because they do cool tricks in the air. is better than we expected. the weather really cooperated. people were commenting about the jets flying over downtown. it was just a tremendous thing for baltimore. kirby fowler says sailabration went beyond expectations. all he did not have official numbers, some sources indicate that more than 500,000 people visited baltimore over the past four days, making it one of the largest events in the city s recent history. one business that they tripled their business saturday night. we have used it as a sell- abration. baltimore city police to work hand-in-hand with state and federal law enforcement report no major crime issues in and around the harbor, which was a great concern going in, especially when it came to groups of young people. they said they had it under control, prepared on the number of fronts. people did not see several hundred plainclothes officers who were walking around the venues, making sure people were safe.
of the staff members was on the job, working to restore power, as quickly as possible. there s a lot of just, you know, plain old manpower that s involved, just to have tree- cutting crews that go out and clear the trees. and there s a crew that comes in. puts the poles back up, puts the wires back up. it s a very, very lengthy, laborious process. reporter: bge replaced 248 poles and wires. those costs will have no impact on customers. reporter: and bge says the outages caused by hurricane irene were very comparable to those caused by hurricane isabel in 2003. back to you. bge says more than 5,000 personnel, including some from out of state, worked to restore power. an aspiring story. a college student murdered where she should have been safe. and police say it was all over music being played on an ipod. derek valcourt spent the day there, as an emotional memorial is held there to dominique frazier. reporter: as a freshman, dominique frazier was only here for a
3 3 3 3 the disturbing pattern of missing teenage girls in our area continues. this morning, police in baltimore city are searching for another young girl, this time a 12 yyar old in norrh baltimore. joel d. smith is live now at the last place where shh was seen good morning joel d. 3 3 for the first time in nearly 2-and-a-half-years. oil prices have topped 1-hundred-6 dollars a barrel.this doesn t come as welcoming news for drivers. who are now paying more than ever at the pump. pump.triple-a s most recent survey finds the national average price for a rrgular gallon of gas. is 3-dollars and 52 cents.prices are up nearly 35-cents in two weeks. here in maryland. drivers are paying an average of 3- dollars 50-cents a gallon. compare that to last yearr.. when maryland drivers were paying 2-71 for gas. to make matters worse. a 10-cent per gallon hike in maryland s gas tax could soon be added on to those prices. prices. while some businesses are fighting the plan through a petiti
been. a frantic./ &p 36. hours./ for./ the. families./ of. both girls. 3 ((pkg)) flyers with the picture of a young girl gone missing. dot wiidows of area businesses. not far from here.the mothers of 12 year old azaria griffin. 3:30 the silence is killing meand 14 year old tierra taylor wait to hear word on the whereabouts of their daughters. 8:45 i don t want to find my baby is in some trash bin going to a dump site. i don t want to find that. within hours of sitting down and making a public plea. word came the girls were found. (stand-up) 13:53:56 . now that they re home safe and sound police are trying to piece together the story behind this suspected criie. 13:58:30 where had they been what have they been doing and quesions of a criminal nature and criminal activity that took place while they were missing. at this point, police have a 21 year old man in custody. two other men have been questioned and released. while detectives arent mentioning any specific charges. fox 45
if you have fewer competitors, i will raise prices because i can. reporter: during the recent disappearances of the victims of the mergers, the airfare has risen 10% since 1995. but with baltimore, they have bucked the trend, fairs have dropped 2%. it is an important thing in drawing customers throughout the region. reporter: a spokesperson agrees on competition but they are looking for more. we are trying to boost competition. reporter: they are hoping to keep fares from soaring as another airline flies off the radar. now on a bright note, it is possible airfares could go down in other airports across the country specifically where they are not in direct competition and in other airports where they do not serve other customers, they could drive fares down if they continue their expansion. wjz eyewitness news. okay, adam, thank you. police are investigating a murder in connection connect. a man s in cockeysville. a man was found just before midnight. they are