>> it is his as long as he is remains of the archbishop of baltimore or the administrator of baltimore. that cross belongs to the arch diocese of baltimore. presumably the next bishop will use that for various things. we all have our own, but in terms of a patrimony, the chalices and the cross that had been used by the archbishop carol who was the first bishop in 1791. so this some -- so many of them goes back a long way. >> what happens now? >> i am sure there are a lot of pats on the back. i'm sure there is movement from the americans over to the north american college at the seminary in rome. it sits on a hill overlooking st. peters where they are having a reception for both cardinal dolan and cardinal o'brien. >> thank you for joining us. i think we will keep you here and check back in with you in a few moments. >> we will pause for a minute for a short break and we will have more coverage when we come back. stay with us. >> ok. everybody is paying attention to the weather. i wonder why. there is a big storm out there and it is headed our way. we have been talking about the chances

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convention center for the baltimore bridal show. you only have one more day to catch it. >> this is wjz tv, whd, wjz.com. baltimore. >> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood. now is complete coverage. it's wjz. >> good morning. welcome to eyewitness news this sunday. i'm gigi barnett. >> and intelligence. overtures in the crude -- in the 30s across the area. >> super bowl sunday. >> i had to bring that up. i thought we were all going to boycott it, but it turns out we are not. >> no unity involved in this. we are all kind of dealing with the weather moving across the region. around the beltway in north and west of the lake we did see snow coating and parts of the area toward frederick coming to washington county as well. up to about 2 inches. mostly a coating around about weight. when you go outside today if you are north of the area, you may see some on the car, maybe on the grass. not much on the streets. the streets were still to want to have it take hold. temperatures are going up already. we are above freezing just

. >>> we're updating the breaking news in northeast baltimore. sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene. >> reporter: actually, mary, we're in northwest baltimore. this is reisterstown road and woodland avenue, where an adult male was found shot multiple times. his vehicle apparently fled the scene of the original shooting. we're going to roll some tape and show you that that occurred up at price and mortimmer, which is about 6 to 8 blocks north of this location. this is off of reisterstown road north of northern parkway. now, police are investigating several bullet casings in the roadway at price and mortimmer. apparently the victim then fled from the scene. and his vehicle was stopped down on reisterstown road and woodland avenue, where he was rendered assistance and transported to a local area hospital. no word on his condition. but baltimore police have closed both northbound and southbound reisterstown road. about a block of either side of woodland avenue. back to you on tv hill. >> all right, captain mike, reporting live in die eye chopper 13. >

the new promoters for baltimore's grand prix say offlast year. e 5-year contract with the city to run the grand prix - the city and dozens of vendors lost milllons of dollars - after the former development - failed to pay them their money. but downforce racing says the difference between them and b-r-d... is experience. dale dillln/downforce racing: 1443 in the overaal organization the dollars that were spent on consultants that were supppsedly helping them through the process it just should've 55 55 the city's board of estimates will vote on the new contract next wednesday. the deellis exppcted to pass. a harford county liquor store is being called the luckiest place around. aaound.wine world in abingdon sold maryland's first winning powerball jackpot ticket in september. that prize? a cool 1-poinn-8 million dollars.but it doesn't stop there. tuesday, another lucky winner won the mega millions.they were only one number off from the big jackpot -- 61 million dollars: "both shocking because the one in september, was the first time maryland had won

to promote the baltimore grand prix. indy car's ceo, in town for the unveiling has a message for the city. >> it's very important for us not to let them down and make sure this is a big event. >> reporter: the driver even took the car out for a spin. on the wet streets of baltimore today. so i really enjoyed it. >> reporter: and a mock pit stop in the middle of light street. >> this is the year i'm going. pretty exciting. >> reporter: decivilest row competed in the inaugural race. >> i think it was one of the most physical races. because it was bumpy. >> the mayor announced a new team with managers, who hope to take a victory lap. >> it's coming. get ready. be prepared, buy your tickets, have a good time. >> reporter: even though we got a first look at the car here, it will compete in several other cities before hitting the streets of downtown baltimore. its first race will be next month in florida. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: the new contract is pending approval by the city's board of estimates. membe

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it is a record for the official measurement in baltimore. the wind and cold to go along with its hot, there you see if ranking no. 1 all the way back to 1891. in january of 1922, all kinds of havoc in dc. then in 2010 the couple years ago, the first one of the week with a 25-inch snowfall. warm temperatures in the continuation of the unusually warm winter. it would rank ninth of all time as one of the warmest on record. and we have half of a month ago with the official end, the ninth warmest on record in baltimore. 1976, three as the record low. came out in 1893. the skies cleared out nicely for now, we will start the weekend fairly quiet before the winter storm gets here on sunday. we will start to see temperatures dropped into the 30's now, freezing in cambridge and the soul's burry. the morning will be chilly, 24 in the suburbs, a light westerly breeze coming in at 5 miles an hour. a high-pressure drift on through. colder air, temperature down to eight. the back of gold is going to come rushing south and east as the storm develops and drag

he is the inspector general for the baltimore housing authority. her job is to investigate fraud and waste. >> you have a take-home vehicle because we are on call 24 hours as the inspector general. >> phillips lives so far from the job she pays for her own gas. >> who pays for the maintenance, repair, where and care? philips is one of 37 housing employees in baltimore who get to take home vehicles. most are suvs or trucks. the housing commissioner gets a ford explorer. a deputy commissioner has this jeep and a prime parking space at the front door of housing headquarters. the head of construction gets a jeep cherokee the head of the authority gets a dodge durango. he drove it to our interview and argued it is essential for taxpayers to pay for employees to have the vehicles and commute back and forth. >> it is responsible for us to have vehicles available for key employees who have a responsibility of dealing with any properties in the city. >> do you get called out in the middle of the night? how often? >> not so often thus far. >> 16 of the vehicl

so there. >> do not count out grazing on the streets of baltimore just yet. there is an announcement from the mayor's office. >> of philadelphia has of -- new questions about the mayor's use of the skybox. >> a special common the recognition of his contribution to civil rights. >> a winter weather advisory for the northern suburbs. some rain and snow are on the way for the weekend. it is relatively mild here in town. >> the baltimore mayor has announced the city will enter into 85-year agreement with a new motor sports promoter. -- a five-year agreement with a new motor sports promoter. the city canceled its contract with baltimore racing development last year after the company did not pay an estimated $12 million in debts owed to investors, the city, and the state. >> the mayor says there is no governing policy about its use. jane miller takes a look at one city that does have rules about how the skybox is used. >> near stephanie rawlings blake knowledge there are few rules governing the tickets. the guest list shows most skybox tickets went to the mayor's fa

thrilling as it was. >> it put us on the mat all over. >> reporter: the baltimore game. the race turned a new corner when the city unvailed a contract with a new teem of managers called down force racing. >> what we saw last year was basically finding the die monday in the -- diamond in the rough. >> this is one of these marquee events. it's iconic and celebrated with baltimore that attracts a lot of different people from different areas. >> reporter: that means more dinner tabs to ring up. for hotels, more beds to fill. >> if the event didn't happen you look at the weekend and say what do we have? what do we have to draw the people? it's great to have a back. >> this time monetary safeguards are in place. locals look forward to a smoother ride. >> you had a full house down there last year and you'll do it again. it will just be run differently and hopefully everybody will get paid and make their money. >> reporter: the contract is still pending approval. reporting live in downtown baltimore, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you. they are working to recover unpaid money from

we've got the details from downtown baltimore. >> the new contract is a partnership of two baltimore- based entrepreneurs and a construction executive from indianapolis with extensive motoring experience. they're hopingo revive the defunct baltimore grand prix. the inaugural baltimore grand prix took over on labor day weekend last year. but the promoters still owes $1.5 million to the city as well as money to vendors. the city severed ties with them but announced a new five-year contract with a new promoter to bring the grand prix back. >> $47 million of economic impact. we get the opportunity to showcase our city in a positive way all the world and it's hard to put a dollar figure on that. it's in the best interest for our local economy and for the city that we move forward but move forward without risk to taxpayers. >> the price of every ticket will include an amusement tax, a ticket surcharge, and community impact fees, money that goes into the city. the new owners agreed to comply with the executive order, many 25 percent of contracts go to baltimore-based business and 35% of the

sheldon dutes is live in north baltimore. >> considering his roots in the archdiocese of baltimore, many local catholics were proud to see a familiar face to rise to prominence, even if that meant being up at 4:30 this morning. meg has been following his rise in the catholic church for some time. >> i was in rome when he got his collar and was elevated to archbishop. i went on a pilgrimage. it was very excited. here you get a better view. >> she was one of many catholics who will come before the sun to watch archbishop o'brien be elevated to cardinal at the vatican in rome. she rose at 4:30 to watch the ceremony live on tv 11. >> i have been so happy with his leadership. he has defended everything we need to stay true to. >> it is amazing knowing someone who has dedicated their entire life to the church is elevated to a position where they might be picking the next pope. they might be the next pope. you never know. >> there also happy to share this with the next generation. >> it is great for them to realize this is something special. it does not happen every day. it might not happen aga

to promote the baltimore grand prix. indy car's ceo, in town for the unveiling has a message for the city. >> reporter: it's very important for us not to let them down and make sure this is a very big event. >> reporter: they even took the car out for a spin. >> it was a lot of fun, testing it on the wet streets of baltimore today. so i really enjoyed it. >> reporter: and had a mock pit stop in the middle of white street. >> reporter: disill vest row competed in the inaugural race. >> i think it was one of the most physical races we had to go through because it was real bumpy. >> reporter: just this week, the mayor announced a new contract with new managers who hope to take a team victory lap. >> what's coming, be prepared, buy your tickets, have a good time. >> reporter: even though we got a first look at the car here, it will compete with several other cities. its first race will be next month in florida. weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> reporter: now, the new contract, of course, is pending approval by the city's

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the scene. on erdmann and bel air in northeast baltimore. atleast a dozen police officers rushed to the scene, arresting a number of teenagers there. police say the teens were running in and out of traffic. they were putting themselves and drivers in danger. vic? >> wjz is following the situation. we'll bring you more information when we get it. >> the prosecution rests in the case against george huguely. the man accused of killing cockeysville native, yeardley love. it ended with riveting testimony from his lacrosse players and a woman who says huguely wanted more. >> this is the first time the lacrosse players have seen huguely in person since love's death. it was a little uncomfortable in that courtroom. you could feel the tension. most of the players avoided eye contact with huguely, except for one. one by one, the 2010 lacrosse team took the stand to testify against their old friend, george huguely. they told jurors, the chevy chase native was drunk, spilling wine, urinating in public, in the hours before his ex-girlfriend, cockeysville

not in the baltimore area. here is the forecast. tomorrow, most of this note is not all of it should be south of us. 44 the high. -- most of the snow is not all of it should be south of us. >> they have been the first peacetime all black representatives of the army. this time of year marks this special reason -- a special season to remember those who served this country. >> this is black history month. this is a time to reflect on the accomplishments. we celebrated the veterans at what they have done to build this great nation. rededicate ourselves to make sure that we followed thought and martin luther king's dream on that road to equality. -- we follow dr. martin luther king's dream on that road to equality. >> a strange day in college basketball. >> we saw many different upsets. erps struggle. then, this with the wolf pack. >> we are kicking the jackpot to $15 million. there are nine ways to play. be sure you check the tickets early parent of the first number is 23-52-28-59-56. the power ball number >> hope for a late-season push

the baltimore grand prix is hiring. >> cover-up controversy in an iowa town. sun say they are being kept from expressing themselves. >> get super size. some of your favorite candy bars are about to head in the opposite direction. >> tax free weekend returns to maryland. your appliances already desperate need of a fix up and we have the details after the breakup. >> we have a problem southbound 95 at the fort mchenry. we will check on two accidents in anne arundel county. >> good morning. we start you off with a live view from skyteam 11 looking over the city. we'll get to the forecast in just a minute. we're live in an appliance store on rushes down road in pikesville -- on reisterstown road. a big promotion this weekend. >> very good news. teston front-loading washers and all the things people could get with them relative to the typical top-loading washers.-- we touched on. >> you have a top-loading washers that does qualify for the tax break and the energy rebate. these >> have become increasingly popular. this has no

the orioles. we'll have your story. we'll introduce all of baltimoreyou, coming up. >> next on wjz. >>> despite years of protest, the controversial deportation program begins in baltimore. i'm gigi barnett at baltimore's central booking. that story is straight ahead. >>> an award-winning american journalist is killed in syria. who is responsible for the deadly attacks? ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:28. 61 degrees and partly cloudy. good evening. thank you for staying staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. despite protests from city leaders nationwide. a controversial immigration enforcement program comes to baltimore. starts today. and baltimore's mayor is speaking out against it. gigi barnett is live with details. gigi? >> well, kai, it's called a secure communities program. but those against it say it makes their neighborhoods anything but safe. >> reporter: right across the street from baltimore central booking, protestors called this rally a move to block a controversial jail-based deportation pro

if you go way back to 1899, the worst arctic outbreak ever in baltimore and february 10th was the coldest day ever in baltimore. -7 the low, +3 was the high. that is the coldest it will ever get. it went five days were the highest temperature was 11 then 15.5 inches of snow. brutal. less little system coming through, this is a mixed bag of rain and snow but the winter weather and buys a restructuring across the northern counties. in these areas, the snowfall accumulation will be possible indian by azeri will go into affect midnight tomorrow with a 1-3 inches of snow potentially. this will pass off and get stronger over the atlantic. is to the arctic air that will be coming in. the arctic front moves through these systems bringing us snow showers. temperatures in the 40's starting to drop into the 20's in western maryland. the initial mix will have a different person but -- precipitation. going through the evening, we will see more and more of the mix changing over to snow, but likely to have a good deal of light snow falling and as the arctic front comes in, snow showers in the afternoon

live on on the west side, baltimore national pike. very light volume but moving pretty good here. some of our overnight work zones are getting out of the way. a live look at i-95, at the tightings bridge, left, southbound, lane, construction. this will be on going throughout the day. not causing major delays. >>> maryland soldier died, the body of major robert ma chonty ma chonty will be coming home today. we are waiting to get more details. his family is planning a viewing in baltimore and he will be buried at arlington national cemetery he is survived by his wife r[czof 25 years and four children. the major spent half of his life rising through the ranks, deployed twice, once to kosovo and afghanistan six months ago. he was a physical education teacher. his children say he was a devoted father and husband. >> he said all the time, take care of your mom. he lived to take care of my mom. >> the military has not confirmed how major mar chonty died. >>> nine people are dead follow a suicide car bomb attack in eastern afghanistan. the attack on the airport was in revenge for the burn

the new ppomoters for the baltimore grand prix say year's race. st year - the city and millions of dollars from the them back. but the new after confident - that won't happen again. dale dillon of downforce racing was one of several racing officials at today's news conference celebrating the return of indy car racing to baltimore. dillon ssys the biggest ppoblem with last year's race - is that the promoters - baltimore racing development - wereemostly rrce car driving &páfansá who didn't have the experience his team brings.. 1443 in the overall &porganization the dollars that were spent on onsultanns that were supposedly helping them throuuh the prrcess it just pidn't work s well as it should've 55 downforce raaing has a tennative 5-year contract with the city. it iicludes so- guarantees the ity ggtssat least one-point-seven milliin dollarr each year in direct revenue. the board of estimates will vote oo the contracc next wednesday. it is expected to pass. myraada stephens.. fox45 news at 5:30. bge begins restoring natural residents who lost servic

. >>> a five year plan on the baltimore grand prix race is up for a vote. more on the details coming up. >>> parishioners making their way to service for ash wednesday, if you can't make the mass, how you can take part, all coming up on this wednesday, february 22nd. i'm charley crowson. >> i'm megan pringle. you are looking at a live picture of the inner harbor. 6:00 right now, we are going to get a check of the weather. thank you for joining us again. it is the middle of the week, ash wednesday, we have a lot to talk about. >> for more, let's turn it over to lynette charles, you are talking about good things to come down the road. >> i am, it's starting today. temperatures could be around 60, maybe a little bit higher. a dry day for the most part, maybe as we go in to the evening a slight chance for a shower in the forecast. we have maryland's most powerful radar is dry. all five sweeps on, that's the scenario. the big story this morning is the fact that it's mild out there, we can see the temperatures in the 40s in to ellicott city, good morning to you, a

bottom line is this -- still some rain to the east and showers around the baltimore area. the trend is for clearing weather. 40s, cloudy and wet as the rain continues to push out to the east. we'll talk about our next significant storm system. that comes the second half of the weekend. that's straight ahead. >>> well, it tide up two of the busiest highways on the east coast for hours. a tractor-trailer carrying a sticky additive flipped on i-95 and the harbor tunnel. roosevelt leftwich tells us the driver is at fault and possibly in a lot of trouble. >> reporter: he is facing several state charges and a federal charge after he flipped his truck near the fort -- ft. mchenry tunnel. police say this crash probably shouldn't have happened. police say the driver of west orange, new jersey, was drunk. he tried to change lanes stew quick lie in the left lane tractor-trailer overturned that tractor-trailer stopped, caused all traffic to stop on i-95. the tractor-trailer -- the debris from the crash fell over that elevated portion of the road on to 895. >> reporter: greasy is charge

mainly north and west of the baltimore area once again. >> all right, bob. ank you. >>> still ahead at 5:00. violent and dangerous. the announcement from police, after madonna's stalker escapes from a mental hospital. >>> right now, anyone 14 or older can walk into a farm -- 17 or older can walk into a pharmacy and get the morning after pill. but how about putting it in a campus vending machine. we'll tell you which university is considering that option. >>> you heard ron smith on the air waves for years. now helping to raise a toast and raise money ,,,,,,,, -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside every box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's made from carefully selected oats that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh. a superhero? ♪ kinda. [ male announcer ] and we think that's the best prize of all. ♪ >>> it's 5:30. 43 degrees and cloudy right now. beautiful su

that includes that of the baltimore exit -- archdiocese's. the archbishop will be formally or native to the college of cardinals during a special ceremony at st. peter's basilica all at the vatican. we caught up with him before he left baltimore. >> it is going to be exciting not living in rome, being close to the holy father and being called to give advice. i'm very interested in the church in this country. >> you can catch more of the exclusive interview tonight at 11:00. we're the only local reporter headed to rome. we will lead the coverage beginning at 4:30 saturday morning. >> midway through february and still no sign of any severe winter weather. temperatures well above normal again. 55 downtown. the record for the day is a rather warm 77 degrees. 11 and a half inches of snow but no precipitation today. that will change as we head into tomorrow. >> no sign of any cold air coming in. the next system will be all grain. 43 in manchester. columbia and leave the '40's. western maryland, those locations are above freezing. clouds increasing o

the gas outage. live in southwest baltimore, linda so, abc2 news. >>> today the governor will take part in the first ever baltimore sub's news makers forum that -- sun's news makers forum that will allow you to engame the governor on issues important to you. governor will answer the questions tonight 579 in the baltimore sun community row. >>> today a man found guilty of murdering a correction officer in anne arundel county could face the death penalty. phase two of the sentencingprocess begins today with the state and defense bringing witnesses to and for and against the death penalty. he was found guilty at the maryland house of corrections in 2006 and to be sentenced for the death penalty there has to be under new guidelines a videotaped confession or biological evidence in this case, the biological evidence was the blood on the prisoner's clothes. >>> news time 5:34. lawmakers on capitol hill plan to unveil wednesday the ten testify agreement on extending payroll tax cuts through the end of the year. 161 million americans won't lose more money from the paychecks to social security. but the nearly

to the east of baltimore, the cloud cover will take a little longer. closer to 42, however, in downtown baltimore. as the area of high pressure that produced today sunshine retreats, the storm in the middle of the country gets closer. cold air on the north side. as the storm tracks into the cold air, it will produce some wintry weather, maybe some really strong. even in the east, where the moisture will run into some cold air over new england, there are winter storm watch as an adviser is up for the leading edge of the precipitation, but we are a little too far south for that. it looks just like a chilly rain around here. the storm will likely start bringing rain in by mid to late morning. i'd be able to get the morning rush hour in ok, but the afternoon rush-hour will still be a little bit but. storms should clear out thursday morning with westerly winds and some sunshine thursday will turn into a mild day but will not last long. the next system approaching, pushing range war charleston, west virginia by friday, and looks like that will get into our ar

also heavy from the beltway to baltimore national pike. ch more on the outer loop. 20 minutes there from southwestern boulevard past 70. and the north side inner loop, still very heavy there, from the jones falls expressway to harford road. also, watch for an accident. let's take a live look. you can see plenty of traffic there west of beltway road. this traffic report is brought to you by volunteer's of-- volunteers of america. go online to cars helping people.org and donate a car now. back over to you. >> kristy, thank you. >>> all right, guys. you still have a little time left to pick up those flowers and chocolates. it is valentine's day. and that means love is in the air. wjz is live in south point. -- fells point. there we go. i was like, where is the love in that. jessica kartalija shows us how marylanders are getting into this hallmark holiday. hi, jess. >> it just started to rain on this parade out here. it is valentine's day. listen to this. men spend an average of $168 on valentine's day. women spend about half that. this is tony

you can see the wind turning out of the northwest at about 15 miles an hour into baltimore. ore of the sa and 9 into easton so you get the point. it's on the breezy side. as we go into afternoon, though, they will start to cube side a little bit. things -- subside a little bit. things will get better. but temperatures won't be as warm as yesterday. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. we are under mainly clear skies and it took the front a while to get out of here but finally, the cooler drier air will be working in and the dew points will be going down. high pressure is going to do its thing once again for today and then we will see the chance for some rain moving in here as we go into i say the afternoon on tomorrow. so, your rush hour not look sobad and another wave coming in as we go into wednesday evening. and then we drive back out going into thursday. and here is your forecast for today. 52 degrees continuing sunshine but it will be a little bit cooler outside. let's check the traffic with angela good morning. how are you doing. >> reporter: good morning.

and the lead actor is from the baltimore area. to andrea fujii, about how he enjoys performing for a hometown crowd. >> it's one of the most recognizable songs from "fiddler on the roof." and the deep voice behind it, spent years in the baltimore area. >> i've got a good number of people coming to see the show. but yeah, it's going to be great. it's going to be fun. i'm looking forward to it. >> reporter: born ask raised-- and raised in washington, d.c., he most recently lived in clintonville. he played in the musical. >> it's probably one of the best written roles in musical theater. you get to go through a full range of emotion. >> it is about a milk man and father, as he experiences his wife's challenges in russia's early 1900s. he has performed in his hometown four times. and for anyone who hasn't seen the musical live. >> the thing about this show, this is history. this is something that everybody can relate to. because there is something in that that affects everybody's life. >> reporter: fiddler on the roof will be playing

at the baltimore convention center saturday and sunday.for more information and tickets go to baltimore bridal show doo com. with all this warm weather... it ay feel more like spring... than winter.but there's one big downside.the pwo allerrens sticking around... to make peopll sick. singing nats nats and it's not his fault... hh sounded this way. at least that's what this "american idol" contestaat says... about his performance. the funny excuse... he gives. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 2)) new this morning... the coontry is mourninn the loss of don cornelius.the crrator of "soul train" died wednesday... from a gunshot wound to the head.authorities believe it was self-inflicted. cornelius was 75 years old. trrcy morgan's mom is speaking out... about her comedian soo.alicia mmrgan tells c-n-n she's facing foreccosure on her home after losing her job last year... aad asked her son for 25-thousand dollars... but he refused.tracy morgan released a statement wednesday night... saying he's saddened by these untrue stories and that he has had limited

the address will take place at 2-30 this afternoon. baltimoreive years... despite the financial troubles that came inaugural race. but that news has infuriated some of the vendors who have still not been paid for llst years eeent. while the city plans to announce plans for a new event operator later this week ... vendors are demanding they be paid, before the city decides to move forward. 'sunrise safety services' which made the signs for the event, lost aquarter (janet) "its just sad that the city doesnt protect the vendors thathelped put this so called wonderful raae together for them to make allthis money" money" lawsuits against the original race organizer... are pending. a third grader in indiana finds a pen pal... in an unusual place.... the white ! houss!jamiussmith wrote to president obama around christmas ime... to tell him he was his hero.jamius even included a copy of his stellar report card in his note.then one day... he came home from school and found a letter waiting for him. he started jumping no top of my bed: 'it's from the whit

the baltimore auto show is in town. i'm linda so. the newest ride you can find for all the men and women in your life coming up. >>> new video out of frederick, wet snow was falling. this was last night. >> most of the snow didn't do enough to cause problems on the roads overnight or early this morning. we've been watching the bridges and overpasses that were frozen so we'll keep you posted on the traffic situation on this thursday morning. thank you for joining us, i'm megan pringle. >> i'm charley crowson. happy national bagel day. there you go. that's the distinction of this thursday morning. hope your day is off to a great start. our producer wanted to know why we were bringing in bagels. >>> let's check the forecast. good morning. meteorologist lynette charles. great job on the forecast yesterday. >> thank you. we didn't have anything stick out there. maybe an inch to inch and-a-half. that was in frederick but that's about it. for today, we're watching black ice because we're seeing refreeze and also fog. partly cloudy throughout

a new organizer steps up to save the baltimore grand prix. she found a new group to run the race labor day weekend. she's not announcing the organizer until wednesday. the last group in charge of the race owes more than $12 million in debts. >>> a compromise after leaders. president obama changes his plan to require the church to cover birth control for it employees. he said it's only a starting point. president obama tried to end the uproar over the coverage. it's not religious institutions paying for birth control. >> religious liberty is protected and a law will not discriminate against women. >> reporter: the controversy elected to a battle forcing to fast track a fix. >> it became clear that spending months hammering out a solution would not be an option. >> reporter: 2008 presidential candidate mike huckabee thanked president obama for giving the gop a reason to unify. >> thank you for doing what none of the republicans could have never get done. >> reporter: some republicans are still trying to get the law repealed. the change takes eff

the university of virginia women's lacrosse player... and baltimore county native was found dead in her off campus apartment in 2010.love's ex- boyfriend... george huguely admitted to beeng at the apartment that night ... butt has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. stay with fox45 for continuing coverage of the murder trial. we'll have a live report from charlottesville ... and youucan get the latest inffrmatiin around the clock.. at fox baltimore dot com... clickkon "yeardley love murder trial"... under "hot topics." and we're always updating the trial on our facebook page... facebook dot com slash foo baltimore. bel air police are investigating the ccse of a stillborn baby founn in a the body was found in the ay 9-hundred block of sablewood drive.it was discovered after investigators say ssmeone that a mother dumped the baby in a dumpster.charges have not &pbeen filed... pending an 3 first on fox... two people are recovering this morning after being attacked on baltimore's subway.one victim says they wwre targeted... because of their rac

the script has slipped in baltimore county. thangrew theire to more 505,000 in 2009. >> we need to internationalize the economy. >> the economist says the city needs to capitalize on its proximity to the court a -- port and bwi. >> what i would like to see is someone with a global profile and focus, something we have lacked in baltimore city. >> the future of the paint company site is an example of the challenges. it is being cleared to remove an eyesore. there is no plan for a company to take its place. >> the economist says the new chief should bring in a sense of transparency to the agency, something that has been an ongoing source of public criticism. i am jyane miller fofor wbal-tv 11 news. >> those putting the budget together want their colleagues to make a choice of cuts or tax increases. david collins is following that story from the state house. >> they certainly need a bigger table. everything remains on the table. in terms of tax increases. that is what is fueling the creation of a doomsday budget being proposed by de

we may get to 70 in the baltimore area on thursday. gusty winds on the day and of small advisory throughout the afternoon. the day temperature around 42, tonight some patchy clouds, a lot warmer than this morning, and 62 degrees and clouds and maybe sunshine and the shower. 68 thursday, but good chance of showers with maybe i thunder shower friday. 66, 49, and the breezy start to the weekend that basically back to normal by the weekend. >> we will check in tomorrow morning in eyewitness news for the updated morning forecast. >> one players unique way of addressing his new team is,,,,,, >> thank goodness, mark is here with the wjz the fans for its report. >> i'm going to start the sarasota man cave. talk about orioles spring training, day three of the pitcher catcher workout. the process for preparing for the season is underway and with that comes apostle to get to knew many new teammates. we report that the orioles have 29 pitchers in camp at half of them are new. like jason hammel acquired of colorado and there are two new pictures fro

the classic tale of a of a next. you're watching 3 fox 45 gooddday baltimore. bump out)) 3 3 --a raisin in the un at the cahill performing arts center this weekend--charles croxton is live with the details on this morning's hometown hotspot --story is based upon an african ameeican family's experiences in chicago in the 1s &p1950s you can see "a raisin in the suu" aa the cahill performing arts center tonight and tomorrow night at 7pm. trouble in a oy machine. machine.sawinn nats natshow a day at the laundromat turned into a firefighter rescue call... next. next. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ÷88 p(break 2)) sawing nats natsa visit to the the worst. worst.crews had to saw off the top of a toy vending machine... after a little girl got trapped inside.it happened in kentucky.it's unclear what the mother was doing when the child wandered inside... but firefightersssay the little girl is now doing fine.and lucky for hhr... she got to keep some stuffed animall from insideethh machine. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 for more information about the spca go to

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for these stories and more, read the baltimore sun. remember to look for the updated forecast from wjz first warning weather team. >>> a baltimore county paramedic is being recognized as a trailbraise blazer. -- trailblazer. no other african american woman has reached her rank. >> reporter: congratulatory e- mails for lieutenant bianca thompson, flooded her inbox this week. >> i don't think it's set in yet. it's still surreal. >> reporter: last month, she received a major promotion in the baltimore fire department. >> i'm the first african american female officer, lieutenant in fire. >> reporter: the new lieutenant thompson put in for the promotion two years ago. she waited and waited some more. then the phone call came. thompson joined the department shortly after 9/11. >> that was my epiphany. i realized what i wanted to do. i wanted to help people. so a month to the date after 9/11, i resigned from the fbi. >> reporter: lieutenant thompson now has several paramedics, firefighters and equipment under her command. they say she's a trai

to 2:00 p.m., at the baltimore marriott inner harbor. hey have hundreds of girls that turn out each year for the event. >>> celeb 'tis were out in style for the biggest night. the academy awards held at the kodak theater. check out some of the fashions we are talking about. see them there on the scene. melissa, jona, sandra bullock, billy crystal returned to host for the night. the best supporting actress, standing ovation for spencer spencer. hugo nearly swept the neck technical awards. -- swept the technical awards. best actress meryl streep. final award, was boise artist. >>> researchers urging women to check out the make up and facial products, chemicals used could be toxic. find out what is in your products on the environmental working group. they rate the toxicity of 69,000 cosmetic products. the data base found oh la has a ten. cancer patients facing shortages of life saving medicines, fda took steps to fill the gap. fda has sped up the approvals for new and foreign drug makers to ramp up the supply quickly. ending shortages of dro

i thought the students -- i'm grateful and thankful to all the people in the baltimore community, the players, and happens loyola, half as baltimore, and i'm really grateful. >> we will have the highlight for you tonight at 11. they continue to tinker with their roster adding anoer. the former yankee reliever still has to pass the physical to finalize the deal. he had a career low arab just below two. -- low era below 2. tiger woods in the field, this tournament has a different feel. part side show, part rehab. where else do you see guys working on a plate of ribs and their short game? going for eagle, settle for birder. -- birdie. johnson -4 off the lead. they are all chasing the leader, charlie wee. approach on 3, 10 feet off the pen. -13 in the lead. on sunday.reurs leave >> you show up on the green and you have ribs, anywhere else they will escort you out. >> all part of the atmosphere. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low

the... grand prix.../ back... to... baltimore...///. nggforward .../ this... ánextá.... go-round. mayor steehanie rawlings-bllke promoter will take the wheel for baatimore's grand prix... starting this year - and nnil question whether this new deal... is just another wrong turn for the city's future. 3 nats of race!!!after mooths of car driving will return to the streett of baltimmre. 52:40 we had the opportunity to showcaae our city in a positive way all over the hosted its irst baltimore grand prix. but while the mayor deemed it aasuccess - the city aad dozens of local vendors lost millions of dollars in unpaad debts - baltimore racing deeelopment - failed to pay ttem back. more race nats!! but this go--ound - the mayoo says things will be different. today she announced a new fiie-year contract with a new promoter, downforce racing. 52:13 it as very important for us to put safeguards in lace to protect the taxpayeer 9 under the new contract - the mayor sayy the city is guaranteed about one-point-sevee million dollarr in direct revenue.

. >>> stephanie rawlings blake says the city is finalizing agreement with the new operator of the baltimoregrand prix, going to announce terms on wednesday. last week, the grand prix held over labor day weekend, n december. terminated the contract with the race's organizers, racing development after the group failed to pay, 1 and a half million dollars they owed to the city. >>> news around the nation, army of volunteers could spend sunday at a landfill and recycling center, there to help look throughtons of paper. sheriff's office believed powell made a trip there saturday one day before he killed his sons and killed himself. authorities are scouring a site near california searching for victims of the speed freak killings. they found hundreds of bone fragments. the killings started in the 80s, lasted for a decade. mats from death row inmate led investigators there. he says he had an alleged partner in the crime. they dumped victims after killing them in on going drug fueled murder sprees. authorities believe they killed 20 people total. >>> arrest made in the case of a video taped beating

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major machanti is the father. all baltimore fire departments are lowering their flags in his honor. >>> some of those 133 horses will be going back to their owner. wjz stays on the story. derek valcourt is on the eastern shore with more on the plea deal making it possible. >> reporter: prosecutors agreed to drop 123 of the animal neglect charges and give the owner back 63 of the horses seized last year. >> sky eye chopper 13 over centreville's canterbury farm in april, where even from a distance, some horses showed obvious signs of weight loss. animal rescuers say other his parasites and lice. >> every horse on the property was facing lack of care. >> reporter: with the help of animal control, confiscated the remaining 133 horses on the property. the owner, marcia parkinson, charged with 133 counts of animal neglect. but a judge agreed on monday to give her probation on judgment and give her back nearly half of the hours. >> reporter: under the plea deal, once inspectors check out her farm, she will immediately get 25 of her ho

the wind. there are wind advisories around baltimore. the potential for went to gusts over 50 miles an hour to the west of baltimore. east of the mountains, we expect the wind gusts over 40 and perhaps get close to 50. as the wind turns to the northwest, it will tap into cold air. there's a winter weather advisory for garrett county. they're expecting several inches of snow over the weekend. there may be a flurry here. details on the weekend forecast are coming up in a few minutes. >> also making headlines tonight, and read -- ed reid will remain in the ravens lineup. he has not said anything about the season since the loss to new england. that sparked concerns he is retiring. rayless is returning this season as well. -- and ray lewis is returning this season as well. three men robbed two people leaving the annapolis mall. they had just purchased a laptop computer when three men robbed them before taking off any stolen black bmw. police have stepped up security in continue to search for the suspects. no one was injured. >> new reports sho

the 2011 baltimore grand prix, was a success, but had bad management. it brought in $47 million for the economy. and the former grand prix promoter, baltimore racing development was the center for lawsuits for not paying the bills. the contract has safeguards in place to protect the city from losing money. the city can inspect financial records at any time to check out the group's debt. the contract calls for keeping the races finances private but race organizers say city hall could choose to reveal the information. down force racing will hold events if baltimore on labor day weekend, 2012 through 2016. the vote expected today at 9:00 a.m. at the board of estimates meeting at city hall. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> senate committee scheduled to hold a hearing on a measure that could expands gambling in maryland. allowing table games, blackjack and casino to be bill in prince georges county. the bill would put a referendum following maryland voters allowing voters to have a say on whether or not this is a go. >>> driving up the cost of gas in the u.s.