school will remain closed. tuesday, august 30th map 195 map 195 map 3 3 we have reaking news this morning... firrfighters in bbltimore county knock out theyysearch the home t when afterwards, they find out one man never got out. out. joel d. smith is live there now wwth the 3oel d. -3 3 oc: at that time.. oc::at thaa time.. 33 live in monktoo, morning news. 3 & a four yearrold is dead... and police believe she's a victim of chill abuse. dramiara johnson became unrespoosive in her home last tuesday..he was rushed to &pjohns hopkins children's hospital... but diee saturday... after eing taken off life support.her mother plaims the little girl wws hurt while play fighting... but police believe it wasn't an accident.the 4-year old suffered massive headdtrruma. &pand now... police are innerriewing family memberss baltimoreecity police say they are very close to making an arrest. 3 a quarter of a miilion bge customers are still without of power following hurriiane irene. irene.ááadlibáá 3 with thousands still n the arr working around the clock. trying to restorr power as soon as possible to the baltimooe area.megan gilliland is live from the lockheedd martin parking lot in middle staging area for some of theee . crews.good morning patrice, more than 38-hundred people have been working all day nd pll night... to restore power to our region.about a housand of them are ffom out of state. this is actually one of two areas they'rr reporting to before and affer 12-16 hhurs of work... work...there re linemen eight different states... m - including floridaa georgia, kentucky, louisiana, ohio, pennsylvania, tennessee and west vvrginia.the help of some of these workers was requested by b-g--e days before hurricane irene hit. hit.onceeit was safe, 33 time tt move out beforeepeople began criticizing he government's handling of the storm. in maryland.. ocean citt and parts of calvert county weee evacuated. of new york encouraged ey weee - find a safe place for shelter. hurricane irene did not bring feared and now that rinns us to our question of the day:do you think he government overreacted to hurricaneeirene?we'll be taking your calls in our 7 o'clock hour. coming up... michael jackson's kids.why &pthey spent their weekend... i indiana. youure watching fox 5 morning news.. all local.. all ooning. 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"i saw more blood there than p've seen at any point in my i" life."and a second fan describe thh terrifyiig -3 moments..ou're watching fox 45 morning neww.. allllocal.. all mmrningg ((break 2)))- new this morning... polygamist seet leader warren jeffs ii reportedly in a coma... at a texas hospitallhe was taken there sunday &niiht... refusing to eat orrdrink earlier this mooth... to life - &pplus 20 years behind bars... after being convicted of sexually assaulting two girrss spiritual wivvs. nearll two months after a deadly fall at the texas man was injured... afterr faaling 21-feet from a staircaseeit's unclear how the 24-year-old fell... but foul play is not suspected... and the stairwell was not crowded. fans whhowitnessed the fall describe thh horrifying moments. i've seen at any poont in my - three girls standing from where he diddfall from, just looking over theeraillng in silence. it was pretty difficulttto look at." at."the rangers have issuedda condition. authorities are now investigating the fall. a familyyis filing lawsuit... against those responsible for the iidiana stage collapse.the family claims gross negligenne and recklessness... is what lead to the terrrfying incident... that left 7 people dead.this is the second wrongful death case filed after the stage collapse. coming up... michael jackson's kids ake a rare public appearance.we'll tell you what they ere doing... in indianaayou're watching fox 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break 3)) ((bump in)) we now have a new record in the wake of irene.20111now holds the record for the year with the most billion-dollar natural disasters.so far... we've had 10.and as jim acoota explains... it's more fuel for politicians who were already worried about the nation's ballooning deficit. defiiit. (naassjust as hurricane rene was slamming the east coast... the olitical rhetoric was &pstrengtt.. g-o-p presideettal candidate michell bachmann &pjoked the isaster was a sign from goodthat federaa spending was out of control."washiigton d.c., you'd think by now eaarhquake, a hurricane. are you listening?"but budget- cutting fever could one day have an impact on how washington responds to disasters.tea party favorite federaa emergeecy management &pagenny... which he says bails out homeowners living in riiky places."this idea that the world comes tooan enddif you don'' have somebooyyattthe fedeeal levvl taking care of you,,i mean, it's a natural problem. it's wiid. it's storm."afterrlast week's earthquake, house majoritt leadee eric cantoo insisted &pany isaster relief be matche with spending cuts.fema is making its own adjustments... peeuilding projects in joplin, missoorr-- where tornados struck earlier this yyar-- to becoming a disasser in the making."i can't imagine being in a community devastated by hurricane irene and sitting back and wondering are you going to be able o repair your water treatment facility? how about your waste water treatmenttfacility? is yyur in his speech announcing his campaign for ppesiient, rick perry saw government s the problem."i'll workkevery day &pto try to make washhngton d.. as inconsequential in your liie as i can (applause)."bbt as he texas governor battled he saw fema as part of the solution. "we're having to pick up 100 percent of the cost. historically, the federal government picked up 75 percent of the ost when there is a disaster like we &phave here, so there is no consistency with this learned the hard way... washington matters in a disaster, which is why the curreet man in the white house was careful to look hands on duuing irene."this has been an exemplary effort of how good should be responsive to people's needs, work to keep them safe and protect and promote the nation's pposperity.""the problem for the president is that a &pdwindling number of americans juss 17 pprcent in the latest &pgalllp poll, have a positive view of the federal government. that's at the very bottom of any industry in after the oil and gas industry. jim acosta, cnn, waahington." coming up... a family leaves home... to find a pllce with pooer... problem.whht horrible news... thhy wooe up to.you''e watching fox 45 morning news.. aal local.. all morning. 3((break 4)) at progressive, you can bundle your home and auto policies and save. don't worry, tiny people. flo is a gentle giant. bundle home and auto at progressive.com. -lockheed martin parking lot... in middle rivvr-staging prea for some b-g-e rews -working to et power back on resideetsands oo maryland power outages are causing severall chool dstricts to cancel classes again todaa. anne arundel county.. baltimore city.. bbltimore county... haaford county and st. mary's closed. carroll county schooll eleeennary and century high schoollwill remain closed. 3 3 p3 map libeety map 3 3 we have breaking news to pass your way this morning... a house fiie in baltimore county claims the life of a man on big falls road. p joel d. smith is live there now wwtt more on the early morning fire, and its traggc result. joel? joel? oc: assincident commander... 3 3 3 live in monkton, joel d. smith, fox 5 morning news. &p 3 3- a quarter of a illion bge customers are still without of power following hurricane irene. irenn.ááadlibáá ,3 crews have been working around the ccock trying to restooe power to the baltimore area as quickly as poosible.b-g-e has even reccuited crews from out of state to get he job done faster.megan gillilann isslive from the lockheed martin paaking lot... that's become a ptaging area for some of these . crews.crews. crews.some of these staging arra for that's beccme a parking lot... lockheed martin ps done faster.to get the job from out of state recrrited crews b-g-e has even ossible. area as quickly as to the baltimoreeto restore power the clook trriig working around been workinggaround the clock trying to restoreepower to the baltimore aree as quickly as recruited crews from out of state to get the job done faster.mmggn gilliland is ive from the lockheed martin that's become a some of these c. crews.good morning patrice, more than 38-hundred people haveebeen working all ddy and all night... to restore ower to ouu region.about a thousand of them are from out of state. areas they're repprting to before and after 12-16 hours of worr... &pwork...there are linemen aad support staff ere from eightt differrnt statee... including florida, georgia, kentucky, tennessee and west virginia. the help of some of hese wookers was requested by b----e days before hurricane irene hit. 3 stayytuned to fox44 morning news for contiiuing coveraae of the coming up before 7 a-m... we'll talk to linda foy ffom b-g-e with the latest on restoration fforts.. and when tuunee back on. hurricane irene continues to pause traffic troubles in our area.several traafic lights are still expecced to e out tooay... due to power outages. in some areas... police are out directing traffic.on monday... drivers long cold ppring lane in north baltimore discovered how tticky it is to drive without them.remember to use caution... and treat those interssctions like 4-way stops. a maryland man... who based a daughter waa kidnapped and s - forced into the sex trade... will bb sentenced today. today. william hillar's story was made into the mooie "taken"... &pand he spent the past ddcade serving as a consultant on terrorism and human &ptrafficking. were all fabricated. pleaded guilty in march to wire fraud.. he acceptee more than 170-thousand dollars to giie speeches.. teach classes.. and conduct trainingg hilllr faces a maximum prison sentnce of 20 years. one baltimore family... who left their homeeduring a power outage... is nnw egrettingg their decision. decision..eisha blackston and her family... ccecked into the comfort inn in west bbltimore sunday niggt.on monddy morning... they awoke to a buus.áblackston's 14-year old - daughter had bites all over her armss 10:14:32 i don't know if they're going to bb n our clothhng or my bag so i haven't taken my bags oot of the hotel room yee i don't knoo what to do. i don't know if i should just leave all the stuff there or take it with me i'' scared it's goong to traavl inside the vehicle i (double outcue) the hooel gave blackston a saying they take bed bugs very seriously. a rare appearance in indiana over the weekend... michael jackson's chiidren were theee... to visit their pathee's childhood ome. prince, paris and blanket greeted fans... and signed autographs at the hoom... theii grandmother... katherine jackson... and grandfather joe jackson... were also in attendance.monday would would have beee ichael jackson's 55rd birthday. coming p... an evacuation of the international space station. why astronauts there... are beiig told to leave. ((ad lib meteorologist)) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 the grand prix.. is coming to get you revved up for the bii race. while you can't get behind he whhel thiss weekend.. you can fulfill your neee for speed. driier: san francisco is of the gaae llter this morning. morring.and if you win the game you'll qualify for our grand prize drawing.... an collection of racing fan -3 pssentials... including royal purppe pectaaor chairss. a backpack and more.we'll draw tuned for your chance to win. coming up... 3&aapossible evaction... of hh international spacc ssation. what a russian rockee did... that might bb to blame. ttousands oo maryland f - residents....waking up without power. whht's being done to fix the problem quickly. you're watching ffx 45 morning news.. all local.. all morning. ((break )) 3 new this morning....astronauts ptation may have to after a russian rocket packed with suppliis failed to reach the creww. russian commission is now working to determine the cause of the failure. if went wrong... nasa says the at six member ccew aboard will have to leave over the next few months. this is tte scene rom kill devillhills , north carolina... in the outtr panks... after irene.the coast was batteree pretty badly.you can see boards strewn all over on their foundatiooss..a to fall over.right now, there are at least 6 reported deaths &pin north carolina because of the storm. 3 custooers aae still without power this morning and patience is wearing thin. is working around the clock and expects to have all power restored by friday. but for some ... including baatimore's maaor .. that's not good enough. lindd foy &pwith bge joins us this mornin with a status update.-thhs will be over by the weekend?-schools closed for econd day ... are they a priority and will kids e in complain they get automated response about when repairs would bee mmde ... but thht doesnt happen &p-yyu fixed the feeders that would suply large 2-thousand transformerssthat were damaged-mayor says there are opportuities for improoement .. what could you have done bbtter coming up... hate changing lightbulbs? consumer reports reveals the one brann... that lasts longer than most.you're watching fox p5 morning news.. all local.. all morning. (((reak 7)) [ whistling ] ♪ ♪ [ webber ] discover the unexpected beauty and man-made relaxation in northwest florida. and only at southwest.com can you get 99-dollar fares nonstop from bwi airport to panama city beach. [ ding ] ((bump in)) saving energy... and money. sounds good... but is it too good to be true?consumer reports shows us the proo and cons... of c---l liihtbulbs. lightbulbs. ((take vo)) c-f-l's haven't been the choice of light bblb oo any peopll. ((take sot))"it doesn't give off enough light." i prefer hh &pyou can't just throw them awa when they go."((take vo)) but... in consumer reports' latest tests of more than 26 offthe neeest c-f-l's... they've improved.((take sot)) "some of the ones we tested this year, use aaout 60-75 percenntless merrury than ones we ttsted just three years ago." ((take vo)))nddtesters ound today'' c-f-l's... do a good job of mimickinggthe lighttof incandescent bulbs. that's a c-f-l on he left... anddan it is important to shhp carefully. ((take sst))"you wwnt to check for the energy start logg. that means that the bulb has met itssstandards for energy efficiency and for brightness and color." ((take vo))anddto get light incandescent's... check the label toomake sureeit has a color temperature of about 27-hundred "k"... or "kelvin." ((take soo))"more kelvvn doesn'' necessarily mean a brighter bulb. a bulb witt 4,000 r more kelvin is actually going toohave a bluer light, nnt necessarilyya brighter light. and that may not be what you're looking for."((take vo))for table lamps... consumer reports says a good choice is the 60-watt equivalent eco-smart bulb froo 6 dollars... aad the light is like aatraditionall incandescents. cominn up in ur 7 ooclock hoor... candidates ssuare off... in a baltimoreemayoral debateewhat has to say... in response to 3 thousands are still waking up without powerrthis morning... days after hurricane irene..ow much longer they could be stuck in and an evacuation hundreds of miles force astronauts to bandon 33 33 powee outages are causing several school districts to cancel classes again oday. anne arundel county.. baltimore city.. baltimore county... harford county and st. mary's ccosed. carroll county schools are open today.. but haamstead elementaay and century high school will remainn p, 3 33 map 144 map 3 we have breaking news this mmrning... firefighters in baltimore county knock out a fire in monkton, but wwen afterwards, they find out one man never got out. out. joel d. smith is live there now with the latest. good mornnng joee d. 3 3 a quarter of a million bge customers are still without &pááadlibáálowing hurricane ire. with thousands still in the dark this morning... linemen are working around the clock. crews rom near anddffr... are trying to restore power as soon as possible to the baltimore area.megan gillilann is live from he lockheed martin parking lot in middle river... that's become a staginn area for some offthese . crewss we're about tww weees away from theebaltimore city off.the mayoral candidatessre duked it out at a debate last . night.the mayor and four of her democratic challengers met televised debate. it aired here on fox 45 nd on maryland public television. many issuesswere on the problems.our own jjnnifer gilbert was apanelist. she asked the mayor about residents losing trust in the police epartment and othee ethics scandals.mayor rawlings- blake had this to say in response... i'm policing theepolice, i'm policing dpw... oq: and you will earnnit." stay with fox45 morning news for ontinuung coverage on this story.comiig up later this hour... two lawmakers... including one rom the city voice their views on thee the internaaional space station may have to be evacuated... temmorarily.a &prussian rocket wiih supplies noww offfcialssare trying to - figure out why it failed.if the problem isn't fixed... will have to leave over the next few months. coming up... is jose out of the picture?and where is katia goinggthe latest on the tropicallstorms forming innthe atlantic.. next forecast.. you're all local.. 3 3 -3 3 33 3 3 3 map liberty map 3 polygaaist sect leader warren jeffs is out of jail... and in jeffs ishe hospital..wy he's in medically induced oma. coma. you're watchhng locaa.. all morning. ((break 2)) new this morning... a maryland man... who based a career on the story that his daughtee was sex trade... will be sentenced - poday. wwlliam hillar's tory was ade into the movie "taken"... and he spent the ppst decade serving as a consultant on terrorism ann human traffickiigg but his credentiaas were all fabricated. hillar faces a maximum priion sentnce of 20 years. just weeks after being sentenced to life n prision... convicted sex offender warren jeefs is in a medically induced comm.sunday night, the polygamist sect leader was taken to the say jeffsswasn'tteating or drinking enough.jeffs himselff says ... he was "fasting". jeffs was sentenced to life plus 20 years in prisoo affer assaulting two girlsshe plaimed they were his hurricane irene spawned a possibleetornado in &pdelaware over the weekend. from thh air.. youu can see trees toppled over.. and roofs ipped off of homes &p about 50 buildingg were damagee. thee national weather service still hasn't determined if the &pdamage ccme from a toonado. communities in the aftermath o - but fema says the ot of money is runnnng out. out. emily sshmiit joiin us live from washington with morr on the impact this money shortagg is hhving on people... and what can be done to ix it. emily? 1) what kinds of projects could be on hold? still to come.. a fire claims theelife of a mannin baltimore county... where exactly the fire broke out... and what theescene lookkslike now. &pnow.and president obama's but that's not the end of his troubles.why immigration is ggtting involved. you''e watching fox 45 morning news.. all local...all morning. 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