cut to a baltimore city homeless shelter. it cannot stay open without electricity. live at city hall. >> that homeless shelters as they have a funding agreement with the city and the claim that the city has not held up their end of the deal. but a spokesman for the mayor's office says that is not the case. as you can imagine, this is evolving into a classic case of he said/she said. now that the shelter has fallen on hard financial times, he is not sure where he will go. >> right now, it is a very stressful situation. am i going back to the streets? it is very stressful. >> we have people who are living here in abandoned buildings. we have people who are coming out of prison who have no place to go. they come to prisoners paid for help and we help them. >> but frank marchand does not

know how long they can help. the power has been shut off because of late payments. >> they had stuff all up in their. >> i am faced with a terrible dilemma of having to put 16 people on the street because the city is not paying their bills. >> he says that the city, prisoners' aid, and hud have an agreement. the city owes the shelter almost $140,000, which they would have used to pay water completely bills, and mortgage. >> they have a problem with recidivism, people going back to prison. when they have no place to go, it creates a sense of desperation. they aid the situation they say they want to come back. >> a spokesman for the mayor's office released the following statement. the city has paid all bills. the city does not acknowledge that $140,000 is owed and will

make supporting documents available tomorrow. the payment and utility bills at paa facilities is the sole responsibility of the paa organization. they say the city is their sole source of revenue. >> police have identified the six-year-old prince george's county boy who accidently shot himself. amary perkins shot himself in the chest on tuesday. police say that brown also lived at the home in clinton, brought the gun home and stashed it in a backpack. it is a video that has gone viral on line. a tourist in downtown baltimore was beaten and stripped. the victim is a 31-year-old man from arlington, virginia.

city police are asking your help in locating these three suspects that were in the video. investigators were able to freeze a portion of that assault and zoomed into the street people who are wanted in the case this all happened around st. patrick's day around 100 block of st. calvert street. testimony continues today in the hit and run trial of rubin d unn. was driving drunk when he struck and killed two teenagers last june. today, his ex-girlfriend, candor miles, testified that, when they reached 295, he told her to drive, thinking that she would get a lesser sentence if they got caught. >> if this was mr. dunn in that position, ms. miles would never have been charged. >> the charges against mr. dunn

klum two counts of auto manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death, and driving under the influence. if you use the jfx. it is time to look for alternate routes. they are trying to stave off facing kohl. for drivers, that means one lane in each direction will be closed to traffic between 29th street and northern parkway. temporary closures started tonight at 9:00 p.m. as they do some testing. long-term closures go into effect tomorrow at 7:00 p.m. this work could take four weeks to six weeks to complete. baltimore county ballast is $1.65 billion budget and did it without -- baltimore county balanced its $1.65 billion budget and it did it without layoffs or cuts.

>> immediately set up on a path to refine the way county government works by consolidating multiple agencies. but also introducing modern technologies to help make us not only more efficient, but to save taxpayer dollars as well. >> the county executive also warned today that some difficult decisions lie ahead when it comes to pension reform. in the meantime, gov. martin o'malley is confirming publicly what we first reported on tuesday. this morning, the governor said he is willing to call lawmakers back to annapolis immediately, but only if there is a consensus on how to under the so-called doomsday budget that lawmakers passed in the final hours of the session. if lawmakers can agree on an alternate budget plan, $512 million in cuts go into effect in july. lawmakers in annapolis pushed through a first of its kind

measure, a bill that enables parents to further protect their children's identity. gov. martin o'malley is likely to sign the bill. it gives the appearance of opportunity to freeze their children's credit -- it gives the parents the opportunity to freeze their children's credit at any time. an important film premiere tonight and the governor and first lady were there. it was the showing of the new documentary "bully." it was followed with a town hall meeting on the impact of bullying in the city schools and community. >> weho it in nasa's society to do something to it -- we 08 in our society to do something about it. enough is enough. >> each year, first lady kate teo malick partners with the department of education to declare -- keep o'malley

partners with the department of education to declare bullying awareness week in may. a 1.6 million square foot project includes stated the art operating rooms. >> i would describe the dedication ceremony as one big party. a first look at the hospital's new home. nearly six years after construction workers first broke ground. the beginning of a new era, anywhere thinking, is how john johnson's hospital -- hopkins hospital was described. >> they were treated and is tied with the input of physicians, nurses, patients, families. >> one of the two new towers is named after new york mayor michael bloomberg's mother. mayor bloomberg, a johns hopkins graduate, donated $120 million to the project. >> it will increase the

knowledge and experience of the greatest doctors and teachers. it will inspire other institutions to do more and better. we will all be happy. >> the tower is named for the first president of the united arab emirates. >> most importantly, we're hopeful that it will provide generations of patience with the best and most innovative care. >> between the two towers, the operation includes in the emergency department and lots of windows, light, and unique pieces of art from more than 70 artists displayed throughout the building. the technology is state of the art. >> one of the limitations we had in our old building is that it was designed at a time when x-ray was considered state of the art technology appeared no one had predicted only. no one had envisioned the new

technology. >> patients will start moving into the new towers on april 29 pick the official opening is on may 1. >> on the campaign trail, the war over the women's vote is going on. it could tip the balance in november. the latest battle is being waged over a tweet that says that ann romney has never worked a day in her life. mr. irani says that there is no tougher job -- mitt romney says that there is no tougher job than being a mom. >> maybe i have not struggled as much financially as some people have. but i can tell you that i have struggled in my life. and i would love to have people understand that mitt and i have compassion for people who are

struggling and that is why we are running. >> the activist issued a statement apologizing to ann romney. the security council is meeting to mark. the north fired a long-range rocket appeared the launch may have failed appeared in court today for the first time is george zimmerman, the florida community watch volunteer. jay was in court. >> in handcuffs and a jail house jumpsuit, george zimmerman stood in front of the judge for three minutes. he only responded as the judge outlined the second-degree murder trial and his rights in the case. the hearing amounted to more than -- to little more than a formality.

a probable cause affidavit shows that investigators believe that trayvon martin was profiled by george zimmerman and that zimmermann approached martin and a confrontation ensued. >> do you think he is yelling help? >> yes. >> the identified the voice yelling for help is trayvon martin's help. >> a not guilty plea was entered. >> after pushing for more than a month for his arrest, an effort that sparked a national firestorm -- >> martin's parents say they're relieved that the controversy will play out in a courtroom and not in and rallies and protests that to this point had defined this case. the next step in the process is a formal arraignment hearing set for the end of may.

>> when we come back, rising from the ashes, a new look for the mount washington tavern. the west baltimore neighborhood is getting a facelift. and why the titanic is departing once again. >> there could be some frost friday morning. it may seem like summer before the weekend is over. right now, it is a cool 50 degrees at the a@

>> we have a look at what the new mt. washington tavon will look like. it was destroyed by fire last year. the owners' plan to open again

as early as this fall. they have been working with local architects to make sure that the historic nature of the tavern is maintained. the fire was determined to be accidental. in west baltimore, 100 new homes. city officials are excited about toppleton.terest in publiand >> when you take at look at the investment rate here, it gives me hope that this neighborhood, this community's best days are still to come. >> that is the opening of the new vintage gardens. >> what do you think? [applause] >> the ceremony was for the grand opening of 111 new housing .nits >

>> the tenants will be section 8 in all of the units. the tenants pay 30% of whatever they earned and the federal government supplies the rest of the rent subsidy. >> these modern one-story apartments make up the new construction for residents who have lived here in the community for a long time. they are proud of their new homes. >> how do like this place? >> i love this place. i think it is really nice, especially for seniors. i think it is one of the better homes that they have in this neighborhood right now. >> i love it. it is beautiful. we worked for 30 years for this. i just love it appeared >> the city hopes that this investment in the neighborhood will also affect the quality of life here. for kenneth jones who grew up in this neighborhood, he sees big changes here. >> you would see murders and all kinds of things. you would try to ignore it as much as you could. but ignoring it did not make it

go away. this is replacing some of the drug dealing and the poor living. >> the titanic is once again departing with 440 passengers on board. the memorial cruise ship in journeyed docked again in canada appeared passengers will visit sites associated with the tragedy. it will visit the site where the vessel sank on april 15, 1912. >> second day in a row with temperatures averaging out below normal. that has not happened since the first week of march. two days in a row with below normal temperatures. the normal low was only 42 degrees. we dropped to 37 degrees at the airport. 62 degrees for the official high

at wbi marshall. on the 12th day of april in 1959, almost half an inch of snow fell in the baltimore area. 173 was the tree pollen count. the total count is 191. if your sniffling and sneezing like me, you're probably suffering from this tree and grass pollen out there. 56 degrees right now in downtown baltimore. temperatures are cooling into the 40's. in ocean city, there were clear skies and allowed the temperatures to drop quicker. there is a little bit of cloud cover in baltimore. that should dissipate toward morning. we will see clear skies toward dawn in baltimore. then temperatures will drop into the 30's with some frost

possible. the forecast does call for a clearing trend overnight. ly friday morning will give way to a warmer weekend. some of the warm air in the planes will head our way. the big storms that are expected along this front should stay well tour west on the weekend. -- well to our west on the weekend. the central part of that country may be hit hard again with some severe weather. we will enjoy lots of sunshine tomorrow. it should be a picture-perfect spring friday. then there will be a warfront saturday evening and some scattered showers in our area. -- a warm front saturday evening and some scattered showers in our area. 63 degrees to 68 degrees tomorrow.

on the day, the wind is fairly light with waves only about 1 foot. in the mountains, lost 60 degrees tomorrow. some clouds and showers will go through on saturday. the lower eastern shore, including ocean city, 61 degrees tomorrow with sunny skies. a sea breeze kicks in on the beach appeared sunday should be quite warm on the lower eastern shore. you will see a summer-like finish to the weekend. we start friday with frost and finished the weekend with summer camp for -- with summer temperatures. the next segment and chance for rain hold off until tuesday or wednesday of next week. that will be a front-runner to cool things off a bit with showers and storms on tuesday and some lingering charged on wednesday.

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>> the capitol's stock into the nhl playoffs but at a hefty price. in boston, your venue for game 1. the caps had a series the physical affair. a weight behind a bunch of hits. in the second, no score. but then some shenanigans indeed. no more fighting, but -- into overtime, yeah. there was no score for 60 minutes. in no dirty, often takes game 1.

3% of the season seems a hardware the stamp. if they pitch anywhere that kind of level for the rest of the season, dare i say, they will play .500 ball. he left the game with a lead in the seventh. the week from new york still stings. >> the one good thing about our sport is the opportunity to feel better very quickly. you do not have to sit on it very long. it is something that we will learn from. we will get better. i like what i am seeing. >> speaking of good starting pitching, the nationals home

opener today, washington hosting cincinnati. laroche.for animal roc adam a 2-0 lead. it looked like an error. in the bottom 10th, smion on the mound -- simon on the mound. mike wallace has developed into one of the deep threats in the nfl. the restricted free agent still has to sign a tender offering.

his agent let it be known that the steelers do not want that kind of deal. he wants a trade. he will not become a raven, but it would be an upside for baltimore. nothing like the issues in new orleans. the saints announced their interim head coach for 2012. vic will miss his role in the first six games. a season that is really unprecedented in trying to do with what they're doing. let's see how the saints handle that. >> next, a look at the seven-day forecast.

>> it will start cold in the morning and we will turn it around in the evening. in between, there is a warm front. there could be some showers on saturday evening because it will be tracking through. >> and then we play ball. >> we will have a summer-like weather on the other side of the weekend. then we have cloudy skies before

the next storm. it has been quite dry here for the last couple of weeks. >> you have been talking about golf all night. you have three really nice days there. >> you have to get out. >> good luck. that is all for 11 news tonight. the "tonight show" is next with jay leno.