as we get more information, we will update you. >> baltimore police and city hall officials are reviewing a disruptive leaking at the inner harbor. >> the trouble started with large groups of kids converging on the inner harbor on saturday evening. let's go live downtown for more on the big story. >> this is becoming an all too familiar problem. 10 kids were arrested on charges ranging from disorderly conduct to assault. a teenage girl was a injured in a stabbing. they believe it all started that word spread that of different types of meat ups. >> i am committed to making sure the harbor is safe for our citizens and visitors. it's our trademark and going to protected. we will respond quickly to make

sure we are able to have a safer environment for everyone. >> city police are consulting with school police to may be in the best position to know when big gatherings are planned. easter sunday traditionally draws a lot of kids. the city does not want another repeat of the incidences that have plagued the harbor when heavy police response was required. police say this having happened at about 9:00 when two groups of girls started fighting. they blame the unexpectedly warm weather for drawing a large crowd. >> thank you. another former baltimore police officer will spend time behind bars as part of a corruption scandal involving a majestic towing company. he is one of 17 officers charged in the kickback scheme.

they would receive money in exchange for sending vehicles to their location. >> a double tractor-trailer accident closed three lanes along the west side of the beltway causing quite a mess for drivers. this was along the inner loop of the ball away. a tractor-trailer jackknifed and hit another. luckily no injuries were reported, but there was property damage. the cause of the crash is under investigation. the mayor of baltimore will introduce her plan to rebuild -- to ease the tax burden on the home owners. >> the mayor plans to use money from a new facility to fund the tax reduction for the facility. economists say it looks to be a bold move considering the complex has yet to be built. and at 20 cents they are proposing here, baltimore would

remain one of the highest tax rates, if not the highest in the state. >> it is certainly better than where we were two years ago. >> the mayor pat serve best foot forward on monday as she prepares to introduce new legislation to drop the city's property-tax by 20 cents per hundred dollars of value by 2020. for someone with a $250,000 home, in 2013, the property taxes would drop $50. in 2014, to under $44. by 2020, they would be saving $500. >> this is the beginning, not the end. every penny that goes down makes us more competitive. >> how will the mayor pilaf the drop? by reducing the city's spending, dedicating 90% of the proceeds to these lots facility which has not been built yet, and providing tax relief to owner-

occupied homeowners. >> it is a good start for a challenging problem. >> there are a number of problems plaguing baltimore city from a infrastructure to schools to its reputation which is constantly taking a hit. the small drop in property taxes may not be a big enough to hit. >> while 20 cents off property taxes -- >> third there is the issue of cities lots revenue and whether that will come out of the state or be recycled by its own residents. >> when people from virginia drive up or is it going to be baltimore residents? >> and there may be more problems living as there are reports coming out of annapolis

that lawmakers would like to see a slots' facility built in pg county and that could affect it. >> tonight, police are searching for the driver hit a road construction worker along interstate 95 after midnight on saturday. police say a 35-year-old was observing safety protocol while working to strike lanes along interstate 95. that is when police say a driver appeared into the construction is down, hit the man and it took off. he's recovering tonight and listed in fair condition. police are looking for a gold or civil -- gold or silver colored sedan, posse -- possibly a grand prix with a slight damage. >> technically and astronomically, spring doesn't

start for another few hours. it will officially be the vernal equinox, a meteorologist shockley, spring has been with us for a while. -- meteorologist lee, spring has been up -- but with us for awhile. scattered showers pushing into the region to the west of baltimore. that activities that -- extended to hagerstown and part of washington and alleghany counties. storms are trying to push into the mid-atlantic and you have under in parts of pennsylvania but in baltimore, we've seen just a few clouds and a sprinkle or to. we will detail your 7 day forecast in just a few minutes. >> a manhunt is on after the shooting death of four people, including three children at a jewish school and southeastern france. we've got the latest on the

investigations. >> the news that this is the same 45 caliber weapons as an to previous shootings is crucial because there raises concern among french officials that they may be dealing with a serial killer. this happened at around 8:00 around the to lose it area. he got off a motorcycle and opened fire outside a jewish school. four people have been killed, including three children. >> we stand with the victims of this attack and offer our condolences and join the government of france in condemning this unprovoked and vicious act of violence. >> eyewitnesses say children were running into the school in terror. it is the third of three attacks we have seen. last thursday, a shooter opened fire on three members of the

french military standing at an atm. one of the questions for french investigators is whether this is the same shooter and whether they are racially motivated or if there is political motivation. the prosecutor's office says it will investigate terrorist links. nikolas sarkozy describes it as barbary, savagery, and cruelty that cannot win. hate cannot win, he says. >> family and friends gathered to recognize a major killed in afghanistan during an attack on the afghan ministry. >> at the funeral home in park fell, a group who did not know the majors to across the street to pay respects to the fallen soldier. >> i did not know him. >> but i would just like to show

my respect. he served our country. he died for us. just respect. >> somebody is fighting for your country, you should honor that person. >> the major was killed in afghanistan shortly after the incident of burning the korans. the taliban claimed responsibility. he joined the national guard in 1986 and worked out of the fifth regiment armory. a military honor guard carried the majors body to a waiting hearse.

then, with a police motorcycle escort, the major was carried to trinity assembly of god church where a private service was held. before the service, the majors son and daughter talked to us about their dad. >> my father, he was the best man i've ever met in my entire life. he was truly the most honest, loyal, hard-working man i've ever met in my entire life. it just so happened he happened to be my father. >> he went there to provide for our family and serve his country and did it until the very end. he was as big as he is, he had the biggest heart. >> he will be laid to rest tomorrow at arlington national cemetery. >> our thoughts are with the

family tonight. more than two dozen senior citizens are living in temporary homes nearly two weeks after a fire tore through their apartment community. tonight, investigators say they know who sparked the flames. >> medical investigators want to know why not enough women are being screened for cancer. >> trying to get maryland banks to act now to avoid

>> 11 news has learned that this fire that displaced seniors earlier this month was intentionally set by the only person killed in the flames. investigators are now releasing the men's names, but the blaze started around 7:00 in the evening. the fire truck responding to the scene it collided with a car. no one was hurt in that crash. salvation army officials have been working to help the is seniors to have not been able to work in their homes. building peace block by block. all kicked off at frederick douglass high school. the idea is everyone has a role to play in making the city safer and finding ways to help kids

resolve conflict. one goal is to reduce the rate of juvenile homicide by 30%. >> it is my sad duty to report homicide's are the leading cause of death among baltimore's the residents 15 to 24 years of age. >> use of violence prevention week last to march 25 and involves events, workshops and open houses to spotlight what health officials call a city wide epidemic. >> the maryland a lieutenant governor is speaking out to increase the number of applicants to a federally funded health insurance program run by the state. he kicked off the second anniversary of the affordable care act in annapolis, introducing a new marketing campaign designed to enhance participation in the plan. this is a state and federally funded plan for people who don't qualify for health insurance because they have a pre-existing condition.

they welcome individuals who exhausted their employees didn't compensation and in the war against cancer, early detection often saves lives. that is why screenings like mammograms are so important. a recent report shows not enough women are getting the cancer screenings. >> she knows how a important tests are and gets them regularly. a recent paps mayor was abnormal and she required surgery. >> it ended up being too removed abnormal cells that were not cancerous. >> a recent report shows not enough women are getting these life-saving tests, falling short of the recommended screening for breast and colorectal cancer. >> breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and everyone should have appropriate screening. colorectal cancer is the third

most common cancer in women. as eight gynecological oncologist, cervical cancer is a totally preventable cancer if you follow the guidelines for an appropriate screening. >> how often you should be screened it depends on factors you should discuss with your doctor. >> it is important for that patient to have the family discussion about the risk factors and determine the appropriate screening intervals. >> you want to screen for what you can scream for and what is out there. >> of the report says having no health insurance is one of the reasons women are not getting the test. a federal appeals judge has upheld the constitutionality of a statute requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging. the ruling despot address the constitutionality of specific

images. that will be taken up in a separate case. today's ruling found the requirement for graphic warnings doesn't restrict tobacco companies' freedom of speech. the fda plans to require to show images of cadavers and other physical effects of smoking. >> in the warmth of these last few hours of winter, spring begins after midnight tonight. warm enough to trigger scattered showers transform in the region. in carroll county, the rain is coming down. looks like a decent shower there and we will keep an eye to see if any lightning strikes show up. notes under being reported by radar just yet.

just to the east of the easton and northeast of cambridge, isolated showers on the eastern shore. late winter or early spring showers popping up in our region. all of this is part of a bigger area of showers and storms trying to come out of the ohio valley. you see these storms driving south through western virginia and into the carolinas. there is a cluster of storms coming out of ohio now when they will take the same turned toward western virginia and to the carolinas. we are on the eastern edge of this activity. blocking what whether from reaching the baltimore area but the risk is there that isolated showers would form. it is warm enough to bubble up

these afternoon instability showers. cambridge, 73 degrees. a sea breeze cooling off ocean city. clouds and showers holding the temperature back a little bit. future cast picks up on some of those showers and this is an indication that it's picking up of low clouds, fog and drizzle at into tomorrow morning. the clouds will fill in and the fog will form. slight chance for all like -- for isolated showers around baltimore. there is a big, strong high- pressure sell off the coast pumping in the mild air, producing a split decision across the nation as far as the end of winter and beginning of spring. east of the mississippi, it is unseasonably warm. 77 up to international falls minnesota and 75 in chicago. west of the front, it's a whole different story with winter trying to hang on. a blizzard warning in montana

and 1 foot of snow expected in parts of central and northern montana. snow is falling all the way down into the mountains of arizona and new mexico. unsettled and stormy and the western half and spring getting a start early in the eastern half. temperatures in the '30's and '40's the western part of the nation and a summerlike warmth and parts of the ohio valley and southeast. winter storm warnings of a letdown to the new mexico border. that blizzard morning -- blizzard warning in montana. fog in the morning and clouds with an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow. another mile bay for the first day of spring. went on the day to stay out of the east at 5 to 10 knots and waves averaging 1 foot. your seven-to forecast -- spring at 1:14 in the morning. fog in the morning and afternoon sunshine with highs in the '70s and close to 80 degrees by

friday. >> thank you. a family who lost their daughter when struck by distractive driver is looking at changing the culture of the road. >> white teens will be a driving force in making that happen. >> a 4-year-old parents got a scare when he drank an entire bottle of children's motrin. bottle of children's motrin.

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>> and john hopkins university is looking to launch more miners into space. they're wanting to help students pursue careers in the industry. want to encourage them to build an internship around it. the theme of frames from -- a theme ranges from the design of space missions to remote observations of the earth and other planets. >> some baltimore area teenagers are tackling distracted drivers.

>> they're looking accents from the perspectives of trauma and medical responders, public safety officials and families affected by tragedy. one family on hand today was the felons. they lost their daughter while she was a senior in college when she was walking across the street and struck by a distracted but rest. they say it's up to teenagers to change the way the next generation gets behind the wheel. >> we think since we've never been an accident we are save drivers. but we are confusing the unlucky with being safe. teens are the one who are going to change. >> know life is worth the message. >> one outcome from the national summit was for teenagers to create their own locally-focused summit. >> the soldier accused of

killing 16 afghan civilians has met with his lawyer for the first time. >> tonight, we learn more about his history in the military. >> getting banks to help distract -- distressed homeowners. details coming up. >> the republican primary tomorrow in illinois. a lot is at stake for mitt romney and rick santorum. that story is coming up next.

>> more than 14,000 maryland families learned they may lose their homes. consumer advocates are calling for relief, asking the banks to take the mortgage 7 a step further and to launch a new principal reduction program in the next 30 days. >> let's go live downtown for a look at what the protesters want. >> a federal judge has not signed off on the judgment yet, but some consumer advocates are taking a pro-active approach, tight -- trying to get the banks to handle a situation and save more homes. >> out side at wells fargo bank, roger williams explains his frustration and resolved. >> i don't want to give up my

home. i'm not giving up my home. >> one of the messages he has asked the maryland rights coalition to take to the bank's losses. >> maryland homeowners have been struggling and they can't afford to wait any longer for relief. we need the banks to act quickly and substantively to help homeowners save their homes. >> the petition drive to wells fargo with 2800 signatures asking them to act in 30 days and to enact programs that would help homeowners and need. wells fargo and other banks are considering setting up other programs within 75 to 90 days. >> one of the things is that they're helping people who have applied for protection programs even before the national attorney general settlement is completed. we were happy to learn that and they were willing to reduce the

principal to an affordable level. >> the president said today's meeting was productive and look forward to continuing dialogue with these organizations as part of the commitment to keeping customers and homes and stabilizing communities. counselors told the managers about problems they have had been trying to resolve mortgage issues and getting loan modifications. roger williams said he fell behind in 2009 and never got a final loan modifications. now he just wants his original loan reset. >> i've given tens of thousands in interest payments as a service charge. give me some service. answer my phone call. just let me know where i stand. >> another meeting is set in 60 days with wells fargo. the group plans to meet with bank of america and other banks. here is a look at some of our

other top stories. the mayor of baltimore is preparing to introduce a plan to ease the tax burden on city homeowners. they plan to use money from the slots facility to fund a tax reduction, but this appears to be a bold move considering the site has not been billed yet. the city remains among the highest rates in the state by a long shot. baltimore police and city hall officials are reviewing and disruptive weekend at the inner harbor when a large group of kids descended on the inner harbor. 10 kids were charged with disruptive behavior and an assault. word of me that began on social media and police are consulting the school police to may be in the best position to know when big gatherings of kids are planned. >> the major was killed afghanistan shortly after the burning of the korans incident,

the jurors gathered outside to pay respect to the up fallen shoulder. he was 48 years old. >> to the republican race for the white house, all eyes are on illinois, a big swing state. can mitt romney beat rick santorum bad enough to look like the sure nominee? we've got the updates. >> illinois looks ideal for mitt romney, a moderate stay with lots of delegates. 69 up for grabs. >> these pancakes are as large as my win in pr last night. the margin was just about as good. >> romney won about half the votes yesterday and all 20 of the delegates. at the chicago economic club, he tried to fire up young voters. >> you ought to be working like crazy for people like me, conservatives who want to keep the cost of government down and

give you a brighter future. thank you. >> but rick santorum is still running down romney. >> he is uniquely disqualified to make the case against obamacare because he developed a blueprint for obamacare. >> party leaders are not applauding. >> we're not going to be successful in replacing an economic light weight with another economic plight. >> if i'm all light weight, he's a heavyweight. he is a big government heavyweight. >> rick santorum's delegate count is lightweight compared to romney's 443. but rick santorum is refusing to quit, like ronald reagan in his first campaign. >> he fought and won 11 states in 1976. i might add parenthetically that if we happen to win illinois, that would be the 11th state i've won in this election. >> santorum seems sure to win delegates. so does mitt romney.

the primary is proportional, almost guaranteeing the race will golan after tomorrow. >> meanwhile, presidential hopeful mitt romney is heading to maryland that the primary. details are still being ironed out in discussions with maryland officials. we are told of and will likely be hold around 3:30 on wednesday in arbutus. the location has not been confirmed. a stop is scheduled for frederick fairgrounds. no tickets are required. you are encouraged to arrive early. >> another big day for apple -- the world's most valuable publicly traded company is planning to shed billions of dollars in profits of shareholders. >> however all works coming up in the consumer alert. >> distress caused a u.s. soldier to snap in the deadly massacre. we have more on the case of the

staff sergeant coming up.

>> we may know his name but we still don't know the motive behind the shooting rampage that killed 16 afghan civilians. robert bales met with his attorney today for the first time. >> the meeting lasted for hours and the attorney said it was one of the most emotional meetings of his life. >> staff sergeant robert bales faced his attorney for the first time since being transferred to a military prison. >> as political, legal ramifications, social ramifications -- you can't imagine a better case. his lawyer described a long, emotional meeting for the sergeant who could face charges

this week. >> the body i knew is not the body that could have done this. >> family and friends are still in shock over the incident as more questions are raised on what may have triggered it. >> posttraumatic stress disorder could clearly be one factor. >> this military analyst says the multiple deployments may have taken a toll. the army that had served three tours of duty in iraq where he suffered a traumatic brain injury before heading to afghanistan. it was there he reportedly began to face financial troubles and risk losing his home. asked about the strains of war, the white house refused to comment. >> there is an investigation taking place and we're not going to wait in to that from here. >> expect that to come up again limit top commander in afghanistan testifies before congress tomorrow. >> still ahead -- shot in the

line of duty. baltimore officer is fighting a battle for his health. >> you can help him and others in his situation. >> the maryland poison center is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. i will tell you how they helped one local family. >> we are tracking a few showers with an unseasonably warm weather pattern set to take this into the first part of spring. 75 degreeseg

>> here is what is coming up at 6:00 -- a city legislation to reduce the baltimore property tax. we'll have details on the mayor's proposal. it moved from the senate and is

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denver. >> an interesting choice. its national poison prevention week and the maryland poison center is working to get out or unsafe practices and giving families peace of mind. >> henry rodriguez got into mischief nearly a year ago. his mother left a bottle of children's motrin on the sink and she let -- and that that child drag the whole thing. >> i was very upset. we are not doctors, so we thought it could be fatal. i'm thinking a four-year old will have to have his stomach pumped. that was terrifying. >> but before husband rushed him to the emergency room, they call the poison center and talk to an operator. >> he kept me very calm and said he would be fine, just keep an eye on him and give him something to drink and he wouldn't have a fever for a couple of days. >> the poison center is

celebrating its fourth year as the maryland school of pharmacy. >> with pharmacists and nurses at the ready to answer questions. >> they're urging everyone to keep the poison center number programmed into their phones. they are able to help most of the callers without a trip to the hospital. >> it gives them peace of mind. they don't have to scare the child by rushing them to the emergency room and saves time and dollars. >> the family takes comfort knowing the poison center is just a call way the they are extra cautious with their medicine. >> i no longer leave it on the bathroom sink as a gentle reminder. i doubt throated the medicine cabinet. >> for more information, you can find a link on our web site, wbaltv.com.

>> >> a couple of spring showers popping up a few hours ahead of schedule. spring begins at 1:14 in the morning. it hasn't felt like weather -- hasn't felt like winter for quite some time. most of the rain has been in carroll county tracking to the center part of the county and moving east. may make it over to your the baltimore county but it's drifting to the east northeast toward a pretty boy a reservoir. so far, no lightning strikes associated with that activity just yet. another batch of rain popped up on the eastern shore and it looks like one or two lightning strikes developed to the east.

cool air coming off the ocean and that boundary act as a miniature cool front and the storms could be developing on that. so far in baltimore, it's been another dry and mild day. temperatures 20 degrees warmer than normal. our official location for measuring temperatures here and at the inner harbor -- record height of 78. it didn't quite make it to the record. temperatures into the spring running way above normal. 70 in hancock and 68 degrees in oakland. you can see a few batches of showers on the west side of baltimore and this pattern we see on the feature cast is the computer model showing as low

clouds, fog and apache travel. -- patchy drizzle. maybe a couple of isolated showers but tonight, mostly up until midnight or so, lows in the 40's and 50's. high pressure off the coast will pump in unseasonably warm air for the entire eastern half of the country. international falls, minn., up to almost 80 degrees. a blizzard warning and parts of montana with a winter storm warning across arizona. kebab but on the other side of the weather pattern, it still feels like winter. wind out of the east on the day tomorrow with eight -- waves averaging 1 foot. thunderstorms in western maryland tomorrow. mild temperatures and highs around 72 or 73.

cool on the beach, '70s inland, and scattered thunderstorms the next few days. here comes spring it tomorrow. low to mid '70's on wednesday and thursday and up to 80 on friday. >> apple will be rewarding shareholders by paying out dividends and instituting a share buyback program. company officials made the announcement today saying they will pay quarterly dividend of $2.60 a share starting on july 1 and 8 $10 billion share buyback program will begin on september 30 and run for three years. the decision says is something steve jobs was reluctant to do. >> it is not a steve jobs and move to announce he's paying attention to wall street. >> apple has more than $97 billion in cash and securities, but this opens up apple shares

to a more diverse range of funds. bge will start installing smart meters to update the grid. the rollout will begin in the pasadena area and continue until 2014. the utilities started mailing letters to all residential and commercial customers today. the meters allow utilities to get immediate information about outages and other problems. customers should be able to track and control their usage to save on their energy bills. new research shows an increase in the national high school graduate rate. present at a summit in washington d.c. today, it included researchers from johns hopkins university. it shows an increase from 2001 to 2009. maryland however is a state noted to have made limited or no progress of less than a percentage point. one area highlighted in the

study is washington county which saw 15% improvement. other notable points are the number of dropout facilities dropped by more than 450 between 2002 and 2010. >> shot in the face in the line of duty -- the story inspired "the wire" is suffering from hepatitis c. they're working to raise awareness for people like kim and others injured on the job. members are holding a blood drive until 7:00 tonight. they are encouraging people to be tested as a donor for those who need a transplant. his family has undergone testing and learned they do not qualify. >> i am hoping for someone to step forward and that individual

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several airlines to accept and use donated frequent-flier miles. >> nearly 70% of the wishes we grant involve some form of travel. this year, make a wish hopes to send 150 families on flights. those trips can come from donated miles. the average trip takes 160,000 frequent-flier miles. >> your donation will allow us to send a child where they dream about going, whether it is here in california or some place on the other side of the world. >> so what if your airline miles are about to expire? the good news is that not a problem. >> even if they are about to expire, the airlines will let us use them. >> the donation must be at least a thousand miles, but they can thank them and add them to other donations to offer a child

in need a memorable dish. are the donated miles tax deductible? >> the irs does not recognize them as tax deductible, but there is a field that you get that is better than a tax deduction. >> -- a feeling that he gets better than a tax deduction. >> you can find out how to do that at our website, wbaltv.com. that's all for us at 5:00. here's a look at what's coming up at 6:00. >> using slots to lower property taxes in baltimore city. we will tell you what the mayor is up to, coming up. >> the house and senate do not see eye to eye on in come taxes. details straight ahead. >> police and city hall respond to concerns about what happened over the weekend at the inner harbor with large groups of kids converging.

>> live, local, late breaking-- this is wbal 11 news at 6:00. >> the big story at 6:00 -- in an effort to reduce the baltimore city tax rate, the mayor will introduce legislation that will drop the taxes on property value. >> let's go live to city hall for more. >> the mayor says she plans to use money from the new facility to fund this tax reduction. economists say this appears to be bold move considering the facility has not been built yet. >> it is a start. it is better than where we were two years ago. >> that mayer puts her best putt -- her best foot forward as she prepares to introduce new legislation to drop the property-tax by 20 cents per hundred dollars of value by