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i am jennifer gilbert. see you tomo fresh...fresh...fresh. really fresh. come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at prices you can handle. like northwest cherries, just $1.49 a pound. this week only at giant. you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. [ crowd gasps ] it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant, like top round london broil just $1.79 a pound. this week only at giant.
i am jennifer gilbert. see you tomo fresh...fresh...fresh. really fresh. come into your local giant today for mouthwatering fruits and vegetables, all at prices you can handle. like northwest cherries, just $1.49 a pound. this week only at giant. you know, it's not the grill that makes a delicious, tender, perfect piece of steak. [ crowd gasps ] it's the steak. enjoy quality selections from the butchers at giant, like top round london broil just $1.79 a pound. this week only at giant.
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i am jennifer gilbert. see you back here tomorrow night. have a great night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning ♪ is to get as far away from it all as possible. don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva viagra! viagra, america's most prescribed ed treatment, can help you enjoy... a more satisfying sexual experience. ready to talk to your doctor? find out how at viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain... as it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects may include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting... more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away... if you experience a sudden decrease in vision or hearing. 20 million men have had the "viagra conversation." ask your doctor if viagra is right for you. ♪ viagra!
i am jennifer gilbert. see you back here tomorrow night. have a great night. real time closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning ♪ is to get as far away from it all as possible. don't let erectile dysfunction get in the way. ♪ viva viagra! viagra, america's most prescribed ed treatment, can help you enjoy... a more satisfying sexual experience. ready to talk to your doctor? find out how at viagra.com ask your doctor if your heart is healthy enough for sex. don't take viagra if you take...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd has the night off. reports tonight that the federal government kept research showing the hazards of cell phone use while driving a secret. now the report is being made public. keith daniels live along the jfx in baltimore. with more on the story. >> jennifer, that's right. live along the jfx where cars are moving. many with drivers, on cell phones. now we have learned a study for the national highway traffic safety administration showed chatting or texting behind the wheel could be as bad as driving while drunk. the practice cost nearly 1000 deaths, and 240,000 accidents, overall, in 2002. study completed. and federal officials in 2003. and kept secret until now. critics, including a man with a personal connection, say keeping that report secret borders on being criminal. >> any time you are behind the wheel and the vehicle is moving, you should be concentrating on driving the vehicle. not using those devices. that in an instant can change lives of people forever. >> it changed russell hurd's live. his
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd has the night off. reports tonight that the federal government kept research showing the hazards of cell phone use while driving a secret. now the report is being made public. keith daniels live along the jfx in baltimore. with more on the story. >> jennifer, that's right. live along the jfx where cars are moving. many with drivers, on cell phones. now we have learned a study for the national highway traffic safety administration showed...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. nashville police announce today the death of steve mcnair is classified as a murder-suicide. >> and today they released the 911 call after the shooting. >> i think things -- i think they are hurt in there. and he call me because he know i am a man's best man. so i check on him. and he is -- it is not looking good in here. >> that call from steve mcnair's friend robert gaddy, called to the scene by another friend of steve mcnair's. now ballistic tests prove the girlfriend sahel kazemi killed steve mcnair and can turned the gun on herself. police believe the former ravens quarterback was asleep on the couch when shot. and police released more on what sahel kazemi told friends in the days leading up to the killing. >> over the last five to seven days of sahel kazemi's life our investigation is learning that she had become very distraught and on two occasions told friends & associates, that her life was all messed up. and that she was going to end it all. >> police say sahel kazemi recent
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. nashville police announce today the death of steve mcnair is classified as a murder-suicide. >> and today they released the 911 call after the shooting. >> i think things -- i think they are hurt in there. and he call me because he know i am a man's best man. so i check on him. and he is -- it is not looking good in here. >> that call from steve mcnair's friend robert gaddy, called to the scene by another friend of steve mcnair's. now...
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and now here is jennifer gilbert with the "late edition". >> this is my first international game. >> excitement over soccer. why fans are being warned to show up early. >> a couple, and crime. what this husband and wife are accused of doing. >> and a manatee makes an appearance in maryland. where the creature was spotted this time. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. excitement is brewing in baltimore as soccer fans get ready for the world class ac milan and chelsea match up. the downtown area is expected to be packed tomorrow night. and that has led to concerns about traffic. karen parks is here now with the latest. karen? >> jennifer this is a sold out game. there will be more than 70,000 fans in downtown baltimore. and traffic could be tough. the baltimore department of city transportation said traffic and parking modifications will be in effect for friday night's game that starts at 8:00. all parking restrictions and residential permit parking regulations will be str
and now here is jennifer gilbert with the "late edition". >> this is my first international game. >> excitement over soccer. why fans are being warned to show up early. >> a couple, and crime. what this husband and wife are accused of doing. >> and a manatee makes an appearance in maryland. where the creature was spotted this time. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news "late edition". >> hello, i am...
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>> good evening i'm jennifer gilbert. fire chief responds to questions concerned of safety in the wake of budget cuts 6 fire companies are temporarily closed and more reductions are in the works. kathleen. >> reporter: is not in jeopardy more cuts may be coming. 6 fire companies are closed every shift due to the elimination of over time pay. in the first interview chief jim says timeses are tough. he will reduce the budget by 7.5 million dollars. since the mayor requested all departments cut 5 percent. >> i will not guarantee there will not be permanent closings or layoffs or any of those things. i can't take any of that off the table. i hope there are no layoffs and thankfully in the fire department we have not had any. baltimore's fire department is the best in the country and an effective firefighting force. at 10 findute what companies are closed now as a result of the close urs. kathleen, fox news at 5:30. >> governor o'malley and public works approved 280 million dollars in cuts from the state budget. it is the firs
>> good evening i'm jennifer gilbert. fire chief responds to questions concerned of safety in the wake of budget cuts 6 fire companies are temporarily closed and more reductions are in the works. kathleen. >> reporter: is not in jeopardy more cuts may be coming. 6 fire companies are closed every shift due to the elimination of over time pay. in the first interview chief jim says timeses are tough. he will reduce the budget by 7.5 million dollars. since the mayor requested all...
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. >>> hello, i'm jennifer gilbert. >> and i'm jeff barnd. >>> breaking news out of mount washington light rail station. police say a woman was struck by a train there. >> melinda is live with what happened there. >> reporter: it appears the woman was trying to cross the tracks behind me when she was suddenly struck by a light rail train. other riders say she was bleeding and does appear to have some injuries. she was rushed to the hospital. and we're told it does seem her injuries are not life-threatening. while we're until waiting for information from investigators, we did talk to other riders as to how this could have happened. to cross you would have to step out around the train to do so. they also saying many riders cross in a of hurry and there are curves on both sides of the tracks here, on both sides of this light rail stop, making it very difficult to see trains coming in either direction. so while they say it is very rare that someone is ever hit crossing the tracks, riders say they have seen plenty of near misses. mta officials are here on scene. they are still investigating and
. >>> hello, i'm jennifer gilbert. >> and i'm jeff barnd. >>> breaking news out of mount washington light rail station. police say a woman was struck by a train there. >> melinda is live with what happened there. >> reporter: it appears the woman was trying to cross the tracks behind me when she was suddenly struck by a light rail train. other riders say she was bleeding and does appear to have some injuries. she was rushed to the hospital. and we're told it...
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i'm jennifer gilbert. we begin with breaking news out of south baltimore. firefighters on the scene of a fire at baltimore and cary streets. there are several people being treated at the scene, including a firefighter. we will have more information as soon as it becomes available. we're just getting video in just now of the scene. that is the scene of this fire taking place in south baltimore. we have word tonight that people have been critically injured in this fire and also again, a firefighter hurt in this fire that is going on right now in south baltimore. we will update you with more details as soon as that becomes available. >>> we are following a developing story out of anne arundel county. cars crash, spending 10 people to the hospital. we have video just back from that scene. this crash happened around 8:00 at steel meadows and jacobs road. those hurt range in age from 29 to 3 years old. 1 person has life-threatening injuries, we're told. we don't know how that crash happened. >>> we have new information tonight about the man who shot baltimore cit
i'm jennifer gilbert. we begin with breaking news out of south baltimore. firefighters on the scene of a fire at baltimore and cary streets. there are several people being treated at the scene, including a firefighter. we will have more information as soon as it becomes available. we're just getting video in just now of the scene. that is the scene of this fire taking place in south baltimore. we have word tonight that people have been critically injured in this fire and also again, a...
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i'm jennifer gilbert. storms hit maryland, causing major damage in several parts of our region. heavy winds and rain made it through, uprooting trees. they ended up falling on power lines and blocking streets. >> it was unreal. i had never seen anything like this in my life. branches were flying. leaves were flying. debris everywhere. we started hearing hail against the window and that's where i thought the window was definitely going to shatter. >> i looked at my husband and was wondering if maybe there was a tornado. we pulled down the driveway and there were more and more trees down. then we saw the huge 1 blocking the entrance to our court. >>reporter: there was a similar scene where the storms even brought down more trees and damaged at least one home there. in baltimore county, 21,000 customers are without power tonight. repair crews have restored service to over 7,000 homes since the storm began. there are some other smaller power outages in other areas of the state tonight. >>> things seemed to have calmed down in most parts of our area. vytas reid has the information. >
i'm jennifer gilbert. storms hit maryland, causing major damage in several parts of our region. heavy winds and rain made it through, uprooting trees. they ended up falling on power lines and blocking streets. >> it was unreal. i had never seen anything like this in my life. branches were flying. leaves were flying. debris everywhere. we started hearing hail against the window and that's where i thought the window was definitely going to shatter. >> i looked at my husband and was...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. money and cops. the baltimore city police department is getting $10 million in federal stimulus funds. to help crackdown on crime. funds come from a grant program called "cops." keith daniels is here now to talk about what city cops plan to do with the money. keith? >> well, jennifer, police commissioner fred bealefield said money will be used to put more foot patrols on the street. now governor o'malley was in philadelphia today, taking part in the announcement with vice-president biden. maryland gets $23 million for eight police departments. baltimore city cut is 10 million. mayor sheila dixon said the money will be used to hire 50 new police officers, all of them, again, part of the foot patrols, as part of a strategy to help the department win back community trust. the federal government will pay officer's salaries and benefits, for three years. then local governments will have to pay. >> we anticipated this and that's why in the past, when we got cop's money and had to cover it. we did not want
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. money and cops. the baltimore city police department is getting $10 million in federal stimulus funds. to help crackdown on crime. funds come from a grant program called "cops." keith daniels is here now to talk about what city cops plan to do with the money. keith? >> well, jennifer, police commissioner fred bealefield said money will be used to put more foot patrols on the street. now governor o'malley was in...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. topping the "late edition" tonight baltimore county coach charged with soliciting sex from a minor. >> karen parks standing by live at baltimore county police headquarters with the latest on the story tonight. karen? >> well, jeff, police say 32-year-old charles fridel attempted to solis sex from a 14-year-old and all started with a text found by her parents. now detectives say they were contacted july 6 from the victim's parents about inappropriate text messaging being sent from 32-year-old charles fridel to their 14-year-old daughter that is the sister of one of the players on the team fridel coaches. police say he requested explicit pictures from the girl and asked to meet her for sex. undercover detectives assume the girl's identified and continued to have conversations with fridel. set up a meeting and that's when he was arrested. he is charged with sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child pornography. >> this is a soccer coach that parents entrust. he has breached
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. topping the "late edition" tonight baltimore county coach charged with soliciting sex from a minor. >> karen parks standing by live at baltimore county police headquarters with the latest on the story tonight. karen? >> well, jeff, police say 32-year-old charles fridel attempted to solis sex from a 14-year-old and all started with a text found by her parents. now detectives say they were contacted july 6 from the victim's parents about...
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jennifer gilbert is off tonight. police presence remains strong in east baltimore following a bloody weekend. 22 people shot. four killed. and outreach worker for a gang mediation program was among 12 shot at a cookout recently in east baltimore. that happened sunday. today members of the mediation organization respond by taking to the streets. karen parks was there. >> well, jeff, tonight safe street workers marched around the block waving signs and chanting in east baltimore in response to sunday's shooting. but the question remains: is this enough to make a difference? >> it is a wake-up call. because the people have to know, and realize, it is right around their corner also. >> a safe streets worker was shot at sunday's cookout and now becomes a witness to a shooting in involving what police call a drug war. but workers rely on trust within the community. and we're told rarely report incriminating information to police. safe street workers would not speak to us, after inviting us to the march. but another group k
jennifer gilbert is off tonight. police presence remains strong in east baltimore following a bloody weekend. 22 people shot. four killed. and outreach worker for a gang mediation program was among 12 shot at a cookout recently in east baltimore. that happened sunday. today members of the mediation organization respond by taking to the streets. karen parks was there. >> well, jeff, tonight safe street workers marched around the block waving signs and chanting in east baltimore in response...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. we begin tonight with breaking news in west baltimore. where a child has been hit by a car. >> it happened before 10:00 along stricker street in west lafayette avenue. young boy struck by a car that fled the scene. the boy was rushed to the hospital. no word yet on his condition. >> well, startling discovery and few clues. a man found dead in a car, and tonight investigators are calling it a suspicious death. >> keith daniels standing by live in northeast baltimore with the rest of the story. keith? >> well, jeff, live in the lake mont bellow neighborhood. quiet community. beautiful place. neighbors say there is exercise path that circles the lake here, again, quiet place. and they say there is very little crime here. but earlier today, this peaceful place turned into a crime scene early this morning. after the alarming discovery of a man's body in a parked white car, in the 3400 block of lake mont bellow drive. investigators say a jogger found the man slumped over the wheel. then called 911. police are calling it a suspicious death. inve
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. we begin tonight with breaking news in west baltimore. where a child has been hit by a car. >> it happened before 10:00 along stricker street in west lafayette avenue. young boy struck by a car that fled the scene. the boy was rushed to the hospital. no word yet on his condition. >> well, startling discovery and few clues. a man found dead in a car, and tonight investigators are calling it a suspicious death. >> keith daniels standing by...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. gallop poll released today shows support for health care reform is slipping. president tried to give answers tonight about his ideas for reforming health care. nicole collins is live tonight in washington with the latest. nicole? >> tonight president obama said the american people and the american economy will benefit most from health care reform. but he did not give a clear answer as to how that reform will be paid for. although he did say he supports taxing the wealthy, and keeping the financial burden of reform off of struggling families. >> president barack obama took his case for health care reform to prime time america. >> if we do not control these costs, we will not be able to control our deficit. if we do not reform health care. your premiums, and out-of-pocket costs will continue to skyrocket. >> while key congress can al committees are still working out details of the legislation, the president emphasized points of agreement. americans happy with their current insurance wou
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. gallop poll released today shows support for health care reform is slipping. president tried to give answers tonight about his ideas for reforming health care. nicole collins is live tonight in washington with the latest. nicole? >> tonight president obama said the american people and the american economy will benefit most from health care reform. but he did not give a clear answer as to how that reform will be paid for....
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. we begin tonight with breaking news out of baltimore county where two people have been shot. >> happened after 9:30 in middle river. police say two were shot near starwood court. >> one flown to shock trauma, the other taken to bayview. now there is also late word tonight of a separate double shooting. this one in woodlawn. it happened near lord baltimore drive and barkley woods road. one person was shot in the neck. the other in the arm. and we have crews on the way to both of these scenes. and we will bring you more information as soon as it becomes available. >> an elderly woman dies of natural causes and relative stores the body in a freezer for weeks and it is not illegal. >> grandson of doris lee cook believes his two aunts did not notify authorities because they were in shock. unless the death is ruled a homicide no one is charged. no law that forces family members to notify police if a loved one dies of natural causes. >> i find it to be outrageous that someone would just drop
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. we begin tonight with breaking news out of baltimore county where two people have been shot. >> happened after 9:30 in middle river. police say two were shot near starwood court. >> one flown to shock trauma, the other taken to bayview. now there is also late word tonight of a separate double shooting. this one in woodlawn. it happened near lord baltimore drive and barkley woods road. one person was shot in the neck. the other in the arm. and we...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. second teenager has died, one day after he and another teen were found on the light rail tracks near the lutherville station. >> identified as connor peterson and kyle wankmiller 17. mta said the two were spotted lying on tracks 3:15 p.m. sunday. officials don't yet know how the victims died. but one passenger claims the teens were struck by a train. >> i would say that they were laying on the tracks, i would say, a little over an hour, sure. it is very feasible for me to believe that they were there for a good hour. from the time 2:15 hit initially to the 3:15 train, and the people actually realizing that they had hit children. >> mta officials say there is no obvious evidence that the teens were hit by a train. but they confirm one of the train cars sustained some sort of impact. >> young man is dead tonight after drowning in a dundalk creek. friends and witnesses say he may have had a seizure while swimming. melinda roeder has more on the tragedy, and the efforts to try to save him
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. second teenager has died, one day after he and another teen were found on the light rail tracks near the lutherville station. >> identified as connor peterson and kyle wankmiller 17. mta said the two were spotted lying on tracks 3:15 p.m. sunday. officials don't yet know how the victims died. but one passenger claims the teens were struck by a train. >> i would say that they were laying on the tracks, i would say, a little over an hour, sure. it...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. thousands of jackson fans that won a lottery got to be a part of the historic memorial today. the rest of the world watched it on television. >> susan rosen is live from the staples center in los angeles with more on the memorial and the private service held by the family. susan? >> the world lost a great performer, and an 11-year-old girl lost her daughter. some of the highlights of this incredible public memorial seen around the world. for the incomparable michael jackson. >> a farewell fit to the king. of pop. michael jackson graced the stage for one last time. his casket at the center of a celebrity studded celebration of his life and music. >> i am here representing millions of fans around the world who grew up listening to michael. being inspired, and loving michael from a distance. >> miriah carrie, lionel ritchie, stevie wonder and jennifer hudson among the artists that performed at the staple center in los angeles. as 20,000 of jackson's family, friends and fans joined togeth
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. thousands of jackson fans that won a lottery got to be a part of the historic memorial today. the rest of the world watched it on television. >> susan rosen is live from the staples center in los angeles with more on the memorial and the private service held by the family. susan? >> the world lost a great performer, and an 11-year-old girl lost her daughter. some of the highlights of this incredible public memorial seen around the world. for the...
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. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. the investigation into the deaths of two teens struck by a light rail train takes a new twist tonight. >> baltimore county police recently took over the case and they are speaking out about it for the first time. hoping that will lead to new clues as to what went wrong. >> melinda roeder standing by live from the light rail stop in lutherville with the story tonight. melinda? >> two boys walking on the tracks not far from here when struck by one of the trains. happened more than a week ago. and tonight the parents and police are still looking for answers. >> blowing the horn loud. i hear them every day, from here. and, i think, they would have moved out of the way, of course. >> gary peterson has been asking questions ever since the accident. his son, and stepson were killed after being hit by a light rail train as they walked along the tracks. they did that regularly. but the train was not on a regular course. that day authorities say the train was using an alternate rack due to debr
. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. the investigation into the deaths of two teens struck by a light rail train takes a new twist tonight. >> baltimore county police recently took over the case and they are speaking out about it for the first time. hoping that will lead to new clues as to what went wrong. >> melinda roeder standing by live from the light rail stop in lutherville with the story tonight. melinda? >> two boys walking on...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. new information tonight reveals more about what happened to the two teenagers that died after being found on the light rail tracks in lutherville. >> mta police reviewed video from a security camera on board one of the trains. as john rydell reports now. investigators now know what happened. >> i don't believe this. >> a distraught father struggles for answers. gary peterson the father of connor, and he kyle kyle his stepson. both died after struck by a light rail train. >> i don't think that my son would be right in front of a train. i think, there was something -- something went on. >> the mta initially say eight fare inspector spotted the two teens inside the tracks. no one saw them walking or being struck. video from the train shows the teens were struck from behind, and run over near the lutherville station. >> because one of the trains was disabled at the lutherville station, it forced the mta to divert all trains to the southbound tracks. >> and since the two teens were walking
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. new information tonight reveals more about what happened to the two teenagers that died after being found on the light rail tracks in lutherville. >> mta police reviewed video from a security camera on board one of the trains. as john rydell reports now. investigators now know what happened. >> i don't believe this. >> a distraught father struggles for answers. gary peterson the father of connor, and he kyle kyle his stepson. both died...
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jennifer gilbert is off tonight. first this evening, after the sweltering heat of a day, there will be some dangerous weather going into the weekend. chief meteorologist vytas reid joins us with a first look at the sky watch forecast. vytas. >> hot day out there with humid conditions, but looks like we saw a quiet day thunderstorm wise. storms north and south of us but changing tomorrow. hd radar shows quiet conditions. slight chance for a stray overnight shower. and talk about what's coming our way. active weather building in tomorrow afternoon. we should get some pretty good heavy amounts of rain. also gusty thunderstorms possible. looking off to the westover west virginia. and parts of southern indiana, heavy rain northern kentucky, louisville. and look at the low pressure pushing west of portions of nashville where they have had tornado warnings. this is a low tracking our direction that will give us the potential for maybe severe weather. in fact, the storm prediction center out of norman oklahoma has issued a s
jennifer gilbert is off tonight. first this evening, after the sweltering heat of a day, there will be some dangerous weather going into the weekend. chief meteorologist vytas reid joins us with a first look at the sky watch forecast. vytas. >> hot day out there with humid conditions, but looks like we saw a quiet day thunderstorm wise. storms north and south of us but changing tomorrow. hd radar shows quiet conditions. slight chance for a stray overnight shower. and talk about what's...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. two months after bribery charges were dropped against her. helen holton is back in the hot seat. myranda stephens is live outside of city hall with more on the new charges tonight. myranda? >> jennifer, just when you thought she was in the clear. baltimore county councilwoman helen holton is facing criminal charges once again. but her attorney is confident that just like the last time, these new charges won't stick either. >> i am glad that justice has been served. >> that was baltimore city council woman helen holton back in may. after bribery charges against her were dropped. >> i thank my attorneys, but most importantly i want to thank the many people of faith that have prayed in support of me. and this issue. >> but the celebration did not last long. today state prosecutor robert rohrbaugh announced a grand jury indicted holtton and john pad rack kiss on new charges of conspiracy to violate campaign finance laws. according to the law, holtton seeking reelection back in 2007 met wi
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. two months after bribery charges were dropped against her. helen holton is back in the hot seat. myranda stephens is live outside of city hall with more on the new charges tonight. myranda? >> jennifer, just when you thought she was in the clear. baltimore county councilwoman helen holton is facing criminal charges once again. but her attorney is confident that just like the last time, these new charges won't stick...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. search is on for two men in the violent attack on two women in downtown baltimore. happened after day break, in what is usually a busy intersection. keith daniels live downtown tonight near the scene with the latest on the attack. >> live at map and pratt street. it can be a busy corner with cars coming and going. and tourists pass this way too. and two men bold enough to try to sexually assault a woman here. >> katy hughes takes a daily walk in downtown baltimore. she lives in the area. she is out, usually in the early morning hours, before work. alone. but now. >> i guess i will bring the dogs with me. >> old habits will change. someone tried to rape a woman where katy walks. police say it happened at pratt and sharp street. near the convention center. and several hotels, at what is usually a busy intersection. but it was early saturday morning, at about 6:15. not as many people were around. >> i mean, it is very unsettling, especially being a young girl. working in the city. >> the
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. search is on for two men in the violent attack on two women in downtown baltimore. happened after day break, in what is usually a busy intersection. keith daniels live downtown tonight near the scene with the latest on the attack. >> live at map and pratt street. it can be a busy corner with cars coming and going. and tourists pass this way too. and two men bold enough to try to sexually assault a woman here. >>...
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jennifer gilbert is off tonight. mayor sheila dixon reindicted tonight on perjury and misconduct charges. serious charges the judge tossed out earlier this year. you may recall. keith daniels is live at city hall with the latest on the story tonight. keith, what can you tell us at this hour? >> jeff, city hall probe that won't go away. and tonight new charges against mayor sheila dixon. >> at a downtown hotel it is business as usual for mayor sheila dixon. she is the key note speaker at the 3rd annual women's business forum. dixon dressed in athletic wear bikeed to the event. but before she spoke, she talked to reporters. >> my reaction is, shiela, stay focused. >> about her being indicted again. >> that's the bottom line. you know, i am not going to stop one beat, and continue with the progress of the city. and that's what this focus is. we have a lot of issues in the city. >> dixon faces nine counts, including misconduct in office. misappropriations, and perjury. and theft. some of the same offenses originally dism
jennifer gilbert is off tonight. mayor sheila dixon reindicted tonight on perjury and misconduct charges. serious charges the judge tossed out earlier this year. you may recall. keith daniels is live at city hall with the latest on the story tonight. keith, what can you tell us at this hour? >> jeff, city hall probe that won't go away. and tonight new charges against mayor sheila dixon. >> at a downtown hotel it is business as usual for mayor sheila dixon. she is the key note...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. a city and fans bid farewell to an nfl star tonight in nashville. >> also a baltimore presence at the memorial for former tennessee titan and raven steve mcnair. we are live with the story tonight. keith. >> steve mcnair spent about two years playing with the ravens here. he led the team to the playoffs one of the years. and tonight, fans are remembering the player, and the man. >> it is a day to say goodbye to the former tennessee titans and ravens' quarterback. steve mcnair. >> ♪ . >> an estimated 5000 people attended the public memorial service at mt. zion baptist church in nashville. to pay their respects. >> steve lived life to the fullest. he celebrated life. he was, to know him was to know that steve smiled, and never met a stranger. >> steve mcnair's wife, close friends and ex-teammates all at mt. zion where the family attended since moving to nashville in 1997. and an emotional derrick masons titan and ravens' teammate was at the service with moving words about his friend.
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. a city and fans bid farewell to an nfl star tonight in nashville. >> also a baltimore presence at the memorial for former tennessee titan and raven steve mcnair. we are live with the story tonight. keith. >> steve mcnair spent about two years playing with the ravens here. he led the team to the playoffs one of the years. and tonight, fans are remembering the player, and the man. >> it is a day to say goodbye to the former tennessee titans...
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. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. >> if you think you are paying too much in utility bills you may be correct. new survey shows people in baltimore on city are paying the highest utility rates in the united states. myranda stephens is live in north baltimore with the latest on this interesting story tonight. myranda? >> yes, it is jeff and jennifer. baltimore is known for a lot of things, seas food, sports and now highest utility bills in the entire country. >> on the hottest day of the week, lauren white is tempted to crank up the ac but a check of the electricity bill cools the idea. >> i don't run it often. >> lauren has a hard time paying the high utility bills and got a roommate to help irrelevant. but her situation should not be a surprise. according to a new survey, baltimore residents are paying the highest utility bills in the country. >> are we? i didn't know that. >> consumer website white fence.com on reports that in june, the average utility bill for baltimore, including electricity, gas and cable, was about $354. that's nearly $100 more than the national average, of $264. even h
. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. >> if you think you are paying too much in utility bills you may be correct. new survey shows people in baltimore on city are paying the highest utility rates in the united states. myranda stephens is live in north baltimore with the latest on this interesting story tonight. myranda? >> yes, it is jeff and jennifer. baltimore is known for a lot of things, seas food, sports and now highest utility bills in the entire country. >> on the...
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. >> hello, i am jeff jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off. baltimore city is trying to recover from a violent weekend. 22 people shot. four died. here is a look at the shootings. four people shot saturday. two of those victims died. rest of the shootings happened sunday. including 12 people shot at a party in the twenty six hundred block of ashland avenue. no one killed there. but a 2-year-old girl and pregnant woman among those injured. attack happened at a cookout in east baltimore last night. police and mayor sheila dixon are speaking out about the violence today. keith daniels live at police headquarters with more tonight. keith? >> well, jennifer, so far police have made no arrests. and they have increased presence in the area. including adding nearly 40-foot patrols to the streets after a violent weekend, and a backyard attack. >> it happened at a cookout in the backyard of a home in the 2600 block of ashland avenue. police say someone walked into the alley, at 9:00 sunday night. and opened fire. >> never seen nothing like it. >> guests
. >> hello, i am jeff jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off. baltimore city is trying to recover from a violent weekend. 22 people shot. four died. here is a look at the shootings. four people shot saturday. two of those victims died. rest of the shootings happened sunday. including 12 people shot at a party in the twenty six hundred block of ashland avenue. no one killed there. but a 2-year-old girl and pregnant woman among those injured. attack happened at a cookout in east baltimore last...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. city bar is hit by county police. it is an investigation stretching from baltimore county, to fell's point. >> and tonight, we have learned federal agents are involved too. keith daniels live at the bar in fell's point with the story you are seeing i first on fox. keith? >> jennifer, live outside of cheerleaders, business and residential neighbors say it is a nuisance they want to see the place closed. permanently. but tonight, police investigation has shut it down. >> the cheerleaders sports bar in the 700 block of south broadway. it has been called a troubled place, slapped with about $5000 in fines. from the city's liquor board, for a variety of violations since may of last year. >> including three counts of underage drinking on three separate occasions. fire safety code violations. failure to keep employee records available as well. >> someone attacked a young woman at the bar last spring. this is the security video at cheerleaders after the fight. it left her with a broken nose. and lacerated liver. a bar beating
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. city bar is hit by county police. it is an investigation stretching from baltimore county, to fell's point. >> and tonight, we have learned federal agents are involved too. keith daniels live at the bar in fell's point with the story you are seeing i first on fox. keith? >> jennifer, live outside of cheerleaders, business and residential neighbors say it is a nuisance they want to see the place closed....
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. carroll county teenager is dead. the victim of an accused drunk driver. four others are hurt after the deadly crash, and tonight maryland state police are investigating. keith daniels live at the westminster barrack with the story. keith? >> jennifer, troopers have arrested kevin smith. he lives in frederick county. faces several charges tonight. including automobile homicide, and driving while under the influence. he is in jail. while the victim's family mourns a loss. >> i cannot even put into words how i feel about it. >> for melinda it is an unwelcomed, unbelievable reality. her daughter kaitlin is dead. she was 15. >> one day we are talking about school supplies, and joking roundabout shopping, and the next day i am at a funeral parlor picking out a casket. >> she died sunday night across the street from her home in the 1100 block of francis scott key highway in key mar. maryland state police say kevin smith was drunk when he crashed, killed kaitlin and injured four of her friends. that had stopped by. >> invest
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. jeff barnd is off tonight. carroll county teenager is dead. the victim of an accused drunk driver. four others are hurt after the deadly crash, and tonight maryland state police are investigating. keith daniels live at the westminster barrack with the story. keith? >> jennifer, troopers have arrested kevin smith. he lives in frederick county. faces several charges tonight. including automobile homicide, and driving while under the influence. he is...
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. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. one man is dead tonight after gun fire rings out behind a house in northeast baltimore. >> that led to a standoff with police. cops thought they had the suspect trapped in a house near the shooting. but he is on the loose. >> keith daniels live tonight with more on the story. keith? >> well, jennifer, that's right. the suspect is on the run. police are not releasing any details about the man. but tonight we do know he is wanted for murder. >> at first, someone heard gunshots. several bullets fired in the rear of the 2900 block of the alameda. right behind frazier's grandmother's home. >> i need to go back to west baltimore. this is too much. >> it happened at about 3:30 in broad daylight monday. baltimore city police moved in. neighbors stepped out. to get a look. caught by surprise. >> scary to me. very scary. >> police found the body of this man. >> 45. >> lying in the alley, shot multiple times. the victim's mother told us his name is antoine witherspoon. he was 28. cruisers scramb
. >> good evening, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. one man is dead tonight after gun fire rings out behind a house in northeast baltimore. >> that led to a standoff with police. cops thought they had the suspect trapped in a house near the shooting. but he is on the loose. >> keith daniels live tonight with more on the story. keith? >> well, jennifer, that's right. the suspect is on the run. police are not releasing any details about the man. but...
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. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. young man is dead after drowning near a dock in dundalk county. >> friends and crews try to save him. melinda roeder is live with more. >> witnesses say cedric may have suffered a seizure before he drowned. one minute he was swimming and the next he was struggling to breathe and stay afloat. >> he was in the water for 15 minutes. >> it was several minutes before divers could reach the victim. they tried their best to save him. >> they worked on him vigorously for, at least, 10 minutes. >> for neighbors near the water the drowning him comes as a shock. >> never seen anything like this. >> for those that knew the victim the ordeal is terrifying. >> i could not breathe. >> erica blunt was swimming with the young man 20 feet from the pier when he began to struggle. he was swimming and then he said help season and went under. and we could not do anything. and then i tried to get up to call the police, and a woman jumped in, and a man, she was in there and tried to hold him up and he slippe
. >> hello, i am jennifer gilbert. >> and i am jeff barnd. young man is dead after drowning near a dock in dundalk county. >> friends and crews try to save him. melinda roeder is live with more. >> witnesses say cedric may have suffered a seizure before he drowned. one minute he was swimming and the next he was struggling to breathe and stay afloat. >> he was in the water for 15 minutes. >> it was several minutes before divers could reach the victim. they...
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pete gilbert is live in the thick of it all. >> it's interesting. baltimore has always been a good soccer town. but this is a far grander scale. would baltimore embrace it? as jennifer franciotti reports, absolutely. >> it's a huge event. we're bringing two of the greatest clubs in the world coming in to play soccer in our city. >> the president of the baltimore blast is talking about tonight's match between a.c. milan and chelsea. a month ago the blast formed a partnership with chelsea and in concert with the state of maryland and the baltimore ravens m&t bank stadium will take the global stage for a world-class soccer competition. >> hopefully we can develop some relationships with these european clubs and start to bring them over more often. >> of all the stops on the tour, bought has been the only sowledoud venue. a bid is already placed to host the world cup in 2018. so the pressure is on for folks like don, who is in charge of field operations for the ravens. on friday his crews began rolling out 90,000 square feet of high-end sod rented from
pete gilbert is live in the thick of it all. >> it's interesting. baltimore has always been a good soccer town. but this is a far grander scale. would baltimore embrace it? as jennifer franciotti reports, absolutely. >> it's a huge event. we're bringing two of the greatest clubs in the world coming in to play soccer in our city. >> the president of the baltimore blast is talking about tonight's match between a.c. milan and chelsea. a month ago the blast formed a partnership...