bowman tries to come to grips " with the rest of his family over his senseless murder. >> for all of this is shocking -- of us it is shocking. >> detectives canvassed the neighborhood where the shooting happened. >> he stopped just to buy -- grab a bite to eat. >> around 12:30 pm on thursday morning, charles bowman stopped here for food before heading to his job as the overnight security guard at the afro- american newspaper. " two masked men entered the carryout and family members say that bowman startled the two suspects and one of them shot him in the stomach. >> it is just a senseless. -- so senseless. >> delmon's fellow co-workers had nothing but praise for him -- charles polman's fellow co-

workers had nothing but praise for him, just like his family. >> police are looking for the public's help. anyone with information should call crimestoppers. there is a $2,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. we learned that this particular chinese carryout is no stranger to violent crime. we will have more on that at 6:00 p.m. >> also tonight, police are looking for the gunmen who shot and killed a man in north baltimore. he was shot in the area around your neck road in linwood ave. he was pronounced dead at hopkins hospital. there are no suspects and motives but right now. -- right now. >> robert gates was an inmate of

the state's pre release -- robert case was an inmate of the state's pre release program. he has been found guilty of the theft and sale of two police pistols. and the heart can't -- a howard county man was sentenced to 20 years for abusing his 2-year-old niece. he was convicted on charges of child abuse, assault, and leaving a child unattended. in 2008, he admitted to leaving his knees in what he says was lukewarm water after she filled her diaper. but he returned to find her screaming, immersed in scalding hot water. she suffered second and third degree burns. cuts so far this week, it has felt like -- >> so far this week it has felt like summertime. you can see streets of lightning coming across western maryland

and there are showers assisted with this cold front making their way into the state. thunder is also occurring, as you can see, over the next two hours. this is all associated with a pretty decent cold front that strides through our region -- strikes through our region. expect a big temperature dropped and a couple claps of thunder as this front moves through. we will check the forecast straight ahead. greg testimony continued in the trial of a baltimore teenager who is accused -- >> testimony continued in the trial of a baltimore teenager who is accused of shooting a little girl, despite the growing number of witnesses to the opposite. >> two witnesses identified lamont davis as the shooter.

one said, i saw the little girl drop in the middle of the street. another witness who was supposed to be in court did not show up. >> shares deputies placed her in handcuffs and marched her back to court. she's a witness in the attempted murder trial. and also the door front of the defendant -- girlfriend of the defendant. but apparently the warning meant nothing. she was a no show on wednesday. a spokesman for the state's attorney's office will not talk about the specific case, but said all kinds of obstacles have arisen before and during drought. -- trial. >> [unintelligible] >> now, several witnesses are

missing in the trial of 17-year- old lamont davis, including maurice powell. one person told the jurors that he admitted that he thought he shot the little girl. prosecutors say he was the intended target. and cromwell who was there that day, testified that she got highly upset. she said, i'm going to fix you. i've got somebody for you. cromwell says davis left the area and came back with a gun. cromwell said davis had begun in his left pocket and took it out of his left pocket and put it in his right hand. cromwell also said he heard about five shots. when the little girl fell down

the street it was like she was still running. she was lying down, but her feet were still moving. i ran over to the little girl, he said, she was trying to run. he became emotional and said she was asking him to help her. krul could not pick out his picture from the photo array and said he -- cromwell said he could not pick up the shooter from the photo of great pictures. he sailamont davis said he was t there at the time of the shooting and that he was at home in an electronic monitoring device. >> police have released the names of two of the three people that were killed in a car crash in anne arundel county last night. 26-year-old jessica rae and 56- year-old justin matthews.

police say rhey was driving the pickup truck that crossed the center line and crashed into matthews' suv, causing it to catch art -- catch fire. the fire started on the third four of an apartment complex on araisa avenue. that was just after 9:00 p.m. last night. a firefighter fell from the second building -- the second floor of the building and suffered burns to his hands. water services back to normal for about 200,000 customers affected by the massive power outage in baltimore county yesterday. the conduit fire damage to the toes and pumping station. the result was low water pressure and no water at all for some residents.

>> in session 22, a statewide ban on using a hand-held phone while driving is now on the fast track to becoming law. a -- it could be sent to the governor's desk for his signature. >> supporters believe the house votes are there, but there are no guarantees. opponents are drafting amendments right now. there is not enough time left in this session to make changes in the bill. >> [unintelligible] >> doing this behind the wheel will soon be illegal in maryland. the 100 -- it will be $46, but a $100 penalty for repeat offenders. >> if you have a cellphone that

allows you to facebook, e- mailed, a tweet -- the multitasking with drivers now has become an issue. >> the house wants to pass the same bill that lost in the senate by one vote on march 18. it would make using a cellphone and held by -- a hand-held cell phone while driving a secondary offense. >> what -- one of the things we want people to do is drive with both hands on the wheel at 9 and 2. having handsfree, you will be able to do that. >> the bill would have to go back to the senate for approval, jeopardize in passage. -- jeopardize think passage before the session ends.

>> people have a very complete understanding about how important this piece of legislation is. >> an exemption regarding push button radios could be offered as a separate bill. >> the world's two biggest nuclear powers, the u.s. and russia, signed a treaty today. they agreed to reduce their atomic arsenals by one-third. lawmakers in both countries still have to sign off on it. >> the signature and a handshake, president obama and russian president medvedev agreed to cut their nuclear weapons by roughly one-third over the next seven years. >> we are agreeing to once again move forward, leaving the cold war behind. >> but first lawmakers in the u.s. senate have to ratify the

treaty. >> will be meeting with the individual centered -- senators and their staffs over the next months. >> it will pressure the president to spend more to upgrade the country's aging defense. this treaty does allow the u.s. and russia to each keep a strong missile defense. >> we're going to preserve our nuclear deterrent so long as other countries have nuclear weapons. >> critics also want the u.s. to confront nuclear threats in iran and north korea more directly. >> the danger of weapons in the 21st century is the spread of nuclear weapons, not just too great powers, but to weaker states, more fragile state. >> leaving concern that a nuclear summit in -- leaving concerns to be addressed at a nuclear summit in washington next week >> russia is open to sanctions against iran and

president obama said he expects that to happen at the un and within weeks. >> still to come, officials gathered to celebrate a big financial gift for baltimore city schools. >> in a setback for schools -- a setback for those searching for missing west virginia miners. >> and a new-found way to determine whether smokers are likely to be diagnosed with lung to enter. >> they play their first home

>> is special gift to the city school system. congressman elijah cummings along with stephanie rawlings- blake joined at the school this morning. $850,000 in federal funds were given to the transformation schools initiative and career and technology pathway program. seniors studied such things as credit scores, and that the stock market. they were on hand to celebrate with the kids this morning. >> in tonight's medical alert, smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, but only 10% to 20% of smokers will actually develop lung cancer.

what will the test tube -- what if a test could tell you if you are at higher risk? researchers have developed a test that identifies it a particular gene. the scientists found a drug to reverse this blaze appeared -- displyasia. and a new study from the cdc says raising ticket -- a cigarette prices and taxes is one of the most influential tobacco control programs. studies show that increasing the price by 10% can lower consumption by 4%. it can also keep others from picking up the habit. some states have raised the taxes and others have lost said at a minimum price. -- laws set at a minimum price.

>> for two years, 62-year-old kathy struggled to overcome a spinal cord injury. >> a card with a driver who was on drugs corrine right onto the bike path and hit me. >> -- careened right on to be bough-- on to the bike path andt me. >> this device is parking her muscles to work again cuts we're going to stimulate the muscles that control the -- to work again. >> we're going to stimulate the muscle control movement. >> my fingers just went straight out and i was absolutely thrilled. >> the device is meant to help those with neurological disorders such as burk -- stroke, strains and spine trauma. kathy said it improved her function 75%. electrical stimulation target specific muscles that need to

be reawakened. the intensity level is what ever kathy can tolerate. but it does not only worked in therapy. the effects are lasting. >> i'm getting function back in all of my fingers. it is exciting. >> it gives her hope that one day she will be back on her bike. >> i want to do some. i want to get back on my bike. and until i can squeeze those breaks, i cannot give back on my bike. >> keep in mind, the device is fairly simple to use and the goal is to get one for kathy to take home. but for now, it is a battle because it is not covered by insurance. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a line of thunderstorms moving in amounts. it is a sign of changes in the weather. you will see showers out near hagerstown and some thunder right now. wind gusts up to 52 miles per hour in the panhandle of around

martinsburg. some of these parts in frederick county could produce some strong winds that could bring some tree branches as it moves on through. -- break some tree branches as it moves on through. in the next hour or so the line of thunderstorms will be coming our way. this cold front will be changing things around pretty good. it will get us back to normal and may be washed some of the polland out of the atmosphere. we're back in a high range. 2154 the tree pollen count. a -- 2150 for the tree pollen count. temperatures still in the '80s around baltimore. -- in the 80's around baltimore. a 33-degree temperature dropped from baltimore to mchenry.

it's getting colder as you head up into the lakes. 29 in michigan. 39 in chicago. here comes some typical april whether back into the picture. it will be scattered showers and storms tonight. 30's north and west of baltimore, '50s on the eastern shore. -- 50's on the eastern shore. you can see this swirling here on late here on. -- lake huron. 15 inches of snow on the upper peninsula so far this afternoon. some of that might reach western maryland. a severe thunderstorm watch is in effect in central and southern pennsylvania. even into lancaster county. but south is a tornado watch for parts of south carolina and georgia. that includes the area where the masters tournament is being played. the darker, regy did counties in

northwestern south carolina -- the darker, red-shaded counties in northwestern south carolina right there. futurecast is indicating some isolated storms in all areas west of the bay by 10:00 p.m. tonight, pushing toward the coast by 6:00 a.m. tomorrow and then clearing out in time for the first pitch friday afternoon here in baltimore. it will be cool, but we will have sunshine. 56 tomorrow, a lot cooler than it has been and winds gusting. 42 at deep creek tomorrow. a couple of showers in the morning of the bay. and at ocean city, showers may linger into the afternoon with a high of 60. a small craft advisory is in effect. normal temperatures for friday and saturday.

a little chilly for saturday morning, 37. it is seney on sunday and maybe it's pergo as another front moves through on monday. >> and tiger woods, how he's doing at this year's masters. >> and this plane had to be escorted by military fighter jets to denver's airport. >> and the miners are still looking for their miss

>> a diplomat from the car involved in a security scare on an american airlines flight has been -- from quatar involved in a security scare american airlines flight has been released. he tried to smoke a cigarette in the bathroom and win it was discovered he joked about trying to light his shoes on fire. he was escorted from the plane and no explosives were found. he will likely not face any charges. and passengers had to wait outside terminal while officials search for the man who did not properly go through screening.

officials did find him on board his plane. he was screened. nothing dangerous was found. >> still ahead, missing miners in west virginia. right now, rescuers are waiting to resume their mission after efforts were put on hold early this morning when the air quality in the mine was deemed too dangerous. >> too much methane in the mind meant more drilling and pumping as rescue teams beat a hasty retreat. 32 rescuers had gotten the green light overnight and headed into miles to go. but back on surface, technicians were giving getting bad -- technicians were getting bad readings. the air had turned explosive, too much methane. officials worried about another blast like the one that killed 25 men monday and they pulled the rescue teams 500 feet short of their goal.

>> there were a bunch of noxious gases and we have got to get those out of there. >> they have more air pumps working. >> it was necessary to prove that the atmosphere was not explosive. >> this minor survived -- judge miner survived, but he lost his brother and nephew. and so did this -- and this man lost his son. >> i told him i love him and he said, i love you too, old man. i did not know that would be our last conversation. >> they will go straight through those two chambers. even if they cannot make it tonight, a camera will be lowered down to see if any of those miners made it to safety.

>> coming up, an historic multimillion-dollar foreclosure. >> tiger woods is back in competition. how is he handling the pressure so far? we will have that coming straight out. >> and to devote teenagers enter 8 -- and two teenagers accused of bullying a teenager to the point of

>> there's a lot of activity in camden yards as baseball gets

ready for opening day. rob roblin went out to check out of the work that is going on to get things ready. >> it is that time of year and the weather today is perfect. it is going to be a little bit cooler for opening day. today at the ballpark, lots of work going on. >> everywhere you look at the stadium people are working, getting ready for tomorrow's first home game. >> the entire ball park opens at noon. the game is at 3, but we will have roving musicians. we encourage everybody to be in their seats by 2:30 p.m. we have a lot of fun activities planned for tomorrow. >> they were cleaning up and sprucing up for the big day. out on the field, they were given the gratz a final trend

and in the stands, they were power washing everything -- they were giving them a good treatment and in the stands, there were car washing everything. and the guys are here to be sure the beer will be flowing. >> we had to put up all of our new neons and all of the signage and get ready for a big day on friday. >> and these fellows are making sure that the seats are ok. >> we have to check every seat. make sure it is right and the numbers and id tags and everything. >> they are brand new seats. and they're checked over today. >> everyone is excited and anxious to have the orioles back in town.

>> it is very exciting. the town closes down on opening day. it is always a lot of fun and they're always a lot of people. >> throwing out the ceremonial first pitch is tomorrow. they will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the orioles beating cincinnati and winning the world series back in 1970. >> 40 years, i remember it like it was just -- ok, maybe not yesterday, but a couple of months ago. you can't send your game dave potus to our web site -- you can upload your game day photos to our website. >> police are searching for the gunmen had killed a 72-year-old man early this morning. around 12:30 p.m., charles bowman stock to get food at a chinese carryout and was shot.

he later died at hopkins. he was on his way to work as a security guard at the afro- american newspaper. we will have reaction from his family coming up at 6:00 p.m. and police have released the names of two out of the three people killed in a crash in and -- in anne arundel county, jessica rhey and preston matthews died in that accident. it happened at the intersection of donaldson avenue and walnut grove. police say jessica rae was driving a pickup that crossed the line and crashed into the suv causing it to calcatch fire. and the firefighter injured last night is in stable condition. last night's fire started in the 3900 block of liberty heights avenue just before 9:00 p.m. authorities city firefighter fell from the second floor of the building and suffereda lifee

perceived image he once havd, te fallen star hoping to receive acceptance. this banner from an unknown source flew over the exclusive club as woods played. inside the gates, as expected, the koran seemed to rule the day. even before tiger -- and decorum seemed to rule the day. even before taggart began --

even before tiger began, he seemed prepared. >> some bad weather moving into the area could cause some delays. the winds have been picking up for the past few hours as the storms moved in. but any delay is not expected to be a big problem for the tournament schedule. >> we have continuing coverage of tiger woods' return to competition. just go to our website wbaltv.com. >> believe it or not, many american families will not pay any income taxes at all this year. >> this is a specially trained service dog that helps a child abuse victims. she now faces a very scary legal situation. details on a very important job, coming up. >> people are killed when their car plunged off a cliff in

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>> not guilty, that is the plea for three teenage girls accused of delaying a girl to the point of suicide. they did not appear in court. they have been ordered to have no contact with the family of fifi prints. the girl, -- phoebe prince. mark carrigan fought with his father near the family home in boston on january 24 just before his father collapsed. an autopsy showed he had a pre- existing heart condition. the family said they do not blame mark for daniel's death. an accident happened near bayville, ky.

and s.t.v. was driving southbound when it hit a pickup truck pulling out of a gas station. the suv then hit a utility pole, went back across the road and plunged 150 feet off a cliff. all four victims died at the scene. the driver of the pickup truck was not hurt. and this is what can happen when you hit the gas and the -- get the gas and brake pedal mixed up. a woman had the wrong title, causing her to launch her as u.b. over a parking deck. she crashed into two empty cars below puritans luckily, no one was hurt an amazingly, she was able to driver suv away. -- drive her suv away. >> still ahead, the tax deadline is just around the corner. and not filing could cost you. >> the legal system could be scary for anyone, but especially a child and one that has been abused. that is where a specially

trained service dog is put into courtrooms to help children. >> we will see if any of these storms. baltimore. southwest winds are keeping southwest winds are keeping temperatures

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job it is to help put children at ease while they testified about traumatic experiences. >> the newest staff member at baltimore's child abuse center la to cuddle and wagged his tail. he is a two-year old yellow lab named kalle. >> it helps reduce the tension for children and help them deal with traumatic issues. >> you can tell by being around him for five minutes if he is a very calm and loving dog. >> the idea came from the city state's attorney witness division. kellee came out of long island. he does not jump. he will not bark in public, and his sole purpose is to put children at ease. >> a lot of children are afraid

of what happened and he is a very positive influence. >> kelly's job is to help abused children through the judicial process. he goes with them to interview rooms and it stays with them in the waiting rooms, and will soon be in baltimore court rooms where he will act as a security blanket, of sorts, a friend to a fearful child. the state's attorney's office has prosecuted child abuse cases for over 20 years. she says to have a dog like killing in the courtroom with the child will help to put child abusers and murders behind bars. the >> they will be in a calmer state and will not be so scared to death. they will not be so terrified. >> this saturday there is going to be an open house at the child abuse center, a big block party with food and an opportunity to

meet kalle. -- kalle. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> hd doppler over the past two hours show a line of thunderstorms will be out of the mountains and into washington, frederick and carroll counties. now passing hagerstown and moving up toward frederick county. the national weather service has issued a warning for northern frederick and northwestern carroll county. it will likely scrape up into parts of south-central pennsylvania as well with a thunderstorm watch. all of this activity comes in from the western maryland mountains. one more day of unusual weather. so far the first week of april has averaged 15 degrees above normal.

today was no exception. it is 22 above the normal of 62. it does get cooler right behind safran with showers in western maryland. -- right behind that front with showers in western maryland. with the lows at 46 to 53 in the winds shifting to the northwest, scattered showers and perhaps even a thunderstorm as we head through the evening, and from being driven through our area by its growing pressure of lake huron, that allows school -- " whether to follow. the -- cool weather to follow. there's a tornado warning in the mounds of northwestern south carolina. it is inactive fraud.

luckily, it is going to come through primarily -- is an active front. luckily for us, it is one to come through after sunset. early tomorrow morning it is right on the coast. snow showers may develop in western maryland to mar. by 3:00 or 4:00, the orioles will be playing baseball downtown. it will be clear skies, but cooler. 56 to 61 will be the height tomorrow. -- the high tomorrow. lil 40 kozuira around garrett county tomorrow. gusting winds on the big, small craft advisory. there could be an early morning thunderstorm. to the three food choppers with winds gusting to 25 knots. the water temperatures in the 50 qazi 2 slowes 60's. -- in the 50's to low 60's.

a cold front will arrive on monday, a weaker one, with just a few sprinkles. temperatures dropping into the low 60's. >> in tonight's consumer alert, about half of all americans will not pay dime of income tax this year. 47% of u.s. households will pay no income tax at all for 2009. that is up 38% from 2007. there are some in the credits for low and middle-income families -- so many credits for low and middle income families, they will not pay any tax either. if you have not filed your tax return it to my time is running out. the deadline is rapidly approaching and missing it could cost you some money. >> april 15 is just around the corner and if you have not filed your tax return yet, the irs has tips to make the process quicker and easier.

file electronically using tax software or through free file irs -- for at irs.gov. make sure you take advantage of the tax breaks for home buyers, home energy critic, and the american opportunity credit for college expenses. and if you think you need more time, submit the proper paperwork for a six month extension. it will push back were fretting deadline to october 15. but if you owe the irs, it does not extend the amount of time that you have to pay the final balance. if you cannot pay everything you know, file on time anyway. the irs will allow you to set up a monthly installment agreement. if you do not file, interest and penalties will make the balance bigger. >> it looks like tax refunds or going to be a big help for many

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>> the game of scrabble has been around for more than 70 years and all that time the rules have never changed, until now. susan shakira has more on the new rules and the reasons behind them -- susan shapiro has more on the new rules and the reasons behind them. >> these two play almost every day at this senior center. >> it is very stimulating to the mind. i'm very smart. >> at my age, you do not get a chance to learn new words. it is so fun. >> players try to get the most. by creating words with titles that have values from one to attend. some scholars on the board can double or triple a players. . -- a player's points.

there are age-old discussions about whether a word is a word. and, of course, spelling. a decade scrabble dictionary, their so-called bible -- a duct taped scrabble dictionary, their so-called bible, is always here. but the game, which has been around since 1938, it is not changing. -- is changing for the first time in its history. mattel says proper nouns, like place names and people's names, will now be allowed. the company says it will attract younger players. >> younger players, you mean, not as smart players. >> it will give it more variety.

i kind of wish they would not change the game because i kind of like it the way it is. >> seniors have a little time to adjust. the new version does not come out until july. >> there is some good news for use gravel purists. -- for you scrabble purists. should we change the rules to make travel easier? go to our facebook page and become a fan and leave your comments. if he would like to see any of the rest of this broadcast -- if you would like to see any of this broadcast, we will rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m. on wbal plus. >> how does the city council president and up as an owner? >> and a 72-year-old man is murdered inside a chinese takeout restaurant. we have learned ironically that a similar crime took place at

the same place about a year ago. >> a state budget compromise, state funding is restored, and off the hook regarding teacher pensions for payout. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hd. >> good evening, everyone. we begin tonight with an 11 insta-weather plus alert. >> the national weather service has issued a thunderstorm warnings for parts of our viewing area. let's head over to tom tasselmyer. >> the summer heat changing back to normal april temperatures and the transition will feature a few showers and a few strong thunderstorms. the national weather service has issued a of a thunderstorm warnings for parts of baltimore in carroll, frederick and parts of washington counties and on up into southern pennsylvania. into southern pennsylvania.