roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> thank you. >>> baltimore county police busy investigating suv crash that left a 6-year-old dead and seven others hurt. the crash happened around 6:00 last night. police say the suv was going southbound when it crossed the median. many passengers who were teenagers suffered fractures, cuts and bruises. passengers were taken to john's hopkins hospital. >>> police were investigating a crash involving a motorcycle and a dirt bike. police tell us that the motorcycle was going northbound on north gillmore street when it approached a dirt bike from behind. witnesses tell police the driver of the dirt bike had a 2- year-old sitting on the back of the bike. the motorcyclist swerved to avoid the dirt bike. he was taken to the hospital where he died. the dirt bike and the person on it don't believe the bikes were racing. >>> for 43 years the memorial gardens honored fallen soldiers on memorial day. today that tradition continued. soldiers with ties to maryland who were killed in operation iraqi freedom since may 2009 were honored today. ceremony is held every ye

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> a developing story involving teachers in howard county. the county's board of education and group that represents the county educators reached a tentative agreement about a new salary benefits package for employees. it includes salary scale adjustment of $500 and reduction in the board's contribution to medical benefits from 90 to 87%. the board says changes were necessary to offset the impact of rising healthcare costs on the school's budget system. >>> while the state of maryland is posting its lowest violent crime stats since the 1970's. howard county is seeing a bit of an increase. from 2007 to 2009 howard county has seen an increase of more than 100 cases of violent crime. most of those cases aggravated assault. police say it is because a new unit dedicated to domestic violence is focusing on reporting abuse which is often an aggravated assault. >> we think people are reporting these cases not only more freak wept -- frequently but accurately. we think now that we have a unit focused on domestic violence the cases going in the system

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> latest on a maryland woman ordered by a cult leader to starve her son. she'll spend five years on probation and time in a resident, treatment facility. a judge sentenced her today. she pleaded guilty to child abuse resulting in the death of her 1-year-old son. the plea agreement said if her son the resurrected the plea will be with drawn. >>> in ann arundel county a devastating turn of events for a family of a 15-year-old swept away in the river. the boy jumped in the river and tried to swim across but the current was too strong. two friends tried their best to save him but couldn't reach him. the currents nearly took them under. there was no signs of foul play or evidence of trauma to the victim. >>> university of maryland handed over 87 minutes of missing security footage from the night one student was beaten by prince george's county police. tonight we have a statement from the school. >>> police are beefing up patrols tonight around york road near the tonight university campus. they are investigating a home invasion at an offcampus house where t

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> thank you. >>> definitely a hot topic. people are talking at the story online. especially on facebook. we ask what the most important issue facing maryland's next governor? 82% say jobs. 6% say healthcare. 5% say education. 5% think maryland's environment is number one. >>> there have been questions regarding whether or not city council president jack young lives in baltimore county. today the politician believes he finally answer had the accusation by another media organization. he took us on a tour of his home on east madison street. the question of whether or not the council president uses this home stems from a low water bill from the address. young admits he doesn't use that address much. instead he spends more time in a home around the corner. >> i live in baltimore city. both my homes are in baltimore city. i don't know what the issue is. i wanted to put it to rest. >> he owned the madison home since 1978. he says he challenged drug dealers on the corner and they threatened him so he moved around the corner. >>> fir

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2news. >> go to abc 2news for more information. click on money and then the angie's list tab, the nation's leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies that actually help homeowners nationwide find reliable help in more than 500 different categories of service. >>> on tonight's consumer alert, sony is recalling about 233,000 notebook computers. the company says the computers can overheat and burn the user. sony has received about 30 reports of computers overheating, causing the keyboards to become deformed. the recall affects the zpcf 11 series and the zpcc w-2 series notebook computers. the computers have vaio on the front of the outside panel. >>> and the company called radio systems is recalling some 20,000 power adapters for heated pet beds, also because of fire hazard. the company says the metal connectors when removed from the bed can cause -- the recall involves the class 2 transformers that were sold with pet safe heated wellness sleepers. the power adapters are identified by markings plug in class 2 tran

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> a much warmer day today. humid. that helped fuel showers and thunderstorms as they moved into the baltimore area. they are still here now. more on the move in our direction. let's show you where the storms and showers are. bug cluster west of baltimore. i believe we'll get clipped by it. look at maryland's radar. five sweeps scanning skies above maryland. we are finding a heavy line of showers and thunderstorms. not severe. but still heavy downpours moving down i-70 in the direction of ellicott city and eventually they'll push closer in. annapolis across route 50 bridge toward kent island. heavy rain and downpours as well as thunder. more showers the rest of the evening heavy at times. in the 60s. trend for the rest of the week. more wild temperature swings. another chance for rain. it is all coming up. >>> looks like more baltimore workers are taking a hit. am ports incorporated will slash 116 workers in the port of baltimore this summer. they handle shipments of hyundai and kai vehicles. reisn'tly they decided to

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> thank you. >>> one way to avoid the congestion is to take public transportation. getting to and from work may soon get easier. today senators announced more than $16 million in federal funding for maryland transit administration. among other things the money will buy new mart trainings and find the mart west baltimore parking expansion project. >>> over the years coffee as occasionally gotten a bad rap in terms of health concerns. but now your morning cup of joe could provide an important health benefit. >>> helping to make a healthy future for a lot of children. f8 with fios you have instant access to news, traffic and weather without changing the channel. i will be ready for whatever the day throws at me. uh, looks like torrential rain, bumper to bumper traffic and some kind of weird smell downtown. i will be working from home today. my sister's coming. i can make it. i'm sure she's lovely. [ male announcer ] instant weather and traffic without changing the channel and 3 times more very satisfied customers than comcast. call the verizon center for customers wit

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> today's the deadline for filing your tax and hundreds of marylanders filed into the courthouse courtyard in towsend to protest wasteful government spending and taxation. no, they don't look like the cornells that dumped english tea in the boston harbor but the so-called tea party crowd dumped on healthcare laws to stimulus package to the deficit spending and corporate bailouts. >> let's talk about sound money. what do you think about the federal reserve that can just print money? >> boo. >> get ready for the hyper insulation. >> the event featured a free lunch, which after a mock beef tax, a barbeque sauce tax and taxes for the plates and napkin, it ended up costing people $7.50 a piece. >>> tick tock. many taxpayers are watching this day to file taxes. while the number of people filing online has increased over the years many still prefer to mail tax returns. most post offices will stay open longer for the last- filers. the main post office on lafayette street will close earlier. the church circle post office closed ten minutes ago. you are out of luc

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. . >>> the latest now in the debate over the proposal to build a mosque only blocks away from 9/11 ground zero. two leaders, the leader of the catholic church and the city, have suggested it be moved to the new site. it followed the president while he began his vacation in martha's vineyard and while the decision is a local issue the controversy is not. >> people all across the country are weighing in on an open woundped. the plans to build a moving in that site in new york have a lot of people talking and today ripe kuebler had the story. >> building a mosque designates 3 hours due south on the baltimore benches of the park at maryland. >> i think my first impression when i heard about it was, you know, it's -- it's a free county, everybody is fry to do what they want, and i don't see the homeless. but not exactly on ground zero. why not? >> reporter: why is the question people are debating all over the country, trying to strike the delicate balance between the eye deals of this nation and the respect to the dead. >> i think that is a problem. and the pe

roosevelt leftwich abc 2. >>> two people were hurt and a dozen people were forced out of their homes after an apartment fire in morning. the three alarm fire started at 5:30 in an apartment complex in the 9100 block of blue valley. firefighters say two people were trapped and had to be rescued. they were taken to the hospital. their injuries were not life- threatening. still no word yet on what caused the fire. red cross is helping 20 families tonight. >>> now new video of that deadly fire from ann arundel county yesterday. a viewer shot these pictures at the height of the flames. the fire department has yet to identify the couple killed in the fire. but says an elderly woman was rescued. today in edge water neighbors, family and friends continue to stop by the house to see the damage and pay their respects. >> my neighbors said they were there until 3:00 in the morning. it has been hectic. >> people stopping and wanting to see it. >> yeah. it is crazy. it is really sad. >> many people left flowers. others momentos at the base of the home's fence creating a growing memorial. fire dep

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> one of the first black students to enroll in desegregated arkansas schools died at 68. jefferson thomas died yesterday. he and others became the first students to attend little rock high school, they came to be known as the little rock 9. the president dispatched the airborne after the governor tried to prevent them from egg rolling in the school. >>> 10 political signs for one of the candidate running for the county council was vandalised. the middle was sliced out, for sherrie becker, within of 6 people running for office in rout 2. some signs of her opponents were also damaged. becker believes the signs were vandalised between 3:00 and 9:00 this morning. >>> the maryland attorney general is sending a warning about deceitful and misleading campaign literature. doug governance letter issued a statement saying some brochures for the upcoming election falsely implies candidates have been endorsed by state and local leaders. the attorney general says complaints about deceptive practices will be investigated. former governor robert ehrlich's campaign ha

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> thank you. >>> well a family in towsen has a million reasons to be thankful not on for mother's day but every day. how their love for one another is also a fight for life. >>> plus, a story on why the air in your environment could be the cause of some serious illnesses. [ male announcer ] it's a price that starts low and stays low. now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, internet and phone -- guaranteed for two years! it's an amazing offer that could save you hundreds of dollars. call now to lock in this guaranteed low price for two years. with 100% true fiber optics to your home, fios delivers the future and gives you more of what cable doesn't. the best channel lineup and more hd. america's top-rated internet. even facebook and twitter on your tv. enjoy a bigger, better entertainment experience. and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you'll pay the same low price year after year. call now and you'll also get a free dvr for 6 months. get it all for just $99.99 a month with a two-year agreement -- a price guaranteed for two years! don

abc 2 news. >>thanks. the u.s. naval academy says that those that completed an obstacle course needed attention after showing heat xauks. they were called around 10:00 to help four men and the course was intense and includes climbing and jumping over logs. thern on the course for 2 hours and closely monitored. >>> the and maryland department of health and hygiene is investigating why a senior center was without air conditioning for several days. a resident of the raven wood nursing rehab center called 8911 yesterday -- 911. they discovered the facility had been without air conditioning since friday. they plan to investigate why they failed to report the problem. >>> 105 degrees. that's what the thermometer read yesterday at the airport it set a new record. the last record on july 6th was 101 set back in 1999. temperatures are going to be dropping a little bit, bumajor relief expected for several days along the east coast. >> kelly, speaking of the airport, we had an another record of 101. an impr

>> reporter: in baltimore roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> he says the school have a volunteer page on their website where people can offer services to help make the schools better. >>> latest on the attempted bomb attack in new york city. investigators are questioning a man in connection with the foiled attack. police say he's not considered a suspect but he could know something. tonight maryland governor o'malley is speaking out on why this investigation is important to safety here in maryland. >> we have set, as a goal for our state, to be the most prepared when it comes to homeland security. that goal is a goal that stems from the fact that we are located next to our nation's capital. >> investigators say they have lots of surveillance tapes showing a man removing his shirt near the car. but they have not tracked him down. >>> tonight the warnings are over. starting today speeding motorist who blow out posted limits in two school zones in baltimore county will receive $40 citations in the mail. cameras along dundalk elementary and middle schools will snap pictures of cars exceed

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> bail has been set for the three baltimore city officers accused of assaulting a teenager boy last may. the bail for the officer's have been set at $200,000 each. all three men are assaulting two baltimore city teenagers last wind. the officers had been assigned to the violent crimes investigation division and have been suspended. the court date for the officers has not been announced. >>> tonight student at the university of virginia will hold a candle light vigil for murders lacrosse player. friends had their private tributes to the 22-year-old. love was found dead inside of her offcampus apartment monday morning. police say her former boyfriend kicked down her bedroom door, shook her and hit her head against a wall several tim . hest charged with first degree murder. love's family will receive friends in towsen on friday 2:00-4:00 and 7:00-9:00. her funeral services are saturday at 10:00 a.m. >>> charges are not expected against a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian last night. it happened on eastern avenue around 9:30. police say the victim ste

i'll roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> the baltimore ravens teamed up with care first blue cross blue shield to combat homelessness in the area. today officials with another touchdown for healthcare for the homeless were downtown to receive a check for $100,000. the ravens pledge had the every touchdown they scoreed in the 2009 season would result in a $1,000 donated by health organization. they credit the program with helping them get off drugs, off the streets and into a home of their own. >> he helped me. he directed me to this place. he told me who to talk to. he said go see mr. rick. whatever you do just sit there don't move. wait until they come and get you. i was well on my way. >> healthcare for the homeless mission is to provide the residents with health-related services, education and advocacy. >>> it was a beautiful day to take in a game at camden yards. in the end it was still an ugly day for the birds. tampa bay jumped out to a three-run lead in the first inning and never looked back. they beat the o's 9-1 sweeping the series. it was a horrible opening series for the bird

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> thank you rosy. lots of twists and turns, lots of information its you can follow the latest developments on abc2news.com and also on air. >> well dna helped baltimore county police solve a cold rape case. think arrested 27-year-old ronald kirby for the 1997 rape of a 12-year-old girl. the rape had happened in a wooded area in dundalk. now according to police the 12- year-old was walking home from school when kirby approached her from behind and attacked her. investigators say he threatened to kill her if she called police. in 2008 the police re-examined the victim's clothing but nothing turned up until last april. >> that dna last year was put into the code issystem which is a system now for that, and no hits came up. which means that the no names came up that that dna was compared to. however, just a few months ago, it in fact hit on a person whose name is mr. robert kirby. >> he is charged with first down rape. police say if he is ever released by virginia correctional authorities he will be extrad

reporting live roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> we want to run down what we know about antonio martinez. he converted to islam. changed his name to muhammad hussain. he lived as we showed you in northwest baltimore with his wife, and and affidavit reports on september 29th, martinez publicly posted on his facebook page calling for quote, violence to stop the oppression of muslims we have posted that report in its entirety on our web site waiting for you right there at abc2news.com. every day this week abc2 news has brought you breaking news as it happened. the stories were all different, but one thing remains the same, our commitment to bring you breaking news and how it effects all of us. sign up for our breaking news alerts right now on abc2news.com. >>> and the feds are also weighing in tonight on another investigation here in our city. the five alarm fire that shut down the red light district. abc2 news was first to report the bureau of alcohol tobacco firearms and explosives would be sending members of its y9 national response team here. the adf outlined its many resources to deter

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> thanks rosie definitely a hot topic and as expected this story is generating dozens of comments on our w m ar facebook fan page we ask do you think the westboro baptist church should be protected under the first amendment. mary writes in the the west important 0 baptist church feels this way why don't they leave the country. sherry fink writes free speech is an amazing liberty, but it is like any other right we can say and do what we wish as long as we hurt no one else and allow others their privacy. and freddie says sadly the right to free speech includes the right to rude and disrespectful speech and protest. obviously our constitutional rights do not dictate human character. remember we northwest you to sound out 24 hours a day at www.wmar.com. all you have to do is scroll down to the bottom and click on our facebook page. >>> well, dead lock. that's what the jury in the ken harris murder trial said to the judge today. jurors deliberating the charges against the trio accused of killing harris told the judge they could not reach a unanimous decisi

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> a health care at a maryland school. a student in silver spring has an active case of tuberculosis. the high school student has been out of school since the diagnosis last month. students and faculty who had close contact with the student need to be seed tested. they'll receive letters in the mail. >>> a call to action today for baltimore he'ders as they gathered to commemorate hiv vaccination awareness day. they gathered together as part of a mission to find a cure for hiv and aids. advocates say it's especially important that more african- americans get involved because the black community is still among the populations hardest hit by the disease. . >>> because there's stigma, there are misconceptions galore about vaccine trials and we're in the process of education and because hiv is such a dividend nateing subsidize in this nation it is necessary that vaccine, until they develop a coupe, a vaccine would be the next logical step. >> >> now if you would like to take part in the trial call this number (443)803-6909. . >

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> former government ehrlich wants a march for the start of the legislation. the rally is set for 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night as he weighs a possible rematch with current governor o'mally. he's calling for thousands to protest o'mally's fiscal policies. ehrlich organizers say it is a nonpartisan event. >>> some 1600 people have joined a facebook page protesting mayor dixon receiving her $83,000 a year pension. some of the protesters showed up outside city hall taking their message straight to the mayor's office. they believe the city taxpayers should not fund the pension ever a convicted official. soon to be mayor stephanie rawlings blake understands the concerns and is currently studying the issue. >> to do research to review it and to see if there is an opportunity to improve to close the loophole. >> reporter: about 30 people showed up at today's protest. so we want your two cents on the issue. should mayor dixon be getting that 83,000 a year pension. so far, 84% of you say no. 16% say yes. just ahead to abc2news.com and look on the right side of our home pag

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> we want your two cents. do you think the michael vick case brought more attention to dog fighting? log on to our web site at abc2news.com. scroll down and look on the right side of the home page to vote in the online poll. >>> tonight, baltimore city police are investigating a reported rape. it happened sunday morning in the 2400 block of callo avenue in reservoir hill. a woman told officers she was sleeping in her first floor apartment when she awoke and saw a man standing over her. he apparently climbed in through the window. >> that individual then gave her orders, at tw time she complied and he proceeded to rape her. after the sexual assault, he had her clean herself up and left the location. >> police say they are waiting on frens ication evidence to determine whether the attack is an isolated incident or possibly connected to as many as three other rapes in the city. >>> another deadly accident involving washington area's commuter rail system. according to metro, two workers were struck and killed by a

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> thanks rosy. tonight baltimore police are looking for a suspect in a drowning death. they say the body of russell was found at lynch point park, investigators believe the suspect is homeless and spends time in areas near the water. police say he is a fishermen and is known to sleep on the beach. anyone with information about this case is asked to call metro crimestoppers, the number is right there on your screen, 1-866-7-lockup. >>> a former security guard has been charged with impersonating a police officer. they raided the home of 24-year- old darryl lowrie this morning, guns, badges, bulletproof vests and a police light he installed on a crown victoria. also a laptop computer was installed on the center console of the vehicle similar to police crewsers. they are trying to figure out what the former security guard may have done with all of that equipment. >>> a community meeting will be held tonight in northwest baltimore about cars being vandalised with swas stik as. police say the crimes took

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> buffalo city police went sky high on their latest marijuana bust. this is video that we're going to show you from police chopper foxtrot. the aviation unit says they spotted this pot garden from the sky on routine patrols near lincoln park. they scouted it out for nearly a month but eventually had to go in cut down the crop before it could be harvested and sold on the streets. the mayor said this is a prime example of what they were able to save during this year's budget battle. >> and today because of those actions the foxtrot is still airborne fighting crime, drugs and violence and assisting our police officers on the ground every single day. >> in all 34 pot plants were seized at a street value of about $24,000. >>> and a raid at the celebrity car wash on reisterstown road turns up a kilo of cocaine several illegal guns 24-foot boat they arrested lloyd green and sean conley. they also arrested davonte wright and tro flemming. flight days have dropped dramatically. only three flights sat on the tarmac for more than 3 hours in june. that compared w

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> tonight students at virginia university will hold a vigil tonight for the lacrosse student who was found dead inside her offcampus apartment monday morning. her former boyfriend kicked in her bedroom door, shook her and hit her head against the wall several times. he is charged with first degree murder. a viewing for love will be held friday in towsen for 2:00-7:00 and 7:00-9:00. funeral services are set for saturday at 10:00 a.m. in north baltimore. at the cathedral mary our queen. >>> the land lord called to report the [ inaudible ] and neither she norher boyfriend would answer their door. when police arrived at their house they made a grizzly discovery. >> once we made our way inside we found two people deceased in the early stages of decomposition. after we checked around upon further investigation we located a generator that had been inside. obviously it was in the on-position or should have been on. however, the generator had run out of gas. >> police are still awaiting tests but the suspects died from carbon monoxide poisoning. coming up at 6

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> baltimore county police say the murder of a towsend gas station owner was a family afire. charging documents say it was a murder-for-hire plot. porter was arrested along with her brother, sister, nephew and two others for murder william porter last week. all suspects appeared in court today for bail and were all denied bail. her attorney, who unsuccessfully argued for her release today, said he doesn't believe the charges filed against her. >> i believe she tried to call people. she has, always in the past, attempted to help anybody that needed help. >> meanwhile the gas station remains closed and the customers hung a sign memoriallizing ray porter. coming up we'll hear from the exgirlfriend and loyal customers of the gas station. >>> pentagon entrance returned to normal operation today following the shooting last week. both levels reopened this weekend. investigators say john beddell of california opened fire at the entrance last thursday wounded two police officers. he was shot and killed. >>> a towsend man is in jail tonight charged with a hit-and- r

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> well now that the mid-term elections are over there is no doubt that baltimore's new top prosecutor will have a full plate when he officially takes office in january. but how smooth will that transition go for gregg bernstein? christian schaefer sat down with the new city state's attorney and he joins us with more. >> reporter: that's right. touring the election he criticized the conviction rate under patricia jess a mean. he said one of his jobs is going to be figuring out how to improve that. one of the first orders of business will be to figure out how the organizational structure is working and how it isn't. he is also looking into that already right now. he talked about his relationship with the avenue american community, awfully low turn out back in september. and after all that talk of ineffective prosecution, i asked him about the three charged in the murder, all thee were convicted, the convictions came after the primary which was back in september. >> i of course only followed that case by what i read in the newspaper. but from what i had rea

abc 2 news roosevelt leftwich shows us how to erase your car. >>> real estate agent carroll an adams thinks of her car as a mobile office. >> i have a lot of miles on it, so just thought i would explore the option of finding one with les miles. >> after she hit the road in her upgrade she noticed something stored in the bluetooth connection, the previous owner's cell phone contacts. >> mighty sent calls, calls i received, still didn't occur to me i had left it all in the old car. >> reporter: when drivers trade in or sell they don't think about the secret cars hold but experts say they should from the built-in bluetooth to the garage door opener, brian coolly says today's vehicles are like rolling smart phones loaded with permanent information. >> think about it. here is the car you traded in sitting on a used car lot, the garage door is programmed into the garage door opener and your home address can be programmed into the gps system if you didn't think about all this. that's a perfect premade kit for a garage burglary. >> reporter: the good news, he says you don't need to be tech s

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> a fire this morning in west baltimore forced the closure of an elementary school. the fire started in the roof of roosevelt elementary, the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> and you can expect some delays in dunn dock tonight after a 16" water main break. it happened at marine terminal. it may take until after midnight to complete the repairs. both northbound lanes closed to traffic and the southbound lanes have been shifted to accommodate two-way traffic. the water was shot off but it will only affect parts of the terminal. >>> baltimore city teachers are expected to vote on a new contract in two weeks. last month you may recall teachers voted no to a proposed merit-based contract. the teachers current contract expired on october 28th, thousands of teachers defeated the new contract that called for pay based on performance rather than seniority and degrees. many teachers said they just didn't have enough information or time about the deal to vote for its approval. >>> democracy 2010 tonight. president obama has invited the republican and democr

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> thanks rosy. >>> president barack obama says the country has lost a voice of principle and reason with the passing of senator robert byrd. he says byrd had a passion for the senate and held the deepest respect for members of both parties. he became a champion over the years for west virginia. >> losing a friend, losing a mentor, and losing a champion for the state of west virginia of the united states of america is one that will never be replaced. there will never be another robert cbyrd. >> he died earlier today at a virginia area hospital. he was 92 years old. >>> well it's the hot topic in maryland's politics. who will republican roberter lick pick as his running mate for the governor's race. he says he will make his announcement in a couple of days on his facebook page. march tip o'malley in a gubinatorial rematch. >>> congressman dutch ruin effortsburg will run for his fifth attempt. he represents second district which includes baltimore, and anne arundel county. and frank karadzic aville has filed for re-election as well. he stopped in his dis

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> as rosy said this deadly crash comes just days after off duty city detective in canton, ryan stephenson, died saturday night when police say shawn jams threw a piece of concrete hitting the detective in the head. investigators say he was killed in an argument over a parking space. a viewing for stevenson is saturday at the vaughn green funeral home from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. and the funeral services scheduled for monday at 11:00 at the new antioch baptist church. >>> you know, you can help the families of these and all fallen officers in baltimore city. the signal 13 foundation provides assistance to officers and their families. signal 13 can always use donation s to find out how you can help out head to our web site at and 2news.com. >>> a little bit of interesting weather across maryland. sunshine this morning, patchy frost north and west, we'll see that again tonight. in fact it is getting or has gotten pretty windy out there this afternoon, let's take a look first at so some of these wind gusts, woo customer gusted to do down in dc a steady wind i

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 new pz. >>> as we fist told you at 5:00, police say they have arrested and charged a man in connection with the downtown murder of a security guard last month. authorities say 23-year-old eric rhodes was arrested this afternoon and charged with killing james ball. ball was shot and killed february 20th while working as an overnight security guard at the bank of america headquarters downtown. >>> the baltimore county police say it was a closed- circuit tv that helped them catch the people accused of murdering a towson gas station owner. william raymond porter was killed last week at the hess station on joppa road. police arrested his wife along with three members of her family and two others in the murder for hire plot. police say they were able to piece together the real story based on several video clips from surveillance cameras up and down joppa road. county councilmen authored the bill forcing shopping centers to have cameras. >> the police really could have wasted their time if they had no other alternative evidence. the camera footage provided the poli

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> an ellicott city teen injured in a terrorist bombing in uganda is back in maryland net. emily care steader is undergoing the 11th surgery on her shattered leg. she had been undergoing treatment since mid july. the family friends say emily is in good spirit but faces a long hospital stay. her grandmother who was also injured is back home in pennsylvania. >>> a massachusetts plane crash kills two ellicott city men. jack johnson and jay jaso when johnson's single-engine cessna went down. it experienced engine trouble and crashed into a densely wooded area last night. today jay's close friend told us he will be missed. >> he was somebody that was very generous to the people that he knew. just very kind. you love being around him. he was fun. he had a big laugh. if you walked in the room you that you jay was there. >> tonight the cause of the crash remains under investigation. >>> and tonight we are learning more about that alaska plane crash that killed former senator ted stevens along with four other people. the plane flew into the side of a mountain i

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2news. >>> rape victims began calling a new hotline today, reporting their assaults for a second time. the city launched the hotline after reports that baltimore has dismissed more reports of rape than any other city in the country. counselors say many callers feel they were victimized a second time in the way the police handled their cases. >> they all report being treated as if they were liars, that there was an assumption from their first contact that you must be not telling the truth, or that you somehow brought this on yourself. >> counselors say baltimore will become a safer city if police take these cases more seriously and get rapists off the streets. the sexual assault victims are encouraged to call the new hotline. here's the number for you. it's 443-279-0379. >>> well, tonight, we will learn the gubernatorial candidate robert ehrlich has chosen for his running mate, scheduled to make the announcement at 10:00 p.m. sharp on his face back page. tomorrow, he'll introduce his running mate in silver spring. he is expect to formally file against democrat martin

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >>> well today students in anne arundel county are back to class. most students in first through 5th, 6th and ninth grades began classes today. the rest of those students will start tomorrow. >>> summer vacation is also ended for students in prince george's county. hundreds of thousands of students across the washington region are back in the classroom. that includes students at the newly-opened barack obama elementary school. it is one of six schools across the country named for the president. this is the first in the washington area. >>> i think it'shoçpretty exciting that i'm going to a school that is named after a president. >> it feels exciting. it -- sometimes i just don't know why they named it after the president. >> the prince george county school system is counting a new building as an environmentally friendly green school. >>> well time is running out for parent in baltimore county to register their children for school, you've got just one week left. early administration gives education officials an opportunity to better plan and adjust

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >> thanks rosie. halloween just a few days away police are stepping up surveillance of registered sex offenders. baltimore county police are making sure certain homes are compliant with the no contact with children rule. offenders cannot decorate the outside of their homes. they must keep lines and curtains shut with the lights outside off. they can't answer the door to trick-or-treaters and violators of the no contact order had been sent pack to court an eventually back to jail. >>> there is now an app to keep sex offenders away from your home. it's called sex offender tracker. it takes publicly available data from the sex offender registry and geo location to put that information in your hand. it i.d.s sex offenders as pins on a map or click for more detailed information including the crime they committed and the picture. the app sells for $99. >>> most of the candy that your child gets this halloween won't be good for them but there are actually some candies you should flat out avoid. the web site

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> thanks rosie. also in hartford county police are looking for the people who vandalized a powerful display remembering victims of domestic abuse. each year for domestic violence awareness month the unitarian universalist church put up a display. it's a line of plywood cutouts men women and children who lost their lives to domestic violence. last weekend it was vandalized. the damage was only about $200, but for the church the real damage was the pain it sent. >> it just added to the witness of these silhouettes who have already been killed. now they witness to violence that okay can okay can you remember even from the news of their death. >> if you have any information on who vandalized this memorial call the hartford county sheriff's office. >>> early voting already underway in many parts of the state. in anne arundel county voters lined up to cast their ballots early for the general election on november 2nd. a hot button issue is question a the referendum on whether to put a slots casino next to t

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> as we w3rmentioned this i not the first brush with tragedy for the department. in the last 15 years a half dozen city officers have been killed in car crashes. of those 6 four of them including tommy portz q0 involved in accidents with other emergency responders. those cops paying the ultimate price as they rush to the aid of other officers or people in need. of the highest honor, a hero's good-bye for police in baltimore city it has become all too common. days after losing officer james fowler in a car crash in pennsylvania they are preparin'c according to a web site that tracks the death of police officers, tommy portz is the ÷car accident since 1995. his a heartbreaking seen every time as police mourn their own. like anthony bird who was killed in 2006 when his patrol car was hit by another cruiser responding to a officer crystal sheffield indict in a similar crash between two police cars back in 2002. in 2000 officer jamie was in a çhe hit a car struck a telephone pole and later died. officer harold carey was killed in 1998 when the police van

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> resee, great job again. he was talking about the cops that saved that dog's life. a retired cop, once a cop always a cop, right. a retired officer shot and critically wounded a would-be robber near pimlico. a 25-year-old man tried to rob judy's island grille and bake shop here at 3200 block of park heights. a retired city officer was on his way out from picking up food and shot the suspect once. they haven't told us the name of the officer. the suspect in critical condition in shock twall a. employees of the carry-out say they have never had a problem before. >> this is a good restaurant, people come here all the time? >> all the time, yes, yes. >> reporter: you don't have problems here? >> no. never did. >> reporter: well judy's was back open for business for lunch today. the only evidence of the shooting a piece of crime tape on a nearby fence. >>> it seems that nearly every day we're reporting on a different murder in our city but the number of baltimore homocide is actually the lowest level in 25 years.

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> thanks a lot resee. >> back just three days after a highly publicized investigation outgoing prince george's county executive jack johnson is back at work. johnson and his wife leslie were charged with witness tampering and destruction of evidence. he is on home detention and only allowed out for work, court, and meetings with attorneys, johnson said he is working on next year's budget and that. >>> mayor stephanie rawlings blake is preparation to face potential challengers, she is filling in for the mayor who stepped down on corruption charges, otis raleigh is set to challenge her, baltimore circuit court clerk frank con oh way and state senator catherine peuce. >>> baltimore city police say this man broke into the car belonging to mayor rolls blake's husband. police arrested anthony thomas after they found him near the crime scene, he was charged with the theft of a 'roid i don't and also disorder earl conduct. >>> crash investigators are still working to determine the cause of a crash that left one person seriously injured and one dead. 52-year-old p

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> thanks rosie, and officer is not the first city officer killed in an on duty accident. since 19956789 swçrfour i don't remember baltimore officers have lost their lives in car crashes happened while they have on the job. 3 accidents were actually similar to this accidents. they involve police officers whoever om7hit or crashed into other emergency responders. since 1995 office harold carey. jannel he raw say officer anthony ]burdick have been killed in on duty crashes. officer james fowler died in an accident happened in pennsylvania. he was on his way to a training course. stay with abc 2 news online world and right here in our area. you can also sign up for breaking news alerts on abc2news.com. >>> weather wise today. a little bit of everything this. for the most part we did have a cloudy day cooler than average day and there was some decent rain out there. but mainly south of the baltimore area down through anne arundel county picked up a little raqover on to the eastern show. maryland most powerful radar. skies not finding a whole light. a li

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> it's because of your whining that brought that grinch back. >>> after almost 50 years a baltimore icon is coming down. this morning kicked off the demolition of the old visitor's center here at fort mchenry. it was built back in 1963, can't accommodate the large groups that pass through any more. >> it's going to allow us to really enhance the visitor experience here. the old billing was built for a few hundred thousand people, the new building we get 650,000 visitors a year here now, it's going to be just a better experience for everyone. >> for the mchenry says celebrate the grand opening of the new building march 3rd. they'll have a new movie and interactive programs. >>> what did bash mccall ski do after she left ind. she is going to hit a milestone when she sworn in for her fifth term. she becomes the longest serving woman in the history of the united states senate. she first won her senate seat back in 1986. mccall ski has been known as the dean of the democratic women in the senate and the leader on women's issues. >>> listen, if you're in debt t

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> thanks a lot rosie. tonight a man is charged with the murder in the death of his ex-wife for a crime investigators say he tried to cover up by starting a fire inside her apartment in columbia. don harrison has the very latest. >> reporter: howard county police charged a man with murder and arson. damon white stabbed ex-wife 35 year-old selma wynn. >> what we understand happened was there was a domestic dispute, and the suspect is accused of stabbing the victim to death. >> reporter: after stabbing police believe mr. white set the apartment on fire. they say they have several pieces of evidence to work with. >> our investigators have found evidence at the scene both that the suspect was involved in stabbing the victim and that he was involved in setting the fire after he did so. we don't have specific details to release about those pieces of evidence, but we are analyzing the knife and the fire investigators have seen evidence inside the apartment that the fire was intentionally set. >> reporter: 6 units

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. . >>> take a look at this exclusive video. this was the scene at the kings point shopping center at ran dolls point. the man attacked one of their officers and struggled to get his gun. that's when a second officer pulled up and hot the suspect twice in the chest t man is in critical but stable condition tonight as police continue their investigation. little is known about the suspect or why he might have attacked that officer. >> the subject appeared to be emotionally disturbed, he was distraught, attacked the officers, both of the officers involved in the incident are now on routine leave pending the outcome of the investigation. >>> with the nation's unemployment rate inching up to 9.6% there's 15 million people out of work this labor day. jeff haeger shows us how desperate it's become with one of them. >> reporter: with his buttoned down shirt, tie, sneakers david carrter bay started his day promptly at 8:00 in the morning on the median strip below charles avenue. >> people will come and try to give me bags of food and stu

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> thanks rosy. as rosy mentioned this comes just days after an off-duty police officer was killed when shawn james through a piece of concrete that struck the officer in the head. they say detective stevenson was killed because of a dispute over a parking space. a review or viewing will be at the vaughn green funeral home 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and the funeral service is scheduled for monday at 11:00 a.m. at the new antioch baptist church. >>> well, tonight, howard county police are investigating a assault in laurel. it happened tuesday night around 8. 40. the victim told police she was in the area of route 198 and whiskey bottom road when a man forced her into his vehicle, sexually assaulted her and then dropped her off. and an 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a charge of sexually touching two high school students in the nurse's office. trey murdoch was a junior at the school in el eye cot city. he has been under arrest since aarrest back in june. he will get a 5-year suspended sentence plus 5

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> remember, abc 2 news is working to save you mound on costly home repairs. all you have to do is log onto a home page to read about how to safeguard your valuables. click on the money tab and don't waste your money. again you'll find that right there on abc2news.com. >>> an update now on breaking news out of frederick county. a frederick soldier has been killed in afghanistan. sergeant first class lance vogue letter died thursday from sounds he curved suffered when insurgents attacked his unit. he was part of the iraquier reg itself based out of georgia. he was on his 12th deployment in support of war on terror. he had 4 previous to iraq and 7 to afghanistan. he leaves behind a wife and two children. >>> since returning to class at harford technical high school, they found crisis teams waiting for them after the death of a former classmate on friday he died just across the street from the high school. devonte was a multisport athlete playing high school football as quarterback and played center on basketball miss agriculture year. >> the whole school is in

roosevelt leftwich, abc news. >>> a baltimore county police officer is out of the hospital tonight after a suspect drove into him with a car. it happened yesterday afternoon at the corners of ricerstown and old milford road in pikesville. the officer investigating a possible stolen car when police say 26-year-old ronald leon sykes of baltimore tried to run him over. the officer fired his gun, but only hit sykes' car. sykes crashed, but then was finally arrested after the chase. >>> a baltimore county man struck and killed bay car in rosedale. al have a reno vigil died last night at the scene. police say he had some problems with his car and decided to walk along the shoulder of 695 toward philadelphia road. police say the driver will not be charged. >>> well, victims of sexual assault in baltimore will now have a new way to reach out for help. city leaders this afternoon announced a new rape and sexual assault hotline. the number is 443-279-0379, and it will be operational by tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. the hotline will connect women with services, also allowing them to report any mistrea

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> maryland u. s. senator is fighting to bring more jobs to maryland. the social security administration plans to build a national data center in frederick county or baltimore county. the center and its 250 jobs will either go to through urban a out of frederick along interstate 270 or woodlawn located west of baltimore along interstate 70. the general services administration is accepting public comments through september 1st. construction is expected to be complete by october 2013. >>> well, the townsend courthouse will be closed to the public again tomorrow. a water leak forced the courthouse to close yesterday. the leak started either monday night or yesterday morning. good news is it has been contained. >>> well, from live and kidney disease to anemia and heart disease serious health concerns down the road that could be revealed right now in the severalest test of all. >>> and the nfl commissioner visits the ravens in westminster we'll tell you the reason for this preseason huddle. looking at luthe

roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. . >> so what are we looking at now in terms of the storm? >> well kelly, right now, it is moving right off the carolina coast, it's beginning to turn out to sea. >> okay. >> but a large chunk of this storm will come very, very close to ocean city, delaware beaches, virginia beach, so this is as close as you can get. this thing is turning just in time. we're happy about that. but some of the storms pass, this storm reminds us of storms like gloria, agnes, big hurricane coming very, very close. let's take a look at maryland's most powerful radar, we've got it in an extended sweep load right now, picking up these bands, even the eye wall circulation it here on what is now hurricane earl, category 3 version, at 115 miles per hour sustained winds, we finally had some weakening with this storm today t outer eye wall here and then you see a little bit of tightening here, it's interesting, the storm actually doing its cycles but this area of water, even though we have the warm gulf stream waters coming up this area as it approaches north and norther

roosevelt leftwich abc 2 news. >>> thanks rosie. october is symptom violence awareness month. today the university of maryland school of social work hosted a symposium where professional and personal experiences drew hundreds. abc 2 news bill fink has more on how organizers hope to shed light on a crime that is often covered up by its victims. >> reporter: educator stores advocates gather for practice treasure and arthur moe dell symposium giving voice to its victims. >> the biggest red flag i ignored i didn't know i was supposed to be looking for any red flags. >> reporter: leslie steiner a victim of domestic violence. >> violence is like nothing i ever heard up he held a gun to my head he pushed me downstairs, but he also did things that were baffling lake he poured coffee ground over my head as i got dressed for a job interview. >> reporter: through support from her community leslie was able to leave the relationship before it was too late. now her time is devoted to educating those who may be the next victim. >> it denice every stereotype about women and victims being powe