we do not know how old the victim is. the victim is in stable condition. this reader officials are not giving any details on what led up to the stabbing or what weapon is involved. some students told me it was a knife. school activities have been cancelled. >> naturally, i'm disturbed. my son goes to school here and i want him to be safe. i was not pleased to hear about it. >> school officials have told us the suspect in this case is now in police custody. kai reed reporting live in west baltimore, wbal tv 11 news. >> and there is more breaking news right now. we will go live to captain roy taylor and skyteam 11. >> northbound i-95 just north of hanover street is an

undercurrent -- overturned car. the one person had to be rescued out of the overturned car. there are two vehicles. traffic is backed up from this location all the way down to 695. very slow going here. we have video to show you of a light rail accident we just covered up at no. ave. a victim was struck by a light rail train out there. when we got there, we saw a man lying alongside the train. he was being attended to by paramedics. he was transported to a local hospital. it is under investigation. >> tonight, an independent report spreads plenty of blame for the january shooting outside a baltimore club that left two men dead, one of them a baltimore city police officer killed by friendly fire. a report said the officer

himself is partly responsible. jayne miller has the field -- details. >> the state attorney decided no criminal charges will be filed. the report looked at how police responded to the accident. it raised a lot of questions. >> the net has a report on the shooting outside the select lounge -- the independent report on the shooting outside the select lounge finds fault in many places. >> i was not interested in sugarcoating the chaotic incident. >> it was captioned -- captured by a security camera. it shows a plainclothes officer inside the middle of a crowd. he likely use his weapon to fire at the other officers from

inside the crowd. the four others like we responded -- likely responded. officer torbit took action without backup, which contributed to the life- threatening situation. after the shooting, police failed to do accurate ballistics tests, making it impossible to know exactly who fired the shots that killed torbit and gamble. none of the officers who fired their guns cooperated. >> all of them discharge their weapons and at that. they declined to answer on the basis of legal led by spirit -- and at that point, they declined to answer on the basis of legal advice. >> despite the widespread criticism, the mayor says she stands by her commissioner. >> do you have confidence in the

leadership of this department in light of this report? >> yes. >> the report makes 33 recommendations. the mayor says all will be followed. one involves simple courtesy. the report finds that the officers treated some of the victims -- witnesses ruby after the incident. one report says that the brother of the victim was tasered by an officer. >> skyteam 11 was over this scene just after 4:30 a.m. wednesday. police have responded to a heart attack collops, but -- a heart attack call, but it turned out to be an incident.

an anonymous caller tipped police off that someone had killed his grandmother and taken her car. officials are now performing an autopsy on both the victim and the suspect and who appears to have killed himself. >> we are told yon kim had been working at scissors sound hair salon along plum tree drive. his alleged victim is 13 years old and one of his clients. the boys said it on several occasions he made is that -- inappropriate comments at him at it -- and it turned physical. police think there may be other victims involved and they want them to come forward. if you have information, call police in howard county. a 7-year-old anne arundel county boy had to have both of his legs

amputated because the family says a doctor missed the diagnosis of strep throat. they are now suing the baltimore washington medical center. >> it is unclear if the doctor in his lawsuit had any other previous accusations of malpractice. the boy's family says they are going public because they want other families to learn from their tragedy. >> this is america. never in a million years would you think this would happen to your child. >> last december, at the age of six, he became a double amputee. he is still in high spirits and it has not stopped him from goofing around. he was admitted to baltimore washington medical center with a high fever and extremely high heart rate. despite it being standard per call at all hospitals to do a rapid strep test, none was done. >> his tonsils were swollen.

they could have done a simple swap and he would not have been in this situation today. >> he was diagnosed with nasal congestion and a hip strain. the next morning he was back. the struck infection entered his bloodstream. doctors had to educate both his legs -- amputate both his legs. his family is lucky for compensation to help care for him. attorneys would not give is at leastt say it ha $30,000. >> never once does he wake up complaining. never once does he we got angry. he wakes up with a smile on his face every morning. >> i am extremely proud of him.

extremely. >> in a statement, baltimore washington medical center said they sympathized with eric's family. they also said that all of the providers that cared for him believed it to be thorough and appropriate. his symptoms were not consistent with or indicative of this aggressive infection. >> new details were released today about the murder of -- murderer of a 11-rolled maclaine. curtis lopez, the boy's stepfather was held without bond today. he appeared in court through video hookup from the county jail. he was returned to maryland after being arrested last month in charlotte, north carolina. prosecutors say that the boy's

mother was killed in her sleep with a 30-pound weight, which was also found in her apartment. a jury convicted it norwood wednesday in the first to greet death of her co-worker. prosecutors say she attacked her co-worker after luring her back to the new pastor. -- to the yoga store. prosecutors say the victim caught norwood with stolen merchandise. >> another nice november afternoon across the region with sunshine and temperatures, close to normal, upper 50's loh 60's. it is statewide bill. uniform temperatures around the region. it is likely to change in the overnight into tomorrow. a weather system coming through the ohio valley with showers and

clouds stretching all the way from dayton, ohio to charlottesville, of west virginia. we will look at the upcoming week ended just a few minutes. -- weekend in just a few minutes. >> one of the women might tell her story, that is a new possibility tomorrow in the storm of the crisis engulfing herman cain and the republican party. he is fighting back in a new way. >> hermine kaine is linking his ordeal over sexual accusation to supreme court justice clarence thomas in 1991. by doing an interview with thomas's conservative activist wife in virginia. >> guilty until proven innocent -- innocent. >> one of the accusers said he made unwanted sexual advances.

she asked to be released from a confidentiality agreement wanting to tell her side, now that kaine has told his. >> she had nothing to do with this going public and what is anxious for it to go away. >> wilson now works for rick perry, who denies involvement. >> there is not anybody in my campaign that knew anything about this. >> a read perrier did work for hermine came in 2004 -- a perry aid did work for cain in 2004. >> i did not know anything about it. >> this is causing people to look negatively at the party as a whole. >> and tomorrow could be worse.

the restaurant association indicate it might allow the release of a statement by the woman who accused herman cain of harassment. it could at detail allegedly what he did a dozen years ago that prompted a settlement. >> the power is off, but the demonstration is still on. >> we have the latest on the occupy protest here as well as around -- as well as around the nation. >> i'm stephany statins in downtown los angeles for the trial of dr. conrad murray. it is a big day in the case as closing arguments begin. soon, the jury will begin deliberations.

>> the washington national cathedral will reopen next week. the episcopal diocese of washington is welcoming a new archbishop. it is set for december 12. the installation will be part of

this ceremony. there'll be concerts', worship services and other programs in the weeks following the service. the new bishop is dr. mariann @ buehner -- dr. mariann edgar. dr. david housel, the ceo of the springvale hospital in catonsville will take on the top post of clifton perkins medical center. two patients were killed in the last week. he said he is committed to the state mental health system and ready for a new challenge. >> how long do you sit at your desk each day without getting up and moving around? an hour? several hours? that is too long. researchers in canada found a lot of people spent sittg during the day, the higher their risk for dying early.

90 new cancer cases were related to prolonged sitting. a brisk walk every day could reduce the risk for disease. you should try to take breaks throughout the day and not the down more than an hour straight. there are usually -- is usually a set of treatment options for breast cancer, but doctors say they are having success with a nipple-saving surgery. it is more like laparoscopic surgery. the fear for some doctors is that they are afraid of leaving some cancerous tissue behind, but new procedures are having good results. >> you can come out the other hand being okay physically. >> doctors looked at 162 such surgeries performed since 1989 and found no cancer recurrence in the left breast tissue in any of them.

research has proven an artificial heart valve can be implanted without a invasive surgery. that is encouraging for patients who are too old or too sick to undergo a valve replacement procedure. it is threaded through the leg to the heart through a major artery and does not require open heart surgery. this will help thousands of people turned away each year because they are too frail for the operation. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> a lot of sunshine today, little cloud cover coming in. temperatures are not too bad for early november. change is coming our way for tonight into tomorrow. for the time being, a fairly quiet weather pattern continues in the mid-atlantic. temperatures around the baltimore area, low 60s.

down toward the coast, temperatures do not change a lot. even out in western maryland is west -- relatively mild. tonight, we will see an increase in the cloudiness as the night wears on, but it will still be dry. loh, 40-48. the days are getting shorter. tomorrow, a well-defined area of low pressure. showers toward chicago to the south of detroit. and then thundershowers stretching down the gulf coast from alabama. high pressure moving off the mid-atlantic. this area of low pressure will drop to the south and east during the day tomorrow. perhaps, close enough to produce

a couple of showers or sprinkles early in the day tomorrow, but mostly passing south of us. high-pressure fills in behind it and strengthens and the weekend looks really nice. we just have to get past this one area of low pressure. that is how close the rain gets. it looks like baltimore will be on the northern fringe of that activity tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, ocean city catches a shower. the skies begin to clear out and high-pressure for the weekend with clear skies. tomorrow morning, we could see a few showers or a sprinkel. as the storm is departing, it could be breezy. north winds 10-15. to the nearly0's 60's. -- to below 60's.

an occasional gusts up to 20 knots on the bay. western maryland, still a slight chance for a shower in the morning, and an afternoon sunshine. it will be chilly in amounts, heights -- the eyes only in the mid 40's. those could go down to the 20's. seney skies expected across the eastern shore for the weekend. in somerset county, 60 tomorrow and then 56 but sunny skies on saturday. bright and sunny in eastern maryland on sunday. dry and mild for the game sunday evening in pittsburgh. the ravens and stevers should have a kickoff temperature from 49 to 53 degrees. showers passing stopped tomorrow

then clearing out. sunshine for the weekend. 52 on saturday, closer to 60 on sunday. that is what we turn the clock back to standard officially at 2:00 a.m. on sunday. check your smoke detector batteries as well. >> we have breaking news involving a school bus on the beltway. let's go to skyteam 11 and captain roy taylor. >> this is the outer loop of the beltway between 795 and rikers down road. -- reisterstown road. this location is shut down, two lanes of traffic while they deal with this. there are children on the bus. we do not believe the injuries to be serious. ems personnel are checking them out. >> we hope everybody's ok. coming up, $245 million hanging

around waiting for someone to claim it. >> where the winning powerball ticket was filled. that will be new at 5:30 p.m. >> the national aquarium is playing host to a conference examining what went wrong and what we can do better about the gulf oil spill. >> jury deliberations are under way against senator ulysses currie.

>> emergency crews in illinois on the scene of a fiery train crash. thisrains clashecollided early morning. the scene of the crashes in in an industrial area. right now, no word on evacuation's and officials have not said what the trains were carrying. >> it is getting close to decision time for the jurors in

the trial of dr. conrad murray. >> he is accused of injecting michael jackson with a powerful anesthetic to help him sleep. but the defense contended that he injected himself with the fatal dose. >> after six weeks of testimony, the jackson family arrived in court to hear closing arguments in the involuntary manslaughter case against dr. conrad murray. the core rate -- the court began with the judge reading instructions to the jury. grex the law requires that i read the instructions to you in open court room. >> than the prosecution went first, summarizing its case and holding onto its contention that dr. conrad murray was negligent and should be held responsible. >> this relationship was trip -- of trust that is so important between a doctor and patient was grossly corrupted by the actions

of conrad murray. >> closing arguments, after 22 days of testimony from several of the doctor's girlfriend and patients, paramedics and emergency room doctors, as well as experts. those witnesses included dr. paul white, whose testimony wrapped up on tuesday. he and the defense contend that jackson himself administer the fatal dose of propofol when dr. murray left their room. >> dr. conrad murray has been accused of in fusing a dose of propofol and leaving this patient. can you justify that? >> absolutely not. >> soon, the jury will deliberate the case behind closed doors, going through several exhibits and 22 days of testimony to decide the fate of

dr. conrad murray. >> the jury will consider one count of involuntary manslaughter. they do not have to decide if he meant to kill michael jackson, only if there was enough evidence for criminal negligence. greg and a brutal beating i'm sure many people have already seen -- >> and a brutal beating i'm sure many people have already seen. a man caught on tape with his own daughter. >> he was seen being his daughter with a belt. a judicial panel is actually doing something about it. >> i'm rob roblin on patrol wi

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>> you are watching wbal tv 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd with stan stovall, donna hamilton, and your insta-weather + forecast with tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> new tonight at 5:30 p.m., operation healthy pat, the city's response to a growing number of concerns about animal safety. since july 1, animal control has responded to more than 360 calls, and that is just in certain parts of the city. >> something has to be done about the complaints. today, animal control hit the streets in some of those neighborhoods. rob roblin tagged along. >> in brooklyn this morning, animal enforcement officers began operation healthy cats. >> we are trying to educate and

didn't force. we are looking for any kind of a violation or -- educate and enforce. we're looking for any kind of violation to reduce the number of calls coming into annabelle control. >> they came because of complaints like this. >> they let their dogs out and people are scared to walk. they came after mead. >> minutes later, one of the dogs she was talking about was seen running loose down this street. officers tried, but he was not about to get caught. officers went up and down the debt -- the shalit checking for violations. in this yard baytown two dogs. -- in this yard, they found it too? . >> there is no food or water or any type of shelter. in their ridings they could cut themselves on. and they do not have tags.

>> and that this house, a resident told animal control there were three dogs living here. >> you have to get this dog license and get the paperwork together for the other two or you will be getting a citation for no license in the mail. >> obviously, not happy to hear that news. >> we only have enough for one and that is it. >> in pounding the animal is worse case scenario, but we have to address accordingly. >> active patrols like this will continue in areas where they get a lot of calls. >> here is a look at some of the other top stories at this hour. an independent study determined

the shooting death of baltimore police officer william torbit lacked basic command structure. he was gunned down during a brawl at a nightclub in january. the report concludes overall lack of management of the crowd. the incident also killed 22- year-old sean campbell. dashon gamble. -- sean gamble. police found a woman dead in her basement, and her grandson dead in his car later of -- in her car later. no word on what the motive might be. and one family says their son was not properly diagnosed with strep throat and his condition deteriorated until both his legs had to be cut off. they are suing a local pediatrician and medical center after they see the doctor failed

to properly diagnose their son. >> more than 24 hours have passed since city officials have shut off the occupied baimore protests in. demonstrators are still there. city officials said they were pulling the plug on the protesters. city officials visited the downtown location this week and found fire and electricity hazards because there were a lot of extension cords and rigged up around the area. they also said demonstrators did not have a permit. there are outlets on the square so parameters can use electricity. -- so permiters can use electricity. >> the port of oakland was closed for business overnight. >> enough people came out here

and stopped traffic at the port could not operate. >> deliveries stopped in their tracks by as many as 7000 protesters. >> unity of purpose stops traffic for a day. i think it is symbolic. >> symbolism that stretched all the way to seattle. hundreds marched through downtown. >> i am tired of not having a voice. >> a voice that without question has been the loudest lately by the bay. >> we're looking at the beginnings of a revolution. >> a revolt supported by students arrested at the university of wisconsin today. as the protest continued to grow across the country. >> people need a lot more power in our society and 99% are not getting the power.

the 1% are. >> and as of right now, oakland and other cities are 100% in. >> on his cell phone while piloting a tugboat. >> and new video service from the tragic boat accident in philadelphia. it has officials demanding more answers. >> it is time to tie one on, the merkel ties from johns hopkins medical center. -- the miracle ties from johns hopkins medical center. >> plus, the misdiagnoses of strep throat leads to the amputation of a 6-year-old boy's legs.

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>> and u.v. released video shows the horrible moment that a barge crashed into a tour boat killing two people in philadelphia. this was shown at the sentencing hearing for matthew devlin. he was piloting the tugboat. he admits he was distracted by his cell phones and laptop before the collision.

the barge overran the tour boat. he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a year and two days in prison. he said he was on his cell phone because he just found out that his son was without oxygen for several minutes during eye surgery. emergency officials are searching for the man believed to have been swept down the sewer line after being overcome by poisonous fumes. >> the new video out of taxes showing a father repeatedly hitting his teenage daughter with a belt. it is raising the argument over when discipline can turn into abuse. that is judge william adams in the video with his band 16-year- old daughter who had sayreville policy. you can see him beating -- who has a terrible policy.

you can see him beating her off and on -- who has cerebral palsy. you can see him beating her off and on for several minutes. the judge admits to losing his temper, but not doing anything wrong >> i lost my temper after she was caught stealing. the store will cut -- the story will come out in due time. >> he is now being investigated. >> and anyone who has watched it knows it is terrible. it is an awful thing to watch. as you plan your holiday travel, some airlines are raising their fares once again. >> but before you shake your fist to the sky, wait until you hear how much these companies are actually making. >> what went wrong during the oil spill and what can we do

better at it -- in the future? that is the conversation at the national aquarium today. >> cooler weather on the way and maybe some rain before we get to the weekend. the sun is getting low in the sky. 63 at the

>> a boy's legs were amputated. his parents say it could be -- could have been prevented. coming up, what led to the tragedy and the pending lawsuit against the hospital. and it details were revealed today after the

>> the explosion and subsequent oil spill in the gulf of mexico has fallen off the headlines, the clean-up efforts are still very much under way. >> a meeting at the national aquarium today to talk about the damage done and day -- and how to prevent a similar event from happening in the future. >> it is more than 18 months after the oil spill in the gulf of mexico and the cleanup is far from over. >> there is still unaccounted -- more unaccounted oil in the gulf of mexico today that there was in the entire valdez oil spill. >> louisiana officials were in baltimore thursday to learn the results of the research on the gulf waters. the national resource damage assessment program has tested the water and sediment in the gulf. >> we are finding low levels of

organic contaminants associated with the oil. these materials can magnify up the food chain, even at a low level. >> they're looking at long-term effects and solutions. >> what does this research mean for us in maryland? even though we do not drill for oil in this area, we could still experience a similar spell. >> baltimore is an important harbor and we have tankers coming in and out all the time, with oil and other contaminants. >> officials shared ideas about how best to prevent and respond to a futures fell. -- a few church's bell. >> we get complacent if we do not act while the memory is fresh and i think we will fall back into the same trend. >> after the conference,

government agencies will get information on what was discussed if there greece -- as the research on the gulf continues. >> if you're hoping to scores of tickets for the national christmas tree lighting in d.c., the lottery is now open. they will be distributing 3000 tickets for seats and 14,000 for standing room through an on-line lottery. that is more tickets than last year. it has more than doubled since 2009. if you want tickets, act fast. the lottery closes at 10:00 a.m. monday. you can also had to our website to get a link to the sale at wbaltv.com, "as seen on." >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> the morning was a little colder than normal, the afternoon a little warmer than normal. it averages out to a typical day in baltimore. 65 was the high.

nothing in the rain gauge today, but it was a wet day in 1947 when more than two and three- quarters inches came down on that day. the chilly morning members stormed into the 60's. a pretty mild day in new england. rona, 63. charleston, mid 60's. a bit of cloud cover and a good deal of sunshine as well. more cloudiness off to the west. that will roll in overnight. through the evening. a big storm coming in. this is the same system that produced snow in a colorado rockies. now it is just rain. the possibility of some thunder stretching through parts of

georgia and the gulf coast. just east of st. louis is where the low pressure system is now. it is not living in aid to east direction. it is expected to move down into the carolinas and pass just south of us. it might bring some showers tomorrow morning. but we will be on the northern fringe of all that wet weather. dry conditions through the weekend and during the next week as well. a few showers and possibly around baltimore early friday. lots of sunshine for late tomorrow and saturday and sunday. a chance of a sprinkle in the morning, then seney in the afternoon. north winds, a 10-15. a small craft advisory on the day, gusting to 20 knots.

waves averaging two to 3 feet. clocks go back one hour sunday morning to standard time. is a good time to check smoke detectors as well. put a fresh battery in there. rain showers toward wednesday and thursday of next week. >> in tonight's consumer alert, u.s. airways is raising fares on as many flights by as much as $10 a trip. other airlines say they are doing the same. they succeeded in raising prices two weeks ago, but another fare hike last week fizzled and was eventually canceled. american airlines says it is also looking for a way to match the increase from $4 to $10 per round trip.

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>> this year's merkel tie collection goes on sale with the proceeds benefiting the children at the johns hopkins children's center. you have one on right now. >> i do. jennifer franciotti spoke with this year's organizers. >> it is the most and is a big collection here each year, the it tieopkins merkemiracle collection. >> the day before i entered the tight contest i made a snowman. i do not get to go in the snow that often, so it was very

exciting for me. >> we cannot wait to get the ties. we put them out on the tables. we get so many this year. -- we got so many this year. i get excited. >> kids like this one, whose immunodeficiency disease causes her to have transfusions at johns hopkins. >> whenever i have a bad day, i always pray to god and i feel like he sent an angel to watch over me. >> she looks forward to it, and instead of coming to baltimore to see doctors, this day, she comes to show off her tie. >> i'm wearing a stingray tie from a six rolled -- a 6-year- old, but one is back by popular demand. >> it was created by an 11-year-

old, and the ravens band, patrick craig. -- and a raven's hand, patrick craig. >> they are my favorite team. >> joseph a. bank turns the artwork into ties for sale. 100% of the proceeds go to the johns hopkins children's medical center. it pays for the extras for the kids. >> all of the things that insurance cannot buy. >> they are available at the joseph a. bank clothiers store and on line. >> who did it your tie? >> jenna mccann, who passed away last year. it is a gingerbread man. she died of a rare metabolic disease. her sister has the same disease

and is fighting it. >> a local physician in baltimore is listed as a defendant in a medical malpractice lawsuit. >> coming up, a blistering report on the mistake made by police when they shot one of their own. what is missing, next. >> this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> our big story at 6:00 p.m., a local hospital is facing a medical malpractice lawsuit after a young boy's legs were amputated and his parents say it could have been prevented. >> here is more on the disease that led to the amputations, and the lawsuit. sheldon? >> it started off as an infection, but went on for so long it's are attacking his system. >> eric flynt is not