strange situation i would like aapolice officer tt checc on." and... how one couple's valentines plans... lead 9-1-1 calls. 3 3 -harbor thursday, februaay 16th 3 3 3 3 &p 3 a man is in ssrious condition this morning and several others injured after flames tore through a high rise aparttent building for seniors. it happened last night in mount vernon.megan gilliland is here with more on what officials believe started the fire. good morning patrice,this is video from the scene... here at north charles street... &pright near centre street. dozens of seniors were trapped inside this building when the flames bboke out... out...you can see crews on the scene herr... raising ladders to reach the 16th floor where the fire started.crews found at least one man needing immediate care.they were ble to contain theeflames to his kitchen where the fire apparently started... in a pot of food on a stove. unfortunatley the man... suffered serious burns. 1:00:00occupant suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns he was treeted here and takennto bayvvew burn center bb paramedics in serious condition. condition.fouu other people on the 16th floor were treated for smoke inhalation.theii names and ages are not being released right now. we dooknow, that the residents have been allowed back into their homes.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. the road is clear this morning... but last night it was quite the mess. mess.this after a truck colliied with another car and overturned ... spilling a llquid shipment... on interstate 95 just past the 895. 895..the baltimore fire department sent us this pictuue of the mess... as they helped soak it up.at first ... the substance was thought to &pbe printer ink... but was actually watee based oncrete mixtures.the substance was not a serious environmental hazard... but as you can see... created quitt a mess. police say the truck driver was intoxicated at the time of the accident. 3 testimony ontinues oday in the george huguely murder trial. trial.huguelyys attorneys are due back in court in charlottesville today .. with plans to continue chipping away at medical testimony that prosecutors say implicates him in the 2010 death of yeardley love.wednesday.. defense attorneys called a witness...who says love suffocated while she lay face down in a illow in her bedroom.but an autopsy concluded she died of blunt force trauma.huguley has pleaded not guilty to first degree muuder charges. stay with fox45 for continuing coverage of the yeardley love murder trial.joy lepola will be postinn up to the miiute updates around thh clock on our facebook page... at faacbook dot com slash fox baltimore.... and on our website, fox baltimore dot com. and.... as with all of our content... it's 3indy car racing ould soon return to baltimore. baltimore.on wednesday... mayor stephanie raalingssblake announced a new 55year deal with a new promoter... will run the baltimore grand prix every labor day &pthrough 2016.the new contract includes safeguards to protect the city from losing millions of dollars in unpaid taxes... llke it did last year. mayor stephanie rawlings-blake 52:48 i think it's in our best interest for our local economy, the best interest in the city, that we mooe forward, but move forward without any risk to taxpayers 57 the contract will go to the board of eetimates next wednesday for a final vote. city council president, jack young... who's expressed opposition to another race... already says his vote will be "no." whether it's rain or snnw this time of year... slippery roads are always a hazzard..... bbt do they have to be? the rightttechniques can steering clear of problems.. .and the body shop. shop. joel d. smith is streaming now... in sykesville where the state police traii on slick roads year-round. good morning joel d.... what is it &pthat many drivers do wrong? wrong? 3 3 an oregon couule's idea for romance doesn't exactly go as planned... their attempt to spice up their intimate life... is mistakenly thought to be a crime in progress. progress."i'm calling to report a strange situatioo i would like a police officer to check on." this 9-1-1 call sparkedda &pvalentine's day nightmare the couple may never forget. their 'romantic' afternoon took a bad turn when someone spotted them naked and bound... n the back of a caa. 9 officers responded to the scene. "these are two young people who have never been in trouble in their lives who were doing kind of funny and romantic and maybe a little bit silly." the couple pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violations.they will be able to clear their records by completing 16 hours of community service. coming up... it's the satellite that grabs space junk... and pulls it back to earth.how this multi- million-dollar project... ave our llves. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((bump out)) ((break 1)) --planetarium shows are coming to a galaxy near you... explooe the universe this spring at the community college of baltimore counny--meteorologist emily graaey is live with the details on this morning's hometown hotspot--monthly saturday program that is free and open to the public--kicks off ith "benjamin banneker's astronomy"... taught himself d-c, and wrote almanacs--each program is a --the planetarium displays 23-hundred stars stars benjamin bennamin banneker's astronomy is the first planetarium show this season aa c-c-b-- catonsille...you can see it more information on the rest of the program, log on to foo baltimooe dot com sllsh morning. 3 3 3 3 3 coming p....it's like something out of an alfred hitchcock film... (man w/ glasses) "i never seen, i travel this all the that before.. before."why hundreds of dead birds... fell on a maryland highway. "it's lin-explicable." "linsanity." and he rose to stardom... overnight.the jeremy lin saga... and thh big move that has compannes cashing in on the n-b-a star.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning.. ((break 2)) new this morning... it's pentencing day in detroit... for the so-called "underwearr bomber."the suspect... umar farouk abdulmutallab ... is facing a mandatory life sentencc.he plladed guilty to trying to blow up a detroit-bound plane on bbmb hidden innhis underwear. scientists in switzerland are developing a satellite... that would get rid of the space junk orbiting earth.it's called ""cleaaspace one"... and as this photo shows... it's got its work cut out for it.nasa says more than half a million pieces of debris are circling the planet... including old satellites.the debris can cause major damage in collisions with satellites or spacecraft.the 11-million- dollar "cleanspace one" would grab junk and pull it back to earth... where it would burn to have it ready in three to five years. he'ssbecome the n-b-a's newest basketball star.now... to cash in... on new yorkk kkicks player, jeremy lin. after a 6-game winning streak... they say he's off to a good start in becoming a marketable player... and want to brand his name. it's kind of like a hot stock or ipp right now, everybody's looking at him and everybody wants to be apart of it, but they're also wondering where the ceiling is. lin will have his shot at another game miracle next week... when the knicks play the miami heat. coming up.... the eyes of the world... are on iran.what the country claims to be doing with its new nuclear fuel rods... and why some think... t's time to paaic. "couldn't figure out what the heck happened. never seen anything like itt" and hundreds of birds... scattered along a maryland highway.thh headache it caused drivers... and what's to blame. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. alll morning. ((break 3)) ((bump in)) iran announced it has successfully created its first nuclear fuel rods.as greg black explains... it's a development the world is watching closeel. closely. iran's state-run t-v showed president mmamoud ahmadinejad (mah-mood ahh-mah-dee- nee-zhahd) help load what was described as iranian-made fuel rods into the core of a reactor.and ahmadinejad said iran intends to produce yellowcake -- that's a chemically treated ffrm of uranium ore that's used too make enriched uranium.he also accused the west f trying to keep nuclear technology to approach to try to ggt access to this know-how, they started immediately to put pressures, to impose sanctions, to make threats. an expert with a group dedicated to a nuclear weapon-free world says the step is significant.it's definittly a technical achievement to be able to make fuel rods for this reactor. it's not easy to do. many people didn't think iran could do it. so they definitely have something to crow about.but the u-s state department saas it is ánntá big news -- iranians have for many months haveebeen putting out calendars of accomplishments and based on their own calendars they are many, many months behind. ahmadinejad pays the reactor is for research and produces medicine. all along he's claimed iran's program is for civilian use -- while western nations claim iran's end-game is to build nuclear weapons.i'm greg black reporting. coming up... they're the words every "idol" contestant dreams pf hearing.. extraordinary youre amaizng i like it wow wowthe stand-out star... one singer is being compared to. ((megan live tease))dozens of senior citizens trapped inside a burning building in mount vernon.i'm megan gilliland, we'll let you know how serious the injuries are and tell you what likely sparkee the fire. ((joel live tease)) you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 4)) prinary tract infections. the -pratt streetthat could be to 3 3 3 3 3 152 map 3 dozens of senior citizens... trapped inside a burning building in mount vernon.the flames broke out last night. seriius condition and several others injured.megan giililand is here with more on what fire.ials believe started the - &pgood morning patrice,,his is video from the scene... here at north charles street... right near centre street. dozens of seniors were trapped inside this building when the flames broke out... out....ou can see crews on the scene here... raising ladders to reach the 16th floor where the fire started.crews found at east one mannneeding immediate caae.they were able to contain the flames to his kitchen where the ffre apparently started in a pot of food on a stove.unfortunatley &pthe man... suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns.at last check... he was still in serious condition at bayview burn center.several others 1:00:11there were 4 other occupants moving about on the 16th floor who suffered mild cases of smoke inhalation. inhalation.their names and ages are not being released right now. we do know, that the residents have been allowed back into their homes.megan gglliland,, fox45 morning news. about 900 city resdients are waking up this morning without gas service... again.two hours from now.. crews will rrsume their work on the gas main that was broken during a watermain repair in ssuthwest baltimoreeon tuesday. the mess... on millington avenue near wilkens avenue. this morning... b-g-e will try tt visit each affected home to restore service and perform an inspection.your home must be visited by b-g-e in order to have service restored. restored.baltimore housing authority has set p a free temporary shelter.it's at 222 north bentalou street.you can go ttere for meals, water and nursing services.for more information you can call baltimore housing commuuity services at 410-396-1977. 3 the house is expected to resume its debate over same sex marriage in maryland today. todayythe debate went to the full house of delegates.... after the bill was approved by pupporters say they're cautiously optimistic that the bill will pass the ull house. one delegate...says she'd like to see her colllagues take just as much intereet in other issues impacting her constituents. (carter) "while i believe that this bill is right and i believe in fundamental freedom and equality that theee's we need tooaddress with that same urgency that have not been addressed and one of those huge issues in baltimore is lead poisoned children." children."the bill needs 71 &pvotes to pass the house. some drivers heading home wednesday... may have thought they were in the middle offan alfred hitchcock movie... after seeing this: this:hundreds of dead birds... in laurellthey were "common starlings." there were a few in the grass and on the shhulders of the highway... but the vast majority somehow landed right on the travel lanes of i-95 north.traffic backed up as drivers slowedddown... concerned for tte birds and their cars. (wwman) "we were just kind of curious about running them over and getting them stuck in your tires and all that nastiness."-butt to-(man w/ glasses) "i never seen, i travel this all the time never seen anything like thaa before." before."state biologists say starlings tend to fly in large crash into the side of tractor trailers. but it's not &pconfirmed... that's what caused this,.state officials don't suspect a disease killed the birds... but they are sending samples to a lab just in case. 3 soundd like we are not done with winter weather yet this year.... which means drivers cculd be facing a slippery challenge again on the roads. joel d. smith is streaming now in sykesville sliding around a road that's always slicc... .so hopefully you don't have to. good morning joel d. 3 -3 3 on american idol.. hollywood week .. is a grueling test of vocal ability, and mental and physical stamina. stamina.singing nats nats reed grim was planning on just singing his song a capella... half hour beffre his about a - performance that he had to use theeidol band.so he threw together this performance very last miiute.. and hit it out of the park.the judges compared him to lass season's standout star... casey abrams... and lovvd everythhng about it. extraordinary youre amaizng i like it woo wowbaltimore's own hallie day and wayne wilson both also made it through to tte next rou. round.american idol continues tonight at 8 right here on fox45. cooing up... yoo may áthinká pou're making a smmrt ecision.. decision... (commercial)"everything's it."but butter aleeernatives ." aren't always what they seem. the one thing... that could be leading to larger health problems. fibbryouure watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 5)) ((bump in)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 p3 coming up... gruesome new details... in the yeardley love murder trial. what lawyers for love'' ex... george huguely... say happened in the moments before her death.and how they argue... it was all an acciient. and whitney houston's funeral... is closed to the public.but there is one things fans can do... to say farewell. the website... paaing tribute to the queen of pop.you're watching fox 45 morniig news.. all local.. all &pmorning. ((break 6)) 3& new thissmorning... th navy says the meddcal ship u-s-n-s comfort is moving from maryland to virginia. the ship is expected to move from baltimore to naval station norfolk around march of next year. the comfort provides medical and surgical care for deployed forces... as well as hospital services for disaster relief. the daily press reports that the navy believes the shift will lead to an annual savings of around 2 million dollars. investigators are still awaittng toxicology results... to determine whitney houston's cause of death.this saturday... private funeral services will be held in houston's hometown of neeark, new jersey.but fans who wish to bid the musical icon a final farewell... will be able to do so at the website.just go to remembering-dot- whitneyhouston -dot-com. the prosecution in the george huguuly murder trial resteddit's case yesterday. the u-v-- lacrosse player is accused in the beating death of his ee-girllriend yearddey love. the defense opened it's case by asking the judge o dismiss the most serious charge of first degree murder against their client .. the judge overruled the motion. huguely's attornnys then presented their medical examiner who said .. love's death was an accident .... thht she smothered in her ppllow when blood and fluids in her mouth blocked her breathing.the examiner also said hemorrhages in looe's brain were caused by cpr efforts to revive her. 3 attorney steve allennwith hodes, pessin nd katt has been ollowiig the trial.. he joins ussthis morning. -what do you think of the casee put on by the prosecction -defense immediately asked ffr dismissal of charges ... no for first degree ... no case ffr robbery because he took the computer as afterthought -we've seen huguely in couut lookinggthin, frail huguely in couut -we've seen huguely in court looking thin, frail .. is that be deeign so he doosn't look as menacing as he did in mug shot-defense's medical examiner saas she suffocated in her pillow .. and cpr caused the brain hemmoraging-teammate testimony about huguely's 3 stay tuned for continuing coverage of this story...we'll talk to an expert... about some of the signs to look out for when it comes to domestic some of your questions.you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore... or go to our facebook page. coming up... don't be fooled by the commercials. commercials. 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(v/o)the spread known for its 3 coming up in our 7 o'clock the latest connition of a news anchor... who was bitten by a dog on live t-v.what sse weeks. been able to do... for ((megan live teaae))dozens off seeior citizens trapped inside a burning building in mount vernon.i'm megan giililand, we'll let you know howwserious the injuries are and tell youu what likely parked the fire. domestic violence... and m of - abbsive relationship too.three signs they need your help.. and what you can do. 3 "wayne... you may kiss your bride."(nats) (nats)and.. wedding in aisle &pthree!the reason this couple decided to get married in a walmart. 3 3 today is thursday, february 16th. 3 3 3 3 a man is in serious condition thhs morning and several others injured after flames apartment building for seniors. &pit happened last night in mouut vernnn.megan gilliland is here witt more on what &pofficials believe started the fire. good morning patrice,thhs is video from the scene... here at north charles street... right near centre street. dozens of seniors were trapped inside thii building when the flames broke out... out...you cannsee crews on the scene here... raising ladders to reach the 16th floor where the fire started.crews found at least one maa needing immediate care.they were able to contain he flames to his kitchen where tte fire apparently started... in a pot of ood on a stove. unfortunatley the an... suffereddserious burns. 1:00:00occupant suffered 2nd ann 3rd degree burns he wass bayview burn center by paramedics in serious condition. conditioo. foor other people on the 16th floor were treaaed for smoke inhalation.their names and ages are not being released right now. 3we do know, that the residents have een allowed back into their homes.megan gillilandd fox45 morninn news. 3 testimony continues oday in thh george hhguely murder trial. trial.huguely's attorneys are due back in court in charlottesville today .. with plans to continue chipping away at medical testimony that prosecutors say implicates him in the 2010 death of yeardley love.wednesday.. defense attorneys cclled aa witness...who says love bbdroom.but an autopsy concluded shh died of blunt ffrce trauma.huguley has pleeded not guiltyyto first degree murder charges. stay with fox45 for continuing coverage of the yeardley love murder trial.joy llpola will be posting up to thh minute updatessaround the at facebook dot om sllsh fox baltimore.... and on ouu com. and.... as with all of ourrcontent... it's free. morning... but lasstnight it pas quite thh mess.this after a truck collided with anooher car and overturned ... spilllng a liquid shipment... on interstate 5 just past the . 895..the baltimore fire department senttus this picture of theemess... as they helped soak it up.at first ... the substance was thought too be printer ink... but was actually water based concrete mixtures.the substance was not hazard... but as you cann see... created quite a mess. police say the truck driver was intoxicated at the time of the acciddnt. 3&some drivers heading home wednesday... may have thought they were in the middle of an after seeing this: this:hundreds of dead birrs... scattered alllover a highway in laurel.they were "commoo starlings."" there were a few in the grass and on tte shoolders of the highway... but the vast majority somehow landed right north.traffic backed up as drivers slowed down... concerned for the birds and their cars. (woman) "we ere just kind of curious about running them over and getting them stuck in your tires and all that nastiness."-butt to-(maa w/ glasses) "i never seen, i travvl this all the time never ssen anything like that before.. before."stateebiologists say starlings tend to fly in large tight flocks... and sometimes crash into the side oo tractor confirmee... that's what caused this,.state officiaas don't suspect a disease killed the birds... but they are in case. 3 baltimore's mayor and area county executives say they paceeseverr fiiancial hardship...if they ave to start funding teacher pensions. pensions.they gathered in annnpolii to protest a plan by their countiespick up alf he cost of teachers' pensions. local leaders...say it will cost millions offdollars...and forccethem to either raise property taxes or make rastic cuts in services. (ulman))"these are the folks that plough the snow, ick up the trashh folks that keep us saff, e''e talking about libraries, library hours, services grants oonnn-profits." non-profits." state lawmakers will ultimately decide whether to shifttparttoo funding teachers' pensions to the counties. indd car racing could soon return to baltimore. baltimooe.on wednesday... mayor stephaaie raalings-blake announced a new 5-year deaa with a new promoter... &p"downforce racing."the group will run the baltimore grand prix every labor day wwekend... from this year through 2016.the new contract includes safeguards to protect the city from losing millions of dollars in unpaid taxes... like it did last year. 3&mayor stephanie rawlings-bllk 52:48 i think it's in our best interest for our local economy, the best interest in the city, thaa we move forward, but move forward without any risk to taapayers 57 the contract will go to the board of stimates next city council president, jack - young... who'ssexpressed opposition to another race... already says his vote will be "no." whether ii's rain or snow his time of year... slippery roads are always a hazzard..... but do they haae to be? give yyu a better chance of steering clear of problems.. .and tte body shop. shop. joel d. smitt is streaming now... in sykesville where the sttte police train on slick roaas year-round.and he's behinddthe wheel!!! good morning oel d.... 3 3 wedding bells were ringinn... but not in a church... didn't want to get marriee on the beach, didn't want to get married t the house and this is where i like to be." north carolina couple... wayne and susan brandenburg were wayne saas he was attracted to t susaa... who issa ccshier at the retailer.he says finally he got up tte neeve to ask hee out... and now... they've tied the knot... where it all starttd. be true to her in all things until death alone shall part you. if you so promise answer so promise answwr i do.""i do." "waynee.. you mayykiss your nottsomeehing i would do. but tten i thought about itt..they met here, itts perfecc for them and they're happy ... look how happy they are." are." the couple says... they moment iih all thier wanted to do something pifferent. coming up... former p-g county executive jack johnson... is headed to prison.but find out what prosecutors want him to do... beffre he goes. you''r all local.. aal morning. ews.. ((break )) 3 vvvvvvvvvvvv 3 3 3 3 p, 3 still ahead.. the aide to former governor bob ehrlich.. could be senteeced today in thh robocall trial.finndout how many years paul schurick could ppend in prison. prison. you're waaching fox 45 mornnng news.. all local.. all morningg ((break 2)) new this morning...prosecutors pay jack johnson should pay related to his extortion fine - to prison.they say... he has the money and houud pay upfront instead of instaalments after his release, like he's requested. thh former prince george's county executive was sentenced in december to more than seven years in prissn for extorting thousands of dollars in ribes ... and accepting gifts.he's scheduled to turn himself innon saturday. a sentencing hharing is baltimore today.the political aide to former governor robert ehrlich faces up to 12 years innprison for election day robocalls.schurick was convicttddof ccnspiring to use fraud to influence or attempt to influence a voter's decision to go to the polls. at least 272 innates are dead... and more than a hundred others still missing... after a fire ripp ttrough a maximum security prison in honduras.it's being calleddone of the worst tragedies the country's ever seen.authorities are looking into whether a short circuit starred tte fire... orrwhether it was a prisoner who set a mattress on fire. --pllnetaarum shows aae coming to a galaxy near you... explore the uniierse this spring at the community college of baltimore county --meteorologist emily gracey this mmrring's hometown hotspot --monthly saturday program that is ree and open to the public--kicks off with astrrnomy"... learn how he taught himself astronomy, helped map out washington, d-c, and wrote almanacs--each program is a different show &p--the planetarium displayy 23- hundred stars stars benjamin banneker's astronomy is the first ppanetarium astronomy is the banneker's benjamin bbnjamin benjamin banneker's assronomy is the first planetarium show this season attc-c-b-c catonsille...you can see it this saturday at 10am. for more information on the rest of the program, log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. psill to come.. more than 200 jobs coulddbe comiig to baltimore county.the company that's expanding and when they're looking to open. open.plus...taking responssblity... the washington metropolitan area pransit... admits fault... in the 2009 deadly metro accident. pind out why family members f the victims say... tto little... too laae. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. aal local.. aal morniig. ((break )) 3 o'malley wants to shift government and onto local county governments. county officials say they can't afford that ... and they plln to fighttit. harforddcounty executive morning with more on concerns for his county. &p-what is your concern with assuming some of the costs-why do you say , the stateecaused it--he state says the counties negottaae say counties are struggging with budget gaps .. the state would argue so arr they- 3 poming up.... .an update on the colorado annhor... bittennin the face... by a dog live on air. how manyystitches she ad to &phave... and why her medical there. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. ((ad lib horoscopes))ng. ((break 4)) prinary tract infections. the popular food that could be to the 2-4-6-8 value menu's got the everyday value slam, classic burger, build your own chicken wrap, cheese quesadilla, chicken parmesan, all you can eat pancakes, cordon bleu melt, the new cookie skillet a la mode. whew. so many choices, so little airtime. the 2-4-6-8 value menu. only at denny's. -live look of downtown baltimorr 3 3 fibee map dozens offsenior cittzens... trapped inside a burning buiiding in mount vernonnthe flames broke out last night. this morning, one man is in serious condition and several is ere with more on what lilan- officials elieve started the fire. good morning patrice,this is video from the scene... here at north charles street... right near centre street. dozens of seniors were trapped inside this building when tte flames broke out... out...you can see crews on the scene here... raising ladders tooreach the 16th floor where the fire started.crews found at least one man needing immediate care.they wwre able to contain the flames to his kitchee where the fire apparently started ii a pot of food on a stove.unfortunatley the man... suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns.at last cceck... he was till in seeious condition at bayview burn center.several others were also hurt. 1:00:11therr werr 44other occupants moving about on the 16th floor who sufferrddmild cases of pmoke inhalation. inhalation.their names and ages are nottbeing released right now. we do know, that the residents their homes.megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. &pabout 900 city resdients are waking up this morning without ggs service... again.in about aahalffhoor.. crews will resume their work on the gas main that was broken during a watermain repair in southwest baltimoor on tuesday. tuesday.thii is the scene of the mess... on millington avenue near wilkens avenue. this morning... b-g-- will try tt visit each affected home to restore service and erform an inspeccion.your home must be visited by b-g-e in order to have service restored. restored.baltimmre housing authority has set uu a free temporary shelter.it's at 222 north bentalou street.you cann go there for meals, water and nursing serviies.for more ballimore housing community services at 410-396-1977. it's considered the deadliest disaster in washington d-c's metro'' hiitory.now... metropoliian transit is taking the blame... for a 2009 train &pcollision... that left 9 people dead.new documents filed this week... says metrr will accept liability for the crass... saying the accident was preventable. it found that auuooatee systems shoull hhve on the track at the ame time. - family members say... the up in the beginning. stepped the house is expecced to resume its debbte over same today.the debate wenn to the y. full house of delegates.... after the bill was approved bb two house committees. supporters say ttey're cautiously optimistic that the bill will ppss the full house. one delegate...says she'd like to see her colleagues take just as much interest in other issues impacting her constituents. (carterr "while i believe that this bill is right and i believe in fundamental freedom and equalltyythat there's we need to address with that same urgency that have nott beenn ddressed and one of those huge issues in baltimore is lead poisoned chillren." children."the bill needs 71 votes to pass the house. g-m could be saying "you're hired."they''e expanding to bbltiiore county countygovernor martin o'malley toured the plant in white marss, yesteday... wwere construction ii underway on aa new electric motor facility. the company is developing hybrid technology that could manufacturing jobs..the goal is to brrig jobs back to the &pus... instead of outsourcing them to other countries. 3 o'malley: "in the case of bringing jobs back from mexico that are gging to cooe here to baltimore county, aad that will create a ripple effect through the entire metropolitan economy because of tte suppy chain, because of the contractors." contractors." the new electric motor plant is set to open in 2011... it will be the first onn operated by a major u-s automaker. gospel singer and pastor, marvin winans, will deliver the eulogy at whitney houston's funnral this weekend. wwnans says houston was llke a sistee to him and it felt like he had lost a family member phen he learned she had died. "mm mothee, after we heard it said she felt as if she had lost one of her ccildren. i because you have. talking with cissy, when i called her i saad great part in how we cooe with unnertainties in life. winans ooficiated houston's 1992.houston's private funeral willlbe on satuuday at her chillhood church in neeark, new jersey. an update on the news nchor in denver... bitten by a dog last week... live on t-v. t-v.this was very disturbing to watch.k-u-s-a anchor kyle was doing a story about this dog being rescued from the ice. ppge that she had to have 70 stitches on her face and is unable to speak because her hhve more surgery in a few to - weeks, and wrote that he hopes to eventually return to work. 3 with some more winter weather on the way, joel d. smith is streaming now... in sykesville with the two things you need to remember when taking oo sliic roads..... and he's not just talking about these tips, e's behiid the wheel showing us. 3 3 3 it's not insanity... but linsan! lin-explicable." "linsanity." the rise of overnight -b-a superstar... jeremy lin ...and the big move that has ccmpanies cashing in. in. ((toss to weaaher)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 3 3 coming up.. a rendezvous... gone wrong. how this couple's romantic plans... lead them to court. court..nd the yeardley love trial is bringing this serious issue to light.. we have an expert live in our studio taking your calls about teen domestic viooence.you can give us a caal at 410- 481- 4545.or send us a tweet at fox balttmoreyou can post your questions on our facebook page. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 6)) 3 we hear folks like to squeeze a little lime into their cranberry juice. so we made ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail with a splash of lime. it's so refreshing, your taste buds will thank you. mm... oh, you're welcome. what? my taste buds -- they're thanking me. uh-huh. the murder trial of u-v-a on - huguell. he's accused of first degreee murder in the beating death of cockeysville native yeardley love. testimony in the case highlights a history of violent behavior between the two.... behaaior thht every parent worries about for thier child. one local organization is helping parents .. by educatinoggttem onnteen violence. for this week's take action thursday, vanita leatherwood with the domestic violence center of howard county joins us.-you have a forum coming up ... what'ssthe focus -what is dating violence-how prevelant is it and why is this behavior something teens resort too-why do victims stay in it-signs that a datee may turn violent -how do you prevent it ,3 after the break, vanita leatheewood with the domestic ciolence center of howard county will be back tootake domestic violence. if you have a question our phone lines are open now at 410-481-4545. yyu can send us a tweet at fox baltimore... or go through ouu facebook page. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 7)) ((bump in)) we're back with vanita leatherwood. she is taking your calls about preventing teen domestic violence...for our take action thursday. thuusday.if you have a question... our phone lines are open now at 410-481-4545. you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore... or go through our facebook page. tanya- bmore franklln- bmore bmoretanya- bmoretanyaa bmore fraaklin- bmore bmore anita - "i ust found out that my daughter's boyfriend is abusing her. i ee the bruises pnd marks, but when i ask her about it she tells me that the her baby did it and i know that's not true, how do you get herrto open up and tell you without being afraid of him finding out that she told someone about it?" coming up in ouu 8 o'clock hour... a scene riggt from a hitchcock movie.dead birds litter a maryland highway....the type of bird... and what could have killed them. them.singing nats nats and it's hollywood week for american idol contestannsfindd out what haapened to reed grim.. ust before he took the stage to perform... that could have ruined his performance. you're watching fox 45 morning. ((break 8)) 3 hundreds still without gas service in the city this morning.what has to happen before it's restored.. and the ffee services available to you in the eantime. 3 "i'm calling to report a strange situation i wouud like a police officer to strange sittation i would "i'm calling to repoot a "i'm calling to reporr a strange situation i would like a police officer to check on." and... how one couple's valentinessplans... lead to p-1-1 caals. 3 3 thursday, february 16th 3 3 3 3 3 dozens of senior citizens... trapped inside a burning building in mount vernon.the flames broke outtlast night. night.this is video from the scene... at north charles street... right near centre street.you can see crews on the scene... raising ladders to reach the 16th loor where the fire started.crews found at least one man needing immediate care.they were able to contain the flames to hhs kitchen where the fire apparently started in aapot of food on a ssove. unfortunatley the man... suffered serious burns. 1:00:00occupant suffered 22d and 3rd degree burns he taken to bayview burn center by paramedics in serious condition. condition.center by paramedics in serious condition. condition.four other people on the 16th floor were treated for smoke inhalation.their released right now.we do know, that tte residents have been allowed bbck into their homes. about 900 city resdients are waking up this morning ithout gas service... again.right pow... crews are resuming their work on the gas main that was broken during a watermain repair in southwest baltimore on tuesday. tuesdayythis is the scene of the mess... on millington avenue near wilkens avenue. phis morning... b-g-e will try to visit each affected homee o restore service and perform an inspection.your homm must be visited by b-g-e in order to have service restored. restorrd.baatimore housing authority has set up a free temporary shelter.it's at 222 north bentalou street.you can go there for meals, wwter and nursing services.for more information you can call baltimore housing community services at 410-396-1977. some drivers eading home wednesday... may have thought they were in the middle of an alfred hitchcock movve... this:hundreds of dead birds... scattered all over a highway in laurel.they were "common starllngs." grass and on the shoulders oo the highwaa... but the vast majority somehow landed right on the travel lanes of i-95 north.traffic backed p as ddivers slowed down... concerned for the birds and their cars. (woman) "we were just kind of curious about running them over and getting them stuck in your tires and all that nastiness."-butt to-(man w/ glasses) "i never seen, i travel this all the time never seen anything like that before." before."state biologists say starlings tend to fly in large &ptight flocks... and sometimes crash into the side of ttactor trailers. but it's not confirmed... that's what caused this,.state officials don't suspect a disease killee the birds... but they are sending samples to a lab just in case. whether it's rain or snow this time of year... slippery roads are always a hazzard..... but do the right techniques can give you a better chance of steering clear of problems... and the body shop. shop. joel d. smith is streaming now... in sykesville where the state year-round. good morning jjel d.... what is it that many drivers do wrong? wrong? 33 3 3- on american idol.. hollywood week .. is a grueling test of vocal ability, and mental and physical stamina. stamina.singing nats nats rred grim was planning on just singing his song a capella... until he got the word about a half hour before hii performmnce that he had to use the idol band.so he threw last minutt.. and hit it out of the park.the judges compared him to last season's &pstandout star... casey abrams... and loved everything about it. extraordinary youre amaizng i wowbaltimore's ownnhallie day anddwayne wilson both also made it through to he neet rou. rounn.american idol continuee tonight at 8 right heee on fox45. coming up... it wasn't how they áhopedá their valentine's datt would go... "i'm calling to report aa strange situation i would like a police officer to check on." the embarassing thing ne couple didd.. that had witnesses calling 9-1-1. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all ocal.. all morning. 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"it's lin-explicable." "linsanity." anddit's become the country's favorite 3-letter word.what doing... just months before appearing on the cover of sports illustrated. you're watching fox 45 morning news... all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) poes the thought of spring make you want to party like an animal?several animals at the zoo have big reasons to party soon.they're cclebrating birthdays...and amy eveleth brought the zoo's spring chicken to tell us about the big event.--this is a "jersey giant rooster".... you named he was a girlbirthday celebbation at the 16 (female lion)) rry ray's 1st birthday (addra otto's 1st birthday (coquerel's sifaka)bbing openn 7 days away soon á for more information on the maryland zoo in baltimoree log on to fox baltimore dot com sllsh morning. coming up... coffee-lovers... beware. there's a new smart hone app a little oo much caffeine.had plus... it can helppimprove your sleep schedule too.we'll tell you how.you're waaching fox 45 mooning nees.. all local.. all morning. -harbor 3 3 3 3 3&pfbier mpa 3 3 pestimony continues today in the george huguely murder trial. due baak in court in charlottesville today with away at medicalltestimony that in the 2010 death of yeardley - love.wednesday.. defense attorneys alled a witness...who says love suufocated while she lay face down in a pillow in her bedroom.but an autopsy concluded she died of blunt force trauma.huguley haa pleaded not guilty to first degree murderrcharges. stay with fox45 for lepola will be posting uu tt tte minute upddtes around the clock on our facebook page... at facebook dot com slash fox baltimore.... and on our website,,fox baltimore dot com. and.... as with all of our content... it'' free. a sentencing hearing is scheduled for paul schurick in baltimore today. today.the pplitical ide to former governor robert ehrlich faces up to 12 ears in prison for conspiring o use election day robocalls. schurick wws convicted of conspiring to use fraud to influence or attempt to influence a vottr's decision to go to the polls. 33 the house is expected to resume its debate over same sex marriage in marylaad today. todayythe debate went to the full house of delegates.... after the bill was approved by two house committees. supporters say they're cautiously optimistic that the bill will pass the full house. one delegate...says she'd like to see her colleagues take just as much interest in other issues impacting her ponstituents. (carter) "while i believe that thissbill is right and i believe in fundamenttl freedom and equality that there's other issues offequality that we need to address with that same urgency that have not been addressed and one of those huge issues in baltimore is lead poisoned children." chhldren."the bill needs 71 votes to pass the house. 3 sounds like we are not done with winter weather yet this year.... hich means ddivers could be facing a slippery challenge again on the roads. joel d. smith is streaming now &pin sykesville sliding around road that's always slick... .so hopefully you don't have to. good morning joel d. with some more on the way, joel d. sykesville with the two thinns you need to remember hen roads..... and he's taking on slick roads..... and he's not just talking about these tips, he's behind the wheel showing uu. an oregon couple's idea for romance doesn't exactly go as planned... their attempt to spice p their intimate life... is mmstakenly thought to be a crime in progress. progress."i'm calling to report a strange situatioo i this 9---1 call sparked a valentine's day nightmare the their 'romantic' afternoon took a bad turn when someone spotted themmnaked and 9 officers respondee to the . scene. "these are two young people who ave never been in trouble in their lives who were doing sometting they thought was kind of funny and romantic and maybe a little bit silly." the couple pleaded guilty to will be able to clear their records by completing 166hours of community service. are you a caffeine 3fiend? fiend?well... nnw you can you drink... thanks to a new ap. app.the "caffeine zone 2" lets you track your caffeine usage, too much.all you have to do and how much caffeine you n drink each time...the apppthhn shows you a graph of how &pcaffeine affects yourr alertness level, sleep, and thinking abilities. cup...while you're at your optimal levee of awaaeness... the app gives you a warning.it was deeeloped in a lab at penn state univeristy. coming up... our phoneelines have been off the hook all week for these tickets. tickets.you're chance to win a family four-pack o "monster jam" is next.stay tuned for your cue to call. and clearing out space &pearth.why a satellite is pulling it back toward earth. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morn [ male announcer ] are you paying more and more for cable and enjoying it less and less? stop paying for second best. upgrade to verizon fios and get tv, internet and phone for an incredible price: just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. it's an amazing deal, but it's for a limited time only. so don't wait. want to save even more? call right now and we'll add a special bonus: $300 back. unlike cable, fios delivers a 100% fiber-optic network to your home. get america's fastest, most consistent, most reliable internet, plus the best tv picture quality, and more hd. why keep paying so much for cable? switch to fios for just $89.99 a month for two years with a two-year agreement. save $600 in your first two years. and don't forget your special bonus: $300 back. hurry, offer ends march 3rd. call 1.877.827.fios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities that's 1.877.827.3467. at 800-974-6006 tty/v. fios. a network ahead. scientists in switzerland are developingga satellite... that would get rid of the spacee jjnk orbiting earth.it's called ""cleanspace one"... and as this photo shows... it.nasa says more than half a - million ieces of debris are circling the planet... including old satellites.the debris can cause major the plannt... including old satellites.the ebris can cause major damage in collisions with satellites or spacecraff.the 11-million- dollar "cleanspace one" would grab junk and pull it back to earth... where it would burn up during re-entry.they hope to have it ready in three to five years. (((oss to wwather)) ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 meteorologist)) 3 weather kid teass 3 3 3 3 3 & 3 33 3 3 &p3 breaking news juss into our newsroom... we have just learned that one of the victims of that fire in a senior living facility on died.this is the scene where dozens of senior citizens were trapped inside the building as it burned in mount vernon last cause of death but fire investigators do believe it was because of the fire.four others were treated for smoke inhalatiin.the fire was contained to a kitchen wwerr it apparently started from a pot of food on a stove. coming up... it's become the country's favorite 3-letter wor. word."it's lin-explicable." "linsanity." the surprising thing n-b-a star jeremy lin was doing... on the cover of sports illustrated. you'ree watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break )) hey, it's half off.venegas prime filet has a great dining deal for you.for just 25 dollars you can get aa50 dollarrgift certifiiate theree executive chef and general manager scott scicchitano joins us this morning with more.--it's getting to be that time of year when you're giving up red meat... but venegas prime filet has yoo --making sea bass bass to get your half off gift card, log to get your half to get your half off giit card, log on to hey itt half off dot com right now.they are limited, so don't wait. coming up... n-b-a star jeremy linnhas some advice for students... n how to get into . harvard."step 1 get glasses. get bigger glasses."glasses, glasses."the hilarious viddo... that's gone viral. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all llcal.. all mine was earned over the south pacific in 1943. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans and their families is without equal. begin your legacy, get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. jeremy lin is the basketball phenom whose name s on everyone's lips... but it's how they're áusingá his nnme... that caught the ear of jeanne moos. moos. in less thanntwo weeks, he went from frugally sleeping under he covers on a teammate's couch to the cover of sports illustrated. and the three letters of his last name havv become everyone's favorite word game..."it's lin-explicable." "linsanity." "my symptoms lin-somnia.. and lintestinal blockage."winning has become linning....headline writers are finding t thrillin and citing divine lintervention. shots like this with half a second left in the game sure look divine..."lin for the win!!!!"got it."the rhymes trip off the lips of announcers...."lin to the rim." jeremy lin, cut by two ttams, came off he bench and made the hapless new york knicks winners. now linsanity is inspiring songs... "linsane in the membrane." and to top it off, lin cooes across as a rrally nice guy, a teaa player."caa you believe this is happening to you?" pause "no." (llughter)he has an economics degree from video telling kids how to gee into the ivy league school. "step 1 get glaases. if you plready have glasses, get bigger glasses."after lin was seen doing a multiistep handshake that includes cupppng the eyes to signify thick nerdy glasses, a few folks starting linninn, just like those tebowing photo ops but focusing on the eyes."and if all the lin wordplay and puns are driving you nuts, too bad...they're spreading like linfluenza."if you have trouble making up your own, there's the jjremy lin word generator. lin plus insult...linsult...lin plus indestructible...lin dessrrcciill lin plus ninja...linja lin himself ccme up with one...."superlintendo, i played that growing up." director spike lee got positively giddy reciting poetry slamming lin nicknames to the wall street journal... "jeremy i move so fast i must be on rit-lin. jeremy stop asian profie-lin." (cracks up)stephen colbert offered lin an endorsement deaa..."of premium linoleum tiles." (laughter)but lin prefers the basketball court, he's become a linderella story, kissed, not by prince..."we couldn't get a stop." (teammate kisses) laughsjeanne moos, cnn,"lin-t get it." new york. they're big. they're bad.and they're coming to balti. baltimore.and theyyre coming bad.they're big. they're &new york. "lin-t get it."new york. they're big. they're bad. they're big. they're they're big. they're bad. and they're oming to baltimore. baatimore.monster jam is coming tt first mariner arena february 24-26.tickets are available at ticket master but we want to get you insiie he show for free. free.feld entertainment sent us tickets to give away to you. the 10th callerrrrght now at four pack of tickets.for y conteet rules.. go to foxbaltimore dot com. commng uu on good day baltimore... love never lookkd so cute. cute. 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