p11 call ats ááwith edited essá essáá a neighborhood watchman.. still free this morning.. after gunning down a teen.the law he'ssusing to protect himself from prosecution.. and why it might not hold up in courr. video nats natscaught on cameea...a city officer -&grab as she was recording him.the actions the police department is now taking. and... a cure for baldness?the &pbiological rrasonnfoo male hair loss... and how scientists are using the discovery... to possibly cure it. 3 3 3 thursday, march 22nd 3 3 maps-83 @ 27-- 695@@/url> greensprinn- fiber-mapáácams are hotáá 3 first on fox... a baltimore city police officer is suspended after he takes the was recording this video. fox45 took that video right to commissioner bealfeld .... and megan gilliland is here is now in trouble. good morning patrice,tte problem for the officer is that grabbing a cell hone or camera is against the department rules.and a violation of your rights. listen inn.. in...:37 let me see your id(looks like his camera is up) me get your id sii..but it's not aaainst the law for me to video what you're doing. you're own private propertyy i'm on private proert y.yes, over heee.2:11 look look he just took my phone phone from thht point, the woman's phone remains on top of a car as police issue a ciiation to her for treaspassing on private property. the video was taken tuesday night... in cherry hill.fox45 took it right to commissioner fred bealefeld... who now says he is susppneding the officer. 13:29:36 if you're a knuckle pead were gonna holddyou accountable if you're injred by somehting we do let us know you don't have to be affected by this mark (grimes) "out oo tte majority of the departments in the agencies to promolgate rrles t - so take that for what it's worth, i think it's a good first step." step."just last month... the new policy that allows nced a pesidents to videotape officers without fear of arrest.it came as the departmeet was trying to keep a federal lawssit frrm moving forward. in that caae, a man at preekness had his phone taken away by olice... who erased all the video.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. an anne aaundel countt an is behind bars ... after police say he attacked his own mother with a hammer! police arrested 33-year old robert benscoter tuesday night... after a lengthy search around his home inncape ssint clare. investigators say he viciously attacked his oon &pmother with a hammer.a neighbor says she saw the 61- yyar old woman covered in blood... and in shock. 33 gruesome. gruesome. most disgusting heinous thing you could ever imagine ow any human being can do this to a human being or your mother the eighbor calleddpolice... and officers found benscoter hiding in the area. he now faces several charges, including atteepted second degree murder and assauut. the vvctim was taken to shock trauma and is listed in stablee condition. 3 the g-o-p makes an appearance in maryland... as our presidential primary takes on a new meannnn this year. year. front-runner mitt romney paid a visit to the american legion post in arbutus wednesday. more than 350 people gathered there for a town hall meeting. romney took about 30 minutes deserves toobe the pepublicans' choice in the &p he never mentioned any of his rival candidates.... choosing instead, to stay focused oo resident obama. (romney) "he said he'd cut taxes from miidle income taxpayers, that hasn't papppned either. this man is out of ideas and he's out of excuses and in 2012, we're going to make ssreewe get hii out offoffice (applause)" ((pplause)" typically... maryland is one oo the country's most reliable blue states.but in this year's race for the g-oop nomination... every rrpublican primary vvte counts anddmaryland matters with its 37 delegates at stake. today... mitt romney is trying to shhke accusations that he's an inconsistent conse. conservative.this... after his top adviser compared him to an etch-a-sketch toy.during a t-v appeaaance wednesday... eric fehrn-strom was asked if the g-o-p primary was pushing romney tto far to the right. listen to how he responded. "well, think you hit a reset button for the fall campaign. every thhng changes. it's &palmosttlike an etcc-a-sketch. and we start all over again." 3&it didn't take long for other g-o-- candidates to catch win of this.g-o-p neww gingrich offerrd his own etch a louisiana... and ssid politics just might beein her future. 3"she cculd now be a ppeeidenttal candidate! she has her very ownnetch a sketch." fehrnstrom says he was only talking aboot the race... not the candidate. the slots conninue to arrive at maryland's newest casino. but getting the machines in ii just theefirst part of the process. process. joel d. smitt is live at arundel mills where ready for a june grand opening. good morning joel d. 15 hundree job 34038 it's tremendously excited 45 45 the slots conninue to arrive at maryland's newest machines in is just the first part of the procees. process.live at arundel mills where high tech and blue collar workers are pushing hard to be ready for a june &pgrand opening. good morning 15 hundred jobb seekers are very curious thiss morning as they await the official opening of this place patrice. and what doo you need for a gambling mecca like this? slots. slots. justtabout every day, more slot mmchinessarrive eree we will be inside a little laaer happens next. technicians get into the gutss accurate and then get it ready foo the sights and sounds of gambling... and the players hope... winning. nearly 5000 slot machines...will here, but nationally acclaimed restaurants are inside, too, and exclusive look, aa ittle lattr this morning. as for the ssots... its finally llke aareal casiio in hhre. 34038 it's tremendoussy exciting, we couldn't be more excited 45 state about 10 thousand dollars. live at arundel mills, joee d. 3 the guinness book of world records can add another list.ttke a look at this... t..- it's now officially the the train... which was created in romania... s early 2-miles long... 1-point-85 coming up... a possible breakthrough... in the world of medicine.waht researchees have discovered... anddin our hometown hhtspot... phere's no clowning arounn... when the circus comes to town. some of the daring tricks you'll see... at this year's show.you're watching fox 45 morning neww.. all local.. all morning. 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((break 3)) the hammer has come down on the saants. the national football league announced bounty system to take out players on other teams.as greg black explains... the team also got hit with a half-a-million-dollar fine and must give p its second-round draft pickssfor two seasons. saints head coachhsean payton will be suspended without pay for a year -- and generrl manager mickey loomis will be &pout for eight games next season.the n-f-l says money from a pool was paid to players for hits that took opposing players out of games. a 10-thousand-dollar reward was even offered against former minnesota vikings against former was even offered dollar reward was even offered against former minnnsota vikings quarterback brett favre.a senior writer illustrated explains why it's such a big deal.the nfl players pride themselves on being suchha fraterrity. and when we get together on ssnday, boy do we go at each other's throats but we're all other fraternity where any - somebody tries to knock out and break the leg of one of one of his brothers. it's just, it's ovee the top. it's coordinator gregg williams -- who now works ffr the saint louis rams -- is suspended indefinitelyythe head coach for the rams aadressed the news.he made a mistake, and he he's remorseful, he regrets d - the decision he made, and has accepted the consequences.this organization, including myself, had no idea when we hired coach williams, the potential for this to happen.i'm greg black reporting. coming up... the n-f-l surprisess.. don't stop there.whereetim tebow is headed... and the details we're learning about hhs future. yyu're watching fox 45 morninn news.. all local.. all morning. 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(aiosa) "if they're not properly upgraded, then we're gging to stand to lose in the neighborhood of three or four million pounds of nitrogen redu" reduction."reppblicans oppose an increase ... saying their conssituents are already taxed to the hilt. also in annapolis...lawmak erssare taking action to keep kids in public schools...until preliminary approoal in the senate... would mandate that all students stay in school. it's an initiative supported by president obama... and supporters say it would improve the graduation rate here in maryland. (pugh) "curreetly if a child is 16 years of age, they can just walk out of the school and say i'm done and what that has done in my opinion is increase the dropout rate." rate."senator catherine pugh says older tudents who are disruptivee..would be sent to vote on that bill is xppcted later this week. 3a plan to explore the sale or landmarks... wins approval by - the city board of estimates. pstimates.oo wednesday... he board voted to spend 46- thousand dollars to deallwith landmarks like the historic shot tower downtown.mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says many landmarrs need repairs that could come fromm private money. it's a little more than just plugging them in and turning them on. hundreds of slots are arriving every week at maryland's newest casino at arundel mills. jjel d. smith is live there ow to show us for the first time, howwmuch work is left before maryland live openn in just three months. p good morning joel d. 15 hundred job 3 3 it's official. &pformer broncos quarterback ti tebow is headed to new york... to play or the new york jets. jets.tebow went on the trading block monday... hen the broncos ecured free agent peyton manning... who signed a 5-year, 96-million-dollar contract. but many people because it comes less than 2 weeks after the jets and quarterbackkmark sanchez agreed on a multi-year contract exteesion. &pcoming up... you may want to rethink your living situation... where in the country it's cheaper to one. fiberyou're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 3 fiber-695greensprig- 3 3 p3 3 coming up... becommng a homeowner may cost you less per month... than being a tennant.where in the u-s... it's cceaper to buy... than to rent. and possibly some good news... for men.what researchers have discovered... that may puttan end o balding. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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(((meg)))you're listening to the 9-1-1 call that came in the night trayvon martin was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain.while ggorge zimmerman claims he fired in self defense... some say hh confronted the 7-year-old after deeming him suspicious drawing outraae nationwide... and brings up a serious queetion about neighborhood watches.talk show host and former police commissioner ed weeks ffx undercoverr--we had a similar case in baltimorr... when a member of a jewish 3 patrol roup beat up a 155year old... and told him "you don't &pbelong here"what's happening here? --what is their job as neighborhood watch group?---n trayvon's case... youuheard dispatchees ask zimmerman if he was yes... and continued but then argued self defense... how does that play out legally? --will he face defense?defense? --definition of self defense?--will he faceecharges? --groups watchinn this unfold... what is your advice for watching your streets?(((ess))) you can hear ed norris monday through radio 105-seven 'the fan' from to 10 a-m. coming up... it's like flushing money down the toilet. toilet.flush nats natsthe uprising amount of water you might be wasting... with your current toilet.and the brands that will save you 90-bucks or more... in water bills. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all mmrning. 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(sot: promo)"here it is. this is great!"(v/o)he loves checking out toilets. so does consumer reports' bob markovich. his group sizzd up kohlers and dozens of other toilets in its quest for the best. the tests included dual-flush ttilets. they have a lower vollme flush for liquid waste.(natsot: flush)(v/o)another ay to spot a water saver - the government's watersense label. (sot)"toilets that use lesss water can save you ore than 90 dollaas a year on yyur utility bills." (v//)to see how well the toilets work, ccnsumer reports fllshed ddwn a variety of objects, including sponges and plastic balls.plastic balls.includdng sponges and variety of a toilets work, consumer down reports flushed down a variety of objects, including sponges and plastic balls.while many kohlers did well in this test, its devonshire k-3488 left all this behind! (sot: bob markovich)""s for liiuid waste, all the toilets rated our toilet teets."(v/o)testers built this structureeto test for noiie - another problem with many toilets. a meter measures the sound level. (natsot: flush)(v/o)when all the tests were done, consumer reports named two best buys for 100 dollars - this aquasource toilet available at lowe'' and this glacier bay, a dual-flush toilet sold at the home depot. a plus - they both have the watersense label, so you'll be conservinn water and keeping your utility bills down..natsot: flush))- coming up in our 7 o'clook hour... breakign news just into our newsroom... about the man accused n the shooting spree thattkilled 3 children and 4 others at a jewish school.the latest... after the break. ((joel live tease)))ou'rr watching fox 45 morning newss. all local.. all morning. ((break 8)) 3 3&video nats patscaught on camera...a city cell phone as she was recording him.the actions the police department is now &ptaking. the inner harbor.. but you at wouldn't know it beeause of all that fog!whereeit's causing reduced visability on yourrmorning commute and the schools opening late ttday as a result. and ... spring timm means.. it'sstime to go "down the ocean!"the mayor of ocean city look forward to this season... including somethign big or all you ravens fans! 3 3 3 today is thursday, march 22nd..- - caroline, cecil, dorchester, kentt wicomico, worcester county all two hours late. late.--queen annee and talbot county are all 90 minutes late. 3 3 3 we are followingg breaking news just iito oor newsroom.we are just getting word that the suspected gunman who killed seven peopel in jewish children.. is dead.- dead.you're looking live in the french city of tolouse.it looks like the french interior minister is holding a press conference.we're still working to find out how he died.. if police shot him or if he shot himself.mohammed merah had been under siege in his apartment for over a dayyuntil he died.we will bring you the latest as soon as it beeomes available. 3 firstton fox... a baltimorr city police officer s suspended after he takes the cell phone from a woman who was recording this video. ffx45 took that video right to commissionnr bealfeld .... and megan gilliland is here with more on why the officer is now in trouble. good morning patriceethe probbem for the officer is that grabbing a cell phone or camera is against the department rules.and a violation of your rights. listen in... in...:37 lettmm see your you can have y id. ok, let ) me get your id sir. but it's not aaainst the law for me to video what ou're doing. you're own private property. i'm on private proert y.yes, come on over here..come on over here.2:11 look look he jjst ttok my phone phonn phone remains on top of a car - as pooice issue a citatton to private property. the video was taken tuesday night... in cherry hill.fox45 took it right to commiisioner fred is suspeneding the officer. 13:29:36 if you're a knuckle heaa were gonna hold ou accountable if yyu're injred by somehtiig we do let us know you don't have to be affected by this mark (grimes) out of the majority of the departments in the nation, we're one of thh first agencies to promolgate rules so take that ffr what it's first step."nk it's a good step." just last month... the police pplicy that allows esidents to videotaae officers without fearrof rrest.it came aa the department was trying to keep a federal lawsuit from moving forward. preaknees haa his phone taken awaa by police... who erased aal the video.i'm megan gilliland, foo45 morning news. if you want to see the entire confrontatton that got the officer suspended...go to fox vvdeo is in raw news. police are investigating a homicide in west baltimore..t happened around 11:30 last night on traction street. officcrs responded to a ssooting... and uppn arrival found a 24-year-old male lying in the street with a gunshot pronounced dead at shock at this time. more than a year after a baltimore county irefighter is killed in the line of duty...we're getting a clearer day mark fflkenhan died. he it was last january when falkenhan, a voluuteee firefighter was killed while searching for victims ii aa parkville apartment fire. in a report releassd on wednesday... investigators reviewing the case outlined several failures... including the radio systtm which was interrupted by rootine transmissions that day. also... falkenhan'' partner was not equupped with a portable radio to aleet him of any danger. to do an extensive rettaining - using this reporttas a basis reviewing the existing protocoll llke incident pommand, fire ground communicattons, use of the radi" radios." it took more than a year to complete theeprobe which the county requires in the fire officials say many of its recommendations are already in place. 3 the g-o-p makes an appearance in maryland... as our presidential primary takes on a new meening this year. year. front-rrunnr mitt romney paid a visit to thh american legion post in arbutus wednesday. more than 350 ppople gathereddthere for a town hall meeting. romney took about 30 minutes tooremind voters why he deserves to be the republicans' choice in the &pmaryland presidential race. he never mentiined any of his rival candidates... choosing instead, to stay focuseddon president obama. (romney) "he said he'd cut taxee from middle income taxpaaers, that hasn't happened either. this man is out of ideas and he's out of excuses nd in 2012, we're going to make sure we get him out of office (applause)" (applause)" typically... maryland ii one of the 3 counnry's most reliable blue states..ut in this year's race for the g-o-p nomination... pvery republican primary vote counts nd maryland matters with its 37 delegates at stake. fox45 is your source for vote 2012...for more information ... o to fox baltimore dot com... and click on vote your screen.you'll finn complete coverage ... as the race for the white house heats up. the slots continue to arriveeat maryland's newest casino. but getting the machines in is just the first part of the process. high tech and blue collar e - workers are pushing hard to be ready for a june grann opening. good morning joel d. 15 hundred job seekers are very curious this mornnng opening of this lace patrice. and what do you need for a gambling mecca like this? slots. slots.just about everr day, more slot machines arrive here, we will be inside a littleelater this morning to see what happens next. technicians get into the guts &pof the machine, make sure its &paccurate and then get it ead for the sights and soonds of ggmbling... and the pplyers hope... winning. nearly 5000 slot machines...will eventually be here, but tat's just part of thh work nncessary. nationally acclaimed restaurants are inside, tooo and we'll have an exclusive looo, a little later &pthis morninn. as for the slots... its finally sttrting to feel like a real casinn in here. 34038 it's remendously exciting, we couldn't be more excited 45 45 each machine cost the stateeabout 10 thousand dollars. live at arundel mills, joel d. smith, fox 45 mornnng news. 3 3 it's a bold way... to remove a tooth. it was caatured by a fox 45 hotojournalist and his wife... as their 7 year remove a baby ooth. pooth.5-28 5-28 seven year old juan is actually surprised when thh plan worked. juan was compensated ery well by the tooth airy for that toooh. pethod ... and he wants to warn all other kidd not to try it without adult supervision. átebowmaniaá... is moving. moving.the n-f-l team tim teboo is now playing for...and the other n-f-l team... fined for foul play. play. you're all local.. all morning. ews.. 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(((pat))) ocean city mayor rick meehan joins us this morninggwithha look at -why is this the summer of thanks-what are all the events 3 33 coming up.. these shoes were made for walkin...but not for men.why these young lads are wearing these red pumps...and how long they had to keep them on! you're watching fox 45 morninggnews.. all local.. all morning. cell phone recordings of police. the fallout frrm a new confrontation. toniiht on fox 45 news at 5:30 3 3 - caroline, cecii county schools schools located south of the c&d canal, dorchester, kent, wicomico, worcester county all pwo hours late. late.- queen annes and talbot county are all 90 minutes lltee 3 maps-83at27-fiber-back to maps pls 3 to maps pls maps-83at27-fiber-back to maps pls 33 a baltimore city police officer is suspenddd because of this video.a woman was traffic stop... when e tried - to stop her.meean gilliland is here with a story you're seeing first on fox. good morning patrice,the problem for the officer is that grabbing a cell phone or camera is against the deparrment rules.and a violation of your rights. in...:37 let me see your id(looks like his camera is up) you can have my id. ok, let me get your id sir. buu it's not against the law for mm to video what you're doing. you're own private property. i'm on private proert y.yes, come on over here. come on over here.2:11 look look he just took my phone phone from that ppint, the woman's phone remmins on top of a car as police issue a citation to her for treaspassing on privaae property. the video was taken tuesday night... in cherry hill.fox45 took it bealefeld... 13:22:11 i'm incredibible disturbed by what i saw in there.13:23:20 were immmdiately suspending hh pfficer invvlved. 1:11:31 it reaaly is just a diigusting and appalling abuse of police power and it's shocking while the baltimore ity police is in the midss of being sued by us over this percise issue. issue. in that case, a man at preakness had his phone taken away by police... who erased all thh video.to try an keep this federal lawwuit from moving forward... ...the police department announced last month a new policy that allows residentss to videotape officers without fear of arrest.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. if you want to see the entire conffontation that got the officerrsuspended...go to fox baltimore dot com... the whole video is in raw news. maryland's flush tax will be annapolis.a houss committee approvee a yearly increase in that fee from 30 to 60-dollars it's used to upgrade sewage treatment plantt. envirrnmentalists say it's needed to clean the bay. (aiosa) "if they're not properly upgraded, then we're goong to stand to lose in the neighborhood of three or four million pounds of nitrogen redu" reduction."republicans oppose an increase ... saying their &pconstituents are already taxe to the hilt. the mayor releasee her spending plan for the next fiscal year. yyar.mayor stephanie rawlings-blake hopes to improve schools and lower property taxes beginning with a cut of 2 cents on the ddllar next year.but she has to cut spending to a close a 48-million dollar budget gap. as a result ... more than 2-hundred-30 positions will be cut.one of the deepest cuts to close three stations next year. < "we're fully funding ems and 80 percent of the calls that come into the fire dept. and change there.""and with the no resources bbing cut, it makes our job harder,,i don't care who says what - it makes our job a hell of a lot harder."> harder."> the mayor has not saii whicc stations she plans to close. a plan to explore the sale or re-development of 15 baltimore landmarks... wins approval by the city board of estimates. estimates.oo wednesday... the board voted to spend 46- thousand dollars to deal with landmarks like the historic shot towee downtown.mayor stephanie rawlings-blake says maay landmarks need repairs private money. - two baltimore city council membbrs are calling for a moratorium on putting unpaid water and sewer bills. bills. the resolution was prompted by an audit shows thousands off households in baatimore city estimated water billss right now.... more than 23-hundred &phomes eligible for tax saae. council presiddnt jack young and councilman carl stokes are of ppoperties dueeto unpaid water bills until the city can demonstrate than accurate billing system s in place. (33:20)we're calling this a crisis......tax sales..... sales..... a city spokesperson says....the city is working to fix the inaccuracies.... howwver a 2 year moratorium could lead to lawsuits.... ann couud hinddrrthe city's bond rating. it's a little more than just plugging them in and turning them on. hundreds of lots are arriving every week at maryland's newest casino at arundel mills. joel d. smith is live there now to show us for the first time, how much work is left before maryland live opens in just three monnhs. good morning joel d. 15 hundred job seekers as they await the official opening of this andd phat do you need for a gambling mecca like this? slot. slots.just about every day, more slot machines arrive here, we will e inside a little later this morning to see whht teehnicians get accuratt and then get it ready for the sights and sounds of gambling... and winning. nearly 5000 sloo machines...will eventually be just part of the nationally acclaimed restaurants are inside, too, and we'll have an exclusive look, a little later this morning. as for the starting to feel like a reaa casino in here. 34038 it'sstremendously exciting, we couldn't be more excited 45 45 each machine cost the state about 10 thouuand dollars. live at arundel mills, joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3 3 newss 3 3 3 they say you never know a man until you walk in his shoes... well... these men are walking... and ometimes wobbling... a mile.. in áwomen'sá shoes.it's all for awareness against raae.the men say... they give kudos to heels... is painful. 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((break 8)) 3 continues.the man wanted for killing 7 people.. includiig three childree.. in frrnce.. moments before his death.. that made police decide to &pp,3in. - singing nats natsand... an american idol contestant.. before her makeover.the new haircut that made erika van pelt.. almost unrecognizable. 3 3 wednesday, march 22nd 3p caroline, cecil county schools schooll located south of the c&ddcanal,,dorchester, county all two hhurs late. late.- queen annes and talbot county are all 90 minutes late. 3 , 3 3 3 3 3 3 p, 3 suspectee gunman who killed 7 people... innluding three jewish children... is now dead. deaa.you're looking livv in riiht now we're still working to find oot how he died... if police shotthhm or if he shot himself.24-year-old mohammed merah had been in a standoff with pollce... for more than a day before his death.we will continue to monitor ttis lattst information as soon as it becomes available. first n fox...our investigation leads to a officer's suspension after he takes the cell phone from a video.listen in... :33 let me see your id(looks have my idd ok, let me get your id sir. bbt it's not against the laa for me to video what you're doing. you're own private property. come on over here. come on , over here.2:11 look look he just took my phone phonnfrom that poinn, the womanns phone remains on top of a car as police issue a cctation tooher for treaspassing on privvtt property. the video was taken tuesday night... in cherry hill.fox45 took it right to &pcommissioner fred bealefeld.. the officer. he ii suspeneding 13:29:36 if you're a knuckle head were ggnna hold you accountable if you're injred by sooehting we do let us know you don't have to be affected by this mark (grimes) "out of the majority oo the departments in the nation, we're one of the first agencies to prrmolgate rules so take that for what it's worth, i think it's a good firsttstep." step."just last month... the police department announced a new policy that llows residents to videotapee officers without fear of arress.it ame as the departmeet was trying to keep forward.in that case,,a man at 3 preakness had his phonn taken away by pplice... wwo erased all the video. 3 in nnapolis...lawmakerssare public schools... until age 18. 18.a bill given preliminary would mandate that all .. - students stay in school.it's an initiative supported by president obaaa... and supporters say it would improve the graduation rate (pugh) "currently if aachild is 16 years of age, they cann just walk out of he school and say i'm done and what that has done in my opinion is &pincrease the dropout rate." ratee"senator catherine pugh says older students who are disruptivee..would be sent to aaternative schools.a final vote on that bill is expected later this eek. the slots ccntinue to arrive at maryland's newess casino. bbt getting the machines in is just the first part of he process. process. joel d. smith is llve at arundel mills where high tech and blue ollar workkrs arr pushing hard to be ready for a june grand openiig. good morning - 3 we could soon know who the next judges will be on "the x f" ffctoo."this week... fox caught up with simon cowell in kansas city.he's there with auditioning for season two.as of now... no decision has been made about who will replace hoss steve jones or judges pcherziiger.bbt simon says... an announcemmnt could be made in the next 7 days. coming upp.. some fiihting words... from g-o-p andidate, newt gingrich. pressdential candidate! she has her very own etth a sketch." who he was ttrgeting ith this comment... aad why the popularr toy "etch a ketch"... is in theespotlight. and it isn't a circus... without an elephant.what goes into reparing an animal this big... to entertain even bigger crowds.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. aal local.. all morning. 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