it just a little while ago, the governor and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake did a tour of the storm-ravaged area. bge has been working hard all morning long to clear the downed power lines and get power restored. dpw at parks and recreation have been busy clearing tree limbs and debris. >> about 1:30 last night, just a big gust of wind comes through. i was trying to shut my window, and a damaged the back roof and window and stuffed it did not do a lot of damage to my house. >> water in the middle of the air, very heavy wind. it was devastating. >> residents describe what they saw when an expected tornado came through the community. pieces of roof and siding for homes blocks away, along with chunks from groups of a building across the street was literally blown over an entire section of town homes. >> it is like a loud boom did i just thankful -- it was like a loud boom. i was just thankful, but it was crazy. >> there are roof shingles, debris, downed power lines and trees. >> virtually every unit is damaged, and buildings were evacuated for safety reasons. a command center was set up a duba

. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake toured the howard street tunnel in a rail-friendly passenger van. her group of experts included the director of mrgesy management. it is a follow-up by c.f.x. in the aftermath of an august 5th derailment which disrupted north-south freight traffic. their latest examination made an unexpected discovery, water on the ground next to the tracks. one official said it was something they are not comfortable with. >> it is hard to do the forensics around that and determine the source of the water. but again, we think we can stay on top of that. >> the it up he will has a history of water problems. back in 2001, the dsht ntsb could not determine if it was from a water main derailment or whether heat from the fire caused the derailment. the stephanie rawlings-blake administration is trying to improve tunnel safety. >> we're doing work improving the drainage through the it up he will. they are also gog going above and beyond when it comes to the safety check. >> c.s.x. will inspect the tunnel, nell expedite rail replacement. they will detect hidden track

. >> stephanie rawlings-blake toured the tunnel. her group included transportation. the inspection is a follow-up about safety and maintenance improvements in the aftermath of an august 5 derailment of 15 cars which disrupted north-south rail traffic for 15 days. water on the ground next to the tracks. one city official said it was something they are not comfortable with. >> it is hard to do the forensics around that and determine exactly the source of the water, but again, we think we can stay on top of that. >> the tun emhas a history of water problems. back in 2001, a c.s.x. paralyzed them for 16 days. they could not determine if the derailment was caused by a derailment or if heat from the fire created the derailment as the city complained. >> i am pleased. c.s.x. has been a great partner working with us. they are doing work improving the drainage through the tunnel. they are also going above and beyond when it comes to the safety checks. >> c.sx. will inspect the tunnel more frequently, increase infrared probes to detective -- detect track flaws. >> the new pump

someone broke into the car of stephanie rawlings-blake's husband. officials say his car was out of their view at the time. >> are you concerned that the have dropped the ball? >> there have been 5000 victims of car break-ins this year. we are doing what we can do to raise awareness. >> police say there was no sign of forced entry on the car. they caution people to keep cars locked with valuables out of sight. a man has been sentenced to prison for sexually abusing a 9- year-old girl. he was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to charges of sex abuse with a minor. after serving out his sentence, he will be deported back to mexico. officials hope that someone might be caught -- might recognize the people caught on tape and robbing a store. they forced employees and customers into the back room and made off with several thousand dollars. police believe the substance as -- the suspects robin other store as well. they escaped in a white minivan. prosecutors have dropped the charge against a man accused of putting four people in a bar fight. cutting

and someone broke into mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's husband's car and stole his satellite radio. this was discovered yesterday morning >>> no deal, baltimore city police reject a much talked about contract proposal. and gigi has more on what this means for the city. >>> good afternoon, jessica and everyone. the police union voted against this proposal. 95% voted down the deal. giving the officers an extra five vacations days and dropping their pay 2%. they called it a slap in the face and said that officers should be rewarded for putting their life on the line. all city employees have received 5 or more furlough days. >>> and thank you, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake released a statement saying she's disappointed but she's con typhi dent they'll come -- confident they'll come to an agreement. >>> bge is deciding on unionizing. a vote is set for next month. bge is one of the few utility companies that's not unionized. >>> a heart break loss from the ravens. and wjz-13 and ronald reagan are live at wjz.com and we'll tell you what the fans are saying about it today. >> reporter: and

they say the aggressive patdowns simply violate their personal rights. >>> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is closer to trying to close that $2.8 billion shortfall for school construction and renovation. the mayor along with city school ceo dr. andres alonso formed a new construction task force. baltimore city has the oldest school buildings in the state. some schools without air conditioning and inadequate heat. the task force is expected to make its recommendations by february. >>> news around the nation begins with a tragic heartbreaking accident in los angeles. a boy died after falling some 50 feet from a luxury suite at an l.a. lakers game at the staples center. believed to be 2 or 3 years old, he fell from the third deck of the luxury seats several minutes after the lakers beat the warriors last night. the third deck has an approximately 50-foot drop it's not yet clear what caused the boy to fall out of the suite. the boy died at usc medical center. >>> a new jersey pastor who called for his followers to drop facebook because it leads to infidelity offered to step down. over a past a

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is preparing to face challenger. rawlings-blake took over in february for former mayor sheila dixon who stepped down in part of a plea deal on corruption charges. there's list of people 36-year-old otis raul who worked for dixon and former marrow male. baltimore circuit court judge frank coniaway and state senator hughes. >>> well, baltimore police this morning are on the lookout for a gecko iguana and other exotic animals stolen from a nature center. according to police, the theft took mace in the west baltimore over the weekend. an employee found the doors unlocked yesterday and several animals were missing. two geckos, 6 turtles and a madagascar hissing cockroach were tang. life reptiles and a hawk house. >>> ten away from seven. where to begin. first redskins fans, you were excited to hear the news donovan mcnabb was gain five-year contract extension even though he he was benched last week. he was playing against his former including, the eagles and a friend he's known swains 17, michael vick who had the game of

. >> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake, issued a local state of emergency to protect people, and property, affected by the storm. a curfew is in effect until 7 a.m., which meens no one but authorized personnel will be allowed in those affected areas. >> meantime, nearly 45,000 bge the storms. still in the dark. the majority of them, in the city of baltimore. >> governor o'malley was in northeast baltimore earlier today surveying the damage. >> now i never thought i would see this in northeast baltimore. >> governor o'malley shock at what he saw.@ he and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake walked up and down the streets of the dutch village townhome community. >> storm struck the community overnight, and most people were sleeping. megan gilliland was in dutch village when residents woke up to the destruction. >> 80 miles per hour winds. >> a lot of winds. wooshing around. >> ripped through the still of the night. >> i did hear like a crashing sound. and then when i got myself up and looked out. i saw totally difffrent. reality. >> residents in the dutchh3 village townhome community, open their

. >>> five days after mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's husband's car was broken into police make an arrest in the car. anthony thomas is charged with theft after admitting to the break. the car was parked outthe -- outside the couple's home. >>> imagine heading ot for a peaceful sunday drive, only to have someone shoot at you. it happened at the loch raven reservoir. >> reporter: it was supposed to be a quiet drive home from work. >> it was a noise day -- nice day. out of nowhere i got a pain on my right leg like somebody had punched me. i thought it was a bird that flown into the convertible. >> reporter: hector realized it was a gunshot. his car was one of five a trigger man randomly shot at near the warren road bridge and the loch raven reservoir. >> can you believe it? crazy. >> reporter: police say the beebee gun shootings took place sunday around 4 a.m. many windows were blown out. along with hector, a 25-year-old man was injured when glass blew into his eye. this elevated location gives the shooter two advantages. one, you can see the cars clearly and it's a good disguise. >> it's r

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake declared a local state of emergency and three received minor injuries. they're trying to determine if this was a tornado. >>> a man who set fire to his apartment in a suicide attempt will spend 8 years in pre. -- prison. he jeopardized the safety of his neighbors and shops nearby. >>> and let's look at the forecast for the day. we're in the low to mid-40s and 56 degrees is the high and then, cloudy this afternoon and tonight and and an overnight low and 52 degrees to end the week. take it away. >>> stay with wjz-13, maryland's news station. the no way home series continues as day price makes it [ male announcer ] southwest is having a nationwide sale, with flights all over the country starting at only $59. as the nation's largest domestic airline, we have a flight that fits your budget anywhere southwest flies. but the sale can't last forever, so you need to hurry and use this to go to southwest.com and book your flight before it's too late. because with $59 fares available every day of the week, these fares are going to go fast. book your $59 southwest

mayor stephanie rawlings because announced that a disaster -- mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has announced a disaster relief fund a $10,000 donation has been made by the management company of an apartment complex. if you like to make a donation, it can be sent to the disaster relief fund at -- there is continuing coverage on our website, including the voices of the storm victims and the view from above with sky team 11 and a tour of the ground as inspectors assess the damage. learn more about the other device that can help keep you alert. funded all at wbaltv.com -- find it all wbaltv.com. >> yesterday we had blustery winds and sunshine. chilly temperatures remain today. we have a disturbance coming in. we see a few clouds around the area. just get your bearings, here is baltimore. one little batch of cloudiness around the eastern shore. just spotty showers and sprinkles. here were the elevation is high enough, that little pink shade in the western half of garrett county. stuff like activity based in with sprinkles and spotty showers. -- snowflake activity mixed in with sprinkles and spott

. >>> mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wants to get guns off the streets. and that means cracking down on those who have them. >> reporter: the mare plans to lob bit general assembly for tougher gun laws. she wants to make possession of them a felony and proposing a minimum 18 months for those arrested. the maximum would be 10 years behind bars. former mayor dixon pushed for something similar in 1999. >>> the mayor's office said more than 80% of the jail time give ton jail offenders this year ended up being suspended. >> a baltimore police officer charged with murder will have to wait longer. the trial has been delayed until march. he's accused of shooting an unarmed marine in june. tyrone brown was shot a dozen times. the officer said the shooting was justified. >>> the man accused of stabbing several students at the university of maryland will not face murder charges. prosecutors said there's new evidence he was acting in self-defense. he still faces salt charges. prosecutors are deciding whether to charge the other four. >>> local leadersed service membe

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and ceo andres alonso announced the dedication of a task force to find a way to come up with the needed money to turn plans into action. >> there is no question that the condition of buildings impacts the ability of children to learn. >> recommendations will be submitted in february. president obama heads to the midwest today to tout the success of the auto bailouts, highlighting one of the town's come back as a blueprint for economic recovery. we have more from washington. >> when gm and chrysler went bankrupt, this town almost went under. plants shut down. unemployment topped 20%. today, they are rebuilding. the chrysler plant this -- president obama will visit has laid off 400,000 workers. >> it is a good example of a town that is very dependent upon those types of jobs for its economic livelihood. >> today, the president will say kokomo is proof that the bailout worked. across the nation, there are small signs of economic recovery with gdp stronger than expected, home sales up a bit, and retail sales improving. >> how much is trickling down to me, i

and tonight, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake can testify to that fact. and tonight, a break-in on her husband's car. >> reporter: a break-in at the couple's north baltimore home. >> reporter: police say a satellite radio system was stolen from ken blake's car. he and mayor stephanie rawlings- blake were in their home in north baltimore. the theft was not noticed until blake got into his car thursday morning and realized the equipment was missing. today, the mayor reacted. >> it was unfortunate. and my husband shared the frustrations that anyone would feel when something is stolen. >> reporter: the mayor's security team was outside her cold spring home at the time of the break-in. >> no threat to the mayor or to her family. the vehicle was out of sight from the executive protective officers that secure the house. >> reporter: police say car break-ins are down this year, by 9% in the city. but up 6% in the northern district, where the mayor lives. >> we have been really trying to raise awareness on not leaving items in vehicles and things like that. they'r

what makes it interesting is the victim is the husband of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. it was between wednesday night and thursday morning. it was at the mayor's home when it was broken into. authorities say mr. blake's personal car was out of their view. >> are you concerned that the city may have dropped the ball? >> no, i think there is a 5,000 victims that are victims of car break-ins and we are doing what we can do to raise awareness. we will look at this as an experience to see how we can improve but at no time was the mayor in danger. >> police say the only thing taken was a satellite radio. >> passengers on the crippled cruise ship are back on dry land where there is hot food and air conditioning. the passengers and crew members streamed out of the ship in san diego. many of the guests were unaware of the nature of the emergency until they returned. on upon a fire in the engine room knocked out the primary power source. it left long beach on a seven-day trip to the mexican river rive rivera. >> the military would be little harmed by the no tell policy. more than

. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake in a taped message on youtube lobbied for a yes vote. >> i believe this is a huge step forward and an opportunity for baltimore to shine. >> the teacher proposal calls for a new evaluation system and more pay. even though some teachers say they are not impressed with either proposal. >> we do things every day. just to insult us and say, oh, here's some money, that is not working for us. >> the new proposal calls for a 4.5% pay raise. >> the vote will take place until 7:00 p.m. this evening. to see the terms of the vote, go to our website wbaltv.com and click on education alert. >> we have some breaking news concerning the serious accident in queen anne's county. we get to skyteam 11 and captain roy taylor. >> this is route 8 just south around 50, you know, that a bridge -- the bay bridge area. it looks like the road will be shut down for some time. at least two people are hurt, but other than that, the severities of the injuries we have not found out yet. >> a guilty plea today at the -- over the crash that severely injured charlie davies

in baltimore city, damage was so severe that stephanie rawlings blanked -- stephanie rawlings blake established a disaster relief fund for those affected. 359 apartment units and 16 buildings have been condemned. that sent 250 people into the intake center. the management company that runs the affected apartments -- if you would like to help out donations can be made to the disaster relief fund of northeast baltimore at 25 west fayette street. hundreds of people have been affected by this storm. >> from the left to -- left without a home to dealing with cleanup, david collins spoke with one family dealing with the situation. let's head out to baltimore where the cleanup is well under way. >> we are standing at the edge of mclean boulevard. it has been reopened to traffic but there are still police cars blocking off a lot of the side roads. police officers are guarding the perimeter of this property, even along the edge of northern parkway. they need to keep people out as they continue to clean up. they are hoping things will be back to -- back to normal by tomorrow morning. >> just a loud boom.

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. >> you are an attractive mayor. this must hurt, doesn't it? [laughter] >> that is horrible. >> the mayor said she was shocked by the survey, which said baltimore ranked no. 2 out of 35 cities for having the ugliest people. i do good politician, she had a protest in mind. >> i am just going to walk around with a bag over my head for the rest of the term, until we rise again. >> but we feel good, right? >> we feel good, we look good. what did they know, "travel and leisure"? >> we headed over to holland's market in southwest baltimore to see what folks over there thought. they were fired up. >> i think that's a lie. new york and d.c. have some very frightful people. >> it is everywhere. >> i think we are all right. >> we are definitely beautiful people. >> i am starting to get the feeling that maybe "travel and leisure" may have gotten this one wrong. i had to talk to a professional, sue at her salon. >> the key in baltimore is to always be happy, get a good hairdresser, and get good beauty tips. >> from city hall to the city streets, the bottom

the spending panel approved almost $900 for a police officer who accompanied mayor stephanie rawlings-blake on a july vacation to florida. >> the sergeant knew where we were staying so if something happened here and he had to get3 me back to baltimore, he knew where we were staying but he wasn't there to cart me around. >> the mayor says traveling with security is a city policy. it's our duty to hold our government accountable and can you help us do that by joining our fox 45 waste watch..3 if you see government waste, call our hotline. can you also go to.com death toll and collision on waste watch. >>> more gloomy econnmic news tonight. annapolis's deficit now stands at $1.6 billion. maryland's medicaid program was heavily funded by federal stimulus dollars. additional federal money is of being used to support that program. take that out and we have to find new revenues to support it from the general fund. >> still governor martin o'malley says next year's budget has no new tax. >>> how are the roads looking tonight? lauren cooke has our traffic edge report. lauren? >> thank you, jennifer.

and he and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake were in their home in baltimore. the theft was not noticed, until blake got into his car thursday morning and realized the equipment was missing. today, the mayor reacted. >> it was unfortunate. and my husband shared the frustrations that anyone would feel when something is stolen. >> reporter: the mayor's security team was outside her cold spring home at the time of the break-in. >> no threat to the mayor or to her family. the vehicle was parked out of site from the executive protection officers that secure the house. >> reporter: police say car break-ins are down this year by 9% in baltimore city. but they are up 6% in the northern district, where the mayor lives. >> we have been really trying to raise awareness on not leaving items in vehicles and things like that. they're easy targets. >> baltimore city police are now investigating the car break- in at the mayor's home. but so far, no arrests have been made. >>> a late payday for baltimore county teachers. a computer glitch prevented teachers with direct deposits

. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake took a tour in a new passenger van. the inspection is a follow-up to a meeting with csx about safety in minutes improvement in the aftermath of an august 5 derailment of 13 cars which disrupted north-south freight traffic for an entire day. their latest examination made an unexpected discovery, water on the ground next to the tracks. one city official said it was something they are not comfortable with. >> it is hard to do the forensics around that and determine exactly the source of the water. but, again, we think we can stay on top of that. >> the tunnel has a history of water problems. back in 2001, a csx derailment and chemical fire caused a disruption for several days. the rawlings blake administration has forged a partnership with csx to improve public safety. >> i am pleased. csx has been a great partner working with us. they are doing work, improving drainage through the tunnel. they are also going above and beyond when it comes to the safety check. >> they will inspect the tunnels more frequently, increase infr

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has issued a local state of emergency to protect people and property affected by this storm. a curfew is now in effect until 7:00 tomorrow morning which means no one but auuhorized personnel will be allowed in the affected area. police have set up boundaries. meantime apartment owners are working with city officials to try to find these people new homes. they have already set up a temporary overnight shelter. people should check innat the mount pleasant ice rink on northern parkway if they need that service. live now in northeast baltimore, keith daniels, fox 45 news at 5:30. >>> governor o'malley was in northeast baltimore this afternoon surveying the storm damage. >> i never thought i'd see this in northeast baltimore. >> the governor shocked at what he saw. he and mayor sttphanie rawlings-blake walked up and down the streett of the dutch village town home community. >> roofs that were torn off down the hill and then deposited further up the hill. the cars that were thrown together as if they were toys, all of this would seem to indicate that we were visited

. >>> as joel said mayor stephanie rawlings-blake declared a state of emergency after walling up and down the streets and surveying all of the damage, she decided to establish a reliefú fund for all of the people damaged by the storm. >> this damage is horrific and it could be seeiously deadly. we are blessed. >> the owners of dutch village have contrrbuted $10,000 to that fund. >>> or information on how you can donate to the fund, log on hit hard by that storm in. a parkville resident was able to capture the accident as it all unfolded. -is surveillance camer cam was d running during the high of the storm. it shows a transformer exploding after a telephone pole falls on top of it. >> why i woke up, out of bed and it took me by surprise. you hear about rain wraps tornados all the timee i was like i need to get up and check thing out. >> he wasn't sure at the time exactly what happened. >> you can cceck aal of the3 video f the storm damage unhe unedited. to see it go to foxbaltimore.com/raw news. >>> many of our fox 45 viewers the story of the storm. look at this. this picture was ta

rawlings-blake had to make tough budget decisions over the summer concerning the department pensions. billboard's pop up after those tough cuts were made. the mayor and her staff are open to move forward. >> the leadership of the union, i felt comfortable bringing the contract to the membership. i am going to put my faith in those union leaders to work with their membership to make it happen. >> the biggest issue in the contract has to do with pay cuts. the contract states that in 2011, police would receive an almost 2% pay cut, the equivalent of five days' pay. in 2012, police would get an extra five paid leave days to make up for the pay cut. >> polls close at 7:00 this evening. i talked to officials within the mayor's office and they tell me they would literally have to go back to the negotiating table and come up with a new contract by the end of the year if it does not pass. lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> stay with us, a lot more news is ahead, including how baltimore honors the men and women who served their country on this veterans day. >> of community says thank you to a

. >> baltimore police have arrested the man they believe broke in the car of stephanie rawlings blake's husband. he was discovered in the area of where the theft happened. anthony thomas admitted breaking in the car and stealing the satellite radio system. he now faces that charges. -- theft charges. >> congress has a pile of unfinished business to tackle. officials are in lo washington today. >> the incoming freshman class is one of the largest congress has seen in years. they arrived by bus, posed for photos, and had orientation. this week is all about learning the rules and setting up shop. this freshman class is overwhelmingly republican. >> many of those republicans were elected with the backing of the tea party. it will be interested to see how the republican party oshifts. >> congress is not over yet. the lame duck session starts today. >> the agenda is packed with leftovers from before the election. >> the american people are anxious because the old congress is back in town. >> topping the priority list? the bush tax cuts and extending unemployment benefits. food safety legislat

rawlings-blake during a july vacation to florida. >> the sergeant knew where we were staying. so if something happened here, and he had to get to me, to get me back to baltimore, he knew where we were staying. but he was not there to cart me around. >> the mayor said that traveling with security is city policy. >> it is our duty to hold you can help by joining our fox 45 waste watch. if you see government waste call our hotline at (410)662-1456.3 you can also go to foxbaltimore.com and click on waste watch. @ >> good day for heroism. larry was shopping in a canada canadian convenience store when a robber demanded cash. surveillance cameras caught tt3 larry in the wheelchair, catches the suspect in a head lock. subdewing him until the clerk called 911. way to go larry. >> one of two tugboats towing a cruise line tore san diego broke down. did you know this cruise was a retreat for some magicianss now you see the ship's engine, now you don't. now for the next trick. disappearing tugboat. look at. this mourners at a florida memorial service are upset after a tv reporter interview

asking for teachers support, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake posted a message, on "youtube", and undee the new contract, teachers would no longer receive automatic raises based on tenure and degrees earned. >> instead, teachers pay is based on an evaluation system. that would tie-in student performance. >> bad day for our financial stability. a congressionaa oversight panel warned today that big problem with foreclosures, could cause even more up evil in the housing market. and undermine the nation's financial stabiliiy. it all stems from revelations of several big mortgage companies sped through housands of home foreclosures, without properry checkkng the paperwork. >> bad day for ccngressman rangel,,ethics panel finds him guilty on 11 counts of breaking house rules. the charges include financial and fund raising wrongdoing. rangel said he was deprived of due process and the right to counsel sell. he walked out of the hearing yesterday. saying he could not afford an attorney. >> well a really good day for prince wiiliam and his longtime girlfriend kate middleton. the two announced the

. >>> along the eve of baltimore city's critical teachers union contract vote mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has taken to youtube to talk about why the vote is so important to youth, your children and the city. >> it was a truly collaborative effort that respects the hard work of school teachers and honors the sacred truth our students deserve the best. with this new contract baltimore will lead the state, even the nation in making the necessary changes to improve academic achievement in public schools. baltimore school teachers are not waiting for superman to make our schools better. we have supermen and women in the classroom everyday making a real difference. >> the mayor told "the baltimore sun" today that the proposed agreement rewards teachers for excellence and provides for higher starting salaries at a more competitive pay scale. the goal is to continue to attract and retain excellent teachers. >>> the university of maryland's fulltime nba program is not rampged at high as it has in the past but still among the top 50 in the program. man. according to new rankings by bloomberg "busin

rawlings-blake. the mayor released a statement after that vote and said i am disappointed in the result of tonight's vote but rye maine confident we can come to an agreement. i am grateful for the city employees who understand that this ecomony has affected everyone. the men and women of baltimore police department have made tough sacrifices and continue to do their jobs courageously and honorablely even during tough times. the fop union president says the vote shows how men and women in the police department feel about how they have been treated. in the studios, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> a consume are alert this morning. nissan is recalling more than 600,000 cars and this is due to steering or battery cable problems. japanese auto mark says the recall affects the front year pickup and xterra s up vs and more than 18,000 sentra sedans. no injuries or crashes have been reported because of either issue. for more information, go to abc2news.com. >>> the national retail federation says return fraud

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will join governor o'malley at a ceremony to accept artifacts from new york world trade center for maryland's 9/11 memorial. this will happen at 1 p.m. and at 3:00, ray lewis will hand out thanksgiving meals to hundreds of families at the bbj west academy and this evening at 5 p.m., ravens running back ray rice joins the mayor to serve dinner with the 5th annual thanksgiving dinner for helping the mission on east baltimore street. i don't think any other nfl team does more than the ravens. >> they are out there in the community every -- they are not getting ready for a game they are helping. >> tay -- stay with us today. >>> better parts of the u.s. are dealing with nasty weather. if it's not the snow, we are learning it's tornadoes and we will take you there in a bit. >> heading out, let's go to mark jones to see how the trains and buss are moving this morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. the commute start is a good one if you are on the marc train. nothing on your way or camden or penn line. light rail on time. on the buses, the 8 and 52 are 10 to

. >>> mayor stephanopoulos stef -- stephanie rawlings, blake and alonzo are making sure that students are working in a safe environment. a new task force was announced today. jamie costello has details. >> reporter: the schools are the oldest in the state. we need to come up with ways to find money for renovations and maybe even build new schools. how? this task force is a who's who in the baltimore finance world, they are to come up with ways and ideas to find $1.5 million to update conditions and another $1.3 million to renovate. we're talking about schools without air, no heat and more. >> when kids have high quality facilities they do better, they want to come to school, and they want to stay in school. school facilities also affect the district's ability to retain high-quality teachers. when we have competitive facilities we can keep and retain quality teachers. >> this new task force is going to explore financial and legislative options, all are going to be on the table. the task force is expected to make its recommendations by february. jamie costello, abc2 news. >> thank you.

. >>> 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 perry sink died in that crash, both lanes of york road had to be shut down during the crash investigation. police have not areleased the name of the person who survived the crash. >>> a soldier from saltsburg has been killed while serving in afghanistan. specialist david looks died last thursday in germany. he had been wounded when enemy forces attacked his unit with improvised explosive device last week. he was a member of t

. >>> police are investigating a vehicle break-in at the home of a stephanie rawlings-blake a police spokesman says the mayor's husband got his personal vehicle broken into yesterday morning. he noticed several things had been taken including a satellite radio. mrs. say the mayor's poe text detail was in place overnight, however the vehicle was parked out of their line of sight. police say there were no signs of forced entry into the car. >>> and now the latest on a baltimore city police office are accused of killing an unarmed man outside a club. the trial of officer has been postponed until march. he was charged with killing tyrone brown. police say he fired three shots at brown after the former marine groped a woman. his attorney says his client acted appropriately. he is being held without bail. >>> if i've been to annapolis, you've probably seen the bronze statue at rams head live. it's gone this morning a thief made off with the heavy bronze statue of a rearing ram. while it was open and full of people. it weighs more than 40 pound and was last seen sunday during a football gam

now mayor stephanie rawlings-blake would like to see a new complex built, somewhere else. perhaps near the convention center. and 1 councilman said that it is imperative to keep 1st mariner open until after a new complex opens. he said that will allow baltimoreans to enjoy conexperts regular acts that come to town every year. >> ringling brothers, the disney on ice. those types of traveling tours that are the bread and butter of the arena business, are not going to say we will be back in three years when the new building is built. they will find another stop. and getting them back is a challenge. >> earlier we asked should taxpayer money be used to finance a new baltimore arena? so far seven% say yes. while 93% say no. michael writes on facebook. we really do need a new and bigger place. it probably would bring a lot more money to baltimore. but tiffany writes. no, we cannot even afford to keep schools open and police and firemen employed. >> weather wise, beautiful week all week long. perfect weather to rake leaves. it was nice. >> but lets see what the weekend looks like

he joined mayor stephanie rawlings-blake to survey thee3 damage. >> i never thought i would ee this in northeast baltimore. >> baltimore county residents were seriously impacted by the weather system. many people found themselves without a place to stay and had to spend the night at an emergency center in towson. more than six homes in parkville ú%re deemed unsafe. high winds brought down 500 year ood trees. in some cases those trees ended up on top of homes. ú%nstruction crews removed as much the debris as possible, and that effort will continue oday. hear, -- the thing is i can't get the car out. >> i know it was a tornado. >> many of our fox 45 viewers sent in photos that helped to tell the store eve the storm.3 dusty send sent us this picture of a tree that fell on her gas sigazebo. >> we want to know how the storm affected your neighborhood. you can up load your photos and video to our website, foxbaltimore.com and click on the see it, shoot it, send itt3 icon. you can senn photos directlyú from your phone at pics at foxbaltimore.com. >>> just days before millions of americans

rawlings-blake. the mayor released a statement last night right after the vote saying i am disappointed in the result of tonight's vote, but i remain confident that we can come to an agreement. i am grateful for the city employees who understand that this ecomony has affected everyone. the men and women of baltimore police department have made tough sacrifices and continue to do their jobs courageously and honorablely even during tough times. police and fire unions filed a federal lawsuit again city because they feel officials knowingly underfunded the pension for a decade and claimed the pension changes violate the contracts. that suit is scheduled for march. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> the passengers of the stranded carnival cruise ship splendor are waking up to a good night sleep, hot coffee and some real food this morning. they docked in san diego yesterday. finally able to share their stories about the days adrift off the coast of mexico. abc's emily smith has the report. >> reporter: -- sub

baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will take part in the veterans day march to recognize and honor veterans this morning. keynote speaker will be be frank peterson junior with the united states marine corps e was the first african american marine corps aviator and the first african american marine corps general and is a veteran of the korea and vietnam warm. this morning, it's going happen and it will be followed by a ceremony at 11 this morning at war memorial plaza. >>> and we want you to send us pictures. you can do this. if you are honoring a veteran in your family or friend on this veteran's day today. tell us about the person on the wmar facebook fan page, upload a photo to share with a description and we will salute your loved ones on the air in every newscast today. text the pictures or e-mail them to pix at wmar.com. the address is on the screen. and also today during the 5 p.m. newscast, a about c2 news will be live at the applebe's at east point mall serving meals to veterans at restaurant and they will bring in live reports throughout the newscast. i believe wyatt everh

you are taking a llve look in baltimore whereein aboutt20 minutes from noww stephanie rawlings-blake will address all ú%e cameras about all the damage that happened in ttat area lass night. massive storms went through that area and ripped the roofs in the homes in the dutch village3 a lot of eople are looking to clean up and thee're looking to see that nooone is trapped in those homes, because the roofs they're trying to double check that there's no still trapped n that area. a lot of daaage to clean up this morning.%%-we're going to get mn that in a few minutes from megan gilliland who has been on the scene all morning long and of course from the mayor. >>> we have weather related schoollclosings to pass along to you this morning. web di de boyce high school and villa crest elementaryyin the -ounty are closed due to a power outage. staff must report to the hender hughes building. >>> meteorologist steve fertig is here with a look at what is happening today. -p>>> one of the biggest ssormss just that, happened at night or at 1:30 innthe morning. there was no warning for the people t

today, mayor stephanie rawlings-blake and city leaders will join veterans to march from the washington monument in mount vernon to the war memorial. this will start at nine or eight this morning and the ceremony will be to commemorate veterans starting at 10:00. >> baltimore county they honor veterans early saluting the men and women who served and still serving our nation. the ceremony is held at towson patriot plaza. 5,000 people from maryland are serving in iraq and afghanistan. 119 men and women from the state sacrificed their lives in the wars. we ask you to sen us pictures of your loved ones who is serving or have served in the military so we can say thank you and pay tribute to them here on abc2. so this photograph comes from jessica. jessica sent this in. this is lieutenant chris hanson of the u.s. marine corps. she says he is a husband, a daddy and all american hero and wants to send her love and thank him for serving. this picture was taken when he came back from iraq last may. we want you to keep the pictures coming. we want to honor your heros and our heros on this veterans

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has taken to youtube to talk about why it's so important to you, your children and the city. >> it is a truly collaborative effort that respects the hard work of teachers and honors the truth our students deserves the bolt. baltimore will leave the state and nation in making the necessary changes to improve being a dem being achievement. baltimore school teachers are not waiting for superman to make our schools better. because we have supermen and women in the classroom every day making a real difference. as mayor,. >> the mayor told the baltimore sun yesterday that the propose aid greement rewards teach force excellence and provides for higher starting salaries and a more competitive pay scale. the goal is to continue to attract and retain excellent teachers. we will let you know what happens late her on today. >>> five minutes after five. driver of an suv that crashed in virginia last year killing a baltimore county woman pled guilty on tuesday in federal court. ashley roberta died in the crash back in october of last year on the george washington par

. >>> police are investigating a vehicle break-in at the home of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. a city police spokesperson says when the mayor's husband got into the car yesterday morning, he noticed several things had been taken. police say the mayor's protection detail was in place overnight, but the vehicle was parked out of the line of sight. >> aid learning experience for police, but at the end of the day or competence i is making sure the mayor her familiar lane house is secure and in this case none of that was in jeopardy. >> police say there are no signs of forced-try on the car. they are -- forced entry on the car. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >>> one of the crimes that makes you shake your head because it's so sad. a thief made off with a heavy bronze statue of a ram rearing his head at the ram's head live in annapolis. people are wondering why. it was open and full of people, the bar, when it was stolen the it weighs in at more than 40 pound. it was last seen sunday -- pounds. it was last seen sunday during the football game. >> disappo

. >> baltimore city police say this man broke into the car belonging to mayor stephanie rawlings-blake's husband. police arrested anthony thomas yesterday evening after they found him near the crime scene. he was charged with theft of a radio and disorderly conduct. >>> it's 6:07. where to begin? first, redskins fans you are all excited heart news of the club that gave donovan mcnabb a 5-year contract extension after he was benched last week. and there he is playing against his former club the eagles and the friend he's known since was 17, michael vick, who had the game of his life. he passed, he ran, and he led. the eagles had a 59-28 win at fed ex field. if you are redskins fan, you have never seen your team taken apart like this, ever. and right now you have to admit michael vick is the league's mvp. unbelievable game. >>> all right. before they head to north carolina, the ravens are going to be helping out in the city. so this morning, ravens joe flacco and tj and others from the ravens organization will be rolling up their sleeves at the helping up mission in baltimore city. they wi

mayor stephanie rawlings-blake has taken to you tube -- youtube to talk about why the vote is important to you, your children and the city. >> it's a collaborative effort that respect the hard work of schoolteachers and honor the truth that our students deserve of the best. with this new contract, baltimore will lead the state and the nation in making the necessary changes to improve being a dem being achievement in public schools. baltimore schoolteachers are not waiting for superman to make the schools better because we have supermen and women in the classroom every day making a real difference. as mayor. >> the mayor told the baltimore sun yesterday the propose aid greement rewards teachers for excellence and provides higher starting salaries and more competitive pay scales. the goal is to continue to attract and retain excellent teachers. teach kers vote from 7 this morning until 6 tonight on the contract. we will let you know what happens. >>> for the third year in a row, baltimore city school c-eo is recommending a school closure. institute for business and entrepreneur hip-hop hi

. >>> mayor stephanie rawlings- blake finds herself on the crime pages this morning. her husband's car was broken into and the thieves took his satellite radio system. the car was outside of their north baltimore home. the car was out of site of executive protection. >>> screening children for heart disease and kai jackson has more on why local children are at risk. . >> reporter: doctors are sounding the alarm on heart disease in young people. many associate this with adults and seniors and it's rearing it's head in teens. >> we've seen over 600 young athletes and in this proud, we have found that a lot of them have high blood pressure and obesity. >> obesity is a risk factor for heart disease. >> reporter: among kids 13-18, 11% are obese and saturday, a team from johns hopkins will screen 13-year-olds for heart disease at this high school. that's crazy, i mean screening children for heart disease. >> we ecart -- we're testing for glucose also and we're doing a thorough questionnaire >> reporter: several lifestyle changes are the reasons why. >> i just walked for hea

. >> a man broke into the vehicle of the husband of mayor stephanie rawlings-blake. a satellite radio worth several hundred dollars was stolen. police say anthony thomas was picked up and he admitted to the break-in. >> students at a high school in fairfax county well-liked harder time filling a course. officials have changed their grading system. instead of getting an f, students will get an i which stands for incomplete. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. what do you think about the idea of replacing the "f" with an "i" for incomplete on student report cards? you can e-mail your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. again, that is watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> a special ceremony is expected to take place at the white house today. somebody will receive the medal of honor. it has stopped been given to a living person who has served in a war since the vietnam. a specialist saved three american paratroopers during an ambush in afghanistan three years ago. he is now based in italy. >> many experiencing the new tsa regulations say they hit to close to hom

now mayor stephanie rawlings-blake wants the project revived. she would like a new arena built at another location downtown. perhaps near baltimore's convention center. >> i am hopeful that those economic -- the change in economic times will allow us to partner with the private sector@ and create a new arena. >> one councilman said that if and when a new downtown ennertainment complex is built. the ld 1st mariner arena should not be demolished, at least until after the new complex is open. >> that would allow baltimoreans to continue enjoying concerts and popular shows that come to town each year. >> ringling brothers, disney on ice. those types of traveling tours that are the bread and butter of the arena business, are not goong to say, we will be back in three years when the new building is built. they will find another stop and getting them back is a challenge. >> scenario city officials are hoping to avoid. if they try to keep bringing the marquee acts back to the arena. in baltimore, john rydell, fox >> the baltimore developingment corporat

. >>> governor o'malley and mayor stephanie rawlings-blake toured the damage, helping organize restoration and cleanup. >> pretty devastating damage, right through a cut right across the city-county line here in northeast baltimore. >> we are tremendously blessed, that we are not talking about significant loss of life, with what we just witnessed today. >> and it is pitch black out here, except for two things. flashing police lights and flood lights set up out here. that's so crews can continue. on top of the 64 units that were condemned, there were another 350 units here that suffered damage. so the repairs here are certainly going to take sometime. there is a curfew in effect as of right now, until tomorrow morning. so residents are not allowed back at this apartment complex, until tomorrow morning at the very earliest. reporting live in northeast baltimore, adam may. >>> let's look at the closer look and cleanup damage under way in baltimore tonight. >>> there's a lot of damage and cleanup going on back here. this crew, going to be here. this isn't the only home damage. we are talking a