join them in protest. >> much to the consternation of the city fire unions -- the mayor and a majority on the board of estimates gave up city fire chief a five-year contract that provides 80% pay hike. he currently earns $161,000 a year. >> our record of fire safety and the work he is doing is being recognized. >> the mayor gives the chief credit for the fewest fire deaths since 1938 and a 50% savings and over time costs and establishing operation care to cut down on people using ambulances for taxis and moving to a new computer dispatch system. but the chief has come under fire. during his tenure, the n.a.a.c.p. took him to task over minority recruitment. a cheating scandal contributed to its closing. the fire department is the target of several lawsuits alleging discrimination. but none of these issues came up during vigorous debates over his contract. >> [unintelligible] >> [unintelligible] >> the firefighters' union zeroed in on the pay raise, not his record. his command staff got hefty pay increases while the rank and file was asked to pay more for heal

n% fire departments were disbanned, another truck scheduled to be disbanned in october, we'll tell you more about that but the city fire department says they have the city covered but the fire union doesn't think us sew. >> reporter: with two fire companies gone and four others being reassigned, they say this will make the department run a lot smoother but they have to convince the fire union and the public about that. the truck is still in the fire house on eastern avenue but as of 7 fire crew 11 is now more. it's going to be reassigned to other houses and some of the folks in the area think that's a shame. >> i passed out here in the middle of the woods, and they came and brought an ambulance for me and came and saved my life. >> reporter: she says the crew has helped her many times. other folks in the area say the same thing. >> the government would need to look somewhere else to cut the budget than to mess with the fire department. >> reporter: by disbanding squad eleven, the city says it's making better use of its resources, it will be able to stop the rotating fire closures that have been going on since 2009 and be able to provide better coverage. the chief says the fire re

in negotiations across the table, i said to the fire unions, give us a counter offer. tell us what you would accept. they refuse. >> the mayor said earlier in the week -- said it could affect closing of fire stations. >> it could have prevented us from making company closures. >> his flight from that hours of face-to-face meetings on wednesday, in ministration as a not appear -- administration does not appear. >> these youngsters are learning how to be engineers this summer. >> the orioles first half the best in years. we will look at the best of that, coming up. >> we are tracking a few thunderstorms on hd doppler, ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. >> some area middle and high school students are using part of their summer vacation to prepare for careers in engineering. >> one of their science projects got quite a bit of attention today. tim tooten has the story. >> it was the kind of hands-on learning students e

fire companies to save money. they are extending the chief's contract until 2018. he would get $3200 per year raise. the fire unionposal is a slap in the face. >> we know what caused a deadly crash in june. a truck driver going soft in the northbound lane. wjz is live. >> the tragedy of the two accidents on interstate 97 underscores the danger of drinking and driving. >> there were two accidents involving interstate 97. they have been june 19th. >> we have a car going the wrong way and the other car didn't see it and they completely smacked into each other. >> both crashes had feel results and no new information points a finger alcohol abuse. >> the medical examiner's office has not given us official documentation but the preliminary reports indicate the presence of alcohol in the driver's blood. >> 24 -year-old kelly with the pasadena was headed south on interstate 97. the crash killed both drivers. in january and other accident happened. the driver and three others were killed. there's no questions of whether the signs are clearly marked or confusing. >> i don't know whether it's for road signs are the lights. >

. >> the mayor says the fire chief deserves the money but the fire union leaders wonder how the mayor is going to pay for this when she has said repeatedly the city has no money. >> if i am successful through this appointment process, sharpening our focus on safety will be my first priority as your new fire chief. drexel has been five years since he stepped onto the streets of baltimore from minneapolis. mayor stephanie rawlings blake proposes he gets a raise and contract extension. this sparked anger from firefighters who are upset about the shutdown of two fire companies with another set to close in october because of budget cuts. >> i have worked for this fire department for 20 years, i have never seen this in my life. this is disgusting, it makes me sick. >> calling for the salary to jump from one letter 61,000 to more than 164,000 last -- next year with increases to follow until he reaches 195,000 in 2018. >> the city has no money, they're cutting companies. we're down economic times and he is accepting a raise. he also gave a raise of 9% to his assistant chiefs in january and fe

the tone was strong. "fire chief has zero ties to the city. these cuts are a resume boost for him." fire station 34 president says he will tell his members to follow the advice of the union attorney, not the administration. >> you are off duty. you want to say something in a twitter account, freedom of speech. i do not think the fire department feels that way. that is why we need to get the attorneys to decide what they can and cannot say. >> the u.s. supreme court extended the first amendment to britain, visual, and spoken expression on the internet. a 2006 supreme court ruling declared public employees are not protected by the first amendment when pursuant to their official duties. >> the attorneys say the fired a part is good to go on this one, what are you going to do? >> just this year, the maryland general assembly passed legislation prohibiting employers -- employers from asking for twitter handles or other social media passwords. they will have to find other ways to monitor social media content. >> it is censorship, but you have to assume that people who are employers have a right to have employees who are not going to undermine the business they are in. >> a dra

>> reporter: the fire union president says he hasn't given up hope that the closed fire stations will be reopen but without additional funding that probably won't happen. >> no fire fighters will lose their jobs as a result of this restructuring. >>> one of d.c.'s tourists attractions remains closed and the washington monument may stay closed till 2013. seems like last year's earthquake caused more damage than first thought. repairs will begin in september and take up to 18 months. >>> it is for preakness winner i'll have another, sold the horse for $3 million. i'll have another was retired with a tendon injury the day before he had a chance to win the triple crown. now he'll be a stud. >>> bad sportsman ship -- things get out of hand at a little league game but it's not the players who are fighting. what set off this brawl. >>> what caused this dangerous gas station crash, surveillance video catches the incident. >>> i'm adam may, now the suspects plead guilty, what they said in court and their punishment, the details coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist bernadette woods for bob turk ton

the city fire department. that proposal isn't sitting well with fire union leaders. they plan to show up this morning's board of estimates meeting to protest the raise. rick hoffman who is the president of the fire union says it's a slap in the face if clack does get this raise. he makes $161,000 a year right now, but under the mayor's proposal to raise his salary by 2%, he'll be making $190,000 by the year 2018. now, the board of estimates will vote on this measure today this morning at 9:00 at the board of estimates meeting which happens on the second floor here at city hall. we're live at city hall, linda stow, abc 2 news. >>> city police and the maryland human trafficking task force believe they've now broken a major prostitution ring with a baltimore city firefighter at the center of their investigation. two men have now been taken into custody, 29-year-old ja mar simmons who has been with the baltimore city fire department for more than a decade. also in custody 34-year-old franklin koit. earlier this week police raided a house on pulaski street in west baltimor

. >> reporter: the fire chief decided to keep truck 10 in west baltimore running for another three months. it will stay open at least until october. the president of the fire union hopes that will give city leaders more time to find a way to save truck 10 but the same can't be said for two other companies. truck 15 in east baltimore and squad 11 on the city's south side will be shut down permanently. the crews will be reassigned to other firehouses. fire chief jim clack says companying the company will prevent the rotating firehouse closures going on the past two years. all three companies were slated to close on july 1st but the city kept them open to respond to the storms that hit our area last week. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 5:32. today investigators will continue to look into the cause of a fire that killed a woman in her annapolis home. sherrie johnson is here with more on what fire investigators will be looking for today. >> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out the cause of the fire. the victim has not been identified but investigators say she was in her mid-50s. neighbors say she lived alone after her husband died. the 911 call came in about 10

the fire chief decided to keep truck 10 in west baltimore running for another 3 months. it will stay open at least until october. the president of the fire union hopes it will give city leaders more time to find a way to save truck 10 such as putting adds on fire -- ads on fire trucks to save money. the the same can't be said for two other companies. truck 15 as of today in east baltimore and squad 11 on the city's south side will be shut down perm innocently. crews will be rea-- perm innocently. crews will be reassigned. jim clack says cutting the companies will prevent the rotating firehouse closures. all three fire companies were slated to close on july 1st but they were kept open to respond to the storms that hit the area last week. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 6:49. and 40 people in laurel are looking for a new place this morning after fire early sunday morning in the tiger lily path air afterlaurel. part of the building collapsed -- area of laurel. part of the building collapsed. two firefighters suffered minor injuries including one overcome by heat. >>> now to education news. public schools plan to release the school assessment results tom

the president of the fire union hopes it will give leaders more time to save truck 10 like putting ads on fire trucks to save money. the same can't be said for two other fire companies. as of today, truck 15 in east baltimore and squad 11 on the city's south side will be shut down permanently. their crews will be reassigned to other firehouses. fire chief jim clack says cutting the companies will prevent rotating firehouse closures going on for the past two years. now all three fire companies were slated to close on july 1st but the city kept them open to respond to the storms that hit our area last week. linda so, abc2 news. >>> 40 people in laurel are wake up in other homes after fires swept through the apartment building. sunday morning, people living on tiger lily path were told to get out of the smoke from the third floor window. look at this video. part of the building collapsed. two firefighters suffered minor injuries including one being overcome by the heat. red cross is helping those displaced families get back on the feet. >>> most helpless feeling for a neighbor a home catc

again, i know that was emergency situations after a storm but when is the next one coming. >> the fire union president says he hasn't given up hope that the closed fire companies can one day be reopened but without city funding. derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> it bears repeating no firefighters will lose their jobs. >>> three orioles are preparing to take the field in kansas city to represent the american league in the all star game. adam jones sampled some of the famous barbecue during the home run derby. he is joined on the team by jim johnson and matt wieters. he makes the team for a second straight season. >> it's a huge honor. i feel blessed to be back here this year. it's something to be voted in by the players makes it more of an honor to have that respect. >> the rest of the orioles offense hopes to get a boost after the all star game. >> congratulations to the three birds representing us. it has been in previous years that we had one person on the all star team because every team has to have one person, call it a charity case if you will. not this time. >> no. >> three guys

the fire union workers argue that shedding the company down will be dangerous for residents.et to close at 7:00 this morning in just a few minutes. also, there are no layoffs associate with these closures. reporting live in the newsroom, wbal tv 11 news. theasn't one of firefighters injured last night? >> that is right. he was heard fighting a fire. there is no word on his condition this morning. >> thank you. >> for a look now on what is coming up next, here is matt lauer. >> good morning. coming up, that impressive than deadly heat wave is finally coming to an end for much of the country. but the cooler weather is also issuing in some dangerous storms. al is attacking bad weather and he will have the forecast for us. also ahead, are tom cruise and katie holmes on the verge of reaching a settlement? we will have details on their split. how is the star debater super bowl at doing just three weeks after open heart surgery? he will tell us live in this studio. we get set to welcome her to her new role as co-anchored. we get started on a monday morning right here on "today." >>

the president of the fire union hopes it will give city leaders more time to find a way to save truck 10. but the same can't be said for two other fire companies. as of today, truck 15 in east baltimore and squad 11 on the south side will be shut down perm innocently. their crews will be reassigned to other firehouses. fire chief jim clack says cutting the companies will prevent the rotating firehouse closures that have been going on for the past two years. all three fire companies were slated to close on july 1st but the city kept it opened torespond to the storms. linda so abc2 news. >>> a femme fire left 40 peoplehomeless. howard county fire crews took 45 minutes to get fire under control. look at this video but not before part of the building collapsed. two firefighters suffered minor injuries including one being overcome by the oppressive heat. the red cross is helping families forceded out of their homes by the fire. >>> everyone remembers their first pet, dogs, cats and maybe a gold fish. >> maybe a chinchilla. >> doctors say there could be health benefits to the connections at

cost. >> if we are all going to suffer some, it needs to start the top. >> the mayor contends the fire unions turned down a pay increase. >> it would save the city money over the long term and could have potentially prevent us from making company closures. >> unit officials say they wanted those directly involved with firefighting to work a 56- hour workweek in exchange for a 20% increase in pay over four years. union officials say that would actually mean a decrease in the hourly rate and a fact about 60% of the members. even those not required to work the hours would be included in a deal. >> [unintelligible] >> and the chiefs got his first bump in a on july 1. coming up at 6:00, the record the mayor is not talking about. >> tonight, a political consultant wants to be released from jail so he could visit his elderly mother before she dies according to court officials in baltimore city. he's serving a 60-day sentence for writing of the rowboat called prosecutors say was designed to suppress the black vote. his attorney has filed a request for his release citing his mother's declining health.

what the fire fighters union is hoping he'll ask for... if he accepts the raise.i'm meean gilliland, fox45 morning news. baltimore's grand prix race is just 8 weeks away... but already... the new organizers of thh race say it will be a loss for the city. city.the jarring prediction comes after lass year's race ended wwth millions in un-paid bills. this year....there'ssa new set of investtrs and nascar's ichael they say with a five year agreeeent... they don't expect to turn a profit until next year.but the smmll bbsinessss ttat are still feeling he pinch from last year's loss aren't happy. (18820:50) "he'' pwfully luckyyhe can lose mmney this yyar, they don't care about all the peopleewho lost money last year and have never recouued from last year." year." 3 organizers aren't sayiig how many tickets aae sold ffr this year's race....bbt they are marketinn campaign next week....ann insist tickett sales are on target with exxectations. 3&that brings us to our queetio of the day:knowing that the paltimore grand prix is not pxpected to make a pr

the fire union was critical of the deal at the time when three city fire companies just closed due tos. >>> local leaders have few questions after last month's storm left hundreds of thousands without power for days. what changes lawmakers and customers are demanding. >> heavy rain and hurricane like wind destroyed neighborhoods and left millions without power across the mid atlantic. >> oh, it was hot. it was terrible. >> viola powers lost service for several days. in this neighborhood things were worse. >> people who drove around said it looks like it's the epicenter. >> now city and county leaders are being bge one main question. >> what else can they be doing to prepare us better when these instances occur. >> baltimore county executive kevin ca mitz is one of 7 leaders to sign off on a letter to the public service commission. they ask the psc to press the companies on several issues. >> because most of the outages were caused by falling trees, he said one of the most important things the psc needs to look at is the idea of bearing power lines in certain neighborhoods. >> we would

>> reporter: the fire union president says he has not given up hope. but the companies will one day reopen. but without additional funding that likely won't happen. live in west baltimore, derek valcourt, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you very much, derek. now, it's important to point out, no fire stations are closing. and no firefighters will lose their jobs as a result of this restructuring. >>> the washington monument down in d.c. may be closed to the public for much longer than previously expected. the historic 550-feet tall tower suffered serious damage at last summer's east coast earthquake. massive scaffolding will now have to be built around the top of the monument to make repairs at the very top. it could keep it closed until 2014. and the repairs could cost more than $15 million. >>> keeping money in the pockets of most americans. president obama is now urging congress to extend those tax cuts for middle class americans while letting them expire for top earners. tonight, danielle nottingham reports for wjz from the white house. >>>

the $200,000 bond. >>> baltimore city fire chief jim clack makes the decision regarding his controversial pay raise. his new contract gives him an 18% salary jump by 2018. the move has caused an uproar in the fire union since it comes as some firecompanies are being closed. today, chief clack says that firefighters do not get their pay raise, he will donate his to the city fire department's fire foundation. >>> well, we are enjoying another day of beautiful weather. lots of sunshine, with some scattered clouds. not too hot out there. just really perfect. meteorologist tim williams is updating our first warning conditions. >> >> we are looking at high pressure solidly in control in our forecast. but we have rain not too far from the south. but what that means is that clouds have been cast in our direction as a result of all of that shower activity and storms. all along that stationary front. that front was our friend. it's the front that changed all of our dynamics from the 100- degree temperatures a week ago. but it stalled to the south. clouds and showers are still close by. 85 degrees now. our temperature at bwi marshall. 78 on the shore. 75 in oakland. that high pressure is going to eventually eas

the firefighters' union is upset at that proposal. the mayor says deserves that based on the proposal. >>> hear from the head of the fire union about this controversy, coming up all new at 5:00. >>> the crime caused outrage. a 12-year-old baltimore boy, shot to death in an apparent case of mistaken identity. now, the men charged in the case enter their pleas in court. mike hellgren is outside the mitchell courthouse with the very latest. >> reporter: this was an emotional day in court for a case that has shattered lives on both sides. the killing of an innocent 12- year-old in the dolly park neighborhood. all of the defendants appeared shackled. they said little before the judge. and she set a trial date before the end of august. >> reporter: the three young men charged with the murder of 12-year-old sean johnson pleaded not guilty. they each faced 25 charges for the shootouts last year that not only killed johnson but wounded three others. johnson was an innocent bystander on a porch, watching a basketball game. councilwoman mary clark was in court. >> there are no wins here. there are only losses. >> losses, losses, of young lives. >>

weeks and months over the closure of three fire companies in baltimore city, truck 15, east baltimore, truck 10 west baltimore, squad 11 southeast baltimore. the heads of both of the union that represent firefighters and fire office testified here against the raise saying the members haven't gotten raises and the chief shouldn't either. the firefighters rejected a raise that was proposed to them during the negotiations, their response to that was, sure you are you were going to give us a raise but going to increase the numb of hours we had to work to get the money. the chief got his raise today, both the mayor and head of the yawnion talk about that -- union talk about that after it happened. if we are all going to set this up, i think it needs to stop from the top down. >> we put an offer on the table. they have a right to their position and opinion about the hours they want to work. i'm making sure it's public. we could have been having a conversation about raises for firefighters and for clack, that didn't happen. >> reporter: comptroller and counsel president young voted against the raise. chief jam clack will be remaining the chief of the fire department through th

the city of baltimore, he said. we have more work to do but we're making significant progress toward our vision of zero fire deaths. in her request, the mayor is saying that they have reduced fire overtime. union leaders planned to be at the board to protest that pay raise. >> for the second year in a row, md. posing elementary and middle school students are making progress. even though the math scores are up, there is concern about reading. >> close to 90% of students have scored and demonstrated the have a grasp on the basics. there is always room for a permit. inthis year's results are and i am pleased to say they show steady improvement. >> that is the word from the school superintendent. the latest scores from the series of tests to get in the spring show steady progress. almost 90% of elementary school students are passing mouth, of -- math up from last year. in little more than 80% of students are passing. the concern is in the state's middle schools. math scores are up 1.5 points. reading numbers have declined. >> there are great interventions already in place. we're starting as early as kindergarten. >> all the more city released its reading and math scores. the results on the same li

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the fire about his race. he was approved for a 2% increase just yesterday. one day after the city closed two fire companies. today he announced he is donating his race raise to the fire foundation. the union president called the chief's actions admirable but said the increase in pay worth more hours isn't fair. >>> you know last night we told you about this new speed cameras, they would be turned on today. now the county said there is a problem. right here you see a list of places they were supposed to be posted. police say apparently there are issues that got in the way and they were not installed today. police promise to tell us before they are started so we can tell you. >>> and wells fargo will have to pay 7 million to baltimore. its part of a settlement over accusations it targeted minorities. they will pay the city 4.5 million to help people buy and renovate homes >>> it's a chilling call from a mother watching her daughter's car speed out of control. >> my god. my god. what do i do? >> the call ending with an accident that killed a 17-year- old girl. tonight we are taking you under the hood of that car to show you what may have led to that tragic accident. we reveal new details put

next year, which i hope is not the case, i've told folks that i will donate my raise to the fire foundation. >> union officials say the vow is admirable. >> i don't think when the rank is filed it's nothing that the top should get anything at all >> this year two deputy chiefs received a 9% pay increase. the planned closures aren't over yet. truck 10 in west baltimore is scheduled to close on october 1st. the chief says he'd love to keep it open. >> i'd love to save that one but we have to find the money. >> if chief clack is worth anything he won't let truck 10 go. >> reporter: the mayor's office defended the raise saying clack has brought the number of fire deaths in the city down to an all time low, 17 as of last year. reporting live, mike schuh. jessica, back to you. >> thank s. truck 10 was slated to close but kept open after the storm. >>> the obama and romney cam pin pains are -- campaign red sox accusing -- campaigns are accusing each other of lying. they center around mitt romney's departure from the private equity firm he founded. >> president obama hits the road today for campaign events i

sky 7 hd overhead while firefighters battle the smokey grass fire along the railroad track in richmond. union pacific shut down train service soon after the fire broke out at 5 this afternoon. the track reopen 2 hours later when the fire was contain no. word yet on what caused it. >>> warrior head coach jackson spoke publicly for the first time today about a blackmail plot against them that stemmed from app affair with a strippe stripper. jackson also and/or detained minister spoke today at warrior press event. he defened himself against charges that he was creating a distraction. >> not at all. we have 3 great draft choices and we are excited about those 2 guys. never ab distraction to this organization. >> coach jackson contain ask you how your faith played a part in dealing with everything going on right now. >> i'm a man loving god all my life. i'm extremely blessed. >>reporter: former stripper adams and her alleged come police shaw are accused of going after jackson for thousands of dollars in exchange for keeping nude photo of him private. warrior owner joe lake said the organization su

sky 7 hd overhead while firefighters battle the smokey grass fire along the railroad track in richmond. uniondown train service soon after the fire broke out at 5 this afternoon. the track reopen 2 hours later when the fire was contain no. h. >>> warrior head coach jackson spoke publicly for the first time today about a blackmail plot against them that stemmed from app affair with awith a str stripper. jackson also and/or detained minister spoke today at warrior press event. he defened himself against charges that he was creating a distraction. >> not at all. we have 3 great draft choices and we are excited about those 2 guys. never ab distraction to this organization. >> coach jackson contain ask you how your faith played a part in dealing with everything going on right now. i'm i'm a man loving god all my life. i'm extremely blessed. >>reporter: former stripper adams and her alleged come police shaw are accused of going after jackson for thousands of dollars in exchange for keeping nude photo of him private. warrior owner joe lake said the organization supports jackson 100 percent. >>> emot

sky 7 hd overhead while firefighters battle the smokey grass fire along the railroad track in richmond. union pacific shut down train service soon after the fire broke out at 5 this afternoon. the track reopen 2 hours later when the fire was contain no. word yet on what caused it. >>> warrior head coach jackson spoke publicly for the first time today about a blackmail plot against them that stemmed from app affair with a strippe stripper. jackson also and/or detained minister spoke today at warrior press event. he defened himself against charges that he was creating a distraction. >> not at all. we have 3 great draft choices and we are excited about those 2 guys. never ab distraction to this organization. >> coach jackson contain ask you how your faith played a part in dealing with everything going on right now. >> i'm a man loving god all my life. i'm extremely blessed. >>reporter: former stripper adams and her alleged come police shaw are accused of going after jackson for thousands of dollars in exchange for keeping nude photo of him private. warrior owner joe lake said the organization su

the work of my - fire chief and the department and i'm glad that e's staying onboarr."(hoffman) "no one's getting laid off, no one's getting demoted."but rick hoofman...who heads the union representing fre fighters...is upset. he says his members...will receive no raise his coming yearr...at a time when the city...is trying to save money...by shutting down... two fire companiee. (hoffman) if ww're all asked to take a hit and we have been, we just closed two companies, theeaxe is still october, i think any percent raise is way too much." (rrdell) "that proposed two percent raise for chief clack is expected to be voted on by baltimore's board of estimates tomorrow. in west baltimore, john rydell, ox 45 news at 5:30." another baltimore police officer iissentencee in a towinggscheme.officer jamie lugo will spend two yeers behind bars for his role in a kickback sccm that exposed more than 60 officers.lugo is the 14th officer sentenced in the scandal which nvolved damage vehicles to a rosedale body shop in exchange cash. it's now official....maryland voters will decide whhther to pegalize ame sex marriage. marriagg.opponents of the law submitted more than twicethe number of s

sort of wipe out the navigational aides for any union vessels off the coast. shortly after the firing on ft. sumpt never, to stop the importation of goods from new york and stop the exportation of cotton that would will used to buy-charleston will be one of these ports that will find union warships beginning quite soon after the firing of ft. sumpter--the problem was as we begin with the civil war, is to have an effective blockade, you have to use steam warships. and if you have steam warships, you need to have places where these vessels can find coal, you need coaling stations. so in order to create a stronger blockade, the north would have to begin seizing harbors along the confederate port line. samuel fran siz dupont, the largest fleet ever organized by the united states up to this time will seize port royal sound and in a short time the navy will establish a base in port royal sound and the army will establish a expeditionary force operating out of hilton head island. when the -- they not only will drive away the confederate army, but also the vast majority of the landowners and

the charges weren't specific enough... aad wanted them the unions representing baltimore city fire fighters bbss could geta two percent r raisef james clack earns 161- thousand dollarsa year.but payor stephanierawlings- blake...wants to give him a raise ofmore than three strong recordwhich includes a drop in thenumber of fire fatalities. but union leaders...ssythat's unfair. (campbell) "we were told to live with zero percent, i don't have a rrblem with that if everyone's going to feel the pain, everybody eels the pain i don't have an issue with it, and as far as iim concerned, the chief of the turn the raiss down and say if my folks get a raise, i'm not going to accept raise." raise."the board of estimates plans to vvte on the raisefor chief clack tomorrow. there are predictions tonight that it'll be another losing year for the baltimore grand pr. prix.... last year's race was a hit with ans... but racked up more than 12 million dollarss in debt.the new organizers, race on, say they expect to lose money this year... buu they're promisinn to pay the bills.tickets went on sale in may... but the group is still struggling to find

fired. the union decided not to battle that. that is a big change from the past. tavis: is the worst behind us? i asked that because there are, as you know, some economists who are concerned that the economy may be in danger of a double-dip recession. if the economy goes into a double-dip recession, that would impact on detroit. is the worst behind at the moment? >> it may have to get back before it gets different. these companies are poised to be profitable or to at least break even. much, much lower sales volumes than there were five years ago. that said, i do not think it is going to be clear sailing. i do think the worst has passed in that it will not get as bad as 2008, 2009, but there is a lot of trouble going on in europe, as you know, with the euro zone and whether the currency will stay together there, the euro, and a lot of that has an impact on the american economy including detroit. general motors and ford have huge businesses in europe, and chrysler is joined at the hip with the yacht. fiat is a european company. >> -- joined at the hip with fiat's --

the storms... three baltimore city fire commanies scheduled to close over he weekend... will remain open for a few more days. &pdays.megan gilliland is here with more on how union officals are arguing this is the perfect example of why tte neee to stay open permanently. good mornnng guys,the weekend storms delayed the inevitable for thh fire station here on &pwest lafayeete street and two others.city officials have decided tt extend their opperations until after the fouuth of july.after that... 14:50:48 "if we were to lose them, our community would be very, very... it would be veey " sad."the copmanines were ellminated in the final budget last week... despite union officils plea forrmonths... that the city can't afford to close any companies.in the event of an emergency... department heads usually rely on neighboringgcounties... but over the weekend.... no backup was availabbe.crrws everywhere were stretched... responding to call after call. liie this one in the city... wwere strong winds caused at least five rowhomes tt collapse. 15:26:08 "all we did was look out our window....then he side fell in."15:26:54 "it was all ver in the street." 15:22:38 "it's horrib

fire companies.. commanies..the city's board of perrent raise for fire chieff james clackkwednesday.the mayor defended the pay hike... citing a decrease n fire &pdeaths under clacks leadershi. but unionthe recent fire houue closings... and they're asking clack to give it ack. 20:41:07 (sot with mike campbell)"this truly is kick in the stomach of each of my memmbrs, and will not be soonn forgotten. chief cllck shoold show true leadership byy refusing the raise ntil the one"unioo officials say the raise also cooes as thier members are being asked to ay higher premiums for health insurance. more speed cameras are coming po baltimore couuty. county.starting today... four locattons in the coonty will have new speed cameras... with a fifth still pendinn approval. and it doosn't end there. ounty officials also have 5 more locationssfor áfutureá speee cameras... 27. theecounty iniiially had a cap on the number of speed cameras it coull have... but later reppaled the decision. driver: 5252 sometimes t's not even a long enough distance before here's another camera, so there definitely should be a limitt yes elise armacost: 5155 if youure nottspeeding the existence of a speed camera is really i

fires in these champion-style buses. no one seems to know the exact cause, but the union says putting a bus body on a truck chassis has made these style buses fire hazards. >> any time you have a public -- any vehicle that suddenly bursts into flames and becomes engulfed in flames, i'd consider that dangerous, absolutely. >> reporter: the union says these buses are so dangerous that some drivers were scared to get behind the wheel. >> if you were a bus rider and saw one of these buses coming up to your stop, would you get on it? >> no, i wouldn't. >> reporter: the champion-style buses represent about 10% of the 300 ride-on bus fleet. they'll be replaced temporarily by some used buses from pittsburgh. now, out at the ride-on bus stop this reaction from riders. >> that seems like the sensible thing to do. instead of getting a lawsuit or something, you know what i mean? >> reporter: get these potentially dangerous buses off the street. >> absolutely. >> i think until they find out the nature of the problem and address it, i feel that's probably the proper action to take. >> reporter: the feds are investigating, trying to dete

marked the fifty ninth anniversary of the korean war cease fire the military conflict on the korean peninsula erupted when the communist north propped up by the soviet union invaded the south although a cease fire was signed tension remains high in two thousand and ten two south korean soldiers in the purser brilliance were killed in an artillery attack by the north which claims to be provoked by the south. as promised let's cross over to the business of katy it's been a week for the finance news doesn't know where the end of the trading week it's looking to end well it's been such a busy week there we've had so many different news data is coming out a lot of them have been to the downside actually so it's really strange to see now that we're looking at gains across the board a lot of that is because next week we've got big central bank meetings and right now we can see that investors are really positioning themselves as for the u.s. stocks they are gaining and that's for a second day and that's despite the u.s. economy expanding at a slower. in the second quarter a lot of thought has been put down to the fact the job state was soft in the forty's prompti

the driver was not hurt. there have been a dozen similar fires since 2009. no one knows the exact cause but the bus driver's union says putting a bus body on a truck frame created the fire hazard. >> any time you have public transport, any vehicle that just suddenly bursts into flames and becomes engulfed in flames, i consider that dangerous. absolutely. >> montgomery county is working to replace the buses that are out of service. county executive isaiah luggett excepts the fleet to be replaced by august. >>> a woman had to be rescued from the middle of the tracks. this picture was taken at metro center at 10:00 last night. as you can see, the woman is standing right between the two sets of tracks. metro officials say the woman realized she was on the wrong platform and decided to jump the tracks to get to the other side. once she hopped down she decided that it was not such a good idea and froze until she could be rescued. that woman will probably face a fine. >>> today congress will look at an issue that could shape the future of washington's skyline. a house committee will hold a hearing to look at whether the

mark the fiftieth anniversary of the korean war cease fire the military conflict on the korean peninsula erupted when the communist north propped up by the soviet union invaded the south though a cease fire was signed tension remains high in two thousand and ten two south korean soldiers in a pair of civilians were killed in an artillery attack by the north which it claims to have been provoked by the south korean. conflict weary israel is on increased alert of a possible spillover of the violence in syria the israeli occupied golan heights is just across the border from the fighting and tourists and now flocking to the site is the death and despair in syria becomes a casual attraction for some bodies poorest live reports. up close and personal you don't get basic ringside seats in this this is the israeli syrian border and it's now also the latest israeli tryst attraction feels good to be able to get close to it a little bit and besides seeing only the items on television i was actually thrilled to come here today into syria to realize that with only a few kilometers and that country unfortunately there are hundreds of people being killed every day

the city officials are saying. >> a fire between the baltimore county firefighters union and volunteer firefighters.what's caused a roost between the two. that's still ahead on wjz news. >> and new violence rocks syria. syria. when eyewitness news ret,,,,,, but they can be really well thexpensive.ted a puppy, so to save money i just found them a possum. dad, i think he's dead. probably just playin' possum. sfx: possum hisses there he is. there's an easier way to save. geico. fifteen minutes >>> it is 93 degrees partly cloudy in downtown baltimore. good evening thanks for staying with wjz eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about. we do want to update the breaking news we've been following all afternoon. a huge water main break is forcing police to shut down several streets in the heart of downtown. wjz is live with extensive coverage. we're going to go to mike hellgren with the latest from the department of public works. >> reporter: we're here with kirk coker, we hear it's a 20- inch break. >> we believe. there's three mains that run through this area. there's a 40-inch

poor performance each year. >> school districts cannot even initiate the process of firing teachers during the summer months. the unionims that it would not give teachers fair notice during their off months. if you have a story idea log onto cbssf.com and click on connect. you can send me an e-mail. >> a case of the rest were needing to be rescued. however helicopter accident reversed the roles for a bay area hiker and his injured friend. >> how did stunt drivers race around the streets of san ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> breaking news from the east bay, we're getting word about a power outage at the berkeley bart station, apparently it has impacted bart service in the east bay. no word specifically on delays but we'll keep monitoring the situation and bring you any updates. >> and air force doctor hurt while hiking in the northern california wilderness ended up saving his rescuer. he broke his leg last week in the shasta trinity national forest. chp officer tony stanley was part of the crew called to airlift him out but as he started up a slope towards the injured hiker, his helicopter, still spinning rotor blade, hit him in

used the way montgomery county officials have been using them and the result is more than a dozen of them catching fire, a fight both the union and county have agonized over for years. following today's event the executive ordered the remaining 37 buses on the fleet to be taken off the streets. >> we have been lucky. we've defied the odds out here. i could just envision a busful of people, one being one of my members and potentially a neighbor or someone else on there, trying to get to work or somewhere, stuck on a bus that is a death trap. >> reporter: in a statement released by county executive ike leggett he said, "the bottom line is removing these buses from service is the right thing to do to ensure the safety of the public and our bus drivers." we're told these buses will now be dismantelled, some of it sold for parts. what they can't sell, the county will just trash. in the meantime buss have been brought out from out of town -- buses have been brought out from out of town to replace these buses temporarily. they'll get a replacement fleet permanently sometime in the near future. >>> meantime metro says it has fixed th

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the fire department come and take a look at it. the letter was still sealed. >> the fbi has the letter. union city city hall is dark due to budget cuts sorkts mail was in a box where the commander could remove it. a half hour earlier a san leandro employee opened an envelope containing white powder. after hazmat response and a partial evacuation, the powder here was also determined to be flour. at 2:17 the berkeley police department was also partially evacuated after a clerk opened an envelope and white powder spilled out. >> we evacuated the area and the lower floors. public safety building. we had other parts of the building shelter in place. we turned off our heating and ventilation and air conditioning units to the building. >> berkeley deputy fire chief says the powder was vegetable based. none of the envelopes con intayed any other information. contained any other information. >> was it just addressed to the police department? >> just addressed to the police department. no return address or any of that stuff. >> an alert was sent to all bay area police departments including a photograph

the streets. that happened after a fire broke out on one of the buses this morning. the driver was the only person aboard, he was not injured. the bus driver's union claimed that since 2009, there's been a dozen fires on that style of bus. because the buses are parked, they will operate on a modified holiday schedule on thursday and friday. >>> traffic is back to normal on the airport access road after a shuttle van slammed into a car on the parkway. the westbound lanes of the access road from were shut down for a few hours. five people were on board the shuttle and one passenger was taken to the hospital the rest were okay. >>> virginia's transportation department is taking action, a tree fell on a car and killed a man instantly. the arobrist said that the tree rotted at the base completely. another tree was removed to prevent a second similar tragedy. >> george zimmerman is speaking out since being charged in the murder of trayvon martin in florida. he talked tonight about the deadly confrontation and had a message for trayvon's parents. we have the report. >> his message was clear and direct. >> i'm not a racist and i'm not a murderer. >> in an

that fire company, that's recreation centers, that's, you know, services that our city needs and we're going to fight for that. >> reporter: in downtown baltimore the head of the firefighters union, michael campbell says the closing of some fire stations slowed down the response to fires. >> the center closed today and nobody is there, it's going to take a longer time for the next truck company to get here, so yes, it is a dramatic impact. >> reporter: does anything about this affect your trust in the banks? >> i think it affects the publics' trust in banks and financial institutions across-the-board. >> reporter: because? >> when people manipulate things to benefit and people are hurt, you lose trust. >> reporter: the banks accused of manipulating interest rates have not commented, but have denied in court there was ever a conspiracy to drive rates down. dozens of states and cities are now deciding if they should join baltimore in a growing class-action lawsuit against the banks. and if conspiracy is ever proved, scott, america's largest bank was face triple damages and fines that some estimate in the tens of billions of dollars. >> pelley: wyatt, thank you. we did receive some

the fire department come and take a look at it. the letter was still sealed. >> the fbi has the letter. union city city hall is dark due to budget cuts sorkts mail was in a box where the commander could remove it. a half hour earlier a san leandro employee opened an envelope containing white powder. after hazmat response and a partial evacuation, the powder here was also determined to be flour. at 2:17 the berkeley police department was also partially evacuated after a clerk opened an envelope and white powder spilled out. >> we evacuated the area and the lower floors. public safety building. we had other parts of the building shelter in place. we turned off our heating and ventilation and air conditioning units to the building. >> berkeley deputy fire chief says the powder was vegetable based. none of the envelopes con intayed any other information. contained any other information. >> was it just addressed to the police department? >> just addressed to the police department. no return address or any of that stuff. >> an alert was sent to all bay area police departments including a photograph