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through the maryland general assembly.what's expected to happen now in just a few hours... plus reaction from lawmakers. really ashamed, like i've done ssmething wrong and embarrassed." a man.. asked to change seats on a plane.the policy that allowed the airline to single him out.. for being a man. (nats: john anderton! you could use a guinness right about now!) and... the now!) and... the movies... become real life.the new technology that uses your identity to create custom
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expected to sign it in just a few hours.but it's still not a done deal yet. good morning guys,here's how it all broke down...after the house of delegates passed the bill 71-58 last night...the senate voted early this morning... passing it by a vote of 32-14. that vvte now sends the measure to governor martin o'malley... to give final approval of his own gambling bill.after that... it's up to november if gambling should be - expanded.again... this dds table games ann a sixtt casino in the state while also giving new tax breaks to casino owners.the governor believes it will raise tax revenue and creat jobs.but not everyone agrees... in fact some say it's just not fair to marylanders. 22:34:35 the legislature raised taxes on a lot of marylanders and all of sudden if you make 100 thousand dollars a year you're
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rich then they give cuts to multi millionairs who own casinos it's a bad bill this makes it worse. worse.also... last night... the house did give final approval to a revised bill that affects ownerr of pit bulls.it overturns that court of appeaas decision declaring pit bulls inheeently dangerous. while animal advocates worry it could prompt landlords to of their dogs or move out. supporters say it's a reasonable compromise. the senate still needs to take a final vote on that measure. i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. assault charges are dropped against a harford county teacher... accused of biting one of his students. students. last june... john hickey held recess inside one day because it was hot out.he says that the followinggweek he was called into the principal's office and told he'd been accused of biting one of the children during that recess.hickey was placed on administrative leave....without pay.....and
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issued a criminal summmns on a second degree assault charge... a charge that was dropped ten months later. (41:02)i still don't have hurts....theer are going tt be people who thin that their had to be something because they sent him home and i never did anything.... anything....(44:07)my son went out to his teaching job everyday my wife went to her teaching job everyday and i did. didn't....the charge was dropped due to a lack of evidence.the school board resttred hickey's back pay...benefits and seniority... and his record was expunged. george huguely ... the man convicted of killing his ex- girlfriend... will be sentenced later this month. month.huguely will be sentenced august 30th.he killeddcockeysville native.. yeardley love... at her apartment in 2010.both were u-v-a lacrosse players.a judge denied a request to delay the
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sentencing. a traveler onboard a virgin australia flight claims he was profiled... for simply being a áman.. áman.ájohnny mcgirr says a flight attendant approached him during a flight.... asking him to change seats with a feeale passenger.and it was all because he was sitting next to two young boys... who were unaccompanied by adults. mcgirr complained to the airline... explaining how he felt. :30 "it was interesting, reelly ashamed, like i've done sommthing wrong and embarrassed." in a statement... virgin says quote - "this has been a long standing policy that was based on customer feedback and, in light of recent feedback... we are now reviewing the policy... our intention is certainly not to discriminate in any way."but some children safety advocates say they support whaa some internationallairlines are doing. 1:22 "we're trying to prevent child victimization. ww know the overwhelming majority of sex offenders are male so by removing that situation you're lowering he risk." lowering the risk." that situation you're lowering
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the risk." many travelers admit... they didn't even know this policy contacted... but did not want to comment on the story. today... food enthusiasts are celebrating the life of julia child on what would have been... her 100th birthday. birthddy.the smithsonian national museum of american history is unwrrpping a renovated space dedicated to the late foodie icon... including the kitchen that first went on display here in 2002. 9-hundred objects are placed just as julia had them when she filmed three of her popular televisionnshows... at her massachusetts home. restaurants across thh country are also honoring her throughout the week.. with a specialized menu that reflect her dishes. coming up... a recall today... involving melon sold here in maryland. maryland.the problem being detected... and how to know if your family is at risk. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all &pmorning. ((bump out)) ((break 1))
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[ female announcer ] new lipton tea & honey. new this morning... the army psychiatrist... charged in the deadly fort hood shooting rampage... is expected to enter his plea today in court.major nidal hassnnis expected to plead not guilty... to 13 counts of premeditated murder.he's also charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the 2009 ttack at the texas army post.trial is set to begin on monday. 3&for the third time in weeks.. a judge will decide today whether to declare a mistrial in the drew peterson murder case.the defense started making the push... after a state prosecutor broached a subject she was told not to mention to jurors. peterson has pleaded not guilty to murdering his third wife, kathleen savio, in 2004. he's also charged with the 2007 disappearance of his fourth
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wife, stacy peteeson. the t-s-a is opening up an investigation... after profiling.some officers are accused of targeting minorities for questioning... based on their race or ethnicity. the t-s-a says officers are trained to flag passengers for additional screening... based áonlyá on observed behaviors. a recall today... involving cantaloupe and honeydew melon.the f-d-a says they may be contaminated with listeria... that's traced back to a north carolina packing facility.the melons were sold to distributors in 18 states... including here in maryland.consumers can identify the affected cantaloupes by stickers that say either "burch farms" or "cottle strawberry" on them. honeydew melons don't have a must call the store where they bought them and ask where the pelons ccme from. your guilty pleasure... is about to come with a little less guilt.chemists in britain
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say they have discovered a new form of chocolate... that has áhalf the fat.áthey say the trick was to use a little bit of juice... to replace the milk.scientists say the chocolate is just as tasty... even if it's a bit fruity. coming uu... we're just hours away... from the powerball drawing.the whopping amount that's at stake.. and the historical significance this drawing could have. you're watching fox 45 morning we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard.
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soon lose fox45 and the cw baltimore.as jennifer gilbert explains... our parent company and dish are debating what's fair... when it comessto carrying our programming. programming. sinclair broadcast group.. which owns this station.. and dish network are negotiating a new contract to give dish the right to broadcast our signal. the current deal... ends august 15th.... 9:16:00 f we don't get a deal done it means dish network woo't be carrying stations associated with sinclair. that means at 3 12:01.... august 16th... our
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signal on dish could go black. there are several factors involved... but likee most business deals... money is one of the points being debated. dish pays sinclair broadcast group to run its programs... and dish in turn charges its customers the cost of producing those programs continues o get more expensive. 9:17:39 in terms of appointment television, things that are important to you... the american idols, olympics and nfl football is on networks. we have historically been paid less than many channels that are much less popular. and we're the only way we can keep t's providing the program. negotiations like this are becoming more common. dish no longer carries the a-m-c network because of a contract dispute. and... directv temporarily took viacom networks like comedy central and nickelodeen off tte air during negotiations. sinclair will continue to negotiate with dish to reach an agreemmnt before the deadline.
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in the meantime... remember you can watch our signal free over the air... and it is also availlble from dirrctv and your local cable company. you can also go one step further.if somebody wants to know what you can do, if you're a dish subscriber.. tell them whatever station you're concerned about, you're going to cancel the service. that's the easiest way... tell the perssn you pay that you need to carry this or i'm not going to use your business anymore. reporting.m ennifer gilbert we reached out to dish network for a comment for several days. dish released a statement saying sinclair was they would agree to or pay n some other channels. our parent company says the rate request is far less than what dish is paying for channelss that are far less popular than ours. coming up... facebook... tracking your every move.wwy the social media site could soon be setting up cameras in public places... to match your face
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in just a few hours... governor martin o'malley will sign a bill to expand gambling. this comes after the maryland general assembly passed the measure early this morning. morning.the bill allows a sixth casino and table games at all casinos.megan gilliland is hereewith more on why some say it's a bad idea. good morning guys,we talked with a lot of lawmakers in the past couple of hours... those pho oppose this bill tell us it's unfair... because it calls for tax breaks for casino operators... while marylanders earning more than 100-thousand dollars a year are paying more as a result of the last speciallsession. session.22:14:27year after year we're paying that personal property tax and now we're giving that break to casino operators it's just raised the people's taxes a month a ago and now we're giving tax breaks to the 3millis miilionairesbut those who support it say it will generage tax support it say it
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will generage tax revenue and jobs.and they won out.the house of delegates passed the bill 71-58 last night...the senate voted early this morning... passing it by a vote of 32-14.the governor is exected to sign his gambling bill at 10 o'clock this morning.after that... it's up in november if gambling should be expanded. also... last night... the house did give final approval to a revvsed bill that affects owners of pit bulls.it overturns that court of appeals decision declaring it bulls inherently dangerous. while animal aavocates worry it could prompt lannlords to tell their tenants to get rid of their dogs or move out. supporters say it's a reasonable compromise. the senate still needs to take a fiial vote on that measure. i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. that brings us to our question of the day:will you vote in favor of the gambling bill this november?we'll take your cclls in our 7 o'clock hour. you can also go to
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fox-baltimore dot com and tell through facebook or send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. starting today... hundreds of thousands of undocumented people can apply to stay and work in the u-s... without fear of deportation... for at least 2 years. yes we did! yes we did! did! this is video from back in june... when supporters of the immigration executive order rejoiced after president obama signed it.the order includes some provisions of the controversial dream act... which failed to win enough republican support to get congressional approval. i want to get a job. i want to be able to hhve kids and for them to live the dreem everybody wants you know.i have been here since i was a baby. this is my life. iiccn't even imagine having to tart over in another country. country.people younger than 30 who arrived in the u-s before the age of 16... pose no criminal or security threat, and were successful students orrserved in the military... are elligable to apply.
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&pparticipants must prove they've been living in the u-s continuously for at least 5 years.the orms can be found at the website for -s citizenship and immigration services.there's a 465-dollar application fee. a coalition of african american hurches will hold a prayer vigil today... to highlight its members' opposition to same sex marriage.members of the national blacc church initiativeewill gather to pray... at israel baptist church in easttbaltimore. earlier this year... governor martin o'malley signed a bill legalizing gay marriage... but the measure has yet to take issue in a referendum this the - fall... after opponents launched a successful petition drive. if you signed the petition to send the gay marriage question to the novemmer ballot your name and address is now being made publi. public.the washington blade... a weekly d-c newspaper claiming to be the voice of gay community...is publishing the names and addresses of 110- thousand marylanners on the petition.the information comes
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from the board of electionn... and is available to anyone ...but by publishing &pthe information on its website... the paper is drawing both support áand á shame. 3 (2:23) "signing a political petition is a lawmakers vote in secret and we don't let secret."(16:38:56) (vatz) "the fact that something is mean its going to be publicized publ" publically." the paper also tried geeting names of those tried getting the paper also publicized publi" publically." the paper also tried getting names of those who signed the... "ddeam act" petition but so far no success. facebook is testing out a new program... that uses a áfacial recognition cameraá... to track your shopping habits. habits.it's called "facedeals"... and it works by matching up your iiage with your profile ann pictures on facebook.it then sends you a customized offer from that store... like discounts or coupons... right to your phone. but some argue... it puts your privacy at risk.facebook says users would have to give their permission beforehand.
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3 could you use 320 million dollars?that's the jackpot for tonight's powerball lottery drawing.lotto officials think this jackpot could hit a record if people keep buying tickets.the biggest powerball prize ever won was 365 million dollars... six years ago. coming up... flu season... is right around the cornnr. corner.whattthe f-d-a is doing... to hhlp prepare your family. and wwat this season's strain... is being compared to.
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chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. thousands are still without power this morning after some wicked weather rips through bal. baltimooe.meteorologist emily gracey is live with some of the damage left behind. behind. ((toss to weather))
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percent of people in the u-s deeelop influenza... and more than 200-thousand aae hospitalized. doctors recommend that those 6-months of age and older receive an annual flu shot. one in three deadly car crashes... were caused by drunk driving.the startling statistic comes from the national highway traffic safety adminnstration.as a result... 10- thousand law enforcement agencies across the country are ramping up druuk driving enforcement through labor day eekknd.the adminissration says that 20 too 24 ear olds are most likely to be involved in drunk driving deaahs. it's not just about shaking hands and kissing babies anymore.today... politicians have to be savvy with social media too.a new report by the pew research center analyzed how the presidential campaigns are using social media tools like twitter aad facebook. rene marsh is live in washington, dc with how it could affect lection results this november. november.good morning, rene. 1) what are they tweeting about? tweeting about?1) what are
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coming up... two planes collide... on a nashville runway.the series of events... that led to this bizarre sight. and if your child takes vitamins... you could be eligible for a refund.ww'll explaii why... and the major brand that's affected.youure watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) every year... more than
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&p4-thousand people die on motorcycles. an important safeey featuree- antilock brakes - makes motorcycles safer. but until now... a-b-s has only been available on expensive motorcycles. consumer reports takes a looks at the first entry-level bike that offers a-b-s. a-b-s. (v/o) angela annamalli has been selling motorcycles for the last several years. she encourages her customers to focus on safety and gett antilock brakes whenever possible. (sot: angela annamalai)"i've seen a lot of folks that have injuries from accidents, and i feel that when you're only on two wheels, why not do your very best to be safe." (v/o) antilock brakes have been standard safety equipment on cars for years.(natsot: braking)(v/o)but they're even more important for motorcycles. (sot)"on a motorcycle, if you locc up a wheel, you're going to go over in a heartbeat. faster than you can possibly imagine." (v/o)
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this test by the insurance institute for highway safety clearly shows the danger. with the antilock brake system turned off, this motorcycle goes into a skid. but with the a-b-s engaged, you can see how the motorcycle easilyycomes to a stop.(natsot: starting engine) (v/o)consumer reports just checked out a honda cbr 250-r motorcycle. antilock brakes are an option. it's the first ntry-level bike in the u-s to offer a-b-s, and it goes for around 46-hundred doolars. (sot: jim travers)"it's going to appeal a lot more to a newer rider, a nnvice rider. and that's where we see abs as having the biggest benefit." (v/o)a recent insurance- industry study underscores the pressing need for antilock brakes on motorcycles. those equipped with abs are 37 percent less likely to be in a fatal crash than motorcycles that don't have antilock brakes. consumer reports says other pluses with this honda - it has a responsive engine a& (natsot: engine) (v/o)a and it accelerates nicely without feeling intimidating. o'clock hour... a major breakthroogh... in the world of áchocolate.áchemists are now using... to create the sweet treat... with half the fat.the sweet treat... using... to create chemists are now the ingredient áchocolate.áthe world of breakthrough... in o'clock hour... coming up in our 7 intimidating.nicely without feeling a& and it accelerates nicely withoot feeling intimidating. coming up in our 7 o'clock hour... a majoo breakttrough... in the world of áchocolate.áthe
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3 3 in the wee hours of the morring... the maryland general assembly passes a measure to allow a new casino well as table games like poker and roulette at all casinos. casinos.the govenor is expected to sign it in just a few hourr.buttit's still not a done deal yet. good morning guys,here's how it all broke down...after the house of delegates passed the bill 71-588last night...the senate voted early thii morning... passing it by a vote of 32-14. that vote now sends the measure to governor martin
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o'malley... to give final approval of his own gambling bill.after that... it's up to you... the voter to decide in november ii gambling should be expanded.again... this adds table games and a sixth casino in the state while also giving new tax breaks to casino owners.the governor believees it will raise tax revenue and creat jobs.but not everyone agrees... in fact some say it's just not fair to marylanders. 22:34:35 the legislaturee raised taxes on a lot of marylanders and all of sudden if you makk 100 thousand dollars a year you're rich then they give massive tax millionairs who own casinos it's a bad bill this makes it w. worse.also... last night... the house did give final approval to a revised bill that affects owners of pit bulls.it overttrns that court of appeals decision declaring pit bulls inherently dannerous. while nimal advocates worry it could prompt landlords to tell their tenants to get rid of their ddgs or move out.
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supporters say it's a reasonable compromise. the senate still needs to take a final vote on ttat measure. i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. that brings us to our question of the day:will you vote ii favor of the gambling bill this novembbr?we'll take your calls... later this hour. george huguely ... the man convicted of killing his ex- &pgirlfriend... will be sentenced later thii mooth. huguely will be sentenced august 0th.he killed cockeysville native.. yeardley love... at her apartment in 2010.both were u-v-a lacrosse players.a judge denied a request to delay the sentencing. assault charges are dropped against a harford county teacher... accused of biting one of his students. students. last june... john hickey eld recess inside one day because it was hot out.he says that the following week he was called into the principal's office and told he'd been accused of biting one of the children during that recess.hickey was placed issued a criminallsummons on a second degree assault
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charge... a charge that was dropped ten months later. (41:02)i still don't have words for that it still hurts....theer are going to be people who thin that their had to be something because they sent him home and i never did anythi. anything....(44:07)my son went out to his teaching job everyday my wife went to her teaching job everyday and i did. didn't....the charge was dropped due to a lack of evidence.tte school board restored hickeyys back pay...benefits and seniority... and his record was expunged. more than 60-thousand-dollars worth of computers and personaa items are stolen from the home of the late apple co- founder, steve jobs. jobs.and police believe... thhs is the man responsible... 35-year-old kariem mcfaalin. police say the house where jobs' wife and children live... was being renovated at the time.they don't believe mcfarlinntargeted the
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family... or even knew who lived there beforehand. mcfarlin later wrote an apology letter to jobs' widow. a recall today... involving cantaloupe and honeydew melon.the f-d-a says listeria... that's traced back to a north carolina packing facility.the melons were sold to distributors in 18 ptates... including here in maryland.consumers can identify the affected cantaloupes by stickers that say eitherr"burch farms" or "cottle strawberry" on them. honeydew melons don't have a sticker, so those conceened must call the store where thee bought them and ask where the melons came from. johnson and johnson... plans to remove potentially cancer-causing and other dangerous chemicals from almost all of it's adult toiletries and cosmetic products worldwide.. wittin 3 ann a half years. the company says it remains on track to have baby proddcts, &pincluding its baby shampoo, reformulated with safer ingrrdients by the end of 2013. adult products will be ddne by the end of 2015. you could be eligible for a
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refund... if you bought a popular children's vitamin.the marketer of disnee and marvel children... is refunding more than two-million dollars... after admitting their product contains only a fraction of the nutritional value printed on on the packaging. the bottles feature characters like disney princesses, winnie the pooh, nemo and spider-man. they were sold at a number of mmjor retailers and online for between 4 and 8-dollars. if you think you may have bought a box between may of 2008 and september of 2010... you can file a claim on the f-t-ccs website until october 12th. your guilty pleasure... is about to come with a little less guilt. guilt.chemists in britain say they have discovered a new form of chocolate... that has áhalf the fat.áthey say the trick was to use a little bit of juice... to rrplace the milk.scientists say the chocolate is just as tasty... even if t's a bit fruity. a bizarre sight... out of nashv. nashville.two planesscollide on the runway... after one of them breaks loose from the tug while being towed on a ramp.
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romney's v-p pick, likk many pundits had ppedicted... but he'll introduce the former massachusetts governor at the republican national convention romney is expected to formally accept the republican presidential nooination. rubio says he fully supportt the romney-ryan ticket. -an ntibacteriil chemmcal could weaken your muscles as you wash your hands. a new study suggest the antibacterial chemical, triclosan ), hinders muscle &pcontractions. beyond hand chemical in mouthwashes and toothpastes, deodorants, lipstick, and trash bags.. what kind offcone do you want? want?president obama cooled offfon the campaign trail with a quick treat ttesday.the cone and even bought some for a few kids while he was stumping in iowa...a key battleground state in this years election. dish neework subscribers could soon lose fox45 and the cw
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baltimore.as jennifer gilbert explains... our parent company and dish are debating what's fair... when it comes to carrying our programming. programming. sinclair broadcast group.. which owns this station.. and dish network are negotiattng a new contract to give dish the right to broadcast our signal. the current deal... ends at midnight on august 15th.... 9:16:00 if we don't get a deal done it meaas dish network won't be carrying stations associated with sinclair. that means at 12:01.... august 16th... our signal on dish could go black. there are several factors involved... but like most business deals... money is one f the points being debated. dish pays sinclair broadcast group to run its programs... and dish in turn charges its customers the cost of producing those programs continues to get more expensive. appointment television, things ttat are important to you... the american idols, olympics and nfl football is on
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networks. we have historically been paid less thannmany channels that are much less popular. and we're the only way we can keep providing the program. negotiations like this are becoming more common. dish no longer carriee the a-m-c network because of a contract directv temporarily took viacom networks like comedy central and nickelodeon off the air during negotiations. sinclair will continue to negotiate with dish to reach an agreement before the deadline. in the meantime... reeember you can watch our signallfree over thh air... and it is also your local cable company. you can also go one step further. if somebody wwnts to know what you can do, if you're a dish subscriber.. tell hem whatevvr station you're concerned about, you're going
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the easiest way... tell the 's - person you pay that you need to carry this or i'm ot going to use your business anymore. i'm jennifer gilbert we reached out to dish network for a comment for several asking for rates higher than they would agree to or pay some other channels. our parent company says the rate request is far less than what dish is paying forrchannels that are far less popular than do you have the winning ticket? is tooight.how much the jackpot stands... right now. now.and later... scammers are tricking you innt thinking... they're ágivingá you money.the pay day loan scam.. crooks are sending to your inboxx you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. morning news.. all local.. all morning.
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sign a bill to exxand gambling. this comes after the marylann generrl assembly passed the measure early this morning. morning.theebill allows a pixth casino and table games at all casinos.megan gilliland is here with more on why some say it's a bad idea. good morning guys,we talked past couple of hours... those who oppose this bill tell us it's unfaii... because it calls for tax breaks for casino operators... while parylanders earning more than 100-thousand dollars a year are paying more as a result of the last speeial session. session.22:14:27year after year we're paying that we're giving that break to casino perators it's adding insult to injury we just raased the people's taxes month a go and now we're givinn tax breaks to the millios milllonairesbut thooe who support it say ii will generage taxxrevenue and jobs. and they won out.the house of
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71-58 last nightt..the senate voted early this morning... passing it by a vote of 32-14. the governor is exected to siin his gambling bill at 10 o'clock this morning.after that... it's up to you... the voter to decide in november if &pgambling shoolddbe expanded. allo... on the tableeduring this special session... lamakers debated that court of appeals decision decllring pitt bulls inherently dangerous.but early this morning... the house and senate could not reconnile differences. because they failed to pass will stand.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. that brings us to our question of the day:will you ote in favor of the gamblinn bill this november?phonn lines are open nnw... the number to call 410- 481- 545. you can also go to fox-baltimore ot com and tell us what you think... sound off through facebook or send us a
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tweet.. at foxbaltimore. a harford counny minister is dead...and his amill blames a sheriff's deputy now... , they're suing. suing. children filed a 22-million dollar lawsuit against the arford county sheriff's he deputiis... in what they're calling the wrongful death of reverand bob tompkins. according to theesuit, a neighbor found tompkins collapsed on the front yard of &phis home last november....the with 9-1-1... started phone - performing c-p-r.... but the family says when a deputy for the ambulance.ff and wait - (mr. ellin) "ourrexperts who have reviewed the medical records and the death certificate have advised that, had cpr continued, that rev. tompkins would be with us here " today.." the harford county sheriff's office isn't commenttng. some cherry hill residents are suing a private security firm... for what they call "illegallpolicing" in souuh ballimore. 3 baltimore.on tuesday... attorney william murphy announced the 25-million
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dollar lawsuit at a news conference with the plaintiffs. they claim private security guards were working with baltimore police officers... to illegally arrest residents under the guise of enforcing trespass laws. "i've seen them down the street from my bbock involved with officers doing house raids, i've seen them harass, i've seen them mace a bunch of to//"iq: i see why the /butt - helping young men for being - parked somewhere that i'm not parked illegal." illegal."the guards are employed y a cleveland security firm called "tenable protective services." the company had no comment. a coalition of african american churches will hold a prayer vigil today... to highhight its members' opposition to ame sex marriage.members of the initiative will gather to pray... at israel baptist
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church in east baltiiore. earlier this year... governor partin o'malley signed a bill legalizing gay marriage... but the measurr has yet to take effect. voters will decide the issue in a referendum this fall... after opponents launched a successful peeitton drive. if you signed the petition to send the gay &pnoveeber ballot your name an address is now being made public.the washington blade... claiming to be the voice of gay community...is publishing the names and addresses of 1100 thousand marylanders on the petition.the iiformation comes from the board of po anyone ...but by publishiig the information on its website... the paper is drawing oth support áand á shamm. (2:23) "signing a political petition is a public act. we don't let lawmakers vote in secret and we don't let petitioners sign in secret."(16:38:56) (vatz) "the fact that something is public record does noo mean its going to be publicized publ" publically." the paper also tried getting names of -
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act" petition buttso far no success. starting today... hundreds of thousands of undocumented people can apply to stay and work in the u-s... without fear of deportation... for at least 2 years. yes we did! yes we did! did!this is video from back in june... when supporters of the immigration executive order rejoiced after president obama signed it.the order includes some provisions of the controversial dream act... which failed to win enough republican support to get conggessional approval. i want to get a job. i want to be able to ave kids and 3 for them to liveethe dream everybodd wants you now.i have been here since i was a baby. this is mm life. i can't over in another ountry. country.people younger than 30 who arrived in the u-s before the age of 16... pose no criminal or security threat, and were successful students or served in the military... are elligaale to apply. participants must prove continuously for at least 5 -s -
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years.the forms can be founn at the website for u-s citizenship and immigration services.there's a 465-dollar application fee. the f-d-a gives the go-ahead... to a new flu shot for the upcoming season. seaaon.health experts study global patterns to predict which strains of flu are most likely to infect people. and onn of this yearrs flu strains... is the same as last year. each year... 5 to 20- percent of people in thh u-s develop influenza... and more than 200-thousand are hospitalized. doctors recommend that those 6-months of age and older receive an annual flu shot. could you use 320 million dollars?that's the jackpottfor tonight's powerball lottery drawing.lotto officials think this jackpot could hit a record if people keep buying tickets.the biggest powerball prizz ever won was 365 million dollars... six years ago. haal, wind, rain... and
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powerful lightning...that's what parts of area saw, last night. nighttfind out.. if we're done with those storms.. or if more are on the way. way. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all way. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all watching fox 45 , well another great thing about all this walking i've been doing is that it's given me time to reflect on some of life's biggest questions. like, if you could save hundreds on car insurance by making one simple call, why wouldn't you make that call? see, the only thing i can think of is that you can't get any... bars. ah, that's better. it's a beautiful view. i wonder if i can see mt. rushmore from here.
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fox45 news at 5.to become a fan just go to our facebook page... facebook dot com slash foxbaltimore. the house of delegates and the senate ppssed a bill which adds table games and a sixth casino in the state of maryland... while also giving new tax breaks to casino owners. owners.now... you'll be able to vote onnthe issue... on the november ballot. ballot.that brings us to our question of the day.will you bill this november?our phone lines are open now.. 410- 481-4545. ou're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. animation)) 3
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the bill allowing a sixth casino and tablls games at all casinos... passes.opponents of the law say it gives tax breaks to millionaires..while supporters say... it creates jobb.so now... it's up o you whether it happens.it will be on the november ballot. ballot.so hat do yyu think? will you vote in favor of the gambling bill this november? our phone lines are open now..
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vote for this bill. i am hhping this bill does not pass." pass."akesha " including tables is a good idea. it steps up our game amongst other states. i do disagree that we need to add casinos in " maryland."adrienne "all i can say is jobb, jobs, jobs..." have a smoothie..without a blen. blender.nats. ats.the "blender bottle" claims to mix yyur protein shakes... plus pancake batter..with just a couule shaes of the hand.we put it it to the willlit work test... live.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all ((break 7))
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3 3 just under two hours from right now... governor martin o'malley is exppcted to sign his expanded gambling bill at the stae house.this comes after the maryland eneral assemmly passed the measure early this morning. morning.but it's still not a done deal yet. yet.tom rodgers has more on what happens from here. good morning guys,here's how it broke down...the house of delegates passed the bill it went to the senate.they att
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voted early this morning... passing it by a vote of 32-14. once governoo o'malley signs it today... it's p to us... the voters... to decide in november if gambling should be expanded.again... this adds &ptable games and a sixth casin in the state while also giving new tax breaks to casino owners.the governor believes it will raise tax revenue and create jobs.but not everyone agrees. 22234:35 the legislature raised taxes on a lot of marylanders and all of sudden if you make 100 thousand dollars a year you're rich then they give massive tax breaks and cuts to multi mmllionairs who own casinos it's a bad bill this makes it w. worse.also... on the tablee during this special session... lamakers debated the court of appeals decision declaring pit bulls... inherennly dangerous. but early this morning... the means... the courts ruling will stand. assault charges are dropped against a harford
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county teacher... accusee of biting one of his students. students. last june... john hickey held recess inside one day because it was hot out.he he was alled into the week principal's office and told he'd been accused of bitinn one of the children during that recess.hickey was placed on administrative leave....without pay.....and second degree assault charge... a charge that was dropped ten months later. (41:02)i ssill don't have words for that it still hurts....theee are going to be people who something because they sent him home and i never did anything....((take sot))(44:07) my son went out to his ttaching job everyday my wife went tooher peaching job everyday and i did. didn't....that chhrge was dropped due to a lack of evidenne.the school board restored hickee's back pay...benefits and seniority... and his record was expunged.
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&penn ssate is facing yet another repercussion from the jerry sandusky child sex abuse . scandal.we're learning the university could possibly ose its accreditation.the middle states commission on higher eduuation put the school on warning status... after reading a report about penn state's mishandling of the situation..hat meaas the university's state and federal ffnding could be in jeopardy. for the third time in weeks... a judge will decide today whether to declare a misttial in the drew peterson murder case.the defense started making the puss... after a state prosecutor broached a subject she was ttld not to mention to jurors. peterson has pleeded not guilty to murdering his thirddwife, kathleen savio, in 2004..he's suspected in the 2007 wife, stacy peterson. a traveler onboard a virgin australia flight claims he was profiled... for ssmply being a áman.á áman.ájohnny mcgirr says a
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flight attendant approached him during a flight.... asking him to change seats with a female passenger.and it was all because he was sitting next to two young boys... who were unaccompanied by adults. mcgirr complainee to the airline... explaining how he felt. :30 "it was interesting, something wronn and i've done embarrassed." in a statement... virgin says quote - "ttis has been a long standing policy that was based on customerrfeedback and, in light of recent ffedback... we are now reviewing the policy... our intention is certainly not to discriminate in any way."but some children safety advocates say they support what some international airlines are doing. 1:22 "we're trying to prevent child victimization. we know the overwhelmiig majority of sex offenders are male so by removiig that situatiin you're loweeing the risk." many travelers admit... they didn't even know thii policy existed. the a-c-l-u was connacted... but did not want to comment on the story.
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3 facebook is testing out a new program... that uses a áfacial recognition cameraá... to track your shopping habits. habits.it'' caaled "facedeals"... and it works by matching up yourrimage with your profile and pictures on facebook. when you alk into a store, your picture is snapped and it then sends you a ustomized offer from that store... like discounts or coupons... right to your phone.but some argue... it puts your privacy at riik.facebook says users would have to give thhir permission beffrehand.
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today... food enthusiasts are celebrating the life of juliaa child oo what woold have been... her 100th birthday. birthday.the smiihsonian national museum of american history is unwrapping a the late foodie icon... including the kitchen that first went on display here in 2002. 9-hundred objects are placed just as jjlia had them when she filmed three of her popular television shows... at her massachusetts ome. restaurants across the couutry are also honoring her specialized menu that reflect her dishes. coming up... scotty mcreery's on stage slip-up. slip-up.scotty singing the trouble with girls girlswe'll show you what happened to him in the middle of a song... and his surprising reaction. [ harry umlaut ] that's one creamy muller.
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is at risk. :21 "i like that, make me wanna ddnce. get it momma!" momma!" and we're just days away... from the release of the highly-anticipated film "sparkle."why whitney houston'' sudden death... had fellow actoos seeing her character in a whole new light. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all mooning. ((break 2)) mooning. ((break 2)) we gotta sell the car. where would we e get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. ((bump in))
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the drama continues to unfold for chad johnson. johnson. in fact a lot of it is being revealed through social media sites.candace is here with more details for todays &ptinseltown on twitter.of course, evvrybody is buzzing about chad jjhnson aftee his alleged domestic violence incidentevelyn is ending her 41-day marriage to chad johnson we did see him get cut from the miami dolphins on the nff show "hard knocks" last night
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chad has always been very involved with twitter.. and now he's sppaking out thruogh the social media site he changed his profile picture to this.rock... hard place.... he certainly is caught up in this whirlwind... and now there's more.a 0 year old come forward saying that she went out with chad in the months leading up to his recent wedding. she initially followed him on twitter. chad sent a personallmessage to hee with his number inviting her out for dinner.she says she ggogled him before they met and saw he was engagedd but at the time there were reports that she had broken ttoff because he thought he was cheating, so she thought they had split up.chad has released this statement on twitter. i would like o aaologize to
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everyone for the recent events like to wish evelyn well and - will never say annthing bad abouu her because i truly love i will continue to be positive and train hard for another opportunity in the nfl.... &pletts switch gears a bit.. to somebody who continuus to cappure the hearts of country music fans...season 10 ammrican idol winner, scotty mc-ccreery.he reccntly tweeted a video next to the words.. if you need a good laugh.here's what's featured n the video. nats:
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the singer actually fell off the stage, right into his aadience, at a ew york outdoor performance on friday. he was opening up for brad paiiley and was deep nto an travis tritt's song.he accidentally missed the edge of the stage and toppled down into the crowd. ouch! to his credit, he achieved a remmrkable "save"--without missing a beat, he rolled right back on and almost made the fall look deliberate. we always want to keep you up to date on he latest news whether its from hollywood or right here in ballimore.make sure to follow u on witter. just log on to fox baltimore dot com and click on twitter under the community featuree section. 3&coming up... he's taking time away from the pool... to go in front of the camera.the show you'll soon see olympic swimmer rran lochte star in.
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for more information on the guardian angels and how to get involved... log on to fox baltiiore dot com slash morninn. coming up... we're just hoors away from the next powerball drawing... with an enormous jackpot.how much is at stake.. and why this drawing... couldd be one for the record books. plus flu season... is right around the corner.what the f-d-a is doing... to help prepare your family. and what this season's strain... is being compared to.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break
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"when people get married and they say, 'i do' -- every single person says 'i do' with the intention that it is going to be for life." "so my question to you today is this, 'how can single parents find fulfillment, and find a mate or just find completion. four the important questions single parents need to ask themselves before dating again... "is there ever a right time to date when you're a single parent? and a wrong time to date when you're a single parent. let's talk about that." tampa in lead for wild card
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fiber map starting today... hundreds of thousands of undocumented people can apply to stay and work in the u-s... without fear of deportation... for at least two years. years.this morning tom rodgers is here with more on who is eligable to apply... as well as today's other top stories. good morning, tom. this is video from back in june... when supporters of the immigration executive order rejoiced after president obama signed it. it.the order includes some
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provisions of the controversial dream act... which failed to win enough republican support to get congressional approval. i want to get a job. i want to be able to have kids and for them to live the dream everybody ants you know.i have been hhre since i was a baby. this is my life. i can't even imagine having to start over in another country. country.people younger than 30 who arrived in the u-s before the age f 16... pose no criminal orrseccrity threat, and were successful students or served in the military... pre elligible to apply. participants must prove they havv been living in the u-s continuously for at least 5 years.the forms can be found at the website for u-s citizenship and immigration applicatton fee. dish network subscribers could soon lose fox45 and the c-w baltimore.as jenniffr gilbert explains... our parent company and dish are debating what is fair... when it comes to carrying our programming. programming.
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sinclair broadcast group.. which owns ttis station.. and dish netwook are negotiating a right to broadcast our signal. the currenttdeal... ends at midnight on aagust 15th.... 9:16:00 if we don't get a deal done it means dish network won't be carrying stations associated with sinclair. that means at 12:01.... august 16th... our signal on dish could go black. involved... but like most - business deals... money is one of the points being debated. dish pays sinclair broadcast group to run its programs... and ddsh in turn charges its customers the cost of produccng ttose programs continues tooget more expensive. 9:17:39 in terms of appointment television, things that are important to you... networks. we have olympics -3 historically been paid lesss
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than mmny channels hat are much less popular. and we're trying to change that. it's the only way we can keep providing the program. negotiations like this are becoming more common. dish no longerr carries the a-m-c network because of a contract dispute. and... directv temporarily took viacom networks like comeey central and nickelodeon off the air during negotiations. negotiite with dish to reach an agreement before the deadline. ii the eantime... remember you can watch ur ignal free over the air... and it is also available from directv and your local cable company. further.if somebody wants to know what you can do, if you'reea dish subscriber.. tell them whatever station you're concerned about, you're going to cancel the service. that's the easiesttway... teel the person you ppy that you
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need to carry this or i'm not going to use your business anymore. i'' jennifer gilbert reporting. we reached out to dish network for a comment for ssveral days. ish released a statement saying sinclair was asking for rates highhr than they would agree to pay. our parent company says the rate request is far less than what dish is paying for channels thaa are far less popular than ours. the f-d-a gives the go-ahead... to a new flu shot for the upcoming season.health to preeict which strains of flu are most likely to infect people. and one of this year's flu strains... is the same as last year. each year... 5 to 20-percent of people in the u-s develop inffuenza... and more than 200-thousand are hospitalized. doctors rrcommend that those 6-months of age and older receive an annual flu shot. a recall today... involving cantaaoupe and honeydew meeon.the f-d-a says they may be cootaminatee with listeria... thaa's traced back
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to a north carolina packing facility.the melons were sold to dissributors in 18 states... including here in maryland.consumers can identify the affected canttloupes by stickers that say either "burch farms" or "cottle sttawberry" on them. honeydew melons don't have a sticker, so those concerned must call the store where they bought them and ask where the melons came from. could you use 320 million dollars?that's the jackpot for tonight's powerball lootery dra. drawing.lotto officials think this jackpot could hit a record if people keep buying tickets.the biggest powerball prize ever won was 365 million dollars... six years ago. her marriage laated only 72 days... but her divorce... is taking much longer. longer.lawyers for reality star kimmkardashian and her estranged n-b-a player husband kris humpries... will be in court today.a judge is expected to tell both sides to either settle... or be ready
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for trial.t-m-z reports humphries is refusing to settle... even though he signed a prenup which gives him no extra money.some allege the wedding on august 20th of last year was a sham... intended to kardashian's t-v ratings. olympic swimmer ryan lochte is taking some time away from the pool to step in front of the camera. guest star on the c-w's o "9-0-2-1-0."the 1-time olympic medalist will be playing himself on an episode set to air in late october.
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3 coming up... starssof the new &pmovie "sparkle"... speak out death."... i'm getting chills just thinking about it, a lot of the things she says... it's almost like she's answeringg those questions thaa everybody , haa,the striking similarities they see... between her and her character.you're watthing fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 6)) ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com.
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por more inffrration on how to pack healthier lunches and other recipes... log on to fox morning. coming up... former penn state coach jerry sandusky... is keeping busy in prison.what he's now doing... thht's leaving many people outraged. officers on the roads.why ice they're stepping up patrols... over the next few weeks.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) "american idol" winner
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jordin sparks takes her vocal talents to the big screen... innthe new movie "sparkle." "sparkle." the film co- stars the late whitney simmlarities to the icon's reel-life. this morning... we hear from a few of the stars... about what it was like working with the llgendary singer. singer. (((pkg)))idol winner jordin sparks stars in the new movie "sparkle", alongside the late
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whitney houston... the story, set in the 1960's, is a tale about three singing sisters, whoogo against their mother's wiihes and break into the music industry. tte actreeses couldn't help but see similaritiessto houston's real life story. sparks says: "... the parallels between her life and the story of this movie. i mmann she was d, she was sparkle, she was sister, and she was the mother, so there was a lot of her in this film."sumpter says: "...for me what i take out of the whole thing, wws her strength of havinn hee whole life being played out since she was, you following houston's tragic death, her co-stars saw her character in a whole new light... sparks says: "... i'm getting chills just thinking about it, a lot of the things she says... it's those questions that everybody has, this is like her saying ok here you go, the movie is here's all the answers, here's everything that haapened."
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ejogo says: "... part of the peason she wanted tt tell this story as becaase she recognized the career and the life that shh had was a story that was both cautionary and celebratory on some level and that's what 'sparkle's' all about, its all of that stuff, iit messy in thht way..it's like emotionally messy. yyu laugh, you cry, you're angry."" and what better way to celebrate whitney's memory than with a song from thh film... "sparkle" hits theaters thhs friday. &pcommng up on good day baltimore... if our child takes vitamins... you could be eligible for a refuud.we'll explain why... and the major braad that's affected.
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