a man dies in a house fire, now some are placing the blame on city hall. >> they are playing with people's lives, russian roulette. hello everyone i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. an outcry tonight over a man's death in a house fire. many say the death could have been prevented. weijia jiang has the story. >> reporter: city leaders say the price of keeping all the stations open all the time is too high. but tonight, a family says the ongoing cost of not doing it is people's lives. the last person to 51-year-old james white alive was his bayty sister sherley. >> we just could not see him at all. >> reporter: she was visiting wise, barely escaping herself, sherley says what's as agonizing as losing her brother is to thinking it could have been prevented. truck 23 was out of service. part of the city's rotating closures to meet a shortfall. >> how many more lives have to be given up? >> reporter: because it was closed, the company 20 blocks away and wound up more than 30 blocks away responded. >> they had companies on the scene at three minutes 54 seconds. >> reporter: chief cartwright says that time is well within the eight minute national standard and the closure of 23 likely had no impact on the death. politics say before they passed the budget they did everything they cold to prevent the closures. >> we're looking for the money. >> reporter: wise's family says looking is not good enough. >> risking people's lives is not the way to save money. >> reporter: in a statement, the mayor says she was at least able to reduce the number of rotating closures from five to three. ed risenger says he wants to stop all of them immediately. we're live at city hall tonight, weijia jiang, eyewitness news. thank you, weijia jiang. wise had four daughters and one son. they are still making funeral arrangements. the parking lot turns into a crime scene. a 15-year-old pulled out a knife and stabbed a man in the chest. the two got into some kind of an argument near a pan era bread. an elderly woman is declared dead but hours later is determined she's actually alive. it happened at the woman's home in serena park. police found her on the floor but never checked her pulse. tonight, wjz is live. kai jackson explains the police chief is launching an investigation. calling the case deeply disturbing. >> it was a case that the police department is promising to thoroughly investigate. >> reporter: the police were called to johnson's home. officers thought the elderly woman was dead. >> if it's a police officer they should know that he should be able to see what the signs are and obviously tell whether or not she's alive. that part is very shocking. >> reporter: the state anatomy board came to get johnson but determined she was alive. she went into hospice care and did in fact, died saturday october 16. >> you would assume that the police and paramedics and such that they would be trained enough to know whether someone is alive or not. >> reporter: it is the policy of the anne arundel police department to render assistance to injured or unconscious persons and conduct an investigation into the cause of these injuries. anne arundel county's police chief is promising a full investigation into the death of ruth johnson. anne arundel county's police chief says quote the facts in this case are deeply disturbing. i take this matter extremely serious and have ordered a thorough investigation of this incident, end quote. anne arundel county police department states that all foreign personnel will render medical aid to those in need until fire personnel or emergency personnel can take over. senseless murder, an off duty baltimore police officer is killed over a parking space in canton. derek valcourt reports, this isn't the only violence this suspect is tied up to. >> reporter: a heated argument over a parking space in this private parking lot of a medical clinic in canton apparently took a violent turn. according to these court charging documents attained by wjz. numerous witnesses saw james throw a chunk of concrete at the officers head killing the father of three and 18 year veteran of the police force. >> any of the people at the state's attorney office who were working this case knew bryan and had tremendous respect for him and his efforts to reduce crime in baltimore. >> reporter: it's not james first arrest, last month he walked out of jail after posting bail in this case. where an exgirlfriend claimed he became violent, kicked her and tried to rape her. >> the final decision rests with the court and the judge and the bail was reduced to $150,000. >> reporter: james lives right around the corner from the canton's crime scene where someone left a memorial message to the fallen officer. never before the kind of violence that took officer life had been seen in this neighborhood. bail denied, james next hearing is set for mid-november. and an attorney for sean james has not returned wjz's phone calls for comment for this story. and maryland highest court will take over foreclosure case. the court of appeals will consider the report tomorrow. just two weeks ago bank of america announced it would freeze foreclosures. but tonight the nation's biggest lender says it will look to freeze in 23 of those state, maryland is not included. police in howard county are trying to track down a man is using the obituaries to scam mourning families out of thousands of the dollars. targeting elderly people who recently lost a loved one. he would then show up at their home, offering to fix their driveways and then overcharge them for shotty work. a new study on dental care shows the people of baltimore have some of the worse teeth in the nation. the men's health study ranks baltimore fourth worse with only st. louis, philadelphia and north new jersey ranking lower. a day after a stuff loss to the patriots, some ravens fans are cheering again after getting a chance to meet ray lewis. they all showed up to catch a little number 52 style and so can you. >> rl52 and rl52 style, so much exciting stuff going on. let's give it up for ray lewis. >> reporter: dozens of ravens fanned packed the pub to get up and personal with ray lewis. wjz and the fan was there to help introduce number 52's new line of apparel named rl52 style. it's a project that ray says is all him. >> kind of more original look. kind of really simulates my personality and how life is, just really free and snuggy and huggy and a bunch of love. >> reporter: fans are excited about it, ready to deck out in shirts, pants and all the pieces. a proceeds of the sales goes to the ray lewis foundation. >> i think it's great, you don't find too many people that give back to the community. >> look now, yesterday was just a bump in the road. that's all it was. >> and ray and the rest of the ravens are back home this sunday, if you don't have a ticket you can watch the game right here on wjz13. see the purple birds host the buffalo bills. >> let's hope the road won't have any bumps on sunday. just minutes away, the hidden dangers those touch screens can pose. and a player goes plunging off a cliff in his suv, we'll tell you who it is. a better, faster way to diagnose sick children takes effect today in maryland. i'm mary bubala how the breakthrough could save lives, that story just ahead. a little bit of rain coming our way. i'm bob turk, i'll have your complete forewarn weather forecast, coming up next. ,,,, martin o'malley -- he's taxing me like i'm rich. every time i go to the grocery store, i pay a little more. college tuition in maryland is going up. my utilities are going up... but o'malley would raise our taxes even more. jobs are leaving our state. will my daughters find jobs here? frankly, in this economy... i have no more to give. bob ehrlich -- he won't tax us like we're rich. he'll say no to things we can't afford -- just like we do at home. bob ehrlich -- because we can do better. ♪ it is 57 degrees, mostly cloudy in central maryland right now. the complete forecast is coming u. terrifying morning when two employees are shot and killed. police say two bandits shot and killed the two women during a botched robbery. happened in a small town north of memphis, several other employees escaped unharmed. two suspects are still on the run tonight. a former san diego charger ends in the hospital after driving his suv off a cliff. sometime after his release, police say that seau drove his suv off a cliff. he was not seriously injured. witnesses says he was driving close to 70 miles per hour. your private information on facebook may not so private after all. if you play a game on facebook or you click on a website, those companies could be taking your information and your friend's name without you knowing. the social networking site is taking steps to dramatically limit users exposure. a breakthrough in diagnosing six children and it's happening right here in maryland. the rvp is a test that gives families near instant information. mary bubala has the story. >> reporter: a simple swipe of a baby's nose is all it takes to know how sick they are. and this machine at the university of maryland hospital for children. the results are rapid six hours versus the standard two to 12 days. >> for some viral infection is getting treatment earlier in the infection can help reduce signs and symptoms of the infection as well as spreading infections. >> reporter: the tests can detect the flu and other viruses that can be dangerous to baby. henry babincus is raising money to help children. >> we feel that if this was available, we would have known that it was viral and not just an infection. >> reporter: right now any doctor in the university of maryland system can order it. >> we're very optimistic, that's the work we've done with this technology will be able to aid positions. >> reporter: if you would like more information about the amend test or the r our baby foundation, log on to our website, you will find the link under our website. of course you can always go to our website for that much more information in health watch. shocking new research shows your smart phone could be dirtier than a restroom. the study from stanford university suggests popular touch screen cell phones have 18 times more bacteria than a public toilet. the study also found the devices are so good as spreading viruses that sharing them may be as bad as sneezing in someone's face. with flu season right around the corner, doctors recommend taking common sense precautions like washing your hands frequently. a starbucks in seattle washington is adding a new drink to it's menu. it is the first ever starbucks to offer alcohol. no word yet on whether any other starbucks will pick up on the concept. who wants a beach get away when you can own a whole island. this island in spain is for sale. it's listed in more than -- the buyers also responsible for protecting the rare bird only found on the island. >> there's not a loss for an island. >> let's take a look at temperatures and conditions for our region. a little rain to our north now. hasn't been a whole lot in maryland but we may see someover some overnight. temperatures have rebounded. 57, the barometer holding steady. 54 up in elkton and the cool spot 42 now in oakland. 61 in ocean city. the dewpoint hasn't changed much, it's still pretty dry and actually 44. there are some showers across extreme southern pennsylvania. i'm not sure whether they're going to get here until early morning. we have a bit of a dewpoint generally it's been under five to 10 miles per hour. across the pennsylvania, a skinny little line of rain. not a whole lot with this. it's extended from portions of illinois to indiana, ohio much of central pennsylvania. now during the day today it expanded out to the east. pressing very slowly down to the south. right now in the last few frames show you it's getting pretty close to us but most of it is moving west to east. overnight tonight, the bulk of this is going to move to west virginia and virginia. later on tonight into tomorrow morning, we'll probably see a little rain, maybe a little drizzle to maybe 10:00 or 11:00 in the morning. the bulk of this should move to the south. maybe a little sunshine by late in the afternoon or tomorrow evening. maybe some clearing by late in the afternoon. down to the south, much warmer air, 70s and 80s. cooler air, it's that battleground we're stuck in with this frontal system. another little batch of moisture expected to spread. it cools down late thursday and friday, pretty chilly air coming in. looks like friday will be the coolest day coming in. only in the upper 50s for friday afternoon. the next few days generally in the low to mid-50s. in the bay tomorrow, north winds at five to 10 knots. that's at 6:23. tonight a little rain here and there. most of it north overnight, low about 40. seven tomorrow, a little morning rain, not a whole lot expected. some clearing late in the day, 64 as we head into the midweek. 64 a little possible drizzle or rain early wednesday. mainly from the city south. 64 and then warming up on thursday. here's that front, 69 then chilly on friday. 59 down in the 30s. maybe a little frost in the 40s. 69 and partly cloudy skies on friday. >> check in with tomorrow morning at 4:55. morning at 4:55. a[ male announcer ],,,,,,,, need a better way to save for the things you want? meet pnc virtual wallet. it comes with a wish list, that helps you set aside money for the stuff that really matters... just put the things you want on your wish list... and contribute money when you feel like it... then, watch as you get closer to getting what you want. wish list is built to make saving a whole lot more fun. experience all the ways virtual wallet can help you save at pncvirtualwallet.com. pnc. for the achiever in us all. ♪ at just one site -- so don't ya mess around ♪ ♪ is a southwest flight what you hope to score? ♪ ♪ only 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