melinda roeder has been covering the fires all ddy... lake ashburton in norttwest balttmore .....with more on our top story.melinda.... weather like this an e very deceiving. it'' ot even that warm for april...but we've had very little rain lately... so there's a lot of dry ggass.... and trees...juss listen to thh dry leaves crunchiig beneath man mayybe cauuing the sparks.... mother nature is contributing... and tte brush pires....eep burning.including one big one... this aaternoon.... in harford county. county. ááscannerrnats10:10 "there's a unit access from the drrvvway. we need that open for dnr." áá19:15 "that's affirmative." dembytownnroad.....easter sunday... is interrupted by from our churrh.... and i was e- just praying it wasn't our evacuated.... 03:53 "they &pjuss told us at irst we couldn't get into our house." as fire truuks move in... close as they an...15:09 "unfortunately ww have to drive through people's yards to make access, but that's been done ssccessfully."26:55 - shot of 4-wheelerjust &pgetting to the fire... is

this issmyranda stephens, melinda roeder and jennifer gilbert... singing a ittle dolly parton.they were out representing team fox45... at chhrm city karaoke.the event benefits jobs, housing and recovery... which helps peeple in baltimooe who are struggling with homelessness and addiction. &pit's riday and that means it's your turn to sound off on our facebook page abouu want.lee us know what's on pour mind-- and your response could air in our "facebook segment.just go tt faaebook dot com slash foxbaltimorr to become aafan and join the conversation. paying those high gas prices. prices.11:45::4 tremayne thomas "i have to et to worr and i need gas to get to work" miles out oo each gallon... re - myths.he methods... that aae mm. what'll it be? i'll have blueberry pancakes. uh huh. actually, make that glazed pecans... ok. with chocolate... no... caramel sauce. whipped cream? uhhhhhhh, yeah... but on the side. introducing build your own pancakes. only at denny's. ((break 1)) &p((bump in)) meteorologist)) 33 ad libs))map fiber map greenspring map liberty

myranda stephens, melinda roeder and i singing a littll dolly parton.we represented teaa fox45 at charm city karaoke, to beeefit obs, housing and recovery,,which are struggling with well after you rocked out to the beaa, the bass line rocked outtto tte well pfter you 3pocked out to the be bass llne is being replaced by thunder tonight as storms roll . in. how strong are these toniiht? let's go to chief meteorologist vytassreid with your kywatch forecast. 3 3 vroom vroom yeah bleep kill any drivers but we'll show you why ittcould kill a top obama official under fire for high as prices. whh republicans say democrats are cruuifyiin oil companies for spoot. landing sideways is a really bad iiea.. how ttese landings could set a record for airssckness bags. 3 a majoo player with the agency -- is apologizing --- philooophy -- to roman crucifix. crucifixion. but al áará-men-ádará-iz -- finds himself sttnding at ground zero -- in an energy war between the obama ed enry shows us the video all. a shocking attack on he oil pnd gas industries by a top environmental official caught on tape ...a p

roeder... reports..../ one... dog owner .../ in... p--g... county.../ found out.../ hat you pay for. the dog owner got suspicious when she started noticing how rambunntion her pet was when she got home. he couldn't wait to go outside. so the owner came up with a sly idea to put a piece of tape on her dog's crate... to see if it has been moved. when it wasn't... the decided to take up catching er walker wwlking - off the job - on cammra. camera. &p3 from the street outside her home......yogi carroll videotapes er dog walker. shh's set up a baby monitor inside."she just gaveehim treats."the walker ii also supposed to take 2-year-old wilson for a walk. her fee - 10 dollars a day."dogs are expensive and they're justt likk yoor children... he is onlyya few minutes inside - and no walk - the walker writes a note ...."sse writing peed only."...thhn prrmptly leaves.that's when yogi approaches her walker."i'm here to get the keys from you. i'm yogi. i lve here... is that gonna be true? yess" soundbitee

myranda stephens, melinda roeder and i singing a littll dolly parton.we represented teaa fox45 at charm city karaoke, to beeefit obs, housing and recovery,,which are struggling with well after you rocked out to the beaa, the bass line rocked outtto tte well pfter you pocked out to the beat, the bass llne is being replaced by thunder tonight as storms roll . in. how strong are these toniiht? let's go to chief meteorologist vytassreid with your kywatch forecast. 3 3 vroom vroom yeah bleep kill any drivers but we'll show you why ittcould kill a top obama official under fire for high as prices. whh republicans say democrats are cruuifyiin oil companies for spoot. landing sideways is a really bad iiea.. how ttese landings could set a record for airssckness bags. 3 a majoo player with the agency -- is apologizing --- philooophy -- to roman crucifix. crucifixion. but al áará-men-ádará-iz -- finds himself sttnding at ground zero -- in an energy war between the obama ed enry shows us the video all. a shocking attack on he oil pnd gas industries by a top environmental official caught on tape

melinda roeder... fox 45 news at ten. heelet it all hang outt out.why the streaker rom the p's openiig day... won't be facing chhrges. ((break )) facing chhrges. ((break )) what's better then a s'more? a warm s'more cookie in a skillet with a scoop of ice cream. ahh, the great indoors. just $4 on our 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. the ooioles nd yankees workkd overtime last night at camden yards. it took 12 innings to eventually find a 4-1 early, but here, tied innp caao hhis one down the line, nnik swisher trying to the throw to tte plate nd swisher is oot..... game still tiid unttl the 12tth ibanez hitssone deep off off oriile pitcherrpedro "strope". yaakees go on to win 5-4, sending the oos to their second straight loss. 33 it appearssbaltimore's tate's attorneys office will 'not' be orioles fan who streaked us... for the second year in a row, someone other than an oriole has raced trough the field and interrupted the caped man posing aa batman stopped the gamm...and it appears, not even the law, will be catching

melinda roeder spoke to somee frustrated ressdents and is live now from millington avenue in outhwest balttmore. 3 -3& iq: they caae here in february.... oq: had water in it." 3 it."iq:i sent in a claim... oq: ittwas theer fault." many of maryland's religious leaders came together today...but it wasn't for prayer. they are sending a letter to governor martin o'malley and leaders of the state legislature......about the budget.they want a speeial pession to restore the so- called "doomsday" budget cuts and to enact the tobacco tax increase. "there was a political tug of war between the governor,,the speaker of the house, the president of the senate and that has brought the whole state to a stand still and that has reated this doomsday budget thats unconscionable and that needs to be address ps soon as possible so that the citizens f maryland dont suffer" phe letter was sigg by 30-faith lladers,,,, all reeresentingghundreds of thousands of maryland congregates. the bblttmore campaign ponsultant who created that controversial robo call during thh 2010 gubernatorial election is now on tria

melinda roeder has more report. in thhs "waste watch" - new office furniture... televisions... nd light fixtures. those are just some of the items purchased for the schools... where the students classes... money is much toogher to come by. by. (( file bite with alonso))) "we ave some schools that beinn made to convince ...""-3 council... that baltimore &pneeds to double its bottll ta. the mayor says all the money made from the tak hike will go toward construction and folks in the beverage pusiness... are battling back.... saying theyyreetired of their industry being targeted.... and pitted against students.((file bite from santoni))) "i dootake it personally...."but the mayor still defends her ssending plan... despite nnw details thattreveal... pricey renovations attcentral office. (mayor today) 22:43::7 "you know, all of our buildings need work... that we can ll be proud quarter of a million dollars - to re--o one executive office? that's how much was spenn over the last year on the work sppce for one chief of innormation tehcnology.an eependiture schools c-e-o dr. alonsoonow

roeder was dowwnown, covering the dog explosion down the street.it was this car... bursting into flames.firefighetees were on &pthe scene very quickly... and put the fire out.no one wws injured 3 maryland is thh first state to declare mitt romnee the victor in a cleen sseep of our state, c and wisconsin. for the firss tiie in many election cycles, maryland's primary will help select the eventual n. nominee. pake a look at how maryland's republicans voted ttnnght: these results forrromney along with his earlier wins put himmmore than halfway o the 1,144 delegates needed to clinnh the republican nominatio. nomination. many rooedaleetonight, where state senator nancy jacobs eassly won the republican primary in district. at the vent, first district congressman andy harris told the crowd it's time to unite behind romney. 3 3 harris ran unopposed tonight in is rrpublican primary. here's.,.. our question of the day...//.áádoáá you think.... your vvte matterr? head to our facebook page and let us know if you still believe in democracy. the .e.o. of caesars entertainment

./ melinda roeder.../ explains.... just... how much.../ it... cost... taxpayers. 3 new office furniture... televisions... and light fixtures. those re just some of the items puuchased for the avenue.but when it comes to schools... where the students classes... money is mucc pougher to come by. by.(( file bite with allnso))) "we haae some schools that don't have enough seats..." that was part oo the pitch being made to connince council... that baltimore the mayor says all the money pade from the tak hikeewill goo toward construction and remodeeing of schools.but folks in the beverage business... are battling back.... saying they're tired of their industry being targeted.... and pitted against students.((ffle bite ffom santoni))) "i do take it personally...."but the maaor ptill defends hee spending plan... despite new details that reveal... pricey renovations at central office. (mayor today) 22:43:27 "yyu need worr... that we can all be proud of." but is it wiie to spend a quarter of a milliin dollars that's how much was spent over thh last year on the wo

roeder was dowwnown, covering the dog explosion down the street.it was this car... bursting into flames.firefighetees were on &pthe scene very quickly... and put the fire out.no one wws injured 3 maryland is thh first state to declare mitt romnee the victor in a cleen sseep of our state, c and wisconsin. for the firss tiie in many election cycles, maryland's primary will help select the eventual n. nominee. pake a look at how maryland's republicans voted ttnnght: these results forrromney 3 along with his earlier wins put himmmore than halfway o the 1,144 delegates needed to clinnh the republican nominatio. nomination. many rooedaleetonight, where state senator nancy jacobs eassly won the republican primary in district. at the vent, first district congressman andy harris told the crowd it's time to unite behind romney. 3 3 harris ran unopposed tonight in is rrpublican primary. here's.,.. our question of the day...//.áádoáá you think.... your vvte matterr? head to our facebook page and let us know if you still believe in democracy. the .e.o. of caesars entertainme

melinda roeder was there for today's testimony. 3 a criie so horrific.... an ttstified tuesday called it the worst case of crueltyy she'd ver seen.twin brrthers travers and tremayne johnson are ccused offsetting fire to this female pit bull- known as hee injuries despite draaatic efforts to save her - police detective syreeea teel... whoofirsttdiscovered theedog and uued her swwater to put out tte flamms.the johnsons were firsttppt on prial last year... but it pnded in a hung juryy. now... even ore delays...((standup goes here)))the case has concerned about what "else" tte jury will not hear.... inclduing eviddnne o alleged ddg fighhing and the defendants' criminal pasts. one of themmis facing ptteepttd murderrand assault charges for an unrelateddcase. at ten. roeder... fox 45 news another wiiness, who ii frienns with the deeendantt took the stand today, and was entire testimony. severrl jurrrs were obviously heaas. and at least one juror even appeared to be sleeping ...and look at what else &phappened downtown this afternoonnwhiie melindaaroeddr was downto

roeder shows us -- why ecotality has been a bust forrtaxpayers. ttxpayers. 3&please oice and place intt bin in holds sd "3x ecotality"[car chargersson youtube video and stills -- ecotality lso has a website ccmm))//rr>>also video on youtube and http://youtu.be//nia qxddóóii//rr>>------------- ecotality's (pronounced e-co- ttle-it-tee) energetic ttousand electric car charging fiizlld. theecompany has delivered less than half f those commerccal chargers. andd what about jobs. ecotality ceo jonnthan reed told cnn in 2009 his company would create ecotality "e-charging stattons loooing at 750 jobs.""3:10sot inn3:23 "this is an alll america project, all about jobss" 3:22trt=:05those all than 150 - - nd along for the ride is nnarly 130 million ddllars -- that's how much ecotality eceivee from the &pu.s. deeartment of eneegy. h american axpayer has shelled out nearly one-million dollars perrjob. and that's not all - - ecotality is under investigatiin by the securities and exchange commission for insider trading. the s-e-c investigation started at t

myranda stephens, melinda roeder and i singing a little dolly paaton.we represeeted karroke, to benefit jobss housing ann recoveryy which helps people in baltimore who are struggling with homelessness and addiction. a bit misty today toddy 3 when will we see the sun again? again? reid wwth the skhewatch foracsst ffracssdt 3 3 (grandfather)"(big sob) we;lll i surely believe in god.. and i really believe in him now!" now!" a lung disease... theatens to take a young girls life...the medical miracle... that will allow her to attend her prom...later on fox45 news at ten 11:45:54 tremayne thooas "i have to get to work and i need gas to get to work" work"a lot of us...forced to buy that high-priced gas.the ways you can get more miles the methods... that are myths. in our ccver story...after the break there .../ are... lots of rumors .... about... ways... to save gas. gas.but experts are warning drivers - some of your gas be costing you big time. time.in... tonight's cover story.../ storr.../we... dispell... the ttp .../ gasoline.... myths.../ ááandáá tell save. how you can ...reelly 3 gas

melinda roeder.,... fox 45 nnws at tee. the statues are by baltimore sculpttr edward henry berge... historrcally known for his bronze creations.... including some fouud in city parkk... and one at fort mcheery. thht brings us to our question of the day. do you hhnk baltimore city should sppnd $85,000 to renovate statues outside mcculloh homes? received a lot of reeponses to this question...// áámosstá.... of you think the money could be better spent...// ááanddá... let the pigeons keep on perching on the 2--statues... it's our duty to hold lected do that by joining our fox45 &pwastt watch.if you have a story about government waste... call our hottine... 410-662-1456.you can also log pnto our website ox baltimore dot com and click on waste 3&since... the race... for the republican nomination.../ is... prrtty- -mmch... over.../. áápresumptiveáá nominee....mitt rrmnny .../ is... changing his focus .../ to ...president . are... sttll.... - republican contenders.../ though... / former.../ house speaker ...newt gingrich.... is... still running...//.ááheáá he'll... support ro

melinda roeder... fox 45 nees aatten. 3 a special sessiin... ould cost taxpayers.... about 30-thousand bucks a day.and there's no telling how - long... it ould last. 3 p even... procrastinators ...are out off time / ááyouráá... taxes... areedue today. 3 ii... maryland, .../ pbout... 75-%...// oo... filers.../ - ffle... onlinee.... áásoáá traditional stopss.... like... the post office.../ don't expect ...to be .../ veryybusy tonight..../ ááthisáá main brannh... downnown .../ on... fayette aa.../ 9...///. -3 áátteáá state comptroller... says.../ one millionn.. marylanders .../ still... haven't...// filed.../ ááandáá... the... state's... willinggto if....times are tough. &p3 2820 trust me, foorthose &payinn, we will work with you, after re those rich folks who are deliberattey breaking the law, ttey're not goiig to getta lot of symphathy." syyphathh." state refunds... filed electronically.../ &p should only taae.... aboutt3 days... to... come bbck...// 3 lawmakkrs are so outraged att the general services administration -- oneeof them threatened o ppll

./ melinda roeder ...talks with experts.../ about... tte nee... product. 16:11 "i just can't see it. and then if i go as far as here, i'm starting to lose &pvision too."eyecare professionals dispense more than 17-million pairs of bifocals a year to tteir patients. and that number is expected to increase as baay make common tasks - like s can ... challenging. 17:24 "when i look at a computer monitor with my progressives on, i've and looking down at the ground - even more diificull.((file vid of golf 09/19/07 cover story )) 18:50 "and sometimes as you're going down the stepp, if theeangle is right, you get kiid of a vertigo.... you don't understand he depth.""raditional bifocals have two prescriptions within one lens... 32 "and you have your distance at the top and you have your reading at the bottom and it will give y ou everything in between."wearers are requiied to constantly tilt their heads.and there's still a visual ddstortion in the ower ens.but new a new perspectivv.07:07 "this - is sommthing that's compleeely revolutionaay. there's never be

./ there are still unpaid bills melinda roeder tells us why propeety owned by race organizes &porganizers (mayor from yesterday) "we're concernee about it moving forrard, but indy racing is &pgoing to be a successful race" the mayor is still pushing plans to bring the gran prix back to baltimore.but the ity is still trying to recoup taxes owed rom laat year's raceeand they've asked thee pretty i,mpatient with the money. they had money and they gaveeittsomeone else." (silverman) 14:04:06 "the money never went to the brr. trying o address right now." ttorney steve silverman who " develooment sayssthe funds that wwre supposed to pay amusement taxes were put into an escrow account... for that reassn... then misdirected by a third party who controlled the account. he wonnt name the thiid party - jjst yet... but it's likkly to end up court. 14:05:12 "i can't strees pnough hat this money was essrowed and it was usurped by an enttty other than theebrd." still .. the city wantss paid... and is now seeking to place liees onntheepersonal investoos.13:18:22 "the factt offthe maater is a lot of promis

./ melinda roeder.../ explains.... just... how much.../ it... cost... taxpayers. 3 new office furniture... televisions... and light fixtures. those re just some of the items puuchased for the avenue.but when it comes to schools... where the students classes... money is mucc pougher to come by. by.(( file bite with allnso))) "we haae some schools that don't have enough seats..." that was part oo the pitch being made to connince council... that baltimore the mayor says all the money pade from the tak hikeewill goo

melinda roeder... fox 45 news at ten. here's... our question of the day..../// ááwouldáá you... keep it a secret.../ if yoo won... the mega mil? millions?here's a look at our facebook page...seems most of you áwouldá keep it a secret... join the discussson by going to facebooo dot com slash ox- baltimore. 3in tonights cover story... winning bbgdoesn't neccssarily good. we'll... take a look... at the ..."lottery letdown"... áárightáá here on... fox45 nees at ten fighting obesity...the unique -3 way researchers areetrying o fight it...before people are born sot in 5:23 "the president's re-election strategy depends on a tremendous turnout of the 5:28 ut nextt..fighting voter fraud...the laws causing one group...to as thh united nations for help...after the break 3&p jjst... one... week left.../ ii... general assembly.../ áálawmakersáá remain... divided.../ over.../ balancing... the budget..../ áájohnáá there's word.../ that... proposed... dying... 3 dying... 3 ((nats))driver anger over those ever rising gas prices...is resonating loud and clear...with state lawmakers.

police believe the four in the crime.but he melinda roeder... fox 45 nnww at ten. the victim.../ attorney.../ who... a baltimore county judge throws--out a defamation lawsuit filed by a cardiologist accused of performing unnesscary surgeriee. mark midei sued st. towson for miilions.... claiming he couldn't find a job after the hospital ruined hissreputation.he was suspended ttree years agoowhen the hospital informmd hundreds of patients that their stent proceedurs were probably unnecessary.aajjdggd ddsmissed that midei ssgged a document n - releasing the hospital romm reponsibility when he llft. fiiv eople.../ are.../ charged counterfeit goods .../ - following ...sunday's raid.../ at.../ the patapsso.../ flea market. more han .../ p00 ageets.../ searched the ./ - market..../ ááconfiscatingáá illegal merchandise...///. was... so much evideece, ... bring storage boxxs... aadd.. a.../ uuhaul ...to coolect it all...///.ááamongáá the items... found.../ &p . bootleg and... knock off handbags.../ shipped from... new york city.../.áá4áá of... the... &pfive deee

./ áámelindaáá roeder .../ . ááwiiháá.../ "camera.../ crime". melinda? 'm in the 400 block of rollins road... here a speed cammra was just recently long before someooe decided to destroy it. 13-thousand dollaas worth off damage. but baltimore county officials have already contacted their vendor to make sure the camera is repaired or replaced... right away... obviously - making this a priority.in the meantime... speeding drivers on this road will still run the risk of being caught on camera. .. just one block away.this kind of crime isn't exactly new. two cameras in the city were &pburned this yeer. and here i county... vandaas have found othee reative ways o take cameras down. <"we did have another instance... several suspectds attached a chaion or a rape o it and pulled it long to determine in this case - - the fire was deliberately sst. they're ow investigating ann hoping anyone with inforration... will give them a call.live in it's been one yeaa since the body of north ccrolina teen pear the conowingo dam. dam. tte teen went missing while visiting fam

melinda? 3the mmney is for a makeovvr... the buildingss.. or landscape the grounds...insteadd.. it's being used to reeurbish two statues... on the premise.and evee those who live next door... are raissng questions this is mculloh homee.... g... - 12:52:17 "that's, that's too much money." so many ere surprised o learr of the citt'' plan... oo pppnd so much money... oo one particclar upgrade.... refurbishing these tww stttues. 12:55:30 "yeah, it's cracking in the back paat... ut not for thh money or the price." 12:53:17 "i mean give us some paint. let us paint the pples. put grass down. put new screen more screen door."the statue projecc is paat of a plan to beautify nd preserve but many would rther see the . money used to improve life for ronald johnson took us inside his home... 11:48:51 "right here. righttherr."where hh saas conditions are poor.... there'ssrarely ny hot water... 12:49:27 "yeah, cold water." ... and no air cooditioning.... 12:49:48 "whht's it like in theesummer? hot as hell."and 85-thousand dollars... ouldd go a long waa toward repairs. 12:51:49 " it would do a

mellnda roeder hassreactton today from the governor and members of he g-o-p. melinda?.... we expect the governor to call with some unfinished business... including, the budget.... which lawmakers failed to pass before time ran out on the regular seesion.but o'malley says he won't call someekind of an agreementtis reached amonn democrat leadership. today.... house republican &pannounced they arr calling fo special session... or push for any moreetax increaaes.since last week's deadlinn passed... thh state was bben working with what's been called a "doomsday budget." but republicann say it's not that includes some cuts... but also some tax increases and ovvrall, increases spending by nearly 700-million dollars enough. buu o'malley was at's - cleaaly pushing for some additional tax hikes. and while the g-o-ppsays he's to blame for the money meltdownn.. o'malley is pointing the finger at other democrat leadees in thh house and senatt. < "i think that the overnor was working for speciil innerest and ... not the job that he was sent to do." "ww had aa aggeement ... that they it'

melinda the baltimore man says he was walkkng to the bus stop after work nearly two weeks ago... when he was jumped by aagroup of teenn and young en... and bbaten to badly...he had to go to the hospital.nnw he wants other to beware. and he wants &ppolice to increase pattols. patrols. 01:533"of coorse, i was praying, asking god o protect me."he doesn't want to go on camera... because he says he's still scared. but he wants to share is story.so he contacted fox 45... it all happened... he says... april 16-th. he was walking near the corner of calvvrt and baltimore... :21 "that's when i initially saw a bunch of young men.. bad vibe like somethiig was wrong behind me." asshe approached his us 3 stop... the large group... cameecloser.:42 "one f them asked me what bus was i waiting for... "senssng prouble... he took off.... toward saratoga and saint they caught up to me and int - starting hitting me in the face... wound up fracturing my and i had a swollen jaw for a few days."eventually theyy stopped... stealing away with hissbackpack... he approached two valets atta nearby hotel... th