i'm running for mayor of baltimore city. i am the republican candidates. >> griffin says it is about jobs, a world-class education, strengthening committees and government. he says they needed to read the system that will create jobs. >> a multi-line subsidies -- subway system will benefit everyone. >> griffin says he wants to bring down the property taxes in the city. he says he will do that by eliminating wasteful spending in government. >> paying $500,000 to a firm not in baltimore to come up with a 10-year plan, i think our elected officials should do that. >> when he is not running for office, he is no desire -- organizer for baltimore film international. >> i am not a career politician. this is my first time going into politics. i have community experience. i lived abroad for six years. >> a graduate of polytechnic high school, i griffin says he is fluent in japanese. he also has served on the baltimore city schools parent advisory board. >> i want to get involved the issues of everyday baltimore aeons. baltimoreians.

anyone with information is are urged to call baltimore county police. >> two more baltimore city police officers have pleaded guilty in the telling kickbacks and that rocked the baltimore city police department. that brings the total number of police officers that pleaded guilty to extortion and conspiracy to 11. this harkens back to a case from 1988 involving rodriguez telling -- towing company . majestic was not authorized towing company for the city of baltimore. >> protestors are gathering at the bridge to support occupy wall street. it marks the two month anniversary of the movement. they have picked the bridge to highlight what they are calling a failure to deal with a crumbling infrastructure in the city. we will have a live report from the ground later in this hour. as you know, the movement has taken over the square for the past 45 days. city officials have asked for the tends to be removed, but not set a timetable for their removal. occupy remover -- occupy processors say if they are forced to -- occupied protestors say they're forced to remove their tents, they will just come

rob roblin texas there. >> thanks to the baltimore ravens, classrooms, and the city of baltimore, there is a new renovated football field here in east baltimore. >> the new cities brings the ball field will be a beautiful place to play 40's baltimore youngsters. >> i like it here >> it will be bigger for me to play wide receiver and catch passes from quarterback right now. >> it is nice because now we can have a football field that we can practice and play on as well. >> with grants from the baltimore ravens, and the city classrooms, they will have a full size regulation football field to play on. >> this will be a tremendous tool to help for educational attainment and the development of young people. >> i think they are going to appreciate it. this is a great day. even though it is raining. >> it is my honor to help see this wonderful event for baltimore city pure >> the opening ceremonies were moved inside once it started raining this morning. there were also some baltimore colts of legends here. >> it is great. but the play football. >> as kids, i was able to go outside and play and

it was in mid-may and bruce as scaping metal in baltimore city. he appeared to hhveenoohing to hide and he had a hole lot to say. pause you work for he city right.. you're gonna get in trouble. i ain't gonna get in trouble i ain't gonna get in any trouble. trouble. bruce áisá in trouble.... suspected of stealing thousands of dolllrs from the citt. police say bruce admitted... he's been scraping stolen metal from the city for more than 18 years. yeers. 9:36:42 it's not a approprrite for an employee or even a city property aad scrap them. :51 it's actually stealing from the citizens of baltimore :52 through records collected from different scrap yards and usinn the gps records from ruce's city truck... the insppctorr general's office estimates bruce etted nearly 4-thousand dollars in just thh past 18 months. keep in mind, bruce told police... he's been doing this for the past 18 years. joy lepola fox 45 news late editionn an arrest is made in the brrtal kidnapping, rape and beating of a 13 year old in east baltimore. 49 year old alvin ray wright i

city has the power to cut the power for occupy in baltimore. that story on abc 2 news at 6: 6:00 which starts now. . >> he won't be put to death but he will go to jail for a long time. while the wife calls the death of her husband senseless, police make a sweep. this is where you come in to find out who did this. >>> we are just

. >> our big story this morning, it is election date in baltimore city. kim dacey is live at western high school where the polls are expected to open in less than two hours. >> the most publicized election is the one for a baltimore city mayor. voters will be casting ballots for comptroller. how many people will show up at the polls? turnout in september was a all time low, 22%. there are far more registered democrats than republicans, a lot of attention was focused on the democratic primary. the mayor cannot on top but she is not running unopposed. alfred griffin will also be on the ballot. he shared the experience he brings to the table. >> i am not a career politician. this is my first time going into politics. i have community experience. i lived abroad for six years. >> the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. stay with 11 news for results of throughout the day. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. you can track the candidates on our website, wbaltv.com. find the tools you need to know on wbaltv.com. click on politics. herman cain s

. >> this is on magnolia in the southern district of baltimore city. this has been going on for 45 minutes, traffic shut down in both directions. it is some type of police operation. we noticed a lot of atf officers in what we would considered a take-down year. -- in what we would consider take-down year. -- gear. suspects had taken off in a vehicle with somewhat of a small police pursuit and crashed into a pole. at least five people are hurt. we have not been able to get exactly what they were being observed for or what was going down with atf. they're pretty tight lipped right now. the victims went to shock trauma. they were in handcuffs. we're still trying to get more on this police activity. >> thank you. there's still no word on how southwest baltimore home broke into flames, killing a woman and her son as he was trying to save her life. neighbors told us don ritter was trapped on the third floor and her son was trying to save her. they both died of smoke inhalation. fire officials are trying to determine the cause of the fire. >> a developing sto

right now, mild in baltimore. >> it is election day in baltimore city and if you're headed to the polls, i will talk on a limb and say you will probably not have to -- i will go out on a limb and say you will probably not have to stand in line. mayor stephany rawlings-blake cast her ballot this morning and is expected winner -- is expected to be the winner in the mayoral race. >> embattled gop presidential candidate herman cain is denying once again that he has ever sexually harassed a one. >> this comes one day after a woman publicly accused him of sexually inappropriate behavior. >> herman cain says the woman who are accusing him of sexual harassment are lying. herman cain is on the offensive, denying sexual harassment allegations in an interview on yahoo! >> i can categorically say i have never acted inappropriate with anyone at all. >> and he says that includes the bolon you recently publicly accused him of sexual the illicit behavior -- includes the woman who recently publicly accused him of sexually illicit behavior. during a round of interviews, she said she had no financial moti

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they will give us an idea of the extent of diabetes in baltimore city. reporting live, roosevelt leftwich. >>> here's one thing, nobody can accuse the ravens of being consistent this season as they drop another disappointing loss to a team with a losing record. seattle seahawks may have come in as the underdog but the seahawks turned them into points. ran for fewer than 30 yards on just five carries. the ravens have a week to brush themselves off and pick themselves up and get back on track against the cincinnati bengals. >>> tonight a special heings did of "20/20". diane sawyer has an exclusive interview with gabrielle giffords. she has had months of rehab and surgery and kelly has been at her side for just about all of it. >> that's what i think of when i think of you, too, brave and tough. >> the couple will share their story tonight, gabby and mark, courage and hope. all right here on abc2. before the interview check out "dancing with the stars," down to the final four couples. then diane has an interview with the give fords -- giffords. >>> experts

baltimore city was not complying with the law. that baltimore city already had a policy of not arresting this 85 to 90%. and as a result, they felt that baltimore city, which is a sanctuary city, was violating federal law. now, obama is saying no, it's okay to do that. the federal government agrees with you. and the congress believes he's violating the law. >>> while congress harshes out -- hashes out its own issue, the test policy starts here, december 4th. >>> and the project runs a total of six weeks. however, it could be expanded in january. >> thank you. >>> fewer than 20% of the immigration cases involve people with criminal records. >>> a suspected serial robber is now in state police custody. 25-year-old michael melpass is charged with holding up the exxon station along i-95 last week. melpass is also a suspect in several other robberies in harford, cecil and baltimore county this month. police say numerous tips led them, after these surveillance photos were shown through the media. >> the ncaa opens its own investigation

. >> and all too familiar scene as baltimore city police officers investigate a murder in front of the yow brothers carryout on monday night. police say 52-year-old freddy jones, jr. was shot in a robbery. he suffered one shot to the chest and but later died at the hospital. the three men were seen running from the area on foot. the carryout has been a scene of a number of crimes. back in august of 2010, charles bowman, a security officer, was killed in a similar way. his attackers got away with less than $20 in cash. >> for something like this to happen is sad. it is shocking. >> when your letter in march of 2009, three men were shot in front of the carry out. two of them died after reports there was a triple shooting to the victims had ended up dying a similar act. >> residents to frightened to go on camera tell 11 news that they are disappointed that the carryout is still open. back in april of 2010, they had asked city leaders to have a shutdown. seemed that the call is starting up once again. 11 days was told she had received a number of phone calls since monday night to talk murd

stronger teeth and fresher breath in every bottle. >> 100 families in need in baltimore city and baltimore county will get a nice, warm meal this thanksgiving. 100 baskets are being distributed to low-income families. during the holiday season, more and more people need help, and the organization increased the service for those people. there are 1875 families that will need donations and help from the salvation army. how important are these donations? >> it could mean the difference of them having something to eat and not having something to eat on thanksgiving day. >> if you would like to make a donation, the salvation army says it still needs help for crispus. 5000 kids are on their list for tories -- still needs help for christmas. by a dozen kids are on the list for toys. >> the holidays or a time of great food, big but phase, parties, drinking, traveling, buying and wrapping presents, and all of those things can contribute to your getting a migraine just when you least wanted. navigating the holidays migraine free. >> dennis weber has been getting migraine headaches and she was a chil

with 16,000 empty in baltimore city, the program is by no means a cure all. the weapon the city picks to fix the blight of yesterday and battle the growing inventory of today. >> when you live next to a empty property and see its decline, i imagine what you see is future decline and a loss of hope. when you see that, that complete being wiped clean it's wiped clean for new possibility and that's what we work toward. >> reporter: a benefit wallace is lucky enough to see on his own block as he watches the progress of a rehab. >> that makes your life a lot better. >> it does. you know -- makes me feel like i'm not the only one that cares. we get people that clean and -- keep it drug free. we will be a lot better off. >> reporter: getting people to move back in, kicking the crime, decreased home values and rats out. in baltimore, abc 2news. >> now the program is only about a year old. the city said its working with the white house to get some federal funding to help the program along. we want you to check out how we are telling the story online. log on to the hom

a familiar scene as baltimore city police officers investigate a murder in front of the yow brothers carryout. police say 52-year-old freddy jones, jr. was shot in a robbery. he would die at the hospital. three suspects were seen leaving the scene. the carry out is no stranger to violent crime. back in august of 2010, 72-year- old charles bowman was killed in a similar way. his attackers getting away with less than $20 in cash. >> for something like this to happen is devastating for all of us. >> and about one year earlier in march of 2009, three men were shot in front of the carry out. two of them died. >> there was a triple shooting. two of the victims ended up dying. >> the day after bowman's carter, 19 detectives canvassed the neighborhood of passing out fliers for help. tuesday, there was no sign of police activity. records indicate some financial problems in jones' past, but no police record. residents say they are disappointed that the carry out is still open. back in april of 2010, they asked city leaders to have it shut down. now it seems the call is starting up again. counc

baltimore city hall. neighbors claim to the small natural gas, but it led into a surprise discovery. >> police found plenty of plants, but all of them are illegal. at first they were not sure what was causing the strong odor in this east baltimore neighborhood. a small that tonya said impacted her health. the smell was coming from this house two days from her home. she suffered from bronchitis and and lupus. she had trouble leaving her home and going across the street. george was not sure what was happening. >> the police came and ambulance. there were all over the place. >> police and firefighters arrived around 8:00 monday night, they started investigating complaints of a natural gas leak. bge becamstarted checking. >> there were no visible signs of any type of fire. there was an odor in the area. bge said ti was not gas.' >> there were some barricades that were put in place that prevented the officers from going upstairs. because of the oder and not being able to reach the second floor, the fire depart

people in the baltimore city fire department were. >> but how is that possible? i mean, you were in charge. >> well, that's one of the issues that the investigation turned up, was that the communication between the fire academy staff and up the chain of command did not happen. >> an independent investigation has been going on into the scandal. we are expected to get that final report today. stay with 11 news for the latest developments. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. it is happened again. someone has route a baltimore county goodwill store. the latest robbery happened on friday night on the store on west padonia road. it was taken from the register and be safe. this is the second time that store has been dropped in a week. investigators say there are similarities in all four robberies. >> it long feud between -- a long feud between a politician and day blogger. adam meister jogged past his home. the first locked horns months ago went meister accuse belinda conaway of not living in your district. that led to a lawsuit. >> made reference to that today. s

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baltimore city introduces a new program and it could mean weekend class for some students. more on what parents need to know. >> reporter: the 10-week program runs from december through march. it's designed for the students that need a little extra instruction. some students in baltimore city will soon be hitting the books on saturday art all part of the take 10 program helping fourth through eighth graders catch up on math skills. >> it is to focus on two hours of math instruction around skills that are really necessary for our students to be successful on msa. >> reporter: the programs will be offered in more than 60 elementary and middle schools and four centralized locations start this go december. stihl city schools director of mathematics says the program comes at the right time of the year. >> we're starting to get into december. december, you know it comes. then, there's the holiday break. all of sawed, we have snow days. this is our way of insuring we get in all the essential skills we need. >> reporter: the program designed for the student who needs the extra push

and a scare of a different kind at a baltimore city school. children taken away in an ambulance, after a hazardous materials incident in the building. monique griego spoke with frightened parents and has more on what happened. >> reporter: two students taken away in an ambulance, after firefighters and police responded to the baltimore freedom academy in the 1600 block of lombard. >> just nervous, trying to hurry up and get here to see what is going on. >> reporter: kimberly beasley rushed to the school, after hearing there was a bomb threat. and then that chemical spill forced some out of the building. >> i saw kids getting in the ambulance. so it was just a lot of confusion. >> reporter: firefighters tell us several students went into a storage closet and found a jar filled with an unknown chemical. >> they found it and opened it. it was startled by the odor of it, dropped it. it splashed. >> reporter: two of those students complained of eye irritation and were sent to the hospital as a precaution. school leaders say the chemical was formald

baltimore city police andems, on the scene. they should be allowed to get this cleaned up soon. i am capt. roy taylor reporting live from sky team 11. >> on sunday night, the ravens will be in enemy territory ticking on the pittsburgh steelers. they would like to dish out a nice helping of payback. >> first place in the afc north is on the line. pete gilbert joins us live from the studio with a ravens preview. >> this has not brought out the hate like so many others, trying to maintain some professionalism. the steelers have not really talk back to what we saw in week one. this first game as defensive coordinator could not lift up to the statement that they would play more defensively. they forced seven turnovers. roethlisberger coming off his best weekend of the year. they will focus a little bit more on that veteran qb. >> we have played against better titans this year already. he is definitely a good one and well-rounded. talking about a balanced tied then that can ballots and catch the ball. >> this is what passes for trash talker. and look up the injury report, not really s

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this is a story we brought on monday. 40 baltimore city police officers along with federal agents scouring large -- baltimore. it bought a storage facility. seven people are in custody lowell melser has also obtained a video from part of the incident. what is the latest? >> a frightening scene unfolded at this parking lot in south baltimore at the express after a white suv keyword chasing crashed through neared his dignity area where i am standing right here. folks were sitting and eating crabs. the atf is not saying much about the details surrounding the investigation. but folks here at the blue crab express shared some of video surveillance footage to better explain what happened. >> when i heard a gun sound or loud sound, i thought something happened to my building. i was really scared. >> for the owner of blue crab express, it is something he will never forget. monday afternoon atf agents conducting business by a storage facility and it up getting in a confrontation and it's chasing down a suspect who is white suv came through his parking lot nearly missing a lot of customers sitting o

. >>> members of the baltimore city fire union says budget cuts hampered response times to the point where lives are in danger. they are taking the message to city residents at meetings like this one in the rosemont neighborhood of baltimore. the city has been rotatingfirehouses and union members say response times are within the national norms but the problem they say is what's okay nationwide is not the same for the baltimore city with thousands of homes and thousands more and many a century or more old many packed tightly in roads. narrow roads and alleys. >> we are trying to hold fast we are a cat in a tree holding on. and anymore closures and we are dead. >> a supposeman for the mayor says the budget process is going on right now. but no decisions have been made with specific cuts to fire or any other department and the mayor will submit the budget in march. >>> five-story bidding collapse in new york injured five people one critically. building was under construction and workers were pouring concrete. all workers have been accounted for. >>> did your dad can you-- ask you if ya

. >> reporter: if you have any information, please call the baltimore city police. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> the death of a quad pledgee jic man who was discovered in an ellicott city home has been determined to be a homicide. now the medical examiner's office has determined an autopsy. police say family members and nurse provided around the clock care to the 51-year-old victim but at this point they have not identified a suspect. >> it's our understanding that and belief that this medication was administered to the victim. he was paralyzed in 2007 in a serious car didn't and we don't believe he could have administered the medicine to himself. >> there was a thorough search but investigators will not re veal what evidence, if any, they found. >>> new to breaking news we first told you last night. howard county police identified a man shot by police. 19-year-old jeffrey nichols is in shock trauma. he was armed. officers ordered him to drop his gun, but he kept walking. police followed him to the back parking lot of an industrial drive. he still refused to pu

. >>> baltimore city police need your help trying to solve a murder from earlier this year. the body from 25-year-old tyra trent was found strangled in an abandoned home. police have few leads to go on the victim's mother said tyra was a joy to be around and she misses her terribly. >> nobody seems to know nothing. all the friends that he had -- he was missing for a whole week. i don't understand how know one knows anything like help wasn't on this -- he wasn't on this earth. >> anyone with any information police call baltimore city police detectives. >>> now the continuing coverage of the sex abuse scandal at penn state and joe paterno may be the next to fall. the allegations have forced two university officials to resign and now there's a call for the school's president to step down, it seems paterno will be shown the door as well. earlier in the day penn estate's president abruptly -- state's president abruptly canceled joe paterno's news conference. so paterno has not been charged and is not the target of any investigation. he is facing criticism, though, for telling uni

cheating scandal among baltimore city paramedic students. we know instructors at the baltimore city fire and rescue academy will not face disciplinary action in connection with the allegations. they were put on administrative leave and 20 students in all were facing allegations accused of getting their hand on a state exam before taking the test. the fire chief said that the test was left out where the students could find it but he says it didn't give them any advantage over other students who did see it. >> there wasn't enough evidence people were trying to do stuff wrong. i think on the contrary, the people out there were trying to do things right but they didn't know what was right. >> sips the incident, the fire department has been coordinating and training with baltimore city community college and state agency that licensed the emergency service providers. >>> well after multiple reports of assault and reckless endangerment the president of baltimore county police union is suspend from the force. he has been on adstraight leave since ma

just come to the jewish community services building on 5750 park heights in baltimore city. let's check at the weather. we have a storm system coming in from the west. heavier rain is on the way as we go into the afternoon. we will go back to tony in the weather center. even take gift cards if they are under $10 in value. >> we appreciate that, ava. weather-wise, there is not a lot going on right now. just some sprinkles and some drizzle. the rain is going to pick up in intensity. plan on that for later today. right now, there's not a lot of rain to contend with. 57 at the airport. a warm start for us this time of year. typically we're in the 30's. we are already above the average high temperature, which is 51. the temperatures will be above average all day. this is the storm system giving us a chance for rain. you can see the swirl in the clouds and it is east of memphis. low pressure is stacked into the upper levels of the atmosphere. it is cold enough for some snow. there is snow right now around memphis. very unusual. it is even snow in parts of arkansas and missouri. th

. >>> this is wjztv, wjzhd and wjz.com baltimore. >>> from the city to the counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage, it's wjz. >>> good morning and welcome to eyewitness news this start. i'm gigi barnett. >>> temperatures are in the 30s and 40s here in central maryland. we have temperatures in the 30s out north and western counties and it's a very calm start to the day. light winds around today. it's going to be a little chilly chilly. that's going to be with us through the first part of this weekend. temperatures we said right now, it's 40. 28 the cold spot out in oakland. we have 42 in cumberland. your forecast looks like this. temperatures starting out around the mid 30 to 40-degree. we'll call it the low 50s across the area. overnight lows getting down into the 40s. >>> thank you, tim. but now here's what people will be talking about this weekend, a controversial dance almost ended their season. now a dramatic reversal for the soccer team, megan has more as the big team prepares for a game today. >> good morning, the school's principal suspended the soccer team afte

a baltimore city police officer is recovering after being dragged by a car. we are told the officer approached a pickup truck and number 1 relent and rose avenue -- north monroe went and burroughs ave. here is what investigators are looking for. police are urging anyone with information to contact me immediately. >the name of another alleged herman cain victim is released to the public. while he continues to deny allegations, it is leading many to wonder whether the campaign can survive. >> herman cain is striking back against accusers and says he has no intention of quitting the race. presidential candidate herman cain faced reporters, hoping to keep a lid on allegations of sexual harassment. >> the charges and the acquisitions are absolutely rejected. they simply did not happen. >> the denial came as the name of another accuser was disclosed. she worked at the national restaurant association in the 1990's when herman cain was ceo. >> she is not happy that her name has come out but in today's day of instant communication it is difficult to stay private. >> s

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the fed say the group was responsible for four killings that happened in baltimore city and baltimore county. this should be a warning to anyone involved in gang activity. >> we believe that the key to continuing to reduce the violent crime and murder rate here in baltimore and throughout the state of maryland so to target the gangs and the leader of these gangs. >> reporter: while this gang was formed through maryland prison, it has expanded on to the streets also in pennsylvania and louisiana. as for this case, all the defendants face a maximum sentence of life in prison. some are peacing other times in -- facing other times behind bars. abc 2 news. >>> a brain damage at the center of dispute whether his feeding tube was he died. his mother and procedure wanted an injunction to keep the feeding tube in place. it was restored last month and under a temporary restraining order after wife had it removed. >>> weather wise, it has been one clear blue sky kind of day across maryland. no chance for rain tonight, looks good. temperatures comfortable up around 60 this afternoon, now falling

baltimore city police are searching for answers this mornnng... aftee a man was shot and killed in northeast baltimore. 3 it happennd on parkwood avenue... around 8-30 saturday night.when police arrived to the scene... they fouud a man in the back alley of bel air road... sufferrng from multiple gun shot wounds. the victim was transported to the hospital where he later died. died. anyone with information is urged to contact homicide detectives at 410-396-2100. "police offiier william h. torbtt jr. january 9th 20111" 2011."the baltimore ccty "fraternal ooder of police" honors officcrs killed in the line of duty over the last year. on sunday niiht... a crowd of family and friends them... william torbit... the officer killed by friendly fire at a baltimore city nightcclb last winter. "the family members of all three of those officers were here. so, it's aassecial time for them because they are getting over the death of their loved one and its an opportunity to meet some of tte other officers. officers..he memorial was held across from police headquar

. >>> if you live in baltimore city, you'll be out voting for mayor. baltimore city is a democratic city. this is the first time the mayor has had a run for her office. polling locations are open from 7:00 in the morning until #k tomorrow -- 8:00 tomorrow night. >>> let's go to annapolis. with gas prices 58 cents a gallon higher than last year, this would not be the time to convince marylanders to go along with the gas increase. >> reporter: the governor floated the idea of the gas tax hike in the recent special session. >> doing everything we possibly can to get as many marylanders back to work. >> reporter: the governor wants to do that by raising the tax on gas. it would go to road construction and school projects. they say that, in turn, could create more jobs. legislative leaders feel this is a good time to increase the taxes. >> labor losses are low. >> reporter: even though gas prices have dropped, many taxpayers were excited about the prospect of paying more at the pumps. >> i don't like that. they should live within their means. >> i don't thi

baltimore city police have made an arrest in connection with the deadly halloween a shooting. acting on a tip from a family member, police took a 17 year- old boy into custody. much more on the news at 5 and 6. the other big story, baltimore city police may have the break they need to stop a series of crimes committed by police impersonator. jayne miller is live with the 11 newsroom with the exclusive information. >> these men are connected to two street robberies and there are looking at the possibility they committed home invasions as well. the men, aged 23-36, committed a robbery tuesday morning. they were approached by three men wearing black fatigues and wearing a three badges saying they were serving a warrant. >> they took an amount of u.s. currency and cigarettes. the victim realized something was not right. he summoned police and we got there. we've done them a sort while later doing the same thing within a two blocked area. >> there charged with armed robbery and police impersonation. what you do if you are approached by someone who looks like a cop? follow your inst

political reporter pat warren explains, baltimore is a test city for a new policy. pat? >> that's right, vic. baltimore and denver are the two test cities that will look at the obama policy that restricts deportations, only to people with criminal records. >> reporter: this action by the president is more far-reaching for the baltimore immigrant community than the dream of in- state tuition for students here illegally. president obama is testing a policy that freezes deportation for those with no criminal records. that puts about 85% of cases on hold. crowds of people in the u.s. illegally, stage demonstrations like this one, protesting u.s. immigration laws. this new policy has imgrailings lawyers -- immigration lawyers here rejoicing. >> reporter: of course, from a maryland perspective, it's great. because now you have a law enforcement, financial resources, everything being focused where it needs to be focused most, which is to try and deal with committed criminals. >> reporter: state delegate pat mcdonogh tells wjz was picked because it -- baltimore was picked becaus

how many knives are confiscated from baltimore city students... and just how easy it is for any child toobuy one of the weapons. "almost everyone i've spoken to was appalled bb what transpi" transsired."and... this isn't halloween candy... but ii's what ended up in the bags of some trick or treaters.what these dolls are... that has some parents outraged. 3 3 ttday is wedneeday, november 9th. map fiber map 3 3 3 another eleccion is innthe books for baltimore city.since democrats heavilyy utnumber republicans in baltimore...the results aae not a surprise surpriseincumbent mayor stephanie raalings blake has been declared the winner beating republlcan challenger alfred griffinbut look at this.. this...just ??? voted for the maaor...a very low number f vo. votes. meganngilllland is live from city halllthis morninggwith reaction from the mayor after her huge win. win. good mooniig patrice,mayor sttphanie rawlings blake will return to work his morning, knowing that she will be balttmore's leader for years po...while many predicted o... this... the mayor

tte ittle girl has transfered schools.and baltimore city police are now investigating. live in west baltimore, megan gglliland, fox45 morring news. we now know the identity of the man founn murdered in northeast baltimore. baltimore.the ody of 25-year old santos villanueva was foond lying in the strret along loch raven boulevard , just after 9-o' clock, wednesday night.two men were seen running away.a morgan state uniieesity student was crime and ays he was startted by what he saw. "iiwas shocked, i didn't think something like ttis would happen so cllse to school" school""i just saw a bunch of pollce cars and i asked people what happend (pause) and they said person ggt shot" shot"police havv no motive oo suspects yet.anyone with information is urged to contact police. 3 penn stateeassistant coach mike mcqueary will no longer attend tomorrow's game against nebraskaa.. becauue of recent death threats he'ssrecei. received.mcqueary tessified in a grand jury investigation... that eventually led to ccild ssx-abuse harges being filed against former defenssve coordinatorr jerry

people in the baltimore city fire department were. >> but how is that possible? i mean, you were in charge. >> well, that's one of the issues that the investigation turned up, was that the communication between the fire academy staff and up the chain of command did not happen. >> the academy was put on provisional status because of problems with record-keeping. the academy developed a plan of action to address those concerns and provide the required quarterly updates from august 2010 to april of this year. no reports were csent. >> would have been nice to get a notice that set out you have not complied with what we told you to do. where's our report? that didn't happen either. all >> these issues were examined in the independent examination. we're expected to get that report today. kim dacey, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the body of the missing wisconsin man turns up in maryland. authorities say james wilson vanish more than a week ago. someone discovered his body in the green ridge state forest. he may have died from exposure after leaving his minivan in the woods. autho

we have no accidents reported on any county or city roads in baltimore. great way to start the morning. let's take a look at the beltway, 795, on the north side, very light traffic in becht sides. no issues traveling from pikesville. 95 and 395 is moving well in both directions. there was roadwork overnight. 95 south at keith, we still have some leftover roadwork there. you can check us out at twitter. >>> we've learned in the past hour that police in oakland, california have begun firing tear gas canisters at protesters. demonstrators salute down the fifth largest port and there was vandalism. new video ahead coming to you from oakland, california. >>> also in tulsa, protesters are back in the city park following a night that included ten arrests and confrontations with police that included clouds of pepper spray coming from officers. >>> a and in seattle violence broke out after protesters broke through a police blockade. closer to home, it's not violence it's tris that's causing tensions -- it's electricity that's causing tension. here's more. >> well,

. >> the occupy movement in baltimore city has now entered its 44th day and it protesters who spoke to said they had no plans to leave anytime soon. this despite the images coming out of several images around the country including new york work camps are being torn down. despite it being against a city law, they feel they have every right to camp out at the square and welcome occupiers from other cities to join them. >> it will continue to grow. we are trying our hardest to comply. we will not be squashed and we will not be silenced. >> may r. rawlings like continued to slump -- sympathize with the occupiers. "our hope is we should be able to peacefully but this into a protest that is not an encampment. >> asked about a possible time or of the laws will be enforced, at the mayor skirted the issue. >> there is no deadline. we know the direction that we are heading. we have asked and -- at the tent to be removed. we will deal with it at a time of our choosing pure >> he alluded to the fact his office is just waiting for the call. >> i think the mayor has made it clear pritchett is not wa

back to you. >>> one baltimore city woman has made this her mission to help inner city women reach success. she came up with the concept called karen's fun house. this fun house is changing lives and making a difference. >> reporter: this is not your ordinary classroom, but this is a place for people to learn. the group performs excerptings of famous african-americans in history like barack obama, martin luther king, harriet tub man, frederic douglas, just to name a few. >> it gives them hope. >> reporter: today the group performed for senior citizens. the group loved it. >> they need something positive. it's a positive thing for them and i love it. >> reporter: karen's fun house is an inspiration hall fun house. the goal is to give them confidence and encouragement to let them know they can become anything they want to be. >> i love it. i've met new people, learned new things and it has helped me. i used to be a very fast talker. she helped me slow down and hear what i say. >> after school, it gives me something to do and i learned a lot. i learned about james brown. he was the god father

collect the baltimore city fire department has issued a formal apology to a man who they almost refused to provide emergency medical services. >> he is blind and uses a service stocks to get around. curtis and his dog were hit by a car crossing the street. the address told curtis to leave his dog on the sidewalk or he would not get the emergency services. today the ems division of the department sent a personal apology. >> i accepted the apology. they are going to extend this training to more personal so they know in the future if something like this happens again it will no that the service stocks have to go but that person. >> the guide dog was so traumatized by the accident that he has been sent back to school to be retrained. curtis is making do with a cane. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the warm weather is what to move out tonight with some more typical late november temperatures sliding in. the last of the ring showing up in cecil county. on the upper eastern shore it is still pretty wet. most of the eastern shore is still wet. wes

there's no word this morning on what led to that attack. >> according to baltimore city, since july over 300 calls were made to animal control. officers hit the streets mainly looking for violations and hoping to educate residents. many are relieved by animal control's effort. >> people with dogs let them out and they chase people. and people are scared to walk. they came after me. i can't go out of my yard sometimes. >> well, animal enforcement officers say this program is not about writing citations but instead about educating pet owners about their responsibilities. >> good news for fishermen as dead zones yours truly chesapeake bay are getting smaller. the new study reviewed water quality from the past 06 years. >> michael phelps will not be on the team for dual in the pool. the 36-member team did include gold medalists. phelps will not participate in the meet, because it does not fit in his schedule. >> i think he's pretty busy. >> the time is 5:49. 47 degrees on tv hill. coming up we'll take a look at responses to our water cooler question of the day. bge's instant discounts got ou

the baltimore city "frrternal order of police" honor officers killed in the line of duty over the last &pyear. a crowd of famill and friends held candles in the memory of three fallen officers.... including officer williammh. torbitt..... killed by friendly fire at a baltimooe ccty nightclub last ""he family members of all here. so, itts a special time for them because they arr still really grieeing and getting over the death of their loved one and its an opportuuity to meet some of officers.the memorial was held across from police headquarters downtown. .baltimore county firefighters spent the afternnon battlinn a three alarm fire at a dundall pizza shop 3 it happened here at didiis pizza on holabird avenue just after 2. it all started when two cardboard boxes caught fire. you can see crews on the scene... the heavy smoke.... thankfully, no one was ws. - hurt.... but many peoplee who live nearby say they were shhcked to see the damage to one of theei favoritee reetaurants. i seen all the smoke or , but anythinggi see hem go to the rough or anything" anything" it took fire crews about

here's what baltimore city elementary school student ty-waun is thankful for this thanksgiving. tywaun 3 ((break 2)) 3q you disgust me. prove it. enough's enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding, guaranteed. d-con. get out. new this morning... the nation is facing automatic spending cuts... after the bipprtisan congreesional super committee failed to reacc an agreement monday.the group of 6 republicans and 6 democrats were trying to agree on a debt reduction paakage... of at least 1-point-2 rillion dollars... but couldn't.the automatic cuts don't kick in until 20-13... and president obama says hhewill veto any measure to work aaound ttem. comcast cable subscribers' will soon be able to gee live t-v on theerri-pads... but there there s a catch.... customers will have to stick close to their home cable boxes to pick-up tte service. the program will beecalled áany layá and will unlock i-pad aacess to every chaanel included in a subscriber's cable package. get your packages in the mail on time this holiiay season... up in the new year.u-p-s says it's hi