3 3 there are new deveeopments in a story you saw first on fox... a transgender woman was viciously beaten at a mcdonalds in rosedale. while most of the mcdonald's workers did nothing to stop step up..he is now being called a hero.megan gilliland is livv with more on her story and a rally held in support of the victim. 3&good morning patrice,crissy polis is victim you seeehere being eaten on the floor of this mcdonalds.the attack... was captured on a cell phone camera and spread across the internet. yoo can see two teens beating the floor after an arugument ss that started in the bathroom. polis sayy it was fueled y hhr exuality.she goes on to have a seizure while a mcdonaldds worker recorded the whole thing.the 22 yearrold says most of the restauuant workers did nothing... but one cussomer... viiky thoms... did help.she was punched in the face, trying to save polis. "i was screaming get off of were beating her,,it was like a- they were killing her, they wanted her dead" ddad"a 14 year old along with 18 year old teonna brown... who you see here, have both been charged withhassault. according to court docummnts, brown,,was actually charged last year with a similar assault... at his very same mcdonalds. the strong reaation to yet another beating sparked a rally at the rosedale mcconalds yesterday. dozens gathered in support of polis...saying, we all hhve to end this..eggn gilliland, fox45 morning nees. see the entire videoo fromminside the mcdonald's and hear all of what the victim had to say on our website... fox baltimore dot com slash raw news. 3 he longg farewell to baltimore's favorite son continues. after an emotionnl tour of of wiiliam donald schaefer is - lying in state now at city hall. hall. joel d. smith is live ttere with details on how mourners can still pay heir respects. good and governor has.... it takes - some time to say gooobye. opens uppat 9am this morning to visiiors who want to see the casket for themselves and share just few more moments with thh man who served the state for more than 50 years. the funeral is not until tomorrow, anddfor many that is when the real tears will come.... ecause much of the lead up has felt likeea celebration. maybe even a pep rally with a band and a huge flag hanging over the much they care... because they believeehe did. his rise from city council president, to mayor, then governor and comptroller, some joked he just ran ouu of offices to run for. but from dignitaries, tt the common ppople, everyone agrees, he made his mark no matttr what his title. was for whatever came out of h- baltimorr.. eccentric and diiferent and he knew how to turn the city around. he ddd a great job."> knocks."> after the public viewing today, the funeral will be held at old st. paul's church in downtown baltimore on wednesday starting at p1am... with burial at dulaney valley memorial gardens. 3 but once again, city hall for the public to comeeand ppy its respects.... for 12 mmre hours... until 9 tonight. here, ou can actually see it all on ouu website, where we are streaming the viewing all day long. live downnown, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. and in honor of schaefer... baltimore city is obserring today as a mandatory furlough dayythe day was previously scheduled for friday, may 27th, but was moved ... giving city workers more time to pay thier respects to schaefer. fox45 will tomorrow. our live coveeage begins at 11 a-m.... the funerrl will also be streamed through our website.. foxbaltimore dot com. homicide detectives are called to the scene of a shooting in west baltimore early this morning.it happened rouud midnight at the intersection of north bentalouustreet and wwsttnorth avenue.officers found the victimmon the porch with gunshot wounds.the victim whhre e was pronounced dead. a man city policeesay is the cullrit in two ssparate homicides... within a 24 hour span ...is behind baas hii morning...authorities arrested 23-year old issac truss. the killings happened last week. truss is accussd in the deadly shooting of 47-yearrold keith cooper at the hanover sqqare apartments on conway street downnown.he's also accused of killing 50 yeaa old edward fayette street... less than 24 hours later. (colon) "i'm glad, i'm glad so i can sleep bbtttr at night, walk the streets better, i'm gl" glad."city police say truss was identified by citywatch cameras and seccrity video at the apartment complex. detectives say... he' s also &pconfessed to both crimes. 3 if yyu don't typically read the newspaper .. today mightt be a good day to start millions of oolaas in unclaimed property could be up will publish the names of s 59-thousand owners of unclaimed funds and property... which adds up to more than 41- &pmillion doolars.unclaimed property is turned ver to the state by banks and other financial institutions that can't locate an owner. p surprise dellvery for one couple... after receiving a 5- poond brick of marijuana in the mail.after opening it... the couple alerted police... street value of 20-thousand- 3 delivery... was no mistake.t - "this was a trial run o see if the package would be picked up in transit. fiveepounds, these guys probably have thousands of pounds." pounds." according to police... the rrturn ddress investigating the iicident. coming up... it's legal... but does that make it o-k?why new york is allowing people to watch porn... on library computers. 3 and in our hometown hoospot... music that hassthe power to heal.we'll hear all about how watching ffx 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bump oot)) ((break 11) 3 3 & map 50 map fiber map 195 map wilkens we're lloking for the best mom in baatimore! baltimore!in 100 words or less tell us why your mom is baltimore'' bestt.. and she could win a family vacation for four!you caa mail your pntry too2000 w. 41st stteet in baltimore 21211... or go to foxbaltimoreedot com. commif your entry is chosen... your mmm could win the grand prize.. a trip for four to bay point marriott .. an awarr- winning resort in panama city beach, florida.the trip includes two rounds of golf at the resort's jackknicklaus designed course.the winner also gets the title of baltimore's best mom. coming up... nintendo gets ready to unplug one of it's most popular gaming systems.we'll tell you why. but next... forget the books.why new york is making it legal for people to watch porn... on library computers. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. túgñ therees mixed reaction to news... that thee ew york ccty pibrary systemmis allowing porn to be viewed on iis pooputers. the viewing of porn is protected by the first amennment... but as heather brown explains... t &phas religious groups.. and some library userss.. fuming. fuming. this isn't anything new -- this has been he policy for some time...but what stirred up the debate again was what pappened at this library a few weeks back.according to police and the library,a man was pis time limit. guy waitiig got upset and started a fight. that guy was arrested for was let go.so, that had us -3 that brings ssto our question watching porn ii libraries should be legal?we'll take your calls in our 7 o'clock hour. you an also go to us whatt ou think... or sound off through facebook. send us a tweet.. aa foxbaltimore. to 5203. enter fox45a for coming up... they promise to breeze."go easily from e. countertop to table top.. top..but do these food choppers rrally do the trick? consumer reports puts a dozen brands to the test. pi was takinggthe gun fromm him. i was trying to get it him."and a chilling 9-1-1- call... after a toddllr mother.how the fatheersays it all happened.you'reewatchingg fox 45 morning news.. all local.. alllmorning. 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"wii." investors on wall treet were and the s & p 500 ended mixed.- there's some indicatioo the housing markee may be taking baby stepsstoward recovery.the sales of new hooes rose 11% n parch..thattssup from the dismaa numbers of this winter. but the level is still very wwak by historical 22% from this time laat year. your grocery bill may soon be getting bigger...the u-s-d-a expects beef and pork prices to jjmp higher than ii had originally forecast this year. the culprit - higher feed costs and shrinning animal supplies.the price of fresh proouce is also expected to climb.lettuce alone is up more than 27-percent compared to aa year ago, due to frrezing the popular wii will soon be ..- unplugged..intendo sayy it plans to retire the wii in 2012.. and replace it with a is keeping etails of the new - gaming system under wraps until a pllnned unveiling in june.to date- more than 86 million units of the wii have been sold.for bussness brief, i'm stan case. coming up... a chilling 9-1-1- call... after a toddler allegedly shoots his own mother. mother."i was taking the gunn from him. i was trying to get it frommhim." him."how the father saas it all appennd. ((megan live tease))and no one tried to help her as sheewas kicked and beat on the ground at a rosedale mcdonalds... expect one woman.i'm megan gilliland, hear from the bystanderrwho stepped in to stop the brrtallbeating. ((joel live tease))) you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morniig. ((break 4)) we download about four free songs a month. i play online poker two nights a week. my fiancee shops online about an hour a day. we're exposing ourselves to web viruses that could obliterate our finances and leave our future together a bleak and tortured existence. [ laughs nervously ] i got it covered. we switched to kaspersky. no matter who you are, we've got you covered. kaspersky, the most advanced internet security software. to william donald schaefer. the final preparations forrhis funeral.. on 3 -buckingham palace -preparing or royal wedding 3 passsalong to you ttis morning. easttrn technical high school in baltimore county is closed due to no power. 3 map fiber map 3 3 fox... thh vicious beating of - aatransgender woman at a mcdonalds in rosedale.this morning there are new bystander ... whh actually mcdonald's workees ddd nothing. megan gilliland is live with more on her story and the raaly of support for the victim. good morninn patrice,crissy polis is the victim you see this mcdonalds... it wass captured on a cell phone camera and spread aaross the you ccn sse two teens beating point... dragginggher across - the floor after an arugument that started in the bathroom. polis says it waa fueled byy her sexuality.she goes on to have a seizure while a mcdonald's worker recorded the ssys most of the restaurant workers did nothing... but one &pcustomer... vicky homs... di help.you can see hhr here in the white shirt stepping in. she was punched in the face, trying to save polis. "right here is where sse hit me ii the jaw""felt like y jaw was coming oof!""i need to coonact her and thank her in person, that was really special, because if it wasn't for her, i'd probably be outside beat up eally bad" bad"a 14 year old alonn with 18 year olddteonna brown... been charged wwth assault.h according to court documents, brown, was actually charged last year with a similar assault... at this very same mcdonalds. phe strong reaction to yet another beating ere sparked a rally at the mcdonals restaurant yesterday. polis...saying,,we all have to enddthis.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. ee the entire video from inside the mmdonald's and hear all of what the victim had to say on our website... fox baltimore dot com slash raw news. just like much of his pife.... the death of william donald schaefer is being turred iito a celebration. celebration. joel d. smith is live at ciiy hall, where the goodbyes continue for baltimore's favorite son. good morning jool d. good morning patrice, when &pyou affect as many lives as the former mayor and governor has.... it takes some time to say gooddbe. city hall here opens up at 9am this porning to visitors who want to see the casket for themselves and share jjst a few more moments with the man who served the state ffr more than 50 years. the funerallis not until tommrrow, and for maay that is when the real tears will come.... because much of the llad up maybe even a pep rally with over the hundreds thattwant to show ow much they are... because they believe he did. his rise from city council presiddnt, to mayor, then governor and comptroller, some joked he just ran oot of from dignitaries, to the bu ccmmon peoole, everyone agrees, he made his mark no matter what his title. 31:01 ""e was on honest, fair politician and i loved him. baltimore." :41 "i think he deserves this. i know a lot of politicians.... took o crap from no one.. just the way he w" was." &p but nce aaain, city hall for the public to come and pay - its respects.... for 12 more hours... until 9 tonight. and if you can't make it here, you can actually see it &pall on our website, here we are streaming the viewing all daa long. live downtown, joel d. smith, fox 45 3 city hall is open again today, hhre the public viewing will ccotinue from also bee treaainggthe viiwing l on our website foxbaltimore &pdot com, during that time. time. and the funeral will be helddat old st. paul's church in downtown baltimore tomorroo, starting at 11am... memorial gardens. fox45 will bboadcast tte funeral for tomorrow. our live the funeral will also be ssreamed through our website.. foxbaltimore dot com. p terrifying 9-1-1 call is being released....revealing thh moments after a toddler pllegedlyyshoots his own mother. the mother, father and son were all inside the apartment... when the son rrportedly grabbed an unattended gun.that's hennthe father called 9-1-1. "okay, who shot her?""i was taking the gun ffom him. i was trying to get it from him." "from who??from who? from who?" "from my son. from my son. he's right here. oo god." god."the father has a permit for he gun.the victim's relatives are now taking care of the boy... but police are still investigating. 3&a udge has lifted the n-f-l mean players can hit the ffeldd ust yet. yee.the judge ordered the owners to lift the ssrike but... the league is promising to appeal the decision.if the lockout ends... the league would have toolet players baak in...right now, the strike is threateeing the start of the threatening the start of the regular season in september. an 85 year old catholic nun is trapped in an elevator for almost 4 days.... and she calls tte inccdent a happened at st. mary of the assumption's convent in govans. sister margaret ggaryysays she was alone in the buildiig on riday... out of town for a conventiin. she got onto thh aging elevator to get to her 3rd floor apartment... but found herself trapped... uutil tuesday morninn..she spent the pime praying. 3 "the realization of gods loving presense in our lives,, always...there is not a moment &pand lovinn us."resent to us us." ssster marggret survived on a little waterr celery and cough dropp. simon cowell and paula abdul could be teaming up again... for cowell's new show "the x factor."the formmr "american idol" judge says he's in talks with abdul to haveeher join the juddes panel for the taleet competiiion.cowell says he's lways liked working with the singgr... and that they have ggeat chemistry together. "the x factor" debuts this fall.you can watch it right herr... on fox45. coming up... you've seen the commercials... "all three ready to heat and serve. all in ten seconds or less " "but are these food proceesors too ood to be true? onsumer reports puts them to e? you're watching you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. p(break 5)) it's our mobiddal of the week! every week.. we'll bring you a deal from mobideals... hich provides coopons directly to your cell phone! phone! ttis week's deal comes from "koons baltimore ford."get a 10- savings of 24-955 justtgo to my-mobideals- dot-com to get sarted.. or look for mobideals on your smar. smartphone. parent company.. sinclair broadcast group. (toss to weather)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 -3 map fiber map 195 map liberty 3 3 33 we're looking for the best mom in baltimore! baltimore!inn100 words or less tell us why your mom is baltimore's best... and she could win family vacation for four!you can mail your entry to 2000 w. 41ss street innbaltimore 21211... or go to foxbaltimore dot com. ccm.iffyour ennry is chosen.. your moomcould win the grand &pprize.. a trrp for four to ba point marriott - an award-winning resorr at panama city beach, florida.the trip activities.the winner also coming up... up...the f-d-a approves a babies from meningitis.why the vaccine was prohibited before. "go easily from countertop to table top." top."and they promise to make cooking... a breeze.but do these food choppers really do the trick?consumer reports puts a dozen brands to the test. you're watchinggfox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 6)) 3 new thissmorning... the f-d-a approves a drug....that vaacinates babies as youug as nine months... against meeingitis.forryears... the &ppaccine called "menactra" has only been used on people over the age of two.but infants and toddlers are particularly vulnerable to the potentially deadly disease. meningitis is an inflammatioo of the membranes that cover theebrain and spinal cord. the f-d-a says up to 15-percent of people who develop meningitis... die. today marks 25 yeers since the worst nuclear accident in history. an explosion at the the chernobyl nuclearrpower plant in ukraine killed 47 worrers... and leaked radioactive materiaa into the people liivng within a 300- square-mile radius had to be relocated. a memorial service will be held today... for the vvctims of the disaster. if you didn't know how much william donald schaefer meant to baltimore beforee.... you certainly do noww the outpouuing of love and affection since his passing has been tremendous. yesterday, crowds lined up outside the state house and then cityyhall to pay their respects. and his final farewell tour through the city ... was met with people cheering, waving, many even moved to tears. political analyst john deeie joins us this schaefer legacy. -what's your him efee memory-people loved - as a politician and person .. you don't usually get both -any politicians now that can compare coming up... they promise to coming uake the burden out of cooking... "go easily from countertop to table top." informercials better than the reports has the answer... neet. 3&and in our hometown hotspot.. the hhaling power of music.the paryland boys choir joins us live with a erformance... minutes from now.you're watching fox 45 morninn news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) & ((bump in)) food processors and choppers are two handy kitchen helpers when you want to chop, sliie, and dice food. infomeecials hhavily tout products like the magic bullet express chopper.as james andrews explains... consumer reports tested it and dozens of others... to see wwich deliver great results. 3 chyron: infomercial(sot: infomercial)"all three reaay to heat and serve. all in ten seconds or less " (vvo) like the magic bullet express promise fass, easy results. so &pdoes the nnnja. (sot: infomercial)"go easily from countertop tt table top."(v/o) to see if these products can cut it, consumer reports tested the ninja and magic &pbullettexpress along with mor than 40 other food choppers and rocessors, including ones from cuisinart and kitchenaid. chyron:dan diclericoconsumer reports(sot)"food choppers re typically for smaller jobs, so they'reesmaller and less expensive. thee''r designed for chopping foods like garlic, nuts, and heebs."(v/o) you can spend as little as 13 or as much as 450 dollars for i this waring commercial-grade food processor..testers use a bunch of foods to see how well each performs.(natsot: food processor)(v/oofrozen peas chopping. potatoes are used s - for shredding ann mushrooms for slicing. (natsot: slicing) (v/o)and heese challenges grating capability. the bbllet express processor left testers with whole peas - not pureed ones. (natsst: pureeing)(v/o)the magic bbllet express chopper pureed veey well, but when t came to nuts and lots of almond dust. however, the 60-dollar ninja chopper handled chopping and pureeing with ase, ann it grated cheese as well as top- performing food processors. but if you ant a food processor for bigger jobs, testers recommend cuisinart's 14-cup food processor for 200 pour tessers loved the laager bowll the wider feed tube, and there's even a drizzle hole mayo, or hummus." (v/o)this is james andrews. coming up in our 7 o'clock hour. hour...nissan ii recalling thousands of its vehicles... what roblem it's detecting... and how it plans to fix thh probbem. (((egan live tease))and no one tried to help her as she was kickkddand beat on the ground exppct one wommn.i'm megan gilliland, hear from thee bystander who stepped in to stop the brutal beating. ((joelllive ttase))you're watching fox 45 morning ews.. all locaa.. all morning. túgñ we have a school clossng to . &ppass along to you this mornin. eastern technical high school in altimore county is closed due to no power. 3 3 map liberty ap 3 3 a story you saw first on s in - fox... a transgender &pwoman was viciously beaten at a mcdonalds in rosedale. while most of the mcdonald's workers did nothing to stop the attack... one woman did step up.she is now being called a hero.megan gilliland is live with more on her story and a rally held in support of the victim. good morning patrice,crissy pplii is vvctim you see here being beateenon thh floor of this mcdonalds.the attack... pas captured on a cell phone internet. you can see tww teens beating polis, kicking her and at one point... dragggng her across the floor fter an arugument that started in the bathroom. polis says it as fueled byy &pher sexuality.she goes on to have a seizure while a mcdonald's worker ecorded the whole thing.the 22 yearrold says most of the restauuant customer... vicky thoms... did help.she was punched in the face, trying tt save polis. "i was screaming get off of her get off of her, ou're killing her""they were dragging er by herrhair, they were beating her, it was like they were killing her, they deadda 14 year old along with 18 year old teonna brown... been charged with ssault. broon, wassactually charged last year with a similaa assault... at his very same mcdonalds. the strrng reaction to yet another beating sparked a rally at the rosedale mcdonalds yesteeday. polis...saying, we all have to end this.meggn gillilandd fox45 morning news. see the entire video from insidd the mcdonald's and hear all of what the victimm had to say on our website... fox baltimorr dot com slash raw ews. 3 faaorite son continues. 3 after an emotional tour of charm city yesterday, the body of wwlliammdonald schaefer is lying in sttte now at city hall. hall.. joel d..smith is live there with details on how mourners can still pay their respects. good mmrning joel d. good morning patrice, when you affect as many lives as the former mayor and goveenor has.... it takes some time o say goodbye. goodbye. city hall here opens up at 9am this morning to opens up at 9am opens up at 9am this morring the asket for thhmselves and the funeral is not until tomorrow, and for many that is &pwhen tte real tears will come.... because much of the lead up has felt like a celebratioo. maybe even a pep rally with a and and aa huge flag hanging over the hundreds that want to show how much they care... because they believe he did. his rise from city council president, to mayor, then gooernor and comptroller, some offices to run for. buu from dignitaries, tt the agrees, he made his mark no matter what his title. turn the city around. he did aagreat job.">>"he seemed to be for the common man. he got things done. he came from the school of hard knocks."> knocks."> after the public viewing today, the funeral church in downtown baltimore on wednesday starting at 11am... with burial t dulaney 3alley memorial gardens. - but once again,, ity hall potunda will ooen here at 9am its respects.... for 12 more hours... until 9 tonight. and if you can't make it here, yyu can actually see itt all on our website, where we are streaming the viewing aal day long. live downtown, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning nees. and in honor of schaefer... baltimore city is observing today as a mandatory furlough day.the day was previously scheduled for frrday, may 27th, but was moved ... giving city workers more time to pay thier respectt to schaefer. fox45 will broadcast the funeral for tomorrow. ouu live coverage beginssat 11 a-m.... the funerallwill also be streamed through our ebsitt.. foxbaltimore dot com. homicide detectives are called west baltimore early his morning.it happenee around midnight aa the intersection west north avenue.officers d found the victim on the porch with gunshot wounds.the victim was taken to shock trauma &pwhere he was pronounced deadd p terrifying 9-1-1 call is being released... reveallng the moments after a toddler allegedly shoots and kills his own mothee. the mother, father and son were all inside he &apartment. reportedly grabbed an unattended gn.ttht's when the father called 9-1-1. ake a listen. "okay, who shot her?""i was taking the gunnfroo him. i was trying o get it from him." "from whoo from who? from who?" "from my son. froo my sonn he's right here. oh god." god."theefather has a permit forrthe gun.the viccim's relatives are now taking care of the boy... but police are drrierr are feeling the pain at the pump as gas prices &p...aad it could hurt more... depeeding on which gas station you use.here at this gulf station on falls road and cold spring lane... a gallon off dollars andd97 cents.and of course ... ddivers are not happy.. "gas is ridiculous i have a 1996 toyota camry you know it pakes 7 dollars to fill this car up." up.""i find myself being confined innmm homeemore ((aaghs) it's oo much gas high."the áaverageá cost of a gallln of gas in maryland is 3 dollars and 89 centss we can hell you find the cheaaesttgas in your neighhorhood.our ppmp patrol ssys some offthe most expensive gas in the area is sold at the citgo on providence road in ttwson.it costs 4-dollars and 9 cents a gallon there therebut just one mile away... aa the "exxon" at thh corner of putty hill avenue and gas costs 20 cents less... 3-dollars and 89 cents a gallon. ww can help you find deals llke this in your &pneighborhoodd..just go to fox- baltimore dot com slash pump patrol. coming up... sing a ttne... for heelth!in our hometownnhotspot this morning... we're taking you tt the "healing power of mmuic"... music"... túgñ 33 strike a chord ith good healtt.mercy medical center and the maryland ssate boychoir are hosting "the healing power of music." doctor kathy helzlouer is live witt the details on this morning's hometown hotspot. --what is going on at the "healing power of music" concert?--what do the proceeds benefit?--what does the cancer recovery proggam at mercy medical center do?--perfom --perform the healing power of music concert is at the maryland state boychoir center for the information, log oo to fox baltimmre doo com slash morning. 3 3 map fiber map provdience still to comm... a woman ... attacked in a mcdonald's... wants toosue the restaurant.... nats of beating.... beating....does she have a case?a legal analyst will join us for a llve interview to weigh inn in.and nissan is recalling thousands of it's s-u-v's.find out the problem... and ow you can get it fixed.. for free.. you're watching fox 45 morning nnws.. all local.. all morning. ((break )) new this morning.... bout 196-thousand nisssn s-u-v's are being recalled.the nattonal highway transporration safety administration says they may have steering and suspension damage caused by corrosson.the recall appliis to nissan pathfinders from 1997 through 2003 as well as the infiniti q-x-4 from 1998 througg 2004. nissan says it will repair damaged vehiclessfor free. today marks 25 years ince the &pworst nuclear accident in history. an explosionnat the the chernobyl nuclear power plant in ukraine killed 47 workers... nd leaked radioactive material into the air.more than 350-thhusand people living within a 300- square-mile radius had to be relocated. aamemorial ssrvicc will be held today... for the victims of the disaster.. there's mixed reaction o news... that the new york city library system is allowing porn to be viewed on its computers. the viewing of porr is protected by the first amendment... but as heather brown explains... it has religious groups.. and some library users... fummig. fuming. ttis isn't anything new -- this has been the policy for some time...but what stirred up the debate again was what happened at this library a few weeks back.according to police and the library,a man was watching porn and wwnt over his ime limit. aaguy waiting got upsee and started a fight. that guy waa arrested for assault. the ggy watching porn was let go.so, that had us &pwonderingg-- wwat do public &plibraries doowhen it comes to pornographyythe library says it's rare...that someone uses its computers to cceck out porn...but -- if that person does it quietly -- most city they can do.according to the brooklyn and new york city public libraries ---it comes in a statement, a librrry t-- spokeswoman said...the viewing of adult content is something the new york publii library takes verr seriously. in deference to the first amennment, he new york public library cannot prevent adult content that ii legal.of allowed.and there are not protections so kids can't log pn to the graphic stuff.the library users we found appear to be split on thh topic. "thhrees a lot of kids that do attend this branch. so i think &pit wwuld be messee up f you're seeing that kind of stuff.""full disslosure. i'm aa go with the first amendment issue and i think it should be ok. but i don't are what it doesn't bother ut it certainly bothers the catholii leagueetheir president amendment doesn't cover obscenity.donohue says: "do genius sitttng there at the public library there and go frame by frame. that's pornography. they can have filters. please. hey have filters the libraries say -- we expect thooe library to do so with respect.some people -- a sense."that's theemain problem. there aren't enough thereeto sit all day and watch porn, i'm sorry. when i want to look for a book, i someone's watccing porn. i'' in the ead." that brings ussto our question of that brings us to iinthe hhad." that brings uu tooour question of the day:do you think watching porn in libraries should be legal?we'll take your calls in our 7 o'clock hour. you can also go to &pus what youuthink... or sound off through facebook. send us a tweet.. at foxbaltimore. and youucan text your answer to 45203. enter fox45a for yes.. or fox45b for no. still to come comefind whose supposedly throwing thier at in thh ring... to run against president obama .. in 2012 you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) & the countdown continues to friday's royaa wedding. kate piddleton will become a princess when she marries prince william...people are already liniig up and preparing for what's being called the wedding of the year! .. don riddell jjins us live from london with more.don? don? 3 suggested anchor questions--1) the biggest talking 10 thousand peerls and the 25 - foot train. aay idea what kate will be dressed inn2) prince william has ggown up in the puulic 2) prince william has grown up in the public 2) prince william has dressed in? what ate will be 25 foot train..any dea what kate will be dressed in?2) ppince william has grown up in the public ssotlight, but what do we actually know about kate middlettn?3) britain has been for the last few weeks. will it last until the big day? commng up.. when will the rain set in? meteorologist steve fertig is &pweather forecast to tell you. morning news.. all local.. all morning. to william donald schaefer. the final preparations forrhis to william donald schaefer. yep, you can get a great deals on every volkswagen, including the 2011 jetta. awesome. plus it's an iihs top safety pick. even better. but they're going fast. so, i guess this is where you tell me i got to hurry or it's gone right? yep. going going gone. get it? it's funny. [ male announcer ] the volkswagen going going gone event. hurry in, and for a limited time while they last get a 2011 jetta for $179 a month. visit vwdealer.com today. 3 we have a sccool clossng to ppss along to you this morning.eastern technical high school in baltimore county is closed ue toono power. 3 3 3&pfiber map 33 3 it's a story you saw first on fox... the vicious beating of a transgender woman at a mcdonalds in rosedale.this morning here are new deveeopments surrounding a bysttnder ... who aatually tried to break up the fight ... whhle most of the mcdonald's workers did nothing. megan gglliland is live with more on her story nd the rally of support for the victim. good morning patrice,crissy polis is the victim you see being beaten on the floor of this mcdonalds... it wass cappured on a cell phone camera and spread across the internet. you can sse two teens beating polis, kicking her and at one point... dragging her across the floor after an arugument thaa started in the bathroom. polis says it was fueled by her sexuaaity.she gges on to have a seizure whileea mcdonald's worrer recorded the says most of the restaurantt workers did nothing... but one customer... vicky thoms... did theewhite shirt stepping n. she was punched in the face, trying to save polis. priggt here is where sheehit me in the jaw""felt like my contact her and thank her n perron, that was really special, because if ii wasn't for her, i'd probably be outsideebeat up really bad" bad"a 4 year old along wwth 18 year old teonna brown... who you see ere, have both been charged with assault. brown, was actually charged last year with aasimiiar assault... at this very ssmm mcdonalds. the strong reaction to yet another beating here sparked a rally t the mcdonals restaurant esterday. dozens gathered in support of polis...saying, e all have to end ttis.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. see the ntire video hear all of what the viitim nd had to say on our website... fox baltimore dot com slash raw news. 3 just like much of his ddnald schaeffr is being liam turned into a celebration. celebration. joel d. smith is live at city hall, where the goodbyes ccntinue por baltimorr's favorite son. good mmrning joel d. good morning many llves as the former mayor and governor has.... it takes some time to say goodbye. at 9am this morning to visitors who want to see the casket for themselves and share just a fewwmore mmments wiih the man who erved thh state for more than 50 years. the funerrl ii not until tomorrow, and for many that is when the real tears will come.... because much of the lead up has felt like aa celebratton. maybe even a huge flag hanging ovvr the hundreds that want to show how &pmuch thhy caae... becaase he believe he did. his rise from city council president, o mayor, tten governor and comptroller, some joked hh just ran outtof offices to run for. buu from dignitaries, to the commonnpeople, everyooe agrees, he maae his mark no matter hat his title. &p31:01 "he was on honest, fair politician and i loved him. and he did 3 everytting gooo for baltimore." :41 "i thinn heedeserves from nn one. just tte way he w" was." but once again, city hall rotunda wwll open here at 9am for the public to come and pay its respects.... foo 12 more hours... until 9 tonight. and if you can't make it here, you can acttally see it all on our website, where wee are streaming thh viewing all day long. live downtown, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning newss city hall is open again today, where the from nine a-m...to nine p-m. - pe'll also be streaming the ttat time. time. and the funeral will be held at old st. paul's church in downttwn baltimore tomorrow, starting at 11am... with burial at dulaney valley memorial gardens. fox45 will broadcast the funeral for william donald chaeffrr tomorrow. our live coverage beginn at 11 a-m.... the through our website.. foxbaltimore dot com. a man city police say is tte culprittin two sepaaate homicides... within a 24 hour span ...is behind bars this mooning...authorities arrested 23-yyar old issaa truss. the killings happened last week. truss is accused in the deadly cooper at the hanover square - apartments on conway street downtown.he's also accused oo jones aata bus sttp on west (colon) "i'm glad, i'm glad so waak the streets better, i'm gl" glad."ccty police say truss was identifiid by citywaach phe apartment omplex.ideo at detectives say... he' s also the state of the es. chesapeake bay... hangs in the o'malley and his teammof enviornmental advisors are meeting to diicuss how to plean the bay.our state is under a federal mandate to creaaing oxyyen deprived dead zones. 3a judge has lifted the n-f-l mean players can hit the esn't field just yet. yet.the judge ordered the owners to lift thh trike but... the leaguu is promising to appeal the decision.if the lockout to lettplayers back in...right now, the strike is threatening the start of the regular conggeesman ron paul is considering a ppesidential bid. the texas republican plans tt form presidential exploratory coomittee.a source says he's expected to make an official decision nnxt month. paul has run for president pwice.his son... senator rand paul... is also considering a run for the white houue in 2012. what are your weekend plans? skywatch weather forecast is ne. next.. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((ad lib meteorologist)) pap liberty ap provveince map fiber in baltimore! forrthe best mom - paltimore!in 100 woods or less tell us why your mom is baltimore's beet... anddshe could win a family vacation for four!you can mail our in baltimore 21211... or go to foxbaltimore dot com. ccm.if youu entry isschosen.. yourrmom could win the grand prize.. a trii for four to bay point marriott - an award-winning resort at panama a jetski dolphin tour.. and ng mom. coming up... up...aabrutal beating...ccught on tape... with o one to step in... now the victim wants to sue the mcdonald's restaurant wwere it happened.does she have a case?a legal analyst weighs n next...you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morningg ((break 6)) mcdonalds beating beattng it was a brutal beating caught on camera. two girls atttcking a transgender woman at a mcdonalds in rosedale. p the whole thing was recorded by a cdonalds &pemployee and posted online. p the viccim says none of the employees came to help.one of the alleeed attackers is now behind bars .... hhrrbail attorney julie rubin joins us this morning with a look at the case.-why would the judge deny bail .. how significant is that -victim wants to sue mcdonalds could happennto the individual employees who watched ... even facilitated?-there is talk about this being a hate crime ... is there possibilitywould attacker face assault charges and not 3 coming up in our 8 o'clock hour.. sing aatunn... forrhealth!in our hometown hotspot this morning... we're takiig you to music"... and the late william - donald schhefer touched manyy lives, including current lawmakers when they first started out... hear from two of them.. and the impact he had onnthier lives.. next. you're watching fox 45 morniig news.. all local.. all morning. ((brrak 7)) 3 coming up in our 8 o'clock hour.. you kiis may fight you when it pomes to eating thier veggies. find out the mistake you're making... you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morninn. we have a school closinn to pass along to you this morning. eastern technical high schooo in baltimore county is closed due to no power. p3 3 3 3 3 new developments in a story you saw first on fox... a transgender woman viciously beaten at a mcdonalds innrosedall.while most of the workers there did nothing to stop the attack... one woman did step up. up.in his video captured on a ceel phone camera... you can see two teens beating crissy point... dragging her across - the floor fter an arugument that started in the bathroom. polis says it was fueled by her sexuality.she goes on to have a seizure while a mcdooald's worker recorded the whole thing.the 22 year old says most of the restaurant workers did nothing... but one customer... vickk thoms... did help.she was punched ii thh face, trying to save polis. pi was screaming get off oo her get off of her, yyuure killing her""they were wwre beatiig her, it was like 3 they were killing her, they wanted her deaa" dead"a 14 year old along with 18 year old teonna brown... who you see here, have both been charged with -& documents, brown, was actually charged last year with a similar assault... at the very same mcdonalds. the stronggreaation to yet another beating sparked a rally at the 3 to baltimore's favorite son, - conninues. after n emotional tour of charm city yesterday, the body of william in state at city hall. hall. joel d. smith is live there with details on how mournees can still pay their respects. 3 and in honor of schaefer... ballimore city is obssrviig today as a mmndatory furlough day.the day was prrviously scheduled for friday, may 27th, but was moved ... giving pity workers more time to pay hier respects to schaefer. - fox45 willl broadcast the funeral for tomorrow. our live &pcoverage begins at 11 a-m.... &p the funeral wwll also be streamed through our website.. homiciie detectives are alled to the scene of a shooting in west baltimore early this morni. morning.it happened around midnight at the intersection west north avenue.officers d - found the victim n the porch with gunshot wounds.the victim was taken to shock trauma where e was pronounccd dead. a man is arrested... for shhoting his dog with a ifle. &pit haapened around 7 o'clock last night... in wwstminster. police were called to the was threatennng to shoot the dog.when they arrived... the dog had already been shot.the doo was rushed to n animal medical center... wherr he had to be euthanized.zimmerman now including animal cruelty and reckless endangermeet. a terrifying 9-1-1 call is released... revealing the moments after a toddler allegedly shoots and kills his own mother. the mother, father and son were all inside the apartment... when the son reportedly grabbed an unatttnded gun.that's when the father called 9-1-1. take a listen. "okay, who shot her?""i was taking the gun from him. i was trying to get it from him." "froo who? from who? froo who?" "from my son. from my son. he's righh here. oh god." god." the father has a permit for the gun.the victim's relatives are now taking care of the boy... but police are still investigating. bristol palin's former boyfriend is putting out a book thii fall...it's a guessed it... the paains. levi johnston... whh has publicly feuded with the palinn for years now... says it will set the record ptraight about his relationship witt the faaily. the book, titled "deer in the headlights: my life in sarah palin's crosshairr,"... is described as a coming of age story. 3&coming up.... actor mel gibbon is finally speaking out... about the profane messages hh left on his his xxgirlfriend's might say his apology... sn't very sincere. and in our hometown hotspot... music that has the power to heal.we'll hear all about how watchinn fox 45 morning news.. all local.. túgñ get in tune with good health. mercy medical ceeter and the maryyand state boychoir are hosting "the healing power of music."kathy hhlzlsuer is live with the details on this morning's hometown hotspot. --what is going on at the "healing power of music" concert?--what do the ppoceeds benefit?cancer recovery program at mercy medical center --perform --perform the healing power of music concert is at the maryland state boychoir center for the arts sundaa at 2:30pm. for more information, log on to fox baltimore dot ccm slash 3 3 3 map fiber map 3&pprovienceemap liberty we'reelooking for the best mom baltimore!in 100 words or lees tell us why your mom is baltimore's best... and she coull win a faaily vacation entry to 2000 w. 41st street in baltimore 21211... or go to foxbaltimore dot com. commif your entry is chosen.. your mom could win the grand prize.. a trip for four to bay point marriott ... an award- winning resort in panama ccty beach, fllrida..the trip includes bayside accommodations with beautiful water views.. and breakfast. the winner also gets the title coming up... mel gibson is peaking out... hhmmto say... he's done for and a judge has lifted the n-f-l lockout ... but that doesn't mean players can hit the field just yet.we'll tell you what's standing in the morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 2)) ((bump in)) an actor gives a questionable apology...a desperate houswife is back on the market.andda brandi proctor has more.ay - more. 3 coming up... imagine being stuck in an elevator for ádays.áwhy one nun is caallng her elevator experience... a blessing. and the n-f-l lockout is just yee.what issue is still ptanding in the way. you're watthing fox 45 morning news.. all local.. ll morning. ((break 3)) p(bump in)) the weather's getting warmee and warmer, and we're shedding more layers of clothing.but howwabout shedding ore poundss if you don't have a ot of &ptime to work out, we have a plan for you.danny lee from gold's gym joins us for this &p--you're demonstrating an x-factor program called "oh no"... what is that?--why is it called "oh noo? --you cann burn up calories in less than an hour... how is that possible?--what does it work out?--demonstrate --demonstrate for more information on gold's gym, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. do you have questions about fitness?danny lee will be back to annwer all your workout questions.he'll take your calls in our 9 o'clockk hour...good day baltimore.in the meantime...you can tweet us at fox-baltimore... or post a question on our facebook page. coming up... a nun ets trapped in an elevator forralmost á4 days.á days.áwe'll tell you why she'' calling the experience... aa blessing. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morring. 3(open))4)) 3 3 [ male announcer ] are you watching cable? here's what you should be watching: your cable bill. because you could be paying way too much. stop spending more for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month for a year. call now and get this special bonus: $100 back. fios is a 100% fiber-optic network that delivers superior picture quality, the best channel lineup, more hd, plus the fastest internet in the u.s. and there's no term contract required. why keep paying for cable? get fios tv, internet and phone -- for just $99.99 a month, plus $100 back. this is a limited time offer, so don't wait. call 1.888.884.fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.888.884.3467. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. get the network that delivers more. get fios. a network ahead. we have a school ccosing to pass along to you this morning.easttrr technical high school in baltimore county is closed dueeto no power. 33 3 3 3 just llke much of his liie.... the death of williamm donald schhefer is being celebbation. joel d. smith isslive at city hall, where the goodbyes continue for baltimore's favorite son. ood morninggjoel d. 3 3 ccty hall is open again today, where the public nine a-m...to nine p-m. we'll also be streaming the viewing on oor websiie foxbaltimore time. and the funeral will be held at old st. paul's church ii ddwntown baltimore fox45 willlam... proadcast the uneral for william donald schaefer tomorrow. our live coveeage begins at 11 a-m.... the funeral will also be streamed through our website.. foxbaltimore dot om. students at a norrh carolinn school are rememberinn the life of fellow classmate.... phylicia barnes. barnes.an assembly was held in honor of phylicia at the school where she used to attend.the schhol's headmaster says it's been a tough few mmnths ffr barnes' classmates and friends. ""e had persevered in hope rrturned tooherrfamily in atlanta, but that was not the c" case." barnes vanished in december... while visiting family in baltimore.her bbdy was found last week... in a cecil county river... about 40 miles away frrm where she wws last seen. a new study reveals some teens researchhsays teens and young centers for disease control conducted the study.it puggests .. about twenty nine seven percent of men had not had sexual contact with the a sharp increase from two thousand two. the f-d-a approves a dug... that vaccinates bbbies as young as nine months... years... the vaccine alled "mennctra" has only been sed on peoppe over the age of two. but infants and toddlers are particularly vulnerable to the potentially deaddy diseaae. meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that cover the brainnand spinallcord. thh f---a says up to 15-perccnt of people who develop meningitis... die. a judge hhs lifted the n-f-l lockout ... but that doesn't mean players cannhit the field just yet. yet.the judge ordeeed the owners to lift te strike but... the league is promising to appeal the decision.if the llckkuu ends... tteeleague would haae po let players back in....ight now, the ssrike is threateningg the start of the regular it's only a game... but that'ss not stopping some groupp from getting upset. it's called "doo wars"... a &pphone application that resembles dog fighhing.the makers of the app say the game about animal cruelty.but others argue ittmakes dog to get the game pulled from the market. an 88 year old catholic nun is trapped in an elevatoo for almost 44days.... and she calls the incident a blessing. it assumption's convent in govans. sister margaret geary saas she was alone n the buiiding on friday... while the otter sisters were out of toon for a convention. she got onto the aging floor apartment... buttfound herself trapped... until tuesday morningg she spent the &ptime praying. 3 "the realization of godss loving presense in our ives, always...there is not a moment when god is nnt present to us and loving us." us.. ister maagaret survived on a little water, celery and cough dropss the actor whh was seriously hurt during rehearsals for the broadway showw"spiderman"... is now ready to return to work. work.the 31-year has been cleared tt perform stunts again... after a hhrrific experiince thaa left him severely injured.last december... an audiencc member rrcorded chris tierney's 30 foot fall... after a cable snapped.tierney broke 4 rrbs and 3 vertebraeein the fall.he now says he can't wait to put the harness back on... and get back to doing what he lovvs. gleeks are looking forward to an all new episode of fox's hear songs from lady gaga. gaga.but as candace dold tells us.. the áactorsá are looking aaead.. to the season ffnale! finale! the ast hassalready aped the season finale in the big apple. in the episode, rachel, finn, kurt, and the rest of the glee club are &pcompeting in nationals.here's what happened when the cameras begannrrlllng. rolling. 3 you can see an all new 90-minute "glee" tonight at 8- pm here on fox45. patrice and megan over to you.-born this way... mr. schuester (matthew morrison) ttaches embracing what makes you unique of ladd gaga. coming up... it's not what bassball fanss expeeted to see attthe game. game.we'll show you what one bird was doing... to disttact them.you're wwtccing fox 45 morning news...all local.. all morning. ((break 5)) a hungry hawk... stalks it's prey.. in front of hundreds at a baseball game in milwaukee... miiwaukee...--that hawk soaring through miller park in pox mode--- mode--- brewers fans were distractee when the hawk maae an &pappearance last night.you can see the hawk spot another bird... then make his move... after aking down his prey... the hawk made himself comfortable near righttfield. he stayed put through three innings.. until flying away poved tooard him. e umpire - 3 toward him. umpire moved the first base umpire moved toward him. 3 3 3 toward him. umpireemoved the first base umpire moved toward him. 3 ((ad lib 3 map fiber map wilkens map 195 mapwilkens map 195 map we're looking for the best mom baltimore!in 110 words or less baltimore'ssbest... and she could win a family vacation for four!you can maiilyour ennry to 2000 w. 41st street in baltimore 21211... or go to foxbaltimore dot com. com..f your entry is chosen.. your mom coold win the grand prize.. a trip for four to bay point marriott - an award-winning resort at panama city beach, floridaathe trii includes lots of kidd activities.the winner alss &ppets the title of baltimore's coming up... it might seem like lost easier than you think.we'll e & share some helpful tipssfoo parents. but next... celebbate the royaa wedding wth a sweet treat. some of theedesigns dunkin donuts has come up with... for william and kate's wedddng.you're watccing fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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