quite graphic-- warning, the video is quite graphic. >> of > baltimore police sickened by this attack caught on video. while police are trying to detain one man, another boldly appears and tries to punch another officer in the base. >> the first man came out of nowhere and attack officer. that allowed the other suspect to get away. >> police identified the man aas manuel imel. investigators say he has previous charges involving heroin and a probation violation. police say it was early afternoon on new year's eve. the but the officer was on routine patrol in his cruiser in the 2500 block of east monument street in east baltimore when he smacked his door into the

cruiser. police approached him and said they smelled a strong odor of alcohol. while police were talking to him, the suspect in the video that police are detaining on the ground threatened officers said they had to pay attention to him. now, while police were trying -- were trying to detain him, yet that's one officer and allows the other suspect on the ground to get away. the video highlights just how dangerous their jobs can beat according to police. >> these are individuals that put their life on the line to help others. i think it's a very sobering reminder what these men will go through. >> it certainly is. police have charged him with assault on a police officer. as far as the other suspect, police tell us they know who the person is. they have issued a warrant for his arrest and you expect to arrest him very soon. -- and do expect to arrest him

very soon. >> tonight 11 news has confirmed no criminal charges will be filed against frank conway m meister.ada the details come from a prosecutor at the state attorney's officer. they said, away this late a handgun with an expired permit. now they tell us that permit had not expired. now neither man had charges pending. >> baltimore city police are investigating the first homicide of the new year. it happened along the 4000 block of edgewood road around 9:00 for tuesday night. police found him slumped in the seat of the car suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. so far no known motive or

suspects. >> we're trying to figure out how this all happened. he was found in his vehicle and no signs of activity. detectives are trying to look for in the witnesses. anyone with any information should call baltimore police homicide. he was announced that just after 10:00 at baltimore's sinai hospital. investigators have declared a house fire a case of arson after recovering disturbing message at the carrier of the home. it is along the 300 block of church street in brooklyn park. fire fighters tell us when they arrived of the steam smoke was already billowing out of the building. -- firefighters tell us when they arrived at the scene of smoke was already pulling out of the building. you are asked to call crime stoppers with any information. >> testimony continues today in the trial of a man accused of

raping a 12-year-old girl of a skating rink with loin woodlong. today jurors were shown video. >> there were stick it to see the surveillance video this afternoon. -- jurrors did get to see this surveillance video this afternoon. it showed the victim and the accused as they move about the skating rink. they told jurors they were working security on august 14, 2010, when a 12-year-old girl was crying hysterically, shaking and asking for her mother. she claimed three boys took her to a back storage room and forced her to perform sexual act on them. each of them taking turns holding her down. devant perry is on trial for

rape. he admitted using the storage room for sex, but denies any involvement with the victim. >> perry it was 24 at the time, it were identified by the victim here agai. hankins admit he did what was shown on the surveillance video, put his arm around the girl and took her to the storage room. he claimed she willingly went with him. hankins admitted lying to police and changing his shirt after realizing questions were being asked about the incident. he denied raping the girl. someone he wanted to have sex with. >> if convicted, perry could

face up to life in prison for the rape charges. to court forck sentencing january 20. reporting live, barry sims, to be 11 news. -- tv 11 news. >> single digits and low teens to start this date across the baltimore area. -- start this day across the baltimore area. parts of carol and frederick counties could see the flurries. these will be with us through the next several hours. temperatures are cold enough to pick up cold and our area. it looks like another blast of chilly winter weather for the night tonight.

however, once the system moves out, we're talking about a significant warm up. more details on that in the next couple of minutes. >> i will caucuses may not have picked a winner, but it did take a few losers. michelle bachmann has dropped out, and rick perry is still deciding. >> mitt romney in new hampshire after his win win in iowa. >> it felt very good when the final numbers came in. >> of feeling of relief. beating rick santorum by just 8 votes. >> newt gingrich is going after romney. at his first post-iowa rally, the republican party's last nominee, john mccain, and forced

mitt romney. >> of new hampshire is a state that will catapult him on to victory in a very short amount of time. that is why i am here. >> his polling is far in front. >> ron paul will try to build on the third place in iowa. >> rick santorum and if he cannot win new hampshire. he will focus on conservative south carolina. an>> we have been to new hampshire more than any other candidates other than john huntsman. >> rick perry said today he will fight on. michelle bachmann, sixth in the caucus, quit the race. >> last night the people of iowa spoke with the very clear voice, and so i have decided to stand by. >> here in new hampshire mitt romney is pulling up 41%.

none of his rivals have even half that. -- here in new hampshire mitt romney is polling at 41%. >> they can vote however they choose. we will have a look at every step of the way as we lead up to the 2012 elections. add to our web site at wbaltv.com. >> the ravens hit the practice field today. >> i heard there were a peak in very late that group. -- they were upbeat and very laid-back. >> should ray lewis occasionally take heat during the game. he was happy to defend thin saying no. >> he shrugged off the notion he

needs to play less. >> you will always mad aboke a play. it is never about that. it is about the consistency purit. that is what keeps people around a long time. of theugh the rest of umes greats and you can always be rather have their downed but they kept going and kept going. >> after 16 years in the league, nothing can minimize his experience. >> i you preshave the ups and downs because it is always a learning curve. there is always the play always be 10 years ago on. >> regardless what pundits write, he will not sit this

season of us injured. channeling the criticism into something positive will help propel them further and the playoffs. -- in the playoffs. >> if we can block everything out that everyone wants to write about us, we have a great chance to do some special things with this team. >> the excitement builds. >> he is always interesting to listen to. >> fascinating. have you ever noticed there are more twins around than you ever used to think? >> now one in every 30 babies born in the u.s. is a twin, and an astounding increase over the past few decades. >> experts are coming up with intriguing data that explains why that is true. >> i am seeing thousands of gallons that were being spray- painted. >> among them, as the thousand

dollar dress that was destroyed by a boutique in minnesota. why this great painters claim they have no choice. >> a bonus and teachers want to know when they are getting it. "and what's your name?" "oh, it's flo." "and what do you do?" "oh, i sell insurance like no one else." "oh, that's nice." "thank you." now, that's progressive. call or click today.

>> of lot of our range tonight over what people are calling it a waste. -- a lot of outrage tonight over what people are calling a waste. the photographs were taken from the scene and onlookers began pulling the address is out of the trash to save them for donations. the women who spoke with reporters a bit addresses could of been donated to charity. much of the other items being tossed were still left in boxes. >> give it to someone who does not have it. >> it hurt me physically to see that. >> it is owned by david's bridal. their response is they have

always donated bridal gowns to charitable causes, but not down sledder damage. and-- but not gowns that are damaged. >> john hopkins says the new building is one of the nation's largest hospital construction projects, and it does sound massive. the hospital says it covers 5 acres, 1.6 million square feet of floor space, to 12-story patient hospitals. each of the rooms will have a private bath and sleeping accommodations for family members. they say the building will be ready to open in april. you probably know someone, it may be several people, who have had twins in the past few decades. it turns out there is a good reason why. erica airports has the details. -- erika edwards. >> one in every 30 newborns has

a twin brother or sister. a new report shows the twins' birth rate has risen 76% since 1980. women are waiting longer to have children, and twins are more likely to occur naturally in all the moms. experts say assisted reproductive technology and fertility drugs account for the multiples. >> the cost of in vitro is so high couples often approached the most as possible. >> of the unintended consequences is not a good thing, and one needs to find a way of controlling that. >> the unintended consequences can include low birthweight and pre-term birth. ivf experts say the safety and success rate continues. >> really can do well with the pregnancy rate with a single

embryo going back. the more conservative approach shows and the data. the twin birth rate has slowed since 2005. >> finally tonight, we could start to see changes when it comes to lead paint standards for children. a federal panel advisory is recommending a change in the way they judge the threshold for children. that means hundreds of thousands of war kids could be classified as having lead poisoning. -- of more kids could be classified as having lead poisoning. the cdc has three months to act on these recommendations. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> flurries developing again. we will keep an eye on this. a quick burst of snow could cope the ground as we head through the next five-six hours. -- could coat the ground as we head through the next five-six

hours. western maryland seeing snow showers arrive. perhaps a sprinkle of rain in southern virginia, although i think it is pretty much all snow shower activity where temperatures are quite cold right now. morning low temperatures were quite cold across the region. 17 below zero in new york this morning. single-digit although it down into western maryland. cool down in charlotte, north carolina. 22 all the way down to atlanta, georgia. here in maryland temperatures were a little bit milder. still the temperatures up a little bit right on the shore of the bay. the warming effect of the bay water can be seen in cambridge. then you get in the colder areas of the north and west of baltimore come in single digits were pretty common in the colder areas. -- and single digits were pretty

common in the northern areas. the coldest morning we had around here since last winter. 13 at b.w.i. marshall appeared in the temperature did not get above freezing this afternoon. the first time we have been below 20 since the 23rd of february. if you really want to talk about cold, it has not been below 0 cents 1996. it is cold out there now. in the snow showers will quickly give you a dusting of snow- -- any showers will quickly give you a dusting of snow. around here the skies will clear. snow showers may linger in the mountains tomorrow. tomorrow of worry or passing snow shower, but not as cold as last night appeared that tomorrow the skies clear out in

the winds will ship to the west. highs will get back to the normal for this time of year. a flurry could blinker in amounts tomorrow, but then a warming trend tomorrow. tomorrow at 43 degrees. partly sunny to mostly sunny tomorrow. lower eastern shore temperatures going from the 40's tomorrow into the '50s on friday. you can see the weather disturbance and the upper atmosphere, but once that is out of here, the warmer weather will start moving east and arctic air will be gone for a while. 58 degrees right now around billington, montana appeared in kansas city checking in at 53 degrees. denver at 58. the mild air will spread east. >back to normal tomorrow. friday 55 degrees. saturday low 50s.

partly cloudy skies. temperatures cool off a little bit sunday and monday. >> thank you. still ahead, gas prices are inching up once again. this time the cost of oil is not to blame. >> why the average is expected to go up several cents this week. >> dear joe, want to send a letter? now is your chance to help cure the boys on in the playoffs. letters to the ravens next. il, any luck finding a car?

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>> it was supposed to be money. the banks for public teachers, but so far the check has not been written. >> of the bonus checks money left over from a government surplus. so what is the hold up?

we're live in the newsroom with that story. >> this money is from a large pot of $32 million. they all got all got it except county schoolteachers. the county school associations that they want to make sure there are no strings attached. >> it has to be negotiated between the school system and the head of the teachers' union. take of the state accepting the county bonus money now may be against the wall. to put the entire process has to be done following the loss of maryland. according to the advice of our attorney, they say that is the way it has to be put forth. >> some residents are not so sure that is a good idea. he could definitely take the money. take the money and use it wisely. >> and not negotiate? >> negotiation. >> i think teachers work their

butts off and they should be allowed to say where the money does and does not go. >> teachers need it more than anyone because they're the ones teaching our kids. >> i was not surprised. >> david craig is the hartford county executive. he says it cannot figure why the union is stalling. >> i did not have their information. they do not work for the hartford county government. their work for the board of education. i cannot actually give them a check. >> the head of the union says that is not we is hearing -- what he is hearing from teachers. >> the majority of members are in support othis. they do not want to weaken the bargaining laws and more. >> both sides believe there is a chance they could work out differences for the end of march when the bonus money goes back into the budget.

to go right now part for county teachers are the lowest paid in the state and has been more than three years since they've got a pay raise. >> wow. >> still ahead, a positive sign regarding the economy. >> the latest auto sales report is out, and the news is good. how it is helping the u.s. on the street -- automotive industry recover from 2009. >> it is called

>> live, local, late breaking, you are watching wbal-tv 11 news

in hd. bijan 11 news at 5 in hd continues now. -- 11 news at 5:00 in hd continues now. >> product 2012 is an effort to get out the vote. the objective is to get more people to vote in the next election and voted in the last one. >> it will focus on registering voters, educated them and insuring they are able to vote. our coverage continues tonight with robert robbins. >> it is called project 2012, a program to educate and encourage baltimore city voters. to go the whole idea is to prevent the low-voter turnout that happened in the last election from happening in the next election. >> there are lots of reasons. i guess people could say they do not feel but voting means anything to them.

i think sometimes it is affected by what they say in the community or do not see. >> today members of the baltimore naacp, along with state senators and members of the clergy announced project 2012, an effort to get out the vote. >> we really believe because we are the church in support of of that, but parishioners have a right to step out in the community, not only to make sure they are registered to vote, but make sure their family and friends are. we want to make sure they all have a voice. today we stand in solidarity knowing they have a voice. >> today it will focus on educating them and make sure when it comes time to vote, they will be able to vote. >> we will make sure no one gets cut away. we are not a state that has to id. we want to make sure no one gets

turned away because of of all they might not have known about. >> project 2012 will begin on june rate 15. -- january 15. >> nancy jacobs says she will run for maryland's second congressional seat. she serves as the state senator from harper in cecil county. she says she is now running governor. jacobs who is in the state senator since 99 will face off against larry smith. -- since 1999 will face off against larry smith. >> here is a look at our other top stories at this hour. the video goes i wrote. in it a baltimore city police officer is suddenly while trying to make an arrest. -- the video goes viral. police have connected the man in connection with the assault.

as for the suspect got away, police say they know who he is and have issued a warrant for his arrest. >> at today's trial police officers who were working security at it works testify and your worst first phone surveillance video of the day back in 2010. the girl has also taken the stand. the defense argues there is no dna evidence to prove his guilt. police in annapolis are trying to figure out what their back- to-back cases of indecent exposure are related. the suspect on the left is accused in an incident at a c vs. the woman said she was shopping and the man followed her before finally exposing of self. the man pictured on the right follow the woman through the store and a flashing her outside. anyone with information should

contact the police. you are looking at video that is just into the 11 news room. an arson investigation in and around the county. -- in anarundale county. anyone with information is asked to contact metro crime stoppers. a>> well, it was driven, either by a more confident consumer or buy their cars becoming too old. either way, we report auto sales in the u.s. were way up last year, and there is optimism this year will be just as good. >> for car dealerships across the country, happy days were here again in 2011 for domestic and foreign brands. all driven by a more confident consumer. the big story is the economy. the economy has been improving, and we certainly ended the year on a high note.

>> ford's sales were up 11% for the year. selling to million fords for the% since 2007. while general motors sold over 2.5 million new cars and trucks last year. every single one of our brands was up for the year. in the fourth quarter chrysler sales were up. chrysler industry analyst they picked up demand and desire to finally replace aging autos are helping the sales increase. >> we estimate there is about 4 million buyers that have not fought since the recession really hit. those people are slowly coming back into the marketplace, and that is helping to boost sales. >> nissan posted a 15% increase

for the year, despite -- despite experiencing disruptions after the earthquake and tsunami that struck japan in march. >> another developing story we're following tonight, gas prices may be on the rise because of an expired but loyal subsidy for ethanol. gas prices could cost 4.5 cents more per gallon this week. congress declined to renew the subsidy over the weekend. no word on how much that will add to gas prices and for how long. ethanol currently makes up 10% of the most gasoline-based motor fuel for general use. >> transporting a dozen prisoners take a 70 to work to the hospital. plus, -- >> one canada dropped out. the rest of the gop field move on. the fallout from iowa caucuses

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>> a dozen people are recovering bus collided with a car. this happened 4:00 on tuesday afternoon. this happened along route 610. one dozen people were taken to the hospital in berlin with non-life-threatening injuries. charges are pending. >> covering the nation tonight, more than a dozen prisoners were on board a department of correction bus when it overturned on the new york interstate today. several of the prisoners were taken to the hospital. 16 prisoners, three department of correction workers were on the bus when accident happened. they were being transported after being in new york city for court appearances. >> german prosecutors say the man suspected of a string of arson attacks is also under

investigation for a house in his homeland last year. he is accused of more than 50 arson attacks over new year's weekend across 3 million in damage attaes. >> still ahead tonight, if you had to guess, what would you say it the costliest natural disaster in 2011? >> i would have to say this tsunami. the ratings are in, and so are the numbers. the tsunami in japan, hurricane irene. >> these carpentry students are hard at work at a project of them are mentally friendly. i will explain coming up. >> the cold air hanging around tonight with a few flurries and snow showers. we will track those in check out of warming trend in the seven- day forecast coming up next. right now 30 degrees at the

airport. 33 at the inner harbor.

." theirest made good on effort to begin seizing dozens of vehicles from the baltimore city housing authority. we what the fallout for you. the video of a man assaulting a police officer. we're live at city headquarters with the details of the suspects criminal background. these stories and much more when you jo

>> and the students are learning valuable skills and recycling at

the same time. -- carpenter students are learning valuable skills and recycling at the same time. >> the carpentry students are hard at work learning real life woodworking skills. >> you have to know how to work the table salt. you have to know how to use the burnder.rnood >> this year they're taking old wooden pallets and turning them into composting. -- you have to know how to use wood burners. >> there taken to the far more the a loaded with other things for the school. >> things that the kids take away from this are not only of knowledge of what it means to be green and recycle, but just the hands-on tools use, measuring they have to do and accuracy that is required of them is never-ending. >> of those skills they are learning and the carpentry

certification will ultimately help them for the future. >> after i graduate i plan on going into the carpentry field. recycled materials, the program itself is still sustainable. i am very proud of the students. i think when they get opportunities like this to shine, that is exactly what they do. >> tonight a swiss insurance company is ranking 2011 as the worst year in history, which is saying something, or economic losses for disasters. the five costliest in order work japan's deadly earthquake and tsunami. new zealand earthquake. the two deadly tornadoes in the united states. xth onane irene was sisth o

the list. insured losses totaled $105 billion. a>> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with tom tasselmire. >> second straight day the temperature has not moved above freezing. it was a very cold morning. hd doppler right now shows up snow showers tracking through the cold air. most of the snow is being picked up by the radar in not reaching the ground. you can see where it turns a little darker. it looks like a little flurries or snow showers falling in the southern part of pennsylvania. the on the lookout for a quick burst of flurries or snow showers. -- be on the lookout. more snow falling in the western

maryland mountains down in west virginia. they picked up 6-12 inches of snow in the past couple of days, and looks like an additional light coating of snow may come through this evening. the official low, 13 degrees. the afternoon high as 31. that is cooler than yesterday. coldest day we have had around here since last winter. did just barely get above freezing and downtown baltimore. the normal height is 42 degrees. record low state for another year. all the way back to 1918 when it was four degrees. in 2000 a little bit of a heat wave, 70 degrees. temperatures are holding steady, upper 20s and lower 30's. three degrees around oakland this morning. they are now at 23. additional flurries out that aybe even a passingng u myabe

ferry around here. tonight 24 lows. the quick dusting of snow in spots possible. -- tonight 20s for the low. tomorrow high temperatures will be in the low 40's. on the bay tomorrow westerly winds averaging 5-15 not spirit of the bay waters are getting chilly now. water temperatures raising -- ranging from the thirties to low 40's. those bright white clouds over maryland is the weather disturbance in the upper atmosphere. that will pass us by just after midnight tonight in new off the coast in the early morning hours of thursday. high pressure to the south will reestablish itself over the region, and then warmer air. that will cover the middle of

the country moving our way. you can see it just got to the west of us. while it is only 30 at the airport right now, 39 degrees in chicago. then use the '50s and the dakotas of the north and west of us. theyou see the 50's in dakotas. 43 tomorrow with partly cloudy skies. a mild friday. partly to mostly sunny and up to 55 degrees. a weak cold front arrives saturday evening. 30% chance of a light shower or sprinkle of rain. cool off a little bit but not dramatically going into sunday and monday. highs back down in the 40's. alert,onight's consumer the pick for the new director of the consumer protection -- consumer financial protection bureau is raising eyebrows. president obama is appointed richard cordray in using his

recess power to do it. some are calling the appointment a power grab. he will oversee mortgage companies, paid a lenders, the collectors and other financial companies. starbucks has announced it will raise its price for a paul coffey. -- for the tall coffee. they say the hikes are only regional. it will hit new york, washington, and most of the southern states. they say the price increase is necessary to keep up with higher ingredient costs and tougher competition while the university of maryland is still one of the best deals out there when it comes to colleges. according to new rankings from kissinger magazine. the university of maryland ranked no. 8 for in-the

students, which is actually a few spots down from the ranking just last year. finally, one of the hottest items sold on christmas day may be right at your fingertips. the popular game, angry birds, was down loaded 6.5 million tons on december 25 alone. the report comes from all things d. down loaded games all went up. >> and 8-boad nil biter in iowa. mitt romney take the bite as midge. -- an 8-vote nail biter in iowa. >> a unique way that you can reach out to the boys of baltimore.

>> now is your chance to tell the ravens' how you feel about them. and they are working with stores collecting good-luck letters from fans. >> you can find mailboxes like these inside it the area giant stores. it is a way to reach out to the team during the playoffs. >> so far it has been great. everyone is really excited.

you can bring in your own letter or write one on a pre-printed paper at the store that you can also download on line. fill out the bottom and the ravens will write you back. >> and every wednesday during a hunt ravens that will pick them up and take them to the training facility. it is where they will be put up in the cafeteria for the players and coaches to see, making them feel appreciated and giving the team another appreciation for the fans were so excited about a home playoff game. >> i like it. it is pretty cool. provide you of that age and how exciting it is to see your team doing well. >> purple and black, let attack. >> i am sure all of these parents and kids are so excited

right now. you see this and it makes you happy. >> i definitely think so, especially knowing how or we are to the city of baltimore. >> it is cool to see the little guys, the ones that look up to you. it just goes to show how much bigger it is. >> the entire cafeteria build up with messages. with messages. they will send a family of four to the game. >> their playoff fever continues on the website. be sure to post your best pictures on our page. do not forget our raven special coming up on friday evening. you can catch the road to indianapolis right here. >> that is all four of the 5:00. here is a look at what is coming

up new at 6:00. he goes to the sheriff's take the first step to seizing the vehicle owned by the baltimore housing authority. office takesriff's the first step to seizing the vehicles owned by the baltimore housing authority. >> a pikesville man charged with raping a 12-year-old girl fights the allegation in court. details ahead. >> live, local, late breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6:00. >> city sheriffs are following through and beginning the process of seizing almost two dozen vehicles from baltimore's housing authority. good evening, everyone. it is a story we first told you about at 11 news at 6:00 yesterday. the measures carried out today are intended to carry out court orders.

jane miller is live in the news room with a follow-up tonight. >> two victims of lead paint poisoning are at the center of this particular case. tonight we of reaction from them in the internal document that shows why the housing authority is still worried about how big the liability might be. >> it was anything but the usual start to the day at the city housing authority is mansard. city sheriffs were on site to attack as many as 20 vehicles the authority own spirited it is the first up to auctioning off the vehicles, perhaps within a month. the proceeds will be used to pay the judgment to bring me and her brother. -- to britney and her brother. both suffer from the telltale develop mental disabilities caused by lead poisoning. >> i cannot keep a jo