to gain a more definitive answer but we want the public to know that we are doing everything in our power to what happened during this fire. reporter: last monday s fire destroyed 404 baltimore street and the businesses inside and damaged several others. but the atf says it needs to find out q-úwhat touched off t fire. the fire was so intense that it collapsed a part of the wall behind the building. investigators say to determine what caused the fire they literally had to dig vvwit out. imagine filling four roll back dumpsters big roll back dumpsters by hands with shovel full at the time. that s basically -2zpá happened it was an effort by a lot of guys that worked 8, 10 hour days, 7, 8 days in a row, and really brutal conditions. it has been with 1wñthe assistance of citizens who have stepped forward that has brought us to this point in the investigation. their information has proven instrumental in corroborating what the fire scene has revealed to us. but out ther
affected by wednesday mortgage s storm. abc 2 news fred slade shows us how the red cross is making a difference. reporter: the constant drone of again raytors provide a powerful supply of electricity at frederick f lewis high school. i don t have any dry ice at all. the only ice i have is ice chips. reporter: the red cross and their vans have been out here since wednesday morning providing meals, drinking water and food to the residents of dutch village. the red cross is a non- profit, not a government agency, we rely on donations from the american people to do this work to make it possible to provide this relief. reporter: relief not only here but all across maryland. we need financial support, not just for this disaster here, but for the two disasters a day that we respond to. in addition to this there s house fires going on around the city that the red cross is also re.ing to. reporter: sarah halak is grateful for the red cross help. they have stepped righ
deter land lord owners using their clients as bait. reporter: they declined to comment on the suit. they moved to a new apartment but they lost most of their belongings. the couple is seeking $150,000 from the company. thanks rosie. it is still unclear why a freight train ran into a marked passenger train outside of washington s union station. the train had passengers on it no one was seriously hurt but the trains bumped shortly after 9:00 this morning but did not overturn. 6 amtrak employees suffered a few bumps and bruises. amtrak trains into and out of union station are running on time tonight. pretty chilly day out there today but sunshine was out we tried out nicely reel he tough to campaign too much. we will see temperature struggle to get out of the 40s tomorrow. we re already cooling off pretty sharply. 53 annapolis. cambridge 54. we got 50 in frederick. zoom you out a little bit. for the most part we ve seen a mixture clouds and sun. look at the far left part
surveillance and all the electronics used by solders in the field and on base. it will be under one roof instead of scattered all around new jersey. it s not only where we have 70 some odd separate buildings they were scattered across different little parts of the post, and you pretty much routinely if you wanted to go see anybody you had to get in car and drive there. here it s a walk across the courtyard up a floor. we are all in close proximity. what does that mean? it means the amount of time it takes you to get something done should be significantly reduced. reporter: it means that there are now 5,000 new folks in hartford county. this is only the first waiver. hundreds of temporary construction jobs and eventually hundreds of full time jobs will come out of all of this. there are 15 new jobs every week in hartford county. i don t think you can find any other place in the country where that s happening. that s just the jobs on post. that s not the jobs you mention
sizes and shapes and stuff. let s get this one. you like there one? yeah. you want a big pumpkin or little one. reporter: earlier this year there was concern about the pumpkin crop. about the first or second week of august we had a nice shower of rain that all the pumpkins that were set on the blooms just got really nice size and were set underneath those vines and there s no complaints from us about the pumpkin crop this year. . every year we come here to get our pumpkins with my grandfather, and i always try to get a really big or a really cool looking one. one year we had pumpkins, 55, 50 and 49 pounds, and what happened it cost me a lot of money but it was fun. reporter: despite a dry summer it was a great crop for pumpkins. with halloween two weeks away they will be plenty to choose from. thanks, fred. and if you want to have the best jack lantern we ll have tips for you. lighter colored skin are easier to carve. you can find the rest of our tips on