police cruiser. he drove the baltimore county police cruiser to a motel in south baltimore, were he abandoned it and got into a dark suv. baltimore county, baltimore city, and anne arundel county police chased the suv, stopped it, arrested three people inside, and the fourth suspect, their original suspect, fled in the suv and drove to the 34 block of annapolis road, where he was stopped by baltimore county and anne arundel county police and subsequently shot. police say they will be releasing more informat

. >> susan is the ptso president here in southwest baltimore. >> some of the bathrooms don't have bathroom stalls. some of the toy lets are broken. >> --some efferent--efforts o f them are--some of them are broken. >> they want the money used to also enhance learning. of the $370 million, the governor wants, 20 million is going be used for building repairs. >> we need it. the city needs it. >> reporter: martin o'malley says he is going to create jobs with that. >> and thank you. the governor's request was approved. >>> the ravens are going gearing up. and we'll have coverage of this. and today crews paints a huge logo on the grass at the courthouse. now, don't miss the action when the houston team comes. the kick off is at 1:00. you can watch it right here. >> then, it is the pizza post game show. mary and san will be live on sunday. >>> and coming up u casey anthony's thoughts broadcast. why she is so upset about the videos. >>> a dispute that led to this ugly brawl. >>> a stunning revelation from the family of a marching band drum major killed. we have their message to the school next. >

our big story at noon, a house fire in southwest baltimore sends three people, including a top of hour, to the hospital. it happened around 6:00 this morning at near fulton avenue. >> i heard someone yelling outside, so i woke up, looked out the window, and saw the house on fire. >> that houses on the 300 block of fulton avenue. firefighters found heavy smoke and fire on the first floor. neighbors say a two-year old child, mother, and grandmother lived in the house. firefighters say all three were able to escape. >> all i heard was a mother and baby jumped out the window. >> firefighters confirm a 45- year-old woman jumped out of the front window of the house, the two-year old thrown out the window in the back, and then followed by another woman who jumped out the window. all three were taken to area hospitals for treatment or observation. >> it is crazy. i have a two-year old son, and it is close to home, across the street. >> firefighters are not sure if there were working fire alarms in the house. fortunately, the fire did not spread to other homes, but the investigation continues a

live in southwest baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >>> a new way to learn in an unlikely environment a live look into the mobile learning lab we will go live to education reporter sherrie johnson. you are getting a lesson today? >> reporter: i certainly am and a interesting one at that. we are here at reginald lewis high school in northeast baltimore. students are using a mobile learning lab to further their education. now for the first time mobile learning devices will actually be brought into the classroom. five classes will use 30 new galaxy samsung tablets powered by verizon wireless 4g lte network for lessons in spanish 1, 2 and ap spanish. right now you are looking at students up bright and early already working on those tablets. verizon wireless learning lab bus will continue weekly visits to the school. and right now, we have danielle who is the assistant principal here. tell me how this mobile lab is helping students. >> the verizon wireless partnership allows our students to achieve their goals and dreams. it makes college tangible for them and prepares them all the way from

a rude awakening in southwest baltimore this morning. >> a neighbor came by to tell me that the tires had been slashed. three of the four on the street side had been punctured. >> police are searching for the man behind the string of vandalism. investigators say they cannot confirm how many victims there are in the incident. there have been similar cases in recent weeks. and neighbors are on edge. >> a tire slashing about a week ago and then spray painting. it is beginning to feel like it is a neighborhood under siege. >> police have not confirmed if they have made any arrests. a man is recovering from burns to his hand and head after a crash. officials responded after 3:00 this morning. the driver fell asleep cut the wheel. that is when the vehicle went into a light pole and burst into flames. responders brought the man to the burn center for treatment. the number of murders may be on the decline but family and friends of victims say it is no time for celebration. in the candlelight vigil, they demanded a crackdown on committed the crime rates. joined by the mayor, it aims to remembe

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. >> reporter: overnight, city school workers scrubbed the walls, desks, and chairs in southwest baltimore. this is after several students contracted scarlet fever. >> we received a call from one of the parents of the children and notified that the doctor stated it. i immediately call my supervisors. >> reporter: after that, school leaders sent a letter home to parents. all the students infected in the same class. then the school scrubdown began. hand sanitizer flows freely now and teachers keep an eye out for symptoms. >> check them out, listen to them for symptoms. >> reporter: high fever, sore throat, and swollen glands and it spreads quickly among children. >> they're little kids. little kids are known to spread germs to everybody. >> reporter: with the city health's department, said the contagious bacteria that causes scarlet fever is common as strep throat. only about 11 students stayed home today. they say it's safe to come back to school. >> i want to sort of dispel the myth that this is some sort of widespread infection. it is just as normal as any other school day here. >> report

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a man was shot around 2:00 saturday afternoon in southwest baltimore. ord at this hour on the condition of the victim or if the police have made any arrests in that case. city police have a shooting in northwest baltimore. officers responded to oswego avenue before midnight saturday. that's where they found a 33-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck. the victim is taken to the hospital. he is expected to recover. >>> the search is on for the vandals responsible for a recent string of tire slashings. residents in southwest dickeyville in irvington neighborhoods have been reporting the vandalism for the last several weeks. police have not confirmed how many victims there are or if they've made arrests in that case. >>> 24 hours of celebrations around the globe as people welcomed in the new year. >> sure did. from fireworks to balloons to performanc. windy gillette has a closer look at the celebrations around the globe. >> the celebrations around the world started in new zealand. fireworks from auckland's 1,076-foot-tall sky tower. firewor

. >> tonight officials are trying to figure out what sparked an early morning fire in southwest baltimore. crews were called to the 300 block of south fulton avenue around 6:00 this morning. they ran into heavy smoke and fire on the first four. a 45-year-old woman, her 21- year-old daughter and a 2-year- old baby is paid by it slipping out for a second story window. they were all treated at a nearby hospital. >> i have a 2-year-old son, and is so close to home. his garage across the street. it scared me a little bit. >> there is no word on whether the home had working smoke detectors. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> dozens packed an east baltimore church for a memorial service for a 84-year-old mary hines. a former school teacher and principal lost her life january 5 in what investigators first thought was a fire in her home. an autopsy later revealed she had been stabbed to death. >> there is much more ahead tonight on 11 news at 6:00. >> all eyes turn to florida in the race for the gop nomination, where the front runners are on the attack. >> were temperatures com

following a fire in southwest baltimore. baltimore.this is the scene right now... city investigators are busy ooking into the cause of the fire in the 3-hundred block of fulton avenue.they were called to the scene around six o'clock this morning.one person jumped from a window... and was taken to shock trauma.there were also reports that a baby was thrown from the window in an ttempt to escape the fire.we do know that a child was taken to johns hopkins.another woman suffered burns ... and was taken to bayview burn center. a dozen people are homeless phis morning after flames rip through their apartment building in perry hall. the two alarm fire broke out on theebalcony of this apartment building along arlen road just can see the extensive damage to the building as crews work to clear the heavy smoke billowing from the roof top. fortunately, no one was hurt. ssill no word on what caused the fire. ravens fans are waking up in shock this morning... after sunday's disappointing loss against the new england pa. patriots.what could have been our ticket to the superbowl s

system tells eyewitness news three students in the same class at george washington elementary in southwest baltimore contracted scarlet fever, a hail contagious bacterial infection. it prompted the school system to send this letter to parents and guardians. >> if we hear that a case of scarlet fever even happened is that unusual? >> no, absolutely not. it's actually common with this time of the year we're seeing multiple kids with sore throats, strep throat, and or scarlet fever. >> reporter: scarlet fever is a rash caused by the strep to caucus bacteria. symptoms include rash on the neck and chest, high fever, sore throat, and swollen he glands. doctors say scarlet fever is actually strep throat with a fever and the rash. >> when you have strep throat, you basically have the strep, the bacteria in your throat, and sometimes the bacteria produces some toxins in the body that will trigger this rash on the skin, then we just call it scarlet fever. >> the bacteria is spread from person to person contact, and by respiratory secessions like sneezing or coughing. doctors say while scarlet fever is highly

police say friends picked up the suspect in a bronco, which ended up in the parking lot in southwest baltimoreof the vehicle there was a confrontation and police shot him. he was taken to shock trauma, no one else was injured. there are unconfirmed reports the suspect was wanted in a city shooting from earlier this week. don, ♪ share the love with a delicious chocolate heart donut from dunkin'. spread the donut joy today. ♪ i'm so in love with you ♪ >>> even if singing is all he's got, no other candidate can match his voichls at least in the last campaign we had someone match john mccain's group. ♪ we represent the lollipop kids ♪ >> he might have won if the house hadn't landed on his running mate. >>> it's 8:00. welcome back to "cbs this morning." i'm gayle king. >> and i'm charlie rose with erica hill. we mentioned earlier that super pacs are getting a lot of attention over the way they're raising and spending money during that presidential campaign. >> chief correspondent armen keteyian says we'll actually know much more about this when the records are made public today. >> reporter: the me

nice and calm into baltimore but the wind are blowing at the southwest at 8 miles an hour into dc and 7 in easton. 8 in hagerstown and 6 into wind chester. that will warm us up throughout the day. the southwest wind a warming wind and has a big factor on the weather. high pressure is going dominate the area for today. plenty of sunshine out there. we will get a few clouds moving in but those are going to be the my hi clouds and with that we will get plenty of sunshine in the forecast. maybe a few showers in the forecast tomorrow morning. but other than that, things looking better as we go through time. your neighborhood forecast not looking so bad today because the in the 60s as we go through time. we are seeing that in shady side around 65. and then by tonight, that temperature will be right around 43 degrees and then tomorrow's temperature even warmer. your 7-day forecast not too bad. let's check your traffic now with angela. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. and good morning everyone. we continue to warn you that if you travel on joppa road we have a closure joppa is

cold temperatures from tuesday that caused a water main to burst in southwest baltimore county. the pipe burst early in the morning forcing 8 schools to close. they are open this morning and the water has been restored to homes. but what this could could mean for the roads let's check in with angela. >> reporter: that could ns if y travel in the area of halethorpe. so use caution if you are traveling -- if you are traveling in that area. off to a quiet start for the most part. wendy conditions that justin mentioned we have wind warms on hatem and tidings memorial bridge a first look at 29. look pretty good for the most part. no reported troubles or delays this morning. very light volume as a matter of fact. let's get another live look. this is 95 north of maryland 43. again for those of you making the drive in on 95 coming from cecil county, wind warnings on the tidings memorial bridge. >>> less than two hours ago, we finally found out the winner of the iowa caucuses. margin of victory ever so close. abc2 news linda so is here with one of the closest races that state ever seen.

officials are trying to figure out what sparked an early- morning fire in southwest baltimore. crews were called to sell fulton avenue around 6:00 this morning. we are told they ran into heavy smoke and fire on the first four. investigators say a 45-year-old woman, her 21-year-old daughter, and a 2-year-old escaped by slipping out for a second story window. they were treated at a nearby hospital. >> i have a 2-year-old son, and it was so close to home. right across the street. it scared me a little bit. >> there is no word tonight if the home had working smoke detectors. because of the fire is still under investigation. family and friends gathered today to remember a baltimore educator who died in what was first believed to be a fire. dozens packed in east baltimore church at a memorial service for 84-year-old mary hines. those in attendance recalled fond memories of the lady affectionately known as miss mary. >> she was a person that gave and gave unconditionally. it is a lost. >> of former baltimore city school teacher and principal lost her life on january 5 in what investig

that is a great story. >> we continue to follow breaking news in southwest baltimore. a suspect still at an officer's cruiser. >> the foods and drinks you should avoid to steer from stomach aches. >> talk about a big baby. that is a newborn. >> wow. weather-wise, things are fairly quiet. we have a nice warmup. >> starting to see some delays because of an accident on 95. we will check on some closures around the area. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time. so strike while the iron's hot. starting at $4.99. only at denny's. america's diner is always open. >> a suspect is shot in baltimore city after allegedly stealing a police cruiser. we are following breaking news. >> it is primary day in florida. closing arguments from the republican candidates. >> are you ready to pay more at the pump? tell us what you think. >> it will not feel like the end of january today. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> goo

live in southwest baltimore, linda so, abc2 a bigger increase in the state gas tax. than what was previously proposed. now he is saying he wants to immost a -- impose a 6% sales tax phasing that in during a 3- year period. money will be earmarked for transportation and infrastructure needs. the gas tax has not kept up with inflation say o'malley. they believe the gas tax would put a burden on struggling residents. of course we want to know what you think. do you agree? what do you think of the proposed gas tax now 18 cents. remember we first told you the proposal was 15 cents and you can tack on 3 pennies. what do you think and could the governor do something else to raise money for the state. go to facebook and let us know what you think. >>> today a hearing will be held in annapolis on the legallation of same sex marriage in our state. hearing this afternoon will be at one and it's the first on the year's bill. governor o'malley is scheduled to testify. last night, opponents rallied in front of the statehouse. the senate passed a version of the bill last year but s

reports of several cases of scarlet fever in the city at george washington elementary school in southwest baltimore. jennifer franciotti has what city health officials are asking parents. >> they are asking parents of infected children to keep their children home from school. scarlet fever is caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat. a letter has been sent home to parents. three students from the same class at george washington elementary have a scarlet fever. they say it is a common infection. school officials are taking steps to prevented from spreading to more students. representatives from the city health department will be at the school to answer questions from parents who have any concerns. parents are asked to monitor children for symptoms of a scarlet fever which includes a sore thumroat and swollen neck glands. scott fever can be treated with antibiotics -- scarlet fever. parents of infected children are asked to stay home and call the doctor. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the hamilton post office may end up closing its doors as the u.s. postal service deals with a m

. >> amanda rice, principal at george washington elementary in southwest baltimore says it is not something you expect to hear. >> i was a little shocked hearing the word scarlet fever. >> friday she said a parent called her saying their child tested positive for scarlet fever. >> put them in another location. >> friday, news of a total of three cases with one more suspected case. city health officials say there is no reason for alarm or panic as the disease is a manifest station -- manifestation of strep throat. >> i think the perception is this is a widespread adisease. this is like streep strep throat in that it is treated with antibiotics and arve 48 hours your child can return to school. >> the most striking symptom is a stand paper like red rash, sore throat, and red tongue accompanied with nausea and vamitying. >> what we see in school age children washing your hand. people feel comfortable leaving their -- she said people can feel comfortable leaving their children in class. >> i think if you are informed about it you would feel better about it. you know there are antibiotics that c

baltimore city fire crews on the scene of a house fire in southwest baltimore.re told it broke out just after 6:00 this morning on the 300 block of fulton avenue. we're told at least one resident had to jump to safety. fire department on the scene to treat several people. >> the red cross helping a dozen people whose housing was destroyed in a late-night fire at perry hall. firefighters say the fast-moving blaze damaged 6 to 12 apartments. it is believed the fire originated on a third floor balcony. >> 11 seconds from the super bowl. costly mistakes kept ravens away from their second trip to the super bowl. despite stellar play from the ravens' defense and great play by flacco, a dropped pass took away a possible win and then a wide right field goal attempt by cundiff denied the chance for overtime. still ravens hold their head high. it was a season to remember. they had a great season. >> they absolutely did. that brings us to your sers to the water -- that brings us your answers to our "water cooler question of the day." >> laura writes "squeeping -- sweeping

. >> there was a fire in southwest baltimore on south fulton avenue . a woman and her daughter and a child escaped by sliding out of a window. no word this morning on their conditions. >> it is crazy. i have a son. home. too close to >> and all fashions search warrant. investigators used a gps device to secretly track a suspect vehicle. this upholds the fourth amendment to privacy. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you feel that authorities should be required to get a search warrant before tracking criminals with gps? you can share your response at wbaltv.com and on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> 6:08. 42 degrees on tv hill. the price of beef is about to go up again. >> a final tribute to a coaching great. saying goodbye to coach joe paterno. >> how this road turned into bumper car arena. >> oh, my. >> the annual polar bear plunged this weekend. we'll have details after the break. foge're dealing with some in spots and will update you on wa >> good morning. 45 degrees downtown. you can see

nearly 100 demonstrators gathered in southwest baltimore to prevent th zere eviction of a widow. she has tried to modify her loan but she was still scheduled for eviction despite a pending appeal. officials did decide to postpone the eviction. >> ravens fans are not the only ones looking for into sunday's playoff match against houston. the game means all the bars and restaurants in the area. don't forget the houston fans traveling for the big game. >> the fans will lose and they will go away disappointed, but they will have an impact on the hotels and restaurants. >> probably about $20 million in economic impact. >> this is the first time the playoffs have come through baltimore in five years. >> maryland appears to be on track with spending to enter a $50 million in federal race to the top money -- $250 million. the state is well positioned for it second year and beyond. the update is proved maryland is heading in the right direction -- the update is proof. >> we have set the pace and we're right on target with what we promised to do. >> the biggest challenge could be an effort

this is in southwest baltimore. the school has been disinfected everything they can. representatives from the health department will be on hand to answer questions from concerned parents. they are asking parents to monitor children for symptoms of scarlet fever which includes a sore throat and swollen neck bglands. scarlet fever can be treated with antibiotics. health officials will be on hand today to answer questions. if you have any question, you should call your doctor. jennifer franciotti, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. governor martin o'malley is rolling out a jobs program that makes housing affordable for low-income families. he wants to double the amount of funding for the housing works program. it will help putting 1100 people back to work. >> a lot of people make committed homes in rental properties and care about their neighborhoods and will not be able to raise their children with love and with a roof over their head were not for affordable rental properties. >> the initiative is expected to leverage millions in private sector dollars and generate $36 mill

detectors are looking for clues to help them solve a murder in southwest baltimore.he victim was found after 11:00 p.m. last might shot in the head. he was taken to shock trauma but did not survive -- last night shot in the head. there was a deadly crash in davidsonville. a car carrying three teenagers was traveling the wrong way on route 50. all three teenagers were killed. for some, super bowl sunday is a religious holiday. a certain amount of sacrifice is required. what would you give up to attend the big game if your team was playing? 23% said they would give up the vacation to watch the game in person. 15% said they would miss the birth of their child. >> come on! >> would that be the first or second child? [laughter] >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what would you be willing to give up in order to attend a super bowl featuring the ravens?. >> she goes out on a limb. of course. >> that is fudging, there. barb. with you, >> and you come back and what are you going to do? >> we will post more of

a homicide investigation is underway in southwest baltimore. it happened overnight.tell us someone shot a 19-year-old man in the head after 11:00. he died shortly after being taken to shock trauma. his name has not been released. no arrests have been made. police have not released details about a possible motive. it was breaking news of the top of the hour. one person is dead. a tractor-trailer accident involving to the cars with a tractor-trailer -- two cars with a tractor trailer house lanes shut down. >> eviction orders were enforced on occupied demonstrations in two cities, including washington, d.c. the cleanup continues from the protest in oakland that turned violent over the weekend. >> by high noon on monday, eviction notices have been posted on occupied demonstrations near the white house. the no camping rule is now in effect. tents could stay but no more living in them by protesters. some remain defiant. >> we will keep doing what we're doing. this is an occupation. many did leave and cleared out tents that have occupied since october. >> we are going to st

backers were on the scene at 11:00 this morning on the 900 block of washington boulevard in southwest baltimore. two people suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. we are told none of the conditions were life- threatening. >> arctic air and a few flurries and snow showers, that is moving off the coast now and a major warming trend heading our way. radar imagery showing it moving out for most of this thursday. temperatures that started in the twenties this morning have formed into the 30's. 41 ran out in baltimore and 50 down at no. falk this hour. 69 as far north as rapid city, south dakota. that warmth in the middle of the country is moving our way. expect temperatures to climb for friday and saturday. more details on that coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. in new hampshire tonight, mitt romney is under fire and rick santorum is hoping his strong the showing in iowa lights is a fire. >> jon huntsman is hoping to pull off a super search and new hampshire. he is in manchester with tonight's 2012 update. >> and jon huntsman pinning his hopes on new hampshire. he put out a new tv ad. >> we

>> the city school system said that three students here at southwest baltimore had scarlett fever, ahighly contagious infection and that the school was sending home a letter to the parents. >> if we hear about this happening, is that unusual. >> i could not say that this time of the year, we are seeing the kid w's the sore throat and car let -- scarlett fever. >> it is a symptom that will appear one to five days after being exposed and the include a rash on the neck and chest and high fever and swollen gland. they said that it is actually strep throat with a fever and rash. >> you have the strep in your throat and sometimes the bacteria will produce toxins in the body and trigger this rash on the skin and then we just call it the fever. >> it is spread from person to person with sneezing and coughing and it is very contagious, but very treat able, mostly with antibiotics and to the parents in this letter, call your doctor if your child has symptoms. the students here could return to school if they have been on antibiotics for 24 hours and if they don't have a fever for 24 hours witho

police have made an arrest in a number of vandalism cases in southwest baltimore. a juvenile has been arrested in connection with two tire slashings over the weekend. more arrests could come as the continued to investigate. the presidential campaign begins in earnest with the start of the iowa caucuses. mitt romney said he expects to win. newt gingrich basically forecast his own to feed. ron paul said he cannot envision himself in the white house. turnout tonight will help drive results in the race there remains too close to call. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- will the iowa caucuses have any impact on your vote in the 2012 presidential election? >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> it look now at your morning commute. volume picks up on the west side. you can see the yellow on our maps. in catonsville, watch for an accident at south rolling road and metropolitan boulevard. icy conditions in halethorpe.

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. >>> some frightening moments in southwest baltimore this afternoon. sky high chopper 13 is out.ou can see bricks and debris on the sidewalk. it's unclear what happened but two people suffered minor injuries. >>> downtown rescue was free a driver who's car is trapped under a semi truck. that accident happened on sharp. firefighters used hydraulic tools to get to the trapped victim. the man was rushed to shock trauma. at this time his condition is unknown. >>> let's get a first check at the roads. here's christie bersland with the check of the roads. >> reporter: we start with some delays out there on northbound i95. heavy traffic there from the split up white marsh boulevard. the topside outer loop heavy there from delanie to the harrisburg expressway about 15 minutes to get through. we're looking at 20 minutes at least on the west side interloop from 95 over to security boulevard. as far as the west side outer loop goes expect to see some break lights there as you make your approach to baltimore national park. very heavy to marysville road. as far as accidents go, marysville bou

all are expected o recover. 1:20 i just hope they're okay southwest baltimore, ms, fox45 news at ten. florida.here's an exchanne between mitt rommey nn newt piinrich over who's more closly linked to troubled mortgage giants fannie mae and freddie mac. gingrich says, " we discovered to our shock that governorr romney owns shares in fannie romney made a mmllion dollars off of selling some of that. governor romney has shares in goldman sach's, which is today foreclosing on floridians. o maybe governor romnny, in the spirit of openness, should tell us how much money he's made by how many householdss thave have been foreclosed on in his investments, but let's be clear about that. romney says, fiirt of all, my iivestments are not made by me. for the last tennyears, trrst,,managed by a trustee. secondly, the iivestmentt they've ade have been in mutual funds and bonds. i don't own stock in eithhr fannie mme or freddie mac. there are bonds the investor has made through utual funds. aad mm. speaker, i know that sounds like an enormous revolation, but have you looked at your own investments? you

. >> susan is the president for the elementary school in southwest baltimore, a school she says is ineed of repair. >> some of the bathrooms don't have stalls. some of the toilets are broken. >> students and parents have a great deal of pride in the elementary middle school. that is why they want to see it better funded. they say the money will be used for more than cosmetic changes. they believe it will also enhance learning. of the $370 million the governor is requesting, 350 million would be used for school construction, 20 million used for building improvements and repairs. >> we definitely need it. baltimore city definitely needs it. >> governor o'malley says it will create 11,650 jobs. back to you. >> the general assembly needs to prove the request. >>> ravens fans are counting down the days until the game this sunday. the ravens face the texans in the divisional round of the playoffs and wjz is your place for ravens playoff coverage. >>> of course houston already visited baltimore back in october with the ravens winning by 15 points. the ravens are favored by more than a touchd

. >> homicide detectives have been called to the shooting in southwest baltimore. police are telling us little, but we have been told a man shot in the head. we are told injuries are severe but they have not released the suspect or a motive. the investigation is ongoing. >> jack young says mayor stephanie rawlings of blake should put the brakes on a plan for another grand prix. lowel mesler joins us with reaction from young and blake. >> they both insisted there is no bad blood between them to that. however, there is deep concern and anger as he says the mayor's press secretary attacked the opinion he made about the grand prix last night saying that the grand prix needs to go. >> starting in august of 2011, our city will be home to one of the most exciting sports events in the world -- the baltimore grand prix. >> it was supposed to be the beginning of a beautiful friendship forming a baltimore grand prix. now more than four months after the inaugural race leaving all sorts of problems in its wake including bringing in $47 million for the city, short of a projected

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look at this...flames rip through a look at his...flames rip through a rowhomm in southwest baltimoretreet. kathleen cairns tells us about the woman's despeeate attempt chiidve her child the intensity oo the flames is captured on video taken by a neighbor and posted on you tube. the rowhome fire on fuuton avenue innsouthwest baltimore, around six am... was an early morning wakeeup heard someone screaming in the alley for help"from the rear, theresa heard screams: from the front vincent saw an inferno.(man with hat)"there was big flames coming out the front door."while onn woman was able to escape out the front door::neighbor)"the lady &pwas laying onnthe ground" another woman anddher baby were trapped in a rear.. second floor bedroom, neighbors heard her screamm but couldn't see her, because of the thick, black smoke. (woman)"it was desperate. was bringing tears to my eyess cause.. i couldd't see her but i wanted to help her." (cairns)"to give you some perspective.. this is at least a 15 foot drop down to concrete so the mother who was standing in this window, had a tough decision to

women and a toddler or recovering tonight after an early-morning fire ripped into their home in southwest baltimoren on south fulton avenue around 6:00 this morning. the three victims escaped by jumping out of a second story window. they were taken to inez's -- nearby hospital for treatment observation. an investigation is underway work crews took nearly an hour to put out a blaze that started around 7:00. escalated to two alarms. everyone in sight at the time made it out. >> family and friends gathered to remember miss mary hines. she was retired school teacher and principal in the baltimore school system. she was found murdered in her east baltimore home earlier this month. >> miss mary hines was a member of the eastern united methodist church here in east baltimore for over 50 years. she taught sunday school here. today, family and friends came to eastern united methodist church to honored miss mary hines. could she was a person that dave and dave and dave. unconditionally -- that gave and gave. nothing bad could be said about her. >> such a tragedy. >> miss mary lost her life on january 5 in wh

classes at george washington elementary in southwest baltimore are packed, even though doctors confirmed several cases of scarlet fever. >> children are notorious for spreading germs because they cough, they sneeze, they wipe their mucous. >> reporter: overnight, they scrubbed the walls, desks and chairs at the schools. >> our department came and sanitize our building. and they did a special job in the class. >> reporter: principal amanda rice also sent this letter home to parents last night, explaining all of the children infected are in the same class. >> my first reaction was, i need to take them to the doctor or their mother. then it would be fine. we would look out for the -- >> they say the telltale sign is a red rash, along with high fever, sore throat and swelling glands. plus, it spreads quickly among children. vanessa wilson is a parent volunteer at the school. she says her daughter knows how to stay healthy. >> she knows to cover her mouth when she coughs. and she uses tissues. >> reporter: so far, the school has three confirmed cases. one, doctors are still waiting for test r

i'm andrea fujii, in southwest baltimore. details just ahead. >>> this kind of weather makes you feel sluggish. when will the gray skies clear up? >> wjz 13 is always on. for the top stories on wjz.com. for instant updates and first warning weather all the time, click wjz.com. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! pure adrenaline. whee whee wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today. >>> a live look outside our doors. >> i'm joking. [ laughter ] >> we wish. that's pretty. >> wouldn't that be nice? >> three's company. >> back outside our doors. >> sorry. the other shot was santa monica. >> that was great. >> i apologize. just trying to have fun. >> a little taste of fun for you. that's what we're seeing, actually, is all of the clouds that are just covering the entire city still. the thing is, they're breaking up around parts of the state, but not everywhere yet. first doppler radar, there's been rain across the state today. in addition to the rain, we've had many areas with just that lig

. >>> thrown to safety, two women jumped to escape their burning southwest baltimore home. but as andrea fujii reports, not before throwing a 2-year- old girl out of the window to avoid the flames. >> reporter: a grandmother, mother and 2-year-old, all survived the nearly 20-foot jump. but their house is a total loss. >> reporter: the one-alarm fire broke out at about 6:00 in the morning, in the 300 block of south fulton, startling neighbors. >> i saw the smoke and fire, flames coming from my window. >> i saw some fire. and when i woke up, it was kind of scary. >> reporter: inside the roe home was a 45-year-old woman. her 21-year-old daughter, and her 2-year-old girl. >> heavy fire and smoke conditions, coming from the first floor of this location. >> reporter: trapped on the second floor, firefighters say the grandmother jumped out of the second-story front window. >> that's when they say the mother grabbed the toddler and then jumped out herself. >> reporter: neighbors say they can't imagine how scared the family was. >> that is crazy because i have a 2-year-old little bo

. >>> a tough drive for those of you traveling southwest of baltimore. police re-opened south hilton d there. traffic is beginning to move at a normal pace. dealing with dense fog advisories in the area. traveling on the bridge on 40, i-95, at the tightings bridge. harrisburg, southbound lanes, sluggish, as you can see, we are moving at a decent pace through the cockeysville region. we are seeing delays on i-95, we never recovered from an earlier accident at the i-95 split. delays there. >>> showing traffic images, this is what we are dealing with. this is the fog advisory until 10:00 a.m. this morning. low beams on. >> especially on the bridges. we have fog warnings on the heydom and tightings bridge. [ male announcer ] meet lafayette. we asked him to be part of an experiment to prove that febreze air effects can eliminate tough cooking odors. [ moderator ] take a deep breath and then tell me what you smell. wow. it takes you kinda to like an island. like a paradise. [ sniffs ] vanilla. [ sniffs ] i smell caramel, like a caramel candy. [ moderator ] go

there's a heavy band just creeping in through the southwest side of baltimore, but a lot of this rain stretching from rockville and frederick and i-270 extending through central anne arundel county all the way across the east. we're getting good rain. let's put maryland's most powerful radar into motion. real heavy band pushing up out of mitchellville, pg county, bowie, chester county getting more significant rain and all the way up into the south side of the city. downtown getting ready for the heavier rains. it's through the d.c. area through waldorf. so we're not done yet. take a look at our hd weather bug camera, looking at federal hill, a lot of water on the camera. 4345 degrees right now -- 45 degrees now. the winds are east at 10 and gusting higher than. that take a look lou the -- through the day. clouds and the rain come down. damascus similar scenario. south and west the rain was coming down. how about a look at those temperatures. safely above any threat wintry weather. 44 in dulles. 47 at the beach. 32 in garrett county. most spots are well above the freezing mark. winds o

a man is shot and killld in southwest baltimore. police got a call about a person lying on a playground around 10 last night.when they got to the scene on cedar garden road they found a man who had been shot in the head. he was pronounced dead on the scene. you can "like" just about anything you want on facebook. but now... you can do more than that.the social network has added the ability for you to post about things you "bought".. "read" .. and "want."the new ability is available to facebook users who sign up for certain applications that then publish information about their online activities. smashing racket nats nats it's a tennis court hissy fit.. caught on camera.a frustrated "marcos baghdatis" vented his anger on his equipment after losing a match at the australian open.but it wasn't just one racquet he attacked.he went through four of them before his tyrade was over. an impptient mail carrier is in hot water... after his impatience... is caught on camera.the mail carrier is holding a package when he apprraches this home in h