black fishermen. >> watson and miller were arrested this morning. police there would -- say both will face a number of charges for beating a man on tuesday. live with the latest. >> police getting the other pieces of the couple, in this case arresting the two teenage boys. tonight we are hearing from the victim's wife for the first time as she opened the former first on camera interview. >> we try to have clean fun, and this is what happens. >> several lots for the first time about what happened to her husband early tuesday morning. >> the detectives have said they do not want to discuss it, but i want them away. >> she did not offer to many details, but she told 11 news it

was a frightening experience and her husband is having a hard time mentally. she asked he not show her or speak on camera. >> he is not well. >> in this case, people did the right thing. >> at an afternoon news conference announcing the additional arrest of 16-year-old emanuel miller and watson, police say it was tips from calls and e-mail from the public that led to their address, and according to documents, both are putting the blame on the first suspect in the case, a 28-year- old. they had said they had been watching him finish, and asked him for a cigarette, and when he

said no, they beat him with a sledgehammer before forcing the two boys to come with him. esol is still trying to keep her sense of humor. >> he is still with me. i have someone to yell at. >> able to keep a sense of humor is truly amazing. both will be charged as adults and face a laundry list of charges, including first-degree attempted murder, but other charges will not involve hate crimes. all levine held without bond. we will have more on this story tonight of 6:00 >> thank you very much. now a testy exchange between lawyers for mayor sheila dixon and prosecutors against her. in a letter last week, the state prosecutor accuses her legal

team of referring to his staff as indians and said it is not the first time such a comment has been made. lawyers are -- >> 10 people have been taken to the hospital after they were overcome by carbon monoxide. we were on the scene at the packing warehouse in rosedale. firefighters say the carbon monoxide like to rebuild the because they were operating forklift's. the business owners were told to evaluate the system to see why. 10 were taken to the hospital for evacuation. an explosion this morning at a high school. we are told a test tube exploded. moister got inside the test tube and cause the combustion.

the school is not yet in session. >> he is a free man. he was the only person convicted in 1988 bombing of a pan am flight with more than 200 people who died when the plane exploded over scotland. he was scheduled to go to libya because he has terminal prostate cancer. stephanie begins our team coverage. >> 270 people were killed more than 20 years ago. only suspect richard only one suspect was convicted, and now that man has been set free. scottish officials announced today that the 57-year-old has been granted an earlier release from prison. >> it is my decision that this man, convicted in 2001, now

terminally ill with prostate cancer, be released on passionate grounds. >> after serving just eight years in prison, he flew back to libya to spend his final days with his family intense pressure not to grant the relief from both the families of u.s. victims and the obama administration still little to sway the justice secretary's decision. >> he now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. it is terminal, final, in a revival of -- where a vote of both -- and irrevocable. >> family members of those killed in the bombing are unhappy that the only convicted suspect has been released after

reagan listened joins us live with part of the story -- has been released. melissa joins us live with part of the story. >> this woman has lost her only biological daughter. tonight she says she is morning her loss. >> this was her last week when she heard he was asked to be released to libya. >> we are praying the scottish government does the right thing by us and our children and all 270 loved ones. >> now her hope has turned into horror. >> it is a betrayal of our loved ones. >> she said it was last night when she found out the scottish officials said he could go home as an act of compassion. >> he now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. it is one that no court in any jurisdiction, in any land revoke

or overruled. >> he is saying the life and comfort of one state-sponsored terrorist is more important than the lives of all of our 270 innocent loved ones. >> her only daughter was a student at syracuse university and was on her way home from a study abroad program in london when the flight exploded at 31,000 feet. on january 31, scottish judges found him guilty and sentenced him to life in prison. eight years later, he is headed back to his family. miles says this act of compassion is actually a free pass for terrorists. >> the terrible thing is the scottish government is sending a message to terrorists everywhere. the floodgates are open. now they can commit all the atrocities they want, and they

will not be punished. >> he is said to only have a few months to live. >> we want to know what you say. do you agree with the decision to let the bomber freed because he is dying of cancer? grab your cellphone end text your answer to this number. standard text messaging rates apply. we have heard from more than 100 of you. 95% of you disagree with the decision. only 5% say it was the right call for your there is still time to weigh in. we will update the results of our text poll tonight at 6:00 theory goes -- at 6:00. >> a few showers north of baltimore in northern baltimore county and parts of frederick county, but the strongest arm is in lancaster county in

pennsylvania. at 4:30, a warning went out, and that has been extended until 6:00 p.m. for those of you who might think of going up there, this storm cell is now he's of lancaster itself and moving, but it is a slower-moving storm. no tornadoes. that is only activity going on now. we will keep track and talk more about the forecast as we approach the weekend in just a minute. >> today president obama said any health care reform bill he signed must address health care, and protect consumers and provide affordable options and not add to the federal deficit. he said that on radio.

>> president obama alluded to by partisanship. >> obama has lost his mojo prepared >> today, some democrats worried he is too focused on winning over republicans. >> america needs this to happen, and you know that. >> my commitment to the american people is to give a good product that will include republican ideas, but we're going to get this done one way or another. >> left-leaning democrats worry their leader has lost his nerve. this is michael foss radio show at midday. >> how are you? >> i am scared out of my mind talking. i am sick of. >>-attitude has always been, let's see if we can get this done with some consensus. >> opponents are not financing

to that tune. key republicans say town halls turn them against the obama plan. >> it is going to drive of the cost too much. >> house democrats plan a push without gop help. their plan is uniting democrats. >> it is a balancing act because you have strong views on left side of the democratic party and the right. >> the president does not back down. the final vote could be so close that ted kennedy is looking for ways to insure that his possible successor is seated immediately to vote yes if kennedy cannot. >> pertaining to that very thing, senator edward kennedy is asking massachusetts state leaders to change the loss of the vote will be represented should he be able to serve.

in a letter addressed to the governor of massachusetts, kennedy asked the they overturn a law so they could fill his seat immediately with a temporary replacement. that letter was sent on tuesday, but there is no change in the senator's condition. he was diagnosed with malignant brain tumor last year. >> $3.5 million headed to the port of baltimore. the grant is from president obama's economic stimulus recovery act. money will be used to create job send redos asthma rates and other respiratory illnesses. it will also clean air and ground the fourth target >> the benefit -- the money will benefit the entire port, including our private port cargo handlers. >> officials also believe this will help increase doesn't

efficiency and competitiveness. we have late breaking news from washington. the obama administration plans to end the cash for clunkers program monday at 8:00 p.m. the program offers car buyers rebates for trading for their older vehicles for more fuel- efficient models. monday at 8:00 p.m. the government is devising against a bassinet after toddlers were killed. >> the cleanup continues after designating -- devastating fire. >> ever enter your cellphone number as part of an offer? a warning of what could be coming your way and expensive phone bills. >> after some grueling swimming,

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if cost is expected to be around $1,100 for 4ccs. compare that to synthetic that runs $1,000 for one cc. >> now your forecast with john collins. >> we check out the radar. not a lot going on. there're a few showers north of baltimore county and along i-83. carroll county has a few spotty showers. to the area marked read, that is lancaster county, and there is a little triangular market there. radar has indicated there might be a rotation in the clouds, and

that may result in a tornado. no reports of it yet, but the firm's founder is also producing tons of lightning. give this particular cell -- that particular storm is also producing tons of lightning. it is producing lightning and possibly some hail. it is now a piece of land castor, moving very slowly to the east. this tornado warning until 6:00 this evening. all this other stuff, just saw the rainshowers so far. another warm and humid day today. 89 downtown. 91 in cambridge. in northern carroll county, there have been a few scattered showers.

cumberland jackson with 91. here are those thunderstorm cells in lancaster county and moving into western maryland a little in carroll county. down in the virginia mountains and the ohio river valley. it is all in this tropical air mass we are stuck with. there is a cold front to the west. it will be coming in saturday, friday night in his saturday. it will take a long time to move to the ocean, so until that happens, we are so revered in the tropics, we still have phil, a category 3 storm. the storm moves north of the caribbean islands. it's like it will stay in the in atlantic ocean. it has had a long track with 125 miles per hour winds. it looks like it could

strengthen to category four for stay east of the seaboard, but the storm is churning, and it is going to cause heavy surf, so for anybody who wants to swim this weekend, it may not be such a great idea. the survey eventually gets to the atlantic and aims for the british isles. as a delegate our forecast. warm and humid. tomorrow the same forecast as today. we have a high chance tomorrow, and that will continue into saturday, and sunday it will taper off to a few spotty showers, but the humidity kicks back in. >> colleges and universities making plans for a swine flu outbreak on campus during and the guidelines for containment. >> one airline is crying the blues for a popular program.

wyeth unlimited flights are a thing of the pass. >> the mother of three taser by police while her children watch. now it is the heart of a lawsuit filed and baltimore county. >> a spike in suicides. hot lines are inundated with calls,

>> breaking news.

some kind of emergency situation in queen anne's county. >> we are at the high school where they had between eight and tan students collapsed on the field. it appears it may be some type of football practice. paramedics could not determine what the cause was. we know a place for of the students are considered priority one. they are taking precautions to deal with the severity of the injuries. the rest seem to be non- threatening priority three. there's a whole contingency of medic's responding. they are still triaging the students on the field. we have police on the scene as well as supervisors for reagan we're still going to try to figure out what the cause was. it appears it might be some type

of practice with eight to students collapsing. we will update you. >> a lot of high school teams have started to those two-day practices in this heat and humidity, and it stresses the importance of staying hydrated. the economic downturn is having an alarming side effects. workplace suicides went up 28% last year. >> more people are calling the suicide prevention hot line at the same time the funding is drying up. sally has the story >> mental- health officials say the problem is getting so serious they are preparing to push out 30% more funding to suicide prevention centers. >> you're feeling cornered and trout, and you try to get out of it. >> suicide prevention hot lines

are being swamped by callers push to the brink of despair. >> a lot of them are calling having been foreclosed on or lost a job. >> the health services administration says more than 57,000 people called local suicide hot line linked through national 800 number, up 20% from july of last year. >> this is the largest number of calls answered in the history of the national suicide prevention lifeline. >> and this call center outside washington, volunteer counselors say the numbers are even higher. >> almost all calls are somehow related to financial problems. >> it is hurting private donor budgets, so federal officials are stepping in. >> they are providing an additional $1 million to support

the center. >> that is on top of 3 million now, and while it may not be much, those on the front lines say every dollar helps spread the message to those in need. >> you may not know is that what to do, but give us a call, and we can help thought through the situation. >> the number is 1-800-273-talk. you will talk to someone in the local area. >> back with more in a

>> news tonight of 5:30, dozens

of people have to find a new place to sleep tonight. their homes were destroyed by fire. firefighters got a call last night that an apartment complex was on fire, and a man says he is to blame. >> there is still kind of a smoky smell in the air out here. crews have been out all afternoon assessing the damage to the homes. some families came back home today, but others will have to start from scratch. arcs the building was on fire, so we ran across the street and were watching because the heat from the fire was so strong. >> he made it out of this home safely as it went up in flames. it was caused by a candle that fell over.

>> the fire quickly spread to an adjacent unit. three or four townhome units were involved with the first unit got there. >> i am grateful they got here when they did. >> no one was injured. 30 people have to find another place to spend the night. some families were able to return home, grateful for they still have. >> it is hard to rebuild. it was very scary to go through something like five. now i cannot rebuild right now. i am just going to be more alert from now ontario fax he and -- the family will have to start from scratch in a new apartment in the same complex. they lost everything. >> my son, all of this stuff, everything got burned. everything. all of his childhood memories

pictures were burned, and my mother, my father, all the pictures i had, everything turned down. >> the man who accidentally started this fire talk to 11 news triggered we will hear from him at 6:00. >> we want to give you an update on the breaking news in queen anne's county. several students were taken to the hospital after the incident on a football field. >> 14 are being transported. eight of them are priority 3, maybe even 10, and the others are priority one. they are showing symptoms of heat. there is one concern that there was a new stripe put on the field.

that is factoring just a little bit into what is going on, but now the students are showing signs of some kind of heat exposure down here on the field. we're still getting more information. right now anyone trying to get to the location is not going to be able to get here because police have blocked it off, allowing medical units to get in. we are understanding that some are going to local hospitals. we will update you, but this seemed to have the situation pretty much under control. >> i hope all the kids will be ok. here is a look of some of our other top stories. to teens have been arrested and charged with a racially motivated assaults. they were taken into custody. james privott and his wife had

just finished fishing when the teen and the third man punched and hit him with a baseball bat. the 28-year-old was arrested tuesday. police say these women using counterfeit credit card to make purchases of several stores in april. good day include some -- they include several in the d.c. area. if you think you can help identify these women, you are asked to call baltimore police or crime stoppers. >> be careful of which the senate use for your babies. a south -- of which bassinet you use for your babies. >> of pet snake escapes' in florida. >> a man convicted of killing 270 people in an explosion of

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crashed in colorado of. the chopper was flying a training exercise when it crashed into colorado's second highest mountain yesterday. a spokesman says the training was in high altitude conditions similar to those in afghanistan. the military has not released the identities of the crew. >> residence in a local neighborhood were told to be on the lookout. a 7 foot boa constrictor was missing. it got loose, forcing police to call home owners and warn them. >> i was concerned, even though it was extremely warm. >> please take precautions with children and pets left outside. >> the owner has not been contacted about how the reptile escaped, but so far it has not been sighted. >> be careful who you give your cellphone no. 2. a new scam can have lots of

money to yourself phone bill. >> of baseball team from maryland could still win it all. they are still standing tall. >> the warning continues until 6:00. details are coming up. in baltimore, partly to are these guys. a warm,

>> i am live in the newsroom. here is what we are working on for 6:00. baltimore county police are facing a lawsuit after a woman says she was dazed at a traffic stop as her young children -- she was tased at a traffic stop us her young children watch. we will have these stories and we will have these stories and more oh yea, well for 6 months, customers get all three: fios tv, internet and phone for just $79.99 a month.

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>> let's get another update on a pretty scary situation in queen anne's county at a high school. more than a dozen students picked up by emergency vehicles. roid taylor has the latest. where five fanatics are still here. three of them have left a record last count we had was 14 students involved. it appears to be -- three of them left. the last count we had was 14 students involved. there was concern that a new stripe had been put down on the football field that might have reacted to something, but they just do not know. they are treating it as heat- related, they still have students that are working, practicing, or playing on the field. it happened to be this one specific field the seems to be involved.

we can tell you police are on the scene per your they have supervised -- on the scene. they are not taking any chances. if any of the parents are trying to check on the kids, they're going to have to wait, both those barriers no way you can physically get into the school -- they are going to have to wait because there is no way you can get physically in the school. >> as you continue to zoom in at all the people milling around, are these football players? are these football players in full gear perhaps? >> i have seen some in full gear on one field where they are during scrimmage work right next to the major portion of the stadium, and i have seen others practicing soccer, so there is still a lot of activity at the school. there is a police six or seven different playing fields at this

school, there's still activity going on. in one section there are still kids better in here for reagan here practicing their moves, but other than that, it seems to be segmented to this one field only. that is what is so strange. >> thank you so much. >> now your forecast with john collins. >> the air can become unstable in this humid weather. things turn to a boil, and the strongest bonds are north of baltimore this evening, and we still have a tornado warning in the fed, and central lancaster county just north of los -- in effect, and in central lancaster county north of both. moving to the east of about 10 to 15 miles per hour, and radar has indicated possible

circulation. the storm has been producing hale and a lot of lightning, which is often the most hazardous part of activity. there are a few showers in baltimore county and hartford county, and also a few showers but no thunder and lightning in parts of frederick county, so the strongest storm cell is the one in pennsylvania. the rest is scattered showers activity. everything else is moving slowly to the east, so if you happen to be under one of these, it may be raining for a while. central lancaster county, the turner it -- a tornado warning will expire at 6:00. 89 downtown, and at annapolis, 90. 91 at cambridge. where there has been rain

showers in the vicinity, they had a shower earlier. cumberland is 91 degrees. here are the clouds, and some strong storms in the mountains of virginia who are southwest, and head of the cold front, severe storms develop. big warm humid air mass on the eastern seaboard for later this is a cold front will eventually bring us some relief, but that will not happen until saturday or sunday, so we have two days before it is finally done bill continues to turn out in the atlantic. it looks like it will stay out of fees and passed between bermuda and the u.s. coast. the only affect we may get is

some high surf and strong recurrence, and that will be dangerous, and that will start to affect this weekend. a few thunderstorms are possible to night. 87 to 91 degrees the high for tomorrow. a slight risk for severe weather in northwest of the city. here is futurecast showing rain chances increasing tomorrow as a cold front, since, and then we see bill over the atlantic ocean complicating the situation, so our seven-day forecasts shows a warm one tomorrow, a little cooler saturday. maybe a few showers increasing monday but improving next week. >> it is the dream of many baseball fans to play and the

world series, and that dream is coming true for a group of boys. one maryland team is still in the thick of things. keith mills takes us there. >> the quarter finals were played today. four teams from around the world and four teams from the united states, including the team from maryland, and i had a chance to rest many of the kids today have coolest is to be in the world series. -- how cool it is to be in the world series. >> this is a lifetime chance. >> the cool thing is playing on this field. >> mexico and the dominican republic and the first game,

though it was the infield single and scored the first one- nothing lead. organ played for a still in the second game, and the kids from florida hoping to get to the finals. >> it would be cool because he would get a chance to be on tv, and it would be a once-in-a- lifetime chance. >> that would be off and playing on tv and everything. >> -- it would be awesome playing on tv and everything. >> all three games will be simulcast. >> great fun to watch, and you can see it all this weekend. the complete schedule is on our web site on wbaltv.com.

>> the consumer product safety commission is sounding the alarm tonight following the deaths of two infants those deaths were recorded two years ago after they died in bassinets. two more deaths have been reported. if you have this bassinet, you can return it to the store where you bought it. if you enter your cellphone numbers into website for the promise prizes or other offers, beware. many of those sites take your number and send you charges. an airline sale. they say sales from the past have exceeded all expectations. they say they will run the promotion until friday night or as long as supplies last five

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>> this weekend over 2000 women will be putting mental and physical abilities to the test. >> they are taking part in a triathlon called the iron girl the event. >> you do a lot of biking, running, swimming. >> this weekend, michelle and jessica will be ironed girls. the air training for the

triathlon sunday. >> this is the way to get back in shape again. i have three young children. two of my kids have disabilities, and i forgot to take care of myself, so this is a great way to get motivated >> the idea is to promote healthy choices among women, and to get them to believe in themselves and take a journey they might have never thought possible. >> people talk about the camaraderie among its the women and how inspiring it is to see a group of women supporting each other. >> they signed a 40 events that include a 7.5 mile bike ride. >> it was fantastic. as soon as we got out of the water, we hunt.

it was so exciting. it was easy at that point, and the camaraderie was terrific. >> if benefits people all across the united states. >> a sport like the triathlon helps build the culture of its board is feared and healthy. >> for women like michelle, this is a win-win, no matter how she finishes. >> i lost weight. i feel great. i have been working out more than i ever have, so i think in the long run, even if i do not finish, the benefits are going to be there for a long time. >> it sounds like fun. >> that is all for us of 5:00.

>> here is a look at what is coming up of 6:00. >> of baltimore county mother pulled over by police and hit with the taser. now she strikes fact. details next. >> the wife of a man beaten in i hate crimes speaks for the first time as two more suspects are arrested in the case. that report is straight ahead. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good evening. we begin with breaking news out of queen anne's county. >> is seen several football players were rushed to a local hospital after an incident on the field at a high school. we're going to send it to roid taylor. >> this is what the scene looks like now. everybody has been sent to district hospitals.

from what we understand it is a total of 14 students that were overcome and collapse triggered fear he -- treating everything has to heat-related of the time. it is strange the 14 students in the one field that had an issue. we note 14 of them were a priority one. the rest were priority 3, which is not life-threatening their in the process of getting ready to have a debriefing at the cafeteria to inform everyone involved and figure out exactly what is going on common and so right now we can tell you they are wrapping things up during get all the students have been transported from this location to various hospitals they are treating it as -- to various hospitals. they are treating