this. >> it is safe to say a tough economy influenced this session. most of the bills that passed concerned social policy. >> today is a great day for health care. the governor -- >> the governor paved the way to recover millions of dollars from fraud, waste and abuse in the health-care system. >> if we are able to prove that someone is committing medicare fraud, we can bring damages. >> the leaders considered this session less partisan than in previous years. republicans influenced the outcome of a number of bills, including the budget. >> unlike on capitol hill, we really made progress. >> there was a bipartisan sentiment behind a sweeping overhaul of sex offender laws. there will be lifetime supervision in the most severe

cases. the revised unemployment benefit rules and provided tax credits to businesses that hire off the unemployment line. >> the focus of our conversation has been job creation, saving jobs, retaining jobs. >> motorists who want to contest traffic tickets must request a court date. homeowners facing foreclosure will be entitled to mediation. children will not be exposed to dangerous chemical in bottles or cups. it will take teachers longer to get tenure. bill casualty's include requiring first time dui offenders to pass a breathalyzer in order to start a vehicle. table games at slots parlors failed.

they could not reach agreement on expanding death penalty evidence. a proposal to give a scholarship fund tax breaks also died. >> despite the bipartisan special -- a bipartisan session, republicans complained that democrats served their special interests. >> we have complete coverage of this legislative session on our website, wbaltv.com. be sure to click on politics. >> in it tonight's education alert, maryland is making a pitch for a federal education grants. state officials expect to base a lot of competition from other states. it is all part of what the federal government calls a, "race to the top." . >> so far, only delaware and

tennessee have been promised a share of that "race to the top" money. maryland is making a very public pitch. billions of dollars are at stake. money is set aside for schools who are in willing to show that they can break new ground with innovation. the application is 259 pages. >> it is accurate, assignment. >> $four billion in education funding is at stake. maryland is trying to get a two hundred $50 million a piece of the pie. >> we feel that everyone should have an opportunity to look at the direction of this application because it is going to shape maryland reforms of education in the future. >> school districts are promising to do a better job of

tracking student progress. there must also be proposals to turn around low-achieving schools, and the design of programs that support mathematics and engineering skills. local superintendent and head of teachers' unions will be among those reviewing the application before it is turned in. >> it is a lot of money, but we do not want to just jump through hoops to get carats, and leave our students and teachers hanging in the wind because the reforms have come through. we want to make sure we are making sound decisions. >> the state will position itself for even more dollars in the future. if you want to review the application, we have a copy on our web site, wbaltv.com. click on education.

>> a prince george's county police officer is suspended tonight after he was caught on video beating a college student. it happened during a chaotic celebration last month when the college beat duke in a basketball game. our reporter has the very latest. >> this incident happened more than a month ago. the video tape is out now, and it tells a very different story than what police had been saying up to this point. >> i was very disappointed to see the officers on the tape. i want to make sure it there is a fair and impartial investigation, but diaz are not going to be justified or making any conclusions. >> by late this afternoon, the police chief was expressing regret and disappointment for what this video so clearly shows.

this student is suddenly slammed into a wall by three officers and beaten repeatedly while down on the ground and defenseless. many questions remain. >> the officers know who they are. they have not come forward. other officers must know who they are. we believe this is an incident of police officers protecting their own. somebody should step forward and tell them to these officers are. >> we have not heard from other officers. there are a number of people investigating this as we speak. there is an arrogance the to this. >> police have not always been so forthcoming. charging document alleged that the student attacked the horse's first. >> the charging document are a complete fabrication. they are fabricated for a specific purpose. they are fabricated to cover up police misconduct. >> student on campus are outraged, but do not see this as

an isolated incident. rather, they see it as a pattern. they say there are other incidents that night but were not caught on tape. >> i remember running from tear gas. the police were beating people. >> they were on their horses. they attacked at pearl for no reason. she was trying to run. -- a tactic that girl for no reason. she was trying to run. >> they sprayed my friend with mace. he wasn't even a drinking. >> the chief did say that it is very possible that the end result of the investigation could be criminal charges for the officers involved. >> several members of the fire department were taken to the trauma center after two of their truck crashed. they were near fulton and edmonton ave. in the rest -- in

west baltimore. they were responding to a call when the incident happened. they were evaluated in the shock trauma. all but one have now been released and treated. there were no injuries at the fire which was in a vacant home. >> a teenager accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl is now in hand of a jury. we have been following the trial and our live at the courthouse with the latest. >> 6-year-old raven why it was here in court today. she is one of the shooting victims. the case against lamont davis went to the jury this afternoon. the prosecution and the defense but agreed that the surveillance video shows a chaotic situation. what does it prove that davis

was the shooter, or that he was not in the area? he is accused of shooting a by- year-old in the head while also aiming for another teenager. -- a 5-year-old in the head, while also aiming for another teenager. he is accused of leaving the area and coming back with a semi-automatic gun. he was wearing a gps monitoring device that was used to track his moves while he was on a home detention. his lawyer says he has -- prosecution says he should plead guilty because the evidence proves he is. the defense says that another person is guilty.

gps is not a perfect system. davis was not in the area of the shooting, according to the defense, and that is what the video shows. the jury deliberated for about two and one-half hours. they will be back again tomorrow to continue their deliberations. >> stay with us. there is more news ahead. >> live in washington, a nuclear security summit has just wrapped up. find out what has come out of it, next. >> we will give you the synopsis of what we learned about the nfl draft. >> and the chilly rain is just about done for our area. what is coming next? a light spring weather pattern.

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>> president obama says the danger of nuclear terrorism is one of the greatest threats to global security. >> the president addressed the leaders of 46 nations at a summit in washington. our bureau reporter joins us live. >> the president says dozens of countries hold nuclear materials that are at risk of being stolen. he says the consequences of that would be catastrophic. >> president obama called on the leaders of 46 nations to secure nuclear material within the next four years. >> just the smallest amount of

plutonium, about the size of an apple, could kill or injure hundreds of thousands of innocent people. >> he said schedules are not enough. he wants progress. >> it will require a new mindset. we must summon the will as a nations and as partners to do with this moment demands. >> secretary clinton and her russian counterpart signed an agreement to deal with plutonium by 2018. >> together is enough material to build 17,000 nuclear weapons. >> china has expressed reservations about imposing sanctions against iran. but monday, hu jintao indicated he would support further discussion. >> china has a very active relationship with iran. iran is developing nuclear energy.

if china agrees to sanctions, they are putting at risk some other agreements they have with iran. >> just about an hour ago, the president had a news conference during which he announced that all of the leaders attending the summit agreed to work toward the goal of securing nuclear material within the next four years. >> now, your instaweather report cast -- forecast. >> cloudy skies and a steady rain kept temperatures below normal today. kent county on the eastern shore is drying out, but the rain is still coming down in annapolis. it will only be another couple of hours. this is one a little isolated

past -- one a little, isolated patch in the eastern united states. the rainfall total was not that impressive today. it was less than 1/10 of an inch . 53 was the high today, 11 degrees below normal. rain has helped watch -- helped washed some of the pollen out of the atmosphere. up in hartford county, it is in the upper-40's. temperatures do not change much statewide. it is 48 around deep creek lake peopl. we could see temperatures getting close to freezing overnight, so frost advisory's are out. it is 41 around baltimore.

there will be showers early tonight, but then as the skies cleared out. this trend will wash out, and we will see a good deal of sunshine for wednesday and thursday. we do not have to worry about the next front until later in the day on friday. with the sunny skies come a significant warming up but by friday evening, the temperatures will change again as we get more rain. even western maryland will warm up. they could get close to the 60 degree mark as the word comes in across the mountains by the ohio valley. it will be in the low 60 bozo's tomorrow around the bay. -- low 60's tomorrow around the bay. the debate water temperatures will be in the upper-50's.

it will be mostly sunny and 63 tomorrow. partly steady -- partly cloudy skies, 73 on thursday. friday could see a thunderstorm, but once the storm moves out, cloudy and breezy for the weekend. >> now, sports. >> the raven's held their annual pre-draft luncheon today. that is when they give reporters a free food and then try to get away from providing real information about who they will pick in the first round of the draft next thursday. here is what we learned. we learned that they do expect ed reed to play this season. he has not sent in any retirement paperwork. they are releasing a

quarterback. that is not a surprise. he lives around the corner from me, and his house has a for sale sign. they will probably wait until after the draft to sign a kicker. >> there are a lot of ways you can build your football team. we feel like if someone starts to come down to the board, and he can impact our football team in a way that he can allow us to do some other things on our web -- on our roster, we will move up and get that guy. >> he met today with the n.f.l. commissioner. he might get suspended for his off the field conduct. in the meantime, he was fired by one of his sponsors and harshly criticized by terry bradshaw.

>> if you are single and you walk into a bar with beautiful women, just have them fill your ego up. if you were not a football player, they would not pay attention to you are. you have to stay out of it. fight the temptation. once would scare me to death, twice, i don't know how anybody does that. >> good stuff from a terry bradshaw. the orioles tried to stop the bleeding tonight. last night they dropped to one in six, despite a great performance. he gunned down the runner at the plate. it out. he goes flat out. look at this. yikes. and the orioles fall flat again, losing 5-1 as the final score.

can the forecast helped the orioles? we will tell you next.

>> right now an update on the breaking news. we have that water main break. we go to our skype team. >> they have not been able to shut the 20 in. water main off. there is no danger of any of the water getting into the tunnel. the biggest problem they have right now, because of all the work crews here, and they have had to shut down at west lb

keith ave -- westbound keith ave. goes on to i-95 -- where it goes on to i-95. they have got everything pretty much under control. as we get more information on this, we will update you.

>> let's check the forecast. >> this train is moving out, which means fantastic weather for wednesday and thursday. it will be chilly at night, but comfortable during the day. another storm is arriving friday evening. it will be a thunderstorm with gusty wind and cooler temperatures. the highs may be in the 50's. bottemperatures near normal shod last into early next week as well. >> nbc nightly news with brian williams is up next. >> thank you for joining us. we will see you back here