leopold instructed his detailed to drive him to parking lots and wait for him when he had sex with another can employee. it suggests the police were the lookout for his sexual encounters. he had a police officer working overtime to prevent one girlfriend from meeting his live-in girlfriend." is accused of using the security detail as his campaign staff to pick up checks from contributors and to take a leopold around to tear down campaign five of his opponents. the indictment says leopold uses security detail to attend to his urinary catheter after his back surgery. estate it was issued that they criminally abuse their public trust when they treat public resources as their room property.

we will have much more on this including a response from the executive. you can read the indictment oin its entirety on wbaltv.com. wbal-tv 11iller, news. >> breaking news from downtown baltimore. we are over a four-car accident tying up traffic. >> ad in one more car. its five hereat conway and jefferson. at least three people are injured at this location and they have called for three medics to respond to transport them to be treated. city police has shut down the intersection while they deal with this. >> a tornado watch covering several states. >> of der whether has leveled

the areas leaving thousands without power. -- severe weather has leveled the areas. >> a pair of violent tornadoes touched down in alabama. >> by the time i have a ramp from one area to the other, by the time i got to the other end, i had run to the storm shelter. it was over pretty quick. >> they were on the ground long enough to rip apart neighborhoods, scattering debris. this is the start of what they said would be a long and dangerous from ohio to the deep south. they got a glimpse of this one from chattanooga, tennessee. and.

the national weather service warned this could be one of the hardest hit. >> were talking about tornadoes, damaging winds that can be as violent as a tornado. >> they are keenly aware of this in illinois. and provided a painful reminder of what happened just two days ago. to give you an idea, more than 20 school districts sent kids home early. >> it was an f-4? >> ef-4, on par with the one in la plata. you will probably see one or two of them, more like in kentucky,

tennessee, southern ohio. you cannot have severe weather when it is in the 40's, but heavy rain showing up, but heavy rain down around and novelist tom arnold. -- around annapolis and arnold. let's switch over to the temperatures. this is what is saving us right now, 47 at bwi marshall. there will be off and on rain shower. i think we will miss the severe weather tonight. temperatures will hold still in the 40's. >> in the struggle for safer communities, stephanie rawlings blake signed an executive order she says is designed to protect witnesses and crimes regardless of their immigration status.

barry simms is live at city hall with more. >> the man wants to make sure that everyone is treated with dignity and respect. the mayor wants them to feel safe regardless of their immigration status. >> we want to make sure that they know the police was there to protect everyone. >> baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake hopes to reduce fear. >> it's a clarification of our current policy to inquire -- not inquire of the citizenship of the people asking for our help. >> she is trying to help baltimore be a welcoming place and wants to ensure that everyone feels safe in talking to police. speaking to an interpreter, he says that he welcomes the mayor's stance. >> before, when you were a

victim of a crime, you were obviously injured on the part. but you were also scared of the police. it is like you were caught in the middle because you were scared of calling the police. now i feel more confident. >> they want to bring an end to what they consider to be racial profiling. one of the lead organizers said the federal government's secure community program which calls for correction facilities to share information and fingerprint with immigration sparked a wave of fear and may have caused the mayor to put more urgency in clarifying the city's stance. lots of progress has been made in bringing communities together ran building trust. >> we want our community members to feel safe calling the police when they see a crime. we do not want the latino community it to become a victim of crime because victims think

-- because people think they will not call the police. >> mayor stephanie rawlings blake wanted to bring clarity to the existing policy. they worked together to develop the executive order. live from downtown baltimore, barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a developing story out of baltimore county. we're working to confirm reports that the plant will be going silence. they shut down the last furnace before christmas and give notice they were laying off 720 workers. they received financing from a new york hedge fund, but now union officials are now quoted as saying that market conditions have contributed to the shutdown. no longer on how long it will last and argie steel is not commenting. >> more now on the breaking news

from the top of the hour. anne arundel county executive john leopold indicted on charges that he used police security in for escorts. the county executive joins us on the phone now. thank you for joining us, mr. leopold. what are your statements about the indictments? >> the state prosecutor has developed at his side of the story. i look forward to my son of the story being heard. in a court of law, both sides have the opportunity to present evidence and an argument as opposed to the grand jury process which can be manipulated solely by the state prosecutor. walloon be inappropriate for me to comment on the allegations, the citizens of the county can look to my decades long tenure and know theat i place their

interests above everything else. i would ask them to be patient with the judicial process. >> you do not want to go into the specifics, but you're basically denying the misconduct in office delegations and the misappropriations allegations? >> the only proper forum for these issues to be discussed is in the courts. i am very confident that once all the facts are known that we will prevail. >> while the indictments are out there, what do you want to tell your constituents as far as your effect and as as county executive? will you continue in office? >> absolutely. for the last five and a half years they have had a financial steward who has kept their taxes down, working hard to reduce spending, of maintaining its aaa bond rating. the citizens of the county now

my long record, 20 years in the general assembly, and we have a very tough budget session coming up. the of confidence in my ability to steer this county through tough budgetary times. i'm confident that once all the facts are known that we will prevail. >> as the lobby or financial support for your county in annapolis, how you think this will play out in your effectiveness in trying to get support for your county from annapolis? >> i have been doing that every day during the ongoing legislative session and i do not think this will inhibit my effectiveness. people know of my record. they know i am a good steward of their resources. there will not be a lessening in my effectiveness. >> anne arundel county executive john leopold, thank you for joining us tonight. i'm sure we will be hearing from you in the future as well. >> stay wit

>> almost two years to the day the archdiocese of baltimore announced they would close cardinal gibbons high school, tonight and no announcement about the future of the property. tim tooten as live in the

newsroom with the details. >> they announced today they would be purchasing the 32-acre site. the hospital said they will developments the area, but so far they have not said how much money will change hands in the deals. the building has been partially boarded up since closing a few years ago, but all that is about to change. >> the overall goal of the project is to create a space that's inviting, welcoming, and supportive for the community. >> st. agnes is hoping to turn a portion of the building into office space, employee housing, and eventually redevelop the baseball field. baby ruth once played here. the cal ripken sr. baseball foundation is starting on plans to turn it into you to develop a plan. >> we have been out here for a short time. we have already worked out that

the cal ripken sr. foundation is committed to working with st. agnes hospital to build the best possible use development part utilizing this. to its maximum potential. >> it's been two years since the cardinal, as archbishop come close the complex along with a number of other cities' school buildings. >> the decision to close remains the most difficult and painful of my tenure as archbishop of baltimore. i hope and pray that today's announcement will help to sue the some of the wounds. >> a long time given the alumni says he supports coming up with a plan for the campus. >> we have all come away with a decision. being a good community member that agnes has been a, we have had a great relationship with them across the street for years. i think this is a rebirth of the area. >> they say it could be a to three years before breaking ground for the first pact --

first phase. st. agnes said they had a no plans to purchase the land. they did not have a plan that the time, but things had changed. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the ravens making roster moves officials cutting a pair of veteran players and putting it franchise tag to use. pete gilbert joins us with the latest ravens news. >> lee evans had their contracts terminated friday, as expected. they played little banks to injury and proved unable to offer help when healthy. as the ravens said they would, re rice hit with the franchise tag meaning he will earn the average of the five highest-paid running backs in the league, about $17.70 million. they use them to give time.

they have made clear the intentions to assign him to a long-term deal. using this prevents them from becoming a free agent. it's hard to imagine dealing bummed about that, but without a long-term deal, he remains vulnerable to injury. how does he feel about that? he believes the long-term deal would get done and will let retire as a raven. he said a career high in 2011 in rushing and scored 15 offensive touchdowns. we expect the ravens to release a cornerback that was only able to play two years, still suffering the effects of a knee injury. coming up 6:00, it turns out spy gate was nothing. bounty-gate may be huge. pete gilbert, wbal-tv 11 sports. >> now your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> we may miss out on the severe

weather, but we could get some rain. heavy rain already down across portions of anne arundel and lower eastern shore. that is stretching a bid to queen anne's county. moderate rain only around baltimore at the moment. not a big deal for baltimore on north. lightning detection is set up. no lightning strikes showing up, and that's a good thing for now. temperatures in the 40's and it's hard to get temperatures going in these -- thunderstorms going in these temperatures. we may not get severe weather overnight, but 1 inch or two of rain is not out of the question. this will be in effect all the way through tomorrow morning. where will the severe weather be? the ohio valley back into kentucky and tennessee. this is the target spot for severe weather with the wind gusts of around 60, 70 miles per

hour. there are about one dozen tornado warnings in effect right now -- not warnings but watches. dozens of these storms are under the warnings. this will all stay west of us. there is even some snow to the west of us. this is a very dynamic, a powerful system. cold air wrapping around the backside of this storm. here is where these two air masses collide which is where you get the severe weather. we have high pressure up in new winkle and producing and east, southeast winds of the marine layer wind is banking up against the mountains to keep us cool and stable. that's a good thing. as long as it's there, we will be missing out. temperatures have jumped back into the 40's. 46 of the airport, 48 in the area. they will not move much tonight. off and on showers with maybe a

thunderstorm. some of the rain could be heavy. no severe weather. to start the weekend tomorrow, showers and thunderstorms likely come mostly in the morning. you may get a break in the afternoon. high temperatures between 57-62. then we will drop off with a touch of winter. 48 for a high a chance for rain or snow shower. it might be a better chance on monday morning with a high of only 41. then we start to bounce back, sunshine and 50 on tuesday. perhaps near 70 on thursday with scattered thunderstorms again at the end of the week. temperatures bouncing around as a sign that spring is just around the corner. >> it's only been four days since an ohio student went on a deadly shooting rampage. >> today, students are returning to class for the first time. we take a look at the first day back after the tragedy as we

cover the nation.

>> class as a resume today at chardon outside of the cleveland. police were there to ensure that everything went smoothly. parents and students from other areas stood outside to offer their support. tj lane is been charged as a juvenile with three counts of aggravated murder, and two counts of attempted murder. in syria, the government fired a mortar against protestors. they show children making victory signs. an explosion can be heard, and

then you see them running. there in the explosion right there. you can see them running out of the building. you can see them around the corner covered in blood. more than 7500 people have been killed in syria since the fighting began one year ago. >> beat your continues of the nation's policy on providing -- the furor continues on providing birth control. georgetown student sandra fulke testified in then found herself and the target of rush limbaugh. >> ms fulke, and the rest of your feminazis -- we're going to pay. >> and rush limbaugh equated it

to prostitution. president obama called her to thank her for speaking out. the president of georgetown has released a statement calling lombok -- rush limbaugh's comments atrocious. he has not apologized. starting tomorrow come you can be a part of a massive to drive and it's as easy as opening your front door. it needs to be healthy like a low-sugar cereals, peanut butter, and healthy harvest for the hundred kicks off tomorrow. leave it to that meet the good for you requirement and you can drop off donations at coldwell banker offices. hundred affect people of all ages but it is often overlooked in maryland. koch children are going to school hungry. seniors are being affected. this is a problem that deprives people of their health, dignity,

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>> live, local, late breaking. you're watching wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00 in hd with stan stovall, that hamilton, tom tasselmyer. >> if you're driving through luther bill coming you may want to avoid parts of east seminary avenue as the crews are working to repair a water main break. it happened just before noon leaving a few homes and a gated community without water off of zero camden drive. >> rob roblin joins us live up from timonium with an update. >> you can see up on seminary behind me is closed all the way down. the break happened around 10:00 this morning on seminary avenue

in timonium. a 12-inch iron pipe split down the middle causing homes in this gated community and 15 other houses in the area to lose water. >> i turned the water on in the sink and the water pressure was so low that i knew there was a problem. we're having 10 people over for dinner and i need water. >> it 12-inch water main split longways causing us to take out a section and replace it. >> the workers have to cut that piece of pipe out and replace it, which can be time-consuming. >> held but -- how big is the section? >> about fenty. >> city to get another section in there? i'm guessing this takes time. >> if it were just a circular break, it would not be the problem, but we're having to put in a section of maine. >> the workers are still fixing

the break. rob roblin, wbal light and tv 11 news. >> anne arundel county executive john leopold has been indicted on charges of misconduct in office. is charged with misusing police security for his own personal benefit and inappropriately using county police officers to drive m and wait for him while he would have sex with a county employee. much more coming up on 11 news at 6:00. more violent tornadoes ravaging the midwest two days after a deadly round of whether in illinois. another round today in alabama. homes have been flat and then thousands of people are about power. tennessee is in high risk zone and the national weather service is warning people to take precautions calling for large hail and wind up to 70 miles per hour. tonight, plants have been announced for the boarded up cardinal gibbons high school. st. agnes hospital is turning it

into housing space and redevelop the old baseball field where of babe ruth once played. the cal ripken sr. baseball foundation was all working on plans to turn this into a youth development park. >> the general assembly has passed emergency legislation that may have far reaching impact on the judicial system. it repeals the court's decision to require attorneys to poor defendants. it reduces the number of people being sent to jail in the first place. david collins joins us live with more details. >> the price tag blew everyone away, some $60 million to taxpayers. the course of appealing the decision, the senate came up with a way to reduce the number of people who would have immediately gone to jail upon arrest. it's not the equivalent of a get out of jail free cards, but it

could reduce the number people being sent to jail. people holding small amounts of marijuana will be given a citation instead of handcuffs but with the expectation they would show up for court. the types of crimes ill will hold a 90-day or less sentence anyway. >> they can end up being sentenced later, but they are not held before they are furnished an attorney. >> issuing citations for misdemeanor crimes is attached to a bill in response to a maryland court of appeals decision. it ruled that people rested should be entitled to have a lawyer present to determine bail. providing a public defender to those who cannot afford a lawyer coupled with other court-related expenses would cost $30-$60 million per year to taxpayers. >> we require a council of critical parts of the proceedings, but not all.

we think we can save money by avoiding incarcerating people unnecessarily. they're not a threat to themselves or public safety. >> would anyone like to change their vote? >> the boat passed emergency legislation to reverse the court decision but added the citation option which will have to be worked out with the house. >> we are not on the same page, but we're close. we have been talking about this sense session started. >> a conference committee worked out the differences will be named soon. it is considered emergency because of the court's deadline to provide a public defender. live from annapolis, but david collins, wbal light and tv 11 news. >> for working parents, reliable day care is a requirement. >> how much the parents really not about who owns the place is supposed to keep your kids safe? >> some of the people watching your kids could have a criminal

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>> in two weeks, barbara mikulski will make history. >> they had a conference on feminist legal theory. she was first elected in 1986, after serving five terms in the house of representatives. she is in her fifth term in the senate. today's discussion draw more about the future than her past. >> to be able to buy a home, have a job that they can count on that will mont been moving overseas or eliminated. this is where i think the government needs to work with the private sector. >> when asked about becoming the longest serving woman on the senate, but she noted that it's

not about how long she has served about how well she has served. >> congratulation. >> one struggling to survive dog found in baltimore gets a second chance. >> he is now getting a new leg and a new life. how you can help other animals on the same luck. >> its march and were talking about the baltimore ravens -- cheerleaders, that is. tryouts are this weekend. >> a touch of spring and winter in the seven-day forecast. light rain stretching across baltimore right now. a great shot from sky

>> we will continue to fill you in on the indictment of anne arundel county executive john leopold. what opponents are doing and push for changes in annapolis. emigration is heating up in city hall. the executive order by mayor stephanie

>> for parents with children in day care, this should be a scary thought. the people yet been tested could have a criminal record. >> dateline has discovered that a surprising number of child care operators would not pass a standard background check. chris hanson has a preview.

>> when it comes to day care, what parents would not want to know their child is in safe hands, like these two. >> we did our research, we did our visit. >> we thought, as parents, we were doing all we could. >> investigators are not releasing details about what they believe happened inside this home today. >> it was only after their son was to exceeded -- asphyxiated that they learned she had a criminal record and was being investigated. >> slapping a child in the had become a kicking a child in the back, leaving them unsupervised. yet she was allowed to continue to operate a day care center. >> we were trusting the state to make sure this was a good working facility. >> only 11 states duple background screening and potential day care workers. we found thousands of criminal

records from vehicular homicide, grant up, domestic violence, child abuse, even manslaughter. the owner of this day care center in clearwater, fla., has an arrest for battery. we had an undercover family asked if anyone here had a criminal record. later, i came by. >> do you have any criminal history? none at all? i'm chris hanson with "dateline nbc." >> i think you need to leave. thank you. >> you do have convictions in your past. >> thank you. thank you. bye-bye. let's go. >> domestic violence. by chris hanson has been working on this investigation three months and a random sampling nationwide. thanks for joining us.

after seeing this investigation, one question that i have is what you look for when choosing a day care facility. >> you need references. you need to talk to the parents with a good experience that this day care center. you also need to have the ability to stop in any time you wanted take a look. if a day care provider says you have to make an appointment and you cannot come in randomly, that's a warning sign. that's why we decided to do this investigation. we chose by state, got a list of day care providers and we compared that with the database and criminal backgrounds. what we found was shopping. thousands of people with criminal histories working in or running day care facilities. >> it's really shocking. over the years i have seen you confront some characters who were really quite unsavory. are you ever nervous about what

you do? have you ever thought, "this could really badly?" >> sure. but we typically have a security protocol. this was a situation where it did not think we needed security. what was interesting to me in this investigation, we had a family go undercover and pretend there with looking for a day care. they would ask brown background checks. we already knew the answer to that, so i would come in and confront the people. a couple of them came clean, most did not. there was one fellow down in florida who became so enraged that it did become frightened. i'm usually pretty good at telling people down, but this guy just would not hear of it. >> chris, thank you. we look forward to that on "dateline" tonight. and you have another cut hanson files on sunday? >> csi do. >> the state of maryland as

require workers to be licensed and go through a criminal background check, even if they do not work directly with the children. they also check them against the child abuse registry. there is a push to make them required on a federal level. congressman dutch troopers burger introduced it in may last year. -- that congressman dutch ru ppersberger introduced a bill. >> breaking news. an officer has been injured in an arrest. capt. roy taylor is over the scene. >> the officer called for help. it was at this location. they ended up assisting that officer and arresting a suspect. from what we understand, the officer was injured severely in his mouth and was severe enough they could not even wait for the medic to rise. they put him in the back of a police car and rushed him to

shock trauma. we try and get more informational on what initiated the arrest. as soon as we do, i will update you. >> your 11 insta-weather + forecast with meteorologist tony pann. >> we have some rain out there this evening. we will miss the severe weather going on on the other side of the mountains. we have the lightning detection system up and we're not detecting anything in these heavier rain masses. you may hear a rumble of thunder, but no severe rain. a good heavy patch of rain and to clean hands county and extending back into delaware. -- into queen anne's county. light to moderate rain at the most. it is just too cool, too stable for us to get into the big thunderstorm activity out in the ohio river valley. that is most certainly a good thing. there's a flood watch in effect and we could pick up another

inch or two of rain. we just had a good soaking few days ago. a flood watch has been issued for most of the county's west of the chesapeake through tomorrow morning, so keep that in mind. the threat for severe weather has shifted into the ohio valley come in dayton, cincinnati, down to the gulf coast. there's a pretty good chance you could see a big tornado outbreaks this evening. this evening, there are almost one dozen active tornado warnings right now. you can see these storms blossoming on the radar loop. this will continue for the next three or four hours. there is some snow on the backside of this. this is a big, dynamic storm system with a warm air pumping out ahead of the storm, then call their wrapping around the backside of it. where the two bump together, that's where you get the showers, thunderstorms, and severe weather. that will stay west of us in baltimore. high-pressure anchored in

marineland producing and east, southeast system. it is to clear and stable here press to get any severe weather. 46 at the airport, 47 in part 10, 48 in jared seville. -- 47 in parkton. it's too cool for us to get in the big system. rayner likely tonight, maybe a thunderstorm, temperatures holding steady between 40-48. sunset exactly at 6:00. but you're going to try to do something outside tomorrow, a plan that later in the day. 57-62 for the high temperatures tomorrow. 48 on sunday with a chance for rain or snow shower. possibly again on monday morning with only a high of 41. sunshine tuesday and wednesday,

62 wednesday. we could get close to 70 by thursday. >> bank of america is testing new fees for customers. the bank is experimenting with these ranging from $6-$25 per month according to "the wall street journal." they say have been testing these options for new customers in arizona, georgia, and massachusetts. no decisions have been made about when, how, or with they would change b's own accounts. they would not apply to existing customers. at&t limiting its unlimited plan. they have been slowing data for customers who used to much of it and they now say they will have to pay. over a certain amount per month according to "the wall street journal." new guidelines related to clear up confusion over when the download speeds would be slowed. at 11 news, we have been keeping

a close eye on the pump. we're in looking at ways to save money and gas as we approach the $4 per gallon mark. the most reliable way to change how much is to change the way you drive. again -- aggressive driving is a terrible tax ways term and effects 30% of your fuel economy. >> stop rapid acceleration, aggressive breaking comer particularly high-speed lane changes. they really effecter fuel economy. >> here are other good tips. if your owner's manual says you can use a lower grade gasoline, it's almost one dime cheaper. and under-completed tire could leak out your fuel economy. avoid gas station that highway interchanges. go down a few blocks and gasoline will probably be cheaper. there are a lot of myths out

there when it comes to gas guzzling, like the gadgets you can buy to say the gas. experts say they do not work. apparently air-conditioning use is also not true. >> really? interesting. new hope tonight for enemy seeded pit bull mix found in february by railroad tracks in baltimore city. kisses was taken in by the baltimore animal rescue center having sustained it terrible injuries. through emergency care, the doctors were able to give her a prosthetic leg. days to the treatment was made possible through a fund dedicated to helping sick and injured animals getting the help they need. what she was 38 pounds when she came in. she's 51 now. she was skin and bones with abrasions down her head and back. she came through it all. >> by the way, she adopted

kisses after taking year in part foster care. this stuff behind her rescue says despite the pain she was in, she would not stop giving kisses to the crow while they examined and injuries. what a great dog. startling allegations from the state prosecutor against anne arundel county executive john leopold. but he had been indicted on charges of misconduct including using police officers as a look out so he could have

personal lifehan's has got a lot of attention, but now she's helping to get her professional life back on track. >> i can believe i'm hosting "saturday night live" for the third time. >> there has been a lot of water over and under the bridge since then. and now she's back after michaels.nl's lorne >> and now the target of rumors will be on hand for the fun and games. >> of fun going to do a sketch, this is the place to do it. "snl" is where it's ok to poke fun at yourself.

>> she did check on what it should maybe stay off limits. >> i spoke with my attorney. i did not want to be disrespectful and she has been really wonderful and helped me a lot. she has also made the tour this week as the 25-year-old talks about her career. >> i'm willing to go through the process and prove i can be accountable. >> on saturday night, she will look to account for laughs. wbal-tv 11 news. >> that's it for us at 5:00. here is what is coming up new at 6:00. >> anne arundel county executive john leopold indicted. the charges and his response next. >> death penalty opponents bringing in a famous face. >> an executive order to make sure that crime victims and

witnesses feel safe when they come forward to talk to police. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> this is wbal-tv 11 news at 6. >> explosive official charges against anne arundel county executive john leopold tonight facing a grand jury indictment. we reported it as breaking news on wbaltv.com. john leopold accused of using officers as his personal servants. >> included are accusations that he had the officers escorted him to parking lots. >> the indictment covers a large range of misuses of the taxpayer-funded police security from having the opposite is facilitate sexual encounters to acting as enforcers so his girlfriend's would not cross paths. paths.