we'll start with baltimore city. now, baltimore city schools are closed today. the district office is open and essential staff must report to work. baltimore city schools schools hope to reopen by tomorrow. hartford county schools are closed. 18 baltimore county schools are closed, 17 anne arundel county schools are closed. all other schools are open two hours late for staff. one school in cecil county is closed. you can head to our website at abc2news.com for a complete list of the schools that are closed today. this story is in our slide show and, you know, parents can also sign up for school closings with e-mail alerts. all you have to do is click on the weather tab here and then did to closings and you can sign up for those alerts. and we'll continue to update the list as school systems call into the newsroom. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> later today governor o'malley will survey the damage in ocean city, a lot of damage there. sandy flooded streets, blew debris all over the place, causing a lot of the area to lose power and they also lost their pier. >>

anne arundel county, baltimore county, howard county, kent county, baltimore city. we are scrolling those at the bottom of the screen. state government is also closed. >> remind yourself that transportation will be shut down including amtrak in the northeast corridor. >> i have not heard about intra-. >> -- i had not heard about amtrak. >> thousands are already in the dark. many more could lose power tonight. >> bge is reporting more than 60,000 customers are without power. the number of bge customers without power is above 6700. they have restored service to close to 30,000 customers already. that is great news. bucket trucks cannot work in wind more than 25 miles an hour. >> you should report any power outage. you can call them of this number. do not assume your neighbors have reported outages. they were saying they are being careful with their crews. they cannot use those trucks in win over 25 miles an hour. they also have to have food and rest to work safely. it is very dangerous to work in the dark. >> to find out about conditions in baltimore city, and we will

we're live in baltimore city. we will begin our coverage right here. >> i will give you the wide view and the close of view. we have good and bad news in boast -- both respects. the center of the storm, the white bob, on the right hand of your screen -- you noticed that it is a parallel to the chesapeake bay. that is the mouth of chesapeake, that is the center of the storm. yesterday, we thought it would go in this direction. it looks like that will not be the case. we will miss the worst-case scenario here in maryland. we still think it will come on shore somewhere in the southern part of new jersey later on today. the bad news is that the storm is getting stronger. the winds are 85 miles per hour. it will get even stronger before it makes landfall in new jersey later today. around baltimore, the big story this morning is the ring, not necessarily the route -- the wind. the rain has been coming down at about an inch, inch and a half per hour. we will zoom in and see what is happening in some of the rainfall areas

baltimore city opened 6 shelters throughout the city for people displaced by hurricane sandy. if you have a problem, or been displaced because of the storms yes, there is place where you can go. we have a list of the shelters on our website at abc2news.com, go there for a list of the shelters in baltimore city, once again, you can hear the jones falls behind me here, overflowing, looking in to the business park area, flooding the parking lot for area businesses here. reporting live in hamden, she cher, abc2 news. >>> -- sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> flooding in this backyard. this photograph coming from windsor mill, you are our eyes and ears, send them in to pix@abc2news.com. >>> early voting is canceled because of the storm. the governor hopes the days can be made up later tuesday, is election day and a week away. >> breaking news this morning out of new york, 50 homes have been destroyed by a fire in queens. it happened while you were sleeping. jim describes this incredible scene. >> community of 4200 homes out heres this is a community that lost the most people during 9/

shelters are opening in baltimore city. there are six shelters opening up at 9:00 and a baltimore city. nothing compared to what is happening in ocean city. that is where ava is standing by live. >> good morning. we're talking about the waves that are just incredible out there. oding causing aflo inland. we are starting to measure some bigger wind gusts as well. depends on where you are standing, because the winds could be anywhere from 30 to 50 to 60 miles per hour. it is definitely the building is accentuating that. the winds wraparound and and condense. overall we are expecting wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour. it is a very large storm system, so even though it is only hundreds of miles away, we are still feeling the effects. flooding is starting to happen. people are coming out just to check it out and make sure that everything is ok. the streets are also spawned a flood in ocean city not only because of the rain. this is making its way in towards pennsylvania avenue towards our hotel. i am meteorologist ava marie.

. >>> we are dealing with fog, north and west of baltimore city, some accidents have been cleared. it's bad out this. >> that is where you are seeing is falling this morning and in sliding towards baltimore, as you are driving around baltimore, bel air, don't be surprised if you see a couple of sprinkles out there. it doesn't pick up on the radar, the droplets are too small to handle. zooming in across the area, light showers and sprinkles towards the west of towson, and the east of towson. the heavier rain is back towards the west, we can see it around walkersville, frederick, i-70, damp this morning. it's wet out there, moderate to heavier rain falling down in virginia, middleburg, ashburg, hay market, i-66, this will push in to montgomery county, they are definitely in the line of fire of the showers that are going to work in through this morning, off and on showers throughout the day. temperature 63 degrees, millersville. where we are seeing the rain showers, temperatures are cooler this morning. let's get a check of the time saver traffic with loren cook. good morning, patchy

as we look at hd doppler, still heavier bouts of rain north of baltimore city. . another store north of gaithersburg that could move back into the metro area. 3:03 p.m., that is your best chance to see showers and even thunderstorms. temperatures will be in the low 70's. towards 9:00, the rain chances decrease significantly, but there are still chances tonight. we will talk about that and the seven day when we come back. >> a baltimore city police officer was rushed to shock trauma after an accident this morning. we are told he was driving his department issued motorcycle and was on his way to the training facility when he lost control and hit the wall. the officer is in good condition. 10 years ago, two snipers struck fear in the hearts of maryland residents. the shootings spark a three week search for the killers that in the end of 10 lives. >> the shootings terrorize the washington, d.c. area. over 21 days, two men shot 13 people, killing 10 of them. lee malvo was just a teenager at the time. he was sentenced to life in prison because the jurors believed he was

baltimore city council members say she is not the only one in danger of missing out. >> baltimore city, there are 25,000 people, households which are receiving homestead tax credits today that have not yet applied to receive them in the future. correct the homestead tax credit establishes a cap on how much property owners taxes can increase from year to year in the state of maryland. in baltimore city, for example, the cap has been set at 4% and has been automatic, but accusations of fraud sparked the legislature to change the rules. now all homeowners must apply for the credit. ever savings in baltimore city is $1,060. >> if you are a pastor a church or a teacher at school, send this message out. make sure that your congregation, that your parents, that everyone with whom you work gets the message. >> residents can call or e-mail the state department of taxation. is a onetime application process. those who missed the deadline miss out forever. >> when the taxes come next july 1, property-tax is, it will be without that discount. and we cannot get it back for you. we have no power, the

25,000 households in baltimore city are receiving the credit today, but have not applied to receive its in 2013. the council believes that many who have not applied our senior residents of the city and they want to make sure that no one misses out. >> baltimore city limits the increase in your property taxes to know more than 4% from one year to the other. the average savings in baltimore city households that is in this program is $1060. >> we don't want people to miss out on that money, leaving that money on the table for the state or whoever else wants to claim it. >> it could mean a substantial increase in the mammoth tax is that you pay without the tax credit. >> again, the deadline is december 31. new year's eve 2012. you can only get applications from the state and all maryland homeowners are eligible to apply. we want to give you the phone number so you can get the information. 1-866-650-8783. barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the national weather service released its results after surveying some storm damage in harford county. >> was that a tornado, we will have the details w

there are five in baltimore city. if you choose to vote early, you can cast your ballot at any site in your jurisdiction. for more on commitment 20 gulf coverage, go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> it was an intense mourning at owings mills high school after a student was seen carrying a firearm. it was later identified as a a b b a gun. lowell melser or as the outcome of that situation. >> police say they have a 17- year-old male student from owings mills high school in custody. police say he brought a be be done on to the school campus. -- he brought a bb gun to school. some parents are upset because they said the school never told them about the incident. tense moments at around 10:00 a.m. after baltimore county officers were sent to the school after a call that a student had some sort of weapon. >> the student is all the other person with a gun did exactly what we would want them to do. he reported it very broadly to the school administrators. they then did exactly what they were supposed to do. they locked down th

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the rain continues here in baltimore city. this is an area where we can watch on the jones falls. >> that is a tricky spot. i was there around 1:00 p.m. yesterday. down.t think it ever shut >> the near the center of the storm is in reisterstown. unfriend is there -- jennifer franciotti is there. >> people are getting a nap before the next wave of information starts to pour in. some people working 12-hour shifts. ken was saying that things are improving. >> they are somewhat. we still have the headlines up, high wind warnings. each should be on the downside through the afternoon into the evening. rain will continue. we should start to improve. >> the storm is moving a bit faster and weakening. >> it did come in faster. it is weakening over land. >> thank you so much for joining us. working until 7:00 a.m. 355,000 power outages. 70% of folks in carroll county without power. 40% of customers in harford county without power. the hatem bridge has reopened. the bay bridge remains shut down. 50 still shutdown in ocean city. about 200

several roads closed in baltimore city. some include north point boulevard at cane street and falls road near the streetcar museum. for a list of closures check out my facebook page or go to abc2news.com. >>> if you have a moment and if you are safe, like we mentioned a few moments ago, post us a picture on facebook. let us know how you are dealing with the storm. also keeping the social media in mind, you can always stay with us even when we are not on the air at abc2news.com and your mobile app available on smart phones and ipad. >> let us know what you are up to. kids are out of school. so, are you planning something fun? who knows. >> right. >> maybe hurricane activities. we will keep that in mind. but remember we go going to send you to good morning america but we are going to continue to stay here and watch the storm. we will come back on the air at 9:00 this morning. governor o'malley will be giving a press conference and we are going to take you there live this morning. that's going to happen around 10. >> look at t

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together, palt more city and baltimore county also pay more than 300 contract drivers to contact the students. there's no way to tell how many of them got tickets. we're not the only ones in the dark. >> how would you like to be notified if there is a problem with the operator with a contract driver with the red light camera tickets. >> in baltimore county and baltimore city, abc 2 news investigator, contractors are not required to tell the district when the drivers get the kind of citations. it's simply not in their contract. >> benefit thaw notify us. we will use it to our benefit as well as the citizens of baltimore to make sure that everyone is safe and everyone is held accountable. >> accountiblity that differs depending on who you work for. assistant drivers get discipline. and that means a letter in their file with a first citation and possible suspension if the violation continues. abc 2 investigators found 17 repeat offenders, including one bus, cited five times in three months. transportation manager couldn't talk, but disciplinary action has been taken in some cases. >> i

baltimore city police tell 17- year-old student is now charged as an adult. officers arrested the boy thursday after he reportedly stabbed another star -- student during a monday morning fight. the victim was taken to johns hopkins and the charges include attempted first-degree murder. two men are in police custody facing charges in connection to a kidnapping and sexual assault in baltimore county. a 17-year-old girl says she was abducted every day she got off an mta bus monday afternoon. police have identified the suspect. s. they say the two men forced the girl into an suv were they assaulted her. they took her cell phone, wallet, and id before dropping her off. >> we absolutely believe these kids are connected. the pattern is almost identical. those of victims were accosted in virtually the same place. they're both dropped off at the same bus stop and forced at gunpoint into a ford suv. the description of the vehicles are the same in both cases. >> police say the 18-year-old in that attack was forced to perform a sex act. both suspects face numerous charge

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baltimore city is paying the railroad museum $180,000. right now it's closed but is expected to open next year, u.p.s. is going green. today the company is expected to unveil 40 of its new alternative fuel vehicles at their hub in laurel. 20 of the hybrid cars will hit the streets around baltimore. the rest will be sent to atlanta. u.p.s. says the new cars can get up to 35% improved fuel economy. and lower carbon emissions. >>> a new report card shows water quality in the inner harbor didn't improve last year in baltimore. it blames heavy rain that washed pollution into the harbor for the bad report. >>> all right, well fall arrived just about two week ago but the leaves are still on the trees here. not the case though in north dakota. look at this. they're having to deal with the real thing. we're talking about snow. take a look at this. yep. snow beginning to look a little more like winter there. an inch of snow expected to fall in parts of north dakota, maybe more, minnesota. now according to the national weather service this may stick

baltimore city is one of the recipients of the grant. this comes as the ftc is issuing a warning to computer users. beware of scams that trick consumers to download computer viruses and spyware. danielle? >> hi, rod. we have been warned about the threat of computer viruses. now scams are trying to take advantage of our concern. the scam starts with a phone call. on the other rented -- an individual, often from india, posing as a tech supporter from a company. >> in this recording from the federal trade commission, you can hear him in action. he calls attention to a standard community -- computer utility area like this one and pretends these messages are a virus. >> it has been infected with those online infections, ok? >> he offers to remove the state infection in exchange for access to your computer and up to $450. >> is a very serious drop off of consumers. >> an international investigation turned up 1000 victim's. >> it is like a game of what the mall -- whack-a-mole. >> now a court has ordered to stop the scams. >> this is a signific

one benefit was the opportunity to show baltimore city as a destination. in the words of organizers, it offers stem to stern fun. crews aboard 45 ships from around world personally greeted more than a quarter million visitors while docked at the inner harbor, fells point, and locust point. but it was probably why the most successful a larger celebration that have occurred. >> free entertainment looted 75 concerts'. we've been offered 55 food stands and 30 other exhibitors. the report says visitors spent $44 million in local restaurant and $6.80 million and overnight stays at hotels and motels. 65,000 people visited ford mcginley. 15,000 gathered to meet the blue angels. >> looking at the direct and indirect economic impact, about $161 million over the celebration. direct spending from visitors, vendors, and advertising. that money is then we spent in the local community. but the event generated $5.70 billion in state taxes. >> $4.80 million was invested to put on the sailabration. we are talking about for every dollar spent, about $35 was returned. >> this

baltimore city police are still in investigating. a spokesperson said detectives were identified monday night after the victim checked herself into a local hospital. campus officials say security is our is a parody but on tuesday, there was a heightened awareness on campus. -- always a priority, but on tuesday, there was a heightened awareness on campus. >> students are reminded to walk in groups, stay in well lit areas and take advantage of the campus escort service. >> we also want to remind people not to be distracted by your cell phone or other electronic devices. >> this student says she always does these things. ms. assault was unusable. -- she says this assault was unusual. >> we are in the middle of the city. we need to remind our students to be aware that and to take precautions to protect themselves. >> here is the description police are working on now -- he is a caucasian male in his mid 40's. medium build with facial hair and was wearing dark colored clothes at the time of the attack. >> thank you. one of the thousands of

tonight the baltimore city police officers are on suspension after the death of a man in police custody. the medical examiner determined that anthony anderson died of blunt force trauma. his family is calling for murder charges against the police officers who arrested him shortly before he died. we are live a police headquarters with the latest. >> the autopsy concluded that anthony anderson died a violent death, suffering blunt force trauma including broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. his death was ruled a homicide which technically means death at the hands of another person. local activists and relatives of anthony anderson rallied to call for murder charges against three police officers who arrested him on the timber 21st. >> we are calling for murder charges. we are calling for these officers to be fired. an end to their paid vacation at the taxpayers' expense. >> anthony anderson and counted the officers on this make it lot. detectives assigned to the violent crime section reported they moved in to arrest him after they caught him in a drug deal. >> the observed with the expected -

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now according to the baltimore city police twitter feed police say the person who was shot was taken to the hospital. again we don't know the person's condition right now. and the police officer was not injured in this case. now officers are releasing few details at this time but there will be a media briefing later this morning. hopefully releasing more details about what exactly happened there at 1500 landville street in east baltimore. reporting live at city police headquarters, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the day didn't go according to the plan. the orioles they're in the playoffs but chance for you to see them again at camden yards you may have to wait. charlie standing any morning at the live -- by this morning at the live desk and charlie still a lot to be happy about this morning. >> a lot to be happy about megan. but like you said if we're going to see them play again in camden yards, there's still much work to be done. the orioles hope to end their regular season last night with win in tampa. that would have guaranteed at least one postseason game in camden yards but by

heavy rain from eastern shore to baltimore county and baltimore city. that will continue westbound into the western suburbs. we will look at winds. worst of the winds for baltimore will be this afternoon and evening. right now just 20-mile-per-hour gust at the airport. 36-mile-per-hour gusts in the open water and beach they are gusting over 50 miles an hour. this is the future cast and you can notice the time frame, watch the red and orange how it pivots back toward baltimore this evening. that will be the worst part of the storm when the center comes onshore around atlantic city, new jersey, or just north of there. the worst for baltimore will be this evening and early tonight. on the left-hand side see what happens into tuesday. the blue is snow. watch how it expands toward baltimore tomorrow. incredible. blizzard warnings in effect for garrett county and we may have a few snowflakes around baltimore. this is an incredible storm system. more later. >> so unusual. >> hurricane sandy is not only impacting the way people prepare but the government. >> we

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that boyfriend was the baltimore city police officer. the warrant accuses her of helping to hide the body and says dna analysis of the victim's clothing indicated that the defendant helped lift the victim and removed her from the house in an attempt to cover up the crime. the attorney says her family members are pleased the investigation continues. they're still waiting to receive an autopsy report. >> we have called the state's attorney's office. we filed a freedom of information request. we've called the medical examiner's office. what we know now, we thought the criminal investigation had been terminated. now we find out from the medical examiner's office that the autopsy is not being released because of the ongoing criminal aspect of the case. >> veronica alford is expected to turn herself in this evening. >> coming up, will there be school on monday? more on that and how area schools are getting ready for hurricane sandy. >> things are going to be quiet for the next few days. right now, 67 at the airport. right now, 67 at the airpor

all nine baltimore city police districts are fully staffed. all fire companies and e.m.s. response are in service and forestry and public works response crews are on standby. 911 and 31 are fully operational. please use 911 only for emergencies. police officers will be deployed throughout the city and are able to respond to any incident. now is the time to get prepared. we expect to make additional announcements through the day and provide updates. stay tuned on local radio, tv, for more updates as the storm approaches. now it's time for questions. >> mayor rawlings-blake, i know you've been talking with representatives from b.g.e. preparing for the worst. what are you expecting? we're hearing of winds of 60 miles an hour. >> you were listening to mayor stephanie rawlings-blake as she was briefing the media on the city's emergency preparedness as sandy makes its way to maryland we will keep in touch with the emergency center in baltimore and let you all know what she says as the day continues. right now it's time for sunday morning q&a, joining me this morning, ross goldst

we'll start with baltimore city schools, closed. the district office is open and essential staff must report to work. baltimore city schools actually hopes to reopen tomorrow. hartford county schools are closed. 18 baltimore county schools are closed, 17 anne arundel county schools are closed. all other schools will open two hours late for students and staff. 10 howard county schools are closed, one school is closed in cecil county. and you can head to our website at abc2news.com for a complete list of those schools that are closed. that story is actually in the slide show. and the parents can also sign up for school closings with e- mail alerts. all you have to do is click on the weather tab here and then head over to closings. and that'll give you a whole entire list of those closings. and then you can just sign that form and have them e-mailed to you. we'll continue to update this list. sheree johnson, abc 2 news. >>> in democracy 2012 coverage this morning, early voting will resume across most of maryland. because of sandy, the

now, three baltimore city police officers have been put on paid leave. this incident happened on september 21st. anderson's family says he came out of a bar on east bitle street when he was confronted by police. his mother, son, daughter and 2- year-old granddaughter were there. initially police said anderson tried to swallow drugs. police would not speak on camera, but they confirmed drugs were not a factor in anderson's death. >> it was told to us that they laughed, they thought it was funny, and when we was telling them that tony was complaining, suffering of hurting, that they said he was just faking because he didn't want to go to jail and that's not true. >>reporter: now, there's no word yet if the unnamed officers will be charged in this case, but the family's attorney says that he plans to file a civil lawsuit. now, community activists also are waiting to see if charges are filed against these officers. if not, they plan to have a protest in front of the state's attorney's office later this week. reporting live downtown baltimore, sherree johnson

city police also investigating a shooting in south baltimore. officers saying the victim suffered from a gunshot wound in cherry hill. police still looking for information on both shootings. >> meanwhile, police are looking for three men they say are responsible for two armed robberies two minutes apart. >> that happened early wednesday morning. that is where jennifer franciotti is live this morning. with three know about these robberies? >> please do have descriptions of the suspects and sale least two of them have guns. the earliest in the morning when police were called to this area of roland park for reports. two people had been involved in separate incidents of our robbery and abduction. the purse top of around 2:00 a.m., a 41 year-old woman was approached by three male suspects, they say she forced her at gunpoint back into our car drive to a nearby atm and take money. the released unharmed later. about 10 minutes later, the suspects targeted and 19-year- old riding a bike. >> they struck this victim with their car, he fell off his bicycle

knew to tim tuten in baltimore city. >> good morning. conditions are similar here at the giant food store on 41st street and falls road. this is really the only place you should go if you have to and that is out to get more supplies. i noticed someone this morning driving in. you better believe the stores are open right here in there location in particular. the rain in baltimore city has been pretty steady for the most part. little wind. the schools are closed in bullet city and the mayor as late as last week began to lay out the plan. get an emergency kit to make sure you are prepared to ride out the storm. doesn't sound like there is much going on. don't go out unless you have to. but there is store is open and employees have been here pretty night making sure that you have the supplies and what you could need for the days ahead. we will check in with traffic with sarah caldwell back at the studio. people shouldn't be out here. >> exactly. there is no need to be out there. of course, if you have gotten your groceries and everything and

what baltimore city schools are doing to keep kids in the classroom. details on that straight ahead on this monday morning. thank you for joining us. i'm megan pringle. charley crowson is live at the yard. that was surprising because it's a late night game but it is chilly. loren is here with a look at traffic. the yard is always crazy any time there is a game. >> it's going be so congested tonight. i think the orioless can do it. i think so. how is the weather going to be? a lot of people were buying the ponchos last night. >>> we could see rain showers in the forecast. a raw day like yesterday with the temperatures staying in the 50s all day. yesterday 53, i'm forecasting 57 for today. a little warmer but below average, we do have a very chilly start this morning. 40 degrees now the aberdeen. the dew point coming in at 40 as well. we have patchy fog out. there take it easy as you head out and about this morning. churchville, more of the same, temperature at 40 degrees, dew point 40. the winds are light and variable as we head throughout the day. now

an the baltimore city state's attorney's office.no word on what ppompted a change. many officers didn't want to talk to us on camera about this.but... our invessigative case... where a city officer admitted o skirting the law... by having another officer siin his tatement of charges. i'm megan gilliland, fox45 orning news. more problems for thh newly released iphone 5. 5.this time withhthe camera. piccures taken facing a light "flare" in them.apple says chhnge thh compooition of your picture.but this problemm doesn'' seem to appear n older iphones.plus, the screen appears to flicker on some phones when the keyboard launcces..o comment from apple yet on that one. coming up on the early &peditioo... an extremely- disliked pest... akes a big co. comeback.the major stinkbug infestation that's hitting most of america.. 3 ((break 1)) 3 stinkbugs are making a comeback in 38 states... including here in maryllnd. according tt scientists... the pwrst infestation is in tte mid-atlantic region. region.they say the rrse is due to loog periods of sustained hot weather over the in

travel restrictions in baltimore city. shell tears remain open. -- shelters remained open. >> after the rain marathon, a lot of areas are flooding. >> we have this report from earlier this morning. >> hurricane sandy leaving her mark. no major damage. the water level is high enough that it has spilled over onto the promise not. it is slapping up against the steps of the light street pavilion. you will not notice any traffic because travel restrictions remain in effect, keeping everybody off the road. it might be a hurricane but this is cold. your gloves.d to clo >> our live team coverage continues. >> what parts of the northeast will be waking up to no power and underwater? >> this is a live look from virginia. that is no coming down. -- that is snow coming down >> i'm not sure we need the scared music anymore. things are settling down. i know it is getting close to halloween. let's take a look at the radar. we still has some rain left behind and there is some snow in the mountains. there will still be some minor flooding.

baltimore city police say that two officers tried to break up an altercation on the sidelines. the officers requested back up. they tried to separate the two teams. lawrence wilkens, known as a volunteer, pushed and shoved staff members and punched a been franklin player in the head, though he was wearing a helmet at the time. one shot was taken to the hospital. police spoke with the parents of another student who claims their job was punched in the face by wilkins. he faces several charges, including three counts of second-degree assault. >> 41 suspected gang members and drug dealers are off the streets following a massive wiretap investigation in harford county. look at what the county sheriff's office was able to seize as part of the investigation. cocaine, marijuana, heroin with a combined street value of $680,000. that is on top of 118th thousand dollars in cash. -- $118,000 in cash. 29-year-old justin gorham is behind bars and charged with kidnapping, assault, and use of a firearm. according to police, he was in an argument over $2,000. we are told the fight escalated and

a tough night for baltimore city firefighters. >> absolutely. before this fire started at 2:00, they had another fire working that started around 1:00 in the southeast portion of the city. we will tell you more about that fire in a second. but you are right, a horrific scene here overnight. this is a portion of town right off moravia road. firefighters got a call at about 2:00. but they revived, it was a terrible scene. fire coming out of all levels of this rowhouse. they had reports that there were people trapped inside. to visit the children. we want to go now to the baltimore city fire chief who describes what firefighters had to go through. >> a total of 10 people and in the home. five were able to escape. when the crews got here [unintelligible] we had a few firefighters injured, not seriously. >> we know those firefighters were injured because they went in specifically to rescue the children. they had reports of children trapped on the second floor. but they were up there, those fire fighters fell through the second floor through the first

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tonight on fox 45 news at five..3 p3 3 &pp3 p3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 a baltimore city police officer under nvestigation for his... suspected of a 13-year-old irl... is cleared of any wrongdoing. just released by the city s - sttte's attorney's offfce. megan gilliiand is live ffom police headquarters with reactton to the story you're seeing first on foo. good morning guys,in a juut released staaement... prosecutorr say officer johnn ward... from the easternn district... will not face criminal charges... because of insufficent evidence. evidence.ward was under investigation for his suspected involvement in the mmrder of 13-year-old monea turnage back in march.two young boys... ages 12 and 13... admitted o killing turnage.but ward... was suspended when policeefound trunk of his car.sources say e ward was dating the mother of one of those boys... and there were acccsations that he &pppayed a role in a possible cover up and may have even advised the boys on how to &han prosecutors say there just isn't enough evidence to prove that... a ddcision that turnage's family sn't happy with. (wright) "to me, i'm sus

the baltimore city police homicide section will do aa indeeenddnt investigaitonn.. then, the city states' attorney wiil decide whhther any charges are filed. 3a hugg drug bust ... spanning severallccunties and states... county.these are just some of - the things policed recoverd ... cash allng with 680-thousand dollars in drugs.the bust led gang known as the "world's most dangerous" gang.... that operated out of edgewood. maryland state police wiil be keeeing watch... in brand ew medevac helicopters.the agenny has 11 of ttem....10 of wwicc are more than 20 yeers old. today, governor o'malley will attend the unveiling... for the 10 new helicopters.the brand nnw choppers will help police transport trauma patients ,search and rescue missionn, aw enforcement, and homeland security. you cannpurrhase a lot of thiigs aa hunt valley towne centre... but never before vowel.now, for the first time everr.. the "wheel mobile" is wheel of fortune! joel d. smith is live there this morning to see how the wheel works, and how you can become the next big winner. ggod morninn joee d.

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a business or liver in baltimore city. it is something to think about. you might prevent water from getting into your property. >> thanks a lot. >>> they are ready and now, it is your turn. do you have what you need on handwrite now to ride out the storm? abc 2 works for you to give you tips on what to have inside the house. the experts say you should have enough on hand to provide for every member of your family. >> get your essential records, your insurance policies, ready, get your car insurance policy. all these critical records. make sure they are in a dry, safe place. keep them on you, because if you get a tree that goes through your house, you want to have that information available to you post storm. >>> so what do we need to do? if your power goes out, here are a few things to think about food and water for three days for every member of the family including your pet. batteries and battery powered radio. ice in a cooler to keep food fresh and if you have an old- fashioned corded phone around, if you still have lan

joy lepola fox 45 news at 5. ,3 the murder rate in baltimore city.... now 5-percent higher than at this time last year. murders.that's compaaed to med - 2011... where theee were 162 pomicides by this time. in maryland....gun deaths are more coomon than deadly caa craahes.that's aacorddng to the violence poliiy center... which analyzed federal dataa.n 2210.. gun deaths ii maryland, dc and virginia ootpaced motor pechile deaths... about 15 hundred to 12 hundred. in maryland alone, ttere were 538 firearm deaths... 306 of those were homicides. that mooor vehicle deaths. crashes stiil outnumbered gun deaths by a difference of almost 4 thousand. reaction... to that... preliminaryy.. audit... &p of... baltimore's... school system. oversight.john rydell with abbut tte findings.... in his waste watch report...john... this is "only"...a "preliminary" reeort.the "ffnal" audit...is expected... to beereleased"...tomorroowbut starting...to "weigh inn...on thoseallegations. the stateeaudit...un- covered...morethan 30 pexamppes"... of "questionable" practices.according

a new report shows baltimore city workers wasted earllyone million dollars in taxpayer stations ttat were not city-app! approvedd!yranda stephens is live downtown with the numbers and the response rom the payor. this s one of 8-government- ownee gas ssations ....where pity workers are supposed to fill up their tanks. but a nnw

n the construction of a youtt jail in baltimore city. among them... s city council president jack youug... who buulding the new 70-million dollaa juvenile lockup in east paltimore.supporttrs of the jail say it wiil help juvenile offenders ccrrennly being housed with adulls. but opponents say the money should be used for rec centers ann educational proggams....that have been shown to reduce crime. "when you make the decissoo to spend money on efforts to lock thhm up instead of investing in their education and their that you believe thattthey are - inherently bad and that they do not deserre that investment that message leaavs no hope for the prosperity f our youth and the continued success of maayland." plans for theejail. mayor - she wants to meet with him to discuss the plan... efore 3&a recall oday... involvingg browwie mmx sold at wegmans ssores.the company ayy boxes of its gluten free double chhcolate" ix could contain at risk of allergic reaction.e thh packages were sold in may at 80 supermarkets... including here innmaryland. customers may retur

baltimore city out f the eastern district... the murddr of 13-year-old r monea turnage.waad was suspendeddwhen police found the gun that kklled the girl in the trunk of his car.but prosecutors now saa ward will not face criminal charges... because of insufficient evidence.a decision that has wright second uessing his supoprt of city police. (wright) now understand me clearly, every officerrisn't bad. every officer isn't guilty, but there's a great number of them who are. they areeguilty and they do a lot of things, but they want respect on the streets and phey want respect from the to get it, never going to get it because it's so much them.""two young boys... ages 12 and 13... admitted to killing turnageesoorces say ward was dating the mother of one of those boys.and ttere were accusatiins that he played role n a possible cover up and may have evenn advised the boys on how to handle the situation. while ward will not be facinn criminaa charggs... prosecutorsssaa he's not in the clear just yet.coming up next half hour... the othe

we've had five years to fill out the application, but in baltimore city, 25,000 people are at risk of losing the credit and on average, that is $1,000 a year. >> so anyone who has not applied for the homestead tax credit will not get it when the taxes come next july one, property taxes, it will be without that discount. >> reporter: yeah no chance in going back. the city held a news conference today, but statewide homeowners are asked to fill out the application. it's simple to request one online or on phone. we have all that information in this story on our website. remember, again, december spy social security your deadline. sheryl connor, abc 2 news. >>> consumer alert tonight, gassing and driving for the holidays may not cost you as much as you except. gas is going to get cheaper. it could fall as much as 30- cents between now and thanksgiving. and this is kind of typical really for this time of the year for two reasons, one people are driving a whole lot less and two making a cheaper winter blend of gasoline. >>> fedex looking ahead to the holiday too. they expect to move 280 mil

. >> baltimore city may have an ulterior motive when it comes to the orioles' winning on friday night. when they have more tourists in town, they tend to issue more speeding tickets, red light camera tickets, and parking tickets. gosh we are more than happy for them to get their tickets and pay all their money in baltimore. >> we will check with our colleagues in arlington, texas. following tampa bay. and what is it like there? >> bottom-line, right now, the team has made it to the post- season. he is their first trip to the playoffs. at a packed house, getting ready for the game. they are on the field, they have worked out a nice rest. everyone is ample up. it remains a remarkable story with so many people around the country expecting the orioles to lose. for them, that is extra motivation. nothing wrong with that. >> where are the competitors. whatever is written, we try to go out there every day and say that this is what we have got to do. >> i don't think that we want to rest on what we have done by any means. we still feel like we have a lot of work to do but it starts right here

and implies that a question 7 does not pass that a casino may not open in baltimore city. we asked david collins to look into the claim and he joins us with our own fact check. >> the last line of the tv ad got our attention. the general manager of the new baltimore city casinos as we are ready to build here and all that has to happen as question 7. >> we are ready to build right here. we are ready and it's real. all that has to happen as question 7. >> this claim is misleading. the casino will operate regardless of the outcome. they awarded caesars entertainment group a license over the summer and they will operate south of the stadium under the harrah's name. a city review panel rejected the proposal for a massive parking garages. they are seeking changes in the plans for traffic flow. the two-story facility will have 3700 slot machines. they want to partner with hotels and restaurants including shuttles back and forth. >> we will bring table games right here. >> passage will allow table games. caesars owns the world series of poker and pledged to schedule an aventis que

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