our website. an executive, john leopold, indicted in -- indicted of taking him to sexual rendezvous. we will get to that story in a moment. our other story is out of nashville where a deadly tornado out for has caused the terrible devastation. j. gray has the latest. >> a day of watches and warnings giveaway to this reality. >> it was done real. things were falling. coming off of walls. crashes, glass was everywhere. it was like a dream. >> a bad dream for thousands as dozens of tornadoes ripped apart communities and from indiana through tennessee. the hardest hit was the small town of henryville. >> we do not know how many.

we do know that we have fatalities. >> entire neighborhoods wiped away, cars tossed into the streets. >> it was huge. i saw it come up and down. there was debris everywhere. it was ugly. >> many students rushed back inside their school for safety. others rushed to the storm shelters of neighbors. >> we got onto the house. the tornado was following us. this woman was so generous to let us stay in her basement. >> shocking. >> shock on the face of those who are trying to remind themselves of what is important. >> we are alive, that is what counts. everything else can be replaced. by rocking chair is fine. >> fine, even of this community

is not right now. this say they will begin the long and difficult work of recovery. recovery that will take some time. the region has already seen deadly assaults from mother nature. wbal tv 11:00 news. >> such devastation. >> you saw he had a winter coat? there is a strong cold front. the >> that is what is happening out west. >> exactly. it is still going on right now. we have five or six active tornado warnings through the carolinas and back into mississippi and alabama. but take a look at what is happening here at home. it is too cold for severe weather. we are going to get some rain

tonight. we are going to miss the severe weather because it is too cold. it is hard to get that kind of energy going. >> remember the severeeather alerts on our color-coded map. it shows where the storms are moving at wbal-tv.com. john leopold has been indicted on charges. he is accused of using his police security detail to drive him to sexually liaisons' and asking as long -- acting as look out. kai reed has the latest. >> the indictment includes four counts of misconduct in office and he is accused of having police officers drive him to sexual ron davies. -- rendevous. john leopold used members of

his plea security to -- police security to escort him. he had the officers wait for him while he had sex with another employee. >> i am confident when they hear both sides of the story, our side will prevail. >> he said he had only briefly read the charges when we interviewed him. >> are these allegations false? >> i believe when all of the facts are known, we will prevail. the proper and the only forum for discussing these issues is in court. >> he is also accused of using police officers as political workers during his reelection campaign by requiring them to check on his campaign signs at various locations while on duty. at least three occasions where he had an officer stopped the

carpet of he tore down campaign signs of people were engaged in sexual activity in a mall parking lot. >> i some activity in a car. i do not think it is proper. it looks like sexual activity. >> it appeared to be john leopold in the back seat of his car. he referred to the incident as rumors and gossip and the case did not go further. according to the indictment, the police officers told the chief about the campaign worked.

the chief took no action. no trial date has been set. >> you can see the story as it broke on our website. read the full indictment and watch the full interview with john leopold and share your comments. you can also sign up for free e- mail alerts. it is on wbal-tv.com. executive order from the mayor today prohibiting police officers from asking crime witnesses about a citizenship status. this bars the use of funds to question people suspected of violating law unless required by the state or government. officials are concerned that witnesses and victims will be afraid to come forward. >> it is just a clarification of our current policy which is not to inquire about the citizenship of individuals, especially for those who are calling for help. >> this is days after officials said it would begin to implement a program. authorities a czech immigrant status of people arrested and booked in jail.

opponents of the death penalty brought in a nationally known opponent of the death penalty to help lobby. you might know her work. she wrote a book which later inspired the famous movie, "dead man walking." david collins is following that debate in annapolis. >> sister helen is an opponent of the death penalty. it is her life. she began a prison ministry in new orleans. she became an advisor to a death row inmate. and a witness to six executions. she wrote a best seller and the movie is based on that. susan sarandon plays the role in the film. >> it is about a wave hitting the shore. the way to social change comes in this country. it is happening around the death penalty. we see it diminishing.

>> legislation to repeal the death penalty and provide a maximum sentence of life in prison is in limbo. the bill includes a provision to transfer money to strengthen services provided to families of murder victims. >> the death penalty does not help a victim. it is a false promise. >> a senate committee is keeping the bill from moving forward. three republicans opposed repealing capital punishment. >> the legislation has 66 co- sponsors but so far a house committee has not scheduled a hearing. >> we hope to continue to build momentum to and the death penalty. >> they plan to circumvent the process. when the house sends the bill over, she plans to petition it. supporters are hoping for divine intervention.

>> this is a moral leader for human rights that the government does not kill its citizens. >> you could stay on top of what is going on in annapolis each and every day of the session on daily session previews with david collins. you can find all of that on wbaltv.com. tonight we notice the passing of a man named stan stern. you probably do not know his name but he was born and raised in annapolis. his model was i create images. when you see the most famous, i think you will agree. >> you may not know his name, that everybody knows the picture. >> john kennedy saluting at his father's funeral. one of the most famous in american history and it was taken by a guy from annapolis. pictured here on his face but

page. he died this week at the age of 76 -- facebook pag. e. he died this week at the age of 76. friends say he was humble about the photo but had quite a story to tell. as a washington photographer, and he was the only one to snap or even see the salute. >> he had the better lands to get a close-up. lo and a whole, when jackie said something, he was right there to take the photoperiod >> it was one exposure out of 36. believing he had the picture of the day, he went back to the bureau early and nearly got fired. >> his boss let him have it. >> after 17 minutes in the darkroom, vindication and a

photo he was proud to have added to history. >> a wonderful story. that photo was nominated for a pulitzer prize. it came in second to be photographed snapped the day before of jack ruby shooting lee harvey oswald. a local national guardsman was killed off fighting for his country. our family and friends paid tribute to a man who was a hero. and a sentimental love and as family and friends honor a young boy. >> we have a few showers and thunderstorms for tonight. maybe a touch of winter in the seven day forecast. 46 at the ai

crescive vigil tonight for someone killed in afghanistan last week after soldiers mistakenly burned copies of the colleran -- koran. >> he made us better. he showed us the right ways of what we should do. >> the hero overseas and at home. that vigil was held at the elementary school where he was a gym teacher. he leaves behind a wife and four children. he was 48 years old. family and friends are honoring the life of a young boy by giving back.

brian palmer died of natural causes in his sleep in 2004. his family raises money where he would have attended school. the fund was held at the columbus gardens. his mother says helping out makes things easier. >> as young as he was, he touched a lot of lives. he continues with it. we get to touch more lives. >> the family also donates to local sports. it is a done deal. st. agnes hospital has purchased the high school. almost two years after it announced it would close the school pure the hospital has plans for the 32 acre site. >> the old high school building had been partially boarded up since it was forced to close.

all of that is about to change. >> the overall goal of the project is to create a space that is inviting, welcoming, and supportive to wall of the community. >> st. agnes is planning to turn a portion of the building into office space and eventually redevelop the baseball field. the very field where a group once played. -- babe ruth played. >> we've been -- have been out here working. we have not been working out the details. the cal ripken sr. foundation is committed to working with the hospital to build the best possible parks, utilizing this area to its maximum potential. >> it has been almost two years since the cardinal and archbishop closed a complex, along with another building. >> the decision to close it

remains the most difficult and painful love my tenure as archbishop. i hope and pray that today's announcement will help to close some of those wounds. >> a note -- an alumnus agrees with a plan. >> always been a good community member, we are neighbors across the street. we have had a great working relationship. i think it is a win-win. >> it could be up to three years before ground is broken. >> a pit bull mixed found with a severed leg in baltimore is going to get a second chance at life. the badly injured stock was arrested last february and taken to the animal rescue. doctors gave him a prosthetic

leg, made possible by a fund that helps injured animals. staff says the dog has come a long way. >> she was 38 pounds when she came in. 61 now. she was skin and bones. she had abrasions on her head. she came through it all. >> she has since adopted the dog who got their name because she would not stop giving doggy kisses when she was rescued. that is a good dog. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast. >> like we said, we are going to get some showers and thunderstorms. temperatures are in the 40's. we do have a lightning detection system. you can see a couple of strikes around d.c. near bethesda. some heavy rain. there were a few strikes a little while ago.

tonight, don't be surprised if you see some lightning. we do not expect any severe weather we have been talking about. some heavy rain may cause some minor flooding around the region. from baltimore, not a whole lot happening. another batch of moderate to heavy rain across frederick county. let's take a look at the weather. this is what is going on tonight. number one, cold there is dragging down across the northern plains. it is snowing in chicago. you have the warmer out of the gulf of mexico. that creates the severe weather we have been discussing. this high pressure in new england is suppressing everything to the south. temperatures are stuck in the 40's tonight. the atmosphere does not have enough energy to create severe weather at home. south of here is still possible. this system has enough energy to create tornadoes and -- even

into the overnight hours. you can still see a strong line of thunderstorms into alabama. there is about five or six warnings and this line of storms. this will continue all night into early tomorrow morning. the toll will continue, that which we have been talking about for damage and fatalities. a flood watches and a fact. the crowd was saturated from a couple of days yesterday. if we get a soaking rain, there could be some minor flooding. warnings are in effect. check out the temperatures. we are in the 40's. i do not think they will move for the rest of the night. 46 at the airport. the forecast for tonight, showers, maybe a thunderstorm. the temperature is holding steady, in the 40's. tomorrow, maybe a thunderstorm.

after 10:00, it will probably clear up. if you have out or plants, i think it will be fine. and then it gets colder behind the system. 48 on sunday. there could be some rain or snow showers. a 30% chance on sunday. then the sunshine comes back and it warms up. near 70 by thursday. >> look forward to that. the lacrosse team gets his biggest test of the season. see the numbers and the rankings. >> and tonight's jackpot is an estimated $108 million. umass -- must match and these numbers. but see if we can make you a millionaire. 48, 29, 52, 54 and 16.

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the tag means rice cannot leave as a free agent. it guarantees them a salary of $7 million next season. the ravens what a long-term tail and it buys time to continue negotiations. big deals to follow. both played under the franchise kagan had huge contracts. a different day for the evans. the ravens released him today. the turn of highlight will remain the touchdown pass he did not catch. are releasing evans, they have an extra $5.5 million. in theory, evans could reassign at a lower price but that looks less likely for lee evans then running for public office. players try to injure other players, frowned on. page to injure other players,

frowned on. the new orleans since are running in county pool, -- frowned on.l, two dozen players paid players bonuses for knocking opponents out of a game with injuries. redskins players say greg williams had a similar pool when he worked in washington. williams apologize to the saints and the leak. apologies after you get caught this impact. he could face fines and the loss of a draft pick as a result. johns hopkins men's lacrosse coach does not put a lot of stock impulse. now they have something other than just the no. 2 ranking. they have a 4-0 start to the season. all the more impressive they won on the road at princeton today. a patient approach. second quarter, the left side of

the neck, he gets it in. they have their first lead of the game, 3-2. his first goal of this season. an impossible angle. he squeezes it in. five minutes later, the celebration continues. his second goal of the game and this season. he got it in from the other side of the net. hopkins beat princeton 10-8. the capitals are continuing to slip in and out of the playoff spot. on the ice tonight against new jersey. 3-0 goal. michael was speak on this? side. l.0 was the final peri

they're hosting spring brought up in the four-a final. the white uniforms, in control of this one. a good drive for morgan hill gets it to go. he drops it for three. wait too strong. it is truly driving with a laugh and off the glass. -- julie driving with a

>> it is friday night. >> it is going to be the weekend on matter the weather. we are going to have some showers and thunderstorms. the afternoon will be fine if you have outdoor plans after 10:00 in the morning. you should not have to worry about any rain. >> we can handle it. >> near 70 by the end of the week. >> the problem at all. that is off for 11:00 news tonight. the tonight show with jay leno