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a life remembered. looking back at the career of patrick swayze. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] wow! good morning, baltimore! it's tuesday [ laughter ] >> it is tuesday, september 15th. i'm patrice harris. what you're taking a live look right there was jessica starr and a whole bunch of other dancers trying to learn the michael thriller dance. we will explain why they're doing that. [ laughter ] >> we're going to get it together. we will explain in a pew minutes. first he we need to explain today's forecast. meteorologist steve -- let me just give it over to you. >> it looked like she was bent over and having a lost pain. >> she is learning to dance [ laughter ] >> she has to learn the thriller dance. >> okay. >> we will see how far she progresses throughout the morning. >> you can only go up from there. >> she is going to hurt he me [ laughter ] >> me looked good. she is a great sport. let's take a look. 66 degrees, 66 is the temperature outside of the bus stop, and we have clear skies. west wind at 5 miles per hour so a comfortable start and a pretty start. look for more clouds later in the day. 67 degrees is the current temperature in baltimore. 67 in salisbury so uniform temperatures. expect more cloud cover coming your way later in the day as you get the onshore flow and the gulf moisture moving up from the south. that means we're going to set the stage for a few days of rain. 67 degrees, and 81 at 6:00 p.m. after getting to a high temperature of 85 degrees. lauren cook is standing by. i don't think she is dancing by, but she is standing by with a look at what is happening on the roadways with the track edge. >> reporter: thanks, steve. i will leave the dancing up to jessica this morning. we take a look at liberty road, you can see traffic is moving freely on the outer loop lanes with no concern. that will continue on the southbound lanes of 795. from westminister 695 to 695 you are look at a clear trip. you want to be aware that congestion is starting to build on the southbound lanes of the vfjfx, to 695 you're looking atn 11 minut-minute trip. the u.s. senate decided to deny the funding to the non-profit group who has offices in baltimore and across the country. acorn received $11 million last year and was ill jeb t eligiblee for stimulus money but that is not going to happen. as it turns out, it could be the film makers that are in trouble. >> reporter: james o'keefe posed as the pimp in the video, while the friend hanna posed as the prostitute. you have seen the video. there's new video just released from brooklyn, new york. listen to this. >> and you bury it down in there and you put it right there. now there it is. >> and i put the money in a -- [ inaudible ] >> for brothel. >> this the 3rd tape that film makers have exposed in the earlier video d.c. workers advised the man works a pimp how to put his money. they look at how to hide the fact that they were starting a brothel bringing girls from el salvador. in maryland you cannot record someone's voice without their consent. >> the persons who made the recordings could be prosecuted because they violated the criminal law. it's unlikely that you could prosecutor the acorn workers, because you cannot use the tape recording of their voices against them. >> o'keefe and giles conducted the undercover investigation because the mainstream media was failing to hold the government accountable. news coverage is continue, coming up in the 8:00 hour, what the film maker thinks should be done, and the governor and the mayor. a lot more information surrounding the acorn scandal. a baltimore neighborhood is should shock after a man threatens a homeowner at gunpoint forcing him back inside his home. that homeowner turned out to be an off-duty police officer. joel d smith joins us with what happened next. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. this attacker did not nose that the victim was an off-duty police officer. he found quickly here in the 3600 block of glen arm avenue. the plan is now in critical condition after this undercover officer ran out of the home and then shot him. it all happened at the 3600 block of glen arm avenue around 6:00 yesterday afternoon. the off-duty officer was out of uniform when a man approached him and put a gun in his back and forcing him back inside of his home. he told him to get on the floor, but that is when police officer say this officer stopped taking orders. >> at that point he took his weapon and identified himself as a police officer and a short chase ensued. >> reporter: that chase ended at 5th avenue when they saw the officer using the gun. the police insist the other man did, too. they recovered a gun with shell casing to prove it. no one was hurt inside of the home. the alleged attacker is in critical condition after being shot several times. they will not reveal the aidty of the alleged attacker but he has a criminal record. as when a police officer is involved in a shooting, the police officer is on administrative leave. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. a victim turns the tables on his attacker and stabs them to death with a sam rye sward. a resident of the home was could not confronted by a suspect that, is when he grabbed the sword and stabbed the to death. the incident is under investigation. court transcripts reveal developer ronald lipscomb may have paid for a political poll for another baltimore official. ronald lessster told the grand jury he that did work for carter. carter's campaign paid him with a check for nea nearly $9,000 id from lipscomb company. lipscomb was accused of paying for a political poll for helen holton. he agreed to a plea deal back in june. he had the time of his life. dirty dancing star, patrick swayze has lost his battle with cancer. >> reporter: patrick swayze started his long landing career in the 19 70s. he appeared in the films like the red dawn, and the outsiders, but it was the role of dance instructor in 1987 drierty 1987g that helped to portra to propelo stardom. among the characters, were brawlers in road house and next of keene. thrill seeking bank robber and a drag king. his career peaked with the romantic thriller "ghost." a part that showcased his active to portray characters with a sensitive side. in 1998 the 2007 they confirmeds diagnosis of cancer. during the challenge sways hey never forgot what an honor it was to be in his position. >> you have a voice that people listen to. i think it gives you a responsibility. you're a role model whether you like it deserve it or not and i like to take it seriously. >> reporter: i'm sandra endo reporting from washington. still ahead, the fate of the lawmaker who interrupted president obama. >> the reform that i'm prosing will not apply to those who are here illegal. >> you lie. >> why joe wilson says he is done apologizing. i'm jessica starr, i wi my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey before school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peanut butter inside. i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starting the car. there's only one way to eat an eggo -- your way. l'eggo my eggo. ♪ [ laughter ] >> you could have given me some warning you were coming right up now. all right, well, nobody thrilled the world like michael jackson, but you can at least give it a shot. we're all trying to do it here. dance baltimore is trying to beat a world record. meteorologist jessica starr is live with more on this hometown hot spot. jess, we're trying it here, but worwe're struggling. >> reporter: i can't see you, but we think that listening to michael jackson's thriller would make someone jam. it's hard to believe that halloween is around the corner. you need to come down and learn the thriller moves and help baltimore. >> i have the instructor here. how can people get involved. >> they just need to come down to the baltimore center at howard street across the maryland's general hospital. we're teaching the routine tonight at 6:00 and again on sunday september 27th, at 230 october and tuesday october 6th at 6:00. >> reporter: where is the final performance going to be? >> the final performance we're going to do it at the amphitheater but i want to have at least 200 people. i'm not sure that place is going to hold us. >> reporter: what is the world record. >> last year, they were able worldwide to do over 4,000. we're aiming for more than that this year. >> reporter: let's try that and you can come down tonight. first you can try the thrill dance. it's harder than -- i'm doing good. >> you got to work on thesom one zombie. >> reporter: you got to have the zombie. >> back, and now there you go. ♪ ♪ ♪. >> reporter: if you want to come down and try out the thriller moves, you can come out tonight. you can get all of the information by going on foxbaltimore.com and the weather as you come down to baltimore, it's going to be a sunny and warm day. 85 degrees for a warm temperature. and you will see the clouds increase. for the full forcast today, let's head to steve in the sky watch center. >> reporter: you know, i was poking fun at you earlier, jess car, but that looks pretty good, i got to tell you. >> i used to practice in the 80s. >> reporter: well, it shows. you got the zombie face, not that you look like -- you know what i'm saying. sky watch hd radar looks like this right now. clear skies and i'm in trouble. we got clear skies, not going to see too much trouble with regard to the weather. it's going to look very pretty at least for the start of the day and for most of the latter part of the morning and into the early afternoon before the clouds begin to move on in. we look at the bigger picture and you will see that we do some showers down toward the tennessee valley area, mishiss valleymississippi valley, the gf moisture is coming our way and bringing on stream shore that will contribute through showers once you get past today or at least overnight tonight and into the next few days after that. let's see the surface features, this is what is happening. the frontal bon he drey i boundo sag to the south. you see onshore pressure and also the moisture governing up from the gulf and together we will see the rain chance continuing for the next few days. as far as when you can expect the earlier showers to move in by tomorrow, we could have a light shower overnight tonight, but really a little bit more in the way of a shower that is more noticeable by the afternoon tomorrow according to 2:00 p.m. by tomorrow. we will see the repeated chances in the evening and also by thursday and even into friday, i think. can't rule rout a shower on saturday. how much rain are we going to see? take a look. we about .10 of an inch expected, a little bit more as you head to d.c. .30 of an inch there. here is what we are looking at temperature wise, 67 degrees temperature for baltimore, 55 in oakland, down toward salisbury, 66 as well. mild temperatures as you head out this this morning, but we're headed into the 70s. a mix of sun and clouds. west wind of 5-10 miles an hour. the central part of the state should climb to 85 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds. more sun later with a northwest wind at 5-10 miles per hour. further points west looking at a high temperature of 85 degrees with the early sun followed by clouds streaming in later in the day. as far as tonight goes, temperatures will drop to 64 degrees, some overnight showers are possible be but they would be rather light and clouds certainly present through the overnight and through tomorrow when you see a better chance of showers. high of 74, cooler as well. 73 degrees on thursday, a better chance of still, and then 77 degrees on friday, can't rule out the showers although they begin to decrease as far as the chance of showers. 75 degrees to cooler air again. it's because of the culprit that sags further side. a mix of sun and clouds. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. iradar is rabbl available at foxbaltimore.com. can you use iradar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you see when the rain and thunderstorms will be over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now lauren is here with a look at the traffic edge. >> reporter: thanks, steve. we do have trouble to report at tunnels but the good news is the average speeds will take a look at their own. looking at 65 miles per hour, 63 on 83 at baltimore county, a high of 61 for the jfx this morning. 51 for the west side of the beltway and 62 for the south side of 95 there in howard county. now we do have a disabled car in the southbound lanes of 895 there at the harvard tunnel that you do want to watch out for. as we make the push up to the northeast corridor of 95, better news, a little bit of congestion as we take a look at whitemarsh. you can see a little bit of congestion is developing in the southbound lanes, but nothing to be alarmed of at this time. as we hop over on to the beltway, no problems to report from parkville to towson. as we make our way to the west side we take a live look to liberty road. you see cars zipping along the inner and outer love lanes this morning. it should be a nice and easy ride. that's a look at the morning travels. for customized traffic reports 24-7, log on to foxbaltimore.com and click on traffic edge. let's send it back to you, patrice. 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(announcer) taste why maxwell house is good to the last drop. welcome back to fox 45 morning news. 6:29 is the time. you're taking a live look at the moon. that almost doesn't look real, it's just so -- well steve is howling. >> it's not a full moon. >> it's not a full moon, but it's very pretty. a nice blue sky there. all right, good morning, i'm patrice harris. let's get over the howling meteorologist steve fertig. >> it was a little whew. >> it sounded like a little owl. >> anytime you howl, it's an interesting start to the day. >> we have been howling a lot this morning. let's see what is happening temperature wise. we have temperatures in the mid-60s. 67 degrees in baltimore, in baltimore and d.c. 56 in hagerstown. 55 out in oakland, chillier in the mountain as you typically see. high pressure is controlling our weather still at least for a while as the high pressure sits over us. it does give us plenty of sunshine as to tart the day -- start the day with clear skies and look for more clouds through the afternoon as we get more the easterly flow bringing onshore moisture and also from the south we get some clouds moving, too. that will set the stage for some showers by tomorrow, and as again the chance for showers increase in the overnight period into tomorrow and as well for thursday and friday. we will talk more about that a little bit later. today 85 degrees and we should see our share of sun and clouds, at least the sunshine to start before the clouds move in later at least that is the start to the day. let's see what is happening on the roadways now with lauren cook. she has the traffic edge. >> reporter: thanks, steve. if you are traveling on the east corridor of 95, you're in the clear. as we take a look at 95 and 43. you can see the cars are moving on the southbound lanes just fine. if you're traveling from mountain road to 695, it should take you about 10 minutes, and i do want to tell you about a little bit of trouble that we're having at the fort mchenry tunnel. there's a disabled car on the northbound lanes and it's blocking one toll lane. still it should take you 7 minutes to get through the tubes. as for the harvard tunnel no concerns that you have a 6-minute ride. no concern for the tunnels, patrice, back to you. thank you, lauren. the u.s. senate votes to deny funding to acorn group. the are group giving tax advice to two people posing as a mitch and a prostitute. some of the video was shot in baltimore's acorn office and made public. now the film makers are constitutional righcriticizing s being covered. >> reporter: james o'keefe posed as the pimp while his friend hanna giles posed as a prostitute. they conducted the investigation because they say mainstream media failed to hold the government accountable. you have seen the video from here, but now there's a new one from brooklyn, new york. listen to this. now these kind of videos, they're similar to the ones that have made their way out, have made their way into every news outlet, but the film maker say they're upset with how the story is being covered. >> you are pimping. >> she is very honest. >> what you just heard was actually video from the hidden cameras there. some the film makers, they're saying that they're upset with how it's being covered. they're hoping that this will show that acorn is at fault. we did ask mayor sheila dixon and governor o'malley their thoughts on the matter. in both cases, we are told they hadn't seen the video. mayor sheila dixon say, they have quote, pulled a lot of support given to acorn in the past. for the workers shown in the video here have been fired and could face criminal charges. despite the firings, an acorn spokesperson says it's all a sham. we will have more on that part of the story. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. a man is in critical condition after holding an off-duty police officer in his home. neighbors are trying to digest what they saw. joel d smith is live at the neighborhood. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. we're at the 2600 block of glen arm avenue. at 1:00 yesterday afternoon, this off-duty out of uniform police officer was near his home and just felt a gun put in his back and he was forced back inside of his home. once inside he was told to lie on the ground. maybe this person, this alleged attacker didn't know he was dealing with a cop, because while on the ground, the officer grabbed his own gunned, identified himself as an officer and tried on to arrest his attacker. the man ran out of the home and the officer was behind him and it ended with a chase and gunfire. galloway is the neighborhood watch cat in the area. >> the cop disappeared. the one that was being chased was running hard. the other guy was walking, walking and shooting. >> reporter: galloway says he only saw the officer doing the shooting. investigators have covered the shell casings in the other man's gun and it had been fired as well. no one was hurt inside of the home. the alleged attacker is in critical condition. he was shot a few times by the officer. now the officer on administrative leave, as it happens in a case like this. they would not reveal the identity of the alleged attacker but he has a lengthy record, that is includes breaking and entering and attacking a police officer. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. police are searching for a gunman that involved a shooting no northeast baltimore. offers were called to the home. a man was shot in the temple. he was rushed to the hospital. there's no word on his condition. a teenager charged with raping a 7-year-old in crofton is going to be tried as an adult. a judge decided that it could pose a threat to the. part of decision came to the fact that the teen admitted that his actions were wrong. several experts testified that he has an autism disorder and learning disabilities. he is facing 19 charges and is scheduled for trial by the end of the month. it's not quite flu season yet but you wouldn't know it by the number of cases at the maryland university. 500 students have reported flu symptoms since classes started. that tally includes suspected cases of swine flu along with the seasonal flu. not every student was tested for the virus and fortunately many of the cases have already cleared up. still to come up, it's the collapse that sparked the ( piano music playing ) by putting an end to paper medical records, we have ushered health into the digital age. saving lives, sometimes when seconds count. managing chronic conditions. making amazing new discoveries. and, oh yes, saving a lot of trees. kaiser permanente. thrive. 6:38 on fox 5 morning news. meteorologist steve fertig is here to tell us how today will shape up, hi, steve. good morning, patrice. it gets cloudier but it starts off with clear skies. hd radar, we can see not a whole lot, much like yesterday. it's going to be a dry one for the majority of day and entire day. shower chances don't come until overnight tonight and that will be light showers then. we will talk about that in a moment. more significant rain as we get into later wednesday and even more so on thursday. right now we are looking at the expanded picture showing the showers that to the north up in new england and down toward tennessee and mississippi valley. can you see the activity and the moisture headed on the gulf and headed in our direction as we get an or shore flow. we will get a moisture conversion that will bring showers in the next several days. clear skies in the harbor, sketch degrees and the -- skean degrees an67 degrees and the wie calm. the dew point is at 57 degrees. nice and dry, take a look at the temperatures, not too bad as you head out. 67 degrees in baltimore, the same for d.c. in salisbury and 66 in oakland, and 55 degrees as we always typically see the cooler air move in there. high pressure will be sitting over us. it will bring a more easterly flow around it, and as it moves in our direction, it will bring as i said, increase chances of showers, especially as we look at the stationary boundary. that front is going to move in from the north will sag as a backdoor cold forgotten. it will sit to the south, it will bring the opportunity for moisture right over it and repeated chances of showers not just for today, not just for overnight tonight but more so on tuesday, wednesday and friday. today it looks fine later in the day. expect more cloud cover later in the afternoon, start up with more sun. 84 degrees for the high, and 84 degrees with 10 miles an hour. for the central part of the state, expect to get up to 85 degrees with a good deal of sunshine to start and a good deal of clouds for the afternoon or evening. more sun to start and more clouds are moving in later in the day. you get the general picture, 85 degrees for the high there. northwest winds 5-10 miles an hour. tonight, 54 degrees the overnight low. lots of cloud cover, southeast wind at 5 miles per hour. in come the chances of light showers overnight. after midnight then, and then tomorrow the better chance of some rain. again, enjoy it, because this is the last warm, dry day. 75 degrees, 81 at 6:00 p.m., at least for this week the last warm day. we may see 80s again. 74 degrees for the high tomorrow, cooler, shower chances, increase especially as we get into thursday. 73 for the high. 77 on friday with more cloud cover and the rain chances and then the showers still are possible for saturday. a 40% chance only, a lesser chance then, 75 looking like a nice day on sunday with a mix of sun and clouds, more of same on your monday. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you see when the rain and thunderstorms are over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now here is laurens cook standing in for candace dold, and she has the traffic. >> reporter: thanks, steve. we have a few incidents but the average speeds are holding their own. we're looking at 65 at the northeast corridor of 95. 61 on the jfx as we make our west side to the beltway, and 62 for the south side of 95 in howard county. we do have serious delays on the southbound lanes of 895 at the harbor tunnel. t going to be heavy from lombard street. you can use 95 or the key bridge as your alternate route. and as we push up to the northeast corridor of 95, taking a live look of 95 at 43, we see a little bit of buildup starting to form on the southbound lanes but nothing of concern. we do have an accident on middle river. this is going to be at middle river road at martin boulevard that you're going to watch out for. better news as you make your way on to the beltway, it's going to be smooth sailing up to t towso. no concerns as you make your way up toward beltway, that will continue. no problems to report on inner and outer loop as you make your way up to liberty road. that's a look at the 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shooting in north baltimore. officers were called to a home in the 2000 block of northeast avenue at woul 2:00 in the morn. a man was shot in the face. there's no word on his condition. one year ago lee maman's les collapse. president obama talked of reform but it was over shadowed by the reform. dr. stephen is berg is a financial professor of the universituniversity of maryland professor. thank you for joining us this morning. a lot of people are saying we are coming out the recession? >> i think a lot of economists are being encouraged to say that. i think if you talk to small business owners, you're going to find out that they're senses that we're not. a a lot of small retail sales are still down and still suffering. if you look at the fact that the unemployment rate is going up, not going down, that wouldn't tell me that we're coming out. that would tell me that we still have a structural problem that we're dealing with. >> let's talk about some the reforms that president obama is putting into place to make sure that what happened a year ago doesn't happen again. part of what he said is create a new agency that is supposed to protect consumers. there's a lot of push back from banks that say that is going to impact us. that is not going to be such a good thing. >> what he is talking about a consumer financial agency which would be an umbrella regulartory agency that would work with other regulartory agencies in the financial industry. the industry wants to be left alone to do what they want to do. >> should that happen, though, even though of what has happened in the past? >> i think as i said the president's speech yesterday, the words of john pope paul came to mind. he came to baltimore back in the '90s and he said when this country was headed. he said you and america need to spend more time thinking about what you should do and not what you're able to do. one of the reasons that we got in trouble is that there were plenty of things that we were able to do but should not have done. this was true in the finance industry. this was true in the individual level and in the mortgage industry. as long as that behavior continues to persist and as long as people are left alone to again engage in that behave. we're not going to get out of that crisis. >> is that behavior still on the part of the government who wants to have more authority to prevent future collapse. or is that going back to the businesses who had the multi-million dollar bonus and so forth and people attribute that as the problem. >> that behavior typically starts at the top, because people in an organization look up to the people leading the organization and typically behave as they ma behave in response to incentives that are created for him. government has to start the top and businesses have to start at the top. >> when all this happened a year ago, there was a huge public outcry. everybody was angry that was a part of the conversation at the water cooler. how could they do and impact the little people like us? are we hearing much of that as before. are people still outraged and concern that this could happen once again and impact taxpayers? >> that's a difficult question to answer. if you talk to people who are out of work, yeah, they're very concerned about that. if you talk to people about whether or not they feel secure in their jobs or not. i think people feel less secure. we may not be feeling verbalization to that concern, but the concern is out there. >> what do we need to do? what do we need to do to start reforming the he industry? if not what the president is suggesting or along with what he is suggest? what needs to happen. >> i think it starts with individual behavior and starting at the top and working down with the people who manage the organization. >> that seems like it could be a hard sell. if those people are making all of that money, it may not be so easy to give it up or to change what has been business as usual. >> doing what i should 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senate is reacting to the scandal. it's downstairs and i saw a bullet hole in high wall. >> an off-dut off-duty officer s fire on an alleged robber. a death in the entertainment world. what patrick swayze will be remembered for. good morning, it's tuesday, september 15th. i'm patrice harris. a beautiful day yesterday. let's check in with meteorologist steve fer ti fertd gets the facts on how the day is going so start out. you told us not in that way. >> reporter: it will start out that way, but as the day progresses it will get progressively cloudier. 85 degrees for the high. >> that's nice. >> that part not bad at all. it should hold off as far as the night is concerned. it's not as pretty later in the afternoon with more clouds out there. the sky watch hd radar indicates that it's pretty dry. 66 in a annapolis. as you look south, east of chester town at 58. and over to the west, you see westminister 67, and grayson and carroll county and 59 in frederick. cool temperatures in spots, but generally it's pretty comfortable. 66 degrees heading out with clear skies, and look for more cloud cover at noon, but still not bad. 79 degrees. it should be a nice afternoon. we don't want to give you the wrong idea. 81 degrees at 6:00 p.m. it's going to be the kind of day that is in transition to what is coming up next. one more warm day today and we will talk about cooler air on the way for the next several days in just a few minutes, but right now, lauren cook gets here with a look at what is happening on the roadways with the traffic edge. lauren? >> reporter: thanks, steve. if you were traveling the northeast corridor of 95, you will be aware that the southbound lanes of travel are really starting to pick up as we take a live look at the whitemarsh area. can you see just as the first 96 split, traffic is starting to pick up. that will be the same if you're using the jfx to get dow downton this morning. from 695 to east fayette street, you're looking at an 11-minute trip. if you're traveling on the west side of the beltway, it's going to be a slow go from the jfx to 70, you're looking at a 12-minute drive. from 70 on to 95, you are looking at 6 minutes. that's a look at your morning travels. patrice, let's send it back to you. lauren, thank you. 7:02 on fox 45 morning news. the u.s. senate cuts federal funding to acorn. this comes after the non-profit group was caught on camera offering tackyvation tips to a man posing a pimp and a woman posing as a prostitute. acorn defense goes on the offense. megan gilliland joins us on the latest. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. acorn prides itself on sticking up to the defense less and according to this video that is sex workers >> and i put the money in the chin. >> and you put the brothel. >> this video yofs captured in brooklyn, new york similar to the earlier videos exposed in baltimore's d.c. officers, it shows workers offering tax, evasion help to a couple posing as a pimp and prostitute. acorn calls it a right wing set up. >> it's a sham, it's all what it is. it's an all constructed sham. it's journalism by borat. they're attempting to create news rather than report the news and are doing so in a deceiving not genuine way and trying to trick people who are trying to help people. >> now despite claims of sham, acorn has fired four of their workers seen in some of the videos and they have started a nationwide review of their local offices. while acorn says that the videotapes were doctored. although acorns that threatened to sue the film makers, it won't bring the funding that they have lost. megan gilliland, fox 45 morning news. a northeast baltimore neighborhood is still in shock after a man allegedly threatens a homeowner at gunpoint forcing him back inside of his own house. that home inne homeowner turnede an off-duty police officer. joel d smith joins with us what happened next, good morning joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. this alleged attacker did not know he was dealing with an off-duty cop, he soon found ought. police say that the man is in critical condition after being chased out of the house by this off-duty police officer, and then shot. it all happened at the 3600 block of arm avenue yesterday at 1:00. the off-duty officer was out of uniform when a man approached him and stuck a gun in his back forcing back inside of his home. he was then told to get on the floor which he did, bus police say that -- but police say that when this officer stopped taking orders. >> he identified himself as a police officer and the short chase ensued. >> reporter: that chase ended a few blocks from here where some witnesses say they saw the officer shooting a gun. police say the other man did, too and they recovered a gun and shell casings that prove it. no one was hurd inside of the home. -- hurt inside of the home. won again the man is in critical condition who was shot by this officer who was off-duty. police won't identified the person who was shot, the alleged attacker but he does have a lengthy criminal record of breaking and entering and attacking a police officer. the neighbors say this never happens, because this happened in this way, maybe it deters further crime from coming to this neighborhood. joel d smith. court transcripts reveal that developer ronald company may have paid for another -- lops company malipscomb may havr another polling. carter says she never had a poll done for anything. lipscomb was accused of paying for a public opinion poll for city councilwoman helen holton in exchange for her this securing breaks for his company. the move follows a july no confidence vote by leaders of the state republican party. they accuse him of criticizing elected republicans and becoming involved in policy matters instead of raising money and registering voters. he had previously said he would not step down. the public commission begins hearings to the proposed deal by constellation to sell almost half of its nuclear business. the hearing started yesterday and will last all week. the deal with french company will allow him to construct a nuclear react in calvert cliffs. but some lawmakers say the deal should only be approved if they call for regulating the industry and they want bge to lower the rates by 15%. >> the consumers are getting a bad deal here. we're not seeing new plants being built. >> if this transaction does not allow to press forward there won't be a 3rd nuclear unit at calvert cliffs. it just can't happen. >> they should not have jurisdiction over the deal because it doesn't affect bge. the public commission service is expected to announce next month whether they approve the deal. patrick swayze died yesterday after revealing his fight with pa pancreatic cancer. he is best known for his roles in dirty dancing and ghost. he was just 57 years old. kanye west could be banned from all future mtv video music awards following very rude behavior at sunday's show. [ laughter ] i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. >> kanye jumped on stage and grabbed the mick from stay love swift as she was trying to give her speech for best video. >> he has since a pol apologized says he is going to take time off to evaluate his career. we want to know what you think. should kanye west be banned from all future mtv video awards? gives us a call and we will take a twit. the campus is on high flu alert. how many cases have come up in the last two weeks. i'm jessica starr, i will tell you how to help baltimore with dance baltimore. stay tuned. ♪ ♪ ♪ the world knows him as the king of pop, and you can help one of his songs break a world record. meteorologist jessica starr is live in mount vernon with details for our hometown hot spot, good morning, jess. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. i think you should do an up to the challenge for this one. the actual date is in october. we are trying to bet a world here r in baltimore. i'm joined this morning with the dance instructor sharyl. good morning. >> how can people come out and help baltimore. >> we want to get as many people as we can doing the dance thriller. we're joining a world effort all across the world. you can go to our website baltimore.org/thrill the world. you can come to the center for a free glass. we will come out to you if you have a group that you wants us to teach. we have a video at our website if you want to review it and steps are pretty simple. >> reporter: how many people are you expecting to come out? >> hundreds and hundreds. >> reporter: yes, because halo win is coming up. i will try it this morning. let's play the music and get it quaed up and do some thriller this morning. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's close to midnight ♪ dance baltimore thrill the world classes are at the ub blake cultural center today and october 6th from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the complete dance routine performance is set for october 24th at 8:30 p.m. at the harbor place. for more information log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. >> morning to you patrice. take a look. here is what we have at the sky watch hd radar. clear skies it's looking pretty once again and it will be a nice start to the day with plenty of sunshine. however, today a little bit of a transition as more clouds work in later in the day. we get more of an onshore flow for this afternoon as high pressure sits over new england and brings us more clouds from the atlantic, but also we're going to see more moisture come in from the south and coast area. that is going to bring showers from the gulf coast and up toward the tennessee valley. we will see again, a little more activity as we get into tomorrow, but even overnight tonight, could see light showers. this high pressure center is bringing in the southeasterly flow and also the gulf coast moisture moving along the stationary boundary. it's back to the front and will sit there and that will allow for repeated chances of showers as we get into wednesday, as well as thursday, friday and maybe lingering into part of saturday. as far as the future scan model, the first future chance of rain chance comes tomorrow afternoon. there could be showers tomorrow night, but as i said, the better chance is tomorrow afternoon according to the model at 2:00 p.m. or so. give or take an hour and go the afternoon or evening still shower chances out there for your wednesday. how much rain should we see? probably in the neighborhood of .10 of an inch of rain in general. a little bit more as you head toward d.c. a 3rd of an inch there. a little bit more out in oakland. we will add to this each day. it looks like thursday being a heavier rain day as to tomorrow. 67 degrees is the starting temperature. we look good for now in baltimore. 67 degrees in washington d.c. up in hagerstown, 65 in oakland at 55 degrees. we will see the temperatures climb some today. in fact one more day in the 80s, about 84 for the eastern shore with a mix of sun and clouds. a west wind at 5-10 miles an hour. for the central part of the state climb to 85 degrees and about the same also for the western part of maryland where sun should start the day, where we should start the day with sun and looking for more clouds later. for this evening, 64 degrees, overnight showers, can't rule out tonight but it will be light. as we move through the day tomorrow, 74 degrees is what we get to for the high with rain chances then. a better chance of rain and heavier rain for thursday, high of 73. still cool, 77 on friday, a chance of showers, still into saturday. look for drier days, come sunday and monday with a high both days of 75 degrees. fox 45 sky watch weather is now at your finger tips. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 doppler radar for interactive tools. you can see at foxbaltimore.com. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now here is lauren cook once again with your traffic edge. lauren? >> reporter: thank you, steve. we do have a few accidents working right now, but fortunately they're not affecting our average speed. taking a look at the corridor of 95, 65 miles per hour. 65 on 81 at baltimore county. 55 on the jfx. moving toward the west valley, we're looking at a slow 40 miles per hour. that picks up at 62 as we make our way to the south side of 95 at howard county. we do have an accident reported in middle river. we are dealing with this at middle river road at martin boulevard that we twan want to h out there. taking a live look at the whitemarsh area, you will see not too bad a shape. cars are starting to buildup on the southbound lanes, but no concerns as of yet. as we make our way over to the beltway, hopping to -- you will see just a little bit of a slow go from parkville toward t towsn and from towson toward 83. a notch cliff road right at harford road. bel air road isn't looking like a bad alternative for you this morning. as we make or way toward the west side it will be a slow go from 795 down to baltimore national pike. as we take a live look at liberty road the outer loop lanes are starting to get jammed up right now but it's going to be a heavy but steady ride. no concerns there. that is a look at your morning travels. for customized traffic reports, 24-7, log on to foxbaltimore.com and click er. new this morning, it's not quite flu season yet but you wouldn't know it by the number of cases at maryland college park. 500 students have reported flu-like symptoms since classes started three weeks. that tally includes cases of swine flu along with the seasonal flu. not every student was tested for the virus and many of the cases have already cleared up. yale university comes together to mourn a gad wait student who -- graduate student who was killed. police found her body in the building where she was last seen. it was the same day she was supposed to get married. officers believe she was targeted, but they have not said why. the building is monitored by 75 video cameras. as they report the case demonstrates once again that college surveillance cameras are helpful in criminal investigations. >> reporter: a camera captured annie le walking into the armstead building but no video of her coming out. 70 cameras in and around the building will help identify or convict a suspect. cameras have become commonplace. at the university of maryland there's more than 300, the images are stored for three weeks. they capture pictures of every car entering the campus including snaps of their license plates. police say it has helped to cut the crime on campus to a 10 year low. >> the stories are endless. we saw carjacking, armed robberies, and multiple felony thefts. >> reporter: but no one believes security cameras are a pan sy. they are usually used as a forensic tool to aid investigations like the one being conducted now into the death of annie le. there's no guidelines on how clengcolleges and universities d deploy cameras probably because every campus is unique. >> later on fox 4 fox 45 mornin, cuts to the police auxiliary unit. >> why are we turning away people that want to volunteer their time to make our city better. how the police commissioner is getting involved. and the ravens make a late push to steal their season opening win over the chiefs. what coach john [ female announcer ] trying to be smart with the family budget? 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easily lost. they trailed until the 4th quarter. they went on to 38-24 victim. and john harbaugh says that willingness to night back is very significant and exactly what he was hoping to see. >> i'm very excited of the opportunity we had in the 4th quarter. we didn't plan it that way. the fact that we were behind the 4th quarter, answer, once, twice, 3 times and then put them away at end. that is something take with us. we can draw that for the next 15 plus games. >> scoring 2 21 points in the 4th quarter says it all. >> that says something about our offense and kind of the mind-set that we have, nobody was blinking. nobody was wondering if we could get the job done. we have seen it many times over in practice. we have seen it all preseason and good to see it carry over into the regular season. >> meanwhile, gotton, who won a starring spot he got his knee roll up. while covering a kick he was led from the field to not return. harbaugh still awaiting the results of an mri but said yesterday that he thinks it's a mild strain still no word on his availability for sunday. briaburr lock suffered the injury while making the tackle on sunday's night win over the packers. chicchicago linebacker missed gs and the bears lost all 7. not a good trend. orioles, rookie brian maddox 13 months after signing his contract after the overall selection. maddox pitched a ton 157 and 2/3, and the birds are not willing to take any chances with that talented left arm, why he won't pitch again this season, maddox is expected to remain with the club through the rest of the season. it's time to announce our candidates on the subway team. we allow you the viewers to determine which highlights we show here on saturday night. two time defending champ, hill, calvert hall taking on mcdonough in boy's soccer. that one will be played at polly and centennial, and we will announce the winner on thursday night. that is a look at sports. bruce cunningham. fox 45 morning news. at teen charged with raping a 7-year-old girl will be tried as an a adult. parentheses have a place but not on your face. smooth those lines away for up to a year with juvéderm®. juvéderm® is a smooth injectable gel your doctor uses to smooth out wrinkles like those lines on the sides of your nose and mouth instantly. side effects... usually mild to moderate included temporary injection site reactions like redness, pain, firmness, swelling or bumps. smooth, natural. everyone will notice but no one will know. ask your doctor about juvéderm®. welcome to fox 45 morning news. 7:30 is the time. i'm patrice harris. let's get a check of the today's weather with meteorologist steve fertig, good morning. good morning, patrice. night looking start to the day much like yesterday with temperatures fairly comfortable. a little bit more cloud cover later in the day. not a bad one, one more nice day before you have to deal way chance of showers and temperatures, too. 66 degrees for the starting temperature. 66 doesn't sound so bad at the bus stop this morning with clear skies. it looks pretty good, west winds at 5 miles an hour, and temperatures starting off in baltimore, sketch. 67. and 65 in hagerstown. and temperatures will climb into the mid-80s. again, the sky watch hd regional radar indicating clear skies for now. looking pretty good. 79 degrees for noontime, looking at 81 degrees at about 6:00 p.m. after the game of 85 at around 3:00 this afternoon. we do want to check on the roadways right now. we want to see what the commute looks like. lauren cook will let you know with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, steve. as we take a look at the northeast corridor of 95, you will see the southbound lanes of travel are stacked and packed right now. unfortunately that will continue if you're traveling on the southbound lanes of 795. from westminister pike to 695, you're looking at a 9-minute trip. from liberty road to wilkens avenue, you you'r you're lookina lengthy 8 minutes. you're looking at 5 minutes to get to the tunnel. that's a look at the morning travels, patrice, back to you. lauren, thank you. 7:32 on fox 45 morning news. the u.s. senate votes to block funding to acorn mple. this after numerous videos show up workers giving advice to a prostitute posing as and a pimp. >> reporter: by a margin of 83 to 7 the senate voted to not give funding to acorn. they received more than a million and they were eligible for a million from stimulus. you have seen the video from baltimore and d.c. but now there's a new one from brooklyn, new york. let's listen in. >> you know, and face -- >> she is very honest. >> you are not going to get the house. >> later in the video hear an acorn worker tells the woman to say she is a free lancer to help create a credit line and open multiple credit accounts to avoid raising suspicion. it's the same group that spoke with baltimore and d.c. >> as i sat there, i was i cannot believe they're actually fall for this and not necessarily falling for it, but what can we get them to say next. what will they do next to enable illegal activity? >> reporter: acorn has since fired four employees seen in the videos and they could face criminal charges. despite the firings, though, an acorn spokesman says it's a sham and has threatened to sue the film makers. in maryland you cannot record someone's voice without their consent. megan gillilandment fox 45 5 morning. it happened yesterday in northeast baltimore where neighbors are still trying to digest what they heard and saw. joel d smith is live in that neighborhood this morning with the latest. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. just an all-american neighborhood, very quiet this morning. we're seeing kids starting to walk to the bus stop and get on to school. it was a far different scene yesterday at 1:00 in the afternoon. that is when police say a man showed up at an off-duty officer's home and took a gun in his back and forced him back inside. once inside, he was then forced on the ground with the officer. the man may not have known that he was deal with cop at the time, because while on the ground, the investigators grabbed his own gun, and identified himself as an officer and tried to attack his attacker. the man ran out of the house. with the officer close behind, the chase ended a few blocks from here with gunfire in the 2,000 block of white avenue, near garry galloway's home. gar owe wahome. galloway was is the neighborhood's watch captain in the area. >> the other guy was walking and shooting. >> reporter: galloway says he only saw the officer shooting, but investigators say they have recovered shell casings and they have also found the other gun used in this case. balancistic's tests will prove what they think happened here as guns were fired in both cases. no one was hurt inside of the home in this block, but the alleged attacker was shot a number of times by the police officer. is now in critical condition. police have not identified him as of yet are but they do say he as an extensive criminal history including breaking and entering and attacking a police officer in the past. as in a case like this where an officer is involved in a shooting he is now in administrative leave. joel d smith. fox 45 morning news. officers were called to the 300 block of east university parkway just before 1:30 this morning. a resident of the home was confronted by an untrueder. officers say that is when he grabbed the sword and cut off the intruders hands and caused a severe laceration to the upper body. he died at the scene. it is under investigation. an anne arundel county judge decided that sending the 17-year-old boy to a juvenile facility could pose a threat to the public. this came as part of the fact that the teen admitted his actions were wrong. he has an autism disorder and learning disabledz. he is facing 19 charges and is scheduled for trial at end of the month. baltimore police officers express concern after learning that the city cut most of as auxiliary unit. a year ago more than 30 volunteers were serving bou -- t now it's down to 10. since the auxiliary officers are not paid, there's little cost to the city. now they are calling the police commissioner to answer questions about what happened to the auxiliary unit. >> my biggest question is why are we turning away people that want to voluntary their time to make our city better is safer, why? >> a police county spokesman said it was discovered some the officers were involved in criminal activity so they were all told to reapply for their positions. many with clear records, claim their attempts to be reinstated have ignored. kanye west could be banned from all mtv video following some rude behavior. >> i will let you finish but beion say habee beyonce has the best video. he has yet apologized and said he will take sometime to reevaluate his career. we want to know what you think. should kanye west be banned from all video awards. give us a call at (410)481-4545 or send us a tweet at foxbaltimore.com. acorn workers are seen giving illegal my name is quinn, and this is my eggo. on fridays, i have hockey before school, so i take two eggo homestyle waffles and put peanut butter inside. i add a couple chocolate chips when dad's starting the car. there's only one way to eat an eggo -- your way. l'eggo my eggo. welcome back. 7:40 on this tuesday morning. expecting a nice day, sky watch radar looking very nice like it did yesterday, nice clean scan. we're looking for sunshine to start today but look for more clouds later in the afternoon as we get more moisture streaming from the east. not looking at a lot of activity from the northeast but toward the mississippi valley. some showers and some of the gulf moisture moves there. we will get the convergence of moisture from two directions. we will get a our share of rain in two weeks. when i say our share of rain, i don't mean con constantly. we're talking about 77 degrees. temperatures in the inner harbor reporting cloudy skies after the clear start. 29.97 and rising in the barometer. 57 in the dew point. we check out the temperatures to see where we start the day, 67 in baltimore and 67 in salisbury. oakland is at 55 degrees and again, high pressure is going to control our weather, at least for the start of the day, bring us plenty of sunshine, we thought, just told you that we're seeing mostly cloudy skies being reported downtown. the clouds move in a little more so for the afternoon and into the evening as the frontal boundary or backdoor front brings us a chance of showers by tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. more chances of showers also as the front stalls out to the south and the stationary boundary sets the stage for repeated chances of showers and thunderstorms. again, the stationary boundary is going to be at the upper zone where we get moisture overriding and that brings us repeated chances like i said not just for tomorrow but for thursday, friday and maybe even part of saturday with a couple of showers. sunday looking like the better day of the weekend. 84 degrees for the eastern shore today. and a the clouds following up in the afternoon and about the same for the central part of the day. 85 degrees for i th the high. sunshine to the start and the western part of maryland looks similar. 85 degrees with sunshine followed by a little more cloud cover later. 64 for the overnight low. a chance of overnight showers and you will see certainly plenty of clouds that will stay with us after overnight period into tomorrow. today 85 degrees. you will want to get out there 75 degrees at noon after getting to the high temperature of 85 around 3:00 p.m. should make for the last warm day before the cooler air moves in behind the front. 74 degrees is all we get up to for tomorrow for the high temperature. more 70s on the way, 77 on friday and 70 on friday each with a chance of showers. 75 looking better on sunday with a mix of sun and clouds, and more of the same on monday. iradar is available at fox baltimore.com. you can use fox 45 powerful doppler radar to track incomog g storms. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. now lauren cook is back with another look at your traffic edge. lauren rough. >> reporter:.>> reporter: , th, steve. we have a few accidents working but our average speeds are holding their own. 65 on 83 at baltimore county. 55 on the jfx. as we make our way to the west part of the jfx43 miles per hour. now we do have some accidents to tell you about. we have one in the rossville area, right at rossville boulevard at route 7. you do want to stick with 79 79t the alternate route. taking a live look at the whitemarsh area, you can see not looking too bad at all. so cars seem to be getting by the southbound lanes, just fine. now that is going not to be the case if you're using the beltway this morning. if you're traveling on outer loop from parkville to to you san and from towson to 83, you do expect a crowd on the roadways. you want to get out on an accident at harford road. as you make your way over to the west side we do have another accident to tell you about. this is going to be at liberty road at courtly drive. as you make your way to the beltway at liberty road, taking a live look you will he see no problems really and a little bit of congestion. a little bit of congestion along the outer loop lanes. you do want to expect low patches from 795 to baltimore national pike. that's a look at the morning travels. log on to our website at foxbaltimore.com and click on traffic ejt edge. let's send it back to you, patrice. kanye west rude behavior a the mtv video awards could get him banned from all future events. he jumped on stage as she was trying to give an acceptance speech for best video female. he has since apologized, but we want to know what you think. should he be banned from all video i'm really happy for you. i'm going to let you finish, but beyonce had one. best videos of all time. >> shockingly rude behavior, maybe not so shockingly, but it came from kanye west. he jumped on stage and grabbed the mic from taylor swift when she was accepting her award for best video. kanye a poll eyesed but now -- apologized but now there's talk that he may be banned from all future video awards. give us a call what do you think? should he be banned. good morning, leonard, what do you think about what happened. >> good morning. >> he should not be banned, because he spoke -- he spoke freedom. it seems like freedom of speech is being stopped. if he i was politician, he would not be banned for being a politician. >> let me ask you. let me play devil's advocate here. was that the right place to get on stage uninvited and take the mic out of someone's hand and present your opinion then. >> if it's not that publicly, then when it's going to be done. >> i'm not saying saying it publicly. do you think it was rude? >> it may have been rude. but why should he be banned. if it's not done publicly, how is it going to be done? >> thank you, leonard. keisha where do you stand on the issue? >> i don't think that he should be banned. >> why not. >> because i think that all the stars are human. i think that just like michael jackson may have made mistakes and look at what happened to michael. i don't think we should shut him out. i think we should allow him to apologize. >> let me ask you this, this isn't the first time he has done this. this is the 3rd and 4th time he has done this. is there a point where somebody should do say something and say you shouldn't be able to come back? >> no, i think we should allow him to get some help. i think we should allow him to get some help, because i believe he is a christian but he needs help. i think we should allow him. >> okay. let me move on. maybe he will get some help. let me go to our twitter page. one says kanye should be banned over his stupid publicity stunt. i will never buy his music. should he be banned, yes, will he? probably not. >> kanye shouldn't be banned, but he should be checked on his behavior. he shouldn't be able to walk on stage just like that. >> absolutely. he shouldn't be able to come to the grammys, either. >> back and forth. a lot of people with differing opinions about this particular topic. thank you for your tweets and calls. very interesting this morning. coming up in the 8:00 hour, mel rose place is back and so is all of the drama. up next, acorn comes under fire. should the behavior of a man and a woman posing as a pimp and a prostitute go into an acorn office. they secretly videotape the encounter that seems to show employees showing them how cheat on their taxes, set up a brothel and claim underage sex workers as dependents. acorn says it's a smear campaign. republican campaign pat mcdonough join us this week for the state house spotlight. good morning. >> good morning. >> this has been quite the talk since the video surfaced last week. the question is, is this a smear campaign or does the video speak for itself. delegate branch, i will start with you. >> i don't know if it's a smear campaign, but these incidents appears to be quite isolated not only in baltimore but also in the state of washington. i'm surprised that these issues have surfaced for acorn which is a great, great group. it does a great job in terms of getting people housing and so forth, but i can't imagine that they would participate in this kind of an issue dealing with brothel and prostitutes and so forth. >> let me bring in delegate mcdonough. you heard delegate branch say that acorn does great work. should we assume that the behavior of these four employees is the way acorn is run or should it on those employ ployies. >> they are the lower ranks of an organization. they wouldn't in a million years give advice on how to avoid taxes if that is not sanctioned. but the lady at the top made a comment which the son talked about, where she said no laws were broken. give me a break, a lot of laws were broken. the u.s. prosecutor in maryland has to look into this very vigorously. the similar incident happened in washington d.c. there have been 14 investigations so far of acorn across the united states including one investigation where the acorn employees have cited corruption within the organization. and congressman made a statement when he squashed the federal investigation when he said he got word from above. well, who is above? >> i don't necessarily think that this was ordered from the top. i think basically, that you have people at the lower ranks that are doing things on their own accord that are trying their best to help people to get necessary housing, but this is not the right way when you're using -- allowing people to do this for prostitution or so forth. i don't think that is a call from above. i think that the higher-up within the organization and the leadership of this group should begin to train those individuals that are work at these lower levels and in these lower offices to make sure that they are not participating in illegal activity. >> let me ask you this, del grate branch, should there be a congressional investigation into this, because this is what lawmakers are calling for, to make sure it's just the workers and not as you say the entire organization. >> i agree. i think that some sort of investigation should take place. they should look into this, gut again i don't -- but again i don't think that these incident should be painted on the whole organization as a whole. >> delegate mcdonough, should acorn be eligible for federal money. >> president obama has tossed them out of the census loop. they're not going to do the census. he started as acorn as a community organizer. there's needs to be a federal investigation because it's a national problem. right here in baltimore there's no doubt that there's corrumtion with that organization and the general attor you get it and you bury it in there. >> more fallout from the hidden camera investigation of acorn. what happened on capitol hill. a home invasion in baltimore. how the victim turned the tables on his attacker. and blame it on the alcohol. what kanye west was drinking before his outburst at the bma. good morning. it's tuesday, september 15th. i'm patrice harris. good morning, i'm megan gilliland. in these last days of summer, meteorologist steve fertig has given us some very nice days yesterday was beautiful. hopefully we will have more of that today. >> you know, but the last days of summer. >> i know, it's hard to believe. it's that time of year. 22nd, we're saying this wednesday about 8:00 p.m. it feels summer for one more day. temperatures will climb into the 80s once again today. i think you will like that part. it will be a transitional day, because we start with cloud cover and then look for more clouds later in the day. the temperatures not bad at all. 70 at washington d.c. and 66 in salisbury, and out in oakland, 67 degrees and cooler in the mountains and high pressure will be moving through the area. look for a little more moisture, though, coming from the eastern seaboard and also from the gulf coast area setting the stage for more clouds today, later in the day, that is and showers for the next few days. we will talk more about that later. getting up to 85 degrees for today's high temperature. as i said, we will definitely want to take advantage of that and get out there. lauren cook is standing out there right now with a look at what is happening on the roadways and she has the traffic edge, lauren? thank you, steve. as you take a live look at the beltway, cars are stacked and packed, and that is leading to quite a mess there. if you are traveling the outer loop mess from the jfx to 70, you're look at a hectic 13-minute ride. from 70 to 95 you're looking at 13 minutes. you want to be aware of congestion building into the jfx from 695 to east fayette street you are looking at 11 minutes much that's a look at the morning travels, let's send it back to you, patrice and megan. thank you, lauren. the time is 8:03 on fox 45 morning news. the u.s. senate cuts federal funding to acorn. this comes as the non-profit group is caught on video camera. you may have seen the video from baltimore and d.c. now there's new video just released listen to this. >> you bury it down in there and you put it. and you tell where it is. >> i put the money in a tin. >> in the tin and put it in there. >> this video was captured in brooklyn, new york similar to the earlier videos it exposes workers offering tax evasion and advice to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute. they call it a right wing set up. >> it's a sham is what it is. it's an orchestrated sham. it's journalism by borat. they're attempting to create news rather than report the news and are doing so in a deceiving not genuine way and trying to trick people who are trying to help people. >> acorn has threatened to sue the film makers, but despite claims of sham, acorn fired four of the workers seen on the video and has started a nationwide review of its local offices. a northeast baltimore neighborhood is still in shock after a man allegedly threatened a homeowner at gunpoint forcing him back inside of his own home. that homeowner turned to be out an off-duty police officer. joel d smith joins us live with what happened next. good morning, joel. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. it happened here yesterday at 1:00 in the afternoon, 3600 block of glen arm avenue. like you said, someone outside of his own home turned out to be an off-duty hey police officer out of uniform. put back into his home allegedly and forced back inside. inside is when he stopped taking orders. he got back on the ground and got his own gun and chased this person out of his home and a few blocks ended up shooting this alleged attacker a few times. he is in critical condition and the officer is on administrative leave. we're talking to neighbors to get their take on things. there's questions of whether the gun was fired by the attacker as well and how many guns. >> good morning. >> reporter: what did you hear yesterday after? >> just a hear bam, bam, bam. after a while i hear bam, bam, bam. >> reporter: you heard two separate sets of shots. >> in yeah, uh-huh. >> reporter: were you scared when you heard this stuff or no big deal. >> there's no big deal because the the county i heard that gunshot. but when you heard that gunshot it's new where i live. >> reporter: it's rare for this time. i'm here with david. david, this is a nice neighborhood. we can tell this is the classic quiet neighborhood where kids are walking to school. how rare is this happening here? >> this is very uncommon for our neighborhood. we're not accustomed here in our neighborhood. >> reporter: talk about the people who live here and how many police officers are in that area. >> we have a bunch of police officers. we have a bunch of retired workers. i think the real estate program helped 8 lot of police officers move to our neighborhood. definitely you come to northeast baltimore, you're going to get a surprise. this is where we live and this is where they live. >> reporter: it could be another officer if you try to mess with someone in their home. >> absolutely. i'm actually glad it was a police officer and not someone about their wits. i heard two sets of shots. obviously, it worked out that the police department's favor. good deal. >> reporter: now they're under investigation. that is the way it goes. they will completely investigate. at this time these folks are supporting their low neighbor and police officer. joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. john hopkins university medical student turns the tables on his attacker and stabs him to death with a samurai sword. officers were called to the east parkway just after 330 enclose thr3:30 thismorning. a resident of the home was caught off guard by an an intruder. he cut his hands and lacerations to his body. he died at the incident. i just think he is an idiot. he is a waste. >> why celebrities aren't hiding their feels about kanye west. i'm jessica starr. coming up this morning on the hometown hot spot, i'm going to tell you how to thrill the world with dance you were busting the moves. >> yeah, we have been practicing all morning. you can come on down. anyone with come on down. children, men and women, baltimore is trying to beat a guinness world record. in october, which is time in for halloween, everybody is going to try to meet at the inner harbor and try to beat the record. i have been practicing all morning, but it takes a little time to get to thriller. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ this is thriller ♪ thriller ♪ is it's thriller ♪ thriller night ♪ [ laughter ] >> she is doing good. >> reporter: you want to come down and try your hand at thriller, you can come tonight at 6:00 and you can get all of the information by logging on at our website the foxbaltimore.com. the weather tonight it's going to be beautiful. a little bit warm but clouds increasing. you can get the full forecast. ♪ ♪ [ laughter ] okay. it's been thrilling this morning. see what is happening out weather wise and whether or not you're going to enjoy this thrilling forecast. 85 degrees that is what we're expecting for the high temperature today. as you just saw jessica talking about and it should be a pretty one. here is what wor we're looking t right now. we're looking at showers then and as we check out things, the bigger picture, at least, look for more clouds on the way, due to the moisture streaming in from the eastern seaboard. not yet, and down to the south where there are some showers you see in the mississippi valley area, heading in our general direction. eventually they will be here overnight tonight with light showers. we will be talking about the chance of more activity as high pressure continues to stream in some of the at antiqu atlantic e and you see area converge. the moisture boundary sets up to the south. that will allow repeated chances and a few more days as we head toward the weekend. we will see if we head into the weekend and how far into the weekend in a moment. as far as what we have in terms of future scan model when you have the models move in. the better chance of something had a is more noticeable would come tomorrow afternoon in the way of some showers around 2:00 p.m. and then thereafter for, well the, the western counties seeing more according to this computer model. more chances again for tuesday, and even friday and saturday, too. how much rain? not a whole lot expected through tomorrow, about .10 of an inch in general or give or take a little bit. so the south where the moisture is coming from, the heavier the rain. we will see a better chance on thursday. 69 degrees in baltimore with the clear skies and 70 degrees in washington, 68 in salisbury. 67 degrees and 57 in oakland. these temperatures climb a little more than they did yesterday as we see them get to 84 degrees about the eastern shore. the central part of the state, yesterday we got to 83 degrees downtown. 81 at the airport, but 85 degrees where we're headed today with early and the clouds increasing through the afternoon and evening, and then the western part of maryland about the same. 85 degrees with a mix of sun and clouds, more sunshine early, more clouds later on. tonight, 64 degrees and mostly cloudy skies. cannot rule out overnight showers, they would be light, but the chances after midnight. as we move through the day today. again before we get to the showers, let's enjoy the warm up. 79 degrees at noon. 85 after getting to 85 at 3:00 p.m. this afternoon. 74 for tomorrow. there comes the cooler air. 73 on thursday much 77 on friday, 70 on saturday. each day with a chance of showers and best chance, probably around thursday. we dry out, especially later on saturday and sunday. sunday, 75 for the high, more of the same, 75 on monday, both with a mix of sun and clouds. fox 45 sky watch weather is at your finger tips. i-raiiradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use the power of radar to track incoming storms. the interactive tools will let you know when rain or thunderstorms are over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on i radar. now here is lauren with the traffic edge. >> reporter: taking a look at the northeast corridor of 95, we're looking at 63 miles per hour. 65 on 83 in baltimore county. 45 if you're traveling the jfx. as we make our way to the west side, we're looking at 35 miles per hour and a high 60 on 95 the south side in howard county. we do have an accident in columbia that is going to be on route -- right on route 29 at 1:75 that you want to watch out for. you can always use route 1 as an alternate route. the problems persist as you make it up to randallstown. you are dealing with an accident at courtly road. as you make your way to the beltway taking a live look at liberty road. it's going to cut a lot of cars are starting to develop along the out loop lanes. expect delays from 795 to baltimore national pike. as we make our way over to the top side of the beltway, it's going to be a smooth -- relatively a smooth drive from parkville all wait up to towson so no incidents to report there. that's a look at the morning travels. for customized traffic reports, 24-7, log on to foxbaltimore.com and click on traffic edge. let's send it back to you, patrice and megan. thank you, lauren. still to come, stopping animal abuse in the city. find out how you can help. later same apartment, new drama. the stars of mel rose place take (announcer) let's say you have quintuplets, and you're shopping with jay, john, joel, jake and joe ...only joe is growing faster hi. i need that suit in a larger size. 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baltimore city. people are torturing innocent animals. the most recent incident involved a group of boys grabbing a cat by the tail and a witness took them. not every case has a witness that is willing to come forward. that is why the task force is caasking you to come guard forw. >> the task force is just recent and you guys started up in july. how have things been so far some. >> we have been having monthly meetings and there's a lot of work because the mayor has asked us to look at a broad agenda. we are forming committees on out reach, too. >> there's a lot of concern. we have seen phoenix. a lot of people remember the dog phoenix and there was a cat. and here phoenix the dog that you're seeing video of there. in response is why this video was set up. >> exactly. the mayor has asked us to look at a broad agenda. we are hoping that the public can help us in the mayor's quest to stop abuse in the city. >> there has to be somebody had a is watching this happen and should be who is seeing -- somebody who is seeing this. if you find yourself in that situation, people are very scared. >> if you see an mul animal cru, call animal control. they need to dal gale dial is 3. >> my first i instinct being a g lover, to get involved. >> if there's a child involved, perhaps that's a situation where you can intervene. if there's a risk or danger involved you need to call police. >> tomorrow you can meet and come and talk to the task force. >> what we're learning is that problem of the animal abuse is bigger than the task force. we think that the public can help us and tomorrow is an opportunity for people to come and tell us what they're seeing. we're hoping we can learn from that. and use the public's comments throughout our work through the year, and we hope to let the public know how they can help the mayor in their quest to end animal cruelty. >> carcaroline, we want to let u know if you want to go to the meeting it's tomorrow from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for more information log o on to foxbaltimore.com. up next, whip your hips into shape. we have exercises to stop your sides from spreading and get fit with fox. a little sippy, sippy. and later blame it on the alcohol. what kanye west was sipping before his outburst at all of us have trouble spots on our bodies, the areas that are the hardest to get in shape. for many women it's the hip area. how do you keep that area from spreading out of control. celebrity fitness trainer monty sanders joins us this morning with some exercises. >> if you can help us control all of this, we are happy. >> it's an area where you have to categorize by your shape. >> okay. >> all of us have different shapes and sizes and different types. for most women it's the pair shape. a lot of women say how can i get rid of it. >> it i cannot get rid of it but i can make you a smaller pair. if you don't have a gym membership, can you do it nice and simple. kicking the leg out where her mind and focused on the hip area. again, she is keeping here core control and optimum fi fitness d her mind is focused on the outer hip. the more you go here, if you want to gain mass in your hips, then you can add ankle weight there and that will help to build a little mass there. >> most people are saying i'm going to stay away from the mass and the weight there. i have never heard it anyone explain it like you did. i can make you a smaller pear. >> a lot of working out is mental. >> notice her neck is not in her shoulder. her weight is not in her form. she has to keep the core inside. you have action there. you're coming up three levels just like so. every time she is coming up different levels. she is flexing and exhaling. if you notice, she don't bring her foot back down to her other foot, that way she is getting resistance the whole way. >> talk to me while she is doing the exercises. your fitness camp. i know kim comes to the camps and we can tell? >> she has been at the last camp. our next camp is starting this monday. >> okay. >> again, we're going to give away a lot of prizes. we gore t going to train the ho. >> it's open to everybody. >> it's open to everyone. we have a cardioweight loss camp that is ultimately up to a total body workout. >> it will reshape your body the way you're talking about? >> we call this is a beach ball. what happens is she is leading with the heels and coming to an imaginary beach ball. she has a and control. maybe when you're starting out you get nice and controlled, but as time goes on, you will be able to come and get it like you. >> and that is not easy. there's a burn that goes with almost immediately. and kim is laughing. she knows. >> this is not -- it not only works your hips but your outer thigh as well. >> 330 seconds, what else do we have? >> another one. we touched on it all last week. remember the gluts and the hips, all this is connected? >> yes. >> she is going to take the left leg out. >> okay. >> just like so and she is getting the squeeze just like so. she is standing square here, so she is not moving her posture and again this is another one that will tighten and tone. >> okay. >> out of here as well as the thigh. >> kim, thank you so much. >> monty, thank you so much. for more information about any of these exercises or monty's total body workout dvd or about the camp that is going to start on mend, just monday, just log on to our website at foxbaltimore.com. still ahead, strong words. >> i think he is an idiot, a waste a toolbox. >> why celebrities aren't hiding their feels about kanye west. next same apartment, new drama. the stars of mel meet the buttertons! back then, a lot of us were like the buttertons. dinner's ready! golly! that sure looks delicious. ha ha, let's eat. we didn't know much about saturated fat and cholesterol. mmm, yummy! today, we know better. that's why there's i can't believe it's not butter! it has no trans fat, 70% less saturated fat than butter, and even less saturated fat than smart balance. best of all, it has the fresh butter taste you love. i can't believe it's not butter! welcome back to fox 45 morning news. 8:30 is the time. i'm patrice harris. good morning, i'm megan gilliland. a beautiful day yesterday. let's check in with meteorologist steve fertig and see if we're going to have a nice start today. you will see more clouds later in the day, later afternoon into the evening. overall should it be a pretty nice day before we get to the transitional part of the day which is later in the day and tomorrow, really is when we will see showers start to move. we will set the stage later tonight. let's enjoy the now, but the now -- you know what i'm saying is looking pretty good with all the sunshine and temperatures that are comfortable. it's in the 60s right now and you can see that it's fairly uniform. 69 degrees in baltimore. 67 in annapolis. 68 in koo cockeysville, and 67 . later into the afternoon that is when the clouds begin to move in a little bit more. 81 degrees for the 6:00 p.m. temperature after getting to your high of you, patrice and megan. here are the stories with are following this morning. the us senate votes to deny funding to acorn, the non-profit group caught on camera giving tax advice to a person posing as a pimp and another posing as a prostitute. sometime videos were taken in their baltimore office and were then made public. four workers shown in these videos have been fired and could face criminal charges. iraqi journalist who threw shoes at the president george b bush was released from prison. he was sentenced to one year from prison. but the iraqi law allows for release of a prisoner after he serves three quarters of his sentence on good behavior. patrick swayze pass add way yesterday as he re-- passed away as he from pancreatic cancer. he was 57 years old. mel rose place is back. get rea ready for more drama an. wcw is making them available to talk this h morning. >> good morning. >> a revamp version but the dram is still there. so what is in store? >> that is a big question especially for a show like mel rose place. >> you know, the show is -- it's mel rose place. it's the same address. it's basically the building has had been remodeled or a face-lift so to say. new residents is a lot of drama, craziness that is going to happen. you know, it starts off with a murder and who did it and all of us living in that building become -- are suspects. you go into flashback of each person's relationship with sydney and how they could possibly have been the killer. >> so right off the bat it has the back stabbing and drama that we all know and love. >> you mean personal intrigue, yeah, we will have some of that. >> and you're making a come back. what is it like to return to this new resurrected show? >> it's super exciting and it's like the biggest blessing an actor can have. to be on a great show that was a big hit once is a blessing, twice, i mean, what more can i ask for. i'm very excited, plus it feels like a whole new show at the same time. it's not like i'm doing the same show again. it has the same name, but it deserves its own because it's really its own creation. >> tell us about the character? >> michael is back 10 years later after inventing a heart valve device that has gotten him a load of mon he money and pres. he has a way to do that he is going to do what he wants when he wants it. you put those two things together and he is pretty dangerous. >> i can imagine. katie, what about yours? >> i play the publicist, bitchy, you know, she is a strong individual. she is basically, you know, she is blunt, she is crass, she is not afraid. she speaks her mind. we will go to any extreme or length to get what she wants. she is also try sexual, meaning she will try anything. >> wow! >> that is an interesting element to the character. >> yeah. >> and you know, she just -- she is funny, also. she brings a comedic relief to the show with her that involves her. i don't know. i think that there's going to be a lot happening all over the place. the show is -- it's really. it's sexy, it's edgy. it's nice that it's also like fashion forward for us girls. >> well, it's mel rose place, what can we say? >> exactly. >> exactly. >> well, thank you so much for talking with us. we can't wait to see all of the action unfold. >> thanks. you can catch mel rose place tuesdays at 9:00 p.m. on the wc these days a company's performance isn't just measured on profits. despite the ongoing recession, some companies are still on track to meet the sustainability goals. pepsico has made progress. these include reducing water use by 20%. electricity by 20% and fuel consumption by 25% by unit of production by 2015. starbucks has over a dozen e cofriendy initiatives. goals include making 100% of cuts to make it reususable and recyclable and they're hoping to gain certification for all operated stores. clorox is taking steps to become the first to offer cleaners to the workforce. they're reducing the environmental impact for a more sustainable future. i'm jill cortis reporting. to learn more about brighter living go to foxbaltimore.com. megan is excited that we have bright living to get the day started. meteorologist steve fertig is here to help out. >> you made her day. i'm glad to help out. there will be more cloud cover later in the day but all in all it should be a decent day with the temperatures climbing to the mid-80s. sky watch hd radar not looking half bad. in fact, it's not looking bad at all. as you look to the south, the mississippi valley seeing showers there. even then, it's on the light side. nevertheless, the moisture from that area, and atlantic moisture is going to converge and bring us a chance of showers. that is going to bring clouds together. 69 degrees at inner harbor, winds not a factor. 69% relative humidity. and the 68 is the dew point number. and you check out the temperatures. 69 degrees in baltimore, and 68 in salisbury. 66 in hagerstown, only 59 in oakland. and our high pressure is going to bring us this pretty decent start to the day. eventually the high moves off to the east. the frontal boundary back to the front as it moves in here and brings us a chance of showers, it looks like more so for tomorrow afternoon, but there could be a light shower overnight tonight as the front approaches. again, you see the moisture coming up from the south and moisture coming from the east. it converges and we get a chance of some showers. that frontal boundary will begin to sit there and as it does to south t will sit and set up a zone for warm air to move over the cooler air. we will get the moisture that produces repeated chance of showers for the next few days, once again into the wednesday, thursday and friday. meanwhile today looks decent. 84 degrees in the eastern shore. more clouds late in the day and for the central part of the state, going to be the same scenario with the sunshine early and then more clouds as we move along here. 85 degrees a degree better. northwest wind at 5-10 miles per hour. back to the west the central part of the state where we get to 85 degrees with the sun followed by more cloud cover. tonight look for lots of clouds and 65 degrees the overnight low. again there could be some showers but they tend to be light overnight tonight. look for more shower activity tomorrow and even more so on thursday. cool air, though, starts to move in for wednesday. 74 degrees for the high. 77 on friday, can't rule out a shower through friday and saturday, note a lesser chance at 50 and 40% respectively. 75 degrees for both saturday and monday with a mix of sunshine and clouds. iradar is available at foxbaltimore.com. you can use fox 45 -- i have done this a few times. use fox 45 powerful doppler radar and track incoming storms with interactive tools to see when rain or thunderstorms are over your house. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on iradar. let's see what is happening. here is lawrence cook with the traffic edge. >> reporter: thank you, very much, steve. we do have a few accidents working. unfortunately that has led to the average speeds to take a decent tumble. take a look at the corridor of 95, 65 miles per hour. a low 45 at baltimore county. 31 miles per hour on the jfx and look at this, 19 miles on the west side of the beltway and we're up to gay on the south side of 95 at howard county. we do have trouble to report in glen burnie an accident there. that is going to be on route 10 at east furnace branch road that you want to watch out for. the crane highway not looking like a bad alearn tiv alternati. we do have delays due to a car that has been moved from the scene. taking a live look at the whitemarsh, no real concerns at this time. travel on the northbound end and southbound lanes, cars are just cruising right along. no worries in that area. we do have delays as we make our way to the beltway, that going to be on the outer loop lanes from parkville to towson and from so youto so you towson to . it's going to be a little bit of a slow go on the outer loop lanes. just a little bit of slow go on the outer loop lanes, but nothing to be too concerned of. that is a look at your morning travels. for customized traffic reports 24-7, log on to web and click on traffic edge. let's send it back to you, patrice and megan. thanks. charles sutton takes us from jail to yale coming up next. i'm happy for you. i will let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all times. blame it on alcohol, we believe that if knowledge is power, shared knowledge is even more powerful. kaiser permanente. thrive. shared knowledge is even more powerful. he is an award-winning actor who was born and raised on baltimore's eastside. as a howard county resident now charles sutton has stayed true to his baltimore roots in his latest chronicle. it's from jail to yale. it benefits women. and he is here with more. >> let's talk about your growing up in baltimore because that is kind of inspiration for the play. it wasn't so easy growing up for you? >> no. it was a long time ago, but i grew up in -- i grew up in -- born in west baltimore and moved to east. i lived the outlaw life for many, many years. actually spent time in every prison in the state of maryland with the exception of one and that was the institution called paxton. in those days there was only five major prisons in the state of maryland. now there's over 30. you can see the progression of how worse it got. i lived a knuckle head life for a long time. then when i was in prison, i read a play in 1972. i read this play, and put together a drama group of inmates. >> very interesting. >> and we performed the play at a talent show. that moment changed my life. i said i have just discovered what i was born to do. >> what was the play? >> the day called the day of absence. >> a lot of people started down going the knuckle head road as you said, but the they weren't e to make the transition like you did. what is the difference will? >> you have to want to do it, number one. you really have to want to do it, however, -- i know a lot of guys who have done it. >> uh-huh. >> but they're career isn't publipublicity oriented like mi. so these guys are carpenters, particularly my generation of guys. it took the point for me being tired of the life i lived. i already had a phd of thug life. i didn't need to learn anymore. i wanted to see what was on the other side of the fence. so once i decided to leave that life alone, it was the most difficult i ever did, because it was a lot of pull, a lot of peer pressure to step back over there. you no he, i said, let me try this. the last time in prison i spent 7 1/2 years. i said let me take 7 1/2 years of doing something positive and see what happens. the interesting thing, patrice, i spent 7 1/2 years in prison. it was 7 years and 8 months later when i was starring on broadway. >> that's incredible. >> yeah. >> that kind of gave me chills. all right, so talk about your latest play, the one man he show. >> the one man show actually is -- the only time i get to do it is for benefits and fundraisers. i get asked to do it on broadway all the time. i just don't have the time to make a six month commitment. >> okay. >> but it's a narrative of my life interspersed with a medley of sceneses and mon logs of all the great plays and playwrights that i perform particularly august wilson. it's a very informative evening. regardless of what you hear in press, you will hear the real story out of my mouth. >> all right. >> and with me playing different characters that i have done on broadway. >> i'm sure it's going to be a great show. we appreciate you coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> very, very nice to talk to you. >> from jail to yale, featuring at charles sutton, is at the charles community college from 7 to 9:00 p.m. general admission tickets are $75. they gave us two pairs of tickets for saturday's show to give away to you. you just need to be the 4th or 5th call ear a caller at (410)481-4545 to win. for more information about the show log on to foxbaltimore.com/morning. still to come strong words. >> i just think he is an idiot. he is just a waste. he is just a toolbox. why celebrities aren't ( oas popping ) ♪ mmm... hot fudge sundae. ♪ frost beberry?! over 25 flors of kellogg's p-tarts®. and they're all fofu and fun for all. pop-tarts®. madeor fun™ and they're all fofu and fun for all. rapper kanye waist made his wayy to the stage and he dissed taylor swift. you know you made. >> what a jerk. >> he is a dope. >> what a moron. >> kanye got a little nuts last night. >> i think he is an i idiot, a waste. he is just a toolbox. >> reporter: what could be worse than having pink calling you a toolbox. by now you have all seen the kitten 19-year-old country singer taylor swift getting stepped off as she accepted the mtv video award. >> i'm happy for you. i will let you finish. but beyonce had the best video of all time. >> reporter: i think kanye owes taylor swift a spa basket. >> that was od. >> like he over did it. >> reporter: pardon us while we overdo covering what he over did. it's not an award that kanye west is going to be remembered for holding at this show. it's that bottle of con jack that he wa -- coniac. >> lat time he interrupted europe awards. he blamed the sippy, sippy for crashing the stage when he didn't win best video. >> reporter: at least kanye latest shenanigan produced a made up videos and made that yesterday's news. >> the reforms i'm proposing would not propose to those who are here illegal. >> i let you finish, but beyonce had one of the best videos of all times. >> on what planet do you spend most of your time. >> reporter: one of those leave britney alone moments. >> leave kanye alone. >> leave her alone. >> reporter: we leave you alone with a parting thought. >> you brisk goes before a fall, kanye. jeanney, mose cnn new york. you do think he is going to say anything to her? he said he was sorry. is he going to do something for her? >> probably not. >> i think it gave an opportunity for beyonce to look so classy. >> but it's a a shame that it had to come to that. >> she still won. 85 for the high, looking at more clouds and shower chances for wednesday through friday. maybe saturday, not the time period that we enjoy in the 70s some of us, but 70s are the temperatures. then we will talk about some nicer conditions for the end of the weekend. >> we are going to go now.

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