tuesday, september 4th 3 3 395 map 3 gun fire erupts in baltimore... in the past 24 hours... 9 men have been shot in six separaaee city.the most recent... was a double shooting in eass &pbaltimore eaary this morning along streeper street.policee face the othee grazed by a bullet around :15 a-m. 7 others were shot over the &pholiday yesterday.two of them. fataaly.megan gilliland is here with more on the search for suspects and motives at this our. good morning guys,the shooting here along beryl avenue in east baltimore is one of the deadly shootings. police say a man in his early 20's was shot here arouud taken to the hospitaa where he died just a short time later. there were also two double shootings.the first one happened here in north baltimore... along boone street around 9 o'clock last night.you ccn ee the victims being loaded up into the ambulance.one man was shot in the leg... the other in the chest.just minutes ago we learned one of them hhs died. pe've also confirmed that two other men trying to run from the scene were hit and injured by a car. about an hour later... we're tolddthere was a second double shooting.thhs ne in south east baltimore... along eaton street.two men were shot here. police are also investigatingg a shooting on rutland avenue... and one on frankford avenue too.no arrests have shootings at this hour.we'll keep you updated as the morning continues.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 orning news. the search continues, this morninn... for the gunman who opened fire at a houss party.... killing a young mothe. mother. 22-year-old larelle amos was shot early sunday morning at a home on the alemeda... near richnor pvvnue in northeast baltiiore. she was caughttin the &pcrossfire.... standing in the front yard when a bullet hit her in the chhst. family &pmembers say the shots werr fired from down the street.... arguing. (ms. murray) "and lorell and i was just standing there.. and she was like you know aunt lesha, we had a good time.. and yyu know, life ended. life ended so fastt. for no reason at all." all.. investigators don't believe amos was the intended target. she leavess behind a oneeyear old son..... anyone with information should call police. the checkered flag has come down on the baltimore grand prix , but some of the dismantled. ll being joel d. smith is live downttwn with a look at how many fans attended this yeaa's race, and how many commuters will be affectee by the course this mmrning. good morning joel d. good morning patrice, and tom, the goal this morning at 5 am, was to have all access points reopened.... and it looks like they've done that. thhugh it will be a couule weeks before all the ffncing and graanstands come down. down.it's a two mile cirruit to get back to norral... with the only road left closed being sharp street... connecting pratt and conway through the convention center. right on chedule. in fact, crews have een working since sunday night... to take down the barriers and road blocks piece by piece. overall.... organizerr ssy the race - they believe - was a success. although they admit ticket sales were down from last year. and he crowd was noticeably smaller.... despite efforts to sell discounted tickets online in the last two the crowd? promoters aren't getting speciiic. for the race ssued a cations - statement today - defending race attendance... he says - quote - based on 100 days to &pprepare, we were very pleased and says last year's estimated crowd numbers were heavily inflated and a large perccntage of attendees last year watched for freee by the way, promoters....say they are already beginning to plan for next year. they also say they have paid all the vendorssand all the tax bills.... which is something last year's promoters failed to do on time. live downtown... joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3 gas prices are higher than they've been in a while... but experts say... relief is in sight... thanks to 2 big fac. factors.the firrt is damage from hurricane isaac... which is not as serioussas many were predicting.experts say it should allow gulf coast refineriessto get back to work quickly. the second is thht the end oo the summmr blend of gasoline could bring priies down 20-cents a gallon over the next month or so. here in maryland... drivers can pay an average of 3-78 a gallon. a midwest drouuht is driving up the price of popcorr. farmers say supplles are runningglow... beeause so much corn has withered in the fields.. according to one industry expert... the retail price of a áfifty poundd bagá is now 300bucks.that's 10-ddllars more than t used to be. that means the smaaler bbgs we buy in grocery stooes... could soon get more expensive. the maryland state fair may be over... but in texas... it's just getting started. on monday... cooks gathered in dallassto see who could whip up the best fried food. the competiiion for the "big tex choice awards" brings a lot of good food... and just one requirement... everything must be fried. judggs nibbled on eeerything from fried cactus, to mac-n-cheese sliderr, to something called áfried mexican firecrackers. 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if you choose mirena to prevent pregnancy, it's also approved to treat heavy periods. nee this morning... closing arguments begin today... in the drew peterson murder trial. jurors will decide whether the ffrmer chicago-area police officer murdered his third wife, kathleen savio... who was found dead in her bathtub in 2004.peterson is also suspected in the disappearance wrongdoing in that case.acy acttr ámichael clarke duncaná the man bess known for his oscar nominated role in áthe green mileá has died. duncan died early monday morning in a los angeles hospital.he'd been hospitalized ffr nearly two months after having a heart attack in juuy. duncan was 54- years-old. rock star ábillie joe armstrongá from the band ágreen dayá was rushed to the hospital monday night. the band was forced to cancel after octors saii its not a good idea for armstrong to play. other members of the band posted a video today saying they are devastated at &phaving to cancel the show. th group is in the middle of a world tour. no word on what caused the perforrer illness. actor bruce willis is "apple"... over the rights to his private i-tuues account. according tt the british tabloid, "theedaily mail"... the company's teemm of service won't allow him to give his daughters, when he dies.under ittnes' current terms and conditions... when users pay for songs and albums... they areeessentially only áborrowingá them.other online music retailers... such as amazon and google's android marketplace... impose similar downloads. the coast guard is releasing this picture... frrm of lonn island.if you can't tell... that's russell crowe. the actor needed a little helpp from the coast guard... after getting lost duringga kayak trip with a friend.a patrol member heard their cries for help... and brought the pair back to land. the republicans had áclint eastwoodá... but now the ábetty whiteá. the web site áchange--dt-orgá has launched a petitionnto get the golden girl to appear at the week's in north carolina. eastwood's speech in tampa made headlines last week... after he &pinterviewed an áinvisibleá president obama.now... the petition is calling for quote - "real hollywood icon to right."but white...who endorsed obamm in may... likely won't be available to appear because of scheduling conflicts. coming up... tte democratic national convention kicks off today... in charlotte.the one question... the party will work to answer. 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(11secs)) p11secs))inside on the convention floor final preparations are being made for tonight.the stage is up and sound checks are underway. each speaker is getttng a chance to rehearse and get used to the teleprompter they will use. uue.tooight... first lady michelle obama will be speaking.the keynote adddess will be given by san antonio mayor julian castro.he will bb the first latino to give the reporting live in charlotte grace white, back to you. &p 1)barack obama has a tall prder 1)barack obama has a tall order at ttis convention -- re-energize his base, wing some votes ann to &pcreate some enthusiasm with a anemic economy hanging over america -- what does the president need to dd or say in charlotte to do all that?2)how are the democratic party faithful answering the one question that reverberates deeply in vottrs ---are americans bettee off than they were four years ago?3)republicans are suggesting that obaaa's message will be one of tighly controlled defense...that the president can not run n what they call his 'failed' record --grace, what are delegatts telling you? coming up... early shipments are vaccine.but is it a good dea to get one ánow?á... and will it last all season?what recommendatiin the c-d-c has for you. ((megan live ttase))gun fire rings out in baltimore.9 men fatally all within 24 houus... the search for suspects this 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 3 i'm one of six children that my mother raised by herself, and so college was a dream when i was a kid. i didn't know how i was gonna to do it, but i knew i was gonna get that opportunity one day, and that's what happened with university of phoenix. nothing can stop me now. i feel like the sky's the limit with what i can do and what i can accomplish. my name is napthali bryant and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. parentt raise oncerns... after the shooting at perry hall high school on fox 45 news at five.3 -live look ppatt street 3 3 3955map 3 a violent 24 hours in baltimore... leaves police searching for clues. clues.we're ow learning 9 men have been shot in 6 separate inccdents across the city. city.the most recent is a baltimore.our crewsscaptured this scene here along north streepee street.police say two men were shot here around 3:15 this morning. 7 otherr were shot over the holiday yesterday. yesterday.megan gilliland iss here with more on their susppcts. and the search for - good morning guys,we've now learned that two men have died. buttthat number could row as the other victims fight ffr &plives. the first deadly shooting happened here in east baltimore along beryl avenue. police say a man in his early 20's was shot around 11:45 yesterday morning.he was taken to the hospital where he died just a short time later. there were also two double shootings. one happened here in north baltimore... along boone street around 9 o'clock last night.you can see the victims being loaded up into the ambulance.just minutes ago we learned one of them has from the scene were hit and at injured by a car. about an hour later... there was a second double shooting. this one in south east baltimore... along eaton street.two mennwere shot here. police are also investigating a shooting on rutland avenue... and one on frankford avenue toooagain... 9 men were shot... in six different &pincidents... two of them fatally.no arrests have been made in any right now.we'll keep you posted at the morning continues.i'm megan gglliland, fox45 morning news. we continue to follow a sttry oot of anne arundel county this morning... morning...where rescuers are still looking for a man ... miising on the chesapeake bay. a man and a woman fell off a sailboat about 2 miles away from bayside beach... about 12--0 monday afternoon.the wooan was rescued.but the man is still missing. grand prix of baltimore officials are in a race to commuters.. a number of barriers remaan downtown, but how many obstacles will there be to bringing the race back for a third year? year? joel d. smith is live there now with that answer and a look at the traffic right now. good morning joel d. fewer fans.... fewer problems. that's one way of lookiig at the grand prix of baltimore this time around. good morning patrice, anddtom, the goal this morning at 5 am, was to have all access points reopened.... and it looks like they've done that. though it will be a couple weeks before all the fencing and grandstands come down. down.it's a two mile circuit to get back to normal... ith the only road left closed being sharp street... coonecting pratt and conway but organizers say they're right on schedule. in fact, crews have been working since sunday night... to take down piece by piece. overall, promoters say they're pleased with how the race went off this year. and they hope to bring it back to bbltimoree despite am obvious drop in ticket sales from ast year,. year."> the director of ommunications for the race issued a statement today - defending race attendance... he says - quote - baseddon 100 days to prepare, weewere ery pleased. and says last year's estimattd crowd numbers were heavily innlated and a large year watched for free.s last - by the way, promoters... say they are already beginning to plaa for next year. they also say they have paid all the vendors and all the tax bills.... which is something last year's promoters failed toodo on time. llve 45 morning news. 3 flu ssason is right around the corner.and already... drugstores and doctor's offices are stocking up on thii year's vaccine. vaccine.buu because this year's supply is in earlier than most... people are asking if getting an early flu shot will keep them protected all seaaon long.according to the c- d-c... the answerris yes. they're recommending that everyone ages -mooths and older get thh vaccine as soon as possible. that brings us to our question of the day.do you find seasonal flu shots to be effective? we'll take hour. yoo can allo go to fox-baltimore dot com and tell us what you think... sound off through facebook or send us a tweee.. at foxbaltimore. a new study outtof stanford university... finds there's almost ánoá nutritional difference between organically and non-organically grown produce.but there áisá a difference... when it comes to organic fruits and veggies have a 30-percent lower risk of pesticide contaaination a grrater risk of aatibiotic-o resistant bacteria in non-organic pork and chicken. a homeowner in colorado wakes up to an unusual guest in his swimming pool. take a look at this... scott smith captured video of a ádderá.. swimming around.when he rralized the deer was trapped... and called 9-1-1 for help. "my dogs were barkkng like crazy and i couldn't get them to knock it off. i got up on the top of my deck aad i looked down and there was an eight-point buck in the iddle of my swimming pool." when police arrived... things didn't get easier.they eventually had to call in a heavy fire rescue crew for assistance... who built a ramp to lurr the deer out. finally free him. inutes to it was a costly escape....with repairs estimating about 25-hundred ollars. coming up... measures are being taken... to protect maryland residents... frrm the west nile virus. virus.whhn spraying... is scheduled to begin. 3& you're wwtchhng fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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"no easy day" is the memoir of a former navy seal who helped killlosama now we know...matt bizonette - issnnt only facing a top- seller but a major lawsuit.the military's top lawyer warned the author last week that he agreements and broke the law with the book. he said the military was considering pprsuing all available legal pctions against him and his publisher, penguin putnam. bissonnette's lawyyr says he did not violate military is confident he did not disclose classified informatiin. the center for disease control and prevention reports the highesttnumbers of west nile cases ever reported by august....nearly 1600 casss 65 deaths...including one here ii aryland. ii response to the case of west nile virus in baltimore county... the maryland department of agriculture will be spraying this thursday and next thurrday, the 13th... in the milford mill areaaafter 7::0 at night.if you live theee, you might see trucks from the department of agriculluree doing the spraying.west nile virus is transmitted by mosquitos and generally causes either no symptoms.. or mild.. flu-like illnnss.. but it can also be deadly joining me today to hhlp us find out what tte syptoms are disease ...is infectious diseaseespecialist doctor charles halle from greater baltimore medical centee... what does west nile virus look ike when you diagnose? symptoms that leaa disease?besides sprayings repellant at dawn and ddsk what can weedo to are the reported cases so high this year? &p coming uppnext in consumer reports... keep our deck loooing new... for years to come.the deck staans... that hold up to any type of weather.you're all local.. all morning. when it comes to getting my family to eat breakfast, i need all the help i can get. that's why i like nutella. mom, what's the capital of west virginia? charleston. nutella is a delicious hazelnut spread my whole family loves. mom, have you seen my -- backpack? nutella goes great on whole-wheat toast or whole-grain waffles. and its great taste comes from a unique combination of simple ingredients like hazelnuts, skim milk and a hint of cocoa. yeah, bye. have you seen my -- yes. and...thank you. 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((break 8)) anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. gun fire rings out in baltimore.9 men are shot... two of them fatally... within 24 houus.the search for gas prices are spiking....he two big factor that contributed to the big jump in recent weeks...and when you can expect relief. and shees known as "dentist... the menace"...wwere ttis woman dentist...and the dangerous procedures she's done on patients...that could cost permmnant amage. 3 33 3 today s tuesday, 3september 4. 3 3 3 3 gun fire erupts in baltimore... in the past 24 hours... 9 men have been shot in sixxseparate city.the moss recent... was a double shooting in east baltiiore early this morningg along streeper street.police say one man was shot in the face the other grazed by bulllt around 3:15 a-m. 7 others were shot ooer the hooiday yesterday.two of them f. here with more on the search for suspects and motives at this houu. good morniin guyy,the shooting along beryl venue in east baltimore is one of the deadly shootings. police say a man in his eerly 20's was shot here around 11:45 yesterday morning.he was taken to the hospitallwhere he died just a short time later. there were also two double shootings.the first one happened here in north baltimore... aaong boone street aaound 9 o'clock last night.you can see the victims being loaded up into the ambulance.one man was shot in the leg... the other in the chest.just minutes ago we learned one of them has died. othee men trying to run fromm - the scene were hit and injured about an hour later... we're told there was a second double shooting.this one in sooth east baltimooe... along eaton street.two men were shot ere. &ppolice re also investigating avenue... and oneeon frankford been made in any offthe shootings at this hour.we'll keep you updated s the morning continuus.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning nnws. the search continues, this morningg.. for the gunman who opened fire at a house party.... killing a young mothe. mother. 22-year-old larelle amos was shot early sunday morning at home on the avenue in northeast ballimore. she was caught in the crossfire.... standing n the front yard when a bullet hit her in the chest. famill members say the shots were fired rom downnthe street.... where a group of men were arguing. (ms. murray) "ann lorell ann i was just standing ttere...and lesha, we had good time.. - and you know, life ended. life ended so fast.. for no reason attall." all." innestigators don't believe amos was the intended target. she leaves behind a one year old son.... anyone with nformation shoold call policee the checkered flag has come down on the baltimore grann prix , but some of the course is still being dissantled. joel d. smith is live downtown with a look at how many fans attended this year's race, and hoo many commuters will be affecttd by the course thhs good morning patrice, and tom,,the goaa this morning at 5 am, was to have all access points reopened.... and it looks like they've done that. thoughh it will be a couple weeks before all the fencinggand grandstands come down. down.it's a two mile circuit to get back to normal... with thh onlyyroad left closed being sharp street... connecting pratt and ccnway through the convention center. but organizers say they're right on schedule. in fact, crewsshave been working since sunday nightt.. to takkedown the barriers and road blocks piece by pieee. overall.... organizers ay the race - they believe - was a success. although they admit ticket sales were down from crowd was noticeably efforts to sell discounted tickets two weeks. so how much smaller was the crowd? getting specific. gridmageddon."> the director of ommunications for the race issued a statement today - defending race attenddnce... he says - quote - based on 100 days to prepare, we wwre very pleased. and says last year's estimated crowd numbers were heavily inflated and a large year watched for free.s last by tte way, promoters... say they are already beginning to plan for next year. they also say they have paid all the bills.... which is somethhng last yeaa's promoters failed to do onntime. live downtown... joel d. smith, fox 35 - the man best known for his ná - oscar nominated role in áthe green mileá has died. duncan died early mondayy morning in a los angeles hospital.he'd been hospitalized for nearly two months after having a heart a woman in okkahoma city is 4- accused of pretending to be a dentist.and she could have possiblyydone permanent damage to dozens of patients. the oklahoma board of dentistry is looking for this wwman áelizabeth hinooaá. hinosa was hired at two differenttoffices as aaspanish traaslatoo and a dental assistant...but decided to treat patients herself after hours when the real doctors went home. áhinosaá performed root canals, braces,,cavities, crowns and other dentaa procedures.but investiiators say she had help. "she got her daughter hired as the receptiinist and when people would call in to mmke an appointment, they would schedule them at a different time and tell themmii's cheaper if they come after hour" hours."officials say about 100 after receiving treatment..whiie others will suffer rom permanent damage. it'ssprobably the last thing you it's probably the it's probably the last thing you might expect to be washing asso. ashore.where these árrtsá aae making llnd.. in droves.and wwat could happen to them.. causing potential damage to hum. humans. ou're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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"no easy day" is theememoir of a former navy seal who helped kill osama bin laden. the author trieddto keep his dentity covered but now we know...matt bizonette is not only facing a top- seller but a major lawsuit.the military's op lawyer warned the author last week that he had violated secrecyy agreements and broke the law with the book. he said the military was considering pursuing all available legaa actions against him and his publisher, penguin putnam. bissonnette's lawyer says he did not violate military secrecy agreements or break the law, and said bissonnette is confidenn heediddnot disclose classified information. p gas prices are higher than they've been in a while... but experts say... relief is in sight... thanks to 2 big factors.the first is damage from hurricane isaac... which is not as serious as many were predicting.experts ssy it refineries to et back to work quickly. the second is that thh end of the summer blend of gasoline could bring prices down 20-cents a gallon over the next month or so. here in maryland... drivers can pay an average of 3-78 a gallon. 3 they are celebrating and raising money for a good cause! max's carnival is taking place this weekend. emily gracey is live in pikesville... for this morningg hommtown hotspot. -who does the carnival benefit?somethings you can do at the carnival?get ? involved? 3 max's carnival is taking place this max's carnival is taking place this september 9th foo more max's carnival and how you can get involved log on to fox baltimore dot com slash mmrning. flu season is right flu season is right around the . early.. could improve your ine - chanccs of not getting the flu. flu.but first..the -n-c gets underway today.what we can pxpect tt come out the convention...and who from maryland is expected to speak. you're watching fox 45 ((break 3))s.. all local.. all he was dead. chest to make into bin laden's seal then fired he and another reported. was first not standing up, as was on the floor -- inside, bin laden by the time he got fired. two shots were out. poked his head qaeda leader in pakistan, the al laden's compound tairs at bin team went up the he says as the 3 ((break 3)) it's a book that promises an insider's account of the draaatic raid that led to the death of the world's most- wanted terrorist. "no easy day," the memoir of a former navy seal who helped kill osama in laden... hits bookshelves today. last liit amid waves of controversy aad buzz. but as mary ellen hopkins exppains... the formerly-anonymous author could be in a lot of trouble. 3 the former "seal team six" member spoke with cbs's "60 minutes." in the interview, he owen... his face and voice k changed to hide his identity. but his cover has since been (biz-on-ette) said his book - originally set for a september 11th release -- is not aimed at influencing the election. my worry from the beginning is that it's a political season. whatsoever. it doesn't cal badmouth either party and we 11 to keep it out of the ber politics. bissonnett's account offers new details of last year's raid. he says as the team went up the stairs at bin laden's compound in pakistan, the al qaeda leader poked his head out. two shots wwre fired. by the time he got inside, binnladen was on the floor - not standing up, as was first reported. he and another seal then fired into bin laden's chest to make sure he was dead. the military's top lawyer warned the author last week that he had violated secrecy agreements and broke the lla with the book. he said the military was considering pursuing all available legal publisher, penguin putnam. - bissonnette's lawyer says he did not violate military secrecy agreements or breaa the law, and said bissonnette is confident he did not information. i'm mmry ellen hopkins reporting. miliiary officials say the real mppct of the book inside the ranks is that bissonnette has broken the code of silence among covert military operatives. if the pentagon has its way... both bissonnette and hhs publisher may be forced to forego all royalties. ccuntry singer... hank williams jr. is back n the spotlight, this morning. morning.you may remember last comparing presideet obama to . - hitler on "fox and friends." well on sunday... he went on yet anotter ant... saying in part...the president is mussim... hates cowboys and powgirls...and ends it by saying... "we hate him.".hank made the remarks at a concert in texas. a string of shootingg... continues into the early morring hours. hours.how manyypeople have been shot over the past 24 hours.and what we're learning you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all parentt raise oncerns... after the shooting at perry hall high school on fox 45 news at five. 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33 3 - 3 3 3 3& 3 3 a violent 24 hours in baltimore... leaves police searching for clles this mornin. morning.at least 9 men have been shot in 6 separate incidents across the ccty. three men are now dead. dead.the most recent shooting is a douule shooting in east baltimore.our crews captured this scene here along nortt streeper street.police say two men were shot here around 3:15 this morning. hooiday yesterday.hot over he yesterday.megan gilliland is here with more on theirr condtions and the search for suspects. good morring uys,we've now &plearned three men haveedied. but hat number could grow as the other victims fight for lives. the first deadly shooting happened here in east baltimore along beryl aaenue. police saa a man in his early 20's as shot around 11:45 yesterday morning.he was taken to the hospital where he died just a short time later. there weee also two double shootings. one happened here boone street around 9 o'clock last night.you an see the victims being loaded up into phe ambulance.just minutes ago we learned one of them has died.we've also confirmed that from the scene were hit and - injured by a car. about an hour later... there was a second double shooting. this one in south east baltimore... along south eaton street.two men were shot here... one of them died. police are also investigating a shooting on rutland avenue... and one on frankford avenue too.again... 9 men were shot... three of them fatally. no arrests have been made in any riiht now.we'll keep you posted t the morning continues.i'm megan gilliland, grand prix of baltimore officials are in a race to clear the track for morning commuters.. a number of barriers remain downtown, but how many obstacles will there be o bringing the race back for aathird year? year? joel d. smith is live a look at the traffic rightt now. good mmrning joel d. fewer fans.... fewer problees. that's ooe way of looking a the grand prix of baltimore this time around. good morning patrice, and tom, the goal this morning at 5 am, was to have all access points reopened.... and it looks like they've done that. though it will be a couple weeks before all thh fencing and grannstands come down. doww.it's a two mile circuit to get back to normal... with the only road left closed being sharp street... connecting prrtt and conway thhough the convention center. buu organizers say they're right on schedule. in fact, crews have been working since sunday night... to take down the bbrriers aan road blocks piece by piece. overall, promoters say they're pleased with how the racc went off this year. and theyyhope to bring it back to baltimore again ii 2013. this... despite am obvious drop in ticket sales from last year,. year."> the directorrof ommunicationn for the race issued a statement today - defending race attendance... he sayss- quote - based on 100 days to prepare, we were very &ppleased. and says laat ear's estimated crowd numbers were pprceetage of attendees last year watched for free. by the way, promoters... say they are already beginning to plan for next yearr they also say they have paid aal the &pbills.... which is something laat year's promoters failed to do on time. live doontown... joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. we now the know the identity of tte 88-year-old woman who died in a east baltimore fiie, over the weekend. weekend.gertie hortonn.. died of mokeeinhalation and buuns. fire fighters responded to east north avenue on sunday evening...where theydiscovered the viitim on the first floor. when neighbors discovered rescue her. from the - (plumber) "myyson-in-law and his brother-in law tried to when tthy broke the door in, they couldn't get her out because the fire came towardd phem.""and one guy broke his leg trying to get to her so it was too late." lived with several grandchildren...but no one else was home at the time. 3 3 president obama tours the stormmdamage... leet by hurricaae isaac in looisiana. louisiana.on monday... he visited a neighborhood near new orleans... that suffered hhaay flooding.he praised rescuers and voluntters helping clean up the damage. "i want to commend everyybdy who's here for the extraordinary work that thht lives were savvd. that, although there was tteeendous property damage, people were quickly and as you can see already clearing out the debris and making sure that theyyre able to recover as rapidly as possible." president obama also promised federal help to bbee up flood protectionnin the area. aathorities have blamed 8 deaths in the u-s on iiaaa... six of them ii louisiina.more than 100-thousand people n the gulf coast remain without power... almost a week after the storm hit. thousands of swamp rats are washing ashore in mississippii.. fter hurriccne isaac.the rodents are turninggup on beechess... after drowninggin the marsh during last weee's storm..rews are scrambling to clean up the carcassess... before it gets any warmer. "you get out here you smell it's a terrible smell. as this &pheattcontinues they're ust going to blow up and pop, makiig it even more of a health hazard." county leaders have askeddmema for help with the removal and disposal of the rats. otherwise, they'll have to hire contract workers to do flu season is right around the drugstores and doctor's offices are stoccing up on this year's vaccine. year's supply is in earlier than moot... people are asking if getting an early flu shot will keep themmprotected all season long.according to the - d-c... the answer is yes. they're recommending that everyone ages 6-months and older get the vaccine as soon asspossible. that brings us to our question of the day.do you find seasonal flu shotssto be effective? phone lines are open now...the number to call 410 - 481- 4545. a soggy start to your..short work week...at least for some &pof you. you.when you can exppct thunderstorms..next in your skywatch weather forrcast. forecast. you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all oh no, not a migraine now. try this... bayer? this isn't just a headache. trust me, this is new bayer migraine. 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((break 6)) ((question of dayyanimation)) flu shots are in early this year...and mmny people are already lining up to get them. the c-d-c says if ou do et it early... it will keep you protected all season long. long.that brings us to our question offthe day.do you finn seasonal flu shots to be effective?our phone lines are open now.. 410-481-4545. 3 3 3 brandee "actually within a week-10 days offmy husbanddand i receiving them last year, we enned up in the hossital ith &pflu/bronchitis/pneumooii me for 3 days , my husband 111day. days.terry "yes i work with school children and it has always helped me" pe"gina " yes, i get mine every year to reduce the chances of getting the flu because i work in retail." retail."marcy i dont think so!! i have seen to many people get the ffu shot and still get the flu!! i dont get the shottand neither doomy children or husband and we have never h the flu!! the d-n-c gets the d-n-c gets underway today. come ouu the convention... convention...and who from maryland is expected to speak. you're watching fox 5 ((bump in)) the ddmocraaic national convention is getting carolina today. rth 6-thousand delagates and speakers ... along with thousands of spectators will fillltime wwrnee ccble arena over tte next three days. their goaa ... to ear and spread the message of why president obama should be re- elected. joining us now live from charlotte s our dc insider and political commentator armstrong williams.-what brings you to charlottt ... are youuthere to isten in and find ways to contradict eveything democrats say-what's the atmosphere anddfinal set up like now -i know you're a little biased .. but hoping to see from this nd - convention--overror o'malley will speak there today 3 speak there todayo'malley will -governor o'malley will speak there today 3 speakkthere todayo'malley will 3 commng up in our 8 o'clock hour.. a zombie running for president? who this new candidate is..and his campaign promise.. to the undead. you'rr watching fox 45 morning news.. all anncr: it'll start out as concrete and steel... but it'll become so much more. a new world-class resort casino in maryland. two thousand construction jobs to build it. four thousand permanent, good-paying jobs when it's done. hundreds of millions for maryland schools... real oversight to make sure the money goes... where it's supposed to. but none of it will happen unless we vote for... question seven this november. vote for question seven. and help build a better future for maryland. rachel and sam have a house. now they want a home. a home where everything feels like it's designed just for them. where the styles they love fit into the wallet they have. big or small they want furniture that makes life better. that's why they visit us. we're more than a home improvement store. we're ikea, the life improvement store. protecting maryland residents... from the west nile virus.when spraying... is scheddled to beginnand whether your neighborhood... will be affected. pool ad-libs 3 and one 6-year-old's hilarious advice to prince with his pants down in vegas. 3 3 - live look from inside the arena at the democratic national convention. tuesday, september 4th 3 3 3 3 3 we are north west baltimore right now. now. a man was found dead this morning... slumped over the wheel of a car along coldspring lane at daytona avenue. it's unclear how he died .. whether he was shot or stabbed ... homicide detectives are on the scene. we have a crew n the way right now. this comes after a violent 24 hours in baltimoreat least 9 men have been shot in six separate incidents across the city.three of them fatally. fatally.the most recent... is a double shooting in east baltimore.two men were shot earll this morning along north streeper street. 7 others were shot over the holiday yesterday. yesterday.tommrodgers is here with more on the search for suspects plus your other top stories of the morning. the shooting here along beryl avenue in east baltimore is pooice say a man in his early 20's was shottand killed here just before noon yesterday morning. there werr also two double shootingg.the first one happened in north baltimore... along boone street around 9 o'clock last night.you can see the victims being loaded up into the ambulance.one of them died.we've alsooconffrmed that two other men ttying to run from the sceee were hit and injjred by a car nearby. abouu an hour later... ttere was a second double shooting in south ast baltimore... along eaton street.two men were shot here... one of them died. police are also investigating a shooting on rutland avenue... and one on frankford avenue too.no arrests have been made at this hour. the checkered flag has come downnon the baltimore grand prix , but ome of he course is still being dismmntled. joel d. smith is live downtown with a look t how many fans attended this year's race, and howwmany commuters will be affected by the course this morning. good morning joel d. good morning patrice, and tom, the goal thhs morning at 5 am, was to have all access points reopened.... and it looks like they've done that. though it will bb a couple weeks beffre all the fencing and grandstands come do. to get back to normal... with the only rrad left closed being sharp street... connecting pratt and conway through the convention center. buttorganizers say they're right on schedule. in fact, sunday night... to take down the barriers ann rrad blocks piece by piece. overall.... organizers ay the race - they believe - was a success. although they admit ticket sales were down from last noticeably smaller.....despiie tickets online in the last two weeks. so how muchhsmalllr was the crowd? promoters arrn't gridmageddon."> the director of ommunications for the race issued a statement today - defending race attennance... he says - prepare, we were very pleased. and says last year's estimated crowd numbers were heavily inflattd and a large percentage of attendees last year watched for free. by the way, promoters... say they are already beginning to plan for next year. have paid all the vendors and all the tax bills.... wwich is something promoters ailed to do on time. live downtown... joel d. smith, fox 45 morning news. 3 3 actor clint eastwood's speech at the republican national convvntion sweeps the nation. in his speech... he spoke to supposed to represent president obama.now... conservatives around the country have deemed monday peptember third... "empty chair ay".and the activity "if you can let your opinion known and kinda get your feelings are i don't have a problem with it, i mean we thought it was funny." funny."conservatives ope that thh viral effect of the speech will get people thinking about what they might say to president obama.... evvn if iis just an empty chair. & a 6-year-old has some sound harry... after nude photoo of him surfaced... from a recent on monday... prince harry made his first public appearance since the scandal broke.and apparently... it's not juss adults who know the story. story.prince haary spoke at a charity awards gala and met seriously ill. one of them.... was áalex loganá he's suffering from acute leukemia. alex appeared on i-t-v before the event and was asked what he'd say to the prince...this was his response. "i want to know what you're goinn to say to prince harry if you bump into him this evening...have you given that any thought yet....what might you say....im glad you got your clothes on prince harry." buckingham pplace has mostly kept silent about the photos... except confirming that thhe were indeee the prince. coming up... it's the latest craae in weddings... where in the world "bride snatching" has become a popular hit... and the ransom... grroms are being toll to pay. you're watching 3 they have games, ice cream, a petting zoo and they are raising money for a good cause. emily gracey is live in pikesville...for this mornings hometown hotspot. -- why did you chooseeto have a carnival? - how can people get involved? - show us somethings you can do at the carnival? carnivvl? max's carnival is 3taking place this saturday september 9th from 12 p.m.- 3 p.m.for more information on pax's carnival and how you can get invooved log on to fox baltimore dot com slash morning. 3 3 3 3 3 ccming up... a ázombieá... running for president??where he's been spotted campaigning... and the one issue... he's hoping to highlight. but next... we're helping you meet your fitness goals.have a question for our expert? our phone lines are open now.just call thh number on your screen... 4100481-4545.you're watching fox 45 morning newss. 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((open)) 3- 3 p map fiber map the search continues, this morning... for the gunman who opened fire at a house party.... killing a young mother. mother.tom rodgers is here with more on what police are pearning about this case.good good morning, pattice ann megan.22-year-old larelle aaos was shot earll sunday morning at a hooe on the alemeda... ... near richnor avenue in northeast baltimore.she was caught in the crossfire.... stanning in the front yard when a bullet hit her in the &pchest. family members say the shots were fired from down the street.... where aagroup of men were arguing. (ms. murray) "and lorell and i was just standing theee.. and she was like you know aunt lesha, we ad a good time.. and you know, life ended. life ended so ffst.. for no reason at all." all." investigators do not believe amos was the inttnded target. she leaves behind a one year old son.... anyone with information is asked to call policc. closing arguments begin today... in the drew peterson trial.jurors will decide whetter the former chicago- area police officer murdered his third wife, kathheen savio... who was found dead in her bathtub back in 2004. peterson is also susppcted in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacy peteeson.he denies any wrongdoing in that it's hittinn book shelves today but the meeoii of a pormer navy seal who helped kill osama binnladen...is not only facing a top- lawsuit. the military's top r bissonntteá last week that he had violated secrecy agreements and broke the law witt his booo..."no easy day." but ábissonnette'sá lawyer'' deny all allegations ann is confident he did not disclose classifiid information. the militaryyis considering pursuing all available legal actions againsttábiissnnetteá and his publisher. rght now....grand prix of baltimore officials re in a race to cllar the track for porning commuters.. a number of barriers remain downtown. so how many obstacles will there be for officials to bringi the race back for a year? oel d. smith is live there now with that answer and a look at the traffic right now. good morninggjoel d. fewer fans.... fewer problems. that's one way of looking at the grand prix of bbltimore this ime around. good morning patrice, and tom, the goal this morning at 5 am, was to have all access points reopened.... and it looks like they've done that. though it willlbe a couple weeks before all the fencing and grandstands come do. down.ii's a two mile circcit to get back to normal... with the only road left closed being sharp street... connncting pratt and conway through the convention center. right on schedule. in fact, crews have been working since the barriers and rrad blocks piece by piece. overall, promoters say they're pleased with how the race went off this yearr and they hope to &pbring it back toobaltimore again in 2013. this... despite am obvious drop in tickee sales from last year,. p"it might be a little bit down from last year... they had 18 months toosell last year."> year."> the director of communications for the race defending race attendance... he says - quote - based on 100 days to prepare, we ere very pleased. and says last year's estimated crowd numbers were heavily inflated and a large percentaae of attendees last year watched for free. they are alreaay beginning to - plaa for next year. theyyalso veenors and all the tax he - bills.... which is something last yeaa's romoters failed to do on time. live downtown... joel d. smmth, fox &5 morning news. 3 the maryland department of agriculture will begin ssraying for mosquitoes... after the state's repooted first death.... caussd by the west nile virus.sppaying will take pllce this thursday and next thursday... in the milford mill area.trucks will conduct the spraying after 7:30 at night.the virus is of a mosquito that has picked up the virus by feeding on an infected animal.in humans... it can cause flu-like symptoms... and in somee cases... turn deadly. 3fll season is right around the corner.and already... drugstooes and doctor's offices are stocking up on this year's vaccine.but because this year's supply is in earlier than most... people are asking if getting an early flu shot will keep them protected all seeson long. according to the centers for disease control and prevention... the answer is yes.the c-d-c encourages pveryone ages 6--onths and as possibll.e vaccine as soon many retail companies are making it eesier to get a head start on your holiday allow shoppprs to use its cruciaa holiday season. it's also waiving its serrice fee and minimum purchase requirement. last montt áwal- martá said it was expanding its layaway program after sseing high customer demand. stores are trying different ways to compete with online-retailerr. space shuttle áeedeavour'sá final mile journey through the streets of los angeles already promises to be a headache for many residents. the excitement of the huttle passing through the neighborhood quickly faded wwen they learned that 4- hundred treee would be chopped down to make room. and now traffic congestiin is another concern. but the california science center áhasá agreed to replant twice as maay trees. p brides in worry about... than seating - charts and difficult wedding pas parties that'ssbecause they are llkely to be ákidnappedá from their wedding reception... aaducted from right undee the nnse offtheir groom and guests. but it's all in good fun. fun. it's called "bride-napping"... and ii's the latest crrze in the country. the bride is usuallyystolen by a group of friends who hold her hostage. once taken... she paaties and poses for pictures &pwith other kidnapped brides while hee abductors negotiate her return. their demands?... usually juss a few pottles of whiskey, or perhaps requiring the groom to come fetch is beloved and publicly declare his lovee a new candidate ffr president has a new candidate for president has one agenda... creating jobs for ázombiesá. that's right the first self- proclaimed zombie presidential candidate made a stop at the charlotte speedway race track... before campaigning for a chance at the ovall office. it's part of the cable networr &pa-m-c's promo to get theirrt- series "the walking dead" on contract dispute caused them to drop the channel. but the candidate's wife thinks he'll do well. candidate and we think weere going to do well. some candidates will carry the blue statee, some candidates will carry the red states, ut we are a shoe-in for the dead stat" states."the charlotte visit is part of a 6-cityytour across the country. the zombie &ppresident candidate says he hopes to highliiht the plight oo the zoobie community. coming up... a stolen uuhaul truck... carrying the belongings of &pvice president joeebiden... i. found.what happened to some of his items... and what police are llarning about the suupeet. suspect.you're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. 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"we have 250 years of coal -- why the heck wouldn't we use it?" and with so many jobs on the line... "it's home grown energy like wind that's creating good new jobs in the states like iowa." could energy policy be the deciding factor in this election? on the "700 club," tçia÷ayayayay