>> police tell us they arrested three of the suspects yesterday, and the fourth suspect today. a motive is still unclear in this case, but police believe the four men conspired to kill the victim, 19-year-old rodney pridget, outside of towson town center, and amazingly, virtually every move they made was caught on surveillance video. >> during the last big job and push on december 14 before christmas last year, a shocking crime committed outside the towson town center mall, 19- year-old rodney pridget was found shot to death outside the macy's store. now under arrest, tyrone brown, frank williams, jermell branden, and william ward iii and

have all been charged with first-degree murder in the death of rodney pridget. >> police believe that tyrone brown was the triggerman and a series of phone calls leading up to the shooting. with the suspects were not counting on is that most of their activity in and around the mall was caught on hundreds of surveillance cameras and analyzed by detectives. >> footage by all of those cameras, both inside and outside, was instrumental in helping the detectives make these arrests. >> police said that the surveillance video shows that jermell branded noticed a rodney pridget and his girlfriend at the mall. he called frank williams, and that williams drove tyrone brown and william ward iii to the mall. pridget and his girlfriend were followed by the mall -- around the mall by the four men, as seen on surveillance video.

brown went quickly after them when they left. video shows the suspects walking quickly through the mall afterward, and to the parking garages. >> the victim leaves the mall, and he is murdered by the shooter. tyrone brown fired multiple shots. he falls outside the nordstrom department store, which is where officers found him, dead when they arrived. >> all four suspects are facing first-degree murder and using a handgun in a felony. it is a mystery still why they wanted the victim killed, our police are simply not releasing that information at this point. all four suspects are being held without bond as the case is under investigation. >> thank you. deliberations continue in the trial of an inmate accused of murdering a maryland corrections officer. the jury is considering key

evidence against leigh stevens, who could be facing the death penalty can base he has the latest. -- the death penalty. camp kasey has the latest. >> the jury has been sorting through more than three weeks of testimony and evidence and if they find stevens guilty, they will have to decide whether or not to give him the death penalty. thursday was the first full day of deliberations in the trial of lee stevens. he is accused of murdering a corporal, a guard on duty at the maryland house of correction in 2006. stevens was incarcerated there at the time on a murder charge. another prisoner is also charged. yet the competency hearing scheduled for april. lawyers spratt doug stevens trial with closing arguments wednesday morning. -- lawyers wrapped up steven straw with closing arguments wednesday morning. both sides agreed it was brutal

and. this -- and senseless. the guard was stabbed 12 times, some of the wounds from behind. the prosecutor said it showed that they sneaked up on him. one witness said stevens was one of those who attacked the guard. the defense said they were too far away and it was too dark to identify the attackers. evidence found in stevens sell and his boxers he was wearing that night all had the gartz blood on him. -- all have the guard's blood on them. the defense claims the evidence was contaminated. the jury has asked to see evidence again, but otherwise, no word from the jury. the jury will be back deliberating at 9:00 a.m. monday

morning. >> the feds have cleared a major hurdle for the department of -- the development of wind energy off the coast of ocean city. ken tal afar made the announcement downtown baltimore -- ken salazar made the announcement in downtown baltimore today. >> federal officials cleared the way to build giant wind turbines off the coast of ocean city. a review finds no significant environmental impact or conflicts with shipping or fishing, but in order for maryland to get into the game, it needs general assembly approval. 10 nautical miles off the coast of ocean city is considered a sweet spot for harnessing wind energy. a new study shows no environmental or socioeconomic impact, and that clears the way for constructing 100 massive wind turbines like these on the

outer continental shelf. >> we now know which particular areas of of the applied at the federal government is fast tracking forward to offer for leases for development. that is a big deal. >> the interior secretary can salazar also says they are shortening the permit process. >> our goal is to hold these auctions and did these leases now in 2012. >> but wind turbines off the coast of ocean city needs the approval of the maryland general assembly. last year, legislators opposed giving utility subsidies to altered by ratepayers. this year, -- shouldered by ratepayers. this year, the new plan seeks to guarantee that a subsidy would increase consumer rates by no more than $2 per month. >> it all depends on how you structure the cost. that is what we have yet to work out. >> under the governor's plan, the pfc would set up a commodities market.

the electricity from offshore wind would be sold at competitive prices. there were ossipee given energy credit, needed for. -- they would also be given energy credits, needed for portfolio projects. >> it could bring about 1200 jobs. >> u.s. companies are anxious to get in on the ground floor. >> for genco, it means being part of the supply chain and doing that for the maryland labor. >> the governor's bill could get a boost from a recent poll indicating that residents are willing to pay $2 more for clean energy. plus, it would set up a $32 million fine for offshore wind -- of $32 million fund for offshore wind. it could still be five years

before construction begins. >> in tonight's commitment 2012 report, donald trump has endorsed mitt romney for the gop nomination. and a nod from the donald came as late as wednesday. >> donald trump says he is supporting mitt romney because he is tough and smart. donald trump made the announcement in las vegas. >> it is my honor, real honor and privilege to endorse mitt romney. >> the gingrich camp had worked out -- had leaked word when denied that trump would endorse gingrich. the net -- leaked word wednesday night that trump would endorse gingrich.

>> this is something that you would not imagine happening in your life. being in a truck hotel with his endorsement is a delight. >> trump was under the tea party favre during his brief run for the gop nomination. -- favorite during his brief run for the gop nomination. >> i believe we should care about the poor, and mike -- unlike governor romney. >> rick santorum and ron paul are also campaigning in nevada. trump has donated money to senate majority leader harry reid and other high-profile democrats. next up, maine, minnesota, and camaraderie. >> and a poll shows that mitt romney has a strong lead in

nevada, followed by newt gingrich, rick santorum, and ron paul. follow the latest campaign updates on wbaltv.com. >> stay with us. much more ahead. >> more changes in the ravens camp, and this one will have an impact on ray lewis. >> a storm out west moving this way will impact our weekend. in baltimore, it has cooled off to 47 at the airport, and 50 downtown.

>> some of the familiar sounds of police radios are a thing of the past. that is because maryland state police have eliminated the no. 10 code system in favor of plain english when they communicate by radio. the no. 10 followed by a number describes the code for a type of call. the dispatcher will simply say there is a civil disturbance. it is in an effort to reduce confusion of the radio. >> if we have every agency on the same page so that this common language can be used and so every agency will understand what we're trying to say, and

the general public. >> how well do you know the number 10 code system? you can take our quiz at wbaltv.com. be sure to click on "local news." >> a local man recently underwent a groundbreaking cancer surgery to save his life, but why did he have to travel thousands of miles to get it? 30-year-old chris miles just returned from a trip of his life to save his life. diagnosed with a rare, tracheal cancer that was inoperable, he was forced to go to europe for life-saving surgery. >> i should not have had to fly to italy or germany or china or wherever to get a surgery like this done. >> his family spent set -- spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him get the surgery. his mother traveled with him. >> america is considered the greatest country in the world, but we have to come to their

country to get help for chris. >> tonight at 11:00 p.m., why he could not get the surgery here even though the technology comes from right here in the u.s. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> instead of seeing high temperatures in the low 70's, high temperatures today in the mid to upper 50's. it is cooling off a little bit, and as a matter of fact, the highs today occurred before dawn. and the low is the current temperature in baltimore. it's getting colder. by 11:00 p.m., we should have some new numbers on this almanac. there was a trace of precipitation at the airport. the heaviest of the rain passing south off the coast. a little bit of cloud cover in the northern counties and into pennsylvania. as high pressure comes in

tonight, temperatures will continue to fall and the winds will diminish. average all the way down to the coast. way0's have reached all the down to the coast. it was so warm yesterday that you can take 10 to 20 degrees off the thermometer and still end up warmer than normal. 42 and hancock. 48 in salsbury. crisfield at 49 degrees. a couple of sprinkles or flurries in the mountains, but clear skies east of the mounds all the way to the coast by morning. down to 25 in the coldest suburbs to about 35 at the inner harbor. the high-pressure system over the ohio valley will produce a nice, bright, sunny day tomorrow. temperatures still above normal tomorrow. this system over northern new

mexico will cause problems in parts of denver. they have a winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings in effect east of denver. problems from east of denver to kansas and parts of nebraska. without any cold air in the eastern side of the united states, this system will bring us rain. most of that will pass to our south. after a sun shiny day tomorrow -- after a sunny day tomorrow, clouds will move in. 42 to 43 is normal for tomorrow, but we should be getting close to 50 with a west wind at 5-10. on saturday, maybe rain or snow showers in the mountains, but only 20% chance. at the eastern shore, peaking at mid 40's and staying there on

saturday. the seven-day forecast continues a trend of milder than normal temperatures. upper 40's 3 saturday. may 40's passing -- and passing showers on super bowl sunday. >> this is 11 sports. >> the adjustments continue for john harbaugh's coaching staff. two special assistance, an assistant coach. they continue to fill the void created by pagano's exit. martin dail takes over for dean, who stepped into the defensive coordinator position. it is like a string of dominoes. martindale has a long relationship with harbaugh.

the terps men's basketball coach is still waiting for his road win. and when he gets it, he would like to get it courtside instead of listening to and from the locker room. after a foul, he teed off on the officials, who responded by hitting him with two technical fouls and an ejection. they tied the game and went into overtime. eventually went into double overtime. the turks have lost all four of their road games this season -- the terps have lost all four of their road games this season. they come home to face and to state. -- nc state. how much and how well braun

caskey can play will have a significant impact on the patriots this weekend. terry bradshaw and joe montana are the only quarterback to win two super bowls. you certainly do not have to like tom brady, but you have to respect his accomplishments. apparently, his offensive linemen give him and ms. grief for the sweaters he wears. -- give him and less grief for the sweaters he wears. >> he had to take it off to put his jersey on, so i was going to put it on, but i got in some trouble not following the rules yesterday. it is more a cardigan, by the way. with nytes, designer buckles. it is almost like mr. rogers went to hollywood. >> [laughter] >> cardies right now are very

popular. >> does it help you to call them that? you sound like mr. rogers. correct as long as you are in a nice neighborhood. -- >> as long as you're a nice neighborhood. >> speaking of buckles on sweaters and cardigans, how much would you pay to watch your team play in the super bowl? get your phone and text to this 88509.288to fauquier standard text messaging rates do applied -- standard text messaging rates do apply. so far, 46% of you said you would pay whatever it takes. >> i would rather buy a new cardy.

>> with buckles. [laughter] ] tom is up next with the forecast.

>> coming up tonight, the search is on after a robbery and kidnapping in towson. how you can help with the investigation. investigation. and four arrests are made after.

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