you late breaking details as we get them. the fraud case against the top aide to former gov. bob burk -- bob ehrlich is wrapping up. jayne miller is live at the mitchell courthouse with more. >> the jury got the case about 1:30 p.m., took a lunch break, and then deliberated starting at about 2:30 p.m. prosecutors told the jury not to let stupidities way you -- this way you. >> prosecutors spend 90 minutes closing their case against paul schurick, asking the jury to finding -- find him guilty of all four fraud counts. the call, authorized by schurick, suggests elections were over before polls close.

prosecutors told jurors there was a clear attempt by the campaign manager to bob ehrlich to keep black voters at home. they said it was to motivate crossover voters -- and they called the claim that it was to motivate crossover voters ridiculous. this is a sacred right, of the right to vote, and you do not mess with it. where is the beef in the state case? reasonable doubt plagues the case, the defense said, if the state brought a reasonable case at all. he said is all about attempt to make money. pettitte called schurick's decision to authorize a political misjudgment, but not a crime. he characterized it as the rough and tumble of politics, a tactic he said was practiced by both sides.

>> we think it is a big disparity in terms of this is crossing a line. all of these other things are just accepted as politics as usual. >> juries did send a question this afternoon asking for the definition of a conspiracy count. then they sent a note to the judge saying, we are tired and can we go home? they will resume deliberations at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> an employee at a little caesar's restaurant in anne arundel county says she was leaving work just after midnight when two men attacked and robbed her. it happened on the 5600 block of the ritchie highway. police are looking for two african-american men between 510 and 6 feet tall. she said she was leaving work when she was pushed from behind

and mob. police canvassed the area overnight, but the surge came out cold. if you know anything, you're asked to call metro crimestoppers. >> we are looked -- working to learn more about a standoff that ended around midnight in the hamden section of the city. police received a call about an armed person run around 6:00 p.m. sunday evening. they sent investigators to the scene. the incident was resolved hours later, but the investigation is ongoing. the man involved with it into an area hospital. city fire officials have released new information on the three-alarm fire that displaced nearly 100 people over the weekend. because of the fire was accidental. sheldon is live at fire headquarters with the details. >> investigators say the fire was caused by an unattended teapot on the stove. no one was hurt and residents have started moving back home. >> this one right at the end.

>> even though he is allowed to get back into his home, his serious bronchiole condition is forcing him to stay away. >> the smoke was so severe that there is residue in the apartment and i get an asthma attack. >> he is one of nearly 100 people evacuated in their homes after a three-alarm fire threaten much of the building friday night. >> upon arriving at the scene and seeing the situation that they had, you know, they have heavy fire on the fourth floor and it extended through most of the building. >> the flames were really enormous. you could see it traveling across the top of the building. >> new injuries have been reported and -- no injuries have been reported and residents say they are grateful for the white firefighters responded.

>> -- for the way firefighters responded. >> the people that could not get down, they carried them down the ladder. >> after three days of being homeless, evacuees are happy to be moving back in. in total, investigators say the fire caused to under $80,000 worth of damage. a -- $280,000 worth of damage. >> another unseasonably mild december day. every day so far this month, the afternoon temperatures have been above normal. well above normal today from the mountains to the coast, although it has been cloudy. temperatures still in the mid 50's in western maryland. mid 50's around baltimore and even the low 60's to our south and parts of virginia. we are fully immersed in an unseasonably mild southerly

breeze. you can see some changes sneaking into the picture, though. eight some snow mixing in around detroit and back toward -- some snow mixing in around detroit and back toward new england. it will turn colder. will keep an eye on this mixed bag of precipitation that we see sitting over on the texas panhandle. look cold -- were turned out to start the week as what -- mild and wet weather may turn to parts of snow in the mid- atlantic by wednesday. more on the seven-day coming out. >> police are investigating a stabbing overnight at the site of occupied baltimore. does array nichols is now behind bars, not only accused of stabbing another woman, but kicking her in the stomach.

it happened just after midnight. investigators say they think the whole fight started over one of the women not taking care of her cat. police are standing guard at the encampment at this hour. it is all over this wooden structure built in the middle of the park by protesters. police say was a safety concern and not registered with a permit. at least 31 people were arrested throughout the day. that structure has since been taken down. >> the ravens are still in lockstep with the pittsburgh steelers for first place in the a.f.c. north. >> this after a victory over the browns this weekend. jerry sandusky is live -- gerry sandusky is live at the

stadium. >> everybody is smiling today in baltimore because when the ravens went on sunday, it made for an easy monday to get around. rhey rice with a personal record best, 204 yards against the browns. 55 rushing attempts. if the weather gets bad, the running game gets good. that's how -- has been how the ravens has become consistently a playoff team. >> he is out the 30. he is pulled down just shy of the 30 yard line. touchdown, ravens.

rhey writes on the score, his ninth rushing touchdown on the season. 30 koplan 40, 50, 40, 20, 15, finally pushed out of bounds at the 10 yard line. the 46-yard run for ray rice. ricky williams carries and stretches across the goal line. touchdown, ricky williams. the ravens go after " mccoy. back to the 25 yard line. it seems the rookie out of mississippi state collecting fax #5. what a rookie season for him. -- sactor #5. when a rookie season for him. he leads into the end zone for the ravens third touchdown of the afternoon.

>> they will head back to baltimore with their ninth win of the season. >> and the ravens heading back here to the stadium. a lot of the ravens players will turn out tonight where the ravens are hosting their monday night auction party that raises money for their all community foundation. while the committee is excited about the ravens, the ravens are as a bit -- are every bit as excited about the community. >> time for our reagan's tax question. i do not want to put a jinx on our season, but here's the question. you think the ravens will get a first-round bye and a playoff game in the postseason? standard text messaging rates will apply. the number is 88509. we will reveal the revolt -- the results on 11 news at 6:00 p.m.

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>> the second man has now died from injuries following a crash in the parking lot of things today. but the time, six people were taken to the hospital after they were struck by a car after it left the parking lot at home depot. one man was pronounced dead at the scene and the conditions of the others were not available. however tonight, a second man has died from injuries he suffered in a crash. police said the 79-year-old driver suffered some sort of medical emergency and the crash is still under investigation. >> in tonight's medical alert, so far this year, more than 100 million americans have received a flu shot, a higher number than last year. the new numbers from the cbc show that as of the beginning of

november, more than one-third of adults and children in the u.s. have been vaccinated against the flu. the seniors are getting vaccinated the most, but more pregnant women and health care workers have also rolled up their sleeves this year compared to years past. flasch activity remained slow, but experts say they do not expect to -- flu activity remains slow, but experts said they do not expect to see much activity until january. many of us can remember getting chicken pox as a kid, that read, itchy rash that eventually went away. but the same virus that causes chicken pox can strike again when we get older, not as chicken pox, but as a painful shingles' rash. >> you are looking at the painful shingles rash, the same virus that causes chicken pox. even though the chicken pox comes and goes, the virus remains in the spinal cord, but

sometimes does not stay there. >> your immune system does a pretty good job of keeping it in check and that is why you do not usually see it. but if something happens to your immune system, you become sick, and you are on certain medications, it may suppress your immune system. stress will do it. it could reactivate as a virus and comes out in a rash form. >> when the shingles virus becomes active, it travels to the nerve endings in your skin connected to the spine. the rush will appear in strips or a band. >> it may be more than one year of route, but it will typically follow a bought it -- a pattern. it will band around the body or sometimes on an arm or even a leg, but it will follow a specific skin pattern. >> the symptoms are hard to ignore, itching, blisters, a red rash, and the blisters are

filled with fluid and pain. you can only get the vaccine if you are 60 or older. >> that is the age group that we commonly see it in, after the age of 60. you will see it in younger people, but it is more commonly seen in people as they get older. >> if you're thinking of getting the shingles vaccine, dr. rich says to first check your insurance because not every health plan covers the cost of the vaccine, which can be expensive. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> on the fifth day of december, the normal high temperatures usually only in the upper 40's. it is supposed to be kind of tilley this afternoon, but so far, december is following the warmer than normal pattern. 57 at the inner harbor. eight warmer than the normal high of 49. only 10 years ago we had 75

degrees on the fifth day of december. recently, the fifth and sixth of december brought snow to the area. it was about this time of the year the last few years that we would pick up a snowstorm. but not this year. there is some cold air coming later this week, but tonight and tomorrow will continue the mild pattern. midge 50's come up for 50's deneen parts of howard county. statewide, and unseasonably warm december evening. from the western maryland towns to the coast some spots like downtown baltimore might bear the get down to 50, probably not even going below 50 degrees in some spots.

the rain will have to baltimore, and you can see substantial showers 5:00 a.m. on tuesday. a better chance for some more substantial at it -- rain in the area tomorrow afternoon from western maryland to baltimore and down to the coast. it will be a white day tomorrow that could leverage to wednesday. -- a wet day tomorrow that could linger into wednesday. on the day tomorrow, the winds will be out of the south. a 1 foot drop on the open waters of the bay. there may be some typical december whether by the end of the week as rain transitions to snow on wednesday. it should stay cold through the rest of the week. tuesday on the eastern shore,

some time of rain. not as much rain on the lower eastern shore tomorrow, but then it gets soggy around ocean city on wednesday. there is a cold front triggering the rain right now across ohio. low pressure tracking along that to bring some * of rain. much colder air bringing the rockies and plains, in fact, all the way down to the texas panhandle, teens and 20s. it looks like the front will get just passed us. another front will develop wednesday night through thursday morning. we could get some light snow late wednesday night into thursday morning. showers just to the south of baltimore wednesday evening at 9:00 p.m. and look at the cold down in southwest virginia. some of that could clip the baltimore area early thursday morning. then the skies will clear.

sunshine thursday afternoon, but a lot chillier. if you like a mild days in december, you have about another 24 to 36 hours to enjoy it. wednesday night to thursday morning, a chance for some wet snow mixing in with the rain. only in the 40's for the highs friday and saturday. sunny skies on sunday, but a chilly 45. >> still had come a new chapter for baltimore city schools. >> a multibillion-dollar project will give a number of libraries a high-tech thank you. >> the u.s. and pakistan very public display of bad blood at the most recent international conference. >> toys r rhatigan to the salvation army's -- toys are already coming in to the salvation army's toy drive. we will tell you how you can adopt an angel, coming up.

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>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake is about to begin her first full term as commander in chief. she will receive for old from former mayoral opposition candidate frank conway, who is also the clerk of the circuit court. we try to catch up with her today to get a preview of water inauguration speech will focus on. >> the theme of the inauguration speech is that baltimore is a blip -- great place to grow. we will try to make sure that baltimore is a vibrant and growing city for the future. >> the inauguration is set for 11:30 a.m. tomorrow morning the 71st annual city council swearing-in will take place on thursday at the war memorial building. i will be on hand as emcee for the event and it is open to the public. other,onight's education baltimore city schools now have millions of dollars to work with to improve libraries across

the committee thanks to a partnership with one of the largest private foundations across the country. committees will work with baltimore public's -- public schools to renovate libraries. each library will have nokes and e readers -- nooks and e- readers to better equip them with the tools that they need to succeed. >> we will have a parent corner where they can actually come in with comfortable furniture and they will be able to lounge. we will make it more enjoyable for their students and parents. >> the school had received federal funding for renovations. work at moravia park elementary school will start in the summer of 2012 and will wrap up three- six months later. >> very nice. still ahead, thousands of

automatic water reading machinery throughout baltimore will be change. >> it is meant to be more efficient, but some of the changes may be a bit confusing. still ahead, we will tell you how your bill may look different. >> i am rob roblin and the assistance center need your help. that story, coming up.

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with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> new tonight at 5:30 p.m., for over 20 years, people in need have been coming to the assistance center at towson churches for help, but now that assistance center need your help. with so many people in need, it has put a burden on food pantries to help. >> the center need help in having enough help for those who need it. rob roblin has the story. >> for over 25 years, the assistance center here in toes and has been helping those in need. they come here to the assistance center of towson churches for help. >> it has tripled this fall from last fall. we have seen families we have never seen before coming into the center. many families who were able to make it very well before can hardly make it from month-to- month. >> many come for food to help them get through the week or the

month. >> what would you do without this place? >> suffer. i thank god for churches. even my own church. for these pantries. >> we can help with the last $100. >> some come for help with their b.g.e. bill. >> so far, getting them back the food. today, tried to get help with my b.g.e.. >> the need here has gotten even greater. >> they restock the pantry every monday morning and thursday morning, and oftentimes by the end of two days or so it's gone. >> as fast as we get the food in it is on the shelves -- is on the shelves and then back off the shelves. we will be out looking for food sources once again. it helps people to get food so they can use those funds to pay

bills that need to be paid. it might be the difference between being evicted and not making ride that month. >> 48 churches help at the center, but the volunteers say they are seeing more people than ever looking for help. people like this lady who never thought she would ever be here. >> we were both college graduates and had done all the right things. how we got here, we have no idea. we did the right thing. >> if you want to help, we have a link with all of the information you need to contact the food bank on the front page of our website wbaltv.com. a baltimore city police officer is recovering after being shot in the arm when another police officer's gun went off accidentally and hit him. the gun that went off belonged to an officer in baltimore county who has now been placed on administrative leave. police are treating this as

strictly an accident, but they are still conducting their own investigation to figure out exactly how it happened. day three of a search for a missing maintenance worker, charles puckett. he was working as part of a maintenance crew over on the site. so far, no signs of him. police say this group of people brutally attacked and robbed a woman walking in glen burnie overnight. it happened around 1:30 a.m. this morning around 81 record. one of the suspects called the woman's ex-boyfriend and found out where he was and that is when the group attacked. they were armed with knives and? the woman to the ground before running off with her purse. the victims were taken to baltimore washington medical center for treatment. >> major changes coming to baltimore city's water

customers. it is an effort to eliminate estimated bills and give every customer a true reading. >> it is a good thing that we are moving up with the times with the computerized systems. >> east baltimore homeowner valentino gabriela is talking about the baltimore city water department upgrade. it is phasing out 12,000 of these automatic reading and billing meters throughout baltimore city and county. >> essentially, we take this device, the meter reader, and plug data in there and you would get a read here that could be down loaded when you got back to the office. the problem is, over 40 years, this technology has gone the way of the dinosaur. >> city officials say many of do not even erb's work. >> we are bringing regular readers outside like everyone

else has. we're putting them on the sidewalk. >> because the water department could not access the meters inside many of the homes. if you have one inside your house, i will remain in place. customers affected will be notified of a replacement and when it will be put into the sidewalk. valentino's says he's glad because his tenants are getting high as made water bills. -- estimated water bills. the >> it will be an exact bill and they cannot complain. >> homeowners will be notified before their meter is that. it could cause a brief water outage during replacement. it is the beginning of a three to five-year plan to install an automated reading and billing system to some 400,000 customers. >> still ahead, mortgage lenders are getting into the holiday spirit. >> we will tell you which major companies are agreeing not to foreclose on struggling all

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anything but ordinary. >> at least 12 people were injured, one of them seriously after chaos on the field saturday night. the osc cowboys beat their rivals, the oklahoma sooners and won the big 12 championship. that caused thousands of state -- of fans to storm the field. one person fell some 15 feet from onto the concrete. at least one of the injured was described as being in serious condition. the critical patient was airlifted to an oklahoma city hospital, while others were driven away by ambulances.

two men were taken away as the crowd was leaving the football field at yesterday. it happened just before the end of the redskins lost against the new york jets. right now, still not clear why the double escalator came to a sudden stop, but prince george's police are investigating. >> a leave of absence after his drug driving arrest over the weekend. fairfax police charged to randy babbitt with driving while intoxicated after police officers saw him driving on the street. u.s. military technology may now be in hands of the enemy. iran says it is in possession of a drug that was supposedly shot down after crossing iran's border. -- of a drone that was

supposedly shot down after crossing iran's border. u.s. military officials are not confirming which of their drones is missing. all they're saying is that the drone lost controls before going down. their concern is now that iranians have their hands on classified technology. iran is part of the bidding in the international conference in afghanistan this week -- is participating in the international conference in afghanistan this week. noticeably absent, pakistan, aesch display of bad blood between the nation and the u.s.. -- a noticeable display of bad blood between the nation and the u.s. >> on i-95 just before 695, a tractor-trailer tipped over and lost its load. no word yet on any injuries, but as you can see traffic is a mass during rush hour.

this happened within the last 10 minutes. we will bring you more details as we get them. still ahead, ever walk into a mall or airport and wish you had a google map to help you find what you are looking for? >> i sure have. a new program is making it happen. i will tell you what stores are participating in how you can get connected. >> and the postal service is proposing more than $3 billion in cuts after the end -- and half the nation's processing centers will be shut down. what else it means for you, coming up. >> some rain on the way and a continuation of mild temperatures, but then big changes for the second half of the work week. right now, 54 at b.w.i. marshall.

>> coming in tonight at 6:00 p.m., the defense has rested its case in the brokaw case against

the top aide to bob ehrlich. -- the robo call case against the top aide to bob ehrlich. plus, the latest on a boat -- a city police officer shot by friendly fire in anne

>> the gop presidential field got smaller this weekend when herman cain got -- dropped out of the race for the white house. that was good news for newt gingrich in more ways than one. he appears to be picking up hermine kaine's supporters, but also looks to be picking up his support. >> newt gingrich's on a role in iowa and new hampshire, but he spent the day in new york

courting the support of donald trump. >> one of the differences between my party and the other party is we actually go to people who create jobs. it is amazing how well newt gingrich is doing. >> the latest nbc news poll shows a new gingrich with and a point lead in iowa. -- 8-point lead in iowa this spells trouble for mitt romney. >> this translates politically to being out of step with the electorate on fundamental ideological grounds. if you're looking for conservative -- if you are conservative, you are looking for conservative, and you do not think mitt romney is. >> working together, i know we can rebuild america. >> ron paul is taking a very different town. >> when it is showtime, whimpering like little dogs.

>> nothing but the unpredictable. >> some two-thirds of iowa caucus goers can still peace -- be persuaded to go for another candidate. >> 29 days left and the gop candidates are cramming. herman cain said he will endorse one of the other presidential candidates, but not what he calls in the immediate future. >> now, your 11 insta-weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> for now, at least continuing on that warm side of a wider pattern. it will be wednesday into thursday before we start to see a more typical december pattern around here. for the time being, running almost 10 degrees above moorman. 57 today at b.w.i. marshall. on record high, made 70's

this day in 2000. 16 on december 5 in 1966. temperatures are running in the 50's at this hour. the eastern shore is warmer than that in some locations, like cambridge, salsbury, crisfield, still in the low 60's. with cloudy skies acting as a blanket and a light southerly breeze, mild overnight tonight. some rain is starting to show up to our south and east. showers eventually toward morning. tomorrow, this batch out of the ohio valley will be tracking true, too. the lows tonight are we would expect for an afternoon high this time of year. light, se wende at 5 miles per hour. -- south east winds at 5 miles

per hour. very cold weather over the rockies and central plains states. the southern end of this front that will be coming to our area with rain tomorrow might generate another storm system as the cold air is the right thing. tuesday afternoon, rain up and down the eastern seaboard. look how cold it is back toward chicago, snow and 36. the western fringe of this rain might wicks -- might mix with some wet grain into snow. -- with some rain in to wet snow. tomorrow is the last mile day, 58-63. on the day tomorrow, the wind out of the south. waves around 1 foot. -the 50's in western maryland tomorrow, but much coldiron --

the highest in the 50's in western maryland, but much colder on wednesday. coastal areas will not see as much rain tomorrow, but then it gets wet again on wednesday with temperatures gradually cooling off period the seven-day, -- .radually cooling off perio the seven-day compound cooling- off and then breathe and chile for friday through sunday. >> postal service officials are aligning the types of changes customers can expect as they prepare to make more than $3 billion in cuts. for example, half of the nation's postal processing centers would be shut down. first-class mail will take longer to arrive at its destination. nicole killion has more details. >> the postal service says the

next day delivery for first- class mail is not completely going away, but expect to add on a boat -- an extra day or two when you said things out. >> a change in delivery for the u.s. postal service. >> we have got to do everything in order to save this postal service. >> the cash strapped agency announced it is closing more than half of its 461 processing centers around the country, and slowing down service for first- class mail. >> are we writing off a first- class mail? no, we are adjusting our operational realities to the current market. >> since it's reached its peak in 2006, first-class mail has dropped by 20 million and is expected to go down further as more people communicate and paid bills online. >> it is no different than any other company that is affected by big changes with the internet. >> instead of one to three days for first-class mail service, i will take longer.

>> we will have to deal with the two to three days. it really does make a difference. >> customers we spoke with were mixed on the proposal, but on capitol hill there was much stronger reaction. >> the so-called postmaster general should be fired because of a lack of imagination or initiative. he is proposing the death of the great united states postal service. >> the changes do not take effect right away. this is that could happen will be april of next year. -- the soonest that could happen will be april of next year. >> it is time to pay at the next time you ride the injured county connector. it was free for the neck -- the first few weeks, but toll rates are in effect and will be based on peak and non-peak hours. you can go to wbaltv.com and

click on local news for more information. some -- fannie mae and freddie mac said they will not force families out of their homes between december 19 and january 2. however, legal and administrative proceedings 4 evictions will continue during this time. chase, wells fargo, bank of america also announced it semper -- a temporary suspension of evictions in the same time area. you are probably going to love the newest place for electronic mapping, directions while you are in doors. google is announcing a program to guide people around shopping centers and any space that might normally be blocked by satellite signals. that includes places like home depot, macy's and our ikea. -- or ikea. for those of you who are stressed out when you travel,

the app is also taking off at airports. >> some airports have play areas for kids and things like that. if you have time, you could -- if you knew ahead of time, that would be awesome. >> google is not saying yet when iphone users can follow their own blue dots inside their favorite stores. >> police from three departments on hand for a drug investigation. new at 6:00 p.m., the latest on what investigators are calling friendly fire. >> the salvation army warehouse is getting ready for deeper into a tree -- foror

>> 11 news reporter can base he has details of this year's angel tree program. >> toys are already coming in for the salvation army's angel tree program. they are providing for 8000 children in the baltimore area, about 1000 more than last year. >> there has been an increase in need. the economy is not getting much better and for families of low- income families, it is difficult for them to provide. >> all you have to do is pick an angel representing one child off the tree. their clothing sizes and christmas wishes are listed on the angel. you simply purchased a chore and out for that child and return the and rock to give to the store for the tree.

>> i do have to thank the people in this community because they are very generous. >> all of the donations come here to the salvation army warehouse where 1200 volunteers will work to sort them out and put them in boxes for the families. >> if it is just one family, one box, larger families will get two or three boxes. in many families, these will be the only gives their children receive. -- gifts of their children will receive. >> they have been helping local families have a merry christmas for 30 years. >> when you think about a child waking up christmas morning and having nothing under the christmas tree, it tugs at your heart a little bit. >> the gift will be distributed to the families the 19th through the 21st, just in time for christmas. >> for a list of the locations where we can find an angel tree or donate online, you can go to

the front page of our websites wbaltv.com. that is all for us at 5:00 p.m. here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> i'm jayne miller live at the mitchell court house. jurors are now deliberating the fate of an aide to bob ehrlich. was it a crime or a political faux pas? >> details on the seven-day forecast for coming up. >> and a state senator makes it possible played for progress. 11 news at 6:00 p.m. starts right now. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. >> we begin with breaking news from anne arundel county. we're told a baltimore city police officer was shot by a fellow officer during a drug investigation. >> it happened earlier this afternoon in the odenton.

police were serving a search warrant when a baltimore city officers gun accidentally went off, shooting the city officer in the arm. he was taken to shock trauma, where he is expected to make a full recovery. both officers were part of the task force on that operation. the firing officer and was placed on administrative leave pending investigation. it is being treated as an accident. >> investigators are looking into a stabbing at the occupying camp in downtown. this array nicholson was arrested after detectives say she kicked a female in the stomach and then stabbed her in the arm and thigh. investigators believe a dispute over a cat is what led to the violence. in the meantime, authorities are still searching for a middle river man who has been missing since friday. 35-year-old charles puckett disappeared