to cure our side of the stories in the court. and i'm very -- to hear our side of the story is in court. and i'm very confident. >> the police rank-and-file will have a no-confidence vote. >> is our rank-and-file find they have no confidence, then he should step aside. >> the police chief is named in the indictment as doing little. when the security details complained about the work they were allegedly asked to do. >> you can stand up and be unemployed, or you can continue to ask for help from the chain of command, which is what these officers were doing. >> the county executive plans to have a hearing. >> i will have some very public questions for the chief in the coming days about what he knew and when and why when it looks like something inappropriate was happening. >> the chief issued a statement

today saying he works well with the police union. sergeants and lieutenants today said leopold should step aside pending an outcome -- the outcome of this case. >> testimony has started in a wrongful death and malicious prosecution case against two baltimore city police officers. officer james brookes and christopher a. hearn are accused of negligence and excessive force. it stems from a police involved shooting outside a union hall. two men were killed and another were shot in hand. but the defense claims the shootings were justified because the officers were defending themselves and others. >> new details of the death of a 13-year-old baltimore city girl. police say it appears the death of monae turn--- monae turnage

is an accident. two 2 miles -- two juveniles are facing involuntary manslaughter charges. >> monae turnage and a couple of her friends were playing with a gun, the gun went off and shot her in the chest she died and the two possibly panicked and tried to hide her body. her mother is still trying to make sense of this whole ordeal. >> i cannot explain how i feel. losing a child like that, it is devastating. >> edith turnage is still in a state of shock after a 13-year- old daughter was found shot to death in an alley in the 1600 block of feckless view avenue in east baltimore sunday night. according to her family, she was supposed to be roller skating with her friends saturday night.

instead, police say between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. she was at a friend's house with two male juvenile is, ages 12 and 13, and were playing with a .22 caliber rifle and somehow she was shot in the chest and died. police say the two boys took her body outside and buried it under some plastic bags in an alley. >> when we did not hear from her for about 30 minutes, we knew something was terribly wrong. and the story of her friends, it did that add up. something was not right. >> after talking to investigators at around 1:00 a.m. saturday morning, they searched the neighborhood in hopes of finding her. unfortunately, it was her brother who found her body at around 6:00 p.m. sunday night. >> at first when we looked we did not see anything, but then we looked again. >> turnage was an eighth grader with various certificates of academic achievement and an open

bible by her bed. she was very well-rounded, her mother says, and had dreams of being a doctor. >> she would go to school every day. she was up on her grades. she was in church. she sang in the choir. >> with those dreams-, -- with those dreams dashed, police said there are still many unanswered questions. >> whose gun was it? how did it and at the hands of a 12 and 13-year-old child? >> the two boys are being charged as juvenile spirit of their names are not been released. they are charged with involuntary manslaughter. police also tell us they're looking into the possibility that a couple of adults may have been involved in helping these two young boys.

>> marilyn's handgun permit law is ruled unconstitutional by federal judge. the law requires a good and substantial reason to carry handguns. but today, the judge said it violated the second amendment, the right to bear arms. the plaintiff could not renew his permit in 2009 because he could not show he had been the subject of threats occurring beyond his residence. he first received the permit after fighting with an intruder in his home in 2002. >> meanwhile, house and senate are so far apart on how to balance the state budget, some are suggesting this session may have to be extended. david collins joins us live from annapolis with more on how this is going now. >> budget decision making got underway today. no big ticket items were on the table. the senate subcommittee is recommended transferring half a

million dollars out of the $731,000 the university of maryland system paid lobbyists. it would be to set up an agricultural law clinic on the university of baltimore campus. senator kohlberg admits the sun is coincidentally the same amount as the legal charges of a farmer who is engaged in litigation over bacteria found in a drainage ditch. the university law firm represents a client who sued the farms. some lawmakers want to wrap lot -- one to level the playing field for farmers. >> if you are going to go after maryland farm families, this is a way to break off some money so they have reached for -- recourse. >> the subcommittee voted to keep the governor's recommendation for breakfast programs in schools.

the senate is leaning toward a the 0.25% across-the-board increase in state income tax. the house has its anti-tax for the top 7% to 10% wage earners only. -- has its eye on attacks for the top 7% to 10% wage earners. the senate is looking at phasing in teacher pensions, one-third of the amount each year over three years. also, reworking the foreman on how local school districts pay for student costs. -- the formula on how local districts pay for student costs. that legislation hanging in the balance includes doubling of the flesh tax, wind energy, and the governor's transportation bill, which includes a gas tax increase. >> tomorrow, the senate committee will get a briefing on the so-called doomsday bill,

which is only balanced through budget cuts. >> definitely a seybert showdown before super tuesday. the republican presidential candidates are spending this election eve making their pitch to voters. >> a new poll shows super tuesday could be a split decision for the candidates. , ithe eve of super tuesday was game on in ohio. mitt romney and rick santorum competing for boats -- four of votes in the buckeye battlegrounds. -- competing for votes in the buckeye battleground. >> there are new endorsements, including former first lady barbara bush. >> santorum is not, but not sorry.

>> ultimately, it will come down to you, people of ohio. >> 8 poll shows santorum is slipping and romney in the lead, but it remains a dead heat. ohio is a critical swing state for republicans. >> it is a great microcosm of middle america and whoever wins that will have bribing rights. >> newt gingrich -- will have bragging rights. >> new gingrich is also looking for bragging rights in his home state of georgia. in the meantime, ron pollack still has not won a contest and needs a win -- ron paul still has not won a contest and needs a win. >> it is hard for him to go on as a credible contender if he has not won anything by the time super tuesday is over. >> he spent the last 24 hours campaigning in idaho. >> 11 news would like you to be

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>> 40 deaths reported following friday's 22 outbreak across the midwest and south. at least -- tornado outbreaks across the midwest and south. kentucky was the hardest hit. >> it is only by the grace of god that we do not have hundreds of fatalities. >> to make matters worse, in snowstorm has covered much of the area with a few inches of snow, making cleanup quite difficult. >> as days pass, survivors are coming forward with their stories to share, including one maryland woman who was in northern alabama friday when the tornadoes hit. patricia ryan was in harvest

helping the people there to rebuild from the tornadoes that hit them in 2011. she said she heard the tornado warning siren and went to a shelter for safety. after the tornadoes hit, she and members of her church group went back to the homes they had been working on, only to find that many had been damaged again, or destroyed. >> the tornado touched down two street behind where we were working. the next day we went back and saw the terrible devastation, just homes completely destroyed, other homes completely gone. you could not even see evidence, except for the foundations. >> patricia says, despite the latest outbreak of weather, the people she worked with in alabama are determined to rebuild again. be sure to stay tuned to the nightly news with brian williams. they will have coverage of the cleanup, beginning at 6:30 p.m. >> and now, your 11 insta- weather plus forecast with chief

meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> does for a storms develop on a strong cold front. that front went through here and we have the chilly air behind it, producing even some snow showers this afternoon. although, much more snow to our south in virginia. activity is winding down on hd doppler. still some snow showers to contend with if you are traveling tonight. for the most part, the main storm is off the coast and pulling away. high pressure will build in with a quieter and even warmer weather pattern going into the next couple of days. the almanac in baltimore today shows a trace of precipitation officially at b.w.i.. that was a little bit of light snow. 46 degrees downtown. the normal for march is 50. the record high of the 80's. 41 and pike bill. 39 cockeysville. to the west to the mountains,

loh 20's. a very cold night ahead of us. the winds will slowly diminish. by morning, many areas around the area will be down in the low 20's. there is the storm that dumped snow to our south. in fact, it was significant snowfall. parts of the best and virginia county, 5 to 9 inches of snow. richmond had snow today. even in southern maryland, about an inch there. high pressure is coming in now from the south. that will bring clearing skies and chilly air tonight into tomorrow morning. as the storm front pushes through the legs and into newfoundland, you see the temperature contrast. 66 in denver. that is the mild air that will be streaming in to the midlantic region for the middle of the week. in the cloud cover to renewing

when tomorrow. -- a bit of cloud cover throughout new england tomorrow. the front up there in the great lakes thursday afternoon will get here thursday night and bring another warming trend. but at least thursday looks like spring kind of days. the winds are coming out of the southwest on the bay. the bay water temperatures are in the 40's. look at the big temperature jumped from the mid 40's tomorrow to almost 60 degrees on wednesday in the mountains. lots of sunshine on wednesday. temperatures get to 60 wednesday. on the coast, a little bit of a chilly seabreeze. inland around salsbury and princess anne, getting into the mid 60's wednesday and thursday. that signals going back to daylight savings time to a.m. on

sunday. that means we will lose an hour of sleep. -- at 2:00 a.m. on sunday. that means we will lose an hour of sleep. 57 with mostly sunny skies on sunday. >> from the susquehanna banks sports center, this is 11 sports. >> a year ago during the lockout, the ravens quarterback took a lead role for the players union in shaping a new collective bargaining agreement. today, the business side of the game leaves him looking for a new team. they released him this afternoon. two summers ago, fox worth tore his a seal on the first day of training camp. -- toward his hdacl on the first day of training camp. right now, the ravens in as much responsible to work on deals.

-- the ravens need as much room as possible to work on deals. foster was given almost $21 million guaranteed. once --gent reportedly once got a dream peterson seven years, $100 million. you will feel much more excited about this a month from now. if the orioles open their regular season the way they opened today, a split squad matchup, beating tampa paid. -- tampa bay. they play the pirates tonight in sarasota. early march motivation, a win will put the team into the

tournament finals by beating the semifinals yesterday. loyola coach wants this win for the profile improvement would bring to the university. >> i want to see the kids get what they want. i've got my thing in life. i've got an n.c.a.a. ring. duewell won it as a head coach? sure, but i'm -- do i want it as a head coach? sure, but i'm happy guy. i would like to share with a great university we are around the country. that is worth it. >> eight years ago, the lowest rated program in the country, and now they are one win away from march madness. >> that is fantastic. >> a look at the forecast coming up next.

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>> a flurry of snow and then it sunshine. and a mighty, "hi-ho, silver." >> we did have some snow, and whenever [laughter] roberts said] 43 tomorrow -- what ever robb said.

[laughter] we did have some snow and that it will warm up starting tomorrow 60 degrees by thursday. much cooler on saturday. 57 on sunday. daylight savings is sunday at 2:00 a.m., the clocks go forward. you immediately lose an hour. >> that is okay, though. >> we are getting close to shorts savings time. the weather will be warming up. >> 65 on thursday. >> we are waiting for that to happen. >> thank you for joining us. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--