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send cash. >> she was one of what could be more than 1000 victims of a brace and mail theft case that authorities say -- of a brazen mail theft case that authorities say to place here. according to an affidavit, 51- your old andrew walsh,5bo? actis a writer, was arrested at his home where authorities found more than 450 gift cards in his car. the affidavit says he was rifling through greeting cards looking for everything from gift cards, cash and checks from january to mid april. >> i actually get a letter in the mail from them saying they were doing an investigation. they also send me be wrecked up envelopes from what i sent. >> she was contacted by the post office about a gift card that she sent to a friend who never got it. no one answered the door at walsh's apartment.
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neighbors said they were shocked by the police activity. >> when i came, they were searching his car. i guess they had already gone by that time i got home. >> in the meantime, she said she hopes the post office will come through for her and the rest of the victims. >> i do not even want the money back. i just want the gift card so i can give it to my friend. it was a birthday gift. >> he is scheduled to be back in court may 12 for a preliminary schuring. if you feel you may be a victim of the mail theft case, there is a hot line for potential victims, and 410-864-0158 and we have also provided the information on our website wbaltv.com. >> a disturbing sexual assault case has residence on edgeston night. 21-year-old the jervis staying
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to my magazine salesman, attacked a woman at her home. -- as jarvis stain, a magazine tilles and, attacked a woman at her home. >> please describe this as a crime of opportunity. the gap of this little dog turned out to be an alarm that may have prevented l.a.n. from being attacked. she said she got an uneasy feeling after her dog reacted uneasily to a salesman in the neighborhood. >> my door was open. it was a nice day and nine home, and normally, i do not like -- lock it. >> according to anne arundel police, 21-year-old jarvis and others were trying to sell magazines door to door. the one. he asked accused a customer's bathroom. -- at one point he asked a customer if he could use her doctor.
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>> he attacked her. >> he has a milwaukeean driver's license, but a chicago home address. priscilla metcalf recalls him knocking on her door and how he would not take no for an answer when she declined to buy a subscription. she says she closed the door in his face. >> will you do anything differently? >> i will not answer the door anymore when i see them coming. i have young daughters and grandchildren. i will not let them use the bathroom. i may have before. >> police responding to the 911 calls spotted him and immediately took him into custody. he told the police that the sexual contact with the victims was consensual. the victim said she repeatedly said no to these advances and requests. the nurse at the hospital found multiple signs of trauma.
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>> electronic records indicate that his bail was reduced from $2 million to $250,000. coming up, please offer tips on how to protect yourself. -- police offer tips on how to protect yourself. >> and still more child sex abuse allegations tonight, this time from a posture -- foster parent who was also a pastor. police say this man assaulted a boy several times in his home last year -- between last year and last month. if convicted, he is facing up to 140 years in prison. officials say five women suffered cut wounds in highlandtown this afternoon. police do not know what happened because they did victims are not cooperating.
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at least one victim said she was attacked by a male. they're working to confirm the story. >> a viewing is being held right now for archbishop william borders at the cathedral of mary, are clean until 8:00 tonight. he led the oldest catholic diocese in the knighted states from 1984 to 1989 -- in the united states from 1984 to 1989. we will also rebroadcast the service on wbal plus this coming saturday and sunday at 3:00 p.m. >> in tonight's project economy report, president obama went to wall street looking for allies in the fight for financial reform. it would be the most sweeping reform on wall street since the great depression. >> in new york today, near where
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the nation's banking system nearly failed, president obama demanded new financial regulations. >> the goal is to make certain taxpayers are never again on the hook because a firm is deemed too big to fail. >a vote for reform is a vote to put a stop to taxpayer funded bailout. that is the truth. end of story. >> but before mr. obama could end his speech, house republicans made the charge. >> until we have in front of us will provide permanent bailouts. >> and john boehner warned of -- which the government takeover of the entire private sector. >> the democrats -- >> the government takeover of the entire private sector. >> bottom line, we allowed to many lives to get out there without rebuttal.
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>> lies, and that is what the democrats charge when they play the sound bites. >> the statements you see here are not true. some on wall street want more regulation from congress. >> if they can stop the blame game demavend they can come in with something that is constructive. -- stop the blame game, then they can come in with something that is constructive. >> for it to pass on monday, that will take at least one republican vote. >> scattered showers in and around the baltimore area through the afternoon and evening. some sunshine, at least in the baltimore city area. hd doppler does indicate dry conditions. there are some showers coming down out of parts of carroll
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county and western parts of baltimore county. keep a lookout as yours are to move back into baltimore county in the next half-hour or so. that system coming across delaware has the potential to give us some small sized hail as it moves through. i think all of this will fall apart as soon as the sunset this evening, leading to most clear skies tonight. however, more storms for this weekend. the detail of that in just a little bit. >> after months of mock drafts, the waiting game for the ravens fans is almost over. >> in just about two hours the nfl draft will get under way in york city. -- in nyc. >> we are wondering what the ravens will do with that 20th draft selection in tonight's draft. most seem to think of the
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newsome will choose to trade at 25th pick. but history says not likely. every year that the ravens got a first-round draft pick, they have used it. since 1996, ray lewis johnson, ogden, jamal lewis, i could go on with the pro bowl first round. it is hard to believe there would give up that first-round pick in hopes of adding a second or third round selection. >> the only way you are able to trade back is you have got to have a trading partner. and if the phone does not ring, you have to pick. if it does ring, then you have to weigh the player that could be there verses moving back and taking the additional picks.
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>> coming up at 6:00 p.m., jerry sandusky is back from his extended european vacation. the ravens are ready for their big night. >> we want to know what you think. and what position should the ravens go after first in the nfl draft? grab yourself on an text to this number, 88509. and then a text of the letter a for quarterback, before teco, c4 safety, or d if you think they should go after a -- b for tackle, c for safety, or did you think they should go after a different position. >> still ahead, setting the
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record straight, it has been a tough allergy season so far, but what you think you know may not be true. >> what you think about things like stress or cigarette smoke may be wrong. this? these results even surprised researchers. >> and thousands of public schoolteachers are about to lose their jobs nationwide, but how does this affect maryland?
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>> check out these pictures. the smoke from the montgomery county fire was seen for several miles. we are told it was a complete loss. fortunately, no one was hurt. and after a week of canceled flights, thousands of planes took off from european airports today. we got there to seek the first one land at b.w.i. marshall in days. -- to see the first one man at b.w.i. marshall in days. it was a delayed return home due to the ash from that volcano in iceland credi. >> it happens, a natural
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disaster. if you cannot do anything about it. >> glad to be here. >> a shifting wind is sending a new ash plume over scandinavia, prompting officials to put new respect -- restrictions over parts of europe. >> in tonight's medical alert, parents know how much kids love to play video games, but can a kid's favorite pastime harm your child? for the first time, the study included boys between ages 6 to nine who did not have a video game system. one group of boys was given a video game system and the other was not. after just four months, the video-game players had lower reading and writing scores. researchers point out this does not mean that parents have to eliminate all videogames. >> we do not need to give videogames the boot.
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we just have to say that we are monitoring. >> researchers recommend parents limit the use of the video-game system to less than one hour a day. in the meantime, adults looking to boost their brain power may want to step away from the computer. computer brain games appear to do nothing to improve carbon to function. for up to six weeks, but -- cognitive function. four to six weeks, they bring games for 10 minutes a day three times a week, but it did not necessarily translate into a higher iq. the wind is whipping up allergies in house, but not everything you have heard about allergies is true. doctors say there is no such thing as a hypoallergenic cat or dog. speaking of dogs, some people believe that to whats --
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chihuahuas can cure asthma, which is not true. and finally, the belief that allergy shots can take years to kick in. >> you can do and all they jump- start to the drop -- shot process and/or start your shotst kicking in any matter of weeks. the crux -- >> and flowers are not the culprit, but trees and grass carried by the wind. and a researcher in germany found in a study of smokers that employees with a heavy workload simply not have time to light up. ourk they work for companies that have strict -- or they work for companies that have strict rules.
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those who are religious, mary, -- who are religious or married also had a lower chance of smoking. >> this trend has dropped out of pennsylvania and cut across maryland. you see the showers are all west of baltimore city. the strongest front is on the eastern shore, actually cutting across parts of belden. you can see that coming out of dover air force base. it is just now crossing the maryland-delaware line. it might produce peace sized hail as it moves to the -- pea- sized hail as it moves to the south and east. this little line that is coming down out of parts of carol and baltimore county, and some
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additional lights burn goals. -- a light sprinkles. this is the lowest pollen count that we have seen in a long time. one is the pollen count on the trees thanks to all that rain yesterday. no grass, no weeds. yesterday did result in some fog. you can see the patchy areas of the -- around the bay, it is pretty thick. the warmer air is what is triggering scattered showers. i do not think it will be as thick as it was this morning. temperature-wise, all around the area, 60's to load 70's over it most of the eastern shore.
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it will be cool once the skies clear out, 41-48 and a northwest breeze 5-10. here comes the next front a sliding through maryland as we speak. high-pressure settles in for one day. we will see some sunshine for the first half of the day, then that store is making steady progress and it looks like this system will linger for a few days. through the weekend and in the early part of next week. tomorrow, sunny skies across the area, a comfortable day. showers are to move into the area saturday morning, but a better chance for afternoon showers. the bulk of that system comes through on sunday, continues into monday and tuesday of next week. 65-71 tomorrow, barely normal -- fairly normal temperatures. going down to 52 on friday evening. on the daybay, northwest winds t
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about a foot. an increasing chance for rain the deeper we get into the day on friday. showers and a thunderstorm possible on sunday, monday, and tuesday, and a 20% chance of isolated thunderstorms right into the middle of next week. >> if you are a smoker, we want you to listen to this. it turns out puffing those butz is toxic for the environment. they're dangerous even when they are not lead. >> as the oil rig collapses into the gulf waters, we have the very latest on the louisiana, coming up. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas
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april 22 is the 40th anniversary of the very first earth day. it was offered up by gaylord nelson of wisconsin. since then, almost every nation on earth takes part. and gov. martin o'malley
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recognized earth day by helping residents install solar panels. the government also announced plans to increase the use of solar over the next year. it is part of project sunburst, sponsored by the maryland energy administration. >> organizations have decided that health risks associated with cigarettes and second hand smoke -- did you know that cigarettes can still be dangerous even when there is no smoke? >> not even smokers want their leftovers. cigarette butts are tossed out of car windows, left on sidewalks, and stuffed in the sand. this is the most common form of litter in the world. >> it is actually toxic. >> she is the president of the american legacy foundation, a nonprofit committed to reducing tobacco use. she says the cigarette butts are
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filled with toxins, nicotine and tar. although they're biodegradable, -- >> biodegrading something that is toxic really just helps the talks and more widely into the -- helps introduce the toxins more widely into the environment. >> researchers of one cigarette butt in a gallon of water for less than 24 hours. then they added minnows to the tank. about half of them were dead within days. more than 1 million cigarette butts are still found and collected on u.s. beaches each year during massive cleanup efforts. >> there are a lot of environmentalists that still smoke. but they do not clean up after themselves. >> and it is expensive, too. littering fines can be expensive
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and the cleanup can cost millions. >> a little bit later we will take a look at more local earth day events. and how one elementary school did their part to save the earth. that is in about 20 minutes. >> stay with us. we will recap the stop stories when we come back. -- the top stories when we come back. >> and the search for survivors is still going on in the gulf after the explosion on the will break. the coastguard is now involved. -- on the oil rig. the coast guard is involved. >> global businesses are stepping up to help make a dream of a birthday party come true for a local
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>> nationwide, more than 100,000 schoolteachers could be out of work by this summer, but how will maryland be affected by that? it is not often that school systems hand out pink slips to the very people that teach our children. however, denied it appears that maryland has been sperr the full effect of the budget -- tonight it appears that maryland has been sperr to the full effect of the budget crisis. how is that? >> it right now, no program is off-limits. but it is nothing like the numbers we have seen from other states. >> baltimore county is hoping to hire as many as seven new
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teachers for next year's. -- for next year. this all comes at a time when teachers nationwide are under the chopping block. baltimore county has done its mouth and believes it knows why it will be able to make room for new teachers. >> when you count the resignations and retirements, there's a slight growth in the population. mainly, we are replacing some of our current people. >> even though there is some internal belt-tightening, baltimore city school teachers are convinced they have been spared the worst. >> the budget may impact some of the supplies and materials, but we still think that would be minimal we're not expecting drastic changes within the working conditions of the school. >> across the state, teachers would be the first to tell you they are still on shaky ground. >> i am worried about how and
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where if the economy does not pick up. the numbers are looking a little bit better. two days later you see something else happening. >> nationwide, school districts are hoping the federal government will come through with more money. >> the stimulus funds have run out, so we have to save. the we ought to save the teachers and support professionals or our teachers do not -- zore our teachers do not continue to lose it -- so our teachers do not continue to lose. but >> -- >> thank you. in other education news, today was career day at the baltimore polytechnic high school. representatives from dozens of
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companies and professions addressed students this morning. debra wiener with there. i was there as well. we representing wbal and the broadcast industry. the university center, the university school of medicine and the university of baltimore law school were all represented. >> howard county police have arrested 27 men in what they called a reverse prosecution operation. they were nab after female officers worked undercover in areas targeted by citizen complaints. this is near route 1 on with the bottom road. they were detained for being in this country illegally. are you missing any gift cards that may have traveled through the mail in baltimore city? the postmaster general wants to hear from you. a postal employee has been charged with stealing hundreds of gift cards. prosecutors say investigators found 450 stolen gift cards in
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51-year-old andrew walsh's car. if you think you have been a victim, you are asked to call this number 410-864-0518. and a 21-year-old baltimore man is charged with sexually assaulting an anne arundel woman. he was trying to sell magazine subscriptions door-to-door when a woman but he meant to use her bathroom. when he finished he assaulted her and then left. police found him in the neighborhood not too long after the attack. >> rev. lawrence murphy is accused of molesting at least 200 deaf children from 1952 1955. the unidentified man said he sent two letters to the vatican
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in 1995 reporting the abuse, but received no response. the vatican announced visit -- bishop james moriarty's resignation today. it the churches in england and wales issued an apology for the its gamble. -- for thus gamblthe scandal. >> there have been dramatic changes in the search for 11 men missing after an oil rig explosion after -- on tuesday. the structure that has been burning for more than 35 hours has sunk. rescue teams are still searching the area. they're hoping to find survivors. >> for the first responders, the images and experience are still overwhelming.
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it is something i've never seen before. >> unfortunately, it is too real. the oil rig has collapsed and fallen beneath the water's surface. some worry that oil from the rate could still be pouring into the gulf, creating a potential environmental disaster. but for now, that issue is secondary. 11 crew members are still missing. rescue teams in the air and on the water continued to look for survivors today, expanding the search area 45 to 10 miles around the platform. >> they will continue until they determine there is not a good chance for survival. most understand -- >> must understand that the prospect of finding any survivors narrows
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with every hour. >> family members are getting updates every hour, but there has been little, if any, new information since the night of the blast. >> a tough situation. still ahead, opposition over an immigration bill in arizona draws a second day of protest. >> it has already been passed by the state legislature and only needs the governor's signature. we will tell you what the controversy is about. >> he is talking about a teacher. the end result when recover the nature and -- the nation. >> and what a baltimore judge
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>> protesters average over the arizona immigration bill to to the streets today. the bill would give police some broad powers to check the legal status of people they reasonably suspect are illegal immigrants. police would be mandated a to
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arrest immigrants unable to show documents allowing them to be in the country legally. someone driving an illegal immigrant on this side of the border, even a run away, it would be open to sanctions. protesters say it is a recipe for racial profiling. but supporters say it is necessary. >> it is simple, you enforce the law. it enables law enforcement officers to enforce the law. >> that bill could be signed into law by saturday. >> usually, it is the students, not the teachers, who get in trouble for fighting at school. but a teacher is under investigation for allegedly inviting students to box with him. he brought -- he fought several students, allegedly come on several occasions. one of the fight is on youtube -- he fought several students, allegedly, on several occasions. one of the fights is on youtube.
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>> we went to the restroom and he started showing -- throwing body shots at me. >> he was suspended and resigned this past monday. >> what was he thinking? >> not a lot. >> there you go. coming up, we will keep with the earth day theme. >> it is time to go green on the road. when it comes to hybrids verses electric vehicles, where the best vehicle may depend on what your looking for. >> and anne arundel police arrest a door-to-door salesman for sexual assault. how to protect yourself, next. >> a few scattered by rainshowers around the baltimore area. temperatures are comfortable in the low 70's. the west winds are gusting to 18 miles per hour.
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>> here's a look at what we're working on for 11 news at 6:00 p.m. new information about the judge who married the couple involved in a domestic violence case. new at 6:00 p.m., more of his controversial statements before his -- the case came to light. and hundreds of stolen gift cards found inside the house of a postal employee.
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>> party plans are in full swing for this girl's birthday, but she is no ordinary girl. she is battling brain cancer and as jennifer franciotti tells us, doctors say, sadly, there is nothing more they can do >> -- more that can do. it corrects -- >> is complete
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gaming theater that offers thewii, a guitar hero -- the wii, a guitar hero and more. jennifer started the business last month and when she heard about a birthday girl with cancer, she wanted to help. >> mckenzie stockton is just nine years old, in remission and from her first bout with brain cancer, she was collecting bill that bears her that she collected from johns hopkins. mackenzie was on a mission to send an powering message from the cool kids campaign. >> you are not supposed to feel cancer. >> we hope it helps every child going to cancer. >> mackenzie is turning 13 next
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week, but recently discovered she has an inoperable brain tumor. her parents put out and all call to put out the most amazing birthday party for her. >> she has the most amazing, positive attitude. she uses her experience to help any organization. >> i thought it was the most amazing gift that could be bestowed on me to be able to share what i do with her and her family. >> there has already been a tremendous response. >> hundreds are expected to attend the home party, all for a girl who taught us how to believe, whose motto continues to be "faith, trust, and pixie
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dust." >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> some clouds across the area and a couple of showers trekking through the area. sidewalks may get moist on the west side of baltimore. to the north, a few sprinkles across no. baltimore county and crossing into hartford county. the heavier showers are moving out across eastern maryland into delaware. you can see that they are widely scattered and for the most part, fairly light. not enough rain at the inner harbor to be measured. maybe in a few areas around those spots, but overall, 0 in the rain gauge category. 73 was the high at b.w.i. marshall 67 is the normal high. the school this morning with
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some -- it was cool this morning with some fog appeared these showers out there now will remain until after sunset. 70 at hagerstown right now, but only 56 at frost bird. the seabreeze has been kicked in again at the beach. cool temperatures around baltimore tonight, in the 40's. skies will be partly cloudy and the winds light at the 5 to 10 from the northwest. this week front is dropping through with isolated showers. -- this week front is dropping through with isolated showers. that storm will get here for the weekend and then bring to the early part of next week. nice looking friday, partly cloudy skies, the rain holds off in the mountains through the afternoon. saturday morning, a few light
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showers or sprinkles are possible. a better chance of showers through the afternoon. the bulk of the storm picks up on sunday into monday and tuesday of next week. it is looking like the first part of the region might be better for outdoor activities than the second half. it should hit 60 near deep creek tomorrow with a nice day out in the mountains. partly cloudy skies. on the beach at ocean city, that the seabreeze will kick in again later in the day, but inland just a few miles into should be able to get up to 70 on the lower eastern shore. waves are running around on foot. a seven-day forecast is looking nice friday, but showers moved in on saturday. a better chance for thunderstorms sunday, monday, and tuesday and the risk of showers lingers into the middle of next week.
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>> in tonight's consumer alert, the on-again and off-again merger talks between the united and u.s. air raids are often -- u.s. airways are off again appeared but they also said that consolidation makes sense. the u.s. airways has been in talks with ual, which has been in separate merger discussions with continental airlines. if you have been thinking about greening the way you drive, you are in luck. there are several hybrid dealerships coming your way in the next several months. but which one should you get? >> it could be time for the hybrid, so far, the king of eco conscious6&& cars, to be dethro. >> it could be knocked off its perch next week -- next year
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when the chevy gold is released. >> -- the chevy vols is released. >> the chevy volt gets 40 miles per hour, but comes with a gasoline engine that kicks in when the battery runs out. >> the tesla is the only highway approved an electric car that you can get right now, but at $100,000, very few have one. next year, and tesla is going to come out with at another one at half-price. >> these cars cost you to charge annually less than your fridge. but pure elector cars only make sense if you have another gas powered car for longer trips. >> if you have to choose between a hybrid and a pure electric motor, at the moment, a hybrid is the best option for most
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consumers. >> most carmakers are coming out a new hybrid in the next few years, including sunday, which promises an aggressive version -- including hyundai, which promises an aggressive version that barely six gasoline even at highway speeds. it -- barely sips gasoline even at highway speeds. >> i would like to see no more fossil fuel dependency. >> either way, it gas-guzzlers' are going the way of the dinosaur. >> experts say the hydrogen fuel cells car is the cleanest option, greener than hybrid or electric. and there are already some hydrogen cars on the market. but the problem is that no one wants to spend billions of dollars building hydrogen fueling stations. but still ahead, another development connected to the judge that a married alleged
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violence -- domestic violence attacker and victim. details coming up new at 6:00 p.m. >> celebrating earth day, that now pay just $99.99 a month for verizon fios tv, internet and phone -- guaranteed for two years! it's an amazing offer that could save you hundreds of dollars. call now to lock in this guaranteed low price
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>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake helped beautify cullins falls trail. volunteers from the parks and people foundation say today's cleanup was just one of many
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future projects to come. meanwhile, baltimore county school was also very busy this earth day. protecting the earth is very important to the staff and children at pinelake elementary. -- pinewood elementary. >> when it comes to environmental issues, pinewood elementary is on top. last year, they won the maryland green school award. >> at pinewood elementary school, green was the color of the day. this young man went all out. >> i wanted to be decorated for earth day. and my brother and kind of freaked when he saw me. >> pinewood is an award winning school and this year, even more. >> our national affiliate is the first grant recipient.
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>> also today, they unveiled this classroom where the seats are made of tree logs. a boy scout designed the classroom >> it is used to teach kids about the environment, help them learn more about the environment and being nature friendly. >> making the earth a better place was the theme. >> this is our earth and we do not want it to be polluted. if we do not save our earth is going to get polluted and we probably will not live here anymore. >> we have many families who already do recycle, but we have a number of children who came to us and said, we are recycling at home because we told our mom and dad about this. >> and and a special tribute to 10-year-old regina ganz, a student who passed away at the beginning of the year. in her memory date dedicated
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this garden. >> she spread so much joy to ever when she was ever with. she just killed our hearts with love and warmth. >> earth -- she just filled our hearts with love and warmth. >> earth day has been a special meeting here at pinewood elementary school. >> here's a look at what is coming up new at 6:00 p.m. >> the ravens training camp at a wings mills, nfl draft starts tonight at prime time. we will take a look at who the ravens will take for their no. 1 pick. >> a baltimore county judge already under fire from burying his -- marean and alleged domestic violence suspect -- a domestic violence victim and her abusive husband is under fire for other comments. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hd.
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>> our big story for tonight at 6:00 p.m., it is draft day for the nfl and the ravens have the 25th pick in the first round. >> gerrie sandusky made his way over to them raven's training camp. you are here in this country. what time zone are you in? do you know? >> i am not sure. i do not even know what currently i am using. but man, and i glad to be home. and what a wonderful day to be home. it is the first time that the nfl has held its draft in the prime time. for the ravens, the questions fall to the 25th pick overall. trends show there have been three offensive picks since last year

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