3 bad news for all of you through east baltimore.that broken pipeline on monument street that was supposed to be fixed in a couple weeks... is now expected to take three mont. months.megan gilliland is here with more on why it's taking so long and how businesses along that stretch are reacting. good morning guys,in the three weeks since the pipe broke and created a sink hole... nnarby shops on monument street have been watching and waiting... wondering when the city would get it fixed. fixed.((file from paul's 7/31 pkg) "that's all they've been doing - talk, talk - talk." talk."well now they're talking three months... to finiih the repair work here.right now, the sinkhole is at least 40 feet deep in some spots.we're told part of the problem... is that the pipeline is so old... that reconstruction is difficult. 12:02:57 "they said the pipes were down there since the 18-something. so the pipes got to be real old."12:10:17 "probably it's gonna put some of us out of business." business."until the sidewalks were open some stores had a tough time even receiving deliveries to stock up.relying purely on foot traffic now... some merccants are worried their business is going right down the hole. find out who they're going to... to ask for relief... coming up next half hour.i'm megan gilliland, fox45 morning news. anne arundel county police are searching for a hit and run su. suspect.just before 7:30 sunday 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 at the scene... police are looking for a 2003 volkswagon golf, m- k- 4 with damage to the passenger side... specifically the grille, bumper, windshield and mirror.police have not released the identity of the victim.anyone with informatioo is asked to call anne arundel county police. still no word on what sparked a townhome fire in pasadena.we were there, yesterday... as firefighters tried to put it out.officials say the 2-alarm fire began in the basement of the home on della rose court near edwin raynor boulevard. one person was taken to the hospital with sevvre burns, but is expected to be okay. . if one lawmaker has his way... peoole who commute to washington d-c will soon have to pay up.representative darrell issa... a california republican who chairs a house committee overseeing the district's affairs... says a 3- percent income tax hike is worth looking at after the presidential election.maryland is the district's largest source of employees... with almost 25- thousand commuting into the district for work. analysts say the tax would raise one-point-two billion dollars in revenue each year. 3 today, a maryland lawmaker says he will propose changing a gambling measure to create a joint house and senate panel to oversee gambling. 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 and 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. the days of dog discrimination may soon be done.the maryland state senate passed legislation thursday that could change dog bite liability.paul gessler reports why pit bulls sparked the bill. bill. at the canton dog park,(nats) all kinds of breeds, and all kinds of people get together for some dog gone fun. (entering gate nat))veryone who enters this park knows the responsible for their dog's actions, ya dig?(katie: "she's sure there's a treasure in there somewhere.")will, bowser's owner (boxer): "i've trained him well enough. i can get him to sit down if i need to. he can come to me if i really need him to, but i'm nottreally 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): 1.01.06 "he likes to play--kinda a big doofus." katie flory, spca volunteer munchie. and, here we have little lady bird. and, we have bernard and mikey."uptown, at maryland's s-p-cca, the friday passing of a new state senate bill is welcomed. katie flory, spca volunteer manager: 36.03 "this law brings us into thee21st century."legislators want to eliminate breed- specific legislation, often targetting pit bulls.if it passes the state house, all dog owners of all breeds would be liable for attacks.katie filkins, mila's owner: 54.30 "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: 35.50 "i think it brings all dog owners or animal owners in general into being responsible for their owner."this comes on the heels of a state supreme court ruling which called pit bulls 'inherently dangerous.' (walking bishop)the new legislation basically erases that stigma.making animal shelter volunteers very happy. liz lange, sppa volunteer: 48.52 "i've been bitten by a poodle before. i've been bitten by a jack russel. why should these dogs be discriminated agaanst? just because they have more muscle and can do more damage, doesn't mean they will."katie filkins, mila's owner: 55.30 "if it's going to level the playing field for pit bulls, maybe it's not such a bad thing, but accidents-- that could soon hold all dog owners liable. the legislation aaso affects landlords.they would no longer be held strictty liable for pitbull bites.and, the bill would also make it illegal for landlords to specifically discriminate against pit bulls in housing. a frightening experience for passengers trying to get to washington d-c saturday.... saturday....as a united airlines plane caught fire saturday night in seattleehe plane was headed for washiigton d-c.passengers were safetly evacuated and the fire was put out without injury.an airport spokesman says residual oil in the tailpipe caused the fire. a water gun fight gets out of countrol... leaving a popular lily pond drained and the koi fish struggling to survive. survive.the event was advertised all over social media... a midnight water gun fight at balboa park in san diego.a person at the event says things were fine until people began jumping in the lily pond to fill up their water guns... and at some point.. brokeeoff a critical drain pipe.the water in the pond was drained to less than a foot... leaving the koi fish for dead. (("it should not have been done. people need to respect stuff... other people's stuff. go home and kill your own fish, kill your own plants. just don't do it in a public place.")) the partiers also damaged the fountain in the plaza. police are reviewing videos taken at the event to see if they can hold anyone responsible for the mess.. 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 starts 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 looos, the wound was mainly a flesh wound... repaired with stiches. so far...it's a clear start to your day... day...just how long this nice weather will hang around... next in your skywatch weather f. forecast. 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