>> in july 2009, her grandson was shot and wounded. he said it happened at a convenience store. police invested -- insisted it happened inside her house and been a said the shooter was one of the two of them. >> police kept questioning him. would you please let the [inaudible] you did it. ome on, let's go inside, we will prove it. she said, no, not without a warrant. >> you do not go down in my house like that. >> a struggle ensued between a male officer and venus, at the time to my age 87. >> he dragged me and threw me across the chair and put handcuffs on me. and [inaudible]

and ridiculed me. >> an officer went to the basement. venus responded. >> she locked the door. she took matters into her own hands. >> this is my private home and if i latched it, it was my party. he had no search warrant to go into my business. >> she said the department. she had a separated shoulder. the city said she had a case and not take a chance in front of the jury. >> we thought we would have a difficult time for an injury. >> no doubt. >> thi was once the department head of a high school. been around education for 50 years. never been arrested. paid my taxes, owned a home. my husband died 34 years ago,

raised by sen. and i was abuse, i feel like the police department needs to go back to school. >> in the past two fiscal years, the city has paid out $16.8 million in claims against the city -- police department. >> she is a feisty lady. mitt romney swept primaries in wisconsin, md., and the district of columbia yesterday. tuesday's primaries marked the midway point in the race for delegates. sally kidd is in washington with where the race heads from here. >> there is growing pressure on rick santorum to step aside but he says he is not going anywhere. he is not telling rick santorum to get out of the race. >> people are free to make their

own decisions. >> mitt romney is dropping hints. >> i hope we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible. i would like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> romney is at a gathering of newspaper editors after pulling off a primary win. wynns i and wisconsin, md., nbc added 86 delegates. santorum pick of nine delegates in wisconsin. santorum is focusing on winning pennsylvania which holds its primary on april 24. he is looking ahead to next month when texas votes. >> there is a movement to make taxes a winner-take-all state. -- texas a winner-take-all state. >> without a dramatic new development, it is over. >> unless romney has a heart attack, said something

unfathomable the stupid, or has some scandal we do not know about, he has the right -- the nomination wrapped up. >> delaware, new york, and ryland also vote on the twenty- fourth. newt gingrich and ron paul are vowing to stay in the race all the way to the convention in august. >> voter turnout was sparse during yesterday's primary. a small fraction of the state's registered voters turned out. a light turnout was expected because the democratic president is up for reelection in a state where democrats outnumber democrats 2 to 1. it is of the highest importance to cast a ballot. for complete list of results, you can visit our website, wbaltv.com. we have a new interactive map showing how your county voted

and you can check it out on the home page at the politics link. >> one vote is keeping the wind energy from advancing in the senate. it has been stuck in committee since valentine's day. we are following developments with david collins. he has the latest. >> a recent poll reveals public support for wind power. the issue has been studied, debated, and past year in the house. anthony mews is considered a swing vote but he declined to talk about it. >> carrying closed 6 made to look like turbines, hundreds circled the capitol building. this: the dark rally is in support of the light energy bill. the measure creates a framework for creating -- capturing wind energy. the legislation passed the house and remained stuck in the

finance committee which has been sitting on this bill since valentine's day. the boats are not there to send it to the senate floor. the tax is a $50 fee on the bill to subsidize development of an offshore wind farm. industrial user rates will go up by 1.5%. senator kathrin pew wants more protection. >> it cannot guarantee that. that is not $1.50 a month, it is $1.50 per 1,000 kilowatts. >> there are worries farmers on the eastern shore will get socked with enormous bills. the house version put a cap. matthias has been working for months to protect consumers. >> we want to remain strong and vital. >> senator anthony mews opposes the bill. he did not show up for the senate session or provide a timely response to our inquiry.

he and the governor have been on opposing sides of the session. the senator opposed the same-sex bill. the governor brought in prince george's preachers. the governor endorsed ben cardin for the u.s. senate. anthony mews ran against ben cardin in the primary. >> it makes it to the senate floor it will be approved on the floor. we still have some persuading to do on the senate committee. it is their job to ask the tough questions and make sure the consumers are safeguarded against any sort of potential increase over time. >> at least six votes are needed to send the bill to the senate floor. the vote count stands at five and senator mews is considered a swing vote. >> an already registered sex offender was caught on surveillance video trying to videotape a woman using the restroom at a panera bread in

anne arundel county. michael nicholas villa put a cell phone under the stock. this is not the first time. the first incident reported on march 5. michael nicholas villa faces peeping tom charges. he is listed as a third degree offender with no fixed address. >> it is day four of the retrial of twin brothers accused of setting up people on fire. in may 2009. >> jurors watched the tape testimony. one of the witnesses refuse to testify second time, receiving jail time. we have the latest. >> the brothers' first trial ended in 2011 in a hung jury. this new trial started last week. the prosecution got through to witnesses and part of a third. wednesday was the fourth day of testimony in the retrial of twin brothers travers and tremayne johnson, accused of setting a pebble later named phoenix on

fire. -- a pit bull later in phoenix on fire. a witness seemed reluctant to testify. on cross-examination he told defense attorneys he made up the story he told police about travers and tremayne johnson's involvement to get leniency for he and his girlfriend on unrelated drug and gun charges. attorney said, you have to get yourself out of trouble and the witness said yes. the witness from -- refused to testify and was sentenced to six months in jail for criminal contempt. prosecutors showed the jury of video of the testimony from the twins' first trial. in it she admits to witnessing that trial and saw the men running from the scene and testified seeing what drew her

attention was, "a lot of smoke, a lot of fire, and la." she did not come forward until she saw flares offering award -- an award, the prosecutor said. in the afternoon, prosecutors showed the surveillance video attorneys tried to get thrown out. a police sergeant who worked the case took jurors through the video, pointing out men interacting with and kicking a dog and a dog running from the alley on fire. he testified he was able to identify the man as travers and tremayne johnson from previous encounters with them in the neighborhood. prosecutors did not finish going through the video today. the police sergeant -- the trial resumes tomorrow morning. >> four new reasons to shop

until you drop in baltimore. we will tell you what they are next. >> are we any closer to finding out who bought that mega millions ticket in baltimore county? a live report is next. >> a look at how the ravens plan to get past that as they get ready for the draft. later in sports. >> temperatures in the 70's but it will cool off. we will let you know how cold it will get. a look outside from skyteam 11. stay tuned. stay tuned.

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>> shoppers will have four more reasons to shop in baltimore. hartebeest announced -- four stores will be moving into spaces. they will cover more than 20,000 square feet and are the first sites for the retailers in baltimore. they're expected to be open for business sometime late this summer. leave my client alone, that is from the attorney whose client may have the winning ticket. he said he, too, has not seen the ticket. >> a lot of talk about that ticket. according to lottery officials, so far as of right now, nobody has walked in with the winning ticket. >> mirlande wilson has claimed

she has one of the winning tickets. at a press conference, only her attorney would talk to the press and she did not show was hurt winning ticket. >> did you win the maryland portion of the lottery? >> no, we cannot under the circumstances. as a good journalist, you hit the nail on the head but the deal is, all of this is something she did not buy into. she did not want. she wanted to remain anonymous. >> if ms. wilson will not show the press the winning ticket, has her attorneys in the ticket? >> you cannot verify this claim either, is that the case? >> that is absolutely the case. it cannot say with certainty this ticket exists. i would caution anybody until it is presented to the lottery commission for processing, that it does exist. >> her attorney said all the media attention has put his

client under stress and he is asking the media to leave her and her children alone. >> we're hoping will happen is people will understand there is a certain amount of privacy that this lady is entitled to as well as her children, her family, her relatives. we're hoping that everybody understands that and that you will go home. >> so, as far as we know, no one has seen that winning ticket and if they have, they are not talking. your 11 insta- weatherplus forecast with meteorologist tony. >> most of the rain mr. is to the south. we wound up with temperatures in the mid-70's. the average temperature is 61. we did have a cold front go through and the winds have shifted. this will start to get cooler over the next couple of hours.

we are picking up some thunderstorm activity. it is south of baltimore. across the mountains into kentucky. all that will stay south of us. the skies have started to clear. if you're watching south of baltimore, you have some high and then clouds. it will be a beautiful sunset and you will see mostly beautiful skies. the temperatures will fall off quickly as we head toward 9:00 p.m. or 10:00 p.m. the winds have shifted to the west and northwest behind that front. we are seeing some colder come in from the north. it is 10 degrees cooler in parkton. that cool air will sink down toward baltimore. mostly clear skies and tomorrow, when you wake up, kind of chilly. during the day tomorrow, we will watch the storm system moved across this part of the country

and that front will be stalled across the carolinas, causing trouble for the first two rounds of the masters in georgia but that will stay south of us as high pressure takes control. we will be on the cool side of that fraud. a significant difference from today's temperatures to tomorrow. mostly sunny on thursday. sunrise tomorrow at 6:44 a.m. if you are taking the boat out, sort of choppy. the wave heights are one to 2 feet. outside -- high tide at 4:55 a.m. game time temperatures in the 50's. i will put a chance in four a sprinkle or light rain shower. going into the holiday weekend, we will sneak into the low 60's. the best chance for rain will be monday and tuesday. >> only 128 days until fans get

their life football fix. there released their - they release their preseason schedule. baltimore opens up the season with a nationally televised game against detroit. the rap of the preseason with a trip to st. louis. wins and losses are not the most important in the exhibition season, they boast a 2-5 record. the ravens have eight picks. luncheon at the that no one covets picks like they do. they still may try to add

players and free agency as they bump up against the salary cap. >> regardless of what the number we are at the cap, three of us have a plan. we talked on yesterday, two days ago, we talked about the cap basically every day. if there is a good player that can come in and help our football team, we will fit him in our cap. >> the orioles finished their exhibition season in norfolk. he was rewarded. jack arietta opens the season. then the five man rotation. the par 3 contest. providing a unique spectacle.

the spectacle cut short by torrential rain. we did have some fun. arnold palmer, jack nicklaus, gary player. mark wilson put him down for a one. back into the cup. they receive the honor of claiming victory during the par- 3 contest. the winner has never won a tournament the same year. that is a look at sports. a check of the forecast with tony coming up after this.

>> the mega millions controversy continues. the woman who claims she once said the ticket is hidden in the mcdonald's where she works. what the franchise has to say. the video when fire broke of batman being pulled over by police. police. we will introduce you

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>> it will cool off over the next few days. we made it into the mid-70's. upper 50's to around 60 on friday. it will feel chilly. for the home opener is should not be a problem. maybe a sprinkle. there will be baseball. we will celebrate on friday. >> we are all here. >> thanks for joining us. >> "nbc nightly news" is next. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the io