investigation. and... they're investigation. and... they're ready for ssme football.how ome of baltimore's biggest ravens fans are getting psyched foo tonight's preseason opener. 3 3 thursday, august 11th 3 3 3 3 3 map fiber map 3 key eeidence surfaces in a controversial police shooting. department just released surveillance video of the shooting outside a downtown nightclub in january that killed police officer william torbit and another man.megan video and the important role it could play. good morning patrice,the video you're about to see is a key piece of evidence about how officer william toribt died that night in januray.we do want to warn you... the video is graphii. graphic.the crime cameras clearly show police cars on the cene minutes before the shooting.the situation quickly gets more chaotic as a fight develops in the parking lot of the niiht ccub.peopleego scrambling... in the foreground several women appear injured ...and in the background a man beeieved to be officer william torbitr in plain clothes lies on the ground.moments later he is surrounded by other officers. torbit was ssot moreethan 20 times.but n thursday, state's attorney gregg bernstein announced 'no one' will face criminal charges. 3 "because the ssates attorney did not tell everythingg the fact that they stood over my brother like we are and shot down an officer you just had a conversation with and you say you didn't know it was an millimeter and shot it it takes that much or a man on thh ground.....thats executionn" execution...."outside city hall yesterday... torbit's family demanded justice.they want to know why the case was never sent to the grand jury why no charge were filed.while officers didn't know torbit was an officer... his family now wants the justice department to step in.they want a federal investigation baltimore resident... sean gamble ...was also killed that night in thattsame incident. megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. testimony will resume today in the murder trial of the man accused of killing a johns hopkins researcher. john wagner is accused of killing 23-yyar old stephen pitcairn as he walked home from penn station.during day two of teetimony wednesday.... a roommate of agner's... identified him as the killer. the roommate told juroos wagner additted to robbing pitcairnn.he allo said he ffund pitcairn's driver's license in the wallet wagner is accused of takinn.today jurors will hear from wagner's girlfriend who was with him at the tiie of the murder. the attorney for gary giordano... the freddrick man who was with a woman... when she went missing in arubaa.. says there's no proof his client committed murder. 50-year old giordano claims hee and robin gardner... who is also from frederick... went snorkeling last week... and that gardner never made it back to shore.police in aruba spent the week earching the area... but found no sign of her. if the body goes outside thh reef it goes deep immediately, it goes very deepp you can see it there, and if it goes underr the watee, the current will take it away." &pfriday.police say his story - has changed several times. xtreme heat has now killed p5 people in maryland. maryland.the state health department says 3 people died in baltimore this month.all had pre- existing conditions.a 4th perssn died in mid-july.32 people died from the heat ... last yeer. 3 3 we stressed over the nflllockout... wwrried about cutting some longtime stars, and still don't know who is going to back up joe flacco. but we do know one thing... theeteam will finally take the field tonight. football is back!!!! the fans are back too... and not just any fans ... he is live in north bbltimore with the ewly inducted hall of fame fans!!! good morning joel d. 3 good morning patrice. 3 3 3 3 3 3 -3 3 coming up in our hometown hotspot... it's a one-of-akind... back-to-school block party! what activities kids will be able to take part in... that benefits their health. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all mmrning. 3&((bump out)) ((break 1)) [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. -- jessica kohnen- karaska is live with the details on this mmrning's hometown hotspot --back-tt-school block party for health--the party will be held at total health ccre's, doris johhson health center--healthy food, free dental ,healtt, blood pressure screenings, hiv screenings, entertainment, kid activities, including basketball toss, moon bounce, misting station, wii game ptations, ace paintingss demonstrations, free haircuts and trims the back-to- the back-to-school block party for health is at the doris johnson health center tomorrow from 4pm to 8pm.for mooe inforration, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 map fiber map 195 map wilkens soon the maryland state fairgrounds will be full of the sounds of summer. summer. the 130th maryland state fair starts on august 26th and runs through september 5. fox45 is the proud media sponsor of the state fair. fair. along with all the food, are the concerts. selena omez will perform on friday august 26th.. whicc is fox45 night at the fair. blake shelton performs saturday september third. and "all time low" will be in coocert on sunday septemmer fourth. fourth. we're giving you a chance to attend a oncert.. and meet the stars. go to our facebook page ... and click on "inside fox45" on the left side of your screee ... tooenter for a chance to win four tickets to see "all time low" in concert.. and a meet them in person. ccming up... controversy... surrounding the one lawmaker is demanding an investigaaion. and the statue of liberty is we'll tell you hy... and when your last chance is to see it.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morniig. ((break 2)) have censorship and political correctness stifled debate in this country? 1 of america's leading journalists says it has... and juan williams' has the scars to prove it. he lost his job at npr 2 days after he said this... "when i get on a plane, i gotta tell you if i see people who are in muslim garb, i get worried. i get nervous."but he's not about to give up the fight for open and honest debate. juan williams-taking off the muzzle... 3 new this morning... an upcoming movve... about osama bin aden's death... is raising concern among some.. including new york representative, peter king. investigation into the film... saying there's chance classified material was disclosed.he says releasing sensitive information about a matttr like this... can be extremely dangerous. "we''e talking abouttrevealing classified information that can put americans lives at risk. and this is what the administration has done for 90-days. if they hadn't done it up till noo, i'd say 'ok'. but, theeyhave such a horrible track record. it's embarrassing what they've done. done.the whiteehouse says the filmmakers will only receiie information provided publicly po everyone.the movie is scheduled to come out later this year. the convicted felon... known as the "barefoot bandit"... has signed a million-dollar povie deaa with 20th century dollar movie deal signed a million-dollar movie deal with 20th century fox.buu the man himself... won't get a dime. &p20-year old colton harris-moore will use thh money... to help pay back the money he owes in restitution... to the victims of his two-year long crime spree.harris-moore faces up to a decade behind bars.his sentencing is scheduled for october. the statue of liberty will soon be cllsed for a year... october... ladd liberty and ellis island will undergoo renovations... totaling more than 27-million dollars.unlike the statue... llberty island will remain open during the year-long project.the monument will rrmain open throogg ootober 28th.that's the 125th annnversary of the statue's dedication. coming up... paying more... for safety. consumer reports reveals the pros ann cons....of car safety features... such as rear-viee pameras. but next... has tte president reached his boiling point... in our nation's financial crisis?why some say heeneeds po shift his dialogue... away from debt.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) with bad economic neww that never seems to let up...the pressure on ppesident obama has hit a boiling point... as greg black reports... the talk isn't coming just from republicans hoping to take his job... one áfriendlyá voice says the president must shift gears if america's ecooomic engine is going to roar again. again. aiming to show americans good news amidst a sea of bad news...president obama heads to michigan thursday...he'll be touring a company that is working on next generation a jobs and wages and economic growth crisisformer labor secretary robert reich says the president needssto shift dialogue away from debt...which he doesn't believe is the economy's biggest threat.the president needs to stand there and say this is my jobs package, my jobs idea, my set of initiatives the threat of double-dip recession...the s and downgrade...and more than 9 percent unemployment all loom over a president seeking re-election.here's republican hopeful mitt romney: he indicated shortly after his inauguration that iffhe didnt turn the economy aaound after four years he would be looking at a ne term proppsition. that's true. amidst the pressurr brought on by the economy, the white house laid out where it says its priorities stand.the urpose of being president is not to be re-elected, but to ssrve your country well. the president says he will also present ideas to the new congressional deficit reduction committee...tasked with trying to locate more than one trillion dollars in cuts by late november.i'm greg black reporting from atlanta. coming up... ttey're the most hated person in america right now.think you know who it is? we'll tell you who 94-percent of americans just can't stand. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all mooning. ((break 4)) [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. ppice the sttte is paying for &pone pieee of 3 -nortt baltimore 3 3 3 3 map fiber map 3 the baltimore city police department releases surveillance video from the shooting of one of their own... allng with a baltimore citizen.it is a keyypiece of evidence about how officer william torbit died that night in january.megan gilliland is here with that video and the important role it could play. good morning patrice,until now, there's only been eye witnessss testimony... how they remember that night.and what they believe... led to 42 bullets being fired.now, there's actual video.we do want to warn you... it is graph. graphic.the crime cameras clearly show police cars on the scene minutes before the shooting.the situation quickly gets more ccaotic as a ffght deeeloos in the parking lot of the night club.people go scraabling... in the foreground several women appear injured ...and in the background aaman believed to be officer william torbitr in plain clothee lies n the ground.moments later he is surrounded byyother officers. torbit was shot more than 20 times. (23:39:05) "he was killed. he was assassinated. he was murdered."(42:18)(berrstein) "it is our conclusion that all the officers acteddreasonably in a highly chaotic (monica aasey) "somebody should be charged with something. his life was lost. he was doing his job..." job..."the state's attorney's recent decision not to press chhrges has prompted a new round anger...ouuside city hall yesterday... torbit's family demanded justice.they want tt know why the case was never sent o the granddjury. whill prosecutors insist the officers didn't know torbit was an officer... his family now wants the justice department to step in.they want a federal investigation into the death. baltimore resident... seen gamble ...was also killed that night during the same incident. megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 -3 you saw first on fox...a ry baltimoreepplice officer is under investigation... after a woman claims he tried too &psolicit her for sex.but the department says the officer just wanted information on drug deaaers. now... a former top-cop is questioning police behavior. behavior.tiara mack was walling along grantley street &plast weekkshe says a cop stopped her... when he saw her with marijuana. mackk says the officer cited her... but hinted he wouldn't arrest her if she gave him something in return. she says he gave her his personal cell number... and told her to meet hhm in an abandoned building.. the police department saas it had nothing to do with soliciting sex... and that all the officer wanted... was information on drug dealers. but former police commissioner ed norris usually develop police n't - informants. (norris) "this is suppose to be done y narcotics officers, they're suppose to register approved. they've got to be superrised. informants are one of the most sensitive deal with.." with.."the depprtment has not commented on whether the officer is still on patrol. they say the the race for baltimore's next mayor heats up as all the candidates.. except one... face off in a public forum. although mayor stephanie she did issue a challenge.nd.. - challenge.the mayor asked... "how will candidates pay for nearly 400 million dollars in lost revenue in the city's budget....as a result of their plans to cut property taxes by as much as 50- percent?"jody landers proposed revamping the property tax rate on occupied property... vacant and blighted property. catherine pugh argued it takes research and creative thinking. otis rolley saai... you can cut property taxes by building the city's population.but frank conaway argued... its almost impossible to cut property taxes right now.the nnxt forum will beeheld tonight... in northeast baltimore. 3 3 3 the gaae doesn't count, but don't tell that to ravens ffns who have been waiting 7 months to see the purple and black take the field. the ravens visit the eaglee in philadelphia tonight, buttit's never too early to tailgate. joel d. smith is live in north baltimore with some of the newly inducted members of the "fans" hall of fame. good morning joel d.... .are you ready for soom football? good morning 3 3 3 3 3 3 paying more... for ccrrsafety features.why crash warningg systems... may ánotá bb worth the price. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all ((break 5))ll morning. 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((break 6)) 3 3 newnew this morning... if you're in the market for a new ccr... you might want to hold off or a few more months. predicting the best deals will cooe in november or december. automakers will likely be ct handing out low interest rate financing... as well as rebates. the price of gold reaches a new record high.for the first time ever... an ounce of gold tops 18-hundred dollars.in the past month... gold's price has jumped more than 200-dollars. experts say it's due to concerns about the global economy. she's the most hated person in america right now.a new poll... released by e-poll parket research... finds that á94-percentá of people... dislike casey anthony.the florida mother has been in hiding over the pass few weees... after being acquitted of murder in her toddler daughter's death.others making the list... include "octomom" nadya sulemann o.j. simpson... and paris hilton. (((vv)))42 bullets and no criminal charges... the family of fallen officer william torbittis outraged... they're rallying... callinggfor a federal investigation now... after sttte's attorney greg bernstein said heir was no criminal wrong doing that night.you may emember... torbit was responding to a call at the select nightclub in january when it happened.he wassworking in plain clothess.. when he was shot more than 20 times and killed. a patron at the club, sean gamble was also killed. (((meg)))talk show host and former police commissioner ed norris is here to weigh in on the case in this weeks fox undeecover. --20 bullets into torbit that night... police officer or not... is that excessive?--described as a circle of police shooting at him?--he'd been there 10 years... hhw do you not recongnize him?--dooyou think it would have been better if it went to grand jury?--do you think pernstein is worried about winning cop cases? ///ess//// you can friday on sports radio 105-seven 'the fan' from 5 to 10 a-m. coming up... spending extra... for car safety features.why testers say... crash warning systems may ánotá be worth it. and in our hometown hotspot...making excercise fuu for kids!how one block party is teaching children the importance of health.you're all local.. all morning. ews.. ((break 7)) [ male announcer ] brace yourself for the big, bold taste of a subway® bbq pulled pork sub. tender, succulent slow-cooked pork with sweet and smoky barbecue sauce, all on freshly baked bread. subway. eat fresh®. i got a guy. who? the drive-thru guy at dunkin'. everybody's got that guy. hurry in for dunkin's tuna salad and new tuna melt sandwiches. america runs on dunkin'. when you're buying a car... there's a lot to consider.carmakers are coming out with a number of interesting, new safety options... but areethey worth the price?megan gilliland explains... in this morning's consumer reports. reports. ((v/o))sizing up safety feetures is a key component of theeconsumer reports testing program. these days, testers are eealuating a lot of new ones.nissan has come up with an expanded notion of a rear- view camera. it offers 360-degree visibility so you can see all around the vehicle. (sot)"these systems can prove really beneficial in "these systems can prove really beneficial in tight quarters and especially if you have kids that might be around your par, because they give you a double check of your surroundings. the key to using themm though, is you hhve to kind of train yourself to look new safety feature consumer r - reports likes - a blind-spot alert system that lights up when a vehicle is in your blind spot - so you know not tt change lanes.but some other safety features are not impressing testers.(sot: jennifer stockburger) "pre-crash warning systems, what they do is alerttyou if you're approachingga vehicle ahead of you or something in front of ou. what testers found, though, is that they were a bit overly sensitive, and they were going off even in safe, normal driving conditions."(v/o)consumer reports says far better are automatic braking systems like volvo's city safety. it can stop your vehicle if you gett too close to something in front of you."lane departure" is another new feature - designed to signal if you've drifted out of your lane. but testers found it alss can be too sensitive.(sot: jennifer stockburger)"we found that they gave too many warnings when you wwre driving on secondary roads, where you cross and approach the center line more often."(v/o)of course, while some of these safety features are a plus, none is meant to take the place of keeping your eyes on the road. coming up in our 7 o'clock hour... shop more... while paying less. what items you can save on... during maryland's tax free week. ((joel live tease))you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all ocal.. all morning. look at this disturbing.. and graphic surveilllnce video.. high profile shooting it he - shows.. and how the victim's family is going to use it... to call for a federal investigation. 3 3 and... shop tax free... just in time for "bbck to school." the items you can save on.. and when it's happening. 3 3 today is thursday, august 11th. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 key evidenceesurfaces in a controversial police shooting. the baltimore city police department just released surveillance video of the &pshhoting utside a downtown nightclub in january that killed police officer williim ttrbit and another man.megan gilliland is here with that video and the important role good morning patrice,the video you're about to see is a key &ppiece of evidence about how officer william toribt died that night in januray.we do want to warn you... the video is graphic. graphic.the crime cameras clearly show olice cars on the scene minutee efore the shooting.the situation quickly gets more chaotic as a fight develops in the parking lot of the night cllb.peopleego scrambling... in the &pforeground several women appear injured ...and in the background a man believed to plain clothes lies on the ground.moments later he is surrounded by other officers. torbit was shot more than 20 times.butt state's attorney one' wiil face criminal charres. 3 "because the states attorney fact that ttey stood over my down annofficer you just had a conversation with and you say you didn't know it was an officer. you have a nine millimeter and shot it it takes that much for a man on the ground.....thats execution." execution...." outside city hall yesterday... torbit's family demanded justice.they want to know why the case was never senn to the grand jury why no charge were filed.while prosecutors innist the officers didn't know torbit was an officer... his family now wants the justice want a federal investigation into the death. baltimore resident... sean gamble ...was also killed that night in that same incident. megan gilliland, fox45 morning a biccclist who was in a coma for months after being hit by an 83-year old driver... has di. pied. nathan krasnopooer died wednesday morning.he was hit on university parkway by the driver aa she was turning.a lawyer for the family says the driver was cited for negligent her license for llfe.the family also sued thh driver.. settling for a "significant amount."now.. they're looking to make changes to state law. once people get to a certain age they should be tested... to make sure they can sttll drive safely.. the family is concerned abouu an 83 year old just forgets they're there and pssentially runs them over its a real concern. concern.the funeral for the for the johns hopkins the et funeral for set for tomorrow in pikesville. the attorney for garr giordano... the frederrik man who was with aawwman... when she went missing in ruua... says there's no proof his client committed murder. 50-year old giorrano claims he and robin gardner... who is also from frederick... went snorkeling last week... and that gardner never made it back to shore.police in aruba spent the week searching the area... but found no sign of her. if the body goes outside the it goes very deep, you can see it there, and if it gges under the water, the current will take it away." away."giordano was arrested on friday.police say his story has changed several times. testimony will resume today in the murder trial of the man accusee of killing a johns hopkins researcher. john wagner is accused of killing 23-year old stephen pitcaarnnas he walked home two of testimony wednesday.... a roommate of wagner's... identified him as the killer. the roommate told jurors wagnnr admiited to robbing pitcairn .he also said he found pitcairn's driver's license in the wallet wagner is accused of taking.today jurors will hear from wagner's girlfriend who was with him at the time of the murder. baltimore county police need your help finding these people. take a look at their pictures. were punched and stabbed in a robbery at the patapsco light raillstop.police are looking for these people in connection with it.anyone with information should call police. 3 &p3 we stressed over the nfl lockout... worried about cutting some longtime stars, and still pon't know who is goinggto back up joe flacco. but we o know one thing... the teammwill finally take the field tonight. football is back!!!! and as oel d. smith shows us, the faas are back too... and not just any fans ... he is live in north baltimore with the newly good morning joel d. !!! 3 good morning patrice. 3 3 3 coming up... celebrate the new school year... with a party!the party with cause... next in your hometown hotspot! hotspot! you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. -- patricia newmaa with the details on this morning's hometown hotspot --back-to-schhol block party for health--the party will be held at total health care's, doris johnson health center--healthy food, free dental ,health, blood &ppressure screenings, hiv screenings, entertainment, kid activities, including basketball toss, moon bounce, misting station, wii game fitness demonstrations, , - giveaways and free haircuts and trims trims the back-to-school block party for heallh is at the doris johnson health center tomorrow from 4pm to 8pm.for more information, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 map fiber map 195 map wilkens still ahead.. the fugitive siblings who made headlines are now behhnd bars... but they didn't go quietly!the stuggle to apprehend them... next. next. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all orning. & i got a guy. who? the drive-thru guy at dunkin'. everybody's got that guy. hurry in for dunkin's tuna salad and new tuna melt sandwiches. america runs on dunkin'. the nationwide manhunt for three siblings... ends in dramatic fashion.the trio was caught in colorado... after a higg-speed police chase.police released dash cam video earlier this week... of the florida officer.the siblings are also charged with robbing a bank in georgia..he suspects are 21-year-old ryan dougherty... his sister, 29-year-old lle... and half brother, 26-year-ood dylan. you probably know him best... as zack morris, from "saved by the bell."actor mark-paul gosselaar....is now engaged. this will be his second marriage.gosselaar's divorce from his wife of 15 years... wedding date has not yet been &pdesperaae times call for desperate meaaures.. in houston.. a severe drought could force city officials to implement ... water restriitions.the brutal summer is drying up the reservoirs. now city officials say it will have to draw wwter.. from othhr areas.the restrictions would include... no watering the lawn between 10 in the morning and 8 at night.and if there is a leak ... homeowners would have to have or face fines. a movie about america's áformerá enemy number one screen..ut a llwmaker has questions about how the film is getting it's information. information. diana rocco joins us live from washington with more on when this film is expected to be released.diana? --suggested questionss-1) who &pis directing this movie and 3 what do they have to say about this controoersy?2) how many meetings did the film crew have meetings did the film crew have with white house officials? still to come.. get those savings ready ... tax free weekend is almost here!what you can expect this 45 morning news.. all local.. all morninn. 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[ male announcer ] send your taste buds a sweet shiver with mcdonald's mccafé frappe. a creamy blend of ice, coffee and mocha. or caramel. mmm. sweet. ♪ ba da ba ba ba 3 3 3 3 map fiber map 3 the baltimore city police department releases surveillance video from the shooting of one of their own... along ith a baltimore citizen.it is a ey piece of evidence about how officer william torbit died that night in january.megan gilliiand is here with that video and the important role it could ppay. good morning pattice,until now, there's only been eye witnesses testimony... how they remember that night.and what they believe... led to 42 bullets being fired.now, there's actuaa video.we do want toowarnnyou... it is raph. graphic.the ccime cameras clearly show police cars on shooting.the situation quickly gets more chaotic as a fight develops in the parkinn lot of the night club.people go scrambling... in the foreground several women appear injured ...and in the background a man believed to be fficer illiam torbitr in plaan clothes lies on the ground.moments later he is surrounded by other officers. toobit was shot more than 20 (23:39:055 "he was killed.. he was assassinated. hh as murdered."(42:18)(bernntein) "it is our conclusion that all theeofficers acted reasonably in a highly chaotic situation..."(23:40:55) (monica massey) "somebody should be harged with somethinn. his life was lost. he was doing his job..." job..."the state's attorney's recent decision not to press charges has prompted a new round anger...outside city hall yesterday... torbit's family demanded justice.they want to know why the case was never sent to the grand jury. while prosecutors insist the officers didn't kkow torbit was an officer... his family now wants the justice department to step in.they want a federal investigation into the death. baltimore resident... sean night during the same incident. megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. 3 new developments in a story you saw first on fox...a baltimore police officer is under investigation... after a solicit her forrsex.but the department says the officer just wanted information on drug dealers. now... a former top-cop is questioning police behavior. beeavior.tiara mack was walking along grantley street last week.she says a cop stopped her... when he saw her with marijuana. macc ssys the officer cited her... but hinted he wouldn't arreet her if she gave him something in return. she says he gave her his personal cell number... and told her to meet him in an abandoned building. the police department says it had nothing to do &pwith soliciting sex... ann that all the officcr wanted... pas information on drug dealers. but ormer police commissioner ed norris says patrol officers don't usually deveeop police informants. (norriss "this is suppose to be done by narcotics officers, them, they've got to be approved. they've gottto be supervised. informaats are one of tte mmst sensitive deal with.." with.."the department has not ccmmented on whether the officer is still on patrol. they say the investigation ii oo-going. extreme heat has now killed 25 peopll in maryland.the state health department says 3 people died in baltimore this month.all had pre- eeisting conditions.a 4th person died in mid-july.32 people died from the heat ... last year. the battle at verizon... heads to court.the company says workers have taken their theyyre pursuing legal action in five states... including delaware.verizonnwants to they call.. harassment and sabotage.about 45-thousaad verizon landline workers walked off the job sunday... from massaccusetts to virginia. the workers are calling for better benefits. new operatorr of the senator theater... get a big financial boost from he city.it's a loan... that will not only help renovate the existing theater... but also exxand the entire building. building.the plans also include construction of three smaller theaters... nd a wine bar.theecity recently transfeered controo of the keifaber... to james and kathleen susack.they also operate the charles theater. the renovvtion plans are encouraging news to those who live near the senator theater. (curran) "and now hopefully with the addition of these being people here, have a glass of wine, see a good show." "it's a plus or the ccmmunity and i'm happy to see ithappen." happen."the project to expand expecteddto be completed by late ext year. today... state senator catherine pughhwill outline her strategy... for public safett... if she's chosen as baltimore's next mayor.the strategy is expected to be centered around community policing... with a focus on youth.pugh says she wants tt restore the public's trust in the police department. 3 3 3 he ggme doesn't count, but don't tell that to ravens fans who have been waiting 7 montts to see the purple and black take the field. the ravens visit the eagles in philadelphia tonight, but it's never too early to tailgate. joel d. smith is liie in north baltimore with some of the newly inducted members of the "fans" hall of fame. good morning joel d.... .you've got some food by nnw????? ood morning patrice. 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 still to come.. showers could be looming!find out when they could hit your area..next in your skywatch weather foreccst. forecast. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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((break 7)) ((bump in)) man: my employer had been putting together a program for executive education, grooming the leadership abilities of their top 5%. a requirement to be accepted in the program was an undergraduate degree, which i did not have. that was the wake-up call i needed. ♪ don't want to miss a thing strayer university has afforded me the opportunity to progress to the level that i am now, which is chief information officer at the largest teaching hospital in southern new jersey. i'm michael sinno, and i earned my bachelor of science degree from strayer university. we're back with dr. nelson davidson ... pediatrician with st. joseph medical center. heeis taking your calls about back to school immunizations...for our take action thursday. thursday.if you have a question... our phone lines are open nno at 410-481-4545. you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore... or go through our facebook page. shahadah "i know peeple wiih religious beliefs that on't allow shots..what do they do &pin that case?"-caller: brianna- 3bmore bmore phahadah their kids too get simppy don' case?"do they do in that case?"- case?" do they do in that allow shots..what beliefs that don't with religious "i know people phahadah 3 facebook page. shahadah "i know people with religious beliefs hat don't allow shots..what do they do &pin that case?" case?"shahadah 3case?" case?"do they do in that allow shoos..what beliefs that don't with rellgious "i know people with religious beliefs that don't allow shots..whht do they do in that ase?" case?""hahadah "some people simply don' t want their kids case?" 3 coming up in our o'clock hour.. it's here!the idol concert tour!candace dold has he detai! details!you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 look at this disturbing.. and graphic surveillance video.. just released by police.the high proffle shooting it shows.. and how the victim's family is going to use it... to call for a fedeeal investigation. 3 3 singgng nats nats and.. the idol tour.. is in an injury.. in charm city tonight. 3 3 thursday, august 11th 3 map 3fiber map key evidence surfaces in a controversial police shooting. the baltimore city police surveillance video of the shooting outside a downtown nightclub in january that killed policeeofficer william torbit and another man.we do want to warn you... the video is graphic. graphii.the crime cameras clearly show police cars on the scene minutes before the shooting.the situation quickly gets more chaottc as a fight develops in the parking lot of the night club.people go scrambling... in the foreground several womee appear injured ...and in thh background a man believeddto be officer william torbitr in plain clothes lies on thee ground.moments later he is surrounded by other officers. torbittwas shot more thaa 20 times.but state's attorney gregg bernstein announced "no one" will face criminal charges. 3 "because the states attorney did not tell everythhng. the fact that they stood over my brothee like we aae and shot down an officer you just had a conversation with and you say you didn't know it was an officer. yyu have a nine takee that much for a man on the ground.....thats execution." execution...."outside city hall yesterday... torbit's family demanded justice.ttey want to know why the case was neeer sent to the grand jury why no charges were filed. while prosecutorr insist the &ppfficees diin't know torbit wassan officer... his family wants the juutice department to step in.they want a federal investigation into the death. baltimore resident... sean gamble ...was also killed that nighh in that same incident. extreme heat has now killed 25 people in maryland. maryland.the state health department says 3 people died in baltimore this month.all 4th person died in mid-july.32 - people died from the heat .... the race for baltimore's neet mayor heats up as all the candidates.. except one... face off in a publiccforumm although mayor stephanie rrwlings-blake didn't attend.. she did issue a challenge. challenge.the mayor asked... "how will candidates pay for nearly 400 million dollars in lost reveeue in theecity's budget... as a result of theii plans to cut property percent?"jody landers proposed revamping the properry tax structure... by reducing the rate on occupied property... and increasing the tax rate on vacant and blighted property. catheeine pugh argued it takes research and creative thinking. otis rolley said... you ccn cut property taxes by building the city's populationnbut &pfrank conaway argued... itss almost impossible to cut &pproperty taxes right now.the next forum will be held tonight... in northeast baltimore. 3- we stressed out over the nfl lockout... and worried about cutting some don't know who's going to back up joe flacco. we dd know one thing... the team will finally take the field tonight.football is back!!!! and as joel d. ... he is live in north baltimore with the newly inducted hall of fame fans!!! good morning joel d. 3 good morning patrice. 3 3 3 3 sytycd nats nats there's just one night left... to pick your favorite dancers... on "so you think you can ance." the show is down to the top four.and last night's performances were on a roller -coaster of good and bad.the judges wereebutting heads and mmking ccear calls... on who áthee thinká will walk away with the title of merica's favorite dancer. this morning... áwe'reá making the calls.we're bout to show you... there's no bad daacing h. &pherr.no bad dancing show you... there's we're about to and with what we're about to show you... there's no bad dancing here. here.b.funk dance company is joining us this morning... with their "best-of" moments. take it away.you're watching &pfox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 d97 -- sandy woods is live with the details on this morning's hometown hotspot --back-to-school block party for health--the party will bee held at total health care's, doris johnson health center free dental ,health, blood pressure screenings, entertainment, kid activities, basketball toss, moon bounce, misting station, wii game stations, itness demonstrations, ggveaways and ts trims the back-to-school block party for health is at the doris johnson ealth center tomorrow from 4pm to 8pm.for more information, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 map fiber map liberty map coming p... the american idols live tour... comes to baltimore. baltimore.idol nats natsa sneak peek at tonight's shoo... minutes from now. but next... we're getting you pumped... forrtonight's season &pfinale of "so you think you can dance." b. funk dance company joins us next... with a special performance. you're watching fox 45 morning morning. l looal.. all ((break 2)) ((bump in)) woman: working for cox is not for the faint of heart. i love what i do. i enjoy the work, but it's a very hectic pace. ♪ let's go, don't want to miss a thing ♪ strayer university met my needs in terms of my family, my work/life balance. the fact that leading companies are hiring strayer graduates is impressive, but it's not surprising. these companies want us so badly. i'm felicia blow, and i earned my mba from strayer university. i got a guy. who? the drive-thru guy at dunkin'. everybody's got that guy. hurry in for dunkin's tuna salad and new tuna melt sandwiches. america runs on dunkin'. 3 the top four contestants on fox's "so you think you can dance""battled it out during the finale last night.the wwnner will be crowned tonight. candace is hereewith reaction from the judges.candace- last night's finale-director kenny 3 ortega and katie holmes helped out.the judges were shocked by the perforrances murphy says: "i ttink what was interesting was that the people that have been almost simply perfection had a few bumps. there's a shakeup on "so you think you can dance".. but we are shaking things up here this morning with b funk dance company from ellicott city.take it away. 3 3 3 you are listening to the finalists from season en of american idollthey will be bringiig the beat to baltimore tonight. the top 11 contestants will stop at first mariner arena as part of the american idols live tour.candaae has a sneak peek of tonight's show. candace-touring around the country since earlier this summer.doubliig crowds since last yearcontestants admit higgs and lows. alaina says: "well the highs are being in front of all our, our fans you know. that got us where we were and you know just support us all the way. the lows are things like falling down the stairs andd &."lauren hurt her ankle hile on tour in early july.bruised and extremely swollen.shees fine and she is scheduled to perform tonight. 3chat. chat. 3 lauren and all of the singers are living their dreams while on stage.this does come with a &pdifficult schedule.they trave to each venue in a bus.. they arrive.. perform.. meet fans and then they are offfto the next city.here's jacob's take on the whirlwind. it's a lot of hard work but every day when we get off those buses and we see the pans and the supporters there &pwaitinn for our autograph or waiting to take pictures or with ur t-shirt on saying that they love us and support us that's what,,that'' what really makes ii all worth it 3 yyu can see the american idols perform at first marinnr arena tonight at 7-pm. by the way... there is news about the show this morning. executive producer nigel lythgoe says jennifer lopez will be back next season. season. lythgoe on "american idol" hoot ryan seacrest's radio show saying all three judges- along with seecrest himself- will be returning forrthe show's returns to join longtime judge randy jackson and aerosmith frontman steven tyler. still no official word from fox about the news. coming up... they're the most hated person in america right now.think you know who it is? 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((breaa 4)) ((open)) -north baltimore 3 3 3 3 fiber map testimony will resume today ii accused of killinn a johns - hopkkis ressarcher. john wagner is accused of killing 23-year old stephen pitcairn as he walked home from penn station..uring day a roommate of wagner's... ... identified him as the killer. the rooomate told jurors wagner admitted to robbing found pitcairn's driver's licenne in the wallet wagner is accused of taking.tooay jurors wiil hearrfrom wagner's girlfriend who was with him at the time of the murder. the atttrney for gary giordano... the frederick man who was with a woman... when she went missing in aruba... says there's no proof his client committed murder. 50-year old giordano claims he and robin gardner... who is also from frederick... went snorkelingglast week... and that gardner never maae it back to shore.police n aauba spent the week searching the area... but found no sign of her. if the body goes ouuside the reef it goes deep immediately, it goes veey deep, you can see it there, and if it goessunddr take it away." away."giordano was arrested on friday.police say his story has changed several times. she's the most hated person in america right now.a new poll... released by e-poll market reeearch... finds that á94-percentá of people... dislike casey anthony.the florida mother has been in hiding over the past ew weeks... after being acquitted of murder in her toddler daughter's death.others making the list... include occomom" nadya suleman, o.j. simmson... thh statue of liberty will soon be closed for a year... to get a facelift. facelift.starting in october... lady liberty and ellis island will undergo renovations... totaling more thann27-million dollaas.unlike the statue... liberty island will remain open during the year-long project.the monument will remain open through octoberr28th.that's the 125th anniversary of the statue's 3 3 3 theegame doesn't count, but don't tell that to ravens fans who have been waiting 7 months to see the purple and blacc take the field. the ravens visit the eagles in never too early to tailgate. joel d. smith ii live in north baltimore with some of the newly inducted membees of the "fans" hall of fame. good morning joel d.... ..re you ready for some football? good morning patrice. 3 3 p3 3 3 3 skunks may stink...but the maryland zoo in baltimore's us with a friend.--august oins prommtions --beeng open late on thursdays, --being open late on thursdays, with haaf price admission after 4 pm. --tickets available for 50 percent off fter 4 pm at the main gate--tour the zoo, music and enjoy happy hoor in the jones falls zephyr train stationfamily, or make it a date night night for more information on the maryland zoo in baltimore, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. coming up... from skunks... too. cows.peeple mooing &pmooing what the top prizeewas... for the best cow-impersonator. you''e watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. p(break 5)) people mooing mooing people... acting like animals. that's the name of the game in &pwisconsin... where a "mooing" contest was happening at the state fair. some of the state's bbst cow impersonatorr goo the hance to showcass his contestants were judgee on realism, style and originality. this year's winner walked away with a thousand dollars worthhof free subs... a cow print jacket... and a cowbeel trophy. ((toss to weather)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 33 -3 3 map fiber map 50 soon the maryland state fairgrounds will be full of the sounds of summer. summer. the 130th maryland state faii starts on august 26th and runs through september 5. fox45 is the proud media sponsor of the state fair. fair. along with all the food, rides, and other attracttooss are the concerts. perform on friday august will 26th.. which is ffx45 night at the fair. blake shelton performs saturday ssptember third. and "all time low" will be in concert on sunday september fourth. fourth. we're giving you a chance to attend a concert.. and meet the stars. go to our ffcebook page ... and click on "inside fox45" on the left side of your screen ... to enter for a chance to win four tickets to see "all time low" four tickets to chance to win fouu tickets to see "all time low" in concert.. and a meet them in perron. coming up... they've been named one of baltimore's best.we're getting a taste of hhvana road's award-winning sandwich... right after the break.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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((break 7)) ((bump in)) dance night last nightt- you are watching performances from last night's "so you think you can dance" finnle.. the top four performed last night.. the wiiner will be crowned tonight (((meg)))candace has the details. candace-chat catch he season finale of "so yoo think you can dance" tonight at 8... right here on fox45. 8... right here on dance" tonight aa thiik you can finale of "so you catch the &pseason