and i am jeff barnd. balliiore cityypolice force accuseddof under reporting rapes, now city hall may have a starting tomorrow morning, opeeators will object standdby to help sexuallassault victims.3 late this afternoon, mayor made the announcement right here in city hall with the police -ommissioner by her side. the new hotline will go into effect tomorrow morning, at 9 a.m. the hotline is intended to give victims an ooportunity to report past incidents or mistrratment they experienced, when reporting rapes. one rape victii shares her story. the llne of questioning as pretty much, to make me look i was a liar. the police commissioner promises change. we re ccallenging ourselves, on many, many fronts, about from the very start, to thh finish..3 and certtinly reviewing what occurred in the past. so we ccn, you know, bring closure and heal some of the wounds. and the mayor will holdd3 police accountable. commissioner bealefield has is conducting a full audit of u
., murder suspect takes the witness stand today in an attempt to rove she is iisane. mary koontz is accused of killing her husbandd únd trying to shootther teenager daughter. melinda here to tell us what koonnz said on the witness stand. melinda? reporrer: mary koontz-descris husband s murder. up o her i ate you with a passion. you have no idea how much i hate you, misser for whattyou úave done. you ruined my lif life. reporttr. mary koontz is ashamed of the messages and claiis she has a mental illness she ssaccused of shooting hhrrhusband at their úome in baltimore county last summer. today she screaned the killing ssying i saw mysslf like i was a character in a movie. i think i wwnt upstairs and walked into our bbdroom and i saw ron standing at the bottom of the bed. next thing i remember is seeing the gun in my hand and shaaing t like what is this gun doing in my hand. hee deeense attorney claims she s insane and therefooe was unawwre of her actions. but those w
moment. of course, shearn s sharon s watching traffic for you. first, with the weather, it s warm out there you saw some clouds still lingering. at this point this is how it looks outside. we re coming in the upper 70s to low 80s. ranging to 75 in westminster. 75 in bel air. 79 in annapolis. it will warm us up to 90. we re not going to have that extreme humidity. tonight we start to drop. we go down into the 60s. tomorrow we do not go up very much. we re only going up to 82 degrees for our high. we re going to extremely above average to below average as we head towards the holiday weekend. we ll have it coming up. sharon has had a pretty good day so far. so far, not too much to talk about. i m sure if you give mow an hour, thing me an hour, thing also change. it s closed between loudoun avenue and granada avenue. you can take west forest park. 94 in and out of the ft. mchenry tunnel. it s running smoothly with traffic lights. remember, wjz is always on. gun fire i
lawmakers closed the gap bypassing new taxes and making cuts. the most controversial new tax, the bottle tax was passed, and reaction is still strong even though some call it a compromise. cold drinks are a hot commodity as temperatures soar, and they are about to get a little more expensive in baltimore city. the city council passed a two-cent tax on water, soda, beer and drinks sold in cans or bottles. half a loaf is better than none. we got a two-cent bottle tax. the tax will ent in three years, but it still isn t sitting well with the beverage industry. this is a tax that citizens of baltimore will touch when they go to breakfast, lunch, dinner, the sports field with their kids, and we believe it is a huge mistake for baltimore city. opponents had a last-ditch demonstration, saying it will endanger jobs at stores and bottling plants. once businesses leave the city, it is a hard return this. is a huge mistake for the city again today. this city councilwoman v
73 this morning at the airport. the dew points are the low 60 s. it is still going to be a warm day. we will hit 89. you ll notice the difference from yesterday. we will check the forecast for the rest of the weekend. but first was a good morning to kim. we have confirmed that accident in pasadena on a mountain road and old mountain road. police are on the scene. it is something to be aware of. we re still dealing was some fire activity on york road. otherwise, we re not seeing any delays so far this morning. 67 as you head down on 95 from white marsh. 60 on the topside of the beltway. looking very nice. we will give you a live look outside. this is around the tunnel. north and southbound looking just fine. 83, the harrisburg expressway, a little heavier southdown, but no delays to report. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. our big story, after months of debate, the baltimore city council has closed its budget deficit. it looks like the final piece of the puzzle fe