regretted what he had done and to apologize for what he did. he could have gotten a life sentence, but because of a plea agreement, he got 40 years. >> jonathan cornish turned 18 last saturday. now, he will spend the next 40 years in federal prison. he was 15 years old when he pulled the trigger as part of a murder for hire scheme. >> he was a kid that was 15 at the time and in robotic fashion, he pulled the trigger and that is quite frightening. >> the victim was lured out of his home and his killers were paid $2,500 to prevent him from testifying in a murder case. he admitted shooting him three times with a 45 caliber handgun and the ties to the bloods gang was a membership that would cost and dealer.

-- cost in the late -- cost him dearly. what's the victim was a key witness in a march 2006 murder. he had agreed to testify after seeing the murder in an alley and watching a man hide again. he used an illegal cellphone 2 ordered a hit on the witness. the family says they hope they can forgive him one day. >> that one man looked at me straight in the face and it made me feel better. it made me feel like he was really listening to what i was saying i hope he does well. >> i pray for the family. always the family the best. >> that is his ogle.

he hopes to get a ged and vocational training and participate in a drug and alcohol treatment program. once he is and -- once he is released, he will be on supervised relationship -- supervise the supervision. reporting live, barry simms, 11 news. >> police are searching for a suspect that has escaped. the 21-year-old was wearing handcuffs and leg restraints. he apparently used the handcuffs to choke a deputy and ran into some nearby woods. the deputy is being treated at the hospital. three vehicles were involved in

a accident. two drivers were taken to bayview. there is no word on the extent of injuries or who was at fault. this afternoon, two cars crashed on green mills road. happened just around 3:00 p.m.. three people were rushed to the hospital and was taken by helicopter. no word on their conditions. >> tonight, police continued the investigation of an accident involving michael phelps. today, his coach spoke with us about the case. we are live at baltimore city police headquarters. >> we actually have some breaking information to tell you about. at this hour, police are in the process of releasing the accident report and police have said that while he was not at all for this accident, he will receive two citations including driving without a license and failure to provide residency in the state of maryland. also, as far as the driver who

was at fault, she has been cited with failure to stop at a red light and causing an accident. while phelps was not available for comment, witwe spoke to his coach. >> any injuries to him? >> he seems to be ok. i will have to check back with him today. >> mentally, is he okay? >> i think that when something like that happens, you are a little shaken. i think he is fine and we will move forward. >> he spoke exclusively with 11 news, downplaying the crash, calling at just your typical traffic incident. >> the call to let me know that he was ok last night. >> did he tell you the circumstances? >> it was basically a fender bender. we were concerned for everyone's health and we're glad that everyone came out of it ok. >> police say that just before

9:00 thursday night, phelps was headed east in his escalade and an unidentified woman was headed north on this -- in this, of course. the woman read -- ran a red light and complained of neck and arm pain and was taken to the hospital as a -- as a precaution. police say that phelps complied fully with investigators and alcohol was found to not be a factor in the crash. >> again, to recap this breaking information, phelps will receive two citations, driving without a license and failure to establish residency in maryland for providing police and expired driver's license. for now, we are live downtown.

>> a grand jury has returned an indictment in the death of steve mcnair. gilliam is accused of selling a pistol to mcnair's mistress. if convicted, gilliam faces 10 years in prison. >> the ravens took the coveted title and the battle of the beltway game. the team shot off -- shut out the skids, the 43-0. >> who were you to blow? scores did not really get as much focus from coaches as individual performances in the preseason. the ravens have to like what they say. they finished off the play and

bury the offensive linemen. during the play, you saw that he'd lost his helmet and had to leave the game. it before you can't say middle and bread or, he had returned to the game and picked up where it left off. the rookie right tackle shook off the play. and no one else from that of. >> this is a tough, physical game. that is what being a raven is all about. >> is this what you hoped it would be? >> it was a great experience. all the fans in the nfl, it was great. >> that is the premise that likable young man unless he happens to be blocking you. not all the young players can out of the preseason opener with minor cuts and bruises. one of the wide receivers suffered what appears to be a

season-ending injury. more on that a little later in sports. >> remember, wbal 011 tv is your official station. in tonight's education alert, dr. joe harrison is said to start his 10th year on the job, but he would be the first to admit that his tenure has not been without disappointments. he has been the superintendent through a time. just how long he intends to stay is the question. >> whsuperintendents are leaders.

it superintendents are people with vision. the superintendent's understand the big picture. >> when you got here, the district to took over almost 10 years ago, demographically is very different and very diverse. how has that help you to manage? >> our students are not identified as african-americans, whites or whatever. if you look at our blueprint for progress, there is one common thread and that is a three letter word. all. they are all held to the standard quality. what's the greatest disappointment, and i am not sure if i assume some responsibility for it or not, it is the lack of understanding.

most people do not understand. the superintendent is not a public official. i am not an elected official. they would want you to pretend you're a politician. >> all superintendents are not the same. what could be said that he is a franchise gonna and baltimore county? would that be a fair analogy customer >> you do what you have to do. you get on your horse and ride out into the sunset. you can only do it if you did your job well. i do what i do extremely well.

for a sports analogy, you play the game. >> right now, he is under contract through 2012 but would admit a number of other school systems tried to lure him away from maryland. click on educational or. >> stay with us. >> i will have the latest details on that animal cruelty case in baltimore. >> coming up, we will see if any of that whether moves into our area. it is 83 degrees and winds are it is 83 degrees and winds are out of

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>> night, police are investigating another case of animal abuse. >> they are charging three people with torturing and killing a cat. >> this horrendous night ended here at lunch point. baltimore county police say that three men have been charged with animal cruelty and petty theft. one man is still behind bars on $50,000 bail. 18-year-old scott mcdowell did not want to top [laughter] today but it is because of him that they found out about a brutal case of animal abuse. baltimore county police say that they received a call from a man who said that he was on vacation when he received a call from mcdowell that said that his cash [laughter] was now dead. >> -- that is cat, was now dead. -- that his cat was now dead.

mcdowell got there and he was accused of torturing this cat. >> mcdowell told police that quoted 5-year-old richard real not only put the cat and a microwave and trier but its budget by its tail from a ceiling fan -- -- and dryer but it's -- a balanced budget by its tail from a ceiling fan. -- spawn it by its tail from a ceiling fan. the man kept finding the cat to continue the abuse. >> according to court documents, he said that he did put the cat in the dry air and spinet with the fan but then he doesn't remember anything after that.

>> now, you're 11 insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom delmarva. >> this prevented the sun for morning things up too much and it ended up slightly cooler than normal. 85 at the inner harbor. we are at the mid august normal now and the record high as 99. we have seen a couple of showers develop. that is where most of the wet weather will be. to our south, you'll see more son and drier weather cambridge is at 81 degrees. other than that, partly cloudy and mild. it will remain there through the weekend.

that is why many are saying that the farther you go, more sunshine and drier weather. iran chance to start to go a bit. you will see this with those showers lingering to our south. late afternoon tomorrow is possible. the rain chances increase down to our south. partly cloudy around baltimore tomorrow. average waves are 1 foot or less and water temperatures continue in the lower 80s. temperatures tomorrow will be a little warmer around 80 degree mark. around the chesapeake, partly cloudy and 87. in ocean city, tomorrow is probably the best dave as far as beach weather goes. -- bess day as far as beach

weather goes. -- a best day as far as beach weather does. in the tropical atlantic, we're getting near the peak of the hurricane season. you can see a couple of systems that are trying to reach favorable conditions but nothing near tropical storm status as of yet. perhaps in the next week or so, we will have the first named storm. 86 tomorrow and 87 on sunday. the chance for scattered thunderstorms returns next week as temperatures warmed to around 90 degrees. >> now, and 11 sports. >> the raven's they want to use this season to expand the the impact of their passing game. there was a setback at wide receiver. marcus smythe had a strong

opening, but suffered torn knee ligaments. this is probably a season ending setback. >> they have to show better consistency. the three drops, 04 catches and 1 touchdown for harper, no. 16. >> i give troia lot of credit. that is what a leader does. he came back from a critical situation. obviously, he got that done. that was good. >> if michael vick does resurrect his nfl career, he will have two coaches to thank. whether you believe him or not,

it is the fact that tony believed him. now, vic has to convince fans. >> there was a point our lives where i knew it was wrong. to this day, i have to deal with that of same embarrassment. >> are you not sure, the club will not make a decision until the end of this season. he likely needs a winning surge. in 20 games below 500 with the second worst record in the

american league. tiger woods continues to set the pace in the pga chairmanship, but no sign -- harrington had a second chance for birdie. tiger started to struggle a little bit. he tapped in for the bogey and now, he is at 5 under and across fisher is up or under. stick around, the weekend 74 test is coming up. test is coming up.

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if you were headed for the coast, you may see a couple of showers around baltimore. we will have warm temperatures on saturday and sunday. we will have the risk of since caboshed scattered as thunderstorms. finally, summer is logging in just-in-time for mid august. >> i thought you meant that marianne was washing our cars again. >> still no invitation to marion's pool. >> you are right. what i did not have a pool. >> -- >> i did not have a pool. >> and busy nightly news is next. -- nbc nightly news is next. [captioning made possible by

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