hopkins in a series condition. i understand some other victims of this accident also went to a -- >> i 83 in the brooklyn bill. just as to get on the beltway. we will bring the very latest as we get more information. just as police responded to that accident, they were carrying out another crash. this one involving a tractor- trailer and another vehicle. sky team 11 brought you the news at noon. it was shut down for more than two hours as county authorities investigated. the tractor-trailer crashed into the police vehicle causing it to crash -- across all lines of traffic. two people in the third vehicle are expected to recover. all lanes are now open. >> another story -- a man robbed

and left without his pants, shirt, and issues. >> he was pepper sprayed before being stripped of his clothing. >> the circumstances definitely are strange. anne arundel are looking for three men were they say a man was pepper sprayed and then later his clothes. >> it started in brooklyn park. three men approached a 25-year- old pasadena man. the victim was attacked with pepper spray. >> one suspect asked him if he had any drug. he indicated he did not. that is one the other two suspects got involved. >> the other two grabbed the man taking his cell phone and cash and other items. >> the victim had his clothes taken, a majority of them. he had some money inside of his

pants that was also taken. >> the robbery happened just before midnight on wednesday. the suspects fled running toward walton ave. police were alerted by residents living along the camrose ave. they called in to report a man scantily dressed saying he had been robbed in seeking help. police searched the area but could not find the suspects. neighbors were unaware of the crime. one woman said she was walking her dog at the time of the robbery but did not see or hear anything unusual. what's up classified it as an unusual type of robbery. is still very early and we're trying to gather more facts. >> one more fact from police. the victim says all three men wore ski masks. police were not sure if this was a random act or if the victim was targeted. reporting live from brooklyn park, barry simms.

>> city police have released new surveillance video of a person wanted for investigation in a triple shooting. did this man may have crucial information in the shooting of three individuals on december 9. police say the shooting happened on the 1800 block of maryland ave. two more victims walked into the hospital moments later. police are asking anyone who recognizes this person to contact the homicide unit at 4103962100. and it now to wall street were stocks have been sliding throughout the day amid growing concern in europe that banks have hit another record. here is where the markets closed one hour ago. the dow has lost 140 points or 1.1% to just over 12,000. the s&p fell 16 points and the

nasdaq 35. the state releases 2011 data for hans. about 91% of residential properties dropped in value. >> according to officials within the department of assessments and taxation in maryland, out of 750,000 homes that were assessed, they dropped an average of 17.1% when it came to their value. this is not all bad news, especially for folks whose homes are under water. >> for the third year in a row, up residential properties have declined in value with 2010 being the highest drop with an average of 22%. >> one of these properties were last reassessed, they had already shown some decline. now you have less decline. also, the positive side is in certain communities, the

properties have bottomed out. >> officials with the department of assessments and taxation says there is a part of the population that will benefit from the price fall -- those who are under water. >> they will seek direct tax savings in their property tax bills if they were a recent purchaser or bought during the height of the market. >> taking a look at the numbers by county, baltimore city dropped about 10%. baltimore county 19%, carroll county 17%, hartford county about 17%. >> assessed all you really does not have anything to do with the sales price of a home on an open market. >> area realtors are brushing off the number saying property is being driven by demand and that homes are still selling, especially those in desired neighborhood spirit >> real- estate sales have been on somewhat of a decline last couple of years. i would say the volume and the prices are starting to pick up.

>> the worst hit area was prince george's county that sought a drop of about 36.5%. if you would like more information on assessments in your neighborhood you can log on to our website wbaltv.com. >> learn how you can avoid foreclosure. find the help you might need on wbaltv.com and click on project economy. we have learned that r.g.steel that work at the power plant is on hold. the company will not restart work until the first quarter of 2012 calling the move indefinitely offs. workers can file claims online and through a dedicated phone line, the parent group purchased it in march.

friends and family are marking one year since the disappoint -- disappearance of 18 and found a dead. >> she went missing in northwest baltimore on december 28, 2010. her body was later founded the river. sheldon joins us where services are planned later this evening. >> there will be a call for action to prevent future tragedies like this from happening. >> how do we know? we did not know she was going to be murdered. >> he still thinks about the life his daughter would be living. >> he would be going to college, loving her friends and her sisters. everyone a round. we would talk every day. what text every day. >> those dreams and aspirations never came to fruition. his daughter disappeared last christmas break.

the 16-year-old north carolina native was last seen at her sister's apartment. >> the way the scenario played out, it just does not seem like she would get up and go anywhere on her own. >> after months of searching, her body was found in april. her death has been classified as a murder but officials will not say how she died. police say it is still an active case. they say they have made progress but will not elaborate out of fear of jeopardize in the investigation. >> the last year have been a lot of ups and downs. a lot of crying and hurting. a lot of frustration and anger. >> tonight russell barnes and his family will gather to mark the sad milestone. >> the biggest thing now is to

be able to look at her life and to look at her legacy and to not see tragedy but to see it as an outpouring of love. >> we will never really have final closure. we just are really looking for justice for felicia right now. we do not believe it is too far away. we are waiting and we are praying. >> tonight's memorial service starts at 7:00 here at brown's memorial baptist church. if you have any information, please call the police. we are live in northwest baltimore,sheldon dutez. >> it was a windy and cold day today. temperatures topped out in the 40's but it felt much colder than that. still a little breezy out there this evening. winds are diminishing.

it is 38 degrees at bwi. the temperatures will drop into the low to mid it 20's tomorrow morning and get up to 45 in the afternoon. we will check the seven-day forecast when i come back in just a few minutes. >> public and presidential candidates are visiting every corner of iowa this week trying to gain a voter support. >> iowa campaigning is now nonstop with candidates on bus tours across the state. latest polls show ron paul and mitt romney leading the pack but it is still everybody's race. >> it is always difficult to tell who is gaining momentum and who is not. >> by a small margin, the leader is ron paul. >> politicians who supported bailout and a mandate, serial hypocrites and flip floppers, they cannot clean up the mess.

>> net romney -- newt gingrich denied the attack. he remains optimistic. >> we are ahead of where i thought we would be at this stage. i am pretty happy with the campaign overall national league. >> ron paul and mitt romney focused on stocks and criticized president obama pierre >> we also have to have somebody who can post up against president obama on the economy and who has credibility in the economy. >> we became the wealthiest country ever, the largest middle-class ever and now it is shrinking. >> with six more days before the caucuses, even long shots like rick santorum and michelle bachmann say it is far from over. >> baltimore county police and environmental officials have their hands full this morning. >> a strong odor traced back to

a vacant home. what they found inside the home stretch a head. >> a michigan man said he wanted to kill as many people as possible by affecting them with hiv. >> is the poultry industry

>> the problem is, the home is vacant. county crews responded to the 600 block of old frederick road were they uncovered the problem -- 200 gallons of spilled fuel. there are trying to figure out how the oil leak and whether it was accidental in nature. officials tell us there was no impact to the environment. >> in tonight's medical and large, health officials say and oklahoma baby is the third infant this month the second by a bacteria sometimes associated with canted infant formula. an illinois child also rebounded after being second by the bacteria. powdered formula has been

suspected, but health officials say the oklahoma child had not consumed and familiar. --enfamil. the centers for disease control and prevention spokeswoman said it is not clear that these three cases are connected. police are trying to figure out how many people in michigan man had sex with. he told authorities the number could be thousands and his plan was to affect -- in fact as many people as possible with hiv. >> it is an anniversary she wishes she could forget. she remembers it to the day. positive the doctor said. >> i just have one question, i am not said i am really angry. i just said, is there life after

hiv? >> she never thought of what happened, but it did on christmas eve. he intentionally had sex with people in an attempted to spread aids and kill them. she wishes she would have known that when she met him online. >> i thought he was everything in the world. i have learned that some -- that if it is too good to be sure it probably is. >> she was diagnosed before it turned into full-blown aids, an important step that could save victims lives a. >> it is really hard, but support is key. >> before he turned himself in, he said the victim a text message saying he was turning himself in. >> she hopes her story urges caution before sex. >> he is charming.

he is very charming. put on a condom and it can save the rest of your life. is one of the things worth waiting for. >> meantime, the entire state of michigan is under what is called a safe sex alert. there was anyone who had risky contact with smith or one of his the victims to be tested. >> the temperature actually got up to 47 degrees today, but that was at 11:00 in the morning. the winds have been gusting between 30 and 40 miles per hour. it has felt like it was in the '30's for most of the day. here is the weather set up. we have the storm that gave us the rain yesterday pulling away and moving to the northeast. in between the two, the pressure is really tight. is like squeezing a tube of toothpaste and all the cold air comes rushing down. that is why we had a strong wind

gusts today. we are still gusting up over 20 miles per hour and a lot of places. we just had a gust of 22 in annapolis and 21 at the airport. if you are going to be out this evening, take the winter gear for sure. the wind chill is running in the upper 20's at low 30's. the lake-effect snow machine turned on, it is the temperature between the water and the air that creates the snow showers. bands of snow drifting down through western and central pennsylvania. some of that made it into the western suburbs of baltimore early this morning. nothing made it over toward baltimore. it temperature was right now we are in the 30's. it feels like in the upper 20's. that is what you want to dress for. it is 32 degrees in hagerstown. the forecast for tonight, the winds will the minister. skies will be clear. temperatures will drop off

pretty quickly. temperatures will drop off into the low 30's in the city. at least the wills -- the wind will die down. during the day tomorrow it will be a cold start. we will wind up in the 40's. we will be watching this little clipper storm going across the great lakes. we might get a little cloud cover out of it. there will be a series of these things over the next few days. the next one could give us a little bit of light rain or snow. tomorrow that will not be the case. it will be a chilly day but dry with temperatures in the 40's. the average height, we will make it up to 45. if you are getting out of town tomorrow perhaps for the holiday weekend, the only trouble spot will be in the northwest. there will be a mix of rain and snow into the pacific northwest around seattle. expect a high of 51 degrees.

the south should be nice and quiet. a little chilly but no problems flying into florida. 64 degrees in dallas. . s and los angeles with a high of around 76. maybe some rain showers on friday. only a 30% chance. the high-temperature 50. early saturday morning a light mix of showers. still thinking new year's eve will be fine. for everyone heading out it will be dry and chile. new year's day dry with a height of 47. maybe some snow showers or flurries on tuesday. our real first shot of arctic air with overnight lows near 20. >> thank you. still ahead, the images are astounding. >> mourners lining the streets of north korea.

this as dictator kim jung il is laid it to rest. not all reaction looked like this. just beyond the border is heightened at large. >> another way to go green. recycling your old clothes and textiles. details straight ahead.

>> there is a much different feeling across the border in south korea. >> some of his death could usher in a new relationship between the longstanding rivals. >> under heavy snowfall, the funeral procession for the man north koreans call to their dear leader made its way through the capital. leading the way, his son and successor kim jung un believed to be carrying his father's body.

thousands of men and women in military uniform or civilian clothing line to the streets to pay their last respects. the sound of their wailing clearly broadcast along the side -- the sound of music. a stark contrast with koreans living south of the border. >> the only thing he did was to start 3 million people to death. that is said by this woman who fled the border years ago. she now runs an independent british station that broadcast reports into their homeland. >> at first i thought, well, we can go home. he escapes north korea 11 years ago. he says there is no hope of change. no hope because of this man -- kim jung un. not much is known about him or his ability to roll. one thing is clear, he has inherited his father's dictatorship.

>> it is worth reminding everyone that those images of the procession today were only available direct from north korea's state television. it is hard to verify how much of it -- all of it was indeed in staged. >> still ahead, three children killed after alleged child abuse. investigators say they are tracing it back to a book on. -- parenting. >> how thick of a problem is it? >> how thick of a problem is it? ♪

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you are watching wbal news with donna hamilton, tom tasselmyer. >> an environmental group says there is too much to commend it were in the chesapeake bay and is building up into a major source of pollution. a reporter says the pollution rules are failing to protect the chesapeake bay. >> something has to be done about the chicken manure problem in the state of maryland. >> good morning everyone. >> they held a press conference in front of the stadium. >> we elected this ought to illustrate the quantity of money were we are talking about. we did it relatively

conservative estimate of how much money or is created in maryland each year, and we found out there is enough to make a pile across the entire football stadium that is twice the height of the football stadium itself. clucks the environmental group says chicken growing on the short generates high volume of minute work that creates more phosphorus that can be used by local crops. that ends up in the chesapeake bay and causes calls the loans and a dead zones. >> it is a chemical that causes large algae blooms and deoxygenate the water. it makes it impossible for our blue crabs and oysters to grow. it is largely responsible for

the degradation in our water quality in the state of maryland. >> it is time for governor of bally to tackle the problem by saying it too much is too much. >> they want strict regulations controlling the amount to be used as fertilizer and when it can be applied to the soil. there is also a push for organic farming. >> that is one way to help our farms achieve the results that we needed than to achieve without using so much fertilizer and a minute or that create these phosphorus problems. >> here is a look at some of our other top stories this hour. a crash along i 83 at the beltway has turned deadly. >> this is what it looks like right now. just before you get to the interlude of the beltway, they

just clear up the accident scene but we have video to show you what it looks like. around 2:55 this afternoon there was a multi vehicle crashed at this location. and they ended up six sending two helicopters to transfer victims to trauma centers. there was 86-year-old and 8- year-old and that was transferred to hopkins and we understand that the younger child was pronounced deceased at hopkins. it has turned into a fatality that they are dealing with at the present time. traffic from this location is backed up all the way past him more than parkway. it is still extremely very slow going as they proceeded northbound. >> thank you. meanwhile the interlude of the beltway is back open after an accident and involving a tractor-trailer, a cheaper, and a police car.

the officer's vehicle was hit by the tractor trailer but the crash remains under investigation. police in anne arundel county are looking for suspects in a robbery that took the shirts off the victim's back. upon morning this man did not have any drugs, the pepper spray him before taking his clothes, money, and she's. a widespread search turned out nothing. >> the company that has been servicing trips from baltimore to delaware has been ordered to halt all service after being deemed an intimate hazard to public safety. its buses picked riders up along the 300 block of park avenue at a business called the trading company. after an extensive review of its operations, they found a multiple violations including drivers who fail alcohol and drug testing. they are reminding anyone who buys a ticket for a bus or hires

a bus company for group trouble to read you the company's pre check -- pre trip checklist. >> and now to a parenting book that is creating controversy after the death of three children. the concern is it opens the door to abuse. >> i like that background. >> he believes literally in the bible's teaching that he to spares the rod -- >> because if a parent refuses to employ a spanking, they are emotional california words. >> they wrote the book "to train a child." it is his writings on spanking and the views of what he calls the rot at that causes condonation. he says, if you have to sit on hand to spank him, do not

hesitate. hold him there until he has surrendered. spanking can start as early as one year old. he warns against abuse. >> i can take at hand and dislocate your shoulder. i would never hit a child with that hand it. >> he recommends instruments of punishment that he finds less harmful. >> what makes this an ideal switch for you? >> it is not have the so it will numbers the skin. it would not hurt the tissue. >> the book is coming under fire after three deadly child abuse cases. in seattle a company is awaiting trial for allegedly abusing and serving their 13 year old daughter to death earlier this year. in 2006, a north carolina woman was convicted of suffocating her son after she wrapped the four year old and a blanket to tightly. she is now serving a life sentence.

investigators say last year, a california couple repeatedly beat lydia for hours using a hollow plumbing to but similar to the one in his book. mike ramsey was the prosecutor. >> they were following almost exactly how the book intended for them to discipline their children. >> even though the book is cited in the three cases, he faces no criminal charges. >> he has a first amendment right to write awful things. was he legally responsible? no. was the morally responsible? yes. >> if they had listened to my book, it would have never happened. >> also? >> because my book clearly teaches you are not to spank a child to the point of leaving a mark on that. you're not to continue spiking a

child if it does not work. >> one psychiatrist says that spanking is a behavioral -- can lead to behavioral issues. >> it is ok to talk to your child and give them a time out. >> nbc news has confirmed the more than 700,000 copies of the book has been sold. >> still ahead tonight, a gruesome discovery on pennsylvania. >> detectives are trying to figure out how a torso made its way to the side of the road. >> up for grabs, days to go there is no clear leader and i always get. some ofso

>> covering the nation tonight, fire safety officials are warning a about the danger of a fire place ashes after a christmas blaze killed five people in connecticut. it was caused by a bag of fireplace ashes left near the back of the home.

they recommend leaving ashes in a fireplace protected by a screen. the agency says hot embers or ashes cost more than 11,000 residential fires a year. meanwhile, police and pennsylvania had a murder mystery on their hands after a torso was found in a garbage bag on the side of the highway. police say the torso belongs to a male but at this time they are not commenting on how the person died. investigators estimate he was killed for three weeks before the body part was found. three miners trapped on the ground in tennessee have been rescued after a three hour effort. they were part of a group of 54 miners. 51 miners made into the surface safely, the other three were

forced to retreat deeper in the mind until a rescue team extracted and several hours later. >> according to a new report, the number of reported sexual assaults at the nation military academies shot up 60%. between the three major military academies, there were a total of 65 reports. those include the u.s. naval academy, and the air force academy in colorado. the pentagon suggests efforts by the academy -- >> from deadly tornadoes to wicked storms, 2011 proved that mother nature can be vicious. >> a look back at record- breaking year of extreme weather. >> this is a recording from -- >> automated messages on your home line is bad enough. a new bill could make it legal for robocalls to hit your cell

phone. >> we have a little arctic air in the seven-day forecast. here is a look outside.

>> one child is dead and the debtor in serious condition after a crash on the beltway. how it is impacting this evening's commute. it is one year ago that felicia barnes went missing. we will

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disasters it around the year. >> japan is a nation still grappling with the size and scope of the destruction. safety for those who survived, they are focused on a nuclear reactor. >> japan's disaster is serving as a wake-up call. >> this earthquake in japan will help the pacific northwest understand what they will need to eventually get ready for. >> this tornado in tuscaloosa shot by the university of alabama. the city of tuscaloosa sustained massive damage. >> we have under disruption. we have neighborhoods that have been removed from the map. >> so much and so many have been lost. more than 330 dead across seven states. the hardest hit is alabama. more than 1000 injured. >> that is a monster tornado.

>> the pilot to attack happened just before sundown. a mass of tornado cut through the heart of joplin, missouri ripping across everything in its six mile path. so many have been beat up physically and emotionally, ones that will be slow to heal. >> it is going to be years. >> an agonizing struggle to survive that is only just beginning. >> the massive stage, just minutes before the country band sugarland was to perform. things began to shake along the eastern seaboard. the powerful earthquake rattled buildings and honors. >> i could see the building living side to side. >> perhaps the greatest irony is that -- >> that is what it was time to

get out. >> two days after the storm blew through england, dozens of towns in vermont remained cut off. bridges will take months to repair. recovery in north carolina will also take some time. i was washed out in several places. >> his entire state especially central texas is under siege. >> the worst of the fire seems to be encouraged baptrop. many watching as a small continues to fill the sky and wondering what might be left with the air clears. >> we just lost our house. we just found out that our house has been destroyed. >> what you lose in 40 years of marriage, all the stuff from your grandparents and parents. what's so many struggling to piece together what they can and trying to figure out what comes next. >> you guys have been having interesting discussion which is, are there more instances of what whether or --

>> you see it everywhere. >> that is why you see the tornado the deal on every forecast is because everyone has a self on camera. it looks like there is a lot more happening, but there really is not. this was an active year. some years are active and some are not. it gives the appearance there is a lot more severe weather going on because you see it all the time now. >> the numbers of people impacted like the tsunami and clear -- that is a different story. we had our stretch of stuff here. remember we had the earthquake and a hurricane come through and a tropical storm lee. it was quite a stretch of things for over a one month. we had when gusts of 40 miles per hour pretty high temperature is deceiving. it was 47 but that was at 10:00 in the morning. the temperature has been falling for most of the day. it has dropped into the 30's now. there are 22 mile per hour

gusts in annapolis. it will continue to do not mesh -- diminished over night. the lake-effect snow going out to the northwest, it is making all the way down into western maryland. the skies are clearing now on our side of the mountain. these guys are basically cleared now a round of baltimore. when you get the clear skies and the winds coming down, that is good. it will allow temperatures to drop into the 20's by tomorrow morning. for those of you in the northwest suburbs, you will that all the way into the low 20's by early tomorrow morning. that is our forecast tonight. the winds diminish and temperatures. during the day tomorrow, a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. a little copper storm passing north of us but i do not think

we will get any precipitation out of it. the average height is 42 degrees. we should be around 45 degrees in the afternoon. there is a little klipper storm i was talking about. that will travel across pennsylvania. there will be another one right behind it on friday. at one white and up giving us a couple of rain showers. we would jump to the 50's around friday. there will be a piece of energy coming down behind that. it will create snow showers in the mountains. just a slight chance of snow in baltimore. a couple of the showers possible and it light rain or snow shower on saturday. it will clear up saturday night. new year's eve it will be fine. it might be called, but it will be fine. dry on new year's day at 47 degrees. we get an arctic shot heading

into maryland. overnight lows near 20 degrees on tuesday and wednesday. maybe a couple of snow showers or flurries. >> in tonight's consumer alert, an increase in toll costs for trucks and trailers are expected to bring in millions of dollars for maryland. the increases for multi axel vehicle start in january. the popular build a pair workshop is recalling hundreds of thousands of bears and the u.s. and canada because they may be on safe for kids. the eyes can come loose and fall out and it that would pose a few choking hazard for young the children. so far no injuries have been reported. their owners can return their bears or they will receive a key part for any other available

animal. you could begin getting robocalls on your cell phone. it would allow companies to quickly place in the park -- important informational calls to a massive amount of consumers. an attorney explains that the bill is an important way to keep up with the times and changing phone patterns. >> that is everything from fraud alerts today to breach notifications to product recalls to flight change notifications. >> opponents are concerned businesses would be able to make those calls without your prior consent. another sticking point, people who did not have an unlimited amount of minutes could actually end up paying for those calls if the bill gets passed. >> the republican candidates are on the campaign trail in iowa.

we will tell you how they are look -- working to the rail ron paul. >> if you have new clothes or gifts this holiday season, consider recycling y

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>> you can recycle clothes and other textiles even if they are stained or damaged. >> proceeds will go to charity. >> recycling just got a new set

of materials from the eastern shore. these are not your typical recyclables. the art textiles. >> we want you to remember to look in your closet, look in your drawer, those things can be recycled as well. >> it is not just used clothing but any textile. even shoes and belts can be recycled. some are sold to countries all over the world. others are made into wiping cloths for industrial use or broken down even further. >> they take materials that can no longer be used and convert them into fibers which are then used for insulation and carpet, as well as in your home soundproofing, stuffing for a variety of materials. >> 95% of all textiles are recyclable as long as they are clean and dry. >> recycling your clothes is as easy as dropping them off at a clothing collection bin or

donating them to your favorite charity. >> many of them have stores, but they cannot handle all of the donations that they receive in their stores as far as resale. they will contact our members and we will purchase the materials from them. that funds the charity's good work. >> made and on all those goods for their new purpose. textile recycling serves the same purpose as traditional recycling, helping the environment by reducing waste. >> if you recycle your clothing, not of it will go into the landfill. there is no reason for that. >> you can find a is a link on our web site wbaltv.com. >> just learned something i did not know. >> that is good. >> that is all for us at 5:00. here is what is coming up at 6:00. >> how lucky ones are honoring

felicia barnes on the anniversary of her death. what a strange robbery were the victim was pepper sprayed and then his clothes were stolen. more on the investigation coming up. >> average property values and around the state dropped 17%. surprisingly, it is not all bad news. the story coming up. >> live, local, latebreaking, this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00. >> family friends and community members prepared to remember felicia barnes. one year ago is one that felicia barnes went missing without a trace while visiting family members during the holidays. >> eight months after her body was discovered in a river, loved ones are gathering to a vigil to remember the team. >>