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internnt today.it was first discovered in 2007.but when last year... agents realized that if they turned off the malicious ervers... victims would lose internet service.so they set up temporaryy servers.... but that safey net expired at midnight.leaving thousands of you at risk oday. service providers are braciig to take helppcclls.if you do ssill have internet... protect yourself now... now...according to cyber security xperts:keep your anti virus software uuddted. make sure you're using a firewall when browsing the internee.and don't click on a link or accept an attachment if ou have anyy oubt it might not e what it seems to be. two fire companies in the city will close today.. due to baltimore's udget deficit.buu one of tte companies slated to close.. will be ooen a liitle bit longer.ttis is video of truck 10 at a fire on roberts street in west baltimore on wednesday night.the president of the firefighhers union says truck 10 will not close until october. a warning today... for families planning another barbecue this summer. the centers for disease control and prevention ssys there's emergency room visits... due pristles from grill brushes. the c-d-c says injuriissrange from smallsscut innthe neck... to more serious conditions... such as intestinal gashes that require emergency surgery.so before you start flippiig burgers... be sure to examinee pristles. the bbltiiore farmers' markkt is giving you another option on how you pay for your freeh ppoduce. 3&p mayor stephani conference sunday announcing thaa the baltimore bucks incentivvs and debit cards can now e used to buyyfresh fruits and vegetables at the city's argesttfarmers markee. health fficials say tte new payment options wwll ive families aacess to healthhee foods. president baaack obamaa is expected to call on one-year extension on the cuts.the ax cuts are or people earninn less than 2-hundree-fifty-thhussnd ssys president obama will make the announccment in the rose garden.the president will then take his messageeon the road... hosting a seeres off events in attleground states across the country. how do you remove aa antenna building?the answer: very caref. carrfuuly...a heeiccpter helped lower w-g-n's television aatenna from atop the willls tower sunday.you might know it better as the stories in the heart of dd 108 chicago.the antenna wwigged in at four-thousand poundd... and siinals went digital a few years ago.a new antenna for digital signals will be 3&áátoss backáá &p sky. daredevil falll from the - 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((bump out)) ((break 1)) 3 with the temperatures being in the triple digits everyone is rushing to their nearest pool, you should know before ty tips - swiming. tar--h giich from the mar-tar swim school joins us live for ttis mornings hometown hotspot.. - what is this eventtabout? - who will be 3 making a special appearance at water safety day?- what things will water safety day?appearancc at waterrsafety day?- what things will you be giving awwy??-&away? 3 wattr safety day will take place water safety day water safety day will ake place sundayyjuly 15th fromm2-5 p.m. for more informatioo long onnto fox baltimorr dot com sllah morning this next guy took no safety pr. precautions.coming up... the moment a aredevil falls from a tightrope... and his survivinn álacká of injuries. you're watching fox 45 good day baltimore. ((break 2)) aachinese tightrope walker survives an almost sevenn hundrrd foot rop... after falling off the ropee.. while trying to walk backwards almost half a mill with his eyes closed. cllsed.the tightrope also sloped at up to thirty degrees in some places and was also swaying slightly during the walk.the tightrope walker... who took no safety precautioos... ssipped and fell 655- feet right near the end.incredibly... he wasn't seriously hurt. 3 3 &p33 3 3 3 3 3 3 phink you've got what it takes to be the next americannidol? white marsh ford this friday -- july 13th starting at 5 aam singer will be ggven a rite - of americannidol producers.t - producers.the winner of our contest last year.. hallle day... made the top 24 on &pamerican idol.read contest rulee attfoxbaltimore dot com. 3&keep the sun... sand and surf from ruining your smartphone. smmrtphone.what one ácheapá item can be the bestt protection for your expensive g. best night's sleep... ways to laa to knock out the muscce tension... and wake up feeling ggod. you're watching fox 45 ggod day baltimore. after the storm.the battle to news at "we have made it dangerous just to be alive in america." out of control federal regulation it doesn't make sense; it wastes the tax payers' money; and it doesn't reduce crime unpredictable enforcement "i said, 'you're here with guns and you can't tell me why?" frush outdated laws "i think it's fair to say it's out of control." are we 33 if you wake up sore after getting what you think is a restful night's sleep... it could all be in tte way you laid. eriik busick frommabout faces day spa and salon joins us tooay to show us how to night's rest.- how are we should we be 's wrong?-how -3 sleeping?- how can we form better sleep habits?. . tension log on to fox n muscle - morning e dot com slashh these nexttguys may need a better night's sleep. pleep.((nats of fighting)) fighting))cooing up... the wild fight on liveet-v... what these lawmakers were discussing... that has one man gun. you're watching fox 45 you''e , good morning! wow. want to start the day with something heart healthy and delicious? you're a talking bee... honey nut cheerios has whole grain oats that can help lower cholesterol. and it tastes good? sure does! right... ♪ wow. delicious, right? yeah. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... ♪ well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. p,3 3 3 3&p 3 fiber map 3 &p we have big neww when t comes to restoring powee in baltimore county following another group of storms last night nighttom rodgers is here witt the latest numberr... and some of the day's other top stories. good morning, tom. 3&just minutes ago b-g-e update it's website... website...and look at those numbers... they have cut the amount of power uuages in half in jjst the past half hour.there are now 22-hundred power ouuages in the area.in baltimore county... it's gone about á2-hundredá people joel dd smith is live in towson where theyyre waking up in thh dark aaaii as the next round f storms ccme in. good morning joel d. atrice, right now, outages to reportt bge now says 52 hundred customers are without power... mostll in thht's rough, but nothing compared to the 3/4 of a million knocked out a week and p half ago, including here on cedarcroft road. it took workers from all over the country, and canada, working around the clock in done. the last customer ot - restored yesterday afternoon. the storm was historic in power lines, and homes on this road. some of the folks tried to stick ii out at k home... sleeping in the basement to find a bit of relief. buu otters fled for hotels... and worrred about this tough time turning into a real ightmare.... like deliverrng a baby in this heat. 2512 we had those fears every day, especially k my doctor says we're going to go early.. so we're waiting minute by minute, and yes, i had the fear we'd be bringing the baby back o a hotel, but it didn't happen thankfully. insurance agents areea still a common site here. but now ttat itts over, mmny on this block are just happy to realize, based on the way it lookedd.. it really could have been worse. 3 live in north baltimore, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3 autopsies are being conducted... for 3 maryland children who drowwed over the weekend..olice say the three and an 8- year- old friend.... were pulled ffom marrhy-hope creek in federalsbuuggsunday morning.police saa the boys were playing basketball nearby... and may have gone into the creek to cool off. 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