if they cross the line. >> a baltimore police officer is on his way to prison for running a drug trafficking ring. that is our big story tonight. >> former baltimore city police officer daniel redd will likely step -- serve 20 years in prison for selling drugs out of a police station parking lot. >> and the investigation and to former officer daniel redd started with a tip received last year. >> the officer was an armed drug dealer. he will suffer the consequences. >> the consequences will likely be 20 years in prison. he has pled guilty to possession with intent to sell and conspiring to sell drugs while on the job from january to june of last year.

he was at times in uniform and carrying his service weapon as he sold heroin. >> an egregious violation of the public trust. this is a baltimore police department led investigation. we identified the problem cut rectify the problem. we partnered with our federal authorities. >> it included wiretapped phone conversations. in one conversation, he referred to the police station to meet up location as the district. he had been working as a police officer for 17 years. >> i do think it is cause for concern. there ought to be some recognition that the police department is turning the corner in terms of dealing with corruption. it will be a schism -- a significant deterrent and the future. >> u.s. attorney points to this

case as evidence of the baltimore city police department is committed to reaching out corruption. >> the level of coordination, cooperation police provided to the fbi. >> if the court accepts the plea agreement, he will be sentenced to 20 years in prison. that is scheduled for june 20. >> a man is in critical condition after being hit by a car. it happened shortly after 6:30 this evening on route 24. the victim suffered a head injury and was flown to a hospital. no word on who was at fault. police are investigating a shooting in east baltimore. this happens is before 4:00 this afternoon. police are not releasing further information. >> an 84-year-old woman is

recovering tonight after being robbed and beaten in her home. police said it happens in the afternoon thursday in northeast baltimore. >> a very nice lady. >> finding out an elderly neighbor was attacked and robbed is a very disturbing reality. according to police, and 84- year-old woman was gardening in her backyard when she was approached by a suspect arm to the gun. >> the guy went into her back door. he went inside and he pulled the gun on her. he asked for money and then he hit her, and you know, she fell down. >> yesterday, detectives worked out in the area. they flooded the immediate neighborhood, looking for witnesses. >> police said the victim was taken to an area hospital with serious, but non-life-

threatening injuries. they have since stepped up patrols in the neighborhood. police say they have -- they're looking into the possibility that the suspect may have been involved in other robberies. >> detectives are looking into the possibility. we want to know if this individual is involved in more than this and to that. >> for folks live in this neighborhood, not on the suspect is still all there is very unsettling. >> it makes you very uncomfortable. i almost did not talk to you. if it was broad like -- it was broad daylight. >> we tried to contact a victim and her family, but were unsuccessful. anyone with information should call baltimore city police at this number. >> baltimore county investigators are concerned that there could be more victims in the sexual abuse case. rahn freeland is accused of using facebook to solicit sex from miners using -- sex

from minors. police are asking any other potential the victims to come forward by calling this number. a howard county woman is indicted on 69 counts of animal cruelty charges. among them, aggravated -- she was taken into custody yesterday. she is being held in connection with the death of 40 animals. if convicted, she could face up to three years in prison or a fine of up to $5,000 for each account. the property and manager alerted police after becoming concerned about a strong odor. there is another effort to push anne arundel county executive salvador. it comes from the aclu. -- out the door. it comes from the aclu.

he was keeping records on citizens who may have been political opponents. the list might include a county councilman, at the school superintendent, and two women who filed sexual discrimination suits against john leopold. some records show evidence of a crime. >> the county executive was using the county police as his political opposition research team. >> john leopold has been indicted on charges of misconduct. >> the governor was talking up his same-sex marriage bill before a group of catholics meeting in baltimore. the four members of the national catholic minister, the governor said he is confident it will survive referendum. >> i truly believe that ultimately, the voters of our state will once again come down

on the side of human dignity. >> the governor's brother, peter o'malley, is leaving the chief of staff position in the baltimore mayor's office to join a baltimore law firm. he will be counseled in the firm's city office, focusing on government relations. he has been the mayor's chief of staff since may. prior to that, he served as the chairman of the maryland democratic party. maryland budget now in the hands of the house. >> house members have some different ideas from the plan that has passed the senate. the house is considering a 70% tax hike on some tobacco products. the senate calls for a 20% increase. they do not see eye to eye on raising the personal income-tax rate. house leaders are reportedly looking at increases for the top 7% of wage earners only. the differences have to be reconciled before the session

ends on april nights. you can stay on top of what is going on with your tax dollars collins, on our website wbaltv.com. mitt romney and rick santorum battled in a obama country today. the voters go to the polls on tuesday. republican conservatives in that state seemed to be connecting with santorum. mitt romney need a strong showing after losing to santorum in alabama and mississippi. both gop candidates attacked president obama today. the president was there and ready to fight back. >> hard work is a value. looking out for one another, that is of value. the idea we're all in this together, that is of value. >> mitt romney and santorum are battling it out for puerto rico. >> defense attorneys for bradley

manning will not get the chance to take sworn statements from eight people before his trial. a military judge has ruled that the attorneys cannot take statements from the individuals who reviewed the information before the trial, but may be able to interview them later. he is accused of leaking military secret information to the website the private is due back in court sometime next month. the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 of 10 civilians has been identified as 38-year-old robert bale. he will be detailed at fort leavenworth kansas. present karzei accused the u.s. of failing to cooperate and is demanding the u.s. pulled troops out of afghan villages. president obama spoke with president karzei this morning, but officials said it is unlikely that the u.s. will agree to an early withdrawal. robert bale is an 11-year

veteran. >> hotels across the country are making it easier for people to visit loved ones serving far from hong. a national program hotels for heroes is being launched to the families of wounded soldiers can stay with their loved ones while they undergo medical treatment. people can donate their unused hotel rewards points to military families. it is a way that we can easily giveback. >> it fills a void and allows us to feel good about helping our veterans who are returning with their families being able to see them. >> marriott international and american hotels are some of the hotels involved. it was homecoming day for some md. army national guard soldiers. >> after serving in egypt, the soldiers returned to their armories. >> the families of the soldiers

are returning began arriving early. it has been a long wait and this is a homecoming day. >> it has been a long time. >> it has been long. i had my ups and downs. >> we have missed him a lot. we are excited he is coming along. >> they hung signs to welcome their soldiers back,. the soldiers are returning from egypt, where they have been serving na deployment on the sinai peninsula. >> they are enforcing the camp david accords. back then, egypt and israel came to an agreement that we would provide a multinational force to observe the border, to prevent any conflict between israel and israel -- israel and egypt. the buses carrying the soldiers showed up and they were reunited with their families. it's a scene you never get tired of seeing.

the same scene was going 9 at the other armories in frederick and silver spring. >> do not leave again. >> it has been over a year. i am glad to be home. >> it is nice to watch more of her growing up. >> it feels wonderful to be back. it is great. it is awesome. that is thep, a baltimore police newscast, now streaming every single day online. we will tell you what it is all about. >> there are a few showers and a few thunderstorms still showing up on doppler tonight.

right now, cloudy and mild. 54 degrees at the airport and 58 downtown.

>> a vigil to honor the victims of solved and unsolved murders in the city. they also took time to express the need for change. outwe have more murderous there, but they are not being solved. mothers, fathers, need to get

with their children. get involved in what they are doing. >> mothers of murdered sons is a place for moms to communicate with each other. we have some new competition going on in baltimore. >> a daily newscast, streaming live from police headquarters. the show is called bpdtv. >> this is are set up. >> the baltimore city police department getting into a new line of work. >> if you have any information -- >> broadcast news. >> we also have the ability to play video. if you look at the screen, this is surveillance video of a robbery. >> it is called bpdtv. officials believe it is first and the nation.

>> we will talk about significant unrest, robberies, act of violence. suspect descriptions from the night before. >> each episode is archived on line. interact with the public in any way possible is the goal. a newscast was the next logical step in a multimedia strategy. police also reach out to tens of thousands of followers. twitter, facebook. >> we need to arm them with information. so people will give police information about the bad things that are happening. we will partner with the state's attorney's office. >> it has not been an easy transition to this side of the camera. at times -- >> it was terrifying. >> worth it, they say. a new virtual front line in baltimore's policing strategy. i asked if they wanted make up

tips today, and they said, no. we put a link on our website. >> the department of natural resources is using "the lorax" to treat moviegoers -- to teach moviegoers' an important lesson. people may not know how vital it is to replenish our resources. >> if you are going to take trees down, replant trees. it is okay to cut down trees as long as you replant them. >> seedlings were wrapped by volunteers. >> your insta-weather-plus forecast with tom tasselmyer -- >> the mild weather continued today, but not as warm as it

was earlier this week. we were talking 25 or 30 degrees warmer than normal. today, we were talking about nine degrees warmer than normal. additionally, we made it to 63 degrees at the airport on the inner harbor. 85 the record high. 14 degrees is the record low. we have seen some scattered showers and thunderstorms passing south of us. strong storms have been down around a virginia beach. you can see the general trend is to take the showers and cloud cover to the south and east of us. for a brief period of time, the sky will clear. 54 at the airport, a 50 on the beach at ocean city, 59 in westminster. it is most likely that by morning, we will be able to get some temperatures down into the 40's.

clouds are likely to form in spots tomorrow morning. perhaps even a little drizzle. it might look kind of cloudy early on, but we will see some sunshine tomorrow. the morning could be kind of cloud. 54 to 44 at the general temperature early on. this front has stalled and is beginning to wash out. temperatures will be a couple degrees above where we were today. high pressure into new england will push some cooler air back down the coast for sunday. we are right on the edge of that and that is where we will be all weekend long. in the middle of the country, some are continuing. temperatures are in the 80's. most of that warm weather will stick to our south and west. our temperatures will be quite a bit above normal.

69 to 74 tomorrow. we are still pushing towards that 20 degrees above normal range. sunrise at 7:14. the water temperatures are slowly coming up. 50's across most of the water temperatures. in the mountains, it will start of cloudy. a chance for a thunderstorm reaches the mountains on sunday. weekend on the eastern shore, last weekend of winter and it will feel like spring. 60's and 70's. donna ocean city, you have the chilly ocean nearby and -- down at ocean city, you have the chilly ocean nearby. a nice finish to the winter season with partly cloudy skies. spring begins at 1:14 in the morning on tuesday. st. patrick's day will be 72 degrees. sunday, more clouds, 60's.

a chance for a couple of showers on monday. another round of showers or thunderstorms could get your thursday night into friday of next week. >> the n.c.a.a. tournament ships from a mild to wild. brace yourself for the surprises. >> good evening, america. it is friday, march 16. the jackpot is as an estimated as high as $200 million. our first number -- 43, 51, 53, 29, 28.

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>> relative calm in the n.c.a.a. tournament gave way to chaos tonight. madness' prevails. it happened twice. 75-70. we cannot show you those highlights because of broadcast restrictions. we can show did the earlier surprise. norfolk state over missouri. close a strong inside. second half, norfolk state, rattle in the 3. under minutes, tie game. it came down to the final seconds. off the mark.

norfolk state with a colossal upset, 86-84. >> you always go into the game with a sense of confidence. i never thought it would be an upside. -- upset. florida state just sidestepped an upside as well. -- upset as well. second half, tied at 52. florida state, same spot, same result. miller with the 3. white from the wing. that is the margin. tomorrow morning, the terps kick off the women's n.c.a.a. tournament against navy. maryland may not feel so good

about going in. comcast center will come alive tomorrow morning. tough time to start a basketball game. both teams but in a like workout on the court today. navy, 18 and 3. neither team knew much about the other prior to their pairing in the first round. after a few days of practice, both coaches shared their feelings. >> i do want to complement navy. after these young ladies are done playing basketball, these kids will go serve our country. we have the utmost respect for them and their team and their program. but we are excited to be hosting at comcast. we are ready to play. this will be the most challenging team we have played all year. just a tough test for us. we are looking forward to the

opportunity. >> the ravens failed to reach a deal to bring back a 15-year veteran. he has a reputation for helping to bring along a young players and new players on the ravens offensive line. the ravens will have either a new player or a young player, maybe both. the orioles a 3-1 winner in spring training.

>> st. patrick's day, a nice looking day. a little cloudy in the morning, sunshine in the afternoon. chance for some shower is monday afternoon. spring begins early morning tuesday. >> we got an early start on spring. thank you for joining us tonight. >> we will see you back here tomorrow night.

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