shot by another officer on the job. it all unfold around 2:00 this afternoon and the multi jurisdictional task force was serving a search warrant in odenton. kai reed is live at shock trauma with the injured -- where the injured officer was taken. >> the officer is being treated here at shock trauma tonight. the task force was at home in odenton, doing an ongoing drug investigation when the detective was hit by fairport -- by friendly fire. it all started with the drug investigation around 2:15 monday afternoon. officers with the multi jurisdictional task force began searching the inside of a home. suddenly, baltimore city police officer was shot in the alarm, and according to investigators, it came from baltimore county police officer's gun that discharged by mistake. >> i heard people yelling and i saw police go in the house. >> when the gun shot went off,

the first thing i thought about was, is anybody outside. they are always out here just running around and playing. >> it is crazy thinking this kind of thing happens down the street from you. >> the officer was rushed to shock trauma with non life- threatening injuries. he is expected to make a full recovery. police spent several hours investigating after the shooting. >> investigation is being conducted by the anne arundel county criminal investigation division. we are treating it as an accidental shooting at the time. >> a woman who lives at the house was home at the time, but there were no additional injuries. >> it is quite neighborhood, a great neighborhood for children and families. i am just devastated that something like this could go on right here. >> the maryland state police drug task force includes of service from baltimore county, baltimore city, and anne arundel county. the suspect, 38-year-old vernon jackson. police recovered marijuana and

$900 in cash from the home. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a florida man is behind bars tonight after officials say he impersonated a baltimore city police officer. investigators say thomas barbour approach to home wearing a police windbreaker. he revealed a gun which -- during a struggle between bartlett and the victim. there is no word on how he obtained that windbreaker. investigators are looking into the stabbing at the occupy encampment in downtown baltimore. 23-year-old deseret nicholson was arrested after deputies say she kicked a female in the stomach and then stabbed her on her arm and thigh. it happened just after midnight monday. investigators believe a dispute over a cat is what led to the violence. the search continues for a middle river man who has been missing out since friday. investigators say 35-year-old

charles duckett disappeared at the triadelphia reservoir. so far crews have found no signs of him. investigators say the three alarms are the displaced nearly 100 people in northwest baltimore was accidental. fire officials say an unattended teapot on the stove caused the fire on red cedar place. firefighters were on the scene around 11:00 friday night and say there were heavy claims on the fourth floor. as a safety precaution, approximately 50 units were evacuated. residents were allowed back into their homes earlier today. >> i have all my windows open and my fan going. >> no injuries have been reported. investigators say the fire caused $280,000 in damages.

one person is dead and three firefighters are recovering after a fire. the unidentified victim was found inside the home on kaline and club drive. it took 75 firefighters an hour to get that are under control. damages estimated at $550,000. there is no word on what sparked the blaze. officials in prince george's county are trying to figure out what caused the tanker truck carrying 9,000 gallons of fuel to flip over. it happened around 9:45 tonight on route 301. we are told the driver suffered minor injuries. authorities suspect traffic could be backed up for some time. a dog attack near patterson park is dividing the community. dozens turned out tonight at a meeting expressing concern over dogs running loose, and some are pushing for tougher restrictions on pitbull in particular. kerry cavanaugh is live at baltimore city police have in

your -- headquarters with more on the story. >> of large city has no specific rules on the books in regard to pit bulls. animal control medically they judge each dog on a case by case basis it is unclear what will happen in the -- to the pit bulls involved in the most recent attacks. some want them put down, but their honor believe they belong at home. >> i want those two dogs euthanize. >> joanne did not mince words when she showed up at a meeting organized in response to the recent pit bull attack on our dog. her program along, walking well despite the wounds he suffered outside their home on november 18. >> birth it is both stocks were on my dog. he was -- both dogs were on my dog. >> the pitbull involved belong to angel perez. he said they are gentle, family pets who got out after someone damaged his fins. >> i really feel bad. this for me apart, tore my family apart.

>> perez was cited for failing to confine his dogs. now they are living at the same shelter where he said there were living when he adopted them. he is pledging to fight for his dogs. he says he doesn't know what set them off, but he will -- he would still trust them with his children. >> i like to play with them. we write them like horses. >> at the meeting, police assured concerned neighbors that they are cracking down on dogs running loose, issuing 10 citations in patterson park since misha was injured. >> people have these kind of dangerous dogs, and they've got to enclose them properly and have leashes' on them and callers, and not make it so they can escape easily. >> the fate of the pit bulls will be decided on wednesday. animal control is holding a hearing has at the barque

shelter. it sounds like both sides are planning to show up with dozens of supporters there to plead their cases. kerry cavanaugh, wbal-tv 11 news. >> an upgrade to area water meters in the works for some customers. baltimore city public works officials say 12,000 of its leaders will be phased out throughout the county and city. the old leaders will be replaced with new sidewalks meters that will give customers a true reading and eliminate estimated bill. >> essentially we take this device and go up here and like that in there, and you would get a read here that could be down loaded when you got back to the office. the problem with this is, over 40 years, this technology has gone the way of the dinosaur. >> officials say affected customers will be notified when the new meters will be installed.

jury deliberations will continue tomorrow in the election day robocalls case involving a top aide to former governor bob ehrlich. the jury got the case today after lawmakers for each side made their final arguments. jayne miller with more on today's closing arguments. >> the decision to authorize the robocalls was called a political misjudgments, but never a crime. >> i am calling to let everybody know that governor o'malley and president obama have been successful. >> the call suggested the pulp -- the vote was over before the polls closed. the defense attorney said reasonable doubt played the case. if in fact the state brought a reasonable case at all. julius henson is the political consultant hired by the campaign. he said it was a tactic

practiced by both sides. he told jurors democrats -- there were signs suggesting president obama was on the ballot when he really was not. >> there is disparity in terms of this allegedly crossing the line of criminal prosecution, all these other things were just the septa politics as usual. >> prosecutors told jurors it was a clear attempt by schurick to keep black voters at home. times two question assured by the credibility and his explanation of the call as ridiculous. he may decide it was stupid, but that does not change the maliciousness of the it is. this is a sacred right, you don't mess with it. jurors went home for the night about 4:45 after deliberating about two hours. they will return in the morning. jayne miller, wbal-tv 11 news. >> european markets rebounded the day after leaders there

agreed to new proposals to help save the euro. german chancellor angela merkel and french president nicolas sarkozy both called for changes to the eu treaty that would penalize countries if their deficits are too high. meanwhile, officials increased say the economic crisis forced 60,000 businesses to close between 2009 and 2011, and it fears another 60,000 will close next year. leaders of all the 27 eu countries will discuss their proposals at a summit in brussels on friday. the effects of the new treaty could be felt here in u.s.. the dow closed up 78 points while the nasdaq bank 28. the s&p ended the point but -- ended the day with a 12 point gain. big changes coming to the u.s. postal service. how multi-billion dollar reduction plan could impact what you have come to expect from your mail delivery. >> i think now with the political climate the way it is, if i was going to make a move, now is the time to do it. >> will she or won't she?

nancy jacobs says she may be the perfect challenger to unseat the democratic congressman. >> one of the differences between my party and the other party is we actually go to people who know how to create jobs. >> a strategic alliance. what newt gingrich hopes to come from his meeting with business mogul donald trump, and how he is courting herman cain supporters. >> it is unseasonably mild up there right now, but there are colder temperatures, rain, and maybe even some snow. the forecast is coming up next. 54 degrees at the airport and po

>> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings-blake will officially begin her first full term when she is sworn in tomorrow. the city clerk of court, frank conaway, will administer the oath. she says her in on irrational speech will focus on her continued efforts to grow the city now and in the future.

swearing in ceremonies -- she said in her inaugural speech will focus on our efforts to grow the city. longtime state senator nancy jacobs says she may be the perfect -- perfect challenger for next year's election. senator jacobs said she thought about running for the second congressional seat 10 years ago but field for chances are stronger now with the bipartisan change in washington. the senator said she believes being a republican will not work against her. >> a lot of what i do is not partisan. i think because i have represented a strongly democratic area before, this is not going to be that much different. >> center jacobs says she will make a decision whether to run within the next three-four weeks. we contacted congressman dutch's office.

a statement said, he always looks forward to the campaign process. there is some good news for the gop hopeful newt gingrich, now that herman cain has suspended his campaign. gingrich appears to be picking up some of cain's supporters. as brian moore explained, he is hoping to get the endorsement of a former rival. >> newt gingrich is on our role in iowa and new hampshire, but he spent the day in new york, according the support of donald trump. >> one of the differences between my party and the other party is we actually go to people who know how to create jobs. >> it was a great honor to have nude up here. it is amazing how well he is doing -- to have newt up here. >> the latest nbc news poll shows gingrich with an 8-point lead in iowa. in new hampshire, he has gained nearly 20 points since october, which spells trouble for mitt

romney. >> this translates politically into being out of step with the electorate on fundamental, ideological grounds. if you are conservative, you are looking for a conservative, and you don't think mitt romney is. >> working together, i know can rebuild america. >> ron paul is taking a very different tone. with these sorry politicians? >> i was top republican critics nothing but the unpredictable. >> some two-thirds of iowa caucus goers could still be persuaded to support another candidate. i think it will be a completely wild ride over the next few weeks. >> herman cain tells advisers that he will endorse another gop candidate, but not in what he calls the very immediate future. there is continuing commitment

2012 coverage on our website. it can all the candidates in the race for the white house and keep track of who is leading the pack. you can find all that on the politics page of wbaltv.com. egyptians return to the polls in the first round of parliamentary elections. they will choose between vicki to individual candidates. runoffs will pick 24 members of the countries of for conservative islamic party against more moderate moslem brotherhood candidates. this is egypt's first free vote in decades and will set the country's new parliament. >> sweeping changes are in store for the u.s. postal service. starting next spring, not only will it cost you more to mail a letter, it will also take at least one day longer for that letter to get there. changes include the shutdown of nearly 250 mail processing

centers and the elimination of 28,000 jobs. postal officials said the changes are needed to save billions of dollars a year to help keep the drowning agency afloat. >> this proposed change to service standards will not -- will allow significant opportunity to consolidate the postal network in terms of facilities, postal -- postal equipment, vehicles, and employee work force. it will generate a projected net savings annually of approximately $2.10 billion. >> the u.s. ps sides developments in technology for the decline in business. officials said the latest projections show an additional decline of 47% between this year and 2020. -- between this year and 2012. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> an unusually warm december weather patterns. outside right now, temperatures are way above normal.

the afternoon highs up and down the eastern seaboard were variable. almost 70 as close as richmond, 59 in new york city, 53 degrees in boston. in caribou maine, it was 47. gillon to the west, you see a pretty sharp cut off their, with highs in the third of the and 40 and even some teens in the upper midwest. right now we are on the warm side of things. the high today, 57 degrees at the airport and the inner harbor. 57 is the temperature right now, so it has not cooled off at all. close to the 50 degree mark even in far western maryland. coming into parts of central pennsylvania, and it will be in the baltimore area as we head toward morning, at least a few scattered showers and cloudy skies and fall. a rather mild december morning

with temperatures within a few degrees of 50. the low pressure area -- it will slow down or stall, allowing the cold air to move in. a new storm may form on the southern end of the front as some of this very cold air makes its way to the eastern seaboard. with that possible storm on the coast and the cold air coming in, the potential is there for some wintry weather. one degree below zero in denver, 24 in kansas city. that cold is coming our way. tomorrow, rather mild brain, then it gets chilly air tomorrow night. chilly rain on wednesday, and look at the snow developing on the western edge of the precipitation. it could change over the snow for the early morning hours of thursday. should clear up thursday afternoon, but it will be breezy and much colder on the other side of that storm for the end of the week. 58-63 degrees without breeze at

5-10, 10-15 knot breeze on the bay tomorrow with the waves around a foot on the open waters of the chesapeake. in western maryland, the change occurs to snow on wednesday. should stay pretty chilly they are going into the weekend. the eastern shore, rain tomorrow into wednesday. 60's for the high tomorrow, but much cooler on wednesday. 62 at ocean city tomorrow, maybe even more than that. the rain will be a little bit heavier on wednesday at ocean city. the forecast for the next seven days gets us back to normal december stuff. 62 tomorrow, 50 on wednesday, with rain tapering off in the afternoon. possibility of some snow early thursday morning, and clearing and breezy in the afternoon. after that, it stays in the 40 posing for the high, 20's for the low, right through the upcoming weekend. >> the running game has returned as the backbone of the offense.

running down the quarterback has become the signature of the ravens defense. more on that, next in sports. >> the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> tonight's jackpot has an estimated annuity of $500,000. you are winning numbers for this monday are 39-29-3-10-17-33. if no one matches all six numbers on one line of a ticket, the jackpot climbs to $525,000. the next drawing is thursday night at 11:22, right here on wbal-tv 11.

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>> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the resurgence of the ravens

running game has a lot to do with the three game winning .treak creek second on the team, the ravens used to take primarily on third down. the rookie made the most of his chances and yesterday got two sacks. cory redding has taken this kid under his wing and help him adjust to life in the nfl. john harbaugh recognized his talent from the early days of training camp. he sees a lot of upside in the surprise of this year's rookie draft class. >> he is just a football player. he is explosive, very strong. he will only get stronger as he gets a little bigger. he has a real knack for pushing guys around and he is an explosive player. >> that brings us to tonight's

ravens context question. do you think the ravens will get a first round buy in the postseason? standard text messaging rates apply. we have already heard from more than 100 of you, and 85% say yes, with the ravens at 9-3. one year ago today, the former cubs a third baseman lost his battle with cancer. today his family has a different kind of anniversary to remember december 5 by. the day he finally makes it to the hall of fame. he was voted in posthumously. he spent 15 years with the cubs and 21 more as a broadcaster. santo remains the only the third baser to string together eight straight seasons with nine or more rbi's.

between now and next april, he has a few more wins to pick up. he will pick up the award at a ceremony on friday night. a busy travel week ahead. on saturday he will travel to new york to find out whether or not he will win the heisman trophy. luck inouye second last year. he is one of five finalists for saturday night's heisman ceremony. >> the capital fell to one and three. hunterdon holds the team record with penalty minutes. one of the three deadly goals, 4-1 and others.

the capitals get three unanswered goals but the comeback comes up short, as florida state wins, 5-4. tom tasselmyer with more on that snow he mentioned in the seven- day forecast.

>> ravens quarterback lardarius webb joined gerry sandusky tonight for the auction party at m&t bank stadium. sold out monday night football team event features interactive stations and silent and live auctions to benefit the team's foundation which is committed to helping area of youth. >> 17 ravens players have their own foundation, most in the nfl. >> that is awesome. >> i did not thinking webb was going to land. >> he would land in a little bit of snow late wednesday night or thursday morning. a much colder weekend will greet the ravens in baltimore on sunday. >> that is a look at our news. thank you very much for joining us. good night, everybody. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the

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