we are following breaking news out of west baltimore where there is a house fire that shut down west baltimore street at stockton street. if you are traveling in the area, you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route. as far as the main lines are concerned, do watch out for all that construction on ealgt 95 just south of the harvard tunnel toll plaza. as we check in and take a look at 95 and white marsh, here it is, route 43, no problems to report. it will be a nice easy ride as you make the ride down towards 695. if you are headed out to 83, you are looking at just an 11- minute ride on the jfx from the beltway all the way downtown to east fayette street. no concerns on the west side of the beltway, traveling the outer loop from 795 down towards 95, you're looking at an 11-minute ride and it will remain clear on the east side from 95 up towards 83. that stretch will take you 11 minutes as well. that's a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley. >>> breaking news in west baltimore to tell you p this morning. fire crews are fighting a two- alarm fire in

west baltimore street is closed at stockton street. you will want to use lexington street as your alternate route. and if you are heading out to the beltway, the west side is starting to pick up right at liberty road. and as we check in and take a live look at the harrisburg expressway, here in cockiesville, no problems whatsoever, nice and clear from shan road towards the beltway and it will remain that way on the jfx. megan and charley, over to you. >>> we're following news today out of colorado. it's been a big story this morning. massive wildfires are burning through the state, threatening homes. abc 2 news tak landrock is live in colorado springs. what can you tell us? what's the latest? >>reporter: well, megan, we can tell you that the fire is still very active. my photographer is going to zoom into this neighborhood. you can see all those green lights. actually, at the end of those lights to the right is the mountain shadows neighborhood. that is the neighborhood that was burned in this wildfire last night. we believe about 200 h

we continue to follow breaking news out of west baltimore where a house fire has shut down west baltimore street right at stockton street. if you are traveling in the area, you will want to use west lexington street as your alternate route. and we are dealing with a serious crash that has shut down the southbound lanes of route 295 right at route 648. you will want to use interstate 95 or southbound washington boulevard as your alternate route. if you are headed out in anne arundel county, here's a live look at interstate neff. no problems to tell you about here. at the beltway it will be nice and clear up towards 695 or down south towards route 50. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> listen, if you're planning a trip to the beach, you don't have to travel too far to find a clean one. >> coming up where our beaches rank and a study of how healthy the water is seaside at resorts nationally. >>> sherree. >>reporter: debby causes problems for some marylanders traveling in florida. we are live at bwi airport. coming up i'll tell you about some

there is a two-alarm house fire in west baltimore that shut down west baltimore street at stockton street. if you are traveling in the area, you do want to use west lexington street as your alternate route. linda stow is on the scene. she'll bring you a live report in just a few minutes. we are dealing with big problems on route 295 this morning where a fatal accident has shut down the southbound lanes at route 648. you will want to use 95 or washington boulevard instead. and sherree johnson is on the way to the scene now and we will bring you a live report there coming up in just a few minutes. as we check in and take a live look at the harrisburg expressway, here at york road, not too much activity. it will be a nice easy ride down toward the jfx. it will remain clear, 11 minutes to travel from towson downtown to east fayette street and no problems to report on the beltway. you're looking at an 11-minute ride traveling on the outer loop from 95 all the way up towards 83. that is a look at your abc 2 time saver traffic. megan and charley, over to you. >>> the campaign now popping up in c

we're live in west baltimore. mike hellgren has more on this morning's cleanup. ore on this it seems like we're seeing a lot of tree damage to cars and now folks are in the dark and waiting for the power to come back on. >> reporter: they really want it on, too, because it's so hot. you can already feel the heat coming back today. this is one of the trees that is down here in west baltimore, big tree here. the power is a big issue. look at the windows open. those people have no power at all. i talked to a man who has a young son and he says his son can barely sleep in this heat. you look at more of the damage over here. this tree just cracked. neighbors say it was problem leigh due to the lightning here and caused even more damage. it -- this is a snapshot of what we're seeing across the city. mike hellgren, back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> eyewitness news sedate morning extended edition will be right back. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a film maker in new york has turned add subway step into a youtube sensation. his

>>reporter: prz in west baltimore -- breaking news in west baltimore. a partial building collapse. why the first fire company to respond, that truck you see right there will no longer be in service come next week. >>> and temperatures will be nice and seasonable for today, but record temperatures are in the offing. i'll have those details coming up. >>reporter: i'm tracking details of a fatal accident on route 295. i'll show you what 95 and 83 look like coming up in my abc 2 time saver traffic report. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 and tell your delegate and state senator to vote "yes" on national harbor... one of the biggest new job projects in the country. >>> good wednesday morning, i'm megan pringle. this is your abc 2 news to go. >> i'm charley crowson. let's kick it off with the forecast

fire activity in the city still blocking west baltimore. ds on the beltway at 32 on the west side. 95 southbound you can see a slow as well. 95 between white marsh and the beltway, it's going to take you 6 minutes. there's another live look outside at the west side of the west side of the beltway. visit ocmdhotels. com. >>> community members rallied to call for the arrest of an off duty baltimore county police officer that involved d -- involved a confrontation that led to the death of a teenager. the group is angry no charges have been filed against the officer. >>> complete news and traffic still ahead this morning. more on the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> police are investigating an early-morning shooting in west baltimore. it happened just before 1:00 this morning. police say a man and woman were shot. no word on the condition of either suspect. there is a shooting in northwest baltimore. a person was shot in the head on wednesday appeared the victim was taken to the hospital where he later died. no word on any suspects or a motive. after that shooting, police were called to another shooting in east baltimore. we did first tell you about this shooting yesterday morning. the victim suffered multiple

on fox45 news at five.3 3 3 33 3 3 we aae following breaakng news out of west baltimore this morning... fireeighters are on the scene of a two alarm fire near the intersection of west baltimore streettand northh carrolton avenue. avenue.joel d. smith is live on the scene... where we're hearing...there have been injuries.good morring joel d. p. 3 3 3 3 in just a few hhurs... 24-year old eli werdesheim will be sent. sentenced.he could face up to ten years in prison or assaultinn a black eenager while he wasson neighborhood watch patrol.megan gilliiand is here with more on what prosecutors are seeking today. p good morning megan. gooo morning guys,we're being toll that prosecutors re not seeking any jail time at alll.. in fact thee're asking for aa3-year suspended sentence... probation and community ssrvicc. service.meantime, werdesheim's attorney is expected to ask for a new triaa.werdesheim was convicted in may of second degreeeassault on a black teenager and false imprisonment.the teenntold in the head and shoutee... quote... you don't belong around here.werdesheimm testified he acted

>>> the suspicious death of a baby in west baltimore has been ruled a homicide. jeff hager tells us tonight paramedics first discovered the child unconscious on wednesday. >> reporter: paramedics responding to a 911 call from this back alley apartment off north stricker street arrived too late to save the child. >> the girl was pronounced dead. at that time homicide detectives became involved. they began to question the child's care give, the mother's boyfriend. >> reporter: charmel thomas was no strange tore police. he had assaulted a police officer in march and beat up his girlfriend in that same apartment the following month. the battered mother apparently left her baby in thomas' care, the morning she was murdered. >> he did say he picked her up and did shake her. >> reporter: the baby's mother refused to comment as she moved out of the apartment this morning. the neighbors had plenty to say. >> i heard about the child passing away. that's crazy what happened, but that man needs to take the death penalty or something because that's just crazy. >> reporter: in

july 1st, truck 10 in west baltimore, squad 11 and truck 15, will be out of service permanently. the closures will safe the city money because now those three trucks can be taken out of service. there will be no layoffs in the fire department and the firefighters who work on the companys will be moved to other stations around the city. the head of firefighters union is not happy with the plan. >> it's a ludicrous plan. >> the mayor says the plan was built around growing baltimore's population by 10,000 families in the next 10 years. the budget closes a $48 million deficit while fighting the public schools, hiring police officers and funding for street repairs. >>> four rec centers in west baltimore will be closing this summer, they are within a 2-3- mile stretch of each other wondering what parents are going to do. >> the kids have nothing to do during the summer. >> anything nearby? >> nothing. >> ten other rec centers could close by the year's ends in the partners don't step forward and find ways to funds them. >>> a grand opening of ripleys belief it or not at the inner harbor

. >> reporter: we have problems in west baltimore where a house fire has shut down south fulton avenue between ramsey street and will helm street. youth south mound street and we are awaiting a phone call to see if anyone has been injured. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. no problems to report on the jfx. it will be an easy ride heading downtown. everything is going to be up tospeed through the fort mchenry and harbor tunnel. as belook -- as we look at 95 northeast corridor in the white marsh area, no problems a 4- minute ride from route 43 to the beltway. once you get on the beltway this is what it looks like at harford road. just an 11-minute ride from the 95 to 83. the inner hoop will be nice and clear. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic. now over to you. >> history made in wisconsin. a hotly contested recall vote for the state's governor scott walker was not nearly as close as pundits expected. republicans survived for theouster. linda so is here with overnight reaction. linda. >> reporter: governor scott walker celebrated his big win in front of a cr

a fire breaks ouu in west baltimore... le are taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a fire on weet baltimore street at north carrolton avenue.the ire started aroond 4 this morning. witnesses on the scene tell us they heard two loud "booms" as the top two floors of the phree- story rowhome collapsed. because of the collapse... fire crews had to fight the fire from outside... and as a result there was somm minor damage to neighboring buildings... which leed to onn of the injurres. one occupant of adjacent laceration to hand transported to hosiptalfirefighters trrated on scene and transported just the same samethis could be one of the last calls for the fire company thaa responded to this fire."truck 10" is one of the pompanies slated to close at the end of the fiscal year due to the city's budget deficit. a shooting in northwest &pinvestigation this morning. &p it appened on norfolk avenue, around 10 o'clock last . night. homicide detectives were onnthe sceee, but haven't said anything about the condiiion of the man

we have a house fire in west baltimore that shut down south fulton avenue between wilhelm and ramsey street. you want to use southbound street as an alternate. we are waiting on a call back to see if anyone has been injured. we will bring you the latest as it becomes available. no problems to report traveling through the fort mchenry tunnel or harbor tunnel. and things are clear on northeast corridor of 95. here's a live look at white marsh at route 43. a four-minute ride from this point all the way down to the beltway. and as for the beltway, here's parkvale at harford road. everything up to speed. 11 minutes to travel that outer loop from 95 all the way up toward 83. that's a look at your abc2 timesaver traffic now over to you. >>> grab your quarters and hope for the best. maryland live casino's doors open tonight. we sent out megan this morning for a live preview of what you can expect when you make your way through tonight. megan. >> reporter: well, we have been out here all morning and seen the slot machines and high stakes tables and place is spectacular. one thing we haven't t

the latest happened in west baltimore. a man was kicked repeatedly in the head. he was taken to shock trauma. police responded to west baltimore road and found a man who was shot in the abdomen. had serious injuries. -- he had serious injuries. >> another man had multiple gunshot wounds to the head. police are still investigating all three incidents. a man and woman were walking early saturday morning when a man approached them and ask for money. the man was shot in the head. he later died at the hospital. >> there was a stabbing on saturday night on lafayette avenue. a man was stabbed several times in the head. the man was arguing with another man. one man later died. it will been at her brother are both in custody. police found a shooting victim on west saratoga street. a man was shot several times in the head and back. he is in serious condition. desean bowman was found with a gunshot wound to the head on saturday morning. he was taken to johns hopkins hospital where he died. anyone with any information should call police. >> many are picking up the pieces fro

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on the truggling streets of west baltimore, the community of harlem is bracing for a loss.....al firehouse is one of three in the city that's slated to lose a truck. itt part of the cutbacks caused by a multi-millioon dollar budget deficit. (13:23:30) jamms roles) "maybe they'll haveeto bring a truck from east baltimore soon to put out a fire in west baltimore...." the city could immediately save more than 700-thousand dollars by closing three fire &pcompanies..... aaout the samm amount of tax dollars rrcently spent on hundreds off new phones. (15:54:34) (wed. mtg.) (comptroller) "the city cannot afford to spend 659-thousand dollarss..illegally." on wednesday, comptrollerrjoan pratt accused he mayor of bypassing the ompetitive bidding process innorder to spend 659-thousand dollars on new video phones. today, the ccty's inspector general inveetigatiin. (15:49952) beiig truthfull she's nott being honest...." (9:07:01) (mayor today) "certainll ts a disapppinting comment. its disappoint. unfortunate and untrue." the mayors office insists the allegation issa baseless personal attack

a double shooting overnight in west baltimore has police looking for answers.olice say a man and woman were both struck by gunfire. no word on the identity of the victims or why they were possibly shot. annapolis police hope you can identify somebody, a person of interest in a sexual assaults. it woman was walking around 1:30 in the morning when the suspect grabbed her from behind and sexually assaulted her. anyone with information should call metro crime stoppers at 1- 866-7-lockup. people were lined up around the block to be the first to place their bets at the grand opening for maryland live! the big event snarled traffic for hours and many people turned around and went back home without setting foot inside the massive facility. it is the largest casino in the state and the third largest in the country. >> what to do about taxes? everyone including the rich continues to get a tax break. tracie potts potts explains how that is playing out. > >> president obama is against more tax breaks for the rich. >> it is not enough to continue the bush tax cuts. >> but r

would continue to follow a developing story from west baltimore tonight.ity police are calling the death of a 1-year-old girl suspicious. at this hour, detectives will not specify why. police and ems were dispatched about 10:00 yesterday morning and less than an hour-and-a-half later, the child was pronounced dead. an autopsy is now under way and so for note charges have been filed. >> the prosecution is laying out disturbing case against former penn state coach jerry sandusky. >> the historic event corecting the war of 1812 to >> live, local, late-breaking. you are watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 with stan stovall, donna hamilton, chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> right now, what a sight at the inner harbor. skyteam 11 is live over the bustling scene of sailabration. today is extra significant because it is flag day. >> the original star spangled banner flag is being used to honor veterans. >> in about an hour there will be a national call for the pledge of allegiance here at ford mchenry. a few people have already started gathering. that ceremonial

information about how one of those companies wound up on the chopping block. >> trucks in from west baltimore, truck 15 from east baltimore and squad 11 from southeast baltimore all responded to that fire and all three are slated to be disbanded as of july 1st. tonight, people who live in southeast baltimore found out how they came to be on that list. >>> in addition to the neighborhood near john hopkins, squad 11 covers large sections of interstate 95. it is called a squad because it contained special equipment for making rescues. it was on the scene during monday's huge fire and the captain addressed a meeting of the bay view community on tuesday night. >>> as we get closer, we get more anxious. we are down to the next level, you know, and that will be it. that is why we are being more passionate tonight. earlier this year, members of the mayor's admin straeugz told him that he would have to make a choice. >> i was told bluntly we will -- administration told him that he would have to make a choice. >> i was told bluntly we will have to shutdown. >> reporter: they said the companies were cho

baltimore county the van was ound wednesday morning n the parking lot of ámondaamin mallá in west baltimoreit belongs to the mount pleasant a-m-e church in owings mills. the keys duringgthe burglary of a church member's home in baltimore city. the suspect then used the van as a get-away--ar after robbing an 83-year-old man at a ppkesville mcdonalds. no arrests yet. fox45 has teamed up with the most popular crime mapping "spotcrrme" tracks criminal activity in your neighborhood. you can also get emails when to ur website... fox- baltimore dot com...and clickk on "spotcrime" in the "hot topics" section at the toppof the screen. an elllcott city man is arrested after damaging a speed camera. "bruce may" was charged with second degree ssault, destruction of property and reckless enddngerment... after hh fired glass marbles with a sling shot... at a speed &pwhile the operrtor was still iiside t , tuesday night.the operator of the van called policee.. who eventually ptopped and arrested "may". pooice say "may" had received two speed camera violations in released on a 3-thousand dollaa bond. "i lo

you can see the numbers pumping up as far north as baltimore. 100 to the west. 110 for st. louis. then we really see that heat beenle work its way up the east as we push close to 100 in baltimore and each day after this we'll be in the hot weather bubble for probably two to three more days, probably at least through sunday, maybe into monday night. so it could be a real hot one for several days. debby, what's left of her speaning off the -- spinning off the coast. debby a big down are but now moving out to sea. even if she develops, some will restrengthen. overnight 62, not has cool. your two-degree guarantee 93 as we get hot are and more -- hotter and more humid. a night you probably can't open the windows. you'll have to turn up the ac and leave it on. friday 97. 99 on saturday. we're pushing close to 100 on sunday as well. we think the heat will break as it goes toward tuesday and wednesday. the overall scenario will be the heat wave through friday, saturday, sunday into monday. do you want to note temperature where you are? check it out. we have our news app, weather app and st

historii clock. 3 3 &p todaa is wednesday, june 27, 3 3 3 3 we are follloing breaking news out of west baltimore this morning... firefighters are on the scene of a two alarm fire near the intersection of west balttmore street nd north carrolton avenue. avenue.joel d. smith is live hearing.. there may have been injuries.good morning joel d. d. the maa convicted of attacking neighborhood watch patroll.. is just hours away rom learningghis fate.24-year oldd eli werdesheim will be psntenced this afternoon. afternoon.megan gilliland is here with more on what he could be facing. good morning megan. good morning guys,werdesheim knowing he could bb facing up - to ten years in prison for assaulting a black teenager. but we're being told now... seeking any jail time at all. pn act they're asking foo a 3-year suspended sentence... probation and community service. meantime, werdesheim's attorney is expected to ass for a new trial todayythis comes after werdesheim was convicted in may of second degree assault on the teenager and false iiprisonment.the teen told police... werdeshhim hit him ii the head and sh

&pfire rips through a two-story apartment on freemonn avenue and west baltimore street.it happened unday mmrning.the apartment stood n top of a restaurant. you see firefighters here putting out the flames. the apartment buildinn next to the ressaurant was also damaged.no word if anyone was hurr or how the first to respond...and is also ne of the units that is set to close down under budget cuus. a reminder this orning... o &pwatch your speed.baltimore county is about to add 5 new cameras.the locations for the camerrs have already been pelectee.they'll be in use monday through friday.... 8 at night.that brinns the to total number of ástationaryá speed cameras to 22 in some good news for driverssfor p0-days after each camera iss activated... drivers traveliig at least 12 miles over thh speed limit will get warnings pather than citations. citations.for a complete ist of speee camera locations... you can head to ourrwebsite, fox baltimore dot coo. there aae no survivors from a fiery plane crash in western af. africa..53 passengers were killed when a dana air flight went down n a heavily popu

truck 10 in west baltimore and truck 15 in east baltimore will shut down for good. it's part of the mayor's budget. and bus of that, fire chief jim clack said the city will still have the same number of trucks on the city. >>> they've been in a nearly decades long battle. the drive-in theater argued that it was a nuisance. the jury agreed and awarded the theater more than $800,000. a gas main breaks, shuts off service to hundreds in anne arundel county. and he is the earl of baltimore. a bronze statue will be dead kateed in his honor. what he thinks about it. >> i'm meteorologist mike masco, 100 degrees. feels like 108. let's go out to the west. there are some nasty thunderstorms lined up. does this make it into our area? we'll have it at 6:00. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. call 1-800-492-7122 an

. >> reporter: truck 10 in west baltimore and truck 15 in east baltimore are going away in a little more than two weeks. at eastern avenue, it's a rescue truck. it has about two weeks of life left in it. after that, july 1st, it goes out of service. >> they are a rescue squad. after the fire yesterday, they definitely still need it. >> reporter: debbie scott works right next door. she can't understand why the funds aren't there for the fire stations. >> they say they don't have the money for it, but i feel like they do. there's money somewhere. the higher ups keep getting more and more money. >> reporter: quad 11 covers 85 and 895. they are equipped with the jaws of life. although that will not be available after july 1st, some residents think the city should leave the fire companies alone. >> i don't think they should cut that at all. it's too important for the safety of the citizens of maryland. >> they are needed. if they were need years ago, they're still needed. >> in east baltimore, don harrison. >> so squad 11 goes away, the equipment will go with it but the personnel will be relo

police have ruled the death of an infant in west baltimore and homicide. first responders responded to the home at north stricker street around 10:00 thursday morning the victim, a 1-year-old girl, died at the hospital. . the cause of death was blunt force trauma. no charges have been filed. authorities attempt to arrest a group of the six suspects at clippard mill road. they tell 11 news that the suspects are responsible for a string of armed robberies in the area. four of them attempted to get away in a car, and one of the officers shot the driver in the shoulder. his injuries were not life- threatening. officers arrested all six suspects, who now face federal charges. new charges for the man at the center of a harford county cannibalism case. a jury has indicted alexander kinyua on an attempted murder charge stemming from a violent encounter inside a morgan state university dorm room. joshua cesar says that kinyua him over the head with a baseball bat, knocking him out. days later, he killed a family friend in harford county before eating the man's hear

two people are taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a fire on west baltimore street at northarrolton avenu. avenue.the fire started around thh scene tell us they heard two loud "booms" as the top two floors of the three- story rowhome collapsed.because of phe collapse.. fire crews had to fight the fiie fromm outside... and couldn't go into the buildiig.as result there was some minor damage to leaa to one f the injuries. tonnght. the city had rs planned to shutdown a huge portion of charles street to make way for mmjjr construution. but the prooect is delayed. delayed. jeff abell.... streaming now... in charles village tonight with the stoor. 3 ccmmuters have been warned for months that this massive road &pproject will get nderway in the spring..... spring ended last week and there's little change herr on charles. the city hhd planned to two years in the area neaa r - hopkins.... for a massive reconstruction project. but tonight,,the project, sllted to start in the spring has been delayed until the end of july. the city says the review ppocess, which requires state and ederal

west howard at northwest avenue. and north baltimore at east baltimore. things crawling, 95 south of the beltway. and we'll take another live look. things not much better there. northbound 895, approaching potee street. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times and dinner tournament. more action, more feasts, more fun for the entire family. you can call them. or visit their website at medieval times.com. back to you. >>> if you have seen the inner harbor lately, you may have done a double take. that's because the water has changed colors. alex demetrick reports, shades between teal and green are new. and they're kind of like a ghost. >> reporter: during the past few days, the normally brownish water of the inner harbor has taken on a tropical hue. not a color most of us are used to. >> no, it isn't. but it's pretty. i'll take it. >> reporter: but along with this is a smell, like rotten airgs. >> where it comes from, i don't know. other people said it smells bad. couple of days ago. >> reporter: baltimore harbor's water keepers started cleblg

call city police investigate that east baltimore shooting they said they sold a west baltimore murder of qui nton poindexter. kyle williams was the triggerman. baltimore county police said they have snapped a prisoner took out before court hearing. 19-year-old named thomas marone a state police custody at 8:00 last night read before he was scheduled for a bail hearing and attempted charges. they were concerned he was near the oak grove apartments. they did catch up with him without incident around 8:30 this morning. this was a big day for the catholic church in baltimore. seven men were ordained. four of them will serve for the archdiocese of baltimore. for one of them it was a day of mixed emotions. >> today, isaac mokobo became a priest, one of four men ordained for the archdiocese by the new archbishop. the mass was celebrated at the cathedral of mary our queen. for these men this is the final step and a long journey -- years of personal and professional sacrifice and dedication cured . >> today, all i have been working throughout the years, this is the truth. i feel somehow, so bl

an historic cemetery n west baltimore isn't getting the &prespect loveddones eel it deserves.fox 45's paul gessler went back to loudon park today looking for answers. &phi, jenn.thoss answers we got were 'no commenn.'from the superrntendent... the - in response to concerns over dozens of fallen headstones... liquor bottles... sloppy digging... and a downed tree. &pone woman says onditions are disrespectful to her 12 family membees buried theee. linna dennis, familyymember: 45.35 "not that they knnw he was a war eterrn, but i just feel it's disrespectful for everyone out here. as you can see, the headstones out heee that haven't been ppt back on." aamarkettng spokesperron or loudon park says they are making improvements to that north side offthe cemetery.the downed tree is expected to be cleaned up soon.reporting in the studio, paul gessler, fox45 news at 5:30. mayor steppanie rawlings blake service program.children 8 anddunder will eceive lunch five days a week duriig schools are losed.the program thousanddchildren per day. (grandmother) "the meals they blessing to me because at least

city police say that, saturday afternoon, a person went to west baltimore thinking there were going to buy a car posted on the web site. the victim saw the vehicle, but the two men inside said they knew nothing about the sale. during the confusion, the victim was robbed of $4,500 intended for purchasing the car. the robbers are still left large. and some breaking information. a suspected cannibal in harford county. they have been dead a 21-year- old alexander can walkinua. a judge has ordered him to undergo psychiatric evaluation. anne arundel fire confirms that it bottle was discovered in pasadena sunday night. it had exploded, but no one was prepared police have no suspect. -- but no one was hurt. police have no suspect. >> the ship is starting to leave the baltimore harbor. it is a lot more humid out there, but at least they have dry weather now. you feel the humidity creeping in. the clouds are still in place. there are a couple of sprinkles south of baltimore. maybe that is what they will encounter in the afternoon. if anything, may be an isolated shower, possibly in a thunderstor

investigators are looking into what caused a two-alarm fire in west baltimore. morning in the 1200 block of west baltimore street. that building was vacant, but medic ds have to treat a pregnant woman for a cut on her hand and a firefighter had to be treated for an injury to his foot. a chinese carryout restaurant next door also has been damaged -- also has some damage to it. >>> orioles center fielder adam jones and baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake are teaming up to raise awareness about a summer meal program in the city. you can basically call 211 or text summermd to 877877 to connect to free meals in your neighborhood. we're out of time right now. we'll head back to new york and "good morning america." we'll have another update in about 30 minutes. [ male announcer ] millions of dollars for new schools and teachers... thousands of new good paying jobs... all without raising taxes. that's what a world-class resort casino at national harbor would mean for maryland. but it won't be built unless lawmakers give us the right to vote on it this november. cal

truck ten in west baltimore, squad 11 and truck 15 in east baltimore now cleared to be shut down aftermembers voted 9-5 to approve a budget submitted by the mayor. council president jack young led the fight to make other cuts and use the money saved to keep the companies open. >> >> reporter: some who voted for it voted against it tonight. they appeared to have been swayed by the mayor saying that even if the cut was approved the money saved couldn't have been used to keep the companies open, supporters of the president's plan disagree. >> where there is a will there is always a way. especially given a -- six million dollar readjustment in a two plus billion dollar budget. >> reporter: they say the way would have been a commitment from the mayor instead her plan is aimed at replacing the current system with three nightly rotating closures of fire companies with the three permanent closures that appear almost certain to go into effect on july 1st. >> what doesn't work is if the mayor refuses to come to the table and take the money that we have offered in cuts and send it for the purpose

counsel tried but could save four centers in west baltimore, parents are unhappy about the decision, wondering what this leaves the kids during the upcoming summer months. you close it down, the kids have nothing to do during the summer. that's my biggest issue. anybody nearby they can play in? >> nothing. >> step other rec centers could be closed if partners don't step in to help with the funding to keep them open. >>> the consumer product safety commission will show the dangers of fireworks with more than a week until the july 4th holiday. this is an annual campaign by officials, they want to remind everyone there is no sufficient thing as a safe fire wok. they want people to lead the celebratory explosions to the experts. >>> the sheriff's department are looking in to whether explosives played a role in the brush fire in queen ann's county on sunday. they are keeping an eye on the burned land. many families had to evacuate homes. crews think fireworks set off in the area could have sparked the fire. >>> this video shocked the country. a dprapped moe rased by -- a grandmother haras

. >> a shooting overnight in west baltimore has police looking for clues. shots were fired just after midnight on the 2900 block of rigs ave. when the officer tried they found an 18-year-old victim shot several times in them leg -- one officer arrived. a baltimore county mother is seeking answers in the death of her son, christopher died in an altercation with an off-duty baltimore, a police officer and randallstown. from mother says the officer is getting special treatment while the police are given are still investigating and they must let the process run its course. brown says she received a condolence letter from the congressman groupers burger -- rupperberger. coming up, at a fire continues to rage and colorado. -- in colorado. a bus crashes into a massachusetts building, injuring two people. and valley view farms here to answer your plants and gardening wçestions. >> covering the nation, two people and massachusetts are injured after a bus crashed into a building. officials said the bus driver was cut off by another motorist who was attempting to turn

people.the fire started around 4 a-m at west baltimore street and north carrolton avenue. witnesses on the scene tell us they heard two loud "booms" as the top two floors of a vacant three- story rowhome collapsed. one person in an adjacent building and a firefighterr were booh treated for minor injuries. the mayor releases a report tuesdayywhich says city schools need two-point-three billion ollars in upgradds. upgraaes.the report found that many schoolls don't even meet minimum standards. some need structural repairs. others half the space inside middle - aad high schools is nnt evenn being used.schools ccief ...doctor andres alonso ... him decide which schools need to be consolidated or closed. but he says creatinn a plan won't be easy. they'll have to take into acccunt everal factors, iicluding attenddnce. <"so it's gonna need to be about utilitization, it's condition... gonna need to take into account traasporta> district will hold a series - of 14 community meetings ver the next few months before making a final decision by november. to help pay for some schooll upgra

truck 10 in west baltimore, squad 11, truck 15, east baltimore, will be out of service permanently. the closures will save the city money , the trucks can be taken out of service, no layoffs in the fie department. the firefighters who wok on the companies will be moved to other stations around the city. baltimore city counsel president called the losses of the fire companies devastating. >> i do not support this budget. the mayor says the plan was bill around growing baltimore's population by 10,000 families in the next ten years. the budget closes a $48 million deficit while funding the city's public schools, hiring new police officers, and funding for street repairs. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> florida vacation turns in to a nightmare for one family. >> the coast guard sprang in to action. >>> taking time to talk your way through weight loss. one government backed panel says diet and exercise isn't enough. >>> dry and cool this morning, but the heat and humidity are not far away. i will tell you when they arrive coming up. >>> everything is nice and clear on 895, o'donnell. i

ffre ripped through a two- story apartment on freemont avenue and west baltimore street this orning. the apartment stood on top of a restauraat. you see firefightersshere puttinggoot the flames..the apartment building next to the restaurant was also damaged.no word if anyone was hurt or how much the two buildings were first truck to respond...and is also one of theeunits hats set to close down nder budget police need yoor help in finding a man who shot and killed an 18-year-old at a gas station in east baltimore. baltimore.early saturday pumping gas at an exxon stationnon the corner of east fayette and north caroline streets. a young girl who was with bowman went to the cashiers window .... when she pas approached by a man naaed tay.bowman told the girllto get back in the car.as she started to walk back, the suspect shot bowman in he &phead and then ran off.bowman' friends believe hii seeuality may have been a accor. "in a case likk this wherr you have someone minding his business, really ttyyng to keep peacc and he becomes the object of misfortuue it is dist" disturbing."bowman did

police were called to the home on stricker street in west baltimore for reports of a child injured. the child later died. detectives waiting on the autopsy for the cause of death. so far no arrests have been made. >>> tonight a 15-year-old is arrested accused of kidnapping and assaulting a 9-year-old girl. it happened at the faith community church. the mother of the victim said her daughter and the suspect went into an office, forced the girl into another room and then restrained and choked her. police say the victim was assaulted by the suspect just a few weeks earlier. the teen is facing several charges including kidnapping and assault. >>> a federal grand jury has indicted a pennsylvania man accused of taking pictures of young boys using bathrooms at two major rest stops. is he charged with producing possession child porn. he was arrested last night at his home. prosecutors say he took video and pictures of 11 children using the bathrooms at the maryland and chesapeake house back on may 6th. he could face up to 30 years in prison. >>> diapers, diapers and more diapers. i'm talkin

police searching for a suspect after a deadly shooting in west baltimore. officers responded to a call just before 10. we are told they found a man lying in the street with a gunshot wound to the head. the victim was taken to shock trauma where he later died. police have made an arrest in the deadly shooting of an essex woman. dairy and walker is facing first-degree murder charges. investigators say that walker shot a woman inside of an apartment. we're told that they exchanged phone calls shortly before the death but a motive has not been determined. walker is being held at the baltimore county detention center without bail. >> police say a man who has allegedly been posing as a police officer is in custody. investigators say the suspect had an intricate collection of police paraphernalia and used it to pray on at least one victim and possibly more. >> according to police, the suspect had a badge and a police scanner running to this speaker. investigators say that joshua brake approached his victims on june 16th in southeast baltimore. according to the vic

also a warning, i believe over west central baltimore county until 6:30, an active tornado warning, an active situation on going. if you're in the town of bel air or within the region from jarrettsville to king wood, you need to take cover now. you need to move to an interior room and certainly avoid windows. if you're outdoors or at a mobile home, you need to seek a sturdier shelter because of this developing storm. maryland's most powerful radar. let's show you some of the rotating winds. we see a very strong rotation denoted south of bel air. this is moving toward the north and east at 25 miles an hour. storm track shows it at fallston. bel air on top of you at 6:13. forest hill airport to harford county airport under the gun. churchville road, maryland golf and country club, and those are all the areas that he'll be watching, an active tornado warning. this is for west central baltimore county and central -- all of central harford county until 6:30 this evening. we have an active flash flooding for baltimore city and newly issued tornado warnings around anne arundel and howard coun

so if the council gives final approval next monday, as of july 1st, truck 10 in west baltimore, squad 11 in southeast and truck 15 in east baltimore will be shut down. >> it's a deceit to the people. it's the people's plan, not jack young's plan. >>reporter: some councilmembers say they're still hoping to make some last minute changes to the budget at next monday's final vote. linda stow, abc 2 news. >> linda, thanks. >>> tonight a viewing will be held in baltimore county for a teenager who died a week ago. 17-year-old christopher brown was killed after an off-duty baltimore county police officer chased him down, the two got into a fight. police say that the officer administered cpr but brown was later pronounced dead at northwest hospital. you can pay your respect from 4:00 to 8:00 at the von green funeral home in randallstown. >>> jurors in the jerry sandusky continue deliberating today. >> they're sequestered right now and have no idea that one of sandusky's adopted sons now comes forward saying he was abused. today sherree johnson has nor on -- more on what's democratting out of p

our first warning coverage continues with mike in west baltimore. that's where people are struggling to cope with the aftermath. >> reporter: the furious rain and wind howled in the darkness. huge gusts toppled trees like match sticks and ripped houses apart, sending people running for cover. >> it's pretty wicked. >> reporter: and in the daylight, the damage was clear. ray was at a loss for words. >> there's no words to explain that. none at all. i definitely wasn't expecting this, not even in the short run. >> you're kind of in shock? i'm still in shock. i didn't even want to come out here this morning. but i look at what could have happened. i could have been in the car at the time. >> reporter: his neighbor now has no power. and his son has nightmares. >> he's terrified. >> reporter: for many here, this surprise storm has tested their patience and their faith. and they can't forget what they saw, what they heard. >> i was just sitting out on my front porch and next thing i know, it's lightning, thundererring, winds blowing hard. it actually soun

a house fire in west baltimore continues to shut down south fulton avenue between wilhelm and ramseyeet. you want to use mound street as a alternate. you want to expect heavy delays on the beltway this morning. it's due to a new accident on the outer loop at 83. and as we check in and look live. a little farther from the scene in parkville it's starting to pick up. that will be the same case on 95. here's a live look at northeast corridor in the white marsh area north of route 43. southbound travel really starting to pick up. that will remain slow making apush toward the throughway. >> a houston texas mom says her daughter's doll has a potty mouth she bought it as a christmas gift and says one of the dolls says the b word. the toy store is offering a in- store credit. credit is for price of the doll but she says that's not enough. >> not good enough. i want the dolls removed from the shelf. >> why? >> this is -- we teach our children at an ely age there's -- early age there's things you don't say. >> toys r us says they won't careity doll that uses profanity and it is uttering as bab

he is the police officer shot in the head 27 years ago in west baltimore who has been in failing healthw years. a few moss ago there was a blood donor drive to help him. fellow officers wanted to donate. for the next 48 hours every man, every woman who has worn a badge in this city is asking for your prayers tonight for gene. >> and here we go again for lance armstrong. the anti doping agency said its charged the 7 time winner with drug use. armstrong has been dodging doping allegations since his first win in 1999. the investigation immediately bans armstrong from competing. >> abc1, you could be in for fantastic savings. from store around the country identifying fighting to keep your business. >> tired of these scan and scram where shoppers check out the products in their store, but then use the smart phone to find the item for less somewhere else. >> they want to do more than check out their good, they want you buying them. they are making your shopping experience even sweeter. >> before jeffrey goldstein buys anything at the store like this swim shirt he whips out his phone, using an

president says the chief should be fighting against the closures of truck 15 along with truck 10 in west baltimore and squad 11 in southeast baltimore. chief clack said that the original budget proposed by the mayor would have eliminated nine fire companies. >> that number was reduced primarily because of the work of this staff and the work we did behind the scenes. i'm not going to call a press conference and get everybody excited, but i am going to work to defend this department. >> i want them to be able to get up there with a ladder and rescue me. i pay taxes in this city too and this is unacceptable and i want you as the chief to stand up. >> the fire chief says that after july 1st, the fire department will still have the same number of fire companies working as it does today because the permanent company closures will replace the system of three nightly rotating closures. we'll keep you posted on this story and stay on top of it. >>> budget cuts could also impact the city rec centers. some would close, others would actually be run by private companies and other schools. we're told that worke

>>reporter: megan and charley, truck number 10 from west baltimore, truck number 15 from east baltimore and another disbanded by july 1st. lat night the bayview association had a meeting with a councilmember to discuss the closure of squad 11. it has special equipment for making rescues. squad 11 covers large sections of interstate 95 as well as 895 and johns hopkins bayview hospital. it was on the scene for monday's huge fire in fells point and councilmember james kraft believes there's still time to save at least one or two of the three companies. >> the real issue is we've gotta find the money to keep the companies open and that's what our main goal is. >>reporter: the councilman says he believes money could be saved by eliminating open positions in other departments. he says that money could be used to keep the companies open. now, a vote on that could happen on monday. a final vote on the mayor's budget is scheduled for june 25th. sharee johnson, abc 2 news. >>> we may learn today more details about a body that was found in baltimore county. the crime scene is located on mopeck cir

if the council gives final approval today as of july 1st truck 10 in west west baltimore truck 15 in east baltimore will be closed. so again, the city council final vote on the budget is scheduled for later today. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> this thursday aaa releases the numbers on how many people are expected to head out for the 4th of july and good news for those driving. gas prices have dropped in the past two weeks. the latest lundburg survey find the nationwide average dropped to 3.48. jackson mississippi has the loathest average price at $3.03 and san francisco the highest at 3.95. >>> and here in maryland the average cost for regular unleaded is about 3.35. that's according to aaa. mid-range is 3.52 and premium about 3.63. maryland drivers got a big break to fill up the tanks over the weekend. the at all cost ministries in glen burnie took off 27 cents a gallon for shell station off ritchie highway. eye cost the church a few thousand dollars. >> so many times people are used to the church saying give, giving, give and we like to give, give back. >> god is free and that's

an out of control driver causes a terrifying crash in west baltimore. the sky team flying over the scene this afternoon near swan avenue. we're told the driver swerving in and out of traffic hit two cars and jumped the median. the driver ran away. one person suffered minor injuries. >>> several starbucks workers are locked up during a robbery. two robbers burst into the starbucks at mount washington mill last week as the store closed. police say that thieves stole money and locked the workers in a booth room so they could escape. >>> a shocking development in the case of the hartford county man who confessed to killing and eating his roommate. he may have tried to do it before. another potential victim talks exclusively to wjzs mike helgren about his encounter with the confessed can it ball. >> reporter: just days before police say alexander kanua carved his roommate with a knife and ate his heart and brain inside his families home in hartford county, he was arrested for attacking gash was caesar on the morgan state university campus in baltimore, beati