be alive. the band was run over by a train around 3:00 this afternoon here at the lexington market metro station. they found him conscious and alert under the train. passengers on board the train say it was a scary experience. >> the stock was pushed -- it was like a sudden stop like that. i knew something was wrong. i did not know it was a person. he was on a wheelchair. he had slept under. >> i did suffer some contusions and abrasions as a result of being run over by the train. >> you are taking a live look at the lexington market station. it reopened about 1 hour ago. that man is recovering from his injuries at a local hospital. >> an update to another story we

brought to you as breaking news at 5:00, a 16-year-old girl is recovering after anne arundel county police say she was attacked in pasadena. she was stabbed in the stomach. happened around 3:30 this afternoon. there is no word on the victim condition or what led to the violence. >> as governor o'malley offered an alternative to the 15 cent increase gas tax. >> the governor is floating the idea of raising the sales tax from 6% to 7%. david collins has the latest. >> governor martin o'malley. >> the governor is floating the idea of increasing the sales tax from 6% to 7%. he said the revenue could flood the budget deficit and help replenish transportation funding. >> if we were to raise the sales tax by another penny, it would

be a broad based think it to do and it would enable us to do a lot of the things that have to get done and the course of this session. >> the governor's top aides say he is not committed to doing it. it will not be included in his budget proposal. increasing the sales tax will be an alternative to raising the gas tax. analyst estimate the increase would estimate -- would increase. he doubts it would pass the senate. he favors raising the gas tax. >> we need roads. we need to relieve the congestion in the washington area. it is a tough vote but leaders lead on this issue. we will put people back to work. >> they are also talking about covering job -- garage work and haircuts. further protecting the day by raising the philosophy to $90 a year. there will be an effort to curb

septic tank use to require new homes to be tied into public systems. they do not call it tax hikes or fee increases. they refer to them as investments. speaker michael busch has another name for it. >> it will be about job creation. >> right now on wbal tv, david collins takes behind the scenes photos. here is michael busch getting his shoes shined. you can see what he sees by going to wbaltv.com. >> a 16-year-old is charged as an adult and is being denied bail after he confessed to shooting has father to death and dumping the body. bar4ry simms is live with the very latest. >> and deciding to hold robert richardson iii without bail, the judge had concerns about the

team being a flight risk. >> they came to district court to show their support for robert richardson iii. his half sister and mother read over the court charging document and the police report. the sister called some of these statements are untrue. the charging document describes how an anonymous caller contacted -- contacted the deputies saying a relative had shot their father. in court, richardson appeared on a video monitor for his bail review. he calmly listed to the charges against him that included first and second degree murder. he is accused of using a hand gun to shoot and kill his father at their home in bel air. he is also accused of dragging the body and transporting it to aberdeen and dumping it in upon the. sheriff's deputies said they found the body partially submerged in the pond.

during the bill review, the judge asked if richardson had received a copy of the charges. he replied, i signed a lot of papers. i am not sure i received a copy of charges. a public defender is representing him. the judge said he would remain on a no bond status because of the seriousness of the charges. the judge also worried about the teenager been a flight risk since he led them on a chase through bel-air and crashed his chevy blazer he was driving into a cinder block wall at the methodist church on linwood avenue. the judge said not to talk to anyone else but his attorney he learned that the teen had relatives living outside of the state and florida. >> we also learned in court that he has pending juvenile cases of breaking and entering and a drug charges. the judge asked the public defender if he was seeking a reverse waver.

they said a determination would be made in a few days. >> thank you, barry. a baltimore county man is in custody after he threw a torture terrier off a balcony. gary wallace, jr. faces animal cruelty charges. he threw a tiny terrier named louie off of a balcony owens mills. the dog was treated for injuries and is in the custody of animal control. >> animal cruelty of this level is a felony the bail and prosecution is the same with any other felony. that is something we think that is goodw. isallace is being held on $250,000 bail. >> about one week after an armed robbery and bolton hill, an art student was robbed at gunpoint in the same neighborhood.

it happened on park avenue not far from the campus. lowel mesler to let us with more. >> we spoke exclusively with the victim and he told us he was simply not paying attention when he was robbed in that bolton hill neighborhood. neighbors are concerned that violence like this one will spiral out of control and somebody will get hurt. >> there was only $3 and it. >> they did not get much. >> that is all four suspects. that is all they got from cabin as he was walking here in the 1200 block of park avenue. >> two of them were on the opposite side of the street. one of them had a gun and the other guy was on -- was behind me. >> the suspects fled eastbound. kevin said he was not paying attention to his surroundings. >> i was not being very

cautious. i was just running down the street. >> this robbery comes on the heels of a combination home invasion armed robbery kidnapping that happened in a late december but we only found out about it last week. two suspects forced a man into a car and made him drive around and withdraw money from a number of atms. police released at these photos and are comparing both crimes. >> at this point there is nothing to suggest that they are, but that does not mean we are not looking for some kind of commonality. hopefully we will get some information from witnesses. >> there was a noticeable police presence and the bolton hill area. some we spoke with were concerned. >> when looking -- we heard that bolton hill was one of the safer neighborhoods. it is disappointing study crime is rising.

>> other residents remain vigilant but worry about the future. >> that is the part that scares us. it will take somebody getting hurt for people to really get angry and do something about it. >> city police tell us that officials are beefing up security around campus this evening. police asking anyone with any information on grants to call 911 immediately. we are live. lowel mesler downtown. >> there is much more ahead at 6:00. istowson's basketball team happy to have its piece of history overshadowed by baltimore ravens mania. >> the fans are getting ready for this weekend's playoff game. a live report coming up. >> there is rain in the forecast tonight. big changes coming for the

>> hopefully this comes as no surprise, but the baltimore ravens are not the only ones getting ready for the weekend. >> area businesses are gearing up for a playoff fans looking to chop down and drink up. >> rob roblin joins us live with more on how they are preparing. >> for most fans this is just a lot of fun.

for a lot of businesses in our area, this is a big boost. >> if you are in the business of selling gear like jeff, a playoff game is big business. >> people start drinking and tailgating. baltimore ravens will really come to life. >> over at the charcoal grill where they are stocking up on beef, what is a football game without chicken wings? >> we normally open at 11:00, we will open up and the clock for all of the tailgaters who want to come down and get some food. >> are you loading up on the wings and stuff getting extra stuff? >> definitely. wings, roast beef, sausage, blue cheese. >> and parts fell, they expect i --n parkville, expect lots of

business at the bar and liquor store. >> when people are happy they buy and drink more. >> yes, they do. >> at the liquor, they have lots of beer and a special wine. >> here at the liquor pump, this is the special. it is the flacco. it is out of spain. they left out a "c", but it is still flaco. >> we will expect a lot of people on friday and saturday. >> is from these delicious football takes. >> we also do a larger version with goalpost at each end. >> having the ravens in the playoffs is good for business. >> it is a big boost for business any time they are in

the playoffs. >> i will buy you a bottle of flaco. rob roblin. wbal tv 11 news. >> kindergarten students are ready for the game. are you? here is roger smith lit up like many buildings in the area. you can share your photos on wbaltv.com. >> and now, your insta-weather plus forecast from chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> rein in our area has been like to. less than one-tenth of an inch in baltimore. that will change as we can see on hd doppler. rain showing up the stairs a band of heavy rain moved across maryland. there are still a few areas where temperatures are hovering above freezing. freezing rain still possible in western maryland because of a

pretty powerful storm coming up from the south. it will roll over night. keep an eye to the west for a band of snow moving up from the northwest. it is in the forecast -- scheduled to arrive tomorrow night. in active weather pattern for the next 24 hours. so far today, the almanac indicates temperatures above normal. 48 downtown. there you see light amounts of precipitation. we may end up with over 1 inch of rain by the time this once down tomorrow morning. temperatures in the 40's tomorrow. steady temperatures over night. ec readings around oakland hovering around freezing. a couple of more hours of icy conditions out west. steady heavy rain as we get past 11:00 tonight and maybe some thunder across the eastern shore and down to the coast. tomorrow these guys will clear

up. -- tomorrow these guys will clear up. a mild night tonight and what one on the eastern shore. southwest winds get the highs of 55-60 degrees. the warmth will not stick around for very long. a cold front tomorrow night. this system will be gone and once it gets out of here and arctic front coming through the midwest. right now we are seeing temperatures around 10 at to bismarck. in 47 reading around chicago but they will cool off and its noble moving to chicago tonight. you can see it at 4:00 on friday. rain and snow showers and eastern maryland and the system goes off the coast. temperatures will be falling instead of rising. it was tickled into the weekend with flurries and snow showers coming in. the cold front was felt

dramatically. snow showers in garrett county. partly cloudy in the afternoon right up around 60 degrees. a chance for a flurry on friday with temperatures falling during the day. in ocean city you make it up to 60 tomorrow. partly cloudy with temperatures near 50 friday morning falling into the 40's during the afternoon. the seven-day forecast, big changes from almost 60 tomorrow to falling temperatures on friday to flurries over the weekend. it looks like for kickoff on sunday afternoon in baltimore, a chance for a flurry. wind chills and the upper 20's. on martin luther king day, a beautiful day. is only around 38. >> from the susquehanna sports desk, this is tv 11 sports. >> with you from the towson center where they may be the

happiest people in baltimore, all the attention that the baltimore ravens are drawing a. let's talk about the baltimore ravens. we had a chance to talk to flacco as he has a chance to take on the houston texans. he has some impressive accomplishments in his career. he becomes the first quarterback to lead his team into the playoffs four times in a row in his career since the 1950's. i understand playoff structures that changed dramatically over the years, but it gives you a perspective on how much experience flacco has picked up in a few short years. i asked them what he has picked up that he did not know for years ago. >> i do not think you realize how important it is early on. you realize it, but you do not quite grasp it. at this point you realize even

though we have been there for a fourth straight year, how great of an opportunity and reserve this is and how much we have to capitalize on it. >> you can hear our interview saturday night during our one hour preview of the playoff game "the road to indianapolis." during the interview we even talk about flacco's to manchu. he has some interesting comments on that as well. luke scott , he will see him from the other side of the field. he signed a one-year deal with the candidate race. shoulder surgery cut his season short last summer. the orioles let him go because they did not want to make the investment following the surgery. we will see if they've made the right decision or not.

the tigers take on william and mary tonight. towson guns and on a 35 game losing streak. it is the longest in the history of division won a men's basketball. they are coming in at 3-13. they hope tonight will be denied for the tigers to finally end the longest losing streak in division 1 college basketball history. the tigers tell us they are thrilled to the baltimore ravens are drawing so much attention because it helps them glide under the radar. they hope to turn that attention to a win streak tonight. we will have highlights at 11:00. tipoff is at 7:00. stick around, tom tasselmyer is back with a seven day forecast. there are big changes ahead.

>> we will continue to follow the breaking news store as we told you at the top of the newscast including the attack of a teenage girl in pasadena. a man was hit and a drug under a car at the lexington

>> he will have to hold on. heavy rain tonight, falling temperatures into the 30's on friday. plan called for the weekend. a couple of the flurries and temperatures -- plain cold for the weekend. >> thank you for joining us. he will see you back at 11:00.