both east and west out between harford road and wilson avenue. >> thank you. a look from the ground shows the emergency as it unfolded, thanks to a ulocal member, joey, for this photo. >> a local business owner is in critical condition after being shot during what police believe to be a robbery. it happened in the 2200 block of harford road in east baltimore last night. at police headquarters with the latest. >> for the victims' protection, they are not releasing his name at this time. he is in critical, but stable condition tonight. police are calling this a brazen robbery, shocking to folks who live in the area. they described the victim as a kind and gentle person.

>> the victim with the owner of the barbershop, and we believe, the motive to the robbery. we're looking into the backgrounds of individuals at the barbershop, obviously, that business owner himself, and other patrons. >> baltimore police are talking about a robbery and shooting at the 2200 block of hard for brodie in east baltimore. around 7:00 p.m. wednesday night, at least one shooter enter the shop, demanded money. there was some sort of struggle and the owner was shot in the head. >> yes got beautiful kids. -- he has got beautiful kids. he didn't bother nobody. >> news of the shooting traveled quickly. friends who knew him said his name was mike and he was well respected within the community. >> a very good man. he was good to the community and everything. >> he had just come over here to

make a living. he is maybe going to lose his life over this. >> as far as motive, police are stumped. at this point, beside the witnesses they have already spoken with, they're hoping someone in the neighborhood will come forward with more information. >> this is kind of a around the rush hour time. people may be driving home and could have heard something or seen something suspicious. >> again, the victim is known as mike to folks in that east baltimore neighborhood. police are asking anyone with information on the shooting and robbery to call baltimore city police's homicide unit at 410- 396-2100. we are live outside police headquarters tonight, wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. police are investigating a shooting involving two of their own after an intense pursuit late this morning through parts of baltimore county, baltimore

city, and anne arundel county. authorities bloated the suspect into a medevac helicopter. -- loaded the suspect into a medevac helicopter. this all started half-hour before that. apparently, the web and it matches the description of one last in an armed robbery use night. when officers tried to pull him over, he refused to pull over. >> he was actually waiting begun outside the window as la force officers are pursuing him. -- waving at the gun outside the window as law enforcement officers are pursuing him. >> charges are now pending. >> and a $70,000 jewelry heist at a home in carroll county lead to a large scale pawnshop bust. someone made off with thousands of dollars of jewelry from a

home in mount airy and during the investigation, they discovered they had been pond at carroll county jewelry and mount. troopers say they had recovered more than one dozen illegal firearms while searching the pawnshop. the pawnshop owner is now facing criminal charges. >> gov. malley has reached a deal in the proposed energy buyout deal. the agreement will go a long way with the proposal. david collins has the details. >> the governor wanted concessions, but the agreement does not provide immediate relief for consumers. >> gov. martin o'malley called the settlement could for maryland because it satisfies three public-interest goals -- reducing energy consumption, reducing greenhouse gases, and it increases the renewable

portfolio for the state. >> we will create, we estimate, about 6000 jobs. >> terms of the summit include a celon. by consolation exxo they admit to generating 10 to 20 megawatts of power from menu bar. they pledged $32 million in offshore wind research and development. >> renewable energy and the effect at has gone out -- that has on our state and the waters of the bay area and the air we breathe, it is hard to put a price tag on that. >> the settlement includes a commitment to provide $50 million for whetherization programs and provide energy conservation programs to low- income homes. consolation and exxon officials have promised to give b.g.e.

customers a $100 credit on their bill. >> it will give families in excess of whether the $100 signing bonus is. >> exxon issued a written statement saying in part "we recognize that addressing the reasonable interests of the state of maryland is an important element of the merger approval process." and >> the settlement also approved -- also protects b.g.e., but in a letter today by the commission, they urged the panel to spin off abhijit as an independent company. -- stan off b.g.e. as an independent company. more on this at 6:00 p.m. >> breaking news right now.

in baltimore county, a scooter has collided with a car. let's send it out to captain roy taylor and skyteam 11. >> this is east joppa road just west of carry parkway. the road to shut down due to a cross between a scooter and we are not sure if it is a pickup truck or car. they are diverting traffic southbound oakley road from a job road at this time. -- from joppa rd. at this time. >> the cold front is making its way through mel -- maryland as we speak not a lot of rain so far. as of this hour, we are still on the warm side of this front. scattered showers and temperatures in the 50's and unseasonably mild for december in the mid-atlantic. temperatures stretching all the way back to parts of western

maryland. unseasonably mild weather through the evening. a few scattered sprinkles. there are some changes in the forecast, maybe even some snow flakes for the upcoming weekend. more in a few minutes. >> the controversy all u.s. military mission in iraq has ended. the last american military flag was packed away today almost nine years after the invasion to overthrow saddam hussein. tonight, once again, we have the latest. >> it was a remarkably small ceremony marking the end of a big, often conjures seal, certainly costly war here in iraq. -- controversial, certainly costly, war here in iraq. from the international airport they watched the military command flag furled and case.

it will not be brought out again. this marks the end of the war in iraq. u.s. military command no longer has the authority here. iraq is a sovereign nation. >> i have a mixed bag of feelings. i get to go home to my family and i hope the rest -- the best for the iraqi people. this has been hard, but last eight years. >> they stop to withdraw more troops from iraq. the vast majority have already made their way south to kuwait and are waiting to return home. >> will be taking you live to back that and ask richard ingalls to share his thoughts. our coverage continues with a timeline of events on our website. the conflict in iraq has spanned

decades. in 1980's, iraq invaded iran after a history of border disputes. and in the 1990's, the invasion of kuwait was stopped by operation desert storm. in 2001 -- in 2002, the current war. >> still a ways to go to rollout the teacher principle evaluation system. >> tim tooten is live in the newsroom with the latest. >> this is not about that $250 million that maryland got from the government last summer. the state promised to develop a new teacher and principal assigned -- evaluation system. maryland teachers are among some

of the best in the nation. state schools have also got high marks. but now the bar has been raised when it comes to grading principals and teachers based on how well students perform in the classroom. >> from the outset it was always the intention to build a model that would maximize the effectiveness of teachers within the classroom. >> a group called the educators effectiveness council made up of teachers, unions, and state lawmakers, have heard reports from nine school districts, which have already given the evaluation system a sort of test run. >> it looks different. teachers will have to learn the new model. we will begin by deleting -- piloting that within the school system. >> baltimore county, charles and kent counties, prince george's and st. mary's counties are also on board.

>> we are struggling and will be looking to you and others to give us guidance about how to potentially move those conversations forward. >> school officials agree that what they have so far in writing is very much a work in progress. >> this is early stage private work. each of the school districts is involved at present. they're more focused on what measures to use than specifically how to use them. >> some school systems are already asking for more time to come with a new evaluation proposal. >> because this work is so important and it takes awhile to get it right, we're hoping the pilots can be extended through the 2013-14 year. >> but that is not likely to happen. the evaluation system will be piloted in all 24 school systems next year and become part of the system the following year. >> police in washington d.c. are now working with the fbi to

find a serial rapist and killer that struck in montgomery county in the 1990's. >> when we come back, we will tell you how they are intensifying their search by using the internet. >> and still ahead, which drugs may be reducing flu deaths

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>> police in iraq -- in washington d.c. are intensifying the search for a serial rapist and killer that was in montgomery county in the 1990's. this included gaithersburg, bethesda, rockville and silver spring. the fbi also want a website -- launched a website dedicated to the search. the suspect would throw a blanket or a towel over the victim's head. the blitz is related to a march effort that helped track down serial rapists along the east coast. >> baltimore county will not be able to extend health-care

benefits to couples who are legally married in other states. it now applies to all county employees. that decision was modot by the health care review committee this week. county officials who signed off on a move say it was simply the right thing to do. that change goes into effect january 1. you are one of the millions of americans who takes cholesterol lowering statins, it could reduce flu deaths by almost 50%. researchers looked at data from almost 3000 patients hospitalized with the flu during the 2007-08 flu season. people taking cholesterol lowering statins like lipitor were 47% less likely to die than those who were not on those medicines. it is the encouragement to take your medicine. and it is the largest drop in childhood obesity reported in the country. in new york city, rates declined 5.5% from 2006 through 2011

among elementary and middle school students. researchers did not look at the reasons why the rates went down, but they did notice the public- school system implemented several strategies to fight child votto bcd during that time, such as healthier school lunches, routinely -- to fight childhood obesity during that time, such as health your school lunches, routinely checking their health. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> cloudy skies in the area, not a bunch of rain, but some nuisance showers to contend with. showers trekking across the eastern shore and some sprinkles showing up across hagerstown and tiny town. and even further into pennsylvania. a lighter showers across pittsburgh. it will be a while before the threat of rain diminishes. nothing measurable at the inner harbor. an unseasonably mild 15th of

december. -veloz 60's. the normal is only 45. -- highs in the lote 60's. the normal leslye 45. it is still miles. -- it is still mild. a couple of showers early tonight. then when the winds shift to the north and the front goes by, partial clearing by tomorrow morning. it should drop into the low 40's. this front is moving slowly and is likely to get barely passed us and settle down into southern virginia tomorrow evening. another batch of precipitation will be brought close to us. that will be an important system to watch because cold air will be coming in from the north and west. snow showers in the mountains tomorrow. a little bit of precipitation in southern maryland. too far south of us right now,

but if it shifted into wintry air, a wintry mix could be possible. sunshine to start the weekend on saturday. but watch this burst of energy come out of the great lakes with the cold air. some snow showers and chilly temperatures up to round out the weekend on sunday. west to northwest winds at 10 to 15 tomorrow and highs mostly in the upper 40's. winds on the bay gusting to 25 knots. a small craft advisory there. out west-that 30's of around deep creek lake -- out west, the highs in the 30's around deep creek lake tomorrow and saturday. a chance of rain tomorrow evening on the lower eastern shore. a high of 54 on saturday and in the 40's on sunday.

partly cloudy skies on monday. a little warmer and wet again tuesday and wednesday next week. >> nine years in iraq means lot -- means that nine long years of covering the war for nbc's richard ingalls. >> we will get his view from the front line and what iraqi citizen think about the troop withdrawal. >> i'm sally kidd in washington. it could be a pivotal night for the gop nomination. we'll explain.

>> today, the united states has marked the end of the military mission in iraq, bringing troops home by the holidays. one man was on the front lines in the entire war is nbc chief correspondent richard anklengel.

you have to wonder what is going to the minds of the men and women who have been spending most of the last decade serving in iraq. >> this war, nearly nine years, has defined the lives of about 1 million americans who have served in this country since the war began. right now, a lot of them are focused on going home, being reunited with their families. soldiers we spoke to express a great deal of pride. they spoke of when saddam's army was still here, then when the search for god, and then finally the training mission and the end of the mission -- and then when they were searched for -- and then the surjit, and then finally the training mission and the end of that mission. >> what have they said about

leaving? >> they are not happy with the presence here. think about what the country has gone through in the last nine years. yes, a tyrant was toppled, but since then come up between 100,000 at 150,000 iraqis have been killed. millions have been made refugees and displaced. a lot of iraqis blame the united states. they said the united states brought sectarian tensions, which had been under the surface under saddam hussein, to the surface. after nine years of u.s. presidents, there was still intermittent or sometimes no power in parts of baghdad. many iraqis asked how this could be. how could the strongest country on earth not restore power after nearly nine years? >> i know this will be a big

change for you as well. what is ahead for you? >> well, there is still egypt and pakistan and afghanistan and iran. and i think, this country as well will continue to keep all of us very busy. it is far from certain what will happen in iraq in the coming weeks and months even. the government here is growing more and more authoritarian. iran pose the influence is expanding. the u.s. embassy has an enormous footprint, which is likely to be very unpopular with the iraqis, considering most of working your security contractors, who have a terrible reputation. across the middle east and beyond, we will be very busy. >> i'm sure this store will continue to unfold. richard, thank you for your amazing reporting from baghdad, and stay safe. >> he has done a great job.

the final gop presidential debate before the iowa caucuses -- iowa caucuses. seven candidates will face off. they will also gain momentum heading into new hampshire. sally kidd has the update. >> polls show the race in iowa is tightening act -- as the gop contenders prepared to take the stage in sioux city. >> campaigning in iowa, the great newt gingrich tried to stay above the fray. >> i will not spend my time on that stuff. i will talk about positive solutions. >> at the same time, he takes a swipe at his opponents in a new ad. >> others seem to be focused on attacks rather than moving the country forward. >> and an old clip of the bridge -- of gingrich praising romney. in thursday night's debate, political analysts expect romy

to go on the attack. >> that is the only way he has equalizing polls back to where they were before. >> gingrich is making mistakes that could lead his momentum. >> he has had several instances in which he has had ideas that have sounded rather wild to republican voters. he needs to stay away from those. >> many will be watching ron paul, let's been gaining ground in iowa and places second in at least two polls there. >> most polls show gingrich leading in iowa, but a new rasmussen poll out today gives romney the edge. >> you can compare the gop candidate at all on one page of the web site, plus, get in debt candidate profiles on the politics page of wbaltv.com. >> and there has been another

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>> 11 news at 5:00 p.m. in hd continues now. >> new tonight at 5:30 p.m., a maryland state delegate is taking on law enforcement and towing companies in harford county, claiming they're

violating state law when it comes to your property. when cars get towed in hartford county, some companies are using the threat of buying -- of fines to extort money, but also to withhold property. >> and he claims many are getting more and more brazen about it. >> the delegates actually took the sheriff in hartford county to court today. both sidesan hour, i' argue the merits of this case. the judge decided to dismiss this case with prejudice, which means it cannot be retried -- retried. this all started over two years ago when the state delegate says he was involved in an accident and his truck was towed here to t &s telling here in hartford county. he claims that they did not allow him to get his personal

belongings and tax from the vehicle until the telling bill was paid. >> i wanted to get my state the laptop, my other property in the car, and my tax off the vehicle. they denied me. >> the delegate said he called the sheriff's office and was told they would not get involved, that it was a civil matter, and refuse to enforce what the delegates claims is state law. >> is it reasonable for an elected sheriff to turn around and say, i'm going to ignore this entire section of line do nothing about its, and -- of law and do nothing about it, and let crime run rampant? >> but according to the sheriff's -- >> you are allowed to get your personal property. if you are not at the scene, we notify the owner of the vehicles where the car is and if they want to retrieve their property, they may do that. >> an attorney that represents the towing companies as they

follow police guidelines and they do allow people to retrieve their personal property, but not their tags. >> the delegates got very high rate. my client did absolutely nothing. he said, you can get your personal property, but not your ags. he got very high rates and went and got his personal property and his tags and he laughed. -- left. >> here is another look at our top news. a 15-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car off in parks bill in baltimore county. police and tell us he was actually struck by two cars and died at the scene. it happened at wilson avenue

just this afternoon. a crash team is investigating. both drivers are cooperating with the investigation. no word on whether charges will be filed. police in -- a police chase in baltimore county, baltimore city and anne arundel county ended with two officers firing their handguns. the driver they were in pursuit of would not stop. it all came to an end in north highland. apparently the suspect exited the vehicle with a gun pointed at his own head. officers rick -- officers ordered him to put down the gun and he refused and turned the gun on one of the officers. at that point, he was shot. he is in the hospital with minor injuries. a buyout deal will carry a lot of weight when the issue goes before the the commission for

public approval. the governor claims it will improve energy resources and produce jobs. it requires up to 300 megawatts of energy built. >> several children testified before a congressional panel today, painting a bleak picture of what it is like for almost 2 million children in this country. >> a sixth grader from pennsylvania. >> we lost all her friends. i was afraid to get close to people because i knew that we had to move again. >> a high school student from florida. >> we had to read at the gas station at the corner because it had eight -- eat at the " gas station at the corner because it had a microwave. >> on and off my whole life, my mom was a single mother with four kids and has worked minimum-wage jobs rural life.

>> lawmakers try to give a human face to a national epidemic of child with homelessness. >> is it especially hard for my 2-year-old brother because he does not understand why my mama's always crying. he cries, too, and he asks her not to cry. >> i still do not have a place to call home. >> it is horrifying detonation as wealthy as ours that nearly 1 million children and youths experience homelessness. >> this is an embarrassment. >> democrats said they want to cut through the red tape and give homeless kids a chance. >> in my opinion, we are not doing enough. >> and in washington, offering help. before the august victims of homelessness, -- for the youngest victims of homelessness, it cannot come soon enough.

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>> covering the nation tonight, an amazing story of survival in a mine in idaho. the mine collapsed and trapped miners underground. it happened late last night. it took emergency crews several hours to finally safely rescued all seven miners. the incident is now being investigated, which comes after two miners died in separate instances at the mind earlier

this year. >> and a family is sad, and no doubt, matt tonight after the christmas display they spent thousands of hours to create was destroyed by vandals. security cameras caught two teenagers destroying the display. then they jump in their car and ran over whatever was left of the display. >> christmas is special to us. ruining something like a christmas display is just not right. >> the grand total is more than $7,000. police are still searching for the culprits. >> that is just so wrong. still ahead, up 40 more families in maryland will have a new tree this year. >> and were there as they loaded the presence and send them on the way. >> it turns up -- still had in

their consumer alert, it gets even easier to get online next time you fly out of b.w.i. marshall. >> the insta-weather plus forecast shows cooler weather and maybe even a snowflake or two over the weekend.

>> gov. martin o'malley has reached a settlement in the proposed consolation energy- exelon buyout deal. how that could affect the energy commission and public service. and and law -- a local lawmaker and and law -- a local lawmaker is facing charges

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>> christmas will be a bit brighter in maryland this year for some families thanks to st. joseph medical center. they have gathered thousands of presence through the adopt a family project. they loaded the presence on a 24-foot truck and sent them on the way. >> we have taken 47 families. three of the families were adopted by individuals and the rest are individual departments or combinations of departments that came together. >> the presence arrived at the school in maryland where the catholic church will organize them and distribute them to the needy families. >> and now, your 11 insta-

weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> cloudy skies and mild temperatures and a few showers to contend with, but the rain has been pretty light for most areas. just a few hundredths of an inch for most rain gauges around the region. this has not been a system loaded with moisture so far. still a line of showers coming in across pennsylvania. a fairly significant line of showers in parts of northwestern pennsylvania. a couple of more hours and we could pick up a bit more rain and then we will have the all clear. our hd doppler and reidar summary shows that for the most part, these showers have scooted through pretty quickly. maybe 10th of an inch or so in some spots. it has remained mild in the early afternoon and evening. upper 50's in downtown baltimore right now. back to randallstown

temperatures are well into the 50's. even in allegany, still well above freezing. 63 in college park. only into the 40's tonight, but a significant wind shift from southwest and northwest after midnight. temperatures will start to cool and we will be in the low 40's tomorrow morning and only in the upper 40's in the afternoon. there's also an area of low pressure starting to show signs of development on the southern end of the front, which will be right along the front as it passes through. one more burst of precipitation as if moves along its track. -- as it moves along its track. the further north it does the colder weather will be. there might be somewhat wintry precipitation. we start the weekend off on saturday with partly cloudy skies. on sunday, aast-moving

clipper dropping out of the great lakes with a cold first to bear. that may have been a flurry or snow shower in the mounds with it, and maybe even around baltimore. -- in the mountains with it, and maybe even around baltimore. small craft advisory on the day tomorrow. the wind builds two to 3 feet with wind gusts at 25 knots. much colder with highs only in the low 30's for a couple of days. a cooling trend on the eastern shore as well. partly cloudy saturday. heights and a low 40's and 50's. southern maryland has a chance for rain tomorrow night, but sunny on saturday. 40's through the weekend. snow shower activity sunday morning. per the cloudy on monday and another rainmaker on -- partly cloudy on my data of the other -- and -- partly cloudy on

monday and another rainmaker come next tuesday. >> low-income is growing. the threshold is sloot roughly $45,000 a year for a family of four. -- the low-income threshold is lowering. it is roughly 45,000 years for a family of four. housing and child care costs are consuming up to half a family's income. >> the people who make our cars, trucks, and suvs have gotten a gift to try to make those vehicles are safe. >> a year after several cars made the list of top state depicts, the number of vehicles getting the honor from the insurance institute for highway safety has nearly doubled. 115 vehicles are among their top

picks for 2012. >> that tells the consumer they will be well protected in a series frontal crash. >> roll over rex r. y. -- rollovers are why there were the focal point again this year. surviving and escaping injury in serious rollovers is behind the institute's push to get carmakers to redesign riffs to make them stronger. >> it must support four times the vehicle's weight before it crushes more than 5 inches. >> again, every auto maker has at least one model on the list, with zero the only manufacturer earning awards for every model is built -- with subaru the only manufacturer earning awards for every model it has built. >> very impressive. and finally, b.w.i. marshall is

one of the top-10 tech friendly airports in the country. it has comfortable seating and workstations with easy access to power outlets and u.s. ports. it's great strength is its wi-fi service, which is speak based, but measuring in at -- as one of the fastest airports. b.w.i. marshall is looking into the possibility of introducing a free service next year. >> silent film is taking over hollywood awards seems, at least by comes to the golden globes. a hollywood press is association announced the nominees for the 69th annual golden gloves this morning. on the big screen, the solid film "the artist" topped the nominations with six nods. "the help" was also high on the

list. and george clooney's recent directorial project is also running for best drama. and rickey surveys will -- ricky gervais will return as the host in 2012. you can see the complete list about -- of nominations at wbaltv.com/entertainment. there's a new agreement on a payroll tax cut extension that could be close. democrats and republicans are back at the negotiating table making progress. congress is racing to meet the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. a live update from washington coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> ravens answering their purple pride by hopping in an airplane and heading to san diego -- reagan's showing their purple pride by hopping in an airplane and heading to san diego.

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>> tomorrow is purple friday, but today is purple thursday at b.w.i. marshall. >> who better to give the ravens bands a proper sendoff than our

own jennifer -- raven's fans a proper sendoff than our own jennifer franciotti? >> they have booked a flight to san diego. the fired up with purple pride at b.w.i. as early morning the ravens fans were checking in to head west for the big game. correct everybody is fired up. everybody's excited. -- >> everybody is fired up. everybody's excited. >> this is a trip that he and helen kim have been looking forward to all week. >> we travel pretty well, i think. >> nearly 100 are going to the ravenstrips.com for tickets. >> san diego is beautiful. >> we ran a fund-raiser the other night and ray rice was

there. they like to support. >> they are known as the familiar faces at every home game. poetic justice and capt. defense are there to send off the fans. >> we are the ones that keep it going and put it together. we are a rallying force when things are going bad, but we're there to cheer them on when things are going well. >> we are there to give them a bunch of high fives and tell them to bring back the victory because this is a business trip. we are going out there and we're going to win and keep our first place in the a.f.c. north. >> we hear you. >> i hope they bring home a win. that is all for us at 5:00 p.m.. here is what is coming up at 6:00 p.m. >> a merger between consolation and exelon. details, straight ahead.

>> more on the government shutdowns care. the latest from capitol hill coming up in a live report. >> and strike two for a state legislator who is indicted on theft charges khatami -- again. >> this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. saysv. martin o'malley has it -- says he has concessions from exelon for its part in the merger with consolation energy. >> david cullins is live outside consolation headquarters downtown. >> the settlement increases the state's renewable portfolio, but does not provide additional immediate relief for consumers. >> gov. martin o'malley called it good for maryland, because it satisfies three public-interest goals. reducing energy