projects, but the short testimony of anthony brown may have been the strongest. lt. gov. anthony brown took the witness stand for the defense in the case against state senator kerry. -- currie. he said he is lacking in organizational skills. they're trying to plant the seeds of doubt that he did not intend to do anything wrong charged with bribery, extortion. prosecutors claim that he was paid over a five-year time to do legislative favors. the bribery statute has the word "knowingly" in it. through direct and cross- examination, they have been portrayed him as not very bright and not paying attention to details. brown has known him since 1994

and was his campaign manager. is as it was a mentor. when it he asked about his reputation, he said he was one of the nicest guys you would ever meet. he said he performed important pontians and did a very good job. after recapping the close relationship, prosecutors asked if he said he was a paid consultant. lieutenant governor brown simply said, "no." david collins, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police need your help try to find the suspect that tried to

adopt a teenager early this morning. kai reed is live with what happened. >> the teenager got away safely, but investigators are trying to figure out who threaten the boy trying to force him in his vehicle. he was walking to the bus stop near st. clare drive and cardinal weight in abington. if a man in a large black workers and threatened to hurt him if he did not get in his van. since then, the have canvassed the area and but have not been able to find a vehicle matching that description. >> again, we ask you to pay attention to your surroundings. be cautious aquino -- if you notice but anything suspicious. pick the phone up and call us.

it may be that a little detail that would be very important to west. >> the ban is described as a black commercial van with a black bumpers, tinted windows, no back window or driver's side rear window. no description of the suspect because it was dark out. the front windows are tinted, so police are hoping anyone with information will call the harford county sheriff's office. reporting live in harford county, wbal-tv and avenues. >> jury selection began today in the brutal murder of a yoga store employee inside the lululemon store in bethesda. the trial will last about eight days. >> jurors got a look at the alleged confession of walter bishop in a murder for hire

scheme. barry seems -- barry simms is live from bel-air. >> and in the interview, walter bishop cried and said he does not want to go to jail. his defense team wonders if he knew that by making a statement he could possibly get the death penalty. baltimore county detectives interviewed walter bishop, jr., accused of being the hit man in a murder for hire plot. >> right here, and gold toward that direction on his crutches. i could tell he was looking at karla. she said, "can i help you?" he just turned his head and i went like this. >> the victim's wife is accused of setting up the scene. they think is the deal is strong evidence, but his defense

lawyers claim the 29-year-old essex man was never told by police that they were recording him and that this statement could set him up for the death penalty. the victim was shot three times in the head at the gas station he owned in townsend. they considered it a possible robbery, but then karla and bishop became prime suspects. >> i thought i was doing something good. he beat on her. he was not a very good man. >> for at least one year, karla had been telling people her husband was abusive. she believes -- they believed she pressured him into committing the murder.

>> they described how she allegedly stood by as he pulled the trigger. >> i closed my eyes. i just pulled the trigger like this. >> jurors heard testimony and they're trying to show that bishop had no idea he was making himself eligible for the death penalty. , "at any time did you tell him he was being videotaped?" no. "did you tell them to think long and hard before giving a video statement?" "no." the defense begins its part of the case to morrell and plans to call carla and four others implicated. reporting live, barry simms,

wbal-tv 11 news. >> one father is hoping that additional reward money will help the find the murderer of his daughter. in 1974 in severn, she died from multiple injuries. they have added $10,000 leading to an arrest and conviction in this cold case. if you have any information, you should call metro crime stoppers. the maryland high court struck down part of the state law on lead poisoning to protect the landlord's prosecution. the board of appeals ruled the standard still applies but the law does not protect.

>> ravens taking the stage tonight against the jacksonville jaguars. gerry sandusky is alive with more on tonight's match of. >> good evening to you from jacksonville. a glorious sight tonight on the florida coast. the practice everything including the national anthem as they test out the sound system. good news is they are clearly working and i promise i am not talking over the and some in bad manners. they know what they're going to bring on offense, and they want to take the balls out of his hand. will it take you back last week to baltimore where the ravens were unrelenting in bringing the pressure on matt shaw. he is an experienced eight-year

veteran. this rickey has not seen anything in his short tenure like he will see from this defense tonight. the first-year defensive coordinator liking his chances to win if they can force him into a lot of third and long situations. that would mean big opportunities. >> we watch enough tape on him and he is more than comfortable. given time and a clean pocket, he is athletic, big, and strong to make the pros. we need beyond point to execute and we have to take care of business. >> the ravens have a definite added to dealing with monday night football. the ravens have no home monday night football games. of the ravens have been in the

playoffs the last three years. something is not there and want to settle that score right here tonight. gerry sandusky, wbal-tv 11 news. >> do you think the ravens will win by more than 10? text to 88509. standard text messaging rates do apply. so far, we have heard from more than 200 of you and 79% are predicting a big win. these are just some of the favorites sent in to ulocal. wbaltv.com/ulocal. >> what a cutie! great pumpkin carving is. stay with us. more ahead. >> beautiful weather down in

jacksonville. we will track these showers on the hd doppler. right now, 64 at bwi marshall and 66 at the inner harbor.

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>> authorities are calling it a very rare runway incident. a fuel truck crashed at this southwest jet. >> lowell melser has more on what authorities are sen. >> they are calling this incident very rare sank in involved in the southwest aircraft and a fuel truck. the minor collision kind of scared some of those on board.

>> we were slowing down heading into the break. -- into the gate. >> he was more than -- one of the more than 100 passangers that had just landed. that loud "thunk" was hitting the caging of a fuel trcuk like this one. >> it was still stuck on the wing. >> this happened at gate b-10. and appeared the fuel truck may have been outside of its designated land or did not give the ride. >> it can be a really busy place with aircraft moving around the taxi ways.

>> after the incident, some people became anxious because they did not know what was happening. >> the first minute or so, we wondered if anything was going to happen. if it would have gone up, it would have been devastating for all of us. >> at the plane emptied out as normal and it was a very frightening experience. they cannot remember a similar incident happening in the history of the airport. >> we were all taking our breath, and for this to happen, it was an additional scare. everyone was just fine. >> the faa is investigating to determine who was at fault. it is not known whether the driver of the truck for the pilot will be reprimanded. will meltzer, -- lowell meltzer, wbal-tv 11 news.

>> a couple of sprinkles and a light shower is heading an elite for the west. they will be around for a few hours and a potential that some of the showers just west of baltimore will track gone through. they have had some wet weather and it has a cold temperatures off a little bit there. parts of garrett county have been in the 40's and that weather will be tracking threw down the coast as we head into the next couple of hours. so far on the rain gauge, officially at bwi marshall 0. the inner harbor hit 68, the airport 67, and the normal is 64. in parkton, 60.

annapolis, 62. cooling down to 58. a cool 45 in western maryland. off the coast before midnight and expecting clear skies. once this clears, and we will get to about 50 downtown and wind will shift. this same front coming through tonight will get passed us and another area of high pressure. we will enjoy this tomorrow, but the western end of this front is reorganizing which will be here by the end of the week to bring another round of a chilly temperatures by the end of the week. tomorrow should be beautiful and expecting lots of sunshine tomorrow. wednesday, clouds increasing. clouds redeveloping, watching

the rain in the ohio river valley. tomorrow, a beautiful day. sunshine, northwest wind at 8-15 miles per hour. sunrise tuesday morning at 7:26 a.m. when the will be brisk on the bay with occasionally gusting so a small craft by azeri is in effect. another batch of showers are arriving on wednesday with high temperatures in the mid to upper 50's. a lot of sun, showers redeveloping, and it looks like the rain will hold off until later wednesday night or even thursday. the seven-day forecast featuring sunny, breezy weather tomorrow and increasing clouds. off and on showers which will clear up before the rain comes

back in and it will be chilly with high is only in the 40's. clearing up just in time for ravens football on monday. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> good evening. i am pete gilbert. the ravens and the jaguars tonight in jacksonville. rice, despite the bull's-eye on his back, continues to excel. an elite player on loss since the time he took the field. he challenged his teammates last week to execute better and they listened. that is the hallmark of leadership. anyone can say the right things, but if it comes from someone credible come on it matters. he paid his dues early on and

accepted responsibility for his mistakes. >> i followed orders and then at the end of my poor dear, i can actually say something and know what i'm talking about. i can go three lot of emotions. -- i can go through a lot of emotions. guys respond. as they see me out there, guys respond. i try to be a leader. >> i have not seen anyone failed to respond. cam newton dominated teh skins. washington went with beckett at qb. santana moss out for a few

weeks. hightower on this play, tore his acl and done for the year. he was one of the real bright spots. we just learned grossman has pneumonia. what to expect tonight in the world series? no idea. the last two games have been polar opposites. last night, the rangers blanked 4-0. every match tonight of a game one, cris carpenter and c.j. wilson. during time outs in jacksonville, switch and check it out.

>> a local marine biologist and weighs in on the search for a man-eating shark to. should the endangered great white be killed or is this an over-reaction? try to track down a potential predator at home. a man who tried to adopt a harford county boy this morning. these and much more when

>> smiled and nice. >> -- mild. >> this will clear up again tomorrow, breezy, comfortable, 67. adds an increasing and more showers arrive. by thursday, a wet day. 50's for the high on friday and even the 40's this weekend. looks like nice weather for the ravens game next sunday. >> pregame days. >> thank you for joining us.

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