called to cockeysville for the report of an injured man. the police officers say that foul play was involved and an autopsy will reveal the cause of death. they're not sure if the man was from the area or not. the police are working to confirm the man's identity. >>> the investigators haven't identified suspects. >>> the baltimore police detectives are investigating a fatal stabbing today. a woman was found with stab wounds in west baltimore, she died later of her injuries. >> the detectives are working on the leads in the case. >>> the johns hopkins surgeon who was shot by a patient's son a out of the hospital and back home. he was released from hopkins yesterday. a week and a half ago, he was shot by an unhappy patient. the man killed his mother and then himself. >>> and texting and driving is against the law and talking on a hand held phone will be against the law this friday, too. several are gathering to highlight the hands off law. >>> if you're guilty of this, prepare to pay for it. maryland law will make it illegal to use hand held

it's rain from cockeysville through towson, however, we pull back, show the south side of baltimore, the rain ended. anne arundel county and cecil county, you had rain and crofton to bowie, 65 this morning but 1.27 inches of rain was just since midnight. the atmosphere is charged and we'll have more rain and maybe heavy thunderstorms into the afternoon. with our 2-degree guaranteed high reaching 72. even if the rain stops the roads are still wet. it's very important and right now listen up to see what the traffic mights look like with kim brown. >>> the traffic will look slow. we have several accidents up and down the 95 core corridor and around the beltway. 95 at the o'donnell street exit. an accident at keith avenue . right now as we look at the maps, a complete check -- 95 southbound past caton avenue exit. the left lane and shoulder continue to be blocked there. on the very top side of the beltway, inner loop at the jfx, an earlier crash has been moved off to the left shoulder. anne arundel county, northbound 295 earlier crash at arundel mills circle now blocking the left lane an

baltimore county police are looking for suspects and a late night murder in cockeysville. detectives were called last night after reports of a fight. a male victim was found suffering from head trauma and he was pronounced dead at the scene. a writer is receiving some national acclaim this morning. david simon is the recipient of a genius award, showed exceptional merit in intense creative work. it is unusual for a tv writer to receive such an award. with new communication media, federal officials are seeking to include wiretap laws to include those venues. government eyes might have on them. >> that brings us to your answers to our water cooler question of the day. >> this morning we asked -- what do you think of the possibility of expanding wiretap laws to include social media like facebook, skype, and twitter? >> thank you for writing in. >> we will post more of your answers on the front page of wbaltv.com. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. date.'s get you up to it is busy. the rain is coming down. this is the northwest corner of the beltway. ther

cockeysville, eerlier where earrier thhre was heavier rain. we are getting light rain moving the grounds are going to be wet. %-through the roadwaysswithhthe3 wet grouud even f there's not was earliir. delaware and the southern part of new jersey. it will continue to move toward the north and the eaat. we will get more, though ccming3 up from the southh it's all of this tropical possibility and thunddr out therr to get more instabillty in ú%e atmospherr. here is how much raannww are expecting, an inch and 3 quarters anddalmost a 3rd, and lesser ammunts toward the still everyone getting a healthy actually use. futureescan model and the days rum b!! ruubles of thundere frontal boundary heads in our3 direction. hear thunddrstorms as well they before it moves out of hhre by later tomorrow afternoon. as the high pressure moves out of hhre, it will make for a prettier day on weddesdaa. in the meaatime let's appreciate the rain we are getting. 71 ii baltimore, 68 in d.c. and 73 in salisbury. 61 and 82 in oakland. the temperattres are going to climb

. >>> and the police arrested two men in connection with a murder in cockeysville two are charged with killing a man on monday. and the man was found on the side of the road in stone gate court. the three men lived together in the same pardon me and he was -- apartment and he was killed. >>> and a howard county man pleaded guilty in a crash that killed a teen. the family of the teen is out raged. ron matz has the latest. >> reporter: it's been a year since he was hit by a car this elkridge. the driver, a 27-year-old pleaded guilty yesterday and only to possession of heroin and driving while intoxicated. he'll spend six months in prison. the sentence falls short of what the family hopes. >> it's crazy you would do more time for possession of heroin that killing someone >> and he didn't get to graduate or go to college or get married or anything like that. >> in court, he admitted to being addicted to heroin and it's not clear if he was high at the time of the crash. >>> when he's released from prison, he'll have to serve out six months under house arrest. >>> and the ravens are shaking

police were called to stone gate court in cockeysville aaouu 11:30 last night. found a man lying in the street. so far no suspects tonight. >> and a man that arranged the murder of a gang member because apparently he was gay will spend the rest of his days in jail. two members of the blood gang, bloods, killed steven parrish two years ago, with timothy rawlings calling the shots. he was convicted of murder, conspiracy and hate crimes. >> baltimore ccty police wiil arrest people for videotaping officers on public streets. joy lepola reports, this despite a ruling monday by a harford ú%unty judge. >> baltimore city police at preakness..3 captured electronically, and illegally, some would argument. >> again, we're focused ongoing after violent offenders, which we hhve been doing, but doesn't mean that we will disregard any >> from a fight at preakness, to a officer berating aaskater at the inner harbour, recordings of police placed in the spotlight. >> sit down, i am not a dude. -> it is whether or not you have >> monday, charges were thrown out, agaiist a biker,

parkville, 70. 69 in cockeysville. 68 in sykesville. chestertown, 69 degrees right now. waterfront trying to push to the east. we are still in the cooler air but not by much. it is only 70 degrees. the cool front is not until early saturday morning. no relief from the heat and humidity. temptress when step back a little bit. 901095 state for a high. maybe a few clouds. hot and some what cuba -- 90 to 95 for a high. hot and somewhat humid. of winds, 10 to 15 knots. water temperatures in the mid 70's. dry conditions even with that from coming through. it would not be generating much rain activity. not enough to satisfy your dry lawn or garden. into sunday, we do see some activity to the south of us. we start picking up some clouds. maybe a range chance on sunday night. greater chances will be south of us during the day on sunday. 92 today, hot and humid. plenty of sunshine. there will be a few scattered sclouds. there is a 20% chance for a shower after dark on sunday. rate changes are higher on monday, tuesday, and -- rained chances are higher on monday, tuesday, and wedne

. >> baltimore county police are investigating a homicide in the cockeysville. there was a fight at stone gate port about 11:30 last night. a male was found with head trauma and he was pronounced dead at the scene. there was a stabbing at a small. police are trying to figure out why a man was stabbed inside security square mall in woodlawn. identify theg to suspect. >> somebody approached a student here at security mall who was walking through the mall and stabbed to the victim in the back. the suspect fled from the scene. >> there is no word on a possible motive for this morning but >> the johns hopkins doctor who was shot is now home with his family. dr. david cohen he was released monday evening. police say paul pardus was upset about his mother's medical condition and shot dr. cohen. the ken harris murder trial continues today. three men are accused of shooting him. a jury heard testimony from a dna expert yesterday. kelly miller told the jury dna was found from two unknown men. >> federal authorities would like to start checking social media outlets as part

the first annual mile for mmgan -k will be held at cockeysville. ffxbaltimore.com. >>> later on fox 45 morning news, biiing into a burger. delicious. >>> where you can kind the best burgers in america. bowl running back could miss this sunday's ggme against the [ male announcer ] this is steven, a busy man. his day starts with his arthritis pain. that's breakfast with two pills. the morning is over, it's time for two more pills. the day marches on, back to more pills. and when he's finally home... but hang on; just two aleve can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is steven, who chose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels. >>> good morning, everybody. 3 sports. after the ravens win on sunday, %-of all..3 ost asked question how is ray rice's knee? we hhve some information on that yesterday and it might not be as ú%d as it was feared. rice injured his knee in the 4th quarter against tte browns and left the game not to return. and the results have the ravens

baltimore county police say they suspect foul play in the death of a man in cockeysville. they're waiting for a report of a body in stone court. still no word on the victim's identity. >>> a woman in west baltimore, her body was found in the 1900 block of mclean avenue yesterday morning. the victim was stabbed to death. >>> the suspected gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder will spend time behind bars. raulings isn't eligible for parole. parish's mt ed the death penalty, but was satisfied with the punishment. >> justice for him. he can't speak for himself. he's gone. i have to make sure that they were held accountable. >> this is the first time baltimore county has convicted someone for a hate crime. >>> it is 5:03. from stink bugs to bedbugs, it's time to get the big swatter out. sherrie johnson is live at the memorial building downtown as we figure out a way not to get bugs. >> reporter: baltimore city health officials will hold a meeting in downtown baltimore. the focus is try to figure out how to battle against those pesky bedbugs. health officials wil

the men killed jose rammrez whose body was foond lyinggalong stone gate court in cockeysville on monday night. all three got into an argument which turned physiial. ramirez was hit in the head. thh sussects arr being hhll -ithouttbail. >>> closing arguments are expected to morning in the trial of three men accused of killing former ouncilman kenttharris. prosecutors have dropped first-degree muuder chhrges against the defendants. instead they're pursuing a lesser felony murder charge. >>> the trial ttrts oday for the mannaccused of beating his 3 tyrone is facing charges of first-degree murder and child abuse. he killed his daaghter melanie in april. he beat her with a belt because she didn't listen to hhm when he the houue. she later died at john hopkins. ceeil county to help usher tteú he is expected to take part in the official ribbon cutting in -he hollyyood casino. officiaas will announce the nnmber of visitors have visited ú%e kass ino!! casino since it n monday. >>> coming up on the early edition, major changes in the >> ttis will allow teechers to have some real input. >>> the

and one in cockeysville where a teacher there says they have invaded her apaatmenn. >> she reactee very badly to it -nd she haddbiting up and down her arms. to this day sheehas permanent scarring. >> reporter: that is why area health experts are advisingú homeownerrsand renters alike to take extra precaution. get rrd of clutter aaounn your house. they live inneeerything, from if yyu can fford it, call in an exttrminator, they will bake enough to kill off any bugs. if you have any bed bugs, you your skin will always be in a row. live from theewwr memorial this morning. megan gilliland. early morning edition. >>> pplice were called to north culvert street near st. joseph street just before 1:30 this morningg when they arrived, they found officerssshot in the stomach. there's no word on is condition or a suspect in the shooting. >>> a fist fight etween an el elementary school girl and an bus. %-student said.e baltimore city she was punched in he face bit aide yesterdaa morning while students were waiiing to get off of the school bus. she saas she was leaning out the window when the aiie t

. >> well from cumberland to cambridge and from cockeysville to columbia, everything's looking pretty good so far on the roads this morning. we don't have any delays or accidents. just fire activity in glen burnie at baltimore annapolis boulevard and mountain road. you could see fire equipment there blocking the intersection. as we look at 95, the whole 95 corridor is pretty much incident free. no problems at the tunnels and we're looking good on the harrisburg expressway. 695 is going to be all clear so far on both loops. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> 5:33 right now. later today the city board of elections will begin counting nearly 2,000 absentee ballots that could decide the race for baltimore city state's attorney. late last night, the campaign for pat jessamy says even if the count takes place, this battle could be far from over. >> reporter: this race could drag on for a few more days, weeks, even months. a spokeswoman for the patricia jessamy campaign has a lawyer looking into reports of problems at polling centers, polls opening late, voting equipment that malfunctioned an

. >>> baltimore county police say they suspect foul play in the death of a man in cockeysville. they're waiting for a report from the medical examiner on the body found late monday night in the front of a home on stone gate court. no word on the victim's identity right now. police have no suspect and no motive. >>> investigators say weather was a big factor in the desk of a veteran baltimore city police officer. james fowler was killed when his truck crashed in a barrier along route 322 in central pennsylvania. fouler was on his way to penn state to participate in a training program on investigations. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> a west friendship man who pleaded guilty to driving while impaired after he struck and killed a 16-year-old bicyclist has been sentenced to six months in jail. police found heroin in his pocket. he admitted to being addicted to the drug. >>> 6:48 right now. the gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder because he thought the other gang member was gay will spend the rest of his life behind bars. timothy rawlings was convicted

. >> baltimore county police arrested two men in the death of a hispanic man in cockeysville. there are arrested and charged with murder of a man who died of blunt force trauma. the suspects are being held without bail. all three men lived in the same apartment building. >> of family -- the family may not be able to sue the city. a 14-year-old died on a ball feel in druid hill park. she was electrocuted when she reached for a second offense, completing an electrical circuit. a judge granted the city music, but the family of of an amended complaint to restart the litigation -- granted the city immunity. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meterologist tom tasselmyer. >> so far here in baltimore, just a few hundreds of an inch of rain, but that they multiplied tonight and tomorrow when a few inches may add up in the rain gauges around the region. the first batch of showers has shifted west back toward hagerstown and will continue to fall in the mountains through the day tomorrow. wore heavy showers south of richmond toward north pole, and you can see the continuation

. >>> baltimore county police say they suspect foul play in the death of a man in cockeysville. they're awaiting a report from the medical examiners office on the body found late monday night in front of the home on stone gate court. still no word on the victim's identity. weather was a big factor in the death of a veteran baltimore city police officer. officer james fowler was killed when his truck crashed into a barrier along route 322 in central pennsylvania. police say fouler was on his way to penn state. the 33-year vet leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> the gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder because he was gay will spend the rest of his life behind bars. timothy rawlings was convicted in the murder of steven parish, because gang members believed he was gay. the judge sentenced rawlings to two life sentences and the max years for hate crimes. parish's mother wanted the death penalty, but is satisfied with his sentence. >> justice for him, that was my concern. he can't speak for himself. he's gone. i have to make sure that they were held accountabl

. >> reporter: here at cohen clotheiers in cockeysville it's about looking good for teens and 'tweens, that is 9 to 14, this family-owned store has been in business for 100 years. you'll find parents and children searching for the perfect outfit. pat cohen is the coowner of the store and offers five fashion tips for the fall. >> this is roxy. this is a roxy skirt with the layers, which is popular. should probably wear this with black leggings and little knit jacket. a lot of bright colors we have this year too. this is the rockets and rock dolls, a new brand for us. for the fall. we're doing really well with it. the longer flowy top. again, with the leggings or skinny jeans. girls like the scarves to accessorize. again for us this year, the frye boots, we're just starting to get them in, the cowboy boots, they are a big thing this year, too. the jeans, with the -- all the worn-out look. this can be accessorized with the ravens colors. the belts are popular with the rhinestones this year. this knit jacket with roxy skinny jeans and roxy flat shoes. a lot of the girls like the flat shoe

we caught up with one shopper who first tried to go shopping at the sam's club in cockeysville. >>> they had signposts that said cash only so i went to try to make a purchase, they said all the systems are down across the country. >> wal-mart officials say they fixed the problems around 11:30 a.m., wal-mart relace leased a statement on the web site this afternoon explaining the outage. while doing some required maintenance on our data system we had a breaker fail on the backup system which disrupted our ability to process some credit and debit card transactions this morning. within a matter of minutes we begin making some changes to try an minimize the impact to our customers and allow most credit transactions to be processed. we were able to restore these systems back to normal in approximately 90 minutes. >>> well parking for your car was never so convenient. coming up at 5:30, a look at the new state of the art parking garage rights here in towson. and abc 2 is working to keep your family safe, we have some tips on how to secure your car using the seatbelts, plus, more and more people

baltimore county police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in front of a home in cockeysville. police do suspect foul play but are waiting for the report from the medical examiner's office. the unidentified man's body was found around 11:30 last night on stonegate court. police have no suspects or a motive. >>> the baltimore city police force is dealing with the sudden death of one of their own. 61-year-old officer james fowler died yesterday after being involved in a single-car crash in central pennsylvania. investigators believe yesterday's bad weather caused fowler to run his pickup truck off the road and crash into a concrete barrier. fowler was on his way to penn state university, about 20 miles away to take part in a training program on accident investigation. >>> tonight, police continue to search for the driver of a car who struck a teenager riding his bike in crownsville. sean hahn was riding his bike with friends this weekend along sunrise beach road. that is when he was hit by a maroon gmc sierra pickup truck. he's in stable condition at shock trauma. anyone with in

. >>> baltimore county says they suspect foul play in the death of a man in cockeysville. they are awaiting a cause of death in front of the home on stone gate court. there is no word on the victim's identity, they have no suspects or motive. >>> police very investigating the death in west baltimore. her body was found in the 1900 block of mckean african. she was stabbed to death. the death, no word on a monthtive. >>> weather was a big factor in the death of a veteran baltimore police officer, officer james fowler was kill when his truck crashed into a barrier ah long rout 22322 in pennsylvania tonight. he was on his way to penn state to participate in a program on accident investigation. the 33-year vet leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> the gang leader convicted of ordering a teenager's murder because he was gay will spend the rest of his life behind bars. timothy rawlings was convicted of ordering the killing of the gay person. they sentenced him to two life sentences and a maximum of 20 years. his mother wanted the death penalty but was satisfied with today's

. >> reporter: here in cockeysville it's all about looking good for the teens and 'tweens, that's ages 9 to 14. this family-owned specialty store has been in business for 100 years. you'll find parents with children in tow searching for the perfect outfit. pat cohen is co-owner of the store. she offers five fashion tips tore the fall. >> this is roxy, a roxy skirt, with the layers. which is popular. should probably wear this with black leggings and little knit jacket with it. of course it picks up the pink in the skirt. a lot of bright colors we have this year too. >> this is the rockets and rag dolls. a new brand for us. for the fall we're doing really well with it. the longer flowy top, again, with the leggings or skinny jeans, girls like the scarves to acrise. we're just starting to get the cowboy boots in. they are going to be really big this year too. the jeans with the -- all the worn-out look. this shirt you can accessorize with all the ravens colors. the belts are popular with the rhinestones this year. this knit jacket with the roxy skinny jeans and roxy flat shoes. a lot of g

baltimore county police have arrested two men in connection with the death of a hispanic man in cockeysville. they are charged with murder. jose luis ramirez was found dead on stone gate court yesterday. all three men lived in the same apartment building. police do not yet know what led to the murder. >> 11 news was the first report concerns over internal documents that appeared on a website last month. today maryland's republican caucus leaders are requesting an investigation into why the document, which gave a gloomy assessment of the state's employment figures, was pulled and then replaced by a more upbeat message. jobs remain a key issue in the race for governor, or race which up until today appeared to be a virtual dead heat. >> and new poll gives the governor o'malley a double-digit lead over bob ehrlich. the margin of error is four points. david collins shows us now there are attack gets from both candidates. >> bob ehrlich struck first, martin o'malley countered with an inside power hope. their latest not down drag out political at fight is over the 72% increase in electric rates. cu

this morning we start off with temperatures into the 50s, 56 degrees in cockeysville. 59 in carney and down towards arnold. showers lingering off the shoreline. high thin clouds begin to spread and thicken back up today. am temperature, by the way, is off. we're looking for a quick jump from 66 to 71. we'll stay in the 60s with rain developing later on. let's get the first check of the roads. the happy birthday traffic report with kim brown. >> happy birthday, jamie. our favorite person up here, easily. no accidents to let you know about right now, however in anne

we caught up with one shopper at the wal-mart in towson, who first tried going to the sam's club in cockeysville. >> they had signs posted that said "cash only" so i went to try to make a purchase and they wouldn't accept it, said all the systems were down across the country. >> they said the issue was fixed within a few hours and ununsecond down maintenance problem led to the outage. >>> if you have problems on facebook. the social networking site was down for about an hour because of technical problems. it's actually the second time this week that facebook has been knocked out. the company says the two outages are not relatedded. well some of the changes in president obama's health care reform plan kicked in today and some of the key changes, young adults will now be able to stay on their parents' plans until they are 26 and insurance companies can no longer decide to pull the plug on coverage of kids just because they have a preexisting condition. insurers now have to provide free preventative services like mammograms and colonoscopes and they can't drop you when you get sick unless they can

and there's cockeysville and there's the delays. and this is brought to you by your toyota dealer. >>> this morning's coffee with is furnished by cbs. >>> ladies and gentlemen, we're in the crest of a huge hit wave. how's it going? >> i'm good, thank you. >> well, that will bring a smile to your face. >> well, it's nice to hear applause in the morning. >> one more round of applause for her. [ cheers and applause ] . >> well, that's the indoor lawn. >> oh, okay. >>> here we are, another season of a terrific tv show. there are ratings hits and terrific tv shows. this is a terrific tv show. >> we got lucky. >> i say, thank you, "good wife." it's the writers. >> and the costar, josh charles. when we had him on, he sang your praises. >> we've been friends for years an it's one of those moments in life when you think, we work together? we were playing cards as buddies five years ago and now, we get to work together and i think that he's one of the most truly underestimated hours we have. watch as his character goes. he'll be soring high.

some of baltimore county residents are speaking out about a man who was found dead in cockeysville. violence is expected. a witness says the victim was beaten with a bat by a group of people. police are not going into details. >> the police department is mourning the loss of one of their own. james fowler was killed on monday. he was on his way to a trading program at penn state. he leaves behind a wife and two children. [sirens] >> a ban on handheld cell phone use behind the wheel goes into effect on friday. >> kim dacey has the details this morning. she is live on federal hill. >> the law makes it a secondary offense to hold your cell phone while you are driving. now you have to buy a handsfree devices. the best buy in glen bernie was packed yesterday. todd heap stopped by to have people comply, and also to sign autographs. law enforcement's know just how dangerous it distracted driving can be. >> i have a firsthand experience when a family member was in a crash. it was attributable to the use of the cell phone while driving. >> anything we can do to help focusing on the road will

a man's -- in cockeysville. a man was found just before midnight. they are still trying to identify the man and they don't have a suspect as of yet. >>> 33 year veteran of the department has been killed in pennsylvania. live in the newsroom with more, mary? >> reporter: the officer killed was a traffic accident investigator. 61-year-old james fowler died when his pickup truck crashed in raining conditions. he was driving for a training program on accident investigation. he was a navy veteran, denise back to you. >> thank you. stephanie rollins thanked him for his decades of service. >>> they are banning drivers from talking on handheld cell phones behind the wheel. here is more on the law that takes affect on friday. >> reporter: authorities say every year hundreds of marylanders loose their lives as a result of distracted driving and they believe this new law will bring those numbers way down. >> they are good for talking they don't pay attention. >> when traffic slows down, they are on their cell phones. >> reporter: beyond this time they will iss

. >> police make wo arrestssafter a murder in cockeysville. arrested gutierrez and calderon. they murddd the roommate. ranier r he was along sttne gate %-thh men got innan goment that turned physical. -he two face first-degree murder charges. and held tonight without bail. >> the family of a girl that was electrocuted on a softball field settles a lawsuit. family of deanna greene agreedú to a settlement with douglas electric and lighting for ú%disclosed amount. leaned up against a fence to3she stretch. the family now wants to revive the lawsuit against the city, whiih was prrvvousll tossed out. baltimore city teachers arey paid. they will be paid according to how successful your chiidren are in the classroom. karen parks is stand understanding by live to explain these changes tonight. >>well, jeff, right ow teachers like this one attpoly, receive automatic pay increases known as step. ú%ce the board approves the contract, eachers will be paid based on what they do in and out of he classroom. >> a quuet storm, of education right here in baltimore. >> it is a quiet storm, th

there is some moderate rain around cockeysville. we had tornado warnings earlier this morning. the remnants of nicole are around fort lauderdale. there is the strong areas of the pressure off the coast of south carolina. it will move up into the virginia and new york state. this is a flooding-type event. expecting inwe're excess of 4 inches. more likely, in excess of 6 inches. we have a flash flood warnings issued around the district of columbia and down to the south in annapolis. there is a coastal advisory with one to 2 feet above the normal high tide. into the mix, there is wind problems. we have tornado watch that extends for the entire area until 1:00 p.m. this afternoon and gusts up to 45 miles per hour. this will continue to move in our direction. there is no relief in sight until later tomorrow. heavy rains throughout today and may be some thunderstorms in the mix. we're in the 70's. 57 set 61. heavy rain even at 8:00 p.m. tonight. -- 57 to 61. we will clear out after 10:00 a.m. tomorrow. temperatures will be in the 60's on saturday. this is a dangerous tropical system

police are investigating a suspicious death in cockeysville that has some neighbors worry about gang activity. the body of a hispanic man was found monday night. neighbors say they saw a group of men to attack the victim with a bat. they are concerned their neighborhood has become a troubled path to section 8 housing nearby. >> it is really scary. this neighborhood, we get transient traffic walking through here. >> police will release more details once an autopsy is complete. >> detectors are searching for the person who stabbed a woman to death. this happened on tuesday. her identity has not been determined. prosecution has rested its case against three suspects accused of murdering ken harris. prosecutors have dropped a charge of primitive murder against jerome williams, gary collins, and charles mcganey. they still face felony murder and secondary murder. closing arguments could begin as soon as tomorrow. >> the baltimore city police department is morning the death of a fellow officer. james fowler was a veteran on the force. he was on as a way to penn state when he crashed his tr

police say they have caught the suspects who killed a man in cockeysville. denise is in the newsroom with the details. >> the men police arrestd were the roommates of the victim. the two are charged with murder in the death of jose ramirez. he was found dead on stonegate court. there was an argument before the murder. ramirez died from blunt force trauma. you go tier res and calderon are charged with first degree murder. >>> it's a first in the maryland gubernatorial race. for the first time a poll of likely voters give governor martin o'malley a significant lead over challenger bob ehrlich. we have reaction from both candidates. >> reporter: governor o'malley and bob ehrlich have -- now a "washington post" poll as ehrlich trailing by double digits. >> i think they will vary widely. >> reporter: the variance gives o'malley an 11% lead. a very-- variance -- >> the numbers are not reflective of any private or public effect. people can draw their own conclusions. >> reporter: governor o'malley hopes to gain attraction from the president. >> so stand with me, ba

. >>> a cockeysville native. >>> you're looking at a brown, marmarrated stink bug. these guys are hungry. this is the kind of damage they do. farmers are worried. >>> check in for more on these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now. >>> terrifying ride. a car, suv, and school bus collide. >> six children taken to the hospital. tonight, the latest on the investigation. >>> i'm kai jackson. >> i'm mary bubala. here's what people are talking about. >>> six people through a crash. wjz is live near the scene of this crash in havre de grace. gigi barnett is there and has been following this accident. gigi? >> this is a busy stretch of road. and although those kids never made it tooo

and we're also working an accident in cockeysville, warren road and beaverdam road, in proximity to the light rail station you may encounter delays there. and towson, la salle and joppa road, a crash there this morning. no real issues in woodbine. that earlier closure has been cleared away. so all the traffic is moving pretty good in western howard county. >>> stay with us, "good morning maryland" is coming up at 9:00 a.m. everyone knows a fee is a tax. you raised some taxes during that period, particularly the property tax as well as a lot of fee increases. as you know, there's a big difference between fees and taxes. but...they're the same. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. it's a tax. there's a big difference between fees and taxes. fees and taxes are one in the same. if it comes out of my pocket, it's a tax. now he says it isn't true. we didn't raise taxes. what? still doing the same thing, paying out more money. typical politician. definitely.

two men have been arrested in the murder of their cockeysville neighbor. investigators say they are charged with the murder of jose luis ramirez. they say he died of blunt force trauma. his body was found on monday night. authorities say all three men lived in the same apartment building. a new poll shows governor martin o'malley has widened his lead over republican challenger bob ehrlich. a poll shows a 52% of likely voters preferred o'malley. tomorrow, new york mayor michael bloomberg will officially announce he is endorsing governor o'malley. bloomberg has supported both republican and democratic candidates in this election cycle. president barack obama will be campaigning for martin o'malley here in maryland and next tuesday. the location has not been announced. >> on the road today, campaigning for democrats, president obama got a political back step for more than three dozen house democrats, many of whom are in tough reelection races this fall. they joined the gop to make clear their opposition of the president's plan to raise taxes on the well-off a

. >> reporter: yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating when police say her ex-boyfriend, attacked and killed her inside her off-campus apartment. >> beautiful young woman who had everything going for herself. there's no reason she shouldn't be here. >> today's students, faculty and staff, participated in an event called day of dialogue. featured discussions, a resource fair and a public art project called lines of darkness and light that veiled the collins university historic rotunda with black fog. both love and huguely played well cross at uva. they said today, athletics has been a strong supporter of this movement. >> every coach who was not actually competing today or doing key recruiting is here. and in fact, as you looked around here, craig littlepage of was here. coach london was here. and many of the student athletes, if their class schedule allows, will also be here. >> today marked the student-led initiative to train students and faculty to better see signs of trouble or abuse. friends of yeardley love say they knew they were fighting. it was a

. >> yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating uva. when police say her ex- boyfriend attacked and killed herself -- her inside her off- campus apartment. >> beautiful young woman who had everything going for herself. there's no reason she shouldn't be here. >> yeardley love's death impacted students so greatly that they did a day of dialogue, featuring discussions, a resource fair and a public art project, called lines of darkness and light that veiled the historic rotunda. today, marks the introduction of a student-led initiative to train students and faculty to better see signs of trouble or obuse. friends of yeardley love say they knew the couple was arguing and had several intense fights the day before love died. it was also revealed that huguely had problems with anger. >> george huguely also had a previous arrest. the school didn't know about it. so now they have a policy that students have to reveal if they have had a previous arrest. >>> police are asking for your help. the robbery happened just before noon yesterday at the sa

. >>> baltimore county police are working to identify a man found dead in cockeysville. it was on stonesgate court. it's unclear if he lived in the area. an autopsy is underway. >>> the city police department is mourning one of their own. 61-year-old james fowler was killed in an accident in pennsylvania. he was on his way to penn state to take part in a training course. investigators believe wet roads contributed to the single vehicle crash. >>> a hole in downtown's commercial district is being filled. mike schuh has more on the major leasing deal for the building. >> reporter: the 35-story skyscraper is now transamerica tower. transamerica life insurance will lease the top nine floors. the insurer will relocated employees on charles street. the ceo will move from iowa to baltimore next year to officially make the downtown officers the north american base of operation. the downtown partnership called this leasing deal the largest this year, critical to stabilizing the city's office market. >>> the state is in discussions to purchase the charles street building vacated i

cockeysville to jacksonville. and north of long green valley. a few other small cells around parkton. but the strongest activity you see there, that big one. extreme southeastern portions of york county, approaching susquehanna. and extreme northern sections of harford county. right in through here. north of madonna. north of bel air. it's heading off to the east. and pretty much east and southeast. rather quickly. still a risk of some showers quickly. and we have a severe thunderstorm watch officially in effect. take a look at the map for the entire region. 10:00 tonight, west of the bay. 11:00, east of the bay. also more warnings in effect for extreme northwestern sections of our area. really southwestern pennsylvania. and again, york to lancaster county. some have been very strong with gusty winds. 94, last report in washington. that may be close to the record. 94 in hagerstown. we dropped to 89. 90, 79 ocean city. winds off the water now at 79 degrees. dew point is up. pretty moist air mass. 40s and 30s. now up to 66. right now, no wind here

. >> reporter: here at cohen clotheiers in cockeysville it's all about looking good for the teenagers and 'tweens. that is ages 9 to 14. this family-owned special store has been in business for 100 years. you'll find parents with children in tow searching for the perfect outfit. pat cohen is co-owner of the store. she offers five fashion tips for the fall. >> this is roxy. a roxy skirt with the layers which is popular. should probably wear this with black leggings and little knit jacket with it. of course the pink in the skirt is picked up. a lot of bright colors we have this year, too. the rockets rag dolls, a new brand, we're doing well with it. the longer flowy tops with leggings or skinny jeans. girls like the scarves to accessorize. new again are the frye boots, we're just starting to get them in. the cowboy boots, they are a big thing this year, too. the jeans with the -- all the worn-out look. this is a billibung shirt. to accessorize with all the ravens colors. the belts are popular with the rhinestones this year. this is a knit jacket with the roxy skinny jeans and the roxy f

we have the accident in cockeysville and it's still blocking lanes. you'll want to watch for it on beaver dam road. that's closed between warren and pedonia road. watch for a wreck in perryville. that's blocking 222 at 275. only one wreck in the city on east cold spring lanes and there's the speeds around the area. and we have five and ten minute drive times there. there's the drive times and the speeds. and taking a look at the topside, it's jammed. and this is brought to you by mazda. back to you. >>> a white supremacist is heading to prison for the beating of a man in baltimore. the man made an announce -- he may spend 31 years in prison. in august 2009, he and his wife were fishing at the park and he and two others approached. he asked if they had cigarettes or water and when they said no, he attacked the man. he's in the area of the brotherhood and he has a hitler tattoo. he said it wouldn't have happened if the victim was white. >>> new aloe cakes against -- allocations against an abortion doctor. he's accused of doing an abortion in new jersey.

baltimore county police are looking for a suspect in a late night murder in cockeysville. detectives say they were called to the unit block of stone gate court around 11:30 last night after reports of a fight. doubt a male victim on the scene doubt a male victim on the scene with head trauma and he bob ehrlich pretends to be for the working guy... but he's not on our side. i thought i knew bob ehrlich, but then i found out... he raised property taxes on every maryland family... and business. he increased college tuition... by 40%. 40%. and i thought i knew bob ehrlich. he was against raising the minimum wage. made $2.5 million... working for a lobbying firm. $2.5 million? he's not really on my side. with this tough economy, we really need a governor on our side. >> let's look at the forecast for the tony pann. >> i think the rainshowers is going to be tapering off as we go into the morning and afternoon. we will get some sunshine to break through. the evening commute is going to be much better than the morning commute. it is going to be on the breezy side. winds will kick

. >> reporter: yeardley love grew up in cockeysville and was weeks away from graduating from uva when police say her exboyfriend george huguely attacked and killed her in her apartment. >> beautiful young woman that had everything going for herself. >> reporter: yeardley love's murder impacted the campus so deeply that faculty, students and staff participated in an event called day of dialogue. it featured discussions, a resource fair and public art wear that veiled the columns of the historic rotunda with black cloth. love and huguely played lacrosse at uva, the president of the university has said athletics has been a strong supporter of this movement. >> every coach who was not actually competing today or doing key recruiting is here. and in fact, if you looked around here craig littlepage was here, coach london and many of the student athletes if their class schedule allows will be here. >> reporter: today marked the introduction of a student led initiative to train students and faculty to better see signs of trouble or abuse. friends of yeardley love said they knew the couple was

you're traveling in baltimore county thii mornnng, you want to watch oot for a serioos accident in cockeysville that has shutdown beaver dam road betteen church road and beaver lane. ú% you are traveling on the top tied side of the beltway, do expect heavy congestton at york road, checking in and taking a llve look, you will notice at yoouterrloop is really jammed. ú% relief if yyo're using the west sidd beltway, ffom 795 o 95. -hat willltake you 21 minntes. you're looking t an average speed of 21 miles per hour. it will remain heavy if you're traveling on 95 on from whitemarsh bbulevard to the an aaerage trip oo only 26 milee thaa's the trrffic edge report.ú patrice, and megan.ú%back to yo. >>> the patienttprotection andd3 effect today sii months after the president signed t into -aw. this affects everyone here in baltimore and across the country. hundreds of thousands of americans set to get some relief today ann it sounds pretty good but some are wonnering who iiú going to pay for all of this. here is how it breaks down. starting now, insurance companies will no looger be permitted t ex

police were called to stone gate court in cockeysville around 11:30 last ight. when they arrived thhy found a man lying on the street. ú%tnesses told officers thee saw peopll figgting and the victim got hit in the head. police are still looking for the suspect. >>> anne aruudel ccunty police are searching for a driver who they say it a teennger while he was out riding hhs bike over the weekend. the 16-year-old was near the veteran'' cemetery on saturday -ight hen he was hit from behind. he went to shock trauma is and expected to be okay. investigatoos are looking for a -mc sierra, they bblieve it could be a maroon color. anyone with information is askeú to contact anne arunnel county >>> a ttuuk ends in the backkard of a home in essex. it happened 5:30 this morring. the truck was reportedly on tte eastern ram when it flipppd over and landed in the backyard. to the hospital. >>> two hemesch homes collapse ihomes collapse in thhcity in 2. the other collapsed innwest searched ffr women witnesses saú was wwlkinn nearby at the time. it happened at 3:300at lawrence

there's suits in llicott city and in cockeysville whhre a teachhr there says they haae invaded her apartmentt >> she reacted very badly to it. shh haa bbting up and down her arrs. until today sheehas permanent scarring. >> reporter: that is why they are advicing homeowners to take extra preccution. get rii of clutter.3 their bites are usually in rows on your skin. if you can afford it nd youú neee it call in an exterminator. they caa bake your home toú 120 degrees. that is hot enouuh to kill off %-megaa gillillnd, fox 45 mmrnig in an early morring shooting. pleapolice were called ust befú 130 this morning. when they arrived they fouud a man shot in the shoulder. there's nooword on his condition or a suspect in the shooting. >>> the labbrrdepartmmnt removes %-website and replace its with a more positive one. -andidate bob ehrlich concerned with a cover up.ú spending and lack luster hiring. it saii the economy was stalled. within hours that post was taken down ann replaced. the overnor o'malley says that3 on the site.shoold have never bn >> in a campaign year, ou know, there will be people

the university of virginia is hhlding a day of dialogueú following the murder of lacrosse ppayer and cockeysville native the day long event will center around violeece, violence the university officials decided to holddthe discussioo following love's death in may. she was found dead in her apartmmnt. hee xboyyfrien boofriendd hugus charged with her murder. >>> the ravens prepare to host their first home ame of the year. every day is a home game for one dudundalk family. every day is a purple day. thing about this room isle amazing, good morning, patrice. even the control to watcc the game has been raven a fied. -hat is the new word. this is your idea, wwere did you come up with it ssme. >> as kevin said, he owned a -ool table and he got rid of it. iisaid o him, i know that i'm a big ravens fan. i want toomake that my rrvens room. i told him i wanted the top purple and the bottom whiteeú >> rrporter: these guys are in raven game gear. they are watching the game weú don't want to watch out. has it wooked outtthe way yyu want it had to. >> yeah, i lovv my room. >> reporter: how much money do you t