police it happened around 2:15 this afternoon just a few blocks away from a school. the 18-year-old is a former student and he had to be airlifted to shot, for treatment. that is where it shelled and joins us with the very latest. the >> the area around his right eye was so badly injured he had to be airlifted. officials say he is in the surgery but his injuries are no longer life threatening. >> there are problems every now and then. kids will be kids. it is rare seeing something this tragic to an extreme. >> this is where police say a student got into a fight with another teenager who used to attend the school. it happened around 2:15 just off campus. glucks i was walking home from school. we did not see it, but we saw a kid on the ground. >> it is unknown what provoked

the fight. the 18-year-old injuries were so severe he had to be airlifted to shock trauma. >> you do not want to waste any time with a party one agent. i cannot disclose the injuries are now. >> it is scary because we have never had that happen. >> although she says there has not be an extreme crisis like this one, she is not surprised by it. >> there are always kids hanging out front. they are just chilling and smoking cigarettes and stuff. >> am i worried? yes. you have kids you worry. that is our job. >> i am not worried. >> the charges have been filed. police say the two teams to each other. this is still an active investigation and police are working to interview witnesses.

we are live at shock trauma in baltimore. >> police are looking for this suspect at another high school. we are told that rodrecus medly approached a young man sitting in a crowd on wednesday. he appeared to be touching and patting the victim who was visibly upset. he was actually stealing money from the pockets and it took off. if you know him or his whereabouts, you are asked to call 1-866-7-lockup. a child and adult are in serious condition after a fire in the northeast baltimore. flames swept through the rowhome around 5:00 this morning. two others to escape through the second story window. one child and adult were sticking to a hospital. >> me and my roommate saw flames

coming out of the house. we saw the lady come out with her son. the house was totally burnt down. >> there is no word on what sparked the blaze. we are told the salvation army is assisting the displaced family. sky team 11 was on the scene after a deadly cinder -- single car crash. it happened near philadelphia wrote. we are told the 84-year-old driver swerved out of traffic and hit two mailboxes before she hit some trees. she was airlifted to shop, where she died. life without parole, that is the sentence for a maryland woman accused of killing her co-worker at a bethesda closing shop -- clothing shop. bernie norwood was convicted. -- brittany norwood was convicted. she told police they were

assaulted by two masked men. baltimore city police department went outside to hire two key commanders. both fires are the results of problems that happen last year. jayne miller has details. >> that was a rough year for the baltimore police department. in january, a chaotic scene outside of a downtown nightclub ended with two men dead. one of them, william corbett, was a city police officer shot and killed by friendly fire. 17 officers were arrested on federal charges in a kickback scheme with a towing company. bealefeld introduced two new commanders were charged with fixing what is wrong. grayling williams is the new chief of internal affairs. he comes from the drug forssmann administration at home and security. >> i can count on the number -- i can count the number of

baltimore police officers on one hand that i actually know and socialize with. i do not have some of the issues and concerns people have with having somebody from within the department. >> i thought it was important that we find somebody that would have the credibility, that would have the community credibility to stand alone and immediately when trust based on their credibility. john king it comes from montgomery county to take over the department's training. an independent report on the torbay shooting release -- revealed lapses in training. >> hired people to the problem solvers. >> he and knowledge would be called a broken relationship with the communities. the department is committed to change. as example, he touted the drop in arrests. from 100,000 during the arrests

when the martin o'malley was mayor to 42,000 last year. >> that policy, procedure and commitment from the men and women of the police department to do things differently. >> williams new salary is $110,000. john king's the salary is 97 to thousand dollars. -- $97,000. >> they are pushing legislation that would call for a steady stream of that funding for city schools. it will create alternative financing exclusively for school construction. they are to secure about $70 million to address the background of renovation projects. right now funding is provided for individual projects. >> it takes an average of $34 million. it is the historical average. it will allow baltimore city to have that area of predictability

on a yearly basis. >> hayes says that the city will never catch up on a much-needed repairs under the current system. they have some of the oldest schools in the state. coming off of his state of the union address, president obama brought his campaign style toward to the baltimore area today. the men in cambridge as part of a three day retreat. he urged congress to keep working. he told house democrats to be prepared to push back against republicans playing politics. >> where they obstruct, where they are unwilling to act, whether they are more interested in party than they are country, more interested in the next generation -- election that the next generation, we have to call them out on a. >> joe biden also make today's visit. he told a group that he is confident it will be reelected

and democrats will regain the house. president obama's rendition of al green's rendition of let's stay together apparently boosted sales of the single nearly 500%. the day after he bolted out of line at the apollo theater in new york, online sales of the song jumped a whopping 490%. according to nielsen songs can, it was downloaded 16,000 times less week alone. despite the unseasonably warm temperatures, dozens abrade the temperatures for a good cause. the 2012 polar bear plunge got underway today. rob roblin is live in the end around the county where there are close to their goal. >> most people this time of nine are getting all warm. there are getting into debt and hugging and getting nice and warm. these guys are getting ready to jump into the chesapeake bay.

the super plungers, plunged number 14. the ladies that are plunging are going in. this is number 14 once again. he started at 10:00 this morning. every hour for 24 hours they will go into the cold water of the chesapeake bay. it is cold. is not that cold outside. this water is very cold. it will freeze you. hello, girls. how are you doing? >> it is cold but it is worth every second of this. these are the girls. this is the ladies of the super plunge. >> we have the super plunging ladies. clark's there is one lady who is here. barbara, where are you? this is barbara's 16th year but this is her first super plunge. >> i did this for at and hayes. i promised him i would be here for him.

-- adam hayes. >> go in and get warm. thank you very much. we love you. how are you doing? >> we are called. >> your call? thank you very much. go in and get warm. more people will be plunging. reporting live, rob roblin. >> thank you very much. you can tell your favorite plunger how proud you are of them by sending text messages for encouragement. send the word plunge followed by your message to this number. it could appear on 11 news saturday morning. standard text messaging rates to apply. coming up on 11 news tonight, cool schools plungers and halted in their tracks. what caused all of this damage

before students took a dive? new numbers released from the department of commerce. the encouraging news in tonight's project economy report. >> entertainment, jobs, and a big tax revenue. the projections for towson's newest development is next. >> a little rain and snow. the decals are straight ahead. 42 at the

>> here is a bird's eye view of some very scary moments at the polar bear plunge. a powerful storm went through the area.

winds knocked down tents and sent objects flying through the air. it went through as students were preparing to take their cool schools plunge. another live look at with the park looks like to that as more super plungers move toward their goals of 24 plunges in 24 hours. a brave bunch of men and women making the sacrifice on behalf of special olympics of maryland. you can catch coverage tomorrow morning beginning at 5:00 a.m. >> internet project economy alert, more jobs and business. the new multimillion-dollar entertainment development center will bring both to downtown towson. it is expected to open up in the fall of 2014. kai reed is live and she has

reaction to this major plank. >> they are investing $85 million into the project. baltimore county officials expected to create 1500 new jobs. >> i think it is a great idea to bring more traffic to the area. hopefully it will revitalize the spirit of the town. >> the buzz around downtown towson was all about the plans for a new multimillion-dollar entertainment center. despite some concerns, most people we spoke with are excited about the possibility. >> i think it is better to have more restaurants. it is kind of empty right now. >> the $85 million project will include a summer movie theater including 16 screens. it will be constructed on a 4.2 acre plot of land and bonded by joppa road and pennsylvania road. >> what we saw as a great opportunity, putting along with

the complementary restaurants and complementary amenities and theaters. >> i hope it works out. i fear it will be to suck it was every year. >> after being opened for nearly 20 years, the movie theater closed in may of last year due to dwindling business. >> the next big thing in the house and is happening. >> he predicts a more positive outcome and a superior management. >> we're talking about cinema begin one of the larger facilities, and also something that is from a company that is understanding of how to manage properties and deliver a superior product. >> i totally see it as working. >> the new entertainment complex

is predicted to generate $2 million. >> there was mixed news tonight on the national economic front. the report shows that consumer spending jumped 2% in the last 12 months of the year. the latest numbers also reveal the economy and by 3% at the same time. and up to driven by nearly 15% surge in auto sales which offers great projects -- prospects for this year. >> i think that we have a great plan in the added states and europe. >> there is also more good news. growth from the housing market. experts say rip progress will not take place until the job market gets better. dozens of fans turned out to pay their final respects to legendary singer etta james.

she is perhaps the best remembered for her classic at last. she died last week after a long battle with leukemia. >> now, you're alive and insta- weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer para >> a strange day. springlike in the morning and is starting to feel a little bit more wintry. changes occurring as a strong front made its way through the state. things have dried out nicely but there was a pretty strong line of showers. that is now as you can see off shore. a few flurries developing in the mountains. these temperatures around maryland are the lows for the day. 44 down at the coast. 42 degrees at bwi-marshall which is the low for the day. that is a 21 degree drop from where we are earlier in the morning. almost 9 tons of an inch at the airport. 4 inches of snow on this the

back in 1925. even though it was 21 degrees normal -- above normal, it was well short of the record of 72 degrees until 1974. 20's and '30's in the mountains. probably the worst part of them over the next few hours. the winds are brisk. the temperatures will fall back into the 30's. he will see clear to partly cloudy skies overnight. tomorrow evening a frontal come through. there may be a fee spiracles along the front as it slides on through. for the overnight partly cloudy and chilly. temperatures at sunrise 7:13. at least the wind toward morning will diminish as the storm gets farther away. a second from rolls in. a third one drums and out of canada on sunday. the temperatures get pushed back down closer to normal by the time we get too early next week. here comes a sunday system with scattered rain and snow showers.

it turns cold out there again and clearing up with partly cloudy skies going into monday. by monday the temperatures are back to normal. tomorrow we take it down a notch in to the 50's tomorrow. the risk of an evening sprinkel. rain and snow showers off and on both saturday and sunday and getting chillier. on the eastern shore tomorrow we're not talking 60 degree warmth but still 60's. down toward the lower eastern shore 7 delaware -- delaware, 55 tomorrow and 48 with a sparkle on sunday. it is creating a bit of a wind chill for faults as they get out of the day on each of the plunges. by 11:00 in the morning we are at 44. 3:00 in the afternoon close to 50. the wins will be brisk throughout the day.

the air temperatures may not be too bad, but there will still be a wind chill factor in. it will feel like the upper 30's. seven-day forecast, low 50's tomorrow. rain shower in the evening on sunday. normal temperatures on monday but a once again with 52 on tuesday. a chance for a shower on wednesday. >> a look at the raven's day. a clinic on how to finish a fast break. state-owned. -- stay tuned. >> across america, it is meant the millions. >> tonight's jackpot is $12 million. you must have these five balls plus the gold medal ball. 5, 3, 30, 36, 48.

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>> operate in your own way and stay loyal to the path. for the better part of 16 years, it has worked. john harbough did that today in hiring a new defensive coordinator. >> check cashed in on his big chance for the colts, was insulted adamic defensive minded could cripple some staffs. the baltimore ravens failed to blink. john brings out dean pees as the man in charge of the ribbons defense. >> i could not be more excited to do that. he has been there 40 dead years. was to get a chance to talk to any of our players, they will tell the would agree football coach this man is.

>> you have very strong feelings for him as a coach and as a person. i am really thrilled about him getting the court better job. >> he became the baltimore 2009. he knows the drill. >> they have their own style and personality. it is what it is. it is not going to change. >> what about kim cameron and the offense? --cam cameron and the offense? >> it was a foregone conclusion to me. if you watch the way our offense played this year and the way our coaches dick, i was excited about it. it was a good year. >> i called ozzie and said i was thrilled at to be back. he said, in our eyes you were never gone. >> whether he will hire a quarterbacks' coach to join the

staff remains under evaluation. >>ray rice spent the better part of fretted that checking out games of the academy. games played this weekend at heritage high, a.k.a. we start out with new town and city. fourth quarter city's defense gets dominant. a turn over. the take a 54-47 lead. to block things up, off of the miss. charles stark a break and he finishes. city college a win kid -- 62-53. we go first quarter. it is the perfect give and go. the place still works. third quarter, a blocked shot.

devon and gramm, the lightning quick finish. 37-16. apparently they did not take the to -- trip to watch the show. 54-50, the weather the storm. red storm when 57-54. there was a time not too long ago when the blast struggled to win a home game. now, against north like the outcome demolished early. the 118-10. they are 12-4 of the season. please stay with us. tom tasselmyer is back with another look at the forecast. here is another look at our super plungers lining up earlier tonight. the polar bear plunge begins tomorrow at 5:00 a.m.

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>> it is getting a little chilly air. for this time of year is not too bad. will drop from the 60's into the 40's over the next couple of days. winds are burst out of the northwest at 60 miles per hour. it will diminish over night. a mix of clouds and sen. afternoon temperatures getting

close to 50 degrees. wind chills and the upper 30's. a chance for a sprinkle tomorrow evening. each of those has a cool front which gets temperatures back to normal but only for a day on monday. 50's again on tuesday and wednesday in the middle of the week. >> not that bad at all for the and and of january. >> that is our look at the news for the evening. we leave you with more of the superchargers. please become part of the fund- raising effort. wbaltv.com. this is one of the best causes. even if you can only afford $1 or $5.

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