doing at the naval academy... hello, i'm jennifer gilbertt the days of dog discrimination may sooonbe done.the maryland state senate passed legislation thursday that could chhnge dog bite liability.paul gessler reports why pit ulls sparked the bill. at tte canton dog park,(nats) all kinds of breeds, and all kinds of people get together for some dog gone fun. (entering gate nat)everyone who enters this park knows the social cues. they're responsible for their dog's actions, ya dig?(katie: "she's sure there's a treasure in bowser's owner (boxer): "i've trained him well enough. i can get him to sittdown if i need to. he can come to me if i really need him to, but i'm not really worried about him ever attacking anybody."(dog panting)like will and his dog, bowswer, the boxer--(kicks ball)who loves soccer...will, bowser's owner (boxer): "he likee to play--kinda a big volunteer manager: "this is munchie. ann, here we have little lady bird. and, we have bernard and mikey."uptown, at maryland's s-p-c-a, the friday passing of a new state senate bill is welcomed.katie flory, spca volunteer manager: "this law brings us into the 21st century."legislators want to legislation, often targetting pit bulls.if it passes the all breeds would be liabbe for attacks.katie filkins, mila's owner: "dogs are dogs. things happen with people. things happen with dogs. it's a little bit scary to think what that may mean as a dog owner." katie flory, spca volunteer manager:"i think it brings all dog owners or animal owners in general into being responsible for their owner."this comes oo the heels of a state supreme court ruling which called pit bulls 'inherently dangerous.' (walking bishop)the new legislationnbasically erases that stigma.making animal shelter volunteers very happy. liz lange, spca volunteer: before. i've been bitten by a - jack russel. why should these dogs be discriminated against? just because they have more muscle and can do more damage, doesn't mean they will."katie filkins, mila's owner:"if it's goinggto level the playing field for pit bulls, maybe it's not suuh a bad thing, but accidents happen, too." accidents-- that could soon hold all dog owners liable.in baltimore, paul gessser, fox455 nnws at ten. the legislation also affects landlords.they would no longer be held strictly liable for pittull bites.and, the bill would also make it illegal for landlords to specifically discriminate against pit bulls in housing. a maryland lawmaker says he will propose changing a gambling measure to create a joint house and senate panel to oversee gambling. delegate eric luedtke announced his plans during a meeting with members of the house of delegates. the measure would reshape the state lottery agency into a ánewá "state lottery ann gaming control" agency. members would be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. some lawmakers are concerned because it doesn't include input from the house. luedtke will submit the proposal tomorrow. if one lawmaker has his way... washington d-c for work will soon have to pay a tax. representative darrell issa... a california republican who chairs a house ccmmittee that overseas the district's affaars... says a 3- percent tax is worth looking at after the presidential election. maryland is the district's largest source offemployees... almost 25- thousand commuting into the district for work. analysts say the tax would raise one-point-two billion dollars ii revenue each year. baltimore city police are still searching for a man they saa shot another man at a party in west baltimore. baltimore.it happened on woodland avenue near pimlico road around 10 last night. police say the man was attending a neighborhood block party when the suspect approached him...shooting him multiple times in the upper body. the susppct fled the scene on foot. the victim remains in critical condition tonight. police are also searching for two suspects who shot one man and killed another early friday morning near the belvedere hotel on east chase street in mount vernon. the wounded man was identified as lawrence peterson, owner of the empire house inn...and known by many as the unofficial mayor of mount vernon. peterson is in critical but stable condition. the man who died has been identified as 40-yeaa-old joseph ulrich. police are offering a cash reward to anyone with information. a 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after he and his sister find a gun in a parking lot in hagerstown. officers say the boy and his 7-year-old sister were playing in the parking lot behind a building on west franklin street friday morning when they found a loaded 22 caliber beretta in a bush. the boy starttd playing with the gun and accidentally shot himself in the chest. police say the gun was not stolen. and they are still trying to track down the owner. fire that broke out at a town home in pasadena. firefighters are still keeping an eye out on the scene. officiils say the 2-alarm fire began in the basement of the home on della rose court near edwin raynor boulevard. onee person was taken to the hospital with severe but non- life threatening burns. no word on how the fire started. anne arundel county police search for a hit and run suspect tonight. tonight. just before 7:30 this morning... a man was found dead.... on the edge of solomans island road near harwood road.police determined he had been hit by a vehicle. vehicle.based on evidence gathered aa the scene... police are looking for a 2003 volkswagon golf, m- k- 4 with damage to the passenger side... speccfically the grille,,bumper, windshield and mirror.policeehave not released the identity of the victim.anyone with information is asked to call ane arundel police. it was supposed to be fixed in a couple weeks. now city crews say it will take up to three months to replace aad repair a broken pipeline in east baltimore. baltimore.melinda roeder is live from monument street with reaction from business owners...melinda? melinda? when the underground pipes burst - they created a huge sinkhole in the middle of the street.now business is sinking . too. it's been three weeks - since the sinkhole irst appeared. 12:12:40 "i was scary because we thought the whole hing was gonna cave in."nevfille philpotts was outside - and 12:12:26 "a towtruck went by... opened up." sine then - nearby shops on monument street have been watching -- and wondering when - the ciiy would get it fixed. ((file from paul's 7/31 pkk) "that's all they've been doing p talk, talk - talk."at first - they were told it would take about three weeks.now - the city says it'll be more like three months.the patches of pavement - are just a temporary fix.12:10:32 "they said they're just patching it up so trucks ... they're not gonna open the street."without water - some shops had to close for a ccuple days after the collapse.their profits - down he drain.(from paul 7/31 pkg) "businees nowwis slow, and then if you close like 2 or 4 days, it's gonna affect your business."now that that sidewalk's reopened - shopp are relying on foot traffic. ironically - neville's in the business of selling footware. p2:10:17 "probably it's gonna put some of us oot of business."part of the problem - is that the pipeline is so old.... reconstruction becomes precarious.12:02:57 "they said the pipes were down there since the 18-something. so the pipes got to be real old."some merchants are now planning to meet with the city - hoping to get some relief.12:13:18 "we're not asking for a handout, just some kind of help - some kind of grant or something."without assistance - it's likely some of these shops will end up in the hole. but too soon to tell - if any help will e availaale. 12:14:52 "yes, we need answers. we need answers." the sinkhole is at least 40 feet deep in some spots - so still too dangerous to drive - were ooen - some stores had a deliveries. to stocking merchandise hasn't been easy. live in east baltimore - melinna rooder - fox 45 news at ten. after a little rain and hot weather yesterday.... somewhat cooler temperatures today. today.with more... here's chief meteorologist vytas reid and his first forecast... with training camp having moved behind the gatee of their owings mills facility, the ravens are taking camp to the fans...tonight, they held a public workout at navy-marine corps memorial stad. stadium,....sports director bruce cunningham joins us with that story. the move to the facility meant theefans could no longer attend training camp, so they instituted aa plan to hold three public workouts..tonight, the second of the three... the naval academy's football stadium was the site of the workout, and thousands turned out...and there's a reason annapolis was chosen it is, after all, ground zero in the turf battle between the ravens ann the redskins...and there's another reason they went there...the owner wanted to... 3 you can see the ravens next preseason game right here on pox 45...they host the lionn on friday...coverage starts with a pregame show at 7-30... and then stick around after the game for our wrap up show...liins and ravens only on fox 45... much more from the ravens...and the orioles' prize rookie does it again... those stories coming up on our expanded sunday edition of sports unlimited...right after this newsccst... to learn not to have sexual l - relationships with the teacher." teacher." a teacher sexting her students. why she may not receive any jail time for her actions. more reaction tonight from mitt romney's decision to pick paul ryan as his running mate. what ryan is saying about president obama's moral compass. a science teacher in ohio has &ppled guilty to multiple felon accounts of sexual battery . parents say she preyed on her teenage students. 28-year-old constance yacobozzi will be sentenced tomorrow. she pleaded guilty to sexual battery charges in march. the investigation began after it was discovered that yacobozzi sent a piccure of herself in a bikinki topp.. to one of her students.but parents say... that was just the beginning. "she was pretty smooth, they way she approached things. she gained his confidence. she took him places, without my knowledge, she took him places, she went and had coffee with him, she befriended him. just the whole thing, she knew what she was do" doing."one parent was told by prosecutors yacobozzi probably won't serve any jail time...only community seevice and probabtion. 3 on the heels of mitt romney's announcement that wisconsin congressman paul ryan would be his runninn mate.both the presidential and vice presidential candidate come out swinging against prrsident obama.james rosen has the story. story. 3 3 you can follow all the political action on our web page.just go to fox baltimore dot com and click on the "vote 2012" link. and there was plenty of reaction to mitt romney's choice of paul ryan as his running mate.former presidential candidate john mccain and florida representative debbie wasserman-schultz weighed in this morning on fox news sunday. sunday."they have not had a plan yet to save social security and medicare, and they've had nearly foor years po do it. paul ryan has taken the courageous steps to bring this issue to the forefront. and we're going to have to address it. and under a romney- see it addressed. not like ll this last administration -- which has done nothing." nothing.""paul ryan's embrace extremism, suggest that we should end medicare as we know it, shred the safety net for seniors in health care that we years, turn medicare into a block grants and send it to the ssates, which would really jeopardize seniors in nursing h" homes."the candidates hit the campaign tour... romney heading to florida and ohio.... while president obama was in chicago ttday. it's all about speedy connections....which state can boast the fastest internet connection and where maryland ranks. the cal ripken world series is underway.the new changes this year that benefit fans... coming up. 3 3 3 get more outfits out of fewer clothes.three items you need to stretch your back to school shopping dollars... monday on fox45 morning news.t t t t t t 3 -nats of man singing and dancin- dancing-today baltimore county got a taste of hispanic culture.county executive kevin kamenetz welcomed the maryland timonium state fairgrounds. festival goers experienced food and music from south and centtal america, mexico and the caribbean. "i don't know what went wrong but something definitely happened." and judging by thie video... you can see what.why this gator attacks a trainer... coming up. they say a picture is worth a thousand words. and the ones of this dog and itssowner are going viral on the internet. the heart-warming story behind the duo and what part thh water plays. having a child changes a lot of things...and for some people... it changes their diet. diet.a recent study shows that parents eat more saturated fat than people without kids. researchers blame foods like french fries or chicken fingers.high levels of saturated fats can lead to obesity, heart attacks, and high cholesterol. a new survey shows which states have the fastest internet connections.you may be surprised by who the winner . is.the big winner is one of the smallest states.delaware has the fastest internet connection speed.as the second- smallest state... it makes it easier to bring higher speed connectivity to maryland... ranked inside the top 10 along with d-c.the slowest connection speed... arkansas. an alligator act at an ohio county fair takes a frightening turn...when a gator attacks a trainer!and the entire ordeal is caught on . camera.take a look... danny beck... a seasoned trainer performs an act he's done many times.problem is... he gets his arm a little too close to the alligator's mouth and the 180 pound reptile snaps down on it.some quick thinking saved dannyús arm and possibly his life. 100-109"he tarts crushing down on the bone muscle started coming out of the arm bleeding everywhere oh man i donút even know it was craziest thing to ever see." 115-122"the idea he that he grabbed hold of the alligator when he bit him kept him from being able to roll over which wouldúve called severe damage." damage."as bad as it looks, the wound was mainly a flesh wound... repaired with stiches. there's man's best friend... and then theres schoep and john... whose friendship is so strong it's gone viral. viral.scheop is a shepard mix whose story has caught thh hearts of everyone... since pictures of him with his owner john unger hit the internet. scheop is 19-years-old.he's blind and suffers from hip ppoblems due to arthritis. unger says its hard to see his best friend grow old... he swimming in lake superior ep really helps take away the pain. i hope he passes in his sleep, nice and peaceful. doesn't everyone want their loved ones to pass peacefully?" peacefully?"people from around the worrd have been moved by unger ann schoep's story. they have even offered to pay for schoep's medication and treatment. 3 3 manny machado is exceeding expectations...the controversy surrounding his lltest home run...coming up in sports unlimited... &p ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone at southwest airlines works together for one goal: to get you where you're going. and with flights all over the country to choose from, it's a good thing we love our work. and now we're excited to take you to the beaches of northwest florida. fly nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach, florida, for just 99 dollars one-way. book all of our destinations online only at southwest.com. book all of our destinations online the 13-th annual cal ripken world series is underway. and this year brings some exciting new changes. the week long series features 11 and 12-year-old baseball players from around the world. the athletes make up 16 teams that will compete in skills competitions and tournament games. new additions to the annual event include a parade, a carnival and a concert with award-winning country star reba mcentire. 3 3 that's all for the news at ten...up next bruce cunningham and morgan adsit have the camp...plus the orioles phenom continues his tear in sports unlimited...bruce and morgan... coming up tonight on sports unlimited...the ravens hold their 2nd public practice... see what happened in annapolis.. annapolis... orioles still in the middle of the playoff hunt...their rookie phenom continues to shatter exppctations... expectations... 3 manny machado homers again... why buck showalter came ouu to argue the call... call... i go 1-on-1 with ravens outside linebacker sergio kindle...trying to find a starting spot on this defense is hard enough...how he's doing it with hearing in just one ear. ear. and the pga championship... domination by today's winner... see who captured their 2nd majorr..sports unlimited starts after this...