romney. >> he took the illinois republican primary tonight, a race where 54 delegates were up for grabs. steve handelsman has our commitment 2012 update. >> mitt romney shore up his front-runner status in illinois, another when by large margins in a big, midwestern battleground state. >> join us. together, we are going to ensure pat america's greatest days are still ahead. -- ensure that america's greatest days are still ahead. >> kwame showed his strength, winning men and women voters in illinois, moderates and tea party activists. most said the economy was their number-one concern. rick santorum had campaigned on freedom from the government. he missed an opportunity to show he can win in the kind of state republicans need in the fall, but he stuck to his theme tonight. >> the economy, joblessness,

national security concerns. the family. it all boils down to one word, that is what is at stake in this election, and it is right behind me on that banner, and that is the word freedom. >> the republican race royals down to delegates. santorum failed to field delegates in some districts. mitt romney likely wins more illinois delegates. he hopes he has enough momentum to score his first win in the south. the indiana primary on saturday looms large. romney figures if he can beat santorum there, he will look more like the sure nominee, even if he is short on delegates. steve handelsman, wbal-tv 11 news. >> mitt romney it will be in maryland tomorrow, campaigning in arbutus at the american legion hall. cloaks their to they were getting ready for that town hall

meetings which is expected -- folks there were getting ready for that town hall meeting which is expected to start at 3:30 in the afternoon. >> i am a staunch republican. he is the right man for the right job. >> this is the republican town, so he will be well received. >> they are all a bunch of crooks. >> the event is free and open to the public. you do not need a ticket. we will have the latest on wbaltv.com as well as the latest on the entire republican race for the white house. >> baltimore county police are investigating a fight at town house in owings mills involving at least two stabbings and gunfire. happen this afternoon in a residential neighborhood near spectator lane. kai reed is live in the newsroom with the very latest. >> according to police, a car pulled up to the town house

around 3:45 this afternoon. several people got out and walked inside the town home just before the fight broke out. as baltimore county police arrived at the home of around 3:45 tuesday afternoon, a car had already rushed one get them to the hospital with life- threatening injuries. >> individuals entered a townhouse at this location and got into a physical fight with residents of the home. >> several people suffered minor injuries and a second victim was taken to hospital with stab wounds. neighbors heard a gunshot as the car that first pulled up to the house left the scene. >> 15 or 20, cars were in the neighborhood. all you heard was there were some shootings and stabbings. >> we do believe that a shot was fired. we are still attempting to gather forensic evidence and we do not have reports of anyone being shot at this time. >> police interviewed witnesses

in the neighborhood and at northwest hospital, where the most seriously injured victim was treated. a white car with a bullet hole was being towed out of the hospital parking lot. neighbors watched four hours as detectives gathered evidence. >> nothing like this has ever happened in the neighborhood. very unusual. everywhere else, but not here. but like people say, it can happen anywhere. >> the 20-year-old victim with life-threatening injuries and was eventually transported to sinai hospital. a 19-year-old victim and a 25- year-old victim or treated and released from the hospital. police are interviewing several witnesses but have made no arrests at this point. kai reed, wbal-tv 11 news. >> new tonight, one person is rushed to hospital after a shooting in baltimore city around 9:00. police say they found a man with a gunshot wound. at this hour, there is no word of his condition and no word on

a suspect or possible motive. meanwhile, police are looking for 27-year-old neal aaron turner. a warrant has been issued for his arrest, charging him with first-degree attempted murder. we are told he may be responsible for shooting a 22- year-old in edgewood monday night. there is no word yet on a possible motive. regulations are already in the books, but friends and family of a teen who was electrocuted at the city ball field think more can be done. >> it is called a green bill, designed to attempt to prevent this kind of tragedy. 14-year-old deanna green died back in may of 2006 after touching a fence that had 277 volts of electricity running through it because of an underground leak of electric wires. legislation under consideration requires utility companies to

survey its underground wires to determine whether structures on the surface can become energized. bge is against it, saying it is nearly identical to regulations that are already in place. lawmakers in annapolis were greeted by the face of cancer as they enter the capitol building. 34-year-old gruen von behrens wanted them to see the consequences of tobacco use. he had 34 surgeries after being diagnosed with cancer. he is urging the general assembly to impose a tax on cigars and other tobacco products to discourage kids from buying them. >> some look at jury duty the same as a dentist appointment, inconvenience slightly uncomfortable. it is a very important public service in our country, and baltimore city is trying to make it easier to take.

apparently some of the messages are getting lost kicks a big message to baltimore city from the courthouse. this is not don't mail. do not throw away. >> do not mistake it for jaunt mail junk mail. after 30 years, the city just change to a jury management system. apparently lots of them are .nding up in the trash picku for any given day, we may have needed to send 75-100 reminders. >> officials here want jurors to know that changes are designed to make the process more palatable and flexible. the summons and questionnaire are now in one combined a step in can be filled out online, where you can also move your

report date to a more convenient time. >> another big plus is that we hope the check-in times each morning will go faster and be more efficient, and therefore the juries will be available to go to court rooms and began the process of trials earlier in the day. >> another reason to embrace the switch, in the transition, the court revamped its database. a new, clean sweep of everyone in this city with an id card or voter registration who is at least 18. meaning you will be able to -- meeting you will be called to serve less often. >> the first letters were sent on february 10. officials say the big test will be on the first day of the report, which is able to. >> the latest on the baltimore sun -- -which is april 2. >> workers will be required to pay more of their medical bills

and prescription drug costs. three fire companies would close andy 311 and 911 call centers would close. -- and in the call centers were closed. city hall is considering leasing options for 15 of baltimore's historic landmarks. is reported that third party would take care of the buildings under their agreement. the board of estimates is going to approve -- determine the market value of the landmarks. you can see the full list of landmarks on our website, wbaltv.com. >> the sportsman hall roller skating rink held a fund-raiser tonight in an effort to save it and by the historic center. the current owners least the rank five years ago and during that time they were given the option to buy pickwick at the moment, we need to actually buy

this rank now. we have brought people in from maryland and pennsylvania to stay here to put together money for a down payment to buy this roller rink creek >> it has been part of the community since 1959. >> there are a number of unhappy baltimore county residents as mays chapel will be the home of a new public elementary school. shelton dutes is live in towson right now at the county board of education with details for us. >>, the board voted unanimously to build this new school in mays chapel and a lot of folks that this meeting were upset by that decision. they want to preserve this area as a park. one woman was so worked up that she declined to talk to us, saying she needed time to cool down. baltimore county public schools purchased this land in the mid- 1980s with the intent of someday building the school year. now that is finally set to happen, some folks in the mays

chapel area are not happy about it. >> perhaps they will see when those designs are rendered and when those consultants make their decision or show them what they recommend, perhaps that will change their minds. >> she is a big supporter of education, but does not think mays chapel is the best location for a new school. several people voice their concerns at a school board meeting in towson. >> where is the parking going to be when there are school plays, school functions, pta meetings? parents are going to have to drive. where are they going to park? >> i think it will not affect the residents as much as they feel it will. my concern is with the students. every kid will have to be bused. >> board members listened to everyone's concerns, but the decision to build the new school was unanimous.

>> i cannot avoid the conclusion that this site for the past 25 years has been designated as a school site. it is a school site that has been used as a park. this, to me, is a significant distinction. rectified does not appear to be over for opponents of the new school. -- >> the fight does not appear to be over. the school is expected to alleviate overcrowding at nearby schools and is expected to open in the next two-three years. shelton dutes, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the pope named the new archbishopric of baltimore. we'll introduce you to william lori. >> unseasonably warm temperatures continue with a few big thunderstorms passing just to the south of baltimore. right now is

>> the catholic church in baltimore is getting a new leader. william lori will serve as the 16th archbishop of baltimore. he has served on a number of committees concerned with church teachings and policy. >> it was during tuesday afternoon mass at basilica of the assumption rhythm and set to become the 16th archbishop of baltimore led the church service. he says he will have to learn

the culture, issues, and needs of the baltimore church. coughlin administrator cardinal edmund o'brien introduced lori could dig out billing administrator cardinal kiedel and o'brien introduced lori. he has been part of the committee looking into that sexual abuse claims involving catholic region and help charter -- draft the charter for protection of young people. issues he will face include the recently passed in a marriage law and the expected referendum. >> the church has clearly and consistently talked about the importance of marriage as between one man and one moment for the good of society. >> consolidating churches is another matter. >> at the state dining, which is putting my big toe in the water

this morning, i certainly have to look at this very carefully, listen to a lot of people, do a lot of studying and a lot of prayer. i understand it is an important process. >> lori says he is committed to getting back catholics that have drifted away from the church. >> it is a matter of listening, a matter of helping people to maybe take a second look at their church. >> barry simms, wbal-tv 11 news .ick > >> valerie and her daughter were paddling on circuit boards when something pulled sydney under. she said when her daughter we service, she noticed blood coming from her ankle, but the attack did not stop there. the shark managed to drag the teenager under water a second time.

>> i said there is no way this thing is going to kill my daughter. i grabbed her shoulders and pulled her up on my board. >> we are told an ambulance was already on shore responding to a different shark incident minutes before this attack. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we have been watching some scattered showers passing parts of the mid atlantic region throughout the day. the warmth of this first day of spring helping trigger some big thunderstorms in parts of virginia. large hail reported down in some of the county's board and west virginia. those storms now drifting south past richmond down for the north carolina border. a few light showers passed out of cecil and through harford county and then fizzled away through northern baltimore county. the big storms missing baltimore today.

some scattered showers passed through late last night and early this morning. most of the day led hours and the evening hours have been dry and unseasonably warm again. temperatures at the airport officially hit 72 degrees, 70 degrees warmer than normal for march 20. we are now on pace to finish as the fourth warmest march on record. we have about a week and have to go, but right now we are in fourth place for the warmest march in baltimore. the average temperature so far this month is almost 53 degrees, just out of third place for the warmest march on record. a continuation of the warm early spring weather and to night temperatures are still running quite mild. if it does not go below 59 before midnight, we will at least tie the record for the warmest lower temperature --

tonight, to the jurors are still running quite mild. the morning hours around baltimore should be cloudy and foggy. sunrise at 7:08. the upper levels of the atmosphere will have the winds coming up from the south. 73 in chicago, but 46 at international falls. kansas city at 58 degrees and some big storms have been popping up on the southern end of this rut. it is running into that strong high-pressure system, moving very slowly. that means we have a couple more days of this unusual warmth for our region. this line of thunderstorms dumping some very heavy rains and triggered some tornadoes in western louisiana this evening. they are caught at a slight risk of some severe storms tomorrow

afternoon. it was 80 at buffalo, new york, 83 in cincinnati. the cult is out in the west and the boundary is slowly moving in our direction of -- the cult is out in the west. -- the cold is out in the west. a thunderstorm possible in amounts to more, then partly cloudy on thursday. warning fall, afternoon sun, antipater's way above normal -- morning fog, afternoon sun, and temperatures well above normal. we will hit the weekend and the western storm gets here with some showers and thunderstorms. it might be just a little bit cooler early next week. >> peyton manning had plenty of options when it came to shopping for a new team, but denver had the one thing no other team could offer, the deal clincher. that is next in sports. >> it is mega millions.

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lex dannell, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> the broncos gave peyton manning something no one else could offer. he will not have to wonder if his new boss gets it. the broncos officially introduced manning at a press conference today after they finished a $96 million deal. he turns 36 later this week. he wants to get back into game shape and get to speak with his

new teammates. like everyone else in the nfl, he knows only winning the super bowl makes his time in denver a success. that is the pressure that could john elway once lived with in denver, too. >> indian, i felt the broncos were just a great fit. i have always had -- in the end, i felt the broncos were just to break it. i have always had great respect for john elway. talking football with john, but coach and his staff, help me realize this is a great place to be. >> hines ward thinks he can still play in the nfl, but he does not want to do it with the new team. the 14-year veteran announced his retirement today. the steelers had already said they would not bring him back next season. in this town, we don't have to like anyone who plays for the steelers, but i think he deserves a lot of credit for doing the right thing at the right time for the right reason.

>> as much as i will miss football and my teammates, coaches, and everything about playame, i don't want to it in any other uniform. the black and gold runs deep in me, and i will remain a stealer for life. -- i will remain a steeler for life. >> alex smith reportedly agreed to a three-year deal with the forty-niners today. smith helped take san francisco to the nfc championship game. it was a the 49ers a lot of money, since manning will make about $19 million next season. the orioles search for a starting pitcher continues. they have agreed to a minor league deal and with the former

national league rookie of the year. the orioles and the phillies this afternoon in sarasota. a strong bid for a rotation spot. adam jones, the only nouriel to drive better run today -- the only oriole to drive in a run today. 4-1 was the final this afternoon. nascar teams usually celebrate their wins on the weekend. today an officer overturned the six week suspension of the crew chief and return 25 points to johnson. the penalties it stemmed from what was deemed illegal car modifications prior to the daytona 500 practice round.

that yet to win the first race this season, but today it may signal a change of fortune for the team behind car no. 48. tom tasselmyer will tell you if we have any changes ahead in the seven-day forecast, straight ahead.

>> we have a lot of spring to go.

>> the celebration continues. >> some morning fog and afternoon sun and more than normal temperatures. things look a lot of little bit this weekend but we are still running 10 degrees warmer than normal going into the early part of next week. that storm out in the western part of the country will get here by then. >> that is all for 11 news tonight. the tonight show with jay leno is next. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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