of the night off. it took a jury less than two hours today to reach a verdict in the trial against travers and jermaine johnson, the twin brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire. >> the jury came back with a not guilty verdict late this afternoon. this was the second trial in the case. it -- the first one ended in a hung jury in january of la year. one juror said the case simply there was not enough evidence to convict or connect the brothers to the case. travers and jermaine johnson walked out of the courthouse to cheers from family members. >> they lied. they just wanted to effect them. they cost the tax people money. >> the twins were accused of setting a pit bull on fire. prosecutors argue that surveillance video taken from a

police camera shows the 17-year- olds running from the crime scene after phoenix was set on fire. there were two witnesses claimed that they spotted the teenagers and one of the brothers was arrested in the same shirt seen in the video. one of the 12 jurors said the lack of evidence connecting the johnsons to the crime may it difficult to convict. >> it is what it is. you go by what you see. you cannot go by what someone says. in the court of law, it is what you can prove. >> it initiated the creation of the anti-animal abuse commission that focuses on getting cases of animal abuse prosecuted in the city of baltimore. advocates say they are disappointed in the verdict but believe the case has brought more attention to the abuse of animals. >> people are reporting cases. the police department is investigating and the attorney's office is prosecuting. we have seen a change since the case started, despite the acquittal. >> there have been so many of

users that have been held accountable for their crimes. we are grateful for that. >> baltimore state's attorney issued a statement after the verdict is saying that he respected the jury's decision but he was disappointed in the outcome. >> thank you. now to several big developments in the shooting death of trayvon martin. first, murder charges have been filed against george zimmerman. this is a look at his mug shot taken a short time ago and florida. now trayvon martin's family is reacting and it looks like this case is far from over. j. gray has tonight's other big story. >> after more than a month of speculation about where he might be, tonight we know that george zimmerman is here behind bars. >> george zimmerman arrived here approximately 20 4:00 p.m.. he is being booked and being processed now. >> 44 days after he shot and killed a 17-year-old trayvon

martin, a special prosecutor has ended her investigation and is now preparing for the trial. today we charged georges airmen with murder and the second degree. >> a decision trayvon martin'ss family and thousands of supporters across the country have been demanding since his death. >> we simply wanted an arrest. we wanted nothing more, nothing less. we wanted an arrest and we got it. and i say thank you. >> after the announcement, zimmerman was moved from jacksonville to the jail in sanford where his attorney will meet with him. >> mr. zimmerman needs a good and focused defense. so we will build him one. >> a defense that will likely enter its first plead during a hearing tomorrow. >> weekly tech guilty presently. that keeps the prosecution moving forward. >> martin's family is still trying to figure out what is going on as well.

struggling to the grief of losing their son battling for more than a month for an arrest and no understanding their fight will continue. >> this is just the beginning. we have a long way to go. >> of the high profile case moving into the legal system but clearly still being tried in the court of public opinion. jay gray, nbc news. >> george zimmerman has been claiming self-defense under florida's controversial stand your ground law which is a person that does not have to retreat if they felt threatened. now the mayor of new york michael blumberg says similar laws need to be repealed or reformed. >> the fact is all americans already have a right to defend themselves with commensurate for staff. but these should first loss have nothing to do with that or with the exercise of second amendment rights. >> 21 states have passed stand your ground lost since 2005. a man shot multiple times in

east baltimore. police say it happened at 7:30 near east chase street. the mam is expected to survive. no word on a suspect. a dundalk church and nearly destroyed in a three alarm fire. it may have been set on purpose. we are live at the scene. how is the pastor reacting to the news? >> it is pretty amazing. the pastor is cool and collected throughout all this which is impressive considering the extent of damage at the church. police say the arsonist's set fire to the shed, causing $500,000 worth of damage. despite all this, the pastor says he is not taking it personally. he does not know who burned his church down but he has a strong message for whoever did it. >> the only thing i said to him

is be careful. the lord is looking on euchred you. >> 7:30 last night, crews responded to the pleasant zio baptist church. >> the investigation is ongoing but the preliminary indications are that the fire began outside the church structure itself near two sheds located to the reader of the church. >> investigators say the fire quickly spread to the church and was intentionally said bank. although they are not saying specifics, officials say there was evidence that led them to classified as arson. the fire caused $400,000 worth of damage and members will not be able to meet here for the future. >> it feels like i lost a family. i was baptized here. this is the only church, my second home. >> the archdiocese has offered a

facility for the pastor to use the church of beds. but he is still deciding where to have sunday services. in the meantime, he has displayed a tremendous amount of strength as he leads his church community through this set request i live in the lord's hand. i cannot do anything about it. he fights my battles. >> please to not have a description of the suspects and they're asking anyone with information to call crime stoppers. 1-866-7-lockup. >> thank you. she attacked a woman with bleach and saw a wal-mart and pled guilty. now to reset jefferson is banned from entering any walmart for the next five years. back in october, she followed another woman into the lansdowne walmart, port ammonia on her. other customers were overcome by the chemicals into the store had to be shut down. the man who tried to sexually assault a student and a middle

school bathroom during a snowstorm will serve 20 years. sean thomas shclea was sentenced this morning. he walked into the middle school during the storm in 2010, forced a 12-year-old boy into the bathroom and shoved a sock down his throat. he will serve five years' probation when he gets out of prison. police arrested a man for picking up a woman in a cab and telling her he was a police officer and sexually assaulting her. 21-year-old michael f. consent picked up the 44-year-old woman in an on licensed cab last week. he drove to a dark area near lincoln park and attacked her there. the woman was able to get away. atkinson faces a sex offense charges and is charged with impersonating a police officer. are arrested for selling pot of an ice cream truck. happened to a 20-year-old waldorf man, alexander hopkins. the sheriff's office said they got a tip about his inside

business and they found cash and bags of marijuana stash in his underwear. >> he really was selling ice cream, also. >> ice cream or marijuana. you can take your pick heard >> he was selling to teenagers through word-of-mouth. in commitment 2012, it looks like the general election is finally getting started. rick santorum got out yesterday and now it is mitt romney versus president obama. the first full day featured a clash of charges, sound bites and advertising. >> finally, mitt romney can focus 100% on president obama. >> if you are looking for a bigger check from government, he is your guy. >> his polls show him week with women. he argued the president ought to have that problem. >> 92.3% of all the jobs lost during the obama years have been lost by within. 92.3%. >> actually is 39.7% since the

start of the recession in 2007, according to the bureau of labor statistics. mitt romney no longer need to aim at that rick santorum. the president is the target of this new one pi the car road super pacs. >> no matter how much obama -- it costs too much. >> i was a severely conservative republican government. president obama campaign went after romney, replaying sound bites they hope will turn off women. >> to i believe the supreme court should overturn roe versus wade? yes. planned parenthood, we will get rid of that. >> the president campaigned to get rid of tax cuts for the rich. >> it is plain wrong that middle-class americans pay a higher share of income in taxes than some millionaires. >> he noted a recent republican president called that not just wrong but crazy. >> that wildlife, socialized tax hike in class warrior was rolled

right and heard >> barack obama says his boss that role, taxing income over $1 million could be renamed the reagan rule. >> meanwhile, newt gingrich says he is not going anywhere. >> i have been campaigning in delaware all day today. not a single person has asked me to drop out. many have said they are glad i am staying. it is fascinating that the voters in the states that have not yet voted think it is good to have a contest. and the only people who ask about dropping out is the elite media. i think this is a washington- n.y. fixation per >> ron paul also remains in the race. construction work on the jfx. get ready for some headaches. >> 2000 cars an hour will have to find other ways are there will be stuck in traffic heard >> big changes coming this week and you do not want to get stuck in the mess. how to avoid traffic nightmare.

also, a germanic seen off of route 32. white led to a rope rescue that stress 120 feet. >> in town, we had some chilly rain showers. set out this picture. snow. that was this morning. this picture was sent to was from a ulocal user. if you have any shots you like us to see, log on to wbaltv.com and click on ulocal.

>> >> the 2012 sailing season got underway today. we were over the festive scene this afternoon where the pride of baltimore ii kicked off by firing cannons. it is a reproduction of a vessel used during the war of 1812 and it will be used in a number of celebrations to mark the bicentennial. you can expect to see more of it in months to come. an amazing day for the howard county fire and rescue services. as part of special training, they repelled 120 feet on the bridge along route 32. this an area? a car goes over the bridge, trapping the person inside. with a rescue gurney attached, they had to bring the injured person up safely. these kinds of rescues to not happen all that often. drivers listen up. you are about to see some big back ups along the jfx.

construction is about to take a month or maybe longer. jennifer franciotti has the details through c. >> hear this. life as you know it is about to change. >> the jfx will not be able to accommodate everyone. >> it city deputy director of transportation is not kidding. starting friday at 7:00 p.m., one lane in each direction will close near 29th street so crews can make emergency repairs to fresh drain pipes that are more than 20 feet below the surface. what's the problem area is north of 29th street, so the closure as to come north will start around north avenue. and coming south it will be self of 41st street. >> and that is going to mean big trouble for commuters, especially during the morning and afternoon rush hours. it 06 thousand cars an hour in each direction and taking that one lay north and southbound

will leave thousands of drivers with no room at the inn. >> 2000 cars an hour will have to find other ways carrot >> most people only know one way to get to and from, but taking an alternate route could save you a major hassle. >> we have identified nine alternate routes which are the typical rows that come from the beltway to downtown baltimore, like charles street. we have a map showing all of them on our website and we have detailed driving instructions. it'll tell you how to make your way all the way in andn out. >> the work will not begin for about two weeks, but the closures are going into effect early for safety reasons. and repairs could take up to two months. so why not wait until summer when traffic will be later? >> because we do not want there to be a sinkhole tiered >> make your plans now. come monday morning, jfx is not where you want to bring. e.

>> the way to avoid the traffic mess, we have mapped out some of those alternate routes. all you have to do is log on to our website -- wbaltv.com. >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast. >> we have some pretty nice weather here in the past few weeks as spring is under way. today was on the chilly side. we manage to pop a few spots showers that did not affect this pickup basketball game. yeah, we had a fair share of clouds. and it was a little bit on the chilly side. along with the showers, a little bit of snow out west. garrett county getting some snow right now as well as parts of west virginia. and north of roanoke. a couple of indications that a couple of these clouds may be producing a sprinkle here and there. the activity has died down. we get trace amounts of

precipitation during the day today. the temperatures? with all of those clouds it was a little chilly. winds were gusting to 30 miles per hour. b.w.i. marshall, inner harbor, only 55 degrees. 36 and 43 were the lowest today. and temperature is right now -- annapolis 47, the same with cells vary. 39 already at westminster. and temperatures have been stuck in the 30 prosy most of the day in garrett county. a little snow on the ground there. here is the satellite right now. there tends to be mostly clear skies around the bay but to the west and east of us, along the beach areas, there are some clouds and some spotty snow. but the clouds and the sprinkles and the shower chances we got today predominantly the air cooled down a little bit, the sun heated the atmosphere up in the afternoon, and we had this storm off shore, spokes of energy spinning around the west

side helped to generate some of this a very light rain shower activity. only trace amounts of precipitation. this thing is going away. high pressure is coming. that will stabilize the atmosphere. we will see more sunshine tomorrow. as the high goes further east, we will get a southerly breeze and that will take the temperatures up. mostly cloudy tonight. it will be chilly, 34-40. freeze warnings out for western maryland, west virginia, and the mountains. temperatures tomorrow -- climbing into the low 60's. a little cooler off to the northwest. only in the 40's of far western maryland. a partly cloudy day. breezy and chilly. 60 for the high. northwest winds at 10-20 miles per hour. a small craft advisory on the day. winds will gust to 20 knots with

a 2 ft. chop on the bay. most of the readings near 60. the mountains near 50. insta-weather futurecast shows the clouds moving out of the picture. thursday and friday both look to ride. saturday looks dry but we do pick up some clouds. futurecast shows rain chances north of us as we go into the weekend. insta-weather-plus 7 day forecast. near 60 tomorrow. in the 60's on friday. in the 70's on the weekend. a shower north of us on sunday. monday night, tuesday and wednesday, we increase the rain chances but we increase those temperatures close to 80 degrees. >> we will check out the night at camden yards, including the latest on brian roberts. stay with us. sports is coming up next. >> is america's favorite jackpot game coming to you right now. this is powerball.

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@ >> now 11 sports. >> the orioles and yankees and the slow play, extra inning affair. not a bad idea for the orioles leading this early on april 11. a 20 minute rain delay. it does not make any sense. the second batter of the game,

curtis. a very long ball. 2-0 yankees. 2 outs. andino gets the job done. arietta struck out granderson. solid outing. mark reynolds delivers the first big hit of the season. to the gap. burns , takes the burns 4-3. 3.lead 4- anderson, single. not in time. game tied 4-4. stay that way to the top of the 10th. nick swisher crushed. the muc maligned pitched well.

that mistake cost the game. the yankees a sweep at oral park, 6-4 your final in camden yards. >> another day for brian roberts as well. still, no answer on when he will return from a concussion-like symptoms. out of the game since may, 2011, roberts says he feels a thousand times better. he is trying to string together a bunch of days without headaches and dizziness. nobody at camden yards is pushing. when you returns he wanted to be for the duration. buck showalter understand. >> i am not going to walk by your every day, what about today? what you want to do tomorrow? he does not need that. we need him. but i do not think that is beneficial to be beaten on him on what is the next step. >> that is a good manager.

next up for the orioles, the first day off. then at three games set. the rogers center. since 2008, baltimore is 7-29 at toronto. the blue jays feeling pretty good about themselves. wrapping up the series with the red sox. kobe going the other way. mike is in. the red sox taking the lead 1-0. but away it goes. bottom 3. davis. erick tang. he scores from first. it is a triple. for davis. gamed tied at 1-1. at the bar. brings in davis. and the blue jays get the win 3- 1. boston falls to 1-5. the capitals rallied late in the regular season. jumped up to are in the seventh seed. for that, they get the defending cup champions from boston. round eye.

the flyers and penguins game 1 tonight. he fights to some defenders. the top shelf. the 3-0 lead disappeared. and over time, of philadelphia had a comeback. the goal. fliers take a 1-0 series lead. 4-3 is your final. one

>> we were talking about how cold it is tonight. >> 10 degrees below the average today. we will rebound. tomorrow closer to 60. 65 on friday. 70, then 78, '79 and '80. we do well in april. the highest rain chances hold off until tuesday or wednesday. >> do not pack away the wool yet. >> wait a little bit. >> that is said for 11 news tonight. the tonight show is next. we will leave you with a look from this afternoon in annapolis.