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>> literally, one breath of smoke and asphyxiated someone. >> reporter: fire officials say there is no danger to the public. >> tragic. a lot of people lost jobs. lost jobs and lost businesses around here. >> reporter: this man was just feet away when it started. >> reporter: what was it like to be that close to such a huge fire and all that -- >> he did rubble. and anything can explode. you feel me? >> reporter: investigators have not determined the cause. theyre still interviewing ey...

that the combined companies will be too dependent on its nuclear business and reliability. >> its not a merger, its a sellout. we are losing constellation to a company from illinois. >> reporter: what does this mean for bge customers. >> the only thing theyll notice, frankly, is a $100 credit on their bills. >> reporter: millions of charitable giving. and millions for the poor. >> in combination with this rebate, this deal will be well received. >> reporter: the real showdown could com...

on about an hour ago. people here are very happy. meanwhile, tens of thousands. others in the state are still waiting. >> reporter: irene feels more than -- fuels more than wind and waves. its now fueling the tempers of marylanders. >> i think they need to look at the businesses more. >> reporter: patrick hess owns this dennys. he has laid off 60 employees. >> were not able to supply them with a job at this time. and no one seems concerned about that. >> reporter: closed gas stations, ...

here, snapping a bunch of them. back over here, to the right, theyre inspecting some of the feeder lines to the home. this is good news to the neighborhood, as tens of thousands of other marylanders are still in the dark tonight. >> reporter: hurricane irene fueled more than wind and waves. its now fueling the tempers of bge customers. more than 100,000 still without electricity, after four days. >> i think they need to look at the businesses more. >> reporter: patrick hess owns this d...

>> reporter: police have one suspect and are looking for another, ra him taylor. the woman who found him is just glad she was watching wjz, heard the description, and acted on it. >> such a pretty little thing. >> reporter: now, police say there could be more than two people involved in this plot. they have not said how much ransom money the kidnappers demanded. and while they say the motive money, they would not go into further details. live at city police headquarters, mike hellgren,...

force him out. so they believe it is a possibility that this is the same person who came back for revenge. >> reporter: christopher cummings had a 3.5gpa. friends say he tried to fight off the intruder, while his neighbor crueled to a neighbors house for help. >> police are hesitant to say. they think it might interfere with their investigation. >> all of the families here loved him. he was a great kid. >> reporter: representative cummings has seen the impact of violent crime in his ow...

gun on my son. but christopher was able to force him all the way out. so they believe it is a possibility that this is the same person who came back for revenge. . >> he had a 3.5gpa. >> the police are kind of tight- lipped because -- and i can understand it as a lawyer. it has so much information, they fear it might interfere with the investigation. >> everybody loved him. he was a great kid. >> reporter: representative cummings has seen the impact of violent crime in his own inner ci...

ago. 11 minute ride down to 32 in howard county. this is a live look outside. this is a 95. southbound traffic running smoothly. this is the traffic at dulaney valley. the police moved. the rest of the roadways look good so far. -- equally smooth. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> federal officials say money man for the citys lead paint abatement program was lost. >> officials are working to get that money back. jennifer franciotti it is live with more. >> the health departmen...

with the low pressure that is driving it to our north. you can see all of that cold air being triggered up near the north. and that is causing all of that cold air to rush in. and trigger these winds. but lets talk about the rain that moved through over the next 24 to 38 hours. left to right. were looking at one and a quarter inches of rain. out to the west. cumberland. and were looking at just about a half inch of rain around most of the state. with the highest amounts being up toward...

tim has a look at the way this passed through the region. >> bob talked about the winds. these winds, of course, picked in after a front that continued to push through the area started to move across maryland. the low pressure that is driving it up to our north. now, colder air is filtering in behind all of that warmer air that moved in around the noontime hour. and with the clearing already under way. these winds have kicked in. and the rains are moving out. lets talk about the rain. ...